Andre Braithwaite, Missouri Comets defender, fired after brutal headbutt

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Missouri Comets defender Andre Braithwaite has been released from the team after he angrily headbutted an opponent following a 10-7 playoff loss to the Baltimore Blast.

Blast captain Pat Healy suffered a 2-inch gash on his forehead after he was blindsided and knocked out by Mr. Braithwaite in what Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale said turned into a full blown riot, a local NBC affiliate reported.

The teams official Twitter account tweeted Monday: The Comets organization announces that Andre Braithwaite has been released from the team effective immediately.

Mr. Hale said the Comets would be filing criminal charges against Mr. Braithwaite, adding that his release from the team is not enough.

In a video posted to YouTube, Mr. Braithwaite is seen quickly approaching Mr. Healy, who is talking to another Comets player. Mr. Braithwaite headbutts Mr. Healy, knocking him to the ground where he remained for several minutes. In the video, Mr. Braithwaite is seen scurrying off while the rest of the players try to figure out what happened.

Comets coach Vlatko Andonovski said after the game: I did not see it, but if he did, I sincerely apologize to the whole Baltimore organization and the league and anyone who saw it because thats not who I am or who this organization is.

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VIDEO: Missouri Comets player headbutts opponent

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Baltimore Blast captain Pat Healy was attacked -- knocked out -- after a road win in the Major Arena Soccer League playoffs over the weekend. (See video below)

The teams captain and son of Blast general manager Kevin Healy was blindsided by Missouri Comets defender Andre Braithwaite after the game. The Comets organization released Braithwaite effective immediately, the team announced via Twitter.

The Comets organization announces that Andre Braithwaite has been released from the team effective immediately.

41 Action News reached out to the Comets for comment, but we have not heard back.

Healy suffered a severe head wound from a headbutt. Photos showed Healy bleeding from his brow.

The Blast won the game 10-7 taking Baltimore to the MASL championship. Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale described the incident as "a full blown riot."

He said the team would be filing criminal charges againstBraithwaite. He added that he wasn't satisfied with Comets merely releasingBraithwaitefrom the team.

He needs to serve a suspension, Hale said.

In a video posted to YouTube, No. 16 Braithwaite is seen approaching Healy who is talking to one of Braithwaites teammates. Braithwaite clearly throws his head into Healys face sending the former league MVP to the ground. (More after the video)

Hale said the incident was sparked by an overaggressive two-footed tackled againstLevi Houapeu. The Comet'sBrian Harris was ejected for the incident with 12 seconds left in regulation.

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Psoriasis and its relation with antigens from the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes – Video

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CWTT and Tavisca Solutions Enters Agreement to Develop a B2B2B Online Portal

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Connect World Travel & Tourism (CWTT), aleading Destination Management Company headquartered in Dubai, andTavisca Solutionssigned an agreement to launch an online portal,Choosenfly.com, aimed to power online bookings for Connect World Travel & Tourism's B2B2B affiliates and brands.

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CWTT is the region's foremost DMC presenting Dubai to the rest of the world in a luxurious manner. With this launch, CWTT will consolidate multiple hotel suppliers' content and more than thousand self-contracted hotels to provide search and booking capability to its B2B2B distribution networks all over the world.

"Choosenfly.com's technology advanced B2B Global Reservation System focuses on securing and providing the lowest available hotels and sightseeing prices, in an easy yet efficient manner," saidJustin Jacob, MD CWTT."With an online portal of this caliber, now we will also be able to reach out to our partners and be functional 24/7 without being worried about the global boundaries and different time zones. The user-friendly interface will ensure our partners can book our Hotels' and Activities' inventory in a hassle-free manner," he added.

CWTT claims that this online portal will enable them to aggregate inventory from all major suppliers of hotels and unique self-contracted hotels, at one place, which will make it easier for their partners to search and book from CWTT's one-stop-shop, Choosenfly.com, hence making it a one-touch travel solution site for hotels and activities.

The technology behind Chosenfly.com will be developed and supported byTavisca Solutions, a travel technology products and solutions provider that works with (B2B, B2C and B2B2C) travel companies across the globe and helps them enhance their online business.

"tavisca is one of the leading travel technology provider catering to many of the major online B2B and B2C portals. By selecting tavisca's travelnxt platform we are confident to meet our goal of focusing on our core business, enabling both efficient cost management and a high standard of customer service with superior technology," saidPreethi Ajay, Business Development Head, CWTT.

