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Lab director on Contador, testing, more
LAVAL, Quebec -- Professor Christiane Ayotte may work in a sterile environment, but she has anything but an antiseptic personality.
The longtime director of the World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory outside Montreal speaks passionately about her work. On Wednesday, she stood before the doors of a double walk-in freezer filled with samples and conducted a spellbinding mini-seminar for several visiting reporters that was enough to make you forget you were standing among tables loaded with freshly shipped bottles of urine.
Ayotte's lab processes about 18,000 samples a year, including all those for professional tennis, Major League Baseball and the National Football League. The most talked-about sample in the world right now -- the one belonging to Tour de France winner Alberto Contador -- was tested thousands of miles away in Cologne, Germany, but Ayotte has a strong opinion about the findings that have been reported in that case.
Bonnie D. FordProfessor Christiane Ayotte's lab in Montreal processes about 18,000 samples a year, including all those for professional tennis, MLB and NFL.
Contador has claimed that consumption of contaminated meat is responsible for his positive test for clenbuterol, whose anabolic effects have long made it part of the arsenal of performance-enhancing drugs. Anonymous sources also have confirmed that a sample taken at or around the same time contained high levels of plasticizers, the metabolites of DEHP molecules that leach into blood from plastic storage bags and are considered a telltale sign an athlete has undergone an illicit transfusion.
While top scientists and administrators have said a test for plasticizers could be used to provide corroborating evidence, the test has not yet been validated by WADA and there is no timeline set for that. Results from initial research must also be shown to be repeatable in WADA labs. WADA officials would not say how many other plasticizer tests may have been done at the Tour, but a report on the race's testing procedures from WADA's independent observer team is due out later this month.
As for Contador, there's been widespread speculation that clenbuterol could have entered his system via transfusion. Ayotte calls that "an interesting hypothesis," but essentially shrugged it off.
"This is a case involving clenbuterol," Ayotte said firmly, and she isn't hesitant to extrapolate from that fact. Contamination is possible, but not plausible given stricter regulations in the agricultural industry, she said. Based on years of context, she believes clenbuterol is almost always prima facie evidence of cheating.
Ayotte said the miniscule volume found in Contador's sample is typical of any clenbuterol case -- and there are 50 to 70 reported annually by WADA-accredited labs. She said the drug's potency and potentially sickening side effects, which include headaches, high blood pressure and heart palpitations, mean athletes know a little goes a long way. Conversely, detection has become easy at extremely low levels.
"You'll never find a ton of it, because the doses are really small," she said. "Most of the samples are below one nanogram [a billionth of a gram]." That's many times the 50 picograms [trillionths of a gram] reported to be present in Contador's sample, but Ayotte said her lab has frequently found levels that low.
"It's used in sports where they need to cut weight," she said. "Just because it's small doesn't mean it's not doping. ... This is just the dopers adjusting, or misadjusting, to the testing."
WADA regulations set no minimum threshold for the drug. Ayotte doesn't favor setting one as she considers any trace finding to be suspect.
"We can't link content in urine to performance, because we don't know the time, the mode of administration or the dose," she said. "If this case is lost because they're concluding the amount is too small, that would be a major problem. It's not the end of the world, but if competent arbitrators decide that, my heart would break. More dopers would go through the net."
Contador has been provisionally suspended while cycling's governing body, the UCI, somewhat inexplicably has delayed announcing the positive test an official violation that would carry a two-year suspension and cost Contador his Tour title. If Contador chooses to contest that finding, he would make his case to Spanish cycling authorities.The 2011 Tour route is slated to be announced with the usual fanfare Tuesday in Paris. Contador won't attend the gala.
More from MontrealWADA director general David Howman and science director Olivier Rabin held an informal, on-the-record briefing for journalists at the agency's Montreal headquarters Wednesday. Among the highlights:
• WADA is targeting improvements in anti-doping infrastructure in six countries: Brazil, Russia, India, Nigeria, Turkey and Jamaica. Brazil, which is due to host soccer's 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, still has not established a national anti-doping agency, an omission that apparently did not affect its bids for those events. (Cases are handled by that country's Olympic committee.) The WADA-accredited lab in Moscow was described by Howman as "ramshackle," and he said updating will be key in advance of the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Russia's sheer size makes the logistics of testing difficult and WADA has pushed officials there to work with Norwegian anti-doping authorities.
• Howman said WADA will lobby governments and other bodies that license agents, lawyers and medical professionals to be aggressive in pursuit of the members of athletes' entourages who supply them with performance-enhancing drugs. "Those who are pushing the substances are the same people laundering money through gambling and bribery," he said. Howman recently made similar remarks at the Commonwealth Games in India, saying WADA has received information linking sports wagering and doping from Major League Baseball and Interpol.
• WADA's rapport with North American professional sports leagues in football, baseball and hockey has undergone a "mood change," Howman said. There are regular discussions with league officials now, a trend he characterized as "progress." "Three years ago, we weren't invited in. Now we can sit around the table," he said. However, that thaw has not yet spread to players' unions, he said.
• Some 30,000 athletes in Olympic sports are now participating in and tracked by the online "whereabouts" system designed to ensure that testers can find them when they are not competing.


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Men are much more likely to die from cancer than women
CANCER death-rate patterns in Ireland are similar to those of the UK, with men more likely to die from the disease.
A new report in the UK shows cancer death rates are higher in men than in women.
Commenting on the patterns in Ireland, Dr Harry Comber, Director of the National Cancer Registry, said: "In general terms, survival tends to be better in women. If you take cancers like stomach and lung cancer, they are more common in men and they have a poor survival rate.
"One of the things you have to consider when talking about survival is that, historically, the prevalence of smoking was higher in men than in women and they carry more risk factors, which is going to reduce their survival."
He said the most common cancers among women, such as breast cancer and cervical cancer, have better survival rates.
The report on UK cancer mortality rates shows that, in 2010, around 202 men per 100,000 died from cancer compared with 147 women per 100,000 – a 35pc difference.
When gender-specific diseases, such as prostate and breast cancer, were excluded, men were 67pc more likely to die.
Liver cancer death rates were twice as high in men, who also faced triple the risk of being killed by oesophageal cancer.
The difference may partly be explained by men developing hard-to-treat cancers such as those affecting the bladder, oesophagus and liver, according to the charity, Cancer Research UK, which produced the figures.
The findings are to be presented at the Men's Health Forum conference in London.
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Hearing From God
Hearing From God
Text: Jeremiah 18:1-5
I. Introduction
Text Background: Jeremiah has been delivering these messages to the Lord and they are not pleasant what he has to say. It is not received well and people have plotted to take his life. This message was different in that God revealed it in a different way this time.
II. Principle #1: We need to be in a specific place to hear from God (v. 1-2)
A. Physical – if we are in places we should not be, or we are engaging in things we should not be a part – it will be tough to hear from God.
B. Social – not with people we should be
C. Emotional – we are all over the map
D. Financial – we are too well off or too money focused
E. Spiritual – too proud or self-reliant
2 Chronicles 7:13-14 - "When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Often the reason we are not hearing from God is because we are not spiritually where we need to be. Calamity, disappointment, tragedy, trials, etc. may all be instruments to make us humble before God. Maybe we are too presumptuous on the nature of God. We are too condescending to Him as if He must answer our beck and call. Rather we must come to that place where we recognize that we are bankrupt in every sense of the word and we would be all the worse were it not for the God who made us and loves us.
Practice #1: Go where you know you should go. Be where you know should be.
III. Principle #2: God is always at work – even before you get arrive (v. 3)
A. God is at work
Illustration: Experiencing God – did not give us a call to full-time ministry. It clarified what we saw God doing which was drawing us to full-time ministry. When we see God at work and inviting us to be a part of it, it is so we may align our lives with what He is doing. Consequently, we can align our lives with the purpose for which we were created.
John 5:17- Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."
B. God is doing the work
Quote: If your picture of God is that He is distant and not involved in your life or this world, you need to have your vision checked.
