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Site Patterns
This information is for customers of our self-hosted version of Full-Text RSS. The information refers to version 3.0 of Full-Text RSS. For customers on the premium hosted plan, please contact us if you need us to improve extraction for particular sites.
Site patterns allow you to specify what should be extracted from specific sites.
Site patterns can be used if our automatic content extraction fails to pick out the correct content block for a particular site, or if additional fine tuning is required (e.g. to strip undesirable elements within the content block, to include images which are not being included, to follow a single-page link on multi-page articles.).
We have an experimental tool to help you create a simple one through a point-and-click interface.
Important: The rest of this document is for advanced users. If you feel you need a new site config file for something you're trying to extract and you're uncomfortable creating one yourself, you can ask us to create one for you. Request a site config file.
How it Works
After we fetch the contents of a URL, we use the hostname (e.g. mysite.example.org) and check to see if a config file exists for that hostname. If there is a matching file (e.g. mysite.example.org.txt or .example.org.txt) in one of the config folders, we will fetch the rules it contains. If no such file is found, we attempt to detect the appropriate content block and title automatically. When there is a matching site config, we first try to use the patterns within to extract the content. If these patterns fail to match, we will, by default, revert to auto-detection — this gives us another chance to get at the content (useful when site redesigns invalidate our stored patterns).
A simple example of what might be found in the site config file for processing Wikipedia entries:
body: //div[@id = 'content'] strip_id_or_class: editsection strip_id_or_class: toc prune: no
Fingerprints: Matching Without Hostnames
Some sites and blogging platforms (e.g. WordPress.com, Posterous.com, Blogger.com) allow users to map their own domains to their accounts. So, for example, a Posterous user might choose to map example.org to example.posterous.com. This poses a problem for Full-Text RSS because if the content on this site was previously extracted using our Posterous site config file (.posterous.com.txt) it will no longer match when accessed at example.org (unless we save a copy of the .posterous.com.txt as example.org.txt).
To get around this problem, we have introduced an additional way to identify sites and trigger site-specific extraction. Since Full-Text RSS 2.9, it's now possible to associate a fragment of HTML as a site's identifier (or fingerprint). Fingerprints, rather than identifying a site using its domain names, use HTML fragment strings which are likely to appear in the HTML as identifiers for particular sites. Going back to our Posterous example, we can use '<meta content="Posterous" name="generator" />' as an identifier string for Posterous and map it to the .posterous.com.txt site config file. These can be added in custom_config.php (to see how these should look, open config.php and look for $options->fingerprints).
Location of site config files
In the site_config folder you will find two subfolders: 'standard' and 'custom'. FTR comes with a number of existing site patterns in the 'standard' folder. It's possible to change these, but we suggest users place their own site patterns in the custom folder to prevent future updates overwriting their site patterns.
Global rules
Global site config files accept everything regular site config file does, but are applied to all sites, whether or not a specific site config matches. There is a global site config in the site_config/standard/ folder. To add your own rules, the global site config file should be named global.txt and placed inside site_config/custom/.
Site config merging
Full-Text RSS looks for site config files in the following order:
- URL hostname match or wildcard match in the site_config/custom/
- URL hostname match or wildcard match in the site_config/standard/
- fingerprint match (HTML fragment mapping to hostname) in site_config/custom/
- fingerprint match (HTML fragment mapping to hostname) in site_config/standard/
- global rules in site_config/custom/global.txt
- global rules in site_config/standard/global.txt
Any matching files are merged, with rules from files higher up in the list taking priority. If, however, one of these files contains autodetect_on_failure: no then the files beneath it will not be merged.
To select elements for extraction or removal, we use XPath. If you're not familiar with the syntax, there's a nice tutorial here: XPath 1.0 tutorial.
Pattern Format
The pattern format has been borrowed from Instapaper. You'll find plenty of examples by opening the text files inside the site_config/standard folder or by browsing our GitHub repository. We make use of the patterns provided by Instapaper and, in the same spirit, have made available our own additions for anyone to use.
We currently recognise the following directives:
title: [XPath]
The page title. XPaths evaluating to strings are also accepted. Multiple statements accepted. Will evaluate in order until a result is found. If not specified or no match found, it will be auto-detected. The title is placed in the <title> element, inside the feed's item element.
Note: if the input URL points to a feed, the item's title in the feed will not be changed - we assume item titles in feeds are not truncated. Since Full-Text RSS 3.1 you can use the extracted title. To do so you should pass
&use_extracted_title in the querystring. To enable/disable this for for all feeds, see the config file - specifically
- Example
title: //h1[@id='title']
body: [XPath]
The body of the article. Multiple statements accepted. Will evaluate in order until a result is found. If not specified or no match found, it will be auto-detected. The body is placed in the <description> element, inside the feed's item element.
- Example
body: //div[@id='body'] # also possible to specify multiple # elements to be concatenated: body: //div[@class='summary'] | //div[@id='body']
date: [XPath]
The publication date. XPaths evaluating to strings are also accepted. Multiple statements accepted. Will evaluate in order until a result is found. The date is placed in the <pubDate> element, inside the feed's item element.
- Example
date: //span[@class='date']
author: [XPath]
The author(s) of the piece. XPaths evaluating to strings are also accepted. Multiple statements accepted. Will evaluate in order until a result is found. Each author is placed in a <dc:author> element, inside the feed's item element.
- Example
author: //span[@class='author']
strip: [XPath]
Strip any matching elements and their children. Multiple statements accepted.
- Example
strip: //div[@class='hidden'] strip: //div[@id='content']//p[@class='promo']
strip_id_or_class: [string]
Strip any element whose @id or @class contains this substring. Multiple statements accepted.
- Example
strip_id_or_class: hidden strip_id_or_class: navigation
strip_image_src: [string]
Strip any  element where @src attribute contains this substring. Multiple statements accepted.
- Example
strip_image_src: /advert/ strip_image_src: /tracker/
tidy: [yes|no] (default: yes)
Preprocess with Tidy. Tidy usually helps clean up the HTML for processing. It can, however, sometimes make matters worse. If it does, try setting this to no. (This setting may affect the final DOM tree produced, and with it affect your xpath expressions – so if your xpath is failing to match the desired elements, try setting this to 'no' to see if helps.)
