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Seib & Wessel: Why Obama's Caution is an Asset
In an interview with WSJ's Jerry Seib, Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye, the author of a new book about presidents and their foreign policy decisions, says Barack Obama's cautious approach toward the Middle East has been an asset.
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Dita Von Teese & Linda Ramone: Johnny Ramone Tribute 2013!
Dita Von Teese poses for a picture with Linda Ramone, widow of Johnny Ramone, at the 2013 Johnny Ramone Tribute held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Sunday (August 18) in Hollywood.
The 40-year-old burlesque beauty took part in a Q&A and watched the reunion screening of the classic film Cry-Baby.
Also in attendance at the big event was Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Joe Dallesandro, JustJared.com's Jared Eng, and more!
"Pleased to announce I am bringing my 90-minute revue Strip Strip Hooray! to Charlotte, NC October 11th &12th" Dita tweeted the next day.
25+ pictures inside of Dita Von Teese and others at the Johnny Ramone tribute…


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Hugh Jackman: 'Kimchi Chronicles' with Deborra-Lee Furness!
Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness attend a party for the series premiere of Kimchi Chronicles on Wednesday (June 1) at Spice Market in NYC.
The 42-year-old Aussie actor helped famed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten celebrate his wife Marja's new PBS show, which centers around Korean food. Hugh also narrated the show's trailer and preview clip.
Hugh and Deborra later ducked into the kitchen for a private tasting of Jean-Georges' Korean specialties, where he learned how to use chopsticks!
Also at the Visit Korea Committee and Korean Food Foundation-sponsored event: Hangover actress Heather Graham, who makes an appearance in Kimchi Chronicles, and boyfriend Jason Silva.
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WASHINGTON — Officials say a new Pentagon study reports that the number of sexual assaults reported by members of the military rose from 3,192 to 3,374 in 2012, while the department estimates that as many as 26,000 service members were assaulted, based on anonymous surveys.
The troubling trends underscore service members' continued reluctance to come forward and formally report attacks. And the numbers highlight the dismal results that military leaders have had in their efforts to change the culture within the ranks. This comes just days after the arrest on sexual battery of the Air Force officer who was in charge of the branch's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the report.
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Brandon Marshall just guaranteed the Miami Dolphins will be in the playoffs this season.
"Oh, yeah, absolutely," Marshall said when asked if he was guaranteeing a playoff berth.
"I don't know how many wins it's going to take," he continued, "but we'll be there at the end."
Marshall is not blind. He recognizes the team is struggling. The Dolphins are 4-4. And Marshall characterized Miami's offensive performances so far as, "up and down."
But ... the confidence. The ever-loving confidence peeks through eventually.
"Any minute now, we're going to put it all together," he said.
By the way, wise guys, Marshall meant he guarantees a playoff berth this year, not some day. Just in case some of you get cute.
By the way, Marshall isn't the only person in the NFL exuding confidence today. At New York Jets training facility, coach Rex Ryan was back to his old Hard Knocks ways.
"We have more talent than anybody," he said during his press conference. "I expect to win every game."
Which one is more likely to be true?


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Is responsible poker difficult to learn and play? After all, to be so profitable and safe at the same time, you probably have to follow a strict set of guidelines and have a rock solid poker strategy. But, the truth is, all it takes to play profitable responsible poker is a few simple poker tips. Responsible poker play, whether it be in Omaha hi or Texas Holdem, is more of a mindset than a poker strategy or a set of poker hands to play. If you try out the bellow tips in a few online poker tournaments or other poker events, you will see how easy it is to be a responsible poker player who makes a consistent profit!
If you only play the best starting poker hands, it is extremely difficult to get into trouble. When you play a poor starting hand, you are usually behind right from the start and are always playing catch up. This causes you to make poor decisions and get in situations where there is no way out and you are put to a decision for all your chips. Only play the best starting hands and you will not run into any trouble of this sort.
You can only lose what you put in the pot, so if you keep the pot small and focus on having many small wins instead of one or two big wins, your profit will be more consistent. Also, since you are making very small contributions to the pot, it is a lot easier to get out of a hand with minimal losses when things start to get out of control!
When you control the action, you make the decisions on where you want the poker hand to go. When you start playing reactive poker, you are just along for the ride and your opponents will take you wherever they want to go. Don't allow them to do this. Seize control of the hand by playing smart yet aggressive poker and making the first move.
Responsible poker play is easily attainable by most people who play poker online. Many people think that it is boring and redundant to play safe, responsible poker, but it can be just as profitable and exciting as playing aggressive Omaha hi and Texas Hold'em. You just have to know what you are doing. If you follow the above poker tips and apply them at the poker room or the poker sites you commonly play at, you will soon see that responsible poker is the way to play!


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Oct. 20, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT lightweights took to their home course for the 44th running of the Head of the Charles Regatta. The squad opened its season in three events compared to two in the previous two years owing, in large part, to the growing depth and strength of the squad.
In their inaugural race representing MIT in the Men's Club Four on Saturday, the MIT freshmen lights finished strong in a time of 17:57.3 – good enough for 18th out of 43 entries while earning an automatic bid for next years event. The boat was comprised of coxswain Zach Hynes, Michael Lo at stroke, Steve Zipparo, Dan Fourie, and bowman Ale Ruiz.
On Sunday, the varsity squad took to the water and held their own in a traditionally strong field of lightweight oarsmen. The varsity four finished 10th in the Lightweight Four event in a time of 18:03.2. The four was led by Diana Wu in the coxswain seat, with Jameson Nash in stroke, then Johannes Schneider, Adam Bockelie and Tim Villabona in bow seat.
Next up was the varsity lightweight eight which finished 16th in a field of 21 clocking in at 15:48.5. Sophomore Emily Shao coxed the eight which was led by stroke Nick Murlo, followed by Ryan Flynn, Ryan Daspit, Aaron Blankstein, Richard Suarez, Keith Loebner, Sam Paul and Russell Ryan in the bow.
Next weekend the team travels to Princeton, N.J. for the Princeton Chase featuring both varsity and freshmen squads.


