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Special Issue "Microwave Assisted Synthesis"
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Synthesis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2011)
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Interests: synthesis of compounds with biologic activity; synthesis of compounds with interest for agro-food field; solation, estructural determination and synthesis of natural products; microwave organic reactions enhancement
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Apple Acquires Matcha.TV
Apple latest startup acquisition sheds a bit more light into how the tech giant is thinking about reinventing the TV experience: Giving consumers access to video from lots of sources.
Apple said late Tuesday it purchased Matcha.tv, a content aggregation company that tells customers where video is available across the Internet — whether a customer could watch "Moneyball" on iTunes, Netflix or Amazon's video, for example.
Technology like Matcha's has become a crucial part of the offerings at other technology companies. Nintendo, for example, uses a similar program for its Wii U TVii. Microsoft, as well, will offer such a service when it releases its Xbox One videogame console later this year with an added voice control component, allowing customers to say, "I want to watch Breaking Bad."
Apple confirmed the acquisition saying it acquires various technology companies from time to time, though it won't reveal why. VentureBeat reported the acquisition earlier.
Apple's foray into the living room has been slow going, beginning in earnest with the Apple TV, a wireless streaming set top box it launched alongside the iPhone in 2007. That device has since become steadily more popular, with more than 7 million units sold in the last year, though its sales still don't come close to devices like the iPhone or iPad.
During an interview at the AllThingsD conference earlier this year, Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, said he still believes his company has something to offer the TV world. "It's not an experience that has been brought up to this decade," he said. "It's an area of incredible interest."
The acquisition could be bad news for existing Matcha users. The company said in a statement on its website that it has been shut down and all customer data has been deleted. There are a few other independent services for this technology as well, including CanIStream.it; type in a movie or television show into its prompt, and it tells you which services offer it, complete with links to IMDB information and Rotten Tomatoes reviews.

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Cooked From the Heart » bread, desserts » Sticky Bread Pudding with Apples
Sticky Bread Pudding with Apples
What do you do when you have bread that is on the verge of getting too old and apples that are destined for the compost bin? Why it sounds like the makings of apple bread pudding to me! And it smells so delicious while it's cooking, no one will ever know you're salvaging food destined for disposal. lol!
There's no measurements for this, so just follow through the photos and make your own adjustments and variations. You really can't go wrong with bread pudding!
If you happen to use a hardier bread like a baguette though, I would recommend soaking it in the milk and egg mixture for 30 mins to an hour before pouring the mixture over the apples.
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WAPPAPELLO - James David Griffin, 44, formerly of Sikeston and Morehouse, died Dec. 27, 2005, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.
Born June 15, 1961, in Dexter, son of Irene Murphy Griffin Scheider and the late James William Griffin, he had worked as a welder and was a member of the Eagle Aerie 4066 in Wappapello.
On April 28, 1978, in Sikeston, he married Terry Lynn Bean, who survives of the home.
Survivors in addition to his mother and wife include: one son, David Landon Griffin of Wappapello; two daughters, Terri Marie Duncan of Cape Girardeau and Michelle Lee Goodman of Scott City; one sister, Donna Sladek of St. Louis; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Morehouse. The Rev. Doyle Corlew of Dexter officiated.
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Daylight-saving happened over the weekend (I'm hoping most of you figured that out by now), which means spring's just around the bend, and I happen to know exactly what color is going to be the hot thing this season. Well, OK, I don't know, but I'm making a very confident prediction.
We've loved orange/coral lipsticks for a while now, but I think this spring is when they'll finally really go mainstream. Latest evidence: Here are two weekend examples of celebrities matching their coral lips to their coral outfits. (Beth called that matchy lipstick and outfits are also a thing right now. Sometimes we can't even handle how often we're right.)
My fellow Glamour blogger Jessica Radloff snapped this Instagram of Lauren Conrad at an event Saturday. Is Lauren the cutest, or is she the cutest in her springy outfit with matching coral lip?
Meanwhile, over at the Veronica Mars premiere at SXSW, Kristen Bell wore the same fun combination, although more toward the orange side of the spectrum than red.
[Side note: I officially can no longer look at Kristen without "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" playing in my head. Are any of you Frozen fans, or parents of some, so you can relate?!]
And while she didn't do the outfit match-up, Shay Mitchell was also rocking an awesome orange this weekend.
What do you think—are you on board with orange/coral lipstick for spring? Wearing it already, maybe?


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Badminton Talent Dies in Accident
Source: BWF When: 1108 days ago
The 23-year-old, who trained at Kuala Lumpur Rackets Club in Malaysia, was apparently driving home when her car was involved in an accident just after midnight. She died in hospital about two hours later from severe injuries. Her remains were cremated yesterday at Arlington Chapel in the Philippines.
Known by her friends as "Chibby", Velez was born in the USA but moved to the Philippines at a young age where she learnt to play badminton. She first represented that nation, and became its No. 1 women's player, before switching allegiance to the country of her birth after 2009. Among the tournaments in which she represented the USA were this year's Li-Ning BWF Sudirman Cup in Malaysia and last year's Pan Am Badminton Championships in Peru. Her final event was last month's Yonex Canada Open.
