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Q: If array_search query is not found I recently posted this question on Stack - Search array for specific string - and got the perfect answer for my question, which I marked as correct. However I now have a related issue, which I'm finding tricky to solve, but it seems like it should be quite easy!
I have searched an array for the string 'GB' and 'US' using the following, which was provided to me on the previous post:
/* Get Movie release dates */
$releases = $tmdb->getMovieReleases($tmdb_id);

echo "
";
print_r($releases);
echo "
";

$uk_release = -1;

foreach($releases['countries'] as $k=>$v) {
    if(array_search('GB', $v)) {
        $uk_release = $k;
        break;
    } else {
        $uk_release = null;
    }
}

$us_release = -1;

foreach($releases['countries'] as $k=>$v) {
    if(array_search('US', $v)) {
        $us_release = $k;
        break;
    } else {
        $us_release = null;
    }
}

$uk_rating = $releases['countries'][$uk_release]['certification'];
$us_rating = $releases['countries'][$us_release]['certification'];

which is then parsed into the page using a simple <?php echo $uk_rating; ?>/<?php echo $us_rating; ?>.
I've found, however that some arrays don't actually contain the data the query is searching for, such as the following, which doesn't have a UK rating or release date:
Array
(
    [id] => 13655
    [countries] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [iso_3166_1] => US
                    [certification] => G
                    [release_date] => 2008-06-20
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [iso_3166_1] => CA
                    [certification] =>
                    [release_date] => 2008-06-20
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [iso_3166_1] => JP
                    [certification] =>
                    [release_date] => 2008-08-01
                )

        )

)

I've attempted to construct various IF statements to check if one of the two queries is null, empty, == "" etc etc. but nothing seems to work. Currently, I'm attempting the following, basically using the logic IF neither results are equal to nothing, show both, or if one of the two is empty, only show the one which isn't empty (apologies for the formatting):
if ($uk_date !== "" && $us_date !== "") {?>

RELEASE DATE

                                        <?php echo $uk_date; ?> (UK)

                                        <?php echo $us_date; ?> (US)

<?php
                            } else if ($uk_date = "") {?>

RELEASE DATE

                                        <?php echo $us_date; ?> (US)

<?php
                            } else if ($uk_date == "") {?>

RELEASE DATE

                                        <?php echo $uk_date; ?> (UK)

<?php
                            }

A: Try
$uk_rating = isset($releases['countries'][$uk_release]['certification'])?$releases['countries'][$uk_release]['certification']:'';
$us_rating = isset($releases['countries'][$us_release]['certification'])?$releases['countries'][$us_release]['certification']:'';

A: The !== operator checks for equality and type.  In your example - if UK doesn't exist in the array - the interpreter would have (flagged a warning and) assigned the value null to $uk_date. (IE. not an empty string).
If you changed !== to != it should work but best practice though usually involves eliminating warnings too so for integrity your check should be made on the array itself.
if(isset($releases['countries'][$uk_release])){
  // UK exists in array
} else {
  // does not
}

The other answer solves this too - it's just a short-hand ternary-operator (as opposed to the conditional if-else).


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99% of Australia's wild dog 'problem' turns out to be a different animal
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The vast majority of animals considered 'wild dogs' in Australia are actually pure dingoes or canines that are mostly dingo in terms of their genetic makeup, new research suggests.
Scientists collated the results from DNA tests of over 5,000 wild canids across Australia and found that only about 1 percent were actually feral dogs or dog-dominant hybrids.
"We don't have a feral dog problem in Australia," says conservation biologist Kylie Cairns from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
"They just aren't established in the wild. There are rare times when a dog might go bush, but it isn't contributing significantly to the dingo population."
In fact, of the 5,039 samples analyzed in the study, 33.7 percent were pure dingoes, 30.4 percent were probable dingoes, and 34.7 percent were canids with greater than 50-75 percent dingo ancestry.
In other words, the 'wild dogs' terminology almost entirely misrepresents the truth about what these animals really are, and it's not just a question of semantics.
Previous research has demonstrated that most Australians are generally unaware that 'wild dogs' management policies in Australia (such as culling and baiting) also target dingoes in addition to feral dogs of modern, domesticated lineage, and likely because the ambiguous terminology effectively renders dingoes invisible.
As apex predators, dingoes play a critical role in Australia's environment when allowed to do so. Removing them from the landscape has seen native grasslands give way to an overabundance of problematic woody shrubs, allowed feral cats and foxes to devour endangered marsupials unchecked, and even changed the shapes of sand dunes.
"'Wild dog' isn't a scientific term – it's a euphemism," Cairns says. "Dingoes are a native Australian animal, and many people don't like the idea of using lethal control on native animals."
The findings, partially funded by dingo conservation bodies, also challenge the perception the dingo, Australia's apex terrestrial predator, is becoming extinct in the wild.
While hybridization is indeed occurring in Australia, interbreeding between dingoes and dogs accounts for only a minority of wild canids – with most of the dog introgression evident in the heavily populated southeastern parts of the country.
The reasons for this could be two-fold, reflecting both the historical effects of European settlement in the region (giving more time for dog genes to mix within dingo populations), but also the impacts of 'wild dog' management policies in Australian states like New South Wales, Victoria, and southern Queensland.
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While the results show the dingo is definitely holding on in Australia despite these pressures – especially in parts of the country that use less lethal control measures – the researchers say we need to talk about this native animal in plain terms, not using indirect 'wild dogs' language that masks the truth and extent of lethal dingo management policies.
Previous research has shown that 'wild dogs' terminology is favored by studies funded by the livestock industry – a bias in language that's preventing us from important discussions on dingo conservation.
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"[This] can in part be attributed to the renaming of the Australian dingo as a wild dog in government literature and allowing the general misunderstanding that all wild dogs are feral dogs to persist."
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require 'spec_helper'

describe ApiV1::UserRepresenter do

  it 'renders a user' do
    presenter   = ApiV1::UserRepresenter.new(User.new('jdoe', 'Jon Doe', ['jdoe', 'jdoe@example.com'].to_java(:string), 'jdoe@example.com', true))
    actual_json = presenter.to_hash(url_builder: UrlBuilder.new)

    expect(actual_json).to have_links(:self, :find, :doc)

    expect(actual_json).to have_link(:self).with_url('http://test.host/api/users/jdoe')
    expect(actual_json).to have_link(:find).with_url('http://test.host/api/users/:login_name')
    expect(actual_json).to have_link(:doc).with_url('https://api.gocd.io/#users')

    actual_json.delete(:_links)
    expect(actual_json).to eq({
                                login_name:      'jdoe',
                                checkin_aliases: ['jdoe', 'jdoe@example.com'],
                                display_name:    'Jon Doe',
                                email:           'jdoe@example.com',
                                enabled:         true,
                                email_me:        true
                              })
  end

end

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"""Tests for the toolchain sub-system"""
import sys
import os
from string import printable
from copy import deepcopy
from mock import MagicMock, patch
from hypothesis import given, settings
from hypothesis.strategies import text, lists, fixed_dictionaries, booleans

ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..",
                                    ".."))
sys.path.insert(0, ROOT)

from tools.toolchains import TOOLCHAIN_CLASSES, LEGACY_TOOLCHAIN_NAMES,\
    Resources, TOOLCHAIN_PATHS
from tools.targets import TARGET_MAP

def test_instantiation():
    """Test that all exported toolchain may be instantiated"""
    for name, tc_class in  TOOLCHAIN_CLASSES.items():
        cls = tc_class(TARGET_MAP["K64F"])
        assert name == cls.name or\
            name == LEGACY_TOOLCHAIN_NAMES[cls.name]

ALPHABET = [char for char in printable if char not in [u'.', u'/']]

