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Co-secretary of the International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA). Ms. Yamashita is also co-director of Gay Japan News, Japan's online LGBTI news source and advocacy group.
[In Japan] different LGBTI people have different experiences. Some LGBTI [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Inclusive] people are happy about who they are and have what they want – a partner, family, house, job, money, education (except legal protection and recognition.)
Other LGBTI people have difficulty accepting themselves and don't have what they want.
Being LGBTI in Japan is to fight against stigmatization, invisibility, discrimination, violence, and isolation. In Japan, there is a law that allows some transgender people to change their genders on a legal identity card. Equal Employment Opportunity Law bans sexual harassment at work, including harassment against LGBTI workers. Other than these laws, Japanese LGBTI people aren't legally protected from violence and discrimination or guaranteed basic rights. We have no anti-discrimination law inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity. Gender-change law requires sterilization. Anti-domestic violence law is exclusive of same-sex partner violence.
In Japanese culture, "harmony" is respected. "Harmony" means not to stand out or not to "bother others." If you are different from the majority, it's likely that people would think you're "not normal" or "bothering other people" and can be isolated in a group (group can be your family, classmates, colleagues or neighbours). In schools, we're taught to respect this harmony instead of being taught about diversities of sexualities. In the media, while queer figures are popular in many TV programs, you see them mocked or laughed at. So, generally speaking, it is still hard in Japan for LGBTI people to get positive messages that it's okay or safe to be LGBTI.
In 2004-05, I lived in Edmonton as an exchange student for a year. I could have picked China, Germany, or Britain but I chose Canada because I knew Canada was moving toward legalization of same-sex marriage at that time. I wanted to feel the atmosphere around the discussion. I was fascinated by how tolerant, open and equal Canada has become towards people of differences.
Iceland: Johanna Sigurdardottir
Elected in 2009, the former prime minister of Iceland was the world's first openly gay female head of government.
In the late 1970s, Icelandic society was radically different from the way it is today. Only a handful of Icelanders had come out of the closet and many of them had subsequently moved abroad, as it was very difficult to be "different" in our small society. Thus, most people did not know anyone who was openly homosexual and, therefore, honestly thought that there were hardly any queer people in our country. There were no laws to protect the human rights of LGBT people – indeed, nobody had even heard the term transgender in those days.
Through relentless work and great self-sacrifice [LGBT leaders] along with some progressively thinking heterosexuals, managed to inform people about LGBT issues and change the attitude of a whole society. And gradually more and more homosexual, bisexual and transgender Icelanders started to come out.
Today it would be hard to find an Icelander who doesn't have an LGBT person in their family, in their circle of friends or as a colleague at work. And as prejudice thrives on the unknown, it tends to evaporate when you get to know someone from a group you had preconceptions and perhaps some misgivings about.
That is how Icelandic society had evolved when I became prime minister in 2009, and the fact that I have a same-sex partner was absolutely no issue here.
I think it is the duty of progressive countries such as Canada and Iceland, along with other Western societies, to try to inform people around the globe about LGBT issues. It is difficult to stand by and do nothing while queer people in many countries are punished or even executed, simply for having been born with feelings that ignorant, brutal leaders deem "wrong." Information is the key to opening people's eyes and changing attitudes, as we have seen so clearly in Iceland.
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Beautiful 3 Bedroom Penthouse Apartment on Bell Channel with a 50' Dock Slip!(4 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:7 nights
- Sleeps:6
- Bedrooms:3
- Bathrooms:3
- Property type:Apartment
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:No
About the Property
Bell Channel Club & Marina has its own private beach
Ralph Eickelbeck, President and the developer of the facility, says, 'Out of the 82 units here, all but 2 are sold. We have about 11 different nationalities of people living here, and the majority of our sales have been to the European market.'
The complex consists of a private beach with panoramic views of the Atlantic ocean, tennis court, basketball court, private swimming pool and a cabana bar for social get-togethers that's perfect for entertaining. Another key advantage over similar vacation destinations is this penthouse has a 50ft boat slip.
This penthouse is completely furnished and is equipped with central air conditioning, washer and dryer, garbage disposal, side by side refrigerator/freezer, dishwasher, microwave, toaster oven, silverware, dishes and cooking utensils. This penthouse also comes with cable television in all bedrooms and the living room, wifi, a whirlpool tub and private patio. Residents can view the Atlantic from the balcony and enjoy around the clock security service at the entrance to the complex.
Sports & leisure on Grand Bahamas Island
• Scuba diving
• Dolphin Experience
• Fishing
• Para-sailing
• Jet Skiing
• Golf
• Tennis
• Horseback Riding
• Hiking
• Bird watching
If you're tired of today's business pressures and want to add a few years to your life, this is the place! – and, as the locals would say, "Day it up!' meaning 'Use the day for yourself'! Extensive sandy beaches, emerald oceans and an easy-going lifestyle under everlasting shiny skies – the combination contributing to the image of the Caribbean Islands as your substitute for paradise. Only in the Bahamas will you find the perfect conditions for an extended stay. The standard of living exceeds every other island republic by a wide margin, therefore social tensions are almost unknown.
Grand Bahama Island has its own airport and provides all the infrastructure of modern life. In its urban center, it spreads the cosmopolitan air of banks, casinos and shopping areas - only to blend into a unique holiday resort with all facilities for sports and leisure at the coast of Lucaya. The Bell Channel Club complex is located right there.
