Our organization has fifty board certified pathologists and three certified clinical PhD's. The group supports fifteen facilities state wide, ranging from rural and community hospital to tertiary care teaching facilities. Pathology cross-coverage provided by our staff between the physicians' offices and the hospitals provides uninterrupted continuity of care. Our professional staff looks forward to consulting with clinicians in the field of laboratory medicine and pathology.


Ten years ago, the current California governor starred in a movie called End of Days. He played an ex-cop trying to stop Satan from bringing the world to a fiery end. Reviews were mixed.
Now some critics say Arnold Schwarzenegger, as a front man for the California Air Resources Board and a collation of nongovernmental organizations, is playing a lead role in a new tragic drama: End of Automotive Days.
I think the Governator, President Obama et al. stopped short of where they could have gone.
After all, if you're going to dictate what kind of cars Americans must drive, why not go the extra kilometer? Why not make U.S. fuel economy standards align with European standards?
It would mean making the standard for CO2 emissions 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer traveled, which translates to about 47 mpg for gasoline engines and 52 mpg for diesels. By 2012.
It's the least we could do in the new American spirit of global sameness and least common denominators. Let's send another powerful signal that we're willing to be just another nation in the global community.
Of course, there will need to be some upward realignment of taxes, etc., to inflate the price of gasoline to, say, $6 a gallon. I'm sure no one will mind. That'll encourage Americans to buy the kinds of cars that Europeans have come to appreciate.
Common standards would make it cheaper and easier for Americans and Europeans to develop and produce vehicles for each other's market. The Chrysler-Fiat hookup would provide immediate dividends. GM's link to factories in South Korea and China would be a huge competitive advantage. Almost overnight, the Ford Ka could replace the F-150 pickup as the best-selling vehicle in America.
Yeah, we should forget the silliness about the End of Automotive Days and get with the program.
We don't want the rest of the world to think of us as Conan the Barbarian, do we?


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According to a new Finweek report just released, South Africa's Education is in crisis mode. Below the summary of the report as quoted from their website: www.fin24.com "The report revealed not only the shocking skills shortage 13 years into post apartheid South Africa, but a fundamental crisis in an education system sorely lacking resources to adequately equip a nation for future growth. "According to the report, the bottom line was the failure of the education system to face up to the challenges of global competition in the 21st century. "We're probably talking about an effort – assuming for argument sake we get the education system functioning optimally now – lasting an entire generation before we see the results of a well-educated society working its way through the labour market and economy," Stellenbosch economist Servaas van den Berg told Finweek. "During the past two years, the South African education system ejected 535 000 people from school without any passing certificate and a very uncertain future. Without doubt these (school leavers) will join the ranks of the unemployed… At this time citizens between the ages of 20-24 represent 14% of the labour force, but are already over represented among the unemployed, accounting for roughly 27% of that number. "Add to that last year's report by Education Minister Naledi Pandor that less than half of the 675 132 learners who started school in 1999 actually made it to matric. "Of the 564 775 matriculants who wrote the year end exam last year, more than 200 000 failed. The decline in pass rate and lack of skills, says the report, is creating a slippery slope for further economic growth. "It warns that a knowledge economy cannot survive with a severe imbalance between the educated and uneducated; causing a self fulfilling vicious cycle, lack of skills reducing demand and vice versa. "Statistics reveal numbers that are cause for serious concern: Between 1999 and 2004, an average of only 4.4% of matriculants achieved mathematics passes adequate for gaining entry into university to study natural sciences. "The fact that in 1999 only half of the country's maths and science teachers had tertiary qualifications in these subjects is as worrying. "For the past 16 years, fewer than 7% of Senior Certificate candidates passed higher grade maths, according to a 2007 Centre for Development Enterprises survey on maths and science in schools. "The prognosis for the matric classes of 2010 and 2011 is not much better. "When the class of 2010 (now in grade 10) was in grade 3 in 2001, the national survey of performance showed that 30% did not achieve the required standard in numeracy, and 54% did not achieve the required standard in literacy. "For the class of 2011, the 2005 grade 6 evaluation showed that only 28% performed at the required standard in numeracy. For literacy, only 38%. "In addition to the education crisis, South Africa is losing skilled professionals to other countries who use South Africa as a hunting ground for recruitment. A study recently found that the loss of one skilled professional in SA costs up to 10 unskilled jobs. "The fact that very little is being done to train a next generation of engineers, scientists and other professionals needed for a growing economy is even more frightening.


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Q: Wordpress - Thematic Custom Post Type Loop - Child Theme I'm new to Thematic, and I really like it,
I want to know what I'm doing wrong,
I got this custom post type (CPT) called "Intranet"
and in a page I want to load a custom template to run the loop with the query for showing these.
But when I try to change the loop code directly on the page template, I only got a white page.
I try it in diferent ways:
<?php $intranet = new WP_Query( array( 'paged' => get_query_var('paged'), 'post_type' => 'intranet', 'posts_per_page' => 8 ) ); ?>
<?php while ( $intranet->have_posts() ) : $intranet->the_post(); ?>

and like this
<?php global $wp_query;
query_posts("post_type=intranet");
while ( have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

I work before with custom post types to do this, but in Thematic didn't seems to work.
What's the right way to do this in Thematic??

A: Can you not just make a file template of e.g. page-customposttypename.php

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Cheers for the Lion King, Jr. team!
Follow the link to see a video of the final curtain call for the Lion King, Jr. Many thanks to Ms. Thompson and the amazing volunteers, staff and teachers that made this possible!
The Warren-Prescott has had a series of remarkable productions. We also offer a range of instrumental and choral groups for students.


