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A Learning Management System (LMS) is a web application for the administration, documentation, tracking, and reporting of training programs, classroom and online events, e-learning programs, and training content. [Wikipedia].
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We offer a wide range of LMS customisation services, both in terms of design and functionality. We build custom LMS modules (e.g. for reporting purposes) and upload content and courseware. We integrate LMS with other applications (e.g. HRMS, e-commerce platforms and others) in order to build a complete solution for our clients.
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April 06, 2012
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry will hosts its biennial charity wine auction, Vino de Mayo, on May 5 to benefit the Kids in the Klinic Endowment. Wine enthusiasts and school supporters are invited to gather at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco for a festive celebration to support oral healthcare, preventative services and education for socioeconomically disadvantaged children throughout Northern California.
The Vino de Mayo event will feature a silent auction showcasing a variety of acclaimed wines, as well as destination and dining experiences. Guests will be treated to wine and tequila tastings, a gourmet dinner and a live auction led by celebrity auctioneer David Reynolds. Live auction prizes include a stay at the luxurious Casa San Marco in Cortona, Tuscany for 10 people, and a three-course dinner for six at the Chef's Table of Parallel 37 at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco.
Honorary chairs for the 2012 Vino De Mayo event are Julio Bermejo, proprietor of Tommy's Mexican Restaurant; Gerald Hirigoyen, executive chef of Piperade and Bocadillos; Hubert Keller, executive chef of Fleur de Lys and Burger Bar; and Liam Mayclem, Emmy Award-winning host of Eye on the Bay. Drs. Michael Fox, Steve Reynolds, Doug Yarris and Mr. Mike Carroll are the event co-chairs.
Vino de Mayo will help the Kids in the Klinic Endowment reach its goal of raising two million dollars to support dental care for children at the school's pediatric dentistry and orthodontics clinics. The clinics provide access to dental care for approximately 1,500 children each year. For many working families without dental insurance, regular care is an unaffordable luxury, and many patients have never seen a dentist prior to visiting the clinic.
"The Kids in the Klinic endowment helps us provide the best possible treatment regardless of a family's ability to pay," said Dr. Patrick J. Ferrillo Jr. dean of the Dugoni School of Dentistry. "Without the generous support from the attendees, donors and sponsors, much of what we do to help these underserved children would not be possible."
Tickets to Vino De Mayo are $350 per person. For more information, or to register to receive an event invitation for Vino de Mayo, contact Joanne Fox at 415.929.6423 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Posted on September 21, 2009
Moving forward with its strategy for a Smarter Planet, IBM is helping cities and utilities become smarter by providing new technologies and tools to help them better manage their resources, while reducing cost, increasing reliability and lowering energy and water consumption.
A new report from the IBM Institute for Business Value, "A Vision of Smarter Cities," makes the case that cities must use new technologies to transform their systems to optimize the use of finite resources.
As an example, IBM and the City of Dubuque, Iowa, with a population of 60,000, are collaborating to make Dubuque the first "smarter" sustainable city in the U.S. IBM and Dubuque outlined their plans to develop new "smarter" technologies and implementation strategies to create an international model of sustainability for communities of 200,000 and under, where over 40 percent of the U.S. population resides, said IBM.
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I have written a tutorial to pgpool-II using PostgreSQL 9.0's streaming replication. The tutorial is designed to use minimum resource: a Linux box. On the box, pgpool-II, pgpoolAdmin(a PHP based pgpool-II GUI admin tool) and two PostgreSQL 9.0 instances.
Though the tutorial system is surprisingly simple, you could learn:
- How pgpool-II detects PostgreSQL failure and automatically promote a standby server to primary server
- How pgpool-II re-sync the failed node by using "online recovery" capability
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NetMarketShare has posted its Operating System Total Market Share metrics for the significant players for January, 2011 (December '10 figures in parentheses) tracking changes over the the past month. Perhaps the most significant metric this month, at least psychologically, is that Windows has dropped below 90 percent share for the first time in a very long time. The Mac OS gained just short of a quarter of a point over the month, while the iOS's share increased significantly for the second month in a row. It extended its lead over Linux, which is well below a one per cent share of the market and dropped infinitesimally, but sustained its November takeover of 4th place from JavaME, which was up a bit. Android also consolidated its hold on 6th place, gaining 8/10ths of a point on the month.
Windows – 89.70% (90.29%)
Mac – 5.25% (5.02%)
iOS – 2.05% (1.69%)
Linux – 0.95% (0.96%)
JavaME – 0.91% (0.89%)
Android – 0.49% (0.40%)
Symbian – 0.28% (0.28%)
BlackBerry – 0.12% (0.13%)
Windows Mobile – 0.03% (0.03%)
Playstation – 0.03% (0.03%)
Operating System Versions
In terms of OS specific versions, Windows XP and Vista continued to fade in January, with XP now well below 60 per cent share (albeit still in front in raw numbers of users by a yawning margin), while Windows 7 continues to grow share. Apple's OS 10.6 Snow Leopard at 16 months since its release in August, 2009, is by far the most prolific Mac OS version, with more than eight times OS 10.4 Tiger's receding user share (Tiger continues to hold on, however, losing another three-tenths of a point last month—stark contrast with Windows, whose OS 10.4 contemporary Windows XP, as noted, is still by far the most prolific version in the Windows space. iOS (iPod, iPad, and iPod versions collectively) continued its impressive market share ascendency, for a solid second place in the Apple OS spectrum for the second consecutive month. However, the iOS's 2.06 percent global share is vastly exceeded in some countries, notably Singapore (9.98 percent), Australia (5.6 percent), the U.K. (5.1 percent), and the U.S. (3.4 percent). Linux remains stalled at less than one percent market penetration.
Windows XP – 55.26% (56.72%)
Windows 7 – 22.31% (20.87%)
Windows Vista – 11.66% (12.11%)
Windows 2000 – 0.27% (0.31%)
Windows NT – 0.13% (0.22%)
MacOS X 10.6 – 3.33% (3.05%)
iOS – 2.06% (1.69)
Mac OS X 10.5 – 1.44% (1.46%)
Mac OS X 10.4 – 0.40% (0.43%)
Mac OS X (no version reported) – 0.06% (0.07%)
Linux – 0.95% (0.96%)
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Browser Share
Turning to browsers, Internet Explorer is down a bit more in its steady trajectory of decline while Firefox remained near-static, still under 23 percent. Chrome was once again the biggest gainer among the major browsers in January, pulling convincingly above 10 percent for the first time. Safari also advanced by nearly half a point. Opera rounded out the top five again, and managed to claw back some of its losses over the past few months, with version 11's rich slate of cool and innovative features (such as the new tab stacking and visual gestures) evidently sparking some interest. Opera mini finished sixth again, although it slipped back significantly.
Browser Total Market Share January 2011 (December '10 figures in parentheses):
Microsoft Internet Explorer – 56.00% (57.08%)
Firefox – 22.75% (22.81%)
Chrome – 10.70% (9.98%)
Safari – 6.30% (5.89)
Opera – 2.28% (2.23%)
Opera Mini – 0.89% (0.98%)
Netscape – 0.85% (0.78%)
ACCESS NetFront – 0.05% (not rated here last month)
Konqueror – 0.05% (0.05%)
Flock – 0.05% (0.05%)
Mozilla – 0.03% (0.03%)
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This bag was designed especially for the narrow handlebar clearances and sloping tank of BMW GS models, but fits many sport-touring and enduro bikes with steeply sloping tanks. With its narrow cut front it does not cause handlebar interference. Despite the narrow form in the front, the expandable City EVO tank bag offers a volume of 11 to 15 liters. Compatible with the SW-MOTECH Bags-Connection Electric EVO QUICK-LOCK Tank rings, see the app chart below to determine which electric tank ring is appropriate for your bike.Learn More$325.95
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Glaser To Oman, Qatar And Russia As New Iran Sanctions Announced
The U.S. Treasury Department is sending one of its top officials on terrorist financing to Oman, Qatar and Russia this week as it continues its global campaign to muster support for new sanctions against Iran.
Daniel L. Glaser, assistant secretary for terrorist financing, departed for a four-day trip to the three countries on Monday, the same day the White House announced new sanctions against the Iranian government, including the country's central bank.
In an executive order, President Barack Obama froze all property of the Central Bank of Iran, other Iranian financial institutions and the Iranian government in the U.S. The increasingly stringent sanctions are designed to curb Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran claims is for peaceful purposes.
Glaser's trip is latest in a diplomatic blitz by the U.S. to convince other countries to help isolate Iran. In January, David S. Cohen, the under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, visited European countries to discuss the new sanctions. Earlier that month, Glaser was part of a delegation along with Robert Einhorn, a State Department special adviser on non-proliferation and arms control, that traveled to South Korea to garner support for the sanctions.
During this week's trip to Doha and Muscat, Glaser's meetings will focus on the new sanctions on Iran, as well as keeping terrorist funding out of the international financial system and efforts to stem the ongoing violence in Syria, according to a news release. In Moscow, Glaser will brief senior Russian officials on international efforts to isolate Iran as well as the U.S. strategy to combat transnational organized crime.


