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Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:35:23 GMT
Hi everyone! In case you missed the live streaming of this interesting webinar, you can still watch it on our YouTube Lagash channel, so just click here to watch the spanish version MS Bot Framework intro (spanish) or the english version here MS Bot Framework Intro (English)
Feel free to comments and like the video on our channel, ask for more or propose topics to discuss. Of course, you can reach me here or by Twitter @andresvettori
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:47:00 GMT
Hi everyone!
Folks from Microsoft Patterns & Practices have finally published the very good "Assessing Data Store Capabilities for Polyglot Solutions" guidance document after A LOT of hard work.
You can find it on GITHUB at https://github.com/mspnp/azure-guidance/blob/master/Polyglot-Solutions.md where you can review it, make comments and contribute if you can.
This guide is quite comprehensive and I'm happy of being part of the review process, along with a lot of other very smart people.
Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:13:58 GMT
Hello everybody, I'm posting here a link to the slides I have used in my introductory talk about Docker and its integration with Microsoft platform and tools.
Feel free to grab them from here: http://1drv.ms/1iDgHyc
Enjoy! As always, comments are very welcome.
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:12:02 GMT
Well, I have the luck of dedicating some time to help in a little spike process here in Microsoft P&P that involves using the new Azure B2B Collaboration service.
While it's a brand new service and still in preview, there is some informaiton and documentation available about how it works and how to use it.
For example, you can start giving these links a look:
Well, as part of the spike we followed the steps described above and found a couple issues, so I'm documenting them now with the hope it helps somebody else.
So, I'll summarize our finding below:
That's all I have for now, will keep an eye on this as this new B2B service does have a very valid scenario and does simplify the process of integrating identity management with an external partner.
PS: Thanks Rohit for your time!
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:05:00 GMT
Hi everybody! I'm just posting here a link to view and download the PPT slides I have used for my presentation in the awesome .NETConf UY 2015 conference about cross platform development in .NET with the new Core Clr.
The slides are here: http://1drv.ms/1NcSKJ8
Enjoy and use in any way yoe see fit, as always, comments are most welcome.
Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:36:00 GMT
Hi everyone!
Just a quick note to let you know that I'm bringing back to life the SharpHSQL project, my old port (from 2005...) from the Java version of Hypersonic DB v1.4 to fully native C#.
For now it's located in Codeplex at https://sharphsql.codeplex.com/ so feel free to come by and make questions or contribute with anything you can, I'm in the early stages of the new release and the focus will be to get a stable and usable in production library.
Keep you posted!
Thanks and Enjoy!
Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:42:43 GMT
Yesterday I participated (togheter with Rodolfo Finochietti & Mariano Sánchez) in the free MUG (Microsoft Users Group Argentina) event named "News about Azure and ASP.NET" where we talked about the new ASP.NET v6 stack and Visual Studio 2015, Azure Search and Azure ML and Visual Studio Online.
I just have uploaded the PPT slides for the Azure talk to my personal OneDrive so you can download it directly from here.
I will be publishing a post about those topics soon, stay tuned!
Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:13:00 GMTHi everyone, if you use the cool MVC4 WebApi you might encounter yourself in a common situation where you need to return a rather large amount of data (most probably from a database) and you want to accomplish two things: Use streaming so the client fetch the data as needed, and that directly correlates to more fetching in the server side (from our database, for example) without consuming large amounts of memory. Leverage the new MVC4 WebApi and .NET 4.5 async/await asynchronous execution model to free ASP.NET Threadpool threads (if possible). So, #1 and #2 are not directly related to each other and we could implement our code fulfilling one or the other, or both. The main point about #1 is that we want our method to immediately return to the caller a stream, and that client side stream be represented by a server side stream that gets written (and its related database fetch) only when needed. In this case we would need some form of "state machine" that keeps running in the server and "knows" what is the next thing to fetch into the output stream when the client ask for more content. This technique is generally called a "continuation" and is nothing new in .NET, in fact using an IEnumerable<> interface and the "yield return" keyword does exactly that, so our first impulse might be to write our WebApi method more or less like this: public IEnumerable
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:14:00 GMTThe project I'm working on uses MongoDB for some stuff so I'm creating some documents to help developers speedup the learning curve and also avoid mistakes and help them write clean & reliable code. This is my first version of it, so I'm pretty sure I will be adding more stuff to it, so stay tuned! C# Official driver notes The 10gen official MongoDB driver should always be referenced in projects by using NUGET. Do not manually download and reference assemblies in any project. C# driver quickstart guide: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/CSharp+Driver+Quickstart Reference links C# Language Center: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/CSharp+Language+Center MongoDB Server Documentation: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Home MongoDB Server Downloads: http://www.mongodb.org/downloads MongoDB client drivers download: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Drivers MongoDB Community content: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/CSharp+Community+Projects Tutorials Tutorial MongoDB con ASP.NET MVC - Ejemplo Práctico (Spanish):http://geeks.ms/blogs/gperez/archive/2011/12/02/tutorial-mongodb-con-asp-net-mvc-ejemplo-pr-225-ctico.aspx MongoDB and C#:http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/87757/MongoDB-and-C C# driver LINQ tutorial:http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/CSharp+Driver+LINQ+Tutorial C# driver reference: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/CSharp+Driver+Tutorial Safe Mode Connection The C# driver supports two connection modes: safe and unsafe. Safe connection mode (only applies to methods that modify data in a database like Inserts, Deletes and Updates. While the current driver defaults to unsafe mode (safeMode == false) it's recommended to always enable safe mode, and force unsafe mode on specific things we know aren't critical. When safe mode is enabled, the driver internal code calls the MongoDB "getLastError" function to ensure the last operation is completed before returning control the the caller. For more information on using safe mode and their implicancies on performance and data reliability see: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/getLastError+Command If safe mode is not enabled, all data modification calls to the database are executed asynchronously (fire & forget) without waiting for the result of the operation. This mode could be useful for creating / updating non-critical data like performance counters, usage logging and so on. It's important to know that not using safe mode implies that data loss can occur without any notification to the caller. As with any wait operation, enabling safe mode also implies dealing with timeouts. For more information about C# driver safe mode configuration see: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/CSharp+getLastError+and+SafeMode The safe mode configuration can be specified at different levels: Connection string: mongodb://hostname/?safe=true Database: when obtaining a database instance using the server.GetDatabase(name, safeMode) method Collection: when obtaining a collection instance using the database.GetCollection(name, safeMode) method Operation: for example, when executing the collection.Insert(document, safeMode) method Some useful SafeMode article: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4604868/mongodb-c-sharp-safemode-official-driver Exception Handling The driver ensures that an exception will be thrown in case of something going wrong, in case of using safe mode (as said above, when not using safe mode no exception will be thrown no matter what the outcome of the operation is). As explained here https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/mongodb-user/mS6jIq5FUiM there is no need to check for any returned value from a driver method inserting data. With updates the situation is similar to any other relational database: if an update command doesn't affect any records, the call will suceed anyway (no exception thrown) and you manually have[...]
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:38:00 GMT
Hi Guys, last Friday I was invited to be a speaker in a very nice Software Architecture Event organized by the Argentina Microsoft Users Group.
