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Lunar and Planetary Institute
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Canadian Space Agency
International Glaciological Society
Geological Survey of Canada
Stephen Clifford, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Peter Doran, University of Illinois at Chicago
David Fisher, Geological Survey of Canada
Christopher Herd, University of Alberta
Terrestrial Members
Walter Ammann, Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, University of Copenhagen
Sigfus Johnsen, University of Copenhagen
Shawn Marshall, University of Calgary
John Nye, University of Bristol
Wayne Pollard, McGill University
Todd Sowers, Pennsylvania State University
Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Polar Research Center
Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson, National Energy Authority and University of Iceland
Eske Willerslev, University of Copenhagen
Planetary Members
Alain Berinstain, Canadian Space Agency
William Boynton, University of Arizona
Mike Carr, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Frank Carsey, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
William Durham, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jack Farmer, Arizona State University
James Garvin, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
Rejean Grard, European Space Agency/ESTEC
Robert Haberle, NASA Ames Research Center
Ken Herkenhoff, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff
Hugh Kieffer, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff
Pascal Lee, NASA Ames Research Center
Daniel McCleese, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Christopher McKay, NASA Ames Research Center
Jeffrey Plaut, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
James Rice Jr., Arizona State University
David Smith, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
Ken Tanaka, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff
Peter Thomas, Cornell University
Maria Zuber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The response to the first announcement of the third Mars Polar Conference has been outstanding, with indications of interest received from researchers in 14 countries in fields as diverse as glaciology, climatology, planetary geology, planetary atmospheres, geophysics, spacecraft design and instrumentation, remote sensing, astrobiology, and life in extreme environments. This strong interdisciplinary interest is underscored by the fact that more than half the respondents are members of the terrestrial polar research community.
If you are interested in attending the meeting, we ask that you submit an electronic Indication of Interest form (if you have not already done so) as soon as possible - thus insuring that you will receive any reminders and special announcements related to the meeting via e-mail.
The Third International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration is the latest in a continuing series of meetings that are intended to promote the exchange of knowledge and ideas between planetary and terrestrial scientists interested in Mars polar and climate research. In recognition of the broad scope, interdisciplinary nature, and strong international interest in this topic, the participation of any interested scientist with relevant theoretical, experimental, or polar field experience is strongly encouraged.
The purpose of the conference is to assess the current state of Mars polar and climate research; discuss what might be learned from investigations of terrestrial analogs and the data returned from upcoming missions; and identify the potential science objectives, platform options, and instrument suites for robotic missions to the martian poles within the next decade. This meeting is intended to advance such missions and to serve as an important resource for those scientists wishing to develop instruments, propose spacecraft, or participate as a member of a science team in response to any future Announcement of Opportunity.
In the last four years, our understanding of the martian polar regions has been greatly advanced by the analysis of data acquired by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft. This data has yielded the first high-resolution topographic maps of the north and south polar ice caps, meter-scale images of the polar layered stratigraphy, and year-round coverage of the thermophysical, radiative, and compositional properties of the polar atmosphere and surface.
This influx of new data has recently been augmented by the arrival of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, whose Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS) and Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) are providing dramatic new insights into the nature of the poles. Within the next three years, a variety of additional investigations will be conducted by the upcoming Mars Express (2003) and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (2005) missions including our first look at the internal structure and basal topography of the polar deposits (obtained from the orbital radar sounders that will be flown on both spacecraft).
Some of the specific issues and questions that will be addressed at the meeting include:
- How did the martian polar ice caps and layered deposits originate? How old are they? And what is the chronology of events recorded in their strata?
- How do the compositional, physical, thermal, and radiative properties of the deposits vary, both geographically and with depth?
- What does their stratigraphy tell us about the annual cycles of carbon dioxide, water, and dust? And how have these cycles changed with time?
- Is there evidence of past or present glacial flow? How did the spiral pattern of scarps and troughs develop and how do they evolve with time?
- Is the base of either cap at the melting point? Do basal lakes or other environments exist that are suitable for the survival and growth of indigenous life?
- How can the knowledge and experience gained from investigations of the Earth's polar ice sheets (e.g., radio echo sounding, core sampling and stratigraphic analysis, ice margin studies, exploration of Lake Vostok and the Dry Valleys, etc.) benefit Mars polar exploration?
This five-day meeting will be held from October 1317, 2003, at the Fairmount Chateau at Lake Louise, near Banff National Park, in Alberta, Canada. This location was chosen as the site for the third conference because of Canada's active programs in permafrost, glacial, and polar research, as well as its growing interest in Mars exploration. The Lake Louise/Banff area also offers an ideal venue for the meeting because of its scenic location, its close proximity to many excellent destinations for field trips (including alpine glaciers and other examples of cold climate features and terrains), and its ready accessibility to international travelers.
To take full advantage of the opportunities the Lake Louise/Banff area provides, the conference technical sessions will be held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, with optional field trips to local sites of geologic and glacial interest on Wednesday and Saturday (additional details about the field trips will be included in the second announcement). Participants are encouraged to take advantage of the availability of conference-rate lodging (for the weekends before and after the meeting) to explore this extraordinarily scenic area with their spouse or family.
The conference program will consist of invited and contributed talks, panel discussions, and poster presentations, and will be supplemented by several special sessions and social events that will be held throughout the meeting.
Any scientist with relevant theoretical, experimental, or polar field experience is strongly encouraged to participate and to submit an abstract. Contingent upon review and acceptance by the Program Committee, abstracts will be published as part of an LPI abstract volume that will be distributed to conference participants at the meeting. The abstracts and preliminary program will also be available in electronic format and accessible via the conference Web page by August 22, 2003.
Abstracts may address any relevant aspect of terrestrial or martian polar research, including, but not limited to,
- Polar Geology, Glaciology, and Hydrology
- Compositional, Thermophysical, and Spectral Properties
- Climate and Meteorology
- Biology (including life in endolithic, subglacial, and hypersaline environments)
- Geophysical and Remote Sensing Investigations
- Instrument Design and Exploration Strategies
To encourage the participation of student researchers, some travel assistance (covering as much as ~2050% of anticipated total expenses) will be provided on a competitive and as-available basis. Further details regarding this assistance will be included in the second announcement.
For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives of the meeting, please contact
Stephen Clifford
Lunar and Planetary Institute
For further information regarding meeting logistics, please contact
Kimberly Taylor
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Further details regarding the program, topics for discussion, opportunities for participation, as well as guidelines for abstract and poster preparation, will be included in the second announcement that will be posted on this LPI Web site by May 9, 2003.
