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The Windsor Hotel is located in a quiet side street just 50 metres from the popular seafront promenade of Sliema. This extremely elegant 4* boutique Hotel offers guests every comfort.
The resort of Sliema, located on the east coast of Malta is one of the islands' most popular destinations. Sliema is one of Malta's main commercial resorts and offers a wide choice of excellent dining and leisure options. It is also well known for shopping where visitors can find most high street stores as well as a large selection of local names. Transport links to all areas of Malta can be found in Sliema and the harbour is also the main port for leisure boats where you can book a ticket for a days cruising around the islands or to the Blue Lagoon.
The Windsor Hotel is one of Sliema's longest established hotels and is built and designed in a traditionally elegant style to blend in with the surroundings of the old Sliema town houses. This lovely 4* boutique hotel, although situated only 50 metres from the seafront can be found in a quiet side street just off the main promenade. The Hotel is very central to the main areas of Sliema and a short walk along the popular promenade brings you to the centre of town.
The promenade which is just around the corner from the Windsor Hotel stretches from Sliema to St. Julians and is particularly popular with both locals and foreigners who enjoy coming out during the day or the evening to enjoy the relaxation of simply strolling by the sea or sitting on a bench and watching the world go by.
The Windsor Hotel has a number of facilities available for guests of the hotel. An indoor pool on the top floor of the hotel is very popular during the cooler winter and spring months whilst the outdoor pool and extensive sun terraces is the place to be during the warmer summer and autumn months.
The Hotel offers wired internet connection in the lobby area at a small charge and the piano bar situated on the ground floor is a great place to meet over a cappuccino or a cocktail.
For guests who arrive at the hotel with children, a child minding service can be booked at the reception allowing mom & dad to enjoy the surrounding areas of Sliema or St. Julians and sample some of the excellent cuisine on offer in the numerous restaurants that these popular localities have to offer.
Television in Lobby
Meeting Rooms (small groups)
Safety Box (Reception)
Car Rental Desk
Cards Room
The Windsor Hotel is built on 6 floors and offers a total of 94 guest rooms which have been designed to compliment the style of this elegant boutique hotel. Each room has been furnished in relaxing colours and offers every comfort expected from a hotel of this standard. Many of the rooms have a balcony and these can be requested prior to arrival with balcony rooms being allocated on a first come first served basis. A selection of rooms at this hotel can even sleep up to four persons, however these are strictly subject to availability. The hotel does not provide 24/7 A/C service as the A/C operation is timed and operates for a specific amount of time.
For requests, you can write an e-mail to info@bookmalta.com
Extra Towels/Bedding in Room
Shaver Outlets 110/220 V
International Direct-Dial Telephone
Child Care (in room, surcharge)
Room Service (extra charge)
Air Condition/Heating According to Season
Blackout Drapes
Electronic Door Key System
Full-Length Mirror
Smoke Detectors in Room
King-Size or Twin Beds
The main 'Corner' restaurant of the hotel serves all meals from breakfast, lunch or dinner. Guests booking half board will find a daily selection of buffet meals on offer although the restaurant also offers a number of A la carte menus as an alternative.
The cuisine of this restaurant has been created around a typically Mediterranean theme with a wide selection of pastas and local dishes on offer.
Once weekly on Friday evenings, a 'themed' night is introduced where guests can sample some traditional Maltese dishes whilst enjoying the accompanying live music in the background.
The hotel's bar is open between 11:00- 23:00 and vending machines are also available throughout the day and night.
The hotel pools are open between 9:00 - 18:00.
Adult Pool
Sunbeds available at the Pool
Bicycle Rentals (at a charge)
Horse Riding/Rental Nearby (at a charge)
Sliema is one of Malta's main coastal resort towns and a heartland for shopping, entertainment and café life. The long stretch of rocky coastline that goes from Qui-si-Sana all the way to St. Julian's is thronged with sunbathers during the peak summer months.
Steps and handrails placed every so often allow easy access to the water. There are plenty of flat rocks to spread a towel on. The sea here is deep, and generally clean, clear and safe to swim. It is also excellent for snorkelling. Some hotels along the front, especially at the St. Julian's end, provide beach concessions equipped with pools, water sports and lido areas for nightlife. The favourite beach areas are: the Tigné area, Qui si-Sana, Għar id-Dud, the Exiles and Fond Għadir. Some are well-known lidos or beach clubs with public access.
In peak summer the Sliema beaches become a very sociable, lively place to be by mid-afternoon. The promenade is excellent for long, striding walks in winter, slow strolls on summer evenings and for watching the spectacular waves during freak autumn storms. You will find plenty of snack bars and restaurants on the coast road and kiosks near the shoreline.
Airport - 9 km.
Valletta - 6 km.
Harbour - 7 km.
Golf course - 7 km.
Hospital - 5 km.
Town centre - 1.5 km.
Night life - 1.5 km.
Swimming - 200 meters.
The position of the Windsor Hotel in relation to the resort of Sliema and St. Julians is really perfect as the hotel sits conveniently close to both localities. Whether you want to explore Malta by bus, cruise along the coast on a day trip or simply relax in the surroundings of this resort, the Windsor hotel is ideally placed to take advantage of this. Only two minutes from the hotel, you can find bus connections to all areas of Malta and the main harbour is only a 10 minute walk along the seafront. The nightlife resort of St. Julians is a short distance along the coast and can be reached easily by bus or by foot.
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Sliema seafront - 3 km stretch of rocky beach.
Flat sandstone 200 meters from hotel.
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The Ministry of Tourism has confirmed that the implementation of the Eco Tax on Accommodation will become effective on 1st April 2016 (effective date) and will be applicable for all adult guests staying in hotels and other hosted accommodation.
The tax will be €0.50 per adult per night, capped at a maximum of €5.00 per adult per stay.
The tax will be collected directly by the accommodation service provider prior to check out and remitted to Government.
The tax also applies to any accommodation that was reserved before the announcement of the Eco Tax but which will be availed of on or after the effective date. It is our understanding that any reservations that overlap the effective date will be subject to the tax for the portion of the reservation after the effective date.
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Shield and protect your children from sharp corners with the Dreambaby Corner Cushions.
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Q: Java Jersey Framework RESTful Webservices Best Practices I am working on a project to provide RESTful API for a hospital related data transaction stuff. And I am using Jersey to be the server side framework for me.
However, apart from the accepted notion of dividing the code into resources, models and data access, I can't find information that provides some helpful best practices on the subject.
Any useful suggestions?

