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William R. Miller, beloved husband, father, son, and grandfather, passed away Monday, January, 21, 2013, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. Born: Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on December 12, 1941, to Harold W. Miller and Eva Grace (Peters) Miller, he had just turned 71 on 12/12/12. He lived in Phillipsburg, NJ, most of his married life. A Pennsylvania native, Bill graduated from Hellertown Lower Saucon High School, Hellertown, PA, in 1959 and enlisted in the United States Air Force. Stationed at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, Bill specialized in meteorology and weather forecasting. He graduated from Churchman Business School in Easton, PA, in 1970. He worked for Bethlehem Steel and was a member of the United Steelworkers of America. He later worked for Hoechst/Agfa Corporation in Branchburg, New Jersey, until his retirement. Bill found salvation in Jesus Christ, and he was a member of Calvary Community Church in Harmony Township, Phillipsburg, New Jersey. He also attended church in Tucson, AZ. Adored by his beloved family and dear friends, Bill Miller always enjoyed participating in Boy Scout activities with his sons. He was an avid outdoorsman and hunter and enjoyed fishing. He was an ardent supporter of Veterans' rights and rallied to find and bring home POW/MIAs from the Vietnam War. He very much enjoyed riding his motorcycle in some of the first Rolling Thunder rallies. A passionate automobile enthusiast and race fan, he particularly enjoyed drag racing, hot rods, motorcycles, John Force, Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhart Jr., and NASCAR, displaying his own driving skills in various hot rods, including his 1960 and 1962 Studebakers. Survivors: Bill is survived by his devoted, loving wife of over 41 years, Vivian K. (Reppert) Miller, and their three amazing sons, William of Ridgway, Colorado, Troy of Tucson, AZ, and Jason and his wife Enedina Sanchez Miller of Tucson, AZ. They have four precious grandsons, Joshua, Liam, Darren Carlos (DC), and Adriel Thomas; and a beautiful granddaughter, Isla. Bill is also survived by his adoring daughter, Tracie Moye (Trenton);and her sons Connor and Patrick. Bill was predeceased by his father Harold Miller and mother Grace Miller. Services: A viewing will take place at the Rupell Funeral Home at 465 Memorial Parkway, Phillipsburg, NJ, on Friday, February 1st, from 7 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 2nd, at 10:00 am, at Calvary Community Church, 4 Old Church Road, Phillipsburg, NJ, 08865 (Harmony Township). Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery in Phillipsburg. Memorials: Memorials may be made in the name of William R. Miller to Calvary Community Church, 4 Old Church Road, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865. Online condolences may be submitted at
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Some 97% of all security threats sent across business networks are found within just 10 applications, says Palo Alto Networks
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Social networking and file sharing threat activity pales in comparison with business critical apps, according to the networking security firm's latest threat report.
The six-month review of over 3,000 enterprise networks worldwide reveals that the average network contains 339 "social" apps that consume an average 20% of bandwidth, but the combined threat traffic found on these applications is less than 1%.
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The study revealed that SSL was the second-largest source of malware traffic in company networks, showing that malware creators are actually able to use SSL as an invisibility cloak to hide their attacks.
Such findings support Gartner's call for more context-aware security in the workplace and underline the need for businesses to isolate and inspect business applications as well as internal web traffic to determine whether they have already been compromised, the security firm said.
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Chuck Liddell irked by Kimbos popularity
Apr 1, 8:42 pm EDT
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell (21-5), arguably MMAs biggest star just as the sport began its march toward the mainstream, is appalled by Kevin Kimbo Slice Ferguson (2-0) and says a checkered past of beating up a bunch of guys on the street is the only reason for his popularity.
Liddell talked about EliteXCs prized heavyweight in a recent interview with our friend Mark Gilbert of The Sun.
According to Liddell, Ferguson is training and learning MMA, but he hasnt done anything to earn the praise he receives.
Kimbos one of those guys who doesnt have any ground game, Liddell told The Sun. Hes training and hes learning but hes been built up as such a big star, and thats the thing that bothers me.
People talk about him like hes the next great thing when he really hasnt done anything. Hes been built up because of the Internet and him beating a bunch of guys on the street.
Fergusons initial fame came from underground fight videos posted on YouTube and other video-sharing websites. Based in Miami, the 34-year-old almost always dominated his opponents in the bare-knuckle fights. (Ferguson, though, was eventually stopped by Boston police officer Sean Gannon, who was later signed by the UFC with a mere 1-0 professional record.)
I could make some impressive knockout videos too if you let me walk outside and just punch people and knock them outhey you, come fight! Liddell told The Sun. F*** we can make a highlight reel tomorrow and go round beating people up and talking about it. We could just go up to people and start dropping them. Wow!
Liddell is currently slated to face Rashad Evans in the main event of UFC 85, an event that takes place June 7 in London. After winning seven consecutive fights, Liddell suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time in his career, losing his belt to Quinton Jackson in the process. He rebounded for a victory over Wanderlei Silva in December.
Ferguson, meanwhile, is slated to headline the first EliteXC-CBS event on May 31. The organization hasnt announced an opponent, but James Thompson appears to be the leading candidate.
Ok I'm the first guy to say that Kimbo has idiot fans that overhype him ridiculously. But i don't understand all the hate on this guy. I mean Chuck admits that he's learning and training MMA. It's not his fault he's EliteXC's biggest draw. He also didn't exactly go around KOing random people, but I'll admit the internet fights were pretty stupid.
Chuck Liddel criticizing Kimbo's "ground game?" Chuck has insane takedown defense, but all of a sudden Chuck Liddel is a BJJ black belt or something?
I really don't get why so many people seem to hate Kimbo so much. Every interview he does he says over and over he's still a small fry in MMA, and he's just trying to train hard and fight whoever they throw in front of him. I don't see why Chuck Liddel needs to be doing interviews taking shots at Kimbo. Kimbo isn't even in the UFC. Why should Chuck care how much hype Kimbo gets?
On another note, James Thompson vs Kimbo? Poor James Thompson lol. He has no chin and likes to try to brawl with people, as evidenced by him getting KTFO at street certified. Should be fun to watch though.


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The report by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says the reduction of two-point-four percent in the recidivism rate means some 27-hundred fewer offenders returned to prison. That translates to a savings of 30-million dollars.