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Politics and Aesthetics, Part MCCCLV
My writing at this here blog has fallen off significantly since classes started, because I'm teaching six days a week (university classes during the week, a high school class in epistemology on Saturdays), and so my current schedule consists of prepping for classes, teaching classes, and then whatever errands, etc. I can fit into the occasional free minutes.
But still the internet provides interesting stuff, regardless of how much I am paying attention to it! Imagine that!
For instance, here's an advertisement from a 1968 issue of Galaxy that reveals which science fiction writers were in favor of the Vietnam War and which ones were not. I've seen the ad before (I have some Galaxy issues from 1968) but never paid much attention to it, really, until just now I noticed something odd.
On the list of writers who declared themselves in favor of remaining in Vietnam in 1968, there are very few whose writing I have much interest in -- R.A. Lafferty and Jack Vance are the only ones whose work I find especially compelling, though I like some of the writing of Leigh Brackett, Fredric Brown, Edmond Hamilton, and Robert Heinlein, and isolated stories by a couple of others.
On the list of writers who declared themselves opposing the continued presence of the U.S. military in Vietnam, I find names I would include on any list of favorite science fiction writers, certainly, and in many cases favorite writers of any sort -- Samuel Delany, Philip K. Dick, Thomas M. Disch, Carol Emshwiller, Ursula K. Le Guin, Fritz Leiber, Joanna Russ -- as well as others who I have at least as much interest in as in nearly anyone on the other list. And among the names I recognize, at least, there are fewer I think of as just flat-out bad writers than among the names I recognize on the list of Vietnam war supporters.
Of course, aesthetics and politics have a complex relationship, and support for/opposition to the Vietnam war could include people of varying ideologies, but I'm still struck by the general aesthetic differences between the two lists. Since I am a bourgeois liberal with occasional pretensions of radicalism, my own ideological position may explain some of my preferences. (I'd be curious to see a similar list for other genres or non-genres -- didn't the New York Review of Books or the New York Times run something similar during the '60s?) But even someone who didn't find the differences between the two lists as striking as I do would have to admit that overall, and with a handful of exceptions, the two sides represent two different styles of writing. We could take the political labels off the advertisement and present the two lists to folks who have read stories and novels by many of those writers, and the groupings would still make sense overall. That could mean all sorts of things -- I would be wary of essentialist claims about how ideology affects writing, but it would be interesting to think about the ways various affinity groupings overlap. You could create Venn diagrams from those lists in which politics, friendships, publishers, etc. are categories, and the results would be interesting.


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Cisco Unified Presence, Release 7.x -- How to Use Cisco Unified Operating System Utilities
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The Cisco Unified Communications Operating System application provides the following utilities:
- Ping-Checks connectivity with other network devices.
- Remote Support-Sets up an account that Cisco support personnel can use to access the system. This account automatically expires after the number of days that you specify.
Using the Ping Utility
You can ping another server in the network and view the resulting statistics.
- Log in to Cisco Unified Operating System Administration.
- Select Services > Ping.
- Enter the IP address or network name for the system that you want to ping.
- Enter the ping interval in seconds.
- Enter the packet size.
- Enter the ping count, that is, the number of times that you want to ping the system.
- Select whether you want to validate IPSec. If you do, check Validate IPSec.
- Click Ping.
Troubleshooting Tips
When you specify multiple pings, the ping command does not display the ping date and time in real time. Be aware that the Ping command displays the data after the number of pings that you specified completes.
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Using the Remote Support Utility
In the Remote Account Support window, you can set up a remote account, for a specified period of time, that Cisco support personnel can use to access your system.
The remote support process works like this:
- You set up a remote support account. This account includes a configurable time limit on how long Cisco personnel can access it.
- When you set up the remote support account, a pass phrase is generated.
- You call Cisco support personnel and provides the remote support account name and pass phrase.
- Cisco support personnel enter the pass phrase into a decoder program that generates a password.
- Cisco support personnel log into the remote support account on your system by using the decoded password.
When the account time limit expires, Cisco support personnel can no longer access your remote support account.
Configuring Remote Support
1. Log in to Cisco Unified Operating System Administration.
2. Select Services > Remote Support.
3. If no remote support account is configured, click Add.
4. Complete the fields in the Remote Access Configuration Status window, as described in the table below.
Table: Remote Access Configuration Fields and Descriptions
Field Description
Account name
Enter an account name for the remote account. Ensure the account name comprises at least six characters in all lowercase, alphabetic characters
Enter the account life duration in days.
5. Click Save.
6. Review these system-generated parameters:
Field Description
Displays the generated pass phrase.
Decode version
Indicates the version of the decoder in use.
7. Contact your Cisco personnel to access the remote support system using the generated pass phrase.


