NEXIUM® 20 mg enteric coated pellet tablet is used orally.
• esomeprazole with other proton pump inhibitors such as atazanavir or nelfinavir (HIV (AIDS) treatment drug) to be used together.
• - If you notice one of the following: - Significant weight loss for no apparent reason - If pain or indigestion occurs during treatment with NEXIUM - If you start vomiting blood or food - If the stool is black and there are bleeding points contact your doctor.
If you have serious liver problems, you should discuss this with your doctor, as your doctor may try to reduce the dose.
If you have serious kidney problems, you should talk to your doctor.
If you have been prescribed triple treatment for the destruction of H. pylori, or if NEXIUM is given to you if you need it, inform your doctor if there is any other medication you are taking.
If NEXIUM is prescribed to be used as la in need Eğer, you should contact your doctor if symptoms persist or change characteristics.
If you use a proton pump inhibitor, such as NEXIUM, especially for more than a year, the risk of hip, wrist or spine fracture may increase slightly. Tell your doctor if you have osteoporosis or if you use corticosteroids (which may increase the risk of osteoporosis).
A decrease in magnesium level in the blood (hypomagnesemia) has been reported. If you are taking the proton pump inhibitor together with drugs such as digoxin or drugs (such as diuretics) that cause a low level of magnesium in the blood (eg, diuretics), your doctor may monitor blood magnesium levels before and after treatment.
Interactions with investigations for neuroendocrine tumors: Due to drug-induced reductions in gastric acid levels, false positive results can be obtained in diagnostic tests for tumors related to the nervous system and the inner gland.
Gastric acid decreases for any reason, including proton pump suppressors, cause an increase in the number of bacteria normally present in the gastrointestinal tract. Treatment with proton pump suppressors can slightly increase the risk of certain gastrointestinal tract infections.
Using NEXIUM® with food and drink You can take your tablets with food or on an empty stomach.
Pregnancy Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using the medication. Before using NEXIUM, inform your doctor that you are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant. If you are pregnant, use NEXIUM only if recommended by your doctor.
Before using NEXIUM, tell your doctor that you are breastfeeding. In case of breastfeeding, use NEXIUM only if recommended by your doctor.
The use of tools and machinery does not affect your ability to use NEXIUM vehicles and machinery.
Important information on some excipients contained in NEXIUM® contains NEXIUM® sucrose. If you have been told by your doctor that you have intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.
When used in combination with other drugs NEXIUM may change the way some drugs are used when used with the following drugs and some drugs may have an effect on NEXIUM.
Do not use NEXIUM tablets if you are taking nelfinavir or atazanavir (used in the treatment of AIDS).
• Phenytoin (of epilepsy. If you use phenytoin, your doctor will need to follow you when you start using NEXIUM or when you stop using it.
• Warfarin or clopidogrel (anticoagulants used for the dilution of blood). Your doctor may need to follow you when you start using NEXIUM or when you stop using it.
• Methotrexate (a chemotherapy drug used in high doses to treat cancer) . If you use high doses of methotrexate, treatment with NEXIUM may need to be temporarily interrupted.
your doctor prescribes NEXIUM as well as amoxicillin and clarithromycin antibiotics to treat the ulcer caused by Helicobacter pylori, it is extremely important that you inform your doctor about any other medicines you are taking.
3. How to use NEXIUM®?
recommended dose (erosive reflux esophagitis) in the esophagus is 40 mg once a day for the treatment of inflammation and pain. The total treatment period is 4 to 8 weeks depending on the severity of the disease and your response to the treatment.
The recommended dose is NEXIUM 20 mg once daily to prevent recurrence.
In the treatment of symptoms such as gastric pain and vomiting (in symptomatic treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease), the recommended treatment dose is NEXIUM 20 mg once daily. If symptoms persist after 4 weeks, consult your doctor.
When symptoms disappear, your doctor may only recommend you to take NEXIUM 20 mg once a day if you need to.
recommended dose in the esophagus and the treatment of pain (erosive reflux esophagitis) is NEXIUM 40 mg once a day. The total treatment period is 4 to 8 weeks depending on the severity of the disease and your response to the treatment.
symptoms disappear, your doctor may recommend that you take NEXIUM 20 mg once a day, only if you need it.
In patients requiring continuous NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) treatment A recommended dose for the treatment of conditions such as pain or inflammation in the upper abdominal cavity caused by a drug used in adults for pain and inflammation (treatment of upper gastrointestinal symptoms associated with NSAIDs) NEXIUM is 20 mg. If symptoms persist within 4 weeks, consult your doctor.
The recommended dose for the treatment of ulcers caused by pain and inflammation is NEXIUM 20 or 40 mg once daily for 4 to 8 weeks.
The recommended dose for the prevention of ulcers caused by a drug used for pain and inflammation is NEXIUM 20 or 40 mg once daily.
adults: The recommended dose for adults is 20 mg twice a day. Your doctor will also recommend that you take the following antibiotics: amoxicillin and clarithromycin. The recommended duration of treatment is one week. Follow the instructions on using your medicine and consult with your doctor about any issues you are not sure about. This treatment will not only improve your existing ulcer, but will also prevent the recurrence of ulcers.
Use in children between 12-18 years of age: NEXIUM 20 mg twice a day in combination therapy with two antibiotics prescribed by your doctor. The overall duration of treatment is 1 week.
40 mg once daily for 4 weeks in. For the treatment of acid suppression, NEXIUM 80 mg infusion should be administered as a bolus infusion for 30 minutes prior to the oral treatment period, followed by a continuous intravenous infusion of 8 mg / h for 3 days (72 hours).
adults with hypersecretionthe recommended initial dose for adults is NEXIUM 40 mg twice daily. Your doctor will adjust the dose according to your needs and also decide how long to use the medication.
usedepends on the condition of your disease. The tablets should not be chewed or crushed. You can take your tablets with food or on an empty stomach. As a whole, half a glass should be swallowed with liquid.
The tablet may also be introduced into half a glass of water so that it will be easier to disperse. Do not use any other liquids. Be sure to swallow all tiny pellets from the tablet without chewing. Do not allow pellets to remain in water for longer than 30 minutes before drinking. After drinking, shake the glass with water and drink this part.
• Different age groups: Use in children: NEXIUM tablets should not be used in children under 12 years of age. Use in elderly: NEXIUM can be used in the elderly.
• Specific conditions of use: Hepatic impairment In patients with mild to moderate hepatic impairment, the destruction of esomeprazole may be impaired. In patients with severe hepatic impairment, the destruction of the drug decreases and blood levels may increase. Therefore, 20 mg dose should not be exceeded in patients with severe hepatic impairment. Esomeprazole and degradation products do not tend to accumulate in the body during single dose use.
Renal failure There is no study on patients with renal failure. In patients with renal insufficiency, esomeprazole destruction is not expected to change.
If you feel the effect of NEXIUM® is too strong or too weak, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
If you havetalk to a doctor or pharmacist.
If youa dose, takeremember that you forgot to take the dose. However, if almost the next dose is due, do not take the missed dose, but only if the time is over.
As with all medicines, NEXIUM® may have side effects in people who are sensitive to the substances contained in its contents.
• Redness of the skin with blisters or peeling. In addition, severe blistering and bleeding may occur in the lips, eyes, mouth, nose and genital areas. This may be "Stevens-Johnson syndrome" or "toxic epidermal necrolysis".
• Also yellowing, dark urine and fatigue, which are symptoms of liver problems. These are all very serious side effects. All of these serious side effects are infrequent (less than 1 in 1000).
• Blood problems such as decrease in the number of white blood cells or platelets . This may cause fatigue, bruising or make infection more likely.
• Low sodium values in blood. This may lead to fatigue, feeling sick (vomiting) and cramping.
Nexium in very rare cases, the immune protection important, white blood cells may affect. If you have an infection with a severe general condition such as fever or if you have fever with regional inflammation such as pain in the neck or throat or mouth or urination, you should consult your doctor as soon as possible, so the lack of white blood cells (agranulocytosis) can be determined by blood testing. It is important to inform you about your treatment.
This list of side effects should not cause you any concern. You may not experience any of them.
NEXIUM® Keep NEXIUM® out of the reach of children and in its container.
Do not store the tablets above the specified temperature. Keep in original packaging. Use in accordance with expiration dates. Do not use NEXUM after the expiry date indicated on the package.
1. The tablet is put into a suitable syringe and the syringe is filled with approximately 25 mL of water and 5 mL of air. In some tubes it may be necessary to dissolve the tablets in 50 mL of water so that the pellets do not cause clogging.
2. Immediately shake the syringe for about 2 minutes to dissolve the tablet.
3. The syringe tip is held upwards and checked to see if it is clogged.
4. Insert the syringe into the tube while the tip is in the up position.
5. Shake the syringe and place the tip in the down position to inject 5-10 mL immediately into the tube. The syringe is inverted and rinsed (the syringe tip should be held up so that the syringe tip is not blocked).
is repeated until the syringe is completely empty.
Step 5 is repeated if necessary. For some tubes 50 mL of water may be required.


