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Most company phone systems have the idea of "extensions", an additional to the companies public phone number that lets you connect to one of many company phones that sit behind that phone number.
For example: 415-123-4567 x1234
It's a simple matter to construct such a system with Twilio. In this article I will show how to build a simple virtual phone directory that will allow your customers to call your public phone number, enter an extension, and be connected to the corresponding number. It consists of two parts: a database table containing a mapping of extensions to phone numbers and a PHP application that serves up the TwiML to drive the voice menus and direct the call.
First, we will set up the database. Create a database called "company_directory" and run the following sql statements against it:
CREATE TABLE directory ( extension varchar(8) not null primary key, phone_number varchar(32) not null ); INSERT INTO directory (extension, phone_number) values ('0','415-555-1111'); INSERT INTO directory (extension, phone_number) values ('1234','415-555-2222'); INSERT INTO directory (extension, phone_number) values ('4321','415-555-3333');
This will create a table to hold our extension to phone number mappings and populate the database with three example extensions. In this example extension "0" will be treated as the special case default for the operator/receptionist's line. You should add, update, or delete these rows to match your companies data
Next, lets tackle the application code. First we'll write some code to lookup a phone number given an extension. Replace the example database constants with your own information.
<?php //DB Constants - Change to your settings $db_host='localhost'; $db_name='company_directory'; $db_user='db_username'; $db_passwd='db_password'; ?>
<?php require_once('db_config.php'); function getPhoneNumberByExtension($ext){ global $db_name, $db_host,$db_user,$db_passwd; mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_passwd) or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db($db_name) or die('Could not select database'); // Performing SQL query $query = 'SELECT phone_number FROM directory where extension = '.mysql_real_escape_string($ext); $result = mysql_query($query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysql_error()); $phone_number=false; if($line = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) { $phone_number= $line['phone_number']; } mysql_close(); return $phone_number; } ?>
We've defined a function for doing the extension->phone number lookup. If you want to use a different storage mechanism for the mappings, you can rewrite the getPhoneNumberByExtension function without needing to change the rest of the application code.
First lets define the sql for the database table which will store the actual people in our company:
CREATE TABLE people ( firstname varchar(32) not null, lastname varchar(32) not null, extension varchar(8) not null, digit_index varchar(32) ); insert into people (firstname, lastname, extension) values ('john', 'smith','1234'); insert into people (firstname, lastname, extension) values ('eric', 'anderson','5555'); insert into people (firstname, lastname, extension) values ('will', 'example','9124');
We create a table with the columns we discussed. You'll notice in that we did not populate the digit_index field in the test data inserts. Instead, we're going to run an index script that will build the index for us. If you want, you can easily modify this script to index data in your own tables.
<?php require_once('db_config.php'); function stringToDigits($str) { $str = strtolower($str); $from = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'; $to = '22233344455566677778889999'; return preg_replace('/[^0-9]/', '', strtr($str, $from, $to)); } mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_passwd) or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db($db_name) or die('Could not select database'); // perform a query to get all unindexed rows $query = "SELECT extension, lastname FROM people where digit_index is null"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysql_error()); //iterate through each row, calculating the index and updating while($line = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) { $exten = $line['extension']; $lastname = $line['lastname']; $index = stringToDigits($lastname); $query = sprintf("update people set digit_index='%s' where extension='%s'",$index,$exten); echo "Indexing extension $exten: $lastname -> $index\n"; mysql_query($query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysql_error()); } mysql_close(); ?>
Next, lets begin the voice application portion. First, we're going to need to define a function for doing the database lookup for the search. This function takes a set of digits and searches the people table for a record who's digit_index begins with the same digits. For example, if you search for people who's last name starts with "SMI", the application will match the first index that starts with 764. If there were no matches, the function returns false
<?php require_once('db_config.php'); function search($digits){ global $db_name, $db_host,$db_user,$db_passwd; mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_passwd) or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db($db_name) or die('Could not select database'); // Performing SQL query $query = "SELECT extension, firstname, lastname FROM people where digit_index like '".mysql_real_escape_string($digits)."%'"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysql_error()); $search = false; //return first match if($line = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) { $search['name']= $line['firstname']." ".$line['lastname']; $search['extension']=$line['extension']; } mysql_close(); return $search; } ?>
Next lets define the php application that handles the phone call. Here we use the Twilio Response Library to facilitate TwiML creation. We no longer have to mix PHP and XML, keep the code clean and understandable. If you haven't already, visit the Response Library introduction to familiarize yourself.
<?php require "Services/Twilio.php"; include "extensions_map.php"; $receptionist_phone_number = getPhoneNumberByExtension("0"); $first = true; //check if we've received an extension to try if (isset($_REQUEST['Digits'])) { $digits = $_REQUEST['Digits']; if($digits == '*'){ header("Location: lookup.php"); exit(); } } else { $digits=''; } if(strlen($digits)){ $first = false; //look up the phone number for the extension they entered $phone_number = getPhoneNumberByExtension($digits); //if we found a phone number for the extension they entered if($phone_number!=null){ //output TwiML to dial the extension and bridge the call $r = new Services_Twilio_Twiml(); $r->say("Thank you, dialing now"); $r->dial($phone_number); header ("Content-Type:text/xml"); print $r; exit(); } } //If this is the first time we visit this page, //or the extension lookup failed, play the intro message $r = new Services_Twilio_Twiml(); $g = $r->gather(); //if this is the first time this menu was hit, play a greeting //otherwise explain that the extension was not found if($first) $g->say("Thank you for calling Example Incorporated."); else $g->say('I\'m sorry, we could not find the extension ' . $_REQUEST['Digits']); $g->say(" If you know your party's extension, please enter the extension now, followed by the pound sign. To search the directory, press star. Otherwise, stay on the line for the receptionist."); $r->say("Connecting you to the operator, please stay on the line."); $r->dial($receptionist_phone_number); header ("Content-Type:text/xml"); print $r; ?>
This script is all it takes for a basic company directory. You would assign this scripts URL to your incoming phone number in Twilio. When a call is received at that phone number, Twilio makes a request to this script. Because it does not post the Digits parameter the first time, it skips the first if block and moves the the TwiML greeting block at the bottom. The greeting block begins speaking its greeting message "Thank you for calling . . ." while it waits for the caller to enter keypad digits. If the caller enters digits, Twilio will post back to this URL with the parameter Digits, containing the keypad input. If they do not enter any digits, Twilio moves on and dials the default "operator" phone number.
