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Life without RA seems like a lifetime awayNovember 19, 2009 at 11:00 pm | Posted in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 2 Comments
Tags: aches, arthritis, Chocolate pizza, life, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), stress
I do hope that RA hasn't come to define my life, but I when Robin at The Truth About JRA asked me about a medical test I'd taken some years ago and I couldn't remember I found myself thinking 'That was before R.A. Well … I can't be expected to remember THAT far back!'
I was diagnosed eighteen months ago.
That scares me. I'm not sure what to 'do' with this realisation that RA has become such a big part of me … possibly the best thing would be to screw it up in a small ball and throw it in the waste paper bin.
Thank goodness that if I wake up with this thought at four in the morning I have my trusty iPod to console me – newly loaded with two excellent glum thought-destroying missiles – Cranford (a present from hubby) and Pride and Prejudice (a present from me!) I can also picture Wren building a chocolate pizza, which is sure to cheer me up!
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I've been thinking about this post since I read it last night. I have no memory of my life before arthritis, and really no memory of the first year or two with it, either. Arthritis has always been part of me. Sometimes I think about what my life would have been like if I'd never had it, or if I'd had a chance to live without it. Would I be different?
RA is a big part of our lives, and I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. But I do think we need to be careful to incorporate illness into the person we already are, rather than letting it become primary to our personalities. Not that that's easy. There is so much to learn about RA, so much to get used to, so much pain and so many challenges. I think you almost HAVE to start thinking of your life in befores and afters – after all, everything changes.
That said, your personality shines through in everything you write about illness and about your life. You create beautiful things, you do fun things with friends, you work, you read. THAT is you. RA is now present in all of those things, but it's not the most important thing.
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Her family believes it took a miracle to save Catrina Cecchini's life.
Something extraordinary had to happen on that fateful fall day for Catrina, just 20 years old, to survive a near-fatal heart attack.
In a matter of hours, Catrina went from playing goalie for her Southern Vermont College women's soccer team to lying on a New York highway roadside without a pulse.
If not for the heroics of her 79-year-old grandmother, the quick response of her father and life-saving actions of a passerby, Catrina's story may have had a tragic instead of a happy ending.
"It's a miracle really what happened with her, how it happened and when it happened that she is still alive today," said Carl Cecchini, Catrina's father.
Six months later, Catrina, a 2010 Montville High School graduate, has no memory of the life-threatening event that resulted in a lengthy hospital stay. She is still continuing down the road to recovery, but has returned to school.
Her family will never forget Oct. 6, 2012.
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Carl and his mother, Margie Keane — who was visiting from Mexico — traveled to Southern Vermont, a small, private college in Bennington, to watch Catrina play soccer.
After a somewhat frustrating high school career, Catrina found a happy soccer home with the Mountaineers.
A three-year starter, Catrina was a vital part of the program's rise to respectability. Southern Vermont went from a winless freshman season to on the way to a school record 11 wins last fall — her junior year — heading into the game against Newbury College.
On a beautiful fall day, Catrina, who owns the school's single-season save record, stopped five shots in a 6-1 victory.
"It was a perfect day for soccer," her grandmother said. "It looked like it was going to be a perfect day all around."
After the game, they began the approximately 90-minute trip to Saratoga, N.Y., to visit Catrina's aunt. Catrina drove her grandmother, following her father's car.
Nearing their exit off I-87 North, something went terribly wrong.
Looking out his rear-view mirror, Carl noticed Catrina's car weaving erratically across the highway. Inside the car, Keane stopped in mid-conversation and was stunned to see her granddaughter passed out against the driver's side door, her hands still gripping the steering wheel.
"I said something to her and she didn't respond," Keane said. "I looked over and she was slumped against the window. … It was a big shock."
As a mother of six, Keane has dealt with her share of emergencies. She took immediate action, grabbing the wheel, tooting the horn to alert other drivers and somehow guiding the car through busy weekend traffic from the far right lane over to the left-hand side onto the grassy median.
She was able to turn off the engine.
Alarmed and concerned when traffic slowed down behind him, Carl cut over to the breakdown lane, backing up until he reached the scene. He ran across the road, dodging traffic.
Frantic and fearing the worst, he lifted his unconscious daughter out of the car.
"I put her on ground," Carl said. "I was beside myself because she's not breathing. I'm trying to do CPR on her and trying to get a pulse. … She was basically dead in my arms."
Just minutes later, Carl heard a voice behind him. An emergency medical technician heard the call and happened to be in the area. He took over CPR until an ambulance arrived.
"This guy showed up out of the blue," Carl said. "It was a miracle. He saved her life."
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Only weeks later would Keane fully grasp what happened to her granddaughter.
"I started thinking about how amazing it was that we were able to get across four lanes of traffic on a busy thruway without hitting anyone or being hit," Keane said. "How, except for a guardian angel, can one explain getting across the freeway unharmed and having a person who knew CPR show up, and the ambulance arriving so quickly and so many caring people who were there for us."
Catrina wasn't out of danger yet. After arriving at nearby Saratoga Hospital, she spent three days in a medically-induced coma.
Tests revealed that Catrina had indeed suffered a heart attack. She had been seeing a doctor for an irregular heartbeat but only had to monitor her condition.
Still, the news was a shock.
"It kind of freaked me out," Catrina said. "I just never thought I'd have a heart attack at such a young age."
She eventually moved to St. Peter's Hospital in nearby Albany, where doctors performed a surgical procedure to implant a defibrillator.
Her family, including sister, Cayla, and mother, Patricia, spent countless hours at her bedside. Her soccer teammates, who kept Catrina's jersey on the sidelines during games in her absence, visited along with coach Michael Zauzig.
After 12 days in the hospital, Catrina returned home. Her cardiologist delivered crushing news during an appointment in December.
Catrina's college soccer career was over, forced to give up a sport that she's had a love affair with since age six.
"When I heard that I couldn't play anymore, I was just devastated," she said. "I tried to talk him out of it."
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Wanting to stay involved, Catrina told Zauzig that she would embrace an off-field role. She has continued attending offseason workouts.
A few weeks ago during a team meeting, Catrinia's teammates showed their love and respect by voting her one of the co-captains for next season. While she was surprised by the selection, Zauzig wasn't.
"We could spend all afternoon together and I wouldn't have enough time to say good things about her," Zauzig said. "She's the absolute definition of an athlete that leads by example. … It's easy to assume that she was voted captain because of what happened, but it's far from that.
