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Vimeo Adds Ability to Embed Video in iPad-Friendly HTML5 Format
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Posted By: Dan Cohen August 18, 2010
About a year and a half ago I took of my community's website and rebuilt it from the ground up using the excellent program RapidWeaver. I wanted to create a site that was more flexible, could become an educational resource rather than just share facts and was easily updated in order to ensure that it was always relevant to my community. I also wanted to be able to share as many pictures and as much video as possible. The site was even built in such a way that when you go to it from an iPhone you are automatically redirected to an iPhone-friendly site. (It is amazing what some of the templates in RapidWeaver can do.)
One of the big, on-going frustrations since the iPad came out is that a site like ours loads beautifully but images and video that are embedded through Flash just leave big holes in the page. Well all that changed yesterday when Vimeo rolled out their new "Universal Player". The new Universal Player
can automatically detect what kind of device is viewing the video and choose the optimum player based on the device's capabilities. For example, it will serve mobile video to iPhones and Androids and HD to iPads and Desktops. On other mobile devices it can use the native player of the device or an optimized mobile Flash player with bigger controls. It also allows us to introduce new players as technology changes, potentially allowing us to do things like serve HTML5 to IE9 and WEBM video to Firefox.
It not only works but it works well and makes Vimeo, already an awesome service for hosting video, even better.
But it gets better. Vimeo also rolled out a new service called "Watch Later". Watch Later adds a button to video that, when clicked, sends the video to a special album. Then, when you have time, you can go back and view all the videos you wanted to see but couldn't at the time.
Finally, Vimeo has teamed up with Roku to bring "Vimeo on your HDTV". That's right, if you have a Roku player (I LOVE mine!) you'll find a new Vimeo channel that will now let you watch all your videos on the big screen.
You can read all about the changes here on the Vimeo blog.
Having a father who was heavily involved in early laser and fiber-optical research, Dan grew up surrounded by technology and gadgets. Dan's father brought home one of the very first video games when he was young and Dan remembers seeing a "pre-release" touchtone phone. (When he asked his father what the "#" and "*" buttons were his dad said, "Some day, far in the future, we'll have some use for them.") Technology seemed to be in Dan's blood but at some point he took a different path and ended up in the clergy. His passion for technology and gadgets never left him. Dan is married to Raina Goldberg who is also an avid user of Apple products. They live in New Jersey with their golden doodle Nava.


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He's responsible for Nelson's 1958 Swag Leg collection (Nelson later gave him credit) and created the 1963 Pollock Executive for Knoll (the chair became one of the most popular office chairs of all time). Both designs are undisputed classics and remain in production. And yet, apart from a design for Olivetti in the 1980s that never saw the light of day, it seemed that Pollock had fallen off the map. Even design aficionados assuming he was dead.
Bernhardt has introduced the 82-year-old designer's CP lounge chair, Pollock's first product for an American manufacturer in 47 years. Unlike the Pollock Executive, which took five years and much prototyping to refine, CP was developed from Pollock's sketches over the course of a year.


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Ronald Edgar Devereux
Name: Ronald Edgar Devereux
1900 - 30th October 1918
Occupation: Porter at Three Counties Station
Regiment: East Surrey Regiment
Burried: II A 9, Premont British Cemetery, Aisne, France
Person(s) placing the cross on behalf of the Arlesey Remembers You Project: Rick & Margaret Brabrook
Ronald was born in Arlesey in 1900, the son of Thomas & Elizabeth Devereux. At the time of Ronald's birth the family were living in Asylum Road and Thomas was working as a general labourer. By 1911, the family had doubled in size, and Ronald had an older brother, John, an older sister Dorothy and two younger sisters, Edna & Grace, who all lived together in Davies Row, Arlesey.
When Ronald was old enough to work he was employed as a porter at Three Counties Station. He was a member of St Andrews Mission Church Choir and the Arlesey United Gospel Temperance Society, and took an active part in connection with the Boy Scouts.
Ronald joined the East Surrey Regiment and was in the 8th (service) Battalion, the machine gun section. The Battalion landed at Boulogne-Sur-Mer as part of the 55th Brigade in the 18th (Eastern) Division in July 1915, and fought at the Battle of Loos and the Battle of the Somme. One well-remembered incident occurred on the 1st July 1916, when B Company of the 8th Battalion went into attack dribbling two footballs, which the Company Commander, Captain Wilfred Nevill, had bought for his platoons to kick across No Man's Land! Captain Nevill lost many of his men during the advance but the 8th were one of the few battalions to reach and hold their objective on this day. The "Football Attack" caught the imagination of the country and illustrations of it are in the Regimental Museum, along with one of the footballs used.
Thomas and Elizabeth received a telegram in early November 1918, stating that Ronald had sustained a serious shell wound in the back. A further telegram was then sent to inform them that Ronald had died at the Casualty Clearing station.
Ronald is remembered with honour at Premont British Cemetery. Premont is a village 19.5km southeast of Cambrai and was captured by the 30th American Division on 8th October 1918. The cemetery was made and used by four casualty-clearing stations (the 20th, 50th, 55th and 61st), which came to Bohain in October 1918.

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St. Thomas Academy believes that providing an opportunity for students to learn a second language in elementary school opens the door a life long interest in language development. The Academy has adopted the Calico Spanish curriculum, which gives an incredible foundation for teaching Spanish. The curriculum was structured by teachers so that students would have the opportunity to learn Spanish in a fun environment. Children absorb the language through observing gestures, visual aids, and demonstrations. They comprehend Spanish throughout various activities by using audio cues, visual aids and actions to stimulate their brains' language acquisition centers.
Our goal is to have students have fun while learning Spanish!
Concepts and vocabulary are presented and reiterated throughout each lesson. Interactive activities and sentence frames give each student opportunities to express unique ideas in Spanish. Students are equipped with solid foundational Spanish skills. By making Spanish fun, students are comfortable using their acquired language skills and are responsive with full sentences and independent ideas.


Steven Horsford is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 4th district of Nevada.
He returned to Congress in 2018, after losing in 2014.
Steven Horsford, born and raised in Las Vegas, was elected to the United States Congress on November 6th, 2012, as Nevada's representative for its newly created Fourth Congressional District. Horsford is the first person to hold this House seat and the first African-American to serve in Nevada's federal delegation.
Before running for office, Steven served as the head of the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas. As the CEO of Nevada's largest labor-management partnership, he worked with local unions and Nevada hotels like MGM Resorts, Wynn Las Vegas, and Caesars Entertainment to train thousands of unemployed or underemployed Nevadans for work in the hospitality industry. To this day, the Academy continues to place 80 percent of their graduates with good-paying jobs.
Under Steven's leadership, the Culinary Academy also became the caterer of record for the world-renowned Smith Center for the Performing Arts and the Springs Preserve, a cultural and sustainability attraction in southern Nevada.
In 2004, Horsford was elected to the Nevada State Senate, and in 2008, he became Nevada's youngest and first African-American State Senate Majority Leader. During his tenure in Carson City, Horsford passed renewable energy legislation that positioned Nevada to become a leader in the green economy, prevented widespread teacher layoffs by negotiating a budget compromise that preserved funding for public schools, and worked across the aisle to pass bipartisan legislation that provided small businesses with tax relief and new companies incentives to relocate to Nevada.
