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A foreign minister's powers can vary from government to government. In a classic parliamentary system, a foreign minister can potentially exert significant influence in forming foreign policy but when the government is dominated by a strong prime minister the foreign minister may be limited to playing a more marginal or subsidiary role in determining policy. Similarly, the political powers invested in the foreign minister are often more limited in presidential governments with a strong executive. Since the end of World War II, it has been common for both the foreign minister and defense minister to be part of an inner cabinet (commonly known as a National Security Council) in order to coordinate defence and diplomatic policy. Although the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw many heads of government assume the foreign ministry, this practice has since become uncommon in most developed nations.
Along with their political roles, foreign ministers are also traditionally responsible for many diplomatic duties, such as hosting foreign world leaders and going on state visits to other countries. The foreign minister is generally the most well-traveled member of any cabinet.
In the United Kingdom, the foreign minister (who is also responsible for Britain's Overseas Territories) is called the 'Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs' (or 'Foreign Secretary' for short). Before 1968, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs only handled relations with foreign, i.e. non-Commonwealth, countries: relations with Commonwealth countries and colonies were handled by the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs. For the same reason, in Commonwealth countries other than the United Kingdom, the ministers responsible for handling relations with both Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth counties were formerly usually designated ministers for 'External Affairs'.
In the United States, the foreign minister is called the 'Secretary of State', and occupies the oldest cabinet post in the nation. Other common titles may include minister of foreign relations. In many Spanish-Speaking Latin American countries, the foreign minister is called canciller (= chancellor).


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Fallen Man and "the News"
I always find it interesting to see what "news" is being reported each day. In fact, I am usually surprised if there is any good news being reported at all. Occasionally, one might hear of the stock market going up or a new development in technology that is going to solve some medical problem, but very rarely will one get good news from the media these days. This fact only goes to show how fallen man is. I am thankful, that everyday, I can get up in the morning and read some really good news – the gospel! The good news is that Jesus Christ paid for my sin! What a contrast between the good news of the Bible and the so called "news" the media puts out today.
I remember when I was a child visiting my grandparents who lived in Sedan, Kansas, the local newspaper would call and ask, "Do you have any news to report today?" My grandma would say, "I have my grandchildren from Oklahoma visiting with me this week." The next Sunday there would be a little article saying how Irene McAfee's grandchildren from Oklahoma were in town visiting her. That may not seem like much to most people, but to my grandma, that was a pretty big deal. And I can just see her going to the grocery store or to church and having someone ask, "So your grandkids came to visit you this week?" and she would gleam about what we did together while we were there.
I've decided to compile a list of what might be some really great news stories below:
- The Screen Actors Guild vows to never use profanity or nudity in movies
- The Supreme Court decides the Constitution really is the law and that it should be interpreted plainly
- Congress decides to become a truly ethical institution
- Blue laws become popular again
- Gas prices drop to below $1 a gallon
- Congress passes a 10% flat tax and balances the budget accordingly
- News outlets commit to becoming truly fair and balanced
- Manners, courtesy and politeness become the norm of society
These are just a few examples of good news that I would love to see reported and perhaps my readers can think of more. Feel free to add your two cents in the comments section and maybe I'll add them to the list.
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1.)There is no longer a minimum wage law.
2.) Apprenticeships replaces colleges.
3.) There is no mandatory school attendance in the U.S.
4.) Churches start schools in every state of America to assimilate immigrants.
5.) There is no need for welfare due to churches in America being able to supply them with food and train poor people to carry out the cultural mandate found in Genesis.
6.) There is a cure found for every tropical chronic disease.
7.) Children are no longer solely consumers but are producers as well.
8.) There is no longer a property tax.
9.) America begins to open up more oil refineries.
10.) There is a new fuel that replaces gasoline that is owned by several private companies.
Comment by gq | July 10, 2012 |
There are probably many definitions of the word "miracle." I define "miracle" as God acting in the life or lives of people in such a way that man cannot say he did it, or that it occurred naturally. I think we can accurately say a miracle has occurred in the life of Michael Gereaux. Michael is a Sangre de Cristo Seminary graduate and is married to Marie, the daughter of Andrew Zeller, our seminary president, and his wife Bethann. Michael has been in the hospital since April, suffering from Guillain–Barré syndrome, an acute autoimmune disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system and leaves the patient totally paralyzed. As a seminary family, we have been praying fervently for Michael.
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Southern Illinois Urology, the practice of Dr. R. Lawrence Hatchett, is dedicated to serving the surrounding southern Illinois community with its caring and professional staff, and the latest in urology treatments and technology.
Dr. Hatchett, a native of Southern Illinois, is an esteemed physician, who focuses on providing his patients with the utmost in urological care, while providing informative and helpful resources to keep the community updated on the services available to treat a number of different ailments.
This site was constructed in order to inform the community of the latest in treatments for such problems as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, kidney stones, vasectomies, and a number of other urinary disorders.
Dr. Hatchett utilizes the following treatments, and the latest technology in treating the above mentioned disorders:
- Prolieve Thermodilatation System, used to uniformly heat and dilate the prostatic urethra, is another recent type of minimally invasive, outpatient treatment used to relieve BPH symptoms with few side effects.
- Litholink, used to prevent the recurrence of kidney stones, is a service utilized by Southern Illinois Urology. Litholink provides testing and disease management, as well as interpretive software for physicians.
Through the links and video demonstrations within this site, Dr. Hatchett and his staff wish to provide their prospective and existing patients with helpful resources, so that the community as a whole can be informed, healthy, and satisfied with all of their urological concerns.
Procedures, Testing and Specialty Procedures
Office Procedures Include:
- InterStim Testing
- Microwave Therapy of the Prostate
- Cystoscopy with Bladder Biopsies
- Cystoscopy with Stent Removals
- Prostate Ultrasound with Biopsies
- Cauterization of Bladder Tumors
- Vasectomies
- Newborn Circumcision
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A multistage information purchasing system comprises a vehicle onboard computer configured to arrange for the purchase of information through a wireless communications network. The vendor from whom the information has been purchased indicates a proximate docking station from which the purchased information is available and the vehicle is directed to that docking station. At the docking station, the consumer downloads the purchased information to the onboard computer for later manipulation or use. Alternatively, the consumer may abort the transaction if it is inconvenient to travel to the docking station.
1. A computer implemented method for selling information, comprising:
accepting an electronic order for information from a consumer through an onboard device in a vehicle, when said vehicle is in a first location and in the process of traveling to a destination;
receiving payment for the ordered information;
receiving an electronic indication from the consumer relating to a preference relating to docking stations;
informing the consumer of one or more docking stations from which the consumer may retrieve the ordered information, wherein informing comprises providing the consumer with positional information relating to the one or more docking stations that conform to the preference; and
electronically delivering the ordered information to the consumer at a docking station in a second location remote from said first location.
