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Don't be surprised if you hear the odd yodel and Bavarian oompah beat echoing from the beer halls of Kimberley. There was a time when this mountain town was intended as a sort of living homage to the Alpine villages of southern Germany. These days, a smattering of Munich-esque pubs and half-timbered Saxon architecture remains, while Kimberley itself has grown into a full-fledged adventure resort on the edge of the rugged Purcell Mountains. Kimberley vacation rentals offer a springboard to hiking, biking, skiing, golfing and more.
Hit the Platzl _ the curious pastiche to all things Bavarian that runs through the heart of Kimberley. This living heritage area is packed with bratwurst stalls and Alpine chalets, and boasts an iconic free-standing cuckoo clock and enticing gastronomy aplenty. The Kimberley Heritage Museum is at its far end, where it's possible to get a feel for the prospecting past of the town. And talking of prospecting past, the rattling carriages of Kimberley's Underground Mining Railway are a must for family visitors. You can ride the tracks through the valley while tour guides spin tales of mining tools and more.
Kimberley vacation rentals don't dot the base of the T-bar lifts and groomed alpine pistes for nothing _ this still reigns as one of the top family-friendly ski resorts in the Purcell mountains. If the cold is not your thing, then perhaps a summertime jaunt to enjoy the golf courses, the hot springs, the spas, the yoga workshops, the endless hiking trails and the beautiful BC outdoors is in order? Or have you come for heritage, to ride old mining tracks and learn about the lead-zinc rush of the 1900s on guided tours of the town?
A vacation to Kimberley can be whatever you want it to be. If you want to hit the pistes of the Kimberley Alpine Resort, then it's certainly best to wait for the snows to fall. They come with December, January and February, and open up the possibility of ski-in, ski-out Kimberley vacation rentals close to the lifts. If you want to sightsee and ride the old mining trains, or hike the trails of the Purcell Mountains, then summer is the top bet. That goes from May to September each year.
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The nearest airport is in Cranbrook, BC (YXC-Canadian Rockies Intl.), located 10.1 mi (16.3 km) from the city center.
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What a week! And I don't mean it in a bad way. It's hard to believe what all has changed and happened in a mere week. I moved back in with my parents last Friday and now it's already Sunday again. Have you ever had one of those weeks that fly by and at the same time feel incredibly long? I'll update you on what's been going on in my life soon but won't go into details now because it's time to show some appreciation to others again. This week's edition of Good good links is going to be shorter than usual and the next ones might be, too, because I didn't manage to read as much as I'd have liked. So sorry if I usually comment on your blog and haven't lately. I'll try to catch up soon! Nevertheless, here are some of my favourite reads!
It's the first of Advent so I had to use a seasonal picture. We're allowed to get excited for Christmas again now, right :)?
Happy Sunday!
Good good [food for thought]
Disorder is the New Black [Overcoming Disordered Eating, Part Five] via The Smart Kitchen
An honest post on the influence of blogs on the development of eating disorders. There's a thin line between healthy inspiration and unhealthy comparison.
Good good [advice]
One Rule For A Guilt-Free Holiday via Slim Sanity
Thanksgiving might be over but this applies for any holiday, really.
Becoming a Morning Runner via Sweet Tooth Runner
Great advice on how to make those morning workouts happen even when the early hours of the day aren't your favourites.
Why We Need To Cuddle via Likes
1. Read this. 2. Then go and hug somebody. 3. Feel Happy.
It's Okay … via Snack Therapy
Just a good reminder to cut ourselves some slack at times.
20 Things We Should Say More Often via Peanut Butter & Jenny
Incredibly cute and incredibly true.
35 Pictures That Prove the World Isn't Such A Bad Place via BuzzFeed
Reasons to restore your faith in humanity – and inspiration for our own actions.
5 Reasons Why Gratitude Is Good For Your Health via Mind Body Green
Thankfulness isn't just reserved for Thanksgiving but part of a healthy life every day.
38 DIY Gifts That People Actually Want via BuzzFeed
Why not give homemade gifts? Here are some awesome ideas! I'm wondering how my dad who just got an iPhone would like that tripod ;).
Good good [things to make you smile]
7 Ways To Burn More Calories This Holiday Season via Kiss My Broccoli
Endless exercise motivation! Who knew my forgetfulness could contribute to a fantastic workout?
The 30 Greatest Moments in The History Of Cute via BuzzFeed
Don't pretend you didn't awwww your way through these.
A Guide To Procrastinators via Lifehack
Don't you feel so much better about procrastinating now that you know which specific group you belong to?!
# before it was a #hashtag via twenty pixels
A little sign's life before becoming famous. Or should I say: #storyofalifetime?
36 Clever Gifts For Food Lovers That You'll Want To Keep For Yourself via BuzzFeed
Talking Christmas gifts Vol. II. I can't help but think #22 is slightly creepy, though.
Good good [food]
Chocolate Pumpkin Pudding (vegan + gluten-free) via Girl Makes Food
Simple, delicious and nutritious chocolate goodness.
Vegan Pumpkin Bread Pudding via Fatfree Vegan Kitchen
Pondered how to sum this one up for you for five minutes but: no words. Trust me: you'll want this to appear in front of you immediately.
Roasted Onion Flowers (Easy!) via the taste space
Talk about an impressive vegetable side – these look [and likely taste] amazing.
Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad by Davida via Mrs. Murphy's Law of Fitness
Who says either salad or brussels sprouts had to be boring? Not in this recipe.
Happiness inducing today: Receiving a letter from a blend. It's the little things that start my day out right!
Tell me: Which type of procrastinator are you? Because I know you are, too.
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This weekend's car chase thriller, Need for Speed, features Aaron Paul in his first leading role post-Breaking Bad, a bevy of crazy awesome car chases and one smoking hot chick driving a hot rod. We're talking of course about Imogen Poots and after this weekend, the British beauty is joining the ranks of Megan Fox, Amber Heard and more hot girls who burned up the cinema screen in muscle cars.
There's nothing sexier than a girl who can make an engine purr. Some of these film vixens happen to be car connoisseurs in real life. Drive Angry's Amber Heard once told the press that her true love was her 1968 Ford Mustang, while Fast & Furious's Michelle Rodriguez likes to pimp her eco-friendly ride.
