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Behavioral Science Aspects of Rapid Test Acceptance (BSARTA)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01317784
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 17, 2011
Last Update Posted : July 29, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Hepatitis C Hepatitis B Syphilis
|Device: Rapid tests for HIV, HCV, HBV, and syphilis Device: HIV/HCV Device: HIV/syphilis Device: HIV only
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|1200 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
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|Official Title:
|Behavioral Science Aspects of Rapid Test Acceptance
|Study Start Date :
|May 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2014
Experimental: All tests.
Choose from all 16 possible tests.
Device: Rapid tests for HIV, HCV, HBV, and syphilis
Choice of 16 different rapid tests. Only 12 manufacturer and names are shown because some are used with both blood and oral fluid. When they are used on both specimens, they are counted as two tests.
Other Names:
Active Comparator: HIV/HCV
Choice of 10 different HIV and hepatitis C tests in the bundle.
Device: HIV/HCV
Choice of 10 different tests for HIV and hepatitis C.
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Active Comparator: HIV/Syphilis
Choice of 7 different tests for HIV and syphilis.
Device: HIV/syphilis
Choice of 7 different tests for HIV and syphilis
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Active Comparator: HIV only
Choice of 4 rapid tests for HIV only.
Device: HIV only
Choice of 4 different tests for HIV only.
Other Names:
- Test choice profile [ Time Frame: one day (day one of study) ]Which tests do participants choose to receive when bundled in different combinations?
- Return for standard test results [ Time Frame: one week ]Is there a different return for test results rate for the different arms of the study?
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Over 17 years old
- Mentally stable
- Sober
- Able to understand English or Spanish
- At least one good vein for phlebotomy
- Member of Behavioral Risk Group
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|United States, California
|Center for Behavioral Research and Services
|Long Beach, California, United States, 90813
|Principal Investigator:
|Dennis G Fisher, Ph.D.
|California State University, Long Beach
|Responsible Party:
|Dennis G. Fisher, Professor and Director, California State University, Long Beach
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01317784 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01DA030234 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|March 17, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 29, 2015
|Last Verified:
|July 2015
Keywords provided by Dennis G. Fisher, California State University, Long Beach:
diagnosis screening
HIV serodiagnosis
HCV antibodies
serologic tests
Bedside testing
diagnostic test kits
syphilis serodiagnosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Flaviviridae Infections
Hepadnaviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Treponemal Infections
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial
Spirochaetales Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Immunologic Factors
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Author Notes: Warm Roman nights. Ahhh! Suppli al telefono is classic Roman street food. "Telefono" refers to telephone wires. When you bite into one of these gooey croquettes the strings of melted mozzarella are the wires. We think the origins of this dish must be in Sicily where its counterparts would be the "arancine." Lots of good ideas came to Rome from Sicily when the Jews were expelled during the Inquisition; most of the culinary ones involved frying stuff. My version isn't kosher but you can make it so quite easily. The rice is the star here, tweak it as you will. Don't even think about attempting this with long grain rice. You begin by preparing rice as you would risotto which you can do a day ahead, although a risotto won't be the final outcome. You can even use leftover "sticky rice" of the cal-rose variety or Spanish "bomba." —pierino
Serves: 4-6
cup Arborio (or other short grain) rice
tablespoon butter
cup chopped red onion
cups chicken stock
pinch saffron threads
eggs (2 for the rice plus 1 for your frying station)
cup grated pecorino cheese
pound prosciutto or speck or spicy capacola (have it sliced thick), cut into ¼ inch dice
ounces low moisture mozzarella
cup bread crumbs (panko)
cup all purpose flour
cups frying oil (olive oil would be Roman, but you can use canola or peanut oil as well)
Salt and ground pepper
- Prepare the rice. Bring your chicken stock to a boil, add the saffron threads and lower heat to a simmer. Meanwhile melt the butter in your rice pan and add the onion. Allow the onion to color
- Stir the rice into the butter with a wooden spoon. Continue to stir until the rice is translucent.
- Over medium heat add stock to rice and onion a ladleful at a time. Allow 25 minutes for rice to become al dente and remove from heat.
- Turn your rice out into a large bowl and allow to cool. Beat two eggs and add them to the rice with several spoons of pecorino, plus salt and pepper. Using your clean hands squish everything together into a lumpen proletariat like mass.
- In a large pot, preferably cast iron, enameled or not, heat frying oil to 370 degrees.
- Again using your clean hands, shape the rice into egg shaped balls and insert a piece of mozzarella and a chunk of your preferred hammage. Close the ball tightly.
- Your frying station consists of a plate of flour, the remaining egg (also beaten) in a bowl, and a final plate of bread crumbs mixed with more pecorino.
- One by one, roll the suppli into flour first, dip into egg and finally roll in bread crumbs.
- Carefully lower your suppli into your hot cooking oil. If you displace too much oil you won't be yelling "Eureka" like Archimedes. You'll be dialing 911. Allow your suppli to get nice and golden brown. Serve hot but with care.
- Note to cook: There are many variations for suppli and they remain open to argument. Welcome to Rome. Among my favorites would be a ragu of regaglie (chicken giblets), which you could substitute for ham.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish with Meat as a Flavoring
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Street Food
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Savory Rice Dish
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Mirko 'CroCop' Filipovic was a Pride legend, failed to reach equivalent heights in the UFC, returned successfully to his roots in kickboxing, and was nit successful in his latest foray into MMA, tapping to a neck crank late in the first to Alexey Oleinik at Russia's Legend 2. Fedor Emelianenko apparently made some critical comment about Mirko's last fight, and the Croatian blasted by, via Facebook, as translated by middleeasy:
After resting a bit, let me look back at the fight and some of the events that happened after the fight. Fedor commented on me and today I read a comment from his eminent brother. It's little to say that I truly respected and liked them both since the time when we fought together in Japan, but that respect is now gone.
Alexander, who probably caused all the scandal and manfully beat up a 63 years old just so that he doesn't have to enter the ring with me, I won't comment too much because the sport is often looked down on because of guys like him, and besides, he doesn't deserve much of a comment. But Fedor was a grave disappointment. If Fedor fought in my city, I'd come to his hotel, take him out for dinner, have a talk with him, and if I had to tell him something I'd tell it to his face and not talk over newspapers. Afterall, we're "brothers in arms" and we bled together in Japanese rings, and had a fight that many consider as the best in MMA hisotry, and he not only didn't have the audacity to say hello, even before the fight in the lockeroom, but he commented on me that I'm this and that, this wasn't the Fedor that I used to know.
Every one of his loses fell hard on me, as if it were my own, and this same man then says publicly that he doesn't know what keeps me fighting, that I'm not in shape and such things. Everyone has the right for an opinion, but till I'm shedding my own blood, enduring the torture and pain, the decision is mine, it's my thing for how long I'll fight and why I fight.
About the fight, I'm sick because of the loss, but I'm glad that I broke the blockade in my head that I had about grappling through my entire career and I'm glad that I tried to go for a guillotine and after that for a triangle. Sadly, I wasn't able to get it around him, cause if I did he'd be choked out. If I was able to get both legs together, and it was close, I would have finished him and it would have been "Great job, champ!", "Awesome!", "You're in great shape!", but like this, it's just gonna be spitting all over me and this and that.


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REYKJAVIK, Iceland - This is the only country that gives you a bath before they send you home.
The Blue Lagoon, open year-round, rain or shine, envelops thousands of tourists from all over the world in its misty embrace.
Many of them come in big tourist buses on the way to the airport, which is only 15 minutes away.
They leave, freshly scrubbed and silky soft, after an hour or three at Iceland's most famous tourist attraction - and yes, it's really blue, thanks to the silica, other minerals and beneficial algae in the geothermal springs.
The Blue Lagoon, like the rest of Iceland, will be elbow-to-elbow this summer as tourism to Iceland explodes, with as many as a...


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 9, 2008) - ETSU head baseball coach Tony Skole announced Wednesday that the Buccaneers have added another player to their 2008-09 recruiting class, signing Matthew Scruggs (Knoxville, Tenn.).
Scruggs, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound, outfielder comes from
"Matthew was one of the best high school players in the state of
Scruggs is the eighth player to sign in the 2008-09 class that includes infielder Bo Reeder (Cookeville, Tenn.), right handed pitcher Taylor Gouffon (Knoxville, Tenn.), catcher Skyler Barnett (Erwin, Tenn.), middle infielder Garrett May (Marietta, Ga.), left handed pitcher Josh Gonzaga (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), shortstop Cody Bentley (Pound, Va.), and left handed pitcher Pete Whittingslow (Kennesaw, Ga.).
Reeder added to his list of accolades as he was recently named to the Louisville Slugger High School All-American First-Team which includes 24 players who were chosen in the first three rounds of the MLB draft. The
Please visit www.ETSUBucs.com for more information on ETSU baseball and all other Buccaneer athletic news.


