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1. Stronger BonesBeer contains high levels of silicon, which is linked to bone health. In a 2009 studyat Tufts University and other centers, older men and women who swigged one or two drinks daily had higher bone density, with the greatest benefits found in those who favored beer or wine. However, downing more than two drinks was linked to increased risk for fractures.
For the best bone-building benefits, reach for pale ale, since a 2010 study of 100 types of beer from around the word identified these brews as richest in silicon, while light lagers and non-alcoholic beers contained the least.
2. A Stronger HeartA 2011 analysisof 16 earlier studies involving more than 200,000 people, conducted by researchers at Italy's Fondazion di Ricerca e Cura, found a 31 percent reduced risk of heart disease in those who quaffed about a pint of beer daily, while risk surged in those who guzzled higher amounts of alcohol, whether beer, wine, or spirits.
More than 100 studies also show that moderate drinking trims risk of heart attacks and dying from cardiovascular disease by 25 to 40 percent, Harvard reports. A beer or two a day can help raise levels of HDL, the "good" cholesterol that helps keep arteries from getting clogged.
3. Healthier KidneysA study in Finland singled out beer among other alcoholic drinks, finding that each bottle of beer men drank daily lowered their risk of developing kidney stones by 40 percent. One theory is that beer's high water content helped keep kidneys working, since dehydration increases kidney stone risk.
It's also possible that the hops in beer help curb leeching of calcium from bones; that "lost" calcium also could end up in the kidneys as stones.
4. Boosting Brain HealthA beer a day may help keep Alzheimer's disease and other dementia at bay, researchers say.
A 2005 studytracking the health of 11,000 older women showed that moderate drinkers (those who consumed about one drink a day) lowered their risk of mental decline by as much as 20 percent, compared to non-drinkers. In addition, older women who downed a drink a day scored as about 18 months "younger," on average, on tests of mental skills than the non-drinkers.
5. Reduced Cancer RiskA Portuguese study found that marinating steak in beer eliminates almost 70 percent of the carcinogens, called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) produced when the meat is pan-fried. Researchers theorize that beer's sugars help block HCAs from forming.
Scientists also have found that beer and wine contain about the same levels of antioxidants, but the antioxidants are different because the flavonoids found in hops and grapes are different.
6. Boosting Vitamin LevelsA Dutch study, performed at the TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, found that beer-drinking participants had 30 percent higher levels of vitamin B6 levels in their blood than their non-drinking counterparts, and twice as much as wine drinkers. Beer also contains vitamin B12 and folic acid.
7. Guarding Against StrokeResearchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that moderate amounts of alcohol, including beer, help prevent blood clots that block blood flow to the heart, neck and brain—the clots that cause ischemic stroke, the most common type
8. Reduced Risk for DiabetesDrink up: A 2011 Harvard studyof about 38,000 middle-aged men found that when those who only drank occasionally raised their alcohol intake to one to two beers or other drinks daily, their risk of developing type 2 diabetes dropped by 25 percent. The researchers found no benefit to quaffing more than two drinks. The researchers found that alcohol increases insulin sensitivity, thus helping protect against diabetes.
9. Lower Blood PressureWine is fine for your heart, but beer may be even better: A Harvard study of 70,000 women ages 25 to 40 found that moderate beer drinkers were less likely to develop high blood pressure—a major risk factor for heart attack—than women who sipped wine or spirits.
10. Longer LifeIn a 2005 reviewof 50 studies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that moderate drinkers live longer. The USDA also estimatesthat moderate drinking prevents about 26,000 deaths a year, due to lower rates of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
These benefits appear to apply in other countries as well, with an earlier studyreporting that, "if European beer drinkers stopped imbibing, there would be a decrease in life expectancy of two years—and much unhappiness."
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Queensland - GIANT WOOD MOTH
What they are seeing is the Giant Wood Moth that has hatched from its pupae in eucalypt trees.
YES! They are so huge that they resemble a small bird.
Here is one in the palm of Rays hand.
The Giant Wood Moth is the Worlds largest moth weighing in at 30 grams and with a wing span of 25 cms .(10 inches). The aborigines used to travel down the water courses searching for these delicacies to cook and eat them.
They are also an enjoyable meal for the Black Cockatoos, who use their strong bills to rip open tree bark, uncover and eat them. Between the Moth and the Cockatoo, the trees can be destroyed.
I have been told that the wood moth will eat a hole into a pineapple, then eat the whole inside of the fruit just leaving the shell remaining.
NEXT POST will be on our cockatoos.... we have many different varieties.
AND.... The Lord God made them all.
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Massive!! I showed my daughter this and she just freaked out. ;P I just can't imagine my cats tackling that one. By the way, they love to eat moths.ReplyDelete
I guess I love your cat. Our dogs love eating grasshoppers.. LOLDelete
Now that is what I call a moth! PHEW! sandieReplyDeleteReplies
Can you imagine one crawling on you when you were asleep?? Yuk!Delete
Be glad that moths don't sting!ReplyDelete
Wow! I learned something new today. Thanks for sharing Crystal:)ReplyDeleteReplies
We all learn from each other. xDelete
We have some big moths out here but not quite THAT huge...ReplyDelete
i hate it when they land in my hair..happens sometimes when i take the dog out near the street light at night.. & we DO have birds that fly around the street lights at night...feasting on the moths.