In the Nevada Legislature, Steven Horsford served as chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and was a member of the Senate Committee on Health and Education and the Senate Committee on Government Affairs, among others.
The Alliance for Retired Americans Political Action Fund endorsed Steven Horsford in 2014, also 2012.
While Horsford's legislative work has not touched on foreign affairs, he has progressive views on national security issues. Horsford supports the vision of a nuclear weapons free world articulated by President Obama as well former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Schultz, former Senator Sam Nunn and former Secretary of Defense William Perry. He supports programs that secure loose nuclear materials vulnerable to terrorist threat, as well as negotiated solutions to the standoffs over North Korean and Iranian nuclear ambitions.
In 2018 Steven Horsford was endorsed by Council for a Livable World.
From PowerPAC+, June 11, 2014.
Steven and Lucy have already demonstrated their commitment to our core values at PowerPac+: issues like education, economic equality, and immigration. Last night's victory for this dynamic duo confirms the power of the growing core of Latino voters that are increasingly driving political progress in Nevada. Below, we break down just a few of the ways Lucy and Steven are changing the game in their home state, and why it matters for all of us.
Join us in supporting these two Nevada powerhouses on their way to victory in November! The change they embody could become a defining model of inclusive, multiracial politics in the Southwest and beyond.
PowerPAC+ 2014 "Social justice Champions" - Marc Veasey, Hector Balderas, Pete Aguilar, Steven Horsford, Pete Gallego.
By March 2013, Horsford had joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus..
Shortly after the 2018 election Steven Horsford re-joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
In 2018 Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (CPC PAC), the political arm of the 76-member Congressional Progressive Caucus, endorsed Steven Horsford (NV-04) for the House of Representatives.
Steven Horsford has named Asha Jones as his Chief of Staff and Jason Rodriguezas his Deputy Chief of Staff.
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... Information and a full list of authors accompany this article online at www. nature.com/nature and can also be viewed at http://grandchallengesgmh.nimh.nih.gov. Women in Priluki psychiatric hospital, Ukraine.
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This project will repair DelAir Bridge, linking the rail networks of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This major connection will be repaired to accommodate the transport of industry-standard 286,000 lb. rail cars and enhance freight movement throughout the northeast region.
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Personal trainer sentenced to eight years in prison for killing Byron Bay DJ on Christmas Day
ABC North Coast
/ By Leah White
Posted ThuThursday 18 AprApril 2019 at 4:21amThuThursday 18 AprApril 2019 at 4:21am , updated ThuThursday 18 AprApril 2019 at 5:04amThuThursday 18 AprApril 2019 at 5:04am
Javen O'Neill has been sentenced to a minimum five years and nine months in prison for killing Byron Bay DJ Chris Bradley. (Facebook: Javen O'Neill)
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to a maximum eight years and three months in jail over the "unprovoked, violent" death of Byron Bay DJ Chris Bradley on Christmas Day in 2017.
The court heard Javen O'Neill consumed a "considerable" amount of alcohol and cocaine in the lead up to the attack
Occupants in the house commenced CPR, and paramedics arrived around 11pm, but Chris Bradley could not be revived
An autopsy report found Mr Bradley suffered "serious" and "significant" head injuries
Javen O'Neill pleaded guilty to manslaughter for repeatedly punching then 28-year-old Mr Bradley in the head, at a house party in Byron Bay.
The Lismore District Court heard the fatal attack was unprovoked and fuelled by an excess of alcohol and cocaine.
Three of the victim's family members gave emotional impact statements, describing Mr Bradley as a funny, caring and respectful man who was loved by all those who knew him.
His two sisters, Madeline and Bethany Bradley, described the grief that came with knowing their only brother wouldn't be at their weddings, and that their children would never have an uncle.
"Christmas is a time of celebration," Bethany Bradley said.
"This was once my favourite day of the year, and this has now been ruined forever by an unprovoked, violent attack.
"My parents have lost their son, our brother will never see us get married and our children will never have an uncle."
In a victim impact statement read out by police, Madeline Bradley wrote "the loss of my brother has changed my life".
"I'll never again get to hug him, laugh with him, dance silly with him … I'll never get to watch him have a family.
"It's taken the future we all thought we'd have with him."
Chris Bradley — DAD BOD — was a fixture on the Byron Bay dance music scene. (Facebook: Chris Bradley)
When O'Neill was called to the witness stand and asked by his defence barrister Phil Boulten SC how he felt knowing he killed Mr Bradley, he broke down in tears.
"I think about it every day," he said.
"In the morning, before bed.
"I can't bear to imagine how his family feel.
"I know sorry's not going to change a thing. Truly I am sorry."
The court heard O'Neill consumed a "considerable" amount of alcohol and cocaine on Christmas Day, in the lead up to the attack.
Witness said they saw O'Neill having an apparently civil conversation with Mr Bradley, before suddenly striking him in the head "without any warning or provocation".
Mr Bradley fell to the floor holding his head, and witnesses heard O'Neill say, "He was being a f***ing smart arse".
Shortly after, Mr Bradley lost consciousness and O'Neill said, "Oh f***, I've f***ed up, I'm so f***ing sorry."
Occupants in the house commenced CPR, and paramedics arrived around 11pm, but Mr Bradley could not be revived.
The earliest Javen O'Neill can be released is August 2023. (Supplied: Facebook)
Both O'Neill and his girlfriend declined to speak to police and travelled to Sydney to seek legal advice.
An autopsy report found Mr Bradley had suffered "serious" and "significant" injuries to the head, resulting in haemorrhages and extensive bruising.
The court heard O'Neill had lived a physically active lifestyle as a personal trainer and surfer in the lead up to the attack but was prone to "binges".
He admitted to consuming alcohol and cocaine on the day of the attack but said in the wake of what had happened he could never "think to drink alcohol or take drugs again".
In handing down her sentence, Judge Laura Wells said Mr Bradley did nothing to provoke the sort of actions that were delivered to him.
"You punched another person for no apparent reason, and before he had even lifted a finger in defence, you pummelled him mercilessly," Judge Wells said.
"You might think that your situation is most unfortunate, and indeed it is, you didn't intend to take Mr Bradley's life in that brief explosion of violence … but you did.
"So while you are unfortunate, you are not as unfortunate as Mr Bradley and his family."
Family and friends of Byron Bay DJ Chris Bradley at the Lismore District Court for his killer's sentence. (ABC North Coast)
Judge Wells said she weighed the seriousness of manslaughter with O'Neill's prospects for rehabilitation, his relatively clean record and the unlikely event that he would re-offend.
He was sentenced to a total of eight years and three months in prison, with a non-parole period of five years and nine months.
O'Neill will be eligible for release in August 2023.
