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Young Marlins learning how to win
By Joe Morgan / MLB.com
MIAMI -- The Marlins began Sunday 22 games out of first place and with four rookies playing the field. But they aren't simply angling to earn some experience during the season's final two months.
They want to win.
"We're trying to win ballgames," Miami manager Mike Redmond said. "We feel like, 'Hey, we have good enough players here to win ballgames.' And we've been able to show that over the last few weeks."
The Marlins have played much better after a dismal 13-41 start. Since May 31, Miami is 30-25, thanks to increased health and improved starting pitching.
"This really is a tale, to this point, of two seasons, really," Redmond said. "We all like the second half better than the first half, of course."
Recent success enjoyed by the Marlins has been largely due to the contributions of young players.
After earning an All-Star nod for his first-half performance, Jose Fernandez has looked even better in the second half with back-to-back games of 13 and 14 strikeouts, respectively.
Henderson Alvarez has also been stellar since returning from right shoulder inflammation that sidelined him until July. He has a 2.61 ERA in six starts.
Add in the improved bat to go with Adeiny Hechavarria's already impressive defense and the contributions of newcomers Christian Yelich and Jake Marisnick, and Miami's glimpse of the future is bright.
Playing more than 20 games under .500 wears down a club, but Redmond is more focused on the development of his team for future seasons.
"I always look at the record, of course," Redmond said. "But I think we look at where we're headed and the improvement. Are guys getting better and are guys gaining experience? Are they learning?
"When we watch these guys, what's the vision for the future with these guys? And I think we all realize that it's going to be fun and it's going to be bright."
Redmond eager for MLB to move past PED talk
MIAMI -- With Major League Baseball's announcement of suspensions in connection with the Biogenesis investigation nearing, it can soon begin to move on from the latest incidents involving performance-enhancing drugs.
Marlins manager Mike Redmond is grateful for that opportunity.
"I would love to sit here and that I hope this is the end of it," Redmond said. "I think every time that a list has come out or a scandal with PEDs has come out, I think we all hope for the same thing that it's finally over with."
One positive Redmond has seen from the process is the tenacity of the players in disciplining the users. Closer Steve Cishek, Miami's union player representative, said on Tuesday that the players want "a level playing field."
Cishek believes the threat of suspension will deter future use of PEDs.
"I think the good thing is that the players, they're mad," Redmond said. "They're getting tired of it, and they should."
But current players are not the only ones concerned by the issue. Redmond, a former MLB catcher, is also eager to see the abuse of PEDs end.
"It concerns all of us," Redmond said. "It's our job. It's our livelihood. This is our reputation. I played. I played for 13 years. I have so much pride in this game, and it hurts that the game has been tainted. It hurts as a player, all of us. We want it to be clean."
For Redmond, the sooner MLB can move on from the Biogenesis scandal, the better. That's not what the teams want to talk about.
"It's too bad that with all these great races -- the Cardinals and Pirates -- that we're talking about the Biogenesis. We're not talking about the upcoming players. That's what we should be talking about. Hopefully, we finally get to that day when we're talking about baseball all the time. That's going to be the best part."
Worth noting
• Christian Yelich entered Sunday's contest with a career-best hitting streak of four games. He is batting batting .412 (7-for-17) with two doubles and four runs scored during the streak. He has reached base safely in 11 of 12 games.
Since taking over the leadoff spot on Tuesday, Yelich is batting .333 (7-for-21).
• Since beginning his MLB career with an .091 clip (2-for-22) in six games, Jake Marisnick is batting .350 (7-for-20) with a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored.
Marisnick has also shined defensively. He is tied for fourth on the Marlins with two outfield assists despite playing only 12 games.
• Entering Sunday, Cleveland was the only MLB team that reliever Chad Qualls has not faced during his career. Qualls is 2-1 with a 2.49 ERA in 43 1/3 innings this season.
• With a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday, Greg Dobbs improved his batting average in Interleague Play this season to .341 (14-for-41) and upped his RBI total against American League opponents to nine.
Joe Morgan is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The number of asylum seekers being moved into Doncaster has more than doubled in 18 months.
Private contractors have sent more refugees to the town to meet Government quotas, but Doncaster still has the lowest number in South Yorkshire.
Figures, released by the City of Sanctuary organisation in Sheffield in its annual report, shows the number of Doncaster-housed asylum seekers increased from just 98 in August 2012 to 204 in March of this year, a rise of 108 per cent.
It is believed the number living here now is about 250.
The increase dates from around the time private security firm G4S was awarded the procurement contracts.
Karen Johnson, Doncaster Council's assistant director for communities, said: "Although the percentage increase is high, it has come from a very low base.
"The Home Office agrees quotas with each area and for Yorkshire it is no more than one asylum seeker per 300 population.
"On the last count Doncaster had 253 asylum seekers in total – just 0.067 per cent of the population – and the lowest in South Yorkshire.
"G4S are responsible for housing asylum seekers and we are working to ensure the pattern of placements doesn't significantly impact on communities and public services.
"That said, Doncaster is a welcoming place and we have a successful track record in supporting those fleeing conflict and persecution abroad."
City of Sanctuary, a movement set up in 2007 to build a culture of welcome and hospitality for refugees and asylum seekers, says there were 23,500 new applications for asylum in the UK in the year ending in June 2013.
Figures for 2012 show asylum seekers made up only 0.27 per cent of the population in this country. Most come from the Indian sub-continent and Iran, Syria and Afghanistan. The cost of housing is met by the Government but asylum seekers cannot work or claim benefits although they can use services.

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Why G7 Meetings Matter
There is no time better than the present to recognize the dollar's weakness. With the April 11 G7 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bankers just days away, government officials around the world have the power to stop the dollar from falling. But will they? Over the past 30 years, G7 meetings have marked big turning points for the US dollar.
According to the following G7 chart, significant tops and bottoms have coincided with a major change in the foreign exchange language of the G7 communiqué. For example, following the Dubai meeting in 2003, the Group of Seven called for more "flexibility in exchange rates." Although this criticism was directed at China and Japan, it came on the heels of a strong dollar rally. The decline of the US dollar during the late 1980s was also halted when the Louvre Accord was signed in 1987 at the G7 Minister of Finance meeting. Even though the language in the communiqué is only changed every few years, G7 meetings matter because they have the potential to make or break the US dollar.
Whether or not the G7 meeting will matter this time around will depend upon how many members support a change in the FX language of the communiqué.
Where Do They Stand?
US - To date, the US has been reluctant to take any measures to address the dollar's decline, and will most likely not agree to take any drastic steps this Friday. The weaker dollar has helped to boost exports and provides another avenue for the US government to stimulate the otherwise ailing economy. The US government continues to pay only lip service to the strong dollar policy because they know that the path to a stronger dollar is through a weaker one.
Europe – The members of the Eurozone that are apart of the G7 (France, Germany and Italy) are not expected to officially call for dollar strength either. Up until now there has not been evidence of a significant deterioration in the Eurozone economy, but we are reminded daily of rising inflationary pressures. Therefore the finance ministers and central bank governors of these countries will continue to allow the dollar to weaken because a stronger Euro helps to reduce price growth.
Japan – Japan and its Asian neighbors have been the hardest hit by the dollar's weakness. According to government data, inflation in Japan reached a 10 year high during the month of February. Price growth in places like Vietnam are running at double digit rates while Saudi Arabia also touts the fastest inflation growth in 27 years. The rise in inflation has been due in large part by the weakness of the US dollar and these dire consequences are forcing many countries to reconsider their dollar pegs. Even China, who has received significant criticism about their artificially weak currency is now expressing concern about the falling dollar's impact on the value of their foreign exchange reserves. However Japan and its Asian neighbors alone will not be able to convince the G7 to directly address the weakness of the US dollar.
Coordination is the Only Way That It Will Work
In order for the G7 to change the language in their communiqué, the US and Eurozone countries will need to support the change. Unfortunately a turn in the US dollar at this point is not in the best interest of either parties. If the diverging monetary policy directions of the Federal Reserve or the ECB tell us anything, it is that there isn't much spirit for cooperation. With the dollar breaching the 7 Yuan mark, China has already made great inroads to strengthening its currency. Since the beginning of the year, the Yuan has appreciated 4.5 percent, compared to 7 percent growth in 2007. This gives the G7 little room to further criticize China because the problem in the world right now is not Yuan weakness but dollar weakness. One of the main reasons why inflation is reaching a record high around the world is because of the weakening dollar.