"It's her maturity and her commitment. … I'm not sure you could find a sweeter kid on campus."
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Life is gradually returning to normal for Catrina.
Doctors told her it would take up to 18 months to make a full recovery.
While Catrina's health continues to improve, she's still dealing with some issues.
She feels "achy" some days and hasn't been cleared to drive.
She is staying at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington this weekend so doctors can monitor her while she tries a new medication.
"We found out her heart is racing faster than it should be," Carl said. "Hopefully, they can get a grasp exactly what it is."
Still, Catrina is doing remarkable well considering what she's been through. She worked hard to make up for about a month's worth of missed class time last fall. A radiologic technology major, she'd like to return home after graduation and work at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital.
When hearing stories about that October day, she marvels at the courage that her grandmother showed under duress, is thankful for the wonderful caring people that took care of her, and appreciates the support of her soccer family. She's a Facebook friend with the EMT, Andy Johnson, who helped save her life.
"It's crazy to me," Catrina said. "I was just shocked about everything that happened."
The traumatic experience has altered her outlook on life.
"I do appreciate life more," Catrina said. "I see that life is really short sometimes."
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Tech Worlds wrote:Looks like Tarzan. Plays like Jane.
makkapakka wrote:Has he not seen the replay? I'd like hear Vernon give an example of a hard hit that is legal.
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The fact that Kam didn't get fined proves the hit was legal. Let Davis whine. Call Kam penicillin because he takes out VD!
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When it comes to disco dance icons, few can equal Deborah Cox. Since being discovered by Clive Davis nearly twenty years ago, the Canadian born singer has achieved 11 #1 hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Play charts. "Nobody's Suppose To Be Here," her double-platinum 1998 hit, had (up to that point) the unprecedented record of 14 weeks as #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
But did you know she is also an accomplished musical theater performer? In 2004 she took over the title role on Broadway of Aida in the Elton John/Tim Rice musical during its closing months. And currently she's touring in the pre-Broadway tryout of the revival of Jekyll & Hyde, where she plays Lucy, the role made famous by Linda Eder during the show's first Broadway run.
The show heads to Broadway in April; but Dallas audiences have their opportunity to see Cox and co-star Constantine Maroulis (from "American Idol" fame) in the musical that plays at the AT&T Performing Arts Center through December 16, 2012, prior to runs in Philadelphia, Providence, Denver, Los Angeles and Chicago. (To see if the show is coming to a theater near you, visit the show's website.
Ms. Cox graciously talked with EDGE regarding her career, her music, "Jekyll & Hyde," and why she is such a strong advocate for the gay community
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EDGE: What put Human Rights/Gay rights on the radar for you?
Deborah Cox: It's close to my heart. I have a lot of very, very dear friends who have not only had to deal with being black or being gay so that whenever there is an opportunity to use my celebrity to bring some awareness to some of these causes I jump at the opportunity.
EDGE: How did you develop such a fervent gay fan base?
Deborah Cox: That happened over time and organically. I never would have thought that my career and music would have resonated with the audience. I just simply do music. I sing. And I make sure that it comes from the heart and soul. I just believe that everyone should be treated fairly and I believe in doing things out of love. That's always been my perspective.
That's how I grew up - in a very multi-cultural society in Toronto. Poor people were just poor, it didn't matter if you were black, white, gay, straight, lesbian...you're poor you're poor. You're rich, you're rich. In Canada, it's slightly different. The whole racial issue is not as overt there. I grew up very different in a very multicultural society having all kinds of different types of people in my own family.
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EDGE: You arrive in Dallas on the heels of World AIDS Day 2012. Why do you think it is important to remember World AIDS Day?
Deborah Cox: Right now, when you talk about AIDS there is still a stigma attached to it that it is a gay disease and I know that it's not. It affects a lot of women. It is the leading cause of death for African-American women in the US. The numbers are staggering. I have done some work just recently with a great organization called Positive Young People (PYP.) PYP is trying to bring attention to this. A lot of people think that with all the money that has been raised over the years that we are closer to a cure but we're not. AIDS is still out there; it is still very prevalent in many communities.
EDGE: You've had great success in your career. Do you recall the moment that you knew you made it?
Deborah Cox: Wow. When I was singing with Whitney Houston.
When I first heard the song 'Saving All My Love For You,' it was the first time that I had ever heard anybody doing anything close to what I dreamed of doing; having this jazzy soulful song with range and amazing melody. When I heard her sing that, it became the benchmark of what I wanted to do.
Fast forward to 2000-20001 and we're recording and getting ready to do 'Same Script, Different Cast,' I found myself in the studio with Whitney Houston, my mentor, my idol, sharing the microphone and singing eye to eye, toe-to-toe. And that will always be a highlight to me.
Playing Lucy
EDGE: Now you are playing the role of Lucy in the Broadway-bound revival of 'Jekyll & Hyde.' Tell us about your approach to Lucy.
Deborah Cox: Its most important for me to bring my own personal experience to connect with the character and with Lucy, she's a survivor and I'm a survivor as well in the sense that I didn't grow up with a whole lot of money. I really had to work hard; I come from a really hard working family. And to want to do the arts at an early age, it was not as common as it is now. It made me jump into the business fearlessly. I was able to sing commercial jingles, sing background vocals and to do it all. In that sense being a survivor, Lucy and I completely relate.
When she deals with 'Jekyll & Hyde' she has to deal with mental illness. She has to deal with the broken part of him. She finds hope in Jekyll so she can get out of her situation. Then there is this complex relationship she has with Hyde, which is also abusive. I've had to deal with mental illness as well...stepping on eggshells around family members who were ill. So it was me bringing that to the character that helped me develop Lucy. And I'm still discovering things about her while we are doing the show.
EDGE: Lucy is physically abused and meets a tragic end in 'Jekyll & Hyde.' How do you prepare mentally and physically for these scenes?
Deborah Cox: It's a challenge to play because I'm a spirited and strong person. It's hard to be submissive. I'm not sure if Lucy is as strong as I am emotionally. There are a lot of things that Lucy does or puts up with that I certainly would not. So that is the struggle to play. I'm much more of a fighter. So there is a lot of restraint that I'm using when I am playing this character and that's very different.
Reading reviews?
EDGE: We've been following your reviews since 'Jekyll & Hyde' opened in September. Do you read your notices?