A: I'll try to compile some best practices that I learnt into some topics.
JPA and ORM
If you use an ORM, then use JPA. It helps to keep your ORM of choice and the application loosely coupled, i.e. you can easily switch between ORM's.
Dependency Injection
This is an awesome way, again, to keep your application as much as loosely coupled as possible. Use Guice or Spring. Basically, with this you can inject generic instances on your classes without coupling them with their concrete implementation.
Useful with DAO's. You can inject a GenericDao (interface) in your JAX-RS classes, but the true implementation of it is a JpaDao, for instance.
Also, this is awesome to quickly switch to test environments. When testing some logic in your application, you probably don't want to use the database but just a dummy implementation of your GenericDao, for example. I consider using DAO's itself as another important best practice.
Security
I have some questions about this on my profile, but basically use OAuth or HTTP Basic/Digest + SSL (HTTPS). It's a bit hard to accomplish security the way you want, surprisingly. You can use the security mechanisms your Servlet Container may provide or something internal to your application like Apache Shiro, Spring Security or even manually defining your security filters.
HATEOAS (and other REST contraints)
Most RESTful API's aren't REST. People often misunderstand this: REST implies a set of contraints. When these constraints aren't met, it's simply an HTTP API, which is also ok. In any case, I advise you to link your resource representations so that the client can navigate through your API. This is called HATEOAS and I merely scratched the surface on this matter. Please read more about REST if you want a true REST API with all its benefits.
Maven
This is a special best practice, not related to the application itself, but to its development. Indeed, Maven increases productivity a lot, specially due to its dependency management capabilities. I couldn't live without it.
I don't know if this information was useful to you. I hope it was.
If you need information about any other topic, I'll edit the answer if I know it.

A: In addition to the above answers, designing the resources keeping the HTTP verbs out of your base URLs, carefully selecting the @PathParam, @QueryParam, @FormParam and @FormDataParam annotations are something I strongly emphasize.
For error handling, I return a Response object with HTTP response codes to convey the error to the client calling my API.
return Response.status(<HTTPErrorCode>).entity("Error msg here or my Error Bean object as an argument").build();

Using documentation tools like Swagger API helps a lot in developer testing.
Brian Mulloy's Web API design eBook and Vinay Sahni's post had been a handy resource for me to review/correct my design.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in the "Sketch" challenge last week!! There were so many beautiful creations. We so enjoyed viewing your interpretation of the challenge.
for more information on how you to claim your gift certificate. Please let her know you won ODBDSLC178 within two weeks.
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To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, November 24, at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next challenge.
As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, November 24, at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC179. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.
Wow, ladies, I'm blown away again this week by all of the gorgeous samples!! Congrats to the talented winners and thanks for another fun challenge this week! Mwaaah!
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'Car2Go' Expanding Service In MinnesotaThe funky little cars that have been turning heads in Minneapolis will be coming to St. Paul this Saturday. If you've seen them, you've probably wondered about them: The tiny Car2Go cars that rent by the hour. How much do they cost, how do they work, and who actually uses them?
WCCO Takes Evasive Driving Lesson From Navy SEALIt's crazy to think that the average American spends 540 hours per year behind the wheel of a car. And a lot of us make plenty of mistakes. Saturday in New Hope, Minn., an evasive driving course - which costs $350 per person - is being taught by Navy SEALs!
Police: 13 Cars Smashed Overnight In Mpls.Officers reported that 13 cars were vandalized overnight in downtown Minneapolis. According to police the cars were all along 7th Street and Portland Avenue.
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Mpls. Unveils Parking Ramp Charging StationsThe City of Minneapolis just offered more opportunities for visitors to stay plugged in, literally. The city said they have finished installing 36 new charging stations for electric vehicles in a pair of downtown parking ramps.
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This might seem elementary for journalism veterans. It might seem outdated for those in newsrooms without editors. But we think it's an important message: 5 questions to ask when writing a lead.
These questions originally were intended for editors to ask reporters. However, they are questions reporters can — and should — ask themselves.
What's the story? This is always the key question, and it will come up as the first question in many stages of story planning and execution.
What is the genesis of the story? Consider whether the story is entirely new or is new information about a story already reported — the day before, the month before or even the year before.
Who is reporting it now — television, radio, the Web, social media? Will a reporter be writing for online and then for print? For both at the same time? Is the reporter the person who will be breaking the news? Will the reporter tweet the news first? Answers to all of these questions will help inform decisions about just the right lead.
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First day / straight lead or second-day / delayed lead? The answer to this question depends on the answers to the previous two questions. Usually, a first-day lead tells the news in a straightforward way — who, what, when and where — and is chosen for breaking news stories. A second-day lead gives readers fresh angles about news they already know by explaining "how" or "why" or "what's next." These leads are chosen for follow stories, enterprise stories and sometimes for print versions of stories that first appeared on the news organization's digital platforms. Usually, second-day leads are delayed leads. These provide an anecdote or a vignette to illustrate the story. They set the scene with description, or they convey the story with a narrative telling of events.
News happens fast, and it travels fast. Position yourself to be the go-to messenger with the right lead for the right moment.


I arrive at the office at 8:00 in time for the weekly ops meeting during which all the unit investigations get discussed. Currently I am the case officer for one operation and have specific responsibilities for four others.
Seven years ago I left my job as a construction project manager and started works at the NCA's predecessor, the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). Since that time I have mainly been involved in drugs and corruption investigations, but have also spent two years working abroad in Afghanistan. I transferred to the NCA's National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) nine months ago, having always been interested in the technical aspects of investigations. Work here is by no means simple, as we are dealing with an ever changing threat which does not care about international borders. This means as investigators we need to be flexible and innovative in our approach.
I then travel to the local Crown Court, to swear in a Production Order to obtain a copy of a UK based server that is controlling a particularly nasty piece of malicious software (malware).
On returning to the office I just have time to grab a sandwich before I go into a conference call regarding my operation. Also on the call are representatives from other foreign law enforcement agencies and a private industry partner. We discuss new potential avenues of investigation how we could work in collaboration with private industry to help better protect the UK.
I go and have a quick chat with our technical team regarding their analysis of a computer seized earlier in the week. I need to take my time going through their material, as it is often the small things that catch people out and are vital in helping to secure a conviction.
Just as I'm heading out the door, I get a call from one of the other NCCU operational teams. They have just identified and arrested an individual who is believed to be using a piece of malware linked to millions of pound worth of fraud. They ask me to interview him. I pick up my warrant card and notebook and get back to work.