That Cockatoo is Gorgeous!
Thank Ray for modeling Mothra for us!
I could not touch that thing. Ray enjoys insects and everything. Send some of those moth eating birds here..Delete
Are you sure that's a moth? Never saw such a huge one!ReplyDeleteReplies
Amazing, never seen such animal!ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't like insects...I'd hate this one to hit me in the dark.Delete
Oh my- that looks like something that would grow here in Texas.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, big things grow in big places... did you know that Queensland is two and a half times the size of Texas... Big Big stuff... and I truly don't like big insects...... hugs friend.P.S. Hope Joe is getting better every day. xxDelete
I never, until this moment, knew there were/are Black Cockatoos - to me - it looks as if you live in Wonderland.ReplyDelete
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Yes, there are a few types of Black Cockatoos, our farmers hate them...AND they are very noisy. xxDelete
Hello my down under friend! Great photos and very interesting post! Amazing that they would hollow out a pineapple!ReplyDeleteReplies
Isn't it terrible that they would eat the pineapple and leave the shell. We live amid plantations so everything gets a great feed here.Delete
Hugungus!!!! You get a knot on the head if one flew into you. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL I can imagine my scream!Delete
Wow that moth is huge! but your right...the Lord made them all...beautifulReplyDeleteReplies
I was shocked myself when I saw it.Delete
I LOVE that detail about the moth and the pineapple. Who would've thought a tough fruit like that wouldn't stand a chance against a moth! Wow. I learn something new each time I visit here. Thanks for sharing. xxReplyDeleteReplies
I love pineapples and would hate to find it hollowed out and just a shell.Delete
Hi there, When I saw the photo of that huge moth, my first thought was that he would be a good dinner for one of the big birds... Then I saw the photo of the Cockatoo... What a beautiful bird... Yes---I'm sure that he would enjoy that moth for lunch...ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing.
Dear Cyrstal Mary, I so like to learn about the flora and fauna of Australia. It's so different from here. So I'm really looking forward to your next posting on the cockatoo. Peace.ReplyDelete
Wow! That's a big moth! Yikes!ReplyDelete
Hi Crystal, dear friend,ReplyDelete
Oh! Wooowww! That giant wood moth looks like something else...
I have never seen such a thing in my lifetime.
I am sure birds will have a great feed out of them...
Thank you for sharing your world with us, sweet Crystal!
Thank you for writing to me, my dear friend!
God may bless you all!
Warm Hugs & Much Love Always,
I never know what I'm going to find when I visit your blog. :) The cockatoo is powerfully beautiful.ReplyDelete
That moth gives me the creeps! Man - you grow em' big down under! We have bats that fly at night in the Arizona desert, but they don't look near as scary as that moth!ReplyDelete
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Hi Crystal, can I please use your moth pic on a an educational post about these precious creatures for the Woodfordia.org site?ReplyDelete
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During the process of smoking person inhales over 7.000 ingredients harmful for the body like carbon monoxide, tiny glass particles and arsenic butane.
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This is very addictive habit right after the nicotine pass the brain barrier and releases some dopamine which gives you the nice pleasant feeling at the beginning. Few minutes after the first smoke you are carving for another one.
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Smoking kills vitamins and reduce vitamin C and E, glutathione, ubiquinol, beta-carotene and alpha-lipoic acid in the organism.
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United could get TWO Real Madrid players if De Gea leaves
Manchester United could land both Gareth Bale and Fabio Coentrao should goalkeeper David De Gea leave for Real Madrid this summer.
Coentrao may be keen on a move to a new club as he has only made 13 appearances in all competitions for Madrid this season and could be included as part of a player-plus-cash deal between the two clubs, according to Jose Felix Diaz of Marca.
Meanwhile, rumours of Bale leaving the Spanish capital have been growing rapidly and United legend Gary Neville has urged Louis Van Gaal to try his utmost to bring the Welshman back to the Premier League.Embed from Getty Images
"Once a player only has a year left on his contract, Manchester United have a decision to make if Real do come for him, as it looks like they will," Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast.
"Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool will all want Gareth Bale. So if you are going to give Real a player, I think it would make sense to try and get Bale and steal him in return for De Gea."
Although the Red Devils will be desperate to hold on to De Gea's services, Neville believes there is nothing they can do to stop him leaving for the Spanish giants.
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In the previous article, I talked about JavaSript. This article will talk about CSS pre-processors. Not really being the CSS guy, This article will be shorter that the previous ones.
CSS itself, whilst very useful, is not a real programming language. It lacks some of the core concepts of a programming language, such as functions and variables. Just imagine that you use a color for different elements in your application, and then decide to change it. You then have to find all occurences of that color and replace it, as you have no variable. CSS pre-processors offer that kind of flexibilty. In a nutshell, the main advantages of pre-processors are:
- variables
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- mixins (combination of classes to create another class)
- completion for browser-specific prefixes (moz- webkit-, etc.)
