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Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, report of meeting held 17-18 June 2009
The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, an expert clinical and scientific advisory body, was established by WHO to deal with vaccine-safety issues of potential global importance independently from WHO and with scientific rigour.1 The Committee held its twentieth meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, during 17–18 June 2009.2 The Committee reviewed the safety profile of a malaria vaccine entering phase III clinical development, updated the safety profiles of rotavirus vaccines and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, discussed preparedness for novel influenza virus vaccines and completed a review of the safety of using measles vaccines in people infected with HIV.
Safety of experimental malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01
The Committee reviewed clinical safety data from phase I and phase II trials of the candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium). The designation "RT" refers to approximately 190 amino acids from the carboxy terminus of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein, and "S" refers to the hepatitis-B surface antigen. RTS,S virus-like particles form when the RTS malaria–hepatitis B fusion protein is co-expressed with S antigen alone in yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). The adjuvant AS01 consists of liposomes plus MPL plus QS21. An earlier version of the RTS,S vaccine was adjuvanted with AS02 (an oil–water emulsion plus MPL plus QS21). The paediatric dose of RTS,S for the phase III trial is 25 µg using a 3-dose schedule delivered intramuscularly at the ages of 0 months, 1 month and 2 months. The current RTS,S/AS01 vaccine has completed phase II trials in children aged 5–17 months and also in trials using the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) for children aged 6–14 weeks; multicentre phase III trials in infants and young children started in May 2009 in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Committee reviewed clinical safety data from phase I and phase II trials of the candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium). The designation "RT" refers to approximately 190 amino acids from the carboxy terminus of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein, and "S" refers to the hepatitis-B surface antigen. RTS,S virus-like particles form when the RTS malaria–hepatitis B fusion protein is co-expressed with S antigen alone in yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). The adjuvant AS01 consists of liposomes plus MPL plus QS21. An earlier version of the RTS,S vaccine was adjuvanted with AS02 (an oil–water emulsion plus MPL plus QS21). The paediatric dose of RTS,S for the phase III trial is 25 µg using a 3-dose schedule delivered intramuscularly at the ages of 0 months, 1 month and 2 months. The current RTS,S/AS01 vaccine has completed phase II trials in children aged 5–17 months and also in trials using the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) for children aged 6–14 weeks; multicentre phase III trials in infants and young children started in May 2009 in sub-Saharan Africa.
Phase II studies have shown consistent efficacy for the vaccine, and the Committee evaluated its safety in anticipation of licensure for the prevention of P. falciparum malaria in young children in regions where it is endemic. Safety parameters included reactogenicity observed during 7 days following vaccination and unsolicited symptoms recorded during 30 days after inoculation with doses 1, 2 and 3 in delivery schedules administered at 0 months, 1 month and 2 months and for schedules administered at 0 months, 1 month and 7 months. Comparator vaccines given for control were cell-culture rabies vaccine and pentavalent diphtheria–tetanus–whole-cell pertussis plus hepatitis B vaccine plus Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine. A total of 1147 study participants (including 340 in the age range recommended by EPI) who received 2 or 3 doses of RTS,S/AS01 were evaluated. In general, injection-induced local inflammatory signs and systemic signs and symptoms occurring during the 7 days and 30 days following vaccination were similar between study and control vaccines. Of those receiving study vaccines, 2 children had convulsions, which were assessed as febrile. One sign – skin rash – appeared in excess (statistically significant) during the 7-day interval in study children, and further detailed description of the nature of the rash is necessary to assess its clinical significance. This observation is particularly important in view of the earlier observations of skin lesions (including urticaria and immunoglobulin E response characteristic of immediate-type hypersensitivity, which may lead to anaphylaxis) and delayed-type hypersensitivity detected by skin testing in a few participants who received other experimental malaria vaccines.3 These other malaria vaccines used different antigens (for example, linear circumsporozoite antigen in doses of 200–2000 µg) and different adjuvants (that is, not AS01 or AS02).
The Committee concluded that the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine has an acceptable safety profile, although data are available only on a relatively small number of children. During the course of presentations, the safety profile of the AS01 adjuvant was reviewed; this adjuvant is delivered with a number of experimental vaccines, mostly in adult volunteers during phase I studies. This review gave additional assurance of the safety of the vaccine under consideration.
Age of administration of rotavirus vaccines
In April 2009, WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) reviewed recent data on the effectiveness and safety of 2 rotavirus vaccines the pentavalent RV5 (RotaTeq,® Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA) and the monovalent RV1 (Rotarix,® GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium). Based on its review of the evidence, SAGE recommended that vaccination against rotavirus be included for infants in all national immunization programmes. Introduction of the vaccine is strongly recommended in countries where deaths from diarrhoeal diseases account for ≥10% of mortality among children aged <5 years.4
In pivotal trials with RotaTeq, children were vaccinated with dose 1 between 6 weeks and 12 weeks of age; with Rotarix, children were vaccinated between 6 weeks and 14 weeks of age (in Latin America) or between 6 weeks and 15 weeks of age (in Europe). RotaTeq is delivered in a 3-dose schedule; Rotarix requires only 2 doses. The maximum age recommended for the last dose of RotaTeq is 32 weeks; it is 24 weeks and 6 days for Rotarix. In the United States, where RotaTeq has been generally administered at ages corresponding to those studied in the pivotal trials, post-licensure safety data do not suggest an increased risk of intussusception.
Based on these data, and in order to harmonize schedules between the vaccines, SAGE recommended that the first dose of either Rotarix or RotaTeq be administered at between 6 weeks to 15 weeks of age, and the maximum age recommended for administering the last dose of either vaccine should be 32 weeks. SAGE noted that this expansion of the age range for use of these vaccines might potentially increase coverage of the first dose in developing countries, from about 57% to 70%, and full-course coverage from about 36% to 54%.
The Committee supported SAGE's recommendation to expand the age eligibility for rotavirus vaccination. Administration of rotavirus vaccines at the recommended ages early in infancy would provide high protection from rotavirus diarrhoea among vaccinated children. However, in many developing countries, not all children receive immunizations according to recommended dosing schedules, and the challenges of delivering timely immunization may be most acute in countries with high rates of early childhood mortality. The data on Rotarix and RotaTeq support the safety and effectiveness of both new rotavirus vaccines. The level of risk of intussusception identified with the previous vaccine (RotaShield,®) can be ruled out with confidence, and there may be no increased risk since neither Rotarix nor RotaTeq has given a signal of increased risk. It has been hypothesized that giving rotavirus vaccines outside of the recommended ages may be associated with an increased risk of intussusception. No adequate data directly support this hypothesis, and the Committee concluded that even if there were a theoretical increase in risk, the benefits of vaccination would exceed any possible risk of intussusception. Therefore, the Committee recommended expanding the age eligibility for vaccination beyond the maximum age recommended by SAGE in order to maximize coverage of the vaccines, especially in countries with high rates of early childhood mortality caused by diarrhoeal illness.
Although data support the safety and effectiveness of both Rotarix and RotaTeq, ongoing evaluation is needed to provide additional data for the expanded age groups. National immunization programmes that elect to extend age eligibility for the first dose of rotavirus vaccine to infants aged >15 weeks or the last dose beyond 32 weeks of age should be encouraged to initiate monitoring for effectiveness and safety. Rates of intussusception in unvaccinated children are higher among older infants, and even without an increased risk associated with vaccination, cases of intussusception in temporal association with vaccination are more likely to occur in infants vaccinated when aged >15 weeks than in younger infants. A systematic approach to monitoring intussusception will be essential in order to interpret the significance of these cases and reported rates. Effective risk-communication strategies will also be essential.
Safety of human papillomavirus vaccines
The Committee reviewed the safety of HPV vaccines. By March 2009, >60 million doses of the quadrivalent or bivalent HPV vaccine had been distributed either as part of national immunization programmes in 21 countries or by private physicians. Data from post-marketing surveillance were reviewed from countries that introduced the vaccine early, from regulatory authorities and from manufacturers. Additional data were reviewed from 4 demonstration studies undertaken in developing countries that were conducted by the nongovernmental organization PATH (the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) and from recently completed and ongoing studies conducted by manufacturers on the vaccination of young males and the concomitant use of HPV vaccine with other vaccines in young girls.
The accumulating evidence on the safety of HPV vaccines is reassuring. The most common adverse events were reactions at the injection site and muscle pain. Allergic reactions have also been reported. The potential risk of injury after vaccination resulting from dizziness and syncope has been added to the label of 1 of the vaccines. Several different signals were observed in countries introducing HPV vaccination but none, other than syncope, was judged to be causally related to vaccination. The limited data on the inadvertent administration of HPV vaccines shortly before pregnancy or during pregnancy are reassuring. They do not establish a relationship between HPV vaccination and miscarriage, but the data are insufficient to rule out a small effect, in particular if conception occurs shortly after vaccination. The Committee considers that further studies should be encouraged, given the limited data.
