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The General Services Administration's professional services contract Integrations is now named OASIS, officials said March 28.
OASIS stands for One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services.
The contract is still in the pre-request for proposals stage and is expected to have a ceiling of $48 billion.
"Selecting a name for a solution is no small task; a name must not only be recognizable, but it must also convey the solution's purpose and value," Jim Ghiloni, the recently named program executive officer of OASIS, wrote March 28 in a post on GSA Interact.
OASIS is an integrated professional services contract with a support IT component. The principle services include management and consulting, professional engineering, and logistics and financial services. Officials have said it will be a hybrid contract with commercial and non-commercial items available through it. It will also allow for all types of contracts at the task order level.
OASIS will be a multiple-award, multi-agency task and delivery order contract. GSA officials say it will be more like a multiple-award contract or a governmentwide acquisition contract than a Multiple Award Schedule.
With the name-change, officials are focusing on the next stage. They are coming together from FAS' Office of General Supplies and Services, Office of Information Technology Services, Office of Assisted Acquisition Services, and others to work on arranging the contract to suit agencies' needs.
FAS also needs to finalize and post the contract in the Office of Management and Budget's MAX Federal website. By posting it there, the government can see if another contract is already selling these same services. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has tried to avoid duplicative contracts.
They plan on establishing a customer working group and continue to use GSA's Interact website to gather input and share updates.
"We believe the name OASIS, generated with input from industry members, is representative of the true value this vehicle will bring to the federal government," said Steve Kempf, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA.
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- Horse Training
- - The Basics....ground work plan for retraining from English to Western Pleasure/Trail
The Basics....ground work plan for retraining from English to Western Pleasure/Trail Gang, i ask you for a little guidance and wisdom here, as I begin the process of retraining my horse to western from english. A little background information..... I have had her under saddle twice. Both times, she really wanted to speed up, and it played horribly into the plan of the day. I suspect two separate issues at hand...poorly fitted saddle, and an inexperienced rider at the reins. the result was a horse that was flustered and agitated, and a rider equally so. But, each time, we went back to the round pen to finish the day with a win for both of us. After discussing things with my trainer/girlfriend (extremely talented horsewoman), we decided to go back to basics, and essentially start from scratch. Our logic being that my horse is about 9 years old. This gives me about 18 years or so of good riding ahead of us, and i want those years to be as pleasureable for us both as i can make them. She's an amazing horse, and deserves it, as do I. On top of that, what we're doing isn't working, so its time to change the plan to something that does. What we know: Makana is trained as an English/Dressage horse as best we know. Her walk is very fast, as she's enormous (16.2h), and her temperament is wonderful. We did a join up last weekend that went flawlessly like a textbook definition, and i definitely have her attention and respect. So, back to basics, and into the round pen we go, and this is where my issue lies.... I need knowledge and skills in this department. Do you know of any books, dvd's, youtube channels, websites, that I can seek out to help me get the information i need to essentially start from scratch on training both myself and my horse? We're already doing the forward and back, and working on whoa all over again, but like i said, starting from the very beginning is the fundamental concept. Thanks in advance! |
Book/clinician wise, I'd say Monty Roberts (since you like join-up) and Buck Brannaman. There was a documentary recently about Buck, but he was also the inspiration for the book and movie The Horse Whisperer. He is an amazing horseman and I have learned a lot about training from him. Book: One of my favorite books has always been, There are No Problem Horses, Only Problem Riders by Mary Twelveponies. She is able to give good insight on many of the average issues riders have. What kind of western would you like to do with your mare? Trail riding, plain western riding or western pleasure? Dressage does lend itself to western in general so you have a nice start there. Other than woah, i would also work on turning. Walking in a straight line comes after walking in a circle in my book. It's great if your horse can go straight, but turning can be a lifesaver, even on a trail. You can start with groundwork, leading her around and making her comfortable. When I started my horse, I had someone leading me around on her for a few days so she would be comfortable, but she was unbroke at 16. What was so bad about your 2 times under saddle? Did she take off or did you both just get figity and uncomfortable? Hope something helps. |
I'm thinking it was a combination of both of us being frustrated by each other, saddle fit, and her not having been ridden much in the past 6 months. It's nothing major, just an absence of good communication and mutual trust. So, in an endeavor to create good communication, and mutual respect, we're going back to basics, to build our relationship on a base of stone, as opposed to a base of sand. This week is time for me to get educated, as we have a huge storm coming through, so that after it passes, we can get started. Our style of riding is western trail, though i was very impressed with a couple videos i saw illustrating the similarities between dressage and western pleasure i think. Most impressive was the western horse spinning in place. That was amazing! Regardless, my objective is to build the relationship of a lifetime with my horse, so we can feel and think each other's thoughts and feelings, becoming one with each other. I appreciate your input, and will look into all of your suggestions shortly! |
I feel horses should all start the same way. 1) Relax, feel safe. 2) Learn to learn: that is, I like my horses to know that I'm presenting opportunities for a right answer. They can do everything wrong, that's okay, but when they're right, they get "cookies and caresses." From there, you just tailor for your needs, developing more communication and finer responses. You can do this unmounted or in the saddle. I usually start with slow-fast-slow walk, for example. I do a lot of flexing, and turning. Some horses are very wiggly, though, and I probably would do less bending with them, until I felt they went straight in a stronger manner. 3) And I like to take lessons, so that I know what my needs are! Sometimes, Step One will take the longest. Be patient.:-) |
One of the differences between English and western is the amount of contact with the bit. An English horse is taught to seek contact. Most western riding is done with slack in the reins. If the horse is trained for English, she may be seeking something western riding doesn't normally give. My mare tends to be spooky, and one of the best 'relationship' exercises I've found is to lead her on a lead line by herself out and away from the other horses. We then find things that are harder for her to deal with, and face them. I watch her to make sure I'm not pushing her too far too fast, and she learns to accept that I'll take her someplace and bring her home safely. I find it much more productive and less boring than round pen work. I'm in Arizona too. If the winds aren't TOO bad, I'll probably walk her a bit in them. Walking her has given me a chance to get to know her, what frightens her, what her individual signs of stress are, and what works best for dealing with them. From her back, I have a harder time seeing her reaction and how she responds to things. |
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury Buenos Aires hotel in Retiro, walk to Plaza San Martin
Located in Retiro, this luxury hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Basílica de Santísimo Sacramento, Plaza San Martin, and Torre de los Ingleses. Teatro Colon and Obelisco are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
Along with 2 restaurants, this hotel has a full-service spa and an indoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas and a free shopping center shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include 2 bars/lounges, a fitness center, and 2 coffee shops/cafés.
Room Amenities
All 209 rooms boast deep soaking tubs and offer WiFi and 24-hour room service. Minibars and pillow menus are standard, as are LCD TVs with satellite channels.
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Melia Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center features an indoor pool and a spa tub. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafés. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Business amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 8073 square feet (750 square meters) include a conference center. This luxury hotel also offers a fitness center, a sauna, and spa services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Number of floors - 9
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Fitness facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 9
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 209
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of meeting rooms - 9
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (feet) - 8073
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Indoor pool
- Wedding services
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Free shopping center shuttle
- Conference center
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (meters) - 750
Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Wired high-speed internet ( USD 12 per night )
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Satellite TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Minibar
- Free newspaper
- In-room massage available
- Shower/tub combination
- Bidet
- Slippers
- Bathrobes
- Room service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Heating
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Azorin Restaurant - Onsite restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Machado - This brasserie serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
La Terraza Restaurant - This brasserie serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Spa Services
The onsite spa has 4 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including hydrotherapy.