Still, some of these sexy sirens are only comfortable in the driver's seat when they're on-screen. Poots has admitted that she doesn't even have a driver's license in real life and Megan Fox was banned from driving while she was pregnant. While Fast & Furious's Jordana Brewster might like driving now, she divulged to us last year that she only got a license so she could be insured for the film.
Whether they're real life motorheads or not, these sexy stunners put the "hot" in "hot rod."


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LONDON (Gray News) – London's Metropolitan Police's recent trial of live facial recognition screening yielded some arrests, but privacy advocates are concerned about the continuing creep of technology on people's privacy.
Metropolitan Police said they arrested three people wanted for violent crimes by using facial recognition technology in Romford in East London on Thursday.
An addition five arrested during the trial period were "proactive arrests as part of the wider operation."
Metropolitan Police used NEC's NeoFace technology, which scans the faces of people who walks by and alerts police to specific matches on a watch list.
Even though signage alerted the public they might be filmed and authorities said they would not deem people who declined to be recorded as suspicious, police stopped people who covered their faces in the test area, fining one man for yelling at an officer when he was stopped and asked for his ID, The Independent reported.
"He simply pulled up the top of his jumper over the bottom of his face, put his head down and walked past," said Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch. "There was nothing suspicious about him at all … you have the right to avoid [the cameras], you have the right to cover your face. I think he was exercising his rights."
"The use of facial recognition technology aims to support standard policing activity to ensure everyone's safety," Metropolitian Police said on signs announcing the tech's use.
Of the images scanned, only those images that match the list are retained, the Met Police said.
Metropolitan Police have used the technology on a trial basis since 2016. The public is always informed before its use, the police force said.
"As with all previous deployments the technology was used overtly," said Commander Ivan Balhatchet, strategic lead for live facial recognition. We continue to engage with many different stakeholders, some who actively challenge our use of this technology. In order to show transparency and continue constructive debate, we invited individuals and groups with varying views on our use of facial recognition technology to this operational activity."
In the U.S., U.S. Customs and Border Protection are testing facial recognition technology at 15 major airports.
The new tech identified two alleged imposters at Washington Dulles International Airport in August and September last year, the agency reported.
Other agencies might also adopt the tech.
Amazon admitted it was marketing its facial spotting technology, Rekognition, to Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year, Business Insider said, raising concerns from members of the public that the corporation will assist the government agency in its deportation efforts.
Despite those concerns, Amazon Web Services CEO Andrew Jassy told employees that they tend to keep marketing their tech toward law enforcement, according to an account published in The Verge.
"We feel really great and really strongly about the value that Amazon Rekognition is providing our customers of all sizes and all types of industries in law enforcement and out of law enforcement," Jassy told employees.
Rekognition currently has one listed law enforcement customer - the Washington County, OR, Sheriff's Office.
The American Civil Liberties Union said they tested Rekognition and it falsely matched 28 members of Congress when comparing their images to 25,000 mugshot photos. Amazon, in turn, said the way the ACLU conducted the test was faulty.
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We've watched lots of bee videos, we see bees in our garden, we read about bees in childhood stories. With all of that, it can be easy to think that we know all about honey bees. How can we think of bees in a way that we've never considered? This was the challenge that National Geographic gave to photographer Anand Varma. He explains:
"We tend to dismiss things that are small. If you can enter a world at their scale, can that change your relationship to bees? How do I do that with a camera?
Here I have a glass window into this hive. That's something that very few people get to see. Maybe I can use this special access I have to show bees in a new way. So I was just trying stuff: Different lighting approaches, film noir aesthetic, graphic novel, Japanese animation, fiber optic lighting…
Those experiments that didn't work led to one that did: Highly-magnified focus-stacking with a backlit honeycomb. The brilliant results: This photo and The first 21 days of a bee's life, a time lapse in 64 seconds, a video that immediately went viral. Be sure to watch it next.
Also by Varma: Hummingbirds fly, shake, and drink in slow motion.
Related reading: Colony collapse disorder and For a Biologist-Turned-Photographer, a Beehive Becomes a Living Lab.Related watching: How to harvest honey, Help your local honey bees: Plant a bee-friendly garden, and This is Not a Bee.


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As a researcher of social policy with a focus on developmental disabilities, Marji Erickson Warfield's work is designed to understand and evaluate ways to promote the well-being of children, youth and young adults with disabilities and the adaptation of their families. The majority of Dr. Erickson Warfield's work has been focused in three areas. First, studies of the transition from pediatric to adult health care for youth with disabilities including autism spectrum disorders have examined the perspectives of pediatric and adult health care providers as well as those of youth and families. These studies have identified promising strategies for improving transition procedures and outcomes. Second, evaluations of various innovative models of service delivery have concentrated on how systems, providers, families, and youth interact and how procedures can be established to better coordinate care and implement novel interventions. Third, longitudinal investigations have identified several key individual, family environment, service and system level characteristics that explain variation in the physical and socio-emotional well-being of children, youth, and young adults with disabilities. Dr. Erickson Warfield has expertise in a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods and analysis techniques and her work has been funded by a range of federal and foundation sources.
- Davis, M., Warfied, M.E., Boguslaw, J., Roundtree-Swain, D., & Kellogg, G.. "Parenting a 6 year old is not what I planned in retirement: Trauma and stress among grandparents due to the opioid epidemic." Journal of Gerontological Social Work. (2020). (forthcoming)
- Warfield, Marji. ""Well-being of parents serving as the employer of record in a consumer-directed Medicaid waiver program."." American Association of Developmental Disabilities National Conferences, Minneapolis, MN. June.
- Crossman, M.K., Parish, S., Hauser-Cram, P., & Warfield, M.E.. "The influence of early intervention, informal support and the family environment on trajectories of competence for fathers raising children with developmental disabilities." Research in Developmental Disabilities, 81. (2018): 122-133.
- Crossman, M.K., Warfield, M.E., Kotelchuck, M., Hauser-Cram, P., & Parish, S.. "Associations between early intervention home visits, family relationships and competence for mothers of children with developmental disabilities.." Maternal and Child Health Journal 22. 4 (2018): 599-607.
