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Written By: Stephen Sondheim
This is taken from comments made by Stephen Sondheim before the first performance of the Encores! presentation of ALLEGRO in March, 1994 at New York's City Center.
ALLEGRO was a seminal experience in my theatrical life. Luckily, its rehearsals and out-of-town tryout coincided with my summer vacation from college, so Oscar [Hammerstein II] said, "How'd you like to work on it?" And for twenty-five dollars a week, that's what I did. I typed scripts, I got coffee, listened to [director/choreographer] Agnes de Mille maltreat the singers, and watched this quite remarkable show come to life. I think I might not be so attracted to experimental musicals if I hadn't wet my feet with ALLEGRO.
First of all, it was an attempt, and to my knowledge the first commercial attempt, to tell a man's entire life story in a musical – not from birth to death, but from birth to regeneration. Its other major experimentation was that it used a musical comedy chorus as a Greek chorus. I don't think anybody had ever put those two ideas together before Oscar did. The chorus in ALLEGRO is used not only to comment on the action, but also to explore the inner thoughts of the main characters. Something two thousand years old, and nobody had done it before in the musical theater.
Oscar also decided to do away with traditional ways of moving scenery. He wanted a cinematic, fluid way of changing scenes, so he and Jo Mielziner designed a serpentine curtain that hung from an "S" shaped track, which allowed sets to be revealed and concealed as the curtain was pulled to one side. One set could be placed behind the curtain on Stage Left while a scene was being played on Stage Right and subsequently revealed when the curtain slid across in the other direction. This movie-wipe technique satisfied Oscar enough for him to use it in his next show, SOUTH PACIFIC, where wipes and dissolves were used throughout. Hal Prince has often acknowledged that this production was one of the main influences on his style – seeing those cinematic effects employed in the theater.
ALLEGRO inititated that approach, but because it was a failure few people paid attention. With SOUTH PACIFIC, a gigantic hit, everyone jumped on the bandwagon and the cinematic approach to staging became a standardized technique in musicals.
I think there were two reasons ALLEGRO wasn't the success it might have been. First, the critics and audiences expected Rodgers and Hammerstein to give them another CAROUSEL or OKLAHOMA!, which they didn't. And they paid for it. Second, and more important, was the question of what the show was really about. Till the day he died, Oscar always wanted to rewrite the second act. He felt that nobody understood what the intention of the show was, and he was right. On its surface, it's the story of a doctor, a young doctor in a small town, who marries a childhood sweetheart with more ambitions for him than he has, who moves to the big city and, urged on by her, proceeds to become rich by attending to the trivial needs of what Oscar called "Park Avenue people", and winds up making public appearances and laying cornerstones for heavily endowed hospitals. Meanwhile his wife cheats on him and he fails to recognize that his faithful nurse is in love with him. Disillusioned and in despair, he decides to return to his hometown and practice medicine there. It seems to be the old story about the idealist becoming corrupted.
In fact that's not what it's about; more accurately, that isn't what Oscar meant. The show is autobiographical - Oscar wanted to show what had happened to himself. As a result of the success of OKLAHOMA! and CAROUSEL, he had become so successful that he was an icon, and a useful one. He was elected Vice President of the World Federalists, made President of the Authors League, spent time traveling around the country receiving honors and awards by the score, and so forth – all because his clout, his presence, his fame and his celebrity could help promote and raise money for good causes. In ALLEGRO, he was writing about the conflict between responsibility to your community and responsibility to yourself. He found that the more public appearances he made, the more speeches he gave, the more he traveled to support these causes, the less time he had for writing, the thing that he was born to do. That is what he was trying to convey in ALLEGRO. And nobody got it. He thought it was the fault of how he had handled the second act – that he hadn't made this clear. He hadn't, but if you listen carefully, you'll see that that indeed is what ALLEGRO is about.
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ALLEGRO History
By Bert Fink
They had triumphed their first time out, with OKLAHOMA! in 1943. Two years later they exceeded expectations with CAROUSEL, and, in that same year, charmed Hollywood, winning an Academy Award for STATE FAIR. They had also begun producing: first John Van Druten's play I REMEMBER MAMA, then Irving Berlin's blockbuster ANNIE GET YOUR GUN and a tour of SHOW BOAT. By now they were practically deified for making hits by taking chances, and in 1947 composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II seemed as eager as everyone else to see what they would come up with next.
The result was ALLEGRO. Preceded by a mammoth publicity fanfare and the largest advance sale in Broadway history, ALLEGRO opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York on October 10, 1947. Drawing a critical reaction unlike any other in the Rodgers and Hammerstein canon, before or since, ALLEGRO proved controversial.
"A work of great beauty and purity," declared Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times. "A very grave disappointment, and out-right failure," pronounced Louis Kronenberger in PM. To Robert Coleman in the Daily Mirror, ALLEGRO seemed "perfect and great." To George Jean Nathan in the New York Journal-American it was "as pretentious as artificial jewelry and just about as valuable."
Within the context of this critical brouhaha, the show itself remains a fascinating study, as contradictory as the reactions to it. Plot and theme may have been naïve, but the score, structure and staging were absolutely ahead of their time. Hammerstein had brought the idea of ALLEGRO to Rodgers and it was the first of only two original musicals by Rodgers and Hammerstein not adapted from another source (the other being ME & JULIET in 1953). Hammerstein had conceived it as an allegory traveling from birth to death, in which he chose to make his Everyman a doctor. ALLEGRO tackles very real concerns about the medical profession: dilemmas that doctors face when a patient's needs conflict with a hospital's agenda, the role of big business in medicine, and a doctor's responsibility to his own community. Rodgers, whose brother and father both practiced medicine, shared his partner's interest in these issues.
As ALLEGRO began to take shape (with the first-draft storyline of cradle-to-grave truncated to cradle-to-midlife crisis), it became obvious that a new approach in script and style would be required to carry the ambitious story. It needed to move effortlessly through time and place; the allegory could only unfold in an atmosphere of total freedom. Both authors acknowledged that their inspiration was Thornton Wilder's classic of nine years earlier, OUR TOWN, which had freed commercial theater from many of its conventions. ALLEGRO shares with OUR TOWN a common setting (small town America in a simpler time), the use of structural and narrative devices and, above all, a minimalist approach to the design.
Having written the rules on the musical play, Rodgers and Hammerstein now set out to break them. ALLEGRO's score, for example, is filled with innovation, starting from its delicate weaving of song and dialogue, a technique first tried in OKLAHOMA! and perfected in the Bench Scene ("If I Loved You") from CAROUSEL. In ALLEGRO, fragments of song move in and out of the action like passing thoughts; melodies flit by in one scene only to take hold and blossom in the next. Breaking another rule, big numbers like So Far and The Gentleman is a Dope are given to supporting characters while leads like the hero himself have comparatively little solo work. Also unusual is the presence of a Greek chorus shadowing the cast and requisite corps de ballet, giving insight into the plot, commenting on the action and speaking the character's inner thoughts aloud.
