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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 24, 2012)–The 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour is well underway in Prague, Czech Republic. The U.S. men's beach volleyball teams of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal and Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers are still competing for gold going into the fourth day of the Patria Direct Prague Open.
Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) were seeded No. 1 going into the main draw. In the first round match on Thursday, they defeated the Czech Republic team of Robert Kufa and Jan Hadrava 21-18, 21-18 in 38 minutes. The second round, Dalhausser and Rogers earned a 21-14, 21-10 victory in 32 minutes over Latvia's Martin Plavins and Janis Smedins (No. 17). Friday they will face Czech Republic's Premysl Kubala and Petr Benes (No. 9) to reach the semi-finals.
"That last match was our best so far this season." Dalhausser said in an FIVB press release. "There have been matches where Todd would play his best or I would; but this time we played very well as a team. There was a good chemistry."
Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.) were clicking on Thursday as well. The duo received the No. 7 seed going into Prague, and won their first-round match with a victory over Russia's Yury Bogatov and Serguei Prokopiev (No. 26) 16-21, 21-14, 15-10 in 47 minutes. In the second round, Gibb and Rosenthal defeated the Czech Republic team of Jan Dumek and Martin Tichy (No. 10) 21-15, 21-16 in 39 minutes. Friday they will face Netherland's Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil (No. 2).
"I love playing here." Gibb told the FIVB. "We won gold here in 2008 and since I have only two career titles, this is very special to me."
The U.S. team of Matthew Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Nick Lucena (Santa Barbara, Calif.) received the No. 3 seed at Prague, but suffered a first-round loss against the Netherland team of Jon Stiekema and Christiaan Varenhorst (30) 16-21, 21-14, 10-15 in 48 minutes. Fuerbringer and Lucena next fell to Brazils' Thiago Santo Barbosa and Rhooney de Oliveira Ferramenta (19) 20-22, 21-17, 20-22 in a three-set heartbreak lasting one hour. They finish Prague ranked 25th overall.
Going into Prague, Gibb and Rosenthal were in a close race with Fuerbringer and Lucena to claim the second men's spot on the U.S. Olympic beach volleyball team. Both teams were tied with 4,920 FIVB ranking points toward qualifying for the roster spot. After this weekend, the balance will be slightly tipped towards Gibb and Rosenthal. After today's victories, the worst they can finish is ranked ninth place.
"There is a lot of pressure for us." Gibb said. "But we played well and then all you have to do is concentrate on your opponent."
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House of Commons Hansard #104 of the 37th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was afghanistan.
- Marriage Capacity Act
- Supply
- ADISQ Gala
- Broadcasting Act
- Lupus Awareness Month
- SIDS Awareness Month
- Women's History Month
- Meryl Matthews
- Gemini Awards
- ADISQ Gala
- Stamp Month
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Lupus Awareness Month
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October 29th, 2001 / 2 p.m.
Stan Dromisky Thunder Bay—Atikokan, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the House and all Canadians that October has been designated Lupus Awareness Month.
Lupus is a chronic, potentially life threatening disease with a variety of symptoms caused by inflammation and damage in body tissues and organs. It is estimated that lupus affects one in every 2,000 Canadians.
Medical researchers across Canada are involved in finding the causes and a cure for this disease. This provides hope to the people living with lupus every day. Lupus Canada is dedicated to helping individuals with lupus, their families and caregivers by providing access to information, support and education regardless of income, culture or geography.
I ask members to join me in congratulating Lupus Canada and wishing it a successful public awareness campaign for now and the future.
SIDS Awareness Month
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Mac Harb Ottawa Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, October has been designated Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. Each week three babies in Canada die for no apparent reason before the age of one. Sometimes referred to as crib death, SIDS is a leading cause of death in Canada for babies between one month and one year of age.
The Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths is dedicated to responding to the needs of families who have experienced the sudden, unexpected and unexplained infant death and to funding medical research on SIDS. The foundation works in collaboration with Health Canada, the Canadian Paediatric Society and the Canadian Institute of Child Health to provide public awareness and education. The incidence of death due to SIDS has dropped by almost 50% in the past few years.
This year the foundation is launching its national awareness campaign "Every baby deserves a kiss--Let's kiss SIDS goodbye". During this month hundreds of volunteers will be selling chocolate lips to help the fight against SIDS.
I ask members to join me in recognizing and congratulating the SIDS foundation for its effort and good work.
Women's History Month
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Diane St-Jacques Shefford, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw attention to the 10th anniversary of Women's History Month. This month focuses attention on the sustained efforts and past accomplishments of Canadian women throughout the history of our great country.
In times of difficulty, the women of Canada and various women's organizations such as the Fédération nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the Young Women's Christian Association continue to provide help to people in need.
The women in these groups provided much needed support during the two world wars and the depression, as well as at numerous other times when needs were felt, both large and small. These groups brought together men and women devoted to serving in Canada and elsewhere when and where there was need.
In this International Year of the Volunteer, let us acknowledge the role played by women in all periods of Canada's history, as well as the positive role played by all volunteers still today.
Women's History Month
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2 p.m.
An hon. member
Hear, hear.
Meryl Matthews
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2 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Betty Hinton Kamloops, Thompson And Highland Valleys, BC
Mr. Speaker, I recognize Meryl Matthews, a friend, a constituent and a gracious lady with a backbone of steel. Meryl was a politician until age 75 when she retired from the school board to make more time for bridge. She served as an outspoken city councillor and a school trustee.
For 30 years Meryl was a member of the editorial department of a Kamloops newspaper and was city editor for 10 years. Along with the responsibility of these full time positions she managed a flower shop with her husband Fred. We should note that this was long before there were gender equity programs.
This is a woman who understands balance. She worked all her life in her chosen career and grew fabulous roses for pleasure. Meryl donated her fabulous rose garden to the city when she moved into an apartment a few years ago. Everyone in Kamloops continues to enjoy them. Named a freeman of the city in 1987, Meryl can still remember every event that shaped Kamloops, the town where she was born 90 years ago, and describe it in accurate, concise words. Meryl is a role model for all women.
I ask my fellow politicians to salute Meryl Matthews as she celebrates her 90th birthday this month.
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2:05 p.m.
Rodger Cuzner Bras D'Or—Cape Breton, NS
Mr. Speaker, I take this occasion to speak about the 16th annual Gemini Awards that will conclude tonight at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre's John Bassett Theatre.
The Gemini Awards are made possible by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The first national awards presentation took place in December 1986. Since then the event has grown in prominence and stature to become one of the most prestigious in our country.
The Gemini Awards recognize and celebrate exceptional achievements in all areas of the Canadian English language television industry. They showcase the creativity, energy and talent of our many Canadian artists and creators. I thank all those who made the Gemini Awards such a success: the organizers, the artists and the creators without whom the awards would not be made possible.
I ask all my colleagues to join me in congratulating all the recipients of the 2001 Gemini Awards.
ADISQ Gala
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo paid tribute to excellence in the performing arts. This year, the nominees included 278 artists, producers and professionals in 57 categories.
The Bloc Quebecois congratulates the recipients of 16 Félix awards presented at the televised ADISQ gala, including best female performer, Isabelle Boulay, and best male performer, Garou. Awards also went to Stephen Faulkner, for best writer or composer, to Michel Mpambara, for best comedy production, and to Martin Deschamps, for best writer-composer-performer. This year's Félix hommage went to Claude Dubois.
Congratulations to the award winners, but also to all those who create song, music and comedy in Quebec, and to all the artisans of our national culture.