The Committee noted with satisfaction that studies on HPV immunization have been initiated in Africa, including some among HIV-positive women. As preparation for introducing HPV vaccines, capacity building for surveillance for adverse events is being addressed. While the safety profile of HPV vaccine is reassuring, the collection of high-quality safety data from different geographical locations and epidemiological settings where the vaccine is being introduced remain a high priority.
Assessing the safety of novel influenza vaccines
The Committee reviewed 2 potential safety issues related to pandemic influenza vaccines: the previous experience with Guillain–Barré syndrome following administration of swine flu vaccines and the adjuvants used in influenza vaccines. The swine influenza vaccines used in the United States in 1976 were associated with a small but significant risk of Guillain–Barré syndrome developing during the 8 weeks after immunization. The attributable risk among those who were vaccinated was approximately 1 case/100 000 people vaccinated. The underlying reasons for the association are unknown. Studies of other influenza vaccines since 1976 have shown either no association with Guillain–Barré syndrome or, in some studies, a very small risk (for example, an attributable risk of approximately 1 case/1 000 000 vaccinations). Because the new H1N1 influenza virus is derived in part from a swine lineage, the Committee discussed the importance of preparing for active surveillance of cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome in individuals vaccinated with the novel H1N1 vaccines. Surveillance should include developing common protocols, case definitions and assessments of suspected cases to learn more about Guillain–Barré syndrome. It will be important to obtain baseline rates of the syndrome occurring among unvaccinated populations, particularly in developing countries, and to be prepared to assess whether there is an association between Guillain–Barré syndrome and vaccination with novel H1N1 vaccines, as well as between Guillain–Barré syndrome and influenza illness caused by the novel H1N1 virus. Health authorities in countries capable of conducting active surveillance for the syndrome should collaborate and communicate to develop common approaches, and results should be shared with WHO so that other countries using similar vaccines may benefit from the information. It may also be possible to expand surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis to all ages in an effort to capture cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome in some low-income and middle-income countries. However, the Committee emphasized that such surveillance should be limited to settings where assessment would not interfere with ongoing polio eradication activities. There was also discussion about which additional laboratory assessments might be conducted as part of clinical trials of novel H1N1 vaccines to potentially elucidate mechanisms of aberrant immune responses that may predispose people to Guillain–Barré syndrome.
There was discussion about adjuvants for influenza vaccines, including the limited safety data for certain populations, such as children aged <3 years and pregnant women; the limited information on interactions between preservatives and oil-in-water adjuvants; and the need to develop post-marketing surveillance requirements for the vaccines. There may be significant challenges to addressing certain potential concerns, such as adverse autoimmune events, if there is a long latency period between vaccination and events. Another issue is whether there might be an increased risk of febrile convulsions occurring in young children, given the increased reactogenicity of adjuvanted vaccines, which highlights the need for monitoring. At the moment, there are no data on the safety or immunogenicity on the interchangeability of adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted influenza vaccine used for either the first or the second dose.
It is anticipated that the range of H1N1 vaccines will be heterogeneous in formulation, antigen presentation and the substrates used for manufacturing, and these vaccines may have significantly different safety profiles. In view of what is likely to be their widespread use in all age groups and the required 2-dose schedule, there may also be differences from the well established safety profiles of licensed seasonal influenza vaccines. The choice of which post-marketing surveillance strategy should be applied to H1N1 vaccines will depend on how much time is available to institute modified monitoring systems for adverse events following immunization and the capacity of countries to conduct active surveillance for selected, potentially serious adverse events in addition to Guillain–Barré syndrome. Baseline rates should also be obtained for other conditions that are anticipated to occur coincidentally in populations targeted for vaccination.
In view of the use of H1N1 vaccines, countries should carefully assess the capacity of their systems to monitor vaccine effectiveness and safety, and to enhance rapid detection of potential signals. It is of paramount importance to develop robust and efficient mechanisms for notifying cases of adverse events following immunization that are linked with global networks for analysis and risk communication. Strengthening the monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccines offers an opportunity to test the functionality of the systems. Timely reporting and analysis of adverse events following immunization are of utmost importance. Auxiliary monitoring systems may be required when H1N1 vaccines are used in subpopulations who may be at enhanced risk; these systems may include perinatal registries that capture pregnancy outcomes in immunized pregnant women and monitoring of responses of HIV-positive people who are vaccinated.
Safety of measles vaccine in children infected with HIV
The Committee commissioned a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and synthesize evidence about the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of measles vaccination in children infected with HIV. A total of 8 electronic databases were searched for studies published until February 2009 relating to measles vaccination in HIV-positive children. Altogether, 723 articles were identified, of which 25 studies with comparison groups (involving 4519 vaccinated children) and 1 case-report were eligible for inclusion. Another 13 studies without comparison groups (involving 690 vaccinated children) were also examined for data on adverse events.
Adverse events were not mentioned in 20 of 39 studies. In the 19 studies that described adverse events, 17 reported no serious or severe adverse events. In 2 prospective studies that reported on adverse events and allowed comparative analysis, there was no increased risk of vaccine-related serious adverse events in HIV-positive children when compared with HIV-exposed but uninfected children or children not exposed to HIV. A total of 8 hospitalizations were reported after vaccination in 457 HIV-positive children enrolled in prospective studies, excluding those events explicitly stated by the authors to be unrelated to vaccination. There were 55 deaths in 387 HIV-positive children who had been vaccinated. Serological assessments of measles antibody titres after vaccination showed that measles vaccination at the age of 6 months resulted in similar levels of antibody in HIV-positive children and children who had not been exposed to HIV; by the age of 9 months, fewer HIV-positive children (with severity of disease ranging from no clinical signs of AIDS to groups where 71% were symptomatic) responded to measles vaccine than did children who had not been exposed to HIV. After measles vaccination at age 6 months, children who had initially tested HIV-positive owing to maternal antibodies but were subsequently found to be uninfected, were slightly more likely to have developed antibodies than children who had not been exposed to HIV. Two studies suggested that the antibody response in HIV-positive children waned faster than it did in children who were not infected with HIV. There were scant data about the effects of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) on responses to measles vaccination, and the possibility of comparing vaccinated children to unvaccinated HIV-positive children was limited. Data relating to clinical efficacy against measles were also scarce.
Based on these findings the Committee drew the following conclusions.
- The evidence does not demonstrate a serious risk in using measles vaccine in HIV-positive children. Although millions of doses of measles vaccine have been administered to HIV-positive children, only 1 case report was identified that suggested possible severe adverse events following immunization. However, ascertainment of such events may be incomplete.
- The literature review documented higher mortality among HIV-positive children who received measles vaccine than among children who were not infected with HIV and who received measles vaccine. However, it seems plausible that most or all of this effect is due to HIV infection alone rather than to measles vaccination. There are many confounding factors that could explain a higher rate of death or severe adverse events following measles vaccination in this population. One possible approach to resolving this issue would be to recommend systematic follow up of children vaccinated against measles in populations with a high prevalence of HIV and to conduct case–control studies of all cases with severe adverse events following measles vaccination in order to assess the possible part played by HIV infection.
- Measles vaccine appears to be immunogenic in the majority of HIV-positive children. Important areas for further research include determining the duration of immunity and protection, and whether there is a benefit to administering a second dose of measles vaccine to HIV-positive children.
- On the basis of the literature reviewed, the Committee considers that there is no need to modify WHO's recommendation on measles vaccination in HIV-positive children.
- The recommendation on the use of measles vaccines indicates that it is contraindicated in people who are severely immunocompromised. This reflects the risk–benefit ratio, since children with low CD4 cell counts might derive little benefit from the vaccine.
- Studies should be conducted to investigate remaining concerns. These include studies to determine the etiology of pneumonia in HIV-positive infants (no studies have examined for measles virus as the etiological agent of pneumonia in HIV-positive children), to compare morbidity and mortality among HIV-positive children with and without measles vaccination, to determine the immunogenicity of measles vaccine in HIV-positive children on HAART, and to evaluate the duration of immunity and whether there is an added benefit in administering a second dose of measles vaccine to HIV-positive children.
- See No. 41, 1999, pp. 337–338.
- The committee invited additional experts to present evidence on the safety of influenza, rotavirus, measles, malaria and human papillomavirus vaccines. Depending on the session, these experts were affiliated with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; Bern University, Berne, Switzerland; the European Medicines Agency, London, United Kingdom; Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA, USA; and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium.
- Edelman R et al. Immediate-type hypersensitivity and other clinical reactions in volunteers immunized with a synthetic multi-antigen peptide vaccine (PfCS-MAP1NYU) to Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites. Vaccine, 2002, 21:269–280.
- See, No. 84, 2009, pp. 232–236.


