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Dengue remains a public health problem in the Americas despite the efforts of the Member States to stop and mitigate the impact of epidemics. It is a dynamic systemic infectious disease. The infection can be asymptomatic or show with a broad clinical spectrum that includes serious and non-serious ways of expression. After incubation, the disease begins abruptly and goes through three phases: The febrile, critical, and recovery stage.
Dengue needs to be addressed as a single disease with different clinical presentations ranging from benign conditions to severe clinical courses and outcomes that may lead to death.
Cause of the disease
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Dengue is an infectious disease caused by the dengue virus (DENV). It belongs to the genus Flavivirus of the Flaviviridae family, which in turn, belongs to the group of Arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses). The viral particles contain single-stranded RNA that are enwrapped and approximately 40-50 nm in diameter.
There are 4 serotypes called DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4. Infection with one serotype produces lifelong immunity against that serotype reinfection. Successive infection with two different serotypes is a risk factor for developing the severe forms of the disease.
All serotypes have been isolated in the Americas. In several countries they circulate simultaneously, creating a serious risk for an epidemic.
How is it transmitted?
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The Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are transmitters of dengue. The Aedes aegypti female mosquitos are the main source of dengue transmission. These species bite during the day, with the most active feeding period 2 hours before and after dawn and dusk. The mosquito bites an infected person and ingests blood with the dengue virus, which incubates in the mosquito for a period of 8 to 12 days, after which the mosquito begins to transmit the virus biting others. The newly infected person may have symptoms after 5-7 days of infection. Immediate mechanical transmission can also occur when the mosquito interrupts feeding on an infected person and immediately feeds on a susceptible host. This form of transmission does not require virus incubation.
Stages of the disease
Febrile Phase
Patients develop sudden high fever. This acute febrile phase lasts 2-7 days and is usually accompanied by skin flushing, erythema, generalized body pain, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, and retro-orbital pain. Minor hemorrhagic manifestations, such as petechiae and ecchymoses in the skin may occur. Patients, who improve after the initial fever, are considered dengue without warning signs.
Problems that may arise in the febrile phase: dehydration, high fever associated with neurological disorders, and seizures in young children.
Critical Phase
After the fever abates, the patient may experience within the first 3-7 days of illness an increase of capillary permeability parallel with increased hematocrit levels. This marks the beginning of the critical phase with the highest risk of developing plasma leakage with or without hemorrhage, known as severe dengue. Patients who clinically worsen after fever subsides should be monitor for warning signs and hemorrhagic manifestations.
Problems that can occur in the critical phase: shock by plasma extravasation, severe bleeding, and serious organ impairment.
Recovery Phase
Most patients survive the acute phase (which does not exceed 48 to 72 hours), with timely initiation of judicious fluid management and careful monitoring of patient during critical phase, and enter the recovery or convalescent phase. There is a general improvement in the patient: appetite recovers, gastrointestinal symptoms improve, hemodynamic status stabilizes and diuresis increases.
Problems that can occur in the recovery phase are overload (if intravenous fluid therapy has been excessive or has been extended in this period).
Revised Classification of Dengue
Diagram of revised dengue classification (Spanish available only). Under the revised classification, the level of severity has been separated into dengue, without warning signs and with warning signs, and severe dengue as a practical use during the clinical decision process as to where and how intensively the patient should be observed and treated.
- Dengue
without warning signs: The disease may manifest as a amp;quot;nonspecific
febrile syndrome." A confirmed dengue case in the community the
patient belongs is a determinant to suspect the clinical diagnosis of dengue.
- Dengue
warning signs: The patient may present
with persistent and severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, fluid accumulation,
mucosal bleeding, altered mental status, hepatomegaly and progressive increase
in hematocrit.
- Dengue severe: Severe dengue is defined by one or more of the following: (i) shock from plasma leakage, fluid accumulation with respiratory distress, or both, (ii) severe bleeding as evaluated by clinician, or (iii) severe organ involvement; liver: AST or ALT ? 1000; CNS: impaired consciousness; and includes heart and other organs.
Differential Diagnosis
Upon making a diagnosis, clinicians should be aware that some signs and symptoms might be difficult to differentiate from those of other diseases such as malaria, rubella, measles, typhoid fever, meningitis and influenza. Rhinorrhea (runny nose) or nasal congestion does not occur in dengue cases.
Laboratory Diagnosis
The definitive diagnosis of dengue infection is made in the laboratory and is dependent on the detection of specific antibodies in the patient's serum, detection of viral antigen or viral RNA in serum or tissue, or viral isolation. A blood sample in the acute phase should be taken as soon as possible after the onset of febrile sign. A blood sample from the convalescent phase ideally should be taken 2-3 weeks later.
1. Serological Test
This can be done by immunoglobulin M (IgM) capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (MAC-ELISA), indirect immunoglobulin (G ELISA), hemagglutination -inhibition (HI), complement fixation (CF), neutralization test (NT), or non-structural protein 1 enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (NS1 ELISA).
2. Viral Isolation
Four viral isolation systems have been used for dengue virus, intracerebral inoculation in mice 1-3 days of age, cultures of mammalian cells (LLC-MK2), intrathoracic inoculation of adult mosquitoes and using mosquito cell cultures.
3. Viral Identification
The method of choice for the detection of the dengue virus is indirect immunofluorescence (IFA): type-specific monoclonal antibodies produced in tissue cultures or ascites fluid of mice and IgG-fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugate.
4. RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction)
RT-PCR is a rapid, sensitive, simple and reproducible method with appropriate controls. It is used to detect viral RNA in clinical samples from humans and mosquitoes autopsy tissue. RT-PCR is similar to viral isolation with the advantage that problems in the handling, storage and the presence of antibodies do not influence result. However, it should be emphasized that the PCR does not replace viral isolation techniques.
5. Immunohistochemistry
With immunohistochemical, it is possible to detect the virus antigen in a variety of tissues. This method conjugates polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to an enzyme, such as phosphatases and peroxidases, that then catalyzes a color-producing reaction (stain) that can be analyze.
6. Rapid Tests
The clinical features of dengue are not very specific and therefore require laboratory confirmation.
Accurate and sophisticated methods such as isolation or polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of virus require advanced equipment and infrastructure. Serological tests are widely available and can provide an alternative to support the diagnosis. Primary infections (new) of DENV typically have a stronger and more specific IgM response; subsequent infections (secondary) show a weaker IgM response but a strong IgG response.
These patterns of differentiation of IgM response to infection underscore the need to assess the sensitivity and specificity of tests commercially available, especially for the diagnosis of secondary DENV infections. WHO / TDR and the Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative (PDVI) collaborated to evaluate IgM anti-DENV diagnostic tests commercially available. A network of seven laboratories in Asia and Latin America was established to carry out this collaboration.
The WHO 2009 report, Evaluation of Commercially Available Anti-Dengue Virus Immunoglobulin M Tests, describes the results of an evaluation of nine commercially available IgM anti-DENV tests using a panel of well-characterized specimens with serum from patients with confirmed infections DENV and other infections, and lists potentially confounding conditions.
The NS1 rapid test is a recent introduction on the market that has a high specificity for the diagnosis of dengue (90 to 100%) but low sensitivity (52-62%), indicating a negative result of this test does not rule dengue infection and necessitating an additional test for confirmation of dengue.
The complete blood count: including leukocyte and platelet counts.
CSF examination provided there is no risk of bleeding.
In cases of shock: must determine arterial blood gases, electrolytes, liver and renal function.
Thoracic examination: ultrasound, chest radiography and computed tomography.
What to do if you have symptoms of Dengue?
- Consult your doctor.
- Watch for signs of serious illness.
- Do not self-treat; do not use
aspirin because it can cause bleeding effect.
- Do not use antibiotics because a virus causes dengue and antibiotics only attack bacteria.
Advances in dengue vaccine
- 1944 - 1945: The first monovalent (single serotype) were presented in 1944 by Kimura and Hotta and in 1945 by Sabin and Schlesinger.
- 1963: The first clinical study was conducted in Puerto Rico in 1963 during an outbreak of DEN-3. 1,100 volunteers were vaccinated with an attenuated vaccine strain of DEN-1, showing a 50% reduction of dengue cases in the vaccinated subjects versus controls.
- 1971: The Armed Forces Epidemiological Board of the United States of America decided to create a cooperative program to develop an attenuated vaccine for the 4 serotypes.
- The development of a tetravalent vaccine that provides lifelong protection and is affordable is crucial for the prevention and control of dengue.
- To date, there is no antiviral vaccine for dengue. The attack rate is high and dengue epidemics are explosive. Therefore, once triggered, an epidemic is very difficult to control and the health system is overwhelmed. This highlights the need to develop a vaccine that has the ability to prevent epidemics of this disease.
- From the efforts made in 1944 to the development of the first monovalent vaccines, we have several vaccine candidates produced by different research groups, government agencies and companies that are in various stages of clinical trials in several countries around the world.
- The current development of an experimental vaccine appears to advance, however, there are still very complex issues to be clarified. It is necessary that the worldwide scientific community continue research to make a vaccine available, as soon as possible.
- The introduction of a safe and effective vaccine that protects against dengue will significantly benefit endemic countries. In the next three or four years, a vaccine may be available in the immunization schedules of different countries.
- A publication in November 2012 on the protection of a tetravalent dengue vaccine (Phase 2b clinical trial) in Thai school children showed an efficiency of 30.2%. Efficacy according to virus serotypes was 55.6% for DENV-1, 9.2% for DENV-2, 75.3% for DENV-3 and 100.0% for DENV-4.


