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Feikema SM, Klevens RM, Washington ML, Barker L. Extraimmunization Among US Children. JAMA. 2000;283(10):1311-1317. doi:10.1001/jama.283.10.1311
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Author Affiliations: Medical Management Department, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (Ms Feikema); and Assessment Branch (Dr Klevens) and Statistical Analysis Branch (Drs Washington and Barker), Data Management Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.
Context Little is known about the extent of extraimmunization, ie, vaccine doses
given in excess of the recommended schedule, and whether it should be a public
health concern.
Objectives To determine the extent and cost of extraimmunization in children and
to identify its associated factors.
Design, Setting, and Participants United States 1997 National Immunization Survey, in which telephone
interviews were conducted with parents of 32,742 19- to 35-month-old children
and vaccination histories were collected from health care providers for 22,806
of these children (overall response rate, 68.5%). Estimates were weighted
to represent the full sample.
Main Outcome Measures Frequency of extraimmunization compared by vaccine type as well as with
adequate immunization; factors associated with extraimmunization; and vaccine
and visit costs associated with extraimmunization.
Results Frequency of extraimmunization was less than 5% for each vaccine considered
except poliovirus (14.1%). Overall, 21% of children were extraimmunized for
at least 1 vaccine vs 31% underimmunized for at least 1 vaccine. In a multivariate
model, the strongest contributors to extraimmunization were having more than
1 immunization provider (odds ratio [OR], 2.8; 95% confidence interval [CI],
2.4-3.2) and having multiple types of providers (eg, private and public health
department; OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.6-2.4). Children seen only in public health
department clinics were significantly less likely to be extraimmunized (OR,
0.3; 95% CI, 0.2-0.3). Annual costs associated with extraimmunization for
this cohort of children were estimated conservatively at $26.5 million.
Conclusions These data indicate that extraimmunization can be costly. The challenge
is to reduce extraimmunization without interfering with more important efforts
to combat underimmunization. Improvements in immunization record keeping and
sharing practices may help reduce extraimmunization.
Achieving and sustaining high immunization rates among US children is
an important public health goal that has been vigorously pursued in the last
decade. Extensive research on the factors that contribute to underimmunization1- 3 has led to a variety
of interventions, including provider education to assess practice coverage
levels and to reduce missed opportunities,4,5
mass media campaigns to educate parents about the importance of immunization,6 and efforts to reduce financial and other barriers
to immunization.4 National immunization coverage
levels are now higher than ever before.7
However, little attention has been paid to extraimmunization, ie, vaccine
doses given in excess of the recommended schedule. One possible consequence
of aggressive immunization interventions and the use of untargeted educational
campaigns is the unintentional administration of extra vaccine doses. Other
factors that may contribute to extraimmunization include suboptimal record-keeping
practices and the enforcement of minimum ages and intervals for vaccine doses
as a requirement for school entry.
When complete provider vaccine history records and the parent-held "shot
card" are lacking at the time of a health care visit, the physician may be
guided by recommendations to give age-appropriate immunizations.8,9
Such action may result in the administration of extra, unneeded doses. Extra
vaccine doses also may be required to "fix" earlier errors in vaccine spacing.
If 2 vaccine doses are given too close together or if a vaccine dose is given
earlier than the minimum age, the dose may be appropriately repeated. The
extent of such errors has not been well documented, but a small study in 4
Los Angeles, Calif, public health clinics found that 22% of the children studied
had received "inappropriately timed" immunizations by ages 25 to 36 months.10
Little is known about the effects of receiving extra vaccine doses.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that children
not receive more than 6 doses each of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids before
the age of 7 years because extra doses may cause adverse local or systemic
effects.11,12 No limits are recommended
for other routine childhood vaccines because there is no similar evidence
of harm from extra doses,13 although it has
been postulated that extra doses of some vaccines are more likely to induce
hypersensitivity to vaccine components.14 However,
even if medically safe, extraimmunization is inefficient and unnecessarily
costly, and thus, undesirable.15
A few small studies have examined the question of extraimmunization.
A population-based study of 187 children born in Dallas, Tex, in 1986 and
1987 found that by age 72 months 18% had received 1 or more extra vaccine
doses.15 Another population-based study of
2048 children born in 1992 and 1993 and living in one Minnesota county found
that 5% of the children had been given extra immunization doses by age 24
months.16 These studies were conducted when
the recommended immunization schedule was less complex.
This study sought to determine the extent and associated costs of extraimmunization
among US children aged 19 to 35 months and to identify factors associated
with extraimmunization in the population under study. The findings can be
used to determine if extraimmunization should be a public health concern and,
if so, to identify ways to prevent it.
We analyzed data from the 1997 National Immunization Survey (NIS), a
representative survey of children aged 19 to 35 months. Information is collected
continuously in 2 steps. First, a random-digit dialing sample of telephone
numbers in each of the 50 states and in 28 selected urban areas is generated.
Approximately 1.6 million telephone numbers are contacted annually to reach
a targeted 440 age-eligible children in each study area, for a total target
sample size of 34,320. A screening questionnaire is administered to adult
respondents to identify households with 19- to 35-month-old children. In households
with an eligible child, a parent is interviewed to collect demographic information,
the child's immunization history, and consent to contact the child's immunization
provider(s). In the second step, the child's immunization history is requested
from the identified immunization provider(s). Where information is received
from more than 1 provider for the same child, duplicate values are eliminated
and a composite vaccination history is created. Only children for whom provider
information was obtained were included in this analysis.
Adjustment weights are calculated for each child to adjust for households
with multiple telephone numbers, household nonresponse, and lack of a telephone
through poststratification using the National Health Interview Survey. Then,
the sample is adjusted to reflect US Census Bureau population totals by race/ethnicity,
mother's education, and age of the child. Finally, adjustments for infant
mortality, immigration, and migration rates are conducted based on natality
files from the National Center for Health Statistics.17,18
Adequate immunization was defined according to the 1995 ACIP recommended
childhood immunization schedule, before the 1996 recommendation for varicella
vaccine.19- 21
Intervals between doses were not considered; only the number of doses received
was counted. Between birth and 18 months of age, 14 or 15 vaccine doses are
recommended: 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine, 4 doses of diphtheria and tetanus
toxoids and pertussis vaccine (DTP/DTaP [acellular pertussis]), 3 or 4 doses
of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine, 3
doses of poliovirus vaccine, and 1 dose of measles-containing vaccine.19 Extraimmunized children were those who received more
than the number of recommended doses for any vaccine(s). Underimmunized children
were those who received fewer than the number of recommended doses for any
We first calculated the frequency of adequate immunization, extraimmunization,
and underimmunization by vaccine type. Then we calculated the frequency of
children who were adequately immunized, extraimmunized (without being underimmunized),
underimmunized (without being extraimmunized), and the remainder (both extraimmunized
and underimmunized). Children who were underimmunized for any vaccine were
then removed from the sample.
