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Location: Selena Beach hotel is situated 30 m from the sea in the Budjaka area, close to the Harmanite beach, in the new part of the town of Sozopol. The hotel offers a direct sea view.
Accommodation: The hotel features 22 rooms, 4 studios and 2 suites. The guestrooms are equipped with telephones, minibars, air-conditioning, central heating, individual bathroom, balcony.
Bars and restaurants: The Pizza-Restaurant with central air conditioning offers 40 seats indoors and 30 seats on an open terrace with a panoramic sea view. The restaurant serves dishes from the Bulgarian and international cuisine, as well as various drinks.
Entertainment: The hotel offer outdoor swimming pool with separate section for children, sauna and Jacuzzi.
The hotel offers billiards, table tennis, darts and a playground for children.
Conference facilities: At business guests' disposal is a well equipped conference room.
Additional services: 24-hour reception desk with safe-deposit boxes, Internet, Room service, mini-bar, laundry, ironing, transport services.
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|Single Park room
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|42 €
|56 €
|42 €
|30 €
|Single Sea room
|33 €
|44 €
|58 €
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|Double Park room
|45 €
|57 €
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|Double Sea room
|48 €
|59 €
|73 €
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|48 €
|One-bedroom Suite
|70 €
|81 €
|92 €
|81 €
|70 €
* The prices are in EUR, per room/apartment with breakfast included. Also the price incl. use of swimming pool, sun beds and sunshade included. Guests of the hotel can use free wirelesss Internet and parking in the hotel.
* Maximum capacity: Double room - 3 adults or 2 adults + 1 child; Apartment - 4 adults.
* Cancellations can be made free of charge providing details of this are received at least 7 days prior to check-in time on the day of arrival and 10 days during 03 July - 24 August 2015 - cancellations made after this period will incur a fee equivalent to the cost of 3 night's accommodation.
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The guest reviews are submitted by our customers after their stay at Selena Beach Hotel, Sozopol
Have stayed at Selena Beach Hotel before. This time, we found the staff were not so good, although the Manageress & her husband did apologise when we were not treated very well by their staff. The receptionist and waiting on staff were not so good and rather unhelpful, but the cleaning staff were very nice. Also, our room was very small, being at the top of the hotel, we had a better room when we stayed previously. We will definitely return to holiday in Sozopol, but may look at other hotels in the future. I would add that, although we were a little disappointed with the room and the staff, for what we paid, it was still good value for money.
Enjoyed our holiday very much. Hotel was nice and clean and staff helpful. The only slight shortfall is the location of the hotel in relation to the old town of Sozopol and the harbour. We did not mind the walk at all, but someone less able may find this a problem. Otherwise, will done.
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14=12 for period 13 - 17 Sep 2015;
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DoD News Briefing with Assistant Secretary Winkenwerder
Presenter: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs William Winkenwerder
October 16, 2006
Also participating; Col. Randall Anderson, director, Military Vaccine Agency
MR. JONES: Hello, everybody. Have we got some folks out there?
Q Yep.
Q Yep.
Q Hello.
Q Hello.
MR. JONES: Oh, glad you're there. This is Terry Jones. I'm here -- (interrupted by computerized message) -- I'm here today with Dr. William Winkenwerder, who is going to be talking to you in a few minutes here. But I just want to alert you to a few things.
First of all, this conversation is on the record, and that we -- (interrupted by computerized message) -- that we are recording for transcript, and we're also recording for C-SPAN. Today --
(Interrupted by computerized message.)
MR. JONES: I guess we're going to have that for the next few minutes or so. But Dr. Winkenwerder is going to be talking to you today about the Department of Defense and our resumption of the mandatory anthrax vaccinations for certain troops.
And with that, I will go ahead and -- (interrupted by computerized message) -- I'm sorry. I wonder if right now we could have a roll call to get an idea -- and as you ask a question after Dr. Winkenwerder has initially given you his statement about what we're going to be doing, I would also like for you to identify yourself so that we can have that on the transcript when it comes out.
So right now, for roll call purposes, would you all go ahead and identify yourselves, please?
Q Julian Barnes, L.A. Times.
Q David Kestenbaum, National Public Radio.
Q Lori Crouch, WAVY-TV, Norfolk, Virginia.
Q Dee Ann Divis, Washington Examiner newspaper.
Q Stephanie Heinatz, Daily Press, Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Q Drew Brown, McClatchy Newspapers.
Q Gail -- (inaudible) -- Military Times -- (inaudible) -- group.
Q Breanne Wagner, Air Force Magazine.
Q (Name inaudible) -- Stars and Stripes.
Q Admiral Joyce Johnson -- (interrupted by computerized message).
Q Lolita Baldor, AP.
Q Kristin Roberts, Reuters.
Q Sandra Basu, U.S. Medicine.
Q Pam Hess, UPI.
Q Chris Lee, Washington Post.
Q Matt Kaufman, Hartford Courant.
Q Lisa Chedekel, Hartford Courant.
Q David Rube (ph), freelancer.
Q Dr. -- (name inaudible) -- Norfolk.
Q Jay Lackman (ph), retired military.
Q Alison Walker-Baird, Frederick News-Post.
Q (Name inaudible) -- freelance.
Q (Inaudible) -- for Air Force.
Q (Inaudible) -- Air Force counterproliferation.
Q Gil Naito (ph), Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
Q (Inaudible) -- Navy.
MR. JONES: Is that everybody? Has everybody identified themselves that's on this -- on the phone call?
Q This is Sue -- (name inaudible). I'm with the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Q Kevin Maurer, Fayetteville Observer.
Q Brett England, Daily Press.
MR. JONES: Okay, is there anyone else that's come onto the conversation and hasn't identified themselves yet? Okay, thank you.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Good afternoon. This is Dr. Bill -- (interrupted by computerized message).
Okay, who's just joined?
Q Denise Grady from The New York Times.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Okay, Denise.
This is Dr. Bill Winkenwerder. I'm the assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Good afternoon.
Q Thank you.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Today we're announcing the resumption of our mandatory anthrax vaccination/immunization program for military personnel, emergency-essential DOD civilians and contractors, all of those individuals based on defined geographic areas and roles.
This updated policy also allows previously immunized persons against anthrax who are no longer deployed to higher-threat areas to receive their follow-up vaccine doses and booster shots on a voluntary basis.
For the most part, mandatory vaccinations are limited to military units designated for homeland bioterrroism defense and to U.S. forces assigned to the Central Command area of responsibility and to Korea. The under secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness will soon issue implementing instructions to the military services for resuming the mandatory vaccination program. The mandatory program is expected to resume within 30 to 60 days.
Now, one set of questions I'm sure you may have is: Why the change in the policy now; has there been an elevation in the threat. Let me say very clearly the answer to that is no. There is no elevated threat situation, nor are there new specific circumstances that have given us reason to make this change and update in our policy. We vaccinate our service members to protect them against deadly diseases, both natural and those potentially spread by terrorists or enemy forces. We take very seriously the potential use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists. Under the voluntary policy, about -- (audio break) -- percent of our service members in high threat areas, who were contacted about vaccination, followed through and received their vaccination. This rate of vaccination not only put the service members at risk, but also jeopardized unit effectiveness and degraded our medical readiness. Both of those issues are important to me and to our military commanders.
