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By Brian Cullen
"Right this way, sir." said my chauffeur.
And here's where I stop myself. Normally, I'd play this by doing the whole "a chauffeur? Pour moiI?" thing. But not today. Today I didn't want to be a fish out of water. I wanted to pass for something buttoned up for once. I wanted to experience "class" without it immediately followed by the words "action lawsuit." And I wanted free appetizers. Can't judge me for that. Everyone likes free appetizers.
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Issue 1: National Party cabinet reshuffle - rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic or the boldest political move of the 21st Century?
Issue 2: First Political Poll of 2013 - National up and Labour down - what does David Shearer need to do?
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A man suspected in a sex-abuse case at Portland State University has been arrested in Seattle on unrelated charges.
Timothy Webster, 28, is scheduled for a bail hearing in Seattle on Tuesday on criminal trespass charges. According to Seattle Police reports, Webster entered homes on March 11 and March 12 while the occupants were sleeping, and left voluntarily after being confronted. A mental health evaluation has also been ordered for him, said Kimberly Mills, a spokeswoman for the Seattle City Attorney office.
Webster was named as a suspect in a Feb. 25 incident at Portland State. In a warning issued on its website, the school said that a man approached a female student around 12:50 p.m. on the north side of the engineering building at 1930 SW Fourth Avenue. He restrained her, made sexually suggestive comments and rubbed himself against her, the warning said.
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I get half that. I've never really been known as an introvert. However, I think most people regardless of personality have a a little trouble with self promotion. Some don't, but most find it awkward to say the least. Some call it branding yourself. Some say establish an online presence. You can call it what you want, but the goal is to network. Get to know people in the industry. Meet other writers, established authors, agents, editors, readers – especially readers. Have fun letting loose. It's okay to be silly and happy and confident. Make friends.
I know it doesn't always come easy, but at least there's a degree of separation over the web. You aren't in a room full of others wondering if you have spinach in your teeth or if your skirt's tucked into your underpants. Writers are so good to one another. I've met some of my closest friends online. They get me. Don't miss out on the camaraderie, encouragement, knowledge that's waiting for you. Then, when your manuscript is contracted, you'll have people to surround and support you, lift you up, fan your page, buy your book.
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kjowell necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 52 design presentati da 14 designer.
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The man that found me impossible to be with, and without
So I had a boyfriend once who loved me so much that he found it impossible to live without me, but at the same time impossible to be with me. Those were his exact words. It doesn't really make sense does it, read on and it will.
Before I continue, let me tell you that we were so in love, our love life was mostly incredible, we fancied the pants off each other, socialised with friends and generally got on very well – our compatibility was not the problem.
The pain of this relationship was horrendous because I didn't understand how he could love me so much but treat me so badly. Of course it makes perfect sense to me now. He really did love me that much but his overwhelming love sent him into a crazy sense of insecurity that caused him to the act like a complete idiot.
As part of the therapy I have been in for "loving too much", it's all about understanding what it is that they do. In the true spirit of the "loving too much" pattern, I ended up blaming myself for everything that was going wrong. If I change this, if I do that, if I buy this. STOP!!!! I can hear my therapist shouting at me……
"Nicola can't you see, you are a beautiful women inside and out but this is the problem! Nothing you do will change the qualities in this man for him to be able to handle everything that is so great about you. Of course he hides behind an emotional barrier, pushes you away, seeks attention from other women and claims he can't be himself around you. He is an incredibly insecure man that feels inferior around you.
"In psychological terms this is called an inferiority complex and inferiority comes from severe insecurity. So to act against his true feelings towards you which is love is to protect himself from every feeling of insecurity eating him up inside. Of course this is a subconscious feeling in him, therefore it would really take some doing to change it because, in his eyes, this isn't the problem"
So messed up isn't it? The man that adores this beautiful women will never actually get to keep the girl he is so utterly in love with, he is far to busy pointing the finger and looking elsewhere for an answer as to why he feels this way instead of actually facing himself. You know what the crazy thing is, generally he isn't a bad person but insecurity can lead us to act in the most ridiculous of ways.
So what's my advice here. You must not blame yourself for his ill behaviour in your relationship. It's his own insecurities that lead him to treat you the way he does – constant rejection, keeping you at arm's length, constantly picking out faults in you, and even cheating. This is his problem not yours! Don't become a shadow of yourself, tip-toeing around him, loosing self-esteem and self-worth because of someone else's issues. Sadly he may not ever change so you may have to face the reality of spending forever with a man like this or make the brave decision to move on.
I have been giving you little snippets from the book I am writing about "loving too much". I really hope I can help the many wonderful women who feel so much pain within there relationships. You guys have given me the most amazing feedback about the "love" blogs, which has given me the confidence to write a book, so thank you so much!
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One step more. It's all Kevin Martin ever wanted to take.
Markus Eggler can hang a second Olympic bronze medal around his neck.
It was for, Cheryl Bernard, a sleepless night. "Not good," said the Team Canada skip on Saturday morning, half a day removed from missing shots in both the 10th and 11th ends that would have given her team a gold medal against Sweden's Anette Norberg.
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Boehner, Cantor struggle to lead
There are times when it looks like Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor have no idea how to run the House Republican Conference.
In just two frantic days, rank-and-file House Republicans sidelined leadership's plan to fund the government and take another nonbinding, quixotic vote on defunding President Barack Obama's signature health care law. These Republicans said the leadership plan is too weak, lacks a long-term strategy and is akin to waving a white flag on Obamacare.
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The skirmish is yet another example of how few Republicans are willing to follow Boehner and Cantor's lead during tough legislative fights. And in practical terms, the rejection of what became known as the Cantor Plan — a continuing resolution, with an unattached provision to defund Obamacare — makes it more likely that the House and Senate will be at loggerheads with a government shutdown looming on Sept. 30.
( PHOTOS: John Boehner's life and career)
A clearly frustrated Boehner seemed to realize that he leads a conference where no plan is quite good enough. There are frequently about 30 Republicans who oppose leadership's carefully crafted plans — just enough to mess things up. A reporter asked him whether he has a new idea to resolve the government funding fight. He laughed and said, "No."
"Do you have an idea?" he asked the reporters. "They'll just shoot it down anyway."
