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WWDC 2014 Keynote Predictions
Following the same pattern as 12 months ago, Apple has let over half a year go by without a Keynote or major product announcement, leaving the rumour mill to predict all manor of things. Here is my Predictions for the Keynote:
The rumors point to a major UI Overhaul of OS X being the focal point of the Keynote, bringing iOS's skeuomorphic free design "Back to the Mac". This is a logical step as it means users can easily transition between the 2 platforms, which in turn increases iOS's halo effect. The biggest question for developers is wether this major update of OS X includes UIKit, which would allow developers to share UI code between OS X and iOS apps. Although I remain hopeful that this will happen (and now is as good a time as any) I think this may be a wish too far.
iOS 8
iOS 7 was the biggest user facing update since iOS's inception, so logically (and hopefully) iOS 8 will be more of tying up loose ends release rather than another substantial user facing update.
Split Screen iPad
In my opinion the iPad (espcially the iPad mini) is too small for apps to be useful if they only take up half the screen. Moreover there are numerous other issues (that Apple could obviously solve or choose to ignore) such as the keyboard behaviour, how do split screen mode work in portrait etc, but the biggest issue for me is complexity. The beauty of the iPad (and iOS in general) is that you are only using one app at a time, and hitting the single button on the front of the device takes you back to the safe place of the springboard. This might sound limiting, but for non techies this type of safety net is why they like using iOS and why I don't think we will be getting Split Screen apps with the current iPad lineup.
Inter App Communication
This has been on iOS Developers' wish lists for a while now, so much so that developers have developed numerous solutions mostly involving URL schemes or embedding of third party SDKs in their apps. These solutions are often cumbersome and require developers to explicity support/discover third party apps individually, rather than asking the OS for apps that handle a feature e.g. Photos Sharing.
Apple have been using a technology called XPC for its own apps since iOS 6 and have made these APIs available to developers on OS X since 10.7. Although this an obvious solution to allow apps to present "remote view controllers" from other apps, they could go with a simpiler solution:
- List the Supported Features in your Info.plist
- Handle a Delegate Callback in your App Delegate
iOS currently has a central store for Contacts, Events, Reminders and Photos which all apps are able to access (with permission of course) so why is it any different for files?
Although "Open With" and Inter App Communication will help alleviate this problem somewhat, apps should be able to read and write files to a central location. Permissions could easily be managed using a "File Picker" in the sameway that the Powerbox works on OS X for Sandboxed apps.
More and more people are tracking health related stats (Heart Rate, Blood Sugar Level, Kcals Burned etc) with gadgets such as the Jawbone Up, Fitbit and Nike Fuel Band everyday, so making a single app to cumulate all this data in one place makes sense. Like its sister app Passbook, I expect that Healthbook will require third party apps to be much use, but I'm sure companies such as Nike will make their apps compatible from day 1 and will probably make an apperence during the Keynote.
AirDrop being incompatible between OS X and iOS must of purely been down to time constraints, so I expect AirDrop to be compatible between OS X 10.10 and iOS 8.
The iPhone is always released in tandem with the latest version iOS, so it will not be recieveing an update at WWDC and will be updated in September/October in time for the holidays. If the iPhone 6 has a larger screen as expected, the WWDC talks are likely to push AutoLayout rather heavily.
The existing iPad lineup (air and mini) like the iPhone also not due an update till September/October.
The only Mac in desperate need of an update is the Mac mini (which hasn't been updated in nearly 2 years!!!) but I can't see a Mac mini refresh would make the keynote. An ARM MacBook Air or a Retina iMac would be a nice suprise but I think we are a year to early for them.
The iWatch is coming but is it ready yet? The iWatch will support third party apps so unveiling it at WWDC makes a lot of sense, but I have a feeling that we will have to wait a little while longer to see it being unveiled at its own dedicated Keynote later in the year.
Smart homes would be an interesting area for Apple to move into, with the added benefit of it having near limitless scope. If this does happen at WWDC (which I think it will) it is more likely to be in the vain of Healthbook, whereby third parties (heating, lighting, locking etc) can get certified to be used with Apple's unified platform.
Apple only agreed to by Beats last week so although it may get a mention, or more likely just a pun, Beats won't feature heavily in this Keynote.


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Matt Cain pitched a perfect game, he started for the NL All-Star team, he took the mound in all three of the Giants' playoff-clinching victories on the way to another World Series spray-a-thon and he threw the most innings, all told, by a San Francisco pitcher in a season since Bob Knepper and Vida Blue in 1978.
That 16-5 record and career-low 2.79 ERA looked pretty good, too.
But when fellow right-hander Ryan Vogelsong tries to find the essence of Cain's dream season, he latches onto something else:
An Aug. 1 afternoon against the New York Mets when Cain couldn't have been sloppier.
Five innings and 95 pitches. Deep counts. A Carmageddon of traffic on the basepaths. A busy bullpen in the third inning. A leadoff home run surrendered to a hitter, Ruben Tejada, who hadn't gone deep in 629 at-bats.
"And when he walked off the mound, he'd only given up two runs," Vogelsong said. "That's what I remember. It wasn't pretty, but you'd better believe we were in that game. Matt gave us a chance.
"He always gives us a chance."
The Giants lost 2-1 that day – one of just five defeats on Cain's ledger during the season. It came at the tail end of his one sustained funk last summer, when he struggled in July and gave up eight homers over a span of six starts.
But when the Giants needed Cain the most in August and beyond, he found a way. Not only did he exceed 200 innings for the sixth consecutive season, but counting the 30 he tossed in the playoffs, his 249 1/3 innings were the most by a Giant since butterfly collars were all the rage.
It takes a lot for Buster Posey to make a "gee whiz" face. That stat did the trick.
"Wow," Posey said. "That's really cool. I did not know that."
Innings are a form of respect. A manager doesn't leave you on the mound if he doesn't have confidence in you – and that goes double for the days when every pitch is a battle.
Even in a dream season, Cain had those days.
"What I've learned to appreciate most about him is that regardless of whether he's got his best stuff or his worst stuff, you always feel you have a chance," Posey sad. "The great thing about Matt is that when he's off, the casual observer probably won't notice. He's the same guy regardless. He'll make adjustments. He'll find a way to stay out there.
"That goes beyond sheer ability or skill. That's more of a willpower thing. It's an intangible that's tough to be taught. That's when he really becomes that competitor and battler."
That, and when the big stage arrives. It was evident that Cain didn't have his best stuff in the postseason, and certainly not the same steam as in 2010 when he didn't give up an earned run in three playoff starts.
But the moment that stands out to Posey was in the Game 4 clincher at Detroit, when Delmon Young's solo home run tied it in the sixth inning. The shot awoke the chilled crowd at Comerica Park.
Cain held back the waves. He retired the next hitter, and when manager Bruce Bochy made the surprising decision to keep the 28-year-old right-hander out there for the seventh, the Tigers were retired in order.
"He just keeps coming at you," Posey said. "He just keeps making pitches."
He's made a lot of them. Over the past seven seasons, Cain's 228 starts are the fourth most among major league pitchers (Dan Haren, Bronson Arroyo, Justin Verlander). His 23,955 pitches thrown also ranks fourth (behind Verlander, Haren and CC Sabathia).
There was a time earlier in his career when Cain allowed himself to get a bit doughy, but not in recent years. Even with the security of a $112 million contract he signed last year, he reported to camp this spring looking as fit as ever.
"The biggest thing is doing the little things," Cain said. "Doing your rotator cuff exercises, your (scapula) exercises, all the maintenance. It's easy to say, `I don't feel like doing that today.' But that has to be your focus. I'd rather make sure I get my arm stuff done than my legs or upper body. I really feel it's important to maintain what you have."
How does Cain plan to maintain? Does he approach the spring with the mindset to throw a few wrinkles into his repertoire, or to fine tune what he already has?
"You try to fine tune and something might come along where you get a feel for a pitch maybe you didn't before," he said. "For me, I first look at, `Let's fine tune what I have, and try to minimize mistakes as much as possible.'"
There can't be many mistakes in a perfect game, and Cain doesn't expect he'll ever stop hearing about that June 13 night against Houston.
"It comes up and, yeah, you might be on your way to do something else, but you enjoy hearing it," he said. "It's neat to hear people tell you where they were sitting. But I'm starting to wonder, because it seems like 200,000 people are telling me they were there. How many tickets were actually sold, again?"
Cain is the first to point out he had plenty of help in the perfect game, including a diving catch from Gregor Blanco. The outfielder made a similar highlight catch in that rough start against the Mets, too.
Sure, Cain's season was sprinkled with good fortune. But it takes more than that to put together perhaps the most accomplished season by a pitcher in Giants history.
