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Cornered by Fed Into Buying Riskier Assets, It's a Guessing Game When Central Bank Decides to Turn Off Liquidity Spigot
Investors have been rewarded since the financial crisis for following the old Wall Street adage of "Don't fight the Fed." That has meant loading up on stocks and riskier corporate debt as the Federal Reserve's low interest rates have reduced the attractiveness of "safer" investments such as Treasurys.
But investors now find themselves having to constantly look over their shoulder to see when the Fed will shift gears or risk losing what they have gained....


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Fairfield Prep survives upset bid by Fairfield Ludlowe
FAIRFIELD -- The Fairfield Prep boys soccer team is widely considered one of the favorites to compete for the Class LL state crown.
But without freshmen Djimon Johnson and Chris Molina, the Jesuits may not even have survived the tournament's first round.
Molina and Johnson teamed up for the game's lone goal as the third-seeded Jesuits held off No. 29 Fairfield Ludlowe 1-0 in the Class LL state tournament's first round on Friday at Alumni Field.
"Those guys have earned our respect," Prep coach Ryan Lyddy said of Johnson and Molina. "I think some of the seniors on this team feed off them, because they play so simply and simplicity works."
The Jesuits advance to Monday's second round where they will play the winner of Hall/New Milford. No. 14 Hall will play host to 19th-seeded New Milford Saturday at 11 a.m.
Falcons' goalkeeper Ryan Arrigo stopped six shots as Ludlowe ended its season 6-9-2.
"It's always disappointing when you lose," Ludlowe coach Kevin O'Hara said. "I'm very proud of my boys, (Prep) is a very strong team."
The Falcons were able to contain Prep's offense until late in the second half when Molina -- a Fairfield resident on the Warde side of town -- potted the second goal of his freshman year with just 13:51 to play in regulation.
"It's always great to beat the rival, even if I'm not at Warde," Molina said.
Johnson ran up right wing, sending a cross squarely on Molina's foot. The forward outmuscled a Ludlowe defender and redirected Johnson's cross over Arrigo's shoulder, putting the Jesuits ahead 1-0.
"They didn't get behind us until that goal," O'Hara said. "It was a great ball and a great finish, you have to tip your hat."
"That was all I could do was backside curve it into the back of the net," Molina said.
Prep keeper Will Steiner stopped two shots -- including a stellar, point-blank stop on Ludlowe's Henry Kreitler in the 43rd minute to keep the game scoreless.
"Steiner has been a starter here for three years and his leadership is extraordinary," Lyddy said. "In big games he leads by example."
Ludlowe was forced to play much of the game without dynamic senior forward Arda Kocturk, who left early in the first half with an apparent ankle injury.
"We had our injuries to deal with," O'Hara said. "To me, with kids stepping up who I didn't expect to step up, I can't complain.
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Records: Fairfield Ludlowe 6-9-2, Fairfield Prep 17-2-1; Goals: FP-- Chris Molina; Assists: Djimon Johnson; Goalies: FL--Ryan Arrigo (6 saves); FP--Will Steiner (2); Shots: FL--2; FP--7.

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#ShareTheLove: Liv Tyler, Poppy Delevingne and More Are Puckering Up for a Great Cause
The #ShareTheLove campaign aims to raise awareness for blood cancer.Read more
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Kris Jenner, avert your eyes.Read more
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"I'm a human being and had every right to defend myself. How dare that idiot think he has the right to manhandle a complete stranger."Read more
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Kim Kardashian has been vindicated.Read more
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Ohhhhh, they've had it up to here.Read more
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You can watch it all go down via Tidal on September 28 at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. (Paris time).Read more
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February 10 to May 20, 2009
Introduction by Susan Fleminger
Brian Belott
Untitled (small-smiley) book, 2005
Mixed media collage
4 ½ x 5 inches
Untitled (the eye), 2008
Mixed media collage
7 x 8 x 3 ½ inches
Untitled (medium, solid brown), 2008
Mixed media collage
6 x 7 ½ x 7 inches
Untitled (medium gold, orange), 2008
Mixed media collage
8 x 8 x 4 inches
Untitled (yellow cover), 2008
Mixed media collage
6 ½ x 6 ½ x 2 ½ inches
Gaze into my crystal ball and see!, 2005
Mixed media collage
6 x 6 x 2 ½ inches
Untitled (Moroccan building), 2005
Mixed media collage
6 x 6 x 2 ½ inches
Unique altered books
Courtesy of the artist and Canada Gallery
Doug Beube
Phong Bui in collaboration with
Raphaël Rubinstein
On the New York –Hawley Bus, 2009
Gouache, watercolor, pencil, color chalk
on handmade paper
10 x 13 inches (closed)
20 x 26 inches (opened)
Unique hand painted book, series of 12
Courtesy of the artist Phong Bui
Béatrice Coron
The Ballad of the Hangmen, 1998
Cut paper, edition of 5
François Villon (1431- after 1463)
Based on "the Ballad of the Hangmen"
an epitaph Villon wrote himself.
10 x 11 x 2 ½ inches
Courtesy of the artist
A Qui La Faute, 2004
Text by Victor Hugo(1802-1885)-
A qui la faute? (who's fault?) from L'année terrible.
Cut paper, edition of 3
8 ½ x 6 inches
Courtesy of the artist
Fleur d' Insomnie, 2006
Cut paper, edition of 3
Frankétienne (born 1936-) lives in Haiti
Flowers of Insomnia first published in Haiti 1986;
revised edition 2005.
22 x 12 inches
Courtesy of the artist
The Thrill Came Slowly, 1996
Bound codex book in portfolio
Photo polymer and letter press on translucent Japanese paper with thread and wire
12 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches
Edition of 25
Published by Pyramid Atlantic; produced by Peter Kruty Editions NY; supported by
The Mid-Atlantic Foundation
Courtesy of the artist and George Adams Gallery, NY
Thirty-Two Letters to My Dentist,
Hand-bound accordion flag book
with barn doors
Hand-typed letters on an Olivietti
Underwoood typewriter
Imagery letterpress printed from
photopolymer plates on
satin vellum 30 lb.
Edition of 9
9 x 18 inches
Courtesy of the artist and
The Center for Book Arts
Debris, 2007
Pencil, ink, wax, paper,
21 x 26 x 11 inches
Unique artists book
Courtesy of the artist
Anthology of various-size pages, various papers, and manilla envelopes bottled together and contained in a wood box. Each envelope contains printed matter and /or small objects. Accordion-fold "table of contents" of 15 Maciunas-designed monogram/logo cards attached to back cover. Fluxus 1 includes the work of: George Brecht, Alison Knowles, Gyorgi Ligeti, Takehisa Kosugi, Takako Saito, Jackson Mac Low, Jones, Higgins, Watts, Williams and others. The box, an integral part of the book-object, often doubled as a mailer. An unknown number of copies were produced by Maciunas from 1964 until his death in 1978. This example is one of 14 published by ReFlux Editions in 1984 that were collated from original printed matter and constitute the completion of the edition.