Rank-and-file Republicans want to hold out until the last minute of Sept. 30 on government funding, hoping that somehow the Senate Democrats who spent months on Obamacare would vote to strip it of funding. Yet following Wednesday's announcement that a House vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government would be indefinitely delayed, Senate Democrats are watching the House and wondering how Boehner and Cantor will get themselves out of this jam.
( Also on POLITICO: House pulls CR amid GOP division)
It's a pattern that's played out over the course of this Congress. Boehner and Cantor propose a plan, announce a vote and conservatives bail.
Boehner and Cantor have spoken about the need for immigration reform, yet there's not a shred of urgency among House Republicans to pass it. The two GOP leaders endorsed Obama's proposal to launch military attacks on Syria, yet just a few dozen Republicans — at most — agreed with them. The farm bill that Cantor oversaw remains unfinished. The appropriations process has been a debacle, as House Republicans have violated their own budget guidelines. And in private discussions, GOP leadership aides acknowledge they have absolutely no idea how they'll lift the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. That deadline hits in mid-October.
House Republicans — from leadership to the rank and file — say overall legislative strategy is short-sighted and has no support from the majority of the GOP Conference. For example, the recent plan to defund Obamacare won't defund it at all. The proposed CR includes a provision to defund the health law, but the Senate can strip it out and send the bill straight to the president without referring it back to the House.
"I don't think the vision and the long-term path is being articulated," Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) said about the most recent uprising against leadership. "You're seeing short-term fixes. It's like playing a football game and all you talk about is the next down. You don't talk about winning the game. It's like, let's play this next down and do the best we can."
( Also on POLITICO: Congress on Syria: It's fluid)
Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.), a member of leadership, said it is frustrating that there's no strategic vision from above.
"It is," he told POLITICO. "That's not one I can fix."
To help pass a government-funding bill out of the House, GOP insiders expect they'll have to take an increasingly hard-line position that will be irreconcilable with the Senate and White House preferences. That increases the chances of a government shutdown at the end of the month. GOP leadership aides say they'll still work to gather support on the original bill next week.


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Major Section: RULE-CLASSES
See rule-classes for a general discussion of rule classes and
how they are used to build rules from formulas. An example
corollary formula from which a
:linear rule might be built is:
Example: (implies (and (eqlablep e) if inequality reasoning begins to (true-listp x)) consider how (length (member a b)) (<= (length (member e x)) compares to any other term, add to (length x))) set of known inequalities the fact that it is no larger than (length b), provided (eqlablep a) and (true-listp b) rewrite to t
General Form: (and ... (implies (and ...hi...) (implies (and ...hk...) (and ... (rel lhs rhs) ...))) ...)
Note: One
:linear rule class object might create many linear
arithmetic rules from the
corollary formula. To create the rules,
we first flatten the
and and
implies structure of the formula,
transforming it into a conjunction of formulas, each of the form
(implies (and h1 ... hn) (rel lhs rhs))where no hypothesis is a conjunction and
rel is one of the
inequality relations
>, or
>=. If
necessary, the hypothesis of such a conjunct may be vacuous.
We create a
:linear rule for each such conjunct, if possible, and
otherwise cause an error.
Each rule has one or more ``trigger
terms'' which may be specified by the user using the
field of the rule class or which may be defaulted to values chosen
by the system. We discuss the determination of trigger terms after
discussing how linear rules are used.
:linear rules are used by an arithmetic decision procedure
during rewriting. See linear-arithmetic and
see non-linear-arithmetic. Here we assume that the reader is
familiar with the material described in
Recall that we eliminate the unknowns of an inequality in
term-order, largest unknowns first. (See term-order.) In order to
facilitate this strategy, we store the inequalities in ``linear pots''.
For purposes of the present discussion, let us say that an inequality is
``about'' its largest unknown. Then, all of the inequalities about
a particular unknown are stored in the same linear pot, and the pot
is said to be ``labeled'' with that unknown. This storage layout
groups all of the inequalities which are potential candidates for
cancellation with each other into one place. It is also key to the
efficient operation of
:linear rules.
If the arithmetic decision procedure has stabilized and not yielded a
contradiction, we scan through the list of linear pots examining
each label as we go. If the trigger term of some
:linear rule
can be instantiated to match the label, we so instantiate that rule
and attempt to relieve the hypotheses with general-purpose rewriting.
If we are successful, we add the rule's instantiated conclusion to
our set of inequalities. This may let cancellation continue.
Note: Problems may arise if you explicitly store a linear lemma
under a trigger term that, when instantiated, is not the largest
unknown in the instantiated concluding inequality. Suppose for
example you store the linear rule
(<= (fn i j) (/ i (* j j))) under
the trigger term
(fn i j). Then when the system ``needs'' an
inequality about
(fn a b), (i.e., because
(fn a b) is the
label of some linear pot, and hence the largest unknown in some
inequality), it
will appeal to the rule and deduce
(<= (fn a b) (/ a (* b b))).
However, the largest unknown in this inequality is
(/ a (* b b)) and
hence it will be stored in a linear pot labeled with
(/ a (* b b)).
The original, triggering inequality which is in a pot about
(fn a b)
will therefore not be cancelled against the new one. It is generally
best to specify as a trigger term one of the ``maximal'' terms of the
polynomial, as described below.
We now describe how the trigger terms are determined. Most of the
time, the trigger terms are not specified by the user and are
instead selected by the system. However, the user may specify the
terms by including an explicit
:trigger-terms field in the rule
class, e.g.,
General Form of a Linear Rule Class: (:LINEAR :COROLLARY formula :TRIGGER-TERMS (term1 ... termk))Each
termi must be a term and must not be a variable, quoted
constant, lambda application,
let-expression or
if-expression. In
addition, each
termi must be such that if all the variables in the
term are instantiated and then the hypotheses of the corollary
formula are relieved (possibly instantiating additional free
variables), then all the variables in the concluding inequality are
instantiated. We generate a linear rule for each conjuctive branch
through the corollary and store each rule under each of the
specified triggers. Thus, if the corollary formula contains several
conjuncts, the variable restrictions on the
termi must hold for each
:trigger-terms is omitted the system computes a set of trigger
terms. Each conjunct of the corollary formula may be given a unique
set of triggers depending on the variables that occur in the
conjunct and the addends that occur in the concluding inequality.