"It's one of those years people will look back on and appreciate the further we get away from it," Posey said. "Don't you think?"

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The day before was very grey, cold and at times wet. The forecast for Thursday morning was much better although it seemed almost impossible.
Thursday morning dawned dry and sunny but cool, would it last long enough for us ? So many nornings started well but soon faded.
I met Anna at the railway station at 10am, there was still a cool breeze but also lots of sunshine with just the odd cloud, it could have been warmer but after the preceeding days it was such a relief.
We had a half hour drive to the first location, would the weather be as good there ? Would it hold out for us ? Thankfully it did :-)
The first location was a wood in Derbyshire, in parts Anna still had to brave the cool wind as it was tunneled along paths between the trees, in other parts it was more sheltered and Anna could enjoy the warmth of the mid summer sun :-)
Again Anna was exposed to the chill wind, but she didn't complain once and posed beautifully despite everything nature threw at her. Whilst working by the river the breeze was coming across the water making it particularly cold. Throughout the shoot I made sure Anna had plenty of warm up breaks, she rewarded me by helping me create some wonderful images.
As we finished off the sune was slipping behind building cloud, now making just very brief appearances.
When you first work with someone you are never quite sure how it will go, whether you will get on with each other etc., Anna surpassed all of my expectations. I hope we get to work together again in the very near future.


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Chef George V. Kessler, originally from Hoboken, New Jersey, has over 25 years of experience in the food and beverage industry as well as the travel industry. His experience in the food industry began in Columbia, South Carolina in 1985. He worked for the Marriott Corporation in Columbia, SC and Park Ridge, NJ through 1992 as a Kitchen and Restaurant Manager. He also served as Executive Chef at Town Tavern in the Heart of Palm Beach Hotel in Florida and at Zampella's Restaurant, a family owned Italian restaurant in Hoboken, NJ. He attended the University of South Carolina where he minored in Italian studies and spent a summer studying in Urbino, Italy. Since that time he has traveled extensively through the various regions of Italy. George completed a course in pasta-making at La Scuola Vecchia in Bologna, Italy in 2007 and completed a course in Italian cooking at Casa Ombuto in Tuscany, Italy in 2010. During 2010 and 2011 he completed multiple courses at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.
As a result of his travels through Italy, Chef George's philosophy is much like that of everyday life in Italy, i.e. Keep it simple, Keep it fresh, Keep it regional.
With the opening of il Giorgione, George is seeking to bring the diversity of authentic, regional, everyday Italian food and wine to Columbia, SC. It has been a dream of his to share some of his authentic Italian culinary experiences with those in Columbia. He believes people will enjoy the mozzarella cheese that he makes fresh daily, the use of fresh herbs from the herb garden in restaurant courtyard, the Roman style thin crust pizza, the traditional pasta dishes, and the Italian desserts all homemade at the restaurant. This, together with a pairing of food with regional Italian wines, is sure to result in a wonderful dining experience.
Tortelloni Alla Stefania
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8-9 oz. Cheese filled tortelloni (fresh preferred)
2 cups canned, peeled tomatoes (San Marzano preferred)
1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
1 quart water
1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano
sea salt
1. Heat 1 quart water to boil (salted generously).
2. In another pot combine canned tomatoes and butter.
3. Heat tomatoes and butter until butter is melted, lower heat and cook on low for 10-15 minutes.
4. Remove tomatoes and butter from heat and cream together with a hand mixer / emulsifier.
5. Cook tortelloni in salted water as per instructions until tender.
6. Drain tortelloni and place in serving bowl, then top with tomato and butter sauce and freshly grated parmigiano.
7. Buon appetito!
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Tracey and Arthur Sabella opened Bruschetta last summer, a charming storefront restaurant right in the heart of Pleasant Plains.
Bruschetta is an ideal neighborhood eatery, a warm and cheery spot that may remind some of a restaurant appropriate to Park Slope or Carroll Gardens. It has a small bar area toward the back of the restaurant and a simple but carefully tended outdoor patio in the rear. The main dining room is neatly appointed with soft lighting and double-lined tablecloths in an orange and yellow theme.
Meals start out with, of course, bruschetta -- a bowl composed of evenly diced tomatoes with garlic and onion -- a basket of fresh bread, grated parmesan cheese doused with flavorful olive oil and, alas, those horrifying foil-wrapped butter pats (grrr).
Bruschetta briefly dips into pizza parlor items like fried rice balls, two good specimens of the appetizer stuffed with chopped meat, peas, gooey fresh mozzarella insulated by flavorful ricotta-blended rice. Pizzas are enjoyable with a crisped, uncharred crust and fresh mozzarella melted into the dough edges. Capricciosa was a fine pie topped with prosciutto patches, artichoke leaves, black olives, cheese and a little tomato sauce.
On a broccoli rabe-sausage disc-sundried tomato pizza, toppings appeared to be assembled toward the end of the baking process, not a tragic thing since it's a way of keeping the crust firm and crunchy. Still, the method took away some of the pleasure of having all the ingredients cook into a collective chemistry.
Grilled calamari was perfect, a heaping plate of teensy tentacles and mostly rings over greens topped with bruschetta. Baked littlenecks were fresh and tasty, tightly packed with a small amount of crumb and accompanied by a light buttery broth. The restaurant charges $9 for six clams, a seemingly steep price, but in fairness, seafood can be a volatile item.
Calamari Arrabiata on the menu and a special version with medium-sized, fried shrimp were served with an ideal slight zing from cherry pepper slivers. Due to frying in trans-fat free oil, a mandate for all NYC restaurants, I doubt we'll ever see fried calamari in its beautifully crispy state of years past.
With Bruschetta's menu, we're looking at standard fare that gets a happy injection from specials, the best part of meals at the restaurant. There is nothing more delightful than dining in a restaurant that capitalizes on a patron's appetite for seasonal foods. And on each visit, Bruschetta's chef indeed nodded toward the fall in some small way.
One chilly night, for instance, twin pork chops stuffed with mozzarella, prosciutto and roasted yellow peppers ladled with flavorful stock totally hit the spot. Another night when the scent of autumn and fireplaces was in the air outside, Bruschetta featured a delightful chicken breast entree stuffed with green apples, onions and cranberries served in a savory cranberry reduction. Accompaniments included haricot verts and sliced red bliss potatoes. From the regular menu, we rather liked a Fettucine alla Pana, pasta strands coated with a super luxe, butter-cream sauce and tossed with fried pancetta and mushrooms.
Soups on the regular menu like spinach-egg drop and Tortellini en Brodo are offered year round. But it makes sense at this time of year to relish in one of Bruschetta's heartier options like a smoky, tomatoey pasta fagioli with beans, orechiette and fresh basil or a lentil soup made with pasta.
With salads, hand tossed Caesar Classico sports shaves of fresh parmesan cheese and housemade croutons. Insalata della Casa pits Romaine and delicate Bibb leaves against the harshness of red cabbage, onion and a ladling of creamy balsamic vinaigrette. Partially skinned cucumbers somewhat balanced the combination.
There are a few quibbles in this lovely restaurant.
Ravioli is listed on the menu as "homemade." While the dish was served with an excellent marinara sauce and was quite satisfying, the "homemade" part of the equation translates to "homemade" in the kitchens of Pastosa. "Wild mushroom" on a respectable Vitello alla Funghi meant simple button and Portobello mushrooms. To most foodies "wild" conjures up images of hen of the woods, chanterelles or morels, delicacies that are more representative of the natural fungi kingdom.
Housemade desserts include creme brulee with a thick, crisp sugar blanket and tiramisu, a square of the creamy dessert aimed into a martini glass.
For those who enjoy entertainment during mealtime, keep in mind that next Friday, Oct. 26, the restaurant will feature a pair of Italian singers who will play acoustic guitar and mandolin from 7-10 p.m.
Contact AWE restaurant critic Pamela Silvestri at email@example.com.
6309 Amboy Rd., Pleasant Plains
2 1/2 stars
Tuesday through Thursday: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Friday: 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
Saturday: 4-11 p.m.
Sunday: 4-9 p.m.
Dinner Prices
Appetizers: $9-16
Salads: $8-10
Pizza: $10-15
Pasta: $14-18
Entrees: $18-28
Wines and spirits
Full bar, brief wine list, nice features of wine specials by the glass; more generous stemware is a treat for those ordering wine by the bottle
Credit cards
Visa, MasterCard, American Express
46 in the front dining room, 20 outside
Accepted but recommended for large parties
Wheelchair access
Restaurant is on one level but bathrooms cannot be navigated with wheelchair
Charming neighborhood restaurant, heat lamps allow for patio dining in chilly weather, parking lot in rear
Service is friendly and sincere but needs polish


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The Annual Choko Beer festival is now celebrating 10 years. A firm favourite in the Cholsey village calendar as well as raising over £90,000 for Choko and local organisations - an amazing achievement made possible by your fantastic support.