(ARA) - Even though the economy has slowed down, college applications are up. Many people are enrolling in undergraduate programs or going back to school for an advanced degree.
But, unfortunately, some people don't consider pursuing a degree because they lack the finances. The costs can be steep. During the 2009-2010 academic year, the average annual cost of a public four-year degree was $7,020 and for a private four-year degree, $26,273, according to The College Board.
* Apply for every scholarship or grant you can find.
It may seem like a full-time job searching for and applying for scholarships, but the dollars do add up. And they're free. Start your search early -- many scholarships have deadlines. If you're a high school student, begin with your high school guidance counselor for a list of local resources, and then move on to the college you plan to attend. Educational websites are also good sources for scholarship information -- but remember, the information should always be free. Don't expect large amounts and the competition will be fierce for these scholarships. But smaller awards of $1,000 or less typically have fewer applicants and are easier to obtain.
* Plan to earn some extra cash.
Working and going to school at the same time is very common for today's students. Some are earning money for tuition, others for living expenses. You can apply for the Federal Work Study program, find a job on campus or look for something off campus. Graduate students can look for teaching assistant or research positions, which sometimes offer tuition discounts in addition to a salary.
1. If you filed an extension for your 2009 taxes, get them finished immediately.
2. Fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA form) and submit it as soon as possible.
3. When you receive the Student Aid Report, double check the information, and make corrections if needed. Return the report.
4. You will receive an award letter containing all the details about the financial aid you can receive. Consider your options carefully -- look into your anticipated tuition costs, living expenses, and the cost of books and supplies. Reply with your acceptance before the deadline. If you have questions, contact your school's financial aid office.
* Get a private student loan for the rest of your expenses.
Private loans are often used in addition to federal student loans when you find you still need more financing to cover the cost of your education. U.S. Bank offers a No Fee Education Loan for students enrolled part-time or more and making satisfactory academic progress in a bachelor's degree or post baccalaureate program at an eligible college or university. Students receive the full approved loan amount, and let's face it, every penny counts, considering the expense of books, laundry and food. Visit usbank.com/studentloans or call (800) 242-1200 to learn more.


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From good times to dreadful debt hangover: How Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher airline dream fell from the skies
AP Photo / Rajesh Nirgude
The "King of Good Times" Vijay Mallya (with goatee) in better times
By Naomi Rovnick
October 23, 2012 This article is more than 2 years old.
Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya inherited his father's brewing business including the Kingfisher beer brand, then diversified into aviation.
Now his Kingfisher Airlines has been grounded and had its flying license suspended. The carrier, which launched commercial service in 2005, is in debt to the tune of $2.5 billion. Its staff, who are owed seven months of unpaid wages, have been holding angry protests, brandishing placards with slogans such as: "Is your party over, Mr Mallya?"
Kingfisher has offered staff three months worth of back pay, which they just rejected. India's aviation regulator has said it is unlikely Kingfisher will take to the skies again. (Mallya and Kingfisher did not immediately return Quartz's calls seeking comment.)
Selling bling to budget shoppers: How Kingfisher's high-flying prices fell flat.
One of Kingfisher Airlines' business errors was to offer higher-end services to the mass Indian market. The 56-year-old Mallya is a legislator, a legendary playboy, and a Formula One backer who the India media nicknamed the "King of Good Times." The billionaire's advertising campaigns (video) revolved around the idea that flying with his airline allowed passengers temporary membership of his own exclusive and luxury-filled world. Kingfisher offered cocktails and gourmet food.
"India's mass market customer cannot, or will not, pay for this kind of premium service," says Captain G.R. Gopinath, founder of Deccan Charters, which operates small aircraft in Gujarat, in an interview. "You can sell high-end services to a small number of wealthy people. But economy passengers shop based on price, and Kingfisher's economy class service is often not as cheap as a budget airline."
Gopinath sold Mallya a controlling stake in his low cost carrier Air Deccan in 2007. Mallya renamed it Kingfisher Red and made other changes Gopinath was upset about. (Mallya closed Kingfisher Red last year.)
Others share Gopinath's analysis. "Kingfisher has the business model that tries to cater to the elite segment when India is quite [a price] sensitive market," retired Air India executive director Jitendra Bhargava recently told India's Economic Times.
Mallya did cut costs at his airline eventually, removing trimmings such as masks and toiletries from coach. Still, Kingfisher has never made a profit.
Billionaire superpowers backfire?
One of Mallya's political slogans is "the power of a billion." That refers to India's vast population, of course. But the tycoon's own billionaire superpowers could have backfired on Kingfisher. His lenders were likely too soft on him.
"If the banks had acted aggressively a year ago, perhaps the airline could have been saved," muses Gopinath.
Kingfisher restructured its loans back in January 2011. The banks agreed to a lower interest rate and took preference shares in the airline on the condition that it would list securities in Luxembourg at a later date. That deal was shelved.
It raised questions about why India's state owned banks chose to rely on the future good grace of equity markets instead of pushing Mallya to restructure or rescue the company earlier. Lenders are now conceding that while their loans to Kingfisher Airlines were backed by collataral or guarantees, according to India's Business Standard, they "had little option to either sell the assets or securities, or invoke guarantees." Kingfisher shareholders should query whether the restructuring terms could have been tighter.
A medicinal dose of whiskey money could fortify the airline, which could yet be saved. Mallya has been extremely successful in the drinks industry. His United Spirits company is valued at over $3 billion, owns India's best selling whiskey, McDowell's, and has caught the eye of Britain's Diageo. As BreakingViews points out, Mallya could raise fresh equity for Kingfisher Airlines by striking a quick deal to sell part of United Spirits to Diageo.
That would be the best outcome for staff and creditors. But it's unclear that Mallya is committed to resuscitating his airline dreams at the price of carving off other parts of his business empire.


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Q: Android Reading File with Accents I have a problem. I am using a file to load some strings to use them in my App.
I have this function:
    public void lecturaFichero(){

    String linea = null;

    try {
            InputStream in = cntx.getAssets().open("cc.txt");

            if (in != null) {
                InputStreamReader input = new InputStreamReader(in,Charset.forName("iso-8859-1"));
                BufferedReader buffreader = new BufferedReader(input);

                while ((linea = buffreader.readLine()) != null) {
                    rellenaCodigo(linea);
                }
                in.close();
            }
    } catch (IOException e) {
     e.printStackTrace();
    }

}

The problem is that when I run the app it crashes right away (reading the file is the first thing I do).
If I do this instead of the above:
InputStreamReader input = new InputStreamReader(in)); //Without specifying the charset

It does work, it does not crash but the app shows  where that special characters should be.
I need to solve this, I'd appreciate a solution in which I can read special characters in my app.
Thanks in advance.
PS: Android can print special characters because when I type a String by hand and print it on the screen it shows the character, the problem is when it comes to reading from the .txt.


