YOU GUYS. The Ducks play football THIS SATURDAY. And I don't get to watch it. Life is cruel.
Just to play with my heart a little, PAC-12 Network announced they'd be adding some games to YouTube for international viewers! Good news, right? Except that the only African country included was Senegal. Some games that are air on ESPN might be on a cable sports network here, but we don't have cable. We're hoping to go to a bar and beg them to play that channel on their TV, but that's only a possibility if the game is aired during business hours. Oh, and our internet is far too slow to stream a live game. During a trip to the US Consulate a few months ago, I asked if they knew anywhere we could watch US college football in Cape Town. They laughed. Our only shot would be if we knew a marine and could watch it on the base. Which we definitely don't.
In other words, no football for us. My favorite season is usually fall. I love the weather, I love the food, and I love, love, love the football. Cape Town, your beaches better be extra spectacular the next few months or I'm going to be a total grump.
Okay, enough of my whining. Most football seasons, I love having a few of our friends over to watch the game and cook up plenty of food. Here are a few of my favorite tools I keep in my kitchen for game days to feed hungry Duck fans (Other fans don't get food. Sorry.).
A dutch oven is perfect for deep-frying and what I use for hot wings, hushpuppies, and all of my other favorite deep-fried things. Right now I use an itty-bitty one I inherited from my mom, but I put a bigger one on my wedding registry. Make sure you have a candy thermometer, too, so you can keep the oil at the perfect 350 degrees for frying.
A grill pan or cast iron skillet. This is my favorite thing to use for frying up burgers when it's too rainy to use my actual grill. I love, love, love my cast iron skillet for searing steaks and making cornbread, too! My super sweet future mother-in-law got me that shiny gift.
A football cake tin! Okay, this isn't strictly necessary. But it's really fun and I've made some very cool cakes with this thing.
A slow cooker is great for getting chili going early and I even use my little tiny one for keeping dips or fondue warm. I love the programmable one my mom got me for Christmas a couple years ago!
I get a lot of really awesome gifts from my mom and future mother-in-law. Future MIL also got me this gorgeous Rachael Ray bakeware set a couple of years ago. They make nachos so pretty and are great for baked dips!
A hugely important staple to our game days is beer, especially since we're in Portland, Oregon (usually) where great craft beer is abundant. We therefore of course have several Oregon Ducks pint glasses .
Now that you've stocked your kitchen with the essentials, here are a few of my favorite game day recipes!
Hot Wings make an appearance pretty much every game day. This is my secret recipe for the ultimate hot wing!
If you want something a little different from the standard hot wing, I love these Blackberry Chipotle Hot Wings. They're great to use up August and September blackberries!
These Greek Meatballs with Feta Tzatziki are pretty easy- you can let people assemble their own sandwiches or you can just eat the meatballs dipped in the yummy sauce!
Spicy chili and cornbread are fantastic for game days, especially during chillier November and December. My recipe for chili is plenty spicy and made with beer, of course!
I almost always make my own hamburgers when we have them at home, and I think I've got the recipe perfected. This one has a bit of a twist: the patties have diced jalapenos and are stuffed with pepper jack cheese!
A super easy way to feed a crowd is with a big dish of pasta. This Spicy Baked Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce and lots of sausage is a great crowd pleaser!
Have fun watching games this weekend! I hope you enjoy some great beer and even better food with them.
Two very popular sports here in South Africa that we don't see a lot of in the United States are cricket and rugby. We went to our first ever cricket match a few weeks ago. It was a blast! We went to day three of a five day match. Yep, you read that right. Don't worry, they break for food and sleep.
This past weekend, we decided it was time to attend our first rugby match! Rugby has elements of American football and soccer, which I love and watch frequently, but I still don't at all understand this new game. They spend a lot of time buried on top of one another fighting over the ball and kicking it to the other end of the field. I'm not sure if I can get on board with this, but hey, I felt the same way about baseball at first. I need to watch more so I can get a better handle on this. Usually, going to games really helps me solidify my understanding of the sport, but we missed half of this game. Why you ask?
We bought our tickets online the day before. We new it would be a popular game: it was Cape Town vs. Johannesburg. Unfortunately our only option for ticket collection was to pick it up at will call, but this wasn't such a big deal, we'd done this at lots of past sporting events.
We'd spent the day at a few different beaches (we saw wild baboons AND penguins in one day! AH!), and got home about an hour before the match. On our drive home, we saw that the area surrounding the stadium was already packed full of people walking and trying to park, so we decided to walk instead of drive. It was only about a fifteen minute walk and we got there twenty minutes before the start of the game, er match.
We wandered around for a few minutes looking for a "will call" or "ticket pickup" sign with no luck. Eventually we found ourselves in a gigantic line- it wrapped around a corner of the stadium. I verified with a couple of people working there (reality: I pestered every person in some sort of uniform) that this was indeed the line to pick up tickets, since there were no signs or any other indication this was where we should be.
We thought we must have misread the start of the game- maybe the stadium opened at 5:05? But 5:05 rolled around, when we were about half way through the line of all lines, and they were announcing the players. Eventually, we were let into the base of a staircase which led up to a small office, where one person, on one computer, was printing off the tickets for each person who had purchased online individually. One single person was looking up and printing off tickets well over a thousand people, and they only started about a half hour before the game. This was some very poor planning on their part.
My best guess is that they weren't expecting this kind of turn out. Everyone around us was incredibly upset and when we got up to the office, a woman who I assume was a manager was getting chewed out by people livid that they'd missed half the game because they didn't have the option to print their tickets at home. After working as a manager in a restaurant, I have a lot of sympathy for people getting yelled at who are the only ones who can be held responsible for an out of control situation. Watching that episode chilled my own temper and sense of injustice way down, and we were finally in our seats a few minutes before half time. It helped that this wasn't a match we were invested in. I can't imagine what that scene would have been like if it was a Ducks game.
After that debacle, it was incredibly fun to be at a game that had the energy of a football game. I desperately miss going to Ducks games every weekend during the fall! Rugby had all of that passion and excitement, and I was into it. Even though I couldn't quite track what was happening, the Cape Town Stormers were up by 15 points for most of the game, and that was enough for me.
All the photos in this post were taken by Fiance. Thanks, Fiance!
Football season is in full swing, everybody! Boyfriend and I went to the first conference game of the season, Oregon vs. Cal. It was really fun.
I have truly never been outside in a storm like that- the announcers called it "monsoon weather". At first it made the game even more fun and exciting. Cal literally could not hold on to the ball, so much so that their first three drives ended in fumbles recovered by the Ducks.
