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No Floods In Port Marly Today
In Port Marly, most things seem to be in the past.
On the 'Route des Impressionists'
Le Port Marly:- Thursday, 25. February 1999:- Earlier today I thought I'd get a photo of the Seine's threatening flood level near Bougival, but it turned out to be nothing. Instead, I got launched on the 'Route des Impressionistes.'
This afternoon I've had to go to Port Marly. The is a sleepy place between Bougival, Marly-le-Roi and Le Pecq, lying between the river like an eel with a boil, and the busy RN 13 which goes off to Paris.
Port Marly has always reminded me of a place the river business left without notice. There are some house barges tied up, a bit of park, a couple of restaurants and cafés and a lot of real estate developer signs, promising the usual ticky-tacky in reinforced concrete.
They should be offering an 'Impressionist's Paradise' instead. The way it lies, Port Marly gets a lot of light, if the sun is shining. It is between the river and the road. I guess this is why Port Marly says it is on the 'Route des Impressionistes.'
To prove it, at one end of the little park, there is a panel with a reproduction of Alfred Sisley's 1876 painting 'Inondation à Port Marly,' showing a café being visited by boaters, with the same trees in the background as today, but without the 1876 flood.Beside the Seine in Croissy.
How important the river is to the impressionists is shown by two other Sisley paintings, 'Le Pont de Sèvres' and 'L'Ile de la Grand Jatte.' This island was also done by Georges Seurat in a big painting dated to 1884-86 - after another big painting, 'Baignade à Asnières' - done downriver in 1883-84.
Claude Monet did 'Régates à Argenteuil' in 1873. Then he moved to Vétheuil and captured the Oise there in 1878. Before Camille Pissarro moved downtown, he was painting in Pontoise in 1876.
'La Grenouillère,' on the Ile de Bougival, was painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1869 and Claude Monet did one too with just about the same view, about the same time.
Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin, whose 'Soieil Couchant à Ivry' done in 1873, shows smokestacks over the Seine. He stayed for the first time at Auvers-sur-Oise in 1874 - at Dr. Gachet's.
Finally, we arrive at Vincent Van Gogh's 'L'Eglise d'Auvers-sur-Oise, painted in 1890. He painted this during his short stay with Dr. Gachet. Many Impressionists stayed with Dr. Gachet, over a long period of time.
Some of the painters known as the Impressionists painted people. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec did this, and it gives us Paris at the end of the last century.
But what was really different about the others, were the landscapes. To do these they went outside. It means they painted when the weather permitted, and this hadn't been done much before.
Alfred Sisley, painting the flood in Port Marly, has a sky full of impending rain. At Louveciennes, he painted the snow in 1878. A clear day is shown in 'La Route de Sèvres' in 1873. There is a summer village by the Seine, done in 1872.
Outside, the artists could go color-crazy. Light and shade were strong but accidental contrasts. Camille Pissarro's 'Printemps à Pontoise' wasn't going to wait for him to drag it into a studio; he had to do it fast.
Max Liebermann's 'Le Restaurant en Plein Air,' done in 1905, could have been done in the Tuileries or the Luxembourg - or at any one of several places near the Seine.
Somewhere today I have seen a map with a route on it called the 'Route des Impressionistes.' I didn't bother to memorize it; and it is not that formal anyway - its development as a theme-park is far from complete. Port Marly contents itself with a couple of panels, while Auvers-sur-Oise beats a very different drum, loudly.Alfred Sisley's flood at Port Marly on a day without clouds.
I can't remember who it is I know who lives there and invited me to visit. An artist, I suppose. He said it was well worth a visit and I will do it someday.
The Impressionists painted in other places besides west of Paris - but the biggest concentration of their favorite places is west of Paris. The ideal way to follow the 'Route' would be by boat, starting at the Pont de Neuilly and heading downstream. After Conflans, you would have to go up the Oise to Pontoise and Auvers-sur-Oise.
The brochure for Auvers-sur-Oise actually says you should start the tour in Paris, on the Grands Boulevards. Then it suggests taking the train from Saint-Lazare or Gare du Nord, or the RER from La Défense.
This is the leap-frog 'route.' The RER to Saint- Germain-en-Laye will get you close enough to Chatou, Croissy; and Port Marly is a bit out of the way. The walk from Croissy would not be too long and it would all be along the Seine. Or, after seeing the Maurice Denis museum in Saint-Germain, a walk down to Port Marly might be feasible too.
Someday somebody will get it all organized - ask at the Paris Tourist Office for what is already available - and there will be hand-held tours on the hour, every hour.
For now, you can do it yourself. Of all the places I've been today, Port Marly is a real do-it-yourself kind of place; somewhere is the middle of the 'Route des Impressionists.'
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Crash winners, the litigation world series, and Defense budget boondoggles
1. Crash Winners
Here's a new entry for the lists of winners and losers that get published this time of year: The ten lawyers, bankers, consultants or accountants who reaped the most from the financial disaster of the last three years.
The poster-boy would likely be Irving Picard, a partner at the Cleveland-based international law firm of Baker & Hostetler. Picard is the court-appointed trustee responsible for recovering money for Bernie Madoff's victims. From the sketchy clips I've seen, it appears that Picard and his firm have already received more than $200 million in fees for their work from the court overseeing the cases. Is that true?
Then there are the lawyers involved in bringing and defending all those multi-hundred million-dollar and billion-dollar claims against the banks that packaged and re-sold troubled mortgages and other securities. Or the accountants, lawyers and bankers sorting out the assets and liabilities in the wake of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and and other implosions.
A really good story would check property records and other sources to pinpoint changes in life style enjoyed by these winners. Did someone buy a fabulous New York co-op, or a house in the south of France? Or fund a new charter school? The point isn't to villainize these masters of disaster; many people – such as whoever invented Lipitor or other statins to help people avoid heart disease, or the trial lawyers responsible for winning recoveries for victims of corporate environmental pillage or other misconduct – deserve what they get for hard, honest, effective work that stems from others' misfortune. But at a time when income inequality is the topic of the day, the details here would make great reading and raise all the right questions.
2. The Litigators' World Series
Which reminds me: Every time I read Alison Frankel's fabulous "On The Case" Reuters blog about pending litigation, I wonder when someone is going to do the ultimate article about the ins and outs and the who's who of the world series of litigation inaugurated last September with the filing of a suit against 17 – yes, 17 – big banks and other financial institutions (such as GE Capital) by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
The FHFA is the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and it's suing all of these deep pockets over the toxic mortgage bonds they packaged and sold to Fannie and Freddie. The complaints are a tour de force tabulation of alleged fraud. One table purports to show the owner occupancy rates claimed for the properties included in the mortgages versus the actual owner occupancy rates; another names the executives who signed the various offerings and registration statements attesting that everything was exactly as promised.
The staggering tally of the claims combined with the defendants' Grand Canyon-like pockets make this potentially the biggest-money litigation ever. For example, the bonds involved in the Bank of America claim alone total $6 billion. For Goldman Sachs it's $11 billion. (A sidebar should also tell us what the insurance landscape looks like for these claims.)
Also, any lawyer-oriented publication ought to do a story about how these defendants chose their outside lawyers. Many of them traditionally rely on the same white shoe firms, such as Sullivan & Cromwell, for these kinds of high-stakes cases. But with many of the defendants probably ready to claim that they relied on other defendants in making claims about these bonds, how did potential conflicts get sorted out?
3. $5.2 Million For What?