C(a[e{I}o]u)P: Autobiography #5, 2005
HP Indigo digital printing, photocopy, ink jet print,
velvet w/draw-strings
5 ½ x 8 ¼ inches / 2 ¾ x 4 ¼ inches / 5 ½ x 6 ½ inches
5 ½ x 4 ¼ inches / 7 x 14 inches
Deluxe edition #26/30
Courtesy of the artist
Closed Book / Cut Trees, 2000
22 paper grocery bags, scissors, wire, beads
25 ½ x 12 ½ x 1 ½ inches
Unique artist book
Courtesy of the artist
Race / Erase (AKIN Series), 2005
Color Xerox with bladed binding
8 ½ x 5 ½ inches (18 pages)
Edition of 10
Courtesy of the artist
So Gay a Flower, 2007
Child's snow suit, acrylic, silk, found objects, hand made Indian paper, text by Emily Dickinson, poem number 19,
from part five: The Single Hound
27 x 22 x 9 inches
Courtesy of the artist
No Ornament so Precious as the Labor of Their Hands, 2005
Gloves, paint and beads
6 x 7 inches x 20 feet
Unique piece
Courtesy of the artist
Altars Of The Invisible, 2007
Wedding dress, acrylic, found objects
67 x 28 x 22 inches:
Inset book: digital printing on hand-painted Whatman; text, "Adjusting for the Moon";
29 x 7 ½ inches;
Edition of 18 with one AP
Courtesy of the artist
Kein Ayin Ha'ra Series- Dexterity, 2008
Handmade paper, bookboard, acrylic, colored pencil, thread, hog gut
40 x 20 x 10 inches
("Kein Ayin Ha'ra" means
"there is no evil eye".)
Courtesy of the artist
Zip-Off Fence, 2005
Mixed media on paper, metal, cord, plastic welding rods, fiberglass rods, twist, ties, zippers
48 x 48 x 48 inches
Unique book piece
Courtesy of the artist
Amanuensis, 2008
Pulp painting on hand made
and cut paper sheets and
Artists book with palladium
gilded glass
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist
Collaborative artists book
Requesting each viewer's signature
Watermarked Dobbin Mill papers
Courtesy of the artist and
Dobbin Books, NY
Untitled (for momma), 2002
Bookcloth on bookboard, oil pastel, marker, digital
pigment ink on Nepalese paper
Edition of 2
16 x 42 ½ inches each
Courtesy of the artist
Clarissa Sligh
It Wasn't Little Rock, 2004
Bookcloth on bookboard, digital pigment ink on
paper, bound book in box with gloves
Edition of 5
19 x 13 ½ inches page size
Courtesy of the artist
Companion, 2000
Accordion book
Photo-lithographs on mold-made Somerset paper with insert
6 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches, (folded)
6 ¾ x 122 ½ inches, (unfolded)
Edition of 100
Publisher and printer: The Leroy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University, NY
Courtesy of Pace Editions, INC.
The Blue Feet, 2003
Cut and folded book structure in a folder bound with Mexican floral cloth
Etching and drypoint on Japanese paper
9 ¾ x 6 ¾ inches (closed)
18 7/16 x 25 1/4 inches (opened)
Artists proof, edition of 35
Courtesy of Carpe Diem Press, Oaxaca, Mexico
Tidal, 1998
Accordion book
Photogravure and photo-lithography and silkscreen on handmade Japanese paper
10 1/4 x 9 1/16 inches, (boxed)
19 1/2 x 126 1/4 inches, (open)
Edition of 39
Publisher and printer: The Leroy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University, NY
Courtesy Pace Editions, INC.
The Book of the Library near Zagora, 1983
11 ½ x 9 ½ x 2 ¼ inches
Earth from site, Zagora, Morocco, string and paper
Unique piece
Courtesy of the artist
Baltic Boat Book,1985
8 ½ x 9 x 3 ½ inches (22 pgs.) both sides of page
Earth, Hydrocal, linen, encaustic, (beeswax/brownwax)
Unique piece
Courtesy of the artist
Hooker's Cabinet, 1997 - 2000
Seeds, plant, HMP Nepal paper, cotton, beeswax
11 ½ x 11 ½ x 1 ¾ inches
Unique piece
Courtesy of the artist


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Gearbox beat Aspyr and Paradox to Homeworld IP
Randy Pitchford, the boss of developer Gearbox, has revealed further details of the acquisition of the Homeworld licence from THQ.
Polygon reports that Pitchford told a PAX Australia Gearbox panel audience that his studio had to fend off interest from two publishers in the final auction – Paradox Interactive and Aspyr Media, the latter of which bid $1.3m.
When THQ started to evaporate, Brian [Farrell, THQ CEO] kept coming to my office everyday and saying, 'Hey Randy, you got to get Homeworld.'" Pitchford stated. So we became part of that process bidding on the brand."
Pitchford added that Relic founder Alex Garden contacted him after the auction to express his relief that Homeland had been acquired by a developer as opposed to a publisher.
"We did a couple of rounds, we put in initial bids and we had to put money in an escrow account that the people were auctioning off all the THQ properties were given a look at to see if we were good for it," Pitchford added. "We couldn't just raise a card up 'number 23, we'll put down a million,' you actually had to put the money in to show it."
Gearbox acquired Homeworld for $1.35m in April and this week announced HD remakes of the first two games in the series.


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This section is dedicated to the bridges of historical and architectonical importance sited in the Province of Lucca.
The bridges have a great symbolic value beside their function: for their "unnatural" charactrer (they put in touch two lands which were originally divided by the water) they often inspired stories and legends, as the famous one of the Devil's Bridge in Borgo a Mozzano.
Above all others bridges are peace constructions: indeed during World War II almost all the bridges of strategic importance in the valley floor were destroyed by the Germans in retreat.
Notwithstanding this, still nowadays in the Valley of the Serchio River, and in those of its tributary, a great number of bridges can be found, often built in the Middle Ages, which were used by the communities of the area , beside those more important sited on the main routes.


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Why Is IBM Helping Huawei?
Congressional critics say Huawei relied on state support and stolen technology to become a major telecom-gear provider. Another factor has been key to Huawei's rise, say the Chinese company's executives: IBM. Andrew Dowell reports on digits. (Photo: Getty Images)
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G1770, Reviewed October 1993
Editor's noteThe printed version of this publication includes illustrations.
This guide will help you safely and successfully replace a defective electrical switch or receptacle. For other wiring problems beyond the scope of this publication, consult the National Electric Code.
To begin these replacements, shut off the electricity to the circuit where you will be working. If you have circuit breakers, trip the appropriate breaker to the "off" position. If you have fuses, remove the fuse for the circuit. It's a good idea to attach a note telling why the circuit is shut off.
