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Over the last year there has been a salesperson from Visual Tours going to all the local real estate offices and offering their services. They label it as a 'virtual tour', but it is only a slideshow. There have been a few in-house systems created as well (Howard Hanna). Many of the realtors jumped on board with them due to the low fees, of which I will not compete against. They either took the photos themselves or had an assistant take them. Needless to say, the quality of images were poor. Low or no lighting, no flash, fingers in the shot, blinds/curtains closed and the list goes on. The exterior photos had sunspots, were blurred or were not framed.
I've mentioned to the realtors that the first impression…meaning the photos/virtual tours that you put on your listing page….are what captures the prospective buyer's attention. Many people will lose interest quickly with a poor representation. If I see a listing online that has low quality images, I will sometimes drive to the location and take a few high quality shots of the exterior that I can get without stepping on the property. Those images are emailed to the realtor so they can see the difference in quality. However, I watermark the photos with my website address so they can't be used. This will get the realtor to call you to provide services.
Try this and see if your phone rings!
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Posted: May 8, 2013
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Huiying Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "HY") is a state-level high-tech enterprise focusing on artificial intelligence for medical imaging, with headquarter in Beijing and branch in silicon valley.
With the technology of computer vision and deep learning, HY is taking the lead in medical imaging industry. HY has cooperated with more than 800 top hospitals domestically on the scopes of clinic application and scientific research, including China PLA General Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing Cancer Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Ordos Health Alliance etc. HY provides a complete set of medical diagnosis and data analysis solutions based on artificial intelligence, cloud computing and big data, and is committed to create the intelligent, digital and mobile medical images. HY is the only high-tech and innovation company in domestic market can cover the whole process from diagnosis and treatment to scientific research.
HY has established the AI collaboration lab with Stanford University, Tsinghua Strait Research Institute, Intel and Beijing Friendship Hospital. HY also established strategic cooperation relationships with big giants closely, e.g. China Telecom, China Unicom, Tencent, Alibaba, Sino pharm etc. Through the collaboration, HY is abounded with top talents globally, which making efforts on becoming a respectable world-class AI unicorn company.
Up to now, HY has obtained hundreds million RMB of funding from top-level capitals such as Lanchi Venture Capital, CDH Investment, and Datai Capital, which the amount of financing has been the highest in the industry. The company has awarded nearly 30 industry honors such as 2017 Future Medical Top 100, 2017 Global Best AI Startup Company, 2018 China Unicorn Top 100, Forbes 2018 China Top 50 Most Innovative List and graduated from the first phase of Tencent AI Accelerator.
Our mission
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Unleashing the power of Medical Imaging
Provide precise medical diagnosis and treatment solutions
Our Vision
respect and care for every life
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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) is aggressively pursuing an expansion of its enforcement activities and is targeting certain healthcare providers. Specifically, the OFCCP has begun asserting jurisdiction over healthcare providers delivering medical services to participants of TRICARE, the government healthcare plan for active duty and retired military service members and their dependents, formerly known as CHAMPUS. Recently, the OFCCP notified many of these providers of upcoming reviews to determine their compliance with affirmative action requirements. The OFCCP, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), is the agency responsible for enforcing the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 and related federal statutes. As these requirements are only applicable to federal contractors and subcontractors, the OFCCP's jurisdiction is limited to such entities. The OFCCP's newly asserted jurisdiction over TRICARE network providers is based on the contention that these providers are federal subcontractors. For purposes of the affirmative action requirements, an entity is a federal subcontractor if it provides services necessary to achievement of the federal contract or performs part of the federal contract on the prime contractor's behalf. TRICARE, a governmental entity, contracts with regional administrators to develop healthcare provider networks in various regions of the country, and the regional administrators then contract with healthcare providers to provide services to TRICARE participants. Therefore, the OFCCP claims that healthcare providers serving TRICARE participants are federal subcontractors "because providing healthcare services is necessary for [the] regional administrator to meet its obligation under the contract with TRICARE to develop a provider network." Recently, in OFCCP v. UPMC Braddock, the OFCCP successfully asserted its jurisdiction over three hospitals based on the hospitals' contracts with an HMO to provide medical services to federal employees pursuant to the HMO's contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide medical coverage to such employees. The Administrative Review Board held that the hospitals were federal subcontractors because they provided services necessary to the performance of the prime federal contract. The Board distinguished this case from OFCCP v. Bridgeport Hospital, which held that a hospital was not a subcontractor due to its contract with an insurer who contracted with the OPM. Unlike in UPMC Braddock, the insurer in Bridgeport Hospital did not contract to provide medical services to federal employees, but only to provide reimbursement for covered services, and thus the hospital was not fulfilling part of the prime federal contract by providing medical services. Being considered a federal subcontractor within the OFCCP's enforcement authority would have significant ramifications for healthcare providers as they would be required to comply with extensive affirmative action requirements. However, it is not absolutely established whether or not healthcare providers are federal subcontractors merely because they contract to provide medical services to TRICARE participants. The decision in UPMC Braddock is currently on appeal, and the OFCCP's assertion of jurisdiction over TRICARE network providers is presently being challenged in OFCCP v. Florida Hospital of Orlando. The outcomes of these cases will be telling for the future compliance obligations of many healthcare providers.
