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Before APEX 4.1 you could still use a similar feature however it was an unsupported variable in the apex_application package called g_unrecoverable_error.
I've included an example below of the before vs. after 4.1 ways to stop the APEX engine.
-- Pre-APEX 4.1 (not supported) ... owa_util.redirect_url('http://www.clarifit.com'); apex_application.g_unrecoverable_error:= true; -- End APEX session -- APEX 4.1 and above (supported) ... owa_util.redirect_url('http://www.clarifit.com'); apex_application.stop_apex_engine; -- End APEX session
For those who have used the apex_application.g_unrecoverable_error variable in some of your applications you should go back and upgrade to the new procedure. For more information about the stop_apex_engine procedure please read the APEX documentation.
Thanks to Jason Long for posting the following comment about the differences between apex_application.g_unrecoverable_error and stop_apex_engine. Be sure to read it carefully because in the right conditions switching between the two calls can have significant impacts.
There appear to be a couple gotchas with simply replacing g_unrecoverable_error with stop_apex_engine.
1. If there is any PL/SQL code immediately following the g_unrecoverable_error it will still be executed. It looks like stop_apex_engine actually exits out of the routine.
2. It looks like stop_apex_engine will roll back any SQL inserts/updates/deletes that occur in the routine, where as g_unrecoverable_error allow them to be committed.


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Doubtlessly squats with barbell on the shoulders is the best-known exercises to develop the entire body, to improve the health, increase the energy, improve the function of the inner organs and quickly grow the muscular mass.
For the development of the lower leg we have two main exercises: these are the rise on the toes standing and sitting. So, rise on the toes standing is accented for CALF MUSCLES (found outside). For such an exercise we need trainer. No press with barbell on shoulders or one dumbbell in the hand will interchange us the classic rise on the toes standing in the trainer.
Basic exercise number two for legs. Strictly speaking, basic exercises for quadriceps end with it. I will not describe hack squats, squats with barbell on the chest because they are significantly less effective then classic squats and leg press.
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LAS VEGAS -- Police investigating the disappearance of a 10-year-old Las Vegas girl last week were at the scene on Thursday of the discovery of a child's body in an undeveloped housing tract in North Las Vegas.
Authorities didn't immediately know if the body belonged to Jade Morris, Las Vegas police homicide Capt. Chris Jones said.
A passer-by called 911 about noon about a girl's body in a remote area near Dorrell Lane and North 5th Street, North Las Vegas police said. That's about 10 miles north of downtown Las Vegas.
Jade was last seen by her family at about 5 p.m. last Friday with Brenda Stokes, police said.
Stokes was later arrested after she was accused of slashing a co-worker with razor blades at the Bellagio resort casino. Stokes, 50, is now in jail.
Police said she was a trusted friend of the girl's father, and was supposed to have taken the girl Christmas shopping at an outlet mall off Interstate 15 near downtown Las Vegas.
Jones said Stokes returned to another friend the red 2007 Saab sedan that she borrowed for the shopping trip.
A short time later, Stokes was arrested at the Bellagio casino after allegedly attacking a female co-worker, Joyce Rhone, as Rhone dealt blackjack.
Stokes is accused of wielding a razor blade in each hand as she attacked Rhone, who was hospitalized with deep cuts on her face, including one from her ear to the edge of her mouth. A police arrest report said Rhone, 44, also had several smaller cuts around her right eye.
Records show that Stokes was being held Thursday on $60,000 bail at the Clark County jail on felony battery with a weapon, burglary and mayhem charges that could get her decades in prison.
She told a judge Wednesday that she had not obtained a lawyer. She is due again in Las Vegas Justice Court on Friday.
The arrest report says casino video shows Stokes attacking Rhone before a casino patron and security officers intervene. Officer Marcus Martin said the video is evidence that may be shown by prosecutors in court but will not be made public by police.
Police said Stokes later told investigators that she attacked Rhone over harassing phone calls and an unspecified betrayal that ended their seven-year friendship.
Stokes also told police she visited her doctor last week, seeking to be admitted to a hospital "due to feeling like she wanted to hurt someone."
She is reported to have told investigators she hadn't taken a prescription anti-anxiety drug on Friday, and that, "Sometimes people just snap."


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Internet and the gendered study of literary history
European women writers in history
Their position in the literary field
Entering some of them into the literary canon?
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This website addresses students, researchers and others interested in women's writing. It presents and invites research on women's writing (before 1900) made possible by the database WomenWriters. Aim of this database is to contain and present source material allowing to study the position women authors occupied in the literary field of their days.
This site intends also to inform about this international collaboration and to provide preliminary results of research in this domain - as examples for students and for those willing to participate in the NEWW network, created within the project
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BigDogBuford wrote:It could be a complication from the spay.
plebayo wrote:I would imagine if it were a spay complication she would have less control. Because she's young I would bet it is vaginitis or a UTI. Best to rule out infection if she's clean you'll know it's a house training issue and you can proceed from there
I remember all my puppies just peeing whenever they wanted. Often after they had just been outside and already peed.
amalie79 wrote:Good news is she slept most of the night, which means I slept most of the night.
iluvk9 wrote:amalie79 wrote:Good news is she slept most of the night, which means I slept most of the night.
Yea, the puppy stage was when I let them in my bed so I COULD sleep and be ready for work the next morning. Not a great idea, but it worked for me.
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One girl's twistedly fantastic interpretation of what the hell is really going on in those tribes.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Keith: Don't Touch The Hair!
26 year old Keith Tollefson hails from the great state of Minnesota and works as a water treatment tech. I think that's a nice way of saying he wades around in pee. I'm not sure. Anyhow, Keith is very proud of the fact that he graduated college and moved to Hawaii for two years. As an avid surfer, it was his dream to bum around the North Shore and catch some gnarly waves. I once went through a surf phase where I wore a lot of Roxy and used bikini tops as bras. I didn't actually surf, but I watched Blue Crush a lot so I think that counts.
Keith hates it when people talk behind his back and that makes me wonder if he'll ever read this blog. He also dislikes rude people and that makes me think he definitely won't be reading this blog. Let's check out his video and see what he has to offer:
Is he related to John Travolta and is that Eve's boob tattoo on his arm? I've got to be honest, I'm not feeling Keith too much. His hair is too distracting. I'm jealous of it's volume and poofiness. And did he say something about having to change his batteries every 8 or 9 years? That could be fun if he's a robot. A robot of a guy from Minnesota trying desperately to fill the mold of a surfer. Personality wise he's kind of a dud. I hope I'm wrong though because Staying Alive is my favorite movie and I'm chock full of Travolta quotes.
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I think Keith kind of looks like Dr. Will from Big Brother....wonder if they are related?ReplyDelete
Ooooo. I bet there's gonna be an Ozzy - Keith survivorman vs wild type show down! Loves it.ReplyDelete
- DiabolicalSeptember 9, 2011 at 7:36 AM
Seems nice enough but nice isn't what I watch this game for!
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:12 AM
He has a pacemaker so that's why he has to change his batteries. That is kind of like a robot though!ReplyDelete
I'm hoping Keith can be JT to John's Fishbach.ReplyDelete
I agree- BOR-ING!ReplyDelete
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No trial decision for Ecclestone until September
The Munich court will wait until mid-September to decide if the Bernie Ecclestone bribery case will be brought to trial.
The court decided in May to prosecute F1's chief executive for paying a $44 million bribe amid the sale of the sport to CVC some years ago.
The charges were finally received in English by Ecclestone and his lawyers on Wednesday.
The 82-year-old Briton's lawyers said in a statement that they will reply vigorously to the charges, which they say rely heavily on the testimony of jailed German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky.
"The main topic of the response will be the changing 'confessions' of Mr Gribkowsky," the statement said.
Ecclestone told the Financial Times on Wednesday: "It will be an interesting case."
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Mr. Graham will require some days of rest and recuperation at home before returning completely to his usual routine. He continues to be focused on manuscript development for a new book project on the subject of salvation, and the focus of his seven decade preaching ministry.
He also remains enthused about the My Hope evangelistic campaign which is to coincide with his 95th birthday in November 2013.
"Mr. Graham had a quick recovery and responded very well to his treatment," said Daniel Fertel, MD, Mission Hospital pulmonologist. "Catching these types of pulmonary infections early is crucial for a fast recovery, as was the case for Mr. Graham. Despite this illness he remains remarkably healthy for a 93-year-old man."