If in doubt, shut off the power at the main switch. Lock it in the "off" position if there is a chance that someone may turn it back on.
Usually the only tools you'll need are a medium-sized screwdriver and needle-nosed pliers. Pliers are helpful for removing and attaching wires to screws.
You may need a small-bladed screwdriver to disengage wire from the "push-in" terminals on some switches and receptacles.
Most lighting loads are operated by single pole snap switches. The switch is always placed in the hot line. Replacing a single pole switch is illustrated in the printed version of this publication.
Steps for replacing a single pole switch:
You can use a white wire as a hot wire in switch loops when wiring with cable provided that the white wire is not the return conductor from the switch to the outlet. The grounded conductor must always be white and must be connected to the silver-colored screw on the outlet. The hot wire must be connected to the brass screw. It is not permissible to connect more than one wire to the screw terminal.
A light or other electrical load can be operated from two locations by using two three-way switches. These switches have three terminals, one of which is called a common terminal. Two lighting outlets can be connected for operation of both lights from either of two locations. If wired with cable, it would require a two-wire cable from the source to the first light, three-wire cables from the lights to the switches and two two-wire cables between the lights.
Note that the grounded wire is connected to the silver-colored terminals of the lights, the hot wire from the source is connected to the common terminal of one three-way switch, the common terminal of the other three-way switch is connected to the lights and the two remaining terminals of one switch are connected to the two remaining terminals of the other switch. Replacing a three-way switch is illustrated in the printed version of this publication.
Steps for replacing a three-way switch:
Four-way switches are normally constructed so that a switching action occurs. A light can be operated from any of three locations by connecting two three-way switches and a four-way switch. Replacing a four-way switch is illustrated in the printed version of this publication.
Steps for replacing a four-way switch:
Before replacing the switch, test to make certain that light may be turned on and off from any switch regardless of the position of the other switches. If it does not perform properly, interchange any two wires on the four-way switch diagonally opposite each other. Replace in the wall box.
Control from more than three locationsLights may be controlled from more than three locations by placing additional four-way switches in the circuit between the three-way switches.
The National Electric Code (NEC) requires that all outlets in new construction be of the grounding type. When receptacle outlets of the nongrounding type are replaced, the NEC requires that they be replaced with grounding-type outlets if the receptacle outlet can be grounded to an equipment grounding conductor. (NEC Section 210-7(d).)
NoteAn equipment-grounding conductor must either be bare or have green insulation. The green screw on the outlet must not be connected to the white, grounded conductor.
A grounding-type receptacle outlet may also be grounded to a properly bonded water pipe (NEC Section 250-50(b)). Where a grounding means does not exist in the receptacle enclosure, either a nongrounding receptacle or a ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) type of receptacle must be used, provided that the GFCI does not supply other outlets. Replacing a wall receptacle is illustrated in the printed version of this publication.
Steps for replacing wall receptacle:
Test the circuitOnce a device has been replaced, turn the circuit on and test it to make sure it works.
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adam28 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 140 designs submitted by 57 freelance designers.
Horizontal logo design required for "Fresh Networks"
The logo should be reflect the nature of our business: Fresh and Innovative, while retaining a professional and corporate appearance.
Fresh Networks
Desired Color Scheme:
Blue/Silver - However website and stationary will be designed around the logo. So do whatever you think looks great.
Desired Style:
Corporate, Professional, Fresh, Innovative
Accepted File Formats:
Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Our current logo is available from http://www.freshnetworks.com.au/Fre…rgb_72.png
We are looking for something a little fresher, and in a horizontal format, rather than the vertical format currently used. In other words, we need the logo next to the text, rather than on top, due to a few size limitations we have in our advertising.
For some background, we are a web services company, relaunching shortly, offering website hosting, web design and development, SEO and eCommerce solutions for business.
Preferable colour would be blue/silver, however our website and stationary will be designed around the logo, so please feel free to submit a few different colour schemes if you think they look and feel appropriate.
Competitors sites are as follows:
- NetRegistry - http://www.netregistry.com.au
- Ilisys - http://www.ilisys.com.auPlease let me know if you require any further information.
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The Chuckle House
An introduction to music and film making, enjoy exploring different instruments, from ukulele and guitar to piano, bass, percussion, and more. Led by an experienced local musician, film maker and song-writer, learn to song write, record your creations and film pop videos, whilst also discovering how to create storyboards, props and scenery. Suitable for 5 – 9 year olds
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This is phone father, I am not selling again, I renting it out to Politicians, so they could see their future.
I am selling a 'JakWan Ver 1' CELL phone for Jack, he got it as a gift when he used to Hob Nob with Presidents, Sheiks etc. It is highly advanced, way ahead of anything out there right now. The only problem is; when 'Saint Jack' takes a 'Selfie', his picture comes out with Bars in front of him, plus it can't operate in the US.
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The programme will be held over three days at the Pullman Hotel.
To review each programme day please click on the days below
Download printable versions of the Programme and Reception Day Programme.
|Thursday 8 September
|Friday 9 September
|Saturday 10 September
|Pre Conference Day
|Conference Day 1
|Conference Day 2
|Friday Night Social
|Reception Day 1
|Branch Chair Meeting
|Practice Manager of the Year Awards Dinner
|Pre-Conference Workshops
| Mix & Mingle
Post Conference Tours
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A Pilot Study to Characterize the Pharmacokinetics of Raltegravir in the Cervicovaginal Fluids of HIV-infected Women
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00774683
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 17, 2008
Last Update Posted : October 25, 2011
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The purpose of this research sub-study is to learn about the levels of an antiretroviral (ARV) medication called Raltegravir, and response to HIV virus in the genital tract of HIV-positive women.
We would like to see how this study medication is tolerated, and how the body processes the study medication in women who are HIV-positive. More specifically, we are interested in how Isentress® might penetrate into the female cervicovaginal secretions thereby potentially reducing the amount of HIV in those secretions. A reduction in the amount of HIV in genital secretions may prevent female subjects from transmitting HIV to their sexual partners. This information will help the research team know how a medication such as Isentress® might be used to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV.
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|Drug: Raltegravir (Isentress®)
Purpose: This study aims to characterize the pharmacokinetics of raltegravir in cervicovaginal fluids of HIV-infected women, and compare this to the blood plasma pharmacokinetics being obtained in the main study, CID 0706.
Participants: Six HIV-positive women from the CID 0706 study Procedures: During the pharmacokinetic visit to obtain blood plasma in the CID 0706 study, women will be asked to self-collect cervicovaginal samples using a vaginal aspirator at the following timepoints: pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after raltegravir 400mg dose administration.