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A striker full of talent and ingenuity, Artem Milevskiy has spent his whole career with FC Dynamo Kyiv and was the Ukrainian Premier League's 17-goal top scorer in 2009/10. Fast-tracked into senior international football at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he should be at peak maturity for UEFA EURO 2012.
• Born in Belarus, Milevskiy represented the country of his birth at junior level before switching allegiance to Ukraine following a move to Dynamo in 2002.
• Made his Premier League debut for Dynamo during the club's double-winning 2002/03 campaign and developed as a highly skilful striker over the next few seasons.
• Starred in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal as he helped Ukraine finish runners-up to the Netherlands; called up by Oleh Blokhin for the FIFA World Cup in Germany a few weeks later and made his senior debut at that tournament, replacing Andriy Shevchenko in 4-0 win against Saudi Arabia.
• Scored his first UEFA Champions League goal against Real Madrid CF at the Santiago Bernabéu (albeit in a 5-1 defeat) and found the target seven times in Dynamo's long European run of 2008/09 that ended in the UEFA Cup semi-finals, four of his goals coming in a UEFA Champions League qualifying tie against FC Spartak Moskva.
• Enjoyed a prolific domestic season in 2009/10, topping the Premier League scoring charts with 17 goals but unable to add any trophies to his four championship titles and as many Ukrainian Cup wins; scored 15 top-flight goals over the next two seasons as Dynamo managed successive second place finishes.
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Field Hockey Downs URI, 1-0 On Senior Day
Nov. 1, 2003
AMHERST, Mass. - Senior Kristin Hopwood (Lexington, Mass.) scored on a penalty shot with 19:14 remaining in the second half to give the University of Massachusetts field hockey team (4-15 overall, 2-4 Atlantic 10) a 1-0 win over the University of Rhode Island (7-13, 1-5) this afternoon on senior day at Garber Field.
UMass junior goalkeeper Christine Tocco (Reading, Mass.) made three saves en route to her first shutout of the season.
The Minutewomen dominated play throughout the game, but it was Rhode Island who had the first scoring chance. The Rams tallied four penalty corners in the final two minutes of the first half, but were unable to score. Tocco recorded two saves in that stretch.
Three minutes into the second half, junior Adrianne Monaco (Oxford, N.Y.) sent freshman Gina Sanders (Morgan Hill, Calif.) in, but her shot went just wide. The duo each tallied a shot on goal three minutes later, but URI keeper Jennifer Perry held her ground.
With just over 19 minutes remaining in the second half, Hopwood came out of a flurry in front of the Ram goal with a penalty shot, the Minutewomen's first of the season. She beat Perry to the right side and tallied the game-winning goal, her first of the season.
UMass outshot Rhode Island, 20-4 in the game including 16-1 in the second half. Each team had five penalty corners.
Massachusetts concludes the 2003 season with a 4-15 record. They missed the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in school history.
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Here is a YouTube video of a guy catching a thief making off with his TV
Nothing really special here. However, in this scenario, when the homeowner confronts the BG with a shotgun, had the BG just put down the TV and bolted, what was the homeowner going to do? Shoot him in the back? Probably not. And the BG would have gotten away.
I am not sure why BGs just don't run away when confronted, knowing that the GG is probably NOT going to shoot him as he runs away.


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If I am using a channel only for morse code (CW), with one frequency and interruptions for dots and dashes, is the necessary bandwidth of the channel twice the audio frequency of the tone used for CW?
If I pushed my doorbell button I'd hear a tone coming from the thing that makes the sound but that sound is not coming from the doorbell switch - it's on-off dc coming from the doorbell switch (because it takes two batteries to power it). The tone is created inside the wall thing - it recognizes the doorbell switch and activates an oscillator that sounds.
Similarly CW morse code works with a carrier that is turned on and off by the switch - the carrier is not the tone you hear but the carrier is (or can be) used to gate a tone generator at the receiver - the carrier can also be used to create the tone more directly by mixing it (at the receiver) with a frequency of similar frequency - this creates a difference frequency that can be audible (even though both received carrier and local oscillator are not).
The bandwidth of the channel therefore only needs to be a few hertz - enough to be able to recognize a dot from a dash at high transmission speed. However, if your morse code modulator is a bit crap it may generate a much wider bandwidth that can interfere with other stuff tuned close by.
Yes. The rules of aliasing still apply. "Interruptions", by the way, impact the frequency content of the tone. The resulting spectrum is the frequency of the tone CONVOLVED in frequency space with the windowing pulses (windowing multiplication in time maps to convolution in frequency), so your frequency content is fairly higher than that of your tone.
As Chris points out, the bandwidth, as opposed to the spectrum, is a function of the pulses (though that bandwidth will be displaced by the tone frequency, the carrier frequency).
The transform of a pulse, though, is going to have frequency content that is mainly at the frequency of the pulse, but there is energy at high frequency at the fast transitions (see http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/EE/muqaibel/Courses/EE207%20Signals%20and%20Systems/notes/FourierS/Figure%203_11%20Spectra%20for%20periodic%20pulse%20train.jpg) -- it takes the form of sin(pi*x)/(pi*x), and has "side lobes" that can go on for quite some time in frequency.


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The following adjudicative guidelines are established for all U.S. government civilian and military personnel, consultants, contractors, employees of contractors, licensees, certificate holders or grantees and their employees and other individuals who require access to classified information. They apply to persons being considered for initial or continued eligibility for access to classified information, to include sensitive compartmented information (SCI) and special access programs (SAPs) and are to be used by government departments and agencies in all final clearance determinations.
Adjudicative Process
The adjudicative process is an examination of a sufficient period of a person's life to make an affirmative determination that the person is eligible for a security clearance. Eligibility for access to classified information is predicated upon the individual meeting these personnel security guidelines. The adjudicative process is the careful weighing of a number of variables known as the whole person concept. Available, reliable information about the person, past and present, favorable and unfavorable, should be considered in reaching a determination. In evaluating the relevance of an individual's conduct, the adjudicator should consider the following factors:
Each case must be judged on its own merits, and final determination remains the responsibility of the specific department or agency. Any doubt as to whether access to classified information is clearly consistent with national security will be resolved in favor of the national security.
The ultimate determination of whether the granting or continuing of eligibility for a security clearance is clearly consistent with the interests of national security must be an overall common sense determination based upon careful consideration of the following, each of which is to be evaluated in the context of the whole person.
Although adverse information concerning a single criterion may not be sufficient for an unfavorable determination, the individual may be disqualified if available information reflects a recent or recurring pattern of questionable judgment, irresponsibility, or emotionally unstable behavior. Notwithstanding the whole person concept, pursuit of further investigation may be terminated by an appropriate adjudicative agency in the face of reliable, significant, disqualifying, adverse information.
When information of security concern becomes known about an individual who is currently eligible for access to classified information, the adjudicator should consider whether the person:
If after evaluating information of security concern, the adjudicator decides that the information is not serious enough to warrant a recommendation of disapproval or revocation of the security clearance, it may be appropriate to recommend approval with a warning that future incidents of a similar nature may result in revocation of access.
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Now I know many of you are looking at this and probably thinking—cute, but macarons are not for me. Well yes they are, because these cookies don't deserve all the fuss they've been given. If this is going to be your first time making macarons, don't sweat it–an imperfect batch of macaron is still a good tasting batch of macarons and one batch closer to being the right batch of macarons.
This Lemon Macaron recipe is written with volume measurements, so you won't even need a scale. Just remember to spoon the ingredients into your measuring cups and level it off, rather than using the scoop-and-level method. Along with that, here are a few more handy tips after you combine the wet and dry ingredients:
(1) Give the mixture a hardy 20-25 folds while smashing it against the side of the bowl with the folding spatula. Don't worry about being gentle the idea is to knock the air out of it.
(2) A visual readiness is when the batter can hold its shape when spooned on itself and then start to slowly flatten out after about 15-20 seconds.
(3) If the macarons are cracking, place a second bake sheet directly underneath the one containing the macarons to diffuse the heat.
(4) Finally if the macarons are missing the feet, mostly likely you've over mixed.
Here are two minor tweaks I made to the recipe:
- The finish – I added a simple glaze (1/4 cup powder sugar and 2 tablespoons water combined) and then sprinkled some rainbow sugar crystals on top.
- The filling – I didn't have an cranberries on hand, so I flipped the cranberry mascarpone to a blackberry filling by adding 11/2 tablespoon of blackberry jam and omitting the dried cranberries and red coloring.