When this script receives a request with the Digits parameter set, it will attempt to look up the extension that matches those digits. If phone number can be found, the script returns the TwiML to Twilio instructing it to dial that phone number and complete the call. If it cannot find the extension.
Next we need to write the logic that handles Directory search and returns the results to the caller.
<?php require "Services/Twilio.php"; include "search.php"; include "extensions_map.php"; $error = false; if (isset($_REQUEST['Digits'])) $digits = $_REQUEST['Digits']; else $digits=''; if(strlen($digits)){ $result = search($digits); if($result!=false){ $number = getPhoneNumberByExtension($result['extension']); $r = new Services_Twilio_Twiml(); $r->say($result['name']."'s extension is ".$result['extension']." Connecting you now"); $r->dial($number); header ("Content-Type:text/xml"); //ADD THIS TO ANY FUNCTION THAT EXITS OR XML ERROR OCCURS print $r; exit(); } else { $error=true; } } $r = new Services_Twilio_Twiml(); if($error) $r->say("No match found for $digits"); $g = $r->gather(); $g->say("Enter the first several digits of the last name of the party you wish to reach, followed by the pound sign"); $r->say("I did not receive a response from you"); $r->redirect("index.php"); header ("Content-Type:text/xml"); print $r; ?>
When the caller initially reaches this script, they are instructed to enter the first couple "letters", on their keypad, of the last name of the person they are searching for. When they submit those digits, we search the database for the record that beginning with the digits entered. Either the first match is returned or an error flag is set and the caller warned their last search was unsuccessful. If the search failed, the caller is prompted to re-enter their search again.


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What's all this about Twitter again?
I twitter, do you? Have you seen the video below from Common Craft about Twitter?
Not sure what Twitter is?
"Twitter is on its way to becoming the next killer app." Time Magazine
Heard of micro-blogging? It's a brief form of blogging, short blog posts, there's usually a character limit of 200 or less, like Twitter's limit of 140 characters.
It's a bit like Reality TV on the net. Your network of 'friends' tell you how long they've been waiting for the train, what they are listening to on their iPod, what they are eating and what they are wearing to bed. It's short and it's sharp.
You'll read what they are presenting and at what forum, you'll read what happened in their class that day or what amazing discovery they have made.
How does my network use Twitter?
I'll invite them to comment on why they like Twitter, but mostly, I see them sharing educational resources, asking each other for support and advice, and making friends. They notify each other of the latest educational news and happenings, not just locally but internationally. It's a fantastic way to keep your collaborative networks real, alive, dynamic.
Twitter is a great and convenient way to interact, you can post 'Tweets' from your mobile, on the Twitter website, from twitter widgets inside Facebook, edublogs, wiki's and even from within Second Life. I can put a Twitter widget just about anywhere so I can keep an eye on the conversation. I can even add a Twitter widget to my netvibes/ RSS feed reader so that I can read and communicate with educators, friends and family all over the country.
What cool things have I discovered about Twitter?
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So due to pPROM I am in the hospital on bed rest till the baby comes. I'm just shy of 24 week. She is currently breech which would mean an automatic section. But what really has me upset is the OB on rounds this morning said if I have a section before 28 weeks they would go in vertical rather than low horizontal ruining any chance of a VBAC. My midwife already said she would accept me as a VBAC mom(it would be my 3rd if we chose to have another). I swear this is the first doctor who has said anything of the sort. I think it's just her and its BS but how do I find out if its true?
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Mulligan Meets Monk there is only one way to describe this classic LP and that is to borrow the words from the original liner notes written by legendary producer Orrin Keepknews. This is one of those once in a lifetime meetings of giants... a rare meeting of major facets and major figures of jazz. It is... intriguing and provocative... in all probability a significant document, a piece of jazz history... but surely there has never been a more enjoyable historic occasion than... when Mulligan met Monk. We at AVID will certainly drink to that! Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz... Another meeting of giants and again we must hand over to yet another legendary producer Norman Granz who was best placed to describe the meeting! Obviously each is a master of his instrument... Stan picked the rhythm section with Gerrys approval... as an added fillip Mulligan suggested that they trade horns... so on side one Getz plays baritone and Mulligan tenor and on side two each plays his primary instrument. We present here the Mono version of the LP as we feel it presents a more natural and intimate sound quality. Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond Quartet... Well were on a roll so lets hand over to another legend Nat Hentoff to describe our next meeting of giants! The idea for this multi linear playground has been bottled... in Paul Desmonds mind since 1954 when Gerry Milligan sat in with the Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall... results convinced both Desmond and Mulligan that their ways of speaking music had what Gerry terms a natural affinity. Nat continues... Both... are quite pleased with this session... Desmonds explanation of his enjoyment in working with Mulligan is succinctly clear... He just does all the right things. Take a listen and we think you will agree! Extra bonus material includes Gerry Mulligan recorded live at Newport with the his own Quartet featuring Bob Brookmeyer, the Marian McPartland Trio, the Teddy Wilson Trio and Duke Ellington & his Orchestra.
