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Here's a complete guide to some of the best tools that will help you track what other people are saying about you, your business or your products on other websites, forums and social media sites.
You can secretly "listen" to conversations happening on the web in almost real-time and can then respond if you think a "negative" comment posted on another site may harm your own reputation or that of your brand.
All the "buzz monitoring" services mentioned in this guide are available for free and they can help you monitor almost every part of the "public" web including blogs, forums, websites, video sites, user comments and even some social networks.
Monitor Your Name or Business on the Internet
1. Google Search – Type your name (or that your business) in the Google search box and use the "Past 24 hours" with "Sort by Date" option to find the most recent web pages, blog posts, forum threads, etc. that are talking about you (see example).
If people tend to misspell your name, you should always use a search phrase that includes both your real name and the misspelled version separated by OR (in caps).
Since Google doesn't offer feeds, you should consider adding the results page to your bookmarks folder that you open every morning.
2. Yahoo! Alerts – If you are some sort of a celebrity who's frequently quoted in the press or if you're a business looking to track your brand mentions in print media, Yahoo! Alerts can be great option. It will send you an email message as soon as there's a news story in some publication that mentions you or your brand.
3. Google Alerts – Unlike Yahoo! News Alerts that primarily track mainstream media sources, Google Alerts will include stories* from blogs, regular web pages as well as traditional media if you go for the "comprehensive" option. You can even subscribe to Google Alerts in your favorite feed reader.
Google Search vs. Google Alerts – Google Search (mentioned at #1) will find each and every web page that mentions you but Google Alerts will only find web pages that appear in the top twenty results of Google Web search so you are likely to miss some pages if you rely solely on Google Alerts.
[*] See tutorials on how to use Google Alerts and Google News effectively.
4. Facebook Public Search – Facebook has 300+ million members and chances are high that some of them are talking about you or your product in their status updates and wall posts.
Type your name in the Facebook search box (upper right corner) and then use the "Posts by Everyone" option to finds status updates, links and notes written by other Facebook member that mention your name. This will show content from all Facebook members who have enabled their posts to be viewed by people other than friends.
5. Yahoo Pipes (for blogs) – Google Blog Search, Technorati and Bloglines from Ask.com are some popular blog search engines to help you discover blog posts that link to one of your web pages.
You can type the address of your website in this Yahoo! Pipe and it will merge results from all the different blog search engines into one feed that you can either subscribe via email or in your feed reader.
6. Twitter Search – In addition to regular search operators, Twitter search also supports location parameter so you can limit search results to a particular geographic region.
For instance, if you are handling PR for a US based company who just launched a new product in India, you can use a query like "Product Name near:India" to find reactions on Twitter only from India and nearby regions (just what your client wants).
7. Digg Search – Do you know that Digg, like Google, also supports the site: search operator. Use this with your site, choose the "newest first" option and you'll immediately know when people add your stories on Digg.
They may not hit the front page but will you'll still know about them – see example.
8. Back Tweets - Type your web domain name and it will show you all messages on Twitter that include a link to your website (see example). This is just like another useful version of Google's link: operator but for Twitter (see related services).
9. Back Type – Unlike blog search engines that only index blog posts, Back Type indexes the comments left by other users on blog and other social sites including FriendFeed and Digg.
Type the name of your product or service in the search box, choose "all" (default setting is "relevant") and it will help you find comments /discussion on the Internet that mention you (see example).
10. StepRep – This is another brilliant service for online reputation management. It monitors what people are saying about you (or your products) online and will notify you by email when new results are found.
There may be some overlap with Google Alerts but StepRep can routinely discover sites that mention you but have been missed by Google Alerts. You may use your existing Google Account to log into StepRep.
11. Truveo Video – AOL owned Truveo is probably the largest search engine for video that indexes video clips from all possible video sources on the web including YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, and more. And this is precisely the reason why you should prefer Truveo over Google Video Alerts for tracking your brand mentions on video sites.
You can subscribe to Truveo search results in a feed reader.
12. Social Mention – Another excellent service that helps you track your name across different social media sites like Digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon, etc. from a central place. You may get results via RSS or subscribe to once-a-day email alerts for all the keywords that you are monitoring on the web.
13. Webmaster Central – This is one of the best tools to find out other sites that are linking to your web pages (another tool that you may use is Yahoo! Site Explorer).
Assuming that you've already verified your site with Webmaster Central, go to "Your site on the web" -> "Links to your site" and there you'll see a list of all external pages that link to one of your pages. This table can be huge if you run a popular site but there's an option to export the complete result-set into Excel for further analysis.


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- Baer Winery
- When: By appointment for Herbfarm guests
- Phone: 425-483-7060
- Columbia Winery
- Daily: 10am -6pm
- Phone: 425-488-2776
- Chateau Ste. Michelle
- When: Daily 10am - 4:30pm
- Phone: 425-415-3300
- DiStefano Winery
- Saturday & Sunday: Noon - 5pm
- Phone: 425-487-1648
- Facelli Winery
- Saturday & Sunday: Noon - 4pm
- Phone: 425-488-1020
- Silver Lake Winery
- Daily: Noon - 5pm
- Phone: 425-485-2437
- Woodinville Wine Cellars
- Saturday: Noon - 4pm
- Phone: 425-481-8860
- JM Cellars
- 1st Saturday of the Month: Noon - 4pm
- Phone: 206-321-0052
- DeLille Cellars
- Sunday-Thursday: Noon - 4:30pm
- Friday: Noon - 8pm
- Saturday: 11:00am - 4:30pm
- Phone: 425-489-0544
- Matthews Estate
- Daily: Noon - 6pm
- Friday: 6:30pm - 9pm, Live Music & Wines by the Glass
- Phone: 425-487-9810
- Betz Family Winery
- When: Passport & St. Nick's
- Phone: 425-861-9823
- Austin Robaire
- 1st & 3rd Saturdays: Noon - 5pm
- Phone: 206-406-0360
- Novelty Hill Winery
- When: Passport & St. Nick's
- Phone: 425-481-8317
- Januik Winery
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- Phone: 425-481-5502
- Covington Cellars
- Saturday & Sunday: Noon - 5pm
- Phone: 425-806-8636
- Cuillin Hills Winery
- Saturdays: Noon - 5pm
- Phone: 425-415-8466
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- Phone: 425-774-8959
- Page Cellars
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- Phone: 253-232-9463
- Stevens Winery
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You'll begin your day around 8 a.m. as you join The Herbfarm's garden staff at the farm and enjoy a light breakfast. Then you'll help the crew harvest for the restaurant kitchen.
At mid-day, you'll lunch with the garden staff. Then you'll travel to The Herbfarm Restaurant to deliver your harvest and watch as the chefs set about their daily work.
Now retire to your room at the lovely Willows Lodge to soak, rest, and relax before returning to the restaurant to enjoy your fabulous 9-course dinner. You'll take home an autographed cookbook or a bottle of wine. Enjoy your well-deserved night's sleep. $1650 for two. $1100 for a single.
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The Heart of Woodinville Wine Country
In 1923, Seattle lumber baron Frederick Stimson built a country home and hunting lodge in the Sammamish Valley east of Seattle. His manor house survives on the grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle, one of America's leading wineries.
These days, the duck hunting in the valley has been replaced by hunting for fine wines. Within a couple of miles of The Herbfarm are nearly 30 wineries. The New York Times named DeLille Cellars "Winery of the Year." Columbia Winery has been instrumental over the last 25 years in introducing new grape varietals to the state. Master of Wine, Bob Betz, crafts big reds at his new Betz Family Winery.
Ernst Loosen comes twice a year to create "Eroica," a marvelous joint venture Riesling. Italy's Piero Antinori has been crafting his Col Solare here, too. Come and join the fun!
One of the world's great escapes awaits on the tip of Vancouver Island
We've known Frederique and Sinclair Philip, owners of the Sooke Harbour House, for many years. Over those years they've created one of the best and most interesting inns and restaurants in the world.
Their Vancouver Island country inn on the sea looks south across the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the snow-crowned Olympic Mountains. With the clean smell of the sea and the sound of lapping waves, this is a place to pleasure your senses, excite your palate, and renew and enrich your soul.
Your room (all are different) will be imaginatively fitted with fine artwork and furnishings, a cheerful wood-burning fireplace, and a spa tub for two. The internationally famous restaurant tempts with local wild seafood, mushrooms, game, kelp, and edible flowers and herbs from the inn's own gardens.
Stroll the beaches, take a "seaweed tour," renew in the spa, explore the abundant art, or delve into the 2,800 wine selections. Dinner is by candlelight. Breakfast is in your room. For magical details, visit sookeharbourhouse.com.