Current FX language
Here is the current G7 Finance Ministers and Central Banker's stance on currencies:
"We reaffirm that exchange rates should reflect economic fundamentals. Excess volatility and disorderly movements in exchange rates are undesirable for economic growth. We continue to monitor exchange markets closely, and cooperate as appropriate. We welcome China's decision to increase the flexibility of its currency, but in view of its rising current account surplus and domestic inflation, we encourage accelerated appreciation of its effective exchange rate."
How to Trade the G7 Statement
Previous experience has shown that G7 statements have brought significant trend reversals or continuations for USD and JPY pairs. These dynamics leave us with several trading scenarios on different outcomes in the meeting's communiqué.
Most Likely scenario: Exchange rate commentary remains largely unchanged, with a specific mention of Chinese currency policy the only explicit mention in the G7 statement.
This outcome could lead to mild dollar weakness, but will pretty much make the G7 meeting a non-event.
Less likely scenario: Exchange rate commentary makes specific reference to US dollar weakness, with comments on China's forex policy unchanged.
This outcome would be widely dollar bullish. Not only would it trigger a meaningful top in the EUR/USD but also lead to a sharp rally in USD/JPY.


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Teen breaks into N.H. police station, fires shots
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SPRINGFIELD, N.H — A former student whose disturbing online messages caused a modified lockdown at Kearsarge Regional High School on Monday broke into an unstaffed police station, stole a shotgun and fired several shots, hoping to commit "suicide by cop," police said.
The 19-year-old was taken into custody later Monday and is now in a secure psychiatric facility at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where a psychiatrist said he was suicidal, said police Chief Timothy Julian.
The young man said he stole the shotgun and pulled the trigger "because he wanted to die and he was going to shoot himself," Julian said. "Then he decided he'd rather point the gun at a police officer and have the police officer shoot him."
Police have not released the former student's name, as he has not been charged with crime. However, Julian said he expects criminal charges will be filed eventually.
The Kearsarge Regional School District cancelled kindergarten and all outside and after-school activities and police patrolled the schools Monday after the former student wrote an online suicide note to his friends Sunday night and also warned one not to go to school, authorities said.
The note told his friends he loved them and expressed his hopelessness and inability to see another way out of his struggles.
School officials said the young man, who lived in Springfield, was a senior who had left school earlier this year. Students who received the note told high school administrators, who contacted the district and Sutton Police.
Police in Springfield also got a call about a suicidal person Sunday night and started looking for him. Julian said he returned to the police station around 11 p.m. and discovered it had been broken into and a shotgun had been stolen from the evidence room. Someone also had shot through a wall.
Julian heard a shot from woods bordering a nearby recreation field and called for police backup from neighboring towns. A second shot was fired, but even with help from a state police helicopter, officers could not find the man that night. The next morning, police found the missing shotgun in the woods.
The young man was found walking down a street late Monday afternoon, and did not resist when police took him into custody. He hadn't eaten in two days, Julian said, and had been living in different places since dropping out.
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San Francisco Giants recent roster decisions, and what they could mean
The Giants have been busy with roster moves, and moves they didn't make, this past week. And each move — or non-move — can provide some inside about what the Giants are thinking.
Move: Signing Brad Penny
Penny, who spent part of the 2009 season with the Giants, signed with the Giants on Friday. Penny signed with the Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League for $4 million in the offseason. But it became clear he didn't want to pitch there and was granted his release earlier this month.
The Giants signed him for the league mininum with the intent of using him as a long reliever and not simply as starter insurance in Fresno.
Penny reported to extended spring training in Arizona and hopes to soon join Fresno. The Giants hope to get Penny on the big-league roster by the end of the month.
So what does the move mean?
- It means that Guillermo Mota's appeal of a 100-game suspension has little chance of succeeding. Hard to believe, given Mota's "children's cough medicine" alibi.
- It also means that the Giants are not confident going with Triple-A callups Shane Loux and Steve Edlefsen for the long haul in the bullpen.
- There's also some concern with Eric Surkamp's recovering from an elbow problem that landed him on the DL in spring traiing. Surkamp was viewed in the spring as the first line of defense in the rotation should there be an injury or poor performance.
Non-move: Not signing Orlando Hudson
When the Padres gave the O-Dog his release last week, talking heads are baseball said the Giants might be a good fit. Instead, the Giants passed on Hudson, who later signed with the White Sox.
What does that mean?
- The Giants are committed to sticking with Ryan Theriot at second base. Theriot went on the DL on May 11 with an inflamed elbow, although we had our doubts about the injury. There may have been some issue with the elbow, but we think it's more likely that the Giants wanted to give Theriot time to work on things, given his .179 average in 20 games. Evidence to this is the fact that Theriot is expected to activated Thursday, the first day he's eligible to come off the DL.
- It could also mean the Giants are confident in Pablo Sandoval making a quick return. Sandoval took 25 swings off a tee Wednesday and reported no pain. Giants announce Dave Flemming said Tuesday that Sandoval could be back with the Giants within two weeks. If the Panda is back by early June, the Giants could keep Joaquin Arias with the big club. The Giants like what Arias has brought to the club, both with his bat and glove.
- If the above two notes are true, it could mean the end of Emmanuel Burriss' stay with the Giants. CSNBayArea's Andrew Baggarly hinted Tuesday that Burriss could be the out man out when Theriot is activated. But MoreSplashHits still believes the Giants will send Charlie Culberson back to Fresno, as he hasn't played much in the past few days. But when Sandoval returns, the Giants may decide their better off with Arias than with Burriss. Arias has the ability to play all infield positions.
- And it can also mean the Giants remain confident of Freddy Sanchez making a return this season. We haven't heard much from Sanchez since he received an epidural for his sore back early last week. And with Sanchez, the silence is deafening. Sanchez is expected to restart baseball activity soon. But until he does and until he restarts his minor league rehab assignment AND plays some at second base, you can't count on anything from Sanchez.


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Maison Martin Margiela's "artisanal"-themed Fall 2012 Couture collection combined found materials in exquisite handcrafted pieces that made perhaps the most avant-garde statement in Paris this week. The 15-piece collection included such items as an overcoat made from a windsurf sail, a jacket composed of baseball mitts, and a sleeveless jacket that used a crystal doorknob found in New York City as its fastener. Raf Simons, who started the week with his debut Couture collection for Dior, was seated in the front row at the show, leading many in the audience to believe that Margiela himself would make an appearance (the two are said to be good friends). But Margiela never showed his face . . . nor did the models who walked the runway, with their heads obscured by crystal-studded masks. The high-concept design in this collection stayed — literally — close to head and heart. Below the waist, most of the models wore pants cut from raw cotton or simple lace.


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Auriemma's family immigrated to Norristown, Pa., when he was seven years old. While attending West Chester State College (now West Chester University of Pennsylvania), Auriemma took an assistant coach position with the women's team at St. Joseph's University in nearby Philadelphia. After graduating in 1981, Auriemma joined the coaching staff at the University of Virginia. In 1985—with no previous head coaching experience—he was hired as the Connecticut head coach. He quickly remade Connecticut, which had just one winning season in its history before Auriemma took over, into one of the premier programs in the country. After posting a 12–15 record in his first year with the Huskies, Auriemma led the team to winning records in each successive season of his tenure.
Auriemma guided the Huskies to a Big East Conference championship in his fourth season and to the Final Four of the NCAA championship tournament in his sixth. In the 1994–95 season Connecticut won each of its 35 games and captured its first national championship. The Huskies defeated the University of Tennessee in the championship game, which marked the beginning of a long-running rivalry between the two schools and between Auriemma and Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt in particular. Connecticut won a second title in 1999–2000, and in 2001–02 the team posted another undefeated season and captured the first of three consecutive NCAA championships. The Huskies went 39–0 during the 2008–09 season to bring their championship total to six under Auriemma. Connecticut matched that result the following season to win another title and in the process broke its own record (established between 2001 and 2003) for most consecutive victories, when the team won its 71st straight game in March 2010; the team's winning streak ultimately ended at 90 games in December.


