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The court has sent a legal notice to Superstar Rajinikanth based on the complaint lodged by S Mukanchand Bothra, who has alleged that Rajinikanth is responsible for the money borrowed by Dhanush's father Kasthuri Raja.
The financier has claimed that Kasthuri Raja borrowed from him a sum of 65 lakh rupees which he paid in two installments and that Rajinikanth was aware of this transaction as Kasthuri Raja had used him as surety.
According to Mr. Bothra, the cheques issued by the Thulluvadho Ilamai director returned ineffective, for which a case is still pending at a court.
Also the financier has said that since Kasthuri Raja used Rajinikanth's name while borrowing the money, it is now the famed actor's responsibility to act against his son in law's father in order to settle his dues.
With a legal notice being sent, it is to be seen how the Lingaa star would react to it. Will he step up and act against Kasthuri Raja or will he handle the issue personally? Stay tuned for further updates.
Also Read: Top 10 Reasons Why Ilayathalapathy Vijay Could Be The Next Superstar!

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When Doomsday happened, the town of Paris was very fortunate to be far away from the nuclear strikes in the Portland area, so it did not receive too many refugees. About a week after Doomsday, since no word from Augusta reached Paris, the local government officials set up a provisional government.
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Show #20: Aging with Dignity
This Sunday, the Radio 4 the Ages team was pleased to have guests Larry Dawalt (from Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region) and John Lincourt (specializing in Biomedical Ethics and Philosophy). This show was dedicated entirely to discussing "aging with dignity". We discuss, in depth, what it means to have dignity later on in life and even discover that there is more than just one type of dignity. We also learn some helpful information about how to better care for our aging loved ones and to be more aware of treating them with dignity. If you or a loved one have been wondering about how to age with dignity, this is the show for you! We hope our show will shed light on a topic that almost everyone will be presented with at some point in their life. Stay Informed, Involved, Active, and Listened To.
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I Walk the Way of Neon Lights, a Maximum Ride fanfic
Inspirations: That Sarah Brightman song about "Crying", "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas", and the [Utopia] series on YouTube, by xPwahaha, and a concept from "Can't Cry", by SporkWeildingCanaryof Doom.
Summary: AU. Pre-MR3, but after MR5. Sorta. :\
Fang was kidnapped 2 years ago. The Flock still searches for him, but has no idea what's even going on anymore. Angel used to be able to still read his mind, but now, it's just like Jeb. Cold, empty nothingness. It's like he's dead. Which, in reality, is pretty much what happened to Fang.
[A/N] [0.1] Prologue: Before Everything Fell Apart; Part One
[A/N]Before I start, I'd like to say that there was this title, and two others. The others were "A Mile Apart" and "An Ocean Between Us". I blame Sarah Brightman entirely for lodging her song into my head. And, the voice is a bit more different. Like I said- AU. Onwards!
[0.1] Prologue: Before Everything Fell Apart; Part One
The sound of battle filled the air. Max and her flock fought valiantly against the erasers, and some assorted M-Geeks, flying erasers, and flyboys. It was the last battle.
The battle that was supposed to end Itex. But sadly, it was not to be. As Max shot some erasers out of the sky, her one destined soul mate was in quite a situation.
Ari had his arm around Fang's throat, choking him. His fist was in the air, and the battleground was eerily quiet, as if the entire area was on mute.
"So, Max," Ari said with a sneer, "Now that I have lover boy, what do you think I should do next?" His arm jerked, and Fang hacked. Max and the flock gasped. "No no no. Killing him won't do me any good. After all, we need him for Project Omega. Isn't that right, boys?"
Deep chuckles surrounded the flock. Damn it! Max thought. Ari played a clever tactic- his speech distracted the flock from the erasers, M-Geeks, and flyboys creeping up on them. There was nowhere else to go, nothing else to do.
Except fight like hell.
But it was clear Ari had taken care of that. With a snap of his wolfish fingers, erasers held each flock member's arms behind their backs, and the M-Geeks and flyboys kept their weapons aimed at vital spots.
With a shaky breath, Max asked Ari, "What are you going to do with us?" She had started to panic. There was no way out of this. No snarky Voice to help them out now.
"With you?" Ari bit back a laugh. "You? You must've gotten stupider than before, Max. I never needed you. It was only Fang we were after."
Fang's face blanched. The flock trembled.
"What? What do you mean, 'It was only Fang we were after'? You guys only chased me."
"Oh, Max." Ari quickly passed Fang to an eraser standing close by, and walked towards Max with long, confident strides. When he got to her, she bared her teeth and growled. Ari only laughed, extended a paw, and a long, sharp claw gently caressed her chin. "It was never about you, even when I said that I wanted you. It was just to get Fang to come to Itex. A flawed plan, at that. It was only to take effect once his powers peaked." He jerked his chin over to Fang. "Don't think that he only had the power to become invisible." A snort. [A/N: It's an AU. I'll explain later, since it's actually really important.]
"Power?" Max looked confused. "Fang, you never told me about any power."
Fang too looked confused. "Uh, Max, I didn't even know about any power. Just get ugly off of me and I might test it out." He was kicked sharply in the back. "Ugh!"
Ari had a wicked smile. "Remember when I scratched Fang on the beach? My paw had a tracker, of sorts, in it. All I needed was to get it into Fang's bloodstream- so after I scratched him, I just popped it right in. Painless. Ideal." A wistful smile appeared. "But that's a story for another day. Come on guys, it's time for them to go home."
"Home?" Iggy snarled, right before all of the erasers knocked out their captives.
