text: > > We just installed a small cluster and are running NASTRAN 2005 on > it... (on a cluster of intel duals, and it doesn't seem to scale well when both cpus on a node are busy.) > Nastran doesn't really want to run more than one job (MPI rank) per > node. I bet that isn't true on dual-opterons. > The distro can/will have a significant impact on allocatable memory. > Nastran uses brk(2) to allocate memory, so the TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE is > significant. can nastran run on amd64? it might even run nicely as a ia32 process on amd64. just for curiosity: #include <stdio.h> int main() { char command[1000]; sprintf(command,"cat /proc/%d/maps",getpid()); system(command); sleep(60); return 0; } on amd64, this gives: [hahn at node1 hahn]$ ./showmap 08048000-08049000 r-xp 00000000 00:11 5139 /home/hahn/showmap 08049000-0804a000 rwxp 00000000 00:11 5139 /home/hahn/showmap 55555000-5556a000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 441379 /lib/ld-2.3.3.so 5556a000-5556b000 r-xp 00014000 00:0d 441379 /lib/ld-2.3.3.so 5556b000-5556c000 rwxp 00015000 00:0d 441379 /lib/ld-2.3.3.so 55576000-55577000 rwxp 55576000 00:00 0 55577000-5568c000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 441661 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.3.so 5568c000-5568e000 r-xp 00115000 00:0d 441661 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.3.so 5568e000-55690000 rwxp 00117000 00:0d 441661 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.3.so 55690000-55692000 rwxp 55690000 00:00 0 ffffc000-ffffe000 rw-p ffffc000 00:00 0 ffffe000-fffff000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 on ia32, TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE, by default, is at 1GB rather than ~1.3. easy to change, though, at least to give 2-2.5 GB on ia32. > I can't comment on SATA, but PATA disks are a really bad choice, as they > require too much effort from the CPU to drive them--SCSI is MUCH > preferred in that case. this is one of the longest-lived fallacies I've ever personally experienced. it was true 10+ years ago when PIO was the norm for ATA disks. busmastering has been the norm for PATA for a long while. > As for CPU v. I/O. The factors are (in no order): > > fp performance > memory b/w > disk b/w > memory size > > Which of the above dominates the analysis depends on the analysis. for the reported symptoms (poor scaling when using the second processor), the first doesn't fit. memory bw certainly does, and is Intel's main weak spot right now. then again, disk bw and memory size could also fit the symptoms (since they're also resources shared on a dual), but would be diagnosable by other means (namely, both would result in low %CPU utilization; the latter (thrashing) would be pretty obvious from swap traffic/utilization.) like I said, I bet the problem is memory bandwidth. mainly because I just don't see programs waiting on disk that much anymore - it does happen, but large writes these days will stream at 50+ MB/s, and reads are often cached. I should mention that if HT is enabled on these duals, the problem could be poor HT support in your kernels. (HT creates two virtual processors for each physical one. if the scheduler treats HT-virtual processors as real, you will get very poor speedup. this would also be diagnosable by simply running 'top' during a test.)


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The most pervasive banking Trojan evades detection by antivirus software most of the time, according to new research.
Zeus, the Trojan that steals financial credentials and data and is spread via the Zbot botnet, is detected only 23 percent of the time by up-to-date antivirus applications, researchers at Trusteer discovered. Trusteer sampled 10,000 machines that were infected by Zbot, and of these Zeus-infected machines, 55 percent were running-up-to date AV software.
The massive Zbot botnet -- made up of 3.6 million PCs in the U.S., or 1 percent of all PCs in the country, according to Damballa data -- spreads Zeus, which is the No. 1 financial Trojan, representing 44 percent of all financial malware infections today, according to Trusteer. The malware steals users' online financial credentials and moves them to a remote server, where it can inject HTML onto pages rendered by the victim's browser to display its own content mimicking, for instance, a bank's Web page.
"Zeus' infection rate is higher than that of any other financial Trojan. We are seeing actual fraud linked to Zeus -- accounts being compromised, [and] money transferred from accounts of customers infected with Zeus," says Mickey Boodaei, founder and CEO of Trusteer, which sells online banking security tools. "When we investigate some of our banking customers' [machines infected by it], we find evidence of abuse on the computer, so we know this crime ring is very active and dangerous."
It's unclear exactly why Zeus is so wily, but Boodaei says there are multiple variants of the malware, which could make it more difficult to pinpoint.
"One thing we didn't do is check the same thing for other Trojans. It could be that the infection rates are like this for all Trojans," Boodaei says. "But we know Zeus is very effective at hiding in the operating system, and it's hard to remove it."
Of the Zeus-infected bots, 31 percent weren't running any AV program, while 14 percent were running AV that wasn't up-to-date. The rest were running up-to-date AV.
Trusteer estimates that among all Windows users, 71 percent run up-to-date AV, 6 percent run AV that's out of date, and about 23 percent don't run AV at all.
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In 1984, when he was 51, novelist Reynolds Price learned that a pencil-shaped tumor, about 10 inches long and malignant, had invaded his spine. Several surgeries and dozens of radiation treatments followed, leaving him a paraplegic racked with pain and the uncertainty of his survival. His happy life of teaching Milton at Duke University and writing several hours a day was over, or so it seemed in his many dark moments.
Then, after a year of this agony, something miraculous happened: He knocked out a commissioned play in two months and finished the last two-thirds of his seventh novel, "Kate Vaiden," which won the National Book Critics Circle Award as the best work of fiction in 1986. Poems, short stories, memoirs and more novels poured out of him faster than before, turning the last 25 years into the most productive of his distinguished writing life.
"Writing is a fearsome but grand vocation — potentially healing but likewise deadly," he told the Paris Review some years ago. "I wouldn't trade my life for the world."
Hailed as "one of our major writers" by Eudora Welty, Price, 77, died of a heart attack Thursday in Durham, N.C., said a spokesman for Duke University, where he taught for 53 years.
Widely admired as an acute observer of family life in small Southern towns, he won the William Faulkner Award for his first novel, "A Long and Happy Life" (1962), which introduced the saga of the Mustian family. Over the next five decades he produced more than three dozen books of fiction, poetry and autobiography. Fourteen were novels, including the epics "The Surface of Earth" (1975) and "The Source of Light" (1981).
He said the hypnosis techniques he learned to manage his pain freed memories that led him to write memoirs: "Clear Pictures" (1989) focused on his childhood, "A Whole New Life" (1994) on his illness and recovery, and "Ardent Spirits" (2009) on his years as a graduate student at Oxford and the beginning of his academic career. In the latter he wrote for the first time about being a gay man — he preferred to be called "queer" — after decades of refusing to answer questions about his sexuality.
He hated being cast by critics as a Southern writer, a label he found degrading; he often noted with some sarcasm that "none of my characters are hillbillies." His stories plumbed universal themes — love, death, alienation — in a prose style that English writer Stephen Spender described in a 1987 New York Times interview as "a kind of writing that is actually poetry."
All of Price's novels unfold on his native terrain, North Carolina, where he spent nearly his entire life. Remarking on the authenticity that stems from his intimate knowledge of the region, novelist Anne Tyler, a former student of Price, once said, "Any North Carolinian, reading one of his novels, must stop at least once per page to nod at the rightness of something a character says. It's not just the tone that's right; it's the startling, almost incongruous eloquence...."
