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Sunday, August 24, 2008
Batch Invoice Uploads into Oracle Payables
MS Excel to load invoice batches to Oracle Payables! Even Oracle ADI doesn't do that, in fact few 3rd-party products do. What to do? Do as Kevin Ellis has done, develop your own in-house invoice batch interface. And if that isn't enough to pique your interest, how about an interface for keeping your chart of accounts current between production legacy and Oracle systems? He has done that too and he has shared all in this comprehensive ORAtips cover story, discussing custom concurrent program and UNIX shell script development, Oracle Applications set-up and end-user considerations.
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Introduction to Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK)
Oracle's User Productivity Kit is perhaps one of the less well known of the Software Products on the price list, however just a brief consideration of its name indicates that it may be of considerable value to organisations. We invest significant money and resources in the purchase and implementation of software applications but do we realise, in practice, the levels of productivity that we would like to have and that will bring the full return on our investment?
Information from the industry analysts tells us that most of the problems relating to application implementations are, in fact, user related. Butler Group recently reported that 70 percent of CRM implementations fail, and a Gartner study also found that approximately 55 percent of all CRM projects fail to meet software customers' expectations.
In his article on why CRM projects fail, Rajiv Chaudhry, a leading analyst, quotes: "You can design the best process in the world, and back it with the latest and greatest technology, but if your people don't buy into the project, it won't work."
User acceptance isn't the only problem affecting project success; there is also the very basic problem of user competence to use and get the best out of the system. According to Meta Group, 76% of Users have a failing or substandard understanding of new systems software.
Well here is UPK, something that claims to be a productivity kit for our users. Does it do what it says on the tin? Will it help us address these user productivity issues? If so, it is something that we should give attention to? Let's open the kit and see what is inside and how it can help us.
UPK is a software tool that can capture all the steps in a system process. It records every keystroke, every click of the mouse, each menu option chosen and each button pressed. All this is done in the UPK Recorder by going through the transaction and pressing "printscreen" after every user action. From this, without any further effort from the developer, UPK builds a number of valuable outputs.
The most significant of these is the UPK Player Package. This is an HTML based simulation of the application process that operates in 4 modes.
See-It Mode is an automated simulation of the process that can act as a demonstration of the system. It is valuable in the change and communication activity, to demonstrate the system. Usually the final system is not available and access to it is not practical at roadshows and other events. The See-It mode simulation can be played from a USB stick on any laptop with Internet Explorer running. It can therefore be easily taken on the road to demonstrate the system in its most favourable light.
Because UPK uses a discrete recorder, it only captures the intended and necessary user actions and therefore can play back the transaction with absolute precision and no user errors, mouse jitters or other extraneous elements that can detract from the demonstration. Presenting the application in a clear and uncomplicated way, in a demonstration that can be repeated with absolute certainty every time, is important to the users first view of the new system. You do not get a second chance to make a first impression.
Try-It Mode is also a simulation of the application, but this time the user must interact with the simulation, completing all the actions required rather than watching it run unattended. This mode is most valuable in training; in the classroom or in a self-service learning context. Try-It Mode guides the users through the process, telling them what action to take and highlighting the area on screen where the action is to be performed, at every step through the transaction.
Using Try-It Mode is of great benefit for training, as the same exercise can be trained over and over without the risk of altering the data in the system and causing subsequent operations to fail. It can make the classroom training much more efficient, as when the users are doing the exercises the system is helping them with guidance, freeing the instructor and making the whole exercise more efficient. In addition, it is not necessary to cover every transaction that the user will need during the classroom course, as once users have become familiar with the concept of using UPK for learning, they will be happy to learn further transactions on their own.
One of the difficulties with large training rollouts is that there may be a time gap between the classroom training session and the users' first time to use the processes after go-live. When UPK is readily available on the system, this ceases to be a problem because they can refresh their knowledge using Try-It mode in UPK.
But how do we know if our users are really learning the system? This is where the third mode of the UPK Player Package comes in. Know-It mode allows the user to go through the process without the on screen guidance. Instead, the system tracks their actions, warning when they stray off course (the system is smart enough to allow alternative ways of navigating the system, such as using the mouse to negotiate the menus or the keyboard shortcut). If the user makes further incorrect attempts, Know-It mode will give more remediation, eventually completing the step for the user. The rub for the user is that at every incorrect action their score is reduced, potentially causing them to fail the test.
The system has usage tracking as standard so it is possible to see which users are making use of the system, in which modes and, if they are using Know-it mode, what their scores were.
The fourth mode of the UPK Player Package is Do-It Mode. This is for Performance Support rather than training. In this mode the user is working on the live application and UPK is hovering in the lower right of their screen, providing visual instruction, in the form of a small video simulation, and written instructions guiding them step by step as they perform their work on the live system.
This Do-It mode performance support is instantly accessible from the application help menu or a Smart-Help button on the browser. It is context sensitive and, by recognising the screen that the user is on, will offer only the appropriate help for that step of the process.
When users are shown Do-it Mode as part of a Change and Communication event, or in the classroom, it significantly increases confidence in their ability to use the system and, as a consequence, they are much more positive about the introduction of the new system.
It is, of course, important to provide users with more information than just how to follow the steps of the transaction. UPK provides many facilities to include a wealth of other information in the simulations. Information and explanations can be included at every step of the process. This can be achieved by incorporating additional material or by linking to pre-existing material. For example, on an i-Expenses screen it may be useful to link to the organisation's travel policy or to some relevant section of it.
Incorporating this information is the work of a UPK development team. UPK content development is a skilled job where, in addition to recording the process flow, the best and most relevant support information is linked in at every step.
From the above you can see how the UPK Player Package can improve user productivity and reduce project risk significantly, if used in an experienced and intelligent way. However, UPK does more than it says on the tin. As well as improving user productivity, it can significantly improve project team productivity. This is because all the information recorded and linked in is extremely valuable across the project lifecycle when output in other appropriate forms.
UPK can directly output Business Process Documents, which are a specification of the transaction. These can, in many cases, be a requirement for compliance and a critical part of the system specification that is often overlooked in a busy project implementation, or created retrospectively as an after thought.
UPK can also output Test Scripts, either to support UAT or the System testing activity. It can generate scripts ready to be input directly to HP Quality Centre.
Finally, UPK can output Instructor manuals, student guides and quick reference cards directly from the same single recording exercise. The efficiency that can be gained across the project is obvious in terms of a single recording and development exercise supporting so many project activities. UPK could be financially justified on the generation of test scripts alone for a medium to large implementation.
I have sought to show that UPK not only does what is promised, but in fact brings many more benefits if used early in the project, and across the project lifecycle. It addresses the most critical and often neglected areas of user acceptance and user competence.
Like all powerful software tools, it is best used by experienced developers who know how to set up and manage a content development project and how to create good quality UPK content.
About Larmer Brown Consulting
Thanks to Larmer Brown Consulting for allowing this article to be posted on the Blog. Larmer Brown's primary business objective is to help organisations realise the desired business benefit from their enterprise applications, through successful User Adoption Programmes. They facilitate the Change and Communication, User Acceptance Testing, Training and Support activities. Our approach is based on Global Knowledge's OnDemand Personal Navigator (ODPN) platform, which is also marketed under the name User Productivity Kit (UPK), by Oracle, and Computer Associates Proficiency Accelerator (CAPA), by Computer Associates.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
BI Publisher Webinar
Simon Tomey of BeLife will be running a Webinar for BI Publisher at the following dates and times: -
- Thursday 21st August 2008 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT - Register Here
- Thursday 28th August 2008 @ 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM GMT - Register Here
A short description of the webinar:
Oracle XML/BI publisher is possibly the richest new piece of functionality in E-business suite and certainly the easiest to implement. It means you can forget the text based reports you have been struggling with and delight your users with clean attractively formatted documents and spreadsheets.