The event (spanish spoken) was named "Jornada de Arquitectura" (something like "Software Architecture Day") and included the presence of very notable local speakers in the Software Architecture field like: Martín Salías, Diego Gonzalez, Hernán Wilkinson, Diego Fontdevila, Roberto Schatz and, of course, me. If you want more information about the event click here.
The slides and videos for the other presenters should be uploaded in the MUG site shortly and into the Code & Beyond site as well, so check for them in a couple days if interested.
Just for the impacient, I'm uploading my slides here, in Skydrive for your convenience.
Best regards,
Andrés G Vettori, Vmbc, CTO
Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:53:00 GMT
In my last post I talked about how to register dynamically (at runtime) a WCF instance without the need to have an existing .svc file or something in the configuration file (
In this post, we are going deeper in the "Dynamic" domain and we would like to not only host our service dynamically, but also to create the actual service contracts and service operations (and its metadata to support WSDL generation) dynamically (at runtime).
You might be asking yourself: Why on earth anyone would like to create a WCF service (and contracts with methods) at runtime?
Well, there is a big chance that you never need to do something like this (I have lived without this so far, and our current projects are running in production very well) but we are building the next version of our development platform (the elusive project codename "E2" I talked about in my previous post) and in that context we need a way to generate the API that our "Business Models, Modules and Process" define. Those artifacts are completely created by our Business Analyst users and they don't require ANY CODING at all, so why we would settle for less when talking about the exposed APIs of those things.
In the sample code you can download below there are not one but two different approaches to this:
Both approaches resolve the service metadata creation, the first by creating a class and letting the WCF runtime to generate the service description metadata in the normal way, and the other build and inject this service description metadata from scratch. Both methods works equally well but I tend to preffer the second because generating and loading a dynamic type in the running process (or AppDomain) have the drawback that is difficult to unload those generated Types and replace them with new versions when the business metadata changes (remember that Business Analysts are doing that, and they are free to change anything they need).
Having said that, I know that it would be possible to unload a generated Type by means of custom AppDomains, but is more work and there are security and performance issues associated with this. By using a metadata only approach we eliminate this problems altogether.
So far we resolved the metadata generation part, but the actual execution of those pesky "Business Process" is not mentioned anywhere, and that's because that is the easy part! :)
WCF already provides all the extensibility you need to intercept the execution of ServiceOperations and do wherever you need, and that's exactly what I do in both examples. I have created an "OperationInvoker" class implementing some WCF interfaces (IOperationInvoker and IOperationBehavior for the injection part) so feel free to explore them, but they are pretty simple. When constructing the metadata we inject it into the "OperationDescription" behaviors collection, check the "CreateOperationDescription" method in the "Service5.cs" project file.
Well, enjoy the code and let me know if have any comments.
Source code download from here: DynamicService2.zip
Best regards,
Andrés G Vettori, CTO, VMBC
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:50:00 GMTI know... I know... it has been a while since my last post, but I never forgot about it, just having a blast doing some fun things. Well, some of that stuff wasn't really THAT fun, but that's part of being a CTO and always there is room for improvement in some processes and structures in the company, and so... after a lot of hard work, we are now in a much better position to actually start doing some fun stuff.And the fun part has begun, in thre form of a couple new and REALLY interesting and fun projects, where I participate not only as CTO but also I'm fulfilling a role of an Chief Architect as well, overseeing aspects of general architecture from development and infrastructure standpoints, and more important, doing a LOT of research and proof of concepts to hand over to our Architect Team.So, for this new project (let's say, Codename "E2") I'm in charge of researching some stuff, and here I will present the results of one of those topics: dynamic (runtime) registering of WCF services.Before jumping in today's topic, let me talk a little about the other topics I'm researching, just to paint a broader picture and set the stage for future posts. Our E2 project is a little ambitious in some aspects, and it's main motto is "Configurable Dynamic", so we are exploring ways to make this happen and the list of things to explore first are:Dynamic registration of WCF services (today's topic)Dynamic Data Access (ORM without Entities)Dynamic Business Rules (or logic, if you want)Dynamic Business Processes (workflows are a possibility here, but not the only one)Performance of of the above (mainly IIS, ASP.NET, WCF) and how to optimize the platform.Performance techniques to use: caching, profiling, monitoring, etc. Of course there are other topics (like Security, Scalability, Fault Tolerance, etc) but we will advance over those in time. For today's topic, let's explain a little what I'm talking about. For WWCF services there are two ways of let know the runtime environment that we have a Service class and we want to expose it to the world:The plain old .svc file approach: we need a file with .svc extension and this file will contain the Type information needed to activate the service.The new CBA (configuration based activation) approach: this is new in NET4, and therefore is possible to create a WCF service WITHOUT the svc file, using only a section in the web.config file (
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:32:00 GMT
The symptom is this: you change some area or iteration in a TFS Project, but the change is not reflected (or updated) in VS or any other TFS Client.
Well, it happens that TFS now has some clever caching mechanisms that need to be updated when you make a change like this, and those changes are propagated by some scheduled jobs TFS is continuously running in the Application Tier.
So, you you get this behavior, please check (and possibly restart) the "Visual Studio Team Foundation Background Job Agent" service. In my case, this service was logging a very odd "Object Reference Not Set" into the Windows Event Log, and a simple restart fixed it.
Hope this is fixed by RTM... (we are using the RC version).
And by the way, if the job agent is broken there are some other things that stops working like email notifications.
Best regards,
Andrés G Vettori, CTO, VMBC
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:38:00 GMT
Here I'm posting a short list of cool extensions I found for VS2010, all are published in the Visual Studio Gallery
Reactive Extensions for VS2010http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/0791089a-4570-4f21-b5ee-78aba7e80651
Tangible T4 Editor (Template editor for VS2010)http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/60297607-5fd4-4da4-97e1-3715e90c1a23
Power Commands for VS2010http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/e5f41ad9-4edc-4912-bca3-91147db95b99
Atomlineer Comment Generation for VS2010http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/7912CCF4-60B8-4132-BACE-5ACACEB7233B
Goto Definition Extension for VS2010http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/4b286b9c-4dd5-416b-b143-e31d36dc622b
Resource Refactoring for VS2010http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/39ae29d3-81e1-43d4-9c48-fc9644869d84
TFS PowerTools for VS2010http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/0e69a28f-020c-488b-80b3-f4c89a20621d
Andres G Vettori, VMBC, CTO
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:15:00 GMT
The Visual Studio WIT tools team has published a very nice post pointing the most common issues with Sharepoint and TFS 2010.
Check it out at http://blogs.msdn.com/teams_wit_tools/archive/2009/11/24/tfs-2010-beta2-troubleshooting-sharepoint-configuration-issues-tf249038.aspx
Andres G Vettori, VMBC, CTO
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:01:00 GMT
At the PDC 09 Microsoft announced the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of the Windows Identity Foundation, previously known as "Geneva", "Zermatt" before that, and "IDFX" before that.
Grab the latest bytes from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd440951.aspx
Best regards,
Andres G Vettori, VMBC, CTO
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:26:00 GMT
Microsoft has released the first version of the Virtual Machine Preparation Tool for Visual Studio Team Lab management 2010. What a mouthfull! Try saying that three times in a row..
Well, the tool function is to prepare existing VMs to be compatible with VS 2010 Lab Management requirements, and believe me, there are a few. Configuring an existing VM by hand is a tedious and VERY error prone task, and so this tool was born.
