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Out now (29/4/2014) - Buy the release here
Underhill (whose number primarily include Dean Rodell, Current Value and Ivan Shopov aka Cooh/Balkansky) have released their latest 'Prologue' LP on the ever evolving Ad Noiseam label. The 'Prologue' LP comprises an interesting development from the Underhill crew; with this offering providing a sense of the kind of production that they enjoying listening to outside of the dance. Tearing beats are present on occasion, such as in the track 'Thousand Yard Stare'; but while staggering and heavily weighted - but patient and minimally placed. The primary vibe of the album is considered beauty evocative even of Vangelis at points (such as in the epic synth orchestration of 'Two Keys Black' coupled with bleeps and glitches), with strong but subdued force leaning against the backbone of the tracks.
The first track 'All The Glitters' opens the album powerfully, with its main pace sitting around the 100bpm mark, backed by a towering bassline that drives the track unstoppably forward and the percussion occasionally frenetically doubling tempo and getting carried away into Breakcore/IDM speeds. The multilayered and variable sound design hanging off the back of this is verdant - with a mournful and synthetic sounding vocal present amongst skittering percussive elements reminiscent of dubbed out Techno.
'Happier' brings the LP into more steppy territory, with a distorted bassline remiscent of some of the earliest Dubstep from the likes of Skream, but thoroughly updated, more rich and complex and taking the sound deeper into the current decade. The snare on this track is gunshot sharp and provides a strong counterpoint to the kick.
'Prologue' is unafraid to wander into almost purely ambient territories, with the beat in the almost 8 minute long 'Folded' track mostly barely present, with the exception of where it finally drops into a more complex IDM driven pattern in the penultimate minute - before quickly dissipating again. Perhaps this is the strongest point of the LP - it's entirely refreshing to hear a piece of work from a group of artists, who are usually almost entirely dedicated to smashing raves to pieces with their explosive music, exploring areas that are not dictated by dancing, but by natural power and a flow designed purely for listening. This is particularly evident in the last track of the album ' Please Specify', which comprises 4 minutes of an ambient wall of beatless sound and distortion, that intensifies incredibly before dropping into what a recording that suggests a human presence (breathing and movement) - a track that serves both a cathartic palate cleanser, and a reminder of the humanity behind otherwise faceless music.
Perhaps the standout track for us though is 'Thousand Yard Stare' which comprises layers of distorted bass and skittering beats, placed with remarkable depth and clarity - not unlike the style of Broken Note - but very much in the voice of the Underhill crew.. Slow, while juxtaposing sounds both jagged and calming - this is Underhill at their strongest.
You can listen to some previews from the album below, or listen to more excerpts on the Ad Noiseam site here
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Tanyee Cheung's practice focuses on commercial finance, including asset based and cash flow lending, secured and unsecured loans, distressed and workout transactions, second lien and mezzanine financings and structured financing products. Ms. Cheung represents borrowers, agents, senior lenders and junior lenders in commercial financings. Recent transactions include the representation of a major financial institution as agent for lenders in connection with a secured term loan facility and representation of borrowers and private equity sponsors in connection with acquisition financings. Prior to joining Finn Dixon & Herling, Ms. Cheung was in-house senior counsel at General Electric Capital Corporation, allowing Ms. Cheung to gain insight to the needs of institutional debt financing clients from an internal perspective. Ms. Cheung also previously worked for Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (New York City and Stamford) and Cahill Gordon & Reindel (New York City), and was a law clerk in the Southern District of New York for Judge Mary Johnson Lowe.
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I pre-rode with some of the other NEBC women before the race to dial in the lines, and see what had changed since I last raced here (I had to miss it last year due to a family commitment). There were more corners (YAY), the same stairs and whoop-dee-dos (although with more sand this year), fewer trees, the same amount of rocks, a new log and woods section, and the dreaded sand. And despite multiple practice sessions in sand prior to the race, and multiple tries before the race at a clean line, I ended up running most of that section during the race.
As everyone knows (or now knows), the first race at Suckerbrook is TO the race. Despite a 9:45 start time, I was second to line up on the start - at 9:29 ;). But, it got me a terrific starting position on the front row, and I tried (in vain) to stay with hole-shot-Sally on the whistle. I did end up onto the course in 4th, and quickly moved up into second place behind Emily. And that's where I stayed for 3 of the 4 laps - slowly making up time on Emily in the power sections (and the whoop-dee-doo section), only to lose it once we hit the sand. Apparently the front was a good place to be - the course was REALLY dusty, and without a significant number of people in front, I was clearly able to see the entire time (and likely didn't eat quite as much dirt as some others later in the day).
And then, in the 3rd or 4th lap, the 3rd place racer caught and passed me as well. I had seen her coming for a bit and tried ever-so-hard to stay ahead of her. When she passed, though, instead of giving up the chase, I burned matches to stay attached. I was closing in on both Kate and Emily on the final lap when my foot popped out of my pedal on the uphill whoop-dee-doo - leaving me to see them ahead, but not be able to catch.
I was pretty pleased to finish with my best result here ever - landing on the podium. Thanks to EVERYONE who cheered madly from the sidelines - I heard you all, and gave the race everything I could.
After watching the start of Mike's race, and a quick stop at the podium, it was off to the pit for me to watch/support Mike. Here's his version of his race:
I've always had reasonable results at SBC and enjoy the race. This was the site of my legitimate entrance into cyclocross back in 2006. Prior to that I had only done a total of two races back in the late '90's. Coming in this year I've had a string of issues and most recently back to back horrible results. I saw this race as a crossroad. If the luck changed, I could still pull off a good season but if it didn't, I may just give it up.
Many of the big guns chose to race the Elite race instead of the Master's race. Going in, I'd planned to do both. I felt pretty good and was hoping for a good show in the AM race. I started from the front row but once again got a terrible start; I just can't seem to sprint start in a cross race for some reason. Immediately I was mid-pack. Some strategic chasing and frantic passing got me up to the lead group. Unfortunately I tried a dicey move on the last up of the steep up, down, up but got taken to the tape and hooked around a stake. Off the bike, untangle, running, remount, dismount, barrier and I'd lost half a dozen spots and was gassed. More frantic chasing, passing, and attempting to pass people with superior skills who didn't want to be passed and the group was gone. All I could do from there was settle and start making ground back, which I did until I missed a turn where the tape was broken in the field and rode off course only to have to stop, turn around and ride back.
The laps went by and I feared the worst, however the gap was coming down. With about 2 to go I was in 8th and could now readily see the group of three just ahead. On the final lap I knew that it was now or never so focused on the catch. I made contact on the back double-track section with a surge around Ryan R. so as not to let him attach. We were thick with traffic and dust so I had to keep on the gas around the corner and into the log hop. At that point I contacted Big Al and Jeff M. as well as some traffic behind them. On the final double-track into the sand I passed the traffic and launched as hard as I could so as to hit the sand first. It worked albeit with a little rubbing when Al switched lanes at the last minute. I pinned it along the fence and then when we made the corner on the pavement I laid down all of the seated power that I could muster, which fortunately was enough to win the sprint, with a bike throw, by a solid wheel length. Nothing like waiting for the last minute I guess.
What Mike's report doesn't tell you is that he had a great ride, finishing 5th in the Elite Master's 35+ field! It helps to make up for some of the racing last weekend...
We both planned on doing a second race, but after hanging out and standing up for too long, decided to sit and spectate while heckling our friends instead! It was a terrific day and many thanks to Jack and Justin for their hard work in making it happen. We'll be back next year for sure!