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Joshua Hoffine
Nov11 by bizzarrobazar
Article by guestblogger Dario Carere
Joshua Hoffine's terrifying images drag us into a world of nightmares, hunting, danger, and they also contain a touch of irony and romance.
His first horror photographs, dating back to 2003, have consecrated him as the founder of a real sub-genre, which combines elements of literature and cinema to generate a new perspective for the photographic art; as he stated in an interview, unlike video games, music, etc., photography has never enjoyed a true horror conjugation before.
Hoffine's monsters populate cellars, attics, bathrooms, all those places that are most familiar to us and that we consider safe; demons mock us from dark corners, as we try to figure out where they are. But above all, they can hide inside us.
Looking in the mirror we discover that we are only a grotesque copy of our own fears; beauty, as it often happens in romantic literature, is just the superficial layer for a corrupt and deformed soul. Nineteenth-century scenarios become the background for brutal crimes and surreal apparitions, through which Hoffine's imagery produces silent and unprecedented stories, compressed in a single shot capable of throwing up a thousand questions.
As a lover of horror classics, Hoffine takes advantage of the immortal fame of icons such as Jack the Ripper, Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde, Nosferatu and Elizabeth Bathory (beautifully captured as she wears a beauty mask during her usual bath in a virgin's blood), to revisit their spirit in a modern way, telling the story in one or more shots. Lighting, make-up and expressiveness are studied in detail to transform the image into a continuous exchange between reality and vision, which is why each picture is always something more than a simple "movie scene". The moment he decides to immortalize is the perfect point of maximum dramatic tension.
The classics of horror are often represented in his work, as you can see in his recently published anthology, a collection that spans across his last thirteen years of work. The silent killer, Stephen King's clown with his menacing balloon, the horde of ravenous zombies, the corpse bride: it's a great tribute to the horror genre which, as intended by the author, by stabbing our imagination forces us to "see what we did not want to see".
It is not surprising, therefore, that Hoffine has also ventured into taking the role of director in 2014, for his first short (yet very intense) film, Dark Lullaby.
The protagonist of Dark Lulllaby is one of Hoffine's daughters. Starting from his very first shots, dedicated to childhood nightmares, Hoffine has often immersed his daughters (along with other relatives) in the surreal scenarios he creates; these photographs, collected in his most famous work After Dark My Sweet, are still in my opinion the best of his vast production.
The reason is that they concern us closely: the monster under the bed, the spiders entering from the window, the jaws that seem to come out of the darkness of the closet — they all belong to the oldest memories each of us has, and sometimes even to our everyday adult life. These are primordial, indelible nightmares: darkness, insects and ghosts are three things that almost all of us fear, even when there's really no reason, even when it might feel silly to be afraid.
Combining fantastic monsters and little girls is a way to create a terribly effective contrast, one that was always dear to the horror genre. However rich the artist's imagination and the skill of the model/actor may be, no one can represent horror better than children. In truth, through horror, we always go back to childhood, reopening our trunk of memories we left in the attic, to return to that good old pavor nocturnus. This is why a child remains the perfect protagonist of any scary scene.
One wonders what kind of memory Hoffine's five daughters will retain from this experience.
Of course, this master of horror should be credited with having created a new kind of photography, which through the excellent use of makeup is able to show us what we did not want to see.
Here is Joshua Hoffine's official website.
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China approves world's first inhaled Covid-19 vaccine
yamotoyukiSeptember 5, 2022
Beijing: China's drug regulator has approved the world's first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine made by Tianjin-based manufacturer CanSino Biologics, boosting the company's shares by 7% on Monday.
The National Medicines Agency has given the go-ahead to the vaccine for emergency use as a booster, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday.
Following the announcement, the company's shares jumped 14% on Monday morning, closing 7.1% above its opening price.
The needleless vaccine is easier to store and administer than an intramuscular injection, so it is administered via a nebulizer, the company said.
"If the vaccine is subsequently purchased and used by relevant government agencies, the approval will have a positive impact on the company's performance," the statement added.
The company did not provide details on when the adenoviral vector vaccine will be generally available.
There are no publicly available validated or peer-reviewed data on efficacy of new vaccines.
Scientists in several countries, including Cuba, Canada and the United States, are also testing inhalable Covid-19 vaccines.
Since 2020, China has approved eight domestically manufactured injectable vaccines so far.
However, the country's drug regulators have yet to approve foreign vaccines, including mRNA shots manufactured by Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna, which have higher efficacy rates compared to other types of vaccines.
China, the only major economy, is sticking to its Covid-zero policy, disrupting travel and business.
Officials across the country are now under pressure to curb a flare-up of the virus in the region ahead of a major political meeting next month.
The southern tech hub of Shenzhen, home to more than 18 million residents, imposed a weekend lockdown in most parts of the city on Saturday, while the southwestern metropolis of Chengdu, where more than 21 million people remained in lockdown from Monday to Wednesday. We are undergoing extensive testing.
China has administered more than 3.4 billion doses of Covid vaccinations, the National Health Commission said on Monday, without giving details on the percentage of the population vaccinated.
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ASA Monitor 6 2018, Vol.82, 58-59.
I first heard that phrase as a first-year medical student at an American Medical Association (AMA) event, and it has stuck with me ever since. I am currently a CA-3, and throughout my training I have consistently found that simple sentence to be true. We encounter moments throughout the entirety of our day as anesthesiologists when political and legislative interventions either overtly or surreptitiously maneuver their way into our practice. From preoperative documentation to what medications are available in our cart, there are many upstream medical decisions taken out of our hands and often made by career politicians with little to no health care experience.
Michael C. Lubrano; Physician Involvement in Advocacy: It's Never Too Early to Start. ASA Monitor 2018;82(6):58-59.


Brecht Vermeulen received the M.Sc. degree in Electro-technical engineering and the Ph.D degree from the Ghent University, Gent, Belgium in 1999 and 2004, respectively. Since the start of the research institute iMinds in 2004, he leads the iMinds Technical Test centre iLab.t in Gent, Belgium where he started a.o. the local deployment of Emulab based testbeds. He leads research teams on server and network performance and on testbed federation architecture and tools, and coordinates technically the iMinds' testbeds.
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Michael Reader-Harris takes a look at the evolution of flow measurement standards
Flow measurement standards in the oil and gas industry are essential in ensuring that revenue and tax are correct; their impact is particularly visible where losses are being determined from differences in meter readings. UK natural gas demand is around £16 billion (€20 billion) annually, and most of this is measured at some stage using the ISO standard for flow measurement using differential-pressure meters, ISO 5167: this standard and its predecessors have been revised over years to avoid both inaccuracy through inadequate specification and excessive cost through over-specification.
Standards give consistency. By the development and adoption of standards, there is wider industrial acceptance of new technologies, and barriers to trade are lowered, transaction costs are reduced and the operation of markets is improved through the smooth flow of goods and services. Standards enable compliance to be demonstrated, provide confidence in product performance, and help to eliminate or reduce disputes between companies and across borders, hence saving costs and time. They help smaller firms by transferring technology from larger ones.
2018 was the 75th Anniversary of the first British flow measurement standard, BS1042:1943: that early one covered differential-pressure meters; ISO differentialpressure- meter standards followed. Standards covering a very wide range of other technologies have also been developed, for example ISO 2714 PD meters, ISO 2715 Turbine meters, ISO 17089 Gas ultrasonic meters, ISO 10790 Coriolis meters and ISO 12242 Liquid ultrasonic meters. Standardisation is not only important for economic reasons; accurate measurement of discharges, of produced water, for instance, is important to ensure a cleaner environment.
The key standards will in practice be revised as required, probably on a similar frequency to that for the differential pressure meter standards, which is roughly every 14 years. Where technology is moving faster, standards revision will be more frequent. For differential-pressure meters there are supporting documents for ISO 5167: ISO 2186 on impulse lines and several Technical Reports (TRs), e.g., ISO/ TR 9464 Guidelines for using ISO 5167, ISO/TR 12767 Differential-pressure meters departing from ISO 5167 and ISO/TR 15377 Differential-pressure meters beyond the scope of ISO 5167.
New application areas for flow measurement require new standards. Wet-gas TRs have already been published: ISO/TR 11583 Using Venturi tubes or orifice plates to measure wet gas and ISO/TR 12748 Measuring wet natural gas. ISO/TR 21354 Multiphase flow measurement will be published this year.
ISO standards are produced by more than 200 technical committees (TCs) and their subcommittees (SCs). The members of these committees are the national standards bodies (NSBs), e.g. BSI. A TC covers a specific technical area, and its SCs are appointed to concentrate on specific areas within the remit of the TC. Under an SC (or under the TC directly) there are Working Groups (WGs), whose members are individual experts nominated by the NSBs.
Documents (standards or TRs) are developed in WGs, with Working Drafts (WDs) being circulated by the WG convenor to the WG members and commented on until the WG is ready to send a draft to ISO. A draft standard from the WG is now sent out as a CD (Committee Draft) to the NSBs. The NSBs' comments are resolved and a DIS (Draft International Standard) is circulated to the NSBs. If the DIS is approved and no technical changes are introduced in the draft, the project goes straight to publication. However, if technical changes are introduced, an FDIS (Final Draft International Standard) is prepared and voted on; no technical changes can be introduced at this stage. If a TR (rather than a standard) is being prepared then ISO sends it out to the NSBs for a single vote.
From the above, to participate in standards-making it is necessary to be involved in a national standards body; then you can be put on a WG and report back to the NSB; alternatively, you can comment on the CD, DIS and FDIS as part of the NSB.
Two thirds of the ISO standards that include reference to fluid flow measurement are produced by four technical committees: TC 28 Petroleum products and lubricants, TC 30 Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits, TC 113 Hydrometry, and TC 131 Fluid power systems. Many standards on natural gas properties are produced by TC 193 Natural gas.
TC 30's remit is to produce standards on flow measurement in pipes for general use. As a result, standards produced by ISO/TC 30 are referred to by many other technical committees, and work undertaken by TC 30 affects a wide range of industries. The author of this article had 15 years as the Chairman of ISO/TC 30, and is now Chairman of ISO/TC 30/SC 2 Differential Pressure Meters. To avoid duplication of ISO standards, the ideal arrangement between ISO/TC 30 and any other ISO TC is that a flow-measurement standard will be produced by TC 30, and standards from other TCs will refer to it, adding instructions for specific applications where required.
This article is written to encourage participation in making standards. Standards are not infallible: they include engineering judgment where data are not available; continuous improvement is always desirable. Standards are of great importance: according to DTI Economics Paper No 12 of 2005 standards contributed to about 13 per cent of the increase in labour productivity over the period 1948-2002 and contribute £2.5 billion annually to the UK economy. It is also worth noting that participation in standards-making is an opportunity not only to share knowledge but also to gain it.
Michael Reader-Harris is Principal Consultant at TUV SUD NEL. TUV SUD NEL is a world-class provider of technical consultancy, research, testing and programme management services. Part of the TÜV SÜD Group, TUV SUD NEL is also a global centre of excellence for flow measurement and fluid flow systems and is the UK's National Measurement Institute for Flow Measurement.
For further information please visit: www.tuv-sud.co.uk
TUV SUD NEL is a global centre of excellence for flow measurement and fluid flow systems and is the National Measurement Institute responsible for the UK's National Flow Measurement Standards. As an international technology services organisation and provider of pipeline fluid management services to the global petroleum industry, the company has an impressive track record in the development, design and application of new technologies. TUV SUD NEL is a trading name of TUV SUD Ltd, a company of the TÜV SÜD Group, an international service organisation with more than 24,000 employees and over 1000 locations in around 50 countries.
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A collaboration between Dennis Hunkler and Betty Ferguson, this multi-media installation combining tape, photographs and slides will examine a structural relationship between speech and image.
The exhibition unfolds in three modules or "stories"; each module exhibits a unification between the integration and disintegration of its subject.
Dennis Hunkler is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute and has exhibited his paintings in New York and on the West Coast. He lives in Toronto.
Betty Ferguson attended the Art Students League, New York, in the late '30's. She has illustrated many books for Parnassus Press in Berkeley, California and has exhibited sculptures in the Bay Area. She lives in Oakland, California.
Module one consists of sixteen black and white photographs. Each photograph is 18″ x 14″.
The sequence of photographs begins with an out of focus image and is completed with a print of that same image.
Between these images a story takes place.
– she reads the future with field glasses.
A woman, encumbered by her own timidity never leaves the path etched through the grove of tall trees. Curiously she wonders if something stirs in the leafy shade. She is driven home by another route. Days follow days and she still suspects that something stirs in the grove. Early one day she is surprised by spring and she hears the sounds and sees the movements of nature. She seeks freedom away from the path. Who is that waiting for her? It is a summer day when she dies and in the swirl of dust the truck is gone. She lies there beside her comb and pocket calendar and her keys are lost in the grove.
Each slide takes a phrase or a part of a sentence and break it into simple patterns.
Each slide sequences a pattern.
While the whole set of slides exhibits the story.
Module three consists of an endless cassette audio tape that continues to play until the sequence of slides is completed.
The woman's voice on the tape speaks of early morning, noon and evening.
The monologue describes the process of growing old.
The image in this monologue have their visual counterpart in the photographs.
The voice diminishes as life diminishes.


