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Koh Tao has been listed among the Top 10 Island Destinations in the World and the top Island Destination in Asia, according to the inaugural Travelers' Choice Islands awards of TripAdvisor, a global travel review website.
According to TripAdvisor Chief Marketing Officer Barbara Messing, the winners were based on the feedback of millions of travellers who rated the quality of the most highly-rated hotels, restaurants and attractions listed for each island on TripAdvisor during a 12-month period.
The awards recognised more than 100 islands across the globe, she said.
Heading the list is Ambergris Caye in Belize, followed by St John in the US, Bora Bora in French Polynesia, San Juan Island in Washington, USA, Santorini in Greece, Isla Mujeres in Mexico, Moorea in French Polynesia, Koh Tao in Thailand, Easter Island in Chile and Nosy Be in Madagascar.
Thailand boasts four of the top 10 islands in Asia _ Koh Tao (1st), Koh Lanta (3rd), Phuket (6th) and Koh Samui (7th).
"Whether you are looking for idyllic palm-lined islands, or islands that offer a more cultural experience, you will find inspiration in these lists," she said.
For the complete list of winners from the 2013 Travellers' Choice Islands, visit tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Islands.
Bangkok to host 2013 Pata Summit The Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) will organise the 2013 Pata Annual Summit on April 26 in Bangkok.
The one-day summit will address the theme "Embracing the Complete Visitor Economy" with four key sessions: "Why the visitor economy is key for jobs and societal development", "Public sector challenges and opportunities inherent in politically advancing the complete visitor economy", "Private sector connecting the complete visitor economy" and "Strengthening weak links in the visitor economy".
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RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (RHT), the worlds leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the Government of the Canary Islands has migrated its virtualized systems from VMware to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to meet the growing demands of its IT department. The new infrastructure, based on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, JBoss Enterprise Middleware and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is designed to provide support for the telecommunications, information technology and computer communications infrastructure of the government. The migration improved the consolidation ratios of virtual machines per host and resulted in budget savings of up to 70 percent compared to the costs associated with the previous VMware virtualization platform.
As the Government of the Canary Islands previous virtualization infrastructure could not keep up with the organizations growing workloads, it set two objectives when it came to upgrading it. The first was to promote convergence between horizontal and vertical growth so the government could take its physical machines up to their maximum capacity and thereby reduce the number of hosts, increasing efficiency. The second was to adopt a virtualization solution that could respond to its requirements, reducing cost of ownership as much as possible and minimizing risks in terms of quality of service and future continuity.
Having evaluated its options, the public body found that Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization was more cost-effective and provided greater capacity and improved service levels and continuity. The proposal put forward by Red Hat provided cost savings of up to 70 percent compared with proprietary solutions, while enabling the IT department to adopt a modernization plan, well-suited to the requirements of the Government of the Canary Islands.
Preparing for the future, the government wanted to avoid being tied to providers with unpredictable costs, or to technologies that might not develop or even disappear over time. In these respects, the technological roadmap provided by Red Hat, the capacity that its clients have for influencing that roadmap in a collaborative fashion, the model of annual subscriptions with predictable costs, the fact that it is based on public, open source technology and the soundness of Red Hat as a company were all decisive factors in the choice made by the Government of the Canary Islands.
Once Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization was installed on its IT systems, the government was able to increase from average consolidation ratios of seven virtual machines per physical server (7:1) to 27 virtual machines per host (27:1), in addition to making a saving of 10 percent in disk space, achieving greater reporting capacity and a general simplification of the architecture.
A key factor in this project was teamwork. Red Hat consultants brought significant expertise to bear on the solution and the automation and optimization of the data centre processes. Red Hat partner Qwerty offered the public body the best services at a local level, providing the greatest speed and efficiency possible. Thanks to this, the Government of the Canary Islands was able to successfully migrate a complex virtual infrastructure made up of almost 100 physical servers and 1,000 virtual machines, both Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in just four months, reducing costs and succeeding in improving operational efficiency and the service provided for citizens, both now and in the future.