Although he often said he was not influenced by Faulkner, he did show Faulknerian virtuosity. The paragraph-long opening line of "A Long and Happy Life" begins, "Just with his body and from inside like a snake, leaning that black motorcycle side to side, cutting in and out of the slow line of cars to get there first, staring due-north through goggles towards Mount Moriah and switching coon tails in everybody's face was Wesley Beavers, and laid against his back like sleep was Rosacoke Mustian who was maybe his girl...." Dorothy Parker, in a review for Esquire, wrote that it was a meticulously observed and lovely novel "with the firm brilliance of its writing to keep its loveliness from sticking to your fingers."
The eldest of two children, Price was born Feb. 1, 1933, in Macon, N.C. His parents made up for their lack of money in the close bond they had with their firstborn son. He described his mother as a free spirit who loved to drive into the city, park the car and watch people go by, and credited her with the powers of observation that nourished his imagination.
His writing talent was encouraged by his high school English teacher, who pushed him to apply to Duke; he won a full scholarship and studied there under a legendary English professor, William Blackburn. He met Welty when she came to speak there. She was so impressed with a story of his that she forwarded it to her agent, Diarmuid Russell, who took on Price as a client.
After graduating from Duke in 1955, he studied at Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. During his time there he met W.H. Auden and Spender, who published an early story featuring Rosacoke Mustian, the country girl Price would draw more fully in his first novel and two subsequent ones. Critics often praised the vibrancy of his female characters.
In 1958 he returned to North Carolina to teach at his alma mater. A demanding and beloved teacher, he was "a part of the soul of Duke," President Richard H. Brodhead said in a statement last week.
Price is survived by a brother, Will, of Raleigh.


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Could RB DuJuan Harris be the Packers Ray Rice?
By Jason Wilde, ESPN Wisconsin
~GREEN BAY – Luckily for the Green Bay Packers, DuJuan Harris was an abject failure as a car salesman. It appears his future as an NFL running back is considerably brighter.
After he spent five games in Jacksonville as an undrafted rookie free agent last season – Harris rushed for 42 yards on nine carries in his limited engagement – the Jaguars brought him back for training camp this summer. But they cut him on Aug. 25, and although the Pittsburgh Steelers claimed him on waivers, he was released again on Aug. 31, leaving him out of work for nearly two months, before the Packers signed him to their practice squad on Oct. 24.
Unsure of his football future – although unwilling to give up on his NFL dream – Harris figured he'd better get a real-world job in the interim. A friend got him an interview at the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Jacksonville, but Harris was less than thrilled with one of the job requirements.
"They asked me if I would consider cutting my hair. I was like, 'No, I know my career in football is not done,'" said Harris, who has long dreadlocks. "If I was at the end of my career and actually needed to work and that was my last resort, then, yeah, I wouldn't mind cutting my hair. But that wasn't the case at all. So (I said), 'No, I'm not going to cut my hair.'"
While Harris said that wasn't the reason he didn't get the job, another friend connected him with the local Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealership, a football player-friendly workplace that "pretty much hired me right on the spot," Harris said. While he took mild offense to being asked to take a urine test – "I was like, 'Really, I have to go take a (urine) test? I've got to be clean to do workouts for the NFL,'" Harris said he told his would-be employers – he did it, and got the job.
"I had to wear a shirt and tie," Harris said. "I was never used to coming to work in a shirt and tie unless it's for game day."
It lasted all of a week.
"I didn't sell a (single) car. I came close. I came close a few times," Harris said with a laugh. "I was doing the business but – I don't want to say I was nervous, but – people would ask me about the cars and I didn't know much about it. I was just like, 'Man, I'm not going to sell the cars.'"
The way it's looking as the Packers prepare for Saturday night's NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field, Harris won't have to worry about shirt-and-tie gigs for a while.
During Sunday's 37-34 loss to the Vikings at the Metrodome, the Packers coaches decided Harris had the "hot hand" they've been talking about – veteran Ryan Grant had it the week before against Tennessee, when he ran 20 times for 80 yards and two touchdowns – and fed him the ball. In return, they got 70 yards on 14 carries, and he didn't have a single carry for negative yardage or no gain. He also had two receptions for 17 yards, and of his 87 all-purpose yardage, 57 of it came after contact, according to ProFootballFocus.com.
While he'll have to prove to the coaches that he should be the go-to guy again on Saturday night, he's certainly done enough to merit the opportunity. Against the Vikings, Grant's two carries went for 2 yards and no gain; Harris' went for 9 and 8. By game's end, Harris had played 35 snaps to Grant's five.
"It's going with the guy that's hot. Nothing against Ryan's two attempts there last week – he didn't have a real clean look on either one of those runs. (But) we got into the second quarter and we knew we wanted to get DuJuan in at some point," running backs coach Alex Van Pelt explained Wednesday. "(We) kind of felt like that was a playoff-type atmosphere that he hadn't been in yet. I thought Ryan would handle that a little better (than Harris) and (so we) let (Harris) kind of sit back and watch that first quarter and get a feel for the intensity and the volume of the noise there. Then he came in and sparked us right away with two good runs. Once that happened, we went with the hot hand at that point.
"It's just a feel thing, really. … It might go back and forth more than it did last week, but once he started, made some good cuts and some hard runs, then we decided to just go ahead and roll with him."
Listed at 5-foot-8 and 203 pounds on the Packers' official roster, Harris is unlike any of the Packers' other backs, all of whom – James Starks (6-2), Grant (6-1), Alex Green (6-0), John Kuhn (6-0), Cedric Benson (5-11) and Brandon Saine (5-11) – are taller than he is. But to call Harris small would be inaccurate; he is simply short. Another thing he is: Powerful.
"I think he's kind of a Transformer; there's more than meets the eye with DuJuan," quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. (Whether the NFL MVP knew the car salesman connection when he made the car-turned-robot reference is unclear.) "He's a very tough guy. He's got great athleticism, agility; he makes some great jump cuts. He had a couple really, really good runs in the game that could have been losses for us, and a couple runs where he ran through arm tackles, broke tackles, yards after contact.
"He's a little guy, but he's tough. Again, another guy we didn't have here at the beginning of the season — a guy on the practice squad, played his butt off, got activated. He's done some nice things for us. You have to give him a lot of credit. He's learned the offense the last few weeks and studied, obviously, and the package for him is just going to continue to grow."
Harris, who was promoted from the practice squad on Dec. 1, four days before Grant was signed, made his Packers debut against Detroit at Lambeau Field on Dec. 9 and ran seven times for 31 yards, including an 11-yard run on his first carry and a 14-yard touchdown to cap his night. In that game, though, Harris played exactly seven snaps, so every time he was on the field, he got the ball.
The coaches obviously didn't like the idea of being so predictable with him, so as Harris became more comfortable with the playbook, the coaches were willing to increase his role. But being undersized, he also had to prove to Van Pelt, offensive coordinator Tom Clements and coach Mike McCarthy that he could handle the two most important jobs for a Packers running back: Ball security, and pass protection.
"His hands are huge and I think that plays a big part into his ability to secure the ball. He's got ginormous hands. As a team, we work on it a ton. I think we all feel comfortable with his ability to secure the football," Van Pelt explained. As for blitz pickups, "He was impressive (last Sunday). He had two blitzers that he was responsible for and stepped up and did a good job in pass protection. It's an area where we weren't concerned, but we hadn't seen it a lot on live tape, so it was a chance for him to show us that he can step up and be a protector."
While Van Pelt said he realized Harris might be something special "probably (during) the first week of practice, watching him work against our defense," Clements said he never had any concerns about Harris' lack of height because he showed good power almost immediately.
"For a back, the height is not that big a deal, really. He's powerful guy, strong. He does well in protection," Clements said. "If you look around the league, there are a lot of guys who are not tall but they're very productive backs. So that wasn't a concern."
