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One way that the EU has achieved this improvement is by setting legally binding and non-binding limits for the whole Union for certain pollutants dispersed in the air. The EU has set standards for particulate matter (PM) of certain sizes, ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, lead, and other pollutants that may have a detrimental effect on human health or ecosystems. Key pieces of legislation that set pollutant limits across Europe include the 2008 Directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (2008/50/EC), and the 1996 Framework Directive on ambient air quality assessment and management (96/62/EC).
Another approach to legislating for improvements to air quality is through the setting of national annual emission limits for specific pollutants. In these cases, countries are responsible for introducing the measures needed to ensure that their emission levels are below the ceiling set for the relevant pollutant.
The Gothenburg Protocol to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP), and the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive (2001/81/EC) both set annual emissions limits for European countries on air pollutants, including those pollutants responsible for acidification, eutrophication, and ground-level ozone pollution. The Gothenburg Protocol was revised in 2012. And the National Emissions Ceilings Directive is up for review and revision in 2013.
In addition to setting air quality standards for specific pollutants and annual country-level ceilings, European legislation is also designed to target particular sectors that act as sources of air pollution.
Emissions of air pollutants from the industrial sector are regulated, by among others, the 2010 Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU) and the 2001 Directive on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from Large Combustion Plants (2001/80/EC).
Vehicle emissions have been regulated through a series of performance and fuel standards, including the 1998 Directive relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (98/70/EC) and vehicle emission standards, known as the Euro standards.
The Euro 5 and 6 standards cover emissions from light vehicles including passenger cars, vans, and commercial vehicles. The Euro 5 standard came into force on 1 January 2011, and requires all new cars covered by the legislation to emit less particulates and nitrogen oxides than the limits set. Euro 6, which will enter into force in 2015, will impose stricter limits on nitrogen oxides emitted by diesel engines.
There are also international agreements concerning the emissions of air pollutants in other areas of transportation, such as the International Maritime Organization's 1973 Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), with its additional protocols, which regulate sulphur dioxide emissions from shipping.
(c) Javier Arcenillas, ImaginAIR/EEA
"Although fortunately there are still places in Romania almost wild and spectacular, where nature is unstained by the hand of man, in more urbanized areas there is an obvious ecological problem."
Javier Arcenillas, Spain
A pollutant is usually regulated by more than one piece of legislation. Particulate matter, for example, is directly addressed by three European legal measures (Directives on ambient air quality and emissions of air pollutants, and the Euro limits on road vehicle emissions) and two international conventions (LRTAP and MARPOL). Some of the PM precursors are tackled by other legal measures.
The implementation of these laws are also spread over a period of time and achieved in stages. For fine particles, the air quality directive sets 25 μg/m3 as a 'target value' to be met by 1 January 2010. The same threshold is set to become a 'limit value' by 2015, entailing additional obligations.
For some sectors, air policies might first cover certain pollutants in limited parts of Europe. In September 2012, the European Parliament adopted the revisions that brought the EU's standards on sulphur emissions by ships in line with the International Maritime Organization's standards from 2008. By 2020, the sulphur limit will be 0.5 % in all the seas around the EU.
For the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the English Channel in so-called 'Sulphur Emission Control Areas', the European Parliament set an even stricter sulphur limit of 0.1 % by 2015. Considering that standard marine fuel contains 2 700 times more sulphur than conventional diesel for cars, it is clear that this legislation gives strong reasons to the shipping sector to develop and use cleaner fuels.
Current European air-quality legislation is based on the principle that EU Member States divide their territories into a number of management zones in which countries are required to assess air quality using measurement or modelling approaches. Most big cities are declared to be such zones. If air‑quality standards are exceeded in a zone, the Member State has to report to the European Commission and explain the reasons.
The countries are then required to develop local or regional plans describing how they intend to improve the air quality. They could for example establish so-called low-emission zones that restrict access for more polluting vehicles. Cities can also encourage a shift in transport to less polluting modes including walking, cycling, and public transport. They can also ensure that industrial and commercial combustion sources are fitted with emission‑control equipment, according to the latest, best-available technology.
Research is also critical. Not only does research offer us new technologies, it also improves our knowledge of air pollutants and their negative effects on our health and ecosystems. Integrating the latest knowledge into our laws and actions will help us to continue to improve Europe's air.
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We feel that we have been very good on tackling air quality issues in larger towns and cities. One example illustrates this perfectly: the ban on the marketing and sale of bituminous (or smoky) fuel in Dublin in 1990.Medical research colleagues looked at the effects of this decision, and noted that 360 preventable deaths have been avoided in Dublin each year since 1990.
However, medium-sized towns still have poor air quality, and the authorities are now looking at new legislation to tackle this by broadening the ban on the sale of bituminous fuel to small towns as well.
In Ireland, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is the official body that deals with air quality and related areas. Meanwhile the (Irish) Environmental Protection Agency acts as the operational wing of that Department. There are clearly defined responsibilities between the Department and the Agency as to how guidance on relevant policy areas will be passed down to local authority level.
Dublin is a microcosm of other big cities across the European Union. A lot of commonalities exist in terms of the issues needing to be dealt with. Obesity, cancer, and cardiovascular problems are the main public health issues across the EU, including in Ireland.
The Council has recognised that a lot of the work it does is relevant to public health. One example I think worth raising is a project where we brought air quality and public participation together. The project was carried out several years ago in conjunction with the EU's Joint Research Centre. Called the 'People Project', it ran across six European cities and looked at the carcinogenic air pollutant benzene. Following an oversubscribed response for volunteers on a national radio show, we turned people into walking and talking air quality monitors. They wore benzene badges so they could monitor their exposure to benzene in one given day. We then looked at air quality levels and how their daily behaviour had an impact on their health.
All volunteers got feedback on their results. One funny anecdote from this project was the sobering news that if you want to reduce your exposure to the cancer-causing agent polycyclic aromatic carbon, do not fry bacon! One volunteer working on the bacon grill in a local café had really high levels of exposure.
The serious point from this anecdote is that we have to look at the interaction of both indoor and outdoor pollutants in combination.
One example clearly stands out — the smoking ban in 2004. Ireland was the first country in the world to ban smoking in workplaces. This ban allowed us to focus on the occupational exposure issue whilst improving air quality.
As an interesting aside to this, one industry that suffered from this ban, which would perhaps have been difficult to predict, was the dry cleaning industry. Their business has contracted since 2004 purely because of the smoking ban. So sometimes you can have impacts you did not foresee.
Informing citizens is an essential part of our initiatives and day-to-day work. Dublin City Council produces annual reports that provide a summary of air quality for the previous year. These reports are all placed online. Moreover, the (Irish) EPA has an air-monitoring network, which shares information with local authorities and citizens.
Another example, which is unique to Dublin, is a project launched this year called Dublinked, which gathers information held by the Council and puts it into the public domain. This can be data generated by the local authorities, by private companies delivering services in the city, and by residents. In its Communication from 2009, the European Commission notes that the re-use of public sector information has an estimated worth of EUR 27 billion. This is one of the City Council's initiatives to getting the economy started again.
Dublin City Council got involved following an invitation from the EEA and the European Commission. We saw the project as an opportunity to share models of good practice and to learn from sharing relevant experiences.
Through the project, we noticed how advanced other cities were in developing emissions inventories, and in having an air quality model for their city. So it has been a spur for Dublin City Council to make progress on those tasks. We then felt that it was not good value for money if just the Council alone looked at an emissions inventory and creating an air quality model. So we sat down with the Irish Environment Protection Agency to look at developing a national model, which could also be used at a regional level. Then we set out to work on that.
Martin Fitzpatrick, Principal Environmental Health Officer in the air quality monitoring and noise unit of Dublin City Council, Ireland
The air implementation pilot project gathers cities across Europe to gain a better understanding of cities' strengths, challenges and needs with respect to the implementation of EU air quality legislation and air quality topics in general. The pilot project is run jointly by the Environment Directorate General of the European Commission and the European Environment Agency. The cities participating in the project include Antwerp, Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, Malmö, Milan, Paris, Ploiesti, Plovdiv, Prague and Vienna. The results of the pilot project will be published later in 2013.
