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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Weekly Spending Report 1.31.14, January Spending Wrap Up, Goals For Next Month
24.00- Pizza Night
(1 regular pizza for me and kid 1, 1 gluten free for Mike)
21.00 - Bota Box Wine
I decided to try this, since it is equivalent to 4 bottles of wine and said it is good for a month. It isn't bad! (I only drink wine a glass or two at a time, so I like that it lasts long)
35.00- Church Stuff
32.00 - Fruit basket gift for my aunt and uncle
92.72- Groceries
53.00- Gas (oh! that darn car!)
20.00 - Sushi take out ( I had an attack of laziness and didn't make dinner)
Total For Week:
The month of January has come to a close. Here is my total spending for the month:
That is pretty low for a family of 4! Can I get it lower? This month I am going to try to focus lowering our take-out food bill- as that eats up a lot of our money (just last week alone we spent $44.00.) My challenge to myself is to spend no more than $25.00 next month. Challenge accepted!
I want to add that my family has no debt. We have been blessed by generous family members, and smart parents who taught me how to be a good steward of our money. My husband received a small inheritance from his grandparents, which we used to pay off his student loan. My husband and I have budget meetings, we have one shared checking account and we make our financial decisions together. When we spend more than about $20 on something, we consult the other to get the "okay" on purchasing. This means there are no surprises on the bank statement at the end of the month (and unhappy spouses).
Have a great weekend!
(What will the groundhog say?? (for my US friends))
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Hi Katie, I think you are very brave putting up your expenses for all to see! Your groceries are considerably less than mine. I budget for about $40 p/p per week, but often go over. Do you pay rent or a mortgage? I may have missed that from your last posts. I like the way you have 'budget meetings'. I kind of do this with my husband, but we both spend quite a bit more than $20 without telling each other.. but then we know what is reasonable within our budget. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteRepliesHi! It is kind of scary putting it out there but it really helps me be accountable of all my spending. I will be out and think "hm, do I really want to post that I bought this on the web?" We do have a house payment, it was in the first week I lumped it together with "bills". I suppose I could make a more detailed description of "bills".
$40/per person/per week isn't bad. My grocery bill ebbs and flows with how closely I pay attention to sales.


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Once known as Antiphellos, the beautiful harbour town of Kas lies in the province of Antalya, with its winding, cobblestone streets tumbling down to the warm waters of the Mediterranean. Its atmospheric coastal setting, combined with crumbling ancient ruins and lush surrounding countryside, have made it an idyllic Turkish holiday destination.
Initially founded by the Lycians, with its ancient necropolis known as Habesos, it was under Greek rule that it was later named Antiphellos. During the 4th century it became part of the Byzantine Empire, before being annexed by the Seljuk Turks and later coming under Ottoman power. Although Kas had a large Greek population at one stage, many left in 1923 under a Turkish-Greek agreement, and their distinctive houses can still be seen today.
Kas has managed to retain its laid-back seaside atmosphere, with fisherman seen unloading their catch in the harbour while tourists wile away the hours in its quaint cafes and shop in its small boutiques and galleries. A Lycian-style sarcophagus can still be seen in the centre of town, or head to its outskirts where a crumbling theatre and necropolis lie. The hills surrounding Kas are also scattered with ancient tombs that have been magnificently carved into the rock faces.
Kas makes an ideal base for exploring the surrounding region and its ancient Lycian remains, including the partially submerged town of Simena and the scattered underwater ruins of Kekova Island. The waters within this protected marine area are so clear that you can snorkel over the remnants of ancient buildings, staircases and columns.
For adventure seekers, there is beautiful coastal trekking available along the famed Lycian Way and in the surrounding mountains of Kas, as well as thrilling white water rafting and canyoning adventures. Kas also has a reputation as one of the best places to go paragliding in Turkey, offering bird's eye views across the old town and its harbour, as well as the offshore Greek island of Kastellorizo.
For a taste of traditional Turkish rural living, head into the surrounding towns and villages. Here groves of oranges and lemons intersperse with pine forests, and local produce, such as honey and almonds, are sold on the roadside.
The diving surrounding Kas is also second to none, with ancient wrecks and ruins, as well as spectacular reefs, canyons and caves to explore. Its fascinating underwater sites combine with crystal clear, warm waters, as well as unique marine life that includes Mediterranean monk seals.
You can take to the waters surrounding Kas by sea kayak to explore its secluded bays and pristine beaches at a lazy pace, or hop on board a traditional gulet yacht to take in the natural beauty and historic intrigue of Kas' surrounding coastline.
There is no doubt that Kas is one of Turkey's most atmospheric and alluring destinations, and our shore excursions offer a variety of ways to explore this spectacular corner of the Mediterranean.
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Boost Mobile Lands the Super-Sized ZTE Max
Jan 28, 2014, 9:14 AM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
Boost Mobile today announced the ZTE Max, a large-screened Android smartphone that costs $299.99. The Max features a 5.7-inch HD display and it is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The Max includes an 8-megapixel main camera and a 1-megapixel user-facing camera. The phone supports 3G/4G LTE, and has Bluetooth 4.0 LE, Wi-Fi, and GPS on board. The Max runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and comes with ZTE's SmartView technology, which allows owners to use any two applications at the same time. The ZTE Max also comes with Boost Mobile apps, such as Boost Zone and Mobile ID. The ZTE Max is available online and in stores beginning today. Boost Mobile does not require contracts.
Review: ZTE Max for Boost Mobile
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Not a bad phone for the price, only a few questions:
2.) How much internal storage?
a.) Does it have the option for expandable storage
3.) Does it have a removable battery?
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Vector K10
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Type | Primary |
Class | Submachine Gun |
Unlocked | Level 16 |
Damage | 18 - 33 HP |
Fire Mode | Full-Auto |
Ammo | 36 / 108 (288 Max) |
Extended Ammo | 48 / 144 (384 Max) |
The Vector K10 is a new variant of the TDI KRISS Vector SMG. It has a high rate of fire and is extremely accurate.
the Vector K10 is unlocked at Level 16. its a very well balanced gun, does great at close-range combat but struggles outside of Close Quarter Combat.The damage is relatively lower than the some other submachine guns so shot placement needs to be carefully done to compensate for the lower 'Time to kill'.
Reload Speed
Reload speeds are lighting fast at 1.9 seconds, and 2.48 seconds when empty, with the Ext. Mags attachment it increases to 2.09 seconds and 2.728 seconds when empty.
It's 3 shot kill range is 13M, and it's 4 shot kill range is 23M, of note it has no 5 shot kill range, it'll just drop off to a 6 shot kill, this range is VERY short.
