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What Makes a Library a Library?
by Jayadev P Hiremath 19 Jan '13

19 Jan '13

What Makes a Library a Library? by Kyle Chayka The latest controversy striking the tumultuous world of libraries (a very shocking place) is the announcement of a bookless library to open this fall in San Antonio, Texas. The new space will look and function more like an Apple store than what we would traditionally think of as a library, but how much does that matter when it comes to providing public access to information? The San Antonio library, called BiblioTech, will be a long, open space with a sloping front desk on one side and rows of computer terminals on long tables in the center. A smaller counter will hold a line of smartphones, while the opposite side of the library will host a reading lounge. There will be very few shelves. It’s not that the BiblioTech doesn’t have books; its books just come in a different form. The space will hold 50 computer terminals, a stock of laptops and tablets, and preloaded e-readers for customers to take home. All the information is still there; it just exists on more platforms than normal paper. The proposed New York Public Library renovation (Image via elitedaily.com) The proposed New York Public Library renovation (Image via elitedaily.com) Can you still have a library if there are no print-and-bound volumes in it? The BiblioTech calls to mind the problem currently facing the New York Public Library’s main branch — as useful as technology is, library customers (and the public at large) still love their books. Critics complain that the NYPL’s plan to remove many of the books from its central location into a storage depot in New Jersey to make room for more computer terminals and a cafe is disrespectful to its heritage and turns it into “a glorified Starbucks,” according to the New York Times. Yet libraries have already been trending more toward media centers than manuscript repositories. It only takes one glance at Rem Koolhaas’s Seattle Central Library, a crystalline glass structure, to realize that you’re looking at something different than a normal institution. The library features large, open reading spaces and over 400 public computer terminals. If it’s more like a Starbucks, so what? It ultimately serves its function as a public resource. The Seattle Central Library (Image via wikipedia.org) The Seattle Central Library (Image via wikipedia.org) Maybe the more fundamental question is: what is a book? BiblioTech will host e-readers, which will doubtless become a more and more pervasive platform for literary consumption. Books can be read wholly online through a web browser, or downloaded as a PDF, or saved onto a smartphone. When it comes down to it, “book” is just a word for a structured collection of information. It has nothing to do with print or not. A library, as a collection of books, is just as mutable: it’s where we go to consume information and access our shared cultural history, whatever form it may take. -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Presentation on “The Future of the Internet” on Thursday, 24th Jan 2013 at 4.30 p.m.
by Mohan HR 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Dear all, Presentation on “The Future of the Internet” on Thursday, 24th Jan 2013 at 4.30 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2013/mm-130124.pdf Pl. make it convenient to attend the presentation. As the seats are limited, you are requested to be on time for presentation. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ INVITATION ===================================================== ACM India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IIT Madras Alumni Association, Chennai Chapter Cordially invite you for a presentation by Dr. Vinton Gray Cerf President, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Co-designer of TCP/IP Protocol & Turing Award Winner and Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, USA on “The Future of the Internet” on Thursday, 24th Jan 2013 at 4.30 p.m. at IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras Dr. D. Janakiram, Chairman, ACM, Chennai Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS Madras Chapter Mr. A. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, CSI Chennai Chapter Mr. K. Bhaskaran, President, IITMAA Chennai Chapter Programme ========= 4.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Presentation About the Presentation ================= This presentation will review the present state and statistics of the Internet and then examine present trends and their extrapolation to new applications and evolutionary directions for the Internet in the 21st Century About the Speaker ============== Vinton G. Cerf is currently the President of ACM. He was the recipient of ACM Turing Award in 2004. Vinton G. Cerf has served as vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google since October 2005. In this role, he is responsible for identifying new enabling technologies to support the development of advanced, Internet-based products and services from Google. He is also an active public face for Google in the Internet world. Cerf is the former senior vice president of Technology Strategy for MCI. In this role, Cerf was responsible for helping to guide corporate strategy development from the technical perspective. Previously, Cerf served as MCI’s senior vice president of Architecture and Technology, leading a team of architects and engineers to design advanced networking frameworks including Internet-based solutions for delivering a combination of data, information, voice and video services for business and consumer use. Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. In December 1997, President Clinton presented the U.S. National Medal of Technology to Cerf and his colleague, Robert E. Kahn, for founding and developing the Internet. Kahn and Cerf were named the recipients of the ACM Alan M. Turing award in 2004 for their work on the Internet protocols. The Turing award is sometimes called the “Nobel Prize of Computer Science.” In November 2005, President George Bush awarded Cerf and Kahn the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their work. The medal is the highest civilian award given by the United States to its citizens. In April 2008, Cerf and Kahn received the prestigious Japan Prize. Prior to rejoining MCI in 1994, Cerf was vice president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI). As vice president of MCI Digital Information Services from 1982-1986, he led the engineering of MCI Mail, the first commercial email service to be connected to the Internet. During his tenure from 1976-1982 with the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Cerf played a key role leading the development of Internet and Internet-related packet data and security technologies. Vint Cerf serves as Chairman of StopBadWare and President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and served as chairman of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from 2000-2007. Cerf also served as founding president of the Internet Society from 1992-1995 and in 1999 served a term as chairman of the Board. In addition, Cerf is honorary chairman of the IPv6 Forum, dedicated to raising awareness and speeding introduction of the new Internet protocol. Cerf served as a member of the U.S. Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) from 1997 to 2001 and serves on several national, state and industry committees focused on cyber-security. Cerf sits on the Board of Directors for the Americas Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), StopBadWare, the Gorilla Foundation and Advisory Board for CosmosID. Cerf also sits on the Board of Associates of Gallaudet University. He serves on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Advisory Committee and is a distinguished visiting scientist there. He serves as Chair of the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. He also serves as Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the National Science & Technology Medals Foundation and President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Cerf is a Fellow of the IEEE, ACM, and American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the International Engineering Consortium, the Computer History Museum, the Annenberg Center for Communications at USC, the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering, the American Philosophical Society, the Hasso Platner Institute and is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. In 2011, he was made Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society. Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet. These include the Marconi Fellowship, Charles Stark Draper award of the National Academy of Engineering, the Prince of Asturias award for science and technology, the National Medal of Science from Tunisia, the St. Cyril and St. Methodius Order (Grand Cross) of Bulgaria, the Alexander Graham Bell Award presented by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, the NEC Computer and Communications Prize, the Silver Medal of the International Telecommunications Union, the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Award, the ACM Software and Systems Award, the ACM SIGCOMM Award, the Computer and Communications Industries Association Industry Legend Award, installation in the Inventors Hall of Fame, the Yuri Rubinsky Web Award, the Kilby Award , the Rotary Club International Paul P. Harris Medal, the Joseph Priestley Award from Dickinson College, the Yankee Group/Interop/Network World Lifetime Achievement Award, the George R. Stibitz Award, the Werner Wolter Award, the Andrew Saks Engineering Award, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, the Computerworld/Smithsonian Leadership Award, the J.D. Edwards Leadership Award for Collaboration, World Institute on Disability Annual award and the Library of Congress Bicentennial Living Legend medal. Cerf was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2006. He was made an Eminent Member of the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) honor society in 2009. In 2010 he received a Lifetime Webby Award. In February 2011 he was named a Stanford Engineering School “Hero” for his work on the Internet and received a lifetime achievement award from the Oxford Internet Institute. In December, 1994, People magazine identified Cerf as one of that year's "25 Most Intriguing People." In addition to his work on behalf of Google and the Internet, Cerf