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Bakken, Inger Johanne PhD*; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil MD, PhD*; Halvorsen, Tori Flaatten MD†; Thomassen, Terje MD‡; Størvold, Gunnar MD§; Nordbø, Svein Arne MD∥
Objective: The study objective was to assess Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) prevalence, risk factors, and genitourinary symptoms among young men.
Methods: Sexually active men 18 to 30 years old were recruited during April through October 2005 at the student health services and through field work at university campuses in 2 Norwegian cities. A total of 1,032 participants completed a questionnaire on sexual behavior and provided first-void urine for CT testing.
Results: The overall CT prevalence was 7.8% (81 of 1,032). In multivariable analysis, ≥5 lifetime sexual partners (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.7, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.4–5.2), a burning sensation on urination (aOR: 5.7, 95% CI: 3.1–10.5), and penile discharge (aOR: 2.6, 95% CI: 1.1–6.3) were significant risk factors for a positive CT test, whereas condom use (last intercourse) was preventive (aOR: 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2–0.8).
Conclusions: A CT prevalence of 7.8% was found among male students. Promotion of increased testing among men is important to prevent CT transmission.
CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS (CT) IS THE MOST prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted disease in Norway as well as in other European countries1 and in the United States.2,3 CT infections are easily cured by a single dose of oral antibiotics, but detection is complicated by their often asymptomatic nature in both men and women. Although long-term consequences for female reproductive health are well documented,4 it remains controversial whether CT infections affect male fertility.5
After urine-based nucleic acid amplification assays became available for CT screening, research in CT infections among males has proliferated.6–10 In Norway, however, knowledge on CT infections among men is sparse. A study based on routine laboratory data showed that CT prevalence among young Norwegian male first-time testers is considerably higher than among female first-time testers, whereas male testing rates are low.11 Low testing rates among men compared with women have also been reported from Denmark12 and the United Kingdom.13 Surveys among health personnel indicate that health personnel often consider CT as a women's health issue.14 However, both sexes need to be tested, and Norwegian health authorities recommend that people of both sexes younger than 25 years old with a new sexual partner should be tested for CT.
The present cross-sectional study was conducted to assess CT prevalence, risk factors for infection, and genitourinary symptoms among young sexually active men in 2 Norwegian cities.
The study was approved by the Regional Committees for Medical Research Ethics and the Norwegian Data Inspectorate. Each participant gave written informed consent to merge questionnaire data on sexual behavior with the CT test result.
During the period April through October 2005, we recruited men 18 to 30 years old in the cities of Oslo and Trondheim, Norway. These cities have 530,000 and 160,000 inhabitants, respectively, both with large student populations. At the student health centers, male patients were consecutively informed about the study and invited to participate. We invited men to participate in the study at stands on the university campuses, where we also informed about CT infections and men's responsibility for preventing reproductive sequelae among females (13 occasions). Participants completed a questionnaire on sexual behavior and delivered a sample of first-void urine for CT testing.
First-void urine samples were collected in polypropylene containers according to the instructions of the manufacturer. The containers were labeled with the participant's allocation number and the 11-digit personal identifier unique to each Norwegian citizen. Urine samples were analyzed within 3 days by strand displacement amplification (BD ProbeTec ET; Becton Dickinson) at the Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, or by polymerase chain reaction (PCR; Amplicor; Roche Molecular Systems) at the Trondheim University Hospital. All weak positive tests were confirmed by repeat analysis (same test).
In each city, the laboratories sent test results by personal identifier to the student health centers. Men with positive tests were contacted by mobile phone, e-mail, or a mailed letter and were rapidly given an appointment with a physician for treatment.
A list of test results by allocation number was sent by each laboratory to the study coordinator. Allocation numbers were used for merging test result data with questionnaire data. Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows, version 13.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL).
We handled missing data in key variables in the questionnaire as described subsequently. Missing data on age were complemented by using year of birth from laboratory data. Twenty-four men who did not report marital status were assigned status as single. Because this was a young population, we chose to enter the reported number of partners in the previous 12 months as the number of lifetime partners when this information was missing (10 cases). Eleven men reported having had sexual intercourse during the prior 6 months and no male partners, but provided no answer to the question on the number of female partners during the previous 6 months. In these cases, we chose to enter the number of female partners during the previous 12 months divided by 2 (rounded up). Twelve men who did not answer whether they used a condom during their last intercourse were categorized as nonusers. Finally, 7 men who did not answer any questions on previous CT tests were categorized as having no prior test.
We used log-likelihood tests for univariable and multivariable analyses. Predictors of CT infection were identified using multivariable logistic regression analyses. Variables with a P ≤0.10 in univariable analysis were used as input to the model. Final variable selection was based on the forward-stepwise method.15
A total of 1,119 men consented to participate in the study and handed in urine samples and a questionnaire. We excluded 26 men who handed in blank questionnaires, 2 men below 18 years of age, 25 men above 30 years of age, and one man who had been told to participate in the project by his girlfriend who recently had tested positive for CT. After further exclusion of 33 men who answered that they had never had sexual intercourse, data from 1,032 men were eligible for analyses.
The mean age of the participants in this study was 23.6 years (standard deviation ± 2.5 years). Geographically, more participants were recruited in Oslo than in Trondheim (Table 1). Most men in the study population were single (59%), and nearly 90% were students.
The mean age at first intercourse was 17.5 years (standard deviation ± 2.2 years). Forty-five men (4.4%) answered that they had ever had sexual intercourse with a male partner. The median total number of lifetime partners was 7 (25th and 75th percentiles: 3 and 13, respectively). The major proportion of study participants answered that they had been engaged in sexual intercourse during the previous 12 months (95%). The median number of female partners during the previous 12 months was 2 (25th and 75th percentiles: 1 and 4, respectively). Most participants answered that they had been engaged in sexual intercourse during the previous 6 months (92%). The median number of female partners during the previous 6 months was one (25th and 75th percentiles: 1 and 3, respectively).
Table 1 displays demographic and sexual behavior characteristics among participants. The major proportion of study participants (76%) reported not using a condom at last intercourse, and most men (57%) had not been tested for CT previously. Approximately one in 5 men reported having had genitourinary symptoms during the previous 30 days.
There were only minor differences between men recruited in Trondheim and Oslo regarding age, sexual behavioral characteristics, and prior CT tests (data not shown). More men in Oslo than in Trondheim reported being married or cohabitating (18% vs. 8%).