Deborah Cox: Oh, man. That's a love/hate relationship with the reviews. Sometimes I'm drawn to reading them and other times I've wished I had never read them.
EDGE: You've been receiving glowing reviews for 'Jekyll & Hyde' being called 'stirring,' 'perfect,' 'stunningly beautiful,' 'a surprising range,' and 'mesmerizing.' How does it feel to have your work so positively praised?
Deborah Cox: It is humbling. It is. I'm using my own instincts and I'm just drawing from my heart and soul and for that to resonate feels like the job is well done. It feels like its leaving people with something and inspiring people and ultimately that's what I want to do as a singer but as an actress that's my goal - to leave people with something positive. So, that's amazing.
EDGE: You've worked with a Who's Who pedigreed list of performers. Tell us the first thing that comes to mind when we mention: Clive Davis
Deborah Cox: Clive Davis to me is mentor, icon and living legend. He really taught me a lot about the business and a lot about songwriting and artistry. We butted heads along the way, because like any artist I wanted to do certain songs, but he had a different vision.
EDGE: Celine Dion?
Deborah Cox: Extreme discipline. That woman does not speak before a show. Regimented.
EDGE: Andrea Bocelli?
Deborah Cox: What is the word - He is a vocal force. He just has this amazing gift from God. I literally got the call the night before to do the O2 in London and I flew in, my room wasn't ready, I had to hang out in the gorgeous lobby of this London hotel and I just craved this long nap - and I never did get it -and four hours later I found myself in the dressing room of the O2 doing my vocal warm ups with Andrea and we just worked out the parts on the piano and he just stood there and blew out - filled up the whole room and we weren't live or anything we were just running through the songs. His core is just amazing. An epic voice. It just touches the core of me. His instrument is very special.
EDGE: Whitney Houston?
Deborah Cox: She impacted me the same way that Bocelli did. When you can stand in front of a person that has this just amazing gift and you just know that it is a gift from God. It just touches you in a way that you can't explain. All the hairs of your body stand up because it gives you shivers and chills. That's how it was with Bocelli and that's how it was with Whitney.
Most rewarding achievement
EDGE: What is your most personal rewarding career achievement so far?
Deborah Cox: To still be here in 2012. Standing in front of thousands every single night. I've always dreamed of longevity. I look to artists like Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand and Dorothy Dandridge. - All the iconic women who have come before me who left me an amazing legacy for me go follow and that's what I inspire to be. And I'm still here. I feel very fortunate.
EDGE: What's next?
Deborah Cox: Oh, more music. I'm excited about getting into the studios and finish what I've started because I've had 2 albums essentially in the works now. By the time we get to Broadway I'll have time to actually finish them. The American Music Broadway Album that I'm working on with Frank Wildhorn ('Jekyll & Hyde's' music and lyrics) will be coming out in the summer of 2013. The R&B pop album will probably be done in the fall. There is a concept album of 'Jekyll & Hyde' available at the theater and on Amazon and we'll go into production of the cast album later on next year.
EDGE: Are you still having fun?
Deborah Cox: I am having more fun than ever. It's a great show, a great cast. Director Jeff Calhoun. Constantine Maroulis is a powerhouse himself; an energetic passionate performer. It's a great time to work with a great team and makes for a fun time every show.
Jekyll & Hyde continues at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, TX through December 16, 2012. For more information about the show, visit the show's website.
The show is playing Providence, R.I., Jan. 1 through 6 at the Performing Arts Center. Tickets begin at $41. For more information, go to www.ppacri.org.
Watch this video montage of Deborah Cox and Constantine Maroulis performing songs from "Jekyll & Hyde":


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BOULDER -- Anti-fracking activists delayed the start of the Boulder County commissioners' Tuesday afternoon meeting on oil and gas regulations for nearly half an hour, chanting their opposition to that drilling technique and demanding the commissioners resign if they won't ban hydraulic fracturing in unincorporated Boulder County.
Among those reading loudly from prepared scripts was a pair of school children, one of whom said, "We are standing up for our future ... Protect us from the dangers of fracking."
"We deserve a fighting chance," said Zapporah Abraham Paiss, a 13-year-old Centennial Middle School student. "With vibrant water, soil and plants," said Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, a 12-year-old Centennial School student. They said afterward that they're members of Earth Guardians.
Commissoners Will Toor, Cindy Domenico and Deb Gardner left their seats and the packed hearing room when the demonstration began and returned only after it had ended.
As the commissioners departed from the hearing room, one person in the audience shouted: "You can run but cannot hide!"
When the meeting resumed, Domenico, chairwoman of the county board, asked the standing-room-only crowd to "behave in a manner that is respectful" so the commissioners would have a chance to hear everyone wanting to make comments at the formal public hearing.
Earlier, members of the audience repeating the materials being read by several people who stood to lead the demonstration, told the commissioners -- who'd already left -- that "we will not give into you" or the oil and gas industry or Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Hearing-goers who joined in the chants said they "command" the commissioners to ban hydraulic fracturing -- and that if the commissioners do not -- "we demand your immediate resignations."
"You have been served notice," the chanting audience said at one point, with the commissioners still waiting outside the hearing room for the demonstration to end. "We will not go away."
Tuesday's meeting was to have started at 4 p.m. The Boulder County staff finally got its presentation of the latest draft of proposed county oil and gas regulations under way at about 4:35 p.m. The actual public hearing began at about 5:30 and lasted nearly 21/2 hours as more than 30 people spoke.
By the time the overall discussion of the draft regulations had ended at about 9 p.m., the commissioners had decided to put off acting on the proposed rules until at least Dec. 13, raising several questions they indicated they wanted answered in the meantime.
Several of the members of the public who spoke during Tuesday night's hearing continued to emphasize their dissatisfaction with the county commissioners' decision to go ahead with adopting oil and gas regulations about drilling in unincorporated parts of the county, rather than standing up to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, former oil geologist Hickenlooper, and the oil and gas industry -- standing up by enacting a ban.
A number of those speakers also urged the Boulder County commissioners not to worry about the industry or the state suing the county -- something the state agency has done with Longmont, over drilling restrictions the City Council adopted last summer, and something the state and the industry are expected to do over the local fracking ban adopted by Longmont voters in last month's election.
"Let Boulder County sue the state" for the inadequacy of Colorado's oil and gas regs, urged rural Boulder County resident Nancy Hall. "We need injunctive relief against immediate danger" that she suggested is being posed by a resumption of county-permitted oil and gas drilling in general, and fracking in particular.
