April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day is celebrated in the Western world on the 1st of April of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a legal holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day which tolerates practical jokes and general foolishness. Traditionally, in some countries such as New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".[1]The earliest recorded association between 1st April and foolishness can be found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392). In 1509, a French poet referred to a poison d’avril (April fool, literally "April fish"), a possible reference to the holiday.[4][4] On 1st April, 1698, several people were tricked into going to the Tower of London to "see the Lions washed".[4][7] In some areas of France, New Year's was a week-long holiday ending on the 1st of April.[6]

•  Decimal time: Repeated several times in various countries, this hoax involves claiming that the time system will be changed to one in which units of time are based on powers of 10.[11]

•  Apple buys the Beatles: Bob Lefsetz released an April Fools' Day letter which had rumours circulating around the music industry.[15]

By radio stations

National Public Radio: Every year National Public Radio in the United States does an extensive news story on April 1. Soylent Green is People".[25]

In 2009, midday host Bob Rogers announced he was changing his show to heavy metal. The prank was organised by Cork radio station RedFM. [edit] By television stations

Many shocked people contacted the station.[29]

Spaghetti trees: The BBC television programme Panorama ran a famous hoax in 1957, showing Swiss harvesting spaghetti from trees. [32] In 2007, the BBC website repeated an online version of the hoax.[33]

[38] The incident was parodied in the Season 13 episode "Eat, Pray, Queef", the first episode to broadcast on April Fool's Day since the incident.

The same story was also reported in the British newspaper, The Daily Mail which credited the new design to April Fewell. In 2010, The One Show did a part on "Cloned Unicorns" and then revealed that it was an April Fool's Day joke.[citation needed]

The hosts then debated the advantages and disadvantages before revealing that the story was a joke.[citation needed]

By newspapers

In The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom on April Fool's Day 1977, a fictional mid-ocean state of San Serriffe was created in a seven-page supplement.[citation needed]

By game shows

As part of an April Fools' joke on April 1, 1997, Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak switched hosting duties. Sajak hosted Jeopardy! that day (which featured several Wheel-inspired categories) and Trebek hosted Wheel of Fortune where Sajak and Vanna White played as contestants. On April 1, 2008, Alex Trebek appeared on Jeopardy! On April 1, 2010, Sajak appeared during Trebek's introduction during the opening of Jeopardy!. On April 2, the site posted a photo gallery showing all 10 mistakes, as well as the end of that day's episode in which Pat & Vanna went over each change. In most cases, once the contestant learned that it was an April Fools' joke, the real Showcase would consist of extravagant prizes, such as luxury and sports cars. The 2009 episode featured Match Game's think music for games using think music, Bobeck stripping tires from one car prize, placing a wheel lock on another, unusual sound effects on the Showcase Showdown wheel, incorrect photographs for trip videos, and one Showcase where all prizes were facing the wrong way.

Hollywood Squares featured April Fools' gags on three occasions:

In 1988, center square Joan Rivers swapped places with Davidson to be the show's host that day (Davidson called out "April Fools!", after being introduced in his square during the opening).

Other game shows:

On April 1, 2003, the hosts of Game Show Network original programs guest hosted on other hosts' shows similar to 1997 when Pat Sajak hosted Jeopardy! and Alex Trebek hosted Wheel of Fortune:

- Graham Elwood from Cram guest hosted Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck, regularly hosted by Kennedy.

guest hosted Russian Roulette, regularly hosted by Walberg .

guest hosted WinTuition, regularly hosted by Marc Summers.

- Summers from WinTuition guest hosted Cram, regularly hosted by Elwood.

The rumour, which was intended as an April Fools' prank, was started by a student imitating the design of the Ming Pao newspaper website. NationStates runs an annual hoax on April 1. Water on Mars: In 2005 a news story was posted on the official NASA website purporting to have pictures of water on Mars. RISKS Digest often publishes a special April 1 issue.[57]

The hoax played off the fact that when rival role-playing game developers Square and Enix merged on April 1, 2003, many believed the news to be an April Fools' joke.[59]

IGN, a video game website, released a realistic-looking Legend of Zelda movie trailer on April Fool's Day 2007. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki has pulled numerous April Fools pranks. Microsoft Research Reclaims Value of Pi: In 2008, an executive with the Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments posted on his personal blog an updated spoof of the 1998 April Fools' hoax claiming Alabama's state legislature had rounded the value of pi to the "Biblical value of 3". YouTube:

