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HP Apollo Systems: Reinventing HPC today to accelerate the world of tomorrow
To solve some of the world's most challenging problems, scientists, engineers and analysts continue to push the boundaries of performance, yet at the same time, scaling today's systems to ExaFLOPS would consume roughly the output of Hoover Dam and take up the space of 30 football fields 1. Simply put, this is unsustainable, so HP has reinvented high performance computing (HPC) to change the performance to space and power equation.
The HP Apollo Family delivers breakthroughs in rack-scale performance, power and cooling in less space to find answers faster, in a more sustainable way than ever before.
- The air-cooled HP Apollo 6000 System optimizes rack-scale performance for your budget, and makes HPC capabilities accessible to a wide range of enterprise customers.
- The HP Apollo 8000 System is a supercomputer that combines high levels of processing power with a groundbreaking warm water-cooled design for ultra-low energy usage and recycling.
- Comprehensive HP Apollo Services help make HPC more accessible through financing, assessment services, deployment, integration and Datacenter Care.
HP Apollo 6000 System
The HP Apollo 6000 System is designed for modular efficiency at rack-scale with the flexibility to tailor the system to precisely meet your workload needs. The HP Apollo a6000 Chassis accommodates 10 CPU servers or 5 CPU plus accelerator servers.
The ProLiant XL220a is a great fit for single-threaded applications, with 2 x 1P servers per tray, up to 160 servers per rack. The ProLiant XL230a Gen9 Server is a great fit for cloud and HPC workloads with 1 x 2P server per tray, up to 80 servers per rack. The new ProLiant XL250a Gen9 Server has 1 x 2P server, along with up to two NVIDIA Tesla K40 or K80 GPUs or the Intel Xeon Phi 5110P or 7120P Coprocessors for up to an additional 14 TeraFLOPS accelerated performance.
HP Apollo 8000 System
Fuel ground-breaking research in science and engineering with the latest technology—while going greener than ever before.
The HP Apollo 8000 System reaches new heights of performance density with 4x the TeraFLOPS per sq. ft. and up to 40% more FLOPS per watt than comparable air-cooled servers 2. At the same time, it helps reduce your carbon footprint, saving up to 3,800 tons of CO2 per year 3. With plenty of accelerator, PCIe and throughput options, this converged system meets supercomputing workload needs.
So while you are changing the world with your research results, you can reduce your impact on the planet by reducing energy use. You can even take it one step further and recycle the water to heat your facilities, and even melt the ice on walkways.
HP Apollo Services
To round out your solution, HP has a global team of award-winning Services experts available to help design, deploy, manage, and support your HPC environment and processes, including consulting, integration, outsourcing, and support. For example, HP Datacenter Care is ideal for HPC environments, giving large scale IT environments the flexibility and economies of scale to manage HP and non-HP hardware and software environments effectively.
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What people are saying
"Kim Stevenson, CIO, Intel
We are seeing up to 35% performance increase in our Electronic Design Automation application workloads. We have deployed more than 5,000 of these servers, achieving better rack density and power efficiency, while delivering higher application performance to Intel silicon design engineers."
"Steve Hammond, Director of Computational Sciences, NREL
It is not rocket science; it is solid engineering. You do not need a miracle to invent something that does not exist. You just work at it and you will get there."
"Martin Fink, EVP and CTO, HP
As Director of HP Labs, I am helping HP rethink what computing means. At its core, computing architecture has not changed in more than 60 years. We still have the CPU, main memory, and some sort of IO—typically storage and networking. But we're now faced with a changing IT environment and computing must evolve with it."
"James Chen, VP of Product Development and Engineering, HP IT
We believe this is going to be the new game changing technology for us. The Apollo 6000 will continue to increase the density of our computing, and reduce our data center footprint. This will help our designers to design their chips much faster, enabling us to respond to market demand and ultimately serve our customer better."
"Roy Dragseth, Arctic University of Norway
More than 98% of Norwegian power comes from hydro power plants. What we are excited about are the kind of systems that will make us the most efficient facility in the world. We are doing incredibly power intensive computing and we see this as an opportunity to move into an even greener compute center where we will be able to use the excess heat from the system to heat our buildings. The Apollo 8000 system is the next step forward for us."
Additional resources
- 1. According to the DOE Office of Science 2010 report, The Opportunities and Challenges of Exascale Computing.
- 2. Based on HP internal estimates. Apollo f8000 provides 4x more TeraFLOPS per square foot than IBM 1U rack servers, based on rack and power density, assuming the same processors.
- 3. Carbon footprint: HP internal estimate; HP Apollo 8000 vs.an air-cooled data center with 3 megawatts of IT. A standard sustainability formula was used to derive CO2 savings in tons using the KW-hr savings based on real-world data center analysis.


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Archival Workflow Adds Depth and Interest to KOTV News.
At KOTV in Tulsa, Okla., the news and marketing teams use the Avid Archive solution with SGL FlashNet archive management software and QualStar robotic tape libraries to get fast, easy nonlinear access to nearly 30 years of stored media footage. With the solution's intuitive and robust search and retrieval functions, multiple team members can quickly and simultaneously locate and pull footage from as far back as 1978 to add depth to current newscasts and promotions. At the end of each day, all media captured and broadcast is transferred to the Avid Archive solution to be stored and managed for future use.