Having said that, a 50 percent acceptance rate is about what we expected --
OPERATOR (?): Someone has joined the conference.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Could you identify yourself, please?
Q Yes. My name is Todd Furrs (sp). I work at Melvax (sp).
DR. WINKENWERDER: Hey, Todd. Let me continue. Having said that, a 50 percent acceptance rate is about what we expected based on voluntary vaccination programs in the general public. It's clear that, you know, nobody likes getting shots, if they have to, but I think probably the most important reason for the difference we have had between 100 percent acceptance rate for mandatory anthrax shots and a 50 percent rate for voluntary shots is because military members expect that if something is truly important to the mission and if there truly is a threat, that it would be mandatory. So obviously, we've been sending a signal that it's not as important as in fact we believe it is.
Protection against anthrax is important to the mission, and that's why we're returning to a mandatory program for those at higher risk.
I'll say once again, the vaccine is safe and effective. On December 19th, 2005, a little less than a year ago, the Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule and final order stating that the vaccine is effective in preventing against anthrax regardless of the root of exposure. The vaccine has been thoroughly reviewed by eight different review bodies, including the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine. The Institute of Medicine states that the adverse events after anthrax immunization are comparable to those observed with other vaccines administrated to adults.
Finally, let me say that anthrax remains a deadly infection that's been used as a bioterrorism weapon against our own population. The threat environment and unpredictable nature of terrorism makes it necessary to include biological warfare defense as part of our force protection measures.
And with that, let me take your questions.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, this is Gail -- (last name inaudible) -- from the Military Times newspapers. I'm wondering -- (inaudible) -- that I've been talking to today -- I'm wondering if you guys are prepared for another legal challenge.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Yes, we're always prepared for any legal challenge.
Q Do you expect to have to -- (inaudible) -- this program again a second time once you start it back up again?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I don't want to predict what may or may not happen. The vaccine, as I just indicated, has been thoroughly reviewed by several independent outside groups. It was reviewed thoroughly by the Food and Drug Administration initially issuing an order, I believe, in 2004, and that order was challenged. And then, the FDA went out again following Judge Sullivan's decision in October of 2004 and obtained wide comment from all sources and reviewed all the data again and came to the very unambiguous and clear conclusion that the vaccine was safe and that it was effective against all forms of exposure. So in our view, that has definitely settled the question.
Some of you -- let me just answer a question that I'm going to anticipate: Why the delay between that period of time and now? And the quick answer is that there were some follow-up legal issues that were, as I recall, additional meetings of the parties to this case that met and reviewed the matter before the judge in the spring of this year, that that took several months. And then, upon the conclusion of those proceedings, we undertook here within the Department of Defense a full review of all of our vaccination programs -- anthrax, smallpox. We also looked at the matter of potential vaccination for pandemic and avian influenza. And after that review was completed, it was put before Deputy Secretary England, and upon our recommendation, we have decided to move forward with just what I have announced today. We will continue our smallpox vaccination program as well, I might add.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, this is Pam Hess with UPI. Can you update us on where you are with the number of doses that you have? I remember that was one of the earlier problems with being able to vaccinate everyone. And what's the status of a second source for the vaccine?
DR. WINKENWERDER: You're correct that that was a concern early on in late 2001, early 2002. I'm pleased to say at this time that the quantity and supply of vaccine is not at all an issue. We have more than enough vaccine doses on hand, and we have no issues or problems with the manufacturer at this point. And so we have a very stable situation in that regard.
Q Still no second source, though?
DR. WINKENWERDER: There is, as you may know, work that is ongoing through the Department of Health and Human Services for a new and updated vaccine called recombinant protective antigen, sometimes known as rPA -- small "R" then capital "P" and capital "A" -- rPA. And work is ongoing to bring that vaccine to licensure. That's being conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services. We are very much in regular communication about the status of progress of those activities. And should that second source of vaccine become available at some point in the future, then we would certainly look at that as a viable additional vaccine.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, Jeff Schogol with Stars and Stripes. Do you have an estimate of how many troops and contractors need to be vaccinated for anthrax?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I don't have a precise number for you. There are approximately 140,000 troops deployed in Iraq, additional numbers in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, and then there are the troops that are in the Korean peninsula. And I don't have a quick number for you on that -- the 40,000 range.
OPERATOR: Someone has joined the conference.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Could you identify yourself, please?
Excuse me. Luis Martinez, ABC.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Okay. This is speaking Dr. Bill Winkenwerder, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.
And so we're probably talking, in the aggregate, in the range of at least a couple hundred thousand individuals. But, of course, people deploying and then redeploying, that number over the next 12 months would certainly be considerably greater than that. I'd say several hundreds of thousands.
Q And is there any talk about reducing the doses from six doses to three doses?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Yes. We are working with the Centers for Disease Control, and there are studies that are going on that are looking at the possibility of eliminating at least one of the doses. Obviously, that work needs to be reviewed by the FDA, since the FDA sets the license or standard for the number of doses. We're hopeful that within a few months we would be able to look at the possibility of a different route of administration that is intermuscularly as opposed to subcutaneously, and a five-dose schedule instead of a six-dose schedule. That will depend upon the FDA review.
Q Right. One of the attorneys representing people who plan to challenge the mandatory program in court calls this vaccine "unnecessary, unproven, and potentially unsafe." He wrote an e-mail, quote, "The AVIP is nothing more than a poorly conceived public relations campaign. The perception is that it is currently being implemented to satisfy personal egos and as a result of a lobbying campaign."
How would you respond to that?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I would respond by saying that that's a very irresponsible statement. This is a safe and effective vaccine. It's been reviewed, as I had indicated, by independent, outside reviewers who had no relationship to the Department of Defense, and who had no objective, other than review of the safety and effectiveness of a vaccine.
The other point I would make, obviously a point I hope you would all appreciate, and that is there have been very public, very direct comments made by terrorists about the religious duty to obtain chemical, biological and radionuclear capabilities.
We still do not know who perpetrated that anthrax attacks five years ago just this month, in October of 2001. The threat is very real and it has not gone away.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, this is Chris Lee at The Washington Post. The anthrax attacks you mentioned happened here on U.S. soil. September 11th was on U.S. soil. Why not vaccinate people here? Why not do mandatory vaccinations of people here? And are you, yourself, going to be vaccinated?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I have not been vaccinated because I'm not in any of the targeted groups to be vaccinated. If I was, I would receive it -- the vaccine without hesitation.
Just because the attacks were perpetrated here on U.S. soil does not mean that they were perpetrated by U.S. citizens. And I think the FBI has recently spoken to that issue, that they have under consideration the possibility of threat -- of this -- (inaudible) -- been perpetrated by anyone, domestic or foreign. So --
Q I wasn't implying that it had been done by someone is a U.S. citizen, just simply that the attacks had been here, which would suggest that people here might be vulnerable too, troops here might be vulnerable, and why not have them covered by the order.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Well, some of them will be able to obtain the completion of their schedule on a voluntary basis. It's our judgment that those who are serving in the areas that that's spoken about are at a higher risk because of their location and because of the duties --
OPERATOR : Someone has joined the conference.
