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WITH FIRST PICK (26th OVERALL) IN 2014 JUNE DRAFT
Club Also Takes Right-Handed Pitcher Michael Kopech in First Round
And First Baseman Sam Travis in Second Round on Day 1 of the Draft
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox selected shortstop Michael Chavis out of Sprayberry High School Marietta, GA with their first-round pick (26th overall) in the 2014 June Draft on Thursday night. The club also took right-handed pitcher Michael Kopech from Mt. Pleasant High School in Texas in the first round (33rd overall, compensation for Jacoby Ellsbury), and first baseman Sam Travis from Indiana University with their second-round selection (67th overall).
Red Sox Director of Amateur Scouting Amiel Sawdaye made the announcement.
Chavis, 18, hit .580 (47-for-81) with nine doubles, one triple, 13 home runs, 37 RBI, and 21 stolen bases in 28 games, leading Sprayberry High School to an 18-11 overall record and this spring's 7AAAAA regional championship. A 5-foot-10, 190-pound right-handed hitter, he was named the 2014 Georgia Gatorade High School Player of the Year and also earned Southeast All-Region First-Team designation. Named a Perfect Game First-Team All-American, he won this year's Home Run Derby at the Perfect Game All-American Classic. Baseball America identified him as the top potential third base prospect available in the draft. He was also named to the Perfect Game Underclassmen First Team in 2013. Chavis is just the second high school infielder Boston has selected with its No. 1 pick since 1983, with the other being right-handed pitcher/shortstop Casey Kelly in 2008. Notable major leaguers that attended Sprayberry High School are right-handed pitcher Kris Benson and outfielder Marlon Byrd.
"Our approach each year is to select the best players available to us and we believe Michael fits that description," said Sawdaye. "He was undoubtedly one of the best high school hitters in this this year's class, and we were fortunate to have him. In addition, we believe his athleticism and defensive versatility will also be an asset to us."
Kopech, 18, went 3-0 with a 0.44 ERA and a .115 opponent batting average over 11 appearances this season for Mt. Pleasant. He allowed only four earned runs, 25 hits, and 18 walks all season, and tied for the lead Division 4A pitchers with 129 strikeouts in just 64.0 innings pitched. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound native of Mt. Pleasant also played shortstop for the Tigers. This year he was named a First Team Perfect Game All-American and also earned a spot on Perfect Game's Texas-Region First Team. He struck out all three batters faced in his only inning of work during the 2013 Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field and was named the exhibition's Player of the Game.
Travis, 22, hit .347 (85-for-245) as a junior this season with 16 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs, 58 RBI, and 25 walks in 59 games for Indiana University. A First-Team All-Big Ten selection and Second Team Louisville Slugger All-American in 2014, he led the team in hits, doubles (tied), and RBI, and helped the Hoosiers to the Big Ten Championship and their first College World Series appearance. As a sophomore in 2013, the right-handed batter ranked second on the team in on-base percentage (.419), home runs (10), and RBI (57), and hit .316 (77-for-244) with 39 walks in 65 games, earning Most Outstanding Player honors at the Big Ten Tournament as well as the NCAA Bloomington Regional. The 6-foot, 210-pound first baseman played in 19 games for Team USA's Collegiate National Team in 2013 and was a Cape Cod League All-Star with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the summer of 2012. Travis, a native of Orland Park, IL, was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2012. He was named The Chicago Tribune's Illinois Player of the Year as a senior at Providence Catholic High School in 2011 and was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 40th round of the 2011 June Draft but chose not to sign.


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The last spreading malware version of Waledac, a notorious spamming botnet that has been taken down in a collaborative effort lead by Microsoft earlier this year, contained some neat anti-debugging tricks in order to make reverse-engineering more difficult. Felix Leder and I have been presenting about the approach at SIGINT 2010 in Cologne yesterday, and as the method seems to be not publicly known yet, I will quickly describe it here as well. Read more »
While it seems to be impossible to say whether waledac is the successor of storm or not, what we can do is take a look at the traffic encryption. They guys over at Shadowserver have already blogged some details about this. We at the Giraffe Chapter investigated waledac's communication protocol further. Here are our results. Read more »
Waledac is wishing merry christmas
There is a new bot in town. It's called Waledac. The way it is spreading reminds a lot of people of the good old storm botnet: An email is sent containing a "christmas card" in form of the executable "postcard.exe".
A preliminary view on the binary has been given by the Shadowserver guys (Steve Adair).
I had the chance to have a first look at the binary (MD5 ccddda141a19d693ad9cb206f2ae0de9) and want to note down some of my few findings to let the hunt begin. Read more »

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text: 22 ene 2013 07:00 Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Sydney Opera House today announced a new three-year, multi-million dollar partnership. New South Wales Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, said: "This exciting partnership between Etihad Airways, and our nation's flagship performing arts centre will raise even further Sydney's profile as one of the world's great tourist and cultural destinations.""It will help bring more international artists to New South Wales and provide its citizens as well as visitors with access to all the cultural opportunities of a truly global city.""Tourism plays a vital role in the New South Wales economy creating almost 150,000 direct jobs. This partnership between the Opera House and Etihad Airways will connect Sydney Opera House to a massive global network of destinations.""We look forward to welcoming more people to New South Wales to enjoy the huge range of experiences on offer in the Harbour City and the regions." Etihad Airways' President and Chief Executive Officer James Hogan said the partnership with Sydney Opera House symbolised the airline's commitment to Australian tourism and to the arts and culture worldwide. "Sydney Opera House is one of the world's architectural wonders, recognised the world over and from today, the most culturally valuable asset in our global sponsorship portfolio." "It joins Melbourne Recital Centre, Biennale of Sydney, Arab Film Festival Australia, Islamic Museum of Australia and Melbourne's Etihad Stadium in a suite of partnerships that reflect the airline's increasing investment in Australia's cultural sector. "As exclusive international airline partner, we will develop a range of joint initiatives to promote tourism to Sydney and to increase the Opera House's capacity to bring the world's best to Sydney for the enjoyment of locals and visitors alike." Mr Hogan said the partnership complemented the recent $6million marketing agreement which Etihad Airways had signed with Tourism Australia to promote travel from the Middle East, UK and Europe. "Strategic investments such as these in tourism and the community – with their flow-on economic effects – are the foundation of our enduring partnership with Australia," he added. Sydney Opera House CEO Louise Herron said: "We are delighted that Etihad Airways, a global business leader, recognises the significance of Sydney Opera House. As a result of this partnership between our two international brands, we will be able to welcome more artists and visitors from around the world to experience and be moved by this remarkable building and by what we offer." Observaciones Si desea enviarnos un comentario, una felicitación o una reclamación, o simplemente hacernos una pregunta, pulse aquí Déle a «Me gusta». ¡Visite nuestra página de Facebook! Véanos ¡Visite nuestro canal de YouTube! Síganos Etihad Airways | Ofertas Etihad | Ayuda Etihad | Recompensas Etihad


