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Jan Andre' Williams' road to playing for the Lipscomb Bisons was a winding one starting at the University of Memphis. He transferred to Lipscomb at the urging of Pete Froedden, his high school coach, and now an assistant with the Bisons. Hubie Smith, a former Lipscomb assistant, asked Williams to become a manager for the team. He was manager in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006. He had declined an offer to walk-on the year before, but he decided to play the 2006-2007 season.
"I had been practicing each day and doing everything they had been doing as players except dressing in a uniform for the games," said Williams. "I decided to give it a shot and ended up playing my last year."
LipscombSports.com caught up with Jan Andre during his busy work schedule at Youth Encouragement Services (Y.E.S).
Favorite Lipscomb athletics memories: "I wasn't playing at the time, but going to Rupp Arena was a great time. We were beating those guys. And to hear 20,000-plus people so silent was memorable. We went to eat the team meal after the game was over and when people saw us in our Lipscomb gear the whole Kentucky blue nation came up to us and told us we had given them the game of a lifetime. They talked about how good our team was. It was compliment after compliment."
Williams also was working as a manager when the Bisons went to Texas-El Paso for the school's first National Invitation Tournament game.
"When we played at South Carolina I got to play a minute or two to give my brother, Trey, a break. Just watching Trey shooting the lights out at South Carolina's gym is a great memory of mine. I am Trey's No. 1 fan."
Favorite non-athletic memory at Lipscomb: "I guess it is plugging in to where I am right now. I loved the relationship with my professors in the business department. The school's has done so well with its service work and Y.E.S has been adopted as one of the top non-profit organizations for the school to support.
"When I transferred to Lipscomb I was looking for a job. I went to the Career Development Center and they asked me if I was good in working with kids. I said, `yeah, I'm great working with kids'. So they told me about Youth Encouragement Services. I went down there and got the job and the rest is history."
Jan Andre worked with Y.E.S. for two years before spending his senior season on the basketball team. He was working for a cancer research center when he received a call offering him a full-time position with Y.E.S.
"That is something I always wanted to do," said Jan Andre. "God has blessed me with this position."
Favorite professors: Jan Andre had several favorite professors, but three of the standouts are Steve Little, Jeff Jewell and Charles Frazier.
"Steve Little taught business policy and he was hard. Everybody dreaded taking that class because there was so much work. He went out of the way to help you. He gave us a ton of work, but that class is invaluable to the business majors as they go into the real world."
"Dr. Jewell was one of the nicest guys. He was always there for you if you needed help. He was also an Arkansas Razorbacks fan so we would talk about the teams there. Finance is not an easy thing so there were definitely some times when he helped us out a lot."
"Mr. Frazier taught my intermediate accounting class and was our sponsor for Alpha Kappa Psi, the business fraternity. He was real funny guy. He had a great personality. He was also always there to help you anytime he could."
Occupation: Jan Andre is living in Nashville and serving as the center director for Y.E.S. he is charge of the everyday programming for the academic, physical, social and spiritual aspects of the lives of the children who come to the center each day from 3 to 6 p.m.
He might also be found driving children home or any other task that needs to be completed. Everyone works at all aspects at the center since there are only five full-time staff positions. This week the big project is the Christmas store where parents needing assistance can come to the center and obtain gifts for their children.


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Google Rolls Out Official Android 4.0 ICS Update 92
dell623 writes "Google is rolling out an OTA upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich for the Nexus S. GSM versions can already be updated manually. An early review is largely positive and comments on the significant visual and performance improvements. The Nexus S upgrade allows for a direct comparison against Gingerbread on the same hardware, and the likely improvement in current phones that will receive the upgrade."

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Bill Gates: "Continued Support of Global Fund Is Worthy Investment"
April 9, 2013
Writing in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, examines why the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a good investment. Noting the Global Fund on Monday announced "that it will need $15 billion to continue its life-saving work," Gates says, "If the world comes together to meet this replenishment goal, it will build on one of its greatest achievements of the past decade by saving millions more lives. HIV, TB and malaria are three of the world's biggest killers, but thanks to the Global Fund we are starting to make significant progress in controlling them."
"Because of its scale, the Global Fund has started to change the trajectory of epidemics. As a result, we have made real progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health," Gates continues. "The Fund is poised to have an even greater impact in the future," he states, adding, "Knowledge of how to effectively control HIV, TB and malaria is rapidly expanding." He concludes, "In the decade since it was established, the Global Fund has received generous contributions from governments and other supporters around the world. ... These investments deserve to continue" (4/8).
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And That Concludes the 1st Half!
Yanks Take 3 of 4 in Seattle
Winning this series before the All-Star break is incredibly comforting. If anything else, it shows that my Yankees aren't getting lazy – they stay focused no matter what time of year.
Here are my quick thoughts about each game:
Game 1 – Yankees win 3-1
Andy Pettitte continued to amaze me, but I wondered: Why can't he field a bunt? Alex Rodriguez continued to be clutch. 3rd in the league in RBI? Pretty beast.
Game 2 – Yanekes win 6-1
Mark Teixeira's hot-streak was not a fluke? 2 HR in one game is good Mark, but sadly not good enough to get you onto that All-Star roster. You're a little late. And Phil Hughes! Bouncing back from some not-so-good starts…way to get back to your Philthy self!
I was praying that he'd be good. God, thanks for listening 🙂
Game 3 – Yankees lose 4-1
Javier Vazquez silenced all those idiots who wanted to trade him for Jayson Werth by tossing 5.2 no-hit innings before Ichiro got the first "hit," a ball hit off Javy that he threw wildly (should've been an error.) Nick Swisher continued his hot-hitting with a big fly of King Felix. AND WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH JOBA CHAMBERLAIN???? He single-handidly destroyed the game for Javy and the Yanks.
Aw, Javy…it was an error! You pitched great. Thank Joba for spoiling your "W."
Game 4 – Yankees win 8-2
A pitching rematch from the game I saw on July 1st. CC Sabathia dominated just like he did when I saw him. And I love when everyone is hitting! The entire lineup, including guys like Marcus Thames, contributed to this win. And when you add to this the Mariners's sloppy defense and the bright shining sun, it gets even more fun.
Mark Teixeira's "sun double." Poot Saunders…that must be a helpless feeling.
The Yankees concluded te first half with a sparkling record of 56-32, 2 games ahead of the pesky Rays. Looking ahead to the 2nd half, these are a few things I'd like to see:
-Curtis Granderson heating up. He's hitting around .350 over his last 6 games. Hopefully he can keep this up after the break.
-Maybe I should call this "things I WOULDN'T like to see." I wouldn't like to see Chan Ho Park anymore. Just get rid of him. Designate him for assignment, and bring up someone who can actually help this team, maybe Boone Logan.
-Continued dominance from our starters (duh).
-A healthy Mariano. He's a little worn out, which is why he's not going to be at the All-Star Game even though he's an All-Star. Hopefully, he can rest-up over the break and be back to his regular robotic self for the 2nd half.
-#600. A-Rod is getting closer every day to that magic number. I remember his 500th home run against the Royals. It was an unforgettable moment. I can't wait for this next milestone!
-Nick Swisher in the Home Run Derby! THAT'S TODAY! I spent a pretty nice chunk of my week voting for Swish in the Final Vote Campaign, and it paid off! I must have voted around 3000 times, give or take.
I honestly don't think Nick is going to win the Home Run Derby, but hey – you never know. Nick has really surprised me with his outstanding first-half this year. I'm starting to believe that he can do almost anything. But no matter what happens tonight, I'll be happy. Just seeing Nick at this event is going to make me smile.
I'll have a big smile too, Nick ♥
I can't believe the season is halfway over. That's kind of sad. It's been so much fun so far.
But I know that the best has yet to come.
Yankees, congrats on a great first half! Enjoy the break, enjoy the All-Star festivities, and I'll see you again Friday 🙂


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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- This could be the last story you read about Lindsay Lohan for the next three months if all goes well during her 90-day stay at the Betty Ford Clinic.
Just days before checking into court-ordered rehab last week, the actress spoke extensively to Piers Morgan in an article for London's Daily Mail newspaper, which published it in this Sunday's edition.
Lohan, who turns 27 in two months, told Morgan, host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," she's never been "a huge drinker" and despite rumors, failed drug tests and a drug possession arrest, she's only used cocaine "maybe four or five times in my life."
She's spent more than 250 days in rehab and another trip "is pointless," she said in the Daily Mail story. Instead, she should be allowed to "go abroad to different countries and work with children."
Lohan's life and career ran off the rails starting in her disastrous year of 2007 when she was twice convicted of drunken driving, once for cocaine use, made three trips to rehab and served an 84-minute jail stay. Her arrests were "totally irresponsible -- a stupid mistake," she said.
