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God Emperor of Dune, by Frank Herbert
published in 1981
where I got it: have owned this paperback since high school.
If you read only Dune, and never felt the interest to read further, that's okay. If you read the first three books in the series, and never felt the need to read further, that's okay too. It's especially okay because God Emperor of Dune is completely different from the earlier books in the series. If you're expecting more intrigue, more adventures of Paul Atreides, more of running an empire and getting rid of the damned Harkonnens, you're in for a surprise, that's for sure. (by the way, click to read my reviews of Dune: Messiah, and Children of Dune)
At the end of Children of Dune, nine year old Leto Atreides, heir to the empire, goes into the desert and starts covering his body with sandtrout, the small flat pre-worm creatures that fold themselves around pockets of water. The sandtrout bond with his skin and his body, creating a second skin of sort. He knows he is becoming something new and different, something that will change the face of humanity forever, the only something that can save humanity from the brink of extinction.
God Emperor of Dune takes place thirtyfive hundred years later.
Thirty five hundred years. think about that for a minute – where humanity was thirtyfive hundred years ago, how our culture has changed, how everything has changed. Now, imagine that nothing has changed over thirtyfive hundred years, that things have purposely and deliberately been held in a state of stagnation.
Children of Dune, by Frank Herbert
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I'm working to get through all the Dune books this year. Since I know the first book by heart, I started with Dune Messiah.
Children of Dune, by Frank Herbert
published in 1976
where I got it: have owned forever. My paperback is falling apart. Heh heh, the cover art says "The Climax of the Dune Trilogy".
Children of Dune is the third book in Frank Herberts Dune saga. Throughout Dune and Dune Messiah, we saw a build up of court politics, religious fervor, ythology, and genetic manipulation. All of this and more comes to a boiling point in Children of Dune. This review has taken me about a week to write. I've some history with this series, I came to it at a very impressionable age and it was my biggest step towards my love of science fiction. So it is very hard for me to distill fifteen years of experiencing this particular novel into a thousand words.
It's been less than ten years since a blinded Paul Muad-Dib walked into the desert without water or stillsuit. His sister Alia has sat as regent while the Empire waits for his nine year old twin children, Leto II and Ghanima to come of age. Arrakis has become the capitol of the Empire, and modernity has come to Arrakeen. Young Fremen no longer learn stillsuit discipline, they have no use for the desert traditions of their parents. Liet Kynes' 50 generation plan is speedily coming to fruition – the desert is greening. Homes are built without strict water seals, grasses are planted to hold the shifting dunes in place, trees are planted anywhere and everywhere. The planet is changing an the traditional tribes are horrified.
Ecological changes aside, Alia is no normal regent, and her niece and nephew are not normal children. Their dying mother opted for a spice overdose to save the lives of her children, and Leto II and Ghanima came to consciousness while still in the womb. Steeped in the spice for their entire life, neither child is a singular being, but instead the multitude of all the memories, all the lives of their descendents who live in the background of their consciousness. Not multiple personalities per se, but if they let their guard down, they could be possessed by the powerful voices within. Alia, Leto, and Ghanima all yearn for the prescience that Paul experienced, but to do so they would have to risk the spice trance that would only empower their other memories. Alia, already teetering on the edge of possession can't risk allowing the voices in the head to become any louder.
My heart breaks for Alia her every time I read this book. Demonized as a child, seen as an abomination for something she had no control over, Alia has no one to turn to, no one she can talk to. Everywhere she turns she is judged and looked down upon. Everywhere that is, but her inner voices. And one voice is so soothing, so seductive. One voice promises to quiet all the other warring voices, if only she takes his very helpful advice from time to time.
Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert
Posted April 24, 2014on:
Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert (Dune, book 2)
published in 1969
where I got it: have owned forever.
Why am I starting with the 2nd novel in this series? The first book in the series, Dune, was one of my gateway books to science fiction, and I've read it so many times in the last 20 years, that I practically know it by heart. I grew up reading this series. But you may not know Dune by heart. You may not have grown up with it. It's okay, I forgive you. But since I'm not a total jerk, here are some reviews of Dune to get you up to speed (The Founding Fields, Fantasy Book Review, Best Fantasy Books, Looping Wor(l)d, Josh's Fantasy Novel Reviews ), and if those are tl:dr, here's the wikipedia cliffsnotes.
My goal is to get through the rest of the series during this year. It's been a good eight (yikes, ten?) years since I attempted Chapterhouse, so I'm due for a reread of the entire series. And who knows, maybe I'll even rewatch the movie and miniseries, and we can talk about that too.
Will there be spoilers in this series of blog posts? yes. sorry, 'tis unavoidable.
Will they wreck your enjoyment of these books? Nope. read 'em, and you'll see what I mean.
and as usual, these will be my weird, impressionistic, paint thrown at the wall style reviews.
Dune Messiah opens with the planning of a conspiracy to dethrone Emperor Paul Muad'Dib Atreides. Before Paul ascended the throne, there had always been an unspoken rule of checks and balances – the Corrino Emperor ruled of course, but often bowed to the needs of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, and the Spacing Guild. Compromises were made, powers were kept relatively happy, any embarrassments could be swept under the rug of money and power. If Paul continues his refusal to compromise, he will have to be removed, and a more suitable (suitable = controllable) person put on the throne. The conspirators consist of Paul's wife Princess Irulan, Scytale the Tleilaxu face-dancer, the Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, and Edric the Guild Steersman, representing a cross section of the political parties whose future stability relies on being able to influence and control the ruling family. The plan they come up with involves nothing more suspect than a gift befitting an emperor.
