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- Iglo Group launches "The Food of Life" campaign to champion real life, real food and real people as it aims to double the size of the business to €3.2bn by 2020
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Leading UK food brand Birds Eye is unveiling a bold new advertising campaign to change the view of frozen food from 'fall back' to 'first choice'. The breakthrough campaign is the first from Havas Worldwide London who were brought on board in November to help execute a new global brand positioning across all markets.
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Brent crude futures rose by almost $1 to above $108 a barrel today as fighting between Ukraine's army and a pro-Russian group in the east intensified, stoking fears of energy supply disruptions from the region.
The west has threatened more sanctions against Russia, which it believes is helping separatist groups. So far, U.S. and EU measures have not affected gas or oil flows.
Pro-Russian rebels shot down two Ukrainian helicopters on Friday, killing two crew, as troops tightened their siege of separatist-held Slaviansk in what Moscow called a "criminal" assault by Kiev that wrecked hopes of peace.
June Brent crude rose 63 cents to $108.39 a barrel by 1140 GMT after settling on Thursday at its lowest close since April 11. U.S. crude was at $99.70 a barrel, up 28 cents.
"The fact that the Ukrainian army has started to move is creating uncertainty ahead of the weekend," Olivier Jakob of consultancy Petromatrix in Zug, Switzerland said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the "punitive operation" mounted by Ukrainian forces had destroyed a peace plan agreed with Western powers two weeks ago.
Further gains were tempered by bearish oil demand signals out of the U.S. coupled with the impending return of more Libyan exports.
U.S. and European oil benchmarks tumbled mid-week after U.S. crude inventories hit a new record high last week on the back on strong output, the U.S. Energy Information Administration data showed.
In Libya, state-run National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Thursday that the Zueitina port was expected to load its first tanker of crude since reopening after nearly ten months due to protests.
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"Non-farm payroll will have an impact on the dollar and equities. If there is any surprise, it might have an impact on oil but right now it's trading on the fear factor," Eugen Weinberg, analyst at Commerzbank in Frankfurt said. (Reuters)

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OK Today I fixed a wonderful dinner of split pea soup with sausage and it turned out great.Of course Hubby and I ate two more than full portions and now my stomach hurts.I only made half a batch and it only filled two soup bowls.We are in the process of becomeing city folk and have rented out our wonderful property in the country.Hubby needs to be closer to a major hospital and we found a rental only three blocks away.Nice small city house with neighbors right next door and of course barking dogs on both sides.We are bringing our two kittys with us sure hope they adjust OK.They will be fenced in on all sides but I still worry about them.I am actually afraid to weigh myself as I think I have gained a lot of my weight back so may just not weigh myself for one month and see what I weigh next month.Suspect this may be a bad idea as the scale does give me notice of where I am weight wise but am just afraid to find out what I suspect is bad news.Well such is life and on we go,bla,bla,bla!!Moving is such a horrible experience especially after living here for almost eighteen years.We are wall to wall in our stuff and of course will have a major estate sale when we relocate. CLinOregon
Day after Thanksgiving(obviously)here I sit writing this journal.Very quiet day so far.Husband went to get the mail(fifteen min.from here) and pick up some milk.We live so far out in the country we have to plan our trips to town.Will go up to Newport in Oregon next week for a couple of days.I cooked a lot yesterday and have lots of left overs today.I only cook the turkey breast because there are only two of us but made a lot of side dishes.Dinner was very good but we ate to early,around 3:15 and decided that was to early as we got sleepy waaay before bedtime.He goes to bed around 6-7:00 because of his health issues.I stay up until at least 9:00 often a little later.I went out to my studio per usual last night and organized some of my jewelry supplies,will do more tonight.I used to go out to the studio every moring and night but the last year not quite so often.I have my own health issues.Hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving and had plenty to eat.Realize that isn't always the case but there are places for the less fortunate to go during the holidays.I donate what I can to help them out. Today is threatening rain but shouldn't be so cold.
Day two of coming back. Anyway, still love this site but am not doing it justice as I don't follow any of the programs.I enjoy reading the blogs and getting my points and reading the recipes.Liked the article about Curves.My girlfriend LOVES this program and goes a couple of times a week.She doesn't look any thinner to me but she is my best friend and am always happy when she is doing her thing.I may try Curves more seriously this time or when I decide to go.It is a long drive from our house to Curves so I really have to get motivated to go there constantly or even twice a week but any exercise is better than none,I think.Weather up here is getting nasty and expect a terrible freeze tonight.Hubby keeps the wood stove going all day now.We both are trying to eat less but hubby says he is constanly hungry so I told him to be brave and the eating pangs will go away on their own,hope I am right.