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Artist: Barbra Streisand | Album: The Movie Album | Released: 2003 | Quality: SACD-R ( DST 5.1, DSD 2.0 Bitrate: 1 Bit/2.8MHz ) | Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment, Inc | Catalog #: CH 90742 | Genre: Pop
Executive Producers: Barbra Streisand & Jay Landers
Recorded & Mixed by David Reitzas at Grandma's House, Malibu, CA; Chalice Studios, Hollywood, CA; O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA
Except: "Moon River" - Recorded by Bill Schnee & Scott Erickson
"How Do You Keep The Music Playing?" - Recorded by Bill Schnee, Scott Erickson ∓ David Reitzas
"Calling You" - Recorded by David Reitzas, Scott Erickson & Moogycanazio
"Emily" - Recorded by Al Schmitt & David Reitzas
Recorded at: Sony Pictures Studios, Inc., Culver City, CA; Grandma's House, Malibu, CA; The Hop, Studio City, CA
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
01. Smile
02. Moon River
03. I'm In The Mood For Love
04. Wild Is The Wind
05. Emily
06. More In Love With You
07. How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
08. But Beautiful
09. Calling You
10. The Second Time Around
11. Goodbye For Now
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Making Our Customers the Protagonists in Our Story
Glidden knows that its customers often suffer from color-fuddle. While they desperately want to refresh their homes with a splash of new paint, the paint company's customers are often emotionally and physically flummoxed when it comes to being able to select a paint color. How will Salty Tear, Friendship, or Potentially Purple translate from a color swath to their walls? Will it clash with their upholstered couch or the cherry-stained floors? How it will make their bedroom or kitchen feel? Caught in a seemingly infinite number of choices, many potential paint customers stand on the sidelines, paralyzed with indecision.
To make this process easier, Glidden launched MyColortopia.com a microsite that features multiple color discovery tools to build people's confidence in their color choices. My Colortopia.com is not about pushing Glidden paints—you have to look hard to find their name on the site—it is about encouraging and enabling their prospects' and customers' self-expression. In so doing, MyColortopia.com shifts the protagonist in the Glidden story from the company to its prospects and customers. Story telling becomes story finding as Glidden's prospects and customers find their needs met in the Glidden experience. This shift often leads to profitable customer action.
How does Glidden accomplish this inversion? Several engaging tools on the site help would-be-painters identify their individual style, visualize how colors will look in their home, and mitigate their overall sense of risk.
- The multiple-choice quiz, "My Life, My Colors," for example, generates customized-color palettes based upon individuals' personalities, styles, and preferences as revealed through an online questionnaire.
- "My Image Inspiration" allows people to upload a photo of an object they like—a couch, rug, or fabric—from which the site will identify paint colors that both match and coordinate with it.
- "Color My Room" allows people to select paint colors and virtually paint the walls of their room. A picture of the refreshed room can be shared on a variety of social platforms to gather feedback from friends and family. If it is a winner, "Color My Room" will calculate how much paint is needed for the space, identify the closest store where it is available, and generate a shopping list to take along.
Could it be any easier? People love the tools. BuzzFeed featured "Color My Room" in an article titled, "31 Home Décor Hacks That Are Borderline Genius." Imagine having your marketing content be considered borderline genius. Insight and advice from do-it-yourself-oriented home decorating bloggers also appear on the MyColortopia.com as do before and after pictures of customers 'projects.
Through MyColortopia.com Glidden's prospects and customers are moving beyond being color-fuddled, making headway with their projects, creating the rooms of their dreams, and buying Glidden paint. By focusing on meeting the needs and desires of our prospects and customers, catalyzing their story rather than ours, Glidden drives profitable customer action. But Glidden is not alone. Here's how IBM made IT managers of small and medium-sized companies the protagonist of its story:
IBM knows that small and medium-sized companies generally do not have the luxury of a large IT staff. As a result, when they evaluate potential IT solutions, these companies often look to trusted advisors, business partners, and industry analysts to help evaluate, recommend, and deploy their IT decisions. Understanding this dynamic, IBM developed Midsize Insider, a lightly branded customer community where conversation about the tech needs and concerns of the group flows. Through Midsize Insider, community members are able to educate themselves about a rapidly changing and complex market while IBM continually takes the pulse of its prospects and existing customers.