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It's Showtime for West Winger, Princess Leia
The West Wing 's Donna ain't lovelorn no more. Janel Moloney is joining the cast of Showtime's Brotherhood for at least four episodes this season, playing a woman who has an affair with Jason Clarke's ambitious politico. (All together now: Poor Annabeth Gish.) In other Showtime news, in addition to Matthew Modine joining Weeds for at least 10 episodes (first scooped by the Ausiello Report, he'll serve as a love interest for both Nancy and Celia), Zooey Deschanel's krazy Kat is returning for the Season 3 opener, while Carrie Fisher will guest this season as Celia's "May-the-divorce-be-with-you" lawyer.


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The firms have previously made written submissions to the committee but have so far declined to appear in person.
They are now scheduled to appear before the committee on 22 March.
The Australian newspaper quoted Ed Husic, a member of parliament, as saying that according to some estimates the price of some of goods in Australia were as much as 60% higher than in the US
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Crime - Sacto 911
Men wanted after video shows one tossing bucket through store window, stealing from display
Auburn police are looking for two men seen robbing a business Jan. 13 in the 800 block of Lincoln Way.
Surveillance video shows that shortly before 4 a.m., two men walked by the building and pointed to something in a large window. They continued walking past the store, but one of the men – the one who who appeared more animated about whatever was on display – later lugged a large white bucket back to the scene.
The man paused in front of the window, looked around him, then suddenly began spinning like a discus thrower before launching the bucket into the window.
He removed multiple items from the store before running north, chased by his friend, who stopped briefly outside the window to take a look himself but did not appear to take anything. Both suspects allegedly fled in a small silver sport-utility vehicle or white vehicle.
The suspect who threw the bucket into the window had a mustache, appeared to be Latino and wore a gray sweatshirt, white T-shirt, dark pants and black shoes and gloves. His possible accomplice is believed to be a white man in shorts and a dark sweatshirt, hat, shoes and socks.
Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call Auburn Police Department dispatch at 530-823-4234 or Detective Carlos Castaner at 530-823-4237, Ext. 238.
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Rooted deep in backcountry ski culture, G3's mission has always been to improve your winter backcountry experience. G3 is one of the few remaining and truly authentic, independent winter backcountry brands.
Our G3 relationship started on a 1 hour long hike on 'Grouse Mountain Grind' in Vancouver, Canada with the entire G3 crew. Our group hiked up to a beautiful lodge (≈2,800 vertical feet) where breakfast was waiting and we discussed the backcountry market for skins, AT tech bindings, backcountry skis and avalanche safety equipment. Whats more is we also visited the basement home location where the first avalanche probes were made by Oliver Steffan! A small and modest start to a company that just wants to make gear for themselves; gear that really works to the best capabilities. At Hi Altitude we are thrilled to have diversified our business in to a stronger winter presence and with the market leader for climbing skins and soon to capture a dominant share in bindings.


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And for the celebrity angle . . . Wes Craven sues Pauly Shore for bad renovations
Wes Craven, the 67-year-old director of "Scream" and "Nightmare on Elm Street," filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week against Pauly Shore, the 39-year-old "Encino Man" star, for damage to Craven's home allegedly caused by Shore's horror-inducing home improvements. Shore has reportedly denied the charges.
Specifically, the suit alleges, poorly done renovation work caused water runoff to Craven's property, which then caused a hillside collapse last December and damage to the home itself.
According to the suit, as reported by E! Online:
Shore "failed to properly or adequately design, construct, build, furnish, maintain and/or repair his yard," causing "substantial damage" to the Craven homestead, including a significant reduction in the value of the property, the exact amount of which will be determined in court.
Read the court document here.
(Image: An agonized figure is depicted against a blood red Oslofjord skyline in Edvard Munch's Scream (1893), National Gallery, Oslo.)


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Hometown: Gainesville, Florida.
The lineup: Nicole Miglis (keyboard, vocals, flute, percussion), Sam Moss (vocals, percussion), Paul Giese (gizmos, guitar, keyboard, bass), Trayer Tryon (Electribe, Akai controllers, bass, guitar), Zach Tetreault (drums, percussion, vocals, trumpet).
The background: Hundred Waters are a US band whose debut album nods to English folk while using electronic music production techniques. Without remotely trying to tick boxes or appease diametrically opposed demographics, this Floridian five-piece have made a record that could appeal to fans of both Four Tet and Fairport Convention, Espers and Grimes. They are fronted by Nicole Miglis, who calls herself a "melody maker [and] word weaver" and has something about her of the mystical British folk-girl, as well as, in her voice, some of the hiccupy kookiness of a Björk. Miglis is a classically trained pianist and vocalist, but the other players are no slouches, either in the performing or the programming departments – they switch between instruments and gadgets with aplomb and are clearly as adept at handling things with strings as they are things with cables and wires. There is an intricacy to the musicianship, of whatever form, that could tantalise prog-rock lifers, and the production has a pristine precision that will make sense through the inventions of Messrs Sennheiser and Bose.
No wonder early reviews of this thoroughly modern but heritage-steeped folk album have included talk of "the simply staggering sophistication of [the] arrangements" while the group's "tendency to explore phrases and shapes before locking into a groove" suggests a familiarity with the instrumental extrapolations of jazz. We would struggle with where to position it in a record store, and we imagine you might too. Opening track Sonnet is in a similar realm of indie-tronic itchiness as a Django Django or Alt-J. Visitor starts with breathy vocals and twinkling synths, before building and developing into something sufficiently rhythmic for dancing, and we don't mean round a maypole. Me and Anodyne is a headphonicists delight, with that breezy lightness peculiar to post-Animal Collective alt-pop and a clipped percussiveness redolent of Dirty Projectors at their most sinistral (not sinister) and sweet. Thistle is the sound of faeries and fair maidens getting funky in the forest. Caverns takes the conventional song form, then stretches it out. On ..._ _ _ ... Hundred Waters really have fun with the bleepy sonics while still keeping one foot in the past – this is where the middle ages meet the space age. Throughout, there is a quirky, darting playfulness to the melodies, and a sort of clinical warmth to the sound, if that isn't a contradiction in terms. It probably is, but it doesn't seem to matter.
The buzz: "True songcraft and musicianship" – consequenceofsound.net.
The truth: If they had a Mercury prize in the States, this would be on the shortlist.
Most likely to: Work with Bose.
Least likely to: Work with Flo-Rida.
What to buy: Their self-titled debut album is due on OWSLA in October.
File next to: Four Tet, Björk, Vashti Bunyan, Fairport Convention.
Links: tumblr.com.
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Ricky Bacon
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Critical Mass
Ricky is a strategically driven, creatively led and technically practical leader and futurist. He works with the world's largest brands to build innovative experiences that surprise and delight customers while delivering real business value. He collaborates closely with clients to help them understand the world of emerging technology and how they can leverage it to transform their business in new and innovative ways.


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An evening of experimental, found and transgressive film
An opportunity
Coordinated by Experimental Response Cinema
Sunday, August 24, 2014
The Museum of Human Achievement
Austin, Texas
found footage edited by Carly Ptak
22 min. (2000)
video by Jacob Ciocci with music by Extreme Animals
35 min. (2013)
by Giuseppe Andrews
84 min. (2005)
1. Found Memorial Day weekend home movie footage.
2. "These files have been burning a hole on my hard drive for too long–I have been working/adding to/deleting parts of these videos for different formats, versions and contexts for almost 3 years! These videos can be considered video essays, music videos, works of abstract animation, or YouTube junk, depending on your perspective. From my perspective the entire 35-minute compilation is my most recent attempt at grappling with life in contemporary USA. I hope you will download and share. Thanks!" http://www.jacobciocci.org/
3. "Latuga is a desperate woman living a desperate life. Divorced from fancy suit store owner Classe, she is forced to live in a small studio apartment and care for the couple's ex-heroin addict son Puzo. The boy, obsessed with a toy barbecue pit, is always on the verge of some horrific act. In order to earn money, Latuga services her ex-husband's needs. Most of the time, that means picking up a rifle and killing the homeless bums that hang out in front of his shop. At other instances, it's something far more perverted. Meanwhile, Frisco and his deformed brother Defetto avoid Latuga's gunfire while coming up with a plan to get off the street. The solution? Marry someone of means and get a free pass to a place with the ultimate in live-in luxury…air conditioning. Naturally, Frisco winds up wooing Latuga, and they are quickly wed. When Classe finds out about the situation, he's livid. Such anger sparks Puzo into an act of violence. Fate, however, has a different plan for all of them."


