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Rashneel Kumar
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
THE Southern schools taking part in the Coke Zero Deans finals this Saturday at Churchill Park in Lautoka will not lack support, says zone vice-president Biu Colati.
Marist Brothers High School will play in the under-14, U16 and U17 finals while Lomaivuna High School will feature in the U19 showdown.
In the U14 final, Marist will play Queen Victoria School and in the U16 final, the team will take on Natabua High.
In the U17 final, Marist will face Lelean Memorial School.
Lomaivuna High will play Ratu Kadavulevu School in the U19 final.
In the main U18 final, Ratu Kadavulevu will clash with Lelean Memorial while QVS will take on Ratu Navula in the U15 grade.
Colati said despite missing the coveted U18 grade final, they were pleased to have a good number of teams in the finals.
"We didn't make the U18 final but we are the only zone coming with the most number of teams from any particular school," Colati said.
"Our schools have a good support base and there are many of the ex scholars living in the West.
"For Marist, I know there will be two or three buses that will accompany the team and I don't think our schools will lack support."
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Human Influenza A (H1N1) (Swine Flu)
19 June 2009
International Update – June 2009
Influenza A (H1N1) is a new influenza virus which has spread around the world through human to human transmission. On the 12 June 2009 the United Nations declared the spread of the influenza virus around the world had reached pandemic levels. The global pandemic alert level is now at its highest – phase six – an indication of its geographical spread, not its severity.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the lead agency in the global response. As of 17.00 GMT, 15 June 2009, 76 countries have officially reported 35,928 cases of Influenza A (H1N1) infection and 163 deaths. Cases below are confirmed by WHO laboratory testing.
Countries reporting the largest number of cases and deaths (cumulative totals) [1]
|1336 (2)
|1530 (2)
|1795 (3)
|2115 (3)
|2446 (4)
|2446 (4)
|2978 (4)
|2978 (4)
|369 (1)
|411 (1)
|1694 (2)
|1694 (2)
|1694 (2)
|1694 (2)
|Costa Rica
|37 (1)
|50 (1)
|68 (1)
|68 (1)
|93 (1)
|104 (1)
|104 (1)
|104 (1)
|5029 (97)
|5029 (97)
|5563 (103)
|5717 (106)
|5717 (106)
|6241 (108)
|6241 (108)
|6241 (108)
|8975 (15)
|10053 (17)
|11054 (17)
|13217 (27)
|13217 (27)
|13217 (27)
|13217 (27)
|17855 (45)
|Grand total
|17410 (115)
|19273 (117)
|21940 (125)
|25288 (139)
|27737 (141)
|28774 (144)
|29669 (145)
|35928 (163)
For a full list of confirmed cases and deaths by country please see the excel file included with the pdf. version of this research paper.
New Zealand timeline of human Influenza A (H1N1) case update status [2]
Virus Update – June 2009
The Influenza A (H1N1) virus is spreading easily from person-to-person. While most cases seem to be mild, severe illness and death have been reported in a small proportion of cases. The Influenza A (H1N1) virus seems to be affecting young and previously healthy adults and adults with underlying medical conditions including chronic lung or cardiovascular disease, diabetes, immunodeficiencies and obesity.
WHO is recommending that drug makers speed up the production of an Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine. While the development of a vaccine against the virus has been underway since the virus was isolated it will not be available until September 2009 [3] or later.
To date, most infections of new Influenza A (H1N1) have occurred in the northern hemisphere. However, there is concern that the spread of the virus to the southern hemisphere could have different and perhaps more severe effects. The current winter season gives the influenza viruses an opportunity to inter-mingle and possibly exchange genetic material in unpredictable ways [4] .
The Australian cases of Influenza A (H1N1) number 2118 with 1230 in the State of Victoria. On 17 June 2009 the Australian Government announced a new response phase to manage the outbreak. The new Phase of 'protect' will direct efforts to those most vulnerable to the virus. The policy of containment and quarantine of probable cases will be discontinued [5] .
International Pandemic: background
During March and early April 2009 Mexican public health authorities reported increased levels of respiratory disease, including reports of severe pneumonia cases and deaths. Testing of specimens identified the Influenza A (H1N1) strain. By the end of April the United States had 109 confirmed cases, including one death, while Mexico had 97 confirmed cases, including seven deaths, and nine other countries had reported low numbers of confirmed cases [6] .
On 25 April 2009 WHO announced Influenza A (H1N1) a public health emergency of international concern. On 29 April 2009 the United Nations influenza pandemic alert was raised to five on a six –level warning scale, signifying that the virus had caused sustained community level outbreaks in at least two countries in one WHO region and that a pandemic was considered imminent. On 9 May 2009 Australia confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1) with a person returning from travel in the United States. On 18 May 2009 the Director-General of the World Health Organization convened a High-Level Consultation for all Member States at the start of the Sixty-second World Health Assembly to discuss the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic risk [7] .
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing global pandemic leadership by working with Member States across a range of activities, including coordination under the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 [8] , designation of global pandemic phases, pandemic vaccine production, coordination of a rapid containment operation, and providing early assessments of pandemic severity.
The WHO guidance document Pandemic influenza preparedness and response April 2009 [9] should be used as a guide to inform and harmonise national and international preparedness and response before, during and after an influenza pandemic.
World map of the spread of Human Influenza (H1N1) confirmed cases and deaths.