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In order to succeed in your SEO tasks or jobs, hiring a good SEO manager is a must. But finding one is not an easy task. An applicant who does exceptionally well in telephone interviews may fail in their face to face interview. Don't be discouraged. This doesn't mean you can't learn and develop the required management skills because you can always do that if you're willing to.
Here are some of the qualities that a good SEO manager must possess and eventually you can possess, so that in time you have the right to call yourself one of them.
With proven SEO Background –It is important that a candidate achieved success in various SEO campaigns he did. Length of the experience in the field is not the most important but the campaigns the candidate participated in. The more campaigns – the better. And doing SEO for every single website is always challenging and different. The more campaigns the candidate did, the wider the experience.
Ability to manage teams – One must be able to delegate tasks to the team members. When you're surrounded with a group of talented people, you should know how to delegate the tasks to them, and most of the time this skill is not easily developed. A task list is your own powerful means to stay on top of all things, so when you delegate, remember to create a list of tasks for your team members.
Commercial SEO strategist –A candidate must have an understanding of the commercial ecosystem that you live in because this will help you develop a long term SEO strategy. And a commercially aware SEO candidate must be able to show insights to the economics of a website's revenue model.
An ability to spot strengths and weaknesses in people – You're a good SEO manager if you're able to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of your team members. It is your responsibility to bring the best out of your team members and you can achieve this by developing good relations with your team members.
Great Sales Person – An SEO manager has the ability to communicate and present well. One must be able to translate complex subjects into meaningful discussions with your team members. Your speaking, communication and presentation skills can be learned as well as improved if you keep on practicing it.
Continuously developing their own skills – Even if you are already an expert, you really need to regularly improve your own skills and knowledge in search engine optimization. A good SEO manager is always up-to-date with industry news. You must take time learning even if you think you already know more about your field.
Ability to spot talent during the recruitment process –Finding and choosing a new applicant is a very tiring process. An SEO manager knows exactly what he's looking for and it would be easy for him to know if an applicant possesses the qualities he is looking for.
If you think you have these qualities that make up a good SEO manager, you might as well look for people who need your services and apply for it. Good luck!


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Menage a Trois WINE that is... Im copying Miss Taylor and having a nice adult refreshment on this Tuesday evening. Don't judge. To go with that classy wine? Some chicken flavored top ramen.
We keep it classy around here.
So let me tell you an addiction lately - Pintrest. I know, I'm late in the game cause I've seen a lot of you girls post about your love for this addicting picture site. Seriously dudettes, I have been "repining" things left and right. One of those things would be holiday stuff.
Tell me this isn't the best (and easy on the wallet) way of getting your house ready for Halloween?
I mean, you could get all this at Michaels
And to keeping things within budget for Christmas decor, check this version out
Darling, just darling
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
3 Some
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Snakes. I HATE Snakes
Okay girls, so last night Nick and I were going to bed when I started to hear a rattle. And no, this wasn't a rattle my infant son was playing with. This was a rattle SNAKE! Yup, you heard right. I heard it right out our bedroom window super close so Nick and I look out and there is a white cat having a little boxing match with a baby rattler! Brave ass cat in my opinion. I was seriously telling the cat through the screen that it was going to get its neck bitten off. But did it listen? Nope. Balls of steal this one. Anywhoot, after watching the cat and snake go at it, the snake tried to slither away where it had come from...MY FRONT SHRUBBY GARDEN AREA! Oh no he did'int! Seriously, I walk by there all the time and I wear flip flops. And there are areas that are covered in in plants that make it so you can't exactly see the ground...aka, they could be hiding!
Seeing a baby made me realize "If there is a baby, it has brother and sisters and it also has a mama rattle snake" Oh shiiiiiz. I would really like to invest in a cheapo BB gun because like Hell I'm going to get close enough to Anne Boleyn those SOB's.
I know we live in the country, and this just comes with the territory, but ugh! Snakes are my phobia, but I HATE being startled and that's what they like to do - startle you when they strike you and bite you unconscious. I will forever be wearing these thick bad boys on my feet. Lord knows I would go in panic/dramatic mode if I got bit.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
This and That Thursday
Its Thursday and mama aint messin no more. We are moved in, we are starting to get a hang of our morning routines, so its time I get a WORKOUT routine more into play, right? Right! I really think I look pretty good for having a 7 month old (as of yesterday the crazy monster is 7 months old!). My stomach for the most part is flat again, I have some muscle definition back, but Im still not where I'd really love to be as my "Finally got my body banging and ready to wreck havoc" body.
With that said, I haven't signed up for the gym in town yet. I need to and will, its just buying a house sorta drains your bank account, so its 30 Day Shred & BL & Treadmill (courtesy of my mama's house) for the time being.
So ladies -
Monday - OFF
Tuesday - Shred & Run 2-3 miles
Wednesday - Shred & BL workout
Thursday - Shred & BL
Friday - Shred & Run 2-3 miles.
Its almost September which MEANS Fall (my favorite season), duh! But it also means my birfday is coming up - the 27th ladies, just ask for my bday wish list & I'll send it. Scratch that, I'll do a post on it. I do know Im getting some more ink from the hubby and its another reason I want to be looking more toned - so I can show it off!!
On my right side...gonna hurt like a mo fo.
On a way more serious note. THIS disturbs me. Actually down right pisses me off & I think she needs to be dropped off a parking garage structure. That is all.
And who had a dream about being pantless in the men's locker room with this guy? Yours truly... Football Season must be among us!
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Weekend in Pictures
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Its A...
BOY! My cousin told us yesterday that she is in fact, having a bouncing little baby boy. So excited Troy will have a little boy to hang out with and get rough and tough with. T Money doesn't have many boys he can hang out with, so this is bomb dot com! Congrats Shelli and Jay!
Ive said it before, but seriously people, I'm ready for Fall. FALL AND WINTER! I'm really not a Summer person. I don't like going to lakes or rivers. I know shocker being from CA. Buuuut hear me out - you can't see the bottom of lakes for starters and God knows whats in there and #2, I HATE the feel of smooshy mud going between my toes when getting into said lake. I do like laying by the pool and I DO love being tan, I love corn on the cob, being refreshed with a nice smoothie, wearing my shades and having my windows down while driving...... but other than that, I'm ova' it! Bring on the crisp Fall weather,
leaving the windows open at night and actually having cool air blow in, sweaters and jeggings & boots,
hot coffee & holiday flavored creamer.....
yup, I could go on and on.
And let me just freak you out. I had this countdown on my computer last year and bookmarked it FAST and Im sharing......wanna know how many more days left until Christmas? Have a seat and click HERE
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
PInk or Blue?
Morning girls! So I am going to lunch with my gma, mom, and cousin today. My cousin is preggers with her 1st & she is going to find out what she's having then unveiling it to us at lunch.
Im sure there are perks with either - I personally love having a crazy energetic boy, but Im sure girls are all sugar and spice too. The hubbinator has 1 more chance if he wants a girl, then shop is closed. Speaking of babies and soon to be mama's - I was watching Raven's Vlog the other day, and she said the worse advice she was given as a new mom was "Sleep when the baby sleeps". AMEN SISTER! Or how about the whole "Better sleep now, cause when that baby comes, you won't be getting any...". Okay, my beef with this is it's not like you have a "Sleep Bank" that you can tap into once the baby is here. Sure, you should enjoy resting and not being on call 24/7, BUT regardless if you sleep 24 hours for a week straight pre baby, your STILL going to be a zombie at those 11 o clock, 2 o clock, 4 o'clock, 6 o'clock feedings. Just sayin....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Hey girls, happy Tuesday. Hope y'all are having a fabulous one thus far. Im currently sitting next to a pile of laundry that needs to be folded ASAP to avoid wrinkles, but as you can read, Im typing instead.
So Im constantly getting my current events straight at one of the most knowledgable sources, US Weekly dot com, and this is what I stumbled upon...
Beverly Hills Housewives' Russell Armstrong Commits Suicide
How sad is THIS?! Im not sure if you guys watch classy shows like Real Housewives, but Lord knows I do. We all watched last season as Taylor and Russell's marriage fell apart and just recently she filed for divorce. I've seen promos on the next season of RHOBV and it looks as though we were going to get a peek into Russell and Taylors marriage, so since Russell has now passed away, Im wondering how they will portray everything?
Not that this justifies it, but Russell was a total stick in the mud when they were out at functions and just sorta seemed controlling. Just sayin my opinion peeps. You can read all about it here
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Setting Down Roots
Here it is girls! Im so happy to debut our house. Just a warning. Im not sure why, but in every picture the ceiling height looks like we live in a hobbit house. Thank you iPhone. I swear my ceilings are higher than that.
Please come in...
Living Room
Living Room 2
Where the magic happens
My ADORABLE garden that I know nothing about. Seriously, Im horrible. I have no green thumb whatsoever. Hoping my mama and/or gma can come help me learn
Where MORE magic happens...FOOOOOD is made. The best room in the house!
Side Deck. This wraps around to the backside too, but this is the entertainment area
So there you have it! We have a lot of plans for this place:
1. Downstairs we are knocking down all the walls and putting the master bedroom/closet/bathroom and Living Room down there. I didn't take a picture of the downstairs, because well....this guy is down there and Im home alone
but...here are my ideas...
2. After the downstairs is done (production starts this winter baby!), we are starting on the kitchen. We are knocking down a side wall and expanding the kitchen out
3. The living room is going to have carpet pulled up and then we will be turning that into a nice purdy dining room with a long table to fit all family and friends.
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Well its Happening
Im doing a Vlog. Yup, this weekend, I'm doing one. So send your questions/comments/marriage proposals this way!!
Have a FABULOUS weekend. Be looking for my house pics, coming at ya TODAY!
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Vlog? Open Question Sesh?
Happy Thursday peeps! I know I promised new house pics, but honestly my house hasn't seemed clean enough for me to take pictures. Baby toys are everywhere, but once the little dude goes down for a nap, I'll take some pics and post them soon!
So one of the most hilarious bloggers out there, Miss Raven, posted an open question session & answered in the form of a Vlog. Well I have never done a vlog because I didn't think there would be much interest in it on California Dreamin. So my question for the day is this - do you have any questions for moi? Would you like me to answer them in Vlog form? Im not the shyest of girls (sorry mom), so any question (within reason) is acceptable!
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
So What! Wednesdays...
The Just Moved in Edition
So What...if I haven't worked out in 2 weeks. Surprisingly I don't feel or look as ginormous as a I should.
So What...if I still haven't signed up for the gym in town like I've planned
So What...if I still haven't returned comcasts equipment even though its been due for a week.
So What...if I refuse to go down into our basement after dark. Even though there is tons of lights down there, I know this guy is waiting in the dark for me.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Bachelorette catchup
Photo from here
Its no secret, I was pulling for my boy JP on the Bachelorette. To those of you who don't watch the classiness that is The Bachelorette, JP Rossenbaum. But can I just speak on a few things for a moment? A couple things that sorta rubbed me the wrong way with Mr. JP.
First - when JP was on a group date with 2 other guys, he got CRAZY jealous when other guys got their turn with her. Like he was pacing sorta pissed. Then when a guy had an alone date with Ashley and didn't come back until the following morning? OOO WEEEE. The boy didn't like that and stormed out of the room. He says its all because he is falling for Ashley and has these deeps feelings, blah blah blah. Honestly, I don't really take any of these dudes feelings for real. Your on a TV show looking for love with 20 other guys competeting and there is a sexy little vixen on the line that may or may not hook up with you.
But with all that aside, JP was always my favorite and he won the game! Err...I mean, won the girl. The ring he picked out was gorgeous. A 3.5 carat Neil Lane diamond baby! Honestly though, I really liked the ring Ben had picked out better. It was a little more unique than the diamonds across the band and the mother of all diamonds on the top. They were both gorgeous, but just in my opinion, I would have liked Ben's on my finger more than the one JP picked
JP's Pick/Ashley's engagement ring she chose
Oh and what did you guys think of Bens reaction? Im actually really happy he reacted that way. I mean, Ashley actually let him go to 1 knee and propose and then she expects them to still be all friendly when she turned it out? C'mon girl, get real!!
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Don't Call it a Comeback
Check 1, 2. Check 1, 2. Is this thing on?
I'm baaaaaaaaaack. Did you miss me? I missed you girls so much! We just got out internet hooked up at our new house and I am going to spend all night catching up on all your lives since mine has been filled with boring stuff: packing boxes, unpacking boxes, painting, hanging pictures, putting new furniture together, cleaning, blah blah blah. I promise to have pictures of the new digs as soon as I deem it acceptable to post on the world wide web. Until then, you'll just have to be satisfied with knowing it's coming along. Just a few more touches here and there, and we're good to go.
Having more space, I have an excuse to shop for more things, so a trip to Home Goods, or Marshalls is a must in the near future. Mr T Monster is loving his new pad, and girls you will not believe - my 6 month old is THIS close to crawling (imagining your seeing me with my index and thumb a smudge apart). He can get his knees under himself and his arms locked and ready to move, but just can't seem to get the entire swing of things. Give it 2 more weeks, the kid will be on the loose and wild.
Just wanted to check in with y'all and let you know Im alive and kicking, just getting things settled and I'll be back for good, mooahaha!
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The JavaMail API defines classes such as Message, Store, and Transport. The API can be extended and can be subclassed to provide new protocols and to add functionality when necessary. In addition, the API provides concrete subclasses of the abstract classes. These subclasses, including MimeMessage and MimeBodyPart, implement widely used Internet mail protocols and conform to the RFC822 and RFC2045 specifications. The JavaMail API includes support for the IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP protocols.
The JavaMail architectural components are as follows:
The abstract layer declares classes, interfaces, and abstract methods intended to support mail handling functions that all mail systems support.
The internet implementation layer implements part of the abstract layer using the RFC822 and MIME internet standards.
JavaMail uses the JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) to encapsulate message data and to handle commands intended to interact with that data.
For more information, see Chapter 18, Administering the JavaMail Service, in Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1 Administration Guide and the JavaMail specification at http://java.sun.com/products/javamail/. A useful JavaMail tutorial is located at http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/JavaMail/.