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Almost two weeks ago I tugged on the door at Le Taco for a quick lunch. Lettering on the door indicated the restaurant was open seven days a week, but the bolt was locked. I figured the restaurant had permanently closed. Looking through the front window, I saw a frozen margarita machine slowly spinning away. Chairs were upended and the place looked empty. In the back, art had been ripped from the wall.
A message to the owners via Facebook revealed a little. "Doing a little renovation. Removing the common tables," it read, accompanied by a picture of a gutted dinning room. Further questions received no response. The following week, Crave DFW reported the restaurant had closed. Eater followed suit.
This week the restaurant remains closed but new equipment was stowed just inside the front door. Additional questions were met with no comment. "We are choosing not to share everything with the public at this moment," read the response.
So Le Taco isn't dead, but it will likely no longer be Le Taco when it opens again. Crave speculates that a nightclub will take the taqueria's space, which explains why they'd remove the communal tables. Look for Scotch and Sausage take three to open sometime in the near future.
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Photo Essay: China's Matriachal Kingdom
By Tracy Zhang | Originally published in WildJunket Magazine Issue 5 (Winter 2012)
ne night after I turned 13, I rowed across the lake to her house. It was 2am when I knocked on her window. But she didn't let me in. I went back every night for seven more years before she finally did."
On the bumpy mountain roads to Lugu Lake, our driver and local guide, Jing Ke, tells us stories from his childhood, beginning with his own love story. At 8,800 feet (2,700 meters) above sea level, Lugu Lake – on the border of China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces – wins the hearts of many with its deep blue water and fresh mountain air. But visitors come for more than the natural scenery.
For thousands of years, Lugu Lake has been home to the Mosuo tribe, believed to be one of the world's last matriarchal societies. In their world, women make the major household decisions. They control finances, receive the right to property, and have full custody of their children. Generations live together, with the grandmother as the head of the household.
The Mosuos never marry either; instead, they practice a tradition known as "walking marriage." They enter adulthood at 13 years old. From then on, women can take as many lovers as they wish over the course of their lives. Just as Jing Ke describes, male companions visit the women's homes at night, in secrecy, and return to their own homes in the early morning. Any resulting children are raised solely by the woman's family. Although he is in his 30s, Jing Ke, like most people in his tribe, has never met his father.
"Do you have any kids?" My travel companion blurts out upon learning the concept of "walking marriage."
"Probably." Jing Ke shrugs nonchalantly, for there is no stigma among Mosuos in not knowing one's own father.
As our van climbs further up the mountain, Jinke explains that Mosuo lovers take no vows to stay together through sickness and health, nor through the good times and the bad. They simply maintain the relationship when they're happy, and break it when they're not. And although some Mosuos stay monogamous for life, I am told that this is the exception, not the rule.
When we ask to hear the ending of Jinke's childhood love story, he remains silent. Instead, he goes on to describe his other girlfriends past and present. But later, in a private conversation, I ask if he's happy with his current love life.
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Harper holds first Value Chain Experience event
November 3, 2014
Harper College for Business will hold its first Value Chain Experience Breakfast on Friday, Nov. 7.
Learn an innovative approach to supply chain operations as facilitator Chuck Nemer demonstrates The Fresh Connection, a cross-functional supply chain simulation used by Canon, Nike, Apple and Coca-Cola. The Fresh Connection methodology will teach attendees to build true alignment between functions by developing skills and expertise in the people accountable for supply chain performance; build stronger teams and fortify relationships with customers and partners; and build bridges between theory and practical application in a realistic simulation environment.
Nemer has more than 31 years' experience in all facets of operations management in manufacturing, office, healthcare and education environments. His ability to lead, integrate business processes and critically think through unique solutions successfully assists clients in understanding their organizational dynamics and implementing improvements.
Registration and a continental breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program from 8 to 10 a.m. The seminar takes place at the Harper Professional Center, 650 E. Higgins Road in Schaumburg. The cost is $20. To reserve a spot, visit harpercollege.edu.
Since 1992, Harper College for Business has helped area companies and organizations deliver custom-made training courses on and off campus. Subject-matter experts develop courses and build the right training for an organization's professional and technical staffing needs. For more information, call 847.925.6640.
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Title: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir
Chapter: 011 out of 513 – Improving the quality of life
T/N: Here's an extra chapter. I had extra free time today. Thank you Mezhanos and Dragon_Reader for writing reviews on Novel Updates!
Ji Man wiped her tears and said with a bitter laugh, "This servant has been locked in the confinement courtyard by the marquis. How could my days be good? The residence's servants act respectfully in front of their superiors and step on those below them. If there isn't someone managing them, they don't follow the rules. Every day, they only give this servant leftover rice and vegetables. This servant only stole a chicken from the kitchen yesterday and accidentally started a fire that almost became a disaster because this servant was starving."
Wen Wan furrowed her brow. "No matter what, you're still the marquis's concubine. There's no reason for you to be eating leftover food. If this news spread, people will laugh at the marquis for not being able to support a concubine!"
Ji Man lightly nodded and kowtowed to Wen Wan again. "Madam, you have a good temperament. It's so much better than this servant's temperament. You'll probably be with the marquis for a lifetime. But if your temperament is too good, there will inevitably be sly servants that think you're easy to bully and act without propriety."
These words were magnanimous and fitting to the occasion. Wen Wan repeatedly nodded as she heard these words. In her mind, she thought that Nie Sangyu wasn't as rude and unreasonable as she had heard from rumors. At the very least, her current words were reasonable. Even if Nie Sangyu was a confined concubine, she couldn't allow the servants to bully her.
"I understand. I'll speak with the people in the kitchen later. You can go back to your room now. I'll just treat it as if it was an accident that started because the food was too dry." Wen Wan said.
"Thank you very much, Madam." Ji Man followed traditional etiquette by kowtowing again.
Wen Wan turned around and left the courtyard. She called Tan Xiang over and went to the kitchen next.
Muxu slipped back into the courtyard and hurriedly went over to help Nie Sangyu stand up. "Master, what did you say to Madam? Madam looked so angry."
Ji Man faintly smiled. She pulled Muxu inside the room, closed the doors, and finally said, "Do you understand what advancing by retreating means?"
Muxu blankly looked at her.
Ji Man knocked her forehead and quietly said, "Those servants are clearly bullying you because the marquis is giving me the cold shoulder. They're intentionally not giving us food. Otherwise, how could there always be so little food when you go there so early each time? They think that I won't be able to complain because I'm being confined, so I told Madam that I was the one that stole the chicken."
Muxu jumped in fright. "You… It's a crime to steal. You told Madam…. What if she…"
"She won't." Ji Man shook her head. "First of all, Madam has a kind nature. And, even if she wants to put me on the spot, she wouldn't use this issue against me. She would only help me hide this secret. Otherwise, if the news that the marquis's concubine stole a chicken spreads, it would be humiliating for the marquis's entire household."
Muxu thought for a while before she suddenly realized. "So it's like that. Master, you're so clever!"