New Zealand Update – June 2009
The numbers of confirmed cases of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in New Zealand continue to increase with the first community transmission recorded in Wellington on 14 June 2009. In response the Ministry of Health increased the pandemic status to Phase 6 - Scenario 6.2 Code Yellow/Red. On the 19 June, after further cases of community transmission, the Ministry of Health moved to a Manage It phase. Activities at the border would continue, but quarantine, the use of antiviral drugs, and individual (H1N1) testing would be reduced [10] . The next phase is Phase 6 – Scenario 6.3 – Code Red of the New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Action Plan.
While the symptoms of the illness are reasonably mild there will be disruptions to schools, businesses and health facilities. The southern hemisphere is also just entering its seasonal influenza season which will further compound disruptions and pressures on the health system [11] . Containment of the virus is still very important to avoid the simultaneous impact of the two influenza viruses.
Treatment of the epidemic influenza virus will happen at a family and community level. The Ministry of Health is advising households to stock up on essential goods and fever reducing medicines [12] . The majority of Influenza A (H1N1) cases will recover at home without the need for medical intervention. District Health Boards are the lead agency at a regional level and will consult with and coordinate primary and community health providers. DHBs will use Community Based Assessment Centres [13] (CBAC) to see and treat those with influenza symptoms separately from other health facilities.
The primary functions of the CBAC include:
- providing clinical assessment, advice and referrals for those with influenza symptoms
- enabling health professionals to specialise in influenza and infection control
- providing a secure distribution centre for antivirals and antibiotics
- support home-based self-care in association with telephone triage and advice.
Significant events in June
1 June 2009 – Ministry of Health sends out letter to all schools warning of possible school closures where cases of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus is found.
6 June 2009 – Ministry of Health starts public awareness campaign.
8 June 2009 – Regulations were promulgated adding Non Seasonal Influenza (swine flu) to the schedule of the Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations [14] .
Background to New Zealand Influenza A (H1N1)
On 25 April 2009 the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) was notified after an influenza-like illness was detected in a group of Rangitoto College students and teachers returning from Mexico via Los Angeles on Flight NZ1. Specimens sent to the World Health Organization (WHO) laboratory in Melbourne tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1). As of 28 April 2009 New Zealand had three confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) from the Rangitoto College party. On 29 April 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) became a notifiable disease in New Zealand by Order in Council. Passengers on all international flights arriving in New Zealand were provided with public health information and asked to fill in passenger locator forms so they could be more easily traced. Those showing signs of illness were quarantined and treated with antiviral drugs.
What is human influenza A (H1N1)?
H1N1 is a new strain of the influenza A virus that causes illness and death in people. This new virus is commonly referred to as swine flu because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in the virus were similar to the strain of H1N1 influenza virus that normally occurs in pigs in North America. Further tests have shown that H1N1 also has significant differences; it has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia, as well as avian and human influenza virus genes. [15]
Like all influenza viruses the H1N1 virus can change constantly. When influenza viruses from different species infect pigs, the viruses can reassort (i.e. swap genes) and new viruses that are a mix of swine, human and/or avian influenza viruses can emerge. Probably the most well known outbreak of swine flu was among soldiers in Fort Dix, New Jersey, USA in 1976. The virus resulted in pneumonia in at least four soldiers and one death; all of these patients had previously been healthy. The virus is thought to have circulated for a month and disappeared. The source of the virus, the exact time of its introduction into Fort Dix, and factors limiting its spread and duration are unknown. [16]
The symptoms of this new Influenza A (H1N1) virus in people are similar to those of other human seasonal influenza and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. [17] A significant number of people who have been infected have also reported diarrhoea and vomiting. At this stage it is understood that the H1N1 virus is passed from person to person in tiny droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes in a similar way to the other human seasonal influenza. It is then inhaled into the nose or throat and attacks the cells of the host's respiratory tract, causing inflammation. Symptoms usually appear one to four days after infection, and infected people can theoretically pass on the virus from one day before symptoms develop to seven days after symptoms develop. [18] The virus is transmitted more easily in crowded conditions and survives longer outside a host when conditions are cold and dry. [19] WHO has issued concern about southern hemisphere countries that are heading into winter and the influenza season.
Relatively minor epidemics of influenza typically occur in New Zealand during winter months, often affecting all age groups and causing many complications, including viral or bacterial pneumonia. There are approximately 100 deaths per year directly attributable to influenza. This does not include the many cases where influenza contributes to an elderly or chronically ill person's death. [20] It is not known at this time how severe the H1N1 virus will be in the general population. [21]
Different types of influenza are categorised as strain A, B, or C depending on microbiological characteristics of the virus. Influenza A is generally the cause of epidemics because it is highly genetically changeable, while Influenza B and C cause more limited outbreaks and milder disease. [22]
Influenza pandemics
Pandemics are characterised by the global spread of a novel type of virus. [23]
Three conditions must be present for a disease to cause a pandemic. These are
- that a new virus subtype emerges to which the population has little or no immunity,
- that the new virus can cause serious illness in humans, and
- that it spreads efficiently between humans.
20th century Influenza pandemics
There were three pandemics caused by new influenza A virus subtypes which spread around the world within a year of being clinically recognised. [24]
- the 1918/19 'Spanish flu' [A (H1N1)], which caused the highest number of known influenza deaths − many people died within the first few days after infection, and others died of secondary complications; nearly half of those who died were young, healthy adults
- the 1957/58 'Asian flu' [A (H2N2)]
- the 1968/69 'Hong Kong flu' [A (H3N2)].
