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The Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Edition
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All chapters have been updated and revised, where necessary, from the 9th edition. The 10th edition introduces new vaccines, changes to the schedules and recommendations, and changes to the presentation of the Handbook.
1.4.1 New chapters and chapters that no longer appear in the Handbook
- Layout of the Handbook differs from the previous edition. The Handbook is now in 5 parts: Part 1 Introduction to The Australian Immunisation Handbook; Part 2 Vaccination procedures; Part 3 Vaccination for special risk groups; Part 4 Vaccine-preventable diseases; and Part 5 Passive immunisation.
- Part 1 now includes the development process for the Handbook (previously in Appendix 2) and information on the fundamentals of immunisation, including passive and active immunisation, vaccine efficacy and vaccine safety.
- The new Part 5 Passive immunisation contains information previously contained in Chapter 3.8 of the 9th edition, Immunoglobulin preparations.
- The chapter on Australian bat lyssavirus and rabies is now listed under Rabies and other lyssaviruses (including Australian bat lyssavirus) in the alphabetical list of diseases in Part 4.
- The chapter on zoster (herpes zoster) is now included as a disease chapter in Part 4 in this printed version of the 10th edition. It had previously been available as an online update to the 9th edition.
- The chapter on smallpox has been deleted. For information on smallpox, see the Guidelines for smallpox outbreak, preparedness, response and management on the Department of Health website.
- Some appendices contained in the 9th edition have been deleted:
- Products registered in Australia but not currently available (previously Appendix 3); information regarding such products can be sought from the Therapeutic Goods Administration website
- Definitions of adverse events following immunisation (previously Appendix 6); some common adverse events are now defined in the glossary of technical terms and an expanded section on adverse events following immunisation is now provided in Part 2 (2.3.2)
- Summary table – procedures for a vaccination encounter (previously Appendix 10); this information is now incorporated throughout Part 2.
1.4.2 Changes to the format of disease chapters in Part 4
- Where relevant, information on reconstitution and stability of reconstituted vaccines has been included in the 'Transport, storage and handling' section of disease chapters.
- Where relevant, information on co-administration with other vaccines and interchangeability of vaccines is now included in the 'Dosage and administration' section of disease chapters.
- A 'Pregnancy and breastfeeding' section has been added to all disease chapters.
- Information on the public health management of each disease is only given in detail where there are specific additional recommendations for vaccine use in the context of disease control and/or post-exposure prophylaxis. The reader is referred to published guidelines from the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA), where available.
- The Evidence Grades assigned in the 9th edition to recommendations contained within three chapters – Human papillomavirus, Rotavirus and Zoster (online only) – have been removed (see discussion in 1.2 Development of the 10th edition of the Handbook regarding Handbook development).
1.4.3 Overview of major changes to recommendations
The following list summarises major changes to recommendations and other important information that have occurred in each part of the 10th edition of the Handbook.
Part 2 Vaccination procedures
2.1 Pre-vaccination
- The checklist summarising activities required for optimal storage of vaccines has been deleted; readers are referred to the National vaccine storage guidelines: Strive for 5.
- The table (Table 2.1.5) containing information on the minimum acceptable age for the 1st vaccine doses in infants now provides advice on action required in case of early administration.
- Catch-up recommendations and tables are now for children aged <10 years (previously <8 years).
- Catch-up guidelines have been included for new vaccines (MMRV, Hib-MenCCV, 13vPCV and 10vPCV).
- Updated pneumococcal catch-up tables (Tables 2.1.9, 2.1.10 and 2.1.11) provide recommendations for use of pneumococcal vaccines up to the age of 5 years.
- Information is provided on the HALO (health, age, lifestyle, occupation) principle for use when considering catch-up vaccination for adults.
- Additional vaccines (MenCCV, 13vPCV, 23vPPV, zoster) have been added to the catch-up table (Table 2.1.12) for adolescents and adults and this table now applies to persons ≥10 years of age (previously 8 years).
2.2 Administration of vaccines
- Advice is now provided on the use of vaccines in multi-dose vials.
- Advice is provided on what to do if a vaccine is inadvertently administered via a route (e.g. intramuscular (IM) or subcutaneous (SC)) other than for which it is recommended.
- Information is now provided on vaccinating children with congenital limb malformation, children in spica casts, patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and patients with lymphoedema.
- The section on administration of multiple vaccine injections at the same visit now includes advice on the order in which to give sequential vaccines and advice on simultaneous injections by two providers.
2.3 Post-vaccination
- The section on adverse events following immunisation has been enhanced and expanded, including use of adrenaline autoinjectors for anaphylaxis treatment and more information on reporting of adverse events following immunisation.
- Contact details are provided for obtaining HPV vaccination history from the National HPV Vaccination Program Register (NHVPR, or the 'HPV Register').
- The section on documentation of vaccination has been expanded to include updated details for reporting to the ACIR, and information on the National HPV Vaccination Program Register and other registers.
Part 3 Vaccination for special risk groups
3.1 Vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Information on the burden of influenza in Indigenous children, and the rationale for vaccination of those, especially ≥6 months to <5 years of age, has been included.
- It is now recommended that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have their risks and vaccination status for hepatitis B reviewed, be offered testing for previous hepatitis B infection, and be offered vaccination if non-immune.
- Information on the importance of ensuring immunity to rubella, especially among rural and remote Indigenous women of child-bearing age, has been added.
- A new table (Table 3.1.1) has been added summarising additional vaccines recommended for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
3.2 Vaccination for international travel
- This section has been updated and expanded and information on recommended vaccines is now divided into routinely recommended vaccines (that are not specifically related to travelling overseas) and selected vaccines that are recommended based on travel itinerary, activities and likely risk of disease exposure.
- Information on more vaccines, including new vaccines, has been added to the tables outlining the dose and routes of administration (Table 3.2.1) and recommended lower age limits (Table 3.2.2) for vaccines for travellers.
3.3 Groups with special vaccination requirements
- The section on vaccination of persons with a prior adverse event following immunisation has been expanded. Advice is provided on vaccination of persons with allergies, including egg allergy.
- The section on vaccination of women who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding, and preterm infants has been updated and expanded.
- The table of recommendations for vaccination in pregnancy (Table 3.3.1) has been updated to include new vaccines.
- dTpa vaccine can be given during the third trimester of pregnancy as an alternative to post-partum or pre-conception vaccination.
- The section on vaccination of immunocompromised persons, including transplant recipients and oncology patients, has been updated and expanded.
- All immunocompromised persons, irrespective of age, who receive influenza vaccine for the first time are now recommended to receive 2 vaccine doses, at least 4 weeks apart, and 1 dose annually thereafter.
- The tables of recommendations for vaccinations in solid organ transplant (Table 3.3.2) and haematopoietic stem cell transplant (Table 3.3.3) recipients have been updated to include new vaccines.
- Information on recommendations for persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) now discusses both children and adults and includes rotavirus, HPV, varicella and zoster vaccines.
- The section on vaccination of persons with functional and anatomical asplenia has been updated to include new vaccines, and now includes a table (Table 3.3.5) summarising vaccine recommendations in this group.
- The section on vaccination of persons with autoimmune diseases has been expanded to include those undergoing treatment with immunosuppressive agents and those with Guillain-Barr� syndrome and other chronic conditions (hypopituitarism and metabolic diseases).
- The section on vaccination of recent recipients of normal human immunoglobulin and other blood products has been expanded.
- The section on vaccination of persons with bleeding disorders has been updated to include new recommendations for when IM injections should be deferred and advice regarding vaccination of persons with haemophilia.
- The table of recommended vaccinations for persons at risk of occupationally acquired vaccine-preventable diseases (Table 3.3.7) has been updated to include new occupational groups and recommendations.
- The section on vaccination of migrants to Australia has been expanded.
- A new section has been added to provide recommendations for vaccination for sex industry workers.
Part 4 Vaccine-preventable diseases
4.1 Cholera
- If the interval between primary immunisation and booster dose is more than 6 months in children aged 2–6 years, or more than 2 years in adults and children aged >6 years, primary immunisation must be repeated.
4.2 Diphtheria, 4.19 Tetanus and 4.12 Pertussis
- The 1st dose of DTPa-containing vaccines due at 2 months of age can be given as early as 6 weeks of age.
- Advice is provided that an additional dose of pertussis-containing vaccine can be given in the 2nd year of life (e.g. at 18 months of age) if parents wish to minimise the likelihood of their child developing pertussis.
- The booster dose of DTPa-containing vaccine recommended at 4 years of age can be given as early as 3.5 years.
- DTPa-containing vaccines can be used for primary or booster doses in children aged <10 years (previously 8 years). Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated contacts of pertussis cases should be offered DTPa-containing vaccines up to their 10th birthday (previously 8th); dTpa should be offered to those aged ≥10 years.
- The 2nd booster dose recommended for adolescents (using dTpa) should preferably be given between 11 and 13 years of age.
- Adults aged ≥65 years should be offered a single dTpa booster if they have not received one in the previous 10 years.
- For adults who are in certain risk categories for acquiring pertussis, or transmitting it to vulnerable persons, revaccination with dTpa is recommended 10 years after receipt of a prior pertussis-containing vaccine. This interval can be shortened to 5 years in the context of pregnancy.
- Information is provided on maternal vaccination with dTpa during the third trimester of pregnancy as an alternative to post-partum or pre-conception vaccination.
- For persons undertaking high-risk travel, a 5-yearly booster dose with dT or dTpa should be considered for protection against tetanus. In other travellers, a booster dose of tetanus-containing vaccine should be provided if 10 years have elapsed since the previous dose.
- More information on the definition of 'tetanus-prone wounds' is provided, and the table (Table 4.19.1) on wound management has been updated to include recommendations for use of tetanus immunoglobulin (TIG) in immunocompromised persons.
- Information on diphtheria antitoxin is now contained in Part 5 of the Handbook.
4.3 Haemophilus influenzae type b
- Combination Hib-meningococcal C vaccine (Hib-MenCCV) included.
- Hib vaccination recommendations apply to all children, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, as only PRP-T Hib vaccines have been in use in recent years.
4.4 Hepatitis A
- The section on serological testing for hepatitis A prior to vaccination has been expanded, and more detail provided as to rationale for vaccination of certain groups.
- Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended in preference to NHIG for use in post-exposure prophylaxis in immunocompetent persons ≥12 months of age.
4.5 Hepatitis B
- Different schedules for hepatitis B vaccination, including minimum intervals between doses, have been described in more detail.
- Advice is provided regarding the validity of a hepatitis B vaccine schedule used for children born overseas, who were vaccinated at birth, 1 month and 6 months of age.
- Information is provided on checking for infection/immunity to hepatitis B in infants born to mothers with chronic hepatitis B infection 3 to 12 months after the primary vaccine course.
- It is now recommended that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have their risks and vaccination status for hepatitis B reviewed, be offered testing for previous hepatitis B infection, and be offered vaccination if non-immune.
- Migrants from hepatitis B endemic countries should be offered testing for hepatitis B, and vaccination if appropriate.
- The section on serological testing for hepatitis B prior to vaccination has been expanded, and more detail provided as to rationale for testing and/or vaccination of certain groups, including hepatitis B vaccine non-responders.
4.6 Human papillomavirus
- HPV vaccination is now recommended for girls at the optimal age for vaccination of 11–13 years.
- HPV vaccination is now not routinely recommended for women aged 19–26 years. A risk-benefit assessment should be conducted when contemplating vaccination of women in this and older age groups.
- Recommendations for use of HPV in males have been included. HPV vaccination is recommended for males aged 9–18 years, with the optimal age for vaccination being 11–13 years.
- Specific recommendations regarding the use of HPV vaccine in immunocompromised persons and men who have sex with men are now included.
4.7 Influenza
- Intradermal influenza vaccines are included.
- Ages for which different brands of influenza vaccine are registered have been specified.
- Readers are referred to the Immunise Australia website to check annual statements on influenza vaccine availability and recommendations for use.
- Information on the disease burden and benefits of influenza vaccination in pregnancy and in children aged ≥6 months and <5 years has been expanded.
- The list of persons at increased risk of complications from influenza infection has been expanded to include persons with significant obesity and persons with Down syndrome. Alcoholism has been added to the list of chronic illnesses increasing the risk of complications from influenza infection.
- Immunocompromised persons, irrespective of age, who receive influenza vaccine for the first time are now recommended to receive 2 vaccine doses, at least 4 weeks apart, and 1 dose annually thereafter.
- Influenza vaccination is now also recommended for staff working in early childhood education and care and for persons working in the pork industry.
4.8 Japanese encephalitis
- Two new JE vaccines are included.
- Advice on booster doses and information on adverse events have been updated.
4.9 Measles, 4.11 Mumps, 4.18 Rubella and 4.22 Varicella
- Recommendations for MMRV vaccines are updated, and changed from the recommendations provided in the 9th edition. It is stated that MMRV vaccines will be available in Australia from July 2013.
- MMR vaccine is to be used for the 1st dose at 12 months of age. MMRV is not recommended for use as the 1st dose of MMR-containing vaccine in children <4 years of age.
- The recommended age for administration of the 2nd dose of measles-containing vaccine will be moved from 4 years of age to 18 months of age (from July 2013).
- MMRV vaccine can be used as the 2nd dose of MMR-containing vaccine and to provide a single dose of varicella vaccine at 18 months of age (from July 2013).
- MMRV vaccines are not recommended in persons ≥14 years of age.
- A new table has been included in the Measles (Table 4.9.1) and Varicella (Table 4.22.1) chapters summarising the different recommendations before and after the introduction of MMRV vaccines in July 2013.
- The table describing post-exposure prophylaxis for measles (Table 4.9.2) has been revised and expanded to include more specific age ranges, MMR vaccination history and advice regarding persons who are immunocompromised.
- More information on serological testing and revaccination of women of child-bearing age who are non-immune to rubella is included.
4.10 Meningococcal disease
- Combination Hib-meningococcal C vaccine (Hib-MenCCV) has been included.
- Quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines (4vMenCV) have been included.
- 4vMenCV is preferred over the quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (4vMenPV) for use in persons aged ≥9 months who are at increased risk of meningococcal disease.
- For young children with medical risk factors for meningococcal disease, meningococcal C conjugate vaccine (MenCCV) is recommended in those aged 6 weeks to <12 months; thereafter 4vMenCV is recommended in a 2-dose schedule at approximately 12 and 18 months of age.
- 5-yearly booster doses of 4vMenCV are recommended for persons at ongoing high risk of meningococcal infection.
- For persons at ongoing risk of meningococcal infection who have previously received 4vMenPV, a booster dose of 4vMenCV should be given 3 years after the 4vMenPV and then every 5 years.
4.13 Pneumococcal disease
- 10-valent (10vPCV) and 13-valent (13vPCV) pneumococcal conjugate vaccines are included.
- For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children living in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia or Western Australia, a booster dose of 13vPCV at 12–18 months of age replaces the booster dose of 23vPPV at 18–24 months of age.
- The list of conditions associated with increased risks of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) (List 4.13.1) has been revised to include both adults and children, and is now divided into two categories: those conditions posing the highest increased risk of developing IPD and those associated with an increased risk of IPD.
- The table (Table 4.13.3) summarising recommendations for vaccination of adults with 23vPPV has been revised.
- Recommendations for the use of a single dose of 13vPCV in adults and children >5 years of age with conditions associated with the highest increased risk of IPD (and who have not previously received a 13vPCV dose) are included.
- Information on the use of 23vPPV in persons >5 years of age at increased risk of IPD has also been more clearly presented.
4.14 Poliomyelitis
- The 1st dose of IPV-containing combination vaccine due at 2 months of age can be given as early as 6 weeks of age.
- A booster dose of IPV-containing vaccine is recommended at 4 years of age, but can be given as early as 3.5 years.
4.15 Q fever
- Q fever vaccination and skin testing training is now undertaken via an educational module available online.
- Information on the Australian Q Fever Register, which lists Q fever immunisation service providers and records of Q fever vaccinations given to some persons, is included.
- Q fever vaccination is now also recommended for professional dog and cat breeders, and wildlife and zoo workers who have contact with at-risk animals, including kangaroos and bandicoots.
4.16 Rabies and other lyssaviruses (including Australian bat lyssavirus)
- The terms PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) and PreP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) are used throughout the chapter.
- Information and recommendations on management of all potential lyssavirus exposures, including lyssavirus infection from exposure to bats in non-rabies-enzootic countries, is now included.
- A 4-dose PEP schedule is now recommended for immunocompetent persons. A 5-dose schedule is only recommended for persons who are immunocompromised.
- A table (Table 4.16.1) summarising World Health Organization (WHO) categories of lyssavirus exposure, for guidance in use of post-exposure prophylaxis, has been added.
- Algorithms are provided with details of the recommended management pathways for post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies and other lyssaviruses (including Australian bat lyssavirus), and for booster doses for persons at ongoing risk of exposure to rabies and other lyssaviruses.
- Advice regarding the completion of post-exposure prophylaxis commenced overseas has been expanded, including the addition of a summary table (Table 4.16.2).
- Persons who have completed a primary course of a currently available cell culture-derived rabies vaccine no longer routinely require booster doses if travelling or living in an area of high risk.
- Information on the role of serological testing has been more clearly presented.
4.17 Rotavirus
- The upper age limits for each dose of rotavirus vaccines are more clearly defined.
- Contraindications to rotavirus vaccination now include previous history of intussusception (IS) and severe combined immunodeficiency in infants.
- Information on the safety of rotavirus vaccines in infants with underlying conditions and infants who are immunocompromised has been updated.
- Information on adverse events following rotavirus vaccination has been updated and expanded, including new information on the low, but increased, risk of IS occurring following the 1st or 2nd dose of either rotavirus vaccine.
4.20 Tuberculosis
- Bacille Calmette-Gu�rin (BCG) vaccination is no longer routinely recommended for neonates weighing <2.5 kg.
- Generalised septic skin disease, skin conditions such as eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis, and significant febrile illness are no longer contraindications to BCG vaccination but, if present, vaccination should be deferred.
4.23 Yellow fever
- Yellow fever vaccine is not recommended in women who are breastfeeding infants aged <9 months.
- More detail is provided on how to access the WHO information regarding areas of high yellow fever activity and requirements for travel.
4.24 Zoster
- Information on the efficacy of vaccination in persons aged 50–59 years has been included.
Part 5 Passive immunisation
- Information regarding the use of intravenous immunoglobulins as treatment for disease conditions (such as Kawasaki disease) or as replacement therapy for immunodeficient individuals is no longer included in the Handbook. Readers are referred to National Blood Authority guidelines.


