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What is Proof of Principle
10th November 2013, 13:00 > 13th November 2013 16:40
Les Sables d'Olonne (FRA) > Gijón (ESP), around 250 nm
12th January 2014, 12:00
Gijón (ESP) > St. Augustine (USA), around 4.400 nm
11th May 2014, 12:00
St. Augustine (USA) > Les Sables d'Olonne (FRA), around 3.800 nm
"Proof of Principle" stands for the world first attempt to cross the North Atlantic in an only 16 foot (4.90 meters length) sailing boat single-handed, nonstop and without any external assistance from east to west and subsequently from west to east by the dreadful northern route.
These two record crossings should prove the performance and durability of FIPOFIX-UD positioning technology.
Norbert Sedlacek departed Les Sables d'Olonne (FRA) on 10.11.2013 to New York (USA) under the greetings of many hundred fans as well as in the presence of the international press. The Open16 FIPOFIX was trailed between numerous escort boats and in the presence of the honored representatives of the city and the region through the channel of Les Sables into the open ocean, the FIPOFIX team got off the tow, a hard blow of waves and our first 100 % made from FIPOFIX- volcanic UD fibers prototype took the route.
Within few minutes our small boat disappeared between the green- gray waves of the stormy Bay of Biscay. The bright yellow hull appeared again and again in the foaming sea, each time fighting against the stormy waves. And few minutes later the mast tip disappeared on the rough horizon. Our ultimate performance test began.
One day later the skipper Norbert Sedlacek reported the first blackout on board of our FIPOFIX. Unexpectedly the electricity was broken down.
While the hull of the boat continued to struggle against the running wave crests, Norbert Sedlacek tried to locate the source of the electricity problem on board. The inspection revealed that the problem cannot be solved by on-board tools. Norbert Sedlacek decided to join the Spanish Biscay coast to find a permanent solution for the electricity problem. To keep control of the boat and to pass through the busiest ocean shipping lines without an avionics and a motor would be a simple madness. It might peril the safety of our real project which is to prove and to ensure the quality of FIPOFIX- products as well as the life of the skipper.
Few days later, location is Gijon (ESP) and it's time for reflection. One thing is certain about the project: the first record attempt must be restarted after the electricity problems. Unfortunately the FIPOFIX had also a collision with a floating object in the port of Gijón and two stainless steel bolts of the rudder hinge fixation are broken. But the new route and the recent restart date are cleared up: 12/01/2014 from Gijon (ESP) to St. Augustine (USA).
Another issue is also confirmed, the strong material resistance of the boat hull and a great media interest as well as numerous inquiries from different industrial companies which can establish further business cooperation.
The complexity of this project and its economic perspectives made it necessary to change the skipper. Norbert Sedlacek has decades of experience in the sailing world, but his project organization skills and ability to develop the product can serve more on shore than on board of the FIPOFIX. Our small boat has proven to be hard as a rock and we have a team available to make a replacement in the cockpit of our FIPOFIX.
Harald Sedlacek will take the skipper place on the Open16 FIPOFIX for the restart on 12/01/2014. It won´t be just the start for the Open16 FIPOFIX, it will be the first run and the entry into the single-handed extreme sailing world for Harald Sedlacek. The 32-year-old newcomer has already successfully sailed more than 21.000 sea miles including 9.000 sea miles single-handed in the different sea routes.
With this sailing adventure he has a chance to affirm not only his yachting technique, but also to reconfirm himself as a skipper. As a "co-builder" of our Open16 and a responsible for the final preparation of the boat for his father, he has a potential base to run these two records successfully.
Harald Sedlacek will therefore depart Gijón on 12/01/2014 to St. Augustine and on 10/05/2014 from St. Augustine back to the original port of departure in Les Sables d'Olonne. He will sail approximately 8,450 nautical miles single-handed, non-stop and without any external assistance partially in the dangerous ocean waters with a boat which is not only shorter than the average wave height, but can be a prey of the deep-sea sharks. Within the estimated sailing time of 80 days, the Open16 FIPOFIX provides only 1,5 m² of "protected" area. But the challenge of this adventure is familiar to both of them and it didn't change. The "Proof of Principle" is and remains to be an ultimate endurance test for a man and a machine. But now on board the prototype Open16 FIPOFIX will be a young extreme sailor which will replace the experienced "sea dog".
As our innovative products, we have also revised our project "Proof of Principle" to optimize our chances of success in sports and to achieve technical and economic results. Our expertise is adapted to the up-to-date requirements and proved by innovation, flexibility and our team spirit. These are the attributes we seek to reach a success.
"The success in sport means for us new records in the offshore sailing world, FIPOFIX® positioning-technology in conjunction with volcanic fibers has an ultimate performance which is proved by our test and revolutionizes the boat and yacht construction.


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The purpose of the Clinical Advisory Panel is to engage providers in the PrimaryHealth service area to build networks that enhance the Triple Aim goals of:
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- Reduced costs
Clinical Advisory Panel Roster
Andy Luther – Grants Pass Clinic/PrimaryHeatlh, Family Practice
Belle Shepherd – OHA, Innovator Agent, Invited Guest
Brandi Fields – Siskiyou Community Health Center, Director of Operations
Dan McDonnell – SCHC Behavioral Health, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Dawn Cogliser – Options Hillside, Nurse Practitioner
Diane Hoover – Josephine County Public Health, Community Program Manager
Faith Tuttle – Grants Pass Clinic, Medical Home Coordinator
Jennifer Johnstun – PrimaryHealth, Health Strategy Officer
Kathie Young – Senior and Disability Services, District Manager
Kevin Molteni – Grants Pass Clinic, Pediatrician
Kristin Miller – SCHC, Medical Director
Lisa Redfern – Women's Health Center, Executive Director
Liz Bardon – PrimaryHealth, Director of Medicare Programs
Jon Ireland, MSN, RN – Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, Manager, Resource
Michelle Belcher – Grants Pass Pharmacy, Pharmacist
Rich Booth – Chief Operations Officer, Siskiyou Community Health Center
Rick Jones – Choices, Executive Director
Shelly Uhrig – Options, Chief Operations Officer
Tamara Falls – Advantage Dental, Resource Manager/Community Liaison
Amanda Singh Bans – SoHealth-E, Health Care Coalition of Southern Oregon, MA Equity Coordinator
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PrimaryHealth Clinical Advisory Panel (CAP). The CAP is authorized and sponsored by the PrimaryHealth Governance Board.