Great range of real ales, ciders and lagers at the festival. As well as Pimms, Gin and Prosecco.
Fantastic line-up of live music.
The Choko Beer Festival is a great day out for all the family.
As a charity we rely on the generous support of our sponsors to ensure as much money as possible goes to the organisations we assist.
We open at noon and close at about 11pm
We got very busy last year, so to keep the wonderful atmosphere of previous events we'll be pre-selling more tickets than in previous years, with a limited number available on the day.
In previous years we've run out of Cask Beer by about 9pm, at which point we switch to good quality bottled ales.
We provide some seating, but it's a good idea to bring a blanket, or a camping chair. It can get cold in the evening, so bring something warm to wrap up in.
We have a large marquee, and the Laurence hall, you'll have a great day rain or shine.
As in previous years we'll have a BBQ selling good quality local burgers and sausages, as well as veggie burgers. They'll be home-cooked curry throughout the evening too. We have a range of sandwiches, rolls, cakes and snacks and a selection of soft drinks all day.
We are a family oriented event, and children are welcome.
Sorry, due to the size of the venue, and the nature of the event only guide dogs are allowed.
We'd love to hear from you. Visit the contact page for details.
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The Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated Press.The 11-page document calls for the unprecedented militarization of immigration enforcement as far north as Portland, Oregon, and as far east as New Orleans, Louisiana....http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-weighs-mobilizing-nat-guard-for-immigration-roundups/ar-AAn3qA8?OCID=ansmsnnews11
White House: AP Report on National Guard Rounding Up Illegal Immigrants FalsePosted By Natalie Johnson On February 17, 2017 @ 10:27 am In Issues | No CommentsThe White House on Friday denied an Associated Press report citing a draft memo that proposed the deployment of up to 100,000 National Guard troops to detain immigrants who are in the United States illegally.White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters on Marine One that the report is "100 percent not true." Article printed from Washington Free Beacon: http://freebeacon.comURL to article: http://freebeacon.com/issues/wh-denies-ap-report-national-guard-round-up-illegal-immigrants/
I guess if you want to get it done without having to hire tens of thousands more agents, this is how you would do it.
Do folks around here still believe the press is just doing its job?
Fake News:http://freebeacon.com/issues/wh-denies-ap-report-national-guard-round-up-illegal-immigrants/
Remember, there is no state-sanctioned press.You are the press too, if you step up and do the job. That doesn't mean you have the same platform as AP or CNN, but that does mean you have the right to go out and investigate and write your opinion on the matter. You have a platform here to do that. You (and everyone, this isn't directed specifically at you but is a point for all of us), can and should, look for the story behind the story (see note above) do your own research, and draft your own story. It is how we get above the press, not just ride the waves of the stories we like or don't like.
According to Rush..The memo is not fake.....BUT like the Pentagon there are dozens of future contingency plans for any given situation and this was one of them and was never even considered. It was never even seen by Trump.Apparently someone thought they hit the jackpot by releasing this to damage Trump.
Thank you, now we are starting to dig into the real story, what's behind it. The truth isn't as clear as 'it is fake' or 'it is absolutely right'.
(We could seize everything from Georgian bay north to Hudson bay and west to the Rockies within a day or 2. Blockade the east and west coasts and they would be negotiating their surrender within 6 to 8 months.)
Fake, incorrect, or changing?AP did receive a draft memo outlining this.Was the memo fake, was it incorrect, or did the story/plan change?Throwing around the term 'fake' is getting as old as throwing around 'offended'. The question is what is the story behind the different stories? If the memo was fake, where did it come from? Who gave it to AP?If the memo wasn't fake, but just a proposal, then the denial should have been clarified. If the memo wasn't fake but something changed or different departments are making plans and not communicating, that is an entirely other story.
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In honor of the London Olympics, Appellation Mountain's Abby Sandel focuses her Nameberry 9 this week on British baby names.
The Olympic Games kicked off this weekend, and I haven't been able to turn away. Yes, there are the feats of athletic prowess, and sure, it is always interesting to learn the finer points of an obscure sport. (Am I the only American looking forward to handball?)
But mostly, I'm tuning into the Olympics for the names – both those that seem prime for importing to the United States, and those that are just plain interesting. A few days ago, Sarah explained that Zamzam, the name of the Somali athlete competing in the 400 meter dash and bearing the flag for her country in the Parade of Nations, is actually a religious appellation, a reference to a sacred well visited by those on pilgrimage toMecca.
It's too soon to say if a superstar will emerge from the games, another Nadia Comaneci to inspire parents to borrow her name for their daughters. The biggest baby name influence from the 2012 Games could be the host city's name: London. We'll have to wait and see – and watch, to see if any of those handball players inspire us.
The nine newsiest names of this week all point toEngland:
Olympia – Mount Olympus was the home of the gods in Greek myth, and a Greek princess called Olympias was the mother of Alexander the Great. One of Edouard Manet's most famous paintings is of a courtesan called Olympia. That's a steady history of use, and yet Olympia is off most parents' radar. She's a possible alternative to Olivia, with an unmistakably athletic vibe.
Dolly – Well, hello, Dolly! English reality star Chantelle Houghton gave birth to her first child back on June 17, but she and fiancé Alex Reid struggled to settle on a name. They're not the first high profile parents to revive the early twentieth century appellation – American actors Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell welcomed twins called Charlie and Dolly back in 2008.
Charlotte – Charlie reminds me – do you know the name of the very first woman victor at the Olympics? It's England's Charlotte Cooper, a tennis champion who also claimed the Wimbledon trophy five times. Charlotte makes for a regal, enduring choice – and one with a subtle tie to the international sporting event.
Philippa – Speaking of royals, we didn't see the world's most famous sister-in-law at the opening ceremonies, but Philippa was in the news for another reason. German baroness Isabella Shorlemer welcomed a daughter called Philippa Ina Anna Maria Yves Hieronyma. If that's not news enough, Philippa's dad is restauranteur Jo Laggner, and mom was the headline-grabbing age of 54 when the happy coupled announced their news.
Fox India – Take That frontman Mark Owen has an affection for nature names – his folder kids are Elwood Jack and Willow Rose. Now he and wife Emma have welcomed a third child, Fox India. A boy named Fox would've fit right in. The same is true of a girl called India. But it seems like a strange combination for a daughter.
Nico – While we're talking singers, you might not recognize Israeli-born crooner Keren Ann by name, but her music has been featured on high profile television shows like Grey's Anatomy. Now she has a daughter with an equally musical appellation: Nico, as in the Velvet Underground chanteuse.
Stratford – Back to the Games. London Olympic Park stands on an extensively re-developed site, an area known as Stratford. Among the wackier celeb-related Olympic rumors? Victoria and David Beckham are said to be planning a fifth child, and should he happen to arrive roughly nine months after the closing ceremonies? It is also said that Stratford could be the little one's given name.
Jude – Not sold on Stratford? How about Jude? The Biblical, literary appellation is also the name of the hit Beatles song that Sir Paul McCartney performed to close the Opening Ceremonies.
August – It is the summer games, after all, so let's end with a seasonal appellation, with a subtle tie to the British royal family. Zeffy's post on Georgian era names includes some surprising facts about Augustus and Augusta.
Have you been watching the Olympics? Are there any Games-related names that you might use for a child?
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Important Reasons Your Child Should Be Administered the Influenza Vaccine
Currently, the global influenza vaccine market reportedly forecasts 30 countries vaccinating both adults and children. It has become common knowledge that the flu virus gets stronger every year causing other respiratory diseases in its wake like pneumonia and sometimes death.
The following list may help you realize how important it is for your child to be inoculated with the influenza vaccine this year.
A Life Saver
Since the creation of modern medicines, humans and especially children have been inoculated to help them survive the harsh conditions in this world. With new viruses and germ strains occurring every year, inoculations like the influenza vaccine have been known to save a child's life rather than take it. Previously some diseases have been known to have killed thousands of children, yet safe and effective vaccinations, like flu vaccine gold coast doctors provide, now protect future generations from things such as influenza, hepatitis, pox, and polio.
Vaccines Are Safe
Vaccines are only administered after doctors and scientists have deliberated among themselves as to the effect it will have on patients, especially young ones. Health care professionals go through many government approval checks before vaccines are allowed to even be tested on the market. Your child's doctor will be more than happy and medically aware to help answer flu shot common questions you may have before your child's inoculations. It is important for you to feel that your child is getting the best health care you can possibly give to have a healthy future. Visit us at SmartClinics
Save Time & Money
By protecting yourself and your family with the 2017 flu shot, not only will you be saving their lives, you will also be saving time and money in the future. Families who do not get the flu shot may fall sick, requiring frequent visits to their GP or some cases the emergency. Once you have protected yourself from the flu virus, you do not need to worry about missing work or your children missing school because of illness.