Dune Messiah takes place twelve years after Dune, and we really see the metamorphosis Paul and his family have been forced to go through. Paul rules as Emperor of the known universe, yet he is completely powerless to stop jihadists who kill in his name. By allowing his Fremen to call him Messiah, he has given up all personhood, becoming a prisoner of his own success. Nearly overnight the known universe became a theocracy, and everything that's happened, everything that will happen, Paul has already forseen. The future isn't written in stone, Paul has merely seen all the possible paths, with roads that narrow as events get closer. He's the most accidental Emperor ever, and he and his sister Alia sometimes joke about the tragicomedy of their whole situation. A renegade genetic success and his abomination of a sister, ruling the galaxy, what could be funnier? it's actually a little depressing, when you think about it.
Everyone in this saga is trapped. It is important to remember that.
How movies got me to read more
Posted March 30, 2013on:
It's Ok. I saw the movie first too.
How many times have you said:
That movie was awesome! what? you say there's a book? Dude, I can't wait to read it!
So many times have I seen a movie, loved it to pieces, learned there was a book, loved *that* to pieces, and went on to have a simply lovely time. This has been going on my entire life. I give movies and TV all the credit for getting me into science fiction. A child of the 80s, I knew who Han Solo was before I knew who Isaac Asimov was, I thought Carl Sagan was just that guy who did the cool outer space PBS show, I knew David Lynch had something to do with this weird epic scifi movie that made no sense but looked and sounded really neat, and I stayed up late to watch reruns of Star Trek (back then it was just Star Trek).
The best thing about seeing the movie first? Since you don't know what you're missing, you're probably not going to walk out of the theater saying "that movie sucked". Well, maybe you will, but it won't be because they didn't follow the book.
Here's just a few recent examples of movies that got me to finally pick up the book:
Howl's Moving Castle – Diana Wynne Jones's famous children's book gets the Miyazaki treatment. I admit it, I'm shallow. A few minutes into the movie I was madly in love with Howl's voice. An hour and a half later I was in love with the entire movie Sure, Miyazaki played fast and loose with the characters and put his own spin on the ending and on Howl's "secret", but it's such a pretty movie, and certainly one of my favorites from Studio Ghibli. After watching the movie a few times, I read the book, and greatly enjoyed it.
Disney's John Carter of Mars/A Princess of Mars – panned by critics, I actually really liked this movie. It was well paced, the CGI martians were cool, I liked the premise, I liked the opening. Other than a plot that didn't make much sense, it was a fun adventure movie. (also, I'm shallow. I have no idea what color his eyes were. My attention was umm, elsewhere.) I downloaded an audio version of A Princess of Mars, and it's awesome! I don't agree with all the changes they made when adapting the book to a screenplay, I do understand them. Had I seen this movie after experiencing the book, I probably would have panned it too.
Lord of the Rings trilogy – yes, I suck, I'd never read these until about a year ago. But I liked the movies! Nice visuals, great music, excellent cinematography, great acting, what wasn't to like? After ten years of my other half (who loves The Lord of the Rings almost as much as he loves me) nagging me to read them, and me giving him lame excuse after lame excuse, it was my enjoyment of the films that finally got me to read the books. Doing it as part of a read along with some other bloggers didn't hurt either.
The Hunger Games – that was one damn good movie. my family loved the book and have been bugging me to read it for a while. I will. . . eventually. It's going to get me addicted to this super trendy YA post apocalyptic stuff, isn't it?
Dune (1984) – yes, that one, and you had to know this was coming, and okay, this isn't so recent. I was ten or eleven years old the first time I saw this on T.V., and it was love at first sight. Mind you, I had absolutely no idea what was going on, or why it was important, but I was fascinated by the imagery and the epic music. I read the book as a teenager, and took my first step in a life long love affair with science fiction. And yes, the book is a zillion times better than the movie. But I had to start somewhere, didn't I?
now it's your turn. What movies or tv shows got YOU to finally pick up the book?
You probably know Frank Herbert from his masterpiece, Dune. or perhaps you are more familiar with his son, Brian Herbert, who has been involved with continuing the series. But Frank Herbert did so much more more than just epic space opera involving secretive sisterhoods and sandworms. Many of his stand alone novels took place in the present (which would have been the 1960's and 70's) and could be easily be considered mainstream suspense novels. When I'm at the used bookstore, if I see a copy of a Herbert I don't own, I grab it, and rarely have I been disappointed. In my mind, Frank Herbert is a little like George R. R. Martin – sure, their famous series blow my mind every time, but I'm missing out on the bigger picture if I don't read their other works too.
The Santaroga Barrier, by Frank Herbert
written in 1968
where I got it: bought used
Something very strange is happening in a valley in Southern California. Or perhaps, it's nothing strange at all, just a close knit, old fashioned community famous for its cheese production. Doctor Gilbert Dasein of the Psychology department of the University of California has been sent to the Santaroga Valley. It is true that he's hoping to patch things up with his ex-girlfriend Jenny, a resident of Santaroga, but Dasein has another mission, one which killed the last two men who took it on. He's being paid to do market research and find out what exactly is going on there. Why won't the Santarogans allow national businesses to build in their valley? Why don't they have a single reported case of mental illness? Why doesn't anyone ever leave the valley for good? Are they innocent survivalists? is it a cult? is it something more?
It's not that Santaroga doesn't like outsiders, it's that they don't need them. They produce plenty of their famous cheese, and they also produce everything else their residents need, from furniture and wine, to independently sourced auto parts and canned food. Most Santarogan-made products never leave the valley, and all residents work together to make everyone has enough, newlyweds have houses, and that everyone is taken care of. And everyone sure gets excited when a wheel of Jaspers Cheese is brought out.
