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An induced labour is one that is started artificially. It's fairly common for labour to be induced. Every year in the UK, one in five labours are induced.
Sometimes labour can be induced if your baby is overdue or if there is any sort of risk to you or your baby's health. This risk could be if you have a health condition such as high blood pressure, for example, or if your baby is failing to grow.
Induction will be planned in advance. You'll be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages with your doctor and midwife, and find out why they think your labour should be induced. It's your choice whether to have your labour induced or not.
Most women go into labour spontaneously by the time they are 42 weeks pregnant. If your pregnancy lasts longer than 42 weeks and you decide not to have your labour induced, you should be offered increased monitoring to check your baby's wellbeing.
Induction is offered to all women who don't go into labour naturally by 42 weeks, as there is a higher risk of stillbirth or problems for the baby if you go over 42 weeks pregnant.
If your waters break more than 24 hours before delivery, there is an increased risk of infection to you and your baby. You may need a caesarean, and your baby may be vulnerable to problems associated with being premature if your waters break before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
If your waters break before 34 weeks, you will be offered induction only if there are other factors that suggests that it's the best thing for you and your baby.
If your waters break between 34 and 37 weeks, your doctor and midwife should discuss your options with you before you come to a decision about having an induction. They should also discuss the neonatal (newborn) special care hospital facilites in your area with you.
If your waters break at 37 weeks or over, you should be given the choice of induction or expectant management. Expectant management is when your healthcare professionals monitor your condition and your baby's wellbeing, and your pregnancy can progress naturally as long as it's safe for both of you.
You may be offered an induction if you have a condition that means it will be safer to have your baby sooner, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or obstetric cholestasis.
If this is the case, your doctor and midwife will explain your options to you so that you can decide whether or not to have your labour induced.
Before inducing labour, you will be offered a `membrane sweep' also known as a 'cervical sweep' to bring on labour.
What happens is that during an internal examination, your midwife or doctor sweeps their finger around your cervix. This action should separate the membranes of the amniotic sac surrounding your baby from your cervix. This separation releases hormones (prostaglandins) which may kick-start your labour
Having a membrane sweep doesn't hurt, but expect some discomfort or bleeding afterwards.
If labour does not start after a membrane sweep, you'll be offered induction of labour. Induction is always carried out in a hospital maternity unit. You will still be looked after by midwives, but doctors will be available if you need their help.
Watch this video which shows you what it's like to have a membrane sweep.
If you're being induced, you'll go into the hospital maternity unit.
Contractions can be started by inserting a tablet (or pessary) or gel into the vagina. Induction of labour may take a while, particularly if the cervix (the neck of the uterus) needs to be softened with pessaries or gels.
If you have a vaginal tablet or gel, you may be allowed to go home while you wait for it to work. You should contact your midwife or obstetrician if:
If you've had no contractions after six hours, you may be offered another tablet or gel.
If you have a controlled-release pessary inserted into your vagina, it can take 24 hours to work. If you aren't having contractions after 24 hours, you may be offered another dose.
Sometimes a hormone drip is needed to speed up the labour. Once labour starts, it should proceed normally, but it can sometimes take 24-48 hours to get you into labour.
Induced labour is usually more painful than labour that starts on its own, and women who are induced are more likely to ask for an epidural. Your pain relief options are not restricted by being induced. You should have access to all the pain relief options usually available in the maternity unit.
Women who are induced are also more likely to have an assisted delivery, when forceps or ventouse suction are used to help the baby out.
Induction isn't always successful, and labour may not start. Your obstetrician and midwife will assess your condition and your baby's wellbeing, and you may be offered another induction or a caesarean section. Your midwife and doctor will discuss all your options with you.
One in every five births in the UK in 2004-5 were induced, according to NICE. Among these induced births, when labour was started using drugs:
There are no proven ways of starting your labour yourself at home.
You may have heard that certain things can trigger labour, such as herbal supplements and having sex, but there is no evidence that these work. Other methods that are not supported by scientific evidence include: acupuncture, homeopathy, hot baths, castor oil and enemas.