To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic reminders and special announcements relating to the meeting via e-mail, please submit an electronic Indication of Interest form by April 11, 2003.
Please submit the Indication of Interest even if you do not care about electronic notification of future announcements. The number of e-mails tallied will also serve to facilitate meeting planning.
April 11, 2003 Indication of Interest due at LPI May 9, 2003 Second announcement posted on the LPI Web site July 16, 2003 Abstract submission deadline August 22, 2003 Final announcement, preliminary program,
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IxDA Cincinnati and Kaleidoscope Present "Serious Play"
IxDA Cincinnati
Thursday, February 20, 2014 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EST)
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San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Our February event is sure to be a fun one - join IxDA Cincinnati and Kaleidoscope as Giacomo Ciminello and Chris Hammond present "Serious Play." As we grow older, the term "play" loses its credibility as a viable action, separating itself as the yang to "work." But the opposite of play is not work. It's depression. Learn how to use play, while you work, to find answers you may not have even had the foresight to ask the question to.
We hope you can join us for this free event. Light refreshments will be provided by Kaleidoscope.
About Our Presenters
Giacomo Ciminello is a designer, urban activist, bowler. Hailing from the city of Brotherly Love, Giacomo has been tinkering in user experience since 1999. He looks to empower both Users and Designers alike through the use of play, by removing the common rules of adulthood thus allowing people to tap into their creative side without them even knowing it.
Chris Hammond is passionate about the opportunity space between research and design. He came from a family of engineers, but somehow found the beauty of design. After ten years of corporate life, he joined Kaleidoscope's design team in NY. He aims to lead research and insight teams with courage, integrity and empathy.
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About Our Sponsor
Kaleidoscope is an innovation and design consultancy. Our talented team includes strategists, researchers, designers, and engineers. Our core areas of focus include medical, consumer goods, and electronics. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Cincinnati, we are known for creating lasting relationships with our clients.
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Thursday, February 20, 2014 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EST)
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Marco Polo is one of those explorers, whose journeys across the vast expanses of Asia's deserts, steppes and mountains epitomize the words epic, exotic, adventurous and grand. These descriptions still hold true today when you follow in his footsteps through the countries of Central Asia that were once part of the Silk Road, and which are now known as "The Stans" - because to explore Kazakhstan, Kyrgyszstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan today is to experience not only the exotic beauty of distant and wildly diverse landscapes, but to answer the call of adventure itself.
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SWINDON Town head groundsman Marcus Cassidy has pledged to give fans their festive football fix on New Year's Day after the Robins suffered back to back washouts over the Christmas period.
Following the postponement of Boxing Day's trip to Leyton Orient, in-form Town were dealt another blow when their clash at Colchester United - scheduled for this afternoon - was called off due to a waterlogged pitch at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
Portsmouth are due to visit the County Ground on January 1 and, despite another deluge expected in the region over the coming days, Cassidy is confident that Swindon supporters will not be let down.
He said: "The situation is I've been going in all over Christmas and I haven't been able to do any work to the pitch because it's just been a little bit sodden. But we've improved the drainage so much that the pitch is totally playable, I envisage no problems ahead.
"Looking at the weather forecast we've got heavy rain (on Saturday), it's a real bad day tomorrow. Sunday I'm hoping to get the mower on the pitch and try to get it a little bit flatter and get it playable as much as I can.
"Then Monday there's a little more rain but Tuesday the weather isn't too bad either so I envisage no problems whatsoever."
Cassidy, who has been producing sensational playing surfaces for Town for several years, praised the investment made in the County Ground pitch by the current Swindon board.
When asked whether five years ago the Pompey clash could have fallen victim to the elements, he said: "We had massive issues with the drainage a few years ago but since the new board have come in we've invested fairly decently in the pitch and we've improved it that much that we'll have no problems.
"We need to fulfil the fixtures but the County Ground surface's drainage has improved so much in the last five years. Any rain that comes I don't expect any problems."
And Cassidy knows he is not just under pressure from fans to ensure League One action takes place in SN1 on Tuesday. There's also the small matter of pleasing Swindon's manager.
"There is a bit of pressure with two games being off," he said. "Paolo's going to want the game to be on, he'd demand it was on. Even if it was in wellies I think he'd want it on."


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GARDENA, CA -- Andamiro USA Corp. has appointed Drew Maniscalco director of North American sales, effective immediately. In his new post, he will lead the company's sales efforts on this continent, and will report directly to Andamiro USA president Satinder Bhutani.
Maniscalco brings more than two decades' experience to his new post. He comes to Andamiro from Jersey Jack Pinball (Lakewood, NJ), where he served as vice-president of business development. His prior experience includes service with Elaut USA, Chicago Gaming and Sega. Early in the past decade, he was involved in Sega's development of a SpongeBob-themed coin rolldown game that became a redemption-sector standout in 2004.
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Seth MacFarlane is defending himself and his humor in the wake of criticism over a joke about Lou Gehrig's disease in his new hit movie, Ted.
ALS Therapy Alliance, a Boston-based group dedicated to raising awareness and funds for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, last week voiced objection to a line in the film in which Mark Wahlberg's character says, "From one man to another, I hope you get Lou Gehrig's disease."
MacFarlane says now in a statement to that he realizes "ALS is a horrific tragedy for those who suffer from it, and by no means do I or anyone associated with this film have anything but compassion for the individuals afflicted."
However, he adds, "the joke in the film is made at the expense of our 'villain,' Rex, and not at the expense of those suffering from the disease. That is its intent, and I believe that is how it plays. The mere mention of any disease should not be cause for ire (I lost my mother to cancer, yet there is a joke in the film which contains the word cancer). I urge analysis of context, lest the 'outrage industry' get the better of us."
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Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's volunteered to answer your tax questions:
Q. I co-signed with my daughter on a loan for a home she purchased. She subsequently lost her job and defaulted on the loan payments while filing for bankruptcy. Not paid during this time were the HOA fees and penalties. One year after the bank foreclosed, and the home resold, a levy was placed on my savings for nearly $10,000 for the unpaid HOA fees because I was on title. The money was taken from my account and I may have no recourse with regard to ever seeing this money again.
My question: Is this sort of loss deductible? If so, to what extent?