Ji Man stretched her hand out to mimic stroking a nonexistent, long beard. She said with a smile, "Not at all. It was nothing. Let's wait and see what we'll eat tonight. After Doctor Li brings back the money, we'll have other work to do."
Muxu increasingly felt that her master had changed into a completely different person. But she liked this current master more than her previous one, so she didn't contemplate this change any further. Anyways, there were advantages to following this master.
Ji Man finished embroidering another two handkerchiefs during the rest of the afternoon. Her speed had become faster and faster.
The two times that Liu Mama came over. She saw Nie Sang Yu embroidering. When she took the handkerchiefs from her to take a closer look, she saw that the embroidery was exceptionally elaborate and vivid. Strange. What was wrong with Nie Sangyu? Her recent behavior was so different from her usual behavior. However, she didn't seem as strident as usual and other people feel more comfortable in her presence. It would be good thing if she was to be obedient and didn't anger the marquis.
After the marquis's wife recently took her top position, she tied up the rules by established standards for the other courtyards' meals. The honored concubines would have two meat dishes, three vegetarian side dishes, and soup for lunch and dinner. The ordinary concubines would have one meat dish, two vegetarian side dishes, and soup for lunch and dinner. If any of the courtyards were lacking food, including the confinement courtyard, they were all allowed to go to her for support.
No one understood why the madam would start making changes with the meals first, but the kitchen had always been a strategic place for ill-gotten gains. After this rule was set down, it damaged the interests of many people. There were many people in the residence that were dissatisfied with Wen Wan behind her back.
However, Ji Man was ecstatic. In her mind, she thought that the female lead was the only good person in the world a hundred times. There was a plate of shredded pork with green pepper on the table. Although the shredded pork portion wasn't much, there was still meat to eat! Mu Xu had also daringly asked the kitchen servants for two extra bowls of rice. They ate their dinner with satisfaction with the master sitting down and the servant standing.
At the very least, they wouldn't be hungry at night anymore?
The next day, Doctor Li brought the silver taels that the jewelry had been sold for. There were a total of two hundred and thirty silver taels. Ji Man smiled as she thanked him and put thirty silver taels into his medicine box. Doctor Li was frightened by her action and repeatedly declined. After Muxu said a few words to help persuade him, he finally profusely expressed his thanks and accepted the money.
Thirty silver taels wasn't a small amount. Nie Sang Yu's monthly allowance was only five silver taels and five coins. But what must be given had to be given. In certain areas, you couldn't be stingy.
"The person in charge of the kitchen is Aunty Zhao, right?" Ji Man asked as she embroidered.
Muxu nodded. She wrinkled her nose and said, "Aunty Zhao is somewhat fierce and isn't easy to get along with. I heard that she's a distant relative of Steward Qian. The servants all try to flatter and ingrate themselves to her."
Ji Man said, "We're both in our confinement period, but you can still go to the kitchen. When you go over there today, bring five silver taels and secretly give it to her. Ask her to find a time when there's no one here and come over."
Muxu curiously asked, "Master, what are you planning?"
Ji Man smiled, "Secret."


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Master in Textile Design
In Textile Design we educate design collaborators who are well-grounded to work in teams that reach beyond the discipline's own boundaries, for example with industry in general, architects, the fashion industry and others who work with visual narratives.
For the same reasons, the students develop the ability to inquire into and reflect on contemporary life and society in all its complexity. Without an understanding of the paradoxes of our time, it is impossible to develop and facilitate projects that are relevant. We ensure this approach by choosing students who have a natural aptitude to engage these issues and who display an obvious interest and curiosity in their surroundings. We strengthen this by ensuring that the students are part of a department that employs a broad range of guest teachers who master their métier.
A sense of ethics, as regards textile projects and their narratives, are as much a part of the discipline as are considerations of sustainability and resources when designing for industrial production.
Program taught in:
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What is this page?
This is a collection guide. It is a description of archival material held in the Special Collections Division,
J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. The materials described here are physically available in our
reading room. None of the original documents in this collection are digitally available online at this time.
The collection consists of orders (1941-1962), photographs, a clipping, and certificates. The photographs include a picture of the USS
JOUETT (1941?), but the majority are comprised of scenes taken while Bienvenu served as U.S. Naval attaché in Canada. Included are official pictures of attachtours, ceremonies, luncheons, dinners, and parties. Also of interest is a newspaper clipping (August 16, 1963) taken from
Wings Over Greenwood, the military paper of the RCAF Station in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, which mentions Bienvenu's visit.
The certificates found in the collection are from the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Navy School, recognizing Bienvenu as an interpreter and translator of French (1941) and Spanish (1947), and from the U.S. Navy School and Naval War College, recognizing his completion of courses in Basic Intelligence (1947) and International Law (1951). Also of interest is a certificate (1963) for his service while a member of the organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1959-1962).
Roland G. Bienvenu, Sr., was born September 1917 in Louisiana. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1941. His first commission was aboard the USS
JOUETT, DD396, on which he served from 1941 to 1943. He spent World War II in the South Atlantic, Caribbean, Aleutian Islands, and the Philippines on the USS
JOUETT; the USS
YOUNG, DD580 (1943-1945); and the USS
CHARLES P. CECIL, DD835 (1945). He was also commanding officer of the USS
LANING, APD55 (1945), and the USS
After graduating from Intelligence School in 1947, Bienvenu served as Naval attache to Athens, Greece (1947-1949), and Beirut, Lebanon (1949-1951). Bienvenu then served at the Pentagon (1951-1953) in OPNAV (ONI) and in the office of the Secretary of Defense. From 1953-1955, he served as commanding officer of USS
HYMAN, DD732. During 1958, he commanded Landing Ship Squadron 5 in Okinawa. He served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1959-1962) organization as a member of the National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standing Group, conducting security inspections in countries throughout Europe. Bienvenu also served as Naval attachto Ottawa, Canada (1962-1965). In 1965, he retired from the military and became the director of housing at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (1965-1977).
June 19, 1991, 54 items; Papers (1941-1962) of U.S. Naval officer, USNA Class of 1941, including photographs, certificates, memos, and orders. Gift of Capt. Roland G. Bienvenu, Sr. (USN Ret.), Lafayette, Louisiana.
Gift of Capt. Roland G. Bienvenu, Sr. (USN Ret.)
No restrictions
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Roland G. Bienvenu, Sr., Papers (#621), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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This page is only for requesting materials that you wish to view in person in the Reading Room at Joyner Library.
It does not permit you to view the materials online or to request their photoduplication. If you would like to request
materials for photoduplication, please visit our Copying and Permissions page.
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection, without the consent of those individuals, may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which East Carolina University assumes no responsibility.


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Here's what to know about choosing wheel-tire packages that will meet your driving goals and correctly fit your vehicle.
First, Some Terminology: Are Wheels and Rims the Same?
People often refer to wheels and rims as the same thing. The rim is actually part of the full wheel. It's the outermost part of the wheel. It supports the tire and creates an airtight seal.
The wheel refers to the whole shebang. It's a metal disc with spokes and a specific bolt pattern (the pattern of holes) where fasteners called lug nuts or lug bolts attach the wheel to the vehicle's hub.
The rim and wheel can either be manufactured as one unit or a multi-piece assembly. For this article, we'll assume the wheel and rim are one unit, and call it the wheel.
Know Your Fitment to Choose Custom Wheels
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To find wheel and tire packages that will work for your vehicle, start by collecting wheel diameter, tire width and tire aspect ratio.
1. Find your wheel diameter.
This is the distance between the two bead seats, the flat spots where the edges of the tire get hugged securely onto the wheel. This measurement will be stamped on the wheel, item E in the graphic below.
