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My client was sent a hospital bill back in 2009 for $5875.00 for a MRI. Her insurance company denied the claim stating that the "diagnosis is not consistent with the procedure". They made it seem as if this error was made by her physician so for a long time I was dealing with the physician trying to get him to change the medical records and the referral.
After much research, I found that the error was made by the insurance company. By being persistent and after speaking with a number of representatives and supervisors at the insurance company, I was finally successful in getting them to reverse their denial and reprocess the claim for payment.
By this time, the hospital had sent the claim to collections, therefore, I had to make sure my client's credit was not ruined by this. Now everything is fine, the insurance was forced to pay the bill that they were responsible for, the hospital is paid, the bill has been removed from collections and my client is no longer being harassed to pay a bill that she was never responsible for.
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The Other Shoe Drops
Right on the heels of major breakthroughs in the Ritual and Rumor systems…
…I have to go back to the drawing board on races. Let me back up a bit.
I've been working on races on and off for almost a year. Studying races between editions of D&D, dissecting "races" as they appear in other game systems, and in general — trying to figure out what "makes" a race. And how to make one.
As with any iterative process — study will only get you so far.
At some point I had to make a race to learn more about them.
And so I made some. Pretty rudimentary things. I learned a lot, made some more. Then I returned to my studies. When I came back to make more prototypes, I had some pretty cool ideas about how to structure my racial archetypes.
Fast forward a bit. I worked out a bunch of stuff based on this structure. Ability score distribution, special defenses — even some racial powers, which I then had to put on the back burner until the 'core' stuff was done.
I taught myself how to do some math which I hadn't used since high school — just to make sure I was building a solid foundation for racial archetypes.
However I kept setting aside races to work on other stuff.
I can't really say why — I don't know why.
Yesterday, I psyched myself up to work on racial archetypes — and inadvertently made a significant breakthrough in my Rumor system instead.
It's been that kind of development.
So with Rituals and Rumors now squared away, I finally got to work on racial archetypes. And that was when I discovered that the structure I had developed was fundamentally flawed for the simple reason — when you boil it down — "because odd and even numbers, duh." I still haven't recovered from the face-palm.
This marks a pretty substantial setback in development.
I will no doubt recover — and with style, no less — but my estimates from months, and months ago all pointed to the solution being workable.
To put it simply, I devised forty races to be divided into five families of eight races. I organized twenty unique configurations of three ability scores for a "choose two of three" method of bonus distribution.
What I ultimately realized was that there was no way for me to balance the distribution of ability scores across five groups of eight races simply because a couple ability scores would be over-represented among the racial families.
For what I'm trying to do, uneven distribution like that is unacceptable.
Before I can begin to introduce deliberate inequalities among character types, there must first be an established equilibrium. Otherwise I will wind up with a game just like the games I constantly complain about.
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A couple of years ago I wrote a guide to help people that might have to shoot in the cold. I've recently updated this article and as I know many of you won't have seen it before I've provided a link to the page below
LINK: This article deals with shooting in the cold and how that might effect your camera.
LINK: Some ideas and suggestions for clothing in very cold conditions.
Here also are some tips for shooting snow scenes with conventional gammas. Of course you can also shoot with log or raw, if you do just make sure your exposure is nice and bright for the best results (I'd expose white at around 75% with S-Log2 or S-Log3).
With conventional gammas such as Rec-709 exposing for snow is tricky. You want it to look bright, but you don't want to overexpose and it's very easy to end up with a lot of the bright snow in your scene up in the knee or highlights where it will be compressed and loose contrast. This makes the snow look odd as it will have no texture, it can all too easily look over exposed when in fact it is not. In reality, although we often think of snow as bright and white, often you really don't want to expose it too high. With Rec-709 if your camera has a high level zebra set them to 90% (Zebra 2 on most Sony cameras). This way you will get a zebra pattern on the snow as it starts to enter the compressed knee or highlight area. If you are using Sony's cinegammas or hypergammas I would lower the highlight zebras to 80% -85%.
On overcast or flat light snow days I prefer not to use Hypergammas/Cinegammas as the highlight roll off can make the snow look very flat unless you grade the images a little and boost the contrast in post. However on bright high contrast snow days with clear skies and strong shadows the Hyoegammas/Cinegammas work very well. You may want to consider using a little bit of negative black gamma to put a bit more contrast into the image.
You also want your snow to look white, so do a manual white balance using a proper white card or better still a grey card. Don't try to white balance off the snow itself as snow can reflect a lot of blue light and skew the white balance a bit. If you are shooting during golden hour at the beginning or end of the day and want to retain that warm look you might want to use a 5600K preset rather than a manual white balance.
If the overall scene is very bright you may need to watch your aperture. In most cases you don't want to have the camera stopped down to an aperture of f11 or smaller. Due to an effect called diffraction limiting, in HD, at f11 a 2/3″ camera will start to show a slightly soft image. A 1/2″ sensor camera will be just starting to get slightly soft at f8. In 4K/UHD a super 35mm camera will start to show a slightly softer image from f11 – f16. So use you ND filters to control you light levels so you do not have too small an aperture. You may need to add additional ND in very bright scenes to avoid diffraction limiting.
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In medieval times, it was common practice for pregnant women from the upper classes, not to mention members of the royal family, to be confined to their bedrooms during the last months of pregnancy. On a practical level, this was done to mitigate, and if possible prevent, miscarriages and still-births, at a time when medicine was still very backward, and when it was very common for a woman to die during childbirth.
On a social level, pregnant women were whisked away from society and seemed to fade into the background when they started to show visibly, in that at the time, anything pertaining to female physiology, like for example, menstruation or sexuality, was considered taboo and surely not appropriate for young girls or unmarried men to see.
While certain Chinese, Malay and Indian communities still practice confinement to a certain degree. Nowadays, one can generally state that not only is the baby bump NOT to be hidden away any more, but is, in fact, something to celebrate, show off and to be proud of.
From Angelina Jolie, to Mariah Carey, to Britney Spears, not to mention Shakira, Demi Moore, and Jessica Simpson and others, celebrities proudly showed the world their pregnant bellies. This was not just restricted to celebrities and expectant mums everywhere started to proudly display their tummies. The baby-bump photo shoot craze was definitely on!
While in the past, women would wear loose baggy clothing over their bulging tummies, nowadays it is more than common for mothers-to-be to wear boob tubes, tank tops and crop tops to show off every development and change of their loving bump.
Belly painting is another very common and creative (not to mention cute) trend. It is a unique and colourful way of expressing one's pregnancy, looking good, and having a fun time.
Ever heard of that 'pregnancy glow?' This is not created just because of happiness. Generally, pregnant women have better skin because of better blood circulation, not to mention an increase in hormones. Pregnant women have also reported having a more heightened sexual appetite, strong sensations, and feeling a more acute sense of pleasure during orgasm.
One theory is that as pregnant women have a faster blood flow, this could slightly engorge the genital area, making it more sensitive. One must keep in mind, however, that not everyone's body works in the same way, therefore this is not true for everyone. One must always communicate with one's partner, in order to reach mutual pleasure.
Being pregnant is a way of affirming one's strength as a woman. It shows how strong and determined a woman can be, while at the same time teaching us that in the end, beauty really comes from within. Every woman should trust in her own personal brand of natural beauty, her own way of being unique and sexy, and in that way, be able to enjoy her pregnancy to the fullest.


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What HR must do before hiring new executives?
We're crushed as well. Sometime in the past HR divisions took care of each staffing need at an organization, from enlisting and terminating to controlling advantages and deciding compensations. Be that as it may, HR's part has started to change essentially as divisions have contracted at organizations no matter how you look at it.
As quite a bit of what was at one time HR's area progressively gets outsourced, HR is regrouping to enable show to best administration how it can add to all that really matters
On the off chance that your first response to an official's renunciation is "the place do we locate another one?", you may be undermining your organization's prosperity.
Rather than promptly concentrating on what sort of pioneer you require, it's essential to first investigate your key heading: making sense of where the firm should be in future, before considering who should lead it there.
"In the event that you don't do the exertion in advance of making sense of what are those top business goals, at that point it's practically similar to you're shooting bolts oblivious.
"You're going into the strategic too rapidly, and after that you employ individuals that may seem as though you or may resemble the pioneers you had earlier", rather than those you require going ahead.
For organizations choosing another leader, the initial step is to take a gander at your authoritative procedure and prerequisites, and recognizing key objectives – "things that totally should be refined".