Virtualization with Red Hat offers a solid platform, in addition to a clear vision of its roadmap, said Daro Ivn Ortega Valido, computing, telecommunications and new technologies department for the Government of the Canary Islands. Whats more, the budgetary sustainability provided by the Red Hat solutions and the positive results achieved in tests carried out with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization were of crucial importance when it came to changing our virtualization platform.
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Children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme look at one of the new interactive displays at Channel Islands Boating Center in Oxnard. The long-delayed boating center opened its doors to the public Wednesday.
The doors of Channel Islands Boating Center opened to the public for the first time Wednesday about 10 years later than originally planned.
The county of Ventura built the 15,000-square-foot, $7 million center at the county-owned Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, using a mix of state, federal, county and private funding. Wednesdays ceremony marked both a public unveiling and the turning over of control from the county to CSU Channel Islands, which will operate the center on a $1-a-year lease from the county.
Though the center is finished, and the doors were open Wednesday, it wont actually be open for business until May. It will be home to the universitys sailing team and will also host marine studies classes for students and the community, activities like kayaking and paddle boarding, and sailing lessons for children from the area.
A group of children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme were the first people through the doors. The clubs will work with CSUCI to provide free classes to kids from low-income families.
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Maribel Tejeda (right) and Nehemiah Chatman (far right) watch Chumash ceremonial elder Mati Waiya bless the new Channel Islands Boating Center in Oxnard on Wednesday.
You are engaging a community of youth with the ocean, not by telling them they need to care about the ocean, but by giving them the experience of going out on the ocean, said Dan Basta, the director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Thats how I learned about the sea myself: Not from a textbook, but because I wanted to go fishing.
Bastas office is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations National Ocean Service, which helped pay for the boating center. The state of California picked up a little more than half of the $7 million tab. The county ended up spending about $1 million, Harbor Director Lyn Krieger said, and private donors and the federal government paid the rest.
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The New Zealand Geographic Board, the countrys statutory naming authority, has submitted for public consultation a proposal to formally endorse use of the alternate Maori names of what are now simply called North Island and South Island -- Te Ika-a-Maui and Te Waipounamu, respectively.
Te Ika-a-Maui means the fish of Maui, while Te Waipounamu translates to the waters of greenstone (a reference to jade found in abundance on the southern island).
TV-NZ reported that once the measure is passed both the English and Maori names would be used together or individually.
Interestingly, the current English names of the two islands have never actually been official despite their long-term common usage, according to NZGBs chairman, Dr. Don Grant.
"This is a matter of great historical and cultural significance for New Zealand, so we want to consult with the wider New Zealand public," Grant told the Daily Telegraph.
"This is part of our country's history of European exploration and the settlement of New Zealand The NZGB agreed in principle ... both islands should also be assigned Maori alternative names, and that all of the names should be formalized at the same time," he said.
NZGB also noted that the Maori names had been in common use on official government maps until the 1950s it is unknown why that practice stopped.
The Telegraph also said Maori groups in the country have welcomed the name additions, but that it may trigger some controversy among the dominant white population.
According to the CIA World Factbook, almost 60 percent of New Zealanders are descended from Europeans, while Maoris account for about 7.4 percent of the population.
However, David Shearer, leader of the opposition Labour Party, supports the naming measures.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwired - April 03, 2013) - Independence Blue Cross (IBC), Penn Medicine and DreamIt Ventures today announced the 10 health care startup companies selected to participate in DreamIt Health, the first-ever Philadelphia-based health care accelerator. The 2013 DreamIt Health inaugural class will enter a four-month boot camp, beginning this Monday, April 8, to help rapidly advance the development of their innovative health care solutions and business models.DreamIt Health will be hosting a Kickoff Weekend Reception for the Philadelphia entrepreneurial community at Venturef0rth on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 6 p.m. to welcome the 10 companies and celebrate the program launch.
Sponsored by IBC and Penn Medicine, DreamIt Healthlaunched in December 2012 with a nationwide search for unique health care startups who apply technology to the challenges of keeping people healthy and providing more effective and affordable interventions at the point of care.