"And from then on, the press were on me all the time," Lohan said. "It was the first time I'd taken drugs. I was out in a club with people I shouldn't have been with, and took cocaine, and got in the car. It was so stupid."
Her first rehab visit was not because of drugs or alcohol but to help her deal with the trauma she experienced making a movie, she told Morgan.
She voluntary checked into the Wonderland Center in Los Angeles while she was shooting "I Know Who Killed Me" in January 2007.
"I was having really bad nightmares, and the movie was pretty traumatizing," Lohan said. "So I stayed in a facility so I could get some sleep and talk about it with someone the next day, because it was overwhelming. But I would leave every day and just sleep there at night. I liked that. It was kind of like having my own live-in therapist, because I was having crazy nightmares and I was having AA meetings on set and stuff. It really helped."
She had been drinking for less than a year at that point, Lohan said. She stayed away from alcohol after her first hangover experience at 17, when her mother made her "sleep with vomit still on me so I'd understand how it felt," she said. "I was too scared!"
She was a good teenager, she said. "My friends and I would actually pretend to be drunk," she said. "And it was more fun. I never rebelled against my parents -- I worked hard, I was responsible and I didn't go to high-school parties."
She doesn't consider herself to be an alcoholic -- "I've never woken up in the morning and had a drink" -- but "when I was younger, I was definitely going out too much and I was drinking too much."
Lohan considers herself an expert on rehab facilities.
"I've been court-ordered to do it six times," she said. "I could write the book on rehab. Constantly sending me to rehab is pointless. The first few times I was court-ordered to rehab, it was like a joke, like killing time."
Morgan interviewed her before the confusion erupted over which rehab facility she would enter. After arriving at one -- which California officials said was unlicensed -- she left for the Betty Ford Clinic, where she spent her last and longest rehab stay.
"I look at it as a good thing," she said about this rehab visit. "I can come back afterwards and be fully focused on work. But I think there are other things I could do instead of going to a rehab center that would benefit me more. The best thing they could do for me would be to make me go abroad to different countries and work with children."
If she is not a drug user -- she tells Morgan she smoked "some pot" a year ago -- or an alcoholic, then why would she need rehab, Morgan asked.
"This is where it gets hard for me to explain," she said. "I don't think there's anything wrong with people taking time to just be by themselves. I think people want to see me do that. They will keep saying the same things about me if I don't. I don't think it will be a bad thing for me to be away with myself for three months."
Although now confessing to Morgan that she used drugs a year ago, she told Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today" show a year ago that that she was "clean and sober" then for "a long time."
Although she was once arrested for cocaine possession and later sent to rehab when she violated probation by testing positive for the drug, Lohan said she rarely used it since "I don't like it."
"It reminds me of my dad," she said. "I took it four times in a period from about the age of 20 to 23, and I got caught twice."
Cocaine made her feel "a little too buzzed -- it made me feel uncomfortable," she told Morgan.
She's not "a junkie," she said. "It's the truth. I've never taken heroin either, never injected myself with anything, never done LSD. Those things all scare me."
Her drugs of choice are "pot, obviously, and Ecstasy," she said. "I liked that (Ecstasy) better than the others." Morgan reports Lohan then giggled.
Lohan has previously acknowledged having a drug problem, though. She posted this Twitter message in September 2010 just before entering the Betty Ford Clinic for three months: "Substance abuse is a disease, which unfortunately doesn't go away over night. I am working hard to overcome it and am taking positive steps."
Lohan claimed to Morgan that she's just misunderstood. The constant online tabloid reports of late-night partying, which sometimes results in legal issues, don't show the real person.
"I've never been a junkie, and never will be," she said. "I just like going out late to clubs with friends and listening to music. Always have done. It's not that unusual for girls of 26!"
She slowed down on her drinking on the advice of an actor, Lohan said.
"Heath Ledger told me to give it up for a year because he'd just done that, and so I did, and it wasn't a problem for me," she said. Ledger was 28 when he died from a prescription drug overdose in January 2008, a year after Lohan's first rehab visit.
Lohan also talked to Morgan about her sexuality -- she's straight despite a past relationship with a woman. "I like boys," she said.
"I know I'm straight," she said. "I have made out with girls before, and I had a relationship with a girl. But I think I needed to experience that and I think I was looking for something different."
She said she was in love with Samantha Ronson during their relationship, and "I still love her as a person."
"I like being in a relationship with a guy," Lohan said. "But there's something just different about it with a woman. When I was with Samantha, I didn't want to leave, because I didn't want to be alone. It was very toxic."
Dad 'creates chaos'
About her father, Michael Lohan: "He won't change," she said. "I just think there comes a point where you just kind of have to accept what it is.
"Whenever I do try to bring him back into my life, he creates chaos for me and uses it to his advantage. He's been really good and then really crazy my whole life."
While she blames the Los Angeles lifestyle for steering her off course, she does point to two Hollywood women who have helped her.
"Meryl Streep was nice," Lohan said. "She just advised me on my acting and what I needed to do differently, and she told me I needed to go back to live with my mum for a while."
She couldn't move back to New York because at the time, her probation requirements, which including regular drug testing, restricted her to California -- "the worst possible place I could be," she said.
"Jamie Lee Curtis was very kind to me, too," she said. "She also told me to listen to good advice and to get rid of the hangers-on."
Will you see another story about Lindsay Lohan's substance abuse and legal troubles before she's scheduled to get out of rehab in early August? What could happen in the Betty Ford Clinic, a well-respected refuge for those needing to get their lives back on track?
Lohan was accused of assaulting a Ford staff member during her last stay in December 2010, although the investigation was suspended on December 24 after the staffer drops charges against Lohan.
Just weeks after her release from there, she was again involved in controversy for stealing a necklace from a jewelry store. It was that shoplifting conviction that put her on the road to her current rehab visit.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a scaled-down Farm Bill this week that keeps provisions for the sugar industry intact.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a scaled-down Farm Bill this week that keeps provisions for the sugar industry intact.
The House failed to pass the measure late last month, causing uncertainty in the sugar industry, which relies on combination of import restrictions and loan programs to regulate the commodity's price. These provisions are dictated by the Farm Bill. and industry representatives say the programs are vital to American sugar's competitiveness while opponents say they lead to government waste.
The Senate has already passed a version of the Farm Bill. Although both version keep sugar provisions whole, local industry representatives said the differences between the two versions in other areas is reason for concern going forward.
"The Senate-passed version and the House-passed version are both identical as far as sugar. So we stand in good shape there. But once again, the whole bill has to move for us to get a five-year farm bill," said Jim Simon, general manager of the Thibodaux based-American Sugar Cane League.
To pass the House, Republican lawmakers stripped provisions that pay for the government's food stamp program. The previous version of the Farm Bill failed as Republicans sought deep cuts in the program that Democrats opposed and President Barack Obama threatened to veto.
The bill now moves to a conference committee that Simon said will be closely watched by the industry.
"Any action in Washington that moves the process along is a good step," Simon said. "There is still much work that must be done through conference. And there are many questions about what the conference report will be."
Simon noted there is a sharp partisan divide over food stamps, and that could hijack the bill's ultimate passage.
In a floor speech, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said, "You are taking food out of the mouths of your own poor constituents."
Cutting out food stamps drops the cost of the Farm Bill from $100 billion a year to about $20 billion a year.
The vote was a welcome victory for Republicans who have struggled to bring their majority together on even bigger issues such as immigration and the budget.
"Thank God, we can do something!" exclaimed Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., as he walked off the floor after the final vote.
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It seems there was a little too much gray area in Charlie Hunnam's schedule. The "Sons of Anarchy" actor has dropped out of the much-talked-about "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie.
Hunnam had been tapped to play the S&M-loving billionaire Christian Grey in the big-screen adaption of the E.L. James erotica novel--a casting choice that left some scratching their heads and others furiously calling for a rewrite.
It looks like the latter won out. On Saturday, Universal Pictures and Focus Features released the following statement:
"The filmmakers of "Fifty Shades of Grey" and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam's immersive TV schedule which is not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey."
PHOTOS: Hollywood backlot moments
The 33-year-old British actor is best known for playing tough-guy Jackson "Jax" Teller on FX's "Sons of Anarchy," a series centered on an outlaw motorcycle club. He recently appeared this summer as Raleigh Beckett in Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim."
Hunnam's departure puts the high-profile project in quite the bind. "Fifty Shades of Grey," which is being directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is scheduled to be released in August.
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Charlie Sheen changes name to Carlos Estevez for 'Machete Kills'
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We believe that all journeys begin with a dream and end with an extraordinary story. We aim to make that story unique and provide the ultimate in personalised service. From our bases in both East and Southern Africa a dedicated and expert team is there to show you, your family and friends, an Africa inaccessible to all but the very few.