In particular, the trigger terms for a conjunct is the list of all
``maximal addends'' in the concluding inequality.
The ``addends'' of
(+ x y) and
(- x y) are the union of the
addends of
x and
y. The addends of
(- x) and
(* n x),
n is a rational constant, is just
{x}. The
addends of an inequality are the union of the addends of the left-
and right-hand sides. The addends of any other term,
x, is
A term is maximal for a conjunct
(implies hyps concl) of the
corollary if (a) the term is a non-variable, non-quote, non-lambda
application, non-
let and non-
if expression, (b) the term
contains enough variables so that when they are instantiated and the
hypotheses are relieved (which may bind some free variables;
see free-variables) then all the variables in
concl are
instantiated, and (c) no other addend is always ``bigger'' than the
term, in the technical sense described below.
The technical notion below depends on the notion of fn-count,
the number of function symbols in a term, and pseudo-fn-count,
which is the number of function symbols implicit in a constant (see
the comment on pseduo-fn-count in the definition of var-fn-count in
the sources for details). We say
term1 is always bigger than
term2 if all instances of
term1 have a larger fn-count
(actually lexicographic order of fn-count and pseudo-fn-count) than
the corresponding instances of
term2. This is equivalent to
saying that the fn-count of
term1 is larger than that of
term2 (by ``fn-count'' here we mean the lexicographic order of
fn-count and pseudo-fn-count) and the variable bag for
term2 is
a subbag of that for
term1. For example,
(/ a (* b b)) is
always bigger than
(fn a b) because the first has two function
applications and
{a b} is a subbag of
a b b, but
(/ a (* b b)) is not always bigger than
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Hello, I'm Willie Vogt. As I write this blog - my first for Farm Industry News I ponder how change can affect us all. I'm taking the reins as the new editor - editorial director actually - for the magazine and am charged with bringing you more information you can put to use in your operation. I'm not going to reveal it all today, but you may have noticed a few things on the Web lately with my name on it that might clue you in - for example my look at the 9000 Series White Planter and the most recent look at the new Genesis T8 tractor.
Today, I want to introduce myself to you dear reader and let you know a little about me and my take on the tech you're using (or trying to use) these days. First, I've been covering agricultural technology since the early 1980s and have grown to love covering farm equipment best of all. Doesn't mean I'm afraid of computers, just iron is always more fun. Second, I've grown to love the way new technology and that iron have formed some kind of miracle marriage.
Trouble is, to make that iron work nowadays you have to familiarize yourself with the software, too. So I've come to know that as well. And I want to work to help share more of that kind of information in the pages of the magazine and on this site as well. It's going to be a journey where we can keep each other honest (provided you comment). And one that will allow, I hope, you to be a better buyer of the tools and tech you need to profit for the future.
I've been lucky over the years not to pigeon-hole myself as just an iron or a crop protection writer, I cover what I've come to call the hardware (iron) and software (biotech, crop protection, etc.) of agriculture. It's a stretch, but understanding how all those spinning wheels that may interlock is a challenge for anyone trying to run a modern, efficient farm.
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Last month, the country was shocked to learn that a gunman shot and killed 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn. The tragedy sparked yet another so-called "national conversation" about gun control, igniting predictable passions on both sides of the heated debate. While National Rifle Association leadership recommended armed security guards in schools to enhance children's safety, gun-control advocates demanded stricter legislation to limit assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Locked in stark disagreement, still, both sides claimed to be aiming at the same objective: to keep children safe. How could that be?
"Keeping children safe" is always a great idea. But as an idea or abstraction, it can be easily shaped into a platitude, a moral imperative, or a political sound bite used to lure people toward wildly differing points of view. Want to keep children safe and healthy? Well, then — do/do not have them vaccinated. Do/do not provide them with sex education. Do/do not allow contact sports. Do/do not pass legislation allowing confidential abortion counseling for teens. Do/do not tinker with school lunch menus.
A major problem with "keeping children safe" is, well … that it is such a great "idea." It brilliantly shines as a shared concept, but is dimly seen as a collective reality. Why should that be?
Perhaps we are all too aware that the actual world is, in fact, an uncertain and sometimes dangerous place, so "keeping children safe" can only exist as an abstraction. We invoke it as a praiseworthy objective to rationalize our decisions and the situations we impose upon children — even when they are not rooted in actual evidence.
And maybe it's just too excruciating, too heartbreaking, too shaming to imagine that we — as individuals and a society — would ever do anything to endanger children or leave them in harm's way. It's simply unthinkable. Accordingly, we don't question our responsibility for the world our children are inheriting.
Meanwhile, however, children often suffer our delusions about their health and safety. Even if you possess the means to fortify your child with healthy foods, great health care, a secure and comfortable home in the 'burbs — still, you can't protect her from the spinning world.
From the contaminated strawberries that escaped detection due to inadequate funding for food safety inspections. From the schoolmate with whooping cough whose parents rejected vaccinations. From the mentally ill man whose only available shelter was a mother's gun-stocked home.
When it comes to guns — whether in Newport, or Chicago, or Oakland — we have failed as protectorates by not having strategized how to keep children safer, well in advance of our strong social embrace of gun ownership. Whether for or against gun regulation, we should have better anticipated how to protect children from gun-related homicide, suicide, accidental death and injury, crime, gang violence and social intimidation.
All those risks were foreseeable — so many children in the midst of so many guns. Indeed, according to a 2011 Gallup Poll, 47 percent of American adults reported having a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property.
Our current shortage of cancer drugs provides yet another telling example of our failure on a national scale to prevent foreseeable child endangerment.
While caught up in self-congratulatory rhetoric about our victories in the "war against childhood cancer" we also somehow allowed critical chemotherapy drugs for children to disappear from pharmacy shelves.
Mechlorethamine — an old, generic workhorse drug that for years had predictably helped thousands of children and adolescents with Hodgkin's lymphoma — became suddenly scarce or unavailable in recent past.
There existed no alternate drug with a comparable track record.
So, how did we allow this to happen to vulnerable children and families in the middle of treatment, and to newly-diagnosed children who hoped to access optimal therapy?