Rate of Fire
It fires at 900 RPM which is average but with Rapid Fire it will increase to 1200 RPM, but, you get a BIG range penalty and decrease accuracy, and since the weapon's range is so low you're not gonna want this attachment. However, the select fire attachment is very unique on this gun, it converts it into a 2 round burst weapon, increases rate of fire to 1250 AND increases center speed. (This attachment comes with foregrip built into it!)
Recommended Attachments
Extended Clip: The weapon has a high magazine size and a fast reload, extended mags will increase your reload speed sure, but since your magazine is so high (48 magazine size) it is a small price to pay.
Supressor: The weapon's range is already short, so it can't get any worse with the suppresor.
Long Barrel: Don't feel like using supressor? No worries, long barrel increases range by 15%, this will help the weapon's very short range.
The Attachments are unlocked at the following weapon levels.
- None
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- Suppressor
- Fast Mag
- EOTech Sight
- Fore Grip
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- Extended Clip
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Powerball jackpot reaches $300M for tonight
DES MOINES, Iowa - Lottery officials say Powerball jackpot is expected to be at least $300 million, sending those hoping to strike it rich scrambling for the $2 lottery tickets.
The drawing will be held at 11 p.m. today.
The jackpot is still well below the record of $590.5 million that was won in May by an 84-year-old Florida widow.
But it's big enough to attract casual players who only buy tickets when they think the payoff is big and potentially life-changing.
The odds of matching all six numbers are 1 in 175.2 million.
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WJ : And yet you arrived in less than tip-top condition... AA : The time difference is nothing really, it's the hours of traveling that are irritating, I got back to Paris the day before at 9.00am, I had to get to my house on the west coast and down to the canal on the south coast and do it all in less than 12 hours. I got there at half past midnight and got up at 6.00am to rig my equipment, that was the hardest part !!! It was very cold and I wasn't sure where I was any more. I made my first run at 8.30, and my last at 6.30 in the evening, ten hours in a wetsuit !!! WJ : It was a very hard day physically, how did you deal with that element ? AA : Most of all I was tired from my journey over from Florida, we'd ridden 3 rounds on the Sunday in almost no wind, but there were so many other things going on that I hardly looked at my watch. I really felt most tired during the 2 following days. WJ : And were the conditions more apocalyptic than ideal for the record attempt ? AA : Yeah, right, conditions were a bit fierce with a freezing cold, very strong wind. As far as the wind strength goes it was exactly what was required. We'll need that again if we're going to break 50 knots. WJ : So what was the rig you used for the record run ? AA : For the board, it was a Starboard 37cm custom, with a NeilPryde RS :Racing 4.8 m2 sail that, with Robert Stroj, we'd just made to fit between 4.6 and the 5.0. I think that to hit those kind of speeds you need the perfect combination, that's exactly why we built this sail. The fin was a custom Deboichet made specially for the canal. WJ : There were plenty of fallers on the day and you weren't spared that fate… An Antoine Albeau wipe-out, how did that feel ? AA : It hurts !!! I had a few myself, specially one at 49 knots that's currently on YouTube.com. When that happened I didn't know if I was in Florida, the Ile de Re or on the canal ! I was a bit stunned, I'd broken my harness strop, the harness, the forward boom mounting and I managed to rip the sail head with my feet, all that in one fall. I had a few falls that day but the conditions were completely radical and I was pushing the limits completely to try and give it everything on the run. WJ : That puts you now in the position of 'defender' of the water sail speed record. Do you think you'll be concentrating more on speed now to try and improve on that record speed ? AA : I did exactly what I'd hoped to do, firstly to beat the French record, then the world record. Now, thinking about 50 knots, that's another story, it's going to be really hard. It'll need a bit of luck to have the ideal conditions, but if the conditions are there we'll se what can be done. Personally, I didn't really think the world record would be so important, but now I'm completely stoked to have done it. It's immense !
WJ : Anything else to add ? AA : I'd like to thank Pascal Maka, Christophe Simian and everyone who worked so hard so we could use the canal again. They did a fantastic job and we tried to show our appreciation by breaking those records. I think a lot about the number significance too… The number 192 has been with me for some time, and I noticed that when you look at the time of the record run ( 12.12pm) and the speed (49.09 knots), if you put the two 9s in the middle of the 12s, it gives you two more lovely 192s !!! Interview by http://windsurfjournal.com/


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If the Cards make it to the Series - they don't have to win - I've got a surprise for you and hubby!
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If the Cards make it to the Series - they don't have to win - I've got a surprise for you and hubby!
I wouldn't want to play the Cards right now. However, just to kick the networks in the arse I'm pulling for an A's/Pirates or Pirates/Rays World Series.
As I write this, the Pirates are down by one against the Reds.........
It's been tough tracking the Cards in Florida. I hate our local lib rag, SR likes the paper. So we compromised and get it 4 days a week. When I get it, the first thing I do is look at the sports page. There's never a word other than the standard MLB Standings printed, and even then, they screw it up. I finally just went to the net and would look up the the MLB standings.
You can't imagine how thrilled I am about the Cards season. I "borrowed" a Sports Illustrated from one of the doc's waiting rooms here that had a feature story on the Cards and their management style. I figured no one else would be that interested. I haven't been saying anything all season as didn't want to jinx them. :biggrin-new:
I get all their games on Fox mid-west (FOXMW on Dish ch418)....but I guess yer not in the mid-west anymore....:apologetic:
Another I-70 series would be greyt!
For SLW, here's the Cardinal's MLB web site:
...and their Facebook page:
...and the 2013 Post Season schedule as of 9/28:
I thought the 80's were great for baseball even though my Phils pretty much stunk for the most of the decade. But the 80's saw the Phils, Dodgers(2), Cards, Orioles, Tigers, Royals, Mets, Twins, and A's, all won World Series. I like when different teams win it. Then money became the answer to winning and the Yankees owned the 90's. Baseball hasn't been the same since. Oh, and for the record, the Cards got rooked in '85.
Many thanks, really appreciate it. I should have thought of watching WGN out of Chicago before, probably could have seen more Cards games. I was glad that we went to Steinbrunne Stadium in Tampa this spring to see the Cards/Yankees game. SR humors me as he's not a baseball fan. My great uncles were fans and taught me the joys of baseball at an early age. My parents were also baseball nuts, more specifically Cards fans. Even in the nursing home my mom would sit with her little Cards visor and watch the games on TV. I took that same visor to Tampa for the game, in memory and honor of my mom.


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TALLAHASSEE -- A bill to limit texting while driving appears finally to have momentum in the Florida House, after years of proposals stalling out.