The Clinical Advisory Panel is created for the purpose of engaging providers in the PrimaryHealth service area to build networks that enhance the Triple Aim-better experience of care, better population health and outcomes, and reduced costs.
The CAP provides oversight and direction of the clinical initiatives driving care transformation and their associated metrics.
- Assuring evidence based best practices and/or community standards are adopted and utilized by the CCO.
- Analyzing utilization patterns, data and metrics, including identification of patterns. When opportunities to
improve clinical outcomes are noted, the CAP will be responsible for creating strategies to address deficiencies and setting targets for ongoing performance.
- Evaluate coordination and integration of services within the provider network, including transitions of care. When opportunities are identified, the CAP will work on strategies to enhance coordination and integration, and optimal transition.
- Evaluation and monitoring of Performance Improvement Projects (PIPs)
- Monitoring the expansion and development of Patient Centered Primary Care Homes in the PrimaryHealth
- Evaluation of case management and disease management programs provided by the CCO.
- Oversight of a portion of the CCO's Annual Work Plan
- Provide oversight of the CCO's Quality Improvement Plan Effectiveness.
a. Meetings
During the initial transformative stage of the CCO, the CAP will meet at an increased frequency. In time, CAP meetings will become less frequent. Meetings will occur over lunch and generally be 1.5 hours.
CCO Face-to face meeting frequency will be as follows:
- 2013-2014 Every other month
- 2015 and beyond-Quarterly
b. Minutes
Minutes of each meeting will be kept. The minutes of the meetings shall be reviewed and approved at the next regular CAP meeting and shared with the PH Governance Board, CCO administrators, and other committees as necessary.
c. Dismissal
Members who are absent without reasonable cause from three successive meetings will be considered to have
resigned their seat. The CAP will move to fill the position.
d. Confidentiality
CAP members should be aware of Primary Health's need for consumer confidentiality and discretion related to CCO Specific business. Members shall not report opinions expressed in meetings outside the committee.
e. Decision making
The majority of members of the CAP will constitute a quorum. Consensus decision making processes will be used as much as possible. At the request of any CAP member a of show of hands vote can be requested.
f. Conflict of interest
It is recognized that CAP members and the organizations they represent may be personally, professionally, and
financially impacted by the decision of the CAP. Transparency in sharing potential conflicts of interest is essential to ensure the integrity of the Panel's decision making. CAP members are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest by completing a conflict of interest declaration form, submitting it to the CCO staff and updating as necessary.
g. Subcommittees
The CAP will charter subcommittees or project teams as needed.
The CAP is an advisory panel of the PrimaryHealth Governance Board and is sponsored by PrimaryHealth. Initial
members of the CAP will be appointed by the Governance Board. When positions on the CAP are vacated, the CAP will recommend to the Board individuals to fill vacancies. The Board shall give final approval for all CAP positions. This is a standing and ongoing panel. At least one member of the Governance Board shall also serve on the CAP. The CAP is one of four sub-committees of the Board. The other three other advisory panels that include the:
- Community Advisory Council (CAC): Comprised of at least 51% consumer members along with community representatives. The CAC will advise the CCO on issues such as member satisfaction, member engagement, and community health assessments. At least one member of the CAC shall also serve on the CAP.
- Quality and Compliance Committee (QCC): Oversight of Appeals, the Grievance System, Flexible Services, and compliance with OARs, CFRs, and contract. At least one member of the QCC shall serve concurrently on the CAP.
- Pharmacy and Therapeutics Sub-Committee (P&T): Oversight of the CCO pharmacy program and evidence based guidelines adopted and used by the health plan. Comprised of clinicians from both the QCC and CAP.
The PrimaryHealth CAP will provide CCO oversight as specified in section II above and will report regularly to the PrimaryHealth Governance Board.
a. Composition
The CAP shall be comprised of a representative cross-section of the medical community. Total membership is not
explicitly capped, however, it is recommended that membership not exceed 20 participants.
Representatives may include agencies such as:
- Primary Care Providers (Pediatricians, FP or IM)
- CCO Administration
- Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Hospice
- Home Health
- Women's Healthcare Providers
- Hospital
- Emergency Department
- Dental
- CMHP (crisis services, residential, clinical)
- Community Pharmacy
- Public Health
- Chemical Dependency
The CAP shall be staffed with appropriate management and analytic services representation. At the discretion of the Chair, representatives of any participant may attend CAP meetings as observers. The CAP may extend temporary membership to individuals who bring particular expertise needed for their work.
b. Term
There is no specified term of membership.
c. Chair and Vice Chair
The initial chair will be assigned by the CCO Board. The vice chair will be elected by the Clinical Advisory Panel. Both the CAP chair and vice chair will hold positions for a two year term. Following the initial term, the CAP will assume the responsibility of electing the chair and vice chair. The current chair and vice chair may be nominated for reappointment by the CAP at the end of term for an additional term.
Committee recommendations and reports requiring Board level oversight will be submitted in writing to the PrimaryHealth Governance Board. Documents will reflect both suggested action and justification for suggestions. The board will respond to such recommendations/reports in minutes.
The CAP will provide an annual report to the Governance Board. This shall include a summary of projects and actions. It shall also include current goals, and evaluation of previous goals set by the CAP.
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On a trip to Port Royal to help her brother and his wife, Lady Candice Drake's life takes her on a journey of shipwrecks, injury, privateers, and intrigue. After washing up on the beach of a Caribbean island she finds herself falling in love with the man who rescued her, Captain Daniel Roarke. Even though a marriage has been arranged, she can't help but love this man.
A sugarcane plantation owner, Daniel also has a secret that could destroy everyone he touches. He carries Marque, papers of permission for privateering, from Queen Anne to capture ships from the Spanish Armada.