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During the past few months, I have been focused on large pharmaceutical companies and the pipelines they are living and perishing with. Merck, Lilly, GSK, Sanofi, and JnJ are a few that I have highlighted. This week at PSW, Yves of Naked Capitalism wrote an interesting take on Big Pharma that I encourage all to read entitled, "Big Pharma: Even Worse Than Used Cars as a Market for Lemons?" Big Pharma is having issues right now in their pipelines, as I outlined in this article, "The Calm Before the Storm – Big Pharma Is Gonna Have Big Problems and Pfizer is the BIGGEST!" Companies are rebranding, using line extensions, and pushing pure enantiomers that are made to active metabolites by your body as new drugs (see Nexium and Prilosec). There's no doubt that Big Pharma is hurting, and the industry is relying on mid-tier pharma and biotech to take the risks and to make emerging treatments for diseases. A very good friend in the industry and I discussed 12 years ago that, in our lifetime, there would be 5-6 major pharma players. These companies would be the development hubs, and biotechs would be the R&D engines that keep science moving forward. Keep that in mind when investing in Pharma, as consolidation is ripe with so much cash in the coffers! Now on to the current review.
Novartis (NVS) was created in March 1996 from the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz Laboratories, both Swiss companies. Ciba-Geigy was formed in 1970 by the merger of J. R. Geigy Ltd (founded in Basel in 1758) and CIBA (founded in Basel in 1859). Combining the histories of the merger partners, the company's effective history spans 250 years. In 1997, Novartis spun out Ciba Specialty Chemicals, and in 1999 announced the merger of Novartis Crop Protection and Seeds with AstraZeneca's Zeneca Agrochemicals business to form Syngenta. Since the initial merger in 1996, Novartis has become one of the most dynamic, innovative and fastest growing companies in the pharmaceutical industry (currently ranked #4 by 2009 sales of $45.1B).
Table 1. Novartis Sales and future revenue.
Sandoz Generics Division: With generic prescriptions becoming an important revenue generator, NVS decided to push into an economy of scale business by purchasing Lek, in 2002. Lek was a leading generic drug manufacturer in Slovenia and provided NVS with an entry-point into the emerging Central and Eastern European markets. To further their generics business under the Sandoz brand name, Novartis acquired:
In 2004, the Canadian generic manufacturer Sabex (who have access to injectable technology and providing penetration of the Canadian market)
In 2005, Hexal (Germany) and Eon Laboratories (US) in 2005,
In 2009, EBEWE Pharmaceuticals,
In 2010, Oriel Therapeutics (who specialize in respiratory drugs and inhalers).
Sandoz is currently the industry's second largest generics player behind Teva, and a front-running player in biosimilars (think insulin). In 2009, Sandoz generated global sales of $7.5 billion.
Vaccines & Diagnostics:
With the purchase of Chiron, NVS is now 5th in size ($2.4B in 2009) for vaccine behind market leaders Pfizer, Sanofi, Merck and GSK. In big pharma, vaccines and antibiotics have long been regarded as a commercially unattractive market. In recent years with the launch and rapid uptake of novel, high-price products (first vaccine 'blockbusters'), such as Prevnar (Pfizer) and Gardasil (Merck), pharmaceutical and biotech companies have begun to focus on the areas as it is insulated from typical generic competition associated with small molecules. The influenza vaccines is the second largest after Sanofi, but most of the vaccine division growth is expected from two meningococcal vaccine products: the quadrivalent conjugate Men ACWY vaccine (Menveo – approved in the US and EU in Q1 2010) and a Men B vaccine which is currently in Phase III.
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: Five core therapy areas make up NVS's pharma unit (oncology, infectious diseases, central nervous system, cardiovascular and respiratory) and it makes up approximately 60% of total prescription sales. The latter two, cardio and respiratory, are moving opposite to one another, where cardiovascular, once a core strength with the Diovan/Co-Diovan franchise ($2.9B in 2009), is becoming the lagger, and respiratory is becoming a leader. Respiratory has in it several late stage pipeline products (and all are versions of QAB149 – a long acting beta agonist):
QMF149 (asthma, COPD) – investigational QAB149 (indacaterol) with Merck's (SGP) inhaled corticosteroid mometasone
QVA149 (COPD) – once-daily, dry powder bronchodilator for inhalation combining a fixed dose of the once-daily beta2-agonist QAB149 (indacaterol) and the long-acting muscarinic antagonist NVA237 (glycopyrronium bromide) for COPD treatment, and
Onbrez (COPD)- Onbrez Breezhaler (QAB149 or indacaterol) in both 150 mcg and 300 mcg doses as a new once-daily maintenance bronchodilator treatment of airflow obstruction in adult patients with COPD.
Figure 1. Novartis Pipeline as of July 2010.
Oncology will remain the largest therapy area in terms of revenues by 2015, however, beyond at point there will a significant threat to Novartis's market position attached to impending patent expiry for the lead Glivec/Gleevec .
To prepare for the Gleevec franchise expiratory, NVS agreed to pay the Swiss conglomerate Nestlé, $10.4B for a 25% stake in Alcon (2008). Earlier this year, Novartis acquired the remaining 52% stake for $181 per share. All told, NVS acquired a controlling 77% stake in Alcon at a total cost of $38.4 billion. The final 23% of Alcon being acquired from minority shareholders.
A few other notables products in the pipeline:
Certican (everolimus) is an immunosuppressant to prevent rejection of organ transplants. mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that regulates cell growth, cell proliferation, cell motility, cell survival, protein synthesis, and transcription. mTOR belongs to the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related kinase protein family and much research has also been conducted on everolimus and other mTOR inhibitors for use in a number of cancers.
Panobinostat (LBH589) is a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) (see Figure 2 below). To carry out gene expression, a cell must control the coiling and uncoiling of DNA around histones. This is accomplished with the assistance of histone acetylases (HAT), which acetylate the lysine residues in core histones leading to a less compact and more transcriptionally active chromatin, and, on the converse, the actions of histone deacetylases (HDAC), which remove the acetyl groups from the lysine residues leading to the formation of a condensed and transcriptionally silenced chromatin. Reversible modification of the terminal tails of core histones constitutes the major epigenetic mechanism for remodeling higher-order chromatin structure and controlling gene expression. HDAC inhibitors (HDI) block this action and can result in hyperacetylation of histones, thereby affecting gene expression.
Figure 2. HDAC Inhibition
And lastly, AFQ056- this compound is close to my studies because it is a project that I devoted a lot of time to at a former employer (not NVS). In either case, IF it works, it will be one of the first treatments for a mental condition known as Fragile X syndrome. In 1991, scientists discovered the gene (called FMR1 for "Fragile X Mental Retardation – 1") that causes fragile X. In people with Fragile X, a defect in FMR1 (a "full mutation") shuts the gene down. Like a defective factory, FMR1 cannot manufacture the protein that it normally makes. An mGluR5 antagonist, which means it reduces mGluR5 activity in the brain is thought to help 'alter' the brain chemistry in these subjects (much like an antidepressant would for depression or anxiety).
Novartis has a strong pipeline and a diverse prescription pharmaceutical brand. The company has seven blockbusters which account for approximately 40% of sales, with an additional 25% of prescription sales attributable to the Sandoz generics and vaccines divisions. Although the company faces a number of notable patent expiries over the next few years (the largest being Diovan/Co-Diovan), it has continues to bring new blockbuster products to the market. Furthermore, growth via the Sandoz and vaccine businesses will remain unexposed to any material generic threat in the years ahead. Visit
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This is a list of monuments in Kalikot District, Nepal as officially recognized by and available through the website of the Department of Archaeology, Nepal.