2. Find the width of your existing tires.
Tire width is the measurement in millimeters (mm) from side to side looking at the tire head on. It's marked on the tire sidewall, item B in the graphic below.
You'll note that this measurement is often offered in millimeters. If so, use this Tire Size Calculator to convert it to inches.
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Wheel Size and Driving Goals
With these three measurements, you have a baseline of what tire-wheel package sizing works on your vehicle. Now consider your driving goals and style preferences.
"I'm just after chill looks."
Say you just want to personalize a vehicle to make it your own. If you're all about the aesthetics but don't want to change your current ride performance, it's easy: You can keep the same sizing but swap out your wheels for something showier.
"I want better acceleration and cornering."
If you love driving and are looking for performance enhancements, aftermarket wheels can play a role. Choosing a larger-diameter wheel will decrease the tire's sidewall height. This adds responsiveness. You'll notice higher stability and better cornering. You'll achieve that low-profile style you're after. Done correctly, larger wheels can improve acceleration and reduce braking distance. You'll feel more road feedback.
Bigger diameter wheels can also mean shorter tire life and higher price points than conventional sizes. You may feel bumps in the pavement a bit more. On full-sized pickup trucks, a larger tire and wheel package can mean you may not get as tight a turning radius as before.
Another consideration for truck owners could be weight. The maximum plus size wheel-tire package for light trucks and SUVs may make the setup heavier than OE, depending on the type of wheel you pick. A heavier setup could mean longer stopping distances along with increased suspension and brake wear.
"I want something sporty looking but I still want the smoothest ride."
Smaller wheels are mounted with tires that have a higher aspect ratio, resulting in a more comfortable ride with less road feedback. With taller sidewall tires, you'll feel more flex when you turn corners, and you may notice a difference in handling. This sort of package manages impacts like potholes, speed bumps and debris better, protecting the wheels from damage.
Getting into smaller wheels isn't possible with every vehicle due to fitment. If you do have some room to go smaller, you'll have lots of tire tread design possibilities.
"I'm planning to run my wheel-tire package year-round."
Some wheel finishes require more maintenance in climates where winter deicing chemicals on the road are a factor. Be sure to ask about care before you buy.
Wheel Plus Sizing Explained
When you're shopping for wheels you'll come across some standard sizing terms. OE (original equipment) is the base wheel size. It's what came standard on the vehicle from the factory.
Plus sizing is when you boost wheel diameter. Minus sizing means you're getting into a smaller wheel. Plus 1 sizing is increasing wheel diameter by an inch. Minus 2 sizing is downsizing wheels by two inches.
You can also keep the wheel diameter the same but mount a lower-profile tire (the tread gets wider, the aspect ratio changes, but the height of the sidewall remains the same). This is called Plus 0 sizing.
Here's a comparison of how two wheel-tire packages of different sizes look on the same vehicle.
Don't Overlook Wheel Offset and Backspacing
Offset and backspacing are two more considerations likely to come up during your search for the perfect wheel-tire package. They're critical for proper fit.
Without getting into lots of detail, offset and backspacing make sure there's enough room for the new package to sit properly in your wheel well, so nothing interferes with your braking components and suspension, there's no rubbing against bodywork and your car doesn't become unstable around corners or when braking.
One More Wheel Sizing Issue: Bolt Patterns
Don't buy those wheels yet. You need to verify that the bolt pattern will work.
The bolt pattern is how many lug holes are on the wheels you're buying and how far apart they are. It has to be compatible with your vehicle, so the lugs mate up with the studs on your suspension.
You can look for bolt patterns in wheel descriptions, but just because your vehicle may have five lugs it doesn't mean that all five-lug wheels will fit. There are multiple bolt pattern possibilities on today's vehicles, generally with four to eight lugs. And there are different ways of measuring between lugs, depending on the number.
Even if the wheels you like have the right bolt pattern there's a possibility they might not fit, so get answers on this before you buy.
Test Fit New Wheels Before You Buy
The easy way to find out what wheel sizes, bolt patterns and styles are right for your driving and vehicle is to talk to a pro and try wheels on before you buy.
A good tire store will consider your preferences then factor in all the issues:
- Proper clearance, so wheels or tires don't rub against bodywork, brakes or parts of the suspension
- Compatibility with tire pressure monitoring
- Proper traction control and stability
- Maintaining accurate speedometer and odometer readings
- Keeping tires within speed and load capacities
Once this is nailed down, you can pick some options you find attractive and try them on for size virtually. Some tire retailers have computer tools that show how a wheel-tire package will look on your specific make, model and color vehicle. You can look at different spoke styles, lift or lower the vehicle and see what plus and minus wheel size options look like.
When you've narrowed down your choices, tire stores with large inventories and knowledgeable staff can then put your vehicle on a lift and show you how the wheel and tire assembly you like really looks, to be sure it's what you want. It often helps to see two combinations of wheels mounted at the same time for comparison.
When you decide which you're happy with, you can be on your way with a new wheel and tire package that day.
Top 3 Custom Wheel Buying Tips
Choosing an aftermarket wheel-tire setup is about more than just picking a style you like. Issues like proper clearance for brake system components, potential rubbing on body parts like fenders and mud flaps, offset spacing and bolt patterns can be overlooked.
Your driving goals are just as important. Do you want enhanced handling? Are you willing to sacrifice some driving qualities for others?
Remember these three tips as you're shopping around.
- For most SUVs, CUVs and cars the overall diameter of the aftermarket package (wheel and tire combined) should be within 3 to 8 percent of the overall diameter of your OE setup.
- Bumping up to a larger wheel for a low-profile look? A plus-sizing rule of thumb is to increase tire width by 10 mm and decrease sidewall height by 5 to 10 percent for each one-inch increase in wheel diameter.
- Buying new wheels should be fun. The easiest way to make sure you get what you bargained for is to talk with a good tire dealer.
Learn more about how to shop for custom wheels in our Learning Center posts on wheel finishes, aluminum versus steel, and more.
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Yes, I am featuring my sister, Bonnie Tsang, today. She really is the one that kind of pushed me to take better photos. When she got her first DSLR I was jealous hahaaa so I ended up getting one myself! Sometimes we would go to restaurants together and both take photos. But damn, somehow her photos are always better.
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Is America ready for a female president? Or a black president? What about a gay president?
Well, back in 1853, Franklin Pierce named William Rufus de Vane King as vice president. A name like that should have been the first clue. President Andrew Jackson called him, "Miss Nancy", while the governor of Tennesse Aaron Brown dubbed him "Aunt Fancy... rigged out in her best clothes".
Brown went further, describing King and president James Buchanan as "Buchanan and wife". Buchanan and King lived together for 15 years before Buchanan became president. Neither man ever married a woman. After King left on a trip to France, Buchanan wrote, "I am now 'solitary and alone,' having no companion in the house with me. I have gone a wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with any one of them. I feel that it is not good for man to be alone; and should not be astonished to find myself married to some old maid who can nurse me when I am sick, provide good dinners for me when I am well, and not expect from me any very ardent or romantic affection."
Modern anti-gay apologists may argue that this is just an example of the flowery language of the nineteenth century. However, I think this avoids the truth: homosexuals were not invented in 1969. Many gay men feel that they were "born gay", and even if they grew up in a heteronormative community, they developed homosexual feelings absent any coercion of media or pop culture. So, if people can become gay before the age of 6 without any exposure to gay culture... why not in 1853?
King drank himself to death in Cuba, serving as vice-president for only 25 days. The office was vacant until 1857 when another vice president was named. Officials fought over where to bury his body, digging him up twice to move him to a new graveyard.
For more details, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._King, http://www.tompaine.com/Archive/scontent/2458.html,
- The First "Second Lady"
Is America ready for a female president? Or a black president? What about a gay president?