Velez, who competed in Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles, was ranked No. 193 in Women's Singles, having previously achieved a best of world No. 67.
"Karyn was a bubbly, jolly, happy-go-lucky person. I remember how we had a hard time teaching her badminton since she was still young but after that she did well. She started badminton with us before moving to the USA," recalled Kennevic Asuncion, her former coach (www.philstar.com).
The Badminton World Federation extends sympathies to Velez's family and friends, including the badminton communities in the Philippines and the USA of which she was a member.
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GOLDILOCKS or GOLD CURL is a new forsythia cultivar that is noted for its compact shape with short internodes, abundant early spring flowering, dark green foliage that begins to emerge during flowering, good winter hardiness and suitability for containers. It is a small, upright, deciduous shrub that typically grows to only 2-3' tall with a slightly larger spread. Golden flowers clustered around the stems bloom in profusion in late winter to early spring. Ovate leaves are dark green in summer. GOLDILOCKS is the product of certain experiments in Angers, France, in which plants of Forsythia x intermedia 'Spring Glory' were irradiated with gamma rays. Seed from subsequent open pollination was collected and planted, and one of the resulting seedlings was named 'Courtacour'. It should be further noted that this cultivar is listed by The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) under the French trade name of BOUCLE D'OR. BOUCLE D'OR or 'Courtacour' is in turn sold in the U.S. under trade names of GOLD CURL and GOLDILOCKS. U. S. Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF).
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The Grand Prairie Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with Fire, Police and Public Works departments, has installed about 80 signs at Joe Pool Lake to help people better tell city personnel where they are in case of emergencies.
"We've installed them at our three parks: Britton, Loyd and Lynn Creek," said Duane Strawn, manager of parks and lake parks for the city. "The idea is that we can have better response times to emergencies if people can tell us where they are."
Strawn said the signs are reflective, visible from the shore or near shore and spaced out about every 500 feet at those three parks.
"Our main aim is to increase safety," Strawn said. "Dispatchers can ask people what the sign closest to them says and first responders now don't have to search an entire park. Inside the park, we've always had camp numbers, but when someone is on a beach or in the surf, it's tough to tell where you are. We think this will help."
City communications director Amy Sprinkles said the new lake identification is like the one at Six Flags, which helps people remember where they parked.
Charter school applications
As of July 15, the charter campus within the Grand Prairie school district drew 28 hardcopy applications and 73 online applications, district officials reported.
Applications for the charter campus, named the GPISD Collegiate Institute, will be taken through Thursday. The charter school will be housed at Lee Elementary School.
The lottery for admission will take place Aug. 1, district officials said.
All applications will be assigned a number and the number will be randomly drawn to fill the allotted spaces for each class. In the event that applications for a class are greater than the number of spaces available, the charter will draw numbers to establish a waiting list.
After the Aug. 1 lottery date, all parents will be notified by email or by phone as to whether their student is accepted or on the waiting list.
Visit www.gpisd.org to fill out an application.
Orbison music hits the stage
Music legend Roy Orbison is being celebrated by the Texas Family Musical production of The Roy Orbison Experience, coming Thursday to Grand Prairie's Uptown Theater, 120 E. Main St.
Visit www.uptowntheatergp.com or call 972-237-8786 for times, other performances and ticket information.
Library Friends sale set
The Friends of the Library will have a clearance sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the meeting room at the Main Library, 901 Conover Drive.
All proceeds benefit the Grand Prairie public libraries. Entry is free and open to the public. All items have been in two previous sales and are priced at 25 cents.
More than 4,500 items are in the sale, which includes books, puzzles, videos, CDs and DVDs. Items are not sorted.
Clients may not return more than 10 percent of the items removed from the sales tables.
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Earth Geology Geologic Time Scale Cretaceous Period
Cretaceous Period
The Cretaceous time period lasted from 146 to 65 million years ago, a time span of 81 million years. The Cretaceous Period is the last of the Mesozoic Era. The term Cretaceous was first used in the 1820s to describe the "Terrain Cretace," the chalk deposits of the Paris Basin and the English Channel. These Cretaceous rocks were defined based on a particular type of fossil assemblage contained within them. They are located above the rocks of the Jurassic System and below the rocks of the Tertiary System.


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A Quote by Richard Jefferies on comedy, death, life, world, and path
Seldom do we realize that the world is practically no thicker to us than the print of our footsteps on the path. Upon that surface we walk and act our comedy of life, and what is beneath is nothing to us. But it is out from that under-world, from the dead and the unknown, from the cold moist ground, that these green blades have sprung.