This series of webinars will include some 'quick wins' and the steps to building and customising great XML output. Simon will demonstrate how to:
- implement the templates which already exist in your system
- convert GL reports to produce clean MS Excel output
- build templates to create documents and spreadsheets (such as dunning letters, customer open balance letters, remittance advices and listings).
- include tables, logos, pictures, headers and footers, first and last page only content, and conditional statements (e.g. if..then).
- Apply some tricks (e.g. getting different XML reports from the same output file)
The first in this series of presentations will cover the seven steps to producing a BI publisher report using a very simple example. I recommend you download the slides from Simon's presentation.
Audio Services will be provided for the following countries and it is essential that for this particular webinar you can access the audio services.
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United States
Hence when you have registered and are given the conference call number, please check to ensure that you can actually dial that number. If, for example, you live in India and would like to make use of the audio features you would have to dial in to the conference using a U.S. number. Using VOIP services such as skype for the audio is not ideal as you may experience some network latency, in most instances you will be better off using a landline or mobile to access the conference audio.
Please also note that the webinar allows up to 25 panelists for the audio, a panelist being someone who can have a two way conversation with the presenter. Anyone who is not a panelist will only have the ability to listen to the presenter. When signing up please let me know if you would like to be a panelist. As there is a limit to the number of panelists the option to be a panelist will be awarded on a first come first served basis.
Note: If you're unable to attend the webinar live or cannot utilise the audio facilities (as a result of your country not being included in the list of countries above) a recording of the session will be available for subsequent download and playback.
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Friends have paid tribute to a motorbike and car fanatic who was killed in a crash on Valentine's Day.
Ben Bowen, 25, died in a collision on the A40 between Letterson and Haverfordwest, in Mid Wales when his Yamaha bike hit a blue Ford Focus and a silver Peugeot 308 just after 4pm.
Former Wootton Bassett School pupil Ben, who moved to Broad Haven two years ago, was pronounced dead at the scene and police are appealing for witnesses.
A group of around 60 pals from Ben's secondary school, now known as Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, gathered at the Cross Keys pub, High Street, on Friday.
Eleanor Southgate, 24, one of Ben's closest school friends, said: "He was always the one to make people laugh and I've got so many memories of him from school.
"He moved back to Wales two years ago and he had set up his own business as a mechanic so he'd made a better life for himself there. He was really into his cars and motorbikes.
"I remember when we were in school we both had mopeds and used to ride them around together. And he would always be dressing up and playing jokes.
"I couldn't believe it when my partner woke me up in the night to tell me – I couldn't get back to sleep I was devastated.
"It was great to be able to get together in the pub and all his old mates turned up."
Linzi Bird, 25, said: "He was the most funny and amazing person to be around he is missed so much already."
Close pal Jake Wheeler said: "I'm gutted to know Ben isn't here anymore as he was always the life and soul of everything he did. He was amazing."
His friends in Haverfordwest are holding a car cruise in his memory this Saturday.
Joe Dunning said: "Anyone who knew him knew he had a love for bikes, cars, basically anything that was loud and fast, which is why we have decided to organise this cruise to pay tribute to the legend.
"The plan is to do the cruise meeting at Withybush Aero-drome and go to Letterston where the accident was and have a minute's silence.
"We're hoping to raise money towards funeral costs."
Ben's mum Sally Newton said the support she'd received from the local community had been overwhelming.
"You can see Ben was just the most wonderful person you'd ever meet," she said. "Anybody lucky enough to have met him, they were touched and he was an absolute star to everybody.
"He was funny, happy and never serious, he'd make you laugh within two minutes of being with him.
"We've had so much support.It's the whole community, the football club and just generally all his friends, there are hundreds. I've had so much support from his friends from Swindon, Wootton Bassett and Lyneham, where Ben lived for a time.
"I'd like to let them know how important their support has been."

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Since the Boeing 787 entered service last month, the spotlight has turned toward Airbus, which is working hard on the competing A350XWB.
Recent weeks have seen major subassemblies for the first aircraft being delivered to Airbus. Final assembly of the initial example–the static-test airframe–should begin by year-end and be completed in about 12 months, although Airbus officials have said it is more important to take the time needed to get the twin-aisle twinjet right and to avoid any A380-style delay later.
Acknowledging the challenging schedule, chief executive Tom Enders said Airbus will not be rushed into unmanageable production. "There's no magical date by the end of the year. It's nice to keep to a schedule, [but if] a few more months [are needed, it would be] better to delay," he said. Nevertheless, to avoid disruption, Airbus has rescued the A350's German bleed-air tube supplier PFW Aerospace from financial crisis.
The A350 family comprises -800, -900, and -1000 models accommodating 270, 314, and 350 passengers, respectively, on flights of up to 8,500 nm. By the start of October, 35 customers had ordered 567 A350s, with Airbus forecasting a 20-year demand for 5,800 new mid-size twin-aisle jetliners. To match perceived requirements, it has delayed A350-800 service entry from 2014 to 2016 to focus on the larger -900–scheduled for first delivery around the end of 2013–while also developing the single-aisle A320neo (see below).
This year has not been entirely encouraging for the A350 program. Between January and September more aircraft were cancelled than were ordered, although ever-positive chief operating officer for customers John Leahy has pointed out that there are few available slots before 2017-18. The slowdown in new orders may reflect two market realities: diluted interest in the smallest -800 model and uncertainty about the -1000 top-of-the-range variant (see box) that has undergone a significant design review this year as Airbus tries to sharpen its competitiveness against the Boeing 777-300ER.
Local operator Qatar Airways is one of the largest customers, with orders for 80 A350s. In October, Air France-KLM was preparing to sign for up to 60 A350s, of which 25 A350-900s could be ordered here this week. This will more than offset launch customer Bangkok Airways's cancellation (without loss of deposit) of four A350-800s in September. One of the first airlines to fly the A350 will be Finnair, which has ordered 18 and is already planning a probable mid-life refit in about 2020.
Simplified Manufacturing
To simplify manufacturing, Airbus has chosen to assemble much of the A350 fuselage using carbon-fiber composite skin panels rather than 787-style filament-wound barrels, although the rear fuselage does use barrel assemblies. Composites elements contributing 53 percent of the A350 primary structure include wings and fuselage.
A350 final assembly involves three fuselage sections pre-equipped with cabin systems, such as air conditioning; electrical harnesses; and hydraulics. The 20-meter (65.6-foot) Section 15 center fuselage–the longest of the three–uses composites upper-shell panels from U.S. supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which also provides the three-piece forward wing spars.
In late October, Spirit was preparing to air-freight initial upper-shell panels to Toulouse, to be followed before year-end by lower shells for final assembly during the first quarter of 2012. Later in production, shipping operator Rickmers-Linie will carry panels by sea under a multiple-year contract announced last month.