Choosenfly.com website will have the following key features:

"We are happy to be part of this strategic agreement withCWTT, one of Dubai's leading DMC. Along with our online booking enginetravelnxt, CWTT will be usinginnventia, our Inventory Management system, extensively, to manage their self-contracted hotels andactivities," saidBharat Garg, Director IT at Tavisca Solutions.

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Casa Dorada Los Cabos Competes as Mexico and Central Americas Leading Beach Resort at World Travel Awards 2015

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Casa Dorada Los Cabos Competes as Mexico and Central Americas Leading Beach Resort at World Travel Awards 2015

Casa Dorada Los Cabos is the only property in Los Cabos nominated in the Leading Beach Resort category and one of only four Los Cabos resorts nominated across 28 categories in the Mexico & Central America region. Other great news for Los Cabos is that it has been nominated as Mexico and Central Americas Leading Destination for 2015.

Founded in 1993, World Travel Awards (WTA) is considered the Oscars of the Travel Industry. Travel, tourism and hospitality companies from across the globe compete for the prestigious top accolades culminating in several magnificent Gala Presentation Ceremonies. This years Latin America Ceremony will take place in Bogota, Colombia on the 9th of October.

Casa Dorada can include this World Travel Award 2015 nomination among its many accolades. The Resort has previously been nominated as a World Travel Awards finalist for Mexico & Central Americas Leading Luxury Resort in 2010 and Leading Spa Resort in 2013, as well as Worlds Leading Beach Resort in 2014. It was also ranked #5 as top Family Hotel and #10 among Mexicos Top Resorts at Travel + Leisures Worlds Best Awards 2011.

About Casa Dorada With an incomparable location on Medano Beach--the best swimmable beach of Cabo, Casa Dorada is just steps away from world-class shopping, dining, entertainment, and the marina. As a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, a collection of the worlds finest independent luxury hotels, Casa Dorada Los Cabos brings the upscale service and family-friendly features to the Cabo San Lucas oceanfront. The Resort grants visitors a more convenient, yet equally spectacular, alternative to the more remote hotel zone of the Tourist Corridor. Boasting unobstructed vistas of Lands End and the famous Arch, Casa Dorada is just 30 minutes away from Los Cabos International Airport. All of the 185 spacious one-, two- and three-bedroom suites and penthouses, open up to Los Cabos most dazzling ocean view, while the luminous and contemporary interiors ensure your comfort and satisfaction.

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2015 Corporate Travel Index: As Asia/Pacific Demand Falls Short Of Supply, Business Travel Costs Drop

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By Michael B. Baker

Although the region is home to some of the priciest cities in the world, corporate travel costs are moderating across much of the Asia/Pacific region. Growing demand there struggles to keep up with a glut of hotel supply.

[Please click here to view the digital edition of the 2015 Corporate Travel Index, featuring all per diem listings, downloadable as a pdf.]

Combined hotel rates and miscellaneous costs for 2014 declined year over year in 15 of the 22 Asia/Pacific markets measured by the BTN Corporate Travel Index, many of them by double-digit percentages. With the exception of Jakarta (up 7.2 percent)which has seen strong business travel growth in recent years amid a strengthening economy and growing middle classand New Delhi (up 5.5 percent), increases were about 2 percent or less. Overall, the average daily hotel cost in the Asia/Pacific region in 2014 was $184, down 14.7 percent from the 2013 CTI.

In its forecast for 2015, BCD Travel consultancy Advito noted that in emerging markets within Asia, "plentiful new rooms are applying downward pressure on rates and encouraging hotels to seek deals with corporate clients. Companies with well-managed programs can dictate some very attractive deals in the region."

As of January, STR Global reported 2,400 hotels totaling more than 540,000 rooms in planning stages or under construction. About a quarter of those rooms are in China; other countries with big hotel growth in the region include Indonesia, India and Malaysia.

While not measured by CTI, corporate travel costs also benefit from the proliferation of low-cost carriers across the Asia/Pacific. During the past 10 years, LCCs have increased their traffic share in the region from nearly nothing to 58 percent, according to Advito. Chinese officials also want to expand LCCs' current 7 percent local market share. Some LCCs, though, including Tigerair in Singapore and Qantas subsidiary Jetstar Asia, have curtailed growth as they struggle to keep pace with overall capacity growth in the region. The three largest U.S. carriers, meanwhile, have added several routes to the Asia/Pacific region, and Delta Air Lines is especially hard at work trying to develop a new transpacific hub in Seattle.