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Murder accused tried to resuscitate Byron Bay DJ, court hears
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Dr. Christian Guier, Dr. William Gallivan, Jr., Steve Markmann
CHRISTIAN GUIER, M.D. WELCOMED AT ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE OF SANTA BARBARA HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Dr. William R. Gallivan Jr. and the Orthopedic Institute of Santa Barbara (OISB) team welcomed a new staff member Christian A. Guier, MD during their annual holiday celeb ration open house at their offices in Santa Barbara.The annual holiday party, held in a huge party tent connected to the OISB offices on Junipero, became the vortex for a festive holiday celebration featuring guitar music by Bruce Goldish, Cottage Hospital ICU Nurse & a delicious Mexican diner which drew a lively crowd of patients, medical associates and friends of Dr. William R. Gallivan, Jr. and the OISB team, who all gave a special welcome to Christian Andre Guier, MD, CM, FACS who will be directing FastTrack Orthopedics, a new orthopedic walk-in clinic at OISB.
Dr. Guier is a graduate of McGill University Medical School in Montreal Canada. His curriculum vitae contains an impressive history in orthopedic surgery in Montreal, San Francisco, Jackson, Wyoming, as well as physician and surgeon to the French National Ski Team – World Cup Circuit.The new doctor in town is board certified, and has held appointments on countless boards & committees as well as many honors and awards, Dr. Guier's activities and interests have included preserving the Africa rainforest ecosystems, hockey in Wyoming, San Diego and Montreal, Canada where he was on the faculty of medicine at McGill University. He enjoys skiing, mountaineering, whitewater kayaking, rafting, and fly-fishing.
"This seems like a situation that was meant to be from my first meeting with Bill Gallivan. The more we talked the more it seemed like a win-win for everyone. My significant other Lisa Plowman, and my son Luc and I are busy settling into our new home in Santa Barbara, and I am looking forward to working with Dr. Gallivan and his professional team at OISB," said Dr. Guier.
Doctor William Gallivan, Jr. is a board certified, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon. His mission is to provide superior orthopedic care. Since opening his practice in 1992, he has focused on sports medicine and total joint replacement. He was the first surgeon on the West Coast to use Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) to perform hip resurfacing. He also utilizes Navigation for the minimally invasive total hip and knee replacement surgeries he performs. With a comprehensive approach, he has developed a Rapid Recovery program. This protocol has enabled the vast majority of his patients to leave the hospital after one day. For information on OISB and the new FastTrack Orthopedics Walk-in Clinic visit www.gallivanmd.com or call 805-220-6020.
Rolf Geyling, President SBRM Begins Feast With Grace
SANTA BARBARA RESCUE MISSION THANKSGIVING FEAST
Mission Chefs Assembly Line Service
The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission held its annual Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday November 21, where volunteers from the community served over 300 meals to men, women and children in need. Due to the Rescue Mission 40,00 square foot remodel, including their kitchen ad main dining hall, the feast was held in the Rescue Mission's refurbished chapel located at 535 East Yanonali Street. The temporary kitchen was used to prepare a dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, cranberries, rolls with butter and delicious pumpkin pie served with a variety of beverages which was greatly appreciated by guests attending the feast.
Turkey Feast Dinner --- Pumpkin Pie Volunteers
According to Rolf Geyling, president of the Rescue Mission who gave a beautiful grace before the dinner began "the need to serve the homeless is great during the holiday season. So many men, women, and children in need turn to the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission every day. We expect to serve more than 10,000 meals between now and the end fo the year."
Scout Volunteers - Thanksgiving Feast Guests
Volunteers included friends of SBRM as well as whole families of volunteers, some media members who show up annually to lend a helping hand, and area Boy Scouts whose efforts are greatly appreciated by the Mission. Rolf Geyling's talented children entertained visitors with their music at the front door, and young volunteers helped top the pumpkin pies with whipped cream. Everyone enjoyed the delicious dinner prepared by an outstanding and hard working culinary team of Mission members. I have always said this group should open a restaurant because the meals they prepare are so delicious; they began preparation a week prior to the feast.
Gerd Jordano & Fredrik - John Palminteri KEYT3, Bonnie Carroll, Richard Mineards Montecito Journal, The Geyling Band
The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission Thanksgiving Feast is possible due to generous donations of product and money, and they will be accepting food and monetary donations for their upcoming Christmas Feast. Donations can be dropped off Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m and 2:00 p,m at 535 East Yanonali Street office. Visit www.sbrm.org for additional information.
About SBRM:
This 501(c)(3) organization has served the county and city of Santa Barbara for 50 years, providing emergency services and long-term recovery for the homeless and addicted. It is the only emergency shelter that is open 365 nights of the year from Santa Maria to Ventura. In 2016, the Mission provided 143,051 meals and 51,627 sfe nights of shelter for individuals wih no place else to turn. The Mission's 12-month residential recovery program aims to bring individuals from decades of addiction, institutionalization, and homelessness back to sobriety., health and wholeness. Certification through the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs ensures that participants receive the highest standard of treatment in a mon-medical facility. The Mission receives no government funding.
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
Fifth Anniversary 'Your Brain Matters' Luncheon
Honoring Sarah Rafferty and Featuring Heather Snyder, Ph.D.
with Special Tribute to Gerd Jordano
The Alzheimer's Women's Initiative, Santa Barbara County, led by Chair Katina Etsell of the Alzheimer's Association California Central Coast Chapter, presents the Fifth Anniversary 'Your Brain Matters' Luncheon at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort (formerly the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort) this Friday, November 30, 2018, at 11 a.m. Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree is the Honorary Chair for the fundraising event honoring actress and Alzheimer's Cham, and more.
More than five million Americans have Alzheimer's disease – two thirds of who are women. In her early sixties, a woman is about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's over the course of her lifetime than she is likely to develop breast cancer. The volunteer-led Alzheimer's Women's Initiative of the Alzheimer's Association California Central Coast Chapter is driven by influential women who bring community leaders together to support the Alzheimer's Association.
"Alzheimer's is the third-leading cause of death in California, and the fourth-leading cause of death in Santa Barbara County alone," said Rhonda Spiegel, CEO of the Alzheimer's Association California Central Coast Chapter. "More than 10,000 people live with Alzheimer's in our county, and women are disproportionately affected by the disease."
The luncheon will also include a special tribute to Gerd Jordano for five years of leadership and service as Co-Founder of the Alzheimer's Women's Initiative. Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Expert and Advocate for the Alzheimer's Women's Scientific Advisory Council Pam Montana will also give her voice to the experience of those living with Alzheimer's. There will also be special recognition of world-renowned and local Santa Barbara artist Flavia Weedn, who passed away from Alzheimer's, by showcasing her original art and items from Flavia's estate.
The luncheon will feature exciting raffle prizes, including a two-night stay at Hotel Californian with dinner for two at Due Lune Cucina, and a live auction, including a two-night stay package at the new Rosewood Miramar Beach Montecito and two VIP tickets to a live taping of "Dancing with the Stars."
For tickets and to pre-purchase raffle tickets, please visit act.alz.org/awisb.
Alzheimer's Disease and Women
Alzheimer's is a global epidemic. Worldwide, an estimated 44 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Alzheimer's disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, and is the only cause of death among the top 10 in America that cannot be cured or prevented. A woman's estimated lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer's at age 65 is one in six. It's the fifth-leading cause of death in California and fourth in Santa Barbara County.
