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South African Journal of Child Health
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S. Afr. j. child health vol.9 no.4 Cape Town Nov. 2015
Persistent and new-onset anaemia in children aged 6 - 8 years from KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
T P GwetuI; M ChhaganII; M CraibIII; M TaylorIV; S KauchaliV, VI
IMB ChB, MPH; Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
IIFCPaed (SA), PhD; Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
IIIMB ChB; Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
IVPhD; Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
VFCPaed (SA), MS, MPhil (Epidemiology); Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
VIFCPaed (SA), MS, MPhil (Epidemiology); Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Anaemia impairs normal development in children and has wide-ranging social and economic implications. Existing anaemia control strategies primarily target anaemia in infancy. The contribution, however, of anaemia in preschool- and school-aged children as well as its long-term effects has not been extensively evaluated.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of anaemia in the same children on two occasions at least 18 months apart.
METHOD: We carried out a longitudinal study in a rural community of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Haemoglobin (Hb) levels were measured using the HaemoCue at baseline when the children were aged 4 - 6 years, and the follow-up assessment was done at age 6 -8 years. HIV screening and helminth testing was offered to all the children.
RESULTS: Hb levels at both baseline and follow-up were available for 181 children. The baseline anaemia prevalence was 56.9% (mean Hb 11.2, standard deviation (SD) 1.14) and at follow-up the anaemia prevalence was 41.9% (mean Hb 11.7, SD 1.19). There were 21/180 (11.7%) children with new-onset anaemia at follow-up, while anaemia from baseline persisted in 43/103 (41.8%).
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest a high burden of anaemia in these school-aged children, which might be reduced with early interventions. Interventions targeting screening and management of anaemia, chronic infections and nutritional deficiencies are recommended.
Anaemia impairs normal development in children and is implicated as both a cause and an effect of adverse social and economic family circumstances.[1] Global estimates of childhood anaemia indicate that 293.1 million children aged <5 years are anaemic worldwide, with 28.5% of these living in sub-Saharan Africa.[2] This high anaemia burden among children of sub-Saharan Africa is generally attributed to poverty, communicable diseases, food insecurity, HIV and other associated concerns such as access to healthcare and sanitation.[3] In South Africa (SA), where poor nutrition, poverty and poor parental education are prevalent, the implications are severe for children's future and for national development.
Existing global solution strategies to control anaemia in early childhood such as micronutrient supplementation and breastfeeding support have been successful, though associated with questionable sustainability in terms of protecting children from developing anaemia after infancy.[3] A significant proportion of anaemia in school-aged children is attributed to iron deficiency.[2] Subclinical iron deficiency is even more common and has comparable developmental consequences. In the present study, anaemia was used as an indicator of deprived nutrition and poor health status. This study was conducted in a rural community from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province where the children are disadvantaged by poor socioeconomic circumstances. Although the association between anaemia and poverty has been described by various researchers,[1,3] the natural history of anaemia associated with poor social environments in young children is not yet well described.
Study population
This was a longitudinal survey in KZN. This research was an ancillary study to a larger cohort study investigating the health and psychosocial needs of children. The parent study enrolled 1 787 children aged 4 - 6 years identified in a door-to-door survey in the Valley of a Thousand Hills. The current study was conducted when these children were undergoing follow-up assessments at ages of between 6 and 8 years. A total of 184 consecutive children over a 4-month period were invited to join this study.
Diagnostic testing
Haemoglobin (Hb) determination by HaemoCue (Angelholm, Sweden) was conducted by a clinician. Anaemia was defined using Hb levels. The World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended cut-offs were used to classify anaemia severity. Children aged up to 59 months had an Hb cut-off of 11.0 g/dL, and 11.5 g/dL was applied for children 5 - 11 years old. Children aged up to 59 months had anaemia categorised as mild for Hb levels 10.0 - 10.9 g/dL, moderate 7.0 - 9.9 g/dL and severe <7.0 g/dL, while for children 5 - 11 years of age anaemia was classified as mild with Hb levels 11.0 - 11.4 g/dL, moderate 8.0 - 10.9 g/dL and severe <8.0 g/dL[4]
Stool and urine samples were collected and sent for microscopy at a local academic hospital. All caregivers and children were offered voluntary HIV counselling and testing.
Analysis of time and treatment effects on anaemia
This exploratory analysis utilised Hb measurements from two time-points: the baseline at enrolment into the parent study; and at follow-up, which occurred at least 18 months later. The two Hb measurements were used to determine the Hb trend over time. We assessed within-group differences for participants who had anaemia at these two time-points. Individual analyses were carried out for all the study participants. Parasitic infections were referred to as severe if the child had the presence of symptoms such as diarrhoea, abdominal pain and blood in stool. Asymptomatic cases were documented as mild.
Statistical analyses
SPSS version 22 software (IBM, USA) was used for data entry and analysis. The distribution of anaemia, and effect of infection and treatment were assessed using descriptive statistics and graphical plots. Characteristics of the children in each defined group were compared using Student's t-test and χ2 tests as appropriate.
Ethical review
This research study was approved by the University of KZN Biomedical Research Ethics Committee. Informed consent was obtained from the children's caregivers before enrolment. All children with Hb <10 g/dL were referred for clinical intervention.
Population characteristics
Hb levels at both baseline and follow-up were available for 181 of 184 (98.4%) participants. At baseline, the children were aged 47 -77 months (standard deviation (SD) 0.58) and at follow-up 72 - 102 months (SD 0.55). The study group comprised more males (109/184 (59.2%)) than females. All children were asymptomatic for anaemia.
Anaemia profile
At baseline, the prevalence of anaemia was 103/181 (56.9%). Among the anaemic, 2/103 (1.9%) children had severe anaemia, 62/103 (60.2%) moderate and 39/103 (37.9%) mild.
A significant declining trend was seen at follow-up, with an anaemia prevalence of 76/181 (42%), with 1/76 (1.3%) severe anaemia, 45/76 (59.2%) moderate and 30/76 (39.5%) mild (p=0.002). Generally, there was a trend towards a higher mean Hb with time for all children (Table 1). The mean (SD) Hb at follow-up (11.7 (1.19) g/dL) was higher than at baseline (11.2 (1.14 g/dL) (95% confidence interval (CI) -0.71 - -0.23)). Of the non-anaemic children at baseline, 21/78 (26.9%) were anaemic at follow-up. Among the anaemic children at baseline, 43/103 (41.8%) were still anaemic at follow-up. The two children who had severe anaemia at baseline did not have anaemia at follow-up. Of the 62 with moderate anaemia at baseline, 27/62 (43.6%) persisted with anaemia. Of the children with anaemia at baseline, 14/103 (13.6%) were found to have lower Hb levels at follow-up, with one child who initially had Hb 11.1 g/dL present with severe anaemia (Hb 6.6 g/dL) at follow-up.
At baseline, 27/103 (26.2%) children with Hb <10 g/dL were referred for clinical intervention at their local clinic. At follow-up, 18/27 (66.7%) children were still anaemic, although 23/27 (85.2%) had improved Hb levels. Of the children with persistent anaemia, 7/27 (25.9%) continued to have Hb levels <10 g/dL despite referral for clinical management.