Not sure what a blog is but will try treating it like a journel.I have been out of touch with this site for a long time.Got spammed and had to create a new e mail address but found my "sites"on the internet were still the same ,I am glad because I had forgotten how many sites I belonged to.Anyway,found this site and decided to write in my journel. I have lost some weight BUT not by exercising just eating less.We travel a lot and I really don't like to exercise but have still managed to lose several pounds.Husband has severe COPD and he doesn't exercise very much ,in the winter not at all but he has lost about thirty pounds just by slowly dieting and eating less high fat foods and sugar things(he is also a mild diabetic)He did get quite ill several months ago and I think he lost several pounds that way.He has only put back on a couple of lbs and is trying to get that off by eating less.So far so good,I realize that exercise would really help but neither of us are motivated.Anyway,we struggle on and are doing a little bit better.


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While meditating, I often get to a state when any perception stops, mind stops, where there is no more me and world, everything dissapears. There is no empty space nor endless mind. Indescribable state where everything has stopped and there is no perception.
All I can tell about this state - it's total absence.
Before it, at the beginning of the meditation, I usually feel waves of bliss in my body, my breath seems to stop at all, sometimes I can see bright white light, then a very strange silence which absorbs me... then my mind becomes infinitely still and fixed. It can last for some hours. At that stage, there is only pure perception without any little thought. My body then is like penetrated with high voltage electricity. all my muscles are rigid like metal. I forget myself, my personality. Only still and fixed mind remains. After it, I come not to feel my body at all. Then, everything disappears. Total absence.
After some time when I return from this total absence I think it was the greatest thing I've even experienced. I think - great, I didn't exist again))) This total absence becomes more and more frequent in my meditation.
Returning has the same stages, inverse order.
My question is: are these states jhanas and nirodha-samapatti, or what are they?
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come with me to hawaii and say that YLB. my friends in Wolfpak will love it. you literally are the worst surfer on this forum.
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I've seen this already, of course. I'm talking about the WYDLE LIFE BOYZ BROO!!!! doing "step-offs" (easier than tow-ins) in head high waves. I posted proof earlier. Learn to read.
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I can get barreled when a ski pulls me into a head high wave too.
Actually I live on the West Coast. What wildlyfe guys have to tow into, people out here consider to be average size surf.
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Instead, Cunningham focused on programming patterns and practices during his hour-and-a-half keynote address Tuesday. His talk, "System of Names and Other Tools of the Not-Quite Tangible," was as intangible as its title implied.
Cunningham, who joined Microsoft about a year ago, is an architect with the companys Patterns & Practices Team. Before joining Microsoft, Cunningham already had dabbled in all kinds of programming, including object-oriented-, extreme- and agile-programming ventures.
Cunningham said at the outset of his talk that he intended to try to connect the many threads that led up to the development of the wiki. (A wiki is a program that allows people to create and maintain Web pages collaboratively.)
Cunningham walked attendees through some of his thought processes around software patterns and linking patterns together via his "system of names" approach.
Cunningham emphasized the need for programmers to abandon the lone-wolf approach and instead work more collaboratively. He said the WikiWikiWeb is all about nurturing collaboration by allowing developers to elaborate when writing patterns or other pieces of software.
Ward also emphasized the importance of pair-programming, or teaming up of developers, when writing code. Pair programming is a concept that is key to the discipline of XP (extreme programming). Other XP tenets include working on small releases, simplifying software design, testing first, owning collectively and integrating continuously.
Cunningham advised OOPSLA attendees to work with colleagues and pace themselves when writing software "to avoid fatigue and self-doubt, which cripple decision-making." He also advocated that programmers trade roles to maintain balance and break development projects into smaller chunks.


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The Return of the Giant NYC Dance Club
By Steve Weinstein
July 4, 1976 Was a Ramones-less Weekend in NYC
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LIVE REVIEW: Karen O at McKittrick Hotel
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But he can't, really—hence "Runaway," "Hell of a Life," "Blame Game," and "Lost in the World," the second half of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the sound of a man looking in the mirror, hating what he sees, and recording it for posterity anyway. Put that stretch of music up against This Is Happening's own "All I Want," "I Can Change," and "You Wanted a Hit," and decide which is more abject—or better yet, don't, unless you want to start wondering if Murphy fucks with the lights on, too.
It's an odd thing to say about a millionaire and a much-loved globetrotting DJ, but these artists sacrificed in 2010, pointing up their flaws and vanities in full view of anyone who cared to look. And we cared, of course. Murphy and West's elaborate celebrity lives may have seemed more vivid than ours at times, but as artists, they held up their end of the deal: What they lived, they made work about; what adoration and income they received from us, they used to make still more. They weren't perfect, no. But in 2010, they made listening worth it.
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Bring back Christgau....this shit passes for criticism? Kanye West is an asshole? That's really the best you can do? Thanks for the insight....now I can get back to ICarly...
I only heard of these two from the bad stuff written about them; I never heard any of their music, I'm proud to say.
now is hope he'll know to too keep his damn big mouth shut before saying one word.....as you we all now know if you don't have a high school diploma graduating from your original class (instead of one's GED to believe that'll cut the mustard for those of such character as his) we have now speculatively observered........
