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Blogosphere conversations on OpenOffice, VirtualBox, NetBeans and OpenSolaris
By chhandomay on Sep 30, 2009
OpenOffice users wrote glowing reviews of the office suite this week starting with Luc Feyes of Earth Times who described OpenOffice as "the undisputed king of open source software." Blogger Stephen Lunn from Hyper Gadget stated that "as far as word processors go at least, this [OpenOffice] is one of the best." Jay Garmon from notebookreview.com published an in-depth review of OpenOffice and said it "will prove utterly interchangeable with Microsoft Office 2003," for the vast majority of users. Stephen Lilley from ehow.com expressed a similar sentiment when he pointed out that "everything you can do in Microsoft Office you can do with OpenOffice." Finally, openSUSE forum member Patti, excited about what she noted was increased performance of an OpenOffice 3.1.1 Calc spreadsheet asked, "Am I the only one whose [sic] noticed OpenOffice suddenly got a whole lot better?"
The steady flow of VirtualBox buzz continued this week with a blogger from Am!NeS0ft's blog describing VirtualBox as an emulator that effectively lets you "have your cake and eat it too." He demonstrated how to install Guest Additions in VirtualBox which he noted "is a simple process that can be done quickly." Dave Lopan posted two separate articles on ehow.com relating to VirtualBox, which he described as "an excellent free virtual machine manager, capable of running nearly any operating system on the market." He looked at both how to install and configure a Linux Ubuntu virtual machine in VirtualBox as well as how to create a shared folder between a Linux guest and Windows XP host.
NetBeans users were singing the praises of the IDE this week with a blogger from C++ Web Services saying he prefers NetBeans because it has: "very good navigation features," it is "easy to get started," it has a "no-nonsense user interface with its intuitive features," and it has a "feature-rich editor." Another blogger at softwarepoets also declared his affection for NetBeans, noting that it has several advantages over Eclipse including: an "excellent GUI builder," a "very good module system," a "mechanism for decoupling called lookup," a "very good API to build explorers, editors, property sheets, etc.," and a learning curve that "is not very steep." Finally, a blogger from Manikandan's Weblog pointed out the easy debugging and troubleshooting environment NetBeans provides stating, "with NetBeans debugger, you can step through the code line by line while viewing status of variables, threads and other informations."
OpenSolaris users shared a bounty of tips this week, with a blogger from SolarisNevada providing a series of commands to help users diagnose problems that can affect OpenSolaris shutdown and reboot times. A blogger on HowtoForge.com posted a popular tutorial that demonstrated how to create an OpenSolaris paravirtualized Xen guest under Debian Lenny. Blogger Stanley Huang showed how to change the resolution support of OpenSolaris in a EeePC netbook in order to re-size it for VGA output, and finally, a blogger from Triple Boot, Loading.. wrote a tutorial that walks through a triple-boot setup of OpenSolaris, Vista, and Ubuntu.


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Nov. 25, 2011
By virtue of Utah's 17-14 loss to Colorado on Nov. 25, UCLA has clinched the first-ever Pac-12 South Division title and will advance to face the North Division champion, either Oregon or Stanford, in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game on Dec. 2.
UCLA will conclude the regular season on Saturday evening against cross-town rival USC at the LA Coliseum.
"One of the goals we established as a team when we entered camp this fall was to play for the first-ever Pac-12 title," said head coach Rick Neuheisel. "Keeping in mind that we are still focused on beating USC tomorrow night, we are certainly excited to represent the South Division on December 2nd in the conference championship game."

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Easy to use software applications provide a favorable return on investment. Software should increase the quality of work and productivity of users or reduce costs sufficiently to pay for itself within a year. When software helps increase the quality of users' work, fewer errors occur. Downstream errors can be costly. On the other hand, software that is difficult to use becomes a bad investment. It wastes valuable resources. It creates stress and friction within an organization.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Integrity Real Estate Advisors is pleased to announce Torrey Rush has joined the company as its Director of Advisory Services.
Torrey Rush, a native of Kingstree, South Carolina, received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Sport Management from Liberty University. After a successful college football career, he spent a season playing with NFL Europe for the Barcelona Dragons. Over the years, Mr. Rush has become a business and community leader. He has been elected and appointed to various boards and commissions at the local, state, and national level. With more than 10 years of industry experience, he has assisted clients with millions of dollars of real estate transactions. He is associated with several industry organizations including NAIOP, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) as a national round table presenter, and the National Town Builders Association as a guest presenter.
Previously, Mr. Rush was the COO of ED-RUSH Development Firm, LLC. The firm assisted clients in their efforts to create, build, and maintain quality real estate projects. He was responsible for overseeing all project management and development services, establishing practical client-centered solutions for real estate projects, and assuring quality and efficiency with project delivery. Prior to the formation of ED-RUSH, he was the top producer with The Avail Group, LLC, a real estate investment firm that works directly with real estate investors and developers.
Mr. Rush is currently an elected official for Richland County Council District 7. He was formerly the Vice-Chair of Board of Zoning Appeals for Richland County, a South Carolina 2nd Congressional District Minority Affairs Commission Member, and served on Attorney General Alan Wilson's Inaugural Gala Transition Team. He is married to Darci Strickland Rush, and they have three daughters.
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Luther Strange was re-elected Alabama's 49th Attorney General on November 4, 2014. As Attorney General, Strange has made protecting Alabama's citizens his first priority. Attorney General Strange is a national leader in advancing the causes of federalism and limited government by combatting the increasing unconstitutional overreach of the federal government and its assault on individual liberty. Strange serves on the Executive Committee of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) and is currently the chairman of the Southern Region of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG).