The report focused on offenders who were released during the 2006-2007 fiscal year and afterward tracked them for three years. Among the report's findings: Nearly half of the released felons - and 85 percent of sex offenders-- who returned to prison did so for parole violations, not new crimes.
California's recidivism rate now stands at 65-percent. Despite this year's drop, that's still one of the highest in the nation.


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New Products
Benchtop chilling incubator
Torrey Pines Scientific announces the EchoTherm™ Model IN30 benchtop chilling incubator that controls from 4?? to 70??C even at or near room temperature. The IN30 is Peltier-based for heating and chilling, has no compressors or CFCs, and is virtually vibration-free, making it suitable for protein crystallization. The unit can be implemented in pharmaceutical, biotech, biochemistry, clinical, and other life science laboratories. Other applications include incubating marine samples below room temperature, enzyme reactions and deactivations, hybridizations, ligations, storing oocytes, and general lab incubations. The incubator features PID temperature control; digital display; accuracy to 0.1??C; an RS-232 I/O port for remote control and data collection; digital timer in hours, minutes, and seconds with user settable auto-off; and an audible alarm. The compact unit has a chamber size of 12 x 10 x 14 in. and comes with two stainless-steel racks with room for four. The overall size is 15.5 x 18.5 x 22 in. The IN30 comes with a universal power supply that operates from 100 to 265 VAC, 50/60 Hz, and 12 VDC and it is UL, C-UL, and CE certified.
Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
San Marcos, CA
ESD event detector
Trek, Inc. introduces the Model 900 ESD event detector. This detector is a diagnostic tool for manufacturing environments that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge, including electronic, semiconductor, and medical device manufacturing and assembly. The detector identifies incidents or verifies suspected areas of ESD activity within a manufacturing site. A voltage-sensitive antenna on the unit can be positioned near potential problem areas to monitor ESD events. Detection is conveyed via an audible buzzer and/or a visual color-coded light display that depicts intensity. The device serves to alert manufacturing engineers to the presence of potentially harmful electrostatic charging. The device is compact, portable, and powered by batteries. A universal power adapter can be used for continuous AC line operation. The device is also CE compliant. The technical design of the unit provides a wide spatial operating range with high sensitivity. Trek's Model 900 is designed for charge device model events, which are becoming a major contributor of ESD failures in connection with increases in the automation of manufacturing processes.
Trek, Inc.
Medina, NY
Temperature monitoring software
Accsense's new sub-sampling software feature allows users to designate separate time intervals for alarm-checking and data logging. For example, a pharmacy can now save data four times a day while checking for an alarm condition every five minutes. This simplifies data logs for regulatory compliance while maximizing product security by checking for alarm conditions more frequently. Accsense regularly releases automatic updates to its web-based software, expanding capabilities while simplifying temperature monitoring. Web-based software means no software to install. Users can check freezers, refrigerators, and incubators from any web browser, anytime. Print regulatory compliance reports, check alarms limits, and manage inventory from work or home. It's a simple, reliable solution for keeping measurements in check with constant monitoring. Receive alarm notifications via e-mail, phone, or pager if problems arise. An Accsense system allows users to start recording data and receiving information immediately.
Accsense, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA
Position sensor
Airpot Corp. announces the addition of a position sensing option to its line of Airpel non-stiction air cylinder actuators. The company offers non-contact electronic switching sensors from Sick, Inc. using state-of-the-art GMR technology, which offers OEM designers an easy-to-install, secure, and reliable solution. For customers desiring electrical output of piston position, most Airpel models are offered with an optional switch-activating magnet on the piston, as well as one or more option aluminum tracks measuring 9.51 mm wide and 6.83 mm high, attached to the cylinder. The tracks are specially designed for easy, secure mounting of the Sick, Inc. position sensors that are offered separately. The sensors operate at 10 to 30 VDC and have repeatability of less than or equal to 0.2 mm. Airpot stocks popular models of GMR sensors with PNP or NPN output, along with matching accessory extension cables available in 2- and 5-m lengths.
Airpot Corp.
Norwalk, CT
Ductless fume hoods
Air Science USA has introduced a new range of ductless fume hoods with sophisticated airflow, filter alarms, and advanced safety features. These units are available in sizes from 2 to 8 ft. The fume hoods have been designed to provide maximum operator protection when using hazardous substances. A face velocity at 100 fpm ensures containment of fumes, and an alarm will alert the operator when the airflow falls to an unacceptable level. All mechanisms in the head section of the Purair are on the clean side of the filter, thus preventing contamination. Switches and electrical components are totally isolated from the dirty airflow and away from any contamination. The work area has a removable spillage tray that can be easily cleaned. Optional integral lighting is available. The main filter can be chosen from 14 different types of carbon, which include specialty media for vapors of organics, solvents, acids, mercury, and formaldehyde. HEPA filters for particulate filtration are also available to suit application needs. These units are energy saving. Clean air is recirculated into the laboratory; therefore, they do not exhaust expensive conditioned and/or heated air into the atmosphere.
Air Science USA
Fort Myers, FL
Liquid verification system
ARTEL has advanced the automation of its MVS® multi-channel verification system for streamlined liquid delivery performance verification of automated liquid handlers. The MVS is a rapid, easy-to-use system that provides NIST-traceable, accurate, and precise data documenting of the volume dispense performance of each channel of an automated liquid handler. The new MVS integration feature facilitates in-process liquid handler quality control by measuring dispensed volumes in multiple microtiter plates without repeated manual input. Users can store each step of their liquid handler quality control protocols in the MVS system software for continual future access. Once the liquid handler quality control method is programmed, users can begin each subsequent performance verification process without repeating preparatory steps. The MVS is based on ratiometric photometry, a technology that uses the absorbance values of two proprietary dye solutions to calculate dispensed volume in each well of a microtiter plate.
Westbrook, ME
Filling and sealing machines
Bosch Packaging Technology introduces several new products. The new GKF HiProTect, an integrated containment capsule filling system for processing potent substances, offers a fully integrated 100 percent check weighing system and features integrated wash-in-place and clean-in-place options. The FXS 2010 is a fully automatic filling and sealing machine for pre-sterilized nested syringes in a tub. It fills syringes with volumes between 0.5 and 50 ml and has an output of up to 4,800 syringes per hour. All product contacting parts are made out of stainless steel. The FXS 5100 is a filling and sealing machine for pre-sterilized nested syringes. Its pump station has 10 filling positions for rotary piston pumps and is driven by a two axis servo system. Performance output is up to 30,000 per hour, and it handles syringe ranges from 0.5 to 50 ml. The VRK 4120 capping system for vials features precision vial placement via an infeed wheel. It features 12 closing heads with a processing range between 2 and 500 ml with a maximum output of 27,000 vials per hour.
