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Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between the Antimalarial Combination Artemether/Lumefantrine and Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Including Lopinavir/Ritonavir in HIV-infected Adults (SEACAT 2_4_2)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00869700
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 26, 2009
Last Update Posted : June 28, 2010
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Despite the clinical significance of potential interactions between antimalarials and antiretrovirals, no drug interaction studies have been published and there is an urgent need to address this gap in current knowledge.
The aim of the study is to investigate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of antimalarial combination artemether/lumefantrine (AL) and combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) including lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) in HIV-infected adults.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections Malaria
|Drug: Artemether/Lumefantrine
|Phase 4
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|18 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between the Antimalarial Combination Artemether/Lumefantrine and Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Including Lopinavir/Ritonavir in HIV-infected Adults
|Study Start Date :
|June 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 2010
- Drug: Artemether/Lumefantrine
80mg artemether/480mg lumefantrine
Trade name: Coartem
Indication: for management of non-severe malaria
- Lumefantrine concentration [ Time Frame: day 7 ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed and given ample time and opportunity to think about participation and willing and able to comprehend and comply with all trial requirements. The participant has given written informed consent to participate in the study and to abide by study restrictions.
- Male or female subjects of 18 years of age or older.
- HIV-infected as documented by positive HIV-antibody test and confirmed by Western blot.
- Body weight more than 35kg with a body mass index (BMI) ranging between 18.5 to 30kg/m2 inclusive (See Appendix 15.2).
- Karnofsky score above 70 (See Appendix 15.5).
- CD4 count ≥ 200 cells/mm3
- Patients on LPV/r-based cART at stable doses without significant toxicity for at least 6 weeks at screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients diagnosed with malaria
- Contraindications to artemether/lumefantrine:
- Hypersensitivity to the artemether, lumefantrine or to any of the excipients of Coartem®.
- Pregnant (as confirmed by an HCG test performed at screening) or breast-feeding female.
- Patients with a family history of congenital prolongation of the QTc interval or sudden death or with any other clinical condition known to prolong the QTc interval such as patients with a history of symptomatic cardiac arrhythmias, with clinically relevant bradycardia or with severe cardiac disease.
- Patients with known disturbances of electrolyte balance e.g. hypokalaemia or hypomagnesaemia.
- Patients taking any drug which is metabolised by the cytochrome enzyme CYP2D6 (e.g. flecainide, metoprolol, imipramine, amitriptyline, clomipramine) or CYP3A4.
- Patients taking drugs that are known to prolong the QTc interval such as antiarrhythmics of classes IA and III, neuroleptics, antidepressive agents, certain antibiotics including some agents of the following classes: macrolides, fluoroquinolones, imidazole, and triazole antifungal agents, certain non-sedating antihistaminics (terfenadine, astemizole), cisapride.
- Haemoglobin below 8.5g/dL for female and 9.5g/dL for male subjects.
- Relevant history or current condition(s) that might interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion.
- Current smokers, or subjects who have stopped smoking less than 3 months prior to the date of screening.
- History of, or current, substance abuse problem or a positive urine screen for drugs of abuse.
- History of alcohol abuse.
- The subject has consumed any alcohol, grapefruit or caffeine-containing products (ie tea, coffee, cola, chocolate) within 24 hours before any dose of AL during each PK profile.
- The subject has participated in strenuous exercise within 24 hours before any AL dose.
- Severely ill or suffering from any serious underlying disease (particularly cardiac, hepatic or renal disease) that in the opinion of the Investigator would make the participant unsuitable for the study in terms of their safety or study analysis.
- The volunteer has participated in another study with any investigational product within 8 weeks before the first administration of the current investigational products, or until at least 5 x t½ elimination has lapsed, whichever is the greater.
- Subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, should not participate in the study.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00869700
|South Africa
|Groote Schuur Hospital, Ward J51, Old Main Building
|Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa, 7925
|Principal Investigator:
|Karen I Barnes, MBChB MMed(clin pharm)
|University of Cape Town
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|Professor Karen I Barnes, University of Cape Town
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|NCT00869700 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|March 26, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 28, 2010
|Last Verified:
|June 2010
Keywords provided by University of Cape Town:
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Artemether-lumefantrine combination
Anti-Retroviral Agents
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Antiprotozoal Agents


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I made a list of all the stuff I needed to do for my vacation last week. It is likely that I am going to need to do the same things for my next vacation (whenever that may be).
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Thank you for the information. I do have a Pro account so it will just be a matter of resetting the due dates.
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Two years after the UCI announced their approval for disc brakes on cyclocross bikes, production versions have hit the consumer market in a big way, with more than a dozen major brands and countless smaller outfits now producing them.
Purists might continue to balk at disc bikes' non-traditional aesthetics, their increased weight and the lack of high-end wheel choices, but there's little argument against them in terms of pure functionality.
Admittedly, top-level pros have been somewhat slow to make the switch, but that tide seems to be turning. Case in point is Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com rider Tim Johnson, who started racing regularly on discs last season and continues to compete on them full-time.
"It's definitely the most commonly asked question at the races – every single person asks how they are, how they feel, and the most effective thing I've been able to do is just hand them my bike and let them ride it," Johnson told BikeRadar. "They're almost always totally blown away. I really don't think it's going to last much longer where [top European pros] don't think it's the right move. I guess the question is just getting access to it."
Johnson touts performance improvements in every major functional category: consistency, modulation and power:
"Being able to brake later and harder even when it's very slick and muddy is definitely an advantage. Being able to brake the same way in the beginning of a race, the middle of a race and the end of a race is what you should have.
"We've put up with differing levels of braking for so long. I don't know why people still ride some of the brakes that they ride, because they're terrible. You could have 15 different types of brake pads on some of the [wide profile] brakes they currently market as 'high end' and you'd still have braking performance that's worse than my GT Performer from 1993."
That said, Johnson obviously enjoys the support of a fully backed factory team rider, including a fleet of expertly tuned machines that often only have to hold up for a few laps before he swaps to a 'B' or 'C' bike. Other racers aren't as fortunate, and while the current crop of available brakes are good, there are still some potential pitfalls.
In particular, Edwin Bull of Van Dessel Sports cites excessive pad wear in extremely wet and sandy conditions, which can be problematic with fully mechanical systems that don't self-adjust for wear even with more durable sintered metallic pads installed. His company offers two disc-compatible models but says limitations in current technology mean they aren't for everyone.
"In most conditions, disc brakes are great – they offer great control and great feel, and are obviously the future," he told BikeRadar. "However, if you're looking to tackle a hardcore full season of racing in all conditions – without a pit crew and with equipment currently available – I advise people to stick with cantis for now.
"Of the five true mud races I raced last year, I could not finish a single one on my [Avid] BB7-equipped race bike. Twenty minutes into the race the pads were completely gone.
"If one had a pit crew to work on bikes and swap to spare bikes while the crew adjusted pads, etcetera, it would have been no problem. However, that's not a reality for the majority of people buying their own bikes and equipment. This year, I'm using the TRP Parabox system. With both inner and outer pads moving, and advancing pads, it's a huge improvement."
In addition, there are the other drawbacks to currently available disc brakes, such as weight, frameset and component availability (the de facto 135mm rear hub standard is adopted from mountain bikes, not road bikes) and, potentially, more complicated wheel swaps due to the tight pad clearances.
And while SRAM and Shimano continue to tease more advanced fully hydraulic systems (TRP, Hope and Tr!ckstuff all currently offer mechanical-to-hydraulic conversions) they're still a way off from consumer availability, with no specific release dates.
"We are currently in the development of hydraulic brakes for road and cross applications," said SRAM road PR and media manager Michael Zellmann. "We are definitely excited about the potential of this technology."
Keen-eyed readers will undoubtedly have noticed that for the most part, it's still business as usual on the European professional circuit with virtually everyone still on rim brakes. Stevens Bicycles brand and marketing manager Volker Dohrmann says even that's soon to change.
"From our experiences, wet conditions and carbon wheels made the modest cantilever performance even more critical," he said. "Hanka Kupfernagel and other riders actively asked for better brakes and the disc delivered performance. Among racers, many teams had tons of 130mm spaced rim brake wheels and did not make the swap this season. However, this will change in the next two years for sure.
"The Stevens racing team still uses disc and cantilever models in parallel. From a business point of view, the sale of disc equipped cyclocross bikes surpassed the quantities of cantilever models in the consumer area of alloy Ultegra bikes. This sudden change came unexpected, even for us."
In the meantime, here's a brief look at a few of the disc-equipped cyclocross bikes you can actually purchase and race today, in alphabetical order.