List of monuments

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See also
 List of monuments in Karnali Province
 List of monuments in Nepal

References

Kalikot
Kalikot District

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The most effective infection prevention programs incorporate a well-thought-out plan, the right products for the facility's goals, continuous monitoring and most importantly, a consistent and effective process. Over the years, I've worked with all different types of facilities to create infection prevention programs from scratch or improve existing infection prevention programs with better chemistry and education. One thing I learned by visiting these facilities and seeing firsthand how they manage infection prevention?
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As I reflect on the earlier years of my environmental services and facility maintenance career, I recall undergoing training with an emphasis on individual development. We were taught if we failed to plan, we planned to fail. Sadly, in some organizations, increased profit and productivity has led to reduction of staff with the expectation that remaining workers maintain the same, and sometimes greater, workload. Under this scenario, many organizations no longer see the need for ongoing staff training.
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Article by Kathleen Misovic for Cleaning Management Magazine
Mark Warner, education manager with ISSA's Cleaning Management Institute (CMI), recalls a worker who wore sneakers to strip a floor. The worker's sneakers and shoes became soaked with the stripping solution, but he finished the job without stopping to change his footwear, which eventually dried. Later, when he removed his shoes and socks, he realized he had made a huge mistake. Several layers of his skin had peeled off with them. The worker had severe burns and needed skin grafting.
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The faster an item can be properly disinfected the better. Understanding this, a group of researchers are in the process of creating a technology that can disinfect a surface in less than five minutes by way of a uber-thin coating comprised of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes, reports Forbes. Purdue University researchers hope to fuse the tiny coating into a number of products associated with the commercial cleaning industry — vinyl flooring, toilet seats, door handles and wall coverings to name a few. The coating is assimilated into materials using an electrical field that lights up the object, then kills harmful bacteria that are present. The coating is shadowless and pliable.
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#include "OSPRayAPIStructure.h"
#include "mmcore/Call.h"
#include "mmcore/utility/log/Log.h"
#include "mmospray/CallOSPRayAPIObject.h"

using namespace megamol::ospray;

OSPRayAPIStructure::OSPRayAPIStructure(void)
        : AbstractOSPRayStructure()
        , getDataSlot("getdata", "Connects to the data source") {
    this->getDataSlot.SetCompatibleCall<CallOSPRayAPIObjectDescription>();
    this->MakeSlotAvailable(&this->getDataSlot);
}

bool OSPRayAPIStructure::readData(megamol::core::Call& call) {

    // fill material container
    this->processMaterial();

    // read Data, calculate  shape parameters, fill data vectors
    CallOSPRayStructure* os = dynamic_cast<CallOSPRayStructure*>(&call);
    CallOSPRayAPIObject* cd = this->getDataSlot.CallAs<CallOSPRayAPIObject>();

    this->structureContainer.dataChanged = false;
    if (cd == NULL)
        return false;
    if (!(*cd)(2))
        return false; // get dirty
    cd->SetTimeStamp(os->getTime());
    cd->SetFrameID(os->getTime(), true); // isTimeForced flag set to true
    if (this->datahash != cd->DataHash() || this->frameID != static_cast<size_t>(os->getTime()) ||
        this->InterfaceIsDirty() || cd->isDirty()) {
        this->datahash = cd->DataHash();
        this->time = os->getTime();
        this->frameID = static_cast<size_t>(os->getTime());
        this->structureContainer.dataChanged = true;
        cd->resetDirty();
    } else {
        return true;
    }

    if (!(*cd)(1))
        return false;
    if (!(*cd)(0))
        return false;

    // Write stuff into the structureContainer
    this->structureContainer.type = structureTypeEnum::OSPRAY_API_STRUCTURES;
    apiStructure apis;
    switch (cd->getStructureType()) {
    case structureTypeEnum::GEOMETRY:
        apis.ospStructures =
            std::make_pair<std::vector<void*>, structureTypeEnum>(cd->getAPIObjects(), structureTypeEnum::GEOMETRY);
        break;
    case structureTypeEnum::VOLUME:
        apis.ospStructures =
            std::make_pair<std::vector<void*>, structureTypeEnum>(cd->getAPIObjects(), structureTypeEnum::VOLUME);
        break;
    case structureTypeEnum::UNINITIALIZED:
        megamol::core::utility::log::Log::DefaultLog.WriteError("OSPRay API structure type is not set.");
        return false;
    }
    structureContainer.structure = apis;

    return true;
}

OSPRayAPIStructure::~OSPRayAPIStructure() {
    this->Release();
}

bool OSPRayAPIStructure::create() {
    return true;
}

void OSPRayAPIStructure::release() {}

/*
ospray::OSPRaySphereGeometry::InterfaceIsDirty()
*/
bool OSPRayAPIStructure::InterfaceIsDirty() {
    return false;
}

bool OSPRayAPIStructure::getExtends(megamol::core::Call& call) {
    CallOSPRayStructure* os = dynamic_cast<CallOSPRayStructure*>(&call);
    CallOSPRayAPIObject* cd = this->getDataSlot.CallAs<CallOSPRayAPIObject>();

    if (cd == NULL)
        return false;
    if (os->getTime() > cd->FrameCount()) {
        cd->SetFrameID(cd->FrameCount() - 1, true); // isTimeForced flag set to true
    } else {
        cd->SetFrameID(os->getTime(), true); // isTimeForced flag set to true
    }

    if (!(*cd)(1))
        return false;

    this->extendContainer.boundingBox = std::make_shared<core::BoundingBoxes_2>(cd->AccessBoundingBoxes());
    this->extendContainer.timeFramesCount = cd->FrameCount();
    this->extendContainer.isValid = true;

    return true;
}

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Ranunculus grenierianus Jord. – gatunek rośliny z rodziny jaskrowatych (Ranunculaceae Juss.). Występuje naturalnie we Francji, Niemczech, Szwajcarii, Austrii oraz Włoszech.