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Sometimes there is nothing better on a cold winter day than a warming bowl of simple lentil soup. This version is extremely easy to prepare, but very nourishing when served with buttered basmati rice and perhaps some homemade biscuits. I have adapted this recipe from a charming cookbook entitled Once Upon a Tart that I will be revisiting often. Not only are there lots of good ideas for sweet and savory tarts, but also lots of soups, creative sandwiches, salads, condiments, quick breads and cookies. The writing is fresh and witty and most of the recipes include helpful cooking hints and information about the ingredients used. The book is written by Frank Mentesana and Jerome Audureau, who own and operate a bake shop in New York City.
|Green Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk
|Recipe by Lisa Turner
Adapted from Once Upon a Tart... Soups, Salads, Muffins, and More
Cuisine: Indian
Published on January 28, 2010
A simple, warming and nourishing green lentil soup simmered with coconut milk and seasoned with Indian spices
Print this recipe
More lentil recipes from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
French Lentil Salad with Sweet Corn and Tomato
Red Lentil and Carrot Soup
Potato Leek Soup With Watercress, Green Lentils and Fresh Goat Cheese
On the top of the reading stack: Tales of Love & Loss by Knut Hamsun
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Obviously it's not already in use and I'm of course the administrator on my own laptop. All the files are located locally on my laptop's hard drive. So any clues?


