The Complainant is Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., The Sheraton LLC, Worldwide Franchise Systems, Inc., Westin Hotel Management, L.P. of the United States of America ("US"), represented by Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC, US.
The Respondent is China, blesswarrior, of China.
The disputed domain names <fourpoints-sh.com> and <westin-sh.com> are registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC.
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on July 26, 2012. On July 27, 2012, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain names. On July 27, 2012, GoDaddy.com, LLC transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details.
In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceeding commenced on July 30, 2012. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for the Response was August 19, 2012. The Respondent did not submit any Response. Accordingly, the Center notified the parties of the Respondent's default on August 20, 2012.
The Center appointed Sebastian M.W. Hughes as the sole panelist in this matter on August 28, 2012. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.
The Complainant is a company incorporated in the State of Maryland in the US and the owner of numerous registrations worldwide for the trade marks FOUR POINTS and WESTIN (the "Trade Mark(s)"), including registrations in China, where the Respondent is based.
The Complainant has used the WESTIN Trade Mark in respect of its hotels since 1981. The Complainant's earliest registration for the WESTIN Trade Mark dates from 1985 (a US registration), and its earliest registration in China dates from 1987. The WESTIN Trade Mark is a well-known mark worldwide in respect of hotels.
The Complainant has used the FOUR POINTS Trade Mark in respect of its hotels since 1995. The Complainant's earliest registration for the FOUR POINTS Trade Mark dates from 1996 (a US registration), and its earliest registration in China dates from 2000.
The Respondent appears to be an individual with an address in China.
The disputed domain name <fourpoints-sh.com> was registered on June 5, 2012.
The disputed domain name <westin-sh.com> was registered on December 4, 2011.
The Complainant is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world and owns, manages and franchises several hundred hotel properties in approximately one hundred countries.
The Complainant owns, operates or licenses more than 180 WESTIN hotels in almost 30 countries worldwide, including a hotel in Shanghai, China that operates under the name The Westin Bund Center, Shanghai. The Complainant also owns, operates or licenses more than 160 FOUR POINTS by SHERATON hotels in almost 30 countries worldwide, including a hotel in Shanghai, China that operates under the name Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong.
Through the Complainant's widespread use of the Trade Marks in connection with hotel services and related goods and services, and its expenditure of large sums in promoting the Trade Marks in print advertisements, on the Internet and in other media, the Trade Marks have become uniquely associated with the Complainant and its services, and have attained considerable fame and widespread acclaim worldwide.
The disputed domain names are confusingly similar to the Trade Marks. They comprise the Trade Marks in their entirety, together with the non-distinctive acronym "-sh", a common abbreviation for "Shanghai".
The Respondent has provided false and incomplete registration information for the disputed domain names in order to hide the Respondent's identity.
The disputed domain names have been used in respect of unauthorised websites which mimic the Complainant's official websites (the "Websites").
The website to which the disputed domain name <fourpoints-sh.com> is resolved uses photos and text copied from the Complainant's website for its Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong hotel.
The website to which the disputed domain name <westin-sh.com> is resolved, in addition to using the WESTIN Trade Mark, uses photos and text copied from the website of the Complainant's competitor's hotel, the Hyatt on the Bund.
The Respondent is using the disputed domain names in order to to mislead Internet users to believe that the disputed domain names and the Respondent are somehow related to, endorsed by, or otherwise affiliated with the Complainant.
Upon seeing the Websites, consumers will reasonably but mistakenly believe they are the Complainant's own websites or are somehow related to or approved by the Complainant. When visitors to the Websites mistakenly believe they can use those websites to book rooms at the Complainant's hotels in Shanghai but are actually unable to do so, those mistaken visitors will then book a room at another hotel instead.
The Panel finds that the Complainant has rights in the Trade Marks acquired through use and registration which predate the date of registration of the disputed domain names by many years.
In the present case, the disputed domain names contain the Trade Marks in their entirety. The Panel concludes that the addition of the generic and descriptive letters "-sh", a common acronym for "Shanghai", does not serve to distinguish the disputed domain names from the Trade Marks in any way, particularly given the content of the Websites purportedly relates to hotels in Shanghai.
There is no evidence that the Complainant has authorised, licensed, or permitted the Respondent to register or use the disputed domain names or to use the Trade Marks. The Complainant has prior rights in the Trade Mark which precede the Respondent's registration of the disputed domain names by several decades. There is therefore a prima facie case that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain names, and the burden is thus on the Respondent to produce evidence to rebut this presumption (Do The Hustle, LLC v. Tropic Web, WIPO Case No. D2000-0624; Croatia Airlines d.d. v. Modern Empire Internet Ltd., WIPO Case No. D2003-0455).
The Respondent has failed to show that it has acquired any trade mark rights in respect of the disputed domain names or that the disputed domain names have been used in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services. To the contrary, the disputed domain names are being used in respect of the Websites which have not been authorised by the Complainant and which mimic the official hotel websites of the Complainant.
By using the domain name, the Respondent has intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to the Respondent's website or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of the Respondent's website or location or of a product or service on the Respondent's website or location.
Given the notoriety of the Trade Marks and the content of the Websites, the Respondent must have had knowledge of the Complainant and of its rights in the Trade Marks at the time it registered and commenced using the disputed domain names.
The Panel finds the Respondent's conduct in registering the disputed domain names and setting up the Websites which mimic the Complainant's official hotel websites, all without the authorisation, approval or licence of the Complainant, amounts to bad faith registration and use under paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy.
Whilst it appears from the submissions of the Complainant the Websites are not in fact being used in respect of active hotels, and, for the purposes of paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy, it is not therefore readily apparent how the Respondent is obtaining direct commercial gain from its registration and use of the disputed domain names, in all the circumstances of this case, and absent any submissions to the contrary from the Respondent, the Panel concludes there is sufficient evidence to support a finding, under paragraph 4(b)(iv), that the Respondent's registration and use of the disputed domain names has given rise to commercial gain, whether indirectly through confusing potential customers of the Complainant and encouraging them to use third party hotels, or otherwise through obtaining some form of financial or monetary benefit through attracting Internet users and potential hotel customers to the Websites.
Furthermore, the Respondent has copied and reproduced on the Websites various images and text the copyright in which is owned by the Complainant or its competitor. The Panel finds this conduct amounts to further evidence of bad faith.
In all the circumstances of this case, the Panel finds the failure of the Respondent to file a Response, and also the failure to provide complete registrant contact information, are further indications of bad faith.
For the foregoing reasons, in accordance with paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the disputed domain names <fourpoints-sh.com> and <westin-sh.com> be transferred to the Complainant.


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MR. JUSTICE BLACK: The Man and His Opinions
An easily readable but somewhat superficial story of Mr. Justice Black of the U.S. Supreme Court, and a layman's condensation of some of Black's more important opinions. From a small country in Alabama to the highest court in the land -- the practice of the law, politics culminating in election to the U.S. Senate, appointment to the Supreme Court- the character of this Southern liberal in the forming- his contacts and close affinity with the philosophy of the New Deal. Basically, a powerful and articulate liberal, Black has given the lie to the theory that there is no effective force for progress below the Mason-Dixon line. Opinions presented outline Black's strong reaction against monopoly, restriction on civil liberties, denial of governmental control of economic forces. The sampling of his more than three hundred opinions is good, and representative. This has appeal for both lawyers and laymen, who will find it revealing of the background of formal Supreme Court procedure and decisions.
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Basques live for cooking and eating. I haven't found a similar level of passion anywhere I have traveled. If we try to describe Basque cuisine, a fair answer might be that it is deeply felt, honors tradition, and respects the natural flavors of the ingredients. These qualities are on display in the significant number of dishes that are distinctively Basque.
The international acclaim achieved by the new Basque cuisine movement led by Juan Mari Arzak is only the most recent example of how Basque cookery has influenced the tables of the rest of Spain and beyond.