- Example
tidy: no
prune: [yes|no] (default: yes)
Strip elements within body that do not resemble content elements. Sometimes this leads to elements which you'd like to keep from being stripped. If that happens, set this to no.
- Example
prune: no
autodetect_on_failure: [yes|no] (default: yes)
If set to no, we will not attempt to auto-detect the title or content block if the given title/body expressions fail to match.
- Example
autodetect_on_failure: no
single_page_link: [XPath]
Identifies a link element or URL pointing to the page holding the entire article. This is useful for sites which split their articles across multiple pages. Links to such pages tend to display the first page with links to the other pages at the bottom. Often there is also a link to a page which displays the entire article on one page (e.g. 'print view' or 'single page'). This should be an XPath expression identifying the link to that page. If present and we find a match, we will retrieve that page and the site config options will be applied to the new page.
- Examples
single_page_link: //span[@class='singlePage']/a single_page_link: //a[contains(@href, '/print/')]
single_page_link_in_feed: [XPath]
Same as above, but applied to item description HTML taken from feed. Please be aware that the same article URL may appear in a variety of feeds which do not always contain the same item description. If both single_page_link and single_page_link_in_feed appear in the site config, single_page_link_in_feed will be ignored.
- Example
single_page_link_in_feed: //a
next_page_link: [XPath]
Identifies a link element or URL pointing to the next page of a multi-page article. This is useful for sites which split their articles across multiple pages but do not offer a single page view (if a single page view is provided, please use single_page_link instead - it'll be much faster). If present and we find a match, we will retrieve that page and the site config options will be applied to the new page. If the next_page_link matches a link on this new page, the process will continue. Finally the content will be joined together. (Introduced in version 3.0.)
- Examples
next_page_link: //a[@id='next-page'] next_page_link: //a[contains(text(), 'Next page')]
replace_string([string to find]): [replacement string]
Simple find and replace to be performed on HTML before processing.
- Example
replace_string(
):

 # alternatively in version 3.0 you can write the above as: find_string:
 replace_string:

parser: [string]
By default we rely on PHP's fast libxml parser. For sites where this proves problematic, you can now specify html5lib – a PHP implementation of a HTML parser based on the HTML5 spec. (Introduced in version 3.0.)
Note: html5lib is a slower parser and still quite buggy.
- Example
parser: html5lib
test_url: [string]
A URL to use to test the pattern. In future, we'll have a tool which will use this to automatically test if the patterns in the file are still valid. Must be URL of an article from this site, not the site's front page. One or more.
- Example
test_url: http://www.example.org/2011/05/what-a-day/
# comments
Lines beginning with # are ignored.
- Example
# this is an advert strip: //img[@class='ad']
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Xbox One System Software Update in Preview Comes with Backwards Compatibility Bug Fixes Today (26th of June 2015) Microsoft released a small update to the Xbox One system software for preview members, mainly focused on fixing issues with the newly introduced backwards compatibility feature (Please note that this will be publicly released later on in the year.). Here are the patch notes, posted on the private preview forums by Program Manager Emily Hanson: OS version released: xb_rel_1507.150621-2200 Available: 6:00PM PT 6/24 (2AM GMT 25/6) CHANGES Fix for an issue preventing users from Twitch Streaming Backward Compatibility titles. Fix to address issues … Read More »

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This free one year kid's devotional study thru the Bible is designed to hit the highlights, provide practical application and requires no preparation. If you have a little more time, I encourage you to read the whole section of scripture (Number 15) while we focus in on just a few verses in 5 minutes.
Background: God inspired Moses to write the first five books in the Bible. The book of Numbers begins one year after the Exodus from Egypt and records the Israelites refusal to go into the Promised Land after only 11 days of their journey and therefore the divine discipline of wandering for 40 years in the wilderness until the old generation dies out and an entirely new generation is raised up. The book of Numbers gets its name from the two censuses that are taken, one of the old generation and one of the new generation.
God knew that His people would tend to stray and follow after evil, so He gave them some holy reminders to keep them on track. Here is one of them.
Ask the children…
What did God instruct the people to do?
"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord." (Numbers 15:38)
What were the tassles supposed to do?
"When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do. 40 The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God." (Numbers 15:39, 40)
Were the tassles themselves significant? No, they were just a clearly visible reminder that the people were to obey what the Lord instructed them do, whether it was to put tassles on their clothing or follow all of the Lord's commands.
Ask your children what symbols around your house remind them that they are God's children and that they are to follow Him? Maybe there is a cross, a painting of Jesus, some angels, a bible, etc. How about God's call to hide His words in our hearts? Rather than putting the reminder on the outside, how about putting the holy reminder on the inside. Choose a verse to memorize today and think of it as a tassle on your clothing that you have put their as a reminder.
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|Commencement of classes
|27th July 2015
NIPER Ph.D. Joint Admission Test 2015 Eligibility Criteria:
|Eligibility for Application
|Medicinal Chemistry
|M.S.(Pharm.) [Medicinal Chemistry/Natural Products]; M.Pharm.(Pharmaceutical Chemistry); M.Tech. (Pharm.) (Bulk Drugs); M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
|Natural Products
|M.S.(Pharm.) [Natural Products/ Medicinal Chemistry/Traditional Medicine]; M.Pharm. [Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Pharmacognosy]; M.Tech.(Pharm.) (Bulk Drugs); M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
|Pharmaceutical Analysis
|M.S.(Pharm.) (Pharmaceutical Analysis); M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Analysis); M.Sc. (Organic/ Analytical Chemistry)
|Pharmacology & Toxicology
|M.S.(Pharm.) [Pharmacology & Toxicology/ Biotechnology/Regulatory Toxicology]; M.Pharm. (Pharmacology); M.Sc. [Pharmacology/ Toxicology/ Zoology/ Biochemistry/ Medical Biotechnology/ Microbiology]; M.D.(Pharmacology); M.V.Sc. [Pharmacology/ Pathology/ Biotechnology]
|M.S.(Pharm.) (Pharmaceutics/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacology); M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics/ Formulations); M.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering/ Biotechnology/ Chemical Engineering)
|Pharmacy Practice
|M.Pharm. (Pharmacy Practice/ Community Pharmacy/ Hospital Pharmacy/ Clinical Pharmacy)
|M.S.(Pharm.) or M.Pharm. or M.Tech. (Pharm.) [Medicinal Chemistry/Natural Products/ Pharmacology & Toxicology/ Formulation/ Biotechnology/ Pharmaceutics/ Pharmacoinformatics]; M.E. or M.Tech. [Biotechnology/ Life Sciences/ Computational Sciences]; M.Sc. in Biological Sciences [Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Botany/ Zoology/ Physiology/ Life Sciences] M.Sc. [Organic Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Computational Sciences]; M.V.Sc.; MCA
|M.S.(Pharm.) [Pharmacoinformatics/Medicinal Chemistry/ Natural Products]; M.Tech. (Pharm.) (Bulk Drugs); M.Tech. (Bioinformatics); M.Sc. [Organic/ Physical/ Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Biophysics/ Biotechnology/ Microbiology/Bioinformatics]
|Pharmaceutical Technology (Process Chemistry)
|M.S.(Pharm.)/M.Tech. (Pharm.)/M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
Candidates appearing for final qualifying examination (including NET-JRF) can also apply but they must produce final result on the day of interview, failing which their candidature shall be rejected.
