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The Support Services Division is responsible for all functions that support the overall operations of the Police Department. These responsibilities include: recruitment & selection, training, court, accreditation, the Volunteers in Police Service Program (VIPS), property/evidence, parking enforcement, animal control, Project Lifesaver, social media/website, department policy and records. Support Services is comprised of one sergeant, the Parking Enforcement Officer, the Animal Control Officer, the Property & Evidence Coordinator, Court Officer, an Information Assistant and the Accreditation Manager.
Sergeant Benjamin Quinnell is the Support Services Supervisor. He is responsible for the supervision and coordination of activities within the SSD. This includes deploying/scheduling personnel to meet the needs of the department and the community. This supervisor oversees the maintenance of our equipment; manages the Quartermaster System (uniforms, etc.); directs the department's planning, deployment and operations for special events. Sgt. Quinnell also manages all training; scheduling and coordinating mandatory, specialized, in-house, and recruit training. He acts as our liaison to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. Sergeant Quinnell is the department's primary crime prevention/community relations officer and he can be reached at 207.333.6650 X: 2057.
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The Auburn Police Department has a civilian Parking Enforcement Officer. John Banville is responsible for monitoring the many city lots, the parking garage and on-street parking. John can be reached at email@example.com or by calling 207.333.6650 X2071.
Claire Barclay is the Information Assistant assigned to Support Services. She is responsible for data entry and various other clerical duties, but her biggest responsibilities include administration of the parking program, including management of fines and the issuance of parking permits; as well as maintenance of the City of Auburn Alarm Registration Program, for which she generates invoices and maintains alarm site profiles and permits. She can be reached at 207.333.6650 X2054.
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The Support Services Technician is a civilian employee who is responsible for receiving and maintaining property recovered or turned over to the Auburn Police Department. The Support Services Technician is also responsible for conducting the disposal and/or release of evidence and found/abandoned property. Rebecca Lacasse is Evidence Technician for the Auburn Police Department. If you need to claim/retrieve property that was recovered by or turned over to the APD, she can be reached at 207.333.6650 X2083.
The Court Officer is a civilian employee who is responsible for the processing of all court papers and documents to be presented for disposition at the Superior and District Courts. Richard Mercier is Court Officer for the Auburn Police Department. He can be reached at 207.333.6650 X2059.
Amanda Tierney is the Information Assistant assigned to the Records Division. This civilian position is responsible for fielding incoming calls and in-person inquiries; providing crash reports; and other miscellaneous duties including accepting record requests, parking ticket payments, concealed weapons permit applications and more. Amanda can be reached at 207.333.6650 X2053.
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Apps are changing the world, enriching people's lives, and enabling developers like you to innovate like never before. As a result, the App Store has grown into an exciting and vibrant ecosystem for millions of developers and more than a billion users. Whether you are a first time developer or a large team of experienced programmers, we are excited that you are creating apps for the App Store and want to help you understand our guidelines so you can be confident your app will get through the review process quickly.
The guiding principle of the App Store is simple - we want to provide a safe experience for users to get apps and a great opportunity for all developers to be successful. We have updated the App Review Guidelines with that principle in mind. The guidelines themselves haven't changed, but they are better organized and provide more context. On the following pages you will find guidelines arranged into five clear sections: Safety, Performance, Business, Design, and Legal. A few other points to keep in mind:
- We have lots of kids downloading lots of apps. Parental controls work great to protect kids, but you have to do your part too. So know that we're keeping an eye out for the kids.
- If your app looks like it was cobbled together in a few days, or you're trying to get your first practice app into the store to impress your friends, please brace yourself for rejection. We have lots of serious developers who don't want their quality apps to be surrounded by amateur hour.
- We will reject apps for any content or behavior that we believe is over the line. What line, you ask? Well, as a Supreme Court Justice once said, "I'll know it when I see it". And we think that you will also know it when you cross it.
- If you attempt to cheat the system (for example, by trying to trick the review process, steal user data, copy another developer's work, or manipulate ratings) your apps will be removed from the store and you will be expelled from the Developer Program.
We hope these new guidelines help you sail through the App Review process, and that approvals and rejections are more consistent across the board. This is a living document; new apps presenting new questions may result in new rules at any time. Perhaps your app will trigger this. We love this stuff too, and honor what you do. We're really trying our best to create the best platform in the world for you to express your talents and make a living, too.
Table of Contents
Before You Submit – a pre-review checklist
1. Safety
- 1.1 Objectionable Content
- 1.2 User Generated Content
- 1.3 Kids Category
- 1.4 Physical Harm
- 1.5 Developer Information
2. Performance
- 2.1 App Completeness
- 2.2 Beta Testing
- 2.3 Accurate Metadata
- 2.4 Hardware Compatibility
- 2.5 Software Requirements
3. Business
- 3.1 Payments
- 3.2 Other Business Model Issues
4. Design
- 4.1 Copycats
- 4.2 Minimum Functionality
- 4.3 Spam
- 4.4 Extensions
- 4.5 Apple Sites and Services
5. Legal
After You Submit – what to expect
Before You Submit
To help your app approval go as smoothly as possible, review the common missteps listed below that can slow down the review process or trigger a rejection. This doesn't replace the guidelines or guarantee approval, but making sure you can check every item on the list is a good start.