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John H. Sealock, 85, of Vinton and formerly of Dysart, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. There was a food and fellowship following a public graveside service at the Dysart United Methodist Church on Saturday, December 1 at 11 a.m. Burial occurred with military graveside rites provided by the Dysart American Legion at the Dysart Cemetery.
John Henry Sealock was born March 27, 1927 at Traer, IA, son of L.J. and Bertha (Howard) Sealock. He received his education in Traer where he graduated in 1945. He then began farming with his father and in 1946 entered the United States Army and served his country during WWII in Aleutian Islands. Following his discharge he returned to Traer to farm. On October 26, 1947 he was united in marriage to Doris Casey at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. John and Doris made their home farming at Traer and later on a farm at Dysart. In 1991 they retired to town and John continued to work at the Dysart Country Club. In later years they lived in Waterloo and in July of 2010 moved to Vinton to make their home. His death came at the Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at the age of 85 years. He was a member of the Dysart United Methodist Church, Dysart American Legion, and Ducks Unlimited. He enjoyed spending winters in Arizona, being outdoors hunting, fishing, and golf. John was very active in AA and recently was on the Honor Flight to Washington DC to visit the World War II Memorial. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter Linda, two brothers, Sheryl and Leland and three sisters, Olive, Beulah and Irene. He is survived by his wife Doris of Vinton, one son Kevin Sealock of Waterloo, IA, two daughters, Shirley Anderson of Iowa City, IA and Jan Sealock of Vinton, twin sisters Bonnie Harper of Mesa, AZ and Betty Parker of Grand Junction, CO and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be directed the Dysart United Methodist Church or Iowa Hospice.


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Needham Town Meeting will vote Monday whether to grant a major tax break to TripAdvisor LLC to lure the online travel company to relocate to the New England Business Center, a move town officials are calling a "game changer" that could transform the slow-growing office park into a hub of high-tech innovation.
"This park is on the verge right now," said Jerry Wasserman, the Board of Selectmen's chairman. It voted unanimously on Nov. 14 to support a tax increment financing plan for TripAdvisor; the arrangement requires Town Meeting approval. "The whole idea is to fill the park. We do believe this is a major step toward doing that."
Tax increment financing deals temporarily reduce the property tax bills of businesses in exchange for a commitment to set up or expand a facility that adds local jobs.
If voters at Monday's Special Town Meeting session approve the TIF plan, TripAdvisor would be granted a 76 percent exemption on its taxes for new development for five years, and then a 1 percent exemption for the next eight years. In turn, the company would relocate 450 jobs from its Newton location, and create an additional 50 jobs per year for five years.
"They actually believe they're going to grow more than that," said Wasserman. "That's a conservative estimate."
Needham has long struggled to transform the New England Business Center from an industrial park to an office park for high-tech operations.
In 2001, the town rezoned the area with the hopes of bringing in more office buildings, said Needham's economic development director, Devra Bailin, but growth was slow. In 2007, the town designated the park an economic target area, and last year changed its zoning laws again to allow for greater height and density.
"We've been laying the foundation for this very thing," said Selectman Moe Handel. "We did all the groundwork in the early 2000s . . . All that work is starting to pay off."
While there are businesses in the park now, including a Sheraton hotel, Parametric Technology Corp., and a Coca-Cola operation, officials say the addition of TripAdvisor would be a tipping point, turning the property from a nondescript collection of buildings into a high-tech hub.
Even the name is slated to change: The town plans to drop the generic-sounding "New England Business Center'' in favor of a more lively, and more local, moniker.
"This really gives the park an opportunity to have an identity, with an anchor business," said Greg Reibman, president of the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce. "It's a high-profile kind of company, the kind you might find in Kendall Square . . . It really does put that park on the map."
The town would not be giving up taxes on existing property — the tax break applies only to new development. TripAdvisor has outgrown its headquarters in Newton, and its proposal for Needham includes building a 230,000-square-foot facility in the business center, with the possibility of expansion later.
Business owners in the park, said Bailin, are excited about the possibility of TripAdvisor moving in.
"This is a game-changer for them, too," said Bailin. "If TripAdvisor comes, and this building is developed as we hope, the owners at the park recognize this as a reason they should reinvest in their property."
If the tax plan wins approval Monday, said Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick, it will require approval by the state.
Normandy Real Estate Partners, the developer who would be preparing its property for the TripAdvisor facility, hopes to break ground next summer, she said.
A spokesman for the company declined to comment, as did a TripAdvisor spokeswoman.
Candace Havens, Newton's planning director, said in an e-mail that the tax plan Needham is proposing is a good incentive for encouraging new construction that benefits both the town and the company.
"Economic development is a regional effort. We all benefit from each other's successes, especially among neighboring communities," she said.
The tax plan would be the first of its kind for Needham, and could be its last, said Wasserman. The town's first criteria for allowing tax increment financing is that the project must be a "game changer."
"It's important so that we don't have people trying to negotiate every time somebody wants to come in, that they're going to get a TIF," said Wasserman. "We want to make it clear that's just not going to happen."Evan Allen can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This practical challenge invites you to investigate the different
squares you can make on a square geoboard or pegboard.
This activity investigates how you might make squares and pentominoes from Polydron.
How many ways can you find of tiling the square patio, using square
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How much rope would I need to make a $12$ cm square, or a $16$
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The Skilled Care Initiative in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, the Skilled Care Initiative was implemented in the Ouargaye District in the Tenkodogo Region in the eastern part of the country. Burkina Faso has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Africa, and only one in four births take place in a health facility.
FCI and the Ministry of Health implemented a set of health systems interventions, which included working closely with district health officials in Ouargaye to improve the quality and availability of maternity care. Extensive training was conducted to strengthen the clinical skills of maternity care providers, and a quality assurance approach, COPE® for Maternal Health Services, was introduced at a number of health facilities to engage staff in identifying and addressing quality of care problems. Other activities included strengthening of the health infrastructure by installing solar panels at selected facilities and staff quarters, constructing of a new maternity at the district hospital and improving client privacy in examination rooms. FCI also supported the purchase of two-way radios and an ambulance which is stationed at the district hospital for emergencies.
Complementing these interventions at health facilities, FCI worked with local partners to implement a broad-based behavior change and community mobilization campaign. These interventions included antenatal counseling birth preparedness and a community-level behavior change communication (BCC) campaign on the benefits of skilled maternity care before, during and after childbirth. The campaign included theatrical and musical performances by local performing artists and community outreach agents trained to conduct health education sessions with local residents. Similarly, community leaders were sensitized to maternal health issues and encouraged to promote skilled delivery care to their communities.
Key Results
A substantial increase in the percentage of births in health facilities was noted; 25% at baseline to 57% at endline. A significant increase was also seen in the percentage of poor women with complications delivering at a health facility.
Important improvements were observed in the capacity to provide high quality maternal health services, especially at the lower-level health centers, which were a major emphasis of the project, given their greater accessibility to women in rural communities.
There was a significant increase in the use of antenatal care (ANC) during pregnancy and the proportion of women with more than two ANC visits during pregnancy almost doubled.
The study found a considerable increase in the number of women who were counseled on danger signs of problems during pregnancy and childbirth.
A full report (French) and summary on the key findings and recommendations are available for download.


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Journal leviramsey's Journal: NFL w/ a Fringe of Soccer 1
So Randy Moss is now a Patriot.
Corey Dillon managed to work within the program for a couple of years (and once he acted up, we cut him).
Rodney Harrison didn't have the best reputation for the Chargers (though that may have been more because of his prodigious fine total...).
Arguably, TO would be a better project for the Patriots; Moss has a history of, well, laziness, which doesn't necessarily fit in with the Patriots system. Still, I think that his willingness to renegotiate the contract underscores a desire to get a ring, and if he reverts to prior form, the core leadership in the locker room (Brady, the elite-level QB that Moss has never really had (save for maybe Cunningham in Minnesota way back when?), Bruschi, Vrabel, etc.) may need only to flash some Super Bowl rings and say "you can raise hell when you have even two rings."
If worse comes to worst, he can be cut rather easily, and the Patriots have really only burned a fourth round pick. On the other hand, the tandem of Stallworth and Moss has got to be giving secondaries throughout the AFC nightmares....
EDIT to add the fringe of soccer that was advertised: Villa win 2-0 away to Man City. Providing more evidence that Martin O'Neill's vision is being realized, James Maloney and John Carew (both January window acquisitions) were Villa's scorers, while Petrov and Ashley Young (the other main acquisitions this season) performed very well. Villa have won 3 straight road games in the league for the first time since 1998.
I expect Villa to be competing in the UEFA Cup for 2008-09, with a possible Champions League appearance in 2010-11.