Illustration: God is at work. We have seen what He s up to. Marriages being reconciled. People being healed. Baptism of Mackenzie included testimonies of these young people who were publicly taking their stand for Christ and to follow Him. We have seen what He has done in our lives as He has provided. We have seen how God is at work as those who love us are falling on their faces before Him on our behalf. He is drawing them to Himself. Changing them as they plead for us.
Practice #2: Concern yourself with what God is doing (I might) rather than what you think you should be doing.
IV. Principle #3: God uses a process to shape lives as He sees best (v. 4)
A. Usually messy and lengthy
Working with clay is messy and takes time.
After the clay had been extracted from the ground, it was brought to the workshop and prepared. Foreign objects were removed and water added as a softening agent.
The clay was "wedged" (pressed to remove air) by a process of kneading or treading
Sometimes potters employed levigation, a method of removing impurities by suspension in water
Tempering agents were added to harden the clay to reduce its propensity to crack. Among the tempers used at various times were straw, sand, salt, animal dung and grog (ground up pieces of broken pottery.) Catch the illustration here – that which had previously been broken was crushed and used to strengthen the next vessel.
A formed vessel was air-dried to a leather-hard condition. Wherever possible, pottery was dried in caves; the cooler temperature allowed for slow, even drying.
A vessel might be decorated with a slip (a thin, colored coat of watery clay) or an incised pattern.
Pots were stacked in a kiln and baked. The kiln had to be hot enough for the pottery to glow red - about 1,472o F (800o C) - a temperature that had to be maintained for two or three days.
B. The result is different than originally thought or intent
Rom. 9:21 - Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?
Do not pin your hopes on what you think, but on the One who created you to think.
Quote: C. S. Lewis – Miracles – For God is not merely mending, not simply restoring a status quo. Redeemed humanity is to be something more glorious than unfallen humanity.
Practice #3: Prepare for something different than you expect.
V. Principle #4: God reveals His right message at the right time in the right way (v. 5)
Matt. 7:7-11 - "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Too many times we ask of the wrong person. We will follow Oprah or some other celebrity. We will look to the stars or read New Age books or the newest self-help guru. We will try to align our chakras or look internally for balance. We seek and ask in all the wrong places. Even in our prayers we too often pray to some god we have imagined and made in an image in our minds rather than passionately pursue the One True Creator of the Universe.
Psalm 1:1-3 - Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
A. God showed the message before He told the message
The Bible is replete with pictures of Christ before Christ came. (i.e.; Gen. 3 – the picture of man crushing the head of the serpent; In Ex. As God's people are walled in between Pharaoh's armies and the Red Sea – we see God providing a way of deliverance; Ruth and Boaz – the Kinsman-Redeemer. Jesus often taught in pictures through parables.)
B. The message was what Jeremiah needed to take the next step.
It was not for the next 40 years, even though it may take that long. It was for the next moment; the phase, the next chapter. Certainly God has a long-range plan for all of us. He gives just what we need to move confidently in the next step toward whatever it is.
Practice #4: Step out in faith with what you know God has said.
Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
If it does not require some measure of faith, it is probably not entirely what God had in mind.
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Bernie Madoff Has Some Health Problems
Bernie Madoff, apparently in possession of an organ resembling a heart, suffered a cardiac arrest last month. And, according to reports, he also has serious kidney problems.
CNBC reports that the 75-year-old has stage-four kidney disease; other outlets are reporting kidney cancer; CNBC says Madoff emailed them to say that he's not currently receiving dialysis. According to CBS, which reported a cancer diagnosis:
That diagnosis means the cancer may have spread to nearby organs or lymph nodes, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Madoff is supposed to be serving a 150-year sentence at Butner Federal Correctional Complex, a North Carolina federal prison, but authorities moved him to the Duke University Medical Center after his heart attack.
According to a press release, he has since been moved back to the medium-security prison, located near Raleigh.
Madoff's only living son, Andrew Madoff, has also been receiving chemotherapy for stage-four cancer.
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How Do You Know If You Have SIBO?
SIBO tends to be under-diagnosed. This is because most people learn to live with the discomfort of regular gas and bloating, often aided by over-the-counter medications. Fortunately, there is an easy at home breath test by Genova that can aid in diagnosis.
Did you know that 80% of people who are diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are also said to have SIBO.
Common symptoms of SIBO may include:
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What Causes SIBO?
SIBO is typically the result of a poor diet including excessive sugar, refined carbohydrates, and alcohol. However, diet is not the only contributing factor for SIBO. Other causes of SIBO may include low stomach acid, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), prior bowel surgery, excessive antibiotics and diabetes.
Is There a Test for SIBO?
If one or a combination of symptoms occurs fairly regularly, you may warrant further investigation. You can take an at home test, like the Genova Lab Bacterial Overgrowth in Small Intestine Breath Test.
This home test is a non-invasive way to detect bacterial overgrowth in the small bowel. It's also easy to do, and it can be administered in the comfort of your own home and at your convenience.
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Poltico has listed their top 25 counties to watch tonight in the election return data. Raleigh will be in the thick of things all across the country tonight!
Of the 2,530 counties that George W. Bush carried in 2004, or the 583 that John Kerry won, just a few dozen stood out for reasons of competitiveness, population size or for what insights their voting habits revealed.
With that calculus in mind, here are 25 critical counties that could help determine the winner of this year's race.
22) Wake County, N.C. : Though twice carried by Bush, Wake County's trendline is Democratic as the affluent and educated electorate in the Research Triangle moves away from the GOP. The state's second-most populous county after Charlotte's Mecklenburg County, if Obama wins big here that's a troubling sign for McCain.
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Awkward alert! It could have been uncomfortable for everyone involved if these three crossed paths in the desert. Coachella is a music fest that's usually drama free, but these three stars just narrowly missed coming face to face.
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What are the best smells of babyhood?
The Stir is looking for stories or tips from parents on the best smells of babyhood....what smells do you love most, and why? Do you love the smell of talcum powder, or their baby blanket, or their freshly shampooed peach fuzz hair?
Quoting luvmygirls59: My favorite smell is newborn baby breath (like puppy breath)
I love the smell of the baby laundry detergent I use. It just reminds me of a time of eagerness and excitement, since I wash all the baby's clothing late in pregnancy. It reminds me of the first time getting them dressed after they're born. There's nothing quite like that smell!
I don't use baby detergent for long, but I HAVE to buy it every time I'm pregnant just to wash those first few loads of laundry in it.
Burts bees baby shampoo and lotion! It kills me!
Quoting expectantmom81: I love the smell of a freshly bathed baby. There is something about the baby shampoos
There are many smells of a baby I love. Even the one when they first lay them on my chest after birth.


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President Luca di Montezemolo has dismissed early criticism of Ferrari's new team boss.
First, he applauded the ousted Stefano Domenicali for taking responsibility for the fabled team's poor results and choosing to resign.
"Resignations in Italy are rare," said Montezemolo, who appointed Ferrari North America chief Marco Mattiacci – an unknown within the F1 community – as Domenicali's successor.
"Despite having won several world titles in 23 years, Domenicali had the strength to step down because of missed results," Montezemolo is quoted by La Stampa.
Criticism of Mattiacci's appointment, however, has been swift.
Patrick Tambay, a former Ferrari driver, told France's RMC that Domenicali is obviously a "scapegoat".
Some corners of the international media accused Ferrari of panic, and kneejerk reactions after only the first three grands prix in 2014.
Italy's authoritative La Gazzetta dello Sport confirmed that Mattiacci's appointment has been met with "scepticism".
"He needs to overcome it and assert himself in his new role," the sports daily advised.
La Gazzetta also pointed out 44-year-old Mattiacci's inexperience, saying that while he is a marketing specialist, his only motor racing experience is in Grand-Am sports cars.
Montezemolo insisted: "I have decided to focus on a young manager that I believe in a lot.
"I have heard and read many misplaced comments, for example that Mattiacci is not an engineer. But we are all Ferrari engineers.
"I wanted to focus on someone who is part of the Ferrari family, because we are full of people with many qualities and skills," he said.
Montezemolo added that Mattiacci's appointment was done "in full agreement" with Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne.
Mattiacci will be introduced to the F1 media on Friday in Shanghai.