Confirming cases of Influenza A (H1N1)
Because the symptoms are similar to other human influenza, laboratory testing is required to confirm a case of human Influenza A (H1N1). To diagnose H1N1 Influenza A infection, a respiratory specimen would generally need to be collected within the first four to five days of illness (the most infectious stage), however, some people, especially children, maybe contagious for seven days or longer. Identification as influenza A (H1N1) virus requires sending the specimen to a special laboratory for testing. [25] In New Zealand, specimens are tested at the New Zealand's National Influenza Centre (NIC). See the WHO list of Countries with PCR capacity in place to diagnose influenza A(H1N1) virus infection in humans
More information can be found in the WHO paper on swine Influenza A (H1N1) virus detection and confirmation guidance. [26]
Influenza vaccine
The most effective way to prevent influenza is by vaccination. [27] Vaccination is also much cheaper than anti-viral treatment, and is particularly cost effective in high-risk groups. [28] Vaccines need to be customised to the specific strain of influenza that is circulating, so no vaccine can be manufactured until the responsible virus has been isolated. [29]
Will there be a vaccine for H1N1?
Research is underway to develop a vaccine as soon as possible. However, wide scale production is still likely to take five-six months and limited production capacity means that some countries may miss out altogether. [30] A pandemic may arrive in a series of waves, so widespread vaccination may protect against subsequent waves. New Zealand has a contract with the Australian government's Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) to be supplied with a pandemic vaccine within 15 to 27 weeks after a pandemic is recognised by the WHO. [31]
Tamiflu against Influenza A (H1N1)
Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) and Relenza (zanamivir) are the two FDA-approved influenza antiviral drugs that are recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention for use against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. [32] It is not a cure but has been shown to reduce the severity of symptoms, the chance of complications and the chance of transmission, particularly when treatment is started within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. [33] It is recommended for treatment and prevention of adults and children over one year. [34] Possible side effects include nausea and vomiting, and the drug should be taken with caution when the patient is pregnant, breastfeeding or has kidney disease or fructose intolerance. The Ministry of Health advises a five day period for a treatment course of antiviral drugs. The person is not infectious after 72 hours of taking the drugs. A prophylactic course of antiviral drugs should last 10 days. [35]
Type A influenza viruses have been known to mutate to develop resistance to Tamiflu. [36] Five cases of Tamiflu-resistant seasonal influenza have been diagnosed in New Zealand in the past nine months [37] with Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu strains becoming more prolific in Hong Kong and the US. [38]
The New Zealand stockpile of Tamiflu is approx. 1.25 million courses. On 1 May 2009 the Ministry of Health ordered an extra 125, 000 courses of Relenza. [39]
Tamiflu went on direct sale from pharmacies for people with genuine 'flu' symptoms on 1 May 2009. This was part of New Zealand's regular annual anti-flu plan, rather than a response to the concerns about the H1N1 strain. A course of Tamiflu costs $NZ 60 - 80 per person. [40] There were 8000 courses of Tamiflu available on pharmacy shelves. [41]
New Zealand's pandemic preparedness plan
The Ministry of Health takes the lead role in planning for a health related emergency. The Ministry has established an internal Pandemic Emergency Group to oversee and co-ordinate pandemic planning for the health sector. The Group reports to the National Health Emergency Plan (NHEP) steering group. The Pandemic Emergency Group and the NHEP steering group report to the Ministry of Health Executive Team and the Minister of Health. [42]
District Health Boards (DHBs) are the lead agencies for planning and responding to a pandemic on a local and regional basis. DHBs follow major incident and emergency plans and regional incident co-ordination plans specifically for pandemics. [43]
Intersectoral Pandemic Group
The whole of Government pandemic planning involves the Intersectoral Pandemic Group made up of 11 government agency work groups led by the MOH and co-ordinated by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). [44]
|Intersectoral Pandemic Group work groups
|Ministry of Health
|Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
|Law & Order & Emergency Services
|New Zealand Police
|Civil Defence Emergency Management
|Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
|Ministry of Social Development
|Ministry of Education
|New Zealand Customs
|Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
|Ministry of Economic Development
|Department of Labour
The Ministry of Health has produced the New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Action Plan in November 2006. The plan outlines national scenarios based on the WHO suggestions for phase subdivisions, and gives corresponding alert codes and strategies.
Pandemic influenza alert status
New Zealand is currently on the standby phase Code Yellow.
In summary the codes mean:
Code White is information/advisory only, used in the planning stages of pandemic preparedness and for notification to the health sector of areas of concern overseas.
Code Yellow is a standby phase, used to alert the health sector when there has been a significant development in the virus overseas, or single isolated cases in New Zealand.
Code Red is the response phase, used to alert the health sector that it should activate its response plans.
Code Green is to notify the health sector to standdown response and move into the recovery phase.
What are the risks to New Zealand if an influenza pandemic occurred?