Further analyses compared only adequately immunized with extraimmunized
children. First, we evaluated the frequency of available child, family, and
provider characteristics in a bivariate analysis. Then, using the characteristics
that were significantly different (P<.05) in the
bivariate analysis, we modeled the association of being either extraimmunized
or adequately immunized using logistic regression. Because we were seeking
to build a descriptive model that simultaneously controlled for all variables
rather than a "best fit" model, we included all of the significant variables
from the bivariate analysis. The initial frequency calculations and bivariate
analysis were conducted using SAS software, version 6.12 (SAS Institute, Cary,
NC). The logistic regressions were conducted using SUDAAN, release 7.5.2 (Research
Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC).
To estimate the cost of the extra vaccine doses administered, we generated
a frequency distribution for each vaccine type, assigned a price from the
1997 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine price list (unpublished
data, January 15, 1997), and calculated the total vaccine cost. We assumed
that all extra vaccines administered in a public setting were purchased by
public funds. The number of extra vaccines administered in other settings
was weighted to achieve an overall distribution of 61% publicly and 39% privately
purchased vaccine doses, approximating the 1997 US funding distribution of
vaccine doses (R. Snyder, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, written
communication, June 15, 1999). Since we were not able to determine particular
vaccine brands or combination vaccines administered, we used prices for noncombination
vaccines only. Where more than 1 product was available, we assumed the products
were equally distributed and calculated average public and private prices.
We priced the following vaccine products: hepatitis B, pediatric dosage (average
of 2 brands); DTP/DTaP (average of 3 brands); Hib (average of 3 brands); inactivated
poliovirus vaccine and oral poliovirus vaccine; and measles, mumps, and rubella
vaccine. Where poliovirus vaccine type was unknown, we assumed that the oral
formulation was administered.
It is estimated that for every 95 vaccine doses used, 5 doses are wasted.22 We assumed an equal distribution of waste among vaccines.
To calculate vaccine waste, we divided the total number of extra vaccine doses
administered by 95% to determine the estimated number of extra purchased vaccine
doses. We then subtracted the extra doses administered from the extra doses
purchased and multiplied the result by the average cost per extra vaccine
Finally, we estimated the number of extra visits made to receive extra
vaccine doses. An extra visit was defined as a visit to a provider where only
1 or more extra vaccine doses were received and no recommended, "nonextra"
doses were received. Using 1994 figures and a 5% discount rate, we calculated
the combined average visit cost and the cost to administer a vaccine in 1997
as $11.58 for public clinics and $20.26 for private offices.23
For visits to other provider types, we averaged the public and private visit
In the 1997 NIS, information on 32,742 children was collected from parents
(93.8% interview completion rate) and provider information was collected for
22,806 (70%) of these, for an overall response rate of 68.5% (Table 1). No differences were observed between children with and
without provider data by sex or age; however, significant differences were
noted between groups by race, household size, mother's education, mother's
marital status, household income, and parent-reported 4:3:1 immunization coverage
(Table 1).
By vaccine, the frequency of extraimmunization was less than 5% for
all vaccines except poliovirus, for which 14.1% of children were extraimmunized
(Table 2). Overall, about half
(53%) the children in this cohort were adequately immunized, 27% were underimmunized
for at least 1 vaccine but were not extraimmunized for any vaccine, 17% were
extraimmunized for at least 1 vaccine but were not underimmunized for any
vaccine, and 4% were both underimmunized and extraimmunized for at least 1
vaccine. Therefore, 21% were extraimmunized for at least 1 vaccine.
In the bivariate analysis, extraimmunized children were more frequently
male. Significant differences also were noted between adequately immunized
and extraimmunized children by age, race/ethnicity, household income, geographic
region, and provider facility type (Table
3). Children whose parents reported vaccination history from a shot
card were more frequently extraimmunized, as were children with more than
1 immunization provider. The following family characteristics showed no significant
differences: mother's age and education, number of children in the household,
and birth order.
Results of the multivariate logistic model (Table 4) indicate that the available child, family, and provider
characteristics explain approximately 11% of the variance between adequately
immunized and extraimmunized children and that the model is significantly
better than random (χ2 = 1865.71; P<.001).
Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander race/ethnicity and older age (30-35 months)
were the only child or family characteristics associated with extraimmunization
that were statistically significant in the multivariate model. Children with
more than 1 provider were almost 3 times more likely to be extraimmunized
than children with only 1 provider (odds ratio [OR], 2.8; 95% confidence interval
[CI], 2.4-3.2). Children who saw multiple types of providers (eg, health department
and private) were twice as likely as those who saw only private providers
to be extraimmunized (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.6-2.4). Children immunized only in
health department public clinics (OR, 0.3; 95% CI, 0.2-0.3) and only in hospitals
(OR, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.5-0.9) were less likely to be extraimmunized.
The cost analysis found a total of 1.8 million extra vaccine doses administered
nationwide at an average cost of $9.90 per dose (Table 5). This represents an excess cost of approximately $18.2
million. In addition, an estimated 96,795 vaccine doses were wasted at a cost
of almost $1 million and an extra 412,569 clinic/office visits were made to
receive only extra vaccine doses, at a cost of $7.3 million. Annual costs
associated with extraimmunization for this cohort of children were estimated
conservatively at $26.5 million.
With about 1 in 5 (or 900,000 of 3.9 million) US children receiving
at least 1 extra vaccine dose by age 19 to 35 months, extraimmunization is
clearly widespread and consequently quite costly. The extent of extraimmunization
identified in this study represents a national excess cost of at least $26.5
million for the 19- to 35-month-old population. This is a conservative estimate
that does not consider the cost of vaccine storage, handling, and distribution;
parents' travel time; loss of wages; treatment for adverse events (if any)
associated with extraimmunization; or other indirect costs.
While we cannot expect extraimmunization to be eliminated completely
because extra doses are sometimes necessary to ensure that a child is fully
immunized, reducing the extent of extraimmunization is desirable. It is particularly
important that extra doses of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids be avoided to
prevent potential adverse events.
Understanding the factors that contribute to extraimmunization will
be important in reducing its incidence. In our multivariate logistic regression
model, individual and family characteristics offered little explanatory power.
Instead, provider characteristics were most strongly associated with extraimmunization.
In particular, children with more than 1 immunization provider were more likely
to be extraimmunized. The likelihood of extraimmunization also varied by type
of provider: whereas 56% of children seen by multiple provider types were
extraimmunized, 8% of those seen only in health department clinics received
extra vaccine doses.
Another study showed similar differences in extraimmunization rates
by providers, ranging from 5% for most providers to 33% for children ever
seen in a particular system of public clinics. The authors were able to determine
that the records of the public clinic system in question often did not reflect
prior immunizations received at that clinic or elsewhere.15
Lack of ready access to complete and accurate immunization records seems
to be the likeliest explanation here as well. When children see new providers
or are referred for immunizations outside their source of primary care, particularly
if the providers are of different types (eg, public health department clinic
vs private practice), their immunization records may not follow them. One
solution is to use parent-held shot cards.4
Community- and state-based immunization registries24
represent an alternative to relying on shot cards. These computer databases
keep track of individuals' immunization histories and are accessible from
providers' offices. In addition to facilitating record sharing between providers,
immunization registries can help providers avoid vaccine spacing errors by
determining when shots are due. Registries also are useful for implementing
strategies shown to be effective at reducing underimmunization. They can be
used to assess coverage levels in practices and to generate reminder and recall
notices when immunizations are due or late.