The result was a musical unlike anything that had come before, and it demanded staging equally bold and original. Its fluid blend of score, dance, and book, for instance, required the director and choreographer to think and work as one… in fact, the director and choreographer would have to be one. So Rodgers and Hammerstein asked the innovative creator of their ballets for OKLAHOMA! and CAROUSEL, Agnes de Mille, to do double-duty. The position of director-choreographer was unprecedented; offering it to a woman was extraordinary. Agnes de Mille said yes.
Conceptually, ALLEGRO was a simple show. But simplicity in the theater can be awfully complicated. Jo Mielziner's sets and lighting achieved an illusion of effortless motion through a complex system of treadmills, moving platforms, screen and projections supporting a highly sophisticated lighting plot (the first time lighting served as the principal staging factor in a Broadway musical). Added to the massive production budget was a weekly payroll for forty stagehands, eighteen principal actors, twenty-one supporting players, twenty-two dancers, thirty-eight singers and thirty-five musicians. ALLEGRO was not only expansive but expensive.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's fourth collaboration opened at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven on September 1, 1947, and traveled from there to Boston before opening in New York, where expectations were extraordinarily high. Following OKLAHOMA!, CAROUSEL and STATE FAIR was a tough assignment; landing on the covers of Life, Time, and other publications didn't make it any easier. Avid theatergoers, having to wait years for their chance to see the other Rodgers and Hammerstein stage shows, were determined not to be left out in the cold this time. They snapped up tickets to ALLEGRO in record-setting numbers, resulting in the largest advance sale in history: $750,000 on a $4.50 top ticket price, at a time when a $100,000 advance was considered astronomical.
The advance sale helped for a while, as did the good and great reviews (of which, contrary to common assumption, there were quite a few). But the bad reviews hurt and, more importantly, so did word-of-mouth. By July of 1948, less than ten months after it arrived, ALLEGRO was gone. The show failed to pay back its original production costs, and a national tour that visited 16 cities from November '48 to June of '49 didn't fare much better, either critically or financially.
Why? The simplest explanation is that, as the old theater adage goes, the audience is never wrong. "The fault was ours," conceded Rodgers in his autobiography Musical Stages, "for not stating our point of view more clearly." Hammerstein stood by his theme but acknowledged, "if the writer's aim is misread it can only be because he hasn't written clearly enough." Still, he believed that personal fulfillment should be pursued despite all obstacles and, in his introduction to the published script, added tersely, "That is the simple reason why ALLEGRO was written. If you don't like that reason, you won't like ALLEGRO.&rdquo
To many, though, ALLEGRO came across as a "success corrupts" morality play in which the wholesome virtues of America's heartland were set against the graft and greed in the Big Bad City. "We, of course, intended no such conclusion to be drawn from our play," said Hammerstein, but reactions such as Irwin Shaw's of the New Republic were typical: "All I can conclude is that Rodgers and Hammerstein bitterly regret being the richest and most successful people in American theater…they have sacrificed themselves in a cause they don't believe in."
Perhaps Rodgers and Hammerstein the Authors were overshadowed by Rodgers and Hammerstein the Producers (although the Theater Guild produced ALLEGRO, theirs was a credit in name only…Rodgers and Hammerstein were really calling the shots). Judging by the results, they seemed more concerned with style than substance, more fascinated by the possibilities of the staging than the music and story itself. And yet, the chances taken in ALLEGRO did pay off: not for the show itself and, arguably, not even for Rodgers and Hammerstein, but certainly for the American musical. While OKLAHOMA! and CAROUSEL changed the course of the musical overall, ALLEGRO no less importantly signaled the start of a powerful new genre: the concept musical. Reverberations of ALLEGRO resound to this day: from a fragmented score (GRAND HOTEL) and seamless staging (DREAMGIRLS) to the introspective use of dance (WEST SIDE STORY) and chorus (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), from the thematic (COMPANY) to the metaphoric (A CHORUS LINE). ALLEGRO was, in the words of the original production's go-fer, Stephen Sondheim, "the first really good experimental show."
But the effects of ALLEGRO's achievements were not to be seen in Hammerstein's lifetime. And he and Rodgers were left to ponder what was, by any standard definition, their first failure. It would haunt them both for the rest of their lives. "I'm going back to the ALLEGRO idea," Hammerstein told the New Yorker in 1951, "it's still churning inside me." He was working on a television version of it when he died in the summer of 1960. Rodgers, thirty years after ALLEGRO opened on Broadway, wrote in his autobiography: "Of all the musicals I ever worked on that didn't quite succeed, ALLEGRO is the one I think most worthy of a second chance. From time to time, various ideas for revising ALLEGRO have been proposed, and though none so far has seemed feasible, I still keep hoping."
Helen Hayes Awards— The 2005 revival of ALLEGRO at the Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C. was nominated for 7 Helen Hayes Awards and won 2 for Outstanding Resident Musical, and Outstanding Director (Eric Schaeffer).
January 01, 2005 — The 2005 revival of ALLEGRO at the Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C. was nominated for 7 Helen Hayes Awards and won 2 for Outstanding Resident Musical, and Outstanding Director (Eric Schaeffer).
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Written By: Oscar Hammerstein II
If you are a young physician building up a fashionable practice, is it not important to go to parties given by wealthy patients and to share their social life? When, because of your growing prominence, you are asked to serve on committees for charity drives and to sit on hospital boards, is it not your duty to lend your time and good judgment to these worthy enterprises? Our doctor is not a Faustian figure beset with the lust for power or pleasure. But he is given no warning, no time to think or choose. The assault on his integrity is so subtly veiled that a good chunk of it is nibbled away before he knows what is happening to him. It is a law of our civilization that as soon as a man proves he can contribute to the well-being of the world, there be created an immediate conspiracy to destroy his usefulness, a conspiracy in which he is usually a willing collaborator. Sometimes he awakens to his danger and does something about it. That is the story of ALLEGRO.
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- ALLEGRO - Orchestration Package (26 Books/24-29 Players)
- 1 – Full Score - Act I
- 1 – Full Score - Act II
- 1 – Flute (Doubling Piccolo)
- 1 – Oboe (English Horn)
- 1 – Clarinet I
- 1 – Clarinet II
- 1 – Bassoon
- 1 – Horn I
- 1 – Horn II
- 1 – Horn III
- 1 – Trumpet I
- 1 – Trumpet II
- 1 – Trumpet III
- 1 – Trombone I
- 1 – Trombone II
- 1 – Tuba
- 1 – Percussion (see "Materials Notes" under "Production Information")
- 1 – Piano
- 2 – Violin I (Divisi)
- 2 – Violin II (Divisi)
- 2 – Viola
- 1 – Cello
- 1 – Bass
- ALLEGRO - Rehearsal Set (22 Books)
- 20 – Libretto-Vocal
- 2 – Piano-Vocal
- 1 – Digital Logo
- ALLEGRO - Libretto-Vocal 10-Pack - (10 Books)
- 10 – Libretto-Vocal
- ALLEGRO - Pre-Production Package - (2 Books)
- 1 – Libretto-Vocal
- 1 – Piano-Vocal
3 Women
4 Men
2 Women
2 Men
Singing-dancing ensemble with several small roles
Marjorie Taylor
Dr. Joseph Taylor
Grandma Taylor
Friends of Joey (2)
Jennie Brinker
Hazel Skinner
Charlie Townsend
Joseph Taylor, Jr.