Having sex won't cause harm, but you should avoid having sex if your waters have broken as there is an increased risk of infection.
For more information on induction, you can read NICE guidelines on induction of labour (PDF, 132kb). NICE also has guidelines on the quality of care you should expect to receive if you're induced.
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If the midwives and doctors suggest that you should be induced it is purely for you and your baby's health. As a pregnancy becomes overdue (40-42 weeks +), there is a higher risk of stillbirth. The BBC made a report a couple of years ago about there being evidence of a number of children showing behavioural problems such as ADHD if they were born overdue. Please remember that the midwife is only suggesting it in the best interests of you and baby. If pregnancy is overdue or there are medical conditions of the pregnant woman present e.g. preeclampsia, diabetes etc. then sometimes it is safer to get baby out before any problems arise. I do understand how women want natural labours and they feel that being induced is an invasive procedure, but you have to think about your baby and what is best for them and also for yourself. Pregnant women know that if a baby is born prematurely, then it's not good, so why aren't women questioning the long-term effects of when a baby is born too late. You can decline the offer of a membrane sweep or an induction, but you and baby will have to be closely monitored. There are side effects to almost every drug that you take, but being induced is safe as you will be under the watchful eye of the midwives and doctors of the maternity unit. It is a highly stressful job being a midwife and sometimes women can feel as though their care has been rushed or they haven't been cared for adequately and had their questions answered. If this is the case, then just ask. Keep asking until you know the answers and feel comfortable with the situations. No question is a silly question. They are there to help you and make you feel at ease and you shouldn't feel like you have walked out of that door not knowing something or feeling nervous about a particular procedure or anything else regarding your pregnancy.
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I just want to say that I had 4 babies and in 2 cases the hospital wanted to induce labour. I refused on both counts as I knew that my baby would come when the time is right and that it's easier and more convenient for the maternity unit to have me give birth to their timetable - my baby in each case was not yet ready! My son was born 2 weeks late and my daughter 4 weeks late. The hospital didn't like me not playing ball with them so I cut a deal and suggested weekly hopital ante-natal visits with blood tests etc and if they could prove that something was wrong - I would agree to induction. Each test came but fine so no need for induction. When I went into labour, I had less pain, needed no painkillers and had less than 4 hour labours. My daughter was a peachy, chubby, pink 9llb girl. They needed that extra time in the womb to grow. I think mothers should think carefully about giving their baby the best and easiest birth experience possible, nevermind the convenience of everyone. Baby is no.1 in all this.
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I think each hospital runs their induction process differently? So maybe this website isn't the place for that kind of detailed information. I've just had my induction appt today and had a sweep. I attended the free parent education classes run by my hospital which gave plenty of information about induction. Today's appointment was fantastic (although sweep a bit uncomfortable!) and the midwives have given me excellent care, plus encourage you to call them with any questions. I'm obviously lucky to be at St Mary's in Manchester.
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I'm booked in for an induction in two days and I found this article helpful. I don't really see how it's possible for the NHS to provide information on every possible circumstance as seems to be expected by other reviewers here. My experience, my friend's experiences and the those described here are extremely varied, hence why we expect midwives and doctors to obtain medical degrees rather than Googling or referring to the NHS website for solutions. Can't expect text book answers from a website designed for the general public.
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I agree with everyone! This page doesn't have any actual information about the pros and cons! It doesn't have any information about the side effects that can occur! Also, why aren't illnesses included in the leaflets? it only covers things like being 40 weeks+, waters breaking early etc. What about conditions such as Obstetric Cholestasis and the like? Also, what is the procedure for induction? Aren't we supposed to be given all available information to make an informed decision? Or, are we just expected to do as we're told?