Protecting The Future
Once you give yourself and your children the required antibodies to fight against diseases through immunization, you are securing future generations in your family as well. Once your body adapts and learns to fight a disease, it may only take a generation or so to eradicate the virus completely. Since there are no more reported cases of smallpox, children do not need to worry about being vaccinated for it since it has been eradicated. Other diseases like Rubella have been dramatically lowered by vaccination from being passed on from mother to child. Vaccinating yourself and your children mean that future generations will not have to worry about things like the influenza strain and live healthier and happier lives. Although it is debated that influenza occurs as a natural reaction to weather change or temperature drops, it might be fatal to confuse it with less deadly allergies.
If you are seriously considering inoculating and protecting yourself and your family this year, you can check online at websites like http://www.smartclinics.com.au/our-services/flu/.


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- Australian Coins
- Australian Banknotes
- Pre Decimal Banknotes
- Paper Banknotes
- Polymer Banknotes
- NPA Banknote Folders
- Special Serial Numbers
- Michael Leunig
- Australian Collectibles
- Australia Post Philatelics
- Australian Antique Maps
- Cheques
- Past Opportunities
- World
1988 Australia $10 Bicentennial Folder AA 04 With Qantas And Ansett
On offer here is a rather unique and interesting variance on the third release NPA folder for the bicentennial ten dollars bank notes.
It is the standard NPA folder but bears a sticker for the Qantas and Ansett Conference in Spain in 1989.
To my knowledge and after showing it around to some other dealers it is the only example anyone has seen to date.
Ansett is now a defunct airline which no longer exists and ceased operations under that name when it was placed into administration in 2001 after a financial collapse. It was formally underwent liquidation in 2002.
The bank note inside has the general release AA04 serial number which in itself is not unusual but the folder cover itself is certainly a rarity.
If your looking to add an item to your collection that is a little different and a great discussion point then here it is.
Ansett Australia, or Ansett-ANA as it was commonly known in earlier years, was a major Australian airline group, based in Melbourne. The airline flew domestically within Australia and from the 1990s to destinations in Asia.[1] The airline was placed into administration in 2001 after suffering financial collapse, and subsequent organised liquidation in 2002, subject to deed of company arrangement.
The company was originally founded by Reg Ansett in 1935 under the name Ansett Airways Pty Ltd. He was already highly successful in the road transport business. So successful in fact that it threatened to undermine the profitability of the freight and passenger revenue of Victorian Railways. The state government passed laws which would effectively put private road transport operators out of business. Not one to be outdone, Reg Ansett established his own airline as aviation was not under state control but that of the federal government.
The Australian domestic airline sector was dominated originally by Australian National Airways (ANA) which was established in 1936 by a consortium of British-financed Australian ship owners. During the term of the Chifley Federal Government establishment of a state-owned airline to operate all domestic and international services was placed before the High Court of Australia but was over turned. Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) was set up to operate in competition with ANA.
The subsequent Menzies government which whole heartedly supported TAA wished to make sure that TAA did not end up with a monopoly on domestic services if ANA ever collapsed, as seemed likely at the time. The solution they reached was for Ansett to buy the ANA operation.
Ansett lost control of the company to Peter Abeles of TNT fame and Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in 1979, with Abeles taking operational control of the airline. Ansett expanded into New Zealand in 1987 via its subsidiary Ansett New Zealand after the Government of New Zealand permitted its operation in New Zealand airspace. In February 2000 Air New Zealand acquired full ownership of Ansett, buying out News Corporation's stake for A$680 million, surpassing Singapore Airlines's A$500 million bid.
Competition from Qantas and a succession of start-up airlines such as Impulse Airlines and Virgin Blue, top-heavy management and substantially overpaid staff, an aging fleet of aircraft the grounding of the Boeing 767 fleet due to a host of maintenance irregularities left Ansett seriously short of cash with losses of around $1.3 million a day.
A deal made in April 2001 for Ansett to purchase Virgin Blue was repudiated by Virgin chief Richard Branson in August. Singapore Airlines which was initially blocked from buying Ansett, was also prevented from investing further in Air New Zealand/Ansett by the New Zealand government. It then later declined to take up an earlier proposed deal to inject more than $500 million into Air New Zealand and Ansett after talks collapsed between the two.
In early September 2001, as the trouble worsened, the New Zealand government prepared to rescue Air New Zealand (eventually buying 83% of the company for NZ$885 million) but in the process it cut Ansett adrift. Despite public pleas, the Australian government refused to bail out Ansett. The airline, its name and its assets passed into history.
List of businesses associated with Ansett.
Ansett New Zealand, a defunct airline, originally a subsidiary of Ansett Australia
Kendell Airlines, subsidiary of Ansett Australia
Hazelton Airlines, subsidiary of Ansett Australia
Both of Kendell & Hazelton were merged each other and became Regional Express after collapse of Ansett Australia.
Aeropelican Air Services, former subsidiary of Ansett Australia
Skywest Airlines, former subsidiary of Ansett Australia
East-West Airlines, former subsidiary of Ansett Australia ceased October 1993
Ansett Aviation Engineering Services
Ansett Aircraft Finance Limited
Ansett Australia and Air New Zealand Engineering Services Limited
Ansett Aviation Equipment Pty Ltd
Ansett Equipment Finance Limited
Ansett Flying Boat Services
Ansett Pioneer, interstate coach operator
Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, an aircraft leasing organisation which used to be a subsidiary of Ansett Australia
Diners Club Australia, credit card provider. 68.2% share owned, was sold back to Diners Club USA in 1999.
National Instrument Company (later renamed Ansett Technologies), originally part of ANA, an aircraft instrument and avionics servicing business. Also involved in defence electronics systems integration.
Austrama Television Pty Ltd, which commenced television broadcasting in Melbourne in 1964 as ATV-0 (later ATV-10).
Universal Telecasters Queensland (TVQ-0 Brisbane), 49.9% was purchased in 1964, with full control gained in 1970.
Ansair, originally a manufacturer of aircraft seats, the business diversified into bus and coach manufacturing.
Ansett Wridgways
Ansett International Travel
Transport Industries Insurance
*All biographical details are taken from Wikipedia for education purposes only.
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The worlds very first polymer banknote. Released in 1988 to celebrate the Bicentennary of Australia. This note had an extremely special features built into it as security against forgery being a hologram of Captain James Cook. It was a world first and makes these notes highly desirable as collectors items. Collectors value numerous variations of this note due to initial production problems.There were 3 releases of this note due to initial technical difficulties with the production techniques.
The first release AB10 – AB33 (with the first 2 digits of the serial number being either 93, 94 or 96) The note had a thin varnish over the hologram which proved to wear out very quickly. When the problem was identified the printing ceased.
The second release AB10-AB57 (followed by regular serial numbers) used the same prefixes as the first release but did not employ the 93,94,96 sequence after it. When printing resumed on this second run they applied a darker heavier varnish to the note which proved to work a great deal better.
The third release AA00-AA23 were released to the general public in blue coloured Bicentennial Commemorative $10 Note Folder. These are the most common on the market given that more people kept them as momentos and they did not suffer from the initial printing process errors of the previous two issues.
Obverse:This design included the sailing ship HMS Supply anchored at Sydney Cove with a depiction of the early colonials in the background. These people symbolise all those who have contributed to Australia. From the left we see the early settlers and to right the modern working man.
Reverse: Design includes portraits of the native population, the main picture is a young native youth with ceremonial paint, and in the background is a traditional Aboriginal Morning Star Pole also appearing are other Aboriginal artworks also commissioned by the RBA and a human like figure from the Dream Tme.Security Features:The paper design included a watermark in the white field of Captain James Cook, the watermark was also used in the last issue of pound banknotes. A metallic strip, first near the centre of the note, then from 1976 moved to the left side on the obverse of the note. Polymer issue includes a watermark or clear imprint of the coat of arms which is printed over. A raised image in the clear panel of wavy lines. Also for this issue fluorescent colouring was added to the serial numbers. A star with four points on the obverse and three on the reverse which join under light. Raised print and micro printing of the denomination name are included. The 1988 Commemorative note was the first issue to include a optically variable device of Captain James Cook who first mapped Botany Bay.


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17 SEP 2018: Family, friends and business associates past and current gathered Saturday to celebrate the life of a woman who lived her life with passion. Jennifer Perry was passionate about her family, her friends, her work – the term 'workaholic' most certainly applies – she was passionate about life. So, as we gathered with her husband Bob and daughter Lauren, to remember, to wipe away tears and to laugh at memories, there was an overwhelming sense of sadness and disbelief for a life that ended far too soon. But Jennifer Perry is also a reminder to those of us, especially in this industry that she so loved, that friendships are integral to our lives. During Jennifer's illness, her 'Strand Girls' were also there to help keep her encouraged, entertained and distracted.