Morfologia
 Pokrój Niska Bylina o nagich pędach. Dorasta do 10–60 cm wysokości.
 Liście Są bardzo owłosione, 3- lub 5-klapowane. Mają owalny kształt. Brzegi są ząbkowane.
 Kwiaty Mają żółtozłotą barwę. Dorastają do 8–22 mm średnicy. Działki kielicha są owłosione.
 Owoce Niełupki z zakrzywionym dziobem na końcu.

Biologia i ekologia
Rośnie na łąkach, piargach i w zaśnieżonych miejscach. Występuje na obszarze górskim wysokości do 2800 m n.p.m. Kwitnie od maja do sierpnia. Dobrze rośnie na glebach o odczynie kwaśnym.

Zobacz też
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Przypisy

Jaskrowate


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(i) Constitution of research groups dedicated to particularly relevant fields of language-space-intersections. These fields are represented by the topics Language in Space, Space through Language, and Space in Language. Related to these topics there exist five focused research groups and three groups within the Language and Space Lab from which research projects and publications emerge.
(ii) Development of linguistic research infrastructure for the advancement of methodology and technology in language-space-research. In addition to the already existing linguistic laboratories at UZH (Phonetics Laboratory, Psycholinguistics Laboratory, and Phonogram Archives), three more units were set up: a corpuslinguistic unit (Text), an interdisciplinary unit conceived in coordination with colleagues from the Department of Geography (SDS/Spatial Data Science, formerly GIS), and a videoanalytical unit (Video).
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Trivia: F. Scott Fitzgerald was the second cousin three times removed from Francis Scott Key.
Fitzgerald wrote this advice to his daughter, Scottie. A great piece of literature can make readers think or feel. To get your readers to feel, examine the emotions of your characters and describe them as best you can.
3. "About adjectives: all fine prose is based on the verbs carrying the sentences. They make sentences move."
This is a rather new view on writing, but still very much valid. Instead of focusing on words to describ the action (adverbs), pay attention to the action itself; I promise you that doing so will make your writing smoother. For example, "she cried a lot" doesn't tell us too much. Okay, she cried and she did a lot of it. What kind of crying was it? What picture should I, as the reader, have in my head? "She bawled" gives me something to work with; it's more informative and colorful. This rewording is also less wordy, making me move to the next sentence with ease.
In other words, don't use a synonym unless you know the meaning thoroughly. You may use the synonym if only that synonym has the exact meaning you want. Yes, Fitzgerald does provide other exceptions, but still be careful about knowing the exact meaning of words. Too many times authors use a synonym not knowing its exact meaning, only to have their editors highlight the improper use.
If you are really serious about having a writing career, then definitely take this advice to heart. Carry a journal wherever you go. You have no idea when or where you'll find inspiration.
What I like about this lesson is that it acknowledges how long it takes to get a manuscript to not just be publishable, but memorable. I find that many aspiring authors (and some established ones) do not realize how much work is involved in getting to such a point. You may think it took some time to write your manuscript, but how long have you practiced reading people's emotions, understanding motives, learning the art to writing, etc.? Draw on what you've learned throughout your life.
Some people write because they always dreamed of seeing their name in print. Their stories, however, are not always memorable because the authors didn't draw on what they wanted to say to the readers. What you want to say can be anything, but say something that honest and important to you.
I included this lesson because Fitzgerald is telling us what worked for him in writing. You don't really have to do this. Do whatever works best for you to organize your thoughts. Perhaps, the best method for you is just to wing it. The only thing that matters is that you know what kind of writing practice works for you.
The hero of every story has to go through something. That's the point of reading it: see what the hero has to go through and find out how the problem will resolve. A hero only becomes that when he or she has faced terrible odds. Think about the books you've read. Who was the hero and what life experience made him or her come out stronger? Please note, Fitzgerald is not using tragedy in the classical sense.
Did a publisher not accept your manuscript? So what? If the publisher took time out to detail what did not work in your manuscript, then take it up as a challenge. The publisher is not criticizing for the sake of being mean to you. Take the comments and see if you can make your manuscript even better. And if you think everything that publisher said was baloney, then find other publishers.
Thanks to the people of Good Reads, The Atlantic, Open Culture, Content is Currency, and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society for providing the information used here.


The part the subconscious plays in the creative process.
I believe that poetry is a spoken as well as a written art.
Yes, I have written plays, short stories, fables, and children's books.
My passion in life is discovering the wild within and around us.


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Europe's leaders divided on how to pick next EC president
By Peter Spiegel in Brussels
Gift Article
The leading contenders to head the EU's executive arm after José Manuel Barroso's term finishes this year.
Over the past decade, English has gradually replaced French as the EU's lingua franca. But in recent weeks the word most often on EU officials' lips has been German: Spitzenkandidat.
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The word – literally "top candidate", or party-list leader – first entered the European lexicon in 2013 after the centre-left Party of European Socialists committed itself to naming a Spitzenkandidat for May's EU parliamentary election who would become the party's choice for the EU's most high-profile job: European Commission president.
The idea is to use the European parliamentary elections to select the next president of the European Commission when José Manuel Barroso's term finishes in October and thereby give more democratic legitimacy to the bloc's executive arm.
New treaty provisions mean EU leaders have to "take into account" the election results when selecting the commission president. But the leaders are divided over whether this means giving the job to a leading parliamentary candidate, adding huge uncertainty to the process of choosing who will run the bloc's crucial executive arm.
The PES, which includes French president François Hollande, has argued that picking Spitzenkandidaten would democratise the process of selecting the commission president and even mooted a US-style primary contest, eventually scrapping the idea for a vote at a party conference.
But the concept only gained momentum in mid-December after the PES's centre-right rival, the European People's Party, decided to do the same despite the objections of some of its most high-profile leaders, including Angela Merkel, German chancellor, and Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council.
Party insiders said Ms Merkel and Mr Van Rompuy feared the process could lead to one of the EU's perennial institutional conflicts, with heads of government running headlong into the European parliament, which must confirm the nominee and is the strongest advocate of the Spitzenkandidat system.
But Kostas Sasmatzoglou, an EPP spokesman, insisted the delay was due to the EPP being the party of power – in addition to Ms Merkel and Mr Van Rompuy, it claims 11 EU prime ministers plus Mr Barroso – rather than internecine warfare.
"We still have work to do," said Mr Sasmatzoglou, dismissing concerns the EPP would be the last to pick its candidate at a March party conference in Dublin. "Three months is more than enough time."
You can't be a kingmaker when you're only 40 or 50 people. You may be ideologically pure, but you need to come back as a big group
- Aide to Guy Verhofstadt, former Belgian prime minister
Advocates of the system hope it will generate more interest in the EU elections, which have had low turnouts and are threatening to be a field day for anti-EU populist parties. The four largest party groups – as well as the EPP and PES, the centrist Liberals and European Greens are also picking Spitzenkandidaten – have signed up for at least one US-style presidential debate between the contenders in the weeks before the vote.
But thus far, the contests have lacked political drama. Martin Schulz, the German Social Democrat who is president of the EU parliament, became the PES candidate in November when he ran unopposed. The Greens are holding an online primary but all four candidates are relatively unknown.
The Liberals are the only party with a full-blown race between internationally prominent candidates. Finland's Olli Rehn, the commission's economic chief, last month launched an unexpectedly strong campaign against Guy Verhofstadt, former Belgian prime minister and the party's leader in the European parliament.
A meeting of Liberal leaders in December was unable to reach a consensus and tasked Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, a Verhofstadt backer and the Liberals' most prominent politician, and Christian Lindner, a Rehn supporter and head of the German Free Democrats, with trying to reach an accord.
Mr Rehn, who also has the backing of Nick Clegg, the UK's Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister, has been pushing for a vote when the party meets on February 1, a sign he believes he has sewn up enough of the 400-odd party delegates to secure the nomination.
"In a democracy, it is completely natural to decide by vote and then move on by standing united," Mr Rehn said in an interview. "But I'm ready to discuss an ecumenical solution."
Mr Verhofstadt's backers acknowledge their candidate has been hurt by perceptions he is the EU's most prominent federalist at a time when anti-EU sentiment is rife. But Mr Rehn has a reputation as a lacklustre campaigner, which they fear could hurt the party in May's elections, where both the British Lib Dems and German FDP are expected to suffer losses.
"You can't be a kingmaker when you're only 40 or 50 people," said a Verhofstadt aide. "You may be ideologically pure, but you need to come back as a big group."
With the PES and EPP neck and neck in polling, the contest most of Brussels is watching is the closed-door manoeuvring within the EPP, where no fewer than four current and former prime ministers are in the mix.
Jean-Claude Juncker's recent election loss after 19 years as Luxembourg prime minister has put him in pole position, according to party insiders. But others said the Dublin convention could make the candidacy Enda Kenny's if the Irish prime minister wants it – which he says he doesn't.
One senior EU and EPP leader said: "It's a tough race, but the decision to pick the Dublin congress to name our candidate makes me think that they want to crown Kenny on his home turf."
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root.