Click here to go back to regular YouTube and happy April Fools Day!"[69]

deviantART deviantART's most infamous April Fool's joke was in 2008, when all members' icons were changed to "So I herd u liek mudkipz". President Barack Obama pulls fundings for NASCAR - On April 1, 2009, on the heels of the auto industry bailout, Car and Driver claimed on their website that President Barack Obama had ordered Chevrolet and Dodge to pull NASCAR funding. Expedia ran a prank on 1 April 2009, offering flights to Mars. gonullyourself.org appeared to be "infected" by Conficker on 1st April 2009.[73]

The hidden message on the main page was "There is no Drew only Zuul, Happy April Fool's Day from Fark".[74]

A hidden message on the site read, "...April Fools', Ghostwatchers!"[75]

April Fools' Day RFC

Google's hoaxes

Neopets: The popular site Neopets runs regular hoaxes, year after year. The April 1, 1946 Aleutian Island earthquake tsunami that killed 165 people in Hawaii and Alaska resulted in the creation of a tsunami warning system, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, established in 1949 for Pacific Ocean countries. The tsunami in question is known in Hawaii as the "April Fools' Day Tsunami" due to people drowning because of the assumptions that the warnings were an April Fools' prank.

The death of King George II of Greece on April 1, 1947.

The AMC Gremlin was first introduced on April 1, 1970.[77]

In 1979, Iran declared April 1 its national Republic Day. On April 1, 1984, singer Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father. The suicide death of Deathrock legend Rozz Williams was on April 1, 1998.

On April 1, 1999 The Canadian Northwest Territories was split, and the territory now known as Nunavut came to be.

On April 1, 2002, WWE Raw changed logos.

The merger of Square and its rival company, Enix, took place on April 1, 2003, and was originally thought to be a joke.

Gmail's April 1, 2004 launch was widely believed to be a prank, as Google traditionally perpetrates April Fools' Day hoaxes each April 1, and the announced 1GB online storage was at the time vastly more than existing online email services (see Google's hoaxes.) The 2005 death of comedian Mitch Hedberg was originally dismissed as an April Fools' joke. The comedian's March 29, 2005 death was announced on March 31, but many newspapers did not carry the story until April 1, 2005.

On April 1, 2007, the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid book came out.

British sprinter Dwain Chambers joined English rugby league team Castleford Tigers shortly before April 1, 2008. The athlete was attempting a return to top flight athletics at the time following a high profile drugs ban, and his apparent unfamiliarity with rugby led many people to assume this was an April Fools' Day prank.

On 1 April 2009, Alan Shearer became caretaker manager of Newcastle United.

On April 1, 2009, CBS announced the cancellation of the daytime drama Guiding Light after 72 years, with the final episode airing September 18, 2009.

Also on April 1, 2009, a Virus/Worm called Conficker was released and spread to millions of computers, releasing personal info and deleting files. On April 1st 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment released Firmware 3.21 for the Sony PlayStation 3. Because the "upgrade" occurred on April 1, many people thought that it was a joke.[82]

On April 1st 2010, Charlie Sheen announced he was considering leaving Two and a Half Men.

•           Not surprisingly, many people took the reports as an April Fool.

Other prank days in the world

Iranians play jokes on each other on the 13th day of the Persian new year (Norouz), which falls on April 1 or April 2. The April 1 tradition in France and French-speaking Canada includes poison d'avril (literally "April's fish"), attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed. In Poland, prima aprilis ("April 1" in Latin) is a day full of jokes; various hoaxes are prepared by people, media (which sometimes cooperate to make the "information" more credible) and even public institutions. In Scotland, April Fools' Day is traditionally called Hunt-the-Gowk Day ("gowk" is Scots for a cuckoo or a foolish person), although this name has fallen into disuse. (Innocent!).

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Policy Is Needed to Manage Assessment of NHS Information

NHS's Information Governance (IG) Toolkit ask that you give a series of documentation as evidence that you and your organization has followed with Information Governance Standards, as set out in Connecting the Health on the IG Toolkit online. This documentation can be generally divided into the following categories:

- Action Planning
- Registration and Log
- Training Materials
- Job Description
- Terms of Reference to be different or the Board Meeting
- Flow Charts
- Composition of Government Communication Information
- Policies

While perhaps the least fiddly documents to work together, determine policies that need to be generated so you can show the suitability of IG can be a little scary. After all, it is the policy and procedure manual that will be implemented and adhered to by all staff within your organization - so they must be right! They also documents that the Information Governance compliance assessors are most likely to check with a fine toothed comb when they complete their investigation at the location of your organization.

So, whether the policy documents that you must ensure that you meet with the appropriate standard?