Clinical factors
HIV infection
A total of 168/181 (92.8%) children were tested for HIV at baseline and 3/168 (1.8%) were HIV-positive. Two ofthese children had mild anaemia at baseline. A non-significant increased uptake for HIV testing was seen at follow-up (179/181 (98.9%)), with 5/179 (2.8%) children testing positive for HIV infection. HIV-positive children had a trend towards lower Hb (11.22 g/dL, SD 0.81) than HIV-negative children (12.19 g/dL, SD 1.19) children (95% CI -4.27 - -1.32). At follow-up, all five HIV-infected children were anaemic with an Hb range of 8.0 - 11.4 g/dL: 2 mild, 2 moderate and 1 severe anaemia.
Parasitic infection
A total of 52/181 (28.7%) children had a history of expelled worms prior to the assessment. Of these, 49 (94.2%) had mild asymptomatic infections and 2/52 (3.8%) had severe symptomatic infections. The age of the children at the time of expelling the worms ranged from 7 to 60 months, with a mean (SD) age of 31 (13.1) months. A total of 107/181 (59.1%) participants had received deworming treatments within the past 12 months. Of these, 37/107 (34.6%) were anaemic at follow-up. A total of 178/181 (98.3%) urine and stool samples were tested for parasitic infection in the second survey. Microscopy was positive for parasites in 43/178 (24.2%) children, although only 31/178 (17.4%) had pathological infection. Pathogens identified were Ascaris lumbricoides (10/31 (32.3%)), Giardia lamblia (18/31 (54.8%)), Blastocystis hominis (1/31 (3.2%)), Enterobius vermicularis (2/31 (6.5%)), Trichuris trichiura (1/31 (3.2%)), Entamoeba coli (8/31 (25.8%)) and Schistosoma haematobium (3/31 (9.4%)). Of the children with parasitic infection, 14/31 (45.2%) had anaemia compared with 31/147 (21.1%) without helminth infection. Anaemia trends for individual pathogens were Ascaris spp. (3/10 (30.0%)), S. haematobium (1/3 (33.3%)), G. lamblia (9/18 (50.0%)), E. coli 4/8 (50.0%) and B. hominis 0/1. The contribution of parasite infestation to anaemia was statistically significant (p=0.03). Deworming had a significant effect on anaemia at follow-up (p=0.01).
Exploratory analysis of the trend in anaemia and haemoglobin over time
There was no statistical difference in anaemia between those who had been referred for treatment and those who had not (Table 2). The researchers did not explore the differences between HIV-infected children because of the small sample size. Children who received deworming treatment had a trend towards higher mean increase in Hb compared with children who did not receive deworming treatment. The mean difference between baseline and follow-up Hb levels for children who had been referred for treatment was 2.4 g/dL (95% CI 1.86 - 2.88) while the mean difference in Hb levels for those who had not received treatment was 0.7 g/dL (0.39 - 1.07). This difference was clinically significant (p<0.005).
The prevalence of anaemia in this study population was high: 57.2% at baseline and 42.2% at follow-up. The researchers suggest that the high anaemia burden among this study population could be attributed to high levels of poverty, food insecurity and infectious diseases in the community. Anaemia persisted in 41.8% of children who were found to be anaemic at baseline. Moreover, over a quarter of initially non-anaemic children (26.9%) developed anaemia (based on WHO criteria) over the 2-year interval. Concern regarding this high anaemia burden in school-aged children remains owing to the commonly asymptomatic nature of anaemia and the inadequate treatment rates for those children who do seek healthcare. This study found evidence to suggest that deworming has a beneficial effect on anaemia prevention, while clinical interventions to treat anaemia in earlier childhood may not prevent anaemia in later childhood. It is thought that the anaemia was related to iron deficiency and exacerbated by infections. This high prevalence of anaemia in school-aged children highlights the need to consider additional strategies for anaemia control for this population.
The WHO, which compiled a systematic review of country-level data from 1993 to 2005, estimated a global anaemia prevalence of 25.4% (305 million children) among school-age children.[5] Very few data were available on school-aged children in most African countries, including SA. For this global database to achieve maximum potential, investigations need to be carried out and additional information gathered on Hb levels in school-aged children. The prevalence findings from this study were in stark contrast to the recent 2013 SANHANES-1[6] report, which described a very low anaemia prevalence of 10.5% in children up to 14 years old. However, the findings from the present study are more comparable with earlier national surveys[7,8] and local studies,[9,10] which reported anaemia prevalence ranging from 16.5 to 33%. The ages of children assessed, methods of determining Hb concentration and anaemia Hb-level cut-offs varied from those used in this current study. Hence, the outcomes on anaemia prevalence need to be compared with caution.
Although studies implementing micronutrient supplementation in early childhood as a primary prevention strategy have been encouraging, the findings from this study suggest that this strategy may not prevent anaemia in later childhood. The variety of treatments received and duration of treatment make comparisons challenging. Several studies have reported difficulties in finding adequate evidence to detect significant effects and the few trials available provided limited evidence of benefit.[11,12]
Anaemia burden was high among children with HIV and parasitic infections. This identifies these groups for targeted interventions. Strategies to increase uptake of HIV testing by caregivers need to be endorsed. The uptake for HIV testing (98.9%) was higher than that reported by another local study (41.0%).[13] Public health campaigns are needed to encourage HIV testing for children. Parents who miss the opportunity during pregnancy may be offered routine systematic testing of their children at later ages. Parasitic infestation was found in 17.7% children and contributed significantly to anaemia presence (p=0.03). The re-infection rate following treatment was 24.3%. The pathogens identified were comparable with other local studies, which reported variable parasitic infection of T. trichiura (53.9 - 86.2%), A. lumbricoides (19.4 - 85%), hookworm (20 - 83.2%) and S. haematobium (24.5%).[14-16] The KZN helminth control programme is school based. By this age, a large proportion of the children are already affected by anaemia, hence the guidelines may require refinement in order to optimise benefits.
Global complementary efforts are necessary to promote good nutritional status and reduce common infections in children. Chronic anaemia, including iron depletion and anaemia of inflammation, needs to be addressed. The appropriate execution of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness programme is expected to result in better case identification and management for children with anaemia. The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) has also achieved good national coverage and may be an effective vehicle for the provision of interventions for controlling anaemia and infections in children up to school age. Interventions providing dietary support need to be complemented with attempts to increase screening and treatment for anaemia, helminth infection and HIV in children at risk. Long-term interventions and policies that target individual, community and national levels are needed, recognising the effect of different cultural practices and financial restrictions.
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can't help myself but be part of the Tang Zhong groove..
yum... this was my pre dinner. toasted, drizzled with coconut oil and molasses top with Fourre aux noix and apple port jelly.
baked a batch of Guiness banana chocolate muffins with purple carrot, blue berry and walnuts. a farewell munch after class for a couple who are returning to Italy.
- 1 (11.2-ounce) bottle Guinness stout
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup wholewheat cake flour
- 11/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 mashed banana
- 1 cup grated carrot
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
mixed all the dry ingredients, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
whisk eggs with milk, guiness, yogurt, sugar, vanilla extract n banana.
pour the wet into the dry ingredients, add grated carrot and walnuts. fold lightly. don't over mixed
divide the batter among the muffin wells.
bake in pre heated oven 350F for 15 to 20 mins.


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CHICAGO (AP) — Rick Porcello pitched four-hit ball over seven scoreless innings, Jhonny Peralta homered and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of four errors in a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
With MVP and Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera sidelined by a hip problem, the AL Central leaders again got all the help they needed from Chicago. One night after matching what was a season-high with three errors in a 7-3 loss to the Tigers, the White Sox managed to outdo themselves.