@given(fixed_dictionaries({
    'common': lists(text()),
    'c': lists(text()),
    'cxx': lists(text()),
    'asm': lists(text()),
    'ld': lists(text())}),
       lists(text(min_size=1, alphabet=ALPHABET), min_size=1))
def test_toolchain_profile_c(profile, source_file):
    """Test that the appropriate profile parameters are passed to the
    C compiler"""
    filename = deepcopy(source_file)
    filename[-1] += ".c"
    to_compile = os.path.join(*filename)
    with patch('os.mkdir') as _mkdir:
        for _, tc_class in TOOLCHAIN_CLASSES.items():
            toolchain = tc_class(TARGET_MAP["K64F"], build_profile=profile)
            toolchain.inc_md5 = ""
            toolchain.build_dir = ""
            compile_command = toolchain.compile_command(to_compile,
                                                        to_compile + ".o", [])
            for parameter in profile['c'] + profile['common']:
                assert any(parameter in cmd for cmd in compile_command), \
                    "Toolchain %s did not propigate arg %s" % (toolchain.name,
                                                            parameter)

@given(fixed_dictionaries({
    'common': lists(text()),
    'c': lists(text()),
    'cxx': lists(text()),
    'asm': lists(text()),
    'ld': lists(text())}),
       lists(text(min_size=1, alphabet=ALPHABET), min_size=1))
def test_toolchain_profile_cpp(profile, source_file):
    """Test that the appropriate profile parameters are passed to the
    C++ compiler"""
    filename = deepcopy(source_file)
    filename[-1] += ".cpp"
    to_compile = os.path.join(*filename)
    with patch('os.mkdir') as _mkdir:
        for _, tc_class in TOOLCHAIN_CLASSES.items():
            toolchain = tc_class(TARGET_MAP["K64F"], build_profile=profile)
            toolchain.inc_md5 = ""
            toolchain.build_dir = ""
            compile_command = toolchain.compile_command(to_compile,
                                                        to_compile + ".o", [])
            for parameter in profile['cxx'] + profile['common']:
                assert any(parameter in cmd for cmd in compile_command), \
                    "Toolchain %s did not propigate arg %s" % (toolchain.name,
                                                            parameter)

@given(fixed_dictionaries({
    'common': lists(text()),
    'c': lists(text()),
    'cxx': lists(text()),
    'asm': lists(text()),
    'ld': lists(text())}),
       lists(text(min_size=1, alphabet=ALPHABET), min_size=1))
def test_toolchain_profile_asm(profile, source_file):
    """Test that the appropriate profile parameters are passed to the
    Assembler"""
    filename = deepcopy(source_file)
    filename[-1] += ".s"
    to_compile = os.path.join(*filename)
    with patch('os.mkdir') as _mkdir:
        for _, tc_class in TOOLCHAIN_CLASSES.items():
            toolchain = tc_class(TARGET_MAP["K64F"], build_profile=profile)
            toolchain.inc_md5 = ""
            toolchain.build_dir = ""
            compile_command = toolchain.compile_command(to_compile,
                                                        to_compile + ".o", [])
            if not compile_command:
                assert compile_command, to_compile
            for parameter in profile['asm']:
                assert any(parameter in cmd for cmd in compile_command), \
                    "Toolchain %s did not propigate arg %s" % (toolchain.name,
                                                            parameter)

    for name, Class in  TOOLCHAIN_CLASSES.items():
        CLS = Class(TARGET_MAP["K64F"])
        assert name == CLS.name or name ==  LEGACY_TOOLCHAIN_NAMES[CLS.name]

@given(lists(text(alphabet=ALPHABET, min_size=1), min_size=1))
def test_detect_duplicates(filenames):
    c_sources = [os.path.join(name, "dupe.c") for name in filenames]
    s_sources = [os.path.join(name, "dupe.s") for name in filenames]
    cpp_sources = [os.path.join(name, "dupe.cpp") for name in filenames]
    with MagicMock() as notify:
        toolchain = TOOLCHAIN_CLASSES["ARM"](TARGET_MAP["K64F"], notify=notify)
        res = Resources()
        res.c_sources = c_sources
        res.s_sources = s_sources
        res.cpp_sources = cpp_sources
        assert res.detect_duplicates(toolchain) == 1,\
            "Not Enough duplicates found"

        _, (notification, _), _ = notify.mock_calls[1]
        assert "dupe.o" in notification["message"]
        assert "dupe.s" in notification["message"]
        assert "dupe.c" in notification["message"]
        assert "dupe.cpp" in notification["message"]

@given(text(alphabet=ALPHABET + ["/"], min_size=1))
@given(booleans())
@given(booleans())
@settings(max_examples=20)
def test_path_specified_gcc(gcc_loc, exists_at_loc, exists_in_path):
    with patch('tools.toolchains.gcc.exists') as _exists:
        with patch('tools.toolchains.gcc.find_executable') as _find:
            _exists.return_value = exists_at_loc
            _find.return_value = exists_in_path
            TOOLCHAIN_PATHS['GCC_ARM'] = gcc_loc
            toolchain_class = TOOLCHAIN_CLASSES["GCC_ARM"]
            found_p = toolchain_class.check_executable()
            assert found_p == (exists_at_loc or exists_in_path)
            if exists_at_loc:
                assert TOOLCHAIN_PATHS['GCC_ARM'] == gcc_loc
            elif exists_in_path:
                assert TOOLCHAIN_PATHS['GCC_ARM'] == ''


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Je suis bien d'accord... ON SE LES CAILLE !!!
Hey I just discovered u, and Im going to stay here. Following u!
Thank you so much for your adorable comment <3 And thanks for following too, I'm glad you like the blog !!
that shirt is so cool and i really love your balenciaga bag!
Indeed <3 Glad you like it !
On of my favorite bags ;-) Thanks for your comment!
GReat jacket :) Love you look!!
Thanks a lot Raquel !
that jacket is so awesome! just browsed through your blog a bit and i love it.. new follower!
Après ton instagram c'est ton blog que je découvre. J'adore la veste, c'est une forte pièce et tu la portes très bien.
This jacket is SO awesome.


Commissar Feldwick was acactually finished with this model months ago. But being the horrible Tzeentch player I am I managed to lose it all together. But now it has resurfaced to wreck havoc once more. This Hellbrute joins a horde of fellow Word Bearers.