BH RX Team CX
BH introduced a clever approach to disc brakes and cyclocross earlier this year, with the new carbon fiber RX Team CX. Rather than having dedicated rim and disc frames, each with different rear hub spacing (rim brake wheels typically use 130mm OLD while 135mm is fast becoming the standard for disc), the RX Team CX is built with interchangeable rear dropouts and removable canti posts front and rear, for a clean look with either configuration.
Interchangeable dropouts on the RX Team CX
The RX Team CX's internal routing will also work with either mechanical or electronic drivetrains, and other features include a tapered front end, a BB386 Evo bottom bracket shell. Geometry is American-style, with a lower center of gravity and longer cockpit reach.
The retail price for a bare frameset is US$2,299, while a complete bike with Shimano Ultegra and Stan's NoTubes disc-compatible wheels will run at US$3,499.
Cannondale SuperX Disc
Cannondale was one of the first major brands to go all-in with a high-performance disc-equipped 'cross option, with the current SuperX Disc – the disc brake variant of one of ourmore highly rated cyclocross racers, the SuperX SRAM Rival.
Cannondale equips this chassis with a specifically reinforced carbon fiber fork, and places the disc tabs on the chain stay, allowing the spindly seat stays to offload some of the stress for a smoother ride.
Cannondale's latest SuperX Disc bike
The flagship carbon fiber SuperX Hi-Mod Disc comes with a SRAM Red transmission, FSA SL-K BB30 carbon cranks, Avid BB7 Road brakes and Stan's NoTubes ZTR Alpha 340 tubeless aluminum clinchers for US$6,100.
Riders on more of a budget can look to the aluminum CAADX Disc Ultegra, with a mechanical Shimano Ultegra transmission, FSA Gossamer Pro BB30 cranks, Maddux GX 400 Disc wheels and Cannondale's own MB700T mechanical disc brakes for US$2,220.
Colnago Cross Prestige and Cross World Cup
Storied framebuilder Colnago has about as deep a heritage as is possible in the bicycle industry but the Italian company is taking a decidedly forward-looking view towards 'cross. In another sign of the coming tide, both models in the two-bike range – the carbon fiber Cross Prestige and the aluminum Cross World Cup – are being boldly offered exclusively with disc brake mounts for 2013.
The carbon fiber Cross Prestige is based on the bike Sven Nys has been using for the past few seasons and features the same molded carbon fiber front triangle and distinctive curved buttress at the seat tube-top tube junction for more comfortable shouldering. The lugged rear end, however, is now spaced for 135mm rear hubs and sports IS-style disc tabs on the seat stay. Post mounts are used on the matching tapered carbon fiber fork, however.
The Cross Prestige
Claimed frame weight is 1,250g (2.76lb) and suggested retail price for the frameset is US$2,599.
The more economical Cross World Cup model sports the same geometry – and that same distinctive shoulder rest – as the Cross Prestige but fashioned in butted 6000-series aluminum with TIG-welded joints, all paired with a similar tapered carbon fiber fork. Frame weight climbs as a result but the upside is that a complete bike with Shimano 105 and Avid BB5 disc brakes can be had for under US$2,000 – less than the cost of the bare Cross Prestige frameset.
Felt F1X, F3X and F65X
Like Cannondale, Felt has taken the bold move of making its top 'cross model disc-only for 2013.
The F1X features an ultralight, all-carbon frame that borrows construction and design methodologies from the impressive F Series road bikes but with additional scalloping for tire clearance, 'cross-specific geometry and a 3T Luteus fork. The top-end build features SRAM Red, Avid BB7 Road mechanical disc brakes (with 160/140mm front/rear Ashima lightweight rotors) and Mavic Crossmax SLR 29er mountain bike wheels for US$7,249.
The F3X uses a similar carbon frame but with a slightly simplified construction process and heavier carbon fiber. It also has a house-brand, disc-compatible carbon fiber fork, a mix of SRAM Force and non-series drivetrain components, Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes and Felt's own CXR tubeless wheels for US$3,829.
The Felt F3X
Finally, there's the aluminum-framed F65X with SRAM Apex/Rival bits, Avid BB5 brakes and Felt CXR disc wheels for US$1,859.
Focus Mares AX 2.0 Disc
Focus is approaching the disc brake cyclocross market a little tentatively for now. While the Rapha-Focus team is already testing disc-equipped carbon bikes, consumers get a single stock offering – the aluminum-framed Mares AX 2.0 Disc.
Focus builds the Mares AX 2.0 Disc with a triple-butted alloy frame and a carbon disc fork, both anchored with Tektro Lyra mechanical calipers. The mid-range build is filled out with a Shimano 105 transmission, an FSA Gossamer crankset and Focus's own Concept SL disc-compatible aluminum clincher wheelset for US$1,740.
Litespeed CX Disc
Litespeed's latest CX bike bucks the industry trend with its TIG-welded, 3/2.5 titanium frame. While heavier than some carbon fiber chassis, it's also an enviably durable material for the rough-and-tumble sport of cyclocross, and there's no paint to mar, scratch or chip.
In addition to the machined 6/4 titanium post-mount rear disc tabs, modern features include a 44mm oversized head tube that's compatible with a multitude of steerer tube standards, a press-fit 30 bottom bracket shell and a replaceable aluminum rear derailleur hanger.
A reinforced rear triangle on the Litespeed, to cope with the disc tabs
Litespeed will offer the CX as a frame only, for US$2,500.
Raleigh RXC Pro Disc
Raleigh doesn't force high-end cyclocross customers to make a choice between disc and rim brakes, offering its flagship RXC Pro carbon fiber model in both versions for 2013.
The RXC Pro Disc features a specific rear end with a chain stay-mounted caliper that allows for notably slim seat stays, a press-fit 30 bottom bracket shell, a tapered front end and big tube sections that promise an efficient ride.
Euro-style geometry on the RXC Pro Disc
The high-end build kit includes an Enve carbon disc fork, a Shimano Ultegra Di2 transmission, Shimano CX70 cyclocross cranks, Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes and Cole C38 Lite carbon clinchers.
Geometry is traditionally European, with a tall 55mm bottom bracket drop. Retail price is US$6,000.
Ridley X-Fire Disc and X-Ride Disc
Belgian cyclocross icon Ridley offers four disc-equipped bikes for 2013, with three variants of the carbon fiber X-Fire Disc, plus the aluminum X-Ride Disc. Each features the same proven geometry as their rim brake-equipped cousins, but with a beefed-up non-driveside seat stay and a distinctly burly tapered carbon fiber fork to handle the increased loads of the Hayes mechanical calipers.
Internal routing and full-length housing on the X-Fire
The suggested retail price for the Ultegra Di2-equipped X-Fire is US$4,395, the mechanical Ultegra version is US$3,395 and the SRAM Apex-equipped model is US$2,695. The X-Ride Disc also comes with SRAM Apex for US$2,195.
Specialized Crux Expert Carbon Disc
Specialized previewed an S-Works level disc cyclocross bike at the company's global launch back in July, but for now the top model is the Crux Expert Carbon Disc. It uses the same overall shape and design but with a slightly less advanced carbon fiber blend to bring the costs down.
The latest carbon fiber Crux sports true 'cross-specific geometry (the previous version was just a rebadged TriCross). This includes a US-style low bottom bracket for more stable cornering, a tapered 1 1/8in to 1 3/8in head tube, a press-fit 30 oversized bottom bracket shell, internal cable routing, recessed water bottle bosses, flattened top tubes and a 'Love Handle' down tube with subtle indentations for better grip.
Specialized's carbon CX bikes feature a novel grip system on their down tubes
The Crux Expert Carbon Disc comes with a SRAM Force transmission, FSA SL-K BB30 carbon cranks, Axis CXD aluminum clincher wheels and Avid BB7 disc brakes for US$3,800.
The Crux Elite Disc Apex trims the cost of entry to US$2,100 with its aluminum frame, SRAM Apex transmission, FSA Gossamer BB30 cranks and Avid BB5 brakes. Specialized will also offer a bare Crux Carbon Disc OSBB frameset for US$2,200.
Stevens Super Prestige Disc
Stevens was an early pioneer of the disc brake CX movement, building early prototypes for evaluation by sponsored rider Hanka Kupfernagel more than two seasons ago.
The result is now available to consumers as the Super Prestige Disc – a full carbon rig complete with an integrated seatmast, tapered fork and Di2-compatible internal cable routing.
The Stevens Super Prestige Disc
While the nearly level top tube is distinctly European, the more stable 65-70mm bottom bracket drops are more consistent with US-style courses. Suggested retail price for the frameset is US$2,499.