- Warfield, M.E. & Naim Ali, H. ""Predictors of caregiver wellbeing in a consumer directed Medicaid waiver program."." State of the Science in Family Support, Washington, DC. June 2018.
- Warfield, M.E., Adams, R.S., Ritter, G., Valentine, A., Williams, T.V., & Larson, M.J.. "Health care utilization among children with special health care needs in military families.." Disability and Health Journal, 11. 4 (2018): 624-631.
- Warfield, M.E., Adams, R.S., Ritter, G., Williams, T.V., & Larson, M.J.. ""Health care utilization among children with special health care needs in military families."." American Public Health Association Conference, San Diego, CA. November 2018.
- Woodman, A.C., Demers, L.B., Crossman, M.K., Warfield, M.E., & Hauser-Cram, P. "The influence of Part C early intervention dosage levels on growth in adaptive skills through adolescence.." Early Childhood Research Quarterly 43. (2018): 73-82.
- Schneider, K.G., Warfield, M.E., Joshi, P., Ha, Y., & Hodgkin, D. "Insights into the black box of child care supply: Predictors of provider participation in the Massachusetts child care subsidy system.." Children and Youth Services Review 79. (2017): 148-159.
- Warfield, Marji Erickson, Crossman, Morgan, Neumeyer, Ann, O'Brien, Julie, Kuhlthau, Karen. "Transition tools and access to adult primary care." Advances in Autism 3. 3 (2017): 131-141.
- Kuhlthau, K., Delahaye, J., Warfield, M.E., Shui, A., Crossman, M., & Van Der Weerd, E.J. "Health care transition services for youth with autism spectrum disorders: Perspectives of Caregivers.." Pediatrics 137. Supplement 2 (2016): S158-S166.
- Warfield, M.E., & Zwaigenbaum, L. "Editor's note and prologue." Pediatrics 137. Supplement 2 (2016): S57-S60.
- Warfield, Marji Erickson. "Vocational rehabilitation and training for adults with autism spectrum disorder: History, practices, and new directions.." Primer on Autism Spectrum Disorder. Ed. Christopher McDougle. Oxford University Press, 2016. 413-427.
- Kuhlthau, K., Warfield, M.E., Hurson, J., Delahaye, J., & Crossman, M. "Pediatric provider's perspectives on the transition to adult health care for youth with autism spectrum disorder: Current strategies and promising new directions." Autism 19. 3 (2015): 262-271.
- Leutz, W., Timberlake, M., Warfield, M.E., & Chiri, G.. "The infrastructure of participant direction for Medicaid-funded in-home autism services for children in Massachusetts." Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. 12. 1 (2015): 27-36.
- Warfield, M.E., Crossman, M.K., Delahaye, J., Van Der Weerd, E.J., & Kuhlthau, K. "Physician perspectives on providing primary medical care to adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. (2015): <DOI 10.1007/s10803-015-2386-9>.
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- Timberlake, M., Leutz, W., Warfield, M.E., & Chiri, G. ""In the driver's seat": Parent perceptions of choice in a participant-directed Medicaid waiver program for young children with autism." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 44. 4 (2014): 903-914.
- Warfield, M.E., Chiri, G., Leutz, W., & Timberlake, M. "Family well-being in a participant directed autism waiver program: The role of relational coordination." Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 58 (12). 12 (2014): 1091-1104.
- Friedman, N.B., Warfield, Marji Erickson, & Parish, S.L.. "Transition to adulthood for individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Current issues and future perspectives." Neuropsychiatry 3. 2 (2013): 1-12.
- Hauser-Cram, P.,Warfield, Marji Erickson, Shonkoff, J.P., Sayer, A., Upshur, C., & Heyman, M.G.. "Children with disabilities: A developmental-contextual perspective." Preparing educators to engage families: From theory to practice. 3rd ed. Ed. H.B. Weiss, H. Kreider, M.E. Lopez, & C. Chapman-Nelson. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2013
- Chiri, Giusi & Warfield, Marji Erickson. "Unmet need and problems accessing core health care services for children with autism spectrum disorder." Maternal and Child Health Journal. 16. 5 (2012): 1081-1091.
- Budney, Caroline, Warfield, Marji Erickson. Services for Adults with Autism in Massachusetts: An Overview. Advocates for Autism in Massachusetts. Waltham, MA: 2010.
- Hauser-Cram, Penny and Warfield, Marji Erickson. "Early intervention services." Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. 4th ed. Ed. W.B. Carey, A.C. Crocker, W.L. Coleman, H.M. Feldman, & E.R. Elias. Philadelphia: Elsevier Science, 2009. 923-932.


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How to Get a Promoted Tag on Twitter
Since 2010, Twitter has offered advertising through their site by "promoting" accounts, tweets and trending topics. Users can pay Twitter $80,000 -- $120,000 a day to place the trending topic of their choice in the "Trends" section of users' Twitter home pages, next to the timeline. The topic is denoted by a yellow "Promoted" icon, showing the trend is an ad and not necessarily an organically popular topic amongst Tweeters. Promoting a trend can fuel conversations and generate exposure of a company, person, or topic of interest to the advertiser.
Go to business.twitter.com. Click on the "Start Advertising" link on the far right of the page, denoted by an icon of a billboard.
Fill in the text fields of the "Advertiser" section, including the company name and Twitter username or "handle" associated with the company. Use the drop down menus to select your monthly budget, estimated time in which you would like to begin advertising, and location. Check the boxes next to other conditions that apply to you.
Complete the "About You" section with your contact information.
Add any other information about yourself, your company, goals and plans in the "Anything Else?" section.
Click the blue "Submit" button when you are finished. Twitter will contact you with more information.
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When Terry Wilson received his first laptop in first form, it sparked his interest in computers. After high school he completed a few papers in business, with one based around IT, intriguing him to pursue it further.
"I decided to do a Bachelor of Information Technology at Otago Polytechnic. After graduation, I worked my up from an entry level position on a service desk then progressed to a couple of commercial and consulting roles."
Today he is a Senior Systems Engineer, part of the Systems Services Team, at the University of Otago. Terry manages a team of systems engineers who manage the servers and storage that provide core services for the university. This includes things such as e-learning, email and file sharing.