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• Public information portal
It is believed that the sick man was infected before travelling to Europe but was bitten by a tiger mosquito in Italy. The tiger mosquito is a vector or carrier of the virus and the insect in question is believed to have spread the virus to another person in the village. This set off a chain reaction, with tiger mosquitoes biting infected people and spreading the virus until a mini-epidemic developed.
The outbreak of Chikungunya depended on an intricate web of interactions and conditions that reveal some of the health risks and challenges we face in a globalised world. Tourism, climate change, trade, movement of species and public health all played a part in the situation.
The tiger mosquito is believed to have been introduced to Europe via a range of imported goods — from ornamental plants such as 'lucky bamboo' to used tyres. The mosquito larva has been found in many parts of Europe but only survives outdoors in warmer, southern countries or in greenhouses further north — in the Netherlands, for example.
Dengue and West Nile Fever are also now found in Europe and are also transmitted by mosquito bites. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden, since the first large outbreak in Romania in 1996, West Nile Fever infection has become recognised as a major cause of public health concern in Europe. No vaccine is currently available and the main preventive measures are aimed at reducing exposure to mosquito bites.
We may be creating the conditions necessary for the spread of infectious disease — conditions that didn't exist before. The industrialisation of food production, for example, is a cause for major concern.
By intensively breeding one type of animal, we risk producing 'monocultures' with little genetic variability. These animals are very susceptible to diseases created by poor hygiene or infection from wild animals, such as birds. Once inside the monoculture, the diseases can easily mutate and spread even to the people working with the animals in question. Overuse of antibiotics has become an accepted method of compensating for the lack of natural resistance — a practice that could cause its own problems.
'Modern efficient agriculture, just like public health, looks to science and medicine to meet some of the demands of a globalised world. Although modern agriculture has benefited many of us with cheaper and plentiful food supplies it can also lead to unforeseen pressures and problems,' says Dr Marc Sprenger, Director of the ECDC.
'For example, as a result of the extensive use of antibiotics in agriculture, their effectiveness may decrease as bacteria become more resistant, which can potentially have an impact on humans too,' Dr Sprenger says.
Efforts to fight climate change will improve air quality
The European Union's Climate and Renewable Energy (CARE) package aims to:
• reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 % by 2020
• increase the share of renewable energy by 20 % by 2020
• improve energy efficiency by 20 % by 2020.
The efforts required to meet these targets will also cut air pollution in Europe. For example, improvements in energy efficiency and increased use of renewable energy will both lead to reduced fossil fuel combustion — a key source of air pollution. These positive side effects are referred to as the 'co-benefits' of climate change policy.
It has been estimated that the above package will cut the annual cost of meeting EU air pollution targets by billions of euros. And the savings to the European health services could be as much as six times greater.
New species and new diseases arriving in Europe are just some of the health impacts of climate change. Many more environmental and social impacts may ultimately affect human health through changes in the quality and quantity of water, air and food, and altered weather patterns, ecosystems, agriculture and livelihoods.
Climate change may also exacerbate existing environmental problems, such as air pollution, and disrupt sustainable water supplies and sanitation services.
The heat wave in Europe in summer 2003, with a death toll exceeding 70 000, highlighted the need for adaptation to a changing climate. The elderly and people with particular diseases are at higher risk, and deprived population groups are more vulnerable. In congested urban areas with high soil sealing and heat absorbing surfaces, the effects of heat waves can be exacerbated due to insufficient cooling at night and poor air flows.
For populations in the EU, mortality has been estimated to increase by 1–4 % for each degree increase of temperature above a (locally specific) cut-off point. In the 2020s, the estimated increase in heat-related mortality resulting from projected climate change could exceed 25 000 per year, mainly in central and southern European regions.
The discussion connecting health, land use, agriculture, tourism, trade and climate change needs to develop in an imaginative way. We may not be connecting public health and environment or climate change appropriately right now,' Dr Sprenger says.
'For example, I recently visited a department of health and asked who was in charge of climate-change-related issues and was told no one was. This is not passing judgement on any particular department or authority but it does illustrate that we need to change the way we think about these problems as they are all connected,' Dr Sprenger says.
'Public health systems must begin to adapt and open up to the possibility of new disease and new climate conditions. People may be misdiagnosed at the moment because their doctor is not familiar with a new virus. Many look and feel like flu. We need new tools to deal with the new challenges such as training, and facilities such as laboratories have to be flexible and adaptable,' he says.
The Asian tiger mosquito or Aedes albopictus is one of the most widespread examples of an 'invasive species'. Its traditional range is from Pakistan to North Korea. It is now found all over the world and has been described as the 'most invasive mosquito in the world'.
The mosquito is just one example of a much wider threat to Europe's biodiversity as alien or non-native species establish and spread across the continent as a result of human activities. Alien species can be found in all European ecosystems. Globalisation, particularly increased trade and tourism, has resulted in an upsurge in the number and type of alien species arriving in Europe.
About 10 000 alien species have been registered in Europe. Some, such as the potato and the tomato, were introduced on purpose and remain economically important to this day. Other species, called 'invasive alien species', can create serious problems to gardening, agriculture and forestry, as vectors of diseases or by damaging constructions such as buildings and dams.
Invasive alien species also change the ecosystems they live in and affect the other species in those ecosystems. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity identifies invasive alien species as one of the major threats to biodiversity worldwide.
Angelini et al. (2007), 'An outbreak of chikungunya fever in the province of
Ravenna, Italy', Eurosurveillance 12 (36).
Climate change projections foresee an increase of 2 to 5 °C by 2100 in mean annual temperatures in Europe. The greatest warming is expected in eastern and northern Europe in winter and in southern Europe in summer. Heat waves pose particular risks for the elderly and people suffering from respiratory and cardio vascular diseases. During the severe heat wave of 2003, over 70 000 excess deaths were reported in 12 European countries. Air quality often deteriorates during heat waves and thus aggravates health problems.
The elderly are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change. In Europe, the proportion of the population aged 65 years and above has increased from 10 % in 1960 to 16 % in 2010, and is projected to increase to 30 % by 2060. At the same time, the number of Europeans living in urban areas is also increasing. Today nearly 75 % of the European Union population live in urban areas and this is expected to reach 80 % in 2020. In this increasingly ageing and urbanising society, forests and green spaces in urban areas can help protect people from the health-related impacts of climate change.
Trees and shrubs cool surrounding areas by several mechanisms. Their leaves reflect light and heat back upwards and provide shade, while transpiration releases water into the air which results in lower temperatures around them. These natural processes can thus partly reduce the negative impacts of heat waves in urban areas.
Modelling studies for urban temperatures over the next 70 years project that in urban areas where the green cover is reduced by 10 %, urban temperatures could increase by 8.2 °C above current levels. On the other hand, increasing the urban green cover by 10 % could restrict the temperature increase to only 1 °C.
Forests and green spaces help improve air quality in urban and rural areas. They extract a wide range of air pollutants from the air such as particles and carbon oxides, emitted, for example, by traffic and industry. Trees also help tackle climate change — over one year a mature tree will take up about 22 kilograms of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and in exchange release oxygen. Each year, 1.3 million trees are estimated to remove more than 2500 tonnes of pollutants from the air.
Trees and urban green spaces facilitate the infiltration of rain water into the ground. Planting trees and developing green spaces are essential steps towards strengthening Europe's green infrastructure and contributing to flood management.
Giving urban residents the opportunity and the possibility to enjoy greater access to safe green spaces and to reconnect with nature also has multiple benefits for mental and physical health. For example, a study across the whole population of England showed that those who lived closer to greener environments had 25 % lower all-cause death rates, even after adjustments were made for the wider health impacts of poverty.
Another study concluded that every 10% increase in green space is associated with a reduction in diseases equivalent to an increase of five years of life expectancy. Easily accessible and safe urban forests and green spaces have also been found to have the following health benefits, many of which are especially important for older:
As the European population ages and becomes more urbanised, the 'public health' service benefits from forests is likely to go up. In practical terms, this will mean that many cities need to extend their forests and green spaces and make them safer and more accessible. Consequently, afforestation, planting trees and greening the urban environment should be placed at the heart of local and regional spatial planning.
