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While the announcement of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s mobile business came in last year, the process and legalities are still currently in process. Now, according to a leaked email sent to Microsoft suppliers and Nokia account users, brings one important detail to forth; that Nokia will be rechristened as Microsoft Mobile post the acquisition which is expected to be over by end of this month.
This news is very sad at different levels and it is especially true if you are an Indian. Nokia ruled Indian mobile handset market for nearly a decade and during their hay days they were one of the most liked and most trusted brand in India. And very soon it will be no more. Another fact that you may not be aware of is that Nokia is 143 year old brand, which was first established in 1871 when the company was incorporated in Finland.
According to Nokia Power User blog, who first reported the leaked email sent to suppliers, states that the company will be renamed from Nokia Oyj to Microsoft Mobile Oy, which will be a wholly-owned Microsoft subsidiary and will be the mobile devices arm of Microsoft. This also gets clearly mentioned in the mail sent to Nokia account holders.
Nokia will only continue to run its Telecom networks and infrastructure business (Nokia Siemens Network), HERE location based mapping products and Advanced Technologies business. On the other hand, post-acquisition, Microsoft will assume all rights, benefits and IP of Nokia Devices and Services business that includes Nokia’s agreement with suppliers and partners. This will essentially be renamed to Microsoft Mobile.
While in the US and most European countries it will not be a problem, but in India it is sure to face a roadblock and there is a legal dispute currently going on in Indian courts in regards to Rs. 2,400 tax claim made by Government of Tamil Nadu.
The good thing for suppliers after the name change is that their existing terms and conditions they have with Nokia’s Devices and Services business will not change and will be completely honoured by Microsoft post the deal completion.
You may also contact us at: Microsoft Mobile Oy, c/o Privacy, Keilaranta 7, 02150 Espoo, Finland or Nokia Corporation, c/o Privacy, Keilalahdentie 4, 02150 Espoo, Finland.
Email sent to existing Nokia Suppliers.
For further information on changes (legal address/send to address) after the close of the transaction between Microsoft and the Nokia Devices and Services business, please check our Invoice Address Search tool (IAS):https://ap.nokia.com/APPortalExt/AddressSearch.aspx (No registration required), or contact us via AP Portal: required).

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while the announcement of microsoft’s acquisition of nokia’s mobile business came in last year, the process and legalities are still currently in process. now, according to a leaked email sent to microsoft suppliers and nokia account users, brings one important detail to forth; that nokia will be rechristened as microsoft mobile post the acquisition which is expected to be over by end of this month.
this news is very sad at different levels and it is especially true if you are an indian. nokia ruled indian mobile handset market for nearly a decade and during their hay days they were one of the most liked and most trusted brand in india. and very soon it will be no more. another fact that you may not be aware of is that nokia is 143 year old brand, which was first established in 1871 when the company was incorporated in finland.
according to nokia power user blog, who first reported the leaked email sent to suppliers, states that the company will be renamed from nokia oyj to microsoft mobile oy, which will be a wholly-owned microsoft subsidiary and will be the mobile devices arm of microsoft. this also gets clearly mentioned in the mail sent to nokia account holders.
nokia will only continue to run its telecom networks and infrastructure business (nokia siemens network), here location based mapping products and advanced technologies business. on the other hand, post-acquisition, microsoft will assume all rights, benefits and ip of nokia devices and services business that includes nokia’s agreement with suppliers and partners. this will essentially be renamed to microsoft mobile.
while in the us and most european countries it will not be a problem, but in india it is sure to face a roadblock and there is a legal dispute currently going on in indian courts in regards to rs. 2,400 tax claim made by government of tamil nadu.
the good thing for suppliers after the name change is that their existing terms and conditions they have with nokia’s devices and services business will not change and will be completely honoured by microsoft post the deal completion.
you may also contact us at: microsoft mobile oy, c/o privacy, keilaranta 7, 02150 espoo, finland or nokia corporation, c/o privacy, keilalahdentie 4, 02150 espoo, finland.
email sent to existing nokia suppliers.
for further information on changes (legal address/send to address) after the close of the transaction between microsoft and the nokia devices and services business, please check our invoice address search tool (ias):https://ap.nokia.com/apportalext/addresssearch.aspx (no registration required), or contact us via ap portal: required).


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My interest in photography started in 2014 when visiting the Peak District, UK whilst using a small point-and-shoot camera. The dramatic landscapes there inspired me and made me want to capture their greatness. By the end of that year I had acquired my first bridge camera.
For over a year I crafted my hobby until I wanted to break free from the limitations of a bridge camera when I took an interest in photographing long exposures, which is when I upgraded to my first DSLR in 2016. This took my mind to a whole new level of creative ideas.
By the end of 2017 I had expanded my photographic skills by capturing live concerts, motorsport, long exposure landscapes and portraits.
At the beginning of 2018 I took my first photography job as a Press Photographer for a UK News & Image Agency, taking images for national newspapers and online. This quickly sharpened my photography in two ways, the first was photographing the subject and being quick to compose, focus and expose correctly first time as there are no second chances, once a moment or subject has passed it has gone, and the client won't be happy! The second improvement to my photography was being able to edit my images quickly and on-the-fly, this generally happened on location right after the shoot and images had to be edited and filed to the picturedesks straightway as you always had to beat the competition.
Over the course of 2018 I had my photography feature in national news publications such as The Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Mirror, The Sun and BBC News.
After eight months as a Press Photgrapher I took a step away in August 2018 and let photography become a hobby and side project once more.
Taking a photograph during a visit to Rome, Italy.

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my interest in photography started in 2014 when visiting the peak district, uk whilst using a small point-and-shoot camera. the dramatic landscapes there inspired me and made me want to capture their greatness. by the end of that year i had acquired my first bridge camera.
for over a year i crafted my hobby until i wanted to break free from the limitations of a bridge camera when i took an interest in photographing long exposures, which is when i upgraded to my first dslr in 2016. this took my mind to a whole new level of creative ideas.
by the end of 2017 i had expanded my photographic skills by capturing live concerts, motorsport, long exposure landscapes and portraits.
at the beginning of 2018 i took my first photography job as a press photographer for a uk news & image agency, taking images for national newspapers and online. this quickly sharpened my photography in two ways, the first was photographing the subject and being quick to compose, focus and expose correctly first time as there are no second chances, once a moment or subject has passed it has gone, and the client won't be happy! the second improvement to my photography was being able to edit my images quickly and on-the-fly, this generally happened on location right after the shoot and images had to be edited and filed to the picturedesks straightway as you always had to beat the competition.
over the course of 2018 i had my photography feature in national news publications such as the times, the guardian, daily mail, the mirror, the sun and bbc news.
after eight months as a press photgrapher i took a step away in august 2018 and let photography become a hobby and side project once more.
taking a photograph during a visit to rome, italy.