Just once that has been done should HR begin considering who is the correct fit to lead.
"That is the point at which you get into 'what sort of skills do we require, what sort of identity properties should we require our pioneers to have with the goal that they can be effective and drive the sort of culture that we need in this association'.
"At that point you adjust your determination, your advancement, your progression administration, your execution administration practices to employ, develop, hold and spur individuals who have that profile."
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Any Ending
By Alexandra Grunberg
They told her she was sick, and Meg did not argue.
You never argued when they came to take you away.
Her parents stood in the living room, holding hands, their eyes gazing at some point far above Meg's head. They could have been avoiding eye contact to prevent a breakdown in front of the Officials, which would imply an objection to their diagnosis. Or they could have been avoiding the gaze of the person they had committed themselves, perhaps to gain approval from local Officials by contributing to the new Healthy Community Hostels. Either way, her parents did not even say goodbye to her as she was led from the house she had lived in her entire life, guided gently but firmly by two Officials in long white coats.
Meg was actually surprised at the conduct of the Officials. In the hallways at school, during sleepovers after curfew, and in the alley behind the mall, she and her friends would try to scare each other with stories of the Officials confining their patients in metal straight jackets, leaving them on leashes in cells for days, spitting on them as they grasped through the bars of tight cages. These Officials did not seem like the monsters from her stories. They just seemed like the doctors at the hospital, but maybe a little more tired, a little more worn out.
A small black car was waiting outside. The Officials helped her into the back seat and locked her inside. It was dark inside the car. Too dark.
Meg could feel her heart beating faster, her breath getting louder.
She forced her breath to slow.
She felt her heart grow calm.
The worst thing to do was to panic, to freak out, to scream, or assault. The number one thing to remember was not to show any sign of insanity.
Meg did not know why this was the case. She had already been diagnosed as insane. She could not see how having a fit would hurt her position even more. But everyone knew that you had to stay calm. Or else.
Or else what? That information, nobody knew.
She did not know how much time passed before the door opened again. Two different Officials led her out of the car, just as gently and just as firmly as the first two. It was bright outside, still morning.
They were at the train station.
The train was large, and its metal hull shined. Meg's first impression was that it looked like a series of metal sausage links. She stifled a laugh. Laughing right now would definitely be seen as inappropriate.
"Were you okay back there?"
Meg looked up at the Official who spoke. The woman's eyes were kind, but her grip on Meg's arm was secure.
"Fine, thank you," Meg said, hoping her smile looked genuine.
"Good," the Official said, smiling back. "Some patients find the darkness uncomfortable. But it's more painful to look out at the place you're leaving. Trust me."
Meg nodded, but she did not trust her.
The Officials led her to a restroom, handed Meg her new clothes, and waited as she changed. A plain gray shirt, gray sweat pants. The shirt was modest, but the neck was cut just low enough that the edge of Meg's tattoo, right beneath her collarbone, was visible. A simple black circle with a line through it.
As they left the restroom, Meg saw that she was not the only patient being transported today. Cars were arriving, each one carrying a new patient. The ones who had already changed were being led to the train. Meg felt the slight pressure of hands on her back, guiding her to one of the train cars.
Inside was a thin hall, with small rooms on either side. Meg was led into a room closest to the doors. She watched as a young man was dragged, kicking and screaming, to a room near the middle of the car.
"I want to go home! Let me go! I'll kill you! You better let me go!"
Poor idiot.
"Let me know if you need anything. I'll be right across the hall."
The Official put a reassuring hand on Meg's shoulder as her partner rushed to help the others with the struggling patient.
"What do you mean?" Meg asked.
"I'm the chaperone for this car," explained the Official. "I'm going to take care of all of you."
They heard a scream and sobbing from the middle of the car.
"Don't worry about a thing," said the Official. "I'll watch out for you."
Meg was not sure if that was a reassurance or a warning.
"What's your name?" Meg asked.
Diane. She would have to watch out for Diane.
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you, and then I'll kill everyone in this train!"
"Excuse me," Diane said, giving Meg's shoulder a last comforting squeeze before running out to subdue the patient.
Meg turned to examine her room. There was a toilet and a sink in the corner with a mirror above it, probably made of the strange water-like material that was replacing expensive and dangerous glass. There was a small window at the top of the car, barred from the inside and outside, barely letting in any light, though it did not really need to. A large lamp hung from the ceiling far above her, way out of her reach, emitting a warm, bright light. On the end of the wall was a bunk bed. The bottom bunk was empty except for neatly folded white sheets and a single white pillow, probably designed to thwart any attempts of self-suffocation. The top bunk was occupied.
The girl who sat on the top bunk could have been Meg's age, or a little younger. Her gray clothes hung loosely on her thin frame. She had large blue eyes that were currently locked on Meg. She did not blink.
"Hello," Meg said.
The girl shook her head.
"What's your name?"
The girl shook her head again.
She did not speak. Smart. You cannot say anything incriminating if you do not say anything at all.
The door shut behind Meg with a loud bang. Meg spun around and was faced with what looked like solid wall, no sign of an exit at all. The room looked much smaller now. Meg realized she had never asked Diane how long they would be in the train. Not that she would have trusted her answer. But it would have been nice to have an idea.
Time passed strangely in the car. The light never went out. She slept when she was tired, and when she woke there was food in the room. She never saw the other girl sleep. At first she felt uncomfortable using the toilet in front of the other girl, but she was so unresponsive it was like Meg was alone.
Inside the room was silence. At first, Meg heard cries outside from the other cars. Little by little, the cries became silence too. Time ticked by unmarked. If she was not insane before, Meg had a feeling she would go insane by the end of the trip. She began to talk to the other girl, just to fill the room with noise.
"Do you know where we're going? Me neither. I know all these stories about getting there, all these rules to follow, all these things you have to do along the way, but I don't know how this is going to end.
"Do you know? Of course not. I don't think anyone really knows where the trains are going. Maybe Diane doesn't even know. If she did, I doubt she'd tell me. Only the Officials are allowed to have that information.
"I think my old teacher used to be an Official. She would tell us these odd stories about the insane. She said that inside of each of us is a light. It shines with goodness and kindness. It shines with compassion. This light is our soul, or spirit, our pure mind, and it is what makes us human.
"But sometimes shadows come across the light. Most people can ease the shadows away, let the light shine through once more. But some people can't fight the shadows. The shadows take root deep in their minds and plant the seed of insanity, the poison of darkness. The insane can't fight it on their own. They need help.
"Until the insane get help, they are dangerous to others. They feed the shadow and let it grow, passing it on to others, letting it consume themselves. We can help them to stop feeding the shadows, so their light can shine out once more.
"Or, if we can't help them with their shadows, we can at least make sure they won't hurt anyone else.
"I think I've felt shadows inside of me. I've felt them grow in the pit of my stomach when I heard about the trains. I can feel them in my heart when I'm in the dark.
"It's funny. I used to think about escaping. When we reached whatever place this train is heading to, I would calmly walk out of the doors, and I would look around for the sign. The circle with a line through it. The sign for nothing. No Officials. No light. No shadow. Silence. It is the sign of people who think the trains have gone too far.
"I've seen the sign on TV, in the protests that are supposed to show us the bad people across the borders. The shadows would hurt the most then. I could feel them tighten my throat and eyes as I watched the protestors cry and make speeches. I was so happy when we heard stories about them bombing Healthy Community Hostels or attacking Officials. Oh, I must be sick!
"When I saw the sign, I would run for it, just run, and I would jump, and I would be free!
"But how can I be free when I feel these shadows? How can I know how to escape if I don't know what I'm escaping from? It's hard to find hope when you don't know what you're hoping for. It's hard to change the ending when you don't know where you're headed.
"Maybe all I can do is believe that the Officials will help me. Maybe what I know is better than what I hope for."
There was a loud bang from behind Meg. She turned around. The other girl was standing in front of the open door, her hand pushing down a perfect square in the wall.
The girl pointed to the hall. Outside, Meg could hear the muffled sounds of people talking. Meg walked out into the hall, following the sounds to the middle of the car. Another door was open. Quietly, Meg made her way to the door and peered inside.
Diane was inside with another Official and the boy who had thrown a tantrum while entering the train. Or what was left of the boy. His smile was broad and ecstatic. The smile of the insane.
"You're happy, aren't you?" Diane asked the boy.
He nodded.
"You're not going to hurt anyone, are you?" Diane asked.
He nodded again.