How to Apply NIPER Ph.D. Joint Admission Test 2015:
Candidates can register online on www.niper.gov.in/admissions.html from 06th April 2015, 9.00 AM to 01st May 2015, 5.00 PM.
Online Application Processing System (OAPS)
An online interface is provided for applicant's interaction with the NIPER office. With this interface an applicant can:
- Fill the online application form as per instructions given on the website.
- Upload photograph and signature
- Image size should be 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm (Width x Height) print in JPEG format
- The signature size in maximum pixel resolution for the image is 160 × 560
- The minimum pixel resolution for the signature image is 80 × 280
- Pay the registration fees
NIPER Ph.D. Joint Admission Test 2015 Application Fee:
Gen/OBC/KM/PH – Rs. 1500/-
SC/ST-Rs.- 750/-
Mode of Payment:
Online Mode
Registration fees can be paid through net-banking / Credit Card / Debit Card along with Bank Charges
Offline Mode
If registration fee is paid by e-challan it should be sent to the given below address through speed post /registered post/in person) so as to reach on or before 15th May 2015, 5.00 pm.
Chairman, NIPER JEE PhD, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
Sector 67, S.A.S Nagar (Mohali), Punjab 160062
After making the payment candidates are advised to take Printout of the Registration form and put signatures at the bottom of the registration form and attach the following documents:
- Copy of award letter if any pertaining to NET-JRF of CSIR/DBT/UGC/ICMR etc.
- Sponsorship certificate from Industry / Government sponsored candidates
And send this to the below address-
Chairman, NIPER JEE PhD, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S Nagar (Mohali), Punjab 160062
Candidates should have a minimum CGPA of 6.75 (or 60% marks) for General, 6.25 (or 55% marks) for SC/ST, 5.75 (or 50% marks) for physically handicapped (PH) candidates on a 10 point scale in the qualifying examination and should also have qualified GPAT/GATE/NET.
Percentage of marks or CGPA will be based on the norms of the concerned university/Institution or aggregate marks or CGPA scored by the candidate for all years of the qualifying degree, in case University/Institution has not prescribed any norm for calculating such percentage or CGPA. Available seats will include Institute funded/ government project funded/ industry funded research fellowships. In addition to this, seats are also available for candidates having their own fellowship (NET-JRF; RGNF; Engineering and Technology etc.) from CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT etc.
Seats are also available for candidates sponsored by Government Departments; Research and Development Organizations; Public Sector Undertakings and Reputed Private Pharmaceutical Enterprises and for foreign nationals/self financing foreign nationals.
GPAT/GATE/NET is an essential qualification for all disciplines except for the following category of candidates:-
- Candidates holding M.V.Sc./M.D. degree
- Foreign nationals
- Sponsored candidates from Government Departments, Research and Development Organizations Public Undertakings and Reputed Private Pharmaceutical Enterprises.
NIPER Ph.D. Joint Admission Test 2015 Admit Card:
Candidates shall be informed through email about when to download the Admit Card. No admit card will be sent to the candidates by the post.
- For downloading the admit card open the website
- Candidate have to login at the website by using application number and password
- Now Download the admit card
Bring a print-out of the downloaded Admit Card to the examination Center along with the original and valid photo identification (No photocopy / scanned copy/ expired ID is permitted).
It may be noted that candidate may carry one of the following IDs: Driving License, PAN Card, Passport, Voter ID, Ration Card College ID, Aadhaar UID, Employee or Identification Card etc.
NIPER Ph.D. Joint Admission Test 2015 Exam Pattern:
Entrance Test will be held on Sunday, the 7th June, 2015 at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune.
Based on the performance in the exam, list of candidates to be called for interview will be displayed on the website.
|Area of Questions
|Total Questions
|Total Marks
|Exam Duration
|Chemical Sciences
|2 Hrs.
|Biological Sciences
|Pharmaceutical Sciences
The question paper level will be of M.S. (Pharm.), M.Pharm., M.Tech. (Pharm.), M.V.Sc., M.D. and M.Sc. (in relevant discipline) level. Each discipline will also have questions from general Pharmaceutical Sciences and general aptitude.
Negative Marking: There will be negative marking in the written test. 25% marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Interview Marks: The qualified candidates in each discipline shall have to appear for interview which will carry 15 marks.
NIPER Ph.D. Joint Admission 2015 Selection Procedure:
Admission to the Ph.D Programme will be based on the combined merit obtained by a candidate in the written test and interview. Interview of the eligible candidates for the Ph.D Programme will be conducted based on the merit in the written test.
The candidates have to report to the institute for Interview on scheduled date and time. Candidates will be allowed to participate in Interview, only if they are carrying requisite documents.
Document Submission:
The candidates will be required to submit the following documents in original and a set of photocopies at the time of interview, failing this, the candidature shall be summarily rejected.
- 10th Class Certificate as a proof of age and correct name.
- Mark sheets of all the semesters of qualifying degree.