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TEMPLE (February 13, 2013) — Scott & White Healthcare has been selected to receive the Texas Hospital Association's 2012 Excellence in Community Service Award in recognition of the hospital's Military Homefront Services project. The award will be presented Feb. 13 at the THA 2013 Annual Conference and Expo in Austin.
"Scott & White Healthcare has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to improve the overall health and wellness of their communities," said Dan Stultz, M.D., FACP, FACHE, THA president/chief executive officer. "Providing this kind of service to a population in need is an example of how Texas hospitals like Scott & White go above and beyond to bring the best to their patients."
Operated by Scott & White with advice on military affairs from the Association of the United States Army, the Military Homefront Services project provides mental health services to the family members of troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11, as well as civilians and troops affected by the 2009 tragedy at Fort Hood. Since its launch in 2008, the project has provided individual, marital and family counseling to more than 18,000 clients.
"This award is so meaningful to those of us who have worked closely with veterans and their families on this project," said Matthew Wright, Scott & White's Vice President of Philanthropy and Operations. "We are in awe of the sacrifices these men and women have made for our country. It is rewarding to be able to make a difference in these families' lives."
As service members returned to Fort Hood after multiple tours of duty in recent years, troops, spouses and other family members expressed a need for assistance. Military families were enduring difficult adjustments as troops moved between the battlefront and the home front. In particular, as soldiers came home suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), their children sometimes displayed similar symptoms. Related problems included increased risks of alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, divorce and suicide.
As they became aware of more and more families' struggles, Scott & White and Lt. General Donald Jones, a volunteer consultant to the Homefront project, saw a need to help. In 2007, clinicians began collaborating to determine how nearby Scott & White could address the situation.
"As a community health care provider, we were seeing a significant range of problems," said Wright. "We could either treat the family when they came into the ER, or we could treat them in a more proactive sense."
With initial funding from The Dallas Foundation, Military Homefront Services was launched as a licensed behavioral health program encompassing a spectrum of therapies, services, assessments and educational opportunities. Clients can access a variety of therapeutic resources, including neurobiological re-regulation and trauma resolution intervention services used to "reset" combat stress, the acute behavioral problems sometimes experienced by service members as a result of war trauma.
"You go over there, and you wear and tear," Jones said. "Resetting combat stress is a matter of bringing people back, in their minds and in their hearts, to the status they were in before they left."
The project has seen many military families through multiple deployments, and word-of-mouth recommendations have resulted in waiting lists for services for years. The results have been remarkable. In 2012, veterans who received treatment showed a 20 percent reduction in both anxiety and depression after 90 days, as measured on the Beck Inventory. Similarly, veterans displayed a 20 percent decrease in symptoms of PTSD. Patient satisfaction ranked in the 80th percentile.
"From the start, we were flexible and open enough to make sure the program could meet clients' needs as the war developed over the past 10 years," Wright said. "If you look at the World War II generation, they deployed, they were gone for two or three years, and then they came home. In Vietnam, it was a similar scenario. This one is a little bit different, so the program has had to evolve based on those needs."
While the military and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offer counseling services, Military Homefront Services is different. Counseling is not reported on troops' military records. All records are encrypted and confidential, so troops and their family members can access expert mental health services without fear of encountering social stigma or damaging their military careers. In addition, because the project is supported by philanthropic funding, Military Homefront Services offers free, unlimited sessions with permanent counselors. This provides a continuity and familiarity that makes for a unique experience.
Overall, the project aims for convenience and accessibility. Services are provided at two Scott & White clinics in Killeen, just minutes from Fort Hood. All counselors come from military families or have been specifically trained in military culture.
One of the project's most innovative features is Homefront University, a program offering life skills education. Taught by project staff members, courses focus on resilience and rejuvenation. For example, Homefront University addresses issues that can impact veterans who have families, such as reconnecting with their families on arriving home, and reestablishing trust and attachment that might have been lost during time away. Because courses are offered through community collaborations with organizations such as the Texas A&M Health Science Center, Homefront University provides a way of disseminating lessons learned from Military Homefront Services to other service providers throughout the region.
"This project has been an excellent example of collaboration – a linking of the military community's needs and a private hospital system's ability to help," said Wright. "We like to add an academic and research portion to help inform the Department of Defense about services they need to provide the military forces in the future."
About Texas Hospital Association
Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state's hospitals and health care systems. Based in Austin, THA enhances its members' abilities to improve accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Texans. One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents more than 85 percent of the state's acute-care hospitals and health care systems, which employ more than 369,000 health care professionals statewide. Learn more about THA at www.tha.org or follow THA on Twitter at http://twitter.com/texashospitals.
About Scott & White Healthcare
Scott &White Healthcare is a non-profit collaborative health care system established in 1897 in Temple, Texas. Among the leading health systems encompassing one of the nation's largest multi-specialty group practices, Scott & White provides personalized, comprehensive health care enhanced by medical education and research. Scott & White Healthcare includes 12 hospital sites with two additional announced facilities, and 178 clinics at more than 65 clinic locations throughout Central Texas providing adult and pediatric care in 46 medical specialties. Integrated, high-quality care is delivered by a dedicated staff of more than 14,000 (including 1,000 employed physicians and scientists and more than 300 advanced practice providers). For more information, visit sw.org.


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- Spurs vs. Grizzlies: Series Hub
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Locations change. Games change. Series change. Nobody knows that better than the Spurs and the Grizzlies.
This time a year ago, the Spurs were in precisely the same spot with a 2-0 lead and halfway home in the Western Conference finals. Then the Thunder reeled off four straight wins and suddenly it was summer in San Antonio.
Barely a month ago, the Grizzlies fell behind 0-2 in the first round of the playoffs to the Clippers. Then Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol, Mike Conley and the NBA's best defense ripped off four in a row and began their deepest playoff run in franchise history.
Lineups change.
That could be what it will take now for the Grizzlies to get up off the floor and keep moving forward.
There's little doubt that for the Grizzlies to win four out of five games against San Antonio, they're going to need an effective Z-Bo in the middle of their offense, throwing around his bulk and wreaking havoc in the low post.
But, while Randolph did miss more than a few easy shots at the AT&T Center ("tightest rims in the league," he said), there has also been the matter of a Spurs defense that blatantly collapses and doubles on Z-Bo because the Memphis perimeter shooting has been so horrid.
For all of his high energy and ability to make something out of nothing at times, Randolph does need room to operate with the way the Grizzles are misfiring so bad from the outside, he's apt to continue getting smothered by the Spurs.
The Grizzlies' starting pair of Tony Allen and Tayshaun Prince has made just 8 of their 24 shots from the field in the first two games. Prince has been especially woeful at 3-for-10, and it could be time for coach Lionel Hollins to put Quincy Pondexter into the starting lineup at small forward for Prince — and even consider getting Jerryd Bayless onto the floor much earlier in games.
It was the combination of Conley, Pondexter and Bayless playing with the Randolph and Gasol that enabled the Grizzlies to find an offensive rhythm for the first time in the series during the second half of Game 2.
Prince has had production go steadily downhill since the first round of the playoffs, and it's gotten to the point where he is also a liability on defense. It be too early to say where this is just a bad match and bad series or whether the 33-year-old former defensive stopper is showing his age. But there's no mistaking that his opposite number, the 21-year-old Kawhi Leonard, is winning the matchup easily. Leonard has size, strength, quickness and energy to run the floor, get rebounds, chase down loose ball and make shots against Prince.
It was always going to be difficult for Memphis to keep up with a Spurs offense that likes to play at a faster tempo and has more weapons and more ways to score. But the Grizzlies can't afford to dig themselves a deeper hole by employing a lineup that is only 3/5 of a threat to score, even if they should get a bounce from being at home in the Grindhouse for Games 3-4.
History says that in the history of the NBA playoffs have lost the first two games of a best-of-seven series and come back to win. Of course, both of these teams have experience with that history, although from opposite sides.
"We're in a great spot, but if you look at it, it's the same spot we were last year," said the Spurs' Manu Ginobili. "It doesn't mean at all that we're going to make it just because we won the first two. We have to go there and try to win one.
"If it's the third [game], it's better. We've been here. We know that it's not over until you win the fourth. So we just have to stay humble, keep working hard, definitely try to get one [in] Memphis."
Locations change. Games change. Series sometimes change.
But sometimes it takes a lineup change to make it happen.