Miss Lipscomb
Cheer Leaders
Ned Brinker
English Professor
Chemistry Professor
Bertram Woolhaven
Dr. Bigby Denby
Mrs. Mulhouse
Mrs. Lansdale
Jarman, a butler
Emily West
Brook Lansdale
Harry Buckley
ALLEGRO takes place in a small town, a college town, and a large city, all in the same Midwestern state, between 1905 and 1940. The action follows Joseph Taylor Jr.'s life from birth through his thirty-fifth year.
The original production had no stage 'sets' in the conventional sense, but backgrounds for the action were achieved by small scenic pieces on a moving stage, the use of light projections and drops.
Marjorie's Bedroom
The Taylor's Porch
The College Gym
The Football Field
The Campus
Jennie's Garden
Joe's Study
A Classroom
A Woodland
Another Part of the Woodland
Outside the Church
Inside the Church
The Backyard of the Taylor Home
Joe and Jennie's Bedroom
Dr. Taylor's Office
Joe and Jennie's Apartment in Chicago
The Foyer of the Taylor Apartment
The Street Entrance to the Apartment Building
Dr. Denby's Private Office
Joe's Office
The Lobby of the New Private Pavilion
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STRING NOTE: In the original Broadway pit of ALLEGRO there were 7 Violins (divided between Violins A-C and Violins B-D), 3 Violas, 2 Cellos and 2 Bass.
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According to data compiled by Placer County's Campaign for Community Wellness, 50-70% of women experience depression during and after pregnancy which can last a few days to months. It affects one of every four women over their lifetime. Overall depression in fathers is estimated at 6%; however, 18% of fathers in Early Head Start report depressive symptoms. Nationally, depression is the single biggest mental health problem in our society and is highly correlated to suicide. In Placer County, the suicide rate (13.8%) is higher than the state average (9.4%). Maternal depression is widespread across race and socioeconomic levels, and has been linked to genetic composition, situational risk factors and circumstances, and environmental gene interaction. Disproportionately, it impacts low-income parents whose depression is embedded in their life circumstances, poverty, lack of social support, substance abuse, domestic violence, childhood abuse, and stress linked to a life of hardship, and too often, no hope. In addition to possible biological causes, another stress that contributes to or co-exists with maternal depression is having a child with special needs, such as developmental delays or a difficult temperament.
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- Log into PPMS
- Update your progress report
- Complete the online No-Cost Extension form (don't forget to click Submit)
- Print the form as a PDF
- Email the form to NITC's Research Program Administrator (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Once the request is approved, PSU PIs will be notified by their DRA. PIs from partner institutions will receive an email from PSU's financial office once an ammended task order is issued to the institution.
Need additional help? Download these Instructions (PDF).
Researchers are required to submit a final report summarizing of research activities and findings, including educational and technology transfer activities. The final report serves as the technical documentation of the research and project undertaken.
Draft final report requirements & process:
- Should conform to NITC template style guidelines and cover page specifications.
- Must be submitted 30 days prior to the official end date of the project.
- Will be peer-reviewed and copy-edited during a two-month review process.
- Researchers are responsible for incorporating peer-review comments into the final report within 30 days (firm) after receiving the peer reviews.
Relevant Documents:
- NITC Final Report Template (doc) (updated December 2018)
- Cover page specifications (doc) (updated January 2017)
- Education Report Requirements (PDF) (NEW March 2018)
- PPMS Submitting Final Draft Report (PDF) (NEW February 2018)
Application Forms (Proposal, Budget, Data Management Plan)
Below are the forms and information needed to apply for the various NITC funding opportunities. To submit your completed abstract or application package, sign in at http://ppms.trec.pdx.edu/. Please verify that you selected the correct grant cycle prior to submitting your funding request. Need help with PPMS? See Resources for Instructions.
Proposal Forms:
- Request for General Research Proposals (PDF) (updated Feb 2019)
- General Research Proposal Form (updated March 2019)
- Proposal Internal Approval Form (PSU Applicants only) (updated March 2019)
- PPMS: Abstract & Proposal Submission (PDF) (updated February 2018)
- Small Starts Proposal Form (updated July 2019)
- Dissertation Fellowships Proposal Form (updated July 2019)
- Pooled Fund Proposal Form (updated July 2018)
- Education Proposal Form (updated April 2019)
- Diversity Proposal Form (updated March 2018)
Budget Forms:
- Budget Template (updated January 2019)
- Budget Sample (updated January 2018)
- Budget Template - Pooled Fund only (updated July 2018)
Other Forms and Documents:
- Change of PI Request (doc) (updated February 2017)
- Equipment Request Form (doc) (updated February 2017)
- International Travel Request Form (doc) (updated February 2015)
- NITC logo file (.png)
- TREC logo file (.png)
- Alternate NITC logo file (.png), for use only where space is limited
Data Management Plan:
- Data Management Plan - Guide & Template (updated April 2019 - only required for research proposals)
Technology Transfer
Vetted by the U.S. DOT, this plan guides our center's consideration of technology transfer potential and readiness for all research projects funded through NITC. Included is a clear process map which will ensure research results are being effectively communicated, deployed and implemented within the transportation industry and community.
- Technology Transfer Plan for NITC (August 2018)
PPMS is the Project Proposal Management System of the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) that is used by TREC and the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) to manage proposal submissions, peer reviews, and active projects.
- PPMS Abstract Proposal Submission (PDF) (February 2018)
- PPMS Completing Progress Reports (PDF) (February 2018)
- PPMS Submitting Draft Final Report (PDF) (February 2018)
- PPMS Submitting NoCost Extension (PDF) (New September 2018)
Additional References
- Transportation Research Board (TRB) Research in Progress (RiP) Database
- Transportation Research Board Research Needs Statements (RNS)
- National Transportation Library (added September 2018)
- Deliverables and reporting requirements for UTCs (updated June 2014)
- General provisions for UTCs (updated September 2013)
- Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA)


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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was established by Congress in 1978. The Court entertains applications made by the United States Government for approval of electronic surveillance, physical search, and certain other forms of investigative actions for foreign intelligence purposes.
Recent Public Filings
John Solomon and Southeastern Legal Foundation's Motion for Publication of Records
Case/Docket: Misc. 19-01
Date Posted: Friday, May 24, 2019
Case/Docket: Misc. 18-04
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Vulnerable crops
Experience from other countries where SWD is prevalent indicates that the following fruit crops are particularly vulnerable: blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, fig, kiwi fruit, nectarine, peach, plum, raspberry, redcurrant, strawberry and table grapes.