Digital imagery and geometry are closely related, cross-fertilizing domains. New branches of geometry provide both theoretical and algorithmic models for the processing, analysis and synthesis of images ; in return computer imagery, in its variety of applications, constitutes a remarkable experimental field and a source of challenging problems. Computer vision, discrete geometry, discrete topology and computational geometry are relatively new branches of mathematics that recently appeared under the impulse of the development of computer science. They take part in the theoretical study of shape models and/or partial differential equation which can be handled by computers, as well as transformations that can be applied to these models.
3D photography deals with the problem of recovering three-dimensional shapes from images ; it has always been one of the most investigated problem by computer vision scientists. Based on the principle of stereovision, it boils down to two separate problems : (i) the camera calibration problem consisting in estimating the geometric parameters of the cameras that took the images, and (ii) the shape reconstruction problem which estimates the geometry of the observed objects, given the images and the parameters of the cameras. Recently, giant steps have been done in Multiple View Stereovision. The Imagine group of LIGM is a recognized team in 3D modeling from images. It has recently proposed reconstruction methods that are considered as the best available ones, on the basis of public benchmarks. Yet, key issues are still open, mainly : (i) the design of a globally optimal calibration method and (ii) the ability to handle very large scale datasets like the ones of urban modeling.
In image theory, equations of evolution can be used to flow the level set of the isophotes. Such evolution flow is useful for image restoration (noise reduction, deblurring) and segmentation (object recognition). This field of research has for instance important applications to MRI images segmentation using metaheuristics, as well as applications to medical images sequences.
Mathematical morphology is a discipline which establishes a theoretical framework for the study of a broad class of non-linear operators acting on images or more generally on multidimensional signals. During the last decate, the A3SI of LIGM actively contributed to the evolution and the enrichment of this field, both on theoretical and algorithmic aspects, as well as by developing various applications.
Today's challenges in image processing require to solve problems of large dimension (especially in 3D or 3D+t applications) for which it is useful to employ efficient sparse representations of available data. In general, the latter representations rely on overcomplete extensions of wavelet bases, which are often designed according to some geometrical considerations (e.g. dual-tree transforms, curvelets, bandlets,…). In recent years, many efforts have been made in order to optimally build such representations based on the observation models and the desired sparsity of the solution. A very promising approach has been developed advocating for learning automatically the relevant dictionary for data representation. This is generally done by resorting to some techniques from mathematical optimization and unsupervised learning that amount to minimizing a cost function, which is not necessarily differentiable or convex. A number of algorithms for accomplishing this task have been proposed in the literature, but their properties — particularly those related to their convergence—are not always well understood.
Bandit problems in machine learning are concerned with optimizing a sequence of actions in face of uncertainty when the actions also impact the information retrieved by the agent (or decision maker). The agent must choose between following what seems to be the best choice in view of the past ("exploit") or testing ("exploring") some alternative, hoping to discover a choice that beats the current best choice. This exploration-exploitation trade-off arises in a wide range of applications including advertizement, economics, games, optimization. It can be a central building block of larger systems, like in evolutionary programming and reinforcement learning, in particular in large state space Markovian Decision Problems. Current state-of-the-art algorithms in bandit problems address two extreme situations : the i.i.d. One and the adversarial one, and focuses on maximizing the cumulative reward. The Bézout Labex's teams aim to address more realistic settings and objectives.
This theme is mainly concerned by still open mathematical problems that are raised by major applications of computer imagery, such as 3D photography and medical image analysis. For example, a fundamental subject is the study of relationship between the approximate discrete model and geometric invariants computed on smooth shapes (such as conformal parametrizations, mean curvature, Gauss curvature, or umbilic points). In this theme, researchers in image analysis and computer vision specialists of the team A3SI of LIGM will interplay with experts in geometric analysis of the LAMA.
In 3D photography, three-dimensional reconstruction from simple photographs may be obtained through the stereovision principle. It consists in finding, in various digital images of a scene taken from different viewpoints, the pixels corresponding to the same point in the real scene. New approaches have been developed to obtain a complete three-dimensional reconstruction of an object from a series of images taken around the object. Rather than tackling the ambiguous matching problem, the Labex aim at finding a shape which, globally, realizes the best possible fit with the measures, while satisfying a-priori constraints on the scene (as the regularity of the object's surfaces). This approach leads naturally to a socalled variational formulation, that is to say, finding a minimum energy configuration for an energy functional to be defined. It is based on the tools of mathematical optimization, as well as those of differential geometry.
Image segmentation and restoration can be described by a transition phase model. It has been observed that the segmentation limit process converges to minimal surfaces. Interestingly, the Allen-Cahn and Cahn-Hilliard (AC/CH) equations, exactly describe the change of transition phase. This problem is related with the energy whose Euler-Lagrange equation is a scaled version. There are links between the ROF model and this energy. Recent works shed new light on transition phase theory and the Labex Bézout's teams expect to apply these new techniques in ROF model.
Mathematical morphology is a non-linear image theory developed in both discrete and continuous settings. There are many links between flow evolution and morphology, for instance PDEs for image levelings used in image processing. Under some circumstances, efficient discrete hierarchical levelings can be associated with total variation optimizations, and so link back to the AC/CH and ROF models. The Labex is interested in studying the links between these approaches. Overall, this field of study is important to theoreticians and practitioners alike since it may unify many points of view under a single umbrella, providing an elegant framework and efficient algorithms.
Designing sparse representations adapted to the available data and the investigation of the suitable optimization algorithms (for instance, proximal methods, stochastic optimization) is an active area of research. In this context, it is of central interest to explore the possibility of parallelization of algorithms in order to reduce the computational burden. Being closely related to sparsity issues, the optimization methods should be able to cope with non-smooth cost functions. The methods of continuous optimization—often used in this context—may be complemented by methods of discrete optimization such as graph cuts. In the LIGM and the LAMA, research expertises in the fields of continuous and combinatorial optimization are both present. The combination of these techniques may result in a higher efficiency of algorithms and allow to relax some assumptions (convexity of the cost function, for instance). Another topic of interest is to consider more sophisticated cost functions than those currently employed in the solution of imaging problems which often rely on relatively "low-level" variational or statistical models. In particular, it would appear of main interest to take into account more accurate geometrical informations on the objects present in the target images.
A highly promising alternative to the optimization techniques for sparse recovery is based on Bayesian statistics and the use of posterior mean in conjunction with a sparsity favoring prior. The computation is then done by a stochastic algorithm and the thorough study of which both from theoretical and empirical standpoints is a challenging task for future research.
In machine learning, a bandit policy is usually assessed in terms of cumulative regret, that is the difference between the cumulative reward obtained by the policy and the cumulative reward of the best constant action. The Bézout's teams will particularly study alternative notions of regret and their associated optimal policies, and specifically how to design a policy with low cumulative regret with respect to all strategies having a (small but) fixed number of switches between actions.
Regarding 3D photography, reconstructing 3D models for single buildings or whole areas has applications in many domains : construction, cinema, video games, virtual tourism, heritage preservation, etc. Semantically rich 3D models as well as image analysis can be used to draft or supplement building information models (BIM) that are increasingly used in the construction industry, not only for new buildings but also for building renovation, in particular to plan and optimize energy savings. Concerning this domain the Bézout Labex has on-going or starting collaborations with Bouygues, Saint-Gobain, the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB) as well as the Institut Géographique National (IGN). Other collaborations include Arts et Métiers Paris Tech for the reconstruction of the Cluny abbey as well as Mikros Image (a movie production company).
Image segmentation and restoration finds applications in almost all fields of image analysis and processing. In the domain of biomedical image analysis more particularly, the Labex will develop collaborations with both academic and industrial partners, in France and abroad, extending our already existing network of relationships : Henri Mondor Hospital and Faculty of Medicine (Créteil), University College (London), CSIRO (Australia), Siemens Corporate Research (Princeton), General Electric Healthcare (Buc), Sanofi (Toulouse), Sagem.
Concerning sparse representations in image analysis, the research activity finds numerous applications in inverse problems such as image denoising, restoration and reconstruction. In particular, the LIGM has developed collaborations in the area of functional MRI, Positron Emission Tomography and microscopic imaging. Due to the high dimension of the considered problems, this research sub-theme should also benefit from cross-fertilization with the ideas developed in the theme "High-dimensional phenomena".
The Bézout teams' research in machine learning is expected to contribute to its application fields : computer vision, economics, games, optimization and reinforcement learning.