Something else that isn't a concern for the coaches: Harris' ability to be productive on a sloppy January field. Although it's Grant who has the "mudder" reputation – and still figures to be in the backfield mix Saturday night – Harris won't be eliminated from consideration based on the conditions.
"I don't see the field or the weather being an issue at all," Van Pelt said. "He's fearless. He runs quickly through the hole and there's not a lot of dodging going on. He showed that the first carry he got out here when we tossed him the ball against Detroit and he ran over the safety. I think he's got a good mix of speed and toughness and the ability to run through arm tackles. Really, we haven't seen the quick move where he makes a guy miss in space, but we've seen it on the practice field."
Harris grew up idolizing Barry Sanders – he was born the year Sanders won the Heisman Trophy (1988) and wore Sanders' No. 20 at Central High School in Brooksville, Fla. – and tried to pattern his running style after him as well. And as of right now, while he doesn't have to worry about calling his childhood hero for a job at Sanders' Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealership in Stillwater, Okla., Harris isn't ruling out a return to the sales lot in the future.
He just isn't anticipating joining the shirt-and-tie crowd anytime soon.
"Maybe my (sales) skills would tighten up a little more once I got to know the business a little better. It's definitely something I'd go back to," Harris said with a chuckle.
"It just shows you that God has a plan for you. You've just got to be patient and let Him work his magic. That's what I did. I had an opportunity to show what I could do and it was a privilege."
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Red Slough WMA covers 5,814 acres in McCurtain County in southeast Oklahoma. Located 6 miles south of Haworth, the area consists of consists of about 2,400 acres of wetlands, 1,600 acres of shrub/scrub habitat, 1,100 acres of bottomland hardwood reforestation, 414 acres of reservoirs, and 300 acres of woodlands. In addition Push Creek intersects the entire WMA. It is cooperatively managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, U.S. Forest Service, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Follow the links to wildlife management areas. Habitat consists of reclaimed rice farm fields, bottomland hardwoods, small areas of open prairie, and replanted hardwood areas. The area also has a waterfowl refuge. Non-toxic shot is required for hunting with deer archery hunting allowed. All waterfowl hunting is closed after 1:00 pm local time. The average annual precipitation for the area is 54 inches.
WMA Driving Directions:From Idabel: 18 miles south on U.S. Hwy 259, 3 miles east on State Hwy 87, north on Mudline Rd (by the big Getty sign) into area.
Game Species of Interest:
Quail: Bobwhite quail are present in very low numbers.
Black Bear: Archery season only.
Deer: White-tailed deer are present in fair numbers.
Turkey: Eastern turkeys are present in low numbers.
Rabbit: Swamp and Cottontail common.
Furbearers: Raccoon, beaver, mink, and nutria are a few of the species to be seen.
Dove: Dove are present in fair numbers during season.
Waterfowl: Ducks are usually present in good numbers.
River Otters: Same as statewide
Nongame Species of Interest:
Bald eagle: Eagles are frequently seen and golden eagles have also been seen on occasion.
Other: Red Slough is also becoming a haven for bird watching with 320 species confirmed.
American Alligator: This protected reptile has been seen occasionally on Red Slough and area ponds, oxbows and wetlands.
Description of Fish and Wildlife Management Practices:
Flooding, discing, prescribed burns, and bush hogging are the tools of management. Native plants and invertebrates provide the majority of forage for game and non-game year round. Management practices include discing between 300-500 acres per year to stimulate native plant growth and to reduce woody vegetation and maintain habitat diversity. Red Slough WMA has plenty of water sources for all game and non-game species.
Camping and Facilities:
Camping is not available. There are nine viewing platforms strategically located on the area for wildlife and habitat viewing. Lodging and restaurants are available in Idabel. An additional contact for Red Slough is the U.S. Forest Service 580-494-6402. There are no rifle range facilities on the area. No motorized vehicles are allowed on the area.
Fishing Opportunities:
Fishing opportunities include Push Creek and in the reservoirs. Bass, catfish, and sunfish are the predominate species.
Red Slough WMA Map - best general purpose map, pdf format (8.5x11)
Regulations: Seasons on public lands section of hunting regulations
Red Slough WMA - Outdoor Oklahoma Magazine Article (May/June 2005)
For additional information and area attractions:
The U.S. Forest Service has more information about Red Slough on their Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/ouachita/natural-resources/redslough/index.shtml
Kiamichi Country Tourism
Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce
1134 W Martin Luther King Jr,
Broken Bow 74728
(580) 584-3393 or (800) 528-7337
Idabel Chamber of Commerce,
13 North Central, Idabel 74745
(580) 286-3305
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
Post Office Box 52002
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2002
(800) 652-6552 or (405) 521-2409


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Human Papillomavirus and HIV Disease
Information About the Special Concerns for People Living With HIV and HPV
October 2008
Though most types of HPV do not cause serious disease, some can lead to cancerous conditions. Left untreated, these high-risk types can cause cervical and anal cancers and other cancers much less often in the vulva, penis and scrotum. HPV has become a growing concern for people living with HIV since they're at higher risk for both HPV infection and disease.
What Is HPV?
HPV is a virus that lives in the flat, thin cells on the surface of your skin, called epithelial cells. These cells are also found on the surface of the vagina, vulva, cervix, anus, penis head, mouth and throat, which is why having sex can easily pass the virus onto others. Most people who get HPV clear the infection on their own, often within 6 months to a year.
More than 200 types of HPV exist. Some do not appear to cause health problems while others cause the common wart. (Most of these are caused by types 1, 2 and 4.) About 40 types are responsible for genital warts, while about a dozen high-risk types can cause dysplasia, which are abnormal cells that can lead to cancer. HPV types 6 and 11 cause about 90% of genital warts. Types 16 and 18 cause about 70% of cervical and anal cancers. Other high-risk types include 31, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52 and 58.
Some people fear that having genital warts can lead to cancer. The HPV types that cause genital warts are not linked to cancer. However, if you have one type of HPV you may also have others, which could be ones that cause cancer. This is especially true for people with HIV.
What Are the Symptoms?
Symptoms often don't appear when you have HPV, for both high- and low-risk types. This makes it difficult to know if you have HPV; but it also means that considering HPV may be en essential part of your routine health care. Some doctors may not consider it an important issue, which may leave you to bring up the topic during your visits.
For genital warts, symptoms include small bumps or growths on the skin. They can appear as one or several bumps, or even in groups. They can be round and flat or differ in size. Other times they're shaped like the surface of a cauliflower. Genital warts can appear on the vagina, vulva, cervix, penis, scrotum, anus and the areas around the sex organs like the groin or inner thighs. Rarely, genital warts appear in the mouth or throat. When they're present, genital warts are usually painless, though some itching or discomfort may occur.
For dysplasia, since symptoms are often not present, it's important to get regular Pap smears to diagnose dysplasia as early as possible. Pap smears can be used to check the cervix as well as the anus. Routine Pap tests in women have greatly decreased the number of cervical cancers in the US since the 1960s to about 11,000 each year.
Who Is at Risk for HPV?
You are more at risk for HPV infection and disease if you're sexually active, especially at an early age. The more sex partners you have and having a sex partner who has had many partners also puts you at higher risk. HPV occurs more often in people 17-33 years of age, though anyone can get HPV. Also, if you smoke, you are at an increased risk for getting HPV.
People living with HIV are more at risk for getting HPV and for having more stubborn symptoms. This includes genital warts that persist or reappear after treatment and higher rates of cervical and anal dysplasia. Sexually active gay and bisexual men have about a 17 times higher risk of anal dysplasia and cancer. All people living with HIV are also at a higher risk for anal dysplasia, whether or not they've had anal sex.