When it comes to the defense budget, $5.2 million isn't even a rounding error. But I have a hobby of reading defense contractor press releases and this one from Raytheon caught my eye in mid-December: The company, which had more than $25 billion in sales last year, trumpeted an award of $5.2 million from the government under something called the "Foresight and Understanding from Scientific Exposition (FUSE) program." Its purpose is to "develop automated methods to assist analysts and subject matter experts in recognizing emerging technologies in published scientific, technical, and patent literature."
The best I could tell reading further into the announcement was that this is intended to be a kind of Google-like spider that will go through scientific journals and patent filings in multiple languages and, as the announcement promises, "identify those areas that are most likely to develop into major and wide-ranging technical solutions."
Is this contract the ingenuous intellectual vacuum cleaner and money-saver it's touted to be? Or is it a classic technology-in-search-of-a-problem, make-work project that will deploy Google-like algorithms – why not just ask Google to do it? – in a fruitless effort to shortcut having real scientists actually read through this stuff. (Besides, it seems to me that anyone filing a patent or publishing a great idea in a scientific journal that could be valuable to the Pentagon would make it his or her business to bring it to the attention of the world's biggest buyer of high-technology products.)
Whether it's a great idea, a farce, or something in between, this could be a potentially fun, emblematic story about how these defense contracts get dreamed up and implemented.
With that in mind, with the Pentagon budget is destined to be a hot topic this winter, an energetic reporter would do well to hunt through press releases from Raytheon, Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Accenture, IBM and others from, say three years ago, and pick a few projects like this one and see how they ended up. Were they on time? On budget? Did the contractors have guaranteed profit margins even if costs ran over and the delivery date slipped? Did they produce what was promised? My anecdotal, back-of-the-envelope sense is that the typical defense contract comes in a year or more late at 50-200% of the cost announced in the first press release. Am I right? Profiles of contracts that went off the tracks, as well as those that worked exactly as promised, would help put Pentagon spending in perspective.
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only in america picard can make 200 million. truly unbelievable.
I did a flashback on The Men Who Stare at Goats. Maybe this time the Men Who Oogle Google?
All sane people would agree that N.Korea is the epitome of the lunatic state : a bloated elite sucking the blood of a starving people and a propaganda machine from the Twilight Zone that takes itself seriously.
If you draw the obvious parallels , you would be certified and confined.
Your anecdotal, back-of-the-envelope sense is about right on, if only a little conservative. The average U.S. defense contract is well over a year late and 50-200% over budget is about right. Check on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) website, or the non-profit POGO website. The waste is eye watering.
I'd like to see a list published of what each congressman made on insider trading deals!!!!!!!!!!


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IMPROVING CARDIAC CARE WITH REMOTE MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDAIC DEVICES05 November 2013
BCS Editorial
By: Azeem S Sheikh
In recent years, there has been a massive increase in the number of patients treated with implantable cardiac devices such as Pacemakers (PM), Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) devices. This increase has been due the expanding evidence base of patient benefit in various conditions with the use of these devices. The use of implantable devices entails periodic device follow-up to check if the device is functioning properly and to allow detection of any problems such as lead failure or pulse generator exhaustion or malfunction.
The devices currently in use are capable of continuously monitoring and storing long-term trends in cardiac rhythms, the frequency and severity of episodes of abnormal rhythms and other physical parameters. This stored data can then be interrogated and assessed by using programming equipment as currently used in device clinics. Follow-up schedules, based on current consensus, for PM and ICD patients consist of regular clinic visits 4 6 weeks after the initial implant. Routine regular follow-up thereafter is every 6 12 months for PMs and 3 6 months for ICDs respectively.1 Additional follow-up checks may be necessary if the patient develops symptoms such as dizziness or if device therapy is administered from an ICD.
The current follow-up schedule has many drawbacks. Most follow-up schedules are made without any consideration of episodes of arrhythmias or their consequences and additionally device malfunction may remain undetected until the next scheduled visit. The consequences of the therapeutic decisions made at one visit can only be assessed several months later at the next scheduled visit. Furthermore this may lead to difficulties with scheduling and allocation of time slots during device clinics as both the routine checks and more demanding cases are allocated same amount of time as issues will often only manifest during the device check.
Such periodic evaluation of devices leads to a lack of efficiency of follow up in these patients. Device dysfunction may be identified weeks or months after the event; changes to medication schedules may be delayed and patients may schedule unnecessary appointments for symptoms completely unrelated to their condition or device. Whilst remote monitoring systems do not completely eliminate the need for visits to an outpatient clinic (patients still need to visit the clinic to have their device adjusted) they may offer important insight into when and how often a particular patient should be seen.2
An ever-growing demand for implantable device follow-up is likely to increase the pressure on already overburdened device clinics. The possibility of remotely monitoring patients and their devices has been proposed as a potential solution to these increasingly complex follow-up procedures.2-7 The potential advantages of remote monitoring for patient management include the early detection of device-related problems, the early reaction to changes in a patients clinical status such as atrial and ventricular arrhythmia development and a reduction of unnecessary outpatient visits and optimisation of healthcare resource allocation. 6, 8, 9
The telemetric transmission of pacemaker data to a follow-up centre is a novel approach to provide the clinician with information on device system integrity, the measurement of pacing and sensing parameters and arrhythmia episode data without the patient having to come to the hospital.
The TRUST (The Lumos-T Safely Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-Up) trial has been the only published prospective multicenter clinical study to assess follow-up, both conventionally and with remote monitoring using Home Monitoring (HM).10,11 Patients (1,516) enrolled at 105 US sites were randomized to conventional care (HM off) or to remote monitoring (HM on) groups The trial revealed that HM reduced healthcare utilisation by approximately 50% as measured by total scheduled and unscheduled hospital evaluations (including emergency department visits and patient or physician initiated checks).12 This reduction in face-to-face visits was accomplished safely; there were no differences between the two study arms with regard to death, incidence of strokes or events requiring surgical intervention (such as device explants or lead revision).12 HM permitted earlier detection and physician evaluation (median <3 days) of cardiac and/or device problems despite fewer face-to-face encounters compared with more than 1 month with conventional care.13
These results indicate that remote monitoring may be adopted as an instrument for device management performing intensive surveillance, substituting for in-office follow-up but also fulfilling the important role of a mechanism for early detection. The capacity for early detection is exceptionally valuable for detection of silent events. Potentially dangerous asymptomatic events that typically remain concealed in diagnostic memory and manifest only at formal interrogation may be revealed within hours by automatic HM and direct clinical intervention.14,15,16
Previous studies have shown that a significant number of patients do not require changes in device programming after implantation subsequent to the first device clinic visit. 17,18 The FOLLOWPACE19 study included 1526 PM patients with an average follow-up of 394 days. The PM parameters were modified in 23% of the patients based on hospital visits at 12 months. The parameter that most frequently needed reprogramming was the pacing voltage.19
A face-to-face consultation in a clinic with a physician can never be totally replaced by remote monitoring. A huge increase in the elderly population due to ever improving health facilities will have a great impact on device clinics due an to ever-growing demand for cardiac devices. Steps must be undertaken to decrease the burden of the already stretched clinics in order to improve the overall quality of care of patients with implanted devices.
Remote Monitoring is a promising solution that helps in reducing the follow-up times and in detecting the arrhythmias and device malfunction thus enabling optimisation of patient management and preventing any serious cardiac complications.
Remote Monitoring Systems are designed to provide physicians with important data from implantable cardiac devices without any time delay. These systems help in timely reporting of anti-arrhythmic events and closer monitoring of device status which may improve longevity. In terms of efficiency, remote monitoring systems have the potential to reduce total follow-up time in clinics and lower patient transport costs.