Van Dessel Full Tilt Boogie and Gin & Trombones
New Jersey-based Van Dessel Sports has built up a deserved cult following for cyclocross bikes, with excellent US-style geometry, logical cable routing, attainable pricing and mud-friendly designs.
Last year, the company added optional disc brake compatibility to its aluminum-and-carbon fiber Gin & Trombones and the all-carbon Full Tilt Boogie flagship.
The impressively smooth and comfortable, 1.52kg (3.35lb) Gin & Trombones frame is mostly built from aluminum, but with a particularly burly carbon fiber fork and carbon seat stays. Thread-in posts and cable stops still allow for rim brake use, and the dropouts will supposedly work for both 130mm and 135mm spacing. Suggested retail price for the frame, fork and headset is US$1,100.
As expected, the all-carbon Full Tilt Boogie is about 250g (0.56lb) lighter but stiffer under power. Van Dessel offers this model in rim- or disc-specific versions, the latter coming exclusively with ENVE Composites' Disc Cross fork for US$1,999.
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Should this not be "Sasageru", as opposed to "Sasegeru"? Don't hit me. ^_^
Ah, gotcha.In that case...Add the info for Volume 22 to the FAQ damnit =D
Yeah Olivier told me to fix it months ago, but I didnt just to spite him
Checked the current manga board, the release date was 12/19/2001 according to that.
There's just enough content for a vol. 23 now... let's hope to see it come out soon =D
On the book itself, it's December 24, 2001. And I guess the dates for the other books come from the books themselves, so... (and don't forget: only 10 episodes in that one, not 11 ^^ )
The revenge chapter thing was just a lie that I made up to make explaining how many chapters of revenge were in volume 4 a LOT easier, and to take up less space.
the numbering is messed up. Can I have some help?
Dai 178 Wa: Yuki to Honô to Kôhen Dreamcast Game[Millennium Falcon Hen Wasurebana no Shô]Dai 187 Wa: Fuyu no Tabiji (1)
And just how did we decide the placement of the Dreamcast game, is that official?-Griffith
And just how did we decide the placement of the Dreamcast game, is that official?
Nope, not at all. ^^I just think it would be there, in my opinion...
Since I was getting such OVERWHELMING support for creating the faq ( one other person ) I did everything as quick and atteptedly efficiently as possible, so mistakes are bound to turn up. BUT YOURE RIGHT. An edit of the FAQ has been long overdue, and I'll work on it today since I really have nothing better to do.
So in conclusion, thanks for mocking the mistakes, because they really do need to be fixed.
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Aha! But wouldn't it make more sense for it to take place between 187 and 188? The snow, man! The snow! Not to mention the thoughts Guts has about Casca in 187, you'd think that would somehow reference the game if it had already taken place! And don't give me that crap about the titles being the same.
Dai 140 Wa: Majo[...]Dai 198 Wa: Majo
Volume 22[Millennium Falcon Hen Seima Senki no Shô]Dai 179 Wa: Hokorobu SekaiDai 180 Wa: Ken no Oka no SaikaiDai 181 Wa: Jûkenshi Tai Kuroi KenshiDai 182 Wa: FuhenDai 183 Wa: Senki no JoshôDai 184 Wa: Kushan MôshûDai 185 Wa: Toki no Kaze (1)Dai 186 Wa: Toki no Kaze (2)Dai 177 Wa: Yuki to Honô to ZenpenDai 178 Wa: Yuki to Honô to Kôhen
I'm perhaps to blame, but is it normal that the volume 22 begins with 179 till 186 then pass with 177 and 178 ?
could you explain me the thing ???


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Red Hot Chili Peppers star Chad Smith has expressed his disgust at U.S. authorities for allegedly using the band's music to torment detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
A news article recently published by Al Jazeera editors claimed prisoner Abu Zubaydah had been forced to listen to one of the group's songs on loop at high volume for long periods of time as a form of torture.
Drummer Smith admits he had no idea federal officers had been blasting the band's tracks at the controversial detention centre for suspected terrorists and insists he is appalled by the idea.
He tells TMZ.com, "I've heard that they use more… like, hard rock, metal… (but not Red Hot Chili Peppers songs).
"Our music's positive man, it's supposed to make people feel good and that's… it's very upsetting to me, I don't like that at all. It's bulls—.
"Maybe some people think our music's annoying, I don't care, but you know… (they) shouldn't do that. They shouldn't be doing any of that s— (torture)."
The Give It Away hitmaker isn't the only musician to take issue with the use of the group's work at Guantanamo – heavy metal stars Metallica previously voiced their objections to the same practice.


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Family Bonding...with Crawfish
It's crawfish season again at the Coffin house. On Sundays, father and son drive down to their favorite "shack" and purchase several pounds. They come in a big brown paper bag, tucked inside a white plastic bag then stapled shut.
At home, the Coffin men sit on the porch and eat their feast, often with a zydeco soundtrack to complete the festivities. Along with the crawfish, the bag comes with red potatoes, corn and sausage cooked in the same boil pot. My family is kind enough to share that part with me.
Love crawfish or hate them, most people don't realize what a wonderful tradition they are. They're messy. They're sloppy. They're a lot of work. But they also bring people together.
You can't be in a hurry. Eating crawfish takes time. This process teaches you to settle in and enjoy the moment. You can't play with your cell phone or other gadgets. Eating crawfish requires two hands. The process leads you to converse with those around you. A lost art some might say. Eating crawfish is busy work. The process distracts you from the weight of the world, if only for a meal.
Crawfish are often a group effort. In our house the group is two, but it's quality time. I'm my son has that experience. The food, music and memories of crawfish season are all part of our family's history.


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Blue Angels to Perform During USNA Commissioning Week 2014
POSTED ON: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:00 AM by USNA PAO
Press Release: #051-14
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Important information regarding bridge and river closures is included in this release. Media should RSVP to the Public Affairs office by 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, to cover the Blue Angels flight demonstration on Wednesday, May 21. Weather cancellations will be available by calling 410-293-1000.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Blue Angels are back in Annapolis and will perform above the Severn River, Tuesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 21 as part of the Naval Academy's Commissioning Week. These events are free and open to the public.
The Blue Angels are the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron and fly a team of six Navy F/A-18 Hornets and a C-130 Hercules, affectionately known as "Fat Albert." The team will perform a variety of high-speed, aerobatic, precision-maneuvers during their approximately two-hour long, narrated air show at the Naval Academy.
Viewing areas for the show will include Ingram Field, portions of Farragut Field and Hospital Point on the Naval Academy grounds.
Visitors may experience delays due to an increased number of visitors on the Yard. We encourage all pedestrians to leave bags at home to the extent possible in order to reduce wait times at the gates. Please see additional information provided below [in page 3 of this release] if you plan to visit the Academy for the Blue Angels show.
Tuesday, May 20 the Blue Angels will perform circle and arrival maneuvers between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. followed by a rehearsal of their flight demonstration between
2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, the Blue Angels performance and flight demonstration will begin at 2 p.m. with narration which can be heard from the Ingram Field viewing area. Spectators from other viewing areas can tune-in to WNAV 1430 AM to hear the broadcast of the narration.
This year, four Naval Academy graduates are part of the Blue Angels team. Cmdr. Thomas Frosch, Class of 1992, in the No. 1 jet, is the team's Commanding Officer; Lt. Cmdr. David Tickle, Class of 2002, in the No. 5 jet, is the lead solo pilot; Lt. Mark Tedrow, Class of 2004, in the No. 6 jet, is the opposing solo pilot; and LCDR Mark DeBuse, Class of 1996, is the team's flight surgeon.
The Blue Angels flight demonstration exhibits the choreographed refinements of Navy-trained flying skills. The show opens with the Blue Angels C-130 aircraft displaying the tactical flight characteristics of the aircraft. Then the audience will see the graceful maneuvers of the four-jet Diamond formation, in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of the two Solo pilots. The team concludes the demonstration with a performance of maneuvers together in the well-known Delta formation.
Only vehicles with Department of Defense credentials or handicapped stickers are permitted on academy grounds on May 20 and 21. Pedestrians are invited to walk through USNA Gates 1, 3 or 8 and must show a valid, government-issued ID. All bags are subject to search. Due to the increased number of visitors to the Academy during Commissioning Week, we encourage all visitors to leave bags at home to the extent possible.
Handicapped visitors may bring vehicles onto USNA with handicapped plates or placards, during operational hours (7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) and will need to get a one-day pass at the Visitors Access Center at Gate 1. After 3:30 p.m. passes will be issued at the Gate.
Parking is available at the blue side of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for a $5 fee. There is a free daily shuttle between the stadium and the academy; shuttle buses are not wheelchair accessible.
