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...Diphtheria, DTaP DTaP DTaP DTaPor DTP‡ DTaP Td tetanus, or DTP or DTP or DTP or DTP pertussis‡ Haemophilus Hib Hib Hib Hib influenzae type b (Hib)§ Polio || Polio || Polio Polio || Polio Measles, mumps, MMR MMR¶ MMR¶ rubella (MMR)¶ Varicella-zoster Var Var** virus...
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0101/afp19980101p153-s1.pdf
AFP issues for the year of 2006.
https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2006.html
2007 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules: Evolution or Intelligent Design? ...
Jan 1, 2007 - The arrival of the new 2007 recommended immunization schedules serves as a call for the evolution of preventive care for children and adolescents to be guided by intelligent and thoughtful design.
2012 Child (0-6 years) Immunization Schedule - color version
Child Immunization Schedule
AFP issues for the year 2013.
A Mother Who Refuses to Vaccinate Her Child - Curbside Consultation - American Family ...
Feb 1, 2003 - Physicians may find it incredible that some parents are reluctant to immunize their children despite the tremendous successes of vaccines in decreasing the morbidity and mortality of childhood diseases.
AAFP Backgrounder: Immunizations
...at increased risk of developing vaccine-preventable diseases. In fact, unvaccinated children are nearly six times more likely to contract pertussis and 22-35 times more likely to contract measles.3,4 In addition, persons who claim philosophical or religious exemptions create...
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/vaccines/BKG-Immunizations.pdf
AAFP Helped Spur CMS' Final Rule in Favor
...ACIP Expands Pertussis, Meningococcal Vaccination Recommendations With the pertussis outbreak in California nearing a 60-year high in the number of cases reported, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advisory Com- mittee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recently...
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1201/afp20101201p1315.pdf
AAFP Hosts Webinar on Teen, Young Adult Preventive Care
On July 12, the AAFP will host a webinar from 11:30 a.m. to noon CDT that addresses clinical preventive service recommendations for adolescents and young adults.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20180703teenwebinar.html
AAFP Immunization Materials Help Keep FPs Informed
The Academy recently mailed laminated, full-color copies of the 2020 adult, childhood/adolescent and catch-up immunization schedules developed by the ACIP to all active members.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200501immschedules.html
AAFP News - Apr 1, 2012 - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
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AAFP NEWS NOW
...recommendation during a February meeting in Atlanta, Ga., that will further alter the approach to tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination in older patients. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians' liaison to the ACIP, Jamie Loehr, MD, the...
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0401/afp20120401p675.pdf
...noninfluenza vaccination rates among adults from 2010 to 2011. Although there were modest increases in tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccination overall and in human papillomavirus vaccination in women, coverage rates for the pneumococcal, herpes zoster, and hepatitis...
...Several States Report Spike in Pertussis Activity, Need for Vaccination Emphasized An outbreak of pertussis (i.e., whooping cough) has been declared an epidemic by the California Department of Public Health, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Council has...
...Increases in Pertussis Outbreaks Lead to CDC Health Alert on PCR Testing Multiple parts of the country have been reporting ongoing outbreaks of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion (CDC) recently issued a health alert...
...causal relationship included MMR vaccine and autism; MMR vaccine and type 1 diabetes mellitus; diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine and type 1 diabetes; inactivated influenza vac- cine and Bell palsy; and inactivated influenza vaccine and exacerbation of...
...meningococcal con- jugate vaccine coverage increased nearly 12 percent to 53.6 percent, and coverage for tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine increased nearly 15 percent to 55.6 percent. Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among teenage women also increased compared...
...there are significant differences in vaccination rates for human papillomavirus (HPV); meningitis; and tetanus, diphtheria, and acellu- lar pertussis (Tdap). Although 69 percent of all adoles- cents 13 to 17 years of age received the Tdap vaccine and 63 percent received...
...tion Office Champions project. Survey results show that national vaccination rates in adolescents have improved for tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis and meningococcal con- jugate vaccines, but vary at state and local levels. Human papillomavirus vaccination rates also remain below...
AAFP News: AFP Edition
...from a family physician can go a long way toward making sure these patients' children are protected against pertussis, she said. The resource includes information on pertussis risks and dangers, the evidence behind the recommendation, and tips for discussing the vaccine with...
AAFP_POSTER2
...... and measles, mumps, and rubella and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis and meningitis and polio and chickenpox and shingles and pneumonia and hepatitis A and hepatitis B and HPV. It may be flu season, but there's more to fight than just influenza. Visit...
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/immunizations/2020-vaccine-promos/poster-roll-your-sleeve.pdf
AAFP Response to the 2020 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - September 18, 2019
...older who are up-to-date on recommended routine vaccines for influenza; tetanus and diphtheria (Td) or tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap); zoster; and pneumococcal. o The AAFP opposes inclusion of this measure in MIPS and in the web interface. The look-back...
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/feesched/LT-CMS-2020ProposedMPFSComments-091819.pdf
AAFP, AAP and ACIP Release 1998 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule - Special ...
Jan 1, 1998 - ...Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Three acellular pertussis vaccines have been licensed for use in infancy. Acellular pertussis vaccines have 25 to 50 percent fewer instances of the common adverse effects than whole-cell pertussis vaccines and fewer instances of moderate to severe adverse...
American Family Physician : Special Medical Reports
AAP Releases Guideline on Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUEs) and Evaluation of ...
March 1, 2017: Practice Guidelines
Mar 1, 2017 - This guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) addresses apparent life-threatening events (ALTEs), a term recommended to be replaced by brief resolved unexplained events (BRUEs).
AAP Technical Report on the Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections - Practice Guidelines...
Mar 15, 2001 - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a technical report on the prevention of pneumococcal infections, including the use of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines and antibiotic prophylaxis.
AAP Updates Guidelines on Rotavirus Vaccination - Practice Guidelines - American Family...
Feb 15, 2010 - A live, oral human-bovine reassortant rotavirus vaccine (RV5; Rotateq) was approved in 2006, followed by a live, oral human attenuated rotavirus vaccine (RV1; Rotarix) in 2008. Since the licensure of RV1, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its guidelines on the routine...
Acellular Vaccines for Preventing Pertussis in Children - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Sep 1, 2011 - Multicomponent (i.e., three or more) acellular vaccines are as effective as whole-cell vaccines at preventing pertussis and mild pertussis disease (e.g., cold symptoms, cough without classic whoop or cough paroxysms) in children. Adverse effects are similar to those from placebo and ...
Achieving Sustainable Increases in Childhood Immunization Rates -- FPM
Aug 1, 2014 - Analyzing and eliminating physical and procedural barriers to immunization allowed this practice to improve its performance.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0700/p13.html
ACIP Approves 2019 Adult and Childhood/Adolescent Immunization Schedules - Practice ...
Feb 15, 2019 - The 2019 adult and childhood/adolescent immunization schedules have been approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ACIP Issues Recommendations to Eliminate Measles, Rubella and Congenital Rubella ...
Nov 1, 1998 - ...ACIP recommends routine simultaneous administration of MMR, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) or diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis (DTP) vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine and oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) or...
ACIP Issues Revised Recommendations on Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine - Practice ...
Nov 1, 2007 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has expanded its recommendations on vaccination with quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4; Menactra).
ACIP Recommends Hep A Vaccine for Homeless Patients
During the Oct. 24-25 meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the group discussed topics including recommending the hepatitis A vaccine for people who are homeless.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20181031acipmeeting.html
ACIP Recommends Routine Rotavirus Vaccinations in Infants and Children - Practice ...
Mar 15, 2007 - Recommendations for administration of a live, oral, human-bovine reassortant rotavirus vaccine (Rotateq) has been released by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Rotavirus is a common cause of severe gastroenteritis in children and infants, and rotavirus ...
ACIP Recommends the Use of Tdap in Adults - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...
Sep 15, 2007 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends the routine use of a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap; Adacel) among adults 19 to 64 years of age who have not already received a dose of Tdap.
ACIP Releases 2008 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedules - Practice Guidelines - ...
Jan 1, 2008 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released the 2008 recommended immunization schedules for children and adolescents. There are no significant additions to this year's schedule, however, formatting has been simplified and footnotes have been updated for ...
Jan 1, 2009 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the 2009 child and adolescent immunization schedules.
ACIP Releases 2011 Immunization Schedules - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...
Feb 1, 2011 - Each year the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates the recommended immunization schedules for children, adolescents, and adults. These schedules describe the immunizations recommended for routine administration in ...
ACIP Releases 2012 Immunization Schedules
...Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Td/Tdap)3,* Varicella4,* Human papillomavirus (HPV)5,* Female Human papillomavirus (HPV)5,* Male Zoster6 Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)7,* Pneumococcal (polysaccharide)8,9 Meningococcal10,* Hepatitis A11,* Hepatitis B12,*...
Feb 1, 2012 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) introduces the 2012 immunization schedules for young children (birth through six years of age), older children and adolescents (seven through 18 years of age), and ...
Feb 1, 2013 - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Releases 2013 Immunization Schedules. First, the format of the routine child and adolescent schedules has changed and the two previous age-based schedules (0 to six years and seven to 18 years of age) have been merged into one 0- to ...
ACIP Releases 2014 Adult Immunization Schedule - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...
Feb 15, 2014 - The 2014 immunization schedule for adults from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has a few changes that are particularly relevant to family physicians. The schedule is available at http://www.aafp.org/patient-care/immunizations/schedules.html.
ACIP Releases 2014 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedules
...present the HPV vaccine as optional, whereas other adolescent vaccines (e.g., tetanus tox- oid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis [Tdap]; meningitis) are recommended. If the HPV vac- cine had been given at the same time that another vac- cine was given, the...
Feb 1, 2014 - There are a few changes to the 2014 immunization schedule for children and adolescents, as well as the catch-up schedule, from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that are pertinent for family physicians.
Feb 15, 2015 - The 2015 adult immunization schedule from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a few changes that are particularly relevant to family physicians.
ACIP Releases 2015 Childhood Immunization Schedules
February 1, 2015 Practice Guidelines
ACIP Releases 2015 Childhood Immunization Schedules - Practice Guidelines - American ...
Feb 15, 2015 - The 2015 immunization schedule for children and the catch-up schedule from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have a few changes that are pertinent for family physicians.
ACIP Releases 2016 Childhood Immunization Recommendations
February 15, 2016 Practice Guidelines
ACIP Releases 2016 Childhood Immunization Recommendations - Practice Guidelines - ...
Feb 15, 2016 - Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviews and updates the childhood immunization schedule to incorporate any published updates or corrections from the previous year. New recommendations incorporated into ...
February 15, 2017: Practice Guidelines
Feb 15, 2017 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviews and updates the childhood immunization schedule annually to reflect recently published updates or corrections from the previous year. The 2017 childhood immunization ...
ACIP Releases Guideline on Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diptheria in Pregnant ...
Mar 15, 2009 - Two tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines were licensed in 2005 for use in adults and adolescents in the United States. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
ACIP Releases Recommendations for the Immunization of Health Care Workers - Special ...
Mar 15, 1998 - ...in certain circumstances (i.e., tuberculosis, hepatitis A, meningococcal disease, typhoid fever and vaccinia) or in the future (i.e., pertussis). Those for which immunization of all adults is recommended (i.e., tetanus, diphtheria and pneumococcal disease). View/Print Table...
ACIP Updates Flu Vaccine Recommendations for 2020-2021
The AAFP has reviewed and agrees with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendations for the 2020-21 influenza season, which includes guidance for patients who may have COVID-19.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200909acipflu.html
ACIP Updates General Immunization Guidelines
...for the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP; Tripedia) and the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids vaccine (DT, Td; Decavac). History of arthus-type hypersensitivity reactions after a dose of a tetanus or diphtheria-toxoid con- taining vaccine...
ACIP Updates General Immunizations Guidelines - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...
Oct 15, 2011 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides general guidelines for the administration of its recommended routine vaccinations, which are aimed at preventing 17 diseases in children and adults. Sections of this ...
ACIP Updates Japanese Encephalitis, Anthrax Vaccine Guidance
During the Feb. 27-28 meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the group voted to update recommendations for the Japanese encephalitis vaccine, along with guidance on pre-exposure prophylaxis anthrax vaccination.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190306acipmtg.html
ACIP Updates Pertussis Vaccine Recommendation
During its Oct. 23-24 meeting, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices updated its recommendation for the pertussis vaccine and was briefed on this season's flu activity.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20191030acip.html
ACIP Updates Recommendations for Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission - ...
May 15, 2006 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its strategy to eliminate hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in the United States.
ACS Releases Guidelines for HPV Vaccination - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...
Mar 15, 2008 - An expert panel was convened by the American Cancer Society (ACS) to review the data on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines and to develop recommendations for their use. This group worked independently from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for ...
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Acute Bronchitis - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2016 - Cough is the most common illness-related reason for ambulatory care visits in the United States. Acute bronchitis is a clinical diagnosis characterized by cough due to acute inflammation of the trachea and large airways without evidence of pneumonia. Pneumonia should be suspected in ...
Oct 1, 2016 - ...Antibiotics are usually not helpful because they don't work against viruses. But, let your doctor know if you were exposed to someone with pertussis (whooping cough) because antibiotics may be helpful for that infection. Otherwise, antibiotics are rarely needed for coughing. With...
American Family Physician : Patient Handout
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1001/p560-s1.html
Acute Hand Infections - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2019 - Acute hand infections are often caused by puncture wounds and are generally classified into superficial or deep infections. Superficial infections occur in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, whereas deep infections can involve the tendon sheaths, adjacent anatomic compartments, deep ...
Acute Onset of Facial Puritic Papules in a Patient with AIDS - Photo Quiz - American ...
Mar 15, 2009 - Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
Adolescent Immunization Office Champions Project
...recommend that adolescents (11-12 years of age) annually receive meningococcal conjugate (MCV, 1 dose), tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap, 1 dose), human papillomavirus (HPV, 3 doses), and influenza (1 dose) vaccines. Family physicians have reported numerous barriers...
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/immunizations/office-champions-final-report-adolescent.pdf
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Restricted competition for the construction of the Køge Nord Station for the New Line Copenhagen-Ringsted in Denmark.
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Online-Couponing stellt seit der Verbreitung von Onlineshops ein Marketinginstrument als Variante des Couponing (Benutzung von Rabattmarken) dar.