[A/N]Mmkay. So here's the story. This prologue is for story building reasons only. The story for this is: Max and Co. fight for their lives to defeat Itex, and will defeat them after they kill all their enemies (the guys here), because of reasons unknown. (lol- by killing people, Itex dies. :D)
However, Fang's captured, and Ari tells Max and the flock about Project Omega: but never really does, as he knocks them out. Instead, all he actually tells them is that Fang was the actual target and he never really wanted Max, Max was just bait, etc. etc., and that they had to wait until Fang's powers peaked before they could get 'im. Fabulous, 'eh? I thinks so. :3
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Within the context of the Global Crisis, this paper examines the ongoing policy challenges in establishing a European framework for financial regulation and supervision. We do so taking into account the evidence provided during the crisis of pervasive spillover effects and cross-country interdependence. The paper applies game-theoretic models as tools to think about the cross-country aspects of European financial integration over time. Specifically, the paper applies the economic theory of alliances of Olson and Zechauser (1966) and the private provision of public goods of Bergstrom, Blume and Varian (1986). We contrast the non-cooperative Nash equilibrium allocation with cooperative (Coase) outcomes. The latter can be expected to obtain under zero transaction costs. We follow Coase in taking zero transaction costs as a benchmark to examine the factors that may favor (or hinder) cooperation in specific circumstances. We consider the importance of iterated interactions through the theory of repeated games, case studies, and experimental evidence to identify factors favoring or hindering successful cooperation. The total number of participants, time, foresight, multiple equilibria, leadership, the magnitude and volatility of gains and losses, imperfect and asymmetric information, decision and bargaining costs, monitoring, and enforcement are all important factors. In the paper we stress the importance of an institutional approach that minimizes obstacles to reaching cooperative outcomes. We highlight the need for effective procedures to deal with systemic risk, an agreed set of rules underpinning the single European financial market (e.g. state aid rules and a single rule book), and effective restructuring, resolution and crisis management mechanisms.
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- Dirk Schoenmaker & Sander Oosterloo, 2005.
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- Sander Osterloo & Dirk Schoenmaker, 2004. "Financial Supervision in an Integrating Europe: Measuring Cross-Border Externalities," FMG Special Papers sp156, Financial Markets Group.
- Garry Schinasi, 2009. "More Than One Step to Financial Stability," Policy Briefs 341, Bruegel.
- Coase, R H, 1992. "The Institutional Structure of Production," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 82(4), pages 713-719, September.
- Coase Ronald, 1991. "The Institutional Structure of Production," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 2(4), pages 1-10, December.
- Coase, Ronald H., 1991. "The Institutional Structure of Production," Nobel Prize in Economics documents 1991-1, Nobel Prize Committee.
- Garry J. Schinasi & Pedro Gustavo Teixeira, 2006. "The Lender of Last Resort in the European Single Financial Market," World Scientific Book Chapters,in: Cross-Border Banking Regulatory Challenges, chapter 23, pages 349-372 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Pedro Gustavo Teixeira & Garry J. Schinasi, 2006. "The Lender of Last Resort in the European Single Financial Market," IMF Working Papers 06/127, International Monetary Fund.
- María Nieto & Garry J. Schinasi, 2007. "EU Framework for Safeguarding Financial Stability; Towards an Analytical Benchmark for Assessing its Effectiveness," IMF Working Papers 07/260, International Monetary Fund.
- María J. Nieto & Garry J. Schinasi, 2008. "EU framework for safeguarding financial stability: Towards an analytical benchmark for assessing its effectiveness," Occasional Papers 0801, Banco de España;Occasional Papers Homepage.
- Keith Hartley & Todd Sandler, 2001. "Economics of Alliances: The Lessons for Collective Action," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 39(3), pages 869-896, September.
- Prati, A. & Schinasi, G.J., 1999. "Financial Stability in European Economic and Monetary Union," Princeton Studies in International Economics 86, International Economics Section, Departement of Economics Princeton University,.
- Robert A. Eisenbeis & George G. Kaufman, 2007. "Cross-border banking: challenges for deposit insurance and financial stability in the European Union," FRB Atlanta Working Paper 2006-15, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
- Nicolas Véron, 2007. "Is Europe ready for a major banking crisis?," Policy Briefs 234, Bruegel.
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What are highlight things to see and do for Cincinnati.
This would be travel at begin of November for one person.
something historical? outdoors?
what time frame recommend for Cincinnati
What are highlight things to see and do for Cincinnati.
This would be travel at begin of November for one person.
something historical? outdoors?
what time frame recommend for Cincinnati
The top attraction in the area are the aviation history attractions in Dayton.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a top history attraction in Cincinnati proper.
November, of course, isn't the best time for outdoors attractions, but Cincinnati has a very good zoo. You also could walk across the Ohio River on the Roebling Suspension Bridge, which preceded its more famous Roebling creation -- the Brooklyn Bridge -- by a couple decades.
Some other options:
http://cincirailmuseum.org/ is a rairoad museum.
http://www.cincymuseum.org/union-terminal more museums
http://www.entertrainmentjunction.com/ is the worlds largest indoor model railroad exhibit.
http://www.junglejims.com/ ... not sure how to best describe it...lol
Here are some links to historic sites:
Have a great trip!
Also President's Taft's home: http://www.nps.gov/wiho/index.html
Lots of history, restaurants and bars in the reviving Over the Rhine neighborhood: http://otrchamber.com/ See the Visit tab.
Don't know which direction you are going or coming from, but there are a lot of nice state parks in the region for outdoor activities.
Check out the American sign museum. Worth a cold day visit.
Depending when your in town the Bengals play the Clevelanf browns on November 17. NFL and tailgating are always a fun experience.
Enjoy your time in Cincy
There are also many walking tours with historical themes. www.cincinnatiusa.com/Attractions/index.asp…
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The plugins themselves don't revert to previous versions. The message you see in JIRA shows that the JIRA plugin is installed and working, but that the plugin for Jenkins is not installed. Please consult the project documentation that highlights the two plugins and there features.
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Yes you can, but you will need and older version of the plugin, see the version list.
And JIRA does have a RPC URL. For this plugin, this is either the base url of JIRA that user also use to interact with JIRA, but can also be a different URL, for instance the URL that is used for integration products that doesn't rely on a proxy.
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Hi, the goal is to get the new version out in a couple of weeks.
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The functionality you are describing is most likely that of the JIRA Plugin developed by the Jenkins team. Al though this functionality is on the backlog of this project, it is not yet implemented.