21st century schizoid man isn't "70's prog rock". That's 1969.
Come on everybody... do you really not recognize that Kanye West is a Wanker, and he will grow up to be a bigger wanker? Please....
I want to thank James Murphy for giving me something to believe in in music in 2010. And I'm sorry he's choosing to leave.
Let's have a toast him please.
You just basically said "I'm musically ignorant"


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IRVING, Texas, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Breitling Oil and Gas, an independent oil and gas company based in Irving, Texas, today announced that the company has become the title sponsor of 1080 KRLD's 34th Annual Christmas is for Caring event. The yearly event raises donations and awareness to assist the residents of the Denton State Supported Living Center in North Texas.
Chris Faulkner, CEO of Breitling Oil and Gas, said, "Breitling is proud to be a part of such a wonderful event and we are very fortunate to be able to help the fine folks at the Denton State Living Center." Faulkner added, "The holiday season is meant exactly for this – to help others in their times of need and we are thrilled to be able to bring a little bit of happiness to such a wonderful group of people."
Dan O'Connor, President of DSSLC Volunteer Service Council, said, "We are thrilled that Breitling Oil and Gas is making the 34th Annual Christmas Is For Caring possible for the residents at Denton State Supported Living Center. Through their support each resident will have the opportunity to open two Christmas Gifts each at the Christmas Party December 20th. In addition to the gifts, DSSLC will use the remaining funds to purchase much needed medical equipment and hopefully a wheelchair van to transport individual residents off campus. We feel extremely fortunate to have Breitling Oil and Gas as our Title Sponsor. Their support will enhance life and bring joy to all the residents at Denton State School."
For more information or to make a donation, see the Christmas is for Caring website at http://www.christmasisforcaring.com.About Christmas is for Caring 2012 CIFC benefits the residents of the Denton State Supported Living Center. These are adults with developmental disabilities. In many cases they are profoundly affected by their disabilities, meaning they cannot function without a great deal of assistance and are not able to walk or talk. Our goal is to raise enough funds to purchase at least two gifts for each resident of the school. KRLD also will be collecting monetary donations used to complete a specific improvement project at the school. This year's major projects will be helping purchase medical equipment to help better serve the residents, including new hospital beds and x-ray equipment. About Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation Breitling Oil and Gas was founded in October 2004 to apply state-of-the-art petroleum and natural gas exploration and extraction technology to the development of onshore oil and natural gas projects. Our focus areas include Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Breitling offers oil and gas investment opportunities through direct participation programs and oil and gas investment joint ventures which enable investors to participate in the potential cash flow and unique tax benefits associated with oil and gas investments. Especially important in a downturned economy, oil and gas investments allow savvy investors to diversify and reinforce their investment portfolios with a stable commodity that is in steady demand. Contact: Jennifer JonesDirector of Public RelationsBreitling Oil and Gas Corporation972-252-2490 This press release was issued through eReleases® Press Release Distribution. For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com. SOURCE Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation
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Conversion Arbitrage: Reverse Conversions
By John Summa
The related strategy of reverse conversions (or reversals) involves exactly what the name implies, the reverse of a conversion. Here the arbitrageur will be selling (instead of buying) the stock short, and then buying a call and selling a same-strike, same-month put. (Read more about arbitrage in Trading The Odds With Arbitrage.)
As with a conversion, if this can be executed for a net time-premium credit between the call sale and put purchase, you will have locked in a profit no matter where the stock trades before expiration day. To remind you, at this level we are abstracting from some complicating factors to provide a way to better grasp the basic idea.
Just as a conversion involves three legs in the strategy, so too does a reversal. The rule of thumb for determining profitability applies with one minor alteration. Recall that conversions can be explained in terms of the cost of establishing the positions (stock price plus put price minus sale of call), which is a debit price. Here we look to compare a credit price (received for the reversal) to the strike price used in the trade to look for potential profitablility.
When speaking of conversions, as long as the debit sale price is less than the strike price, a conversion profit exists (leaving aside the complicating factors we will turn to in subsequent sections). With a reversal, on the other hand, the same rule of thumb applies but the credit received for establishing the position must be greater than the strike price for a potential arbitrage profit to exist. (Learn more about options in Do Option Sellers Have A Trading Edge?)
Using Reversals to Capture Time-Value Credit
Unlike the conversion, where you have to pay for the position with a net cash outlay, a reversal involves selling short the stock and the put, which brings in a credit to the account. Leaving aside the interest earnings potential on this credit balance for now, the size of the credit must exceed the strike price for a reversal profit to be established. This reduced form model should allow for grasping the core concept of the reversal without overwhelming you with complicating details.
While a reversal involves selling stock short and then buying a call and selling a same-strike and same- month put, it must be executed for a net time-premium credit. This is simply stating, in a different way, that the overall pricing conditions (overall credit received from sale of reversals > the strike price) need to lock in a profit. Above we mentioned that the credit from the reversal must exceed the strike price, so we are simply boiling all this down to show that it amounts to establishing a net time-value credit between the put sold and call purchased.