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House Rules
- Children Welcome
- Pets Not Allowed
- Smoking Allowed
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- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
Onsite Services
- Housekeeper Optional
- Long-Term Renters Welcome
- Wheelchair Inaccessible
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6
Bathrooms: 3 Bathrooms
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Television
- Botanical Garden
- Duty Free Shops
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Marina
- Restaurants
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Beachcombing
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Gambling Casinos
- Paddle Boating
- Photography
- Scenic Drives
- Shelling
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
- Wildlife Viewing
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Sports & Adventure Activities
- Basketball Court
- Cycling
- Deepsea Fishing
- Fishing
- Fly Fishing
- Golf
- Jet Skiing
- Kayaking
- Parasailing
- Racquetball
- Roller Blading
- Sailing
- Scuba Diving Or Snorkeling
- Skiing
- Sound/Bay Fishing
- Surf Fishing
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water Skiing
- Water Tubing
- Wind-Surfing
- Dining
- Dining Area
- Seating for 8 people
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
- Elevator
- Internet
- Linens Provided
- Living Room
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
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- Communal Pool
- Sauna
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7 night min stay
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- Refundable Damage Deposit $1,000
-Includes 50 foot dock slip, extremely adequate for boats 40 feet or less.
-Occupancy numbers are strictly enforced. Do not exceed maximum allowed number of occupants in a property.
-House parties, prom groups, college groups, events, receptions, and kegs are prohibited.
-Pets prohibited
-Must be 25 years of age or older to enter into rental agreement
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Take a 3 minute walk to Flamingo Bay to catch a water taxi ($3.00 per person) to Port Lucaya Marketplace.
Port Lucaya Marketplace is a vibrant, open-air shopping and entertainment hub set on a five-acre peninsula overlooking the waterfront. Whatever you are looking for on your trip to Grand Bahama Island, you are likely to discover it here amid the collection of booths, specialty venues and overflowing stalls.
Here, international flair intersects with rich local traditions, and you'll find one of the largest Straw Markets in the Bahamas selling beautiful, hand-crafted treasures beside upscale boutiques with international designer labels such as Gucci and Nautica. Expect plenty of good bargains in duty-free crystal, fine jewelry, gemstones and haute couture as well as an array of island gear, trinkets and souvenirs.
The entertainment is virtually non-stop with a full calendar of events each month that includes an eclectic mix of cultural Junkanoo evenings, dance bands, Karaoke and Sunday Gospel music. Most performances center on Count Basie Square, the heart and soul of the marketplace, which honors the memory of the famed musician who made Grand Bahama his home. This busy outdoor stage showcases both local talent and established artists.
The Port Lucaya Marketplace is adjacent to the Treasure Bay Casino and within walking distance to Grand Lucayan Resort.
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Aerial view of Bell Channel Club & Marina
Balcony Bedroom Bathroom
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Front Bathroom
Stairwell to Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Master Bathroom
View from Upstairs Master Bedroom
Bell Channel Private Pool
Bell Channel Sauna
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Bell Channel Club Private Beach
Bedroom off of balcony
Dining Area
Front Bedroom
Huge Master Bedroom
Master Bathroom
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Bell Channel Cabana
Bell Channel Tennis/Basketball Court
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For the second time in three days, the Las Vegas police community gathered on Saturday to mourn an officer shot dead by a couple who went on to kill another person before they died in a shootout with police in a Walmart store.
More than 2,400 people gathered to pay tribute to 41-year-old Alyn Beck, who was shot dead while eating lunch last Sunday, along with officer Igor Soldo.
Police Sergeant Jimmy Oaks told mourners that Beck was a "great man, officer and an even better family man".
The Las Vegas Sun reported that Joseph Beck described his brother as a "Renaissance man, carpenter, architect [and] master chef".
Investigators say the two officers were killed by an anti-government couple who went on to kill a bystander before they died in a shootout with police in a Walmart store.
A memorial service for Soldo was held Thursday.
Soldo, 31, was originally from Bosnia and a married father of an 11-month-old boy. His funeral was on Thursday.
A memorial is scheduled 22 June for Joseph Wilcox, 31, a Walmart shopper and licensed gun owner from Las Vegas killed when he tried to draw his legally concealed weapon and stop the two rampaging assailants – Jerad and Amanda Miller – before they died in the Walmart store.
Beck's service was held with full police honours at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Las Vegas. Burial will be in Wyoming.
Retired Las Vegas police captain Larry Burns spoke at Soldo's funeral of the loss of the two officers whose service helped people they may never have met.
"Our lives have been made better because men like Igor and Alyn have served us," Burns said.
Beck was from Green River, Wyoming, where family friend Ryan Dennett told the Rock Springs Rocket-Miner that he was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He spent spare time doing woodworking and carpentry, boating and water skiing on Lake Mead.
A cousin, Mike Beck, said Alyn Beck was a wrestler at Green River High School and worked at his uncle's ranch in the Kemmerer area. Beck met his wife, Nicole, in Wyoming. They have a 14-year-old son, an 11-year-old daughter and a 10-month-old daughter.
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Every project in the book can really move! Origami in Action presents 39 actions origami models that are as animated as they are exquisite. Each project is complete with clear step-by-step diagrams, instructions, and a photograph of the finished model. Included are such traditional favorites as the cootie catcher and the waterbomb, as well as some modern novelties--a strumming guitar player and a toothy Tyrannosaurus Rex. Other projects include: --Flapping Butterfly
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Tempe, AZ Oct 30, 2014 -- Humana Inc. is hiring more than 100 full-time positions for its mail-order pharmacy service in Tempe.
Called RightSource, the mail order pharmacy unit is looking for more than 100 customer care specialist positions at its Tempe call center, 7333 S. Hardy Drive, Suite 102. These employees respond directly to questions, handle issues and provide guidance to external and internal customers.
This latest hiring brings Humana's total employment in Arizona to 3,000.
Humana's RightSource operations has been hiring consistently since 2008 when it opened its operations in Tempe.
In October, 2012, RightSource hired 170 employees. In May 2013, the company hired 110, followed by 75 in January 2013 and most recently another 60.