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Issue No.08 - August (1985 vol.34)
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G.E. Carlsson , Department of Mathematics, University of California
A generalization of the cube-connected cycles of Preparata and Vuillemin is described which retains the symmetry of these architectures while allowing for constructions of greater density and of arbitrary degree. These constructions are of a type known as Cayley graphs, and their analysis is greatly facilitated by the applicability of methods from abstract algebra.
parallel processing architectures, Cayley graphs, communication networks, diameter, (d, k) graphs
G.E. Carlsson, J.E. Cruthirds, H.B. Sexton, C.G. Wright, "Interconnection Networks Based on a Generalization of Cube-Connected Cycles", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.34, no. 8, pp. 769-772, August 1985, doi:10.1109/TC.1985.1676627


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KINGSTON — A predawn three-alarm fire within the city limits burned so intensely that it was difficult for firefighters to battle, said Kingston fire Chief Mark Brown.
Firefighters were called to 343 West O'Reilly St. at 4:51 a.m.
"When our firefighters arrived, the first floor was engulfed in flames," said Brown. "Due to the intensive heat, they could only get through the front of the building."
The homeowner, John Houghtaling, had called 911, according to Deputy Fire Chief Wayne Platte. Houghtaling told fire officials that he woke up, smelled smoke and got his wife and son out of the house.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Due to the extensive damage, the two-story, 1,800-square-foot, wood-frame house has been declared unsafe for occupancy.
Fire officials said it is a total loss.
Mutual aid was provided by fire companies from Ulster, East Kingston and Port Ewen.
Platte said that East Kingston firefighters brought a Mobile Cascade System, which refills air tanks for firefighters.
"Because of the heat and the exertion, they can use their tanks up quickly," said Platte.
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The Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center doesn't just pay lip service to career advancement.
Since opening in 2004, the luxurious hotel complex on the banks of Lake Grapevine has elevated more than 1,400 of its STARS.
That's what Gaylord calls its employees — an acronym that stands for smiles, teamwork, attitude, reliability and service with a passion.
In return, its 1,700 employees are passionate about their bosses and their workplace — this is the second year they've pushed Gaylord into the top spot for large companies (those with 500 employees or more).
Gaylord espouses a "One Team, One Dream" philosophy.
And it's working.
It holds "All-STAR Rallies" where employees from every department gather for entertainment, team-building, company updates and to celebrate recent successes. A popular treat is listening to its own Gaylord Texan band perform.
Its Rock Solid Leadership and Leading from the Heart programs teach managers how to lead compassionately.
General manager John Imaizumi puts it this way: "By being fanatical about living a STARS-first culture and by being dedicated to providing a fun and respectful work environment, competitive and meaningful benefits, consistent communication and training, and STAR recognition programs, our engagement levels have increased every year."
Employees told us that they love coming to work every day in a beautiful environment that nurtures spirit and soul.
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The University of Maryland Medical Center will host a Red Cross blood drive on October 17, from 8 am to 2 pm in the Paca Pratt Building, Lower Level.
All donors will receive a $5 gift card good at any medical center restaurant as our thanks for donating. Please schedule your donation at www.umm.edu/blood or just stop by.
The October MTA passes are available in the Parking and Transportation Office in room G1J42 two doors down from the HR Service Center and the Great Cookie. For more information on MTA, please refer to their website.
The annual flu vaccination campaign gets under way October 1. The hospital's flu policy (HRM-114) requires that all employees either be vaccinated or submit appropriate documentation for declining. Declining is allowed only for medical or religious reasons.
Employee Health Services will offer the influenza vaccine through December 5. UMMC employees, residents, attendings and volunteers can walk in to EHS, Monday - Friday, 7 am – 4 pm to receive the influenza vaccine for free. With the vaccine, you're taking a key step in keeping yourself, your family, and your patients healthy.
If you have a medical or religious reason for declining the vaccine or if you get vaccinated elsewhere, you need to provide documentation to remain compliant with the policy.
Medical contraindications include allergy to the vaccine or a vaccine component or a history of Guillain Barre. This year, an egg-free vaccine will be available to individuals between the ages of 18-49. An egg allergy for anybody under age 50 in no longer a valid reason to decline the vaccine. Individuals over age 50 can still decline for egg allergy since the egg-free vaccine is not indicated for this age group.
Please note that, if you submitted documentation last year for a medical contraindication or religious objection, and it was accepted by EHS, you will notbe required to resubmit documentation again this year. The exceptions to this are individuals between the ages of 18-49 who declined last year because of egg allergy, as noted above. Employees who have valid documentation on file will receive an e-mail confirming that they do not have to resubmit the information.
The declination form is available online and can be submitted electronically. Go to the flu-free zone website link on the home page of the Intranet for more information on Employee Health hours and the roving flu cart.
The UMMC United Way Kickoff will be held on October 10, from 11 am-2 pm in the Weinberg Atrium. There will be free food, games and prizes. Donated books, CDs and DVDs will be for sale during the event as well. Another way to support UWCM & stock up on books and movies for a fraction of the cost. During the campaign there will be Pledge Card Raffles, you must pledge $1 a pay to be eligible. To be eligible for the Grand Prize (a pair of tickets to a Ravens game), you must pledge $2 a pay. Other prizes include gift certificates/coupons to area stores and restaurants.