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Story highlights
- Soylent has raised millions in seed funding and preorders
- The meal substitute caters to the young, healthy and broke
- Experts say people shouldn't solely rely on it for nutrition
It's a thick, light beige goop. Depending on who you ask, its taste is described as "bland" or even similar to Play-Doh unless other flavorings are added.
Rob Rhinehart, who invented Soylent and now serves as the company's CEO, is working on the taste, but taste isn't why he created it. This product is for those who are only looking for sustenance and nutrition in a meal.
"We're trying to be pragmatic here. People aren't going to eat well all the time," he said. "You need a lot of knowledge -- all these details that go into eating healthily -- and we're trying to automate it."
Rhinehart created Soylent last year while working as a software engineer in Silicon Valley.
Tight on time and funds, he researched biochemistry within the human body and combined vitamins and nutrients to create what he now calls Soylent, named after the food made of people in the sci-fi film "Soylent Green."
Rhinehart ate only this powder mixture for 30 days and blogged about it. He now eats a mixed diet of Soylent and solid foods.
The product has gotten the attention of big investors who see a future for the product and customers who are tired of cooking and chewing.
The company announced late October that it raised $1.5 million in seed funding and $1.5 million in preorders since posting on a crowd funding site earlier this year. At around $3 per meal, the product could be a real money saver for some people.
With the attention, however, come questions: Is Soylent really nutritious enough to replace every meal? Who would want to give up eating? And could this be a solution to end world hunger?
What about nutrition?
Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, department chair at the School of Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill, said she is skeptical about Soylent as a sole substance of consumption and doesn't understand why anyone wouldn't want to eat food.
"There are parts of this product that are healthy, but claims of why to use this are overstated," Mayer-Davis said. "At the end of the day, relying on a single formula isn't good for your nutrition."
However, it would probably be fine as a meal every now and then, she said.
People's nutritional needs vary depending on their personal growth and development, genetic makeup, and other factors, she said.
The core fat, carbs and protein of Soylent come from agriculturally grown ingredients, such as maltodextrin, which stems from from corn, rice protein and oat powder, but the majority of the vitamins and minerals come from mining or industrial synthesis, Rhinehart said.
He wants the product to be even more synthetic in the future so as to reduce its environmental impact and not be affected by fluctuating crop seasons, he said.
Mario Ferruzzi, a nutritionist and food scientist at Purdue University, doesn't see how a more factory-made product is possible.
"I don't know how you can eat without agriculture," Ferruzzi said.
Ferruzzi has worked with Nestle and other companies to develop dietary supplements, and researches how phytochemicals and plant-derived compounds play a role in disease prevention, such as how red pigment in tomatoes can prevent prostate cancer.
He said Soylent is cheaper than supplements put out by national companies, but still looks like a nutritional shake.
"When you simplify something and make it a sole source of nutrition, my concern is that people might be able to sustain (themselves), but will they be optimally healthy?"
Who doesn't like food?
Rhinehart said the initial interest is coming from people in the same situation he was when experimenting with Soylent -- young, busy and broke.
People around the world have been trying their own Soylent recipes inspired by Rhinehart's and posting them on a DIY Soylent forum.
Ben Samuel, who works in Ireland, read about Soylent about a year-and-a-half ago and created his own Soylent based on Rhinehart's recipe shared on the forum. He used olive oil and chocolate-flavored whey concentrate as his base ingredients.
"It tastes mildly of chocolate pudding, and also a tiny bit like wood," Samuel said.
But, he added, it's easy to get used to, and he and other Soylent samplers aren't eating it for the taste.
Samuel is a security analyst for an online gaming company on the overnight shift, so when he's hungry on the clock, he can't buy food at the company cafeteria.
He never tried other meal substitutes because they were either incomplete or expensive, he told CNN in an e-mail, but he ordered his own ingredients and blogged about his experience consuming only this for a month.
During the first few days of eating his Soylent, he realized the formula wasn't perfect -- excess sulfur made him gassy and the taste needed tweaking -- but after adjustments, he said he had more energy, better sleep and found running easier.
"The rest of the month was the best I ever had," he wrote.
Still, he's since reverted back to food.
"I use Soylent maybe half the time, and the other half I eat as previously," he wrote.
Meal replacements are typically used for one of two situations: when dieting to break habits, or when physical conditions require certain nutrients and it's easier for a person to supplement a meal, Mayer-Davis said.
Soylent, on the other hand, appears to be marketed to healthy people looking for food alternatives, she said. It also appears to be targeting the temporary poor, she said, meaning graduate students who could qualify as living in poverty, but only for a few years.
But Mayer-Davis said she wouldn't recommend living on any kind of meal substitute for the true poor -- those working long hours in low-paying jobs to support their families. In such cases, a diverse diet is needed, she said.
Ending world hunger?
Rhinehart said using his product to end world hunger is several years out, but it's been on his mind from the start.
"Being able to produce calories very cheaply at scale, in a form that is very shelf-stable and comparatively easy to store and transport, alleviates many issues around food aid and security," Rhinehart said.
"I think we can focus on food security -- that's something that's been on my mind from the very beginning -- but we have to be profitable first."
Cost is a main driver in determining the products used for food aid, said Ferruzzi, who has worked with USAID to develop dietary supplements for food insecure countries.
Soylent is cheap. But feeding people, even starving people, is not as simple as handing them a powder, Ferruzzi said.
"Just because people are poor doesn't mean they aren't picky eaters," Ferruzzi said. "You have to think about the context of how people live and how they eat."
For example, when working on a cereal blend for USAID, he had to be sure that it could be made into both a thick and thin mixture, depending on the viscosity of the porridge the community typically ate.
In the end, whether a product is an alternative to Cheetos in your pantry or one of only a few caloric options in a war-torn region, it has to taste good enough for people to eat it.
As Ferruzzi puts it: "It isn't nutritious unless people eat it."


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Fall foliage (and fears)
Oh, what a glorious season! I love all the bright, vibrant fall colors, even though the dropping leaves make a mess and their very existence means winter is on its way. But it's such a visceral pleasure to drive around Brighton and take in all the lovely seasonal changes. Being conscious of such beauty has to be good for the soul.
I do worry about some of those lovely trees, though. As I drive along Clover or Winton, I see several trees with branches leaning out over the street at angles that don't look very stable. I hold my breath as I pass under them, hoping I won't be the one those branches land on when they finally give way. I wish homeowners and the town would cruise along our major roads and look at the trees from that safety-critical perspective to think about which branches could, and should, be trimmed before they fall and cause either damage or injury.
But in the meantime, I'll continue feeling enriched by every bright, colorful leaf along my journeys!


