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There are great B-roads the breadth of Britain. So we're using the new VW Golf R and Merc A45 AMG to investigate some of them...
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The Merc requires more trust because it's less instantly reactive. Here, it's all about controlling the nose, keeping the weight on under braking, getting on the power early (both really relish a bit of left-foot braking, right-foot throttle if you're up for it – the Merc's stoppers are less grabby, too), surfing the wave of torque. The Merc's nose is more supple – there's a bit of roll there, a hint of softness and delay, which is great for absorbency on bumpy roads, but means it doesn't pick out a line as cleanly as the R or dive into corners with quite the same alacrity.
But the A45 also has brilliant seats to go with that coupe driving environment and, perhaps more fundamentally, a naughtier vibe about it. While the Golf is Peter Perfect, the A45 is Taz the Tasmanian Devil, a roaring, yelping, spinning nutjob that you hang on to, knowing you're going to have a good time.


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PFS Rapid Review – Lenny Cooke
By Davis Rivera
In what was arguably the best year for documentaries in a decade, the one that ended up being my favorite release was also one of the least mentioned. Josh and Benny Safdie's Lenny Cooke started out as a decision by filmmaker Adam Shopkorn to follow Lenny Cooke instead of LeBron James before the NBA draft. This decision may seem foolish in retrospect, but it did provide the groundwork for the most compelling documentary of 2013.
Davis Rivera is the recipient of the Marguerite & Otis Walter Scholarship for Excellence in Art History, founded the UArts Literary Society, recently completed a book on the last American auteur, and is working on two films to be released this spring. He lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.
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Following the recent floods that affected Limpopo, the MEC for department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Clifford Motsepe will today visit affected areas in Makhado, Musina and Alldays. MEC Motsepe will be joined by MECs for Department of Agriculture Jacob Marule, and Health and Social Development Norman Mabasa and other role players.
What happened in the Vhembe District from 16 January to date.
On the night of 15 January 2013.
Heavy rains damaged infrastructure in most areas of the District Municipality.
Although the assessment team is still busy conducting an assessment, the identified damages require urgent attention.
Most bridges are cut off; the community including learners is disadvantaged because of the situation.
Vhembe District Municipality Disaster Management Centre convened a Joint Operations Committee (JOC) on Wednesday, the 16th of January 2013.
The District JOC was established on the 16th and 17th January 2013.
Damaged roads and bridges
Apart from the Vhembe district been affected Mopani District's roads affected. Members of the communities are advised to take note of these affected roads:
Vhembe District Malamulele
Shihosana - Mushwana
Jim Jones - Mahonise
Shitlhelana - Gija
Madonsi - Boldman A & B
Phungwana - Gija
Makhasa Bridge
Musina Pondrift road - small bridge to Tshamutumbu SAPS
Masisi - Phafuri foot and mouth gate
N1 to 24 km Masisi - water level is high on the bridge only 4 x 4 m/v can pass
Musina - Tshipise road
Mopani District Giyani
Giyani - Siyandani
Section E to Section B
SAPS to Benstore (CBD)
Nsani to Thomo
Sephukubje Bridge Letaba
Hlanganani Letaba/Makhado
Roterdam - Olifantshoek
Mahatlane - wageni
Mahatlane - Rivungwani Bridge
Morokolo Bridge
Level of preparedness
a. National Disaster Management Centre
o National Disaster Management Centre is operational since Monday 14th January 2013 - operating on a 24 hour basis (for rescue purposes, for chopper
b. Provincial Disaster Management Center (PDMC) Service Standard
o Disaster Response Service Standard is 72 hours as soon as the incident report is received
c. Resources available
Disaster Fund R 3 million not utilised for declarations as per the Disaster Management ACT
Additional R1 million
2 500 x Blankets
70 x Tents
Food parcels (service providers on standby
Human Resource
Sector departments, municipalities
Participating NGOs
Red Cross
Rescue and assessment teams
The teams are progressing with the search and assessment of more people in distress and the damages caused by the floods. The following role players are managing the situation, South African National Defence Force (SANDF)/Air force, Red Cross, Disaster Management (Vhembe, Mopani, and COGHSTA), South African Police Service's divers search and rescue teams, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Fire Brigade.
Key messages
Residents living next to rivers and streams must evacuate to a safer place or higher spot when the water level rises.
When you to a flowing river where water reaches above your ankles, stop, turn around and use alternative routes.
Never try to walk, swim or drive in swift - flowing water, even in the water. It can sweep you off your feet.
Do not drive over a low-water bridge if the water is flowing strong across it.
Educate your children not to swim in rivers, streams and ponds in open areas.
Do not drive during a severe storm - park away from electrical lines, trees, streams and rivers.
Have emergency number at hand 0800 222 111
Disaster Management is everybody's business. In case of any Disaster, members of the public should report incidents to their district offices or Provincial Disaster Management Centre on the toll free number 0800 222 111.
For missing persons during disaster, members of the public should report the incident to their nearest police stations.


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Cyperus esculentus (Chufa Sedge, Yellow Nutsedge, Tigernut Sedge, Earthalmond) is a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is an annual or perennial plant, growing to 90 cm tall, with solitary stems growing from a tuber. The stems are triangular in section, and bear slender leaves 3-10 mm wide. The flowers of the plant are distinctive, with a cluster of flat oval seeds surrounded by four hanging leaf-like bracts positioned 90 degrees from each other. The plant foliage is very tough and fibrous, and is often mistaken for a grass.
There are several varieties:
Tigernuts have excellent nutritional qualities with a fat composition similar to olives and a rich mineral content, especially phosphorus and potassium. Tigernuts are also gluten- and cholesterol-free, and have a very low sodium content. The oil of the tuber was found to contain 18% saturated (palmitic acid and stearic acid) and 82% unsaturated (oleic acid and linoleic acid) fatty acids.
According to the Consejo Regulador de Chufa de Valencia (Regulating Council for Valencia's Tigernuts) , the nutritional composition/100 ml of a classical Horchata de Chufas, or Orxata de Xufes in Valencian language, is as follows: energy content around 66 kcal, proteins around 0.5 g, carbohydrates over 10 g with starch at least 1.9 g, fats at least 2 g.
Even though too low in proteins and in fats, and too high in carbohydrates, to be considered equal to milk, Horchata de Chufas can be useful in somehow replacing milk in the diet of people intolerant to lactose.