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Could this be early labour signs?
i am 36weeks and 4 days,this morning i have had quite abit of diarrhoea,followed by alot of watery discharge that i thought am peeing on myself(could be amniotic fluid) then again,i had a bloody mucus substance. Dnt know what to make out of all this,i am having unusual backache,-i mean its more intense i can hardly walk. Am i experiencing early labor?
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"I ate his boat once"
No, seriously. The Bermuda Triangle is fucking lame. Don't believe me? You're lame too. I have scientific evidence on my side. The Bermuda Triangle is a bunch of New Age horseshit, and may even be a pyramid scheme. Here's why.
The Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is an imaginary area of ocean between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Myanmar. The idea is that you draw lines between these islands and then inside the triangle there are ghosts. Spooky!...if you're three years old. "Oh noes mummy!! teh bad water is going to eat teh boats!!!" Grow up! First, planes rock, who the fuck cares about boats? The Bermuda Triangle is just a story made up by sailors, and here's a hint: sailors are drunk 95% of the time! These are the same people that came up with patent nonsense like mermaids and neap tides, and now you're letting them tell you that this one specific area of water shaped like a triangle is going to leap out like the alien does in that movie Alien and rip your face off? No way, because that alien was awesome and the Bermuda Triangle is definitely not awesome.
Hell, Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance company, whose fucking job it is to know where ships will sink most often, says the Bermuda Triangle is bullshit. They won't charge you extra to insure your boat if you tell them it's going through the Bermuda Triangle. And Jesus H. Christ, if an insurance company won't charge you higher premiums for doing something, then the odds are pretty strong that said activity is perfectly safe.
I've seen triangles in math class. Triangles are always small. There's no way you could even have a triangle hundreds of miles on a side because you couldn't find a piece of paper big enough.
Also, spheres are the natural enemy of triangles because one is rounded and three-dimensional and one is pointy and two-dimensional. The Earth is a sphere and thus would not permit a triangle on its surface. I learned that in math class, too.
And even given† that such a triangle could exist and given that it existed near Bermuda, why would you want to fill it with ghosts? I can think of much better uses for that triangle. Fill it with hoagies! Sure, yeah, we can have a Hoagie Triangle where instead of swallowing ships and planes it dispenses delicious piping-hot hoagies and grinders with chips on plates! That is where math applies to the real world, fuckers!
Shut the Fuck Up
Merciful meatballs, can we stop hearing about the Bermuda Triangle? How can you make 1.5 million square miles of salt water interesting? You can't! Let's face it, if David Copperfield has been there, it's not cool. Yes, that goes for the Statue of Liberty too.
Other hack jobs from pop culture include:
- Bermuda Triangle
- The Bermuda Triangle, a completely different movie we swear!!
- Somebody trying to cash in with a book SAY IT AIN'T SO!
Stephen King wrote a book on this? And it's not even one of his comedic ones? Fuck me in the Ozarks!
I hope nobody actually buys this shit.
STOP PRESS: On December 21 2005 the Bermuda Triangle mysteriously disappeared, as if it had never existed. Scientists are baffled as to what it disappeared into, although one was quoted as saying "I'll give you one guess. And don't quote me on that or I'll sue." Oops...
Ever since said disappearance, the government has advised people to refrain from publicly trying to insult the bermuda triangle. It is George W. Bush's opinion that the Bermuda Triangle has assumed a physical manifestation and has been hunting down people all across the world with what marine-bio-mathematicians and Brendan Benson have described as "one big ass mother fuck'n hand, I swear that thing is evil!" The entirety of the U.S. army has been summoned to fight this monstrosity and until then the whole world is advised to keep their eyes peeled for malevolent geometric figures. Look out behind you!
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Boston-based Blue Heron, a celebrated 14-voice mixed choir, presents Music for an English Cathedral: Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks, inspired by 16th-century English repertoire from the venerable Cambridge College.
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The Pacifica Quartet first appeared on The Friends' series over 20 years ago, and then, later as winners of the Cleveland Quartet Award, the most prestigious quartet award in the U.S. Since then, they have stacked up an impressive array of honors – including succeeding the Guarneri String Quartet as quartet-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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So far I've found that the mix of propranolol and xanax is the gold standard for treating panicogenic situations. I usually end up taking either 0.5 mg or 1 mg of xanax, and 10 -20 mg of propranolol. Again, in my case these are "as needed" agents, and from what I can tell you they both work very well for that.
I'm wondering how long it would take for a person to become dependent on 10 mg of propranolol per day...OR if at such a low dose, dependency isn't a concern. I was prescribed 30 of the 10 mg pills for the month, with 1 refill, so I'm wondering if it would be ok for me to take it everyday and not deal with any adverse effects in between doses.
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Cazenovia A New York State Supreme Court judge has sided with the village of Cazenovia and refused to overturn the village zoning board's April decision to require full site plan review for a proposed perimeter fence around Cazenovia College's athletic complex rather than issuing a simple building permit.