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I should have mentioned that the resident coyotes never harm anything bigger than a jackrabbit, of which Rodeno Vineyards has a plethora. They didn't even hassle our free range Araucana chickens. The neighbor's dog did, however, so I'm secretly hoping the coyote next door will find that little dog to its liking.


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Redskins Release Torrence
I can't say I'm a big fan of the [URL="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/2008/11/skins_cut_torrence_sign_hall.html"]decision[/URL] to cut Torrence. Hall is worth a gamble, but I can think of several Redskins who should have been cut before Torrence. I realize the Madden crowd LOVES Hall and hates UFAs like Torrence, but Leigh was playing well this season.
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There has to be some kind of legit reason for this move. I sure can't figure it out.
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I personally think it could be bad for team chemistry. One player said, "I'm about to cry. Why would they let Leigh go? That dude did a good job for us and was only getting better. That does'nt make sense." Then you have Rogers questioning how 4 guys who are used to starting are going to get playing time. Time will tell I guess.
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My initial reaction is that it is problematic to bring in a guy with a history of disruptive locker room behavior and get rid of a well likde guy who is a hard worker and special teams contributor. I cringed whenever Torrence was in coverage but it seems like there were some other guys who could have cleared waivers and gotten on to the practice team at least (was someone really going to claim Rob Jackson or Justin Tryon?). I've never been in an NFL locker room so I don't know how much 'chemistry' is overrated, but it seems like a move such as this one could disrupt a tight locker room, at least in the short term. I do not have a problem with bringing in Hall on the cheap, I just wonder if cutting a well liked guy like Torrence in order to do so might have any ripple effects. I guess you can say they are professionals, but that has to damage morale to some degree.
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wow...i wouldve have cut tyron well before torrence...now i know torrence hasnt been outstanding, but he be good...im guessing we want to go with the rookies instead of a veteran
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Not surprised.
Torrence at his best is an OK 3rd or 4th corner. Tryon has a solid future, He just needs time. There is no way we can go with 6 corners, one of them had to get cut.
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The big concern goes back to the "can we all get along" factor. This worries me a little. But I do think if we waived Tryon another team would have grabbed him. I have really mixed feelings, and until we see the difference on the D's play, I will hope for the best, with a lingering sense of unease.
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[quote=CRedskinsRule;498927]The big concern goes back to the "can we all get along" factor. This worries me a little. But I do think if we waived Tryon another team would have grabbed him. I have really mixed feelings, and until we see the difference on the D's play, I will hope for the best, with a lingering sense of unease.[/quote]
That's it in a nutshell.
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Not a big fan of this move. I've been a bit disappointed in Torrence's performance this season. Not that it's been bad, but that it appeared from training camp and preseason that we was going to take his game to the next level and I haven't seen that really to this point in the season.
That said though, as SGG says there are other people who should have been cut first and we should have looked as Hall as an added player, not a replacement. I'm guessing they're making room for WR depth
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i still think tryon was who Id have cut. torrence was fast and looked halfway decent, especially for a fourth corner.
as far as carols's comments, id like to ask how often it is that any of our top 3 corners are even healthy at the same time. its been a rarity for years due to their physical play. i like bringin in hall, but not cutting torrence for him.
it may be a great move, though... we'll see.
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[quote=jamf;498924]Not surprised.
Torrence at his best is an OK 3rd or 4th corner. Tryon has a solid future, He just needs time. There is no way we can go with 6 corners, one of them had to get cut.[/quote]
i gotta agree with you. the plan is prolly for hall and rogers to be the starting cbs next season with smoot being the #3 cb. springs will be let go.
of course this is dependant on hall playing at a high level.
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I liked Leigh, he seemed like a hard worker and he really seemed to be stepping up this year. That said, he was a bit of a liability in coverage, and based on talent alone Hall is certainly an upgrade. Hopefully Hall will approach this as his last chance. It's a one year deal, and if he F's around here who's gonna give him the kind of contract he wants.
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Talk about alienating the team, this was a dumb move. Torrence was a favorite of Gibbs and obviously the players, a pretty solid special teamer and getting better as a corner. Why cut this guy to sign a punk like Hall? Tryon should have been cut.
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I'm just a little surprised at this move. Because Torrence certainly isn't very much, ok teamer/bottom barrel corner. But he was serviceable now.
With that said. That is more than I can say for Tyron (Which I don't ever think will be any good) or Kelly standing on the sidelines with street cloths on.
I have never been a fan of Torrence for the record.
I don't think this Torrence move has any effect on anything, in the locker room or on the field, we need the next in line to step up and be a gunner.
Hall was brought here to play solid football and be a good teammate nothing more or less, it's a seven game trial.
Now we need a WR to replace Kelly and/or knows how to play football better than Thomas, for the stretch run. Both these kids might be ok down the road but we are getting no production out of Kelly and little to none out of Thomas.
[URL="http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/Redskins_Sign_Hall__Release_Torrence_26837.jsp"]Redskins Sign Hall, Release Torrence[/URL]
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I'm certainly not crazy about this move, and from a purely on the field standpoint, the only thing this move does is shave two years off our CB situation. Hall is certainly no better (but likely not any worse) than Torrence at this point in their careers. So, yeah, Hall makes sense from a standpoint of needing to get deeper in the secondary, but this move just nullifies that.
And can we stop hating on Tryon for no reason now? The guy is under contract through 2010 and he's played about 5 downs in the NFL, and didn't blow a single coverage. So what's the deal?
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Bangkok, it's always been sort of a Love / Hate relationship. And this time it hasn't been any different. I made it safely to Suvarnabhumi Airport and decided to this time take the train and a connecting bus into the district of Banglamphu. No overpriced taxi this time. At the train station one of these great traveler moments happened. I met Jeroen from Holland (why I always meet friendly Dutch people when abroad is yet another story), who also wanted to go into town but hadn't booked his guesthouse yet. We talked a lot and got off at the bus terminal. Jeroen decided to come along so we shared a tuk tuk and made it to the always friendly New Siam. So good to start with someone on your side – makes the adaption a lot easier.
Kao San, River Boats and the first coconut
Right after checking in we went out to check out the area and see if and how it changed. Jeroen also had been to Thailand a few years before, so we are both second offenders. I have to say that Banglamphu and Kao San actually haven't changed that much. It all seems more crowded though. It's still a good place to base yourself while in the city. After our stroll along Kao San Road and our first coconut (oh, we had our first Chang Beer right before), we got some delicious street food and then hopped on one of the taxi boats down the Chao Praya. We finished our little trip at Lumphini Park where we discovered the coolest outdoor gym ever. Lot's of iron, self made machines and beefed up Thai guys lifting weights. I wondered why we don't have that sort of gym in Germany. I'd definitely use it.
On the way back by ferry, we got rewarded by a beautiful sunset along the river. This is actually a rare sensation since the city is usually filled with fog. That just topped off the day and we finished with Thai noodle soup and a few more beers…this time Singha.
Useless tuk tuk ride, canal tour and a great photo session
Today didn't start to well. I woke up feeling sicker than before. The infect I brought with me is really persistent. Right after breakfast I made my way to the nearest pharmacy to have the pharmacist recommend me antibiotics right away. Good to know but thanks: I will just go with the strepcils for now.
Then Jeroen and I got a tuk tuk driver to show us around for supposedly 30 Baht. Apart from some mediocre attractions, lots of noise and the humidity, he also brought us to two tourist traps. Thanks for that…in the end we somehow didn't have to pay those 30 Baht because our driver disappeared during our last stop. From there we took a canal boat to MBK, the infamous and huge shopping mall. We actually just wanted to look for a few things but the noise and massive amount of people in there was just unbearable. We just wanted out as fast as we came in. I have to say, that the canal boat ride was fun though. Getting to see the dwellers along the canal is a striking contrast to the glitter of the malls.
After we made our way back and being slightly pissed off by how the day went until this point, I decided to ride the ferry down to a lookout by myself. I wanted to take some pictures of the Wat Arun by sunset and night. That was by far the best decision on that day. It was a nice atmosphere there, lot of people just enjoying the view and lots of funny Asians with the latest and biggest camera equipment I have ever seen. I think 80% of them must be professional. I got a few good pics and now another Singha to finish off the day.
Last thoughts .
What can I say about those first two days? Bangkok is a true love / hate relationship. In a way it's a great and exciting city. It's great to come here, to see the backpacker life in Kao San and the hustle and bustle of one of Asia's biggest metropolises. But then, it is also always good to get the hell out again. The city can treat you good and bad and that within a very short timeframe. This kind exemplifies travelling or backpacking in general. You always experience good things and also some bad things. It's part of the trip and part of the game. No need to freak out. You have to learn to accept and it will all fall into place.
Alright, probably one more day in BKK tomorrow and then off to Kanchanaburi to check out the River Kwai Bridge. Stay tuned ….