Vorgang

Die Ausgabe von sogenannten Gutscheincodes erfolgt dabei über Gutscheinportale. Diese Gutscheincodes können dann vom Kunden beim Bezahlvorgang von Konsumgütern auf der entsprechenden Seite eingeben werden. Der Rabatt wird entweder in Form eines Prozentsatzes oder eines Festbetrags erteilt. Die Coupons werden von den Unternehmen herausgegeben und auf verschiedene Arten verbreitet. Dies kann zum Beispiel auf direktem Weg geschehen, in dem die Gutscheincodes per SMS, E-Mail oder offline per Post an den Kunden gesendet werden, oder aber auf indirektem Weg über Newsletter, Gutscheinportale oder offline als Beilage in einer Zeitung oder einem Magazin.

Aufgabe der Gutscheinportale ist es, die verfügbaren Gutscheincodes zu sammeln und dem User zur Verfügung zu stellen. Ziel ist es den User durch den gewährten Rabatt zum Kauf von Waren zu animieren.

Fälschlicherweise wird Online Couponing, also der Preisnachlass durch Eingabe von Gutscheincodes, häufig mit dem Geschäftsmodell von Groupon & Co verwechselt. Diese beiden Geschäftsmodelle unterscheiden sich jedoch stark. Gutscheinportale die im Bereich Online Couponing aktiv sind stellen eine Auswahl kostenloser Gutscheincodes zur Verfügung die ohne Anmeldung und ohne Kauf von einem Gutschein einen sofortigen Rabatt für Online Bestellungen generieren. Bei Anbietern wie Groupon muss der Verbraucher allerdings einen rabattierten Gutschein kaufen der einen bestimmten Gutscheinwert besitzt.

Mobile Couponing

Mobile Couponing ist eine weitere Ausprägung des Online-Couponings, das durch die rasante Verbreitung von Smartphones und Tablets entstanden ist. In Amerika hat sich diese Form des Couponing schon durchgesetzt, in Deutschland gewinnt es immer mehr an Bedeutung. Die Anwendung ist denkbar einfach: Der Verbraucher erhält den Gutschein auf sein Smartphone und zeigt diesen beim Bezahlen an der Kasse. Diese Coupons werden sowohl per E-Mail als auch SMS versendet. Optional sind sie über mobile Portale und durch spezielle Applikationen erhältlich. Auf dem Display des Mobiltelefons erscheint ein Barcode oder Ziffern-Code, der abgetippt bzw. eingescannt wird und so wird der Kunde direkt via Smartphone oder Tablet zum Kauf eines Artikels animiert.