Terry's role involves project management, coordination with clients and prioritising work as it comes in. A big part of what he does is talking to people, understanding what they need and identifying how IT plays a role in solving their challenges.
He says that having low vision barely affects his work at all. He prides himself on being quite independent and sticks to two simple tools; his monocular (a refracting telescope) and ZoomText. ZoomText is a magnifier that enlarges, enhances and reads aloud everything on the computer screen.
"My laptop is an ultraportable 14", so the zooming comes in handy when working on the tiny screen!"
The biggest challenge is in fact, transport. Managing multiple sites across the country in former roles meant Terry had to do a lot of advanced planning.
"I could achieve half of what I needed to do from the office and so would forward plan my trips to make the most efficient use of my time. It wasn't so much the cost, but the time it took to wait for taxis."
"There are no limits to the kind of job a blind or low vision person can do (aside from the obvious of course). As long as you put your mind to it, get equipped with the right tools and with some planning, you can do it."


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Rockstar Games continues to grow GTA Online, the multiplayer portion of Grand Theft Auto V, and now we've got a sense of what to expect over the next few months. The timetable isn't any more specific than "spring," and it's not clear what order these are due to arrive in, but they're all expected to arrive before summer descends on June 21. Expected. Things can change, don't forget.
The new Capture Creator joins the previously released Deathmatch and Race Creators, with this one allowing players to craft their own – wait for it! – Capture mode matches (think CTF). You'll be able to "place pick-ups, define weaponry, set location, and tweak tons of other variables," according to Rockstar, and all content will be reviewed for potential inclusion as Rockstar Verified Jobs.
The High Life Update, much like the recent Business Update, adds a range of free themed content to GTA Online. This includes new high-end apartments, new Jobs, a Bullpup Rifle, four new vehicles (one motorcycle, three super-cars), and new wardrobe options. The update also adds the ability for players to own as many as two properties with their own garages and a "Mental State" player statistic that helps others get a sense of how nuts the other people in their lobby are.
Finally, the long-awaited cooperative Heists will be coming sometime in the spring. There's no details at all on how this will work in GTA Online, but you might already have a sense if you've cruised through GTA V's story mode. Rockstar has more DLC planned for later in the year as well, including holiday-themed updates and a mysterious story DLC.
You can read more about all of this as well as what's going to be added in forthcoming title updates in Rockstar's latest Newswire post.
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Airline tickets can be costly, and you want to make sure you get the best value for your money. With so many different airlines trying to stay in business, competition among them is fierce. Airlines will constantly change the services and benefits they offer their customers in attempts to generate loyalty. Before booking a flight, make sure to compare different airlines and decide which one suits your personal travel needs best.
Step 1
Decide what services and features are most important to you. If you are traveling for business, on-time departure and arrival times may be your main concern. If you will be on a long flight, you might opt for seat comfort, meals and entertainment.
Step 2
Compare prices between airlines. Many travelers purchase tickets on a strict budget. Sites such as Travelocity.com, Hotwire.com and Orbitz.com allow you to compare prices and flight times among several airlines at once, so you can find the best value.
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Visit the airline's website before booking your flight to check out their current offerings and policies. Some airlines offer free checked baggage and meals, while others charge for these services. Find out the airline's policies regarding rescheduling flights, should that be necessary.
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Contact the airline directly if you have any questions or special needs about your flight, including traveling with pets, children or disabled individuals. Most airline websites have a "Contact Us" or a "FAQ" section where you can find a customer-service telephone number.
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Ask friends, co-workers and relatives who have flown recently about their experiences with particular airlines. Read reviews on travel websites from other customers. Sometimes word of mouth can help you make the best decisions.
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Find out which airlines have frequent flier programs in place, and learn about the details of these programs. If you travel often and find an airline you like, your loyalty can help you earn rewards and free travel.
- Always verify information regarding airlines and their services directly from the airport, the airline website or the customer-service department. Airline services change frequently, and information on third-party sites is often out of date.
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New Trends in Website DesignPosted by Touchpoint in Technology
Website design trends change over time, evolving to incorporate emerging technology and meet customer expectations. It's important to keep current, since a website that appears excessively dated can create an unfavorable impression. Just think about it: Would you buy from a company that used the same print ads and television commercials that they did in 1960?
There are two relatively recent changes in the world of web development that are so essential that they really can't be called trends: mobile-friendliness and responsive design. It is absolutely critical that your website looks great and functions well on all types of devices. According to Smart Insight's Mobile Marketing Statistics 2015, 80 percent of Internet users use a smartphone to go online; 47 percent use a tablet. Additionally, Google prioritizes the site ranking of mobile friendly sites, making them easier for your customer to find no matter what device they're using.
Once you have the mobile-friendliness and responsive design bases covered, there are four current website design trends you'll want to pay attention to:
Organization: It's hip to be square
While web users are searching for unique experiences online, they also want sites that are simple to use and understand. Grid-style designs, which are similar to Pinterest, provide a visually compelling way to organize your content that is also easy to access on the smaller screens of mobile devices. The grid approach is what makes responsive design so fluid.
Interactivity: Give customers something to do
Features that allow visitors to engage more deeply with website content increase the amount of time spent on the site and with your brand. Interactive features can include games and quizzes, as well as functionality that allows shoppers to see merchandise in multiple colors or in combination with other items. And interactive features can appear throughout your site, not just at the top.
Motion: Video, GIFs and more
Motion attracts attention. Human beings are hardwired to cue into moving objects. Contemporary web design increasingly incorporates moving elements, including videos and animated GIFs (graphic interchange format). When using these features, be mindful of the fact your customer may be visiting your website while they're at the work, so skip the autoplay sound feature.
Simplify: Social media integration that saves time
It was once the norm for each and every website to ask their users to create an account, which would require a user name and password. However, this process takes time, leading distressing numbers of visitors to abandon a site prematurely. The current trend is for simplification: have your web developer add a feature that allows users to sign in with their social media accounts, most often Facebook or Google.
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What is Google Wave? You hear all the catch words like: collaborative, project management, real-time, yada, yada, yada. Rumor has it that it will solve all my problems in one swoop. Seriously, we can be hard on Google. The bar is pretty high.