Figure 7 shows some hypothetical prices (altered from our previous actual example) for ABC stock to illustrate the idea of a December 75 reverse conversion's potential arbitrage profit as a time-value credit.
|Option Month
|Option Type
|Option Strike
|Option Price
|Intrinsic Value
|Time Value
|Long Call
|4.90 (ask)
|Short Put
|5.85 (bid)
|Reversal Profit
|Net Time Value=
|Figure 7: ABC\'s stock has an assumed ask price of $74.10 and options prices slightly altered to show how a reversal would generate a small arbitrage profit. The 5 cent net time-value credit translates into $5 per reverse conversion, which requires selling 100 shares short at $74.10, selling a December 75 put at $5.85 and buying a December 75 call at $4.90.
Often the reversal is presented in terms of the price of selling the stock (credit cost) in relation to the strike of the options. If the credit received from selling it is greater than the strike price, then the arbitrage profit is established, as seen in Figure 8, where the position entry price shown is $75.05, which is greater than the strike of $75 by 5 cents.
For example, at the price of $25, the December 75 long call loses $4.90 and the December 75 short put loses $19.15 (for a total loss of $24.05), but that is offset by a gain of $24.10 on the short stock, leaving a per-share gain of 5 cents. As was seen in Figure 7, we arrived at the same profit we saw above by showing how this is simply the same as collecting a net time-premium (or extrinsic value) credit.
Entry Price
|Positions Settlement Prices @ 100/50
Gain/Loss @ 100
Gain/Loss @ 50
|Dec 75 Long Call
|4.90 (buy)
|Dec 75 Short Put
|5.85 (sell)
|Short Stock
|74.10 (sell)
|75.05 (> 75)
|$.05 ($5)
|$.05 ($5)
|Figure 8:Here we demonstrate the same profit of $5 is available at any price for this reversal. We take only two prices, however, to simulate the outcomes (it would be true for any prices on the scale). Wecalculate results based on an assumed stock price of $50 and $100 for the stock at options expiration day. The table above shows the same gains at the two assumed expiration day prices for ABC stock.
|Reversal Profit Calculation
|(Stock Price + Put Price)
|(Strike Price - Call Price)
|74.10 + 5.85 = 79.95
|75.00 + 4.90 = $79.90
|Figure 9: Reversal arbitrage profit in this model assumes no carrying costs and no dividend paid or received. Here you can see that the position establishes a $5 arbitrage profit as was demonstrated inthe other calculation methods shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8.
As the reader will see, when moving to a more complex understanding of a conversion and reversal, dividends can play a key role in determining potential profit and loss. While it is possible to reduce the dividend risk from the strategy through the proper assessment of trades, it will remain a potential risk.
Additionally, the cost of carry is a feature of this strategy that will be incorporated as we move through the different parts. It comes into play in the conversion but not the reversals. Reversals create a credit balance and are thus free of a cost of carry (defined as the interest paid on a debit balance).
In fact, reversals are strategies than allow for capturing interest payments on the cash proceeds of the short sale (put plus short stock) in the reversal itself. These interest earnings are then factored into the equation for determining ultimate profitability. However, like with dividend payments in conversions, there is no guarantee that these variables will remain fixed once in a conversion or reversal, thus opening a window of risk to the arbitrageur. (Learn more in Using Options Instead of Equity.)
Reversals on stocks involve selling the shares short, selling a put and buying a same-strike call with the same expiration dates. Here we demonstrated how such a strategy could make a profit if the sale price of the reversal is above the strike price used. When this condition is met, there is a locked in time-value credit that represents an arbitrage profit. However, we are still excluding the possibility of dividends in the equation, a subject to which we now turn.
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DNB Financial Corporation Reports Year-Over-Year Earnings Growth For Third Quarter, Nine Months Of 2012
- $1.4 million net income in third quarter 2012, a 9.34% increase over third quarter 2011.
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- Total stockholder's equity at $55.67 million rose 9.00% from December 31, 2011.
- Net interest margin improved to 3.80% from 3.70% in third quarter 2011 and 3.78% in second quarter 2012.
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DOWNINGTOWN, Pa., Oct. 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DNB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:DNBF), parent of DNB First, National Association, one of the first nationally-chartered community banks to serve the greater Philadelphia region, reported net income of $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $1.3 million for the same period in 2011. Earnings per common share (fully diluted) for third quarter 2012 were $0.50 compared to $0.36 for the same period in 2011. Net income for the nine months of 2012 was $3.9 million, an increase of 8.89% compared with the nine months of 2011. Earnings per common share (fully diluted) for the nine months of 2012 were $1.32 compared with $1.10 for the nine months of 2011.