Midsize Insider operates like a newsroom, with over 60 bloggers and journalists contributing a steady flow of content on topics that are on the minds of business owners and IT folks—topics such as smarter computing, security and resilience, cloud computing, CRM, and business analytics. Each of the writers is carefully chosen and possesses a deep understanding of midmarket challenges, offering a unique and informed perspective on industry trends. News stories and trending topics complement the articles, creating a vibrant and up-to-the-minute resource for members.
Recognizing the quality of the site's content, Google News, which aggregates content from a variety of high-quality sources, taps Midsize Insider's content for distribution to its readers. By syndicating its content through this news site, Midsize Insider reaches a broader base of interested parties and is able to direct them back to its site, where they can access additional expert content. A robust discussion group on LinkedIn provides a forum for members to connect directly with each other.
By aligning its marketing efforts with how its current and prospective customers gather information in support of potential IT purchases, IBM creates a story finding experience. It offers real value, quietly positioning itself as an expert and trusted advisor for small and medium-sized businesses. Serving as the connective tissue between IT decision makers and IBM, Midsize Insider's informative content keeps a steady and relevant conversation going and ensures that IBM is continually in touch with the marketplace.
Take Away: What other companies are successfully catalyzing their prospects' and customers' story finding? How might we be able to shift our storytelling efforts to catalyze story finding?? What content forms might best accomplish this? At what points in our customer journey might this shift bear the most fruit?
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Future's 'EVOL': 'Love' has nothing to do with it
Future has released an unparalleled amount of material in the past two years, and most of it has been about codeine, promethazine, empty sex, revenge sex, hate sex, more codeine and more promethazine. And we're still listening.
What's always pulled us in has been the way he does it — the way he seems to haphazardly throw out lines yet still sound poetic, the way his words seem to trip over themselves but are clever and sharp. In recent releases it's an underlying feeling that Future is in on all of it — lines about his countless sexual conquests are delivered with, yes, braggadocio, but also bitterness and at times self-loathing.
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When he sings about the codeine concoction in his hand that's making him feel "waaay better," it sounds like it's actually just numbing the pain.
That dichotomy is on most jarring display on "Throw Away," off his 2014 mixtape Monster. The first half is all about drinking "like it's Cinco de Mayo," but on the foreboding second half, Future breaks character and breaks down entirely, his voice barely audible as he looks back bitterly on a broken relationship; it's the closest thing to a Future love song.
But there's not a lot of room for love on EVOL, Future's surprise fourth studio album and his second release in a still-nascent 2016. Yes, its title is "love" spelled backwards, but he pronounces it "evil."
EVOL finds Future infectious trap hits with his conscience weighing not quite as heavily. He told us last year that "the best thing I ever did was fall out of love," and on most of EVOL, he seems to have convinced himself it's true.
But that's not to say EVOL is without moments of vulnerability. His second verse on album opener "Ain't No Time" references what he had to get through to sit on the throne ("I did what I should had did/ survive through the trenches and look like a man"). His shouts on the second half of "Lil Haiti Baby" ("I just wanna go back to the Bentley store/ I just wanna go back to the Lamb' store") are guttural and disarming.Perhaps his most vulnerable moment comes on "Lie to Me" where, in addition to counting the cost of being a "muthaf*ckin boss" and the weight of "this crown on my head," he also hints that maybe he isn't over it after all: "I'm never gon' judge, no I'm never gon' judge/ You got a n***a, but I know you love me, baby/ I know you love me."
But most of the album is for forgetting all of that."Seven Rings" stands out as an instant hit. You'd think that woozy "Xanny Family" would be the druggiest track, but that honor goes to "Low Life," which has the only feature on the album with The Weeknd and opens with a familiar slur from Future: "I just took some molly, what else?"Though The Weeknd has fully embraced pop, the two find common ground on their ode to the low life — which involves turning "the Ritz into a lean house" — with Future even adopting The Weeknd's signature melody and throwing in a nod to "Can't Feel My Face."
Future's his numbest here, appropriately situated near the album's end after the drugs caught up with him. What follows is "Fly Sh*t Only," his morning-after track that shows off Future's agile flow and, despite a particularly foreboding guitar-infused beat courtesy of DJ Spinz, suggest he's going to do it all over again.