Make sure you:
- Test your app for crashes and bugs
- Ensure that all app information and metadata is complete and accurate
- Update your contact information in case App Review needs to reach you
- Provide an active demo account and login information, plus any other hardware or resources that might be needed to test your app (e.g. a sample QR code)
- Enable backend services so that they're live and accessible during review
- Include detailed explanations of non-obvious features and IAPs in the App Review notes, including supporting documentation where appropriate. If we're not able to access part of your app because it's geo-locked or otherwise restricted, provide a link to a video of the functionality
- Check whether your app follows guidance in other documentation, such as:
Development Guidelines
- App Programming Guide
- App Extension Programming Guide
- iOS Data Storage Guidelines
- Mac OS X File System Documentation
- Safari Extensions Development Guide
- iTunes Connect Developer Guide
Design Guidelines
- iOS Human Interface Guidelines
- Mac OS Human Interface Guidelines
- tvOS Human Interface Guidelines
- watchOS Human Interface Guidelines
Brand and Marketing Guidelines
1. Safety
When people install an app from the App Store, they want to feel confident that it's safe to do so—that the app doesn't contain upsetting or offensive content, won't damage their device, and isn't likely to cause physical harm from its use. We've outlined the major pitfalls below, but if you're looking to shock and offend people, the App Store isn't the right place for your app.
- 1.1 Objectionable Content
Apps should not include content that is offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust, or in exceptionally poor taste. Examples of such content include:
- 1.1.1 Defamatory or mean-spirited content, including references or commentary about religion, race, sexual orientation, gender, or other targeted groups, particularly if the app is likely to place a targeted individual or group in harm's way. Professional political satirists and humorists are generally exempt from this requirement.
- 1.1.2 Realistic portrayals of people or animals being killed, maimed, tortured, or abused, or content that encourages violence. "Enemies" within the context of a game cannot solely target a specific race, culture, real government, corporation, or any other real entity.
- 1.1.3 Depictions that encourage illegal or reckless use of weapons and dangerous objects, or facilitate the purchase of firearms.
- 1.1.4 Overtly sexual or pornographic material, defined by Webster's Dictionary as "explicit descriptions or displays of sexual organs or activities intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings."
- 1.1.5 Inflammatory religious commentary or inaccurate or misleading quotations of religious texts.
- 1.1.6 False information and features, including inaccurate device data or trick/joke functionality, such as fake location trackers. Stating that the app is "for entertainment purposes" won't overcome this guideline. Apps that enable anonymous or prank phone calls or SMS/MMS messaging will be rejected.
- 1.2 User Generated Content
Apps with user-generated content present particular challenges, ranging from intellectual property infringement to anonymous bullying. To prevent abuse, apps with user-generated content or social networking services must include:
- A method for filtering objectionable material from being posted to the app
- A mechanism to report offensive content and timely responses to concerns
- The ability to block abusive users from the service
- Published contact information so users can easily reach you
Apps with user-generated content or services that end up being used primarily for pornographic content, objectification of real people (e.g. "hot-or-not" voting), making physical threats, or bullying do not belong on the App Store and may be removed without notice. If your app includes user-generated content from a web-based service, it may display incidental mature "NSFW" content, provided that the content is hidden by default and only displayed when the user turns it on via your website.
- 1.3 Kids Category
The Kids Category is a great way for people to easily find apps that are appropriate for children. If you want to participate in the Kids Category, you should focus on creating a great experience specifically for younger users. These apps must not include links out of the app, purchasing opportunities, or other distractions to kids unless reserved for a designated area behind a parental gate. Keep in mind that once customers expect your app to follow the Kids Category requirements, it will need to continue to meet these guidelines in subsequent updates, even if you decide to deselect the category. Learn more about parental gates.
Apps in the Kids Category may not include behavioral advertising (e.g. the advertiser may not serve ads based on the user's activity), and any contextual ads must be appropriate for young audiences. You should also pay particular attention to privacy laws around the world relating to the collection of data from children online. Be sure to review the Privacy section of these guidelines for more information.
- 1.4 Physical Harm
If your app behaves in a way that risks physical harm, we may reject it. For example:
- 1.4.1 Medical apps that could provide inaccurate data or information, or that could be used for diagnosing or treating patients may be reviewed with greater scrutiny. If your medical app has received regulatory clearance, please submit a link to that documentation with your app.
- 1.4.2 Drug dosage calculators must come from the drug manufacturer, a hospital, university, health insurance company, or other approved entity, or receive approval by the FDA or one of its international counterparts. Given the potential harm to patients, we need to be sure that the app will be supported and updated over the long term.
- 1.4.3 Apps should not encourage illegal or excessive consumption of drugs or alcohol; or encourage minors to consume drugs, alcohol, or tobacco; and facilitating the sale of marijuana isn't allowed.
- 1.4.4 Apps may only display DUI checkpoints that are published by law enforcement agencies, and should never encourage drunk driving or other reckless behavior such as excessive speed.
- 1.4.5 Apps should not urge customers to use their devices in a way that contradicts safety documentation for Apple hardware, risking damage to the device or physical harm to people. For example, apps should not encourage placing the device under a mattress or pillow while charging. Review device documentation.
- 1.5 Developer Information
People need to know how to reach you with questions and support issues. Make sure your Support URL includes an easy way to reach you. Failure to include accurate and up-to-date contact information not only frustrates customers, but may violate the law in some countries. Also ensure that Wallet passes include valid contact information from the issuer and are signed with a dedicated certificate assigned to the brand or trademark owner of the pass.
2. Performance
- 2.1 App Completeness
Submissions to App Review should be final versions with all necessary metadata and fully functional URLs included; placeholder text, empty websites, and other temporary content should be scrubbed before submission. Make sure your app has been tested on-device for bugs and stability before you submit it, and include demo account info (and turn on your back-end service!) if your app includes a login. If you offer in-app purchases in your app, make sure they are complete, up-to-date, and visible to the reviewer, or that you explain why not in your review notes. Please don't treat App Review as a software testing service. We will reject incomplete app bundles and binaries that crash or exhibit obvious technical problems.