"He can't hurt anyone now," chuckled the other Official. Diane glared at him.
"Now, don't you worry about a thing," Diane said to the boy. "I'll watch out for you."
Meg did not need to see any more. She snuck back to her room. The other girl released her hand from the wall, and the door shut once more.
Meg stared at her hands. They were visibly shaking. She slowed down her breathing, relaxed her body, until her hands were still. The worst thing to do was to panic, to show any sign of insanity.
"Any ending is better than what you know," the other girl said.
Then they both were silent. They were silent for hours, or days, and their silence filled the room with at least one true, completely sane piece of knowledge to hold on to.
Then the door opened. Diane stood in the hall. Her eyes were tired, but kind.
"Are we there?" Meg asked.
"No," Diane said, sighing. "We're having some problems with the train. A malfunction with the engine."
A malfunction with the engine. Caused by what? Caused by whom?
"Don't worry," Diane reassured Meg, misinterpreting Meg's suspicion. "We're fixing it up right now. We should be ready to go within ten minutes. But we thought this would be a nice time to let the patients get some fresh air. We're actually by the ocean. Would you like to look at the boats?"
"Yes, that would be lovely," Meg said.
The other girl nodded.
Diane led them outside the train, her hands on their backs, guiding them. The train had stopped at the top of a low cliff overlooking the water. A spiraling staircase led down to a pier where docked ships were just preparing to leave. Patients in gray shuffled around the cliff, followed closely by Officials, or stared into space, unmoving, still watched closely by Officials.
It was odd, seeing boats. They were not used very often nowadays. Desires to keep policies private meant that travel across borders was discouraged, and boats could leave borders far behind them as they travelled across the world.
The rare view was marred by the water. It was choppy, blackish brown, the color of oil, feces, and other refuse. Calling it water was just a formality. It was liquid garbage, the remains of what used to be an ocean. But Meg did not have to swim in it. Just enjoy the view. Maybe her last view of open air.
She watched as the boats began to leave the pier. The cracked paint of the first boat showed that it used to be named "Good Times." A tropical island scene was painted on the side of the second boat, now faded almost beyond recognition, the green palms and yellow sands blending with the brown of the wood, tainted with the brown of the ocean. But the paint on the side of the third boat was fresh.
A black circle with a line through it.
Meg felt a gentle hand on her back. She looked at the other girl. She was silent, but her eyes told Meg to run.
Meg ran.
She heard Diane scream behind her, but to Meg it was just noise. She ran to the stairs and began to spiral her way down, hearing the pounding feet of the Officials behind her. She went as fast as she could, flying downward, trying not to trip, watching as the boats moved further and further away.
The water slapped against the edge of the pier with wet thuds, a constantly turning sludge. Meg could hear the breath of the Officials behind her, ragged and loud, as she ran. The boats were so far now, but maybe not too far. She could feel a hand grasping at her shirt, ready to pull her back to the trains. But her breath was steady, her heart beat calm.
Meg jumped.
Alexandra Grunberg is a New York City based author and actress. Her work has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Pantheon Magazine, Perihelion Science Fiction, and more. You can find links to her stories at alexandragrunberg.wordpress.com.


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Spread your digital wings online before, during and after tonight's televised Victoria's Secret Fashion Show with our easily digestible list of seven ways to get more from the Angels' biggest night of the year.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:Mobile Augmented Reality Report: Creating New Market Paradigm for Smartphones & Tablets 2011-2016
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At what point will mobile phones not only affect the way consumers communicate, but also the way they look upon the world? Mobile augmented reality (MAR) - the overlay of virtual information and images on a live, real world view - promises to do exactly that.
Visiongain research concludes that MAR will expand exponentially in the five year forecast period (2011-2016) following the widespread popularity of one or a handful of killer MAR applications, expected in late 2012 or early 2013. By the end of the forecast period MAR will still be in a growth phase, with a market worth valued in the billions and occupying a 25% share of all application downloads.
The MAR market promises to grow at a precipitous rate over the forecast period and visiongain illustrates this evolution in a way that is clear, justifiable, and comprehensive. More importantly, the advent of MAR will have a profound and lasting impact on the way that people use their mobile devices. It will push the telecoms industry towards ubiquitous computing and a technologically converged paradigm.
Market of Small Startups
In 2011, the MAR market is dominated by small software design and computer vision startups, each with their unique vistas on MAR's potential and vying for their own segments of the market. Visiongain's report will examine key players in the MAR industry leading up to breakthrough and evaluating the merits and market potential of early developments in the field.
Close Study of Tangential Markets
Visiongain acknowledges that MAR's success is heavily dependent upon the widespread adoption of next-generation smartphones, the rise of tablet PCs, and the rollout of LTE/4G networks in key areas. Focusing on global and regional markets, our report provides in-depth analysis of these crucial factors, as well as forecasts for the future of mobile advertising and the categories of MAR applications that will become the most prevalent.
What is Unique about this Report?
Visiongain research presents independent, unbiased, and detailed analysis, presented in easily digestible terms. Through key industry contacts, our primary and secondary research provides you with the very latest, accurate market data available.
Who needs to read this report?
• Equipment ManufacturersAs this new technology permeates the application market, OEMs stand to gain significantly through the sale of high-end smartphones and tablets, as well as component parts such as chipsets and cameras. As augmented reality's salience accrues, multi-core processors and high-definition displays will soon become synonymous with "MAR-enabled."
• Software Developers
By discerning early MAR trends and new, emerging applications, software developers will be able to get a corner on the market and maintain a confident foothold with consumers in an industry on the verge of commercial eruption.
• Mobile Service ProvidersVisiongain will demonstrate opportunities for MNOs to monetise MAR and maximise their revenue share.
• Advertisers and Marketers
Visiongain explores the opportunities for brands and retailers to use MAR as a promotional tool. The potential for in-app advertisement, marketing, and e-commerce will become an integral part of MAR browsers, games, navigation tools, and geo-social networking.
Visiongain is a trading partner with the US Federal GovernmentCCR Ref number: KD4R6Table of Contents
E1. The Immanent Realisation of the Mobile Augmented Reality Concept
E2. Technological Convergence and the Future of MAR
E3. The Evolution of MAR
E4. Key Findings of This Report
1. A New Era in Mobile Applications1.1.1 Market definition1.1.2 Basic Technical Requirements for MAR1.2 Breaking Down MAR by Market Sector1.2.1 Navigation/Travel188.8.131.52 Layar and Early MAR Advertising184.108.40.206 Word Lens188.8.131.52 Street Museum1.2.2 Healthcare126.96.36.199 Prevalence of Tablets in Healthcare1.2.3 Geo-Social Networking220.127.116.11 Recognizr and the Future of Social Networking1.2.4 Military18.104.22.168 DARPA's SCENICC System18.104.22.168 Tanagram Partners' Intelligent Augmented Reality Model18.104.22.168 ARMAR184.108.40.206 Future Immersive Training Environment (FITE)1.2.5 Education and Productivity1.2.6 Entertainment126.96.36.199 Gaming22.214.171.124 Board Games and Live-Action Role Playing22.214.171.124 SLAM - The Next Wave in MAR Gaming220.127.116.11 MAR and Interactive Television Programming188.8.131.52 John Mayer and AR Music Videos1.2.7 Advertising126.96.36.199 Present and Future Size of Mobile Advertising1.3 Prospects for MAR1.3.1 Segments1.4 Market Dependencies1.4.1 Market Drivers1.4.2 Market Constraints1.5 MAR Value Chain1.5.1 The Role of Network Operators1.6 Aim1.6.1 Questions Answered by the Report1.7 Scope1.8 Target Audience1.9 Methodology