Please consider supporting UMMC's United Way Campaign by donating new or gently used books, CDs and DVDs. We've had great response in years past and hope you will continue to support the book sale. We will not be collecting magazines this year.
You may turn them in to either your departmental United Way Ambassador or one of the collection boxes located:
Patient Admitting, across from Au Bon Pain Gudelsky entrance, across from Information Desk Between the STC Information Desk and Cypriana's Paca Pratt Bldg, outside Human Resources
Gift-in-Kind forms are located at each bin. Complete the form and return to UMMC Foundation to claim your charitable donation on this year's taxes.
Items will be available for purchase at the UW Kick-off Event on October 10 in the Weinberg Atrium as well as the Mid-campaign Event on October 23. All proceeds from this sale support the UMMC United Way Campaign.
The University Farmers Market takes place in Plaza Park, across the street from the hospital's main entrance, along Paca Street. Local farmers will be selling fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, soups, sauces and much more. The market will be open every Tuesday from 10 am until 2:30 pm and will run weekly from May through November. The University Farmers Market is proud to announce that this year, in addition to WIC/FVC and FMNP (Farmers Market Nutrition Program) benefits, they will now accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) benefits, formerly known as Food Stamps.
As part of the Step Up To Good Health Wellness Program, UMMC continues to offer Weight Watchers at Work. Engage in fun activities; learn about the proven Weight Watchers approach, the new monthly pass and how you can attend At Work meetings.
The program is available by purchasing a monthly pass for $39.95 per month. The monthly pass system allows members to attend meetings at work at UMMC or near their home. You do not need to wait for a session to begin; you can join at any time. All Weight Watchers at Work meetings are scheduled in the lower level of the Paca Pratt building at 110 South Paca Street from 1 - 1:30 pm on Wednesdays. Weigh in begins at 12:45 pm prior to the meeting.
Registration is available at the following site: https://wellness.weightwatchers.com
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In this installment, The Tools, Bert demonstrates how he uses the brushes, filters, and textures in Photoshop to create everything from the trees in Central Park to the billboards on Broadway, and shares his techniques for keeping his project organized with layers and groups. He also touches on the importance of channels and channel calculations, and how the evolution of the tools in Photoshop from CS3 to CS5 shaped his work.
- Making a chain brush
- Understanding the layers in lights
- Using the 3D tools in Photoshop
- Using layer styles
- Creating wood and fabric textures
- Applying a layer mask
- Linking layer masks with layer styles
- Understanding channels
Skill Level Intermediate
The masking power of the clipping group is something that's essential in creating many of the pieces in Times Square. I'm going to zoom in real close here on this little marquee, and this area here is what I want to talk about right now. Now the clipping group is just using the base layer of a group as a mask for the layers above it. If we look at another file--let's just look at a simple lamppost here-- this lamppost, if we look at the layers, you'll see that there are quite a few clipping groups throughout this. And when we start zooming down here, you see here is one right here. Here is another right there.
The clipping group as you can see is indicated by one layer has an underline and the layers above it are indented with a little arrow pointing down, meaning that this layer is being clipped by this layer. In some cases, you'll see that there are multiple layers like right here--in some cases even more. Here are three. So you can see that there is quite a few clipping groups all through this entire image right here. So let's look exactly at how this works. I have here a file. I am going to create a layer. Here is one layer. And in this layer I am going to create a circle like this, which we'll just fill with a red color.
On top of that, I'll create another layer. In this layer I'll create another circle going this way, and we'll fill it with a green color, and then a third layer, where I'll create a little square like so, and we'll fill it with a blue color. So there are three distinct layers. Each one has its own element. Now, what I am going to do is use the transparency information of this base layer--that's this area here--as a mask for the layers above it. So we can see that the layers above it are extending beyond the boundaries of that red ellipse.
To create the clipping group, you see the little hand going up and down through the Layers panel right there. I am going to simply hold down the Option button--which would be the Alt on the PC--and you'll see that when the cursor now goes between two layers it changes, meaning it's about to do something different. If I click right here now, you'll notice that the green layer became indented with the arrow pointing down, to this one, which is now underlined, meaning this one is being clipped by that one. I'll come up here and do the same. Both of these layers are being clipped by the base layer. They are still individual layers, so I can go in there and move them around and do anything I want to them.
Let's say Auto select layer here, so we can just grab them. And there you can see that this one is moving around and this one is moving around. I can do thing to these layers, like I can take the green layer here and give it a drop shadow off to the side there, extend the Distance a bit just like that. I can take the blue layer and reduce its opacity. And you see that they are still individual layers that I am doing things to. Now if I do something to the base layer it will affect all the others. So if I went in here and reduced the Opacity of the base layer, you see that all the layers are becoming transparent, whereas in the case of the blue, it was working independently, but since this is the base layer, it is affecting all of them.
If I give the base layer a Bevel and Emboss, increase the Depth and the Size, you see that the Highlights and Shadows are affecting all the layers, but they are still individual layers, so I move them around within that space. If I want to take something out of that group, I simply do Option+Click between them again and the clip is broken. So now let's see how this applies to other images. Right here we see the file for the marquee itself.