This fired everyone up and put a bright spin on the dismal weather, but once we were up 27-0, the onslaught of giant raindrops being whipped at our faces by the stormy wind, it got really old.
I've never left a game more than 2 minutes or so early, but I just couldn't hang last night. We were safely up 41-0 a few minutes before half, and considering my poncho, raincoat, jeans, and boots were entirely soaked through, we decided to start the mile and a half long journey back to the car.
It would have been fun to have the bragging rights of having stayed through that giant puddle of a game- only 5,000 of the originally 58,000 fans made it- but my health is thanking me today.
Overall it was a very fun day, and I was so happy to be back in Autzen Stadium. We made stops at the 6th Street Grill, The Cooler, and the "Mo" (Moshofsky Center). My Ducks are ranked #2 in the country! I'm so excited for a fun season.
Who are you rooting for? Don't worry, you'll only get spiteful responses from me if your response begins with Hus- and ends with a -kies… I root for the Beavs as long as they aren't playing us!
Oh, my beloved Autzen. How harmless you look in the bright light of day, in a moment when the sun is actually shining in Oregon.
Some of my absolute favorite memories were made in this stadium, but it took me quite some time to figure out how to make myself comfortable and happy through the entirety of games. Don't get me wrong- I have never left a game more than twenty seconds early and never, ever will- but it is nice to not have chattering teeth or a dry throat after screaming your lungs out.
Before starting this, you should know that I'm morally obligated to say "It never rains in Autzen Stadium!" every time I start to mention it raining… in Autzen stadium- "It never rains in Autzen Stadium!" See? It's a Don Essig thing. Go to a game and it experience it yourself, I beg of you.
Scarves can totally be face warmers. Okay let's start with the first layer. Well, not the very first layer… You know what I mean. I usually go for thick tights or leggings and a thick long sleeve t-shirt.
For the second layer, I throw a t-shirt over the long sleeve shirt and some jeans on. If it's a really, really cold night, like unbearably cold, I'll wear thick sweats over my jeans for a third layer. That's usually not necessary, though.
Last, but oh most certainly not least, on goes a sweatshirt, hat/headband, and gloves. And if it's going to be a wet night- I mean… "It never rains in Autzen Stadium!"– of course my handy dandy rain coat comes along.
And make sure your feet are cozy and comfortable, too. Please wear comfortable shoes. You will be on your feet for hours. Hours. There is no sitting in the student section and there shouldn't be in most other parts of the stadium. Since this is Eugene, Nikes are the most appropriate choice.
Here's what you're going to take with you. You don't need more, you don't need less- you need exactly this.
1. A sealed water bottle. Yes, I know that buying plastic water bottles in Eugene is practically a crime. But, if you try to bring your refillable water bottle into Autzen they will make you throw it out before entering the stadium. That's right. For all security knows, your water bottle could be a jerry-rigged bomb. Or something. If you bring a sealed, clear water bottle, filled with clear liquid (that means no soda, juice, etc.) you're good to go. I always get thirsty from screaming my brains out, so this is important for me.
2. Keys. Do I need to explain this one? Please don't forget your keys. If you do, it'll be a long night.
3. Chapstick. I'm a bit of a chapstick addict, so this comes with me everywhere. Even if you aren't, it gets really cold for night games at Autzen and it's nice to have on hand.
4. Your phone. You will definitely not get service in Autzen, so use it to find your friends before entering the stadium. It's also nice to have for pitcha-takin'.
5. Little Hotties. These are only important if it's a night game. Again, night games get really, really, really cold and sometimes very wet- "It never rains in Autzen stadium!"– and Hotties have saved me more than once.
6. A poncho. "It never rains in Autzen stadium!" But… bring one just in case. A rain jacket can only handle so much water, and since you'll be standing out in the… moisture- "It never rains in Autzen stadium!"- for several hours, it'll help you not get soaked to the bone.
7. Your wallet. Again, I don't need to explain this right? You need your student ID to get into the game if you're a student, your ID to prove you're of drinking age before/after the game, and your debit card/cash to buy said drinks.
8. Gloves. It's cold out. I've said that, right?
So now that you're dressed and well prepared, let's make sure your bellies are happy, too. I like putting something in the crock pot before I leave so that I come home, quite tired and hungry, to something hot and ready to go. You could just stop by somewhere on your way back to campus/home, or you could have amazing sloppy joes waiting for you at home. Where dry clothes and a bed await.
I hope this guide has helped you, and please oh please enjoy your Autzen experience!
And of course, GO DUCKS!
Football is back! Football is back! Football is back! The Oregon Ducks kick off tonight and so do many of our other beloved college football teams. We're having hot wings tonight, including the blackberry chipotle wings I described in my last post. I can't wait to share that recipe with you!
In the mean time, here are several others of my tried and true football watching snacks. Have a blast today!
Sweet hot chili wings. At the little wing party my family and I had, these may have been the crowd favorite. They somehow make the wings crispier and I love the sweetness.
Football marinara. I had so much fun making this themed dish! Just like a meatball marinara, but cute.
Pretzels with beer cheese sauce. Need I say more?
Traditional hot wings. There are few things I love more than a really good hot wing with straight up buffalo sauce.
Burgers with homemade buns. There's a reason burgers are the quintessential tailgate food- they're versatile and absolutely delicious, especially with a homemade bun.
I hope you have a blast watching football, and happy cooking! GO DUCKS!
Happy Holidays and Bowl Game Season!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to the New Year! Friday night (the 23rd), we had almost all of my dad's side of the family over which totals up to 35 people. Unfortunately, 11 of those 35, including myself and my brother, spent Christmas day in bed with a horrible, horrible stomach flu.
I won't give you the details.
However, I was spry enough (I've been watching too much "Bad Santa") to open gifts from my family Sunday morning, including a beautiful, incredible Nikon D200. It looks like this.
I am still drooling over this beauty. I'm currently teaching myself all that there is to know about it (which is a lot!) and I'm planning on posting some fun things next week! It's just so incredible. I think that I've used the word "incredible" a few too many times for one blog post.
If anyone has tips on how to operate this camera- especially for food photography! -tips are so welcome! Leave a comment or e-mail me at aducksoven@gmail.com.
Who's gearing up for a weekend of bowl games? Honestly, I've hardly even thought about New Years Eve because I'm just trying to soak up the last bit of football before I have to spend another spring and summer waiting for this magical time to roll around again. I'll be sharing some new football concoctions with you Tuesday, but here are a few excellent staples.
Salmon Dip. I make this for just about every occasion I can find an excuse to nowadays.
Pulled Pork. Need I say more?
Bleu Cheese Stuffed Burgers. My absolute favorite way to eat burgers is with lots of bleu cheese and caramelized onions, and here's how I do it.
Teriyaki Chicken Legs. These babies continue to knock my socks off and they're one of the more memorable things I've made for football parties. This recipe comes from my mom, like all good recipes do.
Happy bowl season! And, er, New Year and all that stuff!