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It can be frustrating to find a piece of gear that you like, and then have no buying options. This filter aims to ease that problem. In the future we plan to add non-US retailers to this list and possibly call out each retailer directly.
We feel a little weird calling out Amazon separately as we're not huge fans of this mega-corp. We do this because we're partners with Amazon in multiple countries, so if somebody from the US, Canada, or UK clicks an Amazon link, it'll go to their country-specific Amazon page (when possible). At the moment, this is the only way to find non-US buying options on the site.
In grams, the weight, as stated by the manufacturer/brand.
If there are differences in weight (due to multiple sizes or optional accessories) we note those in the individual product page.
This filter searches through the middle-most size, often this is size M.
The full retail price in US dollars as stated by the brand/manufacturer/US distributer.
With non-US products, we have statically converted the price to US dollars.
This static conversion also means it's possible that there will be some misleading figures at times. The original price and currency will be noted on the individual product pages.
If the harness is specifically stated for men.
If the harness is specifically stated for women (usually the difference is a taller rise connected to larger leg loops).
If the manufacturer says it's a kids harness.
If the manufacturer states it's unisex or does not list a gender, we use unisex. Unisex is predominantly men's shapes/sizing.
This is the size as stated by the brand, which means one brand's Small may be the same size as another brand's Medium.
For each harness, in the tech specs, we do our best to list a size guide to help find the best fit.
Few harnesses produced today (other than big wall harnesses) are offered with a manual doubleback buckle. This is the traditional buckle style that does not automatically lock and requires the waist strap to be thread back through the harness. The buckle is one flat piece of metal.
The majority of harnesses today have quick adjust buckles because it's faster and often safer. These buckles already include the "doubleback" safety measure; they loosens by lifting the metal piece and tightens by pulling the strap.
You can tell if it's a Quick Adjust when the buckle is made of two pieces of metal and the webbing gets squished/stopped between them. Each company has their own proprietary name to describe the auto-adjustment like "Speed buckle."
Found on lightweight mountaineering harnesses and full body harnesses. Much more common on leg loops, this is a plastic buckle that clips together.
Rare for a waist belt, this is found on lightweight mountaineering harnesses and some other unique harnesses.
Few harnesses produced today (other than big wall harnesses) have a traditional manual doubleback buckle (one flat piece of metal). This style does not automatically lock and requires each leg strap to be threaded back through the buckle.
Lots of climbers choose quick adjust leg buckles because they're faster and easier to adjust than manual buckles and they have more adjustability than fixed leg loops. This is particularly helpful if you have one harness for all seasons (wearing different layers of clothes).
Each company has their own proprietary buckle name and look like "Speed Buckle." It's also referred to as auto-adjust or pre-threaded buckle.
Found on the majority of lightweight mountaineering harnesses this is a plastic buckle that clips. This is the fastest adjustment for taking a harness on/off, especially when hooked into crampons or skis.
Many climbers choose fixed leg loops where there is a stretchy material (instead of a buckle) that can expand to accommodate the leg. Although fixed leg loops are generally more comfortable, they require a more specific fit and often have smaller size ranges.
Some harnesses have a quick adjust buckle that also includes a stretch component for comfort--these are still found under Quick Adjust. Example:
Gear loops are used to hold gear (quickdraws, cams, etc) onto your harness. 4 gear loops is most common.
Most often on full body harnesses or guide/gym style harnesses, for climbers who don't need to hold much gear.
Mostly found on lighter harnesses made for [ski] mountaineering or high-end sport climbing where every gram matters.
The standard/most common number for climbing harnesses. Perfect for sport and trad climbing.
Designed for long multi-pitch and big wall climbing, found on harnesses designed to hold the maximum amount of gear.
Occasionally, the number of gear loops will change on a harness model depending on the size. There could be 7 gear loops for the med/large but only 5 gear loops for the xsmall/small. In this case we list the highest number for the filters, and then write an explanation on the product page like, "Size S/XS can only fit 5 gear loops."
This is the loop that you belay/rappel from. The vast majority of harnesses have one.
Reasons climbers want two loops:
Note: The second loop will often be able to "nest" inside the first loop.
This will look like a semi-circle loop at the top of the harness or two semi-circle loops that are side by side. A tie-in is most common for these harness types:
A drop seat is when you detach the straps connecting the leg loops to the waist belt. This allows you to keep your harness on when you drop your pants to use the bathroom.
These three examples include a drop seat, seen as 1 or 2 buckles/clips in the back:
Trad climbers often look for a haul loop as they're intended to haul a rope (second line) or pack (while you climb the chimney).
A haul loop can also hold shoes or other accessories. Although not the intended use, it is also commonly used to hold a chalk bag.
Ice clipper slots are made to fit a carabiner that holds ice screws. These slots are generally only used by ice climbers but there is no disadvantage to having them on your harness.
Less than 40% of harnesses will have ice clipper slots. And those harnesses will usually have 2 or 4 slots, often located next to, or between, the gear loops.
Because color can be a differentiator.
Note: If you choose a color and the picture does not seem to match, this usually means it's also available in another color and we just don't have capabilities to show you that color on this page. If you click into the product you'll be able to see more product photos (hopefully!) of the color you're looking for.
If you'd like to narrow down your search by what others consider to be, "The Best Gear" this is your filter. We're including all the media awards from the magazines like Climbing, Rock and Ice, and Alpinist, along with online resources like Gear Junkie, Outdoor Gear Labs, and more.
We scour the internet for new awards quarterly. If you know of some reputable awards that we're missing, send us a note so we can check them out.
The list of manufacturers and brands that we have all the technical specs for.
If a brand is missing from this list, scroll to the bottom of this page to see all the unfilterable gear we track, and ideally it'll be there.
If you don't see the brand you're looking for in the unfilterable products area, definitely send us a note so we can look into it further.
We do our very best to find and display every technical spec for every piece of climbing gear in the world. But sometimes we just can't dig up a spec or two (usually it's the official price and weight). Sadly, this means not every product is available for filtering and sorting :(
If we allowed products that are missing key specs to display in the results above, these incomplete products would need to appear no matter what filters you chose. This would make the filtered results cluttered and misleading. So instead of leaving out these incomplete products entirely, we're listing them below:


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Some of these medicines may be taken as pills. If the
disease affects only the lower part of the colon, corticosteroids can be given
by enema. For disease that only affects the rectum, suppositories and topical
creams can be used. In severe cases, some corticosteroids are given through a
needle in a vein (IV).
These medicines reduce
Corticosteroids are used to treat
ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease (inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD).
Corticosteroids improve or stop the
symptoms of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. These medicines are used to
put the disease in remission (a period without symptoms). They are not used
long term. When the disease has gone into
remission, your doctor will gradually reduce the strength and the amount of
corticosteroid you are taking.
Only people who do not get better
with other medicines—less than half of people with IBD—need to take
corticosteroids. Of these people, many go into remission after taking
corticosteroids.1, 2 Some people with IBD may need to
keep taking a small dose of corticosteroids to help keep them in
Steroid enemas may be especially helpful for
inflammation in the lower colon and the rectum.
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor if you have:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug
Reference is not available in all systems.)
Corticosteroids can keep your immune system from fighting infection. When you are taking this medicine (and even when you have finished taking it), try not to be around people who are sick. And make sure you talk to your doctor before you get any vaccinations.
People who take corticosteroids for more than
2 to 3 months should take calcium and vitamin D supplements or other medicines,
such as bisphosphonates, to prevent osteoporosis. For more information, see the
Medications section of the topic Osteoporosis. Your doctor may want you to have
a bone density test to check for osteoporosis.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Women who use this medicine during pregnancy have a slightly higher chance of having a baby with birth defects. If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, you and your doctor must weigh the risks of using this medicine against the risks of not treating your condition.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
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- Jarno Trulli
- Circuits:
- Sepang International Circuit
Renault's second win of 2005 came thanks to a crushing display by Fernando Alonso in Malaysia in a race run in sweltering humidity.
"It was a very demanding race and I really felt how hard it had been on the podium afterwards," said Alonso. "It is a great feeling to win here though and I demonstrated that we are competitive on every type of circuit."
Alonso started from pole position and he led from the start with Jarno Trulli (Toyota) giving chase. Jenson Button had just taken fifth place from Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) when his Honda's engine let go on lap three and he coasted to a smoky halt.
Alonso headed Trulli up front and edged away by a couple of tenths per lap. It all mounted up and he scored the win with Trulli second to give Toyota its first podium finish. Nick Heidfeld took third for Williams after Giancarlo Fisichella's Renault whacked a kerb early in the race and affected its handling.
McLaren suffered a disappointing day, too. Raikkonen was delayed by a puncture which dropped him to ninth, while Juan Pablo Montoya took fourth. The Colombian had suffered from a severe vibration for much of the race and his result was an excellent effort in the circumstances. However, he felt that the outright pace of the car had not been realised.