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means to receive instructions from an onboard device in the consumer's moving vehicle requesting the purchase of information when the comsumer's moving vehicle is in a first location;
means for receiving an indication from the consumer relating to a preference relating to docking stations;
means for informing the consumer of one or more docking stations from which the consumer may retrieve purchased information, wherein informing comprises providing the consumer with positional information relating to the one or more docking stations that conform to the preference;
means for delivering directions to the one or more docking stations for the consumer's use; and
means for delivering the purchased information to the consumer at a docking station in a second location remote from said first location.
22. A system for selling information, comprising:
a wireless network with a control system, said control system adapted to:
accept an order for information from a consumer through an onboard device in a vehicle, when said vehicle is in a first location and in the process of traveling to a destination;
receive payment for the ordered information;
receive an indication from the consumer relating to a preference relating to docking stations;
inform the consumer of one or more docking stations from which the consumer may retrieve the ordered information, wherein informing comprises providing the consumer with positional information relating to the one or more docking stations that conform to the preference; and
deliver the ordered information to the consumer at a docking station in a second location remote from said first location.
The present application is related to concurrently filed, commonly invented, commonly assigned application Ser. No. 09/483,281, entitled MULTISTAGE FORECOURT DATA ORDER AND/OR PURCHASE and Ser. No. 09/483,079, entitled RETAILING AUDIO FILES IN A FUEL DISPENSING ENVIRONMENT, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a system and method enabling consumers to purchase information from their vehicle while traveling and subsequently retrieving the information so purchased at a docking station such as a fueling environment.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Humans are naturally cursed with finite information gathering senses. Without omniscience, humans must rely on secondary sources for much of the information on which they make daily decisions. The ability to access information on which these decisions are made is an ever evolving process. While the Information Age has made available vast quantities of information in today's society, there is no guarantee that an individual has access to any of this information. However, advances in information gathering are keeping individuals abreast of and on top of the enormous amounts of information available.
Initially, radio and television helped keep individuals abreast of current events and other desired information. Telephones let people stay in touch so that people could stay on top of different sorts of information, like family news and other random gossip. More recently, networked computers have created and provided the Internet, and more specifically, the World Wide Web, with its myriad information sources. Networked computers have also allowed people to purchase items or information such as hotel reservations, airline tickets and the like from the convenience of their home or office computer.
However, networked computers have suffered from the fact that they must have a phone line or equivalent physical link to access the desired information. While cellular phones, wireless modems, and other wireless devices are proliferating and seemingly eliminating the need for the physical link, presently bandwidth limitations preclude such devices from being truly effective information gathering devices. That is, downloading a large quantity of information requires an extended amount of time, and since most cellular customers pay for each minute, the cost associated with these lengthy downloads rapidly becomes prohibitive. Higher bandwidth through cellular service, if available, is also more expensive, although the transmission times may be reduced.
In an effort to help promote the convergence of information gathering devices, Marconi Commerce Systems Inc., assignee of the present invention, has provided, in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/896,988, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,052,629 which is herein incorporated by reference, an Internet capable fuel dispenser allowing consumers to remain connected to the Internet even during the mundane task of fueling their vehicle. Additionally, a family of patents to Smith exists, such as U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,914,654 and 5,806,018, which are incorporated by reference, that teaches techniques of allowing consumers to purchase information through a fuel dispenser. Specifically, Smith contemplates the existence of effective onboard computers that may receive information through the fuel dispensers for manipulation by the consumer from within the vehicle. However, Smith teaches that the information may be purchased only at the fuel dispenser and delivered therefrom. This requires that the consumer select, purchase, and receive the information during a single visit to the fueling environment. This may result in inefficient use of time at the fueling environment. Furthermore, the type of information available for purchase is limited by the resources available to the fuel dispenser. That is, if the fuel dispenser only has access to certain resources, the consumer may only purchase information from those certain resources. If the consumer desires information from another source, she is out of luck.
Thus, the problem exists that information cannot be purchased from a source such as a vehicle and delivered at another separate location or area.
The present invention assists information consumers in purchasing desired information while promoting the efficient use of the consumers' time during the transaction. Specifically, a consumer may locate desired information and purchase the information through an onboard computer over a wireless network. However, to conserve bandwidth on the wireless network, the consumer is directed to the closest docking station at which the consumer may download or access the information. This may be coupled with detailed instructions on how to reach the closest docking station such as may be accomplished with onboard navigation aids.
Additionally, if the consumer decides that it is too inconvenient to reach the designated docking station, the consumer may abort the transaction and receive a refund or credit to the financial account from which the purchase was authorized. In a preferred embodiment, the docking station is a fueling environment that the consumer may be inclined to visit independently of the information transaction. This convergence of desires may prompt the consumer to choose a fueling environment with a docking station over a fueling station without a docking station to receive the purchased information. In this manner, fueling environments and their forecourt devices that act as docking stations may have a competitive edge over fueling environments that do not so act. Alternate docking stations may be travel rest areas, roadside kiosks, or the like.
The present invention is adapted to provide a method to vend information to a consumer's onboard computer for later consumption. Specifically, the transaction surrounding the transfer of information is a multistage transaction. However, to achieve this end, the consumer requires a vehicle with an onboard computer having an input device, an output device, and the ability to transfer information to the onboard computer. The particular type of information vended includes, but is not limited to: hotel reservations, stock quotes, airline reservations, travel conditions, weather information, and the like.
Turning now to the drawings,
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It should be appreciated that the onboard computer 12 may be positioned in any number of places within the vehicle 10, and may be dispersed or integrated into a single housing as needed or desired. For example, the display 22 and the input device 24 could be positioned in the steering wheel, with the CPU 20 positioned in the trunk of the vehicle; or the entire computer 12 could be positioned on the passenger side dashboard. Onboard computer 12 may be a separate unit in the vehicle 10, or it may be integrated into a vehicle component such as a radio. Additionally, the onboard computer 12 may be a laptop computer that has a hook up station within the vehicle 10, much like cellular phones have in-vehicle hands free stations. Other placements are possible and within the scope of the present invention.
Equipped with such an onboard computer 12, a consumer may purchase information pursuant the present invention as better shown in FIG. 3. Specifically, the consumer may use the onboard computer 12 to send an information purchase request through the antenna 14 into a wireless network 30. Wireless network 30 may be a conventional cellular network or a satellite based network or some hybrid thereof and preferably includes a satellite 32 and a base station 34 which act as relays for communications from the vehicle 10 to a network host antenna 36. Network host antenna 36 is operatively connected to a network computer 38 that communicates with remote information providing computers 40 over a land based network 42. Network computer 38 manages the network 30 and may be a MSC or the like with a Home Location Register (HLR), a Vehicle Location Register (VLR) and other supporting attributes as are well understood in the wireless communication industry. While indicated as a land based network 42, it is possible that the network 42 be wireless. However, given the information transfer rates desired, and the present limitations on wireless communications, such is not desired.
Remote information providing computers 40 are connected over a second land based network 44 to a docking station 50 from which the consumer may receive information. Networks 42 and 44 may be part of the Internet, a proprietary network, or the like as needed or desired. Docking station 50 includes a site controller 52, which may act as a local server and downloads information from the remote information providing computers 40, or alternatively acts as a conduit for information from the computers 40 to pass through.