The good news is that Gilbert does find Jenny, and they do patch things up to the point where she'd like to get married as soon as possible. But the more time Gilbert spends in the valley, the more he wants to leave and take Jenny with him. Santaroga is an odd place, to say the least. Salespeople are brutally honest about what's wrong with the used cars in the lot. No one ever seems frustrated or depressed or angry, words between Santarogans are never misunderstood, and the smell of the famous Jaspers cheese is everywhere. And children? There's not a single child to be seen in the valley.
Hellstrom's Hive, by Frank Herbert
Published in 1973
where I got it: purchased used
There will be spoilers in this review, if only because they show up early in the novel, and it would be impossible to tell you anything about the plot without spoiling a few surprises. But don't worry, there are many more surprises I didn't tell you about.
If you've read Dune, you'll be familiar with Herbert's odd style of telling a story in third person, yet showing nearly everyone's internal monologues and thoughts processes as if it were first person. For people who have never read a Herbert before, it is a strange style, and you'll get used to it fairly quickly.
Something very strange is going on in a rural valley in the Pacific Northwest. An unnamed government agency has a file on the documentary maker Nils Hellstrom. They know something subversive (probably communism or a religious cult) is happening on his rural farm slash movie studio, but they can't seem to catch him in the act. And every agent they send in as a lost backpacker or hiker disappears without a trace. When an agent finds a secret Hellstrom document partially outlining some kind of super weapon, the agency knows it's time to up their game. We get to know a handful of agents, and in only a few pages (sometimes a few sentences), Herbert digs deeps into their personas to flesh them out into full developed characters with hopes and fears. If you ask me, Herbert has always been a master of subtle character development.
And then we get the story from Nils' point of view. He's not harboring communists or making dirty movies. He's desperately trying to save the human race. More a culture than a cult, he has helped created a utopian society, one free of fear, jealousy, hunger, and anger. A society where everyone is peaceful and happy, where everyone works in harmony to help the larger group. This perfect society, the only way to save the human race, is based on another on of Earth's creatures, albeit on most humans find unsavory.


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Vintage photos of:
Vermont circa 1905. "Steam drills, Rutland R.R." Ppppplease pppppardon the nnnnoise. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
It's really been around for quite a while, and as I recall a pretty neat sound when I was a kid. Except if you were the operator!
In third grade my elementary school taught us to sing the song "Drill Ye Tarriers Drill" as part of the grade's history curriculum.
"Every morning at seven o'clock
There's twenty tarriers a workin at the rock
The boss comes along and he says, "Keep still
And come down heavy on the cast iron drill."
They never explained anything about the cast iron drill.
I now know what it looked like and that it ran on steam thanks to Shorpy.
The need for railroad connections was necessary to transport the huge
amount of marble quarried there. I believe Rutland was once Mill City.
What all of them will be saying in a few years after not using ear protection!
Ant ideas what all these drillers are trying to accomplish? Looks like nothing but a muddy field!
[They're making a rock cut where the track is being laid. - Dave]

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G*LEE (b. 1991 as Grace Lee) is a New York bred multi-faceted musician riveting as a DJ, spoken word artist, producer, singer-songwriter, composer, and a creative artist of many entities. She is the Founder and Creative Director of the notable DJ-collective Liaison Femme. Alongside her music repertoire, G*LEE extends her venture as a visual artist whom she collaborates with NYC based artist Awol Erizku in projects arranging from all mediums of integrative art and in media. Off the curb, G*LEE served as Guest Editor of the publication "Off The Decks" with Tom Tom Magazine respectively from Issue 8 thru Issue 10 curated by her DJ collective Liaison Femme.
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In 2010, G*LEE founded a DJ collective entitled Liaison Femme and launched the debut in 2012. Liaison Femme is a forward thinking collective/movement comprised only of female DJs. The movement is to empower and make awareness of leading creative female DJs in the world and extend to identify females in performance arts. Many noted female DJs joined together to establish Liaison Femme. Advocates include and involve with Venus X, DJ Lindsey Caldwell, DJ Kiss, DJ Gina Turner, Mia Moretti, Louisahhh, Jubilee, Creep, DJ Tina T, and many more affiliated. Female artists like of MNDR, Maluca Mala, Kilo Kish have worked along with the collective. Since the debut Liaison Femme received a bandwidth of recognition from Huffington Post, Time Out NY, and support from the community.
In spring of 2011, G*LEE and Grammy-Nominated producer Illmind (Ramon Ibanga) officially began production for an exclusive debut album. The official anticipated announcement has not been publicly announced yet but in progress.
In summer of 2011, G*LEE joined NYC-based artist Awol Erizku for an exclusive collaboration between Milk Studios' MilkMade placed as producer in working on special editorials. ("New Villager – The Code"). In term, a short-music film was released featuring Fools Gold Records' very own eccentric band The Suzan directed by Awol Erizku and produced by G*LEE. ("The Suzan – Uh Ah").
XVI: More Than This EP was exclusively released on June 2012 for non-commercial distribution and given as free render.


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Mrs. Kringle's visit
It was the ninth of December when all through the library the bells started to jingle?
Lo and behold! It was Mrs. Kringle!
The children were smiling from ear to ear.
They knew that Christmas is near.
A lot of FUN was had by one and all!


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Your Favourite Toronto Patio
Spring has finally sprung and I am wondering what your favourite restaurant patio is. It could be a Little Italy cafe for people watching or an intimate retreat. I love the patio at Freshwood Grill on Roncesvalles. It's cool and quiet - a perfect place to unwind and relax.
The street facing corner table at Lion On The Beach(Queen East & Kenilworth) is great for people watching, although the whole place is pretty agreeable. Pub food with a few specials, but hey, it's a pub!