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Universal Orlando Resort Updates - Know Before You Go
Face coverings and temperature checks will be required for all guests.
Please refer to the Universal Orlando app for additional important safety guidelines and hours of operation.
Based on 15562 reviews via
Something for everyone, very enjoyable with great parades and closing ceremony.
Trusted Customer reviewed 19 Mar, 2020
The number one movie and TV based theme park in the world.
Immerse yourself in the next generation of blockbuster entertainment at Universal Studios. You'll enter The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ - Diagon Alley™, encounter mischievous Minions, crash through Krustyland with The Simpsons™, and join forces with the TRANSFORMERS as you find yourself right in the middle of the action.
Our guide to Universal Studios Florida
With your Universal theme park tickets you will be able to enjoy Universal Studios Florida: the world's premier movie and TV-based theme park. There are a great mix of attractions so you're covered for thrills, family, and entertainment. Your tickets will give you 14 consecutive days of unlimited access and you will definitely want to keep coming back for more.
Get ready. Your heroes are about to burst through the screen and pull you right into the story. You're the star here and you'll disappear into one jaw-dropping adventure after another. Come face-to-face with a fire-breathing dragon at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ - Diagon Alley™. Defend the earth with the Transformers right by your side. Wander into animated worlds where characters you love are suddenly right beside you and join the characters from Illumination's Despicable Me on an adventure where you are turned into a Minion!
Go beyond the screen, behind the scenes, and jump into the action of your favourite films at the world's premier movie and TV based theme park. Check out the attraction list below to see how many more of your favourite stories come to life!
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™
Enter Gringotts™ bank beneath the massive fire-breathing dragon at the far end of Diagon Alley™. Inside Gringotts™ you'll walk through the bank's grand marble lobby and see goblins hard at work. Then, get ready to take a journey through cavernous passageways that lead deep underground as you climb aboard Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™.
Hogwarts™ Express: King's Cross Station
Enter King's Cross Station at Universal Studios Florida and walk straight through a brick wall onto Platform 9 ¾™. There, a Hogwarts™ station staff member will be waiting to lead you to your passenger compartment aboard the train to Hogsmeade™ Station in Universal's Islands of Adventure.
Join Gru, his daughters, and the mischievous Minions on an unpredictable 3-D ride, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem. Join the ranks of the Minions, literally, as part of Gru's latest scheme. But when things don't go as planned, you're launched into an unforgettable journey through his super-villain laboratory. It's heartwarming and humorous family fun for everyone!
The Simpsons Ride™
Ride along with The Simpsons™ as they visit Krustyland, the theme park created by the adventurous Krusty the Clown. Is somebody out to sabotage Krustyland? Find out as you join Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie on this wild, fun-filled ride!"
TRANSFORMERS: The Ride – 3D
Prepare for the greatest battle you'll ever ride! TRANSFORMERS: The Ride–3D is an ultra-immersive, next generation thrill ride that blurs the line between fiction and reality!
Join this full-throttle,high-octane experience where you'll be immersed in heart-pounding action alongside Dom, Letty, Hobbs and the rest of the crew. You'll meet up with the team and check out iconic vehicles and locations from the films, when an enemy infiltrates your location and a wild chase ensues. You'll have to keep up with this unbreakable family as they help you escape from danger on this thrilling ride.
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
Adrenaline pumping and music thumping, you'll climb straight toward the sky at a 90-degree angle. After the first ferocious drop, you'll tear through the track, reaching blistering speeds. Once you're back on solid ground, view your adventure as a photo or music video and purchase a copy to take home. You'll want to relive this adventure again and again.
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon™
See the sights of New York a whole new way as you zoom around the city in a race against the host of one of America's most popular television shows. Board the unique "flying theatre" and you'll meet Jimmy Fallon and characters from NBC's The Tonight Show as you speed through the streets, soar over skyscrapers, even dive underwater in a fun-filled race to the finish line.
MEN IN BLACK™ Alien Attack™
All right rookies… this is no drill! It's up to YOU to protect the Earth from aliens in MEN IN BLACK™ Alien Attack™. As an agent trainee, you'll zap aliens as you chase them through the streets of New York in this high-tech, interactive ride based on the hit movies. But be warned... these aliens zap back, spinning your vehicle out of control.
Revenge of the Mummy
The curse is real! The Mummy has arisen...wakened from his centuries-long slumber, the evil Imhotep is once again freed from his wraps, unleashing his wrath on all who dare enter the sacred temple.
Team up with Shrek and Donkey to help save Princess Fiona in a totally in-your-face fairy tale adventure. Through the miracle of OgreVision you'll see, hear, and actually FEEL the action right from your seat!
E.T. Adventure
E.T.'s homeworld, the Green Planet, is dying. Only E.T. has the power to save it... and only YOU can bring him there. Board your flying bicycle and sneak him through the woods – past the police and scientists searching for him. Then take off and fly over the city, past the moon and soar across the stars together.
Universal Orlando's Horror Make-Up Show
In this outrageous live show you'll see how top make-up and special effects artists create some of the amazing effects you see in Hollywood's latest hit movies. The show contains movie clips, prop and creature make-up demonstrations, and fascinating (as well as humorous) insight into the moviemaking process.
The Blues Brothers® Show
Direct from the gritty streets of Chicago, get ready for the sweet soulful sounds of Jake and Elwood, The Blues Brothers®. Now Jake and Elwood –wearing their trademark dark suits, porkpie hats and matching sunglasses – take the stage every day at Universal Studios Florida™, accompanied by the vocal talents of Mabel the waitress and her sax-playing lesser half, Jazz.
A Day in the Park with Barney™
It's the only place on earth where kids can meet Barney™ and his friends Baby Bop and BJ live every day in a sing-along, clap-along musical show. The fun takes place in a peaceful park setting with trees, park benches and flowers. While the characters dance and sing both new songs and familiar favourites leaves fall from the sky, snowflakes flutter down, the stars come out and other magical surprises take place.
Animal Actors on Location!
There's no doubt about it, the world is going to the dogs (and cats and birds and pigs) at Universal Studios. Animal Actors On Location! is your chance to see some of the most talented stars from movies and television perform without a script… which is not surprising, because animals can't read!
Average 4.7 out of 5 (15562 customer reviews)
Angela Colgan reviewed 19 Mar,2020
Best part was Moe's Bar. Diagon Alley was also great but SO busy.
Of all the parks in Orlando, Universal studios, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay set the standard for parks over there. More entertainment throughout the park even if you don't want to do rollercoasters. Better value all round even with food and drink in the parks. CityWalk is a perfect spot for refuelling at lunch or dinner. Well priced and if you want to catch some sports, check the NBC sports bar. Screens everywhere and decent food
Ken Tobin reviewed 09 Mar,2020
Fab visit to universal, Harry Potter is amazing
Didn't think staff were very helpful at all
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Mr HIBBINS — I attended the opening of the Melbourne Chargers rugby season for the Rainbow Round at Orrong's Romanis Reserve in Prahran with Greens Higgins candidate, Jason Ball. I was pleased to be able to wear my rainbow laces along with the players to show my support for the fight against homophobia in sport. Our footy and rugby clubs have been known as bastions of homophobia and exclusion, but thanks to the efforts of clubs like the Chargers and Melbourne Unicorns many are now on the front line of changing attitudes, not just in sport but the wider community. Thanks to Dan Syrus, president of the Melbourne Chargers and Gerry O'Neill, president of the Melbourne Unicorns for hosting me. Congratulations to all players involved.


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Home Campus Life News Party at Pixieland Picnic Auditions
Audition for "Party at Pixieland Picnic" on Feb. 2
The Falcon's Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College calls for FLC students and actors from the community to virtually audition for its spring production of Party at Pixieland Picnic on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 6:30 to 9:30pm via Zoom. All skill levels encouraged to audition.
Party at Pixieland Picnic is a magical experience for children. Fairies, elves, and other creatures will welcome children to a special, interactive live Zoom experience. Best of all ...the magic will come alive before their very eyes as children discover exciting items INSIDE THEIR OWN HOMES (parental instructions will be provided).
Open monologue auditions will be conducted online via Zoom on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 6:30 to 9:30pm. Sign-up for an audition time. You will then be contacted to confirm your audition in the days leading up to auditions.
Note: All auditioners will need to attend the open monologue session, regardless of whether they have performed in a Falcon's Eye production in the past.
In order to audition via Zoom, you will need reliable access to high speed internet, and a computer/tablet/phone that is capable of running Zoom (you can test your device at: https://zoom.us/test). Your device will also need a functioning camera and microphone.
What to Prepare
You MUST prepare a contemporary comedic monologue that is approximately 60 seconds long. This monologue should best portray the actor's strengths. The monologue must be memorized and will be performed online via Zoom.
It is requested that auditioners email a full-sized photo-headshot and resume of acting experience, if available, prior to the audition to: wallaci@flc.losrios.edu, but this is not required.
At least three days before the audition date, we will email you information about how the auditions will work on Zoom and a Zoom meeting link.
Actors who are cast in one of the online productions will need a relatively new computer with Google Chrome browser installed, access to reliable high speed internet, and reliable access to a secure private location to work remotely that is at least 12 feet square. Other gear and equipment for the online performance will be provided by Falcon's Eye.
Callback auditions will be entirely online via Zoom. They will be held Thursday, February 4, 2021 by invitation only. Your callback time could be anytime between 6:30 to 9:30pm. Callbacks will consist of cold readings from the text.
Rehearsal Dates
Rehearsals will be from February 22 through March 19, 2021. Rehearsals will be conducted entirely online. Typically, rehearsals will be Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 3:00pm and one or two weekday evenings a week. Minor conflicts with these dates are permissible. Be prepared to provide your complete calendar of availability at the first audition.
Tech/Dress Rehearsals are March 13 through 19, 2021.
Performances are March 20 through 28, 2021. Performance calendar will include Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Subject to change. These dates are not optional; attendance is required. School excusals are available for conflicts with classes. Tickets coming soon.
Falcon's Eye Theatre
Folsom Lake College's theatre arts program provides a broad foundation in various aspects of theatre including history, diversity, and production.
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Imagine the plight of a young teenage girl prostituted by family or taken by a stranger to a life of endless nights in a brothel. Forced to serve 10-15 men each day, imagine the pain of knowing there's no way out, no hope. This is reality for hundreds of thousands of girls in India. Fortunately, there is another reality.
The Need: Network Beyond is working with others to expand safe places for rescued girls to heal and grow, receive medical care, counseling, education, and job training. Our partners are also proactive, bringing awareness to students in Delhi. We assist with annual operational costs ($54,650) for the work in India plus address future facility expansion ($336,000).
The Girls' Rescue Center (GRC) in Maasailand, Kenya, was birthed out of a great need—young girls forced to experience the painful practice of female genital mutilation. Since its opening in 2008, over 90 girls have found new life at the GRC. They are loved, educated in local schools, and helped during the transition to young adult life. It's a place where God provides "a hope and a future." More stories are posted here.
The Need: The yearly operational budget of the Girls' Rescue Center is provided through individual girl sponsorships of $3,200 and donor gifts. Visit www.saruni.org for more information.
Years ago, we arrived at the remote site of a make-shift medical clinic in the beautiful mountains of western Uganda. While treating the immediate medical needs, Network Beyond moved toward a more preventative approach--learning about clean water, hygiene, sanitation, and HIV prevention. People were equipped to bring solutions to their communities with the same kind of compassion Jesus provided years ago.
The Need: A group of local leaders can be trained in a developmental approach to health care for only about $300.
We value innovation—people following God-given dreams that will make a difference in people's lives. Small grants have been provided for a ministry to care for parents whose children faced prolonged and potentially life-threatening conditions after birth (Back to Us), and a work reaching out to young women trapped in Colorado's own adult entertainment industry (Love Made Claim). Others assist refugees attempting to integrate into life in their new country (International Neighbors).
The Need: We typically provide seed funds to launch qualifying organizations, as funding becomes available.