Peralta delivered an RBI single and scored in a three-run fourth in which the Tigers took advantage of two errors. He also hit a solo drive off Hector Santiago (3-6) in the sixth, and Detroit scored three in the inning to go up 6-0.
Porcello (7-6) won his third straight start after dropping three in a row.
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Black Mesa Climber's Log
pittbrownie - Nov 23, 2009 8:51 am Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2009state highpoint #4
Nice, easy hike. Watched sunset from the top, then ran down.
TJ311 - Sep 15, 2009 11:02 am Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2009Easy Highpoint
A nice easy walk up to Oklahoma's state highpoint. It was sunny and a little warm. Lot's of nice flowers along the way.
BadgerSummitSeeker - Aug 27, 2009 7:27 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2009HP # 14
Absolutely loved the drive between Boise City and Kenton. Pretty hike up to Black Mesa. Haven't done much hiking at all in this dry of an area but I liked the change in scenery. On my way down saw a fellow Wisconsinite, Holsti97, who is closing in on finishing the 50 states. Enjoyed supper at the Kenton Merc before heading on to attempt Wheeler Peak (ultimately unsuccessful due to snow & ice).
osatrik - Jul 19, 2009 10:32 pmRe: What An Updraft
You have two identical entries in the climbers log for Black Mesa OK
skinnywhitecomic - Jun 19, 2009 5:11 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2009HP #19
I was the only only hiking the trail this day, and in the blazing 95 degree weather. Thankfully I had lots of sunscreen and LOTS of water! Highpoint #19!
Holsti97 - May 27, 2009 10:19 pmRe: Old West Town
A businessman from Tuscon, AZ decided to build a hotel, restaurant, resort without getting the necessary building permits. The local government has put the project on hold and there is a lot of political wrangling going on. I was told that he plans on completing the project this summer with or without permission.
Holsti97 - May 24, 2009 10:50 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2009You're OK Oklahoma!!
Had lunch at the Kenton Mercantile in Kenton. Started our hike at 12:40 PM. Hiked to the summit. Met some other Highpointers from Wisconsin and Florida. Spent a lot of time talking to them and lingered at the summit. Returned to our vehicle at 4:30 and then got ice cream and certificates at the Kenton Merc. HP #40.
Pedaldance - Mar 30, 2009 11:45 am Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2009HP #3
No sign of rattle snakes or the warned of scorpions from the nice people at Merc. Warm and windy while dodging what appeared to be a large storm, which ultimately added to clouds, producing amazing sunset views. A wonderful day for hiking and the introduction of Highpointing to my friend, Casie, from Colorado.
McCannster - Mar 8, 2009 7:08 pm Date Climbed: Mar 8, 20095th HP!
Drove from Boulder to La Junta Saturday night, slept in the back of borrowed friend's car on some random street in LJ, drove to Black Mesa in the morning. This is a looooong drive from anywhere, but a really beautiful one. Something about those open, vast plains really gets me. Stayed on the highpoint for about 15 minutes, then booked it back. Now I have studying to do :(
jeffh25 - Feb 10, 2009 2:41 pm Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2008Black Mesa
Highpoint #7. Camped in Black Mesa State Park then drove up and climbed the next morning. Kinda cold start (25 degrees) but it warmed up nice by midday. The Merc was closed so no burgers for us. Does anyone know what the old west town set up around the corner at the base of the mesa is? Movie set, maybe?
sgb02d - Feb 9, 2009 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2009Incredible
I felt like I was walking through the dinosaur age. I had my camera out and ready in case a Stegosaurus walked by.
Definitely one of the most unique places I have ever been too.
Alpinist - Sep 28, 2008 11:10 pm Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2008#26
Flew into Denver and rented a car with Zscapes for 2 days of highpointing. We visited Mt Sunflower on Sept 27th and Black Mesa on Sept 28th. We had perfect weather and both "summits" to ourselves.
I like it on top - Sep 12, 2008 1:40 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2008Black Mesa
Very nice weather. Also ran into a couple of horned toads and large wolf spider. Completed on 09-11 in memory of that tragic day on behalf of Cops on Top. Ice cream at the Merc.
psquier - Aug 5, 2008 10:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008Black Mesa
Got up in Ogallala, NE, did Panorama Point by 10:00, off to Mt Sunflower in KS, and then off to Black Mesa arriving at 7:00pm. My GPS had us come through the back side and we found ourselves on some long dirt roads going through some rough but pretty country. We wondered if we were lost but then saw the dinosaur tracks sign and ended up right at the Trailhead. Quick pace to the top, pictures with the horny toad we caught, and back down by 9:20 just as it got dark. It's about 2.7 miles to the mesa ascent, and then at least another mile on top, which was very flat. We then left for Texas via New Mexico. We could not find a hotel until Dalhart, Texas and we couldn't find a place to eat that was open after 10:30. Don't get stranded in this remote area. Cell phones didn't work either. The Garmin Nuvi 600 GPS had us going 24 miles through very rough corn fields. We decided to head back to the main roads and follow the map. Had to swerve to miss hitting cows, deer and did run over a skunk on the main roads!
mlandau3 - Jul 21, 2008 2:03 am Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2008What An Updraft
A hot hike. We didn't see any rattlesnakes, but did see a few horned toads. Walked to the south rim from the "summit" and the updraft was incredible. We also hope the family emergency at the "Merc" was not serious.
mlandau3 - Jul 21, 2008 2:02 am Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2008What An Updraft
A hot hike. We didn't see any rattlesnakes, but did see a few horned toads. Walked to the south rim from the "summit" and the updraft was incredible. We also hope the family emergency at the "Merc" was not serious.
StumblingBear - May 19, 2008 10:18 am Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007Off Route
Didn't park at the trailhead and didn't take the trail cause I didn't think I wanted to hike an old road to the summit. What I did do is park on the other side of the mesa at a stock tank. From there headed cross country and picked my way up the mesa then it was easy finding the marker. All this took less than an hour, pretty good for an old guy. Coming down I stepped on a large boulder which gave way, rolled over my leg and sent me rolling down the slope. No real damage done. Climb On!
jimegan - Feb 7, 2008 12:16 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2004BLACK MESA
wildfam - Jan 26, 2008 2:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2006Great Highpoint
HP #7. Great hike; beautiful place. Biggest obstacle wasn't snakes or heat or the mountain: it was the herd of cows blocking the trail near the parking lot. They didn't seem to like hikers much.
highlandvillager - Jan 6, 2008 12:37 am Date Climbed: May 26, 2007Great view of the stars
We drove through the night from DFW to Black Mesa and enjoyed the night sky for a bit, then napped in the truck until sunrise. The rising sun provided a striking first view of the area. We were the first ones to the highoint that day and met two other groups on the way back. We missed visiting the famous Merc in Kenton as we did not return to the highway, but continued west along backroads into New Mexico on our way to Wheeler Peak.


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Challengers & Satellites
27.07.2007 -
2007 Men Challenger in Cyprus
26.07.2007 - 29.07.2007
For the
Second-time, Cyprus will host an international Beach Volleyball event at Tourist
Beach Geroskipou with a double gender event. Cyprus, a modern country that
effortlessly marries European culture with ancient enchantment, is the third
largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Its 9,251 square kilometers (3,572
square miles) encompass citrus and olive groves, pine forested mountains, and
some of Europe's cleanest beaches.
Also the
easternmost island in the Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus is approximately 105
kilometers (60 miles) west of Syria, 75 kilometers (47 miles) south of Turkey
and 380 kilometers (200 miles) north of Egypt.