While other vendors are focused mostly on interface, Avid is so far ahead in total media management.
Speed and Collaboration: The Archive Advantage
SGL FlashNet is an archive management application that integrates with KOTV's Avid Unity MediaNetwork shared-storage solution to provide powerful digital media transfer, storage, restoration, and retrieval functions. As a plug-in to the Avid Unity system, the SGL FlashNet software enables the tape archive to appear as a simple, large extension to the workgroup and to be accessed as easily as current, online footage. The KOTV archival setup provides enough storage to hold approximately 2800 hours of video at DV25 resolution.
For KOTV, the Avid Archive solution with FlashNet provides much more than safe and abundant storage of previously used footage - it also offers a library of readily accessible content for current production. We access SGL FlashNet daily to create news stories, explains news operations manager Steve Schroeder. For example, if a station editor is working [with the NewsCutter system] on a story about an accused criminal being brought to trial, he or she can add interest by weaving in historical footage from when the crime was committed. With SGL FlashNet, the editor can put the complete story package together 20 to 30 minutes faster than with our previous, videotape archiving system.
At the same time, someone on our marketing staff can access the system to retrieve footage from a past news story for use in a station image campaign, continues Schroeder. The solution also aids in legal and clerical tasks as well. When the station is subpoenaed for a story, we can use [the Avid Archive solution] to easily find and retrieve the content in question, without limiting access to others who need archived footage to get our broadcasts on air.
This speedy media access and on-demand flexibility enables KOTV to create the most compelling stories for a full slate of news programs. This includes a four-hour morning show; a one-hour show at noon; 30-minute programs at 5pm and 6pm; and a 35-minute program at 10pm. Schroeder also supports a 9pm news program for the station's CW affiliate in Tulsa, which operates from the same building as KOTV.
KOTV also shares stories with its sister station in Oklahoma City, KWTV. The two stations are approximately 100 miles apart and cover many of the same stories. Both stations are equipped with an Avid nonlinear broadcast workflow based on Avid Unity shared storage, which includes the same Avid Archive solution.
Schroeder describes the ease with which news stories and archival footage are shared using the Avid Archive solution. Rather than book satellite time, we just use [the] NewsCutter [system] to initiate a transfer at our convenience and provide everyone at both stations access to the same media at the same time. This command invokes the Avid Unity TransferManager at each site to move the file in the background into the receiving site's Avid Unity shared storage. It saves a lot of time and work by eliminating the need to feed media in real time. And we don't need people at both stations talking the transfer through, he says.
Whether we need to put stories on the Internet, on cell phones, or on the air, we can use [the] NewsCutter [system] to do it.
SGL FlashNet Anchors Complete, Avid Nonlinear Workflow
Schroeder considers the SGL FlashNet software to be a key element of the station's completely digital Avid broadcast workflow, which begins in the field and concludes with the transfer of footage to the Avid Archive solution. He explains, Our people in the field shoot footage on Panasonic P2 memory cards, rather than videotape. We then ingest the media with a file transfer set and move it to the station's Avid Unity MediaNetwork. This gives everyone with editing responsibilities simultaneous access [to the media].
The station's NewsCutter nonlinear news editing systems connect to shared storage and can work directly with both the newly captured footage and the media retrieved from archive. Once editing is complete, footage slated for production is transferred to one of the station's Avid AirSPACE servers for playout to air, says Schroeder. At the end of the day, editors transfer all footage to the FlashNet system for archiving, keeping seven days worth of online media on the Avid Unity MediaNetwork. After seven days, the station deletes that media from the [Avid] Unity [system], knowing that it's securely stored and easily accessible on FlashNet.
At the heart of KOTV's digital broadcast workflow is the Avid Unity MediaNetwork shared-storage solution, which enables the entire staff to simultaneously share everything from source media to graphics, promos, and edited stories. Schroeder explains, Before moving to shared storage, pulling the various pieces of a news story together was much harder. A photographer would come back to the station with one videotape, and everyone would clamor to use it at the same time. With shared storage, a photographer can edit footage for a story [on a NewsCutter system], while an editor cuts teases and a reporter picks sound bytes through the Avid [Unity] MediaManager [asset management software]. No one has to wait for one task to be completed to start another. Everything can happen simultaneously.
KOTV has always been a technology innovator. The station's history with Avid solutions stretches back nearly 20 years when KOTV began using the Avid iNEWS newsroom computer system. In the late 1990s, the station bought a standalone Avid NewsCutter system. By the early part of the 21st century, KOTV was virtually tape free and powering news with an integrated, end-to-end Avid nonlinear workflow, making the staff more productive than ever.
KOTV currently uses six NewsCutter Adrenaline systems and six NewsCutter XP systems connected to the Avid Unity shared-storage system for editing stories and promos. These editing stations are used across the company: on desktop systems in the newsroom and marketing department, and on laptops by KOTV business travelers and in the station's production trucks.
NewsCutter is quick. It's also robust and bullet-proof, says Schroeder. With all its capabilities, it fits the bill for virtually anyone at the station. Whether we need to put stories on the Internet, on cell phones, or on the air, we can use [the] NewsCutter [system] to do it.
For getting media from playout to air and recording feeds, KOTV uses two Avid AirSPACE servers and seven Avid AirSpeed systems, respectively. These systems have delivered dramatic productivity improvements over videotape. Specifically, they have enabled the KOTV marketing department to complete promos faster, and as a result, take on more projects. Schroeder also credits AirSPACE servers and AirSpeed systems for cutting the time it takes to produce a news story by as much as 50 percent.
