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We have Jony Ive to thank for launching Dieter Rams to upper stratosphere
620 was Rams? second Vits? product, arriving two years after the 606 Shelving System made its debut. It?s an elegant piece of furniture, but the thing that makes it really beautiful is the thought Rams put into its lifespan. Most customers start with a single chair, which arrives flat-packed in cardboard and is assembled using a single tool. Then, as babies arrive and apartments become houses, you can order more chairs and make your single seater into a double- or triple- or sextuple-seat sofa. It?s also incredibly easy to replace the textiles or components as the chair ages.
For the chair?s 50th anniversary this month, Rams worked with Vits? to overhaul the components and improve accessibility to its innards. It?s an interesting thing to see a designer overhaul one of his earliest projects (Rams was 30 when he designed 620). Part of the revamp was a drop in price, too?though at $3,340 per module, it's still astronomical for most of us. Then again, it's designed to last a lifetime (or beyond), during which you'll probably buy three or four normally priced couches.
?We cannot go on continuing to make furniture that no longer fulfills its function and therefore ends up in a hole in the ground," explains a rep from Vits?, whose tagline is against obsolescence. In other words, modular doesn?t always have to be disposable. Now if only the tech industry would take that mantra to heart. [Vits? via Dwell]
Adapt and change from Vits? on Vimeo.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/dieter-rams-reissues-his-rare-but-classic-modular-cha-499023773
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Sony's already got a low barrier to entry for developers on its PlayStation Mobile platform, which encompasses the PlayStation Vita handheld game console and a variety of smartphones -- just $99 for a license enables publishing across all PlayStation Mobile devices. Apparently that fee is too much for some folks, so Sony's waiving it altogether. Starting right now (as of yesterday, actually), Sony's "removing any existing barriers" between developers and the PS Mobile platform by dropping the publishing fee, thusly making it all the easier for devs to push their games to the Vita and various smartphones. There are already some great indie games featured on Sony's PS Mobile store, including Vlambeer's Super Crate Box and Super Icon Ltd.'s Life of Pixel, and this paves the way for even more.
Of course, Apple's iOS publishing fee is $99 per year and the App Store is certainly more flush with content than Sony's Mobile store, which tells us it isn't the license fee that's stopping people from pushing their games to PS Mobile.
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The main parks in Orlando that are must do are the Disney Parks:
Magic Kingdom (What everyone thinks of as Disney, heavy on themeing, short of killer rides, great for young kids)
Disney Studios (Movie themed, a great blend of attractions for all ages. Tower of Terror is my favourite ride in Orlando and for the small kids, the new Toy Story ride is outstanding)
Animal Kingdom (Nature themed park with a fantastic Safari Tour, they use heated rocks so animal sightings are guaranteed, good for small kids as not many intense rides)
EPCOT (A strange park that is half science and tech themed at the front and culture and travel themed at the rear. Not the greatest park for small kids but a good one for adults who want to "Drink around the world" Some very good restaurants.
and the 2 Disney run Water Parks:
Typhoon Lagoon
Blizzard Beach (newer with better themeing)
If your Disney ticket includes access to the water parks don't even bother with Wet n Wild, it's a concrete **** hole in comparison to the Disney water parks.
The 2 Universal Parks:
Universal Studios (Movie themed with more adults themes like Jaws, Blues Brothers, Men in Black etc. Worth seeing even with small kids as the new Simpsons ride that replaced BTTF is excellent.
Islands of Adventure (The most intense rides in Orlando. Some outstanding coasters and off course it has a recreation of Hogwarts and Hogsmead which is some of the best park themeing you will see in any park in the world) If the adults are coaster fans or the kids love Harry Potter, Island of Adventure is a must see. If neither are true, you can skip it as it is more thrill orientated with rides not suited for young kids and the ones that are like Dr Seuss will be unfamiliar to UK kids.
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Seaworld. (A few great coasters but your kids will love the animal shows. Killer Whales are great but the real stars are the SeaLions) A great park.
Out of Orlando, Busch Gardens is worth a visit in Tampa but again it's mostly about the rides and not great for small kids.
My top tips would be:
Use a Touring Plan and buy a subscription to this site Disney World | Disneyland | Universal Orlando - Vacation Planning Tools
They have plans for all different group sizes depending on what people in the group deem important and the plans optimise visits for minimal queuing which with small kids is something that should be top priority.
Use the crowd calendars on that site to plan which parks to visit on which day. I would advise you get there 45 mins before opening, follow the plan, do as mush as possible in the morning and then head back to the hotel/villa pool in the afternoon. Most young kids can't do a full day over stimulation in the Orlando humidity without a melt down so pace yourself.