Other crops at risk include: apple (damaged), apricot, elderberry, gooseberry, pear (damaged), tomato (damaged) and wine grapes (damaged).
Habitats and host plants
The pest has been found in a wide range of habitats including; suburban areas, gardens, hedgerows, forests, and woodlands. Apart from fruit crops, other hosts include: wild blackberry, wild cherry, dogwood, elderberry, hawthorn, honeysuckle, mahonia, mountain ash (rowan), mulberry, nightshade, wild raspberry, rose and snowberry. Early and late sugar sources include; holly, insect honeydew and ivy.
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Czech Society for Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics
About the Member Society
The Czech Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics is one of the medical societies gathered in the Czech Association of Medical Societies of J.E. Purkyne. The Medical Informatics Section of the Czech Society of Biomedical Engineering has been established in 1978.
Through this section the activities in the field of medical informatics has been developed. Nowadays the Society is mostly concerned with activities in three sections: "Medical Informatics", "Clinical Engineering", and "Biophysics".
The Czech Society of Biomedical Engineering is the member of International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE).
The Society is ruled by the general board of eleven elected society members. The president of the Czech Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics is J. Cmíral, the Medical Informatics Section is headed by J. Zvárová (IMIA representative), the Clinical Engineering Section by V. Grospic and Biophysics Section by Z. Grossman.
The Czech Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics has issued the journal "Physician and Technology", edited by J. Zvárová. The journal is published bimonthly and basic information about the journal can be found at the www address: lat.euromise.cz.
The medical informatics section of the Society has organized the main activities in the field of medical informatics. Apart from several national seminars held on different topics of medical informatics each year, the conferences on medical informatics were held in Prague 1981 and 1988, and IMIA international working conference took place in Prague in 1985 and 1990
The proceedings of the IMIA working conferences were published by Elsevier Publishing Company (North Holland) under the titles "Diagnostic Strategies and Expert Systems" and "Knowledge, Information and Medical Education".
In 2004 the Society organized or co-organized several national and international conferences e.g. Biosignal, Brno and 51st Neurophysiological Congress, Srní. It highly co-operated in the IMIA working conference "Statistical Methodology in Bioinformatics and Clinical Trials" held in frame of the International Joint Meeting EuroMISE 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic, April 12-14, 2004 (www.euromise2004.org).
The programme committee of the IMIA confernce was chaired by Casimir A. Kulikowski, USA and Norbert Victor, Germany. The programme was divided into 8 scientific sessions covering topics on bioinformatics, bridging hospital information systems and clinical trials, microarrays analysis, statistical methods in clinical research and epidemiology, decision support and data mining, computational statistics and clinical genetics. The proceedings of abstracts were published (ISBN 80-903431-0-4) and full versions of selected papers will be published in a special issue of the journal Methods of Information in Medicine.
The Society is the main organizer of the forthcoming EMBEC'05 - 3rd European Medical & Biological Engineering Conference, Prague, Czech Republic 20.11.-25.11.2005.
For further information on the member society please visit their website using the link above.


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Program fits Obama's call for career training
The Biotechnology Program at Northern Virginia Community College has partnered with several local companies, including ATCC, Bode Technology Group Inc. and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), to offer internships to students. Even more important, job offers often follow the internships.
Originally from Ukraine, Oksana Murphy had trouble getting a good job with her foreign degree. After earning a biotechnology lab technician career studies certificate, this Arlington resident is working as a DNA technician at Bode Technology in Lorton. "NOVA classes were relevant to my current position. Upon completion of my class work, I was accepted for an internship and later I was offered a full-time position," Murphy said.
Patrick Breads of Ashburn earned an associate degree in biotechnology and is working as a lab assistant at HHMI in Ashburn. "The internship helped me get hands-on experience that has already started to reward me and get me closer to my goals," he said.
April Brisky of Gainesville is a U.S. Air Force veteran and the mother of 1-year-old twins. She is currently working toward an associate degree in biotechnology as the first step in her long-term goal to obtain a bachelor's degree and become an embryologist. She says NOVA's Biotechnology Program works well with her hectic schedule because of the variety of classes offered. After completing an internship, Brisky will graduate this summer. She hopes to continue her education at George Washington University. "The transition will be seamless since there is an articulation agreement between George Washington and NOVA so all of my courses will transfer," Brisky said.
NOVA's efforts fit President Barack Obama's proposal for community colleges to provide more career training. In his recent State of the Union address, Obama said, "Join me in a national commitment to train 2 million Americans with skills that will lead directly to a job. … Give more community colleges the resources they need to become community career centers, places that teach people skills that businesses are looking for right now."
The Biotechnology Program is offered at NOVA's Loudoun and Manassas campuses. To learn more, go to http://www.nvcc.edu/manassas/biotech/ or contact Dr. Diane Mucci, biotechnology program head, at email@example.com or 703-450-2510.
Northern Virginia Community College is the largest institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of America's largest community colleges. NOVA enrolls more than 75,000 students at its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge, and through NOVA Online. For more information about NOVA and its programs or services, call 703-323-3000 or visit the College's Web site, www.nvcc.edu.


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Author: D.D. Chant
Publisher: Self published
Genre: Dystopian/Romance/Adventure
Length: Novel
Deeta Richards has never seen the outside world. Before she was born a banking crisis brought civilization to an end and now no one leaves the safety of the compounds unless they need to, but Deeta still dreams of seeing more than the building she was born in.Tom is in the guard, this group are the only people that the tribal elders allow to leave the compound and Tom knows only too well that Deeta could never survive the harshness that exists outside. Then tragedy strikes and Deeta and her Sister Jan find themselves captured by a hostile tribe. Why does Tom know so much about these people? And why do they know so much about him? As this mystery draws to a climax, they discover that their friend Tom is not quite what he seems....
Author: D.D. Chant
Publisher: Self published
Genre: Historical/Adventure/Romance
Length: Novel
I wish to tell you a tale that began with a promise destined to change the lives of many.When only a child, Lady Adele of Berron lost her family during a dreadful battle and was betrothed to a stranger. Lord Rafe of Valrek, only a boy himself when the battle of Calis raged, grew to be a feared warrior and trusted advisor to his King. But sadness filled his past and Adele served only to remind him of all he had lost. However the promise that bound these two together caused great anger to some. What, Dear Reader, happened in those days of treachery and darkness? Incline your ear that I may whisper the secrets that you so desire to hear......
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After hearing about a local member of the U.S. armed forces who had been injured while serving in Iraq, Dr. Theresa Cheng decided to donate her time to provide dental care to the family members of injured veterans. That was in 2008.
She had assumed that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provided care to the veterans. However, after she learned that most veterans are not eligible for dental benefits, she included the veterans themselves in her outreach program. Our combat veterans return from war and face a long battle at home.