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New(ish) HP CEO Meg Whitman has been at the helm for long enough to come up with a longer-term plan for the company, and according to various rumors, her plan will look eerily familiar to HPers who remember the early years of ex-CEO Mark Hurd: job cuts, predominantly in services.
According to a report on CNBC television, HP is looking to cut anywhere from 8 to 10 per cent of its 324,600-strong workforce, and will make the announcement next Wednesday, when it puts out its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2012.
The total cuts would be somewhere in the range of 26,000 to 35,000 employees, if the CNBC report is correct.
The idea, their sources say, is to cut costs not only to move to higher profits, but also to free up cash to reinvest in the company.
Bloomberg has also caught wind of the impending job cuts, and says that Whitman and her management team are looking to shed around 25,000 workers, with somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 being culled from its Enterprise Services group, which provides outsourcing and other consulting services to IT departments all over the world.
Both reports say that HP will be doing a combination of early retirement offers for several thousand employees and layoffs for the rest to reach its workforce-reduction targets.
Consulting firm McKinsey & Co is helping HP come up with the plan, according to the Bloomberg report.
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Baby Boom
Oh baby! The stork has delivered great news to Lexington Medical Center. Our hospital delivered more babies than any other hospital in the Midlands in 2012. We welcomed 3,549 bundles of joy, according to statistics from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
We have a reputation for treating patients like family at Lexington Medical Center. And with state-of-the-art equipment and comfortable rooms, our obstetrical team of physicians, nurses, technicians and Doulas work together to ensure the best birth experience for each mom and baby. We also offer an innovative approach to welcoming the newest members of our community. For more than 40 years, Lexington Medical Center has been home to many "firsts" in obstetrics.
Did you know?
Lexington Medical Center was the first hospital in the Midlands to allow fathers to stay in the delivery room during childbirth, cut the umbilical cord upon a newborn's arrival and be with their wives during caesarean sections.
We were the first hospital in the Midlands to offer epidurals during labor and delivery.
We recognized the need for a Special Care Nursery to allow our clinicians to care for newborns needing special assistance. And we worked to ensure that there was a full-time neonatologist, along with clinicians with special skills to care for the babies there.
Lexington Medical Center began a Doula program that was the first-of-its-kind in the Southeast. A doula is a birth coach who provides women comfort and reassurance during labor and delivery. The program is a nationally-recognized success, and doulas are a free service for any woman having a baby at Lexington Medical Center provided by the Lexington Medical Center Foundation.
And, we were the first hospital in our area to introduce Kangaroo Care for premature babies, where parents are able to nestle skin-to-skin with their baby, helping them to bond.
Today, Lexington Medical Center offers a series of classes for expectant families including breastfeeding, childbirth and sibling classes.
We strive to make sure having a baby is a positive, rewarding experience that new parents remember for a lifetime.
Visit Lexmed.com for more information about having a baby at Lexington Medical Center, or to view pictures of our latest arrivals.


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SAP addressed its developer ecosystem this week by forming agreements with Adobe, Appcelerator, and Sencha to provide an open mobile application development framework on the company's own eponymously named mobile platform.
As application development environments, frameworks, and methodologies in the mobile space continue to evolve so rapidly, analysts at IDC have said that it is critical for enterprise mobile applications platforms like SAP's to support the most popular development environments used in the field.
With this triumvirate of collaboration now in place, the company is hoping that developers will view this as an opportunity to build mobile apps based on their particular choice of client architectures (from native, to hybrid web container, to mobile web) on top of the SAP mobile application platform.
"By joining forces with leading mobile app development vendors like Adobe, Appcelerator, and Sencha, we are making it easier for large communities of developers, in the millions, to innovate on our platform. We believe SAP is the only mobile platform provider delivering on the promise of an open platform architecture that supports innovative third-party development environments and tools, providing flexibility for customers to implement the right mobile app every time," said SAP's Sanjay Poonen.
Adobe: PhoneGap
PhoneGap is Adobe's hybrid web app runtime environment that allows developers to author native mobile applications with web technologies such as HTML5. Applications built with PhoneGap have access to native device APIs and can be published across all major app stores.
Appcelerator: Titanium Development Platform
Appcelerator's Titanium is an Eclipse-based IDE, SDK, and library of connectors. For mobile development, Titanium Studio provides a development framework to connect apps to SAP and 220 other data sources. The Titanium SDK is suited to native, hybrid, and mobile web apps all from a single JavaScript code base. Appcelerator says 300,000 mobile developers make up its current programming family.
Sencha: Touch
Sencha Touch 2 is an HTML5 mobile application framework for apps that work on iOS, Android, Blackberry, Kindle Fire, and elsewhere. Its makers say that Sencha Touch includes interactive HTML5 charting, newly delivered support for the oData protocol, as well as built-in capabilities that make it easy to build applications that align with business architectures.
"To create innovative mobile apps, every company must leverage the creativity and capabilities of in-house developers and millions of developers in the wider mobile ecosystem," said SAP's Poonen. "With our 'Mobile 2.0' strategy, we are opening up our unified platform to capture all the innovation that is possible in the mobile world."


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Oman Air Grants Young Omanis The Opportunity To Become Pilots
Mr. Amar Nasser Divisional Manager Human Resource and Administration said, "The dream of becoming a Pilot might come true for young Omanis, since Oman Air once again takes a significant initiative in the area of Professional Pilot recruitment, being all set to select and recruit a new group of 15 young dynamic school leavers as Cadet Pilots, object to applying by 15 September 2007. Recently a group of nine young Omani Pilots has graduated from UK, and at present undertaking 4 phases of training conducted in accordance with the laws and standards of The Civil Aviation, issued by the Omani Directorate of Civil Aviation and Meteorology at Oman Air's Flight Operations Ground School."
He added saying that Oman Air has always been committed to fulfilling its promise to groom young people for leadership positions. It is committed to recruit the best possible staff and offering Omani Nationals the opportunity to work with one of the region's most experienced airlines. The Cadet Pilot Programme is part of the training programme initiated by Oman Air for the Nationals. These programmes aim to create meaningful and rewarding employment for qualified Nationals in accordance with the Omanization policy. They are designed to allow young people to gain exposure to the diverse disciplines within the airline. Selected candidates have to complete successfully an initial 15 month intense training period in Australia this time, before being accepted as Second Officers and then progressing to the final of four-month phase of training, after which they become First Officers.
"Pilots are the focal point and end operator in a huge team of highly trained professionals. They are the movie stars of the air transportation show, because they are the most visible people to the public, while most of the other team members remain behind the scenes. This job is not for everybody, but it is a uniquely thrilling and fascinating profession. A person, who takes a multimillion-dollar machine, casually flies it off the ground and then safely returns it, fascinates people. Candidates interested in a career as a pilot can opt for our Cadet Pilot scheme immediately. A keen interest in taking up life-long challenges as an airline pilot is a prerequisite stating that for those who possess the relevant experience, Oman Air has careers at the commander level." He further noted.
Corporate Communication and Media Department in Oman Air acknowledged that it is a great feeling to be a pilot for Oman Air. All one needs is sincerity, hard work, competitive spirit and the determination to succeed. Oman Air develops tomorrow's career pilot through the most unique industry specific training experience that exceeds the expectations with uncompromising emphasis on quality and safety. Each pilot is trained to be an effective crewmember and employee with a positive attitude, strong work ethics, sound aeronautical decision-making skills, and exceptional airmanship. They affirmed that Oman Air has built up a reputation as a strong, competitive leader in the airline industry. The Company is committed to recruiting and nurturing bright and dynamic individuals to meet our manpower needs. In the new millennium, Oman Air mission is to seek out new ways to develop and improve our position as a leader in aviation excellence. The National carrier of the Sultanate Oman maintains an unwavering commitment to innovation through a unique and focused strategy that differentiates us within the industry. Flying an airplane is fun. Being paid to do it is even better they said in conclusion.