Since the tubers contain 20-36% oil, C. esculentus has been suggested as potential oil crop for the production of biodiesel.
The boiled nuts are used in the UK as a bait for carp and have a high reputation for success.
It is extremely difficult to remove permanently when it is considered to be an intrusive weed in lawns and gardens. This is due to the plant having a stratified and layered root system, with tubers and roots being interconnected to each other to a depth of 50 cm or more. The tubers are connected by fragile roots that are extremely prone to snapping when pulled on, making the plant extremely difficult to remove with its entire root system intact, and the plant can quickly regenerate if even a single tuber is left in place.


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May 23, 2003
Indus Clothing Ltd?sole licensee of Vivat Plc UK for distributing LeeCooper apparel in India?is planning to expand the number of exclusive outlets called 'LeeCooper' from 4 to 16 across all major metros within a year. At present, the company has four exclusive 'LeeCooper' stores spread across Delhi, Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai, a news paper report said. The company also hopes to beef up its distribution network by an additional 15 per cent within a year. At present, the company has a strength of around 400 dealers across the country, the report said.
All heirs are equally entitled to property
October 6, 2002
Ground Realities / Divyakanth Mehta
I am a law student. I follow this column of yours with interest. In the subject column, in reference to the reply to one AB, Mumbai in connection with Leave and License,you have referred to an Act and the provisions thereof as well as the Competent Authority(C.A.). May I request you to kindly enlighten as to which Act and C.A.have you referred to? This will immensely help enriching my knowledge in understanding the subject. MS Anand, Mumbai When the premises is given on leave and license by the licensor to the licensee for residential purpose, at the expiration of the period of the license, if the licensee to vacate the premises, the licensor were required to file a suit in the Court of Small Causes for recovery of possession of the license premises.
A single-buyer model perpetuates inefficiencies of discoms
November 8, 2012
Sushanta K Chatterjee It was a disquieting experience reading Advantage Single-Buyer Model: Dismantling SBM in Odisha could hurt power consumers and make tariff-setting tough(Madhu S Panigrahi, ET, October 11, 2012). The author refers to an agenda of Forum of Regulators (FoR) and sermons FoR to desist from advocating against the singlebuyer model (SBM) perpetuating in many states. The article has many gaps. Take the legal argument in the context of the SBM. The existence of Gridco â€" the single buyer in Odisha â€" was justified on the plea that it was created under the Orissa Electricity Reforms Act, 1995, and later continued as a trader and bulk purchaser and seller of power inside the state, not as a company.
DoT puts rider on foreign investors
September 20, 2006
Bharti Jain and Manoj Gairola
NEW DELHI: Telecom companies may require the Foreign Investment Promotion Board's (FIPB) approval if a foreign stakeholder is entitled to a place on its board of directors. This is irrespective of the FDI component in the telecom venture. According to the fresh conditions put up by DoT before the Cabinet, the board will have to step in if equity is held by a foreign investor and the shareholder is part of the licensee company's board. As of now, FIPB has no role on this issue if the FDI component is below 49%. The DoT's Cabinet note also retains FIPB's powers to keep out FDI from "unfriendly" countries/entities.
Cairn seeks ONGC nod to extend Rajasthan block permit beyond 2020
July 27, 2014
NEW DELHI: Cairn India has sought partner Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) nod for extension of the licence of their prolific Rajasthan oil block beyond the contractual deadline of 2020. Cairn's contractual term for exploring and producing oil and gas from the Rajasthan Block RJ-ON-90/2 expires in 2020 and the area is to return to the block licensee, ONGC. The Anil Agarwal-group company, which wants the term of the block extended by a minimum 10 years, has formally written to ONGC on the issue, sources said.
Exclusive licensee a pied piper
November 17, 2006
The proposed pipeline policy should promote a competitive market structure that serves the consumer's interest and enables a level-playing field for participants in the natural gas industry. The objective is enshrined in the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act and a pipeline policy that falls short of this would undermine the Act and regulatory independence. There have been suggestions that it is an international practice to grant exclusivity for marketing gas to the company laying, operating and expanding city or local gas distribution networks.
A licensee can be vacated via court
April 20, 2003
My father expired in May 2001. He had nominated my mother in respect of his immovable property and the nomination had been duly registered in the records of the society. On submitting an application for transfer of property and shares in the name of my mother, the manager of the society asked us to pay entrance fees of Rs.100/- and transfer fees of Rs. 500/-. I am not disputing the payment of entrance fees since the same is required to be paid by every new member. But I am against the charging of transfer fees since the same is required to be paid only when the property is being transferred to some other person.
Licensee can't transfer right of occupation
November 10, 2002
Ground Realities / Divyakanth Mehta
WE have been licensing immoveable properties such as land and building to various institution and Association for a fixed period and charging license fees. Whether a licensee has transfer right? Can somebody else operate under Power of Attorney? Can the licensed area be divided like property between blood relation? DD Bharambe, Delhi The licensee has no right to transfer the right of occupation. The license is purely a personal right of occupation. There is no transfer of interest and therefore only it is known as "license", otherwise it becomes "tenancy".
EPCG licensees' export obligation cut by 40%
September 17, 2004
KG Narendranath , TNN
NEW DELHI: Exporters holding the export promotion capital goods (EPCG) licences can rejoice. Thanks to re-fixation of the export obligation under the EPCG scheme, licence holders' burden has come down by an average rate of 40%. According to the new stipulation in the foreign trade policy, the export obligation is eight times the duty saved on capital goods (CG) imports, against five times the CIF value of CG imports. These exporters can, therefore, avail of the EPCG benefit of concessional import duty on capital goods with a lower export obligation.
Being Human licensee Mandhana Retail in talks for stake sale
October 31, 2013
Sneha Shah & Nandini Raghavendra , ET Bureau
MUMBAI: Mandhana Retail Ventures, the licensee of Salman Khan's Being Human brand, has begun talks with private equity funds to raise Rs 120-150 crore by selling up to 30% stake in the company, two people with direct knowledge of the plan said. The extra money will help the company expand its distribution network in the overseas market as well as diversify its products portfolio. Khan's Being Human Foundation has given the global licensing rights to Mandhana Retail Ventures for which it earns a royalty between 7% and 10% on sales of Being Human merchandise, which is used for education and healthcare initiatives.