Attorney General Strange serves as Coordinating Counsel for the Gulf States in the historic Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill litigation in New Orleans, where he has been actively involved in trying the case against BP and the other defendants. As the state's chief law enforcement officer, the Attorney General works with Alabama's district attorneys and law enforcement personnel to investigate and prosecute crimes throughout the state. He has partnered with the legislature to pass measures to improve school safety, to strengthen laws against elder abuse, and to deter and punish rural theft. He has also aggressively sought to hold violators of the public trust accountable, and he has taken steps to bring more transparency to state government.
Attorney General Strange was raised in Sylacauga and Homewood, Alabama. Active in sports and scouting, he became an Eagle Scout at age 13, and then attended Tulane University on a basketball scholarship. After receiving his undergraduate degree at Tulane, Strange ventured to the North Sea where he worked as a merchant marine to help pay his way through law school at Tulane. Committed to passing on the lessons he learned growing up in Alabama, the Attorney General is passionate about encouraging young people in Alabama to become involved in public service and the political process.
Prior to his first election as Attorney General in 2010, Strange earned the reputation as one of Alabama's finest lawyers and frequently advised companies on growth and expansion opportunities in the state. As Attorney General, he continues to promote Alabama's skilled workforce and business-friendly environment as he travels to recruit new industry and jobs to our state.
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Plans from Spokane Transit Authority are moving along with the proposed West Plains transit center, and representatives shared project updates at a recent Cheney City Council meeting.
Last month, STA received an award for a Spokane Regional Transportation Council grant, totaling $951,500. That money, which consists of federal dollars, will go directly to the preliminary engineering and design of the transit center.
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A plan to restore the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve was unveiled by the National Park Service (NPS). On Wednesday, Jan. 15, NPS officially announced the proposed Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Dyke Marsh Restoration and Long-Term Management Plan along the George Washington Memorial
Parkway along the Potomac River south of Alexandria, Virginia.
For details on the plan, see http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=20293.
The plan outlines three alternatives for restoring the 380-acre freshwater marsh, floodplain and adjacent wetlands.
NPS scheduled a public meeting to explain the options forWednesday, Feb. 12 at Indigo Landing-Washington Sailing Marina from 6:30-8:30 pm. It is also taking public comments until March 18.
NPS explains that "Dyke Marsh Preserve is viewed as a national treasure because of its proximity to the nation's capital and a large urban/suburban population, its history, and its current potential for providing ecosystem services, recreational values and educational opportunities."
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To block the search engine robots crawling your website- hackers use search engine too
We all know that we need SEO/SEF website. We rely so much for the search engine or google ranking and even wants our website to be in the first page of each search engine. The problem with this hackers also use search engine. They have robots that crawls your website relentlessly and they have good information about your website vulnerability. Plus the fact that there are Joomla users who wants to use their website to a certain area or locality. For example some people wants to use Joomla in the school of Japan or Australia or just for certain group of trusted people they know or just a local Church. Why would they want to open their website to the world using search engine optimization? Opening the your website to the world also open your website to the hackers from all over the world. Blocking the search engine using codes is not an option for some Joomla users who are non-coders. One of the power of Joomla is that it is becoming more and more friendlier to non-coders. Joomla can dominate its competitors by reaching more people who are non-coders.
Another thing that is good about this option is that Joomla would have a better privacy. Search engine robots don't care about people information be it private or for public use because they are robots after all they just want to do is crawl and do we really know where would they crawl? Hackers can use this crawling ability and it is only sepearted by time that they find a way to use it for their advantage. Hackers find ways everyday researching and developing sophisticated tools. With this option we are one step ahead of them.
Another reason why we want to block this search engine robots is because many Joomla users can only target certain area they reside in. Many Joomla users can't target the world using their website because the cost to maintain that kind of website that serves the world is a lot of money. For example if you want to build a social network only for your Church or small group of people, if you open your website to the world using search engine robots you not only bring hackers all over the world you also increase the bandwidth the RAM of your webhost so you pay more money for the people whom you don't want to use your website.
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Definitely interested in something you couldn't see! If the window had been open (with no screen) I wonder if she'd have been out like a flash! She seems pretty content just to watch from safety.
I saw a Chipmunk, yesterday, in a corner of the porch to which Marigold the Dog had been paying what I had considered unwarranted attention.


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See the associated page "OVERVIEW OF ANTIFUNGAL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS" for a table summarizing the major points of the following discussion.
Due to the similarity of the cell membrane of fungus (ergosterol) and animals (cholesterol), there are few antifungal drugs that are safe for humans. Unfortunately, chemicals that can poke holes in a fungus can make your cells spill their guts as well. So, whereas there are dozens of prescription antibacterial drugs, the following table lists all ten antifungal drugs available for internal use. Continuing with the theme of this web site, the fungus focus of the following material is Candida.
As discussed on the Candida page, there is a distinct and important difference between a true systemic infection and an intestinal fungus overgrowth that has systemic effects. True systemic fungal infections in which a fungus is transported throughout the body by the bloodstream are extremely dangerous with a high mortality rate. Although they can occur in immune-competent people (healthy people), they most prevalently strike the immune-compromised (HIV/AIDS, cancer patients on chemotherapy, and organ transplant patients with chemically suppressed immune systems). The application of drugs for treatment of systemic fungal infections is the province of the infectious disease specialist.
The problem addressed by this web site is that, while there are such experts, there is little awareness or acknowledgment among the traditional medical community of the problem of fungus and Candida overgrowth in the intestines. The point of the following discussion is to help Candida victims understand their treatment options.