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PSEB Recruitment 2017 notification has been issued for recruiting 6060 candidate for Master Cadre Teacher posts and filling online form available at www.educationrecruitmentboard.com.
Punjab School Education Board Recruitment 2017-18: Education Recruitment Board of Punjab has issued official notification for recruiting candidate for Master Cadre Teacher designation and for this there are 6060 vacant posts available for which interested candidate can apply online. Below we have mentioned method of applying online which should be submitted up to 12 December, 2017. Aspirant who all are looking for teacher job in government department are having very good opportunity to apply write now.
This board has recently issued recruitment for 3522 teacher post in the form of Punjab Teacher Recruitment 2017 in which huge numbers of people have applied and that process of taking online application form is still going on. As there are many vacant posts available chances to getting selected is also very high, so one should apply without any hesitate. We have also mentioned some important eligibility criteria points which should be kept in mind of very eligible candidate.
Candidates are you seeking Government jobs in Punjab School Education Board so keep visiting on this site we are providing all details of all Government Jobs and if you are from Punjab and searching job in Punjab School Education Board so in upcoming days if Punjab School Education Board releases any kind of notification so you can view that on the same page.
PSEB Recruitment 2017 Details
Organization Name: – Education Recruitment Board, Punjab
Number of Posts: – 6060
Name of Designation: – Master Cadre Teacher
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Peru residents and non-resident property owners are issued a Peru Public Library card after completing an application and showing proof of Peru residency. To verify identity and residency, please bring a photo id with your current Peru address; or a photo id and one of these: current piece of first-class mail, current utility bill, property tax bill, rental lease, pre-printed check, car insurance card, a voter's registration card, or other official documentation containing your current Peru address. A parent or guardian must complete the registration form for any minor under 18.
Under reciprocal borrowing, we honor library cards issued by other Illinois public libraries. Residents of other Illinois libraries need to bring their card issued by their home library.
Under the Illinois Statutes, (75 ILCS 5-4-7(12)), individuals living outside of Peru who do not have a home public library may qualify to purchase a library card at the Peru library if Peru library is the closest public library to the patron's principal residence within the patron's school district. The fee is determined by an Illinois State Library formula, as instructed by law. Effective 1 July 2016, the fee is $100.00 for the annual non-resident card.
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When team principals request updates on the latest in paddock politics from journalists, then surely passionate fans of arguably the world's most strife-ridden global pastime must be equally bewildered.
With 2013 already 25 per cent done, no Concorde Agreement is in place, just eight months remain before eco-friendly 'green' power units replace the sonorous 18,000rpm 2400cc V8s that have served the sport in some form since the last millennium, Pirelli's sole-tyre-supplier contract expires at the same time, and Formula 1's Resource Restriction Agreement no longer enjoys priority at official level.
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Me and my boyfriend were at his aunts house yesterday for dinner me and him and his aunt and his cousin were outside we were playing with the dog when he heard his cousin saying that the day before that her dog killed her sons favorite cat. She said he picked it up in his mouth and shook it to death. She said her son saw it he was sitting right in front of it on the couch. He tried to stop it but he couldn't. My boyfriend has been wanting a dog for a long time his dad won't let him have one I don't know why. But after hearing that he decided he doesn't want one because he's already got a cat. He didn't know dogs could do such things. He knew dogs could attack and he's also knew dogs hated cats but he thought that was just made up. He's never heard of that before. Now he's scared of dogs. He even got scared of the dog we were playing with but it was a tiny little weenie dog. It wouldn't hurt anyone. Me and him and his mom go to the dog shelter once in a while to help walk and play with the dogs now he's afraid to go back. He's worried a dog would attack him. All the dogs there are really nice we never had problems with them. Not even big ones. He's always been terrified of pit bulls and boxers and other mean and vicious dogs but the ones there are really sweet. He's still scared of them now after hearing about that. He's even more scared. How can I help him feel better?
How can I help my boyfriend feel better when he's scared?
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Dogs are still animals so they will follow their instincts and do things like kill smaller animals, I don't think that's a reason to be afraid of them and it still seems a bit extreme for the dog to do. I wonder was this dog like a farm dog? They can be much more wild at times.
I don't know if you can make someone stop being afraid, he's obviously afraid since before he did not believe that dogs where capable of that, now he knows they are, but a dogs not going to attack someone they perceive as friends, but that's why you should always be careful around a dog that's not yours, it is still an animal.
He needs to understand it's not so black and white, that dog was just following it's instincts, it's also instinctive to protect it's owner and to bark at strangers, it's just how dogs are, nothings changed. But if he has it set in his head that dogs are dangerous, and he's not completely wrong, you will be pressed to convince him otherwise, especially when he has a cat... Best to get a cat and dog when they are both young so that they will be used to each other, not a good idea to introduce the dog afterwards, the cat will feel it's space being invaded and you don't know how the dog will react. You can show him the dogs not dangerous when you handle the dog, but I doubt he will still want to get one, though he might get over being afraid when that cat story's not so fresh in his mind.00|00|0
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Have you heard of Biba, the hottest new makeup artist on the Hollywood scene? Malin Akerman, one of her lucky celebrity clients, gave this comical interview about what it's like to work with the petite genius, who only looks like an adorable toddler. Seriously, though, this video is very cute and quite funny. Props to Malin for having a great sense of humor though, and for wearing those fake eyelashes glued onto her forehead like a champ. Check out Biba's artistry for yourself in the video below, and see why we'd love for this tiny artist to give us a makeover, too:
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Love, love, love Malin!
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New Delhi, Oct. 9: Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has emerged as the lowest bidder for Bharat Sanchar Nigams Rs 20,000-crore GSM line contract that is touted as the biggest telecom equipment deal in the world.
Officials said if Ericsson's bid is selected after the process of evaluation is completed, the Swedish giant will supply 60 per cent of the equipment required for the 4.55-crore GSM line expansion project.
Finnish firm Nokia which emerged as the second-lowest bidder will provide for the remaining 40 per cent. The financial bids were opened here today.
