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Advances in technology have made sequencing an individual's genome a reality
Unsurprisingly, humanity has always been keenly interested in the biological make-up of humans. Learning about how the human body works can reduce illness, prevent disease and generally help to make the population healthier. Genomics, a sub-discipline of genetics, is a research area that focuses on analysing and also creating genetic data. It isn't a new area of study – the international Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched in 1990, with the initial aim of sequencing all three billion base pairs in the human genome. This was achieved in 2001, and now the project is working to identify all of the genes in the human genome. In the last few years, investors and startups have offered a substantial contribution to the growth of genome analysis. Since 2012, global equity funding in genomics equals $4.7 billion. No doubt encouraged by this, governments are also backing research. After a surge of funding in 2015, 2016 could be a pivotal year for genomics. Since the HGP began, the cost of sequencing has shrunk from $10m to just $10,000, supporting the idea that gene sequencing might one day become part of standard procedure. The real question, though, is what problems scientists hope to solve by analysing genomes. Is it worth all the investment?
Most of the applications for genome data have been used to enhance healthcare. Medical professionals can learn far more about disease from data sets than by performing general check-ups. Genomics allows researchers to better understand the cause of disease, how severe it is, and how best to treat it. Through genome analysis, researchers can identify genetic factors which increase the risk of illness, and then work out which of these factors are hereditary. This research has contributed to improved overall knowledge, creating more appropriate treatments and developing effective medication. Another celebrated use is the detection of cancer. In short, genomics offers the answers to a lot of killer questions. Despite the usefulness of genetic research, it's still a narrow market. In a survey of over 1000 participants, it was found that only 15% had taken a genetic test, and that was largely the result of recommendation by a physician. Clearly there are barriers to wider adoption, and they mainly comprise the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has to approve U.S. company analysis before anything can be done with it.
How disruptive is genomics?
Genomics has the power to change the healthcare industry, creating new and improved ways to respond to illness. This, of course, is going to disrupt the way that healthcare works. Hospitals and other medical facilities will presumably be able to diagnose and treat patients far quicker and more efficiently than before, meaning that there will be less red tape to fight through in order to get the right treatment. This will be great in the short term, but could create congestion issues as existing infrastructures struggle to cope with the new level of traffic. Healthcare will look to new technologies such as the Internet of Things and AI to help it cope with the influx of data, which will contribute to the gradual transformation of the industry. Genomics has also created a new consumer market for those who aren't perhaps suffering from a life-threatening condition, but fancy finding out about their own DNA. The consumer market is far smaller than the strictly medical side of applications, but it's growing. Consumer curiosity is fuelling this growth, taking genetic research out of the lab and onto the figurative high street. Whilst most of this disruption is generally positive, there's another angle to consider. What happens if genomics eventually progresses to the stage where scientists can 'cure disease'? It's an amazing prospect, but it's also undeniably worrying, especially as the world is already overpopulated. How will a larger population fair when even now there are fears over food shortages? At the moment the number of people who have taken a genetic test is relatively small, but as technology improves and investment continues this figure will rise – and so will the level of disruption.
The business perspective
There are a lot of pharmaceutical and medically minded companies interested in genome analysis – one is even called Genomics. Companies are starting to see the value in genetic information, but as important as medical applications are, they aren't the only reason that the research has seen such a rush of support. A blossoming consumer market is growing, made up of people who are simply curious about their own personal genetics and are willing to pay to find out about it. Therefore, genomics offers a business opportunity for new startups in both the consumer and medical markets. On the other hand, it may also create competition between established companies and promising startups. Changes to the way that medicine is created and distributed could also have negative consequences for big medical suppliers, as the medicines they supply could be deemed inadequate. Another important question surrounds data ownership. Who will own all of the new genetic information? Will it be bought and sold by companies, or should it be taken out of corporate hands and made universally accessible?
Genomics will lead to improved medication, add to existing knowledge about the causes and treatment of disease, and help humans to understand their own genetic make-up – and all of this is great. Most applications have been confined to medical healthcare, but there's scope for a consumer market too. The growth of genomics has been aided by technological innovation, startups and rounds of funding. Although investment seems to have slowed, there's still potential for 2016 to out-do the record-breaking funding of last year. As ground-breaking as it is, genomics will undoubtedly throw up some difficult questions surrounding population inflation and data ownership, and that's just for starters. In May 2016, scientists discussed the possibility of creating a synthetic human genome. Despite controversy, the following month it was announced that the plan would go ahead. That alone is a project worth watching, and there will be many more to come.
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Even with high vacancy rates and increasing delinquencies, there were some bright spots for the South Florida commercial real estate market. According to data from the CoStar Group, a real estate research company, the 10 biggest commercial transactions of the year totaled just under $1 billion.
Six of the 10 South Florida commercial real estate properties were residential bulk transactions. Eight of the top 10 deals were from Broward and Palm Beach counties. Four of the commercial deals were more than $100 million totaling $928.16 million.
Two of the properties were Miami commercial properties: 8801-8901 NW Seventh Avenue, which was purchased by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration, and Palmetto Distribution, an industrial site at 7939-8187 NW 84th Street.
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Our Children's Nutrition and Dietetic Service is a citywide service supporting children, aged 0-16 years (19 for learning disabilities), with a wide range of nutrition and health problems including:
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Street dancer - winner of Britain's Got Talent 2008
George Sampson won Britain's Got Talent aged just 14 with his talent for street dancing. He received a £100,000 prize and the opportunity to perform at the 2008 Royal Variety Performance in front of Prince Charles.
George's life has been filled with many struggles and reaching the Britain's Got Talent Final was no easy feat. Having come from a poor background, George had to dance on the streets of Warrington to raise money so he could afford to travel to the auditions of Britain's Got Talent.
George entered the competition in 2007 but failed to make it through the auditions as the judges believed he was too young. His ambition and enthusiasm for dancing did not end there and he entered again in 2008. His determination is even more evident by the fact that he suffers from a rare condition called Scheuermann's disease which affects developing bones and can cause curvature of the spine. George was also left temporarily blind by his condition which affected his balance and dancing. But his hard work and drive certainly paid off and at the end of a tense final, he was announced as the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2008.
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Well, I'm finally back to this. I had a neck glue-up that twisted on me, so I had to get some fresh stock, let it acclimate and sneak up on the final thickness before proceeding. Decided to embark on another "little project" while I waited for the fresh piece of sapele to stabilize, and as is the case with all "little projects", two month later, I'm finally able to get back to this build.
One complication that has developed is that the new stock is slightly lighter than the stock used for the headstock and body. Not too concerned about the headstock as I'm veneering the front and using some matching veneer for a back-strap from the volute up the back of the headstock, but not sure how this will look against the body.
I could do some experimentation now, before I've done any additional shaping on the neck shaft. I have some Transtint mahogany red dye, and could make up and apply some very dilute solutions to see if I can get the woods to match. I might get the raw wood to match, but the filling and finishing might react differently to the dye than it will to the raw wood, so I really should do this on some scrap that I could fill and finish to see whether the dyeing is a suitable approach.
On the other hand, I could just close my eyes and figure that once everything is filled and finished, the color variation probably won't be that noticeable. Given that this build has been interrupted so many times already I'm really leaning in this direction!!
Slight color mismatch
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Wood and dye change color differently over time. If you make it match now, it probably won't in a year or two. Save yourself some trouble.
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Good point, Bob - I hadn't thought of that! (Duh!)Bob Gramann wrote:Wood and dye change color differently over time. If you make it match now, it probably won't in a year or two. Save yourself some trouble.
I have a cherry love seat and sofa I made sitting in our living room whose color is nothing like it was when it got hauled out of the shop. I should know better!
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I've had pretty good results staining mahogany to match other wood, usually rosewood, but I've never bothered about different pieces of mahogany.
