From tbooth at ceh.ac.uk  Tue Jan 10 13:01:13 2006
From: tbooth at ceh.ac.uk (Tim Booth)
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:01:13 +0000
Subject: [Bio-Linux] A reminder for the new year - shelf life of CD-R media
Message-ID: <1136916073.10518.134.camel@ivpcp044.nox.ac.uk>

Hi All,

Apologies that this is not exactly news, but Computerworld is running an
article today about CD media and I think it is always worth
re-iterating: burned CDs do not last!  Cheaper disks may only last two
years, if that.

http://computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,107607,00.html

In short, if you have important data for your NERC-funded project
sitting on CD then please talk to us at the NEBC sooner rather than
later so we can discuss more reliable storage options.

 datasets at envgen.nox.ac.uk

Cheers,

TIM

-- 
Tim Booth <tbooth at ceh.ac.uk>
NEBC at CEH Oxford



From shou at ceh.ac.uk  Wed Jan 11 12:46:35 2006
From: shou at ceh.ac.uk (Stewart Houten)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:46:35 +0000
Subject: [Bio-Linux] Updated Bio-Linux packages
Message-ID: <20060111174635.GA15706@ivpcp068.nerc-oxford.ac.uk>

Hello all, 

Just to let you know that new Bio-Linux packages are available for
Act, Blast, Jalview and Taverna.  If your machine is set up to perform
automatic nightly updates then the new versions should be available
right away.  Otherwise you should ask your systems administrator to
install them for you.

Regards,
Stewart 
--
Dr Stewart Houten, Bio-Linux Developer
NEBC, CEH, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SR
http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/ 


From btiwari at ceh.ac.uk  Wed Jan 18 05:27:32 2006
From: btiwari at ceh.ac.uk (Bela Tiwari)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:27:32 +0000
Subject: [Bio-Linux] Consultation exercise for proposed CEH site closures
Message-ID: <s3ce182d.034@wpo.nerc.ac.uk>

Dear Bio-Linux Administrator,


As many of you already know, a business plan substantially restructuring and resizing of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) has been put forward and is currently under consultation.

The NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre (NEBC) is based at CEH Oxford, one  of the five CEH sites that this plan proposes closing down.

We believe that the NEBC benefits from its central location and the facilities, for example academic facilities and links as well as strong transportation links, and we would welcome your participation in the consultation process that is currently taking place.

If you wish to contribute to the consultation, further details about the plans and a link to a consultation form can be found at:

http://www.nerc.ac.uk/consult/ceh/ 

The deadline for contributions is February 15, 2006.

We are aware of a couple of newspaper articles that have been published about the proposed CEH site closures:

http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article337399.ece 

http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/54203.html 


If you happen to notice any media reports about CEH, it would be great if you could let us know.

If you have any questions, please email Dawn or me.

(I'm sorry for cross posting this message, but there are individuals on this list that are not  on other NEBC mailing lists.)



best wishes,


Bela and Dawn




*************************
Dr. Bela Tiwari
Lead Bioinformatician
NERC Environmental 
Bioinformatics Centre

CEH Oxford
Mansfield Road
Oxford, OX1 3SR
01865 281975

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From TSC at bas.ac.uk  Wed Jan 18 05:42:25 2006
From: TSC at bas.ac.uk (Thomas Schlitt)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:42:25 +0000
Subject: [Bio-Linux] Consultation exercise for proposed CEH site
	closures
Message-ID: <s3ce1bb3.079@bsnw.nerc-bas.ac.uk>

Thanks,
I found some of the docs on the NERC website. How much in danger of closing down is your Bioinformatics service? What's Wallingford like?
Cheers
Thomas

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Bioinformatics Research Fellow

European Bioinformatics Institute, 
St Edmund's College and 
British Antarctic Survey    

British Antarctic Survey
High Cross 
Madingley Road  Cambridge             
Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK                 
Tel 0044 1223 221656        
Fax 0044 1223 221259  
tsc at bas.ac.uk
schlitt at ebi.ac.uk


>>> btiwari at ceh.ac.uk 18/01/2006 10:27 >>>
Dear Bio-Linux Administrator,


As many of you already know, a business plan substantially restructuring and resizing of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) has been put forward and is currently under consultation.

The NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre (NEBC) is based at CEH Oxford, one  of the five CEH sites that this plan proposes closing down.

We believe that the NEBC benefits from its central location and the facilities, for example academic facilities and links as well as strong transportation links, and we would welcome your participation in the consultation process that is currently taking place.

If you wish to contribute to the consultation, further details about the plans and a link to a consultation form can be found at:

http://www.nerc.ac.uk/consult/ceh/ 

The deadline for contributions is February 15, 2006.

We are aware of a couple of newspaper articles that have been published about the proposed CEH site closures:

http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article337399.ece 

http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/54203.html 


If you happen to notice any media reports about CEH, it would be great if you could let us know.

If you have any questions, please email Dawn or me.

(I'm sorry for cross posting this message, but there are individuals on this list that are not  on other NEBC mailing lists.)



best wishes,


Bela and Dawn




*************************
Dr. Bela Tiwari
Lead Bioinformatician
NERC Environmental 
Bioinformatics Centre

CEH Oxford
Mansfield Road
Oxford, OX1 3SR
01865 281975

*************************


This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not represent the views of NERC unless otherwise explicitly stated. The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed.


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