Global Meditation Software Market: Trends Estimates High Demand by 2027

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Some of The Companies Competing in The Meditation Software Market are: Deep Relax,Smiling Mind,Inner Explorer, Inc.,Committee for Children,Stop, Breathe, & Think PBC,The Mindfulness App,Mindfulness Everywhere Ltd.,Ten Percent Happier,Breethe,Insights Network, Inc.,Simple Habit, Inc.,Calm.com, Inc.,Meditation Moments B.V.,Headspace, Inc.

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Chapter 1: Meditation Software Market Overview

Chapter 2: Global Economic Impact on Industry

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Chapter 4: Global Production, Revenue (Value) by Region

Chapter 5: Global Supply (Production), Consumption, Export, Import by Regions

Chapter 6: Global Production, Revenue (Value), Price Trend by Type

Chapter 7: Global Market Analysis by Application

Chapter 8: Manufacturing Cost Analysis

Chapter 9: Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers

Chapter 10: Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders

Chapter 11: Meditation Software Market Effect Factors Analysis

Chapter 12: Global Meditation Software Market Forecast to 2027

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Your own research site Operation Prefrontal Cortex provides information on meditation and the impact it can have on the brain. Had you been meditating before your shooting and what came afterwards?

Yeah, meditation was actually something I was already doing. But I didnt really know what it was doing for me. It wasnt until later, when I started reading different things that talked about violence and aggression, the brain, abuse, neglect, stress and then as you bring them together. We were the first people to actually bring this information together [with Operation Prefrontal Cortex].

It was actually around the time a rapper a lot of rappers were being killed the rapper Smoke Dawg was killed on Queen Street [in 2018]. That was the one after which I decided to go to the mayor with our information [Operation Prefrontal Cortex]. I sat down and decided to present something to him. And then when TEDxToronto asked me to speak, I really got in there and started to bring it all together.

No, but the thing was so clear. You know, from the middle school in San Francisco to the violent prison in Mexico, you see how these places are changed with the [Advance Peace meditation] program. You know, the environments were so extreme, the before and afters are so extreme. There was no real need to go and find something to double-check it.

I want Advance Peace [a charitable organization based in Richmond, Calif.] to come here. Advance Peace has a serious track record in the States. What they did in California, changing a city that had eight times the national average of gun crime down to a 40 per cent drop in one year, we need that here. What I care about is the violence in our city and it calming the f**k down. We need to look at places that have gotten results and do them. If thats what it takes, then thats what we should do. Because not only have they gotten results, say like in Sacramento, theyve saved that city $29.2 million because of the gun crimes they have been able to prevent.

Beyond even what we are talking about with Advance Peace, we need to be getting into these communities and helping kids that are already in trouble. You have to have a conversation, a very real conversation about whats going on. Why is the world shaping young people who feel murder is the way to settle the dispute? Whats going on? You have to really get serious about this because now theres no peeing section in a swimming pool, and you can only hold that back for so long, right? And now, the violence has spilled out into places where we all are.

It makes a lot of sense for what we got going on. Not every situation needs a cop. And when it comes to gun crime, we need to deal with prevention. Cops show up afterward and catch people. If its someone you love that has just been murdered, yeah, justice is nice, and thats important. But you would have much rather that the shooting never happened. And thats the program we are talking about that gets at prevention and stopping them as opposed to catching them.

The deputy mayor, Ive spoken to him about it. Hes seen the results, and he will present it to the city council on the 29th [of June]. And then well see where it all goes. But this is an approach that makes sense. It should be provincial. This should be how we tackle what we got going on in our city, in our province and across the board. This is a big deal: to begin to look at the young people and see their potential.

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Samantha photographed with Hash. (courtesy: samantharuthprabhuoffl)

South star Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared a few pictures from her meditation session on her Instagram profile on Tuesday. However, all eyes were on her pet dog Hash. The actress shared a few photographs, in which she can be seen sitting on a yoga mat along with her dog Hash. She captioned the post: "Today, I begin my 48 days of the isha kriya journey. I invite you to join me. Isha kriya brings health, prosperity and well-being. It is a powerful tool to cope and is meant to empower us to live life to our fullest potential. It is a free guided meditation. I wish you peace." Samantha's Instafam couldn't help but notice Hash's expressions in one of the pictures. "Hash is in deep meditation," wrote an Instagram user. "Hash hopping on the isha kriya journey too," added another. Aashritha Daggubati added a LOL emoji along with Hash's name.