Kritikpunkte

Anbieter stehen Gutscheinportalen teils kritisch gegenüber, da Kunden häufig erst im Anschluss an die eigentliche Kaufentscheidung nach einem passenden Gutschein suchen, was dazu führt, dass der Anbieter keinen Neukunden gewinnt, er aber dennoch sowohl dem Kunden einen Rabatt gewähren als auch dem Gutscheinportal eine Provision zahlen muss. Darüber hinaus beachten viele Gutscheinportale nur unzureichend die Aktualität der veröffentlichten Gutscheine, was beim Versuch des Einlösens wiederum zu negativen Einkaufserfahrungen des Kunden in Bezug auf den entsprechenden Anbieter führen kann.

Aus der Kundenperspektive ergeben sich die Kritikpunkte vor allem aus der hohen Komplexität, die durch zahlreiche Sonderregelungen und Beschränkungen gegeben sind. Hier sind insbesondere Mindestbestellwert, Zeitraum der Gültigkeit und weitere Beschränkungen auf ausgewählte Produkte oder Kundengruppen anzuführen.

Rechtliche Aspekte

Mit den zivilrechtliche Rechtsfragen bei Gutscheinkäufen auf Online-Gutscheinplattformen befasst sich ausführlich der Aufsatz Dienst/Scheibenpflug, JurPC Web-Dok. 147/2012, Abs. 1 – 103.
Der Beitrag untersucht die Rechtsnatur des Online-Gutscheins, den Inhalt und die Vertragsparteien des Gutscheingeschäfts. Daneben gibt er einen Überblick über rechtliche Einzelaspekte des Couponing mit Fokus auf verbraucherrechtliche Fragestellungen. Im Fokus stehen dabei insbesondere der Entfall von Restbeträgen bei nur teilweiser Einlösung und die Beschränkung des Gültigkeitszeitraums eines Gutscheins.

Zu Gültigkeitsfristen von Online-Coupons haben bisher das AG Köln und das LG Berlin Stellung bezogen. Die Wirksamkeit der Befristung von über Gutscheinplattformen erworbenen Gutscheinen analysiert der Beitrag Dienst/Scheibenpflug, Verbraucher und Recht 2013, 83. Die Autoren gehen davon aus, dass bei stark rabattierten Leistungsgutscheinen im Einzelfall sogar die Festlegung eines Gültigkeitszeitraums von weniger als drei Monaten angemessen sein kann.

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Jacqueline Pohl: Gutscheine aufs Handy auf Chip.de, am 29. April 2012

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Gutschein
Werbemaßnahme (Kundenbindung)
Verkaufsförderung

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Q: How to upload a file to azure Blob storage through IOT hub from a Xamarin PCL project So I need to upload this json file to my AzureBlob storage from my IotHub.
So far I have a storage account and a container linked to my IoT HUb.
I have a PCL project that is linked to 3 platform projects(Android, iOS, and UWP).
In my PCL project, I have a deviceClient that otherwise sends telemetry data.
I tried using this piece of code from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-csharp-csharp-file-upload
private static async void SendToBlobAsync()
{
    string fileName = "data.json";
    Console.WriteLine("Uploading file: {0}", fileName);
    var watch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();

    using (var sourceData = new FileStream(@"image.jpg", FileMode.Open))
    {
        await deviceClient.UploadToBlobAsync(fileName, sourceData);
    }

    watch.Stop();
    Console.WriteLine("Time to upload file: {0}ms\n",batch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
}

But I don't get the method "UploadToBlobAsync" on the IntelliSense.
I am using VS2017.
NuGet packages added: Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client.PCL
My IOTHubHelper Class has the reference to Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client;

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NuGet packages added: Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client.PCL
But I don't get the method "UploadToBlobAsync" on the IntelliSense.

As the srouce code Azure/azure-iot-sdk-csharp for Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client about DeviceClient.cs defined as follows:
#if !PCL
        /// <summary>
        /// Uploads a stream to a block blob in a storage account associated with the IoTHub for that device.
        /// If the blob already exists, it will be overwritten.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="blobName"></param>
        /// <param name="source"></param>
        /// <returns>AsncTask</returns>
        public Task UploadToBlobAsync(String blobName, System.IO.Stream source)
        {
            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(blobName))
            {
                throw Fx.Exception.ArgumentNull("blobName");
            }
            if (source == null)
            {
                throw Fx.Exception.ArgumentNull("source");
            }
            if (blobName.Length > 1024)
            {
                throw Fx.Exception.Argument("blobName", "Length cannot exceed 1024 characters");
            }
            if (blobName.Split('/').Count() > 254)
            {
                throw Fx.Exception.Argument("blobName", "Path segment count cannot exceed 254");
            }

            HttpTransportHandler httpTransport = null;

#if !WINDOWS_UWP
            //We need to add the certificate to the fileUpload httpTransport if DeviceAuthenticationWithX509Certificate
            if (this.Certificate != null)
            {
                Http1TransportSettings transportSettings = new Http1TransportSettings();
                transportSettings.ClientCertificate = this.Certificate;
                httpTransport = new HttpTransportHandler(null, iotHubConnectionString, transportSettings);
            }
            else
            {
                httpTransport = new HttpTransportHandler(iotHubConnectionString);
            }
#else
            httpTransport = new HttpTransportHandler(iotHubConnectionString);
#endif
            return httpTransport.UploadToBlobAsync(blobName, source);
        }
#endif

Note: The UploadToBlobAsync function is not supported under the PCL library. I assumed that you could migrate your PCL to the .NET Standard library and use Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client for uploading a file to your Azure Blob storage. Additionally, you could follow this tutorial about building Xamarin.Forms Apps with .NET Standard.

A: The method Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client.DeviceClient.UploadToBlobAsync is basically a wrapper around the REST API calls for blob uploading session via the Azure IoT Hub. The sequence of this session is divided into the 3 steps such as:
Step 1. Get the upload info reference from the Azure IoT Hub (open session)
Step 2. uploading a blob based on the received reference info
Step 3. Close the session posting a result of the upload process.
The following code snippet shows an example of the above steps implemented in PCL project:
    private async Task UploadToBlobAsync(string blobName, Stream source, string iothubnamespace, string deviceId, string deviceKey)
    {
        using(HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
        {
            // create authorization header
            string deviceSasToken = GetSASToken($"{iothubnamespace}.azure-devices.net/devices/{deviceId}", deviceKey, null, 1);
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", deviceSasToken);

            // step 1. get the upload info
            var payload = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new { blobName = blobName });
            var response = await client.PostAsync($"https://{iothubnamespace}.azure-devices.net/devices/{deviceId}/files?api-version=2016-11-14", new StringContent(payload, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));
            var infoType = new { correlationId = "", hostName = "", containerName = "", blobName = "", sasToken = "" };
            var uploadInfo = JsonConvert.DeserializeAnonymousType(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(), infoType);

            // step 2. upload blob
            var uploadUri = $"https://{uploadInfo.hostName}/{uploadInfo.containerName}/{uploadInfo.blobName}{uploadInfo.sasToken}";
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-ms-blob-type", "blockblob");
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Remove("Authorization");
            response = await client.PutAsync(uploadUri, new StreamContent(source));

            // step 3. send completed
            bool isUploaded = response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.Created;
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", deviceSasToken);
            payload = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new { correlationId = uploadInfo.correlationId, statusCode = isUploaded ? 0 : -1, statusDescription = response.ReasonPhrase, isSuccess = isUploaded });
            response = await client.PostAsync($"https://{iothubnamespace}.azure-devices.net/devices/{deviceId}/files/notifications?api-version=2016-11-14", new StringContent(payload, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));
        }
    }

for authorization header we need a sasToken, so the following code snippet shows its implementation:
    private string GetSASToken(string resourceUri, string key, string keyName = null, uint hours = 24)
    {
        var expiry = Convert.ToString((int)(DateTime.UtcNow - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1)).TotalSeconds + 3600 * hours);
        string stringToSign = System.Net.WebUtility.UrlEncode(resourceUri) + "\n" + expiry;
        HMACSHA256 hmac = new HMACSHA256(Convert.FromBase64String(key));

        var signature = Convert.ToBase64String(hmac.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(stringToSign)));
        var sasToken = keyName == null ?
            String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "SharedAccessSignature sr={0}&sig={1}&se={2}", System.Net.WebUtility.UrlEncode(resourceUri), System.Net.WebUtility.UrlEncode(signature), expiry) :
            String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "SharedAccessSignature sr={0}&sig={1}&se={2}&skn={3}", System.Net.WebUtility.UrlEncode(resourceUri), System.Net.WebUtility.UrlEncode(signature), expiry, keyName);
        return sasToken;
    }

Note, that the above implementation doesn't handle a retrying mechanism in the step 2.