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Free photography post processing video tutorials
Free photography post processing video tutorials
In this tutorial we'll take a nicely lit studio portrait and turn it into a dreamy high key image fit for a magazine cover. We start in Lightroom 4 then move on to Nik Color Efex Pro for skin softening and then we use Nik Silver Efex Pro for our final black and white conversion. We'll start off using Lightroom 4 in this first chapter to fix some levels and colour issues and produce a rather nice colour version of the picture.
Photography news and free video tutorials using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
Photography news and free video tutorials using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
I'm an artist trapped in a geek's body. I've been a techie my whole life but always wanted to exercise both halves of my brain. Understanding art doesn't come easy to us analytical types but I've found that the keys are to look at a lot of art and to make as much as you can. Simple exposure to great work will teach you and help you understand what you love. So my number 1 piece of advice is stop thinking about what art is and start making some. The more you make the better it gets.
I started my career as a programmer and since then I've been a web developer, designer, printer, business owner and educator. I fell in to teaching through my love of photography and discovered that it's one of my very favourite things to do. Since then I've started teaching workshops, classroom sessions, webinars and recently I've joined Trey Ratcliff's new photography academy, The Arcanum, as a master. I also run weekly webinars for Macphun and in-person training with Welshot in North Wales. I live in the northwest of England with my wife and two small children.
I'm best known for teaching Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and I'm also an Adobe Certified Community Professional. I love to get stuff right in camera but it's rare that I'll publish a photo without a fair amount of post processing. I love colour and impact but I also have black and white phases where I love bringing out fine details and broad tonal ranges. Once the camera clicks that isn't the end of the process for me.


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PARIS A French regional government opened debate Monday on "the sexual life of the disabled" but backed off a push for sex surrogates amid unease about the issue.
The head of the Essonne department south of Paris, Jerome Guedj, had called for allowing sex surrogates -- people who can help disabled people explore their sexuality -- as part of regular social services delivered to those he said were least able to "discover their sexuality and their bodies."
Guedj noted that sex surrogates for the disabled are permitted in some other European countries as well as in the U.S., as seen in the recent film "The Sessions." Unlike in some other places, the French measure would have involved state funding.
But Guedj pulled the most contentious part of his proposal Monday, removing the term "sex surrogates" just ahead of the vote in the local council, after coming under criticism for opening the door to legalized prostitution.
Instead, the council agreed for now to open a "reflection on the sexual life of the disabled."
Guedj's original initiative won support from the French Association of the Paralyzed. "There's a real denial of the sexual dimension of the disabled," Pascale Ribes, vice president of the association, told Le Parisien newspaper. "That a group is trying to get past the taboos and try to deal with the problem is very encouraging."
But a national ethics council on March 12 ruled that authorizing sex surrogates would essentially "merchandise the human body" and could leave recipients emotionally vulnerable.
France's minister for the disabled, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, said Guedj's initiative is premature, but she welcomed debate on the issue.
"We're lagging a bit in France," Carlotti told Europe 1 radio in an interview Friday. "Reflecting on the emotional and sexual life should be a legitimate question."


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Swiss Gear Self Inflating Mat
I have been using mine for four years. You have to…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $80
I have been using mine for four years. You have to take care of it, it will puncture just like a high quality air matress, leaving you only low density foam to sleep on. Protect it and it will last many years. I use mine on top of a cot, as cots, stretched tight, are still very firm.
- Adds comfort.
- I haven't punctured it yet.
- If don't take care of it, you will break it.
I read a review of a woman that expected it to blow itself up like an air mattress. It is low density foam that expands to its normal 1 - 1 1/2" size when exposed to normal air pressure. You then close the valves and maintain the softness of the foam and air within the pad.
The outer covering is rubberized nylon, just like a high quality air mattress. If you puncture it you will have to patch it. Word to the wise, don't pack it with sharp or pointy objects and it will work just fine for many years.
A word to Wenger (the manufacturer), you could have made it a few inches wider.
Bought 2 years ago. Used it on one backpacking, 2…
Price Paid: $39.99
Bought 2 years ago. Used it on one backpacking, 2 night, trip. Worked well then. It's been in storage since. Took it down for trip this year and it's still like new. If only the plastic screw down valve that holds the air in would have not broke while rolled up in the padding. Can't understand how the very top section of the valve would just crack off, like a cap.
I wish I would have checked it sooner than 1 week prior to our trip. Can't afford another $100 right now to replace. Warranty useless at this point. They don't consider it a manufacturer defect. I would have to pay shipping both ways and it will take up to 3 weeks to receive replacement or same mat. (since they would "probably" deem it broken due to consumer use. Won't buy again.
Next time I will buy from REI. They may cost more up front, but had I spent the extra $ I would be getting a new pad this year, no problems, for life!
I bought and used this pad on three camping trips.
Price Paid: $30+
I bought and used this pad on three camping trips. On the second trip it had started to leak air. On the third trip it would no longer hold air. The welded side seam had separated in two places.
The pad lasted one night before it lost its ability…
The pad lasted one night before it lost its ability to stay inflated. Don't waste your money.
Just prior to going on vacation this summer, we purchased…
Just prior to going on vacation this summer, we purchased a Swissgear self-inflating sleeping mat. We thought that Swissgear... being a well known company would make a good product which would not disappoint us.
We used the pad while on vacation and to our dismay we were unable to keep the pad inflated...after checking and rechecking the directions to be sure we had followed them correctly. Our son who was sleeping on the mat would find himself sleeping on a totally deflated pad by morning. It was a very unwise choice and has made us think twice about purchasing another product from Swissgear.
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$30.00 - $80.00
The Swiss Gear Self Inflating Mat is not available from the stores we monitor.
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Acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir are antiviral
medicines used to treat
genital herpes. All are effective. But because
valacyclovir and famciclovir are absorbed better by the stomach, they can be
taken less often than acyclovir. Antiviral medicines are usually taken by mouth
(orally). But they are sometimes given
intravenously (IV) in severe genital herpes outbreaks
or herpes in newborns.
The topical form of acyclovir (Zovirax
ointment) offers little benefit in the treatment of genital herpes and is not
Antiviral medicines stop the growth of the
herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Antiviral medicines may be given
Antiviral medicines may
significantly reduce the severity of an outbreak of genital herpes and decrease
the time it takes an outbreak to heal. The medicine also decreases the number
of days of painful symptoms. And for some people, this medicine decreases the
number of days you can spread the virus.
The amount and how often you take antivirals depends on the specific
antiviral and whether you are taking them for a primary outbreak, recurrent
outbreak, or for suppressive therapy.
Antiviral medicine is most
effective if you take it when you first notice the prodromal symptoms (tingling
and pain) of a recurrent genital herpes outbreak and if you take it for the
next 5 to 7 days or until symptoms go away.
Some people with
frequent recurrent outbreaks (more than 6 a year) take antiviral
medicine every day (suppressive therapy) to help reduce the frequency and
duration of the outbreaks. Antiviral medicine can reduce the number of
outbreaks by 70% to 80%.1
Research shows
that an HSV-infected person in a heterosexual, single-partner (monogamous)
relationship who takes valacyclovir daily in the doses used for suppressive
therapy to prevent recurrent outbreaks reduces the risk of infecting his or her
partner.2 Other antiviral medicines may also reduce
transmission, but further study is needed.
The CDC has published
guidelines about the use of antiviral medicines in pregnancy.1
If a genital herpes blister or sore is present at the
time of labor and delivery, a
cesarean section is usually done. A cesarean section
may be recommended if a woman suspects she has symptoms of an impending
outbreak, such as tingling or pain (prodromal symptoms). For women who have
recurrent outbreaks, acyclovir used in the last 4 weeks of pregnancy may reduce
the need for a cesarean section by reducing the risk of an outbreak at the time
of delivery.
People with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should talk with
their doctors for advice about these medicines. Depending on the stage of their
illness, they may need higher doses or longer treatment time with antiviral
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor right away if you have:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug
Reference is not available in all systems.)
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (2010). Genital HSV infections section of Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010. MMWR, 59(RR-12): 20–25. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/default.htm.Hollier LM, Straub H (2011). Genital herpes, search date January 2010. BMJ Clinical Evidence. Available online: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
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December 20, 2012
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Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine & Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease
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DUBLIN, July 3 (Reuters) - Two of American country singer Garth Brooks five sold-out comeback concerts at Dublin's Croke Park stadium this month were cancelled on Thursday after objections were raised by local residents.
Brooks, who retired from recording new music and touring in 2001, chose Dublin for his five-night "Comeback Special Event", selling a record 400,000 tickets, equivalent to almost 10 percent of the population, ahead of a wider tour later in 2014.
However residents of the densely populated area surrounding the 82,000-seat Gaelic sports stadium objected to the holding of five successive shows and the local council refused permission for the concerts scheduled for July 28 and July 29.
"The cumulative effect on residents and on some businesses would lead to an unacceptable level of disruption to their lives and livelihoods," Dublin City Council said in a statement.
Brooks, who has sold more than 125 million albums and is best known for hits such as "The Thunder Rolls" and "Friends in Low Places", has played the occasional one-city run of shows and benefit concerts during his retirement but has never toured.
No act, including Ireland's U2, has ever played five shows in a row at Croke Park, the country's largest venue, and concert promoters had said some 70,000 of the 400,000 tickets sold were bought by people living abroad.
Ticket holders took to social media and the national airwaves to voice their disappointment.
"I queued for two days and two nights for these tickets. I'm so annoyed, it's just terrible," Carol McDonald, who had bought a ticket for the July 29 date, told a popular phone-in show on national broadcaster RTE.
"It's making a show of Ireland, he (Garth Brooks) is probably over in America saying what the hell's going on." (Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Tom Heneghan)