07 SEP 2018: It is with great sadness that the Sunwing Travel Group announces the passing of Director of Product Development, Jennifer Perry. A much valued and respected member of the Sunwing family, Jennifer was instrumental in the development of the tour operator's product portfolio across both Cuba and Mexico during her 15 years with the company. Prior to her role at Sunwing, her career spanned over 15 years in senior positions within the travel industry.
08 MAR 2018: International Women's Day is a perfect time to pay tribute to a woman whose passion for women's rights, whose love of life, family and friends, of all human rights, and of the two countries she called home - Australia and Bermuda - was all encompassing. Kim Young died last week. She was an example to those whom she met and touched. For me she was a friend, a mentor, and my cousin.
01 MAR 2018: Long time travel industry professional Doug Hamer died in White Rock, BC, after a year long battle with cancer. Born in London, England, Doug worked in London for SAS and Swissair, before immigrating with his family to Toronto in 1968.
06 FEB 2018: Esmond Bradley Martin, a leading American investigator into the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade has been found stabbed to death in his home, Kenyan police and officials said Monday. A family member went to Martin's house on Sunday to check on him after he did not respond to phone calls and found the body on a bed with a stab wound to the neck, said Nicolas Kamwende, head of criminal investigations in the capital, Nairobi.
08 JAN 2018: Bruce Hood, who refereed more than 1,100 NHL games over 21seasons, died Friday after a four-year battle with prostate cancer at the age of 81.
02 JAN 2018: John Robert Lang, 75, founder of The Cruise People, Ltd in Toronto and one of the original directors of The Cruise People Ltd in London, died on Wednesday, after a short illness.
29 MAR 2017: Longtime travel industry executive Patrick Doherty died this week in Florida. He had apparently been in poor health for some time and was hospitalized last week. Doherty suffered a heart attack last Friday and succumbed to it on Monday.
07 FEB 2017: Heather Keddie (63) a well known and well liked veteran of this industry died on February 1 after a long and courageous battle with Cancer. Her friend Alanna McQuaid wrote that, "Heather left this world as she had lived, with dignity, kindness and grace."
23 MAR 2016: William "Bill" Maguire was a well known and popular figure in the Canadian travel industry. Bill died suddenly but peacefully this weekend at home and with his wife Doris by his side.
15 MAR 2016: A great number of travel agents owe their success, at least in part, to Joel Hollander. Joel was a dedicated and skilled trainer and teacher, who over a period of 20 years was an instructor at The Last Minute Club and the Wholesale Travel Group, then at My Travel, Thomas Cook and TravelBrands. Joel died suddenly on Saturday. He was just 50.
28 JAN 2016: Longtime travel industry stalwart Brian Speedie died on Sunday January 24. He was a well known and popular executive with Conquest Vacations and at Treasure Tours before that.
17 AUG 2015: To meet Heather Qually was to remember her. It wasn't just the attitude, the air of confidence, the height, the posture, the glamour, the level, somewhat imperious gaze, the amused hint of a smile that seemed to hide some secret that she knew and that you never would, the sudden exuberant laugh – it was all that - along with a keen intelligence, a wicked wit, and an uncanny ability to be attractive, intimidating and approachable all at the same time.
22 APR 2015: The woman who came up with a neon sign that has welcomed countless visitors to "fabulous Las Vegas" since 1959 has died. Betty Willis, credited with designing the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign, died in her Overton, Nevada, home on Sunday. She was 91.
11 MAR 2015: The industry has been shocked and saddened by the untimely death yesterday of Daryl McWilliams, vice president at Sunwing, current CATO chairman, and vice chair of the TICO Board of Directors. He had also previously been chair of TICO's Business Strategy Committee and served on various other TICO committees.
19 DEC 2014: Jimmy Murphy, one of the founders of AmaWaterways died yesterday. Murphy was also instrumental in the creation of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA). Murphy 82, had battled cancer for the past year.
03 SEP 2014: Long time travel industry executive Bill Orr died suddenly over the weekend. Bill was a veteran of tour companies including Sunquest, Paramount, Carnivale and Treasure Tours, and had been involved with various other travel related buinesses in Canada and Mexico.
30 DEC 2013: For anyone who knew Nancy Abbott, 2013 draws to a close on a tragic note. On December 26th, Nancy succumbed to the cancer that she had faced and battled with courage, dignity and determination for so many years.
03 SEP 2013: David Frost may be best remembered for his post-Watergate interviews with former President Richard Nixon, but the veteran British broadcaster was also a satirist, game show host and serious political journalist. Frost, 74, died of a heart attack on Saturday night aboard the Queen Elizabeth, where he was due to give a speech.
16 APR 2013: Simon Bala died on Sunday at a Scarborough, Ontario, hospital from complications of diabetes and subsequent cardiac arrest. He was 60 years old. If the name is familiar, it should be, Bala was at Conquest when it failed and after being doggedly pursued by TICO, he was convicted last years of various trust and working capital violations.
17 JAN 2013: I am shocked and saddened to report that Bruce Bishins died yesterday morning - his 62 birthday. Bruce was a strong and passionate advocate for travel agents. He pulled no punches and regardless of any resistance, he made his case exactingly, rigorously, sometimes exasperatingly, and with no heed to the opposition.
11 JUL 2012: Marilyn Barker Paulsen would have been 75 years old today. There would have been a party and it would have been a blast. Marilyn did nothing by half measures. Unfortunately Marilyn died just before her 70th birthday – it seems like just yesterday. I've been thinking of her recently, usually with a smile, and thought it appropriate to run the piece we did five years ago to honour a woman worth remembering.
07 MAY 2012: Colleagues were stunned to learn of the sudden and unexpected death of Visit Orlando president and CEO Gary Sain. As chairman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Sain spoke at a fundraiser for Celebrate the Children at the Orlando World Center Marriott on Friday evening. Reportedly he felt ill sometime after making the speech and walked to the lobby, where he apparently collapsed and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
17 AUG 2011: Eric Anthony Abrahams, popularly known as 'Tony' Jamaica's third Director of Tourism and the first Minister of Tourism died earlier this month. He was 71.
15 NOV 2010: His family, friends, peers were all there. Former employees and old rivals - all fellow travellers in this wonderfully addictive industry that he loved, lived and played such a huge role in shaping. We gathered Saturday afternoon to say a final "Bon Voyage" to Dennis Gill. And to remember, with a smile, a man to whom integrity and decency were a way of life, not words on a mission statement.
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The Buzz Gets a Facelift for Android/
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What Is Vitiligo?
When you have got been diagnosed with Vitiligo or know someone which has the predicament you in all probability pick out to know about this autoimmune disorder. Vitiligo may very well be the name offered to a predicament that causes the loss of pigment within your skin, hair as well as eye colour.
What Causes Pigment Loss?
Melanin is unquestionably the compound accountable for generating colour and when the production of melanin is interrupted you could get started out experiencing pigment loss. Health-related medical doctors have various theories relating to how and why this take spot having said that they under no circumstances have concrete proof as to what causes Vitiligo.
Causes of vitiligo disease the important theories are:
Autoimmune – an autoimmune disorder starts attacking your incredibly own wholesome tissues and cells. By way of this attack the body responds in various distinct tactics based around the situation. For all those who've Vitiligo your immune system begins attacking melanocytes, the cells accountable for making melanin and when the degree of melanin decreases you start out out losing colour. Some Vitiligo men and women also encounter other autoimmune difficulties.
Autotoxic – when the bring about is autotoxic it suggests a toxic substance is created damaging the melanocytes capability to make melanin. The outcome could be the very same as together with the autoimmune situation resulting in loss of colour.
Neural – the body produces quite a few unique chemical compounds and it can be believed some neural chemical compounds for instance norepinephrine is often toxic to melanocytes, stopping or limiting the volume of melanin they create.
When they are some doable cause for Vitiligo some sufferers have seasoned the onset of this disorder immediately after an injury for instance chemical or fire burns or possibly a traumatic occasion with psychological repercussions.
Autoimmune Issues
Autoimmune issues are certainly not completely understood and why the physique begins turning on itself continues to be getting researched. Greater than 80 unique sorts of autoimmune issues have currently been identified and they have an impact on eight % with all the planet population with females generating up the vast majority. Inside the case of Vitiligo it impacts each and every sexes and every single single race with each of the incredibly very same frequency.