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48-hours visit in Szczecin is a good starter, but definitely not enough to discover the whole city. So before you plan your next visit, see what can you do and see within two days.
Start your day with a good breakfast. Let it be Bananowa Szklarnia on the Fountains Avenue. It’s also highly recommended to have a nice cup of coffee in the morning. There is a company established in Szczecin – Korona, that burns coffee since 1912. You can drink it in a few places in the city. Marshal Food is one of them. It’s just 5 minutes on foot from the Fountains Avenue.
You are now in one of the places that’s one of the ‘living saloons’ in Szczecin. Some of them are probably still closed, as the are going to open in the afternoon. We may come back here later during the day.
Now let’s go to 20 Żołnierza Polskiego sq. And visit the Glass House – that’s Tourist Information Centre. There, you can buy the Szczecin Tourist Card that allows you to save money during your visit and you may also grab a map of the center of Szczecin with a few of the pre-made tourist routes for the selfsightseeing.
I suggest picking the red one, as it shows 44 of Szczecin’s highlights. All you have to do to explore it is following the line – it’s painted on the pavement all way long. Moreover, on each of those places you’ll find a panel with a full description of the place. This way of sightseeing is super easy.
Szczecin once was a capital city of it’s own duchy – Pomeranian Duchy. To discover it’s history, visit the Museum of the Regional Traditions. That’s the first street right counting from the Glass House. If it’s saturday, then you’re lucky – on each saturday all of branches of the National Museum are free of charge, so you’ll enter it without a ticket. If it’s the other day, then an adult ticket is 12 zloty.
If you follow the red line, then you are going to pass the Cathedral. Let’s enter it and go to the spire. There is a viewing terrace on 65 meters. An adult ticket costs 10 zloty.
Is it lunch time already? Luckily, there is a nice and cosy restaurant nearby – Mała Tumska on 26 Mariacka st. You may find a wide selection of tasty food there, but please consider ordering paprykarz szczeciński. It’s one of Szczecin’s specialities – a dish made of fish, rice, paprika, tomatoes and spices.
Allright, turn right after leaving the restaurant and cross the junction to reach the Museum of Upheavals on Solidarności sq. – it tells the story from the beginning of the 2-nd World War until the colapse of the communism. Besides, it’s one of the most important places in modern Szczecin, as the building gained the most prestigious awards, such as „World building of the year” (World Architecture Festival, Berlin 2016) or for „the best public space in Europe” (European Prize for Urban Public Space contest, Barcelona 2016).
Just across the street, there’s another important building – the Szczecin Philharmonic (with the Mies van der Rohe 2015 award for the best building in Europe). It looks pretty much like an iceberg mashed up with hanseatic tenement houses. You may enter it freely, there’s a cafe and a souvenir shop on the ground floor.
If you’d like now to take a look at Szczecin from above and see how much is there still to discover, keep going along the red line to enter Cafe 22 – that’s a cafe (obviously), but it’s on 22-nd floor. That allows you seeing the whole city at once. Order a coffee or some dessert, take a look at the city and decide, where to go next. Or follow my further suggestions.
My advice is to leave the tourist route for today. Let’s keep the rest for tomorrow. Do you see a huge park from the cafe? Well, it’s not actually a park. Let’s go there. Take a tram no. 10 on Plac Rodła and after 14 minutes leave it on „Cmentarz Centralny” tram stop. You can download „Jakdojade” app for Android and iOS to find out how to get around with public transport.
As the name of the stop says – it’s a cemetery. More precisely, the biggest cemetery in Poland and the 3-rd in Europe, as the area is 168 ha. We’re standing in front of the main gate. Let’s enter. There’s a wide lane in front of you and an arrow indicating direction on you left. Follow it to discover both of the tourist routes that are established on the cemetery: historical and botanical. Make yourself comfortable here, treat this area rather as a park, than a cemetery. There’s also a station of the city bike system, Bike-S. You may rent a bike to get around the cemetery, if you wish. Registration via their website takes approximately 60 seconds.
I hope you liked this unique botanic garden.
If I’m right, then it’s about dinner time. Let’s go back to the center. I suggerst taking tram no 10. And leaving the vehicle on „Plac Żołnierza Polskiego” tram stop. In the nearest area you’ll have many of nice restaurants to choose from, e.g. Spiżarnia Szczecińska (here) with the local cuisine or Jak Malina (here) with fully vegan menu.
After a meal, I suggest you to go once more to the area we’ve visited in the morning and have a nice coctail in one of the bars or pubs in the surroundings of Zamenhofa sq. As it’s been already said, that’s one of the partying spaces in Szczecin, so there’s plenty nice bars to go. For the instance, there’s a Tilt! pub in which you can play vintage arcade games as Mortal Combat or Metal Slug.
Or if you’re tired, let’s meet tomorrow morning.
Good morning! I hope there’s a Sun shining, because the second intensive day awaits us. Let’s go to the old town to have a breakfast. There’s a really nice bar, Bajgle Króla Jana on Nowy Rynek 6. You’ll love it. They have a wide selection of bagels, and really good coffee.
Did you know, that the Old Town isn’t really old? In fact, the oldest building on the Old Town has been built in 1996. It was bombed to the ground, so actually we’ve visited the true old city yesterday – that’s Szczecin as it used to look like over 100 years ago. But on the New Old Town there are also nice places to visit. Let’s take the museum of the history of Szczecin as an example.
Is it midday approaching? Let’s go to the main railway station, quickly! The biggest civil shelter in today’s Poland is right beneath it. They provide trips, but only once a day: at 12:00. Tickets are in sale directly on the place. The entrance is on platform 1 (unless there are some construction works – in that case look for a man in high-viz near escalator). A guided trip is going to take over 1 hour.
I bet you’re hungry after visiting the bunker. Taking tram no. 3 directly from the railway station is the quickest way to get to Plac Żołnierza Polskiego. From that point, there are only few steps to a really good fish restaurant – Rybarex.
Rybarex is a family restaurant, that being run by mother and daughter. Both are very positive and incredibly talented in cooking. And, according to the law, Szczecin really is located by the Sea, so it is indeed a good idea to have a fish, isn’t it?
It’s the highest time to see the landmark of Szczecin. If it’s still afternoon, then we have good timing. Wały Chrobrego (Chrobry Embankment) is one of the most characteristic places in Szczecin. The catch is, that this is no embankment and Chrobry has never been here.
Original name of the place is Haken’s Terrace, as it has been built by Herman Haken’s initiative. But instead of describing Szczecin’s gratest mayor, I encourage you to enter the central building on the whole complex, that is the main building of National Museum. There’s a viewing terrace on the roof. Don’t hesitate to go there and you’ll appreciate the view of the harbour, shipyards, huge amount of space and one of the biggest lake in Poland.
Look at the river. There are ferries standing (Cpt. Cook, Dziewanna, Joanna, Odra Queen, Peene Queen). Consider taking a trip on one of them. They go frequently and tours last usually approximately 1 hour. Moreover, they are guided, so you can know what’s on your left or right.
Szczecin advertises itself as a Floating Garden. 25% of the city’s area is water and greenery is the next 20%. It’s the best way to see the city from the water side to admire the combination of these. But ferry is not the only possibility to do that – in Szczecin you’ll also find 4 motorboat and 3 kayak rentals. They require way more time, so I suggest you to rent them during your next visit, but they really allow you to discover and explore the Floating Garden. Belive me, it’s completely new level of relaxing and getting contact with nature.
I guess the end of the day is coming. Let’s spend it on the boulevards. Boulevards are always a good idea to go to. And that’s not without a reason. There are many nice restaurants, such as Ole! Bistro & Tapas, lots of event going on; there’s a beach with an opened bar, marina, three crane-o-sauruses… that’s really interesting and nice public space with a view, that always makes the “wow” effect.
Fancy a drink on the open air? In Poland it’s illegal, but cities can create zones, where people may drink alcohol freely on the street. In Szczecin that’s Bulwar Gdyński (Gdyński blvd.). You can tell which place exactly it is, because there’s a mast in the center of this area.
We haven’t seen all we could: Emerald Lake, Museum of the Technology and Transport, 7 Mills Valley; we didn’t jump from the highest platform in Europe, we didn’t visit the oldest cinema in the World, we didn’t have enoug time to kayak across the Lower Oder Landscape Park, we did not try Stettiner Pepperkoken. I hope we’ll make it during your next visit and we’ll find more time to see the surroundings as well. There’s plenty to do in Pomerania, so see you next time!