During the Blue Angels Flight Rehearsal May 20 and 21, the shuttle route on the grounds of the academy will be limited to stopping at Alumni Hall from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Naval Academy Gate Closures for Vehicular Access:
Naval Academy Gates 1 and 3 will be closed to vehicular traffic (except for emergency vehicles) Tuesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 21 from 11 a.m. until the completion of the flight demonstration rehearsal (approximately 4 p.m.). Gate 8 will be open during these same times only to USNA residents, staff and faculty, and shuttle buses. Gates 1, 3 and 8 will remain open for pedestrian access. Please note that all times are approximate and dependent upon weather. Due to the increased number of visitors to the Academy, we encourage all visitors to leave bags at home to the extent possible. Visitors without bags will be screened separately, and very likely, much more expeditiously.
Visitor Restrictions to the Naval Academy Grounds During Commissioning Week due to security screening at the gates:
- Guests are permitted to bring daypacks, diaper bags and purses. Bags larger than a typical purse, diaper bag, or camera case and large coolers are prohibited May 20 and 21. All bags are subject to search.
- Folding outdoor-style chairs are permitted.
- Alcoholic beverages are prohibited at all times.
- Animals, with the exception of certified assistance animals, are not permitted on Naval Academy grounds during Commissioning Week. (Recreational dog walking on the perimeter of the Yard is not permitted during Commissioning Week).
- Note for invited guests to Graduation and Commissioning, May 23: The stadium has an additional list of restrictions. Please call 410-293-1000 or visit www.usna.edu/CommissioningWeek for more information. If the Graduation Ceremony goes indoors, Alumni Hall restrictions will be the same as the stadium restrictions.
The Blue Angels flight demonstration Wednesday, May 21, will be preceded and followed by several other free events for the public's enjoyment. At 12:45 p.m., the USNA Band will perform on Ingram Field. At 1 p.m., the Electric Brigade will perform at Hospital Point. Tickets are not required for these events. There will also be an Organ Concert performed by Monty Maxwell will be held in the Main Chapel; tickets for this event are required and cost $15.
Please note the following important vehicular and marine restrictions. All events listed are dependent upon weather.
Bridge and Water Restrictions:
The Naval Academy Police, Maryland State Police, U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Natural Resources Police will enforce the following vehicular and marine safety zones, and boating traffic restrictions during practices and performances by the Blue Angels:
Naval Academy Bridge (Md. Rt. 450) Closures:
The Naval Academy Bridge (Md. Rt. 450) will be closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic at the times listed below. Vehicles entering and leaving Annapolis should use Rowe Boulevard or other alternate routes.
TUESDAY, May 20: closed 10:45- 4 p.m. or conclusion of flight rehearsal.
WEDNESDAY, May 21: closed 1:45 p.m.- 4 p.m. or conclusion of flight demonstration.
*** In the event of inclement weather Tuesday, May 20, the Naval Academy Bridge (Md. Rt. 450) will also close from 9:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 21.
Severn River: Marine Restrictions:
At the times listed below, boat traffic and anchoring will be restricted from the
following areas on the Severn River and its tributaries. The southern boundary will be established by Naval Academy Yard Patrol craft, which will mark a line drawn from the quick flashing light at the south end of the Naval Academy seawall to Greenbury Point. The northern boundary is marked by the U.S. Rt. 50 Severn River Bridge. Both boundaries will be patrolled by the Coast Guard, Department of Natural Resources Police, Coast Guard Auxiliary and Annapolis Police and Fire Rescue boats.
Anchoring Restrictions:
TUESDAY, May 20: No anchoring 10:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. or conclusion of flight rehearsal.
WEDNESDAY, May 21: No anchoring 1:30 p.m.- 4 p.m. or conclusion of flight demonstration.
In the event of foul weather, May 20, the anchoring restrictions, May 21 also will be in place from 9:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.
Boating Restrictions:
TUESDAY, May 20: No boating 10:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. or conclusion of flight rehearsal.
WEDNESDAY, May 21: No boating 1:30 p.m.- 4 p.m. or conclusion of flight demonstration.
In the event of foul weather on Tuesday, May 20, the Boating Restrictions, May 21, also will be in place from 9:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.
Mariners are urged to transit the area with caution while the Naval Academy Yard Patrol craft are anchored in position. The portion of the Severn River defined by the boundaries below will be closed to all boating traffic during the times listed below.
Severn River: Marine Restrictions:
During periods of restricted boating on the Severn, shoreline residents' boats moored to a permanent dock in the affected area may remain secured to their docks. However, by order of the commander, 5th Coast Guard District, a special local regulation has been issued which closes the river to all other boats -- either underway, anchored or on mooring buoys -- during practices and performances by the Blue Angels. (Please call Coast Guard Activities Baltimore at (410) 576-2693 for additional details.)
Temporary Flight Restrictions:
An FAA waiver has been granted for the following times. This information is for all local pilots:
"Due to high performance aerial demonstrations by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the area surrounding the U.S. Naval Academy (38' 59/12 N, 076' 28/48 W) BAL 153/13.8 NM is closed from surface to 15,000 ft. MSL out to a five nautical mile radius as follows:"
TUESDAY, May 20, 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
In the event of foul weather Tuesday, May 20, the TFR will be in effect on Wednesday, May 21, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) will be issued on or about May 18 stating the information above. Questions regarding the NOTAM should be directed to the Naval Academy Operations Department at (410) 293-7136.
For more information about May events at the Naval Academy, visit http://www.usna.edu/CommissioningWeek/. For more information about the Blue Angels, visit www.blueangels.navy.mil.
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One of the most amusing parts of the hacking scandal has been the increasingly shrill voices of the Right, who have taken it upon themselves to defend someone they perceive as their man from the Guardian-BBC Axis of Lefties. Somehow, all this phone-hacking nonsense is all the fault of dreadful unwashed types who hate that nice Mr Murdoch for that worst of crimes, being successful. After all, they say, if you want to take a pop at an organisation with an excessive influence on the media, look at the BBC, which positively dominates our daily life, and refuses to accept that hanging should be brought back and that unmarried mothers should be forcibly sterilised. Clearly its influence upon our lives is pernicious.
Well. That's quite a strong claim. Contrasted with it are the triumphant cries of the left, sensing the blood of their ancient and decrepit prey in the water. Mr Murdoch is eighty years old, and if he was a bit more poverty-stricken and in a nursing home surrounded by snapping paparazzi, would suddenly find his erstwhile persecutors become his greatest allies. Clearly, once this decrepit Emperor falls down the central shaft of Fox News, we'll have an immediate revolution in the way our media represent reality.
Okay, perhaps no-one's making the latter claim, but the former paragraph does summarise the attitude of the likes of Phillips. What's interesting about this issue is that both left and right manage be simultaneously correct and wrong in exactly the same way.
You see, the media is two different things:
- A means by which the population access information they use to inform their decisions. This is a clear public good; an educated populace is both more economically productive and better at engaging with democratic decision-making.
- A means by which the population accesses information that entertains them. This is a clear public good; everyone likes titillating pieces of info, be it gossip, jokes or just an interesting story about something a long way off, and it helps make people happy.
Obviously, there are crossovers, making the above more of a continuum with The Open University at one end and The Daily Sport at the other. Nonetheless, they should both be perceived as separate public goods, with separate means of delivering them. It is immediately clear that different organisations will contain more of one and less than another, depending on their priorities. Herein lies the dispute: lefties think the media is all doing more of the first bit, while righties think the media is all doing more of the second bit. News International is perceived as poisonous by the Left because they think it's contaminating public discourse by failing to stimulate real debate, while the Right resents the BBC at least in part because it's hampering the ability of private companies to deliver similar offerings to the market.
What we want, if we're good liberals, is to determine the most efficient method of delivering a given public good. The answer to this may simply be 'The Market'. This is clearly true of the second aspect of the media – people have direct access to their preferences and desires with regard to entertainment, and can make the best choices for themselves. It is not, however, entirely true with regard to the first statement – you don't know the things you don't know, and can't determine how best to access them if you have no information on how to access them. You need some mechanism by which people can access information that doesn't depend upon the information they already possess. The media market can't deliver that, as people obviously can't express a preference for something they know nothing about.
Of course, the first aspect of the media is also provided through other methods – via schools, education, public awareness campaigns and self-directed learning. The question for liberals is whether these methods in themselves are sufficient to produce the reflective citizens considered by the likes of Adam Smith to be necessary for a flourishing society.
