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“The difficulty of combating such alleged discrimination on an individual basis is evident from the Supreme Court Judgment,” says the IHREC’s Emily Logan. |
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- An updated lodging forecast released today by PwC US anticipates lodging recovery will enter a new phase, with continued strengthening in group demand and rebounding economic momentum supporting a solid 6.5 percent RevPAR growth in 2014. Despite a weak first quarter for the U.S. e... |
The updated estimates from PwC are based on a quarterly econometric analysis of the lodging sector, using an updated forecast released by Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC in May and historical statistics supplied by Smith Travel Research and other data providers. Macroeconomic Advisers expects real gross domestic product ("... |
PwC's updated lodging outlook incorporates a stronger macroeconomic context, after a weak first quarter, and recent hotel performance, which shows strong recovery in demand, driven most recently by the group segment. Based on this analysis, PwC expects lodging demand in 2014 to increase 3.1 percent, which combined with... |
Source: PwC and Smith Travel Research. |
"Recent strength in operating performance, despite economic challenges in Q1, has reaffirmed the underlying strength of the U.S. lodging sector" said Scott D. Berman, principal and U.S. industry leader, hospitality & leisure, PwC. "With the recovery in group demand accelerating, hotel operators at the higher price poin... |
Everton manager David Moyes believes his side can approach the next stage of the UEFA Cup with confidence. |
He will take a keen interest in the draw for the last 32 on Friday after the Toffees finished the group stages with a 100% record. |
Goals from Andrew Johnson, Phil Jagielka and substitute James Vaughan gave them a superb 3-2 victory against AZ Alkmaar in Holland, and Moyes said: "We are enjoying the experience and are looking comfortable at this level. We are looking forward to the draw and the next stage of the competition." |
Everton got off to a perfect start and took the lead after just 63 seconds when Johnson shook off the attentions of David Mendes da Silva to score at the near post. AZ equalised through Graziano Pelle in the 17th minute but Everton regained the lead two minutes before half-time. |
Jagielka headed home after a shot from Joleon Lescott had been cleared off the line - his first goal for the club following his £4.5million move from Sheffield United in the summer. AZ, however, drew level for the second time in the 66th minute when Kew Jaliens was left unmarked at the back post to head home. |
But Everton grabbed the winner in the 80th minute when Vaughan showed a cool head to send his effort into the corner after being set up by Anichebe. It ended AZ's proud home record in Europe stretching back over 32 games. |
Moyes said: "I am really pleased to come here and get a positive result. I did not tell the players about AZ's record. They did not need to hear it. But they were very pleased after the game to find out what they had achieved in difficult circumstances. |
"While I was disappointed that we gave away a couple of cheap goals, we have to look on the positive side." |
Lime-scale buildup is a result of mineral deposits. |
If you have hard water, you're probably familiar with calcium carbonate, also known as lime scale. This greenish-white buildup can clog your showerhead and leave spots on the shower door. Attempting to scrub lime-scale buildup off a fiberglass shower can be an exercise in frustration, since the mineral deposits are ver... |
Mix 1/2 cup lemon or lime juice, or white vinegar with 1/2 cup hot tap water in a spray bottle. |
Spray the lime-scale stains generously with the solution. Allow it to sit for at least one hour, spraying again every 15 minutes to keep the deposits wet. |
Scrub the shower with a scrub brush or scrubbing sponge, spraying again as needed. If needed, scrub tight spots and fixtures with a toothbrush. |
Rinse the shower with water and dry it with a squeegee or towel. |
Spray tough lime-scale stains with full-strength white vinegar. |
Allow the vinegar to sit for at least half an hour, respraying every 15 minutes if needed to keep the surface wet. |
Sprinkle baking soda over the stain. |
Scrub the area with a scrub brush or damp scrubbing sponge, sprinkling on more baking soda as needed. |
If neither acid nor baking soda works to remove the deposits and you need to use a commercial cleaner, ventilate the bathroom well and wear rubber gloves to prevent touching harsh chemicals. |
Becker, S.R.. "How to Clean Lime Scale on Fiberglass Showers." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/clean-lime-scale-fiberglass-showers-92664.html. Accessed 19 April 2019. |
Bailey Peacock-Farrell, who is set to return to the starting line-up for Leeds United against Millwall with Kiko Casilla suspended. |
Will the players thrive or crack under the pressure that is bound to be cranked up now? Time will tell, but whatever the outcome the Whites have played out their most successful season at this level for almost 30 years. |
In some ways there are similarities with the 1990 promotion-winning Leeds team. Then, like now, it was really a three-horse race for two places with Sheffield United one of their rivals. That campaign went right down to the wire with the Whites needing to win on the very last day to make sure they would be going up and... |