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The Property: THPT is delighted to present this very unique opportunity in the heart of Dubai located in Al Jadaf adjacent to Business Bay.
This is a brand new hotel with construction recently having been completed.
Al Jaddaf, also spelled Al Jadaf, is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Located in western Dubai in Bur Dubai, Al Jaddaf is bordered to the north and east by the Dubai Creek, to the south by Zabeel, and to the west by Umm Hurair 2.
The hotel is close to the Palazzo Versace Dubai & Grand Hyatt Dubai, as well as the Hilton Garden Inn and Premier Inn.
Star Rating: Could be three or four, depending on fit-out
Main Photo: The interior of the hotel
Tenure: Freehold
Brand/Management: Flag-free
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Guide Price: AED 65m – US$17.7m or £14m
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Kentucky Hockey takes down Tennessee and No. 1 Georgia (featuring Stephen Johnson)
What a HUGE weekend it was for Kentucky Hockey in the bluegrass state. Coach Tim Pergram and the Cats went into the weekend with an overall record of 17-7-1-1, but two consecutive victories have led to incredible momentum heading into their first-ever SEC Tournament.
Kentucky put a pounding on Tennessee Friday night, and then on Saturday, they took down No. 1 seed and reigning SEC champion Georgia.
Friday was Senior Night for the Hockey Cats, where they absolutely dominated the Vols not only in scoring, but also in winning the physical battle. Kentucky put up 11 goals with UT just scoring one the whole night. Seniors Beck Schultz, Aaron Bickle, Cory Day, Francis Eble, Remi Paine, and Vikram Dudee were celebrated at the beginning of the game as part of a Senior Night ceremony.
Senior winger Cory Day was not only thrilled to score the first goal of the game, but to play in front of his family on such a special night.
"Senior night was special," said Day. "My fellow seniors and I have had a couple of long years leading up to our senior season and this season has been beyond what anyone could've expected. It was also nice to have my family in town to celebrate, as well. Scoring that first goal was awesome, it got the crowd in the game early and got the boys going and we never looked back from that point on. I have to credit Spindlow for finding me wide open and getting the puck across the ice to me for the tap in."
That's a hat trick for @pat_Lehmann16!!!! @Kentucky_Hockey up on the Vols 10-1, with 17:26 to go in the third! pic.twitter.com/X2rFnMz2o3
— Alex Holder (@Alex_Holder_KSR) February 3, 2018
Another huge part of the win over UT was the sophomore forward and newcomer Patrick Lehmann, finishing the night with a hat-trick. Patrick joined the team at the start of the second semester just like basketball players, similar to basketball players Tai Wynyard and Hamidou Diallo in the past. The 6-5, 270 lb forward has been a huge impact for coach Pergram through his first six games as a Wildcat.
"I love being apart of the Kentucky hockey program," said Lehmann. "We have a great team, great coach, and a great brotherhood that I was fortunate enough to be brought into. It felt awesome to score the Hattrick against Tennessee especially on Senior Night and to be able to do that in front of our awesome fans was amazing."
After the opening blowout, the Cats had to rest up all day Saturday to take on the No. 1-seed Georgia Bulldogs at midnight. Georgia has an incredible hockey program, winning the SEC Tournament two years in a row in 2016 and 2017.
The game was so big that former quarterback for the Wildcats Stephen Johnson was at the Lexington Ice Center to catch the Cats in the massive matchup, and even took part in dropping the first puck to start the game.
Johnson has grown to be a huge supporter of the program and loves the crazy midnight atmosphere.
"I think the program is definitely on a come up," Johnson said. "The leadership within the team and by the coach is unmatched. The games being at midnight is really cool, you don't get to see that at most places. I want to thank the team for letting me drop the puck before the game. That was a really cool experience. I'm just glad I didn't fall on the ice when I walked out there."
THE CATS BEAT GEORGIA!!!!?? pic.twitter.com/WjJhDza5qr
— Kentucky Hockey (@Kentucky_Hockey) February 4, 2018
As far as the game goes, the back-and-forth contest was invigorating. UGA was up at the end of the first period 1-2, but UK answered in the second to knot it up at three going into the second intermission. Cats went up early in the third period with a power-play goal by the defender Ryan Duffy to put UK up 4-3 with 16:05 left in the game. Georgia then tied it up with 11 minutes to play at four, but the Cats wouldn't go away easily.
Not even a minute later, freshmen forward Jordan Shannon scored a goal assisted by the senior forward Beck Schultz to make it 5-4. With a minute left, Georgia pulled their goalie and the Cats put the icing on the cake with 39.4 seconds left with an open net goal from Schultz. Cats hung on to win 6-4.
The Senior Schultz was ecstatic to go out with a bang winning such a huge game on home ice to end the season and to end his career at home wearing the blue and white.
"The last game on our home ice against Georgia was definitely bittersweet," Shultz stated. "At the beginning of the game I didn't necessarily want to think about it too much because I didn't want it to affect the way I play. But as the periods went by and as the clock ticked down the end was inevitable. For as long as I played at UK, the seniors have never been able to win the last home game until this year. That was a huge accomplishment and definitely a memorable moment that my fellow seniors and I will share forever. Stepping off that ice I couldn't help but to break down in tears and reminisce on all the memories and accomplishments that this organization has made during my career."
After the win, Schultz also knew that this was a huge step for the program in regards to competing with the best of the best in the SEC.
"Going up against the number one seed in the SEC, we knew we were going to have to put in work," Schultz said. "Playing against Georgia gave us a little preview of what the SEC Tournament is going to look like next weekend. At the end of the game, my coach and I made eye contact and knew that we had a TEAM who would be able to compete in the SEC."
The SEC Tournament which will be held down in Nashville next weekend at the Ford Ice Center, which is also the Nashville Predators practice facility. Kentucky, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, will play the No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks at 2 pm CST on Friday. If the Cats pull it out over the Gamecocks, they will then take on the winner of No. 2 Arkansas and No. 7 Vanderbilt on Saturday at 5 pm.
If the Cats can march on to the SEC Championship game and win at 2:30 pm on Sunday, it'll be their first SEC Hockey Championship in SCHOOL HISTORY.
Freshman defenseman Ryan Duffy is excited to play in the schools first-ever SEC Tournament and at the possibility of maybe bringing some hardware back to Lexington.
"I'm very excited," Duffy said. "It's a huge step for the program and coming in after the win against Georgia gives us a lot of confidence. Hopefully we end the year on a high note and bring back a championship."
Coach Pergram believes the boys are ready to play, but that they need to take it one game at a time.
"This weekend the boys played great against UGA," said Pergram. "We finally played three solid periods of hockey. UGA is back-to-back SEC champs and has a great program with talented players. This weekend we will play one game at a time."
CATS WIN A HUGE ONE TONIGHT!!!!!!!! @Kentucky_Hockey beats Georgia 6-4!!! SEC Tournament next weekend in Nashville at the Ford Ice Center!! I'll be covering the whole thing!! Cats face South Carolina at 2pm on Friday!! pic.twitter.com/WWDu8vUJ3T
— Alex Holder (@Alex_Holder_KSR) February 4, 2018
To follow the Cats for coverage of the whole SEC Tournament, you can follow me and the official page of the official Kentucky Hockey twitter account, which is listed below. There will also be a live stream of the game that will be posted on the UKHockey.com website.
All you have to do is click on Media, and then Gameday Broadcast to view the live stream.
Last but not least, GO CATS and let's bring home the CHAMPIONSHIP!
Rocked ol' Rocky Top. Final- Cats:11 UT: 1 pic.twitter.com/hjVDr8nAth
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AI is the new electricity- Andrew Ng
AI is having its moment. Almost overnight, it looks like the technology has taken the world by storm from relative obscurity and paved way into real-world implementations in every industry. Today, AI is so intertwined in everything that we do; it is difficult to imagine living life without AI. It has effectively changed every walk of life. We are relying on Artificial Intelligence more than we could ever imagine –
AI is finding the Latest Musical Hit
AI has adorned the Virtual Chef hat presenting the most recipes in the world
AI can tell you about life on other planets, the key for Mars2020 mission.