Each year, she has closed her office for a day and scheduled one-hour appointments for each of the low-income war veterans. These veterans often traveled long distances to have their urgent needs addressed. But she worried about their other, impending dental problems. She knew that once they had left her office, they would have to wait for some other opportunity to address other issues, and likely would never have the chance to be fully restored. Our war veterans can have a long and difficult road back home and we can all help in contributing dental health to their lives.
Thus, Dr. Cheng approached dentists with practices near to where the patients lived asking clinicians if they would consider continuing the veteran's dental treatment. Most were happy to have the opportunity to give back – and to establish an avenue for the future, paid maintenance care. Some of the others who have participated in the program are Fellow-Elect Michael Kanellis who is a pediatric dentist and Dean of Clinics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, and who will become a Fellow of the ICD at the Atlanta meeting; Fellow David Houten of Kelso, WA; Fellow-Elect Mindy Richtsmeier of Des Moines, IA, who will be inducted in the ICD in Honolulu next year, was the first private practice dentist in Iowa to become involved and also serves on the Everyone for Veterans Board of Directors; Fellow Ted Baer of Tacoma, WA; Fellow David Hedgecoe of Fayetteville, NC; Dr. Martin Anderson of Washington state; Fellow Tim Hess of Auburn, WA; and Fellow Sarah Fraker of Seattle, WA.
Fellow Richard Williamson who is the ICD Regent from District 10 and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry has been very involved in the program from the start. He participates in the program and facilitates finding care for the veterans. Dr. Tim Michels is a general practitioner in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was the second private practitioner from Iowa to join the program. It wasn't long before there was a network of over a hundred dentists, specialists and labs, located, at first, mostly in Washington state. Everyone for Veterans (E4V) has now placed veterans in dental offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts and they are currently completing applications for veterans in New Jersey, Missouri and Iowa. As is evident from the partial listing of participating dentists above, many of the dentist volunteers are Fellows of the USA Section of the International College of Dentists.
Dr. Williamson says that they honor a veteran's service by providing peace of mind regarding their dental care by:
- Finding a location that is easily accessible to the veteran so it is not a hardship to go to a dental appointment
- Providing the luxury of having appointments in a dental office so they don't have to wait in long lines.
- Providing comprehensive dental treatment so the veteran is not spending a lifetime of begging from one urgent need to the next.
- Establishing the concept of sustainable factors of good home care and maintenance.
Buoyed by the positive interest and the power of the Internet, Dr. Cheng agreed to assist with requests from veterans in other states, too. The process was slow and challenging, but in February 2016 the Pierre Fauchard Academy endorsed this program and may be a great help in connecting visits to volunteer dentists across the nation. The program was then endorsed by the USA Section of the International College of Dentists in May of 2017.
Many states have wonderful programs or "stand down" events that provide veterans with access to care, but most such programs or events address only urgent needs. The veteran populace is massive, with varying access to dental care.
It is true that some patients want to have only their urgent needs addressed as their lives might still be in turmoil. They may be homeless or transient, or still dealing with drugs or alcohol, and generally not mindful of comprehensive dental health. Others are more stable but perhaps in a low-income situation, working at low wage or part-time jobs, going to school, or even retired. This group might not qualify for Medicaid because they "make too much." The program tries to give these veterans not only comprehensive dental care but also peace of mind regarding their dental health. In some cases mainly preventive treatment is provided to help them avoid falling into disastrous dental conditions. The veterans are informed that after all active treatment is done, they will be expected to pay for maintenance care.
How the program works
After veterans fill out an application on the website, their low income status is verified, and their deployment history including the war or conflict area. Two phone interviews help set expectations. Waivers are signed, and then a local dentist is sought out to honor the veteran or a veteran's family member.
The all-volunteer charity program illustrates the importance of dental health, as well as the healing power of the relationship between doctor and patient. The trust, honor and social aspects are powerful healing factors, just like the dental work. Many veterans claim to feel much better after their treatments, not just because they are able to eat vegetables again, but also because their experience helped restore their faith in humanity.
The dentists, too, have reported that they enjoy the opportunity to get to know our war heroes, and have found the experience to be deeply rewarding. It's also an easy, convenient way for dentists to give back. They don't have to go to a special location, block out a schedule or work with unfamiliar equipment and materials.
It is easy to join this effort. Just go to http://www.everyoneforveterans.org and click on "How You Can Help." Add your information to five short fields and you'll be notified via email when a qualified, low income war veteran in your area is in need of your assistance. You can accommodate the patient at your convenience and will be assigned just one per year unless you request otherwise. This is an easy way to honor these war heroes!
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Writer Grant Morrison and artists Rags Morales and Brad Walker present the end of an era with "Action Comics" #18 by wrapping up everything that they've started with the expected amount of flourish and flair Morrison packs into his more substantial runs. In the process, they deliver some quaint Superman moments that ring true through the character's history, regardless of where readers tether their original connection to the Man of Steel. Those moments might issue guffaws, sighs of relief or smiles of understanding as readers rediscover their own roots.
While I'm certain there will be revelations of subtext and artistic witchcraft in the days and years to come regarding Morrison's run on "Action Comics," this issue is exciting and full. With so much ground to cover, so many wild concepts and fully developed ideas sprung from the mind of Morrison, the book doesn't ever slow or slip. Superman's final (or not-so-final?) conflict with Vyndktvx occurs with the world hanging in the balance and evokes the strongest fight for all that is right and good from the Last Son of Krypton. This leads to a fun bit where Superman calls upon the people of Earth to help him, includes shoutouts to the creators of this "Action Comics" run.
Sometimes even Grant Morrison can reach into the corners of obscurity and retrieve a concept or character that is just so damn obscure, most readers have forgotten about it. On occasion, Morrison just flat out creates something to fit the obscurity mold. In this case, it is (interestingly enough, thankfully) the former as the writer makes one final, promising contribution to the DC Universe. This last arc has delivered a number of Morrison ideas to the sandbox, but in "Action Comics" #18, Morrison pulls some of the toys from the very bottom of the barrel and really dusts them off, giving them a chance to soak in the sun once more. On his way out, Morrison doesn't answer very many questions as much as he wraps up the extravagant adventures that he has poured into this series.
Accompanied by the reliable team of artists in pencilers Rags Morales and Brad Walker with inkers Cam Smith and Andrew Hennessy, Morrison packs visual spectacle after visual spectacle into "Action Comics" #18, which weighs in at a hefty price with extra pages, boasting thirty pages in the lead story and another eight in the backup. Brad Anderson fills the psychedelic and heroic imagery of the lead tale with bold, strong colors. This Superman exists in a colorful world that is more colorful for his presence. The colorist's work is aptly applied to the supremely detailed work of Walker and Morales, who complement each other nicely, blending together for an almost seamless collaboration.
The backup tale, drawn by Chris Sprouse, speaks to the heroism Kal-El inspires in everyone while also presenting a strong story with a decisive anti-bullying message. Sholly Fisch has done a great job with the backup stories, injecting them with energetic fun that suits Sprouse's style to a tee. Jordie Bellaire follows Anderson's lead on the coloring front and fills "Never-Ending Battle" with appropriately bold choices despite the lack of Superman truly appearing in the story beyond background imagery.