Overall, 7.8% (81 of 1,032) of the study participants were CT-positive. Prevalence was higher among the 21 to 25 year olds (9.0%) compared with younger (5.3%) and older age groups (5.1%), albeit not significantly. Among the 45 men who reported having ever had a male sexual partner, only one had a positive test. This man also reported having had female sexual partners.
In univariable analysis, recruitment site, marital status, number of lifetime partners, number of female partners in the last 6 months, number of new female partners in the last 6 months, and genitourinary symptoms during the last 30 days were all significant risk factors for CT infection, whereas condom use at last intercourse was a preventive factor (Table 1). Young age (≤17 years) at first intercourse was not significantly associated with a higher risk for CT infection.
Overall, 22% (226 of 1,032) of men included to the study reported genitourinary symptoms during the previous 30 days. The proportion reporting symptoms was considerably higher among men recruited at the health centers (29% [153 of 525]) than among men recruited at the campuses (14% [73 of 507]).
Among men testing positive for CT, 46% (37 of 81) reported having had genitourinary symptoms in the previous 30 days, whereas 20% (189 of 951) of men testing negative for CT reported such symptoms. The CT prevalence among men without and with self-reported symptoms during the previous 30 days was 5.5% and 16.4%, respectively (Table 1).
Table 2 shows a more detailed analysis of self-reported symptoms. A burning sensation on urination and penile discharge were the symptoms distinguishing men with CT the most from men without CT. One in 3 men reporting either of these symptoms was CT-positive.
All variables with a P value <0.10 from Tables 1 and 2 were included in a multivariable regression model. Based on the data in Table 1, we recoded missing data in age at first intercourse to "≤17 years." In multivariable analysis including the full study population, ≥5 lifetime sexual partners, burning sensation on urination, and penile discharge were significant risk factors for infection, whereas condom use at last intercourse was a preventive factor (Table 3). There were no significant interactions between the variables included in this model.
In multivariable modeling including only men without symptoms (prevalence 5.5%, N = 806), we achieved similar risk estimates for ≥5 lifetime partners (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.4, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1–5.2) and condom use at last intercourse (aOR: 0.3, 95% CI: 0.1–0.9) as in the full model.
When restricting the analysis to the 507 participants not seeking care at the health centers (prevalence 5.5%), a burning sensation on urination (aOR: 6.7, 95% CI: 2.2–20.3) and a high number of lifetime partners (aOR: 3.4, 95% CI: 1.1–10.0) were identified as risk factors.
In this cross-sectional study among Norwegian men 18 to 30 years old, we found a CT prevalence of 7.8% in the total study population and 5.5% among asymptomatic men. Our findings are consistent with those of other studies on CT prevalence involving young men outside sexually transmitted disease clinic settings. For instance, in a large cross-sectional study from the United States (random population sample), a CT prevalence of 3.7% was found among men aged 18 to 26 years,16 whereas a study among male Brazilian military conscripts aged 17 to 24 years showed a prevalence of 5.0%.6 Furthermore, a prevalence of 5.9% was reported from an Irish study among men 17 to 35 years old recruited at sports venues and at an orthopedic outpatient clinic.9 In a random British population sample, however, the prevalence among men aged 18 to 24 years was lower than in our study (2.7%).7
Several studies have shown a peak in CT prevalence among men in the age group 20 to 24 years,6,17 whereas such an age effect has not been revealed in other studies.8,9,16 In the current study, we observed that CT prevalence peaked at age 21 to 25, however not significantly different from the younger or older age groups.
A sexual behavior with frequent sexual encounters with new partners has repeatedly been identified as a risk factor for CT infection among males.6–8 In the current study, multivariable analyses showed that the total number of lifetime partners was a stronger predictor for CT infection than the number of female partners during the previous 6 months or the number of new female partners during the previous 6 months. However, CT prevalence among men reporting one or none female partners in the previous 6 months or no new partners in this time period was the same as in the total population of asymptomatic men. Natural history studies of CT infection among women have shown that more than half the infections are persistent after 12 months.18 We have not been able to identify CT natural history studies among men. Provided a similar natural history in men, it seems reasonable that the sexual history extending the previous 6 months is important for predicting CT status.
We observed that condom use at last intercourse was a preventive factor for CT infection. There were no differences in the number of partners in the previous 6 months between men who answered that they used a condom at their last intercourse and men who answered that they did not (data not shown). Condom use has in several studies been identified as a factor associated with reduced risk of CT transmission in both men and women.19 We observed lower CT prevalence among men answering that they always used condoms (1.5% [N = 67]) and also among men who answered that they consistently used a condom when they had a new sexual partner (3.2% [N = 220]). However, men answering "yes" to the questions on consistent condom use/consistent condom use with new partner had a lower sexual activity measured as the number of sexual partners during the previous 6 months compared with men answering "no" to these questions.
We finally identified self-reported genitourinary symptoms as a factor predicting CT positivity, as also found by others.8 In our data, penile discharge and a burning sensation at urination were the most prominent symptoms of CT infection. Although the majority of CT-positive men in our study had no symptoms, the asymptomatic proportion was lower in our study compared with previous reports.8,10,20 Nearly one third of men seeking care at the health centers reported symptoms compared with one in 6 men recruited at the campuses. It therefore seems probable that a relatively large proportion of men recruited at the health centers were seeking care for genitourinary symptoms. We found a 16.4% CT prevalence among men with symptoms. In a recent Norwegian study based on routinely collected laboratory data, CT prevalence ranged from 15% to 20% for male first-time testers aged 15 to 24 years, whereas testing rates were low.11 Together with the findings in the current study, these data indicate that Norwegian men are not likely to be tested in routine settings unless they have genitourinary symptoms.
In summary, this study shows that the CT prevalence among Norwegian men is relatively high. Screening strategies targeting increased male testing should be implemented.
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Duke Energy Indiana has issued a Request for Proposals seeking bids for power generated from renewable energy sources, including sun, wind, water, organic matter and other sources.
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Jackson County's library closure finally caught up with Mellelo Coffee Roasters' operation inside the Medford branch.
Owner Sal Mellelo said the coffee shop, which opened when the library moved from its old Main Street location to Central Avenue three years ago, is suspending operations.
Mellelo's 10-year lease will be frozen through the duration of the closure and then restart once the library opens its doors.
"The county was great to work with and I think we had a great relationship," Mellelo said. "It was one of those things that made sense when we had the opportunity."