The 40-percent-composites A350 nose subassembly–comprising cockpit window frame, forward fuselage, passenger doorway and nosewheel bay–will be mated to the 13-meter (42.65-foot) forward fuselage, which is produced in Germany by Premium Aerotec from four composites panels, and the floor grid before receiving systems at Airbus in Hamburg ahead of delivery to Toulouse. The initial center-wingbox and first keel beam, subsequently integrated with the aft lower fuselage, were shipped in August.
Assembly Begins
A new Airbus wing primary-assembly plant, opened last month at Broughton in north Wales, has received components for A350 MSN1, the first flying example. The upper and lower wing panels (dubbed "covers" by Airbus) came from Germany and Spain, respectively, and completed wings will go to Bremen for early-2012 installation of flaps, slats and other systems before shipment to Toulouse. The wing lower cover measures about 32 meters by six meters (about 105 feet by 20 feet), claimed to be "the biggest carbon-fiber part ever produced in civil aviation."
In Getafe, Spain, last month, Airbus began to join two lateral boxes that comprise the 17-meter (55.8-foot) span of the first A350 horizontal tailplane primary structure. Assembly over the coming weeks will be followed by installation of electrical and hydraulic systems before shipping to Toulouse.
The main landing gear and nosewheel assemblies arrived for testing at the Airbus UK Filton plant in the first half of 2011. Airbus has also expanded its Chinese production plant at Harbin ahead of A350 rudder and elevator production work. Last month the European Commission approved a repayable advance of €32.8 million ($45.6 million) by Belgium to SABCA for development of A350 flap-support structures.
The initial Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine–the manufacturer's largest turbofan with an 118-inch-diameter fan–has been installed on the first A380 ready for flight test. Before being returned to Derby for strip down and analysis to confirm durability and component performance predictions, the fifth such powerplant exceeded performance targets during endurance tests recently completed at Spain's Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial in Madrid.
"The [demonstrated] turbine-entry temperatures deliver substantial margin at the full 84,000-pound rating for the A350-900," according to Trent XWB chief engineer Chris Young. The second Trent XWB has completed bird-strike tests, continuing to run without incident after ingesting four 2.5-pound birds at maximum takeoff power.
Many Options
Meanwhile, Airbus single-aisle salesmen may be very busy answering requests for proposals from carriers that, since the manufacturer unveiled its "new engine option [neo]" initiative, can now choose from almost 20 variations on the A320-series theme. No longer just a question of CFM International CFM56-5B or International Aero Engines V2500 power and number of seats, the decision must accommodate preferences for "sharklet" wingtips and/or alternative Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared-turbofan or CFM Leap-1A propulsion.
Aggravating the decision-making challenge is the availability of the wingtips and new engines on the A319 and A321 variants, which are each expected to comprise 25 percent of initial neo deliveries. The neo models have 95-percent commonality with "standard" aircraft and offer up to 500-nm more range, or 4,410-pounds more payload at a given range. They also are intended to reduce fuel-burn and emissions; improve takeoff, climb and cruise performance; and enhance aircraft value.
Airlines mulling the new, wider choice include Gulf operator Qatar Airways, which is expected to confirm here this week its selection of the A320neo. Here at the Dubai show this week, Kuwait's Aviation Lease & Finance Co. (Alafco) could order 30 A320neos, converting the memorandum of understanding announced at the Paris Air Show. In Asia, Qantas Airways expects to use the 78 neos included in its recent order for 110 A320s to open new routes and expand international services.
July's massive American Airlines requirement included the purchase of 130 A320neos for delivery from 2017, while US Airways is considering larger A321neos to replace Boeing 757s. Airbus figures suggest a 188-seat A321neo should offer a 3,720-nm range.
By early October, the company had booked almost 1,250 neo orders and commitments, since which time Brazil's TAM has finalized a purchase agreement for 22 A320neos plus 10 regular A320s. Demand has seen neo service entry brought forward by six months to October 2015, with neo production expected to ramp-up over 30 months from mid-2015.
Airbus is converting the first A320 as a test bed on which sharklet flight-testing is scheduled to begin by year-end, ahead of the first new wing being delivered to the production line in the first quarter of 2012. A320 sharklets are expected to enter service in about 12 months' time, before appearing sequentially on A319, A321 and A318 variants in 2013.
salaam khan (not verified)
November 14, 2011 - 11:51am
Well it is better to be safe,however they should have built a proto- type by now.Is this bad news for a350,or they scared like a380 problems occurring?
I hope it is built soon,why show news if this is just talk.
It needs to have skilled persons,making the first a350.It has had years to get all parts ready.Why do they never arrive on time.They need to ask suppliers and then charge them for late goods faulty parts.They should also use other companies as some have too many obligations and cannot ,supply every one. This would then help.
I think by now a flight test and a complete plane should have been shown to us.
The other problem is engine, after 5 years rolls still cannot give a xwb, and make it as needed.They should have made a more powerful xwb before.2 years later and more thrust is a joke.They should have gone to GE and then rolls would ,pay more attention and give, more effort.Spend more to keep contract.,May be by 2012 January we will see a model ready.But we live in hope.Airbus needs more suppliers with ability to produce and deliver goods.Also it needs check soft ware, maybe it will not be like a380.LATE LATE, i hope not.Also it needs to find new sites in INDIA other countries to full fill its parts needs.Best of luck.As you need it,if too late you will loose out to Boeing then other new makers in future.
salaam khan (not verified)
November 21, 2011 - 11:41am
Well, by now we should have more news.Who is slipping in producing the parts needed for final assembly.I think a few of the suppliers are unable to complete on time and specific weight items.The spirit ,team should be capable,but is holding up airbus.Could this be to help boeing,as they suppply them as well.Airbus should pressure these comapnies to deliver or face charges.This is the way to get goods on time and on price.Also the Russian ,s 21 is new product i hope it is able to complete and give these old duo a headache.It is only way.We need better competition to ,get more results.Rolls Royce is the biggest loser,it has failed to produce a engine for 1000, it should always work on a wider field of needs.The engine should have more thrust ,is not new news,so why after 4 years do they say, we are going to up grade and offer better ,thrust.It is all a game to these companies.Rolls will loose a lot of customers as a result of problems on 900 Trent.It should be a lot better, and deliver a proven engine,it has had several years, it should have started engine tests and delivered some thing up to spec, not a test engine but a solid engine.Seems they all want government subsidies for , new engines and factories. Corporate greed.
Lediard (not verified)
January 20, 2012 - 7:45am
What immature, uninformed comments.


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I agree. Great QB's and passing offenses win in this league. The key is that you must be able to run the ball when you have to in tough playoff situations (a huge weakness in Manning's later years), but you don't need to revolve your offense around the running game in today's NFL. The Colts have just been completely stubborn this year. They don't have the ability to have a nasty running game, yet they insist on trying it just so they can pound their chests and say that they try to play smash mouth football.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Like I said, Pep is one of the least adaptive and creative offensive coordinators I've ever seen. Would it kill him to roll Luck out of the pocket every once in a while? I'm tired of seeing Luck get bulldozed in the pocket. I'm tired of the same predictable formations. Arians's style might have led to a lot of interceptions last year, but it also won us a lot of games. Arians was far more suited to develop a talent like Luck than the Pagano/Pep tandem. Though in fairness, the team last year did have much better offensive weapons than this depleted bunch. We honestly might have the worst receiving group in the NFL right now. Hilton is talented, but he just isn't good enough to compensate for being the number 1 focus of a defense. Also, he seems to just get too easily out-muscled by defenders on routes. Needs to get tougher. Fleener has been a bright spot this year. Outside of those two guys, our receiving corp is absolutely pitiful.