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|Background: The ability of transfected synthetic small interfering (si) RNAs to suppress the expression of specific transcripts has proved a useful technique to probe gene function in mammalian cells. However, high production costs limit this technology's utility for many laboratories and experimental situations. Recently, several DNA-based plasmid vectors have been developed that direct transcription of small hairpin RNAs, which are processed into functional siRNAs by cellular enzymes. Although these vectors provide certain advantages over chemically synthesized siRNAs, numerous disadvantages remain including merely transient siRNA expression and low and variable transfection efficiency. Results: To overcome several limitations of plasmid-based siRNA, a retroviral siRNA delivery system was developed based on commerically available vectors. As a pilot study, a vector was designed to target the human Nuclear Dbf2-Related (NDR) kinase. Cells infected with the anti-NDR siRNA virus dramatically downregulate NDR expression, whereas control viruses have no effect on total NDR levels. To confirm and extend these findings, an additional virus was constructed to target a second gene, transcriptional coactivator p75. Conclusion: The experiments presented here demonstrate that retroviruses are efficient vectors for delivery of siRNA into mammalian cells. Retrovirus-delivered siRNA provides significant advancement over previously available methods by providing efficient, uniform delivery and immediate selection of stable "knock-down" cells. This development should provide a method to rapidly assess gene function in established cell lines, primary cells, or animals.
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Knocking Down 30,000 Dominoes
With an amazing amount of patience and with a steady hand, 45 walls of Dominoes were carefully stacked using over 30,000 pieces!! And after it was completed, down it went with a slight push of the hand.
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Nice could be easy way to beat the record if this is extended much longer.
Watch his short vids of the cat howling. I've *never* seen a cat put that much forcing into meowing, if you can still call it that.
some people have waaay too much time to spend !
amazing though ! : )
amazing though ! : )
for all that time and effort... you'd think they woulda maybe filmed it with more than one camera....
strangely mesmerizing nonetheless...
strangely mesmerizing nonetheless...
The cat is the best.