Bosch Packaging Technology
Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland
Ultra-pure water systems
With the new Septron line, the Christ Water Technology Group makes it possible to produce ultra-pure water in various qualities and quantities. The models 10-20 and 25-60 comply with the current standards laid out by ISO, CAP, and ASTM. The water, which has a very low conductivity, is suitable for feeding distillation systems and steam generators. All units are pre-qualified during the factory acceptance test, which means that the time needed for on-site qualification and commissioning is greatly reduced. All units of the Septron Line 10-20 series have an operating interface with three password-protected levels and an electronic key. With a floor area of only 0.5-square meters, they can be installed in any laboratory. The units of the series 25-60 have a PLC controller, four password-protected control levels, and an optional integrated printer. A clear menu system and a touch-screen display permit safe and ergonomical operation. With a floor area of about 1.2 square meters, the units require little space.
Christ Water Technology Group
Aesch, Switzerland
Dry ice cleaning systems
Cold Jet, LLC introduces the new Aero series of dry ice blast cleaning systems. The systems provide advanced economical dry ice cleaning in an environmentally friendly format for a variety of industries. The systems use non-abrasive media that won't damage surfaces or equipment. The media, dry ice pellets or particles, create mini-explosions on the surfaces being cleaned, lifting away dirt and contaminants. Unlike sand, bead, or soda blasting, dry ice blasting does not leave any secondary waste, as the dry ice pellets or particles convert from solid to gas upon impact. Dry ice blasting is also safe and non-toxic, does not create downstream contamination, and reduces or eliminates employee exposure to dangerous chemical cleaning agents. Dry ice blasting has been approved by the EPA, FDA, and USDA as an acceptable cleaning method. Features include flow-through pocket feeder, ergonomic applicators, proprietary coupling systems for quickly connecting and disconnecting nozzles and hoses, welded steel frame and rugged tires, and the Aero 80-HP and 80-DX models also include an automatic tilt-out hopper to easily unload and preserve unused ice.
Cold Jet, LLC
Cincinnati, OH
Tilt switch control unit
The LTC series tilt switch control units feature an adjustable time delay and a logic selector switch. There are two contacts for connection to the probe (three contacts for intrinsically safe probes); three for the input power; and two sets of output contacts, each with one normally open, one normally closed, and one common. Signal lights, relay, and transformer are all accessible with the box cover open, allowing for easy maintenance. The controller output is through a relay, which provides a change in contacts as the probe moves from vertical to tilt and vice versa. The user may choose to employ either the normally open, normally closed, or both sets of contacts to perform switching operations in the system. In addition, an adjustable time delay feature may be assigned to either the vertical or the tilt position to prevent false signals. The time delay is adjustable from 1 to 10 seconds. The relay assumes the de-energized position upon reaching the end of the delay period, as well as upon failure of power to the controller.
Dwyer Instruments, Inc.
Michigan City, IN
Sealing films
The popular SealPlate® MiniStrips™ sealing films, for one or two eight-well rows on strip-well or standard 96-well microplates, now come in a new multi-strip sheet format. Each sheet contains four MiniStrips that can be peeled off individually or two-at-a-time for application to plates. Individual strips are identical to the prior product, with dimensions of 19.0 x 103.2 mm, including two removable positioning tabs. SealPlate polyester sealing films minimize evaporation, prevent spillage, and prevent contamination between wells. They provide a secure seal, not just a cover, for incubations and sensitive ELISA assays.
Excel Scientific, Inc.
Victorville, CA
Clear PVC pipe
GF Piping Systems has introduced a new line of clear schedule 40 PVC pipe for fluid applications requiring visual monitoring. The excellent clarity of the new clear PVC makes it suitable for confirming flow direction in a pipe and fluid color changes or contamination within a system. It can also be used as secondary containment piping to provide a quick and easy visual indication of system leaks. The piping is available from stock in sizes from 1 to 3 in. diameters in 10-ft lengths with bell ends. Upon request, 20-ft lengths with bell ends and 10- and 20-ft lengths with plain ends are available. Clear PVC is strong, lightweight, corrosion-free, and chemically resistant to a wide range of fluids. In addition, clear PVC is completely compatible with standard schedule 40 PVC fittings, making system installation quick and easy. Some of the many applications where it may be profitable to use clear PVC pipe include secondary containment of tubing systems conveying high purity fluids, secondary containment of aggressive chemical transport systems, and sight tubes for monitoring fluid levels.
Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd.
Tustin, CA
Mold prevention system
GSK Innovations introduces the Endurance Bio-Barrier™ two-step mold prevention system consisting of a cleaner/prep agent and the Bio-Door Technology barrier and odor control application. It contains safe active ingredients that are below required EPA registration levels. The system can be employed in difficult environments, typically lasting up to 6 months. Building applications typically last 5 years, and building OEM product applications typically last for 10 years. The secret is a unique polymer film that continually presents active ingredients. Since mold infestation can render a building valueless, the burden of mold prevention and remediation falls on the building owner. Carpet treatment is another major area.
GSK Innovations, LLC
East Walpole, MA
Handheld laser particle counter
Hal Technology introduces the world's first hybrid handheld particle counter, HPC600. The HPC600 measures six different particle size distributions simultaneously with a sensitivity of 0.3 μm and combines functionalities of both handheld and portable instruments with a built-in printer. The instrument also enables remote particle sensing over Ethernet. The particle counter incorporates the latest technical innovations in particle distribution measurement, giving users a wide range of features at low cost. There are three selectable sampling modes: cumulative, differential, and concentration (counts per liter or per cubic foot), with averaging and auto-repeat capabilities. Users may define the sample locations (up to 2,600 locations), sampling intervals (up to 59 ms), and auto repeat (up to 99 measurements). Its internal memory can store up to 1,000 measurements. The particle counter supports both English and metric units and provides count limit warnings per Fed. Std. 209E or ISO 14644-1, allowing easy compliance monitoring at user's choice.