"The third quarter and nine months of 2012 have been quite beneficial for the company and our shareholders. We continue building low-cost core deposits, which provide the necessary liquidity to meet our loan demand. We are focused on offering competitive rates while still maintaining our margins. Our ability to increase the bank's net interest margin in a low interest rate environment is a testament to the quality of our customer relationships and our focus on re-pricing and rate matching strategies, which have proven effective," explained William S. Latoff, Chairman and CEO.
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quote:Panera Bread, the fast-growing sandwich chain, plans to open its first Louisiana location in Baton Rouge. Company officials say they are looking at potential sites in Baton Rouge and plan to have a restaurant open in 2011. Panera Bread, based in St. Louis, has more than 1,400 bakery-cafes in the U.S. and Canada. The chain bakes various breads in-house and uses them in sandwiches and as bowls for soups.
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the files are saved under microsoft word under the user profile
ok, that's a start but I need an actual location from the %profile_root% ..Quote:
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eg: %profile_root%/application data/somefolder/docs/
... that'll help me avoid any unfortunate deletes we don't want.
\\rdc2020\users\User Profiles\KS2\Microsoft\Word
I think!
:)... Be better to be sure..Quote:
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Yeah I know - natural inability to state that I know something
That is definitely the path
Ok... I'll see what I can do... it'll be a few days mind...Quote:
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Thanks for trying for me
I wish I could do it myself but I would not be confident that I wasnt going to break something!
Finally got around to looking at this properly (apologies Witch) but had some issues finding the thread in the first place because recovered was spelt incorrectly in the title :rolleyes:
Anyways... I've found where these files live and noticed a few things.#
1. If you use roaming or mandatory profiles on the server they live in:
\\PROFILE_SHARE\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Word
2. There's two file extension types in this folder:
- AutoRecovery save of DOC_TITLE.wbk
- AutoRecovery save of DOC_TITLE.asd
3. If you don't have admin access for the profiles you may not be able to remove anything... However I suspect if I run a script to delete these files as a login script it might work.
What I'm not sure about though is whether the profile will load into the local machine and therefore need to be deleted from there so that it updates the roaming profile or not. Hmm... any suggestions welcome.
On the local machine, under Computer Management, have you tried adding "Domain Users" within the Administrators group? You can do this via MMC which is easier.
There's no security risk. You're adding users as local workstation administrators. This permits domain users using applications, (who are not domain administrators), to write locally. Many applications require this to run properly.
Using GPOs you hide/deny access to C:\ from Explorer, but applications, such as MS Word can write/cache information locally as they normally would in a standalone environment.
Thanks for keeping trying guys
@contink - I understand where you're coming from, however the reason for my suggestion is because you're using roaming profiles and this is written locally to a workstation when a user logs on (as I am sure you know).
Whilst using various applications, these applications will write/cache information locally, such as Auto Recovered Files, unless you specify another location using GPOs. Adding "Domain Users" may fix your problem, as it allows applications to cache/write/delete information as it needs to. Hope this makes sense.
There is however one small twist here and that's the problem where this all comes from in the first place.. Namely these autorecovery docs appear on accounts where they logon whole classes. Add this to individuals not logging off properly all the time and I can resolve the problem on the local profile but never clean the remote profile because someone never quite clears off.
Thinking about it, it may be that I need to just run the script of the profile folders when everyone is pretty much off and if it crops up again I can search for the offending PC/individual.
Just out of interest on the Local Admin things... would not adding them to the Local "Power Users" group have much the same effect?


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3) Antibiotics
We are not aware of any interactions between influenza vaccine and antibiotics.
The vaccine may contain traces of gentamicin. This antibiotic is used during the manufacturing process.
Our SPC states that use of our vaccines in patients hypersensitive to any of the active substances or excipients including gentamicin is contraindicated.1
We are not aware of any cross-reactivity between penicillin and gentamicin. Therefore patients sensitive to penicillin should be able to receive influenza vaccine.
4) Breast Feeding
Influvac® and Imuvac® may be used during breastfeeding.
5) Egg Protein Content (Ovalbumin)
Can Influvac® or Imuvac® be given to patients hypersensitive
(allergic) to chicken protein and eggs?
Influvac® and Imuvac® should not be given to patients hypersensitive
(allergic) to chicken protein or eggs. The ovalbumin content of the vaccine is not more than 0.1mcg per 0.5 ml dose (i.e. 0.2 mcg per ml)1
6) Children
Can Influvac® and Imuvac® be used in young children?
Yes in children from 6 months of age. See below for details.
Administration of Influvac® and Imuvac® in children
Children less than 6 months: No experience exists of Influvac® and Imuvac® being used in children under 6 months of age.
Children from 6 months to 35 months: Clinical data are limited. Dosages of 0.25 ml or 0.5ml may be given. The dose given should be in accordance with existing national recommendations.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has been advised that where these alternative doses are indicated in the SPC, the 0.5ml dose of intramuscular inactivated influenza vaccine should be given to infants aged six months or older and young children because there is evidence that this dose is effective in young children.1
Adults and children from 36 months: 0.5ml
Immunisation should be intramuscular or deep subcutaneous injection.