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We're planning to update this page, and would like to answer your questions about induction. What information would you like to see on this page? We'd like to make it as useful as possible, so any comments welcome!Thanks, Susie at NHS Choices
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I am 43 and having my first baby and have been monitored closely throughout my pregnancy due to my age. I have been very lucky and have had no medical problems at all and baby is all within normal limits and I am now 39 weeks tomorrow. I was told by the consultant that I would be induced on my due date 16/9 40 weeks but not given any reason for this intervention and must admit that after reading up on all the information - not on the NHS site I might add as I agree this site does not give enough informative information - I am growing more concerned about being induced purely because I believe that our bodies should be able to go into natural labour to enable the natural occuring pain relievers to kick in. When the placenta stops working so well, this sends a signal enabling your body to naturally go into labour. Of course, if there is a medical reason that either affects me or my baby then I would want to be induced straight away, but agree that it seems that being induced seems these days to be the norm which then begs the reason why?
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I was induced at 42 weeks with my 4th child, it took 3 attemps and a drip was put up, it took me 3 days to have my baby and he wasn,t breathing when he was born, my aunty who is a retired midwife said i should not have been allowed to go over due and should of had a c section as i was so big, fortunately it was a happy ending and my baby was whisked of to resus and was bought back to life and also weighing 10lb 3 oz but myself and my husband are still traumatise about this still and its been 14 years now, my thought is my daughter is 38 weeks pregnant with her 3rd child and she is petrafied of going over due as she saw what we went through, she already has 2 healthy children one born a week early and the other on the due date, she has already taken castor oil twice with no effect, i real feel for her. She rand her midwife today asking for a membrane sweap but midwife said she will see her next week to have a chat with her, her midwife doesn,t seem very good at all and sort of shrugs you off the care is not as good as it use to be due to midwife shortages. My whole point is i think you should never be allowed to go over due, my neighbour went to 42 weeks and had a still birth and is pregnant again she is being induced at 37 weeks which i think is wise.
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Went to see my midwife this Monday at 40 weeks pregnant with my first child. Without previously given me any information at all, midwife suggested to do a sweep that was done on the spot. She didn't find the cervix (not sure if it can be found in less than 30 seconds!) and booked me for an induction on the 10th of June. When asked how I'm going to be induced, the response was: "it depends". Gave me a leaflet and off you go.Really upset about the whole thing, I haven't received any information at all apart from leaflets from my midwife all through my pregnancy. Not sure if that's the way things are in the NHS or is my midwife that is completely useless. Thinking of raising concerns about the care she is providing me with, but I just can't wait to lose sight of her!
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I would recommend going here for info instead: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/labourandbirth/labourcomplications/inducedlabour/This NHS page isn't very helpful. I have had a (painful) sweep done today and I am booked in to be induced on Saturday. Even at the appointment today, the information given was vague.Good luck to all :-) xx
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i think it would be silly for enyone to think about going hat things started ging wrongover 42 weeks i had a still birth at 41 plus6 i felt this was to late and i truly belive my child was starved of oxegen as the whom is only desinged to work for 40wks i think they should induce you on the due date i had mo problems before 40 wks perfectly healthy baby if my baby was born then she would have been alive now.
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Hi,Thanks that really helpful and I will take a look at the link you suggest. Its good to hear other experiences, as there is so limited information especially for inducing early.
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Hi, I agree that there is not enough info on this site with regards induction. I went to 42 weeks pregnancy with several of my pregnancies, and 43 weeks with my last pregnancy. I was not induced, even for maternal age (42) Two of my daughters also went to 42 weeks before going into labour. You do not have to be induced, and you should be offered expectant management if you do not want to be induced in accordance with NICE guidelines 2008. There are risks to induction, and these are not listed here. There is no evidence to suggest that the placenta packs up at 40+ weeks. Your baby will not suddenly grow huge in a fortnight. Recent research finds no difference in outcomes whether women choose induction or further monitoring. There are many reason why women may go 'overdue' including ethnicity, familial tendencies ( runs in the family) male fetus,etc.another good site is AIMS ( Association for improvements in maternity services) and you may be able to link to the site below. Just copy and paste into the search link.Induction of Labour balancing risks - Midwife Thinking.Hope you all find some useful info and good luck with your pregnancies.