Basque fishermen have been sailing the northern Atlantic since the eleventh century. While following the whale, which at the time was the most treasured catch, they encountered banks of cod off the coasts of Terranova (Newfoundland) in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
On nearby islands, some settlements still carry Basque names, and salt cod, or bacalao, is a hallmark of Basque cuisine. Some historians believe that Basques landed in America before the arrival of Columbus, but while explorers and discoverers proudly proclaim their findings, fishermen never disclose the source of their catch.
The sea has always provided nourishment for the Basques. Squid, preferably the small ones called txipirones, are cooked in an onion sauce with their ink, to produce txipirones en su tinta. The deep black of the sauce initially evokes curiosity and sometimes aversion in the uninitiated, but after the first bite, reservations dissolve in the velvety texture of the squid and sublime taste of the sauce.
Though more and more scarce, merluza (hake), or lebatza in Basque, from the Bay of Biscay knows no paragon (with all due respect to its austral relative from the southern seas). The darker-skinned Basque hake has firm, delicious flesh. Cooks typically panfry the medallions from the upper body and either roast the tail in one piece or cut it crosswise into "steaks" for merluza en salsa verde, the classical green sauce preparation.
Merluza en Salsa Verde: This recipe is one of the front-runners of traditional Basque cooking. Salsa verde appears in many dishes: with clams alone, with monkfish or fresh cod, or with a combination of clams and hake, as in this recipe.
Marmitako, the potato and tuna stew originally prepared by fishermen on their boats, has become a standard offering in many restaurants. The tuna belly, called ventresca (or ijada in Basque), is extremely juicy, flakes beautifully, and is the best tuna for salads. It is usually roasted in the oven with just a little garlic and a splash of olive oil.
Bacalao, or salt cod, is a staple of the Basque kitchen. Basques are masters of the art of turning a stale and salty fish into something sumptuous, specially when prepared pil-pil style, in an emulsion of the cod's gelatin and olive oil. Other cod preparations, such as a la vizcaína, Club Ranero, and ajoarriero, the latter a loan from neighboring Navarra, are also popular.
A la vizcaína, or Biscayne style, describes a dish cooked in salsa vizcaína, a dried-pepper sauce. The dried peppers, called choriceros because of their importance in the production of chorizo sausages, are harvested at the end of the summer when ripe and hung from the facades of farmhouses to dry. The area surrounding Gernika is famous for these sweet and delicate peppers.
Those not destined for drying are harvested while still green, fried with olive oil, and served as accompaniment to meats and fish, and sometimes alone as a first course. Delicious red beans also come from Gernika, although Alubias Rojas de Tolosa are better known. Both are equally tender and buttery and usually cooked with sausages in a stew, supplanting the chickpea stews so popular in other areas of Spain.
Alubias Rojas de Tolosa: The dried red beans of the region are particularly flavorful and thus highly prized. If you should visit Tolosa one day, seek out one of the numerous bars or restaurants there that serves this red bean stew, which is traditionally accompanied with the spicy-hot pickled peppers known as guindillas.
All of these dishes are staples of txokos, the gastronomic societies of Basque Country. These culinary havens are the dominion of men, as their rules restrict women from joining, though some societies make exceptions and allow them in once a month or sometimes once a year. Their purpose is to give members a place to show off their culinary techniques and creations and to have a good time cooking, eating, and drinking.
These traditional societies have made significant contributions to the annals of Basque cooking, and some dishes that originated in txokos, such as marmitako made with salmon instead of tuna or various foie gras and duck breast dishes, have become classics.
Equally traditional is barhopping before lunch of dinner, which is essentially a regional sport. Bar counters display numerous pintxos, the equivalent to tapas in other areas of the country. Making the rounds consists of popping in and out of several bars, usually the same ones every day, grabbing a pintxo and drinking a txikito (a small glass of wine) in each one. It is a way to meet friends an acquaintances without arranging a specific date, before heading home for a proper meal.
Cheeses are among the typical pintxos found in the region's many bars, with Idiazábal, produced in Navarra as well, the most highly regarded. The sheep's milk cheese holds such importance for the Basques that a contest to judge the best artisanal Idiazábal cheeses is held every September in the town of Ordizia, in Guipúzcoa.
Prawn and Bacon Brochettes: The Spanish love bacon, which we cure and air-dry in the same way as our famous jamon. This combination of prawns and bacon is inspired and very popular, and can be found at most Tapas bar, as well as in many banquets and receptions. It is an ideal treat for your guests when having a party at home!
Gildas: Gilda means lollipop, and the classic Gilda is a simple assembly of a guindilla (Spanish chile pepper), an anchovy and an olive. The combination of good-quality pinkish anchovies, smallish, crisp, unwrinkled chillies and a freshly pitted olive produce a sophisticaded mélange.
Stuffed Mussels (Tigres): In Bilbao, these stuffed mussels are called Tigres because of their fieriness. I fondly remember the crowded little bars in the old part of Bilbao, where orders of tigres would emerge by the dozens from the tiny kitchens.
Smoked Fish and Fruit Pintxos: Smoked fish and fresh fruit make a perfect match when combined in this recipe and served as an appetizer. Smoked salmon is now ubiquitous in Spain, particularly in the cities. Less evidence is traditional bacalao (salt cod), for which smoked mackerel is a substitute here.
Rioja Alavesa, one of the three subregions of the La Rioja wine-producing area, is in the Basque province of Alava, an the wines from there are much lighter and fruitier than the ones from the other two sectors.
Cider has long been drunk in Basque Country as well, but the wine drinking, perhaps because of the proximity to the Rioja region, is of greater cultural importance.


Staining of mouse thymocytes with Anti-Mouse CD8a PE (Product # 12-0081) (left) or mouse splenocytes with Anti-Mouse CD3e PE (Product # 12-0031) (right) and Anti-Mouse CD4 FITC. Total viable cells were used for analysis.
Description: The GK1.5 monoclonal antibody reacts with the mouse CD4 molecule, a 55 kDa cell surface receptor expressed by a majority of thymocytes, subpopulation of mature T cells and dendritic cells. CD4 binds to MHC class II on the surface of antigen presenting cells and plays an important role both in T cell development and in optimal functioning of mature T cells. In T cells, CD4 associates with protein tyrosine kinase p56lck through its cytoplasmic tail. Binding of GK1.5 is blocked by RM4-5.
Applications Reported: The GK1.5 antibody has been reported for use in flow cytometric analysis.
Applications Tested: This GK1.5 antibody has been tested by flow cytometric analysis of mouse thymocytes and splenocytes. This can be used at less than or equal to 0.25 µg per test A test is defined as the amount (µg) of antibody that will stain a cell sample in a final volume of 100 µL. Cell number should be determined empirically but can range from 10^5 to 10^8 cells/test. It is recommended that the antibody be carefully titrated for optimal performance in the assay of interest.
The CD4 antigen is involved in the recognition of the type II MHC antigen. It is also a receptor for HIV. It is present on most T helper cells and normal thymocytes. The cytoplasmic portion of CD4 is associated with p56lck tyrosine kinase. CD4 expression is commonly found in human lymph nodes and tonsils. CD44 is a type 1 transmembrane glycoprotein also known as Phagocytic Glycoprotein-1 (pgp-1) and HCAM. CD44 is the receptor for hyaluronate and exists as a large number of different isoforms due to alternative RNA splicing. The major isoform expressed on lymphocytes, myeloid cells, and erythrocytes is a glycosylated type 1 transmembrane protein. Other isoforms contain glycosaminoglycans and are expressed on hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells. CD44 is involved in adhesion of leukocytes to endothelial cells, stromal cells, and the extracellular matrix.
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Park Lane isn't noted for well priced places to eat. Home to many of London's finest hotels, for the most part those who chose to dine there do so in the knowledge that it won't be a budget affair. So I was curious when I was invited to review Lanes of London.