"Now I am expecting a big reaction," Montezemolo, who will not be in China, concluded. "We will get back to winning and not allow the new rules to ruin the sport. For us, formula one is life."


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- Parodied throughout Kid Radd, as the main character is from an 80s Video Game which used this trope. "Woo, air guitar!"
- The Adventures of Dr. McNinja
- This strip manages to replace the Totally with Epic. King Radical is a recurring character riff on the trope, a villain known for such deeds as hijacking trucks carrying "Xtreme snacks." Subverted with that example when the Doctor finds a note from Radical in the truck stating that while his guess was good, Radical prefers fresh and locally-grown organic food.
- The teenage-drug-created-ninja-dudes in, like, part 1 of the D.A.R.E. arc, also use this crazy radical stuff. As does Doc's desperate-to-be-kool younger brother Sean, though it's part of a campaign of Obfuscating Stupidity.
- The Radical Lands where King Radical comes from parody it to the extreme again. The whole place is run on the Rule of Cool, exaggerated so much that even the sun wears sunglasses. The characters there are, like King Radical, obsessed with coolness, without regard for its sliding to ridiculousness. At one point, the people next in line for the Radical Throne were titled (with a bonus playing card motif) Sir Cowabunga of Clubs, Dame Dudeical of Diamonds, Sir Sicknasty of Spades, and Sir Hellacious of Hearts.
- Achewood creator Chris Onstad makes a more successful effort to simulate teen slang indirectly than For Better or for Worse. "Little Nephew" Charley holds forth in a half-recognizable, half-invented hip-hop lingo with Xtreme Kool Letterz. See Charley's blog for best examples.
- Parodied in Jet Dream. Cookie Jarr, the nerdy boy turned Action Girl, speaks in a Bob Haney-esque incomprehensible dialect — "teen slang" as imagined by a middle-aged comic book writer circa 1970. She uses/misuses bits of slang from anywhere between 1950 and 1970, as well as some slang never uttered by a single human being, teenaged or otherwise, before or since.
- One of Cyanide & Happiness' animated shorts makes fun of the use of this trope in 90's commercials directed at kids. It involves a skater punk doing insane stunts and screaming his own made up slang ("Scrumpaduchious!") every several seconds. Eventually he loses control of his board while screaming the made up slang and lands on his head, putting him in a permanent coma.
- Parodied in this strip of Loserz, when Ben tries to talk Jive Turkey to a black girl (who is upper middle class).
- Trickster of Heroes of Thantopolis in a nutshell. This shades and backwards-cap wearing ghost's first three lines are "Yo!" (last panel), "'Sup, Dawg?" and "Hold the phone, Bro."
- Dave Strider of Homestuck talks in a manner like this as part of his "ironic" style. In response, Terezi likes to send him pictures like the one on the top of the page with Dave's shades and t-shirt logo crappily scribbled in and ask D4V3 1S TH1S YOU?.
(She's a game girl!) I'm kickin' rad!(She's a game girl!) I'm super bad!
- Terezi's Generation Xerox ancestor, Latula, is revealed to be an unironic Totally Radical 90s skater, complete with an ultra-dated 90s style rap song about being a gamer girl as her Image Song (one of the few vocal songs in Homestuck). She talks with Xtreme Kool Letterz
- Dave's webcomic within a webcomic Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff is also drenched in a garbled form of this style of speech, generally played for Stylistic Suck purposes.
- Gamzee is arguably worse. He talks in dated and occasionally Malaproper rapper slang, because he is a Juggalo. The other characters occasionally have problems understanding him as a result of this.
- Also, anytime Gamebro comes up it will inevitably vomit this.
AR: You are ripping up so many hellaceous shreds this fierceshitty biznasty is getting so deliriously rudebrazen it... Ok you lost the handle on that sentence.
- Dave even lampshades the trope at one point:
DAVE: remember we are both kind of stuck in 2009DAVE: so im like popculturally frozen in that periodDAVE: all my references feel like they might be getting a little stale
- Given how the author seems to be stuck in the 90's, Sonichu seems to use a non-ironic version of this trope, like "da update".
- Gleefully embraced in The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob! in the Ninjas storyline by the eponymous ninjas, who speak in a torrent of ridiculous phrases and unapologetic abuse of sentence structures. There's considerable Lampshade Hanging, and the comic mascot 'Grammar Squirrel' is reported as rendered unconscious after several pages of the ninjas speaking.
- Noisemaster in Cucumber Quest, which does not please the Nightmare Knight.
- L's Empire has Shortstop, Fastball and Lady Lima (or the L'ster, as she calls herself). Lima does it to sound hip, but no reason is given for the other two.
- In The Order of the Stick, the Northern Gods and Demigods vote for or against the destruction of the world. Most of them give their reasons in formal, vaguely archaic language. Iounn, Demi-Goddess of Youth, however, thinks the destruction of the world "sounds, like, totes lame".
- Discussed in this Ozy and Millie strip.


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Hi all!
Im going to receive my Creatr HS soon, and I was just wondering if Builder provided by Materialise will be available for download or test soon on the portal?
On the Materialise site they just have the page there you can submit the download of the software, but it looks like you have to be a company to complete the request.
Can you provide with more info on how to get the Builder for private user?
Regarding the Materialise voucher, for now you will have to:
- make a ticket and address it to the order and shipping department and mention it is a voucher request and provide your e-mail address;
- my colleagues will arrange for a voucher for Materialise once the payment for the software is received, which you will receive on your e-mail address;
For now this is what you must do but we are working on making this process accessible right from the website so you won`t have to open a ticket or contact anyone.
Once the website version will be up and running we will make sure to post the information.
just looked a bit closer and in the manual , I found the nozzle dia and new material configs. But I doubt I will pay for it since I have simplify3d already, unless it really prints better now..
Has anyone tried out materialise vs simplify3d? Is it superior in any way? Is materialise a free download for everyone?
I just quickly looked into the materialise yesterday. installed it OK, launch OK. but then WTF, this is the dummies version or what? no parameters whatsoever, no nozzle diameter, no materials, no speed, you basically cannot adjust anything. today I launch it again and it asks some voucher or registration... I certainly expected more from materialise, but maybe i just didnt see it? I didnt print either, just checked the software. so maybe there is more somewhere else? I certainly hope so...
hi. yes I was also wondering when it will be available
Now I have an update.
Materialise replayed on email, saying: "It is Leapfrog's responsibility to inform you about the software solution they can offer".
Anybody interested, the wait is over. Materialize is now available: Leapfrog Materialise Download Page
Thank you for you support,
how can I acquire a CCKey or voucher code?
thanx in advance
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Carrefour Says France Improving as Quarterly Sales Rise
Carrefour SA (CA), France's biggest retailer, rose to a 17-month high as a strategy of holding down food prices attracted customers and helped ease sales declines at its largest stores for a second consecutive quarter.
Revenue at hypermarkets in France open at least a year fell 2 percent in the fourth quarter, an improvement from declines of 3.3 percent and 5.7 percent the previous periods, as food sales rose for the first time in more than two years, Carrefour said today in a statement. The figures exclude gasoline.
Chief Executive Officer Georges Plassat, seeking to counter a stalling French economy and recessions elsewhere in Europe, has pledged since taking his post in April to maintain low prices on food and reducing the number of promotions. Gross domestic product in France rose 0.1 percent in the third quarter, half the rate calculated earlier by the government, and the economy probably shrank 0.3 percent in the fourth, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
"Despite the market fears, Carrefour delivered a good performance in France," John Kershaw, an analyst at BNP Paribas in London, said today in a report to clients, citing better- than-expected hypermarket sales. Plassat's strategy "to improve price perception and simplify the offer clearly is getting traction and, we think, full-year French profits could also be better than expected."
Year's Gain
Carrefour jumped as much as 8.5 percent to 20.96 euros, the highest intraday price since Aug. 1, 2011, and was trading up 8.4 percent at 1:34 p.m. in Paris. The stock has risen 23 percent in the past 12 months, valuing the retailer at 14.9 billion euros ($19.9 billion).