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Early induction at 38 weeks due to age:I am 41 years old and 34 weeks pregnant with my first child. (following 4 IVF attempts).At my 20 week scan I was found to have a posterior placenta covering my cervix. I was scanned again at 32 weeks and the placenta is now 7.5mm from my cervix and they baby is currently in the breech position. I am due to be scanned again at 36 weeks.Because of my age I have been seeing a consultant who we first saw after the 20 week scan.He has recommended the following: if the placenta doesn't move enough I should have a C-section at 38 weeks.If the placenta does move I should be induced at 38 weeks. The reason being that he states that in older women the placenta can stop working at 38 weeks and there is a small risk of sudden fetal death.I have read the NICE guidleines on Induction and ealry induction due to age of mother is not listed as a reason for early induction.I am not very happy with the prospect of an induction due to what I have read, potential stresses etc on the baby etc. At our last appointment with our consultant he states that if I don't want an induction, (and obvioulsy that I don't need a C-section as my placenta has moved) they would monitor me regulary to check the baby was okay and wait for the baby to come along naturally.I asked if I could have a c-section anyway at 38 weeks if he believes there is such a risk to the baby instead but my consultant said no.I feel that we are left with no choice but to have an early induction, even though I don't want one, as albeit a small risk I am now really worried that something may happen to the baby.I would appreciate any other thoughts / opiions and knowledge on this advice we have been given as I am now feeling quite distressed about the whole process.
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I have been told that I will need to induse labor at week 39 because of Gestational Diabetes. I was forwarded from the GD page to this to understand what the induction implies and:a) No information about early induction at allb) Insuficient information on induction anyway.This article is woefully incomplete, unclear, does not provide numbers and statistics or alternatives. Very bad indeed!!!
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Morning Ladies, i was induced with my first baby as my waters broke at 36 weeks. The midwives/doctors at our hospital were very reassuring and said the reason they needed to induce me (in 24 hours if nothing had happened) is that if your waters break, the baby is no longer protected against infection, so they gave me antibiotics until they took me for induction. I never felt that I was kept in the dark, or was being pushed into anything and the whole thing went smoothly. It wasn't a really long labour either, only 7 3/4 hours from start to finish which is pretty good for a first baby, i think. I'm now due my second baby on Thursday, really thought this one was going to be earl y too, but no such luck!! I hope that this makes those of you being induced feel a little more comfortable about things, I would give anything for this birth to have gone the same as my first and I'm sure I will find out soon. Good luck to you all. x
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"Induction is always planned in advance, so you'll be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages with your doctor and midwife, and find out why they think your labour should be induced. It's your choice whether to have your labour induced or not."This is not true. My hind waters broke, and I was frightened into induction by a registrar who kept calling the placenta "afterbirth", and insisted that if I went home, I'd get an infection and risk my baby's life.
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Hi Lara, I hope your pregnancy is going well! I'm a medical student revising for finals and came across this article. I feel that it is best supplemented by a link to this leaflet giving information about the NICE guidelines (instead of the link to full guidelines provided here).www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG70publicinfo.pdf or google nice cg70 publicinfo (without the space)As for the comment from someone else about why induction is recommended after 42 weeks....There is a lot of evidence to say that the risks of continuing a pregnancy beyond this date are greater than the risks of induction. A post-term baby can often be quite large, making it difficult for them to come through the birth canal - the baby may end up with a dislocated shoulder and the mum may get a tear. There is a greater chance of instrumental delivery. There is also a risk of infection to the baby due to meconium aspiration. The placenta becomes inefficient after 42 weeks because it is not designed to work for that long. A 2010 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association also demonstrated an increased risk of cerebral palsy in babies born >42 weeks in comparison to those born at 40 weeks (the risk is also higher in pre-term deliveries <36wks). Induction of labour is almost routine these days, for many different reasons. If you have any concerns then discuss them fully with your midwife. I hope this information helps and good luck with your pregnancies!