I have a problem with lifts. Having never worked in a place with a lift, and only recently reconciling my irrational childhood fear, I found out I'm not down with lift etiquette. I'm trying to work out what to do when you have the 'first one into the lift' role. I'm taking a Grounded Theory approach to it, though, and working it out as I go along.
Attempt number one last week consisted of: getting into the lift, pressing the button for my floor, then standing next to the buttons doing nothing – including when a fellow passenger followed me in. This felt wrong; by standing where I was, I had assumed the role of Lift Monitor and yet had failed atrociously in my monitoring-the-buttons task. I vowed to myself never to make such a faux pas again.
Tuesday's attempt started much better: I got in, pressed my button, then when the next passenger arrived didn't miss a beat in asking which floor they wanted and pressing the button. Success. However, the journey is a perfect length for awkwardness to kick in. The second after pressing the button, I realised that as Lift Monitor I had initiated a verbal exchange. Was that the beginning of a conversation? Was I being cripplingly rude in not following my "which floor?" with at least an anodyne comment about the weather? Was this also bad lift etiquette? I still haven't figured it out.
Something else I haven't figured out is if Banksy has been in the Houses of Parliament. As I turned Sombrero Corner on my way to the Tube on Tuesday evening, I noticed on the wall a graffitied electrical cable and cable box in the style of Banksy – or at least that's what it looked like. I suppose it could have just been grime where such objects once were. But I'm not certain; I'll keep my eyes peeled for further evidence.