And it would have been hard not to try the crispy soft shell crab, fennel, chilli and apple (£8.00).
And who wouldn't want Masala Fries.
So as you can see we've now been to the USA, Japan, Morocco and India, in five small plates. And whether they really made a good tasting menu I'm not entirely sure. Of course, had we been ordering sensibly we might have done better by picking big plates (rather more conventional bistro fare), or by making an effort to pick dishes from a similar cuisine. But that wouldn't have been nearly so much fun.
To finish the meal we shared a chocolate tart – a never fails dessert.
My impression of Lanes of London? It's a fun place that doesn't take itself too seriously. The food is very good and suprisingly good value for this part of town. I could see Lanes of London being a great venue for a girls night out or for a family gathering, because it's friendly and relaxed. And there's a choice of so many different cuisines that no one could be unhappy.
The menu we ate from is available all day, while there is a special brunch menu and of course given the location, an afternoon tea.
I think the variety made the whole thing exciting. The presentations are all fun.
This looks absolutely lush!I I would love to eat there… so many things look so appetizing!


Esquierdo, J. Joy; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Irby, Beverly (2010). Initial Screening for Gifted and Talented Programs: Increasing Participation of Hispanic English Language Learners. Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92878.


The Sessions House Working Group was set up following the move of the City Council into the former Sessions House, a two storey Grade 2 listed building, in January 2015. It reports to the Assets and Acquisitions Committee, and comprises four council members and a member of the ECDC Access Group. Its function is to undertake Phase 2 planning of the Session's House development.
Its aim is to maximise accessibility to all parts of the building so that it may be fully utilised by the City Council, the public and other interested parties.
By December 2015 to obtain planning consent to enable access for the disabled to the first floor.
By January 2016 to develop a plan to use every room in the building for an appropriate purpose.
By January 2016 to develop a budgeted plan with the milestones to open up and utilise all parts of the building with maximum access for the disabled.


There was another strong showing at the City-Bay 2017 event with 100 farmers participating. Ben Marshman and Naomi Bittner won the new category of Fastest 12km for men and women awards with Patrick Loller the fastest 6km for kids. Penny Holmes and Samson Tiller won the most Senior and Youngest participants respectively and Leigh Westoff, Patrick Loller, David Edwards, Adrian McCabe and Joylene Button took out Quiet Achiever Awards for their commitment to improving their fitness levels. Congratulations to everyone who had a go and pushed themselves to achieve a new goal.


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Assembly is quick and easy, following the simple diagram provided and using only basic hand tools. It is well within the capabilities of even a novice DIY-er.


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Disney's Exquisite Digital Eyes Bring Avatars to Life
Jason Dorrier
When you meet someone, where does your gaze first fall? Usually, you'll find you look for their eyes. And maybe this is partly why some digital characters can seem alien—their eyes are approximations of the real thing, and our brain revolts.
To make photorealistic digital characters, even minute details matter.
But until recent years, we didn't have the technology to take in every detail. Or rather, the required cost and time were too much to warrant the investment. However, due to advanced scanning and modeling software and powerful computers, that's changing, and digital characters are progressively exiting the uncanny valley.
As you might expect. The entertainment industry has the greatest incentive to advance digital characters. A recent Disney research project, for example, is modeling the eye with extremely high fidelity.
"Creating a photo-realistic digital human is one of the grand challenges of computer graphics," said Pascal Bérard, a Ph.D. student in computer graphics at Disney Research Zurich and ETH Zurich. However, while researchers have focused intently on reconstructing skin and features, the eye has so far been neglected.
In a recent paper, Bérard and his coauthors say the shapes of digital characters' eyes are often approximated by fusing two spheres—one for the sclera (the larger eyeball) and another for the cornea (the transparent lens). The colored iris is modeled as a flat disc or simple cone. Movements are likewise flat.
Digitally reconstructed eye.
In practice, however, the eyes are far from platonic ideals. The sclera is no perfect sphere. Its surface is pocked with small imperfections and indentations. Each iris is exquisitely textured and as distinctive as a finger print. The cornea and iris assume myriad shapes as the eye shifts focus and reacts to changing light. The researchers write:
"The human eye is a heterogeneous compound of opaque and transparent surfaces with a continuous transition between the two, and even surfaces that are visually distorted due to refraction."
We might not consciously notice all these details when talking to a friend, but our brain tallies up the total effect and knows when something's off.
So, how do the Disney researchers work their magic? Divide and conquer.
They begin with the sclera, move on to the cornea, and finish with the iris. The subject (in this case an actor) lies down, their head, supported by a headrest, as still as possible. They're surrounded by a halo of cameras, modified flashes, and colored LEDs to reflect off the cornea. The capture process takes about 20 minutes.
Once recorded, the raw data is stitched together by specialized algorithms running on a standard Windows PC. Reconstructing the whole eye takes about four hours.
An actor's eye next to its digital reconstruction.
The team reconstructed nine different eyes from six actors, and were struck by how distinct the shape, coloring, and deformation of each eye was. One application for their eyes might be in a photorealistic mirror of an actor's face. But the team also show an image of an artistically enhanced face—one with midnight blue skin.
"Such a result would traditionally take significant artistic skill and man-hours to generate, in particular if it was meant to closely resemble a real actor," Bérard said. "Our result was created with very little effort."
While the method reconstructs a motionless eye with a dynamic iris, they think next steps include closely modeling the complex motions of the entire eye. And more realistic eyes will, of course, be combined with more realistic faces and bodies.
Beyond obvious applications in film characters, photorealistic avatars might find their way into video games and virtual reality. Much further down the line, those interacting in virtual worlds might go to a studio to build a photorealistic avatar.
Indeed, Philip Rosedale, creator of the virtual world Second Life, is working on a sequel called High Fidelity. High Fidelity aims, in part, to use sensors to record and recreate physical motions—like eye movement and facial expressions—in silica.
High Fidelity's sensors paired with realistic avatars might offer a more immersive, intuitive virtual experience.
Further, future AI-powered digital assistants might inhabit digital bodies and interact with us online or out and about. Well-rendered avatars seem (to me at least) more feasible than physical AI-embodiment in sci-fi androids. Meanwhile, AI-driven robots are free to take myriad forms, and driven more by function than form—they need look nothing like us.
Also, it's important to note that we humans are perfectly comfortable with robots and avatars that don't try to look too realistic. The uncanny valley is when we try to make something look human, but just miss, and the result is creepy. (Check out this uncanny valley video tutorial to learn more about almost realistic recreations gone wrong.)
The future will likely see all kinds of digital characters and avatars and robots taking up residence on either side of the uncanny valley—but (hopefully) very few will spend much time in its depths.
Image Credit: DisneyResearchHub/YouTube
Jason is managing editor of Singularity Hub. He cut his teeth doing research and writing about finance and economics before moving on to science, technology, and the future. He is curious about pretty much everything, and sad he'll only ever know a tiny fraction of it all.


Some of the School of Pharmacy faculty who were involved in the accreditation process. Standing, from left, Dr. Mohsen Daneshtalab, Dr. Roy West, Dr. John Hawboldt. Sitting, from left, Dr. Leslie Phillips, Dr. Carla Dillon, Dr. Linda Hensman.
The School of Pharmacy has been awarded full accreditation until 2016 by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP). The process of becoming accredited by CCAPP included a comprehensive self assessment report as well as a multi-day site evaluation.
This process for the School of Pharmacy at Memorial began in 2009 and their evaluation was completed only recently with the awarding of their full accreditation status.
In their evaluation, the CCAPP review team gauged the school's accomplishments since the last accreditation visit in 2003.
Among the areas of strength for the school that were noted by the review team was that the school's pharmacy practice laboratory is recognized as one of the better facilities in Canada.
The CCAPP team also identified some risks and challenges for the school in their review.