Hal Technology, LLC
Glendora, CA
SIMS flange system
Hiden Analytical announces the introduction of a complete, compact SIMS facility conveniently mounted on a single UHV conflat-type flange. The new system, aptly named SIMS-on-a-Flange, allows users to quickly install a complete SIMS resource on existing vacuum and process chambers with no major reconstruction or alignment issues. SIMS (secondary ion mass spectrometry) is a high-sensitivity surface analysis technique for the determination of surface composition, contaminant analysis, and depth profiling in the uppermost surface layers of a sample. The system comprises the analytical-grade quadrupole mass spectrometer with integral energy filter, the fine-focus oxygen gas-sourced ion gun, and all necessary software and hardware for system operation for ion beam raster scanning, data presentation, and surface mapping. Mass range options enable operation from 1 to 1,000 amu with ion counting detection of both positively and negatively charged ions. Standard mounting flanges are DN-150-CF (6- in. port size) and DN-200-CF (8???in. port size) dependent on options.
Hiden Analytical Ltd.
Livonia, MI
Contact plates
International PBI introduces ready-to-use contact plates for the control of microbiological contamination. The agar contact plates are delivered with a certificate of fertility of the medium (made after irradiation) and certificate of sterility made after manufacture. The plates are vacuum packed, which allows a shelf life of up to 7 months in temperatures ranging from 10?? to 20??C. Shelf life, batch, and media type are listed on the bottom of every plate. The plates are suitable for air and surface monitoring and come in boxes of 20 (four vacuum bags with five plates each). TSA and SDA plates are provided with triple packaging fully compliant to cleanroom normatives.
International PBI S.p.a.
Milan, Italy
Syringe pump
KD Scientific's new Model KDS 410 high-pressure syringe pump is capable of pushing 2, 4, 6, or 10 syringes simultaneously into reaction vessels. The pump works with syringes from 10 μl up to 140 ml to provide accurate flow delivery from 1 nl/min to 145.5 ml/min. The pump, with its powerful 230-lb linear force, is ideal for delivery of flow to chemical reactors or for viscous fluids being fed into aerosol nozzles. The pump can be triggered remotely by a foot pedal or a switch. It can also connect to a computer through the RS-232 interface. Applications for the product include pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical, biotechnology, semiconductor, plastics, industrial, government, scientific research, and development markets.
KD Scientific, Inc.
Holliston, MA
Benchtop protector
The new Kimtech Science benchtop protector from Kimberly-Clark Professional features a polyethylene backing that creates an effective fluid barrier while providing excellent slip resistance. The protector resists harsh chemicals, quickly absorbs spills, and retains its strength when wet, even remaining flat after drying. To start a product trial, call 800-255-6401.
Kimberly-Clark Professional
Roswell, GA
Fume hood panels
In an effort to facilitate improved fume hood fabrication yields, MFG Composite Systems Co. has introduced a proprietary oversized fiberglass reinforced plastic composite sheet that's 1.5 in. larger than the industry standard (49.5x97.5 in. vs. 48x96 in.). The larger sheet avoids fabrication objection by allowing for a more secure sheet around the edge during CNC machining. MFG-CSC FRP fume hood panels are chemical, fume, and smoke resistant to meet or exceed industry standards. The panels also meet ASTM standards. Beyond fire resistance, the panels provide an aesthetically pleasing smooth white interior surface that is durable and easy to clean and provides high light reflectivity. They also withstand exposure to a wide range of laboratory acids, solvents, and alkalis. Because they won't absorb spills, they resist staining and discoloration.
MFG Composite Systems Co.
Ashtabula, OH
Area flowmeter
KROHNE, Inc. features the H250F sanitary variable area flowmeter suitable for the process flow measurement of liquids, gases, and saturated vapor in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The sanitary design of the 3A-approved H250F can be used for the flow measurement of gas or liquid—carbon dioxide, insulin, ultra-pure water, and air—in cleanrooms. The all-metal flowmeter contains no blind spots and meets all FDA and EDEHG requirements. All wetted parts of the H250F are 316 stainless steel. The sanitary design also features tri-clamp end connections, limit switches, and a flow totalizer. Bacteria growth is minimized since the H250F is suitable for CIP and SIP cleaning methods and has a surface roughness of 0.6 (24 micro-inches). The electronics of the H250 F can have a 4- to 20-mA output signal with HART® or PROFIBUS-PA communications. In addition, the modular electronics feature plug-in options that can be replaced or added in the field without having to recalibrate the instrument.
KROHNE, Inc.
Duisburg, Germany
DNA extraction system
Mole Genetics launched the new GeneMole® automated DNA extraction system in Europe following successful trials in the Nordic region. The system is closed and fully automated, comprising a liquid-handling robot capable of running 1 to 16 samples at a time. Operation is simple via the intuitive touch-screen menu. Set-up time is only 3 minutes. Samples are loaded in a rack and then transferred by the robot to sealed and disposable MoleStrips™, which are pre-filled with reagents. Sample volumes are from 50 to 200 μl with launch protocols available for DNA blood, DNA tissue, RNA cells, and RNA tissue. Using purification based on magnetic beads, high-quality nucleic acids are ready for downstream applications within 40 minutes. Use of the disposable strips eliminates crossover or contamination and makes the system particularly suitable for multi-user environments. Maintenance is minimal.
Mole Genetics AS
Oslo, Norway


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AVID Showcases provide an opportunity for educators to see an AVID implementation, share best practices, and learn more about AVID hands-on. The Showcase experience includes AVID Elective and content class observations and a chance to speak with experienced AVID site team members and students.
If you want to know more about how AVID works for teachers and students to improve school culture and performance or are considering implementing AVID in your school or district, or are a current AVID school and want to gain insight from another AVID implementation, register for an upcoming AVID Showcase.


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Document Control Group
Drawings entered into the Document Repository are
annotated by the DCG office into an MS Excel
Database Index.
To search by drawing details (Date,
Component, Owner, Rev., etc.), click on the
following link and choose the Group link for
the drawing(s) required:
CAD File Storage instructions and locations can be found in the COE under Appendix C: Document File Management.