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This is a collection of my latest Fine Art Landscapes. Some of them are photographed here in my hometown of Fargo, ND; while the rest were taken on all sides of America: Florida, Minnesota, Nevada and Washington D.C.
I picked out some of my favorite images that display a deep unique look that is all around us.
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Volume 15, Number 1—January 2009
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Sphingomonas paucimobilis Bloodstream Infections Associated with Contaminated Intravenous Fentanyl1
Medscape, LLC is pleased to provide online continuing medical education (CME) for this journal article, allowing clinicians the opportunity to earn CME credit. Medscape, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide CME for physicians. Medscape, LLC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. All other clinicians completing this activity will be issued a certificate of participation. To participate in this journal CME activity: (1) review the learning objectives and author disclosures; (2) study the education content; (3) take the post-test and/or complete the evaluation at http://www.medscape.com/cme/eid; (4) view/print certificate.
Learning Objectives
• Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
• Describe the types of bacterial contamination associated with different compounding pharmacy medications.
• Describe the features of Sphingomonas paucimobilis bacteria.
• Identify the types of exposure associated with transmission of S. paucimobilis infection with contaminated fentanyl.
• Describe a strategy that would limit the occurrence of compounding pharmacy product contamination.
Lynne Stockton, Copy Editor, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Disclosure: Lynne Stockton has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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Disclosures: Lisa L. Maragakis, MD, MPH; Romanee Chaiwarith, MD, MHS; Arjun Srinivasan, MD; Francesca J. Torriani, MD, FIDSA; Edina Avdic, PharmD; Andrew Lee, BS, MPH; and Tracy R. Ross, BS, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Karen C. Carroll, MD, has disclosed that she has received grants for clinical support from BD GeneOhm, Prodesse, MicroPhage, and has served as an advisor or consultant to Boehringer Ingelheim and OpGen. Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc, has disclosed that she has received grants for clinical research from 3M and Sage and has served as an advisor or consultant to 3M, TheraDoc, and GlaxoSmithKline. Dr. Perl has also disclosed that she has served on the data monitoring board for Cadence.
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College Hockey:North Dakota edges Wisconsin to reach its first WCHA championship game
In what figured to be a low-scoring contest, North Dakota got the crucial first goal from senior Ashley Furia at 12:36 of the first period and maintained a lead to the finish, beating Wisconsin 2-1 to advance to its first WCHA championship final.
"Just as we expected, a highly-contested game," said UND (26-10-1) coach Brian Idalski.
Furia's tally was the only goal until Monique Lamoureux doubled the advantage six minutes into the third period.
Erika Sowchuk answered for Wisconsin (23-10-2) ten minutes later, but could not draw even before the clock ran out.
Much of the last four minutes on the clock were spent killing a Badgers' penalty and by the time Alex Rigsby left for an extra attacker, less than half a minute remained.
Still, Wisconsin's Brianna Decker had a quality shot from the left side.
"I was happy when the buzzer went off," said winning goalie Shelby Amsley-Benzie.
The loss looks to have ended the Badgers' season.
"You'd like another crack at it," said Wisconsin coach Mark Johnson.
Furia was in the right place at the right time when Tanja Eisenschmid fired from the left point and the puck glanced of her in front of the net and eluded Rigsby.
"It's just exciting to come out with a win," Furia said.
It looked like that would be it for offense as more than half of the remaining time ticked away, but Lamoureux shot from the left circle and beat Rigsby's blocker to up the UND advantage to 2-0.
The Badgers attempted a late comeback as Sowchuck took a pass from Lauren Unser and slid it through the five hole of Amsley-Benzie.
"I didn't even know it was in," Sowchuck said.
Just over eight minutes into the game, Decker stopped on a partial break and then Monique carried to the net front on the other end, UND got the puck in the net, but used a high stick and the goal was waved off.
Decker said that the puck bounced a bit on her on that rush. She had another attempt shorthanded in the third period, breaking down the right wing, but Amsley-Benzie made the save. Decker said she may have cut it too fine as she tried to score low on the blocker side.
North Dakota almost let Wisconsin back into the game with penalties in the third period, giving the Badgers a long power play, including 30 seconds of a five-on-three advantage.
Idalski said his team has been more disciplined of late and though they got loose a couple times, it was due more to the time and energy of the game and his players' compete level.
That discipline has carried UND to within 60 minutes of its first WCHA championship and that would bring another trip to the NCAA tournament. Barring that, the win over Wisconsin may have wrapped up a berth on its own, barring events out East that prove unkind to North Dakota.
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Women helping women: How $2 can save mothers' and babies' lives in the developing world
Anna Kari, c/o WaterAid
If there is one thing every mother knows, it is that babies arrive on their own schedule. And no mother knows this better than 30-year-old Tewabech Kutambo, who lives in a small village called Lahyte, 370 miles south of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
There is no water in Lahyte. To get water to drink, cook with, clean themselves and do washing, women leave before the sun is up and walk for two hours to the banks of the Orbole River. Filling their containers with as much water as they can carry, they make the two-hour trek back to their homes under the blazing African sun.
It's a task that can't be put off or postponed, no matter how tired or sick a woman feels — or how pregnant she is. Tewabech's family depends on her, and if she doesn't collect water, her family doesn't eat or drink.
One morning when she was nearly nine months pregnant, Tewabech set out alone to collect water for her family. She was exhausted. She had sharp pains in her side. But she pushed the discomfort out of her mind as she made her way to the river.
It wasn't until she was on her way back, containers of water in her arms, that the pain became too much to bear. Her baby was coming.
Tewabech gave birth to her child, a little girl, alone on the side of the road. She used some of the water she had with her to clean herself and the baby. Then, after resting for a little while, Tewabech got up and, with her baby in one hand and her water cans in the other, made her way back home.
Tewabech's story, told by David Winder, chief executive of the nonprofit group WaterAid, isn't uncommon. Every year 57 million women worldwide give birth without the help of a trained health worker, according to the World Health Organization. "It is often the case that they will give birth on the dirt floors in their homes," said Dana Allison, executive director of Women's World Health Initiative.
In these circumstances, the risk of infection to mothers and babies is extremely high. And in the developing world, where access to antibiotics is limited, infections are fatal. In this sense, Tewbech and her daughter are lucky. Although the delivery was traumatic, neither contracted an infection.
But many women and children in similar circumstances are not as fortunate. The World Health Organization estimates that half a million women per year die from infections associated with childbirth. Nearly 1 million newborns die each year from infection.
To address this issue, aid organizations have started distributing clean birth kits to women in low-resource settings around the world, such as Mozambique, Tibet and India. These aid groups, along with women's health advocates, hope that by providing expectant mothers with a few basic hygiene items wrapped in a small portable bag, rates of infection in mothers and babies will dramatically decrease.
"When women in the United States find out they are pregnant, they are excited and think about what they will name the baby or who the baby will look like," said Paula Dhanda, a California-based OB-GYN and founder of the nonprofit organization Worldwide Healing Hands, which works to improve maternal and infant health in developing countries.
"Women in developing countries have a lot of fear," said Dhanda. "Will I survive the delivery? Will my baby?"
The importance of clean birth kits and hygienic practices when delivering a baby cannot be understated, said Allison. But getting attention and support for these projects is difficult.
"Because we don't face these problems in the West, it is a difficult issue for women to connect to," she said.
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Take-Privates Capture Asian Bankers' Fancy
It's been a quiet few months in M&A even here in Asia, but there's one corner of the market that could be a hive of activity in the coming year.
Battered Chinese companies listed in the U.S. or Singapore could be a feast for M&A bankers who see opportunities for take-private deals. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Citigroup M&A banker Colin Banfield says this will be an increasingly important revenue source for bankers in the region.
Chinese companies have come under attack from short-sellers this year, and even those who haven't been name-checked are suffering the collateral damage. As a result, share prices and trading volume have been pummeled, creating a host of what Mr. Banfield calls "orphan stock companies."
Bankers, who have been known to profit from others' distress, are hoping to step in to help connect these companies with private equity firms, and provide the PE firms with bridge financing to complete the deals. Eventually, these orphans could even find a new home in a listing closer to their native markets of Hong Kong, or mainland China. Or so the fee-hungry bankers hope.
Some take-private deals this year include Bain Capital's US$266 million buyout of Nasdaq-listed China Fire & Security Group Inc., and Abax Global Capital (Hong Kong) Ltd.'s joint offer with Fushi Copperweld Inc.'s chairman for the company, worth $353.4 million.
It isn't only small-caps and relative unknowns taking this route. Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd., one of China's largest and most well-known online gaming providers, agreed to a takeover offer from its chief executive this month.
Being a publicly listed company is seen as a badge of pride for many Chinese private companies, and being listed in the U.S. even more so. The ease of doing so via a reverse takeover made it all the more enticing. But the attacks on Chinese companies this year are making executives think again about the utility of being listed in a market so far away from home, or even being listed at all. And the process remains fraught with obstacles.
One executive at a Nasdaq-listed Chinese company, who favors a take-private for his company because he believes U.S. investors don't fully understand the business model of his company, said a take-private is difficult because of the "litigious environment" in the U.S., where boards face fiduciary duty claims from investors.
It's also a long process. Nasdaq-listed Harbin Electric Inc. won board approval for a take-private in June, eight months after the CEO launched his offer. Shareholders then approved the deal in October, but not before some had filed claims against management for undervaluing the company in the deal and breaching its fiduciary duty.
And as Peter Fuhrman, a China-focused investment banker has written before in a piece for the WSJ, disputes over valuations of Chinese companies are all the more likely because of factors such as "distance, differences in accounting rules and unusual corporate structures."
Meanwhile, auditors in Hong Kong say they are aware of interest from U.S.-listed companies going private and seeking a re-listing here, but question whether these companies would pass the stringent listing requirements of local regulators.