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PARIS (Reuters) - France could co-invest alongside Libya's sovereign wealth fund if the wealth fund takes over insolvent Swiss refiner Petroplus' plant in Normandy, industry minister Arnaud Montebourg says.
Montebourg, keen to secure a rescue of the Petit Couronne plant, the oldest refinery in France, heads to Libya with French foreign minister Laurent Fabius on Monday.
In an interview in Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Montebourg highlighted the fact that Libya's sovereign wealth fund had expressed interest in the refinery in Normandy, northwest France, which was put under legal protection after its Swiss-based owner Petroplus filed for insolvency last year.
"Our (French) Strategic Investment Fund could get involved alongside as a minority partner in viable projects," he said.
Several potential rescuers have expressed interest in the Petit Couronne refinery, including Hong-Kong-based Alafandi Petroleum Group (APG) and NetOil, a group led by Middle Eastern businessman Roger Tamraz.
Other candidates are Jabs Gulf Energy Ltd, an Iraqi company owned by Abu Dhabi's Hanna Al Shaikh Group, Iran's Tadbir Energy Development Group (TEDG), Swiss consortium Activapro AG, and Terrae International SA, another Swiss company.
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Welcome to Benares Historic House
1507 Clarkson Road North, Mississauga
With more than 160 years of history, this exquisite estate was home to four generations of the Harris and Sayers families. Feel the warmth and pride of workmanship in this home which has been restored to its quiet elegance of the early 20th century.
Begin your tour at the Visitor Centre. Explore the interpretive gallery; become acquainted with previous generations of the family and discover how Benares came to be.
A short walk through the picturesque park-like setting brings you to the Harris family's Georgian style home, filled top to bottom with original family possessions. The Benares Historic House is owned and operated by the City of Mississauga, Community Services Department.
Benares and most of its contents were donated by the three great grandchildren of Captain Harris -- Geoffrey Harris Sayers, Dora Sayers Caro and Barbara Sayers Larson to the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1968. It was restored and fully furnished with Harris Family items and opened to the public as Mississauga's newest museum in 1995. Part of what makes Benares so unique is that over 95% of the artifacts in the house are original to the Harris family and this home.
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Mazo de la Roche
In 1927, Mazo de la Roche (1879-1961), who had been living on what was part of the original Benares estate, wrote a total of sixteen novels based on the trials and tribulations of the fictional Whiteoaks family of Jalna and won the Atlantic Monthly magazine $10,000 prize for fiction with her novel, "Jalna". read more or go to www.mazo.ca for more information.
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'Discover Benares Historic House' DVD
Officially launched in July 2010, the Benares DVD Project, received the prestigious Ontario Museums Association Award of Excellence in October! The project has expanded public access and enhanced the visitor experience of Benares Historic House. Details


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JOB POST: Local Diagnostic Expert, Handicap International, Maputo, Mozambique
Posted on 12 February 2009. Filed under: Announcements, Health, HIV/AIDS, Jobs & Internships, Opportunities, Sub-Saharan Africa Region | Tags: civil society, database, diagnosis, directory of services, disability, dissemination, government, Handicap International, healthcare services, job post, local diagnostic expert, Maputo, Matola, Mozambique, PAIOL, participative diagnosis, people with disabilities, Portuguese, Project Team, RAVIM, social and economical situation, social sciences, social services |
Handicap International is looking for Local Diagnostic Expert
COUNTRY : Mozambique CITY : Maputo
Starting date: 01/04/09 (April 1, 2009)
Length of the assignment : one year
Closing date for application : 01/03/09 (March 1, 2009) Advertisement reference : HB-LDE-Moz0902
Handicap International is an international organisation specialised in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and non-profit-making, it works alongside people with disabilities, whatever the context, in response to humanitarian crises and the effects of extreme poverty. Handicap International implements programmes of assistance to persons and local organisations, inclusion programmes and programmes focusing on the fight against the main causes of disability. It runs projects in almost 60 countries, with the support of a network of 8 national associations ( Germany, Belgium, Canada, United-States, Luxembourg, United Kingdom and Switzerland)
The organisation employs almost 3300 people worldwide, 330 of whom work in France and in its European and North American sections.
For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/en/s/index.html
This project is the result of a short emergency project, which objective was to support the victims of PAIOL, the arsenal explosion in Maputo in 2007. The PAIOL project highlights the lack of knowledge and skills of basic services to welcome and take care of people with disabilities. It was also the opportunity to work with the municipalities of Maputo and Matola, and to make a first assessment on the situation of people with disabilities.
This post is based in RAVIM offices, our principal partner for the project. The characteristics of the relationships between the Local Diagnostic Expert, Handicap International Project Team and RAVIM will be detailed within the Partnership Agreement Addendum between Handicap International and RAVIM.
Challenges and goals :
The decentralization process is quite complex in Maputo and Matola: all the different levels of governmental representatives are present (district, municipal, province and nation). One of the issues will be to get involved and coordinate with all these different governmental levels, in a same objective. The local diagnostic should clarify which are the main competences for each administrative level: district, municipal, province and nation, in the frame of the decentralization process.
Activities :
In collaboration with RAVIM, you will support the realisation of a local diagnosis on the social and economical situation of people with disability, the social representation of Disability and the situation of existing healthcare and social services, regarding the welcoming of vulnerable people (including people with disability and people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS).
Your responsibilities will be to:
==> carry out the local diagnosis
==> analyze the local diagnostic results and propose recommendations in respect to the project objectives.
==> create a database and directory of services
==> organize the dissemination of the results of the local diagnosis among the civil society and government
==> prepare the final evaluation of the project, based on monitoring tools and mechanisms to evaluate the progress of the situation of people with disability and healthcare and social services at regular intervals
==> capitalize documentation and tools used during these activities
Mandatory :
We are looking for someone with a Master in Local development field, Social sciences or a Diploma in the healthcare and social sector. Ideally with experience in implementing local/territorial and participative diagnosis or/and realisation of quantitative and qualitative survey,
You have good analysis and synthesis capacities and a good team spirit, you have already worked on mobilising people around a common objective.
Complementary :
Experience in a developing country, knowledge on Disability, inclusive approach and HIV/AIDS
REQUIRED LANGUAGE SKILLS : Portuguese mandatory, English a plus
JOB ENVIRONMENT : possibility to travel with family, access to international school and hospital
Volunteer : 750 or 850 Euros monthly indemnity + living allowance paid on the field + accommodation + 100% medical cover + repatriation insurance
Salary : 2000 to 2300 gross salary + 457 Euros expatriation allowance + 100% medical cover + repatriation insurance + family policy
Please send resume and covering letter with the reference: HB-LDE-Moz0902 to :
HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL – 14, avenue Berthelot – 69361 LYON CEDEX 07
by Email : email@example.com
or by our website : www.handicap-international.org
Please do not telephone
Candidates from Canada or the United States, and nationals of these countries, should send their application to the following address :
1819 Boulevard René Lévesque, bureau 401 – MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC – H3H 2P5
Or by email : firstname.lastname@example.com or fax : 514-937-6685
Please do not telephone
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– BDD's Top Prospects Compilation: Update #12:
Spreadsheet: 2009-2010 Top Prospect List Compilation.xls [175 KB]
– Ozzie Guillen turns 46.
– Gordon Beckham is looking to avoid a sophomore slump.
– Don Cooper is encouraged by Mark Buehrle's off-season workout program.
– Octavio 'Doc OcK' Dotel signed a 1-year deal with a 2011 club option with the Pirates.