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9 November 2012 - The 9th 'Cross Internacional de Atapuerca' will mark the beginning of the IAAF Cross Country Permit Series 2012/13 on Sunday (11), the first of three Spanish legs scheduled for this season.
While facing an increasingly tough economic slowdown, the organisers (Diputación de Burgos) have nonetheless brought together a star-studded line-up including Ethiopia's reigning World Cross Country champion Imane Merga and Kenya's current World silver medallist Linet Masai. In addition to those accolades, both Merga and Masai will contest their respective events as the defending champions on Sunday.
On a curious note, Merga and Masai have had similar results over the last couple of years on the track as they bagged the World 10,000m bronze medals in Daegu 2011 but failed to compete at the London Olympics last summer.
Merga leads mighty African squad
The 24-year-old Merga arrived at the Bilbao airport on Thursday and confidently declared: "I'm here to win as I did last year." His last appearance came at the Bupa Great North Run in South Shields on 16 September where he clocked a Half Marathon PB of 59:56 for third.
Merga should find stiff opposition from his fellow Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel, the newly-minted Olympic 5000m silver medallist. The 22-year-old ran an impressive 12:46.81 career best last summer prior to his runner-up place in London to add Olympic silver to the World bronze he managed in Daegu the previous season.
The Kenyan contingent includes Emanuel Bett, holder of a 10,000m PB and 2012 world leading mark of 26:51.16 to take a brilliant win at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels while Vincent Chepkok, who placed second on that occasion in 26:51.68, will complete the whole podium from the last World Cross Country Championships alongside Merga and Teklemariam Medhin. Watch out too for 2010 World Junior 5000m silver medallist John Kipkoech and Clement Langat, the 2010 World Junior Cross Country silver medallist in Bydgoszcz, the venue of next World Championships in March.
The Spanish-based Eritrean team is also powerful thanks to the presence of Medhin, the reigning World Cross Country silver medallist, Kidane Tadese and Amanuel Mesel. The 23-year-old Medhin was victorious in Atapuerca two years and will try to once again take the top spot on Sunday. Uganda's 2009 World Junior XC bronze medallist Moses Kibet completes a solid African line-up.
Powerful European armada on show
Sunday's 9807m event will also act as a first stepping-stone for athletes targeting the European Cross Country Championships to be held in Budapest on 9 December. The field comprises the in-form pair of Italy's European 10,000m silver medallist Daniele Meucci and Spain's Ayad Lamdassem. The latter finished second in the Porstmouth 10 miles to set a NR of 46:44 while the Italian came fourth on that occasion barely six seconds behind the Moroccan-born Lamdassem. Other notable Spanish entrants include Sergio Sánchez, Javier Guerra and Juan Carlos Higuero while Portugal's reigning European Cross Country bronze medallist José Rocha will also be in contention.
Masai, the undisputed star – Women's race
Kenyan ace Linet Masai will kick off Sunday's 7839m women's contest as the overwhelming favourite given her successful Cross Country background in recent years which include three silver medals in a row at the World Championships and a full set of convincing wins on the main Cross Country permits held on Spanish soil such as, Llodio and Seville (twice each), Alcobendas, Amorebieta and Atapuerca.
The long-legged Kenyan will be accompanied by Priscah Jepleting, a 32-year-old former (2006) World Cross Country (short race) silver medallist and the 2010 World Junior 3000m champion Mercy Cherono.
As it has become a tradition in women's distance running, another fierce Kenyan-Ethiopian battle for podium places is on the cards again as the 'green T-shirt girls' contingent is led by Belaynesh Oljira and Ayalew Hiwot. They both performed consistently at last summer's London Olympics with fifth places in their respective events, the 10,000m for Oljira and the 3000m Steeplechase for Hiwot. Their respective career bests are impressive 30:26.70 and 9:09.61 performances respectively, but reportedly Oljira is slightly injured and her presence is doubtful as of late Thursday evening.
The European response to the African quintet should come from Italy's Nadia Ejjafini, fresh from a fourth place at the Porstmouth 10 miles with a 53:55 clocking under her belt while Spain's Alessandra Aguilar came sixth there, two seconds behind Ejjafini. Reigning European Cross Country champion Fiounnala Britton of Ireland and Portugal's European 5000m bronze medallist Sara Moreira will also be in action looking for a top-five position.
In addition to Aguilar, the Spanish armada is also strong and includes former (2009) World 3000m Steeplechase champion Marta Domínguez, 2010 European 1500m champion Nuria Fernández and 3000m Steeplechase specialist (PB of 9:35.77 at the London Olympics) Diana Martín.
Weather forecasters predict a partly cloudy day on Sunday with a 30 percent chance of rain likely with chilly temperatures ranging from 6ºC and 8ºC by race time.
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Life in the fast lane
May 20, 2010
The Reds' Digby Ioane is engulfed by his team-mates having scored a try against the Highlanders after just 38 seconds © Getty Images
You were out of luck if you were still queuing for a stubby or a meat pie come kick off time at the Suncorp Stadium last weekend with Reds winger Digby Ioane crossing the whitewash after just 38 seconds of his side's Super 14 victory over the Highlanders in Brisbane.
But his incredible score took an absolute age compared to some of the scores that feature in our latest Scrum Seven - don't blink because you might miss them!
Lee Blackett, LEEDS CARNEGIE v Newcastle, March 22, 2008 - 8.28 seconds
Leeds may well have been relegated from English rugby's top flight at the end of the 2007-08 season but at least they had the beating of their rivals on one count with winger Lee Blackett crossing for a try after an incredible 8.28 seconds of their Premiership clash with the Falcons at Headingley. On a bitterly cold night many of the 8,917 spectators could have been forgiven for taking their time to get to their seats but those unlucky souls would have missed Blackett pouncing on a loose ball from the kick-off and storming in from the 22 for a try under the posts to set up a narrow 16-15 win for the hosts. "All part of the master plan," was the jocular response from Stuart Lancaster, Leeds' director of rugby.
Tom Voyce, WASPS v Harlequins, November 6, 2004 - 9.63 seconds
Another Premiership game to start in extraordinary fashion with Wasps winger Tom Voyce pouncing on a mistake by Harlequins centre Will Greenwood who made a complete hash of James Brooks' opening kick-off. Voyce was there in the right place at the right time to scoop the ball up and showed great strength to hold off the few Quins defenders alive to the situation and force his way over under the posts. Wasps eventually won the game 19-16 and that season would go from bad to worse for Quins who were relegated from the top flight for the first time in the league's 17-year history.
Martin Corry, London Irish v LEICESTER TIGERS, September 19, 2004 - 24 seconds
It was also a handling error that gifted Leicester No.8 Martin Corry a then record Premiership try after just 24 seconds of his side's 39-22 victory over the Exiles at the Madejski Stadium. This time the blunder was by London Irish No.8 Keiran Roche who gifted the Tigers an early advantage that they would never relinquish. Leicester went on to top the Premiership table that year but were undone by Wasps in the play-off final - London Irish at least escaped the drop. Corry's effort eclipsed the record previously held by his team-mate Geordan Murphy who crossed after 26 seconds of the Tigers' 38-21 victory over Quins at The Stoop on December 22, 2001.
John Leslie, SCOTLAND v Wales, February 6, 1999 - 10 seconds
Kilted Kiwi John Leslie jointly holds the record for the fastest international try ever having stunned Wales with a try just 10 seconds into their Five Nations Championship clash at Murrayfield. Scotland switched the kick-off and Wales' own New Zealander Shane Howarth tried to lay claim to the ball only for Leslie to rip the ball from his grasp and race away to score. Wales recovered from the shock to lead 13-8 at half-time but Scotland finally overcame their celtic rivals 33-20 on their way to the Championship crown. Leslie shares his record with England's Bart Price who crossed for his side's only try in a 7-3 victory over Wales at Twickenham on January 20, 1923.
Elton Flatley, AUSTRALIA v Romania, October 18, 2003 - 18 seconds
The record for the fastest try in Rugby World Cup history is held by Australia's Elton Flatley who dotted down after just 18 seconds of his side's pool clash with Romania in Brisbane. Wallabies fullback Mat Rogers may well have crossed for a hat-trick of tries as the hosts cruised to a 90-8 victory at Suncorp Stadium but the day belonged to Flatley with the centre finishing the game with 30 points courtesy of that try, 11 conversions and a penalty goal.
Keegan Daniel, SHARKS v Blues, March 8, 2008 - 16 seconds
Sharks flanker Keegan Daniel can boast one of the quickest tries in Super Rugby history having got the scoreboard ticking over after just 16 seconds of his side's Super 14 victory over the Blues in Durban in 2008. The Blues' Nick Evans sent the ball high from the kick off but no-one claimed the ball with the visitors opting for a game of 'pat-a-cake' that allowed the Sharks' Bismarck du Plessis to pounce on the loose ball and feed Daniel. But with half the field in front of him there was still plenty of work for the Springboks U21 international to do but he had the gas to get out-run Blues speedster Joe Rokocoko and claim a memorable score and inspire a 22-17 victory.
Vula Maimuri, HIGHLANDERS v Crusaders, May 12, 2001 - 12 seconds
Future Fiji international Vula Maimuri lit up the Highlanders' Super 12 clash with Kiwi rivals the Crusaders with a try after just 12 seconds at Carisbrook. Highlanders fly-half Tony Brown sent the ball deep where Crusaders No.10 Andrew Mehrtens took the ball cleanly before trying to send the ball back with interest. However, his clearance was charged down in the 22 before Maimuri scooped the ball up and crashed through the tackle of Justin Marshall to touch down. The Highlanders held on for a narrow 26-21 win to ensure the South Island side finished the season fifth on the log - the highest placed New Zealand side that year.
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IBM Cognos 10 BI: Components & User Interfaces
Please visit http://vmanoria.blogspot.in/2012/04/ibm-business-intelligence-software-its.html to know about Business Intelligence and Cognos capabilities and http://vmanoria.blogspot.in/2012/04/cognos-101-installation-and.html for Cognos 10 BI Server installation & configuration. IBM Cognos BI includes web-based and Windows-based user interfaces that provide a business intelligence experience that is focused upon the needs of different users. Here we would discuss essential tools & user interfaces of Cognos 10 which we can use to implement and use BI.
In below figure, We can see different components and how they are fitting in. The top most layer, where we can see Cognos Connection, Administrator, Business Insight and different studios. They all are web-based and end-user needs not to install any client side software if he has latest web browser installed.
Bottom layer is basically data layer where you may have homogenous or heterogeneous database systems. Data may be relational or multi-dimentional. On top of it, we can see three modeling tools there - Framework Manager, Transformer and Metric Designer. All of them are client based installation.
We'll maintain the flow of components from top to bottom as shown in below BI components figure.
Lets start with Welcome Screen. From this interface you can open different interfaces as per your requirement.
IBM Cognos Connection
IBM Cognos Connection is the portal to IBM Cognos software. IBM Cognos Connection provides a single access point to all corporate data available in IBM Cognos software. Cognos Connection is -
- Customizable portal interface to all Cognos 10 content (reports, analyses, queries, agents, metrics, and packages)
– Public Folders are shared and secured by user or group
– My Folders is private
- Launching point for different capabilities based on permissions
– Studios, administrative functions
- Used to set preferences
– Language, run options, home page
- Access and personalize content
– Access and view content, live or saved output versions
– Open the report for editing
– Personalize the view by setting prompt values, output format, language
– Schedule the report to be run in the future or at recurring intervals
IBM Cognos Administration
Cognos Administration is a central management interface that contains the administrative tasks for Cognos BI. It provides easy access to the overall management of the IBM Cognos environment and is accessible through Cognos Connection. Cognos Administration is organized into three sections:
- Status
Use the links in this section to monitor activities, server status, and system metrics, and change some system settings.
- Security
Use the links in this section to define users, groups, and roles for security purposes, configure capabilities for the interfaces and studios, and set properties for the user interface profiles (professional and express) that are used in Report Studio.
- Configuration
Use the links in this section to set up data source connections, deploy IBM Cognos BI content from one content store to another, create distribution and contact lists, add printers, set styles, manage portlets and portal layout, start or stop dispatchers and services, and change system settings.
You can also perform the following administrative tasks:
- automating tasks
- setting up your environment and configuring your database for multilingual reporting
- installing fonts
- setting up printers
- configuring web browsers
- allowing user access to Series 7 reports from IBM Cognos Connection
- restricting access to IBM Cognos software
Aside from the typical administrative tasks, you can also customize the appearance and functionality of different IBM Cognos components.
IBM Cognos Configuration
- to set the initial configuration of IBM Cognos components after you install them
- to configure IBM Cognos components if you want to change a property value or you add components to your environment
- to start or stop the service for an IBM Cognos component on the local computer
You can run IBM Cognos Configuration in either interactive or silent mode. In interactive mode, you use a graphical user interface to configure the IBM Cognos component. In silent mode, the tool runs in the background and requires no interaction from you as part of an unattended installation.
If you change the value of a property, you must save the configuration and then restart the IBM Cognos service to apply the new settings to your computer.
For distributed installations, ensure that you configured all computers where you installed Content Manager before you change default configuration settings on other IBM Cognos computers. For example, you can
- change the default user and password for Cognos Content Database
- change a URI
- configure cryptographic settings
- configure IBM Cognos components to use IBM Cognos Application Firewall
- configure temporary file properties
- configure the gateway to use a namespace
- Enable and Disable Services
- configure fonts
- configure font support for Simplified Chinese
- change the default font for reports
- save report output to a file system
- change the notification database
After you change the default behavior of IBM Cognos components to better suit your IBM Cognos environment, you can configure Portal Services, configure an authentication provider, or test the installation Test the Installation and Configuration.
1) IBM Cognos Workspace
IBM Cognos Workspace is a Web-based tool that allows you to use IBM Cognos content and external data sources to build sophisticated interactive dashboards that provide insight and facilitate collaborative decision making.
You can view and open favorite dashboards and reports, manipulate the content in the dashboards, and email your dashboards. You can also use comments and activities for collaborative decision making and use social software such as IBM Lotus® Connections for collaborative decision making.
Create dashboards with Workspace to give business users in your organization an integrated Business Intelligence experience that includes collaborative decision making. A dashboard allows users to quickly complete a wide variety of tasks such as viewing and interacting with reports and collaborating and sharing information.
When you create an interactive dashboard, you are assembling IBM Cognos content. You can also add content from HTML and text sources.
IBM Workspace is -
- Interactive, self-service workspace
- Assemble and share dashboards
– Assemble content for a personal or shared dashboard without IT intervention
– Arrange elements in an intuitive, WYSIWYG interface
- Interact with information for greater understanding
– Personalize the look and feel with easy formatting options
– Create calculations
– Select alternate visualizations
– Conduct further analysis in context
– Examine data lineage
- Share and collaborate on key information
– Add comments to clarify and question
– Search for existing content and begin authoring in context
IBM Cognos Workspace Advanced
IBM Cognos Workspace Advanced provides a single, integrated environment for advanced business users who need to do more than consume reports and dashboards that are authored for them. This solution does not require you to use different user interfaces depending on whether the data is dimensional or relational and whether your primary task is report authoring or data exploration. You can use it to author new reports on relational or dimensional data. With Business Insight Advanced, you can create and format a wide variety of reports, including lists, cross tabs, charts, and financial statement style reports. In addition, you can use it for OLAP exploration and can mix exploration and authoring activities seamlessly without switching interfaces or modes.
Workspace Advanced is -
- Web-based, drag-and-drop content authoring interface designed for business users
- Relational or dimensional data
- Multiple data layouts and visualizations
- Styles and formatting
- Format, layout, and distribution
- Incorporate external data
- Content can be run as standalone report or incorporated into Business Insight workspace
- Leveraged as starting point for further enhancement by professional authors as needed
IBM Cognos Report Studio
IBM Cognos Report Studio is a robust report design and authoring tool. Using IBM Cognos Report Studio, report authors can create, edit, and distribute a wide range of professional reports. You can author entire range of enterprise reports with relational or dimensional data sources, and show data in lists, crosstabs, and various kinds of charts. You can write a report once and distribute it to many users in multiple languages and formats.
Main features are -
- Web-based professional report authoring environment
- Create new reports or enhance content created by business users
- Provides fine-grain control over layout formatting and presentation for production ready formatting
- Additional capabilities for the professional author
– Extend reports with interactive maps and prompts
– Multiple logical pages for varied content
– Interactive tables of contents
– Create offline Active Reports
– Incorporate statistical analysis
- Any report can be used as a template. You simply create and format a report and then use it as your starting point for all other reports, leaving the original report unchanged. A report intended to be used as a template usually does not contain data so that the report can be used with multiple packages. You can start from numerous pre-defined templates, or blank report as shown below.
Your users can interact with the reports you distribute if you add prompts or enable drill-through access to another report, or both. By answering prompts when a report is run, your users customize the contents of the report to meet their information needs. One authored report can then meet the requirements of many users. By enabling drill-through access to another report, your users can navigate from one report to the next.
IBM Cognos Query Studio
Using IBM Cognos Query Studio, users with little or no training can quickly design, create, and save ad-hoc queries and reports to meet reporting needs that are not covered by the standard, professional reports created in IBM Cognos Report Studio. In Query Studio, you can
- view data
Connect to a data source to view data in a tree hierarchy. Expand the query subjects to see query item details.
- create reports
Use the data source to create reports, which you can save and reuse. You can also create a new report by opening an existing report, changing it, and saving it using another name.
- change the appearance of reports
Improve the layout of your report. For example, you can create a chart, add a title, specify text and border styles, or reorder columns for easy comparison.
- work with data in a report
Use filters, summaries, and calculations to compare and analyze data. Drill up and drill down to view related information.
IBM Cognos Analysis Studio
With Analysis Studio, users can explore and analyze data from different dimensions of their business. Users can also compare data to spot trends or anomalies in performance. Analysis Studio provides access to dimensional, online analytical processing (OLAP), and dimensionally modeled relational data sources. Analyses created in Analysis Studio can be opened in IBM Cognos Report Studio and used to build professional reports.
Use the interactive drag-and-drop environment in Analysis Studio to explore and analyze data to find answers to business questions.
Using Analysis Studio, you can –
● find and focus on items that are important to your business
● understand trends and anomalies
● compare data, such as details to summaries, or actual results to budgeted results
● assess performance by focusing on the best or worst results
● establish relative importance using calculations such as growth or rank
● share your findings with others
Like IBM Cognos Series 7 PowerPlay Web, Analysis Studio helps you answer business questions quickly and easily. Analysis Studio supports the same drill up and down behavior and drag-and-drop control as PowerPlay Web, while addressing demands for more effective ways to analyze large amounts of data
IBM Cognos Event Studio
In Event Studio, you set up agents to monitor your data and perform tasks when business events or exceptional conditions occur in your data. When an event occurs, people are alerted to take action. Agents can publish details to the portal, deliver alerts by email, run and distribute reports based on events, and monitor the status of events. For example, a support call from a key customer or the cancellation of a large order might trigger an event, sending an email to the appropriate people.
Use Event Studio to notify decision-makers in your organization of events as they happen, so that they can make timely and effective decisions. You create agents that monitor your organization's data to detect occurrences of business events. An event is a situation that can affect the success of your business. An event is identified when specific items in your data achieve significant values. Specify the event condition, or a change in data, that is important to you. When an agent detects an event, it can perform tasks, such as sending an e-mail, adding information to the portal, and running reports.
The IBM Cognos Platform includes a new service to support enhanced event management functionality called the Human Task Service. This service is based upon an open specification called WS-Human Tasks. IBM Cognos BI includes the following types of human tasks that you can see in the task inbox:
- Approval requests
- Ad-hoc tasks
- Notification requests
You can create tasks from the following components:
- IBM Cognos Event Studio (notification requests and approval requests)
- The My Inbox area of IBM Cognos Connection (notification requests and ad-hoc tasks)
- A watch rule set up for a report (notification requests only)
IBM Cognos Metric Studio & Designer
Use Metric Studio to create a customized scorecarding environment to monitor and analyze metrics and projects throughout your organization. Metric Studio helps you translate your organization's strategy into relevant, measurable goals that align each employee's actions with a strategic plan.
A rich scorecarding environment shows you quickly where your organization is successful and where it needs improvement. Metric Studio tracks performance against targets and indicates the current status of the business so that decision makers at every level of the organization can react and plan. Use the flexibility of Metric Studio to model metrics and their relationships based on any standard or proprietary scorecarding and management methodology that you already use.
Metric Designer is the IBM Cognos 8 modeling tool used to create extracts for use in IBM Cognos scorecarding applications. Extracts are used to map and transfer information from existing metadata sources such as Framework Manager and Impromptu Query Definition (.iqd) files.
If IBM Cognos Metric Studio is installed and configured as part of your IBM Cognos BI environment, you can navigate to Metric Studio content in the Content tab and add the following Metric Studio content to a dashboard:
- Watch lists
- Scorecards
- Strategies
- Metric types
- Individual metrics
When you add an individual metric to the dashboard, historical data for the metric displays in a form of a bar chart. For any other IBM Cognos Metric Studio content that you add, the content displays as a list of metrics for the selected item. Each metric in the list has a hyperlink that opens the individual metric in Metric Studio.
IBM Cognos Framework Manager
IBM Cognos Framework Manager is the IBM Cognos BI modeling tool for creating and managing business related metadata for use in IBM Cognos BI analysis and reporting. Metadata is published for use by reporting tools as a package, providing a single, integrated business view of any number of heterogeneous data sources.
Framework Manager can rapidly create relational and dimensional models (Dimensionally Modeled Relational) through a guided workflow-driven modeling process, check the execution path of the queries, define filters, and configure data multi-language support and security filters.
To enhance the business view of the model, you can use Framework Manager to:
– model for predictable results (star schema)
– model for OLAP-style queries (model dimensionally)
– create one or more business views
– add calculations
– create and apply filters
– add prompts
– set row level security
IBM Cognos Transformer
Transformer is a proven and relatively simple tool for modeling dimensional hierarchies and levels for PowerCubes.
Transformer is a data modeling tool designed for use with IBM Cognos 8 version 8.3 and subsequent releases. You use this component to create a model, a business presentation of the information in one or more data sources. After you choose a supported product locale (language), add dimensional metadata, specify the measures (performance indicators), and apply custom views, you can create PowerCubes based on this model. You can deploy these cubes to support OLAP reporting and analysis.
A model can contain any number of regular or calculated measures, together with logical groupings that use measure folders. A regular measure is numeric data in a transactional data source. A calculated measure is new numeric data that is derived from other measures, functions, and constants, such as Profit, which is calculated from the measures Revenue and Cost. A measure folder can group existing measures into a logical collection and, if needed, can be assigned a calculated value itself.
IBM Cognos Map Manager
In a map that contains region layers, you can now create new region layers from existing ones using Map Manager. Each new region within the new layer is made up of one or more complete regions from the existing region layer.
As the report author, you can use this new feature to customize maps when the regions in the supplied maps do not correspond to the way information is managed and reported on. For example, your Sales Territories may not match the States layer. You can create a Sales Region Layer with a region such as Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and so on). As a result, you avoid having to create a new map layer in MapInfo, a task requiring additional knowledge as well as licensing of the original MapInfo data.
It is not, however, possible to use portions of one region to form a new region. For example, you can combine the state regions of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to form a sales region, but you cannot use portions of any region, such as cities, to form a new region. Use Map Manager to load an existing IBM Cognos map file, define the new region layer, and then save the map with the new layer.
Install IBM® Cognos® Map Manager if you want to -
● convert maps from non IBM sources
● assign alternate names for map features
● assign alternate languages for map features