Suffice it to say, mechlorethamine — like most of the 230-plus drugs on our national drug shortage list — is a generic injectable medication, and not a single megabuck blockbuster drug appears on that list. And despite the predictable need for mechlorethamine, we had somehow allowed its supply to depend upon a single manufacturer — in Denmark — that temporarily closed its doors in 2010.
Now, two years later, the current New England Journal of Medicine reports on the lamentable impact of treatment disruption: a child's 88-percent chance of being cancer-free for at least two years following treatment with mechlorethamine dropping to 75 percent with attempted drug substitutions. Children who relapsed also required more aggressive interventions, like stem cell transplants, which increased their risks of developing side effects, infections, infertility, and other cancers.
The point is, we had this idea that we were winning a war on childhood cancer, but all the while we failed to protect actual children on the ground. The drug industry didn't bother to hold the line, health policy failed to ensure needed drug recruitments, and the unthinkable happened — we left vulnerable children in harm's predictable way.
Much self-serving rhetoric about us keeping our children safe and healthy could benefit from a hefty dose of reality, stripped free of political and financial agendas.
But that will require a lot of courage and humility, because it will force us to address many hard questions we've kicked down the road, into the uncertain path of our children's future. It will require us to think about children's safety as both a personal and communal responsibility.
Kate Scannell is a Bay Area physician and syndicated columnist. She is the author most recently of "Flood Stage."


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From Western Suffolk, Nassau and New York City Scenic Route
(Towns, Villages, Farms and Vineyard Tasting Rooms) Take Long Island Expressway to the last exit (#73 to Orient). Exit directs you to Route 58 in Riverhead. After 4 miles, Route 58 turns into Route 25 East. Take Route 25 for approx. 15 miles to the Village of Southold. Make left turn onto Youngs Avenue. At second intersection, make a right onto Sound Ave (Truck Route 25). After approx. 4 miles, bear RIGHT (at blinking light) on Route 25 (WEST) following HOSPITAL signs (blue H) to Manor Place. LEFT on Manor Place one block, Hospital entrance on RIGHT.
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(Farms & Vineyards) Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 71. At end of the exit ramp, make a left onto Edwards Avenue. Take Edwards Avenue to the 3rd intersection (Sound Avenue). Make a right onto Sound Avenue and proceed east for approx. 24 miles. Bear RIGHT (at blinking light) in Greenport following HOSPITAL signs (blue H) to Manor Place. LEFT on Manor Place one block, Hospital entrance on RIGHT.
From the South Fork of Eastern Long Island Scenic Route
Take Route 24 (Flanders/Hampton Bays-Riverhead Road) toward Riverhead. At the first stoplight, make a right onto Route 105 North. Take Route 105 to next stoplight and make a right onto Rt. 25 East. Follow directions above (Scenic Route) from Rt. 25.
Take Route 24 (Flanders/Hampton Bays-Riverhead Road) toward Riverhead. At the first stoplight, make a right onto Route 105 North. Take Route 105 to the second stoplight, make a right onto Northville turnpike. At the stop sign, make a right onto Sound Ave. Follow directions above (Expedient Route) from Sound Ave.
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For some weeks have been studying Legendre polynomial as a solution to this equation. $$ (1-x^2)\frac{d^2}{dx^2}f(x)-2x\frac{d}{dx}f(x)+n(n+1)f(x)=0.$$
I've found them very interesting to learn from purely mathematical perspective but I haven't come across their specific use. Why are they so important and any example suggesting the use of Legendre polynomial would be appreciated.
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There is a continuing need for adjunct palliative skin conditioning products for use following all sorts of minimally and more invasive cosmetic procedures - laser, dermabrasion - by physicians engaged in aesthetic medicine.
San Diego/Phoenix (PRWEB) October 20, 2008
Histogen, Inc., a regenerative medicine company developing solutions based on the products of newborn dermal fibroblasts, today announced the creation of Histogen Aesthetics LLC, a venture developing products for the growing medical aesthetic industries based on Histogen's core technology.
From a proprietary bioreactor process in which newborn fibroblasts are grown under proprietary embryonic-like conditions, Histogen Aesthetics extracts a unique complex - ReGenicaTM - made up of the naturally secreted growth factors, antioxidants and other synergistic bio-products that are produced. This complex will become the active ingredient in the Histogen Aesthetics line of products for skin, hair and nail care.
A recent clinical study of 49 patients, in which ReGenica was used as a treatment following an ablative cosmetic laser procedure, revealed improvement of overall skin condition in comparison to the vehicle control. Histogen Aesthetics is beginning follow-up studies of ReGenica for post-laser resurfacing, as well as topical skin and hair anti-aging applications.
Dermatology, cosmetics and biotechnology industry veteran Lawrence A. Rheins, Ph.D. has joined Histogen Aesthetics, LLC as President.
"The market for next generation, novel cosmeceuticals is rapidly evolving, including the movement of physician-dispensed, non-prescription products beyond the traditional medical specialties of plastic surgery and cosmetic dermatology, and into other medical specialties," said Rheins. "There is a continuing need for adjunct palliative skin conditioning products for use following all sorts of minimally and more invasive cosmetic procedures - laser, dermabrasion - by physicians engaged in aesthetic medicine."
Based on Histogen Aesthetics' initial studies, the Company believes that the proteins and growth factors within ReGenica work synergistically with the skin and hair's own physiology to combat the effects of the normal aging process, making the complex ideal for a breadth of advanced aesthetic products.
"Of the numerous products on the market, few have robust controlled scientific data to support claims of clinical improvement," continued Rheins. "Our goal is to create a line of skin, hair and nail care products that are not only sensorially appealing to consumers, but are based on the proven results of controlled clinical studies. I am excited to announce the creation of Histogen Aesthetics, and look forward to the launch of our first skin care products for the physician-dispensed medical aesthetics arena."
Dr. Rheins joins Histogen Aesthetics from the cosmetic/personal care industry, and brings a rich, varied background in research dermatology, tissue engineering and contract research clinical services. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Science and Technology at Floratech International, a raw material supplier of botanical-derived ingredients for the cosmetic and personal care industries. Prior to this, Dr. Rheins founded DermTech International; a biotechnology company focused on dermatologic, "point of care" diagnostics, and was co-inventor of the Company's proprietary Epidermal Genetic Information Retrieval (EGIR) technology.