"Humana has consistently expanded and contributed to the job growth in the Valley of the Sun since it opened its RightSource operations in Phoenix in 2006," said Jim Taravella, director of Call Center Operations for RightSource in Arizona. "These jobs help us close the gap for our members by ensuring they have access to the support they need to maintain their health and well-being."
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ISIS Stones Teen Girls To Death For "Being Teenagers" – Welcome To America
ISIS has once again proven that their manhood is highly suspect by preying upon those who are defenseless and much weaker, this time by brutally murdering two teenage girls. The atrocity took place on Tuesday in the city of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria. The murder was carried out execution style, through stoning, and with the "sanitizing" of a determination of guilt under their perpetual blanket of impunity and immunity, Islamic law.
ISIS Sharia Law Blaming The Victims Again – Great Fun For Maniacs
The girls, Hasna, 17, and Madiha, 16, were stoned to death after the barbarians determined they were guilty of committing adultery. Their ages were not mitigating factors under ISIS Sharia. Nothing stands in between these good old boys and a round of Allahu Akbars. Let the fun begin.
ARA News quoted a local media activist, Ahmed Ramadan, who said, "The execution took place in the Hamidiya district of Deir ez-Zor on Tuesday afternoon, where hundreds of people gathered to witness the stoning of the two young girls."
An ISIS Sharia Court released a statement regarding its decision in which it described the two teenagers as having been caught in a house "with two strangers." The investigation was conducted by Sharia officials who determined they had committed offenses worthy of the death sentence.
Ramadan reported, "The victims were accused of committing adultery with two older men, identified by the Sharia Court as Abu Zubair al-Idlbi and Maher Hameed." The two men received harsh punishment as well, in the form of a public flogging of fifty lashes each. They were, however, allowed to live. The young females were not so fortunate.
The residents of Deir ez-Zor were angered by the decision of their ISIS oppressors, according to Ramadan. He said, "The decision of the Sharia Court raised the anger of Deir ez-Zor's residents, who considered it unfair to kill the two girls by stoning and merely flog the men and set them free."
It's an interesting and contemptible reversal of accountability from what we are accustomed to in the civilized world. Here the innocent, underage girls would have been treated as victims or at most mere participants in an act in which no crime was determined to have taken place. The details of the supposed crime have not been made available but clearly a death sentence was not appropriate.
Often the offense is nonexistent or minor, such as being the victim of a physical rape or being alone in the company of "strange" men. Even if they were engaged in sexual activity, death by stoning is overly severe by any civilized standard.
There is a sickness with these people. These is something wrong, physically, mentally, in the way they are raised and brainwashed; something causes them to relish murder and to place little value on human life.
The lives of little value are theirs. For the security of the people of this world, they must be isolated or eliminated. In no way can they be allowed entry into our civilizations as is currently being done through the refugee programs across Europe and North America.
The only thing that will change when these people are treated as "refugees" and invited into America will be the identities of their victims and the manner of death. The victims will undoubtedly include many Americans and the manner of death will be very barbaric in nature.
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Race for NFU presidency hots up
NewsTuesday 19 November 2013
Welsh farmer Meurig Raymond will now face a challenge for the role of NFU president in the union's leadership elections next year.
Gary Smith, the Essex farmer, will now also be running for the NFU presidency after accepting a nomination by his county branch on Monday 11th November.
Mr Smith is the first candidate to confirm that he will stand against Mr Raymond, who announced last year that he would run for president after being the union deputy for eight years.
The current NFU President Peter Kendall will be soon be stepping down from his role after eight years at the helm.
Speaking to Farmers Weekly, Mr Smith said: "I'm very proud to have been nominated by my county for the positions of NFU president and deputy president.
"In running for the presidency my first concern is to ensure there is more than one candidate for the post.
"Meurig Raymond is an old friend, but I suspect he would agree that 'one candidate' elections do not make for good democracy. Office holder elections should be times of keen policy discussion within the NFU and you don't get that with North Korean-style single candidate ballots.
"I want to make sure people have choice. The presidency of the NFU is a very important role that should be decided by contest not through 'Buggins' turn'.
"If putting my hat in the ring encourages others to do the same then even better."
The top three positions of NFU president, deputy president and vice-president, are all up for grabs in the new year, with the NFU leadership elections due to take place on 26th February 2014.
The contest is deemed to be an open race.
Mr Smith has also accepted a nomination to run for NFU deputy president.
He said that he is keen to give both posts his best shot, and claimed that his main immediate policy would simply be to make sure that the NFU asks DEFRA, at every turn, 'what impact would this proposal have on UK farm production?'
When speaking about this policy, Mr Smith told Farmers Weekly that it is a question that is 'not asked enough' saying that it is partly the reason for how we have 'sleepwalked into declining food security in this country over the past 30 years'.
And, whilst there are currently only two candidates for the leadership elections, others are also emerging.
Adam Quinney, the current NFU vice-president, is yet to confirm whether he will stand for re-election, or try to move up the pecking order by standing for president or deputy president.
He told Farmers Weekly that he would make his decision known after Christmas.
Another who is considering running is Dorset farmer, Robert Lasseter. He is canvassing views before choosing whether to run, and has also stated that he is yet to decide on which of the three positions he might contest.
"It would be a real privilege to seek a position to continue the work that Peter Kendall has done and have the opportunity to turn my vision into reality," said Mr Lasseter.
Others considering running include, Wiltshire farmer Minette Batters and Yorkshire farmer Rosey Dunn, who have both confirmed they will stand for either the deputy or vice-president roles or both, and Lincolnshire farmer Jonathan Brant, who is running for vice-president.
All three are members of the NFU council, which is seen as a natural springboard for farmers who are seeking to become a union officeholder.
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Naturally, upon seeing these animals emerge from the trees, Marcus did no feel at all well. Not because he was suspended in a plastic bucket forty feet above them, but because he was fairly certain he was hallucinating. "Jessica," he said anxiously, patting his classmate's purple ski jacket. "Jessica, can you see them too?"