While provider characteristics are important in explaining extraimmunization
in this study, they, along with the individual and family characteristics
that were significant in the bivariate analysis, explained only a small percentage
of the variation between extraimmunized and adequately immunized children.
Clearly, other factors must contribute to extraimmunization. Further research
on immunization record-keeping practices across different provider types may
offer some insight.
When examined by antigen, poliovirus vaccine is the largest contributor
to extraimmunization. It is the only antigen for which the percentage of extraimmunized
exceeds the percentage of underimmunized children. There are several possible
explanations for this discrepancy. First, the recommended time frame for administering
the third dose of polio vaccine spans a full year and overlaps with both the
third and fourth doses of DTP/DTaP vaccine. Providers may unwittingly administer
an extra polio dose with the fourth dose of DTP/DTaP because they are accustomed
to administering these 2 vaccines together. Second, the predominant oral formulation
administered to these children is easier to give than a shot and is relatively
inexpensive. As recommendations for the increasing use of inactivated poliovirus
vaccine25 are adopted over time, the percentage
of children extraimmunized for poliovirus may decrease. This trend should
continue to be monitored.
Other factors that might explain the differences in extraimmunization
by vaccine type include the number of recommended doses, the age ranges for
which the vaccine is recommended, the complexity of the schedule, whether
changes have been made in the schedule, how long the vaccine has been on the
recommended schedule, and the number of types of vaccine available, including
combinations, and whether they follow the same or different schedules. Increased
complexity, changes, and multiple choices may lead to confusion and increase
the chance of extra doses. More research is warranted to elucidate the impact
of these factors, to find other explanatory factors, and then to identify
strategies for reducing extraimmunization. In the meantime, vaccine manufacturers
and authoritative bodies should consider these factors and their potential
impact on extraimmunization when developing new vaccines and making changes
in the recommended schedule.
While we are confident in our estimates of the extent of and costs attributable
to extraimmunization, some potential limitations to our study should be considered.
If our methods for resolving duplicate entries were inadequate when creating
composite immunization histories, the extent and cost of extraimmunization
might be overestimated. However, because most children have only 1 provider,
the potential impact of this limitation is small. Extraimmunization may be
slightly overestimated for hepatitis B vaccine and underestimated for Hib
vaccine because multiple products and vaccine schedules are acceptable.26,27
Excluding children without provider information may limit the generalizability
of this study, since those children had significantly different demographic
characteristics from children with provider information and, by parent report,
were less likely to be up-to-date with the 4:3:1 vaccination series. We also
do not have information on the characteristics of children who were both underimmunized
and extraimmunized. In part because estimates were weighted to be representative
of all US children aged 19 to 35 months, these limitations should not substantially
affect our estimate of extraimmunization.
In our cost calculations we had to make assumptions regarding vaccine
type administered, payment source, and "extra" visits. However, we still believe
our cost results to be a conservative estimate.
For the first time, to our knowledge, the extent of extraimmunization
has been estimated on a national scale and found to be substantial and costly.
The challenge now will be learning how to reduce extraimmunization without
interfering with the more important efforts to combat underimmunization and
achieve adequate immunization.


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A big part of making a home is finding your tribe and where they congregate.
Each of us needs the coffee bar, the burger spot, the ice cream stand that turns a city into "my" city. And even more importantly, we need the relationships that make those places more than simply good coffee or a solid burger.
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Common blue-tongued skinks belong to a family containing over 600 species of lizards, Scincidae. Together they are members of the genus Tiliqua, a group of six species of large blue-tongued skinks that are found in Australia and eastern Indonesia.
Two subspecies of the common blue-tongued skink live in Australia: eastern blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides) and northern blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia). The eastern blue-tongued skink, the subspecies that can be seen at Woodland Park Zoo, is native to southeastern South Australia through Victoria, to eastern New South Wales and throughout most of Queensland. The northern blue-tongued skink ranges from Queensland to northwestern Western Australia.
The eastern blue-tongued skink can be found in coastal and montane woodlands and forests, to less arid parts of the Australia's interior.
The common blue-tongued skink is one of the larger blue-tongued skinks. The eastern blue-tongued skink can reach a snout to tail tip length of 22 inches (56 cm), but averages about 17 inches (45 cm).
Average weight is about 10-18 ounces (283-510 gr). The northern blue-tongued skink tends to be larger than the eastern blue-tongued skink.
Up to 20 years
In the wild: Common blue-tongued skinks are omnivores and feed on a variety of animal and plant materials including insects, snails, flowers, fruits and berries At the zoo: Greens, fruit, mealworms, crickets and canned dog food (the older/obese dog formula that contains less fat and protein)
About 50% of skink species lay eggs; the others bear live young. The majority of those that bear live young carry eggs internally which are hatched just before the young leave their mother's body. Blue-tongued skinks carry shell-less membrane-enclosed "egg" sacs internally, which rupture and "hatch" as the sacs are expelled from the mother's body.
Blue-tongued skinks, however, have a more elaborate placenta-like structure which supplies the developing embryos with oxygen and carries away carbon dioxide. The embryos of all reptiles derive their sustenance from the yolks of their eggs or sacs, whether they are born live or hatch from eggs.
Females normally give birth to about 10 live young, but can produce up to 25 young in a litter. Newly hatched young average 4 inches (10 cm) in length and weigh about .5 ounce (14 gr). If they can find enough to eat, they grow very quickly; babies raised at Woodland Park Zoo reached adult size in less than one year.
The common blue-tongued skink is a diurnal, ground-dwelling lizard. It has a broad, flat body, short limbs and tail, and smooth, overlapping scales which help to keep out dirt, sand and other debris. The smaller subspecies, the eastern blue-tongued skink, is pale silvery-gray to brown on top, with a series of irregular, dark brown cross bands on the upper surface of the body and tail. The cross bands frequently have small, white, dark-edged spots. The larger subspecies, the northern blue-tongued skink, is darker brown on top, usually with pale cross band markings on its back.
The common blue-tongued skink spends the majority of its day searching the ground for food and basking in the sun. At night it seeks shelter in logs, leaf litter or other ground debris. Although a normally shy and docile animal, when disturbed it will stand its ground and present a formidable appearance. Puffing up its broad, flat body, it can transform itself into a larger, more threatening opponent. Opening its bright, pink mouth and thrusting out a startling blue tongue, it will emit a loud hiss. Although a blue-tongued skink has no well defined teeth, it is capable of a powerful and painful bite, and will tenaciously hang on to its adversary. A blue-tongued skink can make a hasty retreat, and if grabbed from the rear by a predator will shed its tail. The lost portion of the tail will eventually grow back.
