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Abacavir and Lamivudine PK in Children
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01656122
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 2, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 22, 2016
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|Condition or disease
|Drug: abacavir Drug: 3TC
|Phase 2 Phase 3
Abacavir (ABC) is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) and continues to have good efficacy even in patients who have some resistant mutations to NRTIs. ABC is approved for use in children 3 months old and up. It is a preferred NRTI option for second line treatment in children in the World Health Organization guidelines (WHO). In the US and European guidelines, ABC is also recommended for first line treatment. Published studies support the efficacy and safety of twice and once daily ABC. In HIV-infected children < 12 years, ABC is licensed twice-daily only. However, ABC is licensed either twice-daily or once-daily for HIV-infected adults and children >12 years. In addition, ABC can be administered as the fixed dose combination once-daily with lamivudine (3TC), Kivexa, for HIV-infected adults and children >12 years.
Lamivudine (3TC) is a commonly used NRTI that is well tolerated and approved for young infants and children as a component in the first and second-line regimens in guidelines. Both once-daily and twice-daily 3TC are standard practice in many treatment guidelines although once-daily is US FDA-approved for age > 12 years only. The Thai Ministry of Health pediatric HIV treatment guideline recommend either once- or twice-daily as treatment options for children. The WHO currently recommends the twice-daily 3TC dosing only and encourages more pharmacokinetic studies of once-daily 3TC in children.
PK of ABC and 3TC in African and European children showed similar PK parameters for both twice daily and once daily dosing. There are no data on PK of ABC in Asian children and few studies on PK of 3TC in Thai children. Vanprapar et al. reported data in 42 Thai children weighing 6-30 kg participated in a cross-over PK study in which they received twice-daily dosing of generic fixed dose combination tablets of stavudine, 3TC, nevirapine or the liquid formulations of these drugs. The 3TC exposure was significantly higher with the tablet formulation but comparable to historical data in western adults and children taking branded tablets. Chokephaibulkit et al. reported higher 3TC exposure in 41 Thai HIV-infected children with 3TC tablets than 3TC solution.
There is strong evidence indicating that Asian patients, particularly Thais, have higher plasma concentrations for several ARVs compared to Westerners. Genetic differences between ethnicities may be the primary cause for altered drug metabolism, and as a result, different PK parameters. Higher drug concentrations in Thai adults have been shown for zidovudine, nevirapine, efavirenz, indinavir, lopinavir, atazanavir and saquinavir. Such high ARV concentrations were also shown in Thai children for nevirapine, indinavir, lopinavir and saquinavir. There are no data in Thai children for ABC. Only two studies evaluated 3TC concentration in Thai children using twice-daily dosing. It is conceivable that Thai children may have different PK profile of ABC and 3TC particularly once-daily dosing and than those reported in African and European children. In addition, using ABC and 3TC will provide an opportunity for Thai children to benefit from its once-daily dosing and good long-term safety particularly the favorable lipodystrophy and lipid profile.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|30 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Pharmacokinetics of Abacavir Once Daily vs. Twice Daily and Lamivudine Once Daily vs. Twice Daily in HIV-infected Thai Children
|Study Start Date :
|July 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2015
Experimental: PK
PK of abacavir and lamivudine
Drug: abacavir
Dosing of ABC will be according to the WHO guidelines by weight band for twice daily dosing. The once daily dosing will use the same mg/day as the twice daily dosing for that weight band
Drug: 3TC
Dosing of 3TC will be according to the WHO guidelines by weight band for twice daily dosing. The once-daily dosing will use the same mg/day as the twice-daily dosing for that weight band
- Ctrough and Area under the curve (AUC) of abacavir (ABC) and lamivudine (3TC) at week 2 and 4 [ Time Frame: week 96 ]assess the Ctrough and Area under the curve (AUC) of abacavir (ABC) and lamivudine (3TC) at week 2 twice daily dose and week 4 once daily dose
- CD4 [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]assess CD4 at weeks 48 and 96
- viral load [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]assess viral load at weeks 48 and 96
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a diagnosis of HIV infection using age-appropriate testing
- Age < 18 years
- Body weight ≥ 14 kgs
- Currently treated with stable HAART within 30 days prior to enrollment
- HIV RNA < 50 copies/ml
- Have negative HLA B5701 or are currently on ABC-containing HAART and tolerating the regimen well
- Caregivers give written informed consent and children aged 7 years and above who know their HIV status give assent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Child/Caretaker refuse to participate in this study