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It's not time to worry yet. Marcus, whose life had taken a rather weird twist in the last half an hour, sat tight and looked down, past his skis and the footrest to teh circling wolves, who were snarling and barking up at him.
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"Sir?" It was Jessica. She lifted her ski goggles, and Marcus noticed - for the first time - her hazel eyes. "Is this going to be like us waiting for the cable to move again?"
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Oil Trader Prest Faces Jail in U.K. Case Over Divorce PaymentsJeremy Hodges
An oil trader faces jail after failing to make alimony and child-support payments of more than 400,000 pounds ($680,000) while his ex-wife's lawyer said he took vacations to France and Italy.
A lawyer for Yasmin Prest told a London court today that her ex-husband, Michael Prest, "cannot continue to defy the court," and should be found in contempt for failing to make the payments. A lawyer for Michael Prest lost a bid to delay today's hearing because his client is in New York and in poor health.
Yasmin Prest won a U.K. Supreme Court ruling in June 2013 giving her the right to force offshore companies owned by her former husband to turn over assets as part of a 17.5 million-pound divorce award. She argues that her ex-husband, who another court said was worth an estimated 38 million pounds, has failed to make annual payments in the case.
Michael Prest's Petrodel Resources Ltd. held several U.K. properties in trust for him, and the Supreme Court gave Yasmin Prest access to them to fulfill the award. The judgment was the first to pierce the corporate veil in a divorce case, breaking the traditional legal separation of personal and corporate assets.
Michael Prest said in court documents that he has made payments totaling almost 230,000 pounds, in addition to covering their four children's school fees and his ex-wife's staff.
"There have been various sums paid by Mr. Prest," his lawyer, Sarah Dines, said. Adding together all that he has paid, "the sums are effectively extinguished," she said.
The payments aren't in line with the court ruling, Jeremy Posnansky, Yasmin Prest's lawyer said.
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"This is a particularly bad case of willful default and deliberate non-compliance to pay maintenance for the children," Posnansky said.
Michael Prest's Petrodel resources is no longer operational, according to the statement read to the court by his lawyer, Sarah Dines.
"His oil trading days are over," she said.
Still, he continues to "live well and extravagantly," Posnansky said. The lawyer detailed holidays in 10,688 pound-a-week Tuscan villas, a luxury ski chalet in Meribel, France, costing at least 64,900 pounds for a week, and staying in suites at London's Halkin Hotel.
"The reality is that in substance Mr. Prest won't pay if it goes to Mrs. Prest," Posnansky said. "It is obvious he has the means to pay."
Past divorce rulings in the British capital have tended to favor the spouse with fewer assets, leading a U.K. appeals court to call the country the "divorce capital" of the world. The Supreme Court in the Prest case sought to issue a measured opinion that addressed the facts of the case while limiting the right to pierce the corporate veil, lawyers said.
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Michael Prest asked to postpone the hearing until he had fully recovered from a "non-specific" illness, which has worsened in recent weeks. He is currently in New York on holiday with his children.
A letter written on his behalf by a doctor "is extremely vague," and "doesn't indicate the diagnosis," Judge Andrew Moylan said as he dismissed the application on the grounds that Michael Prest has "manipulated" the court process since it began.


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Whenever we login into Spiceworks it defaults to http://servername:9675/settings/network instead of the preset Dashboard screen. If you click on the Spiceworks icon in the top left of the web page it also continues to bring you to this page.
This only started happening after we enabled the Remote Collector and started collecting information from another organization.
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Jul 26, 2010 at 1:47 UTC
Is this on the remote collector? If so, I do believe that is what should happen on the remote collector, You still should be able to get to the dashboard and all the other pages from your central Spiceworks server.
Jul 26, 2010 at 1:53 UTC
Yes it is on the Remote Collector - but you cannot get to the default HomePage of Spiceworks without clicking on say "profile" then you can click on Dashboard. Dashboard is the default page that we have for all users. So we do have a work around, but it takes an extra couple of minutes to get where you want to be.
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Bookmark the page you want and open that.
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LOL - that's exactly what we did... Thanks everyone
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If you hover over "Dashboard" in the app, you should see a down arrow. click that and you'll see an option to "Make Homepage" in the drop-down. Click that and see if it corrects the problem.
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I have tried in both IE and Chrome and neither give me the option to make a new homepage other then in the settings module. Thanks
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Thanks for the helpful hints - but none of those things fixed our issue. It has to be due to the remote collector module being turned on now. We don't want to turn it off because we are now collecting data from our clients systems.


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2015 Ford F-150 Priced From $26,615
Ford's aluminum truck gamble has yet to play itself out, but the Dearborn company just answered one of the biggest questions looking over its upcoming pickup truck: price.
In January, Ford revealed the new F-150 along with its newly aluminum body. But that choice raised a battery of new questions. Aluminum can be tricky to work with; for example its much harder to weld than steel. So would body work be considerably more costly on the new trucks? And speaking of costs, what will people need to spend to own a new F-Series? Those bodies can't be cheap… As you might have guessed, the new F-150 is getting a price hike, but it might not be as big a jump as you were bracing for. The base XL and XLT trucks will climb by $395. Pricing will start at $26,615 or $31,925 for the XLT model.
On the other hand, Ford is jacking up the tag on its Lariat models by $895 to $39,730. Of course, the company says those price increases also include more standard features than the 2014 model years they replace. Ford expects 85 percent of the F-150s it sells to fall into one of those three trim levels, but the King Ranch and Platinum luxury models will also be available from launch, but you'll pay $3,615 more for the former or $3,055 for the latter. In plainer terms, you'll be spending $49,690 for the King Ranch and $52,950 Platinum.