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UTSA hosts Advanced Placement institute for teachers from 25 districts
(Aug. 10, 2010)--Teachers from more than 25 school districts furthered their education last week as part of the UTSA Advanced Placement Summer Institute. Hosted by the UTSA Office of Extended Education, the institute is designed to update new and experienced high school AP teachers on course standards and teaching methods.
Courses are taught by College Board consultants who have proven experience as leaders and presenters in their fields. Classes began with a presentation by Marcheta Evans, associate dean in the UTSA College of Education and Human Development and director of UTSA's summer institute.
Sandra McCutcheon, coordinator of the UTSA Office of Extended Education, said teachers from Texas and other states including Illinois, Mississippi and Louisiana attended the four-day course, which ran last week on the Main Campus.
"We are excited to host the institute. The mission of UTSA is to educate leaders for the future," said McCutcheon. "A great way to do that is to help pre-college teachers by exposing them to the latest learning techniques and strategies."
Courses offered include:
- AP chemistry and biology for new teachers
- AP calculus and physics for experienced teachers
- AP English language and composition for new and experienced teachers
- Pre-AP high school English for new and experienced teachers
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Participants will receive a certificate of completion and 3.0 CEUs for 30 contact hours. The institute is endorsed by the Southwestern Region of the College Board.
The UTSA Office of Extended Education provides continuing education for the community through various programs and workshops. The office, directed by Frank Salazar, is at the university's Downtown Campus.
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+ King of Madon; one of the northern chieftains who attempted to oppose Joshua's conquest and were routed by him at Meron. (Joshua 11:1) only.
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Hull's Craig Fagan is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Fagan has undergone a hip arthroscopy to correct a long-term problem and has seen no improvement following physiotherapy or injection therapy.
The striker has four months of rehabilitation ahead of him before he can make a return to football.
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In the late twentieth century, the United States saw the rise of an unprecedented coalition of diverse American Protestants and Catholics around a particular set of political and social issues largely involving authority, family, and sexuality. This seminar will examine the intellectual arguments that appealed to such a theologically-diverse spectrum, the institutions that facilitated their political coalition, and the role of new forms of media and mass communication in defining their public image. After reading recent studies to help contextualize the "rise of the religious right" as a historical phenomenon responsive to specific social anxieties, we will study writings and other media produced by some of the movement's major intellectual figures. The aim of the course is to critically and sympathetically examine what is at stake, for these diverse groups, in defending certain arrangements of gender, family, "creation," sexuality, free markets, and libertarianism. We will pursue a better understanding of the ideas and tensions undergirding the contemporary American political and religious landscape.
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Self-supporting in Economy Is Material Foundation for Independence: Rodong Sinmun
|Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- To strengthen self-supporting in economy at present is the material foundation of each country and nation to defend the political independence.
Rodong Sinmun Friday says this in an article.
It goes on;
If any country fails to achieve self-supporting in economy, it can not defend independence.
The continued capitalist economic and financial crisis requires each country to manage its economy by dint of science and technology.
A lot of talent persons and rich knowledge are the motive power for developing the self-supporting national economy and an important guarantee for the prosperity of the countries and nations.
The scientific and technological potentials have proved very effective in the developing countries.
In order to build the self-supporting national economy and strengthen independence of economy, it is necessary to maintain the principle of self-reliance.
Self-reliance is the motive force for building the self-supporting national economy and the main key to the independence of economy.
It is an essential requirement for achieving the independence of economy to strengthen economic and technological cooperation and south-south cooperation among the developing countries.
If the south-south cooperation is expanded and developed, the developing countries can settle many problems and this will be greatly helpful to achieving the independence in economy.
The drive for achieving the independence of economy is closely linked with the work for breaking the unfair old international economic order and establishing a new fair one.
The developing countries should make a dynamic struggle for breaking the old international economic order and establishing a new one with their concerted efforts.
Now they are dynamically struggling to defend the independence of their countries and nations and achieve the independence of economy and registering many achievements.
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When it comes to homeschooling, we all have questions, don't we? Although this question may be short on words, it addresses huge issues that can make or break the year for any homeschooling family.
Have other questions you would like answered in the next edition of the Homeschool View™? Submit your question today!
Q: Organization and motivation! Help, I have neither of these skills. How can I do this?
- Terry F., Texas
A: Although your question has more than one interpretation, I assume you're asking how to personally stay organized and motivated when teaching rather than motivating your children. With that in mind, I'll try to tackle this complex question!
Like love and obedience, I believe that organization and motivation go hand in hand with organization being the natural outflux of a parent who is properly motivated. Granted, even the best homeschooling parent loses track of the goal from time to time, but having a God-given calling to teach your children is the mainstay that keeps one focused when laundry, lesson planning, and other everyday tasks seem too much.
(Homeschooling Hint: With built-in lesson planning calendars, automatic grading, and an interactive, self-directed learning format, a computer-based homeschool curriculum like Switched-On Schoolhouse® from Alpha Omega Publications® makes organizing your homeschooling day much easier).
What factors motivate a parent to homeschool?
According to a 2007 study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the top three reasons parents are motivated to homeschool are the following:
- • A desire to provide religious or moral instruction: 35.8%
• A concern about the environment of other schools (safety, drugs, negative peer pressure): 20.5%
• A dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools: 17.1%
I knew God wanted something better for my children both academically and spiritually. Thus, my homeschool journey began in earnest. Getting organized was easier than staying organized, but a disciplined schedule (motivated out of a love for my children and a higher purpose than my own selfish wants and desires) kept me going. Surprisingly, my own faith from prayer and personal Bible study also increased when I turned to the One who had the wisdom to make it all happen.
What about the rest of our Homeschool View readers? As the new school year approaches, what motivates you to get organized and homeschool your children? Please, share your comments below.


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Gaborik scores 3 as Rangers earn 1st win
New York nearly had a two-goal lead again, but Carl Hagelin's drive that beat Rask was wiped off because Mike Rupp had been called for roughing before the shot.
"They had a couple of good chances in the last two minutes (of regulation)," said Rask, who made 29 saves. "Looking at it that way, the point is good."
In the first period, New York appeared to be in total control. It took until their third game for the Rangers to post their best period and grab their first lead.