Docking station 50 is better understood through reference to FIG. 4. In the preferred embodiment, the docking station 50 is a fueling environment with multiple information dispensers 54 dispersed in the forecourt. While a fueling environment is preferred, other dedicated docking stations, roadside kiosks, or other vehicle accommodating retail establishments could work comparably. A full fueling environment 50 may include a Quick Serve Restaurant 56, one or more fuel dispensers 58, a car wash 60, a convenience store 62, and perhaps a dedicated information terminal 64. Each such element within the fueling environment 50 may include an information dispenser 54. Each information dispenser 54 may be communicatively coupled to the site controller 52 and through the site controller 52 to the remote information providing computers 40, such as through the network 44.
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When the consumer, and vehicle 10, first arrive in the docking station 50, the vehicle 10 must identify itself to the information dispenser 54. To this end, the onboard computer 12 may perform a radio frequency "handshake" such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,956,259, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Transponders or the like may be used or other equivalent technologies, such as are used in automated fuel purchasing transactions.
As discussed in commonly invented application Ser. No. 09/483,281, entitled MULTISTAGE FORECOURT DATA ORDER AND/OR PURCHASE, previously incorporated by reference, the data transfer may be to an intermediate device, such as a portable playback device, a portable memory device or the like.
The communication links between the respective information dispensers 54 and the site controller 52 may also be wireless, a dedicated line, a local area network, or the like. In the preferred embodiment, after the vehicle 10 has identified itself to the site controller 52 through an information dispenser 54, the site controller 52 activates the appropriate information dispenser 54 within the docking station 50 as needed to complete the information transfer. As further described in previously incorporated application Ser. No. 09/483,281, entitled MULTISTAGE FORECOURT DATA ORDER ANT/OR PURCHASE, the information may be dispensed from a plurality of information dispensers 54 as the consumer moves the vehicle 10 about the fueling environment forecourt. To this end, the site controller 52 must keep track of the whereabouts of the vehicle 10 within the docking station 50. This may be accomplished with appropriate transponder technology as was explained in U.S. Pat. No. 5,956,259, previously incorporated by reference. Alternatively, the consumer may be issued a receipt or other indicia that indicates that the consumer has already purchased the information, but still needs to receive the information so purchased. For example, as part of the receipt from a fueling transaction, the consumer could receive a bar code, or be provided an electronic code number that the vehicle onboard computer 12 then transmits as needed to secure an information download. While not preferred, the consumer could swipe a credit card, a smart card, or other payment means at a second information dispenser 54. The account number associated with the payment means would then act as authorization for an information download, even though no additional financial activity took place. Rather the account number is merely an identification mechanism that the docking station 50 could use to make sure that the appropriate person was receiving the information download.
With the components of the present invention explicated, the preferred method may now be explained with reference to FIG. 6. Initially, a consumer decides that she needs to access and/or purchase a particular bit of information (block 100). As noted above, this information may be an airline ticket, a hotel reservation, other travel arrangements, travel information, weather information, music, video, movies, software such as games, MP3 or the like equivalents of audio books, or the like as needed or desired by the consumer. As the sources of information continue to proliferate on the World Wide Web, so to will the types of information that consumers desire to purchase proliferate. Thus, information as used herein is meant to be construed broadly. The consumer then orders the desired information through a wireless device in the vehicle 10 (block 102). This may be the onboard computer 12 or other comparable device, and may be done over wireless network 30.
Typically, it will be inefficient to use the network 30 to deliver the purchased information because of bandwidth concerns, thus the information will not be delivered thereby. However, payment authorization may be done through the network 30 (block 104). Payment authorization may be prepaid and debited from the account, by a credit card account or the like as needed or desired. That is, as part of the information purchase request, the wireless device, such as the onboard computer 12, communicates payment account information, such as a credit card number. Appropriate communications take place to secure payment as is well understood in the art.
Meanwhile, the network computer 38 proceeds to locate the purchased information on the remote information providing computers 40 (block 106). Additionally, the network host computer 38 may act as the "intelligence" of the transaction and work to accept the information order, secure payment authorization and the like, or the network host computer 38 can act as a conduit to an e-commerce provider or the like as needed or desired. The remote information providing computers 40 will have a list of authorized docking stations 50 at which the consumer may receive delivery of the purchased information. This may be comparable to a Neighbor List in cellular phone technology. From this list, or comparable information, the decision will be made, either by the network computer 38 or the remote information providing computer 40 which is an appropriate docking station 50 and where it is located (block 108). Alternately, a list of a few alternate docking stations 50 may be provided, with the consumer selecting the desired location either through a prompted response or by showing up at one of the indicated docking stations 50. It may be desirable from a vendor point of view to provide the docking station information only after payment is secured. The onboard computer 12 may additionally send positional location such as is provided by a Global Positioning System (GPS) 29. From this information, the computer deciding which docking station 50 is appropriate may make a more informed decision. Additionally, consumer preferences may be indicated and taken into account in deciding what docking station 50 the consumer is informed of (block 110). For example, the consumer may have indicated a preference for a certain brand of docking station 50, such as BP�, SHELL�, or EXXON�. Such consumer preferences may also take the form of certain types of docking stations 50. For example, the consumer may prefer to receive information from a docking station 50 that is compatible with a particular type of network 30 or that the consumer already has an established account with. In the preferred embodiment, such preference predefined by the consumer are stored in the onboard computer 12 and transmitted by the transmitter 18 during a purchase before the network 30 sends back the particular docking station 50 for the consumer to retrieve purchased information. In an alternative embodiment, the preferences may be entered into the onboard computer 12 by the consumer at the time of purchase either at the consumer's own initiative or by query from the network 30 if such feature is provided by the network 30.
As part of informing the consumer of the nearest appropriate docking station 50 (block 110), the consumer may additionally be provided with directions thereto (block 112). Many GPSs are integrating maps and directional aids that would be useful for this purpose. The consumer must then decide whether to proceed with the transaction (block 114). If the answer is no, then the transaction may be canceled, and the consumer receive a refund to her payment account (block 116). This may occur when the docking station is substantially out of the intended travel path of the consumer, or in a location to which the consumer does not with to travel.
However, if the consumer decides to consummate the transaction, the consumer may then travel to the indicated docking station 50 (block 118). It is possible that payment accounting could be done at this point rather than prior to providing directions to the docking station 50. In this manner, the information purchase could potentially be integrated into another transaction or more conveniently performed without the risk of a credit card number being compromised over a cellular network or the like. At the docking station the consumer may approach an information dispenser 54, such as a fuel dispenser 58 and download the information to the onboard computer 2 (block 120). This may be done wirelessly as previously discussed, the consumer could pick up a portable storage medium such as a disk with the information contained thereon, or the consumer could provide a portable storage device or portable playback device. In the event that the information dispenser 54 provides a disk, the disk would have been purposefully prepared with the customized ordered information in the time it took for the consumer to travel to the, docking station 50. The consumer could place the disk into the disk drive 26 and proceed about her merry way.