Clinical experience with AIDS patients demonstrates that, in general, improvement of unfavorable immune factors constitutes the major issue in the successful outcome of Candida infections.
The triazoles (fluconazole - Diflucan, voriconazole - Vfend, and itraconazole - Sporanox) are generally considered to be fungistatic agents, featuring lower toxicity than amphotericin-B and ketoconazole (Nizoral - the other principal azole). Of the imidazoles, ketoconazole is fungistatic, but clotrimazole is fungicidal; miconazole is fungistatic at lower dosages and fungicidal at higher dosages. The azoles primarily function by interfering with fungal growth -- in particular with the ability to build cell walls.
Hepatotoxicity (liver) may be common to all of them, and the potential for endocrine toxicities exists, particularly at high doses. If you are going to be on azole therapy your liver function must be monitored with blood tests, usually every 5 to 6 weeks. There are indicators for liver problems, and you should watch for those in between liver tests. These include itchy skin, abdominal cramps, dark stool and/or urine, and pain at the base of your ribs on the right side. If you have ever had liver problems, you may not be able to tolerate the azoles.
They are available in oral formulations and are more readily absorbed in an acidic gastric environment, so take with food. Antacids and H2-blockers like Zantac, Pepsid-AC, Tagamet, and so on, can inhibit their absorption. Azoles (especially ketoconazole and itraconazole) inhibit the metabolism of a lot of drugs, including Warfarin (Coumadin) and alprazolam (Xanax). Fluconazole and clotrimazole are used topically to treat vaginal yeast infections. Clotrimazole in the form of a troche (lozenge) is now considered to be the antifungal of choice to treat oral Candida infections in patients who are immunocompromised, including those with HIV infections. It is far better tasting than nystatin (Mycostatin).
In one recent review of published studies of the treatment of oral thrush, only ketoconazole and clotrimazole were found to be effective.
Fluconazole is generally quite well tolerated. It is principally active against Candida and Cryptococcus. For most situations, fluconazole has become the drug of choice in the management of Candidemia and disseminated candidiasis. Studies have demonstrated that fluconazole at a dose of 400 mg/day is as efficacious as amphotericin-B. In addition, fluconazole has several advantages, which are lower nephrotoxicity (<2%) (kidney) and ease of use because of the high degree of bio-availability (GI tract absorption) and the long half-life of the drug. Fluconazole penetrates well into most body tissues and achieves excellent levels in the cerebrospinal fluid. Importantly, Difulcan is the only one of the azoles to effedtively pass the blood-brain barrier to reach fungus and yeast in the central nervous system.
Fluconazole is particularly noted for its lack of serious side effects and its compatibility with AZT (before fluconazole, AIDS patients had few if any options for dealing with fungal infections).
For most Candida infections the standard recommended dose is a loading dose at 800 mg of fluconazole the first day, followed by 400 mg/day for at least 2 weeks after a demonstrated negative blood culture or clinical signs of improvement. This treatment regimen can be utilized for infections due to C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. kefyr, C. dubliniensis, C. lusitaniae, and C. guilliermondi. Higher doses are recommended for other than C. albicans. Candida krusei is intrinsically resistant to fluconazole, and resistance to fluconazole is common among strains of C. glabrata, with as many as 15% of isolates being completely resistant.
For oropharyngeal candidiasis, and other forms of mucocutaneous candidiasis, fluconazole is typically dosed at 50-150 mg/day. For invasive candidiasis, the commonly applied dose is 6 mg/kg/day, or 400 mg/day in the typical 70 kg (150 lb.) adult. Doses of 12 mg/kg (800 mg/day for a 150 lb. person) are not FDA-approved, but are used with increasing frequency due to the desire to achieve higher blood levels and thus extend the range of use of the drug. Even higher doses (up to 30 mg/kg in one report) have been used safely. Many doctors who understand Candida are prescribing dosages at these higher ranges of 800 mg per day and more, with some going as high as 2000 mg per day. Fluconazole is excreted by the kidneys, and the dose should be reduced in proportion to any reduction of kidney function.
Fluconazole may cause hepatotoxicity (liver), but is generally well tolerated.
Voriconazole is a new drug chemically related to fluconazole, having favorable activity against most Candida species. Voriconazole may be an effective alternative to Candida species resistant to fluconazole. Voriconazole was approved by FDA in May 2002 for primary treatment of acute invasive Aspergillosis and "salvage therapy" for some rare but serious fungal infections.
Voriconazole is generally considered to be a fungistatic agent against Candida. It may, however, be fungicidal against Aspergillus. Its enhanced activity against fluconazole-resistant Candida krusei and selected Candida glabrata is noteworthy. However, some isolates of Candida exhibit cross resistance to all azoles, including voriconazole.
Toxicity is demonstrated as dose-related, transient visual disturbances, skin rash and elevated hepatic enzyme levels. Visual disturbance is an interesting and extensively investigated side effect of voriconazole. Patients experiencing visual disturbance during voriconazole therapy describe it in various forms; brightness, blurring, light sensitivity, or some changes in color vision. Typically, these visual abnormalities, seen in around 30% of patients receiving voriconazole, start 30 minutes after the dose, and last about 30 minutes.
An important feature of itraconazole is its favorable in vitro activity against some of the fluconazole-resistant Candida strains. This property makes itraconazole a good candidate for treatment of systemic Candida infections. However, itraconazole does not improve on the general anti-Candida spectrum of fluconazole. Itraconazole is widely used for fungal nail infections.