has served as a technical advisor to production for "Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict" and made a special guest appearance on the program in May 1998. Cerf has appeared on television programs NextWave with Leonard Nimoy and often co-hosted World Business Review with Alexander Haig and Caspar Weinberger. Cerf also holds an appointment as distinguished visiting scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he is working on the design of an interplanetary Internet. Cerf holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Stanford University and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from UCLA. He also holds honorary Doctorate degrees from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich; Lulea University of Technology, Sweden; University of the Balearic Islands, Palma; Capitol College, Maryland; Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania; George Mason University, Virginia; Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York; the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Brooklyn Polytechnic; Marymount University; the University of Pisa; the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Tschingua University, Beijing, China; the University of Zaragoza, Spain; the Technical University of Cartagena, Spain; the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain; Bethany College, Kansas; the Moscow State University of International Relations; the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology and Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. His personal interests include fine wine, gourmet cooking and science fiction. Cerf and his wife, Sigrid, were married in 1966 and have two sons, David and Bennett. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Second International Conference of Academic Libraries during February 12 – 15, 2013
by Upadhyay P K 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Dear friends, GGS Indraprastha University, New Delhi is organizing the Second International Conference on Academic Libraries from February 12 – 15, 2013. http://www.ipu.ac.in/ical2013/index.htm . This indeed is going to be a major international event of special interest and importance to the library and computing professionals in India. It is going to have several leading experts as speakers from the academic and corporate world from India and abroad. In addition to the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Indraprastha University as the Conference Chair, this conference has constituted a Vice-Chancellors Advisory Committee. The conference will deliberate on “ACADEMIC LIBRARY SERVICES THROUGH CLOUD COMPUTING” – a topic that is of great importance and relevance to today’s knowledge-driven society. The objective of the Conference is to deliberate on cloud computing solutions for moving libraries to the web for library collaboration at all levels, unlock library potential to share global library collections, and identify strategies for moving to cloud environment. The other areas for discussion and deliberation include new dimensions to academic library services, collaboration in library education, training and research, and policy changes and strategies as required for cloud program implementation. The Conference is planning to have a gathering of about 600 delegates and experts from India and abroad for almost four days from February 12 to 15, 2013 at the GGS Indraprastha University Campus, Delhi and conduct its proceedings through several Plenary, Parallel technical sessions and Tutorials. This international conference is taking place especially in India on such an important topic, our library and computer professionals and teachers must get the opportunity to benefit from this international event in large number. Registration form and conference details are available at : Registration: http://www.ipu.ac.in/ical2013/registration3.htm Brochure: http://www.ipu.ac.in/ical2013/ical2013.pdf With regards, P. K. Upadhayay Technical Director National Informatics Centre, New Delhi Ph: 91-11-24360567, 24305481 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Competency Development Programme on Research Methodology on 19 January 2013 at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi
by Shantanu Ganguly 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

*Research is an art, needs inquisitiveness and curiosity with proper decision making. For obtaining such attributes you should be aware of the mechanisms to conduct an organised research. For any budding research scholar and want to indulge into real research work, then this programme would of immense value.* * * *Join the Competency Development Programme on Research Methodology at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi tomorrow on 19 January 2013 (Saturday) at 08:30 am by paying a nominal fee of Rs 1000/- (for students Rs 600/-) and enjoy the interactive session with leading researchers.* * * 08:30-09:15 AM Registration 09:15-09:45 AM Inauguration and Overview of the Programme · Welcome address by Dr A M Siddiqui · Overview of the Programme by Dr. P. K. Bhattacharya · Inaugural Address by Dr P R Goswami · Vote of Thanks by Mrs Bandana Jha 09:45 AM -10:00 AM *Tea* * * 10:00-10:30 AM Module 1: Introduction to Research Methodology Dr. Archana Sinha 10:30-11:30 AM Module 2: Research Process and Questionnaire Design Prof Kiran Pandya 11:30 AM -12:30 PM Module 3: Measurement and Scaling Prof A N Malviya 12:30-01:30 PM Module 4: Literature Survey and Data collection from Primary and Secondary Resources and Gap Analysis Prof B. K. Sen 01:30-02:00 PM *Lunch* * * 02:00-03:15 PM Module 5: Hypothesis Testing , Data collection & Analysis Prof. Naseem Abidi 03:15-03:30 PM *Tea* * * 03:30-04:15 PM Module 6: Report Writing/Referencing and Plagiarism Dr. Shantanu Ganguly 04:15-04:45PM Open Discussion 04:45 – 05-00 PM Vote of Thanks Mr. Anand Anjani Jha -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: 9th International CALIBER, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 21-23 March 2013