On their way to take Candice to her brother after her recovery, the real adventure of love and treachery begins.
Story Excerpt
The first day was uneventful as they sailed northwest. Claustrophobia weighed heavily upon Candice as she first entered the spacious Captain's quarters at the aft of the ship, or perhaps it was apprehension at the reminder of what happed to her onboard the previous ship, so she stayed on deck as much as possible. This time she brought some of Daniel's books with her to occupy her time, though she did enjoy watching the men perform their assigned tasks and she also had Cocoa to entertain her.
Surprise presented itself when right before the ship pulled out of the canal that Daniel released his shrill whistle and Cocoa swung from the trees nearby and onto the main-mast, where he lithely climbed down the rigging to the Captain's shoulder. He didn't remain with Daniel for long when he saw Candice sitting on a barrel near the door of the Captain's quarters. Engrossed in the book she was reading, she didn't see him scamper over to her until he climbed up on a wooden crate next to the barrel and put his tiny hand on the book, trying to get her attention. Closing the book, she let the small creature climb into her lap where she absent-mindedly petted him as she watched the crew.
At sunset, Daniel and Candice retreated to his quarters where she remained close to the door at all times, which did not go unnoticed by the Captain. Not wanting to add any pressure, he remained quiet about it. He knew that what she had gone through was very traumatic and there wasn't any sense in placing any more on her by bringing it up. They dressed for supper, which was soon brought in by the chef and the cabin boy.
The chef was a short black man whose rotund stature spoke well of his culinary abilities. The cabin boy, Arthur, was about fourteen or fifteen years old with dark unruly hair and sparkling ice blue eyes. He spoke very little, and when he did, it was barely more than a whisper, as if afraid to talk. He looked as if he were afraid of everyone and very much alone. Candice was concerned for his welfare and his future. Who would let their child work on a ship at such a young age, she thought.
Supper was laid out on the table which was usually used as a desk, which sat in front of the large bay of windows at the rear of the room, a white tablecloth preparing it into a table. A Turin of soup, a platter of meat and a large bowl of fruit adorned the table, along with a fresh loaf of bread and a pitcher of wine, which Arthur began to pour into the wine goblets at each of the three place settings. When James entered, the two men immediately sat at the table, ready to eat after a strenuous day on deck.
As if realizing Candice wasn't joining them, Daniel stood and strode to her side. Hands wringing and sweat dotting her brow, her panic attack was evident. Taking her hands in his he kissed her cheek.
Knowing James was watching, Daniel spoke lowly as not to embarrass her. "Love, I know you are frightened and rightfully so, but know that should anything happen, I will do whatever I can to keep you safe. Out here on the ocean, things can change in a minute and we don't always have control over them, but I promise to try my best to keep you safe."
Looking into his eyes, she believed him, and she knew that the accident wasn't anyone's fault, but she was still apprehensive. She had almost died the last time, and really didn't wish to repeat that, but she also knew that he would try to keep her safe. A timid smile caught her lips as she let him lead her to the table, which was only ten steps, where she sat opposite the quartermaster with Daniel at the end between them.
The meal was surprisingly good, Candice found to her delight. Apparently not every ship has an ill-mannered crew and bad food. She found she didn't have to drink so much wine to obscure the taste of the fare and then be on the verge of drunkenness by the end of the night. After dinner, she remained at the table while Daniel and James spoke of the day's work while smoking cigars, which she had grown accustomed to the aroma.
As a bell on deck marked the time, James excused himself while Arthur cleared the table. When he was finished and the door closed behind him, Candice stood, looked at the bed, which was a lot smaller than the bed that occupied Daniel's room at the house and then wondered where she would sleep since she was not shown separate quarters. Daniel saw her appraisal of the situation and smiled.
"Now you don't think I would let you sleep elsewhere where my men could try to steal you away from me, do you?"
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Writing is Janice's main hobby though she enjoys the outdoors when she can find spare time away from the computer. She enjoys finding the beauty in things, whether it is in nature or even the human body. A people watcher, she admits to enjoying just watching people and their nuances in the one place people can really be themselves…Disneyland, for even in the Happiest Place on Earth, she is unable to turn off the creative switch in her head. Many a character has been created in her mind while people-watching.
For the quirkier side of Janice, anytime of the year you can find her watching Christmas movies or even singing Christmas carols. If her family didn't threaten to commit her, she admits she would have Christmas decorations up all year long. How does she get away with some of those decorations sticking around? Coca-Cola decorations adorn her kitchen, and what are Coca-Cola decorations without a few Santa's on them?


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Lolita Davidovich (born July 15, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress of Serbian origin.
Davidovich was born in London, Ontario, the daughter of immigrants from the former Yugoslavia. Her father was from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia and her mother was from Slovenia;[1] she spoke only Serbian during her early years. She studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York.[2] Davidovich is married to writer/director Ron Shelton, a former minor league baseball player in Baltimore's system.
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An alchemist who studies anatomy and uses this knowledge to heal is a chirurgeon.
A chirurgeon has the following class features.
Infused Curative
At 2nd level, a chirurgeon's extracts of cure spells automatically act as infusions, and can be used by non-alchemists. When a chirurgeon prepares his extracts, he may choose to render any or all of his infused curatives inert and prepare other extracts to replace them (unlike infusions, which continue to occupy the alchemist's daily extract slots until consumed or used).
This ability replaces poison use.
At 5th level, a chirurgeon learns how to supplement uses of the Heal skill with pain-killing drugs. He gains Skill Focus (Heal) as a bonus feat. Any use of the Heal skill that has a risk of harming the patient (such as extracting a barb) only deals the minimum damage when performed by a chirurgeon.
This ability replaces poison resistance +4.
Power Over Death
At 10th level, a chirurgeon adds breath of life to his formula book as a 4th-level extract. His infused curative ability applies to this extract.
This ability replaces poison immunity.
Discoveries: The following discoveries complement the chirurgeon archetype: elixir of life, healing touch, infusion, and spontaneous healing.