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IVF Athens Center
Kifisias 5 Marouσsi, Athens, Attica, 151 23Greece
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Enquire for a fast quote ★ Excellent ServiceScore™ 8.5 from 31 votes ★ 8 verified patient reviews. Visit our Fertility Clinic - Kifisias 5 Marouσsi, Athens, Attica, 151 23, Greece.
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About IVF Athens Center
IVF Athens Center is a hi-tech fertility clinic which offers safe, compassionate, affordable, stress-free and successful infertility treatment experience that enables childless persons to feel the happiness of parenthood and to receive first-class, quality-driven, patient-centred integrated fertility services in Athens, Greece.
In order to achieve this we, at IVF Athens Center, have invested in People, Integration, Innovation and Value-based services.
Our team is inspired by empathy and sincerity and consists of long-experienced infertility gynaecologists, accredited embryologists, skilful midwives and dedicated administration people, as our Chief Listening Officer (CLO).
The core of IVF Athens Center team has been working together since the very first day of IAC operation in 2007 and embraces some of the most experienced and successful practitioners in the field of assisted reproduction in Greece.
Over the last 20 years, the founders of IVF Athens Center have managed more than 10,000 cycles of IVF/ICSI and over 18,000 insemination treatment cycles.
A wide selection of fertility experts – physicians, embryologists, midwives and therapists – will embrace each and every patient and/or the couple as unique and offer them the right care, at the right time, at one place, with the right team.
Individualised treatment, close to personal needs reduces all stress IVF treatment may cause. Our integrated care model is based on communication, dedication, transparency, respect. All services under one roof, 365/24/7.
By providing patient-centred care 365/24/7 and all potential IVF options under one roof we eliminate financial and other resources, offering stress-free IVF process. We do schedule treatments during weekends and continuous care in any step for 365 days & on duty 24/7. Our experienced team offer IVF care over the full cycle of IVF care under one roof. Consultations, ultrasound monitoring, lab testing, embryo transfer, full-equipped operation theatre, hysteroscopy, ovum pick up, HSG, medications are offered personalized to you in one place.
State-of-the-art technology and lab equipment are combined with cutting-edge care not only following but also participating in IVF research.
Innovation requests quality and measuring outcomes to accelerate improvement. We are proud to have experienced embryologists with European accreditation through ESHRE who run a state-of-the-art ART (assisted reproductive technology) laboratory.
We are in the cutting edge of technology and we do participate in various IVF research protocols. No expenses are spared what our lab is concerned. Thus we increase the possibilities of IVF success.
Value-based Services
Affordable high-quality IVF treatment means that we create unique value by offering solutions for patients, we treat Infertility over the full cycle of care by aligning financial and medical success.
We are committed to treating patients and not numbers and we strive to achieve minimized cost of treatment while offering excellent quality of care that we provide. To this end and depending on individual needs and treatment plans we offer Fertility Treatment Programs with a fixed cost including everything needed for a fertility treatment with the exception of medication.
Elisavet, Greece
( Review verified by phone and email)
From the first moment, we felt that we were dealing with real professionals
5 50 IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation
After many years of failed IVF treatments at other clinics, Dr. Athanasiou made this terrifying and difficult process so wonderful for us. From the first moment, we felt that we were dealing with real professionals. Dr. Vasilios Athanasiou made it clear from the beginning that he wants us to have a child from the first attempt.
Our level of confidence was extremely low and it was difficult to believe that we could reach pregnancy from the 1st attempt. Dr. Athanasiou from the very first meeting told us that he could not do magic, but he can do science. We followed his instructions to the fullest, and he gave us confidence that we will soon have a child. The miracle happened... I got pregnant on the 1st attempt. Today our son is three months old, healthy and happy. We want to thank the entire staff of the IVF Athens Center. They are all extremely skilled, friendly, supportive, and professional.
Treated by: Dr Vassilios Athanassiou
Angeliki Pylioti, Greece
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Excellent professional, excellent team, excellent result on the first try
Excellent professional, excellent team, excellent result on the first try. I'm not the only one. Four other women I know got pregnant with the first attempt thanks to the IVF centre,Mr. Athanassiou and his embryologists. They are the reason I have my own family! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Kelly, US
whole The whole team guided and supported us through each step of our treatment
After a long struggle, my husband and I tried to find the right doctor to understand us and help us on this difficult journey to become parents we found Dr. Athanassiou. Dr. Athanassiou was that person and we could not ask for more, as he was the perfect choice! He and his whole team guided and supported us through each step of our IVF treatment. This made us feel like they were our family! Thank you all for giving us our little girl.
Paris Tsekouras, Greece
Offer concrete answers and also have a pleasant demeanour
The entire staff and of course Dr. Athanassiou himself showed impeccable professionalism and inspired trust to us in every step of the way.
Special praise is deserved for the secretaries, for the empathy, gentle manners and optimism they inspire. For any couple under the emotional duress that accompanies an IVF procedure, it is very important to collaborate with people that are tactful, offer concrete answers and also have a pleasant demeanour.
We have already been suggesting IVF Athens Center to people in our environment who are also looking for IVF clinics.
Anonymous, Australia
I have never been happier
5 50 IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation • Paid: 8000 €
Some time ago, I found myself in the heartbreaking situation of being unmarried, and desperately wanting a family, yet finding out that it may be already too late because at my age the chances of having my own biological child was less than 3%. Even so and with much hope, I endured 3 IVF attempts using my own eggs. They did not work - it was a devastating experience.
I did some simple research and found Athens IVF Center. Their website was professional and informative. I then arranged a 15-minute skype appointment and spoke directly to Dr Vasileos Athanassiou, their lead doctor. I immediately recognised him as kind, caring and knowledgeable. He answered all my questions. I felt comfortable and decided to go ahead with a donor IVF treatment at this clinic. Well, I must say what an easy and reassuring experience it was! Once you sign up, they immediately assign you with a 'Chief Listening Officer', a kind lady by the name of Konstantina. She stayed in contact with me by email throughout my whole preparation phase in Australia; she was clear on what steps to take and medications required, and she was reassuring when I was stressed, worried and had doubts. She was also served as the liaison point between myself and Dr Athanassiou.
The time finally came for the final part of IVF cycle – the transfer, which was done in Greece by Dr Athanassiou. I was absolutely amazed at the professionalism of his whole team of nurses, administrative staff and embryologist. The transfer itself was a reassuring experience and I felt well-cared for throughout, and I even have a photo of the embryos before and after transfer!
That first IVF cycle at IVF Athens Clinic was successful and I now have a beautiful child. I have never been happier.
Thank you again to Dr Athanassiou, Konstantina, Maria the embryologist and the nurses and admin staff at Athens IVF Center.
I have since learned that Dr Athanassiou is a world-class IVF specialist and I feel so very lucky to have him as my IVF doctor. I definitely recommend this clinic and Dr Athanassiou.
Danai, Greece
It turned out to be one of the most memorable periods of my life from the first to the last moment
5 50 Fertility Specialist Consultation • Paid: 3000 €
Thankful.
The words 'thank you' are not enough to express my gratitude to you and your team! We welcomed our first baby in the world 5 weeks ago, after 8 years of trying to get naturally pregnant with my husband thanks to IVF Athens Center, Dr Athanasiou and his amazing team!
Before going on our first visit to the clinic for our first IVF cycle, I felt quite apprehensive (but encouraged by my husband) and thought it was going to be a frustrating and stressful experience. It turned out to be one of the most memorable periods of my life from the first to the last moment. Thanks to the warmth, the responsiveness and the professionalism of the whole team. It really felt like home!
I am now looking at my little angel sleeping in her rocking chair and feel like the luckiest person in this world.
We would definitely recommend this clinic to anyone who is looking to undergo fertility treatment. Keep your faith and never lose hope!
Marina, US
I couldn't recommend a better doctor
5 50 Fertility Specialist Consultation
My journey to parenthood was full of twists and turns! Vassili and his amazing team of professionals explained every step, provided every option and respected every choice. When I finally held my baby girl in my arms I knew he was just as emotional as I was.
If you are looking for a friend to help guide you, wipe your tears and hold your hand, I couldn't recommend a better doctor!
Anna, Greece
I regret I hadn't tried IVF earlier
I have stage 4 endometriosis, which was removed by laparoscopy when I was 28-29. I was trying to conceive for 2 years and before having IVF I tried medication and injections. My first IVF cycle, with egg collections/transfers, was at the age of 33 and led to the birth of my first child, my son!
I regret I hadn't tried IVF earlier. I would have saved much of the physical and emotional pain endured.
I was lucky to find this wonderful person, Dr Vassilis Athanassiou. Who treated me as a human being and not as just another "sell", showing respect, understanding and professional wisdom. This is also the case for every member of the staff that I met.
Special tip: the consulting psychologist, who helped me to stay positive all the way. Good luck and my best wishes to all hope-to-be-moms out there!
Eirini, Greece
I had an excellent experience and would highly recommend
I have a rare translocation of chromosomes that drastically reduce the chances of producing good quality eggs at my age (over 40). I had already tried and failed 7 times using donor eggs but was pleasantly surprised to get pregnant after the first attempt at IVF Athens Center.
I found Dr Athanassiou very methodic, honest and effective. I felt that my treatment was of very good value as it was the only successful one and I am currently 6 months pregnant. I had an excellent experience and would highly recommend.
Both my husband and I are medical doctors, we were introduced to Dr Athanassiou by a gynaecologist friend to whom were are so grateful.
Our global experience with Dr Athanassiou and his team is excellent. He has a very human touch, professionalism, perfect organisation and step by step help all the way that led to success!
Effie, Greece
( Review verified by phone)
I got what I paid for. It is definitely worth considering them
5 50 FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
I and my husband had been trying to conceive for 1 ½ year. We had gone through 2 IUIs at a certain IVF clinic in Athens before but we decided to take one last shot at IVF Athens Center. I had a 5-day transfer twice. The second attempt resulted in a BFP.
To be honest I was ready to quit right after the 1st cycle failure. Thanks to my husband, who is that really persistent type of person. I came back 2 years later to have a FET, which ended in a successful pregnancy.
The good thing about the clinic and Dr Athanassiou was; that they spent enough time to see if there was a problem and what the problem was. They never pushed a situation unless they were certain about what exactly to do, how and when. They treated us with a proper blend of human touch and professionalism. I also valued that we were being kept up to date with every single step of the process by the doctor and the patient coordinator.
Certainly, it is not the cheapest choice in Greece but what matters to me is that I got what I paid for. It is definitely worth considering them!
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Dr Vassilios Athanassiou
Specialisations:
English, French, Italian, Greek
Vassilis Athanassiou graduated from the Medical School of the National & Capodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ob & Gyn at the University Clinic of "Alexandra" Hospital, Athens.
He undertook his Ph.D at Medical School of Ioannina, Greece in 1994, where he presented his PH.D. thesis on cervical neoplasia. He interned in Surgical Endoscopy & Assisted Reproduction at the following hospitals: Hôpital Cantonal de Fribourg (Switzerland), the Hôpital Universitaire de Genève HUG (Switzerland), Centre Européen de Formation Pratique et de la Chirurgie Endoscopique – Perigeux (France) and Monash University – Melbourne (Australia).
Since 1996 he has been practising Surgical Endoscopy & Assisted Reproduction in Greece, having worked at IVF and Assisted Reproduction units in leading maternity clinics. In 2007 he and biologist Mrs Sakellariou founded IVF Athens Center.
Dr. Athanassiou is a Scientific Affiliate of Histology – Embryology Laboratory at the Medical School of National & Capodistrian University of Athens and member, BoD member and member of Editorial Committee in numerous national and international associations, including European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and Fertility Society of Australia (FSA). He has published widely in the areas of Infertility, Assisted Reproduction and IVF and has lectured in many national and international conferences and symposia.
Mrs Konstantina Tzenou
Health Care Assistant
IVF Coordinator
helping to facilitate various infertility treatment cycles.
Experienced in
 Medical Tourism
 Patient health information and medical records management
 Medical care coordination
 Patient education
She has attended Healthcare training conferences, seminars and workshops and she provides assistance to infertility patients over the last 12 years.
Serves as a liaison between the patient and the doctor to provide constant patient – centered care while assessing and responding appropriately to patients needs.
Dr Maria Sakellariou
Deputy Practice Manager
English, Greek
Maria Sakellariou is a certified Embryologist by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and an ESHRE certified Semen Analyst.
She is the Co-founder of the IVF Athens Center to which she has been offering her high-calibre expertise as Chief Embryologist after for 13 years of working experience in private maternity and IVF clinics. Among them was a pioneering medical reproductive clinic in Greece, which was affiliated with "PIVET Medical Centre", Perth, Australia.
Mrs Sakellariou holds a PhD from the Department of Biology of National and Capodistrian University of Athens, in which she completed her graduate studies. She has been lecturing since 2010, including the ESHRE's annual seminar in Greece on "Semen Basic Analysis" and the Postgraduate Program on Reproductive Medicine of "Alexandra" Hospital, Athens, Greece.
She has also lectured in numerous national conferences and has presented her wide research work at national and international symposia and journals on Reproductive Medicine.
Mrs Areti Prapa
Areti Prapa studied to be a Biologist at the National & Capodistrian University of Athens.
She is one of the most seasoned professionals in her practice as she has been working as a Clinical Embryologist in IVF clinics since 1990.
She is a certified Embryologist by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and her research work has been presented at scientific journals and national conferences. She has attended numerous seminars and symposia on in vitro fertilization at national and international level.
Mrs Angeliki Boura
English, French, Greek
Angeliki Boura has been practising Anesthesiology for almost 25 years. She has worked with top maternity clinics and IVF private practice clinics in Greece since 1995 while having been a member of IVF Athens Center medical team from the very first day of its operation.
She is a Medical School graduate of National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Greece and she completed her residency in Anesthesiology in NHS Greece ELPIS hospital, Athens, Greece.
During her studies, she completed two rotations, in General Surgery and Pediatrics in Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch New Jersey, US.
Mr Dimitrios Kostomenos
English, German, Greek
Dimitrios Kostomenos was one of the first physicians that joined the IVF Athens Center team, in 2009, and played a critical role in setting up the operations at the Centre's Unit of Assisted Reproduction.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and received his formal training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Areteion Hospital in Athens, Greece. During his almost 20-year exposure to Reproductive Medicine he has worked as an associate Gynecologist and Obstetrician for acknowledged Greek maternity and assisted reproduction practices both in public and private sector.
Mr Kostomenos has published in several scientific journals and has lectured extensively at national and international meetings on Infertility, Assisted Reproduction and IVF.
Mr Georgios Binas
English, Greek, Romanian
Georgios Binas graduated from the Medical School of Timisoara University, Romania.
He completed his residency in General Surgery at Arta General Hospital, Greece as well as in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Elena Venizelos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Since 2005 Mr Binas has been working with one of the top private maternity clinics in Greece as a scientific associate and, lately, as a member of its Endoscopic – Laparoscopic Unit.
He became a member of the IVF Athens Center in 2016. He has attended numerous conventions and seminars while he has published a number of papers in medical science journals.
Mrs Melina Stassinou
Dr Melina Stasinou obtained her medical degree at Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2003. She completed her specialty training in several teaching Greek hospitals. She obtained an excellent Master of Science by research degree in the field of "Research in Female Reproduction" at the University of Athens in 2011.
In February 2013, she awarded a dual accreditation of her specialty in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and her Doctorate (PhD thesis) in the field of "Obstetric Analgesia" at the University Hospital of Ioannina.
In 2013, she started working as a Clinical Research Fellow in the IVF Unit of Hammersmith Hospital in London, where she has completed the modules of British Fertility Society in Pelvic Ultrasound and Embryo Transfer/IUI procedures and obtained an extensive experience in the assisted reproduction techniques.
She is a member of numerous medical organisations in the UK and abroad (HCCP, BFS, ESHRE, Cochrane Group) and assistant member of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
She has published and participated as a co-author in several peer-reviews papers in the fields of human reproduction, cervical pathology and colposcopy and she has presented her research in national and international congresses.
She joined Create Fertility in 2013 embracing the natural and mild IVF approach and the context of high quality customised fertility treatments that can lead the infertile couples safely to a successful IVF journey.
Mr Georgios Vassilakis
Georgios Vassilakis obtained his degree from the Medical & Pharmaceutical School of GR. T. POPA University, Romania. He did his clinical training in Anesthesiology at Korgialleneio – Mpenakeio Hospital, Athens, Greece.
He systematically invests in continuous medical education, having attended several training programs including all the annual clinical schools organized by the Association of Greek Anesthesiologists. He lectures in recurrent training courses on Anesthesiology and has presented his research work at national conferences.
Mr Elias Krambovitis
Elias Krambovitis is one of the most highly experienced Anesthesiologists in the Greek medical community.
A graduate of the Medical School of National & Capodistrian University of Athens, he has been practising Medicine since 1973, and his specialty since 1981. During his almost 40-year professional route, he has been working with one of the most acknowledged private maternity clinics of Greece, in which he holds the position of member of the Scientific Committee.
Mrs Altana Bekiari
Altana Bekiari graduated from the Medical School of the National & Capodistrian University of Athens where she is undertaking a PhD on "Anesthesia in cesarean cuts". She completed her residency in Anesthesiology at Areteion Hospital, Athens, Greece and before joining IVF Athens Center she worked as a medical trainee for public and private organizations.
Mrs Bekiari is also a long-term associate of the History Lab of Athens Medical School.
Mrs Eleftheria Marakomichelaki
English, Italian, Greek
Eleftheria Marakomichelaki is a graduate of La Sapienza Medical School of Rome with a Distinction. She interned in Anesthesiology at Heraklion University Hospital in 2002 and she has worked as an anesthesiology registrar in Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, UK.
Mrs Marakomicelaki has attended a series of seminars and courses that cover a broad array of subjects related to anesthesiology and she has lectured in PanHellenic medical conferences.
She is a member, among other, of the Medical Defense Union (MDU), UK and of the General Medical Council (GMC), UK.
Mr Gerassimos Zervos
Mr Georgios Anagnostou
Mr Gerassimos Vlassopoulos
Mrs Nandia Mavrou
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Mr Manolis Terzakis
Mr Konstantinos Bouloukos
Breast Surgery, Oncology
Mrs Iliana Isichou
Midwifery, Nursing
Ilianna Isichou has been exercising her profession in the field of assisted reproduction services for the last 7 years. She holds a BA from Athens University of Applied Sciences in Midwifery.
Mrs Efrosini Karavella
Efrosini studied to become a midwife in Athens University of Applied Sciences and she is currently attending the Postgraduate Program on "Pregnancy Pathology" in National and Capodistrian University of Athens.
She has offered her services as a midwife in IVF Athens Center since 2016. Efrosini has attended several seminars and conferences on breastfeeding, perinatal care and endometrium treatment surgeries.
Mrs Katerina Bouloukou
Katerina Bouloukou studied Nursing and Midwifery at Athens University of Applied Sciences. Before joining IVF Athens Center she worked in private maternity clinics for 4 years.
She has also attended numerous seminars and conferences on breastfeeding and she is certified by "la leche league Greece" as a breastfeeding counsellor.
Mrs Argiro Tsampi
Argiro Tsampi has been working as a healthcare professional in obstetrician-gynaecological practices and assisted reproduction facilities since 2014. Among other, she worked as a midwife for 3 of Greece's prominent private maternity clinics.
She is a member of the Athenian Association of Midwives and a graduate of West Macedonia University of Applied Sciences in Midwifery.
Mr Chrisostomos Pavlou
Practice Therapist
Psychology, Counselling
Chrisostomos Pavlou holds a Medical School Degree from the National and Capodistrian University of Athens.
He completed his residency in Psychiatry at Aviation General Hospital and at the Athens General Hospital "G. Genimatas". While being a resident, he has been trained in Psychoanalysis as part of a program run by the Greek Psychoanalytical Society, from which he has gained substantial experience.
Among others, Mr Pavlou worked for 5 years as an associate psychiatrist in public organizations for mental health. Since 2009 he has been an associate psychiatrist of Social Psychiatry and Mental Health Society and since 2012 the scientific director of Parents-Guardians Association having Children with Autism.
For the last 12 years, he has been operating a private practice, offering individual psychoanalytical psychotherapy and general psychiatry services to adults.
Mrs Crissa Dioti
Chryssa Dioti has an over 20-year solid professional experience as a receptionist and a personal assistant at healthcare practices. She is a Nursing Department graduate of the Faculty of Health and Caring Professions in Athens University of Applied Sciences.
Mrs Georgia Tsifi
Georgia Tsifi is currently an undergraduate student at the Faculty of Health and Caring Professions in Athens University of Applied Sciences. She has worked as a Personal Assistant for healthcare professionals at the private sector and has also attended national conventions and seminars in the fields of Public Health and Community Health.
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Amazing SLI Scaling: Do Two GeForce GTX 460s Beat One GTX 480?
By Thomas Soderstrom 27 July 2010
The GeForce GTX 460 has already proven itself an excellent value as a single card, but can two of them offer superior performance at similar cost to Nvidia's flagship GTX 480? Let's just say that there's a good reason to buy an SLI-compatible motherboard.
Benchmark Results: Crysis (DX10)
Page 1: Two GeForce GTX 460s Take On One GeForce GTX 480
Page 2: Hardware Config And Test Settings
Page 3: Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage
Page 4: Benchmark Results: Alien Vs. Predator (DX11)
Page 5: Benchmark Results: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (DX9)
Page 6: Benchmark Results: Crysis (DX10)
Page 7: Benchmark Results: DiRT 2 (DX11)
Page 8: Benchmark Results: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat (DX11)
Page 9: Performance Analysis
Page 10: Power, Efficiency, And Heat
Page 11: Conclusion
The GeForce GTX 460 SLI solution continues its rampage in Crysis, beginning with an unbelievable 95% improvement over a single card when using medium resolutions at the game's highest settings. Equally unfathomable is its 27% lead over the single GeForce GTX 480.
Yes, it can play Crysis, even at the 1920x1080 pixel resolution native to mid-budget monitors, and even with all the eye-candy enabled. Adding AA to the GeForce GTX 480, however, causes it to drop below our target 40 FPS average frame rate.
The AA bug we normally see in SLI systems at Crysis' highest settings appears to be gone completely using Nvidia's latest drivers with the GeForce GTX 460. We even retested at 8x to make sure the bug was gone, and confirmed that it is no longer a problem. Nobody will be playing this game at these low frame rates, but at least the performance scaling is appropriate.
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welshmousepk 27 July 2010 13:13
I had given up on Nvidia this gen, but somehow they have pulled off the impossible.
I'm seriously considering picking up two of these...
Lmeow 27 July 2010 13:15
Wow. GTX 460 SLIs smoked the GTX 480 the whole way through... (you'd really think it'd be the other way - seeing as those GTX 480s don't exactly run 'cool' :D) without breaking a sweat.
The only reason to get a GTX 480 now is if your motherboard doesn't have dual PCI-E x16 slots/support SLI or you want to SLI GTX 480s later on.
Good job nVidia - real comeback.
lutel 27 July 2010 13:17
To buy or not to buy GTX 460 - that is the question which will be easier if you give decent review of GTX 460 boards, with one 5850 focused on noise (take a look at silentpcreview methodology) and overclocability.
scrumworks 27 July 2010 13:27
welshmousepkI had given up on Nvidia this gen, but somehow they have pulled off the impossible. I'm seriously considering picking up two of these...
Or you can wait couple of months for Southern Islands that makes everything nvidia has look dated.
"With an MSRP of $250 and a Web price around $230, the GeForce GTX 460 was already known to be a great mid-priced performer"
Is that Canadian pricing I see, because in America GTX 460s go for $199!.
For $250 you get a GTX 460 factory overclocked from 675 mhz to 800MHZ! and with 1GB of ram, not 768mb! 2 of which are 90% as fast as a Ati 5970, for $200 less!
Maziar 27 July 2010 13:37
I am amazed by the 90% performance boost over a single GTX 460.
Although it has more power consumption than 1 GTX 480,but its a great cost-effective option for those who can't afford the 480 but need similar(or better) performance
andrewcutter 27 July 2010 13:37
scrumworksOr you can wait couple of months for Southern Islands that makes everything nvidia has look dated.to wait is a continous exercise you can only look at now at the time of buying...:D
hardcore_gamer 27 July 2010 13:38
great article..gotta love toms :D
I might be mistaken but is this sparkle card a bit more power hungry. the power requirement seems to be a bit high for 460.:(
dragonfang18 27 July 2010 13:48
But you lose the power to upgrade... At least I can still save up for another 480 down the road when I need an upgrade.