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The UK and Ireland tour of Shrek the Musical has premiered in Leeds before kicking off the UK and Ireland tour which will take the production to Aberdeen on January 21.
His Majesty's Theatre will be the first Scottish stop for the show directed by Nigel Harman who starred as Lord Farquaad in the West End production, winning him the 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Coming direct from London, where it was seen live on stage by nearly a million people, the touring production of Shrek the Musical will star Dean Chisnall as the beloved swamp-dwelling ogre, the role he previously played in the West End, Faye Brookes as damsel in distress Princess Fiona, Idriss Kargbo as Shrek's wisecracking sidekick Donkey and Gerard Carey as pint-sized villain Lord Farquaad.
They will be joined by a full company of fairy-tale characters played by Bronté Barbé, Nikki Bentley, Jennifer Caldwell, Candace Furbert, Steffan Harri, Will Haswell, James Lacey, Mia Lincoln, Rory Maguire, Neil Moors, Jenny O'Leary, Georgina Parkinson, Ryan Reid, Leo Roberts, Jacqui Sanchez, Oliver Tester, James Winter, Kerry Winter and Kevin Yates.
Shrek the Musical, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori and originally directed (in the West End) by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, is based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek! and the Academy Award®-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film.
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Paris, June 28, 2007 - Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has announced the sale to Superior Essex of its 40% minority interest in Essex Nexans, a joint venture created in October 2005, which merged Superior Essex and Nexans European winding wires activities.
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The Reign of 'Fancy' Is Over
I mean, Iggy Azalea is probably not going anywhere, but still: After seven weeks atop the Billboard "100," "Fancy" has been knocked off its perch at No. 1. You might assume that we at Vulture are celebrating, but unfortunately, the song replacing it might be even worse. MAGIC!'s "Rude" is that song with the insanely catchy hook ("Why you gotta be so ruuuuuude?") and the implication that it wants to take part in your wedding. We are not feeling it. The Song of Summer situation remains bleak (at least until Becky G hits the charts).