We enjoy sitting in the patio beside Quigley's at Beech and Queen. It's at the eastern, quieter part of the Beaches (I refuse to say "Beach") District, but there's still lots of people-watching, the menu selection is more extensive than mere pub grub, and the Quigley's serving staff is attentive and pleasant. A laid-back spot for a warm spring or summer day.
re: Finnegan
Another second floor outdoor patio frequented by the downtown crowd, especially Ryersonians, is the Imperial PUBlic Library, just east of Yonge at 58 Dundas East. Friendly, comfortable and informal atmosphere, classic jazz on the speakers, and an outdoor location facing towards Dundas Square that can't be beaten. In poor weather the second floor bar is cosy and inviting. Standard pub grub and drinks, but IMO the place is a winner.
Still love the patio at the Brasserie, John/Richmond. Haven't been there for a while, so not sure about service/food/drinks anymore but boy is that patio a good one.
re: Attknee
I'll wholeheartedly agree, Attknee. This is a lovely, lovely patio.
For a great dins on a warm summer's eve - Boulevard Cafe. Other contenders - Noce and the back patio at Terroni on Queen West.
For a splurge (though I haven't been there since they reinvented themselves) - The Fifth.
For brunch - one of the front 3 tables at Bar Italia.
For drinks - rooftop patios at Ultra or Spoke Club.
The Beaconsfield for watching Queen St. W walk-by; across the street upstairs at the Drake for a comfy lounge feel.
- For elegance I second the Fifth and Ultra, plus the Roof at the Hyatt.
- For lounging out I'd second the Drake, plus Wish (tiny, but an oasis), and Proof (the new-ish Vodka bar at the Interconti on Bloor... feels like you've escaped to the set of Entourage).
- For people-watching, can't beat the Black Bull and the Rivoli.
- le Select or Julie's for dining al fresco.
- And Amuse Bouche (where they actually give you pashminas to help manage that nighttime chill) is my favourite secret place.
re: Rabbit
All me too's to Rabbit's recs:
Wish - comfortable tiny place that nevertheless is casually elegant
Rivoli - always fun, good tunes, great for a group to hang out
Drake - Serves a fun little bar menu. Has gotten unpleasantly crowded and 'exclusive' since we used to go years ago but still a great place if you go on the off-hours
Kalendar: Tiny but great fun if you're able to get a seat for relaxing in Little Italy.
Panorama - Hate to put this place but they have an awe-inspriing view of the city on a nice summer night, especially during the sunset. Just go for drinks (and I mean no fancy cocktails).
re: Snarf
For those new to Rebelhouse, be aware that they have a stupid policy of having to order food if you're out on the patio. That usually isn't an issue for us since we usually order food with our beer but last weekend was the first time we wanted to go sit out on the patio with just drinks (since we were in the area) and so we didn't bother going there. :-(
Oooh - forgot that I love afternoon jazz at the Mill Street patio in the Distillery on summer weekends.
Yeah, it feels a little tourist, but the coffee porter is fab, and the space really is so pretty (the trains rumbling by add some grit).
I hate to say this since it's tough enough to get a table there as it is, but I love the Queen Mum patio (I mean... Queen Mother). Maybe it's mostly for sentimental reasons (my husband introduced me to it) but to me, it doesn't get any better than eating the ping gai chicken and washing it down with a cold beverage out on the patio on a clear summer night.
re: courgette
Terrace at the Fifth, Auberge du Pommier, Provence, The Miller Tavern.
re: The Macallan 18
Isn't it amazing how the Miller Tavern managed to make a little patio oasis smack dab between a giant parking lot and Yonge St.? Too bad the food is over-priced and so-so.
re: SpiceMustFlow
Not My Dog in Parkdale has a cool back patio, and Cadillac Lounge as well. I've never eaten at Cadillac, only drinks. But it's big and fun.
Bodega on Baldwin has a really lovely patio, and a tasty steak frites. Provence Delicies in Cabbagetown also has a lovely patio, but I've only been there for brunch.
Also in Cabbagetown, House on Parliament has a very small but fun patio, which is a great place to have a pint and enjoy their delicious food.
re: mainja
I agree, courgette... Queen Mothers has a lovely backyard patio under the trees and the flowers and I have sentimental memories there of my first date with my now husband!
I also like the Foggy Dew, just in my neighbourhood at King and Niagara. It has a beautiful BIG wraparound patio on the sunny side of the street. They also let your dog sit just outside the railing and provide bowls of water. Brunch is also good in the sunny outdoors at the Foggy Dew! It's bustling Day and night here!
Third on my list is Big Papa's Bordello on Queen at Augusta. During the summer (last year, at least) they have the Sunday Lime where iDrum plays live to house music and other amazing tracks.
re: Kimberlita
Cafe Diplomatico and The Standard - both on College.
Brassaii on King Street West.
Habitat on Queen/Tecumseth - wish they would be open more on sunny weekend afternoons!
re: thebutcher
To add to the list .. I really like Fresh at Queen and Crawford as it is a nice little suntrap, especially on a Sunday afternoon. Good people watching too.
re: mainja
HOP has a great patio atmosphere & really good food...but I find the real treat is hanging out by the bar where the action is...the staff is hilarious.
My vote for patio is Cadillac Lounge...can't vouch for the food...but really cool patio!!!


