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Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers ? UAE

The Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers ? Dubai, located in the heart of the Jumeirah Lakes Towers along Sheikh Zayed Road, just opposite Dubai Marina and in walking distance to Jumeirah Lakes Towers metro station, is a 5-star hotel with 208 luxurious rooms and suites (all non-smoking), 272 deluxe serviced hotel apartments, 6 restaurants and bars, 4 conference suites, a Leisure Deck on the 11th floor with infinity pool, state of the art gym, pool bar, Jacuzzi, steam, sauna as well as hairdressing salons for ladies and gentlemen. In the Jumeirah Lake Towers/Emirates Hills area, Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers Hotel is one of 5 hotel style properties that you can choose from.

Offering quality accommodations in the business, shopping, beaches district of Dubai, Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers Hotel is a popular pick for both business and leisure travelers. The excitement of the city center is only 10 km away. Also within easy reach are Jumeirah Walk, Dubai Marina, Food-Based Body Scrubs. Don?t miss out on an indoor pool, a health club, or a spa tub. Additional amenities at this smoke-free apart-hotel include secure parking, a children?s club, and a children?s pool. Enjoy the luxurious surroundings, outstanding facilities and traditional Bonnington hospitality in an ideal location. We also provide shuttle services to the airport, all main shopping malls, and to Jumeirah Beach Residence.

Pricing:

Most recently the best value rate for Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers Hotel was between PKR 13504 and PKR 31115. It?s been found that guests who appreciate Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers Hotel also enjoy Crowne Plaza Dubai Deira Hotel, The Meydan Hotel Dubai; all 5 star rated and in the same area. In user reviews of Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers Hotel about the property?s value, 100 per cent of comments were positive.

Rooms:

Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers Hotel brings a touch of comfort to a Dubai trip. Room types vary between 1 Bedroom Apartment, 1 Bedroom Deluxe Apartment, and 1 Deluxe. All of the guest accommodations at the Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers are designed for relaxation. All Rooms include air conditioning, bathrobe, bathtub, cable television, coffee/tea maker, hairdryer, internet access, kitchenette, microwave, minibar, newspaper, non-smoking, safe, separate tub and shower, shower, and video games for the convenience and comfort of guests.

Food & Drink:

Cavendish Restaurant

Experience a city bustling with life and taste, a melting pot of cultures and cuisines! With a menu developed from a unique fusion that can only be described as the ?Dubai taste?. The level of care and time that goes into producing this fabulous fare is beyond measure! In fact, our Executive Chef?s mantra is straightforward, anything that can be made from scratch should be ? no exceptions!

Opening Hours:

1. Breakfast: 6:30a.m.?11:00a.m.
2. Lunch: 12:30p.m.?6:00p.m.
3. Dinner : 6:00p.m.?11:00p.m.

Hotel Features:

1. 24hr room service.
2. Parking.
3. Restaurant.
4. Baby sitting.
5. Boutiques/stores.
6. Business center.
7. Coffee shop.
8. Dry cleaning.
9. Elevators.
10. Executive floor.
11. Meeting Space.
12. Disabled Access.
13. Fine Dining on Site.
14. Fine Dining Nearby.
15. Fitness Center.
16. High Speed Internet.
17. Pool, Outdoor.

Highlights:

Meeting Space:? 4 conference suites.

Fitness Center: State of the art gym.

Pool ? Outdoor: Leisure Deck on the 11th floor with infinity pool.

Beach: Shuttle to Jumeirah Beach.

Recommended Rooms: Your Deluxe Room comes with a choice of king-size bed or twin beds by a spacious bathroom with double vanity, separate rainfall shower, toilet and bidet.

Location:

As the 2nd most popular hotel in Jumeirah Lake Towers/Emirates Hills area, the Bonnington is just 30 minutes drive from Dubai International Airport and is located close to Dubai?s main business areas like Media/Internet City, JAFZA and DIP.

• PO Box 37246, Dubai, United Arab Emirate.