Evan Ravitz of Boulder told the commissioners that "we hired you to represent us," and he said Longmont voters' anti-fracking decision shows that "a vast majority of us" in the county "are against fracking."
Said Ravitz: "You will represent us, or you will be fired."
A number of people in the audience jeered during a presentation by Wendy Wiedenbeck, a Denver-based community relations adviser for Encana Oil and Gas USA, who asked the commissioners "to thoughtfully consider our feedback."
Wiedenbeck, the lone speaker representing the industry, said that though Boulder County has responded to some of the oil and gas industry's concerns about earlier versions of the draft county regulations, Encana believes some of the latest version of those proposed county rules are "operationally feasible," some duplicate existing federal or state regulations, and some actually conflict with state rules.
Colorado's state oil and gas regulations already are among the strictest in the nation, Wiedenbeck said, predicting those state rules will become even stricter once the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission completes its work on new regulations about well setbacks from buildings and about monitoring underground water near wells.
After Wiedenbeck spoke, Domenico thanked the people in the room who remained "courteous and respectful" even though many of those people had earlier made it clear that they disagree with anything said by representatives of the oil and gas industry. A few of the anti-fracking activists trailed Wiedenbeck to her parked car outside the courthouse after she left the meeting right after her presentation, but a pair of county security officers accompanied her, as well.
Later Tuesday night, the commissioners began taking public testimony on the separate issue of whether the county's current year-long moratorium on processing new oil and gas drilling applications -- a temporary time-out set to expire on Feb. 4 -- should be extended. Several of the speakers at the earlier hearing on the draft regulations argued it should be.
Paul Bassis of Louisville promised the commissioners that if they don't extend the moratorium, petitions to recall them will be circulated.
Longmont resident Jeff Thompson, a fracking foe, told commissioners later during the hearing that the proposed county regulations "are just a big fraud, just a big farce."
Thompson compared Boulder County officials' stated position -- that they'll adopt the strictest local drilling rules possible under Colorado law -- to what it would have been like if Nazi Adolf Eichmann had said: "I did everything I could within the law to protect the Jews."
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I have decided to do a tech tips series of posts so you will understand certain technical processes that go on in the paintball gun. We have tested everything I will talk about and any speculations will be pointed out.
In the tech forum there is a long post on what is the most efficient barrel so here are the facts.
Barrel Efficiency, Tech Tip #1
Barrels are only there to accelerate the ball from a standstill to 300 fps. In theory they also help with accuracy but that's another post. The ball goes through incredible acceleration on its way down the barrel. The balls acceleration rate is approx. 50,000 feet per second to get to 300 feet per second in 10 inches. The entire barrel travel time is about 6 thousandths of a second and this means the ball is seeing about 1500 G's when its getting pushed out the gun. Although this may sound incredible if someone out there would like to do the math you will see that I'm close.
Air pressure behind the ball is what causes this acceleration to happen. This pressure varies between the different guns but is generally between 50 to 125 pounds per square inch at its peak. The air pressure peaks right when the ball starts moving down the barrel, after that, the ball moving down the barrel creates a bigger chamber so the pressure drops. This is why low pressure guns are a myth, in reality all guns shoot at considerably lower pressure than 200 psi.
Peak pressures above 150 psi tends to break balls down the barrel due to really high acceleration and G forces. If you don't have any way to control the peak pressure behind the ball, the only way you can change it is to go with lower pressure in the air chamber, hence low pressure guns. AGD uses the precise contour of the power tube tip to release air in a controlled manner behind the ball to limit peak pressures to around 60-80 psi..
It is simple to understand that the harder you push something the faster it will accelerate and get up to speed in a shorter distance. So what distance do we have to get the ball up to speed? The effective length of the barrel is from the balls position before it's fired, to the place in the barrel where the pressure gets released, This is usually at the first porting holes or the step in the barrel. Porting is there to release gas pressure!! You are effectively stopping the acceleration at the ports so your 14" barrel that is half full of holes only has an effective length of 7".
Now we understand that we need to limit the peak pressure behind the ball to keep it from blowing up, and that the pressure drops as the ball moves down the barrel. The next question we need to ask is, how far down the barrel does the ball have to go before the pressure gets to low to do anything useful? That answer is 8-10 inches. We know this from looking at the graphs that our gun dyno puts out. If your peak pressure is higher, say over 100 psi you can get away with a shorter barrel, if it's lower then you need a longer barrel. Since AGD is the only gun manufacturer to actually test their pressures behind the ball you might have a hard time getting this info for other guns.
So as far as our guns are concerned, the best efficiency would be had with an 8-10" effective length barrel. Since two piece ported barrels with an effective length of about 5-6" are the rage right now you hear a lot of complaints about gas efficiency. Under some circumstances there is a good reason to use a short effective length barrel. Short barrels cut off the acceleration abruptly by venting and this has the effect of tightening up the shot to shot velocity variation. If you need this at the expense of efficiency then go ahead. Tighter velocity control usually translates into some improvement in accuracy due to better consistency.
So if you want the best of all worlds, limit your peak pressure, let your ball accelerate all it wants, don't follow the crowd and keep asking questions.


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Made this for ya guys, if interested.
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Great Video miscue. Thanks alot for it.
You da man miscue.
Seriously, that was REALLY well done. If you havent asked already get Tom to toss that in the level 10 info thread, so mag newbies wont be intimidated to ask simple questions and dont clog the forums.
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Thanks! Glad to know the hours I put into it weren't for nothing!
Oops, I just noticed that I didn't mention anything about having to increase the velocity sometimes. Eh, you guys can figure it out...
Great video, miscue! It'll be a great deal of help to a lot of people.
Well done!
A great contribution to this community!
Just got done watching it.
As the others have said, well done Miscue!
just wondering but, that being 19.6mb, people like me with a 56k modem wont really be watching this, unlesst they are waiting a good little while for the download time right?
baaaaamm, yo i can hang!!!
Well... that's the best I could do as far as compression... sorry. I don't know much about video stuff, so if anyone can compress it further... I'd appreciate it.
Miscue, you have done alot here on ao. You have no reason to be sorry, people like me will just have to go find someone with rr!!!
cool man thanks a bunch for that freaking vid !