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu and her dog Hash make a great team and we couldn't agree more. The actress shares mushy posts with her pet pooch on Instagram and we have nothing but love for them. Samantha's quarantine posts described her and Hash as a "Quaranteam."

Samantha Prabhu Ruth is best-known for her performances in films such as Ye Maaya Chesave, Rangasthalam, Neethaane En Ponvasantham, Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and others. She had several releases last year, which included the Telugu film Majili (in which she co-starred with her husband Naga Chaitanya), Jaanu and Oh! Baby. She will next be seen in the Tamil film Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya, co-stars of films like Manam, Ye Maaya Chesave and Autonagar Surya, got married in 2017. The couple had two weddings - one in accordance with South India rituals preceded by a dreamy Christian wedding.

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To say this year has created unusual workout situations is an understatement. But whether you're working in your living room, on the trails or maybe even back in the gym, one thing remains consistent: You need a pair of good headphones. No matter your activity of choice, the best workout headphones will stay in place while youre running around wont get ruined from a little sweat.

Wireless earbuds are popular for many types of workouts, from cycling to lifting weights, but there are a number of different options to consider within that category, as well as a few situations when you might prefer something else entirely.

Maybe you've got a special playlist or a coaching app on your phone, maybe you need to drown out the noise around you. Or maybe you're like me and like to use long runs as a chance to catch up on podcasts. Below, I've pulled together the right pair for every workout and preference, from earbuds for running to over-ear headphones for meditation.

JBL Live 300TWS Headphones

JBL Live 300TWS are fantastic running companions. These diminutive buds don't have any unsightly tails dangling from your ears or vestigial wire holding them together. They just fit in your ear, stabilized so that they don't pop out.The gesture controls can be fiddly at times, but once you get the hang of them, they're perfect for running, where you only have to poke at them for a second or two to change the volume, skip to the next track, answer a call (they work with your smart assistant), or, my favorite, activate Ambient Aware so that you can hear what's around you.

You'll get 20 hours of playback with the included charging case, they have IPX5 waterproofing for sweat and water so you don't have to worry about getting caught in the rain and their sound is crisp and clear. Plus, they come in some eye-catching colors other than black and white. If you're going to be spending hours running with a pair of earbuds, this is the set to get.

Apple AirPods Pro

It seems a little obvious, but there's good reason AirPods Pro nab this spot. If you have an Apple device, be it an iPhone or a Watch, AirPods Pro just work, no fussing with Bluetooth, no gritting your teeth as you try to reconnect them during the middle of your run.

AirPods Pro initiates pairing with your iPhone automatically when they're first activated and are then paired automatically with all your other devices. So if you leave the iPhone at home and just workout with your Apple Watch, you don't have to worry about making a fresh connection, just pop in your earbuds and start listening.

It also doesn't hurt that they have fantastic ANC, excellent sound, good battery life, and convenient features like auto-pause, a listening mode, and automatic reading of Messages. Plus, Apple continues to enhance them, with new spatial awareness coming later this year. The fact that the company continues to improve the AirPods Pro makes them a solid investment.

JBL Endurance Peak Headphones

I like the JBL Endurance Peak for working out at the gym (instead of the far off vistas their name conjures) for one simple reason: the Powerhook. These little loops fit around your ear and keep the earbuds stable no matter what you're doing. They're smart too, switching off automatically when you take them out and they snap back to their resting place.

The touch controls aren't quite as robust here as they are on the JBL Live, but I'm OK with that. I find I want a more basic earbud at the gym standing there fiddling with my earbuds to get them to do what I want just draws stares.

The Endurance Peak lasts for 28 hours (with charging case) and have IPX7 waterproofing. And at $79, you're not going to be worried about losing them. Not that you will, because it would take a barbell to the head to dislodge these suckers. They're the perfect gym companion.

Under Armour True Wireless Flash by JBL

JBL UA True Wireless Flash are waterproof, cord-free earbuds with soft Sport Flex Fit cushioning to keep them securely in your ears. Waterproof with an IPX7 rating, they're not only going to survive your sweatiest workout, but also when you get caught in a surprise downpour.

Each pod features a 5.8mm driver, Bluetooth connectivity, and a 5-hour battery. The included aluminum case can recharge the set up to 25 hours. UA Flash also features "Bionic Hearing" for TalkThru and Ambient Aware features. TalkThru lets you lower playback volume and enhance speech when you touch the left earbud. AmbientAware mode is activated with a double-tap and pipes in a bit of the background noise around you so stay aware of your surroundings.

The physical buttons on the earbuds make it easy to control playback when your hands are slick and activate your voice assistant. Especially for running, I've not found a more comfortable or more reliable pair of earbuds.