2. Pre-Requisites for MAR Adoption
2.1 Adoption of Next-Generation Smartphones
2.1.1 The Japanese Smartphone Market
188.8.131.52 Japan's Mobile Market: Strength in Numbers
18.104.22.168 World Leader in Mobile Advertising and Social Gaming
22.214.171.124 Japan as Flagbearer of the Impending MAR movement
2.1.2 The North American Smartphone Market
126.96.36.199 The United States' Rapid Smartphone Expansion
22.214.171.124 Canada: Smartphone Development Strong but Limited
2.1.3 Western Europe
2.1.4 Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC)
22.214.171.124 Russia's Delayed Smartphone Expansion
126.96.36.199 Brazil: Slow Burner in the Smartphone Realm
126.96.36.199 India and China
2.1.5 Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan)
2.2 The Rise of Tablet Technology
2.3 Widespread LTE Deployment
2.3.1 Dense Networks Require Evolution
126.96.36.199 China
184.108.40.206 China's LTE Outlook
2.3.3 US: Pioneer in LTE Deployment
2.3.4 Japan: Demand for LTE Met by Investment
2.3.5 Western Europe
2.3.6 Asia-Pacific
22.214.171.124 South Korea's SK Telecom Vies for "Flawless" Coverage
3. Opportunities, Barriers, and Challenges3.1 Opportunities3.1.1 Location-Based Services18.104.22.168 Established Performance of LBS220.127.116.11 Filling the GPS Gap3.1.2 Strong End-User Response towards Mobile Advertising126.96.36.199 Mobile Advertising and Smartphone Usage in Asia-Pacific126.96.36.199 US22.214.171.124 Japan's Mobile Advertising Dominance220.127.116.11 Western Europe: Slow but Reliable Development3.1.3 Geo-Social Networking3.1.4 Qualcomm's Software Development Kit (SDK) for MAR3.1.5 Adobe and Total Immersion Alliance3.1.6 Creation of AR Standards3.2 Barriers and Challenges3.2.1 Software Developers Limited by Small Size18.104.22.168 Time-Consuming Nature of App Development3.2.2 Waiting for the "Killer App"220.127.116.11 Potential Avenues for Breakthrough3.2.3 Technological Barriers126.96.36.199 Handsets Lacking in Computing Power22.214.171.124 Weak GPS Technology3.2.4 MAR Lacks Widespread Appeal to Generate Substantial Ad Revenue3.2.5 MAR's Failure to Address Immediate Consumer Needs
4. Forecasts: MAR Growth and Development in the Next Five Years
4. Forecasts: MAR Growth and Development in the Next Five Years
4.1 Early Game Dominance
4.2 First Adopters of MAR
4.3 Market Size
4.3.1 MAR Application Downloads
4.4 Regional Markets
4.4.1 Japan
4.4.2 North America
4.4.3 Western Europe
4.4.4 Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan and China)
4.4.5 China
4.4.6 RoW
4.4.7 Global Market Overview
126.96.36.199 Global MAR Subscribers
22.214.171.124 MAR-Capable Devices
126.96.36.199 Subscriber Numbers
4.5 Revenues by Application Segment
5. The Future of MAR5.1 MAR as an Application Aggregator5.1.1 Object Recognition and the Re-Birth of E-Commerce126.96.36.199 Monetising MAR Commerce5.1.2 Productivity18.104.22.168 ARMAR5.2 MAR Beyond Handheld Devices5.2.1 Vuzix5.2.2 Laster Technologies5.2.3 Barriers126.96.36.199 Size184.108.40.206 Power22.214.171.124 Appearance126.96.36.199 Wireless Signal5.3 MAR as an Integrated Handset Feature
6. Conclusions
6.1 MAR's SWOT Analysis
6.1.1 Vendors and OEMs
22.214.171.124 Camera Dominance
126.96.36.199 Computer Vision
126.96.36.199 Multi-Core Processors
6.1.2 Carriers
220.127.116.11 Investment Strategies
184.108.40.206 Procurement and In-House Development
18.104.22.168 Delivery
126.96.36.199 Point of Sales and Added Services
6.1.3 Consumers
6.1.4 The First Steps to MAR Becoming Ubiquitous
Appendix A
About visiongain
Appendix BVisiongain Report Evaluation Form
List of Charts in this Report
Chart 1.1: Smartphones in the Medical ProfessionChart 1.2: Tablet Usage in the Medical ProfessionChart 1.3: Global Tablet SalesChart 1.4: Facebook UsageChart 1.5: MAR Games in the Application MarketChart 2.1: Global Smartphone Sales (2010-2016)Chart 2.2: Regional Market Growth (2011-2016)Chart 2.3: North American Smartphone SalesChart 2.4: North American Smartphone AGRChart 2.5: Regional Smartphone SalesChart 2.6: Brazilian Smartphone SalesChart 2.7: Brazil - Markets with High Smartphone Penetration RatesChart 2.8: Global Tables Sales AGR (2011-2016)Chart 2.9: Global Tablet SalesChart 2.10: Global Tablet SalesChart 2.11: Cost per Bit of Data (in Euros)Chart 2.12: Chinese Mobile Market OverviewChart 2.13: Japanese Mobile Market OverviewChart 3.1: Global Mobile Advertising SpendingChart 3.2: M-Advertising Regional Markets (2016)Chart 4.1: MAR LifecycleChart 4.2: MAR Application Market Shares (2011)Chart 4.3: MAR Application Market Shares (2016)Chart 4.4: MAR Application Market Shares (2011-2016)Chart 4.5: Change in MAR Market ShareChart 4.6: Growth of the Global MAR Market (2011-2016)Chart 4.7: Global MAR Market AGR (2011-2016)Chart 4.8: MAR Regional Market AGRChart 4.9: MAR Application Downloads as Part of Global App Market (2011-2016)Chart 4.10-12: MAR Application Downloads as Part of Global App MarketChart 4.13: Japanese MarketChart 4.14: North American MarketChart 4.15: Western European MarketChart 4.16: Asia-Pacific MarketChart 4.17: Chinese MarketChart 4.18: Rest of the World MarketsChart 4.19: MAR Regional Market CAGRChart 4.20: MAR Regional Market ShareChart 4.21: MAR Regional Market ShareChart 4.22: Shifts in MAR Market ShareChart 4.23: Evolution of Multi-Core SmartphonesChart 4.24: Evolution of Multi-Core TabletsChart 4.25: Global MAR Subscribers
List of Figures in this Report
Figure 1.1 Applications for MARFigure 1.3 Nokia's Live ViewFigure 1.4 GPS PoI Data TypesFigure 1.5 Layar Browser and Early MAR AdvertisementFigure 1.6 Word Lens' Live TranslationFigure 1.7 Street Museum ScreenshotsFigure 1.8 Ockendon's Hallux Valgus ApplicationFigure 1.9 HUD - An Early Application of ARFigure 1.10 Tanagram Partners' iARm - Pre-Test DraftsFigure 1.11 US marine Corps Vehicle Technicians Using ARMAR to Facilitate RepairsFigure 1.12: Early Augmented Books on Display at a Frankfurt Book FairFigure 1.13 The OggBoardFigure 1.14 Ball InvasionFigure 1.15 Galileo's Interactive ARFigure 1.19 MAR Value ChainFigure 2.1 Early Japanese MAR EffortsFigure 2.2 LTE Broadband Speed Versus Legacy Wireless StandardsFigure 2.3 Global LTE Commitments by Country and OperatorFigure 3.1 Possible Outcomes for MAR Based on Size of Developers and Commercial InterestFigure 4.1 MAR Revenues by Market SectorFigure 5.1 Google WalletFigure 5.2 Laster Technologies AR GlassesFigure 6.1 SWOT AnalysisFigure 6.2 Orange UK's GlastoNav
List of Tables in this Report
Table 1.2: Distinctions Between AR and MARTable 1.16: Dominant MAR Application TypesTable 1.17: MAR Market DriversTable 1.18: MAR Market ConstraintsTable 2.1: Early Japanese MAR EffortsTable 2.3: Global LTE Commitments by Country and OperatorTable 4.1: MAR Revenues by Market SectorCompanies Listed
Apple Inc.
The Astonishing Tribe
China Mobile
China Telecom
China Unicom
Esquire Magazine
Explore Engage
Kia Motors
Laster Technologies
Lonely Planet
Ningen Inc.
Polar Rose
Quest Visual
Red Bull
Research in Motion
Rovio Mobile
SK Telecom
Tanagram Partners
Walt Disney Co.
WG Healthcare
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On top of being an actor, model, and activist, Yara Shahidi is obviously a fashion and beauty icon. Her highlight game is always on point, she taught us how to get creative with hoop earrings, and she even knows how to bring fashion and politics together (and does so on the regular). Naturally, Yara continues to blow us away with her looks — and her most recent outfit is definitely no exception.
The Grown-ish star took to Instagram last night, March 31, to show off a gorgeous floral Gucci dress with wide sleeves and an above-the-knee hemline. The cream-colored dress was adorned with polka dots, purple and red flowers, and delicate gold buttons down the center of the bodice. From the tags on Yara's photo, it seems as though she paired the romantic dress with a Miansai bracelet and pieces from Established Jewelry.