Blue-tongued skinks can be seen in the Day Exhibit, and are also often used for educational "hands-on" presentations for zoo visitors.
Blue-tongued skinks are one of the most popular pet lizards in Australia. This is due to their gentle disposition, longevity, overall beauty and ease of care. Wild populations of blue-tongued skinks remain stable. This cannot be said, however, for many wild reptile species. Many species of snakes, lizards, crocodiles and turtles are removed from the wild for the pet trade or are killed to make products for sale. As a result, many reptiles are endangered or are declining rapidly.
We do not recommend reptiles as pets for most people as they require very specialized diets and environments. We also receive hundreds of requests each year to take former pet iguanas, boas and other reptiles but we cannot accept these due to space, health and unknown backgrounds. If you need to find a reptile or amphibian a new home, we suggest you contact a local herpetological group in your area.
In the Puget Sound region, contact the Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society as a resource. If you do choose to get a reptile as a pet, please learn as much as possible about their care and the best species before making your decision and never accept wild-caught animals as pets or release non-native reptiles or amphibians into the wild.
The effort to save endangered species requires cooperation and support at the international, national, regional and individual levels. You can help in this cause. Join and become active in Woodland Park Zoo and other conservation organizations of your choice. Don't buy products made from wild animal parts and buy only captive-bred reptiles as pets.
Contact Woodland Park Zoo at email@example.com to find out other ways you can support conservation programs at the zoo. Discover more about lizards and other reptiles by contacting the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles at 303 W. 39th St., PO Box 626, Hays, KS 67601. Learn other ways you can help conserve wildlife and the habitats they require for survival by visiting our How You Can Help page.
Burton, Maurice. 1984. Encyclopedia of Reptiles, Amphibians & Other Cold-Blooded Animals. BPC Publishing Ltd., San Sebastian, Spain. 252 p.
Cogger, Harold G. 1992. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. 775 p.
Matero, Robert. 1993. Reptiles (Eyes on Nature Series). Kidsbooks, Inc., Chicago, IL. 29 p.
Morris, Joshua. 1995. A Look Inside Reptiles. Reader's Digest Young Families, Inc., China. 19 p.
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CHICAGO – Individuals and business owners out of work as a direct result of tornadoes and high winds on Nov. 17 might be eligible for federal disaster unemployment assistance, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) said today.
The disaster unemployment assistance is part of a series of programs available after President Barack Obama agreed to Gov. Pat Quinn's request of a federal disaster declaration. Two EF4 tornadoes killed at least seven people and injured many more. Twenty-four tornados were reported. The tornadoes and wind destroyed or damaged at least 2,441 homes, left thousands of people without power and closed miles of roads until power lines, trees and other debris could be safely removed.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Vending Association has completed a report detailing key figures and trends of the continent's vending market. The 2010-2011 report includes individual profiles of 21 countries and an analysis of the industry's performance from 2003 through 2011, along with a general European report.
EVA explained that gathering data from an industry run by some 10,000 operators throughout Europe is no small task. For 2008 and 2009, the international market research firm Datamonitor teamed up with the association, thanks to the financial contributions of 15 members; the result was the first pan-European survey of the vending market and its customers. The 2008 study that resulted includes an in-depth analysis of consumer preferences and feedback on the vending market, as part of a thorough market report. It covers a wide area, with 21 country profiles and a general European overview.
Building on this accomplishment and the 2009 Key Performance Indicators (KPI) update, EVA resolved to continue the venture on its own. It designated an experienced partner to carry out the 2010-2011 market survey: David Hoskin, who has been the EVA president for many years, and who produces the annual vending census for the Automatic Vending Association (representing the United Kingdom and Ireland), has spent months talking to vending experts in each market, building models and refining a solid methodology and regularly checking the data under the leadership of the EVA Vending Data Committee chairman Jan Marck Vrijlandt of Selecta (Cham, Switzerland). The outcome is a European report, built on updates to the 21 individual country profiles, which provides 10 key sets of figures and insights into the vending market.
These include a total base of 3.8 million machines in the field, and an analysis of how this base is broken down among participating countries. Almost 80% of the base is distributed among the six leading countries.
The report also gives a detailed breakdown of hot, cold and snack machines and the proportion of freestanding and tabletop equipment. At present, this is about 50-50 and shows a clear trend towards more tabletop designs to serve downsizing workplaces.
The vending industry's turnover for the area covered by the report is around €11 billion, EVA reported. The ratio of workers to hot-drink machines ranges from 36 to 140 workers per machine in the six leading national markets.
The report also details the ratio of hot drink to snack machines, which indicates substantial growth opportunities; enumerates the top five operators in Europe and their joint market share; depicts the degree of consolidation in each of the 21 market areas; and offers insights based on all these figures.
Each individual country profile lists the number of machines, consumer preferences (e.g. types of coffee) and sales trends. It also lists total vends (i.e., the number of transactions and price trends).
Details on the report and pricing for the entire study and components are online at vending-europe.eu/en/market-studies. A summary is available at no charge to full, direct and supporting members of EVA. For nonmembers, the entire report can be purchased for €2,000. The European summary can be purchased for €500 and an individual country profile for €250.


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Wildcats Dominate Winter Pentathlon
Dec. 7, 2012
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State track and field got its season underway on Friday with the annual Carol Robinson Winter Pentathlon. A small group of Wildcats were in action along with athletes from some other area school, and K-State came away with some strong performances to open the season. Seniors Devin Dick and Tomas Kirielius led the way in the men's competition and newcomer Merryl Mbeng finished second for the women with one of the best scores in school history.
Mbeng finished second behind former Wildcat Ryann Krais as she won with 4,159 points for her new personal best score in a pentathlon. Krais completed her eligibility last year and is enrolled in grad school at K-State while continuing to train with head coach Cliff Rovelto post-collegiately. Mbeng is a junior transfer from France and put together an impressive list of numbers in her career debut as a Wildcat as her score of 4,047 points ranks sixth in school history.
Mbeng ran the 60 meter hurdles in 8.66 seconds, which ranks fifth in a pentathlon in school history. She backed that up with a high jump among the top 10 as well. Her worst mark of the day came in the shot put, but she responded with a long jump of 19-05.25 (5.92m) for third in school history in a pentathlon. Her time in the 800 meters to close the day ranked second for a pentathlon, giving her a top 10 mark in four of the five events.
"I think Merryl was exceptional," Rovelto said. "I don't know if we've had anybody other than Austra Skujyte and Ryann that could score that high that early. I think that score will get her into the NCAA meet."
Freshman Shannon Parr also had a good day for the Wildcats in her debut finishing third in the women's pentathlon with her score of 3,136 points. She opened the meet with her two best showings scoring more than 800 points in the hurdles and just missing that threshold in the high jump.
Rovelto said with Mbeng, Parr and the other women on the team in the multis program not competing this weekend his team could make a lot of noise in the pentathlon this year.
"The really good thing is we've got a couple other girls who could score as high as Merry did," Rovelto said. "We've also got some that will score just below them, so we could have a really good group in that event."