Gaborik nearly scored his first less than 5 minutes into the game when he jabbed at a loose puck after Rask let it go free. Rask fell onto his back, with his arms outstretched inside the net like a snow angel, and the whistle blew. A video replay ensued, but the puck never crossed the goal line.
Just 26 seconds later, Gaborik finished off a brilliant end-to-end passing play for his 325th NHL goal.
Defenseman Michael Del Zotto started the play with a pass from behind his net out to center ice, where Richards deftly tipped it forward to Nash in the Bruins zone. Nash sent a crisp cross-ice pass to Gaborik, who patiently carried the puck down to the goal line and skillfully flicked a parallel shot under the crossbar behind Rask, popping the water bottle out of its holder on top of the net at 4:36.
Gaborik struck again moments later.
"He opens up a lot of space," said Nash, who has one point in his first three Rangers games. "He's one of the best scorers in the league, and people better beware when he's out there."
Rask had allowed a total of two goals in two games over 125 minutes of action this season before New York's big first period. The Bruins were being outshot 8-2 at the time, prompting Boston coach Claude Julien to use his lone timeout.
The Bruins doubled their shot total from four to eight in the final 2:31 of the period, despite being short-handed for two minutes after Adam McQuaid earned an extra roughing penalty when he dropped the gloves to fight New York's Brian Boyle.
"We redeemed ourselves pretty well. It could have been worse," Julien said. "The first 10 minutes is what obviously cost us the game. What I liked about our team is their resiliency to get back and start playing like the way we should have."
NOTES: RW Arron Asham, who made his Rangers debut Sunday vs. Pittsburgh, sat out because of a groin injury. ... Lundqvist made his 26th straight start against the Bruins, dating to Jan. 13, 2007. ... Boston has lost 10 of 14 to the Rangers and six of eight.


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Kataeb MP Sami Gemayel walk to Parliament surrounded by soldiers in Beirut on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir)
BEIRUT: MP Sami Gemayel presented Wednesday the Kataeb Party's formula for a hybrid electoral law, which envisages 60 percent of Parliament seats be won through a winner-takes-all system and the remainder according to proportional representation.
Also Wednesday, Hezbollah voiced reservations over a recent proposal put forward by the Future Movement.
The Kataeb lawmaker said his party's formula, which divides Lebanon into 9 electoral districts based on proportional representation and 36 districts based on a winner-takes-all system, took into consideration both the fair representation that Christians deserved and political balances in the country.
Lebanese Forces MP George Adwan, who spoke in Parliament following the day's first round of talks, said that the lawmakers agreed to compare the proposals in hand to reach a common law.
A parliamentary subcommittee of both March 8 and March 14 lawmakers is discussing different suggestions over the hybrid law that joins both the proportional representation system and a winner-takes-all-system.
Several proposals over the hybrid law have been put forward during the subcommittee meetings.
Future MP Ahmad Fatfat, who put forward his party's hybrid formula earlier this week, said Tuesday his party's proposal would see 70 percent of Parliament's seats filled via a winner-takes-all system with the rest through proportional representation.
MP Akram Shehayeb, from the Progressive Socialist Party, has put forward a similar formula to that of the Future Movement. However, the two parties differ in terms of the distribution of districts.
MP Ali Bazzi, from Speaker Nabih Berri's Development and Liberation parliamentary bloc, has suggested Parliament be split equally between lawmakers elected on the basis of proportional representation and the winner-takes-all system.
Berri warned in comments published Wednesday that if the subcommittee failed to agree on his party's proposal within its mandated period, the only alternative would be to return to the Orthodox Gathering proposal.
The Orthodox Gathering law, which projects Lebanon as a single district wherein each sect elects its MPs under a proportional representation system, has gained a rare consensus among Christian parties. The proposal also has the support of Hezbollah. But it has been met with strong opposition from the president, prime minister, Future Movement, PSP and independent Christian MPs.
Berri has set Feb. 15 as the deadline for the subcommittee to wrap up its work.
Adwan, the LF politician, said that the subcommittee would refer several draft laws to the joint parliamentary committees.
"Even if we don't reach consensus over an electoral draft law, we will refer to the joint parliamentary committees several draft laws with our recommendations," he said.
However, Gemayel warned that if the subcommittee failed to reach agreement, the country would face "open political battle."
The head of the subcommittee, MP Robert Ghanem, voiced hope following the first round of talks that the lawmakers would reach common ground that could unite the rival coalitions.
Ahead of the subcommittee's meeting earlier in the day, Hezbollah MP Ali Fayyad voiced reservations to the Future Movement's hybrid electoral proposal.
"The Future [Movement's] proposal only allows for three Sunni lawmakers to be elected based on proportional representation, none of which will be for a Beirut seat," said Fayyad.
Fayyad said further discussions would be needed to reach a middle ground among MPs.
"The points of convergence between the subcommittee members are still very few and we still need more time to reach a common ground," he said.
March 8 MPs Bazzi and Alain Aoun, a member in MP Michel Aoun Free Patriotic Movement, also voiced objections to the Future Movement proposal, saying it did not allow fair representation for Christians.
The MPs, who spoke ahead of the subcommittee meeting, argued the Future Movement plan would not ensure the election of 55 Christian MPs through Christian votes as Fatfat had claimed Tuesday. Instead, they said it would only ensure 40 Christian lawmakers would be elected via Christian votes.
Lebanon's parliamentary elections are due to be held in early June.
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If I walk into walmart and suddenly drop with a heart attack or whatever, I wouldn't expect the 80 year old walmart greeter to go beyond their job description and administer CPR. Would I still do business with Walmart (or whomever), yes.
Not CPR, sure but I would expect that he would alert someone who would call 911.
May be there is an other employee who has CPR training.
One thing that I forgot to mention about French law is that employers are required by law to educate their employees for security and health.
Depending on the company field and size, there are trainings for fires, CPRs, accidents, evacuation exercise.
Makes the workplace safer and it makes that a good portion of people in the streets know first aid.
A long time ago, I was working in Dallas for Arco and the first thing they made me do was taking the safety training, explaining what to do in case of fires, chemical spills, tornadoes, what number to call in case of a problem, ...