I feel safe to say that Smith would advocate making learning endemic throughout our society, and in the media especially – the most immediate form of information present to us. Information should not be simply dumped, but presented in many and varying ways in order to stimulate reflection upon it. A significant percentage of this can be left to the markets for art and literature, but they present their own informational barriers to entry. We require an institution that delivers information that encourages reflection and analysis to everyone via modes accessible to them, and does it on a daily basis.
This is the thinking behind the BBC as a means to deliver part of a public good. By and large, it is successful in doing so – its soap operas deal with social issues, it has innumerable documentaries and a solid news service. It is, however, guilty of 'bloat' into areas that are more properly the preserve of media intended to serve that second aspect – for example, is it really necessary that the BBC produces little Doctor Who computer games? It can also, especially in the present context, be guilty of not being able to differentiate between objectivity and its perspective as a media organisation, resulting in allegations that it has had an inappropriate focus on the hacking scandal. This may require some institutional tinkering to remedy.
It's also important to be clear that the BBC isn't left-leaning – perhaps its individual staff members are, but there's a strong distinction between individuals and an organisational perspective. What it does do is follow the established line of the main democratically elected parties. None of the main parties advocate a complete halt to all immigration, so the BBC excludes anti-immigration voices – except when they're elected, like the BNP. None of the main parties is calling for the criminalisation of homosexuality or endorsing discrimination against homosexuals, so the BBC has no space for homophobes. More broadly, questions of its political persuasion actually appear to be a feature of phraseology – referring to Government cuts as Government cuts, for example. This is a matter for the parties to debate between themselves and make representations to the BBC on the back of, which it is institutionally committed to take into account.
So, the BBC is a public service designed to deliver information to the public. This is not the same thing as News International, which is designed to deliver a news product to the public for them to buy if they wish it. They don't 'compete' per se, because they're designed to do different things, and the public understands that. To illustrate this, compare two figures. One is the audience share for all BBC channels (32.9%), versus the audience share for all Sky channels (6.61%). The other is the audience share for BBC News (70.67%) versus Sky News (4.41%). If the BBC were producing the same product as Sky, it would attract news watchers broadly in line with its overall audience. It's not, because people actively want news delivered by an institution designed to deliver it as objectively as possible, and simply do not trust non-BBC providers to do so. The market couldn't deliver that result.
Source for figures: BARB


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Good Design for a Good Cause: Re-Imagining Classic Novel Covers
Belgian design studio Beshart commissioned 100 artists to re-imagine the covers of the 100 greatest novels of all time. The projects is called DoeDeMee, and the concept is designed to celebrate books while also raising awareness of illiteracy. A portion of each poster sale goes to fund UNESCO literacy programs.
This project really struck a chord with me, since I am someone who has strong emotional connections to my favorite books. The gift of literacy has meant a lifetime of knowing that knowledge, adventure, inspiration, and enlightenment are all at my fingertips.
DoDeMee (in partnership with UNESCO) celebrates some of our favorite books through posters of delightfully re-imagined covers, while also working to promote literacy programs, so that future readers can shed tears for Gatsby and Daisy, or have their young world rocked by Catcher in the Rye or their soul stirred by Atonement.
Check out all 100 posters and read more about this project at DoeDeMee. (And see a list of the 100 greatest novels of all time here.)
Via: Positive Spin
(Images: as linked above)


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DENVER — How do you not show up when you have a chance to win 18 straight games and continue to change the way folks think about you?
Who is coaching this Clippers team, Lane Kiffin?
The Clippers have had a number of seasons in which they didn't win 17 straight, and now they are blasé, wanting everyone to believe this is just business as usual?
The other night, Chris Paul is giving a postgame interview and the team's PR staff cuts it short.
The Clippers haven't had anything to sell for decades, they have never had it going as good as the last few weeks, and suddenly they're acting like big shots?
They lose this one, 92-78, to Denver, and Blake Griffin announces the "sharks" have arrived when the media is admitted into the locker room.


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Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has landed the lead role in an upcoming movie project. According to a press release, GSP will star in a remake of "Kickboxer," a hit 1989 film.
St-Pierre, who stepped away from MMA last year, can currently be seen in the film, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." He will be joined in the upcoming movie by Dave Bautista, a former WWE pro wrestling champion. Bautista has a part in the film, "Guardians of the Galaxy," which is slated for a release later this year.
The Kickboxer remake wil lbe directed by Stephen Gung and produced by Ted Field of Radar Pictures. The film idea will be pitched during the upcoming Cannes market to prospective buyers.
Future casting is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Alain Moussi will be introduced as the lead in the film after his work on "X-Men: Days of Future Past," "Immortals" and "Pacific Rim" as a stuntman and martial artists.
"I am very excited about Kickboxer being in Cannes," said Brian O'Shea, CEO for The Exchange, which is selling the film. "We have a visionary director, a strong Hollywood producer, a great cast and an action packed script based on a well known property."
The original Kickboxer film starred Jean-Claude Van Damme and former world kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio.
St-Pierre cited a number of reasons for his decision to step away from MMA, including a desire to work on other projects. Earlier this year, he suffered a knee injury in training. The Canadian has yet to state any concrete plans regarding a return to the Octagon.
Below is the original trailer for Kickboxer:


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Snow sports history was made today with the crowning of the first ever snowboard slopestyle junior world champions. Staale Sanbech (17) of Norway and Enni Rukajarvi (20) of Finland both astounded judges with their level of riding, indicating the future of snowboarding is very strong indeed.
An early morning blizzard cleared to provide perfect conditions at Snow Park NZ for this historic event. The course consisted of a down rail to 25ft flat box or rail followed by three kickers ranging in size from 15ft to 70 ft, ending in a multi-feature of an up box with gap off, snow rainbow and tank bonk.
New Zealand's Ben Comber (20) of Christchurch scored the highest qualifying run of the day which included a gravity defying switch backside 9 off the 70ft kicker setting him in good stead as the only Kiwi going into the men's finals. He continued his lead into the first run of the finals but by the second run everything changed. Sanbech was saving his best 'til last and took out the world championship with a decisive second run which started with a front board on followed by a frontside 5 into a cab 9, a back 10 finishing with a 270 out on the last box. Ville Paumola (19) of Finland took out second place and Seppe Smits (19) of Belgium rounded out the podium. Comber eventually finished the day in fifth.
Rukajarvi dominated the women's heats with comfortable lead of over four points ahead of her nearest rival, Slovenian Urska Pribosic (20). Rukajarvi continued to dominate in the finals with her second run. After the rail, a frontside 3 followed by a backside 5, gap 5 and stalefish secured her the world championship ahead of Slovenia's Urska Pribosic and 15-year-old Samm Denena from Canada. Rebecca Torr (20) of Wanaka was the only New Zealander to make it into the women's finals and she finished in fourth.
Dean Gosper, FIS Council member, said it was a great start to the event. "It's fantastic to see great conditions for the athletes although the wind is a bit challenging," he said. "But it's a spectacular setting and the event gives athletes an opportunity to perform at their best, helped by an amazing attention to detail by the organisers. Clearly the riding is at an elite level as it should be in a world championship and I have no doubt the competition will continue to be very fierce throughout the week."
It wasn't the event's youngest competitor, Luis Eckert's day. The young German only celebrated his fourteenth birthday last week. His amplitude on the kickers was impressive but he didn't manage to stomp the landings, denying him a place in the finals. However, he is also competing in halfpipe and big air later in the week.
The 2010 FIS Snowboard & Freestyle Junior World Championships continue tomorrow Sunday 22 August with the Snowboard Cross at Cardrona. Time trials start at 8.30am with finals scheduled to start at 1.00pm.


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Re: HS Check in. Jan 14-Jan 31
We have been majorly off the wagon this week. Kids got the flu last weekend and we are still recovering. We tried to do school yesterday and today. But we are all so tired and cranky, it just wasn't working. Today, the kids were doing ok, but I was sooo short-fused and irritable from not feeling good that I just called it off. Guess we'll maybe go another week into the summer
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Schoolwork was done by the older two, but I admit I didn't check it, so I don't know how well they did on any of it. lol We did make clouds in a jar for DS's science, though, and they watched a Netflix video about animals that defy evolution, so I know science was covered. Didn't do a thing with YDD as far as schooling goes. Oh well. She's 5 and probably ahead anyway, so missing a day won't hurt her.
Tomorrow I really need to sit and make sure everything was correct from today before we move on. Especially for ODD's math. She's into pre-algebra now and I've heard several people say Math-U-See doesn't have enough practice in the higher grades, so I want to keep on top of it to make sure she's really understanding. She's just 7th grade, so if I need to switch, now would be a good time to do so -- early enough that she can get used to a new curriculum before the higher, harder maths.