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Gilead Submits NDA to FDA for Sofosbuvir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
April 10, 2013 3:59 am / 2 Comments on Gilead Submits NDA to FDA for Sofosbuvir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
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Gilead Sciences today announced that the company has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of sofosbuvir, a once-daily oral nucleotide analogue for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The data submitted in this NDA support the use of sofosbuvir and ribavirin (RBV) as an all-oral therapy for patients with genotype 2 and 3 HCV infection, and for sofosbuvir in combination with RBV and pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) for treatment-naïve patients with genotype 1, 4, 5 and 6 HCV infection.
Sofosbuvir (formerly PSI-7977 or GS-7977) is an experimental drug candidate for the treatment of hepatitis C.[1] It was discovered at Pharmasset and then acquired for development by Gilead Sciences. It is currently in Phase III clinical trials.[2]
Sofosbuvir is a prodrug that is metabolized to the active antiviral agent 2′-deoxy-2′-α-fluoro-β-C-methyluridine-5′-monophosphate.[3]
Sofosbuvir is a nucleotide analogue inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase.[4] The HCV polymerase or NS5B protein is a RNA-dependent RNA polymerase critical for the viral cycle.
Sofosbuvir is being studied in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin, with ribavirin alone, and with other direct-acting antiviral agents.[5] It has shown excellent clinical efficacy when used either with pegylated interferon/ribavirin or in interferon-free combinations. In particular, combinations of sofosbuvir with NS5A inhibitors, such as daclatasvir or GS-5885, have shown sustained virological response rates of up to 100% in people infected with HCV.[6]
Sofia, M. J.; Bao, D.; Chang, W.; Du, J.; Nagarathnam, D.; Rachakonda, S.; Reddy, P. G.; Ross, B. S. et al. (2010). "Discovery of a β-d-2′-Deoxy-2′-α-fluoro-2′-β-C-methyluridine Nucleotide Prodrug (PSI-7977) for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 53 (19): 7202–7218. doi:10.1021/jm100863x. PMID 20845908. edit
"PSI-7977″. Gilead Sciences.
Murakami, E.; Tolstykh, T.; Bao, H.; Niu, C.; Steuer, H. M. M.; Bao, D.; Chang, W.; Espiritu, C. et al. (2010). "Mechanism of Activation of PSI-7851 and Its Diastereoisomer PSI-7977″. Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 (45): 34337–34347. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.161802. PMC 2966047. PMID 20801890. edit
Alejandro Soza (November 11, 2012). "Sofosbuvir". Hepaton.
Tom Murphy (November 21, 2011). "Gilead Sciences to buy Pharmasset for $11 billion". Bloomberg Businessweek.
http://www.gilead.com/pr_1757156
AASLD: PSI-7977 plus Ribavirin Can Cure Hepatitis C in 12 Weeks without Interferon. Highleyman, L. HIVandHepatitis.com. 8 November 2011.
Nucleotide Polymerase Inhibitor Sofosbuvir plus Ribavirin for Hepatitis C. Gane, E et al. New England Journal of Medicine 368:3444. January 3, 2013.
CROI 2013: Sofosbuvir + Ledipasvir + Ribavirin Combo for HCV Produces 100% Sustained Response. Highleyman, L. HIVandHepatitis.com. 4 March 2013.
Phase 3-Gilead's newly-acquired Sofosbuvir, GS-7977 shines in Hepatitis C trial
March 9, 2013 3:47 am / 6 Comments on Phase 3-Gilead's newly-acquired Sofosbuvir, GS-7977 shines in Hepatitis C trial
The Foster City, CA-based Gilead said that its experimental drug GS-7977, originally known as PSI-7977 before the acquisition, when combined with ribavirin, cured a group of genotype 1 hepatitis C patients after four weeks of treatment. The clinical study involved hepatitis C patients who either failed to respond to previous therapies or had not been treated before. The genotype 1 is the most common form of HCV in the United States. It affects 70 to 90 percent of the people in this country who have hepatitis C.
Norbert Bischofberger, chief scientific officer at Gilead said patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C had no detectable signs of the virus after treated with GS-7977 combination therapy for a course of close to a month. Previous study showed the drug candidate could also cure patients with genotype 2 and 3 HCV.
Gilead gained rights to GS-7977 through the $11 billion Pharmasset acquisition deal, which enable the company to be in an advanced position to compete with a few pharma companies seeking to develop an all-oral regimen for hepatitis C. The 100 percent cure rate data suggested that GS-7977 may be one of the most promising therapies for hepatitis C.
Last year, GS-7977, an oral uridine nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor of HCV, received fast track designation from the U.S. FDA for the treatment of HCV infection.
The World Health Organization estimated that 3–4 million people are infected with HCV each year. Some 130–170 million people are chronically infected with HCV and at risk of developing liver cirrhosis and/or liver cancer, and more than 350,000 people die yearly from hepatitis C-related diseases.
"PSI-7977". Gilead Sciences.
Murakami, E.; Tolstykh, T.; Bao, H.; Niu, C.; Steuer, H. M. M.; Bao, D.; Chang, W.; Espiritu, C. et al. (2010). "Mechanism of Activation of PSI-7851 and Its Diastereoisomer PSI-7977". Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 (45): 34337–34347. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.161802. PMC 2966047. PMID 20801890. edit


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Q: AWS CLI unable to run commands because of connection error I ventured asking this question because I am getting the following error when I try to run any command in aws cli
Could not connect to the endpoint URL: "https://mturk-requester.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/"
I am in norhtern California and my config file reads:
region = us-west-1
output = table
Therefore I am not experiencing the 1a error described in the questions already answered here and there.
I am also able to communicate with the server using all the steps described here.
The commands I've been attempting to run are:
aws mturk get-account-balance
aws mturk list-hits

A: I believe this is because mturk is only available in us-east-1 which is also considered the AWS global region, this is mentioned in the documentation for the SDK and the only region mentioned on the endpoints page.

Configure the AWS SDK to use the 'us-east-1' region. This is the region in which the MTurk API is available.

If you specify the --region flag and set the value to us-east-1 it should be able to connect to the mechanical turk endpoint.