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Potatoes, potatoes, and more potatoes - when you take part in a winter CSA through your local farm, you're going to get a lot of them. Luckily, there's so many things to do with them. You can mash them, bake them, boil them, make them into soup, gnocchi, fries and more. If you're finding yourself with a lot on hand, like I did this week, soup is always a good option.
It's cold here in New England. It's been about 1-10 degrees every night here this week. We're buried in feet of snow, with more on the way. You've got two kinds of people in New England. The kind who complain about the weather, and then the people who complain about the people who complain about the weather. I'm in the first category. I don't often complain about winter here, but it's been brutal this year, and my feeling is that it's complaint worthy. My blood is frozen, I can't warm up. Someone get this lady a boat drink, and stat.
The lovely weather is the reason this recipe was born. I wanted something hearty, a stick-to-your-ribs type of soup. I'd been craving a loaded baked potato, but also craved soup. This little dish has all the elements of your baked potato - potato, cheese, green onion, sour cream, and yes, bacon. Oh yes, it also has the nice little Vermont beer I hope you'd pair with this. I love me some Long Trail Ale out of Vermont. I used their standard ale in this, but their winter Hibernator Ale is my favorite of all winter ales. If you'd like, you can omit it or reduce the amount in the soup, you do end up with a distinct beer taste to this if you use it.
I don't usually include nutritional info because I think it's difficult to accurately calculate it outside a lab. However, when plugged into Spark Recipes, this soup weighs in at 293 calories with 9.4 grams of fat (5.4 grams saturated). I liked the idea that a bowl of this very filling and yummy soup (with beer, bacon and cheese) came in at under 300 calories and 10 grams of fat.
Beer and Baked Potato Soup
Serves: 8
2 pounds baking potatoes (or whatever you have from your local farm, I had small golds)
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups 1% milk (or whatever you have)
1 1/2 cups Cabot 50% Reduced Fat Cheddar
3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/2 cup beer (I used Long Trail Ale, you can omit or reduce this amount to taste as well)
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup green onions, chopped (reserve a bit for garnish)
5 slices bacon, cooked until crispy and crumbled
extra shredded cheese and sour cream for topping
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pierce each potato with a fork and bake for one hour.
While potatoes are baking, fry up bacon until crispy and set aside. Once potatoes are done, allow to cool until they can be handled and then peel. Roughly mash the potatoes in a bowl and set aside.
In a large dutch oven, measure out your flour and then slowly whisk in your milk until combined. Now, heat the mixture on low to medium heat, making sure you do not burn it. Once your mixture thickens up you can now add in your cheese and potatoes, stirring until melted. Once that happens, add in the sour cream, the beer, salt and pepper, keeping the heat between low and medium and cook until heated through, stirring often. Finally, stir in your green onions.
Serve in bowls, garnished with extra shredded cheese, sour cream, green onions and bacon.