Leeds and the Blades both earned promotion back then, but this time Norwich must rank as the big favourites with the two Yorkshire clubs battling for the runners-up slot. |
It all boils down to eight games in five weeks now for all the promotion contenders and the first of those this weekend for the Whites sees them at home to Millwall while Sheffield host Bristol City and Norwich go to Middlesbrough. |
On the face of it, it looks like advantage Leeds with the other top three clubs up against sides fighting hard to finish in one of the play-off sports in the Sky Bet Championship. |
But Leeds fans will do well not to underestimate Millwall as they take great delight in beating the big boys as their FA Cup exploits in recent years will testify. They are also dangerous as they are scrapping for their lives and go into Saturday’s game at Elland Road just one point above the relegation places. |
A further note of caution is their physical style of play, which makes them well suited to tackling United’s high press attacking way of playing. |
Indeed their former Leeds striker Steve Morison recently commented that the Whites’ current style “suited Millwall” and the Londoners gave Marcelo Bielsa’s team a tough game in their meeting at the Den back in September when United only escaped with a draw thanks to a late Jack Harrison goal. |
It all adds up to a big test for the home side, who need to convince their supporters and their rivals that they can last the pace and that the defeat in the last game against Sheffield United will not derail their top two ambitions. A fascinating game looks in prospect with the high stakes sure to bring its share of d... |
Google's new music- and movie-streaming services--we have the answers to your burning questions. |
That little green robot must be struggling to catch his breath. |
In addition to unveiling two significant updates to its Android operating system on Tuesday -- Android 3.1 and the next-generation Android Ice Cream Sandwich -- Google took the wraps off its long-discussed Google Music service and launched a new movie service for Android, too. It was all part of Google's annual I/O con... |
So what are Google's new music and movie services all about, and how will they work for you? Here are answers to all your burning questions. |
What does Google Music actually do? |
Google Music lets you store your music collection on Google's servers. Like with Amazon's recently launched Cloud Drive, you upload your songs once -- using a guided tool -- and then can listen to your music anytime, on any computer or Android device. |
As you'd expect, everything is automatically and continuously synced, including playlists, so you have an identical experience regardless of what device you use. All you have to do is sign in with your Google account, and you're good to go. |
"No wires, no painful syncing -- it's all just available instantly," Google Product Manager Paul Joyce explained during Tuesday's event. |
Can I use Google Music now? |
Google is treating Google Music as a beta service to start, so you have to request an invite to get on-board. The beta is open to U.S. users only so far, though Google says it hopes to have the service available everywhere eventually. |
Do I need any special apps to use Google Music? |
On a computer, you don't need anything other than your browser; you just go to music.google.com to get the whole shebang. From an Android phone or tablet, you can use the official Google Music app for a three-dimensional interface that'll handle both your cloud-stored songs and any music saved locally on your device. |
The Google Music Android app is available now for all devices running Android 2.2 or higher. |
How much storage does Google Music give me? |
Right now, Google Music is allowing users to upload up to 20,000 songs free of charge. Amazon's Cloud Drive, in comparison, gives you room for about 1,000 songs and then charges for any additional space. |
Will Google Music always be free? |
Not necessarily. At Tuesday's event, Joyce said Google Music would remain free "at least while it's in beta." At this point, it isn't clear what the long-term pricing structure will be. |
What if I want to listen to music offline, like when I'm on an airplane? |
No problem: The Google Music Android app automatically stores your most recently played songs on your device so you can access them without an Internet connection. You can manually select specific albums or playlists to be made available for offline use, too. |
Can I buy music through Google Music? |
Not yet. Google had planned to create a music store within the product but ran into conflicts with the record labels (their demands were "unreasonable and unsustainable," according to one Google manager). |
That said, Google has indicated that it plans to keep talking with publishers in order to find some sort of integrated music-selling solution for Android. |
Can I upload music from iTunes? |
Yep: The Google Music upload tool has an option for that. As long as the files aren't DRM-protected, it should be smooth sailing. |
Can I use Google Music on my iPhone, too? |
Don't count on it. There's no dedicated Google Music app for iOS, of course (come on, are you really that surprised?), and Google confirmed to me that the Web-based player requires Flash to run. |
What's this "Instant Mix" thing I'm hearing about? |