A recent study estimating the impact of the next influenza pandemic on New Zealand [45] assumed between 15 percent and 35 percent of the population would be affected, indicated between 1,600 and 3,700 deaths, between 6,900 and 16,200 hospitalisations and between 325,000 and 759,000 medical consultations were likely in the event of a pandemic. Eighty three percent of the deaths would occur among high-risk individuals (e.g. people with diabetes) and 59% would be among people under 65 years of age. The study also indicated that in the peak week of the epidemic 42% of all public hospital beds would be required for influenza cases, and each GP would have 83 consultations for influenza. The health service utilisation rates would vary depending on other factors such as the average length of stay in hospital, the number of consultations by registered nurses and the number of GPs and nurses not working due to illness or caring for relatives. The demand for medical services would overwhelm hospital and primary care capacity, which is already a problem in some places during the usual seasonal influenza outbreaks, and there may be shortages of critical care beds and mechanical ventilators. This study was based on the illness and death rates experienced during the 1968 pandemic, which was a very mild event compared with some other pandemics. Even a relatively minor pandemic could slow or halt economic growth in Asia and significantly reduce trade, especially of services. This could mean that New Zealand's economy is particularly vulnerable given its dependence on exports.
A 2006 New Zealand Treasury paper estimated that a pandemic with fatality rates similar to the 1958 and 1968 pandemics would reduce GDP by approximately 0.7 to 2.1% in the first year, an impact similar to a typical business cycle downturn. Taking into account a typical rate of recovery this would accumulate over four years to a loss ranging from 1.2 to 2.8 % of one year's GDP. [46]
What is the relevant legislation?
The Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006 allows the Prime Minister, with the agreement of the Minister of Health to enable special powers. These provisions will become operative if the Prime Minister issues an 'Epidemic Notice' in the Gazette. The Prime Minister must first be satisfied that the effects of an outbreak of a stated infectious disease are "likely to disrupt or continue to disrupt essential governmental and business activity in New Zealand (or stated parts of New Zealand) significantly" (section 5 (1)).
The Epidemic Notice activates the special powers of the Medical Officers of Health as covered under section 70 and 71 of the Health Act 1956. The special powers include compulsory medical examination (section 70 (1) (e)) and detention powers through the use of isolation and quarantine (section 70 (1) (f)). Acting under Sections 71A of the Health Act 1956 the Police also have special powers to do anything reasonably necessary (including the use of force) to assist Medical Officers of Health. People failing to comply with orders made under Sections 70 and 71 of the Health Act 1956 will face imprisonment for up to 6 months, a fine of up to $4000, or both (Section 72).
See also the Ministry of Health Pandemic influenza legislation.
Pacific islands Countries and Territories
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the impact of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in the Pacific Islands could be worse than other countries given the limited stretch of their health care and essential services. [47]
The Pacific Regional Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Project (PRIPPP) has been designed to build the capacity of Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to deal with the potential threat of emerging infectious diseases, in particular pandemic influenza. Influenza A (H1N1) is one such threat. The project is implemented by Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in collaboration with WHO, the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and with financial assistance from AusAID and NZAID. It covers 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories.
Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed its first swine flu case after tests on a visiting Australian student returned positive [48] .
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As a graduate of the machine tool technology at Crowder College, Don Mclaughlin is interested in technical thing.As a city council member, he said he'll be taking a special interest in things like the Carthage Water & Electric Plant, the wastewater treatment system and making things more efficient."I'm really for Carthage Water and Electric, they need to make room for the future and expansion, but I firmly believe that now is the time to do something about that," Mclaughlin said in an interview with The Carthage Press on Tuesday before taking the oath of office for council. "I know the waste water department has seen some challenges recently and I know they've got a lot of equipment that's really getting dated and there again, that equipment they use costs a lot of money, but it's only going to cost twice as much in the future."Mclaughlin, 40, 725 Olive St., is a native of Neosho and a graduate of Neosho High School.He said he moved to Carthage about 15 years ago."I had actually just bought a house and I started renting it out," Mclaughlin said. "Then the renters moved out and then I moved in."Mclaughlin is self-employed and operates three different businesses, but he decided he had enough spare time to devote to the city council.Mayor Harris appointed Mclaughlin to the Finance and Personnel Administration Committee and the Public Safety Committee.He will also serve for now as council liaison to the Civil War Museum board.Those appointments may change after the elections on April 3, when four other council seats will be decided.Mclaughlin said he hopes to be able to address what he says are odors still emanating from the Renewable Environmental Solutions plant, which started operating last year using new sources of material other than turkey offal to make fuel oil.He's also looking forward to taking part in the process of creating a city budget for the fiscal year 2012-2013.A lot of people are not going to be happy with me, I'm a real tightwad," Mclaughlin said. "I would just like to help ensure that the people's funds are spent properly. I don't know, maybe I can make a difference there."
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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's unexpected two-bronze showing in rhythmic gymnastics at the recent Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) was a step in the right direction.
And now, it's up to the gymnasts to keep it that way.
The scratch team of Shak Yuki, Shasangari Sivaneswary Nagarajan and development (pelapis) squad newbies Chong Lok Yi and Iman Iskandar Chan proved that they had what it takes to compete with the world's best by taking the bronze in the team competition. They garnered 129.917 points.
Hosts Australia, represented by Tara Wilkie, Marlee-Shae Holden, Anastasia Katharios and Michaela Whitehouse, scored 145.233 points to clinch the gold ahead of China's Liu Xixin, Xu Xiaolan, Wang Ruoqi and Shang Rong. The Chinese accumulated 139.617.
Thirteen-year-old Iman won another bronze for Malaysia in the all-around event with 44.467 points. Whitehouse was the gold medallist with a 49.167 total while Xiaolan (45.733) finished second.
It was the first time Malaysia won medals in rhythmic gymnastics in four appearances at the AYOF.
"It was not a bad outing. We made some mistakes in the routines but it's our first medals at the festival, so we have made good progress," said Lidia Legotina, the coach of the national development (pelapis) squad.