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Research and Technology Park
The new 100,000-square-foot Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) is the first building to be completed in Stony Brook's Research and Technology Park. With more than 70 associated faculty members, 190 Ph.D. students, and 180 master's students engaged in research and development, CEWIT is a next-generation research and educational facility. Though CEWIT projects cover a broad spectrum of wireless and information technologies, four areas will receive particular emphasis: health care systems, transportation and logistics, financial services, and mobile commerce systems. Other research areas include homeland security applications, high-speed computing, cyber-security, radio and digital communications, and 3-D visualization.
The Center's vision is four-fold: to become recognized as a world leader in wireless and IT, to conduct first-class interdisciplinary research in the emerging, critical technologies of the information age, to address the skilled technology worker shortage, and to foster new enterprise development. The Center has obtained more than 12 patents in just the past two years. CEWIT is an unparalleled resource, advancing the science and technology underlying the next epoch of the information revolution.
The Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) is a true partnership of academic institutions, research institutions, energy providers and industrial corporations. Its mission is innovative energy research, education, and technology deployment with a focus on efficiency, conservation, renewable energy, and nanotechnology applications for new and novel sources of energy.


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The Hague (AFP) – Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday that arch-foe Iran's bid to allay Western fears over its nuclear programme should be judged "by deeds" rather than a mere charm offensive.
Peres was speaking in The Hague during a three-day official trip to the Netherlands, ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House.
"We can judge only by the facts and by the deeds," Peres told reporters at the Peace Palace, the seat of the UN's highest legal body, the International Court of Justice.
"I hope that the facts will justify the hopes of many to see a different Iran," Peres said.
Netanyahu is due to meet US President Barack Obama later Monday to tell him that Iran's nuclear programme must be dismantled and not merely supervised, Israeli media reported.
He is also expected to tell Obama that Israel will abandon the diplomatic path on Iran's nuclear programme if it is not completely dismantled, according to the diplomatic correspondent of Israel's Channel One television network.
The implication was that Israel may be willing to take unilateral military action against Iran, the reporter said.
The reporter cited sources close to Netanyahu, who headed to New York Sunday vowing to counter the "sweet talk" of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a moderate who has said he wants to resolve the decade-long nuclear stand-off.
Both Israel and the United States have refused to rule out military action to halt Iran's nuclear drive, which they say is aimed at developing atomic weapons, charges adamantly denied by Tehran.
Rouhani's expressed desire for a rapprochement with Washington, and his historic phone call with Obama last week, have raised concerns in Israel that such gestures could blunt international efforts to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Peres pointed out contradictions in Iran building long-range missiles, saying "they don't have any explanation but to put nuclear (war)heads" on them.
After meeting Obama, Netanyahu is due to address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Israel, the Middle East's sole if undeclared nuclear-armed power, remains adamant that Iran is bent on developing a weapons capability under the cover of its civilian nuclear programme, something it regards as a threat to its existence.


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The car is dead. Long live the car. Electrics outrun gas, robots outdrive humans, and the new car culture. Also in this issue: Every year, PopSci names 10 young geniuses whose work will change the world; meet researchers studying exoplanets, sequencing entire ecosystems, building a better Internet, and more.
Discovery and innovation are reshaping the world around us, and your Popular Science digital magazine subscription for iPad, Windows 8 devices & Android tablets makes even the most complex ideas entertaining and accessible. By taking an upbeat, solutions-oriented look at today's most audacious science and revolutionary technology, we forecast what tomorrow will be like.


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A component of the Executive Office of the President, ONDCP was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The ONDCP Director is the principal advisor to the President on drug control issues. ONDCP coordinates the drug control activities and related funding of 16 Federal Departments and Agencies. Each year, ONDCP produces the annual National Drug Control Strategy, which outlines Administration efforts for the Nation to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences. ONDCP also leads the development of the consolidated Federal drug control budget, which is published annually in the National Drug Control Strategy: Budget and Performance Summary. The FY 2017 budget request for drug control funding is $31.4 billion.
ONDCP also administers two grant programs: the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and Drug-Free Communities (DFC). The HIDTA program assists Federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement operating in areas determined to be critical drug trafficking regions of the United States. HIDTA supports law enforcement efforts in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The DFC program provides grants to community coalitions to strengthen the infrastructure among local partners to create and sustain a reduction in local youth substance abuse. Currently, there are 698 DFC-funded coalitions across the country. DFC coalitions are made up of community leaders representing twelve sectors that organize to meet the local prevention needs of the youth and families in their communities. These twelve sectors are:
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Are you ready to ROCK with Say What You See: Music Fest?
'Say What You See', a brand new, highly compelling puzzle game for the iPhone and iPad is launched August 11th.
DATE: 4th June 2010
Today, Big Ideas Corporation, the London-based developer of innovative iPhone apps, is proud to announce the release of 'Say What You See: Music Fest' on August 11th. It's the first in a series of insanely addictive, mind-bending games set to top the iTunes games chart.
Say What You See (SWYS) is a picture puzzle game series with 50 cryptic clues hidden throughout a beautifully hand-painted scene. To play it, you'll need the observational skills needed for Where's Waldo to spot the clues and the lateral thinking needed for Dingbats to solve the clues.
SWYS: Music Fest is the first release, which features a festival scene stuffed with hidden references to recent bands and artists that the player must decipher. For example, a picture of a half dollar, represents 50 Cent.
Music Fest is the first of a series of games. The SWYS series will give gamers, music and movie lovers and art enthusiasts a regular addictive challenge to enjoy, wherever they are, on their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. SWYS Great 80's Movies and a fully HD version of SWYS: Music Fest for the iPad will follow soon.
Each game centres around the virtual canvas, painted in painstaking detail by renowned artist Amie Bolissian. The user must navigate around the canvas, cracking as many clues as quickly as possible. It's as simple as spotting the clue and guessing at the answer. A scoreboard will show how you rank against fellow players and Facebook friends.
The artwork for the virtual canvases has been exclusively painted by fine artist Amie Bolissian, who has exhibited worldwide. Of Say What You See, Amie Bolissian said, "I'm excited to bring my love of fine art to the wireless world and give users a creative and challenging way to spend their downtime."
Suitable for the whole family, young and old, Music Fest is a brand new concept in addictive brain teasing. If you get stuck, don't worry, and remember the golden rule: just Say What You See!
Pricing and Availability
Say What You See: Music Fest will launch at $0.99/£0.59
Notes to the editors
For more information on the Say What You apps, please visit www.facebook.com/swysapp orwww.SWYSapp.com 'SWYS Music Fest' is the first puzzle game in the SWYS series.
- The canvases were exclusively painted by Amie Bolissan for 'Say What You See'.
- Bolissan gained a B.A. in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art, London (1995-1998) and an M.A. with Distinction European Literature & Philososophy – Queen Mary's University of London (2005-2006)
- For information on the artist, please visit http://www.bolissian.com/


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Matt Holliday Allows Me Some Postseason Joy
It's no big surprise that as a lifelong Cubs fan I love seeing a big Cardinals fail. After all, I need to derive some joy out of this postseason, and anything that gets the Delicate Genius' mullet in a knot is A-OK by me. So it is with exuberance that I present to you Matt Holliday's major gaffe in game 2 of the NLDS.