Management of forests in and around urban centres will need to be well designed taking both environmental considerations, such as climate change adaptation, and human considerations, such as an ageing population into account.
Hazardous substances are emitted to fresh and marine waters through a range of pathways and from a variety of sources, including industry, agriculture, transport, mining and waste disposal, as well as from our own homes. Hazardous substances found in fresh and marine waters and associated sediment and biota include a wide range of industrial and household chemicals, metals, pesticides and pharmaceuticals. Some substances, for example tributyltin (TBT), persist in aquatic environments long after they have been phased out.
Hazardous substances can have detrimental effects on aquatic biota. Substances with endocrine-disrupting properties, for example, can impair reproduction in fish and shellfish, while the effects of organochlorines on marine life are well documented. Such impacts diminish the services provided by aquatic ecosystems, including the provision of food.
Humans can be exposed to hazardous substances in water, through ingesting contaminated drinking water and consuming contaminated freshwater fish and seafood. Some metals have been found in seafood above regulatory levels, whilst levels of banned substances such as DDT can also be high.
Well-established legislation within Europe has led to positive outcomes including a reduction in emissions of metals to air and water. Legislation implemented more recently, including the Water Framework Directive and REACH (Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) will play a key role in addressing hazardous substances in water.
For some pollutants, awareness of potential effects has only emerged recently and scientific understanding may still be incomplete. These 'emerging pollutants' include substances that have existed for some time, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products, but also relatively new ones such as nanomaterials. Policy makers need more information on the levels and effects of these emerging pollutants. Better understanding is needed too, with regard to the effects of chemical mixtures which are found in the more polluted water bodies of Europe.
In the absence of appropriately strong measures, climate change is likely to adversely affect chemical water quality over the coming decades. More intense rainfall, for example, is predicted to increase the flushing of hazardous substances from both urban and agricultural land.
The report concludes that to reduce hazardous substances in water, a more sustainable production and use of chemicals should be applied both in Europe and beyond. This global approach would not only benefit Europe's environment but also reduce detrimental effects arising in other parts of the world, because a growing proportion of goods consumed within Europe are produced outside its borders. Adopting sustainable green chemistry techniques can also play an important role, although there is currently no comprehensive EU legislation in this area.
The EU introduced the Euro emission standards for road vehicles and directives on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and Large Combustion Plants (LCP) to reduce air pollutant emissions from these sources. But how effective have they been?
A new EEA study 'Impact of selected policy measures on Europe's air quality' aims to provide an answer, analysing how much these policies have reduced air pollutant emissions and improved Europe's air quality compared to a 'no-policy scenario'. It also explores how much better air quality could be if the policies were fully applied.
The EEA is teaming up with the Noise Abatement Society to raise awareness about the health impacts of noise and to reward European initiatives that can help reduce excessive noise. Any product, campaign, innovation or scheme offering a creative solution to a noise problem can be nominated for the Award. The Award will be presented for the first time at a prestigious ceremony in London in November 2011.
For more information on how to submit an application, visit the European Soundscape Award webpage. The closing date for applications is 2 September 2011.
The Centre for Hearing and Communication founded International Noise Awareness Day to promote awareness of the dangers of long-term exposure to noise. This year, the event is taking place on 27 April.
The new EEA report 'Air pollution by ozone across Europe during summer 2010' shows that the long-term objective to protect human health (maximum daily eight-hour mean concentration of 120 µg/m3) was exceeded in all EU Member States and in most of the other reporting European countries at least once during summer 2010. As in previous years, the most widespread concentrations occurred in the Mediterranean area. However, areas of western and central Europe experienced higher ozone concentrations than in 2009.
Preliminary results show that 17 EU Member States (Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Spain) are facing difficulties in meeting the target value for protecting human health. In all these countries, the maximum daily eight-hour mean ozone concentration of 120 µg/m3 was exceeded on more than 25 days during summer 2010.
Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe sets out the 'target value for the protection of human health'. Specifically, as of 2010 the maximum daily eight-hour mean concentration of ozone should not exceed 120 µg/m3 on more than 25 days per calendar year, averaged over three years. It further specifies that the target value will first be calculated using validated data from 2010 and following years. Therefore it will not be possible to assess exceedance of the target value fully until data for 2010, 2011 and 2012 have been compiled and validated.
In Europe, ozone concentrations in a particular country are also influenced by emissions in other northern hemisphere countries and by poorly regulated sectors such as international shipping and aviation. Thus, ozone pollution is not only a local air quality issue but also a hemispheric and global problem.
The EEA publishes emissions data on the air pollutants that contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, available in several data viewers: NEC Directive viewer (NOx, NMVOCs), LRTAP Convention viewer (CO) and the greenhouse gas data viewer (CH4). Updated information on the trends in man-made emissions of ozone precursors NOx and NMVOCs are also available in the recently published NEC Directive status report 2010.


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A program of 9 New York and US premieres, these shorts feature characters who step far outside of themselves; they revel in destruction, and fantasize about love. A hopeless romantic dreams in a coffee shop, cosmic space mushrooms attack earth, and Cro Magnon families struggle to make fire.
Missed Connections
Dir: Tabitha Fisher
Canada, 2011, 2min
No dialogue. US Premiere
A guy spies his dream girl in the café and imagines their life together in lush, romantic animated detail.
Dir: Merieke Verbiesen
Norway, 2011, 4min
No dialogue. NY Premiere
Combining the analog form of stop-motion animation with a digital sensibility, this film expands upon the intensity of the titular beat-filled track by Dutch electronic duo Baskerville in a story both alien and familiar. After an experiment goes horribly wrong, colorful clay critters transform into city-destroying monsters inspired by long-extinct species.
Those Who Can
Dir: Casey Kelly
US, 2011, 14min
NY premiere.
Oliver and Alexandra want to be normal for one perfect night: prom at their public high school. But "normal" can be a minefield for an autistic teen. This heartwarming dramedy gently explores the impact of autism.
Barry's Ices
Dir: Dan Burgess
UK, 2010, 4 min
No dialogue. NY premiere.
An elderly ice-cream man serves the local children with care until an automated robot shows up to put him out of business.
Dir: Ben Mathews
Australia, 2011, 20 min
In English. NY premiere.
In a pristine, affluent household, a mother runs around collecting sharp objects. Her daughter, Emily, is returning home from the hospital after a suicide attempt. This film sets the stage for powerful emotions with a mix of drama and horror.
Dir: Mickaël Bellamy, Coralie Braconnot, Franck Delfortrie & Julien Jamme
France, 2011, 8min
In French with English subtitles. NY Premiere
In the time of cavemen, a pack of violent Cro Magnon men accidentally discover fire, and comedic mayhem ensues.
Hai in Mano il Tuo Futuro! (You
Hold Your Future in Your Hands)
Dir: Enrico Maria Artale
Italy, 2010, 15min
In Italian with English subtitles. US Premiere.
In a near-future fascist state, the population is subjected to daily testing of bodily fluids to "control" for everything from drugs and alcohol to licorice and honey. A bad situation makes for a great comedy in this unlikely romance.
Grzyby Burzy (Mushrooms of the Storm)
Dir: Jan Stelizuk
Poland, 2008, 13min
No dialogue. US premiere.
Space mushrooms infest a traveler's ship as payback and invade earth in this unique animation about interstellar warfare. With a smooth style reminiscent of Loony Tunes, and some totally unique characters and situations, this clever Polish animation seems both outlandish yet familiar.
Levi's Horse
Dir: Torfinn Iversen
Norway, 2011, 18min
In Norwegian with English subtitles. US Premiere.
In this dark drama from snowy northern Norway, a boy's offbeat connection with a mentally disabled man raises an intense dilemma when his peers decide to make the man's horse a target.


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CosplayFU Customer Wendy Ellen Read(United States)
"The costume just came in today, and I must say this is THE most perfect cosplay that I have ever ordered online. Everything fits perfectly, and the shape of the overall costume isn't too blocky nor too feminine. I'm impressed that the hat came with an elastic strap for security, too. I am very pleased with this outfit and will definitely keep this site in mind for purchasing future cosplays."