DR. WINKENWERDER: -- and because of their duties that they're performing.
Can I ask who's just joined us? (No response.) Can I ask who just joined the call?
OPERATOR: Someone has joined the conference.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Yes. Can I ask who's joined the call?
Q Yes. Dack Dalwhipple (ph).
DR. WINKENWERDER: From?
Q From Daupe and Associates (ph), consultant to vaccine companies.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder --
DR. WINKENWERDER: Thank you.
Q -- can you elaborate on what changes, if any, have been made to the Adverse Reaction Tracking System, and if that information, given the controversy surrounding the vaccine, will be made available to the public?
DR. WINKENWERDER: We have a very robust vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. It's an excellent Adverse Reporting System. It was noted for its excellence and for the professionalism of the people who run that program by the Institute of Medicine in their report four years ago. We'll expect to continue that effort.
Let's see here. Multiple echelons of reporting, and certainly we encourage if there are any adverse reactions that are noted by an individual or by his or her medical provider to report them. We know that there will be some local adverse reactions the vaccine has associated with it, as do other similar vaccines; reactions that can occur like local swelling, pain, redness, inflammation, and of course, people may feel malaise or flu-like symptoms for a short period of time. But in all the studies that we've performed and done looking very, very thoroughly at the vaccine, there is no increase in mortality, there's no increase in morbidity, there's no increase in hospitalizations. And all of that has been determined very definitively --
OPERATOR (?): Someone has joined the conference.
DR. WINKENWERDER: -- by very good studies.
Q Will the tracking information on the new round of shots be made available publicly?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I'm turning to one of our experts on this. The vaccine Adverse Event Reporting data is reported publicly through and with the Centers for Disease Control, as I recall. Yes, that's correct.
Okay. Could I ask who just came on the line?
Q Hi. This is -- (name inaudible) -- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Thank you.
Q Thank you.
Q Doctor, this is Kristin Roberts with Reuters. Can you tell us what disciplinary action faces service members who refuse the vaccine?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Well, our first approach is not to discipline people, but it is to remind them of the importance of the threat, of all the facts about the vaccine and why it is being used. And the decisions, if any discipline is necessary, are performed in a very careful, thorough way, and the most important point, frankly, is that we have had very, very few service members who have refused the vaccine. I wish that you would report the facts because the facts have been misreported from time to time, as I have read over the last two or three years, that large numbers of people refuse. That's simply not true.
That was true in 1998 and 1999, significant numbers, I think that descriptive term might have been fair at that time. In calendar year 2004, we had 10 people who were separated from all the services out of some 700,000 people vaccinated. So, you know, these are very, very small numbers of people who are being separated for refusing. And in 2005, there were none. Zero.
Q Sir, just to follow up, were there people who were disciplined other than by separation?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Can I ask who's --
Q I'm sorry. Dee Ann Divis. Just to follow up on the previous question.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Where?
Q The Washington Examiner.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Okay. We will try to obtain any information to answer your question. I don't have that in front of me right now.
Other questions?
Q Good evening, Dr. Winkenwerder. Vincent Finlanson (sp) from Scotland here, freelance. Could I ask two questions, please?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Sure.
Q One, could you tell me who the supplier is of the vaccination?
DR. WINKENWERDER: The supplier of the vaccination?
Q Yeah.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Emergent BioSolutions is the name of the manufacturer.
Q I believe that's a private limited company, is it not?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I'm told that it is a privately held company but with plans to issue public shares.
Q Right. Okay.
The second question is, you said that 50 percent -- under a voluntary policy, 50 percent of the troops followed through. Can you tell me what other countries have a mandatory program in place?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I'm not aware that any other countries have a mandatory program in place.
Q That's what I think, as well, yes. That answers my question. Thanks very much.
DR. WINKENWERDER: You're welcome.
Q Thank you.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, sorry, Jeff with Stripes again. You had mentioned that the Defense Department is looking at intramuscular shots as opposed to the current shots. My understanding is that intramuscular shots hurt a great deal. What are you doing to control the pain?
DR. WINKENWERDER: No, intramuscular shots are not necessarily --
COL ROLLAND: It actually reduces --
DR. WINKENWERDER: Yeah, it reduces the --
COL ROLLAND : Swelling.
DR. WINKENWERDER: -- swelling and pain associated with the vaccination.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, Julian Barnes here from the L.A. Times.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Yes?
Q I was wondering, are there any long-term adverse effects that the Department of Defense recognizes as associated with the current anthrax vaccine program?
DR. WINKENWERDER: There have been long-term studies that have looked at that question, 2,000 lab workers since the 1940s, 570 workers at Fort Detrick, Maryland, our Defense Medical Surveillance System of vaccinated personnel versus unvaccinated, and long-term health issues with over 700,000 active-duty service members who have been discharged and the rates of problems with those discharged. And to our knowledge, none of those studies has shown any long-term medical consequence, any deleterious effect of the vaccine.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder?
DR. WINKENWERDER: (Inaudible) -- the vaccine versus those who did not receive the vaccine.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, why did the GAO on May 9th this year state, and I quote, "The long-term safety of the licensed vaccine has not been studied."
DR. WINKENWERDER: I don't know why they would conclude that. I just gave you several long-term studies that suggest otherwise. That wouldn't be the first time that the GAO has made an incorrect statement.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, Dave Rube (sp), also a freelancer. You said that reviews had concluded that the vaccine was safe, but would you call it perfectly safe? My understanding is that the Vaccine Healthcare Center, a military center, has been examining quite a number of different kinds of illnesses that might be attributed to the vaccine, they just don't have conclusive evidence. But they talk about muscular dystrophy-related illnesses and other things.
DR. WINKENWERDER: So your question is?
Q Well, so are you saying that this is perfectly safe, and that beyond a shadow of a doubt there may not be serious consequences that result, even if, you know, a small percentage of people vaccinated get them?
DR. WINKENWERDER: What I'm saying is that the FDA has said -- the Food and Drug Administration has said, after an exhaustive review, that the vaccine is safe and that it is effective against all forms of exposure of anthrax. And it is, in the conclusions of numerous independent expert groups, safe and effective in the similar way of other vaccines. There is no vaccine, there's no medical treatment, there is no drug for which there has never been a single significant side effect or event noted in not one person. I can't think of a single drug where that has happened.
Q So the information --
DR. WINKENWERDER: Any drug, whether it's penicillin or --
(Telephone rings.)
Q Are you there?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I'm sorry. You can -- you can --
Q Continue. I'm sorry.
DR. WINKENWERDER: You can look at anything that is done in medicine and you cannot say that there's never any adverse effect associated with any particular drug, treatment or vaccine.
Q So to your mind, then, this issue of safety is completely settled and there are no outstanding issues?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Absolutely it is settled.
Q Because the Army released information to me that was reported, I guess it was a year ago, saying that I think it was -- I got to remember, because I haven't seen my story in a while -- 400 people over two years, I think it was 2002 -- or 2003 and 2004 were treated at this Vaccine Healthcare Center Network for a range of complications that may have been tied to the anthrax vaccinations.
DR. WINKENWERDER: I'm going to let Colonel Anderson answer, who is with our Military Vaccine Agency.