- Admit Card of NIPER written test.
- GPAT/GATE/NET Card wherever applicable.
- Award letter (if any) of NET-JRF of CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR etc.
- Caste certificate, if applicable.
- Certificate of PwD candidates, if applicable.
- Medical Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner of a Government Hospital
- Sponsorship certificate from the employer in case of Government/Industry sponsored candidates


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Hatem Ben Arfa believes that while Cristiano Ronaldo has been "carrying Real Madrid on his own" this year, Franck Ribery would be a more worthy recipient of the Ballon d'Or.
Lionel Messi has also been shortlisted for the prestigious individual award but Ronaldo and Ribery are widely regarded as the clear frontrunners.
Ben Arfa has nothing but respect for Ronaldo's remarkable goalscoring exploits with Madrid this year, with the Portuguese having netted 69 goals in total, but he feels that the key role Ribery played in Bayern Munich's historic treble success last season should not go unrecognised.
"When you see the stats of Ronaldo, he is carrying Real Madrid on his own," the Newcastle winger told L'Equipe.
"But if I had the power, I would give it to Ribery. He won everything with Bayern and contributed to their great season."
Ben Arfa raised eyebrows recently when he claimed that he could one day be crowned the best player in the world and he was keen to put his comments into context.
"They asked me if I was dreaming about the Ballon d'Or," the France international explained. "I said yes, like any player would. But this is not something that obsesses me."
Newcastle are currently flying in the Premier League but Ben Arfa has seen little game time of late. However, even though the World Cup is looming large on the horizon, the 26-year-old insists that he is not considering a move away from St. James' Park during the January transfer window.
"I do not think about Brazil," Ben Arfa declared. "I only think about my club and to be good for my team.
"The team is doing well and it is normal that the manager (Alan Pardew) maintains that confidence in the team in place. Although when you're a competitor, you want to be on the pitch.
"I give everything always, even if I am asked to play 10, 15 minutes. A departure from Newcastle? The question does not arise today. I do not think about it. I'm at Newcastle and I feel good. We'll see."


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Heading into last Saturday's card-opening fight with Clifford Starks at UFC on FOX 7, former Olympic wrestler Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero wasn't exactly held in high regards by the few MMA fans who actually knew who he was. Despite starting his career with four straight (T)KO's, Romero's first and only "mainstream" appearance could not have possibly gone worse. Matched up against former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion (and enemy of the State of California) Rafael Cavalcante at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, the fight saw Romero fiercely evade yet simultaneously taunt his opponent until he was rightfully knocked the fudge out with 9 seconds left in the second round.
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With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2 this fall, Microsoft is ushering in a surprisingly comprehensive update to its core Windows Server product. But no Windows Server technology is arguably as central to the software giant's strategy as the Hyper-V hypervisor-based virtualization platform, and Hyper-V has gotten a major makeover in its 2.0 release.
Available both as part of the wider Windows Server 2008 R2 release (as Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V 2.0 ) and separately as a standalone bare metal server (as Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2), Hyper-V 2.0 is a solid foundation for virtualized environments of all kinds. Here's what you need to know about Hyper-V 2.0.
How to Acquire Hyper-V 2.0
Hyper-V 2.0 is available as an installable role in Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions. It is also available as part of the midmarket-oriented Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition, and as a free, bare-metal standalone server called Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. Note that all of these products are available only in 64-bit versions.
Hyper-V 2.0 High-Level View
As with the original Hyper-V release, which shipped as part of Server 2008, Hyper-V is a hypervisor-based server virtualization platform.
It provides the ability to run virtualized client and server guest OSs under the host Server 2008 R2 OS (or, in the case of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, under that basic host OS), and can form the basis of a virtualized infrastructure in which you can consolidate older servers, deploy and manage new server installations, and perform other tasks traditionally associated with physical machines.
Hyper-V 2.0 has been streamlined across the board to run effectively in a variety of environment types, from small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs) to the largest data centers.
What's New in Hyper-V 2.0
Live Migration is arguably the signature new feature in Hyper-V, and it significantly closes the gap between this solution and VMware's more mature virtualization products.
Live Migration provides a way to move a running virtual machine (VM) from one physical host server to another in near real-time, with no service interruption to connected clients. (Previously, in Hyper-V1.0, Microsoft provided a less capable but related feature called Quick Migration.)
Hyper-V 2.0's Live Migration functionality works with another new feature of the underlying Server 2008 R2 platform, Cluster Shared Volumes, to provide failover capabilities as well. However, each server must exist within the same failover cluster and access the same shared storage.
From a scalability perspective, Hyper-V supports heady resource allotments, and with this release, the bare-metal Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 product corresponds to the specifications of the broader Server 2008 R2 platform (whereas the first version was far more constrained). It supports up to eight physical processor sockets (64 for Datacenter Edition), up from four. Processor core support is also up dramatically, to 64.
The original shipping version of Hyper-V 1.0 supported 16 processor cores, though that was later increased to 24 via a software update. The maximum number of virtual processors is eight times the number of logical processors (essentially equivalent to the number of physical processor cores).
Additionally, Hyper-V 2.0 supports up to 1TB of RAM, and up to 16 cluster nodes. (Note that cluster nodes aren't supported in Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2.) The maximum number of running VM guests is 384, up from 192 in Hyper-V 1.0.
Hyper-V 2.0 also improves virtual networking performance via several new networking advances, including VM Chimney, which provides TCP offloading functionality that maps virtual network traffic to a specific physical NIC.
And in Hyper-V 2.0, the Jumbo Frames feature that was introduced in Server 2008 is available to VMs as well, improving network throughput and reducing CPU utilization.
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 VS. Hyper-V 2.0 in Windows Server 2008 R2
Although Hyper-V 2.0 in Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is largely identical to that in the mainstream Server 2008 R2 editions, it is also different.
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 supports clustering, for example, but doesn't include any virtualization rights for guest VMs. (Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition comes with four VM licenses, while Datacenter Edition ncludes unlimited VM licenses.)