- Has vomiting or diarrhea > grade 3 (DAIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events Version 1.0 - December 2004, clarification dated August 2009) within 30 days prior to enrollment
Has the following laboratory toxicities > grade II according to the division of AIDS table for grading the severity of adult and pediatric adverse events within 30 days prior to enrollment:
- Hemoglobin
- Creatinine
- Has current active HIV-related infection
- Has significant medical problem that would compromise the study results in the investigator's opinion
- Pregnancy
- Has history of poor adherence to ARV defined by less than 80% by pill count or by history within 30 days prior to enrollment
- Concomitant treatment with drugs known to influence the PK of ABC (ribavirin, ethanol and methadone)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01656122
|The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT)
|Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
|Principal Investigator:
|Jintanat Ananworanich, MD, PhD
|The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration
Additional Information:
Publications of Results:
|Responsible Party:
|The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01656122 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|August 2, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 22, 2016
|Last Verified:
|February 2016
Keywords provided by The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration:
pharmacokinetic paramters
HIV-infected children
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents


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Joined: 04 Feb 2005
Posts: 512
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 1:41 am
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Thanks Will and Sean for your words of encouragement.
We have a past-prez position in place, so I am still involved with the committee.
Tim and Sandra have my full support in their new positions and I do congratulate them.
I was taken aback by the "hurrah" comment, that's all.
The one thing that I have found about our association is that we are one large family and everyone is supportive of each other, and I would hope that this will continue in the future.
I use multi-billion dollar military satellite systems to find Tupperware in the forest.
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Posted: Mar 09, 2007 2:14 am
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candaceandwill wrote:
I sense some tension as to the election results. I suspect the voting may have been to some extent a popularity contest that saw votes go to the candidates with higher name recognition.
For my part, I've got no issues with how the votes totaled up. Any comments that I've made that have seemed bitter or unhappy have been
in jest.
Now, I'll just be over in the corner crying until Junglehair resigns.
Drop by the Manitoba Geocaching Association chat!
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Posts: 151
Location: Manitoba
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 3:47 am
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I just thought it's mostly a title anyways. The way I understand it, not having an official title on the committee doesn't mean you can't participate. I figure, the four people involved in the election will all continue doing what they do and helping out with everything, as well all do (in our own ways and to our own extents).
Like dani said, we all work together to make geocaching what it is, so it really matters only a tiny bit WHO is actually the president/vice-president. We're all friends here! No need to let this get in the way of anything.
I'll be honest, I voted for Tim and Sandra simply to give someone else the chance to fill those positions, and to rotate it around a bit. Nothing at all against Dani or Brian, they each did an excellent job!
er.... I mean to say... Gah! I couldn't WAIT for Dani to get OUT of the president's office! She was just AWFUL! BLECH!! Why wasn't this election sooner? It's bad enough I have to deal with her at FAMILY functions....!
just my two cents! hahah! (Don't you just love me, dani?!)
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Posts: 262
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 4:55 am
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dani_carriere wrote:
Thanks Will and Sean for your words of encouragement.
We have a past-prez position in place, so I am still involved with the committee.
Tim and Sandra have my full support in their new positions and I do congratulate them.
I was taken aback by the "hurrah" comment, that's all.
The one thing that I have found about our association is that we are one large family and everyone is supportive of each other, and I would hope that this will continue in the future.
Well, if it counts for anything, my vote for Prez actually DID go to you
It was your introducing me to everyone at the gathering that did it
. But looks like I was outvoted.
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Posts: 512
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 5:02 am
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Thanks kabuthunk ... appreciate it!
I'm a little under the weather today with the flu, so I'm a little sensitive.
I appreciate all the feedback.