The site also gives access to their Android/iOS app that shows real time crowd levels while in parks.
Also build in rest days, Orlando is very physically demanding. Break up your holiday so that you alternate days in parks with either down days at the villa or a trip to a water park.
Make sure your park tickets are Hopper types. Often you want to hit one park in the morning to do the rides and attractions, take a break at the hotel in the afternoon, then head out to a different park for dinner/show/fireworks etc.
Optimise the Fast Pass system. A Fast Pass has a return time on it. You cannot get another FP until this time is reached. However, you don't have to use the FP in the declared time slot. You can use it at any time after the minimum return time. Since FPs are limited, make sure you get another FP as soon as you can. Don't wait until you use the FP as by then, the next available FP return slot might be hours away and you may want to leave before you can use it.
The Fantasimic show at Disney Studios is a must see. It is a live action show mixed with video projected onto a water screen. Don't spend all day in the park waiting for this in the evening. Pre book a Dinner and Show package. This way you go to the park for dinner and then you get access to a special side entrance to the show arena avoiding the queuing and crowds.
All Disney restaurants can be booked up to 60 days in advance. You really NEED to do this for the popular ones like Le Cellier Steakhouse in EPCOT otherwise you'll be eating walk around food like Turkey Legs and Funnel Cake. All the sit down restaurants get super busy so try to get their early and do an early lunch at 11:30 to avoid waiting for a table.
At Islands of Adventure, do not queue to buy a Harry Potter wand in the Olivanders Store (might take an hour or waiting to get in to the very small store). All the wands can be bought from the massive gift shop over in Universal Studios where there is zero queue.
Be careful if you take the kids to Disneyquest. It is a dark multistory arcade with confusing stairs and layout and lifts that only stop at certain floors. It is very easy to lose kids in. If you love retro arcade games though like I do, this place is mecca. Original arcade cabs from the 80s all in great condition set to free play.
If your kids love the Disney characters and are dead set on meeting them, try to convince them to do that with a Disney Breakfast. If you get meet and greets done first thing, you hopefully won't get continually stopped by the kids every time they spot a character in the park which can break a touring plan and introduce queuing both for a photo-op and for subsequent attractions on the plan that is now behind schedule.
USE A TOURING PLAN. I cannot emphasise how important this is to avoid queues, stress, meltdowns, and a ruined holiday. Sacrifice a small bit of spontaneity and a lay in and in return, you will see far more in less time with less waiting than someone who rocks up and tries to wing it.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) ? Farmers in the nation's breadbasket who only recently were praying for an end to a withering drought are now pining for enough sunshine and heat to dry their muddy fields in time to plant their corn and other crops.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says only 12 percent of the nation's cornfields have been planted. That's about a quarter of the amount farmers had planted by this point in the season over the last five years.
In Iowa, which is the nation's biggest corn producer, only 8 percent of the corn crop is in the ground. That's down from 62 percent at this point last year.
Farmer John Reifsteck says if he has to wait much longer, he may have to plant less corn on his 1,800-acre central Illinois farm.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/wet-spring-brings-troubling-start-corn-planting-180614446.html
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By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very premature babies have fewer breathing problems when they're born through vaginal delivery compared to cesarean section, a new study of more than 20,000 newborns suggests.
Based on those cases, researchers found that regardless of why a C-section was performed - whether because of pregnancy-related complications or the mother's medical problems, for example - vaginal delivery tended to be safer.
"My suspicion is that the labor process, the contractions, that natural squeezing probably does something to clear out the lungs so that when babies are born they have a better breathing status," said Dr. Erika Werner, who led the new study at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.
"If a vaginal delivery is safe, it's something that should be attempted," she said.
The rate of C-sections in the United States has been rising for all pregnancies, leading some to worry about possible complications for mothers and babies. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, C-sections accounted for almost 1 in 3 births in 2010 - up from 1 in 5 in 1996.
There are certain circumstances - such as when a woman is bleeding or a baby has a drop in heart rate - when a C-section is required, Werner said.
However, she said, there hasn't been much data on whether C-section or vaginal delivery is the generally safer method for other premature babies, who are more fragile than full-term babies to begin with.
Her team's data come from birth certificates and hospital discharge records for 20,231 babies born in New York between 1995 and 2003. All were born very early, between 24 and 34 weeks. Normal gestation is considered 37 to 42 weeks.
Just over two-thirds of the babies were born vaginally.
After taking into account a mother's age, race and underlying medical conditions, Werner and her colleagues found that babies delivered via C-section were more likely to be born in respiratory distress. Just over 39 percent of them had breathing problems, compared to 26 percent of infants delivered vaginally.