Not only are women more likely to have Alzheimer's, they are also more likely to be caregivers of those with Alzheimer's. More than three in five unpaid Alzheimer's caregivers are women. Women are also two-and-a-half times more likely to provide 24-hour care for someone with Alzheimer's. Nearly 19 percent of women Alzheimer's caregivers had to quit work either to become a caregiver or because their caregiving duties became too burdensome.
About Sarah Rafferty
Sarah Rafferty is a television and film actress, best known for portraying formidable executive assistant Donna on USA network's "Suits," alongside co-star Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. The hit show is currently airing its eighth season. Sarah double majored in English and Theatre at Hamilton College, studying theatre abroad in London and Oxford and, after graduating magna cum laude from Hamilton, went on to study at Yale Drama school.
In addition to starring on "Suits," Rafferty has appeared in numerous TV series such as "Law and Order," "Six Feet Under," "CSI: Miami," and "Bones," feature films, and countless professional stage productions.
Rafferty also lends a hand to many causes including the Alzheimer's Association and The Brain Project. Rafferty hosted the annual Night at Sardi's event held in Los Angeles for two consecutive years, which benefited the Alzheimer's Association. Rafferty sadly witnessed her grandmother's decline due to Alzheimer's disease, and so strives to promote brain health and the Alzheimer's Association. Rafferty also takes on a role as an ambassador for the newly founded organization, The Brain Project. The goal of TBP is to promote brain health, to bring awareness to diseases like Alzheimer's, and to raise funds for Baycrest Health Sciences, a world leader in brain health and aging.
About Heather Snyder, Ph.D.
Heather M. Snyder, Ph.D., is Senior Director of Medical and Scientific Operations at the Alzheimer's Association. Dr. Snyder manages the Association's International Research Grant Program, through which the Association funds research around the world. She oversees the Association's relationship with the leading disease journal in clinical neurology, Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, and its two companion open access journals. She is responsible for implementing the Alzheimer's Association Women's Alzheimer's Research Initiative and leads the Association's efforts to understand the role of vascular factors in Alzheimer's and dementia. Dr. Snyder earned a Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and a bachelor's degree in Biology and Religious Studies from The University of Virginia.
About the Alzheimer's Women's Initiative:
Inspired and influenced by The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's, a group of key women leaders and visionaries came together to use their amazing brains to help wipe out Alzheimer's disease. Today, women account for almost two-thirds of Americans living with the disease, and 65 percent of Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers are women.
With women at the epicenter of the Alzheimer's crisis, these women were charged, inspired, and moved to form the Alzheimer's Women Initiative (AWI), a volunteer driven community group, which aims to educate families, associates and neighbors on the economic and human impact of Alzheimer's, honor those who selflessly provide care for people affected by Alzheimer's, expand the resources available to more than 40,000 families locally who are living with Alzheimer's each and every day, and advocate for more federal research dollars to find a way to prevent or cure Alzheimer's disease.
About the Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's research, care and support. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. The California Central Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is headquartered at 1528 Chapala Street, Suite 204, in Santa Barbara, CA 93101, and serves San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties. For more information, please visit alz.org/CACentralCoast or call 805.892.4259.
ARTHRITIS AND YOUNGER PEOPLE
Think arthritis only affects the elderly? Think again. By 2030, an estimated 580 million people worldwide, ages 18 and older, will have been diagnosed with the disease. Pretty eye-opening, right?
Conventional medicine tends to treat arthritis with strong, immune-suppressing medications that temporarily relieve the symptoms of the disease. Unfortunately, I've seen how these medications can also damage your gut and how they fail to truly address the root cause of the issue. This World Arthritis Day, it's time to make a change. I'm here to tell you that there's another way—a way that's designed to address the underlying causes—in order to reduce inflammation without medication. Here's how:
1. You can treat all kinds of arthritis with one approach.
There are more than a dozen different kinds of arthritis, and while there are certainly differences in conventional understanding and treatment for each one, they all have common root causes and triggers for inflammation and pain. For example, the two most common diagnoses are rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). While RA is considered an inflammatory (autoimmune) disease and OA is typically thought of as the result of "wear and tear" and injury to the joint, both of these conditions are influenced by lifestyle choices such as diet and exercise. No matter what kind of arthritis you have, it's important to know that it can be made worse by inflammation that starts elsewhere in the body, including the gut. Which brings me to my next point…
2. Heal the gut, and you heal the joints.
You may have heard some talk about gut health—and the gut-brain connection or the gut-pain connection—and you've probably heard the word "microbiome," or the friendly bacteria in your body. Fascinating studies have confirmed that the root cause of your arthritis is most likely lurking in your digestive system, so to heal your joints, you must first heal your gut. But where do you start? The best first step is to take a probiotic daily to help remove the harmful microbes that might be causing your symptoms, but some require a more intensive plan.
3. Treat your terrain with inflammation-fighting foods.
A fresh start for your microbiome means a new chance to influence your "terrain," or what I think of as the body's deepest soil, where cells either thrive or wither. There's a strong connection between your diet, your gut microbiome, and your pain level, so I recommend choosing foods that fight inflammation like organic plants and foods high in fiber and healthy fats, while avoiding refined sugars, dairy products, and red meats. Here are some of my guiding principles:
Increase fiber, micronutrients, and phytonutrients, or, in less-scary terms, eat more vegetables and fruits, and choose organic whenever possible.
Reduce refined sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, and refined grains.
Improve the quality of fat by removing refined oils and hydrogenated fats.
Improve the quality of the animal protein you eat by choosing 100 percent grass-fed and finished beef, free-range chicken, and sustainably farmed, low-mercury fish.
Limit salt, food dyes, and preservatives (which happens naturally when you limit processed foods).
4. Carve out time for daily stress-reduction activities.
Traumatic events and ongoing stress are very real triggers for inflammatory diseases. In our go-go-go world, we're always rushing; we can't miss this deadline or that meeting, and we very rarely take the time to sit back, relax, and let our minds reset. Diet and stress are two root causes of a damaged gut, inflammation, and chronic disease, so it's no surprise that in order to heal your arthritis naturally, you must take time to practice your favorite stress reduction activities daily. I recommend meditation, yoga, long walks through nature, and journaling to ease the mind.
Susan Blum, M.D.
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Emotional: The time apart allows many bickering couples ample amount of time to cool down and work on identifying and mending the fractured parts of their relationship with some established boundaries. It's true that sometimes people can jump into a divorce as a "quick-fix" for their unhappiness or marital issues, just to realize years down the road that they may have acted too quickly. An unlimited separation allows couples to have the space and freedom to pursue any necessary lifestyle changes they can't seem to accomplish in their current marital status, while keeping the marriage in-tact for future reconciliation. Even if the separation results in divorce, playing it safe and giving yourself time to really think about life what life without your spouse would look like can provide confidence for people who are fearful of regret.
Financial: The three primary financial reasons a couple may opt for unlimited separation are health insurance, social security/pension benefits, and taxes.
Health Insurance- Remaining legally married can ensure that both spouses can continue to enjoy the same health insurance that they're accustomed to—however, this based entirely on your specific insurance plan, so make sure you discuss this possibility with your insurer and attorney before banking on this option.
Social Security- If you've been married for ten years or longer, an ex-spouse may be entitled to a share of the other's Social Security benefits. If you haven't quite hit ten years yet, but you and your spouse are on good terms and agree that you want those benefits to be shared, you may decide to separate, rather than divorce, until you hit the ten- year mark.