The association will flourish with the participation of the great membership that we have..
I use multi-billion dollar military satellite systems to find Tupperware in the forest.
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Posts: 159
Location: East St. Paul
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 2:14 pm
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Well I did vote, but as a newbie, I don't know what makes a good geocaching president and vice, so it was kind of a heads or tails thing for me. I have only met the 4 contenders once (at Groundhog Day) - actually I don't even think I met Brian that night.
Y'all seem like nice folks who are "working for the cause" so I am sure that the association couldn't go wrong with whoever made it in.
I plan to be a little more involved in the future, although my busy time at work is about to begin
The land surveying industry seems to pick up alot in the summer time - go figure.
Congrats to Tim and Sandra, and I am sure they will appreciate the help of others, as they enter the new term.
If I love geocaching, why am I on this danged computer?
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Posts: 687
Location: Ste Genevieve
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 4:25 pm
Post subject: Presidents Message
Membership decided at the MBGA
Inaugural Meeting - March 6, 2005
that an elected president and voting members would be the basis of the MBGA structure. As such, once a year positions on the committee are opened up to nominations for members that would like to participate on the committee. Competition for elected positions is in no way a statement about the incumbent - its good election process and presents the voters (members) with a choice.
The committee is comprised of active catchers who made the decision they wanted to contribute more to GeoCaching in Manitoba by volunteering their time and effort on council. There are no perks, there is no compensation - committee members are there because they choose to be. For myself, I wanted to contribute more and thought I would have something to offer in the role of President.
The committee members work together very effectively and have done an outstanding job of promoting, and providing services and products to support GeoCaching in Manitoba. The president is but one voice on council and carries one vote like any other council member. I view the presidents primary role is to chair council meetings, facilitate open dialogue and help ensure committee members have what they need to complete their tasks. Also, as with all council members, to take on tasks and assist other members as required. This was the basis of my published platform.
As Manitoba Geocachers, we are lucky to have a solid association and such active participation by members as evidenced by the large event turnouts, member attendance at MBGA meetings and in a myriad of other ways. The passion coming out in this forum discussion shows just how much people care about the activity of GeoCaching. I would encourage members to continue to post their ideas to the forum or contact one of the council members directly.
There is a
Past President role on the committee
with the responsibility of continuing to contribute to the goals and direction of the organization
that Dani will now be filling. At 40% of the votes, the past president had strong support but in the end a new president was elected.
Grnbrg has also agreed that he will stay on the committee as a Member at Large and continue to do what he does so well - product creation and merchandising. The invitation for runners up to stay on council was agreed upon at the
MBGA Committee Meeting - February 21, 2007
Id like to take this opportunity to thank two committee members who stepped down after completing their one year term. Lizardo and The Stuntman did and outstanding job creating an education package, providing many valuable training sessions and responding to countless requests for information. Lizardo and The Stuntman volunteered many, many hours of their time and leave behind a legacy. As Lizardo and The Stuntman tabled for discussion, and was agreed upon at the
MBGA Committee Meeting - February 21, 2007
, combining the role of PR and Training was a logical choice. Dragonfreys, Bevro and OHMIC have stepped up to take on the task.
Id also like to welcome Junglehair who brings a wealth of experience as Vice President, and the new MBGA Secretary, MHz, who has attended virtually every MBGA meeting and brings new ideas and objectivity to the council.
Finally Id like to thank 3Ts&aG, ertyu and Peter and Gloria for continuing to participate on council. They each contributed greatly over the last year(s), to their respective rolls of Event Coordinator, Technical Coordinator and Treasurer.
Ive said it privately, and Ill say it publicly,
I can't think of a group of people I'd rather work with - I'm looking forward to the next year!
TurdleEggs (Tim)
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Location: Stonewall
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 4:47 pm
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Is the Executive completely overhauled every year in theory? If so, why not have two-year terms and stagger the elections -- so that you only have elections for half the positions every year? This provides for a little more continuity.....