Mellelo said the coffee shop had as many as nine employees when the library was operational. But when the library closed in April, business fell off 50 percent and operations were reduced from six to five days, he said. The five remaining employees will be redeployed to Mellelo's operations on Lear Way, Main and Holly Streets, and Sixth and Front Streets.
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The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea Introduction
In A Nutshell
Picture it: You're old. Getting out of bed is harder than it used to be, you get cranky when you miss Antiques Roadshow, and you just don't understand kids these days. What do you do? Hit up bingo down at the senior citizen's center? Knit? Sell your house and buy an RV? No! You hop in a boat and head out to sea. Alone. With the goal of catching the biggest fish in the sea.
Sound crazy? Yeah, we think so too. But that's exactly what happens in Hemingway's masterpiece, The Old Man and the Sea.
The story features a stubborn old man who used to be a great fisherman. "Used to" is the keyword there—things haven't been going so well for him lately. He hasn't caught a single fish in 84 days, and if it weren't for his young neighbor buddy bringing him fish, he would very likely starve. But just like any crotchety old grandpa, he's not ready to hang up his fishing pole yet. In fact, he's determined to catch the biggest fish he can. He heads out to sea, and what do you know? He comes face to face with the biggest marlin of all time.
We don't want to give away too much yet (you can always just click on the Summary to find out what happens), but let's just say—things get pretty intense. And there are sharks. And evil octopuses. And singing lobsters. And—wait, no, that's The Little Mermaid. But there are sharks here, at least.
We can almost guarantee you're going to like this book. Hemingway's prose is clipped, direct, and easy to read. This was a big deal back when the book was first published in 1952. Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and has even been credited with changing the style of English prose. Just compare Hemingway's short, to-the-point sentences to Dickens, who loved lengthy, repetitive descriptions. Yeah, we'd take Hemingway any day. Sorry, Tiny Tim.
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Hi eveeryone! My name is Corinthia I'm 34 years and I'd recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and a stillborn baby boy on August 7,2008. See this is the first time I'm really expressing my feeling, emotion, and mainly my grief on losing the only boy that I longed for. You see my twin's father is not a good supporter for me when it come to grieving ours lost for he has his own way of dealing with it. Which i can understand to a certain point but still I can't. My family is not to supportive of it as well. For they are very discouraging to me too. beside my lil sister. So as you might can tell I'm dealing with this alone as you may say. Just the other day I'd pick up his ashes in a beautiful onxy hearn and a cross charm with his ashes in it. I wanted his ashes to be in the charm so i can have him with me at all time.It a feeling for me to know that he is in my heart always. As i look at his twin sister i see him too and sometime i wonder how it will be to have them both with me.
Well let me start the story of how things happen during my pregnancy. Well, i was living in Baltimore, MD when I first got pregnant. I had a doctor who was hiding informations from me aboout my twins until it was to late for him to cover up. this doctor that I had never took me as a women that I am who took me as a minority of how these women are in Baltimore. That another story to tell.. Anyway when late June came around he told me that my twin wasn't gaining enough wieght and I neede to go to a specialist for nutrution. well when he gave me a refferal for it I'd look at the paper and seen genertic counseling, anotmestisis, and a sonogram that needed to be done. When I'd asked him what does it mean he said I told you what it is for. My body was telling me that it was more to it then what he said. I'd asked my twin's father to do a research on it and he did. come to find out it has nothing to do with them not gaining weight, it was more to it. He advise me not to go but I told him I needed to find out why this thing was going on cause something kept saying thing is not what it appear. So i went; the specialist told me that my son was growing 6 weeks behind in growth and my daughter was 2-3 weeks behind growth. when she told me she must seen it in my face that I never knew anything about this. I'd asked her when did this doctor know about it and how can I get this situation resolves. Well she told me he knew about it since early April here to reminded you its late in June. By that time I'm 7 months pregnant and my boy was 6 wks behind. They wanted me to do the amonitesis which could of made me go to early labor or have some kind of complication in my pregnancy. which I didn't want to risk on any of that part cause she told me that it won't be no possilble answers to the testing. So i took the sonogram and find out that he was difeinely behind in growth. well they suggested that i will have to go for a sono every other day , a stress test 3 times in a week and go to the doctor more than I was. well at that time i was moving to Gaithersburg,MD within the 2 weeks so in July I have a new beginning. The next day I had a dr. appointmnt with him. there were so much anger and frustration in me that he could feel it when he walk into the door. the first thing I said was why did you lied to me that I was going to a specialist for nutrution and I went for something else. Second why haven't you told me that my twins was having diffuculities and growing behind like they are now and you knew since April. the only respond this NIGGER has to say was I didn't want you to worry about it. He was so cold and no worries in his heart. I went off on him like never before if it wasn't for my 6 years old being ther telling me to calm down. I would of punch him in the face and knock some teeth out for real. So then he had the nerves to ask me I guessed you don't want me to examine you today. I said some few bad words to him and told him to expect to hear from me later and i will have an attorney and left out. By that time I was a week in moving.
So for 2 weeks it was hard to find a doctor who would accept my insurance i had until they told me I can switch to another insurance. By that time I had moved to Gaithersburg and find a doctor who was willing to take me at this stage of my pregnancy. I found out too that doctor do not take new patient that is in their 3rd trimister. well he had me go to a sonogram after I had told him the situation i was in. Within those 2 weeks of me moving and everything I was going though; my son decided to pass away. The saddiest thing too with me finding out my 6 years old was there too. Both of cried our hearts out I never felt so emty before in my life. I just went into a blackhole for days. I told the father and I felt like he didn't cared or he was relieve that he was gone. He didn't showed any remorse toward the loss. But he told me that he did it in his own way and not letting me see it. But for a week or two we was at it. Well anyway I thought that they was going to delivered them the day he told me that he has passed. But he told me that because they are in two seperate sack I can still carried them both until I'm 37- 40 weeks into the pregnancy. Well this is the sad part too It was on my oldiest brother birthday and he had passed away a year ago from AIDS. I was very close to my brother and my son passed on his birthday. Well I'd agree to carried them for the remain of my pregnancy and trust me that was the most hardiest thing to do. Knowing you having twin but one is alive and the other has passed and you have to carried them for a month. Mental I was unstable and refuse to believe that my son has passed and they only had one month to go. Emotional i was so confused, frustrated, angry, lonely, and everything you could emagine a person could ever felt. I was in a state that I couldn't function right, think right, and I grow numb and heartless. Phsycal i was just there doing what I had to do while I was in pain and My 6 years old had turn into a little woman tryng to take care of me and herself. I wasn't the mother that I had alway been with her and she was really worry about me. She put herself to the side and put me her's first. As she said I'm worry about you mom and I have to take care of you. It was the hardiest month that we had to go thru. then on top of it, it felt like we was living in the hospital every other day I was in the hospital getting check out and everything. When I'd reached my 38th week they schedule an csection. I was glad cause I can finally know the truth cause I was so in denial knowing during the visit to the doctors they alway bypass him so I wouldn't be able to see him or anything.