Notification and Fees:

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

• Deposit: AED 200 per night.
• Breakage deposit: AED 200 per night.
• Airport shuttle Fee: AED 15 per person.
• High-Speed Internet (wired): AED 50 (for 8 hours).
• Wireless Internet: AED 50 (for 8 hours).

Terms & Conditions:

• Children under 13 yrs stay for free if using existing bedding.
• Children aged 13 or over must use an extra bed.
• Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
• Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

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Sandoval's 3 HRs lead Giants to 8-3 romp in opener

San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval (48) watches his solo home run against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning during Game 1 of baseball's World Series on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/The Sacramento Bee, Jose Luis Villegas) MAGS OUT; TV OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40) MANDATORY CREDIT

San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval (48) watches his solo home run against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning during Game 1 of baseball's World Series on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/The Sacramento Bee, Jose Luis Villegas) MAGS OUT; TV OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40) MANDATORY CREDIT

San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval hits a two run home run during the third inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval hits a home run during the fifth inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander reacts after giving up an RBI single to San Francisco Giants' Marco Scutaro in the third inning, of Game 1 of baseball's World Series Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

San Francisco Giants' Barry Zito throws during the first inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? The Babe. Mr. October. El Hombre. And now Kung Fu Panda.

Pablo Sandoval joined Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols as the only sluggers to hit three home runs in a World Series game, and the San Francisco Giants rolled over Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers 8-3 in Wednesday night's opener.

"I want to know what he ate for breakfast, so maybe we can get it for the rest of our team," Tigers catcher Alex Avila said.

Barry Zito ? remember him? ? won in his World Series debut, two years after poor performances caused the Giants to drop him from their postseason roster.

Coming off a Game 7 win over St. Louis on Monday night, the Giants looked fresh. Following a sweep of the Yankees and a five-day layoff, Detroit had a Rust Belt relapse reminiscent of its 7-2 loss to St. Louis in the 2006 opener.

"Man, I still can't believe it," Sandoval said. "When you're a little kid, you dream of being in the World Series."

Detroit tries to even the Series on Thursday night, sending Doug Fister to the mound against Madison Bumgarner. The winner of the opener has claimed the title 66 of 107 times, including eight of last nine. The NL is seeking to win three straight Series for first time since 1979-82.

"I think momentum is your next day's pitcher," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.

A crowd of 42,855 in orange and black made the AT&T Park stands look like a large bowl of Halloween candy.

Sandoval hit a solo home run to right-center on a 95 mph 0-2 fastball at the letters in the first. He reached outside and hit a two-run, opposite-field drive to left in the third on another 95 mph pitch from Verlander, the reigning AL MVP and Cy Young winner. Then added another bases-empty shot into the center-field batter's eye in the fifth, this time on an 84 mph offspeed offering from Al Alburquerque.

Verlander was chased after allowing five runs and six hits in four innings, his shortest start this year, and he dropped to 0-3 with a 7.20 ERA in World Series play.

"I just didn't execute tonight," Verlander said.

Left off the 2010 postseason roster by the champion Giants, Zito shut out the Tigers until Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera's RBI single in the sixth. San Francisco won for the 14th straight time with Zito starting ? quite a turnaround from his image as a $126 million bust.

When Giants manager Bruce Bochy tried to call Zito on Tuesday to let him know he was getting the ball, Bochy couldn't get through. Turns out Zito had left his phone at the ballpark.

"Just the opportunity alone was mind-blowing. Me and my wife were dancing around when I heard," Zito said.

Sandoval, given his nickname for his roly-poly physique, was benched in four of five games during the 2010 World Series, his production and confidence down, his weight up. In the stands on this night, fans wearing furry panda hats celebrated with him.

"It's just a pleasure to be a part of it all," he said.

There had been only one previous three-homer game at the ballpark ? by the Dodgers' Kevin Elster in the very first game in 2000. No Giant had hit three at home since Barry Bonds back in 1994 at Candlestick Park.

Perhaps because AT&T has become a premier pitcher's park ? there were just 84 homers there this year, 25 fewer than any other big league stadium.