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End of the road: The men's basketball team ended their wild season with an unfortunate, injury-affected loss to Santa Clara at the semifinals of the CIT on Friday, March 25. The Mustangs (20-15), who found a second life after a first-round defeat in the Conference USA Tournament by participating in the relatively unknown CollegeInsider.com Tournament, enjoyed a string of wins against Oral Roberts, Jacksonville and Northern Iowa before losing to the Broncos (23-14) with a final score of 72-55. Senior star Papa Dia suffered an injury resulting from a foul on him with 8:18 left to go in the first half, and did not return for the rest of the game. Robert Nyakundi and Collin Mangrum scored 14 and 13 points respectively, with Nyakundi posting his 3rd double-double of the season. The Mustangs finished their unpredictable season with 20 wins- the first 20-win season since 1999-2000.
Du Toit nabs another award: Junior shot put/discus athlete Simone Du Toit (pictured) nabbed SMU's second consecutive C-USA Female Track & Field Athlete Of The Week award on Tuesday, March 29. Du Toit, a native of Johannesburg, South Africa, picked up a pair of North Texas Spring Classic titles last weekend (March 25-27), recording a discus throw of 55.12 meters and a shot put toss of 16.61 meters. This is Du Toit's fourth weekly honor of her career, and the first this season. She follows last week's winner, junior Ayla Gill of Auckland, New Zealand, who recorded a winning toss of 61.70 meters in the hammer throw at the TCU Invitational.
Weekly Marta Lesniak Dominance Segment: As is becoming usual in the SMU Sports community, junior tennis player Marta Lesniak (pictured) received yet another award this week with a performance strong enough to earn her the C-USA Tennis Athlete of the Week award. Lesniak (No.9 national rank) went 4-0 against nationally-ranked squads from No. 9 Baylor and No. 66 UC Santa Barbara, winning a pair in both singles and doubles competition. Her singles victories were against No.11 Sona Novakova of Baylor (6-4, 4-6, (14-12)) and Natalia Lozano of UCSB (6-2, 6-2). Lesniak also teamed up with junior Aleksandra Malyarchikova for the doubles victories, defeating Baylor with a 9-7 mark and posting an 8-3 mark against UCSB. This is Lesniak's third award this season and the eighth of her career.
Football still lives: The Mustang football team will kick off a grueling spring training camp on Monday, April 4 to prepare for the upcoming Fall 2011 campaign. Head Coach June Jones is expected to hold 15 practice sessions over 27 days, nearly all of which will be at 7 a.m. Practices will generally be closed to the public, but the final practice of the season is open for anyone to attend and is scheduled for Saturday, April 30.
Premium seating is sold out for the 2010 Mustang football season, according to a statement from SMU Athletics. With about 4 months remaining before the home opener, SMU has sold all 29 suites and 731 club seats in Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Overall sales are also significantly ahead of last season's pace. Read more.
Sophomore tennis player Marta Lesniak (right), currently ranked No. 28, begins play in the 2010 NCAA Singles Championship against No. 15 Venise Chan of Washington at 4:30 p.m. CT May 26 in Athens, Georgia. She earned her automatic spot in the 64-person field as Conference USA's highest-ranked player and is making her second consecutive appearance in the national championship.
Read more, and see a CW 33 News item on Lesniak, featuring Head Coach Lauren Longbotham-Meisner, that aired May 24, 2010.
The track and field team finished 5th with a score of 76.33 points at the 2010 Conference USA Championships May 13-15 in Orlando, Florida. Sophomore thrower Simone Du Toit (left) – the co-Conference USA Track and Field Athlete of the Week of May 4, 2010 – scored victories in the shot put and discus with throws of 16.33m and 54.06m, respectively. Senior Lauren Kuhner placed third in the discus with a personal best of 47.64m.
The team dominated the women's 3000m steeplechase as the Mustangs swept medalist honors. Junior Silje Fjortoft took gold with a time of 10:14.67, followed by junior Kristine Eikrem-Engeset and freshman Klara Bodinson with times of 10:28.71 and 10:34.52. Fjortoft also had a 4th-place finish in the 5000m run with a time of 16:33.21. First-year runner Mary Alenbratt finished third in the 1500m with a personal-best time of 4:25.00, and sophomore Amber Evans earned 6th in the 200m dash, finishing in 24.34 seconds.
The 2010 NCAA Regionals take place May 28-29 in Austin, with the national championships scheduled for June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon. Read more.
The No. 29 SMU women's tennis team hosts Conference USA rival Rice in the 2010 regular-season finale at noon April 10 in SMU's Turpin Tennis Center. It is also Senior Day – the final home match for seniors Nicole Briceno, Pavi Francis (right), Casey Kennedy and Sophie Quist. All 4 were members of the 2009 Conference USA championship team, and each will be honored before the event. The Mustangs have a record of 79-21 in dual matches over the past 4 seasons. Read more.
Sophomore Simone Du Toit won the discus event with a throw of 53.61m at the 2010 Texas Relays at the University of Texas April 2. The mark moved her into third in the NCAA season standings and surpassed her previous season-best of 51.13m, accomplished in March at the 2010 Bobby Lane Invitational. In addition, she finished 5th in the shot put with a throw of 16.00m on April 3. Fellow sophomore Victoria Leks finished 5th in the high jump with a mark of 1.71m, an outdoor season-best that also topped her winning performance at the 2010 Bobby Lane Invitational. Read more.
Additionally, the SMU distance medley relay team came in 5th with a time of 11:33.57. The squad included first-year runners Sara Sjokvist and Mary Alenbratt, sophomore Amber Evans and junior Kristine Eikrem-Engeset. Read more.
First-year golfer Brian Fragakis (left) shot a 1-under par 215 to take medalist honors at the UTD Spring Classic at Sherrill Park Golf Club on March 30, carding rounds of 72, 68 and 75. Playing as an individual, Fragakis topped 75 other golfers from over a dozen different men's golf teams from throughout the state. Read more.
Junior diver Audra Egenolf is among 12 recipients of the 2010 Conference USA Spirit of Service Award, announced by Commissioner Britton Banowsky March 31. Presented three times throughout the season, the award recognizes the community service efforts of the league's student-athletes, based upon significant community service, good academic standing and participation in their sport. A member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Lambda Delta Honor Society, Egenolf's academic achievements helped her team win the CSCAA Scholar-Athlete Award for its Fall 2009 performance in the classroom. She also posted a national 7th-place finish in the 3-meter board event. Read more.
CBS College Sports has selected 4 more 2010 SMU football games for national broadcast. Home games against Washington State (Sept. 18) and Houston (Oct. 23, Homecoming) will air on the network, as will road games at Navy (Oct. 16) and East Carolina (moved up to Nov. 26 from its original date of Nov. 27). To accommodate the national television broadcasts, the games against Washington State, Navy and Houston will begin at 2:30 p.m. CT. The regular season finale at East Carolina will begin at 1 p.m. CT.
The new broadcasts give SMU 6 nationally televised games in 2010. ESPN previously selected the Mustangs' Sept. 5 season opener at Texas Tech and the Sept. 24 Battle For The Iron Skillet against rival TCU. Read more.
Meanwhile, linebackers coach Joe Haering (right) will be one of ten 2010 inductees into the Western Chapter Of The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, the organization has announced. The former NFL assistant coach is in his second season as SMU's linebackers coach, having joined the staff in the summer of 2009. Haering arrived on the Hilltop after serving 12 seasons as a college scout with the Buffalo Bills. Read more.
The track and field team finished 3rd at the 2009 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium May 16. SMU finished the meet with 96 points, while Rice won with 131. Following the meet, first-year thrower Simone du Toit (right) was named Freshman of the Year. Read more.
First-year standout Marta Lesniak battled No. 4 seed and 2008 All-American Ani Mijacika of Clemson in the opening round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championship, but fell in three sets (7-6, 4-6, 5-7) May 20 at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas. Lesniak and her doubles partner, freshman Aleksandra Malyarschikova, begin play for the doubles title May 21. Read more.
Golfer Kate Ackerson ('09, left) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This marks the third straight season she has been so honored.
A four-time All-C-USA golfer, Ackerson was also a unanimous selection to the 2009 C-USA Women's Golf All-Academic Team. Read more.
Sophomore Silje Fjørtoft, the 2008 C-USA cross country champion, will defend her 3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m titles this weekend. Last season, she became the first C-USA distance runner to claim both titles in the same outdoor season. Senior Christina Mueller currently holds the league's 3rd-best distance of 51.13m (167-09) in the discus. She won the 2008 title with a throw of 54.26m (178-00). Currently, first-year teammate Simone du Toit tops the C-USA with a throw of 57.35m (188.02) that ranks 2nd in the nation. Read more.
In men's basketball, senior forward Mouhammad Faye (left) has been named to the 2009 Senegal national team. The team will compete in the Zone 2 qualifying event of the 2009 African Championships May 15-20 in Mali. If the Senegalese advance from the Zone 2 qualifier, they will compete in the 25th African Championships Aug. 5-15 in Libya. Read more.
Forty-six SMU student-athletes have earned the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal during the 2008-09 academic year. They are among 394 medal winners leaguewide, each of whom has achieved a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.75 or better. The 46 Academic Medal winners represent an increase of almost 25 percent for SMU, which had 37 medal-winners a year ago. See the complete list of winners here.
The No. 23 and Conference USA champion women's tennis team will face No. 38 Texas A&M in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Championships at 11 a.m. May 9 at the Baylor Tennis Center in Waco. First-year player Marta Lesniak (No. 59, right) will compete for the individual title as well as the doubles championship with partner Aleksandra Malyarchikova, also a first-year player. Currently C-USA's top-ranked doubles team at No. 32, Lesniak and Malyarchikova went undefeated in 13 matches this spring. Read more.
First-year thrower Simone du Toit (left) was named the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the week of May 4, 2009. She posted the second-longest throw in the nation this season with a winning discus toss of 57.35m (188-02.0) at the Mean Green Twilight April 30, setting a school and stadium record and surpassing the NCAA Regional standard. Read more.
Meanwhile, the entire track and field team jumped 10 spots to a No. 23 ranking in this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) outdoor track and field poll. Three standouts combine to rank in the nation's top 15 in five different events: Freshman Simone du Toit, ranked 2nd in the discus and 10th in the shot put; sophomore Silje Fjørtoft, ranked 3rd in the steeplechase and 12th in the 5,000m; and first-year competitor Viktoria Leks, ranked 15th in the high jump. Read more.
The men's basketball team will be one of eight to play in the inaugural Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 22-25, 2009, as announced by ESPN Regional Television, Inc. The field includes Hawaii, College of Charleston, Saint Mary's (California), UNLV, USC, Western Michigan and one team to be determined. The games will be played Dec. 22, 23 and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center. This will be the Mustangs' fourth trip to Honolulu for a tournament, but the first since the 1987-88 season. Read more.