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Do you hate to stand out in a crowd? Do you feel more comfortable blending in? Do you really love getting everyone's approval? We don't, and that's exactly why we decided to add a 2013 Dodge Dart to our long-term fleet of cars. Our initial interest in the new Dart is based on the car's tough, distinctly American look and the fact that it appears to be a promising compact sedan from an American brand.
Tough Competition
But our interest in the Dart goes beyond looking cool or being different; we're curious how Dodge's new compact sedan fares when compared to other, more popular choices like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. Let's face it, if you want a simple, reliable and affordable compact sedan, you'll probably just get a Civic like almost everyone else.
However, if you want what you drive to stand out or if you actually like to drive, chances are you've been checking out a new crop of compacts like the updated Ford Focus, Chevrolet Cruze and Hyundai Elantra. We're looking forward to the redesigned 2014 Kia Forte, too.
Lots of Options
And that's where the 2013 Dodge Dart comes in. It's a compact sedan that checks all the must-have boxes. Its affordable base price is about $16,000. It's also economical; one version gets up to 41 miles per gallon on the highway. There's the expected tech as well -- in fact we ordered our Dart with navigation, Bluetooth and Satellite radio. And because we actually love to drive, we ordered our Dart with the 1.4-liter, MultiAir turbocharged engine and paired it with a 6-speed manual transmission. An automatic transmission is optional.
We started with the "Rallye" version of the Dart. The Dart comes in base SE trim; one step up is the SXT, then the Rallye, then Aero and finally the Limited. There are also plans for a more powerful R/T version down the road, but it isn't for sale yet. The Rallye is right in the middle with a base price of $18,995. Standard equipment includes 17-in alloy wheels, split folding rear seat, 6-speaker stereo, fog lights and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls.
Of course we added a few options like the turbocharged engine ($1,300). The 1.4 liter turbo engine is good for 160 horsepower. MotorWeek says the Dart gets from 0-60 miles per hour in 8.2 seconds, and that makes it one of the quickest cars in its class. Bottom line: the turbo engine is worth extra money. We also opted for the Premium Audio Group ($595), which includes a USB port and SD card slot, 8.4-in touchscreen, rear parking camera, single CD player and an upgraded instrument panel. Other options include: satellite radio ($195) that includes a one-year subscription, Uconnect with navigation ($495), Uconnect with voice control and Bluetooth ($295), cool looking LED "Racetrack" taillights ($225), sunroof ($895) and the Popular Equipment Group ($295) which includes features like lighted cupholders, seatback storage pockets, automatic headlights, cruise control and a trip computer. Add it all up including the $795 destination fee, and the price is $24,085. It is possible to spend more, but we feel this level of equipment combined with the sub $25,000 price represents a decent value.
We're expecting a lot from our Dart, and we're going to use it the way you would: hauling friends and family, commuting to and from the office and the occasional road trip. We're also hoping for a little track time to see if the car's performance can back up the aggressive look.
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The morning started with a nice 12 mile run based on a few different routes. A closed road near the Biltmore house had me walking (terrified) across a very short railroad trestle before I noticed a nice pedestrian bridge (way to go Asheville!). Code4Lib is a very connected conference which leads to in-depth online note taking and an active IRC channel.
People, their digital stuff, and time: Opportunities, challenges, and life-long challenges
Code4Lib 2010 kicked off with a keynote by Cathy Marshall. She mentioned a few interesting stats (a webpage weighs 80 micrograms – Brewster Kale), 4.5 Billion personal photos in flickr, and continued to talk about how people preserve, use, and manage their digital artifacts. BTW – her talk was titled – People, their digital stuff, and time: Opportunities, challenges, and life-long challenges.
For me a compelling question she asked was – "digital lets us keep everything – should we?" She had a good point – you never get rewarded for deletion, but sometimes you get rewarded for saving."(ala Gordon Bell).
She talked about a study she did on massed data where she typed the metadata (e.g. place, artifact, context) that was assigned to digital objects. The interesting aspect of typing metadata assigned to digital objects is in thinking about metadata assignment within the context of teh idea that people don't approach digital object description/archiving in a deliberate and systematic way. Her final message was that "new opportunities lie in the aggregation of individual archives and efforts."
cloud4lib – Jeremy Frumkin, Univ Ariz., Terry Reese, OSU – An open library platform.
They are working on building this at http://cloud4lib.sourceforge.net. They have setup a collaborative workspace which they are running out of OSU libraries using a research account on Amazon EC2. They are having a breakout session at code4lib today to talk about how to structure this idea.
Ross Singer – Linked data
Ross talked about how he took MARC data & built a linked data service. Too complicated to talk about in depth here but you can find his presentation on the code4lib site. The really neat thing he did was take a vufind instance & embedded some RDFa into the template to make the linked data discoverable.
Harrison Decker – DIY cloud computing with Apache & R (rapache)
Data librarian, UCBerkeley. Like many things – data analysis in libraries is getting more complicated – libraries have an opportunity to help people learn how to analyze data & how we can use data analysis in our own work. His definition of the cloud "a replacement for the desktop, when it makes us work smarter, extendable." He asserted the idea that decision makers are not statisticians but rather need processed charts & data. Rapache is an apache module with the R interpreter compiled into it, lets you embed an R script in web pages, provides interface to get/post (baseball example). Some ideas he had for use – interactive we/e-journal use visualizations, real-time survey results, data visualization for instruction, network analysis. . .
Public datasets in the cloud – Rosalyn Metz, Michael B. Klein
Their cloud definition ( on demand self-service, broad network, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, IAAS, PAAS, SAAS). She demoed launching an EC2 instance & mounting datasets hosted on EC2 for analysis. She mentioned socrata, Google fusion tables in which you can create tables and visualizations of your data. Michael talked about data access & issue and wondered where/how libraries might get data & asked what the role of IRB might be in data analysis.
Karen Coombs – OCLC – 7++ ways to improve library UIs with OCLC web services
Karen had a laundry list of ideas for using OCLC web services to extend & embed data in library discovery services. They are represented briefly – mostly because she flew through them!
- Cross listing print & electronic stuff – Use WC search api to see if lib ha print version & link it to the full record of ebook
- Item availability localization – Take zip code, OCLC number, bring up a google map, link to library catalog
- Bring Journal TOC to feed to MARC record – XISSN to see if feed of recent content is available
- Peer Review indicator – Use data from XISSN to add peer reviewed data to appropriate screens
- Information about Authors – Use Worldcat Identities, wikipedia API to get author information, link together
- linking to free full text – use XOCLCNum to check for free full text from OCA, Hathi Trust, etc
- Similar items – Use dewey decimal classification, WC search api to retrieve similar items
- Bonus – build a mobile catalog – use WorldCat Search api to get to your library catalog data, build in images from open library, ratings from librarything
- links – http://worldcat.org/devnet, http://www.oclc.org/applicationgallery
Extensible catalog – Jennifer Bowen
The afternoon started off with an overview of the eXtensible Catalog. They have developed a suite of tools including user interface, metadata, and connectivity (NCIP, OAI) to serve as a holistic replacement for discovery & management services. XC includes frbrized metadata, "why you got that record" in the index display, works as a drupal module, includes some nice complex staff metadata management tools so that staff have flexibility in defining how the metadata is displayed. The toolkit (Bowen indicated that there were lots) allow you to automate data loading and processing! It appears that right now XC is still in a semi-release phase but all software is available.
Conference fatigue has set in – The rest of the sessions are discussed in abstract here
Ok, I take it back. Jeff Sherwood talked about using Levenshtein string distance as a method for matching records using a mathematical algorithm – very neat. They also usd the Jaro-Winler algorithm for string comparison. code is at http://pypi.python.org/pypi/editdis/0.1, but.ly/ZGSmF, secondstring for Java, MARCXimiL – a MARC deduplication package, http://snurl.com/uggtn.