Download it from http://vslabmgmt.codeplex.com/, this version is prepared to work with VSTS 2010 Beta 2 and Windows Server 2008 X86 SP2 VMs. They will be adding more options as soon they finish testing of different versions (and flavors) of Windows. Perhaps R2 is on the pipeline?
Best regards,
Andres G Vettori, VMBC, CTO
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT
I was trying to build our biggest solution after migration (TEST migration) and found that Silverlight projects won't compile. The first error we received was "The Silverlight 2 SDK is not installed". I found a post on the Silverlight forum about this and managed to fix the error, but then a second error appear:
"The "ValidateXaml" task failed unexpectedly ... System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'PresentationCore, Version=188.8.131.52, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The given assembly name or codebase was invalid. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131047)
According to the people in the Silverlight forum, this is a Silverlight BUG and it won't compile in an x64 environment, so the general workaround is to use an x86 Build Agent.
Fortunately, I found a MUCH BETTER workaround for TFS 2010, wich only involves changing the configuration of the build definition and set the "MSBuild Patform" to "X86" (it was "Auto" before).
After this, my Silverlight projects compile again, even in an x64 Build agent. Nice!
Just for reference, the Silverlight post is here: http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/p/113956/256849.aspx
Andres G Vettori, VMBC, CTO
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMT
The test migration of our TFS 2008 went extremely well (the import command processed nearly 7GB of data from our TFS 2008) in less than half hour, and all running in my notebook (not some kickass server...).
Today I executed the script published by Hakan Eskici to upgrate the process template from v4.2 to v5, by simply running a BET file. The process is very simple and fast, and after that we now have the updated process template with all the TFS 2010 goodies enabled.
Check out the process and download the script from http://blogs.msdn.com/hakane/archive/2009/10/19/sample-script-to-enable-new-features-in-upgraded-team-projects-tfs-2010-beta2.aspx
After the upgrade I created a new TASK and found the new "Original estimate" field, and the now separated "Remaining work" and "Completed work", and I almost cryied by the emotion... :)
Also the BUGS have now the new "Repro Steps" and "Test Cases" tabs that are extremely welcome. There also more changes than this (for example the new Test Case WI) so give it a try!
Best regards,
Andres G Vettori, VMBC, CTO
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:27:00 GMT
Here I found a good post about how to setup TFS 2010 (and everything else).
TFS 2010 is easier to setup than previous versions, but I cannot say the same for Sharepoint...
Andres G Vettori, VMBC, CTO


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The room is at the back of the Malmesbury Town Hall (which has been called the Old School Room and The Market Room in the past) will become a community user room to benefit the community.
Please click here for hiring charges and other information.
Upcoming events will be listed below
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Latinas have been doing a lot of good this year and on top of the DoSomething.org list of Celebs Gone Good Top 20 list are superstars Shakira and Demi Lovato! The Hollywood Reporter reports that part-Mexican singer/actress Lovato and Colombian singer/activist Shakira ranked at numbers 10 and 11 respectively.
Lovato has been advocating for anti-bullying campaigns for years and since she came clean about her own eating disorder issues, she has been a force in educating teens about the harmful effects of that way of life. Shakira has already been honored at the 2011 Latin Grammy Awards as Person of the Year for her work with her own Barefoot Foundation building schools in impoverished South American communities.
Shakira Appointed to President Obama's Education Advisory Board
Aria Finger, COO of DoSomething.org said there are trends in the list this year. "It's dominated by young celebrities and we also see so many couples."
The organization used Facebook voting to help determine the ranking of celebrities with a cause. Rather than bestow an honor based on giving money, criteria reqired for making the list included taking action for a cause such as founding a foundation, building houses, or writing articles.
Demi Lovato Returns to Rehab – As Speaker
Finger added that, "There are a handful of other celebrities who just missed the cut-off this year. We look forward to seeing what they will do in 2012." Among those who almost made the list were part-Mexican singer/actress Selena Gomez.
It's good to see Latin celebrities making a difference in the world. They're making us proud!


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English, C., Nash, C., & Martindale, R. (in press). The effects of structural change: An investigation into the South African cricket development pathway. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, doi:10.1080/19406940.2018.1434811. ISSN 1940-6940
Sports organisations face immense challenge, both structurally and organisationally, in coordinating talent development processes. This complex interaction may be exacerbated...
Sproule, J., Lin, C., Martindale, R., & Morgan, K. (2017). Physical education in Taiwan: when students begin to take control. International Sport Studies, 39(1), (1-18). ISSN 1443-0770
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect on self-regulated learning (SRL) of a physical education (PE) pedagogy based on Zimmerman's (2000) model of SRL by means of...
Rawcliffe, A. J., Graham, S. M., Simpson, R. J., Moir, G. L., Martindale, R. J., Psycharakis, S. G., & Connaboy, C. (2017). The Effects of British Army Footwear on Ground Reaction Force and Temporal Parameters of British Army Foot-Drill. Journal of strength and conditioning research, (1). doi:10.1519/jsc.0000000000002139. ISSN 1064-8011
High rates of occupational training-related lower-limb musculoskeletal [MSK] overuse injuries are reported for British Army recruits during basic training. Foot-drill is a rep...
Brazo-Sayavera, J., Olivares, P., Andronikos, G. & Martindale, R. (2017). Spanish Version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire for Sport: Cultural Adaptation and Initial Validation. PLoS ONE. 12(6)doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177721. ISSN 1932-6203
This study aimed to translate the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire into Spanish and provide an initial validation. A recommended methodology for translation and cu...
Andronikos, G., Elumaro, A. I., Westbury, T., & Martindale, R. J. J. (2016). Relative age effect: implications for effective practice. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34(12), (1124-1131). doi:10.1080/02640414.2015.1093647. ISSN 0264-0414
Physical and psychological differences related to birthdate amongst athletes of the same selection year have been characterised as the "relative age effects" (RAEs). RAEs have...
Martindale, R. & Nash, C. (2013). Sport science relevance and application: Perceptions of UK coaches. Journal of Sports Sciences. 31(8), 807-819. doi:10.1080/02640414.2012.754924. ISSN 0264-0414
While sport science can have significant and positive impact on coaches and athletes, there is still a general consensus that the transfer of sport science knowledge to coachi...
Martindale, A. & Martindale, R. (2012). Psychological Skills Training. In Sproule, J. (Ed.). IB Course Companion: Sports, Exercise and Health Science, 264-277. Oxford University Press (OUP). ISBN 978-0-19-912969-0
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Nash, C., Martindale, R., Collins, D. & Martindale, A. (2012). Parameterising expertise in coaching: Past, present and future. Journal of Sports Sciences. 30(10), 985-994. doi:10.1080/02640414.2012.682079. ISSN 0264-0414
Research into expertise is increasing across a number of domains pertinent to sport. Whilst this increase is particularly apparent in coaching, a key question is how to identi...
Fountain, H., Martindale, R., Tony, W. & Moira, L. (2016, December). Exploring the Nature of Psychological Resilience in Junior Rugby League Players: A Q-Method Approach. Poster presented at BPS- Divison of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference, Cardiff
The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of psychological resilience in the context of junior Rugby League, using a novel Q-sort method.
A cr...