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"McLaughlin Group": The president's press conference; Kosovo, 6:30 p.m. KNBC. 285
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Latino College Dollars
In 2005, The Walt Disney Company commissioned a TRPI study titled College Scholarships for Latino Students: Are Opportunities Being Missed?, which found that online scholarship information was plentiful but often outdated, not actively disseminated, and in English only.
In November 2006, with funding from The Sallie Mae Fund, The Walt Disney Company, and Southern California Edison, TRPI was able to develop an inaugural scholarship directory that listed all regional organizations that awarded grants and scholarships targeting eligible California Latino students. At the same time, AT&T funded the creation of the original online directory, which builds on the printed directory and findings of the original TRPI study and provides the most updated information possible.
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On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 12:48:46PM -0400, Siarhei Biarozkin wrote: > > > Can you give a simple example of an unRESTful use of doc-lit SOAP ? > > http://www.pocketsoap.com/weblog/SoapInterop/r3/doclit.html > > > > There, "echoPerson" and "echoDocument" are the operations, which are not > > uniform. > > But they are just WSDL tokens which help with the code generation.They > inform a client what needs to be done in order to get Person or Document > representation. For ex, echoPerson could translate into the uniform > operation POST like this : > > POST http://data.org > application/xml+soap; action="Person" > > which can be considered being equivalent to http://data.org/Person > The control attribute 'action' combines with a containing resource > http://data.org. For a server ir means (irrespectively whether 'action' is > present or not) that echoPerson() operation must be invoked underneath, but > it's an implementation detail. > > Perhaps, for a doc-lit SOAP, an "action" attribute could be renamed to > "resource" ? Also, may be instead of being specified as an attribute of the > mime type, it could be appended by a tool to a POSTed URI ? Additionally, it > could be recommended that in WSDL it's should be set to a 'noun' value, for > ex to 'Person' instead of, say, 'echoClient'. > > It's interesting that while a doc-lit SOAP service is early bound (I mean > that a client proxies are generated upfront, etc), it still allows for an > identification of resources, and as such, for their visibility. > > What do you think ? Almost, but not quite 8-). What you're missing is that POST - even when extended as you describe - cannot RESTfully be used to have any insight into what happens after the data has been submitted. "echo" semantics are such that there exists an expectation that what is submitted, is returned. It's that expectation which is not RESTful. > > Can you point me to one that you think is RESTful? > http://www.pocketsoap.com/weblog/SoapInterop/r3/doclit.html :-) Hah! 8-) Here's one that I think is RESTful; http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part0/#Example > > > Rpc/Encoded use of SOAP can't meet (by design) any of REST > > > constraints, can it ? > > If the encoded operation is uniform, then it would meet the uniform > > interface constraint. > > I'm not sure I understand/agree. Encoded operation could be uniform only in > the scope of a given service and it'll be tunneled as part of a higher level > uniform operation POST. > It seems that a uniform encoded operation will look like an encoded document > :-) with a common top element. Hmm, are you clear what "uniform" means? It means that it's meaningful to all resources. But you snipped my comment about TCP. Using SOAP over TCP, this would be RESTful (assume it uses the SOAP encoding); <e:envelope xmlns=... <e:body> <m:post> <foobar:data>lsdfiasdfasdf</foobar:data> </m:post> </e:body> </e:envelope> Mark. -- Mark Baker. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. http://www.markbaker.caReceived on Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:15:46 UTC
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We tried 60 different treatments before settling on one," says Dr. Rajeev Arora, professor of horticulture at Iowa State University, referring to a recent study that looked at the effects of priming on seed germination performance in spinach. The first phase of the study, which he started in 2008 with doctoral student Keting Chen (now Dr. Chen) is complete, and the results are surprising. The study only piqued Arora's interest, and he is now seeking funding to continue this work on a deeper level.
As a stress physiologist, Arora has a long-held interest in how plants respond to abiotic stresses, such as temperature fluctuations, flooding and drought. He had read anecdotal evidence that indicated seed priming and treatment could improve seed germination performance not only under optimal conditions, but also under stressful environments. The scientist wanted to conduct a systematic study where he and his colleagues controlled all the environmental parameters. He wanted to test hypotheses and ultimately reach a science-based conclusion.
A simple formula yields surprising results
Seed priming is not new. This pre-sowing partial hydration of seeds has been used for decades to improve crop performance. Methods include osmopriming, matric priming, halopriming, hydropriming and drum priming. Materials include distilled water, nutrients, salt and sand. Arora and Chen's simple formula uses a polymer of ethylene oxide called polyethylene glycol (PEG) dissolved in water. The key to success was to establish which method of application, concentration of the priming solution, temperature and time would work best.
Developing the study
Arora and his team started by developing a protocol for the study. They chose spinach (Spinacia oleracea) because of its value as a horticultural crop. The 'Bloomsdale' cultivar is standard in research and easy to access. They determined the optimum temperature for this cultivar's seed germination: 10 to 15 degrees Celsius.
With the basics settled, they created a protocol for priming. They chose to explore osmopriming, a method in which the seed is placed in an osmotic solution (a chemical dissolved in water) and stirred to create aeration. The seed's osmosis behavior when submerged in the chemical solution differs from its osmosis behavior in plain water.
The researchers began playing with various combinations of PEG. After trying 60 combinations, they came to the conclusion that a solution of 8,000 molecular weight PEG dissolved in water at a concentration of -0.6 megapascal (MPa) was the most effective when the seeds were primed for eight days at 15 degrees Celsius. After priming, Arora and Chen dried the seeds to their original level of dehydration to preserve shelf life.
The combination of these three factors yielded the highest-performing seeds when germinated at near-optimal germination temperature for this cultivar.
"This protocol, compared to control [unprimed], resulted in a 10 to 15 percent higher germination percentage, but even more significantly showed twice as fast a germination rate. We saved a full four to five days in germination time for the maximum germination, compared to controls, and germination was more uniform," reports Arora. "Synchronous germination happened in primed seeds much more than in the control as well."
Now the researcher wants to understand why he and his colleagues achieved these results.
Does priming affect physiology?
A seed needs moisture to germinate; this is not news. The reason a seed needs water to germinate is that in the dry state, enzymes that enable the seeds to utilize stored food for germination and growth remain inactive. Once the seed absorbs water, these enzymes are activated. The activated enzymes break down the complex food substances (proteins, oils, starch, complexed minerals) into their simpler components, such as sugars, amino acids, fats and minerals. The embryo in the seed uses the simple molecules released during this imbibing process to fuel the growth and development of the emerging root system and the sprout.