IBC, Penn Medicine, and DreamIt Ventures selected the 10 participating companies based on the strength of their founders and their entrepreneurial passion, and the level of innovation in their products or services. Each startup will receive a stipend of up to $50,000. During the four-month boot camp, they will receive in-depth mentoring and coaching from experienced entrepreneurs and health care executives, and access to information and guidance from IBC, Penn Medicine, and others to help develop their products. Additionally, the companies will be provided workspace at Venturef0rth in Philadelphia and have an opportunity to test their business models with potential customers.
"At IBC, we believe that innovation is the key to bringing fresh ideas into health care, and are working to transform the Philadelphia region into a national magnet for health care innovation, investment, and employment. We must continue pushing the envelope and providing opportunities for the brightest minds to create solutions for unmet health care needs," said Daniel J. Hilferty, president and CEO of IBC.
"Both IBC and DreamIt Ventures share our passion for health care innovation, which is why it was such a great match for us to work together to launch Philadelphia's first health care accelerator," noted Ralph Muller, CEO of University of Pennsylvania Health System. "Through this program, these 10 entrepreneurs have access to unique resources to develop and execute innovative business models that will advance and benefit the health care industry as a whole. I am excited to see what the future holds for these companies."
The 10 selected companies are:
"DreamIt Health has found the working relationship with Penn Medicine and IBC to be highly collaborative and engaging.We are looking forward to working with the selected teams and know that the DreamIt framework and collaborative partners will be effective in developing these selected companies," said Karen Griffith Gryga, Managing Partner of DreamIt Ventures.
Supporting sponsors of DreamIt Health include Towers Watson, a leading global professional services company, as well as law firms, Morgan Lewis and Pepper Hamilton. More information about the Towers Watson partnership can be found here.
About Independence Blue Cross
Proudly celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013, Independence Blue Cross is the leading health insurer in southeastern Pennsylvania. With our affiliates, we serve more than seven million people nationwide. We are enhancing the health and wellness of the people and communities we serve by delivering innovative and competitively priced health care products and services; pioneering new ways to reward doctors, hospitals, and other health care professionals for coordinated, quality care; and supporting programs and events that promote wellness. To learn more about how we're changing the game, visit http://www.ibx.com. Connect with us on Facebook at ibx.com/facebook and on Twitter at @ibx. Independence Blue Cross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Access to health care services is an ongoing challenge to the U.S. health care system. With a physician shortage, aging population, a growing prevalence of chronic diseases and up to 30 million people projected to gain insurance coverage in 2014 through the Affordable Care Act, the issue will become even more critical and may further impact both patients and the health care system at large.
To help meet the need for greater access to affordable health services and bridge gaps in patient care, while also improving care coordination, Walgreens (WAG) (WAG) today announced its Take Care Clinics are expanding the scope of health care services offered. The new services, now available at the more than 330 Take Care Clinics located at select Walgreens (excludes clinics in Missouri), include assessment, treatment and management for chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and others, as well as additional preventive health services.
With this service expansion, Take Care Clinics now provide the most comprehensive service offering within the retail clinic industry, and can play an even more valuable role in helping patients get, stay and live well, said Dr. Jeffrey Kang, senior vice president of health and wellness services and solutions, Walgreens. Through greater access to services and a broader focus on disease prevention and chronic condition management, our clinics can connect and work with physicians and other providers to better help support the increasing demands on our health care system today.
Service Expansion
Under the new service expansion,in addition to chronic condition management, Take Care Clinic providers can evaluate, recommend and order preventive health services, such as screenings or lab tests, based on a patients age, gender and family history.
Retail clinics have continued to gain greater consumer acceptance, popularity and recognition for delivering quality care. A recent Rand Corporation study showed the use of walk-in retail clinics is on the rise increasing 10-fold over the past two years.1 Studies have also found that retail clinics provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency rooms.2
Retail clinic industry estimates show that more than one in three patients do not have a regular physician.3 Walgreens and Take Care Health strongly encourage all patients to have a designated primary care physician and medical home for ongoing medical needs and routine exams, and under this new service expansion will continue to work collaboratively with providers to support and complement a patients physician care plan.