While it's too early to say whether Carrefour has "turned the corner in France," the quarterly progression in domestic performance provided "some encouraging signs that our commercial and pricing strategy is bearing fruit," Chief Financial Officer Pierre-Jean Sivignon said today on a conference call.
Competitor Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA (CO) said on Jan. 15 that household consumption was "soft" in the fourth quarter in France, where the company reported declining revenue in the period.
Fourth-quarter group revenue rose 0.8 percent from a year earlier to 22.9 billion euros, boosted by a gain of 4.8 percent in Latin America, Boulogne-Billancourt, France-based Carrefour said. Total French sales increased 0.6 percent, it said.
Maintaining Forecast
Global fourth-quarter same-store sales, excluding currency shifts and gasoline, rose 0.4 percent. Carrefour kept its recurring operating-income forecast, saying it's "comfortable" with the consensus estimate of 2.07 billion euros.
Sales at Carrefour outlets of all types open a year or more in France fell 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter, versus a 1.5 percent decline in the three months through September. Hypermarkets accounted for 57 percent of revenue from France, with supermarkets generating 32 percent and convenience stores and other formats providing 10 percent, according to Carrefour. Food accounts for more than 80 percent of Carrefour revenue excluding gasoline, Sivignon said.
In the rest of Europe, same-store sales fell 3.9 percent, excluding currency movements and gasoline, led by declines in Italy and Spain. Government austerity measures continued to affect consumption in Spain, while Italy was affected by a more intense competitive and promotional environment, Carrefour said. Latin American sales on that basis jumped 11 percent following Carrefour's acquisition of the Eki chain in Argentina in June.
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text: The high school musical/comedy "Glee" — which had a one-episode run after the "American Idol" finale to build buzz for its addition to Fox's fall lineup — is back with another one-minute promo, and dammit if I don't already really, really enjoy this show. Jane Lynch kills with every line, the writing is funny without losing sight of the story, and I don't even hate the show-choir singing and dancing element of it. There, I said it. I enjoy this brand of televised musical theater, and I'm not ashamed to say it. Jazz hands just aren't as cheesy when they're coming from a kid in a wheelchair.


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I want to start by saying that Texas Scottish Rite for Children is an amazing place with an amazing staff. They immediately put me at ease, and the love they have for the kids is so obvious. We got to the Day Surgery Unit at about 7am and met Melanie, the nurse for that area. Amelie was the first surgery of the day so it was only us for a little while. The anesthesiologist talked to us and then finished reading Amelie's file. The nurse Melanie was so sweet! She got Amelie weighed and told us that we could turn on the TV if we wanted, but Amelie just wanted to check everything out in this new place.
Throughout our waiting Melanie had books and toys for Amelie.
A band for me and a band for Amelie; she messed with these for a long time.
I got her diaper changed and into the gown and one of the hand unit Fellows came to talk to us. He told us what the goals were and what he thought they might try to do. Then a little while later Dr. Ezaki came to talk to us and she told us what her goals were and how long she thought it would take. Her goals were much more complex than what the other person said and I was feeling GREAT after talking to her. She has a wonderful way about her and we had heard over and over about how wonderful she is in the field.
Then, after about the 12th person asked us if Amelie had any known allergies and "when was the last time she ate or drank," it was time for them to give Amelie the meds to make her relax and not be so worried when they took her away. She was really woozy by the time the anesthesiologist, Dr. Wall, came to get her. At this point I was ready for them to start the surgery and get the ball rolling; the waiting was getting to me.
Once they took her off to surgery Melanie suggested that we go down to the cafeteria and get some breakfast. Scottish Rite has this awesome cafeteria with all these different food stations and it's tasty! We had a peaceful breakfast and answered text messages and emails while we continued to wait. We were asked by a volunteer if we were here to take photos (since Mike had his camera bag) and we told him our daughter was having hand surgery. He asked who was doing the surgery and Mike said, "Dr. Ezaki." The guy got this happy look on his face and said, "She is in good hands. She's the best in the world." As we got off the elevator he said, "Day surgery?" Mike said yes and he laughed and said, "Figures." (like it's Dr. Ezaki, of course it's just day surgery). We had a good laugh about that and Mike started making jokes about how "we have the best hand surgeon in the world – 17 people have told us so". So he was making Facebook status updates and comments and saying we need to sell shirts. We were just enjoying ourselves as we waited to hear from the surgeon. Our friend Randy read the Facebook status and quickly registered this site: WeHaveTheBestHandSurgeonInTheWorld.com. We laughed so hard that I cried – thanks Randy (you earned your stay at our house this weekend).
Then Dr. Ezaki came out to talk to us and show us the photos of Amelie's hand before they put the cast on. She told us she was able to separate the fingers, save the end of her middle finger, which she originally said she wanted to save but there was a chance that it might have to be removed. That was great news! She also said, however, that there is a gap in it without any bone, so they might have to do a bone graft at a later time. She also talked about some curvature in her pinky from it having been attached to the other finger so long, and therefore they would have to do some other things because of that, but it was really over our heads, so we'll just have to wait and see what comes next. In all it couldn't have been more encouraging, and seeing those pictures of that previously jumbled mess of fingers all separated was amazing!
A short time later Melanie told us that Amelie was awake and not screaming so they decided to bring her to us. She whimpered a little when she saw us, but they got her mostly unhooked and in my lap. She seemed confused about what was on her arm, but otherwise just looking around a little fussy.
Melanie gave Amelie some pain meds and sent me down to the pharmacy to grab our prescription to take home. We waited around another 30 minutes or so and were reminded another 15 times not to let her go near water or get the cast wet, or even play outside or get too warm at night (so that she wouldn't sweat). We were basically told we had no excuse since she wasn't in daycare – it was our job to keep that cast clean and dry for 3 weeks. I told the surgeon I would turn on my OCD switch. We left for home about noon and got Amelie inside the house and settled. She was pretty irritable and very annoyed by the cast. Every time she tried to use her left hand and the cast came up she would start to cry in frustration. We gave her the next dose of pain medicine and put her down for a nap. Once she woke up it was the same happy Amelie we have grown used to; sweet girl who is just rolling with whatever comes along. She was following Nadia around and playing like a happy kid. At one point I was on the floor with her and she stood up and did a somersault while holding her cast out so it wouldn't touch the ground. Then she sat up and laughed.
They told us to give her apple juice so she wouldn't get constipated and not to give her too much food in case she threw up, so Mike headed to the store. She liked it, but kept making this crazy sour face. She finished the cup and asked for more. Mike had to get the camera out to snap some photos of that face.
I took a video of her while Mike and Nadia were at the store.
The surgery couldn't have gone better and we can't wait to see her hand in three weeks!


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Moroccan Stuffed Tomatoes
Aromatic rice with fresh dill and mint, combined with sweet tomatoes makes this Moroccan stuffed tomatoes recipe a veggie delight
Sweet tomatoes are baked with aromatic rice and vegetables until they become really succulent and tender in this stuffed tomatoes dish with delicious Moroccan flavours
- 3tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and finely chopped
- 8 beef tomatoes, top sliced and reserved, pulp removed and reserved
- few stalks fresh thyme, leaves only
- 175g/6oz white basmati rice
- 500ml/1pt hot vegetable stock
- 1-2tbsp tomato purée
- 75g pack fresh dill, finely chopped
- 75g pack fresh mint, finely chopped
1. Preheat oven to gas mark 4/180˚C (170˚C in a fan oven). In a large frying pan, heat 1-2tbsp oil then add onion and cook for 5 mins, till soft and translucent. Season, then stir in garlic, celery and carrot. Cook for 5-10 mins or till beginning to soften. Stir through reserved tomato pulp.
2. Add thyme, stir through rice and add stock and tomato purée. Simmer gently for 15-20 mins till rice is cooked. Top
up with hot water if needed. Stir through dill and mint, taste and season if needed.
3. Sit tomatoes in a roasting tin then spoon mixture into each one, packing it down. Top with tomato lids, drizzle over remaining oil and put in oven for about 30 mins or till tomatoes have softened. Check halfway and cover with foil if beginning to brown too much. Serve with warm crusty bread and salad.