- Number of treatment rooms 4
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body scrubs
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 12 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 80 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No pets or service animals allowed
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 19 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 12 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 12 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in public areas: USD 12 per night (rates may vary)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 80 per night
Hotel Name
- Buenos Aires Melia
- Buenos Aires Melia Hotel
- Hotel Melia Buenos Aires
- Melia Buenos Aires
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- Melia Hotel Buenos Aires
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. One child 12 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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To check out Loot 2.0, Alexander Sliwinski (@Sliwinski) and Richard Mitchell (@TheRichardM) dive into its infernal guts to check out the changes. This crew reflects a variety of different experience levels. Richard has yet to play the PC version of the game. Alexander, meanwhile, has never played Diablo 3 at all.
It's all happening on the Joystiq Twitch channel at 4PM EST. Come and hang out with us.
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You just got your Zaurus; you tried every single application and even typed some commands in the terminal to prove it really is a GNU/Linux machine in the palm of your hand. You know where most of the keys are but still may be looking for the pipe (hint: it's Shift-Space). So now what to do? This article presents some recommended upgrades and killer applications.
You will need more than the 32 or 64MB of RAM that comes with the Zaurus, because the system uses most of that memory even if you haven't installed anything. With a stock 32MB 5000d using ROM 2.37, only 600k of memory are free without any application installed or started. You have two places to put more memory: the SD/MMC slot or the CompactFlash slot. You need the CF slot for a network card, but SD/MMC can be tricky.
SanDisk cards, the most popular and cheapest SD cards, are prone to failure. Sharp even had to release a new driver to fix some problems with the less than $50 US 128MB SanDisk cards that would fail after repartitioning or work only once. The real problem is SD drivers can never be free software because of the copy-restriction system. Get an MMC card instead; free drivers are available.
The Zaurus is a hot seller in Japan, and diverse accessories are available there. Do yourself a favor and at least get a leather case from Extreme Limit. The Portfolio model will protect your Zaurus perfectly. Another good case is the GLP-824 iPAQ case from Sumdex, which can be zipped for full protection.
I suggest a second battery and charger as well. If you keep your Zaurus in the case instead of docking it, you also will need a USB charging sync cable. However, don't get a serial cable; it is badly designed and will prevent you from opening the keyboard.
The 5500 has very few differences from last year's developer model, the SL-5000D. The 5500 comes with Hancom Office, a better metal and plastic stylus and a better AC adapter. Although the Zaurus doesn't have a built-in microphone, the die-hard hardware modification crew can build one in (see Resources).
Now that your hardware is ready, it's time for some software tweaks. Many different ROM images, or ROMs for short, are available (see Resources). Creating your ROM also is possible with modzaurus. If you have the Sharp ROM version 2.37 or earlier, there is a known security issue, so you should upgrade.
Which ROM is best? Sharp is the default ROM sold with the Zaurus and is widely supported. Opie is a pure, free software ROM with improved default applications. Paul ROM is the stock Zaurus ROM with some modifications to use the MMC card as the storage media, keeping the whole memory available as RAM. Crow ROM is the equivalent of Paul ROM with Opie software.
Opie's overall design is better, with a filesystem more like standard GNU/Linux, and it includes more recent versions of applications than Sharp ones. However, it lacks the Java VM and the Opera browser, and its improved filesystem makes it incompatible with some third-party software. If you have an MMC card, you really should consider Paul's or Crow's. Simply format your MMC card as ext2, and it will be mounted under /home. Opie also can use an MMC card but has compatibility problems.
The best ROM would include improved Opie applications, let you install non-free software (at least Opera, Jeode, Hancom Office and theKompany.com applications) and work flawlessly. Unfortunately, it does not exist—yet.
The ROM updating process requires care. First, download the ROM version you need. Remember, the latest is not always the best. Once you have downloaded the ROM file of your choice, put in a CF card using a USB CompactFlash reader or a PCMCIA converter for CompactFlash cards. First, check that your CF card is formatted as FAT16, then rename your chosen ROM file to Romimage, and put it in the root directory of the CF card. Check that the entire file copied correctly to CF by comparing the file length and md5sum to the original.
Next, if you have any important data in your Zaurus, back it up. Any data will be lost during the ROM update process. Now, turn off your Zaurus, and plug in the AC power. The orange charging-battery LED will turn on. Then, open the battery compartment lid, but do not take the battery out. Now the tricky part: while pressing the C and D keys on the keyboard at the same time, press the full Reset button once. This button is located below the battery compartment and can be accessed with a stylus.
You may need a friend to help with this awkward key-pressing sequence. If you are successful, both LEDs will turn on and the update process will start. Don't touch anything—an incomplete ROM update may damage the Zaurus, so have a coffee and come back three minutes later. You will find both LEDs turned off. Then, you can eject the CF card, close the battery compartment and press the Reset button.
The most common way for this to fail is if you put an incomplete Romimage file on the CompactFlash. Check after copying and before inserting the CF card in the Zaurus.
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Are you struggling with how to best utilize social technology to launch your event? Not sure which social applications are the best fit for your business scenario? Well you are not alone! Over the past couple of years many organizations have begun to introduce some aspect of social technology into their conferences. The problem is many are doing so without an implementation plan.
In the absence of a strategy there are no advance expectations, therefore no context for measuring results. Sadly, Executives, previously enthusiastic about using social technology, quickly abandon the idea claiming it is a waste of time (and therefore money) for their organizations.
A Trip To Nowhere!
Have you ever jumped in your car, with your suitcase, and a friend, and headed off on a vacation to some undetermined destination? While that idea might sound fun, or exciting, it's not very practical. How do you know when you have arrived? Realistically how do you pack for that kind of trip?
You don't have any advance notion of what attire will be appropriate, nor the climate you will encounter, or which activities you will do. Sounds silly and pointless doesn't it? Well, think of this hypothetical vacation as an analogy that can be applied to utilizing technology for events, without an implementation plan.
Social Technology, like a vacation, is a great idea, but without a defined destination, (strategy) the results are blurry, risky, and often disappointing. There are no templates, or universal best practices for incorporating Social tools into a business setting. A "one size fits all" approach certainly does not work. Each organization must engineer a social technology event strategy centered around their desired business outcomes.
Crafting a Winning Social Technology Strategy
While many businesses may be seeking similar business results what makes each situation unique are the influences and personality of the people involved in the process. As customers impact most business outcomes it is critically important for businesses to understand their needs and preferred communication styles. When developing a technology strategy for launching your event you should consider the following questions:
Question One: How do my customers prefer to receive their information?
Do they prefer printed or electronic documentation? If your customers don't read email or consume online content, then sending them information through those channels will be ineffective. As scary as it sounds there are some people that still opt to receive their information in printed format through the postal service. (AKA snail mail)
If online delivery of information is preferred, should it be automatic or on-demand? Do your customers prefer to receive conference updates automatically by Email, or would they rather control when and where they view their information? Posting information to a blog, or social network and then offering an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed subscription to readers is a common approach.