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The Crisper Whisperer: Awesome (Herb) Sauce Recipe
Cook through your crisper surplus with ease.
Whether you grow your own herbs and end up with a bumper crop or buy a big bunch at the supermarket and use a few tablespoons in a recipe, leftover fresh herbs can threaten to overtake your home, garden, and sanity as the weather warms up. Making this flexible recipe is like waving a magic wand in the general direction of the garden and—voila!—what was once a looming burden is suddenly awesome sauce.
Don't worry your pretty little head about quantities in this recipe. A few large handfuls of herbs, or a few smaller ones, will yield a perfectly tasty sauce. The point is to use up what you have. Whirl, taste, adjust, repeat to suit your particular taste buds. It's all very low-key, with one caveat: don't forget to check your teeth.
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- Yield:Makes about 1 cup
- Active time: 5 minutes
- Total time:5 minutes
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- Fresh basil, cilantro, dill, parsley and/or chives totaling approximately 1 large supermarket bunch
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- Juice of one Meyer (or regular) lemon
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Remove any thick stems from herbs. Place all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade and process until smooth. Serve as a salad dressing or as a sauce for grilled fish or poultry, tacos, a smoked salmon sandwich—you name it.
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Posted by Editoress on 12/23/09
Introducing "PEDALING": A Gastronomic Adventure on Two Wheels
New Culinary Cycling Adventure Series Features NYC in First Installment
2010 will bring cyclists a new web video series about two subjects close to every cyclist's heart: food and drink. PEDALING is a spirited culinary and cycling series created by talented producers Iri Greco of Panforte Productions and Jim Fryer of BrakeThrough Media.
Whether it be a small village bakery, a fine restaurant, or simply a picnic at the right stopping point, food and drink have always played an integral role in cycling-not only because they fuel the work, but in many cases the culinary experience provides cyclists with some of their fondest and most enduring memories.
First up in this series is PEDALING: NYC, a tribute to Gotham's endless epicurean delights and vast landscapes-both concrete and green-from the cyclist's perspective.
Presented in partnership with Specialized Bicycle Components, Whole Foods Market, Capo Cycling Apparel, and with the promotional support of Bike New York, this Urban PEDALING mini-series will launch to the public on January 5, 2010.
"We're excited to introduce the first episodes in the PEDALING series," stated series creator, Iri Greco, of Panforte Productions. "PEDALING was borne out of both of our life-long passions and careers in the food & hospitality and cycling sectors-it's the ultimate union between the pedal and the plate!" Series co-creator, Jim Fryer of BrakeThrough Media added: " Cyclists will find the PEDALING Series to be engaging, entertaining, informative, and relevant to how they live and ride in their everyday lives."
PEDALING: NYC offers a diverse range of food and cycling adventures in six 5-minute hosted episodes that highlight scenic routes commonly used by locals in the city, and which include culinary destinations.
Viewers will accompany a city-centric and eco-conscious commuter, a dedicated female road rider who takes us to her favorite locations in this concrete mecca, and a hip fixie pedaler with his carefully chosen underground eateries.
Whether following Morimoto Chef, Chris Jaeckle, into Brooklyn on the hunt for a mobile pizza adventure at Pizza Moto; taking an energetic ride along Riverside Drive with U.S. National Champion cyclist, Meredith Miller, in search of the Wafel & Dinges truck for a waffle making lesson; or an exotic mixology lesson at a hidden speakeasy with NYC's own Saffron King, Behroush Sharifi, PEDALING hosts guide viewers through some of the city's most atmospheric nooks and crannies.
Episodes contain practical tips for urban cycling, including an inside peek at a professional bike fitting, traffic etiquette, and notes on where cyclists in the area ride, eat, and spend time. Take a look here for a sneak peek: vimeo.com
The January 5th launch of PEDALING: NYC will include targeted video distribution through media and supporting sponsors and partners. Throughout the month of January, all six Manhattan-area Whole Foods Market locations will present information and promotional materials on the series leading up to a February 4th in-store screening of PEDALING: NYC. The screening will kick-off ongoing consumer programs, including PEDALING-themed cooking classes, contests and connected activities laying the foundation for spring cycling months, Earth Day activities and beyond. Stay tuned for more key dates and information on opportunities to participate.
For additional information on PEDALING: NYC, please visit the website at pedaling.tv
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'Jim, you listen me! If she only your friend, why she no see you in drawing-room like proper lady? Why bedroom? Me allow in drawing-room, with me. If you want to go up bed-room and me no there, me make scandal straight away, me yell Lucie your mistress, me say me your poor fiancy. Me make big scene. No good reputation Lucie.'
It contains shades of Bollywood too! =)
This made me think of my favorite love triangles in Bollywood. Staying true to the 'tri' in triangle, I'll restrict myself to three selections (in no specific order) and a couple of honorable mentions. Do share your thoughts, favorites and recommendations.
-- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
Rani Mukherjee - Shah Rukh Khan - Kajol
Salman Khan - Kajol - Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh has been in his fair share of love triangles. Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, Devdas, Kal Ho Na Ho, Om Shanti Om, Paheli, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (KANK). All right, so maybe KANK was a 'love square' (did I just coin a term?), but the sum of the angles of two triangles is equal to the sum of the angles of a square, so this works -- and yes, Shah Rukh, I *am* smarter than a fifth grader!
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is one of my favorite love triangles. Who can forget Rani with the guitar, Kajol playing basketball in a saree (and looking mighty stunning at that), Johnny Lever at his best, Salman Khan's role, and Neelam's special appearance? And of course, Shah Rukh playing a somewhat indecisive but always-passionate college student and single father. While Shah Rukh won people over with his dance in Koi Mil Gaya, I struggled to find an administrator to let me perform alongside a female vocalist and sing this song for a music competition at the all-boys high school I attended, only to end up singing a song in English (by Boyzone) in protest. Yes, Boyzone. What was I thinking...?
-- Lagaan (2001)
Gracy Singh - Aamir Khan - Rachel Shelley
Lagaan (to me, the only perfect film ever made -- maybe not, Bhuvan should have had a beard given that Champaner had no water, but that's forgivable) had everything, not the least important of which was the Bhuvan-Ghauri-Elizabeth triangle. While it was not the centerpiece of the plot, this triangle did serve as an important catalyst to the outcome of the cricket game. What would the Lagaan XI be without Elizabeth?
The scene atop the hill, with Bhuvan yelling 'aur maai ko bhi tu hi pasand hai' is immortal, much like the songs Radha Kaise Na Jale and O Ri Chhori are. And Captain Russell yelling, "What's so special about them that makes you go against your own brother?". Classic.
-- Saajan (1991)
Salman Khan - Madhuri Dixit - Sanjay Dutt
Madhuri was at her powerful best. The scene I cannot forget is the one in which she discovers Salman and Sanjay discussing who should be with her. There was a boldness about her response that made it one for the ages. In retrospect, I might not have appreciated the confidence and what seemed like a firm belief in Madhuri's comments in that scene had I not attended this event (Lisa, if you ever read this, thank you).
It was the first time I was in a room full of people where about five percent of the attendees were men and the rest women. While I certainly never complained about being in that situation, it did serve as an eye-opener of what it must be like for women leaders (in just about any industry), especially since the overwhelming majority of corporate leaders are men. The experience made me a better person. Oh, and definitely more appreciative of Madhuri Dixit and her ability to make dialog stick in my head!
Honorable Mention:
-- Andaz (1949)
Raj Kapoor - Nargis - Dilip Kumar
The only reason Andaz is not listed in the top three is that I do not have near the amount of memories associated with it. Suffice it to say that this is an exceptional film that stars some exceptional actors. Tu Kahe Agar by Mukesh is a fantastic song!
-- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Ajay Devgan - Aishwarya Rai - Salman Khan
There were several excellent bits to this film. The music, plot, performances, and chemistry between Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan that was sadly never duplicated.