On the men's side, Dick won with his score of 3,861 points while Kirielius was not too far behind in second place with 3,721 points. Both posted one personal record on the day with Kirielius opening the meet with his fastest time in the 60 meter hurdles at 8.47 seconds. Dick was not far off his PR in that event, but posted his big mark in the high jump clearing 6-09.00 (2.06m).
Rovelto was happy with some of their events as well. He was particularly happy with how well they all high jumped and came up just short of their PRs in the long jump. He also praised senior Tony Granillo's third-place performance as he competed unattached. Granillo will not be able to compete for K-State until the outdoor season after exhausting his indoor eligibility last season for K-State.
The Wildcats continue their opening weekend of action on Saturday as they host the KSU All-Comers at Ahearn Field House. Field events are slated to start at 11 a.m. with running events firing off at 2 p.m.
Carol Robinson Winter Pentathlon Results
1: Devin Dick, K-State, 3861 pts
60H: 8.57 – 843 pts
LJ: 7.01m – 816 pts
SP: 12.35m – 628 pts
HJ: 2.06m PR – 859 pts
1000m: 2:54.92 – 715 pts
2: Tomas Kirielius, K-State, 3721 pts
60H: 8.47 PR – 867 pts
LJ: 6.71m – 746 pts
SP: 13.29m – 685 pts
HJ: 2.03m – 831 pts
1000m: 3:07.61 – 592 pts
3: Tony Granillo, unattached, 3596 pts
4: Keith Hopkins, unattached, 3416 pts
5: Payson Maydew, Emporia State, 3330 pts
6: Grady Goff, Emporia State, 2874 pts
7: Tyler Knight, unattached, 2801 pts
8: Davian Lawrence, Emporia State, 2632 pts
1: Ryann Krais, unattached, 4159 pts PR
2: Merryl Mbeng, K-State, 4047 pts – 6th school history
60H: 8.66 – 982 pts
HJ: 1.69m – 842 pts
SP: 9.94m – 526 pts
LJ: 5.92m – 825 pts
800m: 2:16.45 – 872 pts
3: Shannon Parr, K-State, 3136 pts
60H; 9.50 – 808 pts
HJ: 1.63m – 771 pts
SP: 8.84m – 454 pts
LJ: 4.78m – 500 pts
800m: 2:37.44 – 603 pts
4: Kaitlyn Keck, Friends University, 2719 pts
5: Shayna Mangiaracino, Baker, 2703 pts
6: Katelyn Wolken, Baker, 2283 pts


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Many California residents may not be aware how close they came to losing an important part of this state's history in early October 2008. A wildfire blackened nearly half of Angel Island, but quick action by firefighters saved the island's many historical buildings and left many of the roads and trails on the popular San Francisco island intact.
When the time comes to purchase a car, your teenagers might be dreaming of hot wheels. They may be thinking sporty, while you're looking for reliability and affordability.
The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu has been completely redesigned. The mild-hybrid Eco model debuts first, while the regular lineup of trims and their standard 2.5-liter four-cylinder arrive in the summer of 2012. A 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder upgrade engine should arrive some time later in the year.
As if the sights and sounds of San Francisco weren't enough to keep visitors completely enthralled, Mother Nature invites you to drive just a few minutes north of the city, across the Golden Gate Bridge and into a suburban area that seems like the other side of the planet from downtown.
There's plenty to like about the Sportage now featured at Kia Country of Manteca.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A twig snaps and brush rustles in woods on the Gettysburg battlefield. My horse does not flinch. It's nothing more than a small animal scurrying away. But on a hot summer day nearly 150 years earlier, it could have been the enemy.
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The Wild West and the mining of the late 1800's are a rich part of California's heritage, and what better way to experience the past than to visit California's ghost towns? The Golden State's ghost towns are more about history than spooks, and you'll spend hours exploring every nook and cranny of sometimes dusty old buildings in various states of disrepair or restoration. Here are two distinct examples to get you started.
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Anyone who plunks down good money for a California getaway wants to be sure the experience will be extra-special. With today's lodging prices, it's only natural that visitors expect something memorable and out of the ordinary.
DETROIT (AP) - The redesigned Ford Escape is a small SUV with big shoes to fill.
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My wife and I and our twin Toddlers were dining at the Chili's Bar and Grill at 1066 W Mercury Blvd Hampton VA 23666, on July 15, 2011. Along with 2 other adults. My Son Isaac whose 25 months old was eating a order of apple crisp from the Kids Menu. My wife noticed that something was in his Bowl. As she lifted it with a fork all four of us adults noticed it looked like a CONDOM. It was actually a Finger Cot commonly refered to as a finger condom. There were at least 4 of them at the bottom of the bowl. Chili's was very quick to try to take the dish. How in the world could Chili's do this to a 25 month old.
Chili's had a Insurance Company call me to make it look like they wanted to settle. Then the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company did not respond to my call back. Chili's should settle this claim or fire the people responsible permanently. Based on our Experience Chili's is not a safe place to eat.
im not looking for damages im going to shut them down . And will spendmoney to do it. They had repeated Health Dept warnings about thisbefore it happened.
they will be in the Hampton Daily press tmrw
First of all I don't think you are entitled to damages. If youdisagree you are free to forward all communications with the insurancecompany to your state's insurance comission.
Such items are sometimes used in commercial kitchens for sanitaryreasons (in lieu of gloves) where workers handle food and relatedthings with their fingers. However, I'm uncertain from the factsrelated precisely what the substance the legal claim would be in thisinstance. The recipient of the items is 25 months old and if anythinglooked upon the cots as a curiosity, assuming they aroused the child'scuriosity at all. I can certainly understand where if a child chokedor nearly choked on such a thing, or if the item communicated adisease, its presence would give rise to a claim. However, in thiscase where their presence in a child's food dish was shocking,irritating or disconcerting to adults, but fortunately gave rise to noinjury of any kind, I do not see the basis for advancing anysubstantial claim on the child's behalf. I feel certain this was notdone purposely and likely came about because the cots were kept in abowl in the kitchen for dispensing to employees. Unfortunately, itappears that some mindless creature may have been unaware of thebowl's contents and hastily took the bowl to fill it with food. Ifeel the important thing here is to feel that fortunately the childwas not injured in any way and all's well that ends well. Though theoccurrence and what was found my be repugnant to the parents ascustomers, bygones should be treated as bygones without making abigdeal over it. If I felt similarly offended by the occurrence I wouldnot return to the restaurant but would not spend another second of mytime on this matter. I certainly do understand the need to have thebill cancelled by the restaurant or to be reimbursed for the bill ifit was paid before departing. In short, if the insurance carrieroffers anything, take it and move on because the whole thing is nomore than a tempest in a teapot!
Saw the word condom...had to read it.
if Kenneth is the OP then who was dilbert and his condom spam?
Yuck! That's disgusting! Not to mention dangerous! For any age ofperson. I hope this gets checked out thoroughly.