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Upcoming IMPA conference highlights Idaho dairy innovation
MERIDIAN, Idaho (Aug. 3, 2016) — Idaho might be best known for the "famous potatoes" its license plates have proclaimed since 1948, but milk is the real agricultural crown jewel here with dairy foods comprising nearly one-third of farming's contribution to the Gem State economy. Tied with New York as the third leading milk producing state in the country, Idaho is also a leader in dairy product innovation.
Slated for Aug. 11-12 in Sun Valley, the Idaho Milk Processors Association Conference is a prime example. Celebrating its 90th year, the annual gathering has grown into an important industry event, attracting luminaries like keynote speaker Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and Greg "Dr. Dairy" Miller, the National Dairy Council's chief science officer.
The meeting also includes a panel discussion among dairy experts dubbed "The Future of Food" that addresses balancing consumer trends and food security, as well as the ninth annual IMPA Dairy Product Development Competition and the 21st annual Idaho Milk Processors Contest.
Supported in part by the United Dairymen of Idaho and judged by leading dairy farmers and processors, the IMPA Product Development Competition challenges universities with strong nutrition and food science programs to create the most promising new food product containing dairy ingredients. Schools participating this year include Brigham Young University, Cornell University, Utah State University, and a collaborative effort by University of Idaho and Washington State University.
Last year's product development competition yielded innovative ideas for future dairy foods that are full of promise:
- Eureka! meat marinade, Utah State's grand-prize-winning entry, incorporates Greek yogurt whey — an inexpensive, underutilized dairy product — as its main ingredient. The whey's natural acidity makes the unique concept an excellent, microbially stable meat tenderizer. Available in Traditional Savory and Spicy Chipotle Pepper flavors, the marinade is ideal for in-home and outdoor cooking via a variety of methods, including baking, grilling, slow cooking, and pan-frying
- BYU's fresh, healthful, dairy-based, high-protein yogurt bar called Pro-Yo earned first prize. Its sweet, crunchy base made from whey protein crisps instead of traditional grains gets topped by a tart, creamy, dense filling made from fresh yogurt, whey protein, and milk mineral complex flavored with strawberry, acai superfruit, or blueberry cheesecake. The team enrobed these two layers in a rich, yogurt confectionery coating to produce a
healthy, convenient meal or snack replacement that's delicious, portable, and high in protein and calcium.
- South Dakota State University earned second prize with Nutri-Bitzz — crispy, gluten-free, high-protein, dairy-based crackers available in such flavors as Italian Herb & Cheese, Chipotle, and Spicy Jalapeno. Designed as a healthy substitute for traditional crackers, Nutri-Bitzz boast 125 percent more protein than typical crackers and incorporate cottage cheese as a primary ingredient to help offset decreasing consumption of the healthful food.
The Idaho Milk Processors Contest, on the other hand, rewards current innovation in cheese. Judges typically grade more than 100 entries in 18 different classes of cheese from processors in Idaho and five neighboring states that have land or dairy here or get some milk from Gem State producers. IMPA awards first-, second-, and third-place ribbons for each class, name the best overall entry Grand Champion, and select first and second runners up.
IMPA is adding an artisan class this year, as well as allowing members and associate members from Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming to enter the artisan and farmstead classes without having ties to Idaho specifically.
The Idaho Milk Processors Contest not only rewards innovators, it attracts them as sponsors. One such patron is Chr. Hansen, a global bioscience company headquartered in Denmark that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries. Its products include cultures for cheese, yogurt, wine and meat; enzymes for cheese production; colors for food and beverages; probiotics and phytonutrients for human health; and microbial and food safety products for agriculture. All the company's solutions are based on strong research and development competencies and significant technology investments.
Meanwhile, innovative Idaho processors are creating new products and new product categories — not just new flavors — in response to evolving consumer preferences and customer demands. Recent firsts by Gem State dairy processors include:
- Sandpoint-based Litehouse Foods introduced the world's first real, finely crumbled, shakable soft cheese, Simple Seasons, in April. Part of its Simply Artisan Reserve brand, Simple Seasons is available in blue cheese and feta flavors and comes in convenient, no-waste, shakable glass jars that allow cheese lovers to enjoy just the right amount of soft, delicious crumples on everything from burgers to salads and soups.
- The refrigerated salad dressing category leader, Litehouse also unveiled the world's first pourable Greek yogurt-based dressing in February as an expansion its highly successful OPA by Litehouse™ Greek yogurt dressing line. OPA by Litehouse. Providing people even more ways to lighten up meals with delicious, lower-calorie, higher-protein options, the new dressings come in convenient, pourable glass bottles and are available in tzatziki ranch, avocado cilantro, strawberry poppy seed, roasted garlic, and curry flavors.
- Cheese is already a powerful way to deliver essential nutrients, so Glanbia Nutritionals launched three Health & Wellness cheeses in spring 2015 to deliver even more: PRO-10 protein cheese, Delightful Vitamin D cheese, and Fuel Good cheese. A natural source of superior quality protein, cheese provides all the essential amino acids your body needs to build and maintain muscles, and Glanbia's Pro-10 has 10 percent more protein than regular cheddar for an extra boost of goodness. Two-thirds of Americans don't get enough Vitamin D yet most cheeses aren't fortified with it, so Glanbia's Delightful cheddar provides 20 percent daily value per serving plus 20 percent of the RDA for calcium. Meanwhile, Fuel Good adds the holistic goodness of green tea and ginseng with delicious Jack cheese to recharge both your mind and your body.
- Glanbia also introduced one of the hottest cheeses on the market — and a crowning achievement by its Cheese Innovation Center in Twin Falls, Idaho — in 2013. Dubbed
Ghost Pepper Jack, the specialty cheese fuses jalapeno, habanero, and Bhut Jolokia
peppers with a Monterey Jack base. Glanbia will release its milder Hatch Pepper Jack in
the last half of 2016.
- Chobani, which operates the world's largest yogurt plant in Twin Falls, expanded beyond the yogurt aisle in March with Chobani Meze™ dips and Drink Chobani™ yogurt beverages. Building on the Mediterranean tradition of shared spreads, Meze dips blend real veggies, herbs, and spices with creamy Greek yogurt, yielding 80 percent less fat and 65 percent fewer calories than leading hummus products. They're ideal for dipping vegetables, chips or pretzels and available in roasted red pepper, three-pepper salsa, chili lime, and smoked onion Parmesan flavors. Meanwhile, the all-natural, yogurt-based Drink Chobani is made with real fruit and probiotics, providing people with a rejuvenating, refreshing, and highly portable source of protein in such flavors as mixed berry, strawberry banana, apple cucumber spinach, and mango.