The UK Department of Health (Green Book) recommends that children aged 6 months to less than 9 years who have not received the intramuscular influenza vaccine before should receive a second dose of vaccine at least four weeks later.
Administration of 0.25ml dose of Influvac® and Imuvac®2
The Influvac® and Imuvac® 0.5ml syringe is not graduated. For administration of a 0.25ml dose from a syringe:
Eject the air from the syringe.
Push the front side of the plunger exactly to the edge of the mark so that half of the volume is eliminated; a volume of 0.25 ml of the vaccine remains in the syringe, suitable for administration.
7) Interchangeable vaccines
The inactivated trivalent seasonal influenza vaccines are interchangeable, as quoted in the Green Book, Chapter 19 (updated
July 2014) page 201.
Therefore if a child needs two doses of Influenza
seasonal vaccine four weeks apart, then two different brands of seasonal flu
vaccines could be used.
8) Constituents
The constituents of Influvac® and Imuvac® for the 2014/2015 season as recommended by the World Health Organization are as follows:
Active constituents Influvac® and Imuvac®:
Other constituents: Influvac® and Imuvac®
Residue or traces of:
9) Contraindications
Which patients should not be vaccinated?
Allergy to eggs or chicken protein
Patients hypersensitive (allergic) to eggs or chicken protein should not be vaccinated with Influvac® and Imuvac®.
Febrile Illness: Vaccination should be postponed in patients with febrile illness or acute infection.
10) Damaged Vaccine Syringes
What should I do if Influvac® or Imuvac® syringes arrive damaged?
Where at all possible the damaged syringe(s) should be carefully
packaged and returned to:-
Quality Assurance Dept
Abbott Laboratories Ltd
Abbott House
Vanwall Business Park
Vanwall Road
Please enclose a short summary of the problem, your name and address
and account number. Please also say whether you would like credit
or the stock replaced.
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11) Expiry Date
Can Influvac® or Imuvac® be used beyond its expiry date?
The shelf-life is 12 months provided that the vaccine has been
stored correctly. Use of any vaccine after its expiry date is
not recommended.
In addition the vaccines contain appropriate quantities of the
A and B virus strains that are recommended by the WHO. These strains
vary from year to year and therefore vaccines from previous years
may not contain the current recommended virus strains.
Please also see 19) Storage and Stability
12) Flu
Can Influvac® or Imuvac® cause the flu?
Influvac® and Imuvac® contain inactivated viral components and thus
cannot cause influenza.
Influenza-like symptoms can be caused by many respiratory infections
(including the common cold) and Influvac® and Imuvac® will not prevent
The incubation period for the flu is a few days, so if a patient
is exposed to the flu immediately before or after vaccination, the
illness could still develop.
13) Frequency Of Vaccination
Is vaccination with Influvac® or Imuvac® needed each year?
The vaccination is needed each year for optimal protection against
Annual vaccination for those in the risk groups is required because the influenza virus will vary each year. Therefore the immunity induced by previous vaccination will not give optimum protection to new virus strains.
Each year the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends which
antigens should be included in the influenza vaccines.
Influvac® and Imuvac® comply with the WHO recommendations.
14) Immunity
How soon after vaccination will protection against influenza
be achieved?
Some antibodies will be produced after around 2 days, whilst protective antibody levels are achieved within 2-3 weeks. The duration of immunity varies but is usually 6-12 months. The ideal time for vaccination is between September and early November. Protection afforded by the vaccine is thought to last for at least one influenza season. However, as the level of protection provided in subsequent seasons is likely to reduce and there may be changes to the circulating strains from one season to the next, annual revaccination is important.1Influenza-like symptoms can be caused by many respiratory infections (including the common cold) and Influvac® and Imuvac® will not prevent these.
15) Latex
Does Influvac® or Imuvac® contain latex?
Influvac® and Imuvac® are contained in pre-filled syringes that have
a rubber component. This is made only from synthetic rubber, and not latex. The needle guard contains no latex. It is made from polypropylene mixed with 1-2% titanium oxide dye.
During production, contact with rubber may occur (e.g. rubber rings
are used to close-off containers during production). Direct contact
of our product should not occur, but cannot be excluded.
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16) Launch
When were Influvac® and Imuvac® first launched?
Influvac® was first launched in 1962.
Imuvac® was first launched in 2006.
17) What other vaccines are available from Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd?
18) Pregnancy
The pregnancy section in the UK SPC has been updated, section 4.6 states:
"Inactivated influenza vaccines can be used in all stages of pregnancy. Larger datasets on safety are available for the second and third trimester, compared with the first trimester; however, data from worldwide use of influenza vaccine do not indicate any adverse foetal and maternal outcomes attributable to the vaccine".