Stamp Month
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Mark Assad Gatineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, October is Stamp Month, and Canada Post is taking part in a campaign to promote this activity by visiting schools and providing libraries with materials.
To commemorate Stamp Month, Canada Post has issued four new stamps depicting hot air balloons. These stamps commemorate the invention of hot air balloons in 1783 by two brothers in France. These stamps were first issued on the occasion of Gatineau's hot air balloon festival.
In October, Canada Post also released a stamp marking the 75th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Stamp collecting is an activity which helps increase understanding of the world's peoples and countries, and of their history.
Canada Post
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Peter Goldring Edmonton Centre-East, AB
Mr, Speaker, Canada's postal workers deserve our appreciation for the daily job they do, particularly now under these tense and trying times. Canada's mail handlers also deserve the best protection we can provide.
Last week public works issued rubber gloves to protect against disease. Friday the health minister spoke glowingly of American equipment on order that would shake, rattle and roll our mail and then hoover the air to search for anthrax. That is 1950s technology for our frontline postal service like the Sea Kings in the Arabian Sea. While better than nothing, we can do much better.
Postal workers like our military deserve better. Rubber gloves and bone shaking buckboard technology is not the limit of Canadian technology.
I call on the minister today to go to the advanced electronics industry to seek out with research grants the equipment to properly do the job. Let Canada lead in the technology to counter terrorist threats. Let us have a made in Canada solution, eh.
September 11
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, the events of September 11 have had an impact on the lives of Canadians. Our values, democracy and freedom were attacked. Because we share these values, we were affected by these attacks.
We feel more vulnerable. However, we must not play into the hands of the terrorists. Our actions must not be guided by fear.
We must not let the propaganda of aggressors affect us to that extent. We must be vigilant but continue to live our lives according to our values.
In the end, we will win.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, federal New Democrats stand in support and solidarity with Louise Gosselin and the groups who are intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada today to argue that poor Canadians have the right to adequate levels of social assistance.
It is appalling that the federal government is not intervening in this historic case to defend social and economic rights for Canadians and that four provinces, including unfortunately my own province of British Columbia, are lining up to speak against it.
Five million Canadians live below the poverty line and over two million Canadians do not have adequate shelter and housing. This is a shameful record when Canada clearly has the wealth, resources and international obligation to uphold social and economic rights.
The federal government cannot ignore this case. Nor can the fundamental issue of growing income inequality and poverty in Canada be ignored. We call on the Minister of Justice and the federal government to fulfill their duty under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by ensuring that poor Canadians have economic security and dignity.
Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Robert Lanctôt Châteauguay, QC
Mr. Speaker, since 1861, the Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille has helped blind youth. The first French language establishment of its kind in North America, today the Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille has the greatest concentration of specialized resources for the visually impaired and the blind in Quebec.
There is a great need for this kind of organization. I have a three year old child whose vision was just reassessed from low vision to blind. My family therefore needs the services of such an organization. The Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year.
This organization has helped others for 140 years with rehabilitation services and other state of the art services, and now it is our turn to help it with our support. We must, like the institute, react with respect, courtesy and fairness toward our visually impaired and blind brothers, sisters, parents and children.
The Bloc Quebecois commends the Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille for its remarkable work.
Celiac Disease
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Jeannot Castonguay Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the House and all Canadians that the month of October has been designated Celiac Awareness Month.
Celiac disease is a condition in which the absorptive surface of the small intestine is damaged by a substance called gluten. This results in an inability of the body to absorb the nutrients necessary for growth and good health. According to current research statistics, close to one person in 200 may be affected by celiac disease, although most of them are not aware of it.
The Canadian Celiac Association is a national organization dedicated to providing services and support to persons with this disease.
I invite everyone to join with me in congratulating the many volunteers of the Canadian Celiac Association.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Gerald Keddy South Shore, NS
Mr. Speaker, it is time that the government took a serious look at some type of North American trade perimeter. North American internal security is threatened and more resources are required at the border. We could supply those resources for security if we were not doing double duty at the border checking both security and trade.
It is time to ask why a container that is checked and sealed in Halifax, Vancouver, New York City or Mexico City needs to be stopped and checked again when it crosses the border regardless of its destination. The dollars freed up by this so-called trade perimeter could then be concentrated on protecting the security of the individual partners and not curtailing trade.
I do not expect the government to show leadership on this issue until Canadian public opinion forces it to do so. However it is past time that the positive and the negative aspects of such an idea were debated and assessed in parliament.
Forest Industry
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2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Darrel Stinson Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Mr. Speaker, the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia can easily be classified as a natural disaster. One would think the federal Liberals are concerned about the economic impact on B.C.'s forest industry, which provides thousands of jobs and produces billions of tax revenue for the federal coffers.
The federal Liberals have known about this problem for years now but have done absolutely nothing to help the people of British Columbia in the face of this disaster.
In a recent publication entitled "The State of Canada's Forests" Natural Resources Canada devotes a precious three sentences to the pine beetle disaster out of 112 pages, and even then grossly underestimates the magnitude of the problem.
Today I again call on the federal Liberals to drop their historic disdain for British Columbians and give us some of our forest industry tax dollars back to help us in our time of crisis.


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The Lyric's output is a little lower than undersaddle pickups, in general. I'm glad to hear that you are liking the sound so far though. I'm interested to hear your thoughts on how it sounds through a full PA, which is really where the Lyric does it's best work.
Hey Caleb
I've read your statement that the Lyric sounds best through a full PA. I'm interested in getting a Fishman SA220 for solo church gigs. I would be buying the Fishman without trying the Lyric through it. I have only played my newer Larrivee 00 through my home studiio type system and it sounds very good with a bit of EQ. When I play at service I usually play piano now since they have many rotating guitarists and only a couple of piano players. I do occasionally use my Anthem SL equipped Northwood and it sounds good with no preamp.
So, I guess the question is: how does the Lyric sound through the Fishman?
I've only heard the SA220 once, so I can't say much from personal experience. The SA and other systems like the Bose towers do pretty well in most situations. However, they do not naturally have a very flat EQ, so setting up the system first is very important. You should be able to get a pretty good sound though.
I should say that I prefer the Bose L1, but I've had more experience with it compared to the SA.
Later on, I asked him if he'd play my guitar at the end of the evening so that I could hear it from out in the middle of the floor. He agreed and, once again, we fiddled with the mixer's EQ. This time, he had me boost the bass a bit and lower the midrange. The guitar sounded amazing when he played it. To be fair, most folks liked the way the guitar sounded with the under saddle Fishman, too, in previous weeks. But, for sure, he and I agreed that the new pickup sounded more like a guitar. Sweet.
He also got a kick out of the way the body sounds were amplified. He said he had to be more careful about tapping the body. That took about 10 seconds to do, though and I'm sure what I heard was intentional, restrained tapping to go along with the music.
Tonight, I'll get to another couple open mics with different PA's. This time, I may move the presence control to give the guitar a bit more treble ahead of time. I'll work with my own acoustic amp at home and then check out how the PA's handle it. My guitar isn't rosewood; it's mahogany. I had assumed that mahogany, naturally, would have had reduced bass. Steve wanted more bass and dialing that in on the mixer was easy (and I didn't have to crazy with the adjustment...just a small boost).
There were no feedback issues but we didn't really have the volume cranked. Normally, I had used a sound hole plug. I hope not to have to do this again with the Lyric installed. I'm sure that if I were to try to insert the plug, the volume control would come off. The only way I could do this would be to cut out a section of the hard rubber that would otherwise come in contact with the control.