COL. ANDERSON: Okay. This is Colonel Anderson.
I'm not familiar with what statistic was briefed to you. But the Vaccine Healthcare Center has the role of anybody who has a concern about any adverse event from a vaccine, no matter if it's smallpox, anthrax, even influenza, they can go in there and be evaluated. I don't have their current numbers of how many people they've examined, but it's very possible that people were concerned. A lot of people get a vaccination against anthrax or any other vaccine and later get sick, and they're concerned about if it's due to that vaccine. Most of the time there is no cause and effect from that vaccine, and a lot of times you'll never know. But they do research each and every one of those.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Okay.
OPERATOR: Someone has joined the conference.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Could you identify yourself, please?
Q This is Jeff with Stripes, sir. I got disconnected.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Okay, thank you.
All right, any other questions?
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, Julian Bonds here, LA Times. How long does the vaccine last? Will -- between tours in Iraq, will soldiers and Marines need to get second courses of the vaccine?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Well, the current schedule is for an annual booster. And so I think the evidence that the FDA uses is that at least for one year, it's -- in all probability has an effectiveness that goes beyond that period of time. But that is a matter that's currently being studied. And that's part of the -- looking at the dose reduction study and the vaccine series to determine if, in fact, the frequency and the interval of the doses is necessary.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, this is Chris Lee again. If we could go back to the subject of how many people refused to get the vaccine. You mentioned in 2004 there were 10. That was also the year that Judge Sullivan put the order in, in October, I believe. And you mentioned in 2005 there were none. But it's my impression that it was either a voluntary program at that time, or certain months it wasn't going on.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Right.
Q So the last full calendar year that there was mandatory vaccinations, how many people refused?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Well, 2004 would have been that year because it was mandatory through -- at least through the first 10 months of that year, through October. In 2003 the number was 27.
Q Thank you.
DR. WINKENWERDER: And in 2002, it appears that there was one person. So there were, with the introduction of the program in 2003, obviously a lot of people being educated, a lot of people learning about the vaccine. My guess is that it had something to do with a relative increase there.
But if you look over the 2001 to 2005, other than that 2003, you're talking low single digits for each year.
Q And I mentioned Judge Sullivan's order. So the FDA ruling in 2005 in December, that's what gave you the legal go-ahead? Or -- I just want to make sure I understand why you're beyond the reach of that case now.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Yeah. It was -- the FDA issued a final rule and a final order, and that is the basis upon which we can act. Out of deference to the parties that were involved in the lawsuit, it is my understanding that there was subsequent -- a subsequent hearing to resolve whatever issues were still (due a ?) discussion at that point, and I think we felt it best to, you know, ensure that that process was completed to everyone's satisfaction before we undertook our review of all our vaccination programs, as I mentioned earlier in the discussion.
Q Sir, this is Dee Ann Divis with the Examiner. On the numbers that we were just talking about -- in 2004, there were 10, et cetera. Those are active duty only, not Reservists? Or --
DR. WINKENWERDER: They include Reservists.
Q Okay. And that again, (those are the ?) ones that were separated, right?
DR. WINKENWERDER: That's correct.
Q Okay.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, sorry. Dave Rupe again. You know, you'd mentioned that service people in Iraq would be -- one set would again be receiving the vaccine, but since the war, the Iraq survey group found that Iraq didn't have any anthrax programs going. Is Iraq still a place of concern for anthrax attacks in light of that? Why would it be?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Locations -- well, there are terrorists operating in and around Iraq and in that part of the world. There are people who try to kill American soldiers every day, obviously. That's a higher threat area.
Q Is al Qaeda one of the particular groups of concern?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Yes.
Q North Korea?
DR. WINKENWERDER: I don't want to comment on North Korea, because I don't have anything to say about that.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, this is Jay Lacklen (sp), a freelancer. The FDA found the unapproved vaccine additive Squalene in five of the first 50 lot numbers of the anthrax vaccine in 1999. Squalene is not an approved substance because it caused sever autoimmune problems in FDA animal experiments. The bioport vaccine product insert lists ailments that occur infrequently after the anthrax vaccination. Many are autoimmune disorders, including inflammation of the brain, heart and spine; strokes; lupus; multiple sclerosis; and erratic heartbeat. Do you see a connection?
DR. WINKENWERDER: No.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, this is Denise Grady from The New York Times. Would women have to be given a pregnancy test before they get this vaccination? And if so, do you have to do it every time?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Let me -- we do ask about pregnancy or the possibility of pregnancy before this vaccination and in fact I believe before any vaccination. And my -- we'll have to get you an answer on that. I don't recall that there is a mandatory pregnancy test, but people are certainly questioned about it very directly each and every time.
Q Okay. Thank you.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, Jeff with Stripes again. To clarify -- is this for service members who are serving 15 days or more on the Korean peninsula or CENTCOM AOR?
DR. WINKENWERDER: That's correct.
Q And will this vaccine be administered to troops both about to deploy out of theater and troops on the ground in theater?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Well, if they're within a very short period of time to redeploy, I suspect that the consideration would be given to not vaccinating those people on a mandatory basis if they're within a very short window of redeploying, because it would not make a great deal of sense to do that. For those deploying yet, they would see the vaccination within 60 days prior to deployment.
MR. JONES: Okay. Any other last questions?
Q Yeah. Vince Tomooson (sp), freelance again. Just going back on a point previously. I'm puzzled as to why the contract for the production of the vaccines is currently entrusted to a private limited company.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Why is it entrusted to them?
Q Yeah.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Most of the vaccines made in the United States -- in fact, I think all of them -- are manufactured by private companies.
Q Yeah, but that then -- doesn't -- that causes the (protein ?) problem, does it not, where, you know, they don't have to report fully on what -- on the results and what they're doing. I mean, I don't understand why it's not a public company.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Well, yeah, it's an FDA licensed vaccine. The FDA regulates all vaccines and drugs and products of that nature, and sets forth certain reporting requirements for safety and effectiveness of those products.
In our case, in the anthrax vaccine, we go beyond that. The adverse reporting systems and surveillance systems that I've talked about today are not required by FDA. These are things that we do because we believe that they're the right thing to do, and we felt it important to demonstrate beyond any doubt that the vaccine is safe and effective, just as we've described it.
Q Yeah, but this is a private limited company. Would it not be better with a public company? You say the area -- the plans to issue --
DR. WINKENWERDER: I don't -- (audio break) -- the status of a company, whether it's privately held or publicly held, is a factor in the FDA's decision -- (audio break) -- talk to them. But I don't think that that factors into their thinking about -- the accountability to the FDA does not (differ ?) -- (audio break).
Q Okay.
Q Kristin -- I'm sorry, this is Kristin Roberts with Reuters again. Is there any discussion or thought about expanding the population of service members who would be vaccinated if supplies would allow? So beyond the CENTCOM area, beyond Korea.
DR. WINKENWERDER: No, not at this time. We don't see a need to expand the program beyond the groups of individuals that I've spoken about.
Q This is Gail Petrich (ph) from the Military Times newspapers again. You mentioned the procedures as far as vaccinating members of the military, but what's the plan for civilian contractors and civilian DOD employees?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Well, if the civilian contractors are deploying to these areas and they're mission-essential -- and we have definitions for who meets that criteria -- then they are included in the vaccination program.
