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"Great fantasy lit!"
The first book is better, as this one is a little predictable, but it's quite original at the same time
"Great Epic Fantasy"
Stop here if you're a fan of Sanderson and Jorden. This auther is young and the book could use a better editor, but the author has the potential to be a great epic writer. I love the novel magic system and the way the second half of the story flowed. Michael Kramer brings life to the story and likely plays a part of why this story, along with the unique magic system, kept reminding me of Sanderson and Jordan.
"Probably best for middle-schoolers"
Not what I was hoping for. To be fair, the book isn't that bad and the narration is really pretty good once I listened to it at 1.25x. It's just not a book for adults, or fans of noval magic systems.
"Very formulaic..."
This book is very formulaic. Take parts of Erigon, TWoT, Sanderson, Tolkien, too many others to list, plus Dune and add it all together with a pinch of David Eddings and this is what you get. I'm sorry, but there isn't anything new here. Perhaps middle-schoolers might like this series, but it's not really something that fans of epic fantasy, or adults would really enjoy. The narrator's performance was atrocious. I was only able to make it through the book by listening to it at 1.5x, because she talks so slowly. Take my advice and pass on this one. It's not worth the credit.
"What a great book!"
This book has the chance to be the beginning of a great epic fantasy series. The magic system isn't really unfolded until the second half of the book and it's quite novel. The narration is excellant and that makes it an even better listen. Definitely worth a credit.
"This is a great series!"
This second book in the series is better than the first! It has the makings of a great epic series. It's definitely worth a credit. The narration is also fantastic!
"Another terrific installment!"
Another fantastic installment. I love these books. I can't wait for the next installment!!! The narrator's narration is excellant. He's perfect for the series.
"It's okay"
This series reminds me of The Sword of Truth series, only more formulaic and without the unrequited love. It's not a bad series, but its not great either. If you're looking for sword and sorcery and all that goes with it, then this will do. The narrator is marginal,but if you listen at 1.25 then he's not that bad.
"A great beginning to a new trilogy"
I really liked this series all in all. I'm a Jennifer Fallon fan now. Book 1 and 3 are the best. At times I thought it reminded me of several high fantasy books (insert best sellers here) , almost to the point of plagerism, but it did have some definitely original ideas and a well thought out magic system. Sometimes the heroine is just a little too stupid and you want to tell her not to do something, but she does; however it didn't make me want to stop listening. The narration was excellent. I hope to listen to listen to her naration again some day
"A good series all in all."
I really liked this series all in all. I'm a Jennifer Fallon fan now. Book 1 and 3 are the best. At times I thought it reminded me of several high fantasy books (insert best sellers here), almost to the point of plagerism, but it did have some definitely original ideas and a well thought out magic system. Sometimes the heroine is just a little too stupid and you want to tell her not to do something, but she does; however it didn't keep me from listening. The narration was excellent. I hope to run across the narrator again.
This book is about a story teller who meets a man and the story teller spends a few days telling the man stories. The stories, as it turns out interweave with the events in their lives over the few days that they spend time together. It's not a bad book, but it's not a memorable book either. I love Dave Duncon's Magic Casement series, so I always try his other books and somdtimes I'm disappointed. The narrator was excellent!!! I've never been disappointed by Derek Perkins performance!
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Protecting the Health of U.S. Military Forces in Romania: Endemic Disease Threat Considerations
Romania is located in southeastern Europe, on the lower Danube, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares borders with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south. Romania has an area of 91,699 square miles, with 90 miles of Black Sea coastline, which provide an important outlet to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within Romanian territory.
Romania has 22.3 million inhabitants with about 55% living in urban areas. The capital Bucharest is also the country's most populous city, home to 1 .9 million people according to a 2002 national census.
In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the life expectancy in Romania to be 71.4 years on average (75 years for females and 67 years for males).1 Communicable diseases accounted for about 1% of deaths. Infectious/parasitic diseases and respiratory diseases ranked 8th and 10th, respectively, in the top 10 conditions tìiat account for about 90% of the burden of diseases in Romania (3.2% and 3.1% total disability-adjusted life years Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) is a measure for the overall "burden of disease." Originally developed by the World Health Organization, it is becoming increasingly common in the field of public health and health impact assessment (HIA). [DALYs], respectively). Respiratory diseases accounted for 6% of all deaths in 2003, with pneumonia causing higher mortality rates than chronic lower respiratory diseases. By contrast, cardiovascular and neuropsychiatrie conditions accounted for the highest burden of disease (42% total DALYs) among the Romanian population regardless of sex.1 Sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases
Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely (STDs) are also a threat countrywide, Romania having the highest number of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. infections in central/southeastern Europe (2005: 16,258 HTV HTV H-II Transfer Vehicle
HTV Harlech Television (Wales, UK)
HTV Hrvatska Televizija (Croatian television)
HTV Heidenheimer Tarifverbund (German)
HTV Habitual Traffic Violator cases). Since 1994-1995, there has been a steady increase in the HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome incidence rate among adults, mainly related to transmission of the virus via sexual contact and injected drug use. The increase in sexual transmission is correlated with a growing incidence in other STDs, particularly syphilis.1
The country is divided into 41 counties or districts (see Figure 1), with one municipality each where the seat of county administration is located. A network of 5,500 dispensaries constitutes the primary health care system, while polyclinics and hospital emergency rooms deliver ambulatory secondary heahh care.2 Tertiary care is delivered through a network of civilian and military hospitals, with a range of subspecialty subspecialty,
n a limited portion of a narrowly defined professional discipline. E.g., surgery is a specialty of medicine and pediatric vascular surgery is a subspecialty. services and bed capacity based on the area served. The 1 1 military hospitals also provide civilian care, and are located in the following cities: Sibiu, Piteçti, Timi§oara, Oradea, Braçov, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Focsani, Constanza, and Bucharest. Most of the health care system is owned by the state, though private practice has been allowed since 1990. The quality of health care available varies greatly, but overall, it is well below U.S. standards.