Many staff and faculty members devoted significant time in both preparing the school's self assessment report and participating in the evaluation team's four-day site visit.
For more information, or to view the complete CCAPP evaluation report, please visit http://www.mun.ca/pharmacy/aboutpharmacy/accredidation.php.


There has been much speculation about the power and dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), but it's been primarily focused on what AI will do to our jobs in the very near future. Now, there's discussion among tech leaders, governments and journalists about how artificial intelligence is making lethal autonomous weapons systems possible and what could transpire if this technology falls into the hands of a rogue state or terrorist organization. Debates on the moral and legal implications of autonomous weapons have begun and there are no easy answers.
The United Nations recently discussed the use of autonomous weapons and the possibility to institute an international ban on "killer robots." This debate comes on the heels of more than 100 leaders from the artificial intelligence community, including Tesla's Elon Musk and Alphabet's Mustafa Suleyman, warning that these weapons could lead to a "third revolution in warfare."
Although artificial intelligence has enabled improvements and efficiencies in many sectors of our economy from entertainment to transportation to healthcare, when it comes to weaponized machines being able to function without intervention from humans, a lot of questions are raised.
There are already a number of weapons systems with varying levels of human involvement that are actively being tested today.


Etsy declares in its public offering prospectus that it wants to change the decades-old conventional retail model of valuing profits over community. It states that its reputation depends on maintaining its B Corp status by continuing to offer employees stock options and paid time for volunteering, paying all part-time and temporary workers 40 percent above local living wages, teaching local women and minorities programming skills, and composting its food waste.
And though Etsy has become a significant business, with sales jumping 56 percent last year from the previous year to $195.6 million, it still booked a loss of $15 million. Etsy said that at the end of 2014, the site had 19.8 million active buyers, or shoppers that made at least one purchase in the previous 12 months.
If Etsy eventually reincorporates as a full-fledged benefit corporation, as required to do under B Lab rules, it could potentially become vulnerable to lawsuits from shareholders over any failure to achieve its social mission, in addition to the risk of potential litigation by shareholders over its fiduciary duties.
Etsy is giving small business owners, like the woodworkers Shelli and Seth Worley of South Carolina, the opportunity to sell to retailers through a wholesale website.
Depending on whom you ask, B Corp companies like Etsy are a panacea to the ills of shareholder capitalism, a sure money-losing proposition or a tricky and untested scheme that opens a legal can of worms.
The movement itself grew out of a basketball apparel start-up that Mr. Gilbert helped found in the early 1990s, making sure its suppliers paid their workers fair wages and donating as much as 10 percent of corporate profits to charity. But after selling the company in 2005, Mr. Gilbert and his team found that its new owners swiftly swept aside the company's social endeavors. Haunted by that experience, the team set out to devise a system that could allow a company to formally commit to social and environmental goals.
B Lab has certified more than 1,000 companies in the United States as B Corps, including Patagonia, Warby Parker and Method. In addition, 27 states have adopted laws that can award companies status as "public benefit corporations," letting them emphasize social or environmental concerns over profits, and more than a dozen others have introduced similar legislation.
Adam Lowry, chief of Method, which makes natural soaps, said that his company's experience showed that returns and sustainability were not necessarily at odds. Method decided to power its new factory in Chicago, for example, with a 240-foot windmill and three large solar arrays, despite the presence of cheap, coal-fired energy from the local utility.
Most B Corp companies, including Method, have opted to stay private. As a public company, however, Etsy is expected to face scrutiny from investors on how much it prioritizes its noble pursuits over its bottom line. And though Etsy is likely to attract investors with a taste for sustainable investing, there is a lesser-known twist that investors are being warned to heed.
Under B Lab rules, companies incorporated in states with benefit corporation laws must eventually comply with their home states' standards to maintain that benefit corporation status.
In Delaware, where Etsy is incorporated, even small shareholders of a public benefit corporation could sue the company, claiming it had failed to fulfill its social or environmental duties.
B Lab is giving companies four years from the date any relevant state legislation is passed to comply with the state law or risk losing B Corp certification. Since Delaware passed that law in August 2013, Etsy has until 2017 to become a benefit corporation.
"Etsy could be subject to challenges both from those who think there are not enough social objectives being fulfilled, and for those who think there are too many being fulfilled," said Philip W. Peters, a business partner at the law firm Farella Braun & Martel.
Mr. Dickerson said that, for now, Etsy had no plans to transition to a benefit corporation. "Regardless of certification, we plan to focus on delivering a strong business that also generates social good," he said.
The idea of companies taking on societal missions raises other intriguing concerns.
B Corp legislation could allow companies to adopt values some would find objectionable and discriminatory, like religious beliefs, said Kent Greenfield, a professor at Boston College Law School. The Supreme Court justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., in his argument for last year's Hobby Lobby ruling, cites B Corps as evidence that corporations can be religious.
"If you let companies opt in to their own set of obligations, there's no constraint from them opting in to their view of ethics as something from the Old Testament," Mr. Greenfield said.
He also warned that an opt-in system like B Corp's could divert attention from the need to strengthen corporate governance laws that apply to all firms.
Edward E. Lawler III, a business professor at the University of Southern California, said that regardless of whether the B Corp movement took off, Etsy's offering had helped raise crucial questions about shareholder value.
An earlier version of this article erroneously included a company on a list of certified B Corps. While Patagonia, Warby Parker and Method are certified B Corp companies, Trader Joe's is not.


The exercises in this category all have something to do with syntax, the study of rules and patterns that govern the way words combine to form phrases and the way phrases combine to form sentences. The study of syntax is an encridibly broad one, so these few questions here are in no way meant to represent all syntax deals with. The tools linguists use to describe syntax and experiment with it form a less broad category. We have tried to make available tools that allow you to do some of the more common things linguists do when describing syntax: drawing trees and writing their own grammars. The exercises should give teachers an idea of what is possible with these tools, while students can use them to see if they like this interactive method of testing their knowledge.
Try any of the exercises you like or turn to the Playground sections to play with the tools without having to bother about exercise restrictions. New users are recommended to turn there because you can find some short explanation on how the tools work, though we tried to make them such that most of you will have no trouble finding things out on your own. Both students and teachers can use the contact form (at the bottom of the menu) to give us their opinion on these tools. You may tell us anything: what you like and don't like about the tools, what you would like to see included, what could use some better explanation, etc. . Only with your feedback will it be possible to improve things for possible future upgrades.


Prawns come in all different sizes, and they are graded by how many there are per pound. The lower the number, the bigger the prawn.
"U" means under — e.g U/8 (pronounced "you eight") means 8 or less prawns of this size per pound or 16 prawns per kilo. Sometimes prawns are graded within a range e.g 21/30 (Pronounced twenty-one, thirty) means a pound will contain from 21 to 30 prawns (or 40-60 prawns per kilo) 21/30 prawns are medium size.
The crustaceans that Australians call prawns belong to one Decapod family, Penaeidae. Adults grow to about 200 mm long. Most Penaeids sold in Australian fish shops are caught by trawlers in the tropics, in places like the Gulf of Carpentaria. Small fisheries for prawns exist in estuaries farther south. In Asia prawns are raised in coastal farms.
Penaeids live close to the seafloor in shallow water, burrowing in the mud during the day and moving only at night, when they can be caught by trawl nets. Prawns reproduce by dispersing their eggs freely into the water, where the young prawns hatch and swim into estuaries to grow up.
There are about 70 species of prawns in Australia, but only 10 are of economic significance: Banana prawn, Endeavour prawn, Tiger prawn, King prawn, Red-spot prawn and School prawn are some of the names used for different species or groups of species.
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"Faith is taking the first step on a stair when you can't see the whole staircase," stated Martin Luther King.
But what in the event you fall?
That's the purpose of getting religion. You step with out realizing what's subsequent.
These issues all sound good however what's in it for you? And why do you want religion anyway?