I'm starting to think that the Wave is a cross between Gmail and Twitter. Will it work? I don't know. I can't even get out of the box. It was just awkward, like kissin' your own hand.
I've got 23 more invites. I'm definitely not sending them to anyone that will bother me, which means that I would not send it to myself.
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In late April, Sony announced that the company's PlayStation network servers had been hacked, exposing the records of more than 70 million customers.
During the course of the investigation, Sony discovered that the company's Online Entertainment network had also been compromised, exposing another 25 million customer records.
Sony has yet to release details on the intrusion, but security experts are describing the assault as characteristic of a sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threat operation carried out over several months that exploited multiple vulnerabilities to ultimately gain access to the most sensitive areas of Sony's networks.
"The depths they went indicates that this hack wasn't arbitrary," said Kyle Adams, a former hacker and currently the lead architect at Mykonos Software.
The goal of the operation was most likely to access private customer data including login credentials, billing information, and credit card details.
"They perceive value in the site they're going after. There's a whole lot of value in the data Sony had. There's always a buyer out there," said Adams.
The breaches forced Sony to shut down both the PSN and Online Entertainment networks. Sony has since been the subject of a great deal of criticism regarding the company's delay in notifying authorities and customers of the exposure of account details, as well as for alleged security lapses leading to the breach.
Dr. Gene Spafford offered Congressional testimony that Sony was running outdated and obsolete software on the PlayStation and Online Entertainment Networks, leaving the systems extremely vulnerable to attack. Sony has since denied the allegations.
Adams believes the hackers exploited a vulnerability in the Sony blog apparatus, which was using an older version of Wordpress software that is known to be susceptible to SQL injection exploits.
"It seems likely to me that Sony got attacked through its web services first, such as the blog, and it opened up the doors to the rest of Sony's servers," Adams said.
As far as the perpetrators of the hack, Adams believes the rogue movement Anonymous was most likely not involved, though the group had conducted a distributed denial service (DDoS) attack against the same systems just a few weeks prior to the breach.
Adams does believe that the Anonymous DDoS attack could have ultimately aided the hackers in their operations by exposing vulnerable aspects of the network that may have been utilized in the breach.
"It's possible for another group to go through an open backdoor," Adams said.
Last weekend, Sony began a phased relaunch of the PlayStation Network, complete with updated software and the promise of much higher standards for security.
Reports surfaced late yesterday that the PSN network had experienced another hacker attack, and Sony moved quickly to dispel the rumors by issuing a statement saying that there was no "hack", but the company did temporarily suspend the login page while an "exploit" that would allow unauthorized access to member accounts was patched.
Sony stated, "we temporarily took down the PSN and Qriocity password reset page. Contrary to some reports, there was no hack involved. In the process of resetting of passwords there was a URL exploit that we have subsequently fixed."


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Controversial alt-right personality Milo Yiannopoulos announced on Friday he is starting his own multimedia company in Miami, Florida, and he claims he's already received millions of dollars in funding from investors.
According to a press release posted to Yiannopoulos' Facebook page, he's received $12 million in funding from unnamed investors and has hired "a seasoned media executive" to run a new multimedia company that will produce books, television shows, and manage Yiannopoulos' appearances. The release states the team will be made up of 30 people.
"This isn't some vanity nameplate on a personal blog," Yiannopoulos said in the press statement. "This is a fully tooled-up talent factory and management company dedicated to the destruction of political correctness and the progressive left."
In the release, Yiannopoulos is described as a "Media sensation, conservative celebrity and youth culture icon."
Yiannopoulos was forced from his job as an editor at Breitbart.com in February after videos emerged showing Yiannopoulos arguing pedophiliac relationships can be appropriate under certain circumstances.
"This arbitrary and oppressive idea of consent, which totally destroys the understanding that many of us have of the complexities and subtleties and complicated nature of many relationships," Yiannopoulos said in reference to a claim he made about 13-year-old children having sexual relationships with men. "People are messy and complex, and in the homosexual world particularly some of those relationships between younger boys and older men, the sort of coming of age relationships, the relationships in which those older men help those young boys discover who they are, and give them security and safety and provide them with love and, sort of, a rock."
Yiannopoulos says he is starting the media company after much "soul-searching" that led him to a very important conclusion.
"I'm deeply humbled and honored, of course," said Yiannopoulos. "Obviously, I've done a lot of soul-searching over the past few months and I've come to a conclusion."
"I've realized that I'm really, really important," he said. "There's a war being waged out there for free speech and I'm the only one who can win it for the forces of light."
PHOTO: Milo Yiannopoulos by @Kmeron for LeWeb13 Conference @ Central Hall Westminster – London.
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text: Gasoline made from biomass may be one step closer to the pump, thanks to a sequence of reactions that for the first time yields branched alkanes when starting from a biobased chemical feedstock. Short to medium-length branched alkanes are crucial components of gasoline because they allow the fuel to combust smoothly and predictably, a property measured by the octane rating. Current biofuel production methods mostly make linear alkanes, which don't provide a sufficient octane rating for standard gasoline engines, although the longer alkanes produced are useful for diesel fuel or jet fuel. Mark Mascal and coworkers at the University of California, Davis, optimized two known catalytic reactions and developed a third to assemble a process (major products shown) that converts levulinic acid—a popular biofeedstock—to desirable branched C7 to C10 alkanes (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201308143). "Levulinic acid can be derived directly from raw biomass in about 80% yield," Mascal explains, so "field-to-tank yields of cellulosic gasoline of greater than 60% are achievable by this approach." The future of biogasoline still depends on competition from petroleum and the availability of biomass to produce levulinic acid.


text: Pentaho Reporting is a suite (collection of tools) for creating relational and analytical reports. It can be used to transform data into meaningful information. Pentaho allows generating reports in HTML, Excel, PDF, Text, CSV, and xml. This tutorial provides a basic understanding of how to generate professional reports using Pentaho Report Designer.