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Painkiller and Lung Cancer Research Pays Off for California and Oregon Students With Siemens Competition Regional Win at California Institute of Technology
Young Scientists Gain Opportunity to Shine on National Stage
By: PR Newswire
Nov. 10, 2012 11:58 PM
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Months of dedication and hard work in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) paid off tonight for three students named National Finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation's premier research competition for high school students. Research on a promising "painless painkiller" earned top honors and the $3,000 Individual scholarship for Raghav Tripathi of Portland, Oregon. Research that could help improve the treatment and prevention of lung cancer won the $6,000 Team scholarship for Thomas Luh of San Jose, California, and Joy Jin of Palo Alto, California.
The students presented their research this weekend to a panel of judges from California Institute of Technology, host of the Region 1 Finals. They are now invited to present their work on a national stage at the National Finals in Washington, DC, December 1-4, 2012, where $500,000 in scholarships will be awarded, including two top prizes of $100,000. The Siemens Competition, a signature program of the Siemens Foundation, is administered by the College Board.
"These students have invested time, energy and talent in tackling challenging scientific research at a young age," said Jeniffer Harper-Taylor, president of the Siemens Foundation. "The recognition they have won today demonstrates that engagement in STEM is an investment well worth making."
The Winning Individual
Raghav Tripathi, a senior at Westview High School in Portland, Oregon, won the individual category and a $3,000 college scholarship for identifying a potential anti-inflammatory drug that may reduce the unintended side-effects and addiction associated with modern painkillers.
In his project, Design and Synthesis of Novel Fatty Acid Binding Protein Inhibitors for Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects through Increases in Endogenous Anandamide Concentrations, Raghav investigated a compound called anandamide which is naturally released in the body to slow pain. By increasing anandamide levels in the body, Raghav speculated he could potentially reduce the side-effects of foreign medications.
"This project was amazing in scale," said competition judge Dr. Bil Clemons, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Caltech Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. "The body of work that Raghav presented, computationally identifying a molecule then making it followed by testing in the lab, is something that an accomplished graduate researcher would be proud of. It is very reasonable to say that his work could lead to new pain medications."
Raghav was inspired to tackle the subject of painkillers when his mother broke her leg in a skiing accident and refused to take medication during her recovery. Wondering why she refused medication, he investigated and discovered that painkillers have countless unintended adverse effects. The irony of relieving pain using medication that causes more pain motivated him to create a new form of painkillers. Raghav founded and serves as president of the Westview Pre-Medical Association – with over 150 members, the largest youth pre-medical society in Oregon. Captain of the speech and debate team and a Varsity tennis player, this high school senior aspires to be a practicing neurologist. Raghav won first place best in category in cellular and molecular biology at the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. He was mentored by Professor Iwao Ojima, Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discover, Stony Brook University.
The Winning Team
Thomas Luh, a junior at Leland High School in San Jose, California, and Joy Jin, a sophomore at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California, won the team category and will share a $6,000 scholarship for research that aims to improve the treatment and prevention of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
In their project, Hedgehog-Gli Signaling Promotes Cell Proliferation and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Lung Cancer, the team discovered the relationship between two proteins critical in the development and formation of cancer. This allowed them to interfere with the metastasis process to better understand it and possibly develop novel therapeutic strategies.
"Thomas and Joy have uncovered a potentially important mechanism of lung cancer metastasis," said competition judge Dr. Jim Heath, Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor and Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology. "Metastatic cancers are almost always deadly, and so it is hard to think of a more important problem in oncology. Their work has the potential to lead to new and effective therapies. They are a remarkably gifted team. "
Thomas was inspired to pursue his research by the loss of his grandfather, great-aunt and uncle to various cancers. A junior, he is the founder and president of his school's Science National Honor Society chapter and won second place in the biochemistry/microbiology category at the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship. Thomas received a diploma in piano performance from The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music at the age of 14 and performs music competitively. He plans to study biology, biochemistry, biophysics and pre-medicine towards a career as a healthcare provider.
Joy took up competitive figure skating at the age of four and is a record-holder for the youngest individual to qualify for the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships, a feat she has accomplished four times. She was a gold medalist in the 2012 U.S. National Figure Skating Solo Dance Championships and is a recipient of the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Special Achievement Award. Joy volunteers at the Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She is considering molecular biology, neuroscience, and cancer biology as college majors and aspires to be a surgeon or oncological researcher.
The team was mentored by Dr. Hu Li, Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Regional Finalists
The remaining regional finalists each received a $1,000 scholarship. Regional Finalists in the individual category were:
Team Regional Finalists were:
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Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and is a paradise for tourists seeking sunshine, beaches, and culture. Opting for self catering accommodation is the ideal way to get the most from your holiday, and there are options to hire apartments or villas. Doing so will enable you to enjoy a degree of seclusion and will provide flexibility to explore your surroundings.
Chania lies on the northern coast of Crete. It's the second largest city on the island and is served by an airport. Upon arrival, hire a car and drive the 30 kilometres up to the White Mountains. Typically, your apartment or villa will come complete with a swimming pool and you may find that it's surrounded by apricot trees. This beautiful setting is perfect for relaxing or doing a spot of walking and is also a good base to explore the region's attractions.
Chania is an old harbour town with a medieval heart and is worth checking out. The seafront quarter includes a little mosque which is a remnant from the 17th century when the Turks controlled the area. These days the mosque's been converted into a very nice art gallery. Make sure you also check out the Archeological Museum which is full of Minoan artifacts, including a glass display packed with pottery bulls. These were found in a grave site and it's believed the pottery bulls were included in the graves where sacrificing a live bull would have been too expensive!
Elafonisi features a beach that stretches for miles. The water is very shallow with white sand that gives it its wonderful green/turquoise colour; making it look like a Caribbean lagoon! There's even an island that you can safely wade out to. Elafonisi is also very popular with the locals and can get very busy at weekends, so it's best to go during weekdays if possible.
Crete has changed hands several times over the centuries and the Romans occupied it from the 1st century BC to 4 AD. As well as the ruins of the Roman buildings, there is an abandoned monastery which dates back centuries but was only abandoned in 1964.
Driving up the mountain road above Maheri, you'll see signs for the ancient church called Agios Nikolaos. Along the way the chances are that you will encounter herds of goats, some with bells around their necks. They will determinedly clank their way past you and add a real wild charm to the holiday experience! Agios Nikolaos is nestled in a valley with huge trees in front of it and it is an enchanting place. The church is Byzantine and is famous for having very old frescoes, as well as a graveyard surrounded by rows of orange trees.