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radiolarian (n.)
"one of the Radiolaria," a name applied by Haeckel (1862) to the protozoa called by Ehrenberg Polycystina. The classification name is Modern Latin, from Latin radiolus, diminutive of radius (q.v.), so called for the organisms' radiant "spikes."
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radius (n.)
1590s, "cross-shaft, straight rod or bar," from Latin radius "staff, stake, rod; spoke of a wheel; ray of light, beam of light; radius of a circle," a word of unknown origin. Perhaps related to radix "root," but de Vaan finds that "unlikely." The classical plural is radii.
The geometric sense of "straight line drawn from the center of a circle to the circumference" is recorded from 1650s. Meaning "circular area of defined distance around some place" is attested from 1853. As the name of the shorter of the two bones of the forearm from 1610s in English (the Latin word had been used thus by the Romans).
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Also note that there's a brand new artist profile up today on Agent Simple. Check it out!
Lately I've heard so much mind-blowing Scandinavian music that every time I've reviewed something here, I've never slagged anything off but always sung songs of praise. This is not about to change now, with Agent Simple. I love these four songs, they're like a pair of new jeans that instantly fits perfectly without you having to wash or wear them even once – try to imagine that! If music could make your mouth taste like ice cream, Agent Simple's indiepop would surely perform this great little feat. Now Avi, please give me something rubbish to review so I can find tired mean metaphors, instead of this fluffy ice cream talk (I actually bought this EP with my hard-earned money, so Avi is not to "blame" for me admiring this).
SKWBN's first album is a bit mellower and, to a certain extend, a more experimental affair than their previous two EPs (#1 and #2). Fortunately, it still has that Jens Lekman / Beat Happening / Jonathan Richman feel to it (quirky instrumentation and quirky lyrics where there's no shame in rhyming 'pretty' with 'Tom Petty'). This seems to be a style that tons of Swedish kids are trying to emulate at the moment (a bit like what the Strokes did to the American and British scene, but in a much smaller context, of course), but not a lot of them do it as well as SKWBN, Lekman or El Perro Del Mar (although Agent Simple and Montt Mardié are looking very promising). SKWBN haven't forgotten how to write hits either (e.g. "Noodles"), and this is in fact a very strong album that deserves all the attention it can possible get, from you, you, and you.
Stefan Strömberg aka Agent Simple has left Hemstad. Åke Strömer aka James Ausfahrt takes his place as the band's new bassist.


Kind of on a roll! Going someplace! Several places!
Also I officially gave up on playing Witcher 2 and am moving on to Witcher 3 which means CIRI AND EMHYR AND ESKEL CANON INCOMING, I CAN WRITE MORE WITCHER STUFF SOON!!! Because I, you know. Needed more Witcher stuff to write?!