1. Wilkoff BL, Auricchio A, Brugada J, Cowie M, Ellenbogen KA, Gillis AM, Hayes DL, Howlett JG, Kautzner J, Love CJ, Morgan JM, Priori SG, Reynolds DW, Schoenfeld MH, Vardas PE. HRS/EHRA expert consensus on the monitoring of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs): description of techniques, indications, personnel, frequency and ethical considerations. Heart Rhythm 2008, 5:907-925.
2. Schoenfeld MH, Compton SJ, Mead RH, Weiss DN, Sherfesee L, Englund J, Mongeon LR. Remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a prospective analysis. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2004 Jun;27(6 Pt 1):757-63.
3. Lazarus A. Remote, wireless, ambulatory monitoring of implantable pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy systems: analysis of a worldwide database. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2007 Jan; 30 Suppl 1:S2-S12.
4. Nielsen JC, Kottkamp H, Zabel M, Aliot E, Kreutzer U, Bauer A, Schuchert A, Neuser H, Schumacher B, Schmidinger H, Stix G, Clémenty J, Danilovic D, Hindricks G. Automatic home monitoring of implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Europace. 2008 Jun;10(6):729-35. Epub 2008 Apr 22.
5. Joseph GK, Wilkoff BL, Dresing T, Burkhardt J, Khaykin Y. Remote interrogation and monitoring of implantable cardioverter defibrillators. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2004 Oct;11(2):161-6.
6. Brugada P. What evidence do we have to replace in-hospital implantable cardioverter defibrillator follow-up? Clin Res Cardiol. 2006;95 Suppl 3:III3-9.
7. Ricci RP, Morichelli L, Santini M. Home monitoring remote control of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients in clinical practice: impact on medical management and health-care resource utilization. Europace. 2008 Feb;10(2):164-70. Epub 2008 Jan 16.
8. Fauchier L, Sadoul N, Kouakam C, Briand F, Chauvin M, Babuty D, Clementy J. Potential cost savings by telemedicine-assisted long-term care of implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2005 Jan;28 Suppl 1:S255-9.
9. Siaplaouras S, Buob A, Neuberger HR, Mewis C. Remote detection of incessant slow VT with an ICD capable of home monitoring. Europace. 2006 Jul;8(7):512-4. Epub 2006 Jun 7.
10. Varma N. Rationale and design of a prospective study of the efficacy of a remote monitoring system used in implantable cardioverter defibrillator follow-up: the Lumos-T Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-Up Study (TRUST) study. Am Heart J 2007; 154:10291034.
11. Varma N, Epstein A, Irimpen A, Schweikert R, Shah J, Love CJ. Efficacy and safety of automatic remote monitoring for ICD follow-up: the TRUST trial. Circulation 2010; 122:325332.
12. Varma N, Epstein A, Irimpen A, et al. TRUST Investigators: Evaluation of efficacy and safety of remote monitoring for ICD follow-up: the TRUST trial. Circulation 2008, 118: 2309-2317.
13. Varma N, Epstein A, Irimpen A, et al. TRUST Investigators: Early detection of ICD events using remote monitoring: the TRUST trial. Heart Rhythm 2009, 6:S73.
14. Varma N, Stambler B, Chun S. Detection of atrial fibrillation by implanted devices with wireless data transmission capability. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2005; 28 Suppl 1:S133S136.
15. Varma N, Johnson MA. Prevalence of cancelled shock therapy and relationship to shock delivery in recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators assessed by remote monitoring. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2009; 32 Suppl 1:S42S46.
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Sterk would be best premier
I wasn't convinced who would make the best premier until I watched the debate. Green party leader Jane Sterk was the clear winner, with her fresh approach that she was not just about being Green; there was some grey matter there as well.
I'm so tired of the stale banter from Premier Christy Clark, who directed each answer away from the questions asked, and strayed back to her own agenda like a dog with a bone.
NDP leader Adrian Dix? Enough said. John Cummins of the Conservatives? Time to move on and try to enjoy your life. Go, Jane, go!
Terry Gray, Langley
There's no one to vote for
Every year, politicians and the media scold us over how important it is to get out and vote. I have done so year after year.
But after watching and listening to the four leaders in Monday night's debate and not really hearing or learning a damn thing from them, I don't think I'll bother voting this time.
Who would I vote for when none of them were willing to answer questions or let us know exactly what we would be voting for? If this is what we have to choose from, then the stronger message would be a total boycott and kick them all out onto the street.
Silence is golden, I guess, when it comes to pulling the wool over.
Dave Mudry, Surrey
Dix admitted error, move on
Re: Kathryn Perry's letter, Defence doesn't wash.
Perhaps to mention ethics in anything to do with politics, never mind just with the NDP, is futile. NDP leader Adrian Dix made a mistake, a big one, paid the price, and has never denied what happened when he backdated that memo.
He accepted responsibility many times. Yes, he got $70,000 in severance, but compared to severance to bureaucrats, taxpayers got off lightly. Age has nothing to do with making a bad decision. Have you always admitted your mistakes?
I am not a supporter of the NDP, or any party; I have always voted first for my MLA if he has done a good job. The party comes second.
Harry Mayor, West Vancouver
Now I know how to vote
The lesser of two evils — how can I possibly figure out which would be the lesser of the two evils that I have a choice of voting for?
Ah, now I know! It's the person who doesn't brag about running red lights with their kid in the car.
Whew! That was much easier than I thought it would be.
Ray Arnold, Richmond
Iran is evil
Contrary to what letter-writer Mike Ward says, Iran is well known as an exporter of terror.
They carry out venomous atrocities, according to high-level intelligence gathering from various sources in India, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Gaza, Sudan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Thailand, Georgia, Bulgaria and Nigeria. "
Just recently in Washington, DC, they attempted, but failed, to blow up the Saudi Ambassador. So to wonder why they are singled out is not so strange and this is besides their continuous and unmistakable threats to "wipe Israel off the map". Their pursuit of nuclear weapons is not in the interests of stability in their region or anywhere in the world.
To feign innocence about Iran is to tacitly comply with their demonic aims. Iran's people tried to revolt against this narrow-minded ideology but unfortunately failed and we are now stuck with them and their crazed leaders.
Jerome Henen, North Vancouver
Program changes bad for business
The B.C. Chamber of Commerce is very concerned about just-announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program, including new fees and measures that will cause hiring delays and make the program unusable for many small businesses.
B.C. businesses employing highly skilled workers from the construction and digital industries to others in the tourism and hospitality industries rely heavily on the program to hire skill sets that aren't available locally. Many small B.C. businesses that rely on this program don't have the deep pockets to weather new costs and can't afford to have empty positions with no workers available to fill them. These changes aren't just hasty, they're dangerous.
The chamber is calling on the federal government to halt the changes and launch a more substantive review of the program that calls for — and listens to — more input from industry.
John Winter, president & CEO, B.C. Chamber of Commerce
Motorists are the problem
I see it on the street where I live and I see it where I work: people don't read signs or choose to ignore them because of their self-important attitudes and feelings that the rules are for everyone else.
And then they are shocked, amazed, and outraged when a bylaw officer hands them a ticket. While I believe enforcement officials are abused by the public, I have a lot of trouble believing the reverse.
Ed Braun, Vancouver
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Black Magic and Satanic Possession
My brother after returning from a trip starting acting very strange. He would say weird things and now doesn't talk to anyone at all. He has been sitting outside for 2 months now. He has even spit on our mother. At first we thought there was something psychologically wrong with him. However when we took him to a mental doctor he talks as if he is fine. We think he is either possessed by a Jinn or some magic was done to him. How can you tell if someone is possessed or if magic was done to them? How do you remove it? My mother is getting very sick over this.