- 2.2 Beta Testing
Demos, betas, and trial versions of your app don't belong on the App Store – use TestFlight instead. Any app submitted for beta distribution via TestFlight should be intended for public distribution and should comply with the App Review Guidelines. Note, however, that apps using TestFlight cannot be distributed to testers in exchange for compensation of any kind, including as a reward for crowd-sourced funding. Significant updates to your beta build should be submitted to TestFlight App Review before being distributed to your testers. To learn more, visit the TestFlight Beta Testing.
- 2.3 Accurate Metadata
Customers should know what they're getting when they download or buy your app, so make sure your app description, screenshots, and previews accurately reflect the app's core experience and remember to keep them up-to-date with new versions.
- 2.3.1 Don't include any hidden or undocumented features in your app; your app's functionality should be clear to end-users and App Review. Egregious or repeated behavior is grounds for removal from the Developer Program. We work hard to make the App Store a trustworthy ecosystem and expect our app developers to follow suit; if you're dishonest, we don't want to do business with you.
- 2.3.2 If your app includes in-app purchases, make sure your app description, screenshots, and previews clearly indicate whether any featured items, levels, subscriptions, etc. require additional purchases.
- 2.3.3 Screenshots should show the app in use, and not merely the title art, log-in page, or splash screen.
- 2.3.4 Previews are a great way for customers to see what your app looks like and what it does. To ensure people understand what they'll be getting with your app, previews may only use video screen captures of the app itself. You can add narration and video or textual overlays to help explain anything that isn't clear from the video alone.
- 2.3.5 Select the most appropriate category for your app, and check out the App Store Category Definitions if you need help. If you're way off base, we may change the category for you.
- 2.3.6 Answer the age rating questions in iTunes Connect honestly so that your app aligns properly with parental controls. If your app is mis-rated, customers might be surprised by what they get, or it could trigger an inquiry from government regulators.
- 2.3.7 Choose a unique app name, assign keywords that accurately describe your app, and don't try to pack any of your metadata with trademarked terms, popular app names, or other irrelevant phrases just to game the system. Apple may modify inappropriate keywords at any time.
- 2.3.8 Metadata should be appropriate for all audiences, so make sure your icons, screenshots, and previews adhere to a 4+ age rating even if your app is rated higher. For example, if your app is a game that includes violence, select images that don't depict a gruesome death or a gun pointed at a specific character. Remember to ensure your metadata, including app name and icons (small, large, Apple Watch app, etc.), are similar to avoid creating confusion.
- 2.3.9 You are responsible for securing the rights to use all materials in your app icons, screenshots, and previews, and you should display fictional account information instead of data from a real person.
- 2.3.10 Make sure your app is focused on the iOS, Mac, Apple TV or Apple Watch experience, and don't include names, icons, or imagery of other mobile platforms in your app or metadata, unless there is specific, approved interactive functionality.
- 2.4 Hardware Compatibility
- 2.4.1 To ensure people get the most out of your app, iPhone apps should run on iPad whenever possible. We encourage you to consider building universal apps so customers can use them on all of their devices. Learn more about Universal apps.
- 2.4.2 Design your app to use power efficiently. Apps should not rapidly drain battery, generate excessive heat, or put unnecessary strain on device resources.
- 2.4.3 People should be able to use your Apple TV app without the need for hardware inputs beyond the Siri remote or third party game controllers, but feel free to provide enhanced functionality when other peripherals are connected. If you require a game controller, make sure you clearly explain that in your metadata so customers know they need additional equipment to play.
- 2.4.4 Apps should never suggest or require a restart of the device.
- 2.4.5 Apps distributed via the Mac App Store have some additional requirements to keep in mind:
- (i) They must be appropriately sandboxed, and follow Mac OS X File System Documentation. They should also only use the appropriate Mac OS X APIs for modifying user data stored by other Apps (e.g. bookmarks, Address Book, or Calendar entries).
- (ii) They must be packaged and submitted using technologies provided in Xcode; no third party installers allowed. They must also be self-contained, single application installation bundles and cannot install code or resources in shared locations.
- (iii) They may not auto-launch or have other code run automatically at startup or login without consent nor spawn proceses that continue to run without consent after a user has quit the app. They should not automatically add their icons to the Dock or leave short cuts on the user desktop.
- (iv) They may not download or install standalone apps, kexts, additional code, or resources to add functionality or significantly change the app from what we see during the review process.
- (v) They may not request escalation to root privileges or use setuid attributes.
- (vi) They may not present a license screen at launch, require license keys, or implement their own copy protection.
- (vii) They must use the Mac App Store to distribute updates; other update mechanisms are not allowed.
- (viii) Apps should run on the currently shipping OS and may not use deprecated or optionally installed technologies (e.g. Java, Rosetta)
- (ix) Apps must contain all language and localization support in a single app bundle.
- 2.5 Software Requirements
- 2.5.1 Apps may only use public APIs. Learn more about public APIs.
- 2.5.2 Apps should be self-contained in their bundles, and may not read or write data outside the designated container area, nor may they download, install, or execute code, including other iOS, watchOS, Mac OS X, or tvOS apps.
- 2.5.3 Apps that transmit viruses, files, computer code, or programs that may harm or disrupt the normal operation of the operating system and/or hardware features, including Push Notifications and Game Center, will be rejected. Egregious violations and repeat behavior will result in removal from the Developer Program.
- 2.5.4 Multitasking apps may only use background services for their intended purposes: VoIP, audio playback, location, task completion, local notifications, etc. If your app uses location background mode, include a reminder that doing so may dramatically decrease battery life.
- 2.5.5 We will be reviewing on an IPv6 network, so if your app isn't compatible with the IPv6 addressing, it may fail during review.