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That vid deserves a sticky...well..if someone can find a way to stream it off of the AGD servers...well..that would sort of help those that would like it..or if people want to pay a couple of bucks i'm sure the people with Cable/DSL and a CD-burner could burn it and send it to the less fortunate people...because it is a great vid..
Big kudos to Q!!! This is getting stuck right now. Someone make it into a real player vid so it's smaller.
Thanks Q!
im a 56k user and after waiting a long time to get this vid it says something about not having the right decompressor or something. i know nothing about computers what do i have to do to watch it?
go to quicktime.apple.com and download quicktime...
Good job Miscue now if only the UPS guy would deliver it like hes suppose to.
***EDIT*** ITS 3:45pm and its not here yet I AM GOINg INSANE
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Thanks Cue! Now all I need is for my level 10 to get here.
Now what about the seedless grape vs. level 10 video? You promised.
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this is perfect timing for me because my level 10 is supposed to come in today and if i watch this a few times ill accually be able to do it!
are your nails polished like it looked on tom's in the level 7 mag video?
No, I don't polish my nails. But I hear large caffeine intake over time will do the same...
Seedless grape vs. Level 10... I might work on something like that later... my first trials with the grape didn't work out so good, I might have to use something else.
For some reason its not working for me right now...
I downloaded it at home fine earlier...
Wonder if my Firewall here at work is blocking it. Anyone else?
AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!
Finally downloaded the video, impressive install Miscue!
Our Firewall sucks by the way.
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Like everyone else said this is great. You can never give too much praise so I thought I'd add my two cents. Once the Level 10 gets her i'll be reviewing this video. I'll keep in mind to pump up the velocity.
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lol, so that the norp you were compresing lastnight!
lol jk, good job miscue
The "official AGD powertube tip extraction utility." Haha.
Nice video though. I only wish it was of higher resolution. I could hardly tell there was a squeegie in there...
Good idea though. Way to take the initiative. Hopefully this will help people receiving their Level 10's soon.
why when I download it, it sez .qt when it supposed to be .mov how am I supposed to watch a .qt file
Whoa, Miscue did something techsmart!
I remember when he didn't know which end of the valve the powertube was on...
Ok, well maybe he knew more than that, but things sure have changed
Good job man.
Im gonna get a level 10 at the end of summer and also cable, hopefully. So please keep this thing in a high profile local. I just got a minimag retro (1st high end gun) and know nothing about the workings of it other than pull the trigger and it shoots... fast. So a good install video will help a lot.
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I remember when he didn't know which end of the valve the powertube was on...
PS I am sure I will agree that the video is awesome, but it is taking forver to download!
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Oracle explains that through support of the HTML5 standard, this version 5.0 software release allows users to access enterprise applications with just a web browser. Oracle Secure Global Desktop provides access to a range of server-based applications and desktops, including those running on Windows, Solaris, Linux (and by that we mean Oracle Linux), as well as legacy mainframe and midrange systems.
"Enterprise users expect increasingly more mobile access to applications which are often designed to run on desktop PCs. Oracle Secure Global Desktop provides IT with a highly secure remote access solution for such applications, and even full desktop environments, from tablets," said Wim Coekaerts, senior vice president, Linux and Virtualization Engineering.
The product is designed to provide responsiveness for cloud-based applications and desktop sessions, even at cellular network speeds. Users can login to the Oracle Secure Global Desktop 5.0 sessions and access all of their applications and data using the built-in mobile Safari web browser on iPad and iPad mini, without the need to establish a cumbersome VPN connection.
What Oracle has done here is to provide support for HTML5 to enable a browser-based user interface that provides intuitive gestures and navigation, as well as extended keyboard capabilities, without the need for downloading or maintaining separate client applications.
The product also uses multi-factor authentication methods to access applications, increasing security when accessing cloud-hosted applications, regardless of location. With the included Oracle Secure Global Desktop Gateway, users can securely access their workspaces from PCs, laptops, or tablets both inside and outside the corporate firewall.


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California, Mississippi,
North and South Dakota.
New York, Jersey, Mexico, and
Hampshire. Minnesota.
— From "Someday Someone Will Bet That You Can't Name All Fifty States"
Alas, poor Jeopardy! losers! Judith Viorst has written a book that could have helped you name that fourth state beginning with "I" that was all that stood between you and early retirement. Her Sad Underwear and Other Complications: More Poems for Children and Their Parents (Aladdin, 80 pp., $6.99, paperback) has dozens of short poems that find the humor everyday hazards like lost sneakers, mosquito bites and broken dishes. But none of those (mostly) rhyming verses may have earned her more gratitude than the list poem "Someday Someone Will Bet That You Can't Name All Fifty States," which teaches you how to win the dare in its title. Is Sad Underwear a book for the 7-to-10-year-olds that its packaging suggests? Or a cleverly subversive exercise in remedial reading for adults? Jeopardy! losers, you be the judge.
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Initially when I moved to California I was skeptical the mountains would compare to the Cascades where I grew up. After many great experiences in the Sierras, I can say that I have been blown away by the beauty and ruggedness of these mountains. They are different than the Cascades, but special in their own way. The more adventures I complete in the Sierras, the more ideas I have for future runs. Here are some ideas for the High Sierra for the upcoming summer and beyond:
High Sierra:
- Dusy Basin and North Palisade: A trip over Bishop Pass to Dusy Basin provides an awe-inspiring view of the West side of the Palisades group of extremely rugged peaks with a climb of North Palisade, the highest point in the Palisades at 14,248 ft.
- Rae Lakes Loop: I completed this amazing loop last year in early winter conditions in 12h31m. I'd like to return when the route is snow-free and I am better acclimated to improve my time by a couple hours or more.
- The Whaleback and Big Wet Meadow: One of the most remote spots in the entire range, it takes 18 miles just to reach Big Wet Meadow in order to get a glimpse of The Whaleback, but I hear the views of the sheer granite cliffs and meadows are magical. A trip here would be a good opportunity to climb peaks on the Great Western Divide, including Table, Milestone, and Midway.
- Triple Divide Peak via High Sierra Trail: It's 72 miles from Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park to Whitney Portal, but the chance of somebody waiting to transport me back to the start is slim and I'm not about to do a 140 mile out-and-back. Thus, I came up with Triple Divide Peak as a destination while passing through the highlight area of the High Sierra Trail, namely the Valhallas cirque and Hamilton Lakes up to Kaweah Gap. This area has tremendous views and the magnificent amphitheater of rock walls has been likened to a little Yosemite Valley. The only difference is that this place is 16 miles from the nearest trailhead. Triple Divide Peak has significance as the divide between the Kern, Kaweah, and Kings Rivers.