The term "lily pads" was coined in 2003 by General James Jones, the former Supreme Allied Commander Supreme Allied Commander is the title given to the most senior commander of some multinational military alliances. It originated as a term used by the Western Allies during World War II and is currently used by NATO. in Europe, to describe the concept of 'jumping-off points. Others have referred to them as frontier posts along the U.S. security perimeter. Whatever the name, the new installations constitute a strategic shift (part of the Military Global Posture Review) intended to place U.S. forces closer to potential areas of conflict in North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
All U.S. Army and Air Force training operations in Romania will fall under the command of JTF-East. From the headquarters at the MK Air Base between 100 and 300 personnel will oversee rotations of brigade-sized Army units, and Air Force weapons training deployments, at Cincu, Smârdan, and Babadag Training Ranges. JTF-East will also oversee training in neighboring Bulgaria, at Bezmer Air Base The Bezmer Air Base is situated in the eastern part of the Upper Thracian Lowland, in Yambol Oblast (Region), 10 km west of the city of Yambol and 30 km southeast of the city of Sliven, between the villages of Bezmer and Bolyarsko, and near the Sofia-Burgas railway. and the Novo Selo Army Training Range near the border with Turkey, and Graf Ignatievo Airfield in central Bulgaria, according to the U.S.-Bulgaria agreement signed in 2006.
Cincu Training Range is located on the territory of two counties, Sibiu and Brasov (15 miles east of me city of FagarasJ. The range has approximately 40 square miles of land and 62 miles of maintained access roads, but no fixed billeting facilities.
Smârdan (Malina) Training Range is located in the county of Galati, a port on the Danube River. Established in 1951, it occupies nearly 33 square miles of land, and has billeting facilities for 600 troops.
Babadag Training Range is located in the county of Tulcea, 12 miles southeast of Babadag city. It occupies 10 square miles of land and has fixed billeting facilities for 230 troops. The range is in the immediate vicinity of the Danube Delta, the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas, home to 12,00016,000 people and over 2 million birds. MK Air Base is located in me county of Constanta. It has an 1 1,480-foot concrete runway and facilities for flight management, administration, and personnel billeting, as well as warehouses and hangars.3
The counties of Constanta and Tulcea comprise the Romanian (northern) portion of the Dobrogea region, located between the lower Danube Delta and the Black Sea. To the west of this region there are the counties of Galati (where the Smârdan Training Range is located), Braila, Calarasi, and Ialomija (see Figure 1). Southern Dobrogea region belongs to Bulgaria (and includes Dobrich and Silistra territorial areas). For the purpose of this article, discussions refer to the Romanian portion of the Dobrogea region and includes the nearby county of Galati (where the Smârdan Training Range is located).
There are several sources of information with regard to Romania and related Force Healtii Protection measures (summarized in Table I), which include infectious disease threat awareness and immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. requirements. However, it is this author's opinion that a proactive clinical and environmental surveillance in the Dobrogea region and an integration of open source information will substantially help in informing the commanders' decision on implementing a successful Force Health Protection program regardless of the duration of deployment for training.
Naturally Occurring Pathogens of Known Biological Warfare/ Bioterrorism (BWIBT) Potential in Romania
Anthrax, brucellosis brucellosis (br'səlō`sĭs) or Bang's disease, infectious disease of farm animals that is sometimes transmitted to humans. , tularemia tularemia (tlərē`mēə) or rabbit fever, acute, infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis (Pasteurella tularensis). , Q fever, rabies, cholera, hantavirus hantavirus, any of a genus (Hantavirus) of single-stranded RNA viruses that are carried by rodents and transmitted to humans when they inhale vapors from contaminated rodent urine, saliva, or feces. There are many strains of hantavirus. hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
See epidemic hemorrhagic fever. (HFRS HFRS Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome
HFRS Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (UK)
HFRS Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (UK)
HFRS High-Float, Rapid-Setting (emulsion) ), and tick-borne diseases are endemic in the JTF-East AOR AOR
The ISO 4217 currency code for Angolan Reajustado Kwanza. and may impact military operations.
Natural outbreaks of anthrax occur periodically in Romania especially in the Dobrogea region. Human cases are usually linked to the consumption of contaminated meat, although herding infected animals and handling carcasses are also risk factors. Vector transmission of the causative agent Bacillus anthracis is rare; however, cutaneous anthrax, the result of transmission by horseflies, has been historically described.4
The chronology of anthrax outbreaks in Romania, reported in recent years by local health authorities and the media is as follows:
* August 2000, 38 human cases and 2 deaths; 17 were lab confirmed; disease was detected in sick cattle, horses, pigs and sheep.
* July 2005, 42 people consumed anthrax-infected beef and goat meat.
* September 2005, 1 person dead (bacteria detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis Definition
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a laboratory test to examine a sample of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. ).
* February 2006, 2 lab-confirmed cutaneous cutaneous /cu·ta·ne·ous/ (ku-ta´ne-us) pertaining to the skin.
Of, relating to, or affecting the skin.
Pertaining to the skin. cases.
The extent of anthrax disease may be underestimated because of underreporting and self-treatment (antibiotics are purchased over the counter). Although Romania has an ongoing livestock vaccination program, the occurrence of natural outbreaks suggests both noncompliance noncompliance
failure of the owner to follow instructions, particularly in administering medication as prescribed; a cause of a less than expected response to treatment.
noncompliance with the program and a significant reservoir of spores in the soil. Anthrax spores are very hardy and may persist in soil for decades. Ploughing soil containing B. anthracis spores can infect large numbers of livestock. Louis Pasteur reported that spores can pass through the digestive tract of earthworms.5 This would help spread the disease through the soil if the carcasses were simply buried or left for long times in the field. Although the disease does not readily pass directly between animals, this dispersal mechanism can contaminate large areas of land fairly rapidly. Of note, wouldbe terrorist Larry Wayne Harris reportedly obtained anthrax bacteria by exhuming cattle that had died of anthrax.5
The airborne anthrax infectious dose is not well defined and it may vary widely, from a few hundred spores to a few thousands depending on the agent virulence, environmental and host factors.6,7 B. anthracis can be readily grown on blood agar plates from contaminated soils but scientific data to support human infection from spores present in the soil are not available. In the absence of such data and of studies assessing the anthrax spore load of soil in the Dobrogea region or the risk of acquiring infection during military training operations such as live fire exercises at the Babadag training area (especially during the dry summer months) when the soldiers are more at risk for being exposed to contaminated dust, it is difficult to foresee whether the implementation of an anthrax vaccination program (for troops deploying to Romania for training and not previously vaccinated) would provide an added value to the Force Health Protection. However, an increased awareness of potential pulmonary disease occurrence as a result of inhalation of anthrax spores present naturally in the environment should be underscored.
Most cases can be traced directly to infected livestock. Infection with Brucella Brucella /Bru·cel·la/ (broo-sel´ah) a genus of schizomycetes (family Brucellaceae). B. abor´tus causes infectious abortion in cattle and is the most common cause of brucellosis in humans. B. spp. can come from handling contaminated meat or hides or from drinking milk from infected herds. The bacteria can survive for several weeks in milk, water, urine, or damp soil. However, it will die relatively quickly in dry conditions and is killed by sunlight.