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Obsidian Entertainment - Initial Kickstarter Responses
Chris Avellone has posted an update about a possible Kickstarter project, having combed through the fan response on a variety of websites, including ours. Here's the entire post:
I've gone through all the blog responses, comments, and Twitter responses - I wanted to say thanks to you all for the idea suggestions and the support.
And just as importantly, feel free to keep them coming. I routinely check Twitter (@ChrisAvellone), Facebook, my inbox, and a number of gaming sites with similar questions (Penny Arcade, Rock/Paper/Shotgun, NMA, RPGCodex, GameBanshee, RPG Watch, Giant Bomb) in addition to this blog so while it helps if you put your comments here or in the blog below, chances are if you frequent those other sites, I'll have a way of getting that feedback.
If you see a thread that I may have missed, feel free to suggest it (that's where I found many of the links above).
I've tabulated all the current responses as of last night, and it went off to the Obsidian owners for evaluation. I can't promise anything will come from it, but considering the outpouring of feedback here, I appreciate everyone that took the time to respond (and the detail as well).
An additional thanks to those who had enough faith in us to be supportive no matter what the project was... that was encouraging to read.
To answer some common questions:
- Pursuing Kickstarter was a question of personal interest on my part. It doesn't guarantee that Obsidian would do a Kickstarter project. All I know I'd love to do one, and while I have games I'd love to do, I was more curious as to what you'd want to see.
- Some people asked why we would seek funding at all. In short, our cash largely stems from publisher financing. If a publisher doesn't believe a title is worth the investment (adventure games, old school RPGs), they will not support the endeavor.
- What excited me about Double Fine is that it skirted asking the publishers and pitching to publishers in the first place and changed the pitch focus to the folks who want to play the game. They had a means of going directly to the public and asking if they'd support a project, which they did. And as a developer, getting such a reaction from fans for a seemingly "dead" genre is welcome.
- If interested in the results, the most responses concerned in order of preference (note that there's likely bias here considering the author of the Twitter and the blog post below):
- Planescape 2/Planescape Spiritual Successor.
- An Isometric turn-based/pause RPGs in general.
- The "other" category – this fell into game suggestions and mechanics and genres that were only suggested by 1 or 2 folks. I read all of these.
- Make whatever you want, we'll support you.
Again, thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. And even if my Excel-burned-eyes are dry from tabulating responses, it's good that there was such a strong amount of feedback in the first place.


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Kael Bowe Cluever was born September 3, 2009 at Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris to Jonathan and Tyson Cluever of Benson. Kael Bowe weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20" long. Grandparents are Rodney Hofland of Benson, Lynette Saulsbury of Willmar, and LeRoy and Heidi Cluever of Benson. Great grandmother is Martha Hage of Arden Hills.


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BOULDER, Colo. Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy on Monday named David Janowicz as the company's VP merchandising.
"[Janowicz] brings a wide variety of retail experience to Pharmaca, and our team of category managers will benefit greatly from his leadership," stated Pharmaca's CEO Mark Panzer. "We look forward to [Janowicz] taking the reins and driving sales."
Janowicz has a broad background in merchandising and category management in such major retail outlets as Supervalu, Albertson's and American Drug Stores. He brings more than 25 years of retail experience to the Pharmaca team, the company stated, most recently serving as the corporate director of merchandising in general merchandise and health and beauty care at Supervalu.
Janowicz earned his BA in marketing with a minor in economics and business administration from Illinois State University.


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* Prices may differ from that shown
When I saw this on the Early Learning Centre website just before Christmas I thought it looked brilliant and couldn't wait to buy it for Hope for Christmas. It was retailing at £60 but they had a special offer on where i got it for £50 plus free delivery so I thought that was a bargain. ELC usually have very good quality products so I thought this would be brilliant. I am,however, very disappointed by it's quality and flimsy nature.
The Early Learning Centre is a shop which has toys and games which are centered around learning but you wouldn't really know it as they're all fun! I remember going into Early Learning Centre shops when I was little and loved them as they always had a few toys out on display to play with. We have bought many toys from here since Hope was born 4 years ago and have always been really happy with them. They have stores on most high streets and sometimes inside Mothercare shops too. Their website is really good and they often have special offers on.
== The supermarket ==
When I saw this supermarket it looked great. Hope, who was almost 4, loves playing imaginative games and one of them is pretending to go shopping so this looked ideal for her. I remember when I was little a friend of mine had a little shop and I always wanted one. I thought that Hope would love this and although it looked quite large it would be worth it.
=== What you get ===
I think the box said you get 60 items in total which is impressive! It is just a shame that those 60 items are really poor quality so within a matter of days you're left with about 50!
You get a plastic stand which on the desk area has a little till that comes with some money in it (made from paper) and little buttons that you press and it makes a beeping noise and a drawer which opens when you press a button and gives a very satisfying 'ping!' when it does. You also get some scales on this desk area with numbers already stuck on on a sticker, these don't change when you press down on the scales. Next to the till is a shelf unit which is about 30cm high and comes with a slip of cardboard you post down the back of it and it has pictures of food on it so it looks like there is food on the shelf. The shelves are only thin but you can put bits of food on it although whether they stay on is another thing!
Underneath the unit there are two sides one has two plastic areas for you to put food and the other side has a fridge section and a shelving section. There are pictures already stuck on of various supermarket items so again it looks like the shelves are fully stacked. You can then choose prices to put on the shelves, these are little yellow stickers that come with the set and once you stick them on they stay on so you need to make up the prices straight away. The fridge has a door which opens and closes.
You also get a supermarket trolley which snaps apart if your little one is too rough where the basket part comes away from the wheels- quite how this happened I'm not sure but it was my 15 month old that managed to do it not Hope! This trolley has wheels so can be pushed around. You also get a selection of food- some cardboard boxes, some plastic tubes with labels on, others in the actual shape of food such as eggs.
=== It's appeal ===
It certainly looks appealing because it is really bright. The plastic is bold colours- red, blue, green and yellow all bright so that it does catch your eye and because it's rather large it is hard to not notice it! When Hope's friends come round they seem drawn to this and want to play and who can blame them as it does look impressive!
=== Play time ===
Hope loved this for about five minutes and this seems to be the same for her friends too. When we first got it out of the box she loved putting prices on the various shelves and she loves stocking the shelves with food. She sometimes adds her own things to them too- a barbie doll, a teddy and so forth. She likes to press the buttons on the till and to pretend to be shop keeper. I would say that she will play with this for about ten minutes before she grows bored, even when she is playing with her friends too which seems a terrible waste of money. Probably her favourite part of this shop is the shopping trolley both Hope and my little boy love pushing this around and collecting things from around the house and I can't help but think I would have been better off just buying her the shopping trolley alone and a little till or something. I do like watching her use her imagination and play shop when she does play with this but it's so short lived it's quite sad really.
=== Education ===
Of course there is an educational element to this toy, I think there are to all toys but this has several. One thing which we are helping Hope with at the moment is learning numbers, she can say them but recognising them written down is difficult for her so we are using the prices stuck on shelves to recognise numbers which is proving helpful. She is also learning about how prices are added up from what you buy and then that creates the total. She cannot add up big numbers or anything properly yet but uses her imagination and pretends to which I think is the beginning. Her dexterity is improved with this as she puts items on shelves and gets the money out of the drawer and her imagination is great. Imagination helps children to understand the world around them so its lovely to see her using it and she does a lot! We have also explained some morals to her such as waiting your turn when buying something and how important it is to wait until you have paid before you use an item. This is all very useful.