The Wayne injury was unfortunately the straw that broke the camel's back. It completely dissolved us of our swagger. The offense has been a shell of itself since then and you can tell that it's affected the entire team. We were able to overcome most of the early injuries, but this one is just too much.
We obviously peaked in the Denver game. That game was the highest of highs. I thought that was a team that looked like it could be competing for a Super Bowl appearance. But we are a shell of ourselves now. We could still get lucky and win a playoff game at home, but I doubt it.
I don't think we are going to blow the division. We still have all three division teams at home. At worst, we will go 2-1 against them.


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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Bode Miller is at his fifth Olympics and already owns a U.S.-record five Alpine medals, so in many ways he certainly already has, as he put it Thursday, "been here and done this."
While Miller's past accomplishments, plus propensity for saying whatever is on his mind, might have made him an athlete to keep an eye on during the Sochi Games anyway, his skiing still can grab headlines. Miller delivered the fastest opening downhill training run ahead of Sunday's race, finishing in 2 minutes, 7.75 seconds.
"He's been fast this whole season, but especially these last three weeks," said Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who tied for eighth in Thursday's training and, like Miller, won a medal of each color at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. "And this is also a course that should be good for him. So I'm not surprised."
The women's downhill training was interrupted for about an hour while the lip of a dangerous jump was flattened by machines. Only three racers went down the hill before the delay, and one got hurt. Anna Fenninger of Austria turned in the best time, 1:41.73, followed by Fraenzi Aufdenblatten of Switzerland and Julia Mancuso of the U.S. (Defending champion Lindsey Vonn is sidelined after right knee surgery.)
Mancuso is the sort of athlete who says the sorts of things the folks who run the Olympics might like — and perhaps expect — to hear about participating.
"I just still really get excited," she said. "My Olympic experience is really exciting, and I just get fueled by the energy, and it doesn't matter if it's my first time or my fourth time."
And then there's Miller.
"Not to take anything away from the Olympics," he said, a pair of sunglasses perched atop the "USA" blue wool cap on his head, "but it just isn't the same after I've done it as many times as I have."
He made his debut at the 1998 Nagano Games, won a pair of silvers four years later in Salt Lake City, boasted about his late-night partying while failing to even finish three of five events in Turin in 2006, then left Vancouver in 2010 with a gold in super combined, silver in super-G and bronze in downhill.
Miller's also a two-time overall World Cup champion, a man who has started 430 races on the circuit, earning 33 wins and another 45 top-three finishes.
All of which means he's very talented at what he does — a good thing, naturally — and has plenty of experience — not necessarily good, in Miller's view.
Let him explain.
"It can be a hindrance to be in your fifth Olympics, with 400-something World Cups behind you: I do get less nervous; I do get less excited. I'm much more focused, and I'm hoping that kind of trade-off works in my favor," Miller said. "But I definitely can see, from my perspective now, some of my competitors, in a way, have an advantage over me."
Teammate Marco Sullivan was asked how Miller has changed, not only as a ski racer but as a person.
The query drew a hearty laugh.
"The relationship between Bode and I and all the guys is pretty much on the ski hill," Sullivan said. "I can say the way Bode skis is really similar to when I first saw him ski. … He skis hard, skis technically amazingly well, and he's fast, and he wants to win. Super-competitive. And I don't know — he's Bode."
Two years ago, Miller injured his left knee during a Sochi Olympic test run on the same course used Thursday. He wound up needing surgery, then sat out all of last season.
He's in much better shape than he was for Vancouver, he says, and has trimmed about 20 pounds from his frame. He finished second in a World Cup giant slalom in Beaver Creek in December, then had a pair of top-three finishes in Kitzbuehel, Austria, last month.
Miller himself will say he does not glide as well as many other racers, but he can find other places to make up time.
"I have areas where I can beat them, where I'm sneakier," Miller said, "where I can look at (the) line and know that I can do something that maybe hasn't been done before."
The first three starters in the women's run soared too high off the jump down the home stretch. Daniela Merighetti of Italy hurt both knees during her too-hard landing. They were among those complaining that the forerunners who went down the slope to check on the course weren't going fast enough to really test whether that jump would be too difficult for the competitors.
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Get an overview of this hotelHistoric hotel close to Rome's Piazza della Repubblica
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By Via Nazionale
Grandiose 19th-century property overlooking Rome's central Via Nazionale, just steps from the Piazza della Repubblica, and 1 kilometer from the Trevi fountain and Spanish Steps.
Rooftop Restaurant, Spa
The hotel's rooftop bar & restaurant with terrace overlooks Rome's city center and offers refined Italian cuisine in a relaxing atmosphere. The Artemís Spa & Fitness Center (surcharges) features massages, beauty treatments, steam room, spa tub, fitness center, and sauna.
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Hotel Amenities
The reception rooms showcase the Hotel Artemide's original Art Nouveau details. Guests can unwind with a drink on the rooftop terrace with city views, or beneath the famous glass dome of the hotel lobby. The hotel lounge offers guests complimentary use of a personal computer with high-speed Internet access.
Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk provides concierge services to help book theater and concert tickets, make reservations for restaurants, stamp and post mail, and exchange currency. WiFi is complimentary. The Artemís Spa & Fitness Center (surcharges) is open daily and features a sauna, a steam bath, and a spa tub; treatments and packages (surcharges) are also available and may be booked in advanced. The fitness center is available 24/7 on request. A breakfast buffet is also available. Transfers are available to/from the ferry terminal, cruise ship terminal, and airport (surcharges).
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Theme park shuttle (surcharge)
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Train station drop-off (surcharge)
- Luggage storage
- Snack bar/deli
- Total number of rooms - 91
- Number of floors - 7
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Restaurant
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Offsite parking reservations required
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Coffee/tea in common areas
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- Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
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- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Rooftop terrace
- Porter/bellhop
- Year Built 1877
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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Offsite parking reservations required
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- Memory foam mattress
- Turndown service
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Hair dryer
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Free bottled water
- Minibar (stocked, free items)
- Slippers
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Phone
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Pillow menu
- In-room climate control (heating)
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests of the Hotel Artemide enjoy a breakfast buffet each morning.
Ambrosia Restaurant&Bar – Reservation is required. Open for lunch and dinner and serving international cuisine in a relaxed setting, opening out onto a terrace with an unforgettable view of Rome skyline.
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Steam room in spa
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 3 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 6 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.
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- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 14 per person (approximately)
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- Artemide Hotel
- Artemide Hotel Rome
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the cruise terminal, ferry terminal, airport, and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. One child 3 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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Click Entertainment
Sector: International Distribution
Year Established: 2009
Number of employees: 15+
Address: London, United Kingdom
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Federalism is a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government. Generally, an overarching national government governs issues that affect the entire country, and smaller subdivisions govern issues of local concern. Both the national government and the smaller political subdivisions have the power to make laws and both have a certain level of autonomy from each other. The United States has a federal system of governance consisting of the national or federal government, and the government of the individual states.