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Children exposed to tobacco smoke may be at significantly increased risk of developing chronic pulmonary obstructive disorder (COPD) in adulthood, new research suggests.
A study of 433 patients with COPD found that children who had been exposed to tobacco smoke had nearly double the risk of developing the disease in adulthood than those not exposed.
COPD is a progressive disease that produces large amounts of mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and other symptoms. It is caused by smoking, exposure to smoke, dust, chemicals and air pollution.
The study, published in the journal Respirology, was conducted by researchers in Norway between 2006 and 2009. It found that women were more at risk of developing COPD — a 1.9-fold greater risk — than women who hadn't been exposed to passive smoke. Men exposed to tobacco smoke had a 1.5 to 1.7-fold greater risk.
"Reduction of childhood environmental tobacco smoke exposure could contribute to the prevention of COPD respiratory symptoms," reads the study.
Chronic lung diseases a costly burden
The study's publication coincides with a new report from the Conference Board of Canada that predicts the economic burden of three chronic lung diseases will be $24.1 billion in the year 2030. The three diseases are lung cancer, asthma and COPD.
The report suggests that new strategies to reduce risk factors could reduce this amount by an estimated $1.5 billion. It points to strategies in the National Lung Health Framework, such as reducing smoking rates and second-hand smoke exposure, as well as reducing radon exposure and exposure to carcinogens in high-risk professions.
In 2010, the burden of these diseases was estimated at $12 billion, which includes costs for drugs and doctors, as well as indirect costs such as disability and premature death.
Projections in the report suggest that the number of people with lung cancer will rise from just over 42,000 in 2010 to just under 65,000 by 2030. The number of patients with COPD is expected to rise from just over 1.65 million to more than 2.5 million in the same period. Asthma cases would rise from just under 3.2 million cases to 3.9 million, the projections state.
The conference board report was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada.


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I just picked up the HVL-F42AM for $183 (£123) in the UK!!! A bargain Christmas present to myself!!
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Originally Posted by laydros
I'd agree with the above. If he is happy with the amount of zoom he can get right now, a flash will be the best benefit in that price range. It will let him get sharper images inside, and less shadows outside.
However if he is into wildlife or sports photography, the zoom lens will give the camera a bit more reach, which is a lot of fun.
And if you go for the zoom lens get the Tamron 75-300, not the Sony. The Sony costs more and doesn't provide images that are as good as the Tamron.
Tamron is a better quality lens for less too!
Originally Posted by BobJohnson
I just picked up the HVL-F42AM for $188 (£126) in the UK!!! A bargain Christmas present ot myself!!
Nice deal! Was it brand new? I was taking some softbox tabletop pictures yesterday and realized for some items I need another flash...
Canon 7D - 5D | 550EX - 430EX II - (2) PW FlexTT5 | 24-105 f4L | 70-200 f2.8L IS | 100 f2.8L IS | 50 f1.8 II
It's brand new D4agon. Amazon are selling it for £153.66 but you get £30 cashback from Sony, meaning it actually only costs an excellent £123.66. Everywhere else I've looked for this flash was way more expensive than that:
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Hermione sat on the wicker chair in their room. Cassie cried on her arms and Hermione just didn't know what to do. Draco was out on the Quidditch pitch for some practice with the new Slytherin team. So much had changed since that first lesson.
Hermione and Draco still fought but more banter less killing- yes, sometimes it still involved hexing each other though most of those time involved having Ron as the source of fight. They agreed in a sort of schedule for Cassie and set her on a sleeping cycle. They agreed on alternating each day who to feed, bathe and all things she needed. And so far it's been working.
Except today.
All day, Cassiopeia cried since she woke up from her afternoon nap, half an hour after Draco left for Quidditch. It was Hermione's turn for the day so she grabbed Cassie from her bassinet, rocked her softly, hummed a song to her, feed her, and read to her and all things she could imagine. She couldn't go to Ginny and Harry because James, their baby, was in the Great Hall with Ron and Padma's child, Hugo. Blaise was with Draco so Luna and their babies, Lorcan and Lysander, were there too. Hermione had the whole common room to herself- oh and Cassie's.
She sat Cassie on the play pen and grabbed some toy blocks. It seemed to appease the young girl's attention for a few minutes and Hermione sighed in relief. Her eyes started to droop when she heard the familiar sound of her crying. She opened her eyes, alerted, only to see her daughter crying with an orange block on her hand and halfway on her mouth. It was too huge and hard for the young girl. Hermione took the now-slimy thing off Cassie's hand and wiped her face off her drool. She carried her daughter up and started walking out the room.
It was a good thing she remembered to conjure the little girl warmer clothes because the air was crisp chilly for Hermione. How much more for Cassie? She exited the castle doors and started walking on the lush green grass of Hogwarts. The sky was still on various hues of red, orange, purple and pink as the sun gradually traveled its path down giving way for the moon. It was enticing sight but Hermione was pulled by Cassie's sobs on her shoulder.
She continued her way towards the pitch to where she saw seven hovering students clad in their green and silver uniforms. She squinted for the platinum blond hair of her partner and she was fortunate to find him. As soon as she entered the pitch, Luna saw her and waved to her, as much as she could with two babies on her hands. She waved back but didn't climb the stands. She gathered her voice from the rest and shouted his name as loud as she could.
The entire practice stopped, everyone's eyes were on her. She turned red but kept her face up. Draco dismounted his broom a few moments after the silence that ensued. His face full of concern and Hermione's heart fluttered a bit. But it quickly dissipated because she knew that the concern wasn't for her.
"What's wrong?"
"She doesn't stop crying and I tried all I know to stop her from doing so, but nothing worked. All the books I've read didn't help me with her and I just don't know what to do." Hermione's voice quivered. All the shame she had when she shouted for his name gone replaced with worry and panic for her daughter's situation.
She could feel her eyes pricked by the tears that threatened to fall but before it did, she wiped them harshly with her free hand and turned the sobbing Cassie to Draco. He gladly got her from Hermione even if he was sweating furiously. "Let me wash up and let's bring her to Madame Pomfrey." He said calmly, patting her shoulders awkwardly and leading her to the changing rooms.
He turned to the rest of the team then as he walked towards the room. "Dismissed. We'll have practice next Tuesday." He yelled, and the frozen Slytherins nodded and pulled back to reality. They flew to the changing room without any word said as all of them were still stunned by the show.
Blaise Zabini stopped beside Hermione and Cassie with Luna on his heels as she waited for Draco to finish changing. He had showered and silently got Lorcan from Luna's hand as the partners sat beside her.
"Are you okay Hermione?" Luna's dreamy and calm voice startled Hermione's musings. She couldn't quite think straight because of her worries to the still crying Cassie who kept struggling in her mother's arm.
Hermione nodded absentmindedly until she felt a cold hand on her shoulder. She turned her head to see Draco changed and smiling softly to her. "Shall we?" He asked, and she nodded, standing up and walking beside him.
"I'm sure she'll get well soon mate." She heard Blaise yelled to them as they neared the door to the castle. "She just has too many Nargles around her. I'll prepare my charm for her later to fend the offending creatures away, Hermione." Luna's voice followed.
She turned and murmured thanks although she knew they didn't hear her. The last thing she remembered there was the sound of two giggling babies.
"What's wrong with her Madame Pomfrey?" Draco asked calmly as he held in his arms a sobbing Hermione as the mediwitch bustled over their baby. He may look calm but inside he burned in anticipation and worry. Their little girl was crying all afternoon and by the time they arrived in the hospital wing, Hermione couldn't hold her anymore because her temperature had risen up and she was too hot.
"Just a standard flu, Mr. Malfoy. I had given her a potion to lower her body temperature and pepper up potion just to prevent the cold she would likely to have. She's fine now, but I would like to keep her overnight for observations." She tucked in the almost six-month girl in a crib they had conjured as part of this project.
"Can… can we stay here with her tonight?" Hermione asked as she calmed herself down after finally bursting into tears on their way to the hospital. The matron looked at her and Draco closely, weighing her choices.
"I'm sorry Miss Granger, but I can't allow you. You look like you need rest yourself."
"But I want to be with my daughter, Madame. Please. It's killing me to know that she's sick and I'm not by her side to care for her."