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D7: Mark Cuban: HDTV is More Interesting Than The Internet
Mark Cuban, the founder of HDNet as well as a well-known sports team owner, spent most of his discussion at the D7 conference talking about how HDTV is more important for video than the Internet; and also talked about ways of monetizing video content.
HDTV has been more of a focus for where consumers are actually spending their money than the Internet, he said. People are spending more on HDTVs than on computers these days, and typical people spend much more time watching TV than watching video on the Internet.
10 years ago at his Broadcast.com, he said they talked about all the current video issues such as business models, pre-role advertising, charging for content, and multicasting. These topics didn't really get addressed, he said, in part because when Google bought YouTube, its focus was ubiquity and volume; not monetization. If it wasn't for subsidies from companies like Google, the whole concept of Internet video would be very different, he said. Now he said Hulu may soon be setting the monetization standards.
Anybody can create and distribute for free thanks to YouTube, but it's marketing that's expensive. In his perspective, the Internet is a "testing ground for media that have revenue."
Cuban said he believed there would be a big opportunity for new applications based on widgets for TV such as Yahoo Widgets and Tru2Way. He said being able to give new widget-type applications to cable TV subscribers is important, because that's where the bandwidth is. For instance, he described a widget for selling items over the TV, which sounded similar to Craigslist.
Now we're seeing evolutionary, not revolutionary, applications for the Internet, he said, and Cuban believes that TV will be the next big platform for applications. He suggested that people "follow the bandwidth" to look for applications
He said he was a believer in "tiered pricing" and also liked the concept of 3D particularly on large displays.In response to a question from the Consumer Electronics Association's Gary Shapiro, he said he thought the broadcast spectrum should be auctioned off, as it was too valuable to be used for just over-the-air video.