Fountain, H., Martindale, R., Moira, L. & Westbury, T. (2016, November). Exploring the nature of resilience in junior athletes. Poster presented at BASES- British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Conference, Nottingham
Athletes are often proactive in exposing themselves to an inherently stressful competitive environment, frequently seeking challenges as opportunities for development (Sarkar ...
Collins, D., Abbott, A. & Martindale, R. (2002, July). Talent Identification and Development: How Would We Do It?. Presented at 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference, Manchester
Martindale, R., Abbott, A. & Collins, D. (2002, July). A Theoretical Evaluation of Talent Identification processes. Presented at 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference, Manchester
Jess, M., Fraser, G., Martindale, R., Collins, D. & Sowerby, K. (2002, July). Establishing Educational Experiences for Talented Children in The Primary School: The Biddick Experience. Presented at 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference, Manchester
Abbott, A., Collins, D., Sowerby, K. & Martindale, R. (2007). Developing the Potential of Young People in Sport: A Report for Sportscotland by the University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Sport Scotland
No abstract avialable.
Abbott, A., Collins, D., Martindale, R. & Sowerby, K. (2004). Developing the Potential of Young People in Sport: A Final report for Sportscotland. Edinburgh: Sportscotland
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Smashnova was born in Minsk in the Soviet Union (now part of Belarus). She became the No. 1 junior in the Soviet Union at the age of 10. Her family moved to Israel in 1990. In 1991, she won the girl's singles title at the French Open.
Smashnova turned professional in 1991. She won her first top-level tour singles title in 1999 at Tashkent.
Smashnova had a huge breakthrough in 2002, winning 4 titles and beating 11 players ranked in the Top-20, including Jelena Dokic, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters. She played in the WTA Tour Championships that year and lost in the first round to World No. 1 Serena Williams.
In July 2005, Smashnova won her 11th tour title at Budapest, maintining a 100
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Birthday: July 16, 1976
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Rock critic Robert Christgau, often called the "Dean of American Rock Critics," has joined National Public Radio as a contributing critic for "All Things Considered," NPR's afternoon news magazine.
His first review aired today on Seattle's KUOW, 94.9 FM, as well as NPR stations nationwide. The audio for today's review is available at www.NPR.org.
Christgau, who has been writing about rock and popular culture since his first column was published in Esquire in 1967, was the chief music critic and senior editor at the Village Voice until he left the publication earlier this year after three decades. Christgau oversaw the Voice's annual "Pazz and Jop" poll of the country's music critics and wrote the popular Consumer Guide column, among the first to grade capsule reviews of new albums. Over the years, Christgau has reviewed more than 12,000 albums.
Christgau has also written five books: "Grown Up All Wrong: 75 Great Rock and Pop Artists from Vaudeville to Techno" and "Any Old Way You Choose It: Rock and Other Pop Music, 1967-1973," as well as three record guides.
Christgau spoke at the 2003 and 2005 Pop Conference, an annual gathering of critics and academics from around the world at the Experience Music Project.


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Walls of "intelligent" aluminum flowers, digital plants that light up and react to passers-by, "wired" clothing… The works of Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde convey a strange synergy between technology and humanity, with a backdrop of organic architectural poetry. Interview with the creator.
Daan, your tactile and high-tech projects initiate interesting encounters between the city, nature and people—in particular the Dune series, which you first developed in the Maastunnel, an underground passage outside Rotterdam. This installation of digital "plants" reacting luminously to sounds and passers-by is very representative of your work, as it delicately mixes digital elements with organic references. This idea of interactivity in public space can also be found in your work Interactive Landscape. What is it about this approach that interests you? How has it been influenced by your background, your taste in architecture, and more precisely architectural design?
I'll go back to when I was 16 years old and still in high school. Our class went on a field trip to visit the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi), which was presenting a big exhibition of incredible wooden models made by Arata Isozaki. I was completely fascinated. It was at this moment that I understood that I wanted to "make things", to be somehow in touch with the world. My first interest was in concepts of scale and space, in particular the relationship between the body and its immediate environment. A few years later, I became interested in time and the calculations that go with it. That's when I started working on concepts of interactivity.
Interactive landscape 'Dune'_ Daan Roosegaarde from Daan Roosegaarde on Vimeo.
In 2008, I went to Japan to meet the curators of YCAM (Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media) regarding our interactive piece Liquid Space 6.0. As soon as I got out of the taxi and saw the museum, I recognized the building as one of Isozaki's models. So we invited him to the opening, and he came. I have a photo of Isozaki and me at the heart of Liquid Space, talking about how architecture can create a link with the public in terms of real-time experience. He was passionate about the subject, which evidently stimulated his always sharp thinking. For me, this conversation was like coming full circle.
Liquid Space 6.0_ Daan Roosegaarde from Daan Roosegaarde on Vimeo.
That said, before that decisive visit to NAi, I always loved buildings and making things. I grew up in Holland, surrounded by dams and water. Some of these dams were especially steep, and my sister and I had fun putting wheels on cabinets and racing down the slopes. When I think about it, it was pretty dangerous. We couldn't really brake; we could have broken our necks. But like all children, we were fascinated by the wild side of nature around us. We made our own improvised equipment, like pulling a cable across the swamps. Already at that age, I thought about how I could adapt to my environment.
Today, it's true that technology plays big a role in my work. In my studio with my team, we spend a lot of time developing all this. But at the same time, we don't just put on a display of machines and computers. We try to use technology to personalize or socialize a space. The question is how to marry nature and technology? I'm always asking myself how we can improve this analogue world, with the idea that it can be an extension of what we are. For me, the key is to reinvent, to "update" reality—in short, to make it more human.
But beyond this idea of updating reality, most of your pieces, such as Dune, function as a series, with versions that evolve over time. It's as if code becomes your DNA, inspiring works-in-progress with a touch of poetry, for example Lotus, the organic and reactive wall strewn with "intelligent" aluminum flowers…Lotus - interactive art wall by Daan Roosegaarde from Daan Roosegaarde on Vimeo.
Yes, I would say that most of my works function as sequences of interactive stories. I have this wish that art will go on forever. That's the main reason why I've been using technology since I was old enough to open a can of food, and that the viewer is a direct element of the artistic identity of my work.
Dune was directly inspired by a trip I made to Morocco when I was in my twenties. I was watching the horizon line of the desert. At first sight, everything seemed completely static. But I finally noticed that this line was constantly interrupted by moving silhouettes of nomads crossing the landscape. The hot air of the desert totally blurred the silhouettes, producing a curious effect in form. This fascinated me, and I always wondered how this would render in our urban environment, in a city such as Shanghai, for example. How could we blend this natural tactile sensation of objects with technology in futuristic landscapes that would remain emotionally connected to us? My idea is to reconciliate this interactivity and this poetry with our senses. So I thought of pieces such as Dune and Lotus as possible future "landscapes".
Another important point about the idea of a series is that you don't just cut and paste the same piece when you rework it for a new exhibition venue. I'd say it's more like "copy-morph". It's also a way of learning from our previous shows, from the different interactions with the visitors. This feeds our updates. So if we show Dune in Shanghai, the interactive experience will be slightly different from the previous one in Hong Kong, for example. I believe it's these little details that create a real interaction with the public.