AI is the Smartest Investor
AI is the Superhuman Doctor
AI is the Marketing Guru
AI is the Sales and Customer Service Genie
AI will soon know more about people than you ever thought of.
Artificial Intelligence is the hottest tech trend – the searches and Google trends are clear proof of evidence. If you look at the searches and trends of artificial intelligence online, you can see over 470 million results and a clear exponential trend in the past 5 years. Futurists, AI experts, and even professionals with a keen interest in technology expect AI to grow in popularity in 2019 and beyond, making it the most important technology for years to come.
Everyone is talking about AI. According to Business Wire, AI is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 52% between 2017 and 2025 generating high waves of innovation.
Why is all the craze surrounding AI? What makes AI trendy and the new center of innovation of the 21st century?
The Reasons?
Efficient Big Data Management
Big data is a major reason why organizations are shifting towards AI-based solutions. AI-based systems require large amounts of data to work with accuracy. For any AI system to make a smart decision like suggesting which product a customer must buy next or to classify an object in an image, the system needs to be trained on large data sets. Big data makes this possible.
Although AI has been there for quite some years as a field of study, it is only now being implemented extensively on a mass level, all thanks to Big Data. There are now plenty of large unstructured data sets that are handy for training machine intelligence. Initiatives like language translation, emotion recognition, image recognition, activity recognition, and facial recognition are based on highly accurate predictive analytics as the data becomes richer. With the rise of big data, there are lots of datasets to be explored for intelligence. An amalgamation of AI and Big Data helps companies know their customer interests in the best way in the least possible time. Furthermore, novel open-source technologies like Hadoop and Spark foster speedier development of scaled AI technologies applied to big data sets.
Advancement of Hardware and Software
Earlier, only the big tech companies like Google, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft could implement AI as AI systems were too expensive and difficult to implement for smaller companies. Today, machine learning tools in the cloud are making AI accessible to a broader audience. It has been known that parallel processing neural networks are the key drivers of AI as they closely relate to the working of the human brain.
Artificial Intelligence requires a lot of computing power and the emergence of technologies like GPU has made it possible to deploy complex deep learning models. The emergence of GPU based computing speeds up neural network processing capabilities. So whenever there is a need for added processing power companies have easy access to huge cloud computing resources on Microsoft, Amazon, and Google.
Recently, Google released Cloud AutoML, a suite of pre-trained systems that makes it easy to train high-quality models specific to business needs. Azure is teaming up with Amazon to provide Gluon, an open-source deep-learning library that will make building neural networks as easy as developing a mobile app. All taken together, parallel processing hardware and deep learning software make a simple and powerful machine intelligence platform accessible to everyone.
Tech Giants to Start-ups -Everyone is investing in AI
According to a Stanford Study on Artificial Intelligence, the investment into AI start-ups by VC's has increased 6 times since 2000 and there has been a whopping 14 times increase in the number of active AI start-ups.
Universities, governments, tech giants, and start-ups all are investing heavily in AI. Big players are investing heavily in various AI-based technologies beyond simple R&D extensions of existing products to significantly improve the efficiency of machine learning algorithms. Be it Google's investment in DeepMind, driverless cars, and quantum computing, or IBM's investment in Watson. It's not just the tech giants but even several start-ups ( Niramai, FrontDeskAI, Haptik, Sigtuple to name a few) that are providing solutions in the areas of computer vision, NLP, and deep learning to garner love from investors who expect to reap big profits.
Increase in Business Productivity
According to Accenture, AI has the power to increase business productivity by 40% or more by 2035.AI brings desirable changes in the overall business processes and systems by making them faster and qualitative. Artificial Intelligence increases business productivity by automating repetitive tasks efficiently and with accuracy so businesses can make decisions faster and with confidence. For instance, if you are a manufacturer, how will you know what to fix first at the manufacturing plant? Artificial Intelligence can be of great help in this as it can automate and prioritize the decision-making processes so your maintenance team can easily take a decision on what to fix first with more confidence.
Before You Go!
These are some of the many reasons why AI is becoming a tech trend and why you should step up and learn more about AI technologies. Trendy or not, Artificial Intelligence is promising to be the next frontier in innovation. A study by IDC and Microsoft predicts that by 2021, AI will increase the rate of innovation in India by 220% and employee productivity by 230%. There is no endpoint to this AI race for years to come. The AI surge is inescapable, and its adoption, pertaining. Artificial Intelligence will progress over the next few years like a gradual rising tide. And that's something to be excited about.


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CL Receives A Special Present From YouTube For US Tour
CL starts off her concert tour with a special present from YouTube!
On October 29, YouTube commemorated the beginning of CL's "HELLO BI+CHES TOUR 2016" concert by writing a short message of congratulations in the sky.
YouTube shared a video on its official Instagram showing the skywriting of a heart and the singer's name, along with the caption, "Getting #Lifted with @chaelincl. Congrats on starting #CLTour2016 in NYC!"
CL thanked YouTube through her Instagram, where she posted a photo of the message and wrote in response, "+CL+up in New York City! Thank u @youtube for celebrating my very first show of the hello bitches tour! I feel LIFTED!!!".
Meanwhile, the "HELLO BI+CHES TOUR 2016" concert tour kicked off on October 29 in New York and is set to go on for 14 days around the United States and Canada.
+CL+up in New York City !Thank u @youtube for celebrating my very first show of the hello bitches tour! I feel LIFTED!!!
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Thought QVC UK was the kind of place to make ill-advised impulse purchases at 3am? Think again. Recently, the long-loved shopping channel has seriously upped its beauty game, and now plays host to a stellar collection of skincare and make-up brands, all offering discounts and offers too good to pass up.
In fact, QVC UK stocks so many beauty brands – more than 220 to be precise – that it can be hard to know where to start. Good job we've got the lowdown on the three top-rated QVC beauty products of all time, then.
Read on to discover the three QVC beauty products that QVC UK shoppers can't get enough of - and see what we thought of them...
1. Laura Geller Balance-N-Brighten Foundation
No. of 5-star reviews: 705
Coming in at number one is a QVC beauty product that you've likely not heard of. This marbled powder may look like a fancy highlighter, but it's actually a baked mineral-based foundation. The illuminating pigments do, however, work to give you a glow that few traditional formulas can match up to.
The translucent finish is perfect for a no-make-up look when worn alone, and those who favour more substantial coverage can dust it over a liquid foundation, paying special attention to oily areas - think your forehead and sides of the nose.
The WH verdict
This clever formula converted even the most loyal of liquid-foundation users on the WH team. Although the coverage is low, it's perfect for creating that subtle, lit-from-within effect that feels so right on humid summer days. The in-built mirror is a welcome addition, too. Consider it a perfect halfway point between a full-coverage base and barely there BB cream.
2. Revitalash Advanced Conditioner Serum
No. of 5-star reviews: 415
A cult icon, this opthamologist-(eye expert)-formulated lash-enhancing serum is a QVC beauty favourite for good reason. The signature BioPeptin complex works to strengthen eyelashes, helping them to grow longer and thicker. The effects are cumulative, and you should start to notice a more impressive flutter shortly after starting use – in our experience, around five days.
The WH verdict
Lash-enhancing serums divide opinion for good reason - some people have reported patches of pigmentation along the lash line after use. However, when it comes to lash lengthening, this one really really works – our brittle lashes were noticeably thicker and longer by the end of the week.