What type of device do they view online content with? Do they use a workstation or laptop, or do they use a mobile device most often, such as a smart phone or an Ipad? Delivering communications in a format that is user friendly is paramount to successfully making your point. What may look good on a laptop, or a workstation, might not be decipherable on a mobile device. Be careful with design!
Question Two: Which Social Networks, if any, do my Customers use? You should have a conference presence in places where your customers socialize online. Investing time to understand their cyber habits will help you to tailor your social technology strategy appropriately.
Do attendees hang out on Facebook? If the answer is yes, creating a conference fan page might be an effective strategy. You can also create a "Facebook Event" announcement that customers can add to their online calendar. Facebook is a wonderful place for people to interact with one another, post pictures, links, videos, and audio files.
Are attendees active Twitter Users? You can create an "official conference Hashtag" for the event. The hashtag serves as a center for attendees to interact and share information with one another. You (or they) can also schedule chat sessions to discuss hot topics of interest. As a customer service hub for posting event information tweets and receiving/responding to questions you should setup an official Event Twitter account.
Are attendees active LinkedIn users? Initiate an Event group page there, where conference news, and collaborative discussions can take place. Session speakers/instructors can initiate pre-event dialogues with attendees to build excitement and anticipation for the event.
Using Social Technology, with a focused strategy, will assist your organization in effectively engaging its conference attendees well in advance of the event. The time invested, by your organization, in learning about its customers online habits, is the "payoff pitch" to a winning event experience, and greater customer loyalty.
Question: What Techniques do you use, with your organization, to heighten awareness during the pre-event phase of your meeting(s)? What components of your implementation strategy would you consider unique, or highly effective? Please share them with us!


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This dryer drum glide pad is an inch long. It is made of a felt material and is used for gas and electric clothes dryers.
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Very easy repair. I took off the bottom fromt panel with a nut driver. Then I took off the face/door panel. Take note of the wires that need to come off by marking them with a sharpie or tape. The top of the dryer can be stood up to allow access to the ductwork that has the felt pad on it. The felt pad was worn through in spots, the drum glide was completely gone and both cylinder glide brackets were almost completely worn through. I just replaced the brackets and the pads. The old felt came off fairly easily. I scraped the old glue for the felt off with a knife and cleaned and dried the surface before applying the hi temp adhesive. I waited 1 minute while the glue became tacky (be careful, the glue starts out thin and tends to run) and the felt pad was easily put back in place with my wife's help. Everything was very simple and it cost $87.00 for parts and shipping. I felt that this should be a good investment since I have had no other problems with this dryer and this is normal wear and tear. Better than paying $600+ for a new dryer. The video for changing the felt pad was very detailed and easy to follow as well.
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text: Business Product and Services Government Internet of Things Solutions Internet of ThingsService Platform Internet of Things Service Platform Just embracing the various possibilities offered by IoT is not enough. Businesses also need to successfully manage these deployments. Vodafone's Internet of Things Service Platform is a managed connectivity platform providing you with control, visibility and manageability of your assets. Features The IoT Service Platform has an easy-to-use 'self-service' web interface that allows authorised users in your organisation to access vital management information, which can help reduce the cost of Internet of Things deployments and their maintenance. As part of Internet of Things Solutions, we provide pre-provisioned and ready-to-use SIMs that can be fully integrated into your manufacturing and distribution process. How it works After logging in, authorised users in your organisation can access the dashboard, which provides an overview of your organisation's entire IoTdeployments, with quick access menus and a SIM/connection search. You will also be able to define the behaviour and capabilities of a group of assets, such as permitted services, SIM states etc. and retrieve a list of assets based on predefined criteria such as service profile, status or custom attributes. Benefits Helps reduce operational costs due to remote manageability of SIM cards deployed for Internet of Things Solutions Allows access to and management of SIMs without operator intervention Helps prevent SIM misuse and detects faulty SIMs thus saving on unpredictable costs Enables businesses to plan the SIM lifecycle management for their products Ensures secure end-to-end transactions with private APN services Provides control, visibility and manageability of IoT SIMs


text: Stuffed Cabbage SoupIngredients1/2 lb. ground round1 tsp. olive oil1-1/2 cups sliced onion3 garlic cloves, crushed2 cups shredded cabbage28-oz. can petite diced tomatoes, low sodium14-oz. can low-sodium beef broth3 cups water2 tbsp. parsley3 cups cooked brown rice or other grain, such as barley or milletDirectionsBrown meat in soup pot. Drain fat if necessary. Add olive oil, then onions and garlic and sauté briefly. Add shredded cabbage and continue stirring. Add tomatoes, beef broth, and water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and let cook for about 10 minutes on simmer. Sprinkle in parsley.To serve, put half a cup of cooked brown rice or other grain of your choice (barley, millet, quinoa) into a large bowl. Ladle stuffed cabbage soup over grain. Serve.Makes 6 servingsEach serving contains about 232 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat, no trans fat, 22 mg cholesterol), 369 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 4 g dietary fiber, 7 g sugars, and 12 g protein. Health Encyclopedia A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Search Health Library


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The Westin Maui Resort & Spa on Ka'anapali Beach is the perfect island resort for an inspiring Hawaiian vacation. Fresh from a multi-million dollar reinvestment, the resort presents uplifting renewal. From spa rejuvenation to oceanfront dining, splashing fun within an aquatic playground, golfing and watersports - the choices are endless.
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Yes yes, lose weight. This wasn't what I had in mind when I think about double-buffering.
However! I'm confident that if I actually got a life (by hook or by crook) and did SOMETHING out in the wide wide world of NYC (or scary points beyond) besides Wizardry 8 and coding that I'd do a whole lot less eating and a bit more living. Besides, I'm already an Uber-Coder (running to bathroom) - V ...ohm... In reply to Re: Top goal for the coming new year
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PubMed's Redesigned Interface
The newly redesigned PubMed Interface is live now.
NLM has several articles in the NLM Technical Bulletin that cover the changes.
In these postings you will find answers to questions about printing, the location of the content formerly found in the tabs, how to display the MeSH terms assigned to an indexed article and other questions you may have.
PubMed Redesign : a complete overview of the redesign with images.
Linkout in the PubMed Redesign : explains where the icons display when viewing results in different formats and the format for URL's.
PubMed Now Using the Redesigned Interface : note that there were some changes made from the preview version including Details displaying with the search results.
The recorded webcast along with answers to questions asked during the 2009 PubMed Redesign sessions (held on October 6th and 7th) has also been posted: Webcast: 2009 PubMed Redesign
In addition there are some added features to MyNCBI:
MyNCBI: MyBibliography and Other Citations Enhanced
I will be hosting brief sessions via Adobe Connect throughout the month to review some of the changes. Currently there are two scheduled: Tuesday, November 3rd at 10a.m. and Monday November 9th at 2 p.m.