Separately, nearly 15 million lines will be supplied by state-run ITI Limited, which has a technical tie-up with French telecom giant Alcatel.
However, both Nokia and ITI will have to match the price of Ericsson, according to the terms of the tender.
We have emerged the lowest bidder based on the numbers. The evaluation process is on and BSNLs decision will be final, said P. Balaji, vice-president (marketing and strategy), Ericsson (India). But he declined to give financial details citing a confidentiality clause in the tender process.
BSNL officials said the entire process of evaluation and finalisation could take up to three weeks before the contracts were awarded.
Besides Ericsson and Nokia, three other global players Siemens, Motorola and ZTE were also in the race for the prestigious project.
Motorola and ZTE were not called for the meeting today as they did not qualify the technical evaluation, BSNL sources said.
The bidding war had its share of controversy with Motorola approaching Delhi High Court to challenge its disqualification from the bidding process. However, the court decided not to stay BSNLs tender process.
Third bidder Siemens, which has recently been merged with Nokia, had submitted a separate bid from Nokia for the tender.
Meanwhile, the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) has sought clarifications from the department of telecom (DoT) regarding the alleged lack of transparency in BSNLs tender.
The specifications of the above tender have been repeatedly changed to protect the interest of some foreign firms, said a letter from the PMO to DoT.
One of the reasons for seeking a clarification is that Alcatel would get 40 to 45 per cent of the 15-million-line contract which is going to ITI without even formally participating in the tender process, primarily due to its tie-up with ITI.
BSNL will be implementing the project in phases spread over the next three years. About 25 per cent of the additional lines will be for third generation (3G) GSM lines, while the remaining would continue to be for 2.5G telephony.


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NUS Deploys the Largest Education Wireless Environment in Singapore and Southeast Asia
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NCS and Cisco enable Connected Learning through an integrated and enhanced campus ICT infrastructure
Wi-Fi access on 19 shuttle buses plying Kent Ridge and Bukit Timah campuses
Seamless Wi-Fi roaming between NUS and overseas institutions worldwide via eduroam (www.eduroam.org)
Extended coverage for the nation-wide [email protected] network for NUS visitor
The National University of Singapore (NUS) -- in collaboration with NCS, a leading ICT provider, and Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking and communications -- has successfully implemented a flexible, scalable and high-speed wireless network across its Kent Ridge and Bukit Timah campuses in Singapore.
The wireless network across the NUS campuses will meet the growing mobility needs of its students and staff across two locations, as well as provide high levels of performance and scalability, while simplifying management.
NUS' integrated approach towards providing pervasive wireless coverage for its students, staff and visitors includes the provision of free Wi-Fi on campus shuttle buses, participation in eduroam for Wi-Fi roaming with overseas institutions and extended coverage of the [email protected] network for campus visitors.
Creation of Largest Education Wireless Environment in Singapore
NUS aims to enhance students' learning experience by transforming its campus into a dynamic instructional environment that empowers students, faculty, administrators, and staff to stay continuously connected to vital resources.
NUS has deployed 3,200 wireless access points (WAPs) across its Kent Ridge and Bukit Timah campuses.
This enhanced, highly secure and resilient wireless infrastructure will integrate with NUS' existing network to provide centralized management and connectivity across devices.
Intelligent wireless routing technology will help ensure maximum network availability and optimized network performance, including in outdoor areas. The access points, operating in wireless mesh modes, will dynamically learn the best way to route traffic in these situations.
The wireless environment will allow network connections to laptops, smartphones, printers, cameras, interactive whiteboards and other devices, making campus resources more widely available and improving collaboration among students, faculty, administrators, and visitors such as guest lecturers.
Free Wi-Fi on Campus Shuttle Buses
The wireless implementation will integrate with the current transportation system available to students and staff across the Kent Ridge and Bukit Timah campuses.
Mobile wireless access points and 3G routers have been installed in 19 shuttle buses that traverse the campus grounds, providing intranet and Internet access on any device. This connectivity also enables NUS to monitor shuttle bus usage by tracking individual buses. Data collected could be used in a variety of ways, including providing real-time arrival estimates on display panels at bus stops and crowd-monitoring services for crowd control and diversion.
eduroam is a global roaming access service developed for the international research and education community. Driven by Singapore Advanced Research and Education Network (SingAREN) in Singapore, eduroam allows users from member institutions to tap on each other's Wi-Fi networks with their home institution's network ID and password.
When visiting overseas institutions, NUS students and staff can use their NUSNET account to access the Wi-Fi network of a university (e.g., Duke, Harvard, Yale, King's College London, University of Cambridge). NUSNET is the campus-wide network for NUS.
Similarly, visitors from participating eduroam institutions can access NUSNET using the credentials from their home institution.
[email protected] Network Coverage
Visitors to NUS can now enjoy extended coverage of the [email protected] network in NUS public areas for convenient access to the Internet.
[email protected] is a programme developed by IDA for wireless broadband access in public areas in Singapore.
Benefits of Campus-wide Wireless Network
The campus-wide wireless network enables NUS students to:
Download class notes for a lecture using the NUS wireless network;
Watch a video on NUS webcast channel, NUSCast, during their breaks;
Check bus arrival times using NUS NextBus mobile app;
Watch a video or surf the Internet, uninterrupted, while on the shuttle bus;
Share views and interact online on social media between classes
Internet Traffic
According to Cisco's Visual Networking Index 2011 - 2016 for Asia Pacific:
The Internet traffic in 2016 will be equivalent to 113 billion DVDs per year, 9 billion DVDs per month, or 13 million DVDs per hour.
866 million smartphones and 86 million mobile-connected tablets are expected to connect to the Internet by 2016 with the average Internet user generating 27.6 gigabytes of Internet traffic per month by that time.
The same study shows that mobile data traffic will reach 4,322,879 terabytes (4.32 exabytes) per month in 2016, the equivalent of 1,081 million DVDs each month or 11,913 million text messages each second.