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Felix Hernandez pitched another gem of a game after a rough first inning giving up just two runs on three hits through 8 full innings of work. Liriano however pitched 7 innings giving up just one run on three hits and received the win tonight.
Another solid pitching performance wasted by the M's and their inability to provide offense. Our only hits came from the 9, 1 and 2 spots and two of those hits are how we scored the one run, an Ichiro RBI single to score Brendan Ryan from third who was hit by a pitch.
League came into the game in the ninth - non save situation - and shut down the Twins besides a 10 pitch walk to Jason Kubel who was doubled off. Hopefully that is a plus from today's game.
The bottom of the ninth was the last chance for the M's. After Smoak struck out on three straight fastballs, Olivo was granted first base by Matt Capps with a walk. Jack Cust followed with a ground ball to third base off the end of his bat. The Twins went for two as Olivo slid in well ahead of the play and the throw was nowhere near in time to get Cust at first. Commotion erupted on the field as we panned back over to second base. Olivo was called out and was stating his case with the umpire. Enter Eric Wedge. Wedge ran in taking over the conversation for Olivo and let the second base umpire have it while receiving his first ejection of the game. Adam Kennedy bounced a broken bat ground ball to second to wrap up the ballgame.
As a fan, I am truly tired of watching Felix get no run support. I know he wants to be here and I applaud his willingness to stay here throughout the tough times, but I know that he too is depending on change. He has to be depending on the M's spending some money to provide a lineup that can not just compete, but contend. Felix is willing to stay, but is Pineda, is Fister, Vargas or Bedard? Somewhere the M's are going to have to count the cost if they are not willing to pay the cost soon.
More changes ahead! Ackley could be up within a couple of days!!! We'll keep the faith along with Felix, but seriously team, get your bats going!!!


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Since the very first year of the country's accession into the European Union, Greek regions have benefited from a significant inflow of community funds. However, a significant milestone in the history of European Union intervention was the emergence of the Mediterranean Integrated Programmes (MIP). MIPs were the first to set the goal of providing an impetus to the less developed regions of
The developmental strategy applied in
The above-mentioned period coincided with a significant milestone in the development policy of the European Community: the radical reform of the Structural Funds (1988) made possible the coordination among Community structural policies, which had remained autonomous up to that point. The new regulations required joint responsibility between national and regional authorities of the member state and the European Community in the programming and implementation stages of co-funded development actions.
1994-1999: The 2nd Community Support Framework
During the programming period 1994 to 1999, more emphasis was placed on major infrastructure projects of a national character and on connecting
During this period, the overall improved state of Greek economy, along with the measures for macro-economic stability, the structural changes and the inflow of funds of the 2nd CSF itself, created the preconditions for a more effective performance of the country's developmental efforts. Nevertheless, the implementation of the 2nd CSF was hindered by a series of problems and malfunctions that rendered the implementation mechanisms inadequate to deal with the increased scale of interventions.
2000-2006: The 3rd Community Support Framework
The 3rd CSF was designed amidst a very different economic and social setting to that of the previous period:
n A reduction of inflation and public deficits to the lowest levels in the last 25 years, the ensuing reduction of the cost of money, and the adoption of the EURO in 2001 were the main characteristics of the improvement shown in macro-economic indexes.
n Implementation of the 2nd CSF had laid the foundations for the modernization of the country's technical infrastructure, the productive environment and of the labour force skills.
n Development stakeholders had begun to gradually rid themselves of their protectionist and introverted mentality and exhibited an ever-increasing tendency to adopt the new terms imposed by technological development and the globalisation of economies.
n Structural changes in public corporations and organizations, and their opening-up to market forces and competition, served to remove a critical competitiveness restraining factor which stalled improvements in the Greek economy.
n The entry of Greek companies and products into the Balkan economies and the
n The afore-mentioned developments had greatly increased the profitability of business and created the preconditions for an intensification of private investments but mainly for an improvement in investment venues through the increased participation of private capital.
n The increased demands placed on implementation structures of the 2nd CSF, resulted in organizational and institutional reforms, primarily in the fields of public works, industrial infrastructure, and the support and training of the labour force.
Finally, in 1999 the new Structural Funds regulations formulated a new partnership framework with the European Union, which enforced the adoption of a diversified system of administration and management of the 3rd CSF. This framework involved:
n A relative distancing of the EU from the programming and project selection processes.
n A strengthening of the EU monitoring role and the possibility to impose strict penalties for irregularities.
n A transfer of responsibility for the CSF to the Member State and the obligation of the latter to follow specific and distinct management and monitoring procedures the authority and accountability of which would be assigned to the relevant competent authorities through legislative procedures.
n The real danger of permanent loss of resources in the case of delays in implementation.
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Parahyangan Catholic University's students come from various backgrounds, origins, languages, religions, beliefs, habit and customs, as well as tribes and countries. From a total number of 10,500 students, there are 31 overseas students in the 2015 academic year. Those students learn at Parahyangan Catholic University enjoying various statuses; namely as a:
- Regular Student, which means following the undergraduate or post-graduate academic programs offered by Parahyangan Catholic University;
- Developing Countries Partnership Student /Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB), supported by the government of the Republic of Indonesia, which provides scholarships for overseas students to study at an Indonesian University including Parahyangan Catholic University;
- Student in the Student Exchange program with a duration of 1 – 2 semester(s) at Parahyangan Catholic University originated from partner universities included in the ACUCA and INU networks and the Australia Consortium for 'in-Country' Indonesia Studies (ACICIS);
- Student in the Student Exchange program with a short duration of 1 – 4 weeks at Parahyangan Catholic University originated from partner universities such as the University of Notredame, Australia following the Intensive Course and Community Engagement Program held by Parahyangan Catholic University.
Currently, Parahyangan Catholic University has two joint master degree programs
- A Joint Master Degree Program in Water Resources Engineering, in cooperation with Hohai university, China.
- A Joint Master Degree Program in Business Administration, in cooperation with Jiangsu University, China.
Depending on the status of the study of respective overseas students in Parahyangan Catholic University, for overseas students' enrollment, prospective students may receive information and consult the International Cooperation Office.