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Summer classes are a great way to move ahead or stay on track. And now it's easier with AU's online courses. Whether you are at home or on the beach this summer, AU will be there with a variety of web-based offerings. You can still attend a class on campus, too.
Summer is a chance to:
- Learn new skills.
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- Have time to work while taking a class.
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Summer is also a great time to take a course in one of our graduate programs. Graduate summer courses are available in business, education, math and science, nursing, recreation administration and social work. To review graduate offerings, visit aurora.edu/classes/15su/. Be mindful of the location where courses are offered.


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LONGMONT -- Opponents of a Longmont anti-fracking ballot question have closed the books on their Longmont Taxpayers for Common Sense identity, shifting their half-million dollar campaign entirely to Main Street Longmont.
A total of $507,500 had been received by the opponents, according to reports filed Wednesday. The two campaigns actually add up to $778,483.40 in contributions on their forms, but that counts $270,983.40 twice: an amount that was refunded by the Longmont Taxpayers group and then re-donated to the Main Street group.
Total contributions: $507,500 (excludes $270,983 of re-donated funds)
Total spending: $413,334 (excludes $375,983 of refunded donations)
Our Health, Our Future, Our Longmont
Total contributions: $28,636.85
Total spending: $10,740 (Excludes $900 of refunded donations.)
Leaving out refunds, the double-named campaign has spent $413,334 to oppose Ballot Question 300. If passed, the measure would amend the city charter to ban hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," from Longmont, along with any fracking-related waste disposal. Supporters of 300 say the measure is necessary to protect the health and safety of residents; opponents say the effects have been exaggerated and that the measure would open the door to expensive lawsuits, along with payments to those whose mineral rights might be blocked by a ban.
Opposition to the measure began under the name Longmont Taxpayers for Common Sense. The name was changed in mid-campaign after objections from a national Taxpayers for Common Sense group that acts as a federal budget watchdog.
The Longmont Taxpayers group refunded a total of $375,983,40 to terminate its own campaign. The group had to refund any outstanding contributions before its new identity of Main Street Longmont could use the money.
The opponents reported $56,867 of new spending since last week's report. Specifically, Main Street Longmont spent $62,000 on advertising through the Denver firm of Colorado Media & Mail, but also subtracted $5,143.42 from an earlier estimate for yard signs from the company.
Contributions to defeat the ballot measure have come entirely from groups and businesses related to the oil and gas industry.
The money refunded by Longmont Taxpayers and then re-paid to Main Street Longmont included $50,000 from the American Natural Gas Alliance; $45,000 from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association; $30,000 each from KP Kauffman, Halliburton, Bill Barrett Corp. and Encana; $20,000 each from Bonanza Creek Energy and the Colorado Petroleum Association; $15,000 from DCP Midstream; and $983.40 from Beatty and Wozniak.
Depending on how much is spent in the final days of the campaign, opponents of Ballot Question 300 could still break the Longmont political spending record set in 2011 by opponents of a fiber-optic ballot issue. That year, the Look Before We Leap campaign spent $419,629.69 in an unsuccessful attempt to beat the measure.
Final reports must be filed 30 days after the Nov. 6 election.
The group backing Ballot Question 300, known as Our Health, Our Future, Our Longmont, has received $28,636.85 since the campaign started. That includes $9,691.85 of in-kind contributions, given in services rather than cash.
Since last week's report, Our Longmont has gotten $2,760.85 of contributions. Those donations included $1,800 of itemized cash contributions (all gifts above $50 must be reported) from five Longmont residents, four Boulder residents, three Denver residents, and one person each from Fort Collins, Pagosa Springs, and Bloomington, Ind.
Our Longmont's largest donation of the week came from Stephen Szabo of Longmont ($500), followed by Joscelyn Blumenthal of Pagosa Springs ($250) and Patricia Olson of Boulder ($200).
The week's contributions also include $421.85 of in-kind support from Food and Water Watch of Denver for administration ($378) and mileage ($43.85).
Our Longmont has spent $11,640 on the campaign, according to its filing. However, the group had no new spending this week; the additional $900 since last week's report amended an earlier filing to show refunds to Our Longmont spokesman Michael Bellmont ($500) and supporter Joe Bassman ($400), both of Longmont.


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Learning Outside the Box
July 11, 2014 in Special Education Articles by Jess
As children and parents negotiate their way through the final weeks of summer and approach the beginning of a new school year, they experienced the inevitable and vast array of thoughts and feelings about the upcoming challenges they will face. Many students feel a predominance of excitement as they anticipate who their new teachers will be, look forward to seeing old friends, making new ones, and sharing the experiences they have had since June. As a person, I hope that all children feel, on balance, more excitement than concern at the prospect of a fresh opportunity; however, as a Special Educator with thirteen years of school based experience, I know that many – if not most – children with special needs face every school year with worry and trepidation. Read the rest of this entry →


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United Way of Lowcountry passes 29 percent of campaign goal to help agencies such as 'Born to Read.'
The goal of "Born to Read," one of United Way of the Lowcountry's partner agencies serving Beaufort and Jasper counties is to start reading to children at the earliest age.
United Way of the Lowcountry is launching a tutoring initiative in eight Lowcountry schools. The goal is to ensure that 80 percent or more students are reading at grade level when they enter fourth grade. That goal ties into the long-term goal to reduce dropouts by 50 percent within 10 years.
As of Thursday, the United Way of the Lowcountry Board of Directors announced gifts and pledges have been received totaling $804,096, about 29 percent of the organization's 2012 fall goal of $2.8 million.
"We are almost one-third of the way toward our 2012 fundraising goal of $2.8 million, and we are one-third of the way toward our goal of putting an army of 600 reading volunteers in our schools," said Peter Post, fundraising chairman for United Way of the Lowcountry.
To learn more about United Way of the Lowcountry and its work to make our community a better place, call 843-982-3040 or visit www.uwlowcountry.org.


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Ashraya was founded by Vasuki Subbarao in 2007. Ashraya runs libraries at 9 Government schools in rural Karnataka, and also runs Science and Arts clubs at 6 of these schools. Ashraya aims to improve the reading ability of the children at these Kannada medium schools, by creating a library room, stocking the library with books at the appropriate reading levels, and monitoring the reading levels of the books borrowed by the children through librarians hired and trained by Ashraya. Ashraya actively work with the Government Block Education Officers and with School administrators to obtain support for these programs.
Ashraya aim to actively intervene in the development of the top 10% and bottom 20% of students. The top 10% of students at the libraries participate in a Book of the Month club, and write book reports and keep books for themselves. The bottom 20% of students are coached in reading Kannada through a teacher hired by Ashraya, with two sessions per set of students in a week. Top students also participate in the Science clubs, where they learn, and demonstrate, the basic principles of Science through simple experiments. Students who are interested in, and good at, Art, are coached in Sketching, Coloring, Still Life creation and painting by an artist who works part-time for Ashraya.
OPEN board member Rajesh met Vasuki and Jayanthi in 2013, and OPEN funded construction of 3 of the 9 libraries run by Ashraya in 2014. OPEN has been funding the operational expenses for 5 of the libraries and Science and Arts clubs from 2015.
Each book in the libraries has a GROWBY reading level. The chart below shows the GROWBY reading level comparison for the children in the year 2015-16, from the start of the academic year to the end. About a third of the children improved their reading ability and two-thirds did not. It points to the need to actively intervene in the children's education, as the existing school system isn't doing the job.
Videos of Ashraya children performing science experiments, and of their Arts classes, can be found on Ashraya's Youtube channel.