Sony WF-SP800N Headphones

These true-wireless Sony earbuds bring the digital noise cancellation and adaptive sound control of their other headphones to a smaller package. These don't have the onboard chip of the WH-1000XM3, but they still block out a good amount of sound. More importantly, they automatically adapt as your situation adapts. Rather than having to constantly take your earbuds in and out of your ears, the WF-SP800N will adjust the level of noise cancellation and allow you to hear what's going on around you, which is important for when you're working out in the city.

They're a little larger than other earbuds, but that also makes it easier to tap to activate the Quick Attention feature, which lets you instantly lower the volume and let ambient sound in without taking out your earbuds. The WF-SP800N will last 18 hours with the included charging case (or up to 26 hours if you don't use ANC) and have IP55 water resistance (so no swimming).

Back Bay Duet 50 Pro Headphones

The Back Bay Duet 50 Pro earbuds might only cost $50, but this pairs feature set and sound quality challenge every pair of headphones on this list. These diminutive earbuds have 8 hours of battery life per charge. Pop them in the included 2600 mAh case between sessions and you'll get up to 130 hours of life total less if you use the case to charge your phone (a handy extra that not many other manufacturers offer). They fit snugly in your ear and include six sizes of tips so that you can get a perfect fit.

Soundwise, they're impressively crisp for their size. I used them to stream the audio as I caught up on an oldAlienmovie and was astounded at how clearly I could hear the little atmospheric sound effects. Back Bay prides themselves on tuning their products to "American Hi-Fi sound" which basically means punchy bass and sharp high range tones with a neutral mid. The effort they've put in really shows.

They might not have all the tricks of more expensive earbuds, but for $49.99, they don't have to. These buds accomplish exactly what you need them to: provide excellent sound and a long battery life in a package you don't have to worry about losing.

Wicked Audio Arq Headphones

Wicked Audio's Arq wireless earbuds are small and comfortable I could wear them for hours and not even know they're there. The trade-off is that they're not waterproof. But if that's not a concern, these are worthy of your consideration. They turn on as as soon as they're taken out of the charging case, helpfully identifying themselves as left or right channel, a nice touch forgotten by other earbuds.

The one thing I didn't expect from Wicked Audio's Arq wireless earbuds was nuanced bass. But listening to "Cornelius Street" off of Tay-Tay'sLover, there it is. It's not a punch, not a "blat," but a pleasing "thump" as the bass beat kicks in and sets the tempo for Swift's latest bop. The case itself doubles as a powerbank, a helpful feature that more manufacturers should mimic.

Sony WH-1000XM3 Headphones

Anyone who says meditation isn't a challenge hasn't tried to do it while the entire family is home for the summer, trying to entertain themselves as they're stuck in the house due to a pandemic. Meditation actually has enormous health and wellness benefits. (If you haven't had a chance to check out an app like Headspace, I highly recommend doing so.) But the problem remains, even if you're only doing it for 10 minutes a day, if those 10 minutes are filled with background noise, it's exceedingly hard to find your zen.

This task becomes considerably easier when you pop on a pair of the best active noise cancellation (ANC) headphones on the market. The Sony WH-1000XM3 are legendary for their ability to completely eliminate external noise. Sony has designed a special processor (the QN1) whose sole purpose is noise cancellation. Not only is it great at blocking out engine noise (important for travelers) but also conversation and background noise. The WH-1000XM3 are even smart enough to detect how your personal sonic profile changes when you're wearing glasses and adjusts accordingly.But all of the technical details fade into the background as soon as you put them on. You'll be so focused on how insanely quiet they make everything. The noise cancellation the Sony WH-1000XM3 delivers is without peer. It's like stepping off a busy street into a library. Speaking of, these headphones are smart enough to detect when you're walking or when you're commuting, and adjust the level of cancellation automatically. You can even use the app to set whether they focus on voices (so that you don't miss a PA announcement).

They're the most expensive headphones on this list at $349, but they're the best ANC headphones I've ever tried. Period. If you can't meditate with these babies on, then you can't meditate.

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They face particular challenges brought on by Covid-19 issues, experts say, that could lead to retirement earlier than planned.

Dorian Mintzer loves her work. A 74-year-old psychologist, coach and author, she has no plan to retire, and has continued to work during the pandemic, doing teletherapy from her home in the Boston area.

Now, like millions of other older working Americans, Dr. Mintzer is uncertain about the future of her job much will depend on whether health insurers continue to cover teletherapy post-pandemic.