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60 guests surrounded the Bamboo canopy to watch Melanie and Alex tie the knot. Their beach wedding was held on the south side of Pass A Grille so they could be near the condos that they were renting for getting ready and dressed at.
Melanie looked beautiful in her pale pink dress while her girls were in a pleasing taupe/grey color to match the guys. We did a hot pink and bright orange tulle of the bamboo canopy and all the colors really complimented each other perfectly.
She walked down an aisle of simple tikis with tied raffia and instead of a sand ceremony, the bride and groom bought small cone shells for all the guests to make a wish and thow into the water afterward.


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Nic Howard is Back. Saturday November 29th. Last time was a sell out. Don't miss out this time. Nic as many of you will know, is on the Design Team of some of the world's leading scrapbook manufacturers. She is a 2005 Memory Makers Master and internationally recognized authority on scrapbooking. She has contributed to numerous industry publications, including Memory Makers magazine and books, Creating Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbooks Etc. and Australia's For Keeps. Class DetailsTwo classes, Saturday 29th November. Classes include a generous kit of all products required for the class plus some...
'All in One': Layout with Mini Book Sat 29th November 10.15am $58YEA! A layout that has it all - amazing detail plus room for plenty of photos! In this layout class you will learn how easy it is to get multiple photos on one layout by building a little mini book right there on your page. Gorgeous papers from various manufacturers, paired with Hambly transparencies and various embellishments result in a stunning layout that will suit most themes. A full alphabet is provided to be sure you can customise your layout to any theme that suits the brown, teal and red colour scheme! The layout fits one portrait orientation 6x4 photo plus there will be room to add many more 3x3 photos later!Participants need to bring:One 6 x 4 portrait orientation photo, any subject will do as long as it suits the brown & teal colours of this class.Glue Dots
'So tell me'... Mini Book Sat 29th November 2.00pm $58Whether you are looking to capture a point in time with your child, or want to create a fabulous gift for that special someone (father, teacher, grandparent, sister, friend, auntie...) for Christmas. This class opens your mind to a fun way to look at the subject of your mini album and this new perspective will result in something fun that no doubt will inspire you again and again. Details of photos and other class supplies needed will followSo tell me... Mini Book.
Photos - this album can fit up to 14 photos (6 x 4 size). In class we will be completing the basic album ready to add photos later - it is not neccessary to bring them to class.Participants will need to bring:General tools, (trimmer, scissors, adhesive, pens etc). Runner type adhesive. Glue Dots.Crop-o-dile or 1/4inch hole punch if you have one (we will share if you don't!)
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Over the next few weeks and months, Google will be introducing a new search feature, one that returns results gathered from pages that have comments powered by a Facebook plugin. In addition, comments from Disqus and Intense Debate will also be featured in search results.
But doesn't Google already list comments in its search results?
Indeed it does, but not those from Facebook or the other providers. Websites that use these services must install plugins to enjoy fast commenting that is stored on a remote server, thereby reducing the load on the website's host server. You've probably come across such websites – they're the ones that offer you the ability to comment on a news posting using your Facebook account, and the resulting post can often be viewed by your friends and family.
Already Google features comments from websites powered by such software as WordPress and Movable Type in its search results. Often the comments add some useful extra facts to the original article and they have become an integral part of search engine results, with websites such as Yahoo! Answers doing particularly well.
Why Google Previously Ignored Comments
The difference with Facebook, Disqus and Intense Debate is that they store the comments remotely, away from the host website, and use JavaScript to display the comments on the web page. Typically this relies on an AJAX control detecting when the user has scrolled down to the comments, thereby reducing load on the comment server by limiting the amount of time that the comments are displayed for, as many users may not read the whole article.
It is an elegant solution to the issue of hosting comments, one which Google has spent a long time ignoring until now.
Anyone who has left comments using Facebook will know that this is a popular way of engaging with a website. Whereas most websites with comments previously required users to sign up for an account before allowing them to contribute to the discussion generated by the post, Facebook and the other services require a single sign-up (and most people already have a Facebook account) which means that commenting is made much more free and easy!
Google's problems with AJAX have been blamed by many commentators for this problem; in the past Google has suggested ways in which the web could be rebuilt without this type of scripting, simply because it causes the search giant some technical issues. At last Google seems to be getting over these problems!
Comments Are No Longer Private
One drawback of Google's decision to begin indexing comments created with Facebook, Discus and Intense Debate plugins is that your reader's thoughts on a particular subject on a particular website will now be available in Google's massive archive.
If comments were ever really private or not isn't the issue here. Rather, users might think twice about the type of comment they leave if they're aware that Google is indexing their responses. This could, of course, work to the greater benefit of the World Wide Web, with webmasters now able to safely encourage a more polite community with better integration. Certainly criticizing a particular company or service in the comments section of a popular website using one of these commenting tools isn't a good idea if later on you apply for a job with said company or service and the hiring manager does a quick search to find out what you think about them…
Better still, as users have already agreed to a whole host of terms and conditions upon signing up for their chosen comment service, webmasters need not feel responsible for Google recording comments that can then be displayed in search results.
New Search Content, New Search Terms!
With a new set of data to present in its search results, Google has also been developing new tools that enable users to browse the web for specific comments. One of these is the "commenter name" search term, which when used alongside someone's name will display all comments that they have made.
Naturally this will only work with the correct spelling of the person's name. With Facebook comments this should be easy, but will open up the minefield of multiple people having the same name. Meanwhile on services such as Discus where a username can be employed, spelling of this handle must be accurate or else the wrong (or no) information will be returned in the search engine results page.
Syntax for the search on commenter name is as follows:
commenter name: [COMMENTER_NAME]
So to search for comments left by "Eric Smith" you would enter the following into the Google search page:
commenter name: eric smith
The results of the search may be limited at first; Google isn't expected to be performing much retro-indexing, rather beginning the project with comments that are yet to be posted…
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The firing of a staffer at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is triggering speculation in the administrative state that the move "would stiffen the resolve of Pruitt's critics within the agency."