I already mentioned that I am not the CSS guy, but pre-processors tend to make the experience less painful.
As usual with the web, several options are available:
I tend to choose Less as it is the one used by bootstrap, which is one of my frameworks of choice. That's the only reason why I prefer it over the others; for what I know they are more or less equivalent.
So, short story short, use a pre-processor, suiting your needs, and in accordance with what you use.


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The majority of home burglaries do not involve violence or the use of a weapon. The average dollar loss from a burglary in the United States is just over $2,000, and there are over 2 million burglaries in the US every year.
Many people travel during the holiday season and we wanted to provide a few tips to make sure you come home that is safe and sound
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- Thieves love to see piled up newspapers on your lawn. It lets them know you aren't home.
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On Nov. 2, 2017 the Republican senate released a bill that could change the current tax plan from the Obama era. The 429 page "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" could be the tax policy for the next 10 years. The bill is spearheaded by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady, House Speaker, Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell.
This bill has specific focus areas including: household tax rates, the standard deduction and child tax credit, state and local tax deductions, tax rates for businesses, and the corporate tax rate.
The Republican tax plan would lower the amount of tax brackets from 7 to 4, with the highest starting at $1 million from $480,050. The new brackets, at 12, 25, 35, and 39.6 percent, lower overall household taxes by combining the old brackets. While the lowest bracket would increase for low income families from 10 to 12 percent, the child tax credit would also increase, which is designed to help negate problems arising from it.
In the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act", the child tax credit increases from $1,000 to $1,600. The child tax credit is a credit that gives parents a certain dollar amount for each child they have under 17 years of age. The standard deduction, on the other hand, lowers for married couples with 2 children, while increasing for individuals and couples without kids. The average family with children will lose out an average $4,900 every year.
Another thing that this bill changes is the deduction for state and local taxes. Under this new regulation, people in mostly blue states will be able to deduct less from their federal taxes. The state and local tax deduction is in place in states like New York, New Jersey, and California because the states fund more things in the state than the federal government. This is bad for people in blue states because they end up paying even more in taxes. This won't affect people in red states as much, where taxes tend to be lower.
Sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations, commonly referred to as "pass-through" businesses, have a new taxing system as well. Under the new bill there is a flat tax of 25 percent on these businesses, whereas before they paid the same tax rates as their owners. These "pass-through" businesses make up about 95 percent of all business, and they make up a large portion of the federal corporate tax revenue.
Corporations would also have a lower tax rate under the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act". Their rate drops from the 35 percent it was to 20 percent. Most corporate business deductions and credits will be removed, with the exception of research and development and low income housing.
Economic Policy Experts from The Tax Policy Center say this bill will not increase economic growth as President Donald Trump promised, and instead this bill will reduce federal income by $2.4 trillion in the next decade. Economic growth is projected for the first couple years, but it will more than likely slow down after that, and an increase to the federal deficit would reduce any progress previously made.
William Gale of The Tax Policy Center said that Presidents Trump's attempts to revive the Reagan Tax Cuts of 1981 will not work. Trump says that the 1981 cuts, "unleashed the economic miracle of the 1980s" and promised his cuts would do the same. Gale says that Trump should reconsider those statements.
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The Worcester Animal Rescue League�s cruelty investigator has been laid off because of financial reasons, according to a league official.
Joseph L. Cadrin�s work during his 12 months in the job saved the lives of six dogs, three horses and a countless number of cats, according to Executive Director Doreen M. LaPorte.
A casualty of the agency�s declining revenue from adoptions and donations, Mr. Cadrin conducted 115 investigations. He was let go Feb. 9. His salary was $50,000, Ms. LaPorte said.
Despite the layoff, Mr. Cadrin said he wants to continue working on probably his most publicized case, which involves the alleged killing of a pit bull puppy and young pit bull that was seriously injured.
The surviving dog, Tyson, was first thought to have needed a leg amputated, but under the Rescue League�s care, they are trying to save the leg through exercise, Mr. Cadrin said.
�I�d hate to give up on it and lose the charges,� Mr. Cadrin said. Ms. LaPorte said Mr. Cadrin, formerly an Oakham police lieutenant and a Barre police sergeant, did a tremendous job. He was the only person to serve as a cruelty investigator since she joined the Rescue League 12 years ago.
Mr. Cadrin said only a fraction of the 115 cases made it into court. He conceded work flow slowed of late. Some complaints were silly, he said.
He said he investigated the death of a cat in Northbridge that was allegedly killed by a man cleared of wrongdoing. An autopsy, which cost the Rescue League more than $500, revealed the cat consumed antifreeze that leaked onto the ground.
Whether it�s gas money or medical fees, investigations always generate an expense, but never bring in money, Mr. Cadrin noted.
Tyson, the injured pit bull, has had multiple surgeries, which cost the agency several thousand dollars, Ms. LaPorte said.
Another big part of the job, Mr. Cadrin said, was �teaching people right from wrong (and) giving them avenues� to better care for their animals.