So on August 7, 2008 At 4pm I gave birth to my twin. Maulijah Maurice Elijah Peeples was born first no sound and no sight of him. Then Came Nefertare Akeba-Akenti Peeples was born with the loudiest voice alive. His skull had sank in to the left side of his head. The nurse suggest that I shouldn't see him like that but she told me that he was handsome and look like his sister. She took a picture of his hands n feet he was 1lbs and 4 oz. My baby Girl , my miracle girl was 5lbs and 11 oz. Every day I feel a hole in my heart. Every day that I look at her I see him inside of her. Every day my thoughts and pain goes out some how. I had only cried once since they was born and as I'm writing this I'm crying now. Cause I finally had the chance to express my feelings that I had been holding in for so long. It hit me here and there and it going to for the rest of my life. For every birthday that Nefertare has I will be thinking of him as well. I miss my son so much that its burn into my soul.
That is all I have to say cause I can't write no more cause it hurt so much to say and to do this. But I had to let it out soe how before it get to the point where its out of control. I thank everyone who reading this and can understand how I'm feeling. I will be fine some day and i will stay strong thru it all. For I have two girls to raise and I'm all that they have to look for. So they are my strength, my life, and my all.


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Little wrenches do a big job!
By Volvoguy745
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By BMW guy
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Had to remove the fan clutch on my BMW to replace my water pump and thermostat. NO ONE has this in stock (32mm wrench). This set has it all. Anyone who works on cars needs to buy this (or SAE if you have American).
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By geostorm
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served the purpose, not the most good looking set but they work and good price..!
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Good for the money
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Compared to the typical Pittsburg wrenches at Harbor Freight these are somewhat lower quality. Purchased on sale. Decent price on a specialty wrench that will see incidental use. As others have posted the case is junk. Best to buy a ring type wrench holder or tool bag for them.
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Low quality, for the price
By RobinTheBrave
from WA
Given the relatively high price (by HFT standards), I was expecting a little more. The set I received was not bright and polished, like the one in the picture. There are visible flaws/voids from the casting process. On one wrench, the flaw is on the wrench face, making it impossible to use that side of the wrench. Handles/necks not are not uniform (as they appear in the picture), obviously ground/trimmed by hand. Checked the whole set with calipers... wrench faces are reasonably parallel. Most openings were 0.1-0.2 mm over-sized. A few were over-sized by 0.5+ mm in spots. Seems a bit excessive on a set with wrenches in 1 mm increments. Cross-bars in the case do not hold the wrenches securely. Every time you open it, a few wrenches are out of place and clanking around.Bottom line... I'm disappointed, but they'll probably work. Don't have much choice. This is basically your only option if you're looking for large metric wrenches at HFT :(
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Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport's chief executive officer, said that work is still going on behind the scenes of the project.
Once completed, it will allow larger aircraft to take off and deliver passengers to distant destinations.
"Our people are eager to deliver a World-Class gateway; that's why we have just invested £50 million in our new International Pier which can even take the world's largest Airliner – the A380," he added.
Manchester Airport recently became the first regional airport to receive an A380 courtesy of Emirates.
The double-decker jet, which contains 14 private suites, will service the daily 13:30 BST flight to Dubai from September 1st.
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How CIOs Can Extract Value From Big Data
The evolution of most corporate IT departments has been a long and twisted road, with CIOs frequently focusing on the Technology aspect of IT rather than the Information that IT is meant to manage. Big Data highlights this long-running conflict, as gathering and managing data have long been within the purview of IT, but the deep business knowledge and complex analytics required to fully leverage Big Data are outside the capabilities of most IT departments. The primary challenge of Big Data is less about its technical nuances, and more creating hybrid teams with business, analytical, and technical expertise.
This is a problem that's anything but new, and just as most organizations never saw the promised returns from Data Warehouses and Business Analytics, Big Data presents the same challenge and the same risk: that it will end up delivering systems that diligently hoard data that no one actually uses. Perhaps this is why most early Big Data inroads have been in areas like predictive security, where technical data allows IT staff to make technical decisions, areas well within IT's comfort zone.
As CIO, your most effective course of action is to stoke interest in Big Data, then get out of the way. IT can provide three necessary elements to the Big Data equation: knowledge of internal data, systems integration capabilities, and dedicated technical experts. While CIOs are generally comfortable with promoting new technologies, and successfully implementing them, the goal of creating cross-functional technicians is difficult to achieve. The real time nature of Big Data demands that these experts be embedded within the business unit working with the data, and have the necessary authority to tweak and modify technical processes in a rapid manner. Truly effective analytics based on Big Data change organically as insights gleaned from the data narrow the focus, or change the direction of a query altogether. Your traditional processes for change management and control might need to be thrown out the window with Big Data.
In a large retail chain, Big Data was used to tweak product pricing at the store level in real time, based on an evolving set of criteria ranging from point-of-sale data, to email-based promotions, to local advertising. Much like a doctor starting a diagnosis by taking temperature and blood pressure, then gradually refining each subsequent test, the reporting generated by Big Data rapidly evolved as the "diagnosis" progressed, with marketing driving the effort and embedded IT staff adjusting the technical side of the house in real time, based on the recommendations of cross-functional analytical experts. In short, marketing asked the question, the analysts determined what data were needed to answer it, and the IT people implemented the technical aspect.
Without this deep organizational integration, Big Data becomes a shinier and more expensive version of traditional Business Intelligence tools: IT driven infrastructure that gathers voluminous data but produces little actionable intelligence. Focus on the organizational impact of Big Data, and getting the team structure and support processes around Big Data right; the technical infrastructure is the easy part.
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- 2,500 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
- Environmental Benefits:
- Carbon sequestered annually by 6,600 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 6,000 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 72,500 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 8,500 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0085 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
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ET Now: On the charts Lupin?