Finding Diagnosed
A white patch or possibly a spot with substantially significantly less colour than the rest with the physique will not automatically imply you might have Vitiligo. Rather some situations and exposure to chemical compounds and also the sun may well lead to short-term loss of colour within your skin. Inside the occasion the patch does not enhance seek tips from a dermatologist so she or he could make the proper diagnosis. Woods Lamp or possibly a blood test is applied to accurately diagnose Vitiligo. You might get Vitiligo at any time but most situations take spot just just before the age of 20.
New Treatments for Vitiligo
You have a lot of alternatives with regards to remedy. It can be very best to choose out your therapy following acquiring out the sort of Vitiligo you have as well as the incredibly very best resolution to treat it taking into consideration your higher high quality of life. The worth of the higher high quality of life can not be underestimated for the cause that Vitiligo is substantially much more of a psychological circumstance just simply because it has no physical effects except the loss of pigment. Just like any other disorder you may hear a great deal of individuals promising a remedy for Vitiligo with lotions, potions and larger tech gear. The truth is folks have recovered completely from Vitiligo with out any explanation and persons which have entirely changed their diet regime plan and way of pondering have also knowledgeable extremely fantastic outcomes. One of several most crucial message you will choose to get out of one's healthcare experienced is you might have options and it truly is basically doable to overcome Vitiligo. In case you might have a healthcare experienced who doesn't give a optimistic outlook uncover a single that may possibly.
The Vitiligo treatment options involve:
Topical drugs – steroids and vitamin D
Systemic drugs – steroids and psoralens
Phototherapy – by way of example excimer laser and narrow band UVB
Surgery – skin grafting and melanocyte transplantation
De-pigmentation – bleaching the pigmented skin within the occasion the Vitiligo covers the majority on the skin
Camouflage – applying cosmetics to blend inside the regions impacted with Vitiligo
Selection therapy – the usage of TCM (Classic Chinese Medicine), Ayurvedic therapy as well as other non-traditional options
Counseling and support – therapy to study coping mechanisms as well as the psychological effects of Vitiligo
It truly is basically especially crucial to seek out the top healthcare experienced need to you have got Vitiligo. Regardless of the truth that it has at present been described it actually is worth repeating for the cause that a healthcare specialist employing a optimistic attitude can go a lengthy way in assisting you deal as well as triumph greater than Vitiligo.
The psychological effects of Vitiligo may be debilitating but you may have to do not neglect it may be attainable to remedy your self from this disorder. You may have to adjust how you take into account and be optimistic about your outlook on life. Physicians do not recognize how any person gets Vitiligo and moreover they do not know why quite a few men and women recover. This in itself genuinely need to let you recognize that it actually is inside you to obtain higher and that is certainly surely why it truly is ideal to never ever ever beneath any circumstance abandon hope.
The hope is just not with no proof, there is ample proof displaying it is possible to uncover quite a few women and men who've recovered completely from Cure for Vitiligo.


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If there were some sort of rewards program for acquiring small tech companies, Apple would surely have racked up a ton of points by now. Cupertino's latest purchase is a Malmö, Sweden-based company called AlgoTrim; its acquisition was first reported by Swedish news service Rapidus, and later confirmed by TechCrunch.
Unlike Apple's last several investments, this firm isn't location- or mapping-related. AlgoTrim actually specializes in data-compression algorithms--specifically, codecs that deal with images and video on mobile platforms. While the company originally provided its software to feature phones, AlgoTrim has more recently been used in Gallery app on the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Google's Android operating system. Other clients have included Japanese mobile carrier KDDI, which uses AlgoTrim's software in its Photo Album App, and other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which use the compression algorithms to deliver firmware updates to devices.
So what's Apple's interest in AlgoTrim? When it comes to mobile platforms, data compression is a big deal--and, using AlgoTrim's software, Apple might be able to make it into a somewhat smaller deal. Much of what we do on our phones requires downloading lots of data, whether it be listening to music, watching video, or even just browsing the Web. Anybody who has ever exceeded their monthly cellular data limit has probably wished for a more efficient use of bandwidth.
Optimized algorithms could also speed up the ways we interact with images, improving performance and yielding a better experience for users. Obviously, taking and viewing photos are a significant part of what we do with our mobile devices, and anything that helps make that snappier is a tangible benefit for end users. AlgoTrim's technology could even lead to some additional image or video features that we haven't yet seen, such as slow-motion video--better compression algorithms could let users record high-resolution video at a high framerate without requiring equally high levels of processor usage and battery power.
There are more low-level uses, too. One of AlgoTrim's products is a lossless compression algorithm, which my more-technical colleague Marco Tabini points out can be used to let iOS use RAM more efficiently, storing more data in the same amount of space.
And of course, you can't overlook the strategic reason, as Marco also reminded me: If Apple acquires these codecs, its competitors--such as Android--won't get to reap their advantages. That's not insignificant, nor is the fact that Apple's hiring a bunch of smart people whose brain power can be brought to bear on other improvements to the company's technology.
This marks Apple's seventh public acquisition in 2013, though CEO Tim Cook said at the D11 conference in May that it had already acquired nine other companies in the current fiscal year, not all of which had been publicly announced. So far, the company has bought several mapping- and location-based firms, including WiFiSlam, Locationary, HopStop, and Embark, as well as TV-recommendation service Matcha.tv and wireless-chip-maker Passif Semiconductor.
It's unknown exactly what Apple paid for AlgoTrim, but I'm pretty sure that after you've bought six companies, your seventh is free.


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Hospitals may have to close under reforms to the NHS in England, a report from the NHS Confederation suggests.
The findings, reported in the Observer, criticise ministers for not explaining the need for the reforms, describing some of the process as "extraordinarily risky."
The confederation represents bodies such as foundation hospitals, primary care trusts and doctors' groups.
The Department of Health said the reforms would improve the NHS.
Under the changes, contained in a bill to be published this week, GPs will be given more responsibility for spending much of the budget, hospitals are to be set free from central control and an independent board will oversee services.
'Demotivating' attacks
While the NHS Confederation accepts that reform of health service structures in England is necessary, it appears to be unhappy with the way ministers are going about it, the Observer reports.
The confederation said the government was indulging in "unpleasant" and "demotivating" attacks on managers whom it was purging, while still asking them to drive the reforms through.
It also said that allowing GPs to commission services from what is called "any willing provider", could mean the closure of some hospitals and facilities in order to make way for new private providers.
The Department of Health said that modernisation was "a necessity, not an option", and the Health and Social Care Bill would "increase autonomy and accountability at every level in the NHS."
'Demolition job'
Shadow health secretary John Healey described the report as a "comprehensive demolition job," amounting to a big red light ahead of the legislation.
A Department of Health spokesperson said while the NHS budget had been protected by the government, "it must still simplify its structure and cut bureaucracy, which will release further savings to invest in care for patients".
According to The Observer, the NHS Confederation report will also raise concerns over the new system under which consortia of GPs will be able to send patients to whichever provider they judge will offer the best treatment, warning that this will force the NHS to shrink in order to make space for new healthcare providers.
The policy of "price competition", allowing hospitals to undercut one another to attract patients, poses a risk to standards of care, the report is expected to warn.


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'The most aggressive edge of the resistance marches under the banner of anti-fascism, or "antifa." While most Americans would likely agree that "fascism is bad," anti-fascism is a more specific set of politics. The antifa banner features black and red flags, signifying an alliance between anarchists and communists. What unites these two groups (who have been known to kill one another from time to time) is a commitment to confront and defeat fascists and white supremacists by whatever means necessary. It's a coalition that has existed for as long as fascism has; the Italian Arditi del Popolo (People's Squads) rose to fight Mussolini in 1921, even when the Socialist and Communist Parties refused to support them. In 1924, anarchist lumberjacks allied with the International Workers of the World waged a "drawn battle" with a Ku Klux Klan recruitment drive in Greenville, Maine. American anti-fascists have been fighting a mostly quiet conflict with domestic Nazis at punk rock venues and small white-nationalist gatherings for decades, but, as fascists have snuck their collective jackboot into the curved door of the Oval Office, the struggle has reached the mainstream…'
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One of the SAN-XING, he's the Star of Honor, offering unlimited employment and promotion prospects. But first you must prove yourself worthy and industrious. The Gods help those who help themselves, you know. Work hard and apply yourself with dedication, and this God will smile upon you.
LU-XING's special symbol is the stag; not very industrious but a runaway success when it comes to leaping up the mountain of life.


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This term usually refers to the kiln shelves and kiln posts.
They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are made from alumina, silicon carbide, sillimanite, and zirconium silicate.
The kiln shelf should fit inside the kiln with just a little room around the edges for circulation.
Shelves come in round, square and other various shapes to fit the shape and size of your unit.
Kiln posts also come in an assortment of sizes.