And it was good to me even if I was a short term contractor working there
There's always a hope they'd call 911 but not a requirement. Lawyers have screwed the US system so much that your damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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Wilson College Department of Fine Arts and Dance, Office of Alumnae/i Relations and C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives announce a Call for Entry for works of fine art for an exhibition of alumnae/i artwork to be held at the Hankey Center from August 26 – December 6, 2013.
Each artist may submit one work of art. Artwork is to be exhibition ready, (2D work wired/framed as appropriate; 3D work ready for display on wall or pedestal). Artists are responsible for shipping costs (return pre-paid shipping label is to be included inside shipping package). There is no entry fee.
Artist will have the option to offer their work for sale. Wilson College will retain a 20% commission on sold work.
Deadline to notify Wilson of your intent to exhibit: May 1, 2013
Artwork delivery deadline: August 15, 2013
Exhibition Dates: August 26 – December 6, 2013
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The fact is there was likely better options than what did happen. Even taking the ditch, a very slight trajectory change could have likely avoided the culvert. However, in the split second everything happens, sometimes things are unavoidable.
Thats the problem with the armchair quarterbacks on this thread. We all can lecture for hours proper riding technique and such, but things still happen to all of us. Those that haven't crashed, will. Those who have crashed, will again. If you think otherwise, or if you think that you can "always leave yourself an out" to avoid problems then you are fooling yourself. Should you have safety avenues? Should you leave buffers in your riding? Absolutely, but sometimes things occur that are beyond your control and a person is only able to respond so fast. We are all humans and we all make mistakes. It's going to happen.
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Passport, valid at least 90 days after expiry of the visa. Must have at least 2 blank pages.
1 "Schengen Visa Application Form" duly completed. Original required.
2 passport photo.
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Travel Medical Insurance with a minimum coverage of 30,000 Euro (300,000 CNY) for the effective stay in the Schengen area. Original and copy.
Letter or certificate confirming employment or school stating a) applicant name, b) position, c) guarantee of leave and d) travel dates. Please include a) address, b) telephone numbers, c) seal and signature of the company or the school. If the applicant is unemployed a notarised non-criminal record is required. If applicant is retired a retirement certificate is required (original, copy and English translation).
In case of family visit: A notarised proof of kinship certificate which certifies the family relationship with the reference.
In a case of minors travelling: A written consent of both parents (either personally given at the Embassy or certified by a notary public).
In case of divorced parents: Divorce certificate with proof of custody in original.
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Copy of the applicant's passport identity page (incl. extension data if applicable).
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On Friday last week, Uwezo launched their 2012 annual learning assessment report for Uganda, titled, "Are Our Children Leaning?"
Uwezo is engaged in monitoring basic literacy and numeracy levels of children aged five to 16 years across at least 50 per cent of the districts in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda through a household-based survey.
The survey process and the findings aim to make parents, students, local communities and the public at large more aware of the actual levels of children's' capabilities in reading, writing and arithmetic.
The 2012 report covered 80 districts, 2,279 public schools and 34,667 households, in which 81,650 children aged six to 16 years were assessed.
Overall, the study found that the massive expansion in school enrolment has not been matched by increase in the quality of education.
One out of ten children in lower primary lacks the required competencies in basic reading and numeracy.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of ten children in primary 3 was able to read and understand Primary level 2 local language stories.
The report further found that 2 out of every 10 children in primary 7 couldn't comprehend a primary 2 level story or complete a division test.
The short and the long of the report is that the national picture is poor and we need to do more about improving education in Uganda.
In our search for solutions, one big area that has been ignored is that of nutrition. Hungry and poorly-fed children cannot learn. And this is why: the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2011 report shows that 38 per cent of children below the age of five are stunted. This prevalence means that about 2.3 million children in Uganda today are chronically malnourished.
Sixteen per cent of children in Uganda are underweight, while 49 per cent are anemic. Children who are undernourished between conception and the age of two are at a high risk of impaired cognitive development, and this in turn adversely affects children's learning abilities.
Poor feeding in the early years - whether through inadequate feeding or, more often, a monotonous, vitamin-poor diet - affects the brain development. Children who were stunted before the age of five are more likely to under-perform in school.
As we look for solutions to improve learning, we must pay serious attention to how and on what Ugandan children are fed. It is a tall order to expect better from children who are eating poorly.
Children that are hungry or poorly fed are more vulnerable to diseases like malaria, diarrheal diseases, acute respiratory infections and anaemia, and this often costs them in terms of school attendance. Children that are hungry or poorly fed, find it hard to concentrate and remain attentive in class and this affects their learning. Poor nutrition is driving a literacy and numeracy crisis in our country.
If we want our children to do better in school, we must address nutrition in the country. Luckily, Uganda has a Nutrition Action Plan (2011-2016) that provides a framework for addressing malnutrition in Uganda.
In terms of strategy, the plan proposes to address malnutrition among young children by implementing intra and inter-sectoral linkages, both private and public, in order to facilitate and improve nutrition advocacy.
It also proposes interventions in the area of production of nutritious foods, nutrition within households, public health and livelihood support. Government also pledges to implement countrywide, cost-effective nutrition program models, which involve behavior change, fortification of common staple foods as well as conducting micronutrient supplemental programs.
In 2010, Parliament had started debating the Food and Nutrition Bill, but there was little forward movement as electioneering for 2011 got in the way. The bill was intended to give effect to Principle XXII in our Constitution that requires the state to take appropriate measures to encourage people to grow and store adequate food, establish national food reserves and encourage and promote proper nutrition through mass education.
We must demand that the current Parliament passes this bill that would help provide a legal framework to address the acute malnutrition challenge that afflicts Ugandan children.
We will not improve education in Uganda only through changing the inputs that go into education - like increasing teachers' salaries, reviewing the curriculum, providing adequate school infrastructure or encouraging greater parent involvement in their children's learning.
If we are serious about improving the education outcomes for the country, if we are serious about our vision of becoming a middle-income country in the next ten years, if we are serious about ensuring that our children are learning, we must address malnutrition, which is one of the major impediments to learning.
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VAUGHAN KING & ALAN MCELROY in ONE BUCKET, TWO COMEDIANS
at BATS Theatre (Out Of Site), Cnr Cuba & Dixon, Wellington
From 7 May 2013 to 11 May 2013
Reviewed by John Smythe, 8 May 2013
Billed as "interactive chaos that you'll never regret", One Bucket, Two Comedians is an odd mixture of absurdist and crass comedy.