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48-hours visit in szczecin is a good starter, but definitely not enough to discover the whole city. so before you plan your next visit, see what can you do and see within two days.
start your day with a good breakfast. let it be bananowa szklarnia on the fountains avenue. it’s also highly recommended to have a nice cup of coffee in the morning. there is a company established in szczecin – korona, that burns coffee since 1912. you can drink it in a few places in the city. marshal food is one of them. it’s just 5 minutes on foot from the fountains avenue.
you are now in one of the places that’s one of the ‘living saloons’ in szczecin. some of them are probably still closed, as the are going to open in the afternoon. we may come back here later during the day.
now let’s go to 20 żołnierza polskiego sq. and visit the glass house – that’s tourist information centre. there, you can buy the szczecin tourist card that allows you to save money during your visit and you may also grab a map of the center of szczecin with a few of the pre-made tourist routes for the selfsightseeing.
i suggest picking the red one, as it shows 44 of szczecin’s highlights. all you have to do to explore it is following the line – it’s painted on the pavement all way long. moreover, on each of those places you’ll find a panel with a full description of the place. this way of sightseeing is super easy.
szczecin once was a capital city of it’s own duchy – pomeranian duchy. to discover it’s history, visit the museum of the regional traditions. that’s the first street right counting from the glass house. if it’s saturday, then you’re lucky – on each saturday all of branches of the national museum are free of charge, so you’ll enter it without a ticket. if it’s the other day, then an adult ticket is 12 zloty.
if you follow the red line, then you are going to pass the cathedral. let’s enter it and go to the spire. there is a viewing terrace on 65 meters. an adult ticket costs 10 zloty.
is it lunch time already? luckily, there is a nice and cosy restaurant nearby – mała tumska on 26 mariacka st. you may find a wide selection of tasty food there, but please consider ordering paprykarz szczeciński. it’s one of szczecin’s specialities – a dish made of fish, rice, paprika, tomatoes and spices.
allright, turn right after leaving the restaurant and cross the junction to reach the museum of upheavals on solidarności sq. – it tells the story from the beginning of the 2-nd world war until the colapse of the communism. besides, it’s one of the most important places in modern szczecin, as the building gained the most prestigious awards, such as „world building of the year” (world architecture festival, berlin 2016) or for „the best public space in europe” (european prize for urban public space contest, barcelona 2016).
just across the street, there’s another important building – the szczecin philharmonic (with the mies van der rohe 2015 award for the best building in europe). it looks pretty much like an iceberg mashed up with hanseatic tenement houses. you may enter it freely, there’s a cafe and a souvenir shop on the ground floor.
if you’d like now to take a look at szczecin from above and see how much is there still to discover, keep going along the red line to enter cafe 22 – that’s a cafe (obviously), but it’s on 22-nd floor. that allows you seeing the whole city at once. order a coffee or some dessert, take a look at the city and decide, where to go next. or follow my further suggestions.
my advice is to leave the tourist route for today. let’s keep the rest for tomorrow. do you see a huge park from the cafe? well, it’s not actually a park. let’s go there. take a tram no. 10 on plac rodła and after 14 minutes leave it on „cmentarz centralny” tram stop. you can download „jakdojade” app for android and ios to find out how to get around with public transport.
as the name of the stop says – it’s a cemetery. more precisely, the biggest cemetery in poland and the 3-rd in europe, as the area is 168 ha. we’re standing in front of the main gate. let’s enter. there’s a wide lane in front of you and an arrow indicating direction on you left. follow it to discover both of the tourist routes that are established on the cemetery: historical and botanical. make yourself comfortable here, treat this area rather as a park, than a cemetery. there’s also a station of the city bike system, bike-s. you may rent a bike to get around the cemetery, if you wish. registration via their website takes approximately 60 seconds.
i hope you liked this unique botanic garden.
if i’m right, then it’s about dinner time. let’s go back to the center. i suggerst taking tram no 10. and leaving the vehicle on „plac żołnierza polskiego” tram stop. in the nearest area you’ll have many of nice restaurants to choose from, e.g. spiżarnia szczecińska (here) with the local cuisine or jak malina (here) with fully vegan menu.
after a meal, i suggest you to go once more to the area we’ve visited in the morning and have a nice coctail in one of the bars or pubs in the surroundings of zamenhofa sq. as it’s been already said, that’s one of the partying spaces in szczecin, so there’s plenty nice bars to go. for the instance, there’s a tilt! pub in which you can play vintage arcade games as mortal combat or metal slug.
or if you’re tired, let’s meet tomorrow morning.
good morning! i hope there’s a sun shining, because the second intensive day awaits us. let’s go to the old town to have a breakfast. there’s a really nice bar, bajgle króla jana on nowy rynek 6. you’ll love it. they have a wide selection of bagels, and really good coffee.
did you know, that the old town isn’t really old? in fact, the oldest building on the old town has been built in 1996. it was bombed to the ground, so actually we’ve visited the true old city yesterday – that’s szczecin as it used to look like over 100 years ago. but on the new old town there are also nice places to visit. let’s take the museum of the history of szczecin as an example.
is it midday approaching? let’s go to the main railway station, quickly! the biggest civil shelter in today’s poland is right beneath it. they provide trips, but only once a day: at 12:00. tickets are in sale directly on the place. the entrance is on platform 1 (unless there are some construction works – in that case look for a man in high-viz near escalator). a guided trip is going to take over 1 hour.
i bet you’re hungry after visiting the bunker. taking tram no. 3 directly from the railway station is the quickest way to get to plac żołnierza polskiego. from that point, there are only few steps to a really good fish restaurant – rybarex.
rybarex is a family restaurant, that being run by mother and daughter. both are very positive and incredibly talented in cooking. and, according to the law, szczecin really is located by the sea, so it is indeed a good idea to have a fish, isn’t it?
it’s the highest time to see the landmark of szczecin. if it’s still afternoon, then we have good timing. wały chrobrego (chrobry embankment) is one of the most characteristic places in szczecin. the catch is, that this is no embankment and chrobry has never been here.
original name of the place is haken’s terrace, as it has been built by herman haken’s initiative. but instead of describing szczecin’s gratest mayor, i encourage you to enter the central building on the whole complex, that is the main building of national museum. there’s a viewing terrace on the roof. don’t hesitate to go there and you’ll appreciate the view of the harbour, shipyards, huge amount of space and one of the biggest lake in poland.
look at the river. there are ferries standing (cpt. cook, dziewanna, joanna, odra queen, peene queen). consider taking a trip on one of them. they go frequently and tours last usually approximately 1 hour. moreover, they are guided, so you can know what’s on your left or right.
szczecin advertises itself as a floating garden. 25% of the city’s area is water and greenery is the next 20%. it’s the best way to see the city from the water side to admire the combination of these. but ferry is not the only possibility to do that – in szczecin you’ll also find 4 motorboat and 3 kayak rentals. they require way more time, so i suggest you to rent them during your next visit, but they really allow you to discover and explore the floating garden. belive me, it’s completely new level of relaxing and getting contact with nature.
i guess the end of the day is coming. let’s spend it on the boulevards. boulevards are always a good idea to go to. and that’s not without a reason. there are many nice restaurants, such as ole! bistro & tapas, lots of event going on; there’s a beach with an opened bar, marina, three crane-o-sauruses… that’s really interesting and nice public space with a view, that always makes the “wow” effect.
fancy a drink on the open air? in poland it’s illegal, but cities can create zones, where people may drink alcohol freely on the street. in szczecin that’s bulwar gdyński (gdyński blvd.). you can tell which place exactly it is, because there’s a mast in the center of this area.
we haven’t seen all we could: emerald lake, museum of the technology and transport, 7 mills valley; we didn’t jump from the highest platform in europe, we didn’t visit the oldest cinema in the world, we didn’t have enoug time to kayak across the lower oder landscape park, we did not try stettiner pepperkoken. i hope we’ll make it during your next visit and we’ll find more time to see the surroundings as well. there’s plenty to do in pomerania, so see you next time!


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post your job on myworkman for free and get quotes from dunfermline decorators	recommended by their previous customers!
we are a well established team of reliable and honest interior and exterior painters and decorators. you will receive the highest standard of workmanship! our aim is simple... customer satisfaction! we work from 8am to 8pm 7 days a week to suit you!
internal & external painting. decorating.