Of course, the most appreciable differences between the '14 and '15 model years will come down to performance. In certain configurations, Ford claims the new F-150 manages to shed up to 700 lbs. That should help with fuel economy, towing capacity, handling acceleration and braking.
The standard features list for 2015 includes LED head and tail lights, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning systems and LED spotlights on the side mirrors.
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"It's odd," David Foster Wallace once said. "I don't really think of myself that much as a writer. I think of this as kind of an experiment that's going OK right now, and we're going to have to see what happens."
If Wallace, who committed suicide last Friday, was unsure of his own professional status, there was little doubt among his readers and critics that this man was a writer, all right: and not only a writer, but one of the foremost of his generation – the most influential, the funniest, certainly the cleverest, and to some minds, the greatest. But even as we might dispute his typically self-deprecating assessment of his claims, it is not hard to see the source of that sense of himself.
Even Wallace's critical detractors would not dispute that he was some kind of genius, capable of verbal pyrotechnics of such originality that he truly merited that over-used epithet. But before he became a writer, his prodigious brain made him a student of maths and philosophy who might have gone on to be a significant academic figure in either field: perhaps it is the mere good luck of those who love his work that, as it happened, he started work on a novel, instead.
Twenty-three years before he started on that first novel, Wallace was born in Ithaca, New York, in 1962, the son of a graduate student in philosophy and a grammarian English teacher. When he was six months old, the family moved to Philo, a "boxed township of Illinois farmland", where Wallace grew up playing high-level tennis – as a teenager, he was ranked in the top 100 in his age group nationally – and being groomed for the minimum master's degree that was, he said, as de rigueur in his family as medical school was in some others.
In his essay "Authority and American Usage", Wallace describes life as one of a family of SNOOTs, or "Syntax Nudniks Of Our Time": "Family suppers often involved a game," he explains, in one of his trademark footnotes: "if one of us children made a usage error, Mom would pretend to have a coughing fit that would go on and on until the relevant child had identified the relevant error and corrected it. It was all very self-ironic and light-hearted; but still, looking back, it seems a bit excessive to pretend that your small child is actually denying you oxygen by speaking incorrectly."
Wallace went to his father's alma mater, Amherst, and graduated summa cum laude in English and Philosophy in 1985. It was at Amherst that he began to write short stories, and his English thesis there became the basis for his first novel, The Broom of the System, which immediately marked him out to critics as a writer with the potential to be one of the definitive voices of his generation. It was published in 1987, and around the same time, according to his father James, Wallace started to take the medication for depression that he continued to use for the next two decades.
A book of short stories, Girl with Curious Hair, published in 1989, prompted Jennifer Levin in The New York Times Book Review to call him "a dynamic writer of extraordinary talent, one unafraid to tackle subjects large and small". But it was his next book, Infinite Jest, that cemented his status as one of the grand literary figures of his time. Wallace finished a draft in 1993, and spent the next three years cutting it down by a third to a modest 1,079 pages; the results were, by any definition, extraordinary. Infinite Jest, a sprawling, hectic, enigmatic, and totally incandescent book that is above all incredible fun to read, announced Wallace as maybe the first writer to combine the postmodern interests of Thomas Pynchon or Don DeLillo with the deep interest in character that might sooner be associated with a 19th-century novelist. Set in a near future where years are named after the highest bidder – "The Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment", "The Year of the Perdue Wonder Chicken" – it traces the lives of a teenage tennis prodigy, a recovering Demerol addict and burglar, and a group of wheelchair-bound Québécois separatists in hot pursuit of a video so entertaining that it puts its viewers in a vegetative state.
The book became notorious for its length, its 100 pages of footnotes and its ambiguous, closure-denying ending, but its many admirers saw it as the definitive American novel of the 1990s, brilliantly satirising the pop cultural miasma that Wallace saw engulfing his country. Deeply ironic, it nevertheless transcended its ironies in a way that may be seen as definitive of Wallace's voice: "Irony, entertaining as it is, serves an almost exclusively negative function," he once wrote. "It's critical and destructive, a ground-clearing. Surely this is the way our postmodern fathers saw it. But irony is singularly unuseful when it comes to constructing anything to replace the hypocrisies it debunks."
Wallace filled that space with a deeply sympathetic attention to his characters' myriad flaws – a 1,000-page argument for generosity that won him one of the prestigious MacArthur "genius" grants in 1997.
Wallace was somewhat bemused by the extraordinary response to his magnum opus. A part of him loved the attention, he said, but that part was never allowed to be in charge, and when paid literary compliments, he would respond by miming swallowing the tribute and defecating at the same time.
After Infinite Jest, he continued to work at Illinois State University, where he had taught creative writing since 1993, and published virtuosic, first-person journalistic essays that ranged from porn industry get-togethers to life aboard a cruise liner – the subject of what might be his best-known essay, "A Supposedly Fun Thing That I'll Never Do Again". He also published further collections of short stories and a "compact history of infinity". In his later fiction, the influence of his depression becomes more and more difficult to resist, and his last collection, Oblivion (2005), is consumed by a sense that life is something barely to be endured.
According to his friends and colleagues, neither that encroaching despair nor the magnitude of his gifts ever made him less gentle or humble a man with others. As well as "our strongest rhetorical writer," the novelist Jonathan Franzen said, "he was also as sweet a person as I've ever known and as tormented a person as I've ever known." And Verlyn Klinkeborg, a fellow teacher at Pomona College, where Wallace became the Roy Disney Professor of Creative Writing in 2002, said that "He had the very rare gift... of carrying the greatness of his ability intact within him and never letting it obtrude upon his colleagues. He was just a laborer in the field along with the rest of us."