=== What I don't like ===
I am very disappointed with this. I can see the positives with the imaginative play and learning foods and so forth but the actual quality of this shop is appalling. I think it is an outrageous price to pay- £60 at full price- for something which is so poor in quality. When we first set it up we noticed that the fridge door is very temperamental. The hinges drop almost immediately and then the door snaps off. It is then really difficult to snap it back on place, I struggle with it and there is no way Hope can do it and this resulted in lots of upset and frustration on her part when I couldn't fix it and we would have to wait for Daddy to come home and fix it. Now the fridge door is never on as we have all got bored of it dropping every time it is touched. It now lies, abandoned in the toy box...however it is also broken on the front now too. It has a plastic film covering it so you can see into the fridge but part of this has peeled away leaving a quite sharp hole.
Another part that has 'gone wrong' is the till. It was New Year's Eve so less than a week later, when the button that opens the till fell into the inside of the till and not cannot come back. We have stuck all kinds of little implements into the tiny hole where it once was to try and pull the button back up but it's stuck. You can still open the drawer by putting your finger through the hole (sharp edges so be warned!) and pressing a little lever which then pings the drawer open. This is hardly okay for a four year old to do.
The stickers on the shelves are all peeling away, their staying power is very poor. It is only March and I think the majority have fallen away now leaving it looking a bit odd and bare. The actual structure of the shop is poor, the parts slot together but they don't seem to stay together, they keep pulling apart and we have to constantly snap them back into place.
It just all seems to be made from really flimsy plastic which is very surprising from this shop, we have never had problems before and I never expected it from such an expensive item. The trolley like I said earlier comes apart too which it isn't supposed to. I don't even know how he managed it but my 15 month old was able to take the basket part away from the wheels. I was able to put it back in place again but Hope couldn't.
The various food items which come with it are part okay, part not okay. The actual plastic food items are fine but the ones you had to stick stickers on or the cardboard ones are not. The cardboard ones came apart, they were made into boxes of cereal but they didn't hold position and just fell flat or the actual box just completely came undone. We have thrown these away. The ones which you stick labels on just come away- a tin of soup now is just a round, blue object after the label fell off. It just seems so frustrating that every single element of this shop has a flaw.
=== Conclusion ===
When I bought this I thought it was going to be a good investment. I knew that spending a lot of money was something we couldn't really do but I imagined that Hope would play with this for hours as would her little brother but just three months in and we have food items that have been thrown away, labels that have peeled off, a til that doesn't function properly, a fridge door that won't stay on and has a hole in it, a structure that won't fit together properly and a trolley that is able to be pulled apart by a 15 month old baby. I can see that this shop has potential, it has a good ideal with the scales, shelving, fridge, basket unit and so forth but it needs an awful lot of work doing on it for it to actually be properly functioning and worth paying £60 for. I keep seeing it in the sale now for half price... I don't think I would even pay £30 for it, I would advise to just buy a till, a basket of food and have your little one use their imagination by creating a shop for themselves. This is such a disappointment and it takes up so much room as well it's a shame. I definitely do not recommend unless you want to throw your money away and have a large area of space taken up and frustrated children...
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My family owned this Vauxhall Omega 2.5litre, 4 door saloon for only 4 years and during those 4 years we struggled to keep it.
Petrol was horrendously expensive for doing the school runs every morning and afternoon and had to be filled up at £60-65 a week. For only doing less than 100 miles a week!
Tax for the car is at a higher rate, £215 so quite expensive and insurance is too just for the sheer size of the engine and even for my dad who has driven for 40 years and on Saga Insurance had to pay a premium of £700, mine however being a learner was near the region of £4000, even being female did not make the premium go down.
The battery zeroed out quite a lot and had to be replaced twice during its lifespan with us of just 20 000 miles.
The very small rear window makes it very hard to park as it is a surprisingly long car so a standard space is not to be underestimated, especially if you are just learning to drive and practising on it... eep....
The interior was very comfortable for everyone and the front seats even had "bum warmers" for those cold winter days but the air conditioning however did consume petrol when using it, so it is best to use an eco setting or just open the electric windows. There is even a child lock for the back doors and the back windows also.
Towards the end of the Omega's life, one wet winter destroyed it, on the passenger side it would flood inside the car and make the car mats damp and the smell quite earthy and stale. There was nothing to be done about this aside from an expensive sealant which would have to be investigated from inside the engine bay. During dry days however, the car was dry also thankfully.
The cars engine made a satisfying noise when driving and was like a purr, speeding with it on a motorway felt like flying or cruising. One time my dad did not even look at the dash for a while and saw the needle go through 120mph and it was so easy to do as the ride is smooth. However, this is no compromise for the upkeep of the car itself and all the expensive problems we encountered with it.
One would assume that these days if you spend enough money building a car, and charge enough for it in the showroom, then it's got to be a reasonably good car.... hasn't it? Well, prepare to meet the Vauxhall Omega and be completely under-whelmed. I have covered around 2,000 miles in a CD 2.6i V6 24v Auto now (as a fleet car) and can only come to the conclusion that no-one but no-one would ever spend their own hard-earned on one of these things new. Corporate/fleet sales must account for every new one sold! So, what does your twenty-odd grand actually get you? Well, all the usual toys are there - ABS, airbags, (single) CD stereo, heated front seats, electric windows seats and mirrors, air conditioning, etc., etc., (although leather is extra). The controls are presented to you in a functional but somewhat bland interior that says "well this is what it's supposed to do" rather than engaging the eye in anything pleasing. It has to be said that this lack of any styling cue is continued on the exterior with a rather anonymous "euro shape" bodyshell that has remained fundamentally unchanged for far too long now. You can imagine car designers fresh out of college designing this car to be 'safe', to not upset the bosses at Vauxhall with anything too stylish. The driving experience is equally un-involving, and you always feel like you're perched on the car rather than cosseted in it. Yes it's quiet, with tyre noise being soaked up by the generously heavy, sound-deadened body (although wind noise isn't dealt with so well). Likewise, the ride is smooth at low speeds with minor irregularities being soaked up well by the soft suspension. All in all, it copes as you'd expect any big car would when being driven around town or cruising at 70mph on a motorway, but at over £20K it darned well should! Ugh, the auto box on this 2.6i model is just plain unsophisticated, lacking any subtlety except when th
ere's a very low demand. Vauxhall really could learn a thing or two about 2 litre-plus automatics from someone like Mercedes. Performance from the 2.6 litre V6 is again only adequate - you are going to be embarrassed by almost any other similarly sized exec' car out there, and pushing it merely rewards you with a harsh engine note and poor mpg. Indeed, it's all too easy for things to get flustered and untidy when you press on, with the car wallowing on anything but straight roads. Let's face it, this car simply doesn't inspire any enthusiasm, whether you're driving the thing or trying to write a review of it. The fact that it is such a mediocre executive car so heavily dependant on fleet sales, is amply demonstrated in the poor residuals. A "V" reg 2.5i CD Auto that cost you around £22,000 new is going to fetch you under £8,000 when you trade it in - that's about £7,000 depreciation per year over two years! So, what about buying one second hand? Well, if you want to risk Vauxhalls rather average long term reliability, on what is going to be an expensive model to fix when (not if) it goes wrong, just make sure you have plenty of money stashed away, and that your local Vauxhall dealer offers courtesy cars! Sure, you will enjoy a quiet and comfy car, but then for class, reliability and performance, it is bettered by just about every one of it's rivals.


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Algerian authorities are being criticised following a decision to block the internet aimed at preventing widespread cheating by high school students who are writing their Baccalaureate examinations.
Civil society organisations and the media say the internet blockage is affecting other sectors of the economy.
31 suspects have been identified in the leaked exams scandal by Algeria's Education ministry."For most Algerians the government is not ready to ask for pardon. The real problem lies with the BAC board. It is a problem of corruption and reliability and Algerian authorities do not want to recognise or correct it," Algerian journalist Amina Boumazza, told Africanews.
Questions of the 2016 Baccalaureate had been leaked on social media earlier this month.
Critics of the Algerian government however think the ban might just be a test of future actions the authorities intend to take during upcoming elections.


