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Smyly turns in sharp start, but big hit eludes Tigers
DETROIT -- Drew Smyly escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third inning by striking out Kendrys Morales, the red-hot slugger who just signed with the Twins five days ago, and retiring Oswaldo Arcia. His downfall in Friday's 2-0 Tigers loss to the Twins was the solo home run he gave up to ninth-hitting infielder Eduardo Escobar to start the inning.
"That's what kind of hurts the most," Smyly said afterwards. "You're down 1-0 on the brink of losing [because] you give up a 1-2 hanging curveball to the nine hitter for a home run."View Full Game Coverage
DETROIT -- Drew Smyly escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third inning by striking out Kendrys Morales, the red-hot slugger who just signed with the Twins five days ago, and retiring Oswaldo Arcia. His downfall in Friday's 2-0 Tigers loss to the Twins was the solo home run he gave up to ninth-hitting infielder Eduardo Escobar to start the inning.
"That's what kind of hurts the most," Smyly said afterwards. "You're down 1-0 on the brink of losing [because] you give up a 1-2 hanging curveball to the nine hitter for a home run."View Full Game Coverage
The downfall of the offense trying to support him, by contrast, came with the situation they couldn't have set up better if they could script it. They had the bases loaded with one out in the fifth inning and two-time MVP Miguel Cabrera at the plate against Kyle Gibson, a pitcher the Tigers pounded for six runs in two-plus innings a month ago.
Two pitches later, Gibson was headed back to the dugout with his lead intact, having induced Cabrera to swing at what he thought was a fastball out of the hand but ended up being a sinker for an inning-ending double play.
"His sinker worked very well tonight," Cabrera said.
If those sights weren't fitting enough for the way the Tigers and Twins have trended in opposite directions lately, the sight of Joe Nathan -- once the Twins' dominant closer -- being pulled by Tigers manager Brad Ausmus in the ninth inning capped it. He entered trying to hold a 1-0 deficit and didn't give up a hit, yet walked in an insurance run when he missed on back-to-back fastballs to Escobar.
These are the moments defining the Tigers' past spin. One night after the Tigers turned one big swing off Chris Sale and add-on runs off the White Sox bullpen into a desperately needed win in Chicago, they never found the hit off Gibson on a night when Smyly gave them every opportunity to turn one hit into a lead.
"It's everything," Don Kelly said. "When we've pitched, we haven't hit. When we've hit, we haven't pitched. It's just not going together right now. But it'll turn around. We just have to keep grinding it out.
"When you're pitching well and then you're not hitting, or you're hitting and you're not pitching well, it's just not going together. But that's why you play 162. We still have 100 games left, or close to it. We've got a long season left. It's not time to hang our heads because we've hit a rough stretch."
They have 99 games left, to be exact, which softens the blow of what was a double-digit lead atop the American League Central now whittled to 1 1/2 games following the Royals' win over the White Sox.
Even so, the Tigers' struggles have lasted longer than anyone would've expected out of a midseason slump. They've gone 7-17 since their 27-12 start, winning consecutive games just twice while losing three in a row on four different occasions.
"Seems like we take a step forward, then two steps back," Ausmus said. "I'd like to see us take about five steps forward, and one step back."
A Tigers offense that was leading the Majors in hitting at one point last month has been held to two runs or fewer in 10 of those 17 losses, with Friday being the third shutout.
"The big hits for us right now are solo home runs and the occasional two-run homer," Ausmus said. "We're just not getting that blow-it-open hit right now. Guys are getting their hits."
It was the pursuit of that game-breaking hit that led Ausmus, at least initially, to put down a bunt sign for leadoff man Ian Kinsler with two men on and nobody out in that fateful fifth inning. It was an interesting move for a hitter whose average sat at .300 a week ago, but who stepped to the plate in a 1-for-15 slump.
The sign, however, was supposed to be pulled.
"Actually I had him bunting first-pitch, but I took it off," Ausmus said. "There was a sign mix-up with [third-base coach Dave Clark] and Ian. He was free to swing. … That being said, it didn't bother me that he bunted anyway.
"Now you're in a situation where, unless something strange happens with Austin Jackson's at-bat, like a lineout double play, you have the guy coming to the plate with men in scoring position that you exactly want, in Miguel Cabrera."
Jackson, batting second with Torii Hunter off, walked to load the bases for Cabrera and raise the tension for Gibson.
"It's a nightmare," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.
It ended up being a game-changer, but as an escape.
"We thought we were going to catch him leaning for a slider or a sinker away, and we did," Gibson said.
The sinker was a big pitch all night for Gibson, who delivered seven scoreless innings for the second straight outing and his third shutout performance in his last four starts.
The Tigers went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, with Alex Avila as their lone runner to reach third base. Gibson (6-5) also stranded J.D. Martinez and Avila after one-out doubles in the fourth and seventh innings, respectively.
"It's the same thing with any sinkerballer," Kelly said. "He got it elevated last game, but today he kept everything down and pitched really well."
So did Smyly, who escaped his own bases-loaded jam with the middle of the order up in the third inning.
Five batters before Smyly (3-5) struck out Morales, however, he hung a two-strike breaking ball to Escobar, who got the start at second on Brian Dozier's first game off all season. The Tigers never got that run back.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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My Little Sister, Terry
Terry was born 12 August 1955 and I was 4 that December, so when we were growing up she could be the little tag along pain that little sisters can be. But she was always, my sister. Because of the age difference, I was graduated high school the June before she started. She was the type of personality the did anything she set her mind to do. She played the Base in the school orchestra all 4 years. When she graduated she joined the Air Force and went on to great things there. She was stationed in Berlin for 3 years. had a story written about her in Stars and Stripes because she was one of the first women in her field. She left the Air Force when she married and was starting a family. She continued to work first on ships at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and then with private corporations with military contracts. She had 4 children, 3 girls and 1 boy. When my husband died in 2001 she kind of took me on as a project and I guess we became closer than we had ever been as adults. then she was having some problems and then it was found that she had cancer. she took that on like she did everything else. And she was doing all the things she wanted to get done. She did a bit of traveling and she and I did lots together, including some of the traveling. This picture was taken on our trip to Ireland in Oct 2004. This was on top of Blarney Castle. She walked to the top but because of her condition she could not go through the chore of kissing the stone. But the people at the stone were kind enough to let her bear"Bruce" kiss the stone for her. She died 1 Sept 2005, just after her 50th birthday and just after she found out that she was going to be a grandmother for the first time. I was going to put a picture of her stone, but I wanted to show how much life she had and when she was having fun! Happy Birthday to my Little Sister

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The effects of the Sunflower movement continue to be felt even after the protesters have left the legislature. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and former premier Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) both announced on Monday that they will not contest the party's chairmanship election. In an instant, the heated competition between Su, Hsieh and former DPP chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) turned into an expression of party unity and support for Tsai.
The DPP was unable to direct or manipulate the demonstrations against the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government's handling of the cross-strait service trade agreement, instead being reduced to providing protection, assistance and logistical support. Although the party's ideas are close to those of the protesters, that the DPP, Taiwan's second-largest political party, was unable to join the front lines of the movement and lead, direct or influence protesters and instead had to passively react to their demands and stand behind them has had a great impact on the party.
Su's announcement that he is dropping out of the chairmanship election shows an understanding of the current political situation and a capacity for reflection that is becoming of a political leader. Facing the challenges of future civic movements, cross-strait relations, the year-end seven-in-one local elections and a generational change is not an easy task, and Tsai will have to shoulder a heavy load.
The protests were aimed at the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), but while the KMT continues to act as if nothing has happened, it is the DPP that has picked itself up.