- Arrow Peak via Bench Lake: The view of Arrow Peak from Bench Lake is one of the classic views in the Sierra. It's quite a slog to get back there via Taboose Pass, but it's worth it!
- Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne: A point-to-point 33 mile trail run through a spectacular and wild canyon in Yosemite National Park from Tuolumne Meadows to White Wolf. Alternatively, a 45 mile loop out of White Wolf is possible to avoid car shuttle issues. Numerous waterfalls and granite everywhere!
- Great Western Divide Traverse: One of the most remote and rugged areas in the High Sierra. These peaks form a spectacular skyline from the Sierra Crest. There are many options and routes up various peaks.
- Brewer- North Guard-South Guard: A link-up of these three summits in a single day via Sphinx Canyon and Road's End in Kings Canyon National Park.
- Russell-Whitney-Muir: Fun scrambling up Russell and the north face of Whitney on this very aesthetic loop of the Whitney region.
- Mount Langley: Another great trail run up the southermost fourteener in the Sierras and one of the highest trailheads at over 10,000 feet.
- John Muir Trail: 222 miles from Whitney Portal to Yosemite Valley, the JMT is one of the most famous trails in the world. At the very least, I'd like to cover significant portions of this trail that I have not already seen to prepare for a future speed attempt.


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Welcome Comrades to the 70th edition of the Dispatch
Conquer Club seems to have hit some turbulence - particularly in the Foundry! Long time Cartographer, Industrial Helix recently stepped down and two Foundry Assistants, nolefan5311 (replacing TaCktiX as a gameplay Foundry mod) and our very own Foundry Reporter, koontz1973 (replacing Industrial Helix as drafts Foundry mod) have stepped up to help out! Kudos and good luck to the newbies! Perhaps we'll see them in blue soon? Only time will tell! In addition, the Map Foundry Gallery was introduced at thenobodies80's site, http://www.wcforums.org. Take a look around and rate your favorite (and/or least favorite) maps! But I think it goes without saying that the biggest news in the Foundry is the news that's spread into General Discussion regarding a debacle with long time Foundry contributor and mapmaker, natty dread, who recently went on strike from the Foundry after the administrators informed him that a map similar to his new map, World XL, was being made behind the scenes, and likely to be finished before his would be. But is this the full story? Is natty's bitterness as expressed in his recent General Discussion topic, Did you know..., and elsewhere due to this recent event, or the long-felt neglect and oppression of the "second-class" mapmakers, or is it something else? Perhaps we'll find out in next issue's edition of the CC Dispatch when none other than natty dread answers your questions! Head on over to the interrogation thread here and ask your questions for natty!
In other news, Viceroy63 has for us the rundown on what Trench Warfare is like and the strategies that go with it. Now that the setting has settled in a bit, what do you think of it? Let us know by posting in the issue thread! Oh, and don't forget to get that bronze Trench Warfare medal by May 1st to get a spot in the lottery for that Conquer Cup III entry!
Now it's time for the Subscriber of the Issue! It seems to me we've got two to make up for the last issue! Our winners are (drum roll, please)...............orangenitrox (for Issue #69) and silverking8 (for Issue #70)! Just PM me your favorite quote from Andy's interview and the medal is yours!
Oh, yes, did I forget to mention we have an interrogation of our very own Community Manager, AndyDufresne? Take a look-see! Also, our Newsletter Team could use a little beefing up! We give medals out every three months to our solid contributors, so consider joining the team today! You can PM me or the Executive of the team you want to be on Lots of great stuff all around this issue - go explore!
Enjoy the fruits of our laboring fingers!
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Welcome back to the Freestyle Section readers. We have another Scum Insider, and our very own AndyDufresne talks about stuffy noses, bananas, and awkward humor.
You Stay Classy, CC.
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The Scum Insider by safariguy5
Issue 70 of the Strategy Section of the news letter can be considered the Trench Warfare issue of this Section. It was just two week ago that the "Trench" setting has become a reality on Conquer Club, and so while the iron is still hot, we strike.
In CC in History, we take a closer look at the sneaky, psychological and consistent mechanics of trench warfare and what we can learn from that for our own use in other games as well. It's also a very interesting history lesson. Don't miss CC in History #3, Trench Warfare by Crazy Milkshake5.
I have also been putting some thoughts to the Strategy's required and obsolete to this new setting and have committed those thoughts to writing. I may be wrong but I believe that I am the first to coin the phrase, "Slow, Gradual, Expansionism." While it has just recently been brought to my attention by one of the proponents of TW, that there are many strategies (depending on the settings) mines is an accurate one as well. Read about my ideas in, "Trench Warfare, A New Way of Thinking." By me, Viceroy63.
And of course the updated list to the SoC Academy Basic Training Games for the dates of April 1st. to the 15th. is out. Be sure to see Whom's name are there. Be there or be squared! And congratulations to all of our students for being winners.
CC in History #3 by crazymilkshake5
Trench Warfare, A New Way of Thinking. by Viceroy63
Current SoC Training Fields Winners List By Viceroy63
Hello again my friends, and welcome to your favorite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments!
In this issue, DaveH brings us another installment of his Tournament Tips, WorldCup4James interviews dtellis, and I have written Join This? Or Not! to cover for that absent-minded scallywag NoSurvivors. Meanwhile, Fuzzy316 has been putting in some overtime at work, but in lieu of an article he leaves us with a chuckle:
Happy conquering, everyone!
Tournament Executive
Tournament Tips by DaveH
Meet the Tournament Winners: dtellis by WorldCup4James
Join This? Or Not! by Dukasaur
Hello folks. Don't listen to anyone else, this is the reason you read the newsletter! Lots happening in the foundry at the moment and our diligent and beloved koontz1973 brings us the News and What's Where. And congrats koontz1973 for stepping up as a Foundry Assistant in the Drafting Room. You've hit CC like a storm! Flapcake interviews Oneyed and I write about the "Oh" in Hippo (we'll I'd know wouldn't I!!) And for all you literary buffs, this by Lord John E. E. Dalberg-Acton:
For every complex problem, there is a simple solution. . . and it is wrong.