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April 12 (UPI) — The cost to replace the U.S. president's aging helicopter fleet is some $ 234 million less than budgeted in 2014, the Government Accountability Office said.
As of last May, the total acquisition costs for the Sikorsky VH-92A presidential helicopter program were estimated at $ 4.95 billion, which is a 4.5 percent decline from the $ 5.18 billion estimated in April 2014, GAO said in a report released Thursday. That equates to a cost of about $ 215 million for each of the 23 helicopters.
The VH-92 is configured from Sikorsky's S-92. Twelve nations have selected the S-92 helicopter for their critical heads of state, according to Lockheed Martin, which owns Sikorsky.
"The president relies on a fleet of helicopters for transportation that has been in service for decades," the GAO said about the aircraft, which is known as Marine 1 when the president is aboard.
The Navy plans to replace the current Marine Corps fleet of 19 helicopters — the VH-3D, which entered service in 1978, and VH-60N aircraft, which arrived in 1987. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to travel on a helicopter, the Bell UH-13J Sioux, in 1957.
Initial delivery is scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2020, with production ending in fiscal year 2023.
Among the estimated savings, approximately $ 88 million can be attributed to efficiencies during development and $ 103 million to revised spare parts cost and equipment production list. Also, $ 36 million comes from lower than expected inflation rates, the GAO said.
But the development has been pushed back by Sikorsky.
"The VH-92A program continues to face development challenges that could affect Sikorsky's ability to deliver fully capable aircraft prior to the start of initial operational test and evaluation," according to the GAO report.
In 2018, the GAO found the helicopter hadn't met a capability requirement for landing without damaging the landing zone, including the White House South Lawn. Sikorsky plans to have a solution for this performance requirement by November 2020.
In addition, the VH-92A program has experienced problems connecting the aircraft's communication system to secure networks because of changes in network security requirements. The Navy anticipates a fix by January 2020.
"These changes are expected to be incorporated into the four production representative helicopters being built under the development contract in time for the program's initial operational test and evaluation," the GAO said.
Sikorsky VH-92A program director Spencer Elani noted the first two helicopters were delivered on time to the government. They are now in the government test program.
"Sikorsky is confident the Defense Acquisition Board will soon issue a positive Milestone C decision for the VH-92A program to enter into production," Sikorsky VH-92A program director told Vertical publication in a statement.
The GAO, which does not make recommendations in this report, plans to continue monitoring potential cost growth and schedule delays.