Osmopriming does not fully hydrate the seed. Partial hydration activates the seed's enzymes and other biochemistry, but prevents full germination. Arora calls this "giving the seeds a head start." The process brings all the seeds in a seed lot to roughly the same level of vigor. Arora wants to know what is happening at the cellular level to produce these effects.
"We found that the primed seeds of 'Bloomsdale' spinach not only had higher germination, faster germination and more synchronous germination at a more optimal temperature, but also at suboptimal [cold, 5 degrees Celsius] or supraoptimal [warm, 20 degrees Celsius] temperatures. In other words, even when subjected to environmental stress, they still outperformed unprimed seeds," says the researcher.
Arora and his team also discovered that their primed seeds have a memory, so the proteins that are activated during priming, which go dormant again during post-priming drying, are reactivated at germination at a higher level than unprimed seeds.
Some of those proteins help with stress tolerance. One family of proteins, called dehydrins, helps seeds tolerate dehydration caused by cold or drought. These proteins are hydrophilic, so they don't let the plant cells get desiccated beyond the cell membranes' and enzymes' threshold of dehydration tolerance. Dehydrins hold the plant cells more or less in a healthy state.
Learn more about Arora's work with priming in next month's column.
The author is a freelance writer based in Massachusetts and a monthly contributor to Growing.


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DOG DAYS OF AUGUST: "Perfect way to end a long day." — Erin Ruberry, HuffPostBlog Managing Editor and Contributor Editor to HuffPostDC.
"The guy next to me is reading a romance novel on his iPad. I can't stop snooping and reading. #help" — Politico's Madeline Marshall.
Quote Taken Completely Out of Context
"This is normally the point in the cycle where someone pens a disingenuous defense of that Daily Beast prison rape story." — Politico's Blake Hounshell.
"The first time I saw that scene I almost peed myself." — Conservative author and radio host Jason Mattera (we don't even want to know).
The Astute Observer
"What seems most strange to me about Hannah Anderson is she doesn't seem upset about her mother and brother being murdered." — TWT's Emily Miller.
Travel Bitches
"Waited for 10 taxis at DCA until one came by that accepted credit cards. Was this too much to ask?" — AP's Jack Gillum.
Did someone say fish?
"I can drink beer like a fish. In an aquarium of beer." — Stefan Becket, who handles Social Media at New York magazine.
President Obama phones the tough lady
"President today called Antoinette Tuff, the woman who was hero of Atlanta shooting, and praised her for courage #fnpolitics" — Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry.
Important Q to Ask Ourselves: "Is Speaker Newt Gingrich @Newt_Gingrich going to get eaten alive at CNN?" — Fox News' Greta Van Susteren.
Politico Playbook Publish Time: 7:59 a.m.
The Daily Caller's hilarious dog story
"Hilarious bit of trolling from the Daily Caller: 'The Obamas do not have any white dogs.'" — HuffPost's Elise Foley. The story's headline: "The Obamas got a new puppy, everyone!" The final two lines of the story…"With the addition of Sunny, the Obamas now have two black Portuguese water dogs. The Obamas do not have any white dogs."


text: Religion to us (Hindus) is not any formal cult or dogmatic creed. The heart is the birthplace of religious life and God and man meet naturally there. The heart's hunger for God is 'bhakti.' It is essentially inward, a life of earnestness and sincerity. The 'bhakta' is happy because of his communion with or centering himself in God.T V Viswanatha Iyer(Source : Bhavan's Journal, Annual Number: Vol XVIII No.1;Aug 8 1971, page.207)


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Yellow Cupcakes
Basic Yellow Cupcakes are an essential item in any home cook's repertoire.
Total Time:
Level: Moderate
Yield: 12 cupcakes
- 1⅓ c. cake flour
- ¾ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- ¾ c. granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ c. buttermilk
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
- Add unsweetened cocoa powder to flour before sifting. In a small bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Gradually beat in granulated sugar; beat 2 minutes until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time until well blended; beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, just until smooth. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly pressed. Let cool. Top with frosting.
- To make Lemon Cupcakes: Prepare Yellow Cupcakes, omitting vanilla. Add 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest and 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract.
- To make Red Velvet Cupcakes: Prepare Yellow Cupcakes, adding 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder to flour mixture before sifting. Stir 1 tablespoon red food coloring and 1 teaspoon vinegar into buttermilk.
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By Miguel Rivera
In quite an upset at Foro Polanco in Mexico City, a very tired Oscar Gonzalez (23-3, 14KOs) fell apart in the tenth round due to severe exhaustion during his high paced fight with Jesus Galicia (13-7, 8KOs). Gonzalez scored a knockdown in the first and they went to war in the rounds that followed. Gonzalez started to noticeably slow down after the fourth and took punishment as they continued to trade.
After falling apart physically in the tenth, medical staff hit the ring to give him oxygen. He was quickly transported to a local hospital in Polanco and taken to the intensive care unit for observation.


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Neuroblastoma Surgery
Surgery can be used both to help diagnose neuroblastoma and to treat it. For smaller tumors that have not spread, surgery is often the only treatment that is needed.
Surgical (open) biopsy
In many cases, doctors need to get a sample of the tumor to be sure it is a neuroblastoma before deciding which treatment might work best. Tumor samples are removed during a surgical biopsy to be looked at under a microscope and for other lab tests.
If the tumor is in the abdomen (belly), the surgeon may do the biopsy with the aid of a laparoscope. This is a long, thin tube with a tiny video camera on the end. It is put into the abdomen through a small incision to allow the surgeon to see inside. The surgeon then makes a second small incision to reach inside the abdomen with long, thin instruments and remove pieces of tumor.
Surgery as treatment
After neuroblastoma is diagnosed, surgery is often used to try to remove as much of the tumor as possible. In some cases, surgery can remove the entire tumor and bring about a cure.
During the operation, the surgeon looks carefully for signs of tumor spread to other organs. Nearby lymph nodes (small collections of immune system cells to which cancers often spread first) are removed and looked at under a microscope for cancer cells.