Nedap AVI, leading specialists in vehicle identification, detection and management solutions, is very pleased to announce the further strengthening of its team through the appointment of Edwin Siemerink as Business Development Manager for the Russian and East European markets.
Edwin Siemerink (43) joined Nedap AVI in December 2010. He is no stranger to the security world having set-up his own security business in 2002 specializing in alarms for people and objects.
Our focus is now on achieving significant growth in a number of target regions worldwide- Russia and Eastern Europe being one of these regions. With a dedicated sales representative for this market, we are now able to explore opportunities and offer our clients tailored solutions to suit their individual needs, comments Maarten Mijwaart, General Manager, Nedap AVI.
We wish Edwin every success in his new position.
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The West End is southwest of downtown Atlanta. It is bounded roughly by I-20 and the Atlanta University Center on the north, the curve of the Beltline corridor along the west and south sides and the Railroad tracks/Marta line/Lee on the east. The West End Historic District exemplifies the pattern of growth and development that characterized metropolitan Atlanta during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is architecturally similar to the myriad other intown neighborhoods that developed alongside West End such as Grant Park, Inman Park and others. The West End Historic District was Atlanta's first historic district and the site of the first completed stretch of the Beltline trail.
Wren's Nest – Joel Chandler Harris House Museum and storytelling on Saturdays, no one is too old for these storytellers!
West End food is primarily deep Southern soul food and Caribbean. So, all good for the soul? You might find BBQ stake outs on empty lots, particularly Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Go for it.
The development of West End originates in 1835 with the establishment of White Hall Inn at the intersection of what is now Lee St and Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., or RAD for short. The Macon and Western Railroad line came through in the 1840s, running just east of the tavern and soon land speculators such as George Washington Adair (Atlanta notable and nearby Adair Park namesake), John Thrasher and Thomas Alexander bought lots surrounding the inn, anticipating future growth.
Growth was well underway shortly after the Civil War, evidenced by a report in Atlanta's Daily Intelligencer in February of 1867: "lots have been purchased and houses have gone up like magic," the suburb even "boasts its Academy" and "two full-fledged stores. . . . and thus we find the star of our delightful little suburban village in the ascendant. . . . Vive la West End." This new "suburb" was named after the fashionable theatre district in London.
A mule drawn streetcar on Whitehall St. in downtown Atlanta, 1872.
In 1868, the inhabitants of the area received a town charter and the land speculators began subdividing their holdings and promoting West End as the ideal suburb of Atlanta. In 1870, Adair and Richard Peters (of Peter St.) started Atlanta's first streetcar company, the Atlanta Street Railway Company, which provided mule-drawn trolley service to West End.
By the 1880s West End was indeed a desirable suburban community. Wealthy Atlantans built large estates here and the main commercial district moved south from Whitehall to Gordon St. After Atlanta annexed West End in 1894, the district saw the lots fill with Queen Anne two-story houses, cottages and bungalows. West End is architecturally in sync with Grant Park, a neighborhood at the eastern end of Gordon St.
There were many notable residents in the early years of what could be called Atlanta's first suburb. Most of them are Atlanta notables, men who made this city in that time, names we only know today by the streets named after them (at least, those that have not yet been changed). However, one famous resident stands above the others in historical rememberances. Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus stories, moved to a smallish 1870 farmhouse on Gordon St. (now RDA) when he came to Atlanta to work for the Atlanta Constitution. By 1884 Harris had renovated the house in the Eastlake Queen Anne style to fit with the times and the prosperity of the neighborhood. The remodeling of the Wren's Nest was contemporaneous with other remodelings and construction throughout Atlanta of the most eclectic renderings of the Queen Anne style including the Hammonds House a few blocks away on Peeples St.
Peeples Street is one of the prettiest streets in the neighborhood. Lined with Victorian houses and cottages in varying degrees of fancy, this street in particular shows the street in the heyday of the West End's residential development. Huge oak trees and brightly blossoming dogwoods in pink and white line the street which saw a surge of residential revitalization in the last decade.
With the growth and success of the Atlanta University Center (including Spelman and Morehouse Colleges), West End saw an influx of African-American residents on the north side of the neighborhood. The formation of the West End Businessmens' Association allowed for several "urban renewal" decisions such as the widening of Gordon Street and demolition of residences there. The construction of I-20 was expected to create greater accessibility to the business district (it is close indeed), but in effect it physically separated the black and white areas of the neighborhood and aided travelers in their swift flight from downtown to the new suburbs of Atlanta.
For years, Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard was a dreary ruin, an endless row of hair-care storefronts and dreadful food choices. Yet West End is that rare Atlanta neighborhood that hadn't destroyed its history and there has been a resurgence of pride by the residents in the 2000s, due in large part to the efforts of the West End Neighborhood Development group.
In 2005 an Ace Hardware was built within several historic storefronts at the center of the commercial district on RDA, the first adaptive reuse of a historic building Ace had done outside of New York City. The local hardware store was heralded as a community turning point for this neighborhood in the midst of renewal.
West End was chosen by Creative Loafing in 2010 as Best Neighborhood For Artists, and the neighborhood continues to see positive growth and new life, duh, #beltline.