Mr. Graham kept his routine and enjoyed visits from family members while also interacting with medical staff that put him in good spirits throughout his stay.
"I am grateful for the exceptional care I received at Mission Hospital," said Mr. Graham. "It is never easy going to the hospital, but the doctors and nurses here provided me with wonderful care. Mission Hospital employs a dedicated team of professionals that administered prompt treatment to restore my health and allow me to return home quickly."
"I am also grateful for the prayers and letters I received from people across the country and around the world during my short stay," Mr. Graham continued. "Such an outpouring of love and support is always a blessing but was especially appreciated during my hospitalization."
After being admitted to Mission Hospital early Sunday morning, Mr. Graham spent part of the morning watching his grandson, Will Graham, on television preaching at First Baptist Church of Spartanburg S.C. Later, he enjoyed a visit from his daughter, Gigi, and one of his grandchildren. They ate lunch together and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon.
The 93-year-old evangelist watched the closing ceremony of the London Olympics from his bed on Sunday evening. "The ceremony brought back fond memories of various crusades Mr. Graham held in the UK and in Rio de Janeiro, the host city for the next Summer Olympics, over seven decades of public ministry," said Mr. Graham's spokesman, A. Larry Ross.
Mr. Graham was previously hospitalized for successful treatment of pneumonia in November, 2011.


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Life Science: Session 3
Children's Ideas About Animal Life Cycles
Below are common ideas children in grades K-6 have about this topic, compiled from research on children's ideas about science (see the Session 3 Children's Ideas Bibliography). Consider what evidence might refute this idea, and why a child would be likely to believe this?
1. Young children do not volunteer reproduction as a criterion for life.
Reproduction is a characteristic that defines life. Reproduction, however, is not an immediate observation that young children are likely to make of living things. Once they have enough experience observing the production of offspring by parents and see themselves as a part of this pattern, they are more likely to add this to their definition of life.Hide Response
2. Reproduction is synonymous with mating.
Children probably hold this idea because they are most familiar with an animal model for reproduction – where mating involves the act of copulation. Not all life forms mate to reproduce. Even life forms that involve the union of male and female sex cells do not necessarily mate – plants are a good example. And, there are even animals that don't mate. Female fish and frogs, for example, deposit their eggs in the water where the males fertilize them externally. And many aquatic invertebrates – for example, sponges, jellyfish, starfish, and clams – shed sex cells into open water where fertilization occurs.Hide Response
3. Eggs contain a whole baby in miniature form or the parts of a whole baby that somehow get assembled.
In sexually reproducing organisms, life begins as a single cell – a fertilized egg. The fertilized egg begins to divide, and the incredibly complex and not well-understood process of development into a baby begins. Most children have ample experience observing the progression of development that occurs after birth through adulthood – they can see themselves as part of this progression. In this sense, babies can be seen as "miniatures" that grow into an adult form. So it is reasonable to think that before birth, an even smaller baby exists, especially since the cellular nature of sexual reproduction – including development of an embryo into a baby – is not something a child can directly observe.Hide Response
4. Babies are "already present" but are waiting for a cue to be born.
In sexually reproducing organisms, a baby is the product of the union of sperm and egg. Before this union, no baby exists. Children may hold this idea because their only experience with babies – including themselves – is that they emerge from a mother already formed. If they don't understand the process of sexual reproduction, then it is reasonable that they believe a baby is already present – it can't come from nowhere, so it must already be there. A different version of this is that babies are "put there" from an external source.Hide Response
5. The father provides help with care but doesn't play a role in reproduction.
Males donate half the hereditary material to the offspring via sperm – females donate the other half via eggs. Because only females are associated with birth, however, children may assume that they are solely responsible for reproduction.Hide Response
6. The role of sperm is to "trigger" the egg to begin to develop.
In a sense, sperm do trigger eggs to begin to develop, but this occurs because they deliver the male half of the hereditary material to the egg, where it joins with the female half. Once all of the hereditary material – the complete genome – is present, development can begin. Hide Response
7. Eggs are not alive but can give rise to chicks.
All living things arise from other living things. A fertilized egg is a living cell that arises from the union of two other living cells – sperm and egg. These cells themselves arise from living cells – there is no discontinuity in this process. A fertilized egg demonstrates all the characteristics of life: it's made of cells, it has a life span, it uses matter and energy, it responds to its environment, and it carries DNA. Hide Response
8. "Nature" makes offspring resemble parents.
Offspring resemble their parents because each parent contributes hereditary information – DNA – that is used to create that offspring. Before children understand that parents transfer hereditary information via a physical structure – the molecule DNA – they are unlikely to be able to account for what causes offspring to resemble parents although they observe it to happen. Hide Response
9. Inheritance is not directly connected to reproduction.
This idea may arise because children don't connect mating with the transfer of hereditary material and, subsequently, the observation of inherited traits. However, reproduction and inheritance can't be separated. Reproduction by definition involves the replication and transfer of hereditary material from parent to offspring. This holds true for both asexually and sexually reproducing organisms. Hide Response
10. The mother provides the main contribution to the inheritance of traits.
Females contribute half of the hereditary material to the offspring and males contribute the other half. This idea may arise because mothers are observed to carry and give birth to an offspring so they seem to have a greater "share" in its creation. Hide Response
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Merck and The ADAP Crisis Task Force Announce Key Initiatives to Help Provide Funding Relief to AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) Across the U.S.
Price Freeze of Isentress (Raltegravir) Tablets for ADAPs Through 2013 and Acceleration of Rebate Payments to States Among Important Initiatives Highlighted
Whitehouse Station, N.J. -- Today, Merck & Co., Inc., and the ADAP Crisis Task Force (ACTF) announced a series of key initiatives to help struggling state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) continue to provide people living with HIV access to medicines. The ACTF is pleased that, among these initiatives, Merck is:
- Extending the price freeze of ISENTRESSR that was first established with the ACTF in 2008 to eligible ADAPs through Dec. 31, 2013.
- Extending the price freeze on CRIXIVANR (indinavir sulfate) capsules that was first established with the ACTF in 2003 to eligible ADAPs through Dec. 31, 2013.
- Working with the ACTF to provide expanded financial relief to eligible ADAPs through increased discounts for ISENTRESS and CRIXIVAN.
- Expediting the processing of state rebate claims to speed up rebate payments to eligible ADAPs.
- Working with the National Alliance of State and Territorial Directors (NASTAD) to find solutions to provide technical assistance to ADAP programs.
"On behalf of the nearly two hundred thousand clients that ADAPs serve, we applaud Merck for its continued commitment to HIV," said Dwayne Haught, manager, HIV Medication Program for the Texas Department of State Health Services and a spokesperson for the ADAP Crisis Task Force. "Merck's history of HIV research, along with its responsible pricing and related efforts to help alleviate the current funding crisis facing ADAPs, is consistent with Merck's track record of working to help ensure access to treatments such as CRIXIVAN and ISENTRESS for the people most in need."
"ADAPs provide crucial support for uninsured and underserved people living with HIV," said Patrick Bergstedt, senior vice president and general manager, Merck Infectious Diseases Franchise. "At Merck we believe that it is important that ADAPs are able to continue to provide support for as many people that need it, especially given the unprecedented fiscal challenges confronting many states at this time."
"These actions come at a time when federal funding for ADAPs remains flat and state funding continues to decrease, making it difficult for the ADAP programs to provide access and care to the patients they serve," said Lynda Dee, spokesperson for the Fair Pricing Coalition. "The Fair Pricing Coalition commends Merck for its long-standing commitment to providing access to treatment and welcomes Merck's new initiatives to help with the current funding crises."
Expansion of Special Pricing Program for Isentress and Crixivan and Extension of Price Freeze to Eligible ADAPs through 2013
The ACTF, a group of state ADAP and AIDS directors that is convened by NASTAD, requested that drug companies consider implementation of cost control measures, such as a price freeze of HIV drugs to ADAPs to help mitigate the current financial crises. In response, Merck established an expanded Special Pricing Program for its HIV medicines for eligible ADAPs. The expanded Special Pricing Programs for ISENTRESS and CRIXIVAN will begin July 1, 2010 and extend through Dec. 31, 2013. The price freeze extension follows Merck's earlier agreement with the ACTF in 2008 to freeze the price of ISENTRESS to eligible ADAPs at its launch price. The extension of its price freeze on CRIXIVAN to eligible ADAPs will also last through Dec. 31, 2013. When it announced its voluntary price freeze in 2003, Merck was the first company to freeze the price of an anti-retroviral (ARV) drug to ADAPs. Merck will reassess these programs in 2014, after implementation of the U.S. government's newly expanded Medicaid program and subsidized private health insurance plans mandated by health care reform legislation (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act).