Taxes- Remaining legally married may allow couples to continue to benefit from certain income tax advantages that couldn't be utilized otherwise. Again, this can be a complicated issue—one that can vary between states. Make sure you do all of your research before making any decisions based on this reason.
Emotional: One the obvious drawbacks to an unlimited separation is that you're not allowed to get married until a divorce is initiated and finalized. While you certainly can date and explore new relationships while separated, those relationships can only go so far if you are still legally bound to your spouse. While a separation can serve as a great tool for reconciliation, if there comes a time in your relationship where you've grown apart and the possibility for a future has slowly and clearly dissipated, that agreement may suddenly feel like unwanted and unresolved baggage.
Financial: Perhaps one of the biggest downfalls of unlimited separation is the fact that, should you pass that two-year mark that allows you to easily convert your separation into a divorce, you'll then have to go through the dissolution process from start, a timely manner that will cost you. While an unlimited separation may offer you the liberty of saying you never actually got divorced, it can easily complicate your situation should you decide to get divorced a few years too late, or even if you decide to stay together but have already established property division (due to the fact that property division is not modifiable). Sometimes, it truly is far simpler and more cost effective to get divorced if you're wanting to establish division from your spouse, and just get legally re-married down the road should you reconcile.
In addition to this, if you decide to get divorced years down the road, your current financial status will be considered for spousal and child support—not your financial status at the time of the separation. So, if your unlimited separation lasted 5 years and your financial worth skyrocketed during that time, you now may be required to pay a lot more money to your spouse than if you had filed for divorce from the get-go.
If you're considering filing for unlimited separation, make sure you understand all of the potential benefits and drawbacks you could face throughout the process. Talking with a skilled and knowledgeable attorney is a great way of understanding your rights, and ensuring the best plan for you and your family is carried out. Call Landerholm Family Law today to speak with an attorney about your unique case and receive legal advice from some of Portland's best—we are here to advocate for your better life.


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Consumer views on wearables beyond health and wellness
1. Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things Consumer views on wearables beyond health and wellness An Ericsson Consumer Insight Summary Report June 2016 ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB
2. Contents 3 WEARABLE FUTURE 4 THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDE 5 RISING EXPECTATIONS 6 CONSUMER PATH TO WEARABLES 8 SMART CLOTHING BEYOND FITNESS 9 WEARING THE RISK OF A DATA BREACH 10 OUTSMARTING THE SMARTPHONE 11 INTERNET OF WEARABLE THINGS 2 ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS CHINA SOUTH KOREAUS UK BRAZIL METHODOLOGY the voice of the consumer Ericsson ConsumerLab has more than 20 years' experience studying people's behaviors and values, including the way they act and think about ICT products and services. Ericsson ConsumerLab provides unique insights on market and consumer trends. Ericsson ConsumerLab gains its knowledge through a global consumer research program based on interviews with 100,000 individuals each year, in more than 40 countries – statistically representing the views of 1.1 billion people. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are used, and hundreds of hours are spent with consumers from different cultures. To be close to the market and consumers, Ericsson ConsumerLab has representatives in all regions where Ericsson is present, developing a thorough global understanding of the ICT market and business models. All reports can be found at: www.ericsson.com/consumerlab Expert interviews Telephone interviews were held with 10 wearables experts and industry watchers. These interviews focused on discussions around existing wearable devices, as well as new device concepts being worked on by the industry. The aim was to gather views on emerging wearables categories, beyond health and fitness. Quantitative study In March 2016, Ericsson ConsumerLab carried out an online survey of 5,000 iPhone and Android smartphone users, aged between 15 and 65, of whom 2,500 were also existing wearable technology owners. The participants were based in Brazil, China, South Korea, the UK and the US. Their views are representative of the opinion of 280 million smartphone users across these 5 markets.
3. Key findings ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS 3 Wearable future From the chunky mobile phone wristwatches of the late 2000s to today's fitness bands, wearable technology has dramatically evolved in recent years. Now, wearables, as they're known, are changing the way consumers interact with the environment, and their popularity is growing. For instance, when compared to 2015 Ericsson ConsumerLab analysis, current research indicates that ownership of wearables among smartphone users in Brazil, China, South Korea, the UK and the US has doubled in the past year. However, the wearables market is still in the early phases of expansion, and currently dominated by health, wellness and activity tracking devices – despite industry developments pointing to an increasing number of use cases. This report explores consumer views on if, how and when wearables might break beyond health and wellness scenarios and cover more diverse needs. Wearables become the most personal devices Two in five users of wearables say they feel naked when not wearing their device, with a quarter even sleeping with it on Despite this, a quarter of those who have bought wearables in the past three months say their expectations have not been met Consumers predict the wearables inflection point to be beyond 2020 6 out of 10 smartphone users are confident that wearables will have uses beyond health and wellness Consumers predict that most wearables ideas will only become mainstream beyond 2020. However, current users of wearables believe the development will be much faster Wearables manufacturers as personal data brokers 70 percent of users of wearables perceive wearables manufacturers to be very serious about protecting their data. In fact, users of wearables are more likely to share their data with wearables manufacturers than with doctors, insurance companies and internet companies A new role for smartphones in the wearables future 43 percent of those surveyed believe smartphones will be replaced by wearables, while 40 percent of smartwatch users already interact less with smartphones today. As wearables get smarter, the smartphone may become a secondary screen Internet of Things (IoT) future shaped by wearables 74 percent believe multiple wearables and sensors will help them interact with other devices and physical things around them, whilst 1 in 3 smartphone users believes they will wear at least 5 wearables beyond 2020. Thus, a setback in wearables adoption might delay the overall adoption of the IoT among consumers Wearable technology Safety Tracker Fitness Interaction Health Identity
4. Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things, 2016 Base: Smartphone users owning wearables, Brazil, China, Korea, UK and the US Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things, 2016 Base: Smartphone users using smartwatches or fitness bands Two out of five users feel naked when they don't have their wearables on, whilst around a quarter even sleep with them The composition of users of wearables is evolving. In this report, Ericsson ConsumerLab identifies the ages of both new and experienced users, as seen in Figure 1. Factors such as their gender and fitness levels were also examined. In the US, one of the leading markets for wearables, the majority of existing users of wearables are adults in the 25–34 age bracket. In this market, smartwatch and fitness tracker owners are similar in terms of affluence and age but not gender. Whilst females are more likely to own activity trackers, 63 percent of smartwatch owners are male. Whilst wearables still continue to attract adults, younger generations appear to be the new users of these devices – around 24 percent of surveyed smartphone users across 5 markets who had adopted wearables in the last 3 months were 15–24 years old. The fitness levels of users of wearables are also changing. The 2015 Ericsson ConsumerLab report 'Living Longer: Wellness and the Internet' found that technology adoption would start with the fittest, who were more willing to try new healthcare approaches. In this study, we see wearables adoption moving beyond the early adopter group and no longer confined to the fittest, with 43 percent of those who have bought wearables in the past 3 months either doing moderate or no exercise. As a result, the wearables demographic divide is narrowing. The demographic divide Wearables getting intimate Wherever we go, the smartphone is always with us. In this sense, it has long been the most personal device we interact with. In 2015, research by Ericsson ConsumerLab indicated that half of smartphone owners use their phone in bed in the morning and during the night. However, as wearables become more common, they appear to be replacing smartphones as the most personal device.Two out of five users described themselves as feeling 'naked' if they didn't wear their device for a day.Two out of five also have their wearables switched on all the time, whilst around a quarter even sleep with them. 24 percent of new users of wearables are aged 15–24 4 ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS Figure 1: Experienced and new users of wearables by age group Figure 2: Occasions when wearable devices are worn across the day 15–24 25–34 45–54 55 and above35–44 New user Experienced user 24% 14% 32% 21%22% 25% 12% 11% 24% 17% Morning in bed While exercising While traveling At work or college Outside at cafes, etc While shopping While having dinner Sleeping in bed 24% 67% 55% 49% 40% 48% 33% 26% 1% On other occasions