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Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek avenged their loss to Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in last year's US Open final with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory Thursday at the US Open, which ended the brothers' quest to win a calendar year Grand Slam. In the final the veterans will meet second seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares.
The Bryans started in hot form, dropping just one point on serve in the opening set. But Stepanek dramatically lifted his game in the final two sets and Paes was at his brilliant best at the net with his lightning-quick hands.
The Bryans were looking to become the first doubles team to capture the calendar year Grand Slam since 1951.
Bob Bryan said, "As competitors we hate to lose, and we knew what was riding on this match and the opportunity of what we could have accomplished. And then in one sense it's a little bit of a relief where you get to kind of exhale for the first time in a few months. All of this Grand Slam talk has been in the back of our head, and it's been an honour to be a part of this run with Mike. It's been a great 12 months.
"Those guys played a great match and we wish them luck in the finals."
Mike Bryan said: "We're pretty fortunate to have this opportunity. [We] played three matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium in a row. Played our third round out there on TV, which doesn't happen pretty much ever in doubles. The crowds were great. Twenty-eight matches in a row in Grand Slams might not ever happen again, [but] we feel like we did all we can do. Probably never going to have another shot at it."
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"I can't say enough about my partner. We have got a little bit more work to do this week, but what he has been through this year, both him and I know. For me that will come with me to my grave and I will always be with him in his corner no matter where we go in our lives, no matter what we do.
"Radek had an injury in the Australian Open, went through spinal surgery in his neck, and has got a few little battle wounds right now to show for it. He looks as tough as anybody, but the way he's recovered, the way he's done his rehab, the way he's stayed with it, to me, along with some other adversities this year, shows off a great champion that he is."
The Bryans became the first team to hold all four Grand Slam doubles titles at the same time in the Open Era after winning their third Wimbledon title in July to add to their 2012 US Open, 2013 Australian Open and Roland Garros doubles crowns. They also completed a 'Golden Bryan Slam' as they won the gold medal in the men's doubles at the London 2012 Olympic last summer.
Aussies Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman are the only doubles pair to have won more consecutive men's doubles titles. They hold the all-time record having won the doubles title at seven straight Grand Slam tournaments from the 1951 Australian Open – 1952 Wimbledon.
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Lawsuits could jeopardize Balboa Park plan
Mayor Jerry Sanders, who also attended the editorial meeting, offered full support for the Jacobs plan, saying it had already been changed to meet some objections.
"It's an innovative idea that I think is absolutely tremendous," Sanders said.
The city's Balboa Park Committee has held monthly hearings on the plan, which also needs review by the Park and Recreation Board, Historical Resources Board and Planning Commission. The City Council is scheduled to consider adoption next April with construction beginning that fall.
The draft environmental report is expected by August, as a memo of understanding between the city and Jacobs' Plaza de Panama Committee that would empower it to bid and manage the project.
Jacobs hopes the bypass, plaza redesign and garage can be completed by the end of 2014 in time to celebate the 100th anniversary of the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition that gave Balboa Park its present form.
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High-throughput polymorphism detection and genotyping in Brassica napus using next-generation RAD sequencing
1 Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829 Cologne, Germany
2 Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
3 Max Planck Genome Centre Cologne, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829 Cologne, Germany
BMC Genomics 2012, 13:281 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-281Published: 24 June 2012
The complex genome of rapeseed (Brassica napus) is not well understood despite the economic importance of the species. Good knowledge of sequence variation is needed for genetics approaches and breeding purposes. We used a diversity set of B. napus representing eight different germplasm types to sequence genome-wide distributed restriction-site associated DNA (RAD) fragments for polymorphism detection and genotyping.
More than 113,000 RAD clusters with more than 20,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 125 insertions/deletions were detected and characterized. About one third of the RAD clusters and polymorphisms mapped to the Brassica rapa reference sequence. An even distribution of RAD clusters and polymorphisms was observed across the B. rapa chromosomes, which suggests that there might be an equal distribution over the Brassica oleracea chromosomes, too. The representation of Gene Ontology (GO) terms for unigenes with RAD clusters and polymorphisms revealed no signature of selection with respect to the distribution of polymorphisms within genes belonging to a specific GO category.
Considering the decreasing costs for next-generation sequencing, the results of our study suggest that RAD sequencing is not only a simple and cost-effective method for high-density polymorphism detection but also an alternative to SNP genotyping from transcriptome sequencing or SNP arrays, even for species with complex genomes such as B. napus.


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Great thanks for the update! I have been offline for a while - sorry for the delay. What DE do you use? Can you use the built in xrandr to configure the screens or nvidias util? With mine I have to do everything by hand. Also, just to verify, you get a compositing window manager with proper maximize behavior (to only one screen, not stretched)? If that is the case that is great and I think it might be time to upgrade!
I am at the latest KDE. and yes, i can use xrandr to rotate or re-organise the "starting positions" of my screens. i usually use NV-controll to generate my config file, its nice for screen positioning.
I got full compositing on my desktop, i could enlarge programms like unigine-valey to run over all 4 screens with hardware accell.
Windows "snap" on all 4 screens at the borders like it would only be one only screen, pressing the maximize button in a programm maximises the window to the screen where it currently is, not to the whole desktop. If you want your programm streched over the whole desktop, you need to drag it yourself. ^^
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In a new strategy unveiled today, the South China Sea continues to be a potential flashpoint for China and its neighbors, and between Washington and Beijing.