Mr. Cadrin said the job was a natural fit because he loves investigative work and animals. It enabled him to take ownership of an injured Labrador dog that was confiscated from its owner, as well as a cat that was under the Rescue League�s care.
All of the agency�s salaries are from donations and revenue from adoptions. The Rescue League has 10 full-time employees who care for more than 5,000 animals a year, Ms. LaPorte said.
Donations in the form of money and supplies have dwindled the last year. Annual cash donations don�t exceed $15,000, she said.
The agency adopts out 3,000 dogs and 4,000 cats per year, she said. All are spayed, neutered, checked by a veterinarian and have microchips installed. �Whatever we get for them we doubly put into them,� Ms. LaPorte said.
�We don�t have a budget. We don�t get any grants. We�re not funded by the city or state or federal government. We live solely on donations through adoptions. We�re the dog pound, too, for 17 towns, not just the city (of Worcester),� she said
Asked if there would be other layoffs, Ms. LaPorte said, �Not yet.�


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Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
, 18(10), 958-966. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2015.5458
Somaye Ardebili Dorri; Hossein Hosseinzadeh; Khalil Abnous; Faezeh Vahdati Hasani; Rezvan Yazdian Robati; Bibi Marjan Razavi. "Involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on malathion induced depressive-like behavior in subacute exposure and protective effects of crocin".
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
, 18, 10, 2015, 958-966. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2015.5458
Ardebili Dorri, S., Hosseinzadeh, H., Abnous, K., Vahdati Hasani, F., Yazdian Robati, R., Razavi, B. (2015). 'Involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on malathion induced depressive-like behavior in subacute exposure and protective effects of crocin',
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
, 18(10), pp. 958-966. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2015.5458
Ardebili Dorri, S., Hosseinzadeh, H., Abnous, K., Vahdati Hasani, F., Yazdian Robati, R., Razavi, B. Involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on malathion induced depressive-like behavior in subacute exposure and protective effects of crocin.
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
, 2015; 18(10): 958-966. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2015.5458
Involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on malathion induced depressive-like behavior in subacute exposure and protective effects of crocin
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Volume 18, Issue 10
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Document Type: Original Article
Somaye Ardebili Dorri
Hossein Hosseinzadeh
Khalil Abnous
Faezeh Vahdati Hasani
Rezvan Yazdian Robati
Bibi Marjan Razavi
School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Pharmaceutical Research Center, Department of Pharmacodynamy and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Pharmaceutical Research Center, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Department of Pharmacodynamy and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
In this study the effect of crocin, a carotenoid isolated from saffron, on malathion (an organophosphate insecticide) induced depressive- like behavior in subacute exposure was investigated. Moreover the molecular mechanism of malathion induced depressive- like behavior and its decreasing effect on the level of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in rat hippocampus and cerebral cortex were evaluated.
Materials and Methods:
Male Wistar rats were exposed to malathion (50 mg/kg/day, IP) alone or in combination with crocin (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg/day, IP), imipramine (20 mg/kg/day, IP) and vitamin E (200 mg/kg, three times a week, IP) respectively for 14 days. The forced swimming test (FST) was performed on days 1
, 7
and 14
. The level of malondealdehyde (MDA) and reduced glutathione (GSH) were measured in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of rats. The protein level of BDNF was evaluated using Western blot analysis.
Malathion (50 mg/kg, IP) increased immobility time in the FST, without affecting total locomotor activity in open-field test. Malathion increased the malondealdehyde (MDA) and decreased the glutathione (GSH), whereas these effects were reversed by crocin and vitamin E. Malathion decreased plasma acetylcholinesterase activity, however this effect was not reversed by crocin or vitamin E. Malathion reduced the protein level of BDNF in rat hippocampus. Imipramine and crocin prevented the decreasing effect of malathion on BDNF.
These results showed that crocin attenuates some neurochemical and behavioral effects induced by malathion. This neuroprotective effect of crocin may be in part due to its effect on BDNF.
Forced swimming test
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Emirates extends four of its Dubai-Australia flights to New Zealand, making it the "flying in style" choice for many savvy business travellers heading across the Tasman.
Sydney-Auckland passengers see A380 (which we've reviewed previously), while the other flights -- Brisbane-Auckland, Melbourne-Auckland and Sydney-Christchurch -- use the Boeing 777-300ER.
In general, these flights are useful morning departures for NZ: not what I call "stupid o'clock" 3am wakeup calls for a 6am or 7am flight, but arriving early enough to squeeze in a meeting on the day you travel.
I arrived at about 8am (since I wanted to check out the lounge, so didn't cut it particularly fine) for my 1015 flight.
Emirates' check-in at Sydney is clearly separated into first, business and economy classes. A slightly bored but efficient check-in agent dealt with my hold baggage and handed me a boarding pass, Express Path departures card, immigration exit card and directions to the lounge.
Express Path lived up to its name, although at just after 8am there wasn't an enormous queue.