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China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, and a period of rapid economic development has ensued. Companies from around the world are investing in China and launching operations there, generating the need for increasing numbers of workers who possess not only high-level Chinese-language skills but also an understanding of business and economic issues in China. This is the first business textbook for advanced learners of Chinese in which economic issues are addressed in depth. Advanced Business Chinese features:• five thematic units: international trade, management and marketing, finance, the stock market, and economic law; • lessons that help students develop language skills in a dynamic and communicative context and expand their critical-thinking abilities; • perspectives on economic issues in modern China, ranging from how China fits into the global economy to how economic matters affect the businesses and citizens of the nation; • authentic reading materials, including case studies; • a variety of exercises and activities; • a glossary with pinyin transliterations and English explanations.
Across the Straits is a powerful program for intermediate to advanced students of Chinese specifically designed to hone listening comprehension skills and encourage discussion in Chinese. It includes students' books in traditional or simplified characters, three cassettes totaling 160 minutes of material, and transcripts of the audio portion. The recordings are unscripted conversations between a speaker from Taiwan and one from mainland China, focusing on social and cultural issues in the two regions and in the U.S. Pre-listening activities prepare students for what they are about to hear with vocabulary and background, and post-listening activities integrate listening skills with speaking and writing.
This Chinese-English dictionary of proverbs (yanyu) consists of approximately 4,000 Chinese proverbs alphabetically arranged by the first word(s) (ci) of the proverb, according to the Hanyu Pinyin transcription and Chinese characters (standard simplified), followed by a literal (and when necessary also a figurative) English translation. Additional data such as brief usage notes, sources, parallel expressions, cross-references, and famous instances of use are provided where available. The proverbs are supplemented by an index of key words (both Chinese and English) found in all entries and of all topics addressed. The author has provided a scholarly introduction analyzing the definition, structure, usage, and history of these yanyu in traditional and contemporary China as well as a bibliography of collections and relevant scholarly studies of yanyu. This work, the first such scholarly collection to appear since the Reverend Scarborough's 1926 collection, will be of use not only to sinologists in a wide variety of fields, including anthropology, literature, sociology, psychology, and history, but also to non-Chinese readers interested in Chinese culture or comparative ethno-linguistic and paremiological research.
Contains all 71,000 entries in the original 1996 edition, but in a portable format on thinner paper. Already established as the market leader. 'A most happy combination of judgement and scholarship' - Times Higher Education Supplement. 'Nothing short of wonderful' - Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Foreign learners of the Chinese language always find function words, such as prepositions, auxiliaries, conjunctions, articles, etc., difficult to master. A Student Handbook for Chinese Function Words, written by Professor Jiaying Howard, is to make learning Chinese function words easier. It contains more than 500 regularly used function words, which are coupled with straightforward explanations and detailed descriptions of the usage. To facilitate students' learning, sample sentences in Chinese, English and pinyin are constructed with the most commonly used 2,905 characters, among which many have appeared in elementary and intermediate level Chinese textbooks.
Begins with simple single-word-subject and simple-predicate sentences and moves systematically to transformed simple sentences and finally to compound and complex sentences. Each sentence structure is not only descriptively analyzed, but also formulated in a pedagogical pattern with examples. Exercises are provided in each unit.
This primer is a basic introduction to the grammar and vocabulary used in traditional Chinese newspapers. It uses unsimplified characters.
As the teaching of Chinese increasingly uses simplified characters, this new version of the popular A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese fills an important gap in Chinese-language instruction. The two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and speak the language but cannot read or write it. This text develops lessons around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine.
This book is intended as a companion reference work to Chinese textbooks for beginners. Over 200 points of grammar and vocabulary which frequently present difficulties to students of Chinese are dealt with here. A comparative approach has been adopted. Comparisons are made between Chinese and English, between two grammatical points, and between two vocabulary points. The book helps beginners of Chinese to get things right from the start. For teachers and more advanced students, it also serves as an easy and efficent reference for the essential grammatical and vocabulary points given in Chinese textbooks for beginners. Tian Shou-he received a master's degree from Ohio State University in 1983. He has taught Mandarin (Putonghua) to both foreign and Chinese students at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.


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In Pictures: Reconstructing life in Dominica after Hurricane Maria
13 Apr 2018 |
Months after Hurricane Maria, the inhabitants of Dominica are still struggling to recover from the destruction. The hurricane, which struck on 18 September 2017, was the worst disaster caused by a natural phenomenon on the island in recent memory, bringing winds of up to 250 kilometers per hour (category 5), as well as torrential rains, floods and landslides.
As the people of Dominica slowly rebuild their livelihoods, homes and infrastructure they can only hope that the upcoming hurricane season, starting in June, will not bring more destruction to their beautiful island.
Photos by: Hler Gudjonsson / IFRC
The house of retired carpenter Robert Timothy was completely destroyed by Hurricane Maria. Because he is already 66 years old he cannot find a job in construction, but he has salvaged old materials from other buildings that he can use in the rebuilding of his home in Tarish Pit, Saint George parish. Robert received a package with various relief items from the Dominica Red Cross, including a hygiene kit, bucket, jerry cans and a solar light.
Before Hurricane Maria, Felton Bougouneau owned four small houses in Fond Cole in Saint George parish and earned a living by renting them out. They were all completely destroyed and now he lives in a tiny shack on the mountainside with his wife Melinda and cooks his meals on an open fire on the floor. Despite his misfortune the 67 year old retiree is happy and full of energy.
During Hurricane Maria, Victoria Williams and her family sought shelter on the lower floor of their house, which is located in the Salisbury Valley area, Saint George parish. The young primary school teacher and her newborn son were unharmed, but the whole upper floor was completely blown away and everything inside destroyed. The Dominica Red Cross gave her diapers for her baby as part of relief distributions to disaster affected people in the country.
Francis Williams has been unemployed since Hurricane Maria hit Dominica. She lives in a shack with her husband and a 3 months old baby. Like so many other families in Salisbury, Saint Joseph parish, Francis received relief goods from the Dominica Red Cross, including diapers and hygiene items. The IFRC supported relief distributions have reached almost 15,000 people as part of the Hurricane Maria operation.
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As it's summer, these beef burgers can be cooked on the barbecue along with the vegetables, but they can just as easily be cooked in a frying pan or on a char-grill on the stove top. The bistro butter adds succulence and extra flavour to the burgers, but is not a must.
Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Add freshly ground black pepper then place on a piece of baking paper and roll up into a cigar shape, twisting the ends. Place in the freezer to firm up quickly.
Preheat the barbecue plate, grill or frying pan to a medium heat. Place the onion, garlic, bread with milk, egg, Dijon mustard and Parmesan cheese (if using), in a large bowl and mix well to break up the bread or mix in a food processor. Add the beef mince and season. Mix to combine.
Using wet hands mix together forming into 8 patties about 2.5cm thick, pressing together just enough to form loose but shaped patties. Make a horizontal slit in the side of each patty and place in a small slice of the bistro butter.
Place the patties onto a well heated oiled barbecue plate or pan. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side before transferring to a warm plate.Cover loosely with foil and leave to rest while you grill the vegetables.
Place prepared vegetables in a large bowl and toss with oil and lightly season. Cook on the barbecue, grill or frying pan for about 3 minutes on each side until tender.
Stack the ingredients by placing one patty on a plate and spread with a little hummus. Place on some grilled vegetables then top with another patty. Finish with a few more grilled vegetables. Repeat with remaining patties and vegetables. Serve with a simple green leaf salad dressed with vinaigrette.
Vitamin B12 and well absorbed haem iron found in animal foods, including beef and lamb, have a part to play in energy levels and a healthy immune system.
The best way to determine the patty is cooked through is to use a meat thermometer. Patties should reach an internal temperature of 75ºC.
Use red onion or spring onion in your patties for a milder onion flavour.
Toss 2 tablespoons drained and chopped capers through the grilled vegetables for an extra zing.
A healthy serving of beef and lamb is about the size of a deck of cards and can be enjoyed as part of a healthy diet 3-4 times per week.