Schroeder describes walking into the editing department prior to the station's 5pm, 30-minute newscast, about two weeks after converting to digital playout servers. To me, it looked as if the editors were just sitting around, Schroeder says. When I asked them what the problem was, they assured me that nothing was wrong. With our Avid servers, they had been able to finish preparing for the show a whole 15 minutes before airtime. We were all amazed that it had taken us that much longer before.
Completing the Avid workflow is the iNEWS NRCS (newsroom computer system). With it, KOTV easily ingests and processes newswires from external sources such as AP and CNN. The station also uses iNEWS systems for scriptwriting and production, as well as for its teleprompter. The iNEWS ControlAir automation-assist system triggers playout of video and CG events based on the order and timing of the events in the newscast rundown. By automating many activities previously managed manually, iNEWS systems significantly reduce errors and disruptions in viewer service.
When a producer puts a story in the rundown, [the] iNEWS [system] shows a column indicating whether the story is ready to play to air. The column shows a 'no' until the story is cut and transferred to [the] AirSPACE [server]. When the transfer is complete, the column shows a 'yes,' alerting the producer that the story is there and ready to play to air, says Schroeder.
A Story in Progress
In Schroeder's view, the story about the successful working relationship between KOTV and Avid is far from over. We'll look at anything Avid comes out with and evaluate it for KOTV use, he says. We chose Avid in the first place because they addressed the whole picture. While other vendors are focused mostly on interface, Avid is so far ahead in total media management. With its superior workgroup and transfer capabilities, Avid has provided everything that everyone at the station needs to get their job done.
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The Challenge
Provide all station contributors with fast, simultaneous access to decades worth of stored media footage.
Simplify media transfers across geographically dispersed stations.
The Solution
Use an all-digital, ingest-to-playout workflow centered around the Avid Unity MediaNetwork shared-storage solution with an Avid Archive solution and SGL FlashNet.
Use laptops equipped with NewsCutter editing software to handle editing tasks on the road or in mobile production trucks.
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I am not an advocate for WordPress plugins, most of the time users go overboard with their installation and in turn WordPress sites become server intensive power hogs that are slow to load and hard to administer. With that being said there are a handful of new plugins this week that attempt to make a developers life easier, both by speeding up a WordPress installation and by allowing for simple output protocols to be achieved.
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CARING dads at St Peter's CE First School put their best feet forward and raised more than £2,000 for the school by tackling five marathons in five days.
Dr Steve Colley and Stephen McAlinden set off from St Paul's Cathedral in London and arrived back at St Peter's in a gruelling bid to help the school refurbish and replace its ageing IT equipment.
Both men have children at the school and Dr Colley even completed the 2011 London Marathon almost a year to the day after his son William suffered a severe eye injury.
The doctor tackled the 26.2 mile capital course in aid of VICTA (Visually Impaired Children Taking Action) after being inspired by William's recovery from the accident.
He suffered the eye injury in April 2010 just a week before his fourth birthday and required a five hour emergency operation to save his sight.
Dr Colley teamed up with Stephen, who has so far completed two half-marathon events in Bristol in 2011 and in Worcester earlier this year.
Like Dr Colley, Stephen has children at the school with son Gabriel being joined by little brother Jude who joined the reception class in September.
The active duo left London and their gruelling route home took them through Banbury, Stratford and finally home to St Peter's First School on the Holloway.
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Whether to cure an illness or simply to feel better, Americans use billions of dollars worth of capsules, tablets, ointments, liquids and other forms of drugstore remedies and prescribed medicines.
While medicines are invaluable in helping to relieve symptoms and combat illnesses, their misuse can lead to serious consequences. Studies in this country revealed that at least half of the patients who take prescription medicines fail to do so as instructed by their doctors. And each year, improper use of non-prescription as well as prescription medicines can account for as many as five to 35 percent of all hospital admissions.
This information will provide you with general guidelines on using your medicines safely.
Prescription Medicines
Prescription medicines require a written order from a doctor and can be sold only by licensed pharmacists. Generally more powerful than remedies available without a prescription, prescribed medicines should be handled with extreme care. All prescription medicines are dispensed in containers that are clearly labeled with your name, your doctor's name, the date the prescription was filled, instructions for use, the name of the medicine and the medicine's expiration date.
Non-Prescription Medicines
Also known as over-the-counter drugs (OTC), non-prescription medicines are meant to provide temporary relief of minor symptoms, not to cure or prevent disease. They include common remedies such as aspirin, laxatives and antacids. Although less powerful than prescription medicines, non-prescription medicines can be harmful if taken incorrectly or in combination with prescription medicines. Such drugs should never be used for long periods of time or in amounts greater than what the package instructions advise, since they could hide a condition, minimize the effect of a prescribed medication or cause poisonings.
All non-prescription drug packages contain detailed instructions on what the drug is, what it's meant for, how to use it properly and who should not take it.
Generic Medicines
All medicines have a chemical name, a generic name and a brand name. Aspirin, for example, is the generic name for acetylsalicylic acid, a chemical name that describes aspirin's chemical makeup. Aspirin is also sold under many brand names such as Bufferin, Anacin or Excedrin.