On Thursday, Rep. Doug Holder's bill to make texting while driving a secondary offense passed unanimously out of a House transportation subcommittee. It was the first time Holder's texting bill had been heard in a House committee in five years.
While the bill, HB 13, has more committees to clear, supporters called the vote a first, big step. Florida is one of only five states without any type of texting while driving restriction.
"It's tremendous," said Holder, a Republican from Sarasota who is sponsoring the measure with Rep. Ray Pilon, a fellow Republican from Sarasota.
It was the second victory in two days for legislators, law enforcement, businesses and safety advocates fighting for a texting-while-driving law. The Senate version of the bill, SB 52, won unanimous approval in its second committee meeting Wednesday.
Holder and Senate sponsor Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, have both credited House Speaker Will Weatherford for allowing the bill to be heard in the House.
The bills proposed by Detert, Holder and Pilon would make texting while driving a secondary offense, which means a motorist would have to commit another violation, such as careless driving, in order to be pulled over. Once stopped, a driver could receive two tickets, one for the infraction and one for texting.
The fine would be $30 for a first-time texting offense, $60 if it occurs again within five years, with more points added if the violation is in a school zone. Texting would be allowed in hands-off high-tech cars and when a car is stopped at a red light or in a traffic jam.
"Is this the bill the best bill in the world for texting and driving? No," said Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, who voted for the bill Thursday. "However in the Florida Legislature it has to go slowly when it comes to road safety bills. This will take a bite out of the apple and next year hopefully we'll enhance this."
Holder said it's important to retrain attitudes toward texting while driving, the way attitudes changed toward seat belt use. "The most important part of this whole thing is to be able to empower parents and drivers' ed teachers to tell their students and children that texting while driving in Florida is illegal," he said.
Keyna Cory, a lobbyist for the National Solid Wastes Management Association who has organized a coalition of more 20 law enforcement, businesses and advocacy groups that support the legislation, said there is a "motivated group" backing the legislation, including representatives of the Florida Police Chiefs Association, AAA, AT&T and the Florida PTA.
Holder said there hasn't been enough data to document how many crashes have involved texting in Florida, but said he thinks making the practice illegal would "substantially decrease," the number. More than 100,000 crashes a year involve drivers who are texting, according to the National Safety Council.
"At the end of the day, this is a no-brainer type of bill," Holder said. "This is an issue that has no lobbyists behind it, no money behind it. The only people who would benefit from this are the people."


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Efficacy and Safety Study of Drugs for Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil (LVBrasil)
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Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Visceral Leishmaniasis |
Drug: Antimoniate of N-methylglucamine Drug: amphotericin B deoxycholate Drug: Liposomal amphotericin B |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Multicentric Efficacy and Safety Study of Antileishmanial Drugs for Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil |
- Cure rate [ Time Frame: 6 month ]Complete remission of clinical signs and symptoms, three months after treatment plus normal hematological lab evaluation and no relapse at sixth month follow-up.
- Improvement rate [ Time Frame: 30 days ]Fever disappearing, stable or improving hematological lab abnormalities plus any spleen size reduction.
- Relapse rate [ Time Frame: (6 months post treatment) After treatment until the sixth month of follow-up ]Reappearing of signs and symptoms after any improvement observed after treatment, during the six months follow-up period.
- Serious adverse events rate [ Time Frame: During (day one) and within the six months follow-up ]Rate of adverse events defined as conditions which fulfilled any of the following: results in death, is life threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongs hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, causes a congenital anomaly or birth defect or it is considered as a important medical event for the responsible clinician.
- Adverse event rate and intensity [ Time Frame: During (day one) treatment and within the six months follow-up ]Cumulative rate of any adverse event, including clinical, laboratory and electrocardiographic abnormalities observed within the treatment and follow-up periods. All adverse events will be graded using an adapted ACTG 0-4 scale.
Enrollment: | 380 |
Study Start Date: | February 2011 |
Study Completion Date: | February 2015 |
Primary Completion Date: | October 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: Meglumine antimoniate
Antimoniate of N-methylglucamine 20mg/kg/d, I.V. for 20 consecutive days.
Drug: Antimoniate of N-methylglucamine
Antimoniate of N-methyl glucamine 20mg/kg/d of pentavalent antimonial, I.V. for 20 consecutive days.
Other Name: Glucantime
Experimental: Liposomal Amphotericin B
Liposomal amphotericin B 3mg/kg/d I.V. for 7 consecutive days.
Drug: Liposomal amphotericin B
3mg/kg/d, I.V. for 7 consecutive days.
Other Name: AmBisome
Experimental: Amphotericin B
Amphotericin B deoxycholate 1mg/kg/d I.V. for 14 consecutive days. This arm was suspended in September 19th, 2012, because of a relevant excess of adverse events and serious adverse events associated with this experimental intervention in comparison with the active comparator and the other two experimental arms. The suspension of this study arm was supported by a DSMB statement.
Drug: amphotericin B deoxycholate
1mg/kg/d, I.V. for 14 consecutive days.
Other Names:
Experimental: Combination therapy
Liposomal amphotericin B 10mg/kg/d, I.V. single dose on day 0 plus Antimoniate of N-methylglucamine 20mg/kg/d for 10 consecutive days on days 1 to 10.
Drug: Liposomal amphotericin B
10mg/kg/d, I.V. single dose.
Other Name: AmBisome
Drug: Antimoniate of N-methylglucamine
20mg/kg/d of pentavalent antimonial I.V. for 10 days
Other Name: Glucantime
Detailed Description:
Visceral leishmaniasis is a relevant public health problem in Brazil with approximately 3500 cases registered every year. Eight percent lethality rate has been observed during the past decade in spite of free of charge availability of antileishmanial drugs supplied by the public health system.
The present study was designed as a phase IV, multicentric, open label, active controlled clinical trial targeted to visceral leishmaniasis adult and pediatric cases.
The current drugs approved for visceral leishmaniasis treatment in Brazil will be compared in four treatment groups: meglumine antimoniate, amphotericin B deoxycholate, liposomal amphotericin B and a combination of single dose of liposomal amphotericin B plus meglumine antimoniate. Meglumine antimoniate treated patients will constitute the active control group.
Drugs will be compared based on the cure rate observed after six months follow-up.