3. Mally Evercolour Poreless Face Defender
No. of 5-star reviews: 221
A truly under-the-radar hit, this silicone-based gel is surprisingly QVC UK's third best-rated beauty product. Designed to minimise the appearance of pores and mattify shine, the trick is apparently all in the application: tap the accompanying sponge over the transparent jelly-like texture, then pat (never swipe, as this makes the product 'roll') onto oily areas.
The WH verdict
This one divided the WH team - those with oily skin loved the shine-absorbing results, but those whose daily routine consists of a simple tinted moisturiser found it a little too much faff. If you're plagued with enlarged pore-paranoia or constantly battling an oily T-zone, add to cart immediately.
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That is wonderful! What do you guys ride? It really is a kick, isn't it. I love it and so does my wife. She likes riding on the back of mine more than she likes riding her own. She will probably sell it next spring. You two ride safely.
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A statement from the university says the transfer of ownership from KentuckyOne's parent company, CommonSpirit Health, to the university's UofL Health affiliate became effective Friday. All the Louisville-area facilities and 5,500 employees are now part of UofL and UofL Health.
State leaders assisted the acquisition by pledging a $50 million loan, half of which would be forgivable if certain conditions are met.
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As if in response to a New York Post article claiming that Taylor Swift's "Reputation" tour is "shaping up to be a disaster," the singer has announced seven new stadium dates to that same tour, adding shows inSanta Clara, Washington DC, Philadelphia, East Rutherford, Foxboro, Minneapolis and Dallas. The announcement comes a month after the second round of dates were added.
Tickets for the added shows will go on-sale to the general-public on Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. local time. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets in advance of the public on-sale for the added U.S. dates via the Taylor Swift Presale powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan. Registration opens at 10 a.m. ET on Friday (Jan. 5) and continues until 10 a.m. ET on Jan. 18. Fans who register and have been previously verified via Taylor Swift Tix will receive priority access ahead of any new registrants. The full dates appear below.
The tour is produced and promoted by the Messina Touring Group (MTG) and AEG Presents in North America, and Live Nation overseas. The tour launches in Arizona on May 8.
The singer had by far the top-selling album of 2017, with "Reputation" — her first album in three years — moving some 1,899,772 copies in pure sales (not including streams) since its Nov. 10 release date, according to BuzzAngle. Her decision to hold back the album from streaming services for three weeks doubtless played a major role in that tally, since more than 1.5 million of those sales occurred in the three weeks after release; Ed Sheeran's "Divide," the only other album to sell more than a million copies, was a distant second with 1,042,255.
The singer also spoke out against sexual assault as part of Time Magazine's "People of the Year" feature on "silence breakers," focusing on her court battle against former Denver DJ David Mueller, whom she accused of groping her during a 2013 meet-and-greet. Swift was honored alongside Rose McGowan, Tarana Burke, Ashley Judd, Susan Fowler, Adama Iwu, Isabel Pascual, Terry Crews and others.
While the round of holiday radio concerts Swift played in the U.S. in December were her first live dates since a one-off show during Super Bowl week earlier this year, they were not full "Reputation" tour dates — instead, they were a handful of new and recent songs performed by Swift and dancers, similar to her "Saturday Night Live" performance of "… Ready for It."
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Tanzania's largest telecommunications operator, Vodacom Tanzania, warned that a government directive for the registration of all SIM card owners before the end of the year could affect its operations negatively.
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority told operators it would not extend the deadline even with only 12% of the East African nation's subscribers currently registered, according to Vodacom. The company has listed only 2 million of its 14 million users.
"This directive has significant implications for costs and could potentially lower our customer base growth next year," Vodacom Managing Director Hisham Hendi said in an emailed statement. "It's a big challenge for us."
Vodacom has 33% market share, followed by Millicom International Cellular SA's Tigo brand and Bharti Airtel Ltd.'s unit.
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PART I "Welcome online!". These are often the first words many teenagers hear when they come back home from school. For the past few years, the "Internet's distractions to teenagers" has been a major social problem, and I have read many articles on students who are "addicted" to the Internet. Also, I have seen many people get involved in "surfing on the net", and have seen their systematic lives deteriorate with their access to the Internet. This social issue has become even more serious as the great strides in technological advancements entice teenagers with newer temptations.
Because of all the attention given to this issue, I have decided to research it and learn more about how the Internet distracts teenagers, and its effects on society. I already know that most teenagers have some sort of access to the Internet. I have always thought that the Internet is only a source of information and sometimes a source of entertainment, but after reading the frequent articles that show up on the newspapers about the usage of internet, I now know that most teenagers go online mainly to play games and to "chat" with other friends. I also personally know some people who claim that they are "stuck" in the "net", and I have also recently discovered that today's teenagers, like myself, spend the most time "surfing on the net" instead of reading books or watching television. However, I know that there are many more causes of teenagers' bondings with the Internet, and I hope to find out exactly what makes teenagers to become so dependent on it.
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PART II The question of the Internet being a distraction to teenagers is such a broad issue, in the sense that the internet has too many ways of distracting teenagers. I will, therefore, focus on two specific questions to learn about. First, I will find out what features on the Internet lure teenagers into it. For example, I know there are "chatrooms" which anyone can enter to talk to other people from all over the world. Secondly, I hope to find out how this attraction to the Internet can affect one's life so much as to get them "addicted" to it, and how it changes people's daily lives.
PART III In the Preliminary stages of my research, I discovered that it would be much different from those I have done in the past because the base of my search would not be encyclopedias or books. Although I knew that the library would produce little information on the subject I am researching on, I could not stop questioning the credibility of the sources from the Internet, and first went to the school library in the end of December. Entertainment on the Internet being a quite recent social topic, my first look into the books at the library was fruitless. Even after looking through the magazines that were available, I only found a minimal amount of information. My next and final reaction was to look into the Internet. The week after my first attempt of gathering information, I went to a web site with a variety of search engines and typed in the words "Internet entertainment".
The results were overwhelming at first. Over a hundred thousand web sites were found on the topic "Internet entertainment", but I soon discovered that they all led to web sites that hosted "Internet entertainment". This was when I noticed that I needed to go to a search site of newspaper and magazine articles. Then I went to the school library and went to a search engine site that was called SIRS. When I typed in the same words as before, I only got two articles. From the two, only one carried the information I was seeking for, and so I had to search in other sites such as PROQUEST DIRECT, TIME magazine search, NY TIMES and SCMP search.
Even after going to the biggest search sites on the Internet, I was only able to find four written sources and was frustrated because I knew that there are a lot more articles dealing with the types of entertainment found on the Internet. However, it was after the end of my search for written sources when I realized that I should have searched for "Internet psychology" or "chatting addiction". My next objective was to get at least three first-hand sources. These were to be an interview with a psychologist, an Internet addict, and a survey in four of my classes. I was reading an article on Y2K (year 2000) in the TIME magazine site when I noticed a banner that led to a chatroom.
The chatroom allowed me to talk to a psychologist who had been researching on Internet addiction. I felt fortunate in this finding and eagerly went to the chatroom and interviewed the lady on some of the effects of Internet addiction. My interview with an Internet addict followed soon after. In one corner of the chatroom, I saw a link to another chatroom where I could talk to an Internet addict. Again, I questioned the source's credibility, but it was a site hosted by TIME magazine so I went into it to get my second interview. During the interview, I felt insulted when he frequently ignored me and answered other people's questions instead.
After getting all of the sources I needed, I was reluctant in doing my survey because I felt that I was so far ahead of my classmates and friends. There were also mid-term exams when I was planning to have the survey given out, so I had to wait. Right after the exams were over, I gave out my survey to the students in my English, Physics, German classes and fencing team. The responses I got back were as I expected. I had to filter out those that were irrelevant and jocular, but most students gave honest responses as well as lengthy opinions, so I was satisfied with the results of my survey.