Hong Kong, despite some demand hiccups from pro-democracy protests in the second half of the year, maintained its status as the most expensive corporate travel market in the Asia/Pacific region and is the third-most expensive market among the 100 non-U.S. markets measured in the CTI. Combined hotel rates and miscellaneous costs there increased 0.9 percent year over year, and hotel rates alone are more than 75 percent higher than any other city in the region.

Average daily meal costs in Hong Kong are among the highest in the world, though still shy of Shanghai, which is cheaper than only inflation-plagued Caracas (see page 22). While Shanghai hotel and miscellaneous costs are average for the region and flat year over year, sky-high food costs propelled the city to fourth-most expensive Asia/Pacific market, compared with 10th last year.

In Marriott International's fourth-quarter earnings call, CFO Carl Berquist said his company projects continued strong travel demand in Shanghai this year and improving strength in Hong Kong.

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How to travel the world and drink beer like a local

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BEERY GOODNESS: Across the world, beer preferences clearly vary. People also, for the most part, tend to favour lighter, less alcoholic brews.

Travel the world, and you'll find there's quite a bit of disagreement about what the best or at least preferred beer looks like.

Sure, Americans love Bud Light (and a lot of other watery stuff). But just north of the border, in Canada, the beer of choice is Bud Light's heavier cousin Budweiser.

Down in Mexico, people choose Corona most often. In China, beer drinkers down a lager beer called Snow; in India, people like a pale lager called Kingfisher best; in Brazil, the most popular brew is a Pilsner called Skol; and across the ocean, in Australia, it's a beer called Victoria Bitter.

Beverage industry site Vinepair culled data from market research firm Euromonitor and corporate reports by beer companies around the world to come up with a list of the most popular beers, as measured by market share. Using that data, they created a map, which paints a surprisingly varied picture of beer preferences around the globe.

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In North and Central America, favourites range from the well-known brands listed above to lesser known brews like Gallo, which is Guatemala's favourite, and Imperial, which Costa Ricans buy most often.

In South America, some countries prefer their local brews, while others have gained an appreciation for ones made elsewhere (sometimes, even, by next door neighbours). Polar, Venezuela's favourite, is brewed domestically. And Quilmes Argentina's beer of choice was originally founded in the country, though it now operates out of Luxembourg and has plants all around the world. Paraguay, meanwhile, drinks Brahma beer, which is Brazilian, the most.

In Europe, beer preferences tend to stay true to each country's own brewing culture. The French prefer Kronenbourg 1664, which is owned by Denmark-based Carlsberg, but brewed in Strassbourg, France. In Ireland, the beer of choice is locally made Guinness. In the Netherlands, it's Heineken. In Italy, it's Birra Moretti. And in Spain it's Cruzcampo.

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Global Trends From ITB Berlin Show Stellenbosch Destination Marketing To Be Right On Track

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18 March 2015 - by - Stellenbosch Experience

Stellenbosch mingled with trade and media; meeting with the likes of Falstaff gourmet magazine, Reisen Exklusiv, Sdafrika Magazin, Reisefieber, Genieen & reisen magazine, and Berliner Morgenpost.

In addition, an exclusive wine evening for top international bloggers, media and trade was hosted by Stellenbosch at which Kleine Zalze wines and Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel were served. Guests included Slow Travel Berlin, Tripadvisor, iAmbassador, Traveldudes, Harpers Bazaar Germany and Die WELT magazine.

Annemarie Ferns, CEO of Stellenbosch 360 attended ITB Berlin and shares: ITB Berlin is one of the biggest tourism trade shows in the world, making it the perfect platform from which to share our regions offerings with trade and media. Of particular importance this year was promoting our authentic experiences, such as dining with locals, cycling and hiking through the vineyards or Jonkershoek, as well as the towns caf culture.