Dr. Rheins was also previously Executive Director at Advanced Tissue Sciences, a tissue engineering company focused on the growth of human skin and other tissues. He served as Director of pre-clinical/clinical CRO services at Hill Top Research, and Divisional Toxicologist and Skin Laboratory Manager with Procter & Gamble. Prior to his industry career, Dr. Rheins served as Assistant Professor of Dermatology, at the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine. Dr. Rheins holds several patents, and has authored more than 50 articles and book chapters on immunology, toxicology, dermatology and in vitro alternatives.
Histogen Aesthetics is currently focusing on the development of the ReGenica line of products, with launches beginning in the first quarter of 2009. These products will be distributed through Secure Medical, a technology and health care solutions provider based in Tempe, Arizona. Secure Medical already partners with Histogen to distribute its first product, the BioNuesisTM Human Stem Cell Culturing Kit.
About Histogen
Histogen, launched in 2007, seeks to redefine regenerative medicine by developing a series of high- value products without the use of embryonic stem cells or animal products. Through Histogen's proprietary bioreactors that mimic the embryonic environment, newborn fibroblasts are encouraged to naturally produce the vital proteins and growth factors from which the Company has developed its rich product portfolio. Histogen has two product families - ExceltrixTM, Histogen's human Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and ReGenicaTM, Histogen's proprietary liquid formula. For more information, please visit http://www.histogeninc.com or http://www.histogenaesthetics.com.
About Secure Medical
Secure Medical is a privately held company based in Tempe, Arizona. The company possesses ownership and interests in a variety of business models, all related to the medical industry. The following solutions are among those provided by Secure Medical: medical processing and fulfillment services/call center capabilities; telemedicine/telehealth services in conjunction with the American Telemedicine Association; and patented medical kiosk manufacturing/creation of associated software and hardware. Secure Medical is a biotech industry partner with Histogen, Inc. of San Diego, and its newest venture, Histogen Aesthetics. Histogen provides products that are naturally produced, for regenerative medicine and stem cell research.


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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 | 6 p.m.
While Cinco de Mayo seems to be a bigger holiday in the U.S. than in its country of origin, Las Vegas embraces all things Mexican for a weekend-long fiesta. Enjoy drink specials on margaritas, tequila shots and Mexican beer and tasty food specials on all of your favorites like tacos, burritos and nachos. Read on to plan your ideal weekend.
Mixer at Lily: Mario Guardado and Latin Media Group present a Cinco de Mayo social mixer at Bellagio's lounge including the Fama Magazine party.
Two-day fiesta at Cantina Laredo: On Saturday, Cantina Laredo presents live bands from 6-9 p.m. then DJs from 9 until midnight. Partygoers are invited to partake in cigar rolling and raffle opportunities and take a swing at playful piñatas. Cantina Laredo will offer specials on its signature Modern Mexican cuisine including $2 tacos and drink specials including $2 drafts and can beer, $4 Sauza Ritas and $6 Cinco Ritas. On Sunday, enjoy the same specials plus a kid-friendly atmosphere featuring music, pony rides, balloon artists, piñatas and games.
XIV Vegas Sessions: Neon Fiesta at Hyde: Hyde invites guests to the last XIV Vegas Sessions bash before the party takes a short hiatus for the summer. Beginning at 5 p.m., the party will feature music from DJs Julien Nolan, Zen Freeman, Julian Ingrosso and D4NI3L.
Fiesta at Rockhouse: Rockhouse in the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian hosts a Cinco de Mayo fiesta with $5 Dos Equis bottles, $5 Sauza Hornitos Lime shots and $7 margaritas, available all day. Patrons can also enjoy all-day open bar access for $50, or two-for-one domestic drafts and well cocktails during happy hour from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Cinco de Mayo festival at Boulevard mall: Enjoy a Cinco de Mayo festival to celebrate and honor Mexican history and pride. The mall is transformed into a cultural festival complete with live music, folkloric dancers and mariachi provided by Mexico Vivo Dance Company and much more. All ages are welcome. Partial proceeds benefit the Mexican Patriotic Committee, which is housed at the Boulevard mall.
Fiesta drink specials at Public House: Public House Las Vegas at Luxor celebrates Cinco de Mayo with fiesta drink specials including $5 Dos Equis, Corona, Micheladas, Patrón shots and margaritas on the rocks. They also will offer $10 Loaded Coronas, an ice-cold Corona combined with a shot of Jose Cuervo tequila.
Mexican street food fair at Dos Caminos: Dos Caminos celebrates a return to Las Vegas with a Mexican street food fair in honor of Cinco de Mayo. The festivities begin Friday with DJ entertainment and food and drink specials all weekend in the restaurant, while Sunday features an outdoor street food fair under a 4,000 square foot tent in the parking lot. Starting at 11 am Sunday, Corporate Executive Chef Ivy Stark and the Dos Caminos will cook at stations highlighting street food, including tacos, an al pastor spit, grilled corn, mango on a stick, ice cream and more, along with agua fresca, tubs of beer and margaritas, all available for purchase. Guest can also enjoy mariachi music, guacamole and cocktail demonstrations and Chef Stark will be signing her cookbook, "Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food." A portion of proceeds from the day will benefit the Three Square Food Bank.
Cinco de Mayo celebration at Hussong's: Hussong's Cantina & Taqueria at the Shoppes at Mandalay Place celebrates Cinco de Mayo with drink and food specials plus music from mariachis including Benny the Mini Mariachi. Specials include $4 pints of Pacifico and Modelo Especial, $5 shots of Cazadores tequila or $20 chalices of Cazadores Margaritas and $20 buckets of Corona and Corona Light.
Tres, Cuatro, Cinco: Let's Drinko!: Cabo Wabo Cantina inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood presents a weekend-long "Tres, Cuatro, Cinco: Let's Drinko!" Cinco de Mayo bash Friday through Sunday. Beginning Friday at noon, guests can enjoy live music on the Strip-side patio plus daily and hourly drink and shot specials including $5 daiquiris and fireball shots at the daiquiri bar. The Dos Equis girls will be handing out prizes as well throughout the weekend.
Cinco de Drinko at PBR Rock Bar: Partygoers can enjoy food and drink specials at PBR Rock Bar & Grill inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Cinco de Mayo. Enjoy street tacos, priced at $5 all day and $18 Bud Light Lime and Lime-a-Rita buckets, priced at $18 all day.