You must ensure that as a minimum that you have:

- Information Policy
- Confidentiality Code
- Information Sharing Policy
- Lifecycle Policy
- Risk Assessment and Management Policy
- Information Security Policy
- Data Protection Policy

In addition, you must ensure that you can proof the fact that all employees have read and understood these policies and procedures contained in the record to determine policy. There are several ways to do this, but perhaps the easiest is to:

- Hold a training meeting on comprehensive principles IG
- Use the meeting to go through the key points contained in each policy document listed above
- Provide some time to read all the meetings for each participant to read and digest the above-mentioned policy
- Provide opportunities for questions that will arise in the discussion of policies and for every field of obscurity can be explained
- Ask all participants to sign a form stating that their signatories have read and understand any policies of IG
- Keep a copy of this form signatories secure, so it can produce as evidence if requested by the Government Information assessors.

Untuk memastikan bahwa pemenuhan dengan standar tata Informasi yang NHS, tidaklah cukup hanya membuat kebijakan terhadap kebijakan yang judul disebutkan di atas. Anda harus juga meyakinkan bahwa isi yang terdapat di dalam menentukan kebijakan itu tepat - dan bahwa hal itu menggambarkan prinsip-prinsip kunci dari IGovernance, seperti yang ditampilkan oleh Menyambungkan agar Kesehatan. Untuk melakukan hal hal ini, melihat definisi rinci dari Setiap standar tata Informasi yang. Meyakinkan apakah spesifik informasi yang mereka berikan pada dengan berbagi data sebagai contoh. Periksa dapat melihat apakah informasi ini tercermin dalam kebijakan dirancang Anda berbagi informasi. Jika tidak, sekarang adalah waktu dapat menambahkannya ke dalam kebijakan tersebut untuk memastikan bahwa isi kebijakan tersebut akurat.

Pada akhirnya, ingat bahwa perubahan panduan kebijakan setiap saat. Jadwal pengingat bulanan ke kalender Anda sehingga Anda dipaksa dapat pergi serta memeriksa website Toolkit, mencari setiap perubahan pedoman kebijakan atau persyaratan. Dan ingat dapat memasukkan tanggal tinjauan tahunan di halaman muka setiap kebijakan, supaya Anda tahu saat Anda harus membaca, mengkaji serta memperbarui Anda tiap kebijakan Pemerintahan Informasi yang.  

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Dangers of Nuclear Radiation on Health

After the big earthquake in Japan, public fears of impending nuclear explosion on Nuclear Power Plant reactor Fukushima, Japan. The fear was probably justified given the effects of radiation on the body can not be taken lightly.
Impact of radiation according to Dr. David J. Brenner, director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University, is not straightforward. "Could weeks and then new symptoms appear," he said.
He mentioned the impact of radiation on the body depends on the radioactive material is released and the duration of exposure. Exposure to high levels can cause acute radiation syndrome, even death. Syndrome will cause symptoms of nausea, vomiting, fatigue, hair loss, and diarrhea.
At higher levels, victims who are exposed can die within weeks. "The reason is that scorched colon," he said.
Nuclear radiation will disrupt the ability of cells to divide and produce. The cells in the large intestine is usually a part of the body most rapidly dividing. Similarly, blood-forming cells in bone Sumsung highly susceptible to radiation.
Meanwhile, the population included in the low risk group, nuclear radiation can trigger cancer risk in recent years. However, it also depends on the length of exposure and type of radioactive spent nuclear reactor.
Some types of radioactive material there which is easily absorbed by the body and survive. For example, the iodine that will be directly absorbed by the thyroid gland or strontium which will enter the bone. Other types of radioactive, such as tritium, will be quickly removed the body.
To avoid radiation danger, the Japanese government has given potassium iodine pills that can neutralize the influence of iodine was a way to prevent the thyroid gland to absorb iodine. But according to Brenner, iodine can enter the human body through various ways, ie, air or food exposed to radiation.
"Radioactive iodine should not get into your body directly. Iodine that is in the air can be absorbed into the soil and livestock eat the grass where the land is exposed to radiation. Then humans eat the meat or milk that cow," he said.
He therefore argues idodide potassium pills less effective in preventing thyroid cancer due to nuclear radiation. "The epidemic of thyroid cancer in Chernobyl nuclear casualties could be prevented if the government immediately banned its citizens to drink cow's milk or eat a fruit that grows from the soil exposed to radiation," he said.
Children aged less than 18 years, infants, and fetuses in the womb is the group most at risk of exposure to radiation because the cells in their bodies are still actively dividing.

source : kompas

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Enormity of the Eye Contact Effect