The nearest
Greek point is the Greek island of Rhodes which is 380 kilometers (200miles) to
the west.
Year - Cyprus
men's gold medal, Cyprus silver medal, Cyprus bronze medal
2006 -
Boersma/Mathijs Mast, Netherlands / Adrian Gavira Collado/Francisco Alfredo
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(Some readers have construed from my writings that I am OK with trampling rights of the people just because I support construction of the dam and pooh-pooh NBA. Here's my response).
I am very much for people's rights. They cannot be trampled – I strongly believe it. While we seem to fight well for our rights, we seem to ignore many of our duties. I am just putting forth an opposing view because our nation seems to be enamored and wooed by the sentimental show put up my these two ladies, cashing in on methods employed by a freedom fighter fifty years ago. We seem to equate all those antiquity methods with virtuousness. Going to jail (even for murder), sacrificing (like Sonia did for other ulterior motives), fasting (like Medha Patkar severely affecting millions of others), taking out a yatra (like Advani to promote communalism), are all glorified only because this is exactly what Mahatma Gandhi did long ago. Whatever may be the 'goal' (selfish or selfless) the 'means' they employ seem to have a great impact.
When flooding happens, due to construction of dam- small or big, the government allocates land elsewhere. This happened with all dams before and so is happening with
Most of the time, the land is allocated at a different place (cannot be same place since it is being submerged), and sometimes it is compensated through money/cash. Whether you accept the new land or not, accept the cash or not is up to each individual. He may take the cash and blow it up on liquor- that's his right.
In some countries, you have no option to refuse compensation. The
I will be sad if my land is taken away. We all do. I may be happy or unhappy with the compensation- but I have to do it for the well-being of my country- that includes me and million others. I may be sad when paying taxes but I have to do it, because it is in the best interest of others as well mine. I could easily argue why am I the only one paying tax (because only 3% Indians pay taxes) while the rest (97%) is enjoying the benefits? May be, I should also go on a hunger strike to abolish taxes. This whole idea of stopping a development effort because you are not satisfied with compensation will never allow us to do anything in this country. People are always unsatisfied- they don't want to pay wealth taxes or income taxes. Actually, they don't want to pay up for anything. They encroach upon lands from forests and never give them up, they throw garbage on the streets and never pay for the cleaning, and they resort to illegal methods to avoid paying anything to the government. While they are ready to come out into streets to fight for their rights, they never step out to conduct their duties.
Many a times, encroachment by people shrinks the roads to narrow lanes, and when Government wants to widen them, we see a spate of protests and hunger-strikes. People squat on public lands, and when government tries to remove them, they go on strikes and mass movements, and people like Arundhati Roy supports them. Even when compensated, they are not happy with it. They just don't want to move, no matter what the compensation is. And to make sure the project doesn't take place, they do not even accept the compensation and blame government for inadequate rehabilitation.
NBA doesn't want any compensation. NBA doesn't want the Dam. Medha Patkar, in her initial days, even protested against any rehabilitation- she reasoned rehab would change the way those tribals lived. NBA has been changing their slogan- first it was 'No Dam' and now it is 'First rehab, then Dam'. Then they will say 'Let the rehab bear fruit, let the kids grow up liking the new place, let the people be happy and satisfied, and then may be a Dam'. By then millions would have died elsewhere after a series of droughts!
As a nation, we can't stop such development activities to satisfy everyone. You don't go about asking people if they want to pay taxes. If one were to take a poll, most of
Fight for your rights. And also do your duties. In my opinion, NBA is all about fighting for rights, and completely renouncing their duties.


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Connetquot vs. Northport
Northport beat visiting Connetquot, 62-48, in a Suffolk League II boys basketball matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.
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Starting with County Down, the Mourne Mountains are thought to be Ireland's most picturesque and were the inspiration for CS Lewis to imagine Narnia in his famous book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
The sharp-peaked Twelve Bens in Connemara, County Galway, are a dominant presence over the area and can be seen from all over this rugged region. A Ben of another kind – Ben Bulben – is popular with climbers and inspired a famous poem by WB Yeats Under Ben Bulben.
Ireland's compact size means that you can easily access mountains from the main cities – on Divis and the Black Mountain in Belfast, you can look all the way across to Scotland on a clear day, while the beautiful Wicklow Mountains are an unexpected retreat just a 30-minute drive outside the urban buzz of Dublin city.
If you're looking for the highest point on the island, check out the MacGillycuddy's Reeks and the formidable Carrauntoohil in County Kerry. It looms at 1041m/3415 ft. Imagine on a clear day you can see for miles around!
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Franciscan Physician Network is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Neurologist to join our team and meet the growing demands for Neurology services in the Lafayette, Indiana area. Ideal physician is seeking a general neurology position with the opportunity to subset specialize in multiple areas.
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By Tessa Raebeck
In honor of School Board Recognition Week, Monday's meeting of the Sag Harbor board of education commenced with a short commemorative concert by members of the Pierson Middle/High School orchestra.
"We talk about music to the ears, that was music to the heart," commented Dr. Bonuso, interim superintendent for the district.
Sag Harbor Elementary School Principal Matt Malone presented the board with letters of thanks from the younger students.
"My teacher says that you work long hours, exactly how many hours do you work?" a fourth grader asked in one letter.
Another read, "Thank you for volunteering the time but please don't work too hard."
Following the moment of praise, the board returned to work, approving a first reading of board operating procedures. The packet includes a handout prepared by Mary Adamczyk, district clerk, outlining Policy 3320, which addresses public participation at board meetings.
The handout is supplementary to existing policy; it does not change it. Rather, it explains the policy which was revised last spring. The revisions allow community members to sign up for Public Input I, a period of public comment that happens at the start of board meetings, on a sign-up sheet outside the library up until the time of the meeting, rather than through the district clerk's office the Friday prior as was previously required.
"This just clarifies that a little more," explained Theresa Samot, president of the school board.
Chris Tice, school board vice president, suggested printing Adamczyk's handout on the back of every meeting agenda, so the community is clear on how they can participate. Tice said the idea was a suggestion of John Battle, a member of the community who regularly attends school board meetings.
The board will review the wording of the handout and the operating procedures, implement revisions and discuss them further at a second reading during their next meeting.
In other school news, the board accepted a donation from the Reutershan Educational Trust, which has the sole purpose of fostering art programs within the school district, for $30,700 in supplies, materials and equipment to support the programs and $5,863.67 in salaries and benefits for district personnel to supervise. Following comments by board member Daniel Hartnett, the board agreed to look into establishing a board liaison to the trust.
The next school board meeting will be held November 18 in the Pierson library.


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A delicious end to the summer. Buy varieties of summer squash, eggplant, and snap beans that appeal to you at the farmer's market. View this stew as a way to savor the flavors of late summer. Very little seasoning is needed – a good amount of humble freshly ground black pepper will really do the trick.
This recipe is infinitely adaptable, and one that I adapted myself from Deborah Madison's lovely Local Flavors – a favorite cookbook of mine and Witch Pilgrim's.
Can you believe these are eggplants?! Amazing!
End-of-Summer Eggplant Stew
3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 large yellow onions
4 gloves garlic, minced
5 fat thyme sprigs
3 tablespoons oregano, chopped (or 1 1/2 tablespoons dried)
2 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
5-8 oddly shaped & sized eggplants (white, Japanese, Thai, Hybrid Ruby, Black Beauty, or a few handfuls those tiny striped ones), cut into slim 2-inch lengths
a few handfuls of your favorite snap beans (yellow wax, green, purple, etc.)