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As days go, Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd certainly has had worse.
On Wednesday, Boyd was named the ACC Player of the Year, both overall and offensive, by the narrowest of votes. Boyd edged North Carolina back Giovani Bernard by one vote in both ballots, which were done by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner, who is the ACC's career active leader with 23.5 sacks, was voted the ACC's defensive player of the year.
Boyd, who led Phoebus to state championships in 2006 and '08, also learned Wednesday he had made the American Football Coaches Association All-America team.
"It's been a really good day," Boyd said. "I'm blessed to have this opportunity and represent the university in the best way possible. There's been a lot of congratulations and things of that nature. It's been a really fun day (with) a lot of smiling going on."
It's the second time in three years a former Peninsula District quarterback was named the ACC Player of the Year. Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor, an alum of Hampton High, won the honor in 2010.
Boyd finished the regular season with 4,042 total yards (3,550 passing, 492 rushing), first in the ACC and eighth in the nation. He has completed 67 percent of his passes for a school-record 34 touchdowns.
"I can't tell you how proud I am of Tajh Boyd," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said in a university release. "He has broken just about every record out there to the point where he is breaking his own records.
"I really believe he is the best quarterback in the nation. This award means a lot to him because he has great respect for the players and teams in this league. He has also been a great leader all season. He is very deserving."
Bill Dee, Boyd's coach at Phoebus, said the recognition was the result of hard work and constant improvement.
"I'm ecstatic for him," said Dee, now the defensive coordinator at Old Dominion. "It's been great to watch his development. He was good last year and made the All-ACC (first) team, and he's improved so much this year.
"It's not a surprise to me in the least with the work ethic he had when he was with me. There was never a moment when he wasn't working on his game. Personally, I think he should be up for Heisman consideration, but my vote is biased."
In making the American Football Coaches Association's first team, Boyd was chosen ahead of Heisman front-runners Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M and Collin Klein of Kansas State.
Boyd, a fourth-year junior, said he has not made a decision on entering the NFL draft. He does plan to submit official evaluation paperwork to get an idea of his stock.
"I'm going to consider it; it's not one of those deals where I've made a decision on anything yet," he said. "Whenever you get the paperwork back, you sit down with the coaches and your parents and talk about it and try to make the best decision possible. I don't know of a decision yet, but that will be worked out in a little while.
"Submitting the paperwork is a good thing because it lets you know where you stand in the eyes of the (NFL) coaches. And if you decide to come back, it lets you know what you need to work on."


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Indeed, the fact that users may increasingly prefer to use a smartphone as their only computer is a double whammy driving Dell toward a move into this market- it represents both further erosion of the desktop/laptop market, and an enhancement of the smartphone market.
Allan's post focuses on Dell as a sales and support channel for Unified Communications, and you do have to wonder if the UC market won't commoditize, both on the hardware and software side, faster than the PBX vendors can adjust- at least at the lower end. But if a Dell smartphone became a cost buy versus the more full-featured iPhone and the various Blackberries, would that win it much enterprise business? Again, maybe at the price-sensitive low end (though, granted, today everybody's price sensitive everywhere). How willing would the road warriors be to give up their premium devices?
That brings us to this item, about Microsoft applying for a patent on a smartphone docking station. Evidently there is at least some work going on in Redmond where people assume that smartphones could displace laptops as the portable computing device of choice. If the enterprise user is then presented with the choice of being given a Dell smartphone that doubles as your work computer, versus buying your own iPhone or Blackberry, and also potentially having to buy your own laptop if you're not willing to use the standard company device-what will users do? Again, what they'll want is the iPhone or Blackberry, but is that what they'll get?
Finally, there's a lot of danger inherent in moving to a softphone as your sole device, as Matt Brunk points out on No Jitter. Matt offers some sobering tales and statistics about the potential losses from people losing track of their portable devices. I really don't think this risk can be underestimated. I think hacking, worms, and any other over-the-network attack pales in comparison.
Regardless of whether Dell gets into the softphone business, electronic devices will continue to get smaller, cheaper and faster, making mobile devices a prime target to become the sole endpoints for a unified communications system. That's one reality that all of the communications vendors- and all enterprises- will definitely have to deal with in the years ahead.Will the smartphone become your only computer, and if so, what are the implications for the enterprise-in terms of cost and security, among other issues?


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For animation projects, I look at the amount of effort, content and overall attitude given to a project. For written assignments, I am looking for you to intelligently and meaningfully communicate critical ideas derived from screenings and research. Course grade scale is as follows:A = excellent. Work demonstrates superior comprehension, ability and effort.B = above average. Work demonstrates very good comprehension, ability and effort.C = average. Work demonstrates basic comprehension, ability and effort.D = below average. Work demonstrates poor comprehension, ability and effort.F = unacceptable. Work fails to demonstrate minimal comprehension, ability and effortGrade breakdown:1. Animation Projects: 75%2. Essays #1, #2, #3: 15% (5% each)3. Participation 10%Attendance is always required. Missing three or more classes will constitute continual reductions in your grade. Missing more than 5 classes will result in a failing grade. Attending the final exam critique period is also mandatory.
there are no prerequisits
Animation is time consuming simply by nature of the medium! You will do a lot of work that results in only a few seconds of movement at a time. Prepare to invest several hours per assignment.
Participation is mandatory. Vocabulary, ideas, and information will be exchanged during group discussions, in critiques and during workdays. It is important that everybody be engaged in the exchange of ideas and participates, we learn from each other. Group critiques will be held on the days the assignments are due. Critiques are essential in developing your ability to understand and discuss the formal and conceptual aspects of your work and the work of others. I expect everybody to contribute to critiques. Crits are valuable learning opportunities and are a very important part of this course. All students must be present and participate in every critique. Treat the presentation of your work seriously. Come prepared to introduce your work and to describe your process. Assigned work must be completed and submitted via D2L at least one hour before class begins. In most cases, projects will need to be exported and compressed to QuickTime format (instruction on this will be provided).
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
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The Pella Christian boys basketball team must have felt like Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day" last night, as they found themselves repeating the same early game miscues that doomed them in the first meeting and again leaving them unable to recover from an early deficit to Pella. The Little Dutch jumped out to a 19-6 advantage through the first quarter and maintained the spread from there as they claimed a 65-41 win over Pella Christian. The Pella defense forced the Eagles into several early turnovers, which Little Dutch Head Coach Mark Core says is what they wanted to do early on.
"The main thing we're trying to establish with our pressure is to get the game going up and down the floor. We feel like that's what we do best," said Core. "The defensive pressure created tempo, and that's to our liking."
The Dutch were again balanced offensively, led by a 14-point, 8 rebound performance from Blaine Forsythe, while senior Nathan Buchheit also scored in double figures with 11. Pella Christian was paced by 9 points from Chase Carlson, while Sam Tvedt and Kyle Nikkel each chipped in 8 points. Eagles' Head Coach Larry Hessing said it was disappointing to see his team fall behind early, after feeling they had prepared well enough to do better.
"It's really disappointing and disheartening, and I don't know where to start with this," said Hessing. "When we got down early the way we did, it just seemed like our mindset became 'here we go again' and I just didn't think we reacted very well to it until the third quarter, when we got it [the score] down to eleven."
At that point, the score was 45-34, but the Dutch then rattled off eight straight points and the Eagles never challenged for the lead again. With the win, Pella is now 11-1 in Little Hawkeye Conference play, while Pella Christian falls to 9-3 in the conference, with the losses to the Little Dutch and Norwalk. Pella travels to Knoxville on Friday, while Pella Christian is on the road at Grinnell.


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Medical science says women don't need an annual Pap test. Less-frequent screening for cervical cancer - every three or even five years in some cases - is adequate to keep track of changes, major medical groups have said. But that doesn't mean that women should take a three-year vacation from their gynecologist, doctors warn.
Medical science says women don�t need an annual Pap test.
Less-frequent screening for cervical cancer � every three or even five years in some cases � is adequate to keep track of changes, major medical groups have said.
But that doesn�t mean that women should take a three-year vacation from their gynecologist, doctors warn. And they worry about lapses in other care because many women so closely associate their annual appointment with the Pap smear.
The annual Pap has been falling out of favor for a while.
In 2009, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said women don�t need their first Pap until age 21 and after that should be screened every other year until age 30, when tests can be done every three years for those who�ve had no problem.
In March, several other medical groups, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and American Cancer Society, came out with recommendations further reducing the frequency.
The Cancer Society said that every three years is fine for young women and that women 30 to 65 years old can go five years if they had both a Pap test and a test for HPV, the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.Women at high risk should be screened more often, the recommendations say.
HPV is common in young women. The medical organizations� updated recommendations stem from concerns that too many women were going through stressful, uncomfortable and useless procedures. In almost all cases, HPV clears the body on its own.
If the virus does stick around and cause cervical abnormalities (called dysplasia), it takes a long time for those abnormalities to turn into cancer, said Dr. Cherie Richey of Columbus Women�s Care, a Mount Carmel practice.
Richey said that she supports the changes in recommendations and that there�s good medical evidence to back them up.
�From the standpoint of cancer screening, it makes perfect sense,� she said.
The problem, logistically, is that women might not think they need to see their doctors if they�r e not going in for a Pap test, Richey said, and that could be detrimental to their health. Pelvic and breast exams can uncover abnormalities, and the patient and doctor can discuss any lingering concerns about sexual health and other matters, including weight and blood pressure.
Dr. Kelly Tyler of Midtown Obstetrics and Gynecology on E. Town Street said that, for now, she will stick with the 2009 American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists� recommendations and anticipates that the group will come out with an update soon to reflect the newer advice from other groups.
Tyler said patients get much more out of their annual visit than cervical-cancer screening and a reproductive-health checkup.
�We address issues such as, �Are you taking your calcium? Are you exercising?�??�
Dr. Melissa Goist, who practices at Ohio State University�s Wexner Medical Center, said many women will still need to make an annual appointment to discuss their birth control and get prescription refills. And the only way to detect ovarian and uterine problems early is to feel the organs during the pelvic exam, she said.
Goist also supports the reduced frequency of Pap tests because of the likelihood of false-positive results and subsequent useless interventions.
�We�re really trying to not over-treat,� she said.
If a woman does notice problems between exams, such as pain during intercourse or unusual bleeding, it is important that she tell her doctor, Goist said. �Women who usually die of cervical cancer are women who�ve never had a Pap smear or have gone over a decade without evaluation.�
Despite the new recommendations, some doctors and nurse practitioners continue to recommend an annual Pap test.
�It takes some physicians longer to adopt recommendations than it does others. Some fall into this pattern where they�ve been doing something for so long, they may be hesitant to change their practice,� Tyler said.
Insurers still pay for annual Paps, but that is likely to change with the changing medical guidelines, she said.