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|Actual Enrollment :
|1 participants
|Observational Model:
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|A Phase IV, Open-Label, Single-Sequence Pilot Study to Characterize the Pharmacokinetics of a 400mg Oral Dose of Raltegravir in the Cervicovaginal Fluids of HIV-Infected Women
|Study Start Date :
|August 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2009
Sub-study Group A
Six HIV-positive African American women from the main study, CID 0706
Drug: Raltegravir (Isentress®)
400 mg p.o. BID x 7 days
Other Names:
- To characterize the pharmacokinetics of raltegravir in cervicovaginal fluids of HIV-infected women, and compare this to the blood plasma pharmacokinetics being obtained in the main study, CID 0706. [ Time Frame: Single Time Point Measurement at 4 Weeks after ART Initiation ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 49 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 infection documented by HIV serology or detectable viral load
- Self-described as African-American
- Less than 7 days cumulative of prior HIV therapy
- Plasma HIV RNA PCR equal to or greater than 1000 copies/mL within 90 days prior to study entry
- Able to provide informed consent
- In the opinion of the investigator, able to comply with study medication and procedures
- ALT (SGPT) < or equal to 3.0 x ULN within 45 days prior to study entry
- GRF > 60 as calculated by MDRD within 45 days prior to study entry
- All women of reproductive potential (who have not reached menopause or undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation) must have a negative serum or urine β-HCG pregnancy test performed within 48 hours before entry.
All study volunteers must agree not to participate in a conception process (e.g., active attempt to become pregnant or to impregnate, sperm donation, in vitro fertilization) and, if participating in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy, the female study volunteer/male partner must use at least one reliable method of contraception (e.g., condoms, with or without a spermicidal agent; a diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide; an IUD; or hormonal-based contraception), simultaneously while receiving the protocol-specified medication(s) and for 6 weeks after stopping the medication(s).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding
- Prior receipt of Raltegravir
- Any condition which in the opinion of the investigator is likely to interfere with follow-up or ability to take the study medication appropriately
- A positive test for bacterial vaginosis, syphilis, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, HSV-2 (active lesions), or trichomonas at entry or week 2 of the main study, CID 0706
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00774683
|United States, North Carolina
|The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
|Principal Investigator:
|Kristine B Patterson, MD
|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|Principal Investigator:
|Angela DM Kashuba, PharmD
|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|Responsible Party:
|Kristine Patterson, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00774683 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CID 0706 Sub-study A
|First Posted:
|October 17, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 25, 2011
|Last Verified:
|October 2011
Keywords provided by Kristine Patterson, MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Raltegravir Potassium
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
Integrase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action


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Are you planning your Thanksgiving menu yet? Sticking to the tried-and-true dishes or are you trying to branch out? We know everyone has different traditions (sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top isn't a given) but over the next couple of days, we'd like to give you some alternatives to the straight-from-central-casting side dishes you usually see. First up, sweet potatoes.
We tackled the hardest one, for us, anyway, first. We do really love whipped sweet potatoes with a crumbly, brown sugar topping or toasted marshmallows. When we've tried to skip them in favor of something more modern, we've had complaints.
That said, these recipes look great—even if we have to save them for a non-Thanksgiving night.
• 1. Creamy Mushroom Ragout over Sweet Potato Cakes, from the Los Angeles Times. So rich and beautiful; this could be a main course in a vegetarian meal.
• 2. Sweet Potato and Sage Gratin, from the Kitchn. One of our favorite sweet potato recipes. Not too sweet but full of sweet potato flavor.
• 3. Warm Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad, from Smitten Kitchen (via Orangette). A slight departure from sweet potatoes, but in the same vein. Friends made this for us on Saturday night- different and delicious.
• 4. Baked Sweet Potatoes Stuffed with Cranberries, Pears, and Pecans, from Bon Appétit. This has the traditional flavors, but comes in a different form, and we love the addition of pears.
• 5. Sauteed Sweet Potatoes and Spinach, from Everyday Food. We love sweet potatoes with greens.
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Is there going to be shopping today? It's 15 minutes before it is supposed to start and the district hasn't been announced yet.
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Same for you, akhi!
Have a great Summer my friend.
Likewise and thanks for your reps ol buddy, we continue to battle the lies from the opposition. You have a strong voice that is respected by the them it's good to see mind in action.
Thanks for the rep!
Thank you my friend but you are the doctor when it comes to science, the language, the technical end of all this...and that is specific knowledge of which is not my suit. but I manage, good you are here, we are few, but we are strong.
You truly are a knowledgeable man, kudos ya Sam
Thanks once more!
You can check my recent post in this appropriate thread: http://sawte.com/vb/showthread.php?t...904#post138904
Seriously, these biased scientist represent a huge backwardness potential, a true threat to scientific analysis.
they were earned by you job well done and we are only at the beginning. take care my friend.
Thanks for the kind words!


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...IMO it's not a matter of free speech. I was debating one of my friends all night last night and this was something he couldn't understand. I'm sure some people out there are all up in arms over what the CEO said. I'm not. You would have to be living under a rock to not know Chick-fil-A was a religious company with Christian values. What really shocked me was following the money trail of their donations. That was what I found so appalling. Yes the CEO's speech is what brought my attention to the anti-gay agendas but the root of my concern wasn't the speech itself. It amazes me how the masses don't either know this story or don't believe it to be true...
Agreed. Here is a site that details some of the "charities" that chik-fil-a supports.http://equalitymatters.org/factcheck/201111010001
Apparently the bigoted assholes had a record setting day.http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/08/01/chick_fil_a_appreciation_day_huckabee_conservative_americans_to_support_chicken_chain_s_anti_lgbt_views_.htmlI'm ashamed of my country.
Seems like quite a few chicken-loving, same-sex marriage foes turned out for Wednesday's Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day
Gay rights supporters, meanwhile, are still gearing up for what they're calling "National Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A" on Friday, a name that pretty much explains it all. "Let's show Chick-fil-A thanks for their support of Love, Equality, and the Real Definition of Marriage! Invite your friends!"
Perhaps some straight people should attend in support of "kiss day" by kissing the same sex. Perhaps not as passionatly, though. I'd do it.-Nam
grab his ass sure, but kissing would be a little rough.
Nam,TN is weird. I read that my home town is considered the 8th "Gayest" city in America... I didn't take the time to research it but we do have a major college and a lively party town. I guess it's entirely possible, but who are we kidding?!? This is the middle of the bible belt, these people around here were lined up all the way around the CFA store yesterday! It's insane how many bigots are around here. IDK I guess I'm not "confrontational" enough to protest. I'm still not even fully out of the "atheist closet".
Quote from: Garja on August 02, 2012, 03:00:32 PMgrab his ass sure, but kissing would be a little rough. Are you an ex jock?
... grab his ass sure, but kissing would be a little rough.
Why? 'Cause we take more peaceful approaches, and they do not.-Nam
But when you have people in society able to do something in the "front lines" they would rather stay home for selfish reasons, no matter the reasons.