My Goal is not to obtain Money. My goal at this point is to shut thisRestaurant DOWN. And I will spend time and money to do this. If yougo tohttp://www.healthspace.ca/Clients/VDH/Hampton/Hampton_Website.nsf
You can see that this Restaurant was warned repeatedly about puttingnonfood items on food prep tables. They have Several Critical RepeatViolations (not minor repeats).You can also see that they had the samedisgusting violations repeatedly and apparently dont care aboutPublic Health Safety. They have also let their Hampton Food managercertificate expire. Read for yourself the other disgusting thingsthat Health Inspectors have witnessed there. Imagine what goes on whenthere not there.
Inspection Type Inspection Date Violations
Routine Inspection 1-Aug-2011 4 critical
Routine Inspection 2-May-2011 3 critical
Routine Inspection 26-Jan-2011 4 critical
Routine Inspection 4-Nov-2010 1 critical
Routine Inspection 28-Jul-2010 1 critical
Routine Inspection 27-Apr-2010 3 critical
Routine Inspection 14-Jan-2010 1 critical
Routine Inspection 2-Oct-2009 0 critical
Routine Inspection 24-Jun-2009 2 critical
Routine Inspection 24-Mar-2009 5 critical
Routine Inspection 7-Nov-2008 5 critical
Routine Inspection 24-Jun-2008
Routine Inspection 4-Feb-2008 3 critical
Routine Inspection 30-Oct-2007 2 critical
Routine Inspection 23-Jul-2007 5 critical
Routine Inspection 30-May-2007 3 critical
That is totally unacceptable. The toddler could have choked and/ordied!!! This should be throughly investigated and compensation is due.If Chili's staff is not held accountable, then it could happen again.
You're acting as if they put the finger COTS in your childs food onpurpose. It was an honest mistake, it happens, nobody is perfect. Ithink it's rather petty of you to want someone to lose their job overan accident.
Oh and a 25 month old is called a 2 year old.
Can I sue Dilbert for saying Finger CONDOM, it is annoying me.
We use these at my job EVERY SINGLE DAY. NO ONE has ever referred tothem as finger condoms. It's a classless term. They're called"rubber fingertips," "rubber fingers," and something else I can'tremember right now. Also: "thumb thingies." Move FORWARD and stopthinking you're owed money for a near miss.
Chili's did not do this on purpose to your 2 yr old. It could haveeasily happened to the next person who ordered that.
They are not condoms, they are bandages for fingertips and most likelygot there accidentally. Since your child did not eat them, there areno damages.
Was something preventing them from taking the dish away?
Were they trying to fix the issue and replace the food in question?
Settle? You have no damages.
a CONDOM in your child's food, so stop calling it that. It was afinger cot to cover bandages or other finger injuries and they aren't"commonly" referred to as finger condoms by anyone other than teenageboys looking to be offensive!
Besides, it's not like a finger can forcibly expell bodily fluids, sothe two aren't even comparable.
Second, they didn't "DO" this to a toddler. It was an accident thatcould have just as easily been in you or your wife's food. There wasno deliberate malice involved. Don't you think that firing someonefor a mistake is a bit excessive given the circumstance?
Third, if the insurance is trying to contact you, they are at leasttaking it seriously (even though no one was harmed!!!) and trying tomake it right. But personally, if I was awaiting the outcome of aninsurance investigation, I wouldn't post letters to the Internet untilthe check was in my hand.
My guess is they were in the bowl for some reason when someone usedit.
You keep acting like they did this on purpose to your toddler. Iseriously doubt thats the case.
I dont see why you didnt get comped for the meal, I found a bug in mysalad one time and they comped my whole meal. Though you using thewords "settle" sounds like you are looking for alot more.
Physical contamination of food is never a good experience, and it isironic that the contaminant itself is a product designed to PREVENTthis type of contamination.
While throwing the word condom around makes the situation sound worse,there were no condoms involved. Even you acknowledge that it was afinger cot, which is a commonly used item in restaurants to ensurethat band aids, etc, do not fall into food.
I seriously doubt Chilis was intentionally out to get your 25 monthold. I think it may have been an accident such as a box of themspilled somehow in a prep area, or another similar situation.Management needs to investigate and find out how this happened and howit can be prevented in the future.
Well, that's about the most disgusting thing I've heard of in a while.


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PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – The University of Pennsyvlania's women's rowing program earned its first Ivy League Championship medals on Sunday, as the third varsity 8 took second place out of five boats on the Cooper River.
Rowing only an afternoon championship race, the Quakers clocked 7:22.321 over the 2,000-meter course and finished behind only Princeton (7:09.964). Radcliffe was third (7:26.566), followed by Cornell (7:34.754) and Yale (7:41.409). Ali Schwartz was coxswain of Penn's third varsity 8, with Claire Hutchinsin thestroke seat; Gen Bouchard in the 7; Alix Roberts in the 6;Elizabeth Riehl in the 5; Kirsten Myers in the 4; Emily Samuelson in the 3; Christine Davis in the 2; and Amanda Borst in the 1.
Penn also advanced its varsity 4 A boat to the grand final on Sunday, where the Quakers finished sixth in 8:12.631. Brown won that championship race in 7:39.511, followed by Yale, Princeton, Radcliffe and Columbia.
Penn was eighth on the day in both the varsity 8 (7:01.264) and the second varsity 8 (7:27.196), as well as the varsity 4 B (8:42.408). In the championship-only varsity 4 C race, contested Sunday afternoon, Penn was fifth in 9:03.822.
As a team, Penn finished with 25 points which was enough for seventh place, ahead of Dartmouth (22). Princeton took the team title with 81 points, and also earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Championships with a win in the varsity 8 grand final.


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EMU community orchestra concert
When Thursday April 4, 2013 @ 8:00 PM (1573 days ago)
Where Lehman Auditorium
Duration 1 hour
The EMU Community Orchestra concert will feature two student soloists, Janelle Dean, soprano, and Giulio Garner, piano, in works by Mozart and Mendelssohn. The orchestra will also play works by New Zealand composer Alfred Hill and Saint-Saens.
Admission is free. Donations are encouraged for the EMU music scholarship fund.
Intended Audience General Public
Contact Information
Name Music Dept
Phone # 540.432.4225


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Don't hate, appreciate.
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me and proper v rots and baze.
due this coming tuesday?
baze did you finish that die sketch?
im that nice
i cut a guy twice
Sounds good.
Are we doing a predetermined word or our own names?
how about we do the other teamates names? like id do yours youd do mine rots would do baze and baze would do rots? at least we can make an exchange out of it you know?
im that nice
i cut a guy twice
What do you write?
You can either go with Last(er) or Proper, whatever floats your boat.
elzy is fine
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ight. we need more ppl. good fuckers. im looking at you mewt. fuck.
CHEPH is the word. yes its hard. thats why i said good folk.
you too rots.


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once heard a beat drum it sounded like a sloppy knock
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even back to rumors that Mikey died off Pop Rocks
where the girls wore jellies and played hop scotch
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Damn, he beat me to it!!!!