A.First, I empathize with both you and your daughter and hope that things turn around or have begun to do so. Generally, however, any sort of loss on the sale or disposition of a personal residence is not deductible. This would normally apply to the HOA fees and penalties as well since your obligation arose out of a personal, not business relationship.
That said, whenever the word bankruptcy is included in any tax question, I normally suggest the person consult with a reputable tax attorney or CPA. The reason for that is there are plenty of special rules that come into play with a bankruptcy – not to mention issues beyond taxes – which usually must be addressed.
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The gist of the message was in response to a question from a taxpayer wanting to know the legitimacy of deducting college tuition expenses. I believe the IRS's message was something to the effect of, "If you can show a receipt of a legitimate payment to an accredited educational Institution, you can claim that tuition as a deduction on tax Form XXXX."
I've sent a certified check that included a grandson's student ID number to Oregon State University. I'm about to send another. Knowing the proper form number would be most helpful. What is the number of that form?
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If you are talking about that deduction, the form is 8917, Tuition and Fees Deduction. On your Form 1040, it goes on Line 34. Note the instructions for 8917 are right below the form itself. Finally, the tuition and fees deduction is an "above the line" deduction meaning you can claim it even if you do not itemize your deductions on IRS Schedule A. For complete details on all the tax benefits for education, read IRS Publication 970.
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Born in Nottingham, England, Jake Bugg picked up the guitar at the age of 12, and within a year he was composing his own songs. Disinterested in the hip-hop and grime that dominated the listening habits of his peers, he turned to the classics for inspiration. Bugg's first recognition came at the age of 17 when a local DJ began spinning one of the cuts he uploaded to BBC Introducing, a program that supports "unsigned, undiscovered, and under-the-radar musicians." An invitation to play Glastonbury arrived shortly thereafter, and before he knew it, he was supporting acts like Lana Del Rey, Example, and Michael Kiwanuka, and had inked a deal with Mercury. His first single, "Lightning Bolt," arrived in early 2012. His eponymous debut album appeared in October of the same year and featured production work from former Snow Patrol collaborator Iain Archer. He performed "A Song About Love" from his CD "Shangri-La" on "The Ellen Show" in January 2014.
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Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 62,
November 2010 Abstract Supplement
Abstracts of the American College of
Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Annual Scientific Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia November 6-11, 2010.
The Comparative Incidence of Serious Infections among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Switch Biologic Agents.
Curtis3, Jeffrey R., Xie2, Fenglong, Chen2, Lang, Baddley2, John, Beukelman4, Timothy, Saag5, Kenneth G., Winthrop1, Kevin
Univ of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
The safety profile of the anti-TNF agents has been well characterized. However, it is unclear whether the comparative safety of newer biologics with different mechanisms of action is similar to the anti-TNF agents. Our objective was to evaluate the incidence of hospitalized infections among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients switching to a new biologic.
Using the administrative databases of a large U.S. healthcare organization from 1/2005-8/2009, we identified enrollees with RA based on having at least 1 physician visit for RA (ICD9 714.X). To control for confounding related to characteristics that cause patients to switch from one biologic to another, eligible patients were those switching to a new biologic who had been treated with a different biologic in the preceding 6 months, defined as the baseline period. Observation time began on the switch date. To further control for confounding, we created pair-wise propensity scores (PS) for each drug contrast using covariates measured at baseline. PS were categorized into quintiles; non-overlapping regions of the PS distributions were trimmed. Exposure was defined as current use of the biologic, allowing for an extension of 90 days. Outcomes of interest were hospitalized infections identified using previously-validated algorithms. Cox proportional hazards models evaluated the incidence rate of hospitalized infections, comparing each biologic to infliximab, selected as a convenient reference standard for uniform comparison. Observation time was censored at the first hospitalized infection, end of study, or lack of current exposure.
Among a total of 101,906 unique RA patients enrolled in the health plan, 1923 switched to a new biologic and contributed 1915 person-years (py) of observation. Characteristics of these eligible patients were mean ± SD age 49.3 ± 11.2 years, 78% women. A total of 82 first hospitalized infections were identified; the rate of hospitalized infections ranged from a low of 1.8 (switch to etanercept) to a high of 6.2 (switch to rituximab) per 100py. There was insufficient use of golimumab or certolizumab to evaluate these agents. Referent to infliximab, there were no significant differences between the rates of infection for any biologic after adjusting for age, sex, and PS quintile (Table). There were no cases of active tuberculosis or of hospitalized progressive multifocal leukoencephalocathy (PML).
The rate of all hospitalized infections among RA patients switching to a new biologic varies across a relatively small range and was not significantly different between agents.
Hazard Ratio Comparing the Rate of Serious Infections for Persons Switching to Various Biologies
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|Incidence Rate (per 100 pt-years)
|Crude Hazard Ratio
|Adjusted for age, sex, propensity score
|1.08 (0.57, 2.04)
|0.87 (0.45, 1.70)
|0.73 (0.40, 1.34)
|0.68 (0.36, 1.29)
|0.44 (0.19, 1.05)
|0.46 (0.19, 1.12)
|1.0 (ref)
|1.0 (ref)
|1.07 (0.56, 2.05)
|0.89 (0.43, 1.82)
To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Curtis, Jeffrey R., Xie, Fenglong, Chen, Lang, Baddley, John, Beukelman, Timothy, Saag, Kenneth G., et al; The Comparative Incidence of Serious Infections among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Switch Biologic Agents. [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2010;62 Suppl 10 :721
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We have several room types in the guest house based mainly on the size of the room - the cheapest rooms are smaller than the more expensive ones, but all have the same high quality furniture and bathrooms. All rooms are en-suite with shower, sink and toilet.
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Standard methods for small hive beetle research.
Authors: Peter Neumann, Jay D Evans, Jeff S Pettis, Christian W W Pirk, Marc O Schäfer, Gina Tanner, James D Ellis.