Human cases of brucellosis in Romania are rare, but outbreaks in livestock do occur. In 2000 there were 47 cases in swine and 270 cases in sheep.8 Brucellosis (caused by B. melitensis) has been a notifiable disease since 19% and no cases have been officially confirmed since then. However, data on human zoonotic Zoonotic
A disease which can be spread from animals to humans.
Mentioned in: Zoonosis cases are sparse in Romania and were not provided to the European Commission in 2000.9 In March 2007, a case of human brucellosis was reported in the local media but it was believed to have been contracted in Spain.7 Brucellosis outbreaks may occur after a significant time as is the case with Bulgaria, which did not have B. melitensis cases since 1941 but recently (June 12, 2006) reported to the World Organization for Animal Healtii several cases of infection. Four goats were diagnosed with B. melitensis infection, all of which were destroyed. In August 2007, in the Bulgarian village of Vuce, three human cases of brucellosis were reported and four others were suspected.
Brucellosis may present itself as an acute, febrile febrile /feb·rile/ (feb´ril) pertaining to or characterized by fever.
Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish. illness or an insidious chronic disease with symptoms lasting for 3 to 6 months or up to a year. Arthritis occurs in one-third of the patients and the most severe disease is the result of endocarditis endocarditis (ĕn'dōkärdī`tĭs), bacterial or fungal infection of the endocardium (inner lining of the heart) that can be either acute or subacute. or infection of the central nervous system. There is no available vaccine for humans but antibiotic treatment is effective. Animal handlers should wear suitable protective clothing when handling infected animals. Although brucellosis is a rare disease in Romania and the dairy products are tested before being sold commercially, the risk of acquiring infection through ingestion ingestion /in·ges·tion/ (-chun) the taking of food, drugs, etc., into the body by mouth.
1. The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth.
2. of contaminated unpasteurized Adj. 1. unpasteurized - not having undergone pasteurization
unpasteurised dairy should be minimized by educating troops who may choose to eat outside base in the Black Sea resorts or from farmers' markets.
Q Fever
Q fever (also known as the Balkan flu) is a rickettsial disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. Tick species may transmit bacteria by infecting livestock and pets. Extremely virulent, one bacterium can cause infection. Moreover, Coxiella are also very hardy for nonsporulating organisms and can survive for months in dust and feces particles not affected by hot dry conditions. In 2004, in Avrig, Romania, an outbreak of Q fever was reported by local health authorities and the media.10 Fourteen cases of atypical pneumonia hospitalized between March and April 2004 were confirmed serologically to be the result of Q fever. The disease was linked to the consumption of unpasteurized dairy products and/or contact with feces of infected animals.
The acute Q fever (which sometime can be asymptomatic or characterized by nonspecific nonspecific /non·spe·cif·ic/ (non?spi-sif´ik)
1. not due to any single known cause.
2. not directed against a particular agent, but rather having a general effect.
1. symptoms such as fever, headache, and chills) may progress to a debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing
Causing a loss of strength or energy.
Weakening, or reducing the strength of.
Mentioned in: Stress Reduction chronic infection which is difficult to treat. Although doxycycline doxycycline /doxy·cy·cline/ (dok?se-si´klen) a semisynthetic broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms; used also as d. calcium and d. hyclate. is indicated for the treatment of acute disease, the chronic form may require antibiotic combinations.11 An investigational vaccine is available in the United States for vaccinating at-risk personnel but the rare occurrences of the disease in Romania do not warrant its use. However, Q fever should be considered in differential diagnosis when there is a history of animal contact.
It is a zoonotic disease caused by a rhabdovirus rhabdovirus
Any of a group of viruses responsible for rabies and vesicular stomatitis (an acute disease of cattle and horses, characterized by blisters in and about the mouth, that resembles foot-and-mouth disease). of the genus Lyssavirus, affecting a wide range of domestic and wild animals, including bats. However, in Europe, bat rabies is an epidemiologically distinct disease from classical rabies found in terrestrial animals. Animal bites are the most efficient means of transferring the virus but rarely infection can be caused by scratches that are contaminated with saliva.
Although a 2007-2016 Rabies Eradication Program based on vaccination of wild and domestic animals is ongoing in Romania, sporadic cases of human rabies are still reported. In 1986-2001 there were 42 human cases including one fatality, most of them involving contact with wild rabid animals. Quarantine was recently instituted in 4 counties because of rabies in a cow bitten by a rabid fox and all people who had contact with the animal have been vaccinated. 12 From January 1 to March 31, 2007, 71 cases of rabies were reported to the WHO, a reduction from the 106 cases reported for the first quarter of 2006 (54 in wildlife, 16 in domestic animals, 0 in bats, and 1 in humans).13 The human case reported in Romania (admitted on March 16, 2007; deceased on March 27, 2007) was diagnosed as rabies only at the necropsy necropsy /nec·rop·sy/ (nek´rop-se) examination of a body after death; autopsy.
See autopsy.
examination of a body after death. See also autopsy. ; the body did not show any signs of animal bites. In 2004, in the county of Brasov, a rabid brown bear killed two people and injured several others; all the injured received appropriate postexposure prophylaxis.14 From 2002 to 2005, the number of domestic animals (mostly dogs and cats) diagnosed with rabies increased.14 Urban rabies, because of feral or stray dogs roaming city streets, often in packs, is of concern since dog attacks are not uncommon (i.e., a 68-year-old Japanese businessman was killed in 2006 downtown Bucharest after a stray dog bit him in the leg severing an artery). In Galati city the number of stray dogs increased from a few hundred in 1989 to about 10,000 in 2004.15 The large number of stray dogs may also pose a risk for echinococcosis/hydatidosis as human cases are sporadically reported.
Rabies virus infects the central nervous system, causing swelling of the brain (encephalopathy) and eventually death within days of the onset of symptoms, if not treated.11 The U.S. Embassy in Romania recommends rabies pre-exposure immunization for everyone over the age of 2 for embassy personnel before arriving in the country.16 There are currently two rabies vaccines licensed in the United States. The current Department of Defense (DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. ) policy is to administer rabies vaccine to personnel with a high risk of exposure (e.g., animal handlers; certain laboratory, field, and security personnel; personnel frequently exposed to potentially rabid animals in a nonoccupational or recreational setting).17 Postexposure prophylaxis with rabies immunoglobulin is also available. Most importantly, the risky behavior of petting or feeding stray dogs should be avoided as the perception of rabid dogs as aggressive and foaming at the mouth is misconstrued (these symptoms begin only after the brain is infected).
Cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae, which leads to severe diarrhea, a massive loss of fluid from the body that can cause death in a few hours. Sporadic cases were reported, especially in or nearby Danube Delta counties. Infections associated with the consumption of raw seafood have been reported along the Black Sea coast. Although 300 cases have been reported to WHO between 1990 and 1995 (with 66 cases in August 1990 in Tulcea County), the epidemiology of cholera in Romania is unknown and data are further complicated by over-the-counter sales of antibiotics and self-medication.
The rule of thumb for protection against food- or waterborne diseases, as recommended by USACHPPM USACHPPM United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine , is to assume that all food, ice, and water not approved by the U.S. military are contaminated. Oral rehydration rehydration /re·hy·dra·tion/ (-hi-dra´shun) the restoration of water or fluid content to a patient or to a substance that has become dehydrated.
1. alone can help as treatment and antibiotics will shorten the duration of diarrhea and decrease vomiting. The over-the-counter sales of antibiotics and self-medication in Romania may have led to the occurrence of antibiotic-resistant strains.18
HFRS is an elevated disease threat in the Balkans. It is caused by hantavirus infection, which can result from the inhalation of aerosolized Adj. 1. aerosolized - in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas
gaseous - existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state" dust from soil or other debris contaminated with infected rodent urine or feces. Hantaviruses can remain infectious in the environment from hours to 2-3 days depending on the environmental conditions.
Euroasiatic hantaviruses (Hantaan, Dobrava, Seoul, and Puumala virus) are responsible for HFRS and nephropathia epidemica /Balkan endemic nephropathy nephropathy /ne·phrop·a·thy/ (ne-frop´ah-the) disease of the kidneys.nephropath´ic
analgesic nephropathy (BEN). The significance of hantavirus antibodies in Romanian patients with BEN is sometimes difficult to assess since many patients do not show any signs of hemorrhagic fever, renal syndrome, or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome hantavirus pulmonary syndrome An often fatal RTI caused by a hantavirus; the first cluster occurred in the Four Corners region of Southwestern US Epidemiology Mean age 32, 61% ♀, 72% Native American Case definition Unexplained bilateral interstitial .19 Although most human infections are sporadic, the risk of epidemic outbreaks is also present in Romania. In general, case-fatality rates range from less than 0.1% for HFRS caused by Puumala virus to 5-10% for HFRS caused by the Hantaan virus. Supportive care is indicated in hantavirus infection, as there is no specific treatment or licensed vaccine available.
Tick-Borne Diseases
Tick-borne diseases should be considered a serious threat to personnel deployed to the region because of the high level of exposure to tick vectors. Medical threat awareness, use of DOD insect repellent system and proper wear of permethrintreated uniforms will help minimize the risk of acquiring a tick-borne disease especially during the spring and summer when the ticks are most active. No tick-borne encephalitis encephalitis (ĕnsĕf'əlī`təs), general term used to describe a diffuse inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, usually of viral origin, often transmitted by mosquitoes, in contrast to a bacterial infection of the meninges (TBE) vaccines are available or licensed in the United States.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
a zoonotic disease of humans, in central Asia through to eastern Europe, who are in contact with livestock. Caused by a bunyavirus, it is transmitted by ticks. The principal signs are fever, widespread hemorrhages and necrotizing hepatitis. (CCHF CCHF Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
CCHF Congo Cerebral Hemorrhage Fever ) is a viral encephalitis transmitted by Hyalomma marginatum ticks, which are most active April-August, reaching peak feeding activity April-May. Health care workers may be at risk for acquiring infection via contact with contaminated body fluids if proper infection control measures are not used. Treatment of CCHF is primarily supportive but ribavirin ribavirin /ri·ba·vi·rin/ (ri?bah-vi´rin) a broad-spectrum antiviral used in the treatment of severe viral pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus, particularly in high-risk infants; also used in conjunction with interferon has also been used with some benefit.11 European TBE is transmitted by Ixodes ricinus (the same tick transmits Lyme disease) and is widely distributed in brushy and forested areas at elevations up to 1,500 m. TBE is endemic in Europe except in the Benelux countries and the Iberian Peninsula. In Romania there is higher risk of TBE in Tulcea County and in Transylvania. The exact number of humans affected by TBE in Romania is not known and epidemiological studies of prevalence are not available. The only treatment currently available is supportive.
Boutonneuse fever (also known as Mediterranean spotted fever) is also endemic along the Black Sea coast and in the city of Bucharest and is transmitted by the dog tick Riphicephalus sanguineus. From January until June 2007 there were 13 cases of boutonneuse fever reported at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Constanta.20 Symptoms include fever, myalgia myalgia /my·al·gia/ (mi-al´jah) muscular pain.myal´gic
epidemic myalgia see under pleurodynia.
n. , arthralgia arthralgia /ar·thral·gia/ (ahr-thral´jah) pain in a joint.
Severe pain in a joint. Also called arthrodynia. , chills, nausea, vomiting, a small black ulcer at the tick bite site, and a red maculopapular rash on hands, legs, and feet.21 Treatment with antibiotics should be initiated immediately without laboratory confirmation of diagnosis. The risk of acquiring boutonneuse fever upon contact with dogs should be emphasized to troops deployed in the area.
Mosquito-Borne Diseases
West Nile Virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis.
West Nile virus (WNV WNV West Nile Virus
WNV World Net Visions ) causes a mild disease considered of minor military impact according to the National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI NCMI New Covenant Ministries International
NCMI National Center for Medical Intelligence
NCMI Naval Combat Instrumentation System
NCMI National Credit Management Inc.
NCMI North Carolina Mortgage Investments ). However, infection will complicate diagnoses since fever cannot be clinically distinguished from other arboviral fevers. WNV has an infection cycle that involves birds and mosquitoes feeding on both birds and humans (primarily members of the Culex Culex /Cu·lex/ (ku´leks) a genus of mosquitoes found throughout the world, many species of which are vectors of disease-producing organisms.
n. pipiens complex). Ticks can sometimes substitute as vectors in certain dry and warm habitats lacking mosquitoes. There is no vaccine or cure for WNV infection, treatment is purely supportive. A large outbreak with an unusual morbidity and mortality Morbidity and Mortality can refer to:
- Morbidity & Mortality, a term used in medicine
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a medical publication
- Morbidity, a medical term
- Mortality, a medical term
n. pl. se·rol·o·gies
1. The science that deals with the properties and reactions of serums, especially blood serum.
2. confirmation of WNV infection in birds, mammals, and humans in the Danube Delta suggested that the virus was transmitted locally with a possible replenishment of virus reservoirs by migratory viremic birds from other continents such as Africa.23 Of note, the European Community has funded a project named EDEN Eden, in the Bible
Eden, in the Bible.