As the students wrapped up their protest, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) continued his battle with Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) by appealing the Taipei District Court's decision that Wang could retain his KMT membership, ignoring Wang's rising popularity after he persuaded the students to evacuate the legislature, while Ma was unable to come up with any kind of response.
Not only is Ma's popularity in Taiwan in the doldrums, even international media are critical of him. In addition, he is ignoring calls within his own party for party unity and to patch things up with Wang.
Wang promised the students that the agreement will only be reviewed after legislation regulating the oversight of cross-strait agreements has been passed, which resulted in Ma immediately issuing a statement saying that he wanted exactly what Wang wanted. However, the next day he instructed the party's legislative caucus to continue with the review while an oversight act is being formulated.
Sunflower leader Chen Wei-ting (陳為廷) responded that the activists had not reached a settlement with Ma and KMT caucus whip Lin Hung-chih (林鴻池) tendered his resignation.
Regardless of how loud the protests are and that both domestic and international media see the agreement as dead in the water, Ma remains in his ivory tower, where he dreams about passing the agreement and negotiating an agreement on trade in goods.
Ma is a lame-duck president, and does not face the pressure of future elections. He can ignore the voices of 500,000 protesters and that his party could lose the votes of the younger generation en masse.
Although he is a dinosaur and it might take some time for signals of any kind to reach his brain, other KMT politicians still have to deal with political realities in the wake of the Sunflower movement.


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at the moment, I'm reading a lot more for university again and less for pleasure, but I still have to catch up on the challenge for the last two months!
Since I've been travelling a lot during the school break, I used my kindle more frequently, but there are also two small books that had waved at me at the book store and wouldn't let me walk away without buying them (something that happens more often than I'd like to admit (-.-) ).
Thomas Hürlimann - Nietsches Regenschirm (German, 40 p.)
Philosophy usually isn't really my thing as it's mostly just too complicated, but I still enjoy discussing philosophical issues, and this particular book is easy to read and understand, even for me. I'm even considering reading more literature that's going in that direction...
Haruki Murakami - Die unheimliche Bibliothek (German, 64 p.)
There are several books from Murakami that I still want to read, this one caught my eye because of the pretty cover (and because I can hardly go by a book with the word 'library' in the title without at least having a look at it). As I mentioned before, I enjoy his writing style, so I felt safe buying the book, and I wasn't disappointed.
David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas (English, 545 p.)
- A book at the bottom of your to-read-list
I wanted to read this book ever since the movie came out (which I haven't seen yet, since I wanted to read the book first...), but I also had my doubts whether my English was good enough to understand it. It took me indeed some time to get into it, I had to read some passages twice and I regretted reading it on my kindle instead of getting the actual book, since I had to browse forth and back. Other than that, it's a remarkable book, consisting of 6 different stories (2 of which take place in the future) that are all somehow connected. I found it most impressive how the author adapted the writing style to each epoch (which made me glad I had read it in its original language, I doubt it would have been as good translated).
Isabel Allende - Das Geisterhaus (German, 501 p.)
- A popular author's first book
I always admire Allende for writing these enormous tales that are still convenient to read, given you can keep track of all the characters, and educating the reader about history and politics at the same time... I definitively want to read Eva Luna at some point, which is still on my to-read-list.
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games Triology (English, 1187 p.)
- A triology
- A book set in the future
- A book that made you cry
I've read the triology quite some time ago, but after seeing the second-to-last movie adaption, I wanted to re-read them, and because it also fits nicely into the challenge, now was as good a time to do it as any.
Elke Heidenreich & Bernd Schroeder - Alte Liebe (German, 192 p.)
- A book your mom loves
This is one of my mum's favourite books, and I can really see why: it's the touching story of an elderly couple, who is contemplating about their lives as they retire from work. Since I read a lot of Young Adult novels, this was a welcome diversion, too.
Bret Easton Ellis - American Psycho (English, 399 p.)
Once you get over the rather disturbing content of this book, it's actually quite brilliantly written - I loved all the not-so-subtle social criticism.
Although I seem to get along not too bad with the challenge, I'm unsure whether I'll finish it before the end of the year... but we'll see (^.^)
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Whether opera and ballet are the 'hoity toity' preserve of the upper classes or simply high performance art at its best came under discussion recently at The Big Question, the first of a series of live-streamed debates organized in conjunction with the Telegraph.
Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, Written on Skin director Katie Mitchell, The Royal Ballet's Gary Avis and novelist Dreda Say Mitchell formed the panel that discussed elitism in opera and ballet, covering questions ranging from cost and accessibility to whether there is a stigma attached to attending opera and ballet.
'It's not so much about the opera or ballet,' said Dreda, 'but that it represents this notion that our society is cut into a pecking order of high culture and low culture. A lot of people go to opera because they want to be seen, not because they like the art form.' On the other side, Katie highlighted that the 'good art is good art', and emphasised that such barriers are imaginary and need to be overcome.
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Yesterday, Breitbart News reported that consumer confidence had dropped to its lowest level in almost two years. Much of the media spun the number as the result of a payroll tax increase that hit millions who were repeatedly told by Obama that only the rich would see their taxes increase. Surprise! But the spin didn't explain why consumer confidence had steadily dropped during the months prior. Well, now we know: The American economy has taken a nosedive.
For the first time in over three years, the U.S. Gross Domestic Product shrank. Between October and December of 2012, the GDP had a negative growth of 0.1. And let's remember that this is the same quarter where we saw the media go into hyper-drive to spin Obama's anemic job and GDP growth into a repeat of the Roaring Twenties.
The problem with the American economy is that Obama and his media can't fool it. Happy talk and spin and distractions about contraception don't create jobs or growth. You might be able to fool legions of people into voting a certain way, but you can't fool them into spending and hiring and investing.
Apparently, though, the media and Obama have managed to fool themselves. Even the Wall Street Journal calls today's news "unexpected." And anyone who watched Obama's Inauguration speech knows that his failed economy and the millions suffering in it are either not on his radar or of no concern whatsoever. Obama spoke of many things, but not the economy. He's in a war to win the culture, not to win anyone a job to lift them out of poverty.
The media is just as bad. The biggest story in our country today should be the increase in poverty and an unemployment crisis so dire our labor force has shrunk to thirty-year lows. But neither will speak of it. We do, however, know all about some idiot and his phony girlfriend. We know all about a "heckle" that didn't happen. One wonders which is the bread and which is the circus.
The pickle both Obama and the media have put themselves in, though, is this: If either makes the economy a priority, that's an admission Obama's economy is in trouble. And so we find ourselves in a situation we've seen in other countries where the state and media have aligned — a situation where we're told a bad economy is a good economy, and the victims of this propaganda are those suffering in a bad economy no one wants to admit exists.
Already the media's spinning this GDP report in a way that says our economy tanked because the government didn't spend enough. That's right, annual trillion dollar deficits for as far as the eye can see, but the media push to protect the State from blame and to use this terrible news as a way to further grow the State is already on.
NBC's Chief White House Correspondent, Chuck Todd, just assured America this was a one-time economic anomaly and that prosperity is right around the corner. If a job had been created every time a member of Obama's media said this, we'd have full employment today.
We live in interesting and dangerous times.
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The stock market is barely budgingas investors brace for earnings season but there is plenty happening in the oil and real estate markets. And don't forget the market for really hard assets — diamonds.
Oil Slips: After a seemingly inexorable rise, crude oil prices fell sharply, off nearly 4 percent Monday. There are two reasons for this: the International Monetary Fund cutting its growth forecasts for the U.S. and Japan, plus reports that Libya's Gaddafi has accepted some sort of plan to end the violence there. If oil continues to slide based on hopes of less turbulence in the Middle East, that's good news. If oil falls because the economy is sputtering, that's not so good.