While the decision, issued by Judge Donald F. Cerio, Jr., on Oct. 22, supported the village's arguments in the case that the college must go through a complete planning board process, he also sided with the college by declaring that the fence is a stand-alone project and not a part of the previous turf field construction, and therefore the case is not a question of illegal "segmentation," as was charged by the village zoning enforcement officer.
The fence issue, which has been ongoing since summer 2012, concerns whether or not the village's Zoning Enforcement Officer, Bill Carr, properly denied in July 2012 the college's permit application to build the fence.
Carr determined that the fence was not an independent project but rather a part of the college's 2011-12 $1 million turf field project, and therefore required further site plan review. In November 2012, when pressed for a written decision by the college, Carr said the college acted in bad faith — if not illegally — in separating the fence from the turf field project, an action he declared to be "segmentation," or submitting separate parts of the same project for zoning approval individually instead of as a whole as a way to prevent a possible negative outcome of a site plan review.
The college rejected that ruling, declaring the fence was an independent project unconnected to the turf field necessitated to protect its investment in the turf field from the continual trespass of its neighbors and other village residents. The college also said that since the village had allowed the college to erect multiple other fences on its property in the past it must allow this fence as well.
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Anti-HIV therapy should be offered after considering the issues for making treatment decisions.
No symptoms of HIV disease, with CD4+ cell counts between 200-350 and any viral load.
Anti-HIV therapy should generally be offered, though controversy exists. Some experts believe it is often safe to wait until the CD4+ cell count falls to 200. Others believe this offers too little room to accommodate individual differences in how HIV disease progresses. In this case, they feel it's safer to start therapy at CD4+ cell counts of 350.
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There are two unproven theories about treating early HIV infection in people without symptoms: aggressively vs. conservatively. For people who meet this definition, there are no data to suggest which approach results in longer survival. Very early, aggressive treatment might lead to longer life and greater preservation of the natural immune response against HIV. Or, it might lead to using up the limited supply of therapies too early in the course of the disease. As well, it risks early exposure to possible long-term side effects from therapies. As a result, many experts would delay starting therapy and continue to monitor CD4+ cell counts and viral load until certain levels are reached. On the other hand, the risk of disease progression over the next three years is somewhat high (over 30%) in people who meet this definition. As a result, other experts prefer to start treatment without further delay, believing that preventing damage by the virus may be preferable to trying to repair what breaks later on.
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Many experts would delay therapy and continue to monitor CD4+ cell counts and viral load. The risk of disease progression over the next three years in this group is low (below 15%).
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Changing my baby has become a wrestling match. What can I do?
My 6-month-old won't lie still for his diaper change. He tries to roll over and grab everything. I've tried giving him toys and singing to him but all he does is fuss and squirm. Now he has a stomach bug and I have to change ten diapers a day, plus take the extra time for diaper rash ointment. Help!
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For diaper rash, Corn starch is good. There is also a babypowder from Johnson and Johnson with corn startch added to it.posted 04/02/2004 by funmom32
When my brother was a baby he was a big squimer at changing time. I remember my mom gave him a mirror and he would be soooo interested at looking at himself that he would settle down and allow her to change him. Try it, it just might work for you too.posted 04/01/2004 by addiebee
What I do when my 9 months old don't want to stay in place while I change is diaper...I give him something to eat, like a cracker. This way I can change him...Also, when your baby makes CACA, open the water in the bath and rinse his/her butt under the water..instead of using almost the whole box of baby wipes...and then you just have to put cream and the diaper!posted 04/01/2004 by Sunnsilk
Jody...I aggree about the perfume suggestion. I can't figure out why Pampers has to put a fragrance in the diapers. It smells like port-o-potty! Maybe when my little one starts solids I'll need that perfume, for now it really irritates her lil' booty. I'm calling Pampers in the morning.posted 03/30/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
For wrestling while diapering, my friend lays her boy on the floor and she sits next to him with her leg over his middle. It works great! I think he thinks it's funny too.posted 03/30/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
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My 9 month old son rolls, twists and pulls on the back of the changing table dresser for leverage to get away. My husband will use a hand puppet to help when he's home and can. Otherwise, my son has discovered the 3 light switches on the unpadded side of the changing table. If it's just a pee diaper, I'll let him kneel and play with the switches while I diaper him upright. Can't always get the tabs snug, but then laying him down for the seconds it takes to straighten them and tighten them isn't as much of a battle. It gets really interesting if the change is at night with the night light, ceiling fan lights and ceiling fan switching on and off constantly while trying to hurry and do the change! If it's a poopy, I'm almost SOL without my husband to help. I use the straps to keep his chest strapped down (he HATES being immobilized), I change my tone of voice and say "No!" (can't say it all really makes it easier and sometimes just pisses him off all that much more). I just have to grab his legs and hold them tight, hoping to wipe him off and keep his feet from kicking into the poopy diaper until I'm ready to move it from under him... My husband suggested the pull ups and we'll look into those next trip to store.posted 03/30/2004 by Chris & Nicole
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It has been 20 years since Chris McCandless starved to death in Alaska during an attempt to live simply and alone in what he considered wilderness. McCandless's story captured the popular American consciousness through the work of author John Krakauer, first in a lenthy 1993 magazine article, then in the 1996 book "Into the Wild," which itself inspired a 2007 movie.
McCandless's death and Krakauer's account touched off a huge debate in Alaska and America. Should the dead young man be pitied? Feared? Mocked? Lionized? Was he a martyr? Gallant or Goofus? Mentally ill? Was he just another arrogant Outsider full of disrespect for Alaska and its people? A daring adventurer who did what self-important Alaskans only dream of? Was he a literary character or a real person?