Q As physical --
DR. WINKENWERDER: As far as civilians go who are not mission-essential or who are not in those areas, then they are not subject to the terms of the program.
Q And if those civilians -- employees and/or contractors -- don't want to take the shot, are they not going to those areas, then? Would they not be permitted?
DR. WINKENWERDER: The -- if a civilian refused to take -- who is a mission-essential contractor refused to take the vaccination?
Q Mm-hmm. Or a DOD employee.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Or a DOD employee? I don't know that we've encountered that, to my knowledge.
Any other questions?
Q Just to follow up on that, you must have, if it's a mandatory program -- this is Dee Ann Divis with the Examiner -- what is the plan for those who decline? And is it different for the DOD employees and the civilian contractors?
DR. WINKENWERDER: The plan is always to provide education to ensure that people understand that this program is for their safety and it's for their protection. And as I said, when those efforts are undertaken in that way, we find that there are an extremely small number of people who at that point decline to take the shot. At that juncture, for a military person, then the supervisor or the commander would get involved, and it would be resolved like any other similar matter. To refuse to follow a lawful order -- that's what it is.
For a contractor or a civilian, as I said, I'm not aware that we've had any refusals among that group of people. So I don't want to speculate as to what the contractor's supervisor may or may not choose to do or be directed to do.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, Jeff with (Stars and) Stripes. Can you elaborate on what legal ramifications service members face if they do fail to get the shot? For example, do they face confinement, loss of rank, loss of pay?
Q Just to follow up on that, you must have, if it's a mandatory program -- this is Dee Ann Divis with the Examiner -- what is the plan for those who decline? And is it different for the DOD employees and the civilian contractors?
DR. WINKENWERDER: The plan is always to provide education to ensure that people understand that this program is for their safety and it's for their protection. And as I said, when those efforts are undertaken in that way, we find that there are an extremely small number of people who at that point decline to take the shot. At that juncture, for a military person, then the supervisor or the commander would get involved, and it would be resolved like any other similar matter. To refuse to follow a lawful order -- that's what it is.
For a contractor or a civilian, as I said, I'm not aware that we've had any refusals among that group of people. So I don't want to speculate as to what the contractor's supervisor may or may not choose to do or be directed to do.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Well, I'm not a lawyer, and I'm not here to talk about that particular issue today. If there's a specific question, if you would submit it to us, and we'll try to get you other information on it.
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, if terrorists are a threat concern for this sort of attack, then why not have all DOD personnel, not just the ones in these specific areas? Why not vaccinate all DOD personnel?
DR. WINKENWERDER: Because in our judgment, the persons that we are now vaccinating are the persons who are at highest risk. (Technical difficulty.) I'm sorry. Have we just been interrupted again?
Q No, that's okay. I mean, is it a cost issue or a supply issue?
DR. WINKENWERDER: It is neither a cost nor a supply issue. It's an issue of the relative risk for those individuals and the optimal way to provide around-the-clock protection for them. You also have antibiotics. We can use antibiotics to treat people, and antibiotics are effective in people who have been (exposed ?). And should we have a situation here in the United States, we would be prepared to use antibiotics, and we would also be prepared to use vaccine if we felt that that was the appropriate step to take at that time.
We did have an anthrax scare, if you will, a potential exposure on a detector system here about a year and a half ago, and we treated at that time, not knowing the final result, several hundred employees in the Pentagon with antibiotics as a preventative and protective measure.
Okay. I think --
Q Dr. Winkenwerder, sir, no more questions directly on anthrax. This is Matt Kaufman with the Hartford Courant. I wonder if I might ask your thoughts on the legislation passed in Congress recently enhancing mental health screen in the services, sir, members of the armed forces.
DR. WINKENWERDER: I'm just not taking any questions on that issue today.
Q Something you'd be amenable to talking about --
DR. WINKENWERDER: Sure. If you'd like to talk to us separately on that, we'd be glad to work with. Contact Cynthia Smith from our Public Affairs Office.
Q Okay. I appreciate that. Will do.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Okay. Terry.
MR. JONES: All right. If anyone does need to do any follow up, they can do that with Cynthia Smith or myself, Terry Jones. I'm the guy that sent out the original e-mail, so my information is on there, and most of you already have Cynthia's.
So we thank you for your participation today, and we will have the transcript posted hopefully by tomorrow morning on Defenselink. So you can look for it there. Thanks again.
Q Thank you, Mr. Secretary.
Q Thank you.
DR. WINKENWERDER: Thank you.
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BELEWS CREEK, N.C. — Terry Lee Davis, age 59, Belews Creek, NC, passed away Sunday, March 4th, at the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mr. Davis was a Johnson City native and a 1970 graduate of Science Hill High School.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Fred Davis, Jewel McNealy Davis; and brother, Tom Davis.
Mr. Davis was a Christian. He worked in the Food Services Industry with Hardee's Restaurant, serving in multiple positions, which included District Manager and General Manager for over 30 years. He enjoyed the outdoors, boating on the lake, spending time with his family, and especially his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Robin Swink Davis, of the home; two sons, Will Swink, Belews Creek, NC, Christopher Whitmire and wife, Caroline, Belews Creek, NC; and one daughter, Shannon Davis, Mocksville, NC; three grandchildren, Amber Link, Haley Link and his "Little Buddy" Brandon Whitmire; two brothers, Tim Davis and wife, Donna, Gray, TN, Tony Davis, Johnson City, TN; and sister-in-law, Debbie Davis, Cleveland, TN; and several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support, and Wake Forest Palliative Staff for their care.
Per his wishes, Mr. Davis wanted to be cremated and return home to be with his wife and family.


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Brilliant Venus in west from dusk until early-to-mid evening
Bright Jupiter from dusk until early-to-mid evening
Mars lost in the glare of sunrise
Saturn from nightfall until wee morning hours
Saturn from nightfall until wee morning hours
Mercury at dawn, in early July
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Brilliant Venus in west from dusk until early-to-mid evening. Venus – the brightest planet and third-brightest sky object overall (after the sun and moon) – presented its closest conjunction with the giant planet Jupiter for the year in late June and early July 2015. At their closest, Jupiter and Venus were less than one moon diameter apart. Wow!
But don't stop watching after July 1. There's more. Venus will keep getting brighter and will display its greatest illuminated extent on July 9-10, around this time beaming at its greatest brilliancy as the evening "star."
At mid-northern latitudes, Venus stays out for about two hours after sunset in early July, and sets about an hour after sunset by the month's end; and at temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, Venus sets about three hours after sunset in early July, and about 1.5 hours after the sun by the month's end. By mid-August, Venus will be gone from our evening sky. It will pass between us and the sun on August 15.
Throughout July 2015, brilliant Venus beams like a lighthouse at dusk and early evening! Be sure to catch the wonderful presence of the moon in Venus' vicinity for several days, starting on July 17 or July 18.
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Bright Jupiter from dusk until early-to-mid evening. Jupiter and Venus are spectacularly close in late June and early July, and they stay close as they fall nearer and nearer the sunset throughout July, 2015.