Opening the show in bad wigs – Vaughan King in frumpy drag; Alan McElroy in a strange outfit – they play cards, get physical and chase each other about, kicking a few randomly scattered buckets in the process … McElroy has a long and crumpled 'bucket list' and a bucket that was strategically-placed bucket in the foyer before contains 'wish list' items deposited by the audience.
It emerges they are a couple of washed up old comedians – way in the future – whose job now is to warm up clothes for various clients, delivered and dispatched via a chute up-stage centre. The second consignment is the dark suits they wear for the rest of the evening, and that's that for that promisingly absurdist idea.
What looks like a wheelie bin turns out to be a splendidly rigged-out 'time machine' which transmits them back to this very night at BATS Theatre so they can "put things right", given their downward spiral began right here … I guess this means if they go down well tonight they'll have redeemed themselves and if they don't, they'll have demonstrated why they become washed up.
Betwixt and between the interactive stuff, random sketches are played out by the 'Two Comedians'. Vaughan King has a well-focused moment masquerading as a psychic. But Alan McElroy brings the tone down early on with his "that's what you call a mono-log" gag. Twice.
I'm not sure any of the ideas plucked from the bucket are genuine, or whether such 'bucket list offers' as we might make would ever be conducive to improvised comedy. The desire to be shot from a canon certainly isn't 'real', given the handy proximity of the required props, but it does allow for some enjoyable audience participation (thanks Craig).
In a sequence pumped up as a game show spectacle, one Evan gets to guess the contents of sandwiches. And Mike, also from the audience, is amusingly subjected to a lie detector test to fulfil someone's apparent desire to "Get away with a crime".
Alex and Cherie happily role play a LARP fulfilling another presumably phony bucket list item: jousting. But the knight's helmets made from buckets are well wrought. And the prize Alex wins sees his bag searched at Customs, which results in perhaps the best gag of the night.
The 'round the world with 15-odd hats and props' is lots of fun too, seasoned as it is with equal opportunity cultural stereotyping.
The early set up of McElroy wanting to be The Cookie Monster and King wanting to be a street musician from Harlem gets paid off as the musical finale – and if you thought you'd seen the last white actor in blackface somewhere around the middle of last century, think again.
Over all, possibly because it is both under-developed and under-rehearsed, One Bucket, Two Comedians comes across as a hodgepodge of 'hey, this'll be funny' ideas with no greater purpose and no real unifying theme despite the bucket motif, so 'try hard' is the term that springs to mind.
But given the actors and director (Ben Crowder) have impressive credentials, it may well hit its straps as the season progresses. I hope so.
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Police in Edinburgh say they will look into claims that Hibernian's on-loan striker Leigh Griffiths sent a racist tweet.
The Scotland international allegedly told a man to "f*** off back to your own country ya clown" during an angry online exchange.
The 22-year-old, who is on loan at Hibs from npower Championship side Wolves, posted the comment to almost 13,000 followers late on Thursday night and has subsequently been removed from his Twitter page. Now Lothian and Borders Police have confirmed they have carried out early enquiries after they were made aware of Griffiths' alleged comments.
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Liberty Bank, based in Middletown, Conn., entered an agreement to acquire The Bank of Southern Connecticut, based in New Haven, Conn.
The acquisition adds roughly $120 million in assets from The Bank of Southern Connecticut to Liberty Bank's $3.5 billion in assets.
"This combination represents a strategic fit as Liberty Bank seeks to grow its banking footprint in New Haven County," said Chandler Howard, president and CEO of Liberty Bank, in prepared remarks. "Together we will be better able to serve the personal and business needs of customers with expanded financial resources and lending capacity, while maintaining a community banking approach."


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Chapter 3 Infectious Diseases Related To Travel
Adena Greenbaum, Joseph Bresee
Influenza is caused by infection of the respiratory tract with influenza viruses, which are classified into 3 types: A, B, and C. Only virus types A and B, however, commonly cause illness in humans. Influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2), and influenza B viruses currently circulate globally among humans. In the spring of 2009, a new influenza A(H1N1) virus with a combination of genes not previously detected was identified. This virus, now called influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, resulted in an influenza pandemic in 2009–2010. Travelers aided the rapid global spread of this virus, which continues to circulate worldwide and behave as a seasonal human influenza A virus. The predominant types and subtypes in circulation can vary from year to year and can differ between geographic areas and time of year. Information on current circulating virus strains in various regions can be found via CDC (www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivitysurv.htm) or the World Health Organization (www.who.int/influenza).
Influenza viruses spread from person to person, primarily through large-particle respiratory droplet transmission (such as when an infected person coughs or sneezes near a susceptible person). Transmission via large-particle droplets requires close contact between the source and the recipient, because droplets generally travel only short distances (approximately 6 feet or less) through the air, before settling onto surfaces. Airborne transmission via small-particle aerosols in the vicinity of the infectious person may also occur. Indirect transmission through hand transfer of influenza virus from virus-contaminated surfaces to mucosal surfaces of the face (such as the nose or mouth) may also occur. However, the relative contribution of the different modes of transmission to the spread of influenza viruses is unclear.
Most healthy adults who are ill with influenza shed the virus in the upper respiratory tract and are infectious from the day before symptom onset to approximately 5–7 days after symptom onset. Generally, people are most contagious in the 3 days after illness onset. Children and those who are immunocompromised or severely ill, including those who are hospitalized, may shed influenza virus for 10 days or more after the onset of symptoms. Seasonal influenza viruses have rarely been detected from nonrespiratory sources such as diarrheal stool or blood.
Seasonal Influenza
Influenza season varies geographically and by climate. In temperate climates, influenza activity generally occurs during the winter months. The influenza season in the Northern Hemisphere may begin as early as October and can extend until May. The influenza season in the Southern Hemisphere may begin in April and last through September. In tropical and subtropical areas, influenza may occur throughout the year, but most countries will have defined seasonal peaks.
Influenza virus infections can cause disease in all age groups. Infection rates are highest in children, and rates of severe illness and death are highest among people aged ≥65, children <2 years, and people of any age who have underlying medical conditions that place them at increased risk for complications of influenza. Children aged <2 years have rates of influenza-related hospitalizations that are as high as those in the elderly, although with much lower death rates. CDC estimates that from 1976 through 2006, annual influenza-associated deaths in the United States ranged from a low of approximately 3,000 people to a high of approximately 49,000 people; about 90% of these deaths occurred among people aged ≥65 years.