(I observed, once again, that the supposedly "random" trial explosive swab screening and patdown in Australian airports was focussed disproportionately on passengers heading through the Express Path side of security. Funnily enough, that's the closer side to the location of the trial screening station. Who would have thought?)
After wending my way through two (two!) of Sydney Airport's awful unavoidable duty free mazes (and nearly getting knocked over by people milling around in the shop with too much hand luggage), I made it over to the "not Qantas" section of the international terminal, by gates 50-63.
After spending some time in the truly excellent lounge -- read my review of what I reckon is the best lounge for business class passengers in Australia -- boarding was called and I headed a short distance to the gate.
Emirates' boarding process splits off premium passengers from Economy, and first class even gets its very own jetway down to the plane.
Since the flight was by no means full, there wasn't much of a queue once I was on the jetway, and was swiftly turning left to my seat at 6A, in the smaller forward business class cabin. (Picking a seat on this plane? Check out our best seats guide for Emirates' 777-300ER business class to find the spots with extra legroom and a quieter ride.)
With helpful trans-Tasman Roaring Forties winds and no traffic at Sydney or Christchurch, the flight took just 2h50. For all that the winds speeded up our journey, it was a remarkably smooth flight -- frequent travellers to New Zealand will know that turbulence is not uncommon across the ditch, but the seatbelt sign stayed off for the full cruise period of the flight.
Before arrival in Christchurch, fast-track arrival cards were distributed, although with business class the first off the plane (the door behind row 7 was used) I didn't need to use it. My priority-tagged bag was third on the carousel -- top marks for priority baggage that actually worked.
All Emirates' 777 flights to Australia and NZ use an international-standard angled flat seat in a 2-3-2 configuration.
It's a big step above just about anything else on the Tasman run -- apart from Emirates' own A380 fully flat beds in their own little mini-suites -- and more than comfortable to have a bite to eat, get some work done or just put your feet up and relax.
However, it's a little narrow at the shoulders when in seat mode: the downside to what's otherwise a decently private business class seat is that it can feel a little cramped.
A large table folds out from the side, and a smaller drinks ledge also folds down. (The design here is a little fiddly: it's hard to fold the table away when the drinks ledge is down, oddly enough.)
Cupholders (which, as you see, I found most useful for my phone) are also in the centre armrest.
Basic seat controls will set you to chair, recliner or bed mode, while the touchscreen handheld controller by your elbow has more finely grained controls, which lets you put the legrest part up without reclining, for example.
(Top tip: you may find that the touchscreen controller is right at elbow point, meaning that it's all to easy to inadvertently change the channel or recline your seat. Since it's got more than enough battery power, I recommend leaving it on your table or popping it in the literature pocket.)
Emirates has the best food and wine across the Tasman, hands down -- as you'd expect from an airline offering its long-haul international service on what's otherwise a short regional flight.
At boarding I was offered champagne (Moët), juice or water, and my post-takeoff drinks order also taken. A good large bottle (600ml) of mineral water is loaded at each seat too.
Since Christchurch is two hours ahead of Sydney at this time of year, I went with a glass of Moët -- to adjust to the timezone difference, of course. This was presented with a top-notch dish of warmed nuts: pistachios, cashews, almonds and macadamias.
Menus are provided in your literature pocket for you to peruse, with three main course and two dessert options.
After covering the table with linen, lunch was presented on a tray -- unusual for Emirates, which usually does a dish-by-dish service, although with only a 2h50 flight time it makes sense.
Top marks for the classy new Robert Welch flatware, which lends a real premium touch to the meal service.
The seared tuna loin starter with wakamewas delicious, and my choice of lamb fillet (other options were snapper or chicken) was tasty, if a little dry.
I heard the people behind me raving about the profiteroles as I tucked into my cheeseboard and fruit for afters.
Coffee was also in plentiful supply -- as were tasty Godiva chocolates.
The wine list (two French, a NZ Sav and a McLaren Vale Shiraz Grenache) was impressive too, with Moët champagne and a delicious tawny port too.
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Emirates' excellent "ice digital widescreen" entertainment system is a real draw, although on eastbound trans-Tasman flights don't expect to get through a full movie.
It's a kick to watch takeoff and landing via the nose camera (tail camera on the A380), which you select through the "information" part of ice, next to the moving map.
As something of a music fan, I had trouble choosing between the impressive selection of things to listen to, and eventually went for a mixture of several different albums.
There's a bit of a paucity of interesting documentaries -- something that Air New Zealand has down pat on its trans-Tasman flights, since these shorter flights are perfect for hour-long entertainment rather than the 2-3 hour block for a movie.
On the other hand, there's an impressive selection of TV drama and comedy, so you're unlikely to be stuck for something to entertain you.
There are two control panels: one regular airline style handheld remote (the sort you'll find on most other airlines) next to the jack for the noise-cancelling headphones, and one detachable battery-powered touchscreen device.
That touchscreen device alone is larger than the entertainment screens on most trans-Tasman flights, with your choice displayed on a big widescreen in front of you.
A full universal power point and two USB charging sockets are tucked away in the little cubbyhole by your elbow. (This is an odd position for them, frankly.)