Jupiter shines more brilliantly than any star. It's the second-brightest planet after Venus. In late June and early July, Venus and Jupiter staged their closest conjunction until August 27, 2016, but will again present a second – though less close – conjunction in the evening sky on July 31 – the same date as this year's Blue Moon.
Venus and Jupiter shine fairly close together on the sky's dome all through July 2015, and both Venus and Jupiter will transition over into the morning sky in August 2015.
After that, these two brilliant worlds will display their third and final conjunction of the year in the morning sky on October 26, 2015.
By a wonderful coincidence, on this same date – October 26, 2015 – Venus will reach its greatest eastern (morning) elongation from the sun, and the year's closest grouping of three planets – Venus, Mars and Jupiter – will also take place on October 26. The next planetary trio won't occur again until January, 2021!
Watch the moon as it swings within the neighborhood of Venus and Jupiter for several days, starting on July 17 or July 18. See the charts above.
If you have binoculars or a telescope, be sure to check out Jupiter's four major moons, which look like pinpricks of light on or near the same plane. They are often called the Galilean moons to honor Galileo, who discovered these great Jovian moons in 1610. In their order from Jupiter, these moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
These moons circle Jupiter around the Jovian equator. In cycles of six years, we view Jupiter's equator edge-on. So, in 2015, we get to view a number of mutual events involving Jupiter's moons through a high-powered telescope. Click here or here or here for more details.
Click here for a Jupiter's moons almanac, courtesy of Sky & Telescope.
Mars lost in the glare of sunrise. Mars passed into the morning sky on June 14, 2015. Most likely, you won't see Mars before sunrise until August or September 2015.
Saturn from nightfall until wee morning hours. Throughout July 2015, the golden planet Saturn transits – reaches its highest point in the sky – around sunset or dusk in the Northern Hemisphere and early evening in the Southern Hemisphere. Around the world, Saturn sets in the wee hours between midnight and dawn.
Watch for the moon to shine close to Saturn (and the star Antares) on July 24, July 25 and July 26.
Binoculars don't reveal Saturn's gorgeous rings. For that, you need a small telescope.
Saturn's rings are inclined at about 24o from edge-on in July 2015, exhibiting their northern face. A few years from now, in October 2017, the rings will open most widely, displaying a maximum inclination of 27o. As with so much in space (and on Earth), the appearance of Saturn's rings from Earth is cyclical. In the year 2025, the rings will appear edge-on as seen from Earth. After that, we'll begin to see the south side of Saturn's rings, to increase to a maximum inclination of 27o by May 2032.
Mercury at dawn, in early July. Mercury is our solar system's innermost planet and always stays near the sun in our sky. Mercury reached its greatest morning elongation from the sun on June 24, but this world might still be glimpsed before sunrise in the first week or two of July 2015. The Southern Hemisphere has the advantage. It will be a real challenge to catch the moon and Mercury in the morning sky on July 13 and 14.
Those at northerly latitudes aren't quite as lucky this month. Morning dawn comes sooner before sunrise during our Northern Hemisphere summer than it does in the Southern Hemisphere (where it's winter), so Mercury is more deeply buried in the glare of the morning twilight at northerly latitudes. Try scanning with binoculars.
At temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, this world actually rises before the onset of dawn from about June 14 to July 6, 2015. Look for Mercury over the sunrise point on the horizon as darkness first gives way to dawn. Click here to find out Mercury's rising time in your sky, and for the time at which astronomical twilight begins.
Binoculars are always recommended to enhance sky views! Click here for recommended almanacs. They can help you know when Mercury rises in your sky.
Mercury will stay in the morning sky until July 23, 2015. Then it'll pass into the evening sky, to give the Southern Hemisphere its most favorable apparition of Mercury for the year. Mercury will be in fine view for southerly latitudes from about mid-August to mid-September 2015. At northerly latitudes, this upcoming evening apparition of Mercury in August and September is about as unfavorable as it gets.
Distances of the planets from the sun
What do we mean by visible planet? By visible planet, we mean any solar system planet that is easily visible without an optical aid and that has been watched by our ancestors since time immemorial. In their outward order from the sun, the five visible planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. These planets are visible in our sky because their disks reflect sunlight, and these relatively nearby worlds tend to shine with a steadier light than the distant, twinkling stars. They tend to be bright! You can spot them, and come to know them as faithful friends, if you try.
Bottom line: Three of the five visible planets are visible in the evening sky throughout July 2015: Venus, Jupiter shine in the west first thing at dusk, and Saturn lords over the southern sky as darkness falls. The diligent observer might catch Mercury in the east before sunrise in the first half of July.
Easily locate stars and constellations with EarthSky's planisphere.


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my car crash caitlin
Posted in Information on August 23, 2011
hi yestoday i was in the garden and me and my mum and my dad came out of the house saying "caitlin go to grandmas room theres been a terrible acsident" of corse i dident know what had happened so i went to my grandmas room. after a while my mum said "you can come and have a look if you want" so i did a horrible sight ambilances and police and nabors coming to see what had happened! so i looked around and i saw 3 smashed up gates(one of them not ours) a missing piller and a big dead car so the ambulance went and then a big toe truck came and tuck the car away then the police and then we went back into the house and carried on with our lives but evary one is ok and nobody was killed but the man who was driving the car passed out and thats how it all happned!


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2014 Unit of Study
The session(s) below are for 2014. For Summer School 2014 unit of study availability please visit the Summer School website (main Summer session January/February 2014).
The University of Sydney session calendar shows exact dates for sessions.
|Mathematical Finance
|UoS Code
|Credit points
|Semester 1
|FINC2012 or FINC2002
|Assumed Knowledge
|HSC 3 Unit mathematics
|Additional Information
|This is a useful subject for students contemplating going on to study at honours level and/or undertake subsequent research degrees.
|1x 2hr lecture and 1x 1hr tutorial per week; Additional workshops as required.
|Final (50%), mid semester (25%), assignment (25%)
|The aim of this unit is to provide students with a thorough understanding of some standard financial models from a mathematical perspective. Many of the greatest innovations in finance have been mathematical in nature and it is our aim to study the models along those lines. Specifically, we will concern ourselves with portfolio theory, CAPM, fundamental theorems of asset pricing and derivative valuation through the Black-Scholes and binomial models. Though some topics may appear familiar from previous courses, we will undertake a more quantitative approach to these models, starting from first principles, which will provide a greater depth of understanding. While the background mathematics will be taught as part of this unit, students are expected to be competent with basic mathematics.


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On View> Robert Neffson's Urban Landscapes
Friday, April 20, 2012
Tom Stoelker.
Until about the mid 20th century, there was a tradition for New York's urban landscape painters to split time between New York and Paris. It was not uncommon for collectors to hang dual streetscapes side by side. It's surprising then to see the digitally inflected work of Robert Neffson tweak the tradition for the 21st century. Neffson's paintings of 57th Street and Notre Dame embrace a multimedia studio process for hyperrealistic results.