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Here's a quick tip on how to capture or take a screenshot from your Samsung Galaxy S II. Most android phones could only capture what was on-screen using tools, or applications and many required root access first. The Samsung Galaxy S II has a Built-in screen capture, so taking screenshot is too easy and doesn't need any rooting or 3rd-party application to install.
Here is how simply you can do it: PRESS AND HOLD THE HOME BUTTON - THEN PRESS THE POWER BUTTON. So, press and hold home, then a millisecond later hit the power button. Works flawlessly every time. The image will then saved in your gallery files.
How to take screenshots on Samsung Galaxy S2/S II I9100
Here's a quick tip on how to capture or take a screenshot from your Samsung Galaxy S II. Most android phones could only capture what was on-screen using tools, or applications and many required root access first. The Samsung Galaxy S II has a Built-in screen capture, so taking screenshot is too easy and doesn't need any rooting or 3rd-party application to install.
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I accidentally did a screen shot one day and couldn't figure out how it happened. Thanks for the info!!!
very very useful to know, thank you
nice tip.. thanks
when i press the home button and press the power button the task manager is appearing and it doesn't take a screen shot. How can i disable the task manager??
Yeah, kinda works for Gingerbread, but for the task manager popping up when I hold the home key for more than a second... :-S
Taking a screenshot of the %$^%$#$^% Task Mgr is pretty useless.
With Gingerbread and the TMgr issue, just push the power button nearly simultaneously with the home button, but fractionally before it.
Press & hold both the volume down + power button for 5 secs
Does anybody know if they have changed it again after the last update.. Cant seen to get the volume down + power button to work any longer :-(
Power Button held down a split second before the Home button is held down works. It's a bit hit and miss but it DOES work!
I took delivery of my Samsung Galaxy S2 yesterday and updated eveything going!
The best way. Hold power buttom and quickly hold the home button but leave it press for about 3 secs. So power plus home but leave home pressed for a few secs. Should do the trick.
It doesn't work on my phone....fucking annoying!
root galaxy S 3 You guys out there are performing a great job.
This method really works! Thankyou Emma!
When I use this method [volume + home + lock] the volume bar appears ruining the picture. Any tips?
I could not get mine working for ages and I had given up until I really needed to get a screenshot, no other way out.
So - if the volume button is not working for you, try the POWER BUTTON / HOME BUTTON combo however the key is to first press POWER BUTTON, and after holding it for 0.5-1 sec also press the HOME button. if you press the HOME button too soon (ie simulaneously) it wont work, or if you press it too late it won't work either.
After restarting your device a couple of times, and after going into your apps manager a good twenty times you will get it :) or if you aren't as hopeless as me, you will hopefully get it faster.
Duznt even work
How do i do it
Since upgrade volume +power isn't working any longer but I just did one using home & power.. hope this works 4 u!
In begging i was not aware about screenshotes on my Samsung Galaxy S2 but later on i got that tricks that mentioned above and i was happy to take screen shots .
Thank you very nice blog post for sharing.
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Neither the Vol Down+Power or Home button+Power work for me since updating to 4.0.4! any other ideas for galaxy s2!!?? pleeease help!!
sooo i just did a screenshot on the s2 that has the touch home key that looks like an actual house...to accoplish this, at the same time, press the on/off button and the "house" you will see the screen sorta flas...screenshot has been taken. go to gallery and the picture will be saved under a new folder entitled "screenshot"


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Democrats sweep state, national races in Connecticut
HARTFORD -- U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy and President Barack Obama led a Democratic sweep of major races Tuesday in Connecticut, where voters identified the economy as their top concern but many expressed optimism that it is improving.
Voter turnout was heavy across the state, with long lines at some voting places including West Hartford, where people had to wait an hour or longer to cast ballots.
Obama easily took the state's seven electoral votes in his re-election bid against Republican Mitt Romney. The last Republican to win Connecticut's presidential vote was George H.W. Bush in 1988.
In one of the most closely watched and costly U.S. Senate races in the country, Murphy defeated Republican Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to succeed retiring independent Sen. Joe Lieberman.
An exit poll conducted for The Associated Press showed three-quarters of the voters polled described the economy as not so good or poor, but 45 percent believe it's getting better, compared with about 3 in 10 who say it's getting worse. When voters were asked about their personal situations, only a quarter think they are better off now than they were four years ago. The rest were evenly divided about whether things are worse for them or about the same.
Polls opened a day after power was restored to the remaining voting places that were left in the dark because of Superstorm Sandy. Av Harris, a spokesman for the secretary of the state, said it didn't appear outages and other effects of the storm were impeding voters, although some people who haven't been able to return to their damaged homes had to make special efforts to get to the polls.
Jody Eisemann, a 60-year-old acupuncturist, said the bottom floor of her house in Fairfield was destroyed by flooding. She came from New York's Westchester County, where she is staying with her brother, to vote in a Connecticut neighborhood that is still filled with downed trees, utility trucks and National Guard troops.
"It's a big pain in the neck," she said.
Elections officials reported some confusion about which polling places people should use, because some voters were affected by redistricting that was based on new census figures.
Democratic U.S. Reps. John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro and Jim Himes all won re-election.
In northwestern Connecticut's 5th Congressional District, former state Rep. Elizabeth Esty defeated Republican state Sen. Andrew Roraback for the seat currently held by Murphy.
All the state's legislative seats were up for grabs, with Democrats expected to retain majorities in the House and Senate. Voters were also deciding local ballot questions on municipal spending proposals.
Some voters said they were glad the election was nearly over, because they were tired of all the negative political ads.
Paul Kubala, 71, of Columbia, would not say how he voted. The retired lab analyst for a wastewater treatment plant said the ads in the U.S. Senate race were "disgusting, absolutely disgusting."
"You got this Linda McMahon and this Chris Murphy and even the president and this other guy, all they do is just go back and forth slinging mud at each other," he said. "Tell me what you really did positively and what you are going to do."