Road Warriors: Speaking of the impact of high oil prices, business travel has been rebounding nicely, but will that last? The Global Business Travel Association will release its annual outlook Tuesday morning and we'll get our clearest picture yet of whether companies are reinvesting in travel, and if so, how much. More business travel is usually a good indicator for higher employment.
Revenge of the Pink Panther: A 10-carat, vivid purple-pink diamond is being sold at Christie's in New York and is expected to fetch more than $12 million. Three hundred other jewels and precious gems are also up for sale and the price they fetch will tell you a lot about the strength of the economic recovery. Or, as Inspector Clouseau would say, "There is a time to laugh and a time not to laugh, and this is not one of them."
Clicks to Bricks: Traffic on real estate web sites is soaring, giving hope to many that the spring housing market will have a little extra bounce. Of course, traffic in sites focusing on rentals is showing a big jump as well. Bottom line: Everyone likes to look at houses, not everyone can afford to buy them — or get loans to buy houses.
Small Business Looms Large: The National Federation of Independent Businesses will deliver its monthly read on just how optimistic small business owners are feeling these days. Wall Street watches this number very closely because small businesses have generated nearly two out of every three new jobs in the US in the past 15 years. So, as small business goes, so goes the economy and the employment picture. Watch for the NFIB report during Squawk Box.


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Well, the board is either fixed, or it's going to run terribly. Cross your fingers and hope for the best. I'm at my technical limit right now.
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i always put my weapon in a range rack at the range with the muzzle up an not down when done shooting, i think that if you did it the other way in rack muzzle down thaye would ask you to leave.
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Miley Cyrus' dad, Billy Ray, called world-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz a paparazzo after she "jumped out" and "snapped away" at him at a, uh, completely planned out, Billy Ray-sanctioned photoshoot? • Hulk Hogan broke down and got religious while talking about son Nick Hogan's car accident and arrest, saying it will make both his son and his son's friend (who is in a vegetative state) "better people." • Reconciliation watch: James Haven, Angelina Jolie's brother (you know, the one she smooched), went to the Lakers game with estranged father Jon Voight. [TMZ, Perez Hilton, & Perez Hilton]
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Finally Using Old Sets For New Render
So after owning some of the house sets Here for a long, long while, I've finally taken them into Carrara. So far my draft looks O.K. There will be a change, perhaps a backdrop might work, or I'll put plains in the background to keep the ugly ground from showing outside the windows.... I've textured everything I could in C8 shaders (oak wood for the patio furnature, Bright Eyes for Carrara for V4's eyes, Carrara 'steel' for the patio cover, C8 blue tiled marble for the pool's linining, with white marble for the steps. I've used the default water texture for the water itself. I've put spot lights in all the ceiling lights that are in the bedroom's textures, and bulbs in the lamps after editing out the mesh's light bulb, and scaling the light bulb to their exact sizes. Two pots in the background (won't even be visible for this render) are using a C8 stone texture.
I have one issue when doing a 'preview' type render (No global lighting or indirect): The water looks like mud, can't see through it, it just looks like a solid block. But when I see it through the preview cam I have set up: it looks ok. Renders even without all the lighting so far takes around 2hrs.
Before I do the final render, I'd like to know if this issue is likely to go away once I use indirect lighting with light through transparency, and caustics. I had a snapshot of the rendered water at one point, but C8 crashed while I was making normal maps for V4's dress (perhaps I shouldn't have been rendering my texture editor (Shader Map 2) while having C8 and DS open all at the same time, lol).
I guess that's my only concern at this point. If the water will actually appear clear once I enable indirect lighting and transparency. I'musing the other set from the dream home Here for the yard, and am using a replicator to generate trees throughout the yard. It's kind of my biggest screen attempt yet... Especially using Carrara standard
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I don't know if you have done this or not, but you can change the water to Carrara water in the Shader Room.
That will get you a better render.
tsarist said:I don't know if you have done this or not, but you can change the water to Carrara water in the Shader Room.
That will get you a better render.
Hm. I think I'll do just that! I've contemplated doing it before, Since I figured it'd be MUCH more real looking than the default texture intended to be used for daz studio :)
I just figured I'd see how the default texture would do first. But perhaps I'll change it now.
Advice taken. Render in progress... Will report back in... Um.. 8 hours? lol :)
ok, here's the new scene with a just finished render... I applied the C8 shader, it's still a solid block. I hate this, happens every time. I enabled transparency and I still get the weird looking water.... Grr....house_noTrans.jpg1024 x 566 - 72Kpool.JPG1620 x 697 - 202K
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Is it my eyes or is EVERYTHING just a little bit out of focus? I am trying to be helpful, I just do not use Cararra. I have 6 but not on this PC.
It's probably because I have aa and all the other settings set to min. Because it was a sort of "preview" render. I always do that, then turn them up in the final. Btw I fixed the water issue!
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Ah, I think it will be a darn good render at final. I can't wait to see it.


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Safety and Efficacy Study in Subjects With Diabetic Neuropathic Pain
|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: NCT00507936
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 27, 2007
Last Update Posted : January 23, 2013
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|Condition or disease
|Diabetic Neuralgia Diabetic Neuropathies Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy Neuralgia, Diabetic
|Drug: ABT-894 Drug: placebo Drug: Duloxetine
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
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|280 participants
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|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
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|A Global, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of ABT-894, Duloxetine and Placebo in Subjects With Diabetic Neuropathic Pain
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|August 2007
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|October 2008
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|October 2008
Experimental: A
ABT-894 1 mg BID
Drug: ABT-894
ABT-894 1 mg capsule BID throughout treatment period
Experimental: B
ABT-894 2 mg BID
Drug: ABT-894
ABT-894 2 mg capsule BID throughout treatment period
Experimental: C
ABT-894 4 mg BID
Drug: ABT-894
ABT-894 4 mg capsule BID throughout treatment period
|Placebo Comparator: D
Drug: placebo
placebo capsule BID throughout the treatment period
Active Comparator: E
Duloxetine 60 mg QD
Drug: Duloxetine
Duloxetine 60 mg QD throughout treatment period
- Efficacy of each ABT-894 dose (1 mg, 2 mg, or 4 mg BID) versus placebo in the treatment of pain due to DNP [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to final 24-hour average pain score ]
- Proportions of treatment responders; subjects who complete treatment period with 30% improvement [ Time Frame: From Baseline to final 24-hour average pain score ]
- Mean of 24-hour worst pain severity, average of night pain, and average of morning pain measured by the 11-point Likert scale and from subject's daily diary [ Time Frame: Weekly through treatment phase ]
- Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) (short form) including Pain Severity [ Time Frame: At each visit from Baseline to Week 8 visit ]
- Clinician Global Impression: Severity (CGI-S) and Patient Global Impression: Change (PGI-C) [ Time Frame: At each visit from Baseline to Week 8 visit ]
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Inclusion Criteria:
- If female, subject is either postmenopausal for at least two (2) years or surgically sterile or is practicing at least one (1) method of birth control.
- If female, subject must have negative results for pregnancy tests.
- The subject must have a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2) and a diagnosis of DNP.
- Subject's DNP must be present for a minimum of six (6) months and should have begun in the feet with relative symmetrical onset.
- Subject has an HgbA1c <= 9. Subjects who have an HgbA1c > 9 and <= 11 may be included in the study.
- If male, the subject is surgically sterile (vasectomy), is sexually inactive, or is using a barrier method (condom) of birth control for the duration of the study and for 7 days following the last dose of study drug.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The subject has failed previous treatment with duloxetine for DNP.
- Subject has a diagnosis of narrow-angle glaucoma.
- Subject has a history of an allergic reaction or intolerance to duloxetine, acetaminophen, or any other NNR agonist.