Rajen Shah: I continue to be extremely bullish on the MNC pharma space. All pharma companies have moved up. Lupin, Wockhardt and a number of other midcap companies have also done very well. But I am a big fan of MNC pharma companies, so I believe that companies like Merck, Wyeth, Novartis, Pfizer are quoting at one-fifth or may be one-tenth of the market cap, what they are quoting in US, not even one-tenth, in fact, much lesser than what they quoting in US.


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Oddly enough, several of you have been hired to build the city of OddVille, home to four powerful worker guilds.
Cleverly place your buildings in order to obtain greater power and fame, while thwarting your opponents' plans. Manage your workers to obtain the resources, coins, and building projects you need in order to make your mark on the city. Plan the city streets to get access to resources or coins from nearby buildings, even if not yours.
Impress the right guild, and you will get a visit from a guild member, who will gladly help you out while enjoying your hospitality. The guild comes first, though: At a moment's notice, every guild member will return to the guild hall, regardless of how much that inconveniences you. Of course, the person who "inspired" the guild meeting may be chuckling gleefully at the "unfortunate" timing of your guest's departure.
OddVille is a card-based city-building game in which all actions are carried out by playing one of your four Worker cards. Each Worker card has a different power and can be used in different ways: to get a project, to obtain resources, or to collect coins. During your turn, you can either play a card or add a building to the city. Connect it to adjacent buildings with roads and you will gain their bonus.
The city grows with each player's contribution, ever changing the values of players' buildings. As soon as a player builds his sixth building, the game ends and the player with the most points wins.
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Year: 2012
Players: 2 - 4
Time: 45 or more minutes
Ages: 10 and up
Weight: 432 grams
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Definition of armoire in English:
A cupboard or wardrobe, typically one that is ornate or antique.
Example sentences
- Storage: dining-room storage tends to come in the form of dressers, tall cupboards or armoires, and sideboards.
- Shapely cabriole legs replaced straight ones on chairs, clocks, and case pieces - armoires, bookcases, and writing desks that were designed as storage.
- After she had eaten, she rummaged around the room just long enough to find that there were eight chairs, two fairly good-sized tables, three desks, a bed, a bassinet, six footstools, and two armoires in the room.
Late 16th century: from French, from Old French armarie (see aumbry).
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Eric Church is gonna bust out a hard-rock song at the CMA Awards, and he tells the Associated Press [1] he has no idea what reaction it'll get.
"Could be crowd-surfing, could be mosh pits," Eric said. "They could be throwing cans at me."
The song is "The Outsiders," the title cut and first single from his new album, set to come out Feb. 11. And it's described as having "Black Sabbath-influenced metal moments" that push the boundaries of country music to the edge.
"If you go past that, it's a cliff," Eric said. "Sometimes I feel like we're leaning over it."
After selling 1.5 million copies of his last album, Eric feels a little better about taking the risk.
"With the success of Chief, we were a little bulletproof."
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/eric-church-set-to-drop-new-album-the-outsiders-blow-minds-at-cmas-with-metal-moment/2013/11/04/1bb43982-4554-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html
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After a four-game road trip to start season, the Panthers host the Pens, and unveil a new Panasonic high definition scoreboard, on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the BB&T Center (@theBBTCenter).
The Cats took on the Penguins in their first regular season game in South Florida on Oct. 12, 1993, nearly 20-years to the date. The night will be a "throwback" night with details on all of the Opening Night festivities to be announced in the coming weeks.
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The 2013-2014 season is highlighted by 27 games at home either on Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Florida completes the 2013-2014 campaign with a five-game homestand that ends with the regular season finale on Saturday, April 12 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. All Panthers home games (Monday-Friday) will begin at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday home contests will start at 7 p.m. Sunday home game start times will vary between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
As part of NHL realignment Florida is competing in a new Atlantic division featuring in-state rival Tampa Bay, original six opponents Detroit, Montreal, Boston, and Toronto, as well as Buffalo and Ottawa.
"In honor of our 20th Anniversary celebration we have put together a terrific schedule that starts with an extra special opening night against the Pittsburgh Penguins – the same opponent the Cats hosted in their first ever regular season home game at the Miami Arena in 1993," said Panthers President Michael R. Yormark (@PanthersYormark). "Our fans should be extremely excited about the schedule as it includes a thrilling Thanksgiving week of home games against Philadelphia, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh, as well as three fantastic holiday match-ups against Detroit, Montreal and the Rangers on New Year's Eve (5 p.m. start).
"Fans will also get the chance to see the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks when they visit South Florida on Oct. 22, as well as a pair of visits from the Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins. We look forward to welcoming Panthers fans back to the BB&T Center this fall and sharing this special anniversary season with them."
2013-14 Regular Season News & Notes:
New Look Atlantic Division: The Panthers start the 2013-14 campaign in a new eight-team Eastern Conference Atlantic division with the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs. Florida will play 30 games within their division playing five times against both Detroit (three home/two away) and Boston (two home/three away), while playing their other division opponents four times each (two home/two away). The Panthers will play 24 games within their conference against non-division teams and 28 games (one home/one away) against the Western Conference. The new scheduling matrix will ensure that all 30 teams play in all 30 arenas at least once a season.
Panthers Hockey Seven Days A Week: Florida will host home contests on every day of the week this season. The Cats have two Monday games, 11 games on Tuesday, one game on Wednesday, seven games on Thursday, eight games on Friday, six games on Saturday and six games on Sunday.
Happy Anniversary: The Panthers will celebrate their 20th year in the NHL with several promotions throughout the season that include:
Thanksgiving Feast: The Panthers will host three games during Thanksgiving week beginning with the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, Nov. 25, followed by the New York Rangers on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and close out the week hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, Nov. 30.
Holiday Hockey: After the Christmas holiday, the Panthers will host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, Dec. 28, the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, Dec. 29 and the New York Rangers on New Year's Eve at 5 p.m.
Spring Break Hockey: The Panthers have their busiest month of the season in March with 17 games (eight home and nine road) and three sets of back-to-back contests.
Brighter in the BB&T Center: Thanks to support from Broward County, the Panthers will unveil a new 30-foot high by 40-foot wide scoreboard when the puck drops in the fall. The new scoreboard boasts one of the first pitched-forward, 360-degree continuous primary screens in professional sports, with state-of-the-art 6mm LED high-definition screens that measure 16-feet high by almost 168-feet around.
Start Times: All Panthers home games (Monday-Friday) will begin at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday home contests will start at 7 p.m. Sunday home game start times will vary between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. The Panthers home game on New Year's Eve against the NY Rangers will begin at 5 p.m. Start times may also be changed when circumstances such as national television start times dictate otherwise.