With the completion of all my research, I had accumulated much information that was all very important for part four of my I-search. PART IV Today, the problem of "Internet distractions to teenagers" is a worldwide social issue. It is also the most feared social problem in the US, as the number of households in the US with Internet connection is rapidly growing with an estimated 30% increase (from 1998) by the year 2000 (Bluestein). The problem started in 1995, at the peak of the World Wide Web boom, when people started seeking for sources of entertainment on the Internet. Since then, the climax of attention on the subject has been subdued until in 1998, when a series of surveys and researches indicated that these new sources of entertainment were ruining teenagers' lives by getting them addicted to the games and web sites (Stuller).
Now four years since the beginning of the boom, entertainment-based web sites are still multiplying in number, and perhaps will never stop growing. There are too many types of entertainment on the Internet to even pinpoint a couple. However, they are grouped into games, music, chatrooms, and pornography. From a recent survey, it was shown that of the five million teenagers who regularly access the Internet, a large number (26%) of them frequently visit music-related sites, and that 18% of them play more games on the Internet than in 1997. These figures show that some of the most popular entertainment sites are those about music and games. Another survey showed that as well as listening to music and playing games, Internet chatting is also popular.
This was shown when 49% of one thousand high school students surveyed said that their main purpose of going online is to "chat" with other teenagers around the world (Bluestein). With the great technological advancements, game companies now make games that can be played over the Internet. The most popular of these are war and combat games, where people from all over the world meet each other at a host server and try to kill the others before they get killed themselves. Many people who become involved in these games spend up to five hours every day playing the same game on the Internet, and it is never a problem when they become bored of the game because there are always thousands of games that are available for download on the Internet (Young). Also, in a survey of 75 Ramapo high school students, 41 students replied that they spend the most time online playing games, which clarifies that Internet games are the most popular of the types of Internet entertainment. The reason why people become so attached to these Internet games is because they are now playing against real people, instead of machines, which makes the game more realistic as they get different reactions from different players.
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By Sean Nack
How much realism do you like in your entertainment? For me, it's a "you got peanut butter in my chocolate" situation. There's a balance to be struck, a form of realistic whimsy. Take, for example, the sandbox. A child can play in the sandbox with an exact replica of a John Deere 75-D excavator (oh yeah, I looked it up), and build a moat for a wizard's castle. He's taking a realistic tool into an imaginative environment that allows him the freedom to do whatever he wants.
Battlefield 3 (BF3) works in much the same way. BF3 is a first-person shooter, yes, but it's an FPS that allows you to hop into a tank, a jet, a RHIB, or an attack helicopter without even attending an operator's course! So in that sense BF3's realism takes a distinct nose-dive, but it does so in service of a much broader gameplay experience. Unlike MW3 (with which we are forced to compare BF3, even though trying to draw a parallel between the two is like trying to find common ground between apples and an entire Thanksgiving dinner), there's more to the game than running and gunning through a collection of tight semi-urban environments. There's something to be said for that form of gameplay; MW3 is fast-paced, frenetic action that can't be topped as far as pure, adrenaline-pumping action goes, but BF3 goes much, much deeper.
Gameplay is based around 4 character classes: Assault (uses assault rifles, has a 40mm grenade launcher, a defibrillator to revive downed teammates, and a first-aid kit that restores health in a given area), Engineer (uses carbines, anti-tank missiles, anti-tank mines, an EOD bot, and a handheld welding torch for repairing vehicles), Support (uses LMGs, a mortar, claymore mines, and an ammo box that replenishes teammates' ammunition) and Recon (uses sniper rifles, a UAV, motion sensor, and a radio beacon that serves as a mobile spawn point). You'll notice that that is a ridiculously long sentence, but that's indicative of BF3's biggest advantage: options.
All of these options rotate around teamwork. You get just as many points for reviving teammates or suppressing the enemy as you do for actually killing enemies. BF3 wants you to participate with the people you play with, to forge temporary electronic alliances in the heat of battle. In that sense, BF3 is the most realistic game ever made.
There are a variety of other small examples of attention to detail. Firing around an enemy, especially with an LMG, creates a "suppression" effect that blurs the screen and narrows the focus of the suppressed player, creating something of a panicked reaction, much like a stream of 7.62mm would in real life. To put the game to a real test, I hopped into the Recon class to put the sniper rifles to the test.
Now, while there isn't a rangefinder in-game, they do give you a ten-point bonus per yard for headshots. As a sniper using an 8x mildot scope and a 7.62mm rifle, I used the first mildot down from center and scored a headshot. Running this info by our resident sniper king, Brandon Webb, who confirmed that at 100 yards (no weather data included because that would be way too much for BF3 to handle) you'd generally use about 1-2 minutes of angle up from zero at 100 yards, with each mildot representing about 4 minutes of angle. So my shot represents a pretty close approximation of ballistics at that range.
So at the small scale, the multiplayer gameplay is fairly realistic, but tactically, there's not much in the way of organization that the players themselves don't create. There's the suppression mechanic, so while suppressive fire exists as a tactic, whether or not it gets employed tactically is up to the player. Usually gameplay is a bum-rush to the objective, with some people forcing their way in while some players provide some suppressive or sniper fire from a distance.
In the campaign, the developer DICE went for a tightly scripted storyline that is occasionally so tightly scripted that it takes you out of the gameplay; on the other hand, they clearly did their homework with regards to MOUT tactics, although at this stage of the tactical-shooter game, that kind of thing is par for the course. Middle school kids know how to breach and clear, y'know? Not that I'm saying I'd be their 1 man, but they know what it looks like. Frankly the campaign is nothing to write home about, but BF3 is, historically, all about the multiplayer.
The gear on the character models is entirely standard-issue USMC, but the Russian troops have a bit more sinister bent as the game's villains, with gas masks and camo hoodies that I doubt the Russians are actually fielding. The main weapons range from standard issue M16A4s and AN-94s to less common weapons like the SG553, HK53, F2000, and PKP Pecheneg.
The weapons behave realistically with the exception of some of the explosives. One of the hallmarks of the modern Battlefield franchise is destructibility, the ability to bring down entire buildings with explosives. Having fired my share of 40mm, I'm pretty sure that even an HE/DP round isn't going to bring down a concrete and rebar façade in Paris. That being said, I've seen 40mm hit mudbrick walls and blow them apart, and I've seen them slightly discolor others. Who knows what the building codes are on Sharqi Peninsula? Destructability does add yet another layer to BF3's 3-tier wedding cake of gameplay.
So is BF3 all that realistic? It's not trying to be a military simulator. Instead, BF3 gives you a realistic set of tools to do amazingly fun and unrealistic things. Blow up a building with an M320 and some anti-tank mines! Throw in a "WHOOOOO!" and you've got the military sandbox that you've always wanted.
-Sean Nack is an experienced gaming journalist and former 10th Mountain 11B with 16 months at FOB Tillman in OEF VII-VIII. Read more from Sean at Kit Up!


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Marentette v. Abbott Laboratories, No. 17-62 (2d Cir. 2018)Annotate this Case
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a putative class action complaint alleging that Abbott violated New York and California statutes and common law by advertising and selling Similac infant formula branded as organic and bearing the "USDA Organic" seal when the formula contained ingredients not permitted by the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA). The court held that plaintiffs' claims were preempted by federal law and the court need not address Abbott's remaining arguments based on primary jurisdiction, failure to exhaust, or failure to state a claim. The court reasoned that there was no way to rule in plaintiffs' favor without contradicting the certification decision, and thus the certification scheme that Congress enacted in the OFPA.


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About Us pages are often the first place to
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Professionalism has it place, but not necessarily within your About Us page. Formal and Industry lingo often leads to stiff, safe copy, making it the perfect way for your about us page to fit within the masses. The main idea of your about us page is to show your unique selling point (UPS), how different you are, not how similar you are.