In one photo, Yara is seen against a cement wall wearing gold sandals fit for royalty; in another, she's lying in the grass, revealing that the shoes contain a surprise: bright purple heels. In addition to the eye-catching outfit, Yara wore her hair in braids that were capped off with purple and gold beads at the bottom, putting the perfect finishing touch on her overall breathtaking look.
Yara also took time in the tags to shout out the people who helped her put the ensemble together: makeup designer Emily Cheng, hairstylist Nai'vasha Johnson, nail artist Emi Kudo, and celebrity stylist Jason Bolden. Yara's mom, Keri Shahidi, also made an appearance in the tags.
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This unit combines a gently compensated volume control with switchable low bass and high treble boosts, useful for lower-than-live SPL, bass deficient recordings, and HF hearing loss.
Let me begin with the results. Figure 1 shows the two switchable (plus combined) bass boosts and a mild top octave boost. Figure 2 shows the volume control pot's switchable (and gentle) loudness compensation.
Figure 3 is the familiar family of equal-loudness contours pioneered by Fletcher/Munson, and refined by Robinson/Dadson. While many loudness compensation circuits use HF boost, note that there's very little hearing response change above 1kHz, from 10 - 130dB SPL, in Fig. 3.
In Fig. 4, I plotted the LF boosts needed to restore hearing response to that heard at 100dB SPL, for listening levels of 10-90dB (the nine curves). I chose 100dB as the flat-hearing reference because there's very little change above that. Note: The playback SPLs used here for compensation refer to the loudest (full scale) recorded levels (normal dynamic variations don need compensation).
The circuit's full combination of "LF1" and "LF2" (Fig. 1) and the volume control compensation of Fig. 2 (below -20dB re full volume) pro vides 17dB boost at 40Hz, which in Fig. 4 is what's needed at 42dB SPL. Thus restored 40Hz perception can be maintained down to a quiet "back ground music" level. For pipe organ fans, the maximum 20Hz circuit boost is 23.5dB, enough for compensation to 53dB SPL.
The mild HF boost (2dB at 10kHz, 4dB at 20kHz) is useful to non-intrusively compensate slightly dull recordings, speaker rolloff, and/or hearing loss. The HF boost sounds natural with good vinyl or SACD music, but I don't like it with most CDs, because it can emphasize the graininess of the PCM process with an insufficient 16 bits.
I've been using this circuit for several years now, often to restore the bass that's attenuated on most pop recordings because of the infamous "loudness wars"—ask any mastering engineer of "note"! (Sales are proportional to re corded SPL.) The only time I don't need some bass boost (euphonic pleasure aside) is when listening to the highest quality recordings at 90dB SPL (100dB on full-scale climaxes). Most of the time I used only the "LF1" boost plus the volume compensation. Except for the rare bass-heavy recording, it sounds natural, not boomy or muddy. Because there's little boost at 100Hz (except at low SPL where that's needed), the circuit sounds much more natural than conventional tone controls with their uncalled-for boost up to 1kHz. That was needed in 1950, not now! (Except for iPod "speakers.")
The volume control (P1) has a 10% tap, which provides the Fig. 2 loudness compensation from R1, R2, C1 when selected by S1. Minimum input Z is 27k-ohm. If this is too low—say, for a tube preamp output—the input can be preceded by a voltage follower op amp with an input terminating resistor of your choice. This op amp can also provide gain if desired. U1 provides the "LF2" boost. When S3 shorts C2, U2 has a flat gain of 3.01 (9.6dB). C6 provides an infra sonic rolloff at 4Hz.
With S2 and S4 in their "off" positions, the voltage divider R7, R8 has a flat loss of 9.6dB, resulting in unity overall gain, voltage followed by U2. The "LF1" boost is switched on by S2, the "HF" boost by S4.
You can use any unity-gain stable op amps of your choice, but I recommend the OPA-627 shown for low noise. As shown (Fig. 5), the maximum output noise (which is with P1 at 50% R) is about 4.0uV RMS, 20Hz - 20kHz, 3.0 "A" weighted (-110dBV), with the HF boost off. With it on, the noise is about 4.9 RMS, 3.7uV "A" weighted (-109dBV).
I don't have a photo of the unit because the circuitry I built is in two separate and non-photogenic boxes. Be cause of the low gain and easy loading of the op amps, even the TL082 sounds transparent.
LF COMPENSATION vs. SPL
Table 1 shows various combinations of volume setting (with S1 in the "comp" position) and the LF boosts. One important note: The SPL shown is for the loudest parts of a recording. Obviously, when the music becomes quieter, extra LF compensation isn't required in a live setting. The compensation is needed when the playback level is lower than the live level.
However, there's a nonlinear effect here, because required compensation isn't directly proportional to the change in SPL. This is reflected in the non uniform curve spacings in Figs. 3 and 4. But this doesn't seriously affect the overall restoration of LF hearing sensitivity.
Notice that with the system set for 100dB SPL at full volume (P1), the volume dependent compensation selected by Si provides enough boost without LF1 and LF2. The latter can provide the extra boost needed when full P1 volume produces less than 100dB SPL (or whatever the maximum live SPL was). For reference, a large orchestra playing its loudest produces an SPL in the neighborhood of about 105dB.
The SPL figures referred to in this article are the waveform-averaged values, corresponding to average power and RMS voltage. These SPL levels do not represent instantaneous waveform peaks, which are typically 10-20dB higher for live acoustic music. My article, " Musical Waveform Peak and Average Power Frequency Distributions", explores this.
As I mentioned, the bass and HF boosts are there for many purposes (compensation of low SPL, bass-rolled off recordings, speaker rolloff, HF hearing loss). But their usage doesn't need a "justification"—if you like it, use it. I think you'll find, as I do, that these boosts are effective enough when needed or desired, and much more natural sounding than most tone controls and loudness compensators. The purpose of music is to stimulate the emotions and senses. Whatever helps you achieve that from music is good.
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Note: This is the 5th post in a 5-part series called Beer Newbie Missions, a guide on how to like beer.
Beer is food. Have I mentioned that?
Think about what's in bread: grains, yeast, water, spices. Sound familiar? Beer is liquid bread! (Do I hear trumpets?)
So agreeing that beer is food, it's time to use it as an ingredient to enhance a dish. We're going to cook with beer.
Cooking with Beer
It's not that crazy to think of cooking with beer if you consider that wine is very commonly used in recipes. They're both just flavored liquids used to add flavor to a dish. This means you can substitute it for water or wine wherever they're called for. Sauces, marinades, and soups are all good candidates.
Just as there are guidelines for pairing beer and food, there are guidelines for cooking with it. Here are some rules of thumb:
- Look for balance. Don't overwhelm a delicate dish with a strong brew.
- Keep in mind that cooking beer will concentrate the flavors. A hoppy beer will become hoppier.
- Use similarities. A fruit beer goes well with a fruity dessert and a strong Belgian ale goes well with a rich meat dish.
- Don't cook with a beer you wouldn't drink. If you love a beer on its own you'll probably love it in a recipe too.
Tips for how to cook with beer:
- Mix it into a stir-fry.
- Add beer to a steak marinade.
- Use it to steam up veggies, mussels, or even hot dogs.
- Make beer cheese soup.
- Pour it in a batch of chili.
Make Beer Chili
To start off cooking with beer we're going to make something simple and delicious. This beer chili recipe is adapted from the fantastic book, "The Naked Pint" by Christini Perozzi and Hallie Beaune.
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 sweet onions, diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
- 5 tablespoons chili powder
- 4 tablespoons paprika
- 3 tablespoons group cumin
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 x 12 oz. of any craft made pale ale
- 4 cups diced tomatoes with liquid
- 2 cans black beans, drained
- 2 cans kidney beans, drained
- salt and pepper to taste
- Brown the beef in a large stock pot over medium-high heat.
- Add the garlic and onions, and cook until they're translucent.
- Stir in all of the herbs and spices.
- Add the beer, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
- Add the tomatoes and beans, and simmer for 2 hours.
Beers to Buy
You've reached the end! Congratulations on coming so far. If you've tried all the beer styles up until now you're ahead of 97% of the country with your beer experience. These last brews represent some of the biggest and baddest in existence. If you can handle them you can handle anything.
As we wrap up, keep in mind that there are dozens more styles out there and it was difficult to decide on which few to feature. I urge you to keep trying new styles and the beer epiphanies will keep on coming. You're off to a great start.