HPV and Cervical Dysplasia
Standards of care for screening cervical dysplasia have been in place since the 1960s. All women should start getting routine Pap smears within three years of becoming sexually active and no later than 21 years. Routine most often means every three years if Pap results come back normal and more frequently if the results show dysplasia.
HPV and Anal Dysplasia
Infection with HPV in the anus is rather common. It most often happens due to anal intercourse; however, it can occur from other areas having been infected. Only a fraction of people with anal HPV infection will develop a lasting case of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN). Although even fewer will go on to develop anal cancer, the rate of anal cancer continues to rise especially in HIV-positive people.
How Is HPV Treated?
Treating HPV focuses on treating its symptoms, like genital warts and dysplasia. Since most people's immune systems are able to rid their bodies of HPV on their own within 6-12 months, treatments have not been developed to get rid of the virus.
Many treatments for HPV disease exist, and they may depend upon the level of disease you have. You can discuss the options with your health provider to find one that best suits you. Even after treatment, both genital warts and dysplasia can return so treatment may take several months. It's wise to continue checking and report symptoms should they reappear.
Treating genital warts may be done by you or by your doctor. Treating dysplasia must be done by your doctor. Some treatments cause more discomfort than others, and some require recovery time. People living with HIV more often need more aggressive treatment to treat their HPV disease.
Special Concerns for People Living With HIV
HPV infection and disease are more common and persistent in people living with HIV. HIV-positive women are at a higher risk for cervical dysplasia. HIV-positive men and women are both at increased risk for anal dysplasia, whether or not they've engage in anal sex. A much higher rate of anal dysplasia occurs in gay and bisexual men living with HIV. Nearly all HIV-positive men who have had receptive anal intercourse have anal HPV infection.
Treating HPV disease is an emerging issue for people with HIV. Standards of care are not in place to screen and treat anal dysplasia. Expanding research over the past two years has helped bring this concern closer to the forefront for both people with HIV and their doctors. However, this still may lead to gaps in medical attention, especially for people living with HIV. Those with CD4 cell counts below 100 are more likely to have more persistent HPV disease and may not respond to HPV treatments as well as others do.
Therefore, it's wise to engage with your health provider in more routine screening for cervical and especially anal dysplasia. Though an anal Pap smear is similar to a cervical Pap, some doctors may not know how to do one or are comfortable with doing one.
Special Concerns for Pregnant Women, Children and People Over 50
Since the HPV that causes genital warts and dysplasia is sexually transmitted, few concerns apply to children. The HPV vaccine Gardasil is recommended for girls starting at age 9, before sexual activity starts. There is currently no vaccine to protect boys from HPV.
Since cases of HPV more often occur in people aged 17-33, people over 50 are generally less at risk for getting the infection. However, it's still possible for an adult to get HPV at any age. If your immune system is weakened or if you smoke, then you are more at risk for HPV disease. HPV infection and disease is not well studied in people over 50.
HPV Terms
You may hear your doctor use some of the terms below when talking to you about HPV. Many of them are used interchangeably.
For more treatment information, call Project Inform's toll-free National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline at 1-800-822-7422.
This article was provided by Project Inform. Visit Project Inform's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.


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MJM963 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 150 diseños de 52 diseñadores freelance.
Quick 3 day contest! State Security is a new security alarm and protection company for commercial buildings. We are looking for a clean, modern looking business card that will convey a feeling of technology and strength. It also needs to use colors and fonts that have a high contrast ratio because the same look will be carried over into signs and door stickers that will need to be recognized from a distance. We reserve the right to announce a winner early if someone really gets it right quickly.
State Security
State Security is a new company. The winning artist will have a good chance of getting additional work including website design. We are looking for a clean and modern look. The look should convey the message that the company is on the cutting edge of industry technology. We are not a computer company, so not too techy, but it is important not to look too old. It should also look 'strong' and convey a feel that this company can protect your assets. It is a security company after all . :)
High contrast is important because the logo will ultimately be used in signs and door stickers that will need to be seen well from a distance. We are open to color options. On the back of the business card we would like a listing of our services in an artful way. They are Fire Systems, Intrusion Detection, Access control, Surveillance, 24 Hr UL FM Monitoring
Formats: Vector art, final sent as (PC) psd CS2 or ai CS2
Copyright and Intellectual property rights associated with the winning design must be transferred in full after the prize is received. By submitting a design to this contest you agree to these terms.
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Now to be really honest, if I used more than 50% of my decs on the tree you would not be able to see a single branch, yet every year I buy one little something to put on there. However this year I was not going to buy a tree as I still have not found a permanent job and I was going into mega economy mode. So you can only imagine how thrilled I was when a friend asked me to stay in on Friday morning and arrived with a Christmas Tree in the back of her Mini. However what she did not tell me was that the tree was suicidal, it leapt off the table twice before I realised that it did not have a root ball... Deborah came round with another stand... we set to work with secateurs and a bread knife... who needs a man, eh?
I got it decorated again and it made another break for it, so I jammed it in with my embroidery thread tin... I am a resourceful woman... it is now held in there with a brick but I have had words with the tree and it knows that if it makes another break for it, it becomes another part of the Christmas tradition - The Yule Log!
I was going to make do with my little tree which I bought back in the 1980s when I had my flat in London... I still have all the decorations and even the angel with the bendy wings. When I started to buy real trees, I used to bring this tree to work and share out the choc decorations after Christmas... except for the year of the IBM mice. I got a phone call from the office to tell me that whilst we had been off over the hols, mice had hit the Exec Office at IBM and had climbed up the tree to nibble into the chocs... and no, they were the four legged rather than two legged variety!
This little group are rather special, the tree on the left came from an Italian cookery holiday in Limone on the Lakes and the tree on the left was a prezzie from sister when she took my aunt to Venice. And I made the fairy in the middle the Christmas my mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it is thanks to her that I knit and sew... not a bad legacy to inherit.
I always smile when I see these Russian Matryoshka dolls which were brought back from a Moscow market when my friend Lisa was helping to set up the KPMG offices in Moscow... not only did she do that but she also organised her wedding from there. It was one of the best celebrations I have ever been to, best of all was her present to her husband Liam - it was a tandem - he always complained that he had to wait for her when they went cycling together... she thought this was the most elegant solution :)
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|General Arena Info
The Arena can be located in the Arena District in the Imperial City and can be easily fast traveled to. You can either partake in a fight or simply watch and bet on them but both activities only happen between 9 AM and 9 PM. Both battling and betting can net you some quick cash which makes this a premier destination early in the game. Also of note, when you sign up to fight in the Arena, you are offered the standard Arena armor which must be worn in a match. It is free to take and better than what you'll have at the beginning of the game (with a 2 point Personality and 5 point Athletics boost). Even if you don't plan on fighting, stop by to pick it up.
To bet on a match, talk to Hundolin outside of the Arena entrance. He'll ask you which team you want to bet on. Choose either the Yellow or the Blue team, it doesn't matter which, and then decide whether you'll bet 25, 50, or 100 gold. Head into the Arena and watch the fight. If you win, go back out and talk to Hundolin to collect your prize. It is that simple. There isn't anything you can do to affect the outcome except to raise your luck.
|Winning Tactics
The fights in the Arena can be tough, but we've been through it and have found all of the cheese tactics for you to use. The first, which works on any fight where your opponent doesn't have a ranged attack, is to jump up onto the ledge next to the gate that you come out of. Once up there, you can jump again to a slightly higher one where all of the enemies can't reach you. From there you can cast spells or rain down arrows on your helpless opponents.