5. 23 percent have abandoned wearables due to lack of inbuilt connectivity Wearable technology adoption is rising. This study shows that users of wearables are becoming increasingly discerning – and they expect more from their devices than ever before. Analysis suggests that even new owners, who purchased their device in the past three months, are disappointed with the current generation of wearables. Of all the users of wearables surveyed, around 1 in 10 said they no longer used their wearable devices, with one third of these owners abandoning them within a couple of weeks of purchase. Whilst abandonment rates are reducing, users' expectations around the functionality of wearables are still rising. A common cause of dissatisfaction is feeling tethered to their smartphone. For example, among those who have abandoned wearables, 14 percent did so because wearables were lacking standalone connectivity. In fact, 83 percent of all smartphone users surveyed expect wearables to have some form of standalone connectivity. When asked what form they would expect this connectivity to take in the future, around 40 percent of existing wearables owners and 46 percent of non-wearables users preferred Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, with existing users expressing a two times higher preference for built-in cellular connectivity compared to non-users of wearables. Significantly, however, despite this increase in expectations around connectivity, one third of non-users of wearables stated that the cost of keeping digital devices connected is a key reason why they haven't invested in wearable technology. Thus, the way in which service providers charge for wearables connectivity would have to evolve, in order to meet consumer expectations regarding price. Unfortunately, early feedback hasn't helped wearables manufacturers to improve the functionally of first generation wearables. What is clear, however, is that there are huge opportunities for wearables manufacturers to improve functionality, and hence customer satisfaction, in the future. Rising expectations A quarter of new users of wearables indicate that wearables today fail to meet their expectations ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS 5 Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things, 2016 Base: Smartphone users who abandoned wearable devices 83 percent of all smartphone users surveyed expect wearables to have some form of standalone connectivity Figure 3: Reasons for abandoning wearables Limited functionality and use Battery drained fast Inaccurate data or information Not enough third party apps Aren't standalone products Poor design and look Poor integration with smartphones Difficult to set up No inbuilt internet connectivity like 3G/4G Complicated to use New devices with better features were on the market Other 21% 9% 9% 8% 4% 4% 14% 9% 9% 6% 4% 3% 21 percent have abandoned wearables due to devices limited functionality and use
6. Despite the need for improved functionality, the message from the research is clear: an increasing number of consumers are interested in using wearables. This creates opportunities for manufacturers to diversify their wearables offerings and overcome the issues highlighted by consumers. In order to gain an insight into the possible future of the industry, we asked smartphone users across all 5 markets to assess over 20 wearables ideas and concepts, within the following 3 categories: safety and security; smart garments and accessories; and non-verbal communication. All of the ideas took inspiration from products that already exist in the market today, or that are currently prototypes, highlighted by the experts interviewed. They all also go beyond health and wellness use cases, with the exception of current generation wearables, such as fitness bands and smartwatches. Embrace A smart garment that allows physical touch to be transferred wirelessly between couples and recreated on their skin. Slow wash garments Garments with inbuilt sensors that alert you when the garment needs to be washed, helping you to save water and energy. No wash required. Wear me again You need cheering up. Take a break? Wearable panic buttons Can be built into jewelry or clothing, allowing you to quickly alert a pre-designated circle of trusted contacts, as well as the police, when in distress. Consumer path to wearables We asked smartphone users across all 5 markets to assess over 20 wearables ideas and concepts Your blood alcohol level is too high Non-verbal communication Smart garments Safety and security Safe driving internables Ingestible pills with sensors, which measure blood alcohol content. This could then communicate with your car, rendering it useless if you exceed the legal limit. Exact measure garments Equipped with built-in sensors that send your body's measurements to an app, which then recommends clothes online that match your requirements. Mood detector Skin-colored patch or tattoo-like sensor that tracks your mood throughout the day and recommends actions to take. 6 ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS
7. Wearable tech inflection point Figure 4 illustrates how consumers in the surveyed regions feel about the different categories of wearables, and in particular, when they believe these wearables will become mainstream. Across the 5 markets surveyed, of the 62 percent of smartphone users who do not own any wearables today, 35 percent are interested in buying fitness trackers and smartwatches. Purchase intention is highest in China, where half of smartphone users are planning to buy these devices. Whilst smartphone users in most markets predict that it will take at least one year for the first generation of wearables to go mainstream, smartphone users in the US already think that fitness bands and activity trackers have gone mainstream. In addition, South Koreans see smartwatches as having gone mainstream already this year. The majority of consumers predict that most of the concepts tested will not go mainstream until after 2020. However, existing users believe wearables development will be much faster, with 60 percent predicting that blood alcohol monitoring 'internables' and smart garments will be mainstream by 2020. Personal safety wearables are sought after Significantly, of the 20 concepts tested, wearable devices related to personal safety and security were rated highly by smartphone users, with 50 percent on average very interested in ideas like panic buttons and wearable location trackers. Our survey reveals that the feeling of safety drops by 20 percent among consumers from day to night. Women in particular feel vulnerable in situations such as waiting for public transport at night. And whilst smartphones do lend a sense of safety, with 17 percent of users already using security-related apps, consumers desire a discreet way to send an alert for help. This high interest can be explained by the fact that, on average, 28 percent of smartphone users surveyed across the 5 markets said they have been the victim of a crime in the past 12 months. In Brazil, 43 percent reported being a victim of crimes like smartphone theft, burglary or molestation and, perhaps as a result, a huge 78 percent of smartphone users are interested in wearable SOS/panic buttons. On average, 28 percent of surveyed smartphone users say they have been a victim of a crime in the past 12 months ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS 7 Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things, 2016 Base: Smartphone users across Brazil, China, South Korea, UK and the US Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things, 2016 Base: Smartphone users across Brazil, China, South Korea, UK and the US Figure 4: Consumers predict wearable technology inflection point to be beyond 2020 Figure 5:Victims of crime in the past 12 months InterestLevel HighAverageLow Already mainstream Within a year After 2020By 2020 Current generation of wearables Note: bubble size = willingness to buy Safety and security Smart garments Non-verbal communications Panic button Wearable camera Fitness trackers Smartwatches Safety clip on camera Identify authenticator Smart water purifier Thermal bracelet Fast fashion Exact measure Low wash garment Allergy alert scarf Embrace Gesture communicator Emotion sensing tattoo Filter notifications bracelet Virtual reality sports attire Safe driving internable Smart glasses Smart locator Brazil China Global UK US Korea 43% 32% 28% 25% 24% 15%