More infants born via C-section also scored poorly on a test that measures overall health - including heart rate, reflexes and skin coloring - 5 minutes after birth, the researchers reported Wednesday in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Between seven and eight preemie deliveries would have to be switched from C-sections to vaginal births to avoid one case of newborn respiratory distress, they calculated.
"In general, people have thought that vaginal delivery would be preferred if there was no other indication, but it's been a question that some people have felt is still open for research," Dr. Henry Lee, from Stanford University School of Medicine's Division of Neonatal & Developmental Medicine, told Reuters Health.
It's still unclear whether there are certain types of babies, or certain situations, in which C-sections might be helpful, added Lee, who wasn't involved in the new research.
Werner said that because the researchers looked back at old records, they were not able to control for all differences between women who had C-sections and vaginal deliveries - a "huge limitation" of the study.
"I was struck by the fact that there does seem to be an increased risk of some things with C-section," she told Reuters Health. However, "I don't know if you can make a definitive statement that it is higher risk to have a C-section based on this study."
But Lee agreed that the evidence points toward vaginal deliveries in many scenarios.
"When there is no clear maternal medical reason or indication for the baby's health (to do a C-section), then the vaginal route would be the preferred route of delivery," he said.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/s3TyE Obstetrics & Gynecology, online May 8, 2013.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/could-vaginal-delivery-safer-preemies-210230953.html
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Apr. 30, 2013 ? The behaviour of seabirds during migration -- including patterns of foraging, rest and flight -- has been revealed in new detail using novel computational analyses and tracking technologies.
Using a new method called 'ethoinformatics', described as the application of computational methods in the investigation of animal behaviour, scientists have been able to analyse three years of migration data gathered from miniature tracking devices attached to the small seabird the Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus).
The Manx Shearwater is currently on the 'amber' list of UK Birds of Conservation Concern. Up to 80% of the world population breeds in the UK, travelling 20,000km each year in their migrations to South America and back.
In a continuing long-term collaboration, researchers at UCL and the University of Oxford collected data over three consecutive years. In this study, published in the Royal Society journal Interface, they show that the migration of the Manx Shearwater contains a complex pattern of three behavioural states; rest, flight and foraging.
Results indicate that in winter, birds spend much less time foraging and in flight than in breeding season. Also, a much larger proportion of birds' time in the southern hemisphere was spent at rest -- probably a reflection of their release from the demands of reproduction and also the increased costs of flight during the winter.
Dr Robin Freeman, from the UCL COMPLEX (Centre for Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology), and first author of the study, said: "Understanding the behaviour of these birds during migration is crucial for identifying important at-sea locations and for furthering conservation efforts. By tracking the movements, foraging behaviour and environmental drivers of such species, and developing new techniques to do so is critical as they continue to be subject to environmental and anthropogenic pressure."
He added: "Methods to understand animal behaviour from complex data series -- what we're calling 'ethoinformatics' -- are increasingly important as we continue to gather large amounts of data about animals in the wild."
Professor Tim Guilford, who leads the team at the University of Oxford, said: "At the Oxford navigation group, we have been able to gather an unprecedented amount of information about these elusive ocean wanderers. We trying to understand the processes that govern the behaviour seabirds at sea, and the decisions they must make during migration and foraging."
During the study, birds were fitted with miniature geolocators and lightweight GPS loggers. The geolocation devices have been developed by the British Antarctic Survey and record salt-water immersion and light levels. Using behaviours identified from GPS tracking during the breeding season, the team demonstrated that these behaviours could be predicted solely from data collected by the much smaller immersion-loggers.
Unlike other devices that limit broad use because of their mass, cost and longevity (life span), these devices can record continuously for many years and weigh less than two grams.
During the birds' migratory journey the team identified areas of high foraging behaviour, with concentrations off south-eastern Brazil during the southbound journey and in the Western Atlantic during the return. Rest also occurs throughout migration, with greater concentration towards the very end of the route in both directions. This could reflect distinct stopover types, like foraging stopovers to take advantage of the high prey availability or rest stopover to recover from long flight periods.
The researchers also discovered that the birds' behaviour responded to different environmental conditions. There was a significant relationship between behaviour and environmental variables such as net primary production (the rate at which all the plants in an ecosystem produce net useful chemical energy), chlorophyll and sea surface temperature. During migration, resting behaviour was found to occur in much more productive waters than other behaviours.
Dr Freeman said: "We're very excited about these new techniques and their application to understanding the behaviour of such and important and captivating bird. This is just the beginning of our on-going investigation into understanding the behaviour of these animals in the wild."
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