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Monday, October 3, 2011
MARRIED:: Jen & Kevin
Would you like to see a completely DROOL-WORTHY wedding? Just take a look at the pictures below from The Prado at Balboa Park. This was a wedding that we worked on last summer, but since we just started this blog recently, I had to dig it up and showcase it again. Once you look at the pictures, you will understand. Coordinated by Susan Duffy from Crown Weddings and photographed impeccably by Parris Studios, Jen and Kevin designed a true fairytale event that overflowed with the most stunning flowers by Karen Tran Florals. We had the honor of not only attending this soiree, but also designing the save the dates, invitations, table numbers, seating cards, gobo, and programs. Even with all these incredible details, Jen completely stole the show with her fitted gown and elegant updo. The last picture really sums it up....could they look any happier??
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April 2001
Researcher creates soy feed to keep fish on the table
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. By creating soybean and corn feeds for farm-raised fish, a Purdue University researcher has opened up new markets for the grain crops and has found a way to keep fish on the menu. Feed mills are starting to churn out fish food based on his research.
"We've maxed out the ocean fisheries," says Purdue aquaculturist Paul Brown. "For example, eight or nine strains of Pacific salmon are now on the rare or endangered species list. We need an alternative. To meet global demand in the future, aquaculture must grow."
For aquaculture to grow, producers need new sources of fish food. Fish meal, which is dried and ground fish that is the traditional food for farm-raised fish, is getting more expensive and harder to find, Brown says. He sees plant proteins as the logical alternative, and soybeans as the best source of plant protein. Also, according to Brown's tests, fish that eat soy-based feed excrete less phosphorus and nitrogen than do fish that eat fish meal. That means they're less likely to cause pollution problems.
Brown predicts that with the world's current population growth and declining wild fish populations, farmers in the year 2035 may produce as many pounds of fish as chicken. If those fish were fed a soy-based diet, they would consume the equivalent of between 40 percent and 90 percent of the current soybean output of the United States. And much of the food fed to those farm-raised fish will be developed from nutrient studies and feed formulations now being done at Purdue, he says.
A new soy-based, commercial feed developed by Brown for yellow perch reached the market. Brown picked yellow perch because they produce the lowest-fat fish fillet in the United States and because without aquaculture, supply can't meet demand. The yellow perch population in the Great Lakes has plummeted so that current harvests are about one quarter of what they once were.
With funding from the Indiana Soybean Board, Brown figured out which nutrients yellow perch need to grow properly, then found a way to get those nutrients out of a mix mostly made of soybeans and corn. When he compared growth of grain-fed perch to perch fed the highest quality fish meal, he found no difference. And the grain-fed perch produced quality fillets.
Trout make another good-quality fillet. Fish farmers currently produce 60 million pounds of trout per year, and the market is growing. Soy-based feed could help bring more economical trout fillets to grocery counters.
Brown came up with a feed formulation that, in small-scale trials, put a pound of meat on a trout for every pound of food the fish ate. The new trout food, developed with a regional grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is three-quarters soybean and corn meal, with some added fish oil. Eventually, Brown says, he'd like to replace the fish oil with oil from a plant such as canola. He's testing it now in commercial-scale aquaculture ponds. He also gave the formulation to a producer who plans to try it.
Brown's also detailing diets for lobsters.
"The lobster industry is growing, but producers face a shortage of feeds," Brown says. "Their main food has been cod racks the cod head, bones and guts left after processors take off the fillets. As of two years ago, the North Atlantic Ocean was considered overfished, and there's a shortage of cod. Plus, cod racks don't keep well in storage. Lobster producers need a more storable feed."
Restaurateur Frank Crohn, a Purdue alumnus who lives in Maine, thought that soybean-based feeds would fit the bill. Through Brown, he hired a postdoctoral student to tailor-make food for the American lobsters he puts on his menu. The researchers, who had done similar diet development for spiny lobsters in the last five years, worked out a formulation that's now ready for testing on a commercial scale. Both Crohn and Brown will run tests to see how well lobsters perform on the feed.Source: Paul Brown, (765) 494-4968, email@example.com
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May 14, 2010
DDMAC warns Novartis on edu websites
FDA's Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications (DDMAC) took Novartis to school over educational websites the agency said went beyond disease awareness, and into brand promotion, according to a Warning Letter dated April 21.
Although Novartis' Gleevec was not mentioned by name on the two violative sites—www.gistalliance.com and www.cmlalliance.com—the websites "effectively promote this drug product for the treatment of GIST tumors and CML, respectively," the letter stated.Since the websites were considered to be brand promotions by DDMAC, other problems arose, including minimization and omission of risk, promotion of unapproved use of the drug, and unsubstantiated dosing claims, according to the letter. Novartis also failed to submit the website contents to FDA prior to dissemination, as required by law.
GSK received an untitled letter in April regarding a disease awareness ad that alluded to its cancer treatment Arzerra, but left out the drug's side effects. Disease awareness ads are not required to include medication risks and other information that is required by product advertising, since they don't ostensibly promote a specific product, according to FDA's 2004 draft guidance. Where exactly disease education ends and brand promotion begins is a matter for debate."The implications of that letter here are that [FDA is] going to construe the disease-awareness exception very narrowly," said Arnold Friede, a former top Pfizer lawyer and expert on FDA law. "It also reflects their desire to stake out a broad scope for what their authority is."


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Flat World Knowledge
Zivtech acted as the lead Drupal developers for Flat World Knowledge, an Open Source textbook publishing company, from June 2008 until January 2010. Instructors can adopt and customize books and annotate inline on a per-paragraph basis, and these changes are made available for purchase automatically. Extensive custom modules, a number of which have been contributed back to Drupal, create custom functionalities for the books, which are actually stored in xml publishing format, converted by the site into XHTML, and further converted through integration with external APIs to allow the sale of PDF and hardcopy versions.
We began building the site in Drupal 5 in June 2008. We knew the site would benefit from new features in Drupal 6, but the timeline required us to build and launch a Beta in Drupal 5 and then upgrade to Drupal 6 while development continued in both Drupal 5 and 6 versions of the site. The upgrade required us to rewrite significant portions of not only our own custom modules but several Drupal contributed modules that we needed. By planning for this necessity throughout the process, we were able to take the version upgrade in stride (during September - December) without missing a beat on the rapid development schedule. One of the strategies we used to facilitate the smooth upgrade was the creation of "bridge code" that was used to backport some of the needed Drupal 6 architecture into the Drupal 5 site. For example, we planned for major restructuring in Drupal's book module by creating the "book bridge" module: http://drupal.org/project/book_bridge. We were also able to migrate the site from a private files system to a mixed public/private system (for enormous performance gain) mid-process without a hitch. During all this development we have continuously deployed changes to the live site.
The site has adapted flexibly throughout the ongoing customizations and changes. The Drupal system allows us to not only create the architecture quickly, but to modify it as architectural needs evolve without much difficulty. We use contributed code as much as possible, contributing new modules to the Drupal project when necessary, and pushing some of the improvements back into Drupal core itself.