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Iffy for 11+
Superhero spoof is awful -- and edgier than you remember.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that though this PG film derives from a Marvel Comics superhero spoof, it's in sort of a no-duck's-land of an audience demographic, with the animal-costumed main character and childish sci-fi (and rock and roll) attitude mixed with satire, violence, and PG-13 raunch better appreciated by grownups. Howard smokes and drinks and reads the duck equivalent of pornography -- we have clues that he's sexually active with a number of lady ducks and nearly has a sex scene with the scantily-dressed human heroine. There is light swearing, and police-as-dumb-goons prevail among the stereotypes. Younger kids might be disturbed by the villain's monster mutations.
Messages: Howard supposedly earns hero points for sacrificing his route home in order to save humanity. Still, few qualities here worth admiring (unless you count the idea that the "villainous" Dr. Jennings, before getting possessed by evil aliens, is fine with helping beam Howard back to his home planet, rather than dissecting or exploiting him for research like so many scientists in flicks like this). Heavy-handed stereotypes include dumb rednecks, tacky waitresses, sassy black social workers, brutish cops, music-club punks, etc.
Violence: Lots of bloodless fighting -- Howard uses "quack-fu" on enemies and at one point seems almost to stab a punk with an ice pick but hooks his earring instead. Reckless driving/flying and car wrecks galore. Gunfire.
Sex: Amorous couples smooch in bathing suits in some kind of a sensuous hot-tub spa complex. Assorted double entrendres include a rather notorious scene in which human heroine Beverly nearly has sex with the animal hero. She strips to skimpy lingerie and finds a condom in his wallet ("Howard!" she exclaims) and refers to Howard afterwards as her "boyfriend," causing reactions of mock-disgust. Street punks sexually harass her. Glimpse of bare breasts on a female duck, and there is a duck counterpart of Playboy Magazine. Characters accused of being perverts.
Language: "Hell," "damnit," God's name in vain. Otherwise the dialogue is heavy with euphemisms like "bull-pucky."
Consumerism: Part of a popular comic book franchise. Plus onscreen plugs for Rolling Stone magazine, MasterCard, and movie franchises such as Indiana Jones (or their duck-world equivalents).
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Howard drinks beer and smokes. Raucous saloon scenes. A street-gangish character thinks he's having a drug hallucination and refers to "doing too much toot."


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This is a great method that hadn't occured to me, thanks for sharing!
Also, glad i'm not the only one who noticed Uma Therman's thumbs! It's been freaking me out for years. That and Angelina Jolie's knees.
"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws." ~ Douglas Adams
Asked TeeDee about this and he said not to get hung up trying to get the 30 degree sag angle.
But if you want, there is a very easy method for determining when you have a 30 degree sag angle.
Take a look at this image he calls a 30-60-90 triangle (that's the magnitude of the 3 angles, a being the 30 degree angle):
With a a 30 degree angle, side o is exactly 1/2 of of side h.
So measure and mark a known length on your suspension, say 6". On the upper mark, the mark furtherest from the hammock, tie a string and mark the length that is exactly 1/2 of the first length, say 3". Tie a weight on the end of the string, say a nut.
When you hang your hammock, if the imaginary line joining the two end marks is level, then you have a 30 degree sag. You can eye ball to see if the joining line is level, or you can get more accurate and use a carpenters level.
As he said, don't get too concerned about trying to get exactly 30 degrees, but then if you're laying in the hammock thinking about it, it might be a good way to go to sleep, Probably better than counting sheep.
The 30-60-90 degree triangle is a draftsman's tool, or was, when there were still draftsmen. Once you've used one for a semester , the 30 degree angle is intuitive.
It may not be rocket science, but it's still science.
While that is a rather precise method it requires more work than I'm will to put into it while out in the piney woods. When I first started hanging last year, I built an inclinometer that worked based on a plumb bob. I took a small piece of 1/4" plywood and used a protractor to mark out a vertex and 10 degree angle increments along the semi circle. I drilled holes at each point. I threaded a loop of string through the vertex point. To use it I attach a small carabiner to the loop and hold the reference edge with the vertex to the suspension and read the angle off the scale. It's simple, low tech, zero cost and weighs next to nothing.
Although in retrospect, I really like oldgringo's thumb and index finger method.


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Astaro announces new central management application for network assurance appliances
Multiple Astaro Security Gateways can now be managed easily from a central system
London and Karlsruhe (Germany)  31st May 2006  Astaro Corporation has today released Astaro Command Center (ACC) 1.0, a new application for centralised management of its network assurance security appliances. With this new application, network security administrators can now easily manage and control all their Astaro Security Gateway appliance installations worldwide.
Astaro Command Center allows for centralised and efficient management of many challenging and time-consuming tasks such as defining security policies, configuring applications, monitoring actual device states and maintaining device software and pattern updates.
Astaro Command Center is a highly scalable turnkey solution, designed for management of hundreds or even thousands of devices and delivers all aspects of a fully-fledged central management solution.
Astaro Command Center V1.0 includes the following management applications:


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I had upload and restore data WHMCS to server but it can't load i don't know what's happen! please hlep me see it Code: http://allstarvn.com/ this error: Code: Server error The website encountered an error while retrieving http://allstarvn.com/. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly. Here are some suggestions: Reload this webpage later. thanks alot
This forum is about ispconfig 3 which is a different controlpanel then whmcs. Did you migrate your server from whmcs to ispconfig or is your topic not related to ispconfig, then I will move it to the genarl Linux questions forum.
I had install ISPConfig 3 on my server by link: Code: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-centos-6.3-x86_64-nginx-dovecot-ispconfig-3-p3 after finished I can't load it but I can load php and html for example: Code: http://allstarvn.com/info.php so I post here
It is not quite clear for me xet what you did and what the exact problem is, so I have to ask a few more questions Did you formatted the server before you installed ispconfig or did you just install it over your existing whmcs install? Which URL did you use to access ispconfiga nd whcih error message do you got there? If you cant access ispconfig, how did you create the website http://allstarvn.com in ispconfig?
Yes, I Had install new CentOS release 6.3, this code whmcs I install on another server is ok but on this not ok. I can access ispconfig by this link: Code: https://220.127.116.11:8080 I don't know which it error
The ispconfig interface appears fine here under this url, if you mean th ssl warning in your browser, just click on the acceot button. Or is your problem that the login details that you use are not working?


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UPDATE 1-China Southern in talks over American Airlines tie-up
* Talks involve American Airlines taking stake in China Southern
Allergan Inc (AGN.N), maker of the Botox anti-wrinkle treatment, said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose, helped by growing sales of Botox for the recently approved use of treating migraine headaches and demand for the company's eye-care drugs.
The company said it earned $324 million, or $1.06 per share, in the fourth quarter. That compared with $280 million, or 90 cents per share, in the year-earlier period.
Excluding special items, Allergan said it earned $1.15 per share in the quarter. Analysts, on average, had expected $1.18 per share.
The company said fourth-quarter earnings excluded a 2012 research and development tax credit of 6 cents per share, which it will book instead in the first quarter of this year.
Wells Fargo analyst Larry Biegelsen said the earnings were three cents per share below Wall Street forecasts due to delayed recognition of the R&D tax credit. If not for the delay in the tax credit, he said the results would have topped expectations by 3 cents per share.
Global company sales rose 7.4 percent to $1.48 billion, in line with Wall Street's expectations.