Annareth Bolton, CEO of Stellenbosch Wine Routes also comments; ITB Berlin was very good, with a lot of hard work going into the planning of our attendance of the trade show. It is difficult to stand out, as there are so many wonderful destinations to choose from around the world. It was important to follow-up with the connections we made last year and to see the results of our hard work in 2014, but it was also great to see that our campaign is right on track when one looks at global travel trends. We are light years ahead of most other international wine regions. The need for individualized, tailor-made travel is big, and that is exactly what we specialize in - connecting travellers with locals and giving them the opportunity to immerse themselves in our region and culture.

This years annual ITB World Travel Trends Report revealed that Stellenbosch is indeed heading in the right direction with the Stellenbosch Experience initiative, sharing the food and wine capitals offerings with the world through the eyes of locals and international explorers, using primarily digital marketing.

Mariette du Toit-Helmbold, owner of Destinate and the driving force of the Stellenbosch Experience campaign says; Travel is changing. Its all about authentic experiences and immersing yourself in the local culture. This change has largely been driven by Millennials and so will continue to be the case for some time, even intruding into the more traditional travel methods of older generations. Stellenboschs wine and tourism offerings are certainly on trend when it comes to providing travellers with a unique experience and the approach we take on sharing information and stories about the town and its offerings via digital and social media channels are spot on too.

Ahead of winter, the Stellenbosch Experience is launching a Winter in the Winelands campaign with a focus on the town as a family-friendly and affordable destination for all seasons. This campaign will see value-added Stay & Play winter packages on offer that check all the right boxes in terms of ultimate bucket-list encounters in Stellenbosch from budget to luxury, but all with great value for money at the core.

The Stellenbosch Experience campaign is made possible by partners like Kleine Zalze, Spier, Stellenbosch Vineyards, Tokara, Lourensford and Jordan Wines.

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Born out of the collision of pinball and pachinko with theories of computing and artificial life, Supercomputer is a musical composing machine in which the flow of ball bearings, carrying information through labyrinthine circuits of mechanical computational units, calculates minimal melodic phrases.

As a work of art, Supercomputer relates as much to Jean Tinguely's sculptural machines and Sol LeWitt's instruction-based drawings and structures, as to Cambridge's seminal position in the history of computing, in particular the work of Alan Turing and John Conway.

The process implicit in Supercomputer, a one dimensional cellular automata, is a simplification of Conway's Game of Life; a self-organising system in which each output (result) is fed back to become the next input. Supercomputer's form is a direct consequence of this computation. The process, understood as an abstract set of instructions, dictates the physical, mechanical and visual aspects of the sculpture. Form follows function.

Although nothing is random in Supercomputer's computation - for each of its 8192 possible settings the sculpture's computational process is distinct and deterministic - indeterminacy is introduced through bugs, resulting in a unique composition in which melodies are accompanied by sounds of the work in process, the complex sonic patterns of Supercomputer's calculations.

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Fin24.com | Giving super computer power to ordinary entrepreneurs

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Cape Town - Big data, analytics and sophisticated computer modelling may be the way of the future.

Their costs, however, make them business tools that can be expected to remain the exclusive preserve of major corporations that have the budgets to run super computers with massive processing systems needed for crunching the numbers.

In South Africa, this expectation is being turned on its head as innovative owners of established small and medium-sized businesses manoeuvre their entrepreneurial skills to exploiting sophisticated niche markets, according to Ethel Nyembe, head of small enterprise at Standard Bank.

It is smaller enterprises that have the agility, niche expertise and truly innovative spirit that are helping make a difference in the South African economy, she said.

Taking an example from The Growth Engines, a DSTV programme that Standard Bank sponsors, she said the relationships between major businesses and smaller suppliers are important.

How the two entities collaborate to their mutual benefit and use innovative approaches to solve issues an example is the availability and cost of super computer processing capacity - makes fascinating viewing [on the TV series]," she said. "It also serves as a source of inspiration to others who may be thinking about building a business around a very specific business demand.

A case study from The Growth Engines

A case in point is the innovative approach by a Johannesburg company, CrunchYard, that used its founders highly-specialised knowledge to create an avenue that opens the world of super computers to just about anyone who needs processing power.

The brainchild of CrunchYards electrical engineer, Dr Renier Dreyer, the SME has adopted a unique approach to democratising access to the world of supercomputing. Nothing could be more democratic than the internet, and it is this platform that CrunchYard has used to provide a service that allows sophisticated simulations to be run off the internet on a pay-for-use basis.

The service allows big businesses to test the viability and structural integrity of their projects - tasks which require enormous amounts of computing power.