These shelf supports are very sturdy, durable, and will withstand the high temperatures inside a kiln.
Kiln wash or shelf primer needs to be liberally applied to these materials to keep glass from sticking during the fusing process.
Several coatings of wash should be added in different directions and allowed to dry before heating up the kiln.
The posts are placed under the shelf to support it and to provide an air space for the heat to circulate.
Uneven heating and/or cooling can occur without the shelf being at least an inch or two above the kiln floor.
Posts are also used to support molds.
Molds placed directly on a kiln shelf can cause problems.
The shelf will add insulation to the bottom of the mold which is one of the reasons to place the mold on posts.
Another reason to place the mold on posts is allow air to escape from the hole in the bottom of the mold.
Supporting a mold with posts will allow hot air to move under and around the mold to evenly heat the areas.
Kiln posts can also be used to keep glass from flowing, as in designing a pattern bar.
The stacks of glass are usually supported by fiber paper, fiber board, and kiln furniture.
Posts can also be covered with fiber paper for slumping glass over to make items such as card holder, or other unique designs.
Care and store these materials to ensure a long working life.
Designate an area where they will be secure from breaking.
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Hot compress on bilateral Shenshu acupoints (BL23) is to micro-process medicinals that eliminate toxins and recover original qi, and apply them on Shenshu acupoints (BL23) externally. In such a way, the aim of cleansing toxin can be attained, with pathogenic toxin removed and original qi restored.Learn More
Full bath with Chinese medicine is to decoct medicines that can discharge and blend them into medicinal soup, then to let patients enter into the soup to bath fully in sufficient time, which can make ingredients in medicines immerse into body striae, enter into meridians and viscera, open pores and bladder, and discharge toxic pathogen in meridians and viscera through sweat and urine.Learn More
"Function" Stimulating original qi: stimulating original qi in kidney meridian. "Stimulating original qi by foot bath" Stimulate original qi in kidney meridian and eliminate toxic pathogenic factors in kidney meridian by immersing feet into the medicinal decoction, which can act on Yongquan acupoint (KI 1) and Taixi acupoint (KI 3). This treatment of foot bath can make original qi in kidney meridian of foot-shaoyin sufficient and flow smoothly to enter into kidney and then the original qi in kidney can be restored.Learn More
"Function"---Cycle therapy refers to such a treatment that crushing the Chinese medicines that can draw out toxin, smearing them on different body parts according to various diseases, and drawing out different toxins from blood tier with different medicines. "Medication"--- Draw out toxic pathogenic factors with the nature of Chinese medicines and vortex suction. Use Chinese medicines that draw out cold-dampness to eliminate cold-dampness. Use Chinese medicines that draw out damp-heat to eliminate damp-heat.Learn More
"Draining toxin by enema"---With the decoction of traditional Chinese medicines into one has catharsis effect, high retention enema, xie except in the gut of the poison cloud real evil. Decoct Chinese medicines with the purgative function and use high retention-enema to drain pathogenic factors of toxic turbidity. "Medication"---Decoct purgative medicines mainly for using. Heat disease should be treated with medicines that can clear heat and detoxicate; Cold disease should be treated with medicines that can warm and strengthen yang; Patients with blood stasis should take medicines that invigorate blood while patients with anemia should take medicines that tonify blood.Learn More
"Strengthening healthy qi with moxibustion"---Adjust qi and blood in meridians by moxibustion, making flow of qi and blood smooth, harmonizing viscera, and nourishing and fixate defensive qi. In this way, body resistance can be restored. The therapeutic aim of retaining healthy qi in human body and resisting attack of pathogenic factors is achieved. "Short-term effects"---increased body resistance, relief of fatigue, increased appetite, improved sleep, increased hemachrome, increased urine.Learn More
"Taking orally to detoxicate"--- The key to take Chinese medicine orally is to process medicines that invigorate blood and dissolve stasis, make oral capsules or medicinal soup, and take medicines orally to detoxicate phlegm stasis and damp turbidity in viscera. "Short-term effects"---Increased urine volume; reduced urine at night; yellowish urine; strong odor of urine; flocculent precipitates, etc. Early recovery of kidney (increased urine creatinine);reduced urine at night; improved blood stasis. No poisoning symptoms all over the body: relieved and skin itch; no ammonia tastes in the mouth; improved symptoms in digestive tract; increased appetite.Learn More
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Perfectly situated near the shores of Stieger Lake in Victoria, MN.
Built from brick and mortar in 1914, the ENKI brewery began in what once was the Victoria Creamery. After three years of exciting growth, we decided it was time to expand. We're now located in a newly renovated warehouse space on Stieger Lake Lane, right down the street from our original home. Comfortable and inviting, the taproom is the perfect site for both intimate date nights and large party celebrations. During the summer months, join us on our backyard beer garden patio or on our deck. The brewery is easily accessible via Highway 5 and mere steps off the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail (the LRT). Drive up or pedal out to experience all we have to offer. Being that our goal is to make both wonderful beer and great friends, we look forward to you becoming a FOE… a Friend of ENKI. Whether you stay for a few pints or bring a growler home, we're looking forward to a beautiful friendship.
GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE TAP ROOM OR ONLINE! Also available are a variety of ENKI Gear options -- men's and ladies shirts, caps, hoodies, and other ENKI goods. Merchandise changes often so stop in and check it all out!
Enki now offers food! Enjoy a hot meal while you're enjoying a cold brew! Visit our home page for our full menu and stay up to date with our social media for regular food specials.
At this time we do not fill non-ENKI growlers. We pre-fill our growlers and do not fill on demand. In order to provide the best possible beer, we thoroughly clean and sanitize each growler with commercial-grade, bottle-cleaning equipment. Growlers are filled with a bottling machine that purges each growler with Co2 prior to filling.
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A Swoon (Marc Neys) videopoem using a text from the Poetry Storehouse by Cindy St. Onge. Marc used footage by Jan Eerala, Videoblocks and Grant Porter, and says:
Double Life in REM State […] has all the dreamlike quality and strange reality that I look for in a poem. […] The poem was perfect for text on screen (and I love the line 'Dreams are always about the dreamer')
I started collecting footage for certain lines (insects, animals, nature, movement, and a few haunting ones)
Meanwhile I also began working on a fitting soundtrack;
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Once I had all my building blocks, I could start 'composing'.
Image by image, placing lines, adjusting pace,…
It's what I call fun.
Nic S. has remixed a video of a horse and rider by Gregory Latham with a Poetry Storehouse poem about what endures after the death of planets by Cindy St. Onge. Somehow it works—for me, at any rate. I'm not crazy about the music (which is by David Mackey) and I think I might've preferred St. Onge's own reading at the Storehouse to Sebastian's. But the juxtaposition of images is strong and surprising enough to make up for that.


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Auma Accompanies President Obama in his Farewell Speech
When US President Barack Obama visited Kenya in 2015, his sister Auma Obama joked that she had become the first Kenyan to ride in the US presidential limousine, popularly know as the 'beast'.
The bond between Auma and Barack became more apparent on Tuesday night after the sister to the American President accompanied him in the Air Force One jet as they flew to Chicago for the historic farewell speech.
President Obama chose to deliver his goodbye message from his hometown of Chicago as he prepares to exit the Presidency on January 20th.
Among the VIPs who accompanied the 44th President of the United States included: Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill, First lady Michelle Obama, daughter Malia, and his sister Auma.
The President's youngest daughter Sasha was not able to attend the historic speech as she was preparing for school examinations.
The affection between Barack and Auma has been apparent in the sister's fierce defence of her famous brother.
In recognition of their sibling love, President Obama has continued to keep her Kenyan sister close, even allowing her to live with his family at the White House.
Some of the Obama family members, such as Malik, have been critical of their powerful brother accusing him of abandonment.
Here is a photo of Auma, accompanied by Sasha and a White House staff (courtesy of Getty images):
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Family Art Project: On Storytelling and the Land
Sunday, August 5, 2018
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Please note: This event has already taken place. Please use the Search options on the right to find upcoming events.
In conjunction with this summer's gallery exhibition addressing ecological consciousness, activist and exhibiting artist Alicia Grullon will pose the question "What connects us to the land?" Through storytelling, movement and exploring Wave Hill's history, we'll go beyond property titles and leases, and create inclusive stories, envisioning a future when the land belongs to everyone.
Free with admission to the grounds.
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Happiness Mandala
Happiness Mandalas is exactly what is says: 30 mandalas that will make you happy while coloring, relaxing and calming down.
Please note that these are the original mandalas from the 30 Days of Happiness and Coloring Journal (Colors of Abundance Volume 13)!
The pages in this book are printed only on one side so you can use every kind of color you like, from pencils to water color or felt pens.