Fast Pay of Rebates and Technical Assistance
In addition to the expanded Special Pricing Program for ISENTRESS and CRIXIVAN, Merck is committed to assisting eligible ADAPs with cash flow and to reducing the number of patients waiting to receive treatment. As such, the Company has changed its existing state invoice payment process to accelerate the payment of Merck rebates to eligible ADAPs.
Merck's Patient Assistance Programs in the U.S.
Merck's commitment to patients' access to its products is evidenced through its HIV SUPPORTTM program, which helps patients who have been prescribed ISENTRESS or CRIXIVAN by providing personalized support and patient advocacy regarding individual reimbursement issues. The SUPPORTTM program also offers patient assistance, which may include providing ISENTRESS or CRIXIVAN free of charge to eligible patients. Information about the SUPPORT Program can be obtained by calling 1-800-850-3430 or at www.isentress.com.
Patients who are on ADAP waiting lists or who are awaiting ADAP approval may be eligible to receive ISENTRESS or CRIXIVAN for free through the SUPPORTTM program.
Merck's Co-Pay Assistance Program
In addition to the SUPPORT Program, Merck has a co-pay assistance program in the U.S. for eligible patients on ISENTRESS who are commercially insured and have co-pays or coinsurance above $30, up to $400 per prescription. With this program, eligible patients can receive savings off their out-of-pocket costs for 12 prescriptions prior to the programs expiration in July 2011. Information about the co-pay assistance program can be obtained by calling 866-350-9232 or at www.isentress.com.
Important Information About ISENTRESS
ISENTRESS is indicated in combination with other ARV agents for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in adult patients. This indication is based on analyses of plasma HIV-1 RNA levels up through 48 weeks in three double-blind controlled studies of ISENTRESS. Two of these studies were conducted in clinically advanced, 3-class ARV (NNRTI, NRTI, PI) treatment-experienced adults and one was conducted in treatmentnaive adults.
The use of other active agents with ISENTRESS is associated with a greater likelihood of treatment response.
The safety and efficacy of ISENTRESS have not been established in pediatric patients.
Important Safety Information About ISENTRESS
ISENTRESS does not cure HIV or AIDS and does not prevent passing HIV to others.
Healthcare providers should know that immune reconstitution syndrome has been reported in patients treated with ARV therapy, which may necessitate further evaluation and treatment.
Creatine kinase elevations were observed in subjects who received ISENTRESS. Myopathy and rhabdomyolysis have been reported; however, the relationship of ISENTRESS to these events is not known. ISENTRESS should be used with caution in patients at increased risk of myopathy or rhabdomyolysis, such as patients receiving concomitant medication known to cause these conditions.
In treatment-naive patients receiving ISENTRESS, the most commonly (greater than or equal to two percent in either treatment group) reported drug-related clinical adverse event (AE) of moderate or severe intensity and at a higher incidence compared to efavirenz was insomnia (4 percent vs. 3 percent).
In treatment-experienced patients receiving ISENTRESS, the most commonly (greater than or equal to 2 percent in either treatment group) reported drug-related clinical AEs of moderate or severe intensity and at a higher rate compared to placebo were headache (rate of 3-to-1, per 100 patient years), nausea (rate of 2-to-1, per 100 patient years), asthenia/weakness (rate of 2-to-1, per 100 patient years) and fatigue (rate of 2-to-1, per 100 patient years).
Dosing and Administration
ISENTRESS is a single 400 mg tablet taken twice daily without regard to food. The dose of ISENTRESS should be increased during coadmistration with rifampin to 800 mg twice daily.
Drug Interactions
Coadmistration with strong inducers of uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 may reduce plasma concentrations of ISENTRESS. Based on the results of drug interaction studies and the clinical trials data, no dose adjustment of ISENTRESS is required when coadministered with other ARV agents. Also, preclinical studies show that ISENTRESS is not metabolized by cytochrome P450 enzymes.
Important Information About CRIXIVAN
CRIXIVAN, a protease (PRO-tee-ase) inhibitor, in combination with other antiretroviral agents is indicated for the treatment of HIV infection. This indication is based on two clinical trials of approximately one year's duration that demonstrated: 1) a reduction in the risk of AIDS-defining illnesses or death; 2) a prolonged suppression of HIV RNA.
CRIXIVAN is not a cure for HIV infection nor does it reduce the transmission of HIV. CRIXIVAN should only be taken in combination with other drugs for HIV.
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Concomitant use of CRIXIVAN with the cholesterol-lowering medicines lovastatin, simvastatin, or rosuvastatin is not recommended. Caution should be exercised if HIV protease inhibitors, including CRIXIVAN, are used concurrently with atorvastatin. The interaction of CRIXIVAN with pravastatin and fluvastatin is not known. The risk of myopathy including rhabdomyolysis may be increased when HIV protease inhibitors, including CRIXIVAN, are used in combination with these statin drugs.
In patients treated with CRIXIVAN, acute hemolytic anemia, including death in some patients, and hepatitis, including hepatic failure and death, have been reported. There have also been reports of hyperglycemia and new onset or exacerbation of preexisting diabetes mellitus in patients receiving protease inhibitors.
Nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis has occurred in clinical studies in adult patients (12.4 percent; range across individual trials, 4.7 percent to 34.4 percent) and in pediatric patients (29 percent) receiving CRIXIVAN. The cumulative frequency of nephrolithiasis events increases with increasing exposure to CRIXIVAN; however, the risk over time remains relatively constant. In some cases, nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis has been associated with renal insufficiency or acute renal failure and pyelonephritis with or without bacteremia. If signs or symptoms of nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis occur (including flank pain with or without hematuria or microscopic hematuria), temporary interruption (e.g., 1 to 3 days) or discontinuation of therapy may be considered. Adequate hydration (at least 48 ounces daily for adults) is recommended in all patients treated with CRIXIVAN.
Taking CRIXIVAN with any products containing St. John's wort, an herbal supplement, is not recommended because it has been shown to substantially decrease concentrations of CRIXIVAN and may lead to loss of virologic response and possible resistance to CRIXIVAN or to the class of protease inhibitors.
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The recommended dosage of CRIXIVAN is 800 mg (usually two 400 mg capsules) orally every 8 hours. CRIXIVAN must be taken at 8 hour intervals and should be administered without food but with water one hour before or two hours after a meal. CRIXIVAN should not be coadministered with orally administered midazolam. Caution should be used with coadministration of CRIXIVAN and parenteral midazolam.
CRIXIVAN is an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 enzymes, CYP3A4. Coadministration of CRIXIVAN and drugs primarily metabolized by CYP3A4 may result in increased plasma concentrations of the other drug. Coadministration of CRIXIVAN and other drugs that inhibit CYP3A4 may result in increased plasma concentrations of CRIXIVAN.
Side effects occurring in 2 percent or more of patients taking CRIXIVAN included: fever, nausea, nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis, headache, asthenia/fatigue, and anemia.


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Maaro maaro sooar ko... ("Kill, kill, kill the pig..."): Mola Ram.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Black and white -- that is the way Hollywood likes its movies. By this I do not mean film stock but story line. Nazis are cinema gold. They will always be with us on the silver screen as they represent unrepentant evil. Steven Spielberg has been able to work Nazis into two of his Indiana Jones films, while the third saw a less well known, but equally unambiguous evil -- the Thuggees and their high priest Mola Ram.
Spielberg took the story of the thugees, an Indian cult who worshiped the goddess of death -- Kali -- by murdering travelers and other unsuspecting victims, and mixed in a good helping of Aztec human sacrifice and devil worship to come up with a wonderful hiss-worthy villain.
Reading an article in CNN International this week on the murders of three people by members of the Santa Muerte cult brought this film to mind. The CNN presentation of Santa Muerte I found to be as flat and over the top as Spielberg's thuggees. But what is praise worthy in a children's movie is not always so in reporting.
The CNN story entitled "Officials: 3 killed as human sacrifices in Mexico" opens with:
Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Sonora have arrested eight people accused of killing two boys and one woman as human sacrifices for Santa Muerte -- the saint of death -- officials said Friday.