If possible, the surgeon will remove the entire tumor. This is less likely if the tumor is near vital structures or wrapped around large blood vessels. Even if some of the tumor is left behind, treatment with chemotherapy (and sometimes radiation therapy) after surgery may still result in a cure. Sometimes surgery is repeated after other treatments (chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy) to check the results of therapy and to remove any remaining cancer if possible.
If the tumor is very large, chemotherapy may be used before surgery to shrink the tumor and make it easier to remove.
Possible risks and side effects of surgery
The risks from surgery depend on the location and extent of the operation and the child's health beforehand. Serious complications, although rare, can include problems with anesthesia, excess bleeding, infections, and damage to blood vessels, kidneys, other organs, or nerves. Complications are more likely if the tumor is large and growing into blood vessels or nerves. Most children will have some pain for a while after the operation, but this can usually be helped with medicines if needed.
Last Medical Review: March 14, 2014 Last Revised: January 22, 2016
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Treating Neuroblastoma
- Neuroblastoma Surgery
- Chemotherapy for Neuroblastoma
- Radiation Therapy for Neuroblastoma
- High-Dose Chemotherapy/Radiation Therapy and Stem Cell Transplant for Neuroblastoma
- Retinoid Therapy for Neuroblastoma
- Immunotherapy for Neuroblastoma
- Treatment of Neuroblastoma by Risk Group
- Emotional and Social Issues in Children With Neuroblastoma


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The National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) released new data this week indicating a promising increase in attendance at non-alcoholic college dance clubs.
"In our efforts to decrease student drinking, our Wednesday Night DJ Mixer had a nice boost in numbers," said Director of Student Events Evie Merkel from Portland Maine University. "We restrategized this year, moving the DJ Mixer from Fridays to Wednesdays and our attendance did just what we'd hoped."
"We kept our Friday Night Holla Fest on Fridays, but moved the hours to 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.," said Campus Events Coordinator Derek Glover from Mother Madre University. "The late night hours didn't attract students, and frankly the earlier time is more consistent with our staff's philosophy of self-care."
"I love the DJ Mixer, no matter what time it is!" said regular Maureen Givens. "I don't drink or anything immoral like that and it's an event that attracts people like me naturally. I was hoping to meet more people there, but they're probably busy studying."
"I'm not too good with girls and I heard women more in my league hung out here," said Holla Fest firsttimer Abe Strothers. "It's pretty laid back and there are no jocks or frat guys here to compete against. I'll probably come again."
"We haven't gotten our results from this year's alcohol use survey to know the real impact of our program," said Merkel, "but we're positive we're going to see a big decrease in abuse. Numbers can't be wrong."


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Travel slowly, staying in vacation rentals (villas, farms, cottages, apartments)
> SlowTrav > Europe Trip Planning
Booking Your European Trip
Pauline Kenny
The Slow Travel website has lots of great information to help you plan and book your trip, but we do not cover everything. Use this website, but also refer to travel guidebooks and other travel sites. This page contains some of my basic planning information and links to other pages with more details.
Use a Travel Consultant?
If this is your first trip to Europe or you don't have the time to research everything for yourself, consider using a Travel Consultant to help you plan the trip.
Travel Consultants: Lists of travel consultants to help you plan your trip.
Booking Accommodations
When I am planning a trip, I start by booking my vacation rentals. These are normally booked six months to a year in advance (but are frequently available at shorter notice, and recent trends are that people are not booking so far in advance).
All About Vacation Rentals: How to find them, what to expect.
I usually book hotels after my vacation rentals and flights are booked.
Booking Hotels: What to expect in European hotels, how to book them.
Booking Flights
If you are using airline miles for free flights or to upgrade to Business/First Class, book as early as possible. Most airlines let you book 330 days before a flight. Otherwise, you might want to wait for any sales or watch the prices until you find a good price.
Booking Flights: What to consider when booking flights, how to book them.
Booking Your Transportation
Having a car for the whole trip makes things easier, especially if you are used to driving in Europe, but can be expensive. A combination of train and car sometimes works quite well.
Flying into Europe and spending your first few nights in your arrival city, then picking up your rental car, lets you drive when you are over your jetlag and lets you pickup your car in the city, instead of at the airport (some car rental agencies have higher rates when picking up a rental car at the airport).
You do not want a car in any large cities, so plan your trip so that you drop off your car when you get to the city.
Booking Rental Cars: Much more information about renting a car in Europe and links to AutoEurope for booking.
Booking Trains: More information about trains in Europe.
When to Go?
The most crowded and the hottest time in Europe is July and August. Price-wise, this is also high season. If this is the only time you can travel, try to not spend your whole trip in big cities, which may be uncomfortably hot. Spend some of your vacation in the countryside. The upside to visiting cities in July and August is that they may not be as crowded as at other times. Europeans typically take long vacations in August, leaving the cities and going to the countryside. The downside is that some things may be closed for the summer holiday. This varies by country.
June and September are now so popular with Americans traveling to Europe that some agencies consider these high season. These are the perfect months in Europe. Less chance of rain, not as hot as July and August, but still hot enough to swim in many areas.
May and October can also be good travel months. You may run into rain or the weather may be perfect. One October in Italy, I could feel that winter was just around the corner. Then the next year, October was like September with a heat wave and no rain at all.
For trips to the countryside, the longer days in May through July make this a good time to travel. It is light later, so you are not so often driving in the pitch black of the countryside.
Christmas in Europe always sounds romantic, but some places are to be avoided unless you love crowds. I will never forget the Christmas (2003) that we spent in Rome: the streets and piazza in the historic center were so crowded that you could barely make your way through them. The caffes had lineups so long that even the Italians turned away (so what hope was there for us tourists to push our way in and get served?).
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This publication has been discontinued on February 15, 2016.
Despite its tremendous promise, m-commerce is facing significant acceptance barriers, which are caused largely in part by user interface restrictions of mobile devices. Generally, mobile users find it inconvenient to scroll through large amounts of information using a small screen and often inconvenient keypads.
Google is determined to provide superior solutions in the Mobile commerce market. Part of this will include optimizing the user experience and part of it will be offering innovative applications.
This research identifies the future of mobile commerce applications in the cloud and how Google is transforming the entire industry.
The report identifies the market opportunities and forecasts to 2017 for cloud based operations.