There were more gay bars in Berlin in1910 than there are today in Washington D.C.
Let's see.
* Gay people aren't given lobotomies or electroshock therapy to change them to straight any more.
* The DSM no longer lists homosexuality as a mental disorder/mental illness.
* Cops don't raid gay bars and arrest everyone in them and then publish their names in the newspaper.
* Bars are no longer the domain of organised crime (read: the Mafia).
* Gay organisations, clubs, sports teams, newspapers, student groups can exist openly and without fear of legal reprisal.
* Homosexuality has been decriminalised.
* Pride parades are legal and garner public support. Last year, for the first time ever, a sitting governor of the Commonwealth marched in the parade. Before that, only gubenatorial hopefuls would march in the Boston Pride parade. And Boston's mayor marches every year, even when it isn't an election year. That would not have happened before 1969.
In the almost 40 years since Stonewall, a whole lot more has changed than mere semantics. More needs to change, to be sure. Gay citizens are still second class, all the responsibilities, but not all the rights as straight people. But we're working on it, we're working on it.
When I invent a time machine, I will investigate this theory in depth.
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You could well be right, but I would not want to make that assumption.
Assuming that human beings have not had a weird genetic mutation in the last hundred years, I can only assume that what that gay boy feels is the same that any gay boy would feel in any era. Of course, the way they *express* their homosexuality will change according to social mores. But history has nothing to do with it.
What a psychologist or a sociologist or an interculturalist might do with the data is something else entirely. But as a trained historian, I can only work within the confines of my discipline, and leave the sorting out of feelings to psychologists. Otherwise one is not engaging in history.
However, you are correct in pointing out that gay people have existed for centuries and probably even millennia. However, the term homosexual did not exist until the 1800s, the gay political movement until the 1960s, and the conservative backlash until the 1980s. In any event, what it means to be gay in 2008 is much different than what it meant back in the time of Polk or earlier. There is now the social construct of the gay identity which many GLBT activist buy into without much thought.
As for me, I am not identified by who I am attracted to. That does not affect my political choices or how I view the world. It does help me understand the place of "other" in our society, but I still have my points of views regardless of whether or not I like women or men. Unfortunately, so many young gay men and women buy into the idea that to be gay or lesbian they have to be progressive and liberal in their politics. There is very little room given to those who are raised conservative and do not wish to reject that political identity simply because they are homosexual. For too many, the coming out process has become a process whereby so-called "gay politics" are ingrained as being the only option politically for GLBT Americans.
It was always my understanding that the coming out process was where a person got comfortable being themselves on their own terms, yet experience and a good number of hysterical shouting matches that began as simple discussions of social constructs in the GLBT community have proven that this is not the case.
Maybe in the future, homosexuality will be mandatory to work for the government. That's the way it's going...
After Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln became president, and there are many gay rumors about him (see C.A. Tripp's book "The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln" or Larry Kramer's upcoming "The American People".) My theory is that for twelve years in the nineteenth century, an undercover cabal of gay politicians controlled American.
I'm not sure it was undercover!
This led to the realization that it might be possible that I could, one day, be the Monica Lewinsky of the vice president world.
I know,I'm sick.


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Sky Talk
Monday Midday Must-Reads
It's a holiday week so instead of the usual three stories on the must-read list, I chose this video from WestJet that was posted on November 30. It's a nice way to get into the Christmas spirit.
This is the third year that the Canadian airline has dressed Santa in blue and surprised people with presents. The company says it worked with Canadian charity Live Different to bring a snow party to the residents of Nuevo Renacer in the Dominican Republic.


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|Systematic (IUPAC) name
|Clinical data
|Legal status
Routes of
|oral, intramuscular, intravenous (infusion)
|Pharmacokinetic data
|Protein binding
|Onset of action
|6 hours
|Biological half-life
|27–58 hours
|biliar (30%) and urine (57%) as gluconurides, 3–4% as unchanged drug
|CAS Registry Number
|ATC code
|Chemical data
|Molecular mass
|277.403 g/mol
Maprotiline (sold as Deprilept, Ludiomil, Psymion) is a medication that belongs to tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCA), a specific group of antidepressants.
- History 1
- Pharmacokinetics 2
Pharmacology 3
- Activity profile 3.1
- Discussion 3.2
- Indications 4
- Side effects 5
- Drug abuse and dependence 6
Contraindications 7
- Absolute 7.1
- Special caution needed 7.2
- Suicidal patients 7.3
Special populations 8
- Pregnancy 8.1
- Nursing mothers 8.2
- Pediatric use 8.3
- Elderly patients 8.4
- Interactions 9
- Dose forms 10
- Brand names 11
- See also 12
- Notes 13
- References 14
- External links 15
Maprotiline was developed and has been marketed by the Swiss manufacturer Geigy (now operated by Novartis) since the early 1980s under the brand name Ludiomil. Generics are widely available.
After oral use absorption is good. It binds to plasma proteins 80–90%. Maximal plasma concentration is reached 6 hours after use. The mean time to peak is 12 hours. The half-life of elimination averages 51 hours.
Activity profile
Maprotiline exhibits strong effects as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor with only weak actions the reuptake of serotonin and dopamine.[1][2] It is also a strong antagonist of the H1 receptor, a moderate antagonist of the 5-HT2 and α1-adrenergic receptors, and a weak antagonist of the D2 and maCh receptors.
Maprotiline has also more recently been identified as a potent antagonist of the 5-HT7 receptor, with this action potentially playing an important role in its antidepressant effectiveness.[3]
The pharmacological profile of maprotiline explains its antidepressant, sedative, anxiolytic, and sympathomimetic activities. In accordance to the pharmacological characteristics it is used in the treatment of depression, such as depression associated with agitation or anxiety. Additionally, it shows strong antagonism against reserpine-induced effects in animal studies, as do the other 'classical' antidepressants. Although maprotiline behaves in most regards as a 'first-generation antidepressant' it is commonly referred to as 'second-generation antidepressant'.
The postulated mechanism of maprotiline is that it acts primarily by potentiation of central adrenergic synapses by blocking reuptake of norepinephrine at nerve endings. This pharmacological action is thought to be primarily responsible for the drug's antidepressant and anxiolytic effects. It is a strong norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor with only weak effects on serotonin and dopamine reuptake. At higher doses however, maprotiline increases serotonergic transmission and increases the level of serotonin available.[4]
Maprotiline is used in the treatment of depression, such as depression associated with agitation or anxiety and has similar efficacy to the antidepressant drug moclobemide.[5]
- Treatment of depressions of all forms and severities (endogenous, psychotic, involutional, and neurotic) especially for depression associated with agitation or anxiety
- Panic disorder
- Neuropathic pain
- Treatment of the depressive phase in bipolar depression
- For the symptomatic relief of anxiety, tension or insomnia
The use of maprotiline in the treatment of enuresis in pediatric patients has so far not been systematically explored and its use is not recommended.[2]
Side effects
The side-effect profile is comparable to other tri-/tetracyclic antidepressants and many of the following are due to anticholinergic (which are less prominent than those of most tricyclic antidepressants) and antihistaminergic effects.[2] Most often seen are:
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Somnolence
- fatigue
- Dry mouth (and complications of long-term uncontrolled dry mouth such as dental caries)
- Constipation
- Vertigo
- Nausea (rare, incidence of ~2%) and vomiting
- Increased appetite and weight gain
- Orthostatic hypotension, hypertension, sinus tachycardia, heart-block, arrhythmias and other cardiac effects
- Sexual dysfunction in men: impotence, priapism, delayed ejaculation, anejaculation, decreased libido
- Sexual dysfunction in women: decreased libido, anorgasmia
- Allergic skin reactions such as rash or urticaria (more often than with other antidepressants). Rarely, severe skin reactions such as erythema multiforme can occur.