The old witch looked at the students closely, and after a pleading look from Draco who was worried as hell to Cassie and Hermione's beings, she finally gave a small nod. "Well take the beds on both sides of her crib. I suggest you take this calming draught Miss Granger." And she gave her a goblet of clear liquid which Hermione gratefully accepted.
That night, Hermione couldn't sleep. She was on the right side of Cassie's crib under the white blanket of her cot. She lay on her side facing Cassie and Draco. She could just see Draco's outline above the crib, but it wasn't enough for her to know if he was sleeping. Her baby was now sleeping soundly than before and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was worried to death when the girl won't stop crying that she cried herself when they arrived at the hospital wing. She now felt how it was when her mom would be frantic to keep fending for her when she's sick. She and Cassie just had the connection. She wondered whether Draco felt that too.
The thoughts of the man on the other side of the crib filled Hermione's mind. She relished the warmth and comfort he brought when he looped his arm on her shoulders almost protectively when she burst into tears. She remembered how right she felt. And it amazed her. Just almost a month ago, she would be adamant into letting him touch her but now she just felt right. She was grateful he comforted her. But something just bothered her mind, what if he'll turn back to being the arrogant bigot ass he was? What would she do?
She was now used to having the quiet and loving father he became with Cassie and a good listener and friend with her. She almost couldn't remember the time when he had called her mudblood when she watched him interact with their baby. The only reminder she got was Ron's glares and the people's gossips around Hogwarts when Draco passed them by. It was like they were inside another world with Cassie and Hermione was lost outside it.
"You should sleep, Granger." He didn't stop calling her Granger though. He reasoned that old habits die hard and for him she'll always be Granger. She won't admit it but she liked the way he called her Granger. It was like an endearment, complete irony to what she felt a year ago.
"I couldn't. My mind just can't stop thinking." He chuckled. She liked hearing it. It was a rare moment to hear him laugh and the last time she could remember hearing that sound was at FLCD class, when they started over again.
"Why am I not shocked with that?" He said jokingly. He turned to his side so he was facing her. They could see each other between the railings of Cassie's crib.
"Yeah, I wouldn't be either." She said with a shrug and a soft smile playing on her lips.
"I was worried death about her. I thought I did something wrong and hurt her." Hermione murmured, only loud enough for him to hear, but was sure it wouldn't be heard farther. She looked at the blond girl in the crib, sucking her thumb while Hermione guessed that she dreamed. Her eyes filled love and worry quite overwhelmed with it in fact.
"I know." He responded. He was looking at her with concern in his eyes when Hermione stole a glance at him. "It's not your fault though. It happens normally." He continued.
"But I still felt it is. Now I know how my mom feels when I'm sick. Quite disturbing really," she said remembering the look of her mother when she was younger and she had a flu.
"I was worried too. I wonder if my parents felt that same worry when I'm sick." His voice came as a soft murmur that it was almost impossible for anyone to hear. Fortunately though the room was quite deserted and Hermione heard. She felt sad and pity him for not having the same loving childhood she had with doting parents. She didn't know the details of his childhood but from what she could imagine having meeting the older Malfoys, she won't wish having them as parents, ever.
"I'm sorry."
"No need to be sorry, Hermione." She almost gasped when he said her name. It was rare thing and she held on it deeply. "I think this project is helping me realize I'm not my father after all."
"No, you're not. You're Draco, not Lucius." Both of them knew the meanings of that statement. They may look the same but inside both men had unique characteristics and Draco was a man on his own.
A comfortable silence surrounded them, only Cassie's soft snores were heard. It was like music to their ears, hearing their baby's soft sound meaning she's safe. It was nothing like her hysterical cries that night. And both students felt contented.
"Thank you, Draco." Hermione had taken a habit of calling his first name as both were reminded so much of the older Malfoy man in Azkaban with his surname, much to Ron's chagrin.
"For what?"
"You stayed calm and comforted me tonight."
"One should have stayed or else hell will break loose." He shrugged; both of them now lying on their backs, gaze upon the blank ceiling of Hospital wing.
"Quite right, but thanks still. You know, for holding me while I cried." Hermione's face reddened and was grateful that the room was dark.
"You're welcome then. Just don't get used to it. I don't have many experiences with crying women." He joked, glancing at her a bit but turning his gaze back on the ceiling.
"Sorry then." She huffed playfully.
"Oh, but you know, I like it a bit."
"Weird thing to say, Mr. Malfoy. Liking to hold hysterical women in your arms is not something a normal man would say." She teased.
"Didn't say I would want it to be a habit. I just like it because it's you." The last statement though came as a soft whisper, but Hermione could hear his sincerity. Her face reddened more, and she didn't reply. For once, she was speechless. She feigned her sleep with her eyes close and even breathing.
"That's what friends do, I think," was the last words he muttered before he turned to the far side away from her and fell asleep. Her heart couldn't help but flutter then die when he had defined that they're friend. She didn't understand why it happened though. They are just friends. Nevertheless, the admission did not explain the small pang of hurt in her heart.
The next morning came as the sunrays entered the slits in the translucent curtains of the hospital wing. Draco stirred from his sleep and groggily adjusted his eyes at the intruding light. Disoriented he was as to why he was at the hospital wing but soon as his mind wore off the remnants of sleep, memories of the event last night rushed to him.
He swung his leg on the side of the bed, consequently hopping down the cot towards the stirring baby Cassie. The curly blond haired girl looked like she was dreaming and in her dreams were some kind of fly or butterfly that she was catching. Then he heard a soft ruffle of sheets on the other side of the crib, only to see the brown-haired woman, the mother of his child- it felt weird saying that- stirred too. However, she remained sleeping after.
Draco cooped up Cassie in his arms, taking a small test of her warmth. He was quite relieved when he learned that she is in normal body temperature now. Her small eyes started to flutter and soon her gray-brown orbs looked at him with curiosity as if she was trying to figure out whom he was. He smiled at the girl and cooed her when she giggled upon realization that he was familiar- he was her father.
"Shh, shh, sweet pea, you gave us quite a fright baby. Mommy had been worried sick and cried all night. Don't do that again." He said in a soft comforting tone as he rocked her slightly on his arms. The girl giggled and reached up to play with his blond locks that fell on his head upon looking down on her. She made slurping and cooing sounds. Both father and daughter chuckled when she tugged him hard.
Hermione woke up to see father and child happily playing with each other on the other side of the crib. She remained silently watching as Draco talked to their child. Her heart fluttered with the concern he showed not only to Cassie but also to her. She couldn't quite make her cut their moment so she remained on her bed, looking at them. She realized that Draco resembled his father less as time went by. Because she knew, Lucius was not a doting father but Draco is.
Her presence was announced when Madame Pomfrey entered and addressed her. "Miss Granger, I suggest you take this another dose of calming draught just to make sure. Mister Malfoy, please bring down Miss Malfoy so I could make last minute examinations on her." He obliged quickly but gentle and he walked to the side where Hermione was.
"How long have you been awake?" He asked quietly, his gaze focused on the matron who bustled around the surprisingly active baby on the crib.
"A while." She replied, sipping her potion from the goblet with her gaze settled to where his were.
"How are you feeling?" His voice contained more concern that she expected which made her brow raise a little. But on the back of her mind said that was because they're friends.
"I'm fine. A little worried still but better than last night." She said with a shrug as she put down the goblet on the bedside table.
"Good. I'm thinking we should have a family time today. Just to celebrate Cassie's recovery."
"I think that's a good idea. Let's head out after lunch. I want to finish my essay in Transfiguration first." She said as the mediwitch grabbed Cassie and brought her in her arms.
"Feeling good today, baby?" The young girl giggled to Hermione and the brunette smiled warmly to her. Together, the odd family unit exited the wing and continued their way to their room.
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1. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6EdStevens Dec 20, 2012 4:48 PM (in response to Jimbo)
Jimbo wrote:I just googled 'configure local yum server linux' and got lots of interesting looking hits. I really have no need to actually set up a local server but have thought about doing so just for the learning exercise. I think I'll read some of those hits now ....