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This week in Worth A Look, a boundary pushing performance using a digitally enhanced cello, a Zimbabwean author talks about her new book and life as an immigrant in America, and the Palo Alto Art Center displays work from young local artists.
MUSIC: 'Hypercello'
The cello is a versatile instrument, with a range that rises from the bass clef up into the tenor clef -- and sometimes into the treble clef. It can be bowed or plucked. It can even be struck or slapped for percussive effect.
But that's not enough for experimental cellist Nicola Baroni, who has learned to push his cello-playing into the digital realm with the help of motion-sensing software.
In his solo performance tonight, May 2 at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University, Baroni will play "Zadig: Voltaire meets Kaftka," on cello and an instrument known as the "hypercello," a computer-driven system that senses the motion of the player's hands. The system allows the player to move both of his or her hands to control digital effects that are applied to what he or she has played.
In online videos, Baroni can be seen striking dissonant harmonics on his instrument, then flinging both of his hands forward -- resulting in atmospheric whooshes and high-pitched skronks.
Prior to his performance, Baroni and composer Massimiliano Messieri will give a lecture on the instrument and its applications, titled "Interactive composition and Hypercello. Motion tracking and spectral description in real-time."
The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. at the CCRMA Stage, located at 660 Lomita Dr. on the Stanford campus. The concert will follow at 7 p.m. and run until 9 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit ccrma.stanford.edu or call 650-723-4971.
BOOKS: The immigrant experience
Zimbabwean author and current Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University NoViolet Bulawayo will read from her debut novel, "We Need New Names," at the Lucie Stern Community Center as part of the national Made Into America project, which works to collect and highlight immigration stories. The idea was to help families move beyond the sense of "us and them when we think about immigrants," said Elliot Margolies of the Midpeninsula Community Media Center, which is co-sponsoring the event, along with the Palo Alto Library and the Palo Alto Weekly -- "A way to create more bridges the community."
Bulawayo 's book follows a group of children whose lives begin in a shantytown in her native country, before a number of the children depart for the United States, where the main character ends up settling with relatives in Michigan.
While the novel's protagonist leaves a brutal world behind her, she does not always find comfort in her new home, Margolies said.
Margolies said Bulawayo's novel is filled with "gripping" passages that cut to the heart of what it means to be an immigrant struggling to find an identity in a new country. Bulawayo had plenty of personal experience to draw upon when penning these passages. Like the protagonist in "We Need New Names," she also moved from her home in Zimbabwe to Michigan, though she left her native country later in life than the fictional main character in her book, Margolies said.
Bulawayo will answer questions after her reading, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., May 8, at the Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The event is free, but RSVP is required. For more information, call the Palo Alto Library at 650-329-2436 or the Midpeninsula Community Media Center at 650-494-8686.
ART: Kids create the darnedest things
A pair of exhibitions at the Palo Alto Art Center are highlighting art created by students from Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park.
The first exhibit, Youth Art, showcases works created by kindergarten through high school students from the Palo Alto Unified School District. The titled "The Arts and the Creation of Mind," runs through May 18 and is meant to honor the work of the late Elliot Eisner, a former Stanford art professor who long advocated for art education in public schools. He died in January of this year.
The second show features work produced by the Cultural Kaleidoscope program, which seeks to link the communities of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park by bringing arts into the classrooms of the Palo Alto Unified and the Ravenswood City school districts. The organization focuses mainly on elementary school children, and the exhibition of their work continues through May 25. Both exhibits opened on April 27.
According to Karen Kienzle, director of the art center, the impact of these two shows is very powerful for the children who are displaying their work. "The kids get to see their work installed in a professional museum environment," she said. "They leave the art center saying, 'Wow, we're real artists!'"
Given the power of arts to improve a child's education, Kienzle said, reaching children early and giving them an opportunity to show their work in the art center is important.
"Every child is an artist," she said, paraphrasing Pablo Picasso. "The problem is how to remain an artist when we grow up." She said she hope these two shows will help children stick with art.
Furthermore, Kienzle added, the exhibit has the potential to move grown ups in the community.
"We have so much to learn from young artists," she said.
The Youth Art exhibit runs through May 18 and the Cultural Kaleidoscope exhibit through May 25 -- both at the Palo Alto Art Center, located at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. The art center is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.; and is closed Monday. Admission is free. For more information, go to the art center's website or call (650) 329-2366.


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Personal computing discussed
fr500 wrote:I forgot to add... I checked temps. CPU doesn't get over 65c in OCCT, GPU never goes beyond 70c...
I hate this... it's so much easier when stuff burns!! (but I'm broke now so I hope it won't)
Also... I game at 2560x1440, it's a bit too much for the card but I don't think that would be a reason for it to be crashing right?
CB5000 wrote:Inspect the motherboard and check for any obvious damage or damaged capacitors, and check for any slight bulging. For checking the PSU you would need a accurate multimeter and test to see if the voltage drops when the system is under load and to see if the voltage is within specs. Also if you know some one that has an oscilloscope you can check the AC ripple current to see if its still within specs.
jihadjoe wrote:Might want to try lowering the resolution too. Wouldn't hurt to try.
puppetworx wrote:It sounds similar to what I experienced when my X25-M failed, sporadic lockups and crashes. The SMART data was fine but when I ran the Full Disk Scan in Intel SSD Toolbox the PC crashed at around 70%. You should definitely run that scan on your SSDs if you haven't already.
Arclight wrote:Since you mentioned you tried the video card in another rig and it crashed again due to the drivers i would suggest you read upon TDRs.
For troubleshooting try rolling back to an older driver version. If you don't remember which one was stable then try 295.73 and test using the GTX 570.
Note that you are not alone, there are a lot of people that are experiencing this problem it's just that the reasons why the TDRs happen vary a lot.
nvidia did not recognize it as being their issue, maybe the reference design works fine and it could be a problem caused by their partners. Personally i'd advise anyone to steer away from nvidia products for a generation or two until they fix their problems but it could also be a bias on my part, maybe the percentage of cards that are defective is not that big, it just seems big because nvidia sold more of them than AMD.


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The Shared Legal Capability is a cooperative effort by the American Association of Law Libraries, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, the Medical Library Association, and the Special Libraries Association to retain outside counsel expertise in intellectual property issues, and to maintain and exert a joint library community position whenever possible on key intellectual property policy issues. The SLC has enabled its library association members to achieve accomplishments in the intellectual property policy arena that would not have been possible for any one group individually. SLC accomplishments from 1995 through 1998 include:
WIPO Treaty Provisions
The SLC groups worked with the Digital Future Coalition during the December 1996 World Intellectual Property Organization conference called to revise the Berne Convention for the digital age. The SLC and DFC successfully participated in the creation and adoption of agreements that explicitly recognized the need to protect copyright owners, encourage information distributors, and assure public access to information. These efforts achieved modifications in original proposals so that the treaties did not require changes in the careful balance of U.S. law, and so that the overbroad database protection treaty proposal was not taken up.
Substantive Legislative Progress
Ashcroft & Boucher/Campbell Bills. Together developed pro-active bills (the Ashcroft and Boucher/Campbell bills) to address library/user needs, and achieved broad user community support. Got these bills introduced, cosponsored by a bipartisan group of legislators, and in play. These bills positively affected later developments.
Joint Testimony. In the current climate it was and is difficult to achieve a seat at congressional hearing tables on intellectual property issues. The SLC, by agreeing to present library community views jointly, and to agree to provide witnesses acceptable to committee leadership, was able to have its views heard on several occasions.
Negotiating Table Representation. Through working together, achieved seat at negotiating tables. In all cases this included legal counsel Arnie Lutzker (whom no one group could have supported alone); often this also included one or more representatives of the library organizations. Further developments would not have been possible without this step.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This Act, signed into law in October 1998 updates copyright law for the digital age and prepares U.S. law for adoption of the WIPO treaties. Among the provisions on which SLC effort was evident are the following:
Library Preservation Update. Achieved library and proprietor agreement, and later inclusion in DMCA, to update library preservation portion of Sec. 108 to expressly permit authorized institutions to make up to three preservation copies of an eligible copyrighted work; electronically loan those copies to other qualifying institutions; and permit preservation, including by digital means, when the existing format in which the work has been stored becomes obsolete.