For 2013, Allergan said it expects earnings of $4.75 per share to $4.83 per share, excluding special items and the R&D tax credit. Biegelsen said the midpoint of that forecast was above the average analyst estimate of $4.74 per share.
Sales of Botox rose 14.3 percent in the fourth quarter to $475 million. Sales of prescription eye drugs, the company's biggest business, rose 7.1 percent to $706 million.
Breast implant sales rose 5.8 percent to $91 million.
However, the company's Lap-Band surgical device to treat obesity continued to weigh on results. Sales at the company's obesity intervention unit, which includes Lap-Band, fell almost 22 percent to $37 million.
Allergan, after completing a strategic review, said it plans to sell the unit and hopes to find a buyer by the first half of the year.
Allergan shares rose 1.9 percent to $107.05 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
(Reporting By Ransdell Pierson; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick and Dan Grebler)


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I'll admit, I figured it out about 30 minutes in (when they wheeled the convict into the room). I even saw the "twist" at the end coming a mile away. So after I figured it out, I didn't really care who got offed next.
And I had some questions. Was the "Larry" they found in the freezer a personality? What about the Corrections officer that got shivved in the back? Was he a personality?


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An infographic produced by the organizers of American Censorship Day describes one of the arguments against the SOPA bill.
It's been a busy couple of days in the discussion of free speech in the United States, and if you're a regular reader of tech blogs, chances are you've begun to hear about one of this week's issues: the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. This bill, intended to help stem online piracy and backed by companies like Disney, Viacom, and Time Warner, has set off the alarms of many sites and companies on the internet because it essentially allows the government and private corporations to censor entire sites that they fear are illegally distributing copyrighted material. Many companies—including Google, Twitter, Facebook, AOL, Zynga, Mozilla, LinkedIn, and Ebay, which took out a full-page ad in the NYTimes with a letter to the congressmembers involved—and numerous sites and civil-liberty groups—including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Demand Progress, Creative Commons, Wikimedia, and others—have spoken up against the act. Some sites that would likely be among the blocked, including Tumblr, are self-censoring in protest. A coalition of Internet civil liberty and IP groups declared Wednesday, November 16—the day that hearings began on the SOPA bill—American Censorship Day and are orchestrating a campaign to have people contact their representatives to speak against the bill. They developed this infographic that explains why they are worried about the bill (excerpted above).
The gist of the opponents' argument is this: While the problem of online piracy is real, the way this law is written, it means that the government may make email companies and internet service providers monitor links you send through email or on social networking sites. It also means that someone from the government or a private corporation can cause a whole site to be removed from Google results and block people from viewing it, as well as preventing online payments from being made to the person who owns the site. It is, essentially, a law that creates a government blacklist, a la the Great Firewall of China.
For more details, check out coverage at The Atlantic Wire, BoingBoing, Ars Technica, Business Insider.


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Reel WorldLonely but LocalThis past Tuesday, Aug. 11, saw the DVD release of a little film called Lonely Street. This information is of special note to Albuquerque residents because it's based on the book by former Albuquerque Tribune columnist Steve Brewer. It was directed by Albuquerque native Peter Ettinger (whose short "The Phoenix" captured first place in the 2000 Alibi Short Film Fiesta). Part of it was even shot right here in the Duke City. The film is based on the first of Brewer's popular Bubba Mabry mystery/comedy novels. Lonely Street stars comedian Jay Mohr as gullible Albuquerque P.I. Bubba Mabry, who's hired by a still-living Elvis Presley (Robert Patrick) to recover some long-lost demo tapes. Order the film from Amazon.com, rent it from Netflix or just head to your local movie retailer for a copy. You can check out the trailer and get more info at www.lonelystreetthemovie.com. Film ReviewSleep DealerWe're exporting our jobs, why not our sci-fi films?Thanks to the ever-increasing worldwide domination of the Hollywood product, we don't see a lot of films coming out of Mexico these days. Science-fiction films even less so. You'd have to go back to ... I don't know, Santo vs. the Martian Invasion in 1967 to find a notable piece of Mexican sci-fi. (Nacho Vigalondo's excellent 2007 flick Timecrimes was Spanish.) That alone makes writer-director Alex Rivera's debut feature Sleep Dealer something of a must-see. Despite its micro budget, this intriguing experiment in south-of-the-border cyberpunk hits some definite high notes. Film ReviewDistrict 9Effects-driven action film documents alien ApartheidFor the last year or two, famed New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and unknown South African digital effects wizard Neill Blomkamp had conspired to produce and direct (respectively) a film based on the Halo video game franchise. For whatever arcane Hollywood reasons, the collaboration fell through. Unwilling to sit on their thumbs, Jackson and Blomkamp opted instead to shoot a feature-length version of Blomkamp's celebrated short sci-fi film "Alive in Joburg." Idiot BoxSkip It!"At The Movies"Last week, ABC Media Productions announced it was firing the hosts of the long-running cinema review series "At the Movies." It wasn't a particularly shocking announcement. Since the departure of original hosts Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, a string of co-hosts have worked their way through the show's balcony seats. Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz—collectively known as "The Bens"—were only the latest, added to the show last season. Ratings took a drop, and the duo will now be replaced by A.O. Scott, co-chief film critic of the New York Times, and Chicago Tribune critic Michael Phillips. No big deal. Happens all the time. So what's with all the celebratory cheering? | Today's EventsEl lugar de las fresas at National Hispanic Cultural CenterFollow the evolving lives and relationship between an elderly farmer and young immigrant over several years. Learn about immigration, globalization and transformation, as well as the value the land. Facing Darkness at Cottonwood MallMondayTractor Monday Night Film Club at Tractor Brewing Wells ParkMore Recommended Events ›› | |||||
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text: Jason Kendall Blows Up At A Reporter, Is Kind Of An AssholeBarry Petchesky2/23/11 12:15pmFiled to: Media MeltdownsJason Kendallspring trainingNick WrightKansas City RoyalsMike moustakas31EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Yesterday, Nick Wright of 610 AM was interviewing Royals prospect Mike Moustakas when he asked him a wholly innocuous question about possibly starting the season in AAA to delay his arbitration clock. That's when Jason Kendall, not even part of the conversation, jumped in. Advertisement 610 aired an edited version of his freakout, but we got our hands on the uncensored version, because you haven't lived until you've heard Jason Kendall ask if you're shitting him.The transcript, via Royals Review: Advertisement Wright: (To Moustakas) "There's a decent chance that no matter how well you do this Spring Training, you might still start the year off in the minors just because of Baseball's rules and wanting to hold on to eligibility, all that stuff. Do you think about that?" Kendall: (Jumping in) "No, he wants to stay in the minor leagues all fucking year. Are you shitting me right now?" NW: "Well, you heard the question, Jason?" JK: "Yes." NW: "The Question wasn't-" JK: "Do you wanna start in the big leagues this year?" NW: "Well hold on, is it not a legitimate question? I know he wants to start in the major leagues." JK: "He wants to start in the big leagues in this year." NW: "That wasn't the question, Jason." JK: "Rewind yourself." NW: "Ok, we can rewind it and play it. The question is of course he wants to start in the big leagues, right? But with baseball, how it is, they probably wait til June so they can hold on to him for another year. The question is, would that bother you" JK: "You asked him if he wanted to start in the big leagues this year." NW: "Ok, if that's what I asked you, Mike, my apologies. Let me back it up for a moment. No matter how you do this Spring Training, you might still start in the minors, would that bother you?" (cross-chat between Moustakas, Kendall, and Wright for a few seconds) Moustakas: "It wouldn't bother me one bit just because it's what's best for the Royals organization. Dayton's on board with the plan, the plan is to win a championship, and whatever he says goes."I don't know what stuck in Kendall's craw. All I know is that I'm going to do everything in my power to ensure that "Rewind Yourself" becomes a meme.Overhearing a Standard Interview, Jason Kendall Goes Crazy [Royals Review] "Rewind Yourself" graphic via FanGraphsReply31 repliesLeave a reply


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Table Of Contents
Restrictions for PIM Triggered Joins
Information About PIM Triggered Joins
Functional Overview of PIM Triggered Joins
Feature Information for PIM Triggered Joins
PIM Triggered Joins
First Published: August 21, 2007Last Updated: November 20, 2009The PIM Triggered Joins feature is a high availability (HA) multicast enhancement that improves the reconvergence of multicast routes (mroutes) after an RP switchover.