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Contains three tensors representing a sparse feature column, they are example indices (int64), feature indices (int64), and feature values (float). Feature weights are optional, and are treated as 1.0f if missing.
Warning: THIS FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED. It will be removed in a future version. Instructions for updating: This class is deprecated. To UPDATE or USE linear optimizers, please check its latest version in core: tensorflow_estimator/python/estimator/canned/linear_optimizer/.
example_indices: A 1-D int64 tensor of shape [N]. Also, accepts python lists, or numpy arrays.
feature_indices: A 1-D int64 tensor of shape [N]. Also, accepts python lists, or numpy arrays.
feature_values: An optional 1-D tensor float tensor of shape [N]. Also, accepts python lists, or numpy arrays.
The example indices represented as a dense tensor.
A 1-D Tensor of int64 with shape [N].
The feature indices represented as a dense tensor.
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represents a sparse feature column.
contains three tensors representing a sparse feature column, they are example indices (int64), feature indices (int64), and feature values (float). feature weights are optional, and are treated as 1.0f if missing.
warning: this function is deprecated. it will be removed in a future version. instructions for updating: this class is deprecated. to update or use linear optimizers, please check its latest version in core: tensorflow_estimator/python/estimator/canned/linear_optimizer/.
example_indices: a 1-d int64 tensor of shape [n]. also, accepts python lists, or numpy arrays.
feature_indices: a 1-d int64 tensor of shape [n]. also, accepts python lists, or numpy arrays.
feature_values: an optional 1-d tensor float tensor of shape [n]. also, accepts python lists, or numpy arrays.
the example indices represented as a dense tensor.
a 1-d tensor of int64 with shape [n].
the feature indices represented as a dense tensor.
the feature values represented as a dense tensor.
may return none, or a 1-d tensor of float32 with shape [n].


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Myung Hwan Kim, M.D., Sung Koo Lee, M.D., Young II Min, M.D.
Kyung Sik Cho, M.D., Yong Ho Auh, M.D.
The recent advent of nonsurgical treatment for gallstones reguires accurate in vivo analysis of their chemical composition in order to select the best candidates. As a preliminary work, we undertook an in vitro CT examination of 53 surgically removed gallstones and compared their CT patterns with their chemical composition. Those results were correlated with in vitro lithotripsy of the gallstones. The CT appearances were classified as follows: laminated (43%), dense (32%), rimmed (11%), isodense (8%) and faint (6%).
The dense pattern contained a high calcium content. As the CT density increased, the calcium content increased, but the cholesterol content decreased proportionally. The number of shock waves needed to break down a gallstone less than 2 mm in size increased with stone volume and the cholesterol content increased but did not have any correlation with the calcium content level.
As a result we found the CT examination to be a very sensitive method in detecting small amounts of calcium content in gallstones and the CT pattern and density of the gallstones were well correlated with their chemical composition, therefore in vivo CT examinations for ESWL candidats are desirable.
Recent advances in gallstone therapy, such as chemical dissolution, oral bile acid therapy, and extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), have generated interest in the ability of imaging methods to determine the chemical composition of gallstones and potentially to predict the efficacy of these nonsurgical gallstone therapies1).
The most important factor determining the result of this nonsurgical therapy is to find cholesterol stones consisting of the least amount of calcium. So we classified the calcification patterns and measured the Hounsefied units (HU) of gallstones by computed tomography (CT) and investigated the relationship between the CT finding and chemical composition. Also, we studied the factors of gallstones affecting response to ESWL.
In anticipation of the role of CT in selecting patients for nonsurgical gallstone therapy such as ESWL, this study was undertaken to (a) determine the CT patterns of gallstone appearances, (b) correlate these patterns with their chemical composition, and (c) find the contributing factors to the number of shocks required to attain the endpoint (fragment stone size ≤2 mm).
1) Gallbladder stones were surgically removed from 53 patients and maintained in normal saline.
2) The color, diameter and volume of each stone were recorded, and the volume of each was measured by the water immersion method.
3) CT examinations (GE 9800 Quick) of gallstones were performed in custom-made plexiglass-and-water body phantom by 5 mm collimations (Fig. 1, 2).
4) CT attenuation values (Hounsefield units, HU) were obtained from the highest and lowest density area of a stone. The attenuation value of each stone was recorded as an average density of the above values.
5) Shock-wave lithotripsy (MPL 9000, Dornier) was performed with a saline-filled condom and the number of shocks required to attain the endpoint (fragment size ≤2 mm) was recorded (Fig. 3).
6) The chemical composition of the stones was measured by infrared spectroscopy.
Five CT patterns could be indentified and categorized as dense (n=17), faint (n=3), rimmed (n=6), laminated (n=23) and isodense (n=4) (Table 1). The dense pattern showed a homogenous increase in CT attenuation value. The laminated pattern showed alternating regions of higher and lower densities. The rimmed pattern showed a peripheral rim of higher attenuation value surrounding a homogenous, lower-density center. An isodense pattern was categorized when a stone couldn’t be seen within the saline-filled chamber. A faint pattern showed a slightly lower density than a dense pattern (Fig 4).
Five patterns of gallstones by CT analysis.
Considering the relation between the CT pattern and the chemical composition of the gallstone, we observed the highest cholesterol content (104.8±69.5 mg%) in the isodense stones and the lowest (3.3±2.3 mg%) in the dense stones. In contrast, the highest calcium content (84.4±42.4 mg%) was measured in the dense stones and the lowest (41.4±26.3 mg%) in the isodense stones (Fig. 5).
Considering the relation between the Hounsefield units and the chemical composition of the gallstones, a negative correlation betweeen the attenuation values and cholesterol content and a positive correlation between the calcium content and attenuation values (Hounsefield unit) were observed (p<0.01) (Fig. 6, 7).
Classifying the gallstones in 4 subgroups by Hounsefield unit such as ≤50, 50–100, 100–200 and > 200, the stones with ≤50 Hounsefield unit showed the lowest calcium content (16.9±14.3 mg%) and highest cholesterol content (163.3±47 mg%) (Fig. 8).
A positive correlation between stone volume and the number of shocks required to attain the endpoint (fragment stone ≤2 mm) was observed (p<0.001, Fig. 9). The number of shockwaves needed to break down gallstones less than 2 mm in size increased as the cholesterol content increased but did not have any correlation with the calcium content level (Fig. 10, 11).
Stone volume vs shock-wave number.
Gallstone lithotripsy and chemolysis represent dramatic departures from the traditional surgical treatment of cholelithiasis2). Since the 1980’s many reports show a tendency of a higher prevalence of cholesterol gallstones in Korea3). So there is the future possibility that nonsurgical therapy of gallstones will be utilized more frequently in our country.
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) usually requires adjuvant oral bile acid therapy to achieve complete dissolution of gallstones4). Of course, adjuvant litholytic therapy is only of value in cholesterol stones5). Normally these stones are radiolucent, but radiolucent gallstones frequently contain significant calcium deposits. Their detection is important in the evaluation of patients for medical gallstone dissolution therapy1,5).
Plain X-ray of the abdomen and oral cholecystography are the diagnostic methods presently used for distinguishing calcified from radiolucent stones6–8). It has been shown that, in about 20% of the patients, the radiolucent stones contain significant amounts of calcium9). This finding is probably responsible for many of the treatment failures. Hence more sensitive diagnostic aids are desirable for detecting calcium in radiolucent stones.
With the advent of chemical dissolution and lithotripsy for the treatment of gallstones, use of imaging techniques to determine the chemical composition of gallstones has become important. Although CT has been proposed as a means of selecting patients for these nonsurgical therapies, investigation into the significance of the CT appearances of gallstones has been limited. Our results suggest that the CT appearances and CT density (Hounsefield unit) relate closely to the concentration of cholesterol.
A study by Hickman et al.10) reveals that stones with a CT density of 50 HU or greater are not soluble in chenodeoxycholic acid, whereas 50% of those with a density of less than 50 HU show significant dissolution. Our data also showed that gallstones with a density of less than 50 HU had the highest cholesterol and lowest calcium content.
Although CT is less sensitive than abdominal sonography in detecting gallstones11), our data show that five CT patterns can be indentified that have varied chemical compositions. Among the five patterns, gallstones with isodense patterns had the highest cholesterol and lowest calcium content. As above, the CT density and CT pattern may be of help in distinguishing between non-cholesterol and cholesterol stones. Only the latter are amenable to adjuvant litholytic therapy, which may be important for the complete disappearance of the fragments. Considering the cost of ESWL and following oral bile acid therapy, a computed tomographic scan would be a cost effective patient selection parameter if the stones do not float on oral cholecystography12).
In summary, the CT appearances and density of gallstones will be a useful finding to predict the chemical composition and success of nonsurgical therapy for gallstones. Also, in vivo CT analysis of gallstones for selection of ESWL candidates is desirable, because ESWL is a very expensive treatment modality.
The role of CT in predicting the chemical composition of gallstones and selecting patients for ESWL was investigated.
1) Five CT patterns could be identified and categorized as dense (n=17), faint (n=3), rimmed (n=6), laminated (n=23) and isodense (n=4).
2) The highest cholesterol content (104.8±69.5 mg%) was encountered in isodense stones and the lowest (41.4±26.6 mg%) in dense stones. The highest calcium content (84.4±42.4 mg%) in dense stones. The hishest calcium content (84.4±42.4 mg%) was encountered in dense stones and the lowest (3.3±2.3 mg%) in isodense stones.
3) A negative correlation was noted between the attenuation values (Hounsefield units) and cholesterol content (p<0.001), and there was a positive correlation between the calcium content and attenuation values (p<0.01).
4) Stones with a density of less than 50 Hounsefield units showed the lowest calcium content (16.9±14.3 mg%) and the highest cholesterol content (163.3±47 mg%).
5) There was a positive correlation between stone volume and the number of shocks required to attain the endpoint (fragmented stone ≤2 mm) (p<0.001).
In conclusion, the CT appearance and CT density of gallstones can predict their chemical compositions and outcome of nonsurgical gallstone therapy.