Tequila session and food specials at South Point: Kick off Cinco de Mayo weekend at Baja Miguel's with an authentic three-course menu for $15.95. Diners will begin their authentic experience with a complimentary margarita and the option of a chicken tortilla soup or fideo soup. For the second course, guests can select from a rib-eye cilantro served with cilantro rice and tri-color beans or a seafood chimichanga featuring shrimp, scallops and crab rolled in a cheese flour tortilla and a side of creamy tomatillo sauce. Dessert is a savory peach Grand Marnier flan. This special is available from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 to 11 p.m. on Sunday.
Keep the Cinco de Mayo fun going this year with a Tequila Session at South Point's Miguel's Tequila Bar Monday from 7 to 10 p.m. The complimentary tequila tasting will feature an extensive selection of tequilas plus DJ and live mariachi music.
Food and drink specials at Señor Frog's: Señor Frog's Las Vegas at Treasure Island host parties for Cuatro and Cinco de Mayo with drink specials and entertainment all day. The Cinco de Mayo celebration will begin early with drink specials from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. including $3 house tequila shots and two-for-one signature margarita yards. Groups can enjoy the Social Margarita Bucket with more than 60-ounces of margarita equipped with multiple straws for four or five people to enjoy, priced at $45. A specialty Mexican buffet, priced at $30 per person will also be available to partiers from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The buffet will include Mexican rice, rolled pork carnitas, crispy chicken tacos, refried beans, pozole, chicken mole, beef fajitas, quesadillas, fish ceviche and sopecitos. The Cinco de Mayo bash will continue into the night and will require a cover charge of $20 for señors and $10 for señoritas starting at 10 p.m. Revelers can enjoy the indoor-outdoor party bar with non-stop karaoke, live music, conga lines and a DJ.
Fat Bar drink speicials: The Fat Bar by Fatburger on the Strip will celebrate Cinco de Mayo Friday through Sunday with DJs, $5 margaritas, 2-for-1 Pacificos and a bucket of five Coronas for $17.
Cinco de Mayo food and drink specials: Rice & Company at Luxor Hotel and Casino celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a spicy sushi roll and cocktail pairing, priced at $25. Enjoy the Fire Breathing Dragon Roll, created by Executive Sushi Chef Danny Chen, and made with shrimp tempura, fresh habañero, ghost chile pepper sauce, crab meat, Pop Rocks and micro cilantro, accompanied by hot sauces for dipping and wash it down with the Mexican Samurai cocktail, a sweet and spicy blend of TY KU Soju, apple syrup, fresh lemon juice, agave nectar and a muddled jalapeño.
Fuku de Mayo at Backstage Bar and Billards: Local food trucks, including Fukuburger, unite for a Cinco de Mayo roundup, offering holiday twists on their usual menu items for the occasion. The party bash also features local fashion boutiques, music and, of course, tequila.
Cinco de Mayo fiesta at Dick's Last Resort: The Cinco de Mayo fiesta at Dick's Last Resort inside Excalibur Hotel & Casino offers Cinco de Mayo specials Friday through Sunday. Specials, priced at $15, include Taco's Taco Salad and Macho Nachos. Drink specials include two-for-one El Jimador specialty drinks in a Dick's Last Resort's 16 ounce souvenir cup for $10. Other specialty cocktails include the Tequila Sunrise, Dick's Hand-Crafted Margarita, Adios Motha and $5 Dos Equis 24-ounce plus $5 Bud Light Lime bottles.
Cinco de Mayo dance at Winchester Cultural Center: Ballet Folklorico Xyachimal will perform "Cinco Folklorico," a dance depiction of the Battle of Puebla, or the great battle of Cinco de Mayo, on Saturday at the Winchester Cultural Center Theater.
Beaches Be Crazy at Bagatelle Beach: Las Vegas Weekly presents its first-ever dayclub pool series, Beaches Be Crazy, debuting Sunday. The monthly event offers Weekly readers the best setting to catch some rays with featured cocktails, entertainment, music, unique activities, photo opportunities, giveaways and more. Beaches Be Crazy guests can avoid the long lines and cover charge. The party starts on Cinco De Mayo at Bagatelle Beach. Attendees who RSVP will enjoy a performance by B-Real of Cypress Hill, complimentary entry and cocktails courtesy of Herradura Tequila from 1 – 3 p.m. RSVP here.
Tacos & Tequila's Cinco celebration: The restaurant will offer Cinco de Mayo specials Friday through Sunday including the Jabbarita, named and created in honor of the new Jabbawockeez show, priced at $8, extreme tacos including Bouche Tacos, Cesos Tacos and Lengua Tacos, offered at $3 a la carte, $8 Micheladas, Palomas and El Jimador Margaritas as well as a $5 menu featuring guacamole, habañero chicken wings, flautas, fiesta nachos, chicken quesadillas, Dos Equis, El Jimador shots and sangria will be available over the weekend. T&T's signature Mariachi Brunch including two-for-one El Jimador Margaritas and Bloody Marias will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy $5 Dos Equis and Dos Equis giveaways from 1 to 3 p.m. and $5 El Jimador shots and $8 El Jimador margaritas with giveaways from El Jimador from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The Jabbawockeez will host on Cinco de Mayo and will judge a dance contest with a $500 prize and a photo booth contest with $250 in prizes.
Comme Ca's Cinco de Mayo drink specials: Comme Ca celebrates Cinco de Mayo by highlighting the restaurant's three tequila based 18A cocktails with a half-off special price of $7.50 from 5 – 7 p.m. The handcrafted tequila cocktails available at Comme Ca include the Don Guillermo, Leaving Tijuana and Royal Mexican Firing Squad.
Cinco de Mayo pool party at Riviera: The Riviera Casino & Hotel hosts a pool party on Cinco de Mayo with live entertainment plus food and drink specials. Drink specials include $3 Espolon shots $8 - 2 for 1 margaritas and $20 buckets of 8 cans of Corona and Corona Light.
Cinco de Mayo drink specials: Border Grill at Mandalay Bay celebrates Cinco de Mayo Friday through Sunday with drink specials including $5 blanco margaritas, $8 Patron margaritas, $10 margarita and Corona deal, $29 buckets of five Coronas with a 200 mL bottle of Patron Silver.