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Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by JCBRAVE, Nov 5, 2012.
Wait, so youre just now overreacting?
Had me fooled.
Listen I expect us to lose to the good teams and beat the bad teams. Thats what we are this year and were last year. Do i expect to get blown out and give up 51 points? NO. That last game was a fluke. It wont happen again. We still will finish 7-9
I am not saying lose, I am saying as fans we shouldn't accept this garbage. We should be a playoff team close to every year, thats when culture of losing starts to change. Going 8-8 means your not good enough and that is my exact point with how we take this team. I go to the Mall and I see just as much Steeler stuff as Titans stuff. Until we start expected greatness, this stuff will continue and i know because this is how it starts. Coming from an Oiler perspective.
I remember a few years ago we knocked both of their qb's out of the game, and they started running the wildcat... and destroyed us. They moved down the field and scored using only wildcat. Was really sad. At this moment, I fully expect the Dolphins to dominate us.
Am I the only one who read the thread like in the voice of Professor Farnsworth?
25 games in.
I think I could be okay with Munchak getting the last year of his contract to show how he can get his team to perform with different coordinators, and possibly a completely different looking team.
I'm talking some crazy good coordinators like bringing in Rivera as DC and some great hire at OC that I can't even think of. No disrespect to Gray and Palmer, I'm sure they tried, but they're clearly out of their leagues when it comes to being competitive and having complete control of their sides of the ball.
In the draft, we need to rebuild both of the lines, because without protection Jake will just keep getting hurt and we'll never see what he can (or can't) do. I think Wimbley is solid, but Casey seems to have taken a step back and Morgan is still iffy. We need a DOMINANT defensive tackle to really help out. McCarthy needs to show he can stay healthy or he can be replaced too as far as I'm concerned. I don't even want to think about keeping Griffin, unless he's made to show ANY kind of reason for being kept next season.
I'm still on the fence about CJ, I want him to succeed and love the spark he provides, but especially this season, he really doesn't help us win the big games...and his contract seems to be way too much for a flash in the pan type of player like him.
5 of our 6 losses have been blowouts. It will happen again. Texans? Packers?
I full expect the Texans to take us out behind a barn and give us a good old fashioned country ass kicking.
The Packers game... we may get lucky if they decide to rest their starters even though there would still be one game left maybe they rest them put in the backups at halftime?.... how many points can they put up in a half?
As far as the Dolphins go, these guys are not the team everyone thought they would be at the start of the season. They have a true chance at being a playoff team but with that being said....I am hoping that Bud's words hit home for some of these guys. Maybe they will step up to the plate knowing their jobs are on the line. Although.. what good would it really do? We have no chance at making the playoffs.
I am getting tired of this same old crap every season. We have played 8 games and our season is already over. All we have to look forward to now is what position and who will be available there in the draft.
Yes the Dolphins are 4-4 and have a respectable defense, but who have they beaten? They have the 23rd ranked offense.
Their wins are vs the Oakland Raiders , the Cincinnati Bengals , Fishers Rams , and the New York Jets , the Dolphins are not some great team. And this talk about being some amazing run stop defense? Let me throw some names around; Daryl Richardson, Shonn Greene, and Vick Ballard. It's not like Miami is shutting down these amazing RB's.


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The first book of the series. Includes Level 1 concepts, lesson plans, song collections, instructions in presenting concepts and how to use related transparencies (item 803921, available separately). The material should be able to be completed in one school year, if two 30-minute periods per week are available.
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Canberra Confidential / Happy and glorious?
ROYAL Doulton ambassador Michael Doulton will be at DJs Woden on Sunday, July 20. The UK pottery company's fifth-generation emissary's national tour is "Celebrating Royalty", which includes flogging what CC thinks is a funny looking royal baby figure.
Limited to only 4000 copies, the 22-centimetre, $299 model depicts the first appearance of Prince William, Catherine and the boy George on the steps of St. Mary's Hospital, London, where the prince was born on July 22.
Though CC doesn't feel it from the photo, the model apparently captures "the joyful expressions on the parents' faces and the fine pinstripe on the Duke's shirt to the white spots on the Duchess' sky blue dress and the intense brilliance of the sapphire of her famous engagement ring."
Best satisfaction money can buy
WELCOME to the happiest kingdom of them all. Ignore the flint hearted who fret about rising rates, spiralling Territory debt and an overpriced train set, the government is sensing nothing but enormous levels of love in all sorts of corners of the fiefdom.
CC can't help but wonder why Jerry and his Merry Liberal Men bother to oppose the statistically amazing levels of satisfaction the activities of our wise and knowing government is enjoying.
And how do we know how much we love the things they do for us? They pay undisclosed amounts for surveys, don't reveal the questions asked and probably tell us only the good news. And what jolly spin it is!
In the past week we discovered:
- 95 per cent of people are satisfied with Canberra's municipal services, an increase on last year's 90 per cent, according to elated TAMS Minister Shane Rattenbury, who offered to do even better.
- 89 per cent of people are satisfied with the National Arboretum trumpted the Chief Minister Katy Gallagher in the TAMS annual satisfaction survey, a number drawn from the 61 per cent of the 1000 respondents who had visited the arboretum in the past 12 months. A sullen six per cent were ambivalent and a thankless 5 per cent dared to be dissatisfied.
- 72 per cent of people in favour emboldened Rattenbury to announce possible new slow-speed precincts following "community support" for 40 km/h speed limit zones. From a statistically fraught survey of only 450 respondents, he's discovered that most felt pedestrians and cyclists were safer since the limits were introduced. You need a survey to tell you that, Shane?
- 96 per cent of attendees responding to the 2014 National Multicultural Festival Spectator Survey expressed a "high degree of satisfaction" with the event, according to Multicultural Affairs grand poobah Joy Burch, topping the survey pops and statistically outshining all before her. Believe it or not.
Joe's in a new League
HE barks all week for ACT Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson and now Liberal media spinner and ex-radio journalist Joe Prevedello is calling Rugby League games here and in Sydney for 2CC.
"The calling is after hours only – because most of the games fall around the weekend there is no conflict and everything can be managed," Joe tells CC. "Jeremy is happy with it."
We look forward to his call of the next election grand final in October 2016.
Tickets for two?
WHO'S going to issue the ticket and to whom? Two police motorcycles sharing a parking spot in Kingston the other day and the expired meter raises the question, when sharing a parking space do both offenders get a ticket or can they halve it back at the station?
Tactile art in the dark
BILLED "the best installation you'll never see", upcoming exhibition "Touch" is presented in total darkness by eight members of Canberra's blind and vision-impaired community and led by artist Tony Steel. Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre, July 2-12.