You'll often hear the term "from the eyes down to the heart." The term that describes how the eyes can make someone fall in love. Playing with man's eye target is an exciting way of teasing.
Eye contact can be a clue that the men sought after that you start to open up to him, admire, and want to know many things related to him. Which in the eyes can even trigger a flow of happiness, as well as sudden discomfort. Of course you're curious what the cause.
This was due to the role of the hormone oxytocin, or often also called the love hormone. Oxytocin is released the body, when you feel attached to someone, either emotionally or physically. According to an article in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry, which was launched from Divine Caroline, oxytocin is the main reason why someone make eye contact with loved ones long.
Dr. Kerstin Uväs-Moberg, author of The Oxytocin Factor ", believed that with eye contact body releases the hormone oxytocin. Not only makes a person could fall in love, eye contact could also revive the intimacy of the couple whose relationship began to sprawl. In-depth look at each other turns out to revive the forgotten feelings.
Not only that, eye contact according to research by a team from Tufts University, dealing directly with the emotions and the impact on behavior. With one's eyes are in, could make him speak more honestly.
Eye contact is just a simple activity. However, the effect is extraordinary. Starting from making love, return the sense of intimacy, to make someone become more honest.

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What Does Bad Breath in Dogs Mean

There were people who were doing weimaraner puppy training who were concerned about what is considered ordinary puppy breath smell. These owners also gave reports on pet dog breath smells. There are some reasons why a dog would develop problems with its breath. The longer food stays in between the teeth, the more it will rot and induce problems with breath. Dental and periodontal problems might also causes band breath in a dog. You may use a brush to remove the dog's teeth.

03/20/2011 Corona, CA – Phillip Fargo is a dog trainer and he tells an experience he had with bad breath in dogs. There were individuals who were doing weimaraner puppy training who were anxious about what is considered normal puppy dog breath smell. They also gave out some information on puppy breath smell. Most of the information were of not so great concern like when a puppy dog has a slight sweet or milky smell to their breath or when the puppy dog’s breath smelled a bit like coffee. There are certain reasons why a pet dog would develop problems with its breath. A benign induce is when a dog has food between its teeth. Dental and periodontal problems might also causes band breath in canines. These can cause abscesses in the mouth and cause bad breath.

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Robert F. Durden Prize and Chester P. Middlesworth Award

The Robert F. Durden Prize recognizes undergraduates’ excellence in research, including their analysis, evaluation and synthesis of sources, and encourages students to make use of the general library collections and services at Duke University. Funding for the awards has been provided by Stuart (W.C.,1964) and Bill Buice (L, 1964) and named in honor of Robert “Bob” F. Durden, professor emeritus of history.
Check out this short interview with Andrew Simon, Durden Prize winner, and Rachel Ariel, a librarian who assisted him with his research.
The Middlesworth Awards have been established to encourage and recognize excellence of research, analysis, and writing by Duke University students in the use of primary sources and rare materials held by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library of Duke University. Funding for the awards has been provided by Chester P. Middlesworth (A.B., 1949) of Statesville, North Carolina.

General Guidelines

• All submissions (see individual guidelines for the Durden Prize and the Middlesworth Award), must be received by May 15, 2011
• Papers or projects completed in Summer 2010, Fall 2010 or Spring 2011 are eligible for the 2011 Durden Prize or 2011 Middlesworth Award
• All awards carry a cash prize of $1000
• Award recipients will be notified by August 30, 2011
• Awards reception will be held during Parents' and Family Weekend 2011
• Questions about the Durden Prize or the Middlesworth Award? Ask Emily Daly, 660-5879, emily.daly@duke.edu

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Take Our Blog Survey

We’re librarians. We like information. For the next month, all of the Duke University Libraries blogs will be gathering information from you, our readers, in our first-ever feedback poll. We do hope you'll participate.


This is your chance to tell us a little bit about your blog-reading habits and what you’d like to see when you visit one of our many blogs—whether's it's The Devil's Tale, Library Hacks, Preservation Underground, or Scholarly Communications @ Duke. (Did you even know we were such avid bloggers? Now you do!)


In the sidebar of each blog, you’ll see an orange button that links to our short survey—we hope you’ll take a few minutes to help us learn how to create better, more informative blogs. Of course, your responses and comments will be submitted anonymously, so click away!


We’ll be gathering responses through Friday, April 15, and we’ll be sure to let you know what we’ve learned once the results are tabulated.


All of the other Duke University Libraries blogs will be running the exact same poll, so head over to the other blogs that you read and leave some feedback for them, too.

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