In terms of service, I'd last flown Emirates across the Tasman nearly a year ago and had been underwhelmed by the crew.
Not this time: the service was impeccable from start to finish, with Emirates' international crew taking providing efficient, swift and cheerful service. The cabin manager came through for a chat while passing out the NZ landing cards.
It's hard to fault this flight across the Tasman, although on the long 14+ hour flight to Dubai I wouldn't be keen on the angled-flat seat.
Emirates has really upped its game in the last year since we reviewed its 777 flights, and if your schedule and the airline's routes coincide, it's the most comfortable way to get across the Tasman.
The airline provided a complimentary upgrade to our reporter's paid economy class ticket to enable this review.
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14 Dec, 2011 09:07 pm
Looks like a much better alternative to the domestic configured aircraft that ply the Aus - NZ route!
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15 Dec, 2011 06:14 am
One thing John didn't mention: EK services from Aus to NZ are the final sector of long international routes hence they can be delayed (often by events outside the control of the airline). If you are transferring at CHC (or AKL) to a domestic flight be sure to allow plenty of time, especially if your NZ or JQ domestic ticket is non-changeable/non-refundable. Be aware that CHC-ZQN services are usually full, so if if you miss your booked connection you'll have trouble getting a seat going forward. On CHC-SYD the EK flight is usually on time - they allow several hours cushion between the arrival of the inbound flight and the departure to SYD.
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15 Dec, 2011 07:03 am
That's all true, and I wouldn't recommend the flights for connecting business travellers for just those reasons. (Connecting passengers who have the perfectly valid conerns you raised should almost certainly aim to fly Air New Zealand or its Virgin Australia partner across the Tasman.)
However, for point-to-point heading to Auckland or Christchurch, my impression (since I haven't crunched the ontime stats recently) is that the potential delays from the "final sector" problem aren't really that much worse than potential delays from the "plane delayed on first of four roundtrip flights today leading to knockon delays" problem that Air NZ/Virgin Australia/Qantas have.
Sure, those airlines can sometimes have more flexibility for you (sending you to connect via another city or similar), but it's not a guarantee.
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15 Dec, 2011 07:32 am
You're right John, and I travel EK point to point whenever I can. One factor we haven't mentioned is delay for "operational reasons" meaning a mechanical or other fault with the metal. NZ, QF/JQ and DJ can usually, in their own home ports, find a spare plane if needed. With EK it's a case of fix what's broken however long that takes, or send another aircraft all the way from DXB. One other consideration: trans-Tasman delays are often wind related e.g. a strong headwind AKL-SYD delays that flight, but the resultant tailwind evens out the rotation.
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15 Dec, 2011 09:04 am
You're not wrong there, but the counterpoint to the base issue is that Emirates has a pretty low average fleet age, meaning that tech problems are less of a problem than (say) Qantas' 737-400s, which are still flying across the Tasman last I checked post-RWC.
And the problem with the "home port" logic is that the way that trans-Tasman subsidiaries (sort-of-ex-Zeal320, ex-Pacific Blue, Jitconnict, Jetstar NZ) and schedules are organised means that the aircraft often leave their home port first thing in the morning, bouncing around the Tasman and/or Pacific Islands all day, and not returning until last thing at night. If your SYD-CHC plane goes tech in Honiara you're no less stuck.
(Your lady wife is also not wrong about pricing. I've found Emirates A380 business class AKL-SYD for less than economy on other airlines. Now if only they'd sell economy tickets with access to the business class bar...)
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15 Dec, 2011 07:54 am
My wife has just reminded me to say: on EK you get a business class ticket with all the EK comfort, service and amenity for (usually) about 60% of the QF price for their "poverty pack" business offering. Not a difficult choice to make is it?
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31 Jan, 2012 06:42 pm
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3 Feb, 2012 11:34 pm
if your heading Syd - Aukland, you want to make sure you get there on time! I was doing it once and was 14 minutes late and they shut the gate on me!!
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3 Feb, 2012 11:35 pm
the big screen things look very bulky
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20 Feb, 2012 04:54 pm
These types of screens do not have touch functionality because of the fact that they are too far away from the passenger and there is the risk of getting curviture of the spine if you lean forward too much.
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20 Feb, 2012 05:13 pm
Did you miss the part about the hand-held touchscreen controllers?
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20 Feb, 2012 05:59 pm
John, yes i did realise that. Just on an article abt android, it says that they were only putting android on the screens closer to the passenger. Therefore i say it is ergonomically stupid to have the big display with a touch screen.
I do think the controller could be slightly less bulky tho... u think?
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24 Apr, 2012 10:04 pm
if your travel schedule/timing permits; i highly recommend choosing a widebody aircraft type (B767 & larger) for trans-tasman especially on the westbound sector, their economical (min cost) cruise speed is faster than narrowbodies' (Mach 0.84 vs M 0.78 which equates to around 60-100kph difference in groundspeed). i cant say i remember an early arrival when flying on a narrowbody (ever), even when the plane has departed the gate say 5-10min earlier than scheduled. add a stiff (prevailing westerly) headwind & u can be assured a late arrival!