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What's in your water?
Antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones have been found in American the drinking water of at least 51 million Americans, according to an Associated Press investigation.
U.S. manufacturers, including major drug makers, have dumped at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways -- and the federal government has repeatedly looked the other way.
Copper, used in both pipes and contraceptives, and nitroglycerin, a heart drug used in explosives, are among the hundreds of active pharmaceutical ingredients used in a variety of manufacturing.
The AP recently identified 22 such compounds, classified as both industrial chemicals by the EPA and as active pharmaceutical ingredients by the Food and Drug Administration, as a result of the ongoing PharmaWater investigation. The investigation traces concentrations of pharmaceuticals in drinking water.
Federal and industry officials say the extent to which U.S. manufacturers release such chemicals is unknown because they are not tracked -- as drugs. Analysis of 20 years of federal records show the government has unintentionally kept data on a few, allowing some pharmaceuticals to be released from factories.
Federal drug and water regulators agree with drug makers who say the manufacturing does not significantly contribute to what is being found in water. Some researchers say the lack of required testing has evolved into a "don't ask, don't tell policy," which only contributes to water pollution.
"It doesn't pass the straight-face test to say pharmaceutical manufacturers are not emitting any of the compounds they're creating," said Kyla Bennett, a former 10-year EPA enforcement officer and current ecologist and environmental attorney.
Some scientists say pharma-tainted water will be found wherever researchers look, although most cities and water providers still do not test for the drugs.
But it is not just manufacturers contaminating drinking water. Consumers who flush drugs down toilets and excrete the drugs their bodies do not absorb are considered the biggest contributors to water contamination. Nearly 250 million pounds of pharmaceuticals and contaminated packaging are thrown away each year by hospitals and long-term care facilities.
Experts agree dangers this may cause cannot be ruled out though utilities say the water is safe. Scientists, doctors and the EPA say there are no confirmed human risks associated with consuming minute concentrations of drugs, but even extremely diluted concentrations of drugs harm fish, frogs and other aquatic species.
Emerging research also has shown that human cells fail to grow normally in the laboratory when exposed to trace concentrations of certain drugs. This has caused some scientist to believe that even exposure of small amounts of the drugs, over decades, could cause harm to humans.


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Starsin is flawless. She has two fendi purses and a silver Lexus. I hear her hair is insured for $10000. I hear she does car commercials in Japan. Her favorite movie is Varsity Blues. One time, she met John stamos on a plane, and he told her she was pretty. One time, she punched me in the face. It was awesome.
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Alan Richard "Al" Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1977–2006) with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent members of his profession. He is perhaps best known for his many years of calling play-by-play of National Football League games and for his broadcast of the Miracle on Ice, which culminated in his widely quoted catchphrase, "Do you believe in miracles? YES!"
Michaels was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jay Michaels and Lila (Levinson) Michaels where he grew up as a Dodgers fan. Coincidentally, at the time the Dodgers left Brooklyn, Michaels' family also moved to Los Angeles, California in 1958. Michaels attended Alexander Hamilton High School in L.A. and was a football and baseball player. He graduated in 1962 and later attended Arizona State University, where he majored in radio and television and minored in journalism. He worked as a sports writer for ASU's independent student newspaper, The State Press. He was also a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Michaels' first job in television was with Chuck Barris Productions, choosing women to appear on The Dating Game. His first sportscasting job came in 1964 when he was hired to do public relations for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was later hired by the team to serve eight games as a color commentator. He was fired after only four.