The U.S. Constitution grants the federal government with power over issues of national concern, while the state governments, generally, have jurisdiction over issues of domestic concern. While the federal government can enact laws governing the entire country, its powers are enumerated, or limited; it only has the specific powers allotted to it in the Constitution. For example, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution grants Congress the power to levy taxes, mint money, declare war, establish post offices, and punish piracies on the high seas. Any action by the federal government must fall within one of the powers enumerated in the Constitution. For example, the federal government can regulate interstate commerce pursuant to the Commerce
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The amount of power exercised by the federal government is dependant upon how the various provisions of the Constitution are interpreted. For example, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the powers of the federal government when it construed federal powers to include those "necessary and proper" to effect the legislation passed by Congress. McCulloch v. Maryland . 17 U.S. 316 (1819). This construction allows the federal government to exercise power ancillary to those specifically listed in the Constitution, provided the exercise of those powers does not conflict with another Constitutional provision. In contrast, state power is not limited to express grants of power. Under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution, States have all powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government, or forbidden to them under the Constitution. For example, although the Constitution grants the federal government the power to tax, state governments are also able to levy taxes to support themselves, because that power is not forbidden to them by the Constitution. State governments manage matters of local concern, such as child protective services, public schools, and road maintenance and repair.Source: www.law.cornell.edu
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Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Meropenem in Infants Below 90 Days of Age With Probable and Confirmed Meningitis (NeoMero-2)
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|Drug: Meropenem
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Meropenem in Infants Below 90 Days of Age (Inclusive) With Probable and Confirmed Meningitis: A European Multicenter Phase I-II Trial
- Pharmacokinetics of Meropenem (plasma and CSF) in infants ≤ 90 days of age diagnosed with probable and confirmed bacterial meningitis. [ Time Frame: 3-4 days ]
Pharmacokinetic analyses (AUC) will be carried out on the infants who received at least one dose of meropenem after inclusion in NeoMero-2.
The final model will be used for dosing simulations to give final dose recommendations.
- Nature, frequency and numbers of all adverse events under meropenem. [ Time Frame: Up to 48 days ]Adverse events will also be summarised according to the need of a specific medical intervention or not. Analyses by time period will also be shown (from D0 to TOC visit and from TOC visit to follow-up).
- Percentage of patients with a favourable outcome defined at Test of Cure visit (TOC). [ Time Frame: An expected average of 21 days ]Patients with a favourable outcome defined at Test of Cure visit (TOC) 2 days after EOAT is met as an infant fulfilling the following criteria: Alive with clinical and bacteriological resolution of the abnormalities that defined BM at entry and no occurrence of any new clinical or laboratory abnormalities requiring a new course of antibiotic therapy and no modification of the initial meropenem therapy (for more than 24 hours).
|Study Start Date:
|February 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Meropenem
Infants will received Meropenem 40 mg/kg every 8 hours (every 12 hours in the youngest age group: < 32 weeks GA and < 2 weeks postnatal age).
Treatment duration = 21 ± 7 days
Drug: Meropenem
40 mg/kg every 8 hours (every 12 hours in the youngest age group: < 32 weeks GA and < 2 weeks postnatal age).
Treatment duration = 21 ± 7 days
Other Name: Meropenem trihydrate
Detailed Description:
The primary objective will be to study the pharmacokinetics (plasma and cerebrospinal fluid) of meropenem in infants ≤ 90 days of postnatal age with probable or confirmed bacterial meningitis and to characterize the safety profile of meropenem in the treatment of infants ≤ 90 days of postnatal age with probable or confirmed bacterial meningitis.
The secondary objectives are :
- To describe the efficacy of meropenem on day 3, at end of allocated treatment (EOAT), at test of cure (TOC) and at follow up (FU).
- To evaluate survival at FU
- To evaluate further episodes of meningitis (relapse or new infection) occurring between TOC and FU visits
- To define the organisms causing neonatal meningitis
- To describe the antibacterial susceptibility of meningitis-causing organisms and to describe the clinical and microbiological response according to this
- To evaluate mucosal colonization by resistant organisms before and after treatment with meropenem
- To evaluate bacterial eradication
- To evaluate functional genetic parameters that may affect response to therapy
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 90 Days (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent form signed by the parents/carers
- Chronological age below 90 days inclusive
The presence of:
- clinical signs consistent with BM (hyperthermia or hypothermia or temperature instability PLUS 1 or more neurological findings among coma, seizures, neck stiffness, apnoea, bulging fontanelle),
- OR CSF pleocytosis (≥ 20 cells/mm3)
- OR a positive Gram stain of CSF.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of a CSF device
- Proven viral or fungal meningitis
- Severe congenital malformations if the infant is not to expect to survive for more than 3 months
- Other situations where the treating physician considers a different empiric antibiotic regimen necessary
- Known intolerance or contraindication to the study medication
- Participation in any other clinical study of an investigational medicinal product
- Renal failure and requirement of haemofiltration or peritoneal dialysis
- Meningitis with an organism known to be resistant to meropenem
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01554124
|United Kingdom
|HEATH, Paul
|London, Cranmer Terrace, United Kingdom, SW17 ORE
|Principal Investigator:
|Paul HEATH
|Paediatric Infectious Diseases St Georges, University of London
|Study Chair:
|Jean-Pierre ABOULKER
|Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|PENTA Foundation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01554124 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 27, 2012
|Last Updated:
|February 12, 2015
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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Springfield District Supervisor Hosts Town Meetings
Supervisor Elaine McConnell will be hosting two Springfield District Town Meetings this month and encourages residents to attend. The first meeting will be held Monday, March 17, 7 p.m., at West Springfield High School, 6100 Rolling Road, Springfield, while the second meeting will be held Tuesday, March 18, also at 7 p.m., in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
Speakers at the March 17 meeting will include County Executive Anthony H. Griffin, Fairfax County Chief Financial Officer Edward Long, Captain Dorian Portee of the West Springfield District Police Station and Janet Coldsmith of the Department of Tax Administration. The same speakers will attend the meeting March 18, except Captain Dennis Wilson, the station commander at the Fair Oaks Police Station will be on hand in the place of Captain Portee. The town meeting on March 18 will be telecast live on Cable Channel 16.
The focus of each of these meetings will be public safety, the recently announced FY2004 advertised budget and tax assessments. Citizens can introduce additional topics to be discussed during the question and answer period.
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Lee Westwood and Webb Simpson are returning to the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
On Wednesday, both players committed to the upcoming tournament, to be held Feb. 4-10 at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill and the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
Westwood, currently No. 7 in the World Golf Ranking, last played in the Pro-Am in 2005, finishing tied for 65th. The Englishman, who has 35 international wins and bumped Tiger Woods from the world No. 1 spot in 2010, was last here for the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where he finished T-16.
He'll make his 2013 season debut at the Dubai Desert Classic, to be held Jan. 31-Feb. 3 at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai.
Simpson, currently No. 14 in the world rankings, won last year's U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. He last appeared in the Pro-Am in 2010, finishing T-46.
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Renter just bought a 67 dodge dart gt. he knows nothing about cars. Once he gets a headache trying to restore it I may add it to my list of flipped vehicles. ill tell em to skip a months rent and give me the car.
I have a 67 mustang in the shop. it is the car my wife had when she was 16. I tracked it down and bought it back and gave it to her on our 20th. score for me!! now we just need time to work on it and get it back to its former glory.
I just kept my 'Ol CJ5, it now has a 11:1 355 Chevy with a NOS Cheater sytem and a Ford toploader 4 speed, Its pretty fun to drive around. Most guys don't expect a CJ5 to turn low 13's at 100+mph in the 1/4 with street tires. It usually get it fair share of attention, everyone has a quick Mustang or Camaro!! Not many 13 second CJ's out there.