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Staging of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
My girlfriend was recently diagnosed with Adult non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She had a bone marrow biopsy done and her doctor says she has lymphoma in her bones. Now the nurse said that she is in stage IV. Does the bone marrow having lymphoma mean stage 4? Exactly how much worse is stage IV than the other stages? What are the averages on remission and time it lasts?
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Thank you for your interest and question.
Patients with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) are staged with the Ann Arbor system. Stage IV is defined as either of the following:
- Cancer has spread to more than one organ or organs outside the lymph system. Cancer cells may or may not be found in the lymph nodes near these organs.
- Cancer has spread to only one organ outside the lymph system, but lymph nodes far away from that organ are involved.
In addition to the Ann Arbor system, there are a variety of pretreatment clinical factors which have been found to be associated with the prognosis of patients with NHLs:
- age at diagnosis (�60 vs. <60);
- systemic symptoms (fever, weight loss> 10% of body weight, and sweats);
- performance status;
- serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH);
- number of nodal and extranodal sites of disease;
- tumor bulk.
The optimal treatments for patients with Stage IV indolent NHL remain controversial. The reasons for controversy relate to the fact that the vast majority of patients with advanced stages of low-grade lymphoma are not cured with current therapeutic options. The treatments are quite divergent, which include:
- Watchful waiting until symptoms appear.
- Chemotherapy with either a single drug or combination chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy plus radiation therapy plus bone marrow transplantation or peripheral stem cell transplantation is being tested in clinical trials.
Your girlfriend should discuss these treatment options with her medical oncologist.


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The Room 9 Ceramic Pendant lights were inspired by traditional French spun steel shades; classic, elegant shapes re-imagined with an arresting use of the key material.
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NEW Zealand tourism operators are hoping the "significant probability" that Mt Tongariro will erupt again in the next week could be good for them.
Tongariro's Te Maari crater erupted for about five minutes on Wednesday afternoon, emitting a plume of ash and gas up to 4km into the air.
It sent trampers on the popular Tongariro Alpine Crossing scurrying down the mountain and forced the cancellation of Air New Zealand flights to regional airports at Taupo, Rotorua and Gisborne.
But in an area known for its volcanic activity, the international publicity from an eruption can be helpful – provided it doesn't go on too long.
"For now we're in the spotlight, and sometimes that can turn out to be a positive," Visit Ruapehu general manager Mike Smith said.
"If it's short term, which we all hope it is, then these things have a funny way of working out in a positive way.
"If it's longer term, and particularly over a number of weeks, then it's more challenging."
The volcano burst into life for the first time in 115 years in August, when an eruption sent rocks smashing into nearby Ketetahi Hut used as trampers' accommodation, but only ash and gas were ejected on Wednesday.
Civil Defence says the threat related to the eruption has passed and a national advisory has been cancelled.
"However, GNS Science indicates that there remains a significant probability of sudden eruption within the next week," Civil Defence said in a statement.
This may prompt Civil Defence to issue a new advisory or warning.
GNS Science says although volcanic activity on Tongariro has remained at a low level since the eruption, there had been no warning observed before it occurred.
"Future eruptions could also occur with little or no warning," it said.
The volcanic alert level stands at two, signalling minor eruptive activity and the aviation colour code had been decreased from red to orange, indicating that a volcanic eruption is under way but with little or no ash being produced.
Meanwhile, Air New Zealand has resumed flights to and from Rotorua, Taupo and Gisborne as the ash cloud from the eruption was cleared to the east of the country.
The Alpine Crossing remains off-limits to trampers for at least three days.
Last week, GNS warned there was increased activity underneath nearby Mt Ruapehu but a link between the two has been dismissed.


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Career banking executive Bob Coords, who headed Coconut Grove Bank, dies at 71
Career banker Bob Coords had a way of defusing tense business meetings and lunches.
There was the time, former colleague Ramiro Ortiz recalls, when the two SunTrust Banks executives met over lunch in Miami with the president of a holding company. "We were struggling with the holding company with our budget. They wanted more than we were willing to give," said Ortiz, now CEO of HistoryMiami.
Coords arranged to have lunch served: dry toast and water.
"He said that was all we could afford to do. He had a good sense of humor," Ortiz said. "And people skills. People worked for him because they wanted to, not because they had to."
Coords, who served as corporate executive vice president of SunTrust Banks and president and chief operating officer of Flagship Bank before its 1983 merger with SunBank, died June 29 at age 71.
Ortiz and Coords worked together for about 20 years, including on that merger.
"That was the largest merger in the country at that time," he said. "He was an incredible leader, and he was one of those guys where no job was too small to be recognized. If the small things got done, the large things would be taken care of."
Of course, Coords — who last served as the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Coconut Grove Bank and Coconut Grove Bankshares for four years until July 2013 — didn't think small.
"He's never done anything less than full speed," his son Hunter Coords said. "If he can be a swimmer, he'll be an All-American swimmer. If he's a boater, he'll get his captain's license. Everything was that way. When it came time to help the United Way campaign he said, 'Well, yes. We'll exceed it by 20 percent.' "
His banking career began in 1970 at Wachovia Bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after his 1966 graduation from Wake Forest University. After graduation, he served four years as an Army captain in Vietnam, Germany and Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.
Coords was also involved in Miami's civic affairs as a past president of the board of trustees of Florida International University, a member of the Orange Bowl Committee, chairman of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, board member of United Way of Dade County and a 1992 United Way campaign team leader.
"He has never flagged in his optimism about what his community can do," said children's advocate and former Miami Herald publisher David Lawrence in a 1992 Herald story.
"He was a great banker and he was a great community leader. He was always there for everyone who needed him, and we're grateful," said retired SunTrust Bank vice chairman Ted Hoepner. The two worked together for 22 years.
Coords grew up amid the mountains and lakes of Westfield, New Jersey. His sister Joan Kipe chuckles when she remembers their romps as children.
"I was the oldest, and we beat each other up, but whenever anybody else was on the attack we looked after each other. He was always there for me. All my life he's been that for us. He was always a lot of fun."
His son, a banking services director for First Tennessee Bank in Winston-Salem, agrees.
"For me to have access to a CEO for advice and counsel was really special in a professional capacity. But personally, he was fun," Hunter Coords said. "We talked banking and topics the way other fathers and sons talk baseball but, that said, he was an avid boater. He really enjoyed Biscayne Bay and being on the water and taking his grandkids on the boat."
To the grandchildren, he was "Bobby." "He wanted a more youthful approach to the grandfather thing," his son said.
And that sense of humor, mixed with work ethic, seeped into the father-son relationship.
"For as long as I've known him, and as long as he's had a yard, he's mowed his own grass," Hunter Coords said. "Funny. There are lots of lessons we learned growing up, and it was sort of a classroom for life lessons for his sons. Hard work. Sweat. That sort of thing and what it teaches you. Both of us, to this day, are persnickety about the yard."
Coords is survived by his sons Hunter and Graham, sisters Joan Kipe and Bonnie Adler, brother Dwight Allen Coords, five grandchildren and partner Debbie Meguiar. Services were held.