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Press release
Brussels, 14 February 2013
Financial Transaction Tax under Enhanced Cooperation: Commission sets out the details
The details of the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) to be implemented under enhanced cooperation have been set out in a proposal adopted by the Commission today. As requested by the 11 Member States1 that will proceed with this tax, the proposed Directive mirrors the scope and objectives of the original FTT proposal put forward by the Commission in September 2011 (IP/11/1085). The approach of taxing all transactions with an established link to the FTT-zone is maintained, as are the rates of 0.1% for shares and bonds and 0.01% for derivatives.
When applied by the 11 Member States, this Financial Transaction Tax is expected to deliver revenues of 30-35 billion euros a year.
There are certain limited changes in today's FTT proposal compared to the original one, to take into account the fact that the tax will be implemented on a smaller geographical scale than originally foreseen. These changes are mainly to ensure legal clarity and to reinforce anti-avoidance and anti-abuse provisions.
Algirdas Šemeta, Commissioner responsible for Taxation, said: "With today's proposal, everything is in place to enable a common Financial Transaction Tax to be become a reality in the EU. On the table is an unquestionably fair and technically sound tax, which will strengthen our Single Market and temper irresponsible trading. Eleven Member States called for this proposal, so that they can proceed with the FTT through enhanced cooperation. I now call on those same Member States to push ahead with ambition – to drive, decide and deliver on the world's first regional FTT."
Today's proposal follows EU Finance Ministers' agreement last month to allow the 11 Member States to move ahead with an FTT under enhanced cooperation (IP/12/1138).
There are 3 core objectives to the FTT. First, it will strengthen the Single Market by reducing the number of divergent national approaches to financial transaction taxation. Secondly, it will ensure that the financial sector makes a fair and substantial contribution to public revenues. Finally, the FTT will support regulatory measures in encouraging the financial sector to engage in more responsible activities, geared towards the real economy.
As in the original proposal, the FTT will have low rates, a wide base and safety nets against the relocation of the financial sector. As before, the "residence principle" will apply. This means that the tax will be due if any party to the transaction is established in a participating Member State, regardless of where the transaction takes place. This is the case both if a financial institution engaged in the transaction is, itself, established in the FTT-zone, or if it is acting on behalf of a party established in that jurisdiction.
As a further safeguard against avoidance of the tax, today's proposal also adds the "issuance principle". This means that financial instruments issued in the 11 Member States will be taxed when traded, even if those trading them are not established within the FTT-zone. Furthermore, explicit anti-abuse provisions are now included.
As in the original proposal, the FTT will not apply to day-to-day financial activities of citizens and businesses (e.g. loans, payments, insurance, deposits etc.), in order to protect the real economy. Nor will it apply to the traditional investment banking activities in the context of the raising of capital or to financial transactions carried out as part restructuring operations.
The proposal also ring-fences refinancing activities, monetary policy and public debt management. Therefore, transactions with central banks and the ECB, with the European Financial Stability Facility and the European Stability Mechanism, and transactions with the European Union will be exempted from the tax.
Next Steps
The proposed Directive will now be discussed by Member States, with a view to its implementation under enhanced cooperation. All 27 Member States may participate in the discussions on this proposal. However, only the Member States participating in enhanced cooperation will have a vote, and they must agree unanimously before it can be implemented. The European Parliament will also be consulted.
In September 2011, the Commission tabled a proposal for a common system of financial transactions tax, with the objectives of securing a coherent approach to taxing this sector in the Single Market, ensuring a fair contribution from the financial sector to public finances, and contributing to more efficiency and welfare enhancing financial sector trading.
Following intense discussions on this file, there was consensus at the ECOFIN meetings in summer 2012 that unanimity between the 27 Member States would not be reached within a reasonable period. Nonetheless, a number of Member States expressed a strong willingness to go ahead with the FTT. Therefore, in autumn 2012, 11 Member States wrote to the Commission, officially requesting enhanced cooperation on the financial transaction tax to be authorised, on the basis of the Commission's 2011 proposal.
The Commission carefully assessed these requests against the criteria for enhanced cooperation in the Treaties. In particular, it was established that enhanced cooperation on the FTT would not have a negative impact on the Single Market or on obligations, rights and competences of non-participating Member States. On the basis of that assessment, in October 2012, the Commission proposed a Decision to allow enhanced cooperation on the FTT. This was backed by the European Parliament in December and agreed by European Finance Ministers at the ECOFIN in January 2013.
Once the green light for enhanced cooperation had been given, the Commission could proceed with the detailed proposal on the FTT to be applied by the 11 Member States, which it has presented today.
For more information, see also MEMO/13/98
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Night Scenes for "Half-Blood Prince" to Film Next Week in England
Oct 18, 2007
A few months ago, we first told you that filming for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was due this month in Wiltshire, England. That filming is now set to take place starting next Wednesday, October 24, during the evening hours beginning at 5pm through 5am in the village of Lacock. Actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) are reportedly among those who will be filming scenes for three days in the village which will be used for the sixth Harry Potter movie. The Wiltshire Times reports that these will be "exterior scenes," and in addition "film crews want to shoot late outdoor scenes featuring the ghoulish Death-Eaters." There has been work done recently in the village preparing for the night shoot by the WB crew as locals say:
"There has been a lot of preparation going on and they have been doing things to the outsides of houses on Church Street."They have been painting the outsides of houses and adding bits to them too. We are all going to be given dark blinds of some kind to put across our windows at night to help prevent our lights shining out when they are filming. That way we can get on with our lives as normal and carry on with whatever we would normally do when they shoot scenes."
Road signs and markers have been put out in Cantax Hill, West Street and Church Street warning drivers of road closures between 5pm and 5am.
Very exciting indeed. For those lucky enough to be in the area while the filming is going on, please send in your reports and photos of the filming to [email protected] and we will post them.


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The 29-year-old, who has netted 19 times so far for the Whites this season, signs a three-and-a-half year deal with the Canaries following the move from the Championship side.
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Becchio is looking forward to life in the Premier League and revealed that a couple of former team-mates had helped persuade him to sign.
The forward told the club's official website: "I spoke to Robert Snodgrass and Jonny Howson about Norwich and they both had really good things to say about the club and the city.
"I cannot wait to play my first game for Norwich. I am really happy about having the chance to play in the Premier League, it is brilliant for me personally and for my career."
The former Boca Juniors man is also relishing the prospect of facing two of his own countrymen along with the rest of the Premier League's top talent.
He added: "The Premier League has some brilliant players including people like Aguero and Tevez and it will be a great experience for me to play against players of that quality."
The man to leave Norwich as a result of Becchio's arrival, Morison, made 85 appearances in 18 months with the club, scoring 12 goals in that time helping them get to the Premier League.


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Lake Keynotes King Celebration in Hometownby Jim Amidon • January 26, 2013 Share:
Associate Professor of English Tim Lake returned to his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana last weekend to keynote the 28th Annual Service of Repentance and Reconciliation at Plymouth Congregational Church. The event celebrated the life and works of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and attracted significant media attention.
In his remarks, Dr. Lake reminded the many hundreds of attendees of King's important messages of faith and hope as he fought segregation during the Civil Rights Movement. But Dr. Lake also said, "We have not yet arrived at what King called the 'beloved community.'"
"Definitely we have some progress that's evident," Dr. Lake said. "The fact that we are celebrating an African American man is a marker of progress on the eve of the inauguration of an African American man for president.
"However, many said there's still some work to be done. ?"Tremendous poverty and persistent poverty in America, the fact that those issues haven't been addressed and resolved is problematic, and it's something that King gave his life for."
Dr. Lake joined the Wabash College faculty in 2004 as a member of the English Department and Director of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies. He received tenure in 2011.
Dr. Lake attended Snider High School in Fort Wayne. He earned his undergraduate degree from Ball State University, master's degrees from Howard University and the University of Notre Dame, and his Ph.D. from Bowling Green.
"We all deserve to live full lives and rise to the height of our abilities," Lake said. "You can't just reduce Martin to words of love and non-violence. What he gave us was the example of a committed life, and you should never take that too lightly."
The event, covered by Fort Wayne's News Sentinel and Journal Gazette, as well as two television stations, featured Dr. Lake, as well as vocalists, hymns, and dancers. The Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance host the event each year on the eve of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.