This is an ornament for decorating your rear-vision mirror, or maybe one of the passenger roof handle thingies. You could also just make one skate and use it as a keyring 🙂 This pattern is written in American crochet notion. Each skate is about 7 cm tall.
Round 6: decrease until the hole closes.
Sew the wheels onto the skates. Embroider the laces. To attach the skates to each other hold three strands of wool together and attach them to the back of one of the skates. Chain 20 and attach the wool to the back of the other skate. Fasten off. Weave in the ends.


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SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact
Marc Lipsitch, Florian Krammer, Gili Regev-Yochay, Yaniv Lustig, Ran D. Balicer
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Breakthrough infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in fully vaccinated individuals are receiving intense scrutiny because of their importance in determining how long restrictions to control virus transmission will need to remain in place in highly vaccinated populations as well as in determining the need for additional vaccine doses or changes to the vaccine formulations and/or dosing intervals. Measurement of breakthrough infections is challenging outside of randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind field trials. However, laboratory and observational studies are necessary to understand the impact of waning immunity, viral variants and other determinants of changing vaccine effectiveness against various levels of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. Here, we describe the approaches being used to measure vaccine effectiveness and provide a synthesis of the burgeoning literature on the determinants of vaccine effectiveness and breakthrough rates. We argue that, rather than trying to tease apart the contributions of factors such as age, viral variants and time since vaccination, the rates of breakthrough infection are best seen as a consequence of the level of immunity at any moment in an individual, the variant to which that individual is exposed and the severity of disease being considered. We also address key open questions concerning the transition to endemicity, the potential need for altered vaccine formulations to track viral variants, the need to identify immune correlates of protection, and the public health challenges of using various tools to counter breakthrough infections, including boosters in an era of global vaccine shortages.
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Lipsitch, M., Krammer, F., Regev-Yochay, G., Lustig, Y., & Balicer, R. D. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact. Nature Reviews Immunology, 22(1), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-021-00662-4
Lipsitch, Marc ; Krammer, Florian ; Regev-Yochay, Gili et al. / SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals : measurement, causes and impact. In: Nature Reviews Immunology. 2022 ; Vol. 22, No. 1. pp. 57-65.
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abstract = "Breakthrough infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in fully vaccinated individuals are receiving intense scrutiny because of their importance in determining how long restrictions to control virus transmission will need to remain in place in highly vaccinated populations as well as in determining the need for additional vaccine doses or changes to the vaccine formulations and/or dosing intervals. Measurement of breakthrough infections is challenging outside of randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind field trials. However, laboratory and observational studies are necessary to understand the impact of waning immunity, viral variants and other determinants of changing vaccine effectiveness against various levels of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. Here, we describe the approaches being used to measure vaccine effectiveness and provide a synthesis of the burgeoning literature on the determinants of vaccine effectiveness and breakthrough rates. We argue that, rather than trying to tease apart the contributions of factors such as age, viral variants and time since vaccination, the rates of breakthrough infection are best seen as a consequence of the level of immunity at any moment in an individual, the variant to which that individual is exposed and the severity of disease being considered. We also address key open questions concerning the transition to endemicity, the potential need for altered vaccine formulations to track viral variants, the need to identify immune correlates of protection, and the public health challenges of using various tools to counter breakthrough infections, including boosters in an era of global vaccine shortages.",
author = "Marc Lipsitch and Florian Krammer and Gili Regev-Yochay and Yaniv Lustig and Balicer, {Ran D.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank Rebecca Kahn for assistance with the figure. M.L. was supported by the Morris-Singer Fund and by the US National Cancer Institute/NIH Seronet Cooperative Agreement 1U01CA261277. Work in the Krammer laboratory on SARS-CoV-2 is supported by the PARIS/SPARTA studies funded by the NIAID Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers (CIVIC) contract 75N93019C00051, by the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS, contract # HHSN272201400008C), by the generous support of the JPB Foundation and the Open Philanthropy Project (research grant 2020-215611 (5384), and by anonymous donors. Y.L. is supported by the Nehemia Rubin Excellence in Biomedical Research — The TELEM Program of Chaim Sheba Medical Center. Funding Information: M.L. reports institutional grant funding from Pfizer, consulting/honoraria from Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, Merck, Sanofi Pasteur, Peter Diamandis/Abundance Platinum, and unpaid advice to One Day Sooner, Pfizer, Janssen, AstraZeneca, Covaxx (United Biomedical), and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has filed patent applications relating to SARS-CoV-2 serological assays and NDV-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, which list F.K. as co-inventor. Mount Sinai has spun out a company, Kantaro, to market serological tests for SARS-CoV-2. F.K. has consulted for Merck and Pfizer (before 2020) and is currently consulting for Pfizer, Seqirus and Avimex. The Krammer laboratory is also collaborating with Pfizer on animal models of SARS-CoV-2. R.D.B. reports past institutional grants to Clalit Research Institute from Pfizer, outside the submitted work and unrelated to COVID-19, with no direct or indirect personal benefits. G.R.-Y. has received a research grant from Pfizer on an unrelated topic (pneumococcal infections) and has received honoraria from Teva and MSD for presentations given (on fluid contamination and vaccine rollout). Y.L. has received a research grant from Pfizer on an unrelated topic (tick-borne encephalitis). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, Springer Nature Limited.",
journal = "Nature Reviews Immunology",
Lipsitch, M, Krammer, F, Regev-Yochay, G, Lustig, Y & Balicer, RD 2022, 'SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact', Nature Reviews Immunology, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-021-00662-4
SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals : measurement, causes and impact. / Lipsitch, Marc; Krammer, Florian; Regev-Yochay, Gili et al.
In: Nature Reviews Immunology, Vol. 22, No. 1, 01.01.2022, p. 57-65.
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AU - Balicer, Ran D.
N1 - Funding Information: The authors thank Rebecca Kahn for assistance with the figure. M.L. was supported by the Morris-Singer Fund and by the US National Cancer Institute/NIH Seronet Cooperative Agreement 1U01CA261277. Work in the Krammer laboratory on SARS-CoV-2 is supported by the PARIS/SPARTA studies funded by the NIAID Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers (CIVIC) contract 75N93019C00051, by the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS, contract # HHSN272201400008C), by the generous support of the JPB Foundation and the Open Philanthropy Project (research grant 2020-215611 (5384), and by anonymous donors. Y.L. is supported by the Nehemia Rubin Excellence in Biomedical Research — The TELEM Program of Chaim Sheba Medical Center. Funding Information: M.L. reports institutional grant funding from Pfizer, consulting/honoraria from Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, Merck, Sanofi Pasteur, Peter Diamandis/Abundance Platinum, and unpaid advice to One Day Sooner, Pfizer, Janssen, AstraZeneca, Covaxx (United Biomedical), and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has filed patent applications relating to SARS-CoV-2 serological assays and NDV-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, which list F.K. as co-inventor. Mount Sinai has spun out a company, Kantaro, to market serological tests for SARS-CoV-2. F.K. has consulted for Merck and Pfizer (before 2020) and is currently consulting for Pfizer, Seqirus and Avimex. The Krammer laboratory is also collaborating with Pfizer on animal models of SARS-CoV-2. R.D.B. reports past institutional grants to Clalit Research Institute from Pfizer, outside the submitted work and unrelated to COVID-19, with no direct or indirect personal benefits. G.R.-Y. has received a research grant from Pfizer on an unrelated topic (pneumococcal infections) and has received honoraria from Teva and MSD for presentations given (on fluid contamination and vaccine rollout). Y.L. has received a research grant from Pfizer on an unrelated topic (tick-borne encephalitis). Publisher Copyright: © 2021, Springer Nature Limited.
N2 - Breakthrough infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in fully vaccinated individuals are receiving intense scrutiny because of their importance in determining how long restrictions to control virus transmission will need to remain in place in highly vaccinated populations as well as in determining the need for additional vaccine doses or changes to the vaccine formulations and/or dosing intervals. Measurement of breakthrough infections is challenging outside of randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind field trials. However, laboratory and observational studies are necessary to understand the impact of waning immunity, viral variants and other determinants of changing vaccine effectiveness against various levels of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. Here, we describe the approaches being used to measure vaccine effectiveness and provide a synthesis of the burgeoning literature on the determinants of vaccine effectiveness and breakthrough rates. We argue that, rather than trying to tease apart the contributions of factors such as age, viral variants and time since vaccination, the rates of breakthrough infection are best seen as a consequence of the level of immunity at any moment in an individual, the variant to which that individual is exposed and the severity of disease being considered. We also address key open questions concerning the transition to endemicity, the potential need for altered vaccine formulations to track viral variants, the need to identify immune correlates of protection, and the public health challenges of using various tools to counter breakthrough infections, including boosters in an era of global vaccine shortages.
AB - Breakthrough infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in fully vaccinated individuals are receiving intense scrutiny because of their importance in determining how long restrictions to control virus transmission will need to remain in place in highly vaccinated populations as well as in determining the need for additional vaccine doses or changes to the vaccine formulations and/or dosing intervals. Measurement of breakthrough infections is challenging outside of randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind field trials. However, laboratory and observational studies are necessary to understand the impact of waning immunity, viral variants and other determinants of changing vaccine effectiveness against various levels of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. Here, we describe the approaches being used to measure vaccine effectiveness and provide a synthesis of the burgeoning literature on the determinants of vaccine effectiveness and breakthrough rates. We argue that, rather than trying to tease apart the contributions of factors such as age, viral variants and time since vaccination, the rates of breakthrough infection are best seen as a consequence of the level of immunity at any moment in an individual, the variant to which that individual is exposed and the severity of disease being considered. We also address key open questions concerning the transition to endemicity, the potential need for altered vaccine formulations to track viral variants, the need to identify immune correlates of protection, and the public health challenges of using various tools to counter breakthrough infections, including boosters in an era of global vaccine shortages.
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Lipsitch M, Krammer F, Regev-Yochay G, Lustig Y, Balicer RD. SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact. Nature Reviews Immunology. 2022 Jan 1;22(1):57-65. doi: 10.1038/s41577-021-00662-4