1 Son of Joah.
2 Priest. Perhaps this is the same as (1.)
3 See Eden, Garden of.
4 Unidentified trading center, possibly in Mesopotamia. (Emerging Diseases in a Changing Environment) to pursue field studies in Romania (Bucharest and the Danube Delta) to identify potential vector species, characterize virus transmission cycles, seroprevalence seroprevalence Immunology The proportion of a population that is seropositive–ie, has been exposed to a particular pathogen or immunogen; the seropositivity of a population is calculated as the number of individuals who produce a particular antibody divided in horses, and resident and migratory birds, and the role of environmental factors - particularly climate - in viral ecology and the incidence of disease. EDEN studies also include tick-borne, rodent-borne leishmania Leishmania /Leish·ma·nia/ (lesh-ma´ne-ah) a genus of parasitic protozoa, including several species pathogenic for humans. In some classifications, organisms are placed in four complexes comprising species and subspecies: L. , malaria, and Rift Valley fever Rift Valley fever
An arthropod-borne (primarily mosquito), acute, febrile, viral disease of humans and numerous species of animals. Rift Valley fever is caused by a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus in the genus Phlebovirus of the family Bunyaviridae. virus (which may also be introduced in Europe by migratory birds).
Tahyna Virus
Tahyna virus, which causes influenza-like fever and respiratory symptoms and sometimes central nervous system involvement, is widespread across Europe and the virus was isolated and detected serologically in Romania.24 Birds and rabbits are vertebrate hosts. Since the Danube Delta is a major migratory route for birds, Tahyna virus has the potential to emerge as a significant human pathogen in the area. Other two Bunyaviruses, Batai and Lednice viruses, have also been reported in Romania.24
For Force Health Protection guidance on mosquito-borne diseases see references provided in Table I. There is no specific treatment for the West Nile or Tahyna virus infections; in severe cases, supportive therapy is indicated.
Tuberculosis (TB)
TB is a major health problem in Romania. In 2004, 31,567 cases ofTB were reported to WHO (134.6 cases per 100,000), and a total of 2,387 TB deaths were reported in 2003 (the second highest notification rates in the WHO European Region), 10 times higher than the average rate in the European Union (EU).25 Eastern Europe also has the highest levels of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB MDR-TB Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ) in the world and TB here is 10 times more likely to be MDR-TB than in the rest of the world.25
The high rate of TB in Romania suggests that the ongoing vaccination program in Romania with the BCG BCG bacille Calmette-Guérin.
1. bacillus Calmette-Guérin
2. ballistocardiogram
n.pr See bacille Calmette-Guórin. (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccine has no sizeable impact on TB transmission dynamics and its effectiveness has been mainly demonstrated in childhood, when tuberculosis is rarely contagious.
Data on mycobacterial mycobacterial
emanating from or pertaining to mycobacterium.
mycobacterial granuloma
may be caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (see cutaneous tuberculosis), M. infections other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Romania were not available in the literature. However, the presence of large numbers of livestock in the mainly rural JTF-East AOR may provide the basis of increased concern of M. bovis zoonosis Zoonosis Definition
Zoonosis, also called zoonotic disease refers to diseases that can be passed from animals, whether wild or domesticated, to humans. as the disease may be acquired by ingestion or inhaling the bacteria or consumption of infected milk.26
TB infection control may also pose unique challenges considering the close contact of U.S. personnel with their Romanian counterparts in joint training operations and the presence of Romanian contractors providing maintenance services on bases. TB screening of Romanian personnel may not be feasible because of BCG vaccination and other considerations. However, pre- and postdeployment administration of the purified protein derivative purified protein derivative
see purified protein derivative of tuberculin. (PPD (1) (Parallel Presence Detect) The method used by earlier SIMM memory modules to communicate their capacity to the computer. A binary number coming from a parallel set of pins was read by the system, with each pin representing one bit. Contrast with SPD. ) test to U.S. forces should be strongly considered regardless of the duration of deployment to identify PPD converters/reactors and assess TB exposures for medical follow-up.
Avian Influenza
The first outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI HPAI Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
HPAI Hospital Pharmacists Association, Ireland
HPAI Hewlett Packard Associates International ) in domestic poultry was registered in October 2005 in Tulcea County (less than 20 miles from the Babadag training area). By May 31, 2006, the total number of reported avian flu outbreaks in Romania had reached 116 (in the Danube Delta, Transylvania, and Bucharest). Romanian authorities have taken measures to contain the outbreaks including culling of tens of thousands of birds, banning the sale of live birds and pigs in markets, confining domestic birds and pigs indoors or in closed yards countrywide, giving annual influenza vaccine to residents and military operating in the area, disinfection disinfection,
n the process of destroying pathogenic organisms or rendering them inert.
disinfection, full oral cavity,
n a procedure used to reduce active periodontal disease, usually completed within a certain short time frame. of vehicles, and restricting access to affected areas.
Romanian military were actively involved in quarantine and infection control measures.27 Seventeen patients with suspected H5N1 infection were tested at the National Influenza Centre in Bucharest, and all tested negative. A second outbreak in backyard poultry was reported in November 2007 in Murighiol village, Tulcea County.
Although there is currently no vaccination for the H5N1 virus that causes avian influenza, maintaining good basic hygiene practices and avoiding contact with wild birds or poultry remain the best defense at this time when the virus is not yet adapted for human infection and transmission.
Since the avian outbreaks first occurred in the Danube Delta region, it is likely that the H5N1 HPAI was introduced in the country by migratory waterfowl waterfowl, common term for members of the order Anseriformes, wild, aquatic, typically freshwater birds including ducks, geese, and screamers. In Great Britain the term is also used to designate species kept for ornamental purposes on private lakes or ponds, while in and transmitted via contact of wild migratory or shorebirds with poultry as well as human factors.
The U.S. government is actively involved in providing technical and financial assistance to Romania for avian influenza surveillance, epidemiology, rapid diagnostics, and disease containment training.28
The NCMI (formerly Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center The Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (AFMIC), based in Fort Detrick, Maryland, is an agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) within the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); its mission is to track and assess the full range of global health issues for the [AFMIC AFMIC Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center
AFMIC Air Force Medical Intelligence Center ]) assessment of Romania indicates an intermediate risk for infectious diseases, with food and water-borne diseases posing the main operation threat (11-50% attack rate per month).