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(Added Pub. L. 93–443, title IV, §408(c), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1297.)
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Michigan Football: Six Reasons Why the Wolverines Will Succeed in 2008July 10, 2008
The college football annuals for 2008 have been on the shelves for weeks now, and the outlook for the Michigan Wolverine football team reads pretty bleakly indeed.
According to the nation's smartest and most experienced sports writers and college football pundits and statisticians, the stars are finally aligned perfectly for the most victorious college football program in the land to fail in colossal and embarrassing fashion.
Let us count the ways in which Michigan will fail.
Michigan features a new head coach with entirely new football staff, an entirely new offensive scheme, a new defensive scheme, and a completely overhauled strength and conditioning program.
The Wolverines return only two starters on offense, and depending on the injury-ridden depth chart of 2007, Michigan only returns six starters on defense. Michigan also loses four Heisman candidates from the 2007 team to graduation: QB Chad Henne, TB Mike Hart, WR Mario Manningham, and OT Jake Long.
In addition, a number of key players left the Michigan team early due to attrition or the beckoning of the NFL. There have been charges made publicly against new Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez by one offensive lineman that Rodriguez and his massive coaching staff all completely lack "family values."
Michigan Stadium itself is undergoing massive construction right now. It serves as a gigantic, symbolic metaphor for the state in which the Michigan football program finds itself in 2008: Under Construction.
Let us also not forget that Michigan lost its season opener last year in embarrassing fashion to FCS school and Division I-A national champion Appalachian State 34-32 in the Big House. The bells are tolling to signal a similar outcome August 30 when Mountain West powerhouse Utah clashes with Michigan in Ann Arbor.
One would be hard-pressed to find a year in Michigan's storied football past where there was more doom and gloom projected for the Wolverine football team. 1967 was the last year Michigan finished the football season below .500 in victories.
Indeed, college football pundits nationally appear convinced that Michigan will not be competitive in the Big Ten this fall, will fail to win six games, and will in all likelihood fail to qualify for a bowl for the first time since 1967, ending Michigan's consecutive bowl attendance at 32.
(Michigan actually would have qualified every year since 1968, but the Big Ten limited bowl bids to only the conference champion up to 1974. This practice ended in 1975, which is when UM's bowl streak began.)
While the supply of doom and gloom for the 2008 Michigan football team is sky high right now, I'm not buying it.
Here's why:
1.) Better coaching under Rich Rodriguez
Rodriguez hasn't yet coached a game at Michigan, but I believe that he and his extensive staff of assistant and position coaches will do more for and yield better performance from Michigan's current roster of student football athletes than Lloyd Carr would have.
The reason I believe this is that Rich Rodriguez has a proven history in his Tulane, Clemson, and West Virginia coaching stints of achieving more with less in terms of winning with less player experience and less raw talent.
Michigan's starters on offense are for the most part four- to five-star recruited athletes ranked in the top 25 at each position. Rodriguez did most of his winning at West Virginia, Clemson, and Tulane on the backs of mostly three-star recruits that were ranked below the top 50 at their positions.
2.) Improved Team Strength & Conditioning
Michigan S&C coach Mike Barwis was already a legend in his own right at West Virginia. He has now transformed the UM S&C program for the better.
It will take time to see the full results, but there are immediate improvements already to be seen with the UM OL and DL players, with marked gains in strength, speed, flexibility, and weight loss. Michigan football will be a lot leaner and faster than ever before.
This is another example of the current coaching staff of Rich Rodriguez bringing Michigan football into the 20th century by increasing speed and endurance to play a full 60 minutes or more of intense, no-huddle football.
The conditioning and focus on flexibility will also most certainly improve Michigan's injury record, which has been nothing short of horrific under former S&C coach Mike Gittleson. See Michigan's 2005 and 2007 football season and rosters for an exhaustive list of exhibits.
3.) A new offensive philosophy: Score on every play
Rich Rodriguez brings in one of the most effective offensive schemes in football to Ann Arbor—the spread option offense. Rodriguez states that he is determined to fit the offensive scheme to the talent of the current Michigan personnel at QB, WR, OL, and running back.
Rodriguez explains that the new offense is designed to force defenses to defend the entire 50-yard width of the field, to get the football into the fastest players' hands as quickly as possible, to utilize misdirection, and to score on every play.
The goal is to score on every play.
This is completely new and different from the Lloyd Carr regime, with his offensive coordinators Terry Malone and the now infamous Mike DeBord. Michigan's offense under past OC leadership was predictable, to say the least, and lacked any sense of urgency to score or strategic innovation.
Michigan's offensive complexity and inventiveness last fall could be summed up in two plays: Hart zone run off left tackle and Mario Manningham flag pattern pass play. That's about it.
Michigan offenses have indeed been blessed with talented quarterbacks, tailbacks, O-linemen, and wide receivers over the years. But Michigan averaged 28, 29, and 29 points per game in 2005, 2006, and 2007, respectively. Under Mike DeBord, the emphasis was on burning the clock and keeping opposing offenses off the field, not scoring points.
This is because HC Lloyd Carr feared being viewed by opponents as "running up the score." Lloyd's philosophy was burn clock, score as little as freaking possible (only what you need to), and then have the defense hang on desperately to victory through the fourth quarter by bloodied fingernails.
With four Heisman candidates in DeBord's offensive arsenal in 2007, Michigan finished a pathetic ninth in the league in total offense. Ninth! Michigan lost all of these "Heisman candidates" to graduation and the NFL.
Even with Michigan's less experienced QB and offensive line, these statistics can only improve in an otherwise weak Big Ten conference and with RR's new emphasis on trying to score touchdowns every possession.
4.) A new defensive philosophy: Greater emphasis on sacks and turnovers
Scott Schafer is the new defensive coordinator for Michigan, replacing Ron English (fired and now DC at Louisville). Schafer brings in a 4-3 flexible defensive core scheme, the same one used effectively earlier in his career at Western Michigan in 2006, when the Broncos led the nation in sacks.
Defensively, Michigan gave up 21, 16, and 21 points per game in 2005, 2006, and 2007, respectively. Michigan returns its front four intact and has very high-rated talent two and three deep. Michigan may very well lead the Big Ten in sacks and forced turnovers this fall.
5.) Michigan's inexperience and Michigan's talent
A lot of college football experts focus on three variables that, when combined, will almost certainly equate to Michigan's football season destruction in 2008: an inexperienced quarterback, an inexperienced offensive line, and a new offensive system (the spread option attack).
While I understand and agree to some degree about the player experience factor, many teams have performed well and achieved successful seasons without one or two years' game experience under their belts. I fully expect plenty of offensive miscues in 2008, some of which may lead to disappointing Michigan defeats.
One might also consider that projected starting UM quarterback Steven Threet was a four-star recruit, ranked 13th in the country at his position. He is not Pat White, nor is he Chad Henne. But do we now automatically insert an equal sign to failure?
Threet is an unknown, as are his backups Justin Feagin and Nick Sheridan. Michigan has had freshman and inexperienced quarterbacks start before with fairly good results. Rod Smith is an excellent QB coach for this offense with a proven track record of success at South Florida and West Virginia.
Let us also consider the Michigan offensive line, their upperclassmen status, and talent ranking by position:
LT Cory Zirbel, Sr (four star, 20th-ranked)
LG Tim McAvoy, Sr (four star, 14th-ranked)
C David Moosman, Sr (four star, 17th-ranked
RG Steve Schilling, Jr (five star, 3rd-ranked)
RT Mark Ortmann, Sr (three star, 45th-ranked)
On the face of it, that's not exactly a reason to slit your wrists if you're a Michigan football fan. Most college football teams in Division I would kill to have that kind of starting OL lineup.
In addition, Michigan's offensive line will run at a no-huddle pace, keeping defenses off guard and reducing defensive preparedness and substitutions. UM's offensive line will also no longer need to sustain blocks for two to three seconds for Chad Henne's three or four step drops anymore. The football must now get into space quickly, so we're talking one to two step drops and go.
For rushing plays, technique blocking will be the order of the day for drive blocking, tackle traps, and guard pulls. That's not easy, but not impossible either. Greater endurance, strength training, and speed improvements will only help this inexperienced group get better as the year progresses.
Oh, and for the record, Schilling, Ortmann, and McAvoy all have gametime experience. Schilling is the anchor for the line.
6.) Schedule
Seven of Michigan's 12 games are at home this year. Michigan did lose three home games last year (App State, Oregon, and Ohio State) and lost one away (at Wisconsin).
Michigan played remarkably well under Lloyd Carr on the road in big games versus Top 10 opponents. It remains to be seen whether Rodriguez can instill the same motivation and performance in this young UM team.
The toughest bouts this year in Ann Arbor will be Utah, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan State. The toughest road games will be at Penn State, at Purdue, and at Ohio State. Michigan's schedule is considered one of the toughest in the Big Ten (second only to Michigan State's in difficulty rating).
vs Utah L 21-24
vs Miami (OH) W 38-14
at Notre Dame L 14-20
vs Wisconsin W 24-21
vs Illinois W 28-21
vs Toledo W 45-10
at Penn State W 27-23
vs Michigan State L 31-35
at Purdue L 14-21
Northwestern W 21-17
at Ohio State L 22-24
Season Record: 7-5