Finding Feature Information
Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is supported, see the "Feature Information for PIM Triggered Joins" section.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
•Restrictions for PIM Triggered Joins
•Information About PIM Triggered Joins
•Feature Information for PIM Triggered Joins
Restrictions for PIM Triggered Joins
All PIM neighbors must be compliant with RFC 4601 and be able to process GenID differences in PIM hello messages.
Information About PIM Triggered Joins
To understand the PIM Triggered Joins feature, you should be familiar with the following concept:
•Functional Overview of PIM Triggered Joins
Functional Overview of PIM Triggered Joins
The PIM Triggered Joins feature is an HA multicast enhancement that improves the reconvergence of mroutes after an RP switchover. In the event of an RP switchover, this feature utilizes the Protocol Indepedent Multicast sparse mode (PIM-SM) GenID value as a mechanism to trigger adjacent PIM neighbors on an interface to send PIM join messages for all (*, G) and (S, G) mroutes that use that interface as an RPF interface, immediately reestablishing those states on the newly active RP. A GenID is a randomly generated 32-bit value regenerated each time PIM forwarding is started or restarted on an interface.
Note In order to process the GenID value in PIM hello messages, PIM neighbors must be running Cisco IOS software with an implementation of PIM that is compliant with RFC 4601. For more information about RFC 4601, see the "Additional References" section.
After an RP switchover, all instances of PIM running on the newly active RP will modify the value of the GenID that is included in PIM hello messages sent to adjacent PIM neighbors. When an adjacent PIM neighbor receives a PIM hello message on an interface with a new GenID, the PIM neighbor will process the modified GenID as an indication that the PIM neighbor has gone down. A modified GenID, thus, is a mechanism to alert all adjacent PIM neighbors that PIM forwarding on that interface has been lost, which then triggers adjacent PIM neighbors to send PIM joins for all (*, G) and (S, G) mroute states that use that interface as an RPF interface.
Figure 1 illustrates the operations that occur in association with the PIM Triggered Joins feature during an RP switchover.
Figure 1 Operation of PIM Triggered Joins During a Switchover
The mechanics of the PIM Triggered Joins feature are as follows:
•In steady state, PIM neighbors exchange periodic PIM hello messages.
•An active RP receives PIM joins to periodically refresh mroute states.
•When an active RP fails, the standby RP takes over to become the new active RP.
•The new active RP then modifies the GenID value and sends the new GenID in PIM hello messages to adjacent PIM neighbors.
•Adjacent PIM neighbors that receive PIM hello messages on an interface with a new GenID then send PIM triggered joins for all (*, G) and (S, G) mroutes that use that interfaces as an RPF interface.
•Those mroute states are then immediately reestablished on the newly active RP.
Prior to the introduction of the PIM Triggered Joins feature, in the event of an RP switchover, all hardware entries would have been suspended until the control plane was reestablished. States for mroutes on the new active RP, thus, would not have been rebuilt until the periodic joins sent by adjacent PIM neighbors were received by PIM neighbors on the new active RP. The PIM Triggered Joins feature, thus, improves the recovergence time of mroutes after an RP switchover, enabling mroute states to be rebuilt promptly after an RP switchover.
Note If a PIM neighbor is unable to process the GenID value, the PIM neighbor will ignore the GenID value and behave in the manner that it would prior to the introduction of the PIM Triggered Joins feature.
Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the PIM Triggered Joins feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic Document Title Multicast configuration tasks on Catalyst 6500 series switches
"Configuring Multicast Services" module in the Catalyst 6500 Series Software Configuration Guide, 8.6
Multicast concepts and tasks
Cisco IOS IP Multicast Configuration Guide, Release 12.4T
IP multicast commands: complete command syntax, command mode, command history, defaults, usage guidelines, and examples
Cisco IOS IP Multicast Command Reference, Release 12.2SX
Standard Title No new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature.
RFC Title RFC 4601
Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
Technical Assistance
Feature Information for PIM Triggered Joins
Table 1 lists the release history for this feature.
For information on a feature in this technology that is not documented here, see the "IP Multicast Features Roadmap."
Not all commands may be available in your Cisco IOS software release. For release information about a specific command, see the command reference documentation.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and software image support. Cisco Feature Navigator enables you to determine which Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS software images support a specific software release, feature set, or platform. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Note Table 1 lists only the Cisco IOS software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given Cisco IOS software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that Cisco IOS software release train also support that feature.
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Evan Longoria snapped out of his postseason slump with a homer and two doubles, Carlos Pena had a pair of extra-base hits and the Tampa Bay Rays escaped elimination again with a 5-2 victory Sunday over the Texas Rangers.
After losing the first two games of the AL division series at home, the Rays won both games in Texas to force a deciding Game 5 on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. Rangers ace left-hander Cliff Lee faces 19-game winner David Price on Tuesday in a rematch of Game 1 starters.
Tampa Bay, the AL's best team in the regular season, is trying to become the only team other than the 2001 New York Yankees to advance to a league championship series after losing the first two division series games at home.
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Defending champion Peter Hedblom moved into pole position is his bid to retain the Maybank Malaysian Open title after two birdies to finish took him two strokes clear of Argentina's Daniel Vancsik at Kota Permai.
The Swede produced a wonderful back nine performance on a sweltering day at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club for a flawless seven under par 65 and a 17 under par aggregate of 199, two clear of Argentine Daniel Vancsik, who charged into contention with a masterful 64.
Dyson moved back into contention with a five under par 67 to lie three back on 14 under par 202 alongside Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark, who returned a 69, and India's Jyoti Randhawa, who shot a 70.
Darren Clarke surged into the lead with an inspired front nine of 29, but the Ulsterman lost momentum coming home and, having dropped a shot on the 15th, three putted the last for a round of 67 to lie in a share of sixth place.
Hedblom, who won the title at Saujana Golf and Country Club last year, turned in 34 before romping home in 31, courtesy of three successive birdies from the 11th hole and back-to-back birdies over his closing two holes.
"It has been a good defence so far, so hopefully I can continue to play like I did today and putt like I did then it will be a really good defence," said the smiling Swede, whose wife and family members are leading the cheering squad.