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Alaska Native (Inupiat) Elders and children living in northern Alaska share their experiences and stories about the northern lights (aurora borealis). The website features a 23 minute video and a series of shorter videos and interactive animations... (View More) on related topics. (View Less)
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Learners will read or listen to a story about two sisters, Marisol and Sofia, as they explore the Sun's role in the water cycle. Additionally, numerous extension resources are included in the accompanying educator guide, such as suggestions for... (View More) no-cost language arts activities, links to further science activities, a book walk cue chart to guide classroom discussion before, during, and after the story, a graphic organizer, and alignments to the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
Two comic characters, Camilla Corona, a rubber chicken, and Colours O'IRIS, a peacock, explore questions relating to colors of light from the Sun. This comic is part of the series Tales from Stanford Solar.
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Dancing Lights: Exploring the Aurora through Art and Writing is a science-in-literacy program about the aurora. Students in grades 3-5 write and illustrate their perceptions, ideas, and facts pertaining to auroral science. This short educator... (View More) background primer was based upon interactions with teachers during Dancing Lights workshops and is meant as a quick guide to the science of the aurora. (View Less)
This is an activity about cause and effect. Learners will investigate various online sources to find data and other pertinent information regarding reported effects on Earth for the solar events they identified in the previous activities in this... (View More) curriculum set. Then, they will summarize their findings for this activity as part of the overall Space Weather project. This is Activity 13 of the Space Weather Forecast curriculum. (View Less)
After researching information about the Sun, learners will discuss and share their expertise on related topics such as sunspots, the Earth's magnetosphere, and aurorae. This activity is a follow-on to the lesson titled "Understanding the Sun" in the... (View More) Space Weather Action Center Educator's Instructional Guide, which follows the 5E learning cycle. (View Less)
In this activity, learners write space weather reports using current data about the Sun and create a broadcast script to present the researched information to an audience. This activity is part of the Space Weather Action Center Educator's... (View More) Instructional Guide, which follows the 5E learning cycle. (View Less)
In this activity, learners will use the online Space Weather Media Viewer to research answers to a set of questions about space weather, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and sunspots, and explain their impact on Earth and how Earth's... (View More) magnetosphere serves to protect our planet. This activity is part of the Space Weather Action Center Educator's Instructional Guide, which follows the 5E learning cycle. (View Less)
This is an activity about how the Sun can affect the Earth's atmosphere, specifically the ionosphere. Learners will use real data from a Sudden Ionosphere Disturbance Monitor, or SID Monitor, to identify the signatures in the graphed data that can... (View More) be used to determine the times of sunrise and sunset. Although the SID monitors are designed to detect SIDs caused by solar flares, they also detect the normal influence of solar X-rays and UV light during the day as well as cosmic rays at nighttime. There is a distinct shape to a 24-hour SID data graph, with unique shapes, or signatures, of the graph appearing at sunrise and sunset.This activity is part of the Research with Space Weather Monitor Data educators guide. Use of and access to a Stanford Solar Center SID monitor and the internet is encouraged but not required. Locations without a SID monitor can use sample data provided in the educators guide. (View Less)
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Led Zeppelin 'Four' Posting Hints at Pending Announcement
A second Led Zeppelin clue was dropped Sunday morning (Sept. 9) when the band's Facebook page posted the word "Four" in the band's familiar script, thus leading to speculation that a countdown was in progress after the previous "Five" posting.
For those doing the math in their heads, if there's a new number each day that would make Wednesday, Sept. 12 the number "one." The day is significant in Led Zeppelin history for the fact that it was the day they announced their reunion show in London five years ago.
Could this mean another performance will be coming from the veteran rockers? Not out of the question, but also probably not likely given that Robert Plant already has two projects already in the works for the coming year.
Might it be that a DVD of the special 2007 event is en route? That's probably a better guess, as a video version of that performance has been rumored for a while. But right now, it's all just speculation. However, Led Zeppelin's fans will no doubt have some fun thinking about all of the possibilities over the next few days.