Praise be to Allaah
People who have had experience with such situations have related that the following are among the signs of a person who is possessed by jinn (or Satan):
Strong repulsion when hearing Qur'aan or Aathaan (call for prayers).
Episodes of losing consciousness and/or epileptic attacks, especially when Qur'aan is recited for the possessed person.
Frequent nightmares during sleep.
Tendency to avoid people accompanied by out-of-the-norm behavior.
The jinn who possesses him might speak when Qur'aan is recited for the possessed person.
Madness, as stated in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning): "Those who devour usury will not stand except as stands one whom Satan by his touch hath driven to [epileptic] madness…"2:275
As for a person struck by magic he might experience the following:
Dislike of one's spouse, as indicated in the Qur'aan by the following verse (interpretation of the meaning): "And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife…" (Al-Baqarah, 2:102).
Different attitude in the house from that which is outside the house. For example, a person will feel that he is missing his family when is outside the house but when he goes home, love changes quickly to extreme hatred.
Inability to have sexual intercourse with one's spouse.
Frequent miscarriage for pregnant women.
Sudden change in behavior without obvious reason.
Complete loss of appetite for food.
Thinking or imagining one has done something when in reality one has not.
Sudden obedience and/or love for a particular person.
It should be noted that if a person experiences some of the above symptoms this does not necessarily mean that he is either possessed by a jinn or struck by black magic. It might be due to physiological or psychological reasons.
As for curing this condition the following steps are recommended:
Putting one's trust in Allah with sincere belief that He is the only cure for everything.
Reading Qur'aan and known supplications expressing seeking refuge, the most important and effective of which is sura 113 and 114, Al-Falaq and Al-Naas, which were used to cure the Prophet himself. Surah 112, Al-Ikhlaas, is recommended along with them, as well as the opening chapter of the Qur'aan, Al-Fatihah. To cure black magic some have successfully used seven lotus-tree leaves. The leaves should be crushed, then mixed them with water enough for taking a bath. The following verses from the Qur'aan are then recited: verse Al-Kursi (2:255), surah Al-Kafiroon (109), surah 112, 113, 114; the verses which mention magic, which are: in surah Al-Baqarah (2:102), Al-A'raaf (3:117-119), Yunus (10:79-82), and Taha (20:65-69). The possessed person drinks some of the water, and the rest is used to give him a bath.
Removing the elements of magic as was done by the Prophet when he was struck by black magic by a Jewish man called Lubaid Ben Al-'Aasim.
Eating seven Aa'liya Al-Barniy dates (among the dates of Al-Madinah) first thing in the morning; if not possible, any dates will suffice, by the will of Allaah.
Cupping-removing excess blood.
And we ask Allaah to cure your brother and ease your hardship and his, as He is the One who cures and there is no one else who can cure
Read more on this topic or more related subjects, Visit Quranic Healing (PEACCE OF MIND AND SOUL)is an Unusual Spiritual Guide for Healing, has been created to help heal and educate others about the existence of black magic, voodoo, demonic possession, spirit attachment, and other spiritual problems and healing from these problems. quranichealing.com The Original Spiritual Healing Resource Since 1997. Find out how you can become more healthy through spiritual alternatives.
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But with TCI... you can take field trips in your classroom to places all over the world. It's even better when you make your classroom into a bus, or a plane or a train. I know... who has time for that? However, I guarantee if you take that little extra time, and get pumped up about your trip, the kids will remember the lesson forever. Isn't that what we all want? To make such an impact that the kids remember you and this lesson forever? That's how I want to be remembered, anyway.
Beth Newingham (awesome master teacher) has written about how she uses Social Studies Alive in her 3rd grade classroom. You can check out that post here. She does a whole United States Tour... so cool.
In 6th grade, we went to Mexico City to check out the culture, history, neighborhoods and environment of today. I pushed all the tables to the walls and set the chairs in groups of 3 with an aisle down the middle. Who they sat next to on the bus, was their group when they went to the bus station. Definitely looked like a bus and the kids were pretty stoked about the classroom looking different.
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So in order to get on the bus, the kids needed a ticket. So I made them and handed the tickets to them as they came through the door that you see opened in the picture above. TCI had a worksheet (no ticket or postcards) but it looked pretty boring. I had some time one night so I got to creating... Just made the ticket and postcards in word using the TCI printout as a guide.
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The kids did an amazing job on writing their postcards. I could hear their voice and they were able to be creative. The language arts teacher and I collaborated and she was able to take a grade on their sentence structure and letter writing techniques. I graded for content.
|A finished postcard on Mexico City's culture... dont you love how he wrote to a "Dear member of family" SMH...
|Another culture postcard
It was pretty amazing and best of all, the students remember what they learned even after the unit. I actually was reviewed by my principal during this lesson, and although he didn't want any "dramatics" or anything out of the ordinary, the lesson would have been so much weaker if I kept my classroom the way it was with the tables. It's always worth it to make learning come alive.
Soon to come.... A Rainforest Conference in Brazil. (Yeah... the kids become newscasters.... another great reason to watch CNN Student News)
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Donna and Tommy are an on-and-off couple who make both love and war like wild animals; Donna's father is an artist paralyzed by memories of a similar relationship. More…
A surreal, intimate look at the beautiful and dark forces of love. The play explores the aftermath of love, whether it's after an explosive affair between two lovers, or the dwindling, harsh lack of love from a widowed father to his daughter. Poetic, lyrical and rough, the play examines how intimacy and love are two of a human's most basic needs.
"The Attic has a winner. Artfully conceived and directed, and played with skill and panache on a simple, craftily designed and lit stage, this revival of the 'Dreamer Examines His Pillow' is a curious and engaging production of density and depth – and flights of fancy too." Full Review
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Streptococcus Pyogenes
What is Streptococcus Pyogenes?
Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the gram-positive cocci in chains overlap. The cell walls of streptococcal cells has some interesting features. The high content of peptidoglycan (murein layer) of carbohydrate (C polysaccharide) gives the cells a very strong structure. The C-polysaccharide antigen is effective. It is in some species, especially beta-hemolytic streptococci, species-specific and is then called a group antigen. By the American microbiologist Rebecca Lancefield established classification of streptococci and enterococci D in the serological groups A, B, C, etc. based on these antigenic. Streptococci of serological group A belong to the species Streptococcus pyogenes. As a further antigen in Streptococcus pyogenes has the M-protein. This feature allows the subdivision into serovars. The typing relies today mostly on the sequencing of the genes of the M proteins (emm genes). Currently more than 150 different emm-types are known. The M protein has an antiphagocytic effect.
Streptococcus Pyogenes pathogenesis
Reservoir of Streptococcus pyogenes is the human. In particular, the throat is colonized, preferably in the winter months. As virulence is the M protein, which enables the propagation of the streptococci in the host only. The cell wall peptidoglycan and especially the complex of C polysaccharide exerts a tissue toxicity, which also emanates from dead cells of streptococci. They also provide a number of group A streptococcal exotoxins. The haemolysins streptolysin O and S destroy the membranes of red blood cells and other cells. Streptolysin O acts as an antigen that can be detected by measuring antibodies against this toxin (antistreptolysin titer). The pyrogenic streptococcal exotoxin (PSE) A, B, C are responsible for fever, rash, and scarlet, and enanthema in sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. They act as superantigens, causing a release of large amounts of cytokines. The enzymes streptokinase, DNAse and hyaluronidase favor the spread of infection in the tissue.