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Swedish death/black metallers IN AETERNUM have completed work on a new mini-CD, entitled "Curse of Devastation", at Abyss Studios with producer Tommy Tägtgren. An early 2007 release via Pulverised Records is expected. According to the band, the new songs are "in the classic IN AETERNUM style . . . The rough solo parts sounds really cool, a bit like old-style MORBID ANGEL solos. The new guitar player Erik Kumpulainen is really giving his best while bending those insane tunes."IN AETERNUM recently parted ways with Agonia Records. The group earlier in the year announced the addition of Kumpulainen and bassist Claes Ramberg to the band's ranks. IN AETERNUM's fourth album, "Dawn of a New Aeon", was released last year via Agonia.
IN AETERNUM Completes Work On New Mini-CD
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The Moroccan scored twice to give the Hoops their first win in 17 league matches, with Fulham failing to threaten until a late Petric strike set up a nervy finish
Taarabt struck twice in the second half for Harry Redknapp's men before a late Mladen Petric strike for the visitors forced a nervy finish.
Before the game, Redknapp suggested that two wins would make QPR's season a 'different game'. Well, here was the first – and QPR's first in 17 league games this season.
Redknapp opted to keep Rob Green between the posts, despite Julio Cesar returning from a groin injury, with Djibril Cisse, Nedum Onuoha and Alejandro Faurlin also being handed places in an attacking 4-3-3 formation.
By contrast, the visitors only made one change from their 2-1 win over Newcastle, with Kieran Richardson replacing Alexander Kacaniklic and Mark Schwarzer, Sascha Riether, Aaron Hughes and Steve Sidwell all continuing their run of starting every league match this season.
Jol's men headed into proceedings looking to achieve back-to-back league wins for the first time since September, but seemed haunted early on by the knowledge they had won just once on the road this season.
Indeed, it was QPR who started dominantly, typifying what every Redknapp side in the past decade has been about: energy and dynamism.
And the twinkle in the eye of Taarabt – who has clearly been awarded plenty of freedom by Redknapp – almost presented the Hoops an immediate lead after the Moroccan played Djibril Cisse through on goal with a sublime through ball.
But Cisse – sporting as fashionable a beard as you'll see in 2012 – wasted the resultant chance and fired wide again minutes later.
The Frenchman's wastefulness was clear for all to see, but it was astonishingly surpassed shortly afterwards when Jamie Mackie missed an absolute sitter
A dreadful Jon Arne Riise back-pass left Mackie straight through on goal, but the 25-year-old sent his shot wide from inside the box when it appeared easier to score.
All the while, however, Fulham offered no threat in return; Dimitar Berbatov sat surprisingly deep and the Cottagers midfield looked happy enough to simply retain the ball.
But Taarabt looked determined to snatch the ball back at every opportunity, with every one of his runs finding space, every pass penetrating the Cottagers back line and every shot getting closer to finding the net.
And, after a goalless first half, the mercurial 23-year-old made the vital breakthrough as he found the ball in space and drove down the middle to fire from range on 52 minutes.
The ensuing shot took a fortunate deflection off Fulham skipper Brede Hangeland and found its way into the back of the net.
And 20 minutes later, Mr Taarabt did it again. Hangeland, who must have been sick of the sight of the Morrocan by full-time, was robbed of the ball before the 23-year-old sent another finish low past Schwarzer.
A brilliant left-footed strike from Petric late on set up a frantic finish for the Hoops, however.
But this was the Adel Taarabt show. And, in the end, there was nothing Fulham could do to stop it.


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TEMECULA - For anyone who has stood in their neighborhood yelling, "Slow it down!" at a zooming vehicle racing down a residential street - your concerns have been heard.
Speeding in the city's neighborhoods has become a growing concern among residents.To respond to the complaints, Public and Traffic Safety Commissioner Bob Hagel suggested the city kick off a new program to educate residents about the risks of speeding.
The commission approved the new program, dubbed Slow Excessive Neighborhood Speeds, at its meeting last week.
The new program would augment others the city already offers to address neighborhood speeds, said Deputy City Manager Grant Yates. One such program is the Neighborhood Enforcement Team, composed of motorcycle officers who respond to resident complaints regarding traffic near their homes or schools. The team generally patrols areas and cites motorists for speeding, reckless driving and illegal parking.
"Speeders are usually driving through their own neighborhoods. The enemy is us," Yates said. "Traffic violations are significant and I think people sometimes forget that."
Tammy Warren, the mother of a fourth-grader at Temecula Luiseno Middle School, previously sought the creation of a community group to address the widespread concerns of parents who feel uneasy about the amount of traffic and the actions of drivers near schools. Though Warren's family lives in nearby Rainbow Canyon Estates, she drives her daughter to school for fear of speeders and reckless drivers.
"(My daughter) just begs me to let her ride her bike to school, but I won't let her," Warren said. "I'm scared that we're going to see a fatality with one of these kids crossing the road."
Although details of the new program have not been solidified, Yates said the city has various ways of sharing important traffic information with residents, such as the city Web site, newsletters, the cable-access channel and e-letters.
One of the goals of the program would be to work with local PTAsto educate parents on the importance of driving safely when theydrop off and pick up their children. Information could be sent homewith children through the efforts of schools and the PTA.
Rebecca Weersing, president of the Temecula Valley Parent-Teacher Association, said she was pleased to see the issue of speeding in neighborhoods and near schools is being addressed by the city.
"This issue is always an undercurrent, but without a coordinated effort on the part of the schools, parents, the city, and the PTA, we won't be able to address the problem and it ends up being kind of hit and miss," she said. "We are at a point where each of the different entities realizes something needs to be done, and it's bringing us together."
She said that while city staff and the Public and Traffic Safety Commission are ironing out the details on how to better educate the residents about traffic concerns, the 12,000-member PTA will begin tackling part of the public safety puzzle.
"Starting in January, we will try to put together an organized approach from the parent and PTA standpoint for obstacles that stop children from walking to school and identifying areas around different schools that need to be patrolled. We want to have a starting point so we can add to the process in a positive manner."
In addition, the traffic division has two radar trailers that clock and display the speeds of vehicles approaching them, as well as a sign of the actual legal speed limit. The Police Department places these radar trailers on roads that receive speeding complaints. The mounted radar guns have been used in the past and will be incorporated into the city's approach to calming speeding drivers.
The radar trailers have several benefits, according to a report prepared by Tamra Middlecamp, the city's senior management analyst, and considered by the commission. Simply seeing the trailers can lead motorists to slow to a reasonable pace as some drivers are not aware that they are speeding. The trailers are also capable of collecting data, such as speeds, high traffic times and total number of vehicle trips made on a certain section of road. The information is gathered into a report that helps officers identify the extent of speeding violations and the ideal times for enforcement, the report stated.
Radar trailers have been deployed to more than 30 locations in the city this year, according to Middlecamp.
- Contact staff writer Nicole Sack at (951) 676-4315, Ext. 2616,or email@example.com .


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GRACE NICOLE FLICEK was born July 31, 2009 at Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris to Marty and Candice Flicek of Morris. Grace Nicole weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz. and was 18 1/2" long. Grandparents are Marlowe Molden of Eagan, Brenda and Arnie Clausen of New Hope, Mitch and Mary Flicek of Ogilvie and Karin and Carl Aubol of Big Lake. Great grandparents are Stan and Millie Wilts of Appleton, Marie Beaston of Brooklyn Park, Ray and Etta Flicek of Brainerd and Roger and Diana Herdt of Monticello.


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Effectiveness of HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Training for Physicians in China
This study has been completed.
University of California, Los Angeles
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: March 26, 2008
Last Update Posted: December 13, 2013
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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Thomas J. Coates, University of California, Los Angeles
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|Study Status:
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|July 2011
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|July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Operario D, Wang D, Zaller ND, Yang MF, Blaney K, Cheng J, Hong Q, Zhang H, Chai J, Szekeres G, Galea J, Coates TJ. Effect of a knowledge-based and skills-based programme for physicians on risk of sexually transmitted reinfections among high-risk patients in China: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Jan;4(1):e29-36. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00249-1.


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With more than 200 other administrative assistants in her building, Ilja Kraag sees admins working away in their "own little boxes," independently figuring out how to tackle tasks that an admin at the next desk may have mastered long ago.
"I always feel it's such a waste to have everyone reinventing the wheel," she says.