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" Brand: Bassetts / Type: Nougat "
Oh how I love Bassets soft nougat bars soft squishy nougat and almonds running throughout it in two colours white down one side and pink down the other.
I remember these from my childhood days and that was a very long time ago now. I still buy one on the odd occasion even today and adore them so much.
I just sit and pig the whole thing to myself. They come in two sizes the smaller easier to eat size which is about 1/4" in depth and about 6" in length and about 1 1/2" wide, and the other which is slightly longer in length and definitely deeper about 1/2" in depth and around the same width as the smaller one.
The flavour is of course creamy nougat which has a strawberry cream flavour to it which is subtile and not overpowering in anyway so you can still taste the almonds real ones flowing through it. They are slightly softer than normal almonds but still give a nice bite.
Coated in a floury outside I assume its icing sugar and flour mix but could be wrong.
All I know is that I am addicted to this stuff nearly as much as I am addicted to chocolate so there you have it. If there were such a thing as chocolate coated bassets nougat I would be first in line for it. YUM YUM.
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After a hiatus of 9 consecutive months, i present to you again: "The Gentlemen's corner".
This time i would like to discuss a matter that is quite bothering me in multipile way's. The mic time on weekly (WWE) shows.
Hooray, we got ourselves more time for the program!
Since July we (might) enjoy the privilege of a three hour edition
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Allow me to introduce myself to you. I am a long-time reader of ewrestlingnews and since like a year i've been reading trough the blogs of the likes of: Knox, Rick Splash, Dk-wrestling Savior, Dr Death and the Crippler. Since i enjoy reading other persons thoughts on the subject that all binds us together, i was wondering if myself could also pull it off to share my piece


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After a week-long frenzy failed to produce a head coach, the Browns are regrouping, reloading and recovering from not landing Oregon head coach Chip Kelly.
The Browns are not alone. Five of the seven teams that fired their coaches last Monday are still looking for a replacement. The Browns and Eagles were in a race for Kelly. Neither team won.
Late Sunday night, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Kelly considered signing with the Eagles but instead decided to return to Oregon for a fifth season. He flirted with Tampa Bay last year and decided he was more comfortable in college, so in the future an NFL team would have to think twice about ever pursuing Kelly.
�With Kelly out of the picture and Doug Marrone leaving Syracuse to coach the Bills, the Browns can take their time.
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam III and CEO Joe Banner interviewed fired Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt and Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton last week. Reportedly they were very impressed with Whisenhunt, who coached the Cardinals to the Super Bowl in 2008, but they are expected to expand their search this week.
Another name that could be on the Browns' list is Lovie Smith, fired last week by the Bears.
Others on the growing list of coaches to potentially replace Pat Shurmur, according to Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports, is Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians and Montreal Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman.
While they're at it, the Browns might want to meet with Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley after the way Seattle shut down the Redskins for 3� quarters Sunday in an NFC Wildcard playoff game Seattle won, 24-14. But teams wanting to talk to Bradley will have to wait until the Seahawks are no longer in the playoffs, and the way they looked Sunday that might not be until the Monday after the Super Bowl.
Arians, 60, has been around the block.
He was the Browns offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2003 under Butch Davis. The Browns scored 285 points in 2001 and 344 points in 2002 when they finished 9-7 and made their only playoff appearance since 1999.
The production dipped to 254 points in 2003, Arians' final season in Cleveland.
Arians moved on to Pittsburgh as the Steelers receivers coach in 2004. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2007 when Whisenhunt left the Steelers to coach Arizona. Arians coached in three Super Bowls with the Steelers.
Arians considered retiring after things went sour in Pittsburgh in 2011, but instead he was named offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts. He took over as interim head coach when Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia. In Pagano's absence he guided the Colts to nine victories and a spot in the playoffs. The Ravens knocked the Colts out of the postseason on Saturday.
Trestman was hired to coach the Alouettes in 2008 and recently signed a four-year extension through 2016.
His team won the Grey Cup in 2009 and 2010.
Trestman has strong ties to the NFL. He was the Browns quarterback coach in 1988 and offensive coordinator in 1989. They scored 334 points in 1989 and advanced to the AFC championship game.
As for missing out on Kelly, regarded as their top choice, the Browns apparently grew weary of being strung along, as did the Eagles.
The Browns met with Kelly for seven hours on Friday. A dinner with lawyers was planned for the next night to work out a contract. Instead, Kelly spurned the Browns and met with the Eagles for nine hours Saturday. He left them hanging as well.
The Eagles decided they had enough and left Arizona Sunday morning for a flight to Denver so they could interview Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy.
Haslam and Banner also got on a plane Sunday. They returned to Cleveland to renew their search. The Associated Press reported the Browns decided to move on because Kelly was undecided about coaching in the NFL.
Being so eager to land Kelly might have cost the Browns their chance at Marrone, who in four years led Syracuse to a 25-25 record. Marrone and Kelly were "neck and neck" as far as the Browns were concerned, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
The Browns first interviewed Marrone on Wednesday and then met with him again Saturday while Kelly was tied up with the Eagles. Early Sunday morning, Marrone was hired by the Bills.


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Support for keeping Westbury's historic buildings in use in the town centre was confirmed when full details of the town's campus consultation were unveiled at an Westbury Area Board meeting.
A presentation on the latest consultation, which ran from August to November last year, revealed that four out of five people quizzed wanted to keep the swimming pool, library and Leighton sports centre.
Almost 80 per cent of the replies to the consultation, which was completed by more than 1,000 people, were in favour of the three-site campus in option one.
The Community Operations Board also told the area board that locals were concerned about the effect on the viability of the town centre if a campus was sited elsewhere.
Matthew Woolford, campus team representative on the board, said: "We received 1,045 responses to the second round consultation, which is one of the highest responses in Wiltshire. We were really pleased by that.
"From the responses it was clear what the people in Westbury wanted, with the first option for a campus spread across three sites the most popular.
"People were saying that the pool contributed to the vibrancy of the town centre and there was a feeling that the town centre needed support and attention.
"The next step will now be for the COB to talk to service providers in the town about facilities they want to see."
The area board voted in favour of taking option one forward and members of the COB will now start to develop detailed plans to come back to the area board this year.
Area board member Cllr David Jenkins said: "The process does take time, but it's a wonderful opportunity and I hope the town will embrace this opportunity."
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Former Kentucky Governor Patton leads policy panel at "Poverty in the Heartland" Conference, September 23-25
SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 - The Invisible Child: Poverty in the Heartland, a national conference addressing the impact of poverty on education, will take place on the Muskingum College campus, New Concord, Ohio and surrounding venues September 23-25. Former Governor Paul Patton of Kentucky and noted author Jonathan Kozol are among the featured speakers.
The conference is sponsored by Muskingum College, the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, New Jersey, and Pikeville College, Kentucky, and is intended for educators and administrators at all levels.