Distance Education. When a negotiated agreement could not be reached, influenced terms of study included by legislators in the DMCA. The Copyright Office is to conduct a study within six months on how to promote distance education through digital technologies. Parties to be consulted include nonprofit libraries and archives. This issue would not have been on the table at all without SLC leadership.
Fair Use & Anti-Circumvention. A true negotiated agreement could not be reached in this area. However, with enormous effort and against great odds, and partly through broadening the area of House activity from the Judiciary Committee to include the Commerce Committee, a "fail-safe" provision was developed and enacted in the DMCA. While not ideal, it defers the effective date of the prohibition against bypassing a technological protection measure (in effect a new access right granted proprietors) for two years. During that time, and every three years thereafter, a rulemaking proceeding will take place to determine whether the anti-circumvention prohibition will adversely affect information users' (both individuals and institutions) ability to make non-infringing uses of particular classes of copyrighted materials.
Liability Limitations. The limitations on online service provider liability in the DMCA include some protections that apply to nonprofit libraries and educational institutions, even though nonprofits were excluded from this particular negotiating table in the final stages. However, at an earlier stage, Arnie Lutzker participated as an accredited representative to congressionally sponsored all-industry negotiations over the appropriate scope of OSP liability. For nonprofit libraries, archives, and educational institutions, the courts may remit attorney fees and statutory damages for violations of anti-circumvention and copyright management information provisions if the violator was not aware and had no reason to believe that its acts constituted infringement. Further, there is no criminal exposure (fines or prison terms) for libraries, etc.
Database Protection Bill Withdrawn. The overbroad Collections of Information Antipiracy Act, after passing the House twice in 1998 and after almost two months of negotiations, was pulled from the DMCA in the final days of the session. While it was the number one priority of certain online publishers, the SLC and DFC arguments concerning the negative effects on fair use, research, and scholarly and scientific activities caused the issue to be deferred until the 106th Congress.
Copyright Term Extension Exemption. The Copyright Term Extension Act, a separate piece of legislation, includes an exception permitting libraries, archives, and nonprofit educational institutions, under certain circumstances, to treat a copyrighted work in its last (new) 20 years of protection as if it were in the public domain for noncommercial purposes. The SLC and other interested parties with Copyright Office participation negotiated this exemption over the course of a couple of years, and while not perfect, would not exist at all without joint library group action.
NET Act. The No Electronic Theft Act was signed into law in December 1997. The SLC and other interested parties were able to achieve modifications to this new criminal Internet copyright infringement legislation to preclude library and educational institution prosecution based solely upon their operation of a computer network.
UCC2B Proposal
The SLC and other interested parties actively participated in industry/government negotiations over the scope of a new proposed Article 2B of the Uniform Code, a model state law provision with profound implications for the future of access to information. In December 1998 it was learned that the American Law Institute will not be taking up UCC2B in 1999 due to continuing concerns.
Principles for Licensing Electronic Resources
The SLC associations initiated and participated in a joint working group that produced "Principles for Licensing Electronic Resources" in final draft form in July 1997 for use by libraries. The effort was funded by the Special Libraries Association.
West v. Hyperlaw Amicus Brief
In 1997, the SLC commissioned and shaped an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opposing a claim of copyright in publicly funded judicial decisions by West Publishing based primarily upon West's addition of minimal and non-original information to such agencies. While funded as a separate project, the SLC arrangement provided a framework for discussion and agreement on a course of action.
Coalition Building
DFC. The SLC in itself constitutes a coalition. Together the SLC groups played a leadership role in the development of the Digital Future Coalition, a much broader coalition of 42 groups -- nonprofit educational, scholarly, library and consumer groups, together with major commercial trade associations in the consumer electronics, telecommunications, computer, and network access industries. The DFC is committed to striking an appropriate balance in law and public policy between protecting intellectual property and affording public access to it.
Education Groups. SLC groups worked particularly hard to coordinate efforts with the education community. At some negotiating tables, representatives of higher education and el/sec education were also represented. At times, Arnie Lutzker was deputized to represent certain higher education interests as well as the SLC.
CONFU Process
SLC members consulted and worked together throughout the multi-year process of the Conference on Fair Use facilitated by the Patent and Trademark Office. All or some of the SLC organizations were able at various points in this process to provide joint letters or issue joint statements .
Raising Visibility of Issues
Various SLC associations engaged media consultants and used in-house public relations staff to successfully expand the profile on intellectual property issues through specialized and general media articles, interviews, op ed pieces, and letters to the editor. These efforts worked to the benefit of each SLC member influencing policy makers, press, and the international community toward our mutual goals.
Effectiveness of Grassroots Campaigns
The ability of each SLC organization to send a jointly developed action message to their field resulted in strong grassroots response from the library community, especially in key congressional states and districts. Evidence that these appeals worked ranges from blind copies of letters, faxes, and e-mail messages to congressional offices, to comments from congressional staff that they were hearing from constituents. And when there were occasional comments that Rep. XYZ hadn't heard recently about issue ABC, it was possible to turn that around quickly. Constituent support for organizational positions is essential; joint efforts increased the effectiveness of grassroots campaigns.
Beginnings of Implementation Work
DMCA and Term Extension Regulations. Parts of the DMCA and the Copyright Term Extension Act took effect immediately, and Copyright Office notices, interim regulations, or requests for information began to be issued in November 1998. SLC members quickly realized a new phase of needed involvement was just beginning. The SLC met jointly with Copyright Office officials. Strategy sessions and advice and analyses from Arnie Lutzker followed before the end of the year.
Interim Regs on OSP Liability Limitations. These Copyright Office interim regulations require entities to designate an agent to receive statutory notices from copyright owners about infringements, raising a series of important questions for libraries. Sharing these questions, and commissioning an analysis from Arnie Lutzker, enabled SLC organizations to better advise their members.
Distance Education Study Notices. The Copyright Office issued notices in November and December in connection with its study on distance education and digital technologies. Again, SLC strategy sessions and advice from Arnie Lutzker enabled SLC organizations to better involve their members.
Fair Use and Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking. In preparation for the upcoming rulemaking procedure to examine the implications of technological protections on the exercise of fair use rights, the SLC met to discuss what research and analysis would be necessary. The result was a joint commitment toward a research project to be funded partially by SLC member organizations and, it is hoped, partly by outside funding. The ALA Office for Information Technology Policy is leading this joint effort.
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The scholarships provide eligible Indigenous commencing students with a once-only payment to assist with the expenses associated with higher education.
The scholarships are open to commencing Indigenous Australians of low socio-economic status who are enrolled in an undergraduate course of study as full-time Commonwealth-supported students. Applicants will be given priority if they are from a rural or regional area and have not previously completed a bachelor degree or equivalent (except where it is an entry requirement for the current course).
The scholarship provides a one-off payment of $4,485 (2012 rate). Recipients will also be awarded an Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship, and, where applicable, an Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship.


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Starter-turned-reliever Livan loving life in 'pen
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
"I have fun in the bullpen with the guys and we are laughing and watching the game, I enjoy every moment," Hernandez said. "I started to like it. Maybe I'll do this job for a [few] more years."
Hernandez's relief experience was enriched on Saturday night, when he notched his first save after 485 career appearances (474 starts). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first pitcher since Frank Tanana in 1990 to record his first save after that many starts. Tanana's first save came after 512 starts.
Hernandez admits he did not know he had recorded a save until he was shaking hands with his teammates after a 13-9 win over the Rockies. The veteran hurler entered after a 69-minute rain delay, with the Braves holding a one-run lead with one out in the eighth inning.
"I've never been in that situation," Hernandez said. "I think [Eric] Hinske told me, 'First save' and I was like, 'Oh, yeah.' Then when I started giving [high-fives] to everybody, I was like, 'Wow, first save.' It's very nice."
Nursing sore left elbow, Prado back in lineup
DENVER -- Martin Prado's first few days in Denver were not exactly pleasurable. After flu-like symptoms restricted him to his hotel room on Thursday and Friday, he returned to action on Saturday night and got hit on the left elbow with the first pitch Esmil Rogers threw him during a seventh-inning pinch-hit appearance.