Getting your grind size wrong is one quick way to ruin your coffee. We're talk over-extracted, bitter coffee that tastes like it was roasted far too dark – even though it wasn't. Or a brew so sour it's more like candy than coffee. You know the kind of candy I mean: the mouth-tingling kind. And coffee shouldn't taste like that.
But once you've got your head round the basics of grinding, it's easy. So in today's video guide, we're going to look at how to grind, what type of grinder to get, and what grind sizes should be working with. Watch these three videos to never get your grind wrong again.
Roasty Coffee starts us off with five basic rules of grinding coffee. They explain what kinds of grinders are on the market, and also the different grind sizes for different manual brewing methods. It's invaluable insight.
SEE ALSO: The Hario V60 Electric Grinder: What's The Buzz?
But wait, that video was focused on manual brewing. What about espresso? Mark and Morgan from Whole Latte Love come to the rescue, with a video on how to dial in your grinder for espresso.
Of course, we've been talking about the importance of grind size without talking about the science behind it. Why is it so important? How can you experiment with it? And what basic parameters should you stay within? Joe from Seattle Coffee Gear spills the beans (pardon the pun).
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If we had foresight and if only a few important things had been different, the course of history could have been changed".
Yes, I understand why it came about. I have looked at all the factors many times.
The New York Central (NYC) had had problems over the last several years, but it had recently turned the corner. Some of this recovery was the result of initiatives begun by the Robert Young / AE Perlman administration, beginning in 1954. Income was on the rise in the 1960's. Key initiatives were new, more efficient yards; passenger service improvement programs like the "Empire Service"; freight service improvement programs like Flexi-Flow, Flexi-Van, and a common sense to Less-Than-Carload (LCL).
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) might have been the "Standard of the World" before WW2, but the state of their facilities by 1968 was far below that of the Central.
Nationwide, all railroads were experiencing problems with the decline of passenger traffic as airlines and personal cars siphoned them off; yet passenger trains could not be easily discontinued.
(1) Relief came for the losses of commuter operations. NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller had found a solution to the Long Island Railroad issue and was finding a solution to Robert Moses. He wanted to be a "national level" politician. A solution for other railroads is something he might have done. Connecticut was concerned too, just took them a while to act. New Jersey didn't know and didn't care: they just assumed somebody would buy more busses, the Port Authority would build an even bigger bus terminal in Manhattan, and residents could just leave for work a little earlier.
(2) Mail and express business. President Johnson killed the railway mail service, supposedly to reward airlines that supported his campaign. Too bad President Kennedy got shot. REA was stuck on old ways and could not compete with forward-thinking companies like UPS. Head End business was crucial to the railroads.
(3) National initiative to rationalize travel between airlines, trains, busses would have been a really futuristic idea. Could have been something like promoting busses for distances under 300 miles. Allocating trains for distances of 100 to 500 miles. Promoting air travel for distances over 400 miles. Yes, there would be a lot of exceptions. Yes, there would be differences because of population density. Commuter rail in close proximity to large cities being one of them. Then there was an excellent rail leadership that could have helped: John W. Barriger, Alfred Perlman, W. Graham Claytor Jr.
(4) Deregulation: not until 1980's. Why so long? The Interstate Commerce Commission had a place in life when highways were dirt roads and the Wright brothers were still selling bicycles.
Then there was the airport subsidy. Why did every town need an airport? Let's take a look in Central New York at Albany versus Utica. A distance of about 100 miles. In addition, Syracuse was even closer to Utica, and on the same excellent rail line. What if a high-speed rail line existed between the three cities? France implemented this concept over the last, at least, 50 years. They did not abandon their rail network, but supported it. In the meantime, the major network was electrified.
One thing we did not consider until recently was Global Warming: people who had these abstract thoughts were "kooks" until Al Gore lent true credibility to reality.
Now, what about the other Eastern railroads? Could the New Haven have survived? plus What if the New Haven never merged with Penn Central?
What about the Erie-Lackawanna (EL), Baltimore & Ohio (B&O), Reading (RDG), Lehigh Valley (LV)?
Perlman (a leader like Harry Truman: not liked when he was in office, but considered great well after he left), put in some of the most advanced ideas ever in the railroad industry. When he got into Penn Central (PC), his hands were tied by the "finance types" from the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Here's a what-if: The merger gets called off by NYC, and the PRR and New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad(NYNH&HRR or NH) merge without NYC? Think about this: shared connection over New York Connecting/Hell Gate Bridge. Now, I don't know what Penn Station was like then as far as congestion, but what if this enables the NH to divert its traffic from NYC owned Grand Central Terminal (GCT), where it pays fees to use, to Penn? After all, one of the NH's downfalls was its lack of its own access to NYC. That's why they tried to push off traffic on the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway (NYW&B), after all.
1. No fees to access GCT over Harlem Line.
2. Common infrastructure with PRR (catenary) and no need for dual-mode equipment.
3. Additional (revived) stations on Harlem River line.
5. Connections to Long Island.
3. Lose stations at Pelham, Columbus Av, and Mt. Vernon (or have to run shuttle trains to New Rochelle).
Maybrook traffic declined after January 1, 1969 because Penn Central wanted to carry the freight from Chicago or whereever rather than share it with the EL or the B&O or any other railroad. The NYC Boston and Albany route via Selkirk was the best way into New England. The former New York Central east – west mainline was far superior to the former Pennsylvania east – west mainline with a better track structure in better shape, much less grades resulting in less cost to move a car of freight and very modern yards and terminals. The decline in operations in and out of Maybrook was not immediate but it was steady and yes by 1974 there was only one round trip to handle traffic with both the EL and Lehigh & Hudson River (L&HR). I know a lot of people liked the Erie Lackawanna but its freight route was far inferior to the New York Central.
If the NYC and NH had worked so well together, than why not a merger between those two, without PRR? That saves the fees the NH had to pay NYC for GCT, and would have allowed the NYC (as it did Conrail) pretty much access anywhere in New England while getting rid of inefficient routes.
What would have happened without the merger? I find it hard to imagine any big railroad in the Northeastern U.S. making it in the long term without the Staggers Act regulatory reforms which were in part a response to the Penn Central collapse, but the New York Central would have been able to struggle along better than the others . But it was struggling: nowhere near as much deferred maintenance as on the PRR.
Pre-PC merger plans of both PRR and NYC were more realistic. Specifically how NYC wanted to merge with C&O and B&O and PRR sought merger with N&W and Wabash (WAB). One of his contentions is that these mergers would have created far more successful railroad systems and in fact, would have created a situation in the Northeast akin to what we have now in the post Conrail era with the routes absorbed by Norfolk Southern (NS) and CSX respectively.
N&W got control of EL, and Delaware & Hudson (D&H) BECAUSE OF the PC merger. I have read "Wreck of the Penn Central, and all this was in preparation of the merger. D&H bridged lots of PRR traffic to New England. In this case, let's try another what if. Buck Dumaine had proposed a Bangor and Aroostook (BAR)– Maine Central (MEC)– Boston & Maine (B&M)-D&H combination. He may have tried for EL too, especially if he got some concessions from any combination of PRR, NYC, C&O, or N&W. Those concessions being given redundant lines (due to the merger) to strategic locations. I agree that there were too many other stragglers namely, LV, Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), NH, L&HR, RDG, etc. Although PRR-N&W and NYC-C&O finally happened (Conrail split), mind this was after the laws changed. This allowed the excess lines to be merged. Perhaps these smaller lines could exist as "short lines" and work with others to create efficient "alphabet routes".
It would have been nice to see a PRR-N&W (including Wabash and Nickel Plate (NKP), of course) merger, and NYC-C&O. I have one concern on this what-if though – the Reading. It seems "logical" that the RDG would have jumped on with NYC due to the B&O connection. However, one of the good factors in the creation of Conrail was allowing trains from PRR in Harrisburg to travel over Reading trackage to Allentown, then onto LV/CNJ track to New York. It would seem logical to me then, that PRR would need the Reading to effectively compete against the Central in Chicago-NYC traffic.
After having read Richard Saunders' Merging Lines, I find it even more appalling that the PRR under Symes allowed the N&W to slip through its grasp. According to the book, the ICC essentially gave the PRR a choice – N&W or NYC. Considering the interests in the Nickel Plate and Wabash, and the fact that the PRR had been approved for control of the Lehigh ValleyN, allowing it to use the LV/NKP connection to run the EL out of business – I still just don't understand what happened here. The ICC might not have allowed full merger, but the PRR controlled enough profitable roads through the Pennsylvania Company and Pennroad that throwing it all away for NYC just looks like an awful, awful decision.
It seems it was a reality that long distance passenger (and for the matter commuter trains) was a money loosing business. When the merger "buyout" happened why then did the goverment allow this to happend instead of taking over the long distance and commuter trains like they did less then 10 years later? Would this have saved PC and inturn save the EL?
Nothing would have saved the PC. It was the wrong merger of the wrong railroads in the wrong place at the wrong time. It took Amtrak to save the intercity passenger trains ( which, in spite of its present troubles, it actually accomplished) and Conrail to save the freight service in that area. By 1968, the PRR was a shell of its former self, financially– the NYC may have been in better shape, but the New Haven was a financial basket case. The PC was doomed before it was born.
For the most part, the service and trains were "pretty shabby". The sleepers were not too bad and the service in them was fairly decent too. The trains themselves, terrible. Probably the best trains were the former New York Central Empire Service trains between New York – Albany – Buffalo. They generally terminated in Buffalo at the old Central Terminal at that time. The New York Central fixed up some coaches with new seating or at least new upholstry on them and the AC and heat were quite good too. Probably the best trains other than maybe the Metroliners.