- Photosensitivity
- Agitation, confusion
- Induction of hypomania or mania in patients suffering from underlying bipolar affective disorder
- Psychotic symptoms
- Tremor
- Extrapyramidal symptoms
- Headache
- Seizures (at high doses)
- Rare haematological complications: leukopenia and agranulocytosis (dangerous fall in white blood cells)
- Fever
- Urinary retention
Maprotiline causes a strong initial sedation (first 2 to 3 weeks of therapy) and is therefore indicated to treat agitated patients or those with suicidal risks. It causes anticholinergic side effects (dry mouth, constipation, confusion, tachycardia) with a lower incidence than amitriptyline. Originally, the manufacturer claimed that maprotiline is better tolerated than other tri-/tetracyclic drugs. However, seizures, leukopenia and skin reactions occur more often with maprotiline than with comparable drugs like amitriptyline.
Drug abuse and dependence
Maprotiline has no known potential for abuse and psychological dependence.
Withdrawal symptoms frequently seen when treatment with maprotiline is stopped abruptly (agitation, anxiety, insomnia, sometimes activation of mania or rebound depression) are not indicative of addiction and can be avoided by reducing the daily dose of maprotiline gradually by approximately 25% each week. If treatment has to be stopped at once due to medical reasons, the use of a benzodiazepine (e.g. lorazepam, clonazepam, or alprazolam) for a maximum of 4 weeks as needed will usually suppress withdrawal symptoms.
Maprotiline may worsen psychotic conditions like schizophrenia and should be given with caution. The antipsychotic treatment should be continued. Patients with bipolar affective disorder should not receive antidepressants whilst in a manic phase, as antidepressants can worsen mania.
- Hypersensitivity to maprotiline or to other tri-/tetracyclic antidepressants
- Hypertrophy of the prostate gland with urine hesitancy
- Closed angle glaucoma
Special caution needed
- Concomitant treatment with a MAO-inhibitor
- Serious impairment of liver and kidney function
- Epilepsy and other conditions that lower the seizure threshold (active brain tumors, alcohol withdrawal, other medications)
- Serious cardiovascular conditions (arrhythmias, heart insufficience, state after myocardial infarction etc.)
- Treatment of patients under age 18[6]
Suicidal patients
Same as other antidepressants, maprotiline increased the risk compared to placebo of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in children, adolescents and young adults in short-term studies of major depressive disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric disorders. Anyone considering the use of maprotiline or any other antidepressant in a child, adolescent, or young adult must balance this risk with the clinical need. Short-term studies did not show an increase in the risk of suicidality with antidepressants compared to placebo in adults beyond age 24; there was a reduction in risk with antidepressants compared to placebo in adults aged 65 and older. Depression and certain other psychiatric disorders are themselves associated with increases in the risk of suicide. Patients of all ages who are started on antidepressant therapy should be monitored appropriately and observed closely for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior. Families and caregivers should be advised of the need for close observation and communication with the prescriber. Maprotiline is not approved for use in pediatric patients.[7]
Special populations
Reproduction studies have been performed in female laboratory rabbits, mice, and rats at doses up to 1.3, 7, and 9 times the maximum daily human dose respectively and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to maprotiline. There are, however, no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
Nursing mothers
Maprotiline is excreted in breast milk. At steady-state, the concentrations in milk correspond closely to the concentrations in whole blood. Caution should be exercised when maprotiline hydrochloride is administered to a nursing woman.
Pediatric use
Safety and effectiveness in the pediatric population have not been established. Anyone considering the use of Maprotiline in a child or adolescent must balance the potential risks with the clinical need.
Elderly patients
In general, lower dosages are recommended for patients over 60 years of age. Dosages of 50 mg to 75 mg daily are usually satisfactory as maintenance therapy for elderly patients who do not tolerate higher amounts.[8][9]
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Maprotiline has a wide range of possible interactions. Some are typical for tri-/tetracyclic antidepressants, others are caused by specific metabolic effects (e.g. high plasma-protein-binding) of maprotiline:
- Irreversible MAO-inhibitors: agitation, delirium, coma, hyperpyrexia (high fever), seizures and severe changes in blood pressure. Treatment-resistant and hospitalized patients may be treated concomitantly with an MAO-inhibitor, if they are closely monitored and if the initial dose of the MAO-Inhibitor is low.
Increased drug actions:
- Other antidepressants, barbiturates, narcotics, sedating antihistaminics, anticonvulsive drugs, alcohol - resulting in increased central depression
- Anticholinergics (antiparkinsonian agents, tri- and tetracyclic antidepressants) - resulting in increased anticholinergic action (dry mouth, constipation etc.)
- Sympathomimetics (also those used in local anesthetics like noradrenaline) : sympathomimetic effects increased (increased blood pressure, pulse rate, paleness of skin etc.)
- Nitrates and antihypertensives (e.g. beta-blockers) - increased antihypertensive action with pronounced fall in blood pressure
Decreased drug actions:
- Guanethidine, Reserpine, Guanfacine : antihypertensive effects decreased
- Clonidine : antihypertensive effects decreased and risk of (massive) rebound hypertension.
Other types of interaction:
- Drugs, which induce certain enzymes in the liver, e.g. barbiturates, phenytoin, carbamazepine and oral anticonceptive drugs, enhance the elimination of maprotiline and decrease its antidepressant effects. Additionally the blood-concentrations of phenytoin or carbamazepine may be increased, leading to a higher incidents of side effects.
- The concomitant use of maprotiline and neuroleptics can lead to increased maprotiline blood-levels and to seizures. Combining maprotiline and thioridazine could induce severe arrhythmias.
- Additionally, increased blood-levels of Maprotiline are possible, if certain beta-blocking agents (e.g. Propranolol) are given concomitantly.
- Maprotiline may amplify the actions of coumarin-type anticogulants (e.g. warfarin, phenprocoumon). The plasma-prothrombin-activity must be assessed closely in order to avoid overt bleedings.
- Maprotiline can increase the actions of oral antidiabetic drugs (sulfonylureas) and Insulin. Diabetic patients should have regular assessments of their blood-glucose-levels.
- The concomitant application with fluoxetine or fluvoxamine may lead to significantly increased plasma-levels of maprotiline with a high incidence of maprotiline side effects. Due to the long half-lives of fluoxetine and fluvoxamine this effect may persist.
Dose forms
- Coated Tablets, 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, and 75 mg
- Injectable concentrate, 25 mg
Brand names
- Ludiomil, Deprilept, Psymion
- Generics
See also
- ^ Peng, Wen-Huang; Kuan-Lin Lo; Yi-Hsuen Lee; Tai-Huang Hung; Ying-Chih Lin (2007). "Berberine produces antidepressant-like effects in the forced swim test and in the tail suspension test in mice". Life Sciences 81 (11): 933–938.
- ^ a b c "DRUGDEX Evaluations - Maprotiline". Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Matthys A, Haegeman G, Van Craenenbroeck K, Vanhoenacker P (June 2011). "Role of the 5-HT7 receptor in the central nervous system: from current status to future perspectives". Mol. Neurobiol. 43 (3): 228–53.
- ^ Miyake K, Fukuchi H, Kitaura T, Kimura M, Kimura Y, Nakahara T (1991). Pharmacokinetics of maprotiline and its demethylated metabolite in serum and specific brain regions of rats after acute and chronic administration of maprotiline. J Pharm Sci.;80(12):1114-8.
- ^ Delini-Stula A, Mikkelsen H, Angst J (October 1995). "Therapeutic efficacy of antidepressants in agitated anxious depression--a meta-analysis of moclobemide studies". J Affect Disord 35 (1-2): 21–30.