The paintings build on digital photo technology which, through a series of stitched individual images, bring 180 degree perspectives into a single frame. It's similar to the process David Hockney employed at his recent Royal Academy show in London. But while Neffson's extreme perspectives could be perfected in Photoshop, the paintings' plein air quality lends the stretched sightlines an honesty that digitally stitched panoramas lack. With an awareness of contemporary photography (Gurszky, Struth, and Crewdson), Neffson said he wants to take painting a step beyond, while maintaining an eye for the ordinary. His appreciation for architecture extends to its "anthropomorphic qualities" and how buildings "can be used as expressions of human emotions," he wrote in an email.
Neffson begins by selecting the site, then revisiting it at different times of the day and year. Crowd and cloud formations are studied. Thousands of photos are shot. A comfortable spot is found and the sketching begins. Eventually all the material is taken back to the studio, where 180-degree pan gets finessed into a concise view. "I'm looking for a perfect moment," he said. "It has to do with significant architecture so that there are associations and not just for me."
Neffson's work will be on view at Bernarducci Meisel through April 28th.
One Response to "On View> Robert Neffson's Urban Landscapes"
These pictures are fantastic. I am a great fan of urban landscapes and especially of urban photography. I take photos of urban landscape everywhere I go and I have to say there's nothing better than a photography trip. What I like above all is the transformation of urban landscapes by photographers giving the images a completely crazy look such as the Orchid Hotel in Tel Aviv by Victor Enrich .
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What happens when you take a kid who, thanks to his strict Calvinist upbringing, never saw a movie until he was 18 and turn him into an author/director?
Chances are you'd get something pretty wild. At least that's what happened in Paul Schrader's case: his films often celebrate the seamier side of the world. But they're more than mere walks on the wild side, as the Paul Schrader retrospective at International House Feb. 3-7 makes clear.
Schrader's work is known for its mix of grittiness and sensuality, beauty and violence, qualities found in films like "American Gigolo," a Kafkaesque tale about a male prostitute who must abandon his own character to save his skin in the face of a murder charge, and "Cat People," his 1982 remake of the sexually-charged thriller featuring Natassia Kinski (photo), two of the five films on the festival schedule.
The retrospective also includes his most daring film, "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters," an exploration of the conflicted life of the celebrated Japanese novelist; "Blue Collar," a gritty, cynical look at life on the assembly line; and "Light Sleeper," featuring Willem Dafoe as a mid-level drug dealer facing a mid-life crisis and a host of other problems.
The Neighborhood Film/Video Project scheduled the festival to coincide with the local premiere of "Affliction," the 12th feature film directed by Schrader, who has also written 20 screenplays in his two decades in film.
-S.S.PAUL SCHRADER RETROSPECTIVE: Feb. 3-7 at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. See day-to-day listings for specific films and show times. Tickets $6.50, students/seniors/International House members $5.50. Info: 895-6537.
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Very clean spot! The food is delicious!!! The people are friendly. The line gets a bit long during lunch but they break it down fast. I usually get the Lunch special for 7$ Pernil (pork) Yellow rice & beans. The empanadas are really good too and you can never go wrong with a Refrescos Country Club Rasberry Soda! Overall AMAZING food and price for the location!
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I have been there for both breakfast and lunch and the food is delicious and extremely well priced for the area. For breakfast I have had the mangu with queso frito and salami (smashed plaintains with fried cheese, egg and salami). It was so filling and tasting. And I could not believe the price because I pay much more in Washington Heights for the same thing. I have also had the Avena (oatmeal) which I love that they allow you to add your own sugar to. I have also had the lunches and if you want more meat you can always request it at an additional cost. ($1 more I believe) It does get pretty busy around lunch time (that should tell you something) I have learned to call in my order and then go and pick it up. Love this place!! So glad they opened up here! Adds something different to the usual pizza and fast food joints.


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I am a seller who sells dresses for kids. Last month, I sold about three thousand dollars of dresses-for-kids, while most of my colleagues sold two thousand dollars of dresses-for kids. My achievement was one third more then theirs, so that the executives of our dress company decided to give me an extra bonus for my excellent performance.
With the rapid growth of the dress manufacturing industry, the interests of this industry attracted an increasing population of dress sellers, especially the kid dress sellers. Because there are more interests found by people at this area since parents are apt to buy expensive dresses for their children. Thus, as a seller I got far more competitors than before. It means that I have to work harder than before in case that I will be triumphed by the other dress sellers. An important factor influencing the kid dress selling is the quality of the dresses for kids. The key of being a best seller of kid dresses is to find the most qualified dresses which best suiting the customer's requests.
I am a seller who sells dresses for kids. Last month, I sold about three thousand dollars of dresses-for-kids, while most of my colleagues sold two thousand dollars of dresses-for kids. My achievement was one third more then theirs, so that the executives of our dress company decided to give me an extra bonus for my excellent performance.
With the improvement of living standards, many parents are willing to spend the time and money to cultivate their kids' specialist and individuality in various aspects when their kids are very young, and they are also willing to show up in different occasions together with their kids, to help their children learn to communicate with others when they are very young. No matter to participate in a performance or show up in a formal occasion, kids need several formal dresses to foil the temperament of kids. Facing various dresses in the market, what kind of dresses should those parents choose for their own kids? Firstly, choose suitable dresses based on the occasions where those kid will show up, and if the kids need to participate in some performances, those parents should consider what kind of performances that the kids will take part in. If it is a performance of piano or violin, try to choose elegant dresses, which is different from other performances. Secondly, parents should choose suitable dresses for their kids based on the skin color and body condition of their own kids. If the skin color of kids is bright, there shall be a wide range of selecting, and kids dressed in pink, yellow and red will look more vivacious and beautiful; kids dressed in gray or black can make them look elegant and pretty. Finally, always remember to consider the security of kids, and the dresses selected should be comfortable when kids dressed in them.
Nowadays, children's clothing is of a great variety. So parents may feel dazzled to choose and compare the clothing from the stores that keep springing up one after another. Let's talk about some points for choosing clothing for kids.
For the infants, dress choice is particularly important. For instance 0-3 month's baby, the scientific choice has particularly important significance to the baby's physical and mental health. It is best to choose warm, soft and hydrophilic, light-colored, easy-washed cotton materials. The function for baby dresses should be both convenient for parents and comfortable for babies. At the same time, parents should pay attention to the economic aspects that babies all grow very fast, they should purchase a little bigger clothing and should not buy many at a time. But don't forget to be fashion and cute is also very important for your sweets. For this aspect, adult clothing fashionable color and pattern can not be completely moved to children clothing. It should be selected according to the characteristics of children. You can choose the clothing decorated like lovely animal ears or small insect's antenna. It would be best to choose popular color, but should suit kids, but never too dark. Currently, the harmful substances in children's dress are formaldehyde and fuel. Therefore, parents should choose the cotton fabric such as ordinary purified cotton or natural colored cotton products; and the design should be as simple and plain as possible. Sometimes gaudy clothes have high formaldehyde, but plain clothes without printing have lower harmful materials.
Who in this world doesn't like to feel good about their kids when they are out with them? There are many dresses for kids that can make your girls look adorable in every occasion you attend. From the numerous dresses available to cute tops and shoes, you can certainly find something that would make your kid come out as the cutest in the world. Furthermore, there are many places to find these cute dresses and tops from your nearest store to online platforms. Today, many people prefer to shop online as its convenient and also ensure that you spend less time selecting the best clothes.