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Avi Adelman Told a Judge He Wouldn't Use Philip Kingston's Name on a Website. So Here's CouncilmanWeasel.com.
In the end, Belmont Addition attorney Melissa Kingston's lawsuit against neighborhood activist Avi Adelman ended not with the expected bang, but with a whimper of a settlement agreement. Under the terms of the settlement, Adelman agreed not to do a handful of annoying and/or stalker-esque things, like taking pictures of Kingston's house or writing emails pretending to be her. In exchange, Kingston agreed to no longer pursue the suit.
The legal spat just so happened to coincide with Kingston's husband's bid for City Council. Matter of fact, his candidacy was revealed in legal filings in the case. Philip Kingston won the District 14 runoff on Saturday, and Adelman, it seems, couldn't help himself.
Some time between Saturday night and this morning, Adelman went live with Councilmanweasel.com. It's a Facebook page, at least for now, and it features Philip Kingston's face Photoshopped onto -- what else? -- a weasel.
"I was elected in June 2013 to represent Dallas City Council District 14," the page reads. "I have no frigging idea what I am doing here. I only care about my friends in the Belmont Addition Conservation District. Everyone else can go to hell." The "About" section lists the weasel's gender as "Neutral (It)."
Now, there's nothing in the settlement that bars Adelman from Photoshopping Kingston's face on the mammal of his choice. That still qualifies as speech. Bizarre and mean-spirited speech, perhaps, but constitutionally protected nonetheless.
There is, however, a stipulation that Adelman refrain from "[R]egistering, creating, establishing or otherwise setting up any other websites or domain names using "Kingston" or any part, version or variation thereof in the domain or website name."
Notice how the domain name, and the website itself, carefully omits the Kingston name. You have to study the context clues -- the "P.K." of the page's title, the numerous references to being District 14's council representative, the Photoshopped face, Adelman's demonstrated, unstinting hatred of the Kingstons -- to puzzle out who exactly is being referenced.
Adelman declined to comment on the settlement or the Facebook page, though all available evidence suggests he's confident he's managed to brush up against the line without technically crossing it. The evidence also suggests that the man does not know how to bury a hatchet, unless, of course, it's in Kingston's back.


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All you need to do in the game is only make sure that the ball you are going to play and control is landing on the right point on the dune. And you need to speed it up and use the dunes as the speed ramps and make the biggest jumps all the time with the help of these dunes. The bigger the jump the bigger the points you are going to get in the game. Keep in mind that landing it on the top of a dune can cause the damage to the ball and you are going to crash as well. So be very careful and make the things smooth. And this time you are also able to use all the premium features of the game for free.
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Ex-EFCC chief: creation of special courts has vindicated me
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Mrs. Farida Waziri
Former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mrs. Farida Waziri has lauded Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen's initiatives aimed at strengthening the war against corruption.
Fielding questions at an event in Lagos at the weekend, Mrs. Waziri said she was happy with the CJN for setting up special courts to handle corruption cases, stressing that "this bold move has indeed vindicated me on the crusade I started for the establishment of specialised or special courts as EFCC chairman some eight years ago."
According to her, "the CJN is a man after my heart because great minds think alike. Finally, a Daniel has come to judgement. I remember when I began the call for special courts, I went round the leadership of the judiciary and NBA then. I took advantage of every opportunity I had to justify the need for it but many of my adversaries kicked against it because they were desperate for my downfall. But I'm glad some of them have joined the crusade today."
On her reaction to the shocking revelations on the volume of sleaze under the immediate past administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, the former EFCC boss said: "I'm only glad that those things didn't happen under my watch as EFCC Chairman because it would have been too traumatic for me. And that is why if I see President Jonathan today, I will kneel down to thank him for the honour done me by removing me as EFCC Chairman at the time he did."
Mrs Waziri went on: "My first strong premonition of what was ahead was when I began the probe of the monumental oil subsidy fraud going on then. I came to Lagos on a vital intelligence on the subsidy scam and as soon as I arrested a key culprit, I got a call from the Presidential Villa asking me to release the suspect, because, according to their words, 'he is our person', but I refused to let him off and days after I was removed from office."


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Botswana Okavango Delta Safari
30 SEPTEMBER – 9 OCTOBER 2018 SOLD OUT
11 DAY / 10 NIGHT wILDLIFE pHOTO sAFARI
I will lead a small group of photographers to Matetsi on the banks of the Zambezi River (near Victoria Falls) in Zimbabwe before heading into Botswana's Okavango Delta. Fly in from Johannesburg into Victoria Falls, located near the famous waterfall on the Zambezi River and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Our group of photographers will be visiting Botswana's Okavango Delta, one of the continent's natural, unspoiled and sparsely populated parts of southern Africa for nine days to photograph panoramic landscapes with Elephants, Leopards, African Fish Eagles, Lechwe antelope and Wild Dogs.
We fly out from Johannesburg to Maun in Botswana, the gateway to western wildlife areas. Shortly thereafter, we head out to the South West part of the delta into Nxabega by charter flight and use land and water craft to explore the unspoilt habitat. The maze of channels, lined by reeds and surrounded by wetlands, support herds of elephant and buffalo. The open flat marshy wetlands, untainted by human settlements, provide unparalleled panoramic vistas of a place in Africa where animals roam unperturbed.*After five days we fly to Sandibe for three nights. This camp offers excellent game viewing and includes Hippo, Elephant, Lion, Reedbuck and the perennial Impala. This is a land only camp on the Delta which consistently provides, probably, the best game viewing in the whole of Botswana.
$12,800 (€10,660) per person based on double occupancy. Single supplements may be available.
The same ground transport company will accompany the photography group for the duration of the outing. We will have 2 vehicles with stadium style seating. The staggered seat position allows photography in all directions without a fellow guest getting in the way. Each of the three rows is reserved for a photographer and his/her equipment.
Photographers accompanied by their non-photographer partners (maximum 1 per vehicle) will share their row. From your arrival at the starting location until your departure all regular expenses are covered. This includes
Nine nights' accommodation, local alcoholic beverages and all meals at the lodges
Post-processing assistance in Photoshop and Lightroom
Air flights between Johannesburg, Victoria Falls, Maun, Chitabe and Nxabega airports
1 October - 2 October 2018
Two nights at Matetsi River Lodge, Zimbabwe
The next morning an early flight takes us from OR Tambo to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, a flight that should take just over an hour. We will be transported to Matetsi River Lodge, a short 30 minute trip where we can observe the huge herds of elephants in their natural habitat and close to the Zambezi River. on the third day we return to Victoria Falls Airport for a charter flight to Nxabega. The direct flight takes about 45 mins and a 20 minute drive on a safari vehicle gets us to Nxabega, our home for the next five nights.
Four nights at Nxabega
At sunrise, after a coffee and a rusk, we head out to search the wide plains for cats and elephants. We break midmorning for some warm drinks in the open plains, after which we seek carmine bee eaters, lilac breasted rollers, and malachite kingfishers. We return to camp for a warm breakfast and to marvel on the images taken during the outing. Time is allocated for guests to review their images and ask questions about how to improve the images during the morning until early afternoon. Before heading out for the afternoon drive, we have a quick, light snack and set about getting more fantastic images on the waterways either by motor boat or mokoro (pole canoe). At sunset we return for pre-dinner drinks and dinner followed by an early evening to re-charge our batteries.
On the last day of our stay at Nxabege, after breakfast we head out to the local airstrip for a short 30 mins flight to Chitabe, the airstrip serving Sandibe Safari Lodge.
Three nights at Sandibe
Blending seamlessly with its surroundings, the tranquil beauty of Sandibe surprises both guests and occasional wandering animals, startled as rough wooden beams and thatched roofs take shape within leafy groves. The sounds of Africa lull and soothe as elephants splash in the waters, baboons chatter and birds call in the trees.
While lion are commonly encountered near Sandibe, they are not the only predator found in the area. Although predominantly nocturnal and difficult to spot, leopards are fairly common throughout the Okavango, particularly in dense riverine forest. Apart from the more commonly encountered predators, the Okavango is also a stronghold for the endangered African wild dog, although sightings of this rare animal are relatively uncommon. Exhibiting a fascinating social structure, wild dog live in packs led by a dominant pair with a strict social hierarchy.
On the last day, after breakfast we head out to the local airstrip for a short 20 mins flight from the Sandibe Safari Lodge to Maun. The direct flight to Johannesburg International Airport from Maun leaves at about 14:00 and will be in Johannesburg by 15:30. International departures can be arranged to leave that evening heading home or to another customized trip extension.
The 11 day (10 nights) all-inclusive photographic safari tour costs $12,800 (€10,660) per person.