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions (CALIBER) is an annual convention, organised by INFLIBNET Centre in collaboration with different Universities. CALIBER 2013 is the 18th CALIBER in the series and the 9th International CALIBER which is being held at INFLIBNET Centre, INFOCITY, Gandhinagar, Gujarat during 21-23 March 2013. For more details please visit http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2013/ Editorial committee invite potential authors to submit original papers within the follow themes and sub-themes, to present during the conference. Electronic Submissions are strongly encouraged by http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2013/ocs/openconf.php or email caliber2013(a)inflibnet.ac.in The theme of the 9th International CALIBER is "Library Vision 2020: Moving Towards the Future" with following sub-themes Migration towards future * Decision technology, mobile technologies and service science. * Collection and assets management. * Data discovery tools, technics for linking of richer-deeper data for semantic web. * Next generation service delivery models. * Integrated physical and digital spaces: "e-everything". * Changeover to newer metadata standards, metadata crosswalks: technologies and case studies. * Content modelling for semantic and social web. * Evolving professional roles Collaborative Library Services * New paradigms in networks and collaborations in libraries. * Collaborative acquisition and access management. * Collaboration systems and technologies. * Cloud based library services. * ILL and document delivery systems in digital environment. * Collaborative learning systems. * Impact of collaborative services : case studies. Open Access and Open Content * Collection Library to Creation Library. * New generation of open source software: Impact on Library Services. * Open learning resources and learning content management System. * Multimedia enriched e-learning systems. * Standards and IPR issues. * Societal and cultural issues. * National and international projects on e-Learning and scholarly content generation. * New Trends and developments. * SCORM & Tin Can API : Implementation Case studies Important dates Receipt of full paper: 31st January 2013 Intimation to Authors: 10th February 2013 The Event: March 21-23, 2013 URL http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2013/ Editorial Committee * Dr. Jagdish Arora, Editor-in-Chief, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Members * Dr. Pawan Gupta, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur * Dr. T S Kumbar, IIT Gandhinagar * Dr. G Mahesh, Principal Scientist ,NISCAIR ,New Delhi * Dr. J K Vijayakumar, KAUST, Saudi Arabia * Mr. Yatrik Patel, Scientist D (CS), INFLIBNET -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

mukesh jha mysjha(a)gmail.com Wed Jan 16 12:08:56 IST 2013 Dear Professionals, Seasons Greetings! The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) is Indias premier think tank undertaking objective research and policy relevant studies on all aspects of defence, security and strategic studies International Studies, Foreign Policy. IDSA is a autonomous body funded by the Indian Ministry of Defence. The IDSA website, www.idsa.in, is a database for E-Books, Journals, Monographs, Occasional Papers, Issue Briefs, Policy Briefs, Comments, News Digests, etc published by IDSA on important issues. These publications are available for wide dissemination and could be very useful for your students and faculty members. I request you to kindly list IDSA with its web link in the resources list for International Relations, Defence and Security on your esteemed website. A line in acknowledgement will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you, Yours Sincerely Mukesh KUmar Jha Sr Library & Info.Assistant IDSA, Library -- Webmaster Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 1, Development Enclave, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi 110 010 Phone: +91-11-2671 7983 (Extn: 7223) Mobile: 9871494939 Visit us at www.idsa.in *Subscribe to IDSA Update*: http://idsa.in/subscribe *Follow IDSA* on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Institute-for-Defence-Studies-and-Analyses/19…> , Twitter <http://twitter.com/IDSAIndia>, Linkedin<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/institute-for-defence-studies-and-analyses>

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National Level Workshop on "Koha: Open Source Software for Library Automation"