- Russian Imperial Stout
- Stone Russian Imperial Stout
- Oskar Blues Ten FIDY
- Old Rasputin
- Barleywine
- Avery Hog Heaven
- Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine
- Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot
- Belgian Quadruple
- Ommegang Three Philosophers
- Trappistes Rochefort 10
- St. Bernardus Abt. 12
Leave a comment down below with your thoughts on cooking with beer or any of the styles listed.
Congrats again for completing the beer missions. You are officially beer geeks ; )


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Torres del Paine - Chile Travel Information
(Parque Nacional Torres del Paine)
Torres del Paine is a national park in South Chile. The park is famous for its impressive rocks formations, especially for the Torres del Paine, a group of 3 giant granite towers. The park was created in 1959 and was announced as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1978.
The meaning of the word "Paine" is blue in the Tehuelche language - therefore the meaning of the name of the park is the blue towers.
The park has many lakes lying between white peaks, beautiful glaciers and rock formations such as Cuernas del Paine.
Getting to Torres del Paine
Most travelers get to the park from Puerto Natales, locate 150 km from the park, with one of the buses that operate on a regular basis.
A round ticket to the park should cost about 8,000 Pesos. Each bus company has several departures from and to the park.
The bus from Puerto Natales stops in 3 points - the park entrance (where you pay the entrance fee), the Pudeto catamaran dock on the southern part of Lago Pehoe and at the park's administration point. In these locations you can catch the bus back to Puerto Natales at the end of your trek.
Those who take the Torres del Paine circuit should get off the bus at the park entrance and from there, a vehicle will take them to the Torres del Paine camp, where the trek starts (the cost of this ride is 3,000 Pesos - 500 of it may be used as a discount for sleeping in the camp). Those who take the W trek from east to west should get off at the Pudeto dock, where they can catch a fast boat on Lago Pehoe at a cost of 9,000 Pesos (worth the time save). The boat leaves every two hours. While waiting for the boat you can visit the nearby big waterfall.
The W Trek
The W Trek is called so because when you look on it's route on the map it look like the letter W (how surprising is that?). It is possible to walk the W trail from east to west or from west to east.
Those who begin from west- Get to Camp Pehoe by boat, leave all your belongings and go on a one-day hike to Grey Glacier. On the same day you return back to the camp to sleep.
On the second day, walk with all your equipment to the next stop - Campo Italiano, where you leave your stuff and climb to the French Valley view point and to Cuernas del Paine. At the end of the day you go down nack to the camp to sleep (sleeping in this camp is free of charge).
On the third day, walk along the lake until reaching Campo Torres del Paine.
The last day starts early, when you climb up to the view point on Torres del Paine (a long and difficult climb). By the end of the day, you should go back down to the camp, and catch the bus back to Puerto Natales.
Entrance fee (updated for 2003) is 6,500 Pesos (about $10) per person.


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13-Year UC Davis Health Employee Wins $500 Satisfaction Survey Gift Card
This past February and March, more than 7,500 employees across UC Davis and UC Davis Health took part in the second annual UC Davis Academic and Staff Satisfaction Survey. That's an 8.5 percent increase, or 600 more respondents, from last year's survey. Nearly 60 service lines took part, ranging from Human Resources to Design and Construction Management. That number is up from 41 last year, with the bulk of those service lines coming from Finance, Operations and Administration (FOA) departments.
"We received a lot of valuable feedback from last year's satisfaction survey and worked to improve our delivery of service," Blair Stephenson, Assistant Vice Chancellor of FOA said. "We're thrilled to see an even larger response this year as we continue to improve the quality service we provide to UC Davis staff and academics."
UC Davis upped the ante this year by offering survey takers the chance to win a $500 Visa gift card. We're excited to announce this year's winner as Juliette West, a speech pathologist who has spent the last 13 years of her 20-year career at UC Davis Health. West said she chose to participate in the survey because she thinks there's no downside to evaluating job performance.
"I feel like feedback is really important and it makes us better as a whole." West said.
West currently works with patients who have suffered neurogenic disorders, such as strokes. She says she enjoys the pace of UC Davis Health and the fact that it's a teaching environment.
The goal of the satisfaction survey each year is to establish an objective framework for continually assessing the effectiveness of campus administrative services. We couldn't agree more with West and other UC Davis staff members – your feedback is invaluable and we look forward to hearing from you at next year's survey!


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Inter-county opposition
People came from all parts of Laois and even Offaly and Kildare to Ballyroan last Tuesday, both in support, and to get tips on objecting to turbine plans in their area.
Adele Kierans from Rhode said she found out by accident that a turbine was being erected near her home.
"I didn't get any letter, our concern is also the gateway effect," she said, saying four companies are now planning clusters of farms around the village.
A resident of Fossey Mountain said he came in support of Ballyroan and Spink communities.
" We have a meeting on September 10 in The Swan, I hope you can come, we are all in this together, only by supporting each other can we get through this," he said.


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The Black Panther Party had guns, yes. But they had guns due to the fact that brute force, sometimes lethal, was being used against Blacks of all walks of life. Men, women & children. But see the difference in the Black Panthers & the radical right wing nut jobs is that they had guns as a defense against those who WERE oppressing them. There was no made up, fairy-tale, fantasy land oppression that these racist, idiotic whites are drumming up. The oppression and brutality of Blacks WAS all so real. And the thing about it was that the U.S. government, President after blind eye President, turned said blind eye to the massacres, the beatings, the bombings, the lynchings, the senseless cold murders of those who dared raise their voices for equality, rights and a piece of the so-called American Dream; that America herself dangled in front of them and their ancestors like a carrot on a string in front of a horse.
The Black Panthers knew the importance of guns, the right to bear arms in a practical sense that allowed them the protection that the local, state and federal law enforcement agencies disallowed them to have. Was it their desire to have the government turn its collective backs on them while they were being beaten by police wielding nightsticks? Was it their desire to have the government stand by while Blacks from Jackson, Mississippi to Montgomery, Alabama to Oakland, California were viciously attacked by police dogs and hosed down their children? No. But in the sense of needing protection in a proactive stance to ensure that their lives were not taken, they created gun clubs, rifle clubs. Not to ride around in white neighborhoods looking for hooded Klansmen to murder, but just the opposite, to prevent these hooded Klansmen and double standard police officers from riding into their town aimlessly killing at will.
via The Panthers & The Rebels: The TRUE Debate on Guns In America | BLACK CENTRAL™.
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Eighty-five percent (85%) of women suffer from that lumpy, bumpy skin called cellulite. There are many products and treatments promising to reduce the appearance of cellulite, but most are ineffective or do not have long lasting results.
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Today is November 11th. The day that our country has chosen to stop and remember all the Veterans who have served to keep our country free. Today, all across our nation, people will be honoring and celebrating our Veterans, finding ways to remember those who have fallen in service, those who made it home, and those who are still actively serving right now.
At Big Splash Car Wash with locations in Kansas City and Overland Park, we demonstrate many values and noteworthy attributes every day. Perhaps none more important than service. To know that we have an outstanding group of people who truly know what service is all about working alongside of us brings a certain amount of pride that we all can take part in.
Each year on November 11th, car washes around the US join together to provide free car washes to our Veterans and Active Military through the program "Grace for Vets". Big Splash Car Wash is proud to participate in this tradition today by giving our top wash, the Tsunami Splash ($18 value), to all customers who present a valid ID showing current or former US military service.
Today, The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, MO is giving free admission to all Veterans and active duty military personnel, and admission for the general public is half-price all weekend (Friday-Sunday, Nov. 11-13). See additional information below where a Veteran can find a friendly smile and additional benefits from those wishing to say "Thank You!"
If you are wondering what you can do to show a Veteran your appreciation, here are 10 things you can consider
1. Give a Veteran a ride: Disabled American Veterans
2. Donate frequent flier miles: The Fisher House Foundation
3. Sponsor a companion dog for veterans with PTSD: Puppies Behind Bars
4. Help build a home for a vet: Building Homes for Heroes
5. Help connect a vet to a recovery program like "Stand Down": VA Medical Center Directory
6. Send a care package or letter to those still serving: Operation Gratitude
7. Volunteer to help a Vet take a flight: The Honor Flight Network
8. Volunteer at your local Veterans Hospital: Kansas City VA Medical Center
9. Share their stories: Veterans History Project
10. Just say thank you to one of them working right beside you
Thank you for the choice, the commitment and the sacrifices you made to serve our great Nation!