"Last year was the first time I played good in Malaysia. Everything comes together this week. So far it has been good but I don't know why. I don't normally play well in hot weather but the last two years have been good.
"Two shot lead, you want to get as big a lead as possible as you can shoot a low score round here but I am happy with the position I am in, in the front. I hope I can continue to make birdies tomorrow."
Vancsik got his round going with an eagle on the first and thereafter made his score on the greens with a series of wonderful putts on his way to an eight under par round.
"I will try and do my best and have a chance again," said the winner of last year's Madeira Island Open BPI. "This week is my fourth chance in the last few months and I need to win one more."
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Call it drab, call it dull, call it penny pinching and conservative, but releasing the PS3 Slim is easily the most sensible move Sony has made in donkeys' years. Where it cuts down on the feature set of the original PS3 it does so in ways that don't really matter, and where it improves on the initial console it does so in ways that offer real, tangible benefits. It's not an essential upgrade for existing PS3 owners, but then it was never meant to be. Instead, this is a machine targeted squarely at those trying to make their mind up between the Microsoft and Sony console. Sony knows that this is its one big shot at getting back into the current generation console wars. Taken on these terms, I'd call the PS3 Slim a success.
Let's start with the biggest change: the physical design. Sat side by side with the old PlayStation 3, the PS3 Slim is actually around 15mm deeper than the original, but a good 40mm narrower and - most importantly - just over 20mm thinner, giving it a nice low profile underneath your TV set. It's not a bold statement like the original PS3, but a rather understated box that will sit well with the rest of your AV kit. Gone is that beautiful, shiny gloss finish. Gone is the Spider-Man typeface, replaced by a simple PS3 logo.
Those slick, touch-sensitive power and eject buttons have also been ditched for a pair of flat, round, low-travel buttons, though these still illuminate nicely when pressed. I know some (Hugo) have called the Slim 'plain' while others (Gordon) have even called it "naff", but in the flesh it's just a bit quiet and unobtrusive. The important thing is that, while the new PS3 looks less expensive than the old one, it doesn't necessarily feel cheap. In fact, I'd say it feels a more solid and robust piece of hardware than my Xbox 360 Elite, despite the fact that it's actually a fair bit lighter. The one downside of the new look? It's not quite so stable when standing on its side without the exorbitantly priced stand accessory.
HDMI 1.3a, S/PDIF and standard PlayStation A/V connections on the rear still handle output to your TV and sound system, while we get Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11g Wi-Fi for connecting to your router and on to the Internet. On the front we're down to two USB ports - though that was true of the 40GB and later 80GB PS3 as well - and the multi-card reader seems consigned to the dustbin of history, but again I can't say that either point is a real disaster for gamers. You can still connect up a camera or MP3 player by USB, and how many of us really took the memory card from our camera and plugged it straight into the PS3 anyway? As with the removal of the old option to install a Linux distro, it's all about removing features that the majority of users won't miss, and concentrating on those that they will. I know that some of us still mourn the passing of backwards compatibility, but I guess it's just something we'll have to get used to, as it hasn't returned with the PS3 Slim.
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My Career as a Professional Hermit"Work from home. Make big bucks in your pajamas." - typical work-from-home ad. Quick. What do writers, stay-at-home parents and online marketing geeks have in common? I mean, besides insanity? They are all hermits. The typical writer locks himself up for years brooding in a dark room, surfacing only long enough to find out who this year's American Idol is. This solitary brooding is supposed to help him develop a keen sense of the human condition. Stay-at-home parents are prisoners in their own castles, as each child has a different toilet schedule. And a different nap schedule. And a different tantrum schedule. By the time they are all buttoned up in their snowsuits and hopefully not needing the bathroom in the next fifteen minutes, the stores are all closed. Online marketing geeks sit down to their computer screens in the morning. When they look up, they wonder how it got so dark. The next time they look up, they wonder how it got so light again. What a sad bunch. What a sorry lot. Who would take on such careers? I would. I'm a writer. I'm a Stay-at-home Dad. I'm an online marketing geek. I'm ... Super Hermit! "Get dressed." "Why? Don't you like my pajamas anymore?" "You have to go out." "What?! Why would I do something so radical?" "It's Tuesday. You have a big outing." "Tuesday? Tuesday? What's Tuesday?" "Garbage day." In the country, three minutes to the road and back with the bags, then again with the recycling, qualifies as a big outing for a professional hermit. In fact, that's more time than most couples spend each week being a couple. If this sounds like just the kind of self-inflicted bliss you've been itching for, there are a few things you should know before making the big career switch. A dedicated hermit often skips a shower. Sometimes, the hermit gets away with it. To help the hermit remember when shower day arrives, there is a simple four-part clinical procedure:
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Super Bowl: John Harbaugh does it the hard way
NEW ORLEANS – The exposure we get, in news conferences and sound bites, never reveals the whole of a man.
In these settings, John Harbaugh — coach of the Baltimore Ravens and the most famous older brother in America — comes off as affable, charming and witty, and he's surely all of those things. He does not come off as the ruthless competitor his younger brother, San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, is portrayed to be.
But Mom knows best. Jackie Harbaugh says her sons, at the core, are the same. Father and coaching mentor Jack Harbaugh instilled in both a deep appreciation for competition.
"He always said they keep score for a reason, so you want to have the most points," John Harbaugh said. "But if you gave it everything you had, if you gave it a fight right until the end, then you were OK by him."
If John Harbaugh didn't have that fighting spirit, he wouldn't be where he is today — about to go at it in Super Bowl XLVII, against his brother, the pinnacle for a coach who started at the bottom.
OK, maybe the bottom is a bit of an exaggeration. John had the benefit of being Jack Harbaugh's son, and that had its advantages. Jack gave John his first job in coaching, in 1984, as a graduate assistant at Western Michigan, where Jack was the head man. The two would drive to work together every day for the better part of two years.
"We had a chance to talk football and talk about strategy and talk about all the things that a father and son would talk about," Jack Harbaugh said. "We worked all day, and sometimes things went well; sometimes they didn't."
John learned about the coach's life, a life he wanted to pursue despite a political science degree from Miami (Ohio) and the possibilities of a different life. So John slowly started climbing the coaching ladder. Tight ends at Pitt. Defensive backs and special teams at Morehead State. Various roles at the University of Cincinnati. DBs and "teams" again at Indiana.
John did not have his younger brother's fame. John's GPS never led him to the coaching fast track. After playing quarterback in the NFL for 14-plus seasons, Jim coached for nine years before getting the keys to a pro franchise. It took John 24 years.
It's not as if he were some wiz-kid play-caller, either. John's first job in the NFL came as the special-teams coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. He spent one season coaching their secondary before getting the Ravens gig in 2008. Maybe that's why John wears suits to some of these news gatherings. Maybe he always has had to try a little harder.
But there's something to be said for coaching special teams, a real value in that.
"I had an opportunity to work with every single player on the team," John Harbaugh said. "Players are different. Quarterbacks are different than defensive linemen. Defensive backs are different than offensive linemen. You have an opportunity to work with all those different, diverse groups ... which is a great training ground for the job that I'm doing right now."
John Harbaugh has done an excellent job. That's indisputable. He is the only coach in league history to win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons. In Year 5, he led Baltimore to the Super Bowl.