Table of contents
Thanks to: Luis Gerardo Lara Alvarez- Translation. Jose Antonio Dorantes Ugalde, Luz Maria Saldaña Loza- Reviewing
1. Introduction
2. Diagnostics and sampling
2.1. Beetle appearance during the different developmental stages
2.1.1. Eggs
2.1.2. Larvae
2.1.3. Pupae
2.1.4. Adults
2.2. Beetle locations during the different development stages
2.2.1. Eggs
2.2.2. Larvae
2.2.3. Pupae
2.2.4. Adults
2.3. Shipped bee samples
2.3.1. Inspection of honey bee queen shipments for small hive beetle
2.4. Sampling of adult small hive beetles
2.4.1. Manual collection
2.4.2. Traps in colonies
2.4.3. Traps outside of colonies
22.214.171.124. Trapping of adult small hive beetles
126.96.36.199. Trapping of small hive beetle larvae
2.4.4. Storage and shipment of SHB samples
2.4.5. Molecular diagnostics
220.127.116.11. DNA extraction
126.96.36.199. Mitochondrial DNA analyses
22.214.171.124. Microsatellite analyses
184.108.40.206. Screening hive debris for SHB
220.127.116.11. Future genetic work with SHB
3. Techniques for experimental investigations
3.1. Laboratory techniques
3.1.1. Maintaining adult SHBs in the laboratory and transport
184.108.40.206. SHB diet
220.127.116.11. SHB maintenance and transport conditions
188.8.131.52.1. Mass maintenance
184.108.40.206.2. Individual maintenance
3.1.2. Rearing techniques
220.127.116.11. Rearing Procedure
188.8.131.52. Individual rearing approach
3.1.3. Sex determination
22.214.171.124. Sex determination of adults
18.104.22.168. Sex determination of pupae
3.1.4. Marking techniques
184.108.40.206. Marking SHB larvae
184.108.40.206. Marking adult SHB
188.8.131.52.1. Feeding adult SHBs with coloured food
220.127.116.11.2. Thoracic notching of adult SHBs
3.1.5. Effect of external conditions on SHB in the laboratory
220.127.116.11. Investigating diet effects on SHB reproduction
220.127.116.11. Determining soil effects on SHB pupation
3.1.6. Transmission of bee pathogens by small hive beetles
188.8.131.52. Investigating potential interactions between A. tumida and Paenibacillus larvae, the causative
organism of American foulbrood
18.104.22.168. Investigating the potential of SHB to vector honey bee viruses
3.1.7. Investigations of SHB pathogens and parasites
188.8.131.52. Inoculating SHB larvae with entomopathogenic fungi
18.104.22.168. Infesting SHBs with nematodes
22.214.171.124.1. In vitro infestation of wandering larvae with an aqueous suspension of nematodes
220.127.116.11.2. In vitro soil infestation of larvae using a sand bioassay
220.127.116.11.3. In vitro soil infestation of pupae with an aqueous suspension of nematodes Autoclave soil.
188.8.131.52.4. In vitro soil infestation of pupae with nematode-infected cadavers
3.2. Field techniques
3.2.1. Investigating intra-colonial interactions between adult bees and adult SHB
22.214.171.124. General experimental establishment
126.96.36.199. Behavioural categories
220.127.116.11. Investigating behavioural interactions of adult honey bees and adult SHBs at the colony entrance – two
alternative options
3.2.2. Investigating SHB oviposition behaviour and bee hygienic responses to SHB eggs and young larvae
220.127.116.11. Promoting SHB oviposition behaviour in capped bee brood
188.8.131.52. Identifying and marking brood cells in which SHB have oviposited
22.214.171.124. Determining honey bee hygienic responses to SHB eggs and young larvae.
18.104.22.168. Determining proportion of perforated capped brood cells containing SHB eggs (oviposition rate)
3.2.3. Determining the number and distribution of adult SHBs inside a field colony and winter clusters
and starting colonies without SHBs
18.104.22.168. Visually screening the number of beetles in live colonies and/or removing beetles to
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220.127.116.11. Counting the number and distribution of beetles in freshly-killed colonies
184.108.40.206.1. Killing with liquid nitrogen
18.104.22.168.2. Killing with petrol fuel
22.214.171.124.3. Freeze killing
18.104.22.168. Counting the number of beetles and defining their spatial distribution in winter clusters killed by
dipping in liquid nitrogen
3.2.4. Collecting SHB eggs
3.2.5. Introducing adult SHB into colonies
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Oh, what a tangled web Mr. Market weaves. Sometimes the path of least resistance is easy to discern, and profitable trades fall into your lap like daily gifts from the market gods. Other times crosscurrents muddle the market broadcast, generating all sorts of conflicting signals. A chart of the broad market may present equally compelling bullish and bearish patterns — the key lies in preparation and the anticipation of all potential scenarios.
While the slide in the iShares Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM[1]) was finally halted by the formation of support in the $83 area, the ensuing bounce has been lackluster at best. The upward sloping channel has taken on the form of an ominous pattern: the bear flag. As the name implies, the bear flag typically heralds lower prices. In other words, the past few days of slightly upward movement may give way to yet another impulse move lower.
Click to EnlargeTraders might consider adding a few bearish plays to their portfolios to hedge existing bullish trades that may come under fire in the coming days. One higher-probability approach is selling out-of-the-money bear call spreads.
Traders willing to bet IWM remains below $86 through November expiration could sell the Nov 86 call while buying the Nov 91 call for a net credit of $0.80 or better. The max reward is limited to the $0.80 received at trade inception and will be captured if IWM stays below $86. The max risk is limited to the distance between strike prices minus the net credit, or $4.20.
To minimize the potential loss, you could exit the spread if IWM rises above the upper bound of the bear flag pattern, around $84.60. Such a lift would negate the flag and signal the uptrend is back in full force.
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How To Fake Like You've Watched Party Down
For all you Party Down virgins, here's a spoiler heavy list that will help you hold your own with even the most hardcore Party Down fans. Ideally, you won't read this and actually spend the time to watch the entire series, but I understand you're busy and want to feel "in the know" so here is my gift to you cheaters out there.
1) Understand the general premise
The show follows Party Down Catering which caters a different party or event every episode. The staff is almost entirely actors who are just working until they get their big break.
2) Know a little bit about Henry, Casey, and Ron
Although every character is awesome in his or her own way, you should start with the basics.
Henry Pollard
Our protagonist, Henry used to have dreams but as the show begins he has recently given up on a successful life, resorting to becoming a professional caterer. Being witty, cool, attractive, and depressed end up causing the female lead, Casey Klein, as well as audiences to fall in love with him. Fast Facts: -His catchphrase is "Are we having fun yet?" which is from a beer commercial he starred in that ruined his career
-His character dates Kristen Bells' character "Uda Bengt" for awhile
-Smokes Parliaments
-He can do no wrong
Casey Klein
Casey maintains a "tough girl" front but is really quite sweet. She has aspirations to become a professional comedian but her "big breaks" seem to consistently fall through without fail. She leaves Henry in Season 1 to pursue her comedy career but by the end of the series it's pretty clear the two have ended up together. Fast Facts: -Was almost in a Judd Apatow film before her scene got cut
-Broke off an engagement at the beginning of Season 1
-While especially flustered she'll often yell, "God dammit!"