- Davisco Foods, which operates the Jerome Cheese Co. in Jerome, Idaho, produces the purest isolated form of bovine alpha-lactalbumin commercially available worldwide. As the primary protein in human milk, alpha-lactalbumin is extremely important for infant nutrition, and Davisco increased its production tenfold over the last two years and now creates more than 1 million pounds annually.
- Davisco also makes two-thirds of the whey protein isolates sold worldwide and introduced several innovative whey protein ingredients in the last year that are ideal for protein fortification of snack foods and other nutritional products. The first is a protein-packed nighttime beverage prototype containing 20 grams of high-quality alpha-lactalbumin with
2 grams of leucine and 1 gram of tryptophan. The second is a unique, savory trail-mix bar prototype made with whey protein, ginger, nuts, pumpkin seeds, and a Thai spice
seasoning blend.
With IMPA slated to announce the results of the 2016 Dairy Product Development Competition at its awards banquet Aug. 12, you can expect to learn about more dairy innovations coming out of Idaho soon.
About the Idaho Milk Processors Association
IMPA is a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote the Idaho dairy industry, cooperate with all organizations that work to advance and develop it, hold annual conferences focusing on subjects relative to the processing of milk and milk products, and act in unison in matters affecting the welfare of all dairy interests. Visit IMPA.us for more details.
About United Dairymen of Idaho
The United Dairymen of Idaho protects and promotes the Idaho dairy industry and dairy farm families through outreach, nutrition counseling and partnerships with consumers, dairy processors, retail outlets, and farmers and their families. It is the parent organization of both the Idaho Dairy Council and the Idaho Dairymen's Association. Visit IdahoDairy.com for updates and additional information.
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When Melissa and I first spoke over the phone, she told me she didn't want the standard wedding photos. That sounded great to me since I'm not a traditional wedding photographer. We did take some formal photos, but most of the photos were candids taken throughout the day. Those are my favorites - the shots that capture a particular moment, a glance, a shared laugh, wiping away tears of joy. So without further ado... here's the Happy Couple and their Day.
I start the day taking getting ready photos at the bride's parent's house and their dog insists on having her picture taken.
I adore these shoes by Nina!
The flowergirl sneaks a peek as Melissa's grandma buttons up her wedding gown.
Finishing touches and the bride is ready to go.
Mark's mom pins his boutonniere.
Melissa's dad walks her down the aisle.
Mark and Melissa wrote their own wedding vows and I must say they are the funniest I've ever heard. Melissa promises her husband-to-be that she will let him go fishing anytime.
The bride's mom and dad get a little emotional.
The flowergirls
Michael captured this photo of the First Kiss from the top of the amphitheater...
and this is mine from the very bottom.
Melissa's grandma gives her a hug.
Then we're off to take some newlywed photos.
Which of these two shots do you prefer... the top one taken with a 24mm wide-angle from right behind the couple, or the bottom taken from a distance with 190mm telephoto???


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Signal Transfer of Atrial Fibrillation Data to Guide Human Treatment (STARLIGHT)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01765075
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 10, 2013
Last Update Posted : March 5, 2014
- Study Details
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|Condition or disease
|Permanent Atrial Fibrillation
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|25 participants
|Observational Model:
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|Official Title:
|Signal Transfer of Atrial Fibrillation Data to Guide Human Treatment
|Study Start Date :
|April 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 2014
|Patients undergoing cardiac ablation for permanent AF
- Record 20 sets of electrophysiological data with a multi-electrode mapping catheter. [ Time Frame: Acute - time of procedure ]
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
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- Age 18 or above, or above legal age and willing and capable of giving informed consent specific to national law
- Scheduled for a clinically indicated cardiac ablation for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation
- Able to meet study requirements for follow-up visit
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- Permanent leads or presence of prosthetic or severely stenotic tricuspid or mitral valves
- Active systemic infection or sepsis
- Echocardiographically confirmed presence of thrombus
- Atrial thrombus, myxoma, inter-atrial baffle patch or occluder device for those subjects in whom a transseptal approach is required
- Subjects who cannot be anticoagulated or infused with heparinized saline
- Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
- Hemodynamic instability or shock
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- Subjects with an active heart failure decompensation
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|Na Homolce
|Prague, Czech Republic, 15030
|United Kingdom
|Guys & St. Thomas' Hospital
|London, United Kingdom, SE1 1YR
|Principal Investigator:
|Jas Gill, MA MD FRCP FACC
|Guys & St. Thomas' Hospital
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|Boston Scientific Corporation
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|January 10, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 5, 2014
|Last Verified:
|March 2014
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Electrophysiological mapping
Multi-electrode catheter
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Atrial Fibrillation
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Diseases
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Cadillac has the Cue, Ford has MyFord Touch and Toyota has Entune, which is in dire need of an overhaul. That overhaul might be coming soon, as Toyota trademark documents suggest the automaker is working on a touch-sensitive dash and inductive charging systems for mobile devices.
"INTELLITOUCH," which is the name Toyota is giving to its touch-sensitive technology, is described in the documents as "electronic touch sensitive controllers, sold as an integral part of motor vehicles; electronic touch sensitive panels, sold as an integral part of motor vehicles." Now the latter part of that description most likely refers to a Cadillac Cue-like built-in touch-sensitive dash, but the former is a bit more vague. "Electronic touch sensitive controllers" could refer to a variety of things, such as power window, climate and even steering wheel controls. Adjusting the radio or throwing on the windshield wipers could be a few capacitive swipes away in future Toyotas.
"EBIN," Toyota's other oddly named trademark refers to "Storage containers for handheld electronic devices, sold as an integral part of motor vehicles; storage containers with built in inductive battery charges for handheld electronic devices, sold as an integral part of motor vehicles." What we're seeing here are wired iPod/iPhone docks that keep the devices charged while driving, and inductive charging storage containers which will wirelessly charge devices in the car. Chrysler and GM are also looking into inductive charging systems, and it might be standard on models in the future.