At the end of the night, Steve suggested that I try out his LR Baggs box (possibly a Para DI). He said it was the best he'd ever used and that he'd let me borrow it for a bit. I'm looking forward to trying it out. One can never have too many toys.
Thanks for the breakdown! I'm sure that this will help other people get a good idea of what the Lyric can handle in the "real world".
Hi i have put a lyric in to my larrivee D03
The sound is not very good bécause off amp système (direct in soundcard and monitoring)and IPad mic.....
For you what is the best way to amp the lyric? Spécific amp for acoustic? PA ? Using venue or para di with amp or PA ?
Other way? Excuse me for my english......
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In my experience, the Lyric sounds the best with a preamp like the Venue DI or Para DI, played through a full PA system. Amps and smaller speakers can limit the range of the acoustic guitar's frequency response.
Do you think that acoustic amp for home and small gig with DI outpout for PA in other case will be a good compromise?


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What kind of error can make your application throw "Rails application failed to start properly" and your logs not updating at all?
Thanks in advance.
Is it your development log you're looking at? Sometimes you can glean some from, for example, Mongrel's log. Regardless, it's probably something low-level- I had a similar problem when I had a different version of Rails than my environment.rb had expected. But really, it could be a slew of things- do anything new recently that could've caused it?
To start i would chmod your logs to 666, and check your web server's error_log. Maybe your web server is running under a UID that can't write to the log, you can chown it later but for now it's nice to just see what is wrong. You can also try running in dev mode with script/server or script/console, to see if it is your code or a web server config problem.
This error is generated from your .htaccess file therefore is being thrown by the web server. Check your web server error logs. If your web server doesn't have logging try using WEBrick which does (as do others).
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Thanks everyone for their advice.
The thing is that I'm hosting the app in a shared host (Blacknight.ie), so I don't have access to their log. It's been already 2 weeks since I started deployment there and still have gotten no results. Seeing how not even the Rails logs are working leads me to think it might be their fault. What do you guys think and what would you do in this situation? I'm in continued communication with the mods, but still they seem unable to work it out.
Another common problem I've had is the tmp/sessions folder, I make that 1777 too. But if you would try dev mode, that wouldn't be relevant since it would run under your UID.
This has been pretty common problem. A good first place to start is here:
http://6brand.com/application-error-rai t-properly
I highly recommend finding a host that allows you to "SSH in". That's a way of being able to control your Rails app directly via a console that's dialed into the server. If your host doesn't support this then they don't really support Rails. It might be worthwhile to invest in a Dreamhost or RailsPlayGround.com account. Check railshostinginfo.com for more information.
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|Yonex VCORE Tour 97 (310g) Scores
The long awaited arrival of the 310 gram version of the Yonex VCORE Tour 97 is finally here, and it quickly impressed our playtest team. Given its 11.5 ounce static weight and swingweight of 314, we predicted this one was going to be fast and maneuverable, and it was. The light weight allowed our playtesters to wield the racquet with confidence all over the court, from heavy groundstrokes to kick serves and stab volleys. However, what we didn't expect was how exceptionally stable this racquet feels, especially when it was up against some of our biggest hitters. Normally a low swingweight like this would indicate a loss in plow through on off-center shots, but not in this case. This new offering from Yonex has the attributes to appeal to a wide variety of players. Those who want a racquet with a crisp feel that's easy to swing and stronger players looking for control and maneuverability will be well served with the VCORE Tour 97. Even if you aren't typically a fan of racquets with these specs, be brave and give this one a try, you may like it!
Our playtesters were generally very impressed with the VCORE Tour 97 (310g) from the baseline. They were surprised to discover how much stability it offered for how lightweight and maneuverable it felt. Troy really enjoyed how easy the racquet was to swing. He said, "My initial impression of this racquet was that it felt very maneuverable, and it was easy to generate a lot of racquet head speed. Because this racquet is lighter than my typical racquet of choice I was a bit early on my timing of the ball, and it took me some time to adapt. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this racquet felt solid on contact even though it felt relatively light. I could get a lot of topspin on my groundstrokes, but my slice backhand wasn't as penetrating as it is with heftier racquets. I enjoyed the heavier version of this racquet because I get easier depth on my shots. The downside for me with this racquet was that my shots weren't penetrating the court like they do with heavier racquets."
Chris was of a similar opinion, feeling the racquet provided him lots of options even when he was caught out of position. He said, "I liked this racquet off the ground from the first hit. I was finding lots of spin on my shots, and it felt very maneuverable. The response was adequately crisp and the racquet felt responsive. I didn't have any issues finding depth or pace. I felt like I was getting decent court penetration, although my shots didn't seem as heavy as they were with the 330 gram version. However, this racquet was much easier to accelerate, and that made it easier to add pace and/or spin, even when I was rushed. I was able to snap this racquet around quickly with my backhand slice, and that gave me the option to hold where I was going to place the ball until the last instant, keeping my opponents guessing. On both topspin and slice shots I found great bite from the stringbed, and I liked the spin and control I got from a co-poly string like Volkl Cyclone Tour."
This racquet was a great fit for Sean, who liked the feel and response of the racquet as well as the maneuverability. He offered, "This frame was absolutely fantastic from the baseline. It was very low powered and control oriented, which gave me the confidence to really hit out on all of my groundstrokes and find great depth. I felt very comfortable and accurate with this racquet from the moment I picked it up. Similar to my current racquet, I found this frame offered only average spin production, but on the other hand, its whippy feel and amazing maneuverability really shone. I felt it was easy to dictate points. I was able to be aggressive from both wings and easily place shots with good pace."
Mark had high expectations for this racquet, and it surely didn't disappoint. He said, "This racquet came with somewhat of a reputation because everyone had been raving about it. I was not the first to swing it, and it was not easy to locate on our wall of review frames. Between how unavailable the frame was and everyone here loving it, I was really anticipating hitting with it. It surpassed my expectations off the ground, and I was happy playing points from the start. With a full set of a low tensioned poly I got great bite on the ball for slice and topspin, with enough predictable depth to make the VCORE 97 (310g) feel like it was my own."
Once again the maneuverability and solid feel were apparent when our players took the racquet to the net. Along with those characteristics, Chris enjoyed a nice feel that allowed him to hit touch volleys with ease. He explained, "This was a nice racquet to volley with because it was fast and easy to maneuver. I was able to snap high volleys away with good pace, and I liked the feel and control I had on touch shots. Even on tougher mid-court volleys, I found decent pace and very controlled direction with this racquet. I was able to dig out some tough low volleys and keep myself in the point. The racquet felt comfortable, yet not too dampened. I thought the level of feel was much better than the VCORE Xi models, and I felt more connected to the ball with this one over the VCORE 100 Xi."
Like Chris, Mark felt the racquet allowed him to execute all kinds of shots from around the net. He said, "No issue here. I think that anything but a laser beam off Andy G's racquet could be dealt with as long as it was within reach. Touch shots, like the half volley, were surprisingly easy to keep low."
Sean enjoyed the maneuverability around the net but struggled just a bit to get consistent depth on his volleys. He said, "Another great performance from this racquet at the net. The maneuverability came in handy when I needed to get into position quickly or fend off hard hit shots. I did find myself leaving a few volleys short in the box, so I had to be sure to get my weight behind each shot to ensure my volleys found their way deeper into the court."