Houthi rebels have agreed to a five-day truce proposed by Saudi Arabia to allow aid into the country. The UN estimates that at least 300,000 Yemenis have been displaced by the fighting.
Crowds have protested for nearly two weeks, with the toll rising to at least 13 dead. Opposition leaders have argued for a postponement of a planned June 26 election.
In a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 187 scholars say Japan's wartime history has become 'distorted by nationalist invective' at a time of growing regional tensions.
The European Union is seeking UN approval for using military force against human traffickers in Libya. Critics say targeting vessels isn't a comprehensive response to the tide of asylum seekers.
In a major blow to Iraqi forces and the US, Islamic State fighters captured the provincial capital of Ramadi over the weekend in fighting that killed about 500 people.
A presidential spokesman said the coup leader was still at large. President Nkurunziza, meanwhile, was said to have returned to Burundi from Tanzania.
Supporters of President Pierre Nkurunziza are contesting control of the state broadcasting building and the airport, one day after an army general declared that he was taking control. Burundi fought a civil war that ended a decade ago with a peace accord.
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In a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 187 scholars say Japan's wartime history has become 'distorted by nationalist invective' at a time of growing regional tensions.
'Two soldiers of the caliphate' attacked the Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas, Islamic State said. But officials say the IS role more likely was inspirational.
The allegations by Amnesty focus on the battle waged in the divided city of Aleppo. The UN is hoping to revive peace talks at which Iran and Turkey – but not Islamist rebel forces – will be represented.
Texas police killed two gunmen on Sunday after they opened fired outside the exhibit, which was hosted by a prominent anti-Islam group in a Dallas suburb.
Rescuing even some of the Chibok girls seized last year would boost President Goodluck Jonathan's battered legacy before he leaves office this month.
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Government officials say the calls are 'unacceptable' after all the destruction caused by the Houthi rebel offensive.
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Dear Poll: Do You Give Good Advice?
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Giving good advice isn't an easy task sometimes. In order to be unbiased, one has to really listen and offer suggestions for what's best for the person in need, not what's best for you. Without realizing it, it's easy for listeners to turn situations back onto themselves as a way to make other people feel better, but that can come off as selfish or uninterested.
I have certain friends I go to for advice over and over again because they are fair. They understand my thought process and give me sound advice that I take to heart each and every time. While I enjoy giving my friends advice, I know playing therapist isn't easy for everyone so tell me, do you think you give good advice?
calli-gurl 6 years
im with u sera. but im told that i give great advice. a lot of people come to me BECAUSE i speak the brutal truth and i give them advice of what to do next and stuff. and im good at judging guys (whether this guy is good or bad) by one convo. my guess or judgement turns out right most of the time. so far anyway. i think im good. :)
Cider-Morten 6 years
I've been told so, but I don't normally give advice, when my friends have problems I just talk with them about their problems, and let them find their own solution.
ayuninur 6 years
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AujahAcorn 6 years
I know I give good advise to my friends. If I am not sure what to advise, I tell them I am not sure and we talk threw it. I am the go to person and pride myself in that.
Seka21 6 years
Yes i do.. but i can never take it. Im too much of a coward
JaimeLeah526 6 years
I am great at giving advice but people never seem to take my advice when they should because it's not always the easiest thing to do. I know that it's great advice because everyone always tells me it is and other people who aren't involved know it's right. If people listened to me all of my friends would be in healthy, happy relationships.
skigurl 6 years
i dunno, you tell me! ;) i think i do!
popgoestheworld 6 years
You'd have to ask my friends. I try to be pretty balanced and impartial but it's not always easy.
kiwitwist 6 years
I have been told that I do give out great advice. I tend to see multiple sides to everything and I over analyze everything.
luckyme 6 years
I guess I do, yeah. I have several friends that come to me in their time of need. One of my friends refers to me as her life-coach. That someone would trust me to give them advice on their life is very complimentary.
bbkf 6 years
I don't think I'm very good at giving advice. I never seem to know what to say. I'm too afraid to hurt someone's feeling to tell them what I really think, which is often "you did something stupid and you know it!" hehe.
Lovely_1 6 years
I am definatly the listener in our group! I jsut try to offer what I know or think is right and try to be calm and put it into perspective for them :)
sparklestar 6 years
Maybe not on dearsugar but I run a non-profit foundation for teenagers (with 60,000 members) and I certainly try to on there. ;p I'm the "go to" for all my friends.
seraphimm 6 years
I tell people what they HATE to hear. But it's usually what they NEED to hear. this is what people asking for advice want: -"Awwwwww.. sweetie..there there" -"follow your heart... I'm sure you'll make the right decision" -just someone to hear them out and nod their head this is me: -"I told you so." -"Oh you fucked up big time..." -brutally honest and realistic (pessimistic?). sometimes angry and confrontational but they always come back for more.. :evil:
Jude-C 6 years
Yeah, me too, CYL!
CYL 6 years
If only i could take my own advice to other people about the same issues it would be great.
heidi-girl 6 years
i'm good at giving advice, but stubborn at taking it :( i really gotta work on that.
lexichloe 6 years
I'm a great advice giver once I know you long enough.
Jude-C 6 years
I'm told so, although I have my doubts.
DecemberBaby 6 years
I think I give good advice. That what my friends tell me at least but last night cousin called me crying about her dad and I felt so horrible. I had nothing to offer her.
robinesque 6 years
Yes, I know I do. I say that with the utmost humility.
g1amourpuss 6 years
It's kind of like take it or leave it. I don't know if it is good or not, but I try to put myself in the other person's position.