Both chipset makers will work closely with Google to deliver processors that are specifically optimized for the recently-announced Android Oreo Go edition.
Qualcomm unveiled that the Snapdragon mobile platforms will soon power Windows-based laptops and teased that the next flagship chipset will indeed be called Snapdragon 845. Along with these two announcements, the company also gave us a glimpse into its plans for Android Oreo Go edition. If you didn't know already, Android Oreo Go edition is a "lighter" version of Google's regular OS and is able to run on devices with less storage and RAM. While it's likely to remain largely irrelevant in markets like the US, it will undoubtedly play an important role in emerging regions.
Qualcomm says that it's currently working with Google to deliver an optimized experience for smartphones that come with 1 GB or less of memory. According to the company, mid and low-tier Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile platforms will be ready to be used by device manufacturers shortly after Android 8.1 Oreo is released to the Open Source Project.
It will play a pivotal role in improving the user experience of entry level smartphones for consumers in emerging markets.
Do you think Google's Android Oreo Go edition is a much-needed solution to performance disparity among phones, or do you think it worsens the fragmentation problem that's been plaguing Android since its inception? Let us know by leaving a comment below!


WWE.com has learned Mr. McMahon has been spotted in Greensboro, N.C., host of tonight's Raw. What is the Chairman of the Board doing in Greensboro? Is he going to be on Monday Night Raw? Tune in at 8/7 CT on USA Network to follow this developing story.
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When you think of renowned steak and lobster eateries, there's probably a few that pop to mind but Bourgee, having left all gimmicks to their London neighbours, have created a dining concept that exudes showmanship, elegance and sophistication, whilst shining a beacon on their josper grilling machine, which gave so many of the dishes sampled their unique bbq flavour.
Moreover Bourgee dismisses any beliefs that luxurious fine dining can only be enjoyed by the select few. With so many options including day and evening set menus, al la carte and Sunday lunch to name a few, there really is something for all budgets, should you want to splurge or spend like a rockstar.
Ensuring visitors were met with a courteous smile were two well groomed ladies, who saw that we were efficiently shown to our perfectly manicured table. Heads up that ever since Bourgee Chelmsford opened last month, reservations for evening weekends have been hard to come by. We arrived for a late lunch but not once did we feel rushed or that we were outstaying our welcome which really added to the experience, as so often you'll find you have an allocated time at some premiere establishments.
Bourgee featured low lighting, candlelight tables, giant lampshades, brickwork, fur like leather textures, ornamental flowers and decorative plants, bringing together an ensemble of both modern and classic structures. We were even seated by the extremely soothing waterfall feature, which alongside soulful music ensured the most relaxing experience, as well as a well positioned view of the bar where head barman Jay and his team put passion and performance into every lovingly made cocktail.
We wanted to know which cocktails went down a storm at Bourgee and we couldn't have been happier with the first round, a pornstar martini and lychee martini served in 1940's style glasses. We would describe them both as fruity and extremely easy to drink a little too fast, so with such amazing service we were asked if we would like to order more in between as we began tucking into teasers. Almost as if the staff were trained to sense what their customers would favour, we were recommended the bourgee punch and the womble, with the punch taking us back amidst a summer sensation and the womble jumping on the bandwagon, with similar tones to a daiquiri.
A recommendation from our main host Simone (who in my eyes demands a michelin star for her abilities to narrate the menu and the story of Bourgee as if it were a piece of creative prose,) for the teasers was pure brilliance. We welcomed the most premium tasting stone green olives, a really fresh tasting gazpacho with chunky chorizo pieces and their sought after lobster & cheese filled profiteroles, so light they dissolved like butter in the mouth and were served on an iron griddle pan to keep the cheese bubbling… I could definitely have eaten those for starters and that happened to come next.
Wanting to fully explore the seafood selections as there was such a variety throughout the menu, we selected the tempura soft shell crab, accompanied by sweet and crispy kale and a mojito mint mayonnaise dip and the caramelised, garlic and butter grilled lobster bites with a side of toasted french bread. The lobster bites were a tray of cheese and garlic goodness as it spread unevenly across the bread, whilst the whole encrusted crab fell miraculously apart and the tang of the mint mayonnaise hit the roof of our mouths.
Time for a breather? You could not frown to be seated anywhere in Bourgee, with intimate two seaters, soft to touch booths and leather sofa's, it's easy to see why they call themselves the luxe lounge. A divinely decorated venue, a mere 5 minutes from Chelmsford rail station, this truly felt like a humble abode and you could sense the passion from everyone we graciously came into contact with. Selso, restaurant manager, was eager to greet as many of his diners to ensure everything was to their satisfaction (5 Stars to his welcoming approach, leaving you feeling like you were part of the Bourgee family.) After more conversations about Bourgee's rapid climb to success ever since 2014, we readily accepted some sorbet palate cleansers, with a cheeky dash of vodka for good measure, the sour and tart of the lemon & lime shooter, plus the sweet and cutting flavour of the raspberry vodka shooter meant our tastebuds could acknowledge mains.
Feeling like guests in such relaxed and ambient surroundings, we were roused to be presented with a faux grass textured board packed with all of Bourgee's finest cuts of meat and lobster, before we were briefed with the flavours we could expect from each. It felt quite playful and evoked excitement when prior to visiting I believed I had firmly made my dish decisions. Eagerly awaiting our mains, we ventured onto Bourgee's own label wine which our hostess agreed would be paired superbly with our selected steaks. These included the Merlot, with its intense aromas of ripe blackcurrants and blueberry (this was delectably light,) and the Sauvignon Blanc, which captured refreshing aromas of citrus fruit and elderflower.
Proving that the king of the kitchen was the josper, I had the pleasure and challenge of withstanding the heat of the kitchen and hearing the sizzle of meat as it met with the grill, the sound was something quite seductive. Sometimes the taste of steak can get lost behind the heaviness of sauces, so I was attracted to Bourgee's butters- balsamic, crispy bacon & cheese and caramelised red onion. The medium cooked plump fillet melted in my mouth whilst the succulent medium cooked rib off the bone embodied the smokiness of the bbq. The meats were teamed with rocket and potatoes but on this occasion we switched to the creamy dauphinoise potatoes and whipped garlic butter mash. It was a real treat mixing and matching the flavours from these plates, adding to that some roasted asparagus and buttered oriental greens. Yet somehow we still had space for Bourgee's speciality half lobster, which came filled with shallots, woodland mushrooms and cheese that had already been expertly scooped and sealed, so that you needn't break and crack away at it's shell.
When it seemed the end was in sight, we were easily persuaded to partake in another round of cocktails, some deluxe long island ice teas as we perched a dessert menu shockingly before us.
Jay's description of the mars bar cheesecake meant we weren't disappointed with it's moussey nougat centre, raspberry sauce, biscuit base and slices of mars bar on top. Plus the crunchy, caramelised pecan pie with maple and walnut ice cream, it's fair to say Bourgee's fun, self- indulgent and palatial attention to detail will keep visitors on their toes, with new elements of interaction, affordability and splendour.
We'll be back to try the 'eyes bigger than your belly' tomahawk on the bone (1kg) described as a sharer but we'll definitely be eyeing that up as a food challenge… whilst holding everything else.
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Art Theory & Criticism
Social Practices
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By Chris Kraus
Essays on and around art and art practices by the author of I Love Dick.
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Her writing is conversational yet critical, engaged yet incisive, with elements of chance, memory, and travel animating each entry.
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Hardly anyone writes better or more insightfully than Chris Kraus about the lives of women or artists.
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author of The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
A border isn't a metaphor. Knowing each other for over a decade makes us witnesses to each other's lives. My escape is his prison. We meet in a bar and smoke Marlboros.—from Social Practices
Mixing biography, autobiography, fiction, criticism, and conversations among friends, with Social Practices Chris Kraus continues the anthropological exploration of artistic lives and the art world begun in 2004 with Video Green: Los Angeles Art and the Triumph of Nothingness. Social Practices includes writings from and around the legendary "Chance Event—Three Days in the Desert with Jean Baudrillard" (1996), and "Radical Localism," an exhibition of art and media from Puerto Nuevo's Mexicali Rose that Kraus co-organized with Marco Vera and Richard Birkett in 2012. Attuned to the odd and the anomalous, Kraus profiles Elias Fontes, an Imperial Valley hay merchant who has become an important collector of contemporary Mexican art, and chronicles the demise of a rural convenience store in northern Minnesota. She considers the work of such major contemporary artists as Jason Rhoades, Channa Horowitz, Simon Denny, Yayoi Kusama, Henry Taylor, Julie Becker, Ryan McGinley, and Leigh Ledare. Although Kraus casts a skeptical eye at the genre that's come to be known as "social practice," her book is less a critique than a proposition as to how art might be read through desire and circumstance, delirium, gossip, coincidence, and revenge. All art, she implies, is a social practice.
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Chris Kraus is the author of four novels, including I Love Dick and Summer of Hate; two books of art and cultural criticism; and most recently, After Kathy Acker: A Literary Biography. She received the College Art Association's Frank Jewett Mather Award in Art Criticism in 2008, and a Warhol Foundation Art Writing grant in 2011. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Next Friday, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman will attempt to overturn his four-game suspension for violation of the league's policy against performance-enhancing drugs.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Sherman has two separate arguments.
First, and as initially reported by Mike Garafolo of USA Today, Sherman claims that he drank from the water bottle of a teammate that had been spiked with Adderall. The teammate has both a prescription and a therapeutic use exemption, allowing the teammate to ingest Adderall, which contains amphetamines.
Sherman has denied that account in text messages sent to Curtis Crabtree of KJR, who works part-time for PFT. However, we've confirmed Garafolo's account.
Second, Sherman believes there were flaws in the method of obtaining his urine for testing.
It's unknown whether both arguments will actually be advanced at the hearing. Given that the two contentions are somewhat inconsistent (i.e., "I accidentally ingested it" and "the testing methodology generated a false positive"), Sherman would be wise to pick a horse.
The problem is that both horses likely will lose. As to the water-bottle excuse, it won't matter. Players are responsible for anything that is in their systems. As to the attack on the collection process, the problem is that the procedures for pursuing appeals allow the NFL to refuse to provide most of the evidence that would help the player establish irregularities.
As the source explained, these cases are lost not in the hearing room; they were lost at the negotiating table. Unless and until the league and the union agree to testing procedures that require the NFL to prove with a high degree of certainty the accuracy of the collection and testing of a sample that, if positive, will result in a suspension, players will be at risk of being wrongly suspended.
So, basically the two defenses are "nuh-uh" and "not me".
They should tack on a $5k fine if he wastes time with lousy excuses, such as the drinking out of somebody else's water bottle, which should have a stupid tax on itself for that action if he chooses to bring that up. As for the testing irregularities, well I hope he's got a good explanation for that one.
When I have prescription pills it's such a pain to have to swallow a pill. As such, I like to just grind them up and put them in my drinks that I leave sitting around.
If this is at all true (may not be) they should really investigate whether this guy actually graduated from Stanford.
This guy is a cheater and now we can add liar to his resume.
This guy has seemingly ran his mouth all year long and I already dislike him.
How dumb does this guy think the league is?
Clearly, he is going to lose this appeal. Justice is served. U mad bro?
I guess he has to make up some basis for the appeal, because the real reason is so he won't miss the same four games as Browner.
Really, Adderall spiked water bottles?
These guys make more money than all of us.
He denied the first option yet everyone accuses him of being stupid for floating that idea……that seems stupid.
His collection irregularity defense is unknown at this point so we have to wait until friday. Again, seems stupid to say he is a liar or a cheater at this point, until we see what he has to say.
I wonder what should happen if someone is wrongly accused and the proper safety procedures were not followed allowing for an incorrect result? I think perhaps there should be an appeal system that allows that player to challenge the results……..Oh….Wait…..there is…..Next Friday.
Says the guy who apparently believes "stupider" is a word.
Didn't Travis Henry once get out of a suspension for saying the marijuana in his system was from secondhand smoke?
He's a liar like his head coach.