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Can We All Improve How We Do What We Do?/
Can we and the people we work with actually get better at the things we do? And can we get better, faster? Are there things that we can do for each other that might expedite the process? How do we transcend the plague of doing well enough? On low-budget indie film shoots, the collaborators are of a wide range of experience levels. Such films are also chronically plagued by a paucity of funds and time. Too much to get done, and not enough resources to really get it done perfectly, or sometimes even just well. With a hundred things needing to happen at any given time, your head will pop if you concern yourself with everything that goes wrong. It does seem like those that often do best are those that have learned not to sweat the petty, or perhaps some sort of zen-esque understanding of the world (that is combined with the sort of hyper-focus of concentration in the things that make all the difference -- and that will some other post further down the line).
The Serenity Prayer that Alcoholics Anonymous has adopted always seems fit as a method to manage the creative chaos that defines most film production. Granted, I get some criticism in life for having too great expectations of people and things, believing always that one time we all will hit our high point, but I really think by dropping our ego, finding a way to point out what can be done better, explaining the reasons why, we can rise to the occasion and one day truly get it all in sync and do beautiful work. I want us to do more and to do it better, myself included. Let me get to that, but first, I think it's worth looking beyond the first three lines of the Serenity Prayer, and look at the rest of it:
Many times on film sets, I see folks hesitant to say what they feel, not wanting to complain, not wanting to demand that things are better. When things are sloppy or unsafe or could be handled in a better manner that will most likely yield a better result: SAY SOMETHING. Don't be cruel, but be direct. Explain, why you think it will work better if they did something differently. Speak of the result you want to obtain. But speak up. Maybe you have to pause and wait for the right time to be truly heard, but speak up.
And when they don't get it right, take action. Step in, get it done, and recognize when you have to make a change. Be it a director or a producer, if I have heard it once, I have heard it a 100 times: "whenever I considered firing someone, I end up always wishing that I had done it then and there, and when I haven't done it, I always regret it." Under the right circumstances, people can learn from those mistakes. What are the right circumstances that help us all learn?


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Mental health professionals are helping those who witnessed a gruesome public suicide in Oregon, last week when 19-year-old Kipp Rusty Walker stabbed himself to death on stage with a six-inch knife.
The keyboard player had just finished singing a song called, "Sorry for All the Mess." At first the audience clapped, thinking it was part of the act, then reacted in horror.
"It was an impromptu open mic night and he got on stage with his electric keyboard and performed a song," said Lt. Brian Kindell of the Bend Police Department. "At the conclusions he cut himself with a knife at heart level a number of times."
"At first, people didn't realize what happened," he said. "They thought it was part of open mic night, but the harsh reality was it wasn't."
The public suicide occurred last Tuesday night at Strictly Organic Coffee Company before about 15 patrons, many of them young, according to co-owner Rhonda Ealy.
Walker collapsed in a pool of blood and the audience began screaming, some trying to get on stage and help.
"Something like this doesn't happen in any realm of reality," said Ealy, who enlisted the help of the fire department's emergency counseling services. "Our concern is taking care of our folks and others who are affected to get what they need. Also, rebuilding a feeling of safety here."
"We try to be an inclusive place where people can come and get away from the traumas of life," she said.
In a meeting to decompress with counselors, witnesses were told they might experience sleeplessness or nightmares, irritability or hyper-vigilance in the days ahead, all symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
Ealy said no one at the coffee house was familiar with Walker.
"No one had ever served him a drink and he had never played at open mic before," she said.
Numerous patrons called the police department after the on-stage suicide. Walker was taken by ambulance to St. Charles Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Bend, Oregon, Reports High Suicide Rate
Walker, described in some local reports as a "transient," was originally from Anchorage, Alaska, and police said his family flew in after the incident.
Deschutes County health officials and Bend police said they have seen a significant rise in suicides, climbing from about 20 a year, to 30 to 40 or more in the past few years.
Bend, once known as Farewell Bend, is a city of about 76,000 in the high desert about 17 miles from the Cascade Mountains that has been hit hard by the economic downturn. Kindell said his department gets five to six calls a day for suicides and attempts.
"We are right in the center of Oregon, a beautiful location, but over the last few years, coinciding with the economy, there has been an increase in suicide attempts," Kindell said. "At one point our officers were getting suicide calls five to six times a day."
The city grew from 50,000 to 76,000 in 2000, until the economy "came to a screeching halt," he said. Tourism, a major source of income, suddenly dropped.
Just seven months ago, 36-year-old Daniel Carter disappeared in a wooded area around Mt. Hood. Three days later, a hunter found the body dead and police later ruled in a suicide.
Carter was said to have been bothered by some large medical bills, due to a heart condition.
"At first we thought it was a homicide, then we found he had stabbed himself," Kindell said. "A lot of our suicide calls are a call for help. But he never made a call for help."
He said using a knife for suicide is "hardcore" and not the usual method.
According to local press reports, Walker had been treated by mental health authorities when he told friends he was thinking of killing himself.
Coffee house owner Ealy said that so far about 10 of the audience members had already availed themselves of the counseling services, provided as part of the Central Oregon Critical Incident Stress Management Team.
Mark Taylor, deputy chief of training and safety for the Bend fire department, said they had teamed up with the hospital's mental health behavioral unit to help witnesses and their families to understand what they might expect.
"They are all together in one room and they have shared that horrible event," Taylor said. "These people now share a horrible bond, whether they like it or not. It's not unlike war. ... We warned people that if they have alcohol issues or a drug dependence, this is a great trigger and it could get worse."
The session was just a "foot in the door for people," and witnesses were given information on where to seek more help, Taylor said.
"We are not trying to make people whole again in one session," he said. "A lot of people just need to put a voice to the trauma and what they are going through."


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Green resin tint top and bottom, 1/4" bass stringer, double 6oz Silane deck + single 6oz Silane bottom. Gloss and Polish finish. Includes our standard issue fin in black.
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The original Banana model was designed in 1963 – it was yellow and just happened to look like a giant banana in the surf. It was unique in that it had significantly more rocker than the typical surfboard built during this era and may have been the first board designed with real rocker. Since then it has gone through many modifications and decades later the Banana model remains as the anchor of our surfboard line. It is the universal surfboard with few limitations. This model remains the best choice for the surfer needing some floatation and paddling ease without sacrifice in maneuverability. The Banana Model is a must have!
Since the original, we've increased the nose width 1/8", giving more stability. We adjusted the rocker. The corners of the tail block have been slightly rounded making it more forgiving, and because the softening is less than the typical squash, the drive has not been sacrificed. The Banana is now the closest to High Performance we have in our Cruiser line.


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October 5, 2011
Safety first: 2011 Fire Prevention Week coming to K-State Oct. 9-15
Submitted by Communications and Marketing
This year's theme of Fire Prevention Week at Kansas State University, "Protect Your Family From Fire," is an important message for individual families in the Manhattan community and the K-State family, according to Randy Slover, K-State's fire marshal.
"'Protect Your Family From Fire' is an appropriate Fire Prevention Week theme for our campus community since each individual's actions have a huge impact on fire and life safety for everyone," Slover said.
K-State will offer several special events during the week, which is Oct. 9-15.
Fire prevention events will be on the Manhattan campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, south of the Derby Dining Center, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, and Wednesday, Oct. 12, on the Bosco Plaza in front of the K-State Student Union. Activities will be at K-State Salina from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, east of the College Center.
Activities will include fire extinguisher training, distribution of educational materials, door prizes and fire-fighting apparatus displays and demonstrations. The Kansas Forestry Service will also have a Wildland Type VI fire engine on display, and kids can get a free fire hat.
The 2011 Fire Prevention Week at K-State is sponsored by K-State's Division of Public Safety in conjunction with the Manhattan Fire Department, Kansas Fire Marshal's office and Kansas Forestry Service.
For more information about Fire Prevention Week, call 785-532-5856.


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HIV and infant feeding
Breastfeeding is normally the best way to feed an infant. A woman infected with HIV, however, can transmit the virus to her child during pregnancy, labour or delivery, or through breastfeeding. However, breastfeeding, and especially early and exclusive breastfeeding, is one of the most valuable interventions for improving child survival. Breastfeeding also confers many benefits in addition to reducing the risk of child mortality.
The dilemma has been to balance the risk of infants acquiring HIV through breastfeeding with the risk of death from causes other than HIV, in particular malnutrition and serious illnesses such as diarrhoea and pneumonia among non-breastfed infants. For these reasons, health workers in countries where both HIV is common and many children die from these other illnesses, have faced a real challenge in identifying and promoting the best feeding practice for infants in their care whose mothers are HIV-infected.
A large body of evidence on HIV and infant feeding has accumulated in recent years which shows that giving antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to either the HIV-infected mother or HIV-exposed infant can significantly reduce the risk of transmitting HIV through breastfeeding.
In view of this evidence, in 2010 WHO released new guidelines on HIV and infant feeding containing revised principles and recommendations for infant feeding in the context of HIV and a summary of evidence that resulted in the guidelines. At the same time, new recommendations were released on antiretroviral therapy for infants and children, as well as for adults and adolescents, and for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Together, the recommendations provide simple, coherent and feasible guidance to countries for promoting and supporting improved infant feeding by HIV-infected mothers.