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Kelly's Spa at Mission Inn
Many of you might not know but we are actually located in Riverside, CA! Here in Riverside, we get many tourists visiting The Mission Inn. The Mission Inn is a hotel, spa, and a national historic landmark! The Mission Inn has incredibly rich history and we are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with them recently.
We produced a couple of custom hotel signs for Kelly's Spa at The Mission Inn recently. It's a custom cut to shape sign to fit in an alcove at the hotel. This custom signage promotes seasonal treatments available at the world class spa. Kelly's Spa is ranked among the top ten on Condé Nast Traveler's "Top 50 Hotel Spas in the United States." The spa itself is 7,000 square feet. They have 12 treatment rooms and private villas as well. Doesn't that sound luxurious?!
Kelly's Spa is open daily with treatments available from 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and the facility opens from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. For the best deals don't forget to check out their packages! They have packages perfect for wedding day pampering, vacation indulgences, or for anyone who just needs a relaxing getaway!
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The quality of internet information available for women opting for "designer vagina" procedures is "poor," and in some cases, inaccurate, reveals a small study published in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology edition of the online only journal BMJ Open.
The findings prompt the authors to urge that guidelines be drawn up to improve standards so that women can make fully informed choices about an increasingly popular procedure that has so far hardly been scrutinised.
Cosmetic surgery is available to women who simply don't like the way their genitals look. Procedures include "vaginal rejuvenation" and "G-spot amplification," as well as altering the shape of the external lips (labia) of the vagina.
The authors Googled private providers offering female genital cosmetic surgery and included the first five UK and US websites that came up in the search results.
The content of the information provided by these websites was assessed using 16 criteria, ranging from what, and how, procedures are carried out, to success rates and potential risks.
The researchers also analysed the language used, including the use of terms, such as "labial hypertrophy," implying that the procedure is used to treat a medical condition.
Some 72 procedures were mentioned across all 10 sites, although the absence of standard terminology makes it impossible to decipher the exact number offered, say the authors. Terms included "labioplasty" "liposculpting" "hoodectomy" and "hymenoplasty."
Concerns about the appearance of the genitals were mentioned on all the sites, including the visibility of vaginal labia through tight clothing, and an awareness--courtesy of a partner or magazine pictures--of larger than normal labia.
Several sites recommended labial reduction to promote a "youthful vulval appearance." One site explained this as: "a woman might have a face lift and look really young until she goes to bed and a partner can see the evidence of ageing there."
Surgery was often recommended to make the labia "sleeker" and "more appealing," and although three sites did mention natural variation in the size and shape of labia, these sites still recommended surgery. And all the sites claimed that it would improve vulval appearance.
The repair of the hymen, the intactness of which denotes virginity, was recommended by some sites as a way of improving "the woman's hidden aesthetics" and to ensure that she would bleed on her wedding night and so be able to "keep [her] head high."
Three websites explained that labial surgery would improve personal hygiene and curb the risk of infections, which the authors say may reinforce negative feelings towards the vagina, known as "pudendal disgust."
Half the websites mentioned that surgery would enhance sexual pleasure.
Only two websites indicated success rates, all of which were 95% or 100%, but what constituted success was not defined. All sites mentioned unsubstantiated social and psychological benefits, including restored confidence and self-esteem.
All 10 sites mentioned risks, but these were downplayed; four failed to mention exactly what these were; and only one gave information on revision rates. Three sites referred to "botched" procedures causing disfigurement and requiring revision performed by other providers.
None of the sites gave a lower age limit for surgery, which the authors suggest "is most disturbing of all," particularly as anatomy changes throughout the lifespan.
The authors accept that their study provides only a snapshot of information available at a single time point. But they do say that theirs is the first attempt to methodically evaluate the quality of information offered to women.
They conclude that designer vagina procedures play on women's fears and that any concerns they may have might be better served by psychological therapies, and creams or emollients rather than surgery.
"This report highlights significant gaps in the breadth, depth, accuracy and quality of clinical information given by some service providers of female genital cosmetic surgery...and highlights a certain degree of distortion to the information provided by medical practitioners in an area that is imbued with value judgement," they say.
[An analysis of the content and clinical implications of online advertisements for female genital cosmetic surgery doi 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001908]


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Lloyd Team Auditions 2018: How to Sign-Up!
Please read the entirety of this post, there is a lot of information! Do not call or email for information. If you have a question, post it in the thread below and the Artistic Director or Artistic Assistant will answer it as soon as possible. Only answers from the AD (Shannon O'Neill) and Artistic Assistant (Bridget Holmes) are official answers.
All auditions will take place at the UCB Training Center (520 8th Ave, 9th Floor).
First Round Auditions:
February 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 24th & 25th
Times TBA January 15th
First Callback: (Subject to Change)
March 3rd
(Be available all day)
Second Callback: (Subject to Change)
March 4th
(Be available all day)
The second callback could include everyone from the first callback, or the list could be cut down.
New Lloyd Teams/Harold Team Changes: Announced by Thursday, March 8th, 2018
(Subject to change!)
You must be available for the first round audition days and times. No other audition times will be available. We will only add additional time if all slots fill up and there are still eligible individuals interested.
If you are not available for the callback dates, you are still allowed to audition. I am a fan of letting students have the experience of auditioning if eligible and callback dates are subject to change as well. If callback dates change, we will announce on this message board. If you get a callback and you are not available, unfortunately we will not be able to schedule a different day/time than announced.
If you are interested in auditioning to be on a UCB Theatre Lloyd team you must agree to and understand the following Team Expectations and Policies:
Harold and Lloyd Teams perform the improv form known as the Harold. Team members must show an understanding of the Harold and a dedication to using the Harold structure as a tool in creating improvised comedy.
Harold and Lloyd Teams are expected to rehearse at least once a week with a consistent coach approved by the Artistic Director.
Harold and Lloyd Teams must be a priority for team members. This is demonstrated by attending rehearsals and performances. Team members with a pattern of poor attendance or lateness will be removed.
Harold and Lloyd Team members are expected to compensate the coach a reasonable coaching fee. This fee is set by a discussion between the coach and the team. Free rehearsal space is available at the Training Center if available.
As a team member, you are expected to perform at a high level and demonstrate commitment to improving, but you are NOT expected to be perfect. Team members must show they are open to notes from their coach and the Artistic Director and be willing to work at implementing those notes.
Harold and Lloyd Team members have unique access to continuously develop their comedic voice through opportunities at UCBTNY including (but not limited to) sketch shows, bit shows, specialty improv shows, Spanks and Variety Shows. Team members are encouraged to find new ways to express their unique comedic voice. We only live once and to do comedy and live once is even more precious and special.
Lloyd Teams have a lifetime of roughly 1 year. This is an opportunity for improvisers to rehearse every week and perform twice a month on the UCBT stage to grow as improvisers as well as learn how to work successfully in a collaborative situation. This is an opportunity to work on finding your comedic voice while supporting others. Consider this a visa that allows performers to visit a really cool country for a year. After a year all visas expire and all Lloyd Teams are retired. There is no guarantee that a Lloyd Performer will be placed on a new Lloyd team or moved to a Harold Team. This is a one year program.
You must also meet at least ONE of the following prerequisites:
You must be approved for Advanced Study Improv Classes and must have completed a UCB Theatre Multi-week (2 or more) Improv Class Between January 1st, 2017 and January 15th, 2018.
You must be approved for Advanced Study Improv Classes and enrolled in an in-session multi-week improv class during Lloyd sign ups (January 15th-January 29th).
You were on a UCBT House Improv Team (Harold/Lloyd) between January 2015 - March 2017 and can prove that you have stayed active as an improviser (indie teams, classes, practice groups). Fill out this FORM- https://goo.gl/forms/1j99z429Wh8RenbB2 - Friday, January 12th at NOON.
Exceptions will be granted to the above eligibility on a very limited basis. No one should expect to get an exception. If you would like to apply for an exception: fill out this Form - https://goo.gl/forms/JtS3aHD9cabWZtRE2 - by Wednesday, January 17th at NOON. If you get an exception you will be notified by January 22nd.
Audition Specifics:
First Round:
We will see groups of 8 people every 20 minutes. You will improvise 2 scenes in this audition. You do not/should not prepare anything in advance. This is an entirely improvised audition.
Bring a headshot/resume (stapled/glued) with you. If you do not have a headshot, a recent photograph will suffice. You do not need a professional photo to audition. Save your $$$. Please make sure the photo looks like you. Resume should be stapled to the back of your headshot so that it is easy to flip the headshot and read your resume.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled audition. If you are late or miss your scheduled audition slot, you will not be rescheduled.
Callback information will be given to those that get a callback.
How to Sign Up:
Sign-ups will be open on January 15th, 3pm EST and close January 29th, 5PM EST. Only those that meet the eligibility requirements will be allowed to sign up. We have moved into the future and the days of sign-up sheets on a bunch of folding tables are over.
To sign up, follow the below instructions: (You can't do this until Jan 15th - 3pm)
Log in to dashboard.ucbcomedy.com and click on the "Auditions" tab in your top panel
You will see two tabs, "My Auditions" and "Theatre Auditions" - click on "Theatre Auditions"
You will see a link for all current auditions. Click the corresponding link for the New York Lloyd Auditions 2018
Once you click, you'll see a list of all current available times to sign up for
All times are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. Please sign up quickly if you have a limited schedule! We will not be able to facilitate special requests.
Once you click a time you will be scheduled for that slot. You will have up until January 29th, 5PM EST to schedule, cancel, or change your slot.
After the deadline, all changes will be closed and only your audition time will be visible to you in the "My Auditions" tab
We cannot accommodate any swaps or changes after the deadline has passed.
If you run into any problems or have questions, please email email@example.com and cc Bridget email@example.com
If you are late to or miss your audition slot, you will NOT be rescheduled, and you will not be allowed to audition next round.
If you cancel your audition once it is finalized, you will not be allowed to audition next round.
If you need to cancel after the deadline has passed, email firstname.lastname@example.com
You have until Monday, January 29th, 5PM - EST to sign up.