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Written by Jenna Weiner
Published: 3/16/2010
Letting employees help create the environment at a business can make them feel more invested in its success.
One of the many detrimental effects of the recession has been a lack of investment in employee recognition, leading to bonds between businesses and workers breaking. Small business news increasingly shows that losing employees is a cause of instability for the economy. Responding to this issue, Performance Partners consultant Sterling Price recently wrote about how to seek employee input to guide the creation of business policies.
Conducting surveys and calling focus-group style meetings may seem like tactics reserved for understanding consumers, but Price claims that they can be a way to make sure employees are motivated and unhindered in accomplishing their work. If they feel like partial "owners" of a company - not financially, but intellectually - employees will be that much more loyal.
"Ideally, you will get some of the employees involved in determining how the changes should be made," Price suggested. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that you create ownership by having your employees participate in determining what the changes will be and how they will be implemented. If your employees own their jobs, they will take much better care of them than if they are renters."
The consideration may be a more essential one than some employers realize. According to a Taleo study, about one-third of employed Americans are actively looking for new positions.
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Renewal and seeing my art in a wide spectrum of areas is my ultimate aim. Art brings innovation, inspiration and beauty into the personal life as well. It is a main energy source and can enlighten many parts of our Life.
I believe it shows authenticity to be surrounded with original artistic elements whether it is reflected in your home, your clothes, accessories or any other forms you wear.
These are the areas I have already applied my burst of colours and energy in:
- watch design
- textile, patterns
- book covers, patterns
Watch design
The creator of the original material for the unique luxury watch design's surface is Dodo Newman.
A peculiarity is that when Dodo started to create the Dedication jewellery artwork, called "The Biggest Love Story" as a commemoration for the wedding and the bonding love of HSH Prince Albert II and his wife HSH Princess Charlène of Monaco she was few months pregnant. This was an element that added to the inner beauty and its uniqueness of the work.
The surface of this watch design was envisioned as unique, one and only for each timepiece: every watch an individual state of art in itself. They were visioned to be represented a one of a kind collectors' item.
The jewellery artwork, from which the piece of material and surface for the watch was envisioned was selected into the TOP 100 Ultra Luxury trends in 2013 and 2014.
The ultimate aim was to celebrate Life and Love in one masterpiece.
This special watch design transmits the desire for elegance, ultra-luxury and "living the fairytale" contained in a sparkling and glamorous surface, which offers changing shades with the play of different light and shadows.
The cold platinum case and the encircling radiant cut diamonds form a perfect combination with the warmth of the purple crystallised inner surface together with the exceptional alligator strap variations.
The dial is a unique combination of colours and forms and different for all envisioned 13 limited piece, making them solitary, rare pieces.
There is no two surface for this watch design that matches, they are unique. Each timepiece has a unique and unrepeatable surface, as its own individual DNA, because of the original provenance of the related collectible item that has been chosen in to the Top of the Ultra-luxury world list.
The various shades of purple is a significant choice since it is the favourite colour of HSH Princess Charlène.
*HSH Princess Charlène of Monaco is not the owner of the the design for this watch. HSH Princess Charlène of Monaco owns a jewellery artwork, made by Dodo Newman, since 2012, which is a commemoration of her marriage, related to the material of this specific watch design's dial. The material used for this watch design's surface is exactly the same material (residual part) from which the jewellery artwork is created.
Textile, patterns
Dodo Newman had her first introduction to patterns when she started her fashion design studies in Firenze, Italy. This is where she got introduced to the magic of the world of textures, patterns, colours on textiles.
Later, while experiencing on various techniques, Dodo Newman passionately used and experimented with various materials in her artworks.
It was not always the colours but also the forms they created as exciting patterns, that motivated her and moved her to find always new textures on canvas, plexiglass and glass too.
Since an early age Dodo Newman has had a passion for Japanese textiles, patterns, colours, which she has blended with her own elements that has developed through her artistic inspirations and experiences.
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Book covers, patterns
Some samples of designed and realised Book covers, using my art.


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Finalist Chefs Announced for the Hozpitality Chef Excellence Awards-2018 to be Held at the Luxurious Five Palm Jumeirah in Dubai on 2nd May
21 Mar, 2018, 12:23 GMT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Nestle Professional, The Emirates Culinary Guild and ICCA come together with Hozpitality Group to award the young deserving Chefs in MEA
After receiving over 33,000 votes, the Finalists for all the Popular choice Chef categories have been announced for the upcoming Hozpitality Chef Excellence Awards to be held on 2nd May at Five Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.
The list of all the finalists can be seen at http://www.hozpitalityexcellenceawards.com/chef-finalists .
"Online voting will further continue for the finalists using the links below until end of March 2018. Gold and Silver winners for each category will be announced at the award ceremony on 2nd May 2018. We would like to congratulate the finalists on their success so far and wish them all the best for further voting," Said Raj Bhatt, CEO, Hozpitality Group.
The final result will be based on results of the online voting.
"We would be offering 01 free seat to all the "Finalists" to attend the Award night and gala Dinner from our side," Raj added.
The other Sponsors and Partners for the Chef Awards include, Barakat Foods, Delta Food Industries, Quick Lease Car Rental, Fusia Events, TTG Mena, ZEE TV group, Big FM and Absolute frame.
For more details and pictures of the awards, Please connect on:-
Hozpitality.com was born in Dubai almost a decade ago and this Dubai based home grown brand has successfully made its share in the market and is preferred by large, medium and small brands across Dubai, UAE and the Middle East. Hozpitality group is emerging as one of the fastest growing online media company in the Middle East and Asian market.
Hozpitality.com is a match-making engine that connects candidates to the employers. The Companies post their positions directly on Hozpitality.com and the candidates apply directly for the suitable vacancies. "Once the candidate applies the CV goes to the email address provided by the company for that particular job," said Vandana Raj Bhatt, MD, Hozpitality group.
Hozpitality.com uses filters such as location, department, industry, level and area to match the company requirement; the candidate who matches the need, qualifies for the job and is invited for an interview directly by the employer. Hozpitality.com is the best platform to advertise jobs, search candidate database and to find best suitable jobs. "There are many generic Job Boards in the market but Hozpitality.com brings niche target market candidates and employer under one roof," elaborated Vandana.
Raj Bhatt, CEO, Hozpitality group added, "Hozpitality.com reaches out to targeted professionals and has more reach than the others. It is the most effective way to recruit as companies can get packages, including Job postings, database search and unlimited CV downloads. This way, companies can save thousands of dollars annually on their hiring budgets."
Hozpitality.com gives an opportunity to invest for better returns on quarterly, half yearly or annually. Since Hozpitality.com provides annual subscription, it gives its clients a facility of posting and searching database at any time within the year of valid subscription.
Hozpitality.com uses filters to segregate the Job postings to make it easier for candidates to search online;
While searching for jobs by Industries, you could look at Airlines Jobs, Bars and Café Jobs, Hotels Jobs, Restaurant Jobs, Spa and Health Club Jobs and Travel Industry Jobs
While searching for jobs by department , you could look at, Chefs Jobs, Food and Beverage Service Jobs, Front of House Jobs, Housekeeping Jobs, Kitchen Stewarding Jobs, Training and Development Jobs and more.
If you are searching a job by location you could look at Africa Jobs, Americas North and South Jobs, Asia Jobs, ME/GCC (Except UAE) Jobs or United Arab Emirates (UAE) Jobs
Hozpitality.com also helps the companies in digital branding and exposure. Since, the company name, Meta tags and keywords will be posted on the Job posting, it gives the company more mileage in Search Engine Optimization. The company is also seen by a million registered professionals and thousands of unique visitors on the daily basis.
Hozpitality.com also publishes latest hospitality news articles, blogs, On the move/ transfers from the industry and this facility gives companies a larger platform to advertise and market their brands. Hozpitality.com shares the Job openings to the candidates and companies through email newsletters every month, which is another additional benefit for the companies using Hozpitality.
About Hozpitality Group:-
Hozpitality consists a database of over 1 million registered hospitality professionals in in its 2 websites, www.hozpitality.com - "Dedicated hospitality website for Jobs in Middle East, Africa and Asia" and www.hozpitalityplus.com - "Dedicated hospitality networking group". Apart from the registered candidates Hozpitality reaches out to over 1 million professionals through monthly email marketing from over 186 countries.