There is a marquee with the little manga characters in it, and you can see that there are quite a few layers that make it up. Now right here is the clipping group I want to discuss. Now I am going to start with a fresh file that has everything flattened already, and here we see it. In the file before, you saw that the manga characters seem to be enclosed inside little tiny screens, little tiny bulbs, which is the way that sign is made up. It's made up of many, many little tiny bulbs that light up, creating the pictures on a screen that constantly change. So I am going to create that effect here.
I'm going to zoom in to this little area right in here just to get a little closer. I am going to create a little tiny circle right there like that. I am going to fill that circle with the black. So now, I am going to turn off all the layers except for that one that has that little circle, and I am going to select this little area right here, real close, like so. I am going to make a pattern out of that. Now when you make a pattern out of something, like in this particular case, this space here added to this space will tell you how close this circle would be to its neighbors on top and bottom.
The space on these sides, here and here, will tell you how closer it will be to its neighbors on the left and right. So I am going to go in there and say Define Pattern. Now since I have transparency, the space between the little dots will be transparent. So now that I've done that, I can throw it away. I've got a pattern. So what will happen now is I am going to go in here and let's turn everybody back on. Right here I have a layer that has just the area of the screen. So right above that in this layer, I am going to fill that layer with the pattern I just created, right there. There are all the little dots.
Now what I am going to do is I want to see those dots only inside this area here. So what I am going to do is I am going to turn this layer into a selection, which is that black area where the screen will fit, and I am going to go to this layer where it has my little dots and say give it a layer mask. So now we are seeing the dots only inside that area. The rest of the area is in black, and there are other tutorials where I explained the layer mask, but here you see that we've created the layer mask, so we only see the bulbs inside the live area.
So now that we have that--I'm going to get in closer--we see that the little characters here, we're seeing them all the way through, because of the fact that they are right now just as one big file here. So what I am going to do--and there we see them again; I had that one layer turned on, just one solid image. So what I am going to do is I am going to make a clipping group out of this layer. Now when we go to look at it, we see that these are only the dots and there are the manga characters on top. So what I am going to do it is I am going to turn that into a clipping group right here, and now we see that we're seeing the manga characters only through the little dots. When we turn everybody else back on, we see that the dots are what's showing our image right through it.
Now these are much larger than the actual ones, which I did there, which are very tiny. I made them larger just so we can see the effect and so on. If I get in real close on this, you will see that the dots are real tiny little dots, very similar to the big dots that I created for that pattern. But you see how this one layer right here has a layer mask to confine it into the area of the marquee and then that is acting as a clipping group, another type of mask, for the images that we're seen through the little tiny bulbs.


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Kenya's dominant mobile network, Safaricom has dropped a rule that barred its mobile money agents from working with other mobile networks.
The company had tried to enforce a rule that a mobile money agent was only allowed to handle transactions for its customers, but pressure from rival mobile networks and an investigation by the regulator seem to have forced a reversal of that position.
Senegal has become the first Francophone country to pilot a mobile phone platform, called mRamadan, which helps people with diabetes safely manage their health while fasting. Diabetics who are testing the new app say it has been quite helpful.
Diabetics in Senegal can now receive - for the first time - free, daily text messages with recommendations for fasting before, during and after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Mobile operators must participate if Africa's digital music industry is to become a viable market by introducing attractive value propositions to customers, as the current model of the music industry is not working, according to panelists at the VAS Africa summit in Johannesburg.
Panelists considering distribution channels and revenues of the digital music industry in Africa agreed the value chain currently in play in the largely download-based market is not working, as it does not provide fair income to artists and does not incentivise consumers to pay for music.
Sudan's telecoms regulator has ordered the country's three mobile networks to cut off unregistered SIM cards, following several months of warnings that a suspension was imminent.
The regulator said that "hundreds of thousands" of unregistered SIM cards had been cut off, although millions are said to be still unregistered.
The three mobile networks, Zain, Al Sudani and MTN have been promoting the registration process from late last year, when it was reported that two million SIM cards were still unregistered.
Of that, by June 2014, some 1.6 million responded.
Mobile operator Moov Togo has selected leading voice messaging and media mobile apps developer Kirusa to supply it with its social media messaging service – 'Sports Connect' – enabling Moov users to receive exclusive sports voice message updates directly on their mobile phones.
Ghana's Expresso has been banned from signing up new customers until next month following complaints about poor network quality.
The telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA) imposed the ban that affects both sales and marketing efforts by the mobile network operator.
According to the regulator, Expresso had operational challenges in all the three Northern regions as well as the Eastern and Volta regions.
A Zimbabwean mobile network is reporting that WhatsApp usage now accounts for nearly a quarter of its entire mobile data traffic.
In February, Econet Wireless launched an unlimited WhatsApp bundle, using Sandvine's Usage Management solution implemented with Sandvine's local partner Three6Five Technologies.