–Celtics vs Lakers 1969 NBA Finals
–Lakers vs. Warriors 1969 Western Division semifinals
–Bullets vs. Knicks 1971 Eastern Conference finals
–Trail Blazers vs. 76ers 1977 NBA Finals
–Bulls vs Knicks 1993 Eastern Conference finals
–Rockets vs. Suns 1994 Western Conference semifinals
–Rockets vs. Suns 1995 Western Conference semifinals
–Lakers vs. Spurs 2004 Western Conference semifinals
–Mavericks vs. Rockets 2005 Western Conference first round
–Wizards vs. Bulls 2005 Eastern Conference first round
–Heat vs. Mavericks 2006 NBA Finals
–Jazz vs. Rockets 2007 Western Conference first round
–Cavaliers vs. Pistons 2007 Eastern Conference finals
–Spurs vs. Hornets 2008 Western Conference semifinals
–Thunder vs. Spurs 2012 Western Conference finals
–Grizzlies vs. Cippers 2013 Western Conference first round


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I've never been too impressed with government agencies and their knowledge of computing.
iCloud Supoena.
So, the "remote control" is uncrackable? iCloud and Siri and "location awareness" with GSM, WiFi and GPS make the security of the actual device nearly an orthoganal proposition to any enforceable protection for the user or data.
When this is so clearly a form of misdirection, I can't help but wonder the purpose of a DOJ statement like his being made public. Which perception and behaviour are they trying to influence, and by whom?
When this is so clearly a form of misdirection, I can't help but wonder the purpose of a DOJ statement like his being made public
Setup for a false flag operation:
- DOJ publicly claims Device X is secure from their snooping
- Suckers fall for the ploy and migrate to Device X, assuming it's safe from prying gov't eyes
- DOJ forces Device X's manufacturer, via NSL or similar devious means, to turn over user information.
- Device X's user has no idea what's going on, thanks to draconian EULA and ToS, until jackbooted thugs kick in the door.
It's quite brilliant, really. Or, would be, if not so obvious.
Except what you're describing is not a false flag operation.
False flag (also known as black flag) operations are covert operations designed to deceive in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by other entities.
This may be a disinformation campaign but unless the DOJ is posing as someone else, it's not a false flag.
Except what you're describing is not a false flag operation.
Of course, but "false flag" sounds so cool!
I can't help but wonder the purpose of a DOJ statement like his being made public.
It was a higher-up in the DoJ (specifically, Ovie Carroll) discussing challenges in digital forensics (at a conference on digital forensics). It was a brief mention in a larger talk and a fact that does not surprise anyone in the field. It's well-known that pulling data off of an iPhone can be a real pain in the ass. (IMO, I would consider Android worse, as there is not yet a reliable technique that can pull data off of an unrooted phone without modifying the phone's data, and data modification -- even when justified and documented -- is a big problem in some jurisdictions.)
It's misdirection to misdirect you from the misdirected misdirect, and time passes more slowly at each level of misdirection until you spend a lifetime misdirected into Limbo! THAT'S WHEN THEY GET YOU! #theyareouttogetyou
TFA and TFS should be modded +5 Funny.
One suspects that there are back doors all over the iPhone, in addition to the various apps that have access to remarkable amounts of stored material and regularly send it home (or elsewhere). Otherwise its alleged impenetrability would hardly be promoted by law enforcement. It's like Brer Rabbit pleading "please don't throw me in the briar patch".
would that still be a misdirection?
Oh, I see, anything which is said in favor of iPhone security is "reverse psychology", anything critical of iPhone security is "speaking truth to power".
You guys crack me up.
This is purely anecdotal, but... I was recently on a flight next to a highway patrolman flying back from a conference for computer detectives (my words, not his; I don't remember what the actual job title was). He showed me the modified Ubuntu distro DVD they were passing out - "Look, it has a password cracker!" "Is that John the Ripper?" "You've heard of that?!?" - and we had a pretty nice chat.
During the conversation, I mentioned that iPhones are encrypted now. I asked, "OK, hypothetically, suppose I'm a mafia drug dealer and you get my encrypted cell phone. How screwed am I?" He said that they'd get a subpoena for my house, show up with a search warrant, and read the backup off my Mac's hard drive, "and then we run this app [opens it to show it to me] and have full access to all your data!" I told him that was pretty impressive, "but... what if I turn on FileVault and encrypt my whole hard drive?" He looked like I'd kicked his puppy and said that most criminals aren't smart enough to do that, but in that case, yeah, there was nothing he could do.
Feel free to take that with a grain of salt, but I had a detective tell me - in an unguarded two-geeks-talking moment with no apparent motive or visible sign of deceit - that the only way they could recover an encrypted iPhone's contents was through examining the unencrypted backup from an unencrypted hard drive. Now this was a state highway patrol guy and not an NSA analyst, and maybe the higher-up guys have access to emergency use stuff they're not talking about, but my takeaway was that the state-level police really don't have any way to defeat the encryption.
Now this was a state highway patrol guy and not an NSA analyst, and maybe the higher-up guys have access to emergency use stuff they're not talking about, but my takeaway was that the state-level police really don't have any way to defeat the encryption.
Without talking about bad implementation (e.g., weak passwords) or side channel attacks (keystroke loggers and the like) it seems exceedingly unlikely that any law enforcement agency would have the ability to defeat modern encryption algorithms. Even if the NSA has such an ability (the math geeks can comment on the likelihood of this) it would be far too valuable to waste on something as mundane as a criminal prosecution. National Security concerns trump the incarceration of child molesters, drug dealers, murderers, and other common criminals.
Far more interesting than the technical aspect will be the evolution of 5th amendment case law as it relates to encryption. There is no definitive legal precedent in the United States as to whether or not you can be compelled to disclose an encryption password. There have been a few cases that have danced around the edge of this question, but none have directly addressed it, nor have they made it to SCOTUS.
Exactly. He told me, basically, that the main (only?) side channel attack was getting the unencrypted backup. And yeah, I strongly suspect that if the NSA had the ability to crack AES, it would only be used for situations that you and I would never hear about. The instant it came out in even the most important of public trials, everyone would stop relying on AES about 30 seconds later.
Even if the NSA has such an ability (the math geeks can comment on the likelihood of this)
I don't personally count as such a math geek, but I know some who do, and the consensus is that, no, the NSA does not. Academic cryptographers who regularly collaborate with NSA cryptographers have the general impression that while it's likely that the NSA knows a number of tricks that academic cryptographers don't, that in many areas the NSA is learning a great deal from published work. In other words, the NSA may still be ahead, but not by that much.
With that in mind, put yourself in the shoes of the
"....most criminals aren't smart enough to do that"
I can't seem to help but read that as ".... criminals who are smart enough to do that will probably get away."
I was at this conference, the running joke was "If it's encrypted, forget about it!" Everyone knows this. FDE and utilities like TrueCrypt will always prevent data recovery, save for the human factor of giving up the password.
Also at the conference was the strong difference between American and British/Australian law. In the U.S., the 5th Amendment prevents someone from being required to turn over their password. The Brits and Aussies do not have this problem, as the 5th amendment doesn't exist for them.
In the U.S., the 5th Amendment prevents someone from being required to turn over their password.
This is still unsettled. The 11th Circuit Court [wired.com] has ruled that passwords are protected under the 5th amendment. However the 10th Circuit [huffingtonpost.com] has chosen not to intervene in a lower court decision that forced a woman to decrypt her laptop.
This is going to have to go to the Supreme Court eventually, and I think you can guess how the fascist majority of justices will decide.
It's simple. First you hack their Amazon account, then that gets you into Google, and from there breaking into the iPhone is easy enough for a 14 year old.
Gee. The government can't spy on you using your own hardware?
This is truly frightening.
Well, yes, that's what they'd like you to believe, isn't it?
(also article is a little too breathlessly enamored of apple: PR astroturf?)
It's a start.
...I've got some "moon" rocks I'd like to sell you.
Honestly, this seems like a way to trick dumb criminals into thinking their information is secure just because they use an iPhone. If this were truly the case, and the DOJ does really have problems in dealing with iOS devices, I'd expect them to remain tight lipped about it.
If this were truly the case, and the DOJ does really have problems in dealing with iOS devices, I'd expect them to remain tight lipped about it.
No, they'd strong arm Apple into providing them with back doors and then remain tight lipped about it...
If in the first public trial it came to light that the DOJ of the government had a way to decrypt any iPhone, the secret would then become public knowledge. So far there has been no such trial.
How long until they just resort to this [xkcd.com]?
Hitting people with wrenches is forbidden by the Bill of Rights.
Using evidence in court that was obtained by hitting you with wrenches is forbidden, nor can they use information derived from that information. (Fruit of the poisoned tree.)
Depending on the data, though, they may not be nearly as interested in prosecuting you.
Hitting people with wrenches is forbidden by the Bill of Rights.
Your point being....?
Didn't stop them from hitting Padilla or Manning with metaphorical wrenches. A couple more direct examples: reporters [wikipedia.org] jailed (or threatened [nytimes.com] with jail) for not revealing their sources.