- Subject has a diagnosis of fibromyalgia that requires treatment.
- Subject has a functioning implanted medical device (spinal cord stimulator, intrathecal pump or peripheral nerve stimulator) for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
- Subject has a history of seizures (febrile may be ok) or major depressive episode within the past two (2) years or major psychiatric disorder including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or borderline personality disorder.
- Subject has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) within six (6) months of the Screening Visit.
- Subject has unstable angina.
- Subject has ventricular arrhythmia requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy.
- Subject has undergone a cardiac revascularization procedure within 30 days of Screening.
- Subject has uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) defined as a systolic blood pressure (BP) >= 160 and/or a diastolic blood pressure (BP) >= 100 at Screening and/or Baseline.
- Subject has a clinically significant abnormal ECG at Screening
- Subject has an active malignancy of any type or has been diagnosed with or treated for cancer within the past 5 years.
- Subject has a positive result for drugs of abuse at Screening with the exception of a positive result for a known prescribed medication.
- Subject's screening laboratory results show hepatitis A, B or C.
- Subject has a known or suspected history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
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): NCT00507936
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|Study Director:
|Wolfram Nothaft, MD
|Responsible Party:
|AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00507936 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2007-001139-71 ( EudraCT Number )
|First Posted:
|July 27, 2007 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 23, 2013
|Last Verified:
|January 2013
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cvs -d :pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/home/cvs login
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(Only needed the first time you use anonymous CVS, the password is "cvs")
(Only needed the first time you use anonymous CVS, the password is "cvs")
cvs -d :pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/home/cvs co <repository>
cvs -d :pserver:email@example.com:/home/cvs co <repository>
The "linux" repository contains a linux_2_2, linux_2_4 branch and Linux 2.6 on the trunk.
The "linux" repository contains a linux_2_2, linux_2_4branch and Linux 2.6 on the trunk.
There is a mailing list for information on what gets committed to this repository.
There is a mailing list for information on what gets committed to this repository.
Revision as of 07:47, 29 July 2005
Mailing lists
There are three Linux/MIPS-oriented mailing lists:
- firstname.lastname@example.com
This mailing list currently has the most traffic. It is especially of interest as a good number of active developers are subscribed to this list.
- firstname.lastname@example.com
This is an announcement only mailing list to which a message for every CVS commit into linux-mips.org's, CVS archive of the Linux/MIPS community, is being sent. This allows following the development as it happens.
- firstname.lastname@example.com
This is an announcement only mailing list. The content is the same as on linux-cvs except that emails contain the full patch commited into CVS. If you subscribe to this list be prepared to receive huge emails of upto 30MB and beyond. Most people are better of by reading patches in the HTML archive.
Subscription to this lists is handled via Ecartis (firstname.lastname@example.com), just send an email with the words subscribe <list-name>. In order to unsubscribe, send unsubscribe linux-mips. Sending the word help will reveal further secrets about the advanced use of Ecartis. There's also a web-based interface to Ecartis.
Note linux-mips.org is using the Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) TCP extension as described in RFC 3168. The bug is known for years yet still defective firewalls that are dropping TCP SYN packets with ECN bits set are in use. If you can reach linux-mips.org yet don't receive any email from any of the linux-mips.org mailing lists you may have this problem.
The majority of subscribers doesn't seem to like HTML email, so please disable HTML for postings.
There are archives for these two lists in UNIX mbox format and a searchable web archive. The web archive is re-indexed every few hours, so usually it's a good idea to try it first when searching for anything that might be archived on one of the lists. Archives are also maintained for a few historic mailing lists.
Privacy: linux-mips.org will not use the subscriber list for any other purpose than operation of the mailing lists and in rare cases for other administrative purposes of linux-mips.org. Postings to the public mailing lists will be archived and possibly mirrored on other sites. If you don't like this don't post.
Verizon users
Since a little while Verizon is blocking email from Britain, France, Germany and Russia. According to the company this is due to spam - even though the USA are clear leader in global spam. Anyway, if you're a Verizon user don't mail us about this problem. It's Verizon's fault and we don't do anything to workaround this problem and frankly we couldn't care less than about an ISP patronizing it's customers this way.
Related articles can be found at:
- http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/19/19225/1.html (German)
- http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,66226,00.html (English)
There is an IRC channel named #mipslinux for Linux/MIPS which may be found on irc.freenode.net.
Anonymous CVS
For those who always want to stay on the bleeding edge, and want to avoid having to download patch files or full tarballs, we also have an anonymous CVS server. Using CVS, you can checkout the Linux/MIPS source tree with the following commands where you insert linux, libc, gdb or faq for <repository>.
cvs -d :pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/home/cvs login (Only needed the first time you use anonymous CVS, the password is "cvs") cvs -d :pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/home/cvs co -r <tag> <repository>
The "linux" repository contains a linux_2_2, linux_2_4 branch and Linux 2.6 on the trunk.
There is a mailing list for information on what gets committed to this repository.
There is also the "malta/linux" repository which is a special tree especially tuned for stability on Malta. It's usually quite far behind the main linux repository and is being phased out in favor for full-blown Malta support in the main linux CVS tree. To checkout a stable 2.4 kernel use the tag MaltaRef_2_4 and for 2.6 MaltaRef_2_6.
More on a historical note, there also is a linux-2.0 repository. The CVS Linux 2.0 version is a backport of the massive MIPS improvments during the 2.1 series which was created for Cobalt when it became clear that 2.2 would not be released in time to ship with the Cobalt products. Thus it only supports the Cobalt Qube and Raq.
Web CVS
Via cvsweb, you have direct access to the new Linux/MIPS kernel sources, and a few other projects hosted in the same CVS archive. The intuitive interface allows you to follow the development at the click of your mouse.
XCVS runs nightly and generates patches for CVS commits made in the previous day. You can search patches through a variety of searching criteria. Click here to explore.
CVS over Rsync
The CVS repository can also be fetched using rsync:
rsync -avz --progress --stats rsync://ftp.linux-mips.org/cvs/linux /local/directory rsync -avz --progress --stats rsync://ftp.linux-mips.org/cvs/CVSROOT /local/directory
You can then check it out using:
cvs -d/local/directory co linux (optionally, throw in -r linux_X_Y_Z for a specific branch)
Weekly Snapshots
There are some snapshots of Linux/MIPS CVS ('linux' module only) available here. (Note, this is hosted on 512/128kBit ADSL -- so go easy :-)
There are another snapshots of "linux" at ftp.dfpost.ru(user mips password any).


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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The sense of crisis building around the rupee's precipitous fall is likely to deepen on Friday with the release of data expected to show India's economy slowing to dangerously low levels.
A dearth of investment lies at the heart of India's economic malaise. Little improvement is expected any time soon, with investors doubting whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's minority government can force through bold reforms with an election due within eight months.
Economic growth virtually halved in two years to 5 percent in the fiscal year that ended in March — the lowest level in a decade — and most economists surveyed by Reuters in the past week expect 2013/14 to be worse.
"The economy appears to be entering a tailspin as business confidence collapses under the weight of rapid rupee depreciation, rising energy costs, sharply tightening financial conditions and policy confusion," BNP Paribas said in a note on Wednesday.
The withdrawal of funds from emerging markets as investors re-adjust portfolios in anticipation of higher U.S. interest rates has caused tremors from Brasilia to Jakarta. But the weight of India's current account and fiscal deficits has seen the rupee sink faster than most currencies.
However much Finance Minister P. Chidambaram protests that the market's move is overdone, investing in a currency that has lost around 20 percent since May would be a test of bravery that even India's richer diaspora living abroad could flunk.