If cheating isn't your cup of tea, consider using Damage Health potions. These work on nearly every fight (except for Argonians and a few enemies that have enchanted armor). Simply mix up a few Damage Health potions and apply them to your weapon of choice. When you connect with a hit, it poisons the opponent and slowly drains their health. Do this a few times per fight and you nearly can't lose, provided you also have some Recover Health potions to back you up.
Although these tactics are great, don't forget to block. Your opponents will come charging at you and not allow you much time to think or recover health. Blocking and counter-attacking is integral to victory. Remember to only attack twice with fast swipes or one charged attack after a block or your next move will be blocked by the enemy. Also, don't forget to restore your lost health and magicka at the altar as you leave the battle field after each fight.
|Fighting Matches
To fight in the Arena, you first have to go to the Bloodworks underneath it. Find Owyn and tell him you want to fight. He'll ask you what kind of armor you want so you can wear the standard combat outfit. Choose either Light or Heavy Raiment depending upon which armor you're more skilled in. Once you have the getup, equip it along with your best helmet, shield, and weapons. Talk to Owyn and tell him you're ready for a match.
Enter the Arena through the fighter's ramp, which is right nearby Owyn on the opposite side of the wall behind him.
Pit Dog Class
The first two fights are against a single opponent equipped with a longsword and a shield. They will heal themselves when their health gets low, so don't get too cocky if you're doing fine early. We found these incredibly easy by poisoning the blade. Use your Alchemy to put a Damage Health potion on your blade and then block until they strike your sword. While they are reeling, just hit them with the poisoned blade and you'll be set to just sit back and watch their health drain. If you don't have any alchemical prowess, try your usual block and counter tactics. Always keep a Restoration spell on hand in case your health gets low. You can always run away while you heal in these early rounds. Each of these fights has a 50 Gold reward.
The final fight in this rank is against an Argonian marksman. He'll try to dance around you and prick you with arrows, so get in fast and hit him with a melee weapon. He resists status changes almost 100% of the time, but can't block for squat. When you win this battle you attain the Brawler status and get a 100 Gold reward.
Brawler Class
Your first fight is against a Nord who wields an axe. This is just a slightly harder version of the Pit Dog battles you just fought. The second fight is against twin elvish sisters. One comes at you with a sword while the other hangs back and picks at you with arrows. These girls will need some finesse. Try to keep an obstacle between the archer and yourself while you fight the melee twin. She won't try to heal at all, so full on combat or poisoned blades work exceptionally well. Once you have her down, the weaker and slower attacking archer doesn't stand a chance.
Your final match in this class is against a Khajit wielding a Silver Axe. This guy is tough, but shouldn't be a problem after you just handled two combatants at once. Use your normal techniques to take him down. For winning these fights, you get 100 gold for each of the first two rounds and 150 for the final one.
Bloodletter Class
Your first battle in this class is against a powerful Redguard fighting with either a sword or a mace. He pulls out advanced attacks that can both stun and disarm you. To avoid these, always hold down your block button while you aren't attacking. We found this battle to be a big boost in difficulty over the Brawler Class fights, but no trouble at all when we kept up with our strategy of poisoning the blade with damage health potions. The Redguard won't use any healing potions or spells, so just poison him and run away while blocking for an easy win. The second fight should be easier.
This Breton wears Heavy Raiment and fights with a short sword. As such, he is tough to hurt but also won't do much damage to you when he attacks. Your final fight will seem even easier. It is against a Dark Elf who doesn't have much in the hit point or strength departments. He does, however, have a bow and a sword. If you're not a ranged fighter, rush him at the start of the match so that he doesn't have a chance to get a many cheap shots in before you can attack. The first two fights give you 150 gold while the final fight in this class nets you 200.
Myrmidon Class
When you go into the Arena for the first fight in this class, you'll be faced with a fairly weak enemy who has a dagger called the Shimmerstrike. This weapon does frost damage. Unless you have a particular vulnerability to these attacks, this fight won't be a challenge at all. The middle match is equally easy. You'll face a female High Elf who comes equipped with an Elven Longsword and some terrible equipment. Fire spells work well here if you're a magician, but brute force is just as effective. The third match as a Myrmidon is against a slow, lumbering Orc who carries a Silver Battle Axe. This guy uses charged attacks almost exclusively, which makes it incredibly easy to simply walk in, slash one or two times, and then back away while he swings wildly and misses. You'll get 200 gold for the first two wins and 250 for the final one.
Warrior Class
The opening match as a Warrior is against a female Nord. She has a long sword and some impressive armor including a Mithril Shield. Still, she doesn't attack in any different way than those that came before her and shouldn't be a problem. The second fight is something new. You'll be put up against a High Elf with a Silver Long Sword. The catch is that she also casts Shock and does a good amount of damage with it. Since this is a ranged attack and much more powerful than her sword, rush her immediately and go in swinging. She won't block much. Try to end this fight as quickly as possible. Your final fight is against a female Orc wielding a Glass Hammer. She'll use a heal potion once you get her health low and her attacks are strong. Make sure you take advantage of the fact that she swings that hammer very slowly and dodge the attacks. Even blocking a hammer attack of this strength will damage your health quite severely. The fights in this class will give you 250 or 300 gold.
Gladiator Class
The first match pits you against three Argonians. This means that a Damage Health potion won't work on your blade. Since two of them are unarmed and one has a Short Sword, you're likely to run out of Fatigue and go unconscious. We suggest bringing along some means of restoring your Fatigue so that you won't have to worry about getting knocked over and you'll still be able to deal out a lot of damage with each swing of your weapon of choice. Summon spells and scrolls are also extremely handy here since they even the odds.
Second up, you fight a Khajit in Heavy Raiment. He is a bit of a pushover after the Argonians, though he is fast which makes it difficult to do ranged attacks. Finally, you fight a Breton who is tougher than he initially looks. Although his attacks are only slightly above average, he will constantly heal himself meaning you won't be able to back off on your offense if you ever want to kill him. Try to reduce the effectiveness of his healing or poison him to counteract it and you should come out in one piece. The prizes for this round are 300 and 350 gold.
Hero Class
This is the final round of Arena battles. It opens with a former member of the Blades carrying an Akaviri Longsword. He can be fairly difficult because of his ability to successfully block and parry. Make sure you only counterattack with two swings after blocking his attack and use all of your tactics from before to win. The second match is against a Destruction expert who loves fire spells. You'll want to take the fight to her and not bother using any potions or spells. Her Grey Aegis shield will block most everything except for finely placed melee attacks.
The final fight can be trouble if you don't know what you're doing. You face off against the Yellow Team Champion as well as a lower level mage and marksman. Luckily, you're given Porkchop the boar to fight alongside you. Here are the tactics that work best. Hang back in the tunnel when the gates come down. Porkchop will rush out and attack the lower level enemies while the Champion will come straight at you. Poison your blade and get a few swings in before parrying around so that you have the Champion on the lower ground. This gives you an advantage in attacking and defending, but you'll want to make sure that you finish off what Porkchop started so that you don't get surrounded. If you manage to take it down to just the Champion, keep her pinned down the stairs and let Porkchop do his thing on her. For winning the first two rounds you get 350 gold and you'll receive 500 gold for being crowned the champion.
Grand Champion Match
There is one more fight before you're the true victor. Talk to Agronak gro-Malog, the Arena's reigning Grand Champion and tell him that you want a fight. He'll tell you to set it up with Ysabel Andronicus who can be found over near Owyn. One thing you should know, this upcoming battle will be brutally hard if you haven't completed the Gray Prince sidequest. Do it now if you've been holding back on it.