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Thursday, August 16, 2012
think happy thoughts
each day i am more happy of where i am in my life, and where i live. moving to a new place with a new job with a stranger for a roommate is scary. i left everyone i knew behind in ohio, and had to start brand new. this meant starting from scratch on friends too. i didn't know anyone around me, not even anyone walking down the street or in the grocery store. i only knew my amazing friends who helped me get my job here, but even then, they were a city away.
this whole experience has been tough. as social as i feel like i am, it's sort of weird making new friends as an adult. asking for someone's number to hang out on the weekends or go grab a drink or a cup of coffee feels like asking someone out on a date (can anyone tell me i'm not a total weirdo on this one?) and without some sort of connection through a friend or event, how do you approach a random stranger to talk to?
when mr p and i moved into our jersey city apartment, we were very optimistic about this new and very different place, even though it was only about a mile south of hoboken. though we had our handful of core, close friends, we were anxious to meet more people and build a network of like-minded friends. slowly we met our neighbors, and learned that our block is filled with diverse, friendly, amazing people that we can say hi to and have a chat on the sidewalk, something we had yet to experience while living in hoboken.
since joining our kickboxing class at JC Taekwondo, everything seems to have been falling into place. i'm not sure if it's our more positive attitudes from working out, or if we are really just excited to see other people on a daily basis besides coworkers and each other, probably a combination of both.
either way, lately, it's just... been... nice... we've been surrounded by new friends, all anxious to build friendships as well. in the back of my mind i feel guilty that we haven't gone back to ohio often enough to see our families, but sometimes there are small sacrifices to make to be happy. it really does take time and effort to build good friendships with those around us without going home every weekend (who'da thought??) i think we've always been happy here, it's just that there was an emptiness in the place of where all of our ohio friends and family used to be, now that they aren't just a quick walk or drive away (skype has been a lifesaver to some of them!!) thankfully they will all still be there for us, whether we are 6 blocks away or 600 miles away.
do you know that feeling i'm talking about? when things just feel like they are all falling into place when, really, no "life-changing events" are happening?
it's nice, isn't it?
5 comments:
- dreaming en francais said...
This is such a lovely and thoughtful post! I totally get where you're coming from -- I've considered moving away for grad school, and I always feel like it will be extremely difficult to be in a new city/state far from everyone that I know. Great to hear that you've made new friends!
- August 16, 2012 at 5:30 PM
- Unknown said...
J and I totally understand. It IS weird to make new friends as an adult... and complicated! You have all kinds of other responsibilities. It sounds like you are both in the same place we are... really accepting where you are (and feeling grateful) and finding the delicate balance. Tough stuff, sometimes! We definitely need to work something out SOON :)
- August 16, 2012 at 7:49 PM
- Jo Dhesi said...
great post :)
- August 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM
- Laura Darling said...
It is definitely harder to make friends as you get older! Glad things are going well for you!
- August 16, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- jenn @ beyond the stoop said...
thanks, girls! it's all sort of an odd subject to talk about, right?
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From Little Acorns, Mighty Oaks Grow
Our literacy and art work this term focused on the work and life of L. S. Lowry. We took inspiration from his paintings to create our own landscape drawn with perspective. We used the same 5 colours of paint that he used to create these beautiful pictures.


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Long and short term goals
I have always had a passion for food and how it changes the way we live our lives. I have realised the ever growing importance of nutrition, which is why I would like to pursue my long term goal of becoming a dietitian. My own knowledge to date has been based around personal research, which I have applied to myself and family and we have reaped the benefits. Since having my daughter I have become even more interested in nutrition and researched in great detail the positive and negative effect food has on a young baby.
My current job as general manager of Revolution, has given me the confidence to be able to speak to people in a supporting and encouraging manner, which I feel will be essential in the field of dietetics. I know I have the desire to become an excellent dietitian and be able to make a difference to people's lives.
Becoming a dietitian will take a lot of hard work and commitment, however, before I can continue on my chosen career path I need to complete the following:
Complete the Access course by achieving the following:
(i) Hand work in on time
(ii) Attend all classes
(iii) Ask for guidance and feedback to improve my grades.
Assuming I get a interview for university – Be prepared.
Strengths and Weaknesses
In order to become a lifelong learner it is essential to identify your own personal and academic strengths and weaknesses and action each one, so goals can be achieved more easily.
My greatest strengths are my positive attitude, ability to manage my time effectively and my organizational skills. My positive attitude has enabled me to work most evenings until late, to ensure that deadlines are met and all work is up to date. Although I am only in college one day per week, I spend 5 nights per week working on assignments. I am a single mum with a 9 month old daughter to look after and by planning my week in advance this enables me to enjoy...
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ICONIC Animal Post-it Set
ICONIC post-it set is easy to carry to school, office, or anywhere you go. 4 different styles to choose from. Each set contains 5 different post-it pads. And each pad includes 25 sheets. Write down your memo on these stylish post-it and stick it anywhere you like.
Style: White Bunny, Pink Bunny, White Flower, White Cat.
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The Last Tuesday Society invites you for a private screening and talk with artist Magnus Irvin in connection with his current exhibition Welcome to the Fly Club, on view now through September 2017.
Magnus Irvin will present two short films and a fascinating, illustrated lecture concerning the toilets and cupboards he has encountered on his international travels, also briefly talking about the work that he is currently showing in the museum and interesting ways to use corpses for decoration.
Janus Avivson will premiere his new, short film portrait of the artist Magnus Irvin entitled "Magnus Irvin - Artist"
The artist will be available for drinks at the bar both before and after.
Magnus Irvin is an artist. He was born, lives & works in London. His work reflects an interest in institutions such as the seaside, music halls, pub culture, street furniture, ectoplasm & the environment. He works in a wide variety of media including film, printmaking, publications, cardboard, sculpture, live performance & cake. He is interested in self improvement through travelling, fishing, beer & levitation.
7:30pm - Doors open for pre-screening drinks
8:00pm - 8:30pm - Screening of two short films
8:30pm - 9:00pm - Talk with artist Magnus Irvin
9:00pm - 10:00pm - Bar remains open for post-talk drinks
*Seating will be arranged on a first come, first served basis.
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"But you DO believe in God. Don't you?"