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All six victims in the Isla Vista slayings were UC Santa Barbara students, sheriff's officials confirmed Sunday as they identified the three men who were found dead inside the suspect's apartment.
The three men were identified as 19-year-old George Chen of San Jose, 20-year-old C.H., also of San Jose, and 20-year-old Weihan Wang of Fremont.
Chen and C.H. were listed as tenants on the lease for the apartment with suspected gunman Elliot Rodger, officials said. Investigators were working to determine whether Wang was living at the home or visiting.
Top news of the day
Henry Yang, the university's chancellor, said in a statement that Chen and Wang were both juniors at the college of engineering. He offered no details on C.H., citing the family's request for privacy.
"Our sense of loss is immeasurable," the chancellor said. "We are offering our full support to their families, and our thoughts and prayers are with them."
The three other students who were slain were identified Saturday as Veronika Elizabeth Weiss, 19, of Westlake Village, Katherine Breann Cooper, 22, of Chino Hills, and Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez, 20, of Los Osos.
Yang said Weiss was a sophomore, Cooper was a senior and Michaels-Martinez was a junior.
- Rampage in Isla Vista: Timeline, Videos, Galleries
Yang also said that nine of 13 people who were taken to the hospital after the rampage were UCSB students. Six of the nine were released from the hospital, he said.
Increased police patrols were ordered in Isla Vista and on campus, with the support of the UCLA and UC Irvine police departments, Yang said.
A memorial fund was set up to honor the students who lost their lives, Yang said. Contributions can be made here.
Yang declared Tuesday a "Day of Mourning and Reflection." A 4 p.m. memorial service was set to be held at Harder Stadium.
"You heart aches for the families who are all the sudden thrust into a situation like this," said Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown. "It's just particularly disturbing because of the fact that these young victims were taken in the prime of their lives."
Rodger, 22, allegedly plowed through Isla Vista streets on Friday while shooting at nighttime crowds. Seven people, including Rodger, were killed in the rampage.
"There was no stopping him," said Rodger's neighbor, who did not want to be identified. "He was a very, very troubled kid. He was going to go through with it."
Prior to the shooting, Rodger had posted videos to Youtube promising "retribution" and "revenge against humanity." Family members were aware of the videos and alerted authorities, but after a mental health check less than a month before the rampage, they determined that he didn't pose a threat.
"This has been the most significant single crime that I've ever been connected with in any fashion," Brown said. "It was just a senseless and tragic rampage."
Brown said during a press conference Saturday afternoon that investigators found three handguns and 400 rounds of ammunition inside Rodger's BMW following the rampage.
The mass killing comes about 13 years after a former UC Santa Barbara student drove his car through a crowd of people in Isla Vista, killing four. David Attias was convicted on four counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to a state mental hospital.


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mouse_setposition - set the current mouse position
#include <vgamouse.h> void mouse_setposition(int x, int y);
Sets the current mouse position to (x, y). For 3d pointer devices, there is actually another interface. See mouse_getposition_6d(3).
svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), eventtest(6), mouse_close(3), mouse_init(3), mouse_getposition_6d(3), mouse_getx(3), mouse_setscale(3), mouse_setwrap(3), mouse_setxrange(3), mouse_update(3), mouse_waitforupdate(3), vga_setmousesupport(3), mouse_seteventhandler(3), vga_waitevent(3)
This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <firstname.lastname@example.com>. The exact source of the referenced function as well as of the original documentation is unknown. It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm Hanemaayer <email@example.com>. Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual.


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March 2013 by Bonney Brown, Executive Director, Nevada Humane Society
Audience: Executive Leadership, Foster Caregivers, Shelter/Rescue Staff & Volunteers
Animal shelters should be places of last resort for dogs and cats - even the best of shelters can't compare to a loving home. Therefore, we see it as part of our mission to encourage and enable people to do right by their animals by helping them keep their pets in their homes whenever possible. With this in mind, we founded our free Animal Help Desk at Nevada Humane Society in 2007.
You are probably only too familiar with the most common reasons people bring animals to shelters, but what you may not realize is that many of these situations can be resolved in a manner that will help keep the animals out of shelters. The goal of our Animal Help Desk staff is to involve the caller in solving the problem.
Most people have a limited understanding of animal behavior and when they encounter a behavior problem, it can seem daunting. What we have found, however, is that many people are willing to listen and at least explore options to help keep their pet. Our suggestions may include behavior modification, training, changes to the environment, basic health care information or - if they really cannot keep the pet - making the effort to find a new home for the pet themselves. Sometimes we provide practical assistance like veterinary services, free spay/neuter or pet food, but in many cases all the caller needs is information and moral support.
The need for these services is great. Our Animal Help Desk received 300 requests the first week it opened and handles over 23,000 calls and emails each year.
Running an Animal Help Desk does not mean that you need to provide all the services. You can function as a clearing house, gathering information on all the animal-related resources in your community - low-cost spay/neuter, TNR for feral cats, vaccination clinics, breed rescue groups, dog training, pet-friendly housing options and wildlife rehabilitation - and then providing this information to your callers.
We promote our Animal Help Desk so people know that it's available and free. We use all the standard ways to get the word out about it: news releases, flyers, posters, ads, business cards and public service announcements. We also work with our county animal services so their staff can refer people to the Animal Help Desk.
Here at Nevada Humane Society, we've been fortunate to have Beata Liebetruth as our Help Desk Manager for the past five years. Here's her advice to make your help desk as effective as possible.
Beata's Top Tips for Success in Counseling People about Pet Problems
- Listen. Give the caller the chance to tell their whole story before you respond. If you listen to them, chances are they will be willing to listen to you.
- Be non-judgmental. Often callers tell us they have been scolded by other rescue resources they reached out to for assistance. Just because a person may not be able to provide the same amount of time and care that you provide to your own pets does not mean that the pet is unhappy in its home.
- Be empathetic. Show compassion to the caller and try to comfort them. Instead of saying "How can you just get rid of your dog!?!," try this approach: "I am so sorry to hear about your dilemma. That sounds like a tough situation. Let's see what we can do to help you out."
- Don't hesitate to use your powers of persuasion to get a good outcome for the animal. The goal is to buy some time and get the individual involved in finding a solution. Try getting them to take small steps at first.
- Focus on the positive outcome. The happiness of a person who has hit upon a solution is as rewarding as knowing that we have kept a pet in their home. But even if the result is that the animal is surrendered, the caller will remember your kindness and the compassion you showed them.
- Focus on the three E's: Educate - Encourage - Enable throughout your interactions with the public.
One of the most rewarding parts of our work is when we can turn someone on to helping animals. We have found that our Animal Help Desk is one of the ways we can create these transformative connections for people and their pets.
We are happy to share our Animal Help Desk Handbook with other organizations; it can be adapted to meet the needs of your community. To request an electronic copy, email us at email@example.com.
Bonney Brown
Bonney Brown is the Executive Director of Nevada Humane Society in Reno, Nevada. She is a former Chief Operating Officer for Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah. She also served as Best Friends' Communication Director and National No More Homeless Pets Director, and as the Campaign Director for Alley Cat Allies, a national feral cat advocacy program. She has written several manuals on grassroots fundraising and management for humane organizations, and is a speaker on these topics. In 1992, Bonney founded Neponset Valley Humane Society in Canton, Massachusetts, and served as the organization's Executive Director for seven years, served as Vice-President of Doing Things for Animals for two years, and edited the first editions of the newsletter No-Kill News.


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Project Idea: Family Heirlooms
9 Sep 2010
Recently my husband's grandmother moved into an assisted living facility, so we were all gathered together helping to clear out her home of the sixty some odd years of collectables, knick-knacks and family heirlooms she had gathered during her life. My husband's grandfather passed away when my husband was in high school, and was a major influence on his life. It's because of his grandfather that my husband enjoys gardening and woodworking. When everyone in the family was encouraged to choose items to keep from the home, my husband made a straight line to the woodshop to gather up some of his grandfather's tools. Using the tools that his grandfather had used is an emotional connection for my husband.
This got me thinking about the family keepsakes that I have from my own family. I have a crystal ring box that was my great-grandmothers; I have antique plates decorating my kitchen that were my grandmother's. But the real treasures, those are still held by my own mother. She has quilts that my great-grandmother loomed the fabric, and pieced together to form a pattern. They are beautiful, and in an era where things are mass-produced and copied they are a little awe inspiring for me. They are an inspiration for my own mother, who is passionate about quilting and sewing.
While you're building your own family tree and sharing family stories why not take photographs of some of your family heirloom pieces, and then write a little about them and their history and share them on your page? Invite and encourage your other family members to join you and share their own photographs and stories as well! Perhaps you can even find an old photo of someone in your family using, or holding, the treasured item!