Im going to keep working virtually the idea of going into an office building, and not knowing whos going in and out Im really not sure about that, she said. And sitting in a room with clients with both of us wearing masks I wouldnt be able to see their facial expressions. So I am now for the first time feeling at a crossroads.

Dr. Mintzer is asking the same questions facing millions of older workers. Its still early, but experts believe the pandemic will upend the timing of retirement plans of many older workers. In some cases, their decisions will be voluntary; in other cases, retirement may be forced upon them by job elimination or unavoidable health risk.

One of the most important factors affecting your retirement security is how long you work. Additional years make it easier to increase annual Social Security benefits through delayed filing: Filing at the earliest age (62) gets you 75 percent of your annual full benefit; every 12 months of delay past your full retirement age (currently around 66, depending on your year of birth) gets you an additional 8 percent until you turn 70. Working longer also can mean saving more, living off those savings for fewer years and getting more years of employer-subsidized health insurance.

Many older workers, generally those over 40, say they will need to work longer because of the economic crisis. For example, 37 percent of baby boomers and 39 percent of respondents from Generation X said they had delayed retirement or were considering doing so, according to a recent survey by TD Ameritrade. But that will be easier said than done: Between 2014 and 2016, just over half of workers who retired between ages 55 and 64 did so involuntarily because of ill health, family responsibilities, layoffs and business closings, according to research by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research.

Here are some of the key issues and questions facing older workers navigating the last part of their careers in the pandemic.

In a typical recession, the unemployment rate for older workers remains below that of their younger counterparts, but thats not the case this time, noted Richard W. Johnson, director of the program on retirement policy at the Urban Institute.

The combined rate of unemployment and underemployment for workers over 65 was 26 percent in May, roughly five points higher than for those ages 25 to 54. That is the largest gap since record keeping began in 1948, Mr. Johnson said. And the combined rates are especially high for older workers who are less educated, black, Latino or in certain industries, such as leisure and hospitality, transportation, and education.

Whats going on? It could be that what were seeing is a continuation of a long-term trend in which seniority-based advantages have been gradually eroding because of the decline in unions, and the shrinking bargaining power of older workers, Mr. Johnson said. But health risks related to the virus are also probably a very important factor.

The pandemic already has fueled a surge in early retirements, according to a report published recently by three economists. They found that among people who had left the labor force through early April, 60 percent said they were retired, up from 53 percent in January, before the pandemic. The largest increase was among people over 65, but nearly half of this group were 50 to 65, said Michael Weber, a co-author of the report and a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

This phenomenon is widespread across older workers, but it really increases at age 65, when economic incentives play a role, he said, noting that thats when Medicare eligibility begins and full Social Security benefits are on the horizon.

Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that adults over 65 are at higher risk of severe illness from the coronavirus than others.

But the underlying C.D.C. data on illness and mortality is more nuanced. The risks of severe illness or death for people in their 50s or 60s who have no underlying health conditions like heart disease or diabetes are similar to or even lower than they are for workers in their 20s, 30s or 40s with health problems.

There is still some additional risk of bad outcomes as you enter each older decade of age up to age 70 even without an underlying condition, but it isnt as pronounced as the risks for adult workers of all ages with health problems, said Daniel Kim, an epidemiologist and professor at Northeastern University in Boston.

Most at-risk workers cant afford to stay away from work for long periods. An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that the average earnings of workers 65 and older in 2018 was $49,100.

Its double jeopardy for older workers as businesses open up, said Tricia Neuman, director of the Medicare policy program at Kaiser. If they return to work, they risk getting seriously ill due to Covid, but if they stay home, they may forfeit their earnings. For older workers who were hoping to work long enough to collect full Social Security benefits, the decision to stay home could have lifetime financial consequences.

Many older workers have been able to work remotely during the pandemic. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College calculates that 44 percent of workers ages 55 to 64 and 47 percent of those 65 and older had jobs in 2018 that could be done remotely.

But 30 percent of workers 55 to 64 have physically demanding jobs a figure that rises to 40 percent for black and Latino workers, according to Teresa Ghilarducci, a labor economist and professor at the New School. The New Schools research forecasts that the poverty rate in retirement among workers who are now 50 to 60 will jump to 54 percent from 28 percent because of the pandemic economic shock.

The recession itself is likely the biggest obstacle. The best odds for older workers to land or retain a job are typically found when the economy is strong, noted Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Older individuals have their best chance of continuing to work if their employer will keep them on, especially allowing phased retirements or less demanding roles, he said.