Cinco de Mayo drink specials: Rhumbar at The Mirage throws a weekend-long Cinco de Mayo bash with drink specials, live music and hookah Friday through Sunday. Enjoy music from DJs and drink specials like $5 Dos Equis and Patrón shots as well as $7 Patrón margaritas. Enjoy happy hour specials from 1 – 6 p.m. including $5 rum punch cocktails and Coors Light, $18 domestic beer buckets and $8 house selection cigars.
Cinco de Mayo drink specials: The Race & Sportsbook, 8 Pool, C Bar and Images Lounge at Stratosphere feature drink specials from 9 a.m. until midnight including $5 Patron shots, $3 Coronas and poolside entertainment starting at noon each day.


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Hannah Croasdell was burned out on swimming, so her mother Christy suggested she should try to become a triathlete.
That's what the Douglas County senior did, but it wasn't easy.
I can only imagine, since I have never learned to swim and it's been many years since I have ridden a bike. I do jog but not much running.
Croasdell has been a triathlete for less than two years but will be joining the women's triathlon program next fall at Colorado Mesa University.
Yes, Virginia, triathlon is a women's varsity college sport.
"I just wanted to try something new and wondered if I would be good at it," said Croasdell who was a swimmer on the Douglas County/Castle View team along with her sophomore sister Abigail.
It took a while and some coaching to learn the detailed skills required to be a triathlete. She competed in the Elite Draft Legal series last summer and went to both the Junior Elite Nationals and Age Group Nationals. She has earned a spot on Team USA for the ITU Junior Worlds, which will be held in Queensland, Australia in September.
"For me the hardest part was learning the bike skills, especially in a pack with the other girls, and the open water swimming was very different because you can't really see where you are going," explained Croasdell. "Running was something else I had to learn too because I was never a really natural runner."
For those who might not know, a triathlon is a multiple-stage race that usually involves open water swimming, cycling and running in immediate succession. Athletes compete for the fastest overall course time, including timed transitions where athletes change from swimming, cycling and running gear.
Most collegiate courses have a 750-meter swim, a 20-kilometer bike race and a five-kilometer run.
Croasdell admits at times to wondering why she dabbled at becoming a triathlete.
"I remember my first race, that's what I thought the whole time," she said. "I was worried about getting lapped out. Sometimes on the bike people start yelling if the pace line gets mess up and I thought: `What am I doing?' It was a very exhausting, tense situation to be in."
However, it proved to be worth it. She will accept a partial athletic scholarship in April to be on the second-year CMU women's triathlon team, the only such team in Colorado.
Croasdell also has earned a partial academic scholarship, so combined with the triathlon aid she will be on a full ride.
"I feel like I have revolved enough to be able to compete with other athletes," said Croasdell. "I still have a lot more to learn. If you would have asked me a year ago what I would be doing in college, I would have had no idea. I might have said swimming, but that completely changed.
"Triathlon is definitely new, especially on the collegiate level. I don't think a lot of people know about it yet. It's not something that everyone does and it's not offered in high schools here. For me I'm really excited about being about to compete and excited about what they can teach me and be able to compete at the collegiate level."
There are currently 22 NCAA schools that offer women's triathlon programs over three divisions. USA Triathlon offers a multi-year grant to assist with the development of women's varsity programs after triathlon was added to the list of NCAA emerging sports for women in 2014.
CMU applied for and was awarded the three-year grant from USA Triathlon. The first year, CMU was given $40,000, of which $18,000 had to go toward scholarships. Funding of the program was to be split 5o-50 with the college, and the USA Triathlon contribution goes down to $20,000 the second year and $10,000 the third year.
"One thing that makes Colorado Mesa University unique is we are a little like a trailblazer," said CMU co-Athletic Director Kristin Mort.
Most of the athletes on women's team last year were walk-ons from other programs, but coach Geoff Hanson, who is also CMU's swimming coach, has had a full year to recruit and hopes to have 10 to 12 women on the team this fall.
Under the emerging sport status, triathlon has 10 years to show continued momentum to become a full-fledged NCAA women's sport. It will take at least 40 colleges in Division I, II and III at the varsity level to have an NCAA women's championship.
USA Triathlon is the governing body that organizes the triathlon national championship.
"The sport is growing quickly in the U.S.," said Hanson. "It is getting more and more popular. You have to be a well-rounded athlete. It is important to be a good swimmer, and when you get to cycling you have to learn to ride in a pack and work together. Then it comes down to running. The athletes have to try to be good at all three disciplines and make the transition between them."
CMU also has a men's triathlon team, also started in 2017, but it is a club sport and privately funded by the university.
Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at email@example.com or at 303-566-4083.
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I'm not taking a job with the township.
I'm not taking a job with the township.
I'm taking a job. I'm keeping it.
I'm resigning from the job.
I'm not taking another job with the township.
Henry Bengel has come full circle as the Pocono Township supervisor announced his pending resignation from the public works directorship.
He said he was doing so because the issue became a distraction in the township.
Henry, it didn't become a distraction — you made it a distraction by refusing to step down in the face of overwhelming constituent dissent.
Pity he didn't say he's resigning because he broke a promise to his constituents. It's even a bigger pity he doesn't see that.
That's worrisome.
Here's why:
The public works flip-flop was only one of hundreds of issues he and the other supervisors must deal with going forward.
The public needs transparency in its elected officials. Bengel even promised it in his campaign.
Failing to recognize the importance of a promise made to the public is troubling.
Trust is a judgment call each resident will decide for themselves.
I suspect the trust has vanished, with every decision he makes to be seen through the filter of his past behavior.
Even if we take Bengel's selfless resignation speech at face value, which I so badly want to, there's still an elephant in the room — the magic job description without an author.
The township's audit board received a job description for the public works director at its Jan. 8 meeting when it assembled to set salaries for township jobs.
The supervisors deny knowing where the description came from.
Worst still, in response to a right-to-know request, Bengel wrote eight days later that no description existed.
How did it get there — was it lowered from a helicopter?
And how can the board boast management expertise when it can't determine who produced a document among a staff smaller than a space shuttle crew?
They say lying about the small things makes it easier to lie about the big things.