The victims, two of whom were age 10, were killed and their blood was offered at an altar to the saint, according to Jose Larrinaga, spokesman for state prosecutors. The accused were asking the saint, who is generally portrayed as a skeleton dressed in a long robe and carrying a scythe, for protection, he said.
Santa Muerte is a favorite among criminals and the country's drug traffickers. The saint, though not recognized by the Catholic Church, has taken off in popularity in recent years.
Details of the case were laid out in a statement from the Sonora State Investigative Police (PEI), which described the cult as a "Satanic sect."
The CNN story gives a surface description of what images of the saint look like, but does not anchor it to any bottom in the Mexican religious and cultural sea. For an American reader the language, the nouns and adjectives used in this story are Christian -- saint, Satanic, Catholic Church, altar. Yet, CNN also says the "saint" is "not recognized by the Catholic Church." Which means what, exactly? Is this another St Christopher or St George -- popular saints removed from the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church in 1969 because their historicity was doubtful?
What I find more troubling, however, is the assumption in the CNN story that ritual murder is normative in Santa Muerte. Are all devotees of Santa Muerte bloodthirsty killers?
A confusion of language in the CNN story dulls this story's impact. Compare it to the work of Adriana Gomez Licon and Felipe Larios of the Associated Press. They have done an outstanding job in reporting the facts, motives and police theories surrounding the ritual murders of two young boys and a middle-aged woman near the town of Nacozari. It avoids the sensationalism of the CNN lede by beginning its story with a look at the suspected murderers and then brings in Santa Muerte.
It was a family people took pity on, one the government and church helped with free food, used clothes, and farm animals. The men were known as trash pickers. Some of the women were suspected of prostitution.
Mexican prosecutors are investigating the poor family living in shacks outside a small town near the U.S. border as alleged members of a cult that sacrificed two 10-year-old boys and a 55-year-old woman to Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, a figure adored mostly by outlaws but whose popularity is growing across Mexico and among Hispanics in the United States.
The killings have shocked the copper mining village of Nacozari, on the edge of the Sierra Madre, and may be the first ritual sacrifices linked to the popular saint condemned by the Roman Catholic Church. Known as "flaquita," or "the skinny one," the figure known as Saint Death is portrayed as a skeleton wearing a hooded robe and holding a scythe, much like the Grim Reaper.
In addition to developing the crime angle, the AP story, entitled "Mexican agents probe family in 3 ritual murders" in the version run in the Seattle Post Intelligencer, also brings in expert voices to speak about Santa Muerte.
Before last week, there have only been unconfirmed reports of human sacrifices related to the figure in Mexico in recent years, said R. Andrew Chesnut, chairman of Catholic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of the book "Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint."
Chesnut said the 2007 shooting deaths of three men appeared to be related to Santa Muerte because the bodies were abandoned at a shrine to the figure outside the border city of Nuevo Laredo. But they showed no signs of being sacrificial killings.
He said that although most Santa Muerte devotees consider killing a "Satanic aberration of devotion," and that books about the Santa Muerte don't mention human sacrifice, some followers are extreme.
"With no clerical authority to stop them, some practitioners engage in aberrant and even abhorrent rituals," Chesnut said.
The bottom line for this expert is that mainstream Santa Muerte believers would consider ritual murder to be an aberration.
When Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was released in 1984 it was briefly banned in India for what was perceived to be a "racist portrayal of Indians and overt imperialistic tendencies." The CNN story does not rise to this level, but I am nonetheless troubled by its failure to distinguish between aberrant forms of Santa Muerte and the wider religious movement.
Would a story whose main characters professed a mainstream faith be treated the same way as this Santa Muerte story? When all Muslims are tarred with a broad-brush of being Islamist terrorists, or all Christians as intolerant fanatics by the antics of Fred Phelps -- intelligent readers rightly complain that this is ludicrous. Yet CNN appears to be able to get away with this sort of hasty generalization about an unpalatable and somewhat far away religious movement.


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With the balance between fresh herbs and meats and a selective use of spices to reach a fine taste, Vietnamese food can be considered one of the healthiest cuisines worldwide. One can enjoy many kinds of local food such as special noodle soup (pho), spring rolls, grilled shrimp paste, grilled minced fish, etc. The Vietnamese cuisine has a long history as its country. That is why many food lovers loved how they taste.
Golden Deli
Lemongrass Vietnamese Restaurant
Pho 87 Restaurants
Vinh Loi Tofu
Le Saigon
Pho Hoa Vietnamese Restaurant
Pho Café
Blossom Restaurant
Blue Hen Vietnamese Kitchen
Xoia Vietnamese Eats
Pho 999
Pho 21
Pho 999
Pho Legend Noodle & Grill
Vien Cafe
9021PHO West Hollywood
East Borough
Nong La Cafe
Pho Hut
Pho 22
Mama Hong's Vietnamese Kitchen
Super Pho & Teriyaki
Indochine Vien
Vietnam House
Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine
Pho 99 Noodle & Grill
Absolutely Phobulous
Pho So 1
Pho Broadway
Good Pho You
Pho' 999
Viet Noodle Bar (atwater)
9021 Pho Restaurant
Glendale Pho Co
5i Pho
Nam's Red Door Vietnamese
Pho So 1
Pho Show
Thanh Vi Restaurant
Pho 79
Pho La Downtown
Pasadena Noodle & Grill
Cafe Orient
Pho Saigon Noodle & Grill
Pho Saigon
Pho Two Thousand Restaurant
Pho Shop
Bambou Le Pho
Noodle Guy Vietnamese Restaurant
Pho So 1
Good Girl Dinette
Pho CT Vietnamese Restaurant
Pho Saigon 1
Pho Shop
Banh Mi & Che Cali
Boda Restaurant
For more Vietnamese Restaurants in Los Angeles, click here: http://us.wowcity.com/losangeles/?what=Vietnamese+Restaurants
Due to the large population nowadays, it is well known that we also have varying taste when it comes to the food we like. Just always make sure that the food you love to savor is also good to your health,.


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Several media figures, including news reporters, echoed Republicans by employing the word "Democrat" as an adjective to refer to things or people of, or relating to, the Democratic Party.
In recent months, media figures, including news reporters at CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, and the Associated Press echoed Republicans by employing the word "Democrat" as an adjective to describe things or people of, or relating to, the Democratic Party -- including referring to the "Democrat" Party itself, even though that is not the party's name. The ungrammatical conversion of the noun "Democrat" to an adjective was the brainchild of Republican partisans, presumably an attempt to deny the opposing party the claim to being "democratic" -- or in the words of New Yorker magazine senior editor Hendrik Hertzberg, "to deny the enemy the positive connotations of its chosen appellation." In the early 1990s, apparently due largely to the urging of then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and Republican pollster Frank Luntz, the use of the word "Democrat" as an adjective became near-universal among Republicans.
Hertzberg pointed out in an article for the August 7 issue of The New Yorker that the word "Democrat" is a noun, arguing that its use as an adjective defies the rules of English grammar:
The American Heritage College Dictionary, for example, defines the noun "Democratic Party" as "One of the two major US political parties, owing its origin to a split in the Democratic-Republican Party under Andrew Jackson in 1828." (It defines "Democrat n" as "A Democratic Party member" and "Democratic adj" as "Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Democratic Party," but gives no definition for -- indeed, makes no mention of -- "Democrat Party n" or "Democrat adj".) Other dictionaries, and reference works generally, appear to be unanimous on these points.
Hertzberg noted that Republicans "as far back as the Harding Administration" have referred to the "Democrat Party," including late Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI), who "made it a regular part of his arsenal of insults," and former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS), who "denounced 'Democrat wars' ... in his [1976] Vice-Presidential debate with [former Sen.] Walter Mondale [D-MN]."
Further, Hertzberg wrote that "among those of the Republican persuasion," the use of " 'Democrat Party' is now nearly universal" thanks to "Newt Gingrich, the nominal author of the notorious 1990 memo 'Language: A Key Mechanism of Control,' and his Contract with America pollster, Frank Luntz." While Hertzberg noted that Luntz "road-tested the adjectival use of 'Democrat' with a focus group in 2001" and "concluded that the only people who really dislike it are highly partisan adherents of the ... Democratic Party," he also wrote that Luntz had told him recently that "[t]hose two letters ['ic'] actually do matter," and that Luntz "recently finished writing a book ... entitled 'Words That Work.' "
Notwithstanding its partisan pedigree and grammatical awkwardness, a Media Matters for America review* of the Nexis database for the last three months found a number of examples of media figures, including news reporters, using the word "Democrat" as an adjective. For instance, on the August 13 broadcast of CBS' Face the Nation, guest host and CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley used "Democrat" as an adjective four times, referring to both the "Democrat Party" and the "Democrat primary," during an interview with Connecticut Democratic Senate candidate Ned Lamont.