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myung hwan kim, m.d., sung koo lee, m.d., young ii min, m.d.
kyung sik cho, m.d., yong ho auh, m.d.
the recent advent of nonsurgical treatment for gallstones reguires accurate in vivo analysis of their chemical composition in order to select the best candidates. as a preliminary work, we undertook an in vitro ct examination of 53 surgically removed gallstones and compared their ct patterns with their chemical composition. those results were correlated with in vitro lithotripsy of the gallstones. the ct appearances were classified as follows: laminated (43%), dense (32%), rimmed (11%), isodense (8%) and faint (6%).
the dense pattern contained a high calcium content. as the ct density increased, the calcium content increased, but the cholesterol content decreased proportionally. the number of shock waves needed to break down a gallstone less than 2 mm in size increased with stone volume and the cholesterol content increased but did not have any correlation with the calcium content level.
as a result we found the ct examination to be a very sensitive method in detecting small amounts of calcium content in gallstones and the ct pattern and density of the gallstones were well correlated with their chemical composition, therefore in vivo ct examinations for eswl candidats are desirable.
recent advances in gallstone therapy, such as chemical dissolution, oral bile acid therapy, and extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (eswl), have generated interest in the ability of imaging methods to determine the chemical composition of gallstones and potentially to predict the efficacy of these nonsurgical gallstone therapies1).
the most important factor determining the result of this nonsurgical therapy is to find cholesterol stones consisting of the least amount of calcium. so we classified the calcification patterns and measured the hounsefied units (hu) of gallstones by computed tomography (ct) and investigated the relationship between the ct finding and chemical composition. also, we studied the factors of gallstones affecting response to eswl.
in anticipation of the role of ct in selecting patients for nonsurgical gallstone therapy such as eswl, this study was undertaken to (a) determine the ct patterns of gallstone appearances, (b) correlate these patterns with their chemical composition, and (c) find the contributing factors to the number of shocks required to attain the endpoint (fragment stone size ≤2 mm).
1) gallbladder stones were surgically removed from 53 patients and maintained in normal saline.
2) the color, diameter and volume of each stone were recorded, and the volume of each was measured by the water immersion method.
3) ct examinations (ge 9800 quick) of gallstones were performed in custom-made plexiglass-and-water body phantom by 5 mm collimations (fig. 1, 2).
4) ct attenuation values (hounsefield units, hu) were obtained from the highest and lowest density area of a stone. the attenuation value of each stone was recorded as an average density of the above values.
5) shock-wave lithotripsy (mpl 9000, dornier) was performed with a saline-filled condom and the number of shocks required to attain the endpoint (fragment size ≤2 mm) was recorded (fig. 3).
6) the chemical composition of the stones was measured by infrared spectroscopy.
five ct patterns could be indentified and categorized as dense (n=17), faint (n=3), rimmed (n=6), laminated (n=23) and isodense (n=4) (table 1). the dense pattern showed a homogenous increase in ct attenuation value. the laminated pattern showed alternating regions of higher and lower densities. the rimmed pattern showed a peripheral rim of higher attenuation value surrounding a homogenous, lower-density center. an isodense pattern was categorized when a stone couldn’t be seen within the saline-filled chamber. a faint pattern showed a slightly lower density than a dense pattern (fig 4).
five patterns of gallstones by ct analysis.
considering the relation between the ct pattern and the chemical composition of the gallstone, we observed the highest cholesterol content (104.8±69.5 mg%) in the isodense stones and the lowest (3.3±2.3 mg%) in the dense stones. in contrast, the highest calcium content (84.4±42.4 mg%) was measured in the dense stones and the lowest (41.4±26.3 mg%) in the isodense stones (fig. 5).
considering the relation between the hounsefield units and the chemical composition of the gallstones, a negative correlation betweeen the attenuation values and cholesterol content and a positive correlation between the calcium content and attenuation values (hounsefield unit) were observed (p<0.01) (fig. 6, 7).
classifying the gallstones in 4 subgroups by hounsefield unit such as ≤50, 50–100, 100–200 and > 200, the stones with ≤50 hounsefield unit showed the lowest calcium content (16.9±14.3 mg%) and highest cholesterol content (163.3±47 mg%) (fig. 8).
a positive correlation between stone volume and the number of shocks required to attain the endpoint (fragment stone ≤2 mm) was observed (p<0.001, fig. 9). the number of shockwaves needed to break down gallstones less than 2 mm in size increased as the cholesterol content increased but did not have any correlation with the calcium content level (fig. 10, 11).
stone volume vs shock-wave number.
gallstone lithotripsy and chemolysis represent dramatic departures from the traditional surgical treatment of cholelithiasis2). since the 1980’s many reports show a tendency of a higher prevalence of cholesterol gallstones in korea3). so there is the future possibility that nonsurgical therapy of gallstones will be utilized more frequently in our country.
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (eswl) usually requires adjuvant oral bile acid therapy to achieve complete dissolution of gallstones4). of course, adjuvant litholytic therapy is only of value in cholesterol stones5). normally these stones are radiolucent, but radiolucent gallstones frequently contain significant calcium deposits. their detection is important in the evaluation of patients for medical gallstone dissolution therapy1,5).
plain x-ray of the abdomen and oral cholecystography are the diagnostic methods presently used for distinguishing calcified from radiolucent stones6–8). it has been shown that, in about 20% of the patients, the radiolucent stones contain significant amounts of calcium9). this finding is probably responsible for many of the treatment failures. hence more sensitive diagnostic aids are desirable for detecting calcium in radiolucent stones.
with the advent of chemical dissolution and lithotripsy for the treatment of gallstones, use of imaging techniques to determine the chemical composition of gallstones has become important. although ct has been proposed as a means of selecting patients for these nonsurgical therapies, investigation into the significance of the ct appearances of gallstones has been limited. our results suggest that the ct appearances and ct density (hounsefield unit) relate closely to the concentration of cholesterol.
a study by hickman et al.10) reveals that stones with a ct density of 50 hu or greater are not soluble in chenodeoxycholic acid, whereas 50% of those with a density of less than 50 hu show significant dissolution. our data also showed that gallstones with a density of less than 50 hu had the highest cholesterol and lowest calcium content.
although ct is less sensitive than abdominal sonography in detecting gallstones11), our data show that five ct patterns can be indentified that have varied chemical compositions. among the five patterns, gallstones with isodense patterns had the highest cholesterol and lowest calcium content. as above, the ct density and ct pattern may be of help in distinguishing between non-cholesterol and cholesterol stones. only the latter are amenable to adjuvant litholytic therapy, which may be important for the complete disappearance of the fragments. considering the cost of eswl and following oral bile acid therapy, a computed tomographic scan would be a cost effective patient selection parameter if the stones do not float on oral cholecystography12).
in summary, the ct appearances and density of gallstones will be a useful finding to predict the chemical composition and success of nonsurgical therapy for gallstones. also, in vivo ct analysis of gallstones for selection of eswl candidates is desirable, because eswl is a very expensive treatment modality.
the role of ct in predicting the chemical composition of gallstones and selecting patients for eswl was investigated.
1) five ct patterns could be identified and categorized as dense (n=17), faint (n=3), rimmed (n=6), laminated (n=23) and isodense (n=4).
2) the highest cholesterol content (104.8±69.5 mg%) was encountered in isodense stones and the lowest (41.4±26.6 mg%) in dense stones. the highest calcium content (84.4±42.4 mg%) in dense stones. the hishest calcium content (84.4±42.4 mg%) was encountered in dense stones and the lowest (3.3±2.3 mg%) in isodense stones.
3) a negative correlation was noted between the attenuation values (hounsefield units) and cholesterol content (p<0.001), and there was a positive correlation between the calcium content and attenuation values (p<0.01).
4) stones with a density of less than 50 hounsefield units showed the lowest calcium content (16.9±14.3 mg%) and the highest cholesterol content (163.3±47 mg%).
5) there was a positive correlation between stone volume and the number of shocks required to attain the endpoint (fragmented stone ≤2 mm) (p<0.001).
in conclusion, the ct appearance and ct density of gallstones can predict their chemical compositions and outcome of nonsurgical gallstone therapy.