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published December 6, 2010
contemporary romance novella
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When Chloe Burke agreed to stay at her parents home at Christmas while they are on a cruise she didn't expect that this Christmas season would change her life. When the electricity in her parents old house fails she is more than happy that electrician Scott Quinn is willing to help her. And it doesn't hurt that he is amazingly sexy.
Scott has been fascinated by Chloe since they were in highschool but then he was way too shy to act on his feelings. So he is more than happy to get some very hot days over Christmas with Chloe. And he would be more than happy to share more with her but he also knows that Chloe is not looking for a steady relationship.
Will Chloe change her mind and accept the gift life has given her?
"Holiday Sparks" is a novella that worked perfectly for me. The length felt just right and I enjoyed Shannon Stacey's writing style. The novella was easy to read and very light-hearted. I sat back with this book and was able to relax while reading.
Both Chloe and Scott are very likable and great characters. They are pretty normal people and reading about their love story entertained me and made me happy. The sparks between them made every page of the book a joy to read and I would recommend this book to all fans of short romances with a Holiday theme.
I like it, it fits to the Christmas theme without being too cheesy.
final appraisal
A short novella that was lovely and made me smile a lot. I enjoyed that the love story was sexy and sweet. Although the novella is short I didn't feel like the story was rushed or that I missed something.


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Encompassing the northernmost lands in Canada, only 720 km from the North Pole, Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada (37 775 km2) covers the northern portion of Ellesmere Island. The park consists of sedimentary mountains, ice caps, glaciers, ice shelves and fiords. The park borders on the Arctic Ocean and rises to Mount Barbeau (a nunatak), at 2 616 m the highest mountain in eastern North America. Much of the park, including the Hazen Plateau, is a polar desert receiving less than 2.5 cm of annual precipitation. Some areas of highly productive sedge grasslands occur, which support a range of Arctic wildlife including muskox, arctic hare, wolves and the endangered Peary caribou. Lake Hazen is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the circumpolar region, and has attracted great scientific interest as a thermal oasis in a polar desert. Unique physical features are the ancient deposits of 80 m-thick freshwater ice shelves that extend several kilometres out over the Arctic Ocean. The major valleys of the park are central to one of the routes by which early Aboriginal peoples moved from the Canadian Arctic to Greenland. The route contains three major axes of contact during the early Palaeo-Eskimo period (4500-3000 years ago). All pre-contact cultural groups known to have occupied High Arctic Canada, including Independence I (4500-3000 years ago) and Independence II (ca. 3000-2500 years ago), Late Dorset (ca. 1300-800 years ago) and Thule (ca. 900-300 years ago), are represented by archaeological sites in the park. The park has one of the highest concentrations of pre-contact sites surveyed in the High Arctic, including sites associated with the earliest documented human inhabitants of this remote region.


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King Of The Ring
Former Northampton striker Leon McKenzie is swapping the football pitch for the boxing ring!
Another former Cobblers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa is someone that has the build of a bouncer, or heavyweight boxer, but it's McKenzie who is set to make his debut as a super middleweight shortly.
The former striker, who in the nephew of five-time former world champion Duke McKenzie and the son for former British and European champion Clinton McKenzie, retired in 2011 after a good footballing career and will be embarking on a, what he knows will be a short-lived but seriously taken, boxing career at the age of 35.
Mid-September has been earmarked, for a fight potential in Norwich, for him to make his debut in the boxing ring!


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This was such a simple and fun DIY and I love the look so much better than an actual basket.
Nautilus Shell ( I bought mine on ebay for $20)
Hot Glue Gun
Flower Petals
This is pretty self explanatory- just glue the ribbon wherever you want it to hang from. I glued mine to the inside and didn't add too much frill with any other bows or ribbon, but you can make yours as simple or complex as you like. For me, I was keeping it simple for this project.
I will fill the shell with flower petals and have my niece drop them down the aisle (hopefully!) lol
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UNODC prepares for the initiation of the Strong Families Programme in Nicaragua
From 13 to 16 August in Nicaragua, within the framework of the Strong Families Programme, UNODC conducted a workshop for the facilitators of that Programme in Nicaragua. The workshop was the first to be conducted in Nicaragua under this project and it was designed to pave the way for the implementation of the Strong Families Programme in Nicaragua.
The Strong Families Programme seeks to strengthen parental capabilities and reduce risk behaviour in adolescents.
35 facilitators partici´pated in this workshop from the Ministry of the Family, the Ministry of Education, the National Council against Organized Crime and the Office ofYouth Affairs of the National Police.
The Honourable Marcia Ramírez Mercado, Minister of Family, Adolescence and Children , as well as Mr. Pedro Dávila, Executive Secretary of the CNCC, and Mrs. Melva Ramírez, Team Leader of the Drug Demand Reduction Project, participated in the opening ceremony in which Minister Ramírez highlighted that the Strong Families Programme is well aligned with the Nicaraguan prevention policy on family strengthening.


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Big Bend, is one of 390 parks in the US national park system. Located in Southwest Texas, all roads in the park end at the Rio Grande the boundary between the US and Mexico.
Big Bend has three distinct eco-systems within it the river, the desert, and the mountains. The river cuts across the dry desert leaving in it's trail majestic canyons. The Chisos mountain range peak at over 7800 ft in elevation. There are many hiking trails that can be followed throughtout the park, each one leading to amazing views of each of the eco-systems and each one offering something completly different for you to see.
Activities in Big Bend include hiking, river running, and bird watching over 450 species of birds live in the park! This park has some of the nicest scenery and diversity of wildlife any national park has to offer. The lodge in the Chisos Basin and the stores around the three main campsites are open year round.


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November 15th, 2010 | Leave a comment ( 10 ) James Scott & Renee Jones Interview – A Day of DAYS 2010
Days of our Lives, James Scott (EJ Dimera) and Renee Jones (Lexie Carver) chat with Michael Fairman at the recent A Day of DAYS 45th Anniversary event. During the interview, James is presented with two medals from the fan voting polls conducted at On-Air On-Soaps for the show's 45th anniversary. James won in the categories of Favorite Baddie, and Best Overall Performance by an Actor, which he is thrilled and speechless about. Also, Renee and James talk about bad hair days on the set of Salem, what's next for Ejami, and what is the sexual chemistry going on between on-screen siblings, Lexie and EJ!