Prado glared at Rogers before taking first base. The plunking loaded the bases, creating a force possibility at each base with one out and the game tied. The right-handed reliever was removed before Michael Bourn followed with a walk that gave the Braves their first lead of the night.
"He didn't hit nobody before," Prado said. "He was pretty much in the zone. First pitch like that? I don't think it was on purpose, but it made me think it was too obvious, too."
Prado scored from second base in the seventh and had to sprint from first base while scoring in the ninth. But he did not have any more problems with the flu-like symptoms. His left elbow was the only thing bothering him when he returned to the Braves' lineup on Sunday.
Prospect Gattis tearing it up at Double-A
DENVER -- Evan Gattis needed less than a month to leave the Braves no other choice but to promote him to Double-A Mississippi. Less than a full week later, Gattis is already providing reason to wonder when he might get his next promotion.
Gattis entered Sunday having recorded two doubles and three home runs during his first five games with Mississippi. In the 26 combined games he has played with Mississippi and Class A Advanced Lynchburg this year, the strong 25-year-old has hit .384 with 12 homers and a 1.295 OPS.
The Braves are primarily utilizing Gattis in left field with the hope that he will show that he can play a position other than catcher.
Worth noting
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Chipper Jones' performance on Saturday made him just the second player in Braves history to record at least five RBIs at the age of 40 or older. The other was Babe Ruth, who hit three home runs and collected six RBIs during the final game of his career with the Boston Braves on May 25, 1935.
Atlanta entered Sunday leading the Majors with 155 runs and ranking second with a run differential of 22.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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" Brand: Lactulose / Type: Bowel Relief "
* Prices may differ from that shown
Lactulose is a laxative which is available either on prescription or over the counter from the pharmacy. It contains sugars which are not broken down by the body but act along with the bacteria which is in the gut to pull water into the bowel and thus soften the stool making it easier to go.
Lactulose is an extremely sweet and sticky liquid, the usual adult dose is three 5ml spoonfuls, which can be taken up to twice a day. There are reduced doses for children and babies but it is best to consult a doctor if they need treatment. The liquid tastes really sweet, unpleasantly so but it can be mixed with either water or juice to make it more palatable. I personally recommend that adults just gulp it down as quickly as possible and then rinse the mouth out with water afterwards. It is recommended that you up your fluid intake when you take lactulose as your body needs the extra liquid to be taken into the bowel in order for the medicine to work.
I have taken lactulose a few times and found that it is effective within a day or two doses. It is a gentle laxative in that it does not cause an explosive bowel movement like some other medicines can but rather works gently to restore normal bowel functioning.
Lactulose also works on cats, although it is probably not a good idea to use it without a vets advice. My kitty Shadow was severely constipated a few months ago and the initial enema did not work so he was sent home with a bottle of lactulose. The dose for a 5Kg cat is 5ml and getting that sticky liquid inside a cat's belly is not easy. I discovered that a downside of that sticky liquid is that it sticks to a cat's whiskers! The lactulose did work for Shadow after a couple of doses and I have occasionally needed to give him a half dose when I see the symptoms of constipation starting again.
One thing that really annoyed me about the lactulose being prescribed for the cat was the price, a 30ml bottle from the vet cost over £6 to be dispensed while a 500ml bottle from the pharmacy costs around £5.
If you are constipated and the lifestyle changes of drinking more water and eating more fibre do not work then give lactulose a try, suitable for all the family from young babies to adults and feline friends too!
Lactulose is the medicine that is given by doctors if you present yourself with constipation. It is a mixture of sugar and water that will help you to get back to your normal bowel habits.
It does not taste good and is sweet but without any flavour that would make it taste sweet and nice. It is not that bad that it would make you feel sick but it is not pleasing to drink.
I do not think it works very quickly but if you are not experiencing pain because of being constipated than you should work with the Lactulose instead of moving to something stronger because this is a gentle way to clear the bowels. It does not make you feel like you have got to go to the toilet as soon as it starts working because of it being so gentle but when you do go it will be easier and you will not have to strain and make yourself sore.
Lactulose is given to children also but my children eat a diet that is rich in fruit and vegetables so they have never been constipated. You can mix it with a childs drink because they will not like the taste but do not add it into orange juice because that make give a child an upset stomach and make a reversal of constipation.
Lactulose costs about £3 for a small bottle from the chemist but you do not have to take very much so a bottle will last for a long time. You can get it on prescription but that is only worth it if you have free prescriptions or if it is for a child because the cost of the prescription is more than if you buy it for yourself.
4 Dooyoo Stars.
When I gave birth to my son at the end of last year, my doctor prescribed some Lactulose to alleviate some of the discomfort I might experience when opening my bowels. Without going into too much detail, I had experienced extensive damage to my perineum and going to the toilet was incredibly painful, so my doctor prescribed Lactulose to help keep everything soft and prevent any unnecessary discomfort.
Lactulose solution is a gentle laxative which helps prevent constipation. I say "gentle" because it doesn't actually cause you to open your bowels, but instead softens stools so that when you do open your bowels it passes through easier. I was very nervous about using it at first, as I didn't really understand this so was worried that it would cause me to go the other way and cause my movements to be too loose. But once I got my head around what it was actually designed to do, I started taking it regularly and it did work for me.
The solution itself is quite sweet tasting - everyone warned me it would taste awful but to be honest I didn't really notice the taste....perhaps I was too pre-occupied with the pain I was in following childbirth! It is, however, a very sticky solution, so when pouring it from the bottle I'd recommend doing so over the sink or a spare tea towel, rather than over the sofa or your clothes, as it's a bit of a pain to remove once it sticks.
The recommended daily dosage for adults is three 5ml spoonfuls, and although I started off taking three each day, once things had started to improve I gradually reduced this down to two and then one, until I didn't feel the need to take it any longer. With regular use, it did make my stools softer so I didn't experience any unnecessary pressure to be placed on my damaged muscles. I was so glad I took this as it meant I wasn't in any more pain than I needed to be in.
Lactulose is also suitable for children and babies, although the recommended dosage differs for these groups. My son was also prescribed some when he was a few weeks old, because some medication he was on had caused him to become constipated and he was in pain trying to pass his stools. The Lactulose did work to soften things and make him more comfortable.
A 500ml bottle costs £5.34 from Chemist Direct, and I would recommend it if for any reason you are having trouble with hard stools causing painful bowel movements.
My little boy has Autistic Spectrum Disorder and this has affected daily life in many ways. One of the preblems that we had with him was that it was a nighmare to potty train him (he actually had to start school in nappies) and even when he had made the transition to proper pants, he was still having regular soiling accidents. The doctor told us that this was die to the fact that he was "holding on" to his poo until he couldn't hold it anymore and that what why he kept soiling his pants. She recommended that he take a 5ml spoon of lactulose syrup daily.
I went to the chemist to fetch the prescription and realised that she had actually prescribed my child a mild laxative. "Is she out of her mind?" I thought. "Isn't that going to make him poo MORE?". However, as she was a doctor, I presumed that she would know best, so gave it a go.
Lactulose is a very mild laxative that is commonly given to young children to treat constipation. Although the name "Lactulose" sounds like it is a natural product, it is actually a synthetic sugar, which is made of a combination of two other sugars, fructose and galactose. The body cannot digest lactulose, so it passes into the colon, where bacteria break it down into acids, which pull water into the colon, which is then absorbed by the stool, making it easier to pass. As Lactulose has a very mild effect, it is usually considered safe to use, except for thoose who have an intolerance to galactose. Side effects in sensitive individuals are usually limited to watery stools or excessive gas.
The syrup is quite watery in consistency and has no colour. It has no real flavour, but it is very sweet, a bit like sugar water. My son didn't mind the taste at all, but then most kids like sweet things! It was no problem getting him to take his daily spoonful and usually he wanted more, which of course, I said no to!
Lactulose is quite cheap to buy over the counter at the chemist, for about £4 for a 500 ml bottle.