Get Your Tickets Now: For the best value, best games and best locations Panthers fans are encouraged to purchase tickets now as dynamically priced single game tickets will not go on sales until closer to training camp. Fans interested in buying season seat packages (starting at 13-game mini plans) are guaranteed the best value and can contact a ticket representative at (954) 835-PUCK or log on to FloridaPanthers.com.
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Tell me if this sounds familiar: you have a recipe you've been dying to try. You take the time getting all your ingredients together and follow the instructions to a T. Come to find out, it's taking much longer to bake than it should, or it's too dry, or it's not cooking evenly, or it doesn't taste quite right.
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JCPL will join hundreds of libraries throughout the country on November 15, 2014, for the seventh annual celebration International Games Day @ your library.
Arvada, Belmar, Conifer, Columbine, Edgewater, Evergreen, Lakewood and Standley Lake libraries will offer gaming programs and events suitable for the whole family.
Come out and play @your library!
Books. Everyone knows the library has them. Have you gone outside your comfort zone and tried all the other resources the library has to offer? We invite you to get Outside the Lines with us next week and try something new. We'll share how each day next week on Facebook and Twitter.
Outside the Lines is a weeklong celebration, Sept. 14-20, demonstrating the creativity and innovation happening in libraries. Libraries across the country will be engaging with their communities in new and unexpected ways. Stay tuned for how you can participate.
The start of the school year can only mean one thing: homework. If you're looking for some extra help, Jefferson County Public Library has all the resources you need for kids and teens. Online homework help, access to free research sites, tutors, expert staff, and more. We're your one stop homework help shop.
Summer Reading Club has come to an end. Make sure you get to one of our libraries to pick up your prizes if you haven't done that yet. You'll have until Aug. 31 to do so.
We hope you had as much fun as we did this year! Our goals are to make sure you're having a good time and meeting your needs. Tell us what you thought about this year's Summer Reading Club.
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Join local author Gregory Hill for a special evening at the Conifer Library as he speaks about his book East of Denver.
Mixing pathos and humor in equal measure East of Denver is an unflinching novel of rural America, a poignant, darkly funny tale about a father and son finding their way together as their home and livelihood inexorably disappears.
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A fun family movie in theaters now: Despicable Me 2 - Gru (Steve Carell) is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. What a fun sequel to the first Despicable Me (2010) where Gru who claimed to be a criminal mastermind used a trio of orphan girls as pawns in a grand scheme. Instead of villainous glory he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better. With the jokes flying (for adults, too), "Minions" running amuck and sharp graphics, kids find both of these movies so much fun!
There was a showing of Despicable Me at the Evergreen Library in July to a very enthusiastic crowd of young patrons.
Every third Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Evergreen Children's staff presents a family movie in their series, Saturday at the Movies. We serve popcorn and offer drinks while families watch movies on the big screen in the meeting room.Here's the lineup for the rest of the year:
August 17 – Cars, rated G
September 21 – Toy Story 3, rated G
October 19 – Hotel Transylvania, rated PG
November 16 – The Croods, rated PG
December 21 – Rise of the Guardians, rated PG
Journey to Evergreen Library and join them next month. Bring a pillow, a sense of humor and prepare to enjoy a couple of hours of sheer pleasure. It is FREE of course, and you can obtain tickets in person or online one week in advance.
Today was our third LEGO Club and once again a huge crowd of LEGO fans showed up. Thank you to all the participants and parents. I see that LEGOS are becoming popular with the moms and dads who show up too. They just can't resist creating something alongside the kids. Good for them!! I am currently working on keeping this going for the whole year. I gave out fliers with possible times and days for LEGO Club during the school year. If you were not able to attend, but would like to fill one out, please see me at the Conifer Library.
Eight very talented kids wowed the crowd at the 1st Annual Columbine Library Talent Show on Monday the 24th. The audience was treated to a variety of talents including a martial arts demonstration, choreographed dance routines, guitar-playing and some fantastic singing. We hope to make this an annual event, so start practicing your act for next year, now!
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DEAR E.G.: You are allowed to put as much money as you choose in as many safe deposit boxes as it takes. There is nothing whatsoever illegal about this. The source of the money is another problem. It could be money on which you didn't pay taxes, or money hidden from a spouse that one is divorcing. There are many legitimate reasons why you may have plenty of cash around, and there are no rules about money laundering as you are describing.
Should you be accused of some other crime and a responsible judge has executed the appropriate search warrants, you may be asked about the money's origin. Your attorney can tell you whether you have any obligation to respond.
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Robert Dawson is always surprised when people suggest that libraries are disappearing. Not so, he says.
"There are almost 17,000 libraries in the U.S. -- public libraries, not school or private ones," the San Francisco-based photographer and author says. "Today, more people are using libraries than ever."
Dawson, 63, should know. His new book, "The Public Library: A Photographic Essay," is the product of 20 years of research and on-site visits to libraries across the country.
With dozens of color photographs, a foreword by Bill Moyers, and essays, letters, and poems by Barbara Kingsolver, Amy Tan, Isaac Asimov, E.B. White and others, the book is an informative tribute to the value of libraries in our ever-changing society.
Sitting among his photographs in the Noe Valley home he shares with his wife, photo historian Ellen Manchester, and their son, Walker, Dawson said he thinks of libraries as part of America's "commons" -- places we all use, such as parks, roads and schools.
The book grew out of his work photographing and writing about water and the environment -- projects that produced earlier books on Mono Lake, the Truckee River and California's Central Valley. "It wasn't much of a leap to go from the commons of the environment to the commons of the library -- it's all part of what we share," he said.
Dawson, who teaches photography at San Jose State and Stanford University, said he started taking pictures of libraries two decades ago in Alaska and Florida. As the book took shape, he knew he needed more. In 2011, he and Walker made the first of two library road trips "to connect the dots," visiting 189 libraries in eight weeks.
The results are telling. Dawson's images show a range of institutions -- old and new, large and small, some with meager resources and others with state-of-the-art design. Libraries can be found in former railroad stations, churches and strip malls.
The world's first tax-supported public library was established in Peterborough, N.H., in 1833, Dawson notes, as part of the establishment of public education in the early 19th century. "They knew that it was important to educate people," he says. "If you really wanted a democracy, you had to have an educated public."