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Posted: Mar 09, 2007 5:01 pm
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All the committee positions are currently one year terms, so yes there is the potential to overhaul the entire committee every year. In practice, this would be an unusual occurrence. For continuity there is a Past President role. Your suggestion of a two year term is a good one, and I expect the council will be reviewing the election process as well as defined member roles at some point this year.
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Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 6:32 pm
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I had brought up the idea of a 2 year term in the December or January meeting (to start after this year's election), however it was not passed by the committee. Probably because that's a long commitment for someone on a volunteer committee. Doesn't mean we can't try asking again.
I use multi-billion dollar military satellite systems to find Tupperware in the forest.
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Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 11:40 pm
Post subject:
...it was not passed by the committee. Probably because that's a long commitment for someone on a volunteer committee.
Two years may be good for continuity but one year may be enough for some as schedules change, people move, families grow, and so on and commitment may become more of a challenge.
I joined the executive hoping that my contacts and experience may add to this organizatin but I'm also involved in many other organizations and if I see that my position becomes too demanding (I'm, glad there's three of us for the position of Public Relation and Training), I may find that one year term is enough. It also gives a chance for other members to become more involved with the organization.
For continuity, we could also create a new position of "President Elect" who would be president at the next election. That way, we would have a great transition with a president, a past president and a president elect.
Just a thought.
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Posted: Mar 14, 2007 4:20 am
Post subject: THANKS AND CONGRATS
We appreciate ALL who have served and continue to serve on the MBGA. It is a huge commitment and it is great that we have so many with organizational skills. We will continue to support you who promote caching in our great province.
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Posted: Mar 21, 2007 1:48 am
Post subject: Thanks Jen!
My apologies; In recognizing the efforts of council members who stepped down this last election, I managed to leave Jen off the list.
Thanks Jen for doing such a great job as sectary for the past year! Good luck in your new endeavors.
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| M 06 || Course introduction and timeline; Bird identification (Optics, Guides and Notes. Reading: MANUAL OF ORNITHOLOGY pags. 274, 276-279 and 286-287), Campus birding || M 13|| {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldornithology/ortega%26capen1999.pdf}}Ortega & Capen 1999, Local birding (
| M 06 || Course introduction and timeline; Bird identification (Optics, Guides and Notes. Reading: MANUAL OF ORNITHOLOGY pags. 274, 276-279 and 286-287), Campus birding || M 13|| {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldornithology/ortega%26capen1999.pdf}}Ortega & Capen 1999, Local birding (), Field notebooks (First Submission)
|| M 20 || Survey of coastal birds
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Revision as of 14:08, 12 June 2011
EEB 3898: Field Methods in Ornithology
Intensive Summer Session 1, June 6th - 24th, 2011 MTWThF
Instructor: Alejandro Rico
Office: Biol/Pharm 404
Phone: 860-486-0309
Office hours: variable & flexible (call, email, drop by)
Course Objectives
➢ Acquire bird identification skills
➢ Learn how to take field notes
➢ Learn and apply basic field research techniques, study design, and data analysis
➢ Develop an individual project
Course Materials
• Required
o The Sibley Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America
o Binoculars (available from us if you don't have any)
o Field notepad/notebook
• Recommended
o Sibley's birding basics
o Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America
o Old shoes or hiking boots, & proper outdoor clothing (poison ivy, weather)
o Insect repellent (ticks, mosquitoes)
o Sunscreen
Tentative* schedule
*: Schedule is subject to change pending weather conditions, or unforeseen birding and research opportunities.
Exams: June 15th (MIDTERM) [50 points]; June 24th (FINAL) [50 points]
Individual Project Paper: June 14th (Intro and Methods) [30 points]; June 23rd (Final) [50 points]
Individual Project Presentations: June 14th (Intro and Methods) [20 points]; June 22nd (Final) [25 points]
Field Notebook Submissions: June 13th (First) [20 points]; June 21st (Final) [25 points]
Field trips = Birding exercises (5 points each): June 9th, 10th, 13th, 20th, 21st, 23rd [30 points]
Total: [300 points]
Grading scale: A = 100-90%, B = 89-80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%, F = 59-0%. Plus/minus system will be used for the final grade.