With the advancement of the digital age, combining multiple platforms and formats to tell a story is becoming a new and successful way to engage audiences. Often referred to as transmedia storytelling, it combines creative, technical and business qualities to create a new and unique experience for the viewer. The MediaShift article "How Transmedia Storytelling Could Revolutionize Documentary Filmmaking", explains how this combination of media is an emerging avenue for documentary filmmakers. It allows them to enhance their documentary's message, while providing ways to partner with companies that are able to help fund their film. Transmedia also helps reach new audiences by turning something that was once static, into something that is engaging and a fundamental experience.
Transmedia is ever evolving and embracing the digital allows for film and other media to reach its greatest potential.
Transmedia Storytelling – The Future is Now!
Latitude, an international research firm, just released The Future of Storytelling, a study on what audiences want in storytelling and, not surprisingly, they found people want an integrated, interactive and meaningful experience. Readers and viewers like when they can change the outcome of a story. They want to interact with others. And they want to experience it with all their senses.
Stories should also be integral to the real world, and provide opportunities to engage. Ideally, it will move them to action, to volunteer, to learn something, or to have a new experience. In fact, more than half said, if a story moved them in that way, they'd even be willing to help fund stories via Kickstarter and other platforms.
We're experiencing a massive shift in our thinking about ourselves and our work identity. Today, the lines between our person-hood and our business life are increasingly blurred. Not only do we bring our work home, out to dinner and with us, on vacation; but as we've moved from a desktop to laptop to iPhone, our work pervades virtually every aspect of our lives. Further, with the advent of social media, our acquaintances may become followers, colleagues, and friends. So, our presence in individual communities and in the vast public square has become ubiquitous. How can we ensure that we're communicating our intent effectively to ensure authenticity and that we're bringing the kinds of people and opportunities that we want to find into our sphere?