Tommy Hor, Senior Director, Computer Centre, NUS
"A seamless connectivity experience is a necessity for our faculty, staff and students. We will continue to enhance our infrastructure and leverage on the emerging technologies and expertise available today, to provide comprehensive IT support to meet the needs of our faculty, staff and students. As a premier and trusted IT partner in higher education, our mission is to spearhead the development of highly secure and high-performing infrastructure and services that will transform education. NCS and Cisco are two key partners in our continuing journey."
Chia Wee Boon, Chief Executive Officer, NCS
"With the enhanced and seamless connections, students are able to access their learning resources even from remote corners across the campuses. Students need not concern themselves with connectivity issues and can have the full IT support they need for their learning and research needs. With the improved and highly secure infrastructure in place, innovative applications and services can be built within the environment, to provide an integrated and truly global educational experience."
Joshua Soh, managing director for Singapore and Brunei at Cisco
"The Internet has changed the way we live, work, and most importantly, learn, expanding beyond the confines of the classroom into a boundless, connected learning environment. Our collaboration with NCS transforms education in Singapore as we enable a connected NUS, where the dynamic networked environment creates a borderless institution, enabling effective, innovative pedagogical approaches and a collaborative learning platform for students and teachers."
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A leading global university centred in Asia, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore's flagship university which offers a global approach to education and research, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise.
NUS has 16 faculties and schools across three campuses. Over 37,000 students from 100 countries enrich the community with their diverse social and cultural perspectives.
NUS has three Research Centres of Excellence (RCE) and 23 university-level research institutes and centres. NUS is also a part of Singapore's 5th RCE, SCELSE. NUS shares a close affiliation with 16 national-level research institutes and centres. Research activities are strategic and robust, and NUS is well-known for its research strengths in engineering, life sciences and biomedicine, social sciences and natural sciences. It also strives to create a supportive and innovative environment to promote creative enterprise within its community.
For more information, please visit www.nus.edu.sg
About NCS
NCS is a leading infocommunications technology (ICT) service provider and together with SingTel under Group Enterprise, we have a presence in over 20 countries located throughout APAC, Europe and the USA.
NCS delivers end-to-end ICT and communications engineering solutions to help governments and enterprises realise business value through the innovative use of technology. Our unique delivery capabilities range across consulting, development, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure management & solutions and portal management. We also provide mobility, social networking, business analytics and cloud computing services. For more information, please visit www.ncs.com.sg.
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Spa Quality Slipping / Remy Chef Now A Top Chef in World! / SEA LICE!: Disney Dream Cruise Review by oodles
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Spa Quality Slipping / Remy Chef Now A Top Chef in World! / SEA LICE!
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Port Canaveral (Orlando)
Only got off ship on private island. Words of warning, SEA LICE! My sister took her kids to the new jungle gym in the water and noticed everyone scratching. Moments later her kids were scratching, then crying! And just like that, Castaway Cay, the talked up best part of the cruise was a bad memory. The family left island and kids played on waterslide and empty ship the rest of the afternoon. On the way back to ship they saw a small sign that mentioned Sea Lice. None of us had ever heard of this! For whatever reason, guess the tides had the lice in the jungle gym cove but not the family beach cove. We tried the famous konch kooler. It's a regular frozen drink. The island DJ was awesome this visit, so we hung out near him for some time. About the couple's spa... This was our FAVE part of our last cruise, and like I said, our best spa exp on Any cruise, so we were Really looking forward to it. We went while at Castaway Cay. It was one lame moment after another!!! The shower room had no hair ties or shower caps like other spas. The shower pump soap was up high and you had to pump it 100 times to get Any kind of bathed feeling. It didn't lather and I felt like I still had sunscreen all over me. NO joke, I had pumped SOO many times my neck kinda kinked! Then we were led to a room with the questionnaire, & I knew from other reviews to write we had No Issues so they wouldn't try to sell us products. It worked!!! The problem was we knew we had a certain amount of time at the spa, and they never told us when they'd come to get us. So, we were a nervous wreck thinking they'd forgotten us. TOTALLY unrelaxing! FINALLY they led us to the spa room balcony for our foot/leg scrub. I told my attendant I had sensitive skin, so not to scrub my legs. So she washed off the stuff and did NOTHING! Would have loved my feet done! Then they left us to use the Jacuzzi for like 20 minutes. But, they never showed us how to turn it on. We figured it out, BUT THE WATER WAS COLD!!! There was a sign that said due to health regs the temp was set at 101 degrees I believe. That's Barely above body temp. I was shivering after 10 mins and just got out. We did enjoy the choco fruit though. Then we had our massage. My attendant was NOT doing deep tissue as we paid for. I said something 3 times then gave up. After this, more cold Jacuzzi time. After massage you fill out the tab/receipt and my husb even tipped them the extra so they'd get the requisite %20. Why, I don't know. Then they came to escort us out/forgot to do our tea service! That was the LAST straw. My husband said we'd be staying for tea, and they nervously hopped to it. We told our family to cancel their spa treatments before the time deadline. It's like kids were running the joint. And just like that, we're done with Disney. We don't have kids and now that spa personnel is lame/Disney let that luxury fall, forget it. Too many new NCL ships to try, booked two already! Less
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They knew the jungle gym swim area had sea lice but they still let guests go in water and get eaten!!! Also, captain didn't say a storm was expected in the morning announcements, so nobody rushed to island. A couple hours later it was pouring and rest of day was bad weather. SO UNNECESSARY. A nice heads up would have had everyone off ship enjoying island in that limited time.
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Article Summary: "An easy method was used in this experiment with reliable result and repeatability to obtain the most excellent bacterial isolates producing phosphatase.."
A new way for isolation of Phosphatase producing microorganisms from soil.
Some free living microorganisms in soil have the capability to produce phosphatase. This enzyme is able to mineralize organic phosphates into inorganic phosphates that provides high Phosphorus for plant. But it has been found to be not an easy technique for isolating them specially for students in a microbiology laboratory within a short time in his/her course. An easy method was used in this experiment with reliable result and repeatability to obtain the most excellent bacterial isolates producing phosphatase.