1 1/2 pounds summer squash, quartered lengthwise and cut into chunks
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup dry white wine
1.) Heat olive oil in a your largest Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions, garlic, thyme, and oregano and cook for 10 minutes or so; until golden. Add tomato paste and use your wooden spoon to really work it into the onions.
2.) Add your veggies and cook for 15 minutes; until fragrant and beginning to brown. Season with salt. Add the wine and use your spoon to release all of the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Allow the wine to cook off a bit; 2 minutes.
3.) Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 12-18 minutes; until veggies are delectably tender throughout. Fish out the barren thyme sprigs. Season with pepper and more salt, if needed. Serve with freshly shaved parmesan, a chunk of good homemade bread and a glass of red!


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Liberal Arts
is a romantic comedy that should put a smile on your face. Charming and smartly written, its feelgood factor comes from how things pan out for the lead characters, no spoiler there, and because it has a little more to say about life and growing up than the average rom-com.
Josh Radnor, familiar from his role in How I Met Your Mother, is the writer, director and star here in his second film after happythankyoumoreplease, which also focused on characters trying to grow up. Although in the case of Liberal Arts it's a problem being faced by characters across generations.
Radnor plays Jesse, a nice single guy in his mid-thirties who loves literature, over-thinks most things, and hasn't found his place in the world since leaving college.
When Jesse returns to college to pay tribute to Professor Hoberg, "his second favourite professor", played by Richard Jenkins, he meets and falls for Zibby, a smart young undergrad played by Elizabeth Olsen - the Olsen twins' younger sister.
There's an obvious attraction, but Jesse's attempt to have a relationship with a young college girl and relive his college days provides the jumpstart he needs to start acting his age and get on with his life.
Liberal Arts is a romantic film, but beyond Jesse and Zibby's courtship Radnor also gets into teacher-student-mentor relationships, the importance of liberal arts in curriculums, and how we deal with ageing. Jenkins in particular nails his role as a retiring professor unsure how to approach the next phase in his life.
Though not a laugh-out loud comedy, there are some clever scenes, including Jesse reading and then dissecting The Twilight Saga (made more amusing by his friend, Twilight actress Elizabeth Reaser appearing in this film), and a rather unromantic sexual liaison with his old Romantic Poets lecturer, played by the wonderfully abrasive Allison Janney.
Romantic comedies don't set out to change your life, but Liberal Arts does provide an easy and enjoyable study on growing up and finding contentment, whatever your age.
Stars: 4/5
Cast: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen
Director: Josh Radnor
Running Time: 97 mins
Rating: M (Adult Themes)
Verdict: A charming, smart romantic comedy.
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Usually, the crew for a space shuttle mission is as diverse as the cast of a "Star Trek" movie. But this time? Not so much.
All six of the astronauts chosen for the shuttle Atlantis' final scheduled flight to the International Space Station, known as STS-132, are men. All of them are from NASA's own astronaut corps as opposed to other countries (although one is a British-born U.S. citizen).
Perhaps most importantly, all of them have flown on the shuttle before.
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STS-132 commander Ken Ham says having no rookies on the flight has made some things easier for the crew.
"It makes it really easy for me to make positive argument deals, if you will, with the training side saying, 'Hey, we don't need to do this particular training here. We've all flown before,' and typically I'll be allowed to win those arguments," he said in a NASA interview. "That simplifies our life and makes it easier to go forward."
The main objective for Atlantis' 12-day mission to the space station is to deliver and attach Russia's Mini Research Module 1, also known as Rassvet ("Dawn"). Spacewalkers are also switching out six batteries on the station's power-generating truss, and transferring a spare communication antenna. Tons of supplies are to be transferred during the shuttle's visit to the station.
Here are quick facts about Ham and the other STS-132 crew members:
Commander Ken Ham
Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1964, in Plainfield, N.J. Married with two sons. Nickname: Hock (as in "ham hock").
Experience: Naval aviator and test pilot who flew combat missions over northern Iraq and Bosnia. Selected to become astronaut in 1998. Served as pilot for Discovery's STS-124 mission to the International Space Station in 2008.
Quote: "The part about its being [Atlantis'] final flight truly is irrelevant to me. One, you don't know if this is the final flight or not, and it has no more importance than any other flights. They're all incredible. The legacy itself is unbelievable. ... It launched Magellan, Galileo. It's been to Mir seven times, something like that. It delivered the [Quest] airlock and the [Destiny] lab. [It was the last shuttle to service] Hubble. This incredible machine has done so much for humanity that it's ... I don't know how you could describe it."
Pilot Dominic Antonelli
Personal: Born in Detroit. Married with two children. Nickname: Tony (as in "Antonelli").
Experience: Naval aviator aboard USS Nimitz, flew F/A-18C Hornets in support of Operation Southern Watch. Selected as astronaut pilot in 2000. Served as pilot for Discovery's STS-119 mission to the space station in 2009.
Quote: "It'll be interesting to see where we go next and then on after that. I think all of the space shuttles will be fondly remembered for their contribution to getting us started. I do think that's the future: traveling around from world to world. It will be exciting to get on with it. Space shuttles will be remembered for quite some time for their role in the whole 'getting us going' part."
Spacewalker Mike Good
Personal: Born in Parma, Ohio. Married with three children. Nickname: Bueno (as in Spanish for "good").
Experience: Air Force test pilot and operations officer. Flew and tested the B-2 Stealth bomber. Selected to become astronaut in 2000. Participated in two spacewalks during Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009. During STS-132 spacewalks, Good wears a suit with barber-pole stripes.
Quote: "For all this time leading up to the Hubble flight, I was always an unflown rookie and so there were some of the unknowns that go with that. So now it's great to be able to say, 'Yeah, I went up on STS-125. We went to the Hubble Space Telescope, did a great servicing mission on it.' It was very successful and now I'm really looking forward to this flight having had that experience."
Spacewalker Garrett Reisman
Personal: Born Feb. 10, 1968, in Morristown, N.J. Nickname: Big G (Garrett is the shortest member of the crew).
Experience: Earned Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Caltech. Employed as engineer at TRW, where he designed the thruster-based attitude control system for NASA's Aqua satellite. Selected to become astronaut in 1998. Launched to space station on Endeavour in March 2008, spent three months on station and returned to Earth on Discovery in June 2008. Reisman wears an unmarked spacesuit during spacewalks.
Quote: "The space station really is a wonderful place. It's really big. People ask me all the time, 'How did you feel cramped up in there for three months?' I didn't feel cramped up at all. ... It's so large that on two different occasions, I went looking for one of my crewmates and I couldn't find him. I started one end of the ship, went all the way to the other and had to double back and try again because it's that big. So it was great living up there. And you have the views of the earth, of course, looking out the window. It was really a great three months."
Spacewalker Stephen Bowen
Personal: Born Feb. 13, 1964 in Cohasset, Mass. Married with three children. Nickname: Steve-O.
Experience: Served in the U.S. Navy on several submarines. In 2000, he became the first submarine officer selected by NASA to become an astronaut. Flew on Endeavour's STS-126 mission to the space station in November 2008. Bowen wears a spacesuit with red stripes during spacewalks.