Additionally, Media Matters' review found similar use of the word "Democrat" as an adjective by the following reporters and media figures:
- CNN senior political correspondent Candy Crowley, on the August 8 edition of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360.
- CNN national correspondent Bob Franken, on the May 26 edition of CNN's American Morning.
- New York Times senior writer Robin Toner, in a May 31 article.
- Wall Street Journal reporter Theo Francis, in an August 11 article (subscription required).
- Chicago Tribune business columnist Bill Barnhart, in an August 15 column.
- AP writer Peter Jackson, in a May 16 article.
- AP writer Tom Raum, in a June 16 article.
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From the August 13 broadcast of CBS' Face the Nation:
PELLEY: On Tuesday, it looked like a pretty good idea to run against the war in a Democrat primary; then, Wednesday, the plot came up that was revealed of the bombing of -- potential bombing of airliners into the United States.
PELLEY: I should mention that we invited Senator [Joseph I.] Lieberman to be on the broadcast. Even though you defeated him in the Democrat primary, he's decided to run as an independent in the general election, but Senator Lieberman is attending the wedding of his daughter this weekend, and it's undoubtedly a more pleasant thing to do than be on Face the Nation.
PELLEY: Our CBS News polling in your race showed that among Democrats in Connecticut, more than 80 percent said the war was important to them in -- in their vote. Now, that's one state, and just the Democrat Party. The question is: Do you think an anti-war candidate can win the presidency in 2008?
PELLEY: Running as a -- as an anti-war candidate in Connecticut, in the Democrat primary -- again, a very small slice of the national pie -- what lesson should the Democratic Party take from your victory when looking at the nation as a whole?
From the August 8 edition of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360:
ANDERSON COOPER (host): Candy Crowley joins me now from Connecticut, also Amy Walter, the senior editor of The Cook Political Report.
Candy, let me start off with you. If that's true, if there are a lot of people in Connecticut feeling that Joe Lieberman had sort of focused too much on the national effort -- no longer represented their interests -- that does not bode well for him running as an independent.
CROWLEY: Well, it doesn't, except for that they've made this choice very deliberately. They looked at the numbers, and what they saw was that there is huge support among Connecticut Republicans and independents. And remember that independents, those that are not affiliated with either Democrat or Republican parties -- this is the largest party in Connecticut.
So, they looked at those numbers. They saw how he polled with those people, and they made a very deliberate choice a couple of weeks ago, knowing that this was going to be his best route to return to the U.S. Senate.
From the May 26 edition of CNN's American Morning:
FRANKEN: The plot really thickens on this one. This has to do with the uproar of congressional leaders over an FBI raid into a Democrat Congressman, William Jefferson [LA], who has been implicated in the scandal -- one of the scandals that's been going on on Capitol Hill. They're saying that this is a violation of the constitution.
And what [House Speaker J. Dennis] Hastert [R-IL] is saying is, is that the leaks about his being part of another investigation are really part, to quote his interview with WGN Radio in Chicago: "This is one of the leaks," he says, "that come out to try to intimidate people and we're just not going to be intimidated on it."
From Toner's May 31 New York Times article:
One reason for Democratic optimism here is the possibility of a wounded Republican nominee emerging from a bitter (and relatively late) primary. Mr. Ford's major opponent in the Democrat primary withdrew recently, giving him the luxury of running a general election campaign -- raising money and running advertising, most recently on the price of gasoline.
From Francis' August 11 Wall Street Journal article:
During the bidding, political tensions are mostly muted, though in 1998 Ms. Harris dubbed the baby possum she won for $100 "Sandra" after her opponent for secretary of state, Sandra Mortham. This year, Republican and Democrat candidates stood together as the auction approached, eyeing the nearby cage of possums, including a big, one-eyed male that the handlers called "fierce."
From Barnhart's August 15 Chicago Tribune article:
The prospect of a Democrat Party takeover of the U.S. House in the fall election bothers conservatives; the thought of more than two more years of George W. Bush depresses liberals.
From Raum's June 16 AP article:
One set of numbers Bush will not give and which Democrats and some Republicans are pressing for the hardest is the timing and size of a U.S. troop withdrawal. Telegraphing such a timetable would be "bad policy," Bush says.
Democrat Party chief Howard Dean, however, says, "The reality is that our troops and their families still have no strategy from this president to get the job done in Iraq and get them home."
From Jackson's May 16 AP article:
The Republican and Democrat candidates for Pennsylvania governor Republican former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann and Gov. Ed Rendell, respectively are unopposed in the primary. If elected, Swann would become the state's first black governor.
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Prefabricated boxes
These prefabricated steel outlet boxes are available in 4s (4-in. square) and 5s (411/16-in. square) models. Constructed from galvanized steel, the boxes feature popular knockout configurations. Additional product feature include: an adjustable back support that is centered to ensure correct placement and support for studs up to 6 in. deep; an extra-long green 10-in. pigtail (12 AWG) with a 10-32 ground screw; and an optional AB bracket. The boxes also are designed to work with the company's adjustable plaster rings.
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Copper wire
The Royal/Triangle line of bare copper wire now includes 25-lb contractor packs. Made from electrolytic tough pitch (ETP) copper feed stock, these solid and stranded, soft annealed bare copper conductors are available from 14 gauge to 4/0. In addition, the product is manufactured to ASTM standards B3 (soft or annealed), B8 (concentric-lay), or B787 (combination unilay).
Coleman Cable
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LED step lights
This line of 12V and 120V LED step lights is available in horizontal, circular, and vertical configurations with a choice of louvered, hooded, and frosted glass faces. Fixture housings are constructed of galvanized aluminum with a powder-coated finish. Cover plate finishes include stainless steel, solid brass, and cast or stamped aluminum. Solid brass covers can be specified in bronze, antique brass, antique bronze, natural brass, architectural bronze, aged green, or powder-coated. Cast or stamped aluminum covers are offered with a white, black, or bronze powder-coating. Available models include the B70H-LED and B60H-LED 12V step lights with cast aluminum housings and LED 48 lamps. The B70H-LED measures 7½ in. × 3 in. and the B60H-LED measures 5 in. × 3 in.
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Li-ion drills
The XRP line of Li-ion drills includes three 18V models (DCD950KX, DCD950VX, and DCD940KX), three 14.4V models (DCD930KX, DC930VX, and DCD920KX), and a 12V model (DCD910KX). The product line also includes the XRP Li-ion 18V hammerdrill/drill/driver (DCD970KL) with a nano-phosphate Li-ion battery that is backward compatible with more than 40 tools in the company's 18V system. In addition, each hammerdrill/drill/driver features a 3-speed transmission that matches each speed to the appropriate application, according to the company.
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Cutting tool
The PowerBlade installs like a drill bit on almost any corded or uncorded drill with a ⅜-in. drive shaft. According to the company, the turning action of the drill provides the needed force to slice through 750 MCM hard-drawn copper cable or 1,000 MCM aluminum cable with minimal cable distortion. An adjustable torque arm holds the drill in place, while its ergonomic, textured Santoprene grip reduces vibration. The grip also features a protective shield to prevent accidental contact between the user's hand and the tool.
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Reciprocating saw blades
According to the company, T2 Technology reciprocating saw blades deliver up to 100% longer blade life and 25% faster performance in metal cutting applications compared to the company's prior generation of blades. The blades feature optimized tooth geometry for each tooth per inch (TPI) specification. In addition, the product's design minimizes friction and heat buildup when cutting through a variety of materials, including black pipe, angle iron, threaded rod, unistrut, and electrical metallic tubing (EMT).
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Ball bearing swivels
The line of 808 champion swivels has been redesigned to offer a higher workload rating — some as high as 30% additional capacity, according to the company. Available with either slot or hex head clevis pins, the swivels are precision machined from stainless steel. In addition, the clevis pins are heat-treated to prevent pin damage when using steel shackles. Each swivel is manufactured with three angular contact or deep groove ball bearings that the company says allow it to rotate beyond its rated workload.