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Until news broke of the Petraeus resignation, today's top story was the country's fiscal crisis. Across-the-board tax cuts will expire at year's end, and mandatory spending cuts will kick in. It's caused a post-election scramble to dodge this so-called fiscal cliff. Well, today, President Obama made clear any deal must include higher taxes for the wealthy. He also sounded an optimistic note pointing to remarks earlier today by the Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I was encouraged to hear Speaker Boehner agree that tax revenue has to be part of this equation. So I look forward to hearing his ideas when I see him next week.
SIEGEL: Mr. Obama will discuss the fiscal crisis with congressional leaders next Friday. But as NPR's David Welna reports, Speaker Boehner is already drawing his own battle lines.
DAVID WELNA, BYLINE: Today, for the second time since Tuesday's election, House Speaker Boehner summoned reporters to a nearly empty Capitol. Once again, the topic was what to do about the fiscal cliff.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BOEHNER: I don't want to box myself in. I don't want to box anybody else in. I think it's important for us to come to an agreement with the president, but this is his opportunity to lead.
WELNA: But if Boehner wants the president to lead, the speaker also wants to leave no doubt which direction he's willing to follow. And letting Bush-era tax cuts expire on income above a quarter million dollars, which is what the president's been calling for, is not what Boehner wants.
BOEHNER: Raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want.
WELNA: Boehner says he is open to raising more revenue to cut deficits. But he says he wants to do it by cutting taxes even more.
BOEHNER: And by lowering rates and cleaning up the tax code, we know that we're going to get more economic growth. It'll bring jobs back to America. It'll bring more revenue.
WELNA: The Congressional Budget Office estimates that cleaning up the tax code could possibly bring in $100 billion a year in revenue, but that would be vastly exceeded by the cost of cutting taxes for everyone.
JACK PITNEY: Speaker Boehner is caught between fiscal arithmetic and political arithmetic.
WELNA: Congressional expert Jack Pitney of Claremont McKenna College says Boehner has been left in nearly an impossible situation given the two calculations that have to be made.
PITNEY: The fiscal arithmetic of the cliff and the political arithmetic of a recalcitrant group of Republicans in his own conference, so we'll have to see which kind of arithmetic prevails.
WELNA: Significantly, no other Republican leaders were present as Boehner laid out his position. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell put out his own statement today declaring, quote, "There is no consensus on raising tax rates." President Obama, though, said today, the American people made clear this week they want the wealthy to pay higher taxes.
OBAMA: In fact, the Senate has already passed a bill doing exactly this. So all we need is action from the House. And I've got the pen ready to sign the bill right away.
OBAMA: I'm ready to do it. I'm ready to do it.
WELNA: But if the president wants action from House Republicans, that may not come without some concessions. David Welna, NPR News, the Capitol.
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Got a new crossover.
Gundam 00P IS (Gundam 00)
|2013-04-18, 19:37
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Awe of She
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
Elder harem being: Chifuyu, Maya, and Tabane at least. Anyone else?
I take it that Chifuyu is going crazy to keep them, (and her own desires) under control. With Ichika being the first male IS pilot, there is probably a few websites that have 'less than upstanding' views on him in their world. Anywhere from women bashing him, saying that he's defiling the 'purity' of the all-girl IS Academy and by extension, the world as they know it. Tabane can deal with that one ('Usagi Virus - GO!'), or depicting him as a raving male beast, forcing himself on all the girls that he comes across, even the teachers and that he even has his own sister under his thumb. (snicker) Tabane could even find 'snuff films' depicting Ichika 'conquering' the IS girls...
Tabane - can 'steal' Ichika away for a bit, having him strapped to a table or a wall and she's dressed up like a nurse so she can 'extract' certain things for SCIENCE! Cue Maya and Chifuyu blowing up the door to her lab to get him out.
Maya - she really REALLY wants to help Ichika study her 'cirriculum' and tries to set up a 'study session' with him in the library. Whenever she gets too involved in her little fantasies, he just leaves in a hurry.
The women have a series of little contests involving Ichika and the winner gets him for a day or something.
I wonder if that lil bit of brainstorming helps or not...
|2013-04-18, 19:43
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Actually Ichika is not an IS pilot in this version. He is the househusband.
Chifuyu never left IS piloting. Maya is living in the Orimura residence on rent as Chifuyu's junior. Tabane lives in the basement because she's being hunted by the international governments. Add in Klarissa who needed a place to stay while watching over Laura and called in a favor with Chifuyu. Natasha is a freeloader after being forced to leave america to escape all the controversy regarding her eligibility as an IS representative of America as well as Silver Gospel's use as an IS.
That kind of home life mixed with budding incestuous feelings for Ichika make her kinda crazy . Then there's her boss who can be a bigger troll than she could ever be.
|2013-04-18, 19:57
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
The Househusband eh... *Mode Shift engaging*
So he washes all their clothes...lovely. So how does he know who's new piece of lingerie belongs to who? :3
I don't know enough about Klarissa's and Natasha's personalities so I'll leave it to you.
But as far as scenarios go, he can be involved in at least one thing during their individual days. Can be something mundane that they do together or important. For Chifuyu, just the act of drinking together would be something, or all of them going to a bar. Maya loves sunbathing (whimsical thought) so she loves having Ichika rub the sun screen on her. Natasha likes having him for a home workout partner so she can tease him with what she wears (or doesn't wear). Klarissa is into cosplay so she likes to dress up in different outfits and tries to get Ichika into some as well. Tabane is just touchy-feely with Ichika all the time since he's the only guy she ever sees.
Or they can have some sort of weekly competition between them to see who gets Ichika's Service over the weekend. By Service I mean the full gauntlet of getting a massage from him after their bath, having him feed them at dinner in front of everyone; something like that.
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Location: Orlando
...or the girls could take turns with Chifuyu in Victoria's Secret, getting her some 'fashionable' underwear and having her wear the styles that they like wearing.
Maya - likes pink but usually ends up with pieces that convey innocence and vulnerability.
Tabane - can wear the red/white lacy stuff with garters and/or corsets for added 'flair'.
Klarissa - (isn't she military?) Wears hers with pantyhose in mind. She's got to have pantyhose. :3
Natasha - wears the real daring stuff: garters, lace, probably a sheer teddy or two. Low-cut panty bottoms are a must with her.
And Chifuyu has to try on all those styles...@_@ My brain might not be able to handle it. lol And then Ichika shows up wearing a fundoshi...@_@
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How DARE you guys have perverted conversation without me
New fic in draft board:
Infinite Stratos : Sacred Twins: Chronicles of the Silver Thrones
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This is looking similar to the IS Battle fic 'Soaring of the Dokugan Ryu' with the heavy symbolism and story arcs. I now know why OH GREAT! changed the story drive of Tenjou Tenge and Air Gear like he did...
Hnnn, now to think of what set of underwear Madoka would be comfortable in trying out for her Ichika-nii. Dark purple or light purple...I go with light purple/lavender - something that is both cute and the same time, a little bit daring... :3
As for swimsuits...too bad we never saw what the white swimsuit Ichika saw looked like when picking out what Chifuyu-sama was choosing.
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Location: Orlando
Now you have me lusting for Madoka... a mini-Chifuyu that I can raise as my own... #_# Not creepy at all... >.>
Although I do not envy the amount of tech talk you two must know about this series and the aspects of the IS functions and stuff. I'm like Houki in that respect (Vroom! Whoosh, pa-Pa-PA!) compared to how you rattle off different functions, loadsets and whatnot about these IS units - real and imagined. #_#
It's the real reason why I stumped on 'Song of the Battle Maiden' - the one where I had Ichika 'blown up' as Chifuyu arrived to rescue him and she turns into a vengeful terror that only Tabane and Houki can stand being around her for any long period of time. I have NO clue as to what sort of tech or battle sequences I should use in the upcoming fights and despite myself, I have some nice battles drawn in my head. T^T
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"He unloaded XR-723 Gram machinegun, spewing 35 caliber bullet at 500 rpm, such scary level of firepower can pierce the 10 cm side armor of main battletank easily"
Compare with:
"He unloaded his gun, spewing dozens upon dozens bullet in few second worth of salvo, carrying enough power to gnash a tank on it's side"
In fact, this is one of the cause of major failure in scifi/military fiction crossover. Random number and statistic decide the plot, and it's bad.
And lo behold, like you Fangking also choose direct approach than anything else.
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And since you asked...
Project Silverback
I'll be turning in for the night (Live in North America)
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I did plan on having M turn yandere for him, especially when Chifuyu constantly goes after him the next time they face-off. The nice yet clumsy side of Chifuyu will come out once she gets her little brother back. :3 However, anything is fair game in a battle between women.
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Fed up by Sacramento's regulations and Southern California's political sway, residents in one rural Northern California county are taking steps to leave the state.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted, 4-1, on Tuesday to pursue seceding from California, the Redding Record Searchlight reported. Proponents say Siskiyou should form a new state -- called Jefferson -- with other counties in Northern California and Southern Oregon they believe share similar interests.
On Tuesday more than 100 people filled the supervisors' chambers, many of whom indicated support for the declaration, the Searchlight reported. When a speaker asked those in the audience who was in favor, "nearly every hand in the room was raised," the newspaper said.
"Many proposed laws are unconstitutional and deny us our God-given rights," said Happy Camp resident Gabe Garrison. "We need our own state so we can make laws that fit our way of life."
"The state of Jefferson is the place I want to raise my son," Kayla Brown said.
Resident complaints include a lack of representation in Sacramento and insufficient attention to major issues for the county, such as water rights and a rural fire prevention fee, the Searchlight reported.
"We have to have government that's local, understands our issues and has empathy," said Mark Baird, a rancher who the Searchlight said was heading the effort.
Supervisor Marcia Armstrong cited restoration of limited government as one of the reasons she supported the declaration.
"We also have this enormous bureaucracy of unelected officials making decisions for us," she said.
Supervisor Ed Valenzuela, who chairs the board, was the only vote against the decision, the Searchlight said. He cited the oath he took upon his reelection to "uphold the Constitution and uphold the constitution of the state of California."
"I signed on to work within the system I know," he said. "I don't like it, I don't agree with it all the time, but ... I did sign up for that and I will continue to do so."
Neighboring counties, which would be invited to join Jefferson, are also weighing secession. Humboldt County Supervisor Rex Bohn told the Times-Standard that his board would probably meet to consider their options.
"I was one of the people who thinks the state of Jefferson wasn't a bad idea," he told the newspaper. "There has been a total lack of respect of our water rights and
Secession efforts within California date back to the 1800s. The most recent high-profile attempt came in 2011, when Riverside County officials weighed a proposal to pursue the establishment of "South California," which would have seen 13 counties leave the Golden State.
[For the Record, 1:50 p.m. PDT Sept. 4: An earlier version of this post incorrectly attributed Humboldt County Supervisor Rex Bohn's comments on the state of Jefferson to the Redding Record Searchlight. They were made to the Times-Standard.]
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Performance and tuning enhancements for your VW
Yes, and you worked on my Mk2 GLI last Saturday, in the fricking cold. Car made it back to SF with no issues, but next day the belt is squealing again. Haven't bothered to check the belt, and the other issues I'll deal with soon. Car runs awesome besides the belt issue. I should have brought all the parts I had in the garage so we could further dial in the car
Should I bring the car to Bob's and have you guys finish it up?
Should I bring the car to Bob's and have you guys finish it up?
Sureguy wrote:You know we don't do work at the meets!
AH, then I may have to sit this one out, as I have a 6am workday...next month heh
Well, I can make it down, can't guarantee I'll make it back without working on it down there
Bunny is sad....
James....the bunny is crying for more HP! Also the GLI maybe has a wheel bearing going. There's a constant hum/drone between 20-25 mph. Let me know when you gots some time.
Sureguy wrote:Your 16V GTi dreams are about to be fulfilled. I finally had time to get the motor out of my dads GLI which means I can get that 2.0 over to the machine shop for your car now. I'm thinking 2.0L bottom end with 1.8L head and cams. Also we're gonna run a modified version of the later 1.8L 16V fuel injection with scirocco intake. .
another 16v!! i want
I may need some cosmetic goodies for my mk3
Any pix of the items in question? And how muchy, I have a little cash to get this mk3 back up to snuff...
zoso wrote:How about Scott posts updates and you others start a new thread
Good point, but realize this is Jim's thread, not Scott, unless he became a silent partner we didn't know about
Jim, wakey wakey?
zoso wrote:Doh, I meant Jim, not sure who I was thinking about.
Oooooo, you're thinking about SCOTT
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I was just thinking, looks like Brooke's car
Just what I wanna do when I'm not dumping money on the house now
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Numbers don't tell story of Hamels' recovery
ATLANTA -- Those who have asked if left-hander Cole Hamels can bounce back next season can relax.
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Hamels is 3-2 with a 1.98 ERA in eight starts since the end of June. His ERA ranks 10th out of 93 qualifying pitchers in that span. His 1.00 WHIP is 13th. His 5.88 strikeout-to-walk ratio is fourth.
Of course, not everybody has noticed, because Hamels is 5-13 with a 3.65 ERA overall. His 13 losses tie him with Angels right-hander Joe Blanton and Astros right-hander Lucas Harrell for the most in baseball, which should be an excellent reminder that a starter's record is often a highly inaccurate gauge of his abilities and effectiveness.
Hamels' 3.33 run-support average is 85th out of 90 qualifying pitchers, which tells the story about his record as much as anything.
"I think it's difficult to describe because of some of the things that have happened to him," manager Charlie Manuel said. "Sometimes we haven't gotten runs for him, and other times I felt like we did and things happened. ... The whole environment speaks for itself. I feel like he's very capable of having his season reversed, really. I look at him as still a good pitcher, a big-time starter."
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2012) – Below is a list of all the ETSU Athletic events taking place for the week of Dec. 10-16.
Men's Basketball (2-5)
This week: The Bucs wrap up their three-game road swing Friday night when ETSU takes on Ole Miss inside the C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum. Game time is set for 8 p.m. (Eastern) and will be broadcast on WXSM-AM 640 The Extreme Sports Monster, beginning with the Atmos Energy pregame show at 7:30 p.m. Live video and stats will be offered on OleMissSports.com.
Last week: ETSU dropped a pair of road games at James Madison (70-45) and at No. 20 North Carolina (78-55) last week. Red-shirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville, Tenn.) scored a team-high 21 points at James Madison and followed that up with a double-double against the Tar Heels – finishing with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, sophomore Rashawn Rembert (Tampa, Fla.) netted a career-high 18 points at North Carolina and added 12 points and four rebounds versus James Madison.
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This week: The Lady Bucs will be gunning for their third straight win when ETSU returns to action Thursday night at SEC foe LSU. Tip time is slated for 8 p.m. (Eastern) inside the Maravich Center. The game will be televised in the Louisiana area on Cox Sports Television, while live video and stats can be accessed by visiting LSUSports.net.
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City Parks Department officials joined Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, Historic House Trust of NYC Executive Director Franklin Vagnone, City Comptroller John Liu and Bowne House Historical Society Board Member Rosemary Vietor to break ground on a major restoration at the historic Bowne House in Flushing.
Marshall said, "The Bowne House helped to shape our history and now it is time for us to take care of its future for a new generation. I am proud to join with my present and former colleagues in government, the Parks Department, the Historic House Trust, the community and all those who recognized the heritage and legacy of the Bowne House and acted accordingly."
"Bowne House is a New York City treasure and through this restoration it is sure to be preserved for generations to come," said Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski. "Bowne House is a symbol of tolerance and diversity and thanks to the many Queens elected officials who saw the importance of this historic landmark, the house can continue in its role as a literal and figurative foundation of the Flushing community."
"Historic House Trust has been eager to begin the restoration of the Bowne House, which has been a pillar of the social, cultural, and political history of Queens, and New York City," said Vagnone. "The house is both historically and architectural[ly] significant and this restoration will ensure it is preserved for the thousands of visitors and school children who will visit the house each year."
"Flushing is known as the birthplace of religious freedom because of the signing of the Flushing Remonstrance and actions of John Bowne who, in defiance of Governor Peter Stuyvesant, allowed Quakers to worship in his home," said Liu. "The Bowne House, a historic city treasure, has been closed to the public for far too long. This 17th century home is a pride of Flushing and should be celebrated by visitors from all over New York City. I look forward to the day when it is restored to its former glory, and New Yorkers can learn firsthand about this landmark, a great symbol of religious tolerance."
This $3.2 million project is managed by the city Parks Department's capital team and the Historic House Trust and was made possible through generous allocations from Marshall, the City Council, former state Assemblymembers Barry Grodenchik and Ellen Young and a grant from the New York state Bond Act.
The project includes restoration of exterior features including new roofing, gutters and leader pipes for proper drainage, wood wall shingle and weatherboard cladding, restoration of the historic wood window sash, doors and associated trim and shutters, and new concrete footings to support new steel columns. The first floor framing will be strengthened with additional wood joist and steel inserted into and around the existing frame.
The Bowne House is a fine example of mid-17th century Anglo-Dutch architecture with an exceptional collection of furnishings, but its true magic is its story. The house was built by Bowne, a prominent Quaker and advocate of religious freedom, who emigrated from England to Boston in 1649 and eventually settled in Flushing. The contributions of this family to New York City's heritage began with the courageous actions of Bowne (1627-1695), who used the house as the first indoor meeting place for the Society of Friends, at a time when religious diversity was forbidden by law.
The Bowne family prospered in America and became businessmen, educators, politicians, and horticulturists. Robert Bowne (1744-1818) founded Bowne & Co., a financial printing company that is still in existence today, and championed free education for all New Yorkers. Walter Bowne (1770-1846), founder of the Union Engine Company, served as mayor of New York City from 1829-1833. Samuel Parsons Jr. (1844 – 1923) was the head landscape architect for New York City and served as superintendent of city parks. During his career he partnered with Calvert Vaux to create Christopher Street Park, Abingdon Square, and the iconic Washington Memorial Arch in Washington Square Park.
In 2009, the Bowne House Historical Society donated the house to the city Parks Department and it became the 23rd member of the Historic House Trust. The three organizations are now partnering on a phased restoration of the house, construction of a visitor's center, archeological investigation of the site, and redevelopment of the surrounding park to represent the rich horticultural history of Flushing.