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ReceptoPharm is developing proprietary
therapeutic protein products for the treatment of neurological,
viral and and autoimmune disorders.
ReceptoPharm offers a full range of contract
research services catering to small and start-up biotech companies.
Nutra Pharma Corp., a biotechnology company that is developing drugs for HIV and Multiple Sclerosis has today announced that its contract researchers, Eno Research and Development, Inc. (ERDI), recently completed their analysis of a series of microarray studies with ReceptoPharm's antiviral drug candidates in healthy immune cells.
"The microarray studies indicate that the exposure of healthy immune T-cells to our antiviral drugs activates the primary immune mechanisms," explained Dr. Paul Reid, CEO of ReceptoPharm, Inc. "The expression of one such immune trigger, interferon gamma, is increased by as much as 20 times, acting as an effective antiviral agent, but without the significant negative clinical side effects of other interferon-based therapies. It has certainly helped explain the broad antiviral activity observed with these types of agents. Based upon this data, these products could conceivably be used to substitute for the flu shot in winter or protect against other contagious viral diseases when vaccines are not readily available," he added.
RPI-MN is the lead antiviral drug candidate of Nutra Pharma's holding, ReceptoPharm, Inc. It is being studied for its potential in treating HIV and other viral diseases.
"These findings could in fact revolutionize the antiviral pharmaceutical industry," commented Rik J. Deitsch, Chairman and CEO of Nutra Pharma Corporation. "Providing patients with a safe, beneficial and cost effective antiviral medicine will allow millions of additional people to obtain treatments that were once out of reach," he concluded.
With the spread of bird flu and worldwide worries about a possible influenza pandemic, antiviral medicines have recently received increased media exposure. During the 2005-2006 flu season, healthcare providers experienced a widespread shortage of the leading antiviral medicine, Tamiflu by Roche (other-otc: RHHBY), which left millions of patients without access to influenza prevention.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words or phrases "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements." Actual results could differ materially from those projected in Nutra Pharma's ("the Company") business plan. The Company's business is subject to various risks, which are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The results from the microarray studies should not be construed as an indication in any way whatsoever of the value of the Company or its common stock. The Company's filings may be accessed at the SEC's Edgar system at www.sec.gov. Statements made herein are as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. The Company cautions readers not to place reliance on such statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and we specifically disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments, unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.


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One way to evaluate the health of an economy is to look at the jobs picture, which looks pretty rosy so far this spring. But there's another sign to keep any eye on: the availability of credit.
Julia Coronado, chief economist with BNP Paribas, joins Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio to discuss the credit markets and access to loans.
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All ,
I was quite struck by comments that
the gauge described in the experiment was specified as "intrinsically
safe." OSHA defines "intrinsically safe" at 29 CFR 1910.307(c)(3) as "equipment and associated wiring approved as
intrinsically safe is permitted in any hazardous (classified) location
for which it is approved." The regulation "covers the requirements for electric equipment
and wiring in locations that are classified depending on the properties
of the flammable vapors, liquids or gases, or combustible dusts or
fibers that may be present therein and the likelihood that a flammable
or combustible concentration or quantity is present."
I looked up the language of the paper, and here is what it says:
"The gas pressure was measured by a high accuracy digital gauge with a
certificate of NIST-traceable calibration (Ashcroft
68330, accuracy 0.05% full scale,
resolution 0.0007 atm, Cole-Parmer, Vernon Hills, IL)." Therefore, the focus of the language in the paper is on the accuracy of the
gauge, not the safety features. So, I googled the gauge and noted that
Cole-Palmer and noted the website indicated:
1. Intrinsically-safe, portable test gauges meet ASME B40.7 requirements
2. NEMA 4/IP65 rated stainless steel casing
Looking up ASME B40.7, it appears to be about "Pressure Digital Indicating" and the IP rating is about ingress of solids and liquids and the NEMA rating is about the construction to prevent user from accessing hazardous parts and to prevent solids and water from entering.
Opening the gauge's manual from the Cole-Palmer website, I see that the words "intrinsically" or "safe" do not appear anywhere in the document. There is a reference to an FM approval (Factory Mutual Research Corporations), an OSHA recognized third-party certifier for classifying equipment for hazardous environments (e.g., flammable). How would a researcher know about the "intrinsically safe" classification unless they looked it up on seller's website or had been trained about such a certification process and recognized what the "FM" in the manual might stand for? I don't know about anyone else on the listserve, but I didn't learn what "intrinsically safe" meant until I started working at the CSB (and I worked with hydrogen in grad school). This makes me think about a good presentation at the last Boston ACS meeting by someone in industry that was trying to develop a system (tied to electronic notebooks) to deliver safety information to researchers at the "right" time.
Mary Beth
I was quite struck by comments that the gauge described in the experiment was specified as "intrinsically safe." I looked up the language of the paper, and here is what it says:
"The gas pressure was measured by a high accuracy digital gauge with a certificate of NIST-traceable calibration (Ashcroft[1] 68330, accuracy 0.05% full scale, resolution 0.0007 atm, Cole-Parmer, Vernon Hills, IL)."
=B7 The focus is on the accuracy of the gauge, not the safety features. So, I googled the gauge and noted that Cole-Palmer and noted the website posted:
Intrinsically-safe, portable test gauges meet ASME B40.7 requirements
=B7 NEMA 4/IP65 rated stainless steel casingOn Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Frazier, Alicia S <Alicia.S.Frazier**At_Symbol_Here**tsocorp.com> wrote:
As you point out there were many troubling things about this incident. The most glaring ones to me are:
1) Not following the established protocol for the experiment. The paper they were following specified intrinsically safe equipment.
2) None existent or not sufficient (or possibly ignored) lab procedures for dealing with flammables. Even if the paper did not specify there should have been lab procedures for bonding and grounding and also for use of intrinsically safe equipment when it exists.
3) Ignoring a previous incident. The week before this incident there was an incident in a smaller similar set-up.
4) Dismissing the concerns of the person doing the work. She reported that she was experiencing occasional static shocks and there was no follow up.
Thank you DCHAS for sharing this information. The only good out of a tragedy like this can be that it serves as a wake up to any who may grumble about all the "unnecessary" safety protocols that we have in place and how much extra time it takes to incorporate those steps. It reminds us that safety really does matter.
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**med.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Hill
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 1:52 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] C&EN Safety Zone blog: [New post] Spark from pressure gauge caused University of Hawaii explosion
I read the story from the fire department. Glad it is being shared with the public and the scientific community. Sounds like they probably identified the cause. They called this an "accident" which I think means it was not intentional to the fire department, but the public may take this to mean it was just one of those freaky accidental things that happen.
I understand why they used it but I don't like the term accident - this was a preventable incident from several aspects. The investigators seemingly did not consider the risks of explosions from generating sparks from at least this switch. The early warning from the minor explosion was not recognized as significant. We can guess the report from the UC Lab Safety Institute should be addressing these points as they will be more focused on lab safety.
I am sure we all wish other incidents were as well publicized as this one - thanks for all of those involved in the investigation and reporting to help us learn lessons that we can pass on to others. This is really one of the things that we need to develop strong safety cultures.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Ralph Stuart
>Sent: Apr 20, 2016 11:21 AM
>To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
>Subject: [DCHAS-L] C&EN Safety Zone blog: [New post] Spark from pressure gauge caused University of Hawaii explosion
>Spark from pressure gauge caused University of Hawaii explosion
>by Jyllian Kemsley
>From my story at C&EN:
>An explosion last month that caused a University of Hawaii, Manoa, postdoctoral researcher to lose an arm was caused by a spark from a digital pressure gauge that was not designed for use with flammable gases, says a Honolulu Fire Department investigation report.
>Go read the story for more, including some context about how the lab's experimental set-up seems to have changed, based on a prior publication from the lab compared to what Ekins-Coward and the PI told investigators.
>The University of California Center for Laboratory Safety investigation report is expected to be finished by the end of this month. The Hawaii Occupational Safety & Health Division is also investigating the incident.
>Other coverage and commentary:=E2=80=A8U Hawaii story with recording of press briefing - Investigation continues into lab explosion at UH=E2=80=A8Chemjobber - More details on the UH-Manoa incident: explosion probably due to sparking pressure gauge=E2=80=A8KHON - Investigating entity hired by UH founded after similar laboratory explosion(KHON and other Hawaiian news organizations also had other stories, but this one went beyond just reporting the facts in the fire department report)
>Jyllian Kemsley | April 20, 2016 at 10:01 am | Tags: #UHawaii | Categories: Academia, Accidents, Featured | URL: http://wp.me/pRCdG-Eoe
Robert H. Hill, Jr., Ph.D.
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
"The Safety Ethic: I value safety, work safely, prevent at-risk behavior, promote safety, and accept responsibility for safety."
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