Merlin713 6 years
Damn skippy I do! I'm the baby of the family at 21, and my older sister who is 28 has come to me with some serious things. After our conversations she says she's surprised at what I have to say, and that she will certainly take into consideration what I suggest. I like to help people out who are close to me. It's usually easier when you are a neutral outlet mostly removed from the situation at hand. DesignRchic, if you look closer you see that her wrist is bent up. I too saw the same thing as you at first.
GlowingMoon 6 years
I'm not sure. You have to ask my friends and family. However, I've been told I have a good head on my shoulders.
jessie 6 years
i don't know if i do or not. its just up to the person what they do with the info i spout at them. :shrug:


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Pellicle, from the simple viewpoint that we often take as photographers, we consider white light to be a mix of some reddish, some greenish, and some bluish light. From that viewpoint, and considering your desire to remove (filter out) both some green and some red light, you would want to let the third color, blue, to come through unaffected. since mainly blue light is coming through, if you look through that filter, toward a white light), the filter appears bluish. But it sounds as if you already know this part.If I was wanting to absorb more of the green and some of the red spectra from a light source what colour filter would I use? I know that a blue appearing filter will remove more of the red and green, but what colour will a filter which removes some of the green as well appear?
Now, if you want to remove, for example, two units of green and only one unit of red (this is what you are asking, I think), here is one way to do it: first, use a blue filter with enough strength to remove both one unit of green and one unit of red. Now it remains only to remove one more unit of green. It turns out that such a filter, a green absorber, exists under the name of magenta. So your final filter pack would consist of the combination of blue filter and magenta filter. And if you hold it up to the light, and look through it, it has the appearance of a magenta-ish blue, or a bluish magenta, whatever you wish to call it.
Now, if you didn't know what magenta was, I'd describe it as a filter which blocks green, allowing red and blue to come through unscathed. So you could now see that my previous filter pack, blue plus magenta, is roughly equivalent to a double blue filter plus red filter, having a slightly reddish-blue appearance. Making any sense?
If you try to understand filters any deeper than these simple ideas, I think you need to look at spectral data. But for color printing, and using filters with only partial absorption, the ideas of red, green, and blue, combined with their complements of cyan, magenta, and yellow, work perfectly.
With regard to color printing, a rule I learned long, long time ago, which seems virtually infallible, is simply this, "Always do the wrong thing." If your print is too green, it seems like the wrong thing is to add green filtration. But do it anyway, it will work. Except, we don't normally use green filter, so you do the equivalent thing, which is to REMOVE magenta filtration. (I said it was equivalent, but actually it changes the exposure a bit).
A bit more comlicated example, per Bob-...'s "Too Cyan..." example: If your print is too cyan, you want to do the wrong thing, which is to add more cyan. However, conventionally, we don't adjust cyan; you want to do the equivalent thing, which is to remove red. However, we don't usually handle red filters, either, so you jump to the equivalent of removing both magenta and yellow. Once you work with this a bit, these equivalents will become second nature. In the meantime, you might want to consult that diagram, with three overlapping circles, labeled red, green, and blue. The little section opposite red is cyan, opposite green is magenta, and opposite blue is yellow.
Did I make this too long and complicated? If so, just remember, "always do the wrong thing."


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Giants request medical records on Jason Hammel
Nov 13, 2013, 8:53 PM EDT
The Giants' hunt for new starting pitchers is on.
According to FOX Sports' Jon Morosi, the San Francisco front office has requested to view the medical records of free agent right-hander Jason Hammel — an indication that the interest level is pretty serious. Hammel posted a rough 4.97 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in 139 1/3 innings this past season for the Orioles, but he was battling a forearm injury and produced much better numbers in 2012.
The 31-year-old should come relatively cheap and is a decent buy-low candidate for a Giants team that has two open rotation spots after Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum.
- 49erscott - Nov 13, 2013 at 10:56 PM
That's cool for a fifth starter. hello? taps mic
- wgward - Nov 13, 2013 at 10:57 PM
Well, he is already a Giant (6″6″), so Fiat Lux.
- jerryb2339 - Nov 15, 2013 at 3:54 PM
You pay for "average" you get "average." The Giants will have to learn that spending a few million more for higher quality will return many larger dollars from the post season. In this day and age of the dodgers, just finishing 2nd or 3rd will get very old very fast not only for the fans attending but also for the broadcast rights. They can't use the stadium mortgage as an excuse anymore – if the owners want to be fiscally responsible they will have to start thinking about the giants as a non-profit thinks….not as a for-profit company (they all derive their incomes from elsewhere). The Giants showing a profit would be like a City showing a profit (where the taxes never go down – only up). The owners are the custodians of a civic venture – not of a for-profit investment – and the sooner they understand and accept that, the sooner they will once again compete with the dodgers.
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Zamboanga City top cop freed; 20 MNLF rebels yield
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MANILA, Philippines – Senior Superintendent Jose Chiquito Malayo, the police chief of Zamboanga City who was reported kidnapped by Moro National Liberation Front rebels in Sta. Catalina village in the city, emerged free shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, the military said.
Military spokesman Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala told INQUIRER.net that Malayo remarkably even managed to convince at least 20 armed rebels to surrender.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer team in Mindanao saw Malayo aboard a mini-bus, and he was with the MNLF surrenderees.