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Nokia E90 Communicator first pics surfaces
Engadget got some pictures of the rumored new Nokia E90 Communicator, to be launched during 3GSM next week:
And, according to ring Nokia it has some impressive things inside – like two fully functional screens, one of the with 800×320! px resolution, 3.2 mpx camera, built-in GPS and HSDPA support.
Except for touchscreen, Nokia E90 Communicator looks like a good rival to Samsung UltraSmart F700 to me.
Well, it shoud be announced next week during 3GSM, so we will know all the details soon.


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How to Lead a Healthy Life
Healthy habits are not taken care of by a majority of the people. In this techno savvy world with people running after money, there is need for some one to keep reminding us to take care of our health. Here are a few healthy habits that can be practiced in our every day life with no extra efforts, regardless of our age or gender.
1Compulsory Breakfast: The first and foremost is to eat our breakfast every morning. There is a saying like our lifetime gets reduced when we skip each breakfast. Breakfast is vital to maintain a healthy & a problem free stomach.
2Good sleep: A good sleep is absolutely necessary for a healthy body and mind. Good sleep not only means sleeping for a long time (8 hours preferably) but also sleeping with a peaceful mind. A sound peaceful sleep is essential for a good healthy life.
3Drink lot of Water: Water is the best medicine for a majority of the diseases. We got to drink a lot of water every day, almost 8 glasses per day. Water helps us keep our body clean & fit.
4Relationships: Always maintain a healthy relation with other people. This causes your mind and heart to be more fresh & peaceful. This in turn leads to a healthy life. Speak to your children or old age people at least for an hour everyday, which reduces your burden to a great extent. Healthy relations lead to a healthy life.
5Take a good walk: Take a good walk every day, which is a very good habit regardless of the age group and gender. Walking helps you keep your mind at peace and helps in burning the cholesterol & maintaining a healthy body.
6Do Yoga & Meditation: Yoga is proved to be the best way to attain the healthiest life, both mental & body health. Spare at least half an hour for yoga & meditation each day to maintain a good health.
7Dental hygiene: Take good care of your dental hygiene. Brush in the morning and at night before sleep. These are very healthy habits for all.
8Snacks replaced by fruits & veggies: Instead of munching snacks, it would be much better & healthier if we take to consuming fruits & vegetables that help in nourishing our body and also increasing our memory power (providing body & mental health).
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Español: llevar una vida sana, Русский: поддерживать здоровый образ жизни, Italiano: Condurre una Vita Sana, Português: Ter Uma Vida Saudável
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Mount Washington Valley: Winter's Hometown
If winter could settle down and just stay, this is where it should be: in a valley rimmed with mountains, peopled by skiers and climbers who see a 200-foot frozen waterfall as an invitation; where ice skates never grow rusty; where pubs fill in the evening with ruddy-cheeked youth sharing that day's adventure; where hotels have seen a century's worth of visitors who come because of the mountains, not the beds.
Some 28 small towns and villages claim the valley for their personal geography, and within these towns you'll find seven alpine resorts, more than 200 miles of snowmobile trails, and 300 miles of cross-country trails — but it's the mood, the desire for winter to come full blast and to linger, that sets the valley and its people apart from anywhere I know. Here's a starter kit for enjoying a Mount Washington snow day.


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In our very busy lives it can be difficult to find the time to sit down and enjoy a meal as a family, but if we do take the time to eat together it will promote big health benefits.
Research shows that you can improve your family's health in the following ways just by have a meal together as a family.
Improved Diet
Research studies show that children who eat meals as family have an increased intake of fruits vegetables, grains and calcium rich foods(2). They also drank less soft drinks and less fried food. (2). The research also show that children who eat dinner with the family had a 15% reduction in being overweight (3).
Improved Mental health
Diet is not the only area that family meals benefit. Research also shows that eating a meal as family help decrease the use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana among teenagers. Adolescents who ate meals with their family also have an improved grade point average and less depression (4).
How to start having family meals
- Choose a meal that best works for your family: It does not have to be dinner that your family sits down together for. If you are really busy in the evening, try eating breakfast together or try having brunch every Sunday. Anytime spent as a family helps.
- Take the time to talk: Sitting down for a meal is about more than just the food. Give everyone an opportunity to talk about their day, accomplishments and worries.
- Set the mood:Let everyone know that the family meal time is a safe time. Do not use this time to argue, punish or chastise. Turn off the T.V., Phones and anything else that may distract from the family.
- Get everyone involved: Give anyone a opportunity to participate. Whether it is helping choose the meal or setting the table buy eating everyone involved it help the family become invested in the meal.
Let s all take the opportunity to take time out to spend time as a family and have a great meal.
- Neumark-Sztainer D1, Hannan PJ, Story M, Croll J, Perry C. Family meal patterns: associations with sociodemographic characteristics and improved dietary intake among adolescents.J Am Diet Assoc. 2003 Mar; 103(3):317-22.
- Gillman M.W., Rifas-Shiman S.L., Frazier A.L., et al: Family dinner and diet quality among older children and adolescents. Arch Fam Med 2000; 9: 235-240
- Taveras E.M., Rifas-Shiman S.L., Berkey C.S., et al: Family dinner and adolescent overweight. ObesRes 2005; 13: 900-906