In the last few years of his life, perhaps because of his depression, his output decreased, and he increasingly devoted himself to his students. Earlier this year he updated an essay written about John McCain in 2000, but, according to his father, he had reached what seemed like an inevitable end to his battle against depression. He took a leave of absence from Pomona, and made several visits to hospital this summer; but it was no good. His wife, Karen Green, found him at their Claremont, California home on Friday night. Wallace was 46. "Everything had been tried," James Wallace said, "and he just couldn't stand it any more."
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Oriental Institute of Management Studies (OIMS) offers courses in business administration, multi media and verbal communication, costume and fashion designing, computer application, statistics, finance, IT and travel and tourism management. The institute was established by Oriental Group of Hotel Management Institutions. Oriental Institute of Management Studies also known as OIMS, was established in 1995. OIMS is affiliated to University of Calicut, and has been imparting quality education in the field of Management Studies since its establishment. OIMS has been rising its status in providing world class education in the field of Management, and has won various awards with Topmost Positions in various Yearly Surveys consecutively. Institute has a mission "To impart consistent, quality education of Hotel Operations and Management practices essential to those envisaging leadership roles in hotel industry". And with this mission offers equal opportunities to its students of International and Diverse backgrounds, imparting value based management knowledge and forming them into leader of tomorrow. Oriental Group of Educational Institutions (OGEI) spread over 28 acres of land in three different campuses is located at Lakkidi and Vythiri, Wayanad District of Kerala on the NH 212. It is owned and managed by the Malabar Hotel Management & Catering Promotion Trust (MHMCPT) – a charitable trust formed with an intention of promoting the Hospitality and Tourism industry and promoting quality education in Hospitality management and allied management studies.
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Limieux demolishes Guerrero; Charlo still unbeaten
By Dave Spencer at ringside
IBF #7, WBO #12, WBC #13 middleweight KO artist David Lemieux (32-2, 30 KOs) destroyed former world title challenger Fernando Guerrero (26-3, 19 KOs). Lemieux dropped Guerrero in rounds one and two. Guerrero also sustained a bad cut over his right eye in round two. In round three Guerrero took a knee then was dropped again and the fight was over. A spectacular right uppercut ended things definitely for the Montreal fighter who powered through his opponent who tried some slick early movement in the fight but had no answer for the fast charging locomotive that was more and more powerful as the fight progressed. Somehow Guerrero got himself a time-out as he took a knee and requested the ring doctor look at his eye that was busted up in the second round. The respite was a short one and he should have stayed down as only moments later Lemieux managed to punctuate an impressive performance with the third and final knockdown.
Undefeated junior-middleweight Jermell Charlo (24-0 11KO) survived a third round knockdown and a point deduction to go on to a convincing 115-111, 118-109, 118-109 unanimous decision over Charlie Bellamy Ohta (24-2-1 16KO) in IBF elimination fight for the #2 spot in the division. The Texas fighter was caught off-balance by a right hand as he was back pedalling to start the third and was forced to take an eight count but came back strongly to finish the round. The top five 154-pounder by WBC/WBAIBF used his marked height and reach advantage to neutralize Ohta who never did get inside effectively. Any attempt at an offensive front by Ohta was quickly met by crunching counters from Charlo as they were to end the sixth round where a good flurry by the New Yorker by way of Japan was ended with a left hook by Charlo that brought oohs from the Bell Centre crowd. A point deduction for an errant low blow in the ninth was charged Charlo but wasn't nearly enough to have an effect on the final outcome.


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The stars, the music, the show-stopping performances: the Grammys are still music's most exciting night.
Tonight's celebration will undoubtedly center around honoring the legacy of pop icon Whitney Houston, who died on the day of Clive Davis' equally legendary annual pre-Grammy party.
Performers this year include Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Adele, Chris Brown, and Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys honoring Etta James and Whitney Houston.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Right-hander Ben Sheets (FSY) has been placed on the disabled list because of an injury to the elbow that required surgery in 2009 and forced him to miss that entire season.
Sheets had been pitching better over his last four starts, going 2-2 with an ERA of 3.38. The two-time All-Star was put on the DL for the seventh time in his career. He has a strained right elbow.
DAILY PITCH: News from around the majors
Left-hander Cedrick Bowers (FSY) was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday to take Sheets' place on the roster.
A's left-hander Dallas Braden (FSY), who came off the disabled list Monday, will start Sunday in the series finale against the Chicago White Sox.
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Situated on Newport Road at the heart of Cardiff city centre, a stone's throw away from the scenic Bute Park, the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel offers up all of the luxuries expected of a 4-star hotel. The lavish venue is complete with a host of amenities that include a heated swimming pool, a sauna and a Jacuzzi to provide the utmost in relaxation, and a wonderful bar and restaurant that allow guests and visitors alike to fuel up before enjoying a day of exploration around the historic city.
The Urban Kitchen at the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel has an enviable reputation for style, ambience and culinary excellence. The vibrant surroundings make it the ideal setting to catch up with a group of friends and combines with a sumptuous food offering that includes an array of succulent steak and burger options, as well as a host of the most glorious sea food options, such as the traditional British favourite in the beer battered haddock, which comes complete with garden peas and twice-cooked chips. These are to follow on from the likes of a tasty chicken liver parfait or a sumptuous salmon fish cake, whilst the sharers selection is perfect for those looking to save some room for what's to come, to sample a range of flavours, or to be eaten as a light bite for the diner on the go.
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Bengaluru, Nov 22: Hyderabad Aces knocked Bangalore Raptors out of Champions Tennis League (CTL) after the visitors registered a 25-22 win in a thrilling South group match here last night (November 21). This was Bangalore's third straight loss and they have an away match left against Pune Marathas on Sunday.
Bangalore had a chance to win the tie in the deciding rubber, but Hyderabad's Mikhail Youzhny poured cold water on the hopes of the hosts by defeating Feliciano Lopez in 'super overtime' which was forced upon the players as the overall points of the teams were on par.