- 2.5.6 Apps that browse the web must use the appropriate WebKit framework and WebKit Javascript.
- 2.5.7 Video streaming content over a cellular network longer than 10 minutes must use HTTP Live Streaming and include a baseline 192 kbps HTTP Live stream.
- 2.5.8 Apps that create alternate desktop/home screen environments or simulate multi-app widget experiences will be rejected.
- 2.5.9 Apps that alter the functions of standard switches, such as the Volume Up/Down and Ring/Silent switches, or other native user interface elements or behaviors will be rejected.
- 2.5.10 Apps should not be submitted with empty ad banners or test advertisements.
3. Business
There are many ways to monetize your app on the App Store. If your business model isn't obvious, make sure to explain in its metadata and App Review notes. If we can't understand how your app works or your in-app purchases aren't immediately obvious, it will delay your review and may trigger a rejection. And while pricing is up to you, we won't distribute apps and in-app purchase items that are clear rip-offs. We'll reject expensive apps that try to cheat users with irrationally high prices.
If we find that you have attempted to manipulate reviews, inflate your chart rankings with paid, incentivized, filtered, or fake feedback, or engage with third party services to do so on your behalf, we will take steps to preserve the integrity of the App Store, which may include expelling you from the Developer Program.
- 3.1 Payments
- 3.1.1 In-App Purchase: If you want to unlock features or functionality within your app, (by way of example: subscriptions, in-game currencies, game levels, access to premium content, or unlocking a full version), you must use in-app purchase. Apps may not include buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms other than IAP. Any credits or in-game currencies purchased via IAP must be consumed within the app and may not expire, and you should make sure you have a restore mechanism for any restorable in-app purchases. Please remember to assign the correct purchasability type or your app will be rejected. Apps should not directly or indirectly enable gifting of IAP content, features, or consumable items to others. Apps distributed via the Mac App Store may host plug-ins or extensions that are enabled with mechanisms other than the App Store.
- 3.1.2 Subscriptions: Auto-renewing subscriptions should only be offered using in-app purchase and may only be used for periodicals (e.g. newspapers, magazines), business apps (e.g. enterprise, productivity, professional creative, cloud storage), media apps (e.g. video, audio, voice, photo sharing), and other approved services (e.g. dating, dieting, weather). These subscriptions must last a minimum of 7 days and be accessible from all of the user's devices where the app is available. You may offer subscriptions that are shared across your own apps, but these subscriptions may not extend to third party apps or services.
Note: We will update these guidelines in the coming weeks for the subscription changes launching this fall.
- 3.1.3 Content-based "Reader" Apps: Apps may allow a user to access previously purchased content or subscriptions (specifically: magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video, access to professional databases, VoIP, cloud storage, and approved services such as educational apps that manage student grades and schedules), provided the app does not direct users to a purchasing mechanism other than IAP.
- 3.1.4 Content Codes: Apps may not use their own mechanisms to unlock content or functionality, such as license keys, augmented reality markers, QR codes, etc. In limited circumstances, such as when features are dependent upon specific hardware to function, the app may unlock that functionality without using in-app purchase (e.g. an astronomy app that adds features when synced with a telescope). App features that work in combination with an approved physical product (such as a toy) on an optional basis may unlock functionality without using IAP, provided that an IAP option is available as well. You may not, however, require users to purchase unrelated products or engage in advertising or marketing activities to unlock app functionality.
- 3.1.5 Physical Goods and Services Outside of the App: If your app enables people to purchase goods or services that will be consumed outside of the app, you must use purchase methods other than IAP to collect those payments, such as Apple Pay or traditional credit card entry. Apps may facilitate transmission of approved virtual currencies (e.g. Bitcoin, DogeCoin) provided that they do so in compliance with all state and federal laws for the territories in which the app functions.
- 3.1.6 Apple Pay: Apps using Apple Pay must provide all material purchase information to the user prior to sale of any good or service and must use Apple Pay branding and user interface elements correctly, as described in the Apple Pay Identity Guidelines and Human Interface Guidelines. Apps using Apple Pay to offer recurring payments must, at a minimum, disclose the following information:
- The length of the renewal term and the fact that it will continue until canceled
- What will be provided during each period
- The actual charges that will be billed to the customer
- How to cancel
- 3.2 Other Business Model Issues
The lists below are not exhaustive, and your submission may trigger a change or update to our policies, but here are some additional do's and don'ts to keep in mind:
- 3.2.1 Acceptable
- (i) Displaying your own apps for purchase or promotion within your app, provided the app is not merely a catalog of your apps.
- (ii) Displaying or recommending a collection of third party apps that are designed for a specific approved need (e.g. health management, aviation, accessibility). Your app should provide robust editorial content so that it doesn't seem like a mere storefront.
- (iii) Disabling access to specific approved rental content (e.g. films, television programs, music, books) after the rental period has expired; all other items and services may not expire.
- (iv) Wallet passes can be used to make or receive payments, transmit offers, or offer identification (such as movie tickets, coupons, and VIP credentials). Other uses may result in the rejection of the app and the revocation of Wallet credentials.
- (v) Insurance apps must be free, in legal-compliance in the regions distributed, and cannot use IAP.
- 3.2.2 Unacceptable
- (i) Creating an interface for displaying third party apps, extensions, or plug-ins similar to the App Store or as a general-interest collection.
- (ii) Monetizing built-in capabilities provided by the hardware or operating system, such as Push Notifications, the camera, or the gyroscope; or Apple services, such as Apple Music access or iCloud storage.
- (iii) Artificially increasing the number of impressions or click-throughs of ads, as well as apps that are designed predominantly for the display of ads.