Talk to Ysabel and ask her questions to learn about the Grand Champion Match. For this fight, you can wear whatever armor you want and are allowed to loot the body when you win. Before the fight, you get to select your cool nickname that everyone in the world will start to refer to you as, if you win. We went with Sir Slaughter because it sounded the most like a G.I. Joe character.
Don't worry about the upcoming fight. If you completed the Gray Prince sidequest, Agronak will just sit there and let you kill him in the battle because he is so ashamed of his heritage. Nice. Grab his sword, armor and anything he is holding and go back to talk to Ysabel again. She gives you 1,000 gold as a reward and provides you with your choice of Light or Heavy Raiment of Valor. It has a constant effect of +10 on Personality, Athletics, Fatigue, and Health.
Now that you're the greatest fighter in the world, Ysabel wants to make (and share) some money with you. You can return here at any time of the day for a once a week fight. You'll be put up against some beasts from around the world and have a great opportunity to earn money and practice your fighting skills. Also, you'll end up getting a fan. When you leave the Arena the Adoring Fan will come running up to you and offer to follow you around. He carries a torch for you at night, but won't help you fight. You can tell him to scram and then find him later at the Arena if you want him back again.
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I have studied, read, observed ,and researched the site of the first and second Temple for many years, and I have come to the conclusion that the First and Second Temple are not located on the "Temple Mount", but further south closer to the Gihon Spring. The Temple sacrifices needed plenty of flowing water to wash away all the blood that was shed due to the great number of daily sacrifices. The water had to flow!! and indeed it did down the Kidron Valley on to the Dead Sea. The Gihon Spring provided such amount of free flowing water which was channeled up to the area of the Temple where many daily sacrifices were done. Also see 1 Kings 1:33. I believe that King David's Castle was very close to where the Temple was to be built at that time by his son Solomon, and close to the Gihon Spring on the crescent area called the Ophel, not on the Temple Mount where Herod built the Roman Fortress, (Aelia Capitolina).
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Dr. Mazar: I take heart when I see an archaeologist of your caliber giving due credence to the Word of the living G-d. I would that more in your discipline could hold to it in the same way. I have no doubt that many doors will be opened to your relentless study of antiquities. I only wish that I could be there to help you sift the rubble. May G-d bless your work!Dr. J.D. Stevenson
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Atlanta Falcons fans haven't been happy with me the last few weeks because I haven't ranked them No. 1 in ATL's entry of the Power Poll.
Yes, they are the only undefeated team in the NFL. But the Power Poll is not supposed to be a list of the standings. It's a list of who you think is the best team in the league at the current moment. I still have them fourth. I like the San Francisco 49ers first and no one seems to agree.
The case against Atlanta: Teams like the Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers outplayed them in the Georgia Dome. Atlanta deserves a lot of credit for finding a way to win those games, but to ignore that luck is a huge factor in close NFL games is to ignore reality. Five of the Falcons' wins have been by one score. They have only played one team all season that currently has a winning record: the Denver Broncos.
The Falcons are very solid on both sides of the ball. That's why they are in the top five. Top five is good. But they are lucky to be 8-0, and I don't think they are particularly better than the top-shelf of teams, including the 49ers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and New York Giants. This is a debate we could be having for a while because Atlanta has a great chance to win the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
After all, they play only one team with a winning record (New York Giants) the rest of the season.
The rest of ATL's Power Poll is below. You can look at the complete Power Poll or check out all 13 analysts picks right here. I'm stunned to learn I'm the only writer who doesn't have the Falcons first. On a neutral field, I strongly doubt everyone would really pick them over the other 31 teams.
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I have this theory, or shall we call it a personality disposition, that nothing is ever really perfect. While I would argue this pickiness is unfortunate outside the kitchen — "This date would have been even more perfect if I'd ordered the eggplant and not the chicken." "I love my haircut except this completely unnoticeable thing going on in the back." — within the confines of the galley walls, I think nit-picking, when done quietly, helps us become better cooks.
Though a big fan of the small nuances that remind you that home cooked food is precisely that — tart crusts with the inevitable corner pieced together from a scrap, a dark spot on loaf of bread that wasn't rotated in the oven in time — I find it nearly impossible to eat something I've made without making a mental note of how I'd do it differently next time. More hot pepper. Less baking time. Ease up on the olive oil. Blanche the peppers for thirty seconds less.
Which kind of brings us to the lemon pound cake (made here in bundt form) from Ina Garten, a name I'm almost embarrassed to mention I am using as a source once again, as I know I said just a couple weeks ago that we should spend some time apart. I can't resist this cake though, I think it's one of the ten great cakes every cook should have tucked into their repertoire. It's buttery yet bright, and nearly every granule of sugar has been countered by fresh lemon in some form so it never lands cloying or saccharine on your tongue. It keeps well, travels wells and if you make it in pound cake form, you even have an extra that you should feel in no way obliged to share.
So Debbie Downer, what went wrong this time? Well, the lemon syrup that in basting the warm cake with, raises it to that higher plane of moisture-packed crumb, it wouldn't absorb! When the large spoonfuls rolled down the sides and pooled at the bottom, I made them smaller and smaller until I could find an amount the cake would agree to absorb – but one or two droplets at time. I suspect this is something like feeding a child, where you beg and plead for the thing to just take in two bites and we'll call it a day. But, as no child's well-being rested on the absorption of syrup, when fatigue called twenty minutes into this expedition, I simply dumped the remaining liquid over the cake, absorption be damned as it flooded the plate underneath, gumming it nearly permanently to rack underneath, which is by the way the second thing I would do differently next time: not let the cake cement itself to its base, so that when it needs to be transferred to a cake carrier, it loses small chunks and the otherwise flawless white glaze becomes cracked.
I remember having this problem the last time I made the cake, but it was less significant in the pound cake form, with its more level top surface. Yet this time, I could taste the lack of extra moisture. Without that basting, this cake is wonderful, but a lot more like the simple pound cake it's based on. Not sure how I'll do it differently next time — would a lemon syrup-filled syringe be considered a step too far? — but without a doubt, I will be musing over this for a while. Let me know if you've tried this, and found anything that worked better. My unrelenting inner persnicketer is dying to know.
Lemon Cake
Adapted from 'Barefoot Contessa Parties!'
Yield: 2 loaf cakes (or one bundt)
2 sticks (225 grams or 8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 1/2 cups (500 grams) sugar
4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup grated lemon zest (6 to 8 large lemons)
3 cups (375 grams) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon (5 grams) kosher salt
3/4 cup (175 ml) plus 3 1/2 tablespoons (50 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 cup (175 ml) buttermilk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
2 cups (240 grams) confectioners' sugar, sifted.
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 1/2-by-4 1/4-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans, and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter and 2 cups sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Mixing at medium speed, add eggs, one at a time, and lemon zest.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, buttermilk and vanilla. Add flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to butter and sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Divide batter evenly between pans, smooth tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
4. Combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 cup lemon juice in a small saucepan, and cook over low heat until sugar dissolves.
5. When cakes are done, let them cool 10 minutes. Invert them onto a rack set over a tray, and spoon lemon syrup over cakes. Let cakes cool completely.
6. For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar and remaining 3 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice in a bowl, mixing with a whisk until smooth. Pour over top of cakes, and allow glaze to drizzle down the sides.


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ARLINGTON, Va. — The 2013 Toyota RAV4, a small SUV, earns a poor rating for performance in the IIHS small overlap front crash test.
Toyota redesigned the RAV4 for the 2013 model year. The automaker made additional changes to models built after April to better control the stability of the steering column and to provide extra padding under the footwell carpeting.