The study arm submitted to treatment with Amphotericin B deoxycholate was suspended in September 2012.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Months to 50 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients with visceral leishmaniasis characterized by fever plus hepatomegaly or splenomegaly with at least one positive result in the following laboratory tests:
- direct observation of leishmania amastigotes in bone marrow smear
- leishmania in vitro culture from bone marrow aspirates
- leishmania kDNA amplification by PCR in bone marrow or peripheral blood samples
- rK39 immunochromatographic rapid test performed on serum sample
Exclusion Criteria:
- pregnancy
- HIV infection
- chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus,kidney, liver or cardiac diseases, schistosomiasis, malaria or tuberculosis
- immune disorders or use of drugs which interferes with the immune response
- treatment with drugs with increased risk for toxicity associated with the study drugs
- exposure to antileishmanial drugs during the past six months
- I.V. drug users
- episodes of visceral leishmaniasis relapse
- hypersensibility to the study drugs
- difficulties for accomplishing the follow-up schedule
- any of the following clinical signs of laboratory abnormalities: hepatic encephalopathy, generalized edema, toxemic individuals, severe malnutrition, jaundice, abnormal serum creatinine, bilirubin, INR > 2,0, platelet count < 20000/mm3
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01310738
Brazil | |
Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Sergipe | |
Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil, 49060-100 | |
Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas | |
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 60455610 | |
Hospital Infantil João Paulo II - FHEMIG | |
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 30130-110 | |
Hospital Universitário Clemente de Faria - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros | |
Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 39401-002 | |
Hospital de Doencas Infecto Contagiosas - HDIC | |
Teresina, Piaui, Brazil, 64001450 |
Principal Investigator: | Carlos HN Costa, MD PhD | Federal University of Piaui |
Principal Investigator: | Dorcas L Costa, MD PhD | Federal University of Piaui |
Principal Investigator: | Ana LT Rabello, MD PhD | Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou - Fiocruz - Minas Gerais |
Principal Investigator: | Silvio FG de Carvalho, MD PhD | Montes Claros State University - Unimontes |
Principal Investigator: | Andrea L de Carvalho, MD | Hospital Infantil Joao Paulo II - FHEMIG |
Principal Investigator: | Roque P de Almeida, MD PhD | Federal University of Sergipe |
Study Director: | Fabiana P Alves, MD PhD | Drugs for Neglected Diseases |
Study Chair: | Gustavo AS Romero, MD PhD | University of Brasilia |
Principal Investigator: | Robério D Leite, MD, PhD | Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas, Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Ceará. |
Responsible Party: | Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, Professor, University of Brasilia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01310738 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LVBrasil_2007 559819/2010-2 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: CNPq - Brazil ) 108042500 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Finaciadora de Estudos e Projetos - FINEP - Brazil ) CAAE 0973.1.000.245-10 ( Other Identifier: Brazilian National Ethics Council ) |
Study First Received: | March 7, 2011 |
Last Updated: | January 20, 2016 |
Individual Participant Data | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Keywords provided by University of Brasilia:
Visceral leishmaniasis Leishmania infantum Leishmania chagasi |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis, Visceral Euglenozoa Infections Protozoan Infections Parasitic Diseases Skin Diseases, Parasitic Skin Diseases, Infectious Skin Diseases Deoxycholic Acid Meglumine antimoniate Amphotericin B |
Liposomal amphotericin B Amphotericin B, deoxycholate drug combination Cholagogues and Choleretics Gastrointestinal Agents Antiprotozoal Agents Antiparasitic Agents Anti-Infective Agents Amebicides Anti-Bacterial Agents Antifungal Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 27, 2017


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I've put together a new perl module on CPAN called Yote. It directly and automatically binds javascript client objects to perl server objects. The objects are container objects that live in an object database. The objects are lazily loaded as needed and are automatically stored with their contents automatically. The following example works out of the box as long as the Hello package is in the Yote server's perl classpath. The hello count will be preserved in Yote's data store. Server Side PerlClient Side Javascript
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Are you a word game freak? If yes, how many times have you attempted to write a word game and then wondered how great it would have been if you had a magic "something" that would tell you:
Even if you could write a DLL that does the above, where will you get the dictionary? What master file, will your magic DLL read to know which words exist?
Even if you get hold of a reasonably complete dictionary – is not going through all those words to match wild cards always a hit on performance? Say you are writing the classic "Complete the Word and Win" Game. Say the human player has entered his pick. Then your program is supposed to play an intelligent letter – how many times have you been frustrated while trying to find a fast way for your program to respond?
Here is a solution. This DLL, written in C++ (I used VC++.NET) does that.
This DLL uses 12 files named 1.TXT through 12.TXT – each containing all the English words of the same length – the length suggested by the file name. All the files are alphabetically sorted. The files are included in the code download link accompanying this article.
Where did I get it? I downloaded NETWORDZ, the popular scrabble game. It comes with a dictionary that is the exhaustive list of words used in the official 1998 SCRABBLE tournament. The game allows you to "export" the dictionary as a text file. I did that, and then wrote a quickie that broke it up in 12 neat parts – each containing all the words of equal length. Why 12? Because NETWORDZ does not give more than that. You are welcome to add 13.TXT, 14.TXT, etc – just re-build the DLL changing the macro "#define MAX_LENGTH 12" to the highest length you are using.
A DLL's functionalities are its exported methods. So what better than have a look at that list?
WORDLDR_API int wldrLoad( void );
WORDLDR_API bool wldrGetLoadingStatus( void );
WORDLDR_API int wldrGetWildCardMatches( char *, HGLOBAL * );
WORDLDR_API bool wldrExists( char * );
WORDLDR_API void wldrDumpDics( char * );
wldrLoad ()
wldrGetLoadingStatus ()
wldrGetWildCardMatches ()
wldrExists ()
wldrDumpDics ()
A MFC sample dialog executable is provided, that loads and uses this DLL. Its GUI is very simple and self explanatory.
The performance of this DLL is lightning fast, due to the already sorted and lengthwise broken input, plus some optimizations done in the code.
An important point conveyed as a scare: In the sample MFC application, type in "*S" and try to see the matches. It will hang. Why? Not because the DLL is taking time. It returns, as I said, lightning fast. But in the application, I am showing the matches as a message box. Windows cannot create that message box when the string to be displayed is VERY LONG. It tries hard, and hangs.
The above point can be verified by debugging my code – a mere minute's verification. This is an important lesson in the usage of message boxes.
When you peruse and use this code, this will teach you, if you do not already know:
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This art/photo has 25 comments. Post your own now!This is like Vintage Vanity. It reminds me of some glamorous time that I would want to visit. With pin curls, Coke bottles and cherry red lipstick. I also have never heard of grayscale so but it looks like something I should try!
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Sunderland and Southampton shared the points in an uninspiring 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.
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Sunderland and Southampton edged that little bit closer to ensuring their top flight survival as they shared the points in an uninspiring 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.