- ^ Simeon J, Maguire J, Lawrence S (1981). Maprotiline effects in children with enuresis and behavioural disorders. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology 5 ( 5–6), 495–8
- ^ U.S. National Library of Medicine. Last Reviewed 1 Sept. 2010 Medline Plus entry for Maprotiline
- ^ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682158.html Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ http://www.drugs.com/pro/maprotiline.html Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- B. Bandelow, S. Bleich, S. Kropp : Handbuch Psychopharmaka (German), 2nd. edition, 2004
- Benkert, Hippius : Kompendium der Psychiatrischen Pharmakotherapie (German), 4th. edition, 2003
External links
- Maprotiline drug information
- rxlist.com
- Schweizer Arzneikompendium (German)
- Articles with changed ChemSpider identifier
- Chemical articles having calculated molecular weight overwritten
- Articles with changed InChI identifier
- Drugboxes which contain changes to verified fields
- Drugboxes which contain changes to watched fields
- Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
- Tetracyclic antidepressants
- Anthracenes
- Amines


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Agricultural Land Search Behavior: A Study of Agricultural Relocation in the Niagara Fruit Belt
Document Type
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Geography & Environmental Studies
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Alfred Hecht
Advisor Role
Thesis Supervisor
This thesis identifies and examines how people look for farms. In it the actual search rather than the decision to seek additional or alternative locations is the focus. It is estimated that the sample of farmers interviewed and surveyed consists of 50 per cent of those who had undergone the process of relocation/expansion in the past two years in the Niagara region of Ontario. The analytic framework used is adopted from a case study of intra-urban mobility. Therefore, this study is an attempt to transpose those urban concepts to an agricultural situation. Five important sets of variables of farmers are examined in relation to their agricultural location decision: (1) socio-demographic and economic characteristics, (2) housing/farming history, (3) a rationalization of the reasons for moving, (4) information sources, and (5) the characteristics of the actual search. Working hypotheses were tested using the Spearman rank-corelation test as well as the Kendall test. The results indicate that a positive relationship exists between the time spent searching and the number of alternatives examined, the time spent searching and the size of the search area, and the time spent searching and the distance of the move. Furthermore, Chi square tests indicated that 'familiarity with the area' is important in the search and that real estate agents and direct personal contact are the major information channels used by the searchers. Nevertheless, different groups exhibit different biases toward different information sources. Barrett's Indices of Search Behavior are presented in this thesis as well so that an analysis of the alternative locations can be made. On the whole the data on agricultural land search period is short, and restricted to a small area. The study concludes that agricultural and intra-urban search behavior differs mainly in degree rather than kind. Different types of farmers exhibited differences in their search behavior. The differences are attributed to the role of the vacancies of the market and the consequent effects of an immobile residence.
Recommended Citation
de Boer, Peter J., "Agricultural Land Search Behavior: A Study of Agricultural Relocation in the Niagara Fruit Belt" (1980). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 1507.
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A three-hour drive away from Maseru at an altitude of 5,291 feet, Kena clinic lies in a mountainous region dotted with goats.
Over the past four years, it has emerged as one of Lesotho's main HIV-prevention hubs. Here, 36 care facilitators, along with support group members, gather to sing about PMTCT. Some of them have trekked nine hours to make the meeting.
"The work of the care facilitators is so important," says home-based care officer Ntho Mokone."At the beginning of the project, due to stigma and discrimination, people found it hard to accept. But now most are disclosing their status," she says.
"It is because most of the volunteers are people living with HIV. When community members see how they are living healthily and positively and hear them talking about themselves openly, they are encouraged. It is people who bring change."
Since 2005, nine mothers have benefited from the British Red Cross project at Kena. Each of the mothers gave birth to HIV-negative children. "A 100% success rate," smiles Ntho.
Up until now, the project has been entirely reliant financially on NGO funding, with the British Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supporting the project and sending doctors to the clinic every fortnight to check on clients. Yet funding is only half the story.
"Sometimes we don't have enough money to buy condoms and then I don't know what to say to people," says Ntho. "It sometimes happens when the money doesn't come through from the main office. I'd rather then put my hand in my own pocket than turn clients away."
The sincerity and dedication of individual community members is absolutely fundamental to the fight against HIV. Money and people make the world go around.


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Beginning in January with the 2016 school year Francisco Bernal became the director of Bezaleel School. Francisco had served well in this capacity for several years in the year 2000 and following. Francisco is also pastor of the Carcha Mennonite Church.
Twenty-eight students graduated from the Practical Nurses Program in December 2015
Ten students graduated from the Senior High Accounting Program
Twenty-seven students graduated from Junior High
Counting the nursing students, there were 149 students on campus during the 2015 school year.
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Students Design Costumes for Varekai by Cirque du Soleil
August 20, 2015
(Miami, August 2015) Ten fashion students from Miami International University of Art & Design and The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale were asked to design costumes inspired by the show Varekai by Cirque du Soleil. The competition was featured in the Miami Herald, Examiner.com and SouthFlorida.com
Fashion students were required to adhere to strict guidelines by the wardrobe costume Director and Varekai executive team. The costumes had to fit the acrobatic and design elements of the show and be washable, flexible and easy to breathe in. The designs were reviewed and judged by the Cirque Du Soleil team and the winner announced at a special V.I.P day for the students on August 19, 2015.
Students got a behind-the-scenes tour and learned about what it takes to maintain Cirque du Soleil along with a Q&A with Vareka's head of wardrobe, Collette Livingston. Their illustrations will be seen on stage during the performance.
Finalists in the competition:
• Miami International University of Art & Design - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design Program:
Sebastian Cubides, Chelsea Vega, Dante Villalobos, Ivana Tarraza, Isleine Eme, Angela Caputo
• The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale – Bachelor of Science, Fashion Design Program:
Pam Reagan, Jezra Pierre, Rosa Angulo, Paulina Lozano
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lewyreal commented 2015-06-26 09:23:09 -0400
Mr.Uppal will have true personal standards contrary to the flee butt which reflects with the mental midgets he represents.
First we saw Liberal leader Justin Trudeau's top adviser Gerald Butts go on the attack when Conservative minister James Moore announced his retirement due to his special needs son (see here) and now he ventures into bigotry with this tweet about Minister of Multiculturalism, Tim Uppal:
If any of Harper's staff had said anything close to this, the Media Party would be in an uproar calling for their head. Now, any guesses what their reaction has been since it's Trudeau top person?
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Chiggers can cause an enormous amount of discomfort, biting their victims at the hair follicles and creating an intense itch. Contrary to popular belief, chiggers do not infiltrate human skin. Rather, they sit near the hair follicles and ingest the victim's liquefied tissue. The chigger also injects a digestive enzyme that dissolves skin cells. The bite, coupled with the enzyme, causes those affected by chiggers to experience welt-like bumps and extreme itching. If chiggers venture onto your couch, you must get rid of them or risk getting bitten every time you sit down.
Step 1
Vacuum your couch. These microscopic mites will work their way into the crevices and cracks of your couch as well as occupy the cushions. The hose attachment of your vacuum will remove the pests from your couch. Pour boiling water inside the vacuum bag or canister to destroy them. Empty the vacuum bag or the canister's contents into an outside trash can.
Step 2
Scrub the couch with hot, soapy water to kill the mites. Wash pillows or cushions in the washing machine, if they will fit. Rinse off the soap with hot water and allow it to air dry.
Step 3
Spray an insecticide safe for indoor use on your couch. Spray the cushions as well as any creases or seams to eliminate the chiggers. While most insecticides are applied directly to the couch, read the directions on your product's label for best results.