On the market today, there are numerous choices for your kid from body suits, tights, dresses,sun suits and swim wear, you can certainly get something for your baby. To get the best dresses for your kids, ensure that you find comfortable clothes for them as well as different styles and varieties. Make sure to find the dresses that match your kid's age in terms of design and size. With numerous online platforms where you can purchase these dresses, you have a chance to choose slowly from the wide variety of designs, colors and styles.
In order to get the best dresses for your kids, make sure you select branded ones. Most branded clothes seem to last longer and are of high quality. Depending on the age of your kid, you need to buy larger clothes as kids seem to grow at a high rate especially during the first few years. Do not forget to check out the fashion trends as you also want your kids to stand out during any occasion or when you leave the house with them. Getting ideas on online platforms such as baby care websites as well as kids' fashion websites is advisable before shopping.
Parents love to provide their most beloved kids with appealing dresses that not only look good on them but can give them their much needed comfort. Fortunately, with wide variety of online dress shops these days, parents will no longer have a hard time searching for the most appropriate dresses that suit their kids the best. Dresses for kids available at present come in various styles, sizes, shapes and are designed for different occasions. The colors and styles will definitely match very kid's sense of taste and personality.
By simply browsing online, you may easily find the type of dress you're looking for as there is wide variety of options to choose from. Online dress shops try their best to win every customer's heart by means of assuring them that they can always get the real value of their money so this certainly encourages every shopper to do another shopping experience with them again. Great prices are provided regularly, superior quality fabric and materials are used for every dress made, great styles and designs are guaranteed with a price that you simply can't resist.
Dresses for kids found online are undoubtedly very trendy, customer service is proven to be very reliable and friendly where customer's queries and issues are immediately resolved. Payment methods are easy, fast and secured, shipping is fast and you can rest assure that you can get the product delivered right at your own door in no time. Shop for various dresses your kids will surely love to wear. Indeed, they are ideal gifts for every kid as well.


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Contenders announced for second Echo Sports Awards
Posted: February 07, 2013|
THE shortlist for the Express & Echo Sports Awards can be revealed today.
The judges met last week to plough through the pile of nominations in each of the 10 categories.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at Exeter's Rougemont Thistle Hotel on February 26.
Among those in contention to win a trophy are Olympians Mary King and Jo Pavey, who are up against Exeter Chiefs' Rob Baxter and Tom Johnson for the prestigious sports personality of the year award.
Express & Echo sports editor Nick Warren, who chaired the judging panel, said: "We were impressed with the number of nominations we received across all 10 categories and it was very difficult to whittle some of them down to a shortlist of four.
"It is fantastic to have a shortlist that includes people from Olympians to volunteers at some of the many grassroots clubs from across the region."
Awards shortlist – sports personality of the year (sponsored by Ivor Doble): Rob Baxter, Tom Johnson, Mary King, Jo Pavey
Young sports personality of the year (sponsored by Exeter College): Dominic Allen (Exeter Harriers), Connor Dua-Harper (Devon Racqueteers), Shahar Head (Exeter College), Jay Thompson (Exeter Gymnastics Club)
Amateur sports personality of the year: Ian Allen (Exeter Harriers), Jack Findel-Hawkins (Exeter Tennis Centre), Alex Lane (Cranford Badminton Club), David Piper (Exe-Calibre Dragon Boat Club)
Community and/or team (non-professional) of the year (sponsored by Exeter City Council): Bow AAC, Exeter Harriers senior women's team, Exmouth Town FC, Sidmouth CC
Coach of the year (sponsored by Western Power Distribution): Rob Baxter (Exeter Chiefs), Sharon Hawkins (Devon Racqueteers), Lisa Hayes (Exe-Calibre Dragon Boat Club), Darren Mullin (Exeter Saracens under-12s)
Lifetime achievement award: Jill Dupain (Exe Hockey Club), Peter Farley (Withycombe RFC), Neil Parsons (Lympstone ABC), Dave Turner (Exeter Saracens RFC)
Sports teacher (sponsored by Exeter College): Ali Bolt (St Luke's Science & Sports College), Andrew Maker (WESC Foundation), Matt Upston (St Luke's Science & Sports College)
Disabled sports personality of the year (sponsored by WESC Foundation): David Follett (Devon Racqueteers), Paul Gray (Devon Racqueteers), Judith Hamer (Paralympics GB), Ben Shakespeare-Lupton (Swimming)
Business contribution to sport (sponsored by Pavey Group): Devon Norse, EDF Energy, Haldon Forest Park Team, Westerly Exeter BMW & MINI
2012 Olympic contribution (sponsored by Exeter City Council): Sonya Ellis (SW Athletics Academy), Exeter College Young Gamesmaker Team, Rebecca Skinner (School Games Organiser for Exeter & Mid Devon), St Luke's Science & Sports College Young Ambassadors


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XVideo extension woes when window 1280x1024
I'm using the "xv" driver with xine to watch movies, play CDs, etc. Everything works fine until I resize the window somewhere close to full-screen, which for my display is 1280x1024. At that point every third or fourth row in the window gets shifted about 20 pixels sideways or so... almost looks like a badly interlaced TV signal. Furhtermore, if I pause playback, and the image freezes, I notice flicker in the image; at lower window sizes the image is solid when paused. So all this is looking like a HW driver problem to me.
Has anybody seen this? Hints? Fixes?
I'm using:
Linux 2.4.20
Pentium IV 2.4 GHz
MSI GeForce4 TI4200
XFree 18.104.22.168
Nvidia drivers 1.0.4191
I can attach my XF86Config, but I strongly doubt this is a configuration issue.
I have exactly the same problem.
I would describe it as wrong horizontal sync signal. The lines are twitching/shifting like if you send monitor a signal it can't handle.
It only happens when playing video with xv driver (using mplayer). When I use the gl2 or x11 drivers, it is OK.
Solution is to downgrade to 4191 drivers.
(4191 and earlier don't do it, 4349 and later do).
My software/hardware configuration:
GeForce2 MX with TV-Out
RedHat 8.0 with vanilla kernel 2.4.21-pre1.
Parts of XF86Config (shortened):
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "CRT_TV"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "xie"
Load "dga"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "VTSysReq" "On"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "yes"
Option "AllowDeactivateGrabs" "yes"
Option "AllowClosedownGrabs" "yes"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor"
HorizSync 31.5 - 96.0
VertRefresh 40.0 - 150.0
ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 +hsync +vsync
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TV"
HorizSync 13.0 - 40.0
VertRefresh 40.0 - 60.0
ModeLine "800x600x50_31" 31.2 800 821 885 972 600 610 630 641
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVidia"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia"
BoardName "GeForce2 MX 400"
VideoRam 65536
Option "NvAGP" "3"
Option "RenderAccel" "off" # Default: false
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "true"
Option "CursorShadow" "on"
Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "32"
Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "4"
Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "3"
Option "TwinView"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "15.625"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, TV"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,TV800; 1024x768,TV800; 800x600,TV800;"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B" # Default: "SVIDEO"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Option "TVOverScan" "1.0" # Default: "0.0"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NVidia_CRT"
Monitor "Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "NVidia_TV"
Monitor "TV"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600x50_31" EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600x50_31"
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
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