So she decided to share some of her "best practices," especially for common tasks, such as scheduling meetings.
At Kaiser Permanente, the physicians don't use online calendars; nurses maintain the schedules.
So when assistants need to schedule meetings that include physicians, they have to work it out by phone or e-mail. "I would get these e-mails saying, 'Can you give me the availability of your boss within the next two or three weeks?' I'd think, 'No, that's wasted time. There's a better way.'"
Kraag, who works in the legal department, set up a PowerPoint for Kaiser's internal web site with th...(register to read more)
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Tony Scott's Best Movie Quotes
Film and television lost one of its leading directors and producers on Sunday. Tony Scott took his own life by jumping off a California bridge. While many sites will compile lists of his best movies or discuss his impact on television and film, we decided to focus on Scott's impact on our lives. While directing some of Hollywood's most popular action movies, he introduced some of the most quotable lines in film history. Lines from Days of Thunder, Top Gun and other movies often work their way into daily conversations and are gleefully quoted by film fans at every opportunity. We've compiled a list of 15 of the best quotes from Scott's career. (We have chosen to include only those movies that Tony Scott directed.)
- Days of Thunder (I)
1990's Days of Thunder gave us NASCAR's most quoted line. When Tom Cruise's character Cole Trickle complains to Crew Chief Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall) that another driver slammed into him, Hogge responds with this line, recognizable to race fans 20 years later:
"No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he *rubbed* you. And rubbin, son, is racin'. "
- Days of Thunder (II)
Another favorite from Days of Thunder, this time Hogge, frustrated with his reckless driving, instructs him to go back out on the track and hit the pace car. Why? So it doesn't ruin his perfect day:
Harry Hogge: "All right. While we're still under a caution, I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car."
Cole Trickle: "Hit the pace car?"
Harry Hogge: "Hit the pace car."
Cole Trickle: "What for?"
Harry Hogge: "Because you've hit every other goddamned thing out there, I want you to be perfect."
- Days of Thunder (III)
Our final entry from Days of Thunder comes from Randy Quaid. Playing car owner Tim Daland, Quaid is less than impressed with Cole and Harry, and lets them know it:
"I had sponsors in the stands, we were hugging and holding hands, praying for good showing and what do we do? We end up looking like a monkey fucking a football out there. Everybody out, please, except you two. "
- Top Gun (I)
From 1986, Top Gun provided us with a number of memorable quotes, and one song that is on every pilot's playlist. Early in the movie, Stinger (James Tolkan) is lecturing Tom Cruise's Maverick and Anthony Edwards' Goose and delivers this gem of a line:
"Maverick, you just did an incredibly brave thing. What you should have done was land your plane! You don't own that plane, the taxpayers do! Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash."
- Top Gun (II)
Again from Top Gun, Goose and Maverick are getting fired up for an early mission when they let loose with this memorable quote. Pardon the cheesy high-five, it was the '80s.
"I feel the need, the need for speed."
- Top Gun (III)
Val Kilmer's Iceman, the nominal bad guy in Top Gun, lets Maverick know exactly what he thinks about his flight skills:
"You're everyone's problem. That's because every time you go up in the air you're unsafe. I don't like you because you're dangerous."
- Top Gun (IV)
A young Meg Ryan plays Goose's wife Carol in Top Gun. After the boys return home she lets her husband know that it's time to report for duty in the bedroom:
"Take me to bed or lose me forever."
- True Romance (I)
In the faceoff between Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in True Romance, Hopper's Clifford Worley gives a little history on the history of Sicily. Knowing he's already doomed, Worley goes after Sicilian Vincenzo Coccotti the best way he knows how -- by insulting his lineage. The key line is at the end, but we had to include the entire lesson:
Worley: "You're Sicilian, huh?"
Coccotti: "Yeah, Sicilian."
Worley: "Ya know, I read a lot. Especially about things... about history. I find that shit fascinating. Here's a fact I don't know whether you know or not. Sicilians were spawned by niggers."
Coccotti: "Come again?"
Worley: "It's a fact. Yeah. You see, uh, Sicilians have, uh, black blood pumpin' through their hearts. Hey, no, if eh, if eh, if you don't believe me, uh, you can look it up. Hundreds and hundreds of years ago, uh, you see, uh, the Moors conquered Sicily. And the Moors are niggers."
Coccotti: "Yes... "
Worley: "So you see, way back then, uh, Sicilians were like, uh, wops from Northern Italy. Ah, they all had blonde hair and blue eyes, but, uh, well, then the Moors moved in there, and uh, well, they changed the whole country. They did so much fuckin' with Sicilian women, huh? That they changed the whole bloodline forever. That's why blonde hair and blue eyes became black hair and dark skin. You know, it's absolutely amazing to me to think that to this day, hundreds of years later, that, uh, that Sicilians still carry that nigger gene. Now this... No, I'm, no, I'm quoting... history. It's written. It's a fact, it's written."
Coccotti: "I love this guy."
Worley: "Your ancestors are niggers. Uh-huh. Hey. Yeah. And, and your great-great-great-great grandmother fucked a nigger, ho, ho, yeah, and she had a half-nigger kid... now, if that's a fact, tell me, am I lying? 'Cause you, you're part eggplant."
- True Romance (II)
When Coccotti first introduces himself to Worley, it is one of the signature Christopher Walken introductions:
"I'm the Anti-Christ. You got me in a vendetta kind of mood. You tell the angels in heaven you never seen evil so singularly personified as you did in the face of the man who killed you. My name is Vincent Coccotti."
- Crimson Tide (I)
1995's Crimson Tide features Gene Hackman as Captain Ramsey and Denzel Washington as Lt. Commander Ron Hunter as they battle for command of a nuclear submarine. Ramsey finds himself justifying his actions early and often to Hunter, to humorous effect in this line:
"What'd you think, son? That I was just some crazy old coot, putting everyone in harm's way as I yelled 'YEE-HA!'?"
- Crimson Tide (II)
While this line, shouted by the crew at the end of Hackman's launch speech, isn't unique to Crimson Tide it is one of the most famous uses of the now ubiquitous Alabama chant:
"Go 'Bama, Roll Tide."
(If you don't think the comments on the YouTube page are 90% Alabama fans posting ROLL TIDE then you don't know Alabama fans)
- The Fan
Robert De Niro might be a crazy stalker, murderer and all around wacko in 1996's The Fan, but when telling his son about baseball he gives us a line that seems more suited for Bull Durham than this story about an overly obsessed baseball fan:
Gil: "Don't get greedy, son. Don't get greedy. What we need now is a sacrifice. A winning team has to know how to manufacture runs. Coop taught me that. He used to say the most beautiful play in the game is a sacrifice fly, and you know why?"
Richie: "'Cause you give yourself up for the team?"
Gil: "And it doesn't even count against your average. That's why baseball's better than life, it's fair."
Jump to the six-minute mark for the line.
- Beverly Hills Cop 2 (I)
Eddie Murphy lets loose some of his fast talking logic as Axel Foley in this line from Beverly Hills Cop II, claiming that his former religion allows him to spot an undercover cop:
"I have the money and I *do* wanna do business, but with *you*. I ain't doing nothing in front of this dude, 'cause this dude is a cop. I know when I can smell a pig inside the room. I used to be a Muslim, man. And I know that's pork over here. And... Yes, pork! It's definitely pork. I ain't doin' shit around this dude, man. You wanna do business, you know where to find me. Fuck you, man. Allahu Akbar. "
- Beverly Hills Cop 2 (II)
Eddie Murphy sums up Brigitte Nielsen in six simple words after their first brief meeting:
"God damn, that's a big bitch."
- Beverly Hills Cop 2 (III)
Impressed with Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and Taggert (John Ashton), Axel pays them the biggest compliment he knows:
""If you get your head out of your ass long enough"? "Kiss my ass"? You're gettin' more and more like me every day. Next thing you know you're gonna have Afros... big dicks and all! "


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R'osa perfume for Women by Acqua Di Portofino
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Fragrance R'osa perfume for Women by Acqua Di Portofino was introduced in 2016. Acqua Di Portofino R'osa is classified as Oriental Floral fragrance. Scent notes of R'osa Acqua Di Portofino include top notes of citrus bergamia, mandarine, mango, pink peppercorn, middle notes of heliotropium, jasmine, rose and base notes of amber, musk, vanilla. Acqua Di Portofino R'osa fragrance composition is a creation of Maurizio Cerizza.