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US Military Prepares for Iraq Airstrikes
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Sheldon Grad Receives Special Gift
EUGENE, Ore — A Sheldon High School senior gets the gift of a lifetime, her dad watched her graduate from half a world away. It's a proud moment for any parent and it only happens once on graduation day. There's no place a parent would rather be, watching their child cross the stage. But for … Continue reading »
House Passes VA Health Care Measure
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US Air Force Band Kicks Off Free Tour
EUGENE, Ore. – The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West is kicking off a free concert series in Oregon. The 50-member band is stationed outside of Sacramento, and will kick off the tour Saturday night in Florence. The critically acclaimed musicians travel thousands of miles every year, entertaining audiences with music, fun, … Continue reading »
Banners to Honor Active Military Members
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Local Mental Health Treatment Resources
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Women Veterans Conference in Eugene
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Lebanon Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report Q4 2014
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Lebanon benefits from a sizeable healthcare sector where the costs of health services and drug prices are generally high. The private sector accounts for about 90% of Lebanon's hospitals and pharmacies, driving the prescription of high-value pharmaceuticals. However, the government's commitment to cost containment measures continues as it announces further price reductions for an increasing selection of medicines, impacting overall market value. Tension between Lebanese political blocs concerning the ongoing civil war in Syria presents significant risks to both political and economic stability, contributing to factors which impede the market's potential.
Headline Expenditure Projections
Pharmaceuticals : LBP2,056.94bn (US$1.36bn) in 2013 to LBP2,190.07bn (US$1.46bn) in 2014; +6.5% in local currency and +7.3.% in US dollar terms. Forecast broadly in line with Q 2 2014 .
Healthcare: LBP4,778.68bn (US$3.17bn) in 2013 to LBP5,251.39bn (US$3.51bn) in 2014; +9.9% in local currency and +10.7% US dollar terms. Forecast slightly higher from Q 2 2014 .
Risk/Reward Rating
For Q3 2014, Lebanon's Pharmaceutical Risk/Reward Rating (RRR) score is calculated at 52.7 out of 100, ranking the country seventh in the Middle East and Africa matrix, one place above last quarter's eighth position.
Key Trends & Developments
The Lebanese Health Minister Wael Abu Faour has announced that prices for another batch of drugs will be reduced by an average of 17%, reports the Daily Star. In March the ministry reduced the prices of 629 medicines by 20%. The decision to reduce prices was approved by all the relevant ministries, including industry, finance, economy and the Shura Council. Abu Faour has warned pharmacies, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and depots against breaching the decision or objecting to it.
Eisai EMEA has reported that Halaven (eribulin) is now commercially available in Lebanon as a treatment for women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer...
The Lebanon Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s forecasts for drugs and healthcare expenditure and imports and exports, focusing on the growth outlook for the prescription, OTC, patented drugs and generics market segments.
BMI's Lebanon Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report provides industry professionals, strategists, company executives, investors, analysts and sales/marketing heads with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Lebanese pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Key Benefits
Benchmark BMI's independent pharmaceutical and healthcare industry forecasts for Lebanon to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Lebanese pharmaceutical and healthcare market.
Target business opportunities and risks in the Lebanese pharmaceutical and healthcare sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Lebanon.
Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity) and Competitive Landscape Tables.
BMI Industry View & Industry SWOT
An at-a-glance perspective on latest regulatory developments, key forecast indicators and major corporate developments, covering the prescription, OTC and generics markets. The SWOT outlines strategic factors which affect BMI's forecast analysis, and taken together with BMI's political, economic and business environment SWOTS, it gives a complete overview of market climate.
Market Summary
Snapshot of key market characteristics, including total size of pharmaceuticals and healthcare segments, growth drivers, leading therapeutic areas and the competitive landscape.
Regulatory Regime
Details of the industry regulatory framework and key legislation covering the licensing of new products/services, pricing and reimbursements, intellectual property, taxation and advertising, as well as an analysis of the overall regulatory burden.
Industry Developments
Focus on government healthcare reforms, epidemiological trends, company M&As, product launches, market entries, FDI activity, R&D, biotechnology, clinical trials and supply chain issues.
BMI Industry Forecasts
Forecasts to end-2018 for all key industry indicators (see list below) supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast, including:
Healthcare: Total healthcare expenditure (US$bn), healthcare expenditure (% of GDP), healthcare expenditure per capita (US$), hospital beds (per `000 population), doctors (per `000 population), birth and mortality rate (per `000 population)
Pharmaceutical market: Drug expenditure (US$bn), drug expenditure (% of GDP), drug expenditure per capita (US$)
Patented drug market: Prescription drug sales (US$bn), prescription sales (% of total sales), sales broken down by 14 therapeutic areas (cardiovascular, anti-infectives etc.)
Generic drug market: Generic product sales (US$bn), generic sales (% of total sales)
OTC drug market: OTC sales (US$bn), OTC sales (% of total sales), sales broken down by product types (analgesics, skin treatments, vitamins and minerals etc.)
Medical Devices: Medical device sales (US$bn), medical device sales (% of total healthcare market)
Macroeconomic Forecasts: Nominal and real GDP, % real GDP growth, % private consumption growth, % industrial output growth, % consumer price index, % GDP price deflator, exports, imports, trade balance, current account balance, foreign direct investment, exchange rate against US$, government expenditure, external debt.
Competitive Landscape
The competitive landscape section provides comparative company analyses and rankings by US$ sales and % share of total sales - for the total pharmaceutical sector, as well as the OTC, generics, and distribution sub-sectors.
Company Profiles
Examines the competitive positioning and short- to medium-term business strategies of key industry players. Strategy is examined within the context of BMI's industry forecasts, our macroeconomic views and our understanding of the wider competitive landscape to generate Company SWOT analyses. The latest financial and operating statistics and key company developments are also incorporated within the company profiles, enabling a full evaluation of recent company performance and future growth prospects.