Drug companies that develop new medicines have exclusive rights to produce those medicines for 17 years. After this period, any company can, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, manufacture the chemical equivalent of the brand-name medicine. Generic medicines, in general, cost less because their manufacturers don't have to set prices to recover expensive research and development costs.
Once the FDA approves a generic medicine, it is considered as safe and effective as its brand-name counterpart.
However, generic medicines are not all alike, since their inactive ingredients (the emulsifiers, dyes and fillers that make up the bulk of a medicine) may be different. These different formulations sometimes cause generic medicines to react differently in the body, depending on the patient. Based on your physical condition and medical history, your doctor will determine whether or not your pharmacist may substitute a generic medicine for you. It is important to report all side effects to your doctor.
Drug Interaction
Medicines can sometimes interact with certain foods, diseases and other medications, causing them to become totally ineffective, or cause unpleasant -- even serious -- side effects. Dairy foods, for example, bind to the antibiotic tetracycline and prevent it from being absorbed in the body. Mixing alcohol with a high dosage of Valium can be deadly. Consuming aged and fermented foods, such as Chianti wine or aged cheese, while taking certain mood-altering drugs can increase blood pressure to dangerous levels. Your physician or pharmacist can alert you to side effects and interactions which may be harmful.
Some medicines, including certain tranquilizers, sulfa drugs and diuretics, also cause problems when combined with sun exposure. That interaction/combination may cause people to develop skin rashes or sunburn more easily. In addition, people with diabetes, hypertension, glaucoma or thyroid problems should carefully read the labels of non-prescription medicines before taking them. For example, decongestants may aggravate high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and other existing conditions. People on a low-salt or low-sugar diet or who have allergies may be affected by a medication's inactive ingredients which can include sodium or sugars.
It's a good idea to avoid drinking alcoholic beverages while taking any kind of medication. Alcohol acts as a depressant and decreases coordination, alertness and breathing. It can also heighten the effects of certain medicines, such as narcotic pain relievers, psychiatric medications, cold medicines, antihistamines and cough preparations.
Taking Medications Correctly
When taking a medication, always take exactly what your doctor prescribes and no more. If you are using a non-prescription medicine, follow its instructions exactly. You should always inform your doctor if you are, or are planning to take, any non-prescription medicines. Taking any medicine in larger doses or more frequently than recommended can lead to accidental poisoning. Conversely, taking too little of a medicine, skipping a dose or waiting too long between doses can make the medication ineffective.
Be sure to take prescribed medicines for the full length of time as directed by the doctor. Don't be fooled into stopping the medicine just because you start to feel better. Your treatment may not be complete and you could suffer a relapse, reoccurrence or worsening of the original problem.
Never exchange or share a prescription medicine with another person no matter how similar your illnesses may seem. The doctor has prescribed the medicine specifically for your physical condition, age and weight.
Be alert to symptoms of medicine dependence. If you need medication to help get you through the day; if you are increasing the dosage on your own; or taking the medicine automatically without your physician's order, you may be developing an unhealthy dependency on your medications.
If you are worried or uncertain about the medicines you are taking, don't be embarrassed to consult your doctor or pharmacist. Some of the questions you should ask are:
• What is the name of this medicine; what is it for and what is it supposed to do?
• What does the medicine look like? What color is it?
• How long must I take this medicine? Can I stop if my symptoms disappear?
• What are the side effects? Which ones should I report?
• How should I take this medicine (before, with or after meals?) Does "take every six hours" include normal sleeping times?
• Can I stop taking the medication early if the symptoms disappear?
• Are there any foods, liquids, medications or activities I should avoid while on this medication?
• Is there an approved generic version of this drug that I can take?
• What should I do if I miss a dose?
• What should I expect?
Just as you rely on your doctor or pharmacist for complete information about your medication, they depend on you to supply important information about yourself so they can properly prescribe and dispense medicines to you. Make sure you inform them:
• If you have any pre-existing medical conditions or allergies
• If you are taking any medicine prescribed by another physician
• If you are pregnant, a heavy smoker, or a heavy drinker
• If you are on a special diet, or are taking vitamins, minerals and/or herbal supplements
• If you have an unexpected symptom while taking the medicine
Storing Medications
All medicines begin to lose their potency as soon as the containers they are in are opened. With proper storage, however, the medicine's potency can be maintained. Bathroom medicine cabinets and kitchen cabinets are, surprisingly, the worst place to keep medications because the moisture and heat in those rooms can diminish potency. Some medicines may have special storage instructions, but in general, the following guidelines apply:
• Store medicines in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children and away from bright light, including areas exposed to sunlight.
• Store medicines in their original containers which are designed to protect the medicines. Make certain the labels are securely attached.
• If you use a pill box, don't keep more than one day's supply of medicine in it. Because pill boxes do not seal tightly, medicines stored in them can quickly lose their potency.
• Remove the cotton filler placed in pill bottles for shipping. Cotton can absorb the active ingredients.
• Never combine different tablets or capsules in the same containers because medicines may react with one another.
• Don't keep medicines in the refrigerator, unless it's specified in the instructions. Moisture could affect the potency.
• Don't keep medicines in the glove compartment of a car or on a windowsill. Heat can diminish potency.
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Habbo is a 2D browser based social networking site. Players create unique avatars and are given their own room in the ever expanding Habbo Hotel. Earn badges and achievements while making friends and upgrading your room!