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A commentary published this month on the website of the British Journal of Sports Medicine points out that covering your face during exercise comes with issues of potential breathing restriction and discomfort and requires balancing benefits versus possible adverse events. Masks do alter exercise, says Cedric X. Bryant, the president and chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit organization that funds exercise research and certifies fitness professionals. In my personal experience, he says, heart rates are higher at the same relative intensity when you wear a mask. Some people also could experience lightheadedness during familiar workouts while masked, says Len Kravitz, a professor of exercise science at the University of New Mexico.

The steroid, dexamethasone, is the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients, according to scientists in Britain. The drug appears to reduce inflammation caused by the immune system, protecting the tissues. In the study, dexamethasone reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth.

The coronavirus emergency relief package gives many American workers paid leave if they need to take time off because of the virus. It gives qualified workers two weeks of paid sick leave if they are ill, quarantined or seeking diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus, or if they are caring for sick family members. It gives 12 weeks of paid leave to people caring for children whose schools are closed or whose child care provider is unavailable because of the coronavirus. It is the first time the United States has had widespread federally mandated paid leave, and includes people who dont typically get such benefits, like part-time and gig economy workers. But the measure excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those at the countrys largest employers, and gives small employers significant leeway to deny leave.

So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was very rare, but she later walked back that statement.

Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus whether its surface transmission or close human contact is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks.

A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study.

The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nations job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April.

Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days.

If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.)

If youve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others.

Are you hoping to get back to work but dont want to return to the workplace? Employers are not required to accommodate you because of your age under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, said Dan OMeara, a lawyer in the Philadelphia office of Ogletree Deakins, a global labor and employment law firm. However, they would have a duty to accommodate any worker with a disability under provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act, he added.

That could include a work-from-home arrangement, if it doesnt pose an undue hardship on the employer, Mr. OMeara said.

In the next round of pandemic relief legislation, employer groups and Senate Republicans are pushing to add protection from legal liability in the event that returning employees become infected.

Some experts worry about an increase in pandemic-related workplace age discrimination.

Older workers already faced much longer periods of unemployment than younger workers before the pandemic, said Laurie McCann, senior attorney at the AARP Foundation, who specializes in age-discrimination and employment matters. I think that will be on steroids this time employers will be more reticent to hire older workers who may be more vulnerable to illness.

However, an employer decision to use age to exclude older workers from returning to the workplace would violate the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, according to guidance issued this month by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. That law protects all workers 40 and older, and covers employers with 20 or more workers.

I dont see much basis to treat older workers as different from younger ones, Mr. OMeara said.

How age discrimination might play out among employers is a different matter and discrimination might not be limited to workers over 65. I dont think employers are hearing 65 and older, Ms. McCann said. I think theyre just hearing older people.

Most couples dont retire at the same time. A 2017 RAND Corporation study found a more fluid pattern, often involving phased retirement, short-term jobs, and periods of nonemployment and returns to work. For most couples, there is a discordant phase, when one spouse works longer than the other, said Katherine Carman, a senior economist at RAND and the lead author of the study.

That pattern has benefited couples from a financial standpoint. Continuing wages from one spouse can stabilize household finances and allow both spouses to stay on employer-subsidized health insurance, which is especially helpful for people not yet eligible for Medicare.

Covid-19 likely will change those patterns, Ms. Carman thinks, since a decision to return to the workplace may not only create infection risk for that person but put a spouse at risk as well.

For many people, part of your personal identity is who you are when you go out into the workplace, Ms. Carman said. And once we are home, we start to change how we think about ourselves, even if were still doing our jobs.

Those decisions could go any number of ways," she added, but I do think this will push people to reconsider their thoughts about whether they want to retire.

Dr. Mintzer, who has written extensively on how couples approach retirement, already is hearing talk about these issues from couples she counsels. Its still early days, in terms of the new reality settling in, she said, but Im finding that its percolating right now.

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Hear the words of wisdom and advice, stories he won't forget and about a full life from the state's oldest employee, Bob Vollmer, who is retiring. Indianapolis Star

After 30 years at WTHR and nearly 50 years in journalism, reporter Kevin Rader announced Wednesday he will officially retire July 7.

"I think there just comes a time, and I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but there is just a voice inside that tells you when it's time," Rader said. "I still feel like I'm good at what I do, and I want to walk away when I still feel that way."

Rader grew up in Lexington, Nebraska, and first became interested in journalism when a high school counselorentered his classroom to announce a job opening at a local radio station.

"I went in after school to that councilor and said, 'You know, I'm really glad you walked in to tell me that, because I'd like to apply for that job,' and he said, 'Well you're the reason why I walked into that classroom,'" Rader said. "So, I always tell people, I don't know that I picked this business, I think this business picked me."