Lia333 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 96 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
I am a new Mom, trying to get my startup off the ground. My business is 'Icebreak Events and Publications'. At the moment I produce an annual magazine, a guide to third level education. I intend to run conferences also. My background is in politically-themed and educational events and conferences. However, I would like my business appearance to be just vague enough to allow people to think that they can approach me to run any type of event.
I'm trying to get across that I am an established professional business, more than just one person and office-based - not that I'm a mother working from home inbetween changing diapers!
I am Irish, with the business based in Ireland. The target audience is Irish. Here, during the Celtic Tiger, we Irish appear to have moved away from the twee, green, Celtic designs of old Ireland and embraced modern, minimalistic design. Despite the death of the Celtic Tiger, I would like to stick with the modern concept.
Initially I will be sticking with what I know, which is politically-themed conferences, so I need to impress government bodies. I will be aiming to attract conference attendees from the corporate world, as well as from the public sector.
As mentioned, I want to appear professional, as an established business, but with a personal touch, personal attention to detail. I feel that some sort of clever visual play on 'Icebreak' will give me that unique edge.
I like the concept that my friend has used in her design for http://www.redharbourevents.com I like how her logo is a play on the letter E and is a visual of a harbour. I also like how she is able to use her logo in her web page template.
I don't like the others at all.
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Neymar returns to PSG training after month out injured for first session with Pochettino in boost to new manager
Josh Graham
Jan 11 2021, 12:44 ET
NEYMAR returned to Paris Saint-Germain training to hand new manager Mauricio Pochettino a huge boost.
The Brazilian star, 28, has spent a month on the sidelines since being carried off on a stretcher in tears in December.
Look who's back 👀#MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/UFSLIzqLH4
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) January 11, 2021
Neymar was stretchered off after an ankle blow in DecemberCredit: Reuters
The former Barcelona man damaged his ankle in a challenge that earned Thiago Mendes a red card and is only now returning to the fray.
Thomas Tuchel was brutally sacked on Christmas Eve with PSG appointing former Spurs boss Pochettino to take over.
Argentine Poch captained the club in his playing days and previously spoke of his 'love' for the French capital.
And he will be delighted to welcome his marquee player back from injury with his side one point and place behind league leaders Lyon, although it is feared Wednesday's game against Marseille will come too soon.
The club are likely to take their time easing Neymar back into competitive action and won't take any risks with his fitness.
With only two training sessions before Marseille, Neymar has a better chance of featuring in Saturday's league game with Angers.
In further good news for Poch, Presnel Kimpembe and Leandro Paredes are also both back out on the training paddock after knocks.
The ex-Southampton manager has vowed to deliver a new footballing philosophy as he aims to land an eighth league title in nine years at the Parc des Princes.
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On Friday, he said: "PSG's goal is to win games. There are no other objectives.
"We also have an idea, a footballing philosophy and a structure that will lead us to victory.
"We know we have to adapt to the circumstances, we have a lot of injuries at the moment. I hope to recover the injured players quickly, to continue the work started.
"We have to adapt, and above all analyse and listen to the players and the medical staff who were there when we arrived.
"You have to work for the club, and that means thinking about people. We will try to improve every aspect that can be improved, but we must pay attention to the players and their needs."
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Peleus, in Greek mythology, king of the Myrmidons of Thessaly; he was most famous as the husband of Thetis (a sea nymph) and the father of the hero Achilles, whom he outlived. When Peleus and his brother Telamon were banished from their father Aeacus' kingdom of Aegina, Peleus went to Phthia to be purified by his uncle King Eurytion, whose daughter Antigone he married, receiving a third of Eurytion's kingdom. During the Calydonian boar hunt he accidentally killed Eurytion. He then went to Iolcos to be purified by King Acastus, whose wife Astydameia made advances to him. When he refused her, she told Antigone that he wanted to marry her daughter, causing Antigone to hang herself. Peleus later won the sea nymph Thetis by capture, and all the gods except Eris (the goddess of discord) were invited to the wedding. The golden apple that Eris spitefully sent to the wedding guests led to the "judgment of Paris" and thence to the Trojan War. Peleus was too old to fight in that conflict and gave his armour to his son Achilles. Thetis, who had returned to the sea after bearing Achilles, eventually fetched Peleus to dwell with her.
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If you've ever wanted to know what magic and perspective have in common, Master Magician Adam Wilber speaks on just that. How do magicians use perspective to entertain and inspire their audiences?
Adam performed his very first magic trick at the age of six and instantly fell in love with the art form. Magic is a wide category with dozens of specialties and he was eager to master all of them. Adam practiced diligently to perfect the classic, iconic tricks of mentalism, illusionism, and sleight of hand, but it wasn't enough – the real thrill was rooted in invention and innovation.