8. Today, the majority of wearables are fitness-focused, and so most smart clothing provides benefits such as fitness metrics and detailed analysis of workouts. However, consumers also see smart clothing playing a role, beyond fitness tracking. For instance, 40 percent of the smartphone users surveyed are interested in wearables ideas like "exact measure"; a dress or shirt that is equipped with built-in sensors that take thousands of measurements of your body. An app can then recommend clothing online that exactly matches your shape. Smart accessories are also popular with consumers. In the US, 42 percent are interested in a thermal bracelet, which provides climate control for the body by sending hot and cold pulses through the wearer's skin to improve overall thermal comfort. While interest seems to be high, consumers also believe that smart clothing faces some challenges, with 43 percent concerned that having technology embedded in clothing means that they will not be able to replace the item as easily. As a result, most feel that such clothing might not appeal to the masses and will go mainstream only beyond 2020. Wearables as relationship tools In the future, wearable technology could support the creation of an entire user-generated, non-verbal language. With a single swipe, consumers could send a loved one a message they can feel through unique light, sound, and vibration patterns on their wearable device. The Apple Watch's Digital Touch feature and other wearables like Smartstones' Touch already enable consumers to send similar sensory messages today. However, smartphone users in our survey prioritized other wearables ideas over emotional uses. Just 1 in 5 believes it's useful to share feelings non-verbally using wearables with others, whilst 60 percent do not agree that displaying or sharing emotions with others using wearables will enable social interaction to be more effective. While such concepts could prove valuable and provide a voice for those with certain disabilities, such as an inability to speak, most smartphone users believe they will remain niche and will not go mainstream as quickly as other wearables ideas. Smart Clothing Beyond Fitness 40% Interested in smart garments with inbuilt sensors and artificial intelligence that take measurements of your body and order clothes online 1 in 5 Just one in five believes it's useful to share emotions and feelings using wearables with others 42% Interested in a thermal bracelet, which provides climate control for the body 8 ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS
9. Contrary to expectation, concern over personal data sharing is not a key issue for users of wearables. In fact, users believe in sharing their results and data with friends and family, and this is what motivates them to achieve the goals that wearables help them to aim for. Half of users of wearables share the data from their wearables online, and 60 percent feel in control of the data they are sharing and who has access to it.To provide actionable insights and personalized benefits, 67 percent are open to having third parties use their wearables data, as long as the process is anonymous and they get some value in return. However, past Ericsson ConsumerLab studies have found that users are less willing to share their data with third parties if it is personal and identifiable. This willingness does vary, based on level of fitness. Half of those who are fit and exercise often are open to sharing data, whilst only a third of those who are unfit and do not exercise are willing to do so.Therefore, as wearables adoption goes beyond early adopters, we might see a shift in openness to the sharing of wearables data connected to health and wellness. In the next 5 years, 53 percent of users acknowledge wearables will be vulnerable to viruses, hacking and data breaches Users of wearables are more likely to share personal data with wearables manufacturers Wearing the risk of a data breach ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS 9 Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things, 2016 Base: Existing wearables owners across Brazil, China, South Korea, UK and the US Figure 6: Organizations and entities consumers are willing to share wearables data with Retail and ecommerce companies like Amazon Health insurers Market research firms Wearables manufacturers Authorities/organizations Internet firms like Google, Facebook Mobile service providers Doctors/physicians Employers Private firms like gyms 28% 46% 21% 38% 29% 54% 27% 39% 20% 31% In fact, looking at Figure 6 above, it is clear that users of wearables are more likely to share their data with wearables manufacturers than with doctors, insurance companies and internet firms, with 70 percent perceiving wearables manufacturers to be very serious in protecting their data. This openness can be attributed to two factors: a belief that the insights and services provided are of value, particularly if users have an interest in health and fitness; and the fact that users of wearables seem to be more familiar with online risks in comparison to other smartphone users. However, 53 percent of existing users of wearables, and an equal proportion of non-wearables owners, also acknowledge that it is very likely that wearables will be vulnerable to viruses, hacking and data breaches in the next 5 years. Despite this, in the Ericsson ConsumerLab '10 Hot Consumer Trends 2016' report, 6 out of 10 smartphone users said that their trust isn't affected much by hacks and virus attacks. As wearables move beyond health and fitness, users will reassess the risks involved based on their perception of the received value.
10. The current generation of fitness bands and smartwatches are just the beginning of a momentous change. Smartphone users believe that wearable technology will expand in more numerous and impactful ways than smartphones have in the past 10 years.They believe wearables could eventually replace existing items such as the traditional wristwatch, medical equipment like blood and glucose monitors or even house or car keys. The fact that smartphones have become integrated in every aspect of our lives makes it hard to envisage a future without them. With two in five smartphone users indicating that wearables might replace smartphones, it might indeed happen – although it may take some time. Importantly, 38 percent of smartphone users across all 5 markets also believe that wearables will be used to perform most smartphone functions within only 5 years. Equally, however, many think it will take longer. Outsmarting the smartphone So far wearables have been a secondary screen to smartphones. However, as wearables become more independent in terms of factors such as connectivity, the smartphone screen may become less significant. Early signs of this change are already visible today, with half of existing smartwatch users expecting that wearables will be standalone devices, without the need for smartphones. In fact, 4 out of 10 smartwatch users in our survey already spend less time looking at their smartphone screen because notifications are now available on their smartwatches. However, among the smartphone users who predict smartphones will be replaced, half say they expect to carry multiple connected wearable devices on their body in the future.Today, 25 percent of existing users of wearables already own more than one wearable device, and 1 in 10 already owns 4 wearables. 43 percent say that smartphones are likely to be replaced by wearables 19 percent believe that connected TVs are likely to be replaced in the future Smartphone users say they are likely to wear more than 5 wearable devices beyond 2020 10 ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things, 2016 Base: Smartphone users across Brazil, China, South Korea, UK and the US Figure 7: Gadgets/items that wearables are likely to replace in future Watches and clocks Wallets Smartphones Connected TVs Car/house keys Tablets Handheld cameras Glucose and blood pressure monitoring meters Music players like iPod Identification documents Video gaming consoles eg Xbox, PlayStation, etc. GPS and navigation devices Streaming media players like Apple TV, Amazon, etc. TV remote 48% 34% 42% 17% 46% 19% 38% 50% 37% 43% 19% 48% 24% 40%