The years since McCandless's wasted body was found have not blunted the passion with which people have expressed their point of view. The following exchange proves that if nothing else. It begins with an Aug. 20 column by Alaska Dispatch's Craig Medred, taking issue with a column by Pete Mason for The Huffington Post.


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As the months go by and the video game releases get larger and larger, so too does the advertising for these games. It seems like video game companies are locked in an arms race to come up with the most inventive ways of getting the word out on their games, and you can see this in action just through the billboards they come up with. The latest bizarre sighting on this front is this new building-sized ad in Los Angeles currently towering over Wilshire Blvd (via G4′s The Feed). The ad depicts the new Leviathan boss doing what he does best: smashing through things and looking crap-your-pants scary while doing it. I can only imagine the fear that must grip the hapless commuter who just glances up on his way to work in the morning.


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Data Visualization
Published PGC results can be viewed using "ricopili" , a web site that generates high-resolution images of PGC results. This web resource takes as input a gene name or genomic region, and produces a plot of PGC findings in genomic context. Thanks to Stephan Ripke and Brett Thomas of the Broad Institute.
Example output from ricopili, MHC region in schizophrenia and CACNA1C in bipolar disorder.
Obtaining Results
There are several options for obtaining results.
- PGC members can obtain full results for any disease to which they contributed data (contact the working group chair for more information).
- Individual-level genotype and phenotype data requires application, material transfer agreement, and informed consent consideration. PGC analytic datasets can be obtained by application to the controlled-access NIMH Genetics Repository. Some datasets are also in the controlled-access dbGaP and Wellcome Trust Case-Control Consortium repositories. These data can be obtained by any credible investigator.
- NHGRI GWAS Catalog. This catalog contains updated information about all GWAS in biomedicine, and is usually an excellent starting point to find a comprehensive list of studies.
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"Open-Source" Philosophy
The PGC is committed to full and open sharing of data and results since its inception. This has become the community standard in human genetics, and is mandated by one of our funders (the US National Institutes of Mental Health). However, data sharing occasionally cannot be done due to national laws or because of ethical review or informed consent restrictions.
PGC investigators ascribe to a scientific approach akin to "open-source" approaches to the development of computer code. The key advantage of open-source is the speed of progress. The extension to the genetics of psychiatric disorders is clear: the more qualified research groups that can work on the genetics of these important human conditions, the more likely we are to see tangible and verifiable progress. The main goal is to maximize our knowledge and an "open-source" approach is consistent with this aim.
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Most major funders in the EU and the US consider the sharing of unique research resources developed through sponsored research an important means to enhance the value and further the advancement of the research. It is important that they be made readily available for research purposes to qualified individuals within the scientific community. The data sharing plan of the PGC adheres to community standards in human genetics, as well as with EU and NIH guidelines (NOT-OD-08-013). All data sharing must conform to local IRB approval, individual written informed consents, and national law.
These links point to discussions of data sharing in genomics in Europe and the US.
All individual level genetic data plus relevant phenotypes generated and used for funded analyses in the PGC, along with documentation sufficient for interpretation of data (e.g., study protocol and manuals, data collection instruments) have been made available via in an NIMH-approved controlled-access repository (NIMH repository). Many are also available in dbGaP.
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All members of the PGC have formally indicated their agreement with the PGC Memorandum of Understanding with contains the following paragraph:
We encourage a responsible approach to management of intellectual property derived from downstream discoveries that is consistent with the recommendations of the NIH's Best Practices for the Licensing of Genomic Inventions and and the NIH Research Tools Policy. The management of patent applications in a manner that might restrict use of the joint findings and that could substantially diminish the value and public benefit provided by these resources is discouraged.
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WASHINGTON — Remember "Batkid" — the 5-year-old boy with leukemia who spent a day as a superhero in San Francisco?
Now, a new documentary tells the behind-the-scenes story of that tear-jerking day when Miles Scott became a darling of social media and attracted thousands of fans around the country.
On that day, Batkid was called into service by San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr and spent the day zooming from one "crime scene" to the next.
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Scott, who battled leukemia for years, was able to fulfill his wish to take on foe after foe through the Make-A- Wish Foundation.
The movie is called "Batkid Begins" and is seeking crowd-funding on Indiegogo for post-production costs.
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Changes at Charlotte's
Midnight Sunner Evan snapped this shot of a transfer of ownership posting outside the now-defunct Charlotte's on Light Street in South Baltimore.
Looks like someone named Sean White is taking over the place, though he doesn't have a company name posted yet. I nominate Pong Bar.
But seriously folks. it's good to see new bars opening despite the recession.
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In the world of SEO sometimes you cannot afford to make mistakes. A bad mistake could see you in Google's black hole never to return again. So as a webmaster working on improving the rankings and traffic you should do everything that's right and consider best practice.
Below are five SEO mistakes that you don't want to make:
Bad Keyword Selection
Bad keyword selection is similar to doing a marketing campaign but targeting the totally wrong audience. When you target the wrong keywords you will either suffer from not ranking at all or getting traffic that doesn't convert. Both methods are as bad as each other and should be avoided at all costs. You should look into Google keyword tool and type in your root keyword; this should basically describe what your website is about. From this consider looking further into the tool and seeing what keywords are related.
Wrong Use Of Title
The next mistake you cannot afford to make includes choosing the wrong title. The title is an extremely important aspect of any SEO campaign. It tells Google what your website is about and basically summarises it. With some low competition keywords, you will often find that you can rank on the first page based off the title alone.