Streptococcus pyogenes infection is one of the most common infectious diseases. They usually occur in children with a peak in the age group of 4 - to 7-year-old on. The number of acute streptococcal pharyngitis in Germany is estimated at 1 to 1.5 million per year. Only a portion of infections are clinically apparent, ie the reservoir is mainly the larger droplets by direct contact or transmitted pathogens.
The incubation period ranges from one to three days. Among the diseases must be between acute infection and subsequent invasive disease (see below) can be distinguished. The pathogens invade the broken skin or mucous membranes and cause local infections that may develop into sepsis. In the vast majority of infections of the upper respiratory tract is affected. Starting from the streptococcal pharyngitis, which manifests itself mostly as a high fever, exudative tonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess can arise, sinusitis or other complications. Scarlet fever is a special form of streptococcal pharyngitis, observed with the addition of a speckled rash of angina (and enanthema) is. A second group of diseases are infections of the skin (pyoderma, impetigo, erysipelas) dar. a very serious disease is necrotizing fasciitis, with or without the myositis. The special feature of this infection is the sudden onset of symptoms, rapid progression in normally healthy people, and the toxic shock syndrome. The pathogens produce exotoxins A, B and rarely C.
An important long-term consequence is the acute rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disorder that occurs after a streptococcal infection of the respiratory tract. It can manifest itself to the heart, joints, nervous system, skin and subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis). The reason for this is a cross-reactivity between M protein and cellular components of muscle cells (myosin and tropomyosin). The incidence is estimated at two cases per 100,000 population. Further complications are acute glomerulonephritis, and a type II immune disease.
Streptococcus Pyogenes diagnosis
The diagnosis is made by the culture test (determination of the serogroup) on blood agar plates. Are based on a currently available rapid antigen detection tests according to the Robert Koch Institute is not sensitive enough. Antibody detection assays are useful only in cases of suspected streptococcal sequelae.
Streptococcus Pyogenes therapy
Resistance to penicillin (various trademarks) has not been observed. First-line therapy is therefore the 10-day dose of penicillin (orally or parenterally). See www.ndrugs.com for medications. In penicillin allergy a macrolide antibiotic is considered. However, 8-15% of isolates are resistant to macrolides. The spectrum of activity of telithromycin (Ketek) also captures the majority of macrolide-resistant strains. Fluoroquinolones and cotrimoxazole (EUSAPRIM, COTRIM HEXAL FORTE, etc.) do not work reliably. In severe systemic infections (sepsis, toxic shock syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis), the administration of parenteral penicillin in combination with clindamycin (Sobelin, CLINDAHEXAL etc.) is recommended. Patients with rheumatic fever should receive a relapse prevention with benzathine penicillin (TARDOCILLIN etc.). They should be given at least five years, for life after a relapse.
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Peter Hook Announces North American Tour Of Joy Division's 'Closer'
Peter Hook will be bringing his band, The Light, to North America for a string of concert dates in which the group will play Joy Division's albums, Unknown Pleasures and Closer in their entirety.
Hook, who was the bassist/founder of the post-punk outfit, took a similar tour late last year, but was only showcasing the first Joy Division album.
Closer was Joy Division's last album, released just after the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis.
"Ian was very ill with epilepsy when we were recording the Closer album," Hook said in an article for the Guardian. "Listening to Closer again, it's heart-rending. Ian created a wonderful testimony of how he felt at the time: apprehensive, fearful but powerful. Not in control of your destiny: you can hear how that break evolved."
Joy Division Closer Tour Dates:
- September 14, 2011: Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box (performing Closer)
- September 16, 2011: Los Angeles, CA – El Rey (performing Closer)
- September 17, 2011: San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine (performing Closer)
- September 19, 2011: Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater (performing Unknown Pleasures)
- September 20, 2011: Boston, MA – Paradise (performing Closer)
- September 23, 2011: Chicago, IL – Metro (performing Closer)
- September 24, 2011: Toronto, ON – Phoenix (performing Unknown Pleasures)
- September 25, 2011: Montreal, QC – Club Soda (performing Unknown Pleasures)


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Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed
Having not won a World Series since 1908, the Chicago Cubs must contemplate the only solution that might restore the team to glory: Tear down Wrigley Field. Rich Cohen on The News Hub explains his rationale for this drastic proposal. Photo: Getty Images.
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Florida, with its nearly year-long warmth and plentiful, scenic biking trails, is a fantastic state to enjoy on two wheels. Unfortunately, there are a few common misconceptions when it comes to cyclists' responsibility while on the road, and the responsibility that drivers of motor vehicles owe to cyclists while sharing those same roads.
Whenever riding a bicycle on Florida's roads, never forget to do so with safety and traffic laws in mind. While on a bicycle, you are just as responsible for following the rules of the road as any motorist, including making complete stops at stop signs, following the flow of traffic and obeying traffic signals. Many cyclists assume that they are owed an automatic right of way–an assumption that can be quite costly.
According to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (via the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), 726 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles and 50,000 were injured in 2014. Based on a survey conducted in 2012, car accidents were easily the most frequent source of bicyclist injury. This data all points to the fact that roadways can be extremely dangerous places for bicyclists.
Even when riding with safety in mind, accidents may very well still happen. Always remain aware of motorists, bike defensively, wear bright colors and reflective materials, avoid riding after dark and wear a helmet. In Florida, a bicycle is legally defined as a vehicle and the bicyclist as a driver. The attorneys at Wieland, Hilado & DeLattre have handled and continue to represent persons injured while operating a bicycle. Our firm has handled bicycle cases against at-fault drivers operating vehicles from 18-wheelers to police officers.
Florida statute 316.2065 outlines many of the bicycle laws/regulations. Helmets should be worn at all times. In fact, Florida Statute 316.2065(1)(d) requires a bicycle rider or passenger under 16 years of age to wear a helmet that meets the federal safety standards and that is properly fitted and is fastened securely upon the passenger's head by a strap. The term, "passenger," includes a child who is riding in a trailer or semitrailer attached to a bicycle.
Florida Statute 316.265(6) requires that bicycle rider do NOT ride more than two abreast (meaning next to each other) except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Persons riding two abreast may not impede traffic when traveling at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing.
What this really means is that two or more bicycles can legally ride abreast in a bike lane or bike path and even more can ride abreast if they are within the designated path. Riding two abreast on a shared road is legal depending on the width of the road. The motorist must give you three (3) feet when passing you. If the road is not wide enough for the motorist to do this, this means you are impeding traffic. This would not give the motorist enough room to pass you without going into the opposing lane.
Florida Statute 316.2065(9) states that any person propelling a vehicle by human power upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.
These are some of the rules and regulations for bicycle riders in the State of Florida. There are many others and your attorney should be familiar with all of them.
In the unfortunate case that you are injured in a bicycle accident, call an experienced bicycle accident attorney at Wieland Hilado & DeLattre. Remember that serious injuries may not necessarily manifest until hours or even days after the initial accident. Always seek medical attention and report your accident to authorities in order to ensure that you have the evidence necessary to make your claim in court. You have just as much of a right to be on the road as any truck or car and should be guaranteed the same level of safety that motorists are afforded.
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I started listening about 10 minutes late and 10 minutes later O'Mara is still talking down to the jury. I am unimpressed. When is he going to get down to business?
How should we know? How do you know everybody (or anybody!) shares your definition of "get down to business?"
He offers to the jury, that if he (O'Mara) is misspeaking the law as far as burden of proof, prosecutor Guy can correct him later.