Troy preferred playing doubles with this racquet and felt a little more weight would have helped. He offered, "I found a lot of maneuverability from this racquet when coming to net. I felt like the racquet was easy to defend with when playing doubles because I could react fast with it in hand. Surprisingly, I felt this racquet was stable and solid on contact, even when facing heavy hitters. I felt that a little added weight would have made it easier to get depth on my volleys, but it wasn't necessarily a detriment. The feel of this racquet when hitting drop volleys was a bit muted, which made me feel that I wasn't always connected to the ball. Overall, I found it to work well for me in doubles."
One of the favorite shots for our playtest team to hit was the serve. Sean loved how easy it was to generate racquet head speed while also maintaining control. He said, "With a great combination of mass and maneuverability, this racquet offered me a ton of options on my serve. With such a fast feel, the racquet allowed me to direct my slice and kick serves out of reach, leading to easy put-aways following a weak return. I also had a lot of success flattening out the serve, using my pace as a weapon. Overall, this racquet had great precision and maneuverability, which allowed me to control points from the first shot."
Troy had similar feelings with serves, adding, "This racquet was easy to maneuver, which helped me give some added spin and kick to my serves. My favorite serve with this racquet was the kick serve, and it was easy to snap my wrist and get added spin. The first serve down the middle was also working well, and I could hit it hard and flat. My slice serve out wide had a lot of spin on it, which worked well for me in doubles. Overall, I had no complaints when serving with this racquet!"
Mark was skeptical about how well the racquet would perform on serves when he first looked at the specs. After trying it, his skepticism was put to rest. He explained, "The 11.5 ounce average static weight instilled confidence, but the sub-320 swing weight did not. It felt like the swingweight of the VCORE 97 (310g) was more than 314, and that stable feeling that is usually reserved for racquets with higher swingweights was surprisingly present in this one."
Chris also felt that he could execute a wide array of serves with this racquet. He said, "Getting pace and spin was fairly easy with this racquet on serve. I'd say it was more spin-friendly than a Radical Midplus, with a bit more pop, even though the racquets felt the same coming through contact. I could find my targets consistently and felt like I was serving accurately. I was getting enough action on my wide slice serves to attack the net and volley to the open court. When looking for some heat up the T, the pace I was getting was solid. Overall, I liked the blend of control and power on serve."
There were mixed feelings about the VCORE Tour 97 (310g) on the return of serve. Chris once again appreciated how easy it was to get it around his body to meet the ball. He found that this enabled him to use the server's pace to his advantage. He said, "This racquet had a solid feel on returns. I was able to take an aggressive swing with good control. Thanks to the maneuverable feel, I found I could take the ball early and use the incoming pace of the serve to hit an aggressive return. I liked how quickly I could change the direction of the ball. I found this to be a very good racquet in a counter punching situation, such as a return of a fast serve. I was getting all the spin and control I needed when rolling an angled return. Basically, it was all systems go on returns for me."
Mark also liked the racquet for returns. He felt it was a nice match for his style of play. He said, "It exhibits a nice blend of features (weight, balance, beam flex, etc.) that complement my style of return, which is primarily a chip return."
Troy enjoyed the fast feel of the racquet on returns but would have liked a little more mass to work with. He explained, "I found the maneuverability helped me return serves that I typically would find to be out of my range. In doubles I could easily maneuver the racquet to help me keep the ball away from the net man. The downside was that in singles I wasn't getting the easy depth on my returns to keep my opponent back in a defensive position. The slice return wasn't as penetrating as I would have liked, and when trying to be offensive I wasn't getting the results I tend to find with racquets that have more plow through."
Returning serve was Sean's least favorite shot with this racquet. He said, "One area where this racquet didn't perform as well as some others I've tested is on the return of serve. Because of its very low power level it was sometimes difficult to get myself back into the point with a stretch or stab return. I needed a well-timed swing to put the ball where I wanted in the court, which wasn't always an option. On the plus side, when I could swing I was able to punish my opponent's serve with confidence and accuracy, which more than made up for its control-oriented feel."
Chris - "I really, really liked this racquet. I was surprised that I liked it more than the heavier version; that is rarely the case for me. I felt more comfortable on my topspin backhand because I felt more in control of the tip of the racquet. I also felt this racquet had more feel and wasn't as muted as the 100 Xi we recently tested. This would be a great option to tail weight and make heavy, but very head light."
Mark - "I have been waiting for the day to arrive that I fall in love with a Yonex frame. It has to be a mental thing, but I never preferred the really long main string and head shape of most Yonex frames. This racquet felt more stable than the 314 swingweight and 11.5 ounce static weight would indicate, and the finished product is very easy on the eye."
Troy - "Maneuverable and solid at net, and a great racquet to serve with. If I were a serve and volley player this would be at the top of my list!"
Sean - "It's control-oriented, precise and has great feel."
Chris - "None. I would add a leather grip and maybe some weight to the handle, but I really enjoyed it in stock form."
Mark - "My only gripe is that it took so long for the VCORE 97 (310g) to actually arrive."
Troy - "I enjoyed the mass of the 330g version more than this 310g option for my baseline style of play. The feel was a bit muted on touch-oriented shots, too."
Sean - "None."
Chris - "I would put this racquet up against the Head Radical Midplus models, as well as a Wilson Blade 98. Another option would be the Volkl Organix 10 295, but that racquet would require a little lead tape to match this one's stability."
Mark - "This frame is a fine example of the mid-11 ounce racquet with a dense pattern and firm beam. It's similar to the Blade 98 (18x20), but the stock swingweight on the VCORE 97 is lower, closer to the Dunlop F3.0 Tour, Head Graphene Speed Pro and Donnay Pro One 97. The Donnay, Wilson and Head frames listed have higher stock swingweights, but the VCORE 97 (310g) is every bit as stable. This will be a home run for Yonex and is definitely a frame that I would switch to over most others."
Troy - "I found a lot of similarities between this racquet and the Dunlop Biomimetic F3.0 Tour, both are lightweight racquets with a solid feel. I also found some similarities to my old Wilson KBlade 98, being lightweight and full of control but at the same time having more pop than a Head Radical Midplus. I prefer the 330g version of this racquet, but for those with one-handed backhands or those just looking for maneuverability in a control-oriented player frame, this is a solid option."
Sean - "It has a whippy, low-powered feel similar to both the Head Prestige MP and the Babolat Pure Storm LTD."
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
|Chris' Scores
|Mark's Scores
|Troy's Scores
|Sean's Scores
Chris: 5.0 all-court player currently using the Volkl C10 Pro 2012. Chris uses a full-western forehand grip, has a fast swing style and hits a one-handed backhand.
Mark: 5.0 lefty all-court player with a one-handed backhand. He currently plays with the Dunlop Aerogel 4D 200.
Troy: 5.0 lefty all-court player with a full Western Forehand and a two-handed backhand. Troy currently plays with a customized Head Microgel Radical Midplus.
Sean: 4.5 baseliner using the HEAD Youtek Prestige Pro. Sean has a semi-western forehand, 1 handed backhand.
Review date: March 2013. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us.
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Trip Information Page | Interactive Travel Map | Text the SecretaryAbout the Author: Ashley Bommer is Special Advisor to Special Representative to Afghanistan & Pakistan Richard Holbrooke. She previously worked on the "Text SWAT" initiative whereby donations of $5 were made to UNHCR for refugees in the Swat Valley by sending an SMS on a personal cell phone.