Zoonotic Influenza
While influenza B viruses circulate among humans, influenza A viruses circulate among many animal populations. The primary reservoir for influenza A viruses is wild birds, especially waterfowl. Influenza A viruses found in birds are typically referred to as avian influenza viruses. Swine influenza A viruses circulate widely among pigs worldwide. Influenza A viruses can also be found in other animal species such as domestic poultry, cats, dogs, horses, and bats.
Human infections with animal-origin influenza A viruses are uncommon, but they do occur. From 2005 through early 2012, 36 human influenza illnesses caused by swine-origin influenza A virus were reported in the United States (called "variant" influenza virus infections). A large increase in cases of an influenza A(H3N2) variant virus that contains the M gene from the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus was identified starting in July 2012. As of September 2012, over 300 confirmed cases have been identified in the United States. Most occurred after direct or indirect contact with an infected animal, and though limited person-to-person transmission has occurred, no sustained community spread of H3N2v has been detected as of September 2012. The severity of illness has been similar to that seen with seasonal influenza.
Although avian influenza A viruses do not commonly infect humans, sporadic cases of human infection with these viruses have been reported. From 2003 through mid-2012, >600 human cases of illness from infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus (H5N1) have been reported globally, with approximately 60% mortality. Most human infections with HPAI H5N1 virus have occurred after direct or close contact with sick or dead infected poultry. HPAI H5N1 virus is widespread among poultry in some countries in Asia and the Middle East and is considered to be endemic among poultry in 6 countries: Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India (West Bengal), Indonesia, and Vietnam. From 2003 through mid-2012, 87% of all recognized human cases have occurred in these countries. Rare instances of limited, nonsustained human-to-human transmission of HPAI H5N1 virus have been reported. Human infections with other avian influenza A viruses, although rare, have been reported, including H7N2, H7N3, H7N7, and H9N2 viruses.
Uncomplicated influenza illness is characterized by the abrupt onset of signs and symptoms that include fever, muscle aches, headache, malaise, nonproductive cough, sore throat, vomiting, and rhinitis. Illness without fever can occur, especially in elderly people. Children are more likely than adults to also experience nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea when ill with influenza. Physical findings are predominantly localized to the respiratory tract and include nasal discharge, pharyngeal inflammation without exudates, and occasionally rales on chest auscultation. The incubation period is usually 1–4 days after exposure. Influenza illness typically resolves within 1 week for most previously healthy children and adults who do not receive antiviral medication, although cough and malaise can persist for >2 weeks, especially in the elderly. Complications of influenza virus infection include primary influenza viral pneumonia, secondary bacterial pneumonia, exacerbation of underlying medical conditions (such as pulmonary and cardiac disease), encephalopathy, myocarditis, myositis, or coinfections with other viral or bacterial pathogens.
Influenza can be difficult to distinguish from respiratory illnesses caused by other pathogens on the basis of signs and symptoms alone. The positive predictive value of clinical signs and symptoms for influenzalike illness for laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection is 30%–88%, depending on the level of influenza activity.
Diagnostic tests available for influenza include viral culture, rapid diagnostic tests, immunofluorescence assays, and RT-PCR. Most patients with clinical illness consistent with uncomplicated influenza in an area where influenza viruses are circulating do not require diagnostic influenza testing for clinical management. For individual patients, tests are most useful when they are likely to help with diagnosis and treatment decisions. Patients who should be considered for influenza diagnostic testing include:
- Hospitalized patients with suspected influenza
- Patients for whom a diagnosis of influenza will inform decisions regarding clinical care, especially those with high-risk conditions
- Patients for whom results of influenza testing would affect infection control or management of close contacts, including other patients, such as in institutional outbreaks or other settings (cruise ships or tour groups, for example)
The sensitivity of rapid influenza diagnostic tests is substantially lower than for RT-PCR or viral culture. Therefore, a negative rapid test result does not rule out influenza virus infection, and clinicians should not rely on a negative rapid test to make decisions about treatment.
Early antiviral treatment can shorten the duration of fever and other symptoms and reduce the risk of complications from influenza. Antiviral treatment is recommended as early as possible for any patient with confirmed or suspected influenza who is hospitalized; has severe, complicated, or progressive illness; or is at a higher risk for influenza complications (see www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/antivirals/summary-clinicians.htm). Antiviral treatment can also be considered for any previously healthy patient not at high risk of complications, with confirmed or suspected influenza, if treatment can be initiated within 48 hours of illness onset.
Although antiviral therapy is ideally initiated within the first 48 hours of illness, for hospitalized patients, those with severe illness, or those at higher risk of complications, antiviral therapy may still be beneficial if started >48 hours after illness onset. Two neuraminidase inhibitors are available for antiviral treatment and chemoprophylaxis of influenza: oral oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and inhaled zanamivir (Relenza). Both are active against influenza A and B viruses. Oseltamivir is approved for treatment and chemoprophylaxis of patients aged ≥1 year. Zanamivir is approved for treatment in those aged ≥7 years and for chemoprophylaxis in those aged ≥5 years (Table 3-05). Two other medications, amantadine and rimantadine, which belong to the adamantane class of antivirals, are active only against influenza A but not influenza B viruses and are not recommended for treatment or chemoprophylaxis because of widespread viral resistance among circulating influenza A viruses. People at increased risk for complications of influenza should discuss antiviral treatment and chemoprophylaxis with their health care provider before travel, if traveling to areas where influenza activity is occurring.
The effectiveness of antivirals for treating HPAI H5N1 virus infections has not been fully studied, although limited observational evidence suggests that early treatment has been associated with lower risk of death. CDC recommends treatment with oseltamivir for human infection with avian or swine influenza A viruses.
Indications for Use
Annual influenza vaccination for those aged ≥6 months is the most effective way to prevent influenza and its complications.