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Premier Ice Cream was a school project done by Lene Arensdorff, Mie Williams and Josefine P. in Denmark. The team came up with a new design for the brand that would encourage consumers to remember the old-school joys of buying a stick of ice cream.
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Natural Born Killers Essay, Research Paper
The Tie between Violence, Adolescence, and Directors Many controversial issues have risen since the release of Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. Many people believe that because of this movie children have been given the ideas of mass murder, insane outbreaks, immoral decisions and so on. Oliver Stone has been held morally responsible for many children rebelling against ethical standards because of his directing and his role in making the violent yet shockingly true film Natural Born Killers. Violence has become an immense part of today's society, and should not be encouraged any further; but it is unfair to place blame on individual TV shows and movie producers. The movie Natural Born Killers may have implications of violence, and on the surface of it may even lead kids to believe violence is okay, or 'cool'. The intent of Oliver Stone's film was not about advertising violence, he was trying to make the viewer see past what the media dishes out to the public, telling us to look into the lives of the individuals who commit the crimes, and to then analyze individual situations and finally to make distinctive judgments. If taken the time to look into human development, it is clear that such acts of murder and violence start at birth and can not be gained by watching one movie. A viewing of such entertainment could trigger acts, but definitely not initiate them. Forceful acts and thoughts start in the home at birth when authoritarian parents try to control their children, rather than guide them. Often these children end up either running away from their problems/parents, or by acting on them. Kids who rebel often turn to other alienated children and then together these cliques dismiss societal rules, feeling that no one else cares for them and therefore disregard rules themselves. Children such as this could be triggered by this movie, but again there is no way it could initiate the problem. Stone's intent on making Natural Born Killers, was to reach millions with his mockery on TV, violence, media, and the gullibility of American people. He was a genius in knowing how controversial this film would become, and he still chose to remain making this film because he had a message which he wanted to be heard. The 'episode' with Mickey and Mallory only becomes such a wide known fact because of how many viewers TV reaches, and also by how quickly it is dispersed to the public. It is presented as a 'top story' on the news because it is what American people watch and prey on. Stone had to have known that many people who viewed this movie would miss the main theme, and that too is another one of his satires. Stone's way of over exaggeration is what manipulates the documentary. The exaggeration of a lot of things such as the high's Mallory and Mickey go through and the ending of the film are what make the film unrealistic. He suggests use of the realistic mode by choosing to depict real life. Stone uses scenes which everyone can relate to, yet he also takes some things and manipulates them so that the viewer would know it to be untrue; such as when Mallory shoots a hole through the journalists hand. Granted, much of Stone's film is very destructive and implies negative ethic, but it is a satire, and should be viewed as such. Children who are not old enough to find the depth in this film should not be watching this movie in the first place. Natural Born Killers is a movie full of hidden messages, it mocks the fact that Mickey and Malorey were able to attract such crowds, and in truth is mocking the adolescence who think they are 'cool', and understand these two
crazed killers. Adolescence is a time when children are looking for a self identity, they are confused and often times try out many before actually finding one which fits them. It is sort of like a game for a few years, where children in their early teens may even hang around with three or four different crowds, and with each one of these, they may act differently. It is a normal procedure for young adults, yet they must be watched closely at these times to make sure they do not fall into the wrong crowd, and develop negative virtues. American children watch an average of three to four hours of television each day. Television as well as movies can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and in shaping behavior. Unfortunately, much of today's television programming is violent. TV and movie violence have an immediate impact on children, they become "immune" to the horror of violence, they begin to accept violence as a way to solve problems, and they imitate the violence observed. Even a child growing up never watching a day of television in their life, are capable of viewing guns as being okay, if the parents commence this. In order to solve the problem of violence and hate which has encompassed our lives in the twenty first century, society has to listen to Stone and find the source of these problems. Children have to be educated on the harm of violence; but before educating children, we must begin with the parents. Children are capable of deciphering things on their own, but to get such corrupt thoughts as to imitate Mickey from Natural Born Killers by shaving your head and then going off and killing people, there must be a deeper initiation. Parents and older people are the best educators for our children, they are the ones who are respected, admired and imitated. It is a harsh society to raise children in today and this makes parenting very difficult, but parents need to make sure children are able to fathom between life and the movies; if not, then the parents are to blame. Violence is what sells, and Oliver Stone is only as guilty as all the TV producers and video game manufacturers. He wrote this film in expectations of delivering a message of how filthy the media is, not without the intent that this film would be a big hit centralizing the theme of violence. Stone tried to clear up explain his intent at a high school presentation: "Stone clarified his rationale behind directing Natural Born Killers in such a sensational manner, explaining that his motive was to "regurgitate" what he was seeing in the media in 1994. "Two ice skaters push each other on the ice and it [makes] front pages in all newspapers what a dumb thing." When asked how he would respond to critics who felt that Natural Born Killers was responsible for "copycat" crimes, Stone played on a common anti-gun-control argument, declaring, "My movies don't kill people, guns kill people." This retort was greeted with an enthusiastic roar of support from the audience" (www.bxscience.edu). The famous quote does ring true, and it is parents who need to realize how crucial education is before it is too late. Placing blame on society in itself for the violence which has taken over America is one thing, but blaming specific individuals is completely different; it is only a scape goat. Parents need to pay close attention to what their children view, they need to set limits on how many hours of time they spend in front of the TV, and they need to point out that violence in real life causes pain or death. Hopefully when this happens, people can finally sit back, laugh, understand the intellectual satire which Stone has directed, and be proud of the children they have raised.


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Money a factor in Williams driver choice, says Head
Williams will take commercial considerations into account before deciding their 2011 driver line up, according to the Formula One team's co-owner Patrick Head.india Updated: Oct 24, 2010 09:12 IST
Williams will take commercial considerations into account before deciding their 2011 driver line up, according to the Formula One team's co-owner Patrick Head.
The former champions' current drivers are experienced Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, 38, and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg.
The team, who are losing major sponsor Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) at the end of the year, have been linked to Venezuela's newly-crowned GP2 champion Pastor Maldonado in recent media speculation.