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"Funky Cold Medina" rapper Tone Loc collapsed on stage during a performance in Atlana, where he was transported to a local hospital and hooked up to an IV.
His manager claimed that he was suffering from exhaustion, while other sources are claiming he suffered a seizure on stage.
No official word has been released from Loc's camp.
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About Yap
Yap is one of the four Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the Pacific Ocean, and is located midway between Palau and Guam. Generally, Yap State has two main components - Yap Island (four main islands), and the Outer Islands. The other three states of the FSM are Pohnpei, Kosrae and Chuuk.
In terms of diving, Yap is best known for the large group of resident manta rays that frequent the cleaning stations in the channels.
According to the websites, the popular months for divers are around December to April because it's manta mating season. Nevertheless, Yap is diveable all year round. When we went in 'low season' (September), we saw our fair share of mantas (not mating though) along with a handful of other marine life. No choppy waters, maybe a little surge during one dive, and some currents during the manta dives because of the tides, but all in all, diving at Yap is very manageable for divers who have done less than 100 dives.
If you want to go to Yap specifically to see mantas, then of course it's probably ideal to go during the mating season. It would also be VERY USEFUL to check the tide charts because the mantas appear at the cleaning stations at specific times based on the tides. If you just want to do general diving and it doesn't make a difference if you see mantas or not, then just go at any time.
Weather-wise, rainfall is higher from May to August. When we went for 7 days in September, we experienced 5 days of scorching sun, 2 days of mildly overcast skies, and maybe a few hours of rain in the daytime and maybe a little more at night. I got a major tan. We also saw dolphins. Twice. (September is supposed to be a good month for dolphin-watching.)
For how long to stay, you are basically restricted by flight schedules. More details on this in the Getting There section.
Would I go again in low season? Yes.
There are quite a few resorts on Yap Island, such as Manta Ray Bay Hotel, Traders Ridge, O'Keefe's Waterfront Inn, The Pathways, and ESA Bay View Hotel. For our first visit to Yap, we stayed at the Manta Ray Bay Hotel and had a very pleasant experience there. The Yap pages in this website feature Manta Ray Bay Hotel and their dive centre Yap Divers. O'Keefe's was right next door to Manta Ray Bay and it looked very pleasant, like one of those charming English B&B's housed in an old English-style manor. We didn't see what the other resorts looked like though.
What we DID notice was that Yap Divers (based in Manta Ray Bay) had dive boats with the most cover from the sun! The other dive boats we saw had very little shade and we were grateful for the shade provided by Yap Divers' boats because the sun can be really quite powerful. So that's something you might want to consider when deciding where to stay and which dive operator to use.
The cost of a 7-night package was US$2,878 for two persons, and included the following:
- Manila-Yap-Manila airfare via ContinentalAirlines
- 7 nights at Manta Ray Bay Hotel (excluding meals)
- 3 dives a day x 5 days
- free Nitrox
If you're going to Yap from Singapore, you will also have to factor in the airfare for Singapore-Manila-Singapore, and one night at Manila (necessary because of the flight schedule from Manila to Yap). More details on flight schedules are in the Getting There section.
Currency, Language and Culture
Currency: US Dollar
Language: The Yapese speak four local dialects and fluent (American) English.
Culture: The Yapese are very traditional and there are some basic rules that would be good to remember. When you're outside the resort, wear a long sarong or slacks because exposing your thighs is frowned upon. If you want to gallivant around at night, don't go gallivanting into a village without a torch. Everything belongs to the villages, so if you want to go somewhere, anywhere, you need to get permission from the respective village first. So it's best to do your touring with a local guide. And if you want to buy land to build a house, the transaction has to be done with stone money which weighs a ton and comes from Palau.
It is customary for the Yapese ladies to go topless and wear a sarong so don't be surprised if you see this when queuing up at the supermarket.
The Yapese have fascinating traditions and customs. If you can, do try to catch a traditional dance or a weaving-demonstration. After that, take some time to talk to them.
Before you start generalising and think that Yap is "untouched by Western civilisation", don't be naive. While watching a traditional dance, I noticed a middle-aged lady sitting on the grass chewing betel nut. She was wearing a traditional grass skirt and flower garland, and also modern sunglasses and holding a can of Coca Cola. And the young people speak fluent MTV.
The Yap State Flag
Yap = Spectacular sunsets with no interruptions from tall buildings
Yap = great weather and crystal clear water
Yap = Mantas
Yap = fresh seafood for dinner everyday. This is the Yap Fresh Tuna Incorporation.
Yap = being able to watch the moon rise
Yap = stone money
Traditional Yapese dance
Weaving demonstration
Traditional Yapese attire


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UFC Fight for the Troops 2 Main Card Preview and Betting LinesJanuary 22, 2011
This Saturday evening UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight for the Troops 2. takes place at Fort Hood (which will be holding its third Ultimate Fighting Championship event), in Killeen, Texas. The UFC along with Spike TV, which is televising the event, will be partnering with the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund which provides support for men and women in the United States Armed Forces who suffer from traumatic brain injuries.
The main event will feature Melvin Guillard as he takes on the Evan Dunham who looks to get back to his winning ways after dropping a split decision to Sean Sherk back in September. Guillard, on the other hand, hasn't suffered a loss since being submitted by Nate Diaz in September of 2009.
Originally, Dunham was to have faced Kenny Florian in the main event, but Guillard was asked to step in to fill the void after Florian suffered an injury. The televised portion of the card starts at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Evan Dunham (-225) vs. Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard (+185)
It should come as no surprise that Guillard is the underdog in this one as he was called on to replace Kenny Florian. Florian and Dunham would have been an intriguing fight—Dunham and Guillard, not so much. With Guillard having 12 fights in the UFC he's no slouch, but at the same time, he's no Kenny Florian. Florian would have been a much tougher test for the fast rising Dunham.
But it is what it is. Guillard is most threatening while staying on his feet and striking. Dunham on the other hand, would be best served to take the fight to the ground and attempt to submit Guillard. Most likely Guillard loses another fight via submission, but he always has a puncher's chance if the fight stays on their feet.
Tim "The Thrashing Machine" Hague (+210) vs. Matt "Meathead" Mitrione (-270)
Fight fans can expect fireworks in this heavyweight clash. Both Hague and Mitrione throw bomb after bomb expecting to take their opponent's head off. Mitrione, the former Ultimate Fighter contender, has looked increasingly impressive since his KO win over Marcus Jones at the Ultimate Fighter finale.
The former National Football League player has gone on to stop Kimbo Slice and then went the distance for the first time in his career when he scored a unanimous decision over Joey Beltran. Now he looks to take his stand-up game to the underdog Tim Hague.
Hague, a former King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion, has eight KOs under his belt as well as three submission wins. Don't expect this one to go the distance. It'll be a fun one as long as it lasts.
George Roop (+190) vs. Mark "The Machine" Hominick (-250)
With Roop and Hominick we have an intriguing featherweight matchup with possible title implications. If it were up to Hominick he would keep the fight on their feet and utilize his superior striking to break Roop down.
Roop, on the other hand, happens to be the taller fighter and should work the jab to keep Hominick from picking him apart. Roop's best chance of snagging a win is to take the fight to the ground where he has an advantage. Bottom line—If they stand and trade, Hominick wins. If it goes to the ground, Roop just might be able to pull it off.
Patrick "HD" Barry (-250) vs. Joey "Mexicutioner" Beltran (+190)
Expect a war of attrition in this heavyweight clash between Pat Barry and Joey Beltran. They both throw kicks and punches and they don't stop until the bell rings. Both men will be hungrier than usual as they are both coming off of tough losses and are looking to get back into the win column.
Barry will most likely press the action but Beltran has proven time and time again that he can take a shot. I see this one going the distance and possibly winning Fight of the Night honors.
Cole "Magrinho" Miller (-170) vs. Matt "Handsome" Wiman (+140)
The final preview involves lightweights Cole Miller and Matt Wiman. If I were a betting man I'd put my money on the favorite in Miller. Both guys like to start off striking and eventually will attempt to take their opponent down to the mat. That's where Miller holds the advantage. Look for Miller to submit Wiman in the second round to win his fifth fight in the UFC.
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Last March, I reported that the Florida regulators had warned three travel agencies that sold insurance policies offered by bankrupt Prime Travel Protection Services of Arvada, Colo., that its activities may have run afoul of state insurance statues.
I quoted Nina Banister, a spokeswoman for Florida's Department of Financial Services, as saying the state had ordered the agencies to "stop transacting business" and that "they're on notice that further activity is pending [by the state]."
Soon after that, Florida issued a press release stating, "As a result of ongoing investigations into complaints about the sale of unauthorized travel insurance in Florida, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has notified three travel agencies that she intends to order them to stop selling insurance."
The legal notice to one of the agencies, Palm Coast Travel, alleges that the company "directly or indirectly acted as agent for or otherwise represented or aided one or more unauthorized insurers…" The matter is still pending.
Now Palm Coast Travel has sued one of its customers, Peter Lay, and me, alleging among other things that I defamed the company when I reported the story. Here's the full text of the complaint (PDF).
Among Palm Coast's allegations against me are the following:Elliott included among his reporting recent regulatory investigations of customer complaints regarding Prime Travel Protection and Jerry Watson. Elliott's reporting included publication of false information regarding Palm Coast, which has and will continue to damage Palm Coast's business unless it is properly remedied.That's certainly an interesting perspective on what happened. Perhaps Palm Coast Travel's next step will be to sue the State of Florida for issuing the press release?
Among the statements Elliott published were falsehoods that stated that Palm Coast had been ordered to cease doing business by the State of Florida. No such order exists, and therefore that report was false.
Further, Elliott, when purporting to "clarify" his deliberately false statement regarding the State of Florida's investigation of travel insurance, did not fully remedy the false impression he fostered regarding Palm Coast's role.
Elliott's falsehoods were directed at, among other aspects of Palm Coast's business, its reputation in the trade or industry of travel. Moreover, Elliott did not properly correct, clarify, or retract his falsehoods, despite proper notice.