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Peter Hansmeier Denies Connection To Prenda Cases Via Document That Shows He's Connected To The Cases
from the no-one-said-you-had-to-be-smart dept
Well, it turns out that at least Peter Hansmeier tried to take things into his own hands and tried (and failed) to file a similar document pro se (representing himself) asking out of having to show up, arguing both that there was no jurisdiction over him and that he had nothing to do with anything. This document was filed back on March 8th, the same day as the Rosing filing for the reset of Team Prenda, but was only just recently put into PACER. There are a number of nutty things about this. First, the fact that Peter is filing pro se, rather than teaming up with his brother and his brother's partners. As Ken opines:
You know, if I got my brother involved in an enterprise that culminated in a furious federal judge demanding that he fly across the country to show cause why he shouldn't be sanctioned, I think I'd step up and represent my brother, or ask my attorney to represent my brother, or hire a separate attorney for my brother.But, instead, Peter was apparently hung out to dry. And, because of that he made some mistakes. Some small, some big, but together they're pretty damning. The biggest is that he claims to have nothing to do with any of this... but he claims that he's representing Livewire Holdings LLC -- one of the key entities involved in this whole mess, which Judge Wright has already made clear he believes is really a big part of the likely Prenda fraud. Ken goes all quickmeme on the matter:
Maybe if someone had referred Peter to a competent lawyer, or even hired one for him, he might have avoided such a blunder. Instead, it appears that the lawyers who got him into this mess — including his own brother — let him appear pro se and effectively incriminate himself.Of course, some of that presumes that Paul Hansmeier is "a competent lawyer," and I think we can reserve judgment on that one...
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Muslim confiscates Christian Bible on Temple Mount
Jewish guards prevent Christians and Jews from exercising their religious right to pray on the Temple Mount? That's right! Only Muslims have unlimited access to Judaism's most holy site. Only the Koran is permitted within. The Tanach (Jewish Scripture, known to much of the world as the "Old Testament") and Christian Scriptures (the New Testament) are forbidden. Yet Israel claims to respect the religious rights of all people.
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Sophomore quarterback Chris Curran completed 30-of-40 passes for 314 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and he ran for three one-yard touchdowns to lead the Ursinus College football team to a 42-7 win over host Moravian College in Centennial Conference action at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday.
The Bears won their third straight game to improve to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in Centennial Conference play this fall while the Greyhounds fall to 1-4 overall and 1-3 in conference action. Both schools have a bye week before returning to action with Moravian traveling to Susquehanna University on Saturday, October 15 for its next contest.
Ursinus received the opening kickoff and would drive 65 yards in nine plays to take the initial lead in the game. Curran capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown run after a 19-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Jerry Rahill set the Bears up with a first-and-goal to go. Sophomore kicker Michael Bennett added the extra-point to give Ursinus a 7-0 lead with 11:03 to go in the first half.
Moravian's first possession of the game would end in a punt but junior Tyler Thompson booted a 55-yard punt towards the far sideline, and Greyhound sophomore defensive back Dalton Petit, downed the ball inside the one-yard line.
The Bears gained just one yard before junior Derek Giannetti punted out of his own end zone.
The Greyhounds took over at the Ursinus 33-yard line, and moved into the red zone with a pass from sophomore quarterback Robbie Moyer to junior wide receiver Ryan Onushco and an Ursinus penalty, one of 13 penalties against the Bears. Moravian moved to the one-yard line on a pass from Moyer to senior wide receiver Ray Olivo before junior running back Joe Tegan scored on a one-yard run. Junior kicker Ian Heck added the extra-point to tie the game at 7-7 with 6:33 to go in the first quarter.
Ursinus was unable to move the ball on its next drive, punting after three plays; however, Moyer was intercepted by Bears' senior linebacker Greg Martell on the first play o Moravian's drive.
The Bears needed just three plays to cover the 29-yards to the end zone and retake the lead. Sophomore running back Drae Lewis capped the drive with a two-yard run after a 20-yard scamper by sophomore running back Bryan Ellis set-up a first-and-goal. Bennett's PAT gave Ursinus a 14-7 lead with 3:33 left in the first stanza.
Moravian was forced to punt again on its next drive after just three plays.
Ursinus started at its own 27-yard line and put together an 11-play, 73 yard drive with Curran hitting Rahill with a 26-yard touchdown pass to extend the Bears' lead to 21-7 after Bennett's extra-point with 12:53 led in the second quarter.
Moravian picked up two first downs on its next drive with Moyer completing passes to Onushco and Olivo, but Thompson would come on to punt again. Thompson aimed towards the near sideline this time and Onushco was able to down the ball at the one-yard line again.
The Bears would get out to midfield on a 42-yard pass from Curran to senior wide receiver Nick Giarrantano and looked to move into the red zone two plays later, but a pair of personal fouls including one on the Ursinus bench, moved the Bears' back to their own 22-yard line and set up a second-and-38. On the third down play, Moravian was called for pass interference to give Ursinus a first down and keep the drive alive. The Bears would eventually finish off the 18-play, 99-yard drive with a one-yard run from Curran with just 15 seconds left in the first half. Bennett's kick set the score at 28-7.
Moravian junior defensive back Travis King had a 49-yard return on the ensuing kickoff to become the third player in school history to surpass 1,000 kickoff return yards in a career, now at 1,024, and a penalty put the ball at the Ursinus 25-yard line. Heck lined up for a 42-yard field goal on the final play of the half but before the kick was attempted, another penalty was called on the Ursinus bench and moved the ball to the 12-yard line. However, Heck's 29-yard attempt sailed wide right as time expired in the first half.
The Greyhounds started with the ball in the second half but ran just three plays before calling on Thompson to punt. Moravian needed just one play to get the ball back as junior defensive back Rees Judge would intercept Curran at the Moravian 31-yard line. For Judge, it was his team and Centennial Conference leading fourth interception of the season.
The teams would trade punts until Ursinus junior defensive back Scott Gardus intercepted a Moyer pass at the Bears' 48-yard line. Ursinus needed nine plays to extend its lead to 35-7 on a one-yard run by Curran with 57 seconds left in the third quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, Ursinus junior punter Derek Giannetti would kick a punt out of bounds, and pin the Greyhounds at their own one-yard line. Moravian was unable to pick up a first down and punted again. The Bears would have a short field and finished the scoring with a three-yard run from Lewis to cap a seven-play, 43-yard drive. Bennett's PAT finished the scoring at 42-7 with five minutes to play.
Ursinus had 410 yards of offense on 83 plays with Ellis running for 47 yards on 18 attempts. Lewis added 36 yards and hit two touchdowns on ten carries. Rahill led the Bears' receivers with eight receptions for 91 yards and a score while senior wideout Al Desiderio had six catches for 58 yards. Giarrantano caught five passes for 81 yards while Ellis had five receptions for 35 yards.
Moyer was eight-for-22 for 80 yards with two interceptions in his second straight start. Olivo caught three passes for 31 yards while Onushco had three catches for 26 yards. Junior wide receiver Rocco Del Priore caught one pass for 20 yards, and he returned four kickoffs for 71 yards while King returned a total of three kickoffs for 83 yards. Tegan ran for 40 yards and a touchdown on ten carries while junior running back C.J. Billera had 16 yards on five attempts.
Petit, senior defensive back D.J. Wacker and senior linebacker Ryan Hartzell led the Moravian with nine tackles apiece with Petit and Wacker each adding a pass break-up. Senior linebacker Stephen Kircher had seven tackles for the Greyhounds while Judge added seven tackles with an interception and two passes defended. King and junior linebacker Luke Trexler each had six tackles for Moravian with Trexler adding a pass break-up while senior linebacker Douglas DiMattia added four stops.
Sophomore defensive back Matt Ruby led the Ursinus defense with seven tackles while senior defensive lineman Sean Whelan had five tackles. Martell, senior defensive back Mike Rissmiller and senior defensive back Joe Henry all had four tackles for the Bears with Martell adding an interception.


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DESTIN � Enjoy a good laugh as McGuire's Irish Pub presents a comedy show at 9 p.m. the first Monday of every month. Comedians Ed Joseph and David Abbott will perform March 4 in the grand hall. $2 margaritas on the rocks.
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DESTIN �� Musician Chuck Lawson performs on guitar and steel drums from 5-8 p.m. March 6 at Pompano Joe's.
Wednesday Night Concert Series
SANDESTIN � The Village of Baytowne Wharf presents a free concert with Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials from 6-8 p.m. March 6 in the Events Plaza. Call 267-8186.
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SANTA ROSA BEACH � Charlotte Wamberg Moreau performs at 6 p.m. March 7 at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park for the concert series, Americana Under the Stars.
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FORT WALTON BEACH � Okaloosa-Walton Child Care Services presents the 17th Annual Fare for Child Care Taste of the Bayou with an auction and fine tasting from 6-8 p.m. March 8 at St. Mary Church Parish Life Center. To donate items, call 833-9339 or 833-9330, ext. 204.
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FORT WALTON BEACH �Honoring the first responders of 9/11 and the brave men and women around the world who continue in their proud tradition, Stage Crafters presents �The Guys� by Anne Nelson at 7:30 p.m. March 8-9 and 15-16 and 2 p.m. March 10 and 17 at the Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium. For tickets, visit StageCrafters.com or call 243-2013.
OKALOOSA ISLAND � Horizons of Okaloosa County and Act4Murder join forces for the 10th year to raise funds at Revenge at the Reunion at 6 p.m. March 8 at the Ramada Inn Beach Resort. Dress up in your favorite high school attire � fads encouraged � and prizes will be given. Tickets are $50/person and include framed photo. Call 863-1530, ext. 226, or 259-3939.
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DESTIN � The Eighth Annual Chili Cook-Off, presented by the Emerald Coast Parrothead Club, will be held at 3 p.m. March 9 at HarborWalk Village to benefit Relay for Life. Enjoy live music by Sauce Boss and others, family activities, chili contests and a silent auction. Tasting armband is $10; contest entry fee is $25.
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FORT WALTON BEACH � A film screening of the documentary Up Heartbreak Hill by Erica Scharf will be held at 2 p.m. March 9 inside the Indian Temple Mound Museum�s Lazarus Education room, 139 Miracle Strip Parkway SE. All seats available on a first come, first serve basis. Call 833-9595 or email email@example.com.