The WhatsApp bundles includes varying plans - 30 cents daily, 95 cents per week and $3 a month - to offer bite-sized Internet plans priced to meet the needs of the market demographic.
WhatsApp now accounts for more than 23% of network activity.
The Rwandan Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Affairs (MIDIMAR) is launching a service involving the use of SMS in alerting the public about looming disasters.
Jean Baptiste Nsengiyumva, director of research and public awareness at the ministry, said it would soon be possible for people to receive messages from the Rwanda Meteorology Agency warning them of disasters earlier so they can vacate areas if need be.
The service will also help government agencies in charge of intervention respond to the crisis in time.
Marrakech or Rabat for the opening match of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2015? The proposal of the Moroccan side to CAF will be made in the coming days for an answer to this question. This is one of the commitments made by the Moroccan delegation at the working session of Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the headquarters of CAF in Cairo, relating to preparations for the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations.
After a heated debate and a long wait, the Moroccan government secretariat withdrew the "Information Law" draft bill ("Code Numerique") from its official website, after it had published it in a bid to receive feedback before submitting it to parliament.
The document sparked a huge uproar on social networking sites, which impeded its legislative track for now, until it is reviewed.


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Twelve Impressionist works on display at Palazzo Pitti until the 5th of January
"This Winter, the Oltrarno district of Florence is going to become for a couple of days the Italian Rive Gauche": these are the words Cristina Acidini has used to refer to the 12 masterpieces lent by the Musée d'Orsay to Florence, which are going to be exhibited in the Dance Hall of the Winter apartments of Palazzo Pitti's Gallery of Modern Art, also referring to the works of art simultaneously sent by the Jaquem art-André Musée to Villa Bardini. This extraordinary event is the result of an exchange between these important Franch and Italian museums.
Galleria dell'Accademia, until December 8th, 2013
Adopting a totally new approach to a fascinating topic, Civic Art in Florence from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance focuses on works of art originally commissioned to decorate the public buildings of Florence which housed the magistracies tasked with running the city, the halls of the various Arti, or guilds, and the city gates and walls.
Uffizi Gallery, until November 3rd 2013
To mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici (1663-1713), the Galleria degli Uffizi is planning to devote a celebratory exhibition to this key figure who was one of the most important collectors and patrons of the arts in the entire history of the Medici Grand Dukes of Tuscan. The son of Cosimo III and of Marguerite-Louise d'Orléans, Ferdinando nurtured two overriding interests, in the theatre and music and in the figurative arts, from a very early age.


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Games in the Cloud Getting Closer, Two Startups Say
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to play fast-action videogames without needing a console or high-end PC? At least two start-ups say that feat is just months away.
The companies, OnLive and Otoy, have been developing technologies to deliver games from "the cloud"–industry jargon for serving up software over the Internet from remote data centers. Users won't have to install game programs; the action will take place in a standard Web browser, aided by downloaded plug-in programs, the companies say.
This concept has become routine for standard software, but not for high-end games that require sophisticated graphics chips to simulate fancy three-dimensional environments. It means, among other things, that standard server systems are not sufficient; the machines hosting such services need special graphics cards and software, too.
Both start-ups began discussing their plans in early 2009 and gave updates on their progress Wednesday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. OnLive–which has received extra attention, in part because founder Steve Perlman has made news in past ventures–said it will begin operating in the continguous United States in June, with a basic service for delivering games to PCs and Macs that will be priced at $14.95 a month.
OnLive, of Palo Alto, Calif., said it will allow customers to purchase or rent games on an à la carte basis, which may require additional charges besides its base service. That service is expected to include "mass spectating"–live video of organized game matches–and the ability to take record footage of game play, which OnLive calls "brag clips," and make video profiles of players.
"OnLive is delivering the first instant video-based social network," proclaimed Perlman in a blog post.
Otoy, a Los Angeles-based company known for movie special effects, has been talking about similar capabilities since the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. At that event Advanced Micro Devices agreed to support the effort, along with contributing microprocessors and graphics chips. But Otoy's plans have some new wrinkles.
Though it still plans to offer a gaming service itself, Otoy also wants to help others to host their own games. Otoy is partnering with Supermicro, a Silicon Valley computer maker, to sell specialized collections of servers for delivering online games.
A typical configuration is two refrigerator-sized racks, each capable of delivering 3,000 streams of video games, says Jules Urbach, Otoy's chief executive. Each circuit board inside the rack has two of AMD next version of its Opteron microprocessor, known by the code-name Magny-Cours, that each have the equivalent of 12 calculating engines. Each board also has four graphics processing units, he says.
"It's about ten cents an hour to deliver a high-definition game through our system," Urbach says.
Besides streaming games, Urbach says, the company's technology also will support the gradual download of games, so they could be played directly from a PC. Otoy is not discussing pricing of its services yet, but says what it calls Fusion Render Cloud Servers should hit the market in the second quarter.
One reason for the strategy adjustments, Urbach says, is the belief that online games will propagate more quickly if more companies can offer services. Some publishers also want to retain the direct relationship with consumers, rather than work through some service like Otoy. "They want to own the servers," Urbach says. "That is why we've changed the model."