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i have 3 children already one 20yr one19yr & one 9yr, i am with a new partner and we are having a little boy in august, as im 41yr i have been told i will not be allowed to go over my date as it can be dangerous, i have been told i will be given a sweep but i know people that have had a sweep and it hasnt done anything for them so bit worried now if it doesnt work what they will doand how long they will wait after the sweep
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The guidelines say ' sometimes it can be best to induce labour if a pregnancy lasts longer then 42 weeks'. Why????? Come on Nhs, we need reasons, not just an arbitrary timeline. What are the issues with going longer than 42 weeks? How are we supposed to make informed decisions with no information? Very poor indeed.
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Not very useful information at all for any expectant mother. I was told that my labour will be inducted on my due date, was given a leaflet and referred to this website. I must say I am more worried now than I was before I looked at this because of the distinctive lack of information on risks, advantages and disadvantages. I was briefly explained that labour could be longer when inducted and that i might need more pain relief - where is the information on this? Thumbs down to the NHS.
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This article doesn't say much that is useful. What about studies on the advantages/disadvantages of different forms of induction? What about the connection with needing additional forms of pain relief? What are your rights re: induction? If you choose not to proceed, what will happen i.e. monitoring etc. Can you go overdue or be induced and still have a home or birth centre birth? Many many babies are overude - how many? Does the UK have a higher than average induction rate? Is there a correlation with cesarians/assisted births? This article is suspicious in its lack of useful information or re-direction to other sources.
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The Booming RFID Business in 2010
June 23, 2010Toughest market
The toughest market for passive RFID has been UHF labels for consumer goods suppliers to put on pallet loads and cases at the behest of the retailers but this business has largely collapsed because of technical and payback problems. Indeed, with RFID suppliers and consumer goods companies taking hundreds of millions of dollars of losses on this work over the last five years it has seemed more like a death wish than a market. There never was a prospect of payback for the CPG companies because having a silicon chip in the tags ensured that they could never drop to the necessary one cent or less in price. However, printed RFID tags with no silicon chip are now appearing in passive RFID tags initially in the form of contactless smart tickets.
Where the chip is needed in a UHF passive tag, price rises of around 10% have been accepted recently, partly because item level taggingis booming, notably of apparel for both civil and military purposes. These UHF labels have little water or metal to contend with, that upsets the signal, and the relatively high value of apparel means that paybacks are easily obtained.
In the case of retailing that means reducing stockouts though many other benefits also accrue. For example, over 100 retail chains now require suppliers to tag apparel and both they and their suppliers benefit from this, resulting in hundreds of millions of RFID labels being used yearly for such purposes. Just one Army base in the USA, Lackland Airforce base in Philadelphia, is processing about five million items of tagged apparel yearly.
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Of course, some countries are adopting RFID faster than others. The Top 10 countries using RFID by number of projects recorded are:
United States - 1,352
United Kingdom - 394
China - 299
Germany - 219
Japan - 189
France - 170
Australia - 112
Canada - 98
Netherlands - 89
Italy - 86
(Source IDTechEx Knowledgebase.)
However, most RFID projects in China are kept secret. Today, China probably has more RFID cases than the UK though not as many as the USA. Indeed, although the UK Government was planning to place the world's largest RFID order - for a $5-15 billion national ID card scheme, this has now been cancelled. In market value, China rivals the USA because it has many large projects. For example, it installs more library tags than the rest of the world combined. In some years, China rivals the USA in money spent on RFID, depending on which major project is kicking in at the time. For example, with 150 million pet dogs and 1.2 billion pigs slaughtered yearly, new laws in such areas will have a big impact on the RFID market.
As always, local and national government initiatives drive most of the RFID market. Governments create new laws, such passport tagging and the recent requirement that all dogs in New Zealand be tagged. This year, the European Commission required that sheep and goats -about 110 million of them - be tagged in Europe. In two years, European and probably New Zealand cattle must be tagged as well, copying the situation in Canada, Australia and elsewhere. In all these cases it has to do with disease control but efficiency improves as well. On the other hand, governments usually fund military, prison and library tagging and some city cards and mass transit and airport tagging.