Of course the larger aircraft are also better equipped IFE, not having to que for as long for bathroom use, more overhead bins, etc
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29 Sep, 2012 04:00 am
Yea this seat was okay I guess. Except there was this this light that came from between the panels under the cup holders. It was so bright how is a playa like me supposed to get their nap on?!
they should probably put their best people on this ASAP!!!!!
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Awareness and responsibility
I had a coaching discovery session with a new client the other day. The reason I always find discovery sessions exciting is because the biggest discovery is usually for the client, about themselves.
As my new-found friend David Hemery says, the key attributes that separate champions from the rest of us are awareness and responsibility.


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A Visual Reference to Internal Dialogue
Stepping into Jonathan Faber's Material exhibition at Big Medium may seem at once both distancing and alluring. Like a dream you can't remember the ending of. A photo you've taken that blurred unintentionally. Remembering a name but not the face it belongs to, all of these lapses in his work may be intentional. Each canvas and drawing offers a duality of shallow or flat colors amongst deeper variants. The works on display in Big Medium are a combination of acrylic/oil paintings and drawings, sometimes involving mixed media. Because oil paints take longer to dry, he has more time to experiment and move the paint around, once finished there is a visible difference in depth that can be attributed to the combination of paints and not only color variance
The reductive relationship between his drawings and paintings act as a soundboard to each other. He describes this relationship between his art as cyclical; while creating, one relies on the other, drawing to painting and painting to drawing. He depends on this relationship to decide what to add and subtract, when to stop or continue. The size of each canvas varies between expansive and intimate, eliciting an active viewer that may choose to interact with a work up close or from afar, in a successive line or by walking across the room in any order they so choose. This variance in size also creates a feeling that the works are living, breathings entities. While viewing a smaller 8.6"x10" drawing, one can embrace the intimacy it offers, but if the viewer sees it placed next to a larger 40"x36" painting, it becomes playful, almost feeling as though the smaller works want to become something much bigger than themselves.
Memory, past experience, domestic settings and objects seem to be Faber's primary focus. By merging them together, he draws from the past and present to explore how slippery the human mind can be- through the viewer's own interpretations of saturated fields or stained canvas. On top of these stains he paints or tapes shapes that may seem familiar, triangles that overlap to create amorphous figures, white lines on a green field that may or may not resemble a soccer field. Creating in this slip allows for multiple facets in processing, his work is spatial but internal, both familiar to us and personal to himself. The shapes themselves contain multiple references, during our visit, he pointed to a star shape in one of his large-scale pieces, saying, "…This could be a star or an asterisk, but may also be a butthole."
The choices made in displaying the exhibition offered a fair judgment of the works side by side, moving between them feels easy and casual. The discussion Jonathan Faber gave did not contradict the openness of the exhibition; he offers his own intimacies on canvas through abstract reference and subjecthood; it is the viewer's experience that determines whether or not these visuals are expansive through meaning and collective memory, or just paint on a canvas. (501)
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Tuition rebates ease debt stress
By Manuela Garay-Giraldo
Over 300,000 post-secondary students across Ontario could benefit from the government's new 30 per cent tuition rebate, but only 70,500 have submitted an application or started filling out an application as of last Friday.
Students are eligible if they met the following criteria: they are a full-time student at a public college or university in Ontario; it has been less than four years since they left high school, they are in a program applied to directly from high school; their parents' gross income is $160,000 or less; they are a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a protected person and they are an Ontario resident.
Students who are receiving OSAP are automatically submitted to receive the rebate, which can be up to $365 for college students or $800 for university students. As of Friday, Jan. 27, over 840 Loyalist College students had either submitted an application or had started filling out their application already, according to Tanya Blazina, spokesperson for the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
The government is funding the tuition grant by "redirecting funding from efficiencies as well as from an existing scholarship program and a few grant programs," said Blazina. "We found efficiencies and savings that will fully offset the costs of the new tuition grant." Many students on campus were surprised when they received their money.
"I was grocery shopping, and I checked my account and had $300 dollars more," said Steph Benard, first-year community and justice services worker.
Others who have applied, but not yet received the rebate are already planning on how they will spend their money.
Tawni Rowe, first-year accounting said, "I'll use my money to pay for my textbooks and it's good for gas money, too."
While some are happily receiving a bit of extra money, some mature students are left feeling a little bitter.
Tangye Seymour, first-year accounting, who has been out of high school since 2005, said "the specifications to qualify are brutal. That four-year limit makes it really hard for mature students. We could use the extra cash, too. Especially once you consider that we have more bills to pay than kids who just left high school and live with their parents."
Blazina said, "the government's commitment is to provide this grant to all eligible and qualifying students. If a student applies and qualifies, they will receive the grant."
To apply for the tuition rebate visit http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/ and apply by March 31.


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One doesn't usually write a review before the program, but this is a Three Hills Arts Academy production we are talking about. This show, "Radio Hour Classics," is inviting you to "be the radio audience". The music, and other items brings back the era of the 30's and the 40's.