A Politico report claims that Mario Caraballo, deputy associate administrator at EPA's Office of Homeland Security, was fired because he disagreed with an assessment justifying increased security for administrator Scott Pruitt because of ongoing threats to him and his family.
Other officials at the agency, however, have spoken publicly about the need for enhanced security based on a range of threats, including death threats, aimed at Pruitt.
Patrick Sullivan, EPA's assistant inspector general for investigations, told CNN in October 2017 that the threats against Pruitt were numerous.
"We have at least four times — four to five times the number of threats against Mr. Pruitt than we had against Ms. [Gina] McCarthy," Sullivan said, referring to the last sitting EPA administrator in the Obama administration. "They run the variety of direct death threats — 'I'm going to put a bullet in your brain' — to implied threats — 'if you don't classify this particular chemical in this particular way, I'm going to hurt you."
In an interview in January, Sullivan provided more details about those threats.
In an interview with E&E News, Patrick Sullivan, EPA's assistant IG for investigations, said the watchdog opened roughly 70 threat probes in fiscal 2017, including cases and complaints related to EPA facilities and personnel. That surpassed the total of about 45 such probes into threats against EPA from fiscal 2016.
And in an interview with Bloomberg News last year, Pruitt noted that he is not in charge of security decisions.
"The level of protection is dictated by the level of threat," Pruitt said, noting security arrangements are decided by others assessing the situation."
In February 2018 Bloomberg reported that Henry Barnet, an official with the EPA's Office of Criminal Enforcement, also confirmed the threats against Pruitt.
"There were incidents where he was being approached — vulgar language, people were being somewhat aggressive towards him — and so the special agent in charge provided documentation — a memo — to me and up the chain of command requesting the administrator be placed in business- or first-class to avoid these potential issues for the safety of the administrator,'" Barnet told Bloomberg.
"The agents have to make sure he's in a position where they can protect him," Barnet said. "If he's surrounded by other members of the public or it's a threat, their job is to push him and pull him away from those threats. That's why it is imperative to keep him away from the individuals so they can keep him safe."
Politico, using anonymous sources, reported:
EPA removed a career staffer Tuesday who approved an internal report that undermined Administrator Scott Pruitt's claims that he needed around-the-clock bodyguards and other expensive security protection, according to two former agency employees familiar with the situation.
"EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Donna Vizian said the agency would not comment on personnel matters," Politico reported. "But she added that today's action 'was based on a recommendation by the Office of Administration and Resources Management. I am not aware of any connection between the personnel matter and the document mentioned in media reports.'"
"A career EPA staffer predicted Caraballo's dismissal would stiffen the resolve of Pruitt's critics within the agency," Politico reported.
"This isn't going to frighten staff, this is going to embolden us to leak more to get these criminals out," the anonymous source told Politico earlier this week. "They need to know we're not intimidated and we're going to blow the whistle on anything even borderline questionable."
EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox said this week that "Scott Pruitt has faced an unprecedented amount of death threats against him and these threat assessments are conducted within [Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance] using information collected from the [Protective Service Detail], EPA's Office of Homeland Security, and Inspector General."
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Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Ferris State University
men's basketball team limited longtime West Michigan rival
Calvin to only 29.7% shooting en route to a 88-68 exhibition
triumph over the Knights on Tuesday (Nov. 10) evening inside the
new Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids.
Ferris held Calvin to only 19 total field goals and forced 14 turnovers for the night while also shooting 50% (37-74) from the field in its final exhibition contest.
The Bulldogs scored the final four points of the opening frame to take a narrow 40-36 halftime advantage and proceeded to outscore Calvin 48-32 the rest of the way to grab the win and finish exhibition play with a 2-1 mark.
FSU held only a one-point lead (52-51) with 13:09 to play in the contest, but closed the game on a 36-17 run despite playing a large portion of the second frame without preseason All-America forward/center Justin Keenan, who was injured and did not return.
The Bulldogs had five players reach double-figure scoring in the contest with senior guard Josh Young pacing FSU with a game-high tying 19 points. Keenan chipped in 18 points in only 19 minutes of action while senior guard Jon Yeazel added 14 points, including 12 in the second half. Senior guard Austin Randel scored 13 points and freshman forward Daniel Sutherlin also reached double-digits with 11 points in the outing.
Three Calvin players also scored in double-figures. Mattt Veltema tallied 19 points, Danny Rodts scored 13 points and John Mantel netted 10 points.
The Bulldogs shot 57.1% in the second half and held a 48-42 rebounding edge for the game, which included 22 offensive boards. Sutherlin grabbed seven rebounds with Yeazel, Keenan, Young and junior forward Lou Williams all pulling down six caroms.
Ferris came up with seven steals, blocked seven shots and dished out 14 assists, which helped offset a three-of-14 (21.4%) effort beyond the three-point arc and an 11-of-20 (55%) showing at the free throw line.
The Knights sank seven-of-22 (31.8%) three-pointers for the game and connected on 23-of-33 (69.7%) free throws.
Despite Keenan's absence for most of the second half, the Bulldogs maintained an impressive 46-12 edge in points scored inside the paint. The game featured 11 lead changes and the score was tied six times, but Ferris never trailed in the final 20 minutes.
Ferris State will officially open the 2009-10 season by visiting Lewis (Ill.) for a non-conference contest this Sunday (Nov. 15) at Neil Carey Arena in Romeoville, Ill. The start time for the game has been changed to 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET).
FSU will then visit NCAA Division I Central Michigan on Monday, Nov. 16, for a 7 p.m. (ET) non-conference regular-season encounter at Rose Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Bulldog Bites: The exhibition victory was Ferris' fourth preseason win in its last five exhibition games going back to last season …… FSU head coach Bill Sall continued his success in the Calvin-Ferris series. He has been on the winning side 10 times in 13 regular-season encounters and in exhibition tilts each of the last two years. Sall formerly played collegiate basketball and served as an assistant coach at Calvin and was also involved in the series' as a Bulldog assistant coach in the mid-1990's before returning to take over the FSU program ……. Tuesday's exhibition represented the Bulldogs' first appearance in the new 5,000-seat Van Noord Arena, which opened in January of 2009 as part of the $50 million dollar Spoelhof Athletic Complex …. Calvin was chosen as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) co-favorite after claiming the league crown a year ago and is ranked 18th in the Division III News Preseason Top 25 Poll.