Nature and technology have a lot in common. However they evolve, the components of these two entities live and die. That's why I like to re-situate elements of nature using new approaches, both futuristic and organic. This sort of "new nature" is at the heart of my work. It's a form of techno-poetry.
In many of your works, movement seems to be at the heart of the interactivity: viewers moving around the work as in Flow 5.0 (which was included in the Imagine exhibition this spring at Stedelijk Museum Den Bosch); or the work itself moving, as in the series Liquid Space, where the piece physically interacts, growing, shrinking or lighting up like a kind of choreographed robotic ballet…
Smart Wall FLOW 5.0 by Daan Roosegaarde from Daan Roosegaarde on Vimeo.
The concept is the same—to update our senses by reconnecting them with nature. We need this "new grammar", because the general rhythm of our lives is affected daily by our overexposure to multiple forms of media. I'm interested in what happens when technology comes out of the screen to become an integral part of our walls, our cityscapes, even our bodies. What would a Facebook plaza look like? Could we create "intelligent highways" capable of generating their own electricity? These are all topics that interest me, always with the same idea of making the world more interactive, more sustainable.
So it's not surprising to find you working for a program dedicated to interactive sound and light pillars such as Sensor Valley 8.0, commissioned by the cultural center of Assen in the Netherlands. You had already developed object-forms of this caliber for the projects Lunar and Marbles…
Sensor Valley is the largest-ever concentration in Europe of pillars using sensors to trigger light and sound sequences that interact with the public. The people of Assen call them "knuffelpilaren" [literally, "hug pillars"], as they react directly to not only movement but also touch. The city has a long history with sensor technology. Studio Roosegaarde's experience in social design and innovative LED research won us a place among 125 other projects selected to be on permanent exhibit in the entry hall of the new cultural center. It's an interesting project, because it contributes very concretely to this idea of improving the world through the daily behavior of residents, using these tactile landscapes that integrate the city, light and the population. It's very stimulating. There's even a restaurant that put a dessert representing these luminous pillars on its menu.
SENSOR VALLEY Interactive hugging pillars by Studio Roosegaarde from Daan Roosegaarde on Vimeo.
One of your more recent projects is related to the fashion field. Intimacy references "wired" clothing with dresses composed of "intelligent" aluminum leaves, which become transparent by virtue of these infamous principles of interaction…
Intimacy explores the relationship between intimacy and technology in the form of a second skin. The question is how far we can take this experiment, while remaining true to the idea that this use of technology makes us more human. These dresses were an incredibly quick success. We're already working on the 3.0 series. It's fascinating, because I'm not familiar with the fashion world. It's great to be able to enter it through this project.
Intimacy 2.0 Interactive fashion by Studio Roosegaarde from Daan Roosegaarde on Vimeo.
You often use the pronoun "we". Even though you're known as a solo artist, your core of collaborators at Studio Roosegaarde seems very important…
Great painters such as Rembrandt and Rubens also worked within artistic communities. It's ideal for transcending the visionary and technical approach. I totally adhere to this concept, even if the period is different and the medium has changed. The studio is a super tool for developing and expressing the emotions or ideas that I can have with my team of designers and engineers. We are very enthusiastic about creating special things. Within the team, some are devoted to developing our proprietary system Microchip, for the controllers and the software, while others are specialized in hardware and interactivity.
Managing a creative studio when you're an artist is like following a balanced diet. If I chose to focus exclusively on lucrative projects, while neglecting the creative parameter, the resulting pieces would be boring. On the other hand, if I only focus on artistic activities, I won't be able to develop the technology that feeds them. Harmonizing these two approaches creates the necessary tension. It's a kind of suspense that leads to a magical side, a bit like a dream lab.
Where will the dream manifest itself next?
Currently we're working on several large-scale, long-term interactive installations in the cities of Shanghai, Eindhoven and Stockholm. But my latest baby is the "intelligent highway" that I mentioned earlier. It's an interactive, sustainable project developed with the company BTP Heijmans. We're also working on a few on-site installations, of which the most intriguing is no doubt the renovation of a big mining tunnel for the Sydney Art Biennial, where we'll show all the versions of Dune.
interview by Laurent Catala
More videos: http://vimeo.com/daanroosegaarde
photos: Daan Roosegaarde Studio
web: www.studioroosegaarde.net
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According to the Manteca Sports Commission, the individual, team, coach, manager or official — living or deceased — must have strong connections to the area and achieved a distinguished record at the highest level in his or her area of sports endeavor.
The deadline has been moved to early January.
John Heath, event manager for the Manteca Convention and Visitors Bureau, is part of the organizing group of the second annual event known as "Manteca Hook, Wine & Sneakers" planned for Feb. 28 at the Big League Dreams Sports Complex.
"We received one nomination last week and a few held over from last year," he said on Tuesday.
The select group of a year ago included: Jim Barber (NFL, 1935-1941), Scott Brooks (NBA, 1988-1998), Hardy Brown (NFL, AAFC, AFL, 1948-1960), Milo Candini (MLB, 1943-1951), motorcycle racer Chris Carr (AMA Grand National Track Champion, land speed record-holder with a mark of 350.8 mph), official Jack Gatto (NCAA football referee, 1973-2003), Gerry Knapp (team owner, Manteca Ford Open Division softball team), Ted Nuce (Rodeo world champion bull rider), Robin Taberna Sr. (martial arts master instructor), Paul Wiggins (NFL, 1956-1967) and the unbeaten champion 2006 Manteca High varsity football squad.
Those in this inaugural class are showcased in Hall of Distinction wall located inside the BLD indoor soccer facility.
Heath and his fellow organizers are hoping for this year's event to be "bigger, better."
One new feature will be the awarding of a pair of $500 scholarships going to the top male and female high school athlete.
The list of nominees will come from the athletic directors of the area high schools.
As for the special guests, former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Mike Merriweather, KTVU Channel 2 sports anchor Mark Ibanez, one-time San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dan Bunz, and former Niner all-pro defensive back Eric Wright will be among those in attendance.
Tickets are $35 per person, with a 5 p.m. social hour kicking things off.
Dinner will be served at 6 o'clock.
Last year's event attracted the likes of gold-medal Olympic swimmer Debbie Meyers; 1971 Cy Young Award-winning pitcher and MVP Vida Blue; Pro Football Hall of Famers' Bob St. Clair and Y.A. Tittle; and former 49ers all-pro linebacker Keena Turner.
"It was great to see high school kids rubbing elbows with NFL Hall of Fame guys," said former San Francisco pass-catcher and administrator R.C. Owens, who is one of the organizers.
For more information, call (209) 823-7229 or click on to the website, www.visitmanteca.org.
Hall of Distinction nominees can also be submitted at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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February 8, 2006
Interviews, Profiles, Podcasts and More: The Body's African-American HIV/AIDS Resource Center
Want to know what the United States' African-American leaders have to say about the growing HIV epidemic among black people? Want to meet some of the courageous HIV-positive African Americans who are speaking out about a disease that remains heavily stigmatized? Want to know what you can do to make a difference? To mark this year's National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, The Body has launched a brand-new African American HIV/AIDS Resource Center filled with articles, podcasts, one-on-one interviews and resource listings. The center offers an inside look at the stark reality behind the staggering statistics, as well as the progress that's being made by African Americans with HIV and their advocates. (This resource center was created
with support from Reyataz.)