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Good news, Supernatural and Vampire Diaries fans. Today the CW announced early pickups for Diaries, Supernatural and three other series for the 2011-2012 television season.
While both shows were expected to be picked up—meaning a third season for Diaries and a seventh for Supernatural—an early pickup is a nice vote of confidence and allows producers to seamlessly begin preparation for their new seasons. It probably means less gray hair for all involved, as well.
The Vampire Diaries is the CW's number-one hit and averages 4 million viewers. The series also ranks number one for the network in its target audience of women 18-34.
As for Supernatural, it's proven a great companion for Smallville and gets about 2 million or so viewers, which is a decent number considering its timeslot on Fridays. With Smallville in its final season, this likely means is that The CW will pick up a new sci-fi or paranormal series to fill up its Friday slots, since it's unlikely Supernatural will move to another night.
This isn't the only welcome early pickup news we've had lately. A couple of weeks ago, Fox announced the low-rated Fringe was being renewed for a fourth full season. Of course, that means Supernatural and Fringe may continue to butt heads in the same timeslot on Fridays next season, but that's what DVRs are made for.
The CW also picked up Gossip Girl, 90210 and an all-star edition of America's Next Top Model. The shows still waiting for their fates to be decided include Nikita, Hellcats and One Tree Hill.
Here's the CW's press release:
For the First Time Ever, " America 's Next Top Model" to Feature All-Stars from Past Cycles for the Fall Edition
"The Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girl," "90210" and "Supernatural" Also to Return Next Season
April 26, 2011 (Burbank, California) ─ The CW Network has given early pickups to five of its established series for next season, including an All-Star Cycle of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL and the network's top-rated drama THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. All five shows will return in Fall 2011.
With AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL ordered for both cycles next season, The CW's signature reality series will kick-off the Fall with its first-ever All-Star Edition, featuring the models who became breakout characters and who had the most memorable stories from past cycles. Additional details about the cast, judges and prizes for the All-Star cycle of TOP MODEL will be announced at a later time.
The CW's bloodily addictive hit THE VAMPIRE DIARIES was also given an early renewal, and in its sophomore season, remains the network's most-watched show (4.0 million viewers) and the network's number-one show among its target audience of women 18-34 (2.9/9).
Also given early pickups for next season are The CW's scandalous guilty pleasures GOSSIP GIRL, the network's second most popular series with women 18-34 (2.8/7), and 90210, which posts some of TV's largest percent increases from DVR playback, more than doubling its women 18-34 live ratings once live+7 data is included.
The network also renewed fan favorite SUPERNATURAL, which enters its seventh season next year. In moving to Fridays last September, SUPERNATURAL immediately helped make The CW more competitive on the night and dramatically contributed to year-to-year gains on Friday of 66% in adults 18-34 and 60% in viewers.
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You should think quick and move significantly speedier to finish this great journey! The Mushroom Princess is being held hostage by the malice Koopa tribe of turtles. It's dependent upon you to protect her from the grip of the Koopa King before time runs out. Be that as it may, it won't be simple. To get to the princess, you should climb mountains, cross oceans, maintain a strategic distance from endless pits, battle off turtle troopers and a large group of frightful traps that lone a Koopa King can devise. It is another enterprise from the SUPER MARIO BROS.!
Super Mario Bros was the main diversion ever to be discharged for the NES in 1985. It was the main amusement to convey compelling smooth looking over levels with a well made guide. Super Mario Brothers is right now the top rated computer game ever. You can play it on the NES, Famicom, SNES, GBA, and as of late the Wii. Believe me everybody, this amusement is a genuine oldie but a goodie, and still engages today. Mario was the principal genuine video gaming character and he will stand up and fireball away any others that attempt to have his spot. He will dependably be enormous in the computer game industry in view of this recreations gigantic effect.
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Many say the narrative of this amusement is ghastly and it is a major destruction of the diversion. I mean it is much the same as each other amusement where a princess gets caught and you have to spare her. The genuine essential plot of the amusement is that Bowser has released a mischievous spell over Mushroom Kingdom. The main ones who can spare the Princess and break this abhorrent spell are Mario and Luigi.
All things considered, this amusement was basically the principal diversion to begin those nonexclusive plots. Be that as it may, truly, what is there not to adore about the exemplary Mario sparing Princess Peach from Bowser story? NOTHING, it is straightforward and a convincing story. I am certain the story does not merit a high rank in light of the fact that when the amusement turned out the story was exceptionally new and most likely sounded somewhat silly. Be that as it may, today, we as a whole know about our benevolent handyman legend, MARIO.
This amusement is staggeringly enjoyable to play. The goal of the diversion is finished each level by rushing to the finish of the level and hopping has high as conceivable towards the banner. You will experience numerous popular foes, for example, Goombas, Koopas, Piranha Plants and some more. There are coins spread all through the amusement in irregular regions and covered up in obstructs that you should bust. When you get 100 coins you get an additional life.
You get a score for what number of foes you murder, what number of coins you grab, and for different reasons. Each level is special and has distinctive obstructions in each and is an impact to play. There are 8 universes with typically 4 organizes in every world. The amusement is extraordinary on the grounds that it has different shrouded insider facts all through the diversion that keeps the fun coming. There are even mystery less universes and twist pipes that give the amusement an awesome wind.
The diversion additionally blends in a couple of labyrinths to give it a little test. You can likewise play 2 players where you can play as Mario and Luigi and thrashing the malice Koopa King. The couple of defeats are that the diversion is not long, screen looking over, and it gets baffling. On the off chance that you play it sufficiently fast you could beat each level in around 30 minutes.
You can not backtrack once you push ahead in a level. The diversion is baffling in light of the fact that you can not by any means spare and there are no proceeds with (you can utilize a code to begin from the world you lost on). The diversion screen just looks the correct way. I would effectively give the gameplay of Super Mario Bros a 10/10 if there were at any rate more levels per world.
Obviously, you can't simply go up against those levels as just you and yourself, so you have a couple of things that you can discover there to help you. As a matter of first importance there's the powerups you can discover in hinders all through the amusement. The first you will get is the Super Mushroom, and by getting this Mario will develop to twofold size (Super Mario!) and have the capacity to take one additional hit from a foe (and return to typical Mario) before losing an existence.
As Super Mario, you additionally get the capacity to break ordinary block pieces you run over this can turn out to be to a great degree valuable in a few ways, be it finding a mystery square or simply taking a sheltered course. On the off chance that you reveal a powerup while being Super Mario, it will be a fire bloom, which won't enable you to take any more hits yet concedes you the to a great degree helpful energy of fireball tossing. Fireballs can execute adversaries in one hit, and keeping in mind that the same can be accomplished by bouncing on most foes heads, it's quite recently significantly simpler to discharge a fireball from a separation and thump out the foes from a sheltered separation. For whatever length of time that you can figure out how to keep the fire capacity, you will be pretty overwhelmed.
Notwithstanding that, you can likewise get 1Up mushrooms, which will give you an additional life, and coins. The currencies are collectibles that will give you an additional life when gathering 100 of them, at that point the counter will return so you can gather an extra 100, et cetera. All things in the diversion; coins, powerups, finishing a level, overcoming a foe are added to a focuses score.
This score is an extra from arcade amusements, and won't generally be utilized for anything since the high score is erased when you kill your reassure there won't be any opposition about it. Not having a spare component may sound terrible, but rather as specified the levels can be finished before long and there's dependably somebody around who will think about the mystery twist zones.
Discussing privileged insights, that is one thing that is incredible about this diversion. While numerous different NES diversions demonstrate you basically everything, here there are a considerable measure of imperceptible pieces with powerups or mint pieces, funnels you can enter to get to underground currency accumulations and at times a vine will shoot out of a hit obstruct that you can move to get up to "coin paradise". A fun thing with every one of these insider facts is that some of them are on display, some are in a block square you have quite recently never thought to hit.
There are such a variety of squares scattered in each level, with just the question mark pieces being certain to contain something, that you could never have room schedule-wise to really attempt to crush all typical block squares. What is so decent about this is you can play through the diversion such a large number of times and still find something you didn't think about. The measure of mystery stuff is a reasonable factor to why the diversion has incredible replayability.
The illustrations in this diversion are awesome for the time. To reveal to you the fact of the matter I'm still completely happy with the diversions designs today. Despite the fact that Mario and Luigi have a smidgen staining and it is somewhat blocky, it gives you the bona fide and warm inviting in knowing it is the principal Mario amusement ever.
The foundations may just be a blue sky with the intermittent green bramble or a cloud, yet that is every one of that was required. It implies it is anything but difficult to see the closer view objects like the blocks you can hit or the foes you are up against.âThere is nothing you can grumble about with these designs and particularly when the amusement turned out they were incredible.
The sound is marvelous. I mean it is not irritating like most NES diversions and it was the begin of the exemplary "do-do… " music! The diversion has distinctive music for each unique kind of level, similar to cells, submerged levels, and land levels. All on the off chance that it is charming and improves the diversion even. Just slight ruin is the sound impacts are somewhat weak, yet I should not gripe. General it is the tasteful signature melody that motivates me to like the music of the diversion to such an extent.
One other perfect thing is that the music is a bit setting touchy importance on the off chance that you let the time get down to under 100 residual seconds left, the music will accelerate to tell you that you have to hustle. Additionally, in the event that you get a star (strength thing) the music will change to another topic that will last precisely until the point when the power runs out, an awesome sound sign to when to begin agonizing over your adversaries once more. The sound impacts in the diversion are great as well, they are not excessively muddled, and the rings that play are extraordinary for making you feel fulfilled while finishing an errand or grabbing a powerup.
This diversion is fundamentally a get and play amusement. The control format is so basic yet so awesome. The amusement enrolls each development in it superbly. You press forward and Mario unquestionably goes ahead. Numerous NES recreations couldn't impeccable this, yet this amusement certainly did. You can run and bounce and you will take in the traps on the best way to get the most distant hopping separation and the fundamental abilities in a matter of moments. The straightforward and sweet NES controller played extraordinary with this diversion and the amusement did each order splendidly.
The NES control cushion is not by any means the most developed bit of equipment out there, however in this amusement you will never feel it's inadequate with regards to anything. The D-cushion is utilized to move left and right, and with a press down on it you can duck, which additionally brings about going down funnels on the off chance that they are "open".
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We have email in the cloud, document storage in the cloud, data, applications and even development in the cloud.
Why Cloud is BestFrom one point of view, cloud is an excellent choice. You no longer need to worry about;
- Physical servers which can suffer hardware failures.
- Storage and rack space for servers
- Local services, such as Air Conditioning and the Water Supply in the computer room.
- Local environmental factors, such as storms which can directly impact your infrastructure.
- Local backups, which can take hours and require special software
- Tape management (or streaming backup services)
- Server failover -- this is managed by the cloud sites.
- Hotfixes and patches to operating systems and applications.
Most of the cloud systems offer some pretty good restore functionality too.
For example; IBM Connections has some great version control tools which allow you to roll back to previous versions of your file. This means that if a user damages a file (or even if some malware damages the files), you can easily restore old versions of the files -- individually, of course.
There doesn't seem to be any kind of en-masse restore option. This could become a problem if something like CryptoLocker which traverses the directory structure, was involved.
Verse Folder Issues and Restoration
We've been experiencing a few folder issues in IBM Verse lately because although IBM appears to be discouraging the use of folders, we have a number of users in our organisation who swear by them.
One thing that we've noticed is that IBM appears to have done some upgrades on the structure of our cloud-hosted mail files. That's okay, we should expect that as a constant part of the general development of verse.
What's not okay is that these changes seem to have affected how folders work in the Notes client.
We've also noticed that some of our users are reacting to these changes by attempting to move folders around via the Notes client. When they do this, quite often, the folders are disappearing entirely from Verse and from Notes.
Now, folders these days are just another form of tagging, so the original messages are all still okay. They're just no longer neatly organised into a folder.
Our users have been asking to get these folders restored.
In the pre-cloud days, we'd have restored a copy of the mail file and used that to determine which mails were in the folder and then rebuilt the folder and re-foldered that mail. It's a time consuming task but it's one that many of our users would prefer to do, rather than lose the structure that the folder provided.
Guess what... that option is no longer available to us.
We talked to IBM. In fact, we raised a PMR on the issue.
It got noted.
and then....
we got this;
I have checked materials and discuss in whole team, I am sorry to say that there is no way to restore the folders deleted by user himself. He needs to create folder and restore emails from "All documents" manually.
Sure, I accept that it's a manual process but right now, we're still working with IBM to find a way for the user to get a LIST of what exactly was in their folder prior to its removal.
How Wide is the Issue?In our case, all of our mail is forced through the Symantec/Veritas Archive system -- another cloud service. Mail in that system can't be deleted, so it means we have a permanent record. Of course, the system doesn't support foldering because it uses "Journalling" to capture mail as it is sent or received. Foldering tends to be something that occurs long afterwards.
I have to wonder though.... what about the organisations without a separate archive system?
Do they still think that they can restore their mail? Do they still think that they're compliant with their email retention policies?
How many of us have really done proper DR testing on our cloud infrastructure?