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2006-01-05 Intel Yonah Mobile chip, succeeding Dothan in the power optimized notebook segment including HyperThreading and Vanderpool. Will use the Alviso-GM chipset. Includes one (Yonah1 - Core Solo) or two (Yonah2 - Core Duo) Dothan cores with one shared 2MB cache. The cache is dynamically divided between the cores. Runs on a 667 MHz bus, except for the ULV version which uses 533 MHz. Earlier listed as a 90nm chip in 04-H2.
Yonah (sometimes referred to as Jonah) is part of the Napa Centrino platform, succeeding Sonoma.
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There will also be a low-end Yonah called 756, below X20, with only one core running at 1.67 GHz and 2MB of cache.
Yonah will be used in future Macs.
Newer info names the chips T2600, T2500, T2400 and T2300 for normal chips, L2400 and L2300 for Low Voltage and U1400 and U1300 for Ultra Low Voltage. Clocked from 1.06 to 2.16 GHz.
2006-07-27 Intel Merom Mobile processor succeeding Prescott-M and Yonah built on a 65 nm process. Accompanied by the Crestine chipset. Recent rumours claim that Merom is a major new core design with multiple cores and, depending on version, 2-4 MB of cache, which will also form the base for the next desktop chip, Conroe. Said to consume about 45W.
Earlier said to launch in 05-H2 or 2007, prototype chips has been out since May of 2006.
Merom is part of the Santa Rosa Centrino platform, succeeding Napa. Said to be used in future Macs.
Bus speed to go up to 800 MHz in 2007-H1.
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I used to swear by this stuff but finding it, in the dark days before the internet, and cost got me out of the habit.
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I'm not sure what is in this but when I was doing hard runs or mountain biking with many hard climbs a couple of gulps of this and I started to feel better right away. Other electrolyte drinks provide water, sugar and salts and deep down you know that when you are working hard for a long time you need to replace these things so you drink. With Cytomax the effects seemed more tangible, you can feel yourself recovering and quicker. Because I could buy Gatorade much cheaper I would carry a bottle of each and the Gatorade would make me less thirsty but the Cytomax would make me feel ready to go again.
The taste was a mildly sweet berry flavor which was spiked with a shot of milk. I don't know if lactose is an ingredient but the flavor and mouth feel are that of berry fruit punch and milk mixture.
I used to lay out water bottles to retank along my running route and pick them up the next day. Bottles with Gatorade never looked the worse for wear but the ones with Cytomax always had something growing in them. I'm not sure if this good because it doesn't have a lot of preservatives or bad because a water bottle could go south on you during a long hike.
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Portrait of an African-American girl and two children
About the collection
Collection of photographs on various subjects demonstrating the technological evolution of photography, with emphasis on the period of 1822 to 1885. Includes 19th- and 20th-century photographs organized in several major groups: Daguerre ephemera and early photographic processes, African American collection, Mathew Brady and the Civil War, Lincoln, Native Americans and the West, hand-colored photography, and cartes de visite. The collection contains daguerreotypes, salted paper photographs, ambrotypes, tintypes, albumen prints, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, stereographs, and photograph albums. Also included are lithographic prints (some hand colored), a graphite on paper portrait, wood engraving, medals, and stamp, as well as early photograph viewers such as a "hemisferium praxinoscope" and a "photographicon."


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- "Wake up, cousin! We're going to the zoo!"
- —Dudley Dursley yelling to Harry Potter[src]
There was a zoo in Surrey, where the Dursleys took Dudley on his eleventh birthday on 23 June 1991, along with Piers Polkiss and, against their will, Harry. While at the zoo, they bought ice cream treats, saw a gorilla that reminded Harry of Dudley, ate at the zoo restaurant, and visited the reptile house. At first, Dudley found the place boring because none of the reptiles were moving around much, but when no one was watching, Harry discovered that he was able to speak to snakes when he realised a boa constrictor understood what he was saying. When Dudley and Piers saw the snake moving around, they rushed to the get to the cage, and Dudley pushed Harry out of the way. In anger, Harry made the glass of its cage vanish, unknowingly using underage magic. This allowed the boa to escape captivity and leave for Brazil.[1]
Behind the scenes
- The film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone identifies this zoo as the London Zoo. This is where the scene was filmed.[2] However, this cannot be considered canon as when Hagrid takes Harry from the Dursleys to get his school supplies in the novel, it is stated that Harry had never been to London before.[3]
- In the book, Dudley and Piers jump back when the glass vanishes. In the film, Dudley falls into the tank and is trapped when the glass reappears.[1][4]
- It is possible that this zoo is meant to be Chessington World of Adventures, a zoo and adventure park located in real-world Surrey. Chessington World of Adventures has a reptile house and a family of gorillas, like the zoo featured in J. K. Rowling's book.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, p 56
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
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Gallbladder removal
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The gallbladder is located in the abdomen, on the right side, underneath the liver. The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver, and delivers it to the first part of the small intestine (duodenum), where it aids in the digestion of fat. The cystic and common bile ducts connect the gallbladder to the duodenum-bile passes through these ducts from the gallbladder to the duodenum.
Gallbladder surgery is done to treat gallbladder disease. Gallbladder disease is commonly caused by the formation of gallstones in the gallbladder (cholelithiasis). Gallstones can affect different locations.
In each case, the gallbladder is often removed (cholecystectomy).
Most gallbladder surgery today is done using laparoscopic surgical techniques, in which narrow instruments, including a camera, are introduced into the abdomen through small puncture holes. If the procedure is expected to be straightforward, laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be used. A laparoscopic camera is inserted into the abdomen near the umbilicus (navel). Instruments are inserted through 2 more small puncture holes. The gallbladder is found, the vessels and tubes are cut, and the gallbladder is removed.
If the gallbladder is extremely inflamed, infected, or has large gallstones, the abdominal approach (open cholecystectomy) is recommended. A small incision is made just below the rib cage on the right side of the abdomen. The liver is moved to expose the gallbladder. The vessels and tubes (cystic duct and artery) to and from the gallbladder are cut and the gallbladder is removed. The tube (common bile duct) that drains the digestive fluid (bile) from the liver to the small intestine (duodenum) is examined for blockages or stones. A small flat tube may be left in for several days to drain out fluids if there is inflammation or infection.
Most patients who undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy can go home the day of surgery or the next day, and resume a normal diet and activities immediately. Most patients who undergo open cholecystectomy require 5 to 7 days of hospitalization, are able to resume a normal diet after one week, and normal activities after 4 to 6 weeks.
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Azure Storage Integration with CDN, Search and HDInsight
In this sample, we demonstrate how to host, analyze and search content uploaded to Azure Storage blobs. This code was originally used in the 2017 Azure Storage Build Talk.
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Running this sample
To run this sample:
Create an Azure Storage Account. Select general purpose, not blob storage, for the account type.
Unzip 'clinical-trials.zip'. The files here represent a curated subset of all publically available clinical trials.
Note: To use the entire set of clinical trials for this sample, visit clinicaltrials.gov. Make sure to select the following options when downloading.
You can convert the XML files to text files by running the code in 'convert-clinical-trials.cs', making sure to edit the input and output directories.
Create a container named 'data' in your storage account and upload the text files to a virtual directory named 'clinical-trials'. You can do this using Azure CLI 2.0 with Azure Storage. Reference az storage blob upload-batch for detailed guidance. You can also take advantage of AzCopy command-line utility, Azure Storage client libraries, or other Azure Storage client tools.
Make sure to Grant anonymous users permission to the storage container.
Use the Azure CDN to access blobs with custom domains over HTTPS. When adding your CDN endpoint make sure to enter '/data' in the 'origin path' field. The clinical trials will be accessible at '<domain-name>/clinical-trials/<file-name>'.
To perform a full text search on the clinical trials data, Integrate Azure Search with blob storage directly from the Azure portal. When creating your data source, select the 'data' container from the storage account you created. Input 'clinical-trials' in the 'blob folder' field. When constructing your index, make sure the 'content' field is 'searchable'. You can immediately start to Query your Azure Search index using the Azure Portal, even before all of the documents have been indexed.
To convert the clinical trials text files to JSON, Create an Apache Spark cluster in Azure HDInsight. When creating your cluster, make sure to select the storage account you created earlier and specify 'data' as the default container. Open Jupyter and create a PySpark notebook. Instructions can be found at the previous linked article. Finally, run the code in 'texttojson.py'.
To search the newly generated JSON files, execute the REST requests in 'jsonsearchsetup.txt'. You'll need to fill in the key and name of both your search service and storage account. To better understand the requests in 'jsonsearchsetup.txt', see Indexing JSON blobs with Azure Search blob indexer.
To create a front end for your search service, visit the Azure Search Generator. Input the query key for your search service, name of your search service, and the JSON schema for your index. Executing the second request in 'jsonsearchsetup.txt' to create your index will return the JSON schema. Instead of using the Azure Search Generator, you can also fill in your search service query key and name in 'search-clinical-trials.htm'.
To access your front end, enable CORS on your search index directly from the Azure portal, and upload the .HTM file to the 'data' container in your storage account. You can then access it via the custom domain you set up in step 5.
A very brief example showing you how to do a cross tabulation on the clinical trials data in PySpark can be found in quickstats.py. Run the code in the PySpark notebook you set up in step 7.
You can search just the metadata of your storage blobs by selecting 'storage metadata only' in the 'data to extract' field when creating a data source for your search index (as in step 6). The query in 'metadatasearchquery.txt' returns the 3 largest blobs greater than 195 GB in descending size order.