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Long-Term Damage of a Leaky Roof
A leaky roof can cause severe damage to any building or standing structure. Although properly constructed roofs will last for decades, and perhaps longer depending upon the roofing materials used, the National Association of Home Builders recommends that a roof be inspected every three years. If this is not done, long-term damage from a leaky roof might go unnoticed, leading to further property deterioration.
Water Discoloration
The most minimal damage over the long term is discoloration of the roofing underlayment, the rafters, beams and possibly the ceiling and the walls. As the water seeps past the damaged roofing area, it carries tannins and other chemical residue. These deposits discolor the wood a darker shade and might look like reddish rust or cola-colored stains on white drywall ceilings or walls. If the leak remains small, the discoloration might spread and grow larger over the years, while no other damage might occur.
Mold and Mildew
In places where leaking water becomes trapped in a confined space, for example, under floors or between covered wall studs, the humidity won't dissipate and mold or mildew growth may occur. Mold and mildew may cause respiratory distress and it also has the potential to weaken the framework in the area of the leak. Black or dark patches that resemble a stain are the first signs of mold or mildew infestation, and anytime these stains are found, the cause must be located.
Drywall Fatigue
Long-term leaking affects the continuity of drywall. Drywall is made of a plaster-type substance, and when it gets wet, it begins to loose cohesion. Initially, it absorbs the moisture, but once saturated, the structure of the drywall expands and deteriorates. If the drywall is used for walls, it might eventually crumble into pieces and dust. If the drywall has been used for the ceiling, instead of crumbling, entire sections of affected drywall might collapse.
Rotting Structural Wood
Over time, the greatest long-term damage occurs to the actual wooden structure of the home. Beams, studs, joists and other structural pieces of wooden frame begin to rot from constant exposure to water. The wood, that the water directly leaks onto, is the worst, and fixing the leak and repairing the structural damage is the only cure.
Electrical Wiring
Long-term leaking may eventually cause electrical problems, either on the wiring itself or the electrical circuit box, depending upon the location of the leak. Water degrades and tarnishes copper wires, and over time, the wires may break or short out. An electrical box that is constantly exposed to leaking water may also short out at either the room breakers or possibly the main breaker. Leaking water on a breaker box is a serious problem and must be remedied immediately to avoid further damage or unsafe conditions.
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Did you let it finish syncing before trying to enable it? If so, try killing the app, and re-launching.
I have the same issue: One second after enabling TouchID, the slider deactivates itself. Restarting 1P didn't help. Syncing was already finished.
Same problem- killing app and rebooting doesn't help
Same here. Confirmed killing and restarting app as well as ensuring sync was complete
Me too. Syncing finished, tried killing the app, yada yada yada, no luck.
I am able to unlock my phone with Touch ID, no issues. I can enable Touch ID in settings, no problem. I start 1Password, upon launch it requests Touch ID, yet it does nothing. End up having to cancel out and enter master pass.
I can confirm the same. I'll get my iPhone hooked up to my computer this evening and see what the console says.
Only thing in app log that comes close:
Sun Jun 29 15:43:29 2014| 406001 [LOCKSERVICE:0x178066080:] S loadLocalAuthenticationFramework | Loadng LocalAuthentication.framework
Sun Jun 29 15:43:29 2014| 406001 [LOCKSERVICE:0x178066080:] S setAppLockMode: | Lock mode changed: 1
Sun Jun 29 15:43:29 2014| 406001 [LOCKSERVICE:0x178066080:] S setAppLockMode: | Lock mode changed: 3
Sun Jun 29 15:43:30 2014| 406001 [APP:0x170465bc0:] E createDummyFileInBetaContainer | Failed to create ubiquity container. Please enable iCloud and relaunch 1Password
I get the same request for Touch ID, but then it requires me to enter my master password...
Not working for me too
Sorry guys it's working for me. But I'd rather not see the prompt for Touch ID unlock. There should be an option not to display it. And if course if it's fails to unlock a few times then password should be prompted
Just installed 4.6.BETA-1 on my iPad Air (MF003LL/A) running iOS 8 beta 2 (12A4297e). First time I enabled Quick Unlock in the settings (with Lock on Exit enabled) it displayed the attached iPad passcode dialog without displaying a keyboard. Tapping anywhere in the entry box or anywhere else in the dialog did not bring up a keyboard. Needless to say, it's a bit hard to enter a passcode without a keyboard.
Hitting the power/sleep button and then waking the iPad brought up this dialog again, repeating this did the same. Next time I woke it I hit Home to switch away from 1Password and killed it.
Running 1Password again brought up the master password dialog, after entering this I was able to shut off Quick Unlock.
Turning Quick Unlock on again, switching away from 1Password and tapping the 1Password icon again brings up the iPad passcode dialog with no keyboard again. Hitting sleep/wake and hitting Home to wake brings up the master password dialog.