Strong Second-Half Fuels FSU Past Calvin
Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Ferris State University
men's basketball team limited longtime West Michigan rival
Calvin to only 29.7% shooting en route to a 88-68 exhibition
triumph over the Knights on Tuesday (Nov. 10) evening inside the
new Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids.


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University of Hawaii Press, 2003 - Religion - 303 pages
This illustrated volume is a study of the temples created in East Java between the 10th and 16th centuries. The arts of Central Java, home of the great Buddhist moment, Borobudur, and Hindu Prambaran, have been given thorough scholarly attention. The architectural and sculptural treasures of the East Javanese kingdoms of Kadiri, Singasari and Majapahit are little known in comparison, yet beautiful and significant in Indonesian history. discusses their architecture and sculpture. The many narrative reliefs illustrating sacred and secular literature have been painstakingly identified. The reader is thus able to follow their stories and understand where, why and how they fit into the visual programme planned for each temple and their relation to historical events and the wayang theatre.
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So at the end of May, Chloe was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. While it was no surprise to many who know her, it was still something of a shock to the system to have it there in black and white. The assessment reports were upsetting and really hammered things home.
We always strongly suspected Chloe had Autism, problems at home meant we really needed some assistance and diagnosis seemed logical. With a confirmed diagnosis we hoped we would be able to access services and interventions that were not available to us with out the label.
Oh how wrong we were. In Exeter, the Autism team is diagnosis only. They do make some recommendations on their reports, but they don't actually offer any support and so we found ourselves saying thank you and walking off out into the rest of our lives with our daughter having this diagnosed condition and no support.
Can you imagine rocking up to A&E screaming in pain, them doing an x-ray and finding you have a broken leg and sending you off into the world to find a way to fix it yourself? No of course not, so why was this the case with our daughters autism? What's worse is that we're not alone, its a story you'll hear repeated up and down the country with all sorts of neurological conditions.
Our kids are being failed. It's been proven that the earlier a child is diagnosed and they can get interventions, the better, as the brain develops there is much more ability to change, learning new behaviours is easier.
You know me, not one to take things lying down I've spent months trying to find out what we can do. Camhs tried to close our case, "autism isn't a mental health issue". It's been a dark time with lots of tears and stress from me…"how can they do this?!", "where do I turn?" and while we still don't know our way in some areas, I've managed to access help and support in others, through research and sheer determination borne of my absolute fury.
Lola starts attending Devon Young Carers this week, so she can have something of her own and meet other youngsters in similar situations. I hope it will be valuable for her.
Chloe's sensory and dental issue continue to be a problem. The specialist dental service have now done a referral to the Occupational Therapy team in Exeter after seeing my desperation. I think the wait, as always, is lengthy, but I'm hoping some of those sensory issues will be looked at. If the dental service hadn't done this, I would have done the referral myself.
We have had a "Resource Allocation Assessment" and budget has been approved for Chloe to have an enabler for a few hours a fortnight as well attend groups and activities for kids like her, run by trained professionals. Again, if this isn't done for you by a professional involved in your child's life, do it yourself.
In addition the Communications and Interactions Team are going into Chloe's school to observe and make recommendations. I hope this will help the school really get a handle on Chloe and provide advice for helping her through her school life.
Speech and Languages went into school to assess Chloe and while there's no further need for their involvement they've been incredibly supportive, going above and beyond and giving the school advice and helping get the message home, just because she seems okay at school, doesn't mean she is okay at school. Again, I did this referral myself.
As for Camhs, well they grudgingly agreed to do three sessions of exposure work with Chloe. They didn't do that, they have done three family therapy sessions instead, the first with just Graham and I, the second with Lola, Graham and I and the final one will be one hour with Chloe. So they have offered one hour of support to Chloe. They have made it clear they don't want to help any further. As other things have fallen into place however, it feels like Camhs are less important. I would argue though, that Chloe's mental health is affected by her Autism and they have a duty of care to help…but its the only battle I cant be bothered to fight.
Finally feels like we're getting somewhere, I say this tentatively though because we've learned the hard way not to be optimistic.
My advice to any parent in a similar situation is this:
Don't accept what you are told. Don't settle. Don't stop fighting. When it feels like you can't fight any more, keep going. Don't let people pass the buck. Make people accountable, demand that if they won't help, they will help you find someone that will. Demand a Team Around the Child Meeting (TAC) and get everyone there, hold them all accountable.
And while all this is going on, and you're trying to negotiate the system while living with a child who has additional needs, try your hardest to make time for yourself, you need all your strength. Take up a hobby, see friends, read books for fun whatever it is you need to wind down, do it. And find support groups, online or otherwise, find people who know what it's like, who have either been there, or are going through it themselves, you'll find other parents a wealth of knowledge about what's out there and your rights. If you are local to me, Exeter, drop me a line, I can point you in the direction of groups I use or know of.
Just keep fighting.
Oh gosh, this is awful. I can't believe there isn't any follow up after diagnosis, that's terrible.
Wishing you all the best for the future


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//RSI: Squadron 42 Monthly Report: September 2018
RSI: Squadron 42 Monthly Report: September 2018
5. November 2018Kategorie : weitere News
Squadron 42 Monthly Report: September 2018
This is a cross-post of the report that was recently sent out via the monthly Squadron 42 newsletter. We're publishing this a second time as a Comm-Link to make it easier for the community to reference back to, and plan on following this process for future Squadron 42 Monthly Reports.
As the development of Squadron 42 thunders on, the brain trust at UEE Naval High Command has retooled their dispatches.
We aim to bring you the most significant and comprehensive project updates available. However, particularly sensitive details will remain under wraps to avoid unnecessary leaks to the civilian community.
Read on for a look into the work done on Squadron 42 during September and keep a weather eye open on this channel for future briefings.