Ron Donald
Ron is a lovable goof who for the majority of the series acts as Team Leader for the Party Down crew. He is often caught in embarrassing "pie in his face" situations such as in the first episode when he is trying to clean a stain off his pants in the client's bathroom and it looks very much like he's jacking off into the mirror. Fast Facts: -Initially has dreams to open a Soup R' Crackers franchise and leave Party Down but when his dreams come true and his franchise fails he is forced to return
-Often refers to himself as "New Ron" since he comes from a past of alcohol and drugs but now he is uncomfortably clean cut
-Has a system called RDDs which can either stand for Ron Donald Do or Ron Donald Don't. Employees often get confused when Ron gives them RDDs because they're not sure if he meant it positively or negatively
3) Know at least 1 sentence about the rest of the Party Down caterers
Roman DeBeers
Sci-fi nerd who likes to think of himself as an intellectual that is smarter than you.
Defining Roman Video
Kyle Bradway
Kyle, as Henry puts it, is in the "all around handsome business" and is an aspiring actor and musician who isn't all too bright.
Defining Kyle Video
Constance Carmell
Constance thrives in the absurd from serenading party hosts to barnyard animal impersonations such as in the video above.
Defining Constance Video
Lydia Dunfree
Lydia was Constance's replacement after Season 2, she was essentially a watered down Constance that was never fully embraced by the rest of the team.
Defining Lydia Video
4) Learn how to say "Are we having fun yet?"
As mentioned above "Are we having fun yet?" is from a "whasssup" style beer commercial that made Henry micro-famous for awhile but ultimately ruined his career. He does not enjoy people recognizing him from the commercial and will almost never say the catchphrase despite people asking him to do it fairly frequently. Essentially if all you say in a Party Down conversation is this phrase you'll still do pretty well.
5) Relate the show to Arrested Development
Fans love to say that the show was just like Arrested Development or at the very least its cancellation was just as sad as when AD was cut down in its prime. If you want to point out a specific difference: Arrested Development focuses more on straight hilarity with absurd characters that you half-heartedly feel for while Party Down has less absurd characters that you legitimately care about.
6) Be mad that Glee stole Jane Lynch
As mentioned above Jane Lynch was the "absurd" character on Party Down where many of the best jokes came from. Her departure was a pretty big hit to the show and although Megan Mullally is great, it just wasn't quite the same.
7) Blame the cancellation on Starz's low subscription numbers
Never ever ever say that the cancellation or the low ratings were the fault of the show. Swear nobody watched the show because it was on Starz which has a very small subscription base and not because the show isn't amazing.
Now you're ready to party down and discuss Party Down at parties!
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'Real Housewives of Miami' Season Finale Recap: Karent Sierra Stays in Denial Island
Throughout the entire season, Karent fought off allegations her telenovela hunk boyfriend Rodolfo Jiménez was stepping out on her. The perky dentist insisted Rodolfo only had eyes for her. Ana Quincoces, Adriana De Moura, Marysol Patton and Alexia Echevarria were just stirring up drama Karent declared. If only Karent's diagnosis were true.
Note: Spoilers ahead if you haven't watched Thursday's episode, "Healing Hole."
Romain presented Joanna with a new engagement ring and matching necklace. An emotional Joanna accepted his gifts, agreeing it was time they worked things out.
Adriana announced to her son Alex that she and Fredric were planning to get married. Alex snarked at his mom, saying Fredric never asked for his permission. In the end, Alex told his mom he was happy for her.
Joanna and Lisa Hochstein stopped by Lea Black's office to catch up. Although the women bonded with Karent in Bimini, they couldn't help but wonder if the good doctor lived in a fantasy world about Rodolfo.
Karent's mother revealed Rodolfo had called her nonstop, while Karent's dad was ill, to tell her not to believe all the negative media hype surrounding him. Karent told her mother she believed her man. He'd done press before, and she'd always known about it beforehand. Mama Sierra wasn't buying what Rodolfo was selling.
Later, Rodolfo professed his love for Karent via the Internet. He maintained his heart belonged to her, and the interview was simply to hype his soap gig. Was Karent letting her friends fill her head with bad thoughts about her guy, or was she playing the fool in a real-life novela of her very own?
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OMG!: Elaine Lancaster showing up to Marysol's party. After their tiff, who thought those ladies would boogie on down together?
Thank you, TV gods.: Lisa convincing Karent to look for a new man. Clearly Karent needs to take a hint and trade in her old guy for a new reliable one.
Awk-ward: Joanna putting Marta on the spot about accepting her engagement to Rodolfo. What a way to put someone in the hot seat.
Hotness: Adriana's dress at Alex's recital. Forget the kids playing the piano, THAT was a showstopper!
Fab-u-lous: Marysol's party. The event was over the top and gaudy.. A true South Beach affair.
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AMORIM, Dalmo de Souza e MARIN NETO, José Antonio. Functional alterations of the autonomic nervous system in Chagas' heart disease. Sao Paulo Med. J. [online]. 1995, vol.113, n.2, pp.772-784. ISSN 1516-3180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-31801995000200007.
Several independent pathological studies in experimental models and in human beings showed conspicuous autonomic denervation in Chagas' disease. In spite of the inherently complex structural organization of the autonomic nervous system, the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions are involved, as shown by many functional studies. Hence, Chagas' disease represents a unique model of impairment of the autonomic control of the heart, in absence of the nonspecific effects of cardiac failure. An important limitation of the studies thus far carried out is the lack of a better knowledge of the molecular biology characteristics of different strains of T. cruzi. This could explain some geographical discrepancies found in the clinical behaviour of Chagas' disease, and contribute to a better understanding of its pathophysiology.
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Bonnie and Neil's new range of tropical textiles master the art of holidaying at home, while Fenton & Fenton is ripe with colourful decorative pieces.
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Beetle Track carved stool, $650, from Fenton & Fenton, on stool Pineapple & Coconut ceramic plate, $80, from Bonnie and Neil
Basket weave teak chair, $1500, from Fenton & Fenton
Genevieve Levy cushion, $265, from Manon Bis
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Cushions from bottom: Lotus Grey floor cushion 60cm, $185, from Bonnie and Neil; Snurk cushion $125 from Nelson Brown; Jungle Leaf Green cushion 40cm, $125, from Bonnie and Neil.