July 15, 2018 | Rev. Kenneth Collier, minister emeritus
I have a problem. I suspect Julia as it as well. Most Unitarian Universalist ministers have it. Here's the scene. I'm at some social event or other and strike up a conversation with someone I don't know. Before long New Friend asks me what I do. I know what's coming. Trying to be a little evasive, I just say that I'm retired. Doesn't work. The next question is "Oh. And what are you retired from?" I'm stuck. It's right around the corner. I say that I am a retired Unitarian Universalist minister, and occasionally that's enough. But more often than not, it leads only to more questions. "Oh. So what to Unitarian Universalists believe?" (Well, at least New Friend doesn't confuse us with either Unity or the Moonies.)
I give a short explanation, my elevator speech if you will, trying to be as neutral as I can, and sometimes that works. But usually that only sets off another barrage of questions. "But what about the Bible?" "Do you accept Jesus?" And finally, after circling around it for a while, New Friend starts to zero in on the 500-pound Gorilla. Wait for it. Here it comes. "But you DO believe in God. Don't you?"
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In Texas, when one gets the opportunity to go to a good rodeo, no matter where that rodeo is, they take that chance with incredible excitement. Fortunately, Texas is plentiful in rodeo action and TexasHillCountry.com was ecstatic to jump on the chance to get in behind the scenes of one of the top rodeos in the Lone Star State- the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. And we had a lot of fun!


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Max Lower claims Jack Dean Trophy and Phoebe Monahan takes out Women's Best and Fairest – UNSW Eastern Suburbs
The 2017 UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs & Stingrays annual presentation night was held at Moore Park Golf Club on Friday, 27 October, with young prodigy Max Lower picking up the Jack Dean trophy for Best & Fairest of Premier Division.
The young gun from Port Macquarie was playing his first season for the Bulldogs, racking up 14 games, 11 goals and 7 times in the best. He was ably supported by fellow NEAFL listed Harry Annear, who finished runner up in his third season at the club.
The Premiership Division women also had a close contest, with one point separating overall winner and newly drafted AFLW player Phoebe Monahan, and her Giants' teammate Rebecca Beeson.
Monahan kicked 6 goals and was named in the best for 14 of her 17 games, and won the coveted award against Beeson who slotted 36 goals and was named in the best for 10 of her 16 games this season.
Jack McKinlay, Lachlan Simpson, Cillian Stritch, Harry Lewis and Madi Moar picked up the Best and Fairest for Division 2, Division 4, Division 5, Under 19s and Division 1 women respectively, with Justin Cann, Senna Gulden and Max Ries considered big names to watch for the future after getting the nod for Rising Star for Premier Division (M), Premier Division (W) and U19s.
Huge congratulations to all our milestone players in season 2017, with special mention to Lisa 'Kiwi' Roper who racked up 250 games, Chris 'CJ' Jourdain who notched up 200, and Jack McAnespie, Joel Robbie and Tracey Kick who hit the 150 mark (Kick for coaching).
Special mention also to our newly inducted life members Aaron Bantoff, Alex Henderson, Andrew Goodieson, Chris Jourdain, Chris Peters, Ed Kiel, Jack McAnespie, Jeremy Kiel, Joel Robbie, Max Collett, Oscar Jones and Peter Kefalas.
Finally, a club can be successful on field and players often receives accolade, but the biggest cheer of the night was for our Ernie Norman Clubman of the Year winner, Erle Lindsay. Erle is often seen waving flags behind the goal or cooking snags behind the grill on a weekly basis, and is always in good company, with Sydney AFL Volunteer of the Year, Greg Goodieson, generally found by his side.
The night finished on a high with the unveiling of the Premier Division (W)'s premiership flag, presented by President Stephen Dunkley to Stingrays Vice Captain Sandra Janjetovic.
Congratulations to all on a fantastic season for the club, and to all awards winners on the night.
The full awards winners were:
Jack Dean Best & Fairest – Max Lower
Runner up – Harry Annear
Most Improved – Fletcher Rowe
Coaches Award – Jack McAnespie
Best in Finals – Tom Banuelos
Mark Maclure Rising Star Award – Justin Cann
Best & Fairest – Phoebe Monahan
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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2 large eggs
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon molasses
1/8 cup ground flax seed
1 cup milk
Blueberries (optional)
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2. Mix eggs, oil, molasses and milk together.
3. Gently mix egg mixture into flour mixture until thoroughly moistened.
4. Let batter sit for 10 minutes.
5. Pour pancakes into heated, oiled pan.
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7. When pancakes show bubbles on the outside edge, flip and cook on the other side until browned.
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The Gift of Giving---# 6---Budapest Nut Kugels
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Budapest Nut Kugels
Not only do these taste great but they look really awesome on a cookie platter. I put them into the extra-small paper cuplets (they look like miniature muffin cups) They come in many colors from plain white to gold. Available where ever you buy your baking supplies. Plain they're great in the freezer for a couple of months. These can also be dipped in dark semi sweet chocolat then rolled in crushed nuts like coconut.
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- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 3 cups of sifted flour
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
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- dark semi sweet chocolat (optional)
Cream butter, then add powdered sugar, evaporated milk, vanilla. Combine with dry ingredients with 2 1/2 cups of chosen nuts. Roll dough into small balls. Place them on a cookie sheet and bake them at 375 for 30 minutes. When still warm roll balls in powdered sugar mixed with nuts of choice. If chocolat coating wait till cookies are cool then roll the balls in the melted chocolat then in the choice of nuts. Drop each little gems into paper cuplets and hide till ready to assemble platters.
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Lichens are symbiotic organisms made up by the association of microscopic green algae or cyanobacteria and filamentous fungi. Lichens take the external shape of the fungal partner and hence are named based on the fungus. The fungus most commonly forms the majority of the lichen's bulk, though in filamentous and gelatinous lichens this may not always be the case. The lichen fungus is typically a member of the Ascomycota—rarely a member of the Basidiomycota. Some lichen taxonomists place lichens in their own division, the Mycophycophyta, but this practice ignores the fact that the components belong to separate lineages.
The algal cells contain chlorophyll, permitting them to live in a purely mineral environment by producing their own organic compounds (see photosynthesis). The fungus protects the alga against drying out and provides it with minerals obtained from the substratum. If a cyanobacterium is present this can fix nitrogen, complementing the activities of the green alga.