Towns, Cities Throughout U.S. Observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
No public health crisis should have only a single day devoted to it, but better one day than none. Feb. 7 marked the sixth annual U.S. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is held to urge greater public awareness of the worsening epidemic among African Americans -- and to encourage African Americans to get tested for HIV, learn more about how HIV is transmitted, get involved in local HIV programs and get access to treatment if they're HIV positive.
HIV Rates Among Blacks in New York City "Startling"
AIDS advocates in the African-American community have been sounding the alarm for years, but only now is the media starting to take notice: The New York Times reported over the weekend that black people in New York City are becoming infected and dying at "startling rates." New statistics, released at the end of 2005, show just how frightening the situation has become: Not only is HIV alarmingly common among black New Yorkers (one in five black men between the ages of 40 and 49 is living with HIV), but African Americans are also far more likely to die from HIV than their white counterparts -- nine times as likely if they're women, six times if they're men. City health officials say a radical rethinking of anti-HIV efforts is needed to make a dent in this worsening crisis.
For more on the steps that top New York City health officials have proposed to help stem the city's tide of HIV infection and AIDS-related deaths, read this article, which we also summarize in the "HIV-Related U.S. Policy Issues" section of this newsletter.
Even in the 1980s, Middle-Aged Women Got HIV
Jennifer Newcomb-Fernandez's mother was infected with HIV in 1986, at a time when people believed it was virtually impossible for a middle-aged, non-drug-using woman to get the virus. "My mother was so ashamed of her disease she couldn't even tell her children. For years after her death, I would lie about how she died. I would mutter 'cancer' when people asked. The obvious grief on my face stopped them from asking more." Newcomb-Fernandez's personal story shows just how much stigma impacts all the people affected by HIV in the United States -- but it also shows how tragedy has the power to ultimately transform a person's life for the better.
Hormone Supplement May Reduce Depression in Some HIVers
A new report suggests that supplements of DHEA, a steroid that occurs naturally in people, may alleviate the symptoms of minor depression in HIV-positive patients. DHEA, or dehydroepiandrosterone, is an unregulated steroid-like dietary supplement used for a variety of purposes. Some believe that DHEA supplements can help build muscles, reduce abdominal fat, improve blood sugar levels and fight aging.
Want to learn more about DHEA? Check out this fact sheet from AIDS InfoNet.
Experts Debate Role of HIV Treatment Interruptions in Wake of SMART Study Cancellation
HIV treatment holidays: Are they dead, or just resting? That's been a heated topic of discussion at one of the biggest HIV-related medical conferences of the year, the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, which has taken place from Feb. 5 to Feb. 8 in Denver, Colo. It was only a few weeks ago that the SMART study, the largest-ever clinical trial to examine a type of HIV treatment interruption, was unexpectedly stopped when researchers discovered that the specific type of interruption strategy explored by the study appeared to cause more harm than good. The revelation has left many scientists and AIDS advocates debating the merits of treatment interruptions, and wondering just how much of a role they should have in an HIV-positive person's care.
Want to learn more about the SMART study and the reasons why it was cancelled? Read this Q+A fact sheet from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Hepatitis C Drug in Development Appears Highly Successful in Clinical Trial
A 12-person study on VX-950, an experimental drug to treat hepatitis C infection, found that when the drug is combined with existing hepatitis C meds, it reduced hepatitis C viral load to undetectable levels within 28 days in all of the people who received it, without causing any severe side effects. The current "gold-standard" hepatitis C treatment regimens are generally successful only around half the time. If VX-950 holds up to further scrutiny (there are some concerns that hepatitis C can develop resistance to it), researchers hope it will result in more potent, less toxic regimens that only need to be taken for three months, as opposed to the six-to-11-month course of therapy usually prescribed to people with hepatitis C.
Small Study Suggests That HIV Med Combination May Prevent Rectal HIV Transmission in Monkeys
Monkeys injected with a version of Truvada (tenofovir/FTC) appear to be completely protected from infection with HIV, according to the results of a small pilot study presented at the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Each day for 14 days, the monkeys were injected with the modified Truvada formulation and then exposed rectally to SHIV, a monkey-human HIV hybrid; Truvada treatment continued for four weeks after the last exposure. The six monkeys that received the drug injections did not become infected with SHIV, while nine monkeys used in a previous experiment eventually all became infected. Studies are now underway to see whether these findings may apply to humans as well.
U.S. Pediatricians' Group Urges Doctors to Push for Needle-Exchange Programs
Needle exchange has been proven countless times to help prevent new HIV infections, yet the U.S. government remains intransigent in its refusal to condone the practice. However, although Congress has banned federal funding for needle-exchange programs, 36 states and the District of Columbia have instituted such life-saving programs. Perhaps needle-exchange might become more widely accepted if more groups did what the American Academy of Pediatrics did this month: The organization released a policy statement in which it urged all pediatricians to publicly voice support for needle-exchange programs to curb the spread of HIV among injection drug users.
Vancouver's Safe-Injection Site Doesn't Cause More Drug Use, Studies Find
One of the chief arguments against needle-exchange programs has been that they encourage unsafe behavior and condone the use of illegal drugs. But for years now, Vancouver, Canada has operated a facility that not only offers needle exchange -- it actually helps drug users inject their drugs safely right on the premises. It's the end of the world as we know it, right? Wrong: Two newly published studies say that Vancouver's supervised-injection site has not exacerbated drug use among its clients, and it has not enticed former injection drug users to relapse. "It's no secret that when this facility opened there were many people who expressed the fear that this would make drug use in the community worse," said a co-author of one study. "Certainly the results to date are very encouraging."
Rare Chlamydia Strain May Increase Men's HIV Risk in U.S.
A strain of chlamydia called lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), which is rarely seen outside Africa and Southeast Asia, appears to be spreading among men who have sex with men in the United States, increasing the risk of HIV transmission, according to health officials and specialists. U.S. health officials have confirmed 27 diagnoses of LGV since last year, but specialists say the actual number of LGV cases in the United States is unclear because it is difficult to diagnose and few clinics and laboratories are able to test for the strain. The disease can be treated with antibiotics, but if it goes undiagnosed, it can cause severe stomach problems and even genital or rectal disfigurement, which can put men at a much higher risk for contracting other sexually transmitted diseases, like HIV.
For more information on LGV, including a description of possible symptoms, visit The Body's collection of LGV articles.
State of the Union: Bush Urges Ryan White Reauthorization, Pledges Support for Anti-HIV Efforts Among Blacks
U.S. President George W. Bush talked about domestic HIV issues during his State of the Union address on Jan. 31, as he called on Congress to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act and increase funding for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs so that states can eliminate waiting lists for HIV-related medications. Citing the disproportionate impact of HIV on African Americans, Bush also said he would lead a nationwide effort to work with black churches and faith-based groups to "deliver rapid HIV tests to millions, end the stigma of AIDS and come closer to the day when there are no new [HIV cases] in America."
Bush's New Budget Proposal Boosts Funding at Home and Abroad
Less than a week after President Bush's State of the Union speech, the White House released its proposed fiscal year 2007 budget -- a budget that includes funding increases for some HIV-related efforts at home and abroad. The proposed budget includes approximately $4 billion for the fourth year of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Of that funding, $300 million would go to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Bush's budget proposal also includes $188 million for a new Domestic HIV/AIDS Initiative, $95 million of which would be provided through the Ryan White CARE Act for treatment and outreach and $93 million for increased testing among high-risk people.