"I'll never forget it," Bochy said. "Three home runs on a stage like this, that's pretty impressive."

Ruth did it in 1926 and again in 1928, Jackson in 1977 and Pujols last year.

Sandoval also had success against Verlander in July, hitting the first bases-loaded triple in All-Star game history during a five-run first. The NL's 8-0 win wound up giving the Giants homefield advantage for the Series.

Marco Scutaro, the NL championship series MVP, twice hit RBI singles after doubles by Angel Pagan. NL batting champion Buster Posey contributed two hits, left fielder Gregor Blanco made diving catches to rob Cabrera and Prince Fielder, and Tim Lincecum came out of the bullpen to retire seven straight batters ? striking out five.

San Francisco kept getting good bounces, with Pagan hitting a double that hopped off the third-base bag at almost a right angle and into left field. ALCS MVP Delmon Young, meanwhile, failed to run after a tapper in front of the plate that the Giants turned into a double play.

When Sandoval faced struggling Tigers reliever Jose Valverde in the seventh, he became the first player to bat with a chance for a four-homer Series game since Ruth came up against the St. Louis Cardinals' Bill Hallahan in 1926. Ruth walked, and Cabrera stroked a single to left-center.

"We were hoping for a water shot," Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt said, "but he got a lousy single. Kind of killed the whole deal for us."

NOTES: Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the ninth off reliever George Kontos. ... This was the Giants' 50th World Series win. ... The team hosting the first two games has won 21 of the last 26 World Series: the exceptions were Toronto (1992), the Yankees (1999), Florida (2003), St. Louis (2006) and Philadelphia (2008).

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Water Works: Contain Showers with a Rain Garden | HGTV Gardens

This residential rain garden in Washington state is set on land that slopes toward the street at the back so water flows into and out of the water by gravity.

Rain can be a mixed bag. Of course those showers deliver much-needed moisture to the ground and give thirsty plants a drink.? But heavy rain storms can also leave erosion and destruction in their wake. Not to mention that a lot of that precious water often runs right off into the street. That means it?s winding up in the sewer system instead of in your soil, where it should be nurturing your plants.

A rain garden can be a great solution to all of the above problems.??Basically, a rain garden slows down water during a storm,? says Jane Billinghurst, Washington State University Extension Master Gardener of the Year for 2012 and author of five gardening books. The rain garden helps prevent?erosion, helps direct the rain to the local aquifier so it doesn?t get lost down the storm drain, and can even help plants and microbes work together to break down pollutants so that heavy metals end up in the plants? leaves and stems rather than in the soil, says Billinghurst.

The kind of large-scale rain gardens that are used in public areas can be recreated in your home garden to help your plants thrive and to contribute to a healthier water system. Here?s what you need to know:

• According to Billinghurst, proper site preparation and garden design are the most crucial factors in a successful rain garden. She suggests reading a rain garden manual that is specific to your area (search your county or region plus ?rain garden? and see what comes up; Billinghurst says that many guides can be found online as free downloads.) Billinghurst likes the site?12000RainGardens.org.
  

• ?If your site is straightforward, you can certainly design and construct a rain garden yourself ? but if you ?have any concerns about drainage patterns or changing water flow, you should consult an expert to help with the design and placement of the garden,? says Billinghurst. After the garden is designed, constructing and planting is a do-it-yourself job.
  

• Soil in a rain garden needs to be loose and well-draining, says Billinghurst. If yours isn?t, bring in a rain garden soil mix to get your rain garden off to a good start. Mixing compost with your soil when you initially prepare the beds can be a good way to make your soil richer and looser.
  

• Choose plants that thrive in your area, and keep in mind their tolerance for wet and dry conditions.?Each rain garden has three zones which vary from very wet to drier, so choose plants that fit each zone, suggests Billinghurst, who breaks down the zones and suggested plants like this: Zone 1 is lowest, and may be saturated much of the time, so choose plants that naturally are found on the edges of streams and ponds, like rushes or sedges. Zone 2, in the middle, will need plants that can handle both wet and dry conditions, such as ferns and asters. And for Zone 3 ? the transition to the rest of your landscaping ? choose plants that will blend in with surrounding plantings, like ornamental grasses or ground cover.
  