In the eight sessions through Tuesday, investors pulled out $1 billion from India stocks. Total net outflows from stocks and bonds have totaled $7.4 billion since May.
Thank heavens for a good monsoon, which should boost rural income and perk up flagging consumer demand, because without it the economy would be looking a lot worse than it already does.
India's statistics office is due to release GDP data for the June quarter at 1200 GMT on Friday, bringing down the curtain on what has probably been the worst week for the rupee in nearly 17 years.
The GDP print is likely to be fittingly gloomy.
A Reuters poll of 36 economists showed India's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.7 percent year-on-year in the quarter to June, near decade lows on an annual basis and a tad under the 4.8 percent growth in the previous three months.
Raghuram Rajan, the much-vaunted former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund chief economist, is set to take over as governor of the Reserve Bank of India next Thursday, but so long as the rupee remains under attack he will find it hard to lower interest rates to encourage growth.
With inflation moving back above 5 percent, the upper limit of the central bank's perceived comfort zone, its hands are even more tightly tied.
"With RBI set to sustain, even extend, recent monetary tightening, we now expect the palpable downside risks facing the Indian economy to largely crystallize over the next 6-9 months," said BNP Paribas.
The French bank has cut India's growth forecast to 3.7 percent for this fiscal year, which would be the lowest since 1991/92.
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With nearly 270 million people living in poverty, India is a vastly different kind of economy.
On Tuesday, parliament approved a Food Security Bill that critics fear will push up a fiscal deficit that at nearly at 5 percent of GDP is among the highest among major economies.
With enough foreign exchange reserves to cover six months of imports and relatively low levels of sovereign foreign debt, India's situation is less acute than it was in 1991 balance of payments crisis.
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"India's fundamentals have deteriorated steadily under the missteps of Singh, his aides and the central bank," Morgan Stanley said in a research note on Wednesday.
Singh and Chidambaram over the past year cut budget busting fuel subsidies, sped up the clearances for infrastructure projects and relaxed rules for foreign investments into a swathe of industries. But most analysts view their actions so far as too little, too late.
Dismal earnings from India's heavily indebted corporates suggest consumer demand is weak. Manufacturing activity has virtually stagnated, hitting merchandise exports and widening the trade deficit.
At nearly $90 billion India's current account deficit is the third largest in the world. Chidambaram has pledged to narrow it to $70 billion this fiscal year.
Exports might benefit from the rupee's descent, but it will exacerbate the oil import bill, increase fuel subsidy costs and pump up inflation. It appears to be a vicious circle.
The rupee could recover if growth attracted investment, but the trends are going the wrong way, with the June quarter expected to mark a third consecutive quarter below five percent.
"Expectations about economic growth are already rock bottom. But if the GDP data undershoots them, it could prompt more weakness in the rupee," said Mark Williams, chief Asia economist at Capital Economics in London.
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Brazilian gymnast Arthur Mariano has a message for Zac Efron: stay away from Simone Biles.
The bronze medalist, who Biles has playfully called her "Brazilian boyfriend," posted an adorable photo of the two hugging while he kisses the 2016 Olympic individual all-around, vault and floor champion on the cheek.
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Machu Picchu
Earth : South America : Peru : Southern Sierra (Peru) : Sacred Valley of the Incas : Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is the site of an ancient Inca city, high in the Andes of Peru. Located at 2,430m (8,000 ft), this UNESCO World Heritage site is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". It's one of the most familiar symbols of the Incan Empire and also one of the most famous and spectacular sets of ruins in the world &mdash. A visit to Peru would not be complete without seeing it, but this can be very expensive and crowded.
These remarkable ruins became known to the scientific world in 1911, after the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham was led to the site by locals. Perched dramatically 1000 feet above the Urubamba river, Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is also the end point of the most popular hike in South America, the Inca Trail.
The story of Machu Picchu is quite a remarkable one; it is still unknown exactly what the site was in terms of its place in Inca life. Current researchers tend to believe that Machu Picchu was a country resort for elite Incas. At any given time, there were no more than 750 people living at Machu Picchu, with far fewer than that during the rainy season. The Incas started building it around 1430AD, but it was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a hundred years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
One thing that is clear is that it was a remarkably well hidden place, and well protected. Located far up in the mountains of Peru, visitors had to travel up long valleys littered with Inca check points and watch towers. Remarkably, the Spanish conquistadors missed the site. However, many people are said to have knowledge of the ancient city as it was referred to in some text found in the 20th century; even so, it was not until Bingham that Machu Picchu was scientifically discovered (he was on a trip sponsored by the Yale University, actually looking for Vilacamba, the last Inca hideout).
Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Since it was not plundered by the Spanish when they conquered the Incas, it is especially important as a cultural site and is considered a sacred place.
Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September 2007, Peru and Yale University reached an agreement regarding the return of artefacts which Hiram Bingham had removed from Machu Picchu in the early twentieth century.
Flora and fauna
Both are abundant and varied. Typical plant life in the historic reserve of Machu Picchu includes pisonayes, q'eofias, alisos, puya palm trees, ferns and more than 90 species of orchids.
The fauna in the reserve includes the spectacled bear, cock-of-the-rocks or "tunqui", tankas, wildcats and an impressive variety of butterflies and insects unique in the region.
The lay of the land, the natural surroundings and the strategic location of Machu Picchu lend this monument a fusion of beauty, harmony and balance between the work of the ancient Peruvians and the whims of nature.
Get in
There are a few ways to reach Machu Picchu:
- Hike the Inca Trail (you need to book months in advance in high season and you cannot go independently)
- Hike another trail—for example, the Salkantay trek that finishes in Hidroelectrica or Santa Teresa (see below), or the Choquequirao trek (from Choquequirao to Santa Teresa).
- There are tour operator agencies to organise an adrenaline trip to Machu Picchu: biking, rafting, hiking and zip lining. This is usually marketed as the Inka Jungle trek to Machu Picchu.
- The Lares Trek is a high altitude trek
- Train from Cuzco or Ollantaytambo, either on a day trip, or overnighting in Aguas Calientes. Overnighting allows you to visit the park early or late in the day and avoid the worst of the crowds, and on sunny days, gives you a nice window of reprieve from the beating sun. Don't forget sunblock. Train tickets are probably the most expensive in the world (by distance). A one way ticket from Ollantaytambo will set you back USD55-80 and from Cuzco even more. There is a luxurious service that can cost as much as USD700. Peru Rail (Cusco or Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes) is a concession run by foreign investors, so much of the money does not stay in Peru. (Some people take this into account when they choose their way to get to Machu Picchu.) Inca Rail (Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes) is a concession run by Peruvian investors. Advance train bookings are recommended, as trains are often sold-out, particularly return trains.
- Minibus to Hidroelectrica through Santa Maria and Santa Teresa (altogether around PEN40 one way, allow 6-7 hours, you might have to change in Santa Maria and/or Santa Teresa). Then you can walk along the railway from Hidroelectrica to Aguas Calientes (free, 2.5-3h) or take the train (USD15-18 one way). If you go for this option, ask around agencies in Cuzco as it might be cheaper to buy a package that includes the trains to and from Hidroelectrica, buses from Aguas Calientes to MP, minibuses between Hidroelectrica and Cuzco, accommodation in Aguas Calientes and the ticket to MP. The package might be cheaper than going independently, although you will be less flexible once you buy the package.
The wet season in Peru is from November (often only really taking off in December) until the end of March, so then it is best to include a few extra days for flexibly dealing with delays.
From Aguas Calientes, there are two ways to reach the ruins: by bus (USD18 for a return ticket, with each leg taking 20 minutes) or walking (free steep hike), as described below.