Google Music has a feature called Instant Mix that'll create playlists for you. It's kind of like Pandora, only limited to your own music collection: You select a specific song, then Google Music goes through your library and picks out other songs it thinks would go well with your choice. |
Okay, so how 'bout movies -- how does that work? |
Google's movie-streaming service lets you rent a movie from the Android Market, then watch it on the Web or on your Android device. Once you rent a film, you have 30 days to start watching. After you click "play," the movie's good for 24 hours; during that time, you can view it as much as you want from any PC or compat... |
As of now, the Google movie service is available only in the U.S. |
How does a movie actually get onto my tablet or phone? |
It's all wireless: You simply make your selection in the Android Market, and the movie streams over-the-air to your device. |
Can I watch movies while offline? |
Yessiree: Google's movie-streaming service lets you "pin" a movie to your Android phone or tablet so you can see it even when you don't have an Internet connection. |
What's selection and pricing like? |
Google says it has "thousands" of movies available. At a glance, there appears to be no shortage of new release titles in the virtual racks; you can browse through the Web version of the store yourself here. |
Pricing ranges from $1.99 to $3.99, depending on the film. |
Will Google's movie-streaming work on any Android tablet or phone? |
It'll work on any Android tablet once the tablet has received the upcoming 3.1 update. Phones running Android 2.2 or higher will get an update that enables movie support sometime "in the coming weeks," according to Google. |
Web-based viewing is available for all users as of today. |
Do you want to hang out sometime? |
Um, I'm not sure what that has to do with the topic at hand, but sure -- give me a ring. |
Why is this night different from all other nights? |
Okay, that's definitely off-topic now. |
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JR Raphael is a PCWorld contributing editor and the author of the Android Power blog. You can find him on Facebook, on Twitter, or at his geek-humor getaway: eSarcasm.com. |
The third and last prequel short leading up to Denis Villeneuve‘s Blade Runner 2049 is out, and it’s a gorgeous testament to the boundless possibilities of anime. |
Directed by Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe, the short — in addition to the other two previously released shorts focusing on different time periods — helps fill in the gaps between Ridley Scott‘s original Blade Runner and its sequel which takes place 30 years later. While Watanabe’s anime... |
The result is catastrophic, with the falling cars and vehicles wreaking havoc on the cityscape, and causing replicant manufacturing to be banned, causing the end of the all-powerful Tyrell Corporation from the first film. Until the daunting Wallace Corp. takes its place a decade later. |
The animation is nothing short of stunning, with Watanabe’s signature fluid and lanky animation style making the characters pop against meticulously detailed settings and landscapes. It’s not all hard edges and garish neon either — at one point, there is a smooth transition to Iggy’s flashback, in which we see the pers... |
here is a snippet of my rejected (or ignored) blade runner 2049 trailer score. honestly even being asked to demo it up was an honor. all synths done on the yamaha cs80, which as you may know is the same synth vangelis used for the original. |
Anime gets knocked for its lewd depictions of women and young girls, but it’s shorts like these — and the works of master animators like Watanabe, Satoshi Kon, and Hayao Miyazaki — that really push the limits of filmmaking. There are some feats of visual storytelling that can only be done through animation, and it is e... |
The full short is available on Crunchyroll. |
As news outlets reported the tragic shooting of two Roanoke, Virginia journalists on Wednesday, at least a handful of media players posted a photo of a Black man they identified as the suspected shooter and former WDBJ employee, Vester Lee Flanagan. |
Problem is, the photo – which showed the Black man sitting between shooting victim Alison Parker and her boyfriend Chris Hurst – wasn’t of the alleged shooter. It was Sherman Lea Jr., executive director of New Hope Support Services, according to NewRepublic.com. |
Shortly after his photo began to circulate online, Lea took to Twitter to clear up the confusion, making note of how dangerous it was to misidentify the suspected shooter during an active police pursuit. |
@rkearney The photo has been corrected. Several media outlets ran that as a pic of Flanagan, and I followed suit. Apologies for the error. |
While news outlets have corrected the mistake, the fact still remains that a simple misidentification could have been costly for Lea and his loved ones. And when compounded with the racial undertones this dredges up — a nod to the often racially biased media coverage that suggests all Black people look alike — it’s too... |
In many cases, it’s simply annoying and insulting. But for Lea, it could have been deadly. |
WATCH: Sherman Lea, Jr. talks with Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now about how a photo led to him being mistakenly identified as the WDBJ shooter. |
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