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Google Pixel 4a With Snapdragon 730G SoC, Hole Punch Display Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Google Pixel 4a With Snapdragon 730G SoC, Hole-Punch Display Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Google Pixel 4a price in India has been set at Rs. 31,999. However, the phone will be available with an introductory price tag of Rs. 29,999.
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Google Pixel 4a has been launched in India. The new development comes over two months after Google brought the Pixel 4a to the global markets with a price tag of $349 (roughly Rs. 25,500). Alongside announcing the launch, Pixel 4a price in India has also been revealed. Google has also announced the sale date of the new Pixel phone in the country. The smartphone comes as the successor to the Pixel 3a and includes features like a hole-punch display and a square-shaped camera module at the back that make it look similar to the Pixel 4 that did not reach the India market.
Google Pixel 4a price in India, availability details
Google Pixel 4a price in India has been set at Rs. 31,999 for the single 6GB + 128GB storage variant; however, for a limited period, the company will offer the phone at a promotional price of Rs. 29,999. To give some perspective, Google had launched the Pixel 3a in the country with a price tag of Rs. 39,999, though the phone was often available at Rs. 29,999 during online sales. The India pricing of the Pixel 4a is similar to the US price if we account for sales tax in various US states.
On the availability part, Google has revealed that the Pixel 4a will go on sale in India through Flipkart starting October 16. This is the date when the online marketplace will also kick off its Big Billion Days sale for regular customers in the country.
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Last week, Google announced that the Pixel 4a would go on sale in the country on October 17. There is, thus, a slight change from its original sale date.
Google Pixel 4a specifications
The Google Pixel 4a runs on Android 10 (upgradable to Android 11) and features a 5.81-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,340 pixels) OLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 443ppi of pixel density. The smartphone also comes with Always-on display support. Under the hood, there is an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC, coupled with 6GB LPDDR4x RAM. The Pixel 4a comes with a 12-megapixel camera sensor at the back, with an f/1.7 lens. The optical image stabilisation (OIS) supported camera works with preloaded HDR+ with dual exposure controls, Portrait Mode, Top Shot, Night Sight with astrophotography capabilities, and fused video stabilisation. For selfies and video chats, there is also an 8-megapixel camera sensor at the front, with an f/2.0 lens.
Google has provided 128GB of onboard storage that doesn't support expansion through a microSD card. The Pixel 4a also comes with a range of connectivity options that include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, and a USB Type-C port. There is also a 3.5mm headphone jack.
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Crude Oil Daily: Fuel Tanker: To scrap or not to scrap?
Owners of older tankers face a dilemma. Tanker scrapping has been on the increase this year and in a recent interview, an executive from the demolition industry highlighted the main drivers for demolition in this sector.
These were freight rates forecasts, current scrap prices and the demolition activity in other shipping segments. Regulatory changes can also be a driver, particularly if there are significant rule changes on the horizon, Poten & Partners said in its weekly opinion piece.
For example, the phase out of single hull vessels between 1999-2003, pushed up demolition levels during that period.
At the moment, the requirement to install ballast water treatment systems and the IMO 2020 sulfur cap for bunker fuels are factors that owners need to consider.
Looking at each of these drivers to see how they may impact scrapping in the coming years, without regulatory mandates, the freight market has been (and always will be) the main driver for shipowners facing the decision whether to scrap a vessel or continue to trade it - not just the current market, but in particular the owner's expectations for future earnings.
Tanker scrapping peaked in 1985 (at 10.5% of the existing fleet) after many years of dismal earnings had sapped owners' confidence. Current spot earnings are also disappointing and are no doubt an important incentive for owners of older tonnage to consider selling their vessel for demolition.
Relative to modern vessels, older tankers frequently have to offer discounted rates to keep employed and still face lower utilisation, undermining their earnings even further.
However, unlike in the mid-1980s, earnings have not been very bad for very long and most owners don't expect the market to stay depressed for a long period.
Other factors play a role. How about scrap prices? Do they really play a significant role in an owner's decision? Historical data does not seem to bear this out. The two periods of elevated scrapping in 1992-1995 and 1999-2003 coincided with relatively low scrap prices.
The high scrap prices of 2004- 2008 occurred during the tanker super cycle, when scrapping was understandably low. Demolition picked up in 2009-2014, but that had more to do with the collapse in tanker rates after the global financial crisis than the relatively high scrap prices.
In general, scrap prices are hard to predict for owners and most assume flat scrap prices going forward. Obviously, owners will compare the scrap value with the resale value of a vessel and in challenging freight markets, the resale value tends to converge with the scrap value.
Other key factors that may drive tanker scrapping over the next few years are the new regulations around BWTS and low sulfur bunker fuels. The potential costs of these mandates present a dilemma to a shipowner faced with a special survey.
For example, the owner of a 2003-built VLCC needs to decide whether to take the ship through the next two special surveys (15 and 17.5 years) with combined drydock costs of around $4-5 mill. The installation of a BWTS could cost an additional $2-3 mill.
And then there is the matter of IMO 2020 deadline. Does the owner retro-fit a scrubber on his/her 15-year old vessel for $3 mill? An owner may have to, if he/she wants to be able to effectively compete post 2020.
Non-ECO vessels built in the early 2000s typically have a higher fuel consumption than modern tankers and if they need to burn expensive MGO starting in 2020, they may struggle to compete.
A simple calculation indicates that a 15-year old VLCC would need to earn at least $16-17,000 per day to break even. While that is entirely possible, the current freight market is about of half that rate.
Even if the owner has the cash to invest (banks may be reluctant to provide credit for this), he/she needs to be able to reserve a scrubber and schedule the installation to coincide with the upcoming drydocking.
Given the risks and uncertainties involved, one can also understand the owner who decides to scrap the ship instead, Poten & Partners concluded.