- (iv) Collecting funds within the app for charities and fundraisers. Apps that seek to raise money for such causes must be free on the App Store and may only collect funds outside of the app, such as via Safari or SMS.
- (v) Arbitrarily restricting who may use the app, such as by location or carrier.
- 3.2.1 Acceptable
4. Design
Apple customers place a high value on products that are simple, refined, innovative, and easy to use, and that's what we want to see on the App Store. Coming up with a great design is up to you, but the following are minimum standards for approval to the App Store.
- 4.1 Copycats
Come up with your own ideas. We know you have them, so make yours come to life. Don't simply copy the latest popular app on the App Store, or make some minor changes to another app's name or UI and pass it off as your own. In addition to risking an intellectual property infringement claim, it makes the App Store harder to navigate and just isn't fair to your fellow developers.
- 4.2 Minimum Functionality
Your app should include features, content, and UI that elevate it beyond a repackaged website. If your app is not particularly useful, unique, or "app-like," it doesn't belong on the App Store. If your App doesn't provide some sort of lasting entertainment value, or is just plain creepy, it may not be accepted. Apps that are simply a song or movie should be submitted to the iTunes store. Apps that are simply a book or game guide should be submitted to the iBooks Store.
- 4.2.1 Apps should use APIs and frameworks for their intended purposes and indicate that integration in their app description. For example, the HomeKit framework should provide home automation services; and HealthKit should be used for health and fitness purposes and integrate with the Health app.
- 4.2.2 Other than catalogs, which have a dedicated category, apps shouldn't primarily be marketing materials, advertisements, web clippings, content aggregators, or a collection of links.
- 4.2.3 Your app should work on its own without requiring installation of another app to function.
- 4.2.4 Apple Watch apps that appear to be a watch face are confusing, because people will expect them to work with device features such as swipes, notifications, and third party complications. Creative ways of expressing time as an app interface is great (say, a tide clock for surfers), but if your app comes too close to resembling a watch face, we will reject it.
- 4.2.5 Apps that are primarily iCloud and iCloud Drive file managers need to include additional app functionality to be approved.
- 4.3 Spam
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- Remain functional without full network access;
- Provide Number and Decimal keyboard types as described in the App Extension Programming Guide;
- Have a primary category of Utilities when the keyboard is the main point of the app; and
- Collect user activity only to enhance the functionality of the user's keyboard extension on the iOS device.
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- 4.5.2 The Apple Music API lets customers access their subscription while using your app. Users must initiate the stream and be able to navigate playback using standard media controls such as "play," "pause," and "skip;" apps may not automate these actions. Moreover, your app may not require payment or indirectly monetize access to the Apple Music service (e.g. in-app purchase, advertising, requesting user info).
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- 4.5.5 Only use Game Center Player IDs in a manner approved by the Game Center terms and do not display them in the app or to any third party.
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- (iv) Apps conducting health-related human subject research must secure approval from an independent ethics review board. Proof of such approval must be provided upon request.
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For many reasons, it is critical to use care when dealing with personal data from kids, and we encourage you to carefully review all the requirements for complying with laws like the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") and any international equivalents.
Apps may ask for birthdate and parental contact information only for the purpose of complying with these statutes, but must include some useful functionality or entertainment value regardless of a person's age.
Moreover, apps in the Kids Category or those that collect, transmit, or have the capability to share personal information (e.g. name, address, email, location, photos, videos, drawings, the ability to chat, other personal data, or persistent identifiers used in combination with any of the above) from a minor must include a privacy policy and must comply with all applicable children's privacy statutes. For the sake of clarity, the parental gate requirement for the Kid's Category is generally not the same as securing parental consent to collect personal data under these privacy statutes.
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Apartment on Vaci in Hungarian style
Størrelse76 m²
Etasje4(med heis)
- Familie / Barne vennlig
- Kjøkken
- Heis i bygningen
- Internett/WiFi
- Håndklær
- Vaskemaskin / tørketrommel
- Parkering tilgjengelig
|Vaci, 1056 Budapest, Ungarn
|Eiendoms ID
|Innen noen få timer
|Kalender oppdatert
|I går
Floor space: 76 square meters.
Rooms: 2 rooms (1 big bedroom and living room, bathroom, toilet, kitchen and dining area).
The apartment is located on the fourth floor with street view on Vaci street. Furnished with furniture in good condition in Hungarian style.
The kitchen is equipped all necessary staff with dining area. The apartment is very lightly and located on south side.
The apartment refurbishment has been made in March of 2015.
The TV apartment has french, spanish, german. italian, russian and other channels. A high speed Wifi is available in the apartment.
By the request of a guest the transfer from airport to the apartment would be provided at additional charges considerable less than a taxi fare in any time of arrival and departure.
Up to 7 people can comfortably fit to the apartment ( double bed, two double sofa and single bed),.
Facts of the location:
The Central Market Hall and train stops are 3-5 minutes of walk. The Central Market Hall (in Hungarian "Nagycsarnok") is a large indoor market, where you can find delicious Hungarian food and handcrafted products and good t wines.
Vaci Street is a famous pedestrian shopping street with many elegant restaurants, bars and cafe-s, as well as book-and souvenir shops.
Close by you can find Raday Street as well, which has a very lively atmosphere during the day and night alike - it is often called the "Soho of Budapest".
Guest access
You can take the metro or at Ferenciek Square ( M3 ), or at Kalvin Square ( M3 ). From Ferenciek sguare you can reach many places in both part of Budapest ( Buda and Pest) by metro or bus including express (fast) bus.
Moreover, newly constructed meto # 4 ( Fovam ter meto station) would provide a direct acess from/to Keleti station while other 2 major rail way stations could be reached by metro in a very short time (10-15 minutes).