We also have Friday lunch at church and we're moving books around. DH built me a new bookshelf to replace the short one in the living room, which is going to be moved into DS's room, so maybe he can actually put things away.
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Hi! Going to try and jump in here. Seems like a neat check-in thread to be a part of.
I have an 8 year old daughter, 6 year old son, and 18 month old girl destruct-o baby.
We use Abeka for language, Story of the World for history, Apologia for science, and Math-U-See for math (DD is almost halfway through Beta and DS is close to finishing Primer).
We are perpetually way behind.
Looking forward to chatting with you all!
Michelle wifey to Justin, homeschooling SAHM to Kerilynn 3/28/04, Hunter 8/4/06, baby girl Piperann Meadow born 7/19/2011 at 40w5d, and our Great Dane Jess & missing Finley Jonas 7/27/10 ISO: size large Bummis Super Brite covers
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Welcome Michelle! Yeah, destruct o babies have a tendency to interrupt the school day. Alot. I'm sure that's helping u with staying perpetually behind ;-)
Btw, you have a nice ecclectic mix of curric there. How long have you been HSing?
Yesterday was crazy busy for us but we finished all school work. Today we hardly have anything to do so it's mainly house cleaning day and then we're going to pick up a lil girl to spend the night for the first time. She recently started going to our church and come to find out she is homeschooled! We are really excited because, til now, we haven't had any local HS friends. My oldest dd has been praying for a bff so we're hoping that she might be an answer. She's two years younger than my dd but she's a highly advanced lil girl. In 1st grade she was 4th grade level. Which is why she is now HSed. Even socially she seems very mature. Anyway, I'm rambling! We are just excited. I'm sure most of you know that friendships are totally possible for a HS family but it does require more effort than the general PS family. And it's really nice to see God answer a lil girl's simple prayer for a friend.
Homeschool Mama to 3 Lovely Girls!
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We had our first good day yesterday. There was still chaos, and attitude, but dd finished all of her MBtP. We're not doing the phonics or math this week until she gets used to the science, ss, and LA. Now that we have more projects, and books, things are going smoother. Here's to hoping it keeps getting smoother.
That's awesome croark! We're a part of a hs ballet class locally, and dd was able to invite a friend for her bday for the first time. It really made her, and the other little girl feel better about themselves, and hs. Friends make everything a little nicer, right?
SAHM homeschooling mom to K 7, C 5, M 4, E 2 and baby I.
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Croark--yeah for a new friend! Hope the sleepover went well. We have a couple families in our church that homeschool, which is very nice. Actually, only one family in our church sends their kids to PS. The rest go to the local Christian acadamey. That makes it nice for my kiddos. I still wish we had a few more people we knew, and keep wanting to join the coop, but just haven't made time for it yet. Maybe next year.
Heather--Yeah for a great two days! So are you thinking that maybe it's his lack of confidence in reading that is giving him a bad attitude and holding him back? I know we'll all get to the fluent reading category eventually, but sometimes it's hard to keep the big picture in view when you are in the midst of things and struggling. At least it is for me. It's interesting to me to see how people do things differently and why...I specifically DON'T read the Bible reader to the kids--it seems to discourage Keegan that he just spent so long struggling with it and I can breeze through it. I do read them the story out of the Bible (we use KJV). As for how long it takes, on a good day, Rachel can get through the Bible reader in about 20 minutes the first time through, on a bad day it takes more like 45. Since Keegan has already heard it once, it ususally takes him about the same amount of time. They kind of enjoy reading it the 2nd time, because we did a graph thing for math once where we timed how long it took to read a book the first time, then the second, then the third. They LOVED seeing themselves get faster and faster. And the second time through is MUCH faster. Usually just 10 minutes each. If they end up reading it again to DH it just takes 5-10 minutes...of course by the point they've memorized most of it, but I figure it still helps reenforce, and irons out any issues if they were still struggling with a word.
As for us...We got in most of our homeschooling yesterday before my Mom came over to play with the kids. We've also got in quite a bit today, although we haven't done reading. I think we are taking a break from regular reading stuff today and read a few books and maybe review some. It seems like if we do too many days of regular reading in a row they start getting their reading rules confused. I am looking forward to Keegan's appointment next Thursday so I can find out some more stuff and hopefully get something new to work on. We also crossed the 600 hour mark this week, so I am excited about that!
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we had an ok day. the girls are still having a bit of an issue with the move they miss nana and pop or the Boss Man as they call him. We watched two learning videos today because my head hurt. one video was for science and the other was for social studies about cultures around the world. It gave me a chance to find a Dr office and get an apt made for my BC script. We did a little math/number practice and thats about it really. we may go to the zoo tomorrow so that will give us a couple hours of educational time and the girls wont even know it. other than that it was an ok day hopefully next week i will have some more curriculum printed for them to do because we are starting to run out of stuff to do
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We have always homeschooled. We started with MUS and My Father's World for my DD in 1st grade (kindergarten was just whatever...abc's and 123's, with MUS Primer and Explode the Code). Last year she did Abeka and MUS, while my DS did MUS and My Fathers World. This is our first year of "ecclectic" and I love it!
Yay for getting all the school work done. Hope you were able to get your cleaning done, and I hope the sleepover goes well. That's so exciting!! I hope the friendship blossoms.
That's so nice that so many of your church family are homeschoolers/Christian private schoolers.
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A winner was selected from 21 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Oxford Business English
I am a qualified teacher of English as a foreign language and hold an MBA. I live in Oxford and have secured the rights to Oxfordbusinessenglish.com and Oxfordbusinessenglish.co.uk. I intend to build a very simple web site to promote my business and am looking for a suitable logo.
I envisage that my students will be young professionals with an intermediate command of the English language seeking to raise their English to a higher standard in order to further their career.
I do not want to impose any restrictions on the design but contestants may wish to bear in mind the following.
Oxford has a history of higher education spanning more than 800 years.
Many people speak of "The Dreaming Spires of Oxford" see http://cpi.politics.ox.ac.uk for an example of how this concept is used.
The University of Oxford colour is dark blue and this colour is often used to associate a business with Oxford.
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Jan. 05--A Johnstown-based nonprofit founded decades ago to support the region's veterans received a $50,000 grant to undertake a program supporting people who often struggle every day to do the same job inside service members' homes: provide personal care.
The funding will allow Veteran Community Initiatives Inc. to begin supporting those caregivers -- often spouses, parents or friends of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome or wartime injuries -- through Operation Family Caregiver, project partners said.
The Georgia-based Rosalynn Carter Institute launched an Operation Family Caregiver program in Johnstown five years ago with Conemaugh Health System and, working with other partners, has since brought it to 11 other communities across the nation.
Given that the main goal is to support the unsung heroes behind the nation's military heroes, it made perfect sense to have it controlled locally by a group that has spent years helping veterans and their families through difficult times, said Laura J. Bauer, Operation Family Caregiver's national program director.
"Taking this step, it's a no-brainer, because these struggling caregivers are hiding in plain sight, and groups like Veteran Community Initiatives know where to find them," Bauer said.
The announcement was made following VCI's 25th annual appreciation breakfast at Asiago's Tuscan Italian Restaurant.
The Johnstown-based, veteran-focused nonprofit, which has served the region for more than 25 years, expects to serve its 10,000th client in the Laurel Highlands in 2018.
But this will be the first time it will be focusing on a program solely dedicated to veterans' caregivers, Veteran Community Initiatives' Director Tom Caulfield said.
Still, Veteran Community Initiatives Community Relations Director Tina Pelesky expects the new undertaking will be a natural one for the company.
Veteran Community Initiatives has spent decades working with veterans to provide career counseling and job search training. In recent years, the group has overseen a peer-mentor program that matches military men and women whose behavior landed them in veterans court with fellow veterans trained to help them navigate the process, she said.
Those mentors work with vets to make sure they are showing up for court hearings and provide encouragement needed to ensure a misstep doesn't endanger their transition back to civilian life, Pelesky said.
Operation Family Caregiver is a vital extension to that work and can help veterans' loved ones, she said.
"A soldier might not come out and say they have post traumatic stress syndrome. They have other things going on in their lives. They have to get a job, many times. But their family knows them, and now, they can get help confidentially," Pelesky said.
Bauer said the challenges caregivers face can often be mighty ones. They can be reluctant to reach out for help or even realize they need it.
It can be a daily struggle trying to help a veteran who might be dealing with physical or mental anguish. A war-worn solider might be lashing out at home and then skipping Veterans Affairs Center medical appointments, despite a caregiver's well-intentioned efforts, she said.