The three-day event begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 23 with a special Education Policy Panel discussion moderated by former Governor Patton, a champion of educational reform during his tenure in Kentucky. In addition to Governor Patton, experts on the policy panel include Braden Goetz, Director of Policy, Research, and Evaluation in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education; James Mahoney, Executive Director of Battelle for Kids, a project funded by the Ohio Business Roundtable; Robert "Sandy" Goodlett, Director of the Kentucky Division of Family Resource and Youth Service Centers; and Elisabeth Valdez, Interfaith Education Fund in Texas. The Governor and the distinguished panelists will discuss how teachers and administrators in disadvantaged school districts can form partnerships with business and higher education to move beyond political rhetoric and begin achieving the goals of the "No Child Left Behind" initiative. The discussion will include how teacher education and technology can help educators and policy makers work together to counter the effects of poverty on children's ability to learn.
The policy panel will be followed by a series of workshops highlighting successful efforts to assist rural schools in Texas and Kentucky, and exploring ways to attract highly qualified teachers to disadvantaged districts. Professor Carl Van Horn of Rutgers University will also lead a workshop on the importance of career preparation for all high school students. Van Horn's workshop will focus on ways to strengthen federal and state policies to help non-college bound students prepare themselves for work.
Thursday evening's keynote speaker is Jonathan Kozol, the award winning author of Savage Inequalities: Children in American School, Death at an Early Age, and Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation. Kozol has dedicated his career to effecting change in public school systems across the country. His address will focus on the sociological and systemic realities of poverty.
Conference speakers also include Ruby Payne, founder of the aha! Process, Inc. and author of A Framework for Understanding Poverty. She will conduct her nationally-recognized workshop for educators, focusing on practical ideas for understanding the culture of poverty and ways to help students become motivated, committed, and educated.
Other scheduled presenters include Elijah Anderson, the Charles and William L. Day Professor of the Social Sciences and professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania; Yvonne Vissing, professor of sociology at Salem College in Salem, Massachusetts and author of Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Homeless Children in Small Town America; Don Bartlette, a full-time speaker and Native American activist. His autobiographical presentation, Macaroni at Midnight, chronicles his hardships as a Chippewa Indian child growing up with multiple challenges; Aaron Thompson, a nationally-known speaker and expert in the area of academic success and African- American fatherhood; and June Langford Berkley, an educational consultant who widely presents workshops on the role of business and industry in education and positive classroom climates.
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PINK M&M Treats
This might be one of the last pink thing I make this month, but who knows… I think our coworkers and friends might be sick of seeing pink baked goods! Although I'm sure they don't mind. I'm submitting these for my Power of Pink Challenge. I love making these M&M Treats because they're so easy but SO FREAKING tasty. Especially if you love salty-and-sweet things. One of my personal favorite combinations is chocolate with anything salty – pretzels, potato chips, Fritos… I've used this last combo a couple times throughout the years, including the Frito candy I made last year and the Frito-candy inspired cupcakes I made for Cupcake Hero: Cocoa. And I love all things simple. It is fun to bust out some advanced baking skills, but sometimes the simplest things are the best. These little guys are a perfect illustration of that thought.
Easy M&M Treats (by ME!)
1 1-lb bag of mini-pretzels
2 big bag of M&Ms
2 packages of Almond Bark or 2 bags of Wilton candy melts (white)
Line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper. Lie pretzels (flat side down) on the waxed paper. They can be very close to each other.
Melt almond bark/candy melts according to the directions on the package. Using a spoon, scoop some of the melted almond bark into the holes of the pretzels OR using a squeeze bottle, squeeze melted candy into holes of pretzels.
Before it starts to set, put 3 M&Ms into the holes. This is where it helps to have an extra set of hands. Usually I pour the melted almond bark while Hubby puts the M&Ms in.
When the sheet is full, put it in the freezer or outside to let the almond candy is set. I like to store mine in the freezer as well.
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J'dorable! Definitely has the cute pink factor. 😉
Oh my goodness! What a CUTE IDEA! I LOVE THOSE!
Yes these are so easy, cute, and quite addictive. I have a hard time not eating 10 at a time.
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hi these are so pretty…i dont think we get candy melts or the bark that u mentioned here in Aust, can I use melted choc instead. Thank you for this pretty idea. YOU ARE THE BEST.


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Mouth Diseases
Lump Under Tongue Back, Despite 2 Surgeries
I had a lump under my tongue, that sometimes looks clear, sometimes white. Its almost water filled and has increased in size as time past (2/3 months). I then had it removed by an oral surgeon and the report came back as pyogenic granuloma. Then just one day after the removal of the stitches, another lump appeared where the pervious lump was, similar apperance, only samller and white instead of clear. So I went back to my oral surgeon and he removed it again, along with that white thing, he also removed some of my salivary glands. Now, just three days after the removal of the stitches from the second surgery, its back again, this time, much bigger. Its clear and seems water filled. Should I go back to the oral surgeon and have it removed again? What should I do? Why is it back again, despite 2 surgeries? Is it reactive? Shall I just live with it?
What you describe certainly sounds like a reactive process and may have been associated with your salivary glands all along. A pyogenic granuloma is also a reactive, tumor-like growth that may occur following minor tissue injury. In a few cases, the injury can affect the salivary (spit) glands under the surface of the skin lining the mouth. Injured salivary glands then may leak or spill spit (saliva, mucus) under the surface lining, creating a clear bubble or bump of tissue termed a mucocele or mucus extravasation phenomenon.
In reaction to the same injury, then, the tissues can develop a mixture of pyogenic granuloma (made up of small capillary blood vessels or granulation tissue), spilled mucus (mucocele) and even some scar tissue over time. One of the known complications with mucocele, however, is the tendency for local recurrence (to come back). That is why treatment usually entails complete removal of the mucus spill plus the leaky salivary gland. But even with adequate surgery, inadvertent injury to nearby salivary glands cannot always be completely avoided, and and additional surgery may be necessary.
If you have a good relationship with your oral surgeon, I would recommend you go back and start again. If not, a second opinion from another oral surgeon is the next reasonable option.
Good luck!
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THE nation's banks are ill-equipped to finance a looming pipeline of critical infrastructure due to their reliance on volatile foreign funding markets, NAB chief executive Cameron Clyne says.
In a call for ''urgent'' reforms to wean the banks off overseas funding, Mr Clyne on Tuesday night said the Australian banks' heavy use of wholesale funding markets still posed a key economic risk.
With banks raising up to $100 billion a year from overseas and many foreign lenders retreating from Australia, Mr Clyne said local banks were ''not set up optimally'' to finance up to $700 billion in infrastructure that would be needed.
''Australia's banking system is not optimised to finance smoothly the long-term investments which Australia currently needs. This needs to be urgently addressed if we are to prosper over the coming decades,'' Mr Clyne said in Sydney.
While there was no single solution to the issue, Mr Clyne suggested policies such as a greater allocation of retirement savings to fixed-income products, a deeper domestic bond market and tax changes.
He made the comments while arguing that the public debate on bank profits and interest rates should move on to include the sector's long-term funding needs.
The big four have cut their use of overseas funding significantly since the global financial crisis, mainly by competing fiercely for domestic deposits.
But Mr Clyne said it would be ''wasting a crisis'' if further action was not taken to give banks more flexibility to fund themselves in the event of another financial meltdown.
''We should look at all our future funding needs and how we can protect the Australian economy and Australian jobs from any future international shock,'' Mr Clyne said.
''If we can take action now to ensure that Australia's future growth is less exposed to the vagaries of the international markets then we should do it.''
The Coalition has pledged to hold a sweeping inquiry into the financial system if it wins government and Mr Clyne said such a probe needed to be more targeted than previous banking inquiries.
Besides funding, he said, any inquiry should also examine how banks could lend more to Asia, as well as capitalising on the region's growing demand for financial services.