Good query. And one we've typically requested too. So, we went on a mission-kind of a mission of religion.
Continue studying and discover out just a few issues we uncovered concerning the significance of religion.
Okay, we all know it's not literal mountains. No matter how a lot religion you've gotten, you may get in bother in the event you moved Mt. Ranier or Mt. Everest.
Mountains, on this case, are obstacles roadblocks. They forestall individuals from assembly objectives and fulfilling desires.
Your mountain (or mountains) could make giving up a powerful temptation. But that is the place religion turns out to be useful.
The universe operates below a hierarchy of legal guidelines. The legal guidelines of nature say the bodily mountain can't be moved. Of course, we all know earthquakes and different acts of nature could trigger the motion of a mountain. Remember the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens?
The regulation of religion is greater than the regulation of nature. When an individual makes use of their religion they activate the regulation of religion, which might do greater than the regulation of nature.
Ask anybody who has skilled a miracle. Ask the father pinned below his truck about having religion in his daughter that she might elevate the truck.
What's the mountain in your life that must be moved?
Even although most employers don't enable preaching or different outward shows of religion, nobody can cease you from utilizing your religion. When you depend upon somebody or one thing higher than your self so that you simply're the perfect worker within the workplace or wherever you're employed, you employ religion.
Maybe your boss or a co-worker is the mountain in your life.
Use your religion and transfer the mountain. Faith means you've gotten belief or confidence in all conditions, together with the demanding boss and the co-worker who gossips about you.
It doesn't imply you hope your boss will get sick and quits. And it doesn't imply praying that these gossipy colleagues choke on a hen bone.
Using religion at work means hoping for higher relationships with the individuals you spend extra time with than you do your loved ones or your cat. Faith goes a step additional than hope. Faith means believing issues will enhance.
It might imply your boss strikes on and finds a greater job. But religion might additionally imply you each acquire a greater understanding of one another and type a tremendous working relationship.
Faith works at work however one other space the place religion can enhance your life is within the space of funds.
Who doesn't fear about their financial institution steadiness? With many individuals residing paycheck-to-paycheck, financial institution balances dipping into the adverse numbers can fear even probably the most financially accountable individual.
Your state of affairs might not be a checking account points. Maybe you owe bank card or previous tax money owed.
Faith and funds go collectively. When you come up brief after payday, religion reminds you issues will enhance and wishes will probably be met.
Does that opening your mailbox and discovering a bag of cash? Probably not nevertheless it does imply utilizing religion to imagine in provision.
Provision could are available sudden methods and from uncommon assets however usually, individuals who actively use religion when funds are tough discover that their wants are met.
Maybe your financial institution steadiness is ok however your well being isn't. Why not name on religion?
When the physique is at its weakest, religion will be at its strongest.
Every day individuals go to a health care provider and stroll out with a foul report. Blood take a look at outcomes point out illness. An x-ray reveals most cancers.
A foul report out of your physician can take the wind out of your sails and pull the life proper out of you. If you let it!
Heart illness, power ache, and most cancers are only a few of the well being points individuals face every single day. Faith may also help you get via the inevitable unhealthy days forward.
Faith doesn't imply you dismiss the unhealthy medical report since you're assured you'll get properly with out medical assist. Faith means you depend on the idea that your well being will enhance regardless of the signs you're feeling as we speak.
Sickness and uncertainty typically feed off of one another and make you ponder whether you imagine in religion in any respect.
At some level in life, normally as soon as we've had a style of actuality, most of us query our perception system.
We came upon Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, and the Man within the Moon have been all a part of a world our mother and father created for us referred to as Let's Pretend. We marvel typically if our non secular beliefs have been additionally a part of that fake world.
As the individuals at Burbank Bible Church say, life will get complicated and tough however religion helps us via the method of answering these questions. Sometimes you simply want just a few supportive individuals round you who've already gone via one thing comparable.
Faith may also help you determine what you imagine however religion additionally helps you reply different life questions.
Faith brings solutions to prayer.
This isn't about anybody denomination or faith normally. It's about placing religion into motion.
If you observe the Bible, the New Testament ebook of Matthew tells us to ask for our day by day bread and that no matter issues we for ask in prayer, if we imagine, we'll obtain.
We're given a measure of religion and after we use and develop that religion, we'll get the solutions to our questions and requests. The reply could not come as we speak, and perhaps not even tomorrow.
But religion helps us wait patiently for our reply. Why? Because religion is about having confidence in what we can not see as we speak.
Faith may also help once you're in a unhealthy relationship and might't see something good for the long run.
Not all relationships will be mounted. Not all relationships must be mounted.
Maybe it's your marriage. Or perhaps it's the connection along with your finest good friend.
Relationships can problem us and make us higher individuals. Relationships may also harm and harm us, particularly once they're abusive. No one ought to keep in an unsafe relationship whether or not it's with a companion or a good friend. But we reside in a throw-away world the place leaving is simpler than sticking it out.
Faith steps in and guides and comforts after we expertise bother in relationships. Since religion is all about having hope after we can't see a change for the higher, religion may also help us develop whereas we watch for that change.
Faith isn't solely a information for troubled relationships, it additionally results in a thriving life.
Faith is a pathway. It's a pathway to coping with tough individuals and conditions, medical points, and monetary issues.
Faith can be a pathway to discovering options to any query you've gotten in life.
There's nothing unsuitable with having issues. We all face issues. It's what we do with these issues that counts.
Some individuals select survival and discover methods to barely maintain their head above water. Humans have been designed not only for surviving however for thriving.
If you're a survivor that's nice! But what in the event you might do greater than merely survive? Most individuals need greater than survival–they need options that assist them reside life to its fullest.
Faith is the pathway to fixing life's points and serving to us reside with the expectation of wonderful issues in our future.
Faith factors to the long run however what in the event you're not even certain what your future holds?
You most likely know somebody who nonetheless hasn't found out what they wish to be once they develop up. Maybe it's you!
You hear individuals discuss their calling on a regular basis. You are also fairly certain you're employed with some individuals who haven't found their calling. They may not have the talents for the job or perhaps they're depressing within the job.
Chances are they haven't found their calling.
We all have a goal in life. Our mother and father, colleges, and society inform us what they assume our goal must be. Faith can information us to our true goal.
What do individuals do once they imagine they've discovered their true goal however the world laughs at them?
You write youngsters's books or design particular backpacks for homeless individuals. You think about your self enjoying the piano in live performance halls everywhere in the world. You dream of teaching others who aren't certain of their goal.
Whatever it's, it's your present and the world typically tells you NO!
No one will learn your books or take heed to you play your piano. No one will carry your backpacks. No one will join your teaching courses.
Faith lights up your life with prospects. It doesn't matter what your non secular background is, you possibly can imagine within the superb prospects inside you.
Sometimes pursuing desires will get lonely and you are feeling afraid. Faith makes the journey much less lonely and fewer horrifying.
This is the primary response most individuals give when somebody says they really feel nervous. Yet all of us nonetheless fear and typically really feel afraid.
We can let stress, anxiousness, and worry run our lives. We can spend each waking second worrying about each element. All the worrying doesn't change something.
Faith doesn't make life go away. If we let it, religion stays with us whereas we're within the eye of the storm. Having religion assures us and helps us maintain worry and fear from overshadowing the enjoyment we expertise.
Faith creates a way of peace. It's not exterior peace—it's an inside calm we will't clarify in phrases.
We hope we've inspired you about how having religion could make life higher.
There aren't many conditions the place religion can't allow you to discover a solution or really feel extra assured and at peace with a state of affairs. Take a couple of minutes and take into consideration your religion.
Is it scorching, lukewarm, or are you out within the chilly freezing?
Why not give religion an opportunity and see what it may do? We assure it gained't harm. And perhaps, simply perhaps, you'll uncover just a few solutions to questions on life, your relationships, and your calling.