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Pros: +Unique blocky graphics. +Customizable rooms. +Detailed character creation. +Earn achievements & badges.
Cons: -Not much to do besides chat. -Most furniture and features require payments.
Habbo Overview
Habbo, formerly known as Habbo Hotel, is one of the early pioneers of interactive social networking. Players create unique avatars using Habbo's detailed character customization options and enter the game world with their very own room in hotel. Every day players receive a new piece of furniture but if they want more, they'll have to purchase it either with 'pixels' or 'coins.' Pixels are the standard currency while coins require real cash to acquire. Besides player run rooms, there are over a dozen public areas in the hotel including a lobby, several cafes with different themes, a library, gardens, and other rooms to chat in. There are two free to play multiplayer mini games to play, SnowStorm and Battle, but players will likely spend most of their time making friends and hanging out in each other's rooms.
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By, Erhan Altay
Habbo is a social networking site published by Sulake, a company based in Finland. It was released in Finland in 2000 but didn't come to America until the year 2004. The game is best known for its unique blocky 2D graphics and the fact that it has been the target of raids by internet trolls from the image board 4chan. Habbo was originally known as Habbo Hotel and ran using Shockwave but has undergone several rounds of updates and now requires Adobe Flash Player to run. Prospective players are advised that while Habbo is a persistent virtual world, it has few gameplay elements and is mostly a virtual chat room geared towards youngsters.
Sign Up at the Desk
Account creation is a simple process and is actually done on the same page as character creation. Players are asked to enter a unique character name, their email address and password on the left while customizing their avatar's appearance on the right. Habbo has a very impressive character creation process, especially for a 2D browser based service. There are 10 face styles, 30 skin colors, 18 hair styles, various hats, hair accessories, glasses, facial hair styles, shirts, pants, shoes, belts, and necklaces to chose from when crafting your unique look. A handy randomize button is available for those who don't want to spend time going through all the menus. Players must enter a CAPTCHA code to finalize their account and are then ready to enter the Hotel. Each character is entitled to one room which can be customized and expanded using in-game currency (pixels) and premium currency (coins.) There are several color schemes available to chose from and players start with a single piece of furniture, a table.
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Movement is done exclusively with the mouse, left clicking on your desired location makes your blocky avatar move in that direction. Your room won't be a hot destination when you first start so it's best to head out to some of the public areas and try to make some friends. By clicking the building icon to the left, players access their navigator which allows instant movement between the various areas of the Habbo Hotel. There are 26 'official' rooms including cafes, restaurants, gardens, a library, a lobby, and other locations you might find in a real hotel. Each room has a unique theme but doesn't offer anything different besides visuals. All players can do in these rooms is chat with others, add them as friends and that's about it. There used to be a pool which was the focus of attention by internet trolls who would raid the game dressed as black men in suits equipped with giant afros. Their slogan would be 'Pool's Closed Due to AIDS' and they would physically block the entrance to the area. Sadly, avatars can no longer physically block one another and the entire pool room has been removed by the publishers.
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There used to be two free mini-games available in Habbo, SnowStorm and BattleBall. Both have been closed at least temporarily as the game migrants to a new version. I've played both games before and while they do add some entertainment and give Habbo some gameplay elements, they're certainly not the main attraction. SnowStorm is a basic snowball fight game where players gather snow and knock each other down. In BattleBall, players start on large bouncing balls and move across the map leaving tiles they pass painted in a unique color. The player with the most tiles painted in their color at the end wins. Two other mini-games were available before the recent updates, Wobble Squabble and Diving. Both of these games required players to purchase tickets for real cash before playing. Besides these official games, players make up their own games and play them in their rooms. The most popular of these player-run games are Falling Furniture, Cozzie Change, Defend Your Pod, Don' Say Yes/No, and Don't touch the floor. These games are entirely run by the community and require a certain level of trust since the room owner is under no obligation to run them fairly. Other activities players may run are trivia quizzes or other game show like events but these are hardly enough to earn Habbo any gameplay medals.
Upgrade Your Room to a Suite
Habbo requires players to pay for most furniture and room upgrades. There are two currencies in the game, pixels which are earned by simply logging in and playing and coins which must be purchased. Coins cost anywhere from 13 to 20 cents each with a discount given for bulk purchases. Furniture varies in price from 1 coin to 15 coins a piece. Pixels can only be used to purchase the newbie line of furniture branded 'Hello' and other basic features such as special effects (emotes) that your avatar performs. If that weren't enough, there is also a VIP membership which costs 20 coins a month. VIP Club members have access to more areas and receive special furniture each month. They also have more room customization options that are unavailable to non-VIP players.
Age Aware
Habbo's slogan is 'Hangout for teens' but I suspect the median age to be heavily tilted towards the tween or early teen demographic. There just isn't enough here to keep people interested for long. The game's profanity filter is so strict that it is almost laughable. I couldn't even say the word 'mini game', it translated it to 'mibobbame.' Most swear words are filtered and replaced by the word 'bobba' which makes for some hilarious sentences like 'bobba my bobba.' But I guess the appeal here isn't for the average gamer but for kids interested in a virtual chatting experience. But even other social sites like Gaia Online and OMGPOP are concentrating heavily on gameplay features so the lack of progress on this front really leaves Habbo feeling outdated. The game is still widely popular in the USA and Europe with thousands of concurrent players logged in at any given time. The game hasn't performed as well in China or Russia but still has momentum here so there is still time for Sulake to focus on adding more game content.