Consider putting your main keyword in the title and make it enticing so people will actually want to click through.
Short Term Linking Strategy
A short term linking strategy is not healthy for any business to operate under. This isn't short term in the sense of a time frame but more of a trail of thinking. When you operate under the short term trail of thinking, you will tend to take risky decisions and only do so in the hope it will get you instant results.
Examples of this include spamming comments, forums and link directories. Any webmaster who adopts this linking strategy shouldn't expect to see their site in the SERPs longer than a year or two, most likely even less.
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Omentin-1, a Novel Adipokine, Is Decreased in Overweight Insulin-Resistant Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Ex Vivo and In Vivo Regulation of Omentin-1 by Insulin and Glucose
- Bee K. Tan1,
- Raghu Adya1,
- S. Farhatullah1,
- Kris C. Lewandowski1,2,
- Paul O'Hare1,
- Hendrik Lehnert1,3 and
- Harpal S. Randeva1
- 1Endocrinology and Metabolism Group, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K
- 2Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, the Medical University of Lodz and Polish Mother's Memorial Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
- 31st Medical Department, University of Lübeck Medical School, Luebeck, Germany
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Harpal S. Randeva, MBCHB, FRCP, MD, PhD, Endocrinology and Metabolism Group, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K. E-mail: harpal.randeva{at}warwick.ac.uk
OBJECTIVE—Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with insulin resistance and obesity. Recent studies have shown that plasma omentin-1 levels decrease with obesity. Currently, no data exist on the relative expression and regulation of omentin-1 in adipose tissue of women with PCOS. The objective of this study was to assess mRNA and protein levels of omentin-1, including circulating omentin-1, in omental adipose tissue of women with PCOS and matched control subjects. Ex vivo and in vivo regulation of adipose tissue omentin-1 was also studied.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Real-time RT-PCR and Western blotting were used to assess mRNA and protein expression of omentin-1. Plasma omentin-1 was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The effects of d-glucose, insulin, and gonadal and adrenal steroids on adipose tissue omentin-1 were analyzed ex vivo. The in vivo effects of insulin (hyperinsulinemia) on omentin-1 levels were also assessed by a prolonged insulin-glucose infusion.
RESULTS—In addition to decreased plasma omentin-1 levels in women with PCOS (P < 0.05), compared with control subjects, there was significantly lower levels of omentin-1 mRNA (P < 0.01) and protein (P < 0.05) in omental adipose tissue of women with PCOS (P < 0.01). Furthermore, in omental adipose tissue explants, insulin and glucose significantly dose-dependently decreased omentin-1 mRNA expression, protein levels, and secretion into conditioned media (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Also, hyperinsulinemic induction in healthy subjects significantly reduced plasma omentin-1 levels (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS—Our novel findings reveal that omentin-1 is downregulated by insulin and glucose. These may, in part, explain the decreased omentin-1 levels observed in our overweight women with PCOS.
- DHEA-S, dehydroxyepiandrostenedione-sulfate
- ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- HOMA, homeostasis model assessment
- PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome
- WHR, waist-to-hip ratio
- Received July 17, 2007.
- Accepted December 23, 2007.


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You may have heard that politicians in Washington are considering an overhaul of the federal tax code that could potentially lead to the elimination of the credit union federal tax exemption. The changes being discussed could greatly harm Town & Country Federal Credit Union and our members.
As a member, you know that Town & Country is owned and directed by you. Unlike banks that maximize profits for a small group of investors, credit unions exist to serve their members, including people of all ages and economic background, small businesses, and the local community. Because we return benefits to our members, we are able to offer higher returns on savings, lower rate on loans, and lower fees. That's why your credit union is not-for-profit and tax exempt.
Now banks and some politicians in Washington are talking about taxing credit unions, including Town & Country, despite the fact that we are not-for-profit. They say we can balance the budget by taxing credit unions, even though credit unions hold only 6% of all financial assets nationwide, and banks hold 93%.
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Jim Johnson talks with an unidentified person on Capitol Hill today. Johnson leads Barack Obama's veep vetting team. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
by Mark Silva
John McCain's supporters heard a frontal assault on the Republican candidate for president in Barack Obama's appearance in North Carolina today, and McCain is returning fire in an interview this afternoon with FOX News.
McCain takes aim at Jim Johnson, the seasoned Washington hand whom Obama has tapped for his running mate search, a former CEO of Fannie Mae who has benefited from a loan from the CEO of Countrywide Financial Corp. The Obama camp replies by singling out one of McCain's advisers, linked to the sub-prime crisis.
"I think it suggests a bit of a contradiction talking about how his campaign is going to be not associated with people like that,'' McCain says in an interview with FOX News' Carl Cameron that will be aired at 5 pm EDT. "Clearly he is very much associated with that.''
The CEO of Countrywide approved loans for politically connected buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend- including Johnson, a former CEO of Fannie Mae in the 1990s serving now on Barack Obama's vice-presidential candidate recruiting team. The Journal reported that Countrywide's Angelo Mozilo approved the loans at preferential terms for a group known as "Friends of Angelo.''
Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage-backing agency, also has been rocked by accounting scandals well after Johnson's departure in 1998. But, the Journal reported, Johnson also had worked with Mozilo to streamline the credit approval process, which led to a boom in mortgage lending that led to the current foreclosure crisis.
An attorney for Johnson has told the newspaper that the terms of his personal home loan from Countrywide were well within industry limits.