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|sognsvann - photo credits: skiforeningen.no
wednesday passed. srm passed. i did not run. despite being shortlisted for a pair of new running footwear. one thing is for certain, with a 40% salary it would have been nifty getting a pair of new shoes. my mailbox is bursting with emails from people that question why i did not run this wednesday. has my calfs given me more difficulties? have i once again lose all motivation for running? have i been banned from the competition? has someone very stupid introduce a running fee for racing around the lake? do i no longer see the point in running in the forest, since i can make my own forest soundscape? was i skiing in wyller? the mysteries are many. the answers few. i am sorry to all you multitudinous readers of this brilliant blog. you just have to wait and see. see if i will run wednesday next week. or if this was it. so close, yet so far away.
readers have also been asking me concerning my mission to get running tips from the legend sindre buraas. i've gone through eight power cycles on my battery attempting to get hold of that guy. it is almost as if he doesn't want to talk to me. but knowing how extraordinary remarkable awesome i am as a person that can not be the case. i bet he is just out cycling, all the time, 24/7/365. having stated that, i did get one text from mister buraas though. he seems to be assuming that i am noel gallagher.
by the way, i've also had ava v5.9 analysed sognsvann for you guys. i used the above image of the lake. there is a lot of surprise by the lake, next to happiness and some sadness. luckily there is little anger to notice.
|sognsvann, as viewed by ava.