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Fluffy High: Class is in session!
I think that almost all situations in life can be related to high school, well, at least the high school that I went to with the graduating class of 2001! Maybe I have too much time on my hands? Or maybe when I can find a time when my four year old son isn't chattering away the thoughts that I can finally hear start bubbling out? For whatever the reason, I think I came up with this concept in the shower. I bet you can relate; the majority of my great thoughts, okay my creative ones, happen in the shower.
That being said come along with me to a little place I like to call Fluffy High where the cool kids are still the jocks and trendsetters, the brainiacs still dominate in National Honor Society and the teachers are all old school cool!
The Faculty – A school couldn't be a school without the teachers and in our Fluffy High the teachers, the ones bestowing their wisdom to the students they teach. Naturally our beloved Prefolds are the wise old sages in our high school. Keeping everyone in line, learning how to be the best cloth diapers they can.
The Smart Kids – It's the go-to diaper for daycares and daddies and the diaper that's user-friendly and really requires minimal work. What is it? It's the All-in-One (AIO)! No stuffing, pinning or Snappi-ing, or covering required with this diaper. It boasts high SAT scores because it makes your life easy. It's the smart cloth diaper naturally and with limited work required they're the kids who can ace a test with minimal studying.
The Athletes – Much like their smarty pants classmates, the Pocket Diapers, are daddy and daycare friendly. Why are they more athletic than the AIOs? Simple, because they can hold their own by add more strength into their pocket. There's only so much you can snap into an AIO or lay on top of an AIO. A Pocket, however, can always be stuffed more and with virtually anything absorbent. Like an athlete who needs to train for Friday night's big game you need to stuff your Pockets in order for them to work making them the quintessential athlete in our Fluffy High.
Team Trendy – Most newcomers to cloth, okay I'll speak for myself here. When I was new to cloth Fitted diapers scared the crap out of me. I couldn't understand why they were called "fitted" or how they worked. Having to use a cover was out of my realm of comfort so I steered clear of Fitteds. One thing was certain though, Fitteds, in my opinion were the prettiest of the cloth diapers which is why I chose them for Team Trendy. A little uncomfortable for those of us new to cloth or even some old pros, no one can deny how pretty those Fitteds are and how difficult it is to see them covered by a diaper cover.
Call it silly but I think it's fun and whoever said you can't relate cloth diapers to almost anything in life probably also says you can't relate the TV show FRIENDS to everything in life. Of course, we all know that's not true since almost anything in real life can relate back to FRIENDS.
What do you think? Which group do you fit into at Fluffy High? I'm a Smart Kid with dabbles into Team Trendy!


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Perfekt Beauty's founder, the incredibly handsome and creative Richard Anderson was at work back stage to prepare the models for the Alon Livne fashion show last week. Richard created a natural look that enhanced each model's beauty to compliment the powerful and glamorous 1920's inspired collection. Skin was kept natural with a healthy glow and contoured cheeks. A strong, defined brow and perfectly nude lips finished the look.
To get the look yourself, follow these steps below.
- Face: Prep skin with Mario Badescu Skin Moisturizer. Squeeze a pearl sized amount of Skin Perfection Gel in Luminous, giving it the perfect palate. Follow with Skin Perfection CC Cream SPF 30 as needed and lastly use Skin Perfection Conceal for spot treatment.
- Cheeks: Contour using Cheek Perfection Gel in Bronzed.
- Lips: Create a nude lip by patting Skin Perfection CC Creme SPF 30 in Luminous on the lips.
- Eyes: Prime with Skin Perfection Conceal in Luminous followed by applying a nude eye shadow all over lid and outer corner of the eye. Brush brows with lighter shade of Brow Perfection Gel in Caramel.


text: Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Fawzi Shobokshi, in a speech yesterday at a Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East, reiterated the Kingdom's condemnation of Israel's decision to "expel" from the Palestinian territories President of the Palestinian National Authority Yasser Arafat. Ambassador Shobokshi stressed that this decision will lead to total collapse of the peace process, and that the move is in violation of international law and United Nations resolutions. He added that Saudi Arabia calls on the international community to exert all possible efforts to confront Israeli policies that aim at usurping the legitimate will of the Palestinian people.


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Toad The Wet Sprocket, the seminal 90's band, have announced via their official website that a brand new album will be landing on Tuesday, October 15th. The album, titled New Constellation will mark the first new music from the band since the group officially disbanded in 1998. Back in 2011, TTWS released All You Want, an anthology of newly-recorded versions of Toad hits (including "Walk On The Ocean", "Fall Down" and "Something's Always Wrong") as a response to finally regaining the publishing rights to their material written during the Columbia Records period.
This Summer, Toad released a single version of the title track, and posted it on Soundcloud, as well as their website, which was met with a ton of hits, and loving comments from their fanbase, who were so anxious for new music, they flocked to Toad's Kickstarter page to fund the upcoming release. Reviews have been generally favorable by fans - however, I found "New Constellation" to signal an aural direction for the band that's problematic.
Right out of the gate, the tune bears a striking similarity to The Cure, circa "Friday, I'm In Love", and lead vocalist Glen Phillips' voice has clearly been manipulated with electronically. A few of Toad's following have also picked up on this, and were not particularly pleased with the results. I reserve final judgment until the CD is available for review by the press. In the meantime, the reunited band have begun their North American tour, which stops by Beantown on November 1st at The Wilbur Theatre (which recently saw a reunited Waterboys perform there just this month.)
Would love to get feedback from Boston fans on their new single: what do you think? Thumbs up, down, or sideways?