Which is why they just water board you, for extra Bill of Rights goodness they do that at a military base on a small island nation right off the coast.
Only if done as punishment. According to Scalia, as long as it's not punishment, torture is constitutional. [thinkprogress.org]
STAHL: If someoneâ(TM)s in custody, as in Abu Ghraib, and they are brutalized, by a law enforcement person â" if you listen to the expression âoecruel and unusual punishment,â doesnâ(TM)t that apply?
SCALIA: No. To the contrary. You think â" Has anybody ever referred to torture as punishment? I donâ(TM)t think so.
STAHL: Well I think if youâ(TM)re in custody, and you have a policeman whoâ(TM)s taken you into custodyâ"
SCALIA: And you say heâ(TM)s punishing you? Whatâ(TM)s he punishing you for? ⦠When heâ(TM)s hurting you in order to get information from you, you wouldnâ(TM)t say heâ(TM)s punishing you. What is he punishing you for?
"What is he punishing you for?"
Sadly the answer to that is so bloody obvious that it strains disbelief that Scalia wouldn't know it before he asked the question.
Quite simply, he's punishing you for not telling him what he wants to hear. That's all torture is good for anyway. If you torture someone long enough, they'll eventually figure out what you want to hear and start singing that tune like a canary. Note: What you want to hear has little, if anything, to do with the truth (except, perhaps, by coincid
The iPhone sports a master encryption key and DOJ has access to it.
5 minutes ago I knew nothing of Apples full disk encryption. Now I find an article that states:
The release of the iPhone 3GS (and later iPod Touch 3rd Generation) brought hardware-based full disk encryption (FDE) to the iPhone. This was designed to accomplish one thing: instantaneous remote wipe. While the iPhone 3G had to overwrite every bit in flash memory (sometimes taking several hours), disk wiping on the 3GS worked by simply erasing the 256-bit AES key used to encrypt the data.
Unfortunately, disk encryption on the iPhone did little beyond enabling remote wipe. Mobile forensicator Jonathan Zdziarski found that the iPhone OS automatically decrypts data when a request for data is made, effectively making the encryption worthless for protecting data.
http://anthonyvance.com/blog/forensics/ios4_data_protection/ [anthonyvance.com]
So I'd say I'm just VERY skeptical that the DOJ can't crack something that wasn't really designed with any security in mind in the first place. Either that, or the DOJ has nobody with any skills whatsoever.
I look forward to Ovie Carroll's next few breathless announcements:
"Hooh, boy, that YouTube is soooo secure, a person could sign up for an account using their real name and home address, then post videos of them committing crimes online and law enforcement would never ever be able to track them! Honest!"
"You know where the safest place to hide stuff is? Underneath the welcome mat at 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in Washington, DC. Really! We did a study and figured out that once that mat is pushed down on top of something, whether it's drugs, cash or big file folders full of industrial secrets, there's NO way that any one can get into it."
"My biggest nightmare is someone committing a crime, then emailing a detailed confession to firstname.lastname@example.com. Once something gets into those email tubes it's IMPOSSIBLE to get it back out and figure out what happened. Really. You can trust me. I'm with the government."
DOJ Says iPhone Is So Secure They Can't Crack It
I dropped mine off the balcony to the pavement below. It seems that it is very easy to crack an iPhone.
Can somebody explain how if the iPhone is so uncrackable/breakable that Apple can still export it? I seem to recall some kind of PGP problem where exporting something that was too secure was a violation of US laws. Or maybe I'm mixing reality with a bad Nicholas Cage movie, which is entirely possible.
Old news. They eased up on encryption export restrictions years ago. It was driving all the encryption R&D overseas where our gov't had even less control over it.
So we know it's true.
"Money is the root of all money." -- the moving finger


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Each person should conduct his/her own job search. This means understanding your own personal goals and desires, and then learning about the nature of the job and your career options. It is to your advantage to know as much as possible about the myriad potential career paths available to you during your law school summers and upon graduation. On-Campus Interviews (OCI) may be one element of your career search -- to rely solely upon OCI is to limit your possibilities.
Learn more about Conducting a Thorough Job Search in the Duke Law Career Planning Manual.
Aspects of every job search: There are two major aspects to every job search, (A) developing an understanding of yourself and the jobs that appeal to you, and (B) applying for and getting those jobs.
Letter Writing: Letter writing is highly recommended in many situations.
How to Identify Potential Employers: Most Duke students find positions for summer employment by pro-actively writing letters to organizations of interest, responding to job postings, contacting family and friends, and making a hard and creative effort. First-year law students begin as early as December 1, sending or emailing letters to employers.
Additional Career Search Resources: Here is a list of websites that might be helpful to you. There are many others out there. Some are helpful to identify employers, some to seek networking opportunities, and others actually list either summer jobs, permanent jobs or both.


text: I installed a voodoo 3 2000 and experienced system lockups. Apparently that was heat. But, while trying to install another game, need for speed IV, the install would lock up, and now my system won't even boot up anymore, even with the original video card installed. Has anyone heard of the v3 cards damaging your computer?


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Car Specification
Road tested: SsangYong Rexton RX6
The Rexton gets a new variant that's loaded with features and has a manual gearbox. It's all there in our full review...
The Fortuner is a tough nut to crack. Since its launch, it's been piling on enough sales numbers to keep the Toyota dealerships flooded. Toyota could sell more Fortuners than it could make. But we were never too fond of it. Yes, it's a capable off-roader, but on the road, it's a bit of a disappointment. The ride is too choppy and the interior looks exactly like the Innova's.
But none of that has hampered its success. Many have come to compete for that market share, but no one has been able to unsettle the Fortuner from its Numero Uno spot in that category. SsangYong tried with the Rexton but came no close. But they're out again to attack the Fortuner with one more weapon – a new variant.
Earlier, the Rexton came with only two variants – top-end with an auto 'box and all the creature comforts and a base variant with barely any features and a manual gearbox. But now, there's going to be an addition – a variant that's loaded with features but gets a manual gearbox. It will keep the price in check but will not compromise on creature comforts.
Talking of creature comforts, it gets everything from an electrically-adjustable driver seat, leather upholstery, auto wipers and lamps, touchscreen display with satnav... the works. Apart from that, there's plenty of cabin space to keep you comfortable. And if you need to ferry a lot of people, there are even seven seats, though the last ones are best suited only for the in-laws.
On the mechanical front, it get's the same 2.7-litre five-cylinder motor that's borrowed from the earlier model of the Merc ML-Class. In the RX6, it churns out 162bhp and 340Nm of twist (RX7 has 184bhp and 402Nm). The engine is a highly reliable piece of machinery but with old technology (Merc used the same engine in the ML in early 2000s).
Initially, there's plenty of lag till the blower kicks in at about 2000 revs. But once it's in action, all the 162 horses come out galloping in full force. But the fun dies out at an early 4000rpm. That means, you need to play with the ratios only in that narrow powerband.
The engine is a bit noisy and the vibrations on the 5-pot are filtered into the cabin easily – especially higher up in the rev range.
The five-speed manual gearbox is lovely to use. Although the number of ratios is limited to only five, they're well packed. The shifts are not too long and shift quality is good too.
The Rexton is a heavy SUV, a full 2.7 tonne. But despite that, it's quick on its foot if you aim to hit a hurried 100kph. It takes only 12.33 seconds to do that, not bad for the size of that car. The engine isn't a very frugal one. It returns only 9.1kpl in the city and 11.8kpl on open roads.
The RX6 isn't a great handling SUV. The weight plays a big spoil sport and you couple it with the soft-sprung suspension setup and what you get is a lot of body roll. The steering is light at most times but gets a bit talkative if you push it hard around corners. The ride is a bit choppy at low speeds, nothing alarming, but gets better with speed. The high-speed stability is good too. It feels composed even at its top whack of 180kph.
The RX6 gets a four-wheel system with a low-range transfer case. But despite the off-road hardware, it isn't great once the tarmac ends. Again, the weight plays a big spoilsport and the engine works hard to get it out of tricky things.
So is it a better bet than the Fortuner? Yes, it is. It has a better ride, a smooth gearbox and all the features you'd ever want. Time to worry then, Toyota.