The game was far from a classic and it was easy to see why both clubs are where they are in the table. Phil Bardsley's second half opener for Sunderland was out of keeping with what had preceded it as he registered with a screamer from range, with Southampton substitute Jason Puncheon's leveller more in keeping with the game as a whole as he stabbed home at the second attempt with 12 minutes remaining.
Bardsley's first goal in two years arrived in the 68th minute as he arrowed in from just inside Southampton's box after being teed up by Adam Johnson. A slight deflection off Jos Hooiveld will take nothing away from what was a fine effort.
It was a lead Sunderland could hold onto for just eight minutes though as a pair of Southampton substitutes, brought on by Mauricio Pochettino as a direct response to falling behind, combined to conjure a leveller.
From James Ward-Prowse's deep left wing cross Puncheon rose highest only to be thwarted by an excellent Simon Mignolet save. The Sunderland goalkeeper was not so fortunate with the rebound though as Puncheon gleefully smashed home.
The best chance to steal a maximum haul fell to Rickie Lambert but from his sharp volley Mignolet was at his athletic best to push the ball wide of his far post.
The opening period was the sort of game that will have had players, managers and supporters alike daydreaming of sunnier climes. Both teams looked as though they needed a holiday.
Profligacy was the order of the day as Sunderland in particular showed an absolute dearth of confidence. Southampton were not much better but it was Pochinetto's side that created the first real opportunity, on 28 minutes, when Lambert's daisy-cutter brought Mignolet into action.
Awoken from the slumber Jay Rodriguez then forced Mignolet into a smart if comfortable stop with a header before the Southampton man fired in the half's best effort only to be denied by Sunderland's outstretched keeper from around 12 yards.
With Danny Graham hopelessly isolated Sunderland never really looked like testing Artur Boruc and it was only in the second period that with the introduction of Conor Wickham did they look like finding a breakthrough. Sunderland's only real chance of an insipid first half saw Boruc easily gather a limp effort from the disappointing Adam Johnson.
Wickham's aggression immediately gave the home side greater presence, although it was the Saints who continued to make the better chances with central defender Jose Fonte powering in a 51st-minute header from a Davis corner which forced Mignolet into another good save.
However, Sunderland might have taken the lead within seconds when full-back Danny Rose, playing the final game of his loan spell from Tottenham - the Black Cats' opponents next weekend - fired the ball across the face of goal only for Graham to completely miss his kick as the chance to claim a first goal in a red and white shirt passed him by.
The interventions of Bardsley and Pucheon prevented the contest from limping to a goalless draw and ultimately a game that will have been forgotten almost on Mike Dean's final whistle, may prove to provide the point that ensures both clubs are playing top flight football next season.
Pochettino was pleased not just with the performance of his team on the day but throughout his stay at Southampton.
He told Sky Sports: "Yes, we are happy. The players have put in an amazing performance in the four months that I have been here."
Black Cats boss Di Canio declared himself pleased with a point on the grounds that his team had been outplayed.
"It is a good point because obviously we didn't play a fantastic match," he told Sky Sports. "Southampton did a better job than us so it's obvious at the end of the game it's a very important point."
Sunderland | Team Statistics | Southampton |
1 | Goals | 1 |
0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
2 | Shots on Target | 8 |
1 | Shots off Target | 3 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
3 | Corners | 10 |
9 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
63.5 | Passing Success | 74.7 |
24 | Tackles | 14 |
91.7 | Tackles Success | 85.7 |
36 | Possession | 64 |
53.8 | Territorial Advantage | 46.2 |
274 | Total Passes | 510 |
27 | Total Crosses | 33 |
195 | Lost Balls | 212 |
56 | Recoveries | 70 |
29.8 | 1st Half Poss. | 70.2 |
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Panasonic sound system delivered an excellent sound quality for a budget sound bar-subwoofer system. It has a distinctive, modern clean line design. There's also integrated Bluetooth for wireless audio streaming to smartphones. The...Read complete review
Panasonic sound system delivered an excellent sound quality for a budget sound bar-subwoofer system. It has a distinctive, modern clean line design. There's also integrated Bluetooth for wireless audio streaming to smartphones. The built-in Bluetooth made it very easy to wirelessly stream audio from my smartphone (I used Pandora and music files to test the sound quality# and it was almost as good as if it was connected via cable. Panasonic's wireless subwoofer had a very nice clean and deep bass surprisingly for this unit size and price range. I don't have too much space in my office room and this system fitted perfectly fine. System looked very stylish and matched my brand new Panasonic TV. Connection was very seamless with the TV; all I needed to do just connect them via HDMI cable. No hassle or problems while connecting. When I played a blue -ray DVD, it had a tighter bass and a fuller, more detailed deeper sound than I expected from the system in this price range. I also liked the modular design; the system can be used as a sound bar or 2.1 speaker set up #two separate speakers#, which is very convenient and different from other sound bars on the market. I can change the set up to change things up or re-arrange speakers lay out for different the sound composition. Overall, Panasonic came out with a great product and design that is suited for smaller media rooms and/or offices. One con I found that audio optical cable was not included in the package #but i don't believe that a lot of manufacturer do included).