Phosphates producing bacteria can split ester phosphatase. To isolate such phosphatase producing bacteria from soil properly diluted sample could be plated on a media contain Phenolphthalein phosphate. Phosphatase producing colonies could be detected by exposing them to ammonia vapour.
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• Sterile petri dish, pipettes and tubes
• Nutrient agar containing Phenolphthalein phosphate
• Spirit lamp, inoculating loop.
1) Phenyl phosphate agar medium was prepared by adding 1ml of 1% solution of Phenyl phosphate to 100 ml of nutrient agar.
2) Properly diluted soil samples were plated and plates were incubated for 24hrs at 37°C.
3) Ammonia vapour was produced by mixing dry powdered ammonia chloride with about twice its weight of dry slacked lime Ca(OH)2 in a mortar, take the mixture in a hard test tube and heat carefully.
4) Phosphatase producing colonies were detected by exposing them to ammonia vapour.
On exposure to ammonia vapour the phosphatase producing colonies turned pink.
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Amazon Canada: Huntington 61-Key Electronic Keyboard Piano Only $58 & Free Shipping
Electronic keyboards are never cheap, yet they are the most cost effective way to get your hands on a piano. Amazon Canada has the Huntington KB61 61-Key Portable Electronic Keyboard on sale for $58.04 with free shipping.
Now, Amazon Canada does not list the original price of this keyboard so I had to conduct a bunch of research. The keyboard originally retailed for $95 on Amazon and peaked around $125. The current price is the lowest price I have ever seen this keyboard on Amazon Canada.
I could not find the keyboard elsewhere in Canada. In the USA this keyboard retails for, on average, $103.22 CA. I do not even want to mention the shipping charges! The cheapest US price in the United States was more expensive than Amazon Canada's price for this keyboard - and that is before currency conversion, which adds on approximately 20%.
Alternatively, I compared the keyboard to the cheapest 61-key electronic keyboards at London Drugs. The Casio 61 Key Keyboard - Black - CTK2400 costs $119.99. There was also a Casio on sale for $60 at Best Buy Canada, but that sold out very quickly. In fact, the 54-key piano (same model) at Amazon currently costs $87.99.
This keyboard has the 61 standard piano keys and comes with 100 rhythms, 100 voices, and 16 volume levels. If you do not know how to play, then this keyboard can teach you. There are eight stero demo songs, 32 tempo settings, as well as A and B guides. Other features include:
- 8 panel drum presets, 8 rhythm cord volume levels, LED display
- Single Chord function, Finger Chord function, Transposition function
- Start/Stop with Sync, Fill In function, Sustain and Vibrato, 1/4-inch output jack, stereo RCA output jacks
This keyboard has more features than many of the other keyboards I looked at when price comparing. It is a deluxe little musical unit all in one. If you are downsizing from a full size piano to an electronic keyboard, then know they are different. Electronic keyboards have a much smaller sound and do not fill a room like a large piano. However, you can practice without annoying your family by plugging in a headset to the headphone jack. They are also major space savers while still allowing you to practice playing.
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Another FAQ we receive from parents is on the topic of co-sleeping. Yes, DockATot is suitable for bed-sharing. In fact, DockATot was just recommended by Fit Pregnancy as a "middle ground solution for bed sharing parents" that want to try co-sleeping. At DockATot, we believe that co-sleeping provides valuable emotional benefits as well as helps new moms with breastfeeding. DockATot was created in part for co-sleeping. Its protective sides facilitate correct back positioning while preventing the baby from rolling out of bed, hitting his head against the headboard, getting caught between the bed and the wall or wriggling down under the covers. The sides also help prevent parents from rolling on top of the baby. Whether you decide to co-sleep or not is up to you and your family. If you do co-sleep with baby, it's essential to follow these DockATot safety tips:
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|2012-07-06, 19:42
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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|2012-07-06, 21:57
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Wouldn't Doreamon and Sazae-san and Chibi Maruko-chan be masterpieces though?
|2012-07-06, 23:34
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Age: 35
At the end of the day, when we watch anime we're seeing characters through two layers of abstraction: first, that they're obviously characters, and second, the way they're drawn. So even if we can relate to the personalities shown and the issues they face, they're not fully real. You're constantly doing a mental translation, and that translation becomes a barrier to those less immersed in the medium. You could spend an inordinate amount of time and effort to try to make the characters seem more "real" (both in terms of and make the animation be so life-like that it fades into the background, and the characters so believable that the animation doesn't matter) but to what end?
Personally speaking, that isn't what I'm looking for in anime anyway. While I do appreciate some intelligence and seriousness in how the plot is treated from time-to-time, at the end of the day I come to anime seeking fantasy -- something different from the day-to-day, something heartwarming, relaxing, perhaps a bit exciting, that I can immerse myself and get lost in. And I'd rather indulge myself in something a bit childish and fun than to get overly concerned whether other people are taking anime seriously. So I don't really need works that are so "magisterial", as you say. There's a place for works like that, and I appreciate that anime works like that come around from time-to-time, but it's not really what I'm seeking.
I do appreciate that there are anime fans who are wishing anime could have these sorts of works, but I do wonder sometimes if they are doomed to remain frustrated that anime will, in their minds, rarely if ever live up to the potential they see in it. But I too would say, if you have a property that can appeal to so many more people in live-action, that would often make so much more sense. One less layer of translation is one more degree of connectedness with the subject for a lot of people. Those of us who can connect to 2D characters that deeply are an exception.
|2012-07-07, 02:37
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Porco goddamn Rosso.
Anyone who disagrees can choke on a non-flying sausage and die.
As for actual discussion, a masterpiece need not be a "perfect" piece. There's no such thing.
Something that resonates a strong note in extremely large amount of population, and has immortal qualities equate a masterpiece.
It must last a long in the hearts of masses to be considered such.
Otherwise it's just a "good work".