Quote: "I went on submarine cruise one summer while at the Naval Academy, and I had never really been on a submarine before. We met a guy, there were two of us who were heading down the waterfront, and he said, 'The thing that will strike you at first is the odor.' And sure enough, you get on the boat and it has a very distinct and peculiar odor. But you get used to it real fast — and I just thought it was ironic, because that was the first thing I noticed when I crossed over to space station on 126. It had that hint, that little scent that was 'this smells like a submarine.'"
Robotics lead Piers Sellers
Personal: Born April 11, 1955, in Crowsborough, England. Married with two children. Nickname: Eppy.
Experience: Received doctorate in biometeorology from Leeds University in 1981. Conducted research on the interaction between Earth's biosphere and atmosphere. Selected to become astronaut in 1996. Flew on Atlantis to the space station in 2002, and was part of NASA's second "return to flight" test mission aboard Discovery in 2006. Sellers is taking the lead role in operating the space station's robotic arm during spacewalks.
Quote: "These missions seem to get more and more ambitious and complex, more and more tasks get done. I think it's an interesting mixture of different tasks. Just delivering the Russian module, that's going to be a challenge by itself. We're putting somebody else's hardware onto the station, and a lot of collaborative work has gone into this, but you never know how it's going to work out. I'm sure it won't be a completely smooth process. I'm sure there will be challenges."


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Hockey Olympian Claire Laubach retires after 8 Years on USA Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – May 15, 2013 – 2012 Olympian Claire Laubach (Centreville, Va.), who shares a story of perseverance and hard work that is nothing short of inspiring, is closing the chapter of an incredible field hockey career that includes three NCAA Division I National Championship titles and a Pan American gold medal. After eight years and 167 international competitions with the U.S. Women's National Team, Laubach made the bittersweet decision to, in her own words, "pass the torch."
As Laubach reflected on her career and time spent on the U.S. National Team, one of the most notable memories was the Pan American gold medal victory over the No. 1 world ranked team Argentina back in October 2011. The historic victory was not only a first for the U.S., but secured Laubach and Team USA a spot in the London Olympic Games.
"0:44. 0:43. 0:42. 0:00. My peripheral on the clock as it counted down our victory against Argentina to win gold at the Pan American Games is the single best memory of hard-earned team tears of my life," said Laubach. "As crazy as it may seem, the little things with my teammates are just as memorable. Like Dina Rizzo telling a cab driver in Spain that he was "going-o the wrong-o way-o" or dancing at Amy Tran's wedding. I wouldn't trade that stuff for anything. Winning the Pan Ams and hearing the National Anthem at London 2012, yes, absolutely major milestones but the moments in between making my dreams come true ended up being the best part."
Those moments and that victory didn't come without heartache and tremendous commitment to never give up on her dreams. The Centreville High School and Wake Forest University grad's career came to a screeching halt after being cut from the 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Field Hockey Team roster. And on September 2, 2008, Laubach received more gut-wrenching news that she had been cut from the National Team and demoted to the Development Squad. But instead of calling it quits, Laubach earned a skilled that eventually made her an international threat, a leading goal scorer on U.S. penalty corners and landed her a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team roster.
"Claire's story and ability to overcome obstacles and bumps in the road is inspiring for any athlete dealing with adversity," said Steve Locke, Executive Director for USA Field Hockey. "As a go-to player on penalty corners for the last several years, her drag flicking skills and patience in the backfield will be unquestionably be missed. I congratulate Claire for defying the odds and never giving up on her Olympic dream and thank her for her commitment, sacrifices and the example she has set for all future USA Field Hockey players."
Laubach graduated from Wake Forest University in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Studio Art. During her tenure anchoring the Deacon defense, Laubach broke records, racked up accolades and earned three consecutive NCAA Division I National Championship titles.
Now, without a heavy training and competition schedule in the books, Laubach has already changed uniforms and shifted focus to another passion – cooking.
"I enrolled in the Art Institute of Philadelphia Culinary School and will graduate in two years," said Laubach. "The uniform is different but I need a lot less sunscreen."
Laubach's five to 10 year plan?
"Hang out with Tom Colicchio and Padima Lakshmi on Top Chef. Never stop dreaming, right? I'm going to keep a hand in hockey, coaching camps and playing where I can."
And her forever plan?
"Stay grateful for my time on this team," said Laubach. "Thank you, really. Go States."


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The Mountain Hardwear EV2 is loaded with high tech materials and design: strong Atlas Scandium SL pole set with new floating connectors, low-stretch VX-O2 panels follow pole lines and reinforce side panel tie outs. The idea is that together they create a strong truss-like system to support the tent in high winds and heavy snow loads. The main canopy is a waterproof/breathable, fire-retardant (nice!), pre-stretched polyester.
The EV2 may be the lightest two-person, three-pole mountaineering/expedition tent on the market. Many new high tech (and expensive) materials contribute to weight savings. The EV2, even with its few flaws, is our first choice for a fast and light ascent tent. The Atlas Scandium SL poles and low-stretch reinforcing panels on the canopy create a surprisingly solid structure for the weight. Five vents and the waterproof/breathable, fire retardant canopy fabric do a credible job of managing condensation. The EV2 is one of the easiest tents we've pitched, mountain or otherwise. With the built-in vestibule, we found the tent had more than enough room for us and our gear to comfortably wait out a day long Patagonian storm of high winds with horizontal rain, sleet, and snow.
In Brief
- Just over 5 lbs with vestibule – possibly the lightest tent in its class
- Roomy for a two-person mountaineering tent with good area to weight ratio
- Easy and extremely fast to pitch with exoskeleton poles and clip attachments
- Strong, light Atlas Scandium SL poles with field serviceable floating connectors
- High tech fabric/design: low stretch structural panels follow pole/stress lines. Fire retardant waterproof/breathable canopy fabric of pre-stretched polyester (meets fire resistant code for tents!)
- Five vents and waterproof/breathable canopy fabric provide good condensation resistance for a single walled tent
- We were unable to get a completely taut canopy pitch
- Less resistant to heavy snow loads than heavier four-pole mountaineering tents (especially true with the older Easton pole set)
• Tent Type
|Single wall, three-pole, mountaineering/expedition tent with built-in vestibule
• Fabric Description
• Weight Full Package
• Weight Minimum Package
• Floor/ Vestibule Area
• Floor Area/Backpacking Light Minimum Weight ratio (including internal vestibule)
|0.36 ft2/oz (1.2 m2/kg)
• Dimensions
• Model Year
|2004 body tested with 2004 Easton and a stronger 2005 Atlas pole set
Usable Features / Ease of Use
Pitched in the Patagonian Andes. The Mountain Hardwear EV2 was strong enough to withstand the legendary Patagonian winds. It was 3 or more pounds lighter than most tents venturing out in the area, and the envy of other parties.
With external poles and clips, and no fly, the Mountain Hardwear EV2 is easier and faster to pitch than most mountaineering tents, including those that use internal poles attached with Velcro straps. The EV2 vestibule goes up easily – a welcome change from some tents where attaching an external vestibule takes more time than pitching the tent body itself. While it is easy to pitch, getting a taut canopy on the EV2 is difficult. I will discuss this further later in the review.
The EV2 has:
- Five vents with mosquito netting, storm flaps, and built in struts to prop them open. The vents zipper completely closed to keep wind-blown precipitation out, or open to reduce condensation
- New, and strong, Atlas pole set with floating connectors
- Special clips at pole intersections are supposed to increase strength
- External poles that generate no condensation on the inside of the tent
- Two small, non-yellowing, non-clouding, clear UVX film side windows
- Large stake out loops that accept both skis and snow pickets
- Four mesh storage pockets for things like cameras, headlamps, glasses, etc.