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The ships will be docked at Fishermen's Village Marina, 1200 W. Retta Esplanade, until their departure early April 4.
After docking around midday today, the ships' crews will ready the vessels for visitors. They will open to the public on Friday. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
The Nina was built by hand and without the use of power tools. Archaeology magazine called the ship "the most historically correct Columbus replica ever built." The Pinta was recently built in Brazil to accompany the Nina; she is a larger version of the caravel.
Historians consider the caravel the space shuttle of the 15th century; Columbus and others used the Portuguese ships to explore the world. The sailing ships had broad bows, high narrow poop over the stern, and usually three masts.
The ships tour together as a sailing museum to teach people about the caravel.
While in port, visitors can board the ships and take self-guided tours. Reservations are not needed. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $6 for ages 5 to 16 and free for age 4 and younger.
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Easter goodies await children at egg hunt
Hundreds of plastic eggs were in plain sight on the grounds of ulf Cove United Methodist Church.
Those were reserved for the youngest children to find during the annual egg hunt Saturday. Not all of the goodies were in the grass, though; older children had use their imaginations hunting for eggs.
When 7-year-old Bodie Finley's basket started filling up, the youngster decided to share some of his eggs.
"This girl had none, so I gave her a few," Bodie said. "Then, I gave four to my friend. I got enough, so sharing them seemed like a good idea."
Inside the church, children found a big surprise. Each child received a wrapped basket filled with Easter treats.
"The baskets are a present from the church, our way of giving back to the community," Youth Pastor Scott Folsom said.
More than 20 volunteers put together the baskets on Friday.
"We here at the church pull together for events like this, especially for the ones with children," volunteer Dana Hanson said. "There are a whole different group of volunteers here today; it is just wonderful."
After receiving their baskets, siblings Mikey Ebersole, 2, and Aliciana Ebersole, 3, were among children directed to the kitchen, where they found a table of homemade desserts. A tray of cupcakes topped with jelly beans caught their attention.
The church pastor, the Rev. Dr. Bill Fisackerly, played guitar, leading songs like "This Little Light of Mine" while families waited for the next activity to start.
"We are going away Easter weekend, so it was great that the egg hunt took place a week early," Jean Turner said. "It lets families attend other Easter festivities or commitments over the actual Easter weekend. And, of course, we like coming here because they do so much for the kids."
– Betsy Williams, correspondent
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On Friday, the Pinta and Nina replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships will be open for tours in Punta Gorda.