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Foundry News koontz1973
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Interview - Oneyed. 3 in a row. by Flapcake
The "Oh" in Hippo – Verisimilitude and getting real by thehippo8
The Dispatch is glad to announce the success of it's callout for CC3 Bracket Predictions as we achieved over 120 predictions. IcePack breaks them down for us to see the stats on the major predictions for the top 8 onward. Check them out to see if you were one of those with personal Clan Bias or really did have an Objective Viewpoint, at http://challonge.com/concup3/predictions
First up however is an exciting Feature as alt1978 takes time from his CD duties to document the Rise and Fall of the Elite Thota!
It seems that Tofu are looking to emulate their ascent by collecting an All-Star Line-up themselves. If you haven't been demolished by at least someone in their Roster just yet, you really haven't been playing CC long!
We also take a quick look at the Draw for the CL4 Divisional Cups, Sign-ups for the ICL and the submissions of the aforementioned CC3 Bracket Predictions!
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THOTA Retire! by Alt1978 (PR)
Clan League Divisional Cups by WPBRJ (DYN)
International Clan League by MNDuke (FOED)
CC3 Bracket Predictions by IcePack (KoA)
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Monday Night FootballHouston @ New EnglandInjuries have taken a toll on a Houston pass defense that opened the season playing as well as any group. Gone are every-down LBs Brian Cushing (ACL) and Brooks Reed (groin), and feisty slot CB Brice McCain (foot). Top CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring, groin) will be a game-time decision Monday night, and his effectiveness has been compromised when playing at less than 100 percent. Over their last three games, the Texans have allowed Chad Henne, Jake Locker, and Matthew Stafford to throw for a combined 1,104 yards on 139 attempts (7.94 YPA) and a 7:3 TD-to-INT ratio. Houston has plummeted to 19th in the league's pass defense rankings. By no stretch is this a daunting matchup for No. 2 overall fantasy quarterback Tom Brady. ... Brady's target distribution since Aaron Hernandez returned from an ankle injury two games ago: Wes Welker 28, Hernandez 16, Brandon Lloyd and Julian Edelman 6, Danny Woodhead 4, Daniel Fells and Shane Vereen 3. ... Without McCain, Houston has little chance of slowing down Welker. Fill-in slot CB Brandon Harris got eaten up by the Titans' inside receivers after McCain's injury last week, and with Percy Harvin done for the year Welker stands alone as the NFL's best slot man. ... Coming off a 13-target game, Hernandez faces a Texans defense allowing the 12th most fantasy points to tight ends.Lloyd's attractiveness as a Week 14 fantasy play depends largely on Joseph's availability and efficacy. Odds are, Joseph will at least try to play. "He looked good," coach Gary Kubiak said of his top corner after Thursday's practice. "... Looked very explosive, looked good." Joseph has publicly promised to start on Monday night. While Lloyd's targets haven't been an issue over the course of the year, the Pats have struggled to get the football downfield accurately all season long. Even with Edelman (foot) out for the year, Lloyd is a dicey WR3. ... Vereen received just three carries, gaining 14 yards, in last week's win over Miami and his week-to-week role has been minimal outside of garbage time-heavy blowout victories. He's Stevan Ridley's handcuff and nothing more. ... Woodhead has eight touches or fewer in five consecutive games. Owners in the fantasy playoffs are hopefully aiming higher. ... The Patriots are without Rob Gronkowski and Edelman, and it's conceivable that a team so shorthanded in its pass-catching corps will look to emphasize the rushing game in a matchup with a Texans defense that isn't as stout as its No. 2 run-defense ranking indicates. The Texans surrender over 4.0 yards per carry, and their ranking is skewed by the fact that Houston has faced the fewest rushing attempts in the league. Carrying teams into the fantasy postseason, Ridley has scored a touchdown in five straight games while maintaining reliable workloads. Only seven NFL running backs have more carries this season.Following back-to-back games of 48-plus pass attempts, Matt Schaub's 35-throw, 207-yard Week 13 effort was more along the lines of what owners should expect from the glorified game manager week in and week out. Of course, matching up with the high-octane Patriots may well require the Texans to ask more of Schaub as a pure thrower on Monday Night Football. New England leads the NFL in total offense and points scored, and Houston will likely have to sling it around the yard to keep up. Consider Schaub a viable low-end QB1 in Week 14. It certainly doesn't hurt that the Patriots rank 29th against the pass. ... Andre Johnson is quietly on pace for 1,486 receiving yards, which would be the third highest sum of his Hall-of-Fame ten-year career. It will be interesting to see whether the Patriots leave Johnson manned up on Aqib Talib. Johnson can win that matchup. ... New England struggles mightly in coverage at linebacker and safety, surrendering the most yardage and second most fantasy points in the league to tight ends. Owen Daniels is the lesser tight end in this particular game, but he's been a top-five option at his position all season. Only Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham, and Tony Gonzalez have scored more fantasy points per game.Schaub's updated target distribution since Houston's Week 8 bye: Johnson 60, Daniels 35, Kevin Walter 25, Garrett Graham 21, Arian Foster 19, James Casey 16. ... Behind Johnson and Daniels, the ball doesn't go to the Texans' other pass catchers regularly enough for consistent production out of the likes of Walter, Graham, Casey, and Lestar Jean. None of them is rosterable in re-draft leagues. ... The Patriots' defensive strength is versus the run, where they rank in the league's top nine and permit under 4.0 yards per rushing attempt. Foster, of course, remains the NFL's premier workhorse and is a weekly must-start even in difficult matchups. No player has collected more fantasy points through 12 games. ... Justin Forsett is staying ahead of Ben Tate on the Texans' running back depth chart for the time being, although neither Houston backup is start-able in fantasy leagues. Forsett's 14 carries last week were attributable to a comfortable early lead over the Titans. Don't expect the Texans to go up by two touchdowns early against the Patriots. Meanwhile, Tate is still working his way into game shape. He does figure to retake the No. 2 spot behind Foster before the season ends.Score Prediction: Patriots 30, Texans 27
Start or Sit: Monday night Kay Adams (@heykayadams) breaks down the Texans - Patriots matchup which is bound to be filled with huge fantasy implications. But can you trust Brandon Lloyd and Owen Daniels? Check out her analysis.
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Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of ABC+3TC +EFV in Once-Daily Regimens Versus KLT in Twice-Daily Regimens in Naive HIV Patients
|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: NCT00318123
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 26, 2006
Last Update Posted : January 29, 2008
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Kivexa
|Phase 3
The efficacy of the highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) has been demonstrated in several clinical trials. Even so, a substantial proportion of patients do not manage to maintain correct viral suppression in daily clinical practice.