- Eight, buckle adjustable webbing tie outs for the floor and vestibule.
- A narrow (but longish) floor design accommodates pitching on narrow ledges and snow platforms commonly encountered in climbing
- The usual stuff sacks, Y stakes, manual (not very useful), and seam sealer, etc.
Weight / Sizing
The EV2 may be the lightest tent in its class. Although it has a slightly lower total area to weight ratio than the Crux X2, it is important to remember that the vestibule of the EV2 is completely enclosed and floored. No other two-person, three-or-more pole mountaineering tents can claim the floored area to weight ratio of the Mountain Hardware EV2.
Usable Space
For a five-pound, three-pole mountaineering tent the EV2 has a lot of room. The built in vestibule contributes to this. My wife and I slept in the rear of the tent and found enough room in the vestibule for all our gear. We easily weathered a day of high winds, rain, sleet, and snow in the EV2 without going crazy. The tent seems much larger than other tents in the 31 to 33 square foot size range. The roof line is almost horizontal front to back making it easy for two to sit-up and face each other. For a mountaineering tent it is fairly bright and cheery. The VX-02 panel reinforcements are semi-clear and let light in. There are two small side UVX film windows and the orange waterproof/breathable canopy fabric lets pleasantly colored light in as well. Even the vents let light in. The pseudo-bathtub floor, which has edges raised 3 inches above the ground, reduces the level floor area a bit. It took a little getting used to, but we did not find this a significant problem for usable area or gear storage.
Wind Stability
I found the Mountain Hardwear EV2 plenty stable in the winds in Patagonia which is, without question, the windiest place I've ever been. It seems like the closer you get to the crest of the Patagonian Andes and the huge southern ice field, Hielo Sur, the stronger the winds blow. The most severe test for the EV2 was a campsite below Paso Viento. Viento means wind in Spanish and if they have to mention wind in Patagonia… The wind was so strong that my wife and I were unable to walk or stand up. We retreated to a semi-sheltered site and pitched the EV2 to wait out the wind. The EV2 was stable with little deflection even during the hardest gusts that day and night. Our only gripe was the noise from flapping panels on the not completely taut tent canopy. Good side tie outs were essential to reduce the panel flapping and stabilize the large and otherwise unsupported side panels of the tent. The raised edges of the tent floor occasionally allowed some wind underneath the tent – a strange experience. The 41 inch peak height, while tall enough for both of us to sit up, was low enough to reasonably shed wind.
Contributing to the strength of the tent is the new Atlas Scandium SL pole set. This pole replaces the standard Easton 7172 poles on previous EV2's and adds a few ounces to the total weight. Much of this weight increase comes from a stronger and larger diameter vestibule pole. Atlas Scandium SL poles use floating connectors which they claim make the poles stronger, lighter, and more durable than standard fixed connector inserts or swaged end poles. The floating connectors allow more even pole flex, are 13% stronger than traditional fixed insert poles like the Easton 7172, and are 30% stronger than swaged end poles like the DAC FeatherLite. The floating connectors also make the poles more easily field repairable.
The EV2 has panels of low-stretch VX-02 fabric panels in high stress areas – under the tent poles and crossing the side panels of the tent where the side tie outs attach. The theory is that these panels form a strong, non-stretching network that interlocks with the poles for a super stable pitch structure between the tent canopy and poles. We found this only partially successful.
Storm Protection (Wind and Rain)
The built-in vestibule offers seamless protection. No extra weight and nothing extra to pitch. The downside is that the vestibule is not protected from the rain when entering and exiting the tent (move fast), nor can you cook inside the tent with the vestibule partially open. The side and ceiling vents work OK when cooking in the tent but not as well as a partially opened, side entry vestibule as used on many mountain tents. When tent-bound in a severe storm, there is a zippered hole in the vestibule floor to get snow in and dirt and other stuff out (like emptying your pee bottle) without having to open the tent door. Make sure you don't mix clean snow with the stuff you put out!
The Mountain Hardwear EV2 does quite well with wind, rain, and moderate snow. The front door and all five vents zipper shut to keep wind and precipitation out. The built-in vestibule works to store all your gear away from precipitation and keeps it readily available as you wait out a storm. You can seal down the EV2, even more than a double walled shelter, which usually has a gap between the floor and the fly. I found this a blessing at the end of a day of windy hiking and bad weather in Patagonia. There was nothing more I wanted than to crawl into a place where there wasn't wind, dust, and grit swirling around, or horizontal rain, sleet, and snow, and where the whooshing and howling quieted down. The EV2 is easy and fast to pitch, so I was under shelter sooner than with most other shelters I've used. The five vents worked well to let in fresh air, hold down condensation, and keep precipitation out. The side windows and vents were also nice to peek out and see what the weather was doing.
Storm Protection (Heavy Snow Loads)
Note: The following discussion involves testing done prior to receiving the newer and stronger Atlas pole set. The EV2 that deflected under snow loading used the older and more flexible Easton poles. We believe that the stronger Atlas pole set should reduce the EV2's deflection under snow loads. In particular, the vestibule pole is much stiffer, with an increased pole diameter from 0.350 to 0.390 inch.
Our major gripe with the EV2 is deflection with heavy snow loading. One of our testers used the EV2 (older Easton poles) on a winter ski trip. During a night with around 16 inches of snow, the ceiling of the EV2 deflected 6 to 8 inches and the walls closed in by a foot or more. After a day of skiing and more heavy snow, the EV2 had deflected to a height of around 24 inches or almost half of its original 41 inch peak height. The tent did spring back undamaged after shoveling out. A Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 tent pitched in the same campsite did not significantly deflect under the same snow load. On the other hand, the Trango 2 is a four pole, double-walled tent, that weighs nearly twice the weight of the EV2.
I found the Mountain Hardwear EV2 plenty stable in the wind but a bit noisy due to some of the canopy panels flapping. This is about as taut a pitch as I could achieve in the field. Notice that some of the canopy panels are under-tensioned and wrinkled. A good side tie out anchored into the crossing VX-02 structure stabilizing seam strips helps but does not completely solve the problem. The less-than-taut canopy may well contribute to tent deflection under heavy snow loads. Not visible in the picture is the super taut tent floor.
A few of our staff engineers (also the testers) discussed the snow load deflection. Here's our best guess at possible factors contributing to this and some possible solutions (in addition to the stronger Atlas pole set already mentioned above):
1. While the exoskeleton and clip pole attachment is a breeze to pitch, it may not lock the poles solidly in relation to each other or connect them solidly to the VX-02 reinforcement panels on the tent canopy. Thus, under heavy loads the poles have the freedom to shift from a strong structural configuration to a weaker one (i.e. they get crooked and start to flatten out) allowing significant deflection of the tent body. Also, and possibly more important, the three-pole design leaves a large and relatively unsupported rear panel on the tent as well as lacks the structure and rigidity of a four-pole tent.