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Work boot
Guardian work boots feature CarbonMAX safety-toe technology, which the company says is as strong as steel but 50% lighter, cold and heat resistant, and nonconductive. Made from waterproof full-grain leather with a waterproof membrane lining, the boots feature 400 g of Thinsulate Ultra insulation and are available in brown and black. They are also and offered in an 8-in. boot style.
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LED outdoor lights
These outdoor LED luminaires include flood, step, landscape, and wall/surface models. Flood models include the QL10WLED — a 120V to 277V medium flood beam with a 3,500K color temperature — and the Laramie LFS — a 6W or 12W, 120V in narrow spot, medium spot, and medium flood beam spreads with a color temperature of 5,000K. Step light models include the LMS 100-5L Devine and the LMS400-5L, which feature 5W and 120V versions. Landscape models include the 10W, 120V to 277V 309-10LEDML bullet landscape flood and the 12W, 120V CPB131-12L Devine bollard. The wall surface line is comprised of the LCC-12L Laredo 12V decorative wall pack and the BRL-01-04 Euroluxe accent luminaire in bronze or white finishes with a 5,000K color temperature.
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Screwdrivers, screwdriver sets, and electric torque screwdriver bits have been added to the company's product line. The SDI 0.4×2.0×60 slotted screwdriver features a narrower tip than previous models and is included in a new 6-piece set. Safe for working in applications up to 1,500VDC and 1,000VAC, the SDI 1.0×4.5×175 and the SDI 1.0×5.5×175 insulated screwdrivers feature a blade that is 50 mm (2 in.) longer. A 6-piece uninsulated set also is available. The eight slotted electric torque screwdriver bits are made from CVM-steel and include six slotted ¼-in. drive E 6.3 hex bits, all featuring a 40-mm to 50-mm increase in length over the current bits. Two E 6.3Z hex bits feature a notched blade design for use with the company's terminal test sockets. A ¼-in. universal quick-change bit holder features a locking and magnet function for quick bit change-outs.
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Track adaptor
The Track Adaptor (-00FIT) is a UL-listed low-profile Lexan adaptor for 1- and 2-circuit LSI track. The adaptor features an on/off switch and mechanical safety interlock for positive non-energized making and breaking of fixture contacts with track. Available colors include black, white, silver, graphite, or custom paint. Constructed of .070 extruded aluminum, the product is available in nominal 4-ft, 8-ft, and 12-ft field cuttable lengths in clear anodized, black, white, graphite, or custom.
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Amarula, synominous with South Africa, is a world wide leader in cream liqueur. Launched in September 1989, Amarula quickly became very popular and is now the 2nd biggest Cream liqueur in the world. The Marula fruit grows wild on the plains of AfricaFind out more
Klipdrift | South Africa
Klipdrift - South Africa's best selling brandy. The first Klipdrift brandy was blended, bottled and sold from the farm Klipdrift near Robertson in January 1938. Today the Klipdrift Distillery in Robertson still practises the quality standardsFind out more
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The art of rich, rewarding brandy begins here. Pour a glass of Richelieu International and peruse the nuances of this drink steeped in sophistication.Find out more
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Averna's smooth, perfectly bittersweet taste has made it Italy's most celebrated spirit. Drink Spontaneously.Find out more
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Campari is a contemporary and charismatic classic. The recipe, which has remained unchanged, originated in Novara in 1860 and is the base for some of the most famous cocktails around the world.Find out more
Cinzano | Italy
Classic and Innovative. Tradition and Quality. The Cinzano brand was born in 1757 when two brothers, Giovanni Giacomo and Carlo Stefano Cinzano received their diplomas as Master Distillers and subsequently opened a small shop in Turin, Italy.Find out more
Cynar | Italy
Cynar is an artichoke based bittersweet liqueur known for its versatility and distinctive flavour; its taste is enriched by an infusion of 13 herbs and plants.Find out more
Fiorente | Italy
Produced by the experts at Francoli Distillery, who have been hand crafting spirits since 1875. Fiorente elderflower liqueur is vibrant in colour and delightfully floral with a fresh taste of elderflower.Find out more
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Fernet is a traditional Italian bitter spirit. Originating in the 1800's – the liqueur was purported to have medicinal properties – it was said to be anti-choleric.Find out more
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The glorious taste that makes Frangelico so special is the key to its versatility and popularity. Drink it in winter and summer; to warm you up or cool you down; short or long; straight or mixed. It's delicious in every way.Find out more
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Malfy | Italy
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Opal | Italy
Opal Nera was created many years ago from a secret recipe by Francoli, a family company of distillers based in northern Italy.Find out more
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Roberto Cavalli Vodka is the first vodka entirely produced in Italy: inspired and dedicated to the sexy woman who is the iconic, eternal muse for Cavalli style.Find out more
Santa Marta | Italy
Santa Marta Limoncello is made in the traditional Italian way using 100% natural flavours, with no artificial colouring and produced by the only carbon neutral distillery in Europe.Find out more
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Bisquit | Cognac
Founded by Alexandre Bisquit in 1819, the house of Bisquit, with its home at the Château de Lignères by the banks of the Charente RiverFind out more
G' Vine | France
Uniquely crafted from grapes, and enlivened with ten botanicals including the rare vine flower, G' Vine Gin represents the revolutionary vision of its Founder and Master Distiller, Jean-Sébastien Robicquet.Find out more
Grand Marnier | France
Grand Marnier is made in France from a secret recipe created by Louis-Alexandre Marnier Lapostolle in 1880.Find out more
La Quintinye | France
Born in the heart of the vineyards of Charente, France, La Quintinye Vermouth Royal is an opulent French vermouth crafted from white wines from the southwest of France, Pineau des Charentes and a composition of carefully curated botanicals.Find out more
Spytail | France
SPYTAIL Black Ginger Rum - Caribbean Rum blended and bottled in Cognac, France.Find out more
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Blind Tiger Gin | South Australia
Blind Tiger Organic Gin is distilled in small batches and is a complex, yet elegant and aromatic gin made from the finest certified organic botanicals.Find out more
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Boodles | United Kingdom
Boodles is a proper British gin, known for having an understated juniper flavor and a unique profile. It lends itself well to being served on formal occasions, and is mostFind out more
Bulldog | United Kingdom
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Martin Miller's Gin | United Kingdom
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Pickering's | Scotland
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Portobello Road | United Kingdom
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Charles Goodnight | United States
Goodnight Small Batch Premium Bourbon is made from a marriage of hand-selected, six year old barrels. It has a markedly gentle, yet bountiful, aroma of vanilla and caramel, with trails of honey and spice on the palate and smoky tobacco on the finish.Find out more
Collier and McKeel | Tennessee
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Russell's Reserve | Kentucky
Master distillers and premier whiskey makers Jimmy and Eddie Russell have brought nearly 100 years of combined experience to artfully crafting Russell's Reserve 10 Year Old Bourbon.Find out more
Skyy | United States
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Tincup | Colorado
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Espolon | Mexico
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Gin Mare | Spain
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Teichenne | Spain
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Green Fairy | Czech Republic
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Kraken | Trinidad and Tobago
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Matusalem | Domincan Republic
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Ouzo 12 | Greece
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Pusser's | West Indies
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Pyrat | Caribbean
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Sagatiba | Brazil
The world's first premium Cachaça is multi-distilled to retain distinct flavour characteristics with a soft aroma that's fresh, lively and delicate.Find out more
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The Bitter Truth | Germany
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Underberg | Germany
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Wray & Nephew | Jamaica
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How about the flavor for Mystic balance said it only applied to non-hermfull glyphs? PISSORF wouldn't mind (and the wizard wouldn't be as gimped), and fireball users would be restricted to picking up flames if they want to get fireballey.
Just a note, unless crystall ball gets a serious nerf, flames is actually a good boon. You can get really, REALLY silly with bloodmages (I actually rffectively fireball spammed naga city to death with no gods but mysterea and practicaly miser).