BMI Industry View
Business Environment
Industry Forecast
Pharmaeutical Market Forecast
Table: Pharmaceutical Sales, Historical Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2010-2018)
Healthcare Market Forecast
Table: Healthcare Expenditure Trends, Historical Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2010-2018)
Table: Government Healthcare Expenditure Trends, Historical Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2010-2018)
Table: Private Healthcare Expenditure Trends, Historical Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2010-2018)
Prescription Drug Market Forecast
Table: Prescription Drug Market Indicators, Historical Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2010-2018)
Patented Drug Market Forecast
Table: Patented Drug Market Indicators, Historical Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2010-2018)
Generic Drug Market Forecast
Table: Generics Drug Market Indicators, Historical Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2010-2018)
OTC Medicine Market Forecast
Table: Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medicine Market Indicators, Historical Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2010-2018)
Pharmaceutical Trade Forecast
Table: Pharmaceutical Trade Data And Forecasts (Lebanon 2012-2018)
Table: Pharmaceutical Trade Data And Forecasts local currency (Lebanon 2012-2018)
Other Healthcare Data
Key Risks To BMI's Forecast Scenario
Macroeconomic Forecasts
Economic Outlook
Table: Lebanon - Economic Activity
Industry Risk Reward Ratings
Middle East & Africa Risk/Reward Ratings
Lebanon Risk/Reward Ratings
Market Overview
Industry Trends And Developments
Healthcare Sector
Healthcare Insurance
Medical Tourism
Regional Healthcare Collaboration
Clinical Trials
Regulatory Development
Regulatory Developments
Counterfeit Drugs
Public Sector Procurement
Intellectual Property Regime
Free Trade Agreements
Pricing Regime
Reimbursement Regime
Competitive Landscape
Pharmaceutical Sector
Pharmaceutical Sector Developments
Pharmaceutical Distribution
Retail Pharmacy Sector
Company Profile
Benta Pharnaceutical Industries (BPI)
Chalhoub Pharmaceuticals (CHAPHA)
Alfa Laboratories
Merck & Co
Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Abbott Laboratories
Demographic Forecast
Table: Lebanon's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000)
Table: Lebanon's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total)
Table: Lebanon's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020
Table: Lebanon's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020
Pharmaceutical Expenditure Forecast Model
Healthcare Expenditure Forecast Model
Notes On Methodology
Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology
Ratings Overview
Table: Pharmaceutical Risk/Reward Ratings Indicators
Indicator Weightings
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Lifestyle Intervention in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
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Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is a common disorder characterised by interrupted breathing while sleeping. It is associated with cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. Furthermore, most patients with OSAHS are overweight and have impaired quality of life. Lifestyle interventions incorporating exercise training, dietary advice and behaviour change have been shown to elicit favourable changes in quality of life, body mass/composition and cardiovascular risk in a range of patient groups. However, no study has investigated the impact of lifestyle modification on such health outcomes in patients with OSAHS. This study will address this issue by investigating the effects of a lifestyle intervention on quality of life, body mass/composition and cardiovascular risk in patients with OSAHS. A total of 60 volunteers will be recruited and randomly allocated to one of the two groups. Patients in the intervention group will be offered a 12-week individualised lifestyle programme consisting of supervised exercise training, dietary advice and behaviour change counselling. Patients in the control group will receive an educational booklet detailing healthy eating and exercise guidelines but no supervised or structured intervention. The results of this study will inform the design of a larger, multi-centre randomised controlled trial.
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Behavioral: Combined lifestyle intervention
Phase 2
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention on Quality of Life, Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Established on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Body mass [ Time Frame: 25 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Incremental shuttle walk performance [ Time Frame: 25 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Quality of life (EQ-5D and EQ-VAS) [ Time Frame: 13 and 25 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Body fat percentage [ Time Frame: 13 and 25 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Resting blood pressure [ Time Frame: 13 and 25 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Blood markers (glucose, insulin, lipids, CRP) [ Time Frame: 13 and 25 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Usual care control
Leaflet on exercise and diet
Experimental: Lifestyle intervention
Exercise training (mixture of supervised and non-supervised) Dietary advice Behaviour change counselling (physical activity, diet)
Behavioral: Combined lifestyle intervention
Exercise training, dietary advice, behaviour change counselling
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- obstructive sleep apnoea patients who have been receiving CPAP therapy for at least 6 months and are known to be adherent to the treatment (>75% nightly use per week)
- clinically obese (body mass index >30)
- age 18-85 years
- able to undertake exercise testing and training
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with any contraindications to exercise (e.g. severe hypertension, unstable arrhythmias, severe musculoskeletal injuries)
- unable to undertake the requirements of the study
- non-English speaking
- already undertaking >30 min exercise >3 times per week
- non-compliant with CPAP
- body mass index <30
- unable to provide written informed consent
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01546792
|United Kingdom
|Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University
|Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S10 2BP
|Pulmonary Function Unit, Northern General Hospital
|Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S57AU
|Principal Investigator:
|Stephen Bianchi, MD
|Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
No publications provided by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Garry Tew, Senior Research Fellow, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01546792 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 27, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 1, 2012
|Health Authority:
|United Kingdom: National Health Service
Keywords provided by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:
sleep apnoea
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Body Weight
Nervous System Diseases
Nutrition Disorders
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
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Honey Crisp apples - next best?
Can't find the Honey Crisp anywhere and have been told the season's finished. I've been trying to find one that tastes nearly as good and am getting nowhere.
Any ideas?
Pink Lady. Similar mild flavor, similar crispiness.
Now, someone needs to start working on a Honey Crisp/Jonathan/Macintosh hybrid.
I am so glad to see your post as I haven't had an apple in weeks because I couldn't find any more Honey Crisps :-(
If I may indulge in a little rant..