Campaign for the upcoming season of the popular TV series.
From far away appears to be a stitched welcome sign, but up close it is revealed that the stitches are made of the murder weapon, a ball peen hammer, from the first season.
Fargo branded snowman melts to a bloody puddle.
Minnesota Nice microsite lets you type in a complaint and the translator will rephrase it in a nicer, more polite sounding Minnesota dialect on a cross stitch pillow.


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Moving Into Retail
June 20, 2012 | Industry News
Consumers can now enjoy the flavor of an Olive Garden salad at home.
This spring the Orlando, Florida-based restaurant chain started testing several of its products in grocery stores.
There are salad dressings, a four Italian cheese blend; fresh Mozzarella, and shaved Parmesan-Reggiano, all sold in Sam's Club stores.
"We're looking at other ways to extend the brand beyond the four walls of the restaurant," says spokesman Rich Jeffers.
"We're looking at peripheral products— nothing around food because everything we make in the restaurants is hand-crafted, so we chose other things that are natural extensions."
Not only are the retail products a way to boost sales, but they're also, "a way to extend the brand beyond the restaurant," Jeffers points out.
Other restaurants realize the benefits of selling their products outside and sometimes it can be the saving of a company.
Skillet Street Food, a diner and food truck operation in Seattle almost went out of business in 2009, but then Martha Stewart put the company's bacon jam in her Christmas catalog.
"It was actually what saved us," says Josh Henderson, owner and chef. "We sold almost $150,000 of bacon jam in a month. That was monumental. Now we sell through the U.S. and Canada."
Henderson's annual sales from bacon jam are now half a million dollars but feels he's hit a ceiling. The next step is deciding whether he wants to grow the business. "Are we going to become a bigger brand?" Henderson says. "If we get bigger, we need to hire people."
The jam was first created at Skillet but is now produced in Nebraska to its specs. It is distributed from there to around 300 retailers across the country—to gift shops, wine shops, Whole Foods, and other retailers.
The big challenge, Henderson says, has been introducing the bacon jam to consumers. "Once people taste it it's one thing but until then they're just going to look at it. It's a $14 product and there's no way for people to know [what it tastes like].
But he hasn't had to do a lot of marketing. "Mostly it's been viral," he says, through sites like Facebook, and deal sites like Gilt City. The bacon jam is front and central on Skillet's website though, and Henderson says that is the origin or 40 percent of sales.
Havana Central, a three-location Cuban chain based in New York Citystarted selling its hot sauces in retail locations in 2005. They've been so popular that this spring the company started selling them in a mixed trio pack.
And later this year Havana Central will make its first foray into the packaged food category with a line of frozen empanadas.
"It's a revenue opportunity but it's a branding opportunity as much as anything else," says founder and president Jeremy Merrin.
He expects consumers who recognize the Havana Central brand to be keen to try them at home, and hopes that others will get to know the brand through the products and then become new restaurant customers.
To start with, the empanadas will be carried in grocery stores near the Havana Central stores, since, says Merrin, "we have a decent amount of brand recognition in the areas that we are in. But if we see success we'll push it further and further."
The hot sauces were launched with no marketing or promotional support but things will be very different for the empanadas.
"It's been a big learning curve," Merrin says. Think about all we need to understand: FDA manufacturing, distribution, packaging, and what the deals are that we should make from our end. This is an expertise that we don't have so we have to buy it or hire it. We also have to decide as a brand how we want this positioned."
So far, finding the right manufacturer has been the biggest challenge, he says. "Next is finding the right distributor who we can trust and rely upon and keep the integrity of the brand. We were doing a lot of networking and we rely heavily on references. And we won't make a deal until we're comfortable."
The empanadas will be sold for $1.50 to $2 apiece—less then in the restaurant where they're $3 each or three for $8.
"We want them to be less expensive than we offer them in the restaurant to represent a value, but on the other hand it shouldn't be so cheap that it seems to be a cheap product," Merrin says.
By Amanda Baltazar
Mimi's Café is Now Mimi's Bistro + Bakery
IHOP Serving Pancakes for 58 Cents on July 16


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Twitter Actively Pursuing Strategy to get People to use Twitter.com
Twitter is the quintessential example of a social media platform that grew from a simple idea and evolved into a giant. Yet part of the evolution was from smart geeky early adapters figuring stuff out, and then later, third party developers adding functionality. Their foresight to allow people access to their API was genius in itself and certainly helped it gain mainstream adoption and status.
Yet one major problem was these third party apps and sites did more than drive adoption and add neat features. They created a situation where traffic and eyeballs were diverted from Twitter.com to these other, third party venues. This created a headache for twitter.com as, along with data and analytics, traffic and eyeball counts are an essential element to Twitter figuring out it's revenue and business model. Whoever has the share of eyeballs and traffic, controls the calls to action.
We saw this start to play out with the redesign for the #NewNewTwitter. Many did not like the changes, but one thing we have learned is that people soon adapt. I personally use their dot com more now than before. Twitters latest move, to remove third party image sites from their official apps, is part of this strategy. They needs to ensure it drives traffic to its official .com and to its official apps. Twitter has been making significant changes to the level of access people can have to its API.
If Twitter is to either go public, or initiate a revenue stream based off advertisement, sponsorship or traffic number, it first needs to ensure that they receive a critical mass of traffic to their official sites and apps.
What do you think? Do you think limiting access to Twitters API will curtail innovation? Do you use Twitter.com and the official apps more than you used to?
KRISTIN	on September 17, 2012 at 4:19 pm
In general, I use Twitter much more than i used to! In fact, dare I say that I use it more than Facebook!
however, I am rarely actually on my computer on Twitter.com — I use my iphone app 24/7 instead.
Alexandra	on September 21, 2012 at 9:54 am
I can understand twitters frustration but it's a simple fact that many of these third party apps work because they simplify the use of twitter. I also use twitter primarily on my phone app but also through hoot suite. Perhaps twitter should allow scheduling within twitter.com, that would be a huge help!
ajmunn	on September 21, 2012 at 10:04 am
Great point Alexandra. Twitter adoption has been amplified, largely through third party apps and sites. Functionality and ease of use have been key to this. There are different audiences and uses for Twitter, all of which have their own needs and goals. Having an open or accessible API allows innovation to happen far quicker, and also within the context of needs.