OnLive executives dispute that argument, noting that their service will allow game publishers to have transparent access to customer information. They also contend that they will have a unique edge–a device called the MicroConsole TV Adapter, which will allow games to be played over the Internet on high-definition TVs, not just PCs. That's where console games are played, and represents a major piece of the gaming market. OnLive has not indicated how much the device will cost.
One remaining question is just how well remote gaming will work over long distances. OnLive says that users will have to be within 1,000 miles of its three data centers, which it is establishing in California, Texas and Virginia. It is disclosing few details about its game content, but said a few of the anticipated early titles include Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age Origins, Assassin's Creed II, Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands, Borderlands and Metro 2033.


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STURGIS, S.D. -- Clyde Fessler, Bonnie Truett and Keith Terry are three of the industry veterans who will be inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame this summer, the organization announced.
For 2014, the organization will honor one Freedom Fighter and induct six into the Sturgis Hall of Fame.
Deb "Tiger" Chandler is the Freedom Fighter. She has been an active part of the motorcycling community for more than 40 years. In partnership with the Colorado Confederation of Clubs, she assumed the role of Colorado Commander of the Coalition of Independent Riders.
Chandler has worked tirelessly through the state legislature to address issues of importance to motorcyclists in Colorado including funding for beginning rider training and alcohol interlocking devices for motorcycles. She has also been instrumental in implementing a Biker Day at the capitol in Colorado as a means of opening dialog between bikers and legislators.
This year's Sturgis Hall of Fame inductees are as follows:
Clyde Fessler played an integral role in the turnaround of Harley-Davidson during his 25-year career. He served in multiple marketing positions, including director of marketing, vice president of general merchandise, vice president of motor accessories and vice president of business development. He was responsible for programs, policies, products and marketing strategies that made Harley-Davidson one of the most recognized brands in the world, the museum noted.
Since his retirement in 2002, Fessler has remained active in motorcycling as a member of the Hamsters Motorcycle Club. He recently wrote a book, Rebuilding the Brand, and now travels as a speaker.
Jesse Jurrens recognized the benefits an air spring could have on motorcycles and started Legend Suspensions in 1998 to develop the technology for Harley-Davidson Softail Chassis. Gates Rubber Co., the leader in air spring technology, agreed to lend itsr patented Kevlar impregnated rubber air spring technology to the fledgling South Dakota startup. Since then, Jurrens has continued to develop innovative suspension systems.
Today, Sturgis-based Legend Suspensions manufactures Aero Air Suspension systems and Revo coil suspension systems for all Harley-Davidson models and off-road UTVs. Legend Suspensions are available worldwide, and the offroad systems are used by the U.S. military and fire and rescue operations.
Jay "Lightnin'" Bentley rode in a motordrome owned by Pappy Boudreaux – first part-time and later full-time -- as a teenager. Bentley rode Harley Hummers initially, but soon graduated to trick riding on the wall on Indian 101 Scouts. By 1998, Jay took out a loan against his home to purchase wood and equipment to begin building what would become the American Motor Drome Wall of Death. Completed in 2000, it was the first of its kind to be built in more than 50 years, and since then, it has toured the country full-time. Besides keeping the drome running, Jay collects classic motorcycles and wall bikes that he displays as part of the traveling show.
Keith Terry has been an avid motorcyclist since he was 15. His career actually started in the automotive industry, after which he operated a company that promoted bicycle motocross races. In 1994, Terry built his first custom motorcycle, and he's been building them since. Terry and his wife, Fran, have owned Terry Components, the largest supplier of motorcycle starter motors and battery cables in the industry for 20 years.
More recently, Terry, along with Chris Malo, started Baggster LLC, a company that manufactures custom conversion kits for Harley-Davidson applications. For the last three years, Terry has been in charge of the Buffalo Chip Challenge working with Sturgis Brown High School students to build a custom bagger that is auctioned at the Legends Ride each year.
Bonnie Truett started racing in the 1960s and was constantly working to get more out of his drag bikes. He started by changing the flywheels in his own Sportster, but eventually he and his partner, Paul Osborn, started to create and manufacture their own flywheels, frames, cams, cylinders and rods. Truett continued to race until 1984, and he and Paul continued to run Truett and Osborn together until his retirement in 1997. After his retirement from racing, Bonnie helped his son Scott, a four time champion in Pro Drag class in AHDRA.
Paul Yaffe has created custom motorcycles for more than 20 years, working on as many as 12 commissioned bikes in any given year. Many Paul Yaffe originals have graced the pages of motorcycle magazines in the United States and abroad. As part of his creative process, Yaffe often engineers new and exciting parts for one of his custom creations, so he created his Bagger Nation brand of custom parts and accessories for touring motorcycles.
Yaffe's also well-known as an advocate and fundraiser for children's charities both in Phoenix and in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The annual Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Breakfast is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 6 at The Lodge at Deadwood in Deadwood, S.D. Breakfast tickets are available for a $35 donation, and tables of eight cost $300. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Museum at 605-347-2001 or they can be purchased online.