Many of Hayao Miazaki and Walt Disney's works fit the bill, precisely because of these qualities.
|2012-07-07, 02:38
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
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One doesn't have to aim so high. This five-plus minute short film by a group of Taiwan film students demonstrates how animation can be used to deliver a universal message in a way live-action never could. If students with a keen sense of human emotions and a competent grasp of animation mechanics can do it then, technically, anyone can. That's the mystery of it: It looks so easy, yet it's so hard to achieve. I say again, anyone who consciously sets out to create a masterpiece is more than likely doomed to fail. Masterpieces are more likely born on accident than out of human will.
In a sense, when I think of anime "masterpieces", I set the bar very high. It must not just tell a story that is "universal" — something that transcends its medium — but it must also at the same time excel within its medium, using animation to tell a story in a way that live-action cannot. With such criteria in mind, most anime would be instantly eliminated from consideration as "masterpieces".
In my mind, in recent years, it's only the films of Satoshi Kon, particularly Millenium Actress, that come close to that high-water mark. Which is why it's such a great blow to lose Kon while he was still so young.
|2012-07-07, 04:48
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 35
I'm okay with your definition of a masterpiece, but I would also tend to agree that this means they will be necessarily few. I'm just not sure that anime is really that kind of medium either in general terms, though it might fit the case in very specific circumstances. I'm personally okay with that admission/limitation as well. This is partly why my first post in the thread was suggesting it may be better to look for a more narrow definition.
Thanks for the great posts and references.
|2012-07-07, 16:40
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Location: 国立音ノ木坂学院
Some anime I find it hard to call "masterpiece". Clannad (and After Story) are both very good, but it's a VN adaptation. Same thing apply for let say, Haruhi. In both cases, people consider them "masterpiece" mostly b/c of its story, not something like, let say, visual effect. Being an adaptation, though, means that the story is only so original, making it hard to not put an asterisk next to the word masterpiece...
And it's WAY too early to call Madoka a masterpiece. It's good, but is it so memorable? Time will tell.
I do agree with most of Sackett's list (at least the first part), though. There's also Gundam series, many call it a masterpiece just b/c of the way it revolutionize the way mecha anime is written. Of course, nowaday, it's nothing more than a tool for Bandai to milk money out of the Gundam-fanatics and trick kids into buying low quality Gunplas
|2012-07-07, 17:25
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Some random thoughts (brought to you from a phone)
Definition of a masterpiece...that's a tough word to define. I generally like to keep things simple, and I love giving credit to anyone that at least tries to create something, so I often find myself content with limiting the word masterpiece to an individual level. Specifically, I will talk about a director's, artist's, writer's, etc creative masterpiece rather than an overarching description for a creative endeavor (e.g. "Best of all Time", "Best Horror", etc).
I will say this, I've never encountered anyone that has walked out of a theatre (movie or other)/finished watching a tv program/finished a book/stared at a painting, sculpture, etc for too long and then immediately thought to themselves "this is a masterpiece". No matter how good a creative work is, or what it does to expand the current knowledge of the world around us, it cannot be considered a 'masterpiece' for quite some time. (This is why I intrinsically dislike the description "modern masterpiece", it is a trite expression that has no real meaning beyond pure indulgence and either ignorance or, worse, arrogance.)
Edit: I think a distinction between 'classic and, masterpiece has to be made. For me, 'classic' has more to do with the cultural history rather than specific quality of the film. That is not to say that a classic film can't be a masterpiece and vice versa.
That being said, the last 'masterpiece' of animated cinema? Millenium Actress.
The last 'masterpiece' of animated television? Princess Tutu.
Nothing since has matched these creative endeavors (though there have been many fun shows/films since), and they are the only ones that have stood the test of time so easily.
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|2012-07-08, 07:39
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Location: Europe
If someone who has seen majority of 80' 90' 00' animes says it is a masterpiece then it is masterpiece.
If someone who has seen few good series from 00's says it is a masterpiece.. it probably is just well executed anime with recycled ideas, but not a masterpiece.
Sorry to all you less experienced ones
You have to know the old animes, that you can notice which are original and which are just recycling well working plots and settings.
|2012-07-08, 09:14
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So I'm not sure that I agree with this idea that masterpieces are never created by someone intending to create a masterpiece.
Gen Urobuchi hyped up Madoka Magica Episode 10 quite a bit before it aired, and you can tell that the man was aiming really high with Madoka Magica. He wasn't just trying to make something good. He was trying to make something great.
I don't think that this kind of "aiming for greatness" is something that creators and writers should be discouraged from doing. It's probably good to say "Aim to be good first before you aim to be great", to ensure writers get the nuts and bolts of good storytelling down. But once a writer has developed a good idea of how to write something good and solid, I see nothing wrong with that writer intentionally aiming for greatness.
|2012-07-08, 22:57
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Ichnia of the Pink Flower
So yeah, I get what you're saying. But that brings up the question of the frequency of "accidental masterpieces" VS "intended masterpieces."
|2012-07-09, 22:13
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So far, most of what has been listed, would only be qualified as "anime I like" rather than masterpieces. I could list off some of my favorites, but even if a lot of people agreed with me, that would merely be populist fanboyism. And I would be hard-pressed to consider them masterpieces, mainly because of one thing:
Only by letting a decade or two pass at least, can we objectively look back and see if a particular piece held up. There are quite a few series I initially liked, but when I go back to look at them now, I can see the cheesy parts, and parts that make me wince (and not in a good way). Essentially, I see the holes pop up.
And that's another thing that a masterpiece cannot have: major holes. If the characters or plot have issues (especially easily fixable ones), then I'd argue it has immediately lost its place as a potential masterpiece. By dictionary definition, a masterpiece is a work done with masterly skill. You don't call a house with a missing wall, a masterpiece.
If I were to call one piece of anime a masterpiece, it would be Excel Saga. The humor is spot on 90% of the time, working both in English and Japanese. Also, despite the zaniness, and with each episode encapsulating a different anime type, all the disparate elements manage to come together for a great finish. I've haven't found another anime yet, that has that genius level of humor. Sure, some like Seitokai Yakuindomo made me laugh (and even had me rolling at times), but it doesn't approach the level of complexity, and yet simplicity, of Excel Saga.