If you've loved studying this submit, take a look at our different articles about life and enterprise.
Above all, benefit from the religion journey!


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New Drug Promises Relief from Tinnitus
New Drug Promises Relief from Tinnitus, Epilepsy
Neurophysiologists at the University of Connecticut (UConn) have discovered a new drug that may prevent tinnitus and treat epilepsy by selectively affecting potassium channels in the brain. According to an article in the June 10, 2015 edition of The Journal of Neuroscience, Anastasios V. Tzingounis, PhD, and colleagues say that both tinnitus and epilepsy are caused by overly excitable cells that flood the brain with an overload of signals that can lead to seizures (epilepsy) or phantom ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
The authors report that roughly 65 million people worldwide are affected by epilepsy. While exact statistics on tinnitus are not easy to determine, the American Tinnutus Association estimates that two million people in the US suffer from disabling tinnitus.
Anastasios V. Tzingounis, PhD, University of Connecticut
According to Tzingounis and co-authors, the existing drugs available to treat epilepsy don't always work and can have serious side effects. One of the more effective drugs, retigabine, helps open KCNQ potassium channels, which serve as the "brakes" that shut down the signaling of overly excited nerves. Retigabine, however, has terrible side effects and is usually only given to adults who don't get relief from other epilepsy drugs. The side effects of retigabine include sleepiness, dizziness, problems with hearing and urination, and a disturbing tendency to turn patients' skin and eyes blue.
In 2013, Tzingounis began collaborating with Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD, a tinnitus expert at the University of Pittsburgh, to create a new drug candidate. The new drug, SF0034, was chemically identical to retigabine, but included an extra fluorine atom. Originally developed by SciFluor, the company wanted to know whether the compound had promise for treating epilepsy and tinnitus.
Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Tzingounis and Tzounopoulos thought the drug had the potential to be much better than retigabine in treating both conditions. They first had to determine if SF0034 worked on KCNQ potassium channels the same way retigabine does, and if so, if it would be better or worse.
The co-authors explain in their article that KCNQ potassium channels are found in the initial segment of axons, long nerve fibers that reach out and almost touch other cells. The gap between the axon and the other cell is called a synapse. When the cell wants to signal to the axon, it floods the synapse with sodium ions to create an electrical potential. When that electrical potential goes on too long, or gets overactive, the KCNQ potassium channel kicks in. The result is that it opens, potassium ions flood out, and the sodium-induced electrical potential shuts down.
In some types of epilepsy, the KCNQ potassium channels have trouble opening and shutting down runaway electrical potentials in the nerve synapse. Retigabine helps them open. According to the authors, there are five different kinds of KCNQ potassium channels in the body, but only two are important in epilepsy and tinnitus: KCNQ2 and KCNQ3. The problem with retigabine is that it acts on other KCNQ potassium channels as well. That's why it has so many unwanted side effects.
When testing SF0034 in neurons, the researchers found that it was more selective than retigabine. It appeared to open only KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 potassium channels, and to not affect the KCNQ 4 or 5 potassium channels. The research showed that SF0034 was more effective than retigabine at preventing seizures in animals, and it was also less toxic.
The results are promising, and SciFluor plans to start FDA trials with SF0034 to test its safety and efficacy in people. Treating epilepsy is the primary goal, but treating or preventing tinnitus is a secondary goal.
Source: UConn; Medical News Today
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Phonak Marvel Technology Now Available in Customs and BTE Hearing Aids
Phonak, a provider of hearing aid solutions, announced its Marvel technology availability in additional styles and form factors spanning "nearly ever degree of hearing loss." This includes an expanded portfolio of custom in-the-ear (ITE), super-power, and pediatric hearing aids across multiple performance levels, according to Phonak. Marvel connectivity is said to allow "hand-free calls as well as audio streaming to virtually any Bluetooth enabled devices like smartphones, tablets, computers, or TVs."
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At January's 2020 International CES, Phonak unveiled Virto™ M Black, described as "a fully-connected hearing aid shaped like a hearable." Virto M Black is said to be Phonak's first custom-made hearing aid equipped with Marvel technology, including universal Bluetooth®streaming, hands-free phone calls, and a personalized hearing experience via the myPhonak app. Virto M Black was named a "Best of CES Winner in Accessibility" from Engadget, the "Best Medical Device" by Slashgear, and was included among Newsweek's "Best of CES 2020: The Top Tech Products You Can Actually Buy This Year."
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Continuing this momentum is the release of Virto M NW and Virto M-Titanium, which Phonak says offers Marvel's "signature exceptional sound quality in a smaller device, down to an invisible-in-canal (IIC)." Thanks to the Titanium FitGuide, over 50% of people are said to get an "even more discreet Virto M-Titanium fitting by an average of 2.5 mm.1" All Virto M hearing aids include Biometric Calibration, which is said to analyze "over 1,600 biometric data points to precisely calibrate the device to a patient's individual ear anatomy," according to Phonak.
The Phonak Sky™ portfolio now includes the new Sky M-SP in all four performance levels. Sky Mis powered by AutoSense Sky OS 3.0, the next generation of Phonak's operating system designed specifically for children. All Sky M hearing aids can stream audio from virtually any Bluetooth device and directly connect to Roger microphones, helping give children "easier access to words and conversation at school and home."
Also available today is Naída™ M-SP, offering "powerful, rich sound, universal Bluetooth streaming from iOS®and Android™ devices, and RogerDirect™ connectivity for unparalleled hearing in noise and over distance.2" Naída M is suitable for people with severe-to-profound hearing loss and provides 24% less listening effort in noise and with StereoZoom.*3 For words which are difficult to predict, StereoZoom improves recall in noise by 10%.*3
Phonak's expanded Marvel portfolio will be available in various countries around the globe over the coming weeks and pre-orders in the US began on February 19.
For more information, please visit: www.phonak.com.
Bishop R, Stewart E, Loyola N. Titanium FitGuide—helping more than 50% of people get an even more discreet Virto B-Titanium. www.phonakpro.com/evidence. Accessed February 19, 2020.
Thibodeau, L. (2014). Comparison of speech recognition with adaptive digital and FM remote microphone hearing assistance technology by listeners who use hearing aids. American Journal of Audiology. 23(2): 201-210.
Winneke A, Schulte M, Latzel M. The effect of spatial noise processing in hearing aids on neural correlates of listening and memory effort: an EEG study. 2019. Manuscript submitted for publication.
At the time of publication, datasheet analysis on 2cc coupler full-on-gain, Compared to Oticon Xceed SP, Widex EVOKE FP, and Starkey Livio.
*compared to Real Ear Sound
Bluetooth® word mark is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such mark by Sonova AG is under license.
iOS is a trademark of Cisco Technology, Inc
Android is a trademark of Google LLC
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Available at the Honiton hearing centre near Exeter
Ear wax removal doesn't have to be a chore. We are a fully accredited ear wax removal specialist centre that covers the whole of Devon and Somerset, handily located in Honiton close to Exeter. We are a family run business and cherish that we serve our local community, also people from a far. We use the traditional "Ear syringing" technique, which is actually called water irrigation and isn't anything like a carry on film. You can watch Colin Eaton talk about ear syringing here in this video. He will explain in detail what that was all about and what is now the gold standard.
Devon Microsuction
The Gold standard these days is called Microsuction or Micro-Suction depending where you read. It is basically a very very small hoover type of device that gently sucks up the ear wax in a safer manor than hitting the ear with pressured water which they did in the bad old days. Ears are very delicate, with todays techniques the risk is a lot lower.
You can watch how Micro-Suction is performed by watching this video here conducted again by Colin Eaton who is the lead audiologist here at the Honiton hearing centre.
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The Devon Hearing Centre is located at the Honiton hearing centre close to Exeter.