Adherence to HAART treatment is critical to obtain lasting viral suppression. Thus, factors that are related to adherence such as high pill load or takes, the complexity of the antiretroviral system, tolerability and food restrictions may have an effect on viral replication.
It has been demonstrated that simpler regimens with a scant number of tablets, without food restrictions and with a single take a day are safe, efficacious and that adherence improves.
The combination of abacavir 600 mg + lamivudine 300 mg QD in a single tablet is a novel dosage that may help increase treatment adherence.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|126 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Multicentre, Open Label, Prospective, Randomised Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Abacavir 600 mg+ Lamivudine 300 mg as QD+ Efavirenz 600 mg QD Versus Kaletra 400/100 mg BID as Initial Antiretroviral Treatment
|Study Start Date :
|April 2004
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 2007
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2007
Experimental: A
Abacavir 600mg + lamivudine 300mg in on table QD + efavirenz 600mg QD
Drug: Kivexa
abacavir 600mg + lamivudine 300mg in one tablet QD
Experimental: B
Abacavir 600mg + lamivudine 300mg in ine tablet QD * lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg BID
Drug: Kivexa
abacavir 600mg + lamivudine 300mg in one tablet QD
- To evaluate the virological response over the 48 weeks of the study. [ Time Frame: At 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks ]
- To evaluate the immunological efficacy (changes in CD4 and CD8 counts) of the combination studied over the follow-up period. [ Time Frame: At 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks. ]
- To evaluate the impact of treatment on the lipid profile. [ Time Frame: At 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks ]
- To evaluate the tolerance and safety of the combination of Efavirenz + lamivudine + abacavir given once daily over the 48-week treatment period. [ Time Frame: At 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks. ]
- To evaluate treatment adherence (assessed by a self-reported questionnaire and with graduated satisfaction scales) and patient quality of life (assessed by means of the MOS-HIV questionnaire). [ Time Frame: At 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks. ]
- To analyse the mutations that appear in patients that present virological failure. [ Time Frame: When there is a virological failure. ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age> 18 years.
- HIV-1 infected patients.
- Naive to antiretroviral treatment.
- Candidate patient for initiating antiretroviral treatment*.
- Subject able to follow the treatment period.
- Signature of the informed consent.
- Women may not be fertile age (defined as at least one year from menopause or undergoing any surgical sterilisation technique), or must undertake to use two contraceptive methods during the study, one of them at least being a barrier method.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hepatic tests > 5 times above normality.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Treatment for opportunistic infections or neoplasms associated with the stable HIV over the last 6 weeks.
- Suspected or documented resistance to any of the investigational drugs.
- Known allergic hypersensitivity to any of the investigational drugs or any similar drug.
- Subjects with abusive consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs.
- Patients participating in another clinical trial.
- Terminal renal disease.
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): NCT00318123
|Institute of Infections and Tropical Diseases University of Brescia
|Brescia, Italy, 25125
|Hospital Arquitecto Marcide
|Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain, 15405
|Hospital Generall de Alicante
|Alicante, Alacant, Spain, 03010
|Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
|Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, 08916
|Hospital de Granollers
|Granollers, Barcelona, Spain, 08400
|Hospital Universitario de Canarias
|Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, 38320
|Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago
|Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 15706
|Hopsital Costa del Sol
|Marbella, Malaga, Spain, 29600
|Hospital Nuestra Sra del Rosell
|Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, 30203
|Hospital Central de Asturias
|Asturias, Oviedo, Spain, 33006
|Hospital Xeral de Vigo
|Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain, 36204
|Hospital Virgen de las Nieves
|Granada, Spain, 18014
|Hopsital Gregorio Marañón
|Madrid, Spain, 28007
|Hospital 12 de Octubre
|Madrid, Spain, 28041
|Hospital General de Murcia
|Murcia, Spain, 30003
|Hospital Virgen Macarena
|Sevilla, Spain, 41009
|Hospital Virgen del Rocío
|Sevilla, Spain, 41013
|Hospital de Tarragona
|Tarragona, Spain, 43007
|Hospital Universitari Dr. Peset
|Valencia, Spain, 46017
|Hospital Miguel Servet
|Zaragoza, Spain, 50009
|Principal Investigator:
|Bonaventura Clotet, MD, PhD
|LLuita contra la Sida Foundation-HIV Unit
|Responsible Party:
|Lluita Sida Foundation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00318123 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|April 26, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 29, 2008
|Last Verified:
|January 2008
Keywords provided by Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital:
Simplification therapy
Virological effectiveness
Immunological effectiveness
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers


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Good: In his last four starts, Matsuzaka has allowed a total of five runs.
Bad: His teammates have scored only four runs in those four games.
On Friday, in just his fifth Major League start, [LHP] Feierabend was roughed up by the Reds, allowing nine earned runs on six hits in 2.2 innings of work, nearly doubling his ERA. He struggled with his command throughout the contest, walking five and yielding two homers. The 21-year-old earned his first big-league win on June 3, allowing four earned runs in 7.1 innings against the Rangers.


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Create the perfect steeled edge
The Chef's Choice SteelPro is easier to use than a conventional steel. Non-abrasive miniature steels and precision angle guides; eliminate the guesswork of traditional steeling methods to create a super-sharp edge. The design of the SteelPro ensures that no fingers are exposed to the knife edge and the precise angle guides make the process a breeze. Easy-to-use design can be used right-or left-handed. The chrome-looking base is attractive enough to keep on your kitchen counter for regular use. Safe for all quality knives. (Not for use with scissors, serrated blades, or ceramic knives.) Hand washable. Engineered and made in U.S.A. SteelPro measures 7" x 2" x 2-3/4". One year limited warranty.
Please Note: A steel does not replace a knife sharpener. The purpose of a steel is to re-align, or straighten, the knife edge after use. You can use a steel as often as you wish, but no matter how frequently the knife is steeled, it will still need to be sharpened occasionally.
EdgeCraft/Chef'sChoice Item No. 4700700
Q#. Is this similar to the steeling stage on the Chef's Choice model 130.
A#. Yes, it is very similar. In fact the Model 470 has 2 steels while the 130 has just one. If you currently own the Chef's Choice Model 120 or 320, this will upgrade your system with the ability to steel your knives as well.
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