Our Quick Release Fire Extinguisher Mount was designed specifically for the off-roader that was looking for a more refined trail rated fire extinguisher mount. When we looked at many of the fire extinguishers on the market we noticed a big gap in quality, price, and most importantly—durability. Many of the fabricated fire extinguisher mounts were rough, sticky to operate, and had sharp, dangerous edges on them. Then some of the other billet fire extinguisher mounts seemed quite fragile and appeared more for the hot rod market than the hard use 4x4 market. And let's not forget the cheesy hose clamps that many of the other fire extinguisher mounts require. Rapto Worx has developed an affordable and very rugged version that will serve off-roaders well. Based on our Patent Pending Roll Bar Clamp System this fire extinguisher mount can mount to a plethora of roll cages from 1.500" to 2.25" tube diameters. We also have incorporated a rugged 3/8" steel T-Handle pull pins for the locking device, as well as stainless steel and zinc plated hardware.
Rapto Worx also offers a 'Bulkhead' mount option for this system as well. This kit has all of the options as our standard systems but with the removal of our roll bar clamps. This option is for customers who wish to bolt the fire extinguisher mount directly to a bulkhead or possibly some custom fabricated brackets that have been welded to a roll cage.
Please note that our fire extinguisher clamps have been sized specifically for the 3" diameter Amerex 2.5 Pound fire extinguishers. There are many extinguishers on the market with different cylinder diameters, and not all fire extinguishers will fit in our mounts.
Jeep JK's have a 2.25" diameter roll bar in the rear.
I first saw this in person at 2017 Jeepers Jamboree, in Georgetown Ca. I wanted to buy it there, but waited until I got home. I ordered it one day, it arrived the next day.
It's really well made, and looks cool. Hope I never have to actually use it, but if I do, I'm ready.
I keep moving it all around my Jeep, trying to figure where it fits best, and is easily accessible.
My only concern is that now my valuable fire extinguisher and 1/2 of the mount are somewhat susceptible to theft.


In fashion-land it's often the smallest details that make the difference. Which explains why cap-toe espadrilles are far superior to standard issue solid hued ones. That little color blocking somehow imparts extra oodles of French-chic cool, as seen in the photo above. Pour La Victoire makes just about the cutest ones, in a variety of shades (my favorites come in denim and red) and they are on sale at Neiman Marcus for a mere $53. And, BTW, you'll also find tons of other discounted deep-summer-worthy staples there (get an additional 25% off select sale items through tomorrow 7/30), including these Michael Kors studded sandals (48% off) this pretty embellished Lanvin clutch (50% off), this striking Peter Pilotto dress (70% off) and this sleek See by Chloe wrap skirt (65% off).
Any idea where those jeans are from? Love them.
Do the Pour La Victorie espadrilles run true to size?
I believe they do fit true to size, but remember that espadrilles tend to stretch out a bit after a few wears.
The jeans are from Zara, from earlier this summer, I believe.
I have the red Pour La Victoire. It was a bit big (I normally wear a 7), but I added insoles for extra cushioning, and it fits perfectly.


In one of our case studies, we found Asklaila, one of the platforms for local business, got 3X higher subscription rate as compared to e-mail. Here is the average subscription rate we observe based on our data.
After putting a lot of efforts in getting subscribers, you do not want to lose them.
However, High unsubscribe rates in Web Push has been the elephant in the room for the industry.
To understand why the unsubscription is high, let's try to understand how the unsubscription is measured in Web Push Notification. When a user unsubscribes from the push notification, it is a user individual preference in that browser. However, your subscriber number will remain the same as no information is yet been received regarding the un-subscription.
Next time, when you send a notification, the cloud manager (like Firebase Cloud Manager) that is used to send, will notify the Push Notification service provider that the user has un-subscribed. Post this, your push notification subscriber list will be updated and will remove the un-subscribed user from the Active List. However, to maintain good results from your campaign, you need to reduce the unsubscription rate for your push notification.
Web Push Notification sending hence shows unsubscribe with a lag, i.e. it shows the unsubscribe that have happened since last notification sent to this current one.
Untargeted Notifications: This is the most common reason for unsubscription. Every customer is different, so treat them differently. If you send notification about the sale on women's apparel to all, people who are not interested in such notification will unsubscribe. Our study shows that segmented send results in 2x click rates and lower unsubscribe rates.
Long Gap in Sending: You need to be engaged with the customer by sending a regular notification. When you are not in touch with the customer, they may unsubscribe from your notification. Secondly, when you do not send any notification for a long time, you will not know how many have already unsubscribed. Hence, you send the notification, the unsubscribe count over a longer period is displayed. You may see the unsubscription rate has gone high because you have sent notification after a long gap and hence the subscriber number also got updated lately.
Sending Frequently: If you send too frequently, the customer may not like too frequent notifications and can decide to unsubscribe from your notification.
Other technical reasons: Every 6 months browser refreshes the device-token which is used in the subscription object. If the user does not re-visit the website after the token is refreshed, then due to refreshed token not being stored in the database the user is marked as unsubscribed or we consider it as subscriber loss.
Create and notification for the targeted segment. If you send generic segments to all, the customer will think of it as spam and unsubscribe. To reduce unsubscribe rate always segment your subscribers based on different attributes. With PushEngage, you can segment push subscribers in 6 different ways. Moreover, as per the industry-wide study, the notification sent to segment resulted in 2X increased click rates as compared to the notification sent to all.
If you send personalize and contextual notification, the user can relate to the same and will not unsubscribe. Using Trigger Notifications, you can customize the notification based on the action the user took on your site and send them when they need the most.
For e.g., if a user has downloaded a pdf file from your website or watched a video, you can trigger a notification which is relevant to what user watched or downloaded.
This way the user will be engaged with your website. This will lead to user satisfaction and lesser unsubscription.
Send notification regularly to keep your customers engaged. You can create drip notifications to be sent at regular intervals to customers. This way you will never miss sending a notification to users. Avoid long gap in sending notification as the user may unsubscribe to the push notification.
Timing is very crucial when sending notifications. Understanding the time zone of the customer is the key in this. Don't send notifications when it is night time for your subscriber. Further, do not send a notification when the user is not active, the notification will be missed. This way the user will not see any notification from you. The user may think of the push subscription as annoying and unsubscribe as he never received any notification from your site. We offer country-wise segmentation to help you send notifications according to customer time zone.
When sending a notification, always add an expiry for the notifications. If you don't user may receive all the notification at once when he logins to the browser after a long time. The expiry time is a unique feature available in web push notifications, so make full use of it. Consider a scenario when you send a notification regarding an offer. However, the user receives the notification after the offer has expired. The user will feel that you didn't update him on time and so he missed the offer and may unsubscribe. If you put an expiry date on the notification, the notification will automatically get expired and the user will not receive the same after the expiry date.
If your business local. If yes, then it is better to send notification in the local language. You have used local language in subscription opt-in but while sending a notification, you are using another language. The subscriber will not be able to relate to the notification you send and may unsubscribe. It's always better to send notification in the local language of your subscriber. At PushEngage, geo-segmentation of the subscriber is offered by default. You can send notification in specific geo language to get higher click rates and lower un-subscription.
You can do AB testing of your push notification. With AB testing you will know what types of notifications are more favored by different customer segment. AB testing will help to test different attributes of the Push Notification and finding the winner. You can then send the rest of the notifications according to the winning push notification.
Hope you can use all the tactics shared above and retain more of your web push subscribers. If you liked this post, please share it on Social Media, and subscribe to our web push notifications or email newsletter.


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(Turn On) The Music Machine is the debut album by the American garage rock band the Music Machine, and was released on Original Sound Records on December 31, 1966. It arrived just months after the group's hit single, "Talk Talk", propelled to number 15 on the national charts. Although the album was hastily recorded to capitalize on the Music Machine's popularity, (Turn On) The Music Machine managed to become a moderate hit on the Billboard 200, and is hailed today as a classic garage rock piece. Another single, "The People in Me" was also released in support of the album.

Background

Fronted by their innovative songwriter and lead vocalist Sean Bonniwell, the Music Machine became a radio favorite as a result of their rebellious proto-punk song "Talk Talk", which reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1966. "Talk Talk", along with the B-side "Come on In", was rigorously rehearsed by the group under the instruction of Bonniwell, who held a virtue to perfecting a uniquely hard-edged sound for the band.  By the time the Music Machine entered RCA Studios to record the two songs, they were well-practiced and completed them in only a few takes. Hoping to capitalize on the band's sudden success, their record label Original Sound hastily summoned the members back into the studio to record for (Turn On) The Music Machine.