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The RFID market is also growing by diversity. At the time of writing, the recent entries into the RFID Knowledgebase have been very different applications in Morocco, India, Brazil, Colombia and Australia. Those cases include tagging people in hospital, vehicles for non-stop road tolling, assets in a mosque and public transport ticketing. Other recent projects include trees in Hawaii (conservation), vehicle number plates in Mexico (tax evasion, theft) and railway wagons in Italy (efficiency, theft). There is increasing diversity. It now looks highly likely that the three billion disposable tickets issued yearly by the Chinese National Railway System will become RFID for reducing queues and fraud. However, for now, projects with even tens of millions of tags yearly are rare. That results in average spend on the systems exceeding average spend on the tag. Only huge numbers of tags per reader will reverse that situation - think letters in the post, all prescribed pharmaceuticals or everything in the supermarket but all of those applications remain distant dreams.
IDTechEx is hosting a number of events that cover RFID in various aspects. RFID Europe, being held in September in Cambridge, UK, provides a vital global communication forum for end users, system integrators and manufacturers. This conference and exhibition covers active and passive RFID and all the applications, full details can be found at www.IDTechEx.com/RFIDeurope.
In November, IDTechEx will be hosting the Energy Harvesting & Storage USA and Wireless Sensor Ntworks & RTLS Summit 2010. A two day conference and exhibition, this event focuses on the uses, potential users and market forecasts as well as giving the latest technology developments and trends, is the meeting place for users, investors, suppliers, developers, system integrators and government representatives.
By Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx
IDTechEx Dates:
RFID Europe 2010 | September 28-29 | Cambridge, UK www.IDTechEx.com/rfidEUROPE
Printed Electronics USA 2010 | Dec 1-2 | Santa Clara, CA www.IDTechEx.com/peUSA
Photovoltaics USA 2010 | Dec 1-2 | Santa Clara, CA www.IDTechEx.com/peUSA
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Here are some daffodils, shot through a fine-mesh garden fence. Do you like the effect, and which picture do you like better?
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- Posted by frank27603 7b - Raleigh, NC (My Page) on Fri, Apr 30, 10 at 23:53
I'm with irisgal, I like the second one best. The effect makes it look like its been painted on a canvas almost...pretty cool! Since the majority of photos are from the front, getting them from the back is an artistic touch...almost as if they have a story to tell. Thanks for sharing! -Frank |
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Yes, the second photo. I have taken a few through the screening, if my camera lens is right up against the screening it will almost not show. |
Count me among those that prefer seeing the front of the blooms with their smiling faces. Interesting effects though. Sue |
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I prefer the second one, too. I was surprised to see the highlights and the changes in color and shape. Thanks for your thoughts! |
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Canadian backup software vendor Asigra Inc. has revamped its Televaulting software so that backup service providers (BSPs) can host it directly at their facility, without having to deploy backup or recovery agent code computers slated for protection. Instead, the BSP-resident DS-Server interacts with the agentless DS-Client software running on a dedicated machine at the customer site. Televaulting for Backup Service Providers also features utility provisioning, chargeback and accountability functions, allowing for "per usage" billing, the company says. It also generates invoices, or can interface directly with existing billing systems. ZipLip unveils compliance appliance
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Boise, ID (Sports Network) - B.J. Raymond netted 15 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and Xavier outlasted Wisconsin in a defensive battle, 60-49, to earn a trip to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament's East Region.
Xavier (27-7), slated as the fourth seed, will play top-seeded Pittsburgh in the regional semifinal on Thursday after the Panthers survived Oklahoma State, 84-76, in their second-round test.
Derrick Brown logged 10 points and Dante Jackson chipped in eight points and five rebounds for the Atlantic 10 regular-season champion Musketeers, who cruised to a win over Portland State in first-round action on Friday.
"We're not going to score 90 points and outshoot people," Brown said. "Collectively as a group we came out and we gave it all we had on the defensive end because that's where our identity is."