Pakistan, the world's second largest Muslim nation, is often viewed in America as a land infiltrated by extremists and has even been labeled by Newsweek as "The World's Most Dangerous Nation." Whereas I have grown to love this country and its people: spirited shopkeepers along the cobbled streets; women conversing over chai tea; hungry diners huddled over steaming clay pots of chicken handy; the calming sound of morning prayer.
But living in Pakistan is not easy. The suffering of the citizens of Pakistan is often overlooked. The people live in fear of terror. Last week, a bomb ripped through the middle of downtown Peshawar. Merely two years ago, I strolled through Peshawar's bazaars and bobbed in and out of rug shops. I can't help but ask how the situation has changed so radically in such a short time. Today, the entire city of Peshawar is on lockdown. You can't get anywhere from anywhere, and the shops are blackened shut.
And on top of the constant security threats, there is poverty, joblessness, and desperation. There is little opportunity for youth. The boy from South Waziristan does not know where he can get a job. The farmer in Dera Ismael Khan cannot purchase fertilizer for his crop. The student can't get a loan. And the tourism operator in Gilgit desperately waits at the internet cafe to see if he can email friends to drum up business.
Something is broken. People want help. They want an alternative to the terrorism and hopelessness. Despite the United States longstanding relationship with Pakistan it is clear: Government to government and military to military ties do not always translate directly to the people. The people here do not think of America, and the American people, as a long term ally and friend.
Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went to Pakistan to help change this misperception. She responded to the negative perception of the United States with an American style vigor and demonstrated her committment to 21st century statecraft by engaging not just with the government but also with the Pakistani people. She met the government and military officials, but reached beyond normal channels to emphasize a new connection with the people of Pakistan in boisterous townhalls and forums with student groups, businessmen, and civil society leaders. She engaged women, tribal elders and Pakistani talk show hosts and senior editors. She spoke of her commitment to working with the people of Pakistan as partners, that her priority is "first and foremost, listening and consulting with one another." Secretary Clinton set out the basis of American engagement "by underscoring the fact that I am here because the Obama Administration and I personally am committed to Pakistan and to the Pakistani people." She spoke of a "broader partnership, one that we hope will improve the lives of people in both our nations in many ways, so that more people can develop their talents and make the most of their God-given potential." She confronted the negative image of America and championed a new page: country to country, people to people.
But what really was amazing is that she did this while also bringing a new technology and communication forum to this country of 170 million people. At Government College in Lahore, she announced support from the United States for the first free Pakistani mobile phone-based social network, known as Humari Awaz ("Our Voice"). She declared that the United States would fund the first 24 million text messages for people to communicate directly with one another in what she noted is "a service you can use on your cell phone to distribute news stories, to invite people to an event, to share your thoughts and opinions, to report problems that you see, to call for actions to solve those problems." With more than 95.5 million mobile phone users, many of whom are youngsters, the mobile platform have enabled immense opportunity for wide range of community strengthening and social uplift applications like the one that was launched today.
The Director of Wireless at the Ministry of Information and Technology, summed it up in an email earlier this week. "Social Connection can transform society," he wrote, "and in Pakistan there is immense opportunity for using technology to deploy citizen centric services, that can help bring about socio economic change for the Pakistani people. Active involvement of Pakistani stakeholders both in the public and private sectors will be crucial to achieve optimal results."
Leveraging the immensely popular SMS medium, the Humari Awaz network will allow Pakistanis, many of whom do not have access to computers or the internet, to participate in the freedom of social networking and communications on infinitely diverse themes and subject of their choice using their mobile phones. In addition to linking friends and families, the network will be able to provide those interested in any issue at all to connect: from the rural farmers and sellers. to wholesalers and their retail outlets, with instant industry related information regarding prices, new orders, weather and road conditions or news.
As I finish this post and get ready for tomorrow, I hear Saima Mohseni, leading correspondent for Dawn News, Pakistan's first English language news channel on television, say, "It's a media charm offensive ...the U.S. Secretary of State's three day visit to Pakistan has taken the country's tv screens and radio airwaves by storm. Her team's organised more coverage than we've ever seen before for a top U.S. official." And then I smile as she picks up her phone and introduces Humari Awaz and discusses that for the first time Pakistanis have the chance to engage with the Secretary and each other by texting the words HELP or MADAD to 7111.
In the first day of service over 20,000 texts were sent using the "Our Voice" platform: 703 user ids were created, 1,360 followers linked up, and 2,363 updates were posted. Over the first weekend, 1,564 keywords were registered, followers reached 7,012, and total SMS sent has reached 232,947.
David in Texas writes:
Secretary Clinton's visit to Pakistan accomplished goals for both Nations. We get more first hand experience about the concerns of the people and Government of Pakistan and they get a much clearer more positive view of America's desire for a stable Pakistan. The Secretary did an outstanding job. I continue to admire her efforts and am proud of her leadership.
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Paul in Washington, DC writes:
Ashley -- thanks so much for this. Will the DoS be publishing any more details about how this system works from a technical perspective? Very curious about Pakistani partners, where the infrastructure for this effort sits and who manages it, plans for future use, online components, etc. Thanks!
Masood in California writes:
Secretary Clinton, good work! Great way to reach out to the masses in a direct and rather personalized manner.
Tahirkheli in Pakistan writes:
Well put together Ms Ashley but you know what people of pakistan who for generations have been victims of geography deserve some sincere consideration now. It's been long overdue and if it has come it's got to be for real."Charm offensives" are easy to undertake but we must all work togther to prevent them from turning to perception (or misperception) of "offensive charm". Sustianed engagement is the keyword and I know Ms. Clinton will keep the statesmanship going. I feel she's got it in her.
Dan in Virginia writes:
Sounds like a great step forward. Careful on how much intel you get on the SMS messages and letting others know how much you track, as it sounds like many would like to remain anonymous. Additionally, you may be forced to disclose this information with officials which would be a concern if there is still corruption internally with acts of retibution nullifying the gain.
Open and free communication is beginning of a democracy.
Betsy in Florida writes:
Hurrah! Welcome and celebrate connections between people around the world. This is fabulous. However, there must be some substance between us that brings aid, hope and change. This we need to discover and work towards together.
Ehsan U. in Pakistan writes:
Dear Sir,
I am Ehsan Ullah, working as tour oprater in North Pakistan as with the swat problems and around peshawer our bussiness is gone very low.
As you may know the North Pakistan Gilgit, Hunza and Bultastan are the very safe destinations. Can you kindly help us to bulit a +ve image for this area, as the 85% people are related to this bussiness and only industry in North Pakistan.
Thanks for any help.
DipNote Blogger Ashley Bommer writes:
Ehsan: Thanks very much for your comments on the dipnote blog post highlighting the State Department's efforts to support social networks and networking in Pakistan. One goal of this tool is to help Pakistanis communicate and link-up with one another. Your case highlights how this tool can be used in a very practical way, that is, to ensure people in Pakistan are aware of issues that are important to you and to other Pakistanis. In your case, you could use Humari Awaz to highlight tourism opportunities in Northern Pakistan by creating an SMS group focused on this issue.
To learn more about how to use Humari Awaz, SMS "HELP" or "MADAD" to 7111
Thanks again and all the best!
Bridget in Indiana writes:
The newly unveiled Humari Awaz network seems like a wonderful idea to promote citizen connectedness and to boost the Pakistani economy, technology and social communities. The free flow of information and ideas is certainly a great step in the right direction on the path to democracy. Like Paul, I too would be intrigued to learn more about the funding for this project as well as any technical details that could be provided such as who is privy to this service and any proven improvements to the economy, such as increased tourism or a better employment rate. Please let us know if there is a way to track this fascinating project!