After graduating from the University of Nebraska Kearney, Rader spent time in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Green Bay, Wisconsin, before taking a job with WTHR and moving to Indiana in 1990.

He has since reported on a variety of topics from the Oklahoma City bombing to Hoosiers sending aid during the Bosnian Crisis.

"I'm so fortunate because I landed at one of the best premiere TV stations in America, I mean you literally were able to, if a big story broke, say 9/11, well I was there the next morning in New York City," he said. "I was there in the room when Donald Trump came down the escalator as president-elect of the United States, and for a farm kid from a small town in rural Nebraska, how could I have ever expected to have the world open up like that?"

Rader said his favorite part of the job, however, is sharing people's stories, like he gets to do through the series "Only in Indiana." Because of this, he plans to continue to write after he retires.

While he wants to continue to share the stories of individuals throughout Indiana, he also plans to write fiction based on stories he has encountered while reporting.

"If you cover the news business, which I have, all kinds of it, you see all differentkinds of life, and I want to write about that," Rader said. "I want to show people some things that maybe we don't get to put in our stories but are really compelling."

In retirement, Rader said he is looking forward to creating his own deadlines and being able to decide what direction he takes with coverage. And while he anticipates feeling slightly restless while he watches events unfold around him, he knows he will be able to feed that urge through his independent work.

When Rader shared on Facebook and Twitter thathis days in television are coming to a close, colleagues and viewers commented their well-wishes, appreciation for his work and sadness that he was leaving.

Met you in Greentown a few years ago..you were so kind, Sharon Shane replied on Twitter. You will be missed for your great stories and integrity in reporting.

On Rader's Facebook post, one of his followers expressed their surprise stating, "I wish you were kidding."

"July 7 will be a sad day in tv journalism," Jim Denny replied. "I have been informed, saddened, I have laughed and cried with your stories over the years! You are someone Indiana trusts."

Rader's accomplishments throughout his career include 32 Regional Emmy Awards as well as seven Regional and two National Edward R. Murrow Awards.

As his time at WTHR comes to a close, Rader said he has begun a count down to his last official day. And while he is sad that he will not be able to have a traditionalgoodbye due to COVID-19, it would have been "a little too emotional for me" anyway.

Among the lessons he has learned throughout his career, Raider said one of the most important is that other people's opinions should not deter them from pursuing their dream.

"If there's somebody out there who is saying, 'Well, you know I am stereotyped, I can't do this, I don't want to do this because I'm not the right type of person,' then that means you need to do it," Rader said.

Contact IndyStar Pulliam Fellow Brooke Kemp at bkemp@gannett.com.Follow her on Twitter@brookemkemp.

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If youre a glass half full person, heres some good news: About half of retirees are able to maintain their spending levelsin other words, their lifestylesduring their first five years of retirement.

Thats according to a study by the federal governments Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),which looked at retiree spending habits over a 22-year period ending in 2014.

Obviously, retirees are like snowflakes: no two are alike. Yet the study says most tend to have one important thing in common: They usually spend more in their first five years of retirement than at other times, and then it begins to decline. For example, if youve dreamed of traveling the world, checking things off from your bucket list and so forth, youre more likely to do so in the early stages of your golden years than the latter ones, when you may be slowing down.

And its not just splurging in Italy or taking the grandchildren to Disney World. The CFPB cites an external study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, which notes that retirees also tend to buy fewer clothes, fewer home furnishings and other things as time goes by.

Read: I want to retire to a rural location with four seasons that gets me out of New York state so where should I go?

But theres something else you need to know about why spending declines after a few years, and its important. More on that below.

Naturally, being able to maintain spending is easier for some than others. The CFPB report says that 27% of retirees were able to spend based solely on income from pensions, Social Security, annuities and other sources of income. Another 24% wear able to so by dipping into savings and selling off investments, in addition to the above things.

But remember: if you dip too deeply into these thingsyour principalit raises the chances of you running out of money later on. Theres a common rule of thumb that you should never take more than 4% of your principal a year, but this is something you should discuss with a trusted financial adviser.

So the first five years are telling, and can reveal how the rest of your life, financially, is likely to go.

Perhaps youve heard that a sound retirement is best compared with a three-legged stool: One leg is a pension, one is Social Security, and the third is personal savings. But the stool has gotten wobblier over the years. Fewer companies have defined pension plans than ever before, shifting responsibility to employees to save through 401(k), IRA and other plans. But tens of millions of Americans, for a variety of reasons, havent saved much, if anything: Nearly 70% have less than $1,000 stashed away, according to a 2019 survey by GOBanking rates.Countless other studies say pretty much the same.