The numbers
5cyl, 2696cc, 162bhp, 340Nm, turbo-diesel, 5M, 4WD with low range, 0-100kph: 12.33sec, 30-50kph (3rd): 4.16sec, 30-50kph (4th): 7.95sec, 50-70kph (5th): 8.82sec, 80-0kph: 28.42m, 2.53sec, city kpl: 9.1, highway kpl: 11.8, top speed: 180kph, Rs 19.96 lakh (ex-Delhi)
The verdict
Loaded with features and comes with a slick gearbox, but the old-school engine spoils the fun


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Aug. 10, 2004
Yale Women's Golf Coach Mary Moan is competing in the Connecticut Women's Amateur Golf Tournament at the Wallingford Country Club August 10-12. The tournament consists of three days of stroke play. Moan's tee time for both Tuesday and Wednesday is 7:35 AM. Thursday's time will be dependent upon her standing in the tournament. Moan won the Connecticut Women's Amateur in June, beating Guilford's Katie Stepanek 4 and 3 in the final. Moan, with Yale Assistant Athletic Director Fritz Rodrgiuez as her caddy, won 8 and 7 in the first round and 9 and 7 in the quarterfinals, then topped Jean Sennett in a playoff in Thursday's semifinals. Moan is entering her fourth season with the Bulldogs and has already led Yale to an Ivy League title and the school's first NCAA Championship appearance. She won 16 collegiate tournaments while an undergraduate at Princeton, including the 1997 Ivy League Championship. She was named to the 1997 National Golf Coaches' Association All-America team after advancing to the NCAA Championships as an individual. Results are available on the Connecticut Women's Golf Association page at http://www.cwga.org/Tournaments.htm


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Does GENDER of a singer matter?
I find that most of the music I like is sung by women, and I'm a guy. I think it's odd since most of my male friends, as well as a few male members of this forum have listed mostly male artists as their favourites. Is this a coincedence, or does the gender of the singer make a difference....(edit) to you?
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 60
If I browse my music collection... women tend to be represented more often than men simply because I like hearing them sing... be it jpop, rock, Indonesian village songs, or Finnish traditional. But I don't specifically prefer one over the other, it just depends on what and how they sing, be it AC/DC, Joan Jett, System of a Down, Offspring, Ozzie, Jethro Tull, Blondie, ZONE, Uwa, Hinoi Team, Enya, BBKing, ZZTop, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tibetan Monks, Folk Songs of Indonesia, ad infinitum.
|2006-11-30, 16:08
|Link #11
Μ ε r c ü r υ
Join Date: Jun 2004
It pretty much depends on the way you get used to in responding different voices and the styles you have associated with the gender.
For instance, for me, male voice is more suited for rock, whereas female voice is more suited for pop, or stronger male voice with stronger music and softer female voice with soft type music (I guess that is one of the reasons you usually get either screaming or highly special-voiced female singers in rock - this way they can use that singing/voice as the missing piece in their songs, such as complementing the sound of the music.). They usually meet at the middle, this is why you get a relatively equal number of genders in pop-rock style for instance.
You might have also noticed this in the case of anime-theme songs, where the males are given the priority in rock songs, and females are given the priority in soft-pop songs.
|2006-11-30, 21:22
|Link #12
Excalibong Owner
Distillers singer,Brody Dalle, has a strong and lazy voice. I like do hear her singing, woman with strog voices.... they're the best. Like Joan Jet, Shamaya From otep, the girl from Arch Enemy. Etc... Also there's guys with soft voices like Sebastian from Skid Row.... i dont like them XP!
Doesn't matter to me.... i think version in all gender are nice.... like some folk song of Bob Dillan, they sound wounderful in female voices....
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|2006-12-01, 02:47
|Link #13
Away for good
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 29
And for the rest. There's 3 types of music styles (not genres, which in one or another case mean the same thing)) in Japan. One for Otakus (Singers dedicated to Animes/Games (VN's)). Another one for Commoners (for the rest of the population/world). And the last one is a mixed version of both.
This however those not exist in the West, as far as I know.
I wont bring up any examples, on what singers/groups do this and that..
|2006-12-02, 02:55
|Link #16
Join Date: Feb 2006
I'm naturally inclined to like something more if it's sung by a female.
If a song isn't good or not my taste, it's not going to make a difference, but I might wind up loving a so-so song because it is sung by a lady with a lovely voice.
|2006-12-02, 04:48
|Link #17
I hear voices
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Age: 31
Doesn't matter to me. I've heard a few guy singers sing higher than alot of Female singers. I listen to pretty much any type of music, except country, just all depends on the type of mood I'm in.
Like for instance, all yesturday I was listening to hard rock, like Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed. Then today, I busted a 180, and started listening to Dj Sammys Heaven( Candlelight Remix) and some Utada Hiakru. So go figure. But hey, It impressed my current girlfriend enough to start dating me.
|2006-12-04, 01:49
|Link #18
Join Date: Aug 2004
Age: 32
Personally, I tend to stray from most male Japanese artists or bands with a male lead. ..So many of them seem to have this weird Elvis vibe about their voices... Why so many girls go crazy over that (and their apparent affinity with crossdressing) is beyond me.
|2006-12-04, 03:16
|Link #19
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Oslo, Norway
Age: 30
ok. now I have a new favorite song.
just finished watching Tsubasa Chronicle and this song is just about the most beautiful song I have ever heard:
Kaze no Machi e (English: To the Town of Wind)
man this song is heaven.
now I listen to it twice before I go to sleep at night
|2006-12-06, 15:02
|Link #20
Ouran Junkie ><
That nice XD
I tend to go toward female voice more than male in Japanese music, like mintyfresh said, they all kinda sound the same with that Elvis thing.
I know I love BoA's voice but she's not really Japanese now is she. >.>
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|2011-06-29, 11:17
|Link #1127
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 31
Episode 11 was pretty meh, save for the Katja action. She's got three slaves now! Even little Lulu gave in and became one. Hana looked freaking creepy in Ayame's "dream sequence"
No idea how they're going to wrap this up with only one episode left (the answer is most likely that they won't). Mafuyu's monologue in the preview indicates they're fully aware they've just been fooling around for half the season. If it means they're planning to make a third season later on, than it's all good.
|2011-07-01, 21:07
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Nekokota Festival
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest
Sigh the first half was good but the second half was just filler there better be anther season. Just so much filler and the last episode was rushed and it was so badly censored
|2011-07-01, 21:41
|Link #1132
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Now that was one hell of a final ending cliffhanger there. It really demonstrated the potential of all the characters the story had so far.
Spoiler for Ep 12:
Now to see when will there be enough material for a third season and when will it show.
|2011-07-02, 13:07
|Link #1133
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Just saw Ep 12 DC and I have to say :
Spoiler for Episode 12 Spoiler::
Hoping to hear more from Hood's Entertainment or whoever announces their new stuff( Champion RED?). IF there is indeed going to be a third season,my prediction would have to be January next year seeing as they still need to release their BD specials(no picture dramas please!) which go on till 05/10/2011 and air Manyuu Hiken-chou at the same time. Although if Hood's Entertainment do decide to air it right after Manyuu Hiken-chou, I wouldn't exactly complain
|2011-07-03, 00:08
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SS Bombardment Mage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Midchilda
Age: 32
Blu-ray vs director cuts?
Forgive if this has been asked before, but a quick search of the thread turned up nothing...
Is there any difference between the blu-ray and director cut versions? I'm thinking of watching this but don't know which to get... I got each version of season 1 ep 1, and the director cut has almost a full minute extra run time... but from just randomly picking points and fast forwarding it seems like all the content is the same so I'm really confused.
|2011-07-04, 02:55
|Link #1136
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 37
A Night at the Iron Spring 2 ~Suck It and Be Surprised~
I'm just one episode behind before concluding the second season.
I won't repeat myself again about the breasts visual gags which production let them go out of control by the start of the fillers to the second season.
|2011-07-05, 02:50
|Link #1137
SS Bombardment Mage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Midchilda
Age: 32
|2011-07-05, 07:50
|Link #1139
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 31
The finale was pure madness. Nothing happened for the past 6 weeks or so, and then all of a sudden here comes vampires! Traps! Teresa! Lizzie! Joshua (with a twist)! That's what I call a brutal change of pace.
Edgar was a trap, and Sasha found it out the hard way. He knows how Jita felt now. The vampire stuff was just... wtf. And of course, they bite boobs, not necks. Yep, no doubt about it, I'm still watching Seikon no Qwaser
Mind controlled Mafuyu was pretty badass, although it was disappointing (and pretty bullshit) that Sasha managed to overpower the sword of Maria with a simple punch.
The priest, as expected, possesses some super hax eye power; it's too bad we didn't get to see it. Joshua's return was the most surprising twist of this episode, it seems like he's inherited the Golden Qwaser's powers, which actually makes sense since Roentgenium is similar to Gold. The previous Joshua was more entertaining though, he's too confident now.
Anyhow, this episode sure did a great job making me anticipate the third season.
|2011-07-05, 10:13
|Link #1140
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
There is a very high possibility of a third season and it would be quite cool to see them have a large scale battle instead of constantly being at a school/church battle which usually end quickly..
In any case, it all comes down to the BD/DVD sales. Speaking of which, the first BD release it scheduled tomorrow !