The tram stops on Fovam square would provide you an opportunity have a good journey along Danube ( tram #2 ) and also to reach Buda side and Deak square on Pest (tram 47,49) ,which is main point of public transport in Budapest.
The River Danube is close as well, and if you pass the bridge, you arrive to Buda side where you can visit the beautiful Castle Quarter, the Gellert Spa and Bath and the Buda Hills, where are located several unique sightseeing such as the Matthias Church Fishermen's Bastion, the Royal Palace with the National Gallery, Historical Museum of Budapest and President's Palace.
Kalvin ter metro station is 3 minutes of walk or 1 tram stop providing fast arrival from airport to the
The River Danube is close as well, and if you pass the bridge, you arrive to Buda side where you can visit the beautiful Castle Quarter, the Gellert Spa and Bath and the Buda Hills, where are located several unique sightseeing such as the Matthias Church Fishermen's Bastion, the Royal Palace with the National Gallery, Historical Museum of Budapest and President's Palace.
Gellert Hill with wonderful panoramic view to the Danube and Pest side located in 5 minutes of walk and you need just cross the river by bridge.
By the request of a guest the transfer from airport to the apartment would be provided at additional charges on 5000 HUF, which is considerably less than a taxi fare in any time of arrival and departure.
|Ukentlig rate for opptil 2 gjester
|Månedlig rate for opptil 2 gjester
|Pris for >2 gjester
|127 NOK pr. gjest/natt ekstra
|Innsjekking etter
|Check-in før
|Etter avtale
|Utsjekking før
Ren og romslig leilighet for 3 voksne som kosa seg på dametur i fantastiske Budapest. Stille og rolig område tross veldig sentralt. Behjelpelig vertskap som ordnet opp og var greie å kommuniser med på engelsk. Det eneste vi savnet var tilgang til ekstra håndduker og myke overmadrasser på sengene! Kommer gjerne tilbake.
It is just the perfect apartment for a family of 4.
Everything is there, It is clean and quiet.
It is right in the center of Budapest, the perfect place to dive into the city...
Liked it a lot!
Really enjoyed 5 nights in this ideally located apartment. On the quiet end of Vaci Street you can access everything quickly and close to the food halls. Freedom bridge also close to access Buda side (historical old town). Ernest the host was very friendly and accommodating and added some sparkle to our stay!
The house was excellent value and clean and very spacious. It was fully equipped and we enjoyed the space and good sized bathroom.
Guys, on a general note about Budapest I would advise to avoid the yellow taxis and get to used to Metro, Trams, Buses quick. They are easy to use and quick whilst taxis are more expensive than London! Also eating on Vaci Street is a bit of a tourist street. Rady Utca is cheaper but again the more you venture out the center the better value. We enjoyed an old traditional pub half way to Rady Street which was great value and excellent food.
Nice and very well equipped apartment. (only the little balcon is not always available, because it is also used by the neighbours) .
Perfect location ( centre, bus, metro etc). Friendly and helpful owner.
We 'll recommend this certainly to our friends and other people!
Annie and Alet
Great and clean apartment in a nice location - very recommendable for a stay in the centre of beautiful Budapest :-)
Beautiful apartment in an excellent location. Yes, it is on the main touristy street in Budapest, but it is still quiet and you can reach the center of the city in a short walk. Public transport is literally just around the corner (Tram, Underground, Bus).
A special thanks to Ernest (the caretaken of the Apartment) who picked us up and dropped us back to the Airport, and also gave us a guided tour and helpful tips.
We enjoyed our stay here (3 adults) and would definitely recommend this Apartment to anyone else.
The apartment was just right for us: centrally located, most of the sites within easy walking distance, public transportation and shopping just a few minutes away, an elevator, and a very comfortable bed. Nurlan and his family are very friendly and were always available to help.
Nurlan department is very well located and good category. Unfortunately it was not well equipped for 6 people. Also had a wet spot on the bedroom ceiling which was shelled and smell. Should be able to fix or lower the price of the lease. Everything else fine
Nurlan was a wonderful host. He allowed us to stay in the apartment until 3:30 in the afternoon instead of leaving the flat in the morning. The flat was, nice,clean and tidy. It's location is in the middle of the buzzing part of Budapest, less than 3minutes walk away from the MARKET HALL.
NURLAN'S representative Ernest was a brilliant person, kind and very helpful.
We highly recommend this beautiful flat.
We are writing this after more than one year - sorry for that!! - but our stay at Vaci-Street and the warm hospitality of our host Nurlan are still in our minds. It was a fantastic visit to a most interesting city. Our appartement was absolutely perfect, large, clean and comfortable, right in the center of Buda, near to the wonderful Liberty Bridge. Many restaurants and cafes around, the big markethall nearby, where you can get anything to eat. This may sound like a commercial, but it is simply what we experienced there. We loved to be at this nice and quiet place in the middle of an area full of life. But the best was our always friendly and helpful Nurlan - for example: on departure-day he stored our luggage in another appartement and left us the key so we could enjoy the whole day in Budapest. Once again: Many many thanks!!! If we come to Budapest we will always try to come to Nurlan's again!
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Started seeing Dr. Brady a little over a year ago. Have found him to be excellent. He spends time explaining everything he finds, what he can do and the procedures he will use. Has excellent follow through and has always answered any questions that I have. Have seen several different doctors since moving to Buckeye and have found Dr. Brady to be far superior than any of the others.
Worst doctor ever! Laughed when he told me about a throat cancer patient, refuses to run any tests to get to the bottom of issues, always wants to pawn off on a specialist for everything and thinks that if he can't find anything (you have to actually look), your problems are psychological and recommends a behavioral health services evaluation. Only does a physical examination if you request it. I've never seen such a horrible doctor!