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In the exploration of distinct aromas from the magnificent village of Portofino with its beautiful pastel colored houses and historical association with celebrity and artistic visitors the house of Acqua di Portofino brings to life R'osa and follows last year's Notte.
Acqua di Portofino R'osa perfume is the creation of perfumer Maurizio Cerizza. In the reflection of pure femininity R'osa perfume is devoted to the elegant woman who is classy and sophisticated in utter sensuality. She lives without stalling in full commitment loving the daring aroma bursting in a blend of seduction and glamor.
Acqua di Portofino R'osa arrives in the familiar square bottle of the fragrance range outfitted in sensual feminine pink coloring for the juice and packaging. The fragrance is available in 100ml versions of Eau de Toilette Intense formulation.
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That's the idiom I've always seen used (seek then truncate), which is why I recommended it back in my post.
Consulting APUE (well, technically the 1st edition of the same tome; pp 91-92), the discussion there indicates that while SVR4's truncate(2) could be used to extend a file (creating a hole) the 4.3+BSD version wouldn't extend the size of the file. So while seeking then calling truncate is possibly more effort than strictly necessary, it's probably more likely to work regardless of the underlying OS' truncate(2) semantics.
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[MoE] Soldiers of Honour
We've had an EPIC week of battling (with more still to come!) and it has been totally awesome!
I want to simply thank the people who deserve to be mentioned for their endless support and time. The list of our Allies is pretty long and our Thanks to them is endless!
But besides them our own citizens, who have risen to this occasion with a zest and passion that is unparalleled. It has been an honour to fight and co-ordinate by your side, soldiers! o7
ePakistan did damage that was truly spectacular and all our divisions did a fantastic job!
So besides damage...I want to particularly mention a list of people without whom yesterday's RW and all other battles would not be the success they were.
Mansoor (Pak786)
Mohammad Bilal
Faris khawaja
Syed Taha Wajahat
Shaheer (sso89)
These citizens, these Heroes, did an amazing job! Showing that in our time of need this group of people showed no bias towards political parties or MUs, but did what needed to be done!
They did it for Pakistan and sometimes we forget that this our goal, not our political skirmishes (amusing as they are!) but for the prosperity of our beloved Nation!
I have mentioned their political alliances below to highlight the variety and also to show it does not take Leaders alone to make a difference but the citizens who support those leaders...
TheCaliph (a DPP member) & Strywgr (PP of VA) have been a great team in leading and organising our teams, ensuring we were supplying continuously, focusing on the correct divisions and buying mercs where necessary!
Thejakal (a DPP member) indiscriminately provided supplies to myself (a DPP member), to PAK786 (a PRF member), to Bilal (a PRF member), to ClusterStorm ( a UPP member), Muz1 (a DPP member) & to Mehmood25 (who has no political alliances what so ever)!
Such a trust is not common, but people like mansoor bhai, mehmood bhai, cluster, bilal & muz inspire it! They worked through nights and days with a dedication few can rival. Working with them has been more fun than work...good going guys, it was a privilege!
A thanks to Arfan who was super helpful with simple things such as wall-watching to more complicated aspects of strategy and co-ordination! Thank you! And to our very own CP-to-be Faris & fantam bhai who both helped in every way they were capable! Excellent work! o7
We also have several new citizens such as flx, taha bhai and shaheer bhai who showed a great deal of activity and promise of becoming productive members of our society! I'm glad to have them in our community and look forward to seeing such passion continue!
A special mention of WildOwl, who not even being in ePak has shown himself to be a true patriot still, fought for us and provided aid in our co-ordination and intel. Thanks!
Another war has begun. Looking forward to seeing you guys on the battlefield as well as GHQ again...and maybe a few more too!
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Every One has done good job, especially you
You forgot to thank the Commander of the Pakistan Army. He intimidated all of our opponents by joining their channels, swearing and getting banned.
Also, its Wild Owl, not WildOwl.
and dude she put our names duurr duuur 🙁 thats not right at all! hamara nam sath hona chaiya ;p
Hala sparky, Hala MoE.
I would like to thank u so much for considering me here as i dont think my services to be compared to the seniors... many of the guys even in div 1 r ahead... well, if u think, u might be right... 😛
I would like to thank Sparky, Nyx Lynx, Mansoor (Pak786) and Faris Khwaja for their support n guidance full on during the war as well, where they were having other jobs as well to be done. still they halped me in every aspect of my elife... u guys r awsome... love u mates...
n sparky i owe u a debt now, n hope i would be able to return it in a better way very soon... Thank u again..
Hala Pakistan...!!!
That's really nice shaheer bhai...but you owe me no debt 🙂. and thanks soo much for the appreciation! It means a lot 😃.
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XtRadius is a freeware radius server implementation. The main feature is that it
can handle user accounting and authentication informations via external fully
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The XtRadius server is based on Cistron Radius 1.6.3. You can write script to
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WWW: http://www.xtradius.com/
No installation instructions: this port has been deleted.
The package name of this deleted port was:
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There are no ports dependent upon this port
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 7
These ports have been forbidden for 10 months for security reasons.
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* Dollar bruised by lacklustre US data, China yuan surge
* Sharp drop in Treasury yields removes support for dollar
* Dollar index on track to end the week down 0.8 pct
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The dollar tottered at three-week lows against a basket of currencies on Friday after it suffered a swift evaporation of bullish momentum in the wake of a jump in the Chinese yuan.
Traders are bracing for further turbulence as they await the closely-watched U.S. jobs report due later in the session.
The dollar index against a basket of major currencies was little changed near 101.300, its lowest since Dec. 14. It was on track to lose 0.8 percent on the week.
The index, which had set a 14-year high of 103.820 just three days ago, was hit overnight by lacklustre U.S. data and a surge in the yuan which some traders suspect was orchestrated by China to shake out large short positions against the currency.
As China works to stem capital flows and stabilise the currency ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president and the Lunar New Year, the offshore yuan has risen to a two-month high against the dollar in nearly two months and marked the largest two-day rise since its inception in 2010.
"The yuan surge is the biggest catalyst for the dollar's slide. The dollar weakened as the yuan's slide amid capital control concerns is reminiscent of last January, when the yuan fell under similar circumstances," said Shin Kadota, chief Japan FX strategist at Barclays in Tokyo.
"The global economy looks to be in better shape compared to a year ago so the risk-off trend could be limited. But China-related headlines appear to have given participants to adjust positions which had excessively favoured the dollar."
China is expected to report December and full-year 2016 foreign exchange reserves on Saturday amid concern over the speed at which it is burning through its dollar cash pile in defence of the yuan.
The data is expected to show reserves precariously perched just above the critical $3 trillion level at end-December, the lowest level since February 2011, according to a Reuters poll.
The greenback was down 0.2 percent at 115.150 yen after falling 1.6 percent overnight.
The euro was steady at $1.0608 after rallying 1.3 percent the previous day to pull away from a 14-year trough of $1.0340 set on Tuesday.
The dollar has lost support from U.S. Treasury yields, which has pulled back sharply past three days from their highest levels since September 2014 marked in December as investors grew risk-averse amid uncertainty about the incoming Trump administration.
Treasury yields declined further on Thursday as the ADP National Employment Report showed that U.S. private employers added 153,000 jobs last month, below economists' expectations for a gain of 170,000. The 10-year Treasury note yield was at 2.353 percent on Thursday, having come down from the peak above 2.640 percent reached last month.
Investors are now focused on Friday's U.S. non-farm payrolls report in which economists expected jobs gains of 178,000 in December.
The Australian dollar was flat at $0.7339 after gaining 0.7 percent overnight, when it touched a three-week high of $0.7356.
The New Zealand dollar traded a shade lower at $0.7020 after climbing to a three-week peak of $0.7040. (Editing by Kim Coghill)