A truly family owned and run hearing centre for Devon. Specialising in ear wax removal using the Microsuction technique. Honiton hearing also use the traditional service of ear irrigation using warm water which for some impacted ear wax can be an easier way to remove if stubbornly in the ear. This is sometimes called ear syringing, although the syringe hasn't been uses for some decades. It's funny how sayings can last long after that way of doing things have long gone.
To watch how Microsuction is used, you can watch how Colin Eaton from the Honiton hearing centre uses the equipment. It is very simply a micro hoover that attaches to the ear wax and gently removes it. No pain, no water and very quick. Click here to see the video.
For an appointment at the Honiton hearing centre please call Sam on reception.
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Ear wax removal Devon by Colin Eaton the local audiologist covering Devon and Somerset
Colin Eaton the ear wax specialist based in Honiton located between Exeter and Tiverton, is the West country leading ear wax remover. Using Microsuction, or the traditional water irrigation method (ear syringing), the wax removal is painless, simple and effective. With 1000's of satisfied customers Colin knows how to make you feel at ease and relaxed.
To see Colin in action and to watch ear wax removal using Microsuction click here to see the video.
Colin Eaton works with his wife Sam making the company a family run affair and totally independent. The difference between a large company and a local family run company is we make you feel you are wanted and valued rather than just a number. We love to see new clients and our existing clients hearing clearer and wax free. If you need ear wax removing in the county of Devon book your appointment soon.
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Phonak Marvel Receives Gold Stevie Award, Named 'Innovation of the Year'
Phonak announced its Marvel hearing aid solution has won a Gold Stevie Award and was named Innovation of the Year—Consumer Products Industries in the 2019 International Business Awards. According to comments obtained from judges, the multifunctional hearing solution received top honors for being "the world's first hearing aid to combine universal Bluetooth connectivity, lithium-ion rechargeability, and top-rated sound quality into a single device." The Gold Stevie marks the fourth major product honor awarded to Phonak Marvel this year, placing it among the company's most highly-awarded products ever, according to Phonak.
"We are thrilled that Phonak Marvel has received a Gold Stevie award and was named an Innovation of the Year," said Martin Grieder, Group Vice President, hearing instruments marketing. "Marvel truly is the culmination of so many of our innovations into one product—including rechargeability, universal Bluetooth connectivity, Binaural VoiceStream Technology, and various eSolutions, just to name a few. All this technology works together to produce clear, rich sound quality from the very first fit."
The Gold Stevie award is the latest product honor awarded to Phonak Marvel this year. In June, Marvel received the 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award for its ability to fully support stereo audio streaming from Android and iOS devices. Also in June, Phonak eSolutions, optimized for Marvel, was the winner of the 2019 Mobile Business Awards. Phonak Marvel also received a Silver Edison Award in April and was named a 2019 CES Innovation Award Honoree in January.
A record total of more than 4,000 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Startup of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others.
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Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 250 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process from May through early August, according to Phonak's announcement.
For more information about Phonak Marvel, visit: www.phonak.com. Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at: www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.
Source: Phonak, International Business Awards
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Ear wax removal Devon . The Honiton hearing centre is the place to find out more information if you are suffering with hearing loss of any type. Sometimes the loss can be quite mild and irritating so you just put up with it for now. This could easily be a build up of wax that is blocking the ear canal and can easily be removed in a few minutes at Honiton Hearing. Ear wax removal is usually done using a very very small suction device called Micro-Suction. We have produced a video on how this works and how the ear wax removal appointment will look like. Colin Eaton is who you would see at Honiton hearing and he is shown on the video.
You can watch the Micro-Suction ear wax removal video here.
To book an appointment at the Honiton hearing centre please call reception and speak with Sam.
International Campaign for Better Hearing Announces Results of Hearing Loss Survey
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A new survey conducted in ten countries, specifically designed to study the habits of people with hearing loss, reveals how people around the world feel about their hearing condition and how addressing hearing loss with treatment can help significantly improve quality of life.
The study results, which the The International Campaign for Better Hearing announced in a press release, conclude that 74% of respondents from around the world with hearing loss have at some point been embarrassed, while 69% have felt anxious, 64% have experienced feeling socially isolated, 59% felt tired/drained, 62% suffered from anger or frustration, and 49% have even felt unsafe as a result of their hearing loss.
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The US ranked highest, with 81% of their respondents experiencing social isolation because of their hearing loss, while people in Spain were the most likely to have experienced feeling unsafe because of their condition (79%).
After recognising a problem with their hearing, 3/10 people globally delayed getting assessed and treatment as they believed losing their hearing was just a fact of ageing and therefore couldn't be helped, and 24% delayed seeing a professional as they were too embarrassed to go.
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The US and UK respondents were quickest to seek medical help with 17% of US respondents and 16% of UK respondents pursuing advice as quickly as within a month of noticing a problem with their hearing. However, it took 22% of Irish, 18% of Australian, and 18% of New Zealand respondents over 5 years to seek help. Overall, less than half of respondents across the globe sought advice for their hearing issues within 6 months, and more than a third waited over a year.
After being diagnosed with hearing loss, 91% of respondents had treatment globally, which included hearing aids, cochlear implants, surgery, and wax removal. According to the survey, respondents from Ireland were most reluctant to accept treatment—35% compared to the global average of 9%.
The most common treatment for hearing loss across the globe was wearing a hearing aid, topping the poll in all but one market region. In fact, more than 8/10 of respondents in half of the countries polled reported that they wear aids, and significantly, 84% reported that their life has consequently improved by treatment.
The survey revealed that the most common prompts for recognising hearing problems are difficulty with conversations (62%), having to turn up the radio/TV (60%), and having friends and family point out that they are missing out on sounds (51%).
"In general, it seems that noticing hearing issues does not always spur us to seek medical advice, even though a vast majority have at some point felt anxious, unsafe, or alone. In fact, we are actually willing to wait a considerable amount of time and live with our symptoms," said Ann-Kristin Foss, brand and communications manager, International Campaign for Better Hearing. "Considering how much of a difference hearing loss treatment can make to our lives we want to encourage more people to get their hearing checked as soon as they notice any difference to their hearing ability."
"If you noticed a problem with your eyesight, you would almost certainly get checked out as soon as possible, and would visit an optician for a diagnosis," said Foss. "Over half of the respondents that took our survey were more likely to turn to health services than to a hearing specialist for diagnosis of their hearing issues. Thanks to the International Campaign for Better Hearing, everyone can now receive a free hearing test at a number of professional hearing clinics across the world."
The International Campaign for Better Hearing survey also looked to find out whether people with hearing loss were aware of the links between unaddressed hearing loss and health issues, and the results reveal that the majority of global respondents demonstrated an "alarming lack of knowledge" of how hearing loss can affect overall health. Whilst many are familiar with the links between hearing loss and social withdrawal and depression, more than three quarters are unaware that hearing loss can cause problems with heart health, strokes, and diabetes. Furthermore, 80% aren't aware that untreated hearing loss may increase your risk of developing dementia. This question was also posed to family members of people with hearing loss, which produced slightly more positive results.
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The International Campaign for Better Hearing advocates the importance of hearing loss identification, offering free hearing tests for everyone—particularly encouraging people over the age of 60 to have their hearing checked at a clinic for free, as they are at a higher risk of hearing loss. The initiative, which is supported by hearing care retailer Audika Group, is making every effort to inform and educate about hearing health and the dangers of untreated hearing loss as well as making hearing aids accessible to those who otherwise could not afford them via a give-back program.
For more information visit: https://www.campaignforbetterhearing.org/
Source: The International Campaign for Better Hearing
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Devon ear wax removal at the Honiton hearing centre near Exeter. Ear wax removal doesn't have to be a pain. The Honiton hearing centre are specialist at ear syringing for the Devon area including Tiverton, Lyme bay and Sidmouth. Using the gold standard Micro-Suction technique, your ears will be cleared of wax in no time at all. Painless, easy and quickly without fuss. Devon ear wax removal covers all areas of Devon. If Micro-Suction isn't what you like then we have the traditional ear syringing method of water irrigating the ear to remove the ear wax. Which ever takes your fancy we can remove ear wax in minutes.