If I had to suggest another, something a bit grittier, I'd have to go with Mai Hime. While it can be a bit slow to start, but it masterfully explores the realism of what would happen if people had powers, while also exploring the full aspect and range of what it means to love. In fact, its the skillfulness of how the powers are linked to these feelings, that helps smoothly and subtly illustrate the themes the anime develops over the course of its run.. And it does it with a wide range of characters that are well-developed. It's also a series that you get a lot out of rewatching, as you pick up on things you missed before, and thus see how they all connect.
For anyone who knows me, my two favorite series are Nanoha and My Otome, but as much as I like them, I can't consider them masterpieces. If I did, I'd simply be playing a fanboy, heh. Both are good stories, and each did some fairly unique things (things that no other anime has yet done afterwards), but the stories are fairly straightforward and there are a few issues with each. I'd be a fanboy if I was unable to recognize those issues. Mai Hime, while not my favorite, and perhaps having an issue or two, nonetheless does an overall good job at pushing boundaries and exploring issues deeply while still telling a good story.
So I think a story needs to have some measure of depth to have a chance at being a masterpiece. And it has to be a real depth; not something copied or masked over by visuals. Visuals can help tell a story, but they can't be used to distract someone from the fact that there's convoluted nonsense going on (Evangelion, I'm looking at you). If the visuals don't mean anything in the context of the show, and thus are thrown in, then it comes off looking like someone is pretentiously trying to fool people that there is more there.
So you need (real) Depth and Time.
I'd also mention, Cowboy Bebop for a particular example for illustration of where I'm coming from. Another one that has a good story that is entertaining, but its episodic nature for most of the run prevents it from being a masterpiece. It's good, and I'd place it in almost any anime hall of fame. But it is not what one would call a "deep" story.
And before anyone gets upset at anything I've said, I'll note that the nature of this topic makes it subjective by nature. I am merely listing the criteria with which I judge things; part of which is based on the dictionary definition of "masterpiece."
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The answer to this question is very subjective and will vary from person to person. The only objective point that can be discussed is how you define a masterpiece - which has been laid out quite elaborately in the previous posts.
The problem with naming shows as masterpieces is, when someone holds an anime in high regard its very hard to have an objective perspective on it. You are emotionally attached to it whether you admit it or not.
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And that's fine since, what do they care if the show has some flaws, as long as they enjoy it, it doesn't matter to them. They are not critics who need have an objective outlook. But because of that, the answer to this thread's question, IMO, is rather pointless as there will be no consensus on it
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UPDATE - Earth on edge of a precipice - UN report
Date: 08-Nov-01
Country: UK
Author: Jeremy Lovell
"We are looking over a cliff here. It is a crisis of global proportions that needs to be addressed with some urgency," Alex Marshall, editor of the U.N. Population Fund's annual report for 2001 told a news conference.
The report, "Footprints and Milestones: Population and Environmental Change", said bluntly more people were using more resources more intensively than ever before.
"Putting this report together scared me stiff quite frankly," Marshall said.
But he added that a ray of hope lay in the fact that women were winning the war to control their fertility and had finally gained the ear of government and big business.
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"Nearly 60 percent of women now have access to some sort of family planning - even if you take China out of that you still have about 40 percent," he explained in an interview to Reuters.
His report painted a bleak picture of the planet.
The world's population, which has doubled to 6.1 billion in the past 40 years, is projected to surge 50 percent to 9.3 billion within another half century, with all the growth in developing countries whose resources are already overstretched.
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It said water was being used and polluted at catastrophic rates.
At present 54 percent of available fresh water supplies is being used annually - two-thirds for agriculture.
This figure is set to surge to 70 percent by 2025 due to population growth alone, and 90 percent if consumption in the developing countries reaches the levels in the developed world.
Water was being used at unsustainable rates in many places, with water tables under some Chinese, Latin American and South Asian cities dropping by more than one metre (three feet) a year and water from seas and rivers being diverted with disastrous results.
The report said 1.1 billion people already did not have access to clean water, and in developing nations up to 95 percent of sewage and 70 percent of industrial waste was simply being dumped untreated into water courses.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic was threatening to swamp Africa and and was spreading very rapidly in Asia with four million people already infected in India alone out of a world total of 35 million carriers of the deadly disease, Marshall said.
The report said 15.5 million more people would die from HIV/AIDS over the next five years in the 45 most affected countries than would otherwise be the case.
On climate change, it said vital rain forests were being destroyed at the highest rate in history, taking with them crucial sources of biodiversity and contributing to global warming, thereby boosting already rising sea levels.
"We seem to be engaged in some vast experiment of which nobody knows the outcome," Marshall told the news conference, adding that he hoped his report would set the agenda for the second Earth Summit in Johannesburg next September.


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One more question on the Warranty Scan process - (v. 5.1)
Currently, our Warranty Scan is scheduled at 2am (that was the default after upgrade to 5.1).
What if the computers are not connected to our network at that time?
Does it use the information stored in the Spiceworks database to validate the warranty on
the vendor's website? Or does it just skip that device?
This is not really addressed in the documentation.
Thanks again....Tammy
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May 17, 2011 at 2:42 UTC
Warranty scanning schedule is configured towards the bottom of Network Scan settings.
From what I understand it will scan any devices it already has the serial number for.
For supported manufacturers it will use the manufacturer web based warranty lookup tools.
May 24, 2011 at 10:06 UTC
Yes, I understand what you have said, and that is also explained in the Warranty documentation, but your responses do not really answer my questions.
What I was looking for is a more detailed 'behind the scenes' explanation of what occurs when the scheduled scan is initiated. More of a pseudo-code explanation.
Jun 27, 2011 at 4:25 UTC
As far as I know the warranty scan uses information stored in the Spiceworks DB when it contacts the Dell/HP/Lenovo vendor sites, so it shouldn't matter if the actual computers are on or off.
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