Malayo waved and smiled at the Inquirer team as the mini-bus passed by.
Zamboanga City government's Twitter account also affirmed the release past 6 p.m.
"[Crisis management committee] confirms the release of Zamboanga police chief Malayo and the surrender of some MNLF members," it said.
No abduction
Meanwhile, a Philippine National Police official disputed reports that Malayo was abducted.
As it turned out, the police chief of Zamboanga City was not really abducted but only negotiated for the surrender of several rebel members.
In a phone interview, Chief Superintendent Juanito Vano Jr., Region IX police director, told INQUIRER.net that Senior Superintendent Jose Chiquito Malayo, the police chief of Zamboanga City only facilitated the surrender of 27 MNLF rebels.
"Hindi sya inabduct. Sya nagpa-surrender [ng mga MNLF] . . . OK na si Malayo (He was not abducted. He convinced the MNLF rebels to surrender…Malayo is now OK)," Vano said.
Senior Superintendent Theodore Sindac, PNP-Public Information Office chief, earlier said Malayo was abducted "at gun point" in Barangay (village) Mampang around 11 a.m. while he was negotiating for the release of civilian hostages.
In a separate advisory, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas II said "I am pleased to inform you that Zambo[anga] City director, Senior Superintendent Chiquito Malayo has successfully convinced…MNLF fighters to come into the fold of the law."
Roxas, however, said the number of rebels who surrendered was only 23.
"While trying to convince them, he was taken into custody or held hostage but he kept on convincing them until he succeeded," Roxas told reporters.
The rebels said they had come from a nearby island to join a peaceful protest by their group in Zamboanga but withdrew after firefights erupted between government troops and their comrades, Roxas said, adding police would investigate their claims.
"The important thing here is he (Malayo) was able to enact the surrender," Zagala said.
The surrender of about 20 rebels comes as government troops intensify an offensive to end the standoff that began Sept. 9 when the troops foiled a suspected plan by a larger group of rebels to take control of Zamboanga, a major port of nearly 1 million people about 860 kilometers (540 miles) south of Manila.
The military says it has recaptured 70 percent of the coastal areas occupied by the rebels and rescued more than 100 hostages.
About 64 hostages were freed or escaped during military operations early Tuesday, followed by another 14 who walked to freedom in separate batches. That brought to 116 the number of those rescued in the last 18 hours, Zagala said.
He said more than 100 Moro National Liberation Front rebels were still holding hostages in the remaining pockets they control in five coastal villages in Zamboanga.
Nearly 82,000 residents have fled the fighting into several emergency shelters, including the city's main sports complex.
President Benigno Aquino III has been in Zamboanga since Friday to oversee the handling of the worst security crisis his administration has faced since he came to power in 2010.
The Moro insurgents, led by Nur Misuari, signed a peace deal in 1996, but the guerrillas did not lay down their arms and later accused the government of reneging on a promise to develop long-neglected Muslim regions in the south of the predominantly Roman Catholic nation.
The rebels have become increasingly restive in recent months as they've been overshadowed by a rival rebel group that engaged Aquino's government in peace talks brokered by Malaysia. Thiae talks have steadily progressed toward a new and potentially larger autonomy deal for minority Muslims in the south. With a report from Inquirer Mindanao and Associated Press
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Born on the Fourth of July Once More
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A Day to Honor All Who Fight to Protect Our Nation
*+-Tom Hall: This Memorial Day, the head of the Republican Party has called the 13th Amendment a perversion of our Constitution. The Republican members of the Texas School Book Commission have voted to teach that Confederate President Jefferson Davis was the real hero of the Civil War, and that those Union soldiers died in vain. In Tennessee and here in California, Tea Party candidates are campaigning on a platform plank that the 14th Amendment should not apply to brown children whose parents are immigrants.
Reid's Office Clarifies: No Floor Vote On Immigration Reform Before Memorial Day
*+-Andrea Christina Nill: Though Reid has by no means tabled immigration reform, getting a bill won't be easy. The legislative calendar is packed and leaves little room for obstacles or distractions. Reid seems confident that he already has 56 votes, but he may be pressed to find the last few supporters he'll need to get a piece of legislation past cloture. And while his statements seem to have left the prospects for reform unchanged, of more significance might be the fact that Graham was quoted today saying: "immigration is going nowhere this year."
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Jessie J might have a new man in her life -- British rapper Tinie Tempah!
The pair were both in Australia recently for Future Music Festival, and according to The Sun Jessie stayed at Tinie's flat in London before they headed to our shores.
"They had a few big nights out and realised they were attracted to each other," a friend of 23-year-old Jessie's told the Sun.
"Jessie started going over to see Tinie [real name Patrick Okogwu] at his place when they had a day off and one thing led to another. They both like each other a lot."
"Jessie has admitted to a few friends she has a secret boyfriend at the moment, but she has been keeping it close to her chest."
We can confirm that when our online team was backstage at Future Music Festival in Melbourne, Jessie J ran up and threw a hula hoop over Tinie Tempah when he was waiting to be interviewed by us. A hula hoop is basically the same thing as an engagement ring right? OK probably not.
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What do you think? Do Jessie and Tinie make a good couple? Check out this photo of them hugging at the MOBO Awards in 2011. Back then we would have thought it was totally innocent. And it probably still is. The British press are notorious for randomly claiming celebs are dating!
Jessie J might have a new man in her life -- British rapper Tinie Tempah!
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