While neither Barrichello nor Hulkenberg bring funding to the team, Maldonado is backed by his country's state-owned oil company PDVSA.
Asked at the Korean Grand Prix about reports in Caracas suggesting the Venezuelan was close to a deal if not already signed up, Head referred reporters to Williams chairman Adam Parr, who is not in South Korea.
Asked how much the decision would be based on talent and how much on commercial considerations, he said: "Those are things which we will weigh up.
"It's terrible to hide behind a board but these things will be debated and are being debated in the Williams board," he added.
"And at the moment we are not in a position where we are making any final decisions. I know it sounds very superior to say so, but when we are ready we will be saying what we are doing."
Head, who will have a say in the driver selection, said Hulkenberg had done sufficient already to justify his place in Formula One.
Barrichello, winner of 11 races in a career of record longevity, has scored more than double the German's 17 points and is considered sure to stay given his expertise and technical feedback.
Hulkenberg, managed by Michael Schumacher's former commercial mentor Willi Weber, told reporters this week that he would not pay to keep his place.
"I don't want to be a driver who gets a seat because of money. I never wanted to, it's not my intention," said the 23-year-old. "For me talent counts, I hope for the team too."
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The Salt Lake Tribune's RSL beat writer Chris Kamrani made his TV debut last night, joining ABC 4's Real Sports Live. The RSL writer gave some interesting and keen insight into RSL's dramatic 3-2 win over Chicago. Kamrani also shared his take on how RSL should respond when its likely World Cup bound players, Alvaro Saborio, Kyle Beckerman and Nick Rimando, head off to Brazil. Check out the segment above.
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Products That Help Jog Your Memory
I have a neighbor in her eighties, whom I've known and loved for many years. Her husband died recently from Alzheimer's disease, and she's on constant alert for signs that she's succumbing to it. Every time a word, or especially a name, doesn't come to her lips immediately, she tightens up in fear... "Oh Babe," she sighs, "I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm forgetting so many things... I can't remember names, where I put things, what I ate for lunch....
"Don't worry, Arlene." I tell her. "I forget those things myself!" (I wish I just told her that to make her feel better.)
The boomer years are when we begin to notice... First, it's names, then words, then the purse, keys... where did I park the car? Common things. Things you never thought you would forget. You can't even recite the roll call of your senior class anymore. Poems, parables, the things you memorized just to memorize them, you can't for the life of you recall.
Hold on, you're not ready for the farm yet! The old theory that you can't build new brain cells has been disproved. Neuroscience is now focused on the influences that dull cognition and the exercises that can restore it. And none too soon for us boomers.
I found a website called SharpBrains, "Your Brain Fitness Center," whose brainy programs are based on the most current neuro and cognitive psychology research. I know there are thousands of on-line brain teasers and puzzles on the web that might very well help you to create neurons and improve synapses and all that... but I like to know that there are specific, measurable, and applicable scientific principles behind the exercises, and SharpBrains' programs all have them. I tried a few of the programs on the web and they are fun too!
SharpBrains is not only for boomers. Most of the programs are for people of all ages, although some are specifically for children, for athletes, and there is even one for day traders!
Brain fitness programs range from a DVD tutorial explaining the science of brain fitness, Exercise Your Brain: New Brain Research and Implications DVD (19.99) to a software program that provides exercises tailored to your personal memory skills, MindFitTM Personal Edition ($139).
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Oh, I forgot to tell you the best part of visiting SharpBrains is that if you sign up for its monthly newsletter, you get a free download of Brain Fitness 101, a 40 page booklet with answers to the most common questions about memory and aging. I found it very enlightening. And if you would like a chance to win several SharpBrains' programs plus $1000 cash, sign up for SharpBrains' promotion for the film !
Another product, designed by a neuroscientist and author of several books on memory that I'm going to try is the The Handheld Brain And Memory Fitness Trainer($29). Available from Hammacher Schlemmer , this device, by Dr. Gary Small, includes five games claiming to improve various aspects of your verbal and visual memory as well as logical skills. It comes with Dr. Small's book, The Memory Bible. You can't try out the trainer online, but the nice thing about Hammacher is that you can always return it and it has a lifetime warranty.
As for Alzheimer's, neuroscientists now believe that some cases can be mollified or delayed or even prevented by brain training, but not all memory loss is Alzheimer's. Whatever the kind of dimentia we're getting, it seems that brain training as well as body training are going to be what keeps us boomers babes.
Keeping you posted...
Boomer Babe
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by Anonymous (not verified)
Actually, jogging DOES improve your memory!
Physical exercise improves oxygen flow to the brain, improving memory as well!
by Anonymous (not verified)
spending money is not necessary
If one has disposible income, it is great to invest in these programs. But if one cannot afford them,I have read that simply learning new things will build new connections in the brain and keep one sharp. Learning new words in a foreign language, or a new card game, either one will do. Thank you for bringing up this topic though.
by Boomer Babe
Response to One Doesn't Have to Spend Money
You're absolutely right; one does not have to spend money to improve their memories.
But, there are different aspects of memory... long term, short term, spatial, etc. And then there is cognition.. the understanding of various inputs. The programs discussed in this column are targeted to these different kinds of memory by scientists that work in the fields of neuroscience and cognition. Improvement in these areas can be measured very specifically. If you are weak in one area and stronger in another, you can focus on the activities that will strengthen your weak areas.
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by Alvaro (not verified)
Thanks for a wonderful article/ DVD
Dear Boomer Babe: this is one of the best articles on us so far. Thanks for taking the time to learn about what we do and communicate it so well. And answering both questions so accurately!
May you be interested in reviewing our Exercise Your Brain DVD? If you email me your address, I'll have it shipped to you. I think you'll enjoy it.
Have a nice weekend
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I agreee Boomer. The world needs a person like you...so keep the good work coming.


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TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - A Toledo firefighter is accused of being involved in a hit and run car accident.
The Toledo Blade reports that 31 year old Paul Heiss faces charges of disorderly conduct while intoxicated after a car accident on Sunday. Documents show that police didn't apprehend him at the scene, but apparently found him later at his home extremely intoxicated.
Heiss is a 10 year veteran with Toledo fire. No word yet on how the incident will be handled within the fire department.
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