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This Day in Giants History, September 26, 1900: Christy Mathewson Blows a Lead
Posted on September 26, 2014 by Charles Johnson
At Boston's South End Grounds, Giants reliever Christy Mathewson fails to hold a 7-4 lead, and Boston wins, 8-7. It is Matty's third loss. The Giants will return the rookie to Norfolk of the Virginia League rather than pay the full $1,500 purchase price for Mathewson, and he will be drafted by Cincinnati for $100.
In June 1900, William Hannon, the owner of the Norfolk franchise in the Virginia League, gave his promising young pitcher, Christy Mathewson, a choice. There were three teams that wanted the pitcher's services, each willing to pay Hannon a conditional $1,500 for the youngster's contract. Hannon proposed to let Mathewson choose between the three — the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants of the National League, and the Milwaukee franchise of the Western League. Thinking that it would be easier to impress from amongst New York's weak pitching staff than from the strong staff Connie Mack was building in Milwaukee, Mathewson chose the Giants.
George Davis was the manager of the Giants, and he liked Mathewson's stuff right away, and gave Mathewson's signature pitch — the "fadeway" — its name. Used infrequently in the final weeks of the season, Matty didn't seem prepared for the big time. He worked in five games, with no victories, and gave up 35 hits in 30 innings. Worse yet, walked 14 batters, proof that he hadn't gotten hit pitches under control.
Andrew Freedman, the notoriously mercurial Giant owner, lost no time in returning Matty to Norfolk so he could get a refund on his $1,500. While Freedman appeared to care nothing for what happened to this pitcher, things were not what they seemed. Freedman had asked his ally, Cincinnati Reds owner John Brush, to draft Mathewson from Norfolk as soon as Freedman sent the young man back. Without notifying Mathewson of his machinations with Freedman, Brush did just that.
Convinced he was a failure, Matty was prepared to return to Bucknell and finish his college education. Instead, Connie Mack, now charged by Ban Johnson with organizing an American League club to begin play in Philadelphia in 1901, reached out to Mathewson, offering him $1,500 to sign with his club. Fond of college ballplayers, Mack was intent on acquiring more. Owing money for books and other items at Bucknell, Matty asked Mack for a $50 advance, and reached an oral agreement with him.
At the same time, however, by prearrangement, the Reds traded Mathewson back to the Giants for the washed up "Hoosier Thunderbolt," Amos Rusie. Mathewson still considered himself the property of Milwaukee, notwithstanding the dealings of the Giants and Reds. Andrew Freedman, though, demanded that Mathewson come to New York immediately to explain why he had any conversations at all with the upstart American League, which he insisted wouldn't last more than a few months. Every player who signed with the American League, warned Freedman, would be blacklisted — no small threat to a young player like Mathewson. Freedman, a litigious man, threatened the young pitcher with a lawsuit.
Promised by Freedman that his travel costs would be reimbursed, Mathewson went to New York and explained to Freedman that he didn't want to go back on his word to Mack, and had taken a $50 advance from Philadelphia. Mathewson asked if Freedman would return the money to Mack if Mathewson signed with the Giants, and Freedman said he would. Of course, though, Freedman never did, and Mathewson paid Mack back out of his own salary. Mack, for his part, never responded to the letter Mathewson had sent asking if Mack would stand by him in the event of a suit by Freedman.
What Mathewson didn't know was that Brush had already agreed to purchase the Giants from Freedman. By acquiring Rusie for the Reds, he's already removed from the Giants a notoriously balky player known for haggling over salary and even holding out. For Brush, the trade was less about sending a promising Mathewson to the Giants than making sure he didn't have the cantankerous Rusie waiting for him in New York. Mathewson was the unwitting participant in what passed for business dealings in the National League at the time, caught in a play conducted between two scoundrels.
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Sir Greg Knight with transport minister Nusrat Ghani.
The town's MP, Sir Greg Knight, has been leading a campaign for improvements at Bridlington and has welcomed the news that the station will have step-free access.
At the minute, passengers wanting to travel to Scarborough, or getting off some trains from Hull at platform four, have to wait for staff to help them across the railway line.
Transport minister Nusrat Ghani MP, said: "Everyone should be able to access our rail network and I am pleased to announce that Bridlington will now become a fully accessible station in the next stage of the programme.
"So far, the government have delivered step-free access at over 200 stations through our Access for All programme and are committed a further £300m of accessibility investment.
The Government's £300million Access For All fund is aiming to make it easier for disabled people to use the rail network. The funding will also benefit those with health conditions or older people with impairments, along with people travelling with children, heavy luggage or shopping.
Sir Greg said: "Transport is vital for connecting people with work, friends and family, but also for enabling them to enjoy seeing some of the delights of being by the sea at Bridlington.
"I want the 13.9 million disabled people in Britain to be empowered to travel independently, which is why I am delighted at this announcement of a roll out of upgrades across the rail network.
"Following representations, stations were selected based on a range of criteria including footfall weighted by disability in the area, value for money, and local factors such as proximity to a hospital."