Two types of influenza vaccines are available for use in the United States: trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) and trivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). TIV can be administered by intramuscular or intradermal injection and is available for people ≥6 months of age. Specific age indications vary by manufacturer and product; label instructions should be followed. For adults aged ≥65 years, a high-dose TIV is also available, containing higher levels of antigen. LAIV, administered by nasal spray, is approved for use only in healthy people aged 2–49 years who are not pregnant. Within indicated groups for each vaccine, there is no preference for TIV, high-dose TIV, or LAIV. In February 2012, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first quadrivalent LAIV (approved for ages 2–49 years), which is administered by nasal spray.
In the United States, annual influenza vaccination is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for all US residents aged ≥6 months who do not have contraindications. Vaccination of pregnant women and household contacts of children aged <6 months can reduce the risk of influenza in children who are too young to receive influenza vaccine. Travelers, especially those who are part of large tourist groups, may be exposed to influenza at any time of year through exposure to others from areas of the world where influenza viruses are circulating. To maximize the protective benefit, travelers being vaccinated against influenza should receive their vaccine ≥2 weeks before departure if vaccine is available. In order to optimize the immune response, children aged 6 months through 8 years being vaccinated for the first time are recommended to receive 2 doses of influenza vaccine administered a minimum of 4 weeks apart.
Vaccine Safety and Adverse Reactions
The most frequent side effects of vaccination with intramuscular and intradermal TIV in adults are soreness and redness at the vaccination site. These local reactions are slightly more common with intradermal vaccine and high-dose TIV. They generally are mild and rarely interfere with the ability to conduct usual activities. Fever, malaise, myalgia, and other systemic symptoms sometimes occur after vaccination; these may be more frequent in those with no previous exposure to the influenza virus antigens in the vaccine (such as young children) and are generally short-lived.
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) was associated with the 1976 swine influenza vaccine, with an increased risk of 1 additional case of GBS per 100,000 people vaccinated. None of the studies of influenza vaccines other than the 1976 influenza vaccine has demonstrated a similar increase in GBS. Currently, the estimated risk for vaccine-related GBS is low, approximately 1 additional case per 1 million vaccinated.
The most frequent side effects of trivalent and quadrivalent LAIV reported in healthy adults include minor upper respiratory symptoms, runny nose, and sore throat, which are generally well tolerated. Some children and adolescents have reported fever, vomiting, myalgia, and wheezing. These symptoms, particularly fever, are more often associated with the first administered LAIV dose and are self-limited.
LAIV should not be administered to any child aged <2 years or to children aged 2–4 years who have a history of wheezing in the past year or who have a diagnosis of asthma. People aged 5–49 years who have conditions that increase the risk of severe influenza, including pregnancy, should receive TIV and not LAIV.
Precautions and Contraindications
Egg allergy
Immediate hypersensitivity reactions (such as hives, angioedema, allergic asthma, and systemic anaphylaxis) rarely occur after influenza vaccination. These reactions likely result from hypersensitivity to vaccine components, one of which is residual egg protein. People who have developed only hives from egg exposure may receive the influenza vaccine. CDC recommends they receive TIV, administered by a provider familiar with egg allergies, and are observed after vaccine administration. Those who have had a severe reaction to eggs, including angioedema, acute respiratory distress, or required epinephrine after egg exposure, should consult a physician experienced in allergic reactions for evaluation to determine if vaccine should be administered. Influenza vaccine is contraindicated in those who have had a previous severe allergic reaction to influenza vaccine, regardless of which vaccine component was responsible for the reaction.
Personal Protection Measures
Measures that may help prevent influenza virus infection and other infections during travel include avoiding contact with others while sick; avoiding close contact with sick people; washing hands often with soap and water (where soap and water are not available, using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing ≥60% alcohol); avoiding touching one's eyes, nose, and mouth; and covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then disposing of the tissue. In countries where HPAI H5N1 virus outbreaks are occurring among poultry, travelers should avoid markets and farms where live poultry are sold or raised, avoid contact with dead poultry, and not drink chicken blood or eat undercooked chicken.
CDC website: www.cdc.gov/flu
Table 3-05. Recommended dosage and schedule of influenza antiviral medications1 for treatment2 and chemoprophylaxis3
|Antiviral Agent
Treatment, influenza A and B
10 mg4 bid
10 mg4 qd
10 mg4 bid
10 mg4 qd
10 mg4 bid
10 mg4 qd
Treatment,6 influenza A and B
Dose varies by child's weight6
Dose varies by child's weight7
Dose varies by child's weight6
Dose varies by child's weight7
Dose varies by child's weight;6 >40 kg, give adult dose
Dose varies by child's weight;7 >40 kg, give adult dose
75 mg bid
75 mg qd
Abbreviations: NA, not approved.
1Zanamivir is approved to treat people aged ≥7 years and approved for chemoprophylaxis of people aged ≥5 years. Zanamivir is not recommended for people with underlying airway disease. Oseltamivir is approved for treatment or chemoprophylaxis of people aged ≥1 year. No antiviral medications are approved for treatment or chemoprophylaxis of influenza among children aged <1 year. This information is based on data published by the Food and Drug Administration, available at www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm100228.htm.
2Recommended duration for antiviral treatment is 5 days. Longer treatment courses can be considered for patients who remain severely ill after 5 days of treatment.
3Recommended duration for prophylaxis is 10 days when administered after a household exposure and 7 days after the most recent known exposure in other situations. For control of outbreaks in long-term care facilities and hospitals, CDC recommends antiviral chemoprophylaxis for a minimum of 2 weeks and up to 1 week after the most recent known case was identified.
410 mg Zanamivir is 2 inhalations.
5See Antiviral Agents for the Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis of Influenza, Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for information about use of oseltamivir for infants aged <1 year. A reduction in the dose of oseltamivir is recommended for people with creatinine clearance <30 mL/min.
6The treatment dosing recommendation for oseltamivir for children aged ≥1 year who weigh ≤15 kg is 30 mg bid. For children who weigh >15 kg but ≤23 kg, the dose is 45 mg bid. For children who weigh >23 kg but ≤40 kg, the dose is 60 mg bid. For children who weigh >40 kg, the dose is 75 mg bid.
7The chemoprophylaxis dosing recommendation for oseltamivir for children aged ≥1 year who weigh ≤15 kg is 30 mg qd. For children who weigh >15 kg but ≤23 kg, the dose is 45 mg qd. For children who weigh >23 kg but ≤40 kg, the dose is 60 mg qd. For children who weigh >40 kg, the dose is 75 mg qd.
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