The changes, however, weren't enough to lift the RAV4's performance in the small overlap test. A combination of poor structure and inadequate control of the dummy's movement prevented the RAV4 from earning better than a poor rating overall.
The driver's space was seriously compromised by intruding structure, and the dummy's left foot was trapped by crushed and buckled sheet metal in the footwell. Injury measures on the dummy indicated a high risk of injury to the lower left leg. The dummy's head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved more than 7 inches to the right, resulting in little airbag cushioning for the chest. Additionally, the safety belt allowed excessive forward movement of the dummy's head and torso, contributing to the head hitting the instrument panel.
IIHS in May released results for 13 other small SUVs but delayed testing the RAV4 because Toyota was making changes to the redesigned model. If design changes are imminent, the Institute delays tests to ensure that IIHS ratings don't soon become obsolete. The practice also encourages automakers to improve designs more quickly.
In the earlier tests of small SUVs, only the Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport earned a good or acceptable rating for occupant protection in a small overlap crash and qualified for the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ designation. Eleven other small SUVs are rated marginal or poor.
"This is a challenging test," says Institute President Adrian Lund. "Most manufacturers are going to need to make significant changes to their vehicles in order to improve protection in these kinds of serious frontal crashes."
The Institute added the small overlap test to its lineup of vehicle safety evaluations last year. It replicates what happens when the front corner of a vehicle strikes another vehicle or an object like a tree or a utility pole. In the test, 25 percent of a vehicle's front end on the driver side strikes a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier at 40 mph. A 50th percentile male Hybrid III dummy is belted in the driver seat.
The 2013 RAV4 previously earned the Top Safety Pick award for good ratings in the Institute's four other tests — moderate overlap front, side, rollover and rear.
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Research paper topics are one of the best to dive into a particular topic and learn a bunch about it. Why so? Everything is pretty obvious here. To write a decent research paper, you'll have to go through proper research of the topic. It means you'll have to rely on trusted sources, read the academic foundings on the issue and analyze what you have learned. That is how you gain the most of the ideas for the research paper you are about to write.
Research paper ideas, though, are one of the most complicated to implement. At the end of the day, it is hard to differentiate your own thoughts from ones you gained by reading all the materials. Also, you can never copy the text from the research you've read, for it is considered to be plagiarism. Still, you should cite some of the authors who are professionals in the field.
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Still, we've gone a bit far from our main topic. What is the use of research paper samples for your assignments? Well, first of all, there is something you might want to see done in practice, before trying to follow all the instructions by yourself. By this, I mean the mla format heading and quotes. Formatting is something better once to see than a hundred times to hear. Due to our experience, it won't matter how many times you go through all the instructions and requirements; you still would be making mistakes. With a good example, on the other hand, you minimize the risk of errors in research paper format, which is great.
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Dear SSTudents,
1. Performance Task 2 (in lieu of Elementary Mathematics)
As mentioned earlier the deadline of the PT2 is 16 September 2013 @ 2359. To date many students have submitted their products with high quality questions and 'proof's. Effective use of ICT tools (google, Blog, Geogebra, Keynote, Powerpoint, Pretzi etc) have further enhanced the final product.
2. Paper 3 (in lieu of Additional Mathematics)
The assessment information will be as follows:
Date: 23 September 2013 (Monday)
(Please be punctual and ensure you have a heavier meal in the morning)
Time: 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm
Venue: Auditorium
Note that you are required to sit according to your classes and index numbers. The teachers will supervise you on this.
TI84 Graphic Calculator (or other approved GC model)
(no other calculator will be allowed)
Stationery - pen and ruler
3. Information on EOY
Please refer to your class math blog or google site earlier entries on this.
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For owners and operators of industrial machinery or mobile equipment, accurately identifying components in need of replacement can result in a frustrating scramble for paper manuals or misplaced documentation. Typically, removing the failed component and driving it to a dealer or repair center for identification and replacement is the only option. This however can be time consuming and come at a significant expense to the operation. These are the unfortunate and realistic challenges of supporting many different pieces of multi-branded equipment. Additionally, planning for and documenting appropriate inspection and maintenance incidents can be a cumbersome and arduous process, which can lead to safety or other compliance issues and result in unplanned downtime and unnecessary expenses.
Systems approach and control integration
Most industrial markets share common issues: to minimize operational downtime, to better identify hydraulic and related systems due to inexperienced or untrained staff, to identify MRO sourcing plans and to perform appropriate and timely scheduled maintenance.
Awareness has been heightened to the need for regular component inspection and replacement, especially in regulated markets such as oil and gas and mining. Operators are being held to a higher standard with respect to routine maintenance and traceability of key system components.
Some companies attempt a pro-active approach using spreadsheets, paper forms or tags to document their hoses or critical components. Unfortunately, these methods are not very effective, can be cumbersome to administer, may not last and do not inform staff when preventative maintenance is required nearly as efficiently as needed.
In October 2009, Parker Hannifin's Hose Products Division launched the Parker Tracking System (PTS), a global asset tagging and identification system comprised of a Web-based software application and highly engineered labels and printer systems. PTS is built on open, industry-standard software architecture and uses proven technology from Zebra and Motorola to generate unique product tags. PTS is used for nearly all Parker-manufactured OEM and distributor hose assemblies that the company makes worldwide.
Access to the PTS application is managed per customer, per site and per user for complete control and security.
PTS features a unique and visual alphanumeric identification code on each label. Using one of several trillion possible codes, no two hose assemblies will ever share the same PTS I.D. This allows Parker to uniquely measure performance in numerous environments or operating conditions. The system enables authorized distributors, dealers or otherusers to quickly and accurately replace a hose assembly by using only the PTS identification number found on the label. Barcodes and optional RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technologies are used to enhance identification and reduce errors.
It takes many years of experience and training to accurately identify a component by sight. Without this knowledge, mistakes can occur, resulting in wasted expenses and lost productivity. By using PTS, every assembly can be replaced quickly, easily and exactly the way it was originally made, ensuring a perfect fit for the application.
PTS tagging can be supplied directly from Parker, authorized Parker distributors and select OEMs.
PTS labels are engineered for weather, chemical and abrasion resistance and extreme heat or cold.
Tags include a variety of customizable information. Each tag includes the PTS ID, assembly creation date, customer part number, barcode and customizable information. Additional data is entered and stored in the secure online database, including:
- Customer information
- Bill of material/comments
- Application data
- Replacement details
- Replacement history
To help understand equipment performance, powerful system-wide reporting tools are available for creating on-demand reports. These reports can include tags deployed by location or machine, past failures by asset or equipment type.
OEMs and operators can easily locate assets to be maintained, establish a standard cadence for inspection or replacement activities and attach critical linked files such as pressure tests, prints or application photos. Including as much relevant data as possible for each component saves critical time at the moment a replacement is needed. The PTS application holds all the data ready for the user to recall it to obtain an exact replacement.
Key tool in preventive maintenance
Today, PTS covers millions of hose assemblies, thousands of registered users and hundreds of tagging locations worldwide in dozens of participating countries.
Avoiding the ineffective "fix-when-fail" strategy for running operations is one of PTS' main benefits. Sophisticated operators are seeking a more efficient and intelligent solution to predictive and planned maintenance and inspections. Most know that this will drive machine uptime and preserve profitability. PTS seamlessly integrates asset documentation, tracking inspection and maintenance records to drive greater operational efficiency.