Top 3 Places to Visit in Thailand!
A visit to Thailand would not be complete without a trip to one of Bangkok's most famous landmarks, if not the most famous- the Grand Palace in Bangkok! Immerse yourself in Thai history as you wander the vast palace grounds and take in the intricate decoration of the building, which was once home to the Thai royal family.
Now, we all know there's no shortage of Buddhas to see in Thailand, however the Emerald Buddha, located in the palace's outer court, is most definitely a sight not to be missed. Sculpted from pure green jade, the famed Emerald Buddha is surrounded by a crowd of gold monuments and statues.
You'll be in awe at the scene which fills the temple's interior, and what's more, the Emerald Buddha gets a seasonal change of attire! Yes, that's right- according the the change of the seasons, the towering Buddha gets a ceremonial change of costume, carried out by the King of Thailand himself; which costume will you see?! Squeeze a trip in to see the Grand Palace by joining Camp Thailand's Extended Bangkok Tour which gives you that extra bit of time to see the capital!
Tourists have been coming to the beach resort of Pattaya on Thailand's eastern seaboard since as long back as the 1970s. Once a small fishing village, Pattaya has grown to be one of the premier tourist resorts of anywhere in South East Asia. From its early beginnings as a place for rest and recuperation for American servicemen during the Vietnam War, to today's high rise five star hotels, restaurants serving cuisine from all four corners of the globe, and some of the best entertainment to be found anywhere, there is literally something for everyone in this exciting, lively and vibrant city.
Being close to the sea, the adjoining beaches of Pattaya City, from Naklua Bay to Wong Phrachan (Crescent Moon) and Wong Amat beaches in the north down to Jomtien and Na Jomtien beaches in the south, cover a total length of about 20 km.
For the past centuries, Pattaya was a small fishing village almost cut off from the outside world. But after its beauty was discovered by the first group of American servicemen from Nakhon Ratchasima in 1961, the sleepy Pattaya gradually became a famous beach resort. Fishermen's huts along the beach were replaced by a full range of accommodations from super deluxe hotels to bungalows and mini-pocket guesthouses. And the quiet powdery golden beaches are frequented by swimmers and sunbathers from various parts of the world.