Itraconazole is highly lipophilic (fat loving) with limited penetration into aqueous fluids such as spinal fluid. It tends to accumulate in skin, nails, and fatty tissues
Ketoconazole is now less commonly used in treatment of Candida infections due to the availability of more efficacious and less toxic azole compounds, with fluconazole being the preferred front-line choice. However, anecdotal and scientific information indicates that ketoconazole may be more effective, at least in some situations. According to one report: "In my case, 400 mg per day did nothing, but 400 mg of ketoconazole did." And, a 2003 study finds that only ketoconazole and clotrimazole were effective in treating oral candidiasis.
Oral ketoconazole is used at a dose of 200 to 400 mg/day in treatment of oral and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. The dose can be increased to 600-800 mg/day in patients not responding to regular doses. However, high doses carry the risk of high incidence of toxicity.
There are occasional adverse reactions to ketoconazole therapy, including nausea and vomiting, and hepatoxicity. Ketoconazole may decrease testosterone and cortisol levels, resulting in gynecomastia (breast development) and oligospermia (low sperm count) in men and menstrual irregularities in women.
Among the small list of available antifungal drugs, clotrimazole is one of the few that are fungicidal. Clotrimazole showed great activity as topical creams and is available over-the-counter under a variety of trade names, but serious side effects (such as anemia and thrombocytosis) arose from systemic administration. Even though it is well absorbed by the GI tract, much of the drug was lost through first-pass metabolism in the liver, and, due to its lipophilic nature, the drug would bind to proteins in the blood so that little was available to have its antifungal effect.
Clotrimazole is currently available for internal use in a 10 mg troche (lozenge) for oral thrush, to be dissolved slowly in the mouth, five times per day. One recent study indicates greater efficacy in a 50 mg dose.
Miconazole is fungistatic in lower doses, and fungicidal in higher doses against species of the genus Candida. Miconazole also inhibits several other genera of fungi, including dermatophytes and yeasts, as well as Gram-positive bacteria.
Miconazole is effective and generally well tolerated, but poorly absorbed in the GI tract. Miconazole had been used in an IV form to treat systemic fungal infections, however the IV form has been discontinued in the US by its manufacturer, Janssen, although it may be available in IV form in other countries. In some countries (but not the US), miconazole is available in an oral gel for treatment of oral thrush. By some views, miconazole oral gel replaces Nystatin as the preferred agent for the treatment of oral candidiasis, although the clotrimazole troche is also very effective.
There are anecdotal reports of some MD's treating Candida who prescribe an oral formulation of miconazole to be prepared by a compounding pharmacy. See our page on SCORING SPECIAL Rx DRUGS for more information about compounding pharmacies.
There are at least two safety concerns regarding miconazole: there is a potential interaction with the blood thinner Warfarin (Coumadin) that could cause bleeding or bruising; and, there is a potential interaction between oral miconazole and oral hypoglycemic agents used by diabetics to lower blood sugar, leading to severe hypoglycemia. There are indications that these interactions may occur from systemically absorbed miconazole due to topical and vaginal treatment.
Flucytosine is sometimes referred to as 5-F or 5-FU, an abbreviation of its chemical name. Although now less commonly used against Candida infections, flucytosine often has excellent activity against Candida. It is readily soluble in water, and thus may have application in treating fungal infections not easily reached by the other lipid-based antifungal drugs.
Fungi and yeasts frequently develop resistance to flucytosine, so it is rarely administered by itself. Flucytosine appears to interact synergistically with amphotericin-B and so it is almost always administered with amphotericin-B or fluconazole, or with both amphotericin-B and fluconazole as combination therapy. It is believed that AmB damages the fungal cell wall sufficiently to allow more 5-F in, expediting its desired effect.
As 5-F is also an anticancer drug, the side effects can be rather strong. It can cause bone marrow depression (including leukopenia and anemia), GI disturbances (such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea) , hepatotoxicity, and CNS (Central Nervous System) toxicity which can produce headache, drowsiness, and hallucinations.
Since flucytosine is commonly combined with amphotericin-B, the renal impairment caused by amphotericin-B may increase the flucytosine levels in the body and thus potentiate its toxicity. The need to adjust the dose carefully for renal dysfunction and difficulty with quickly obtaining serum levels makes use of the agent challenging.
Amphotericin-B (AmB) and nystatin are rarities in that they are fungicidal - they kill the fungus by rupturing its cell wall. Almost all other antifungal drugs are fungistatic that act by interfering with fungal growth.
Amphotericin-B has been the mainstay of systemic Candidiasis treatment for the last several decades, and still demonstrates the broadest range of effectiveness of available drugs. AmB and nystatin are not absorbed from the GI tract. Consequently, AmB delivered by IV has been the standard treatment. While marked resistance to amphotericin-B is uncommon, many isolates of C. glabrata and C. krusei show less sensitivity to amphotericin-B and maximal doses are recommended.
AmB is highly toxic to the liver (Amphotericin-B is the most highly toxic antimicrobial in clinical use today), and so AmB IV treatments must be monitored carefully. Variants of AmB called lipid formulations are now available that are much less toxic -- all must be delivered by IV.
AmB is commonly administered in combination with another drug, especially flucytosine since they appear to be synergistic, but also in conjunction with the azoles.
Nystatin also demonstrates high toxicity if administered systemically, and there is no nystatin systemic preparation available at this time (a safer lipid formulation is in development); consequently nystatin is only available for topical and GI tract applications. Like AmB, nystatin can be taken safely by the oral route since it is not absorbed into the system. Nystatin is available under the brand names Mycostatin or Nilstat as a tablet (500,000 IU's), a suspension for oral rinse (5 mL dosage at 100,000 IU's per mL), and as a lozenge (also called a pastille, 200,000 units, to be taken two at a time).