I have been thinking for years about what reasonable doubt means. It is a confusing concept. He should have emphasized that the state must show all innocent explanations are unreasonable while the defense must just make you aware of one reasonable innocent explanation of events.
MOM is too good. I will try to blog this but I am enthralled. "Not one witness said GZ patrolled the neighborhood as some sort of crazy cop wanta be"


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India celebrates Vasant Panchami, a festival heralding the coming of spring. Vasant Panchami takes place in January or February each year.
African-American Coaches Day is observed on the first Tuesday in February. Coaches are valuable sources of inspiration in sports, business, and personal development.
Create a Vacuum Day isn't the time to cobble together a device to suck dirt out of your carpet. Create a Vacuum Day is a celebration of science, and perhaps the as-of-yet unattainable perfect vacuum, a space devoid of particles. We laymen can celebrate by vacuuming our living rooms.
Thank a Mailman Day is here. It's your second chance, if you failed to show appreciation during the holiday season, to thank the person who delivers your bills and junk mail. Sadly, the mailman may soon go the way of the buggy maker, as hand-delivered mail gives way to electronic communication.
Liberace Day celebrates the life and times of Liberace, a brilliant and flamboyant pianist who passed away on this date in 1987. He was the quintessential costumey showman, long before Elton John or Lady Gaga.
Quacker Day celebrates the Quacker Factory, a manufacturer of whimsical charms.
On World Cancer Day, each of us is encouraged to "Stand Up and Do Something." Start by doing something to brighten the day of someone facing cancer in your community.
Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, observes Independence Day on February 4th.
National Homemade Soup Day inspires thoughts of steaming pots loaded with veggies, noodles, and other good things. Homemade soup sparks childhood memories.
National Stuffed Mushroom Day begs the question - stuffed with what? Cheese and breadcrumbs make a nice stuffing, but a little bit of spicy sausage adds zing.
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Michaela Routhu, Vaclav Safka, Sunil Kumar Routhu, Tomas Fejfar, Vaclav Jirkovsky, Antonin Krajina, Eva Cermakova, Petr Hulek, Ladislav Hosak
Introduction and Aim: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS). It is associated with a reduced quality of life and poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to compare two groups of patients who did and did not develop overt HE after TIPS. We looked for differences between these groups before TIPS. Materials and methods: A study of 895 patients was conducted based on a retrospective analysis of clinical data. Data was analyzed using Fisher's exact test, Chi-square, Mann Whitney test, unpaired t-test and logistic regression. After the initial analyses, we have looked at a regression models for the factors associated with development of HE after TIPS. Results: 257 (37.9%) patients developed HE after TIPS. Patients' age, pre-TIPS portal venous pressure, serum creatinine, aspartate transaminase, albumin, presence of diabetes mellitus and etiology of portal hypertension were statistically significantly associated with the occurrence of HE after TIPS (p < 0.01). However, only the age, pre-TIPS portal venous pressure, serum creatinine, presence of diabetes mellitus and etiology of portal hypertension contributed to the regression model. Patients age, serum creatinine, presence of diabetes mellitus and portal vein pressure formed the model describing development of HE after TIPS for a subgroup of patients with refractory ascites. Conclusion: we have identified, using a substantial sample, several factors associated with the development of HE after TIPS. This could be helpful in further research.
Key words. Creatinine, Diabetes mellitus, Ascites, Portal vein pressure, Age
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Friday, May 28, 2010
The Green Lady
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You look so stunning and you're so slender! This dresses brings out your pretty eyes. Those wedges are super cute indeed. I still haven't found the perfect summer wedges yet... soon...ReplyDelete
such a pretty dress. looks great. perfect for summer time. i can't stand this heat, and i am terrible at styling for summer time. so this is just great!ReplyDelete
Great photos, I really need a tripod. Love your outfit, the colour really suits you!!ReplyDelete
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue
I love dresses too. A great pair of shoes and statement jewerly piece, is really all that's needed. Absolute Beauty and Class in these photos. :0ReplyDelete
Great outfit! I've been thinking about getting a tripod as well - it just seems like it would make my life easier.ReplyDelete
xoxo ~ Courtney
That dress is so beautiful. I love the color and subtle ruffle.ReplyDelete
such a cute dress! the color looks perfect on you <33ReplyDelete
I feel the same about dresses - so simple to look put together, because they are already an "outfit" - just add accessories.
And everyone always says, "you are so dressed up," even though putting on a dress is a one step process.
You look gorgeous! That color of green is perfect on you! Perfect for summer! This comment could use a few more exclamation points!!!! argh!ReplyDelete
This dress is amazing on you! Really brings out your eyes :) and those shoes are awesome--what a great find!ReplyDelete
Green is definitely one of your colors. You look gorgeous and these wedges are to die for! Lucky girl, I never find shoes at thrift stores.ReplyDelete
I love. that dress. It fits you perfectly! The wooden accessories are a nice touch as well :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 31, 2010 at 1:00 PM
The dress is gorgeous, especially with your eyes. I love the shoes and necklace too :) I agree about styling dresses, they are much easier. And so glad you got a tripod. Your pictures look so fabulous!!ReplyDelete


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Some people say that the scariest ghost in Indonesia is Pocong. Definitely I agree with this opinion. It is known if someone forgets to release the tie of the death's shroud, the corpse will rise from their grave and ask everyone to release the bond. This is a photo of Pocong's appearance in a hospital. What does it actually want to do?
In my opinion, both Pocong and Kuntilanak are the scariest ghosts in Indonesia. Which one for you? However, this picture shows us how Kuntilanak looks like. It is very clear that she has a very long hair. Can't you notice that?
This is an appearance in the hospital. This is one reason why I don't like to go to hospital. I'm afraid to experience this moment again. I do hope this is for the last time.
This picture is a Fiji Mermaid. I'm not going to describe it to you because you can see clearly here how it looks like. I also have no idea about how old it is.
What's on your mind if I mention Tuyul? Yup, you're right. Tuyul is described as a tiny creature. This ghost is used to steal money and then given to the boss as the caretaker. The boss must run some ritual to make its activity running smoothly. My grandpa says that it likes to play with turtles. All you have to do just put the turtles let it plays and you can caught Tuyul easily. It isn't that easy I think.
It seems that this white mysterious appearance wants to join the Indonesian Army by following the circle. Maybe it is kinds of patriotism, our beloved country.
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text: On Feb 23, 2011, at 4:10 AM, Benson Schliesser wrote: > I can't speak for Matthew. But my understanding is: ARIN's Internic "predecessors"* were contracted by the US Govt to perform the IANA function, and ICANN is currently contracted by the US Govt to perform the IANA function. As such, returning legacy addresses to the IANA/ICANN seems to make sense unless IANA/ICANN would prefer otherwise. The InterNIC registry function, including personal, systems and records were transferred by NSI to ARIN at ARIN's inception. ARIN is operates the registry in question. > * - To my knowledge, while ARIN made it possible for NSF to release NSI from their IANA responsibilities, the contract was not novated to ARIN and ARIN has never held a contract for the IANA function. If my understanding is incorrect, I would appreciate pointers to correct background. If my understanding is correct, then claims that ARIN is the "successor" are fairly hollow. No contract is needed, anymore than RIPE NCC or APNIC needing a contract, nor LACNIC and AfriNIC needing one on their formation. Collectively, the RIRs participate jointly as the NRO in ICANN, serving as the ASO (Address Supporting Organization). This is covered in the ASO and NRO MOU's with ICANN. In each case, the registrations which from that region prior to the RIR formation ("legacy registrations") where transferred under that RIR. This shouldn't be surprising given the non-for-profit, non-overlapping service regions. That's not to say that address space can't be returned to IANA or ARIN as the community decides and in compliance with ARIN's mission. IANA has indicated their ability to provide stewardship for number resources even prior to any global policy providing for reallocation, so there is no difficultly there. FYI, /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN


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February 2016
Grazed from TheEdgeMarkets. Author: Jeffrey Tan.