Descriptive and emotional copy will work harder for your business than any generic copy will ever do. Don't try to seem distant, instead be personal, first person and direct to your specific target audience regarding your writing style. It should be noted that if you use business lingo you need to be sure that your target audience will understand it, that is it part of their everyday aswell. Unclear business language will only confuse your visitors, not convert them.
Your About Us page can be about:
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Both actually say the same thing, but its about how you say things. The first focuses on the valued service that can be added, while the second seems a tad ego-centric. Be honest and confident about your service/product, by returning to how this will benefit your customers.
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Please never use stock photos for your team photos, this does quit the opposite to establishing trust.
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Monkton Combe School
Address: Bath, BA2 7ET, UK
Website: monktoncombeschool.com
Founded: 1868
Number of Pupils: 725
Ages: 2–18
Fees: Pre-Prep – £3,340 (full-time Kindergarten) – £3,435 (Years 1&2)| Prep School day pupils – £4,035 (Year 3) – £5,875 (Years 7&8) | Prep School Boarding Pupils – £7,850 (Year 3) – £8,470 (Years 7&8) | Senior School Day Pupils – £6,820 (Years 9-11) – £7,170 (Years 12&13) | Senior School Boarding Pupils – £11,145 (Years 9-11) – £11,440 (Years 12&13)
Head Teacher: Mr Chris Wheeler BA (Dunelm), PGCE, FRSA
Religious Affiliation: Christian
Entrance Procedure: Visit the Admissions area of our website for detailed entrance information for part of the school.
Contact: Mrs Carole Heritage, Head of Admissions
Email: [email protected]
School Visits: School visits are welcomed throughout the year. We also hold a number of Open Mornings and dates for these can be found here.
The Curriculum
We want all pupils to develop lively and enquiring minds. Our aim is to excite pupils by providing a broad and balanced curriculum to foster every pupil's educational development.
Games & the Arts
Monkton isn't just an all round school, it is a school committed to all rounders. Unlike many schools where 10% of children lead on 90% of activities, we actively seek and select those who want to play a game of hockey, then sing with the 'Choir Who Can't Sing', then head off to a play rehearsal before conservation club or fencing. Whatever the choice, our co-curricular activities encourage commitment, inspire curiosity and engender collaboration, skills that will serve our students for life.
Pastoral Care
What's different about Monkton? Aside from the stunning views, outstanding academic results and passionate teachers which many schools boast, Monkton focuses on the journey of each individual in a way that is tangibly different. As pioneers in pastoral tracking, process is always more important to us than outcome, and although we have high aspirations for all our pupils, our focus on process looks after the outcomes, as our results bear witness to.
Recent Scholarships & University Places
An average of 8% of pupils over the last three years have gone to Oxbridge or Veterinary/Medicine courses with about 50% going to Russell Group universities. Top university destinations in 2018: Cambridge, Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham, Exeter, Lancaster and Oxford Brookes.
Head Teacher's Philosophy
Monkton holds true to the belief that self discovery is the key to success; not only do happy children learn, but they explore their strengths and weaknesses, develop resilience and face challenges with greater strength. We celebrate failure (literally – in assembly) as well as excellence because performance isn't how we measure success and authentic resilience cannot be built without it.
Outstanding Characteristics
We are a small school which allows us to develop excellent relationships and really get to know our pupils. We have a strong sense of family and commitment to a vibrant boarding ethos which help our pupils to feel unconditionally valued. We celebrate individuality and diversity, every year welcoming students from around the world into our School and our Christian values underpin the whole fabric of the school.
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Ciao Belli!
As promised, tonight I will finish to tell you about my wonderful trip to Madeira! So let's start from where we left.. it's always me, my beardy boy and our lazy punto car!
The next stop-over is Ponta do Pargo, a diamond-shape territory located on a fabulous cliff, on the western edge of Madeira! You can get there by car but be careful, your gps will probably go mad!
About 20 minutes from there, Porto Moniz is the place you cannot miss. The natural pools offer a surreal and mystic atmosphere. Swimming there is definitely unforgettable!
On the third day in Madeira, we took a tour of the east side! We went up to the mountains to see the higher peak in the island: Pico Ruvio (1,861 metres). Everything was great, except that we got lost at least 10 times and we never managed to get there. Good news is that we captured two great pictures!
Madeira, is very well known for having more than 200 beautiful walks. We took two that day and I will definitely recommend them! Ehm.. remember to get a torch!
Here you can see some pictures from the Levada Caldeirao Verde:
And here some more from the walk in Ponta Sao Lourenço:
We saw more than 10 rainbows that day and here's the proof: Madeira is truly the island of rainbows!
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Today we have a talk by the artists and refugees involved in The Listening Room: Refugee Arts Project, at 4 pm, followed by a special presentation by Playback Theatre. Want to know more? Read summer intern Oliver's impressions of the exhibition and stop by this afternoon!
The Listening Room, Refugee Art Project, curated by Sally Brucker was a collaborative effort, by seven artists, one poet, and eight refugees from different countries. Each refugee was paired with an artist who listened to their story and created from it a work of art to share the refugee's unique experiences and shared connections. Set apart from the rest of the gallery, it is as if you are stepping into a small world filled with the sounds and stories of these displaced persons. Each artist offers a unique lens for the refugees' experiences to be shared through, creating a distinctive conversation between the experiences of all partaking in this project.
In Untitled, by Nicole Salimbene, the story of a refugee named Fetunwork was conveyed through a painting of clustered buildings that was severed down the middle and loosely sewn back together. Salimbene highlights the space we can reach within ourselves when we remove ourselves from the distraction of the outside world and just listen. The buildings were collaged with clippings from advertisements and images of windows, creating a juxtaposition between the consumer culture and modern designs of the magazines, and the earth-toned simplistic buildings and laundry lines. To the right, Kian's Prayer, by Pauline Jakobsberg, Viola's story is told through a mix of bright and muted colors, with snippets of conversations scrawled across the painting. The contrasting colors convey the conflict between the activities and joy in Kian's day-to-day life, and the sorrow of his mother learning to live in such a foreign place and culture. The painting features a dress, harkening to some of Jakobsberg's other works, and creates a link between the artist and the storyteller.
Leaning against the other wall, Memory, by Sally Brucker, encapsulates a photo from Manijeh's wedding day. Manijeh is drawn in the middle, flanked by her mother and mother-in-law, and layered in textured fabrics. Manijeh is wearing a traditionally western wedding dress, where as the women standing beside her are garbed in traditional chador coverings. Manijeh sewed the threads used in the artwork herself, and wrote the poem in farsi on her dress, and there are passport images of Manijeh in her mother-in-law's clothing. To the left, Searching, by Terry Svat, conveys how Abourass kept his faith in God through the all of the pain brought on by his long journey from Darfur . The painting features a sand-colored background, with small, earth-toned figures to symbolize the trampled earth, and a cross cut from the background to show his lasting faith in God. Svat bound the painting in a cross made of twine with plaster cast hands holding it on either side. This was her way of holding the piece together, but it also shows how Abourass was able to hold it together through his faith in God.


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As gateways to cities, airports are obviously keen to make a good impression. As is the International Air Rail Organisation (IARO), which held a conference in Paris on 11 April to discuss the expected benefits of the CDG Express.
A new-build, automatic metro link between Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and the French capital, CDG Express is expected to open in 2024, in time for the Summer Olympics.
There are many driving forces behind this dedicated service, according to IARO board member Paul Le Blond. "Relieving the saturated RER B commuter line, currently carrying both commuters and airport passengers; encouraging a modal shift away from the car, towards trains; boosting the economy; and making the French capital a bona fide tourist destination."
He added that today, 2/3 of people travelling to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle are doing so by car. But with the opening of the new express link, this share is expected to shift to 2/3 by train.