There is yet no validated standard dose of oral amphotericin-B. It has so far been administered as 500 mg capsules four times a day, in suspension form as 500 mg every six hours, or as solution of 100 mg/ml, dosed at 1 to 5 ml four times daily, taken as "swish and swallow."
AmB had been commercially available in a non-absorbable form called Fungizone for GI tract treatment (especially oropharyngeal Candidiasis -- thrush of the mouth and throat), but those products have been discontinued by the manufacturer. They are, however, available from compounding pharmacies that will make up solutions or capsules from bulk powder -- these pharmacies can also provide nystatin in oral solution or in bulk powder form (nystatin is currently available in tablet form). See our page on SCORING SPECIAL Rx DRUGS for more information about compounding pharmacies.
Candida overgrowth needs to be treated both systemically and via the GI tract. AmB and nystatin in their non-absorbable form are potent drugs for intestinal Candidiasis. See the our associated page on Treatment Plan and our page on the Triple Rx Treatment Strategy for a discussion.
Caspofungin, available in IV format, is in a new class of antifungals. Caspofungin is licensed for treatment of patients with invasive Aspergillosis who are failing other therapies (amphotericin-B and/or voriconazole). It has also been used in combination with amphotericin-B and the azoles for treatment of Aspergillosis. It is fungistatic against Aspergillus, demonstrating inhibition of growing hyphal ends.
Recent data demonstrate that caspofungin is equivalent to or superior to amphotericin-B for treatment of invasive infections due to Candida. Caspofungin has excellent activity (fungicidal) against Candida. It has no activity against Cryptococcus, and has little activity against moulds other than Aspergillus. The advent of the glucan synthesis inhibitors (caspofungin and others in development) may provide the biggest advance yet in therapy of invasive candidiasis. The broad anti-Candida activity of these agents, combined with their low toxicity, promises to make them very attractive agents. However, although caspofungin has activity against Candida, it is not yet licensed for this indication. Limited safety data exist for caspofungin and the risk/benefit ratio for its use in this application would need to be carefully evaluated. However, early studies seem to indicate it will be an effective alternative for severe mucosal infections and systemic infections due to Candida, especially those due to non-albicans Candida species.
Minimal side effects have been observed.
Terbinafine, available in oral form, has primary indication in dermatological infections. It is highly lipophilic in nature and tends to accumulate in skin, nails, and fatty tissues. Terbinafine, in combination with fluconazole and itraconazole, may also yield enhanced activity against some azole-resistant Candida albicans strains.
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Candidiasis of the mouth can be treated topically since the antifungal can be held in the mouth for an extended period of time, giving ample exposure of the yeast to the drug; However, Candida esophagitis requires systemic therapy, usually with fluconazole or itraconazole for at least 14-21 days. Itraconazole alone, as well as itraconazole and flucytosine combination, proved to have good long term therapeutic efficacy in esophageal candidiasis in AIDS patients.
Oral thrush may be treated with either topical (swish and swallow) antifungal agents (nystatin, clotrimazole, amphotericin-B oral suspension) or systemic oral azoles (fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole). In patients who are positive for HIV, the infections tend to be slower to respond, and approximately 60% of patients experience a recurrence within 6 months of the initial episode. Approximately 3-5% of patients with advanced HIV may not respond and require higher dosages in addition to immune system therapy.
Main results: Eight trials involving 418 patients satisfied the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Only two agents, each in single trials, were found to be effective for eradicating oral candidiasis. Ketoconazole was more beneficial than placebo in eradicating oral candidiasis (RR=0.35 95% CI 0.20 to 0.61) and clotrimazole at a higher dose of 50 mg was more effective than a lower 10 mg dose in eradicating oral candidiasis, when assessed mycologically (RR=0.47 95% CI 0.25 to 0.89). Another trial demonstrated no statistically significant difference between a 10 mg dose of clotrimazole, and placebo.
The study indicates that there is no evidence among the trials that were reviewed indicating that either fluconazole or itraconazole were effective in treating oral Candidiasis.
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Did anyone see Hughes bat? I sneezed once and maybe I missed him. Didn't the chief selector say he was going to shield Hughes from 1st class bowling he obviously doesn't think much of India and he should keep in mind that in every innings Hughes made runs against SriLanka he had a life (or 2) early in his innings. The poms will have a ball playing against 10 men.
Guys! Give India a break. After two tragic events at the end of last year India has toughened up its punishment for rape while the USA is still sitting on its hands regarding gun laws. Yes, India still has much to do but its trying hard.... Now back to the cricket.
Bring on Pattinson before close!
Can anyone explain why JP has bowled only 6 overs? Injured or sick perhaps?
What the BCCI has done for this series so far:
kept international interest completely out
Produced a disgraceful pitch
Encouraged what seems to be a small live crowd
Perhaps Deano should stick to batting rather than being so obvious in his vacuuming. When did we start taking his utterences seriously anyway! The BCCI operates like the rest of India, what matters is power, power and exercising more power mixed with incredible governance incompetence.
You forgot about the fairly large slice of corruption as well Steve.
Whats going on I thought there was a handshake deal for national Radio Broadcasters ABC, BBC, SA and NZ eqv.
So why no Indian coverage. Not just Aussies but all those Indian fans in Oz
missing out.
No, but I'll hand it to the editors. The plastic Test Match "re-enactments" are hilarious!
I can't remember the last time Nathan Lyon took a top order wicket. How about a comeback?
look at the pitch Indian purposely made to defeat thru pitch also
Opinions please, faster over rate or faster scoring rate? I find a faster scoring rate on a pitch that has something for everyone more value for money. Watching spinners on these types of wickets can get tedious.