The album includes five cover versions -- "Cherry, Cherry", "Taxman", "See See Rider", "96 Tears", and "Hey Joe"—that were recorded for a local dance club in Los Angeles called 9th Street West, but were never intended to be featured on (Turn On) The Music Machine. However, the group's record producers insisted that the songs would improve record sales, a decision that Bonniwell recalled made him feel "artistically crest-fallen and infuriated". Still, Bonniwell regarded the Music Machine's arrangement of "Hey Joe" as innovative, invoking a slow, moody nuance that is strikingly similar to Jimi Hendrix's more well-known version. All of the remaining tracks were penned by Bonniwell, including the melodically complex "Trouble", the reflective ballad "Some Other Drum", which hinted at the musical direction the group would later take, and "Wrong", a song written in a similar style to "Talk Talk". Perhaps the most accomplished piece other than "Talk Talk" is "Masculine Intuition". Bonniwell explained the song is "very tricky for non-musicians.  They really can't quite figure out what it is...I've had other musicians tell me, their bands have tried to play that song, and they can't.  There's two sections--it's called a turnaround, and I invert two chords.  And if you don't pick up on it, there's no way you can play the song".

(Turn On) The Music Machine was released on December 31, 1966 and reached number 76 on the Billboard 200. The Music Machine's second single from the album, "The People in Me", was distributed in January 1967, and managed to chart at number 66.  Over the years, the album has been considered a garage rock classic, with Guitar magazine ranking it at number three in its category of "100 Essential Garage Rock Albums". Music historian Richie Unterberger, writing for the Allmusic website, gathers that (Turn On) The Music Machine is highlighted by Bonniwell's original material, and "would have been a lot better if they'd let Sean Bonniwell write all of the songs". Critic Doug Sheppard praised Bonniwell's lyrical style, saying it "transcends the typical boy-girl theme of the day by instead favoring more introspective, psychological matter". In his article The Psychedelic Experience, Brian Hogg wrote the album "naturally features the group's hit single, as well as its flipside, the moody 'Come on In'. But alongside these tracks were five equally excellent Sean Bonniwell originals, as well as five covers" that the author goes on to conclude were "all rather offbeat and idiosyncratic choices". In 1983, Big Beat Records reissued the album, and in 2006 its material was released on the record label's compilation album The Ultimate Turn On.

Track listing

All songs written by Sean Bonniwell except where noted.

Side one
"Talk Talk" - 1:56
"Trouble" - 2:11
"Cherry, Cherry" (Neil Diamond) - 3:12
"Taxman" (George Harrison) - 2:33
"Some Other Drum" - 2:29
"Masculine Intuition" - 2:08

Side two
"The People in Me" - 2:53
"See See Rider" (Ma Rainey, Lena Arant) - 2:29
"Wrong" - 2:16
"96 Tears" (Rudy Martinez) - 2:17
"Come On In" - 2:54
"Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) - 4:12

Personnel

Sean Bonniwell - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, horn
Mark Landon - lead guitar (Son of Michael Landon, star of Bonanza)
Ron Edgar - drums
Doug Rhodes - keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals
Keith Olsen - bass guitar, backing vocals (later produced Alice Cooper and the Grateful Dead)

References

1966 albums
The Music Machine albums

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The leading smartphone companies recently launched new models, which typically receive a great deal of attention and reviews -- both positive and negative. Businesses professionals are excited but also confused and overwhelmed because they want the best phone that satisfies their checklist of needs at work and at home. How does one make sense of the plethora of features in new smartphone models?
Instead of focusing on the details, a better approach is to take a high level view by answering a few questions to determine which type of phones satisfy your needs. Some useful questions relate to operating systems, the biggest and best selection of apps, phone security and the smartest voice activated personal assistant.
Which smartphone operating system is right for you?
The four choices are iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry, each with pros and cons. All phones support tasks like email, calendaring, web browsing and talking but they differ in how easy and simply they do them. The research firm, IDC, reports that the 2014 global market share in the second quarter of 2014 is 85 per cent for Android, 11.7 per cent for iOS, 9.4 per cent for Windows and less than 1 per cent for BlackBerry.
Google's Android works with HTC, LG, Motorola, and Samsung manufacturers. It is popular for customers who enjoy tinkering and customizing using widgets and fine-tuning settings about the look and feel of the phone. Widgets are used to customize a single screen view of contacts, calendar, appointments and other important information. The interface and features from one Android phone to another can vary dramatically especially after an OS update. So it is important to test Android on a particular phone and manufacturer to see if you like the experience.
Apple's iOS works only with Apple's phones and devices. When a new operating system becomes available, it has the advantage of updating all Apple devices at the same time. iOS has the most integrated ecosystem and marketplace of apps and is linked to a customer's iTunes account. For those owning other Apple products (e.g. MacBook, iPad, iPod), the compatibility and user interface experience is easy and consistent across devices. Accessing content like music, videos, podcasts or games is simple. Unlike Android, Apple allows users limited ability to customize the interface -- about how apps look and feel on the screen.
Microsoft is a newer entrant in the smartphone market. Windows phone works with a limited number of phones for HTC, Nokia, and Samsung. The interface is simple and Windows Phone 8.1 offers more features and customization, although it is still does not match the degree of customization available on Android phones. The Windows store has fewer apps, music, games and videos.
The BlackBerry operating system is designed for smartphone handheld devices that are made by the company, also called BlackBerry. BlackBerry phones are targeted to business customers who are focussed on productivity and multitasking. The BlackBerry is best known for having the best touch screen and physical keyboard for speed and accuracy. The user interface supports 8 applications that can be run simultaneously or paused and minimized. The BlackBerry features a messaging centre that can be accessed from anywhere in the OS where all notifications (e.g. email, social networking, text messages, etc.) are displayed and actionable.
Which store has the best selection of apps?
Business professionals use a range of productivity, information and lifestyle apps to improve their quality of life. Android and Apple both have over one million apps while Microsoft and BlackBerry have a much smaller number. Before buying a phone, check if your 'must have' apps are available on the operating system of the phone you are interested in.
The phone manufacturers all have enhanced security for their phones provided users allow their devices to be managed by a third-party mobile device management solution on a company's network. This includes employees who want to use their own device at work. In general, higher security means more complexity for IT departments. Android is the most susceptible to malware and malicious apps because it has the most market share and is frequently targeted. iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry phones are less susceptible to malware. According to a bulletin issued by Kaspersky Lab, 99% of all mobile threats in 2012 targeted Android devices. One suggestion to follow is to never install an app from any suspicious website.
Why mobile personal digital assistants make life easier?
Intelligent personal digital assistants are not new but they have become smarter in completing tasks via voice commands. They offer a new way of interacting with our devices. Google has Now, Apple has Siri, Microsoft has Cortana and BlackBerry has BlackBerry Assistant. Each assistant allows you to search information using your voice. Examples include finding places, giving directions, local weather, calling people and performing web searches.
Google Now is more advanced in that it builds an "anticipation engine" of your requests. It is able to anticipate what information may be useful and provides it "just in time". For example, if you have a scheduled appointment, Google Now will suggest directions ahead of time.
Apple's Siri does not anticipate tasks and answers questions when asked. It is more conversational and has a large database of humorous responses. Siri is effective at performing simple tasks. It is less advanced than Google Now and Cortana because it cannot anticipate what information you may need.
Microsoft's Cortana is a combination of Siri and Google Now and built into Windows 8.1. Cortana asks you for your name and how to pronounce it. It asks permission for access to your email, contacts, location and social media accounts like Facebook. You can also add interests like movies, food preferences, news, travel and weather.
BlackBerry Assistant was the last major smartphone manufacturer to offer a digital assistant. It is accurate at voice commands to perform simple tasks like sending an email, asking for unread email, setting reminders, searching email and calendar. The more you use it, the more it learns and adapts.
Based on how you use the phone, which phones have a longer battery?
How important is the batter life of a phone before you have to charge it again?
Will having a larger screen improve viewing photos or videos?
Which phones are more durable and do not easily break when dropped? This video and this video show recent drop tests of the new iPhone 5 , iPhone 6 plus and a Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Regardless of your next phone, be sure to get a sturdy case that can absorb a fall.
Do you prefer a virtual screen or a physical touch keyboard? BlackBerry smartphones with a physical screen are still considered the fastest and most accurate.
One way to plan your next smartphone purchase is to make a list of your 'must haves' versus your 'nice to haves'. Then create a shortlist of smartphones based on your budget. Visit the retailers, test them out and ask customers about their experience with their smartphone.