• When mulching, choose a material that absorbs water well and doesn?t float ? Billinghurst recommends arborist wood chips. ?Keep the layer of chips at 3-4 inches, which will require adding chips at least once a year (preferably when the ground is dry.)??As the rain garden matures, leaves and woody debris from the plants in the garden will create an additional layer.?

• Don?t plant edibles in your rain garden! This is especially important if the water coming into the garden comes from a potentially toxic source, like a driveway.
  

• Forget fertilizers and herbicides. ?Rain gardens are self-sustaining systems, and their intent is to remove pollutants from stormwater and not add to pollutant loads,? says Billinghurst.
  

• Weed the garden early, but try to wait until the soil is dry or lay boards to walk on so that you don?t compact the soil.
  

• Dig as little as possible, and irrigate for the first two growing seasons: after that, the plants should be well-established enough to look after themselves and you can enjoy being a lazy rain gardener.

  Every rain garden needs a place for the water to flow out in times of heavy rain.

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NASA's NuSTAR spots flare from Milky Way's black hole

ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2012) ? NASA's newest set of X-ray eyes in the sky, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), has caught its first look at the giant black hole parked at the center of our galaxy. The observations show the typically mild-mannered black hole during the middle of a flare-up.

"We got lucky to have captured an outburst from the black hole during our observing campaign," said Fiona Harrison, the mission's principal investigator at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena. "These data will help us better understand the gentle giant at the heart of our galaxy and why it sometimes flares up for a few hours and then returns to slumber."

The new images can be seen by visiting: http://www.nasa.gov/nustar .

NuSTAR, launched June 13, is the only telescope capable of producing focused images of the highest-energy X-rays. For two days in July, the telescope teamed up with other observatories to observe Sagittarius A* (pronounced Sagittarius A-star and abbreviated Sgr A*), the name astronomers give to a compact radio source at the center of the Milky Way. Observations show a massive black hole lies at this location. Participating telescopes included NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which sees lower-energy X-ray light; and the W.M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii, which took infrared images.

Compared to giant black holes at the centers of other galaxies, Sgr A* is relatively quiet. Active black holes tend to gobble up stars and other fuel around them. Sgr A* is thought only to nibble or not eat at all, a process that is not fully understood. When black holes consume fuel -- whether a star, a gas cloud or, as recent Chandra observations have suggested, even an asteroid -- they erupt with extra energy.

In the case of NuSTAR, its state-of-the-art telescope is picking up X-rays emitted by consumed matter being heated up to about 180 million degrees Fahrenheit (100 million degrees Celsius) and originating from regions where particles are boosted very close to the speed of light. Astronomers say these NuSTAR data, when combined with the simultaneous observations taken at other wavelengths, will help them better understand the physics of how black holes snack and grow in size.

"Astronomers have long speculated that the black hole's snacking should produce copious hard X-rays, but NuSTAR is the first telescope with sufficient sensitivity to actually detect them," said NuSTAR team member Chuck Hailey of Columbia University in New York City.

NuSTAR is a Small Explorer mission led by Caltech and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., built the spacecraft. Its instrument was built by a consortium including Caltech; JPL; the University of California (UC) Berkeley; Columbia University; NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.; the Danish Technical University in Denmark; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif.; and ATK Aerospace Systems of Goleta, Calif.

NuSTAR's mission operations center is at UC Berkeley, with the Italian Space Agency providing an equatorial ground station located at Malindi, Kenya. The mission's outreach program is based at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Calif. Goddard manages NASA's Explorer Program. Caltech manages JPL for NASA.

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov .

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Stuff fanboys say, Android edition (video)

1. pokharkarsaga posted on 3 hours ago 17 1

"Even the magazine is twice the price." lol........because this is not an ordinary magazine,its more than a magazine.....lol.....