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Economic data and messages are mixed. At a two-day summit in Deauville, France last week, G-8 leaders from Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States released a statement that said, "the global recovery is gaining strength and is becoming more self-sustained. However, downside risks remain, and internal and external imbalances are still a concern," and added "the sharp increase in commodity prices and their excessive volatility pose a significant headwind to the recovery." Separately, in the U.S, 1) the National Association of Realtors announced that April pending home sales declined by 11.6% from the prior month (a 0.9% decline was expected) and by 26.5% from last year, 2) the Commerce Department reported that first quarter GDP growth was weaker than expected – at 1.8%, 3) the Labor Department reported that jobless claims for the week ending May 21 unexpectedly increased by 10,000 to 424,000 and 4) the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index report for May showed unexpected improvement with a rating of 74.3.
MY TAKE: The message from the summit does not seem reassuring and suggests that - things are getting better, unless they get worse. In addition, most of the U.S data suggests an economic slowdown – many strategists are calling it a "soft patch". It seems that the expected benefits of the QE2 stimulus process are not reaching the broader U.S. economy and increases in fuel and food commodity prices, high unemployment and housing related issues are hindering a sustained recovery.
Last week, I commented that while many global markets have benefited from strong corporate profit growth, an accommodating credit market and the effects of QE2, most of my market indicators were suggested a more cautious investment approach as signs of economic stress were increasing in both the U.S. and Europe. The cautious market tone increased this past week.
MY TAKE: Investing is a dynamic and ongoing process that incorporates a diversity of tactics. Understanding the potential impact of market changes, managing risk and executing your strategy are critical components. In the short term, I remain cautious.
After LinkedIn Corp. (US: LNKD) management shared their story with institutional investors over the past several weeks (the firm's 2010 revenue was $243 million, up about 100% from 2009, with net income of $15 million), investment bankers from Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America priced the firm's shares at $45 a share. On Thursday, LinkedIn shares started trading and rose to an intraday high of $129. On Friday, the stock closed at $93.
MY TAKE: Regarding the stock, it is likely that 1) many institutional investors sold their allocation this week, 2) some individual investors who bought shares on Thursday are wondering why and 3) momentum traders and potential short sellers will likely drive short-term stock moves. Regarding the company, it benefits from 1) its global Internet reach, 2) a strong brand and 3) a service that many people understand and use. Debates will continue about whether the underwriters priced the offering too low and if the stock can sustain its current price. The firm's execution will have to be flawless to support its current $8.8 billon valuation.
Significant weekly declines in commodity markets included: Silver - 25.6%, Brent crude oil - 14.7%, WTI crude oil -13.3%, Copper -4.9%, Corn - 4.9%, and Gold -4.4%. Global equity market declines included: the U.S. - 1.7%, EuroStoxx -0.9%, Brazil -2.5%, China -1.7%, India -3.5% and Russia - 4.7%. At the same time, the U.S. Dollar, which has steadily dropping in value against most major currencies since mid-January, reversed this trend and finished the week +2.7%. Economic data likely driving some of these moves include: 1) a confusing mix of U.S. employment data where initial unemployment benefit claims unexpectedly increased to 474,000, while payrolls expanded by 244,000, but unemployment increased to 9%, 2) the Reserve Bank of India increased interest rates to manage inflation and 3) rising concerns about how the European Central Bank will address the challenges of Eurozone members - Ireland, Portugal and Greece, while also managing inflation.
MY TAKE: The bull case view in the pullback of many commodities prices suggests that a significant economic headwind is diminishing. A more pragmatic view is that as margin requirements increased in silver trading some market participants were forced to reduce positions - a process that likely increased the level of caution in other commodity markets. In my April 28 note, I suggested that a reversal in the downward trend of the U.S. dollar could be disruptive to equity and commodity markets. Many investors will be focusing on the potential impact if this past week's U.S Dollar reversal continues.
On May 6, 2010, as global markets were concerned about the debt crisis in Greece, U.S. equity markets dropped about 9% within 5 minutes. Over the past year, U.S. government regulators have implemented procedures to minimize the potential of another "flash crash" but concede that much work remains to be done in this area.
MY TAKE: Concerns persist in an environment where 1) exchanges are increasingly dependent on the revenues of high-frequency trading operations, 2) the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (similar to many government agencies) is suffering from budgetary constraints and 3) the expanding use of technology will likely continue to result in unexpected problems. Note: There are concerns that some of the downward move in commodity prices this week was exacerbated by the use of computerized systems.