Read: My retirement income is $95,000 a year, and I want a walkable, affordable beach town to spend the winter. Where should I retire?

This leaves Social Security, which was never meant to be a primary source of income, yet for millions, thats exactly what it is. According to the SocialSecurity Administration, 50% of married couples and 70% of unmarried persons receive 50% or more of their income from Social Security. Even worse: 21% of married couples and about 45% of unmarried persons rely on Social Security for 90% or more of their income.

If youre already in retirement, you know where you stand. If you only have one or one-and-a-half of those legs of the stool, chances are youre still working (or trying to in this economy), and chances are youve downgraded your standard of living. It very well could be that Social Security is just about all youvegot.

However, for younger workers, perhaps 10 to 15 years away from retiring, the CFPB study offers data that could help strengthen your finances as your career winds down.

It showed that homeowners (59%) are more likely to be able to maintain spending in retirement than renters (30%). And not surprisingly, homeowners who paid off their mortgages before retiring were in even better shape. Think about that: No monthly payment to anyone.

If this isnt you, you might want to consider the cost advantages of downsizing. If youre still working and cant relocate, can you at least find something smaller and/or cheaper? I recognize that this may be difficult, and perhaps painful, but if it helps you get a better grip of your finances, it may be worth considering.

And heres a no-brainer: Stay out of nonmortgage debt. Its awfully hard to live well in retirement if youre saddled with car loans, credit card or even student loansyes, some retirees still have student loans. Get this stuff off your books as fast as you reasonably can. Focus on paying off whatever has the highest interest rate first.

Finally, remember how I said theres something else you need to know about why spending declines after a few years? Many people, forced into a corner financially, have no other choice. The CFPB found that retirees who couldnt maintain their standard of living wound up slashing spending by 28% over their first five years in retirement. Of that number, 17% cut spending by more than half.

This is sobering data. Nobody wants to cut their spendingtheir lifestyleby half. But if retirement is still on the horizon for you, consider taking steps now to bolster your situationbefore youre forced to later.

Now my question (s) of the month: If you are eyeing retirement what are you doing now to strengthen your finances? And if you are already in retirement, have you been forced to make any changes? Tell me your stories. Write to mePaul BrandusatRetireBetterMarketWatch@gmail.com. Thanks and I hope youre staying safe this summer.

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Do you know how much your Standard Form 50 (Notification of Personnel Action) statements reveal about your future retirement? The answer might be more than you think.

Before there were electronic official personnel folders, there were cardboard official personnel folders held together by metal fasteners that held copies of an employees SF-50s. and a second copy was given to to the employee for their own records. Its still a good practice to keep copies of your SF-50s.

The reason is you can use these forms to determine the effective date of any relevant personnel actions that define your federal career history. These personnel changes are used in determining your eligibility for retirement and the computation of your retirement benefit.

An employee normally has only one OPF or eOPF. It follows the employee from one agency to another when he or she transfers, or upon request is sent from the Federal Records Centersat the National Archives and Records Administration to the new agency where an individual is reemployed after an extended break in service. Most agencies forward records to the FRC when an employee separates from federal service. A few, however, retain permanent records of separated employees and should be contacted directly for verification of service. Your payroll office also keeps the primary evidence of your federal service by maintaining your individual retirement records.

Some types of service are not reflected on SF-50s. They dont, for example, reflect military active duty service. And there are some types of civilian service that may be documented differently, such as volunteer service in the Peace Corps.

Your SF-50s also dont reflect whether your service is actually creditable towards your retirement eligibility and computation. This should be verified through a human resources specialist at your agency. Sometimes you need to pay a deposit or a redeposit of retirement contributions in order to credit the service. Details regarding creditable civilian service are outlined in Chapter 20 of the Office of Personnel Managements Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System Handbook.

Personnel actions on your form SF-50s include appointments, separations, placement and return to duty from nonpay status, conversions to permanent appointment from temporary appointments, and other types of pay and position changes. Basic pay changes are documented on these statements as well as your retirement plan and life insurance coverage.