Waiting for 2 minutes of inactivity brings up the iPad passcode dialog again, with behavior identical to that described in the last paragraph.
So the initial setup of iPad passcode won't allow getting out of the iPad passcode dialog without killing the app. Subsequent runs of 1Password brings up the iPad passcode w/o keyboard, but sleeping the iPad and then waking it brings up the master password dialog.
Steps to reproduce after initial setup:
1. Start 1Password
2. Hit Settings icon
3. Choose Security
4. Ensure "Lock on Exit" is enabled, then enable "Quick Unlock"
5. Exit Settings
6. Switch away from 1Password with Home button
7. Tap 1Password icon
8. iPad passcode dialog with no keyboard appears
Just to add I can confirm I can't switch Touch ID on either, when I do it just slides itself off.
Same here, can't enable Touch ID in the security settings.
I'll throw my voice into the choir. The toggle just slides back off immediately after I touch it to turn on.
Same here. When i try to activate TouchID it deactivates itself immediately after i slide it on. Sync was finished and relaunched the app several times.
Also tried reinstalling the whole application but that also didn't help.
Thats bad i was very happy when i read that TouchID is included but then it doesn't work Please quickly fix that.
I downloaded the app on a phone that I restored to the iOS 8 beta and Touch ID in 1password enabled as expected. The phone that I "upgraded" to the iOS beta will not toggle Touch ID on. Maybe a coincidence ... Anyone else "upgrade" the problem phone?
I upgraded and cannot enable Touch ID on 1Password beta
@hiwayfuzz: I also upgraded to iOS 8. A restore of the phone is not possible here because i need all my SMS etc. Or have you done a restore of iOS 8 and then installed an iTunes Data Backup?
I'm going to try that on the phone that isn't working correctly and will update
I'm having the same problem. Haven't been able to diagnose why.
@hiwayfuzz: That's great. If an restore of iOS 8 and install of an iTunes Backup is enough, than it would be great. If a clean install of iOS 8 is needed that that's no possibility. But Agile please fix this issue soon so everyone with an iPhone 5s could use TouchID that would make live a lot more easy
Seems they are having Dome hudge Problems with TouchID. On many Devices like mine to you can't even activate TouchID the slider slides back off imidietly after switching it on. I think they have a lot of work to do to get TouchID working. Hope they can fix the problem in the next 1-2 days because i have a masterpw with 30 digits and TouchID would make my life a lot more easy
I am having the same slider "turn off" issue.
I've managed to turn it on, but only once actually been asked for touch id, every other time it's just asking for master password. It also appears to take a very long time to ask for this after leaving app and returning.
Ok, I restored to iOS 8 beta 2 then restored my backup and installed 1password beta. I was able to enable Touch ID in 1password after
Hi guys,
Thanks for the reports. I was able to reproduce this and will file a bug report on this for you guys.
Stay tuned!
Thanks Mike
Thanks for the great report, @sternklang. I've got it entered into our bug tracker and we'll take a look.
Just want to add that when you turn on "Quick Unlock", it doesn't give you the option to set a Passcode. This is also on iOS 8 on both the iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini Retina.


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Inhabitat is giving away an organic Avocado Green Mattress
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We spend one third of our lives sleeping, but how many of us have taken the time to learn what's inside our mattresses? Studies have found that conventional mattresses contain toxic levels of volatile organic compounds that could be the source of many ailments, including chronic allergies, asthma, sleep problems, endocrine problems and even cancer. And once traditional mattresses bite the dust, their synthetic materials resist degradation, resulting in an enduring toxic legacy that would give anyone insomnia. If you're looking for a new mattress and really want to rest assured, here's your chance to win the best sleep of your life. We're giving away your choice of an Avocado Green Mattress made from 100 percent natural latex harvested from tree-tapped and sustainable sources, 100 percent natural Joma® New Zealand Wool, and certified organic cotton. This completely nontoxic, luxurious mattress, made with chemical-free, biodegradable, and compostable materials, is far better for both you and the planet. ENTER HERE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN! Win your choice of an Avocado Green Mattress , Standard or Pillow-Top, in your preferred size: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, or California King. a Rafflecopter giveaway Contest open only to residents of the continental U.S. Handmade in sunny California, the Avocado Green Mattress is all about luxury and transparency. Using 100 percent natural hydrated silica as a fire barrier, the Avocado isn't filled with the dangerous flame retardants or petroleum-based foams that traditional mattresses contain. Each mattress is made to order and hand-tufted without chemical adhesives, formaldehyde, heavy metals, or other toxic substances. Made with natural and organic materials, the Avocado's eco-INSTITUT®-certified, chemical-free design is surprisingly more durable than synthetic materials, nor does it come with that unpleasant, chemical odor most new mattresses carry. And the natural latex , natural Joma® New Zealand Wool and GOTS-certified (Global Organic Textile Standard) organic and pesticide-free cotton make this mattress a healthy and sustainable choice. Wool