Final Verdict: Fair
Habbo is a casual social site with great character customization, a large world to explore, a unique and attractive visual style and plenty of room customization features but comes up short on gameplay. Even other social sites are rapidly adding gameplay elements. Habbo has a lot of catching up to do


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Adult reconstruction
Dr. Daniel J. Valaik is an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of expertise include joint preserving surgeries of the hip and knee as well as total joint replacement surgery.
Dr. Valaik graduated with honors from the United States Naval Academy in 1983 and then served as a Navy SEAL for six years. He received his M.D. at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, completed a residency in orthopaedics at the National Naval Medical Center and did a fellowship in adult reconstruction at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
After 26 years of service in the U.S. Navy, Dr. Valaik returned to Hopkins. His last position in the military was serving as the chief of the Orthopaedic Service at Walter Reed and the National Naval Medical Center.
Dr. Valaik is a past president of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, and is a member the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces. He is also an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Fellow.
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1993)
- National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda) (2002)
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- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2005)
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- Josh Pepek, Jonathan Forsberg, Kate Morteson, Kevin Wilson, Scott Wagner, Daniel Valaik, Alexander Stojadinovic, Douglas Tadaki, Eric Elster. "Heterotopic Ossification in Blast and Combat Related Injuries." J. of Surgical Research, Feb 2008, 144-2, 346.
- Gwinn DE, Keeling JJ, Andersen RC, Kumar A, Valaik DJ. "Blast Induced Lower Extremity Fractures with Arterial Injury: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Amputation after Limb Preserving Treatment." Submitted to J. of Orthopaedic Trauma.
- Hungerford MW, Valaik DJ. "Chondroprotective agents: glucosamine and chondroitin." Foot and Ankle Clinics of N Am 2003, 8; 201-219.
- Valaik DJ. "A Review of Manned Thermal Garment Diving Studies With Lessons Learned for the SDV Operator and Combat Swimmer." Naval Medical Research Institute Technical Report 96-47, July 1996.
- Valaik DJ, Parker EC, Survanshi SS. "Calculating Decompression in Naval Special Warfare SEAL Delivery Vehicle Diving Operations Utilizing the Real Time Dive Planner." Naval Medical Research Institute Technical Report 96-54, Nov 1996.
- Valaik DJ, Hyde DE, Schrot JF, Thomas JR. "Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Resting Diver Phase)." Naval Medical Research Institute Technical Report 97-41, Nov 1997.
- Valaik DJ, Hyde DE, Bowman K, Schrot JF, Thomas JR. "Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Over-the-Beach Phase)." Naval Medical Research Institute Technical Report 98-11, Aug 1998.
- Valaik DJ, Temple D, Ario J, Hyde DE, Schrot JF. "Thermal Protection and Diver Performance in Special Operations Forces Combat Swimmers (Exercising Diver Phase)." Naval Medical Research Center Technical Report 00-01, May 2000.
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Meritorious Service Medal for Naval Service, 1998 and 2009
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Honors Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, 1983
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Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Past-President, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
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A discussion with Orthopedic Surgeon Daniel Valaik ,MD: Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery
Dr. Daniel Valaik discusses advances in knee and hip replacement surgery, including joints made of better, more durable materials, which are resulting in faster recovery and better outcomes.
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Strengthening the national health information system - Health Metrics Network (HMN) framework - March 2010
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has committed to moving forward quickly to strengthen its national health information system using the HMN Framework.
PAHO/WHO Technical Consultants, Yvette Holder and Daniel Doane, facilitated the assessment workshop with over 80 stakeholder representatives from the Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Authorities, as well other ministries and several development agencies. The assessment highlighted a number of existing strengths within the national health information system (NHIS), including strong civil registration information and high quality data for indicators in some vertical health programmes. Key challenges included low use of enabling information technology to support data collection and management, and gaps in the dissemination of existing health information for evidence-based decision-making, in particular, in providing information back to health planners and managers within the health regions.
The workshop provided an opportunity to educate stakeholders on the components of a high-functioning health information system, and the role of the HMN Framework in assessment, strategic planning and implementation of strengthening initiatives. The final assessment report to be completed by the end of April 2010 will form the first step in initiating a rapid strategic planning process. The Ministry of Health has committed to completing a NHIS Strategic Plan by August 2010, with implementation activities beginning in September 2010.
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Cursed Queen of Angmar, The: 42. Negotiations
Ariashal could not believe how close they were to the Keep.
Ferion's stronghold was in one of the hills, overlooking the Keep; she remembered riding over this very hill on the day that she and the King had arrived. He had hidden the entrance behind brush and rocks; it was impossible to see if one did not know precisely where to look. How long had he inhabited this place? Had he, she wondered, even kept spies here when she first entered the Keep? Probably; he could not have outfitted the place that thoroughly in so short amount of time.
She studied the hill, the plains before the walls, the entire approach to the Keep. It was almost possible to run, racing down the hill. Losing her footing would mean she would only tumble faster, rolling ever quicker to the keep and the safety of her family. Angmarim banners hung proudly before the gates, their glossy red and black calling her, urging her to flee, to hurl herself forward, to escape from Ferion while she still could.