While it is assumed that the consumer proceeds with some degree of haste to the docking station 50, there is no absolute requirement that this be done. The consumer may leisurely arrive the next day at the designated docking station 50 and retrieve the information is so desired. However, to prevent excessive demands on the memory at the docking station 50, there may be a time limit imposed on the consumer to retrieve the information. Thus, for example, the information may be deleted after six hours regardless of whether the information has been retrieved.
Also there are permutations on the technique used to select an appropriate docking station 50. The docking station 50 may be selected by the type of information ordered. That is, only certain docking stations 50 can provide the type of information ordered, so the consumer is directed to only those sorts of docking stations 50. Alternatively, if any docking station 50 can provide the consumer with the ordered information, then the closest docking station 50 may be indicated. Still further, docking stations 50 may form alliances similar to ATMs, and have brand names like HONOR�, PLUS�, CIRRUS�, MAC�, PULSE�, AFFN�, or the like. The consumer may only be able to use a subset of the total number of docking stations 50, and thus the directions provided are to one of the approved docking station 50. Yet further, the consumer may indicate a preference for a particular type of docking station 50. For example, if the consumer owns BP� stock and wishes to patronize BP� docking stations 50, the directions may indicate the closest BP� docking station 50, even though that is not the closest available docking station 50.
An alternate methodology is presented in FIG. 7. In contrast to the method of
Meanwhile the consumer travels to a docking station 50 (block 206). This may be the next encountered docking station 50, or the closest one with which the consumer is familiar or the like. In contrast to the previous methodology, the consumer arrives at the docking station 50 without prompting by the information provider. At the docking station 50, the consumer identifies herself as the purchaser of the information (block 208). This may be done with a "handshake" or other appropriate identifying information. The identifying information may be provided by the remote information providing computers 40 or other computer as needed. The identifying information may be provided to the information dispenser 54 or to the site controller 52 or the like as needed or desired, but the docking station 50 then retrieves the information over a high speed communications link (block 210) such as a T-1 or T-3 line. The consumer then receives the ordered information (block 214) in any of the aforedescribed techniques or their equivalents.
It should be appreciated that this alternate methodology results in some delay before the information may transferred to the consumer, however, this may be undetectable if an appropriate high speed communications link is in place. This allows the consumer to select a desired docking station, such as one they are previously familiar with, and arrive at their convenience rather than at the instruction of a third party or computer.
The present invention may, of course, be carried out in other specific ways than those herein set forth without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.
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With the announcement of the new iPads approaching later this month, rumors surrounding the new full-sized iPad have centered around a thinner, lighter design, but it's been unclear if the new tablet will sport the Touch ID fingerprint authentication system from the iPhone 5s. I've heard that Apple's most recent internal next-generation iPad prototypes have lacked Touch ID sensors, so it's unclear if it will make the cut for this year. There are a few reasons why Touch ID wouldn't make sense on an iPad this year:
- Exclusivity to iPhone 5s could help with sales for Apple's flagship phone. Notice the iPhone 5c doesn't have it.
- Supplies for Sapphire Crystal are obviously tight.
- Touch ID would be better suited for an iPad capable of multiple users; is the OS even ready for that?
On the other hand, bringing Touch ID to the iPad this year would create consistency for Apple's fall 2013 iOS Device line. Apple's iPhone 5s internal test units did not gain Touch ID until late into testing, so there isn't conclusive evidence right now for either direction…
Trying to lean into the direction of the new fifth-generation iPad including Touch ID, a YouTuber has torn apart his iPhone 5s to remove the Touch ID sensor and gold metal ring. The user than noted that the Touch ID sensor's metal ring fits perfectly into a purported fifth-generation iPad front-plate. While this may seem like conclusive evidence to some for the new iPad including Touch ID, I have a couple reasons for doubt:
- Who knows if the leaked front-plate is even legitimate or the final product?
- Home button size has not drastically differed across Apple devices, so this could just be a coincidence.
- It's unclear if the iPhone 5s's Touch ID internal components would even properly fit in the iPad. All we have here is a front plate.
Nonetheless, come later this month, it's likely that we'll get all the official details from Apple on the 64-bit, A7X-packing full-sized iPad and a Retina iPad mini that looks nearly identical to the current iPad mini.
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Sapphire glass is artificial, so it's not restrained at all.
I can't imagine whey they wouldn't add it. The more devices they add the scanner to, the more features they can start to add to take advantage of it.
I think Apple will include Touch ID on the new iPad and iPad Mini. Here's why: With iCloud Keychain, Passbook and iTunes Password verification – Touch ID is poised to be a game changing technology. Apple could set up mobile payments with Passbook and Touch ID which makes sense on the iPhone. Using Touch ID with iCloud Keychain would allow you to unlock the keychain with your fingerprint – removing the need for creating a difficult (and hard to remember) master password. Though I don't see them stopping at the iPhone, with the combination of all three technologies Apple could create an extremely secure way to shop online. One simple navigates through the website as normal, when it's time to purchase simply select your credit card from a list of pre-entered options (pre entered into the passbook app) and press the home button. Voila! This is why Apple would want to put the Touch ID on the iPad (and multiple user accounts too). I also foresee them adding Touch ID to their keyboards and MacBooks, simply taking the standard power button in the top right corner and adding touch capacity. This would allow Apple to create a harmonious solution, as has always been Apple's style. They want a solution for the whole ecosystem.
Touch ID makes sense on a Mac, but I don't see where they would put it. The circular power button on the MacBook Pro line-up has been phased out on the MacBook Pros w/ retina display. And I think Apple will kill-off the non retina Pros this fall, or next. From a design standpoint, a glossy circular button outside of the keyboard would look gnarly. The power button on a Macbook is a half-sized chicklet key, and it would need to be larger than that to accommodate a finger.
Maybe they'll build it into the trackpad? It's glass after all, isn't it? ;-)
I've never really cared about the iPad mini but I hope the larger 'classic' iPad gets the TouchID. Also been hearing that the leaks components lack smart cover magnets. That would be a DRAG!
Sometimes it pays to be prudent about speculation, but I think in this case, it's fairly obvious its Apples intention to roll out TouchID as a standard on all new product releases just like Siri.
I'm in favour too, going back to my iPad Mini and having to enter a pin code seems such a chore after using my 5S for just a day!
This guys time and trouble was worth the effort as far as I'm concerned, I'm at 99% now that it will happen! keeping 1% in reserve for a backtrack due to manufacturing yield issues etc.
Wouldn't it make more sense that the full size iPad would have Touch ID but the iPad mini wouldn't? I'm not saying that's what I want to happen, but wouldn't it more follow suit of Apple?
I honestly fail to see how iPad with Touch ID would cannibalize iPhone 5S sales. They are two completely different markets. Would anyone really say, "Gee the iPad has Touch ID, I'm not going to buy an iPhone 5S now!" ??


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Hwang Jae-Won and Kim Jae-Sung headed Pohang Steelers into a commanding position following the first leg of their Asian Champions League semi-final at home to Umm Salal.
The Korean side's captain glanced in the opener in first-half stoppage time, and Kim nodded in a second with 11 minutes to go to seal a deserved victory for Pohang in a game they largely dominated throughout.