11. Internet of Wearable Things Body of sensors Consumers see that smartphones don't have to be the only information device in the IoT era, in which devices and physical objects will be connected via the cloud. In the future, 74 percent of the smartphone users surveyed believe they will be using wearables to exchange information with other devices and physical things around them. It's also a shift that has been pointed to in Ericsson ConsumerLab's annual trend report, the '10 Hot Consumer Trends 2016', in which we indicated that 85 percent of smartphone users think intelligent wearable electronic assistants will be commonplace within 5 years. As such, based on consumer opinion, wearables will accelerate the convergence of the digital and physical worlds – bringing people into the IoT. While consumers are confident that technology will help them interact with objects in their surroundings, they also say that this technology may not necessarily be devices, but sensors that could be ingestible or wearable. Such sensors might be called internables or implantables rather than wearables. In fact, 60 percent believe that ingestible pills and chips under the skin will be commonly used in the next 5 years – not only to track vital health data, but also to unlock doors, authenticate transactions and identity, and to control objects. In five years' time, walking around with an ingestible sensor, which tracks your body temperature and adjusts the thermostat setting automatically once you arrive home, may be a reality, according to consumers. The IoT future shaped by wearables For now, health and fitness wearables represent the first step that consumers will take into the wearables future. However, consumers are confident that wearables can break away from health and fitness as a category, and also from just extending smartphone and tablet experiences. Consumers are not sure that the wearables industry has found the use cases that will drive mass adoption though; and hence they believe the wearable technology inflection point stands well beyond 2020 today. Continued experimentation with wearables is important, but are current wearables really adhering to customer needs and wants? And do companies need to explore a different set of partnerships to push wearables into the mainstream? Consumers see wearables as a gateway to the IoT, and hence a setback in wearables adoption may delay the consumer IoT future. With expectations rising among users of wearables, wireless networks and business models may also have to evolve to cope with a future where consumers will wear multiple devices and expect them to connect to the internet, interact with physical surroundings and receive actionable data and insights – all in a seamless and secure way. As limited functionality and connectivity are the top reasons for consumers to abandon devices, the wearables of the future may even need to be packaged together, or offered in smart bundles with connectivity. What is clear is that consumers are ready to wear connected devices on their bodies. As a result, despite existing challenges, the future of the industry is set to be an exciting one. 6 in 10 smartphone users believe that ingestible pills and chips under the skin will be used to interact with objects in the next 5 years 25 percent of smartwatch owners use their smartwatch to remotely control digital devices at home ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS 11 Implanted chip for unlocking doors Entry granted Payment accepted Implanted chip for transactions
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Ref rows – UEFA charges – Injury worries
the post-Barcelona fallout continues with the news from UEFA that Arsene Wenger and Samir Nasri have been charged for comments made to referee Massimo Busacca after the game. I'm unsure of the specific charge but I suspect it's something that contravenes the 'Don't tell a shit ref he's shit, it'll really hurt his feelings' law.
In the Mirror John Cross has some details of what went on. There was the initial bust-up, which started on the pitch, and carried on into the tunnel. And then a further row an hour later after Wenger had finished his press conference. The suggestion is that the referee played an equal part, and joined in the swearing. Personally, I have no real issue with that. If we're swearing at him, calling him a 'useless, crooked cunt', perhaps, then he's perfectly entitled to have a go back. We're all adults here.
What's interesting is that Busacca clearly thinks he made the right decision. There was obviously no post-game 'Ooops, you know what? I might have got that one a bit wrong'. His vigorous self-defence comes from the belief that he's entirely in the right and he's got a history of being reactionary. Thanks to JCP085 on the old Twitter for pointing me in the direction of this story about how Busacca was done for fingering young boys.
You only needed to look at his bug-eyed joy in knowing that he was making himself the story on a night when people should have been talking only about football. And apparently he's reffing the Champions League final this season. I'm sure Barcelona will be happy about that if they get there. Anyway, on March 17th the UEFA disciplinary panel will meet to decide on a punishment for the manager and for Nasri but whatever it is we won't be affected by it until next season.
Interestingly Robin van Persie will face no charges despite calling the referee and his decision a 'joke'. And if it was a joke it was clearly written and performed by James Corden.
Ahead of this weekend's FA Cup game against United and the run-in to the title, Jack Wilshere has called on his teammates to pick themselves up and show what they're made of. He said:
We have got great mental strength. There is disappointment in the dressing room, yes, but we have got to pick ourselves up and go to Manchester United to get the win. It is massive. We are still in two competitions, just three points behind United in the league and with a game in hand. Maybe now that we are out of Europe, we can be stronger in the league, concentrate on that more, and really push on to try to win it.
It's funny, just a couple of weeks ago the word 'quadruple' was being bandied around. Of course it was fluff, anyone who really believed we could do that was living in dreamland, but we were in four competitions. The expectation was that we would have achieved something the club hasn't for [insert growing time frame here] but the shambolic end to the Carling Cup final put paid to that.
Barcelona was always going to be a tough task and we can feel a little aggrieved at the manner of our exit while still acknowledging that they are a fantastic, if immensely dislikable, side. And then to Old Trafford on Saturday. Unless we get a result there we go from quadruple to … erm … onetuple. And however you want to dress it up about being able to focus on the league it's hard to imagine it does much good for the confidence to go out of three competitions in such a short space of time.
I agree with Jack, Saturday's game is massive, not just for the FA Cup, not just because it's Arsenal v United, but because we need to rebuild some confidence and we need to keep as many chances at winning something alive as we possibly can. If we get past United, into the semi-finals, the traditional big names are not there. I realise, having lost the CC final against Birmingham, we cannot be presumptuous in any way but it would provide another decent chance at a trophy.
Still, that assumes we'll get past United who, I suspect, will realise that another defeat at the weekend might shake our confidence even further and will play as strong a team as they possibly can. From our point of view absences seem likely. There's no word yet on the injuries to Cesc or Wojscez, or anyone else who might have picked up a knock on Tuesday night. I don't expect either of those two to play.
Arsene's press conference takes place today so we'll have updates on that. It will be interesting to see what we'll do if Woj is out for the rest of the season as is feared. Vito Mannone is currently injured, we know Fabianski is out, so that just leaves youngsters James Shea and Emilio Martinez to understudy Manuel, and the former is out on loan for the next couple of weeks anyway.
There's some precedent for being allowed an emergency signing. Last season Man City were allowed bring in Sunderland's Martin Fulop on loan after Shay Given was injured and former Arsenal keeper Stuart Taylor continued his fine tradition of always being injured just when he might have had a chance. Hopefully it won't come to that and Wojscez©® is fit sooner rather than later but it's definitely an issue at this moment in time.
There was more bad news on the injury from regarding Thomas Vermaelen. After being close to a first team return he's had another setback, scar tissue from the surgery causing a problem apparently, and we're unlikely to see him again this term. In the Mirror piece above he's quoted as saying:
I don't know when I will be able to play again. No date has been set for my comeback – but it will not be in March.
When you consider he might have back from a broken leg quicker than this it's a rotten injury to have. It's not a blow that he's out for a longer time now, the blow was losing him early in the season. Clearly all the specialists he's seen have failed to fix the problem and until we get some definitive news about his return we'll have just carry on without him. And it's such a shame for any player to miss that long with injury.
Hopefully we'll get some clarification from Arsene today, as well as the other potential niggles and knocks, meaning we can turn our attention to the FA Cup on Saturday.
For today's that's about, back tomorrow with the Arsecast. Until then, have a good one.
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This is something I had wanted to have done, no not all of them, lol. But to have something in another language's script, but my only concern would be the accuracy of the translation. Maybe it's a trust issue, but I have heard of a couple people who had tat's done but the translation was wrong.
Anyone else have problems with the interpretation of a tattoo?