Dr Brady was by far the most arrogant rude Dr I have ever seen. He actually refused to discuss anything with my husband, including his depression issues. He even had the audacity to state he only had 20 minutes to spend so pick an issue you want to discuss and make another appointment if you have more than one issue. Horrible, horrible experience and I will never go back!!!!! I was so much happier with the doctors who used to be there, they all jumped ship and so have most of their clients! I would give a negative star if I could!
For the last five years my primary care physician has been one of the doctors at Southwest Family Medicine in Buckeye. For each of the last two years, after having a standard blood panel done there as part of my annual Medicare wellness exam, the billing/coding to Medicare has been done incorrectly so that I ultimately have been billed for some tests by Southwest's lab, Sonora Quest Laboratories. Each year I have then spent the next two to three months going back and forth between Southwest, Sonora Quest and Medicare before finally getting the matter straightened out and Medicare to finally pay for all the tests. Each year Medicare says the tests were not billed with the right codes. Each year Sonora Quest says it is Southwest that does the coding and that Sonora Quest cannot change the codes. When I can finally talk with the office manager at Southwest (that person is always in a meeting) I am told it will be looked into. Typically I am rebilled a couple times by Sonora Quest before the matter gets straightened out. Recently I realized that I was out of refills for my two prescriptions, so I had Right Source, Humana's fulfillment subsidary, request some 90-day refills from Southwest. They were to cost me nothing. After receiving nothing for a couple weeks (Right Source mails prescriptions) I checked on Humana's website and found that single 30-day refill requests had been sent to Walmart instead of Right Source and that there would be a small cost to me. I called Southwest and was told that I would have to come in and see Dr. Michael Brady before I could get any more 90-day refills. I saw Dr. Brady today, May 6, thinking he would need more blood tests to make sure my current dosages are still proper. He said, no, that he needed to talk with me about my psa levels instead, levels that he had ordered tested during my last wellness exam six months go or longer. My psa levels, which have nothing to do with the two prescriptions I am taking, have been creeping up steadily for the past decade or more. I asked why we were having that discussion again since we had talked about it after that wellness exam six months ago and again a year before that. I asked why he had not noted in my file that we already had that discussion, and he told me, to paraphrase, that "we can't write down everything about everybody." I asked him why he had sent refill approval to Walmart instead of Right Source. He said he did that because Right Source only fills 90-day refills and that he had needed to see me sooner than that. I had already talked with Right Source about that and had been told that, no, Right Source will fulfill for whatever term a doctor approves, in this case either 30 or 90-day supplies. I then explained the annual Medicare/Sonora Quest billing problems I have been having and asked him why, since Sonora and Medicare both say the problem arises with Southwest and their coding. Dr. Brady said he codes those tests "one way" and that I needed to talk with "my insurance company" to get those things straightened out, that it is their problem, not his. He then told me that I should look for a primary care physician that could do a better job for me. Anyway, I left there, went straight to another medical-services location and signed up there as a new patient. I should add that my new doctor is not affiliated with the same Integrated Medical Services organization that Southwest and Dr. Brady are. I am going to post this on as many medical services review sites as I can find.


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It was a special night for seniors at Northeast Lauderdale High School as they received their diplomas at a ceremony at the Temple Theatre.
It was a bittersweet evening as a Northeast student who passed away during the school year was remembered.
As a part of the program, Tyler Matos was remembered with a chair on the stage with the rest of the students.
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Updated: 8:12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 | Posted: 8:01 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2013
By Lot Tan
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Kings Island's newest attraction, Banshee, will be the most expensive capital project investment in the amusement park's 41-year history, according to park officials.
Officials are calling the $24 million attraction the "world's longest inverted coaster" at 4,124 feet. It is set to make its debut at the amusement park in April 2014.
Banshee, which features a massive inline loop, is a steel roller coaster that hits a top speed of 68 mph and will be located on the site of the former Son of Beast roller coaster, according to Don Helbig, spokesman for Kings Island.
It's the first female-inspired roller coaster for the park, officials said.
According to Irish mythology, a banshee is a fairy woman who begins to wail if someone is about to die.
And that's exactly what hundreds of guests heard late Thursday night as they waited patiently for the big announcement. Loud screams and shrieks blared through speakers, hinting that an evil spirit would soon descend on the park. The crowd loved it.
"It's going to be awesome. It looks like an amazing inverted roller coaster," said William Rose, who attended the announcement.
"I'm a big fan of flips and turns," visitor Katey Pena said.
Banshee begins with a lift taking riders up to the maximum height of 167 feet and then plunging them 150 feet. Riders can look forward to several loops along the ride, including a "170-foot long heartline finale," according to park officials.
Banshee will be the 15th roller coaster at Kings Island. It was designed by Bolliger and Mabillard of Monthey, Switzerland.
"Banshee reflects our commitment to providing the best in world-class thrills and value for our guests and is an investment in the Ohio tourism industry," said Greg Scheid, Kings Island's vice president and general manager.
Construction of the new attraction began April 22, according to park officials.
"We're way ahead of schedule at this point," Scheid said of construction. He said he expects test runs of the new attraction to begin early next year.
Diamondback was the amusement park's most recent roller coaster, opening in 2009.
The dismantling of Son of Beast began around Labor Day 2012 after park executives decided to shut down the ride in 2009.
When the Son of Beast opened it 2000, it was promoted as a "sequel" to the park's most famous ride — the Beast. When it opened, the ride set world records as the tallest wooden roller coaster at 218 feet and fastest wooden coaster with top speeds of 78 miles per hour. The roller coaster also contained a mammoth 118-foot loop, a rarity for a wooden roller coaster.