Important documents to download:
Individual Project Instructions (Intro and Methods)
Individual Project Instructions (Final)
Additional References & Websites
• MANUAL OF ORNITHOLOGY (Yale Univ.), by N.S. Proctor and P.J. Lynch: http://books.google.com/books?id=nQ3vLQkEWQMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=general+warbler+bill+shape#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Bibby CJ, Burgess ND, Hill DA, Mustoe S, editors. 2000. Bird census techniques. San Diego, USA: Academic Press.: http://books.google.com/books?id=Ld5wkzPp49cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bibby&ie=ISO-8859-1&cd=2&source=gbs_gdata#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Gill F. 2007. Ornithology. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. : http://books.google.com/books?id=zM0tG5ApO0UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=ornithology+gill&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=4iTsTfHvN4b2gAeg3o3ZCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Stiling P. 1999. Ecology: theories and application. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
• Clark, G. A. 1999. Birds of Storrs, Connecticut and vicinity. 3rd Ed. Mansfield, CT: Natchaug Ornithological Society & Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust.
• SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive): http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/index.php
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology "All About Birds": http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds
• Natchaug Ornithological Society: http://www.nosbird.org/ (esp. "local hotspots" http://www.nosbird.org/hotspots.html)
• Connecticut Ornithological Association: http://www.ctbirding.org/index.htm
• CT Audubon Society: http://www.ctaudubon.org/
• CT Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp
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Gone But Not Forgotten
9 comments:
- Christopher Sobieniak said...
Thanks Mark, I may enjoy this!
- January 10, 2013 9:21 PM
- Bijan Shahir said...
Hi Mark, long time listener, first time caller. This is a really interesting website and while it's full of fascinating objects and insightful interviews, many of the objects are completely foreign to me. Do you know of any resources that have the classic techniques of graphic designers as videos or as step-by-step instructions?
- January 10, 2013 10:37 PM
Cool! I had to resort to ebay to find a staedtler electric eraser with a metal chuck, and pay an arm and a leg for it. The new ones are made with all plastic, and it doesn't hold the erasers well at all!
- January 10, 2013 11:21 PM
- Mark Mayerson said...
Hi Bijan. You're most likely to learn about pre-digital techniques through older books. Look for books from the 1970s and earlier, before the first desktop computers were used.
- January 11, 2013 9:25 AM
- Brubaker said...
I still use most of that stuff!
- January 11, 2013 11:39 AM
- Bill Perkins said...
Very Cool Site.
- January 11, 2013 2:03 PM
- Dimond mine said...
Amazing site and pictures--
- January 12, 2013 9:16 AM
- Bijan Shahir said...
Thank you, Mark!
- January 14, 2013 8:24 PM
- Steve Cooper said...
That museum has a lot of stuff in it that's still widely used, though. Stuff like mechanical pens and pencils, kneaded eraser, drafting brush, t-square, etc. Art supply stores still sell all that and more - if everything had gone digital, they wouldn't exist.
Plenty of people still use electric pencil sharpeners, too.
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How Quickly We Forget: Google's Competitors Falsely Claim Google Dominates Because It Was 'First'
from the history-lesson dept
For example, one Senator continually quizzed WSGR lawyer Susan Creighton over whether or not Google "scraped" content. Creighton seemed to stumble over the question, but the proper answer is of course it does, because that's how search engines work. Yelp's CEO Jeremy Stoppelman complained about Google taking the same content it indexed for search, and then using it elsewhere. But no one mentioned the basic concept of fair use. If it's a problem for Google to scrape and use content -- as was implied repeatedly in the hearing -- doesn't that make any search engine illegal?
But, the most ridiculous testimony came from Thomas Barnett, a lawyer for Covington & Burling, who was representing a bunch of Google competitors who put together an operation called FairSearch. When asked about whether or not Google was a monopoly player, Barnett flat out lied, claiming that Google is dominant and can't be unseated "because it got there first."