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When this sound system arrived on my front porch I was extremely excited and they managed to pack the entire system in a relatively small package. Having owned other Panasonic products in the past...Read complete review
When this sound system arrived on my front porch I was extremely excited and they managed to pack the entire system in a relatively small package. Having owned other Panasonic products in the past I had good hopes for this new addition and couldn't wait to get it up and running. So let me start by saying this system is extremely flexible in terms of its set up. After opening the box I was delighted to see how organized everything was in its own packaging. It was very easy to identify all of the components but to make sure I set everything up correctly I got started by studying the manual. At first I chose to combine the three speakers into the sound bar configuration, together the three speakers created a very rigid and nice looking sound bar. Also, this sound bar opted to have all connections within a separate amplifier box which is a welcome change from most sound bars where the connections are made directly to the sound bar itself. This in my opinion allows for a much cleaner overall look and more flexibility, allowing me to hide the cables much easier. I continued by connecting my blu ray player to the HDMI IN in the amplifier box with another HDMI going out of the box to the TV (ARC). After the set up I continued to read the manual to figure out which setting would be best for my situation. Once again I was able to quickly identify my best configuration and implement it. This entire set up took less than 30 minutes from opening the box to turning it on for the first time. At first sound, I was slightly underwhelmed by the sound. It seemed a little thin however it didn't take me long to adjust to the system and I realized that the sound wasn't poor, it was just that I had been so used to the sound coming from my older sound system. After a day or two I started to become more and more impressed with the sound I was achieving from this system. I started tweaking the sound to what my ears liked. I felt that the default subwoofer setting was a little too booming. This cause a slight bit of distortion during heavy base scenes in movies so I have turned the setting down to its lowest setting. I now feel that I am getting a well balances cinema sound from the system. Everything was working great... then I started running into issues. Two days after I set up the sound system I went to turn on the unit and it didn't respond. Not to the remote or the physical button on the amplifier box, to me the system seemed dead. I decided to unplug the amplifier for a power reset but even after leaving it unplugged for two minutes it still wouldn't turn back on. I repeated this multiple times with no improvement. Frustrated I unplugged the amplifier box from power and decided I would contact Panasonic later in the day to see if there was another work around or if I needed to return the sound system. Luckily I was side tracked with work and didn't get around to contacting Panasonic as the following day I decided to give it one last try. I plugged the amplifier box back in and still no power when I hit the power button on the amplifier however when I pushed the power button on the remote SUCCESS!! The unit powered on! It performed as if nothing had happened. Until the following day, once again the unit would not power on so I repeated what I had learned before and found that 10 minutes is a good amount of time for the unit to reset itself. Later that day I once again tried to power the unit on to watch a blu ray and while the unit did power on it would not pass the signal to the TV. The strange thing was that the TV's input indicator would switch when I turned on the blu ray player as if it was receiving some kind of signal but no video. After playing around with it more a new issue started to occur. My blu ray player which had never once run into an issue prior to this system started to malfunction. With the amplifier and TV turned on I would insert a blu ray in the player and it would start reading the disk then lock up. I would give it 20 minutes with no change so I would have to unplug everything and try again. The odd part was that this was not consistent as the issues would go away then return again even with the same disks. Now I have a bit of experience with HDMI issues having worked with technology (home theater in particular) for a few years and I started thinking that there may be a "hand shake" issue between this new amplifier and my older plasma and blu ray player. I decided to cut out the HDMI connection from the amplifier by buying an optical audio cable. I connected this cable from the blu ray player to the amplifier and the HDMI from the blu ray player directly to the TV and bingo all of my blu ray player problems stopped. Also, never saw the no video issue. I had the sound system for about a month when my new Panasonic 65"VT60 plasma TV arrived along with a new Panasonic BDT330 blu ray player. Feeling hopeful that the possible handshake issue would be resolved with up to date components I decided to reconnect the units via HDMI as I had done before but to no avail. The issues returned, so I reconnected via the optical method and bingo problem solved. I also decided to break the speakers apart and reconfigure them to their left and right vertical configuration with the center channel under the TV. Unfortunately that is not where my issues stopped. Although the unit will still randomly decide to not turn on and I need to reset it, I ran into a new software issue just two days ago. I had friends and family over for dinner and a movie. I turned on the TV, blu ray, and sound system once the movie had started I turned up the volume but later decided it was too loud but then I couldn't turn it down! The volume up button on both the remote and physical button on the unit worked fine (I got the lights on the unit to wave to the right) however if I pushed the volume down button on BOTH the remote and the main unit nothing happened. No wave of lights to the left, it was as if I wasn't pushing that button at all but the volume up would still work fine. Frustrated again I just unplugged the unit hoping that a power reset would fix the issue but nope, this one was persistent. I researched online how to do a manual reset of the unit and found I could achieve this by holding down the power button for four seconds. Success! The volume down button works again!!! This system sounds great (although the surround effect is not very strong at all), it looks great, and I never had one issue with the wireless sub woofer as that has worked flawlessly, but seems to be riddled with software issues ranging from not powering on, HDMI passthrough and ACR issues resulting in blu ray player malfunctions and blank display on the tv with everything on, and now volume buttons not reacting without a manual reset. Hopefully there is a way to fix this because it is a great little unit with big sound and a lot of potential with a USB service port in the back.
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By OLDGUY
from SOUTHWEST
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By Jim
from Rayland, Ohio, USA
I have used this system for a little over two years. It has been a pain since the beginning. Unplug the power from the unit and let it set for a few minutes about once each week. Plug the power back in and start all over. Today the wireless woofer quit completely. I used to have high regard for Panasonic equipment, but this unit leaves me wanting and searching for something with more quality.
Good sound, sub works ...
By Ev
from Greensboro, NC, USA
Good sound, sub works great. when viera connect is working perfectly this system is amazing value for the price. Sometimes it just doesn't sync when turning on my panasonic tv and the soundbar will not turn on. only takes a couple clicks into the apps section to correct this so not too much of a problem. Got these for $160 and love them at that value, would probably be disappointed if i had paid list price though.
Awesome sound, easy setup!
By A.J.
from Dinuba, CA
I bought this system for my living room and it is amazing! The subwoofer is wireless so it goes anywhere I want in the room! I really like being able to adjust the sound bar volume separately from the subwoofer. The Bluetooth range on this system is amazing as well. The only thing that I would change on this system is the source selection process; it's kind of hard to tell what device you've selected because there are only two different color LEDs used and the print for the input labels is super small, so sometimes I have to go up to the unit and double check my sources. Other than that this system is GREAT!
good sounds anfeatrues, but needs software update
By Leonitus
from California
This system actually produces very good sound quality for the price range and when its working it has no issues. I actually have it connected to a Panasonic TV and using the ARC (HDMI) output and it still sometimes gives me issues with input switching being too slow and I have to use the remote to keep switching inputs until it select the correct one and send the Video to the TV from my Cable reciever. Also the buttons on the acutal system receiver are slow, cheap, and sometimes don't respond so you have to use the remote. With all that said, I have been using this system for almost a year and have gotten used to all the quirks and most of the time I just have to turn off the TV and resart it or use the remote and switch to the correct input to make it work. I need to do this about 30-40% of the time. I also went ahead and installed the update they offer on this panasonic support page and it still did not help after having to try to install that update over 3 times it finally appeared to "work" but like I said function remained the same and I still have the same issues.
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Stopped Working in Less Than 1 Year
By Anonymous
from Undisclosed
I'm not sure why I chose a 3.1 system (probably because it was less expensive) but I regret it. The receiver stopped working in less than a year. About 9 months. It started by randomly not working, and randomly not turning on, then it just all out quit. Yes, it was under a 1-year manufacturer warranty, but that means you have to ship it to Texas and wait 6 weeks. Also -- this is ridiculous -- I bought this product brand new with a Panasonic tv. It was package. Yet, I have to have 2 remotes. That is dumb. I should only need 1 remote for a home theatre system that is all 1 manufacturer.
Nice System
By Mark K
from Louisville, KY
For the generally available price, it is very nice. -Pros- Great sound Wireless Sub 3 HDMI switcher (this is a stellar feature) -Cons- As others have noted, you either have to memorize the inputs because the indicators are only tiny LEDs, or get really close to read the labels Sometimes the HDMI switching is a little slow Would easily be 5 stars if not for the two cons.