An example of how complicated personnel actions have become can be seen by the retirement coverage code noted in item 30 of your SF-50 (on SF-50s issued before Oct. 1, 1988, its item 8), indicating the type of retirement coverage. Instead of showing simply CSRS or FERS, the form can include a myriad of other letters and numbers indicating such types of coverage as:

One reason its important to know what retirement coverage is on these forms is that errors can creep into the process. This has been especially true since FERS was implemented in 1986. In 1999, the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act was enacted to allow employees to correct such errors. This primarily affected people for whom errors caused them to believe they were covered by CSRS rather than FERS. The FERS basic benefit is a little over half that of the CSRS benefit, so FERS employees need to save more for retirement in the Thrift Savings Plan.

If you dont have copies of your SF-50s and youre a current federal employee, you can find the forms in your eOPF. If you recently left your federal job, contact your former agencys personnel office. If its been more than 30 days since you left, you need to contact the FRC. Such requests must be signed and dated, and sent by mail to:

National Archives and Records Administration

Civilian Personnel Records

1411 Boulder Boulevard

Valmeyer, IL 62295

Include your full name, Social Security number, date of birth, and a list of all federal agencies where you were an employeewith addresses and dates of your employment, to the extent you know them.

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The Sentinel Monitor app organizes information about a users symptoms and provides information about the coronavirus pandemic. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle)

As concerns about a resurgence of the coronavirus outbreak are widening, so is the reach of the COVID-19 tracking platform created by Sentinel Healthcare, a Seattle-based medical data startup.

The app-based platform was rolled out three months ago, just as the pandemic was taking hold, and it wasnt long before it was picked up by UT Health Austin in Texas to keep track of the symptoms of quarantined patients.

Weve now contact-traced and diagnosed many, many patients, said Sentinel Healthcare CEO Nirav Shah, a neurologist and the former stroke director at Swedish Hospital in Seattle.

As of this week, about 1,600 of the apps users in Texas have been diagnosed with COVID-19, triggering contact tracing for more than 4,000 people, Shah told GeekWire.

Shah said Sentinel Monitor started registering a spike in the number of cases being diagnosed about two weeks ago. That ended up being borne out, he said. Looking back over the past 10 days weve seen almost a tripling or quadrupling of daily case counts.

Now Sentinel will be putting its platform to the test closer to home.

Today the company announced a partnership with Era Living, which runs eight retirement communities in the Seattle area. Sentinel will support Era Living in testing and monitoring its more than 900 employees and 1,300 residents for COVID-19. Seattle-based Transpara Health will provide logistical and operational support.

Shah noted that some of the first deadly clusters of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. occurred within long-term care facilities, leading off with the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. To head off the spread, residential care facilities are now being required to test their staff and residents for COVID-19 regularly.

Sentinel Monitor can help. Our goal is to be the doctor in the cloud, Shah said. We will be providing the software monitoring oversight for these nursing homes, as well as capturing the lab data.

The system uses a mobile app to collect, store and visualize health data collected from FDA-approved wearable devices. Sentinel analyzes all those data streams, delivers clinical recommendations, and facilitates contact tracing if a COVID-19 case comes to light. The cost of the service is covered through reimbursements from medical insurance as well as federal and state funding.

Sentinel also facilitates dealing with the paperwork that comes with tracking coronavirus cases. What we did in Austin was, anytime theres a diagnosis, the forms are automatically generated for state, county and national entities, Shah said. Those forms have changed many times over the course of the pandemic.

The past few months have brought quite a pivot for Sentinel: Before COVID-19 hit, the 12-employee company was focusing on cardiac care, including methods to monitor blood pressure remotely for signs of hypertension. The rapid rise of the pandemic accelerated Sentinels long-term plan to build systems that track a wider spectrum of symptoms.

COVID helped us build out that infrastructure with a specific disease, but that template works across many other diseases, chronic, acute or otherwise, Shah said. Well be launching other disease categories, which was our core plan for the year.

Shah said getting the data to the right people at health care organizations can be as much of a challenge as collecting the data in the first place. Its not a one-to-one relationship, Shah said. Its not one app to one cloud. Its many people involved.

Sentinel launched in 2018 and raised $2 million in funding last year, led by PSL Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs investment arm. Its latest boost is coming in the form of a strategic investment from Vituity, a California-based health care company specializing in acute-care management and medical staffing services.

The reason why this is pretty fascinating from our perspective is, people arent showing up for urgent care and if thats your business, thats relatively challenging, Shah said. It became a relatively valuable conversation for both of us to think about how we could help provide remote monitoring infrastructure, so that you continue to deliver care another way.

For example, when patients are sent home from the hospital with a condition that needs monitoring, an app-based system can keep track of their symptoms and put them in touch with the right care if a situation arises.

Were trying to build out a remote health care operating system, Shah said. Its exciting and humbling that we get to do it despite being in a pandemic which is the bittersweet part.

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