package com.microsoft.alm.plugin.idea.common.ui.common.forms;

import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
import com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.GridConstraints;
import com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.GridLayoutManager;
import com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.Spacer;
import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI;
import com.microsoft.alm.plugin.idea.common.resources.Icons;
import com.microsoft.alm.plugin.idea.common.resources.TfPluginBundle;
import com.microsoft.alm.plugin.idea.common.ui.common.SwingHelper;
import com.microsoft.alm.plugin.idea.common.ui.controls.BusySpinnerPanel;
import com.microsoft.alm.plugin.idea.common.ui.controls.Hyperlink;
import com.microsoft.alm.plugin.idea.common.ui.controls.IconPanel;
import com.microsoft.alm.plugin.idea.common.ui.controls.WrappingLabel;

import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

/**
 * This form is hosted by the CheckoutPageImpl.
 */
public class VsoLoginForm implements LoginForm {
    private JPanel contentPanel;
    private IconPanel vsIcon;
    private Hyperlink createAnAccountLink;
    private Hyperlink signInLink;
    private BusySpinnerPanel busySpinnerPanel;
    private WrappingLabel descriptionLabel;
    private JLabel headerLabel;
    private JLabel loginProgressLabel;
    private Hyperlink learnMoreLink;
    private JLabel moreInfoLabel;
    private boolean initialized = false;

    @Override
    public JPanel getContentPanel() {
        ensureInitialized();
        return contentPanel;
    }

    @Override
    public String getServerName() {
        // Server name cannot be changed for VSO
        return TfPluginBundle.message(TfPluginBundle.KEY_USER_ACCOUNT_PANEL_VSO_SERVER_NAME);
    }

    @Override
    public void setServerName(final String serverName) {
        //ignore for VSO login form
    }

    @Override
    public JComponent getServerNameComponent() {
        //Server name cannot be changed for VSO, we don't allow user to set it via the UI, so return null
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void addActionListener(final ActionListener listener) {
        // Hook up listener to all actions
        signInLink.addActionListener(listener);
        createAnAccountLink.addActionListener(listener);
        learnMoreLink.addActionListener(listener);
    }

    @Override
    public void setAuthenticating(final boolean inProgress) {
        if (inProgress) {
            busySpinnerPanel.start(true);
            loginProgressLabel.setText(TfPluginBundle.message(TfPluginBundle.KEY_LOGIN_FORM_AUTHENTICATING_VSO));
            signInLink.setEnabled(false);
        } else {
            busySpinnerPanel.stop(true);
            loginProgressLabel.setText("");
            signInLink.setEnabled(true);
        }
    }

    private void createUIComponents() {
        vsIcon = new IconPanel(Icons.VSLogo);
    }

    private void ensureInitialized() {
        if (!initialized) {
            // Ensure that the commands are set up correctly
            signInLink.setActionCommand(CMD_SIGN_IN);
            createAnAccountLink.setActionCommand(CMD_CREATE_ACCOUNT);
            learnMoreLink.setActionCommand(CMD_LEARN_MORE);
            setAuthenticating(false);

            // Ensure that fonts are scaled appropriately
            headerLabel.setFont(JBUI.Fonts.label(20.0f));
            signInLink.setFont(JBUI.Fonts.label(16.0f));

            // Make sure the busy spinner size is scaled properly
            final Dimension size = new Dimension(JBUI.scale(20), JBUI.scale(20));
            busySpinnerPanel.setPreferredSize(size);
            busySpinnerPanel.setMinimumSize(size);

            // Add some margin under the description label
            descriptionLabel.setMargin(new Insets(0, 0, JBUI.scale(15), 0));

            // Add some margin above the more info label
            SwingHelper.setMargin(moreInfoLabel, new Insets(JBUI.scale(20), 0, 0, 0));

            initialized = true;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public JComponent getPreferredFocusedComponent() {
        return signInLink;
    }

    @VisibleForTesting
    BusySpinnerPanel getBusySpinner() {
        return this.busySpinnerPanel;
    }

    {
// GUI initializer generated by IntelliJ IDEA GUI Designer
// >>> IMPORTANT!! <<<
// DO NOT EDIT OR ADD ANY CODE HERE!
        $$$setupUI$$$();
    }