and cotton also naturally regulate temperature and moisture wicking, giving the Avocado mattress superior insulating and cooling properties. Part of Avocado's hybrid design includes a support layer filled with up to 1,303 ergonomic, individually pocketed support coils. This allows for cooler, more durable support than standard foam mattresses. Made from recycled steel, this support system is tuned to three strategically positioned comfort zones that provide incredible support to the hips, back and shoulders. There's never any need to flip an Avocado mattress – just rotate it. The Standard Avocado Green Mattress is ideal for back and stomach sleepers, characterized by a gentle, yet perfectly firm feel. Its 11-inch-thick base delivers a balanced level of firmness, comfort and support to create a natural sleeping environment. If you want even more luxury, you can instantly upgrade to a plush European-style feel when the mattress is topped with the optional Pillow-Top. Its extra 2-inch layer of 100 percent natural Dunlop latex rubber foam is perfect for side and back sleepers, athletes, and those in need of intense pressure relief. If you aren't the lucky winner in this giveaway, don't fret. The Avocado is relatively affordable for a luxury mattress, starting at $959. Each one comes with a risk-free 100-night sleep trial, 10-year warranty, free shipping and returns, and financing with rates as low as 0% APR. For an extra $99, the company will send someone over to set up your new bed for you. Enter above for your chance to win, and dream of sleep in the lap of luxury. + Avocado Green Mattress
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We spend a third of our days in bed, but we rarely give much thought to the mattress underneath us. But here's why you should: conventional mattresses have all kinds of dangerous chemicals in them, like flame retardants and PBDEs. That's why we are teaming up with My Green Mattress to give away an organic cotton mattress that will give you and your family a healthy sleep. READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Contests , cotton mattress , giveaway , green mattress , Inhabitots , mattress contest , mattress giveaway , My Green Mattress , organic cotton mattress , organic mattress
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We're giving away a queen-sized organic cotton mattress worth $679!
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We spend one third of our lifetime in bed, so a natural sleep surface is one of the most important investments you can make. Why? Conventional mattresses are chock full of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) that are extremely hazardous to our health including flame retardants linked allergies, asthma, hormone disruption, endocrine problems and cancer. Fortunately, there are now many natural mattress alternatives including organic cotton, wool and natural latex. And now, thanks to the good folks at My Green Mattress , one lucky Inhabitat reader will have the chance to win their very own all-natural, non-toxic mattress. We're giving away a brand new medium-firm Queen-Sized Pure Echo Mattress valued at $679! Plus, every Inhabitat reader will receive an exclusive $75 off any mattress using PROMO CODE: Inhabitat$75 . Read on to learn how you can enter to win the best sleep of your life. HOW TO ENTER: 1. SIGN UP FOR THE GREEN MATTRESS NEWSLETTER > (Note: Scroll down to the bottom of the page) 2. SIGN UP FOR THE INHABITAT NEWSLETTER > We'll be announcing the winners in our weekly newsletter , so if you want to find out who won, you'll need to receive it! 3. LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW telling us what you like most about the Pure Echo Mattress and why you need a healthier, green mattress. The deadline for this giveaway is Wednesday, July 1st at 11:59PM EST . We'll pick the comments we like best and announce the winners in our newsletter, so make sure you're signed up ! Read the rest of We're giving away a queen-sized organic cotton mattress worth $679! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: all natural mattress , American mattress company , certified organic cotton mattress , Contests , eco-friendly giveaways , eco-friendly mattress , eco-giveaway , giveaway , green giveaways , green mattress , Health , healthy mattress , My Green Mattress , natural mattress , non-toxic mattress , organic mattress , Pure Echo Mattress , Tim Masters , US mattress company , wool mattress
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When we were kids we were scared of the monsters hiding under our bed, but as adults we should be more concerned with the monsters lurking in our mattress. The average person spends nearly a third of their lifetime sleeping – with their face, nostrils and lungs right above their mattress, inhaling all of the chemicals that are lurking inside. With all that time spent face-on-mattress, it's incredibly disturbing to know that the standard mattress poses more threats to our health than most people ever realize. Conventional mattresses are required by law to contain dangerous levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds), including flame retardants which are linked to many health issues , including allergies, asthma, hormone disruption, endocrine problems and cancer. These off-gassing chemicals collect in dust and remain circulating throughout your home for years. Fortunately, there are plenty of natural materials that make great mattresses, including wool, organic cotton and natural latex, and if you look carefully and read labels, you can easily find a safe and healthy mattress. Read on for tips to avoid toxic mattresses that are harmful to your health, and discover all the best natural alternatives. Read the rest of Is your mattress trying to kill you? Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: all-natural latex , cotton mattress , dangerous mattress , eco mattress , eco-friendly mattress , eczema , flame retardants , green mattress , green products , My Green Mattress , natural flame-retardants , natural latex mattress , natural mattress , natural mattress alternatives , organic bedding , organic mattress , pbdes , polybrominated diphenyl ethers , polyurethane , polyurethane foam , toxic flame retardant , toxic mattress , toxin free mattress , voc , VOCs , volatile organic chemicals , volatile organic chemicals in the home , wool mattress