Well, here are the other subtle albums I got:
For Hero: For Fool
A New White


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Washington : Government Printing Office
Page 1564
Delegation of authority to Commissioner of Indian Affairs with respect to the distribution of funds derived from appropriations in satisfaction of awards to Indian tribes by the Indian Claims Commission and the Court of Claims. Order 2508, as amended, is further amended to add subparagraphs 32 through 38 to section 30. As so amended, section 30 reads as follows:
Authority under specific acts. (a) In addition to any authority delegated elsewhere in this order, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, is authorized to perform the functions and exercise the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by the following acts or portions of acts or any acts amendatory thereof:
(32) Act of August 20, 1964, P.L. 88-464, 78 Stat. 563: The Snake and Paiute Indians of the former Malheur Reservation;
(33) Act of August 20, 1964, P.L. 88-506, 78 Stat. 639: The Nehalem Band of the Tillamook Indians and the Tillamook Band of the Tillamook Indians;
(34) Act of October 14, 1966, P.L. 89-655, 80 Stat. 905-906: The Quileute and Hoh Tribes;
(35) Act of October 14, 1966, P.L. 89-656, 80 Stat. 906: The Nooksack Tribe;
(36) Act of October 14, 1966, P.L. 89-659, 80 Stat. 909-910: The Miami Indians of Indiana and Oklahoma;
(37) Act of October 14, 1966, P.L. 89-660, 80 Stat. 910-911: The Duwamish Tribe of Indians.
(38) All other acts which may authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a roll for purposes of distributing judgment funds and to distribute such funds to those persons whose names appear on the rolls.
Acting Secretary of the Interior.


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Serves 12.
Spray Rocking Horse Pan with vegetable pan spray. Prepare Peanut Cereal Treat recipe. Press mixture firmly into prepared pan. Remove from pan to foil-wrapped cake board cut to size.
Ice saddle area smooth. Pipe tip 12 yellow outline around saddle and on rocker; pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch. Pipe tip 12 yellow bridle. Attach mini candies to saddle and bridle; attach regular size candies on rocker. Pipe tip 18 pull-out star mane and tail.


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SHOWING RECORDS: 12 - 22 of 23
Select a record below for more information
Journal excerpts and maps from
Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,
edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites
Thursday, August 29, 1805
"I Spoke to the Indians on various Subjects endeavoring to impress on theire minds the advantage it would be to them for to sell us horses and expedite the [our] journey the nearest and best way possibley that we might return as soon as possible and winter with them at Some place where there was plenty of buffalow. Our wish is to get a horse for each man to carry our baggage and for Some of the men to ride occasionally. The horses are handsom and much accustomed to be changed as to their Parsture. We cannot calculate on their carrying large loads & feed on the Grass which we may calculate on finding in the Moutnain thro� which we may expect to pass on our rout�"
Saturday, September 21, 1805
"� we passed a broken country heavily timbered great quantities of which had fallen and so obstructed our road that it was almost impracticable to proceed in many places� being determined to make a forced march tomorrow in order to reach if possible the open country. We killed a few Pheasants, and I killed a prarie woolf which together with the balance of our horse beef and some crawfish which we obtained in the creek enabled us to make one more hearty meal, not knowing where the next was to be found."
Saturday, September 21, 1805
"The pleasure I now felt in having triumphed over the rockey Mountains and decending once more to a level and fertile country where there was every rational hope of finding a comfortable subsistence for myself and party can be more conceived than expressed, nor was the flattering prospect of the final success of the expedition less pleasing."
Sunday, September 22, 1805
"� we saw the Chiefs horses� & we arrived at his Village at Sunset� where I found Capt. Lewis & the party Encamped, much fatigued, & hungery, much rejoiced to find something to eat of which they appeared to partake plentifully�
The planes appeared covered with Spectators viewing the white men and the articles which we had, our party weakened and much reduced in flesh as well as Strength� We attempted to have Some talk with those people but could not for the want of an Interpreter thro� which we could Speake, we were Compelled to converse alltogteher by Signs. I got the Twisted hare to draw the river from his Camp down which he did with great Cheerfullness on a white Elk skin� At the falls he places Establishments of white people and informs that great numbers of Indians reside on all those fo[r]ks as well as the main river�"
Thursday, September 26, 1805
"� ready to commence building canoes on tomorrow. Our axes are Small & badly calculated to build Canoes of the large Pine. Capt. Lewis Still very unwell� Two Chiefs & their familes follow us and encamp near us. They have great numbers of horses� We purchase fresh Salmon of the Indians"
Wednesday, October 2, 1805
"We have nothing to eate but roots, which give the men violent pains in they bowels after eating much of them� I walked out with me gun on the hills which is verry steep & high, could kill nothing� Provisions all out, which compels us to kill one of our horses to eate (and make Suep for the Sick men)."
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AEON [ALPHA] (formerly "Xephyr"): Skin Release Thread
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Posts: 1,998
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2007-06-25 01:00 Post: #1
Aeon (Alpha10) by djh_
- full Party Mode support (DONE-ish)
- File Manager context menus (replace central info area)
- Weather panel for Home (DONE)
- Weather window (DONE - almost)
- default backdrops (plain gradient/texture backdrops)
- dual file browsers (one for Settings panes, one for Media windows)
- fix background changer bugs (DONE-ish)
- Python script template
- dedicated Info view for Apple Trailers
- default icons for items without thumbnails (UNDERWAY)
- enhanced animation for Home scroller
- complete Live Tutorial strings and fix timings (DONE)
- redesign OSDs (DONE)
- implement progress bars / text (DONE)
- compile 1080p backpack (DONE - UPLOADED TO AEONCENTRAL.COM)
- complete implementation of the following view types:
-> List (NEEDS EXTRA INFO, POSTER VIEW)
-> Icon (DONE)
-> Episode (TV Shows only) (DONE)
-> Poster (DONE)
-> Wide (wide icons) (BEING REDESIGNED)
-> Wide Info (wide icons w/ scrapers) (Library only) (BEING REDESIGNED)
-> Episode Info (Library only) (DONE)
-> List Info (Library only) (SEE: LIST)
-> Poster Info (Library only) (DONE - NEEDS PLACEMENT FIX)
-> Poster Wall (DONE - NEEDS SCROLL-LEFT FIX)
-> List (DONE)
-> Album Wall (SEE POSTER WALL)
-> List (DONE)
-> Icon (DONE)
-> Photo Album (ABANDONED)
-> Photo Wall (SEE POSTER WALL)
- restore Strings.xml / localisation support
- add complete character set to skin fonts
- complete code optimisation and documentation (ONGOING)
- all textures redrawn to release standard @ 1080p resolution (DONE)
- finalise colour scheme for all textures and typefaces (DONE)
- gradient-faded edges for wraplists
- fix out-of-memory glitches with background changer (DONE-ish)
- optimise fade / slide animation timings (ONGOING)
- investigate possibility of fullscreen 3D viewtypes (Virtual Shelf, Photo Scrapbook, etc)
- optimise for Linux as necessary
- recalibrate metrics for 1080p (DONE-ish)
- implement reference levels for contrast, TV types, etc.