CitizenCon 2948 saw the first look at the latest Squadron 42 trailer. If you missed it, or want to check it out again, you'll find the full 4K version on the official Star Citizen YouTube channel.
The Cinematics Team split their time this month between creating content and advancing tech and tools. They had several meetings about where to fit PCAP to reworked props and where to change geometry to fit the specific shot performances; in particular, where to place the Idris and Bengal's captain's chairs.
They modified and completed several Trackview master sequences featuring newly-edited PCAP, including camera and lighting. The completed sequences essentially show a conversation or first-person cinematic and all of its branches in a linear fashion. The animators then use these to iterate on pose-matching, while the level designers use them as the blueprint for how the scene will play out once it's scripted via AI logic.
On the tech side, they worked with tool engineers to improve the navspline for puppeteering ships. The spline now features better ghost vehicle rendering too, allowing its control points to be manipulated as editor objects. General work on the usability of the spline is continuing with numerous improvements. The team also revamped the ability to trigger weapon and turret fire on ships.
A collaboration with the tech teams featured example scenes that contain performances by real-life actors. As the actors were directing their performance to a specific point, the goal is now to guide the player towards that spot via UI. The first tests look promising.
The Actor Team made a lot of small improvements to how first-person gameplay feels, such as speeding up weapon swapping, tweaking ADS aiming when moving, and adjusting weapon sway. They also revisited and fixed issues with the jump mechanic before undertaking a more detailed pass using the new time-warping tech to clean up the assets. Progress continues with the Usable Editor Tool, which enables the team to create and amend new usables directly in the editor and simplify the current process.
The new Walk and Talk prototype is making progress, with two characters now walking together while having a believable and dynamic conversation. The EU Gameplay Team has been supporting the cinematics group, fixing issues they've been having when creating cutscenes.
Facial animation
The team worked along-side Tech Animation to test the Vanduul facial rig. They also ran the first set of reviews for the new Facial Animation Quality Benchmark, with the goal of establishing a gold-standard for facial performance in a triple-A game.
Gameplay Story
September was a particularly exciting month as the Story Team implemented more scenes than ever before. The aim for Q3 began with around 10, but they managed to get 23 working in-game to a high standard. They also gave more thought to the lighting and positioning of scenes within levels, which has led to considerable improvements to their visual appearance.
The Graphics Team worked on several new features as part of ongoing space-crafting improvements. This included adding shadows onto and from gas clouds (with a 75% memory saving), the addition of turbulence and interference when near dense regions of cloud, and a new GPU spline based lightning system. On top of this, they also improved reflections from water and added tessellation to the organic shader, which is mainly used for rocks and terrain.
Level Design
The team is operating at full capacity, with a heavy focus on scene implementation and usables. Making all the locations of the game feel realistic and believable (particularly the way the AI interact and move around on their various schedules) is always a top priority.
All chapters of the game have a single design owner and several support designers who can work on them simultaneously. The numerous feature teams all have S42 technical priorities on their backlogs and have a steady stream of technology and workflow improvements coming in on a weekly basis.
The Props Team shifted priorities slightly this month to focus on getting their templates updated to work with the new usable systems, with the aim to make it easier to scale functionality out across the game.
Work has progressed on junk and scrap piles, with the whitebox assets getting a material pass. The original simpods have been brought up to scratch, staying true to the original concept but being reworked using the custom normal workflow. They were also converted to work with the most current shaders. Finally, the team has been going through the cinematic scenes and have started work on the props with performance capture associated with them.
Ship Art
The Ship Art Team paused for a couple weeks on Persistent Universe work to take care of some pilot-fitting issues on a prominent S42 campaign ship. They raised the pilot position up and refined the interior geo a bit more. Now that it's done, they're back in full swing on the 300i grey-box for the PU.
Tech Animation
The Motion Capture Team has been reconfiguring their whole rig to trigger capture on every platform over TCP/IP: reference, facial & body. This made it much easier to match and manage the resulting datasets and has improved workflow across the board.
They put it to the test on a recent shoot in Manchester and worked to implement much of the resulting animation. They have also been refining the pipelines in which they process the data sets from motion capture and bring them together as a whole in their animation DCC of choice, Maya.
Female animation received baseline processing, with retargeting of the core reference databases and basic animation done to make the refinement pass as easy as possible.
They also worked on multiple fixes for the usable system and supported the Combat AI Team with new weapon setups for left-handed combat.
Lastly, the team has been developing the facial rigging pipeline and skinning toolsets, with the Vanduul as the central focus of development.
While UI predominantly provided support for new features in the PU, they also supported various environmental needs for Squadron 42, such as ambient displays in the background of scenes and locations.
This month, the team focused heavily on a variety of feature improvements, including significantly upgraded lightning effects. This doesn't just refer to how it looks, but how it can be dynamically controlled and how it interacts with the player. This was all done in close collaboration with the Art and Design teams.
They also worked on various cinematics, as well as several in-game cutscenes. Some have been challenging to work on as they flesh out unique environments and situations that haven't been seen before in a video game.
The Weapon Art Team finished production on the Kastak Arms Sawtooth knife.
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India, political development and legitimacy: a modern state in a traditional society
Brombacher, Markus Wolfram
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The conventional theoretical and analytical debate surrounding Third World development emphasizes economic development within the interaction of First and Third World. This thesis takes a different approach, not arguing about the correctness or falseness of these approaches, but concentrating on the historical inheritance of political and social values which influence a society. This concept within India highlights the limitation on both economic and political development through traditional fragmentation. This persistence of tradition, such as religion, caste organization, etc., was characterized by persisting traditional forms of political legitimacy. The theoretical concept of political legitimacy serves as analytical tool to examine, how the traditional values persisted in Indian society, and why these values were obstacles to a modern political structure, and therefore hindered adequate political and economic development
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Ceftazidime (Fortaz®, Tazicef®) is an antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. It is typically given in hospitals or other similar settings. It is given either intravenously (by IV) or intramuscularly (injected into a muscle). Some of the specific conditions this drug is approved to treat include:
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