As a Canadian, living in Toronto, I'm appalled at my inability to buy Canadian apples during the year. Every grocery has Granny Smith apples from South Africa or the US, the oxymoronic Red & Gold Delicious (which are far from delicious, IMHO - small flavour, awful texture), Fuji and Gala, etc., but none of the great Canadian varieties I enjoyed as a child in Quebec - Spy's, Winesaps, IDA reds, Spartans, etc. My only choice for a Canadian apple is McIntosh (which are great, and I really enjoy them), but still! I like my apples crisp, cold, and tart, with just a touch of sweetness. (end of rant)
re: KevinB
You need to shop growers on the edges of the GTA and beyond. If you want 'em, you gotta drive to the apples like Honey Crisps and other varieties. Supermarkets just don't bother. Check the u-pick listings run by the province and call the orchards--many run stores year-round with excellent quality cold-stored apples and cider.
re: KevinB
Hey, KevinB, I have purchased Northern Spy apples and Spartans at the Superstore at Don Mills & Eglinton in the summer and fall, for sure. Longo's has a pretty good selection of Ontario apples during that time, as well.
re: KevinB
Price Chopper (and maybe Sobey's?) seem to be supplied to some degree by Norfolk apple growers. My local Price Chopper always has Ontario Empire apples (cross between a Mac and a Delicious), and occasionally Spartans and Galas.
I think a lot of the other varieties have been given up in favour of the more popular types, which is why varieties like Spys and Winesaps are only available in the fall. Also, in checking the Ontario apple growers website, which lists apples with a time range (ie. Empires are listed as October to July), my guess is that a lot of varieties are just finished, even those in cold-storage.
re: SherylKirby
I gotta say. After around November/December, apples start to really, really suck. There's a 10% chance of getting any good apples from a store now, and they still don't even compare to fresh apples you buy at the end of the summer when they're freshly grown.
Apples are put into cold storage and then taken out several months later and sold. Terrible thing.
Storage Honey Crisps are pretty much cleaned out now. I like JonaGolds but find that storage apples--even direct from growers in Brampton/Cambridge/KW--are getting a little spongey. If you want local apples, a trip to the growers is the only option. Stores usually skip them now in favor of low cost-and tasteless--imports.
The U of M has developed some other apples alongside the Honey Crisp:
Both the Zestar and the Snow Sweet are good choices if you can find them, but IMO, the honey crisp reigns supreme.
Zestar (early season): http://www.apples.umn.edu/orchards/Ze...
Snow Sweet (late season): http://www.apples.umn.edu/orchards/sn...
Pretty fed up with the grocery store Foodland Ontario bags by this time of year, but my local cheap greengrocer, Fruit King, has excellent Ontario mutsus hidden at the back.
I got some Empire apples from Whole Foods a few days ago. They are virtually as good as from the orchard. I was shocked! Juicy, crispy, lots of flavour, almost perfect.
I saw Honey Crisp apples for sale by the basket at the St. Lawrence Farmers' Market (north building) just this past Saturday (March 22). They were located in the northeast corner. Sorry but I don't know the price nor can I attest to their quality. At this late date, they may not be so crispy!


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Jimmy Rodriguez, whose restaurant portfolio once routinely attracted global leaders and rock stars Adam Platt once dubbed him the "Toots Shor of uptown dining" is bringing a branch of his New Rochellebased Don Coqui to City Island. Expect to find the same menu of updated Puerto Rican classics, like pernil and grilled meats, that are served at the Astoria Don Coqui, along with a barrage of fruity rums and colossal cocktails. [Official Site via The Bronx/Tumblr]
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Sing for Joy, Ye People
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Sing for Joy, Ye People composed by Joseph M. Martin. For Choral (2PT TREBLE). Harold Flammer. Choral. 8 pages. Shawnee Press #E5534. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35020190).
This Advent text is a joyful affirmation of God's promise to send a Redeemer. An anthem of hope and light!


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Application Lifecycle Management: The movers and shakers
Old applications never die; they just stick around sucking up valuable computing resources and helpdesk time. If your business faces that problem, then it's time to take application lifecycle management seriously. Code is alive. Applications are living, breathing things that are supposed to change as the business changes, and …
Exercise for you:
Try this again, only now without the incessant buzzword-laden pr-soundbites.
Stopped reading halfway through because I'm not that interested in hearing what series of oversized high-margin-making companies can sell me a bundle of software and/or service contracts I didn't know I needed. What concept is it that you're advocating? How will this buzzword-y thing magically make better that big pile of oozing "temporary" software that keeps on out-living the spendy stuff that comes with a salesforce army and a marketing navy?
Do an in-depth piece on that, and you can follow-up with a comprehensive round-up of your fave sponsors' offerings. But do put some value in your pieces that'll appeal to your readers, there's a good lad.
What a choice - IBM or Microsoft
Forget it then - the back of an envelope will have to do.
So, we're back to upgrade for upgrade's sake...
... except now we can have a series of tools to track plan and manage the process.
All well and good, but this doesn't explain why companies still use older tools or software. It assumes that people will upgrade at the appropriate moment in their 3 or 5 or whatever-year cycle. Companies still use older software and apps because they do the job well enough for the purposes required.
What's more, the commercial arguments for continual upgrades always seem to ignore the cost benefit of not upgrading. If the software continues to bring in more than it costs to maintain, it's difficult to justify the upgrade. If it relies on older formats of hardware, it's not unheard of for companies to buy up spares to extend the service life. This might explain the continued use of XP. Most companies will only upgrade if they run out of options to wring more out of what they already have. And at that point, the planning and testing pays off even more so.
If you could ignore the "IT" bumfff (technical word that) from this article what it actualy means is knowing what information your organisation needs to perform its functions.
THis simply requires the application of an information asset register that doesn't need to be bought from IBM or Microsoft - it's just a list or if needs be a dashboard that tells you what information you need to meet your business need, and what dependencies there are on technology.