I am trying to figure out if I can make use of YUM for my Oracle Linux 6 install. I have never used YUM so it is a bit new to me
Q1. My first question is – if my server has no Web access ( even via proxy ) is it possible / worthwhile even trying to config or use YUM ? Should I instead just do all re-requisite package loading via RPM ( after I have manually transferred the required packages onto the server ) ?
Q2. My intention is to install 11gR2 on OL 6 server. I have check out Oracle's Public YUM Repository ( http://public-yum.oracle.com ). However I guess this is only useful if you are using YUM to directly download and apply the required linux packages. If as in my case I am on a server with no direct / proxy access to the web then I presume I simply have to go to a server that does have web access, search / download any required packages and then manually transfer them across to my database server ?
I suppose the alternative is to retrieve any required packages from the source Linux DVD's (if I have them ) ?
Q3. Is it possible to have YUM simply download required packages without applying them – I am thinking if it is possible to use YUM on another staging server simply to get the packages and then move them across to my database server. However I am not sure that makes sense because I assume YUM will look for the dependent packages NOT installed on the current server i.e. the staging server ( as opposed to my target database server ) ? Therefore it is comparing the install state of the current staging server
Q4. Thinking outside of the box - is it possible to configure YUM to use a local disk mount point / directory as its repository, instead of remote repository via a base URL ? i.e. could I have /etc/yum.repos.d/local.repo and populate it with something like
name=Local Disk Repository
enabled = 1
Particularly this: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/servers-storage-admin/yum-repo-setup-1659167.html
Edited by: EdStevens on Dec 20, 2012 10:47 AM
2. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6Dude! Jun 27, 2013 2:02 PM (in response to Jimbo)
Your questions should be clear after understanding the following:
RPM is the Red Hat package manager. YUM is a front-end that unlike RPM resolves software package dependencies and prevents software installation conflicts. There is generally no reason to use RPM. YUM is the standard on Enterprise Linux 5 and later to perform software installations.
You can use YUM also for installing a RPM file that you have stored on disk or use URL, e.g.:
# yum install oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall-1.0-6.el6.x86_64.rpm # yum install http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/3/base/x86_64/oracle-...rpm
Software dependencies in YUM will be resolved using the channels provided in your yum repository configuration files stored in /etc/yum.repos.d.
# yum repolist
Note: oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall is a special package that triggers YUM dependencies to fetch the required software.
If you want to use YUM to only download packages:
# yum install yum-downloadonly # yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=/home/dude oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall
Your example to use a YUM repository on your local disk should work, provided you copy the complete structure from the installation DVD, including the repository metadata. To create your own custom software repository, you need to generate your own YUM metadata using the utilities from the createrepo package.
3. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6Dude! Dec 20, 2012 5:21 PM (in response to EdStevens)The instructions of the link you outlined require a ULN subscription since it attempts to keep a local YUM repository in sync with the Oracle ULN server. To setup your own YUM repository, you can either simply copy the complete contents of the installation DVD and create a YUM configuration file that points to it, or if you want to create a custom repository, use e.g. createrepo -d -s sha /home/yumrepo/ol6_mystuff to create the necessary YUM metadata.
4. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6EdStevens Dec 20, 2012 5:17 PM (in response to Dude!)
Dude wrote:Yes it does. Not sure if that's a show-stopper for the OP. He seemed to indicate that he had other servers that could access the internet, and a basic ULN support contract is chump change, so it appears to be a viable solution. If the ULN is a show stopper, then yes, he could create his own local repository from the CD.
I think the instructions of your link require a ULN subscription since it attempts to keep a local YUM repository in sync with the Oracle ULN server.
To setup your own YUM repository, you can either simply copy the complete contents of the installation DVD and create a YUM configuration file that points to it, or if you want to create a custom repository, use e.g. createrepo -d -s sha /home/yumrepo/ol6_mystuff to create the necessary YUM metadata.
5. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6Jimbo Dec 20, 2012 5:17 PM (in response to Dude!)thanks Dude,
You have highlighted my dilema perfectly. I would love to be able to use Yum to download oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall and any of its dependencies to my database server.
The big problem is that my database server is completed isolated from the Web, therefore I can't get to the Oracle YUM Repository from that server. If I try from another server then I am guessing the dependences downloaded will only be those that are missing from the server that I actually run the YUM command from ( i.e. a staging server ) rather than from the Database Server ?
Unless YUM downloads all the dependencies regardsless of whether they are installed on the current server or not ? ( is this possible ? )
6. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6Dude! Jun 27, 2013 6:02 PM (in response to Jimbo)
You can like I mentioned use the installation DVD (OL 6.3 and later), which contains all the required software to use YUM to install oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall. For instance:
Cut and paste the following to the command prompt as root user:
cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/dvd.repo <<EOF
name=Install DVD
name=Install DVD UEK2
Then insert the OS installation DVD and mount it:
cd /
umount /dev/cdrom
mount -o loop -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt
(you will need to dismount the DVD first if you are logged in using a Gnome GUI session on your server, which automounts the media)
Then use YUM as usual and it should use the installation DVD as the installation source.
If you need errata and software updates and don't have access to the public Internet, you need to create either/maintain your own software repository or setup a central YUM repository in your LAN with a ULN subscription as mentioned in the previous post. Other servers can then access the repository from our own YUM server using NFS share, SSHFS share or web depending what services you install and configure on that server.
7. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6Avi Miller-Oracle Jan 4, 2013 4:58 AM (in response to Dude!)
Dude wrote:Actually, you can easily modify the script to sync from public-yum.oracle.com instead of ULN if you don't have a ULN subscription. Just remove the segment of Python code that returns a list of channels from ULN and replace it with code that outputs a list of public-yum.oracle.com channels you'd like to mirror instead.
The instructions of the link you outlined require a ULN subscription since it attempts to keep a local YUM repository in sync with the Oracle ULN server.
So, get a list of all the repo ids of the channels that you have enabled with:
You may want to check /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol6.repo to ensure the addons channel is enabled as well. Once you have a list of repo ids, edit 167283.sh as follows:
# yum repolist
Remove the Python block and the first line of the while loop:
And replace it with:
# easiest way to get the list of channel labels is direct from ULN via python # so lets write a simple python utility locally so that we can get the info ( cat << 'EOF' #!/usr/bin/python import sys sys.path.append('/usr/share/rhn/') from up2date_client import up2dateAuth,rpcServer sid = up2dateAuth.getSystemId() if sid is None: print "Error: system not registered" sys.exit(-1) try: s = rpcServer.getServer() for chan in [x['label'] for x in s.up2date.listChannels(sid)]: print chan except: print "Error: ", sys.exc_info()[1].faultString sys.exit(-1) EOF ) > $CHAN_LIST chmod 777 $CHAN_LIST ${CHAN_LIST} | sort | while read CHANNEL ; do
Essentially, that replaces the ULN output with a list of repos from public-yum.oracle.com output. :)
CHAN_LIST="ol6_latest ol6_UEK_latest ol6_addons" for CHANNEL in ${CHAN_LIST}; do
Alternatively, if you want to sync all enabled yum channels automatically:
That will use yum itself to list all enabled channels and then iterate over them.
CHAN_LIST=`yum -v repolist enabled | grep "Repo-id" | cut -d":" -f 2` for CHANNEL in ${CHAN_LIST}; do
Edited by: Avi Miller on Jan 4, 2013 3:41 PM to fix a variable name in the replacement code.
Edited by: Avi Miller on Jan 4, 2013 3:57 PM to fix the variable name and to add the automated option.
8. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6Avi Miller-Oracle Dec 20, 2012 10:29 PM (in response to Jimbo)
Jimbo wrote:That's the point of YUM. :) Essentially, you can use the script to create a local mirror of ULN or public-yum.oracle.com on a server within your environment and then use yum on all the rest of your servers to pull packages from that local mirror.
Unless YUM downloads all the dependencies regardsless of whether they are installed on the current server or not ? ( is this possible ? )
9. Re: Using YUM for Oracle Linux 6Dude! Dec 20, 2012 10:31 PM (in response to Avi Miller-Oracle)Thanks for the info! I will keep a separate note for that.