Depending on when you arrive, the site may be quite crowded or nearly deserted. The busiest periods are in the dry season (June-August), with the slowest being in February, the height of the rainy season, when the Inca Trail is closed. Most visitors arrive on package tours and are in the park between 10:00 and 14:00. All visitors must leave Machu Picchu by 17:00
To access the site, you must have a ticket for Machu Picchu - which are available online in advance or from various ticket offices described on that website, including one across from the town hall in Aguas Calientes. Machu Picchu tickets are NOT sold at the entrance gate and are limited to 2500 per day, with entrance to Huayna Picchu and Montana Machu Picchu each being further limited to 400. During peak times of the year, tickets can sell out days in advance.
By bus from Aguas Calientes
If arriving by train into Aguas Calientes, walk out of the station and keep going roughly straight through the warren of handicraft stalls and over a foot bridge to the bus departure area. Frequent buses leave to the ruins (USD10 one way or USD19 for a pair of one way tickets), for adult foreigners) starting at 05:30. There's often a queue, so if you're intent on being on the first bus up, you should arrive at least 90 minutes early. The journey takes around 1/2 hour to slowly wind around the switchbacks and up to the park. Buses depart when full, which typically means they run quite regularly. At popular times, there may be a lengthy queue for the buses and a lengthy queue to buy bus tickets, so plan the return trip accordingly in order not to miss train departures.
By foot from Aguas Calientes
From Aguas Calientes to get to the ruins themselves it is also possible to walk along a similar 8km route that the buses run, which will take about 1-2 hours up, and around an hour back down. This route is mainly stairs, connecting the switchbacks that the buses take. It is a strenuous and long hike but is very rewarding, recommended to start around 05:00 when the gate at the bridge opens (it takes around 20 minutes to walk from Aguas Calientes to the bridge (where a checkpoint is in place to verify that hikers already have entrance tickets), so there is little use in starting from Aguas Calientes earlier than 04.40), to make it to the top before sunrise. The descent is fairly easy, just take care when the steps are wet. Keep alert for the bus drivers that rarely brake for pedestrians.
By foot via the Inca Trail
Hiking the Inca Trail is a great way to arrive as you first see the city through the Sun Gate (instead of arriving from below as you do from Aguas Calientes). Both the four-day and two-day hikes are controlled by the government. Travellers should be fit enough to walk for days and sleep in tents. Every traveller needs to travel with a tour agency because of the rules and regulations of entering the park. Some of these approved tour agencies: Tierras Vivas, Cusi Travel, Llama Path and Adventure Life
Alternative treks to Machu Picchu
There are also other options available for hiking to Machu Picchu. This is important to know as the Inca Trail hike is limited in the amount of people that can go on it each day, including porters. As such, there is a much steeper price on that trek and it is necessary to book far in advance to get a place on the dates you will be there.
Two other optional trek options, but equally as good, are the Salkantay trek and the Inka Jungle trek to Machu Picchu. Most, if not all, tour agencies in Cuzco offer these.
The Salkantay trek is a 4-5 day trek through the Salkantay Mountain Pass (4600m, mind the altitude!) and can also be done independently if you have the gear and some experience. The scenery is amazing and if you go in the rainy season you will be rewarded with dozens of waterfalls. Though, at the same time, you will be wet for the most part anyways.
The Inka Jungle trek to Machu Picchu is an alternative and adrenaline hike to Machu Picchu.
The Lares Trek is a high altitude trek, you will appreciate the Andean Lifestyle, the classic colourful ponchos, Llamas, Alpacas and stone thatched houses.
If you don't have much time to hike the Inca Trail 4 days and there aren't any spaces available for the short Inca Trail, you might want to consider the Putucusi trek or Llactapata trek to Machu Picchu.
Other alternative trip to Machu Picchu is by car, but the "backdoor" route they use is also an option for independent travellers wishing to go-it-alone. Minivans and buses are cheap (PEN15-30) from "Terminal Santiago" in Cusco and take you to either Santa Maria or Santa Teresa. Santa Maria is further away from Aguas Calientes than Santa Teresa but is a nice option for those wishing to hike an alternative Inca trail used locally. The walk takes you through the mountains and tiny villages, even people's farms and offers impressive views of the valley. You can end up in Santa Teresa the same day and there are villages, such as Huacayupana and Quellomayo en route which offer an alternative view of local life and accommodation if you don't make it to Santa Teresa that day. Walking on from here to Santa Teresa is along the river (May - November) and by road during rainy season, although it is advisable to get advice before taking this route between November and April due to severe weather, but be very careful. From Santa Teresa to Hidroelectrica is a 25 minute taxi or minibus ride and from here you can walk 3 hour flattish trek to Aguas Calientes which is one of the nicest parts of the journey.
The Peruvian government has imposed a 500 person pass limit per day on Inca Trail traffic. Passes do sell out far in advance, particularly for the high season. Travellers must have a valid passport in order to purchase a pass at the time of reservation. Many local tour operators have since opened up alternate trekking options that allow for similar trekking opportunities in the area. Most visit other Inca ruins, not as well excavated, and finish with the train trip up to see Machu Picchu at the end. One such option is the Choquequirao Trek, which starts in Cacharo and ends in Los Loros or the Cachiccata Trek which starts in Racca and ends in Cachiccata.
The current fee schedule and online tickets should be available at the official government website and from ticket offices listed on that website. Unfortunately, this website rarely works. As of Feb 2014, the entrance fee is PEN126, with discounts for children and students with an ISIC card.
There are three types of tickets:
The number of visitors climbing each of the hills is restricted to 400 a day. Huayna Picchu is not as high and easier and therefore more popular. Tickets for it might sell out more than a week in advance. Montaña is higher and more difficult, but the views are actually better. Tickets for it sometimes sell out. You can check the availability for any, at any time on the website.
When preparing your budget, do not forget to include train tickets and bus tickets. Food at the site is USD36 for a lunch buffet. Officially, you are not allowed to bring food inside, but no one checks backpacks. If you bring it in a transparent plastic bag, they will ask you to store it at the entrance. Officially, disposable plastic bottles are not allowed either, but no one seems to care about this. Again, it is best to carry everything in the backpack. In the rush at the entrance they don't have time to check everyone.
Students get a 50% discount of all entrance tickets. Your best bet is to show an ISIC card. They sometimes also will accept your university card, although if you are above 25 years of age, they will insist on the ISIC card, although there is no regulation about that whatsoever. You can try to argue but good luck! - the staff, especially at the ticket office in Aguas Calientes, can be quite arrogant and they really want your money anyway.
Most hostels can sell entry permits and bus tickets. Don´t buy them at the travel agency at the Ollantytambo train station, as they don´t actually sell you tickets, but a receipt that you need to give to a person to get your tickets, you´ll end up running all around Aguas Calientes looking for this person. You can buy your ticket at the Aguas Calientes cultural centre. 05:30-21:00.
Be sure to bring your passport, as it is requested upon entry. There's a popular stamp booth as you exit where you can prove to your friends you've been there, although it is technically illegal for the citizens of many countries to mark their own passports.
Only small packs are allowed in the park (no more than 20L), but there is a luggage storage at the entrance mostly used by Inca Trailers.
Only 2,500 people are allowed to enter Machu Picchu each day. The government website (http://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/) lists how many tickets are available for each day. Also, visitors must purchase tickets for Huayna Picchu in advance and there is now an additional fee to hike Huayna Picchu (as of Feb 2014 the entrance fee for Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu was PEN150).
Get around
There are no vehicles of any kind in the park, bring some comfortable walking shoes, especially if you plan to do any of the hikes such as Wayna Picchu. No walking sticks are allowed, but this rule is rarely enforced. The main ruins are fairly compact and easily walkable.