The National anti-DDoS Scrubbing Center (NaWas) provides on-demand security against DDoS attacks for ISPs with an independent network (possessing their own AS number).
However, there are a large number of hosting parties (including some VvR members) who do not have their own independent network and take their internet connection from an ISP that does not offer an anti-DDoS solution, but who do want to organise this. Due to geographical location, pricing or other services, they cannot just switch to another party that does offer anti-DDoS. But organising your own anti-DDoS is far too costly.
What's more, these parties really want to contribute to combating DDoS, the way the NBIP does within the NaWas service. No commercial prices and geared to sharing knowledge so that DDoS attacks (with the botnets) can be efficiently combated and perhaps even eliminated from the world. To solve this problem, NaWas and the VvR are examining whether these hosters can be connected to NaWas (cost-efficiently) and how. This project was initiated with the help of the SIDN fund (Aug. 2017).
In response to demand from participants, the NBIP initiated a project in late 2015 to create a DDoS recognition tool and specify a uniform DDoS nomenclature.
This project is jointly supported by the SIDN fund, which provides financial support to projects that contribute to "a strong internet for everyone".
Comprehensive information can be found on the project website.


Along with 6 other journalists I was invited by Ilaria Petitto to the Leopard at des Artistes for a Donnachiara Campania Wine Workshop. Ilaria is the 5th generation female to run the estate and is in charge of all operations.
The workshop was held in the restaurant's cozy private dining room. We tasted and drank the wines of Donnachiara and discussed the region of Campania and its wine. We spoke about what people think when the hear Campania: the Amalfi Coast, Naples, Pizza, Wine, etc., were cited. It was the consensus that Campania produces the best white wine in Southern Italy and certainly has the most interesting white grape varieties. The importance of the Aglianico grape and Taurasi was also discussed.
Iliara then told us about the wines that she had chosen to match with the menu.
Falanghina Beneventano Santè Brut IGT 100% Falanghina. Ilaria said that the vineyard is in Torre Cuso, the best location to grow Falanghina. The soil is volcanic chalky clay. There are 2,500 plants per hectare and the harvest takes place the first week of October. Fermentation lasts for 40 days. Illaria referred to the production method used as the Martinotti method for sparkling wine (The Charmat method, as it is more popularly known, was invented by Federico Martinotti in Asti in the 1920's). Refermentation takes place at low temperatures in autoclaves for about 6 months. Then the wine matures on the dregs for another 2 months. The wine had very good bubbles; it was fresh, delicate with floral and citrus aromas and flavors. It was the perfect wine for the appetizers which were very much in the tradition of Campania.
Falanghina Beneventano 2012 DOC 100% Falanghina the vineyard is the Torre Cuso, the best location for Falanghina. The soil is Volcanic, chalky clay, the vines are 16 years old , the training system is guyot and there are 2,500 vines per hectare. The grapes are not destemmed or crushed befor pressing. Cold fermentation is in stainless steel and there is extended maceration. This is a crisp white wine with citrius fruit amomas and flavors nice acidity and good minerality.
With the first two wines we had: crisp fried zeppole, potato croquettes known as panzerotti, miniature mozzarelle in carrozze and bite size pieces of torta Pasqualina, a spinach and ricotta pie.
Greco di Tufo 2010 DOCG 100% Greco di Tufo The soil is tuffaceious and the training system is espallier. There are 3,300 plants per hectare and the harvest takes place during the second week of October. Illaria said that the grapes come from highly rated vineyards. The grapes are not destemmed or crushed prior to pressing. Cold fermentation with extended maceration. No oak used. This is a wine that needs at least 5 or 6 years of bottle age before it is ready to drink, she remarked. This was served with the Parmigiana di zucchine con scamorza e salsa al pomodoro and it was a perfect combination. The wine was just starting to come around, it has nice citrus aromas and flavors, a hint of smoke and a touch of almonds in the finish and aftertaste.
Fiano di Avellino DOCG 2007. 100% Fiano. The soil is chalky clay and the training system is Guyot. There are 4,400 vines per hectare and the 4 hectare vineyard is located at 600 meters. Harvesting takes place during the second week of October. llaria said that 2007 was a very hot and dry vintage that produced a very concentrated wine with scents ranging from candied fruits to flora. She believes the aging potential of the wine is 15/20 years and I agree. This is a wine with good structure and body. There were floral notes, aromas and flavors of citrus fruits, good acidity and a hint of smoke. This was an excellent compliment to the Scialatielli ai frutti di mare, short strips of homemade pasta typical of Amalfi in a seafood and tomato sauce.
Greco di Tufo IGT Ostinato Campania 2011 100% Greco. This single vineyard is 4 hectares and it is outside the DOCG zone in Venticano, Torre Le Nocella. The soil is clay and limestone. The age of the vines is 20 years, the training system is Guyot and there are 5,000 plants per hectare. A late harvest takes place the first half of November. The grapes are not destemmed or crushed prior to pressing. Fermentation is for 12 months 20% of which is in French barriques. The wine is naturally clarified and there is no refrigeration or filtration at bottling. The first time I drank this wine I had it with pasta and clams and it was a terrible combination. The label said Greco di Tufo, but it tasted like a dessert wine. At the workshop dinner, it was served with crostino di pane ciabatta con fegato grasso, toasted ciabatta bread with foie gras. The combination was sensational, since like certain dessert wines, it goes well with foods like foie gras or cheese.
I told Ilaria that I found this wine to be very confusing since there is no indication on the bottle that it is a dessert wine. She said that it is in a smaller bottle (500ml), the bottle is clear so you can see the darker color. I said that this should be clarified on the label for the sake of the consumer.
It becomes even more confusing because of the next wine, the Esoterico Campania Fiano 2011 IGT 100% Fiano. The soil is volcanic, chalky clay, the age of the vines is 6 years, the training system is Guyot and there are 4,400 vines per hectare. Everything else is done just like the Greco except the final result is different. The wine is light in color and while it has more body than the regular Fiano, it does not really taste like a dessert wine. I would not drink it with fegato grasso.
Taurasi DOCG 2007, 2008 and 2009. 100% Aglianico coming from the 20 hectare estate vineyard Torre le Nocelle. Ilaria said that all of Donnachiara's red wines are made from grapes from this vineyard. The soil is volcanic, the vines are 30 years old, the training system is Guyot and there are 4,000 plants per hectare. The grapes are not destemmed or crushed prior to pressing and there is no filtration. The wine is aged for 12 months in 225-liter French barriques. I find these red wines to be more modern in style but not over the top and they all needed more time.
Two lucky men. Illaria is wonderful as are her wines.


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Exosoma nodieri is een keversoort uit de familie bladkevers (Chrysomelidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1923 gepubliceerd door Laboissiere.