The Influvac®/Imuvac® SPCs state that its use should be based on official recommendations. (section 4.1)1
UK Recommendations
The latest advice from the Department of Health UK is provided below:
The Department of Health (Green Book) recommendation2, for influenza immunisation in pregnant women, is that 'pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy (first, second or third trimesters), should be vaccinated.'
A review of studies on the safety of influenza vaccine in pregnancy concluded that inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine can be safely and effectively administered during any trimester of pregnancy and that no study to date has demonstrated an increased risk of either maternal complications or adverse foetal outcomes associated with inactivated influenza vaccine.2
19) Storage And Stability
How should Influvac® or Imuvac® be stored?
The optimum temperature for storage is between 2-8oC,
for a period no longer than twelve months.
Storage out of the fridge
Influvac® and Imuvac® should always be stored at 2-8oC,
but in the event of accidental storage at higher temperatures, please
contact the Abbott Customer Care Centre on 0800 358 7468.
Storage below 2oC
In the event of accidental storage below 2oC, please contact the Abbott Customer Care Centre on 0800 358 7468.
The vaccines should not be frozen.
Protect from light.
20) Subunit Vaccine
What is meant by a subunit vaccine?
The different types of inactivated influenza vaccine are as follows:
21) Vaccine Strains
Influvac® and Imuvac® contain appropriate quantities of the A and B
virus strains that are recommended by the WHO. These strains vary from year to
year. The strains that are present in Influvac® and Imuvac® for the
2014/2015 season will be:
22) Influvac® and Imuvac® and Thiomersal
Influvac® and Imuvac® are thiomersal free.


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July 24, 2013, the Company announced the TSX Venture Exchange has conditionally accepted Corsa's previously announced proposed transaction with Quintana Kopper Glo Investment, LLC, a portfolio company of Quintana Energy Partners L.P. and its affiliated investment funds (collectively, "Quintana"), which, when the transaction contemplated is fully completed, will result in Corsa having raised a total of US$40 million at Cdn$0.17 a share and acquiring Kopper Glo, a Tennessee based coal producer, from Quintana and Quintana having acquired a control position in Corsa. The Quintana Transaction is expected to close on or about July 31, 2013. See the press release of the Company dated July 24, 2013 and the Filing Statement dated July 24, 2013 filed on SEDAR for full details of the Quintana Transaction, including the closing conditions.
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|FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2011 file photo, Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley celebrates a touchdown by teammate Rhett Ellison during the first half of an NCAA college football game against UCLA in Los Angeles. USC is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason college football poll released on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae Hong, File)
PHOENIX (AP) — College football is in for some big and, some say, much-needed changes with the switch to a four-team playoff.
Before we get to that, there's still a couple more seasons under the current system; the playoffs don't begin until 2014.
And this one will be worth watching.
There's plenty of interesting story lines, from Penn State trying to rebuild in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal to Urban Meyer's return to coaching with Ohio State.
There's no shortage of great players, either.
Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley skipped the NFL for the chance at a national title, Michigan's Denard Robinson is a blur even without his shoelaces tied and Wisconsin's Montee Ball is like trying to tackle a wrecking ball.
Great teams? Could be a few of those, too. USC, LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma, Oregon — the BCS could be under a lot of strain this season with those teams all bidding for No. 1.
So to get you ready, we've got a rundown of some of the things to watch out for this season.
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USC. Barkley is back. So is his top target, Robert Woods. Former Penn State running back Silas Redd was a nice addition. Postseason eligible again, the Trojans aren't aiming for just any bowl; they want a trip to Miami and a national championship.
Alabama. The Crimson Tide have won two of the past three national championships. They figure to be contenders for another.
LSU. The Honey Badger is gone. All those other NFL prospects — such as defensive end Sam Montgomery and safety Eric Reid — should keep the Tigers from missing him.
Oklahoma. The Sooners have a record-setting QB in Landry Jones, a
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brick wall of an offensive line and with the return of Mike Stoops, Bob's feisty little brother, they should be good on defense, too.
Oregon. LaMichael James and Darron Thomas are gone? Big deal. The Ducks have plenty of other players who can fly in those new winged unis.
Arkansas. QB Tyler Wilson and RB Knile Davis are back, coach John L. Smith has calmed the storm after Bobby Petrino's motorcycle crash and subsequent firing. All Arkansas has to do now is get by Alabama and LSU — its only two losses a year ago — which isn't as farfetched as you might think. Both visit the Natural State, one early (Alabama on Sept. 15), the other late (LSU the day after Thanksgiving)
Florida State. The Seminoles' return to prominence has been rumored for years. Under coach Jimbo Fisher, it may actually happen this season.
Wisconsin. The Badgers are hungry after consecutive Rose Bowl losses and they have Ball, one of the nation's best running backs.
Michigan State. Behind RB Le'Veon Bell, the Spartans could be on the verge of breaking a Rose Bowl drought that goes back to 1988.