Take your time walking around the site, as there are many places to see and explore. Although it is not necessary, taking a guided tour does provide a deeper insight into the ancient city, its uses, and information on the geography of it. Keep in mind that relatively little is known about the history and use of the ruins, and some of the stories told by the guides are based on little more than imaginative hearsay. Guides always wait at the entrance and cost PEN120 for a group.
If you have some energy in you, there are a few great hikes involving a bit of legwork. Do make sure that you've taken the time to acclimate to the elevation either in Cuzco or Aguas Calientes for a couple days before exerting yourself too much, especially on Wayna Picchu.
Officially, you are not allowed to bring any food or water bottles into the park, and must check these in at the luggage storage at the entrance. In practice, however, bags are rarely searched, and most people have no problem getting a small bottle of water and some snacks in with them, which you'll definitely want, especially if you're planning to stray from the central set of ruins. Buy these beforehand, as they're much more expensive at the site itself. Don't even think of leaving a shred of trash behind you.
The concession stand near the entrance of the site is appropriately overpriced given their captive audience. Once in the site, there are no food or drinks for sale, though it is possible to leave and return.
Due to the fact that this is a protected park, further construction in the area is nearly impossible. Thus, there is currently only one expensive hotel at the site itself. Almost everyone who wants to stay overnight near Machu Picchu books a hotel in nearby Aguas Calientes.
Alternative Treks to Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a world heritage site, very popular, very well marketed and indeed situated in a place of exceptional natural beauty. This is where the good news end. On the other hand, it can be extremely expensive to visit (most of the time you will be treated as a walking ATM), it can be very crowded, very touristy, much of the staff around the site and in Aguas Calientes look like it's a long time since they last smiled and they can be very arrogant. Many people therefore choose not to visit. Below are some alternatives. If you are interested in Inca ruins, try those around Cuzco, Ollantaytambo and the excellent Choquequirao. If you still go to Aguas Calientes, but decide not to pay for the entrance to Machu Picchu, you can climb Cerro Putukusi (highly recommended even if you visit MP), right next to Aguas Calientes (1-2h up, 1h down) to get fantastic views of the site and the surrounding nature. Also, the branch of the Salkantay trek that ends in Hidroelectrica, has good views of MP from further away and some ruins, where you can camp and enjoy the view to MP.
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One of my most-visited sites on the web is Reddit.com, and one of my favourite subreddits is HistoricalWhatIf, an online community that debates historical hypotheticals. Earlier today someone asked the question, In a mass knife fight to the death between every American President, who would win and why? Someone beat me to the obvious answer that a final showdown would see Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt doing a dagger-wielding version of a Mexican standoff, so I took it too far and walked through how I thought every president would turn out. An hour later the result greatly exceeded the maximum 10,000 character limit for a post, so I've decided to blog about it instead.
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Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer Tanya Huff will be here June 4 to discuss her new urban fantasy novel The Enchantment Emporium. Tanya of course is the author of the Blood Books on which the Blood Ties television series was based. Her character Henry Fitzroy played by actor Kyle Schmid was the winner of The Ultimate Hawtest Vampire Poll at Vampire Wire.Contest winners for copies of Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey were announced yesterday. I am still waiting to hear from two of the winners:
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Alpha Heroes has 5 copies of Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey and will giving away one per weekday starting Friday 5/29.
To celebrate the release of The Cold Kiss of Death, the sequel to The Sweet Scent of Death, Susanne McLeod is having a giveaway - your choice of a signed copy of either of her books PLUS your choice of one of the Kitty books by Carrie Vaughn. To enter, just visit her site and comment telling her your favourite werewolf from fiction, TV or film.
Author Michele Hauf is having a contest for the Faeries Gone Wild anthology signed by ALL the authors. Drop over to her blog to read the rules.
Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin' Book Reviews has a contest until June 12 for four fantasy anthologies, Ages of Wonder (Edited by Julie E. Czerneda), Other Earths (Edited by Nick Gevers), Terribly Twisted Tales (Edited by Martin H. Greenberg) and Swordplay (Edited by Denise Little).
Another Santa Olivia giveaway is happening over at The Book Smugglers. They have five copies and the contest runs until Sunday night. And speaking of the Book Smugglers they also have a Flash Giveaway happening today only for two six-packs of paranormal books. Go there now!
Author Jackie Kessler has details on her blog about how to win copies of her and Caitlin Kittredge's superhero novel Black and White.
Via Fang-tastic Books, details on how to win a copy of Blood Ties Season One on DVD.
Anna's Book Blog is celebrating its second anniversary starting Monday and will be running a month of contests. Check it out here.
Rachel Vincent says on her blog you have a chance to win an early copy of Prey here, and an ARC of My Soul to Take here.
An Aguirre is giving away four copies of Lyn Benedict's Sins and Shadows. Details on her blog.
Paranormal author Toni Andrews is holding a contest to celebrate the launch of the third Mercy Hollings book CRY MERCY, on sale June 1st from MIRA Books. You can win a SIGG aluminum water bottle and signed copies of the first two books in the Mercy Hollings series BEG FOR MERCY and ANGEL OF MERCY. To enter click here and follow the link just sign Toni's Guest Book before May 31.
Online magazine Drops of Crimson which specializes in Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Gothic, Steampunk, and Horror stories has a new issue out with some interesting articles including -
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- Turn Coat by Jim Butcher - Review by Brian Rubin
- The Remy Chandler Novels by Thomas E. Sneigoski – Review by J.Lee Moffatt
- Bad to the Bone by Jeri Smith-Ready - Review by J.Lee Moffatt
Chloe Neill announced on her blog that Penguin has picked up books three and four in the Chicagoland Vampires series. No word yet on estimated publication dates.
Lilith Saintcrow announced on her blog that Betrayals, the follow-up to her young adult novel Strange Angels is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It has a November release date. And here is video with Lilith discussing the first book.
For those that may not have seen it, Publishers Weekly did a great story on urban fantasy this past week called When Love Is Strange: Romance Continues its Affair with the Supernatural. Also Marjorie Liu was interviewed for the piece and posted the full transcript of her portion of the interview. Check it out here. Want to see where Marjorie Liu does her writing? Check out her post on this weeks blog.
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Temptation's refusal to find nuance in its didactic worldview ensures that the film will ultimately only succeed for audiences already in agreement with it.
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Limp pacing and countless shots of Washington's skyline plague the narrative. Ms. Smollett-Bell exudes an earthy appeal, but it's the charismatic Mr. Jones who steals the picture. Given all the stifling preachiness, that's to be expected.
Onscreen, it somehow manages to be at once wildly overblown and terminally boring.
A few wild, third-act twists give Perry's middling melodrama some soap-opera kick. But all the finger-wagging sure does get tiring after a while.
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Soapy melodrama has mixed messages about love and marriage.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Temptation is another Tyler Perry drama that deals with issues of marriage, fidelity, and faith. Like most of Perry's movies, there's an emphasis on mature (and sometimes disturbing) issues like adultery, domestic abuse, and even HIV. There are a couple of sex scenes (as well as a party where both same- and opposite-sex couples kiss) and plenty of sexual references. Language includes a few uses of "s--t," "a--hole," and "bitch," and there's some upsetting violence: A man beats his girlfriend nearly unconscious, a woman describes how her ex tried to kill her, and a man pounds on another man after learning of his despicable actions. Substance abuse (alcohol and cocaine) is also depicted.
Messages: Tyler Perry's movies always aim to offer life-affirming messages about faith, family, friendship, and, in this case, marriage. That said, the main character in Temptation demonstrates how easy it is for even the most faithful to succumb to temptation. And there are several mixed messages about gender roles within a relationship and whether a relationship can survive infidelity. A man challenges the notion that a couple who has never had sex with anyone else can truly have a "sexually compatible" relationship.