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I had the distinct displeasure of covering tonight's Twolves / Pacers game from Indianapolis. This game was filled with backups and DNP-CD's on players that you would want to watch when thinking about these two teams. As an added "bonus", Kevin Love, Brandon Roy, and Nikola Pekovic were all shut down after the first quarter. (Love and Roy both had nice quarters for what it is worth.) The Pacers did not have Granger or Hibbert in the lineup tonight either, so this really was the wrong game to pick out of this weekend's lineup.
So where do we begin with a preseason game that has virtually no impact on the forthcoming season, particularly (and thankfully) because there were no injuries in the game either? Let's just say that this was a game of runs. Wolves down by 9, up by 8, down by 6, up by … you get the point. The killer run came from the Pacers in the 4th quarter, going on a 19-0 run. It was like 2010 all over again. The Wolves wound up dropping the game 96-91.
Here are a few Pups that caught my eye:
Dante Cunningham had another nice performance. He's going to be an active body off the bench and quite honestly, I could see him taking minutes from DWill sooner rather than later. The box score shows a lot of positive signs beyond the shooting performance/percentages. I also saw Cunningham 'pull a KG' and block a shot or two after the whistle had blown plays dead. He looks like a fantastic complement to Love and Pek as a shot blocker (the ones that count too) and a banger, despite his thin frame.
Chase Budinger also had another good night shooting. Having someone you can stick in the corner and knock down jumpers consistently is a relative godsend for this team.
Will Conroy was not impressive tonight at all. 7 points and 6 assists don't cover the 6 TO's and the bad decision making he showed in the fourth quarter. I'm not sure if he's fighting for a roster spot, but tonight didn't help. (I think Conroy will be on the roster and in a suit most of this season.)
Derrick Williams is a complete enigma. There are moments and flashes of brilliance. Then there are moments where you just have to shake your head and move on. I just don't see him as a high impact player on this team, which of course is awesome from the #2 pick in last year's draft. Yes, I just negatively portrayed a guy that put up 25 points and filled the rest of the box score. It's the preseason, we are all warming up.
Alexey Shved (dear Yahoo!, please learn how to spell his name) played a good amount of PG tonight and continues to show flashes. I think he's going to be an impact player at the SG position for us this year and will look a lot better when doing so vs. trying to play PG. Can you see the biases already forming, as I just leave this alone?
Beyond these five, there really isn't much more to report on the Pups end. Watching the Pacers always strikes a bit of a nerve for me now because I really wanted Paul George in the '10 draft if we were going to take a wing. How has that worked out for us? George led the team in scoring with 19 tonight and managed to do a heck of a lot more. There was also a Gerald Green sighting this evening, so that made the game a little more interesting. Green actually had a highlight reel dunk with about 24 seconds left in the game, off of a lob from the younger Hansbrough. He still looks like, well, umm, Gerald Green though.
As mentioned yesterday, it is just nice to have the Wolves back in the living room! The team returns to the Target Center for Saturday's game against Chicago and the game will be live on NBA TV.
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As part of her broad project that aims to provide more profound understandings of service work and the way labour law should address services, in this particular study Einat is looking at two examples that are very much relevant to services: sexual harassment of workers by customers and dress codes.
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- Obama tops among young, but less so than in 2008: Political correspondent Callum Borchers reports on the national poll that shows 18- to 29-year-old voters support Obama over Mitt Romney, but they also indicate Obama is not as popular among young voters as he was four years ago.
- Mitt Romney launches his national campaign: Political reporter Matt Viser writes about Mitt Romney's victory rally in New Hampshire.
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CELEBRATED Shakespearean actor Jeffrey Dench, the brother of Dame Judi, has died.
Tributes have been paid to Mr Dench, who was educated at St Peter's School and spent many years in rep theatre in York before going on to forge a successful career with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford.
He died on Thursday, March 27 at the age of 85.
Mr Dench joined the RSC in 1963. His final performance for the company was beside his sister Judi in Merry Wives: The Musical in 2006.
The production was directed by the RSC's Artistic Director Gregory Doran, Artistic Director, who said:
"It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Jeffery Dench.
"Jeffery worked for the RSC over five decades. He joined the company in its early days and took part in many of its greatest hits from Peter Hall and John Barton's history cycle, The Wars of the Roses to Trevor Nunn's Nicholas Nickleby.
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Brilliant Traces, Cindy Lou Johnson's two-character play about a runaway bride and a recluse in a remote Alaskan cabin, is a project that actress Nickella Moschetti has wanted to do for a long time. She finally found a partner in co-star Danny Lippin, and with director Michael Shaw, they've brought an extremely well-crafted production to the cramped quarters of the Sidewalk Studio Theatre.
From the moment Rosannah (Moschetti) bursts into Henry's (Lippin) hermetically-sealed existence in the middle of a blizzard, it's clear that this is going to be an unusual story. The two lost souls spar for 90 minutes, Johson taking her time unspooling their respective neuroses before finally revealing what's at the wounded heart of each character, and along the way she shines a light on some of the small lunacies that afflict us all from time to time. Moschetti is outstanding, frenzied and hurting but not missing any details in her brittle performance, and Lippin brings just enough bug-eyed, stir-crazy oddness to his part to make the viewer wonder which of these two characters is actually the more neurotic of the two.
Two-person plays, particularly ones as demanding as this, take unusually deft skill to pull off but Moschetti, Lippin and Shaw all rise to meet the challenge. Shaw maintains balance and tension between his two actors to keep his audience intrigued until a very satisfying conclusion. This is a limited run in a very small space, so make it a priority to see this superb little production.
"Brilliant Traces" performs Friday nights through November 20th at the Sidewalk Studio Theatre
(4150 Riverside Dr., Toluca Lake 91505). Tickets are $20. For more information, visit www.sidewalkstudiotheatre.com, call (818) 558-5702 or go to www.brownpaperetickets.com/event/84309.


text: One of the upsides to working downtown is the ability to walk to get lunch. I know everyone thinks that we never walk anywhere in LA but I'm here to say that I walk a solid two blocks to get lunch everyday. (Take that NYC!) So this week, I decided to take my trusty digi cam on my trek and see what's new on our local street art spot. I'm not sure why this corner gets continually covered in posters but there is a new poster up on this thing every damn day.