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Council to consider ordinances for background checks
NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council will meet today at 5 p.m in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
The Council will consider enacting an ordinance related to the conducting of criminal history background checks. The ordinance will lay out the regulations for doing background checks.
Applicants for jobs with the City who can be subject to background checks will include any full-time or part-time City employee, volunteer firefighter positions, volunteer police reserve officer positions and anybody working with children or vulnerable adults. Applicants or nominees to City boards or commissions will not be included.
Applicants for a liquor license, housing assistance administered by the City and for rental housing owned or managed by the City will also be potentially subject to criminal background checks.
The criminal background checks will not be conducted without the written consent of the individual, and the background checks are not mandatory. An individual may be rejected based on the results of the criminal background check only if it involves a matter directly related to the application and does not violate state laws.
In another matter, the Council will consider an ordinance to expand the Park and Recreation Commission from eight members to nine members. A Council representative will fill the new spot with full voting rights.
The Council will also consider authorizing plans for building and installing interior vapor impermeable membrane for the Recreation Center's indoor swimming pool. Because moisture from the pool deteriorates the walls of the pool area over the years, the project seeks to mitigate some of that damage. The planning firm RSI quoted $12,000 for drawing up plans. The project is estimated to cost $50,000. The Park and Recreation Commission has $200,000 budgeted for the project.
Also, the Council will consider a resolution to designate Block 41, south of Center Street as South German Alley. The request is an effort give an address that more accurately reflects the location of properties in that area, such as the property owned by the company Bondal, Inc.
Finally, the Council will consider approving a fireworks license for Menards. The two-year fee for the license is $200.


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Cherri Pullis
PULLIS, Cherri C., of Beulah, 54, died Feb. 17, 2013, at home.
She is survived by her parents, Gary and Helen Kortman; husband, Steven; children, Dakota Pullis, Gary W. (Angela) Edinger Jr., Agne M. (Scott) Glinski, Brandy Ramey and Heather Pullis; siblings, Colleen (Tom) Konieczny of Hillman, DeLynne (Jim) Bahling and Steve (Sue) Kortman all of Lachine; 10 grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Jowett Family Funeral Homes, 7223 South St Benzonia. Funeral service will be 11a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the funeral home, with Pastor Dan Ingersoll officiating. Arrangements by Jowett Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Benzonia.


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Topic: Rails for a POS system - Suitable?
I was wondering what are member's thoughts on using Rails for developing a POS (Point-Of-Sale) for a small business?
Essentially, it'll be to just to process sales, look up products, check stock, and print out reports. The DB and webserver will probably be in-store - would there be issues getting it snappy enough for day to day use?
PS: I know there is an OS PHP POS project (www.phppointofsale.com), but it shouldn't be that hard to re-do just the basic functionality in Rails, right?


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The study of the human microbiome 'could be applied to meet conservation challenges,' one study found.as a probiotic protection. And he thought it might work not just against the egg fungus, but also against the chytrid fungus that is causing massive declines in amphibian species worldwide. That fungus has rapidly spread around the world over the past two decades and now affects more than 500 amphibian species in 52 countries. Spores from the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (or Bd), invade the skin of amphibians and block normal respiration, leading to electrolyte imbalance, brain swelling, and death.
It's too soon to say how this new way of looking at species will change how we treat wildlife.study animals not just as organisms, but as superorganisms — that is, as the host species together with its essential bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It requires thinking not just about the genome but about the metagenome, a term Handelsman coined for the interacting genes of the host species and all its microbial fellow travelers.
Researchers have looked at the role of microbes in the feast-and-famine cycle of Burmese pythons.in Boulder, for instance, researchers recently compared the noxious oral bacteria of Komodo dragons in the wild with the somewhat less noxious bacteria of their captive counterparts at the Denver Zoo. Another study in the same lab looked at the role of microbes in the feast-and-famine eating cycle of Burmese pythons. (To be sure that they were looking at a python's own microbes, says researcher Liz Costello, they first had to characterize the microbes in the food it was eating. That meant putting frozen white rats in a blender and liquefying them for analysis. "It looked like a chocolate milkshake, with teeth in it.")
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HOWTO Close up the space
From i3Detroit
So, it's been a long day of hacking and you're the last one in the space. It's finally time to go home. But wait! Aren't you forgetting something?
- Put your project away. Don't leave it on a workbench. Label it so others know it's yours. Name AND contact info!
- Put tools back in the places from which you got them, or more correctly the place where they belong.
- Sweep sawdust, wires, etc. from the floor.
- Are the trash can bags full? Throw 'em in the dumpster. New bags are in the black "Cleaning Supplies" cabinet.
- Is it Wednesday night? Prep the recycling bin and put it out by the pole.
- If you did something the group should know about, make a post to the Google group! Maybe even a blog entry!
West shop
- West shop fans (switch near men's bathroom)
- West / rear shop lights (breakers near water heater)
- Genie (aerial work platform) plugged in
Rear shop
- Windows closed and locked
- Air compressor electrically off (switchbox at top/front of tank)
- Air compressor valve closed (black handle perpendicular to the pipe)
- Machine-shop lights off
- Machine-shop radio off
- Thermostats (on wall by tool crib) set back to Run (or 45 deg)
- Rooftop vent fans (switches near thermostats) off
Commons area
- Double-check tables are clear, retract cord-reels
- (Abandoned junk to trash or where-does-this-go bin)
- Stereo off (amplifiers in rack)
- Commons-area lights off (3 switches behind rack)
Welding area
- Argon tank valve closed tight (clockwise). You can tell by the green light by the front door
CO2 tank regulator removed, wrench is hanging next to window above tanks
Small rooms
- Thermostat (wall by small lab) set back to Run
- Coffee pot (corner of kitchen) off, grounds basket empty, urn clean
- Front (glass) door closed and locked, just give it a yank
- Front hallway (fire exit!) clear, items on floor instantly to graveyard.
- Stinky garbage out before it gets stinkier
Door area
- Roll-up garage door latch fully engaged (look for green lights on panel)
- Fans off
- Twitterbot switch down, make sure light goes off (May take up to a full minute)
- Door-area light off
- Goodnight!
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11/18/2012 (4 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Human beings have always marked time.The real question is not whether we will mark time, but how we will do so. What events and what messages are we proclaiming in the calendaring of time? For the Christian, time is not a tyrant ruling over us. Rather, it is a teacher, instructing and presenting us with opportunity. Rather than a foe, it is a friend. Its role and reach is a part of the redemptive loving plan of God. In the Incarnation, the eternal Word became flesh; breaking into time to transform it from within. He now gives us time as a gift, a field of choice wherein we can grow in holiness and freedom
We are to live as though time really does matter
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
11/18/2012 (4 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: time, end time, clock, Church Year, Christ the king, calendar, eternity, end time, eschatology, second coming, liturgy, maranatha, Deacon Keith Fournier
CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) - As we approach the end of the Liturgical year our readings for Mass point us to the culmination of our experience of time and the beginning of eternity. With vivid language we hear of the "parousia", the Second Coming of the Lord. Sadly, a virtual cottage industry has grown up around a misguided attempt to "read the signs of the times", complete with timelines and false predictions. Many of these efforts generate fear, rather than inviting the living faith which is the key to making ourselves ready for the great event. Â
Christians have always believed in, and anticipated, the Second Coming of the Lord. It is the focal point of our life and worldview. The early Christians used an Aramaic word to express the hope it generated "Maranatha", loosely translated "Come Lord Jesus". The words written by the beloved Disciple John in the Revelation given to him on that island of Patmos, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!" (Rev 22:20) - reflect an early liturgical phrase and reveal a lifestyle of living ready.