Alexandre Missoffe, managing director at Greater Paris Investment Agency (Paris Ile-de-France Capitale Economique) insisted on the importance of express airport access for research hubs and businesses – those already located in Ile-de-France (Paris and its region) or considering doing so. "First impressions count," he said.
Although nobody at the conference went into details, it was generally understood that RER B isn't giving a good impression.
"We need to show that Paris is modern, business friendly and has good transport links if businesses are going to invest in Grand Paris," added Mr Missoffe.
Grand Paris, is the project to develop the Greater Paris region and make the French capital a 'world city'. Part of the plan, the Grand Paris Express is the new-build, 200km automatic metro that will encircle the capital, doubling the size of the current system operated by RATP.
"Orly airport [south of Paris] was built on the roads for the roads," said Guillaume Suave, engineering and planning director, Groupe ADP. "By 2024-2027 it will connect with two Grand Paris lines – the 14 and 18. Line 14 will put the airport just 14 minutes from the city."
Cars and taxis aside, travelling to and from Orly by public transport (RER, bus, coach, tramway) currently takes between 30 minutes to one hour 20 minutes, depending, of course, on the state of traffic.
"Doing what it says on the box"
Heathrow is one of five airports serving London. Heathrow Express, the airport-city link opened in 1998, is now carrying 80 million passengers a year.
The airport was already linked to London Underground (since 1978), so why the need for an express service as well?
"Having a heavy rail link means the market can be better segmented," said Fraser Brown, CEO, Heathrow Express and president, IARO. "As transport professionals, we make it phenomenally difficult for people to understand transport systems," he added. "While locals can more or less work out how to use them, it's far more difficult for visitors."
- Heathrow airport has three underground stations connected to the London Underground network at the western branch of the Piccadilly Line
In Mr Brown's eyes, Heathrow Express is all about "simplicity", "point-to-point – the Underground service is cheaper but stops at stations along the route", and "design with the customer in mind."
"Basically, the service does what it says on the box," he summed up. "It has carried over 105 million passengers in the past two decades. Also, think about the congestion and emissions this has avoided.
He debunked the belief that city-aiport express links are a rich person's railway, a folly, pointing out how the rise of low-cost airlines has resulted in business travellers using them to fly, then taking Heathrow Express to get into/out of London.
"We are spending more time now on segmenting our business and leisure customers," he expanded. "We need 'bums on seats'. Rail must make use of yield management like airline companies and hotels. It's a sensible economic fact to price travel higher from 7 to 10am and from 4 to 7pm because this is where the utility of the product is highest."
Competition or coping with capacity?
When CDG Express opens, Mr Brown anticipates some competition and migration vis-a-vis RER B, but is confident the two services will ultimately compliment each other.
Heathrow Express will also experience this jostling with the opening of Crossrail – the new high frequency, high capacity railway for London and the South East, due to open from 2018/19. But here too Mr Brown is equally unfazed.
"When Crossrail opens there will be a stopping service to the airport. This means more choice for consumers. Also, it's important to bear in mind that upwards of 78 million passengers travel through Heathrow every year and this figure is growing 3% annually. The extra capacity in the transport system is really important to cope with these rising numbers."
Operating since 2002, Vienna's City Airport Train (CAT) has since had to cope with the opening of another direct city-airport link, the express train S7.
Yet while CAT runs directly to and from city central Wien Mitte station, the S7 is linked to the outerlying Floridsdorf main station and makes stops along its route. Nevertheless, CAT says it is upping its game, mainly by offering its riders extra services.
First impressions and attracting business
Julien Bert, managing director of Rhônexpress, Lyon's existing city-airport shuttle, gave an overview of the tram-train service that has been up and running since 2010.
"Today, the sector that has developed the most lies east of the city between the centre and the airport. Rhônexpress not only serves the airport but also the surrounding area where new hubs have grown up, including an important business park."
"Nissan's European design centre is located a five-minute walk from the Heathrow Express platform," pointed out Mr Brown. "This is a good example of a multinational company taking transport links into account when choosing its location."
In addition to service frequency, reliability, and comfort, Mr Bert flagged up the importance of treating every passenger as an individual. "On-board staff to handle stress and answer questions is the number one criterion."
The Oslo Airport Express (or Flytoget) launched in 1999 and today carries 60% business travellers, 40% leisure, and growing. "We are competing with cars and taxis," said CEO Philipp Engedal. "We are the number one rail service in terms of customer service. First impressions really do count."
Olympic perspectives
Olympic Games bring two things – temporary arrangements and legacy – and CDG Express will be a legacy," said Mr Le Blond.
"Having such a service in place for the Games is important, but so too is the legacy – you will get more people coming into the city afterwards," added Mr Brown. "After the 2012 Games in London, we saw year-on-year increase in both business and leisure passengers using Heathrow Express.
Virtuous circle
Questions from the floor led to discussion over the feasibility of in-town check-in for luggage and the ingredients for a successful (experience for passengers, profitable for operators) city-airport link.
"In-town check-in can work, but it's very difficult to make it work – both for customers and economically," said Andrew Sharp from IARO. "We have done a report; I advise you [CDG Express people] consult it before going too far."
"I've used in-town check-in in Hong Kong," said Christophe Ducloux, managing director, Visit Paris Region (Comité Régional du Tourisme Paris Ile-de-France). "It's a life saver and game changer." He believes it will be complicated to introduce this value-added service to Paris, due to issues such as traffic congestion and the type of vehicle to be used, but that it must be taken into serious consideration – "if Paris really wants to be Europe's 'world city'."
How to run a good express service? "Well the clue's in the title; it needs to be fast," said Mr Brown. "Other factors are point-to-point journeys and frequent services that are easy to access and understand, regardless of language."
The Oslo Airport Express, Stockholm's Arlanda Express, and Vienna's CAT are generally agreed to be good examples, with Hong Kong's Airport Express considered one of the best, if not the best in the world.
"Happier visitors spend more time and money in their destination cities, plus they take home good impressions and come back for more," said Mr Brown. "Its all about creating a virtuous circle."


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We offer free ApneaLink™ screenings as a community awareness project to help people determine whether they have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). If the screening detects abnormal breathing patterns during sleep then a Sleep Study may be recommended to determine the exact cause of the breathing sleep disorder and what treatment would be recommended.
How do I take the ApneaLink™ study?
Simply call us and make an appointment to pick up the device. We will instruct you on how to use it. Then just take it home, use it that night and bring it back the next day.
How does ApneaLink™ work?
ApneaLink™ is a simple, comfortable device that is worn during sleep.
ApneaLink™ prints out a report that clearly shows whether the individual's night time breathing is in the normal range or if they suspect a pathological breathing disorder such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
What do I do with the ApneaLink™ report?
The report is made available to you, as well as to your primary care physician who can then write an order for a complete overnight sleep study at the center, if it's determined necessary. If you don't have a primary care physician, you can see one of Endeavor's sleep medicine physicians.


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Neurogenx Works To Provide Better Access To Treatments
The two first Neurogenx Nerve Centers of the United States will open this summer, a milestone for both neuropathy patients and Neurogenx. The grand opening of the Hoover, Alabama Center occurred July 20th and the Palm Desert, California Center will open in August. The Nerve Centers are the core of a coordinated project that aims to raise awareness of how serious peripheral neuropathy can be while providing access to effective treatments. Neuropathy causes tingling, pain, burning and numbness in the hands and feet as a consequence of nerve damage that results from diabetes and chronic nerve issues like carpal tunnel syndrome and fibromyalgia. It strikes almost 30 percent of Americans over 40, and is a hard to treat condition, with patients suffering without any relief of their painful symptoms. In the worst-case scenario for those with diabetes, neuropathy can cause loss of balance, injuries and falls that do not heal and might result in an amputated leg or foot. "The Neurogenx Electronic Signal Technology treatment changes all that," noted Paul Todd, who is the Executive Director of the Neurogenx Center in Hoover. "We use a restorative medical protocol that helps the body heal itself." Todd worked with podiatrists and was then introduced to Neurogenx. He lived with severe pain in a foot for over 6 months after an accide


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Another important concept you should be mindful about is that the longer a wall is, the more effective it is, moreover it will mask the sources of the noise indeed. On top of that, you may also say to yourself: "I am also interested in solutions to reduce noise in my property, I have a busy road in front of my real estate." At the same time, you may also wonder: "How should I choose my acoustic panelling melbourne materials for my real estate in Melbourne?"