NEW ALBANY, IN, (Jan. 20, 2012) – Interested in taking your education worldwide this year? Join Indiana University Southeast next week to find out how studying abroad can fit into your schedule.
IU Southeast International Programs and the IU Southeast School of Business will present "Overseas Study: Making a Dream a Reality" from 12:20-1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, in University Center Room 128.
The program is open to students of all disciplines and their parents. Topics for discussion include overseas studies opportunities, how they can fit in a student's academic program, and financial aid options.
Learn more about the World Affairs Council's David Hershberg Scholarship for summer overseas study and hear a former participant's experience as a student studying in Greece last summer.
For questions or more information please contact Brenda Swartz bswartz@ius.edu or (812) 941-2494.


The field trips and family outing have begun, and with the uptick in visitors we've begun offering more classes and activities for our guests to enjoy.
Family Art Adventure is a themed, activity filled day for families scheduled for the June 14, July 12, and August 9, from 1 – 4 p.m. These Sundays will feature free arts and crafts, balloons and face-painting.
Weekly art classes ranging from 30 minutes to two hours in a variety of medium are available on Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer. Please check the calendar and be sure to register as seats are limited and go quickly. Additionally, free art projects will be available Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons from 1:00 – 3:30 in our class building.
Stop by and get creative with us!


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The Marine Fisheries Division initiated a Lobster Monitoring Program in 1982 to provide basic information needed to assess the long-term health of the Long Island Sound (LIS) lobster population. The Department's goal is to ensure that the Sound's lobster population is sustained while also providing opportunity for harvest by commercial and recreational fishermen.
The Inland Fisheries Division stocks channel catfish in several waterbodies across the state.
Description: The northern pike is the largest freshwater gamefish currently inhabiting Connecticut waters. The Fisheries Division has worked to increase the size of pike populations in Bantam Lake and the Connecticut River in order to diversify recreational fishing opportunities.
DEP was awarded $2.5 Million in competitive NOAA Coastal and Marine Restoration Project funds for construction of the Tingue Fish Bypass on the Naugatuck River in Seymour, CT.
The Inland Fisheries Division stocks channel catfish and trout in waterbodies near major population centers to enhance fishing opportunities in urban neighborhoods.
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THIS IS MY LAST CONVOCATION AS VC- UNILAG VC ANNOUNCES by Ikechukwu Onyinyechi
By Editor on	 January 30, 2017 News
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Rahamon Ade Bello has announced that the recently held convocation ceremony would be his last one as the Vice Chancellor of the University. He made this statement while delivering his welcome speech at the 49th convocation ceremony of the University which held at the Jelili Omotola hall formally known as the multipurpose hall.
"This is my last convocation ceremony as the Vice Chancellor of this University" he said. "My tenure, which began on the 12th of November 2012 will end on the 11th of November this year."
Professor Rahmon Adisa Bello first resumed office on May 12, 2012, as Acting Vice Chancellor following the sudden death of former Vice Chancellor, Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe. He was formally appointed Vice Chancellor on November 12th, 2012.
So far, the administration of Professor Bello has seen the restoration and subsequent dissolution of student unionism in the University.
On the brighter side, it has seen the record breaking feat of students attaining the 5.0 cgpa both last year and this year, and the graduation of the highest number of graduates from Unilag so far, about 12,617. The Vice Chancellor ensured that all the graduating students received their certificates on their convocation day, unlike in earlier times.
The Vice Chancellor has barely ten months to go, before his five year tenure finally comes to an end.
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Twenty Years On! Can Ageless Federer Cause More Racket With Wimbledon Title?
Federer's seventh Wimbledon title had come five years earlier with a final win over Andy Murray. His first six arrived in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009
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Twenty years after his debut, Roger Federer will take aim at a ninth Wimbledon title and a place in history as the oldest man to capture a Grand Slam singles crown
Federer, who turns 38 in August, is already the oldest player to win the Wimbledon men's title in the modern era, a feat achieved in 2017 when he was 35
Australia's Ken Rosewall was only just past 37 when he won the 1972 Australian Open, an age barrier Federer hopes to smash when Wimbledon starts Monday
PARIS, France- Twenty years after his debut, Roger Federer will take aim at a ninth Wimbledon title and a place in history as the oldest man to capture a Grand Slam singles crown.
Federer, who turns 38 in August, is already the oldest player to win the Wimbledon men's title in the modern era, a feat achieved in 2017 when he was 35.
Australia's Ken Rosewall was only just past 37 when he won the 1972 Australian Open, an age barrier Federer hopes to smash when Wimbledon starts Monday.
"I love being around here. It's a good vibe. I have great memories. My heroes all won here," said 20-time major winner Federer.
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"Every time I come back here, I try to be like them."
However, despite his lifetime affection for the All England Club, the tussle to add to his London silverware has become increasingly fraught.
His eighth and most recent Wimbledon title came off a straight-sets demolition of an injury-hit and tearful Marin Cilic in the 2017 final.
Federer was a force of nature that year, not dropping a set in the entire fortnight as title rivals fell by the wayside.
Novak Djokovic retired with an elbow injury in the last-eight against Tomas Berdych while Rafael Nadal was stunned by Gilles Muller 15-13 in the final set of his last-16 engagement.
Federer's seventh Wimbledon title had come five years earlier with a final win over Andy Murray.
His first six arrived in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009.
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But 2017 aside, recent trips to London have proved disappointing for the Swiss star whose first experience of Wimbledon was an opening-round loss to Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic in 1999.
In 2013, he was shocked in the second round by Ukrainian serve-and-volleying journeyman Sergei Stakhovsky.
The next two seasons saw runners-up finishes to Djokovic while the 2016 campaign ended with a five-set loss in the semi-finals, blown away by the heavy artillery of Milos Raonic.
Last year was particularly painful for Federer, beaten by Kevin Anderson in the quarter-finals in a 13-11 final set.
"The losses hurt more, that you don't want to be on the loser's side. It motivates me to do extremely well here because I don't want to sit here and explain my loss.
"That's the worst feeling you can have as a tennis player," he said in the aftermath of that loss to the giant South African in a tie where he held match points in the fourth set.
Despite that shattering loss 12 months ago, Federer will still go into this year's Wimbledon as one of the favourites alongside four-time champion Djokovic.
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Having seen Nadal win a 12th Roland Garros to move within two majors of Federer's record 20 for the first time, the Swiss headed to Halle where he won a 10th title at the grass court event.
"To win 10 times in one place is a very special moment in my career," said Federer who now has 102 career titles, just seven off the all-time record held by Jimmy Connors.
It also made him the oldest tour-level champion since 43-year-old Rosewall won at Hong Kong in 1977.
"Every time I've won in Halle, I went on to play really well at Wimbledon," added Federer.
"It's never a guarantee of course, but I've been on the Tour for long enough to know what it means."