When all is said and done, Grant Morrison's run on this comic is sure to be held up as one of the best. That's not hard to do, considering the trials and tribulations Superman has endured since his death in 1992. This run, capped by "Action Comics" #18, celebrates the Man of Steel, his supporting cast, his heritage and his legacy all while serving as a love letter from Morrison to the concepts and characters that must have fueled his desire to create adventures for Superman.


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18 May The Realities of Dilaudid
The brand name for hydromorphone, Dilaudid, is a drug that is used to relieve moderate to severe pain and severe, painful dry coughing. A derivative of morphine, it is a centrally-acting analgesic drug of the opioid class. In many countries, this drug is replacing morphine and heroin when one or both of the drugs are unavailable. The drug tends to have a faster onset and less dependence liability than that of its counterparts.
For prescription use, Dilaudid is available in a tablet in multiple strengths that are meant to be swallowed whole. Tablets have been found to be available in both pink and teal colors. Suppositories and oral liquid formulas are also available. When the drug is abused, tablets are used by swallowing, crushing and then snorting or dissolved in water to be cooked for intravenous injection.
Dilaudid and its generic hydromorphone appear on the street 99 percent of the time from patients selling prescriptions, armed robbery and burglary of pharmacies. Slang terms for the drug include D, dilly, dillies, dill, k4, k1, k2, k3, k8, M8, Big D, Super 8, Hydro, M-80s, white triangle, moose, hospital heroin, drugstore heroin, shake & bake, peaches, and others.
While Dilaudid is considered to have a lower dependence liability than morphine, it still offers high dependency potential. Addiction or dependency can occur when the drug is used for longer than a few weeks or when it is used in high doses. Those who have been dependent on alcohol or other drugs in the past generally have a greater chance of becoming dependent on Dilaudid.
Those who abuse or overdose on Dilaudid show very obvious signs of use, although they mimic that of other opioid drugs. Any notice of the following symptoms or signs should trigger a 911 call:
• Respiratory depression
• Somnolence progressing to stupor
• Coma
• Skeletal muscle flaccidity
• Cold and clammy skin
• Constricted pupils
• Bradycardia
• Hypotension
• Apnea
• Circulatory collapse
• Cardiac arrest
The euphoria created by the increasing use of Dilaudid becomes harder and harder to achieve as more of the drug is needed over time to achieve the desired effect. This increases the use and abuse. The user over time will show increased and desperate dependence on the drug.
When under a doctor's care, patients legally taking Dilaudid are gradually taken off the drug to reduce the impact of the withdrawal. At the same time, those addicted to the drug should scale back slowly as quitting "cold turkey" can create significant adverse effects within the body and the brain.
It is recommended that Dilaudid abusers enter a detox center for 24/7 treatment as withdrawal can be intense and patients can have severe reactions to the loss of the drug in their system. Once detox treatment is complete, it is also necessary for the patient to receive ongoing counseling and support to address the issues that led to the dependency and abuse in the first place. Such an approach helps to limit the likelihood of relapse.
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Tyndale News & Articles
Successful first year for Tyndale competitive sports teams
Friday, March 13, 2015
This year Tyndale launched new competitive sports teams in men's and women's volleyball, women's basketball and men's ice hockey under the new athletic brand, the Tyndale Guardians. Spencer Healey [BA Biblical Studies & Theology 2015] is the captain of Tyndale's...Read More about Successful first year for Tyndale competitive sports teams
Tyndale students thank our supporters
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
On Wednesday, February 25, the Tyndale community celebrated the third annual Tuition Free Forward Day. This is the date that represents the end of tuition being paid for by students and the beginning of tuition fees being provided by Tyndale supporters. Without Tyndale's supporters, students...Read More about Tyndale students thank our supporters
J. William Horsey Library name will continue
Friday, March 6, 2015
J. William Horsey, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Toronto Bible College (TBC) in the 1960s and namesake of Tyndale's library, was a business man who believed in strong biblical values. "True leadership calls for personal sacrifice, courage and faith," he said in an address...Read More about J. William Horsey Library name will continue
Dr. Paul Gould on C.S. Lewis and Christian Platonism
Friday, February 20, 2015
"The questions we must ask," Dr. Paul Gould said in last week's lecture, "are 'Where are you standing?', 'Which culture do you inhabit?' and 'What sort of person do you want to be?'" Dr. Paul Gould, Assistant Professor of Philosophy...Read More about Dr. Paul Gould on C.S. Lewis and Christian Platonism
Funding your university education
Friday, February 13, 2015
80 per cent of financial aid in Canada is not given away because no one requests it or applies for it. At Tyndale, over 800 students, or 62 per cent of all full- and part-time students, received financial aid in 2013 and 2014. There are many ways to receive financial aid as a Tyndale student,...Read More about Funding your university education
Tyndale President Dr. Gary Nelson extends term through 2020
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Tyndale University College & Seminary, a leading Canadian Christian university and seminary, announced today that Dr. Gary Nelson has extended his term as President and Vice Chancellor through 2020. "We have been thrilled with Dr. Nelson's leadership as he directed us through...Read More about Tyndale President Dr. Gary Nelson extends term through 2020
Living out alternative models of church
Friday, February 6, 2015
Dr. Michael Krause, Director of the Internship Program and Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry, believes that alternative church models are increasingly popular in Canada, rather than in the United States. In his view, Canadians have accepted the fact that we live in a secular nation. "...Read More about Living out alternative models of church
The Karen Hume Professional Collection Arrives at Tyndale
Friday, January 30, 2015
On Wednesday, January 21, 2014, the Tyndale Libraries introduced the Karen Hume Professional Collection to the Tyndale community. Karen Hume, author and keynote speaker, donated the Karen Hume Professional Collection to the Tyndale Libraries in August 2014 on the occasion of her retirement from...Read More about The Karen Hume Professional Collection Arrives at Tyndale
How to set up a church of small groups
Friday, January 23, 2015
"There is an art and a science to successful small groups," says Dr. David Sherbino, Tyndale Seminary Professor of Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry. For small groups to work, the church needs people working very hard behind-the-scenes. "It takes a lot of work and effort,"...Read More about How to set up a church of small groups
Discovering Christianity in Ancient China
Friday, January 16, 2015
Dr. Ron Kydd, Associate Professor of Church History at Tyndale Seminary, went on a month-long journey across China in June and July 2014. His focus was to review and discover evidence of the presence of Christianity in pre-1400 AD China. "I wanted to get to as many places as possible to see...Read More about Discovering Christianity in Ancient China
Integrating the mind and soul
Friday, January 9, 2015
"Education was founded on Christian principles," says Dr. Barry Smith, Senior Vice President Academic and Dean of Tyndale University College. "Higher education came out of the church, it came out of a desire for education of the mind to be linked to the development of the soul....Read More about Integrating the mind and soul
Merry Christmas from Tyndale
Thursday, December 18, 2014
The Bayview campus looks beautiful in every season, but there is something enchanting about the campus when it is covered in pure, white snow under a vivid blue sky. From all of us at Tyndale, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Read More about Merry Christmas from Tyndale
Equipping Tyndale students to make a difference
Friday, December 12, 2014
Dr. Anthony Hutchinson is using his social work experiences and expertise to teach and prepare his university students for careers in this field. Outside of his job as Assistant Professor of Human Services at Tyndale University College, Dr. Hutchinson is a national street gang expert for the...Read More about Equipping Tyndale students to make a difference
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Forum:Can foreign Wiki's editors translate the work of Tolkien Gateway while editing their entries?