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Israel Must Enforce Law on West Bank Settlers
Monday night's riots merely proves what has long since been obvious: In the West Bank, there is neither law nor judge as far as the settlers are concerned. They can run riot to their heart's content.
What happened on Monday night merely proves what has long since been obvious: In the West Bank, there is neither law nor judge as far as the settlers are concerned. They can run riot to their heart's content.
There is a direct connection between the findings of Chaim Levinson's investigation into the performance of the Israel Police's Judea and Samaria District, which were published in Haaretz on Friday, and events in the West Bank on Monday. About 100 settlers and right-wing activists rioted near the Ephraim Brigade's base. Around 50 of them broke into the base and proceeded to vandalize vehicles, burn tires and throw stones at the brigade commander, Col. Ran Kahana, and his deputy, who was hit in the head.
At about the same time, other settlers were running riot along Route 55 and stoning Palestinian cars. Earlier that day, some of the "hilltop youth" broke into a closed site near the Jordan River, Qasr al-Yahud, and barricaded themselves inside. In another incident, five Bratslav Hasidim sneaked into Joseph's Tomb, in Nablus, without permission. All this occurred in a single night's rampage.
This is nothing new, of course. In September settlers broke into Binyamin Brigade headquarters and ran riot there. But the scale of the latest incidents proves that we are no longer talking about a handful of "wild weeds" on the margins of the settler community.
And the Israel Defense Forces, as is its wont, stood idly by: Not one of the dozens of people who participated in Monday's rampage was arrested. That's how the army always behaves when it comes to settlers. The IDF, the police and the Shin Bet security service stand idly by when settlers rampage against Palestinians, torching mosques, groves, cars and houses. Now they stand idly by even when the targets are IDF bases and commanders.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to condemn what happened yesterday and to convene consultations. But it is a belated and hypocritical response. He and the heads of the military establishment know full that settlers routinely run riot in the West Bank with impunity. Those who did nothing when mosques were torched are now reaping attacks on the army. And those who stay silent now will reap attacks on Jews within Israel.
The government must immediately authorize a forceful and determined operation to stop Jewish terror in the West Bank. It must break the armed militias and impose law and order. For it is not the settlers alone who bear responsibility for the lawlessness: The prime minister and the heads of the military establishment are also responsible.
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Friday, 3 April 2009
Galactik Knights
Today I shall blog about a band I've really been into recently. They're a disco-house duo signed to Chicago's Beatism label, Galactik Knights. As well as making dancefloor fillers, they are also keen manga/anime enthusiasts, and are writing and scoring their own manga series, "The Legend of the Galactik Knights".
So without further ado, here's my favourite track from their Digital Silver EP, plus a remix that actually makes good work of that douche T-Pain and that wifebeating douche Chris Brown.
Galactik Knights - Silver Bells [Right Click To Download]
T-Pain feat. Chris Brown - Freeze (Galactik Knights Remix) [Right Click To Download]
Keep it funky,
- Joe
9 comments:
the viking remix of freeze is better
- 3 April 2009 at 13:53
- Simon Ho said...
but silver bells is really good
- 3 April 2009 at 13:56
- Boba Fettuccini said...
I like their remixes a lot more than their original tracks. THe Freeze mix is pretty good.
- 3 April 2009 at 14:53
Silver Bells is a great song. it's very emotional. Freeze is very good too. I have all their EPs besides vinyl. :(
- 3 April 2009 at 20:35
I've really been into these guys lately too! Aren't they awesome? I wish them all the best. My favorite track by them is "Supernova".
- 4 April 2009 at 22:17
- babbibelle said...
thanking you
- 5 April 2009 at 06:49
- Mo said...
What Chris Brown does outside the studio is his business, Rihanna's, his momma's and the California State Court's business.
Very fun remix.
- 5 April 2009 at 21:07
they were married? =[
- 5 April 2009 at 23:31
You probably have little reason to call T-Pain a douche and then a bunch of media influence which leads you to think Chris Brown is a douche. How about you go meet both of them before judging from the safety of your computer screen.
Remix for Freeze is good. Silver Bells is nothing special.
- 6 April 2009 at 01:29


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Jeffrey Hahn, University of Minnesota Asst. Extension Entomologist
Flea beetles are active on crucifers now. These insects are about 1/16 - 1/8 inch long and an iridescent black violet (flea beetles on other plants are the same size and can vary in color). They overwinter as adults and are active in the spring, feeding on the leaves. They chew small, shallow pits and holes into the leaves. A heavily infested plant looks like it got shot with a BB gun.
Plants are most susceptible to damage in spring - seedlings are more vulnerable than transplants. If your plants are suffering 10 % - 30 % damage, you should treat plants to protect them from flea beetle damage. Apply a garden insecticide, such as permethrin, spinosad, or carbaryl. Different flea beetle species also attack potatoes, spinach, beans, squash, corn, and other plants so be on the watch for feeding injury on these plants as well. More information on flea beetles is available at this link (http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/M1210.html).
Photo 1: Flea beetle on crucifer. Jeff Hahn
An interesting insect was found on rhubarb recently. At first glance, this very small (1/16th inch long), orange insect appeared to be an aphid. However upon closer inspection, the insects were quite mobile and apparently not feeding. The shape was also not quite right, this insect was more globular than the typical pear-shape you find with aphids. In fact the insect we found was a springtail, more specifically a sminthurid springtail.
Springtails are an extremely abundant group of insects but because of their small size and the fact they are most common in the soil and leaf litter, they are infrequently noticed by people. Springtails are considered beneficial insects because they feed on decaying plant material, helping in the decomposing process. However, infrequently they are found on plants and can actually be found chewing on them. No damage was found on the rhubarb that was inspected. At worst we would not expect anything more than minor feeding. Management for springtails is not necessary.
Photo 2: Springtail on rhubarb. Jeff Hahn


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Police have named a woman who died in a car crash on Cheetham Hill Road yesterday.
Surinder Kaur Singh, 69, died after she was involved in a collision with a Renault Laguna, near the junction with Knowsley Street.
Up to 20 passers-by desperately tried to lift the car off the woman after it apparently reversed her as she was walking along the footpath.
Police and fire crews were called to the scene at around 2.30pm.
Firefighters managed to free Surinder from underneath the car and she was treated by paramedics.
She was taken to hospital but sadly died a short time later.
Eyewitness Suleman Rafiq, 21, of Elizabeth Street, Cheetham Hill, told the M.E.N : "It was terrible. I just heard other cars going beep, beep, beep and a few people shouting and trying to get the driver's attention. He didn't realise what he'd done.
"The lady was unconscious straight away and was wedged right underneath the car. There were about 15 to 20 people all trying to help, some were even trying to lift the car off her.
"The car hadn't been going very fast but it had dragged her underneath and out into the road."
Cheetham Hill Road was closed for around two-and-a-half hours.
PC Paul Hailwood said: "Our thoughts are with Surinder's family, who have understandably been left devastated following the death of their relative.
"We have officers supporting them as best we can at this difficult time and are carrying out a thorough investigation to establish the full facts around what happened."
Anyone with further information is asked to call the serious collision investigation unit directly on 0161 856 4741 or 0161 856 4742.


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A domestic feud at a Laurel town house led to a fight Sunday in which a well-known 17-year-old youth allegedly stabbed his mother's live-in boyfriend to death, county police said.
Charged as an adult with first-degree murder is Matthew Lee Garvey, a Laurel resident who made headlines in 1987 after he lost a leg at a Laurel car wash that came under fire for employing underage workers.
The victim, John Joseph Robertson, 28, of the 9500 block of Sylvan Still Road, was stabbed in the chest with a kitchen knife during a confrontation with the youth, police said.


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House of Commons
| Session 2000-01
Publications on the internet
Thursday 3rd May 2001
The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
1 International Criminal Court Bill [Lords],-Frank Cook reported from Standing Committee D, That it had gone through the International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], and made an Amendment thereunto.
2 Message from the Lords,-A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:
3 Health and Social Care Bill,-Lords Amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill to be considered on Tuesday 8th May; and to be printed [Bill 93].
4 Adjournment (International Development White Paper-Making Globalisation Work for the Poor (Cm. 5006)),-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr David Clelland);
5 Adjournment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr Ian Pearson);
[Adjourned at 7.30 p.m.
Michael J. Martin
Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Tuesday next.
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
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Other Papers:
Standing Committees
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[W.H., No. 46]
Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall
[pursuant to the Order of 20th November 2000]
The sitting commenced at half-past Two o'clock.
[Adjourned at 5.30 p.m.
Sir Alan Haselhurst
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