The encounter began in lively fashion as No Byung-Jun headed narrowly wide with just 40 seconds on the clock, before Denilson hit the crossbar from a wide position two minutes later.
Davi almost grabbed a precious away goal for Umm Salal when he drove into the box and lifted the ball over advancing goalkeeper Shin Hwa-Yong. However, Kim Jung-Kyum was on hand to clear behind for a corner.
Stevica Ristic brought a fantastic save out of Baba Malick as the Umm Salal keeper clawed the Macedonian striker's header out of the top corner, before Hwang struck with the interval approaching. The big centre-back beat Malick to Kim's corner and directed it into the empty net from six yards out.
Malick did well to turn Kim's chip from the edge of the box over the crossbar early in the second half, but clear-cut chances subsequently proved at a premium.
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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has been gaining traction in the fitness world, with more and more gyms offering this training on a regular basis. For everyone who might be unfamiliar with HIIT, it is a workout that alternates between bursts of intense activity and recovery periods composed of low-impact activity or even rest.
For example you can sprint for 1 minute, and then follow it up with 2 minutes of walking before you repeat the process again. If this 3-minute HIIT is repeated 5 times, you will undergo a 15-minute workout session.
The HIIT workout is exceptionally time efficient, making it perfect for all individuals with a busy schedule. You can fit this workout during your lunch-break or even before a big event.
And if you are wondering whether a short workout time is efficient, let me alleviate your worries. Studies have proven that 15 minutes of interval training performed three times a week allows for more progress than an hour on the treadmill.
In fact, 2 weeks of HIIT was shown to improve aerobic capacity by the same amount as 6-8 weeks of endurance training.
If you are looking to burn fat in your workouts, then HIIT is perfect for you. The intense exercise burns more calories than the average workout, while working to activate Exercise Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) in the body.
EPOC is an increase in the rate of oxygen intake after participation in a strenuous activity, in attempt to erase oxygen debt in the body. EPOC causes the release of fatty acids which are used as fuel for our bodies during the recovery period, allowing our bodies to burn fat for over 24 hours after the HIIT is complete.
Have you ever experienced a point in your exercise routine where you cannot breathe and your heart feels like it is about to burst out of your chest? If you haven't, you are one of many people who do not enter the anaerobic zone during workouts.
However, HIIT guarantees that you will push into the anaerobic zone, in turn causing your heart to grow stronger and healthier.
While equipment is great, it is often bulky and expensive. Thankfully, no equipment is necessary during HIIT. HIIT uses our body as a medium of exercise, with jumping lunges, high knees, and fast feet working well to increase our heart rate without the addition of equipment.
In continuation from the previous point, HIIT is convenient. Whether you are at home, at a gym, in a hotel, or on a boat, you can take part in your training. The reason that HIIT can be adapted so easily is because the concept is simple and no equipment is necessary.
Whenever there is a high-intensity workout, people always fear that they will lose muscle mass together with fat. Thankfully, HIIT allows participants to lose weight coming from fat stores while preserving muscle.
As we mentioned earlier, HIIT results in EPOC which speeds up our metabolism so that we can burn fat for up to 24 hours after the workout. This increase in the metabolic rate is also accompanied by an increase of up to 450% in the Human Growth Hormone (HGH) production, which increases caloric burn while working to slow down aging.
HIIT trains our body to efficiently eliminate the metabolic waste that is found in our muscles during the intervals between intense activities. This effective elimination of waste byproducts like lactate is the reason that you can perform multiple sets of intense exercises in a short period.
Many steady-state exercise routines offer few results, and this is because they challenge aerobic fitness while forgetting about anaerobic fitness. However, HIIT challenges the anaerobic system, and the result is a dramatic improvement in muscle power, calorie burning, weight loss, and endurance.
HIIT can be tailored to target the muscles of your choice, including your glutes, triceps, back muscles, lower extremities, and abs to name a few.
With this information you can clearly see why HIIT is so popular among fitness enthusiasts. If you were not convinced before, now I am sure that you are just itching to try out HIIT. Good luck as you embark on this exciting journey!Learn More
Insanity Max 30 is a 60 days fitness program that comes with 12 30 minutes workouts. But that's not all, each of these workouts are in itself quite explosive in nature. There are 10 workouts are primarily divided into two phases that lasts about 30 days each and there are two bonus workouts which you can do anytime during the entire duration of this program. These workouts are not just intense, but comes with 150 moves which will surely push your establish boundaries. But the best thing is you don't need any additional weight or equipments for these workouts. Wonderding does Insanity Max 30 work? Here are reasons to show you if it really works.
You might be a little scared after hearing about the explosive workouts, but this program is simply for anyone who wishes to boost their fitness. A modifier which is included in this program can simplify any workout to meet the fitness levels. So, you just don't need to be afraid if you are a beginner and start using this program.
1. The main goal of insanity max 30 is to get your body ripped, starting from your head top to the toe tips.
2. Along with this, the cardio workouts used in the program are specially meant to get rid of all your body fat effortlessly so that you can have a lean body for yourself to show off.
3. On the other hand, the strength moves aims to define muscles as well as sculpt the entire body so that you have a great body you have always dreamt to achieve.
Well, without any doubt this program works and even better than most other similar programs. It can give you a perfect body in just two months while others might or might not be able to give it in one year. Apart from this the program is really safe and doesn't backfire. So, you can be relaxed to get the desired result without any worry. Talking about results, here are some reasons that show why insanity max 30 works.
• The whole point of the program is to push you to your limits or to the Max. In simple words, you will be spending 100% of your efforts during all the 30 minute workout and if you ask anyone who has tried these workouts, they will tell you they have give all their intensity they had in this 30 minutes.
• The aim of the fitness program is to squeeze the optimal performance out of you. The modifier included in the program manages to simplify the workouts so that you as a beginner can participate in the workouts easily. This means optimal performance can be achieved by both advanced exerciser as well as beginners.
• Most people can go for just a 3 minutes workout before the Max Out. However, most people who use this program go through Max Out after 20 minutes of workout during the 60 days. This shows the endurance and constant improvement that you can achieve through this program.
It can be easily said that Insanity Max 30 works with you having an overall improved physical fitness over the span of 60 days. However, this program works only if you are in a decent shape and you put maximum efforts to get maximum results. So, you can surely see that this amazing fitness and nutrition program works only if you are willing to push your limits to the highest extent.Learn More
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Five Questions With An EdTech Startup: Boundless.com's CEO Ariel Diaz
By Wired Academic on January 28, 2013
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We are starting a new semi-regular feature at WiredAcademic called "Five Questions." When we discover or hear from interesting education technology startups we haven't profiled before, we ask five questions on our mind either by email or phone and publish the results (the idea is to ask tough questions) along with our responses to how well the CEO or startup answered the questions. If they want to clarify in the comments or in additional responses, we are happy to update the interview. We welcome other people to ask questions in the comment section aimed at the interview subject as well. Here's the first of these interviews.