Quote from: Kimberly on August 02, 2012, 03:05:18 PMQuote from: Garja on August 02, 2012, 03:00:32 PMgrab his ass sure, but kissing would be a little rough. Are you an ex jock? I wondered that, too. I don't go around grabbing guys asses as if it were no big deal. And I used to play all sorts of sports in the past.-Nam
KGarja,R. Lee Ermey rules "You can give your heart to Jesus but your ass belongs to the Corp!" [might be paraphrasing; memory is fickle]-Nam
Drill Sergeant: Where you from, boy?Private: Texas, Sergeant!"Sergeant: Texas? The only thing I know from Texas are "steers" and "queers". You don't look like a steer, so are you a queer, boy?
Smith: "You know why I'm getting my free water, right?"Worker: "No."S: "Because Chick-Fil-A is a hateful corporation."W: "I disagree. We don't treat any of our customers differently.."S: "I know, but the corporation gives money to hate groups. Hate groups. Just because people want to kiss another guy."W: "I'm staying neutral on this subject... my personal beliefs don't belong in the workplace."S: "Yeah I believe that too, I don't believe corporations should be giving money to hateful groups.. I'll take my water"W: "I'm really uncomfortable that you're videotaping this.."W: "It's my pleasure to serve you, always."S: "Oh of course, I'm glad that I can take a little bit of money from Chick-Fil-A, and maybe less money to hate groups."W: "Well we're always happy to serve all our guests."S: "I don't know how you live with yourself and work here. I don't understand it. This is a horrible corporation with horrible values. You deserve better."W: "I hope you have a really nice day, and.."S: "I will, I just did something really good, I feel purposeful, thank you so much."S: "Have a good day... I'm a nice guy by the way, and I'm totally heterosexual.. not a gay [unintelligible] in me, I just can't stand the hate, you know? It's gotta stop, guys. Stand up."


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Friday, June 03, 2011
What "Tan Kin Lian For President" means
Some present and former employees of NTUC Income will probably have shivers down their spine if they hear their former boss wants to be the next President of Singapore.
If Tan Kin Lian runs without the support of his former employer, these employees will in all likelihood volunteer to help the candidates opposing him.
There are as many others, who will firmly stand by him, help his campaign and ensure he gets a good chance at being elected.
That is the kind of loyalty and reaction Tan Kin Lian attracts as a leader.
The first time I heard from Tan Kin Lian was in early 2003. I was about to take my final exams in law school in England. He asked, "Would you like to come back and work for me?"
I got the job without attending a single face-to-face interview. That too during a financial crisis when an employer would be spoilt for choice in recruiting others.
I asked Tan Kin Lian about this many years later. He said he had read my published materials and thought that I could make a constructive contribution. If I hadn't, he said, his general counsel would have fired me.
This is not the first time I am writing about Tan Kin Lian. See here and here.
Tan Kin Lian is no politician. He is a simple man, with a fiercely independent streak. He says it like it is. He has an acute sense of what is right or wrong, and often does what he feels is right. He is decisive, prepared to take chances and ever ready to learn from the mistakes he makes. He is candid about his strengths because of his conscious preference to focus on what is positive.
When he wanted to reduce the cost of motor insurance, he stood up against the motor workshops. At industry meetings, he rattled other insurers with his unbendable resolve. Some motor workshop operators ended up in jail. Cases also went all the way up to the Court of Appeal to secure precedents that would bind judges in the lower courts.
As former corporate counsel of NTUC Income, I know Tan Kin Lian is a passionate advocate of the rule of law.
I once met a District Judge at an event for the legal fraternity. She asked most accusingly, "Why does NTUC Income send so many cases to court? Why can't you all just settle the matters? Why are you always appealing decisions?"
I replied, "Firstly, we want a fair outcome for all parties involved in the matter. Secondly, ma'am, you should be grateful we send so many cases. It means the courts are kept busy and we create jobs for people like you."
Not surprisingly, she found my answer unimpressive. She is still actively hearing motor insurance cases in the Subordinate Courts. When I became a trial lawyer some years later, I had the good fortune to appear before her weekly. I am not sure if she felt likewise.
In the meantime, Tan Kin Lian moved on to other causes. He single-handedly took on financial institutions in Singapore, when many lawyers were reluctant to take on these companies for fear of never being instructed in cases from such organisations. He gave relevance to the Speakers' Corner by organising the largest gathering of protestors in the history of that public space. He pressured our financial regulators to remarkably change the retail space for investment products in a manner that protected consumers.
These are the stories that people know of Tan Kin Lian. There are many other untold stories of him.
Tan Kin Lian stood behind Ong Teng Cheong when the hegemonic force of the ruling party took on the former President. He led various charitable initiatives of the late President. After Ong's death, he was among those determined to preserve Ong's legacy.
He supported competition among the English mainstream media in Singapore, and I learnt that he provided critical advertising revenue to sustain Today in its early days.
He employed a relative of the author of the controversial book, "Singapore the Ultimate Island (Lee Kuan Yew's Untold Story)", during a period when others distanced themselves from such links.
He made a former lawyer at Tang Liang Hong's firm his general counsel. That lawyer still remains general counsel of the NTUC cooperative and has given over a decade of dedicated, commendable public service to the labour movement – notwithstanding his past association, and that his valuable experience would have made got him a lot more wealth in another financial institution.
There was once Tan Kin Lian came under severe pressure from his bosses to fire me. He was told that I was funding opposition parties and supporting their causes, while being an employee of the NTUC cooperative. He did not believe these allegations, and carried out his own inquiry. It turned out I was helping my constituency's Member of Parliament from the ruling party!
His critics also have their untold stories.
Two very good friends, who are journalists, rather adorably call him a "megalomaniac" because of the shameless way he made himself the face of his organisation. For a similar reason, another friend does an awesome mimic of Tan Kin Lian.
I never liked they way Tan Kin Lian used to surround himself with his "yes" comrades. There were times I disagreed with his views. He once told an office gathering that his legal counsel could be relied on to disagree with him!
Many years ago, I was told someone created numerous copies of a fake obituary of him and flung them from a building roof-top. At one point, some of his colleagues were so unhappy with his leadership that they wrote letters of complaint to parliamentary representatives voicing their lack of confidence in him.
I am not sure if Tan Kin Lian can be the unifying President that at least one other Presidential candidate thinks Singapore needs. Given his imperfect history, he will probably an imperfect President be.
I know, however, he will make a difference to the office of President, if eventually selected and elected. In a Parliament dominated by one party, Tan Kin Lian can be depended upon to leave his unique imprint on our constitutional system.
"Tan Kin Lian for President" represents the cry of numerous Singaporeans wanting to exercise their power to vote for their next President. "Tan Kin Lian for President" is also a prayer for a President perceived as independent.
I hope, in the inimitable manner that has become the hallmark of Tan Kin Lian, he will take a chance, put the selection process of the presidency to the test and give others the choice to consider electing him as a future President.
Whether or not he is elected, at the very least, he owes this to the many supporters calling for him to stand up and be counted.