"It's the height of hypocrisy for the McCain campaign to try and make this an issue when John Green, one of John McCain's top advisors, lobbied for Ameriquest, which was one of the nation's largest subprime lenders and a key player in the mortgage crisis,'' Tommy Vietor, an Obama campaign spokesman, said today
"As president, Sen. Obama will crack down on fraudulent lenders and bring real relief to Americans struggling in the grip of the housing crisis--the kind of change that works for the American people."
In his appearance in North Carolina today, Obama laid out an economic platform including tax cuts for the middle class and elderly and accused McCain of supporting "a full throated endorsement of George Bush's approaches.''
Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, rose to the response for the McCain campaign, in a conference call with reporters.
"This is clearly an election cycle where, if Americans focus on the issues, they are going to find great differences,'' Burr said. "If they focus on the rhetoric... they are going to find inconsistencies.
"Having really just become the presumptive nominee, really 50 percent of Sen. Obama's speech was targeted as discrediting Sen. McCain,'' Burr suggested. ""I think the speech we heard to day is what the American people are sick and tired of, blaming someone else.''
While McCain may have a long record, Burr said, Obama's relatively short record is replete with votes for spending that require tax increases.
"Raising taxes on the part of Sen. Obama is a pretty certain thing,'' Burr said. "Sen. McCain has pretty bold in his pledge to keep taxes low.''


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"Big is beautiful"
Whether you like enormous, smoke-belching funnels, grease stains and winches or not, to build a vessel which can be titled "the biggest ship in the world" is a landmark for every company in the shipping industry.
Throughout the years the open seas were bravely explored by the human beings. They were crossing the waters sailing not in the biggest ship in the world, but searching of glory, conquest or just a dinner for the family.
The civilization was developing, the humanity had the opportunity to travel over land – for transport, fishing, trade or warfare.
The first painting representing a sailing ship came in the late 5th millennium BC in Kuwait.
Well known are the first largest ships in the history – the Vikings longships.
But which takes the first place in the countdown of the biggest ship in the world?
No, it is not Titanic, she places seventh among the giant passenger liners. One of the most memorable ships in the world, RMS Titanic, was the biggest ship in the world but for its time. In 1912, the year of her maiden voyage, the British liner was on first place. Second biggest ship in the world was RMS Olympic, her sister ship, with about the same length but ten thousand gross tons lighter.
Titanic lost the title in the year after her tragic accident. Germany managed to construct SS Imperator, with length 906 feet and 52,117 gross tonnage, which became the biggest ship in the world in 1913.
Since that time the shipping industry developed a lot. Today, the ships are so technically advanced, they have never carried so much cargo, have never been so sophisticated and so safe.
The transportation trough routes over the seas has a significant role in the world. It is considered to be the cheapest way of transport. Today's enormous vessels transport almost 90 per cent of the total world production. That rise the shipping industry in building larger ships. The biggest ships today are not only cruise liners but also cargo vessels and tankers.
To build a ship is a very high value asset. The building of the largest ships in the world is estimated to cost over US $ 100/150 million. For example the cost of the biggest, the tallest, the widest and the longest ocean liner for 2004 – Queen Mary II, built in France for Carnival Corp's Cunard, is estimated to be $ 800 million.
The biggest ship in the world ranking has been prepared according the overall vessel length. It is measured as a maximum length between the extreme points in fore and aft of the ship. Important and taken into consideration, when ship size is described, are the gross and deadweight tonnages.
At CruiseShipPosition you can see the complete list of largest cargo ships in the world currently in service. There is also an updated list of the world's largest container shipping companies, with information on their fleets' TEU capacity, market share, owned and chartered vessels.
Biggest Ship in the World Ranking
|Ship Name
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|Seawise Giant
|Oil tanker
|458.46 m
|From 1979 to 2009
|Pierre Guillaumat
|Oil tanker
|414.23 m
|From 1977 to 1983
|Oil tanker
|414.22 m
|From 1976 to 1985
|Oil tanker
|414.22 m
|From1976 to 1986
|Oil tanker
|414.22 m
|From 1979 to 2003
|Esso Atlantic
|Oil tanker
|406.57 m
|From 1977 to 2002
|Esso Pacific
|Oil tanker
|406.57 m
|From 1977 to 2002
|Maersk Triple E class
(20 ships, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller)
|Container ship
|399 m
|Since 2013
|Maersk E class
(8 ships, Emma Maersk)
|Container ship
|397.71 m
|Since 2006
|Explorer class
(3 ships, CMA CGM Marco Polo)
|Container ship
|396 m
|Since 2012
Currently the biggest ship in the world in service is Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, part of the Maersk Line's Triple-E class ships. The Triple-E ships project contains 20 identical vessels, two of which entered in service since 2013. Until their introduction the biggest ship in the world was Maersk E-class, Explorer class (3 ships) was the largest ship in the world by capacity.
The largest ship ever built, till present, is the Seawise Giant (also known as Happy Giant, Knock Nevis).


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Posted By Bridgette Meinhold On September 28, 2009 @ 11:02 am In Architecture,Green Building | 1 Comment
If all rich and famous actors used their superpowers for good the way that Brad Pitt does, the world would be a much better place! Last week at the Clinton Global Climate Initiative [1], the altruistic actor received an award from the USGBC for his commendable efforts to rebuild New Orleans with sustainable housing [2]. Pitt's Make It Right [3] Foundation, a project near and dear to our hearts at Inhabitat, is working to rebuild a section of New Orleans that was badly hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. So far, only 13 houses have been rebuilt, but a total of 150 is planned, and will make a big difference in the lives of those families who move in.