The existing gaps in patient care and demands on an already overburdened health care system are all projected to worsen with an influx of new patients under health care reform, said Heather Helle, divisional vice president, consumer solutions group, Walgreens. Walgreens is stepping up to be part of the solution. As innovative care delivery models emerge, we are uniquely positioned to play an integral role in addressing the needs of patients, payers, and providers and to help shape the future of health care delivery in the U.S.
Take Care Clinics are open seven days a week, with extended evening and weekend hours, and offer walk-in availability as well as same-day online appointment scheduling. Take Care Clinics accept most major insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid, and offer affordable, transparent pricing for those without insurance coverage. Take Cares board-certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants deliver patient-centric care, driving patient satisfaction rates that are consistently greater than 90 percent. Take Care providers use nationally accepted, evidence-based clinical guidelines to ensure quality care delivery.
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London, UK - Fertility regulators in the UK have paved the way for the introduction of a radical form of gene therapy in which babies are created using cellular material from three people.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) advised the government recently that there is no evidence "mitochondrial replacement" - an advanced form of in-vitro fertilisation - is unsafe, and ministers will now decide whether to proceed with the technique.
Critics say the move is the first step on a slippery slope towards the creation of "designer babies" built to order that heralds a new era of "consumer eugenics" - with potentially disastrous implications for humankind.
"There has been a consensus for some time in about 50 or 60 countries that we should not manipulate the human 'germline' - that is, the cells that give rise to a new individual," saidDr David King, director of the group Human Genetics Alert.
"This is the first time that there has been official approval for crossing that line and, once you cross the Rubicon, it becomes difficult not to move to the next stage - full-fledged enhancement, genetic engineering."
Mitochondria are cigar-shaped components of body cells that provide them with energy. If they are defective, it can starve the body of energy, leading to muscle weakness, blindness, deafness, epilepsy, heart failure, early dementia and even death.
Some form of mitochondrial disease affects about one in 200 children born each year - or a few dozen babies in Britain.
The proposed therapy targets women who harbour harmful mitochondrial DNA mutations, but who want to have their own genetic offspring instead of relying on a donated egg.
The treatment would take a donated egg cell then remove its nucleus and chromosomes containing the genetic information, but retain its healthy mitochondria. The nucleus from the egg of an affected mother would be inserted into it - either before or after fertilisation - and the fertilised egg would then be implanted in the mother's womb.
A baby born as a result should be free of the mother's mitochondrial defects - and that child's own eventual offspring should also be free of these, changing the genetic line for ever.
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Riley Corrigan Freedom Festival speech
This is the Speech I did for the Freedom Festival contest. Hopefully you enjoy it. I firmly believe in its message.
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(CBS News) A "60 Minutes" investigation raised questions about the evidence that sent Louis Taylor to prison at age 16 for allegedly setting a Tucson hotel fire that killed 29 people. After four decades behind bars, Taylor was released Tuesday night in a deal that required him to plead no contest to the charges to avoid a retrial. One of the first things he did next was talk to CBS News.
Man convicted in Pioneer Hotel fire deaths, Louis Taylor, now a free man after 40 years Freed prisoner Louis Taylor on Pioneer Hotel plea: "I had no choice" "60 Minutes": Arizona's Pioneer Hotel fire re-examined
"It's precious," said Louis Taylor. "Freedom is precious."
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Taylor is savoring his first 24 hours of freedom. We sat down for a face-to-face interview with Taylor and his attorney Ed Novak. His freedom is new, his emotions are raw.
"I did 41 years of my life for something I didn't do," he said. "It was shameful, shameful what they did to me."
Of the life he missed while he was in prison, Taylor said: "Yeah, I don't even know how to drive a car. It ain't supposed to happen in America. We're supposed to have the best justice system in the world. How did I fall in the cracks for 42 years?"