Trevon Hughes, who made the game-winning bucket in the waning seconds of overtime to lift the 12th-seeded Badgers (20-13) to a first-round triumph over Florida State, hit just 3-for-16 from the floor, finishing with 17 points in the loss.
"They challenged every shot we had," Hughes said of Xavier's vaunted defense. "We had to alter our shots. It made it a little difficult trying to get our shot off. They're very quick, so they collapse in the lane when we get in our driving position."
Marcus Landry posted 18 points and 10 rebounds for Wisconsin, which shot a putrid 28.6 percent overall, including a 3-for-20 effort from three-point range.
"I'd just like to say how proud I am of our guys, the effort, the grittiness, especially on defense, not just tonight but all year," Badgers head coach Bo Ryan said. "What they have accomplished after we hit a rough stretch early in the Big Ten, to be in the 'Big Dance' and to last a couple days, that's pretty exciting."
Leading 40-39 with less than seven minutes to go, Xavier scored nine of the next 11 points, highlighted by an emphatic Jamel McLean dunk and Raymond trey.
The latter gave the Musketeers a 49-41 lead with 4:23 to play and neither team scored until Wisconsin's Tim Jarmusz picked up a loose ball and nailed a three with 2 1/2 minutes left.
Xavier freshman Kenny Frease immediately answered with a bucket while being fouled with 2:03 remaining. Though he missed the ensuing free throw, the Musketeers hit their next six from the stripe to extend their season at least one more game.
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VIENNA (Reuters) – Bolivia accused Austria of an act of aggression by searching President Evo Morales' plane on Wednesday and blamed Washington for its forced landing in Vienna over suspicions that former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was on board.
Morales' plane was stranded at Vienna airport for several hours after Portugal and France abruptly canceled air permits for it to fly through their airspace, but eventually resumed its flight home form an energy meeting in Moscow.
CEO quits ailing Austrian bank Hypo Alpe Adria
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Austria's Alpine Bau goes bust, Spain's FCC takes hit
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billion) in what could become the country's biggest corporate
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Austria corruption crackdown spreading its net wide
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crackdown on corruption that has shaken confidence in the
country's highest ranks of power and prestige.
Vienna prosecutors this week charged nine people, including
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suspected bribes and kickbacks for banknote contracts with
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change in strategy for central and eastern Europe's
second-biggest lender.
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extended his contract until mid-2017 to avoid the kind of rushed
succession debate triggered by Stepic's exit under a cloud.
Austria to quit Golan after Syria clashes, in blow to U.N.
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The year 2010 can be considered a watershed time for smartphone handsets in Asia. Undoubtedly, the Apple iPhone has been a major driver of this phenomenon as the mobile handset is probably the dominant smartphone handset in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tawian.
This trend is now augmented by the rising number of Android devices that are priced competitively by manufacturers to reach the mass market in countries such as China. Subsequently, Microsoft made up for lost time by releasing Windows Mobile 7 with manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC and LG. With Blackberry's relative popularity to the iPhone in the Indonesian smartphone market, it is clearly not a bad year for smartphone manufacturers, though the number of low-end 2.5G handsets continues to be the most widely used device across Asia.
Inevitably, the Asian mobile environment will mirror trends surfacing in Europe and the United States as smartphone handsets proliferate while voice-specific phones move into a segment that may not be an immediate priority for mobile advertisers. Clearly, there are more opportunities for advertisers to reach customers via smartphones than on the Internet today. Today's smartphones offer multiple functions such as GPS, augmented reality (AR) and location-based services to deliver the desired communication message on formatted HTML pages on the handsets' screen.