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Phaeohyphomycosis resulting in obstructive tracheitis in three green sea turtles Chelonia mydas stranded along the Florida coast
Kyle Donnelly, Thomas B. Waltzek, James F.X. Wellehan, Deanna A. Sutton, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Brian A. Stacy
Three wild immature green sea turtles Chelonia mydas were found alive but lethargic on the shores of the Indian River Lagoon and Gulf of Mexico in Florida, USA, and subsequently died. Necropsy findings in all 3 turtles included partial occlusion of the trachea by a mass comprised of granulomatous inflammation. Pigmented fungal hyphae were observed within the lesion by histology and were characterized by culture and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer 2 domain of the rRNA gene and D1/D2 region of the fungal 28s gene. The dematiaceous fungus species Veronaea botryosa was isolated from the tracheal mass in 2 cases, and genetic sequence of V. botryosa was detected by polymerase chain reaction in all 3 cases. Genetic sequencing and fungal cultures also detected other dematiaceous fungi, including a Cladosporium sp., an Ochroconis sp., and a Cochliobolus sp. These cases are the first report of phaeohyphomycosis caused by V. botryosa in wild marine animals.
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02843
Veronaea botryosa
10.3354/dao02843
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tracheitis Agriculture & Biology
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Donnelly, K., Waltzek, T. B., Wellehan, J. F. X., Sutton, D. A., Wiederhold, N. P., & Stacy, B. A. (2015). Phaeohyphomycosis resulting in obstructive tracheitis in three green sea turtles Chelonia mydas stranded along the Florida coast. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 113(3), 257-262. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02843
Phaeohyphomycosis resulting in obstructive tracheitis in three green sea turtles Chelonia mydas stranded along the Florida coast. / Donnelly, Kyle; Waltzek, Thomas B.; Wellehan, James F.X.; Sutton, Deanna A.; Wiederhold, Nathan P.; Stacy, Brian A.
In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Vol. 113, No. 3, 01.01.2015, p. 257-262.
Donnelly, K, Waltzek, TB, Wellehan, JFX, Sutton, DA, Wiederhold, NP & Stacy, BA 2015, 'Phaeohyphomycosis resulting in obstructive tracheitis in three green sea turtles Chelonia mydas stranded along the Florida coast', Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, vol. 113, no. 3, pp. 257-262. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02843
Donnelly K, Waltzek TB, Wellehan JFX, Sutton DA, Wiederhold NP, Stacy BA. Phaeohyphomycosis resulting in obstructive tracheitis in three green sea turtles Chelonia mydas stranded along the Florida coast. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 2015 Jan 1;113(3):257-262. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02843
Donnelly, Kyle ; Waltzek, Thomas B. ; Wellehan, James F.X. ; Sutton, Deanna A. ; Wiederhold, Nathan P. ; Stacy, Brian A. / Phaeohyphomycosis resulting in obstructive tracheitis in three green sea turtles Chelonia mydas stranded along the Florida coast. In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 2015 ; Vol. 113, No. 3. pp. 257-262.
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COVID-19-led tech adoption in healthcare could stifle change
Mike Sanders
The right technology, used at the right time, can be transformational for healthcare. Integrated correctly within the patient journey, it becomes a vital tool that supports clinicians, not hinders them, and contributes to a much-improved experience for patients.
The right technology, used at the right time, facilitates long-term change and creates an eco-system of integrated solutions that work as one to manage patient flow; think everything from a patient checking-in for their appointment on their smartphone, to clinicians booking follow-up appointments using electronic outcome forms.
The right technology, used at the right time, supports Trusts to play their vital part in delivering the NHS Long Term Plan, by facilitating waiting list reductions, supporting patients remotely and reducing the number of patients attending hospital for outpatient appointments and pre-operative assessments.
But when it comes to deploying such technology, Trusts must take a long-term look at how it can improve ways of working way beyond the coronavirus – and it is down to suppliers to help them do so.
Recent rapid transformation, while excellent, has exposed shortcomings
COVID-19 has meant the NHS has had to adopt new technologies and adjust to new ways of working at pace. The transformation is extremely impressive, although some shortcomings with the technology implemented to achieve it have been exposed.
Take video consultations as an example; the use of these has increased exponentially as patients isolate at home. However, amid the challenge to quickly connect clinicians and patients remotely, compromises have understandably had to be made. At many hospitals, no doubt, this will have led to some manual interventions and 'work arounds' being created. Soon, the focus will turn to how to integrate these new processes with the hospital systems and the existing clinical infrastructure.
Speaking at Intouch with Health's Transforming Outpatient Services event in October 2019, Jonathan Lofthouse, former Director of Improvement at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, stated that "some of the most significant challenges within the NHS include how we transform at pace within what is clearly a very challenging financial environment".
I believe what the NHS has achieved recently proves it certainly can transform at pace, and that it can do so even in extremely challenging circumstances.
However, it is down to suppliers to appreciate the increasing demands within the healthcare environment in the forthcoming years and help the NHS take a long-term approach to deploying technology that will not only help them now, but way into the future.
Looking ahead with a joined-up approach in mind
So now this transformation has been kick-started, how do we maintain momentum?
The pace of change that has picked up – and the ways this has transformed working practices – has been quite remarkable. This should provide a huge boost of confidence and a springboard for Trusts to consider deploying new technology that will continue to reap rewards well after the pandemic is over.
Now, Trusts and suppliers must work together to understand how any technology introduced to aid digital transformation, whether now or in the coming months, will integrate to improve operational efficiency, not serve to create additional challenges. Even technology deployed at pace must not hinder long-term progress or an organisation's long-term strategy.
These are the challenges hospitals and healthcare providers will face next
I'll revisit the introduction of video consultations as an example. How do you marry up the patient and the doctor while at the same time collating the relevant data from the remote video consultation and updating it to the necessary systems?
Imagine you have a patient who has had a standard outpatient appointment in their diary for several months and they're now unable to attend hospital because of the restrictions caused by coronavirus.
The first problem is the hospital is going to have to create that remote appointment and invite the patient to attend, and there is often no vehicle in place to do this easily.
Say the hospital gets around that and the patient receives a text message with their appointment details. They will log in on the specific day and wait for the appointment, but how do they know if the clinic is running late or the doctor is off sick? Nobody is managing the appointment and there is no way of knowing if the patient is the right person.
Next, the patient sees the clinician, but how does the clinician record next steps and ensure sure they are actioned? When a doctor sees a patient in hospital, they have access to several systems, which they may not have when working remotely.
These are the sorts of challenges hospitals and other providers will start to face next.
A short term perspective on technology will stifle change
It is vital that these scenarios are played out and evaluated when suppliers and Trusts consider the most appropriate digital technology. If the NHS is to continue realising the benefits of video consultations for example, in the long-term, it is essential that suppliers can deliver the functionality and integration that is absolutely required to ensure ease-of-use and ROI in healthcare settings.
This would include functionality such as patient authentication, facilitating a virtual waiting room, enabling real-time outcome recording for clinicians and, perhaps most importantly, ensuring integration into a Trust's existing PAS / EPR.
If new technology serves limited functionality within the healthcare environment, we risk ending up with a portfolio of disjointed solutions that will only serve to stifle change and impede operational efficiency, not deliver it.


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Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar is an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. He has published over 48 works, including the 2007 book titled God's Way Is Still the Best Way.
Ziglar served in the Navy during World War II. He was in the Navy V-12 Navy College Training Program, attending the University of South Carolina. Ziglar later worked as a salesman in a succession of companies. In 1968 he became a vice president and training director for the Automotive Performance company, moving to Dallas,Texas. In 1970 Ziglar went into the business of motivational speaking full-time, with an emphasis on Christian values. Ziglar strives to be the difference-maker in people's personal, family and professional success. By doing so, Ziglar hopes to make a positive difference in America and the world.
Based on the principles of founder, Zig Ziglar, the Ziglar Way conveys powerful life improvement messages that transcend barriers of age, culture and occupation. Delivered through personal development training and corporate training programs, the Ziglar Way has impacted more than a quarter of a billion lives.
As a best-selling author, Zig Ziglar has written more than 29 sales and motivational books, 10 of which have appeared on best-seller lists and have been translated into more than 36 different languages and dialects worldwide. He's been featured in numerous publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Fortune Magazine, the Dallas Morning News, Success Magazine, and Esquire Magazine. Ziglar motivational books and programs are widely distributed through multiple channels including the Ziglar website, Amazon.com, and the world's largest producer of audio programs, Nightingale-Conant.
In the media Ziglar has appeared on such venues as the Today Show, 20/20, the Phil Donahue Show and 60 minutes.
As a speaker, Zig has repeatedly appeared with six former U.S. presidents; world leaders and news makers like Rudy Giuliani, Generals Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf, and Lady Margaret Thatcher; business leaders, famous speakers and authors such as Seth Godin, Debi Fields, Tom Hopkins, Brian Tracy, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, and Denis Waitley; and countless sports and Hollywood celebrities such as Paul Harvey and Joe Montana. At 84, Zig is still speaking while sharing the stage with his daughter, Julie Ziglar Norman. Together they reach audiences up to 20,000 at Get Motivated seminars as well as sharing messages of hope at smaller venues such as The Legacy at Willow Bend.
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