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Copper thief strikes multiple BISD campuses
Beaumont Independent School District police are currently investigating the theft of copper wire at four BISD campuses.
BISD spokesperson Ron Reynolds said at a press conference at the Bingman Headstart Pre-K4 Center on Wednesday, Aug. 14, that Price Elementary School, Vincent Middle School, the Paul A. Brown Center and Bingman all had overnight copper thefts over a two-week period, which left them with damaged and nonfunctional air conditioner chillers. Bingman was the most recent campus hit the night of Aug. 13 or the early morning of Aug. 14.
BISD Police Detective Sergeant Danny Moore said investigators are currently reviewing videos and testing physical evidence left at the scene by the perpetrators. Moore said because the insulated copper electrical wire was a large gauge and hundreds of feet were stolen at each of the four locations, he believes more than one person is responsible for the thefts, which started with Price Elementary.
"In my opinion, it's not just one person," Moore said. He said at least two shadows could be seen on the video, so at least two people committed all four thefts. He said because the modus operandi was the same in each theft and hundreds of feet were taken from each campus, he is "sure" the same perpetrators hit all four locations. He said he thinks at least one of those responsible has some knowledge of electrical systems because otherwise they would not have known where or how to disable the power to the A/C units.
BISD's HVAC and plumbing supervisor Robert Mann said despite the expense, he will make sure the A/C units for every school affected by the thefts are up and running in time for the start of classes on Aug. 26.
"We're doing our due diligence to get it together," Mann said. "We will get it done."
He said he would likely have to hire a contractor to help with the repairs. Reynolds said the estimated cost, including contract labor and materials, would be approximately $33,000.
Bingman Principal Lisa Bolton said teachers have been showing up for work at the center and preparing for the upcoming school year despite the lack of A/C.
"We have dedicated teachers who have been working, and now they are working in the heat," Bolton said. "They're troopers."
Bolton said she is shocked someone would steal from schools serving local children and utilizing taxpayer dollars.
"I can't believe someone has the heart and the nerve to do this," she said.
Sgt. Moore said the schools are located in neighborhoods where he believes someone must have seen something during the thefts.
"Somebody knows what's going on," he speculated. He asked that anyone with information regarding these thefts call the BISD police at (409) 617-7001.


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Here's a new poster for "Unknown" staring Liam Neeson as a husband who visits Germany, gets into a car accident that lands him in a coma and then wakes up to find he's been replaced in the world. The horror of it? He has to stay in Germany to try and solve the mystery.
"Alien vs. Ninja" is a Japanese horror flick from the same producers of "Tokyo Gore Police". This means nothing to me because every Japanese horror film is the same, but I suppose it still might excite some. The film which revolves around a ninja who battles and alien hits DVD and Blu-Ray here in the US on February 22nd.
Anyone else remember those "Dorf on Golf" videos? Well Stephen Dorff apparently had nothing to do with those. He did however have a lot to do with "Blade" and is working on details for a prequel that would see him starring in the film as a sort of Scarface Vampire type. Still it would be nice if he did some golfing in a midget outfit. That crap was hilarious.
"There's Nothing Out There" is a movie I've never seen but it's from the gang at Troma so I can pretty much guess what I'd be getting. For those of you who have seen it, or if you want to see it, the 20th anniversary DVD will hit shelves on January 11th. Just in time for that special someone on your holiday list who you don't care enough to see before the actual holidays.
A man in Michigan returned a book to a local library after having it out for 76 years. Which is amazing because it's also the plot of my favorite episode of "Seinfield". It's like the TV knows the future or something.
And here's a freakin' robot waiter in China. I'm sure this will soon be followed by robot soldiers which will then be followed by robots killing us all and us moving into underground caves. So thanks again, China!


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DANBURY, Conn. (Sept. 8, 2011) – The Maritime football team earned its first win of the 2011 season on its second try Friday night at Western Connecticut State University in shutout fashion, 48-0, at the Colonials' Westside Athletic Complex. The victory moves the Privateers to an even 1-1 on the season, while WestConn begins the season with a 0-1 mark.
In the first half, senior fullback Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) had three rushing touchdowns and classmate Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) was 2-for-2 in long field goals with a 44-yarder and a 47-yarder. Leary was also a perfect 3-for-3 in extra point kicks.
Maritime held Western Connecticut to just 39 yards of offense in the opening half, as junior linebacker Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) led the Privateers' defense with five tackles, including one sack for a loss of eight yards. Maritime had 254 yards of offense in the first: 195 rushing (led by Spanopoulos with 73 yards) and 59 passing. Sophomore quarterback Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./JFK Catholic) was 3-for-6 with one interception and connected with sophomore Gary Bigham (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles) once, who led all players with 43 yards receiving in the first 30 minutes.
The Privateers scored on their first two drives of the second half, as Spanopoulos found the end zone a fourth time after a six yard run and Bigham ran one in from 18 yards out. Both of Leary's PATs were good to give Maritime a commanding 41-0 lead in the third. It wasn't until the fourth quarter when the Privateers would find the end zone again, this off a four-yard run by sophomore Andrew LaLonde (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island) and a good PAT made the score 48-0 with 5:29 to play.
Barnes led all Maritime defenders with seven tackles on the night, while junior linebacker Pat Lasher (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) placed second on the team with six tackles and classmate Michael Lorentzen (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) was third with five.
Trodden had a game-high 104 yards rushing, while Spanopoulos finished second with 97 and the four TDs. Bigham had 54 rushing yards and one touchdown, while grabbing that pass in the first half for 43 yards to lead the Maritime receiving corps.
Colonials' junior defensive end Michael Farnsworth led all players with nine tackles and two players, sophomores Mike Lacaria and Bill Birdsell, both had seven tackles. Junior free safety had a first quarter interception, the only pick of the game, and finished the night with four tackles. On offense, Western Connecticut was limited to just 125 yards: 47 rushing (led by Tavonne Dangerfield with 35 yards) and 78 passing. Quarterback Hime Rraci was 8-for-15 for 73 yards, with Gerald Kramer and Dion Small as his primary targets with 27 yards receiving and 29 yards receiving, respectively.
The Privateers return to action next Saturday, Sept. 17, for the first home game of the 2011 season against arch-rival, the "Team from the East", the Kings Point Mariners in the third annual "Seafaring Scuffle." First kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Reinhart Field.