But the coaching life, like any life, is seldom a smooth ride. It took almost all of those five years for John's players to completely, unhesitatingly trust him.
"Things were a lot different when he first got here," guard Marshall Yanda said. "He was a lot more uptight. But ... you didn't have your relationships built. Just like anything, your first year in, you really don't know a person. Now, we've got five years with him. You're more comfortable with him, you trust him, you've had tough losses with him, great wins, a lot of just going at it together."
The Ravens reportedly had a near-mutiny in late October when Harbaugh ordered a full-pads practice on their first day back at work after a bye week, which followed a 43-13 loss at Houston. Not what you'd expect from the guy who phoned into this parents' conference call as "John from Baltimore" and jokingly asked them if they always liked Jim better, right?
As it turns out, this might have been the moment when the players fully bought in. They aired their grievances. Their coach listened.
"I think that tells you a lot about Coach Harbaugh," safety Bernard Pollard said, "to stand there in front of 60-plus guys and listen to things and what we had to say. That wouldn't have happened in a lot of other organizations."
A lesson from Dad, from years and years ago, helped John Harbaugh that day. Jack Harbaugh taught his sons that coaches are teachers, and that teachers put students first.
"Anytime a player knows that a coach is in his corner, has his back, wants what is best for him and wants him to do well, you're going to be more effective," John Harbaugh said.
"The key word is build. You build trust, you build relationships, and it takes time to do that."
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Persons using assistive technology might not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please send e-mail to: email@example.com. Type 508 Accommodation and the title of the report in the subject line of e-mail. Nonoxynol-9 Spermicide Contraception Use --- United States, 1999Most women in the United States with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) become infected through sexual transmission, and a woman's choice of contraception can affect her risk for HIV transmission during sexual contact with an infected partner. Most contraceptives do not protect against transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (1), and the use of some contraceptives containing nonoxynol-9 (N-9) might increase the risk for HIV sexual transmission. Three randomized, controlled trials of the use of N-9 contraceptives by commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Africa failed to demonstrate any protection against HIV infection (2--4); one trial showed an increased risk (3). N-9 contraceptives also failed to protect against infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in two randomized trials (5,6), one among African CSWs and one among U.S. women recruited from an STD clinic. Because most women in the African studies had frequent sexual activity, had high-level exposure to N-9, and probably were exposed to a population of men with a high prevalence of HIV/STDs, the implications of these studies for U.S. women are uncertain. To determine the extent of N-9 contraceptive use among U.S. women, CDC assessed data provided by U.S. family planning clinics for 1999. This report summarizes the results of that assessment, which indicate that some U.S. women are using N-9 contraceptives. Sexually active women should consider their individual HIV/STD infection risk when choosing a method of contraception. Providers of family planning services should inform women at risk for HIV/STDs that N-9 contraceptives do not protect against these infections. CDC collected information on types of N-9 contraceptives purchased and family planning program (FPP) guidelines for N-9 contraceptive use. The national FPP, authorized by Title X of the Public Health Service Act, serves approximately 4.5 million predominantly low-income women each year. Program data for 1999 were obtained from all 10 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regions on the number of female clients and the number of female clients who reported use of N-9 contraceptives or condoms as their primary method of contraception. CDC obtained limited purchase data for 1999 for specific N-9 contraceptives and program guidelines from eight state/territorial FPPs within six HHS regions. State health departments, family planning grantees, and family planning councils were contacted to request assistance in collecting data on purchasing patterns of the 91 Title X grantees; of the 12 FPPs that responded, eight provided sufficient data for analysis. In 1999, a total of 7%--18% of women attending Title X clinics reported using condoms as their primary method of contraception. Data on the percentage of condoms lubricated with N-9 were not available. A total of 1%--5% of all women attending Title X clinics reported using N-9 contraceptives (other than condoms) as their primary method of contraception (Table 1). Among the eight FPPs that provided purchase data, most (87%) condoms were N-9--lubricated (Table 2). All eight FPPs purchased N-9 contraceptives (i.e., vaginal films and suppositories, jellies, creams, and foams) to be used either alone or in combination with diaphragms or other contraceptive products. Four of the eight clinics had protocols or program guidance stating that N-9--containing foam should be dispensed routinely with condoms; two additional programs reported that despite the absence of a clinic protocol, the practice was common. Data for the other two programs were not available. Reported by: The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York. Office of Population Affairs, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland. A Duerr, MD, C Beck-Sague, MD, Div Reproductive Health, National Center Chronic Disease and Public Health Promotion; Div of HIV and AIDS Prevention, National Center HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB Prevention; B Carlton-Tohill, EIS Officer, CDC. Editorial Note:The findings in this report indicate that in 1999, before the release of recent publications on N-9 and HIV/STDs (4,6,7), Title X family planning clinics in the U.S. purchased and distributed N-9 contraceptives. Among at least eight family planning clinics, most of the condoms purchased were N-9--lubricated; this is consistent with trends in condom purchases among the general public (8). The 2002 STD treatment guidelines state that condoms lubricated with spermicides are no more effective than other lubricated condoms in protecting against the transmission of HIV infection and other STDs (7). CDC recommends that previously purchased condoms lubricated with N-9 spermicide continue to be distributed provided the condoms have not passed their expiration date. The amount of N-9 on a spermicide-lubricated condom is small relative to the doses tested in the studies in Africa and the use of N-9--lubricated condoms is preferable to using no condom at all. In the future, purchase of condoms lubricated with N-9 is not recommended because of their increased cost, shorter shelf life, association with urinary tract infections in young women, and lack of apparent benefit compared with other lubricated condoms (7). Spermicidal gel is used in conjunction with diaphragms (1); only diaphragms combined with the use of spermicide are approved as contraceptives. The respective contributions of the physical barrier (diaphragm) and chemical barrier (spermicide) are unknown, but the combined use prevents approximately 460,000 pregnancies in the United States each year (1). The findings in this report are subject to at least two limitations. First, data on specific products and patterns of contraceptive use were limited; CDC used a nonrepresentative sample of regions and states that voluntarily provided data, and specific use patterns of the contraceptives could not be extrapolated from these data. Second, data correlating use of N-9 contraceptives with individual HIV risk were not available. Prevention of both unintended pregnancy and HIV/STD infection among U.S. women is needed. In 1994, a total of 49% of all pregnancies were unintended (9). Furthermore, 26% of women experience an unintended pregnancy during the first year of typical use of spermicide products (1). In 1999, a total of 10,780 AIDS cases, 537,003 chlamydia cases, and 179,534 gonorrhea cases were reported among U.S. women. Contraceptive options should provide both effective fertility control and protection from HIV/STDs; however, the optimal choice is probably not the same for every woman. N-9 alone is not an effective means to prevent infection with HIV or cervical gonorrhea and chlamydia (2,7). Sexually active women and their health-care providers should consider risk for infection with HIV and other STDs and risk for unintended pregnancy when considering contraceptive options. Providers of family planning services should inform women at risk for HIV/STDs that N-9 contraceptives do not protect against these infections. In addition, women seeking a family planning method should be informed that latex condoms, when used consistently and correctly, are effective in preventing transmission of HIV and can reduce the risk for other STDs. References
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