Solution?: An interlocked four-pole structure may do much better as evidenced by the performance of the Trango 2. There may be something special about the rigidity and structural integrity of four pole design. As such, taking a pole out of a four-pole tent may not be the best approach to saving weight. A better approach might be sticking with four-pole design and looking for weight savings elsewhere. We'd guess that a fourth pole on the EV2 would add about 5 to 8 ounces. Even with the additional weight, the EV2 would still be the lightest tent in its class. (It may not be a coincidence that a new Mountain Hardwear tent, the 'EV3,' uses a four-pole design. This upcoming tent is featured at the end of this review; we can't wait to get our hands on one.) Other possibilities include better stabilizing the poles to each other and/or the canopy so they can't shift as much under load. In this way they may better utilize the structure and support of the VX-02 reinforcement panels on the tent canopy, the original design goal of the tent. Our tent was showing some wear at the pole junctions after substantial Patagonian winds, indicating that they were shifting under load.
2. The lack of tension in the canopy of the EV2 may also contribute to snow load deflections as well as allowing tent panels to flap in the wind. The floor of the EV2 is under much greater tension than the tent canopy. When we first pitched the tent, the floor was so tight and the canopy still not taut, that we were sure that we had done something wrong. But all testers found the floor very tight and could not get a taut-canopy pitch on the EV2.
Solution?: The EV2 is a complex structure and we can suggest no immediate solution other than that Mountain Hardwear needs to find a way to better distribute the tension in the tent. More tension should go to the canopy and less to the floor. Again a four-pole design may help with this.
It is important to note that our reviewers did not use an optional 'internal guy' system described in the EV2 User Manual. This system, while taking extra time and effort to set up, may have improved the EV2's snow loading performance. The Trango 2 also did not use the internal guy system and did well with snow load.
Ventilation / Condensation resistance
This is a pitch done in a hurry. No apologies. It was windy and sleeting when we pitched the tent and we wanted to get under shelter ASAP! Rocky ground also prevented perfect stake placement. With some fiddling this pitch could be improved. Note also the raised edges of the pseudo-bathtub floor. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it is normal for the floor edges to pitch 2 to 3 inches above the ground. Mountain Hardwear claims that this is much stronger than a true bathtub floor.
The critical factor for managing condensation in the Mountain Hardwear EV2 is wind. With wind the EV2 is almost condensation free due to its five vents with struts to prop them open. Without wind, the EV2 with its waterproof breathable fabric, does better than non-breathable single walled tents but still condenses at moderate levels*. In calm conditions the vents are not large enough to make convective (chimney) ventilation work. To be fair, vents large enough for this are inappropriate on a mountaineering shelter. In calm, bug free conditions, the vents can be completely opened without mosquito netting for improved air movement.
Patagonia has an excessive amount of damp and foul weather that can make the best single wall tent look pretty bad. One of the techies at Mountain Hardwear was a bit skeptical of how the EV2 would do with condensation there. He shouldn't have been. Even waiting out a very cold day of constant rain we had no problems with condensation in the tent. What contributed most to this were the vents and that there was wind. With the vents open, the wind created enough air exchange to keep condensation at bay. The vents are thankfully located in areas of the tent that keep drafts away from the occupants. The waterproof/breathable shell fabric helped as well with condensation. In addition, having the poles outside the tent keeps them from condensing and dripping on you, which can be a problem in tents with internal pole attachments as found on many mountaineering tents. On another night without rain, we slept with the front door open. The vestibule was deep enough and protective enough that sleeping in the rear of the tent we were protected from the wind. Without rain and bugs this is a very pleasant way to sleep and an excellent way to keep condensation down.
Our other tester used the tent on an overnight backcountry ski trip. With two people damp from skiing, no wind, and temperatures just below freezing, the tent had moderate condensation. In his opinion the tent did significantly better than non-breathable single walled tents but not as well as some of the eVENT single walled tents he has used under similar conditions. The eVENT tents do not use fire retardant fabric, while the EV2 does.
* Note: All tents/shelters will condense given the right conditions – even uncoated nylon with no fly over it. I've had condensation inside a large nylon tent with a substantial mosquito netting roof vent, no fly, and the tent was even protected by a large roof. If it's humid enough with little air movement, anything will condense.
Insect Protection
The EV2 provides complete insect protection. There are five vents on the tent with mosquito netting and no other way for bugs to get in. That being said, this is a mountaineering tent and not a camping tent. If you want a tent with bug protection and a nice view buy a Coleman. The EV2 front door does not have a mosquito netting backing and there are no large panels of mosquito netting anywhere else on the tent. Under heavy bug pressure, your ventilation, and more importantly, viewing options are limited. Although the tent is fairly bright and cheery inside, it may not be the happiest place to wait out a swarm of mosquitoes.
The strong and field serviceable Atlas Scandium SL pole set, strong UV resistant VX-O2 panel reinforcements, and the pre-stretched polyester canopy fabric (polyester is also UV resistant) should go a long way to making the EV2 a durable tent. The durable taffeta polyether coated tent floor should be durable enough on most ground that you can skip the footprint and save yourself some weight.
The Mountain Hardwear EV2 is arguably the lightest and most innovative tent in its class. For $625 you get a lot of high tech design and materials. The EV2 is a great tent. Even with its design blemishes, it would be our testers' first choice for a two-person fast and light ascent. With a few structural improvements EV2 could be an exceptional tent and an excellent value. But the current design falls a bit short of its goal due to the snow load deflection and not-so-taut canopy. The EV2 is a good if not stellar value. We eagerly await the next generation EV2.
Recommendations for Improvement
See possible structural improvements discussed in the "Heavy Snow Loads" section above. A side entry option on the vestibule would be a nice addition.
The raised floor edges are supposed to be that way! Remember to follow the pitching instructions and leave the tie out webbing at an initial 3-inch length. Don't cinch the straps more to make the canopy tighter. You'll only increase floor tension without improving the canopy tension. Make solid side tie outs to stabilize the sided panels and you should obtain a reasonably taut pitch. It takes a bit of practice to get things just so and achieve the best pitch possible (which will likely include a few less than taut tent panels).
Special feature: sneak peak at the upcoming Mountain Hardware EV3
Mountain Hardwear EV3: If you look closely you can see that it has a four pole design. It also has a side entry vestibule (not shown). This tent was built for Ed Viesturs. He will use the EV3 in his attempt to climb Annapurna, the final peak in his bid to be the first American to climb all fourteen 8,000 meter peaks without supplemental oxygen. Note: EV in the tent name stands for Ed's initials. He tested the EV2 before introduction of the tent. Photo courtesy of Mountain Hardware<
Mountain Hardwear EV3: It's a little blurry, but this front view shows the improved vestibule. It has a side entry, which protects the vestibule from precipitation while entering and exiting the tent and gives more options for ventilation, especially when cooking in the vestibule. You can just make out the four pole design if you stare hard. Photo courtesy of Mountain Hardware<


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The UK's Daily Mail is reporting, with typical Fleet Street flair, that the Cepuljoski family has forgiven Gumball 3000 participant Nicholas Morley, who as y'all likely recall, crashed into a MkII Golf driven by Vladimir Cepuljoski that had pulled out in front of his TechArt Porsche 911, resulting in the death of Cepuljoski and his wife. According to a statement released by the family during Morley's trial:
"We ask this court to release young Nicholas. It was ill-fate that made our son and father make that fatal mistake and join the main road without stopping his vehicle. We have experienced a terrible tragedy, but we feel that it would be another tragedy to keep this young man in prison. We think he has suffered enough and his conviction would offer no comfort to our grief."
Morley's trial should conclude Monday. If convicted, he faces 14 years in jail.
Let death race Briton go, says victims' family [Daily Mail, UK via Team Polizei]
Fast as a Shark: East of Eden: The Fall of the Gumball 3000 [Internal]