This event, the Second Coming, is our "True North." Jesus will come to close the current period of human history and establish the Kingdom. During these last weeks of the Church year which lead us to the marvelous Feast of Christ the King of the Universe, we are invited to reflect on how we are living the fullness of the Gospel and whether we are making ourselves - indeed the entire human race and created order -  more ready for His Return.
Sadly, for many, the mere thought of the "end" of this world as we know it causes fear. Not unlike the fear of death which so mercilessly grips those who have not experienced being set free by Jesus Christ. In the words of the ancient troparion of the Easter Liturgy, "Christ has Risen from the Dead Trampling on death by death." Christians need not fear death, it is for us a change of habitation and a portal to eternal life. That ancient Troparion continues to expound on the wonderful effects of the work of Jesus Christ for us, "and on those in the tombs, lavishing life."Â
The author of the letter to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Bible further explains why jesus died in these words "Through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage". So, for Christians, these days, the end of the liturgical year,can be an invitation to reflect on time. To ask ourselves questions such as "What Time Is it?" and "What are we doing with the time we have left?"
The Church year is a treasure to be opened as we age.Like so much in our Catholic faith and practice we get out of it what we put into it. We mark time as a Church by the great events of salvation history. One reason is so that we can enter more fully into their deeper meaning as we age and they can enter more fully into us, changing us and effecting our conversion. So, I offer some reflections on time to give us a perspective on time as we approach the Feast of Christ the King.
Marking Time Â
Human beings have always marked time by significant events. The real question is not whether we will mark time, but how we will do so. What events and what messages are we proclaiming in the calendaring of time? For the Christian, time is not a tyrant ruling over us. Rather, it is a teacher, instructing and presenting us with opportunity. Rather than a foe, it is a friend. Its role and reach is a part of the redemptive loving plan of God. In the Incarnation, the eternal Word became flesh; breaking into time to transform it from within.
He now gives us time as a gift, having removed the curse by defeating death. Time becomes a field of choice wherein we can grow in holiness and freedom. We participate in God's plan to recreate the entire cosmos in and through Jesus Christ. Time is the road along which this loving plan of redemption proceeds. We who have been baptized into Christ participate in this plan by living in the Church, the seed of the eternal kingdom.
Christians believe in a linear timeline in history. There is a beginning and an end, a fulfillment, which is a new beginning. Time is heading somewhere. That is as true of the history of the world as it is our own personal histories. Christians mark time by the great events of the Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We are moving toward His loving return. We mark our Christian culture with events of importance from the ongoing "family", history of the Church.
The members of that family were birthed from the wounded side of the Savior on the Cross-at Calvary's hill. That family was sent on mission when He breathed His Spirit into them at Pentecost. We remember them, and walk with them, so that we have models and companions for the journey of life. They are that "great cloud of witnesses" the author of the letter to the Hebrews discusses. They will welcome us into eternity and help us now along the daily path.
Our Catholic liturgical year follows a rhythmic cycle. It points us toward beginnings and ends and, in so doing, emphasizes an important truth that can only be grasped through faith, every end is a beginning. In our liturgical life, no sooner than we have celebrated the last Sunday of the Year, the feast of Christ the King, we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent, and we prepare for the birth of Savior. Our Christian faith proclaims that Jesus Christ is the "Alpha", (the first letter of the Greek alphabet) and the "Omega" (the last letter), the beginning and the end. He is the Giver, the Governor and the fulfillment of all time.
So it is with each day, there is a Divine design. Every morning invites us to begin again. The very structure of the 24 hour cycle of each day reveals the goodness of a God who always invites us - and empowers us - to begin again. Hope is reborn with every sunrise. Every evening invites our honest reflection, expression of gratitude to the Lord who gave us life, repentance for where we fell short, new choices to amend our life and the healing, rejuvenating rest in the Lord which awaits all who live in Him. Then, the sun invites us to begin again by saying "yes' to the Lord's choice and invitation of love. Our time is to be filled with bearing the fruit that remains in the garden of grace called daily living.Â
These truths concerning time can have ever-increasing meaning for us as we grow in the life of grace. They are meant to change us. They invite us into a deeper walk with the Lord and with one another. It is now up to us to respond to the lessons of time and the invitation of faith. Life is a classroom for those who are willing to learn and faith opens our eyes and shines light on the way. Let's reflect on two of the many lessons.
Every End is a Beginning
As we move from one Church year to the next, we also move along the in the timeline of human life allotted to each one of us. We age. The certainty of our death is meant to illuminate our life and the certainty of the end of all time and the coming of the Lord is meant to illuminate time's very purpose and fulfillment in Christ. Death can become a second birth. Francis of Assisi prayed these words in his most popular prayer " it is in dying that we are born to eternal life." He referred to death as a "sister" implying that he had a relationship with it. So too did all of the great heroes our Church, the saints.
Do we view death in this way? Is death a catastrophe to be avoided, a source of fear? Or, as we age, is death becoming a friend, a companion who beckons us on to a more meaningful, redemptive life? Is death becoming a "sister" whom we will welcome in due time? Do we believe that it is simply a change of lodging, a passage to a new birth in the Lord? The author of the Book of Wisdom reminds us that "God did not make death and He does not delight in the death of the living" (Wisdom 1:13).
We recall the tender moment recorded for us in St John's Gospel where Jesus, brokenhearted at the death of his friend Lazarus, comforts his sister Martha with these words "everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? I am the Resurrection and the Life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die." (St. John 11: 25 and 26) Do we believe this?
Jesus Christ abolished death and brought us eternal life by removing what St. Paul calls "it's sting"; it's essential evil, separation from God and the eternal love which is communion with God. He robbed death of its power over us through His Resurrection. He made that tombstone a stepping stone, a portal to eternal life. Jesus converted death, once the "last enemy", into our friend and sister, a portal to life eternal. We are invited to begin living in the eternal "now" of life in communion with God the Father, in the Son and through the Holy Spirit.
With a few exceptions like John the Baptizer and Our Lady (for whom we celebrate birth and death) we Christians celebrate the death of Saints. That is because our faith proclaims that death is not an end but the beginning of an eternal life in God. In the final book of the Bible we read: "Here is what sustains the holy ones who keep God's commandments and their faith in Jesus. I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," said the Spirit, "let them find rest from their labors, for their works accompany them. Then I looked and there was a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud one who looked like a son of man, with a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud, "Use your sickle and reap the harvest, for the time to reap has come, because the earth's harvest is fully ripe. So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested." (Revelations 14: 12-15)
Time is for bearing a harvest for the Lord
As the Apostle John records in the Revelation he received on the Island of Patmos, our "use" of time is meant to bear good fruit. We are called to bear a harvest which will accompany us into eternity. It will - if we have an intimate relationship with the One who both gives and governs time. Time is the opportunity for the Christian to bear "fruit that remains". Jesus reminds us "It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another" (St. John 15: 16, 17).