As for APHEELSICK - I'm not completely sure you're not overreacting. You ARE right about it being rather useless in the early game, and it does cut the assasin off from what is my favourite tactic as well, but the old effect was factually broken, and so was the assasin. All the time. People were converting old APHEELSICK on start the way it was, and right now, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't convert it on sight for:
wizards, assasins, monks, rogues, berserkers, tinkers, fighters, sorcerers... practicaly anything that melles. Sure, it costs a bit less than a fireball, but at some point it still means you get to stack it every five steps to shut down a monsters regeneration - which still allows you to break a fundamental rule of the game. It's better on regen fighters (and silly on monks), but it's a blackspace fueled glyph - small wonder. Honestly, the only thing any class but the berserker needs to beat any dungeon with mana based damage right now (or so I suspect) is prepping crystal ball and/or running into B2P, and you might prep mysterea for extra sillyness.
B2P is insane at any point of the game, but is in fact useless to (edit) non-spellcasters - I don't mind apheelsick only being usefull to melee guys.
Am I wrong somewhere?


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Car Review
2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser: New Car Review
If you're sick of hearing about the carlike characteristics of modern crossover SUVs, the 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser just might be the antidote. Inspired by the original 40 series Land Cruiser of the '60s and '70s, the 2014 FJ Cruiser shares not only that model's classic round headlights and other styling cues but also its back-to-basics SUV character. With tough 4-wheel drive underpinnings and countless Toyota Racing Development (TRD) accessories available, the FJ Cruiser is a serious off-road truck.
But the Cruiser does require compromises in ordinary driving. First of all, it's hard to see outside the vehicle, especially if you're wondering what's behind you. The FJ's blind spots are as epic as its trail-busting ability. And then there's the fuel economy, which struggles to get out of the teens thanks to the Cruiser's boxlike aerodynamics.
The cabin is likewise a mixed bag. We love the squared-off dashboard with its center-mounted auxiliary gauges, for example, and how the optional automatic shifter looks like a stick shift. But there is not a lot of modern technology included beyond standard iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity, and backseat passengers are stuck with cramped quarters and awkward access through the clamshell-style rear doors.
Compared to the 4-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, however, the 2013 FJ Cruiser is downright civilized, and therein lies its unique value. It certainly isn't carlike, but if you're looking for supreme off-road chops in a somewhat pavement-friendly package, this Toyota is at the top of a very short list.
What's New for 2014?
The FJ Cruiser is unchanged for the 2014 model year.
What We Like
Strong V6; excellent off-road capability; cool styling; unique dashboard design
What We Don't
Dismal fuel economy; cramped back seat with awkward access; poor outward visibility; bare-bones feature set
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The FJ Cruiser can be had with rear-wheel drive, but only with the 5-speed automatic transmission. The 4-wheel drive (4WD) FJs come with either the automatic or a 6-speed manual. If you get the manual, the electronically locking rear differential comes standard, whereas it's optional with the automatic.
Any way you slice it, the engine is a 4-liter V6 rated at 260 horsepower and 271 lb-ft of torque. Fuel economy is not the FJ's strong suit, to put it mildly. Automatic 4WD models have an Environmental Protection Agency rating of 17 miles per gallon city and 20 mpg highway, while the manual transmission 4WD Cruiser drops to 15 mpg city/18 mpg hwy. Rear-wheel drive models are rated at 17 mpg city/22 mpg hwy.
Standard Features & Options
The FJ Cruiser is one of Toyota's only models without trim levels. There's one version and it comes with either rear- or 4-wheel drive. Standard features include 17-inch steel wheels, skid plates for off-road protection, water-resistant cloth upholstery and a 6-speaker audio system with iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity.
Among the notable options are keyless entry and cruise control (nope, neither is standard), a rearview camera, an upgraded JBL stereo and multiple alloy wheel designs. Just keep in mind that neither a navigation system nor Toyota's smartphone-based Entune system is available on any FJ Cruiser, so cabin technology is definitely not a strong suit.
The Trail Teams Special Edition package adds unique styling cues, 16-in wheels with off-road tires, Bilstein shocks, a standard locking rear differential with either transmission (ordinarily an extra-cost option with the automatic) and a rearview camera. Numerous additional TRD off-roading accessories are available from Toyota dealers.
The 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser is outfitted with six total airbags: two front bags, two side bags for the front passenger and two full-length side-curtain bags. Stability control and active front headrests are also standard. A rearview camera is available, and given the miserable rear visibility, we consider it a real safety feature in this beast.
The government has not crash-tested the FJ Cruiser; the only rating it gave the FJ was three stars out of five for rollover resistance. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the FJ its top rating of Good in every category except roof strength, where the rating was Acceptable.
Behind the Wheel
The FJ Cruiser rides surprisingly well for a truck-based SUV. Still, there's no disguising its primary purpose in life, which is to pound off-road terrain into submission. As such, the FJ has a tendency to bounce and jiggle over imperfect pavement. Refined isn't an adjective that comes to mind when you're behind the wheel.
In the dirt, of course, the FJ is a revelation, using its ample ground clearance and generous approach and departure angles to tame nearly any trail. As with the Wrangler, half the fun is browsing through the factory parts catalog: Toyota's TRD division offers endless upgrades for FJ enthusiasts.
In our interior evaluation, taller testers lamented that the FJ Cruiser's steering wheel doesn't telescope, forcing an elbows-locked driving position. But the front seats stand out for their water-resistance: It can be easy for water to get into the cabin when you're deep in the bush, but thanks to the FJ's special fabric, you don't have to worry about getting doused through an open window.
We have to call out the back seat, however, for being both cramped and difficult to access. Now, a cramped bench might be tolerable by itself; after all, off-road enthusiasts routinely give the Wrangler a pass for its inhospitable back row. But the rear doors are of the backwards-opening suicide variety and the corresponding front door must be opened first. Your rear passengers will likely roll their eyes unless they're blinded by love, whether it's for you or your truck.
The FJ Cruiser's instrumentation is clear and simple, but it's not Lexus-crisp like the related 4Runner's available Optitron gauges. The dashboard, meanwhile, is a sea of hard plastic panels and oversized, almost toy-like controls. We actually think it looks pretty cool, and typical FJ shoppers likely won't be bothered by the lack of luxury. It's probably more important to those folks that you can basically hose out the entire interior without worry, as the floor is covered with a rubber-like material.
Other Cars to Consider
Nissan Xterra -- The well-mannered Xterra boasts comparable toughness and 4-liter V6 power, along with four conventional doors and a decent back seat. If you're not totally smitten by the FJ's styling, you might find more all-around satisfaction in the Nissan.
Jeep Wrangler -- Finally blessed with a powerful 6-cylinder motor, the Wrangler is better than ever. If you want more than two doors, the Unlimited model's got four. It's more rudimentary than the FJ, but serious off-roaders swear by it.
Kia Sportage -- We know this is a stretch. But ask yourself: Do you really need the FJ Cruiser's bushwhacking abilities? Because if you just want a cool-looking SUV, you can get into a seriously swift turbocharged Sportage SX for FJ money.
AutoTrader's Advice
Might as well go with the Trail Teams Special Edition, right? It looks great and has all the hardcore hardware a new FJ fan could ask for, including off-road lights.


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If you ever get a chance, spend some time looking at fish muscles in a microscope. Larval zebrafish are perfect; they're transparent and you can trace all the fibers, so you can see everything. The body musculature of fish is most elegantly organized into repeating blocks of muscle along the length of the animal, each segment having a chevron ("V") or "W" shape. Here's a pretty stained photo of a 30 hour old zebrafish to show what I mean; it's a little weird because this one is from an animal with experimentally messed up gene expression, all that red and green stuff, but look at the lovely blue muscle fibers stretching across the length of each segment.
But wait—why the chevron shape? Also, the reason I told you to look in a microscope sometime is that a 2-D image can't illustrate the lovely intricacy of the muscles; they don't go straight across, but twist in a partial spiral in 3-dimensions. Trust me, it's beautiful to see. And it's also nearly universal in chordates — even Amphioxus has this arrangement. And there's a good biomechanical reason for this arrangment.
Each of those muscle fibers is attaching to a connective tissue band in the line between each block of muscle, called a myoseptum. The force of contraction of the muscles is going to pull on these connective tissue anchor points, stressing them. By organizing all of the fibers to pull at an angle rather than perpendicularly to the myoseptum, it reduces the amount of force directly applied to the septal connections by as much as 50-60%, depending on the angle, relative to the overall force of contraction applied to generate the bending movements.
An additional benefit is that the angle distributes the force generated by a single segment's contraction to a longer stretch of the notochord, the central springy rod that forms the main axis of the skeleton.