Can foreign wiki's editors translate the work of Tolkien Gateway while editing their entries? References and sources are given while editing. Is this under TG's permission?
ONE ANSWER: It depends on their technical skill and what OS they are using. If they are using Linux this is an easy, if sleazy (without permission) thing to do. I have deliberately avoided looking at any of the other Wiki's on Tolkien, but still found one Editor on here whose style and approach (and interpretation of the subject matter) is nearly identical to mine! Yet there is no content exchange - we just have similar narrative styles and similiar takes on Tolkien's motivating viewpoint (one hopes!) in how he develops the characters.
If someone is lifting your content, or you suspect the same, place an unprintable character next to a space and when your work is cut-pasted you can highlight and Ctrl-C the content on their wiki, Ctrl-V (paste) into a Hex Editor, and see if the hidden character is there. If it is, go to their wiki and POLITELY get in the culprit's face about it and ask for attribution for yourself and TG Wiki. In my long experience this will end the "clipping" right away. Very embarassing for any Editor. Fudoki 02:42, 31 March 2018 (UTC)


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Hi gang!
According to the blog-o-sphere, Spring seems to finally be making an appearance across the rest of the US. For us in Miami living in a Tropical Monsoon Climate - it's true I looked it up and everything, Tropical Monsoon is a real climate- our seasons are a little different. We don't have Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Instead, we have Hurricane, Tourist, and Mosquito. Fortunately, Tourist season does not overlap Mosquito and Hurricane. We are now between seasons in a time I like to call Seminole Spring (name inspired by Indian Summer familiar to our friends up north). Too early for the mosquitoes (at least the mean ones), most of the tourist are gone (at least the mean ones), Hurricane season still a few weeks away, the air temperature is higher than the humidity reading. Sheer bliss.
I promised several blog readers that I would chat a little about monofilament thread. First, the disclaimer – everything stated here is purely my opinion and my observation. I do not have any relationship, financial or otherwise, with any of these manufacturers or distributors. Phew – glad that's over!
I firmly believe that it is important to test techniques, tools, notions, etc. for you and not just take someone's word for it. I have wasted quite a bit of money because I "took someone's word for it" (I'm thinking of a relatively new marking pencil put out by a fabric manufacturer that I went and bought in every color only to discover they were worthless for my techniques). That is why I would like to share not only my results but also my testing methodology.
Step 1 layout the criteria for the test.
Step 2 is to put each product through the paces simulating REAL use.
Step 3 is to review your results, weight your options, and then spend your money.
For the monofilament thread test, I was looking for the best monofilament for my machine appliqué technique. My criteria included minimal shine; no wiry feel either on the spool or after it's stitched, and must behave in the sewing machine (both top and bobbin). If you find that you have MANY criteria, (more than 3 is considered MANY) then prioritize them because chance are good not every product will meet all.
Here are my three subjects.
Can you tell which is the shiniest? Which is least shiny? I photographed the spools in very low light with no flash but look at how much spool 1 and 3 shine!
Next, I put each thread through the paces. My setting is an extremely tiny blind hemstitch. Width is 0.6 and Length 0.40. Not all thread behaves at this setting, at least in both the bobbin and the top.
Specifically for this test I created a machine appliqué sample that I could stitch. It's important to use the same fabrics in your sample that you would in a real project. For example, I use a lot of batiks and hand-dyed fabrics. Even though they are expensive, I have to include them in my test or I will not get an accurate result because the weave and dye are different enough that the stitches will show more and the light may reflect differently.
The pattern is Block 1 from Mary Sorensen's Simple Gifts (http://maryappliques.com/). Here I stitched the stem and the circle. Although you can see the stitches, I quite please that there is no shine with the brand used to stitch the top of the stem. There is a bit more shine on the thread used to stitch the bottom.
As for the Feel Test – the middle spool felt the least wiry. It was very soft and was not kinked at all, as it came off the spool. The other two did.
And the winner….. The middle spool Sew Art Invisible Nylon.
Originally, I had four spools to test, Sulky, Monopoly, Sew Art, and YLI. However, Thaddeus (13 month old "puppy") took a special interest in the YLI and it disappeared before I could test with it. Someone or something, Thaddeus denies any involvement, chewed the top of the spool off causing the tightly wound thread to explode off the spool. I'm dusting for paw prints now.
Bonus Example: I just used this methodology to search out the perfect needle and thread combination for hand appliqué.
Step 1 – My criteria was simple – Invisible Stitch
Step 2 – Set up sample. I used all the problem children - hand-dyed fabrics, batiks, circles, very light colored fabric, dark fabrics, bias stems, etc. Each set identical to try out different thread/needle combinations.
Step 3 – my results were very interesting – all my samples were scalloped. It was not the thread/needle combo. It was operator error. My technique was flawed. I turned to an appliqué artist I admire and respect, Sandra Leichner (http://sandraleichner.com/) and asked for help with technique. Thanks to her generosity, I was able to set the test up again, this time varying only the technique and viola! Here are my before Sandra's help (berry on the left) and after Sandra's help (berry on the right) photos. To give you some perspective, the berries are smaller than a dime. The needle is a No. 11 sharp.
Until next time, I wish you all…
Best stitches!
Mercy in Miami
aka (The Savage Quilter)


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Since he left for Barcelona in 2014, Liverpool fans have prayed for Luis Saurez to return to Anfield.
Well today is that day, as the Uruguayan striker returned to Melwood to catch up with some of his old team mates.
The news was spread by Reds defender Mamadou Sakho, who used his now legendary Snapchat account to break the news to fans.
Special visit at Melwood this morning !! ?? – Ce matin à Melwood ! #YNWA #LFC pic.twitter.com/buho4yCb5q
— Mamadou Sakho (@mamadousakho) March 8, 2016
We've no idea why Suarez is in England (Barcelona don't play Arsenal until next Wednesday), but if it's just a trip to see his old mates because he's got a week off, we're starting to think he's not such a bellend after all.
Also, if you don't follow Sakho on Snapchat, it's well worth it.
Maybe Luis can teach Christian Benteke how to stay on his feet…or maybe not.