Although this risk assessment applies to the country overall, unique regional factors should be considered when implementing an effective FHP program for U.S. military forces deploying at the Romanian training bases. The JTF-East headquarters and 3 out of 4 training bases (Babadag, MK, and Smârdan) are located in the Dobrogea region, in the immediate vicinity of Danube Delta where over 2 million birds and up to 16,000 people live. Outbreaks in this population of fishermen, cattle and bee breeders occur frequently, and have historically included WNV, anthrax, diphtheria, cholera, and suspected HPAI. Population-specific data in the region are not available, and disease cases may be underreported because of over-the-counter sale of antibiotics.
Deployments to Eastern Europe thus pose unique challenges but also opportunities for implementing robust infectious disease surveillance and control measures. In addition to a proactive clinical and environmental surveUlance, a joint U.S.-Romanian implementation of surveillance and testing of mosquitoes, ticks, and sand flies for various arthropod-borne diseases, characterization of pathogens, and their use in serological serological
pertaining to or emanating from serology.
serological test
one involving examination of blood serum usually for antibody. surveillance of troops deployed in the area may provide information on emerging pathogens and promote targeted control efforts in support of worldwide military operations.
Although the surveillance of environmental quality of the air, soil, and potable water supplies at FOBs is a matter of standard policy, the U.S. bases in Romania may require a biological site assessment to include soil sampling and testing for the presence of Coxiella burnetti, Brucella spp, and B. anthracis bacteria and spores, to evaluate the risk of potential exposures to biological hazards. The occurrence of anthrax outbreaks suggests both noncompliance with the government sponsored livestock vaccination program and the presence of a large reservoir of spores in the environment. Effective soil decontamination decontamination /de·con·tam·i·na·tion/ (de?kon-tam-i-na´shun) the freeing of a person or object of some contaminating substance, e.g., war gas, radioactive material, etc.
n. procedures were historically applied elsewhere (for instance in former BW testing sites such as the Rebirth Island in the Aral Sea and the Gruinard Island near Scotland) and were deemed not to cause soil infertility while killing the anthrax spores (among others, the British used a solution of formaldehyde 5% in seawater applied at a rate of 50 liters per square meter).29 U.S. Army personnel with expertise in environmental testing and remediation may originate from the following organizations:
- U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) provides worldwide technical support for implementing preventive medicine, public health, and health promotion/wellness programs.
- U.S. Army's first and ninth area medical laboratories (AMLs) provide health hazard surveillance to Army, joint, or combined forces through robust analytical capabilities.
- The 20th Support Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High- Yield Explosive (CBRNE CBRNE Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive
CBRNE chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (US DoD)
CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Enhanced Conventional Weapons )' s (1) Analytical and Remediation Activity (CARA CARA Chicago Area Runners Association
CARA Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (Washington, DC)
CARA Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
CARA Classification and Rating Administration ) provides analytical mobile lab support and conducts remediation and restoration activities in support of CBRNE and the elimination of the threat of weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or , and (2) Technical Escort units conduct no-notice deployment to provide chemical and biological advice, verification, sampling, detection, mitigation, render-safe, decontamination, packaging, escort and remediation of chemical and biological devices or hazards worldwide in support of crisis or consequence management and chemical and biological defense equipment, technical intelligence, and doctrine development.
A robust preventive medicine (PVNTMED PVNTMED Preventive Medicine ) in the context of a sustained FHP program should be an integral part of JTF-East Force Health Protection operations regardless of the length of deployment for training of U.S. troops in Romania, and effective tools should be implemented to standardize and enhance human and animal infectious disease surveillance in the area. Because of the presence of endemic biological agents of BT/BW concern in Romania, a robust laboratory capability is essential in early recognition of a natural outbreak versus a bioterrorism attack. A delay in the identification of causative agents of disease may delay the time to treatment. In addition, although the municipal hospital in Constanta may provide urgent medical care for troops, the availability of advanced laboratory testing or specific medical countermeasures such as the botulinum antitoxin antitoxin, any of a group of antibodies formed in the body as a response to the introduction of poisonous products, or toxins. By introducing small amounts of a specific toxin into the healthy body, it is possible to stimulate the production of antitoxin so that the may be optimally provided by U.S. Army Medical Department personnel on site considering the overall status of health care facilities in Romania.
Another area of consideration and improvement would be the medical intelligence collection. Currently, data on clinical and basic research on military significant pathogens in a country of interest can only be obtained from disparate sources since the NCMI does not provide such information on these topics. Such a pathogen-specific database may arm U.S. personnel with scientific and epidemiological data to implement an effective PVNTMED/FHP program and focus future studies on emerging pathogens.
Monitoring of local media by deployed U.S. personnel as demonstrated during the ROMEX'05 U.S.-Romanian exercise may provide advance knowledge of current or emerging medical or environmental threats in the area to the JTF-East commander, so that preemptive or mitigation measures can be planned for and rapidly implemented.
Although usually used to address the need for increased awareness to the social, ethnographic, cultural, economic, and political elements of the people among whom a force is operating, the principles of the "human terrain system The Human Terrain System is a program under the auspices of the US Military in Iraq and Afghanistan. It utilizes experts in anthropology, language and intelligence to understand how societies make decisions and how attitudes are formed in order to assist the US Military in "30 may potentially be applied in the medical context to give commanders an organic capability to understand and mitigate at the operational and tactical levels the regional medical threats and thus the "medical human terrain." A putative "medical human terrain team" in the JTF-East could function as an FHP advisor to the brigade-size units rotating for training in the area ensuring all activities account for the human terrain/medical threat dimension of the AOR, providing three primary capabilities: (a) expert medical advice based on a constantly updated, userfriendly medical threat database on the AOR; (b) the ability to direct focused study on medical issues of specific concern to the commander; and (c) a reach-back link to a network of subject matter experts in the United States. No such system currently exists for understanding the human "medical threatcentric" terrain and integrating this "medical human terrain layer" into the common operational picture to achieve medical, situational, and regional awareness.
Last but not least, organizing a multinational conference focused on military PVNTMED and FHP issues in the JTF-East AOR would lead to an increased understanding of host nations' capabilities and an invaluable exchange of PVNTMED information in a combined force environment.
My deepest gratitude to MAJ Christopher Littell, Chief of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Department of Preventive Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center Madigan Army Medical Center located in Fort Lewis, Washington, is one of the largest military hospitals on the West Coast of the USA.