The Interviewee: Ariel Diaz, CEO of Boundless (@arieldiaz)
Bio: Before Boundless, Ariel co-founded YouCastr, an online video platform that enabled hundreds of high schools to broadcast and sell live sports and other events to parents and the community. Ariel also founded a consumer web consulting company and worked in management consulting in Boston, MA. He holds a A.B., B.E., and Masters of Engineering Management from Dartmouth College, speaks three languages, loves all things orange, and serves as President of the Dartmouth Boston Entrepreneur Network.
Diaz' pitch: "We're creating free online textbooks for college students using OER tailored for their classes. By using Boundless, students will save hundreds of dollars a year on traditional textbooks. Students at more than half of US colleges have already embraced Boundless's open textbooks!"
WA – Update us on the legal battles between textbook publishers and companies like yours?
AD – Publishers have previously used litigation to stifle innovation, like when sued to ban the sale of imported textbooks… Ours is a unique legal battle. Often our case is mistakenly compared to the Napster music litigation; in our case, no actual content was copied. Rather, publishers are suing us for copying the order of content. Last summer we filed a motion to dismiss two of the claims from the publishers' lawsuit (for false advertising and unfair competition), and are still awaiting that decision. We feel that the publishers' claims are without merit, are confident in our vision and mission, and look forward to continuing to fight for what's right for students.
Response from WA: We'd like more details on the lawsuits… do they bar Boundless from operating or publishing? Feel free to post in comments section.
WA – If I, as a professor, assign a journalism textbook to a student for the class, can that student go around me and use a Boundless textbook? Or does Boundless only work when a college and professor agree to use it in a class?
AD – We currently have writing and communications books that might interest your journalism students. Our other subjects, like political science, have covered current events in real time (for example, we updated our 2012 presidential election coverage within hours of the results).Boundless can be used in a variety of ways. Students can use our free textbooks as a supplement to or replacement for traditional textbooks. Boundless has readings and study tools that will make learning more efficient. Alternately, educators can work with us to customize content to their syllabus or assign one of our many book alignments.
Response from WA: Still a bit unclear how this works. If I, as a professor, assign a textbook that requires readings that relates to my exams and assignments, the students will be up poo creek without a paddle if they don't buy that book but try to use Boundless instead? So, in that case, they still need to buy or borrow the actual textbook and, perhaps, can use the Boundless book for their own interest and learning?
WA – Can you give us your growth stats & funding details in 100 words or less?
AD – Students at more than half of US colleges have embraced Boundless. This year, we expect that number to continue to grow, as we've more than doubled the number of subjects that we offer and built a suite of features that go way beyond traditional textbooks. Most importantly, 88% of students who used our textbooks last semester are likely to go Boundless again and 95% of our users achieved the grade they expected – or did better! We're very excited about our growth prospects for the spring semester.
Response from WA: We'd like hard numbers on the growth answer. How many is "more than half of US colleges" have embraced Boundless? We also don't see your answer to funding details?
WA – What's the biggest obstacle for Boundless at the moment?
AD – The number one request we receive from students is more content. We're constantly working to expand our content offerings to get Boundless into the hands of more students. We've developed an innovative process to create and curate this content in the best way possible for students.
Response from WA: The lawsuits / legal hurdles as well?
WA – What's your prediction of what the textbook market will look like by 2020?
AD – The textbook market as we know it now will end. By 2020 it's inevitable that the forces the Internet have unleashed will finally have their effect on the textbook industry, that has been insulated in its antiquated model. The textbook market, which currently sells commodity content at premium prices, won't be able to justify its outrageous prices as knowledge becomes more accessible. I expect print books will make up a small fractions of the market, maybe one-tenth to one-quarter of the total market. The market in 2020 will be dominated by content that is digital, accessible, modular, and personal.
WA response: Interesting and bold answer. Thanks for your responses & time.
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There are two types of war correspondent - those who stick to the circuit of military briefings, safe hotels and careful excursions into unstable areas, and those who throw themselves at the job with apparently reckless disregard for their own safety. Mike Ware is one of the latter.
Writing from Afghanistan and Iraq for 'Time' magazine, he spent much of the past few years behind enemy lines, bringing back stories of the Taliban, Afghani war lords and, more recently, Iraqi insurgents. A few weeks ago some of those insurgents sent him tapes showing in chilling detail just how they go about their work, tapes whose images were soon flashed around the world.
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text: No recent wiki edits to this page. MandalorianMontorss was a ruthless warrior and a member of Jaster Mereel's True Mandalorians during the civil war with the Death Watch lead by rouge Mandalorian Vizsla. Feared by both sides Montorss was prone to over excessive methods that troubled his leader Mereel. While the True Mandalorians were on Concord Dawn they were saved by a boy named Jango Fett who family had been killed by the Death Watch. While Montross picked off the remaining Death Watch members with a sniper fire Jaster took Jango with them as they left.Some years later as the Mandalorians took up an assignment on Korda 6, Montorss had become hostile towards Fett who was treated as a son by Mereel. Threatening Fett, Montorss reminded him that sometime soon Mereel would choose his successor. As the battle begin things started to go badly as the resistance was much greater than they were initially warned of. It soon became clear to Fett that the mission was a trap, this was confirmed when the Death Watch and then there leader Vizsla appeared an armored vehicle. A move by Montross early in the battle had caused the death of many Mandalorians and Mereel told him that if they were to survive the battle Montorss would no longer be a part of the Mandalorians.As the Death Watch's attack continued Mereel was pinned down by Vizsla, he commanded Montorss to air lift him out but he simply turned his back and said that he would now take care of the Mandalorians, leaving his former leader to his fate. After regrouping the survivors Montorss ordered a retreat and said that Fett had died trying to save Mereel however Fett soon returned with Mereels body and revealed the truth to the others. Montross tried in vain to persuade them not to follow the boy who he claimed would lead them to there doom but they had made there choice and so Montorss was banished.Bounty HunterA short time later Montross resurfaced as a bounty hunter and quickly gained a reputation for hardly ever bringing in a live capture, the thrill was in the sport. After killing one such bounty, while on board his ship Hell's Anvil Montorss received and offer from a man named Tyranus to hunt down the leader of the Bando Gora; Komari Vosa a deranged former Jedi. The reward would be five million republic credits and unknown to him at the time the chance to become the template for a Clone Army that Tyranus was planning to build. This hunt would not be easy and he would certainly not be alone.The Bando Gora were a cult based on the distribution of a lethal variation of narcotics known a Death Sticks, knowing that they were popular in Coruscant's underworld Montross tracked a dealer named Groff Haugg on the planet and interrogating him for information, and upon gaining it made sure that his contact would remain silent, forever. It would be here that Montorss would come face to face with his old rival Jango Fett, now also a bounty hunter and on the same hunt. The two battled until Montorss escaped to follow his lead. Upon arriving at the destination Haugg gave him it became clear to him that he had been lied to, a transmission intercepted about a break in at a maximum security republic prison however reassured him that Fett was still in the game, and all he had to do was follow.DeathAfter following Jango around the galaxy and even killing his friend and contact Roz on her space station Montorss was able to discover the Bando Gora's lair, the dead moon of Kohlma. Landing his ship in a swamp he donned his full Mandalorian battle amour in order to face Vosa. Not long after Fett arrived and the two warriors battled to the death. Montorss was bested by Fett and came crashing down to the ground, he asked for a warrior's death but Fett left him to the approaching cultists much the same as Montorss had left Jaster many years ago. As Fett went on to face his final showdown with Vosa, Montross screamed with horror as he was torn apart.Other MediaStar Wars: Bounty HunterMontross appears as a boss in the video game which starred Jango Fett, Star Wars Bounty Hunter.