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2018 Super Bowl commercials
The 52nd American Football Superbowl happened on Sunday night with the Philadelphia Eagles beating the New England Patriots 41-33 . The Superbowl is great chance for some big brands to get their campaigns in front of an estimated 100 million plus US viewers as well as many more millions across the world. At this is year Superbowl, there were 29 commercials which all ran special Superbowl ads and here they all are. Enjoy!
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7.Morgan Freeman vs. Peter Dinklage
8.Amazon Alexa Loses Her Voice
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The Louisiana black bear is the state mammal for Louisiana, and it is one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear. While the American black bear can be found across North America, the Louisiana black bear subspecies is only known to occur in Louisiana, East Texas and western Mississippi. Compared to other black bears, the Louisiana black bear's skull is longer, narrower and flatter, with larger molar teeth.
The mammal was removed from the Lists of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife under the Endangered Species Act due to recovery.
Recovery was made possible thanks to the active partnerships of many private landowners, state and federal agencies, universities and non-governmental organizations. Since the Louisiana black bear was listed in 1992, voluntary landowner-incentive-based habitat restoration programs and environmental regulations have not only stopped the net loss of forested lands in the Lower Mississippi River Alluvial River Valley, but have resulted in significant habitat gains.
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A major factor in this positive habitat trend is the success of incentive-based private land restoration programs, such as the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP). Since 1992, more than 148,000 acres of habitat have been permanently protected and/or restored through the WRP program. Additional private lands have been restored through the efforts of private landowners and organizations. Over 65,000 additional acres of bottomland hardwood forest have been protected and restored through the efforts of such groups as Wildlife Mississippi, Mississippi Land Trust Mississippi River Trust, Black Bear Conservation Coalition, Bear Education and Restoration Group of Mississippi and the East Texas Black Bear Task Force.
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Currently it is estimated that between 500 and 750 Louisiana black bears roam the United States, approximately double the population size at the time of listing. Techniques such as live trapping, winter den inspections, radio telemetry monitoring, and DNA sampling have been used to determine population size.
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Why Veterinary Dentistry?
Oral pathology is the most common, most diagnosed, most often- recognized health problem we see in our companion animals.
On a daily basis in practice we see many diseases that should have been preventable, can be treated or may be managed. Dental issues need to initially be recognised, followed by a thorough COHA (Complete Oral Health Assessment) and then treated using general anaesthesia, radiographs, the dental procedure and oral homecare. A successful outcome is often dictated by commitment by all three parties: the veterinarian, the patient and the owner.
Consider the facts:
- 85% of all dogs and cats three years of age and older have some degree of dental disease, which requires treatment and/or preventative care.
- If untreated, periodontal disease may lead to systemic disease, which can shower the lungs and body with bacteria.
- Pet dentistry should not be an elective procedure, rather a part of the animal's daily routine and a part of you practice protocol.
- Dentistry will bond the client to the practice.
- Dentistry is profitable in many forms: it adds healthy years to the pet's life, provides an interest to the veterinary team, as well as, an income stream to maintain a financially healthy business.
Veterinary Dental Education Centre
An amalgamation of our five pillars of dentistry, the site is for you: the veterinarian, the veterinary practice, the veterinary student, the client and the pet.Go to VDEC
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Do you want to increase your knowledge in most areas of general practice dentistry? Would you like to be able to perform a complete and thorough oral examination and understand the treatment options pertaining to the pathology that you find? Or have a working knowledge of periodontal disease and setting up home care programs? How about knowing when to take a radiograph and be able to interpret it?
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"David is an articulate & excellent teacher. He starts at the basics and works up to technically complex procedures. He is an excellent teacher. I learnt so much and have been able to save the teeth of the animals in my care since attending David's workshop."
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Welcome to the Veterinary Dental Education Centre. A resource for you: the veterinarian and the veterinary student.


text: Just got my Persuadatron in and took it for a spin. It rules, and sounds great. Nice blue LCD screen, row of red blinkenlites, and so much graphics that it can blend into a white rack just as easily as a black one. I'm in the heart of Phoenix and got 43 stations on the first scan, using a 12 ft. cable. Lots in spanish. Pulled out the antenna cable and still getting plenty without it. Really perfect set of features, love the muting tricks, and all the tasty flavors of noise bursts, and volume control makes it pedal friendly! Heavenly. Really glad I waited until now to get a radio module, this is the one.


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The likes of Android and iOS have already made a mark so deep in users that's usually hard for all of us to suddenly jump operating systems. Android users keep using Android, and iOS users "aren't able to use anything after iOS," and very little opt for others. However, in that scenario, we again have a new OS. This time, its Firefox.
The Firefox OS has made a small yet careful entry into the native market with the launch of two low budget smartphones- Intex Cloud FX and Spice Fire One Mi-FX 1. And although the overall specifications of the handsets aren't that, well, eye-catching, users still have queries about the new OS in particular.
The OS and its corresponding handsets were launched by Mozilla foundation with the tag of being the world's first "open Web Devices." The Firefox OS-based smartphones have an aim: To offer feature phone users with a low cost yet good enough OS for their first smartphone.
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While the Firefox mobile platform has just made an entry in the Indian market, it's already present in parts of Europe and Latin America via Alcatel OneTouch Fire and ZTE Open smartphones. And as expected, the OS has caught the attention of smartphone gurus across the planet.
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But what exactly is the deal here? Is is similar to Android or iOS? Questions are many. So let's just jump into the only features of the platform that you will ever need to know.
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The OS That Upgrades in Bits and Parts
The Firefox mobile platform's architecture is such that its always changing characteristics have been pushed down to the what they call at Mozilla a "Gecko layer" (a web browser engine used in many applications developed by Mozilla Foundation).
So there's no issue with lower layers affecting the functionality of the system. Hence OEMs upgrade devices faster and accordingly reduce OS fragmentation. And this is for both new and old devices.
Yes! It Supports Everything
If you are the social media sorts, you should be thrilled to know that the the Firefox OS supports all the major social networking apps like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Quora, Pinterest and more.
Search Goes Dynamic
One great thing about the Firefox OS is the fact that is doesn't distinguish between either its Firefox OS apps or the other mobiles sites. This means that whenever you are searching with a certain keyword, you will be offered a workable combination of the apps and mobile sites (region specific). In fact, some of these sites may even have their own web apps embedded inside.
Then onwards, the user may run the application directly from the webpage and should have the option to only download the app if needed further in the future.
Understanding the Difference -- in Apps
Know that the Firefox OS (powered by Gecko engine) only runs websites that will be in the form of apps. These are known as web apps and are built using HTML. And in case you aren't sure, it's the same technology that lights up the Web for you everyday. But the good news is that these web app will indeed run on many other OSs apart from the handsets running the Firefox platform.
It's Open Source. Yay!
In case you are a nerd (like most of us around here), you should let go a huge sigh of relief knowing that the OS is open source. I can already listen the cheers afar!
For the mobile platform, There is no SDK (Software Development Kit) for you to download and install. Rather, all the OS developmental segments have been tagged under GitHub projects and are open to public. Indeed, "Web is the platform" remains as the central theme of Firefox OS.