Oracle Corp, the IT giant best known for its enterprise database solutions, this year concluded a special recruitment drive in Asia-Pacific (APAC). But unlike what one might expect, the new recruits were not engaged to fill the technical positions in the company. Instead, the Fortune 500 company had gone on a hiring spree to bolster its sales team.
Last March, the company embarked on an ambitious goal to hire 1,000 sales personnel within a three-month period. It managed to recruit talents from a "fairly even distribution" across countries in APAC during that time frame. Oracle declines to provide a breakdown of the numbers, but declares the recruitment drive was a success. Today, the recruits have fully integrated into their roles after completing several training initiatives by the company...
Grazed from StorageReview. Author: Adam Armstrong.
Today IBM and Catalogic announced that a new set of solutions that combines Catalogic's flagship product, ECX, with several of IBM's products. The new joint solutions are aimed at modernizing IT infrastructure including automation of storage and data management, self-service capabilities, and complete RESTful API management. This modernization should deliver superior results while lowering OPEX. The joint solutions will enable companies to accelerate implementation of new use cases and workloads.
As we stated previously: ECX manages the full lifecycle of Copy Data. The software is deployed as a virtual appliance allowing IT to leverage the existing storage investment without going to the "rip and replace" method of expanding storage. And ECX has several use cases including: leverage copy data by orchestrating and automating consistent SnapMirrors to automated disaster recovery, Test Dev, and analytics; next generation data protection through instant recovery and disaster recovery by leveraging snapshot data; hybrid cloud "killer app" that uses orchestration to leverage liquid compute resources in the cloud, and copy data analytics with advanced search, report and analyze...
Grazed from NetworkWorld. Author: Brian Butte.
Every once in a while I get asked what my background is, and my answer is always that I'm a generalist: a jack of all trades and master of some. Being a generalist is not easy in a world where IT professionals have been told since the beginning to specialize. However, it requires a generalist to see the forest for the trees, an analogy well-suited to the continually emerging world of cloud computing.
In 2001, I started my journey into the world of cloud computing. With a background in plant-floor automation and embedded systems, my point of view was admittedly skewed with a natural affinity for distributed computing. The hot topic at the time was grid computing, and as I was learning about it, I recognized a model that made sense: CPU scavenging. CPU scavenging virtualizes all the spare CPU cycles wasted on desktops and servers as they wait for something to do (when operating on a scale measured in billionths of a second, it turns out a lot of time is wasted waiting for something to do)...
Grazed from Forbes. Author: Louis Columbus.
Last month LinkedIn published an analysis of the 25 Skills That Could Get You Hired in 2016. There's a 19 page report available on Slideshare that provides a breakout of the hottest skills of 2015 on LinkedIn by country. Countries included in the analysis include Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Netherlands, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States. Key takeaways from the study include the following:
1) Cloud computing was the hottest skill in demand in France, India, and the United States in 2015 and will continue in 2016. LinkedIn found that cloud computing skills have progressed from being niche to mainstream as the world's most in-demand skill set.
2) Statistical Analysis and Data Mining is the only skill set that ranks in the top 4 across all countries analyzed. LinkedIn found that businesses are hiring expertise in data storage, retrieval and analysis as fast as they can be on-boarded. LinkedIn also found that there weren't enough members with big data skills including Hadoop, HBase, and Hive listed on their profiles to rank the category on the global list in 2014. In 2015, LinkedIn saw a rapid increase in members worldwide listing these types of skills on their profiles...
Read more from the source @ http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2016/02/01/cloud-computing-leads-linkedins-25-skills-that-can-get-you-hired-in-2016/#16d769fc4e90
Grazed from Datamation. Author: David Needle.
Microsoft may have been late to the cloud party, but steady investment and improvements to its Azure cloud have made it a worthy competitor to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Yet like most cloud platforms, Azure pricing is filled with potential complexity. Among the many advantages of moving to the cloud for cash-strapped IT departments is saving on continued investment in on-premises infrastructure by off-loading to an off-premise cloud platform. In addition to savings in hardware costs and the real estate required to maintain a datacenter, management and security is handled to a great extent (though not completely) by the cloud provider.
Cloud systems let you pay for what you need and scale up, which is far better than guessing at, for example, how many servers you need to buy and maintain in-house and risk getting more than you need or scrambling to add as demand increases. One reason some industries – like retail – overbuy is to handle demand spikes around the holidays even though that means a fair bit of capacity will go underutilized during other parts of the year...
Grazed from eWeek. Author: Jeffrey Burt.
Advanced Micro Devices is continuing a steady drumbeat of product releases as officials look to make the chip maker a larger player in everything from high-end gaming PCs and virtual desktops to cloud computing. The company on Feb. 1 unveiled virtualized graphics cards that can be housed in data center servers and delivered as needed to a range of devices, including remote workstations and other client systems. A day later, officials introduced two new desktop processors—the A10-7860K and Athlon X4 845—featuring AMD's new Wraith Cooler thermal system that they said generate less than a 10th of the noise of previous chips.
"Customers can build a capable, near-silent online gaming PC in a surprisingly small form factor for an unexpectedly low price," Kevin Lensing, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD's Client Business Unit, said in a statement. "The low-power requirements mean you can build a tiny system perfect for a small dorm room, for use in the living room as a home theatre PC … and portable enough to take to a LAN party."...
Article written by David Marshall
So what is Azure Stack all about?
It is Microsoft's new hybrid cloud platform product designed to provide organizations with the ability to deliver Azure services from their own on-premises data center in a way that remains consistent with the current public cloud version of Azure.
Grazed from CCI. Author: Editorial Staff.
Managed hosting and colocation business, Pulsant, has launched a customised decision engine, created to help C-level executives and management to evaluate the cloud buying process and make more informed choices. The new interactive tool has been developed to assist buyers in wading through the myriad options of cloud services that are available.
The decision engine — 'Cloud Intelligence' — caters for technical and non-technical visitors, ensuring visitors are able to find the information that meets their needs. The configuration tools separates technical users familiar with the technology landscape from those less knowledgeable, like procurement personnel tasked with researching technical solutions...
Grazed from CRN. Author: Rick Whiting.
You can have all the infrastructure and platforms in the cloud you want. But let's face it; it's the cloud computing applications that people use to get real work done. From applications for finance and marketing, to business intelligence and analysis software, to tools for managing IT systems and mobile devices, cloud-based software is what brings everyday users into the cloud picture.
Here are 20 cloud software vendors -- from established companies such as SAP and NetSuite to startups such as Domo and CognitiveScale -- that caught our attention. Some are cool because of their leading-edge technology while others achieve "coolness" through their success in bringing cloud software to a wide audience of users...
Read more from the source @ http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/cloud/300079548/the-20-coolest-cloud-software-vendors-of-the-2016-cloud-100.htm?itc=hp_tax_cloud
Grazed from Bizjournals. Author: Ashley Stewart.
Microsoft may have found a solution for some of the cloud computing industry's biggest problems by moving its clouds under the sea. The Redmond company on Monday released details about a prototype for an underwater data center. Throughout a one-year pilot, called Project Natick, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) built and submerged a 10-by-7-foot, 38,000-pound data center about a half-mile off the Pacific Coast.