Current tools such as spreadsheets and basic ID tags offer no notifications and are not a pro-active approach for scheduling maintenance, especially across a large or multi-location enterprise. Using PTS, customers can create custom inspection templates and document asset inspection activities on a global basis. With the user-friendly software, it is possible to:
- Personalize inspection criteria,
- Establish mandatory compliance activities,
- Provide maintenance teams with asset location data and history,
- Document audit activities, and
- Schedule work by site, equipment type or criticality level of asset.
Inspection templates are created and applied to one or thousands of components. By entering data for retrieval later, users can then easily establish maintenance procedures or schedule work based upon their preferences. Additional assets can be assigned, relocated or transferred at any point.
Unscheduled replacement of assemblies due to issues such as abrasion, corrosion or kinking can be recorded to predict the necessity or timing of future replacements. When replacement parts are needed, the customer simply calls ahead with the PTS ID number, giving the distributor or service partner advance notice to retrieve the assembly details from the system. This includes hose and fitting part numbers, assembly length, optional sleeving, accessories and even proper cleaning specifications. With such detail in hand, the distributor can make the assembly and have it ready for pick-up when the customer arrives. If special parts have to be ordered, no wasted trips are incurred. Parts can be shipped or delivered for added convenience.
Value in use
With more than 24 countries actively participating, PTS is the only true global system in use by a manufacturer such as Parker. The same hose that is tagged by an OEM in Germany, for example, can be replaced in the United States, and vice versa. With more and more equipment being shipped all over the world, the global database enables Parker's OEM customers to facilitate hydraulic hose replacement on their equipment, regardless of the country of origin. PTS provides value in many ways to a variety of markets, including Oil and Gas, Mining and In-Plant Automotive.
A project is currently underway for a global oil and gas drilling rig operator to document and inspect every hydraulic hose and tubing system onboard the company's off-shore rigs. This enables the company to comply with a variety of governmental and industry requirements and may assist in avoiding unnecessary fines or shutdowns. PTS can also provide useful analytics on the historical performance of hoses in a variety of applications.
This oil and gas company has outsourced the documentation and inspection of its hoses to a local Parker distributor. In this case, PTS will save approximately 80-120 labor hours per year for this single site, resulting in $8000 to $12,000 per year in savings, but more importantly, it will provide a much-needed service to the customer who was without this type of maintenance resource in-house.
Parker's service provider is now supporting the customer with contract maintenance services, providing critical documentation, compliance, preventative maintenance and even removal and off-site disposal of worn assemblies. The value of the knowledge greatly exceeds the labor costs saved.
Consider that the average operating cost of an off-shore rig can range from approximately $500,000 to $1 million per day. If PTS can save 30 minutes of time to identify and reorder one failed hose assembly in a full year of operation, the result is a direct cost avoidance of more than $12,000 per site. The risk of such an occurrence makes it easy for customers to justify the adoption of PTS to protect themselves and their assets.
PTS is used in a wide variety of applications in which customers want to track assets and manage necessary inspections and replacements. While initially developed for hydraulic hose assemblies, PTS is currently rolling out to numerous Parker engineered components. PTS can provide customers with increased operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and safety documentation for all critical assets.
Bill Sayavich is Business Development Manager at Parker Hannifin's Hose Products Div., Wickliffe, Ohio. For more information, visit www.parker.com/pts.


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2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup FRENCH'S® Classic Yellow® or Honey Mustard
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp. minced garlic
3/4 tsp. dried thyme leaves
6 (1/2-in. thick) pork chops, seasoned to taste with salt and pepper
MIX mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, garlic and thyme. Pour 2/3 cup mixture over pork.
MARINATE chops in refrigerator 30 min. or up to 3 hours.
GRILL pork on greased rack over medium heat for 15 to 20 min. or until cooked through. Serve remaining mustard mixture with chops.


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favorite things
My friends have started a great tradition of throwing a "Favorite Things" party twice a year. A week before Baby M was born, we gathered at my friends home for the Spring party (they also have a Winter party in early December). Funny enough, I think this may be the only photo of my pregnant belly.
Here's how it works: Each person brings their favorite thing (anything you like.. your favorite lip gloss, favorite kitchen tool, favorite gift wrapping supply, a gift card for your favorite frozen yogurt, etc.). It can't cost more than $6, and each person brings five of the same thing. When you arrive at the party, you write your name on five slips of paper and throw them in a big bowl. The bowl is passed around, and each person takes five names (making sure you don't pick your own.. or two of the same name).
One at a time each person introduces their favorite thing and then reads the five names they picked from the bowl, passing out their gift to those five guests. After everyone at the party has presented their favorite thing, each person should end up with five gifts to take home. It's always interesting to see what people choose, and some guests have started to bring a notepad and pen to jot down what people love (this is how I was introduced to Trader Joe's Sea Salt Chocolate Caramels, which are nearly my undoing each winter).
This year I decided to bring basil plants as my favorite thing. It's always nice to cook with fresh herbs, but I hate buying a little pack at the store, using a few leaves, and then tossing the rest away when they go bad. Basil plants are inexpensive (these were $2.99) and somehow they stay alive for quite a while in my yard, despite my lack of a green thumb. I printed up some of my favorite recipes that use fresh basil and included that, along with a little jar of pre-made pesto (I like Trader Joe's version).
You can download my favorite basil recipes here.. (These are printed four to a page, so you can print them out, and add them to your recipe file.) And if you have a favorite basil recipe you'd like to share, feel free to comment, my basil plant is producing like crazy right now!


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Scrum burndown with support for re-estimates
A plugin to enable burndown chart capabilities (using Adobe Flash), a common part of Scrum and other agile development methodologies.
This plugin requires TimingAndEstimationPlugin and Free FusionCharts and was developed and tested on Trac 0.10.x.
I have used the existing ScrumBurndownPlugin as a model to develop a version including support for re-estimates which we needed. As far as the license info is concerned all of it should be completely free licensing. Please check with http://www.fusioncharts.com/free/ .
Bugs/Feature Requests
Existing bugs and feature requests for BurndownPlugin are here.
If you have any issues, create a new ticket.
Installation Instructions
Installing this plugin is a five-step process.
- Install the TimingAndEstimationPlugin
- Install the BurndownPlugin egg
- Assign permissions
- Reload/Restart the server
Installing the egg
Install just like you would any other Trac plugin. Drop the egg into your plugins or site-packages folder and then try to access Trac in your browser. Add plugin to [components] section in trac.ini (at least the following plugins must be enabled)
[components] timingandestimationplugin.* = enabled burndown.* = enabled
Assign Permissions
Assign permissions to users for 'BURNDOWN_VIEW'
Restart The Server
Finally, you will need to restart your webserver in order to see some of the features that BurnDownPlugin provides, such as the addition of a 'burndown' link on the trac navbar.
Using the plugin
You can view different burndown charts, selectable by milestone by choosing from the dropdown and clicking the 'Show Burndown Chart' button.
At the beginning of a milestone (i.e. sprint), make sure the tickets have been inputted and estimated in Trac. The 'Hours to Add' earliest entered determine the start of the milestone (i.e. sprint) while the one entered last define the end of the milestone.
In order for this to work, it is imperative that developers keep the 'Estimated Hours' and 'Total Hours' fields accurate and up-to-date on the tickets they are working. The 'Total Hours' field itself should never be manually edited, but rather, it can be changed by inputting positive and negative values into the 'Hours to Add' field.
During the spring you can entered revised estimates. The chart display 2 bars per day : one for the total amount of work estimated including revised estimates and a second one displaying the total amount of work performed. Like this you can also see how the total amount of work estimated evolves during the sprint
Download the zipped source from [download:burndownplugin here].
Related Plugins
- This plugin relies on the TimingAndEstimationPlugin
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Square Off (Feat. Killa Kyleon) - 110th St
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