So, did it work? Well despite my initial scepticism, yes it did! The lactulose had a very mild effect, which caused him to poo more regularly. I was able to "catch" the poo my sitting him on the toilet at the same time evey day when he came home from school. As time passed, I was able to slowly decrease the dosage to every other day, before stopping it completely as he became used to sitting on the loo at the same time every day. Lactulose is not a medicine that I would want to keep him on indefinitely, but it has been really useful in helping him learn to control his bowel movements. A few weeks later, he did slip back into bad habits, but a few doses of Lactulose worked a treat and got him back on track again. I am pleased to report that generally, he is pretty reliable at telling me when he needs to go to the loo.
I would recommend Lactulose for children and adults with constipation, but I would always advise getting a doctor's opinion first, especially if it is a child involved, as they can ascertain whether the problem is constipation or anything more serious. Most kids get constipated at some point and it can be really painful for them, so Lactulose can be a very useful addition to the medicine cupboard.
Although i eat reasonably well, i have often had 'bowel problems' stemming from childhood, and often made worse when i stay away from home or have a slight change in my diet to containing more fruit. I sometimes think i verge on irritable bowel as i can go from constipated to having to be close to the toilet in the space of one day.
I never really thought about it much before i became pregnant. I would just have a good glug of orange juice and it would sort me out. However, one day when i was about 26 weeks pregnant with my second pregnancy, i had horrible stomach pains, and was advised to go into the maternity monitoring unit as i couldn't feel the baby moving about. After i had been sat there recording movements for an hour, and done a urine sample, i was relieved but a little embarassed when i was told i was so badly constipated it was causing the pain.
I ended up being prescribed 6L of lactulose, which was a further mortification when the chemist dispensed it to me.
I'm not going to go into the total ins and outs of it, but i was told to take 3x5ml spoons twice a day through the pregnancy. It certainly made sure that my bowels were not constrained for the rest of the pregnancy, and we still have a couple of bottles of this lurking around now for if i ever feel the need again.
Lactulose is basically a very sweetened suspension. It needs to be shaken up well before use or the sugar comes out of the suspension a bit, and you get a crunchy sticky coating on the top of the liquid where the sugar has recrystallised, and you find that it gets harder to unscrew the lid on your bottle.
It is an artifial sugar which acts as a food source for beneficial gut bacteria. It helps the motions retain extra water through the increase in the bacteria, so the mass of the motion is more, and it will be softer, easier to pass, and you will pass motions more frequently.
Taking the lactulose was not overly unpleasant unless it had not been shaken properly and you got crunchy sugar crystals, but it was quite sickly sweet and i have a pretty sweet tooth. I found during the pregnancy one of my molar teeth which had been filled previously actually broke, and then kept breaking. I eventually had to have the tooth pulled out. This may or may not have happened without the lactulose consumption, but it did make me rather wary about it.
Lactulose does seem to be commonly prescribed for pregnant women to use, as your intestines fail to work as well during the later stages because there is a great big baby in the way. Not surprising really.
I found it made my pregnancy more comfortable and i would definitely take it again if i had constipation problems.
I know it does not work as well for everyone though. My dad is a paraplegic disabled from his T-vertebrates just below shoulder height. He has the same sluggish digestion as he is not moving around. He tried lactulose and it wasn't a good reliable solution for him. He prefers movicol.
Lactulose is a less invasive treatment than movicol, and does seem to have some effect. Relief was not instant by any means, but it did relieve my blockages and was safe to take while pregnant.
During pregnancy I began to suffer going to the toilet so my doctor suggested I tried some lactulose, lactulose solution can be purchased in chemists and costs around £2.25 for 300ml or £4 for 500ml. Lactulose can be used for constipation and hepatic encephalopathy.
When I got lactolose from the doctor it came in a plastic clouded bottle and when you buy it is generally in a white plastic bottle with an inbuilt handle, the liquid inside is more syrup than liquid and is yellow in colour.
When you are prescribed lactulose you should follow the directions from your doctor however if you are buying the product then the dosages are adults and children over 10 years 3 x 5ml spoons twice a day, children 5-10 years 2 x 5ml spoonfuls twice a day and children 1-5 years 1 x 5ml spoons twice a day.
Each 5ml spoon of lactolose contains 3.4g of lactulose, lactose, fructose and D-galactose and as you would expect it tastes just like sugary syrup. The possible side effects of taking lactulose are wind and stomach cramps but other than that there is not much else to expect.
I took this medicine for a couple of months during pregnancy and it simply did do the job however my 3 year old took it for a short while when the doctor could feel a blockage in her bowel and it gave her the runs and didn't move the blockage at all. The doctor actually told use that lactulose is not always the best medication and put my daughter on movicol instead. I would say that this is easy to take but it may not suit everyone and a more suitable medicine may need to be found. It is also worth noting that as there is so much sugar substance in the medicine it is bad for your teeth and extra care should be taken of them whilst taking it.
I first came across Lactulose Solution when my doctor had given me tablets for pain relief that had the unfortunate side effect of constipation. After taking these tablets for a while I went back and complained about this and was given the talk on fibre which I was eating plenty of, and then she prescribed me a 500ml bottle of Lactulose Solution and explained it's a sugary solution that attracts water into the bowels and makes stools softer and easier to pass. I picked up my bottle of this and went away thinking at least she hadn't given me something that I personally would class as medicine to treat symptoms of another medicine. I was getting a bit fed up at this point of being given tablets to treat side effects of other tablets etc and not getting much pain relief either.
Once I got the bottle home I read the label which told me to take 10-15ml twice daily as I was an adult. Children between 5 and 10 can take 10ml twice daily, children 1 to 5 years old can take 5 ml twice daily and babies 2.5ml twice daily. The fact babies could take this made me realise it was pretty harmless stuff. Pregnant women can also take this but it is necessary to talk to your doctor first. I was paying for prescriptions at that point too and it also didn't take me long to realise I could buy this cheaper online, at the time I was using it which was about 6 years ago it cost about £3 for a 500ml bottle online but I notice now it's often a bit more than that so shopping around is advisable if you decide to buy some.
There didn't seem to be much in the way of warnings except diabetics clearly can't take this without their doctor's guidance as it's sugar and basically the dose could be adjusted a bit if you were finding it too high or low so I decided to start on 10ml twice a day. Despite my best efforts to keep medicine bottles clean when they contain liquid I always fail and this was no exception. Within a few days I had a very sticky bottle on my hands even though I kept wiping the side with a wet sponge.
The liquid is a kind of light amber colour and smells very sugary. It is gloopy in consistency and tastes revoltingly sweet. I don't have much of a sweet tooth and this was very, very sweet but as it's a sugary liquid it shouldn't have been a surprise. I used to gulp mine down and grimace before washing it down with lots of water.
It does help though and within a couple of days things were back to normal in the toilet department so I never had to go to the higher dose available for adults. However one thing my doctor didn't warn me about was getting dehydrated. I usually drink loads of water every day so this didn't happen to me until I got a heavy cold and ended up dehydrated. I can confirm that not drinking enough water actually makes Lactulose have the opposite effect to what it normally does and makes you constipated again. It took several days to get it to work again too because my cold was really drying my system out so make sure you're aware of that if you take it. Water by the bucket load! It is perfectly safe to use Lactulose Solution long term too as it's not like the laxatives that stimulate the gut and can stop it working on its own.
After I changed tablets and moved away from the original offenders this sat in the cupboard for a while, it seemed to get darker in colour as time passed and the bottle remained very sticky so I threw it away and have never used Lactulose Solution since.
Overall it does work but make sure you drink plenty of water with it, it's cheaper to buy without a prescription if you pay for them and it tastes sweet and grim! A full 5 stars from me though as it does what it's supposed to.
I've never been the most 'regular' person in the world when it comes to my toilet habits, and during all four of my pregnancies the problem gets worse. I therefore know Lactulose well, this being the main constipation remedy offered to pregnant women. Senna may also be prescribed now, but if used properly the sugary syrup of Lactulose can be very effective.
Depending on how generous your GP is you'll either get a standard medicine bottle filled with Lactulose, or a branded 500ml bottle with twist off pouring cap. I had this one and found it much easier than measuring out a 20ml dose using teaspoons!
The Lactulose itself is basically sugared water, the texture feels thick but in a sticky way rather than it having a gloopy consistency. It has a definite sweet taste but there's also something I find mildly offensive about Lactulose when drunk neat.