Despite Proposed Funding Increases, AIDS Advocates Are Still Concerned
President Bush's budget proposal "falls short of what is needed to respond effectively to this country's growing and changing epidemic," said the prominent U.S. AIDS advocacy group AIDS Action in a statement. Although Bush's pledge of new funding is most welcome, AIDS Action says, it is not enough to offset the growing strains on the country's ability to provide treatment to HIV-positive people who need it.
New York: Overhaul Urged for Laws on AIDS Tests and Data
New York City's Health Commissioner, who has been among the most vocal critics of the city's HIV testing regulations, has released a set of proposals that would overhaul HIV testing consent and medical privacy laws in New York. Developed in the 1980s, the state laws were meant to shield the identity of patients and encourage testing when the disease and HIV/AIDS patients were greatly stigmatized. The commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden, says that the city's strict privacy rules are an obstacle to testing and make it harder to help HIV-positive people find effective treatment. Among other steps, he's pushing for HIV testing to become a routine part of medical care; to allow verbal instead of written consent to HIV testing; and to allow public health officials to consult directly with patients and their doctors.
Slow, Solo Crossing of the Atlantic Is One Man's Response to World's AIDS Crisis
Armed only with a 24-foot boat he constructed with his bare hands, 41-year-old New Yorker Victor Mooney is getting ready to do something that most other people would never even consider: Row himself across the Atlantic Ocean. The reason? To increase awareness about HIV prevention -- and, he hopes, to raise a million dollars for the global fight against HIV. It's not just activism that drives him, though; Mooney lost a brother to AIDS in 1983, and has another brother who's living with the virus. Mooney, a Roman Catholic, is a supporter of abstinence but is out to promote all aspects of HIV prevention. HIV "is too serious to restrict to one set of beliefs," he said. "This is killing blacks, whites, Latinos. People understand that." Mooney's eight-month, 8,000-mile journey is set to begin off the coast of Senegal sometime in March. (Web highlight from The New York Times)
U.S. to Permit HIV-Positive Foreigners Into Country for Gay Games
Most people are probably unaware that the United States still has harsh laws that forbid people with HIV to enter the country. (If you're wondering why it's been more than 15 years since the United States hosted an International AIDS Conference, now you know.) Every now and then, though, the U.S. government issues temporary waivers permitting HIVers to stay here legally. The Gay Games 2006 (an Olympics-style event held specifically for non-straight people) are the latest example of this temporary benevolence: The U.S. government has announced that foreigners taking part in the games, which will take place this summer in Chicago, are allowed to do so even if they have HIV. This actually marks the second time such a waiver has been granted; the same thing occurred in 1994 for the New York City Gay Games. (Web highlight from The Advocate)
ADAP Waiting Lists Drop to 954 People, but Now Exist in 10 States
The number of HIV-positive people unable to receive medications because they're on an AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting list stood at 954 as of Jan. 18, according to the latest ADAP Watch. That number marks a sharp decrease from the 1,579 individuals on waiting lists two months earlier. However, the number of states instituting waiting lists increased from nine to 10 with the recent addition of Indiana. A growing number of states have also capped the number of individuals who can receive T-20 (enfuvirtide, Fuzeon) through ADAP, and funding for many programs remains tight.
Brazil to Hand Out 25 Million Free Condoms During Carnival Festivities
The parties! The costumes! The food! The debauchery! The ... condoms? The Carnival season is fast approaching, and some governments are taking steps to ensure that HIV transmission isn't a part of the festivities. In Brazil, for instance, the government plans to distribute 25 million free condoms to merrymakers -- more than double the 11 million condoms it gave out last year. That might seem like a lot of rubber, but it's just a drop in the bucket compared to the 1.5 billion condoms Brazil plans to distribute during the course of the year.
U.S. Provided HIV Treatment Access to 471,000 in 2005, Report Says
Nearly half a million people worldwide received free HIV medications from the United States in 2005, according to a Wall Street Journal report. U.S. officials point to the numbers as proof that the Bush administration is making significant efforts to help HIV-positive people in developing countries; the United States hopes to get treatment to an additional 400,000 people before the current fiscal year ends.
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Hospital reports busiest year for kidney transplants
28/12/2012 - 07:28:38Back to Ireland Home
Temple Street Children's hospital in Dublin has reported its busiest year ever for kidney transplants.
Sixteen children received transplants, which is the biggest number in the nine years since the unit was set up.
Of those 16 transplants, seven children received their new kidney from a living donor.
People are being urged to consider organ donation in order to change a life by collecting a donor card at their local pharmacy or indicating on the back of their driving licence.


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Does that make anyone else mad? Stephanie meyers (sp?) is a murderer in my eyes. she killed the classic vampire, all these little teenage girls want now is a romantic vegan vampire who sparkles in the light. this is not right. Vampires are supposed to burst into flames and die a really cool death when they go into the sunlight.
I don't suppose this would be a good spot to tell me you really do glow when you go out into the sunlight, or even that you burst into flames when you go out into sunlight, i'm just warning you. I will make fun of you on sight. =)
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While the Augusta Prep, Evans, Grovetown, Harlem and Lakeside high school football teams do not crank up until next week, we do have a couple of county teams in action this Friday night. That's right, the 2012 high school football season kicks off Friday for Augusta Christian and Greenbrier.
Once again this season, I will try to accurately predict each game involving Columbia County teams. Last year I was correct 79 percent of the time, going 45-12. Let's see if we can top that in 2012.
Greenbrier (0-0) vs. Cross Creek (0-0)
Last meeting: Greenbrier blasted the Razorbacks 42-12 back in 2003.
All-time: Greenbrier leads 2-0 in the series.
This is an interesting first game for Greenbrier and new head coach Kevin Hunt. His only other head coaching job was at Cross Creek, from 2002-05. He went just 12-29 during that stint, but did go 6-5 his final season and led Cross Creek to the state playoffs.
Third-year Cross Creek coach Travis Nixon hopes to pull off that feat this year. In Nixon's first season the team was just 1-9, but improved to 5-5 a year ago. Greenbrier has to replace top rusher Jahvon Hardrick, quarterback Cody Turner and star defensive back Thomas Brown, but still has some weapons. Speedy running back Jeremy Harden will be counted on heavily this season and will need a big game for Greenbrier to get the victory. This one should be very close, but I'm going with the home team.
Greenbrier 23, Cross Creek 20
Augusta Christian (0-0) at Wilson Hall (0-0)
Last meeting: Wilson Hall knocked off the Lions 27-20 last year.
Records in 2011: ACS went 8-4; Wilson was 13-1.
Augusta Christian gave a valiant effort last season. They faced a loaded Wilson Hall team that finished the season 13-1. Wilson Hall lost quarterback Gibson Klapthor, who threw 11 touchdowns and no interceptions a year ago. Also gone are talented running backs Daniel Drakeford and James Lowery. The duo combined to rush for more than 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2011. Top receiver Robert Rohner graduated also. He caught 26 passes for 567 yards and nine touchdowns for Wilson Hall a year ago. That is a ton of talent to replace.