The hospital was named in honor of Colonel Patrick S. Madigan, an assistant to the U.S. , Fort Lewis, WA, for reviewing this manuscript and providing thoughtful comments.
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A police officer and an agent investigate a girl's murder.
I still whistle that song today, never leaves you
This game was awesome, interesting and strange storyline, the graphics aren't great, but who cares about that. Play this game, you won't regret it!!
Quirky, off kilter game. Might be total garbage or it might be a fun time enjoying the weirdness.
I cannot wait to finally get this game. Its probably going to be right up there with ME2, Gears 1 and Gears 2 as my favorite 360 games.
The music makes it feel like I'm watching Pee Wees play house.
look like a poor story line and a poor video game think ill pass
Wow, what a trip.
This is awesome.... i loved the random happy music and the funny as hell rant the main character goes on before he explains why the sheriff was wrong.
not oly is it have stupid comedy in it,but it is also boring as hell
ROFL wot the hell this game is unreal i HAVE to play it just to larf so hard at it
why is the music so loud compared to their voices??? Oh my god it makes Silent Hill logic look sane, I have to get this game
looks like something david lynch would do.
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I had to laugh, like what the hell lol
great choice of music for this cutscene... XD
@Gelugon_baat o_o ...the game's budget wasn't exactly as bloated as that of the AAA fair we're all used to. I just got past this point in the game, but so far...well worth the $20. Heck, I don't like spending more than that on games...if Final Fantasy XIII, or any other high end game, had dropped down to $20, I would have purchased Deadly Premonition first (unless I was comparing it to Dead Rising...then I would have purchased both). Graphics don't mean a thing to me, and the game's sloppy controls are easy enough for me to get used to...this thing has more heart and soul put into it than anything I've played in recent years. And don't go looking at my profile, I haven't been updating that thing properly in over a year.


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After serving as the interim president since December, the Board of Regents officially named Dr. Hicks as the new college president during its April meeting.
Prior to becoming president, Dr. Hicks served as the college's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a position he had held since 2002.
The Borger Rotary Club recognized three students for their accomplishments in this year's Four-Way Test Essay Contest.
Borger Middle School student Cooper Jones was named the first place winner, and BMS students Shelby Harris and Ashleigh Brown each tied for second.
All across Hutchinson County, there are fund raisers going on to help cancer survivors and those who are suffering from it.
Two are on behalf of Relay for Life, and one is on the behalf of a young teen suffering from cancer.
The St. Andrew United Methodist Church "Heavenly" Cookies Team for the 2011 Relay for life will be holding a fundraiser called "Bowl-A-Rama." This will start at 1pm and will last till 5pm on Sunday, May 22 at Wildcatter's, 1501 South Main.
A longtime board member and a new board member were sworn in as trustees during the regular meeting of the Borger ISD board of trustees Tuesday evening.
Robert Bradley, a longtime board member and current vice-president, and Les Sharp, newly elected board member, have officially started their new terms as board members.
The Borger City Council has officially ratified the results of this year's general election.
After a canvass of the votes of the election, which was held this past Saturday, a resolution was passed to canvass the returns and declare the results of the election.
Following this action, council members Robert Vinyard, who currently serves as Mayor Pro-Tem, and Jeff Brain, who currently serves as Mayor, were administered the oath of office and the statement of elected officer. The two then presented certificates of election to each other.
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The Relay for Life is set for June 10 and 11 from 7pm-7am at the Huber Park located in Borger. Names in memory of or in honor of are placed on white bags, which will line the Relay For Life track at Huber Park. The Luminaria ceremony will take place at dusk.
With May 15-21 being National Police Week, the Borger Police Department has received appreciation from a newly formed organization.
To kick off the week, members of the BPD Blue Rose Association, an association established to help police members and their families in times of need, presented the Borger Police Department with an Honorary Cake of Appreciation.
Lt. Anthony Griffin of the BPD said the department would greatly like to thank the members of the BPD Blue Rose Association, particularly Rhonda Roberts - president; Melissa Strope - vice president; and Susan Holland, treasurer.
The top 10s for each of the classes at Borger High School received special honors during the school's academic awards banquet held Monday evening at First United Methodist Church.
The election results from the Borger City Council and Borger Independent School Board races are officially in!
Robert Vinyard won re-election in the general election held Saturday, May 14 over challengers Brandy Callahan and John Ray.
According to unofficial vote totals released by the City of Borger, Vinyard received 394 votes to Callahan's 321 votes and Ray's 60 votes.
In early voting, Vinyard received 183 votes, Callahan received 202 votes, and Ray received 38 votes.
Robert Vinyard will be sworn in for another term of office on the Borger City Council.
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The New York Islanders are the final team to accept the modernization of the game. The final team to bow to corporate sponsorship in hopes of bettering its chances at signing premium talent, and thus, winning championships and a long-term following in the process.
But this Rip Van Winkle of a pro hockey team, unlike any other in the league, has as much to rectify on the ice as well as off it.
Playing amid an overly saturated sports market, dwarfed by the likes of MSG and James Dolan's monopoly of both printed and visual media, the New York Islanders must decide upon the means and measures at both winning over the borough of Brooklyn, while keeping the Long Island fanbase, cultivated over a forty-three year span, in tact.
No small task.
Whomever it is that finally takes the reins of this organization, the fact remains that talent alone will not secure this team's longevity, for the fickle nature of the average fan, whose attention span is that of a chicken or small child, the next owner of the New York Islanders has the sole responsibility of bridging the gap between the old (traditional or classical, let's call them) fanbase and the newer or more recent one, with that of the emerging one stationed on Flatbush Avenue and the environs therein.
So the Islanders' brass alongside its sexy, sleek, slender, state-of-the art facility, must assure and secure itself for the aftermath that comes when the lure of the shiny lights and sultry atmosphere wanes and gives way to mediocrity, as is the case with young, emerging teams like the New York Islanders.
For fact is fact and the Islanders have dramatically improved on paper, but they aren't Cup contenders yet. This final season at the Nassau Coliseum will undoubtedly tug at every single heart-string associated with the true Islander fan, he/she whose seen his/her share of joy and pain. But emotion and nostalgia can only take you so far, which isn't much in these days of instant gratification.
All that notwithstanding, the entire New York Islanders organization, from the ticket seller all the way up to the players, coaches, and owner have to pool their energy together to create a tidal wave of momentum and positivity that will ride itself straight out of Long Island and surge through the doors of the Barclays center.
Again, something of a tall order, but it can be done.
Nay, it will.