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Located in London City Centre, this boutique hotel is within a 15-minute walk of The Gherkin, Tower Bridge and Royal Exchange. Museum of London and St. Paul's Cathedral are also within 1 mile (2 km). Aldgate Station and Tower Gateway Station are within a 5-minute walk.
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Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness centre and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a 24-hour business centre, 24-hour room service and a meeting room.
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All 46 individually decorated rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet and 24-hour room service. For a bit of entertainment, guests will find LCD TVs with cable channels, and other amenities include minibars and coffee makers.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business centre and a meeting room.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Event facilities measure 430 square feet (40 square metres). This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness centre, concierge services and on-site laundry facilities.
Hotel Indigo London Tower Hill is a smoke-free property.
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As a general rule, the annual mean of Radon-222 activity concentration is determined in order to assess the radiation exposure from Radon-222 indoors. It is vital for these measurements that the room in question is used in a way representative of its specific function over the period of measurement.
Measurements should be carried out over a period of one year if possible. Measurements performed over shorter periods of time are possible as an alternative, provided that the annual mean can be derived therefrom with sufficient certainty.
Measurement devices
The measurements of radiation exposures can be conducted using either
- electronic measurement devices (providing readout and/or storage of current data during measurement) or
- passive measurement devices (providing a value based on separate analysis of the detector by a measuring institution upon completion of the measurement).
The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, BfS) has made available a list of measurement institutions providing evaluation of passive measurement devices in Germany.
Measurement principle
The principle of measurement is identical for all types of equipment: as a general rule, radon reaches the sensitive measuring volume of the instrument where the radon and its short-lived progeny decay. The alpha radiation emitted is recorded by a suitable detector. When electronic devices are used, radon can also reach the measured volume as a result of flushing using a pump.
A typical passive measurement device is composed of a diffusion chamber that can be invaded by radon via the chamber walls or a filter. The diffusion chamber is set up at the measuring site and is subsequently transferred to an appropriate institution for analysis upon completion of the measurement.
Constructional designs
There are different designs of diffusion chambers (see picture on the right), which are used with different detector materials. The detectors are usually composed of little plastic slices of different chemical composition and sensitivity as to the alpha radiation of radon and its decay products.
The alpha particles produce material defects within these plastic slices which are visualised as tracks based on chemical-physical methods and can subsequently be counted. Based on the result, the mean Radon-222 activity concentration can be determined, considering the measurement time.
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Several bold but well-thought-out positions are making Vancouver MP Joyce Murray an interesting candidate for the Liberal leadership.
Murray seemed to attract quite a bit of attention in the debate. She was the only candidate I noticed trending on Twitter today. The majority of the attention positive. Some of the negative reacting to the "woman power" gambit.
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Proportional Representation? *check* Legalize and Tax Marijuana? *check* Carbon Tax? *check* Anyone But Harper Cooperation? *check* -Joyce Murray
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2 comments:
- Offroad Artist said...
Evan Solomon seemed slightly miffed at being addressed as a "fellow tree planter". :)
Pretty cool that Murray has "planted a billion trees", though.
- January 20, 2013 at 10:38 PM
- The Mound of Sound said...
She may be the best hope the LPC has of redemption.
- January 21, 2013 at 1:09 AM
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Regarding your article on the CCRI graduation of May 21, I have a few observations.
When I first saw the article on the front page of the Beacon and the photo of a Warwick police officer examining the contents of someone's bag, I realized sadly that the debasement of the Constitution has finally reached the shores of Warwick, R.I. Under what circumstances are law enforcement personnel allowed to trample on the Forth Amendment rights of Rhode Island citizens? And then I thought about the military/police debacle in Boston, and said to myself that some people must actually think that this is giving them a greater sense of security if there is a police presence at public events arbitrarily checking bags and personal items. However well intentioned and comforting, it is unconstitutional and therefore illegal, in fact as illegal as the Patriot Act itself.
What makes this action illegal? Here's a very simple answer. Any police cadet can tell you after his second week in the academy that when probable cause is invoked (the ability to stop, detain, and search), the condition of reasonable suspicion must be satisfied. Reasonable suspicion is defined as a suspicion that a crime has, is, or will be committed. This then gives the officer probable cause to stop, detain and search. See how this works? That's also why the TSA working at the airport is doing so unconstitutionally. Does one buying an airline ticket automatically become "suspicious?"
Now I dare say that there was no reasonable suspicion for probable cause to stop, detain and search the bags of citizens entering CCRI for the graduation exercises last week. Some would see this as pro-active policing, others like myself see it as an illegal intrusion into our constitutional rights. And it's a slow creep if we let it continue.
The Constitution is all we have. Without it, we find ourselves back in the jungle. President Lincoln set the precedent for ignoring the Constitution in 1862 when it was most needed, and Mr. Obama has continued where Lincoln left off.
Is this what we want? The continued erosion of our constitutional rights? We are already on a slippery slope.
Benjamin Franklin is oft quoted as saying that he who is willing to surrender liberty for security deserves neither.
Perhaps there are some who didn't give a second thought to what was happening at CCRI, but they should have paid closer attention because the erosion of the Bill of Rights becomes, once it begins in earnest, intractable.
Jim Morgan