Dharmendra Yadav
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I agree. He is an honest man and I will vote for him.
- 9:06 am
An elected president acts on the advice of the cabinet. How would Mr Tan overcome this? And may I know what is his stand on indefinite detention without trial?
- 11:33 am
Tan Kin Lian for President! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tan-Kin-Lian-for-President/184996368214055
- 12:24 pm
I'm sure we will all like to hear from TKL
1) his view on ministerial and presidential pay packets and what he he considers to be fair and acceptable if he were to be elected.
2) What he intends to pick up from where Ong Teng Cheong had left off and how he will deal with government resistance that OTC had encountered
3) the reasons he left his lucrative CEO post in NTUC Income
4) What are the substantive results he had achieved for mini-bond investors
Answers to the above will help voters assess him better as a candidate
- 12:29 pm
I was one of the campaign helpers for the opposition parties this general election.
Notwithstanding this, I have shivers down my spine if Tan Kin Lian wants to be the next President of Singapore.
I will oppose his campaign, and volunteer my time, effort and money to help the candidates opposing Tan Kin Lian.
- 1:15 pm
Dear Yadav,
There are questions left unanswered by TKL. The most serious one is the actions he had taken while he was the boss of NTUC. Has it got to do with cronyism?
If he accepts the EP nomination, we will flame him and bring out the truth.
- 6:51 pm
Your quote does not quite clarify the facts. Have you ever, at any time, funded an opposition party (or parties)? Have you ever supported their causes? And did you ever do so while being employed by NTUC?
You wrote:
"There was once Tan Kin Lian came under severe pressure from his bosses to fire me. He was told that I was funding opposition parties and supporting their causes, while being an employee of the NTUC cooperative. He did not believe these allegations, and carried out his own inquiry. It turned out I was helping my constituency's Member of Parliament from the ruling party!"
- 7:29 pm
- The said...
I do not think TKL should stand for President. Very few CEOs feature in their own TV commercials, and many times at that. That made him either narcissistic or trying to sell himself. And he does not speak well. His habitual squinting of his eyes is very disconcerting. And he may not have the gravitas or bearing to be a president of stature. But most importantly, if he stands, some dirt and smear on him may appear.
- 9:47 pm
- Dharmendra Yadav said...
To: "Ex-colleague"
When I was employed by the NTUC cooperative, I neither funded any opposition party nor volunteered with any opposition party in any other way.
Of course, since I left the NTUC's service in 2007, I am no longer duty-bound to just support one political party.
I have offered to volunteer my services at both meet-the-people sessions of my own PAP MP, and that of the Workers' Party.
I also donated part of the Grow and Share package I received to the Singapore Democratic Party. The circumstances leading to that donation are disclosed in my blog post of 27 April 2011, "PAP provokes $179 grow and share package for SDP".
I made a separate donation to the campaign of "Jeannette for Mountbatten" (see blog post of 30 April 2011).
If you want to help me in my support of the PAP and opposition parties, drop me an e-mail.
- 10:04 am
I don't believe you'll ever say, wholeheartedly without any reservations or qualifications, anything nice about the government, whatever good they do.
- 11:44 am
"I got the job without attending a single face-to-face interview"
"If you want to help me in my support of the PAP and opposition parties, drop me an e-mail."
Dear Yadav,
Your reasoning in the above quotes are not comprehensive and certainly you tried to be as neutral as possible.
You went through the back door to NTUC with TKL's cronyism.
Either you support PAP or Opposition or none of these. PAP does not need your money. They are controlling and using state money (taxpayers' money)to fund all their party operations for decades.
TKL has something to hide. His wife has reservations. Go ask TKL why is he taking long time to decide if you may. Do you know the reason(s) why he have to step down?
Your creditability is already at stake in your writing on the walls.
- 2:32 pm
- Dharmendra Yadav said...
To: Elderly Person,
I will address your points to me.
I claim neither to be comprehensive nor neutral. I stated at the outset this is a subjective position.
I agree with you that the PAP does not need one's money. It needs volunteers to contribute time, at least in my neighbourhood. Drop me an e-mail if you want to visit. I will be happy to host you.
I think it is possible to contribute to more than one party at one time, perhaps not as an MP, but certainly as an ordinary citizen. This my just my view only.
As for my employment, while there were no face-to-face interviews, there were other forms of assessment, which are documented. If you would like to view these documentation, I can make these available to you.
- 3:51 pm
- Tan Kin Lian said...
Dear Dharmendra
I have read this article and also two earlier articles giving your views about me. I find your views to be fair, and somewhat more generous to me that I deserve.
You have mentioned my shortcomings, and I accept them as reflecting your views. I have no issue with them.
I need to give my views on your statement that I am surrounded by "yes" comrades. This is unfair to many of the 50 managers who worked with me.
I run NTUC Income based on certain values and principles - the values of honesty, fairness, to be thrifty and keep cost low for policyholders, to make a reasonable (and not excessive profit), to focus on what is good for customers, rather than to increase sales for its own sake.
I make my views clear, and am happy to have most managers share these values. You should not consider them as being "yes" men.
Some managers joined me with experience from other companies (where there is a stronger commercial focus). After a while, they accept the values. Most of them tell me that these values are more meaningful, than the profit motive.
There may be some managers who are really "yes" men or ladies, and are willing to change the values depending on the person in charge. But, this statement should not refer to the others, who are people with their own character and values.
I hope that you will bear this point in mind, when you make similar statements in the future - to be fair to people who are unfairly tainted by the statement.
Generally, I am happy with your observations, which I consider to be quite generous to me. Best regards.
- 11:00 am
- Dharmendra Yadav said...
I accept the position of Tan Kin Lian.
I agree there were several employees, not just managers, under his watch who were supportive of his policies because they believed wholeheartedly in them. It was never my intention to cast doubts on their valuable contributions that made a difference.
I was referring to those unthinking employees who were pliant for the sake of being so, and who swung wherever the winds of management blew. I accept that such employees exist in any organisation, with some entities having a greater incidence of them than others.
- 5:12 pm
- Cynical Investor said...
So DY was the number of "swaying in the wind", many or few in Income?
The use of the word "several" here "several employees, not just managers, under his watch who were supportive of his policies because they believed wholeheartedly in them", implies that there were many relativeto the staff strength of Income.
- 5:24 pm
Dear Dharmendra Yadav,
Can you elaborate on "he stood behind Ong Teng Cheong when the ruling party took on the former President and led various charitable initiatives of the late President."
Thanks! I have posted this in a forum and many are curious and need verification/examples.
Thanks, Ryan
- 5:36 pm
Dear Dharmendra Yadav,
Can you elaborate on "he stood behind Ong Teng Cheong when the ruling party took on the former President and led various charitable initiatives of the late President."
Thanks! I have posted this in a forum and many are curious and need verification/examples.