- 480p support (DONE)
Visit the AEON website for the latest downloads:
(This post was last modified: 2008-06-01 03:18 by djh_.)
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2007-06-25 01:34 Post: #2
I must say, I'm very happy to see a new skin dedicated to an HD resolution. Seems that most of the backdrops are all my taste too! Plus tv shows on the homescreen is a beautiful thing as well! Cheers to this and I can't wait to see improvement on an already slick looking alpha.
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2007-06-25 01:44 Post: #3
Hi djh_
Please PM pike or Jezz_X regarding SVN access to the skinning SVN on sourceforge. You'll need to register on SF and supply your username to either of them and they should be able to hook you up, assuming ofcourse you want access to this facility (I strongly encourage it).
Will check out the skin shortly
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2007-06-25 02:06 Post: #4
Looking very good :-D
Will try when i get off work 5more hours :-(
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2007-06-25 02:44 Post: #5
Looks good so far. Unfortunately my TV can't run 720p resolutions, since it's 1080i native. I've been running other skins in 480p. Xephyr seems like it could work very well in 480p with a few minor adjustments:
- The main scroll menu items overlap slightly. Taking the font size down a little bit or increasing the left and right margins on each item should fix this issue.
- On file browsing areas, like the Movie section, the menu items overlap as well. These are the sort order, library, etc items. There's plenty of room going across so perhaps a little more spacing between each item would solve this.
I know it's annoying when you put a great project out only to immediately get a ton of requests, but there are just a few things that stand out in other skins that I think would make yours so much better:
- A wide icon view mode, especially in the TV section. I know some people have wide game and movie icons as well, so perhaps it would be best to just have it in every section.
- An "Arcade" or "Emulators" section. Sure, these can go under apps, but having a separate section (similar to MC360's setup) would be even better, especially with being able to have a background image specifically for that section.
- I like how you can press up or down to get the shutdown/reboot/etc menu, but I think it would be even better if you could push down to get that menu and up to get a favorites menu (once again, see MC360 when you press start). That way people could quickly link to custom sections and scripts really easily.
- Optional weather and time somewhere on the screen. I personally don't display these things, but I know many people like having them show up.
Once again, thank you so much for the work you put into this. It's easily one of the top skins out there, even if it is only alpha.
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2007-06-25 03:22 Post: #6
Very slick, great work!!
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2007-06-25 06:30 Post: #7
After trying it out, a few comments:
1. Looks really, really, really nice, especially in 720p.
2. Runs nice and smoothly.
3. Sometimes it's a little hard to see the focused item (eg which button has focus among the view/sort buttons in the media views and also which settings page you are on within a settings category). Perhaps a larger difference in the font colouring would do the trick, and/or make use of shadowing on the font perhaps?
4. The predefined bookmarks are a pet peeve of mine, but as you've stated clearly that they're setup the way you like them, and have explained how which bookmarks they're expecting, this is fine. Perhaps in a final version there will be a nice way to set the home page up. This is a problem in many skins though, so perhaps we can do something to help out in this regard. Part of the problem with default bookmarks from home is when you return to them it doesn't remember your last path. Nothing to do with the your skin, it's just a restriction of the "engine". Feel free to post any pet peeves you have about the skinning engine and/or suggestions for what you would want to see improved.
5. See 1
Great work
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2007-06-25 08:44 Post: #8
jmarshall Wrote:After trying it out, a few comments:I agree with all them. I really like the look of the skin its a great Idea
things I'm not fond of are
Stretching Thumbs to fit into the box around them because not all screen caps of movies are the same aspect some are 4x3 some are 16x9 and some are letterbox ( though I do understand why you did it )
Little sad it has no wide icon support yet ?
I would think you would need a huge TV to be able to see the font inside the sub pages
I can barely tell what button is selected in the lower sub pages like jmarshall said
Also if you are makign this skin for 720p only why not actually make the xmls in the 720p dir instead of the pal16x9 one ?
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2007-06-25 09:18 Post: #9
I just got done check'n'er out and I can already tell this will be replacing PM3 very soon for my home!
I agree with JM, SZSORI, & Jezz on everything they stated. I
My comments...
1) I have a 57" 1080i TV running XBMC at 720p and the fonts are VERY difficult to see. The dark color text blends too much into the BGs.
less transparent glass overlay
larger font option for us old people
lighter font color still allowing contrast with the glass
text shadow
2) Nearly impossible to tell what is selected when the selection is text. Maybe have the cursor marker show you what is selected or have a more contrasting font color - icons are fine, of course.
3) Please change the icon frame... GUI is super polished, but the frame is out of place IMO.
4) Allow the backgrounds on the main menu to be a slide show, like PM3 and others.
5) Weather in lower right corner would be nice
6) Time & Date in upper left or right corner, or even lower left maybe, would be nice
I'm not an expert but I play one at work.
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2007-06-25 10:29 Post: #10
Been playing with this for a short while now, and it really could become my new default. There are some issues for CRT as discussed on MSN, but it's good to see that you will be making a small amount of effort to get this working for CRT.
The biggest problem I have, as you know, is that there is no background image with library...I have a black screen with very dark text, so it's difficult to see anything.
Once this is resolved I can re-go at it.
Keep up the good work bro, it's looking really tight so far, especially for a weeks work...that should not go unnoticed.
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2007-06-25 13:02 Post: #11
Jyra: if you download the build here, the library problem should be partially fixed.
I'm drawing up an early list of beta features based on this thread. Will have more this evening.
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2007-06-25 13:58 Post: #12
cool mate...will download this evening and take another look
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2007-06-25 21:17 Post: #13
Nice! This skin looks totally awesome in 720p.
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2007-06-25 23:09 Post: #14
works ánd looks grreat !
weather and some sort of shortcut to the script menu would be even greater though
keep up the GOOD work, thanks alot !
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2007-06-26 00:51 Post: #15
New icon frames. Glass panel density increased to improve text legibility. I'll do some work on the font colours next to get it just right.


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'Heroic' female cop stopped Fort Hood shooter
(NEWSER) – The man who shot three people dead at Fort Hood military base before killing himself has been identified as Army Spec. Ivan Lopez, a military truck driver who was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Texas base's commander says the 34-year-old, who served in Iraq for four months in 2011, "had behavioral health and mental health issues" and had self-reported a traumatic brain injury after returning from Iraq, theWashington Post reports. Specifically, CNN reports that he suffered from depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric issues. "There is no indication that this incident is related to terrorism, although we are not ruling anything out," the commander says.
- Authorities say the shooting spree began when Lopez entered a building and began firing a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol that he wasn't authorized to have on base, the AP reports. It was a privately-owned weapon he'd recently bought locally and had not registered at the base.
- He then drove to another building and opened fire there. After he was confronted in a parking lot by a military policewoman who was about 20 feet away, he put his hands on his head before reaching into his jacket. He shot himself in the head when she drew her weapon,NBC News reports. It was "clearly heroic, what she did at that moment in time," the commander says, adding, "She did exactly what we expect of a United States soldier."