I know they say that the history books are written by the winners, but this seems like a case where the history books are being revised by the losers. Anyone who was actually paying attention when Google came on the scene thought Google was a joke. The search engine market was locked up and there was no room for competition. We had Altavista, Lycos, Inktomi, Excite and a few others as well. People thought Google was a crazy idea. Who would possibly enter the search market -- especially since Yahoo really seemed to have the market wrapped up (without its own search engine, but partnering with Altavista and Inktomi, before later partnering with Google)? It was a dead business.
Google wasn't first. It was seriously late to the party.
And that's really the point that's important here. Markets that look locked up in the tech/internet world very rarely stay locked up for long. Five years ago, MySpace absolutely dominated the social networking space. Where are they today? Ten years ago, Yahoo was the dominant destination site. Fifteen years ago AOL was how people got on the internet. Fifteen years ago, Netscape was how you surfed the web. All of these players were dominant with huge market share. How are they all doing today? Which one needed government regulation to break their hold on the market? Things change. Markets change. Rewriting history and bitching about Google because it's big misses the point. If Google does bad things, there are hundreds of entrepreneurs out there just waiting to take parts of the market away from the company.


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Hi, I have a couple of problems trying to use my Nexus 4 with VW phaeton from 2007.
Bluetooth connects, I get the 16 digit pin. But the connection drops out after a minuite or so. Phonebook does not transfer and car says 'phone not available'. All is OK with the kit in the car, as it works with a really old phone I have perfect.
When I use the test function in you rsap program I get an error 'USIM NOT SUPPORTED' but no other errors. I think the problem is that I am on mobile network 3, which supports 3G network only in the UK (I think!)
Does this make sense to you? I have ordered some Sims from other networks to test.... Will update in a few days.
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More and more, we receive comments, questions or requests for help or advice from ex-Muslim atheists who are living in Muslim nations, or within Muslim communities/families abroad. As someone with no experience in the Muslim community, I feel inept, and sometimes even worried, trying to offer help or support in situations that are well beyond what I might normally hear from ex-Christian atheists in letters to TAE. The following is an example, but we have received much worse.
I am wondering if TAE might have viewers who are aware of resources or familiar with Muslim situations, sufficiently to provide better advice or help than the folks at TAE might be able to supply? While this thread uses this request specifically, I would ask that anyone who knows of a resource that could be helpful to any ex-Muslim atheists, please post it here. I would like to potentially build a thread that serves this section of our community, due to the, often dangerous, situations described. Thank you, in advance for your help with this. And here is the latest letter:
I am an Iraqi Atheist. I have witness loss of friends due to suicide bombing in Iraq, and have been displaced and forced to leave Iraq for a year due to my previous beliefs.
After becoming an atheist, one of the things I decided to do is exposing religion. My main goal is that if someone saw a criticism of Islam he would spend time defending it, rather than blowing himself up and killing innocent people.
I would like to know what would be the best way to achieve such a goal? Right now I am converting articles criticizing Islam to videos and posting them to youtube. However, some of these get mass flagged.
I don't feel I am doing enough, and don't know what should be done next. I was thinking of creating videos like you guys where I appear talking about religion, but I will have to go back to Iraq in the next few months, which places me in danger. In addition I fear for my family.
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Here's another Employee Profile about one of the many commuters who ride to work here at Performance HQ, in honor of Bike to Work Week (May 16-20). They ride different bikes and different routes, but they've all got great advice on how to make your commute easier and more fun!
Tom Vasiliauskas.
What do you do at Performance?
Merchandising Manager.
How often do you ride to work?
About once a week.
How far do you ride?
22 miles round trip.
What bike do you ride?
Scattante Five-Sixty frame, from 2008 I believe (this is a popular bike for commuters here, but for 2011 it's called the X-570).
Why do you commute by bike/what's your favorite part of commuting by bike?
I ride for several reasons: to get some additional riding in during my busy day, to save gas, and because it's always a GREAT way to wake up in the morning. I love riding with lights during sunrise.
Any advice for someone who's thinking about commuting by bike?
I recommend using at least 2 tail lights for additional safety.


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London: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a reunion with Jose Mourinho after being drawn with Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Former player Cristiano Ronaldo will also be making the trip to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving in a world-record £80m move in 2009, when the second leg comes around on March 5.