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Flames Sports Network reporter Nick Pierce will be adding an additional responsibility to his broadcasting duties this fall, as he was recently named the new public address announcer for the Carolina Panthers.
Pierce will be the third public address announcer in the 19-year history of the NFL franchise. He will announce all 10 of the Panthers' 2013 home games at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Additionally, the new employee of the Panther Vision department could also serve as the public address announcer for the ACC Championship game (Dec. 7) and the Belk Bowl (Dec. 28), two events the organization hosts during the final month of the year.
This new opportunity will not preclude him from continuing his Liberty Flames broadcasting duties or serving as the audio coordinator for the Liberty Athletics Marketing office, positions he has held since 2009.
Pierce has done the play-by-play broadcasts (including radio and TV) for Liberty baseball since 2005, including six Big South Championship games and four NCAA Regional contests. Pierce also hosts the pregame show and serves as sideline and locker room reporter during all Liberty football radio broadcasts.
Pierce assists with play-by-play broadcasting for various other Liberty sports, including selected men's and women's basketball, softball, soccer and field hockey games. He additionally serves as the primary website reporter for LibertyFlames.com and produces all radio promos for Liberty athletics events and ticket sales.
Pierce recently earned a pair of awards, assisting in the production of a Telly award-winning video documenting "The Slide" from the 1992 NLCS featuring Liberty alumnus Sid Bream. He also produced a Liberty baseball radio promo which captured best in the nation honors at the 2013 NACDA convention.
Outside of Liberty, Pierce has broadcasted Danville Braves (rookie affiliate for the Atlanta Braves) baseball games since 2007 on the radio and Internet, including the 2007 and 2009 Appalachian League Championship series and playoff games in both 2011 and 2012.
The native of Atlanta, Ga., who has worked in radio broadcasting since 2001, is a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Pierce graduated from Liberty in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.


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Scientists Storm Ottawa After Harper Government Cuts Environmental Protections and Research Again
Nathanael Baker | July 10, 2012
By Nathanael Baker • Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 13:34
Canadian scientists are taking to the streets in protest of the Harper government's latest cuts to scientific research and its increasingly backward environmental policies.
Over the last several weeks, the government has shut down major research institutions such as the iconic Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), eliminated funding for the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Science, and passed a budget bill which cuts government jobs for scientists and scraps pollution control programs.
The Harper government has made no bones about the energy future it envisions for Canada. Alberta's oil sands lay at the center of not only the government's energy plan, but also its economic plan. Now, it is becoming abundantly clear that if environmental protections get in the way of this plan, they wil be removed. Hence Canada's withdrawl from the Kyoto Accord and its awful record at international negotiations on a new, legally-binding climate pact.


text: Jeroen van den Muyzenberg wrote: > Having worked with a few batch systems, it is far better to have a > separate filesystem for spooled user stdout/err, and applying quotas. > Better to have one user job fail, most probably a runaway anyway, than > *all* work fail because of a filled filesystem. > > This really isn't a torque issue, but site-defined policy. Yes and no. We are talking about PBS specific files here. One of the problems is that filesystem quotas dont know about PBS jobs but the limit needed is really per job. Consider a 128P Altix running lots of single cpu jobs (we know they exist). If you think 100MB is a reasonable limit for a jobs stdout/stderr then you need to set quotas at 12GB in case all jobs belong to one user. But then if you have 120 different users, total stdout/stderr disk use can reach 14TB without quotas kicking in. Granted this is not at all likely but it illustrates the misfit of per-user quotas for a per-job problem. Another per-job issue is that it might be that a job writing only 1KB of output gets killed by the quota before the problem 1GB output job. At least both jobs will belong to the same user. I guess we came to the point of having PBS monitor PBS-specific disk use in relation to managing job scratch areas. We tried using quotas in various ways for quite a while but could not sufficiently disambiguate (over)usage by different jobs. Once we had PBS tracking this disk usage, checking PBS-specific stdout/stderr spool usage didn't feel like crossing any "role divide". The site policy bit would be making checking and the maximum spool filesize runtime configuration options. David > > Jeroen > > On 07/09/07, David Singleton <David.Singleton at anu.edu.au> wrote: >> This is a hacky bit of code we have at the end of mom_over_limit() >> in our PBS - it kills jobs when spooled stdout or stderr reach 20MB >> (who will ever read 20MB of text!). It would need modifying for >> Torque. >> >> David >> >> /* This should be a mom config option */ >> #define CHECKVAR >> >> #if !defined(NO_SPOOL_OUTPUT) && defined(CHECKVAR) >> #define VARSPOOLUSERLIM_KB 20480 >> >> /* check file sizes in PBS spool area */ >> if (pjob->ji_qs.ji_svrflags&JOB_SVFLG_HERE) { // only on MS >> char path[64]; >> char *suf; >> struct stat sbuf; >> >> (void)strcpy(path, path_spool); >> (void)strcat(path, pjob->ji_qs.ji_fileprefix); >> suf = path+strlen(path); >> >> (void)strcat(path, JOB_STDOUT_SUFFIX); >> if ( (stat(path, &sbuf)==0) && >> (sbuf.st_size>>10 > (off_t)VARSPOOLUSERLIM_KB) ){ >> sprintf(log_buffer, "stdout file size %luKB exceeds limit %luKB", >> ((unsigned long)(sbuf.st_size>>10)), (unsigned long)VARSPOOLUSERLIM_KB); >> return (JOB_SVFLG_OVERLMT2|JOB_SVFLG_OVERLMTFILE); >> } >> >> (void)strcpy(suf, JOB_STDERR_SUFFIX); >> if ( (stat(path, &sbuf)==0) && >> (sbuf.st_size>>10 > (off_t)VARSPOOLUSERLIM_KB) ){ >> sprintf(log_buffer, "stderr file size %luKB exceeds limit %luKB", >> ((unsigned long)(sbuf.st_size>>10)), (unsigned long)VARSPOOLUSERLIM_KB); >> return (JOB_SVFLG_OVERLMT2|JOB_SVFLG_OVERLMTFILE); >> } >> } >> #endif >> >> Atwood, Robert C wrote: >>>>> Aaron Tygart said: >>>>> Hm, seems as though stdout and stderr for each respective >>>>> job is owned by root. >>>> Rushton Martin said: >>>> On my system the output files are in /var/spool/torque/spool and >>>> are owned by the user. They move to /var/spool/torque/undelivered >>> My system behaves like Rushton Martin's rather than Aaron Tygart's in >>> this respect, in case the network of quotation was not clear. >>> >>> I received a few suggestions on and off list for mechanisms to recover >>> and prevent this problem in the future, such as external script to test >>> the state etc. >>> Many thanks for the helpful suggestions. >>> >>> I hope it's ok if I forward some of the offlist suggestions to the list >>> -- as future questioners may be searching the list! I hate finding the >>> same question but no answers when I search mailing lists for my >>> problems. >>> >>> I still think it is a bit of a problem within TORQUE, that it is >>> possible in the default setup for a single user to cause all other users >>> jobs to fail completely silently, and hence requireing these external >>> solutions to ensure smooth running. >>>


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Baghdad (AFP) Sept 6, 2010
Iraqi security forces were under the spotlight Monday after a coordinated suicide attack on an army complex killed 12 people, with US troops among those who fired back in a bid to repel the operation.