"Those caregivers might be losing sleep, gaining weight and just struggling with trying to juggle every ball they have in the air at the same time," Bauer said, noting that the depression rate for military caregivers is 40 percent higher than the national average.
The program is offered at no cost to those it serves, she said. It works by assigning a caregiver to a trained "coach" who helps them set small, realistic goals they can tackle instead of trying to transform a loved one overnight. Through a problem-solving model, coaches work for up to six months with the caregivers to help them deal with issues before they reach crisis points, often by teaching them to react differently instead of raising their voice or trying the same approach.
"Sometimes you have to step back and focus on your own mental health before you can help your loved one," Bauer said. "That's what this is about."
Funding provided to Veteran Community Initiatives was awarded to keep the program going through 2018 and may serve as a launching point to help find ways to ensure it will continue in the years to come.
Sigrid Andrew, medical director for the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona, applauded the program and the objective behind it.
"I've been in (Veterans Affairs) for 20-some years, and we've often seen how veterans are being cared for by people who are close to them, and that it has a real effect on them," Andrew said. "We're excited to hear about this, because efforts like these are extremely important," she said.
David Hurst is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at (814) 532-5053. Follow him on Twitter @TDDavidHurst and Instagram @TDDavidHurst.
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Klay's participation was optional because he was also participating in USA select team practices.
We all hoped he would go, the fact that he is just shows he is putting in the work to be better.
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I've noticed that the WebUI browses by folder for the Artist, and not by ID3 tags. I have quite a number of albums tagged with the artist "Various Artists" but are in the folder "Compilations." In the Webplayer, all the albums show up under the artist Compilations.
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Chris Brown is allegedly retiring from music at the tender age of 24.
That is, if his Twitter account is to be believed.
The "Fine China" singer, whose career has been predominantly put in context of his tumultuous relationship with singer Rihanna, spent about 45 minutes in jail Monday as a result of a sentencing that stems from a May hit-and-run incident, according to TMZ.
Following the fender-bender, Brown promptly took to Twitter to proclaim his innocence after allegedly rear-ending a Mercedes with a woman behind the wheel.
Brown reportedly went to jail a day early, according to the site, and was booked and released on his own recognizance. He is free until his Aug. 19 probation hearing in which he could face up to four years in jail if found in violation, MTV News reported.
Shortly after being released, the Grammy-winning singer was spotted at AV Nightclub in Hollywood with his entourage at a VIP table, the nightclub's rep said. The following day, Brown took to Twitter to assure "America" that he was done being famous ... or infamous.
"Don't worry mainstream America. After this X album, it'll probably be my last album," Brown tweeted Tuesday.
"Being famous is amazing when it's for ur music and talent," he added. "I'm tired of being famous for a mistake I made when i was 18. I'm cool & over it!"
That mistake happens to be his 2009 beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna that left the songstress bloodied and bruised the night before the Grammy Awards. A media maelstrom followed when photos of Rihanna's brutalized face leaked online.
The singer has repeatedly tried to reinvent himself and move away from the reckless persona he built. The album is slated to be released Aug. 26 after it was pushed back from July 16. On July 19, Brown held an online listening session to preview two of the slow jams from the album, "Something Special" and "Sex You Up."
But in light of his latest run-ins with the law, it is unclear if Tuesday's remarks are just another publicity stunt to get his project some more recognition.
The "F.A.M.E." machine let out a tweet that made it seem that he was not yet done with the spoils of recognition.
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The Belgian national brought twenty riders to Louisville, Kentucky, for the first-ever UCI cyclocross world championship to be held on US soil.
What's it take to support 20 riders? Try 66 bikes, 140 sets of wheels (all with tires mounted, mind you), countless spare parts and repair equipment and an army of team mechanics and staff.
The Belgians aren't just coming – they're here, and in a big, big way.
We took a tour of their team area, which occupied a sizable conference room inside a local hotel. While it's not a proper service course by any means, it's impressive considering the logistics of getting all of these people and gear here.
Stay tuned for more in-depth features on some key Belgian team bikes, too, from cyclocross worlds. We're just getting started here.
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Lightweight & Sharp: Kyocera Ceramic Chefs Knife
Item: Kyocera Ceramic Chefs Knife
Price: $69.95
Overall Impression: Lightweight and easy to care for. Excels at chopping hard vegetables and herbs.
The idea of a knife that stays razor-sharp for months — even years! — has a lot of appeal to me as a home cook whose knives seem to be in constant need of honing and resharpening. But a chefs knife has to wear a lot of hats in the kitchen, and I've always wondered how a lightweight, brittle ceramic blade would hold up when put to the test.
The Review
Characteristics and Specs: 7″ ceramic blade. Comfortable molded plastic handle. Use with a plastic or wooden cutting board — never glass or stone. Avoid cutting motions that involve twisting or flexing the blade. Ceramic Kyocera knives with plastic handles are dishwasher safe.
Favorite details: Lightweight and very well balanced. Zero wrist fatigue after cutting a pile of vegetables. I love it for chopping herbs and greens. Easy to clean and requires little maintenance (ie sharpening)
Potential problems: The blade can feel "sticky" while cutting through wet ingredients like onions. Instead of smoothly slicing through the onion, I had to tug the knife a bit to get it through the vegetable (especially when making horizontal cuts).
Good for small kitchens? Yes.
Ceramic knives have come a long way since they first started gaining popularity ten or so years ago. Kyocera makes their blades using a proprietary process that makes them stronger, denser, and less prone to snapping. You still need to avoid cuts that potentially twist or flex the blade, like boning meats or smashing cloves of garlic, but these ceramic knives seem much more durable than their predecessors.
I really like how this knife feels in my hand. It's lightweight and very well balanced, allowing me to make sure, even slices. I have small hands, and this felt just right as I gripped the handle. It rocks smoothly for repetitive slices but also works well with more forceful straight cuts.
I've been using this ceramic chefs knife from Kyocera, along with one of their smaller paring knives, for a few months now. I find myself delighted when using it for some tasks and frustrated with others:
- Herbs and Greens: I now reach for the ceramic knife whenever I have to chop a pile of herbs. It cleanly slices right through those greens without leaving any half-joined pieces behind. I love it. (The smaller paring knife is also great for this; see How to Chiffonade Basil)
- Hard Vegetables (like carrots, sweet potatoes, etc.): This is another place where the ceramic knife excels. It chops these hard vegetables cleanly and precisely, even giving me the ability to slice sweet potatoes wafer thin without a mandoline.
- Slicing Pizzas, Pastries, etc.: Excellent. The thin blade is perfect for making precise cuts without tearing the pastry or disturbing pizza toppings.
- Meats: I give the ceramic knife a neutral rating for dicing meats like sausage, bacon, and steak. It works just as fine as a stainless steel blade at these tasks.
- Garlic: Again, the ceramic knife is fine for mincing. It worked just as well as a stainless steel blade.
- Soft, Wet Vegetables (like onions): This is where I got frustrated. Slicing onions, I had to tug the blade through the vegetable — it seemed to get stuck mid-slice and drag as I pushed on it, especially with the horizontal cuts. Chopping straight down, I felt like the blade bruised the softer vegetable before it started slicing, resulting in less precise cuts. Since onions are a staple for most of my cooking, this was a major drawback for me.
One last note: the product information for this knife and many online reviews mention that ceramic knives won't brown foods or alter the taste or smell of foods. I've never noticed increased browning, off-flavors or off-aromas with steel knives, so this doesn't feel like a strong selling point for me.
Overall, I'm left feeling a little up in the air about this knife. It performs many chopping tasks just as well, and sometimes better, than a stainless steel knife, and it's a nice lightweight option for people who find heavier metal knives unwieldy. But on the other hand, I feel like its uses are somewhat limited. I will always want a stainless steel knife in my drawer for things like boning raw meat, carving cooked meat, and other tasks that put a little pressure on the balde (and yes, slicing onions!).I'd really love to hear from other ceramic knife users out there. Do you love your ceramic knife? Are there times when you still use a stainless steel knife?
Find It! Kyocera Ceramic Chef Knife and Utility Knife, $69.95 at Kyocera Advanced Ceramics
Apartment Therapy Media makes every effort to test and review products fairly and transparently. The views expressed in this review are the personal views of the reviewer and this particular product review was not sponsored or paid for in any way by the manufacturer or an agent working on their behalf. However, the manufacturer did give us the product for testing and review purposes.
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By design, engine gen-sets provide full and reliable backup power — if they're properly set up. For this to happen, you must decide which loads the gen-set will support, properly size it to those loads, and select the appropriate switching equipment. Start this process by identifying the purpose of the gen-set. What is your goal? Are you trying to provide emergency backup power? Do you want a standby source, or are you trying to lower costs through peak shaving or base loading?