(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
Unplanned Obselescense
By Gamer
For the week that the unit worked, it was great - good, clear sound even at high volume. However, the unit stopped working almost immediately.
(2 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
Misleading Photo, Difficult Setup & no 3.5MM Jack
1st off, this this not white, it's gray. The photos are very misleading. Assembly was difficult because the instructions were awful; took close to 45 mins. It does not come with the necessary HDMI cable. If your TV isn't compatible with the type of HDMI you need (which mine isn't apparently), it doesn't come with the alternate connecting cables; so I'm still not able to use this with my TV. I'm able to use this via Bluetooth and that works great but with all other Bluetooth devices, it's obvious when it's in peering mode from blinking lights of some sort. You pretty much have to guess if it's in peering mode or not. There's also no 3.5MM jack so if you were planning on using this with an Airport Extreme and have the best of both worlds (Bluetooth and Airplay), these are definitely not the speakers for you.
(2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Not Just A Sound Bar
By Davesr1980
from Philadelphia Pa
My title says it all not just a sound bar its a home theater... i dont use the hdmi from the unit i use the spidf right to the tv so basically any audio the tv receives the panisonic sc-htb770 gets without a problem... i have not updated the unit yet but for right now if i go a number of days without using it, it will not turn on i have to unplug it for 3 mins then it comes right on... sound quality is great but the center channel speaker has to be connected center speakers gives off the vocals/foreground sound the left and right channel are your mids which give for your background sounds of course we know what the sub does but it all sounds wonderful
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My mother tried to destroy me. She doesn't exist to me anymore. And my father - the one who raised me - and the biological one are both works in progress. The only two people that I can trust are Mason and Logan, and they're the two people who I could lose. It won't happen. I won't let it. No matter the truth, no matter who loves me, I won't let anything or anyone come between us. They're my world. They're my life. They're my family.
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I recommend you start the series with Fallen Crest High and read them in order. They can be read as standalone but the whole series is so much fun ! I love the characters and all their adventures. I have read the series over and over. It is my go to when I am burned out on poorly written kindle romance. Go Tijan !
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They really aren't all that good of a narrators, they're voices are like 2 dimensional. Saskia has like 2 voices for the male characters and it sometimes gets me confused as to who is talking, i always think its one person when its not, her female voices are all different which is great and I enjoy it. Graham did better in this book then the last, he has now three different male voices. Though its hard to pick out from one another sometimes.
Other then the narrators this book is great!
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The world Tijan creates portrays realistic setting in which teenagers face today. I have enjoyed the series immensely and can not wait for the next installment.
I enjoyed all 4 books but the way that book 4 ended. I hoping that there will be a 5th book.
"Loved this dual POV"
In my eyes Tijan can do no wrong and I loved this dual POV story as much, if not more than the previous books. Mason moves to Cain U and the fearsome threesome have to adjust to being apart. Sam struggles with thoughts of Logan being in love with her. Mason struggles with Nate's new frat house. Logan struggles with Sam pulling away from him. Both Sam and Mason struggle with Marissa's stalking tendencies. We still have the venomous Tate stirring things between Sam and the delectable Kade brothers. Lots of twists and turns, can't wait for more from Sam, Mason and Logan ❤


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Terrible Accident Labor Day Weekend on the Trail
A Friend of mine was killed this weekend, this could have been any one of us. This has really opened my eyes on things, check your rig over good before heading out, and just be careful in general.. I know there will probably be negative comments, and "what he should have dones" to this but please keep them to yourself as his family and friends are still grieving. If anyone would like to donate to his memorial fund that goes to his young son, please PM me for details. Here is the article from our local paper.. Be Safe
Flushing man dies in freak accident By KAY SEDGMER POSTED: August 30, 2008 Save | Print | Email | Read comments | Post a comment Email: "Flushing man dies in freak accident" A FLUSHING man was killed instantly Friday evening in a freak accident that occurred at the Powerline Park in St. Clairsville. The 22-year-old was attempting to use his four-wheel drive truck to free another similar vehicle that was bogged down in mud when the accident happened. Joey Fulton of Flushing was driving the tow vehicle when the hook on the second vehicle snapped and flew forward crashing the his back window and striking him in the head killing him instantly. "It was a very freak accident," said Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson. "No others people were injured. He was just trying to help someone out. The hook snapped when he initially accelerated his vehicle in attempt to pull the other vehicle out of the mud." Thompson said the park is often used for such activities and did not anticipate any type of charges to be filed in the accident. "They were just enjoying some off-road activities with their four-wheel drives," Thompson said. "It was an organized event. Also responding to the scene were officials and emergency personnel from the Ohio State Patrol, Cumberland Trail and Flushing Volunteer Fire Department. Fulton was pronounced dead at the scene. Sedgmer may be reached at email@example.com Subscribe to Times Leader |
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Sorry to hear that. Always gets ya when it's some one close to your home.
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September 1st, 2008, 09:31 PM | #7 |
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wow that is very sad. He and his son will be in our thoughts and prayers. I hope his son can get through the tough time ok. accidents happen to the best.
September 1st, 2008, 10:37 PM | #15 |
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OH I can't tell you how every time I see and hear this it just breaks my heart! AAAAAHHHHHHH! This sucks! Another one dead, simply because of no knowledge of safe recovery. How can safe recovery get preached around?
September 1st, 2008, 10:45 PM | #17 |
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I'm always worried about this kind of thing happing to me or one of my friends. I'm so sorry to hear about this. Be careful guys, we can't keep losing people to defective equipment.
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Student and faculty think differently about Otterbein's first semester.
According to a survey conducted by the Tan & Cardinal, 44 percent of the online survey takers said that the transition was unsuccessful.
Kate Lehman, assistant dean for student success, said that everything went as smoothly as expected.
Recent survey reveals that 78 percent of students have not enjoyed spending a longer amount of time in class
"The reality is you know you can never anticipate everything, so we have done the best that we could," Lehman said.
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Constance Briscoe was arrested after it emerged that she apparently lied when she told police she had not had any contact with the media about the story, jurors at Vicky Pryce's retrial have been told.
Pryce, 60, of Crescent Grove, Clapham, south London, denies perverting the course of justice by taking speeding points for Huhne in 2003, claiming marital coercion.
The former energy secretary is facing jail after pleading guilty to the offence and will be sentenced after the conclusion of Pryce's retrial, which started on Monday at Southwark Crown Court after a jury last week failed to reach a verdict in her original trial.