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Supermicro Debuts New NVIDIA Tesla GPU SuperServers Optimized for Extreme Parallel Computing

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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --GPU Technology Conference -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology, and green computing today debuts its new 1U 4x GPU SuperServer platform at the NVIDIA 2015 GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, Calif. The new SYS-1028GQ-TRT supports up to 4 NVIDIA Tesla K80 dual-GPU accelerators (up to 300W) with a streamlined layout architecture that enables PCI-E direct connect for best signal integrity as well as elimination of complex cabling, repeaters, and GPU pre-heat for maximum airflow and cooling. The system also supports dual Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors (up to 145W), up to 1TB ECC LRDIMM, 512GB ECC RDIMM, DDR4-2133MHz in 16 DIMM slots, 2x 2.5" hot-swap SATA drives plus 2x 2.5" internal drives, dual 10GBase-T ports and intelligent, cold redundant 2000W (1+1) Titanium Level high-efficiency power supplies. This high density compute platform is suited for high-performance computing clusters, 3D CAD/CAM/CAE, cloud and visualization, oil & gas, and deep learning applications.

"Supermicro is enabling a highly scalable, energy efficient future for parallel computing with our Green Computing solutions," said Charles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. "Our expertise in maximizing compute density, performance and power efficiency is highlighted in our latest 1U GPU SuperServer that supports up to four NVIDIA GPU accelerators and dual CPUs powered by our highest efficiency cold redundant Titanium Level digital power supplies. With an extensive range of SuperServer platforms in 2U 6x GPU, 4U 8x GPU, 4U 4-node FatTwin 12x GPU, and 7U SuperBlade supporting 30x GPUs Supermicro offers an unrivaled range of flexible configurations to meet any scale supercomputing challenge."

"Supermicro's new high-density servers provide a range of computing solutions for enterprise and HPC customers," said Sumit Gupta, general manager of Accelerated Computing at NVIDIA. "Designed to take full advantage of ultra-high performance Tesla GPU accelerators while minimizing power consumption, the servers bring new levels of energy-efficient performance for compute-intensive data analytics, deep learning and scientific applications."

NVIDIA Tesla GPU accelerators are a key part of the NVIDIA Tesla Accelerated Computing Platform, the leading platform for accelerating data analytics, deep learning and scientific computing.

Supermicro GTC 2015 highlights:

Visit the Supermicro booth (#819) at the NVIDIA 2015 GPU Technology Conference, March 17-20, McEnery Convention Center, in San Jose, Calif. For information on Supermicro's wide selection of GPU accelerated solutions, visit http://www.supermicro.com/GPU. For more information on Supermicro's complete range of high performance, high-efficiency Server, Storage and Networking solutions, visit http://www.supermicro.com.

Follow Supermicro on Facebook and Twitter to receive their latest news and announcements.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, Building Block Solutions and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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Dr. Nathan Newman – Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine – Video

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Stem Cell Therapy Now Being Offered for NonHealing Wounds at Telehealth's Three Regenerative Medicine Clinics

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Orange, California (PRWEB) March 17, 2015

The top stem cell therapy clinics in California, Telehealth, are now offering treatment for nonhealing wounds at three locations. The stem cell therapy for wound healing is being offered by Board Certified doctors at three separate locations in Orange, La Jolla and Upland. Call (888) 828-4575 for more information and scheduling.

Patients with diabetes, neuropathy and autoimmune disorders often find it difficult to heal even minor wounds. This may lead to diabetic ulcers and infections in the soft tissue and/or bone. At times, even the most rigorous conventional wound care fails to heal wounds sufficiently.

At Telehealth, stem cell therapy for nonhealing wounds has been showing exceptional results. Wounds that had basically been unresponsive to traditional methods have displayed quick results with healing when the procedures are performed. The regenerative medicine treatments involve either bone marrow derived stem cells or amniotic derived stem cells. Additional, PRP therapy is included in the treatment at times when necessary.

Along with helping to heal difficult wounds, stem cell therapy is also available for degenerative arthritis, chronic tendonitis, rotator cuff tears, ligament injuries, migraines and much more. Treatments are offered in Orange, Upland and a new La Jolla location by Board Certified doctors with extensive experience.

Most treatments are partially covered by insurance, which helps considerably to keep cost down. Call (888) 828-4575 for more information and scheduling.

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