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Secret donors gave $125 million to fuel American climate change denial
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It looks like the American anti-climate change movement is, if nothing else, a well-funded one. The Guardian reports an analysis of tax records shows "secretive funders" behind the country's conservative movement gave about $125 million worth of funding over three years to groups dedicated to spreading false information about climate change, and ruining Obama's plan to tackle the problem. According to the Guardian, that figure is about half the total anonymous funding handed out to right wing groups and proves the importance of climate-related issues to American conservatives. Read the rest of Secret donors gave $125 million to fuel American climate change denial Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: american climate change deniers get secret funding , anti climate change lobby funded by secret donors , climate change deniers , secret funders give money to conservative movement , secretive groups provide funding
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Abstract:Integral Abutment Bridges (IAB) are bridges without any joints within the bridge deck or between the superstructure and the abutments. An IAB provides many advantages during construction and maintenance of a bridge. Soil-structure interactions at the abutments occurring during thermal loading of a bridge are complex, especially in skewed and long span IABs. The uncertainties in understanding these interactions affect the ability to properly predict the long term behavior of these bridges. This project was developed to understand the complex interactions in an IAB and to propose design guidelines to build new IABs with longer lengths and larger skew angles. Two computer simulation tools, TeraGrande and TeraDysac, were validated in Phase I. Phase II of the project involved instrumenting an Oklahoma IAB to collect data to study the behavior of IABs under Oklahoma weather conditions and construction practices. So far more than 30 months of data from the Oklahoma IAB has been collected. The field measured bridge temperatures for Oklahoma IAB agree with the temperature range specified in AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Earth pressure measurements show that fairly significant amount of abutment back pressures occur during summer. Crack meter and tiltmeter measurements show that the majority of bridge translation is accommodated by the abutment pile movements in IABs. Abutment piles of IABs are experiencing bending moments beyond the yield bending moment at shallow depths. The behavior of the Oklahoma IAB was also studied with the use of computer programs LPILE and GROUP. The computed bending moments for abutment piles confirm that piles have yielded at shallow depths. The three-dimensional model developed in GROUP shows biaxial bending of abutment piles in skewed IABs. Field measured bending moments for the south abutment pile have lower values than the computed bending moments; very likely due to the installation of these piles in pre-drilled holes. In order to accommodate the thermal movement in IABs and to reduce the bending moments in the abutment piles, a smaller pile section should be placed in weak axis bending and in pre-drilled holes with low stiffness material, especially at shallow depths. Using longer spans with larger girders will increase the axial load on the abutment piles and therefore long-span IABs should be designed with caution. Biaxial bending of abutment piles in skewed IABs increases stresses in the concrete superstructure and therefore structural components for IABs with larger skew angles have to be designed carefully to accommodate the thermally induced deformations
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Intralingual and intersemiotic translation
We have seen that descriptions of translation claim that meaning can be 'carried across' between languages, however 'dressed up' or 'repackaged' it is, and we have begun to question the assumption that meaning remains unchanged during this process.
To further probe that assumption it is helpful to look at other types of translation that also involve transfer of meaning, though not between two different languages, as in translation proper, but within the same language (intralingual translation) and between different media or sign systems (intersemiotic translation).
Scholars argue that translation within the same language has existed for as long as language has existed, and arguably civilisation itself. We encounter it everyday, when we speak to our children and explain simple words (e.g. 'this is a fork, you use it to put food in your mouth') and when we deal with different professionals who often paraphrase bits of their speech for a non-specialist (i.e. 'do not worry Ms Jones, a stapedectomy is a minor procedure of the middle ear performed in order to improve hearing').
Intralingual translation shares with translation proper the idea of changing form but maintaining meaning and the need to adjust to different audiences and expectations.