The court heard that Ms Briscoe, a friend and neighbour of Huhne's ex-wife Pryce, knew about the points-swapping in 2003 when it happened. Jurors were told that Pryce, helped by Briscoe, leaked the story to the Mail on Sunday to get revenge on Huhne for leaving her for PR adviser Carina Trimingham the previous year.
But Ms Briscoe has not been called as a witness in Pryce's trial, jurors were told, as she is under police investigation and could not be relied on as a "witness of truth".
Prosecutor Andrew Edis QC said part-time judge Ms Briscoe was a friend and neighbour of Pryce, and the pair got closer when Huhne left Pryce in 2010 because the barrister was going through similar problems. "The two of them appear to have cooked up a plan to go and see the press about Huhne and taking points," Mr Edis told the court.
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Police didn't arrest him and they returned his gun, which he had a permit for, a few days later. They did, however, try to track down the woman Hackbarth said he was looking for.
But they couldn't find her. He had no phone number or address for the woman, who he said he met through an online dating site. Then, police say, an anonymous tipster called and said the woman Hackbarth was looking for was a different person altogether.
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Dear Theo,
I read about the 20-year-old who feels a call to ministry and it made me wonder about the other end of the age spectrum. In the church I have been in there is an upper age cap because they fear someone trying to scam a retirement benefit.
I know that the Roman Catholic church will accept older men as priests because I know several who became priests later in life after they were widowed (Rome=no married priests, you know). What is the UCC position?
Not retired but able to do so at the "young" age of 56
Dear Not Retired,
Sometimes, when we've exhausted the ambition that first claimed us as young people (or just exhausted ourselves), God starts to find us in vulnerable, quiet moments and talk to us about how we might best serve the Lord and God's people. Sometimes the call has been there all along, shadowed or delayed by other more insistent work, sometimes emerging with a newfound faith.
In the UCC there is no formal position on the appropriate age to enter ordained ministry. For the last couple of decades, in many seminaries, second-career people outnumbered new college graduates in seminary! I myself have known lawyers (karma much?), stay-at-home moms, business executives and even a long-distance truck driver who went to seminary in their 40s or 50s. Recently, however, that trend is shifting as young people once more get mobilized to consider a vocation in ordained ministry.
It's true that the Roman Catholic church—for many centuries now—has sometimes attracted older men to vocations as priests or monks, in part so that they might avoid the indigence of old age. For better or worse, there's no such thing as scamming a retirement benefit in the UCC: ministers don't get vested with a pension, as in the olden days, but use their earnings (and negotiate with the churches they serve to do the same) to pay into a 403(b) retirement fund run by the UCC Pension Boards. So, as in most other jobs, the longer you work and the more you save, the more prepared you are for retirement.
As for Theo, we consider it a great blessing and advantage to have middle-aged and even older folks discerning a call to the ministry. They bring a wealth of real-life experience from professional spheres like management, finance and organizational behavior, and personal spheres like parenting and marriage. They have, for the most part, survived more loss and learned that there are very few real emergencies in life.
One of the most powerful ordinations I have attended was that of a 66-year-old retired entrepreneur, who was ordained as a supply preacher. Everywhere he went, he carried joy in his person. His newly forged faith combined with his natural and mature confidence made his joy infectious and credible.
Not all churches want to hire an older person, and even the ministry is not immune to the perils of ageism (what is that old joke about the search committee that wants to hire a 38-year-old pastor with 25 years of experience?)—but I would wager that there are many, many congregations that would be glad to draw on the steadiness and wisdom of someone who has been around the block a few times.
But what it comes down to, Not Retired, is: are you called? Does God keep you up at night with these thoughts? Have you talked to a working pastor, and prayed with them, about whether or not you have the right gifts and strength and skills and stamina to be a pastor yourself?
Ask yourself: is there anything else I can do to feel that my gifts are meeting the world's need—any other way I can minister? If the Call is trustworthy and true, the answer, sooner or later, will be No.
Bless you, and may you be a blessing,
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I've always been a chef in San Diego for San Diego. In the '90s, Basil St. Café was one of the first organic restaurants around. I was also a private chef for Betty Ford, James Garner, and Michael Eisner. Now I'm the president of Slow Food San Diego. Slow Food is a reaction against fast food. It's about fresher food, fewer pesticides. It's better for the environment and tastes better — it's about real, clean, good food.
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SANTA ANA – A Fullerton man who secretly ejaculated into a co-worker's water bottle has appealed his conviction on battery charges, saying he never used force against the woman who unknowingly drank from the bottle.
California law describes battery as a "use of force or violence" against someone else. Courts have interpreted that to mean even the slightest touch against the will of the victim; spitting on someone, for example, could be considered battery.
But the attorney representing Michael Kevin Lallana told a three-judge appeals panel in Santa Ana on Thursday that there has to be some level of force – "an action verb" – to justify a battery conviction. In this case, Lallana ejaculated into the bottle and then left it on his co-worker's desk.
"You can't just place something and have that be force," attorney E. Thomas Dunn Jr. told the appeals judges. He described Lallana's actions as "reprehensible" and "disgusting" outside of court but said no specific law makes them a crime.
Prosecutors argued that Lallana set a trap for his co-worker, knowing that she always drank out of the water bottles that she left on her desk. If he had ejaculated directly onto her, "there is no doubt that this would be a battery," Deputy District Attorney Anna Chinowth wrote in a court brief. The fact that he used a water bottle as an intermediary does not change his guilt, she argued.
Both sides agree on what happened on two separate occasions in early 2010. Lallana took his co-worker's water bottle into his office at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Orange County and masturbated into it. He then returned it to his co-worker's desk.
"Placing it in the exact spot where she had left it," according to prosecutors.
The first time it happened, his co-worker noticed her water tasted off, saw something in it, and threw the bottle away, according to her trial testimony. The next time it happened, a few months later, she tried to get her company and police involved, then sent the bottle to a laboratory. Tests found semen in the water.
Lallana admitted to police that he had ejaculated into the bottle, according to testimony at his trial last year; his attorney argued that he acted out of immaturity. A jury found him guilty of two counts of battery, and concluded that he committed the acts for sexual gratification. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and ordered to register for life as a sex offender.
"What I experienced was not rape, but I feel it was a form of rape," the victim said in court at the time. "I ultimately experienced sexually inflicted harm without my consent."
Lallana's sentence has been on hold as he appeals.
He did not attend the short court hearing on Thursday, during which his attorney argued against the battery convictions; he has also contested the finding that he acted for sexual gratification. The three judges on the appeals panel will also read written arguments from both sides before deciding whether Lallana's actions meet the definition of battery. They have up to 90 days.
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