Texas. Mack Brown's crew appears to be headed back to the big stage behind a helmet-rattling defense.
West Virginia. The Mountaineers could make their first season in the Big 12 championship worthy.
Barkley, USC. Projected as a high NFL draft pick, Barkley became an instant Heisman Trophy front-runner when he announced he was coming back for his senior season.
Ball, Wisconsin. The Badgers' star running back changed the pronunciation of his name from Mon-tee to Mon-tay. Whatever you call him, dude's good.
Robinson, Michigan. The Wolverines' electric quarterback has churned out more than 8,000 yards in his career, most of those the past two seasons. Imagine what he could do if he tied his shoes.
Geno Smith, West Virginia. The Mountaineers' QB set multiple school records as a junior and more could be on the way in his final season in Morgantown.
Barkevious Mingo, LSU. Been known to train wreck offensive linemen.
Jones, Oklahoma. He's been around since Barry Switzer was coach. OK, maybe not that long, but the four-year starter will leave as the most prolific passer in OU history.
De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon. Spectacular as a freshman last season and will likely get more touches this season now that James is in the NFL.
Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina. Back from a torn ACL last season, he should be one of the nation's top running backs this year.
Sept. 1, Michigan vs. Alabama at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas. The annual opener at Jerry Jones' funhouse has had some great matchups in the past. This one could be the best of the bunch.
Sept. 15, Alabama at Arkansas. Winner could get the inside track on a national-title run.
Sept. 22, Michigan at Notre Dame. Last season's epic finish makes this a must-watch.
Oct. 13, Oklahoma vs. Texas in Dallas. The Red River rivalry continues after all the conference shuffling and could become epic again with these two teams on the rise.
Oct. 27, Notre Dame at Oklahoma. A rare meeting between power programs.
Nov. 3, Alabama at LSU. We may not get sucked into calling it the Game of the Century again, but it still figures to have national-title implications.
Nov. 3, Oregon at USC. Triple digits in combined points is a possibility with all those playmakers on the field.
Nov. 24, Michigan at Ohio State. Meyer is running the Buckeyes and Michigan appears to be back. This rivalry could be heating back up.
There was quite a bit of turnover in the coaching ranks over the offseason, with some pretty big names landing in new places. Here's a few:
Bob Davie, New Mexico. Away from coaching for a decade, Davie tries to turn around a program plagued by embarrassments on and off the field under Mike Locksley.
Todd Graham, Arizona State. The fast-talking Texan has done everything right in Tempe so far, soothing concerns about bouncing around while building excitement for the program. All that's left is to win some games.
Mike Leach, Washington State. His offenses are always entertaining. So's his mouth.
Meyer, Ohio State. Burned out no more, the two-time national champion coach returns to the sideline with one of the country's premier programs — and too many references to an Urban renewal.
Bill O'Brien, Penn State. The former o-coordinator of the New England Patriots might have the toughest job in the country.
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona. RichRod's three-year run at Michigan didn't go so well, but he has Tucson buzzing about football again with his suped-up offense.
Smith, Arkansas. The Razorbacks needed someone to smooth over the ugliness of Bobby Petrino's firing. The even-keel Smith should be a good fit.
Charlie Weis, Kansas. Weis' first stint as a head coach petered out at Notre Dame. The Jayhawks are hoping he can turn around a program that languished under Turner Gill.
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When Porsche unveiled the new Macan at the LA Auto Show, it announced two powerplants for the US market, both of them twin-turbo V6s: the Macan S equipped with 340 horsepower from its 3.0-liter engine, and the Macan Turbo with 400 horses from 3.6 liters. But those aren't the only engines Porsche will offer in its new compact crossover. Porsche is also offering the Macan S Diesel overseas with 258 hp, and reports have since indicated that a pair of four-cylinder models on their way: a 2.0-liter turbo four with 280 hp and four-pot turbodiesel of the same capacity with an as-yet undisclosed output.
Now Car and Driver is reporting that while those four-cylinder engines won't be making the transatlantic voyage to our shores, Porsche will offer the aforementioned Macan S Diesel in North America beginning in early 2015, nearly a year after the gas V6 versions arrive.
The 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6 is based on the same engine found in the Cayenne Diesel and the Audi Q5 TDI on which the Macan is based. Of course, its 248 hp is substantially less than the 340 ponies in the Macan S, but its 413 pound-feet of torque outshines not only the 339 lb-ft in the Macan S but also the 406 lb-ft in the Macan Turbo. Acceleration times, however, suggest the Macan S Diesel is still slower, with a 6.3-second run to 62 mph than neither the Macan S (5.4 sec) or Macan Turbo (4.8). The good news is that the Macan S Diesel is tipped to undercut the price of both, dropping the oil-burning crossover's MSRP below that of the $49,900 starting price for the Macan S and the $49,600 for the base Cayenne. If that C/D prediction comes to pass, that will make it the Macan S Diesel most affordable Porsche sold.
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