Augusta Christian also lost some talent but return much more than Wilson Hall. The team is bringing back quarterback Tyler Roberson, who enters his fourth season as a starter under center for the Lions. Also returning is running back Thomas Banks, who, along with fullback Sean Sweeting, will likely challenge for County Player of the Year honors. Add to that an improved receiving corps and 2012 could be a special season for the Lions.
Last season AC advanced to round two of the SCISA Playoffs. I expect a deeper run for Keith Walton's team this year. If they get solid play on the lines of scrimmage, the Lions could be a championship-caliber squad.
Augusta Christian 34, Wilson Hall 20


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Texas Baptist Conference for the Deaf Celebrates 50th AnniversaryJune 8, 1999
WACO, Texas -- Texas Baptist Conference for the Deaf (TBCD) will celebrate its 50th anniversary June 11-13 on the Baylor University campus.
TBCD is made up of deaf congregations around Texas and the many people who work with them. It is comprised of 17 deaf churches and 146 interpretive ministries. The purpose of this year's conference is to honor those who have been involved in this field for the past 50 years.
The main highlight of the conference will be a banquet during which the Rev. Carter Bearden Sr., a charter member of TBCD and a 1951 graduate of Baylor, will be recognized as the first president of TBCD. Four missionaries to the deaf in Texas and other states will receive recognition as well.
In addition to the banquet, TBCD will be conducting a business meeting for its members, worship services for those in attendance and various workshops for the deaf and for the hearing. Workshops for the deaf include "Preparing for Y2K," "Ministering to Persons of Alternative Lifestyles" and "How to Serve in Your Church." There will also be a panel discussion for interpreters which will feature interpreting procedures and methods.
The conference is open to the general public. The cost is $85 per person which includes meals and lodging on the Baylor campus. Rates are also available for commuters.
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Al Razi was one of the first and most creative thinkers of the medieval Islamic civilization and he made much contribution to the Islamic Medicine when he decided at an advanced age to study medicine. Today Razi's work is well recognized and to honor his memory, his native country Iran, has named August 27 as 'Razi day' also known as 'Pharmacy day', in Tehran there is the' Razi Institute' and the famous Razi University in Iran is also named after him to honor his memory and achievements...
Al Razi, whose full name is Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya Al-Razi, is also known by Rhazes especially to the western world. He is Persian, born in the year 841, in a small town in Iran called Rayy. He lived to the age of 60 years old and died in 925 AD.
Interestingly enough, Al Razi did not start off as a physician. He was first a musician and then took some interest in mathematics and worked in alchemy. It is reported that his many experiments in Alchemy caused him an eye disease and he shifted his interest to medicine to cure his eye problems.
He went to Baghdad and started studying medicine day and night at the age of 40 (although some report that he was younger than that). According to his teacher's testimonies, Al Razi was also very interested and brilliant in philosophy. He believed that philosophy and medicine go hand in hand and to treat patients you must try to answer questions about existentialism. Al Razi was a gifted student and very quickly he even surpassed his professors. After completion of his studies, Al Razi returned to his home town and managed a hospital where he was a highly skilled Chief Physician.
Al Razi was so reputable, that soon a hospital was to be built in Baghdad and he was to be the new Director a well. He believed in Hygiene and Bacteria and when he was consulted on the location of the new hospital he carried out the most interesting and original experiment to determine the location; It was in the 10th century, so Al Razi took pieces of meat and hung them all over Baghdad and the place where the meat decayed the slowest was the most hygienic and the best fit to build a Hospital.
Al Razi was an inexhaustible writer and wrote more than 200 books about medicine, Al Razi also wrote about Pharmacy and many Books about Alchemy and philosophy as well!
Al Razi was the first to write a Medical Manual which is like a medical advisor to help people of all classes to refer to and treat some common ailments when doctors were not available.
Al Razi wrote many articles about Children's Diseases and is therefore often considered to be the Father of Pediatrics.
Al Razi was the first physician to give an exact description and diagnosis of the Small pox and measles and describes their symptoms. Moreover, Al Razi was the first Doctor to differentiate between those two diseases and separate them and offered effective treatment methods.
Al Razi made much advancement in the field of allergies; he discovered allergic asthma and identified Hay fever.
Al Razi also emphasized the Ethics of Physicians which we still often apply. He encouraged mutual trust and respect between the Doctor and his patients, encouraging comments and compassion from the doctor. He also advised doctors to take note of the patient history and description of symptoms.
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Colorado Coal Miners Prove Their Assertions of III Treatment and Injustice
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Trinidad, Col., March 5. Every
r charge made against the Rockefeller
controlled Colorado coal barons by
the striking coal miners has been
substantiated before the congres
sional investigating committee.
The justice of the miners' de-
' mand for recognition of their union
t has been established.
The arrogant manner in which the
operators refused to arbitrate is a
part of the probe record.
The Colorado manager of the
Baldwin-Felts strikebreaking agency
has told the committee how the coal
operators' association paid him to
import small arms, machine guns
and ammunition and hire thugs from
the city slums and bring out the mili
tia to make war on the strikers.
The same man told the committee
how armored autos carried machine
guns through the strike zone, deal
ing death and terror to the miners
and their families.
The committee has heard revolting
stories of how the militia charged
women paraders and slashed them
with swords, kicked them, cursed
them and jailed them, not because
they had violated any written or un
written law, but because Gen. Chase
had been laughed at when he tum
bled from his horse.
Particular investigation of viola
tions Of the federal laws by the com
mittee has developed that:
Personal liberty and free speech
have been denied countless citizens
at the whim of Gov. Ammons.
Numerous persons have been pre
vented from entering postoffices and
the mails interfered with in other
Peonage exists in the mines.
Combinations in restraint of inter
state trade exist (that evidence being
furnished by Col. J. A. Ownbey, a
former partner of J. P. Morgan.)
And through all the investigation
the committee has had to stand the
open abuse of the corporation forces
of the state and the insinuation of
the operators' attorneys that the
committee is prosecuting the mine
owners instead of making an impar
tial probe.
Calumet Copper Workers Have Laid Bare the Greed of Owners, Brutality of
Gunmen-Soldiers to Congressional Committee.
Hancock, Mich., March 5. Ten
thousand printed sheets of testimony
telling stories of starvation wages,
of horrible working conditions one
mile below ground and of the reign
of terror caused by imported gun
men, militiamen and deputy sheriffs
constitute the case of the striking
copper miners of the Calumet cop
per country against the mine opera
tors, as it was presented to the con
gressional sub-committee here.
Two hundred miners men of all
nationalities told of starvation
wages in the copper country, of men
who worked for two months under
the contract system and found they
actually owed the company money
for the privilege of working in the
mines. They explained why the
"one-man drill" earned the names
"widow-maker" and "man-killer,"
and told stories of sanitary condi
tions underground that made the
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Its their seventh year at Hogwarts, most everyone is thinking about their futures, save one. One girl is starting to realize in full the mistake she made. Excerpt All she wanted was to tell him who she was, but she couldn't. She knew what he would do. He would hate her, as would Ron and Hermione. Everyone would hate her. She knew what they would do. They would send her to Azkaban for a little black mark on her forearm... BTW: OC: Acerna Darlco OOC (a little) Post-Hogwarts (eventually) AR
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