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To be fair, let's hear Tony Fernandes side... but after reading what he said, it seems he is intent on bulldozing his way through, regardless of the Masterplan... if there was a Masterplan, why not wait till its revealed. Tony always huff and puff that Malaysians are not supportive of a strong home grown brand such as AirAsia. Contrary to that belief, Tony, I think the majority of Malaysians love AirAsia for the freedom and choice it has created. The fact that it has parlayed and leverage the brand and operations to be a globally well known LCC for the Asia Pacific region is to be lauded. Just because sometimes the public do not like some of the strategic moves, does not mean that we don't like the company. We all know AirAsia has had its "insiders" promoting the company albeit giving AirAsia an advantage somewhat, but thats a given in a place like Malaysia. You still managed to turn the benefits and advantages positively, which is very good. When you are on a good thing, don't push, the line between acceptable greed and arrogance is a very thin line. Just that most of us think that you have crossed that line with the now simply clumsy, arrogant, unscrupulous, increasingly heartless (pun intended), callous, manipulative, clumsy, ruthless and predatory Sime Darby. There is substantial public goodwill with you Tony and AirAsia, much like the goodwill surrounding Obama, so don't fuck it up!
Business Times: Analysts and industry executives do not think that Malaysia needs two airports located within 10km of each other.
The newly approved airport in Labu is just 10km away from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.
"The only way for this concept of two airports to succeed, is to have very efficient high-speed transportation, 24/7, between them," said Datuk Seri Tunku Iskandar Tunku Abdullah, Asean Tourism Association (Aseanta) Intra-Asean committee chairman.
"Otherwise, we can say goodbye to being a major aviation hub, and I can imagine the kind of complaints that travellers will have in not being able to inter-connect efficiently. There will be all kinds of new challenges for the inter-modality of passenger transportation," Tunku Iskandar said.
The ideal situation is for just one airport, with separate terminals and satellite buildings, to cater for the volume of air-travellers, he said.
Tunku Iskandar said the situation is bad enough now with the LCCT being a separate terminal and not well-connected to the main terminal at KLIA.
The situation has led to much inefficiency as inbound tour operators need to spread their resources over two terminals, some 20 minutes away from each other.
The KLIA, now in its eleventh year of operations, is under-utilised.
KLIA has some 3,290ha for aeronautical activities, which allows for four satellite buildings to be built around the main terminal.
Currently, only one has been built.
An analyst with a local bank backed brokerage agrees with Tunku Iskandar.
"When you think about the government 10 years ago, telling the public that they needed to develop the KLIA in the back of beyond, because they needed space for four terminals ... and now the government has approved the construction of another airport ... it's just so unbelievable," an analyst with a local bank backed brokerage said.
But AirAsia has not always gotten its way when it comes to government decisions.
It was forced to move out of Subang Airport into KLIA, in an effort to turn it into a hub in 2002. However, Firefly, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, was allowed to operate turboprop planes there some five years down the road.
"We have moved three times in the last seven years. All we want is a place where we can be allowed to grow to our full potential," AirAsia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes said during a site visit to Labu on Thursday.
He said this will be yet another year the budget carrier will beat all passenger forecasts by analysts, who have lowered projections due to the economic slow down.It forecasts that it will be able to carry 15.7 million passengers this year.
theedgedaily: The race to secure the new permanent low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) has started. Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has finalised its master plan for a new LCCT near the existing main terminal in Sepang, while AirAsia yesterday came out with more details on its proposed terminal in Labu, Negri Sembilan.
Sources said MAHB would submit its master plan to the government soon. The irony is AirAsia is part of the steering committee that finalised and approved the airport operator's master plan, according to a source.
"The government and AirAsia are aware of the master plan, which has been finalised and approved by the steering committee. It will be submitted to the government soon," the source said.
"In the 16 months when the master plan was being worked out, AirAsia, which is part of the steering committee, did not raise any issue on the plan. So why are issues raised outside the meeting now?" the source said.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said yesterday the government had not made a decision on MAHB's proposed new LCCT.
Meanwhile, AirAsia group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes said yesterday the carrier would finalise the funding for its own proposed LCCT, named KLIA East@Labu, by April. The cost of the LCCT, excluding land cost, is estimated at RM1.6 billion.
The budget carrier is partnering Sime Darby Bhd to build the Labu terminal. On Monday, Sime Darby obtained the government's nod to proceed with the project.
Fernandes also dismissed sceptics who contended that AirAsia would face problems in securing financing for KLIA East@Labu, which may result in MAHB's proposal being carried out instead. He stressed that the Labu LCCT project "is definitely on".
He said it was in talks with bankers, infrastructure funds and investors to work out an "optimum funding structure". AirAsia may partly or fully own KLIA East@Labu, or may even just be a pure operator of the airport without having a stake in the asset, he said, adding that it was open to MAHB taking a stake in the Labu LCCT.
"We certainly do not see any issue in financing it. There are so many options available to us. The final structure has not been finalised yet," Fernandes said at a media briefing here yesterday. Reporters were also brought to tour Sime Darby's Labu estate earmarked for the development of the LCCT after the briefing.
The capital of owning 100% of the Labu LCCT is equivalent to buying 12 Airbus A320 aircraft, Fernandes said. "We think it's better for infrastructure funds and investors to own the asset, and lease it to AirAsia. We will manage it. This is the model we are looking at."
AirAsia deputy group CEO Kamaruddin Meranun added: "Sime Darby also has not finalised the structure — whether they will be equity holder, or developer, or just sell the land outright."
Asked if other budget carriers would also be allowed to operate out of KLIA East@Labu, Fernandes said the approval given so far was only for AirAsia to use the LCCT.
The first phase of the development of the Labu LCCT, due to be completed in March 2011, will create a capacity of 30 million passengers per year. The capacity can be further increased to 50 million passengers, depending on AirAsia's growth.
The existing temporary LCCT in Sepang, which is being expanded, has the capacity to handle 10 million passengers currently. After the expansion, which is scheduled to be completed in March, it can handle 15 million passengers.
Fernandes said AirAsia needed a new LCCT as there would be no more room for expansion at the existing terminal. By 2014, it would see a capacity shortfall of some 12 million passengers at the temporary LCCT. Other budget carriers that operate out of the existing LCCT are AirAsia's sister airlines Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia, as well as Tiger Airways and Cebu Pacific.
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Clever genetic detective work may have pinpointed the reason why a near-starvation diet prolongs the life of many animals.
Ronald Kahn at Harvard Medical School in Boston, US, and his colleagues have been able to extend the lifespan of mice by 18 per cent by blocking the rodent's accumulation of fat in specific cells. This suggests that leanness - and not necessarily diet - promotes longevity in "calorie restricted" animals.