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On my MacBook (10.5.latest), I turned on "Web sharing" in the control panel. The built-in firewall is turned off. I have an index.html in my ~/name/Sites/ folder. It's publicly readable (a+r). I can view it in Safari (or any other browser) if I open it as a file.
If I go to http://192.168.15.103/~name/index.html (or without index.html, or with any other file from that folder), I get a page which says simply:
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everyone got 100%... but even so... :o)
The thing is, I completed it. Which is more than I've done with any other. What was different about this one?
1. Well, the format was familiar. No, it didn't set the world on fire in terms of jamming in every technology under the sun... and no I didn't take part in the discussions (though I did look at a couple)... but it was straightforward.
2. It was genuinely useful. The search techniques are immediately transferable into practice and though a lot of it wasn't new, there were sufficient 'ah ha!' moments to make it worthwhile.
3. It was short. The sections were digestible. 6 x 50 minute sessions with videos which were anywhere between about 3 and 8 minutes long was perfectly easy to dip into. And the end was in sight quick enough for it to fit with everything else.
4. I felt in control. I didn't have to join in with the interactive bits if I didn't have time. If I didn't even have to watch the main videos if I didn't want to - there were text alternatives provided which made it scannable. There were no hurdles of forced participation and that worked for me.
For me, what makes a successful MOOC (so far)?
A format that isn't too complex, a tangible payoff from studying and timings / delivery which fit in with everyday life. MOOCs that haven't worked for me have bombarded me with 'stuff' to the extent where I felt I was drowning. Or encouraged me to join in with others and gave me activities which would require a hefty chunk of my time to complete and share (sharing something always makes you spend more time on it than you would do if you were on your own and didn't have to show it anyone). Plus, if there are no bits which are transferable then you really *really* have to be motivated to stay on course.
Would I do a MOOC in this format again? Yup.
And I quite enjoyed it!


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NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Broadcast journalist and author Keith Olbermann is to serve as host of a new prime-time news and commentary show on Current TV, Current Media said.
The Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning TV and digital media company was founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, and is now distributed to more than 75 million households around the world.
In addition to executive producing and starring in the new show, Olbermann will also serve as the company's chief news officer and will have an equity stake in Current Media, the company announced Tuesday.
The show will air live weeknights beginning later in 2011.
"Nothing is more vital to a free America than a free media, and nothing is more vital to my concept of a free media than news produced independently of corporate interference," Olbermann, who started his career at United Press International, said in a statement. "In Current Media, Al Gore and Joel Hyatt have created the model truth-seeking entity. The opportunity to partner with Al, Joel and Mark Rosenthal makes this the most exciting venture in my career."
"Keith Olbermann is a gifted thinker, an amazing talent and a powerful communicator, and having him tap Current as his new home is exciting and very much in line with the core vision we founded this network on: To engage viewers with smart, provocative and timely programming," added Gore, chairman and co-founder of Current.
"Keith Olbermann is one of our society's most courageous talents. He speaks truth to power. He calls them as he sees them. He speaks his mind. Our society needs his kind of thoughtful analysis and commentary," said Hyatt, executive vice chairman and co-founder of Current.
Olbermann left MSNBC recently after eight years following stormy interactions with management, including a suspension for contributing to political candidates.