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In May 2000 I visited the beautiful volcanic island of Santorini. I took my parents along for this trip and we had a direct flight from Finland. I have though, heard from many people since, that you see the best of this island if you visit by boat. Even so we saw a large part of the island from land-based trips during our weeks stay. The scenery was magnificent; totally different from any that I have seen on other Greek Islands either before or since.
I was amazed by the way people had built their houses on the cliffs as if they were just hanging there. On the caldera side you could still see the sediments of volcanic stone and it wasn't too hard to picture what the landscape had been like before the great eruption.
There are not too many roads by the caldera and especially going down. You can get down to Fira, the main port of Santorini by car, you can descend by one of the many stairways on foot or have a donkey, the most traditional transport in Greece. We visited Fira many times and we also tried the cable car for the return trip. We walked down to the harbour, since it was so hot and it's always easier going down than coming up. Walking was fine but the stairs may be slippery, and you have to share the stairs with the donkeys.
Our hotel was in the small village of Oia on the northern tip of the island. There weren't too many roads but the narrow alleys going up and down right next to the houses and courts were adorable. The village and its alleys were like a big puzzle. It was fascinating to see how bright were the colours of the houses, so blue, so white and the view was fantastic.
It is said that one of the most beautiful sun sets in the whole of Greece can be seen at Oia, Santorini and I do agree. There were bus loads of people coming from other villages just to see the sun set. The terrace as well as the slopes of Oia were crowded when the evening came and the sun began to set.
It is I think the best view that I found on Santorini. Caldera is like a lake and it covers a huge area of what used to be the crater. There are small islands in the Caldera, Palea and Nea Kameni, and they are still volcanically active. You can take a boat trip to these islands but the smell of sulphur can be disgusting. Boats will take you also to the Aspronisi, the White Island, which is far better.


is how the town of Ashurst in the New Forest, Hampshire got its name. A timber trade grew up around it and was first mentioned in 1317 in some court documents. From Tudor times, timber was burnt for saltpetre, the raw material for gunpowder and tanning leather. The railway arrived in 1847 and changed everything leading to expansion and growth of the small settlement of Ashurst. This is a photo taken about one hundred years ago of the approach to the station in Ashurst.
As well as the railway station Ashurst now boasts a campsite, shops, 3 pubs, 5 restaurants, a vet, an upholsterer, a Post Office, a newsagent, 2 hairdressers and a car dealer.
It is also within the picturesque New Forest and close to Southampton. Below is a typical scene in the New Forest.
I found my next watercolour in a local charity shop. It is simply entitled 'Near Ashurst' and had been painted by David Shorter. I can't find out much about David except that he was a guest speaker at the Totton Art Society back in 2010. Here is a rather blurry photo of him.
It's very small, 10cm x 6cm, but rather a pretty little painting.
There seem to be numerous definitions of this saying but I think my favourite is the Australian which means a night on the bathroom floor after a heavy drinking session! However, the most plausible, to my mind, is cats on the rooftops. Whatever the origin of the phrase, however, the origin of a tile dates back at least 4,000 years and the word is a derivative of the French word 'tuile' which in turn is a derivative of the Latin word 'tegula'.
Tiled surfaces can be found in the pyramids, the ruins of Babylon and Greek cities, Tunisia, Iran and many, many other ancient civilisations.
I am not too sure about these next two charity shop finds. I have trailed through hundreds of pictures of tiles and found nothing like them. They are glued so firmly on to some hessian type of material that it would be impossible to remove them without breaking them. There is no visible signature on either so they are a bit of a mystery.
There are around 16,000 Church of England churches half of which were built during the Middle Ages. Christianity is thought to have arrived in England around 47AD and the oldest surviving church is St Martin's in Canterbury built in about 590AD. When the Normans arrived in the 11th Century they started to build lots and lots of churches believing that God had been on their side during the invasion. The Tudor period saw the end of the church building era and far fewer have been built until this day.
Hard as I tried it has been impossible for me to identify the Norman church in the next watercolour. I have looked at endless photos of churches but as there are 16,000 of them it has been rather a fruitless task. There is a signature on the painting but I can't find out anything about the artist so all I can say is that this is a rather lovely watercolour of somewhere by someone!


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This apartment of 26,8 m² (about 288 ft²), built in 1930, in a building of 8 floors contains 1 room, 1 bathroom and 1 toilet. It is equipped with a kitchen/dining room. It's located on the 1st floor with a lift. Heating : collective gaz. Others : intercom, digicode.


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BP's hopes for China oil growth
By Ed Crooks
Published: December 11 2008 02:00 | Last updated: December 11 2008 02:00
BP wants to expand its investment in China "by several times", its chief executive has said, setting out his ambitions to expand in the country expected to undergo the world's biggest increase in demand for oil over the next two decades.
Tony Hayward, who took over as BP's chief executive last year, said in a speech in Beijing that the company could "help China in its endeavour of energy security by energy diversity".
BP, Europe's biggest oil group after Royal Dutch Shell, has invested $4.6bn (£3.1bn) in China, but like other western oil companies including Shell, ExxonMobil of the US and France's Total has made only limited progress.
Mr Hayward's comments, made at the end of last month but posted on BP's China website this week, show he is aiming for a far greater presence in China "over the medium term".
China has shown some reciprocal interest in the British oil group this year. It emerged in April that the Chinese government had picked up a BP stake of almost 1 per cent.
BP said yesterday that Mr Hayward was setting out an "aspiration" rather than a firm investment programme.
The company has explored closer ties before. In 2005, BP sought a strategic partnership with Sinopec, the listed arm of China's second-biggest oil company, which could have transformed its presence in the country.
The talks failed to reach agreement on such a bold move, however, and the following year Sinopec ruled out BP taking a substantial minority stake.
In spite of that setback, BP has continued to increase its investment in China.
Its biggest single project is the Secco plastics plant in Shanghai, a joint venture with Sinopec and the Shanghai Petrochemical Company. It has other petrochemicals facilities, retail joint ventures with Sinopec and PetroChina, the biggest listed Chinese oil company, factories for solar panels and a 30 per cent stake in a terminal for receiving liquefied natural gas. It even owns a stake in a project producing gas to sell in Hong Kong.
BP is also collaborating with China on research and development, last month launching a new $70m R&D centre with the Chinese Academy of Science – the occasion for Mr Hayward's visit.
The new centre will focus on commercialising less polluting ways to use China's vast coal reserves, including power stations that capture and store their carbon dioxide emissions and processes to transform coal into liquid fuels or substitutes for oil products.
However, all of these operations are still relatively modest given the scale of BP, which is worth about $140bn, and the size of the Chinese market and the country's 1.33bn population
The International Energy Agency, the developed countries' watchdog, predicts China will soon overtake the US as the world's biggest consumer of energy. By 2030, the IEA believes, China will have more cars than North America and, unless there is a change in its energy policies, its oil consumption will be almost as high as the US.
On the same "business as usual" basis, more than 40 per cent of all the forecast global increase in oil demand by 2030 will come from China.
This makes it impossible for any global oil and gas group to ignore China.
Progress has been undramatic so far. Exxon is building a refinery and petrochemicals plant in a joint venture with Sinopec and Saudi Aramco. Shell, PetroChina and Qatar Petroleum have been exploring a similar joint venture. Total has a retail joint venture with Sinochem. Along with Shell and Chevron, Total has also been looking at possible gas production projects.
However, highly regulated markets – even after recent reforms that should help refiners stay profitable – and assertive national companies with international ambitions of their own make China a very difficult country in which to operate.
Mr Hayward has pitched joint ventures, saying "these partnerships are based on one of the great motivating forces in human affairs: genuine mutual advantage".
But while the advantage for western companies is clear, he will have to use all his powers of persuasion to make China believe the advantage is mutual.
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You can make room-only reservations for the Disney resorts up to 499 days in advance, meaning that you could reserve your room for spring 2013 now. This can be done only over the phone with a travel agent or by calling Disney directly at 407-W-DISNEY.
Online booking and vacation packages for the next year have historically been released in mid-summer of the previous year. We don't have an exact date yet, but I'm expecting that packages and online booking will be available for 2013 sometime in July 2012. Try checking back in a month or so and we may have more information for you.


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Q: Getting error when i am trying to remote my elasticsearch endpoint with typeahead.js I am trying to make a simple autocomplete with typeahead.js.
The source where words are indexed is my amazon elasticsearch service cluster endpoint. I set all permissions.
Now i have this code :

$('#remote .typeahead').typeahead({
  highlight: true,
},
{
  name: 'elasticremote',
  source: function(query, syncResults, asyncResults) {
    $.get('https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.eu-west-1.es.amazonaws.com/xxxxxxx/_search?q=' + query, function(data) {

      asyncResults(data)
    });
  }
})

Problem is : when i am starting typing in the search field, nothing happens, no suggestions or anything. Moreover i get an error in my console log
TypeError: c.slice is not a function

in typeahead.bundle.min.js
What's wrong with my code ?
Thanks for helping.

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