Anyway, this isn't really a problem as Lactulose is most effective when mixed into a large glass of orange juice. This isn't the recommended way but it does help it to kick in quicker, which is helpful as Lactulose is such a natural(ish) remedy. Stick to the dosage on the bottle and use a good quality orange juice for a gentle push to help you go to the loo.
For me the beauty of Lactulose is that it works quickly enough to shift things along, but you don't need to overdo the dosage in order to help yourself get a bit more regular. Usually it'll take four or five daily doses and then I can go without for a week and still manage to go to the 'proper toilet' (in my usual slow fashion).
The problem is never entirely cured, this will just give you a hand as and when you need it. It can also safely be used for babies and children, although this must obviously be under medical supervision. A healthy adult isn't likely to overdose on Lactulose, a dose of roughly double the recommended will give you the runs after a few days but as soon as you stop taking it you'll quickly get back to normal. Whatever normal is when it comes to bowel habits!
If mixing Lactulose with orange juice doesn't sound appetising then it can also be taken in a glass of water. I find the effects are a little slower using this method but, again, if you bear with it you'll soon see results.
I've got to specify this, Lactulose rarely causes an explosive need to go to the toilet. This may occur if you vastly increase the dose, but if you're sensible with the medicine then it's extremely gentle. In pregnancy it's a lifesaver, but with my sluggish bowels I will happily add it to my juice whenever I need a boost.
*** Packaging ***
This product comes in a cream opaque bottle, it has a flat base in order to help it stand straight, and then there is a label around the middle section providing all the information.
The label is not particularly appealing and looks very medical, all the information is in black with a tiny hint of blue shading around the name of the product. On reading the label there is a small line that states there is further information underneath. To access this you need to tear to label to reveal a small booklet. Once you have done this though it will not go back so you must put it in a safe place to refer back to.
On the top of the product is the lid which is made of hard plastic, this has a child safety lock on it therefore to access you need to push down on the lid and turn anti clockwise. If you just turn the cap it will only click you must pushdown first.
On first glace this product looks horrible, but then again it's not really something you want to advertise in bright eye catching colours.
*** What Is It? ***
Lactulose if a solution that is designed to treat constipation, the solution is a clear colour but it's not see-through, it has a slight yellow tinge to it.
The solution is also very runny however not as runny as water it is slightly thicker more like a thin gel or syrup. Once you take off the cap there is no real aroma, it does have a smell to it but it's nothing nasty.
I also found the solution to be very sticky, and it can be quite difficult to get off, I found the best way is to wash your hands with hot soapy water.
*** How To Use It? ***
Lactulose is not a prescription drug but it has to be bought over the pharmacy counter (got mine from Superdrug)
It doesn't come with a medicine spoon so you either need to buy one of you don't have one, or I used a teaspoon. For adults you need to take 3 - 6 spoonfuls a day at different intervals.
For children 2 - 5 spoonfuls a day, depending on the age of your child you can still use a spoon; however I gave my daughter it at aged 1 and it was so much easier to buy a syringe and put it in her mouth that way.
It doesn't taste particularly nice either, it's not horrible and my daughter actually seems to like the taste, but I think its tastes very oily
*** Warnings ***
Do not take if you have an allergy to any of the ingredients (listed below)
Do not take if you have a blocked bowel that is not constipation
Do not take if you have high levels of galactose in your blood
Do not take if you have intolerances to lactose
Take care if you are pregnant (particularly in the first 3 months)
Pay attention to dental hygiene as this product contains lots of sugars
Taking the product with food can help minimise any feelings of sickness
*** Ingredients ***
The active ingredients is Lactulose, the other ingredients in this products are:
Purified water
*** Does It Work? ***
Simple answer, Yes.
The thing I found most difficult about this product is how to get the desired effect, I either took too much, so it worked too well (and I wont explain in detail what that means) or I didn't take enough therefore I still struggled.
It took a couple of days to actually get regular again but that is only because I couldn't work out how much to take.
With my daughter it worked within hours, usually a little too well so I had some explosions to clean up.
I didn't suffer any side effects but apparently it can make you feel nauseous and give you mild cramps, but I didn't have either of these.
*** Summary ***
For anyone who is struggling, whether its you or your child I recommend this 100% it works very well and gets things moving a lot quicker than some other things I have tried.
I know it's not a nice subject buy particully after have a child things really slowed up and this is been a god send to me.
Also when taking my daughter off milk and onto solids she really had problems to the point where she used to bleed because her stools were that hard. After literally 2 hours of taking this it was much easier for her.
I paid £4.50 for the bottle, it is a bit on the expensive side but it lasts a really long time and is well worth the price.


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Can anyone please tell me why this fly was exhibiting this behaviour?
I couldn't watch the movie - instead I had to restart my computer...
Sorry to hear it won't run on your PC. The movie was taken on my Sony Ericson Smart phone. It runs ok on my computer and my wife's computer.
The movie clip shows what appears to be a Winter Crane Fly on the ceiling. Its feet are gripping the surface of the ceiling but its body is bouncing up and down really fast, about 6-7 times a second. At no time do any of its feet lose contact with the surface. I wondered what would cause it to behave like this.
According to this video it is vibrating to spread its pheromones. To me that sounds reasonable, even if I can't find any references to it, as many other insects do similar things (for instance moths vibrating their wings).
And it worked with quick-time (which I had to reinstall - as I had a crash a while ago...).
Thank you for your answer.
It worked for me -- clicked on it, it came up with a window asking you to play or save, I clicked play using the suggested default (QuickTime Player), and it came up with a large window, which you then have to click Play to activate. A few steps, but it worked... no ideas about your winter cranefly though.


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The UC market is adrift, as the percentage of respondents to our InformationWeek 2013 State of Unified Communications Survey reporting that they've deployed and are using such tools inched up a mere 2 points, to 38%, from our 2012 survey. And 31% of those shops have rolled out UC to less than 10% of users.
While an additional 30% say they plan to deploy UC within the next 24 months, that's essentially the same percentage as had UC on the drawing board the last time we asked. Don't make the mistake of thinking it's just a soft economy and tight IT budgets holding back UC initiatives. It's also that an increasing number of users are comparing enterprise UC tools to capable consumer-grade services such as Google+, Facebook and Apple Facetime, not to some 10-year-old PBX. Facebook, for example, is moving into voice over IP and voice IM, and if recent rumors prove true, Google will soon roll out a complete UC offering under the Babble brand. By integrating Gmail, Hangouts, Google+, Google Voice, Google Messenger and other offerings, with Jabber/XMPP as the common, open protocol, Google could offer a compelling set of services at a price point ... well, let's just say it's hard to compete with free.
A strong enterprise UC response to the consumer-grade threat is WebRTC (Web Real Time Communications, discussed more here), an emerging World Wide Web Consortium API designed to provide a unified way to directly embed voice and video into any standards-compliant browser. UC industry stalwarts such as Avaya, Cisco, Mitel, Siemens and, yes, Google are active in WebRTC. Microsoft is advancing a "similar but different" standard, perhaps looking to protect its Skype services. Apple has been pretty quiet on this front.
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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies I-X' started by KimMH, Jan 19, 2011.
Really, really horrific. McCoy had to
mop up for hours. "I hate
when the protpplasm hits the fans!"
Carol Marus confronted Kirk. "You dirty
old man! I can see your
willy! Put it away right now!"
Elated by Spock's disapproval, Kirk gleefully
(Welcome *Peach*! I loves me some *-king Daniel* but the more the merrier!)
donned his TMP pyjamas and told
I didn't realize it was just us!
the little redshirts a bedtime story
(hey - we do good work - we should call Pocket/Simon&Schuster! )
about the time he and Spock
stole a ship from the future
and beat up Doctor Soran. "What?"
"Nothing unreal exists," said Spock, scaring
Geordi, who realized he was now
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a month overdue on his secret
subscription to "Ample Nacelles - Starfleet's Ships."
had a panic attack and hid
in Spot's basket, who hacked up
(thanks for the link to here, Daniel!)
a fur ball that looked like
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