Houses built by the Make It Right Foundation focus on energy [4] efficiency, quality construction, ability to withstand major storms and even generate their own power with solar systems [5] on the roof. There are 13 different esteemed architects who have designed homes for the project including William McDonough + Partners with their 100% Cradle to Cradle Flow House [6]. All the homes will also undergo LEED certification [3] with the hopes of receiving a Platinum rating.
Brad Pitt spoke at the conference last week to update everyone on the project's progress and expound on the necessity of continuing to build sustainable houses. The USGBC award was given to Pitt not only for the work the Foundation has accomplished, but also for Pitt's effort to expand awareness on sustainable home construction. Completed homes are already reporting benefits for the residents with significant savings – monthly electric bills are only $35 a month.
"'Make It Right' has exceeded my expectations," Pitt said [7]. "Our criteria from the beginning were at odds, to say the least. We demanded that these homes be sustainable, that they have aesthetic qualities … that they be storm resilient and take safety in mind of the families who live there and that they would be affordable."
Keep up the great work Brad. Also, we kinda dig the beard.
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Dozens gathered at Florida A&M University to remember the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Students and community members sang hymns and heard excerpts from King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
FAMU student body president Phillip Agnew served as keynote speaker. He says given recent events including the beating death of Martin Lee Anderson, Dr. King's dream is not yet a reality.
"We've definitely taken some hits to civil rights in the last few years. I do think all hope is not lost, and it is up to us to harness the power and faith he had in us when he left this earth in order to move forward," said Agnew.
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History repeats itself.
Do you remember 1979?
If you are a weather forecaster, you do because it was the only winter in recent memory that was colder than the one we are now experiencing.
If you are a farmer, you can remember it as the year grain was stockpiled in grain bins and elevators rather than being moved across the Prairies to be shipped to global customers. The breakdown in the system caused serious financial stress on farmers and farm-related businesses.
The years 1978-79 and 2013-14 are similar with respect to weather and the plight of the Prairie farmer, but they differ in one major area.
Today, some Canadian politicians, industry leaders, rail companies and Canadian citizens have shifted their focus from the movement of grain to the movement of oil and other resources. The building of more pipelines would help to take care of the movement of oil and free up the rail capacity for grain.
Agricultural producers and related industries have been moved down the ladder of priorities, once again placing stress on our farmers and industries that service agriculture, and sending a message to our global grain customers that Canada is an unreliable supplier of the most important form of energy — food.
If the problems of the past repeat themselves, can we sometimes look to the solutions that were found then to help guide us in finding solutions to the problems we are facing today?
In 1979, Manitoba Premier Sterling Lyon, attending a national first ministers' conference on the economy, stated that if producers could get their grain to market, it would have an immediate and positive impact on the entire Canadian economy. He proposed a two-day National Grain Transportation Summit to be held at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
The proposal was accepted, Lyon was charged with arranging the summit and the organizing began.
The list of those invited to attend included politicians and industry leaders from across the country who recognized there was a serious national problem that needed to be addressed.
Those attending included the four western premiers: Bill Bennett of B.C., Peter Loughheed of Alberta, Allan Blakeney of Saskatchewan, with Lyon acting as chairman; Otto Lang, the federal minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board and other portfolios; the presidents of the two national railways; the heads of Canadian grain companies; agriculture industry leaders; port and regulatory authorities; labour leaders, several others involved in the grain industry; and finally the national media. The summit took place in mid-January 1979.
As Manitoba's minister of agriculture and one of the organizers of the summit, I can say with pride that this was a major undertaking initiated by the provincial government that led to commitments by all the major stakeholders involved. At this point the finger-pointing, the blame game, and the excuses were put aside and replaced by a spirit of co-operation that led to a series of actions intended to solve the problem.
Some of the actions included:
• On behalf of their taxpayers, Loughheed and Blakeney each committed to purchase 1,000 grain hopper cars.
• Lyon agreed to lease between 400-500 grain hooper cars.
• Lang committed to additional grain cars on behalf of the federal government and all farmers through the CWB.
• The president of CP Rail committed to $75 million in added locomotive power.
• CN Rail promised rail and equipment upgrades for the grain sector.
• The major Prairie grain co-ops and private grain companies committed to building new grain terminals at the port of Prince Rupert, B.C., with financing in the millions of dollars offered by Loughheed through Alberta's Heritage Fund. B.C.'s Bennett committed to port infrastructure support for the terminals.
All commitments made were ultimately fulfilled.
To quote a highly regarded senior Canadian business leader, George Richardson, "There is a solution out there for every problem; you just have to find it."
The summit proved the truth of that statement. Through vision, organization, co-operation, commitment, determination and follow-through by all the people involved, a major economic problem was on the way to being solved.
Now it is time to give support to Canada's minister of agriculture, Gerry Ritz, and the provinces, which have been working hard to get the grain moving again. It is time for the political and grain industry leaders to assemble in one room and look for ways to get our grain moving in order that our farmers can be paid for the work they do.
In the interest of Canadian farmers, our most important energy producers, it is time for action!
Manitoba minister of agriculture, 1977-81
Other ministerial portfolios, 1988-99
Deputy premier, 1990-99
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 5, 2014
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Silmic wine
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Silmic wine was a type of wine.
In 2372, a couple on the USS Voyager had an intimate conversation over a carafe of silmic wine. Neelix noted this in his A Briefing with Neelix show. (VOY: "Investigations")