The ride was beset with problems from the start. Then-Kings Island owner Paramount fired Roller Coaster Company of Ohio — the firm hired to engineer and build the ride — before the construction was completed and had to make several design corrections in the ride's initial year.
People reported being injured in six different incidences on the ride, although only one — in 2006 — was deemed to be due to design flaws in the roller coaster by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, which oversees roller coasters and thrill rides.
In 2006, 27 people reported being injured when a wooden beam cracked from the weight of the roller coaster riders. One woman sued the park and was awarded an undisclosed sum in damages due to hip and back injuries sustained in the ride.
The ride was shuttered for the remainder of 2006, but reopened in 2007 minus the loop. Park officials said the loop's removal had nothing to do with the 2006 incident but was done so different trains could be used on the ride.
The ride was closed again — for the final time — on June 16, 2009 when a 39-year-old Mason woman reported she had been hospitalized after sustaining a burst blood vessel in her brain as a result of riding the roller coaster. The Department of Agriculture found no design flaw to have caused the injury, but the ride never reopened.
It was estimated more than 7 million people rode the Son of Beast in its nine-plus seasons of operation.
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my site: foody.co.il loads fine but the dashboard /wp-admin/ does not.
any idea why and how to fix?
my site: foody.co.il loads fine but the dashboard /wp-admin/ does not.
any idea why and how to fix?
Did you install a WordPress Plugin or update recently? If you did, let us know and we might be able to correct the issue. Without specifics on what might have happened, it's hard to know what steps to take.
what i did was adding 2 codes to functions.php :
one in order to set breadcrumbs under the header
and second one to set the length of excerpts in the blog.
although even when i try to replace the functions.php back to the original one, it still act the same way..
please guys.. it's really an emergency..
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You should provide more details on your problem.
Can you login? After you login, what happens?
no.. i can't even see the login page.
you can check it yourself, all i can see is white screen.
i tried to go directly to 'theme-editor' or to wp-admin/profile.php, but all shows a white screen.
it's not even my site.. i made a small work for a client and ruined his wp-admin apparently...
I can see the login page just fine:
yes, but when trying to login it shows white screen exactly like the one you'll see here: 'foody.co.il/wp-admin'
Okay, then try to deactivate the theme you're using, and see if you can login using Twenty-eleven (this is assuming you modified the functions.php within the current theme).
how can i deactivate the theme when i can't enter the dashboard at all..?
i'm using twenty-eleven theme.
You can deactivate a theme/plugin via ftp just by changing the directory name.
However, since you're using Twenty-eleven, try just to reupload a fresh copy of Twenty-eleven (backup the installed copy first, just in case you need to refer back to it for something).
wow... simple as that...
thank you so much i was panicing here :)
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Thirty Million, a film about Bangladesh and climate change
Thirty Million (direct Vimeo link), a U.N.-funded half-hour film about the expected effects of climate change on the country of Bangladesh. Radio interview with one of the directors on Radio New Zealand. Bangladesh will lose 70% of its land area if there is a one-meter sea level rise, displacing thirty million people. [more inside]
The Middle Tennessee region, including Nashville, is experiencing extensive flooding after weekend storms dropped a record-breaking 13-15 inches of rain over the weekend. [more inside]
Typhoon Ondoy / Tropical Storm Ketsana leaves Northern Philippines in a state of Calamity
410mm of rain fell over Northern Luzon, Philippines on September 25, 2009, leaving much of the country's capital and the surrounding regions submerged in water, reaching up to nine feet in some areas. As of latest coverage, over 100 were killed and 340,000 affected by the Typhoon. This amount has been the highest recorded amount of rainfall since the country's weather Bureau started recording rainfall levels in 1967, and exceeds the rainfall level of Hurrican Katrina (380mm). Two more tropical depressions could be under way in the midst of Ondoy's wake. As of now, there are still families stranded on the rooftops of their homes without food and potable water. Most relief aid is coming from volunteers. As for the country's president? She used the Php800M(USD16.8M) emergency fund for foreign trips. See the damage. International News Coverage: NYT Reuters CNN BBC [more inside]
Anyone for the Global War on Flu?
The UK's national risk register is made public. It is kept updated by the secret squirrels in the Cabinet Office, and was previously kept under wraps. Pandemic flu and flooding beat out terrorism as the major risks facing the UK at the moment. Both are seen as less likely than a terrorist attack, but more devastating. The full pdf has a chart on page 7 showing the main risks on a grid.
Are you covered?
Some call FEMA's administration of federal flood insurance and disaster relief illogical and illegal, although you won't find that in FEMA's recent summary of Katrina, which reveals that $15.3 billion dollars in federal flood insurance claims have been paid. That's quite a bit more than the National Flood Insurance Fund's budget, and you may recall that payouts didn't go smoothly. Still, having federal flood insurance, as opposed to relying on disaster relief, has proven its worth during the rebuilding process. Certainly Katrina was an extraordinary phenomenon, unlikely to be repeated any time soon. Perhaps that's why the annual disaster relief budget is smaller this year.
The Matrix shatters in New Orleans
The Matrix shatters before the eyes of the nation (sorry, WMP link) -- and on Fox News! For those old enough to remember, it's so significant that Geraldo Rivera says of conditions in the New Orleans Convention Center, "it's like Willowbrook in there." (Rivera became famous in 1972 by exposing the horrendous conditions in a home for the mentally retarded called Willowbrook; finally, after decades of degrading himself, he remembers what his job is.) And Slate's Jack Shafer on "the rebellion of the talking heads" -- the refusal of reporters on the ground in New Orleans to regurgitate the official spin. [via TalkLeft]
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