From hospitality jobs in Dubai and the UAE, retail jobs in Asia, and cruising jobs around the world, millions of workers all around the globe are proud to call themselves hospitality employees. Whether you want to greet hotel guests in Dubai, Frankfurt, Davos; become an executive chef in Abu Dhabi or Tokyo; or serve up coffee in Qatar, there is a rewarding hospitality career designed to match your unique skills and interests. To find prospective global hospitality jobs, just search by industry, department, level, and/or location. You can also search by keyword(s), such as "Dubai hotel jobs" or "Qatar hotel jobs".
In addition to listing jobs in Dubai, UAE, Mumbai, Europe and around the world, Hozpitality.com offers professional CV designing, a community network for employers and job seekers, a directory of hospitality suppliers, Latest Hospitality News, Hotel News, Movements and Appointments and Hospitality announcements, hospitality travel bookings etc. We do more than just list jobs; we provide an effective platform where all hospitality professionals can unite. Advertise or find cruise ship jobs, catering jobs, travel jobs, sous chef jobs, and more with Hozpitality.com, a world of opportunities…
The dedicated hospitality networking group Hozpitalityplus.com already has over 25,000 members from over 180 countries. The networking website www.hozpitalityplus.com has discussions, blogs, videos, latest hospitality news, top jobs, events, photos, groups and many more latest features.
Hozpitality Consulting is a Global Executive Search consultancy based out of Toronto, Canada. Our success lies in building a long term relationship and delivering results quickly and efficiently for a "much lower cost". We are experts in locating the best possible suitable executive and management candidates for placements in all types of hospitality organizations around the world. Through our matchless database, communication and networking, over the world, we provide our clients with the most skillful candidates.
"Hozpitality Buzz- The inside scoop" is a TV show based on the hospitality industry in Dubai and UAE, is in English and telecast-ed on a premier TV channel in Middle East & North Africa reaching out to approx. 10-12 million viewers. To know more about the TV show, Please log on to:- www.facebook.com/hozpitalitybuzz and https://www.youtube.com/Hozpitality
Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards are presented to recognize top industry organizations which have shown skill, creativity, ingenuity and success in the Middle East & North Africa's growing hospitality industry. Logon to www.hozpitalityexcellenceawards.com
To know more about the group, Please log on to:
www.hozpitality.com , www.hozpitalityplus.com , www.hozpitalityplusevents.com , www.hozpitalityconsulting.com, www.hozpitalityexcellenceawards.com
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The information in this booklet is invaluable to those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), the Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Fibromyalgia (FM) who cannot work and are seeking financial stability. The Table of Contents is displayed below.
Most of the material in this Handbook remains very current in 2015. However, some detailed information such as the income and asset eligibility for SSI change periodically. Importantly the section: "The 1999 Social Security Ruling...Evaluating Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome", is now outdated and should be ignored. The new Ruling of 2014 is now used for evaluating ME/CFS disability cases.
You can read the new Ruling at the social Security Administration website. Read the Ruling.
Also, you can read our detailed evaluation of the 2014 ME/CFS Ruling.
Our Disability Handbook will be revised and updated in the near future.
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The official Diagnostic Criteria for CFS (CFIDS) And Fibromyalgia
A. Memo from a disability lawyer.; Recommended documentation of CFS Disability Claim to be Submitted to Social Security and/or for Private/Employer Disability
B. Checklist of CFIDS Symptoms
C. Some Tests to be Conducted to Help Determine Objectivity of CFS/CFIDS and/or Disabling Symptoms
D. Excerpts from previous Social Security Administration Documents which provide guidelines for documenting CFS disability.
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F. Sample Doctor's Letters Documenting CFS Disability
G. Helping Your Doctor Prepare Your Medical Report
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Arthroscopic Hip Surgery Gets Grandmother Back in Step With Grandkids
At 65, Marilyn Krueger owes much of her active lifestyle to keeping up with children. A Naperville resident and retired 2nd and 3rd grade teacher for many years, the children she enjoys being with now are her grandchildren.
For most of her life, Krueger experienced excellent health… something she admits that she took for granted. That's why she was surprised when she recently began experiencing severe hip pain. It became so intense that it began to limit her activities, including running after her grandchildren and climbing stairs.
"I would go to sleep with an ice pack and sometimes wake-up crying from a deep sleep," she recalls.
She eventually sought advice from a local orthopedic physician. Dissatisfied with her experience, she sought out two more. None of them were able to provide an adequate diagnosis and treatment recommendation but they suggested physical therapy and gave her three different pain injections. Nothing worked to alleviate her hip pain.
Finally, after a total of seven doctors and a year of pain, a physical therapist wondered if Krueger might have a labral tear and recommended Dr. Shane Nho at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.
Dr. Nho, a hip arthroscopy specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, examined her, reviewed her MRI and confirmed that she did indeed have a labral tear. They discussed options and agreed that arthroscopic surgery would be her most successful option. She agreed. The procedure was a success and Krueger attributes that to "the help, care, talent, and encouragement of Dr. Nho and his team."
Now, nine months later, she is back to her normal, busy lifestyle, including playing again with her grandchildren, pain-free.
For more information on Dr. Shane Nho or to schedule an appointment, visit www.rushortho.com or call 877 MD BONES.


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Fine Motor Activity for Babies – Pom Pom Play
Here is a fine motor play that we have been playing since the twins turned 10 months old.
Inspired by many Montessori play, I choose to use to a glass bottle with small neck for this activity. Use a wider container till your kid develops good hand to eye coordination.
Here is Aadhu (pic taken at 11 months) picking up the pom-pom using the pincer grip and trying to push it into the bottle.
Observing the colors in the bottle. Dumping them and starting all over again!
This could go as long as he gets bored/distracted.
Though he doesn't require my help in this activity, I do sit with him to encourage and to make sure that he doesn't put the pom-poms in his mouth (different kind of sensory play!) or use the glass bottle as his banging toy
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Glass is the forbidden material;And with your parenting the "banging" is out of question! You learn while your children play! This is universal! Cheers! Ram Chan


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Down in our basement is "the Wall of Death," so christened by my husband's cousin, Pat. My husband and I had always kept holy cards from wakes we went to; he often talked of finding a place to keep them in view. One day he found the spot: the pegboard on our basement wall, where I had secretly been thinking of hanging our laughably small collection of tools someday.
There you'll find cards bearing the names of aunts and uncles, his dad and mine, my brother, his mom. Cards mark the passing of friends, parents of friends, public figures. Chicago Cubs' broadcasters Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse sit side by side. Mrs. Eleanor Daley, wife of our former mayor and mother of our current one, keeps a respectable distance from the Cub gentlemen, being a White Sox fan herself.
Sometimes, while waiting for the washer or dryer to finish up, I wander in and look at them all, our own little slice of the communion of saints. It's very comforting somehow. I ask for their prayers often enough.
The communion of saints is one of those wonderful Catholic teachings: It tells us that those who have gone to God are still with us, all of us part of the mystical Body of Christ. The epistle to the Hebrews says we are "surrounded by this cloud of witnesses" (12:1-2). (Saints in the communion of saints, by the way, does not mean canonized saints but is an old term for those committed to Christ.) We remember all the saints, official and not, this month on the feasts of All Saints, November 1, and All Souls, November 2.
Parents can waste a lot of energy trying to shelter their kids from death. I've even heard of parents objecting to having their children taught about the Crucifixion. Our society, too, tends to shy away from actual dead people: We have more memorial services and fewer funerals; more cremations and fewer burials. We seem to tolerate the dead, at a safe distance, only on TV and in the movies. Perhaps we think if we don't look at them, the dead will just go away and take their uncomfortable questions with them.
Here is an opportunity for Catholic parents to be countercultural, if we have the nerve. We can take our children to wakes and funerals when appropriate. Remember that, for young as well as old, burying the dead is one of the seven corporal works of mercy. We can keep the images and memories of our deceased loved ones alive in our families. We can spread the good news: Dying is not the end; love is stronger than death. Or, as my friend Father Don Headley says, "Everyone is always alive to God."
Our kids often say that they have to go to more wakes than anyone they know. I'm sure it's probably true. (How do you think we ended up with all those cards?) If they complain, I just remind them of the words of immortal Yankees catcher Yogi Berra: "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours."
By Catherine O'Connell-Cahill, from the pages of At Home with Our Faith, Claretian Publications' print newsletter for parents on nurturing spirituality in the home. Winner of the Best in Class award in 2014 from the Associated Church Press, as well as a First Place General Excellence award from the Catholic Press Association for four years running. Here's a sample issue.
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