130 overs in 4 sessions!!! Amazing what a spin attack which actually wants to get on with it is capable of! If only we could see it more often, we wouldn't need days finishing at 7.00pm!
Opinions please, faster over rate or faster scoring rate? I find a faster scoring rate on a pitch that has something for everyone more value for money. Watching spinners on these types of wickets can get tedious.
I like those 7pm finishes. More cricket time is better.
"Watching spinners on these type of wickets can get tedious."
What you mean pitches doctored to take spin?
Try watching spinners on the WACA (Shane Warne's worst figures!)
So Dean Jones likes a good dictator. Has he ever lived under one!
Jones' sycophantic self-serving tripe, highlights the real problem with the bcci. Their arrogance is killing the game and people like Jones are falling over themselves to get a piece of the pie. The bcci have a responsibility as custodians of the game to promote cricket and foster a collegial environment. Instead they bully and threaten and get their way no matter the consequences.... And all Jones can offer is "more power to them"
6 or 7 years ago I saw Dean Jones on TV. He was asked a question about Indian cricket. He answered by saying how many new Billionaires India produces each year. I think it is clear where his priorities are. You're summary Jungle is spot on.
Re: Scot's comment @ 4.35
yee of little faith why do you doubt me
I do hope that Lyon will make a significant contribution to this match otherwise Australia will have to consider 5 Quicks for the Ashes. One or 2 tweeks to the current line up and looks like England will be handing back the Ashes
Not blogging from Lahore Mohin?
The 2nd Test will be played in a city where bombings have just occurred.
If this happened in any any other country , our team(Aussies) would cite security concerns and return home.
BUT as Dean Jones says- India has the money and power.
Actually, the London bombings in July 2005 happened just before the Ashes started and the tour went on with a match in London a week later...so there's one other country where a bombing has happened and Australia didn't leave!
Re: Dean Jones article.
It appears to lack balance.
The BCCI may dominate cricket revenue but with this wealth comes the responsibility to ensure that the game will continue to attract the fans. Not just a select group of Indians and global corporations.
What Don King and his cronies done for boxing should never be repeated.
Good times for French-Australian cricket with the likes of Bollinger, Jaques, Henriques (sounds French) Lyon - Richie would be proud
Henriques sounds more Portuguese to me...
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Je sais qu'il est né au Portugal mais son nom sonne français, ne pensez-vous pas?
sounds french in that it's foreign to your ear, is that what you mean barney? he's a proud aussie with potuguese heritage.
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Mount Hood Express, Shooting Star Express, Daisy, Easy Rider, Buttercup and Ballroom Carpet will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Dave Tragethon, executive director of communications, said resort officials are hopeful to operate the new Stadium Express quad chairlift for the first time on Saturday. A launching ceremony is set for 8:30 a.m.
Meadows has 39 inches of snow, after getting 23 inches in 24 hours overnight Thursday.
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MMA announces new board of directors for China
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has announced a new board of directors for China. The board has ten members, with Tony Chen from GroupM Interaction China, and KF Lee from Aegis Media China as co-chairs. Chen takes up the post of co-chair for a second term.
The new board comprises four committees that will be the main drivers for all of MMA China's initiatives, identifying their own priorities in conjunction with the MMA's regional initiatives. Together with the regional board of directors elected in October 2013, they will serve the growing needs of mobile marketers in China.
Mauro Montanaro joins Newkia as global sales head
Newkia, a Singapore-based mobile phone startup set up by former Nokia employees, has appointed Mauro Montanaro as global head of sales. Montanaro has at the same time become a shareholder of Newkia and a founding Partner.
This is the second recent top executive appointment by Newkia, coming hot on the heels of the selection of former Nokia and Blackberry Asia-Pacific head, Urpo Karjalainen, as CEO.
Prior to joining Newkia, Montanaro was the general manager for Asia Pacific for Microsoft's consumer business. Before Microsoft he was CEO of Fox Mobile Group, based in the USA.
Prior to joining Fox Mobile Group, Mauro worked for Nokia for 12 years, where he served in a number of executive positions during the most successful period for the Finnish company. Most recently, he served as VP of sales and GM for South-East Asia for Nokia's Mobile and Smartphone division where he oversaw sales, marketing and operations for the South-East Asia region.
Forget the fridge, now there's an oven to make us dumber
A smart oven is the newest addition to the Internet of Silly Things
The second cognitive revolution is upon us
Tony Poulos
Cognitive systems will reveal the true potential of big data and start the second cognitive revolution – just 70,000 years after the first one
Cognitive systems will reveal the true potential of big data and start the second cognitive revolution – just 70,000 years after the first one
Asia and North America will each account for 40% of the total


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So Delicious continues to add products to their line that are both decadent and healthy.
Their latest offerings? Organic, fair trade iced coffee "Cococcino" beverages and barista-style coffee creamers.
The Cococcino beverages come in two flavors, latte and mocha, and come in either single serve containers or quarts. Both packages are resealable and recyclable.
So Delicious calls the mocha flavor beverages "organic, Fair Trade, absurdly tasty concoctions of coffee, coconut, and chocolate" and describes the latte flavor as "organic, Fair Trade, absurdly tasty coffee and coconut concoction."
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These babies have all the get-up-and-go you need in the morning or for an afternoon pick-me-up, all in a convenient, resealable, recyclable, on-the-go package. Always certified dairy-free, vegan, and Non-GMO Project Verified, there's no better way to Say Yes to What You Love: coffee!
These coffee drinks are not the mega-calorie dessert drinks you get from some coffee shops. Each 11-ounce single serving drink contains 130 calories. They are made from organic, fair trade coffee, organic coconuts and cane sugar, and no GMO ingredients or artificial flavors. They also contain no soy, dairy, trans fats or high fructose corn syrup.