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Prof. Riccardo Giacconi
ESO's Director General from 1993 to 1999
Born on 6 October 1931 in Genoa, Italy, Giacconi spent most of his young life in Milan, where he obtained a degree in Physics from the University of Milan. Although he didn't enjoy lectures, he discovered a love for practical scientific research. Giacconi carried out his thesis on the development of nuclear interactions by protons in the lead plates of a cloud chamber, completing his PhD in 1954. While carrying out this research he met Giuseppe Occhialini, a physicist who suggested that Giacconi travel to the United States to work with the experimental physicist R. W. Thompson.
In 1956 Giacconi won a scholarship through the Fulbright Program, which enabled him to immigrate to the United States and work on the analysis of data previously obtained by Thompson at Indiana University. Two years later a fellowship position at Princeton University allowed him to work in G. Reynolds' laboratory from 1958 to 1959. There he conducted research into mesons and carried out an unsuccessful search for a new type of particle.
During his research, Giacconi was at the forefront of developing and applying X-ray technologies to astronomy, which led to the first discovery of an extrasolar X-ray source. This work, he believes, started in 1959 when he received an offer from American Science & Engineering (AS&E) — an X-ray technology supplier — to initiate a space science program for the corporation. He decided that the program should focus on astronomy at X-ray wavelengths, a decision that effectively marked the beginning of X-ray astronomy. Giacconi and his team at AS&E began the initial development of X-ray telescopes, and he was involved in a great deal of exciting research including development of a satellite and payloads for rockets, satellites, and aircraft. After discovering Scorpius X-1 in 1962, the first known X-ray source outside the solar system, Giacconi's group launched the first X-ray satellite, Uhuru, in 1970.
Following Uhuru's success, Giacconi's team won the contract to build the Large Orbiting X-ray Observatory for NASA, which was eventually cancelled and replaced the same year with the Einstein Observatory (HEAO-2). Giacconi's group moved to Harvard to develop this new X-ray telescope, which was launched in 1978. Two years before Einstein was even launched, Giacconi proposed to NASA an X-ray astronomy institute to direct the construction and operation of Einstein's successor, the Chandra X-ray Observatory. It was not until almost twenty years later that Chandra was launched.
Giacconi became director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) when it was established in Baltimore in 1981, where he oversaw the planning and execution of Hubble Space Telescope science operations. Simultaneously, he held a professorship at the Johns Hopkins University, and more recently, on a part-time basis, at the University of Milan. The STScI has been central to the Hubble's success and serves a worldwide community of users.
In 1993 Giacconi became ESO's Director General, just as ESO was beginning to execute the extremely ambitious Very Large Telescope (VLT) programme.
During his time at ESO, Giacconi fully reorganised the organisation to introduce modern management techniques suitable for large programmes. The reorganisation established delegation of accountability and responsibility to appropriate staff members and kindled more collaboration between staff in Chile and Germany.
Giacconi's tenure at ESO also saw many developments on existing and new telescopes. Funds for La Silla were redistributed toward supporting the most productive telescopes, including new hardware for the New Technology Telescope (NTT). Under Giacconi, the VLT overcame significant technological and financial difficulties, and two of the Unit Telescopes saw first light toward the end of his term. At the same time, Giacconi initiated ESO's involvement in another ambitious project: the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).
Upon leaving ESO, Giacconi returned to the United States to take up a post as President of Associated Universities Incorporated (AUI) in 2002.
Giacconi was also awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 for "pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources".
Giacconi was married and had two children. He died on 9 December 2018 at the age of 87.
A detailed CV is below.
Born in Genoa, Italy in 1931; Italian nationality.
PhD in Physics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (1954)
Degree in Physics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
1954–1956: Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Milan, Italy
1956–1958: Research Associate (Fulbright Fellow), Indiana University, USA
1958–1959: Research Associate, Princeton University, USA
1959–1973: Senior Scientists, American Science and Engineering, USA
1966–1973: Member of the Board of Directors, American Science and Engineering, USA
1969–1973: Executive Vice President, American Science and Engineering, USA
1973–1982: Professor, Harvard University, USA
1973–1981: Associate Director, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
1981–1992: Director, Space Telescope Science Institute (STSci), USA
1981–1999: Professor, Johns Hopkins University, USA
1993–1999: Director General, European Southern Observatory, Germany
1999–Present: Research Professor, Johns Hopkins University, USA
2000–2004: President, Associated Universities Inc., USA
Research: Cosmic rays, X-rays astronomy, optical astronomy
Publications: (Co)-authored 400 publications; authored or co-edited four books
International Astronomical Union
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
The Royal Astronomical Institute
Max-Planck Society
Istituto Lombardo–Accademia delle Scienze e Lettere
Other Affiliations and Honours:
Fulbright Fellow, 1956–1958
Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy, American Astronomical Society, 1966
Röntgen Prize in Astrophysics for 1971, Physikalisch-Medizinische Gesellschaft, 1971
NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, 1971
NASA Distinguished Public Service Award, 1972
Richtmeyer Memorial Lecture Award, American Association of Physics Teachers, 1975
Elliott Cresson Medal, the Franklin Institute, 1980
Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1981
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, American astronomical Society, 1981
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Institute of Physics and American Astronomical Society, 1981
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, 1982
The A. Cressy Morrison Award in Natural Sciences, The New York Academy of Sciences, 1982
Honorary Doctor of Science, The University of Chicago, 1983
Laurea Honoris Causa in Astronomia, The University of Padua, 1984
Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics, Wolf Foundation, 1987
Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Warsaw, 1996
Laurea Honoris Causa in Physics, University of Rome, 1998
Honorary Doctor of Technology and Science, University of Uppsala, Sweden, 2000
Marcel Grossmann Award, International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, 2000
Nobel Prize in Physics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 2002
President's National Medal of Science, President of the United States, 2003
Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, 2003
Karl Schwarzschild Medal, Astronomische Gesellschaft, 2004
Laurea Honoris Causa, University of Chile, 2004
Laurea Honoris Causa, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 2004
Asteroid 3371 Giacconi is named after him


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text:
__revision__ = "__FILE__ __REVISION__ __DATE__ __DEVELOPER__"

"""
Test that the configure context log file name can be specified by
setting the $CONFIGURELOG construction variable.
"""

import TestSCons

test = TestSCons.TestSCons()

SConstruct_path = test.workpath('SConstruct')

test.write(SConstruct_path, """\
def CustomTest(context):
  context.Message('Executing Custom Test ...')
  context.Result(1)

env = Environment(CONFIGURELOG = 'custom.logfile')
conf = Configure(env, custom_tests = {'CustomTest' : CustomTest})
conf.CustomTest();
env = conf.Finish()
""")

test.run()

expect = """\
file %(SConstruct_path)s,line 6:
\tConfigure(confdir = .sconf_temp)
scons: Configure: Executing Custom Test ...
scons: Configure: (cached) yes

""" % locals()

test.must_match('custom.logfile', expect, mode='r')

test.pass_test()

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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