11. MeoCao posted on 2 hours ago 2 5

great proud Android fanboy LOL (will his GF dump him?)

20. Non_Sequitur posted on 1 hour ago 0 2

Hopefully. I feel bad for her. xD

2. adelta90 posted on 3 hours ago 8 1

Lol
This fandroid is totally amused :D

24. CellularNinja posted on 23 min ago 1 0

Yeah that was a good laugh. I say those things all the time :)

3. Seymur posted on 3 hours ago 3 11

This is how I see PA users.

25. bayusuputra posted on 5 min ago 1 0

so you are seeing yourself, too? you are in PA, right?

LOL!

4. p0rkguy posted on 3 hours ago 4 10

Everything started looking true until Steve Jobs came up. The Android community doesn't see Steve Jobs in the way this guy shows it, it's more like "Steve Jobs? who's that?" or "Steve Jobs is a fagg*t."

5. predator93 posted on 3 hours ago 6 3

Android is the only mobile OS right now where there are fan wars within the environment (Sony vs Samsung vs HTC) I doubt whether windows phone 8 will have a similar situation (Maybe Nokia fans).

6. neutralguy posted on 3 hours ago 8 2

lol'd :)))

"what are the specs?" TRULY AN ANDROID FAN WILL SAY THAT! :D

9. kartik4u98 posted on 2 hours ago 8 2

and Apple user will say- "Oh Where is the Logo? Is it clearly visible? "

23. bbblader posted on 1 hour ago 0 0

but the cameraphone part was a lie the samsung gsiii may be one of the best but not the best at that part

7. Sniggly posted on 3 hours ago 7 1

It's a good parody. It made me smile. Of course, it should be pointed out that the Fandroid is in a stable relationship already, whereas the iFanboy spent half of each of his videos trying to get into a girl's pants, and possibly putting her OS preference above his attraction to her, whereas the Fandroid at least limits himself to snarking about IOS while he lays in bed with his girl. It should also be noted that it would take him being otherwise awesome for the girl to put up with his annoying behavior in the video.

8. tiara6918 posted on 2 hours ago 3 1

I love how that android fan boy was bashing apple! I think we can agree of mostly what he said.

10. Bluesky02 posted on 2 hours ago 2 0

hahaha it reminds me of that TROLL guy here on PA.

12. someones4 posted on 2 hours ago 3 0

this is so cool. I like the "bluhbluhbluhbluhbluhbluhbluhbluh" part.
" how much is your phone?"
"how big is the screen?"
"Does it have a micro sd slot?"
"does it have bluetooth?"

13. doubler86 posted on 2 hours ago 0 0

lol I agree with this up to 0.46 seconds. I have been guilty of more than one of those sayings. After that though he just sounds like a whiny douche, or in? other words, an Apple user.

Oh ya and Rooting definitely qualifies as amazingly hot pillow talk.

14. Whateverman posted on 2 hours ago 2 0

This one was okay, but not as fanny as the iPhone version. I got a few that should have made the list...

1. Where's my update?!?
2. The iPhone is boring.
3. I need an SD card slot"
4. iFail.
5. It's only slower because it's running Flash!
6. Damn it! Locked boot loader!
7. I hate bloatware!
And everyone's favorite...
8. BAHHHH!!!

16. enGet posted on 2 hours ago 1 1

I've owned three Android devices in the last two years and two of them were unable to connect to a WiFi connection without using a static IP address. That's pretty low-tech.

Google "Android device must have static IP address to connect to wifi" to see how many people have the same problem.

However, I hate Apple as much as anyone (maybe more, I used to work for them in the 90s), but at least their phones don't need to use static IPs...

I'll probably be lookign at Win 8 phones this fall for my next purchase... close my eyes, grit my teeth and shell out for th Nokia 920...

Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stuff-fanboys-say-Android-edition-video_id35854

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ICAC finds Sydney University IT manager corrupt

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW) published the following statement on Wednesday 24 October. Due to the serious nature of the finding, Delimiter has republished this statement verbatim. Comments on this article are closed.