The winner of the 'super overtime' gets bonus points and hence the tie ended with Hyderabad ousting Bangalore 25-22 at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association Stadium late last night. Youzhny teamed up with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan to defeat Lopez and Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-5 (5-3) in the men's doubles as the Aces took a 21-16 lead.
With 6 teams divided into two groups - North and South. The toppers contest the final on November 26 in Delhi. From South, it will now be battle for top spot between Hyderabad and Pune, who have two wins apiece. The decider will be played on November 24 in Pune.
In the North group, Delhi Dreams are currently on top with 2 wins while Punjab Marshalls and Mumbai Tennis Masters have one victory each.
Earlier, Impressive wins by Mark Philippoussis and Martina Hingis in their singles matches helped Hyderabad Aces take a 15-11 lead over Bangalore Raptors at the end of the third match.
Australian Mark Philippoussis beat Bangalore's Thomas Enqvist 6-4 in the legend's singles before home team's mixed doubles pair of Mikhail Youzhny and Martina Hingis - lost to power-packed combination of Venus Williams and Feliciano Lopez.
Losing the mixed doubles to Bangalore, it put Hyderabad at par and it all depended on Hingis to bring the visitors into the reckoning after she decimated the former world No 1 Venus 6-1 as the American looked tired and out of sorts, playing immediately after the mixed doubles.
Hingis was right on money, playing with precision as she made just five unforced errors compared to Venus' 18 - far too many and unexpected of a class player she is. Venus hit five winners compared to Hingis' six and yet it was not enough to make any impression in the match.
Bangalore received a jolt early on in the opening game when Enqvist, who was leading 2-0, lost the momentum to the big serving pro Mark Philippoussis, who broke twice in the eighth and the tenth game to clinch the opener 6-4 for Hyderabad.
Philippoussis produced three consecutive aces in the seventh game for which he is famous and that really set the tone for the big Australian to forge ahead in the next three games to pocket a crucial win against Bangalore, who had lost earlier two contests.
Too many unforced errors from Enqvist
Enqvist had far too many unforced errors to his name in the stats column and essayed six winners against Philippoussis' eleven, which made the difference.
Apart from weaving some smashing forehand and backhand shots, Philippoussis mixed up shots, sometimes coming from the baseline and near the net, was simply fabulous to watch.
After losing the first singles match, Bangalore pair Venus Williams and Feliciano Lopez, came back strongly trouncing the combination of Mikhail Youzhny and Martina Hingis, in the mixed doubles encounter, with 6-3 margin.
Both Venus and Lopez played to their strengths, while Venus played some powerful baseline shots and Lopez delectable vollies near net, caught their rivals on their wrong foot. Bangalore pair broke twice in first six games providing a 4-2 lead to the hosts.
It was Venus, who gave the much needed fillip by playing some powerful forehand shots, much to the delight of the fairly good crowd assembled at the stadium. Compared to two winners sketched by Hyderabad, Bangalore had fourteen winners and four aces to dry the confidence of Hingis and Youzhny.
The Results
Hyderabad Aces beat Bangalore Raptors 25-22
- Mark Philippoussis beat Thomas Enqvist 6-4
- Mikhail Youzhny and Martina Hingis lost to Feliciano Lopez and Venus Williams 3-6
- Martina Hingis beat Venus Williams 6-1
- Mikhail Youzhny and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan beat Feliciano Lopez and Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-5 (5-3)
- Mikhail Youzhny lost to Feliciano Lopez 4-6
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COLUMN-OPEC must prepare for big rise in oil supplies: Kemp
By John Kemp
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - High oil and gas prices have unleashed the biggest drilling boom in 30 years.
OPEC members must prepare for a big increase in oil supplies in the second half of the decade, as well as heightened competition from natural gas in some of their core markets, and a further erosion in demand as conservation and efficiency measures bite harder.
Outside North America, the number of rigs actually drilling for oil and gas averaged 1,277 in January and February, the highest since 1983, and more than double the number operating in 1999, according to rig counts published by oil field services company Baker Hughes International on its website.
Baker Hughes probably understates the growth in worldwide drilling since it excludes rigs operating in Russia, the Caspian, Iran, Sudan and onshore China. It only counts rigs actually drilling, not those in transit, moving in and rigging up, or engaged in production testing, completions and well workovers.
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Dear Diary,
I am failing my resolve to write only once a week. I just have to write about today, and if you haven't guessed it's about Michael, I'd have to wonder if you're paying attention.
I was looking though Sarah's costume book on 13th century garb in my room when Michael knocked. He told me that he'd brought over some things that I could use for the Masquerade Ball. Which is when John came in loaded down shortly followed by Sarah who had another bundle. John left after he set his down, but Sarah only stepped back far enough to let me in to them. I unwrapped the one Sarah had brought up first. From what I could tell they were undergarments and when I looked over at Michael, he said his sister decided that I would need those to make the costume look authentic. It was cute the way he turned slightly red because he seemed a little embarrassed about that. Sarah was really impressed by them because they were all hand sewn. When I got her to set those aside I unwrapped the larger bundle. I can't describe to you how beautiful the fabric was. It was a black, red and gold brocade which gave the illusion of feathers. There was also red and black silk to go with it. I was so excited I hugged Michael, which made him blush even more. He mumbled something about it having been sitting around for some decorating project that his sister had dreamt up for the nursery. Michael didn't stay much longer, though Aunt Agatha invited him to dinner, he declined because he had promised his mother he'd get fitted for his costume today.
Thankfully Sarah left shortly after Michael left so I could look at the fabric in peace. There's 15 yards of the brocade and 10 yards each of the two silks. The width is 72 inches. They look hand woven, and the undergarments were definitely made without the help of modern conveniences.
I think I'll go with a Phoenix theme, the colors are right. I can make a simple mask, use the black silk for the beak and cover the rest with the brocade. I'll have to think about how I want to imply a tail, and how to do my hair.