Having had the chance to take in an early rehearsal, even with some performers missing, I can say you will be in for a great treat.
The show is featuring a cast of performers, most of whom are well known to this community and to the Arts Academy stage. Naming the last names here will in some cases indicate more than one from the same family, and for others they will be the only representative. You can look forward to hearing from the following: Adkins, Burden, Cotton, Dietz, Harback, Johnson, Laplante, Luijkx, McNeely, Sept, Stahl, Thiessen, and White.
Some will be on stage in a different role than we have seen them before so, when an actor now becomes a vocalist and instrumentalist as well, we are in for a surprise.
The format puts you in the audience of what would be a live radio production, and this includes the sound effects person supplying the right sounds to accompany the dialogue when they present their "mystery drama", and the appropriate cues for the audience to laugh or applaud, although in this case there will be no real need to prompt. There will be the "words from our sponsors" and jingles in the style of yesteryear. Included will be a few "comedy routines, solos, trios, quartets, and we even get to hear from a real 'dummy'.
Come prepared for a program that runs close to two hours. The show runs October 26, 27 & 28 beginning at 7 pm.
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ATV Industry Facts: Did You Know?
Do these wheels make my butt look big? Considered the first true ATV by many, the 1972 Honda US90 came in at 37-inches wide. And most of that was achieved by massive tires. Throughout the years, the width (and corresponding stability) of our machines has only continued to increase. Take the latest word coming in […] More »


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UNICAL Admission Process For Undergraduate Students. See Full Details Here.
The University of Calabar is one of Nigeria's finest and most comprehensive institution. It was established as a federal university in the year 1975.
The school is located in the city of Calabar, in Cross River State, in the Southern part of Nigeria.
It was among the first institutions to first adopt the use of online school portals to ease admission and registration processes for students.
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The University of Calabar admission is very competitive and eligible candidates must meet all the required requirements for admission.
One a candidate fulfills all the requisite criteria for application, he or she can proceed to apply for admission.
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Wilderness edible forests,
to hungry mothers,
became wild undomesticated wastelands
to commodifying and taxing FatherLand patriarchs.
Wilderness matriarchs once Pledged Allegiance to the Sun,
and Gratitude to GrandMother Moon
for both interdependent fullness
and new womb emptiness,
grace-filled promise
of future healthy integrity,
pregnant with promising fertility.
We pledge allegiance and gratitude to our Sun,
One Icon of our First Native Nations and Wilderness Tribes,
reforesting and harvesting indivisibly synced
under and within SkyMother Earth
with liberty to not be unpatriotically bullied
to rescind each democratic individual's right
to equal liberty of mind and heart and body,
and forest wilderness ecojustice
for all GrandMother Moon's health planting
and wealth harvesting children,
Moon-matriotic matriarchs
and Sun-patriotic patriarchs.
Expressing grateful loyalty within
wilderness edible forests,
to and for hungry parents and grandparents,
becoming wildly domesticated fertile lands and waters
to cooperatively commodify
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A team of researchers from Center of Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore (NUS) proposed a Quantum algorithm to make the AI stronger and faster than existing one. The thinking process of computer is the analysis and relationship between large set of data. The research team shown that quantum computers can do these analysis faster than classical computers for a wider array of data types than was previously expected.
The study published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the NUS researchers proposed a quantum linear system algorithm, which would allow a much faster analysis of larger data sets through a quantum computer.
"The previous quantum algorithm of this kind applied to a very specific type of problem. We need an upgrade if we want to achieve a quantum speed-up for other data," said study author Zhikuan Zha in a press release.
The first quantum linear system algorithm was proposed in 2009 by a different group of researchers. That algorithm kick-started research into quantum forms of machine learning, or artificial intelligence.
A linear system algorithm works on a large matrix of data. "There is a lot of computation involved in analysing the matrix. When it gets beyond say 10,000 by 10,000 entries, it becomes hard for classical computers," explains Zhao. This is because the number of computational steps goes up rapidly with the number of elements in the matrix: every doubling of the matrix size increases the length of the calculation eight-fold.
for a 10,000 square matrix, the classical algorithm would take on the order of a trillion computational steps, the first quantum algorithm some tens of thousands of steps and the new quantum algorithm just hundreds of steps. The algorithm relies on a technique known as quantum singular value estimation.
"We're maybe looking at three to five years in the future when we can actually use the hardware built by the experimentalists to do meaningful quantum computation with application in artificial intelligence," Zhao said in the press release.
Now, Zhao and team are working on the proof-of-principle and planning for a demonstration of the experiments.


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This is our daily schedule. There are some minor changes based on the the times we have Art, Gym, Music, and Library.
8:45-9:15- Morning Excercises
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1:45-2:00-DEAR (Drop Everything And Read)
2:15-3:25-Science and Social Studies
3:25-3:35- Dismissal
Specials: Gym- Day 5-2:50-3:25 (Remember your sneakers!)
Art- Day 2-1:35-2:10
Music-Day 1-2:50-3:25
Day 3-2:15-2:50
Library-Every other Day 4-1:00-1:30