We visit 10 food trucks and, between bites, reflect on the phenomena of mobile food and Twitter.
Mexican and Korean mash up well together at GoGi's taco truck.
My month of lunch trucks. Hold onto your hats. We're not starting at the beginning here, but smack in the middle.
@johnheckathorn At #EatTheStreet Hawaii's 1st Food Truck Rally! 2 Fr*kin much! 13 Food Trucks in 1 parking lot! crowds, mega long lines!
That's only 120 characters, in case you want to RT it.
Hawaii has always had lunch trucks, but this is a phenomenon of a different scale and character.
The parking lot next to Aaxtion Adult Video on Kapiolani Boulevard is packed—perhaps super packed!!! as people say in Twitterese.
As many as 1,000 people have shown up for the first EatTheStreet food-truck rally, standing in lines that stretch 30, 40, 50 minutes long. Why? To eat from food trucks—buttermilk fried chicken, hot dogs with bulgogi, cheese and egg, and tacos of all varieties, Baja fish, Greek gyros, Korean spicy pork.
All the food trucks have Twitter handles: @MeltHNL, @EatGogi, @PacificSoul. As does almost everyone in the young crowd—not 18-years-old young, but 34-years-old young, the prime demographic for Twitter users.
Two trends have converged here, forcefully.
No more mixed plates and beef stew. These trucks scramble cultures (kalbi quesadilla, anyone?) and high and low cuisine (foie gras soup and grilled-cheese sandwiches with duck confit).
But it's not just about food. Jubilation seems to be running high, as if this is a huge success, though, from a foodie standpoint, EatTheStreet is a disaster. Too many people, punitively long lines, truck crews overwhelmed, food running out, limited seating, loud DJ, no wine, no restrooms.
EatTheStreet was organized by Poni Askew (@streetgrindz). Askew wanted her own food truck. Since she couldn't afford one, she became, instead, Hawaii food trucks' unpaid online evangelist.
These new trucks are nomadic. To find one, you need Twitter. When you do find one, you can't just eat, you have to tweet.
At EatTheStreet, the trucks are tweeting, the crowd is tweeting, people in the crowd are tweeting each other: I'm eating this with @soandso; The lines are long; This is off the hook; Here's a cell phone pix of my plate.
If it's not tweeted, it's like it didn't happen. A gentleman named Augusto DeCastro (who I know only as @augusto_photo) had by the next morning posted a web scrapbook composed entirely of Tweets and Twitpics from the event, including one of mine.
Yes, when the guy in front of me in line at Soul Patrol got the last piece of buttermilk fried chicken, I could do nothing with my disappointment but tweet it out to the universe.
I wasn't surprised Soul Patrol ran out of chicken. I was surprised that Sean Priester's food truck was at EatTheStreet at all. Not long ago, Priester had told me that, despite the romance associated with lunch trucks, Soul Patrol would never roll again, now that he had a fixed location for his restaurant, Soul.
Priester all but sold out, despite selling plates at very unplate-lunch prices, $11, $12 and $13. He talked me into ordering shrimp and grits.
He had plenty, because nobody much in Hawaii eats grits, but this was shrimp in a bacon pan sauce, dotted with toasted garlic and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. Startling flavor accents, crunchy shrimp, soft yet toothsome white grits enriched with cheese. You might stand in line yourself for something this good.
You can, of course, have chicken or shrimp and grits, six days a week at Priester's Waialae Avenue eatery. But I guess that's not the same as buying it from a beat-up truck. Emboldened by EatTheStreet, Soul Patrol is once again rolling. "Having fun now," says Priester.
Soul Patrol was my second truck at EatTheStreet. That I made it to two was a testament to my perseverance and patience. On my arrival, some friends were standing at the edge, appalled by the crowd. They suggested I join them for dinner at a nearby restaurant.
Couldn't. I was on a mission. What I needed were younger, less sensible friends—and, luckily, I found a pair who let me slip into line with them at Xtreme Tacos. Xtreme Tacos, to its credit, seemed on top of things.
After only 20 or so minutes, we ordered every kind of tacos they had left. Tacos were $2.50 each, but they weren't exactly Xtreme. More like bland, the chicken tasting like the carnitas tasting like the sweet pork. You needed to grab squirt bottles of salsa to make them come alive.
We were still hungry, hence another half hour in line for Soul Patrol. By then, most of the trucks were running out of food.
Fortunately, I wasn't relying on this food-truck rally for my street-food adventure. I'd armed myself with my own Twitter account.


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Q: Size of closed loop on a (bipartite) hexagonal lattice with equal number of enclosed A and B sublattice sites. If I draw closed loops on a hexagonal lattice such that it always encloses equal number of A and B sublattice sites, I seem to get loops of sizes 4n+2.
Is there a way this can be proved in general?

Shown in figure is a sample loop (in red) enclosing one A and one B sublattice points. The loop size is 14. (4n+2 | n=3).

A: Yes, this is true. In fact this is also true for any closed loops which enclose an even number of interior lattice points.
Let $p$ be the number of edges of a nontrivial simple loop on a hexagonal lattice. Let $k$ be the number of interior hexagons, and $x$ be the number of interior lattice points.
Lemma: $2x+p-2 = 4k$.
We can simply prove this by induction over $k$. Clearly the statement is true for a loop containing exactly one hexagon. Now consider a loop containing more than one hexagon. Choose an interior hexagon that touches the loop in exactly one connected subpath, i.e. an interior hexagon that does not separate the interior of the loop. Such a hexagon always exists.
Now consider changing the path to exclude that hexagon, leaving all nonadjacent path edges intact. In doing so, $p$ changes by $-4, -2, 0, 2$ or $4,$ and $x$ changes accordingly, namely by $0, -1, -2, -3$ and $-4$ respectively. This means that $2x+p-2$ always changes by $-4$, just like $4k$ changes by $-4$. Apply the lemma to the new path (by induction), and we get $2x+p-2-4 = 4k-4$, hence $2x+p-2 = 4k$. $\square$
Corollary: $p$ is always even, and $x$ is even iff $p/2$ is odd. This answers your question.
EDIT: There is a much nicer way to prove the lemma which does not require induction or involve postulating the existence of a hexagonal face with certain properties:
Let $z$ denote the number of obtuse loop vertices, and let $y$ denote the number of reflex loop vertices. We know that $z+y = p$ and that $z-y = 6$.
Consider cutting each interior hexagon into 12 right triangles by cutting along all its axes of symmetry. We can count the total number $t$ of such right triangles in two ways: $t = 12k$, but also $t = 6x + 4y + 2z$.
So we have $12k = t = 6x+4y+2z = 6x+3(y+z)+(y-z) = 6x+3p-6$. Dividing by three yields $4k = 2x + p - 2$. $\square$