Lichens live on various surfaces: soil, trees, rocks, and walls. They are often the first to settle in places lacking soil, constituting the sole vegetation in some extreme environments such as found at high mountain elevations and at high latitudes. Some survive in the tough conditions of deserts, and others on frozen soil of the arctic regions. Some lichens have the aspect of leaves (foliose lichens); others cover the substratum like a crust (crustose lichens); others adopt shrubby forms (fruticose lichens); and there are gelatinous lichens (see lichen forms below). The form of a lichen is generally determined by the fungus, though the photobiont may also influence it in some cases. Dead or dying photobiont cells may be digested by the fungus, but for the most part the photobiont remains healthy during the functional period of the symbiosis with the exchange of nutrients being "voluntary".
When seen under magnification, a section through a typical foliose lichen thallus reveals four layers of interlaced filaments (fungus). The upper layer is formed by densely agglutinated fungal hyphae building a protective outer layer called the cortex. Cyanobacteria may be held in small eruptions of or under the surface called cephalopodia. Beneath the upper cortex is an algal layer composed of algal cells embedded in rather densely interwoven fungal hyphae. Each cell or group of cells of the photobiont is usually individually wrapped by hyphae and in some cases penetrated by an haustorium. Beneath the algal layer is a layer of loosely interwoven fungal hyphae without algal cells. This layer is called medulla. Beneath the medulla the bottom surface resembles the upper surface and is called the lower cortex , consisting of densely packed fungal hyphae. The lower cortex often bears structures, such as rhizinae or a tomentum, serving to attach the thallus to the substratum on which it grows. Lichens also sometimes contain structures made from fungal metabolites, for example crustose lichens sometimes have a polysaccharide layer in the cortex. Although each lichen thallus generally appears homogenous, it may consist of several different species of fungus and photobiont living together.
Lichens most frequently reproduce asexually, either by vegetative reproduction or through the dispersal of diaspores containing algal and fungal cells. Soredia (sing. soredium ) are small groups of algal cells surrounded by fungal filaments that form in cavities called soralia, which open when the lichen dries or surrounding tissues die and release the soredia to be dispersed by wind. Another form of diaspore are isidia, elongated outgrowths from the thallus that break off for dispersal. Fruticose lichens in particular can easily fragment. Due to the relative lack of differentiation in the thallus, the line between diaspore formation and vegetative reproduction is often blurred. Many lichens break up into fragments when they dry, dispersing themselves to resume growth when moisture returns.
Lichens also reproduce sexually in a manner typical of fungi, forming fungal and algal "propagules" that following germination must meet with a compatible partner before a functional lichen can form. This is generally not a common means of reproduction for most lichen, though it is more common in basidiomycetous lichens since they appear to lack structures specifically designed for asexual reproduction. Spores are produced in spore producing bodies, the three most common spore body types are the apothecia, perithecia and the pycnidia.
Because lichens are morphologically small relative to most terrestrial plants, yet require access to sunlight in order to grow, most forms are attached to either large boulders, other inert surfaces, or woody plants in somewhat to completely open or exposed situations. However, where adequate moisture exists, lichens develop on surfaces (particularly those of slow-growing trees) in forests as part of an epiphyte community. Stability (that is, longevity) of a surface is a commonality of most lichen habitats. Lichens are relatively slow-growing, and do not always compete well against even similarly low-growing mosses or liverworts where conditions of adequate moisture will favor the latter.
Lichens are a part of the food available for many animals, such as reindeer, living in arctic regions. Although lichens typically grow in harsh environments in nature, many lichens are sensistive to man-made pollutants. Hence, they have potential as pollution indicator organisms. When growing on mineral surfaces, lichens slowly degrade it by secreting acids that dissolve the minerals, contributing to the process of weathering by which rocks are slowly turned into soil.
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– Fast-rising Asia-Pacific emerges as latest hotspot for IVD manufacturers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Oct. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Despite economic and industry challenges, the global in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market is growing robustly – at double the rate of the global pharmaceutical industry. The market will remain buoyant as the recent success of cost-saving companion diagnostics tests and personalized medicine is driving the uptake of various IVD tests and opening up the opportunity to expand test menus. While the U.S. and European markets remain important, their slowdown is demanding an alignment with the global market. As a result, the Asia-Pacific region is becoming a lucrative destination for IVD manufacturers.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Analysis of the Global In Vitro Diagnostics Market finds the market earned $47.27 billion in revenue in 2013 and estimates this to reach $62.63 billion in 2017. The study covers immunochemistry, self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG), point-of-care testing (POCT), molecular diagnostics, hematology, clinical microbiology, hemostasis and tissue diagnostics.
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"The broad application potential, combined with downward pricing trends enabled by microfluidics integration, is fuelling the long-term growth of the point of care testing (POCT) segment. In spite of market uncertainties, the hematology segment too is gaining traction through the launch of new products, support of an existing installed base, and needs of emerging markets," said Frost & Sullivan Life Sciences Senior Industry Analyst Divyaa Ravishankar. "In addition to these segments, the molecular diagnostics space holds promise due to continued demand from the developed U.S. and European markets."
However, low public health reimbursement for SMBG products in the U.S. and Europe is adversely affecting the development of this segment. IVD companies are pursuing emerging markets to compensate for the drop in market pace in developed nations. With pricing pressures and intensifying competition pervading emerging markets, IVD companies need to operate strategically in these territories.
Further, strained laboratory budgets, workforce shortages, and fewer visits to the doctor by people who have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance are hindering the sale of IVD tests globally. Insufficient connectivity in healthcare facilities is limiting the ability to provide diagnostic testing, adding to market woes.
"Nevertheless, as diagnostic testing moves towards process simplicity and decentralization, demand will rise," noted Ravishankar. "Not only will this encourage entry into the molecular diagnostic market through acquisitions but it will also increase penetration of biomarkers that can be tested at a point of care level."
Market participants need to employ a diverse set of strategies rather than rely on comprehensive product portfolios to expand their businesses. A mix of the following strategies are expected to be implemented:
- Investing in next-generation sequencing
- Strengthening product portfolio in a specific area
- Venturing into emerging markets by establishing partnerships with local companies
- Acquiring a clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA)-certified laboratory to rapidly commercialize new diagnostic tests
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- Integrating big data into product development and increasing connectivity of devices
- Offering pared down personalized machines to improve access and clinical development
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