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Being a member of the sisterhood is something to be proud of, so we're giving a shout-out to some famous sisters.
Sharing the spotlight with your sister definitely has some perks — it's a lot less lonely at the top. While these women make notable achievements both individually and together, they support each other throughout. There's no time for sibling rivalry when these sisters collaborate on projects.
No matter how famous they are, there's no doubt that they have typical moments just like you and your sister. Can't you imagine Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen fighting over borrowed clothes, or Serena and Venus playing a game of tennis just for fun?
Whether you have one, a ton, or even none, check out the following famous sisters. Don't forget to give your own siblings a shout out for being awesome too!
NEXT: Why Serena Williams Is Best Friends With Her Fiercest Competitor »
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• Photos That Perfectly Capture Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay's Friendship
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NOTW reports sale of 12 NUFC players for £12m
British newspaper News of the World is reporting that Newcastle United are set to offload as many as 12 first-team players in a bid to reduce the clubs over-inflated £74 million wage-bill to a more acceptable £30 million.
However, in a hilarious anecdote, the newspaper stipulated that the 12 first-team players, which as been tipped to include Obafemi Martins, Fabricio Coloccini, Sebastien Bassong, and Jonas Gutierrez, will bring in a combined £12 million in transfer revenue.
The figure therefore forecasts a £1 million per player transfer ratio. Toon fans will laugh and tell the editors of the newspaper that they expect that much from the sale of one Sebastien Bassong only.


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US bishops again call for conscience-protection legislation
September 08, 2011
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, chairman of the US bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has again called upon Congress to pass the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act.
"Recent events make this request more urgent," he said in a September 7 letter to Congress. Referring to the Department of Health and Human Services' new requirement that all private insurers offer free coverage for female contraception and sterilization, the cardinal added that the
new mandate … includes an incredibly narrow exemption for "religious employers" that protects almost no one. For example, a Catholic institution serving the poor and needy would have to fire its non-Catholic staff, refuse life-affirming care to non-Catholic people in need, and devote itself instead to "the inculcation of religious values" to qualify for the exemption. Individuals, insurers, and the sponsors of non-employee health plans (e.g., student health plans in Catholic schools) would have no exemption at all. This effort to corral religion exclusively into the sanctuaries of houses of worship betrays a complete ignorance of the role of religion in American life, and of Congress's long tradition of far more helpful laws on religious freedom.
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Social Concerns / Themes
(Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults)
The Catcher in the Rye heralds the America of the 1950s: the Eisenhower-Nixon administrations, the McCarthy investigations, the men in the grey flannel suits. It was a world of economic expansion and social complacency. The young, blacks, and women had little power, yet the voice of protest was muted. It seemed that things would go on in the same way for a long time.
This is the society in which Holden Caulfield lives. Speaking for many of his generation, he rails at the phoniness of his world but feels incapable of effecting any meaningful change. He cannot even connect with another individual. His instinct is to cut and run. In vivid and concrete detail, The Catcher in the Rye thus anticipates the major catchwords of the 1950s: alienation, the silent generation, the lonely crowd. Although the novel has been criticized for not dealing with specific social issues, time has shown that it caught the peculiar social malaise of the 1950s with remarkable accuracy.
The most obvious theme of The Catcher in the Rye is the conflict between the individual and society. Holden abhors the phoniness of his world. An idealist, he wants people to meet on a purely human basis, an I-thou relationship; but this son of a wealthy corporation lawyer is sensitive to the barriers erected between individuals and classes by the bourgeois materialism of midcentury America. Genuine communication remains problematical. The novel suggests the rich ambiguities latent in this theme. Is something wrong with the individual because of his inability to adjust to his society? Or is something wrong with a society that alienates such an individual? Must Holden choose between the extremes of conformity and dropping out, or is there a possibility of improving the society?
The novel also has a more "philosophical" theme. Holden struggles not only with society but also against Time, the bringer of old age, decay, and death. During puberty, Holden learns that Time is the great destroyer when his beloved younger brother, Allie, dies of leukemia. Consequently, Holden wants to stop time. He loves the Museum of Natural History because "everything stayed right where it was. Nobody'd move." Holden wants to be "the catcher in the rye," to catch the kids before they fall over the cliff into the phony adult world of time and death. But his young sister, Phoebe, teaches him a better way. First, she reminds him that the line...
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Job-config-refresh: Stsadm property (Office SharePoint Server)
Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007
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Specifies the schedule for the configuration refresh job. This job executes regularly to refresh a local cache of configuration objects with new, modified, and deleted objects.
This property is equivalent to the Config Refresh entry that is located on the Edit Timer Job page of the SharePoint Central Administration Web site.
stsadm -o setproperty
-propertyname job-config-refresh
-propertyvalue <valid date and time interval>
[-url <http://server_name>]
The syntax for the getproperty operation is:
stsadm -o getproperty
propertyname job-config-refresh
[-url <http://server_name>]
|You can substitute -pn for -propertyname and -pv for -propertyvalue.
The following table shows possible values.
Gets or sets the name of the property.
A valid Windows SharePoint Services Timer service (SPTimer) schedule in the form of any one of the following schedules:
The default value is "every 15 seconds"
Typically, a path to the URL of the Web application, in the form http://server_name.
To set the schedule of a configuration refresh job for the Web application http://test, use the following syntax:
stsadm -o setproperty -pn job-config-refresh -pv "daily at 15:00:00" -url http://test
To view the current setting of the job-config-refresh property, use the following syntax:
stsadm -o getproperty -pn job-config-refresh


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The Innovative Health Service for Homeless Youth (IHSHY) program supports Aboriginal young people in the Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne, Victoria, who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.
The program has a strong focus on Aboriginal young people that are at risk of entering the youth justice system and works in collaboration with the Koori Youth Justice Worker and other workers and agencies in the sector.
Intensive support is provided through assertive outreach to ensure that Aboriginal young people reduce their risk factors and develop resilience. The IHSHY Worker can assist with the engagement of at risk young people to both support and access specialist services in relation to their physical, financial, housing, legal, education and other identified needs.
Abstract adapted from Ngwala Willumbong Co-operative Ltd
Ngwala Willumbong Co-operative Ltd
93 Wellington Street
PO Box 361
St Kilda Vic 3182
Ph: (03) 9510 3233
Fax: (03) 9510 6288
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