Not all situations dictate picking up the entire load. If you are installing a gen-set for emergency loads, segregate the critical elements onto a dedicated emergency bus. Then, power that bus with the gen-set.
How you define an emergency load depends on your situation, but you would typically include egress path lighting. You'd also include certain mechanical systems for safety shutdown, communications, security, and fire control. Special cases include other systems. For example, a hospital backs up life-support systems and operating rooms. A data center, on the other hand, is likely to back up everything except designated nonessential loads like outside lighting.
Regardless of which loads you back up, certain principles apply to all gen-sets. Typically, the power output from a gen-set has fewer external influences than grid-supplied power. Thus, when properly applied, these sets produce cleaner waveforms than the grid. To improve output quality, tune engine gen-sets to local system voltage requirements or demands.
The key to ensuring power quality with engine gen-sets is properly matching the equipment to the load. Once you've decided your gen-set's mission and what loads it will support, you are ready to perform a load analysis.
Performing a Load Analysis
Base your analysis on the requirements of the equipment making up the load. Give careful consideration to adequately addressing the problems caused by your particular concentration and mix of equipment. Loads that present different kinds of power quality problems include electric motors, lighting ballasts, computer power supplies, motor drives, UPSs, and power-factor correction capacitors (photo).
For example, electric motors produce a lagging power factor — which is an increased demand for VARs. Calculate what it takes to start and run your motors. When doing so, consider whether you are starting them sequentially or simultaneously. Lighting ballasts (fluorescent, metal-halide, halogen, and even incandescent) have inductive components you must account for in your evaluation.
Computers, variable-speed drives, and UPSs have nonlinear power supplies that introduce harmonics into the power system. These harmonics can create supply problems. If the power source is a gen-set, you'll see a significant rise in this kind of distortion as compared to what you'd see if your supply were the utility grid. Why? The voltage regulator for the gen-set cannot accurately read voltage when total harmonic distortion exceeds 20%. Thus, high levels of harmonics lead to an unstable voltage output from the gen-set. In addition, the input system on a UPS or variable-speed drive requires a 60 Hz sine-wave input and ceases to function properly when the input deviates too far from this.
Most UPSs and motor drives have input filters either as standard equipment or as an option. However, the filter option is expensive and may not be part of a typical bid-spec proposal. Older UPSs may not have filters. The resulting distortion can make the gen-set nonfunctional.
When sizing to a nonlinear load, the gen-set should have a kW rating from 1.5 to 4 times the nonlinear-load kW rating, depending on the degree of filtering, type of load, other voltage-sensitive loads on the bus, and load range of the gen-set.
Smaller gen-sets (less than 200kW) are more susceptible to power quality problems because their higher internal impedance tends to amplify, rather than absorb, harmonics. Depending on your load, this may not be a problem. For example, variable-speed drives and computer power supplies can operate with a higher total distortion than UPSs.
Power-factor correction capacitors, especially those with highly inductive loads, require special consideration. Because we normally size gen-sets by kW, any loads that have significant VAR requirements are crucial elements in properly sizing the gen-set.
The load analysis combines all of these factors into a composite that allows you to address the overall needs of the system. Try to match the proper generating equipment to the kVA demands of your facility and equipment. With this composite picture of your load, you can design in preemptive corrective action.
For example, you can upsize the alternator beyond minimum specified requirements to reduce certain detriments to power quality, such as voltage dips and harmonics. You can also reduce the effects of incremental loading in large blocks.
Engineering the System
Your design job doesn't end when you've sized the power output to the anticipated load. You must also select the design elements that will assure power quality whenever the gen-sets run, transfer loads, or share loads. A well-engineered system integrates the prime mover and alternator to produce the optimal power output, while minimizing system harmonics. Base your design on industry standards.
The design elements of the prime mover (such as fuel/air delivery system components, intake and exhaust manifolds, and cooling systems) are key considerations. Your choice of fuel will depend on factors like site space and location, local fuel availability, sound-level considerations, exhaust emission constraints, and the anticipated role of the gen-set.
Ancillary equipment also can affect power quality. Specifying particular characteristics for governors, exciters, and voltage regulators will help you ensure a high level of power quality because these are all integral parts of any high-quality power system.
Select automatic transfer switches and switchgear that are appropriate to the application. Pay extra attention to their synchronization characteristics. Of course, you must size them for the proper amperage and voltage.
Closed transition switchgear should include overcurrent protection for both utility and generator breakers, fully automatic synchronizing (frequency, phase-angle, and voltage), and utility-grade protective relaying (for soft-load and peak-shave/base-load systems).
Two types of governor systems are available. Mechanical governors have been the reliable mainstays of the industry, but synchronous electronic governors are gaining popularity for providing tighter frequency control and improving overall performance.
Voltage regulators are moving from analog to digital designs. The digital designs offer greater flexibility because you can easily integrate them into the management and control of a power system. Permanent magnet brushless excitation, electronic governing, and electronic voltage regulation help you maintain power quality. A system with these features is more stable and less prone to transient loading than less sophisticated arrangements.
When you select the components properly, engine gen-sets are reliable sources of prime and standby power. By properly sizing and equipping them for your particular load, you can assure a high level of power quality.
Empirical evidence from the field shows the relationship between generators and power quality is one you cannot ignore. Proper selection, design, and installation can prevent interaction problems while assuring continuous uptime.


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TPWD Urges Boaters to Be Safe this Holiday Weekend
Incoming hurricane might also affect weekend weather
This July 4 weekend friends and family will haul their boats into the water and celebrate, but someone else might crash the party – Alex.
Hurricane Alex is expected to make landfall on Thursday in northern Mexico or South Texas and bring with it rain that could lead to inland flooding during the weekend. With that in mind, in addition to the usual safety tips outlined below it is important to watch the weather reports and plan holiday get-togethers on the boat accordingly.
Jeff Parrish, TPWD assistant chief boating law administrator, said that while lakes surrounded by urban development are usually unaffected by inclement weather along the coast, anyone who plans to celebrate near the Texas coast this weekend should monitor the forecast and prepare for the weather.
"Just like pilots develop a flight plan, you should develop a float plan," Parrish said. "Let people know where you're going and how long you plan to be out so if you don't come back by a certain time, they know to start looking for you."
In addition to monitoring the forecast, boaters are urged to take the usual precautions when spending time on the water this July 4 weekend, including wearing a personal flotation device and not operating a boat while drinking alcohol.
Boat operators must have at least one lifejacket per passenger on board, and children younger than 13 are required to wear lifejackets while on the water. TPWD reports that 90 percent of boating fatality victims who are recovered had not been wearing lifejackets and that wearing a lifejacket increases your chances tenfold of surviving in the water.
In 2009, TPWD reported 211 boating accidents and 35 boating-related fatalities as well as 219 incidents of BWI (boating while intoxicated). So far this year, 72 boating accidents and 15 boating-related fatalities have been reported as well as 75 incidents of BWI.
Parrish said alcohol consumption is a leading contributor to boating accidents and that not only boating operators but also passengers, skiers, tubers and swimmers should drink responsibly. Someone in the group should also be selected as a designated boat operator.
"Falling or jumping overboard while vessels are underway or at anchor is a common occurrence in recreational boating," Parrish said. "Consuming alcohol coupled with not wearing a lifejacket is a recipe for disaster."
Parrish said in the event of an accident on the water, boaters should call 911 for help.
Additionally, anyone younger than 18 who was born after Aug. 31, 1984, is required by law to pass a boater education course before being allowed to operate a boat. Along with photo identification, boaters who are required to take the course must also carry their completion certificate on board their vessel.
People who are exempt from the boater education course include anyone 18 and older, minors who are accompanied by an adult who is exempt from the course and anyone who holds a master's, mate's or operator's license issues by the U.S. Coast Guard. Nonetheless, TPWD research indicates that those who have taken the course are far less likely to be in a boating accident.
The boater education course costs about $13 and is about six hours long. Boaters can take the course in person or through online and at-home formats.
For boating safety tips or more information on the boater education course, visit the TPWD Boating Safety Web Page or call 800-792-1112, option 2
Boaters are also asked to avoid unintentionally transporting invasive species, such as aquatic plants like giant salvinia or organisms like zebra mussels that can "hitch a ride" on boats or trailers moved from lake to lake. See the texasinvasives.org Web site for tips to identify, report and avoid transporting invasive plants and animals.
On the Net:
- Boating Safety: http://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/boat/safety/index.phtml
- Boater Education: http://tpwd.texas.gov/boatered
- Invasive Species: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qgmPVASHHI
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