    /**
     * Method generated by IntelliJ IDEA GUI Designer
     * >>> IMPORTANT!! <<<
     * DO NOT edit this method OR call it in your code!
     *
     * @noinspection ALL
     */
    private void $$$setupUI$$$() {
        createUIComponents();
        contentPanel = new JPanel();
        contentPanel.setLayout(new GridLayoutManager(8, 4, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0), -1, -1));
        final Spacer spacer1 = new Spacer();
        contentPanel.add(spacer1, new GridConstraints(7, 1, 1, 1, GridConstraints.ANCHOR_CENTER, GridConstraints.FILL_VERTICAL, 1, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_WANT_GROW, null, null, null, 0, false));
        descriptionLabel = new WrappingLabel();
        descriptionLabel.setEnabled(true);
        descriptionLabel.setName("");
        descriptionLabel.setText(ResourceBundle.getBundle("com/microsoft/alm/plugin/idea/ui/tfplugin").getString("VsoLoginForm.Description"));
        contentPanel.add(descriptionLabel, new GridConstraints(1, 1, 1, 3, GridConstraints.ANCHOR_CENTER, GridConstraints.FILL_BOTH, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_SHRINK | GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_GROW, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_SHRINK | GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_GROW, null, null, null, 0, false));
        headerLabel = new JLabel();
        this.$$$loadLabelText$$$(headerLabel, ResourceBundle.getBundle("com/microsoft/alm/plugin/idea/ui/tfplugin").getString("VsoLoginForm.Header"));
        contentPanel.add(headerLabel, new GridConstraints(0, 1, 1, 3, GridConstraints.ANCHOR_WEST, GridConstraints.FILL_NONE, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_FIXED, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_FIXED, null, null, null, 0, false));
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by Aaron W (Spiceworks)
on Apr 7, 2017 at 15:23 UTC
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This week marks the official release of Windows 10 Creators Update, which Microsoft is touting as its most direct play for creative professionals yet. (Note: Microsoft offered an early release of Creators Update last week via Windows 10 Update Assistant; its official release, however, is April 11.)
Yet aside from new features such as 3D Paint, which brings new 3D capabilities to the classic Paint app, Creators Update is less a venture into the creative markets and more of an iterative Windows update that brings improved security, newly tuned privacy settings, and some under the hood — as well as some more obvious — adjustments to Windows 10.
These improvements include tweaks to the user interface, better system stability, and a new Windows Update snooze button, among other things.
Speaking with Spiceworks, Chris Le Texier, a technical consultant at Microsoft, points to MBR2GPT.EXE, a new command-line "tool to help convert a Windows 10 device from BIOS to UEFI without a wipe and reload of Windows." Features like this, says eMazzanti Technologies' Ervis Zeqo, show how Microsoft is moving forward with new tools to help businesses manage Windows 10.
Here are the top 10 new features and feature upgrades that IT pros need to know about Windows 10 Creators Update.
1. Improvements to Windows Defender
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With Creators Update, Microsoft brings a new and improved Windows Defender. The most obvious change: Windows Defender now has a central dashboard called Windows Defender Security Center, which displays everything from device security to system health.
There are five sections — Virus & threat protection, Device performance & health, Firewall & network protection, App & browser control, and Family options — that give users information on everything from problems with storage devices to a SmartScreen Filter, which helps protect against phishing and malware attacks.
"You now have a central dashboard or panel that offers a little portal so you can see in real time what's going on," says Todd Pekats, the director of Microsoft services at PCM. "It makes it easier to know where you stand when it comes to various services, different threats, and general performance."
Some features will be reserved for Windows 10 Enterprise E5 subscribers, who have access to Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). According to Microsoft, Window Defender ATP is now better tooled to identify in-memory and kernel-level attacks — Microsoft says it successfully used this technology to stop zero-day attacks. Window Defender also features improved machine-learning detection techniques, which allows it to better protect against ransomware and persistent threats.
2. Simplified user privacy settings
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Since Microsoft first premiered Windows 10, it has fielded questions and criticism over the issue of user privacy. In short, Microsoft introduced various telemetry and data collection techniques in the new OS, but has not been terribly clear about what data it is collecting and what it's used for.
With Creators Update, Microsoft makes its first big effort to address the issue of user privacy with a new central dashboard that allows users to select what information they do and don't want to share. The menu is accessible during the Creators Update setup process and can be revisited at any time through the Control Panel.
By default, Creators Update has all data collection settings turned on. These include location data, diagnostic data, relevant ad curation, speech recognition, and a feature that gives users better troubleshooting tips based on diagnostic data. Users are able to turn these settings off.
3. Differential downloads, or why the update will be smaller
In Creators Update, Microsoft is introducing Unified Update Platform (UUP) to Windows Update. First announced in November 2016, UUP is designed to make Windows Updates simpler.
The biggest selling point is a new technology dubbed differential downloads. "A differential download package contains only the changes that have been made since the last time you updated your device, rather than a full build," Microsoft says. The upshot: UUP shrinks the size of updates by up to 35%. And in a world where Microsoft is committed to delivering regular performance and feature updates for Windows 10 users, smaller downloads are an attractive proposition.
4. Windows Update gets a snooze button
In the beginning, there was light and then Microsoft said, "Let us install an update and restart your computer to darkness." All jokes aside, Windows 10 has gained a reputation for forcing restarts at inopportune times after downloading the latest Windows update.
Creators Update sees Microsoft addressing this issue with the introduction of a Snooze button, which allows users to delay updates for up to three days. At that point, the user will be given the option to either accept the update or hit Snooze once again — and if you're wondering, yes, Microsoft is letting people put off updates indefinitely if they really want to.
Another option called "Pick a time" allows users to schedule exactly when an update runs. Microsoft has also extended its "Working hours" from 12 to 18 hours in a tacit acknowledgment that some people work days that exceed 12 hours. (For those that are unaware, "Working hours" is an option that allows users to say when they typically work — updates are then pushed outside of those hours.)
"Quite frankly, when I'm really busy and focused on getting a project done, the 12 hours is just simply not long enough for me," Pekats says, noting the basic utility of these new features. "And that Snooze button is critical — we all know what it's like to be working on a project and then turn around for a few minutes only to find your computer has restarted."
5. Registry Editor gets a new address bar
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Here's a useful feature: The Windows Registry Editor is now equipped with a location bar, which gives users easier navigation options when they're knee-deep in registry settings. This isn't a Earth-shattering change for most folks, but for those who use the Registry Editor on a normal basis, it's certainly a helpful addition. (And for those Registry Editor junkies out there who hate change, fear not — there are already guides available on how to hide the new address bar.)
"More and more, I think Microsoft is doing what it can to give the technical community as much control as it can," Pekats told Spiceworks, pointing to things like the new address bar in the Registry Editor. "There are a lot of small efficiencies I've seen in Creators Update. Anywhere I can lob off a few steps and make my life simpler is a good thing."
6. The ability to restrict unauthorized apps
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Users — and administrators — will now get the ability to restrict the installation of unauthorized apps, or software originating from outside the Windows Store. The feature is similar to Gatekeeper in OS X and macOS, which also forbids the installation of apps from outside of Apple's App Store by default. Microsoft will also ship Creators Update with this new feature on by default.
Pekats says this is a critical new tool for administrators, who will now be able to shut off one potential infection vector. The feature is only accessible to users with administrator account permissions. There are three options: allow apps from anywhere; prefer apps from stores, but allow apps from anywhere; and allow apps apps from the Store only.
According to Peter Bright of Ars Technica, "The switch only appears to govern installation. Changing the setting to 'Store apps only' will allow existing Win32 applications to work, only preventing new ones from being installed."
7. PowerShell 'replaces' the Command Prompt
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Before we say anything else, let's get one thing straight: Command Prompt is not being replaced. Instead, Creators Update sees PowerShell getting promoted and placed front in center in File Explorer; meanwhile, Command Prompt is still accessible, if slightly more hidden away.
Considering the efforts Microsoft has made in recent years to push people towards PowerShell, this move has been a longtime coming. "I'd say the days of being able to get away without knowing PowerShell are drawing to a close for folks in IT," Pekats remarks. "Microsoft's decision to elevate PowerShell in Creators Update just proves that."
In addition to elevating PowerShell, Microsoft is bringing new Windows Provisioning cmdlets to PowerShell in Creators Update and extending the number of Linux-based commands and tools supported by Windows 10 with upgrades to Windows Subsystem for Linux.