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Here's the actual process that you should go through with getting weighed when pulling a travel trailer. I don't get into digesting the numbers, but there are plenty of forums where you can post, "Hey I weighed, and this is what I got" that will help you out.
Assuming that you're doing it at a CAT scale that has 3 scales that you pull onto:
|CAT Scale Setup (shows a fifth wheel, but a travel trailer is the same)
- Weighing Truck and Travel Trailer with weight distributing hitch (WDH) hooked up; you want your truck's front tires (aka steer axle) on the first pad; truck's rear tires (aka drive axle) on the second pad; all trailer axles on third pad (see the graphic above)
- Weighing Truck and Travel Trailer without weight distributing hitch hooked up; put the WDH bars into the bed of the truck
- Weighing Truck Only; park the travel trailer in a truck parking spot, put the WDH bars with the travel trailer (locked inside) and come back around to just weigh the truck
Quick update: you'll want to pull off of the scale between weightings #1 and #2 to remove the WDH bars and whatnot. It'll keep you from holding up the line and confusing the scale master.
Important Notes for WeighingThroughout all 3 weighs, nothing should change - no moving of passengers, no one goes to the bathroom, etc. Do them all at once (not before and after a trip, for instance).
As well to get as realistic numbers as possible, you want to be packed like you were ready to go camping on your average trip (weekend, week, month - whatever is normal for you). If you don't have all of your passengers, you'll have to add their weight when you evaluate your results.


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Will Tea Party Craze Sweep Britain? No.
In Britain there is enormous interest in the U.S. elections. Is there a finer political spectacle than the world's greatest democracy going to the polls? Enjoy fantastic Wall Street Journal coverage of the results here.
Some Britons will be feeling a little confused. What exactly is the tea party? Could it take off in Britain? Is tea actually involved? Are there any biscuits? Having invented tea (claim awaiting verification) the British have traditionally taken a close interest in such matters.
Americans really know how to get worked up about politics. In contrast, Britons will put up with pretty much anything (while saying that this time "they" have actually gone too far, before shrugging their shoulders and proceeding to change the channel because "Strictly Come Dancing" is on, and oh look there's that old-fashioned home affairs hardliner and former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe being dragged around the dance floor by a professional dancer called Anton as an audience hoots with laughter at what is actually a rather disturbing sight).
The modern British idea of a popular uprising is a boost, for about a week, in Nick Clegg's poll rating when he manages not to fall over in a televised leaders debate during the general election.
But if you're British and inspired by the successes of the tea party movement in the U.S. how can you get started on organizing events on this side of the Atlantic?
Here's what you'll need…
1) A kettle and a selection of teas (nothing fruit-based) including Earl Grey, Darjeeling and English Breakfast (popularly known as builders' tea).
2) A reliable slogan. What do you want, and when do you want it? A sit down and a nice cup of tea as soon as you get home.
3) A good speaker or two for your tea party event. Dan Hannan MEP is very hot on the whole American tea party craze and very good on his feet. His friend Douglas Carswell MP can also help. They will bring copies of their various books on sorting out Britain, but do not be put off by this.
4) Mr. T. The British absolutely loved the A-team television program, and the can-do spirit (except when airplanes were involved) of the pugilistic, gold-chain wearing gentleman who was the show's real star. And what better way to liven up your tea party gathering, giving it an American flavor, than by inviting Mr. T to appear?
5) "Issues". Tricky one this. Best to keep it general. Government too big, tax too high etc. The main thing to focus on is that "Britain is going to the dogs, although it's still quite a nice country all things considered."


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The Allies possess the largest air fleet on the planet. In the skies, their power is currently unmatched, and they know they have to maintain this supremacy in order to achieve global victory. However, in Zverograd, SSU attack helicopters harass ground troops, and new Axis jets cruise the skies. Each bloc realizes the importance of seizing the skies, so as the Allies prepare to launch a vital series of raids against Zverograd's airfield, they're bringing their best soldiers, toughest walkers, and deadliest new aircraft.
As it follows the Allies' efforts to gain a firmer foothold in the battle for Zverograd, Dust Tactics: Operation "Icarus" introduces new rules for minefields, the limited cover provided by the trees that line the airfield's landing strips, and the quonset huts in which the Axis forces await the Allied assault. Both sides benefit from the leadership of new heroes. Panzerprinz is an ace Axis pilot, and Sgt. Victory stands alone among the Allied troops, accomplishing amazing feats with his superhuman speed, strength, and resilience. All these elements come together to create the dangerous new battleground that comes sharply into focus with the seven tense and ferocious scenarios of the Operation "Icarus" campaign.
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Asmodee North America, Fantasy Flight Games
Year: 2013
Players: 2 - 5
Time: 60 minutes
Ages: 12 and up
Weight: 723 grams
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L -- Pizzo 4 run (McLaughlin kick)
L -- Crider 11 run (McLaughlin kick)
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