We had an opportunity to sample the latte flavor here at our house. These are drinks for real coffee lovers, not the cheap "coffee" drinks we've gotten used to that are heavy on skim milk, high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors. The Cococcino iced coffees taste of real coffee and coconut, with some sweetener but not enough to overpower the main stars.
So Delicious also now offers barista-style creamers in addition to their full creamer line, in Original and French Vanilla.
Anne from So Delicious says:
Creamy and frothy, our coconut milk creamers are the real deal - no trans fats, no dairy derivatives, no soy, and no high fructose corn syrup.
These rich and flavorful coffee creamers are our family's absolute favorite creamers for coffee and tea -- and I love that they are organic, all natural and good for us.
So Delicious offers so many great products for families who are vegan, living with allergies or just concerned about taking good care of the earth and each other -- and they make products that taste better than just about anything out there, too!
You can see what else is in the So Delicious line at their website and also get coupons, find out about the good they do, read the blog or even request donations for community events.
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Budweiser has done it again, delivering an uplifting commercial for Super Bowl XLVIII that will melt the coldest heart. Last year they focused on the human-animal bond and this year they have chosen to focus on the sometimes unlikely bond created between two animals of different species. The video is sure to move anyone to tears that have a love for people, puppies, and those magnificent Clydesdales. Take a look at the video gone viral and tell me what you think.
HSUS sums it up best with the president and CEO Wayne Pacelle's blog post reading, "Happily now, instead of dressed-up chimps, we are getting much more advertising that promotes heart-warming pet adoption and the virtue, care and goodness associated with the human-animal bond. The Budweiser ad, featuring a puppy and a Clydesdale, extols the bonds between animals and people and even between animals and animals – and the joys we get from animals." Read the entire blog post to see how things are changing in the exploitation industry of animal welfare. It is truly remarkable how human perception for the care and treatment of animals is changing to a more compassionate and holistic approach.
Thank you to Budweiser for outdoing yourselves again in the making of the BEST commercial ever and promoting pet adoption in the process. The video depicting the friendship between two kindred and adorable spirits is simply magical and plays on the emotions. It is opportunities like these where an influential company can use their power to impact life for the greater good of animals and humans together.
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Don Ellis: Hey Jude
Hey Jude
Don Ellis (trumpet, drums)
Don Ellis at Fillmore (Wounded Bird 3024)
Don Ellis (trumpet, drums),
Glenn Stuart, Stu Blumberg, John Rosenberg, Jack Coan (trumpets), Ernie Carlson, Glenn Ferris, Don Switzer (trombones), Doug Bixby (contrabass trombone, tuba), Fred Seldon, Lonnie Shetter, Sam Falzone, John Klemmer, Jon Clarke (saxes and winds), Tom Garvin (piano), Jay Graydon (guitar), Dennis Parker (bass), Ralph Humphrey (drums), Lee Pastora (conga), Ron Dunn (percussion and drums).
Composed by Lennon/McCartney; arranged by Don Ellis.
Recorded: live at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, June 1970
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
This track is totally bonkers. Is that R2-D2 being tortured during the opening cadenza? No, that's Don Ellis's trumpet, amplified and mutated by a Ring Modulator and echo devices. Imagine being at the Fillmore in 1970 and seeing someone do that with Louis Armstrong's instrument! The first pass at the tune is backed by a "Pomp and Circumstance"-like brass choir, with Ellis and guitarist Jay Graydon creating as much indiscriminate noise as they do melody. Contrabass trombone and flute momentarily bring things into perspective as they double the melody on the bridge, and then the circus comes to town with some outrageously dissonant oompah-ing. Ellis's unaccompanied solo—at once humorously Mozartian and bizarrely extraterrestrial—calls the band to attention, and they roar through the legendary coda. There isn't much middle ground here: some listeners will appreciate and dig Ellis's humor, and others will seek the closest blunt object to bludgeon their ears. Regardless, for better or worse, no other band has ever come close to sounding like Don Ellis's orchestra.
Reviewer: Matt Leskovic
Tags: 1970s jazz · beatles covers · big band
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I am changing hosting providers and have migrated my site to my new server space, both sites on either server are exact clones of each other. My registrar and hosting provider are different companies. I believe all I need to do to is switch the IP address for our "A" record with our registrar to the address of my new server space, keep both sites up for 48 hours or so, and can thus expect no downtime for the site as anybody visiting will see the site at one IP or the other. Is this correct? Any SEO problems?
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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – What time will Santa be at my house? The countdown to Track Santa is underway worldwide. Santa Claus tells news that he is preparing to visit the world's children today, heading from the Middle East, to Europe, and to North America thereafter. And if a newly installed GPS navigation system on Santa's sleigh works today, he will be right on schedule.
Despite today's confusion about when Santa arrives at each of our houses, officials at the north pole tell news that Santa annually travels the same path to deliver the world's gifts. NORAD confirms the same to news as well. In a news statement, NORAD says that "Santa usually starts at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and travels west. So, historically, Santa visits the South Pacific first, then New Zealand and Australia."
After Santa covers the South Pacific, children in Asia, Africa and Europe will be next, NORAD tells news. "After that, he shoots up to Japan, over to Asia, across to Africa, then onto Western Europe, Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central and South America."
Yet, despite a generally consistent flight pattern, Santa does often make changes based upon flight changes. In 2009, NORAD reminded news to "keep in mind, Santa's route can be affected by weather, so it's really unpredictable. NORAD coordinates with Santa's Elf launch staff to confirm his launch time, but from that point on, Santa calls the shots. We just track him!"