by Anand Kenchakkanavar 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Dear Professionals, We are pleased to announce that the "*National Workshop on**"Koha: Open Source Software for Library Automation"** *is being organized by Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum from 02-03 Feb 2013. The objective of this workshop is to give hands-on experience to the participants on Koha Software installation, Administrative Setup, Customization, Backup/ Restore and Up-gradation etc. I would request you to participate in this workshop. *Resource Persons* *Dr. Sunita Barve*, Senior Technical Officer, National Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008 *Dr. Nanaji Shewale*, Librarian Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) *Registration Fees: *The registration fees includes Workshop kit and Working lunch. - LIS Professional (Without Accommodation) - *Rs. 500/-* - LIS Students (Without Accommodation) - *Rs. 200/-* - LIS Professional (With Accommodation) -* Rs. 1000/-* - LIS Students (With Accommodation) - *Rs. 700/-* Payment: A Demand Draft / Cheque drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of “Principal, Gogte Institute of Technology", payable at Belgaum should reach us on or before Monday, 24 Jan 2013. *The number of participants is restricted to 40 and admission will be strictly on a first-come-first-served basis.* *Venue*: Gogte Institute of Technology, Udaymbag, Belgaum Karnataka (India) *Date:* 02nd & 03 Feb 2013 For more details browse the link http://git.edu/library/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Item… Please contact below Workshop Co-coordinators for further clarification. Mr. Atmanand G. H (9620351871) and Shri. R.V. Naik (9845073896) -- *Anand Y Kenchakkanavar* *Librarian,* *USM - KLE International Medical Programme,* *Neharu Nagar* *Belgaum* - *590 010* *KARNATAKA* *E-mail:* *anand.3661(a)gmail.com* <anand.3661(a)gmail.com> *website: http://kenchakkanavar.webnode.com* *cell phone: 96115 79601 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Aaron Swartz, R.I.P
by Mailing List Admin 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:10:39 +0800 (SGT) From: Vasanth <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> This is a very sad story about Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide on 11th January 2013. Aaron Swartz, was online activist and a key proponent of the movement against the US Congress' infamous Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). He was also involved in copyright issues and Internet freedom. Aarnon was propagating open access across the globe. Aarnon was facing legal charges for downloading 4 million articles from JSTOR which he intended to make available for free online. Though JSTOR dropped the legal charges against him, the Federal Government, US was up in the arms with him. Aaron wrote RSS Specification when he was just 14. Visit the following websites to know more about Aaron and his works (sorry for the cross posting) Aaron Swartz, R.I.P: Swaraj Paul Barooah http://kafila.org/2013/01/14/aaron-swartz-r-i-p-swaraj-paul-barooah/ processing the loss of Aaron Swartz http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2013/01/13/aaron-swartz.html ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N

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Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA
by mukesh jha 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

*Subject*: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) Dear Professionals, Seasons Greetings! The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) is India’s premier think tank undertaking objective research and policy relevant studies on all aspects of defence, security and strategic studies International Studies, Foreign Policy. IDSA is a autonomous body funded by the Indian Ministry of Defence. The IDSA website, www.idsa.in, is a database for E-Books, Journals, Monographs, Occasional Papers, Issue Briefs, Policy Briefs, Comments, News Digests, etc published by IDSA on important issues. These publications are available for wide dissemination and could be very useful for your students and faculty members. I request you to kindly list IDSA with its web link in the resources list for International Relations, Defence and Security on your esteemed website. A line in acknowledgement will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you, Yours Sincerely Mukesh KUmar Jha Sr Library & Info.Assistant IDSA, Library -- Webmaster Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 1, Development Enclave, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi 110 010 Phone: +91-11-2671 7983 (Extn: 7223) Mobile: 9871494939 Visit us at www.idsa.in *Subscribe to IDSA Update*: http://idsa.in/subscribe *Follow IDSA* on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Institute-for-Defence-Studies-and-Analyses/19…> , Twitter <http://twitter.com/IDSAIndia>, Linkedin<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/institute-for-defence-studies-and-analyses> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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by jasim s 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

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