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Stage is set for Harden's next big step with the RocketsApril 20, 2013 Updated: April 20, 2013 9:22pm
OKLAHOMA CITY - For all the ground Rockets guard James Harden had covered, he knew the next step would be the toughest. More than that, it will be the most important.
He went from excellent to elite, from special to a star. He was an All-Star for the first time, broke records and took the Rockets further than had seemed possible and back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
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Yet, as the Rockets open the postseason Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team that had dealt him to the Rockets where he grew into one of the NBA's top players, he knew becoming the sort of player who can lead a team to a title remained the most difficult and career-defining test.
"That's the key," Harden said. "If you look back at it, two years ago when Dirk (Nowitzki) was playing his best they beat us and … the Heat in the Finals. He was playing phenomenal. Last year, LeBron (James), what he was doing, how they won the championship. It's whoever can get hot at the right time. That's the most important thing, whoever can get hot and carry his team.
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"I'm a basketball player. I'm going to go out there and play my game no matter what. I've done it thus far with this team. I've brought them along with me. We'll see. It's going to be another test for me. I'm obviously new to this role. It's a new test for me, and I'm looking forward to it."
But the Rockets have no doubt the 6-5 Harden, 23, can become the sort of player who carries a championship team. More than in any sport, the championship of basketball is tied to the best player of the moment, the member of that exclusive club of elites who elevates himself and his team to greatness.
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The Rockets do not have that sort of team. There are steps Harden must take to be that sort of player. But the Rockets are committed to building around him, and not just because of the five-year, $80 million contract extension that kicks in next season.
"In our league, it's always been that way," coach Kevin McHale said. "You either have to have a compilation of a team like Detroit that had eight really good players that were all in the top 10 (in their roles) … or you need guys who are at the very top.
"I think James is going to end up being as good of a two guard as there is in the league. For him to win a championship, we need to get guys that are at the top of their spot, one of those, also."
Sky's the limit
When asked if Harden can be the best player on the best team, McHale did not hesitate.
"I definitely think so," McHale said. "Here's the thing: Yes, he can. We're going to need another player to emerge to be a go-to guy that can take some pressure off him, another guy that can create his own shot, hopefully a post-type guy or an elbow player in. But there is no question he can."
General manager Daryl Morey was sure, describing that question as a quantifiable certainty.
"Absolutely," Morey said. "For sure. There's not any doubt.
"We look at these things objectively. He's playing as well as the best player on the best teams that have won the title."
Asked what he evaluates, Morey practically rolled his eyes and ran off a list.
"How much does the team win when he is on the floor and what does he produce," Morey said. "Points, rebounds, assists, passing, easy shots, efficient offense. That was the big question going in: Can he be a guy that we can build around? To me, he's answered that easily. He can be."
In virtually every advanced statistics measure, Harden has been among the league's elite this season. According to basketball-reference.com, he ranked 11th in the player efficiency rating. In win shares, a statistical estimate of wins contributed by a player, he was fourth, behind only James, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul.
Harden was fifth in scoring, averaging 25.9 points per game, the most for a Rockets player since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1995-96. His 2,023 points were the most for the Rockets since Moses Malone in 1978-79. His 674 free throws set the franchise record. His increase in scoring, from 16.8 points per game last season, was easily the greatest in the league.
The advanced statistics also measure the team's defense when he is on the floor, but to reach that next level there is a sense he will have to make the strides necessary on the defensive end to be a championship-level star.
Not a two-way player as yet
"He can be that player," said Kelvin Sampson, the Rockets assistant who works most closely with Harden. "He will be when he becomes more serious about being a two-way player. It's not that important to him yet. When he makes that step, then he will be.
"James is uniquely gifted. But I don't think you can put James in the conversation with LeBron and those guys' level until he starts being a better two-way player. Also, James needs to be challenged. He's a guy that needs a firm hand occasionally. You have to keep your thumb on him occasionally."
But for McHale, that has been a difficult balancing act. He has chosen to give Harden great freedom to explore the reaches of his abilities and has been rewarded. It is part of the process McHale decided would be necessary for Harden to grow into the player the Rockets will need him to be.
But at times he tries to take on too much, as with the loss to the Los Angeles Lakers to end the regular season with Harden repeatedly holding the ball and limiting the Rockets to deep jumpers late in the shot clock with little ball movement.
Defensively, he often seems to conserve energy and depend on reaching in at the ball without moving enough to remain in position.
On other occasions, Harden seems to remind himself to defend with the same focus he brings to the other end and can be effective with unusual strength.
"He gets stubborn at times, but that's what makes him good," McHale said. "He does say, 'What do I have to do?' This year, I've really let him go a lot. I say a lot to him, but he has so much responsibility every single night.
"Being as young as he is and going from a third option to a first option, caring, taking big shots, he has so much stuff going on.
A lot on his plate
"It's been a whirlwind for him. How he left Oklahoma City - and I'm sure he never thought that was going to happen - and to be on a whole new team, he gets the $80 million contract, makes his first All-Star team.
"He just had so many things happen; I let him go a lot. He's processing so much. This summer will be good for him. He'll take that month off and let it all soak in.
"Then you come back and moving forward, these are the areas to work on. I do think he's going to get better, I really do."
The next step will be more difficult - and definitive. But as far as Harden has come, the Rockets are certain he can go the rest of the way.


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Smarter Mom: Six Awesome Bloggers to Read This Summer
Yes, I'm technically a blogger, but I'm also a blog reader. I love to surf around and find new bloggers out there in (where else) the blogosphere. I usually stumble onto bloggers who are moms who write, mostly, about motherhood. Sometimes I get a laugh, sometimes I tear up...most of the time, I do both. And nod.
Here are my top picks on six bloggers I've been reading recently. Check 'em out when you aren't here, bookmark their sites, visit them often -- and enjoy!
Eating Over The Sink - Samantha Bee and Allana Harkin, two of the funniest women writing and working today, have a blog over at Babble Voices. What do you get? Laugh out loud, snort-your-morning-coffee- through-your-nose wit. One of my all-time fave posts: this one about potty-training.
Inside Out Motherhood - One of The Stir's fantastic writers, Jeanne Sager writes about motherhood, parenting and cool blogger things she gets to do (oh, and she has some fabu giveaways). If I had to pick just one to highlight (dang, it's tough to pick just one!), how about this recent one about keeping perspective on what really matters to her daughter.
Scary Mommy - Another lady from The Stir, Jill Smokler had her first book launch a few months ago, but that hasn't stopped her from continuing to give her blog readers her comments on this crazy thing called motherhood...and why, at times, we are all scary mommies. (Check out her list of the 50 parenting lessons she's learned the hard way.)
ADR (formerly Ivy League Insecurities) - Author and mom of three little girls, Aidan Donnelley Rowley touches on everything from big issues on how we all deal with Life to the latest episode of The Bachelor. She gives us quotes that make us think and amazing photos that make us feel -- oh yeah, her posts are ones you will talk about with your friends, sisters, everyone (okay, full disclosure: she is a good buddy of mine here in NYC). Two of my recent faves: her ode to fancy hair and this one, a bit of insight on why she gave up drinking for a year, sharing that choice, and how one question from her oldest daughter made her think about it all.
Danielle La Porte - Not really a blogger, but an author who has a blog, Danielle La Porte is a force. An amazing force that inspires everyone who reads her words. If you are in need of a boost, a jolt, guidance in any part of your life, read her. Now. (I love this post. Oh, and this one...really hard to narrow it down.)
A Design So Vast - Lindsey Mead is one of those writers. One who writes the things you just thought of, in such a way that you say, "Yes, that is what I meant!" out loud after you read her posts. Mom, thinker, person, the BFF you want...she's one to read and watch. (I want her to write a book -- please!) A must-read: her post here on the things she wants her 10-year-old daughter to know).
What are your favorite blogs to read? Which ones on this list have you read and what are your fave posts? If you aren't a blog reader, give one of them a try!
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I read mostly book blogs, but I like to browse the mommy ones now and then.
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