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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Al Qaeda-Linked Syria Group Enjoying USAID? You've Got to See This to Believe It
If this image is real, then it confirms the worst fears about U.S. aid to Syria falling into the hands of terrorists:
Recent images from the front line of the Syrian war suggest that terrorists are enjoying the small comforts of U.S. equipment and supplies that are meant to aide legitimate rebels, who are part of the Free Syrian Army. This appears to prove all the concerns among U.S. lawmakers and analysts that aid to the Syrian rebels could end up in the hands of Al Qaeda.
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Al Jazeera reporter resigns over "biased" Syria coverage
Al Jazeera Arabic's Beirut correspondent, Ali Hashem, resigned on Tuesday after leaked emails revealed his frustrations over the news channel's coverage of Syria, according to a source within the television network.
Hashem's resignation comes weeks after pro-Assad hackers leaked emails that revealed the dismay among Al Jazeera's staff over its "biased and unprofessional" coverage of the Syrian uprising.
Hashem's resignation comes weeks after pro-Assad hackers leaked emails that revealed the dismay among Al Jazeera's staff over its "biased and unprofessional" coverage of the Syrian uprising.
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Sunday, September 1, 2013
Cyber Armageddon: In depth Analysis of What Syrian Electronic Army 'can' do if US attacks Syria
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This world is a place of turmoil and threats. Every country, organization, persons or military from around the world claim, from time to time, that it or they has/have more power than others. Recently, a new such group has surfaced in print and electronic media. They are the SEA (Syrian Electronic Army). This group has thus far hacked Twitter and the websites of Al Jazeera, New York Times, CNN, Washington Post and several other giants of the media.
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After the rise of civil war in Syria, the situation became more aggravated when international powers started supporting the Free Syria Army with intel, finance and arms. On one hand people are dying regularly in great numbers; on the other, the SEA has started hacking media and social media like twitter, New York Times, Washington Post, Al-Jazeera etc, striking panic in the media around the globe.
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It was June 1993. Joel Perez had just graduated from high school in his hometown of College Station, Texas, and had been accepted to attend Texas A&M University. Joel's parents were justifiably proud of his accomplishments and had already been dropping hints that a new car might be an apropos reward for both the good job he'd done, as well as what they were confident he'd achieve as an "Aggie." In turn, young Perez started dropping hints about a Nissan 300ZX, but not for long.
See, the senior Perez is a Chevy man, through and through; a man whose attitude is expressed by his comment, "I'd rather push a Chevy than drive a Ford." His dream car had always been a yellow Corvette-any Corvette, as long as it was yellow. So you know that a non-Chevrolet product-especially an import-was out of the question! A Vette, however, was a possibility.
And so the father and son ended up one weekend at Corvettes of Houston. Joel only had one request (Hey, Dad's gonna buy you a Corvette-take whatever he offers and be grateful!), a late LT1, which meant a '92 or '93. There she (Joel calls his Vette "she") sat, a Competition Yellow '92 coupe, six-speed, both tops (glass and painted), black leather, and RPO Z07, the Adjustable Suspension Package which included FX3, heavy duty suspension, and heavy-duty brakes. The odometer indicated just 2,054 miles. In Joel's words, "She was perfect."
While Joel drooled over the yellow coupe, his father and the sales manager disappeared into an office. After 15 minutes of suspense, the elder Perez came over to where his son was still staring rapturously at the '92 and told him that he'd made an offer that the sales manager would, "think about."
A week or so went by before Joel's father told him that he'd heard from the dealer, and that they had another offer on the yellow coupe. The kid's mood swung from excited about the possibilities to distress in a flash.
Fast-forward another week, and a second trip to the Corvette dealer in Houston. On the way, father informed son that he'd talked to the dealer and that the yellow '92 had been sold. When they arrived, Joel saw the car of his-and his father's-dreams sitting outside, detailed and freshly waxed, with a "SOLD" sign on the windshield. "I was crushed," Joel remembers. "Dad told me to go inside and see if there was anything else that caught my eye," but nothing else could compare. His father headed to the manager's office to, "get the keys to a green Corvette that was there, so I could test drive it. I didn't really care. I was still pretty upset about our dream car being sold."
A few minutes passed, then Joel's dad and the sales manager came out of the office and the senior Perez tossed a set of keys to his son-the wrong keys. The tag didn't identify them as belonging to a green C4; it read, "1992 Corvette, Yellow, Z07."
"I couldn't believe it! Dad had pulled one over on me. He'd bought the car a week before, was just waiting for the paperwork to go through, and fooled me into believing that someone else had bought it. And it worked! I really took to this car, not just because it was a Corvette, but because it was the car my father had always wanted for himself. He and my mother had bought his dream car for me! My parents are the most important people in my life and I'm very thankful for them."
It's a great story, kinda heartwarming, almost enough to give you the "warm-fuzzies." But, the subtitle says, "...the quickest street Corvette in Texas," not "generous and loving parents give appreciative and accomplished son a Vette." Obviously, there's more to this saga.
Shortly after receiving this incredible graduation gift, Joel replaced the stock air filter with a K&N, followed by a set of Flowmasters. It stayed in this very slightly modified form, which was enough to power it to 13.60s at 104mph, for a couple of years. By then, Joel was getting the "jones" to go faster. "At that time I didn't know a lot about engines, so I had a shop do some work on the car." That work included Extrude Honing the stock LT1 heads and intake, plus a 52mm throttle body, Doug Rippie fuel pressure regulator, and a higher capacity in-tank fuel pump. Not anything major, but enough to slip the yellow '92 into the high 12.70s at 111.
Next on the agenda was about 150 horsepower worth of homebrewed nitrous system. With the traction assistance of a pair of M&H "DOT" drag tires, Joel's everyday driver cracked into the 11s, with a best of 11.98 at 120 mph. Good enough for a while-a short while. Joel wanted more, but it had to remain, "completely steetable."
So, with just 38,000 miles on the drivetrain, Joel had the LT1 bored .020 over, then fitted it with Eagle rods, J&E forged pistons, and Total Seal rings, all swinging on the stock crank, and topped it off with a pair of Air Flow Research heads. He opted for a GM Performance Parts LT4 "Hot Cam" kit to open the valves further and for a longer time, to take maximum advantage of the freer breathing heads, and re-used the "old" Extrude Honed LT1 intake, but equipped it with higher flowing Bosch 24 lb-hr. injectors. He replaced the original clutch with a Clutchmasters unit to handle the expected additional power. The only other driveline revision was having a 3.73:1 ring-and-pinion installed in the otherwise stock rearend.
With that combination, on the by-now well-used M&Hs, Joel's graduation gift has run 11.69 at 121 "on the motor" and an incredible 10.40 at 137 with his two-stage, homebrewed nitrous system activated. What makes this all the more impressive is that the yellow '92 is still a daily driver with cold-blowing air conditioning and all of its original comfort and luxury gear. The only alteration to the interior is for safety-an Autopower five-point rollcage. Joel hasn't compromised the Z07 suspension setup either. In fact, rather than messing up the car's excellent handling for his occasional quarter-mile sprints, he's upgraded its capabilities with a Doug Rippie coilover conversion, using DRM shocks at the rear and 12-way adjustable HALS up front, plus big Baer Racing brake rotors at all four corners.
The yellow paint that caught Joel's attention back on that fateful summer day in 1993 is still there, augmented only by a custom rear wing and a set of 17 x 9.5-inch OZ Racing wheels shod with 275/40 and 315/35 BFGoodrich Comp T/A ZRs. While Joel is justifiably proud of his C4's superb performance (which includes beating John Hennesey and one of his highly vaunted 600 Vipers at a Vette/Viper shootout-twice!) and daily driveability, he's not resting on his laurels. After putting 45,000 miles on the nitrous'd 350, Joel's now building a 383 stroker, looking for 9-second timeslips and the same sort of reliability and driveability he's so used to. It looks as though "The Quickest Street Vette In Texas" is only going to get a lot quicker!


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