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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01997359
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 28, 2013
Last Update Posted : December 16, 2014
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The availability of HIV care and treatment programs is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. However more than half the patients who need HIV treatment are still not receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). This can lead to early death from AIDS. Additionally, many patients start ART late after the HIV disease is very advanced. This results in high death rates soon after starting ART. The factors that contribute to late ART initiation are still unclear. This study will identify factors that help patients to enroll or prevent them from enrolling into HIV care and starting ART on time. We will examine the characteristics of all patients initiating ART at study sites. We will also look at potential risk factors among patients who initiate ART late (cases) compared to patients who initiate earlier (controls) at 6 HIV care and treatment clinics in Ethiopia. Data will be collected using 2 methods:
- Face-to-face interviews with participants using questionnaires
- Obtaining clinical data from the electronic patient-level database
Identifying factors that help patients to start or prevent them from starting ART on time will help to direct interventions, programs and policies to reduce early death.
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Background: Although HIV care and treatment programs are being scaled up in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 50% of the patients in need of ART are not receiving it and there is still significant mortality from AIDS. One of the major challenges is high rates of late ART initiation (i.e., in the advanced stages of HIV disease) which results in high rates of mortality soon after initiation of ART. The individual-level factors that contribute to late ART initiation are still unclear. Objective: As the 3rd part of a 3-phase NIH-sponsored project, this study aims to identify individual-level enablers and barriers to timely enrollment into HIV care and ART initiation.
Methods: We will be recruiting all patients newly initiating ART at the study sites for descriptive analysis (approximately 1,200). As a sub-analysis, we will be utilizing a case-control approach to examine potential individual risk factors (e.g. knowledge and behaviors around HIV care and treatment, experience of stigma, and other perceived barriers and enablers to earlier HIV diagnosis, enrollment into care, and ART initiation) among 360 patients who initiated ART late (CD4 count <150 cells/µL compared to 360 patients who initiated earlier (CD4≥200) at 6 HIV care and treatment clinics in Ethiopia. For both the descriptive study and case-control study, data will be collected using 2 methods:
- Face-to-face interviews with participants using structured questionnaires
- Abstraction of clinical data from the electronic patient-level database to capture patient information at baseline, 6 and 12 months after enrollment in the study
Expected use of results: Identifying individual-level enablers and barriers of timely ART initiation will facilitate implementation of interventions, programs and policies to mitigate the problem of late ART initiation.
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|Target Follow-Up Duration:
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|Official Title:
|Multi-level Determinants of Starting ART Late in Sub-Saharan Africa (LSTART Study): A Case-control Study to Identify Individual-level Risk Factors for Late ART Initiation in Ethiopia
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|June 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
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Eligible patients will undergo a one hour structured interview about barriers and facilitators to early ART initiation.
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- Aged 18 years (the age of majority in Ethiopia) or older.
- ART naïve.
- Eligible for ART according to Ethiopia's National ART guideline criteria.
- Have received a prescription for ART during the study period.
- Speak either Oromiffa or Amharic.
Special inclusion criteria for case-control sub-analysis:
- Cases: CD4 count <150 cells/µL (regardless of WHO stage)
- Controls: CD4 ≥200.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Overtly cognitively impaired
- Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
- Actively incarcerated
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): NCT01997359
|Ambo Hospital
|Ambo, Ethiopia
|Bishoftu Hospital
|Bishoftu, Ethiopia
|Fitche Hospital
|Fitche, Ethiopia
|Goba Hospital
|Goba, Ethiopia
|Nekemte Hospital
|Nekemte, Ethiopia
|Shashamene Hospital
|Shashamene, Ethiopia
|Principal Investigator:
|Batya Elul, PhD, MSc
|ICAP-NY, Columbia University
|Responsible Party:
|Batya Elul, Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Columbia University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01997359 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R01MH089831 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|November 28, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 16, 2014
|Last Verified:
|December 2014
Keywords provided by Batya Elul, Columbia University:
ART initiation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases


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We probably won't know for several years if hiring Rick George as athletic director was the right move for the University of Colorado, but Chancellor Phil DiStefano deserves credit for being bold enough to give it a try.
President Bruce Benson might also deserve some credit but I'll stop short of giving it to him since he has always been so consistent in insisting that he doesn't micromanage these types of decisions on campus. He says he trusts the people who work for him to make these choices.
We were told back in May that the decision to fire Mike Bohn was made by DiStefano. It only makes sense then that we give DiStefano the pat on the back here.
Mr. Benson can't have it both ways.
There has been a lot of carping by CU fans over the past year about the lack of leadership on campus. Whether it was the eternity CU faithful had to wait for an announcement about plans for facilities upgrades or the embarrassing press conference that followed the firing of football coach Jon Embree. (Yes, that was organized at the campus level).
Whether you agreed with the decision to fire Bohn or not, DiStefano seems to have rebounded to demonstrate that, yes, he does want the athletic department to compete for Pac-12 and national titles and he has a plan for helping the department do so.
He said in May that he wants the athletic department to function more like a business. I still question whether that's a realistic goal given the bureaucracy that is inherent in a higher education environment, but I guess we'll find out in the coming months.
It didn't look like DiStefano had much interest in running the department like a business when it took a month just to get a search committee in place to find George. But DiStefano rebounded from that as well by taking decisive action to hire George once it became obvious he didn't have any other candidates with a resume to compete with George.
He is the kind of candidate DiStefano had to have. He couldn't oust the most successful fundraiser in the athletic department's history and replace him with a ho-hum administrator who has spent years in higher education. He had to break new ground and he's done that by hiring George.
What makes the hire so interesting and groundbreaking for CU is that the school has never before had an athletic director with a background leading big business.
Bohn built his career in college athletics. Dick Tharp was an attorney first and foremost. Bill Marolt and Eddie Crowder were both successful coaches before moving into the athletic director job.
You have to think a guy like George is going to bring a different perspective and some fresh ideas to the job after years running pro golf tours and playing a key role in one of the most successful Major League Baseball franchises in recent years.
I asked George this week who he can bring under the CU athletics umbrella that the school hasn't been able to build a relationship with previously.
"I don't know, but we're going to find out," he said.
I had heard in recent years that the school and the president's office were reluctant to allow the athletic department to approach some of its biggest boosters for donations.
DiStefano, who said he could only speak for himself, told me he has never prevented Bohn or any other athletics fundraiser from trying to build relationships and earn donations from donors who have given to academic endeavors on campus and George also has a green light.
DiStefano also didn't allow the cost of hiring George to scare him away. He made him the highest paid administrator in CU history.
It has taken awhile for him and others at the school to get here, but it appears they finally have realized that competing at the highest level requires paying competitive salaries to the coaches and administrators leading the way.
But DiStefano's job isn't done here. He can't simply pass this off to George and check back a year or two from now. And he certainly can't reverse course on some of the progress that has been made in the past eight years in terms of the way the school and athletic department work together.
Remember eight years ago, the athletic department received just four percent of its funding in the form of institutional support. That number grew substantially with Bohn working hard to forge partnerships and workarounds with others on campus.
DiStefano understandably wants the department to eventually stand on its own. The school has plenty of its own financial challenges, but he and others need to be patient with trimming the institutional support.
George is going to need some time to be the miracle worker DiStefano thinks he is.
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