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Ideas for healthy, weekday dinners
Do you find it challenging to create a healthy weekday dinner that doesnt require a lot of time slicing, dicing, and sautéing in the kitchen? Here are 5 healthy and quick cuisines designed for those who are time impaired.
Mid-Week Meal No. 1: Turkey Pizza Cutlets
For the ultimate Italian night, try these easy Turkey Pizza Cutlets (see recipe below). Since the lean turkey cutlets are baked rather than pan fried, you're no longer a sautéing slave to your stove. This not only reduces the fat in the cutlets, but also frees up your time for more important things, like washing the breakfast dishes that are still stacked in the kitchen sink. Add some cooked pasta and green beans with sun dried tomatoes for a dinner Italiano-style.
Mid-Week Meal No. 2: Ziti with Chicken and Broccoli in a Creamy Sauce
Since this mock Alfredo-type cream sauce is made with low-fat evaporated milk, it's guaranteed to be kind to your bathroom scale. But here's the best part of the dinner: The broccoli is cooked along with the pasta, which means that there is one less pot to scour. Just add a tossed salad with this easy ziti with chicken and broccoli in a creamy sauce dinner.
Mid-Week Meal No. 3: Grilled Salmon with Ranch Sauce
Yes, you can make fish during the week with this easy Grilled Salmon with Ranch Sauce (see recipe below). Add the quick brown rice & shredded carrots sauté for any easy side. You will fall in love with this fish dish -- hook, line, and sinker.
Mid-Week Meal No. 4: Marvelous Microwave Meatballs
With only four ingredients, these marvelous microwave meatballs are not only a snap to make but the microwave does all the work. Leftovers can be frozen for a quick thaw and dinner for next week. If you are feeding a crowd, double the recipe to guarantee leftovers for another meal. While the turkey meatballs are cooking in microwave, boil some water for pasta. Serve the meal with a side of baby carrots and a light dressing for dunking.
Mid-Week Meal No. 5: Mexican Macaroni and Cheese
By the end of the week, the refrigerator is likely to be bare so head to the cupboard for your dinner fixings. Add a can of lower sodium black beans to a lonely box of macaroni and cheese along with some chunky salsa, and you'll have mexican macaroni & cheese. If you can't find the lower-sodium canned beans, spoon regular canned beans into a colander and rinse under running cold water to reduce the sodium content by over 40 percent.
Turkey Pizza Cutlets
1 pound turkey breast cutlets
2 egg whites, slightly beaten
1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
3/4 cup spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
vegetable oil spray
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray baking pan with vegetable oil spray and set aside. Place egg whites in a shallow bowl. Spoon bread crumbs onto a small plate. Dip each cutlet into egg whites and then coat with bread crumbs. Place on baking pan. Bake for approximately 18 to 20 minutes or until cooked thoroughly. Remove pan from oven. Carefully spoon on sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for an additional 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Makes 4 cutlets.
Nutrition Information:
Per cutlet:
Calories: 216
Fat: 7.5 grams
Saturated Fat: 2.5 grams
Cholesterol: 52 milligrams
Sodium: 444 milligrams
Fiber: 1 gram
Copyright © Joan Salge Blake
Grilled Salmon with Ranch Sauce
3 tablespoons light ranch salad dressing
1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
5 scallions, chopped
1 pound salmon fillets
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
vegetable oil spray
Heat grill or broiler. Combine salad dressing, yogurt, and scallions in small container. Cover and refrigerate. Spray salmon with vegetable oil spray and sprinkle with pepper. Broil or grill for 6 minutes. Turn and grill for an additional 4 minutes or until salmon is flaky and thoroughly cooked. Remove from grill and divide among four plates. Top with ranch sauce.
Makes 4 servings.
Kitchen Shortcut: Ranch sauce can be made the night before or early in the morning. Refrigerate in a covered container until ready to use.
Nutrition Information:
Per serving:
Calories: 190
Fat: 9.5 grams
Saturated Fat: 1.5 grams
Cholesterol: 61 milligrams
Sodium: 157 milligrams
Dietary Fiber: 0
Copyright © Joan Salge Blake
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Safety and Durability ofTenofovir and a Cell Cycle Agent for Viral Suppression (HADIT)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00344981
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 27, 2006
Last Update Posted : May 24, 2010
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections AIDS
|Drug: Tenofovir Drug: Hydroxyurea
|Not Applicable
This is a 48 week open-label, randomized study comparing the safety and durability of a highly active de-intensified therapy (Tenofovir/Hydroxyurea) to a simplified standard of care therapy (Tenofovir plus 3TC or Emtriva plus Sustiva or Nevirapine) to maintain a durable viral suppression.
Up to 20 subjects with chronic HIV-1 infection, suppressed on highly active antiretroviral therapy, and without evidence of viral resistance will be enrolled in this study. Their present HAART therapy will be stopped.
Half of the 20 volunteers will be randomized to the Tenofovir 300 mg qd/Hydroxyurea 500mg qd arm and those subjects will have Hydroxyurea added to their current screening regimen for 4 weeks prior to de-intensifying to Hydroxyurea and Tenofovir. The other half will be randomized to Sustiva 600 mg qd or Nevirapine 200 mg twice a day); Tenofovir 300 mg qd, 3TC 300 mg qd or Emtriva 200 mg once a day. Volunteers will continue on this regimen for 48 weeks. Patients will be monitored for immunological and virological parameters as well as the incidence of toxicity and side effects during the study. If a patient's viral load reaches >400 copies/ml on 3 consecutive measurements over a 6 week period, they will be terminated from the study and started back on their HAART.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|9 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Study to Probe The Safety And Durability of Tenofovir And a Cell Cycle Agent to Maintain Viral Suppression
|Study Start Date :
|June 2003
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|November 2006
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2006
Drug: Tenofovir
- Loss of viral suppression during maintenance therapy, defined by 3 consecutive viral load measurements greater than 50c/ml over a 48- week period. [ Time Frame: At any point during the 48 week study ]Viral load measurements will be done throughout the study to monitor for viral suppression
- Laboratory Abnormalities: Routine measurements of hematology, serum chemistry, CD4 cell count, lipid profiles, and HIV-1 viral load will be performed. Viral genotypes will be performed with failure to maintain viral suppression. [ Time Frame: Throughout the 48 week study ]These tests will be done to monitor Safety and tolerability
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of HIV infection based on western blot testing, ELISA, or HIV viral load
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years
- CD4 count greater than or equal to 200c/ml.
- On a standard HAART regimen of 2 or 3 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and either a protease inhibitor or a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor or 3 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (2-3NRTI's + PI or 2-3NRTI's +NNRTI or 3NRTI's).
- On stable, continuous HAART regimen for greater than or equal to 3 months,
- Viral load less than or equal to 400c/ml on all measurements in the preceding 6 months with at least 2 measurements (screening viral load can be included if needed)
- Viral load less than or equal to 50c/ml at screening
- Subject able to comply with the study protocol
- Signed informed consent
- No history of antiretroviral failure that is suspected to be from or resulted in antiretroviral resistance.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Serious HIV related or non HIV related carcinoma requiring chemotherapy
- Recent serious opportunistic infection, such as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, CMV disease, cryptococcus meningitis, cerebral toxoplasmosis, but not excluding other infections in which successful treatment may be judged to be placed at risk if antiretroviral therapy was de intensified.
- Known or suspected intolerance or hypersensitivity to Hydroxyurea
- Grade 3 or higher neutropenia (using ACTG grading table)
- Grade 2 or higher thrombocytopenia (using ACTG grading table)
- Grade 2 or higher LFT abnormalities (using ACTG grading table)
- History of pancreatitis, or risk factors associated with pancreatitis (more then two drinks containing alcohol/day, triglyceride levels greater than 400, and pancreatic enzymes greater then 1.5x normal)
- Renal insufficiency (Estimated Creatinine clearance of <60ml/min.)
- Chronic diarrhea
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Unwillingness to use effective barrier contraception or abstinence
- The use of systemic corticosteroids, or other systemic immunosuppressive medications; the use of cholestyramine; the use of probenecid or other inhibitors of renal tubular secretion
- Genotypic or phenotypic testing documenting major resistance to any antiretroviral agents
- Active substance or mental health concerns that are judged to place a significant limitation on medication adherence.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00344981
|United States, Maryland
|University of Maryland, Institute of Human Virology
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
|Principal Investigator:
|Robert R. Redfield, MD
|University of Maryland, School of Medcine, Department of Infectious Disease
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Robert R. Redfield, Institute of Human Virology
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00344981 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|June 27, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 24, 2010
|Last Verified:
|May 2010
Keywords provided by University of Maryland:
Cell Cycle Agents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Antisickling Agents