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Trillian for Windows: More Fixes! (5.3 Build 10)
More fixes in Build 10 going out today. Enjoy the build!
26 Responses to "Trillian for Windows: More Fixes! (5.3 Build 10)"
Steven Goldfein Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Sweet. Thanks!
Josh Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Thanks! The beta is great.
It would be really nice to have the same notification settings for group chats that we have for individual chats.
Albert Sims Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Thanks for the IRC tab completion fix!
Jakub Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Argghhh!!! Just installed the previous build. Anyway thanks for development and try to update version for Android too (skype integration will be fine).
YangombiUmpakati Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
where is the changelog?
DjDiabolik Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
HEY… There is some problems WITH my Windows Live Contacts!!
From live.com i can view and contact some member but some of this members not appears on Trillian………… because ?!!??!?!?
seriosbrad Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
The Changelog is in the tiny text at the bottom of that message. http://blog.trillian.im/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cl-12-11-2012.txt
Albin H Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Whatever happened to the "More" menu that was in the windows before 5.3?
Jeremy Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Thx for this update but coulnd't set in-game chat keyboard
nazfalas Says:
December 13th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
Great! But what about Trillian for Android?
TheKong Says:
December 14th, 2012 at 12:41 am
Thanks for the update. Keep them coming.
Any idea why the ingame overlay appears to be working in Mass Effect but the set key does not work? I've tried changing it and using keys not bound in game.
shady Says:
December 14th, 2012 at 8:56 am
Please revert back show of icons for all online services next to metacontact name in contact list. Now contact list show only one icon of top (first) online service in metacontact. (Same comment for previous build 9)
Zytrel Says:
December 14th, 2012 at 10:23 am
I second that shady. Please revert to showing all online service icons for contacts, or at least give us an option.
Andrew Says:
December 14th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Once again, please return service icons for contacts. Thanks!
Andy Says:
December 14th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Just updated to the lasted 5.3.10 but unfortunatelly the second facebook account still wont Grant Permission, even I do it it keeps logged off.
Trillian 5.3.10
Windows 7 Home Premium
Please check this.
coffee-turtle Says:
December 14th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Thanks guys! This fixed a crash issue I was having when I would exit Trillian.
yvorl Says:
December 17th, 2012 at 5:58 am
Hi! Photoshop CS6 still crashes while in-game chat is on.
Anyway, thx!
Tiago Says:
December 18th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
The windows live messenger accounts is not working, in the trillian appears connected but is not conected. This problem not is only in beta, in the current version this problem also occurs.
bolera Says:
December 19th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
Where are we supposed to file bugs or problems? I encountered the following problems so far:
- I can't find a way to switch the "bubble" text chat to a "normal" text chat
- one cannot add Skype accounts that are authenticated via Microsoft account (e.g. use the same as the Messenger account)
- the skypekit.exe seems to have bugs. I added Skype accoutns several ways and found that after adding Trillian would either hang or just not respond to all evnets (e.g. not display a menu when it should). Exiting Trillian shows that skypekit.exe is still running. Only after killing skypekit.exe and restarting Trillian it works fine again.
Apart from this I find that it works really great, especially the Skype chat.
Oh, one more thing. I'm getting frequent Trillian Astra disconnects since I installed Trillian 5.3 beta. I haven't ever seen this with 4 or 5.2.
bolera Says:
December 19th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Oh, one more. It seems that Google Talk doesn't work. I tried it and a friend tried it. It says password is incorrect.
bolera Says:
December 20th, 2012 at 9:21 am
And another problem: trying to use video call for Astra users shows a "codec not found" message. What codec?
Vladimir Says:
December 21st, 2012 at 6:48 am
I use Trillian for almost 5 years and it is best IM so far (I used Digsby before). But i was shocked with 5.3 version because I cannot see my Facebook messages any more. Facebook is now in SOCIAL group and Facebook mail is removed from MAIL. Now it is shown just notifications, not the messages which is most important.
I am switching to 5.2 version and hope this will be fixed in 5.3 final version.
Kind regards from Belgrade.
Nesnews Says:
December 21st, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Update 10 still is crashing on a daily basis. I have MSN, AIM, Skype, Jabber.
J Says:
December 21st, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Please bring back the function that lets you click on embedded chat links (AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, Skype, etc) on websites and then open a chat window to that person that you want to send a message to. Without that feature, you have to select the account you want to send a message from and then type in the person's screen name.
Also, I liked the old chat history better too.
m4x Says:
December 24th, 2012 at 9:03 am
Everything seems to be working for me, i use MSN, Skype, GoogleTalk, Tweeter, Facebook and IRC.
The only thing i seen happen that is not normal is when doing a Skype call, for example i answer the call, it takes like 20 seconds for it to actually answer, during that time it says "preparing the call" or something like that, and the computer seems to freeze a bit.
Another thing, but this "problem" i've had for many versions now, even final versions not just beta, is that when i turn trillian on and/or off, all my icons on desktop, Start menu and taskbar refresh, which is kinda annoying.
Nazri Says:
December 26th, 2012 at 6:16 am
Am I the only one who have trouble installing the latest version of Trillian on Win 8?
Downloaded both 5.2 and 5.3 … even tried downloading a version from filehippo…
all stuck after I chose install folder…
Help please >.<


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A Portland police officer accused of threatening the boyfriend of his estranged wife with a gun has pleaded not guilty.
James Botaitis, 38, of Yacolt was arraigned Friday on charges of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree burglary and harassment.
Clark County Superior Court Judge Scott Collier set trial for Jan. 23, with a hearing on Dec. 12.
Botaitis was arrested by Vancouver police Monday after he allegedly visited his wife's apartment and pointed a gun at her boyfriend, David Bacus, a Level II registered sex offender, according to court documents.
Bacus was convicted in Clark County in 1999 for first-degree rape of a child and sentenced to eight years in prison. He reportedly raped a young relative over seven years, starting when she was 5.
Botaitis is in the process of divorcing his wife. The two have a 7-year-old son. A court parenting plan ordered Bacus not to have contact with the Botaitis' son because Bacus is a sex offender.
Botaitis and his attorney, Josephine Townsend, declined to comment to reporters before and after the court appearance.
John Botaitis, James Botaitis' brother, said in a voice mail message to The Columbian that he couldn't comment directly on the case. He did say, though, that "James was trying so hard to protect his child."
James Botaitis is free on $100,000 bail. A no-contact order is in place preventing him from seeing his wife and her boyfriend.
Botaitis is a 10-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau. He was placed on paid administrative leave and surrendered his police-related powers.


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If you have been here before you will see a bit of a change!
I have spent part of this weekend getting the site ready for its new services which I shall be launching shortly.
For a start you will probably have noticed our new home page. This 'blog' element of the site has now been re-named the news section and will contain mostly posts with updates on new courses and other developments
Up to now School for Landlords has been mainly publishing short free videos (which have also appeared on my Landlord Law Blog). Then a few weeks ago I launched the free e course for landlords which has been VERY popular.
The next stage is to start to introduce a few paid courses. The first of these is to be on increasing rent. This features the video series that I published briefly last year, but in a larger format and with all the links and extra information provided too. Hopefully this will go online next week.
Other courses planned include one on tenancy deposits, one on section 21 and a few talks.
"But what" you might be asking "about the video series?" That has not been forgotten. I am just taking a bit of a break from it for a few weeks while I set up and develop the software which is going to run the paid course side of things.
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Scientists are using pupil measurements to study a wide range of psychological processes and to get a glimpse into the mind.
Becoming Acculturated
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Techniques for deep dives into the microbial dark matter
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Techniques for deep dives into the microbial dark matter
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Sorting the Beef from the Bull, Cheats and Deceits, A Sea of Glass, and Following the Wild Bees
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What's killing howler monkeys in the jungles of Central America?
May 1, 2016|
A spate of howler monkey deaths in Nicaragua, Panama, and Ecuador has researchers scrambling to identify the cause.
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Baby fish show fewer signs of stress in the presence of large fish that scare off midsize predators.
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How one bacterium turns water into ice at nonfreezing temperatures
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Researchers create a new tree of life, largely composed of mystery bacteria.
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See profilee Hans Clevers discuss his work with stem cells and cancer in the small intestine.
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In the introduction to the book, author Sean B. Carroll draws the parallels between ecological and physiological maladies.
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NEW: Oracle Coherence 12.1.3
By Dxfelcey-Oracle on Jul 14, 2014
The latest version Coherence 12c (12.1.3) has just become available on OTN. This release introduces some significant new features, like support for Memcached clients and the new JCache/JSR107 Java Caching Standard. It also contains the new JVisualVM monitoring plug-in and has some cool optimisations.
Support for Memcached, through the Memcached Adaptor, now allows clients written in PHP, Ruby, Python and other technologies to directly access data in Coherence. It also enables Memcached clients to store larger entries than before and and store them resiliently.
The new JCache Adaptor provides support for the Java Caching API, JSR107, and comes hot on the heels of the standards ratification. JCache provides a vendor neutral mechanism for using caching in Java applications, and as you would expect the Coherence implementation is fully compliant with the standard for complete portability.
The Coherence JVisual VM plug-in provides real-time Coherence monitoring and now comes bundled with Coherence itself. It aggregates and visualises key metrics across a Coherence cluster, displaying them in graphs and tables that are easy to understand. It also provides the ability to export metrics and displays visual alerts when certain thresholds have been reached.
Finally, there is a wealth of optimisations and improvements, like asynchronous entry processors to make asynchronous processing easier and the deserialisation accelerator, for boosting query performance. You can find out more about these features in subsequent blog postings and the feature links above for YouTube feature screen casts. Further details about other new features in the 12.1.3 release of the Oracle Cloud Application Platform (CAF) can also be found here.


