Alright made it thru lunch, no incedences. Just can't watch that video again.

Al - that means if you're 26 you're good to go. If you're 27, not so much.

Not the Daily Show. Starring Jason Ross (one of the writers on the show), and featuring a guest appearance from one of the performers on the show, it's a nice encapsulation of the absurdity of the writers' strike.

Bad Paras! Now I want to punch random people just as they are about to eat!

I don't know why I enjoy this so much. Someone just sent this to me in an email, months after I saw it the first time. It's still inexplicably funny. People getting punched just before eating:

It better be older, I'm at cut-off age.

As far as I have heard, there was an outbreak of the mumps at the both the college and university in Lethbridge, amoung people who all recieved the MMR immunization shot. The province has also seen a dramatic increase in the number of cases of mumps (31-ish as opposed to 8-ish) this year, so there are going to be vaccinat clinics at all major post-secondary institutions around the province, but that in the new year they will be doing a larger, province wide immunization program for any Albertans up to the age of 26 (it may be older, but I'm not sure).

how do we know if the MMR vaccine we got as kids actually took?? ... or is still working?

Conclusively? If you get mumps, you're not immune. Anything short of that is just guesswork (or expensive antibody testing, I suppose.) I had understood, though, that the vaccine was demonstrated to last at least 25 years, and was thought to provide lifelong immunity.

Has anyone heard what happened in "southern Alberta"? I hadn't heard anything about this.

I mean, my guess would be that there was some questionable immunity status (or perhaps a failed immunization) and, because we're talking about childbearing-aged adults (in whom the disease is more severe and in whom you worry about spontaneous abortions and congenital abnormalities), they figured better safe than sorry. But it would be nice to know what actually happened.

so, um... how do we know if the MMR vaccine we got as kids actually took?? ... or is still working? I mean, Lisel had to be re-vaccinated, so what guarantee do they have that all the rest of us are still good?

News Release
November 13, 2007
www.capitalhealth.ca

Capital Health to immunize Edmonton and area post-secondary students and staff against mumps

Edmonton, Canada – With the recent diagnosis of a number of mumps cases in southern Alberta post-secondary institutions, Alberta Health & Wellness has requested that all nine regional health authorities begin programs to immunize students and staff in local post-secondary institutions. All students and staff born in or after 1970 should be immunized with mumps-containing vaccine if they have not been immunized against mumps, received only one dose of mumps vaccine, or have never had mumps disease. [what does this mean??] Capital Health will be on post-secondary campuses in Edmonton beginning the end of November to provide free immunizations to all eligible individuals. Dates, times and locations will be made available once details have been finalized.

Mumps is a highly contagious viral disease which is spread when an infected individual coughs or sneezes tiny drops into the air or onto objects. Also, people who are in direct contact with the saliva of an infected person can contract the disease.

Symptoms may include headache, fever, vomiting, loss of appetite, pain when chewing or swallowing, and pain and swelling of glands under the ears or on either side of the face. Swelling often begins on one side of the face, then spreads to the other side.

In most cases, individuals will recover from mumps within one to two weeks. However, complications can include sterility, meningitis, arthritis, and deafness.

If you suspect mumps disease, contact Capital Health LINK at the number below. Limit contact with others – do not go to school, work or any public places or participate in any social activities – until assessed by a health care provider.

For more information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call Capital Health Link at 408-LINK (5465) or, outside the local calling area, call toll free 1-866-408- LINK. Visit www.capitalhealth.ca for health information online.

Another thing I don't really like is the attitude most of the Dragons have. Of course since they are investing money into your company they have to do their due dilligence. However some of their attitude is definitly harsh, and they seem to want to invest in a winner (well of course it is their money) but if the person's buisness is already doing so well why would they need you (Dragon's money I mean)? All my time watching I haven't actually seen a clear cut "winner" who was wasting his time on the show, a lot of "grey" for the Dragon to sift through.

I'm interested in the "JobLoft" guys and how good they are doing. I think they got $200,000 for 51%. Don't see them as big as Workopolis so who knows.