He's free, he said, because the Arizona Justice Project and "60 Minutes" uncovered evidence of a shoddy investigation, suppression of evidence and racial bias.
"The world knows I'm innocent," Taylor said. "They should know I'm innocent. I am innocent."
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BOCA RATON, Fla.and CHICAGO, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Incapital, a leading underwriter and distributor of fixed income and other financial products, today announced that it will be an official sponsor of the Freedom Climb for the second consecutive year.
A project of the faith-based organization Operation Mobilization, the Freedom Climb gives women around the world the opportunity to be an advocate and voice for women and children who are trafficked, enslaved, oppressed and exploited, according to the organization.
"We are inspired by and supportive of the group of women who will be making the climb this year as well as the Freedom Climb's mission," said John Radtke, CEO of Incapital. "Incapital is honored to collaborate with the organization in an effort to build awareness of their important causes on both a local and global level."
For this year's Freedom Climb, a total of 44 women will climb to Everest Base Camp and then summit Kalaphatar, their efforts symbolizing the 'climb' that women and children around the world are making to gain freedom. According to the organization, last year 48 women hailing from seven different countries met in Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.
"Incapital has been a generous and continuous supporter in the fight against modern-day slavery and human trafficking," said Lori Degler, southeast regional director of partner relations for Operation Mobilization USA, the founding organization for the Freedom Climb. "Incapital's tangible involvement in this fight has helped free literally hundreds and perhaps thousands of women and children from these atrocities through The Freedom Climb. Incapital's caring investment has given dignity and hope to women and children today, and a brighter tomorrow for generations to come."
The 2013 Freedom Climb will span April 9 through April 25th. For more information about the Freedom Climb, visit http://www.thefreedomclimb.net.
About Incapital
Incapital was founded in 1999 with the mission of providing securities firms and individual investors more efficient access to corporate bonds. While Incapital's expertise in underwriting and distributing investment-grade corporate bonds remains a core competency, the firm now originates and distributes offerings across multiple asset classes. In addition to its broker-dealer and bank partners, Incapital now serves institutional investors and wealth managers. With approximately 150 employees in multiple offices in North America, the firm represents over 300 issuing entities and serves 800+ distribution partners.Incapital continues to provide market leadership with a growing range of product offerings, strong strategic partnerships and innovative technology.
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IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 4, 2013) - Fuel Freedom Foundation:
WHAT:Book Club & Webinar Series: Fueling the Future
Fuel Freedom Foundation hosts a series of webinars that give audiences the opportunity to engage in lively conversations about America's oil addiction with like-minded individuals, leading industry experts and policy-makers.
WHO:Energy experts and co-directors of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) will discuss their book, Petropoly: The Collapse of America's Energy Security Paradigm via an online webinar.
WHEN:Monday, April 8, 2013 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EDT)
WHERE:Online Webinar, USA fuelfreedom.webex.com
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BACKGROUND: Fuel Freedom Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking America's oil addiction by opening the fuel market to allow replacement fuels like ethanol, methanol, natural gas and electric vehicles to fairly compete with gasoline at the pump.
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FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Freedom Bank of Virginia (Bank) (Bulletin Board:FDVA.OB) announced the addition of James J. Curry as Senior Vice President, Corporate Banking Division. Mr. Curry will be based in the Fairfax office and assist in providing quality service to our existing clientele while fostering new relationships throughout the region. We are very pleased to bring Jim on board, stated Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer Kevin Curtis. He brings a wealth of knowledge and will be a great asset to our team. Mr. Curry joins Freedom Bank from Key Bank in Denver, Colorado, where he was Vice President and Senior Business Banker. Prior to his time with Key Bank, Mr. Curry spent six years with WashingtonFirst Bank as a Senior Vice President and Commercial Lender in the Banks Reston and Great Falls offices.
About Freedom Bank
Freedom Bank is a local community bank providing a full range of financial services, including credit and deposit products, cash management, and internet banking services for consumers and businesses. The Bank operates from its headquarters office at 10555 Main Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. For more information visit http://www.freedombankva.com.
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