American involvement in the response to Sunday's attack was the first reported such engagement for US forces in Baghdad since they declared an official end to combat operations in Iraq five days ago.
The morning attack targeted Rusafa military command headquarters, which only three weeks ago was hit by a massive suicide bombing that killed dozens of young men preparing to sign up.
Accounts varied between witnesses and US and Iraqi security forces, but the capital's security command said five suicide bombers had approached the compound in a minibus.
One was fired upon as he got out of the vehicle and his suicide vest detonated, Baghdad operations command said in a statement.
Two others fled to a nearby building, while the remaining two drove the vehicle towards soldiers, setting off their payload before they could be stopped.
Lieutenant Colonel Eric Bloom said a team of US military advisers is stationed at the complex, and when the attack came its security team provided "suppressive fire" against a building where the two insurgents were hiding.
"The team was there, and there was a small security element with them, and they did provide suppressive fire," Bloom told AFP.
"They provided suppressive fire while the Iraqi army got into position to go in (to the building). There was some return fire -- the insurgents were firing down into the compound.
"It went on for mere minutes, it was over very quickly."
He added that the insurgents detonated their suicide vests before Iraqi soldiers could capture them.
Under the terms of a bilateral security pact, American soldiers are allowed to return fire in self-defence, and take part in operations if requested by their Iraqi counterparts.
Baghdad operations command, which is also based at the complex that was attacked, put the toll at 12 dead and 36 wounded. It was unclear how many of the victims were soldiers.
Bloom could not say how many US soldiers were involved in the incident, but said none was wounded. He added that the US military had provided bomb disposal support as well as surveillance with drones and Apache helicopters.
"I was waiting with three of my colleagues near an armoured car (when the attack occurred)," a policeman told AFP on condition of anonymity from Baghdad's Medical City hospital, slumped against the wall of the emergency room with bandages covering gunshot wounds to both of his legs.
"I was shot in two places, and I tried to hide behind the car. When I looked for my colleagues again, they were not there -- all I saw was blood and the vests that they had set aside."
The policeman, visibly shaken, added that the vehicle that exploded was a red car that passed through a preliminary search before exploding at a second checkpoint.
The largest blast sent plumes of smoke into the skies over the capital, with nervous soldiers frisking any civilians who crossed Bab al-Muatham bridge, which connects the west side of Baghdad to Rusafa in the east.
The explosion caused extensive damage to nearby buildings and Dr Adil Saloom, director of the hospital's emergency department, said 20 patients had been treated.
The Rusafa headquarters, responsible for security on the eastern side of Baghdad, was being used as an army recruitment centre on August 17 when a suicide bomber detonated his payload, killing 59 people.
Sunday's explosion was the biggest to hit Baghdad since the recruitment centre attack, and it came four days after US forces officially transformed their role in Iraq from a combat mission to "advise and assist" operations, with fewer than 50,000 US troops now stationed here.
Vice President Joe Biden launched the new mission on Wednesday, saying that violence in Iraq was now at its lowest level since the war, but that same day official statistics said 426 people died in unrest last month, underscoring insurgents' continuing ability to kill.
The apparent spike in violence -- July was Iraq's deadliest month in more than two years -- comes amid a political impasse in which no new government has been formed since a general election in March.
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The Queensland Fisheries and Marine Department has satellite-tagged a 2.4 metre great white shark in an attempt to make Australian waters safer. It is the first great white to be tagged in an ongoing research project that monitors the movements of dangerous shark species.
"The shark, known to researchers as Rachael, is the first great white to be satellite tagged in Queensland waters," Fisheries Minister Craig Wallace said in a statement.
"The shark was fitted with an acoustic and satellite tag and released after being caught on a drumline at Narrow Neck on the Gold Coast this month." (Amusingly, the monster was reportedly named 'Rachael' after one of the researcher's sisters.)
In addition to great whites, bull sharks and tiger sharks have also been earmarked for the project. The sharks' movements will be tracked through acoustic listening stations along the Queensland coast, as well as via satellite. Researchers hope to tag and track up to 150 sharks by the end of the project.
A 'ping' for every shark
Program head scientist Dr Jonathan Werry said the acoustic tags fitted to the sharks' dorsal fins emit a series of 'pings' that are picked up and recorded by underwater acoustic listening stations. Each shark has its own unique 'ping'.
"Using this technology, tagged sharks can be detected underwater, while satellite tracking tags will be used to enable movements of the large sharks outside the area of the listening stations," Werry said.
Satellite tagging is nothing new of course: the technology has been used to track sharks since the early 1990s. However, this is the first time it has been deployed specifically to protect beach goers.
"Bather safety is our number-one priority in Queensland and this project will improve our knowledge of shark movements in inshore waters," Wallace stated.
"This research provides both seasonal and spatial movement data, giving us a better understanding of the behaviour of dangerous shark species. This in turn will allow us to improve our shark control program to better protect our beaches."
Shark enthusiasts will soon be able to track Rachael's movements via Dr Werry's website. According to the last satellite transmission, the beast is currently located south of Evans Heads in New South Wales.
We've all heard the pro-shark statistics before (apparently, you have a higher chance of getting struck by lightning than being eaten by a great white) – but this extra layer of protection is sure to be welcomed; particularly by anyone who has seen Jaws.
"To reduce the risk of a shark attack, people should avoid swimming near river mouths, in canals, artificial lakes and waterways, particularly early in the morning, evening and at night and after substantial rainfall," cautions the Queensland government website.
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