In practice, with the right acoustic paneling, all the noises will have disappeared. Additionally, you ought to bear in mind that a properly built wall can stop almost all noise emissions emitted directly by traffic. On the same subject, you should give some thought to the idea that plants offer a natural alternative to artificial noise barriers.
On the other hand, you should keep in mind that, unlike some hard walls, plants may absorb noise rather than send it back. Furthermore, another thing you ought to be cognizant about is that if your real estate has one side that borders a railway track, or a road and two other areas are adjoining with neighbors' gardens, mounting a noise barrier on the front along the passageway will not do much good: noise will also come from other directions. However, you might also wish to give some thought to the idea that the rates for installing noise barriers can be very high.
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The Past
Time Out says
This scalpel-precise drama picks up almost exactly where writer-director Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning A Separation (2011) left off, with a husband and wife divided by a literal partition, both barely able (if even willing) to communicate. The locale, though, has changed from Tehran to Paris, and the spouses, Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) and Marie (Bérénice Bejo), are about to finalise a split that's been a long time coming. From the start, there's trouble: Marie has not booked a hotel for Ahmad, and she plans to have him stay under her own roof with her three children – two daughters from a different father, as well as the stepson of her current beau, Samir (Tahar Rahim).
Scene after scene unfolds with astonishing attention paid to the characters' subtle shifts of mood, as well as to the respective environments that define them. The way Farhadi gives us a fully formed sense of Marie's fixer-upper home (not only its physical layout, but the sentiments and sensations that linger at a seemingly microscopic level) is especially skilled. It's almost impossible to describe the narrative specifics of The Past without making the movie seem ridiculously hammy. Indeed, several twists involving Samir, a dry cleaner with plenty of his own troubles, tip a bit into hoary melodramatics. Yet Farhadi is the kind of artist who can lend even a simpleminded visual metaphor (Ahmad and Marie gaze backward through a car window…into the past!) a cut-to-the-quick profundity. Minor missteps aside, you never feel like you're in the hands of anyone less than an expert storyteller.


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In 2009, Daniel Pink published Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us. He talked about a new way to motivate teams: not with monetary incentives and competition with colleagues, but by giving them autonomy in their work.
Some of the more sceptical amongst you might be thinking it sounds like some sort of shrewd save-face-and-money scheme. But it's not about poo-pooing financial incentives. Everyone deserves to be recognised for their contribution to a business in a way that aligns with their role, responsibilities and industry standards.
But research shows that this isn't motivating enough. Motivations like actually enjoying your job and feeling fulfilled and valued are much more effective. And autonomy is one way to achieve this.
In short, this means giving people ownership over the work they do and trusting them to control how they do it. It's worked for many organisations, but nearly 10 years after Pink's book came out, many are still scared to break their micromanagement habits. So I thought I'd share how we do things here at THRIVE, and why it works.
Some time constraints are necessary for a workplace to run – the length of a shift, the hours in a work week, client deadlines to meet. But there's still room for autonomy at work, and it can make a big difference.
We use project management tools to organise our work, but we don't plan out people's time. There's no daily work planner and we don't log what people have done. Instead, we give them ownership of a set of tasks. Tasks that are prioritised into two week sprints.
We don't mind if a graphic designer takes a bit longer than normal to illustrate a particular piece of content, because that freedom often translates into a better quality final product. Not to mention a happier artist. And an interesting consequence of this is that the overall time spent on creating our products aligns with our targets anyway.
Not only do we give the team autonomy over how they spend their time, but to some extent what they spend it on too. We give the team a say in our roadmap and try to align their workload with their personal motivators. During regular creativity days, workshops are interspersed with free time. This is an opportunity for people to work on exactly what they choose. And guess what? Some of our most innovative and engaging products have been developed in these sessions.
Task & Technique
"Hire good people, and leave them alone." A quote from William McKnight, former chairman of the 3M corporation, and a mantra for us here at THRIVE. As leaders, we trust our team to do their job well. We're on hand to answer questions, and we'll check in occasionally. But we don't feel the need to keep checking up on people.
We want everyone to get into their own groove and work in a way that makes sense to them. The results? A team of individuals who all have faith in their abilities. By refusing to micromanage, we give everyone the space to develop their skills and find out what they do best.
Another benefit of this is that we get some great insights into what's working and what's not. Yes, we have a strong process, but it's informed by everyone and we're constantly reflecting on what we could do better. Together.
Our open office space, our friendly atmosphere, our focus on collaboration at all stages of production…
All of these combine to give people autonomy over who they work with. Of course, everyone gets on well, but research has shown that people working in self-made teams are more satisfied than people who have teams organised for them.
This ad-hoc way of collaborating is also great for our creativity, because we're always working with a unique set of ideas and experience. And this is where our ethos of autonomy at work goes beyond Daniel Pink's 'four Ts'. To close things out, I'll add a fifth: we like to give people autonomy over their talent.
We're very proud of our reputation as a creative, disruptive company. And we didn't gain that for no reason. We recruit for imagination, flair, and openness to trying new things.
This openness is important. It allows people to experiment and figure out what they're good at. We encourage our team to take their time researching and exploring concepts, to test new skills and techniques and to put forward wacky ideas. We give them ownership over their creativity and create a safe environment for taking risks and learning from mistakes. But we also encourage them to become masters at what they do and develop their experience and skills in the things they choose to.
So what motivates you?
Understanding what energises and inspires you is key to enjoying your job and getting better at it.
And if you manage a team, getting to know what they're passionate about is the first step to motivating them.
Want to find out more about autonomy in leadership and factors that make an effective leader? The leadership bundle in our elearning catalogue is made up of 8 microlearning modules that will develop you and your organisation's leaders, enhance their skills and drive better performance.


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Difference Between Puppet and Muppet
Muppets are puppets, and not really different from each other. Simply we can say that a Muppet is really a kind of puppet. Obviously both have some differences, and therefore they are classified separately. We will try to find the differences between Puppet and a Muppet.
A puppet is a figure of a person, bird, animal or an object. The numbers are not limited to a particular type or kind of mark. They are controlled by a puppeteer. The dolls are put on a puppet show which is a very old form of theater. Muppets, however, was started in 1954-1955. The figures are also used to put on a show, but characters are limited.
The source of the puppet can not be attributed to a person, culture, society, or a particular time in history, and certainly not in a given year, while the Muppets was introduced in 1954-1955 by a person calling Jim Henson. Muppets are a group of characters that are actually a kind of puppet. Muppets appeared in the United States. Puppets have existed since 16th centuries in many countries.
The puppets are diversifies to a greater extent and its difficult to name them. Many countries have a tradition to tell stories of their heroes through puppets. Folklore also used puppets. The puppet itself can act as a king, and in another program may portray the role of a poor. The word "puppet" means "doll".
Puppets are made of different materials, depending on the form and use. The name differs in different countries as there are so many varieties.
1. A puppet is a figure of an object or an animal or a human, is used to install a puppet show. The puppets are of several types.
2.Muppets can be taken as a type of puppet
3.Puppets character has no copyright. Muppets characters are copyrighted by show owners
4.Muppets originating in the United States in 1954-55. Puppet occurred before the 16th century in many countries.