Rest assured that the Islanders will have the curious buy tickets their first season in the Borough of Brooklyn, but what of it? What if the Islanders continue their trend of losing? Perish the thought, but not really. These are things the new owner and the new New York Islanders can never allow again. That's the one lesson this organization must take with it.
No team can ever win it all every year, but they have to appear to do so or want to do so, nevertheless.
Those who've followed this team closely will clamor away and say that nothing's been the same since 1984, and made worse by the Milbury's of the world and that's absolutely correct. The game and this team have changed dramatically, but only the Islanders have lagged behind and this critical move out of Long Island has pained, saddened, infuriated, (and even invigorated) many an Isles fan.
But one thing remains true: the move to Brooklyn has to payoff in more ways than just revenue.
The owner and this team must do onto Brooklyn what the Dodgers did, in reverse, when they left this city: affect the culture and way of life of a people for the better.
Yes, sports can have a redeeming quality other than supplying individuals with absurd amounts of money. New York hockey has an opportunity of inspiring the youth of the inner city, a notion that one may safely assume has crossed the minds of Isles brass; something of a notion a player like Joshua Ho-sang may well take full advantage of.
And how about this:
In the hopes of continued relevancy, the New York Islanders must teach Brooklyn the game of hockey, among other things, and while doing so, allowing the older fanbase to help bridge that cultural gap, by first fomenting ticket-and-travel programs that will accommodate their long commutes to and from the games.
Then, this organization needs to ensure that a section 329, for example, finds itself a perch to call its own and bringing with it a resounding roar that fills the Barclays center with the spirit of the Coliseum, so that the younger fanbase, one unfamiliar with the Isles' past, inherits some of its history and all the passion that comes with it.
Whatever the case, the new New York Islanders cannot price-out their fans. Not the heart-and-soul fans. Not the fans with decades of memories to share.
I think of my father, who took me to my first game at the Coliseum in October of 1979.
I don't remember much except the sounds and the smells and the overall camaraderie, and I've yet to lose sight of that feeling and those smells 35 years later. I can point to the section and row I sat in with my father and mother when the New York Islanders swept Dino Ciccarelli and his Minnesota North Stars. There are demarcators everywhere, our fingerprints everywhere in that building, and sad as that may sound, life is about accepting change and being stronger because of it.
Now I have the chance to introduce my father to the Barclays, repackaging as it were, the very thing he once gave me as a child. As if to say: Here, Dad. Here's that wonderful gift you gave me. Here's what I've done with it all these years. I've kept it clean. I've been responsible with it. Cherished every moment of it. Shared it with loved ones. Honored it with my heart. Defended it with all my might. Here you go, Dad. Here…
I hope he likes what I've done with it.
Forty-three years. Think about it for a second. How long have you been a fan? How long will you continue being one?
Let's all go to the Coliseum and say good-bye to that ol' barn, and hello to the boys in Blue and Orange. And if you're sitting next to a total stranger, ask them: How long have you been coming here? What will you miss the most? Etc.
Enjoy the time you spend watching Islander hockey and steal as many memories as possible.
Meanwhile, let the Islander brass figure out the ins and outs of hockey PR, and let's hope they give the players and the fans their due diligence.


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Scholarship Applications
Here are application forms for scholarships most frequently pursued by journalism and public relations majors and minors. You can download them as Microsoft Word documents, fill them out using your computer, then print the finished form. These forms are also available in the School of Media and Communication office, 302 West Hall.
Application material must be RECEIVED by us by the deadlines noted. Note that deadlines for current students are EARLIER than those for incoming students. We cannot accept electronic submissions.
For current and returning BGSU students:
- General Application Form for Scholarship Aid, including Currier Scholarships
- Deadline: Feb. 3, 2014
For Freshman and All Transfer Students:
- Application form
- Deadline: March 14, 2014


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Pittsford: Solar project gets a green lightBy Bruce Edwards
STAFF WRITER | June 20,2014PITTSFORD The Select Board signed off on a community solar project at its meeting Wednesday a deal that will save the town 20 percent on its annual electric bill.
Green Lantern Capital intends to construct a 500-kilowatt solar farm on private property off Kendall Hill Road and Route 7.
Green Lantern will provide the town energy savings, as measured against its non-streetlight electric bills, of 20 percent, Town Manager John Haverstock told the board.
Haverstock said the 20 percent savings to the town are in addition to the savings it will realize from retrofitting town buildings with energy-efficient lighting through Efficiency Vermont.
Under the 20-year agreement, the town becomes the anchor customer or off taker of the solar power produced. Because municipalities and schools cannot take advantage of the federal tax credits for solar projects, those credits flow to Green Lantern Capital, which will foot the $1.7 million to $1.8 million project cost.
The board also agreed to send a letter to the Public Service Board, which has final say over the project. The board unanimously agreed to support the project, but at the suggestion of Haverstock, the board did strike the word strongly from the draft letter.
The board also waived its 45-day waiting period, which allows Green Lantern to keep to its construction schedule.
At his presentation to the board in April, Luke Shullenberger of Green Lantern Capital said the company had signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for a five-acre parcel off Kendall Hill Road.
The parcel is owned by Carmella Carter and sits several hundred feet back from Route 7.
Shullenberger had initially offered the town savings of 10 percent but the town was able to negotiate better terms with the Waterbury company, which agreed to double the guaranteed savings from 10 percent to 20 percent.
The towns annual Green Mountain Power bill is $49,000, of which $20,000 is street lighting. The discount offered by Green Lantern applies to the $29,000 for the town offices, highway garage and fire station but not street lighting, which is not eligible for net metering credits.
Haverstock told the board the town will investigate installing LED street lights as a way to further save on the towns power bill.
The town expects to save more than $5,000 on its electric bill, Haverstock said in an email Thursday.
Because town government would only absorb approximately 25 percent of the solar power generated, Green Lantern is seeking to sign up other customers, including the Lothrop School.
If the PSB approves, the solar array could be built and generating power by the fall.
In other business, the board:
Approved revisions to its 40-year old sewer ordinance. The changes take place 60 days after public notice is posted.
Awarded a paving bid of $317,521 to Pike Industries. The bid was the lowest of three bids. The next lowest bid was D&F Excavating & Paving for $332,000; Wilk Paving came in with a bid of $353,000.
Fuel bids were awarded to Macs for heating oil and diesel. Macs submitted a low price of 10 cents a gallon over its rack price or cost during the season for both fuels. Macs current fuel oil price is $3.148 a gallon; on-road diesel is $3.18 a gallon.
Proctor Gas was the low propane bidder with a fixed price of $1.795 a gallon.
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