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ICAC finds Sydney University IT manager corrupt

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has found that University of Sydney information technology (IT) manager Atilla ?Todd? Demiralay engaged in corrupt conduct by using Succuro Recruitment, a business that employed his wife and later operated through a company in which he and his wife had a financial interest, to recruit contractors and staff for the university, without disclosing his financial interest in the business.

In its report on the Investigation into the recruitment of contractors and other staff by a University of Sydney IT manager, released today, the Commission also finds that Mr Demiralay engaged in corrupt conduct by engaging his brother-in-law George Tsipidis to work at the university without disclosing their relationship. He also falsely recorded that he had considered other candidates when engaging a close friend, Adrian Buxton, to work at the university and recommended that the university employ Gerard Hunt, a candidate provided by Succuro Recruitment Pty Ltd, which resulted in the payment of almost $16,000 to the company, despite the conflict of interest caused by Mr Demiralay having a financial interest in the company.

The report says that between 2006 and 2010, the total payments received from the university by Succuro, and later Succuro Recruitment Pty Ltd, amounted to $1,578,625. In late 2006 and early 2007, Mr Demiralay suggested to his supervisor and others at the university that Succuro could be used to provide casual and short-term contractors for work being undertaken by the information and communication technology area.

Mr Demiralay?s wife, Virginia Kantarzis, began working for Succuro in January 2007, from which time the business it did with the university increased steadily. Succuro invoices to the university for the year ending December 2006 totalled $3,080; for the year ending December 2007, they totalled $258,890.50. The year ending December 2009, after Ms Kantarzis and Mr Demiralay had become shareholders in Succuro Recruitment Pty Ltd in 2008, showed invoices to the university from the company totalled in excess of $555,000.

The Commission is satisfied that Mr Demiralay had an undisclosed conflict of interest in using, or recommending the use of, Succuro after January 2007, when his wife began working for the business. He had a financial interest in his wife?s continuing employment at Succuro and, as a manager at the university, he was in a position to direct the university?s business to Succuro to help ensure her continued employment. This conflict became plainer when Mr Demiralay and his wife became potential beneficiaries of the shares in Succuro Recruitment Pty Ltd after August 2008, when they became shareholders in that company.

The ICAC has made seven corruption recommendations to the University of Sydney, including that it should where possible establish a single point of access for employment of IT contractors using multiple C100 recruitment firms in competition. C100 recruitment firms have an existing contract with the state to supply labour services required by any public authority.

The Commission is of the opinion that the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions should be obtained with respect to the prosecution of Mr Demiralay and Ms Kantarzis for offences of giving false or misleading evidence to the Commission pursuant to section 87 of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988. The ICAC held a public inquiry as part of the investigation over nine days in March, April and May 2012. Assistant Commissioner Theresa Hamilton presided at the public inquiry, at which 22 witnesses gave evidence. The report is available on the ICAC website at www.icac.nsw.gov.au.

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Taste sensitivity link to our body's immune defences

Never mind the bitter end ? it is the bitter beginning of an infection that triggers an immune response.

We know that taste receptors on the tongue can detect bitter foods, but it turns out that there are also identical taste receptors in the upper airway. Noam Cohen at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and his team think they know why.

They grew cell cultures from sinus tissue samples collected from surgical patients, and found that bitter taste receptors in the tissue picked up the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that can cause pneumonia. The sinus tissue responded by producing nitric oxide to kill the invading microbes.

"Certain people have strong innate defences against these bacteria, which is based on their ability to detect bitterness," says Cohen. "Others who don't really 'taste' these bitter compounds have a weakened defence."

The research could lead to nasal sprays designed to activate the taste receptors and boost people's natural defences against sinus infections.

"This is probably the most exciting clinical link found for bitter receptors," says Liquan Huang of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was not involved in the study. "However, further work is needed to see if this can be translated into treatments."

Journal reference: Journal of Clinical Investigation, doi.org/jj4

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