''If we are to have another inquiry into the finance sector, we must make it count,'' Mr Clyne said.
''We must focus on the fundamental issue of how we fund the future of Australia and ensure we are ready, willing and able to be an engaged partner in the Asian century.''
In a sign of the industry's regional integration, figures published on Tuesday showed Asia had driven a surge in the amount of capital foreign fund managers were investing here.
A report commissioned by the Financial Services Council showed managed investment trusts increased their holdings in Australia by 54 per cent, to $33.6 billion, in the two years to December 2011.
More than two-thirds of the increase came from Asia, which the government has targeted as a key growth market for financial services.


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Prospective Epidemiological Study Of The Prevalence Of HLA-B*5701 In HIV-1 Infected Patients
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This study is a cross-sectional observational study to evaluate the prevalence of HLA-B*5701 in the European area and in major European ethnotypes.
Any HIV-1 infected patient will be eligible for this study including treatment naïve and experienced patients, as well as patients previously tested for HLA-B*5701. Patients will be approached during a standard clinic visit, and will be consented prior to any study specific procedure. They will be asked to provide a tissue sample (cheek cells and blood sample) which will be used to assess HLA-B*5701 status by local and central laboratories.
In selected sites patients may be asked to provide an additional blood sample. This sample will be used to develop and validate different methodologies for assessing HLA-B*5701 status.
|Infection, Human Immunodeficiency Virus I HIV Infection HIV-1 Infection
|Procedure: Cheek cells sample Procedure: Blood sample
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Prospective Epidemiological Study of the Prevalence of HLA-B*5701 in HIV-1 Infected Patients
- Prevalence of HLA-B*5701 in European HIV-1 population
- Prevalence of HLA-B*5701 in major European ethnotypes
|Study Start Date:
|June 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
HIV-1 infected adults
HIV-1 infected adults
Procedure: Cheek cells sample
Cheek cells sampleProcedure: Blood sample
Blood sample
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion criteria:
- HIV-1 infected patients over the age of 18 years
- Patient is willing and able to understand and provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria:
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00481390
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|Helsinki, Finland, 00029
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|Dublin, Ireland, 8
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|Alkmaar, Netherlands, 1815 JD
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|Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1105 AZ
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|Arnhem, Netherlands, 6815 AD
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|Den Haag, Netherlands, 2512 VA
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|Den Haag, Netherlands, 2545 CH
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|Enschede, Netherlands, 7511JX
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|Groningen, Netherlands, 9713 GZ
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|Maastricht, Netherlands, 6229 HX
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|Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3015 GD
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|Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3078 HT
|GSK Investigational Site
|Amadora, Portugal, 2720-276
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|Lisboa, Portugal, 1150
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|Bern, Switzerland, 3010
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|La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, CH 2301
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|Lausanne, Switzerland, 1011
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|Lugano, Switzerland, 6900
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|Zuerich, Switzerland, 8091
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|Zürich, Switzerland, 8030
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|E.D. Derilus; Clinical Disclosure Advisor, GSK Clinical Disclosure
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|May 31, 2007
|Last Updated:
|June 7, 2011
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Treatment Experienced
Treatment Naive
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Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
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Bloomfield Hills, Mich. -- Taubman Centers, owner of Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, Mich., said Friday that The Cheesecake Factory will make a Michigan debut with a new restaurant opening at Twelve Oaks.
The 8,430-sq.-ft. Cheesecake Factory will open in latter 2013, and will feature French limestone floors, decorative columns, hand-painted murals and contemporary lighting.
Twelve Oaks Mall is anchored by Nordstrom, Macy's, Lord & Taylor, J.C. Penney, Sears and the Lifestyle Café Food Court.


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Ken Burns Plans PBS Documentary On The History Of Country Music
(AP) – He's done baseball, Vietnam, and the Gettysburg Address. Now it's country music that is getting the Ken Burns treatment.
The PBS documentary maker's newest project will see him dig into the roots of country music – tracing its history to where it is today.
Among those who will be profiled will be the Carter Family, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and others. Don't go rushing to check your local PBS listings for it just yet. It isn't due out until 2018.


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|PMP FAQs - Lag Phase
1. What is the significance of the Lag Phase Duration (LPD)?
The Lag Phase is the time required for the cell population to adjust to the food environment and begin growth.
The Lag Phase is the most unpredictable aspect for a growth model, compared to the Generation Time. This is because the Lag Phase will vary depending on the previous "history" of the organism. For example, the Lag Phase Duration (LPD) of bacteria grown at 98?F in culture medium and then transferred to ground beef at 50?F will be different than the LPD of bacteria grown at 70?F. This is because the previous environment of the bacteria will result in different cellular changes that are necessary before it can again grow in a different environment.
The LPD represents a distribution of lag times for individual cells in the matrix. As you notice on most growth curves, this produces a concave-shaped curve between the lag phase and the growth phase. Consequently, a portion of this curvature is included in the calculated lag phase and a portion is included in the growth phase.
2. How do I use the Lag and No Lag options in the Growth Models?
Selecting the "Lag" option will result in a prediction of the Lag Phase Duration based on the experimental data for the model.
Selecting "No Lag" will remove the period of time for the calculated Lag Phase, and will begin predictions with growth of the bacteria. Note - a portion of the curvature between the LPD and the Growth Phase is included in the Growth Phase. Therefore, the starting level that appears in the chart and table will not be the same as the value that you set as the Initial Level. The time calculated to reach the Level of Concern will use the Initial Level, although it will not appear in the table or chart.


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A SENTENCE review for serial killer Catherine Birnie is expected to be completed in early March but a decision can't be made until after the State Election.
The Prisoners Review Board began the review today and is scheduled to hand its report to Attorney General Michael Mischin around March 2.
But with the Government in caretaker mode at that time, Mr Mischin can't make his final decision on Birnie's future until after the State Election on March 9.
Under law, Birnie's life sentence is reviewed every three years.
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter, who left State politics for a tilt at the Federal arena, in March 2010 decided Birnie would not be placed on parole or put into a re-socialisation program.
WA's Attorney-General in 2007, Jim McGinty, said Birnie should never be freed from jail.
Birnie and her late partner David Birnie raped, stabbed and clubbed to death four victims in their Willagee house, in Perth's southern suburbs, in 1986.
They were caught only when one of their intended victims escaped after they abducted her at knifepoint.
The pair were handed strict-security life sentences for the murders and David Birnie hanged himself in his protective custody Casuarina Prison cell in 2005.
She wasn't allowed to attend his funeral.
A 2007 review of Birnie, who is serving her sentence at Bandyup Women's Prison on Perth's north-eastern outskirts, found she was at low risk of reoffending but her release was rejected because of the extreme nature of her crimes.
Birnie, now 60, left her husband and six children in 1985 to live with David Birnie.
She did not marry him but took his surname.
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CHINO – The Inland Empire Utilities Agency will co-host, along with the city of Chino and the Santa Ana Watershed Association, an Earth Day celebration on April 18 at the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park, 6075 Kimball Ave., Chino.
The Earth Day Celebration will be open to schools that have scheduled field trips between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and then open to the public between 4 and 7 p.m.
This event promotes environmental awareness to the community and provides ways for the community to take action and support environmental stewardship. It will include environmental exhibits, giveaways, hands-on earth-friendly activities and environmental show performances.