Until the township comes clean on this absolutely harmless act of handing out a job description, the public has a right to distrust its elected officials. And they do. The board's actions aren't those of transparency — they're of concealment.
Now what do the supervisors do?
The board will soon have the opportunity to rehabilitate its image. It announced it will begin fielding resumes and interviewing candidates for public works director.
Don't think for a moment the public won't be closely watching.
Every act by the board will be held up to the light. From hirings to building permits to sign approvals.
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Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud hopes Arsene Wenger will stay at the Emirates Stadium beyond the 2016-17 campaign.
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Some supporters have been calling for the 67-year-old's departure in recent months following yet another disappointing season, but West Brom manager Tony Pulis claimed this week Wenger intends to stay put.
Giroud has also had his say on his compatriot's future, hoping Wenger will extend his stay in north London.
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Editors' note (March 18, 2014): Having previously taken it off sale, Apple has brought back the fourth-gen iPad as its lower-cost full-size tablet, starting at $399. Its premium tablet is the $499 iPad Air.
Every year since 2010, there has been a new version of the iPad. In 2012, we've already seen three. One, the
Should owners of the now "old" third-gen March 2012 iPad be upset? Should new buyers be wary? The answer to the first is yes. The answer to the second is no. The new iPad (technically just known as "iPad" at the Apple Store) has a few upgrades, two minor, one significantly major. A Lightning connector replaces the old 30-pin, just like all other new iOS devices this fall. And while the rear iSight camera remains the same (5 megapixels), the front-facing FaceTime camera has been upgraded to HD status: 720p video recording and sharper self-portraits. The LTE versions of the new iPad also work with a wider range of international carriers.
Biggest of all is the new processor lurking beneath: an A6X processor, replacing the third-gen's A5X. The previous iPad was no slouch in the performance department, but as we remarked when we reviewed the iPad in March, its speed gains weren't such a huge quantum leap compared with what we got from the
The A6X speeds up the iPad back to levels you'd expect, and it handles Retina Display graphics even better. This is the iPad 3S, so to speak. Considering that the iPad still has the same price as before, starting at $499 for 16GB, it's an even better buy than it was seven months ago.
The landscape's changed a little bit since March. Competing tablets have become more affordable. Windows 8 and RT tablets now offer an alternative set of products. None of these can touch the iPad. The biggest competitor, really, is that innocent iPad Mini, which could be the biggest little disruptor of them all, especially when it gets its own Retina Display.
You may be concerned to buy this iPad: could Apple surprise us with more frequent updates instead of yearly cycles? I think that's unlikely. Plus, the important point is that this iPad is the best one. It's polished. It's improved over the third-gen model. If you were on the fence about buying one before, now's the time to go ahead and do it. And it's still a better product than the iPad Mini...this year, at least.
(Editors' note: updated on November 5 with additional performance tests and battery life testing results.)
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Place the new fourth-gen iPad on a table anywhere and no one will be able to know it's the latest and greatest unless he happens to see that telltale, teeny-tiny Lightning connector. This isn't a product you can easily show off. Just like the
My Wi-Fi review model came in black (64GB); the iPad also comes in white. Both, as usual, have differently colored front glass and the same aluminum backs.
Does the iPad's design still hold up? Yes, mainly because of its all-metal-and-glass construction, still a rarity among tablets. The 1.4-pound body doesn't feel lightweight, but it's comfortable to hold in two hands. As a one-handed device, it's awkward and cumbersome. The sleek feel makes it seem fragile; indeed, you wouldn't want to drop one on a hard floor.
The Retina Display also remains the same, and it's still as lovely as ever. The 2,048x1,536-pixel 9.7-inch IPS screen is unmatched among tablets. Color accuracy is superb, movies look great, and photos look even better. Text is crystal-clear, just like on the iPhone. It makes a big difference when looking at Web pages. Still, this is all exactly the same as the third-gen iPad.
The thicker bezel of the iPad is necessary at this size and weight; it helps keep a grip on the otherwise ultra-sleek body. The single home button still feels a little vestigial, but it's not going anywhere anytime soon. Volume rocker buttons on the side and a silence/orientation lock switch remain. Speakers, headphone jack: they're all the same.


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Tettnang, Germany, October 4, 2011 – IT security expert Avira today announced the arrival of Version 2012 of its world-famous antivirus computer security software. The focus of Avira's 2012 software product line is giving consumers, micro and small businesses more security protection while removing the complexity typically associated with Internet security.
Avira's security software protects more than 100 million people around the world by detecting and removing the latest malware; shielding customers from viruses, worms, rootkits, botnets, identity theft scams and other threats on the Internet. Version 2012's measurable improvements include an improved user interface and installation process, more automation in the detection and removal of malware, improved usage of system resources, and an even better detection of the latest and unknown threats.
"Our guiding philosophy in the design of our 2012 security software was 'less is more' – by which we give consumers, micro and small businesses more security protection with less manual configurations and decisions to make," said Sorin Mustaca, product manager and data security expert at Avira. "In addition to overhauling our code, increasing speed and reducing complexity, we've taken on more ownership for automating security settings and resolving software conflicts to install easily and keep our users safe from tricky malware."
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In addition to a simpler interface, smarter code, and stronger detection, Avira 2012 also focuses on support by adding Live Customer Support for all premium products. If users run into any problems, they can connect directly with a technical support engineer who will fix the problems in real time over the Internet using Avira's new Team Viewer feature.
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Headline is registered on more than 100 crops to control some of the most damaging diseases that growers face. F500, the active ingredient, controls diseases by interfering with cell respiration and energy production. Headline was first registered for use in the United States in late 2002.
In soybeans, Headline is effective against some of the most destructive diseases, such as Cercospora blight, anthracnose, frogeye leaf spot and Asian soybean rust.
The number one Asian soybean rust product in South America over the last two years is a combination of F500, the same active ingredient contained in Headline fungicide, and a triazole fungicide.
BASF recommends that growers in areas where Asian soybean rust is identified apply Headline as a tank-mix with a registered triazole fungicide as a preventive treatment.
Headline also controls major diseases in corn, including gray leafspot, common corn rust and northern and southern corn leaf blight.
As in all other labeled crops, BASF recommends that Headline be used in soybeans and corn as a preventive treatment — that is applied prior to any visual evidence of a disease being present.
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