Role models: Although he forgets his wife's birthday two years in a row, Brice is still a loving husband who does his best to genuinely apologize and make up for his mistakes. Even after Judith leaves him, he still loves her enough to save her from a destructive relationship. Judith starts out being a positive role model, but once she gives in to Harley's overwhelming advances, she stops being herself and acts completely out of character.
Violence: For most of the movie, there isn't any violence. But there are a couple of upsetting scenes: A man beats a woman and leaves her battered and bruised in a bathtub. And a man beats another man (who is himself a domestic abuser). In other scenes, a man nearly comes to blow with a bicyclist who accidentally hits a woman he's interested in while they're running, and a man angrily tries to remove his wife from a party and then slams his door so furiously that the side mirror breaks. A woman also slaps and pushes a man away before they start kissing passionately.
Sex: No nudity, but many references to sex and adultery, as well as a couple of sex (or just before/after sex ) scenes. A man claims that a married woman can't be sexually satisfied with her husband if she's never had sex with anyone else; he makes many overt advances and propositions. A wife tries to have "animalistic" sex with her husband, who initially rebuffs her. Two sex scenes are shown without much skin, but there's definitely kissing. At a party, several couples (both same- and opposite-sex) are shown making out, and a woman sits provocatively on another woman's lap.
Language: A couple of uses of "s--t," "bitch," "a--hole," "ass," "hell," "damn," and "oh my God." Milder words like "hell," "jerk," "jackass," etc. are used sporadically but not frequently.
Consumerism: Some brands are visible (mostly Apple, Jimmy Choo, and Ferrari), but products aren't usually the focus of a scene, except when a woman shops at a high-end boutique and a man compliments another man on his sports car.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: In one scene, two adults drink heavily, snort cocaine (it's obscured but clear that's what they're doing), and act generally out of it. Otherwise, mostly just a glass of wine here, another of champagne there, at parties or dinner.
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LU cadets commissioned at special ceremonies
Four United States Air Force cadets were commissioned as officers on May 8 at Liberty University's first USAF commissioning. The ceremony took place inside a hangar at Falwell Aviation in Lynchburg, Va. The four graduates commissioned were Christopher Davis, Matthew Luthman, Israel Shankel and Nicholas Warren (all pictured above).
Cadet 2nd Lt. Brent Burklo presided over the ceremony, which featured Capt. Ryan Taylor as the keynote speaker. Other distinguished guests included Brig. Gen. Dave Young, Dean of the School of Aeronautics; Capt. Ernie Rogers, aviation department chairman; the Rev. Jonathan Falwell; Dr. Mark Hine, Vice President of Student Affairs, and Lance Cpl. Jonathan Davis.
The Liberty University Reserve Officers' Training Corps held an Army commissioning on May 8 at Lynchburg's Kirkley Hotel. The commissioning address was presented by Col. (Ret.) Samuel Palmer. Those commissioned included Jonathan Edds, Joseph Dekreon, Robert Goodin, David Love, Drew Martens, Brittany Murnane, Timothy Shepherd, Brandon Smith, Joshua Swanson, Paul Tillman and Benjamin Walls.


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by Tara Capsuto, Kiva Fellow, Ecuador
Armed with training materials and a couple of motivational video messages from staff members at Fundación D-MIRO Misión Alianza, D-MIRO's Kiva Coordinator, Rubi, and I left behind the bustling commercial hub of Guayaquil for the coastal city of General Villamil Playas. Our mission: train loan officers for Kiva responsibilities, from understanding how the website works, to conducting interviews and journaling so D-MIRO can post more borrowers to Kiva. Here's a short description and a video chronicle of our journey, which included some delicious ceviche and inspiring borrower visits.'
We headed to D-MIRO's office in Playas to train five loan officers over the course of two days. Two hours outside of Guayaquil, Playas is a popular weekend getaway for Guayaquileños (people from Guayaquil) during the warmest months of the year (January-April). Most of D-MIRO's clients in and around Playas work in the seafood industry, as do most residents of Playas. Others own small convenience stores, or zip passengers around town in taxis or trici-motos (a buggy attached to a motorbike).
Loan officer training alternated between interactive presentations and field visits, interviewing more than 15 new Kiva borrowers in two days.
One particularly inspiring borrower was Maria Clementina Mejia Crespin. We visited Maria en route from Playas to Posurja where she has a tiny convenience store on the side of the main road. She got her start in business by selling seafood dishes on the weekends and generated enough income to open her store. She explained that her husband wants her to just sell seafood full time because it´s more profitable but she loves working in the store — this was evident when neighborhood children stopped by during our interview.
We also met with Nancy Leticia Apolinario Diaz, a mother of 3 young children, who used a little ingenuity to generate additional income for her family. She noticed that her neighborhood had a high demand for internet services and a distinct lack of supply – no internet cafes in site (or Cybers, as they're known in Ecuador). So she started charging neighbors to use her computer in her living room and business has been booming since. She added a printer and even bought a device to offer cell phone credit recharges (most people here have pay-as-you go cell phones). She has essentially converted a corner of her living room into an internet café. She plans to use her new loan to buy an additional computer.
After two days of hard work by the loan officers, one more of D-MIRO's agencies (now 8 of their 14), are posting borrowers to Kiva, meaning more loans for more deserving entrepreneurs. Keep an eye out for loans from Playas and make a loan to one of D-MIRO's clients!
Does working with loan officers look like fun to you? Want to get out and meet Kiva borrowers? Apply to be a Kiva Fellow!
Tara Capsuto is a Kiva Fellow in Ecuador, currently wrapping up her 6 weeks with Fundación D-MIRO.


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BLAINE, Wash. - Halfway through play at the Division II National Championship, the No. 2 Georgia College & State University golf team sits fifth, just seven strokes off the lead with two rounds to go. The Bobcats cut an amazing 12 strokes off yesterday's effort with today's (May 20) 289, five-over on the par-71, 6995-yard Loomis Trail Golf Club course.
Georgia College had the second-best round of the 20-team field today, coming in one stroke behind No. 1 Columbus State University's 288. Two golfers shot even par today for the Bobcats.
Super sophomores Joe Young (Cochran, Ga.) and Billy Shida (Berkeley Lake, Ga.) both shaved six strokes off their first-round efforts to card even-par 71s. Young had an eagle on the par-five sixth, and posted 14 holes at or under par in today's round. Shida was consistent with just three holes over par. He got a great start with birdies on the second and third holes. They're both tied for 22nd overall at six over.
Junior Niclas Johansson (Skanor, Sweden) still leads Georgia College, leaping six slots to 14th overall with today's 73. Combined with yesterday's 74, Johansson is five-over par. He was even par on the front nine today.
Junior Pedro C. Lima (Sao Paulo, Brazil) posted a 74, one stroke below yesterday's effort. Lima stands 29th at seven over. Three birdies on the front nine helped offset six holes over par on the day.
Classmate Francisco Bide (Buenos Aires, Argentina) is 46th, and was the only Bobcat to fire a higher score today then yesterday. He followed yesterday's 75 with a 76 and owns a nine-over effort overall.
No. 3 Barry University keeps the team lead at plus-15, one stroke ahead of No. 7 Cal State-San Bernadino. No. 6 Sonoma State University fell from first to third and is six strokes back at 21-over par, tied with CSU. The Bobcats are just seven off the pace.
Cal State-San Bernadino's Gene Webster and Wayne State University's Steve Cuzzort share the individual race both at a one-under 141. Just two strokes behind is Sonoma State's Patrick Bauer.
The Bobcats are set for a noon local time start tomorrow, with Bide teeing off first. GCSU will start on the first hole tomorrow, and are teamed with CSU and No. 4 Lynn University.
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