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THE PUBLIC EYE: The Facebook Debacle
On May 17th, Facebook had its long anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO). It sold shares at $38 each, giving it a market valuation of $104 billion. For an instant, Facebook was the 23rd most valuable company in the US. The ensuing debacle serves as a metaphor for the US in general.
Facebook is an eight-year-old social networking service that has over 900 million users worldwide. It's a convenient way to maintain contact with family and friends – for example, to post photos of your new relationship or grandchild or pet.
There's nothing wrong with Facebook selling stock in order to raise money and compensate its employees and investors. It's the dream of every entrepreneur to start a company that one day becomes successful, has an IPO, and makes its founders wealthy. It's the nature of the free market.
But in this case there was a serious problem with the valuation of Facebook stock. On May 17th Bloomberg Financial Services reported that at $38 per share, Facebook would be "the largest company to go public in the U.S. by market capitalization… Facebook's valuation is worth the combined market capitalizations of News Corp., Time Warner Inc. and CBS Corp." At its offering price, Facebook was worth more than: Amazon, McDonald's, Cisco, Comcast, Visa, and Citigroup, among others. On May 17th Facebook ranked in the top 10 of technology companies; Facebook was worth roughly half of Google, the company it is most often compared to.
Then the bubble burst. As soon as Facebook shares (ticker symbol FB) were available to the public, the price began to drop. As of this writing, the stock price is $26.31 and the market value is $56.25 billion.
The Facebook Corporation, and those employees and investors who sold FB stock on May 17th, got a good deal at $38 per share. So did the IPO underwriters, who received a fat commission. But little investors – those who were hoping that Facebook would quickly become another Google – got burned.
The stock market and most Americans have been in a funk because of the lethargic US economy, characterized by persistent high unemployment, and the financial crisis in Europe. Financial analysts had hoped that the Facebook IPO – a highly visible, much anticipated event – would cheer up Americans and rekindle their interest in the stock market. Instead it contributed to the economic malaise and reconfirmed some of our worst fears about the financial community.
Why did the Facebook stock price fall? Writing for CNN Money, Julianne Pepitone had three explanations. First, on the morning of May 18th – when Facebook opened public trading on NASDAQ – there was an unprecedented trading glitch, "that left investors unsure about how many shares they bought or sold, and at what price." Second, on May 24th a lawsuit was filed, "alleging that important information about Facebook's financial outlook was 'selectively disclosed' to big banks ahead of the IPO." Reuters reported that four major Facebook IPO underwriters – Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Bank of America – "received privileged information about Facebook's financials -- information that wasn't shared with regular folks… the lawsuit alleges that Facebook told analysts at its underwriters "to materially lower their revenue forecasts for 2012." Finally, Pepitone noted that Facebook's IPO price, $38, gave it a valuation that many analysts felt was "remarkably high given Facebook's financial fundamentals."
Writing in the NEW YORK TIMES, Nathaniel Popper observed that the Facebook debacle reinforced American sentiment to get out of the stock market. "The portion of Americans invested in the stock market dropped this year to its lowest level since Gallup started asking, every two years, in 1998." Popper interviewed a Madera dairy farmer who said, "watching the Facebook offering had confirmed all the fears and suspicions that led him earlier this year to take out the savings, in the five figures, that he and his wife had invested in stocks and stock mutual funds and move the money into real estate investments. – 'We've lost trust in the whole scenario.''
Eight years ago Americans trusted the financial community. That was one of the factors that spurred George W. Bush's effort to privatize Social Security. Now that trust has evaporated.
The Facebook IPO reinforces the widespread perception that the people who run Wall Street can't be trusted. In October a CNN/ORC Poll asked, "Overall, how much do you trust Wall Street bankers and brokers to do what is best for the economy: a great deal, somewhat, a little, or not at all?" 54 percent responded, "not at all." Polls like this, and Occupy Wall Street, indicate that most Americans feel that the nation's financial system has been tilted in favor of the rich and powerful.
There will be many possible themes for the 2012 Presidential election – jobs, women's rights, and religious tolerance, among others. But a central theme should be "who do you trust to clean up Wall Street?" President Obama has enacted modest reforms to police Wall Street. Mitt Romney wants to repeal them.
The Facebook debacle indicates that there is more work to be done before Americans can return to the stock market and trust that the financial community operates in the best interests of all the people, not just the one percent.
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Jan. 8, 2014 — The liquid form of the flu drug Tamiflu is in short supply because of early strong demand.
But the shortage is expected to be brief, lasting only through mid-January, according to its manufacturer, Genentech.
Doctors typically give the liquid form of the antiviral drug, called Tamiflu OS, to children under age 13 or to people who have trouble swallowing. It is approved for babies as young as 2 weeks old.
"There has been strong and early demand for Tamiflu Oral Suspension (OS), and we are experiencing a temporary delay in packaging" it, says Genentech spokeswoman Tara Iannuccillo.
The shortage does not include the capsule form of Tamiflu, Iannuccillo says.
She says patients should talk with their doctor or pharmacist if they can't get the liquid form.
Health care professionals can mix Tamiflu 75-milligram capsules into a liquid for people who need to take it that way, she says.
Also, parents can give children over 1 year of age Tamiflu 30-milligram or 45-milligram capsules mixed with chocolate syrup or another thick, sweet liquid, according to the FDA web site.
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have reported cases of confirmed flu. So far this winter, flu activity has been most intense in the South-Central and Southeastern sections of the United States, the CDC says.
During this 2013-2014 flu season, the most dominant flu virus is the pH1N1 virus. In 2009 it was first identified as swine flu when it caused a pandemic that hit more young children and young adults than older adults.
This season, six U.S. children have died from pH1N1 flu, according to the CDC.
All flu vaccine options this season protect against pH1N1.
SOURCES:Tara Iannuccillo, Genentech spokeswoman.FDA: "Current Drug Shortages."Tamiflu.com: "Emergency Compounding."CDC: "U.S. Flu Season Is Here, CDC Urges Vaccination."
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