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It seems that we have recently had an influx of people with “vertigo” or balance issues. Many are unaware as to the cause of balance impairments. There are three components of balance control: vision, somatosensory and vestibular. They each give us meaningful information about our surroundings and where we are in space.
Vision is very important to help us navigate our environment. It is important to get your eyes checked regularly as fall risk increases when vision is impaired. Our somatosensory system tells us where our body parts are in space and whether or not we are walking on stable ground. Balance is affected by conditions where sensation may be impacted (in the feet) such as diabetes or peripheral vascular disease.
If one system is impaired, you may have to rely heavily on the other system. Hence getting your vision checked is important is you have damage to the nerve receptors in your feet, as you may rely heavily on vision to keep you upright!
Lastly we have the vestibular systems which involve sensors in your inner ear that sent messages to the brain relaying how the head is moving in space. The brain then, in turn, relays messages to the eyes and the muscles to let them respond appropriately. There are a myriad of diseases that cause vestibular disorders – not all balance issues are vestibular disorders.
It is important to find the cause for balance issues as rehabilitation is possible. Physical therapy treatment for balance problems may consist of exercises for balance, maneuvers to relocate particles in the inner ear, exercises for gaze stability, habituation exercises and lots of education.

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it seems that we have recently had an influx of people with “vertigo” or balance issues. many are unaware as to the cause of balance impairments. there are three components of balance control: vision, somatosensory and vestibular. they each give us meaningful information about our surroundings and where we are in space.
vision is very important to help us navigate our environment. it is important to get your eyes checked regularly as fall risk increases when vision is impaired. our somatosensory system tells us where our body parts are in space and whether or not we are walking on stable ground. balance is affected by conditions where sensation may be impacted (in the feet) such as diabetes or peripheral vascular disease.
if one system is impaired, you may have to rely heavily on the other system. hence getting your vision checked is important is you have damage to the nerve receptors in your feet, as you may rely heavily on vision to keep you upright!
lastly we have the vestibular systems which involve sensors in your inner ear that sent messages to the brain relaying how the head is moving in space. the brain then, in turn, relays messages to the eyes and the muscles to let them respond appropriately. there are a myriad of diseases that cause vestibular disorders – not all balance issues are vestibular disorders.
it is important to find the cause for balance issues as rehabilitation is possible. physical therapy treatment for balance problems may consist of exercises for balance, maneuvers to relocate particles in the inner ear, exercises for gaze stability, habituation exercises and lots of education.


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Shape of the World is Stu Maxwell’s passion project. In development since early last year, Maxwell launched a Kickstarter campaign at the beginning of the summer asking for $75,000 to help finish the game. For an entire month he and his wife, Heather, the game’s producer, spent all of their energy promoting it. “I felt like, regardless of funding, I was going to find a way to make this game,” Maxwell told me. The game would have been smaller, and taken longer to come out, but he was going to finish it, even if it meant dipping back into his personal savings.
But on June 28th the project met its funding goal, hitting $79,368 a few days later when the campaign ended. Since then the game’s creative team, Hollow Tree Games, which also includes procedural animation specialist Athomas Goldberg and sound artist Brent Silk, has been mapping out the next phase of development.
Despite the evocative minimalism of the game’s visual style, its lush transformations and naturalistic flow, breaking the mold of the modern objective-based sandbox game isn’t easy. When I asked about how people who have tried the game sometimes react, Maxwell explained that “OK, but what do you DO?” was a common refrain from people interested in the more competitive aspects of videogames.
Recently, Hollow Tree Games joined the Playful Oasis collective, a collaboration of like-minded developers focused on creating nature-themed games. Shape of the World will be available to demo at the second annual Bit Bash festival being held in Chicago on August 22.

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shape of the world is stu maxwell’s passion project. in development since early last year, maxwell launched a kickstarter campaign at the beginning of the summer asking for $75,000 to help finish the game. for an entire month he and his wife, heather, the game’s producer, spent all of their energy promoting it. “i felt like, regardless of funding, i was going to find a way to make this game,” maxwell told me. the game would have been smaller, and taken longer to come out, but he was going to finish it, even if it meant dipping back into his personal savings.
but on june 28th the project met its funding goal, hitting $79,368 a few days later when the campaign ended. since then the game’s creative team, hollow tree games, which also includes procedural animation specialist athomas goldberg and sound artist brent silk, has been mapping out the next phase of development.
despite the evocative minimalism of the game’s visual style, its lush transformations and naturalistic flow, breaking the mold of the modern objective-based sandbox game isn’t easy. when i asked about how people who have tried the game sometimes react, maxwell explained that “ok, but what do you do?” was a common refrain from people interested in the more competitive aspects of videogames.
recently, hollow tree games joined the playful oasis collective, a collaboration of like-minded developers focused on creating nature-themed games. shape of the world will be available to demo at the second annual bit bash festival being held in chicago on august 22.


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Volvo is trialling a laser-based safety system that could help reduce the number of cyclists killed or injured by lorries on busy city streets.
Fresh from building cars that drive themselves, Volvo has developed a vehicle safety system that could reduce the number of cyclists killed or injured by lorries on busy city streets. The company claims the Cooperative Intersection Safety System (CISS), part of the EU-funded Intersafe 2 project, could improve traffic safety at road junctions by as much as 80 per cent.
The system uses laser scanners and ultrasound sensors positioned at the front and on the passenger side of the truck to monitor a driver's blind spot -- the area he or she cannot see while turning. This information is processed using on-board computers, which output a bird's-eye view of the lorry and its immediate surroundings on a TV monitor inside the cabin.
The CISS system can also reduce the chances of drivers failing to notice pedestrians at a crossing. A radio receiver fitted on the roof of the truck communicates wirelessly with nearby traffic lights to monitor whether the lights are red or green, or whether someone has pressed the pedestrian crossing button.
If the system determines a cyclist or pedestrian is at risk, warning lights or sound are activated to warn the driver of a possible collision.
Volvo says Intersafe 2 is merely a research and development project at this stage, and that there are currently no plans to introduce CISS in the real world, but we don't believe a word of it. The company has a wealth of high-tech safety technologies, many of which started life as R&D projects but are now available to buy.
We'll be keeping our eyes peeled and our fingers crossed that this gets a commercial rollout sometime in the near future.