A hand gripped her shoulder. "I would not try to do anything foolish, my sweet sister." Ferion dug his fingers into her flesh. "Not if I wanted to see my children again. Do you understand me?"
"Yes." She resisted the desire to strike him.
"Good. Adzuphel will be here soon. And when he arrives, you will speak only when spoken to. You will not whine, or complain, or do anything which might upset me. For if you do, I will see to it that your children never reach the border of Angmar. Understand?"
Nodding, Ariashal closed her eyes. She must stay strong for her children.
For hours the sun beat down unmercifully. Ariashal's already-pounding head hurt even worse than before. How long were they going to stay out here? She longed to sit, but dared not move and anger Ferion. Perhaps he wanted to punish her by forcing her to stand out here, keeping her in the sun so that she would be too sick to give him any trouble.
Movement at the Keep caught her eye. She could see men, horses, an enclosed wagon. Banners rippled in the breeze.
Ferion glanced at the sun. "Adzuphel is quite punctual, I see. Soon this will all be over."
Ariashal fought down the urge to scream at him. He had kept her out here for the sole purpose of tormenting her. What she would not give to be alone with him while knowing that her children were safe! Ferion would learn the meaning of torment.
A herald, bearing the banner of Angmar, rode towards them. Behind him was Adzuphel, riding his sturdy bay; both steward and horse were resplendent in black, red and gold. Flanking Adzuphel were some guards, while the small wagon trundled along at the rear.
"I see he did as he was told," muttered Ferion. "That is wise."
Ariashal paid no attention to the heralds, the fanfares, the honorifics. Nausea roiled within her. Closing her eyes, she forced her stomach to be still, to spare her the indignity of vomiting in front of Ferion. He must not know how weak she was.
"Greetings," began Ferion.
"Silence!" snarled Adzuphel. "What have you done to the Queen?"
Ariashal opened her eyes. Adzuphel, strong, proud in red and black, sword at his side, glared at her brother.
"I have done nothing!"
"Indeed." Adzuphel strode towards her. "Are you well, Your Majesty? Has any evil befallen you?"
"Only the murder of my husband."
Ferion dug his fingers deeper into her flesh.
"A great sorrow and tragedy has befallen the Kingdom of Angmar," Adzuphel agreed. "I have brought a wagon with clothes and other necessities for Your Majesty's comfort. You may go and change into something more suitable."
"I have not agreed to that," said Ferion.
Adzuphel turned to him, eyes blazing. "You will not permit your sister to stand in the sun, dressed like a common camp follower, any longer. She will be dressed as the Queen she is."
"Very well," Ferion finally released her. "But first my men must search it."
Two of the scruffy Rhudaurians trotted off. The wagon rocked as they climbed aboard, pulling back the curtain to expose the interior. A moment later they returned.
"Nothing to report," said one.
Ferion gave her a shove. Ariashal stumbled towards the wagon. One of the Angmarim guards helped her onto it. She opened the red curtains and half-fell, half-crawled into the covered area. There were three chests, a large ewer of water, a basin, towels, and some large pillows on the floor It was neither as big nor elaborate as the one she had ridden in while coming to Rhudaur, but it was shelter from both Ferion and the brutal rays of the sun. Exhausted, ill, she collapsed onto the mercifully soft pillows.
For several minutes she lay still while the pounding in her head eased. Outside the exchange between Ferion and Adzuphel grew more heated. Ferion loudly denied any wrongdoing; had he not sheltered and succored his beloved sister in her time of grief?
Adzuphel sounded unmoved. "The Queen is ill and hurt. She will return with us to the Keep."
"No." Ferion was adamant. "She stays with me until you have withdrawn from the Keep and returned to Angmar."
"That is unacceptable."
Ariashal had often heard Adzuphel use that tone on reluctant guards or recalcitrant visitors; she knew he would stand his ground and eventually win. As long as he was here, Ferion would have no choice but to concede. Adzuphel would do whatever he needed to cow her brother.
She listened while Ferion laid out whatever specious argument came into his head, while Adzuphel deftly swatted them aside. Finally her brother gave up.
"I am holding her as hostage so that you will leave the Keep."
"You should have admitted that earlier. We will leave the Keep as soon as possible."
"No," said Ferion. "I want my Keep now. She stays with me until you have gone. My men will stand guard."
"As will the men of Angmar. She will not go unguarded into your den."
"She cannot stay out here!"
"She most certainly can. The carriage will house her quite comfortably for a day or so."
"Fine!" Ferion's snarl reverberated through the little cart. "She may stay in there until you are gone!"
For a few minutes Ariashal listened while they hammered out the precise number of guards she would receive before turning to the more mundane issues surrounding the withdrawal from the Keep. The issue of her accommodations settled, she turned her attention back to her temporary home.
She had seen a ewer of water along one side--yes! There it was, sweating in the still air of the carriage. She carefully opened it and began to drink. It felt as though the cold water was refilling every dried crack and crevice in her body; she could not recall the last time water tasted so good. She knew better than to drink too much as once. Instead she splashed water over her parched face, letting the drops cool her aching head.
Refreshed somewhat, she poured more of the cool water onto one of the towels for a simple sponge bath. As yesterday's dust disappeared, she began to feel better. Once she had exchanged the old tunic for a soft blue dress, she felt almost well enough to confront her brother. She folded the tunic into a neat square, leaving the torn chemise behind. It was tattered beyond any reasonable hope of repair, but she could not bring herself to part with the last thing held by her husband. Retrieving the ring, she carefully parted the curtain and rejoined the men.