Which is a far easier than milling about counting what bits of technology you own and then working out if you need them... by easier I mean cheaper and more likely to reduce costs - try asking the information management team in your organisation... alternatively do a search for Digital Continuity Service.
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The Democratic candidate challenging Vicky Hartzler for her seat in the U.S. Congress is calling on Governor Jay Nixon to grant clemency to Jeff Mizanskey, the man serving a life sentence for non-violent marijuana offenses. Nate Irvin, 25, kicked off his support with a press conference Monday on th ... More >>
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Planned Parenthood, Missouri's only abortion provider, is asking Governor Jay Nixon to veto a bill passed by the Missouri Legislature that would force women to wait three days before having an abortion. Women already jump through several hoops to obtain an abortion in Missouri, where the only legal ... More >>
Save the date: September 25, 2014. That's when oral arguments will kick off in Barrier v. Vasterling, the most direct legal challenge to Missouri's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage since the amendment became law in 2004. "Missouri has traditionally recognized marriages from other states t ... More >>
Governor Jay Nixon came to St. Louis on Friday for a ceremony celebrating the building of a dental school. And after the event, he finally addressed the topic of granting clemency to Jeff Mizanskey, the man who has been in prison for more than 20 years serving a life without parole sentence for mari ... More >>
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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is not a fan of the "most hardcore Second Amendment bill" in the country, but he is a fan of gun rights! Nixon, a Democrat, today vetoed one of the most high-profile Republican bills at the legislature this session -- a proposal to ban the enforcement of federal gun law ... More >>
Does Missouri have the most extreme states' rights effort in the country? An analysis published by the Associated Press today suggests that lawmakers in Missouri have advanced legislation that may very well be the "most extreme example of a states' rights movement that has been spreading across th ... More >>
Is it legal to carry guns in public in Illinois? Depends on whom you ask. Illinois is the only state in the country that has maintained a ban on concealed-carry, but across the river from St. Louis, the top prosecutor in Madison County now says that -- effective immediately -- citizens can carry c ... More >>
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Missouri Republicans are pushing forward with a privacy bill to block the state from maintaining personal records -- and in the process have introduced an amendment that supporters say will make it easier to get concealed-carry permits. That proposal from State Senator Ed Emery would eliminate the ... More >>
With the United States Supreme Court considering gay marriage this week, people across the country are talking about the issue of marriage equality. But not Governor Jay Nixon. Questioned about it at a press conference yesterday -- just two days after Senator Claire McCaskill publicly stated her su ... More >>
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Today state Representative Jamilah Nasheed, subject of our August feature story Just Who Does Jamilah Nasheed Think She Is?, announced that she is running for the state Senate seat currently held by Robin Wright-Jones. Nasheed, who is in the middle of her third term in the state House, immediat ... More >>
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Rex Sinquefield: He fought the law(men) and won.That was so easy, one wonders why it took 150 years to figure out?Yesterday, the St. Louis Police Officers' Association officially caved. For the first time since the Civil War, the association agreed to allow City Hall -- and not the governor's off ... More >>
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Peter KinderLt. Governor Peter Kinder voted to give $2.5 million in taxpayer money to the non-profit company running the Tour of Missouri bicycle race -- even while he served as the company's chairman.And that's a conflict of interest, says the state auditor. In a newly released audit of the Miss ... More >>
In Peter Kinder terminology, Karl Rove "made it rain" Wednesday night. Republican strategist Karl Rove touched down in Cape Girardeau Wednesday night for a fundraiser for Lt. Governor Peter Kinder. Tickets to the dinner and discussion went for $250 to $2,500 a pop and helped raise $160,000 for th ... More >>
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Two Midwestern governors from different political parties are in hot water over food-related issues. Missouri governor Jay Nixon, a Democrat, took a lashing on Twitter from Kansas City Republican state representative Ryan Silvey over the recent firing of the Governor's Mansion chef: .bbpBox749977 ... More >>
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We're guessing that this isn't the kind of prayer Missouri legislators want to guarantee.Tenth day of May, that is. Yes, yesterday the Missouri Legislature passed another proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution. If passed by Missouri voters in 2012, the amendment would guarantee the right ... More >>
The passenger train route from St. Louis to KC as seen today and the foreseeable future.Republican legislators today rejected an attempt to place into the state budget a provision for high-speed rail linking St. Louis to Kansas City. Last month, Governor Jay Nixon announced that Missouri would bi ... More >>
Chapelle-Nadal: Do I sound crazy? I don't sound crazy. No, not at all.So, if you haven't heard by now, State Senator Maria Chapelle-Nadal earned the ire of many of her fellow elected officials on Tuesday when she compared them to "house slaves" during an interview on WGNU. Chapelle-Nadal made the ... More >>
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Find the sum and difference between a pair of two-digit numbers. Now find the sum and difference between the sum and difference! What happens?
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Ram divided 15 pennies among four small bags. He could then pay any sum of money from 1p to 15p without opening any bag. How many pennies did Ram put in each bag?
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Cut differently-sized square corners from a square piece of paper
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Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.
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There is a clock-face where the numbers have become all mixed up. Can you find out where all the numbers have got to from these ten statements?
Ten cards are put into five envelopes so that there are two cards in each envelope. The sum of the numbers inside it is written on each envelope. What numbers could be inside the envelopes?
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How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?
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Regarding Virtualizing Servers, which I think is an excellent way to get the most out of hardware as well as safety if a machine should fail, is it a good idea to virtualize servers such as the DC or the exchange server?
I read somewhere that MS doesn't recommend virtualizing DC machines and somebody else mentioned something about servers with DB's on them because of the amount of HDD read/writes?
What do you guys think?


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