8. System stability: why Creators Update uses more RAM
Microsoft has reengineered Windows 10 Creators Update to make more use of available memory on devices with more than 3.5GB of RAM.
In previous versions of the OS, Windows 10 would group service host processes together. This helped conserve memory usage, but it also led to the occasional blue screen of death when, like dominos, one crashed process pulled the rest down with it. Now, devices with 3.5GB or more RAM will be able to treat each process separately. Creators Update will also allow users to apply security measures individually to each system host process.
9. System settings get reorganized
Since Windows 8, Microsoft has made steady changes and improvements to Settings, which houses the central controls for the Windows OS. Creators Update sees the next step in Microsoft's effort to reorganize — and reengineer — Settings in a coherent and straightforward manner.
"For the first time, Apps appears as its own top-level category in Settings," says Preston Gralla of Computerworld. "It consolidates settings that were previously scattered in multiple locations, including Default apps, Offline maps and Apps for websites. It's no game-changer, but it's useful." Funny enough, it's within this new Apps menu that Windows users will be able to block the installation of apps from outside the Windows Store.
10. Last but not least: 3D Paint and everything else
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Let's kick this off with the upgrade everyone's excited about: 3D Paint, the next-generation take on the classic Microsoft app Paint. Simply put, it's Paint with new 3D capabilities, which allow users to spin up three-dimensional environments and objects.
But unlike the original Paint, the new three-dimensional update is less about artistic skill (but really, was the original Paint ever about artistic skill?) and more about fun.
According to PCWorld's Mark Hachman, people with little-to-no artistic talent can make compelling 3D scenes. And Microsoft is combining 3D Paint with the Remix 3D community where Windows users can trade designs, talk shop, and collaborate with one another.
Aside from 3D Paint, other changes in Creators Update include:
Several tweaks to the user interface that include the ability to group tiles into folders and hide the Apps list in the Start menu.
Improvements to Microsoft Edge such as the ability to save — and send — a group of tabs to co-workers. Edge will also block Flash by default and can import favorites and settings from other browsers for users looking to switch.
Cortana is getting smarter in Creators Update with the ability to scan through Office 365 and Outlook emails to automatically set calendar reminders.
Microsoft is adding a blue-light toggle with Night Light, a feature similar to Flux and Apple's Night Shift. (Side note: There's still no science that this helps you sleep, but lots of science about how believing something helps you sleep will, in fact, help you sleep.) Microsoft is also offering high-DPI scaling options for desktop applications.
Creators Update will now have Dynamic Lock, which uses a Bluetooth connection to your smartphone to lock your PC when you're away from it.
Microsoft is giving admins more control over when devices get feature and performance updates with Windows Update for Business. Microsoft is also introducing Update Compliance, which will help businesses "monitor the installation progress of both quality and feature updates."
Last but not least is a new feature called Metered Ethernet, which allows users to restrict their PCs to only downloading updates over ethernet connections.
Are we missing anything? Let us know below about what you're excited for in Creators Update!
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Great write up Aaron W (Spiceworks)! Thanks for posting!!
There is a lot to this update for IT Pros, I hope everyone has some option to deploy (if not maybe the virtual labs will help). There are some great discussions and resources I've posted in the Windows 10 group. I've installed the Creators update on Friday everything is going great for me.
Mark Gilman
Apr 11, 2017 at 09:10 UTC
One thing it has done here is removed the RSAT and it cannot be re-installed even from the links given in other articles.
However it does seem more stable, and after install on Friday lunchtime (1hr 45 mins) it has not been rebooted and is running well.
Logansaurus Apr 11, 2017 at 13:11 UTC
I'm glad to see the blue light toggle. I really feel this makes a big difference. This update looks like a good thing.
Grux Apr 11, 2017 at 13:19 UTC
Have ZERO intentions of installing or utilizing windows desktop OS or the Server version. The singular Win 10 laptop that is in use currently in our place of business is used very lightly, it does get updates, but we are already looking at replacement software that we found in the open source world that may allow us to replace the win 10 machine with another Ubuntu system. If testing over the next 2 weeks goes well......... the Windows machine will get wiped and reloaded with Ubuntu.
OpenSource Advantage. After this year, software wise, we will have zero dollars being spent on licenses or software support agreements.
Nyx Apr 11, 2017 at 13:22 UTC
Great update Microsoft. Broken remote server tools.....again >.<
EDIT: A reinstall has re-instated them.
Duke of Kanabec Apr 11, 2017 at 13:23 UTC
Mark Gilman wrote:
Oh snap! That's a deal breaker for me.
needmaprivacee Apr 11, 2017 at 13:24 UTC
windows 10 wasn't made with sys admins in mind.
windows 10 worked fine on my old laptop until the anniversary update made it crash about once an hour no fix on the internet has worked yet so I planningto role it back to windows 7 when I get the time
Technomancers United Apr 11, 2017 at 13:32 UTC
Huzzah! I don't know really care about the sleep aspect, it's just significantly easier on the eyes in lower light cases. I hobby DJ, and it's a major help to toggle Flux on up on a dark stage so I don't get blinded by my screen as well as not getting the blue zombie light shining off my laptop
Sam Elias
Will Dynamic Lock also work with a fitness tracker?
bozzoAIR
I don't know why Microsoft removed Control Panel from the power user menu (WIN + x)
I was able to get mine back using a third party program to edit the power user menu, but seemed like a strange choice. I guess they want everyone to use the "Settings" screen-- meh...
Otherwise, no major complaints. Still a big fan of Windows 10
jschulteis Apr 11, 2017 at 13:38 UTC
As usual I am on the fence with this list of updates. On one hand there are some nice things but on the other hand its as if Microsoft has a department whose mission statement is to make things more difficult than they need to be.
I reinstalled the RSAT tools that I was using in v1607. A couple of display issues in the WSUS manager but other than that they appear to be working just fine.
I found another gem - hidden in the System control panel is a new disk cleanup utility. It can empty the Recycle Bins across the system for any files older than 30 days. It can also find and delete temp files and folders older than 30 days. I've lost count the number of times I've fixed odd issues simply be deleting the contents of the temp folders.
stables2511 Apr 11, 2017 at 13:56 UTC
As long as the update doesn't reset all my personal security and OS settings which took me ages to get right it should be ok
stables2511 wrote:
what are the odds you're placing on that? I'm willing to bet it will.
TheRandomist Apr 11, 2017 at 14:10 UTC
At work I've upgraded to 10 but at home I'm still on 7 due to worries about compatibility with older games. I'm planning on getting a SSD to install windows 10 onto and experimenting with VMs for older OSes for any games I have issues with.
aaron.stevenson Apr 11, 2017 at 14:12 UTC
Mike400 wrote:
Can't wait for updated Group Policy Templates, so I can easily enable this across the company.
Vivek Krishnan
Have already started pushing it manually. Better to push it than download over the limited FUP internet - W10 is still a PITA with updates.
You forgot the best change of all: The new advertisement for the Edge browser that's built in to Internet Explorer! So awesome!
It can be turned off in the Advanced tab of the IE settings, so no biggie.
The fact that the new Defender considers a disabled driver to be an issue is kind of annoying though. Our VPN client uses a virtual NIC that is disabled until a connection is established. Defender treats this as an issue and consequently displays an idiot light that I'm forced to ignore, which completely eliminates the usefulness of the notification icon.
There's no apparent way to tell Defender to ignore a particular "problem".
HaroldFinch
Thank you for this, I was contemplating letting it install on a few machines as a test, but the last time I had so much hassle getting RSAT to work, and MS took several weeks to release a compatible version, that I would really rather not go there again, think I'll wait until that is sorted before thinking about installing the update.
I welcome the UI improvements and extra features, but the omission of key tools like RSAT says to me MS still have some way to go to convince SysAdmins and large organisations that Windows 10 is truly ready and 'serious' enough for large corporate environments.
I know all the administrative functions can be found elsewhere and I could just do something like RDP to the servers to do things, but the point is I shouldn't have to in what is the 4th or 5th major release of an OS, you would expect some inbuilt maturity by now.
Don't get me wrong, its better than last time, but it still has some way to go.
Parakum Apr 11, 2017 at 14:28 UTC
Seems like there are very smart Engineers in Microsoft who create solutions, but most of the time, it seems, what we get at the end is some aesthetic junk filtered by a group of Millenial Monkeys at Microsoft (Oooo... we need that button to be Indigo... Not Purple). I'm glad this one didn't get filtered as much :)
Gonna download and test it sometime this week... Things that I'm excited about...
1. Improvements to the Win Defender (which has been in the bottom of the AV lists since the dawn of time).
2. Smaller download packets.
3. Able to restrict the apps.
+Da_schmoo posted an article with where to download it if anyone is interested...
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1982989-creators-update-available-to-download?from_forum=5568
Cheers!!!
Da_Schmoo
After re-downloading the RSAT twice it has installed now and works like a charm, thank you for giving the belief that they had not broken it too much.