Furthermore, the need for translation within the same language is also indicative of the richness of perspectives, knowledge and cultures that exist within our linguistic traditions (however forgotten). We can all, I'm sure, think of multiple terms to describe 'human excrement' – and if they don't come to mind, do ask your nearest 5-6 year olds and you'll have a full list in no time – but in his exploration of the language of landscape, nature writer Robert MacFarlane unearthed a surprising number of forgotten English terms for animal dung.
These are all belonging to different British dialects, most are archaic and no longer in use, but they all display different shades of meaning that make them unique:
- crottle (a foresters' term for "hare excrement")
- doofers (Scots for "horse dung"),
- ujller (Shetlandic for the "unctuous filth that runs from a dunghill")
- turdstool (West Country for "a very substantial cowpat").
Besides making for interesting conversation starters (perhaps not over dinner though!), these examples demonstrate how language does not just explain but helps generate meanings and bring new energy to familiar entities.
When we translate, we are not just describing an object or activity with different words and carrying across its meaning, we are creating new understandings of it (for example, that hare excrement 'crottle' is different from horse dung 'doofers') and providing different perspectives through which to view it (that dung can be liquid 'ujller' but also vary in size 'turdstool').
The productive function of translation, which creates new meanings alongside transferring them from the source text, is also evident in the third type of translation outlined by Roman Jakobson: intersemiotic translation, or translation between media or sign systems. It is largely used in film, theatre and the visual arts but also in image design and advertising. It occurs when some ideas expressed verbally are translated into images and/or movement.
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Plus CameraImage, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, kicks off its 20th anniversary edition this weekend in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Fest opener is Keanu Reeves' filmmakers documentary Side by Side, followed by the Polish premiere of Ang Lee's Life of Pi. Reeves and Life of Pi cinematographer Claudio Miranda are scheduled to attend the opening gala. Fest runs November 24 through December 1st. Other attendees include directors David Lynch, director Steven Okazaki, Michael Lindsay-Hogg and film editor Alan Heim. As preveiously reported, Gus Van Sant will accept the Director Duo Award on behalf of his late friend and collaborator Harris Savides.
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Turkish writer-director Emin Alper's debut feature Tepenin Ardi (Beyond the Hill) was named best feature at the sixth Asia Pacific Screen Awards presented Friday night at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane. The drama about the conflict between a sharecropper family and nomads also won the Caligari award at this year's Berlin International Film Festival and screened at Tribeca in April. Turkish writer-director Reis Çelik won best screenplay for Lal gece (Night of Silence) while the achievement in cinematography award went to Touraj Aslani for Bahman Ghobadi's Fasle Kargadan (Rhino Season), a co-production between Iraqi-Kurdistan and Turkey. Filipino Brillante Ma Mendoza took the directing prize for Sinapupunan (Thy Womb) and its star Nora Aunor was named best actress. Best actor was Choi Min-sik for Korea's Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng (Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time). Iraq's In My Mother's Arms was named best documentary feature and Japan's Momo e no tegami (A Letter to Momo) was best animated feature. The UNESCO award for outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film went to director Wei Te-sheng and producers John Woo, Terence Chang and Jimmy Huang for their Taiwanese film Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale. The awards are an initiative of the Queensland Government , endorsed by UNESCO and in collaboration with the International Federation of Film Producers Associations. The ceremony was telecast in Australia on SBS and through the region on ABC's Australia Network. Full a full list of winners see: http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/ – Don Groves
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When you think of being attacked with a pick axe, you probably think of some horror film like Friday the 13th or Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Right? Who just runs around attacking people with a pick axe in real life?
Well, here is a story that is wild from start to finish, and is a real life self-defense situation in which the tool was used to attack someone.
A man who heads a homeowners association went to speak with a homeowner about his property, since there had been complaints about the condition of it. However, the talk quickly turned sour and, lets just say that it did not end well.
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Saturday November 25th Natrona County Deputies were called out Okeepa Drive for a man who had been struck in the head with a pick axe.
Forty-five-year-old Wade Miller, who was the president of the Home Owners Association, visited an owner on Okeepa Drive after numerous complaints about the condition of the property.
The homeowner and Miller began to argue and reports say Miller broke out a glass patio door with a pick axe and hit the owner two or three times with the axe and then attacked him with a gardening spade and wooden post.
The homeowner claims thats what he pulled out his gun which promptly ended the fight. It is not clear though as to whether or not he actually shot the gun or simply produced it, and scared Miller into backing off.
If he had shot, and even killed Miller, it would have been completely justified. I am still trying to figure out how on earth the owner survived being hit in the head with an axe.
Natrona deputies spoke to Miller about the attack and then booked him for aggravated assault and unlawful entry.
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