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The New Jersey Sparks 5th Grade Team placed third in the youth basketball league in Westwood, NJ.
The New Jersey Sparks ended the regular season with a record of 4-2. In the first round of the play-offs, they defeated the North Jersey Blast, 28-19. This was their comeback game after losing to the Blast a few weeks previously in the regular season.
In the semi-final round they lost to A&W (who went on to win the championship) in an exciting game that led to overtime, 27-23.
The NJ Sparks 5th Grade are strong, can play defense, get rebounds, and push the ball up the court.
Highlights from The Season
- April 13, 2014: Defeated North Jersey Blast, 33-7
- May 11, 2014: Defeated IYB Sparks, 29-9
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I had just received this, I think, timeless coat. It is very flattering and an all purpose piece. I'm very pleased with the quality as it would be something I'd look for in a store. I had opted for the medium (partly due to the fact it was the smallest available size) because I wanted an 'oversized' jacket. I didn't think it's be all too warm but it is definitely a fall/winter coat. It fits snug (I mean this in a very fitting way) and the cape is just so adorable! My only qualm is the bulky buttons but I'm also challenged with buttons anyway. Overall, well worth the wait and money as this is a piece I'll have in my closet for a very VERY long time.
It is nice and warm and love the colour. Totally love this jacket. I would suggest size L is better for most girls (since this size is Asian size so Size L would fit for girls who normally wear AUS 8)
I'm so glad I decided to buy this jacket, it is so pretty! The material feels luxurious and the cape on the shoulders makes it look great no matter what. The sizes are really small though, I bought an M after measuring myself and comparing to the size chart but it's very snug around the bust and I don't really have a big chest. So I won't be able to wear any hoodies underneath during the winter, but I'll just wait for the weather to get a little bit warmer and I'll be fine! Would buy again any time!
Love this coat. Design is nice. Very warm . Highly recommended to everyone.
The coat fits nicely with a cute cape detail that enhances the coat's look.
I usually don't like to spend much... But this coat was worth it. It's warm, it's thick and it looks lovely! The fit is perfect and it looks nice from all sides due to the cape. I love the button detail and it is definitely one of my favourite purchases from YesStyle!
beautiful coat which I wear a lot and have been complimented many times - moderately warm, flattering mini cape style which I've been looking for an affordable version of for a long time - L fits me well (I'm UK10, 5'0) however one button keeps coming loose. Great buy
Good price for a beautiful coat. It would be great for the autumn or winter, as it is nice and warm. The navy colour is lovely and classy.
this is a very cute coat, i like the top cape part a lot. i did return it because it was bluer than i wanted, and i just don't like navy blue very much. i really wish this came in black. but i think it is a very cute coat.
This is a beautiful coat in person, if only it didn't run so small. The coat was made with a very good material and the quality was all there but unfortunately I had to return due to sizing.
For the on-the-go career woman, time is of the essence. The China-based label, MOOIEE, understands this and in response created a line that fits seamlessly into the urban lifestyle. Offering a line of accessories in addition to easy-to-style separates, the MOOIEE woman can simply add a leather belt or a printed scarf to complete her look. YesStyle is an authorized retailer of MOOIEE.


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Celebrate Boulder B-Cycle's 2nd anniversary!
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Monday, May 20th
Boulder B-cycle is turning two this month, and we're doubling the celebration! First, we're offering a one-day only 2-for-1 annual membership deal. If you purchase or renew an annual membership at full price ($65) on Monday, May 20th, we'll send you a code to get a second membership for a friend or family member absolutely free!
Second, we're teaming up with Bohemian Biergarten at 13th & Spruce for an extended happy hour special to celebrate our birthday. 2-for-1 Happy Hour runs from 3:00 to 6:30, and our staff will be there around 5:00. If you're more of a night owl, the owners have generously offered to extend Happy Hour prices for our members from 9:00 to closing if you present your B-card!


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There hasn't been a ton of buzz surrounding Tracks, the latest film from director John Curran (The Painted Veil), but what there has been is praise for Mia Wasikowska's performance. She plays the real-life Robyn Davidson, who set out on a life-changing trek, along with four camels and her trusty dog, across 2000 miles of the Australian Outback. Why does she decide to do it? Well, as she puts it, "Why not?" Sounds like as good a reason as any.
A new trailer has been released and it suggests a powerful, moving experience with Wasikowska taking on another tough female lead character. She's becoming quite good at that, really. We also get a look at co-star Adam Driver, a rising star in his own right, as the photographer accompanying her on the journey and becomes her lover for a time.
To me this looks like Oscar material, and I wouldn't be surprised if Weintein holds it until later in the year. Tracks is scheduled to hit the UK next month.


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Greenville, S.C. – The South Carolina Senate has signed a proclamation to honor Ralph S. Hendricks of Simpsonville for receiving the Order of the Silver Crescent Award.
Hendricks was voted onto the Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) Board of Commissioners in December of 1991 and continued to serve on that board until December of 2012. Hendricks served on the Building Ad Hoc, Operations and Planning, Sewer Advisory and Audit Committees at ReWa.
"In the past 21 years, I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to not only work alongside of, but personally get to know a man that has selflessly devoted the majority of his life to philanthropy and public service," said ReWa's executive director, Ray T. Orvin, Jr. "Mr. Hendricks has never once hesitated to go above and beyond by helping to ensure the success of the many projects and community events that ReWa has been involved in, truly being an immeasurable addition to the team."
The Order of the Silver Crescent is awarded to residents of South Carolina for exemplary performance, contribution and achievement within the community. It is the state's highest award for volunteer and community service. The SC Senate signed the proclamation in Hendricks' honor on May 7, 2013 recognizing his service on City Council for nearly fifteen years, including twelve years as mayor of Simpsonville.
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I've written an ASP.Net MVC 3 application using the Code First paradigm whereby when I make a change to the model the Entity Framework automatically attempts to re-create the underlying SQL Server Database via DROP and CREATE statements. The problem is the application is hosted on a 3rd party remote server which limits the number of databases I can have and does not seem to allow me to programmatically execute "CREATE DATABASE..." statements as I gather from this error message:
CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database 'master'.
Is there any way to stop the Entity Framework from dropping and attempting to re-create the whole database and instead make it simply drop the tables and re-create them?
After creating the database manually and running the application I also get the following error I guess as the Entity Framework tries to modify the database:
Model compatibility cannot be checked because the database does not contain model metadata. Ensure that IncludeMetadataConvention has been added to the DbModelBuilder conventions.