So why do fish do this? Because with powerful muscle contractions needed for fast swimming comes the potential for tearing connective tissue and buckling or damaging the central skeleton. These are adaptations for rapid, efficient swimming. They are also necessary for escape responses: startle a fish, and it makes an abrupt, massive contraction of these muscles to flick it out of danger. That behavior wouldn't be so useful if it ended up tearing muscle insertions and crippling the fish within seconds of its escape.
Which suggests that it would be interesting to look at fish that don't have these geometric properties. That's easy, too: just look at embryos! Below is a timelapse of the segments forming one by one in an embryonic zebrafish; it's very short and zips by, so I've also got a step by step breakdown of what's going on.
The key observation is that the segments initially form with straight up-and-down boundaries. Even within one animal, though, you can see a progression: the newest-formed segments are to the right, and older ones are to the left, and you should be able to see that they start out simple lozenge-shaped blocks, but within an hour they bend in the middle to form a chevron shape.
Embryos, obviously, are very poor swimmers and can generate only feeble contractions. They get stronger as more muscle fibers differentiate and as they bend into that more efficient conformation.
The morphology informs us about the physiology and behavior. We can get a good idea of what kind of swimming fossil organisms were capable of by looking at the shape of their body parts. Here, for instance, is the Cambrian chordate Pikaia, sufficiently well preserved in the Burgess Shale that we can actually see the arrangement of its muscles. Which are not impressive.
Pikaia was definitely not a darter, but more of a slow, undulating swimmer…and it wasn't very fast at that. We can put together a reasonable picture of the Pikaian life-style.
If one assumes that Pikaia was incapable of a fast escape from visual predators of the Anomalocaris type, a strategy of avoidance would likely be its preferred solution. Pikaia was probably not, therefore, an animal that spent a lot of time high up in the water column or near the surface dur- ing daylight hours. One could envisage it feeding inconspicuously near the bottom, perhaps cruising along and browsing on benthic detritus or microbial mats, direc- ted by its paired sensory tentacles. This accords with the conclusions of CMC that, from the mode of preservation, Pikaia was likely epibenthic rather than fully pelagic. Alternatively, it may have migrated vertically to spend time feeding at the surface, but only at night. Unfortunately, as the apparently tiny mouth is difficult to interpret in the fossils, there is little direct evidence from the morphology as to how Pikaia fed. Because the mouth was not large, it seems unlikely that Pikaia took in large volumes of water when feeding, however, as a suspension feeder normally would be expected to do.
A speedier chordate of the same era would have been Haikouichthys, which does have the complex segmental morphology of an efficient swimmer. Muscle morphology tells us that there were diverse behavioral strategies being played out by early chordates even in the Cambrian.
Lacalli T (2012) The Middle Cambrian fossil Pikaia and the evolution of chordate swimming. EvoDevo 3:12.


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2009-06-28 Dorkbot
dorkbot #9
|The main goals of dorkbot vienna are: to create an informal, friendly environment in which people can talk about the work they're doing and to foster discussion about that work; to help bring together people from different backgrounds who are interested in similar things; to give us all an opportunity to see the strange things our neighbors are doing with electricity. dorkbot isn't really a forum for formal artist talks or lectures, but rather a chance for diverse people to have friendly conversations about interesting ideas.
Dorkbot Vienna is being curated by Grenz.
- Please note: Martin likes to stress that he will not be able to show a physical Reactable instrument during his talk.
Martin Kaltenbrunner is a Human Computer Interaction Designer, currently finalizing his Ph.D. at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain. Recently he has been mainly working on the interaction design of the reacTable - a tangible modular synthesizer based on a multi-touch surface. He is author of the open source tangible interaction framework reacTIVision and the related TUIO protocol, which has been widely adopted for open source multi-touch applications. He is co-founder of reactable systems SL, dedicated to the development of novel HCI concepts and products, while he is teaching classes and workshops on tangible interaction at the Kunstuniversität Linz and at the UCP Porto.
- reacTIVision is an open source, cross-platform computer vision tool for the fast and robust tracking of fiducial markers attached onto physical objects, as well as for multi-touch finger tracking.
- TUIO is an open framework that defines a common protocol and API for tangible multi-touch surfaces. The TUIO protocol allows the transmission of an abstract description of interactive surfaces, including touch events and tangible object states. There exists a growing number of TUIO enabled tracker applications and TUIO client libraries for various programming environments, as well as applications that support the protocol. This combination of TUIO trackers, protocol and client implementations allows the rapid development of table based tangible multitouch interfaces.
(Comment: Martin will not have a working reacTable with him, sorry!)


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Walgreens to acquire mid-South drug store chain
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has entered into an agreement to acquire a regional drug store chain for approximately $438 million.
Walgreens said it will acquire 144 stores — currently operated under USA Drug, Super D Drug, May's Drug, Med-X and Drug Warehouse banners, located in Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee — as well as corporate offices, a distribution center located in Pine Bluff, Ark., and a wholesale and private-brand business from Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings and members of the LaFrance family. Walgreens said that the acquired drug stores will continue to operate under their current brand names after the transaction closes, and decisions will be made over time regarding the best, most effective way to harmonize Walgreens and the acquired brands.
The latest announcement follows Walgreens' blockbuster deal with Alliance Boots, which will position the companies as the first and largest global retail pharmacy player.
"This acquisition expands our business in an important region of the country," Walgreens President and CEO Greg Wasson said. "It will provide significant new pharmacy business for us in this region while also enabling us to bring the Walgreens experience to many additional smaller communities where USA Drug has developed strong operational expertise."
Stephen LaFrance, who serves as owner and chairman of Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings, said the decision to sell the chain — which recorded sales of $825 million in 2011 — was "not only because it is the premier drug store company in [our] industry, but also because Walgreens will continue to provide [our] customers with the service and products they have come to expect."
The transaction is structured as a purchase of the stock of Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings, which owns most of the acquired business, and also includes the purchase of assets or stock of certain affiliated companies or stores and other parts of the business that are not owned by that holding company. It is subject to satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other closing conditions, and is expected to close around Sept. 1. Walgreens currently expects that the transaction will not have a material impact on earnings per share in fiscal year 2012.
USA Drug ranked No. 31 on the DSN PoweRx 50, with projected pharmacy sales of approximately $409 million in 2011. For a complete USA Drug profile, see DSN PoweRx Players 2012.
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Organization expert Justin Klosky gives tips on losing weight while staying organized in the new year as part of the ìTalk Takeawayî series, Friday, January 11, 2013 on the CBS Television Network. Justin Klosky, left, and Sheryl Underwood, shown. Photo: Lisette M. Azar/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Crouch faces uncertain England future
Roy Hodgson seems to have called time on Peter Crouch's England career.
When the Stoke City striker opted against joining a list of standby players ahead of Euro 2012, it looks like he was ending his England career at the same time.
"He was on a standby list but he made it clear that, unless he was in the squad, he didn't want to be considered," said Hodgson. "I'm not going to bring him in to fill up the bench. The day Crouch gets into an England squad is when I think he should be in the original 23."
Despite an impressive strike-rate of 22 goals in 42 matches, enough to make him the joint 16th highest scorer in England history, Crouch has never been a regular starter.
Fabio Capello always gave the impression of being willing to ditch Crouch if anyone better came along, whilst he has been ignored by Hodgson throughout his short time in charge.
Hodgson insists there is nothing personal behind his decision, revealing he tried to sign the giant forward when he was manager of Fulham.
The problem for Crouch is that even with Wayne Rooney and Andy Carroll missing from the squad that faces Ukraine at Wembley, he still did not make the cut.
Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge are also ahead of Crouch in the queue, as is Jermain Defoe. In addition, there is Darren Bent, not to mention Norwich's Grant Holt, who was tipped by some to go to Poland and Ukraine last summer, but never made it.
At least Bent should not give up hope just yet after also being ignored.
"Darren was injured for the best part of last season and the new one is only two or three games old," said Hodgson. "He's a player we'll be following. I've not dismissed anybody."


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The Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show (MidAm) wants to thank the green industry for allowing it to serve as the Midwest's premier trade, educational and networking event for the past 40 years. At this point, there are no plans to hold any future MidAm trade shows.
We encourage you to attend iLandscape: the illinois + wisconsin Landscape Show — an entirely new green industry trade show — debuting in Schaumburg, IL, on February 5-7, 2014.
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