Thanks, Ryan
- 5:36 pm
I am scratching my head, wondering what is the purpose of your post. Someone as good with words as you are, surely is capable of communicating to the lay person more effectively? You praise him sky high, but you also criticise him. And then you conclude that you hope he will "take a chance, put the selection process of the presidency to the test and give others the choice to consider electing him as a future President. Whether or not he is elected, at the very least, he owes this to the many supporters calling for him to stand up and be counted."
So its not a "yes" I support him for president, or "no" I don't because.... After the lengthy essay, so you only want him to stand so that people are given a "choice"? Any eligible candidate will give the people a "choice". That is quite obvious to me. We also don't need TKL just to do that.
- 8:04 pm
Shaun - The purpose is to share some thoughts on the man and what this man could mean for the presidency. It is not to lobby for others to support or oppose him. I don't have the necessary clout to do so in any case.
Ryan - Tan Kin Lian's contributions are documented in the biography of Ong Teng Cheong by Tisa Ng. He chaired the President's Charity Ball for 2 years.
Cynical Investor - Post a poll on your blog on the issue you raise and I will participate! You may get a better indication of the numbers that way. :)
- 9:32 pm
Dear Dharmendra,
Think this is all too creepy man.
It's just like the "old" days when we had that NTUC Income intranet forum where Kin Lian used to post stuff and ask for views. When staff supported his point of view, he was pleased as peach.
When anyone suggested a contrary view, he would send "not too nice" personal warning email to that staff to either delete his/her post and/or kena face-face or online "whacking" by him.
Staff will then apologise etc publically in the forum, revise posting and will be "marked" from that point onwards.
I got to say he has the knack for this sort of thing - to get "small people" like us to say sorry to him - directly or otherwise. Saw a good number of our ex-colleagues who had to do that one time too often for just stating their views which did not align with his. It was a sickening thing man.
Deja vu.
- 10:18 pm
"As for my employment, while there were no face-to-face interviews, there were other forms of assessment, which are documented. If you would like to view these documentation, I can make these available to you."
Dear Yadav,
I have said that 'You went through the back door to NTUC with TKL's cronyism.' You do not have to defend it with your documented assessments. You have already made a mark on TKL in your letter and that is cronyism!
Your letter is unusually subjective as stated by your good self. As far as I have read, there is only one subjective: "If Tan Kin Lian runs without the support of his former employer, these employees will in all likelihood volunteer to help the candidates opposing him." That is real logical fact! The rest of your write up is talking about the good side of TKL. So what is so unusually subjective about this write up?
- 1:02 pm
I tend to agree that TKL surrounds himself with "yes" men.
That was why the NTUC Income intranet forum as stated by the earlier poster had mainly postings that read like "Yes, what a wonderfil idea Mr Tan!" and "Yes, brilliant Mr Tan!" - all in blind agreement with TKL's ideas whether they were sound or not.
For those who did not have the chance to work with TKL at NTUC Income may like to know that one of the Key performance indicators for staff was the degree of participation in NTUC Income's intranet Forum. On the surface it sounds good. However, it was actually a platform for him to judge the degree of "love" which the staff had of him and his ideas.
Alternative ideas that were not in line with his never got to see the light of day and so the forum was filled with statements of praise and adoration for him and his ideas. Yes there was some extended discourse but only if it was in agreement with him.
The situation is very similar to his blog right now. There is no active discussion in his blog. He does not allow for active discussion of his views that do not agree with him. I would say that practically all of the comments that he allows posted ( and there are very few to begin with and we wonder why) are all things that praise him and say good things about him and which support his views. There is no free debate on any platform he offers. This is a typical trademark of his to surround himself with only positive things about his viewpoint.
One thing you need to note is that he will squash you if you disgree with him and you are not a powerful or influential person. I saw first-hand how he "bullied" some of the staff. One of my colleagues summed up her assessment of him as nothing more than "a big bully" who picked on people who had no choice but to tolerate his bullying because they had to keep their jobs.
On the other hand, if you are a powerful and influential person and you disagree with him and his ideas, he may tolerate you.
To end of, I agree with Dharmendra's original assessment that TKL likes to surround himself with "Yes" men.
- 7:33 pm
- Dharmendra Yadav said...
To: Elderly Person
Subjective means that what I have shared here is debatable.
You take issue with some of the points made, if not all, so it underscores my position that this post is subjective.
- 12:21 am
This is bull-shit...
How can you even think of TKL's coming near to standing for President. It actually belittles your own status. Yes you may be beholden due to your possible backdoor entry to NTUC Income. TKL's claims of fairness -- what a laugh. A female employee complains of Management harssment... she gets terminated for poor performsnce. You were witness to this. Someone with almost 30 years of service and excellent performance record. Its a shame... if someone like this can even come near the race for Presidency. Do wake up.
- 6:15 pm
Nice one dharm
- 2:57 pm
Listening to the speakers tonight on TV about the powers of the elected president leads me to the conclusion that he has no powers at all but is a true extension of the will of the Cabinet. He the President is a lame duck and lacks the freewill and free speach of even the ordinary citizenry. The PAP is about to foist an expensive puppet on us ironically to maintain the prevalent state institutions supporting the culture of fear. Let's save our money.
- 3:06 pm
The way I see it: TT did not want the job in the first place. He took it up out of obligation to PAP. TCB is a result of a split in PAP. TJS is clearly in to drive his GE agenda. TKL is the only one truely motivated by the spirit to serve the country and took the courage to step forward in the Presidential Election.
- 4:32 am


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The Lady Bisons made strong runs in both the first and second halves, but fell short with 77-60 loss to Lehigh from the Patriot League in the regular season opener at Allen Arena.
It was the sixth straight home opening loss for the Lady Bisons.
The Lady Bisons pulled within four points at 23-19 with 5:54 left in the first half, but Lehigh scored the next 11 points. The Lady Bisons trailed 35-24 at intermission.
Bennett was more concerned with the rebounding of the Lady Bisons in the first half than the score. Lehigh held a 25-9 edge in rebound in the first 20 minutes. They had 10 offensive rebounds.
In the second half the Lady Bisons held a 23-18 advantage on the boards. Center Brittany Duerk was the top rebounder for the Lady Bisons with seven.
"That was a big step to win the boards in the second half," said Bennett. "We did a much better job on the defensive end. We don't have a dominant rebounder. We have to get five rebounders on the boards."
The Lady Bisons were led by forward Valerie Bronson with 13 points, the only Lady Bisons player in double figures.
Both Duerk and point guard Jenna Bartsokas ended up with nine points.
"Offensively, it is really hurting us that we are missing shots around the basket," said Bennett. "We are doing everything right, but we are not sticking it in there. That is an area we need to improve for us to make a jump.
"Offensive execution was a little better, but still not what where it needs to be. We are not moving the ball like we do in practice. In the second half we did better. We got some layups off of our back picks and we got some better looks."
Guard Erica Prosser scored a game-high 27 points, including four 3-pointers. Also in double figures for Lehigh were guard Alex Ross with 16 and center Alexa Williams with 13. Williams also grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds.