We decide whether we use time for bearing good fruit or are used by time as a tyrant who frightens us as we fruitlessly try to resist his claim on our perceived youth. This act of choosing rightly helps us to develop a disposition; a way of living that involves the proper exercise of our human freedom aided by grace. When time is welcomed as an opportunity for bearing the fruits of love and holiness, we receive it in love, perceive it as a field of choice and build an environment for holiness. We choose to fill our lives with love and pour ourselves out for the God of love. When we live this kind of life, Jesus can find a home within us from which He continues His redemptive mission, in time.
The ancients were fond of a Latin phrase "Carpe Diem", which literally means "Seize the day." For we who are living in Christ Jesus, that phrase can take on a whole new meaning. We always journey toward the "Day of the Lord", when He will return as King. We should seize that day as the reference point for all things. We participae in His ongoing redemptive mission when we live our lives as though His day is the milestone and marker for all that we do. It shines the light for the path as he makes us new.
Almost two thousand years ago the ancient Greek writer, Seneca, wrote: "It is not that we have so little time, but that we have wasted so much of it" St. Paul wrote to Greek Christians, centuries later in Ephesus: "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men (and women) but as wise making the most of the time." (Ephesians 5: 15ff). As we consider the timeline of God's unfolding plan, the redemption of the whole cosmos, the God who gives and governs time, invites us to re-dedicate ourselves to living differently, in time.Â
We are to live as though time really does matter. We are invited by grace to give ourselves away for others; to imitate the One who gave Himself for the entire human race. We are invited to pour ourselves out as Jesus did. If we live life this way, when we face Him on that final day, we will do so with our arms full of gifts borne over time. These gifts will have paved the way for eternity.
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Maraviroc Switch Collaborative Study (MARCH)
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MARCH is an international, multicentre trial planning to enroll 380 HIV-1 infected patients who are currently on 2N(t)RTI + PI/r regimen and virologically suppressed. Participants will be randomized (1:2:2) to one of three treatment groups: to continue their current treatment regimen, maraviroc dose at 150 mg twice daily with PI/r, or maraviroc at 300 mg twice daily with 2N(t)RTI. As the participants population have HIV RNA <200 copies/mL, the phenotypic assessment of tropism cannot be used to determine tropism, instead we will employ the genotypic assessment of tropism by sequencing the V3 loop of the HIV envelope. The main aim of this study is to investigate whether switching to maraviroc, in combination with either RTI or PI/r, is as good at keeping the HIV viral load undetectable as the combination of RTI with PI/r. The other aim is to see if switching to these combinations with maraviroc will improve some of the side effects that can be seen when people take combination therapy including RTI and PI/r.
The study hypothesis is that in stable, virologically suppressed (plasma HIV-RNA <200 copies/mL) patients with no history of prior virological failure, a switch to either MVC dosed at 300mg twice daily (bid) combined with the same 2N(t)RTI backbone regimen or MVC dosed at 150mg twice daily (bid) with the current PI/r (or 300mg bid at the discretion of the investigator if the PI/r is fosamprenavir/r) provides similar (non-inferior) antiretroviral efficacy compared to continuation of the current 2N(t)RTI + PI/r regimen.
Drug: Maraviroc
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomised, Openlabel Study Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Maraviroc as a Switch for Either NRTI or PI/r in HIV-1 Infected Individuals With Stable, Well‐Controlled Plasma HIV‐RNA While Taking Their First N(t)RTI + PI/r Regimen of cART
- The comparison of the switch arms to control arm of proportions of participants with HIV RNA <200 copies/mL 48 weeks after randomisation. [ Time Frame: 48 weeks after randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Virological endpoints: proportion of participants with plasma HIV-1 RNA<50 copies/ml [ Time Frame: 48 weeks from randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
A number of secondary endpoints will be examined at or through to week 48 in this protocol. These will include, but not be limited to the following:
Virologic; Immunologic and biomarkers; Clinical; Metabolic and body composition; Safety; Adherence; Quality of Life and Resistance endpoints.
|Study Start Date:
|August 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: No change
continue their current cART regimen
Active Comparator: Replace N(t)RTI drugs with Maraviroc
Replace N(t)RTI drugs with MVC at a dose of 150mg bid (MVC 300mg bid can be used at the discretion of the Investigator if the PI/r is fosamprenavir/r) and continue the PI/r
Drug: Maraviroc
Maraviroc is a marketed drug for the treatment of HIV-infection. Maraviroc will be supplied in two different oral dose forms, 150mg and 300mg given twice a day. The drug will be dosed according to the recommendations in the product label i.e. with PI/r the dose is 150mg bid except, Maraviroc 300mg bid can be used at the discretion of the investigator if the PI/r is fosamprenavir/r; those randomised to the 2N(t)RTI arm, will receive Maraviroc 300mg bid. Patients randomised to receive Maraviroc will be provided with bottles of Maraviroc which contain a 30-day supply.
Active Comparator: Replace PI/r drugs with Maraviroc
Replace PI/r drugs with MVC at a dose of 300mg bid and continue 2N(t)RTI.
Drug: Maraviroc
Maraviroc is a marketed drug for the treatment of HIV-infection. Maraviroc will be supplied in two different oral dose forms, 150mg and 300mg given twice a day. The drug will be dosed according to the recommendations in the product label i.e. with PI/r the dose is 150mg bid except, Maraviroc 300mg bid can be used at the discretion of the investigator if the PI/r is fosamprenavir/r; those randomised to the 2N(t)RTI arm, will receive Maraviroc 300mg bid. Patients randomised to receive Maraviroc will be provided with bottles of Maraviroc which contain a 30-day supply.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Documented HIV-1 infection by a licensed diagnostic test at any time prior to study entry
- Age >18 years
- HIV-1 RNA <200 copies/mL plasma for at least 24 weeks
- Stable (>24 weeks) ART including two N(t)RTIs and a PI/r
- No evidence of any primary HIV genotypic mutations in HIV reverse transcriptase or protease for all patients with available resistance testing results conducted prior to cART and/or during viral rebound/failure
- Provision of written, informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- CXCR4 or CCR5/CXCR4 dual tropic HIV tropism or a non-reportable tropism result based on assessment using proviral DNA
- Anticipated need to modify current cART regimen for toxicity management in the next 6 months
The following laboratory criteria,
- absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <750 cells/µL
- haemoglobin <8.0 g/dL
- platelet count <50,000 cells/µL
- serum AST, ALT >5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Active hepatitis B co-infection
- Pregnant women or nursing mothers
- Current use of any prohibited medications as described in product specific information.
- Hypersensitivity to soy or peanuts
- Acute therapy for serious infection or other serious medical illness (in the judgement of the site Principal Investigator) requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalisation
- Use of immunomodulators (e.g. systemic corticosteroids, recombinant interleukin-2, interferon) within 30 days prior to screening
- Patients with current alcohol or illicit substance use that in the opinion of the site Principal Investigator would conflict with any aspect of the conduct of the study
- Patients unlikely to be able to remain in follow-up for the protocol-defined period
- Prisoners or subjects who are compulsorily detained (involuntary incarcerated).
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01384682
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|Principal Investigator:
|David A Cooper, AO
|Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Kirby Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01384682 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 28, 2011
|Last Updated:
|January 18, 2016
|Health Authority:
|Argentina: Administracion Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnologia Medica
Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration
Canada: Health Canada
Chile: Ministry of Health
France: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé
Germany: Ministry of Health
Ireland: Irish Medicines Board
Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Mexico: Ministry of Health
Spain: Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
Thailand: Ministry of Public Health
United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Poland: Ministry of Health
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
CCR5 Receptor Antagonists
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 17, 2017