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I reviewed the MEKA from Tt eSPORTS not that long ago and while it was a good keyboard, I was just not impressed enough with it. When I heard I'd be getting the new Tt eSPORTS MEKA G Unit keyboard, I held my presumptions back and let the keyboard do the talking for me. Straight away, the box looks great, the contents are great - the keyboard itself, a wrist rest, a detachable USB cable, a bag for the detachable USB cable, a bag for the keyboard itself, stickers, a manual and a driver CD. I tried looking for the kitchen sink, but it wasn't in the box. [img]2[/img] Thermaltake seemed to have thought of everything, even a bag to secure your detachable USB cable (which I'll get to in a minute). A bag for the keyboard itself is a great addition as this keyboard is primarily aimed at gamers and lanners. I put the MEKA G Unit on my desk and had the absolute joy of plugging in the detachable USB cable; this is something I want to see on all keyboards from now on. It sounds like something that shouldn't even be considered, but it makes a big difference to the use of the keyboard. Going to a LAN? No problems, instead of wrapping the cable up around the keyboard, you just disconnect it and put it into its own little bag. Once finished, you'd put the keyboard itself into a bag and the keyboard is packed, secure and ready to go. Great work, Thermaltake. Once the MEKA G Unit is turned on, you're presented with beautiful backlit keys in sections of the keyboard. The WASD, 8,4,6 and 2 buttons on the number pad (up, down, left, right), the space bar has a little backlight too. It's just these little sections that gamers would primarily have their hands or fingers on, which is all you really need. Maybe a revision of this keyboard (hey, Thermaltake, call it the MEKA Fiddy Cent) could include an optional button to enable the entire keyboard be backlit. Once I started typing on it, I could feel it was no way near the same clunkiness that the MEKA was. This felt great to type on, super-responsive and a little quieter too. | The performance was perfect, I tried out Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Team Fortress 2 for some quick FPS action and I had no issues with performance. Perfection. The keys themselves are Cherry Black Mechanical Switching keys, which have up to 1000Hz polling rate and include a life expectancy of up to 50 million keystrokes. That's a lot of typing and gaming. The MEKA G Unit includes a USB hub for other devices, which came in handy as I plugged in my mouse for ease of use and it was just something I've become accustomed to with keyboards now. A keyboard without USB ports seems so alien to me. [img]3[/img] A stand-out feature of the G Unit is it includes 64KB of on-board memory which allows you to save macro key settings. Why is this important? Well, if you take the keyboard and plug it into another system, your macro settings are not forgotten; they're stored in the keyboard itself. Nifty, huh? There are up to 20 macro keys included, 12 fixed and 8 unfixed per profile with a total of 60 macro keys across 3 profiles. Is the MEKA G Unit something you want on your desk? Yes. Usually I find it hard to recommend mechanical-based gaming keyboards, but this is another tick in that box. It doesn't feel as hard as the original MEKA to use, and there are only little things I'd want fixed. Other than that, it's a near-perfect mechanical gaming keyboard. What would I fix? I still don't like the right Shift button placement, it's just not right at all and when typing, I found myself correcting my typing too much. The other gripe is just a personal thing, I'd like to have an option for the entire keyboard to be backlit. Other than that, great work Thermaltake. This keyboard is amazing and I recommend people definitely check it out if they're in the market for a mechanical gaming keyboard. Two thumbs up from me! |
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By: Berkeley Brean
This long cold winter certainly wears on us. But for people whose business is all about the winter weather, it's starting to cost them money they weren't ready to pay.
The city and your town are strapped for salt. They're still getting deliveries, but they're not as big and not as often.
The people really getting pinched are the small guys, the guys in pick-ups with the plow on the front contracted to plow and salt parking lots.
The work never seems to end for Nate Shaw. It seems like every day he is out salting the parking lots he's contracted to look after.
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Tough choices, tough prices in this long cold winter.
"As you can see, the winter is not over," said Shaw.
Shaw and Dalberth share the same distributor. News10NBC called that office but is closed Saturday.
Morris says he's confident the town of Greece will not run out of salt. The town's contract is with American Rock Salt in Mount Morris.
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SIDE EFFECTS, that may go away during treatment, include cough, hoarseness, throat irritation, bad taste, or nausea. If they continue or are bothersome, check with your doctor. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist. This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your healthcare provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.Overdose:
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