Libraries have evolved to meet modern times; in many poor communities, Dawson says, they offer the only Internet connection in town. "People go there to look for jobs, fill out their résumés. Government forms are now e-forms. Libraries are a great leveler -- they allow people without means to function in society." They're also the repositories of civic memories about work, war, triumphs and tragedies. "They represent what we value," he says.
Like many Americans, Dawson has loved libraries since childhood. He grew up in West Sacramento, and with his mother, a teacher, made frequent trips to the Arthur Turner Library there. "I read every science-fiction book in the library," he says. "For me, it was a way to start thinking beyond West Sacramento."
In college, at UC Santa Cruz, Dawson met famed photographer Ansel Adams, who lived just down Highway 1 in Carmel. "He had this amazing policy: If you wanted him to look at your work and came to his house Friday at 5 and had a cocktail with him, he'd give you feedback," he says.
One of the things Adams said stayed with him. "He said he was as proud of his work on the environment as he was of his photographs. That was pretty heady for a young man like me, and it really got me thinking about my own direction."
"The Public Library" is a work of inspired advocacy; while Dawson doesn't think libraries are disappearing, he says they need to be preserved. Most of those he visited are thriving; others have cut hours, or closed entirely. One of his most poignant photos is of an abandoned library in Sunflower, Mississippi -- "tragic," he says.
Still, Dawson came away from the project feeling encouraged about Americans' shared values. "It's a big country, and it can be hard to think of what we share in common," he says. "The U.S. is so diverse. The media tends to focus on our differences, and yes, the divisiveness is there.
"But it seems to me we should be focusing on the things that unite us. We have more in common than we think. Everywhere I went, for the most part, people got it about this project. Most people work hard. They love their families, love their communities -- and they love their local libraries."


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Matthew Caughey: If anyone's still looking for one CAI ( century arms) imports them I think I'm planning to get ahold of one soon (as soon as I'm sure I'm not going to get fired from my job)
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When I say ever, I mean ever posted on TLO.
Gundy/Callahan could start a hair gel line called…"Not Quite Up To Snuff".
In 20 years, when Tony is the Governor of Oklahoma, Clark Matthews is the worlds top professional doubles checkers player, and I am Baptist Hospital waiting for a liver transplant, this post will be answer to the following trivia question:
Q: Who was the first person to ever be interviewed by The Lost Ogle?
Yeah, so it's not Jesse Jane or Amy McRee or Wayne Coyne, but you have to start somewhere, right? I seriously doubt Mike Wallace's first interview was with Gandhi, he probably started our by interviewing Tim Kurkjin or something.
Anyway, if you don't know who Chris Callahan is, he is/was the weekend/back-up sports anchor on KOCO Channel 5. We have learned that today is his last day as a KOCO employee, as he has apparently decided to pulled a tuttlesuiterslohmanjones and leave the live, local, late breaking news leader. However, unlike those former KOCO'ers, Chris was kind enough to grant The Lost Ogle an exclusive totally real exit interview.
Check it out after the jump…
Q: For the sake of most of our readers, who exactly is Chris Callahan?
A: I'm the guy they call Norm at the Cock 'O the Walk.
Q: Is there any truth to the rumors that you are leaving KOCO to host The Locker Room? If not, why are you leaving and where are you going?
A: There was a lucrative contract on the table minutes after Traber's colon attacked him. Thank goodness Jim got better because, frankly, the live audience scares me. After looking at the ratings it seems most people watch the show in person.
I have applied for a job as Adarius Bowman's horticulturist. If that doesn't work out I'll go back to my first love, pet food tasting.
Q: How does Mark Rodgers like his coffee? And can you ask Mark Rodgers how Dean Blevins likes his coffee?
A: Mark doesn't drink coffee, only juice boxes. He says Dean takes his coffee "with tits." Not sure what that means, but I'm pretty sure you can't print it.
Q: Now that he's gone, who got Tyler Suiter's old pager?
A: Tyler's pager is at the bottom of Lake Hensley on the sprawling KOCO campus. There may or may not be a cot at the bottom of the lake, too. I may or may not know how they both got there.
Q: Who has the more irritating husband? Jessica Schambach or Maggie Carlo?
A: They are both irritating, but if you had to deal with those two prima donnas all day everyday, you would likely be irritating too.
Q: For some reason, Clark Matthews thinks that Schambach and Carlo both have a secret crush on him? Can you find out if this is true? If so, will you tell them that he is married and that Tony and Patrick are single?
A: I'm sorry to report neither of the ladies has a crush on any of you, although they do admire your work. However, I did discover that both of them have a crush on me. This just in… "Callahan signs a multiyear deal to remain at KOCO."
Q: When things are slow at Channel 5, do you ever pop in tapes of old Dino Lali movie reviews, drink a good glass of red wine and just relax?
A: Only once, Dino and red wine are a bad combo. Trust me. I do enjoy watching old tapes of Mayor Mick when Mayor Mick was merely a sportscaster. Also, when I'm feeling lowdown I pop in the tape of a college-aged Jim Traber singing while his OSU teammate plays the piano. It's a classic and always makes me feel better. I can't remember the song though…I think it was Lavender Blue.
Q: How hard is it to provide equal coverage for OSU, since most people really don't care about OSU.
A: Not hard at all. One day after practice I stopped by Mike Gundy's office. He was upset because OU received more coverage on Sunday Sports Xtra one week. He told me it was brought to his attention by a "mother of children" because he doesn't watch that "garbage." He raised his voice, reminded me he was 40 and then stormed out of the room with a sudden urge to vomit. I followed him down the hall and calmed him down. We ended up at Eskimo's Joe's sharing a chicken dinner and discussing our fondness for hair gel. Since that day, OSU has received the exact amount of coverage, to the second, as OU.
Q: Is Andy Wallace a robot?
A: I'm not sure if Andy is a robot but I do know Rusty McCrainie oils him up every morning.
Q: What are the odds the Brent Skarky becomes your replacement?
A: I would say slim. Although, I did talk to Ron Terrell this week and he told me Skarky is mounting a secretive email campaign to get his old job back.
Well, that's it. I guess we should thank Chris for taking the time to answer our tough questions. I think he did a pretty good job. Who knows what he is doing next, but lets just hope it has nothing to do with serving Dean Blevins coffee.
When I say ever, I mean ever posted on TLO.
Gundy/Callahan could start a hair gel line called…"Not Quite Up To Snuff".
So where is he going??
"with tits"
Callahan, you rock baby, you rock! Hilarious….
Why the mass exodus from KOCO? Where did Tyler and his PAGER go? Where is Callahan going?
That computer monitor is effing huge.