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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, is hurtling toward full implementation. As it has taken effect, Obamacare has had huge impacts on entire industries, including health insurance companies and health-care providers. In anticipation of Obamacare's positive impact, shares of insurers UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) and WellPoint (NYSE:ANTM) soared last year, and hospital companies Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and HCA Holdings (NYSE:HCA) also enjoyed sharp gains. Yet some are now questioning whether Obamacare will really help all of these industries as much as they expected.
In the following video, Fool health-care analyst David Williamson and Fool director of investment planning Dan Caplinger discuss the potential winners of Obamacare. Dan notes that many people initially believed that a decrease in the number of uninsured patients would help HCA, Community Health, and other health-care providers by helping them reduce uncollectible debts from serving those without the means to pay for care. Yet he observes that as many people have chosen lower-tier insurance plans, they still have to pay big deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, and that could leave hospital companies still having to write off substantial amounts for lower-income patients. David adds that with UnitedHealth, WellPoint, and other insurers largely competing with each other on price, especially for lower-tier policies, many customers don't realize the full costs they might end up realizing. Although a rise in people using health care is a positive for hospitals, David observes, it only benefits them if customers -- or their insurance companies -- will end up paying the bill.
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Assumed September, 2552
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Female Programming
"The appearance of a Greek goddess: barefoot, wrapped in the toga, motes of light dancing about her luminous white hair and holds a clay tablet in her left hand." [1] She usually has a glassy smooth voice[2]
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Primary function
Teacher and assistant to the Spartan II Program
Déjà was a "dumb" AI who trained the SPARTAN-IIs in their first stages of training at the CASTLE Base and Reach Naval Academy facilities on Reach. Her educational lessons were part of the Spartan's training program, meant to increase their strategic thinking. She also educated them in history, mathematics, and other things most people are taught. In one of her first lessons, she taught the Spartan-IIs about the famous Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans made a stand against a quarter of a million Persians.[3] Another lesson was about seven wolves taking down a moose, by working as a team.[4] During one of Mendez's training missions, she helped the Spartans out when John-117 called her instead of Mendez. Using a mail link, he managed to link her to a Pelican dropship to request she show him how to fly it to get the Spartans home. While she couldn't do that, she had him activate the autopilot, allowing her to take control of the craft and fly the Spartans home herself remotely.
Her counterpart, Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez, gave the Spartans rigorous physical training to make them into soldiers. This, along with Dr. Catherine Halsey's physical augmentations and MJOLNIR armor, made the Spartans intelligent, strong, and fast.
Déjà also acted as a sounding board for Dr. Halsey, discussing how the Spartan-II Program should be run. For example, the night the program officially began she advised Halsey on how to address the children. Later they would discuss whether Halsey was giving Soren-066 the choice to proceed in the program in order to alleviate her own conscience.
Her current fate is unknown. As a "dumb" AI, her lifespan is, in theory, indefinite. Déjà was seen on Reach in 2552, residing inside CASTLE Base. She was most likely destroyed when CASTLE Base collapsed.
- Déjà took on the form of an ancient goddess wearing Greek robes.
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- ↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 28
- ↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 55
- ↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 47
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I think he turned out really nice. Are you going to load him up for the exchange? I think he is great ... I tried making an alien cat but did not spend a lot of time on her and so did not upload her. I would love to have Blinky in my game then I won't need to make an alien dog myself (yep being lazy ... just wanna play sims LL)
elanorbreton wrote:I must admit, I'm not very good at building lol. But I've been giving it a go, as there are an awful lot of pools that, in my opinion, are wasted by just being pools.
I'm also re-doing the library a little and having the kids area on the ground floor.
JoKnows wrote:Wow! I stopped playing to post cuz.... WOW! The moon rising & setting in the sky... the colors are beautiful! The night sky is awesome!
I can't wait for my son to get home from school to show him! We plan to add Liam from Hidden Springs to this world cuz he deserves it! I'll have him post pics later.
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Photo-identification, the process of using photographs of natural markings to distinguish one individual animal from another, is the foundation of most modern whale studies (cetology). Many whale species have a physical characteristic that is unique for each individual of that species.
- In humpback whales, it is a black and white pattern on the underside of the tail, or flukes, as well as the shape of the dorsal fin.
- For sperm whales, researchers use the profile of the scalloping along the trailing edge of the flukes.
- And for right whales, it is the distinct pattern of the callosities (raised tissue) on the top of their heads. See how it works in detail or look at a matching example.
Researchers who study each species take photographs of these features and then compare them to photographs in a catalog to determine when and where that individual was seen before. As these photographs of a particular species are collected from different areas over time, researchers monitor population demographics, mortality, reproductive success, ocean habitat use patterns, trends in health and rates of human-caused scarring. These data can be used to discern population-wide problems, develop recovery strategies and evaluate the impact of management and conservation efforts.
How Right Whale Photo-identification Works
See how researchs identify right whales, including a matching example and descriptions of callosity patterns and other identifying marks.
The History of Right Whale Photo-Identification
Photo-identification studies have been particularly important for understanding the plight of the North Atlantic right whale, which endured nearly a millennium of whaling before becoming protected in 1935 by a League of Nations resolution.
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1) Where in Texas are you headed?
Basically about as far as you can go without hitting Mexico. When I tell people south Texas, they usually guess Houston (nope, that's about 5-6 hours north of RGC), Austin (nope, about 3-4 hours north), San Antonio (closer, but still 2-3 hours north), or El Paso (way off, but much closer to the border ... they're just really far - maybe 13 hours? - west of RGC). I often describe it as the bottom part of TX that gets chopped off when they show the national weather map! Here's the map from Wikipedia; the little red dot is RGC!
2) Do you have any family there?
Well, yes and no. No, no one there is related to any of us by blood ... but, yes, we have some incredibly close sisters and brothers in Christ there! As you saw in the pictures I posted a few posts ago, I refer to them usually family terms, like "cousin" and "sister."
A picture taken from the front yard of my first house in Texas ... the tree line in the distance is the border between Mexico and Texas, and some of those trees you see are in Mexico.
3) Why Rio Grande City?
During my senior year at UNC, I joined a program called Teach For America. TFA is somewhat like a domestic Peace Corps, focusing on ending educational inequity in this country. (And, off topic a bit, with the kick-off of Teach For All, a new organization launched at the Clinton Global Initiative in fall 2007, they're also supporting entrepreneurs in other countries who are aiming to replicate what TFA and Teach First, a UK program based on TFA that began in 2002.) As a TFA corps member, I committed to teach for two years in a low-income area with a documented achievement gap. TFA teachers are all over the country, from NYC to Phoenix, from Indian reservations in South Dakota and New Mexico to the rural Mississippi Delta, from Chicago to Miami ... and in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where I taught special education at Ringgold Middle School in Rio Grande City. I fell in love with that small town, and while we knew that Lee's job would bring us back to NC (where he was living while I taught in TX), we decided to celebrate our love for RGC by sharing it with all our friends and family and holding our wedding there in June 2005. Much of our love for RGC stems from the wonderful friendship and teaching we found at First Baptist Church of RGC, as well as the rich history of the place (my middle school was on the site of Ft Ringgold, a fort during the Mexican-American War, and many of the buildings on base - used for anything from storage to the elementary school building - were original structures from the military base) and the marvelous intersection of cultures on the border.
A place I liked to sit and read or grade papers. The bank I'm standing on when I took the picture is in Texas, the river is the Rio Grande, and the other side is Mexico.
4) Is there a large concentration of Mexicans there?
While the town is in Texas, about 98% of its citizens are Hispanic, most with ties to Mexico. My school was situated on the Rio Grande River, and one of my students was once caught by Border Patrol skipping school and swimming in the river. Most of my students had been to Mexico more times than they could count but had never been outside of Texas. When you pull up to the drive-through at a fast food restaurant, it is not uncommon to be asked for your order in Spanish instead of English. If anyone is monolingual in town, they're typically Spanish-speaking. When I taught at my middle school, we had about 1500-1600 students at the height of migrant season (in the winter when migrant families return from working in the fields up north); of those students, 3 were Caucasian, 8 were Filipino, and the rest were Hispanic.
Me with a couple of students
5) Are you fluent in Spanish?
I don't know that I was ever fluent, but I could hold my own in conversation when I lived there. I'm sad to say that I've let those skills rust since I moved here, though I've been praying for God to show Lee and I opportunities to rebuild those skills.
There's nothing quite like a small town parade (and we had plenty - almost any occasion calls for a parade!)


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These topics are intended as guidance for program directors who are in the process of developing a local orientation and/or as a cross check for directors whose programs already have an established orientation. Local conditions vary, so some items on this comprehensive list may not apply to all programs and items not included may be of importance to certain programs. The list is offered as a tool that can be adopted as is or adapted to suit local program conditions and needs.
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Program Overview
- Program mission
- Personnel – staff functions and contact information
- Learner population served by the program
- Program services available to clients
- Tuition and fee policies
- Sites, classroom locations
- Program annual calendar
- Adult education class schedules
- Policies for learners with special learning needs
- Policies for students who don't make appropriate progress
- Safety in the classroom and building
- General policies (e.g. dress code, cell phone use)
- Types of funding
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- Program policies and procedures for observing and evaluating teachers and staff
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Teacher as a Classroom Instructor
- Assessments – required training, testing schedules, record keeping, use of results
- Goal setting – AEFLA goals for NRS, personal goals
- Lesson planning
- Curriculum
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- Availability of materials for student use and teacher planning
- Availability and use of technology (copy machine, printer, computer lab, TV/VCR)
- Policies and services for transition of ESL learners to ABE/ASE and ASE/GED learners to post-secondary education
- GED testing process and program's connection to a local GED testing center
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