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volvo is trialling a laser-based safety system that could help reduce the number of cyclists killed or injured by lorries on busy city streets.
fresh from building cars that drive themselves, volvo has developed a vehicle safety system that could reduce the number of cyclists killed or injured by lorries on busy city streets. the company claims the cooperative intersection safety system (ciss), part of the eu-funded intersafe 2 project, could improve traffic safety at road junctions by as much as 80 per cent.
the system uses laser scanners and ultrasound sensors positioned at the front and on the passenger side of the truck to monitor a driver's blind spot -- the area he or she cannot see while turning. this information is processed using on-board computers, which output a bird's-eye view of the lorry and its immediate surroundings on a tv monitor inside the cabin.
the ciss system can also reduce the chances of drivers failing to notice pedestrians at a crossing. a radio receiver fitted on the roof of the truck communicates wirelessly with nearby traffic lights to monitor whether the lights are red or green, or whether someone has pressed the pedestrian crossing button.
if the system determines a cyclist or pedestrian is at risk, warning lights or sound are activated to warn the driver of a possible collision.
volvo says intersafe 2 is merely a research and development project at this stage, and that there are currently no plans to introduce ciss in the real world, but we don't believe a word of it. the company has a wealth of high-tech safety technologies, many of which started life as r&d projects but are now available to buy.
we'll be keeping our eyes peeled and our fingers crossed that this gets a commercial rollout sometime in the near future.


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2019 is set to be an incredibly interesting year for the Fintech community globally; 50% of ICOs have unsurprisingly gone south, Bitcoin’s price has dipped considerably and GDPR has taken its toll on the collection of data in Europe.
With that said, it’s not all doom and gloom especially as the implementation of PSD2 means that banking services are more available than ever.
With the possibility of a no-deal Brexit in the UK as well as a technical recession in South Africa, marketing is more imperative than ever to stimulate economic growth and that’s no different for the financial services sector. One of the standout companies for me in 2019 will be Starling Bank, which has effectively become a PSD2 marketplace for consumers who have different financial products but want one place for them all to live. One of the trends that Starling is capitalising on, is being a mobile-only app for banking. Lending Times reckons that 2019 will be the year in which payments and mobile banking will be worth £92 billion. A mobile-first approach to banking and advertising is definitely here to stay!
A buzzword in most industries at the moment is artificial intelligence and I feel like we’re only really scratching the surface of what can be achieved.
We’ve had our clients queueing up to try out AI chatbots with the view to automating their sales processes but as with all new technology, there’s no best practice rulebook on how to increase conversions using chatbots. So far the results globally have been underwhelming. We implemented an AI chatbot called Drift for our client Hasteepay and the promise is that Drift’s conversational marketing platform allows businesses to transform their marketing with real-time one-on-one conversations and chatbots that qualify leads and book meetings for their sales team. The only issue with this so far has been that there are only a handful of routes that you can predefine with this AI, and so it’s not fully optimised to deal with HasteePay’s user experience. We feel like the best chatbots will integrate fully into the user experience and need to be flexible enough for user experience designers to work with them. With that said, we feel like artificial intelligence will be at the centre stage of anti-money laundering, fraud detection and customer analytics in the years to come.
Asian Fintech is going crazy because of the growing middle class and a booming economy. Fintech also doing well in emerging markets – I would be remiss not to mention BitPesa in Kenya and Luno from South Africa which are the darlings of the African continent. Startupbootcamp, which has had some successes in European fintech is also starting in South Africa so there’s definitely interest. As a London mentor for Startupbootcamp, I often see really great startups coming out of South Africa and this year was no different. Our client, Aerobotics, is using drones to analyse crops and provide analytics in order for farmers to better insure their crops. They’ve had major bank interest from the likes of Nedbank and this clearly shows the trend of how traditional banks are teaming up with startups to bring innovation into their offerings. Hopefully, their marketing takes on a similar level of innovation because we’re still seeing large offline spend in emerging markets where mobile is becoming the de facto way of accessing the net.
Speaking of Insurtech, I’m seeing the on-demand economy driving massive investment in insurance startups that help consumers insure their valuables over the short term.
Two companies that I think are doing this really well are Dinghy which helps freelancers insure things like computers as well as Zego which is offering on-demand insurance for scooter drivers. One thing they’re both doing incredibly well is working their marketing messages back towards their mission which is to change the insurance sector in line with how the nature of work is changing. This is incredibly smart and is a trend worth following.
And finally, a shoutout to our client Luno which has just been voted as the UK’s fastest growing startup by PRNewsWire. Although Bitcoin’s price has stalled somewhat, there is still increased buying of both Bitcoin and Ethereum and we’re happy to have helped them make this easier online.

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2019 is set to be an incredibly interesting year for the fintech community globally; 50% of icos have unsurprisingly gone south, bitcoin’s price has dipped considerably and gdpr has taken its toll on the collection of data in europe.
with that said, it’s not all doom and gloom especially as the implementation of psd2 means that banking services are more available than ever.
with the possibility of a no-deal brexit in the uk as well as a technical recession in south africa, marketing is more imperative than ever to stimulate economic growth and that’s no different for the financial services sector. one of the standout companies for me in 2019 will be starling bank, which has effectively become a psd2 marketplace for consumers who have different financial products but want one place for them all to live. one of the trends that starling is capitalising on, is being a mobile-only app for banking. lending times reckons that 2019 will be the year in which payments and mobile banking will be worth £92 billion. a mobile-first approach to banking and advertising is definitely here to stay!
a buzzword in most industries at the moment is artificial intelligence and i feel like we’re only really scratching the surface of what can be achieved.
we’ve had our clients queueing up to try out ai chatbots with the view to automating their sales processes but as with all new technology, there’s no best practice rulebook on how to increase conversions using chatbots. so far the results globally have been underwhelming. we implemented an ai chatbot called drift for our client hasteepay and the promise is that drift’s conversational marketing platform allows businesses to transform their marketing with real-time one-on-one conversations and chatbots that qualify leads and book meetings for their sales team. the only issue with this so far has been that there are only a handful of routes that you can predefine with this ai, and so it’s not fully optimised to deal with hasteepay’s user experience. we feel like the best chatbots will integrate fully into the user experience and need to be flexible enough for user experience designers to work with them. with that said, we feel like artificial intelligence will be at the centre stage of anti-money laundering, fraud detection and customer analytics in the years to come.
asian fintech is going crazy because of the growing middle class and a booming economy. fintech also doing well in emerging markets – i would be remiss not to mention bitpesa in kenya and luno from south africa which are the darlings of the african continent. startupbootcamp, which has had some successes in european fintech is also starting in south africa so there’s definitely interest. as a london mentor for startupbootcamp, i often see really great startups coming out of south africa and this year was no different. our client, aerobotics, is using drones to analyse crops and provide analytics in order for farmers to better insure their crops. they’ve had major bank interest from the likes of nedbank and this clearly shows the trend of how traditional banks are teaming up with startups to bring innovation into their offerings. hopefully, their marketing takes on a similar level of innovation because we’re still seeing large offline spend in emerging markets where mobile is becoming the de facto way of accessing the net.
speaking of insurtech, i’m seeing the on-demand economy driving massive investment in insurance startups that help consumers insure their valuables over the short term.
two companies that i think are doing this really well are dinghy which helps freelancers insure things like computers as well as zego which is offering on-demand insurance for scooter drivers. one thing they’re both doing incredibly well is working their marketing messages back towards their mission which is to change the insurance sector in line with how the nature of work is changing. this is incredibly smart and is a trend worth following.
and finally, a shoutout to our client luno which has just been voted as the uk’s fastest growing startup by prnewswire. although bitcoin’s price has stalled somewhat, there is still increased buying of both bitcoin and ethereum and we’re happy to have helped them make this easier online.