Too bad Maggie doesn't take it with tits
Ain't leaving grand??? I betting we started a mass exodus, but I guess we'll have to watch and see.
Good luck CC. I'll keep the lesbos under control for you, if you know what I mean, and I think you do…
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Three games gone and three wins for the British & Irish Lions. On the face of it all is good and their stated aim of achieving a 100% record on their tour down under remains intact.
The win over the Queensland Reds was particularly pleasing on Saturday because arguably the worst Lions starting XV fielded yet due to head coach Warren Gatland's correct intention to play all 37 of his squad in the first three games faced the stiffest challenge of the tour so far and came through.
There is, however, a big but and this is the alarming list of casualties beginning to hit the Lions. Losing both loosehead props, Cian Healy and Gethin Jenkins, was bad enough, but to lose winger Tommy Bowe on Saturday as well with a broken hand from the tour is very bad news indeed.
Healy may well have started with Jenkins on the bench, although Vunipola has stuck his hand up well as a result. Bowe would have received Gatland's nod over Alex Cuthbert in the test XV as well, or at least he would have done.
At the moment the Lions' strength in depth is just about holding up but they can ill afford to lose many, if any, more first choice test players. The bad news is that there are three more games to go before the first test begins back at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on Saturday week, time for partnerships and moves to be fine-tuned, but also for more players to fall by the wayside.
Here, as it stands, is the test XV Warren Gatland will select:
Halfpenny, Cuthbert, O'Driscoll, Roberts, North, Sexton, Phillips, Heaslip, Warburton (C), Lydiate, AW Jones, O'Connell, A Jones, Hibbard, Vunipola.
Subs: T Youngs, Corbisiero, Cole, Gray, O'Brien, B Youngs, Farrell, Tuilagi.
Unbelievably that means no Croft, Tipuric, Faletau, Jonathan Davies or Hogg. This underlines how deep the quality of the Lions squad still remains but they can ill afford losing another prop, hooker, stand off or winger in particular.
The Australians will take note with 3 games to go before the first test. They may not beat the Lions, but they can wound them before the challenge of the Wallabies.
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What SolarCity, Silver Spring IPOs Mean for Clean Tech
The two most recent initial public offerings of clean-technology companies, the December debut of solar financing company SolarCity and this week's listing of electricity grid infrastructure company Silver Spring Networks, provide a glimmer of hope for other companies in the sector.
"It's a great sign, but the markets are not open for every company," said Michael Molnar, partner and director of research at Restorative, which runs a long/short fund investing in energy, food, infrastructure and resources sectors. Restorative has a position in SolarCity, said Molnar. "It does show that this space is not dead in terms of public investor interest. There was some debate whether anyone would ever invest in this space again. So you can't argue that that's the case anymore," he added.
Both SolarCity and Silver Spring are trading above their listing prices, in SolarCity's case doubling over the initial price, albeit a reduction from an initial target. Overall, trading above listing is a feat, compared to the travails of almost every other venture-backed clean-tech listing, such as Enphase Energy, most recently, and several biofuels and biochemicals companies that went public when the IPO window cracked open in early 2011.
There are 17 U.S.-based companies in the clean-tech space that have filed to go public, according to research by Cleantech Group. These include venture-backed Mascoma and Aspen Aerogels. At the same time 13 clean-tech companies, most of them venture-backed, withdrew IPO filings in 2012 and 2011, according to Cleantech Group.
Many investors in the clean-technology subsectors were burned heavily when the prices of solar manufacturing names collapsed in 2011, and that created a risk-averse attitude.
There are also several late-stage private companies that are considering an IPO, as VentureWire previously reported, such as OPower.
Although Silver Spring and SolarCity are doing well so far, it still doesn't mean going public in clean tech has gotten significantly easier.
"I wouldn't say we've seen a broader stampede into clean tech," said David Smith, portfolio manager of Gabelli Green Fund. "We are not at the stage where people are willing to throw money on a venture capital type basis," he added.
Both Silver Spring and SolarCity are large, established companies, and leaders in their sectors, with significant revenues.
Even they didn't have an easy time listing. Silver Spring first filed its IPO documents in July 2011. At that time it was hoping for a much bigger debut, according to people familiar with the situation. In the current IPO, Silver Spring floated a small percentage of shares.
SolarCity, meanwhile, cut its price significantly during the roadshow. But it's now trading at double that.
Still, said Molnar, both Silver Spring and SolarCity had fairly complicated stories to tell on how they book their revenues, and it's a good indication for the market that they found enough interest.
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TEx@ATA, ATA's online gallery, showcases contemporary tapestry from artists around the world. Curators present the work of tapestry artists whose work refers to an over-arching concept. Two or three exhibitions are mounted each year, each one exploring a unique thread of contemporary tapestry production.
ATA is soliciting proposals for the TEx@ATA Gallery. Guidelines for these shows include the following:
- Each exhibition will be designed and titled by the person(s) submitting the proposal (the Curator(s)).
- The Curator(s) will communicate with the TEx@ATA Coordinator and one ATA Board Member.
- The exhibition may take the following form:
- Solo Show. A solo show will focus on the work of one artist with a minimum of four and a maximum of fifteen tapestries.
- Group Show. A group show will include a minimum of two artists and a maximum of ten artists with between ten and twenty-five tapestries.
- The Curator(s) will choose the artists, the artworks, and the text(s) that will comprise the exhibition.
- The Curator(s) will submit one or more statements or essays describing the conceptual, social and/or artistic context of the artworks included.
- The exhibitions will comprise works by artists who either employ the techniques of handwoven tapestry or reference the medium conceptually. Submissions including work that stretches the traditional definition of tapestry are welcomed. If an artist also works in another medium, the Curator(s) may include a maximum of two non-woven works per artist or five non-woven works in a group show.
- ATA will devise a layout appropriate for the exhibition and submit the design to the Curator(s) for approval.
- Each exhibition will be online for a period of approximately four months.
- Each aspect of the show (artwork, texts, etc.) will be reviewed for suitability.
Approval of the show proposal depends on the quality of the overall concept and quality of the proposed exhibition. Curator(s) will be notified within two months of submittal.
Please submit proposals in printed form or via email in .pdf format, including Curator(s) name(s), exhibition title, a brief statement explaining the focus of the exhibition and 2- 3 sample images of representative quality (.jpg or .gif format at between 300dpi and 150dpi) to:
Sarah Swett
401 East 8th St.
Moscow, ID 83843


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