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Of course being the new girl, I was 'Popular' for about a week. A lot of people came asking to be my friend. I don't exactly know who but I remember a girl named Elena who was my best friend. We had this little group consisting of Elena, Tide, Cody, Kailynn , and me. We were the outcasts of the school but I did teach them some Icelandic along with the other students. Kailynn would be doing my hair as it grew down to my hipbone because it grows amazingly fast. She would put it in pigtails, braids, fishtail braids, everything. All my friends were at least just a couple months older than me which means they would go to Basic Education before me. The Finnish school system went like this: 6 year old's - Primary School 7-16 year old's - Basic Education. I don't remember the rest. When I got home we were all unpacked. I would head up the painted white stairs into the study room and do my homework. It was the same thing for 6 months but eventually my birthday came and I advanced into Basic Education. I got to be with my friends but saw they had moved on. All except Elena. She knew my birthday so well. September 6th. She waited at the doors and once I walked in, she jumped on me. Kailynn, Tide, and Cody, were hanging out with people who looked very sassy. 'Probably Popular.' I thought to myself. Elena ripped my schadual (I don't know how to spell.) out of my hands and began hualing me towards Geography glass.
I had always adored Elena. She talked to people freely, she was tall, skinny, pretty. But me. I was to shy, short, and a little more chubby. I still am. Little did I know, She was going to throw a birthday party for me at the beach inviting the popular people. I stood there like a stiff stick in a one-piece bathing suit sticking out from everyone else who wore a two-piece. At school the next day, they started teasing me with how fat I was. That's how I began starving myself.
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Market Size and Forecast for All IVD Market SegmentsPublished every two years, this report estimates current market size and forecasted market size to 2021 for defined segments of the IVD market and various sub-segments, including:Molecular Assays (Infectious Disease, Blood Screening, Inherited Diseases, Oncology, Pharmacodiagnostics, Tissue Typing, Prenatal)Clinical Chemistry and "Core Lab" Markets (including sub segment revenues for General Chemistries, Workstations, Analyzers Blood Gases, Urinalysis, Critical Care)Point-of-Care Testing (POC), (Professional and Self-Testing, Glucose Testing, Pregnancy Tests, drugs of abuse, HIV, H. pylori, Other, OTC/Self Total, Professional POC, Cardiac Markers, Drugs of Abuse, HbA1c, Pregnancy, Other)Microbiology and Virology by Test Type (Immunoassays, ID/AST, Infectious Diseases - DNA; ID/AST: Panels and Reagents, automated; Panels and Reagents, manual; Blood Culture; Chromogenic Media; Rapid Micro; Supplies)Blood Banking (Grouping, Immunoassay Screens, NAT Screens)Tissue-Based Testing - Histology and Cytology (Pap, ISH, IHC, HPV)Infectious Disease Immunoassay Testing (Hepatitis, HIV, STDs, TORCH, Respiratory, Sepsis, Parasitology, Mycology, Others)HematologyMolecular Tests in Infectious Diseases (HAI, HIV, Hepatitis, GC/Chlamydia, Respiratory, Organism ID, Mycobacteria, TB, OthersNon-Infectious Disease Immunoassay Sales by Analyte Type (Cardiac markers, Tumor markers, Diabetes/HbA1c, Autoimmune, Allergy, Thyroid, Proteins, Anemia, Fertility, Therapeutic drugs, Tox/Drugs of abuse, Vitamin D)Coagulation Tests (Lab-Based, POC, Genetic Markers)Sequencing and Flow CytometryNo other report provides similar understanding of the world diagnostics market. 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Thus, this is a global report and the following regional and country overall IVD markets are included: US Europe GermanyUK France Spain Italy Russia Netherlands Turkey Poland Canada China Japan Saudi Arabia Brazil Latin America Eastern EuropeEmerging MarketsRest of WorldThe Worldwide Market for In Vitro Diagnostic Tests is a testament to the Kalorama methodology. It is the result of months of painstaking work by an experienced IVD industry analyst, who has tracked hundreds of companies for developments, trends and financial results. This research is compiled along with the opinion, observations and insights of industry experts to produce an unparalleled vision of the industry as it is in 2016. Superior Company ProfilingThe report concentrates over a thousand pages on detailed and tiered profiles of companies in the in vitro diagnostics markets. The experience that Kalorama Information has in this market is evident in its tiering and segmentation of companies. 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However this growth has a negligible effect to compensate for the lack of significant growth in major markets of Europe, Japan and the U.S. IVD-Focused Government Initiatives: New healthcare disease screening and health insurance initiatives proposed by the new U.S.administration under the guidance of President Barack Obama further bolster the use of IVDs, but continued economic difficulties has U.S. citizens forgo elective procedures because the co-payments may be somewhat unaffordable. Automation: There is also a lack of trained lab technologists, so there is a decreasing availability of human resources needed to run the more complex new set of molecular and histological tests and immunoassays. Therefore there has been a proliferation of test and lab automation tools launched that remove precious human resources from mundane pre-analytical and sample-tracking tasks to make time for more sophisticated ones. This phenomenon was once thought to be the purview of core lab biochemistry and immunoassays but automation is becoming a common feature hematology, blood banking,microbiology, and histology. Demand for healthcare and thus diagnostic tests in all the major markets is driven by aging populations and increased incidence of conditions such as: cancer, diabetes,cardiovascular disease, arthritis and obesity.In light of the demand for these tests, they have been reformulated for automated analyzers where the cost per test is traditionally low. New Sampling: No more blood sampling: be prepared for an IVD world of breath tests for conditions that includes respiratory infections,gastrointestinal disorders, cancer and even chronic diseases. Wearable patch sensors have been commercialized for glucose and vital signs monitoring; more and more applications are in development. 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