"It's very cool work," says aging researcher Cynthia Kenyon of the University of California, San Francisco. "These mice eat all they want, lose weight and live longer. It's like heaven."
Calorie restriction dramatically extends the lifespan of organisms as different as yeast, worms and rodents. Whether this works in humans is still unknown, partly because few people are willing to submit to such a gruelling diet.
But many researchers hope they will be able to trigger the same effect with a drug once they understand how less food leads to a longer life. One theory is that eating less reduces the accumulation of harmful chemical by-products called free radicals that can damage cells. But Kahn's team wondered whether the animals simply benefit by becoming lean.
Obesity protection
To find out, they used molecular biology tricks to disrupt the insulin receptor gene in lab mice - but only in their fat cells. "Since insulin is needed to help fat cells store fat, these animals had less fat and were protected against obesity," explains Kahn.
This slight genetic change in a single tissue had dramatic effects. By three months of age, Kahn's modified mice had up to 70 per cent less body fat than normal control mice, despite the fact that they ate 55 per cent more food per gram of body weight.
In addition, their lifespan increased. The average control mouse lived 753 days, while the lean and mean rodents averaged a lifespan of 887 days. After three years, all the control mice had died, but one-quarter of the modified rodents were still alive.
"That they get these effects by just manipulating the fat cells is provocative," says Leonard Guarente of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who studies calorie restriction and aging in yeast.
But Guarente says Kahn has yet to prove that the same effect is responsible for increased lifespan in calorie-restricted animals. "It might be the same effect or there might be two routes to longevity," he points out, "and that would be very interesting."
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Harare — For President Robert Mugabe to defeat the opposition in the Jul. 31 election by hook or by crook may have been a walk in the park, but beating the economic crisis will be another matter. The stock market fell 11 percent the day he was sworn in, the biggest fall in a day since 2009.
Fears are rising that the policies of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) will further scare away foreign investors.
"Zanu-PF's current policy mix is in conflict with the needs of investors, and at present Zimbabwe is the least attractive investment destination worldwide," John Robertson, director of the Robertson Economic Information Services told IPS.
"Any proposition that an economic turnaround can be launched by the new government will depend upon the speed at which improvements can be brought about in the population's purchasing-power, depending upon a recovery in employment."
"Any proposition that an economic turnaround can be launched by the new government will depend upon the speed at which improvements can be brought about in the population's purchasing-power, depending upon a recovery in employment."
According to Zimbabwe's Indigenisation Act of 2007, foreign-owned companies are forced to cede 51 percent of their shares to local people. But economists warn that the indigenisation policy is driving investors away.
"Foreign investors are obliged to bring in 100 percent of the capital, bear 100 percent of the risk, provide 100 percent of the technology, and in turn settle for 49 percent of the equity and pay taxes," independent economist Kingston Nyakurukwa told IPS.
Mugabe's policies have been a particular blow to agriculture. Agriculture provided employment for 60-70 percent of the population before the 2000 land reform programme that enforced greater local ownership of farms.
Agriculture used to contribute 15-19 percent to the country's annual Gross Domestic Product before the reforms. "President Mugabe presided over the seizure of productive commercial farms, rendering a blow to agricultural production. And when agriculture performs poorly, the rest of the economy suffers," independent economist Agrippa Ndlovu told IPS.
Zimbabwe is now a net importer of agricultural products.
"Industrial and agricultural exports fell drastically between 2000 and 2008 owing to unfortunate political developments, particularly the 2000 commercial farm seizures, followed by a series of disputed elections between 2002 and 2008," economist Tony Lewis told IPS.
Zimbabwe has had no grain reserves for more than a decade following the eviction of white farmers, despite promises by Mugabe of a return to food self-sufficiency in 2010.
Zimbabwe's economy shrank significantly after 2000, resulting in widespread poverty and 80 percent unemployment.
Zimbabwe currently exports precious metals like gold, platinum and ferroalloys, and also cotton, textiles and clothing, and tobacco, but to limited trade partners due to sanctions imposed by western countries.
Presenting the 2013 mid-term fiscal policy review on Jul.10, Zimbabwe's finance minister in the former government Tendai Biti said the earlier expectation of 5.6 percent growth by this year end would not now be possible. The estimate has been reduced to 3.4 percent.
Investment in this Southern African nation rose after the formation of the coalition government in 2008, resulting in foreign direct investment rising from around 50 million dollars to nearly 400 million dollars between 2008 and 2011. But now there are new uncertainties.
"I am really not sure what to do now because President Mugabe may go ahead with his moves to indigenise the remaining foreign-owned companies; I am really scared of his economic policies," 53-year-old Jamah Fakuh from India who trades in glass told IPS.
"With indigenisation, Zanu-PF aims to transfer the majority share of any business operations to black Zimbabweans without financial compensation, which favours Mugabe loyalists," economist Admire Dziva told IPS.
Godfrey Kanyenze, director of the Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe, a non-governmental economic consultancy organisation, said huge challenges lie ahead for Mugabe's government.
"With the time for empty promises and electioneering now over, there is a crisis of expectation; promises were made to the people and it is now payback time. Poverty is endemic and there are massive debts of over 10 billion dollars that need to be addressed," Kanyenze told IPS.
Hyperinflation had made the country's currency almost worthless in 2008. The economy stabilised in 2009 after conversion to the dollar as currency, and the formation of a coalition government between Zanu-PF and two opposition formations of the Movement for Democratic Change.
Under the four-year coalition government Zimbabwe's economy grew nine percent in 2010 and 2011, and five percent in 2012. Not everyone is convinced that Mugabe's government can bring an upswing back after the further decline expected this year.
"Economic growth may wane if there is no political resolution which identifies a legitimate regime," economist Christopher Mugaga told IPS.


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In 1858 history was in the making when a young Irish priest Rev. Fr. William Gleeson came to Lucknow. He sold the land of the former mission at Golaganj and out of the proceeds and subscriptions raised from the public; he purchased a plot of land at Hazratganj which was then in the wilderness. In 1860 he built a beautiful Church and dedicated it to St. Joseph. This Church was blessed by Bishop Anastasius Hartmann on the 10th of May 1862. In the same year Rev. Fr. William Gleeson built a boundary wall and a priest¡¯s house in 1860 -1862. He then handed over charge of the station to Rev. Fr. Felix O.F.M. Cap, of Turin.
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Richard Price's letter decrying the description of a voltage in terms of that generated by AA batteries rather than SI units (8 December 2012, p 32) reminded me of how Richard Feynman tried to make physics understandable. He used many figures of speech to help us visualise things.
In his book What Do You Care What Other People Think? he recalled a moment of inspiration when his father was reading from the Encyclopaedia Britannica: "[Tyrannosaurus rex] is 25 feet high and 6 feet across." Feynman went on to explain: "My father would stop reading and say '...that would mean that if he stood in our front yard, he would be tall enough to put his head through the window here... but his head would be too wide to fit in the window.'"
I'm all for making our arbitrary system of scientific units easier to understand.
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