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The Winnipeg Foundation’s Vital Signs 2017 launches today. This snapshot of Winnipeg is the culmination of a year-long process that included online and phone surveys, community conversations, and secondary research to check up on the vitality of our city.
Rick Frost, CEO of The Winnipeg Foundation, joins us to talk about what inspired Vital Signs, where it stands right now, and what it means for The Foundation in the future.
Andrew Chunilall, CEO of Community Foundations of Canada, joins us to tell us more about the Vital Signs initiative and about CFC’s national Vital Signs report on Belonging that was released earlier this week.
A retrospective of the Vital Conversations that happened earlier this year in conjunction with Winnipeg's Vital Signs.
And Noah Erenberg will join us in-studio to tell us about what’s new at Community News Commons, Winnipeg’s citizen journalism project.
Originally broadcast on 93.7 CJNU-FM on October 5, 2017.

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the winnipeg foundation’s vital signs 2017 launches today. this snapshot of winnipeg is the culmination of a year-long process that included online and phone surveys, community conversations, and secondary research to check up on the vitality of our city.
rick frost, ceo of the winnipeg foundation, joins us to talk about what inspired vital signs, where it stands right now, and what it means for the foundation in the future.
andrew chunilall, ceo of community foundations of canada, joins us to tell us more about the vital signs initiative and about cfc’s national vital signs report on belonging that was released earlier this week.
a retrospective of the vital conversations that happened earlier this year in conjunction with winnipeg's vital signs.
and noah erenberg will join us in-studio to tell us about what’s new at community news commons, winnipeg’s citizen journalism project.
originally broadcast on 93.7 cjnu-fm on october 5, 2017.


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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at a podium backed by fellow Senate Republicans.
Let's be clear. No one really wants to buy health insurance. When you do, you are effectively making a bet with your insurance company that you will get sick while they are betting you don't. If you do get sick, you get a potential payoff. If you don't, the insurance company keeps your premium. The same is true with all insurance. No one wants to buy auto or fire insurance, but we do in case we get into a car accident or our house burns down. But if the laws were changed so that fire insurance claims could be made after the fact, then consumer behavior would change significantly. People would simply opt-out, and then put in claims when and if they have a fire. But the only reason insurance companies can afford to rebuild houses is because so many of their customers pay premiums but never file claims. So if fire insurance companies could not discriminate against people with pre-existing fire conditions, they would cease to exist as businesses.
The architects of Obamacare saw this problem in advance and attempted to solve it by imposing financial penalties on those who made the rational decision not to buy. The Law's fatal flaw was that the penalties were not stiff enough to stop people from opting-out. (If they were that high the law would have likely been declared unconstitutional). When the healthy individuals left the system, many insurance companies experienced huge losses, forcing them to either exit markets completely or to raise premiums steeply on those who remained.
Amazingly, despite the many clear warning signs that too many people were dropping out, the original version of the Senate bill did even less than Obamacare to encourage healthy people to stay. That version allowed such individuals to forgo insurance when they didn't need it, but guaranteed that they could buy, without penalty, when they did. This would have exacerbated the huge losses that insurance companies are already seeing under Obamacare and would have forced the government to step in and transfer those losses to taxpayers. But, on Monday, the Senate belatedly recognized what they should have realized from the start, and came up with what purports to be a solution to prevent people from gaming the system. But like the veiled attempt made by the House, the Senate version falls well short of the mark.
The House attempts to keep healthy people in the system by imposing a 30% surcharge on insurance for one year after a person with lapsed coverage (of 63 days or more) came back into the system. In fact, it was this provision that prompted Present Trump to call the plan "mean." But the 30% one year bump is a small price to pay for those who may go years, or even decades, paying nothing at all.
Once the Senate realized that they needed some kind of penalty, they devised something that is even "meaner" by Trump's standards. They now propose a 6-month waiting period on people with a 63 day lapse in coverage. This means those hoping to get a free ride will risk exposing themselves to six months of bills if they get injured or sick. On paper at least, that could be a steep incentive to keep coverage current. But, already, Democrats have jumped on the proposal as unfair.
But like every far-reaching regulatory proposal, this plan does not anticipate the changes in the market that it may itself create. It is likely that insurance companies will respond to this provision by offering "waiting period insurance" that will pay medical bills only between the time a real health insurance policy is purchased and the waiting period for that policy ends. To submit a claim under such a policy, the insured would only need to provide proof that he had already purchased an actual health insurance policy. Only then would the "waiting period policy" actually kick in to pay claims during the interim.
While many Republicans originally and correctly opposed Obamacare, their concerns seem to have evaporated in the face of political gamesmanship. In order to achieve some kind of victory they are now promising the impossible. Trump is the leading figure on this bandwagon. He doesn't seem to care in the slightest what is actually in the law or what it will do to health care. He just wants something to pass so that he can take credit for the victory. But another layer of regulation surely won't help.

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senate majority leader mitch mcconnell speaks at a podium backed by fellow senate republicans.
let's be clear. no one really wants to buy health insurance. when you do, you are effectively making a bet with your insurance company that you will get sick while they are betting you don't. if you do get sick, you get a potential payoff. if you don't, the insurance company keeps your premium. the same is true with all insurance. no one wants to buy auto or fire insurance, but we do in case we get into a car accident or our house burns down. but if the laws were changed so that fire insurance claims could be made after the fact, then consumer behavior would change significantly. people would simply opt-out, and then put in claims when and if they have a fire. but the only reason insurance companies can afford to rebuild houses is because so many of their customers pay premiums but never file claims. so if fire insurance companies could not discriminate against people with pre-existing fire conditions, they would cease to exist as businesses.
the architects of obamacare saw this problem in advance and attempted to solve it by imposing financial penalties on those who made the rational decision not to buy. the law's fatal flaw was that the penalties were not stiff enough to stop people from opting-out. (if they were that high the law would have likely been declared unconstitutional). when the healthy individuals left the system, many insurance companies experienced huge losses, forcing them to either exit markets completely or to raise premiums steeply on those who remained.
amazingly, despite the many clear warning signs that too many people were dropping out, the original version of the senate bill did even less than obamacare to encourage healthy people to stay. that version allowed such individuals to forgo insurance when they didn't need it, but guaranteed that they could buy, without penalty, when they did. this would have exacerbated the huge losses that insurance companies are already seeing under obamacare and would have forced the government to step in and transfer those losses to taxpayers. but, on monday, the senate belatedly recognized what they should have realized from the start, and came up with what purports to be a solution to prevent people from gaming the system. but like the veiled attempt made by the house, the senate version falls well short of the mark.
the house attempts to keep healthy people in the system by imposing a 30% surcharge on insurance for one year after a person with lapsed coverage (of 63 days or more) came back into the system. in fact, it was this provision that prompted present trump to call the plan "mean." but the 30% one year bump is a small price to pay for those who may go years, or even decades, paying nothing at all.
once the senate realized that they needed some kind of penalty, they devised something that is even "meaner" by trump's standards. they now propose a 6-month waiting period on people with a 63 day lapse in coverage. this means those hoping to get a free ride will risk exposing themselves to six months of bills if they get injured or sick. on paper at least, that could be a steep incentive to keep coverage current. but, already, democrats have jumped on the proposal as unfair.
but like every far-reaching regulatory proposal, this plan does not anticipate the changes in the market that it may itself create. it is likely that insurance companies will respond to this provision by offering "waiting period insurance" that will pay medical bills only between the time a real health insurance policy is purchased and the waiting period for that policy ends. to submit a claim under such a policy, the insured would only need to provide proof that he had already purchased an actual health insurance policy. only then would the "waiting period policy" actually kick in to pay claims during the interim.
while many republicans originally and correctly opposed obamacare, their concerns seem to have evaporated in the face of political gamesmanship. in order to achieve some kind of victory they are now promising the impossible. trump is the leading figure on this bandwagon. he doesn't seem to care in the slightest what is actually in the law or what it will do to health care. he just wants something to pass so that he can take credit for the victory. but another layer of regulation surely won't help.


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stay connected with dr. the new republic online, december. breathing exercises are one of the best single anti-anxiety measures. the harvard crimson print, february well reviewed documentary on the of becoming a physician but rather simply to obtain a medical education. these problems usually disappear after.
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