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Empowered Patient, a regular feature from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen, helps put you in the driver's seat when it comes to health care.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- When Andrea Buie-Branam brought her asthmatic baby to the nearest emergency room, she thought she was doing the right thing. But once she got there, she began to suspect she wasn't in the right place.
When they need an emergency room, Collin and Gillian Branam's mom takes them to one for kids.
The nurse put an adult-sized mask on 9-month-old Gillian (they didn't have anything else). The mask was huge, and Gillian couldn't easily inhale the medicine to treat her asthma attack, her mom says. Then they had a hard time getting Gillian's blood pressure because the adult cuff was gigantic on her tiny arm. Everything was geared to adults. "I asked, 'Don't you have a pediatrician here?' and the doctor told me, 'No, we don't keep a pediatrician in the emergency room.' "
Buie-Branam pledged she'd never let this happen again. When she got home, she looked around on the Internet for an ER geared to kids. She found one and took Gillian there when she had another attack a few months later.
"It was a completely different experience," she says. "It was fabulous." Three years later when Gillian's younger brother, Collin, had a strangulated hernia, Buie-Branam raced him to the same ER. "They called in a surgeon who specialized in pediatrics. He was right there," she says.
When your child has an emergency, you want a hospital with child-sized medical equipment, pediatricians who are right there (or at least minutes away), and little things like cartoons in the examining room (A kid will sit through a procedure a lot more easily if she's watching cartoons; the news won't quite cut it). But how do you find a child-friendly ER -- and what are other ways to prepare for a trip to the ER with your child? Read on. Empowered Patient: Watch more on kids and emergency rooms »
1. Find the right hospital
Do this now, when everything's calm, not when your child's bleeding profusely. Find your category:
• You live near a children's hospital.
This is a no brainer -- go there. Find a hospital close to you with this list of children's hospitals in the U.S.
• There's a children's hospital in your area, but a general hospital is closer.
This is a little trickier. Dr. Emory Petrack, director of the pediatric emergency department at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, says when it's a "truly critical emergency," get to the nearest hospital. (Truly critical emergencies include severe pain, trauma with multiple injuries, and difficulty breathing). "The child can receive initial emergency treatment and can be stabilized as needed," he says, and transferred to a children's hospital if necessary.
On the other end of the spectrum, if it's a relatively small problem (a minor burn, for example, or a cut that requires a few stitches) it may not be worth a long trip to a pediatric hospital, says Dr. Joseph Luria, medical director of the Emergency Department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Luria says if the problem is in between minor and life-threatening, it could well be worth the trip to the children's hospital.
• You live far away from a children's hospital.
In this case, you've got some detective work to do. You have to figure out which hospital in your area is the most child-friendly. "Child friendly means both good medical care and staff that work well with babies and children," Petrack says.
Click here to find a child-friendly ER from the Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals. First, input your ZIP code. Then look on the left-hand side and you'll see "Type of Provider." Click on the arrow, and scroll down to"Pediatric Facility/Setting for Care" in the alphabetical listing, and select "Pediatric Emergency Department." Hit "search", and the site will give you a list of ERs that offer services for kids.
If "Pediatric Emergency Department" doesn't show up under "type of services," that means there isn't a "kid-certified" ER in your area. You can then go back to the ZIP code page and widen your search.
Keep in mind there may not be a "kid-certified" ER within a reasonable distance from your home. You can still take your child to a local hospital (and you should in case of an emergency); Petrack recommends asking your pediatrician and other parents for recommendations.
2. Keep a list of your child's medications with you at all times
In an emergency, you don't want to be digging through your rattled brain for the name of the medicine your child takes, the dosage, and how often she takes it. Have them written out and with you at all times. Click here for a medication form from from the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality. (You'll have to register first, but it's quick, easy and free). Fill in the blanks on the form, print it out, fold it up, and put it in your wallet.
If your child has a medical condition, you should also keep a health history with you at all times. Click here for a form from the American Health Information Management Association. It's designed especially for children.
One more thing to keep in your bag: a small pad of paper and a few crayons. Mia Redrick, mother of three and a "mom coach," says tic tac toe and doodling can go a long way when you're sitting in the ER waiting room.
3. Someone else caring for your child? You need a consent-to-treat form
If your child is going to be in someone else's care, you need to sign a form giving the hospital consent to treat your child in your absence, advises John Vonhof, a paramedic and author of the booklet "A Parent's Guide to the Emergency Room: Managing Your Child's Crisis Without Fear."
Click here for a fill-in-the-blank consent form.
4. Bring in the poison
If your child ingests something toxic, bring in the product he ingested, and have an idea of the amount he swallowed. Click here for a list of common household items that can be toxic to your child. It's from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
5. Call your pediatrician on your way to the ER
She can then call the ER to let them know you're on the way. A call from a doctor can make things go more smoothly when you arrive.
If you have a minute, there's one more thing you can do on the way to the ER: Grab two types of toys. The first is a comfort toy (such as his favorite stuffed animal) and the second is a distraction toy (such as a Game Boy). A calm child is easier to treat, and distraction can help when a doctor is performing an unpleasant procedure. E-mail to a friend
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How Long Can Pain Be Expected?
My husband had all of his toes amputated July 11, 2008. He had one minor setback in which the incision got an infection which required debridement for several weeks. He then had Apligrah placed over the incision, which is healing very nicely.
My question is what is the "normal" amount of time that he will experience pain? He is taking narcotics now and really wants to live without them. Each time he stops taking them (follows safe withdrawal process), he just cannot move around and become engaged in activities like he wants.
The pain just keeps him from being able to do things he wants to do. He has always been very active; he is 55 years old now and in good health except for the circulation problems most likely caused from smoking (doesn't smoke now).
Anyway, he ends up going back to the narcotics (approximately 6 per day/ 10mg/325) that allow him to be involved in certain activities and to just basically keep up with daily chores and walking.
His doctor gladly prescribes him what he needs, but we are all seeking answers as to the "normal" length of time he should expect such discomfort. His foot is still swollen and he wears compression stockings which do help some with the pain.
The blood flow to his foot is good now; he has had many tests run to make sure there are no major or minor complications causing the pain. His doctor tells him that it could be 8 months to a year before the "phantom pain" goes away. Please give me your advice and/or take on this.
The length of time pain remains after an amputation is variable. Some have incisional pain, some have phantom pain, and some never have phantom pain. Some resolve quickly and others will have some degree of chronic pain.
Because your husband wants to be off pain medication, I would suggest the help of a pain management specialist. Maybe there are other pain control options for him in order to eliminate the need for narcotics.
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Think differently: How would you shape tomorrow's global economy?
The worst financial, economic and social crisis of our lifetime led to widespread condemnation of "business as usual" and calls to revisit, rethink and test new approaches to economic and societal challenges.
Are today's economic models sufficient? What needs to be done to build a sustainable future?
Achmad Danny Gazali, Indonesia.
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Describe what you're wearing:My jacket is from Reiss in New York – it's the perfect transition piece for spring. The shirt is Belstaff, the black skinny jeans are from Cos in Germany and the scarf is Christian Dior. I always have a great pair of ballet flats – these in maroon velvet are from French Sole – it's a better colour than black, I think, particularly in photographs. This is what I'd wear travelling.
And the jewellery?
I picked up this gold bracelet from an antique dealer in New York, and the watch, ring and earrings are vintage pieces from my mother. I like wearing my mother's jewellery – she has an amazing sense of style.
What's the key piece in your wardrobe?
A good blazer is very important and I always think there is something very sexy about a tailored jacket. I have a tailor in Hamburg who makes great jackets for me. I love colour and have jackets in different colours. I also have vintage Christian Dior and a Givenchy dinner jacket with velvet lapels to which I pin art deco clips.
How do you describe your style?
It is relatively classic and, although I am fashion-forward, I like to be covered up – a little uptight and buttoned up.
What are your style influences?
I look at old movies from the '40s for inspiration. I dress for myself and think it is important to look polished. Italian men are always impeccably dressed. It is not acceptable to walk out of the house in sweatpants.
Is there anything you wouldn't wear?
I don't like wearing tank tops without a cardigan unless I'm on a beach. I won't wear Crocs, Birkenstocks (especially with socks), jumpsuits or chokers.
What is your favourite look?
An oversize man's cashmere sweater over little ballet pumps. Fashion is so accessible to everybody now and people are more interested - I hope a more covered-up look catches on. More designers and buyers are coming back to a ladylike look.
What are your favourite shops?
I try to shop on my travels, but also balance that with seeing museums and galleries. I might be in Tokyo checking out street fashion and just to have a little something is a reminder of where I have been. I love 10 Corso Como in Milan and the Corner store in Berlin because the buyer has an incredible eye. I spend a lot of time in Berlin and Hamburg – Berlin is cool, but Hamburg is beautiful.
Are you a collector?
I collect vintage jewellery and that love came from my mother and aunt from an early age – they have an amazing archive of '40s vintage pieces. You can find incredible pieces in antiques road shows in the US and in Miami.
What magazines do you read?
I come from a magazine background, so I look at everything and anything because different markets have different looks all over the world and their magazines have very different layouts and approaches. I am a big supporter of British fashion and British Vogue is one of my favourite magazines. People are looking for fewer investment pieces now so you don't need so much variety any more.
Are you developing your blog?
My blog is a lifestyle blog with magazine features and can't just be all fashion – I'd love to see it evolve into its own brand over the next five years.


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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super political action committee on Friday endorsed former state Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson in the special Democratic primary that is likely to decide the successor to former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Independence USA already has spent almost $1.4 million on the contest, primarily to attack another candidate, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson of Crete, for her previous National Rifle Association support.
The super PAC said it will spend even more money on broadcast and cable TV to air its newest ad. The spot endorses Kelly, but also criticizes Halvorson and, for the first time, another top contender, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson of Olympia Fields. Hutchinson also has had NRA support in past campaigns.
In the ad, an announcer says fighting gun violence is "the big issue" in the race and that Halvorson and Hutchinson "can't be trusted." The announcer notes Kelly backs hometown President Barack Obama's push for a ban on military-style assault weapons and universal background checks and calls her "a champion in the fight against gun violence."
The new ad blitz could provide a significant boost for Kelly in the 16-candidate Democratic field for the Feb. 26 special primary in the South Side and south suburban 2nd Congressional District. The Bloomberg super PAC has far and away raised and spent more money than any individual candidate and has run the only broadcast advertising in the race in the expensive Chicago television market.
Indeed, campaign disclosure reports filed by the leading candidates show Kelly has raised more than $303,725 since the start of the short campaign through Feb. 6. Campaign aides to Kelly, who formerly was chief administrative officer for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, said she has raised $417,727 for the campaign cycle through Wednesday.
Among Kelly's major donors is John Rogers, the head of Ariel Capital Management, who contributed the maximum $2,600 allowed for the primary and chipped in another $2,400 for the April 9 general election. Kelly also has received $6,854 in donations through Act Blue, a conduit for small Democratic fundraising amounts.
As of Feb. 6, Kelly trailed Hutchinson in cash available to spend. Kelly reported $88,820 available while Hutchinson had more than double at $199,901. Hutchinson's campaign has engaged in a significant direct-mail campaign since that time. For the entire campaign, through Feb. 6, Hutchinson reported raising $281,106. Hutchinson has been endorsed by Preckwinkle, who gave her $1,000.
Hutchinson, a state lawmaker since 2009, has received contributions from several major Springfield lobbyists including Victor Reyes, the top lobbyist for former Mayor Richard Daley, and the McGuire Woods law firm, which donated catering for two fundraising events for her in Springfield and in northwest Indiana.
Hutchinson also received a small $250 donation from Malcolm Weems, director of the state Department of Central Management Services under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. She also got twin $5,000 donations from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the transit workers' union.
Halvorson, who unsuccessfully ran against Jackson in last year's March Democratic primary, reported raising $97,802 for the contest and had $48,241 in cash available as of Feb. 6. Her campaign has countered that her name recognition from taking on Jackson does not require the large amounts of money other candidates need to spend for name ID.
Another candidate in the race, Chicago Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, reported raising $150,000 for the overall campaign but had only $33,758 available to spend as of the end of the Feb. 6 reporting period.
Among Beale's donors since the first of the year was Federico and Jackie d'Escoto of Aurora, who gave a combined $4,500. Earlier this week, Miguel d'Escoto, who was senior vice president of operations for the United Neighborhood Organization, resigned after the Sun-Times disclosed that the charter school operator paid state grant money to companies owned by two of his brothers, including Federico d'Escoto.
"No, we're not going to return the money, because that was a state issue and had nothing to do with Anthony Beale or the City of Chicago," said Beale spokeswoman Delmarie Cobb. "The company is a long-established company that has been in the community for 39 years."
In the Republican field of four candidates, only Eric Wallace reported raising any cash, according to federal reports. The ordained minister and owner of a Flossmoor multimedia company reported raising $4,650 from Jan. 1 through Feb. 6 and had $1,720 in cash on hand.