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You've Been Demoted. Now What?
When Ann Curry tearfully announced she was stepping down as co-host of NBC's "Today" show Thursday, she was also telling the world she'd just been demoted.
"This is not as I expected," she said, adding that the network had assigned her "some fancy new titles," like being an international correspondent for the show. (Savannah Guthrie, widely seen as Curry's likely successor, took the anchor seat on Friday morning.)
Getting demoted is a huge blow to the ego, the equivalent of receiving a pay cut and a bad performance review – except your colleagues all know about it, and you still have to show your face at work. (Not to mention continue working for the same bosses who demoted you.)
Curry reportedly received a $10 million payout for leaving her post – which probably helps ease some of the pain – but for the rest of us, what's the best way to deal with a demotion?
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"Don't criticize, condemn or complain. Resist all of it," he says. "When companies demote someone, they're already worried about how that individual is going to act in the future."
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In the weeks and months following a demotion, expect to ride a "roller coaster of emotion," says Ben Dattner, an executive coach and organizational psychologist. During this period, it's easy to become depressed, angry and self-critical – feelings that are unproductive and self destructive.
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Maintaining a healthy balance between work and life is the single best way to normalize a demotion, Dattner says. Employees who tie too much of their sense of identity and fulfillment to their jobs risk feeling depressed and incompetent when they lose their jobs, he says.
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Maxine Britton had tried before to come to the courtroom to face Martin James Kipp, the man who killed her 19-year-old daughter.
Once at his preliminary hearing she blacked out.
Then she testified briefly at his trial, and became so shaken that a deputy district attorney had to help her from the courtroom.
But Friday in Santa Ana, when Superior Court Judge Donald A. McCartin formally sentenced Kipp to death, Britton was there.
She broke into loud sobs when deputy marshals led the long-haired killer into the courtroom. She cried throughout the 45-minute proceeding. And afterward she was in such distress that her mother, Mary Washington, and her daughter, Consuella Elliott, had to help her out. But she was there.
"Maybe my baby can rest now," Britton said.
Kipp, 30, was convicted in the Dec. 30, 1983, slaying of Antaya Yvette Howard of Huntington Beach, a former basketball star at Marina High School, one of Britton's three children.


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Dream Weaving Project
Community Tapestry Project for Everyone and their Dreams
The Freud Museum London invited the people of Camden to join local tapestry artist Melanie at various venues around the borough for afternoons of the therapeutic weaving of dreams. These drop-in sessions ran from Jan - March 2010 and were open to all ages as a great way to learn new skills, relax on a lunch break, meet new people and share their dreams. The project brought together the thoughts and rituals of the Freud Museum London's two historic personalities: Sigmund and Anna Freud.
The activity of weaving has given language some of its profoundest metaphors. Past and present are 'woven together' or we speak of a 'weave' of personal and social relations. This tapestry project weaves together: the ideas and influences of father and daughter; the dream images that we share form our private realms; and a diverse community labouring in a common task.
Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis and the Couch
Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis. His use of dream analysis and 'free association' became key components in his therapeutic model, a way of revealing the patients unconscious thoughts.
Anna Freud: Therapy, weaving and the Loom
Anna Freud (daughter of Sigmund) was a pioneer of Child Psychoanalysis. She was also a keen weaver and the wooden loom that stands in the Anna Freud room in the Freud Museum is still in use today. Anna found weaving to be both useful and therapeutic; a way to both relax and concentrate.
Photographic documentation of this project by Jodi Warren


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We have several projects, some in collaboration with other research groups. As a framework for our comparative studies, we are determining the phylogeny of the Old World monkeys by sequencing and analyzing complete mitochondrial genomes and unlinked nuclear genes. Using these data, we are also studying the adaptive co-evolution of mitochondrial- and nuclear-encoded respiratory proteins. Another project involves analysis of transposable elements in primate genes and genomes. Through comparative genomic analysis, we are searching for the genetic basis of human evolution.
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Goreme (Göreme) is a town in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. The town is centered in the middle of a internationally popular region that is best known for its natural rock formations, often called "fairy chimneys".
Get in
Several bus companies have day-time and overnight buses that run directly from Goreme to Istanbul (or directly from Nevshevir, 20 minutes down the road).
Get around
The town of Goreme is fairly small, and walking is your best option. Walking also provides excellent views of the surrounding canyons, which are sights themselves. Available for rent are mountain bikes, scooters, motorcycles and all terrain quads. Dolmus service also runs approx. every hour to nearby cities like Avanos and Urgup.
Goreme has a wide selection of natural and cultural wonders. Simply walking through the village you will be amazed at the bizarre 'fairy chimney' rocks cut naturally by the wind and rain.
Several tour operators offer a one day package that includes a stop at a caravansari, one of the amazing underground cities, a walk through the ancient churches decorated with frescoes, and finally a stop at a carpet/pottery/oynx shop. These one day tours are excellent and worth the money, as they include admission. Avoid buying at the shops, however, as you pay 2-3 times higher through commissions.
Avanos, 10 km away, has been a pottery center for centuries. Many stores will sell pottery in Goreme, and you may end up at a pottery workshop at the end of a tour, but for the best prices, head into Avanos and wander around the back streets. Compare the prices and quality, and if you are worried about it surviving shipping/your backpack, ask them to stand on it to test the strength (vases, jugs, and larger objects should take their weight). While the quality in touristy shops is often high, you will be paying 2-3 times what you otherwise would.
Goreme and the surrounding areas also have several carpet shops, whose primary business is from tourists.
Goreme has a wide selection of typical Kebabs and Pide, as well as some unusual 'pottery' dishes that are prepared and served in a clay pot which you can 'break' open. Many of the restaurants and bars change hands on a regular basis, making specific recommendations difficult.
That said, Alaturca, with mains from 15-20 YTL, is considered to be one of the finer dining establishments in central Turkey, and is well worth a visit. Alaturca is between the bus stop and the mosque.
Silk Road Kebabs (near Pasha Bar) has excellent and filling chicken kebab (get the 1/2 loaf) for 2.5 YTL.
Firin Express (just off the main street by the junction) has wonderful Pide and Lahmacun for a few Lira.
Simply walking by carpet shops will open invitations for tea. If your thirsty, take advantage of this free drink and learn something about carpets at the same time.
For the bar scene, several bars and clubs are open (primarily in the high season), and there is a disco in nearby Avanos frequented by locals and tourists alike.
Goreme has an incredible selection of hostels, hotels, and guest houses (some 60 odd), and also offers some of the cheapest backpacker accommodation in Turkey. The friendly (and tout-free) accommodation office can help you find something. Dorm beds are around 6-8 YTL, Single Rooms 10-20 YTL, and doubles 15-25 YTL. Upmarket and boutique hotels also exist in Goreme.
Many of Goreme's hostels and hotels offer the unusual option of sleeping in a cave. Much of the rock in the area is fairly soft, and for centuries rooms (and houses) have been created by cutting directly into the soft rock. Comforts in these 'cave rooms' range from truly cave like to beautiful and tasteful with modern bathrooms; almost all have windows and are fairly well lit.
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Changes selection throughout entire component at once.
Select All
Select all objects or pixels in the component.
Select None
Deselect all objects or pixels in the component.
Select Inverse
Invert the selection. Those items that were not selected will become selected, while those that were selected will be deselected.
Select All and Select None are obvious in action, as seen above using an image as an example.
Select Inverse is a very useful command, because sometimes when making a selection it is easier to pick out those things we do not want to select. For example, if we ultimately would like to select the land area of South America in the images above, it is easier to first use Touch Select to select ocean areas and to then use Edit - Select Inverse to get the land areas. The ocean regions are very even in color and can be selected with a single click. The land areas contain many different colors and would take many clicks when using a reasonable tolerance setting with Touch Select.
These commands also work with drawing layers. In the sequence above, we would like to retain a circular region of lines in a drawing layer while deleting all other lines. We do this by selecting the circular region, choosing Select Inverse and then deleting the new selection (all the lines except the ones we want).
These commands also work with charts, tables and even forms.
For example, if one control in a form is selected, using Select Inverse will select the other controls.