As Microsoft's cloud business – which reached $6.3 billion in revenue during the most recent quarter – continues to grow, so does the company's need to store data. Underwater data centers, Microsoft found, decrease cooling and power costs, use more renewable energy, reduce latency and can be set up more quickly...
Grazed from ComputerWorld. Author: Ben Kepes.
Having been following the technology industry since the dawn of the cloud age (which was, after all, only a decade or so ago) I've been privy to some pretty interesting conversations. Indeed, when it comes to the adoption of cloud, Gandhi's quote springs to mind: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
I remember eight years ago or so sitting in a conference where large traditional technology vendors were busy telling people that cloud wasn't real, that it was dangerous, that no real enterprise could ever trust it. Fast forward a few years and with the increasing success of cloud vendors, the traditional organizations changed their tune and started slapping the word "cloud" on top of their existing products...
Grazed from Sixth Flag.
The Sixth Flag, Inc. today revealed its model of Cell Structure Security to secure its Workspace-as-a-Service in the Cloud. Recognizing traditional approaches to securing the cloud and enterprise networks are still falling short, Pete Kofod, founder and CEO of The Sixth Flag, has found that this concept, which he developed from experience in the military, to be highly effective in securing his Workspace-as-a-Service.
"A cell structure is a system that is highly resilient to external compromise and severely limits the ability of an attacker to further exploit the organization beyond the cell. Should the cell be compromised, the parent organization immediately isolates and collapses it. This is a concept regularly employed in clandestine warfare, which we have adapted to the securing of our virtual workspace," says Pete Kofod, Founder of The Sixth Flag, Inc.
Grazed from Zadara Storage.
Zadara Storage, the provider of award-winning, enterprise–class storage-as-a-service (STaaS) today announced record revenue in 2015. The company's success can be attributed to delivering industry-leading solutions in a market that is in a significant transition from CapEx-based storage to one dominated by OpEx-based storage-as-a-service. Zadara Storage offers unique and disruptive capabilities that address this market transition, such as enterprise-grade storage-as-a-service – in the cloud, on-premise and in hybrid configurations. Industry research has shown that the storage-as-a-service market will grow from about 10% of the overall storage market in 2015, to at least 80% by 2023 (source: IT Brand Pulse, October 2015).
Container World takes place February 16-18, 2016 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. Container World is the only two day event to host full ecosystem discussions around application and OS containers. Recognizing the appetite for market knowledge and insight into the nascent container market, this event has developed two content rich conference tracks which focus on the business and technical opportunities, and answers questions surrounding container adoption.
Showcasing the current benefits and future impact of container technology on application and infrastructure teams, and the cloud market, Container World brings together 750+ attendees from across the technology ecosystem.
Grazed from Midokura.
Midokura, the global innovator in software network virtualization, today announced the next generation of its Midokura Enterprise MidoNet (MEM) technology. MEM 5.0 is a scalable network virtualization solution designed for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) clouds. The new version builds upon Midokura's award-winning, enterprise- grade technology to support even the most critical network virtualization deployments with significantly new enhanced operational tools for OpenStack operators.
"We are pleased to offer the market a significant new version of our network virtualization technology," said Pino de Candia, CTO of Midokura. "Operational tools are generally geared towards configurations, monitoring in OpenStack, but they offer no visibility into encapsulated traffic. From Midokura's own experience as an operator, and by working with operators ourselves, we've seen firsthand the dire need for analytic and end-to-end operational tools for management of network infrastructure. Midokura Enterprise MidoNet 5.0 builds upon our popular technology to meet this need, making OpenStack far simpler to manage, operate and also troubleshoot."
Grazed from CloudBolt Software.
To meet growing demand for Microsoft Azure on its proven cloud delivery platform, CloudBolt Software is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Customers can quickly deploy CloudBolt with Microsoft Azure from the Azure Marketplace portal to manage servers, applications, and environments across a wide range of virtualization and cloud providers.
As enterprise use of cloud computing grows, there is increasing demand for vendor-agnostic multi-cloud management. CloudBolt delivers IT automation and end-user self-service through a simply powerful console. Administrators can control their virtualization environments, private clouds, and public clouds all from a single interface, and they can present services and applications to end users through an intuitive user portal.
Grazed from IBM
IBM today announced a broad expansion of its Cloud Data Services portfolio with more than 25 services now available on the IBM Cloud. They are designed to help developers build, deploy and manage web and mobile applications and enable data scientists to discover hidden trends using data and analytics in the cloud. The hybrid cloud services can be deployed across multiple cloud providers and are based on open source technologies, open ecosystems that include company and third-party data, and open architectures that allows data to easily flow amongst the different services.
In addition to self-service capabilities for everything from data preparation, migration, and integration, to tools for advanced data exploration and modeling, IBM introduced the following new cloud data services today:
Grazed from IT Europa - Annual Survey
The annual survey of the top 500 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in Europe shows some major changes due to substantial growth in some areas, consolidation and changing market conditions. After a slow rise of 5% in the previous year, it looks like ISV fortunes have turned around strongly in 2015, based on early figures. The latest database report by IT Europa, ISVs in Europe - the top 500, published today shows a shake-up at the top of the list of individual companies, with three newcomers to the top ten. There has also been a big jump in those reporting that they offer Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). In 2016, nearly 90% of ISVs said they offer SaaS, an increase of over 60% from 2014. But it is not all packages and cloud; bespoke software development is also on the rise with just under 60% offering it.
Grazed from Synergy Research Group
New Q4 data from Synergy Research Group shows that Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to dominate the cloud infrastructure services market, achieving a worldwide market share of over 31% in the quarter. Microsoft and Google have by far the highest growth rates among the market leaders but are making little impact on AWS, which continues to grow strongly and to increase its market share. IBM meanwhile continues to lead within the private and hybrid services segment.
Grazed from Forbes. Author: Joe McKendrick.
Analytics — with its massive quantities of data requiring plenty of processing juice and storage space — is a natural fit for the cloud. Organizations are still dipping their toes into the possibilities, but this is about to accelerate dramatically.
That's the takeaway from a recent survey conducted by IDG and published by Informatica of the 200 IT and business decision makers in the survey say they have deployed one or more cloud analytics solutions. This may be growing over the months and years to come, with 68% of respondents saying they intend to investigate, analyze or actively plan to deploy cloud analytics solutions over the coming year. In addition, 74% said they expect to adopt a hybrid or cloud-only approach to analytics over the next three years...


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On related matters there is an interesting article [and cover story] in the February Physics Today, Pakistan's nuclear Taj Mahal by Stuart W. Leslie
Inspired by the promise of Atoms for Peace, the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology eventually succumbed to the demands of the country's nuclear weapons program.One thing I learnt was the central role that Abdus Salam played. I found the following rather disturbing.
Salam, though still the director of the ICTP, organized the theoretical-physics group that performed the sophisticated calculations for the bomb, and he personally asked his former student and protégé Riazuddin to head it. Riazuddin, then teaching at the University of Islamabad (now Quaid-i-Azam University), took several trips to the US, where he collected unclassified documents on nuclear weapons design. .... Salam left the details to others, though he did open the ICTP library to Riazuddin's group and kept in close touch with its members. Riazuddin, describing his research team, later acknowledged, "We were the designers of the bomb.... "A thoughtful and careful analysis of the implications of India and Pakistan obtaining nuclear weapons was given in 2000 by Amartya Sen.