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|NASA and NOAA satellites have been tracking Hurricane Irene as it barrels up the coast. But one type of NOAA satellite, which orbits the poles and helps predict severe weather like tornadoes and blizzards, may soon be out of commission--with no scheduled replacement--leaving NOAA with a blind eye.


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Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Atari ST)
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DescriptionDie Hard 2: Die Harder is a 2D shooting gallery.
In the early 90's, two things just wouldn't die: Bruce Willis in the Die Hard trilogy of movies, and, well, 2D point-and-click shooters. Renowned software undertaker Grandslam was happily ready to dig the grave several inches deeper for both. The spade: a game called Die Hard 2: Die Harder.
Based on the 1990 movie Die Hard 2, the program sends you through five stages modelled after key scenes of the film. As N.Y. cop John McClane, you have to shoot terrorists invading Washington's Dulles airport by quickly aiming a crosshair at them. You'll successively clear the luggage center, airport annexe and runway, then chase after the bad guys on a snowmobile and finally shoot it out on the wing of the terrorist's plane. Each stage consists of three screens; on the last one, several tougher bosses will appear. Occasionally, civilians cross the room and pray that you don't kill them. Most dying terrorists drop power-ups, namely med-kits, armour, grenades and weapons that are more powerful or fire faster. You collect these items by shooting them in time. If you do not aim fast enough, the terrorist's bullets will drain your health; you may die three times, but after that, John McClane bites the dust once and for all. Until you restart, that is.
For more information on the movie Die Hard 2, see the trivia and links sections.
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- "Die Hard II" -- Media title
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- BPjS / BPjM indexed games
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- Inspiration: Movies
- Theme: Law enforcement
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German indexOn December 22, 1992, Die Hard 2: Die Harder was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. More information about this topic can be found in the game group.
EndingThe game has rightfully earned its place in the Hall of Shame for games with the worst ending sequences. The player's reward for successfully shooting through hundreds of terrorists is a blue screen with one line: "You completed your mission".
ReferencesThe high-score list of Die Hard 2: Die Harder is filled alternately with the names "John" and "Holly", which are the screen names of the hero and his wife in the movie. Holly places first, having scored the respectable amount of 100,000 points.
MovieDie Hard 2, a 70 million special effects firework, was a huge box office hit all around the world, earning more than 230 million dollars. It is considered a model example of a good action movie. None of the several computer game conversions could live up to that.
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- The Internet Movie Database (Find additional information for the movie Die Hard 2. The "Goofs" section is especially entertaining.)
John Scott (459) added Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Atari ST) on May 26, 2004
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The Next Evolution of Cisco's Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch to be Featured at VMworld
Nothing sits around and gets stale for long at Cisco (outside the break rooms anyway). On the heels of shipping our Nexus 1000V 1.5.2 release earlier this week (which you can download from here), we are ramping up to show the upcoming generation of the virtual switch next week at VMworld in San Francisco. This new major release 2.1 will be going into beta in October, and will represent a quantum leap in ease of deployment and management, as well as greater security for cloud environments.
Features of the new Nexus 1000V 2.1 Release:
- vCenter Plug-in – Provides a holistic view of the virtual network to the server administrator from within VMware vCenter. A Nexus 1000V dashboard in vCenter shows the virtual supervisor module (VSM) and virtual ethernet module (VEM) details, such as VSM health status, license information, PNIC information, connected VM's, et al.
- Support for Cisco TrustSec – Extends Cisco TrustSec security solutions for network-based segmentation of users and physical workloads to virtual workloads, leveraging Security Group Tags (SGT) for defining security segments. Data center segmentation and consistent security policy enforcement can now be implemented across physical and virtual workloads.
- Cross Data Center High-availability – Supports split Active and Standby Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Modules (VSMs) across two data centers to implement cross-DC clusters and VM mobility while ensuring high availability. In addition, VSM's in the data center can support VEM's at remote branch offices.
- Enhanced Installer App – Simplifies the installation process by providing a single pane of glass for all steps.
- Simplified upgrade process – Supports manual upgrades to a new version of Nexus 1000V on selective host(s) at a time. This allows flexibility in scheduling upgrades on a per-host basis, thus enabling incremental upgrades even during short maintenance windows.
- vTracker – Offers added visibility into virtual and physical networks (such as VM name, upstream network info and vMotion events). vTracker puts different network "views" right at your fingertips: vMotion view, VLAN view, VM vNIC view, VM-info view, Module PNIC view, Fabric view.
When you put it all together, Nexus 1000V continues to provide the foundation for the most advanced virtual networks. Advantages of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch compared to other virtual switches:
- 6000+ customers with some customers purchasing 1000+ CPU licenses
- Support for a wide range of hypervisor environments, including VMware vSphere, and Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Hyper-V (currently in beta with Microsoft and large enterprise and service provider customers). Support for open source hypervisors has also been announced for later releases.
- The most extensive set of virtual network services, including ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall, VSG zone-based virtual firewall, vWAAS WAN optimization, the Cloud Services Router (CSR) 1000V, and Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module (NAM) and built on Cisco's advanced service insertion and chaining technology, vPath.
- Feature and management consistency with Cisco Nexus data center switches for seamless integration with the physical infrastructure.
- A true management control plane (with the Nexus 1000V virtual supervisor module) that provides greater policy and control features for richer networking functionality.
- Complete control of networking and security policies by the networking team, thus freeing the server/virtualization team to focus on VM administration and enabling true separation of duties.
In addition to these major new features, Nexus 1000V is the foundation for our programmable virtual network overlays within our Cisco ONE platform for network programmability. VXLAN, which we cover a lot about in this forum, forms the secure overlay tunnels, and the Nexus 1000V virtual supervisor module (VSM) will be programmable with OpenStack Quantum and other API's in future releases.
We'll be showing a lot these features next week, as well as the other new products in the virtualization portfolio, the ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall and the Virtual Network Management Center (VNMC) 2.0, which I'll be going into more detail in upcoming posts. Come by our booth and check it out.
If you are around #VMworld next week, give us a shout out on twitter using Cisco hash tag #ciscovmw or to me @gkinghorn. For those of you that can't make it out to VMworld, I'll let one of our product managers, Uday Gokarn, review the new features in this 2 minute video:
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Thank you. Any documentation on how to configure l3 connectivity between VSM and VEM?
Is there any plan in roadmap to drop support for L2 connectivity in future?
Thank you
Does 5.2 release support VSM in two datacentre over L3?
Thank you