The Lady Bisons did force Lehigh into making 21 turnovers. The Lady Bisons made 18 turnovers.
"I thought our defensive intensity was much better," said Bennett. "Defensively, we got hurt in transition some, but our half-court defense was much better. Forcing 21 turnovers against a team with such veteran guards is a real accomplishment."
The Lady Bisons are back on the court Sunday afternoon at 3:30 when Central Arkansas visits Allen Arena. Central Arkansas lost 85-76 Friday night at Belmont.
"They have good young players," said Bennett. "We will build off of the positives and be ready to play Sunday."
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Well sealed
Will tail stand
Nothing glued so very easy to take apart for a driver swap.
Nice chunky pill that screws to the body,so great heatsinking.
Its a bright thrower with a real aluminum reflector, not some aluminized plastic.
It has a glass lens and o-rings everywhere, doubble o-rings on both ends of the battery tube.
- Has useable spill.
- Nice glossy finnish.


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Event: Sarah Jane Dias, Arjan Bajwa, Rohit Roy, Alex O'Neil and other celebs were present at the Provogue Maxim Nightlife Awards 2012.
Guest List: Sarah Jane Dias, Arjan Bajwa, Rohit Roy, Alex O'Neil
Date: 03-Dec-2012
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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Publishing frequency: 48 issues per year
Chair: Pierangelo Metrangolo
CrystEngComm is the journal for innovative research covering all aspects of crystal engineering - the design, including synthesis of crystals and crystal growth, synthesis and evaluation of solid-state materials with desired properties.
Target crystals/materials: Ionic, molecular, covalent and coordination solids, coordination polymers, hydrogen-bonded solids, intermolecular interactions, biominerals and biomimetic materials, synthetic zeolites, liquid crystals, nano and mesoporous crystals, channelled structures, crystal growth, solution phase studies with relevance to solid-state investigations, amorphous materials linking to the crystalline state.
Structure-property relationships: Discussions of how crystal design affects thermodynamics, phase transitional behaviours, polymorphism, solid state reactivity (crystal-crystal and gas-crystal reactions), optoelectronics, non-linear optics, molecular and bulk magnetism, conductivity and super conductivity, absorption and desorption, and mechanical properties.
Techniques and methods: Single crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction, powder diffraction, solid state spectroscopy, calorimetry, thermogravimetry, modelling and data mining, as well as empirical, semi-empirical and ab-initio theoretical evaluation of solids and of intermolecular interactions.
Pierangelo Metrangolo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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Leonard Barbour, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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A wonderful and unique map, showing the routes of Wallace and Darwin's journeys and explaining how both men came to discover evolution by natural selection, has just been published by Operation Wallacea in association with the Wallace Memorial Fund. An image of the map is shown below and a larger version is attached as a PDF file (see the link at the bottom of this post).
The map is being distributed free of charge as a high quality A2 size (42 x 59.4 cm; 16.54 x 23.39 inches) poster to all secondary schools in the UK as well as a further 10,000 schools worldwide - a GREAT way of increasing awareness of Wallace.
An Indonesian language version of the poster will probably also be produced for distribution to schools in Indonesia. If you would like a physical copy of the English version of the poster at cost price then please email firstname.lastname@example.com. The price is £1 plus postage and packing.
I will also have a limited number of copies to give away at Science Uncovered on Friday 27 September between 17.30 and 18.30. Please come and find me at the Evolution Station in the Museum's Central Hall. Come early to avoid disappointment!
The map comparing Darwin's and Wallace's travels, which led to them independently formulating their theory of evolution by natural selection.


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E, it was over four years since the first version of Transposh for wordpress was released. And indeed, we have come a very long way.
Transposh is being used by thousands of sites all over the web, and we have many happy users (and a few less happy ones 🙂 ).
Teie hohoa, 0.9.2, is not really what we expected to have by now, after four years we would have expected that a version one (maybe even two) will already have been released. But apparently, life does rarely proceed as you plan it to.
The title of this posts actually refers to a new behaviour of our parser, when we used to encounter an (which should be a non-breaking space) we actually broke the phrase into two, which is rather the exact opposite of what things should have been. So hopefully this is now fixed, and we'll no longer break!
Other changes include:
- Basic support for Woocommerce integration
- Override the case when other plugins or themes cause the process_page to be called prematurely
- Fix a nasty bug when the same translation appeared in a paragraph more than once
- Bing have added two languages
- Fix the bug reported by dserber disallowing language selection on post where translate_on_publish was disabled
- Update for .po files, Turkish Translation by Ömer Faruk Karabulut
You will enjoy this version! This is an order! 🙂


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Alert 2012-10
Subject: Independent Foreclosure Grant Review
Date: March 16, 2012
Description: Misrepresentation of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Misrepresentation of Involvement by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Independent Foreclosure Grant Review Scam
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; all State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and all Examining Personnel
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has been notified that a group using the names "855LAW5559" and "National Legal Help" has misrepresented that the OCC has directed their organization to send foreclosure grant review correspondence to banking consumers.
The OCC has no knowledge of or affiliation with the group responsible for sending the letters and did not direct it to send any letters to consumers.
Letters were apparently sent to homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure. The letters claim the recipient's lender is being investigated for wrongdoing by banking regulators. The letters also state that the recipient's mortgage loan is being reviewed for foreclosure fraud. The letters inform the recipient of his or her approved eligibility to receive $10,000 in grant assistance and ask the homeowner to use the services of National Legal Help by mailing the organization a payment of $10,000 by a specific due date.
Based upon the OCC's review of information and National Legal Help's Web site (www.nationallegalhelp.com), the program does not appear to be legitimate and instead is likely an "up-front-fee scam."
Consumers having difficulty making their mortgage payments and anyone who receives a foreclosure notice should immediately contact his or her lender and ask if the letter received is legitimate.
The federal government and legitimate nonprofit organizations offer many programs—at no cost—to help homeowners facing foreclosure. Anyone receiving any type of foreclosure letter can telephone or find information on the Web sites of the following legitimate federal agencies and nonprofit programs for help.
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Consumers who faced foreclosure on their primary residences between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2010, may be eligible for an independent foreclosure review (IFR) pursuant to orders issued on April 13, 2011, by the OCC and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
To find more information about the IFR process or to learn how to submit a request for review, consumers should visit the Independent Foreclosure Review Web site, www.independentforeclosurereview.com/. Assistance with the request for review and answers to questions about the IFR process are also available at (888) 952-9105. The independent foreclosure review is free. There is only one source for the independent foreclosure review. Consumers should beware of anyone who asks them to pay a fee for any foreclosure review service, such as completing the "request for review" form.
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Any information regarding the subject of this or any other alert that you wish to bring to the attention of the OCC may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The OCC offers the following resources to help consumers avoid mortgage scams:
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