Call reception and speak with Sam, she will book your appointment and Colin Eaton will be the person who you will be doing the wax removal procedure.
Click here to see how Microsuction works at the Honiton hearing centre.
Book early as we do get busy at times through the year!
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Depression and Hearing link, Bristol. Stephen Neal audiologist who is based at the Keynsham hearing centre knows that Depression and hearing can be linked.
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New report into depression and hearing has been published. We at the Keynsham hearing centre are well aware of this link and can help with making your hearing a little better.
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Somerset and Devon hearing and Ear wax removal centre are at the Keynsham hearing centre and the Honiton hearing centre. These are independent hearing and ear wax specialist covering Bath, Bristol, & Somerset and Devon. If you are having issues with hearing in general we can conduct a hearing test at Keynsham or Honiton. The comprehensive hearing test will take around an hour of your time, but the results will be know there and then putting you in control of your hearing. We can then discuss what hearing instrument (hearing aid) you may need if required. There could be other issues at play if you are not hearing as well as you think you should be. We can before the test look to see if you have any ear wax present. Ear wax isn't usually an issue, we all need a little for good ear health. However in some cases excessive ear wax build up can become an issue and if you have excessive ear wax we will clear this before any test is conducted.
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Ear wax removal is very easy and painless. We use the Microsuction ear wax removal method as this really is the gold standard of ear wax removal. We also can use the older method of ear wax removal called irrigation or some may know this as ear syringing. This method uses warm water to gently irrigate the ear to help release the ear wax out from the ear.
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So if you are having some hearing issues and would like afamily run professional ear wax removal service then book an appointment. We can discuss at the appointment any of the issues at length. After all we are all ears!
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Study Shows Older Adults with Hearing Loss at Higher Risk for Depression
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The results of a study investigating the connection between hearing loss and depression found that older adults with some form of hearing loss were 47% more likely to also have depression symptoms, according to an article in Reuters.
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Originally published in The Gerontologist, the research reviewlooked at 35 previous studies encompassing 147, 148 participants, who were at least 60 years old.
"We know that older adults with hearing loss often withdraw from social occasions, like family events because they have trouble understanding others in noisy situations, which can lead to emotional and social loneliness," lead study author Blake Lawrence of the Ear Science Institute Australia, in Subiaco, and the University of Western Australia in Crawley, was quoted as saying in Reuters.
Additionally, the article goes on to add that the brain may work harder to interpret sound from a weaker auditory signal, draining resources needed to maintain working memory or other cognitive functions. A weaker signal may also cause the "reorganization" of neural pathways, potentially changing the way depression is regulated in the brain.
In a new white paper produced by The Hearing Review and sponsored by Hamilton CapTel, "Depression, Hearing Loss, and Treatment with Hearing Aids," audiologist and educator Victor Bray, PhD, reviews previous landmark studies as well as more recent research into the complex relationship between hearing loss and depression. The paper helps identify patient populations who might benefit most from hearing devices. Additionally, Dr Bray's webinar "Depression, Hearing Loss, and Treatment with Hearing Aids," discusses the risk factors for depression among people with hearing loss as well as why hearing care providers should screen for depression when risk factors are present.
Original Paper: Lawrence BJ, Jayakody DMP, Bennett RJ, Eikelboom RH, Gasson N, Friedland PL. Hearing loss and depression in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Gerontologist. 2019:1-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz009
Source: Reuters, The Hearing Review, The Gerontologist
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Ear wax removal Devon and Somerset
Ear wax removal Devon and Somerset is available at the Honiton hearing centre and the Keynsham hearing centre. If you are suffering from excessive wax build up in the ear or ears we can come to your aid. Using Micro-Suction or the traditional irrigation technique, (some call it ear syringing), it only take a few mins to painlessly remove excess ear wax. Please click here to see how Micro-Suction works via our new online video on the Honiton Hearing website.
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If you live in Tiverton area then contact us for Ear wax removal near Tiverton Devon
Honiton hearing centre also conduct lots of other ear related issues such as hearing tests, dispensing the very latest digital hearing aids along with hearing aid servicing and setting up of new hearing aids after you purchase them. If you need any of our services please book in using our online booking calendar or call Sam on reception.
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Philips Hearing Aids Introduced by Demant
Published on April 10, 2019 by The hearing review .com
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Demant, Copenhagen, Denmark, has announced the introduction of Philips branded hearing aids to the global hearing aid market, according to a press release from the company. A new player, the Philips brand is entering the hearing healthcare market with a complete range of premium hearing aids, accessories, and applications to best serve hearing aid users. Demant states Philips Hearing Solutions will quickly become a trusted brand with hearing care providers and users, as it has great potential around the world to present unique opportunities for hearing care professionals in an ever-evolving market.
In August, Demant announced a licensing agreement with Philips, which is headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, to bring Philips-branded solutions to the hearing healthcare market. Demant (formerly William Demant Holding) is the parent group of Oticon, Sonic, and Bernafon hearing aids, as well as Oticon Medical.
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"Based on a shared vision of improving the lives of people through innovative healthcare this new cooperation will not only change the way we see hearing healthcare, but also widen the definition of hearing healthcare, supporting healthier lifestyles and active aging," said Spencer Ramsey, Senior Director of Brand Licensing, Philips, in the press statement. "Combining Demant's world-leading hearing aid technology with Philips' global brand presence in healthcare, the cooperation will enrich the hearing healthcare experience."
The new premium Philips hearing aids—named Philips HearLink—are now available for hearing care professionals in selected countries. The look and feel of the Philips HearLink hearing aids is designed to cater to today's baby boomer generation with design and usability developed for this expanding market. Philips HearLink users will benefit from connectivity between their hearing aids and the devices they use in their everyday life, such as smartphones and televisions. The hearing aids will reportedly be manufactured by Demant using the Velox-S and Velox platforms, and will be available in a complete range of styles, including RICs, BTEs, ITCs, CICs, and IITs.
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"The Philips hearing aids will provide users with an innovative, future-proof hearing solution," says Demant President & CEO Søren Nielsen. "We live in an age where user engagement and digital services are shaping the future of healthcare technology. More and more people are conscious of taking control of their own personal healthcare and are using electronic devices to do so. In this light, Philips Hearing Solutions offers new and exciting premium solutions alongside Philips' healthcare ecosytem, which will attract interest and generate significant benefits to users, ultimately supporting our valued customer base of hearing care professionals.
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"With this partnership, we take connected hearing healthcare to the next level and offer new and exciting solutions within integrated healthcare services to the benefit of both professionals and people suffering from a hearing loss," continued Nielsen. "Health, caring, and innovation are cornerstones in the vision of both Demant and Philips, which makes the partnership a great match for the future. Furthermore, it will strengthen and add value to both companies' ambition to improve people's lives."
The Philips brand is something of a "back to the future moment" for more seasoned dispensing professionals. Philips was a well-known hearing aid brand in the 1990s, and the company embarked on a technical collaboration with Telex then exited the market just before the turn of the new century when Beltone purchased Philips' hearing aid technology. The Hearing Review published numerous news and technical articles about Philips technology in the 90s.
Traditionally, hearing aid branding has not played a large role in hearing healthcare; MarkeTrak 9 suggested that less than half of hearing aid users (43%) could identify the brand of their device. However, many experts in the industry believe this is due to change, as more consumers are expected to enter the market and there is continued competition and aggressive marketing among dispensing chains, pharmacies, mass merchandisers, and online retailers. The Philips brand brings with it one of the world's best known and trusted healthcare and consumer electronics brands.
For further information about Philips Hearing Solutions and a full presentation of the Philips HearLink product range, visit: hearingsolutions.philips.com
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