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OSI Announces Open Source Awards
JohnGrahamCumming writes "There's a story running on ZDNet about how OSI is going to be giving Open Source Awards with cash prizes of up to $10,000. The idea is to create the "Nobel Prizes" of Open Source. Announcement was made yesterday as OSCON with some big names backing the awards (e.g. Sun, OSAF and (interestingly) a major venture capital firm USVP)."
ok maybe not but close enough
Strugglin' late first post
What part of "first" don't you get?
You likewise fail it
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy whose bizarre ailment has a fly-like insect emerging out of him is far from being cured as doctors struggle to detect the source of the parasite.
The fully-grown flies, as doctors described the parasites, have been emerging out of Chandan Goswami's genitals and flying off for more than two weeks now.
Chandan, now receiving treatment at a state-run hospital in West Bengal's Burdwan district, is said to be suffering from a condition called myiasis, a disease seen mostly in Central and Latin America.
In myiasis, the larvae of a type of fly invade a human or animal body, dead or alive. The deposited eggs can then enter the body through pores, the mucous membrane or even the mouth. The hatched larvae then emerge out the host's skin and pupate.
However, in Chandan's case, whole flies complete with wings are emerging out of his body and flying off.
"This is very, very rare. We are trying to find out how the fly entered the boy's body," says Sudhansu Pan, the surgeon attending Chandan.
Doctors carried out a cystoscopy to clear the boy's urinary tract, but the treatment has failed because two more flies emerged out of his penis on Monday.
Doctors admitted they have not been able to identify where the parasite deposit lay inside Chandan's body.
Health authorities have formed a medical board of seven doctors to treat Chandan. Doctors were also "coordinating" with physicians abroad who have experience in dealing with myiasis.
In myiasis, the maggots usually are found underneath the skin and are removed by minor surgery. But whole flies emerging out of a human body is rare, doctors said.
Chandan told doctors he first felt pain in his abdomen almost a month ago. And then he saw the flies intermittently coming out of his penis.
He told his parents, but they didn't initially believe him. Earlier this month, they saw the strange occurrence and took their son to Burdwan hospital, where doctors too were stunned to see the rare case.
But you, my friend, only used one period, one question mark, and... two commas! Whereas I have exceeded that number and introduced an exclamation mark preceeded by an ellipsis (for suspense) in my first sentance, thus impacting the reader in a more substantial manner.
That should be modded +5 penis face.
Northbound SR 51 to be closed between I-10 and Colter Street, all ramps to enter SR 51 north closed July 12-14
July 10, 2003
Construction on State Route 51 will close the freeway's northbound lanes between I-10 and Colter Street and all ramps to enter northbound SR 51 this weekend while crews install drainage pipes under the freeway, widen the bridge over McDowell Road and make repairs to the freeway pavement.
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) says northbound SR 51 will be closed between I-10 and Colter Street, just north of Camelback Road, from 1 a.m. Saturday (July 12) until 5 a.m. Monday (July 14).
All ramps from I-10 and Loop 202 to go north on SR 51 will be closed. The westbound I-10 entrance ramp at Washington Street and the northbound SR 51 entrance ramps at McDowell, Thomas and Indian School roads also will be closed all weekend.
Drivers will be detoured north on 16th Street and 24th Street while SR 51 is closed.
Southbound SR 51 will be narrowed to one lane between Colter Street and Highland Street from 1 a.m. Saturday (July 12) until 5 a.m. Monday (July 14).
The southbound SR 51 ramp to go west on I-10 and head toward the Deck Park Tunnel will be closed from 1 a.m. Saturday (July 12) until 5 a.m. Monday (July 14). Drivers will be detoured to eastbound I-10 and can use Washington Street to reach the downtown area.
McDowell Road will be closed on both sides of SR 51 from 8 p.m. Friday (July 11) until 5 a.m. Monday (July 14) while crews restripe McDowell and widen the SR 51 bridge over McDowell. All freeway entrance and exit ramps at McDowell Road also will be closed.
The construction work is part of the $75 million SR 51 project to add HOV lanes in each direction between I-10 and Shea Boulevard, higher sound walls, rubberized asphalt pavement and operational improvements to the freeway.
SR 51 construction information is available at www.SR51.com or by calling the project hotline at 602-248-3098. The project is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2004
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