They had just finished debating the number and placement of her guards when she reached them. Adzuphel bowed deeply to her. "I trust you are well, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Lord Adzuphel. I am much better now."
"It has been decided that you will stay in the carriage until they have left the Keep." Ferion's bluntness and lack of concern for her did not escape Ariashal.
"I think it will be far better than a cell, yes."
"You were kept prisoner?" demanded Adzuphel.
The flash in Ferion's eyes warned her to say little. "I was not a true prisoner." She dared say no more, lest Ferion make good on his threat. "But this is far more to my liking."
"Very well."
"My lord," she continued, "I wish to know about my children. How are they? How do they fare?"
He sighed. "They miss you greatly, madame. As for their father--the shock and grief they feel is so deep that they can barely speak. They will be much happier when you are returned to us."
"As will I, my lord. I must know--how fares the young king?"
He looked down. "Prince--King--Imrahil is much grieved by the loss of the King, as are we all, madame. He must take up crown and scepter, yet he is reluctant to do so while you are absent."
"I will be home soon enough," she soothed. "You must tell him that, for the good of the kingdom, he must accept the crown. You must tell him--you must tell him his father would want him to be strong. He would want to know that his son was strong enough for the task."
"I will tell him." Adzuphel's voice betrayed his sadness. "In truth, madame, it would be better if it was you who spoke with him."
"She will be there soon enough." Ferion cut between them. "I have some things which may be of interest to your new king. Here." He shoved the mithril shirt and great sword at Adzuphel.
Adzuphel took them away from Ferion gently, as though they were more fragile than glass. Carefully, reverently, he refolded the shirt and took up the sword. "Never did I think that this day would come," he murmured.
"Come it has," said Ferion, "and evil has been driven from this land. Take your relics and go. The Queen will be yours soon enough."
Adzuphel did not move. "One day, Ferion, I hope to meet under less formal conditions."
"I hope so too, old man."
"Enough!" Ariashal turned to Adzuphel. "My lord, I have something which must go to the new king. I have here his father's ring."
Ferion flinched, shrinking away as the black opal glittered in the sun.
"He must keep it, as a memento of his father," she continued. "But never, never must he wear it. This was his father's wish. And I would see it obeyed."
Adzuphel studied the gleaming jewel before slipping it into his purse. "It will be his, madame, and I swear to you that I will never permit him to wear it."
"Well!" Ferion stepped up, confident again now that the ring was gone. "Now that all has been settled, you will leave."
"Not until I have seen the Queen safely installed in her carriage."
"Very well," snarled Ferion. "Let us go and put you away, shall we, my sister?"
She walked between them, allowing Adzuphel to help her up the steps. Ferion opened the curtains, revealing the interior as she had left it. Satisfied, she slipped between the drapes, tying them shut behind her.
Ariashal drank more of the cold water before lying down on the pillows. Outside she could hear Adzuphel ride away. Even with the Angmarim guards, she suddenly felt extremely vulnerable. If only he could have stayed nearby! But she knew he must perform his duty, and his duty now was to care for the young king while supervising their removal from the Keep. At least she would be back with them in a day or so, and they could return to Carn Dum.
But there would be no triumph in their return to the great citadel. She could see Imrahil, his pale eyes shadowed by a responsibility thrust upon him long before he was prepared to accept it. How somber, how sober he would have to be! No longer could he play with the others. His world would now be one of adults and their endless problems.
They would crown him in the great Throne Room at Carn Dum, where the trophies of his father's victories hung over the hall. There he would sit, proud and still, while they held his father's crown above his head. It would be far too large for the boy; but it would have to do until a new one was made. He would be given his father's shirt and sword, both meant for a man far larger than he would ever be; and they would praise him, and proclaim him king. And Imrahil himself would be a lost little boy, overwhelmed by events too great for someone so young to comprehend.
At least she would be there, as would all of his father's counselors. They would probably look to her and Adzuphel for guidance while Imrahil grew up; and she herself did not know how long that might take. And always there would the threat of war.
How desperately had she hoped to avoid this very situation! When she had finally gotten the King to admit his true nature, she had assumed, stupidly, that such a catastrophe would never come to pass. There was no need for them to prepare their children; the King was not going to die. They would have little kingdoms of their own, within the empire of their father. But never would they be replacing him on the throne of Angmar.
And what of Sauron? What would he do, once he learned the ring was masterless? Could Herumor and Adzuphel keep whatever he sent to claim it at bay? Khamul would be in no condition to retry it, but that did not rule out the others. And there were many more things he could send, or do, to pry the ring free. The walls of Carn Dum would have to prove themselves mighty indeed to keep the forces of Sauron out.
One of the pillows caught her eye. A vivid blue and white brocade, she recognized it from her bed at the Keep. Probably one of the women had added it to the carriage when packing her clothes. Ariashal reached for it, pulling it to her breast.
It had been warmed by the sun, and as she held it close she caught a faint scent.
The King.
She recognized it, would have known it in any crowd. For a moment it seemed as though he were still here with her, still close enough to hold and touch. If only she had left him alone! If only she had let the grotto rot and her childhood recede! But she had not, and now all she had left was this pillow and a torn chemise.
She buried her face in the brocade and cried.
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