Santa's arrival in North America will be heralded with the help of U.S. fighter jets. Fighter jets serve multiple purposes. First they insure to protect Santa. Second, they help Santa arrive on time. And finally, Santa reportedly simply enjoys seeing our jets besides his sleigh. NORAD tells news "Over the past 50 years, our fighter jets (F-16s, F-15s and CF-18s) have intercepted Santa many, many times. When the jets intercept Santa, they tip their wings to say, "Hello Santa! – NORAD is tracking you again this year!" Santa always waves. He loves to see the pilots!" To track Santa CLICK HERE.


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Four city employees in the Department of Public Works recently had their hair cut as a contribution to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization which provides natural hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children.
Martha Graham, Director of Public Works, Brett Brown, Supervisor of Transmission and Distribution, and Streets and Ground Division employees Vicki Warren and Tammy Douvarjo together contributed nearly five-and-a-half feet of hair. Locks of Love only takes contributions of untreated hair 10 inches in length or greater. Also attending the combined cutting was Jessica Oleshak, Ground Division. However her hair was one inch too short to make the 10" minimum and therefore didn't participate in the cutting.
The stylists at Salon 192, located in the Riverside Centre, were Lisa Hinson, Megan Shrader and Aimee Martin who donated their time and talent to Locks of Love by cutting and styling at no charge to the contributors.
The idea for a group cutting was Brett Brown's who was making his second contribution to the charity. He had grown his hair long to play Santa and heard about Locks of Love and contributed his hair in 2008. In mid 2009 Brett decided to grow his hair once again to play Santa then decided to keep it growing until Christmas of 2010 when he planned to contribute once again to disadvantaged children.
He began an effort this past summer to encourage co-workers with long hair to join him in this worthy cause and responding immediately were his Public Works co-workers, including Martha, his supervisor.
Martha hasn't had her hair cut for the past six years and says her husband really wasn't too encouraging about the idea, but Martha's charitable side won out when she agreed to join Brett and the others.
Vicki hasn't had such a cut since she was six years old. She's had trims over the years but never 10 inches or more cut at a time. She likes her new cut, she says, but was wondering how it was going to be liked once she got home. "We'll see?" she said, and "it'll grow back, I'm sure."
Tammy had the longest hair also had the most cut, about 14 inches with three separate pony tails. Her hair was past her waist, but she normally had it in braids so many of her co-workers didn't know how long it was. Once cut, she still had long hair and at home, "no problem" she said the next day. It was the first time Tammy's had her hair cut since she was 18 except for trims.
Both Vicki and Tammy dedicated their hair cuts to fellow employee Teresa Garris, Visitor Information Center Gift Shop Manager, and the friend of a co-worker, Lynn Rothemund both cancer survivors.
Brett said that during the season, "it was a joy to have the camaraderie of fellow co-workers to join in Locks of Love, such a worthwhile organization."
Thanks to Salon 192 for their assistance and contribution to the worthwhile cause.


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A citizen reported a fire on the west side of McNeil Canyon Rd. near Corral Creek Rd. (approximately 4 miles north of Hwy. 97 on McNeil Canyon Rd.) just after 2:30 Sunday afternoon.
At this time the fire is approximately 120 acres in size. The terrain in the area consists of steep canyons, brush, and some trees. Douglas County Deputies closed McNeil Canyon Rd. to allow the 21 fire apparatus and 50 firefighters from Douglas and Chelan County to safely work on and near the road.
Deputies delivered 15 level III evacuation notices to home owners (the levels go 1-3 from least serious to most serious). It is unknown if any residents have actually left their homes. The Red Cross has been notified but there has not yet been a need to establish a shelter.
Fire officials advised that state assistance has been requested but approval has not been granted. The only structure loss has been one outbuilding. Fire officials advised that all homes are secure at this time. The fire is reported to be about 50% contained and wind in the area has calmed.
A general rule for fire evacuation notices is as follows:
Level 1-Get ready. Be aware of the fire. Make plans for yourself and your family in case evacuation becomes necessary. Make arrangements for removal of any livestock or animals.
Level 2-Get set. Prepare to evacuate. Have clothing and supplies packed. Make sure your vehicle has fuel.
Level 3-Go. Fire is nearby and the threat is imminent.


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There's a gas station in town I don't go to because it has gas pumps with LCD displays that have dancing advertising. That wouldn't be so bad except the pump doesn't turn on for, oh, maybe 60 seconds. And then it wants to know if you want a discount on a car wash, and you have to find the "NO" button, and THEN it will let you get gas. Lots of fun standing there being drenched by cold sleet or sweating and eaten by mosquitoes.
Yesterday I gassed the truck at the station I use most often. They have new pumps. They have maybe 13" LCD displays now, which play some kind of "gas station news channel"... with audio. It let me start pumping gas right away, but the thing was SHOUTING at me, loud enough to be annoying over passing traffic.
I guess I need to find another gas station.
Back in the late 1970s the local Coca-Cola bottler put talking Coke machines in a few places. Those machines also SHOUTED, with the additional flip of using an over-the-top drag queen gay voice asking you to "please insert... your... next coin" at a volume that had passers-by skittering away while you put your fingers in your ears.


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We love that the color of this Lace-Up Back Dress ($128) from the Jessica Simpson Collection is called "Nightshadow." It makes us feel like when we put it on, we could be a femme fatale from a classic noir film. Though the silhouette on this dress is decidedly more flirty than sexy with its cutout, lace up back and fluttering sleeves that extend down to the waist. We'll let you decide if you'd prefer to use this dress for good or for evil!
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