"(It will be a) great opportunity for our fans to see Cristiano again and also for me to meet up with Jose again - I`ll need to order some good wine," Sir Alex joked upon seeing his side paired with the record nine-times Champions League winners.
This outlook was far more positive than the Scot`s previous attitude towards Los Blancos, whose pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo once prompted him to say: "Barcelona, have far better morals than Real Madrid will ever have."
The Red Devils will be hoping to do better than their Manchester rivals, who took just one point from the two Group D clashes against Mourinho`s men before crashing out of the competition at the first hurdle.
The two clubs have not faced each other since the quarter-finals in 2004, when a magnificent Ronaldo hat-trick in the second leg at Old Trafford inspired the Spaniards to a 6-5 aggregate victory.


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EDITOR'S NOTE — Each summer, Farm Press, along with its co-sponsors, presents the Peanut Profitability Awards to deserving growers from each peanut-producing region who have simultaneously achieved top yields and cost efficiency over their entire operations. Since these awards are based on the previous year's production, we thought it would be interesting to see how our 2012 honorees fared during the most recent growing season.
Fifty-five inches of rain from planting until harvest is too much rain for any farmer, even a dryland peanut producer.
In late June of 2012, Tropical Storm Debby proved to be a drought buster for parts of north Florida, but she also left plenty of damage in her wake, including some severe flooding at I.C. Terry Farms near Lake City.
"Under the circumstances, we did fair this past year with our peanut crop," says Ross Terry. Ross, along with William and James Terry, were the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award winners for the Lower Southeast Region in 2012.
I.C. Terry Farms is family owned and operated, with Ross being a cousin to brothers William and James.
Despite the flooding, Terry Farms still averaged 4,800 pounds per acre from about 160 acres.
The Terrys follow a unique rotation, planting peanuts for three consecutive years following baihiagrass. They keep their bahiagrass stands for about nine years before they disturb the land and prepare it for the next peanut crop.
"Nearly 12 acres of our peanuts were completely washed out by the storm, but we still managed to do fairly well and our quality and grades were good," says Ross.
I.C. Terry Farms includes about 2,500 total acres and 200 head of beef cattle. They only grow enough peanuts they can care for themselves, says Ross.
Looking ahead to 2013
Looking ahead to 2013, an over-supply of peanuts has cast a pall over markets and caused uncertainty for growers such as the Terrys.
"We're not sure if we'll plant the same acreage as last year," says Ross. "It's all according to the kind of contracts that'll be offered, and they're looking pretty cheap right now.
"Considering the cost of fertilizer and other peanuts, I don't think we'd be too interested in a contract at $350."
Southwest winner
Joe. D. White, the 2012 Peanut Profitability Award winner for the Southwest, was waiting for rain in late November as the two-year drought appeared to be extending into a third production season.
But White, who grows peanuts, cotton and some grain near Frederick, Okla., said the 2012 peanut crop surprised him. "They were really good," he said. "Average yield hit 5,300 pounds per acre and average grade was 72. That's about as good a crop as I've ever had," he said.
"We didn't get a lot of rain; three or four half-inch showers kept the crop going. The total was not much more than we had in 2011."
He said conditions were a little more favorable for peanuts in 2012. "It was a little cooler and not as windy. We also cut back on total irrigation and made water go as far as possible."
White expects to maintain peanut acreage for 2013, but says contract prices might be a factor come spring. "Acreage will be the same or a little less but probably about the same as 2012. With a good price I might have added some acreage, but now, I'm not sure."
He said the 2012 irrigated cotton crop performed fairly well with average yield hitting two and three-fourths bales per acre. Dryland cotton was not as good and he harvested just 25 percent to 30 percent of planted dryland acreage.
"Dryland fields were spotty," he said. Yield ranged from 150 pounds to 300 pounds where fields got a little rain. "Fields that didn't get rain made nothing," he said.
Overall very fortunate
"Overall, we were very fortunate." He said late cotton didn't mature as well as he would have liked and resulted in some lower mic.
He also had some peanuts with sound splits. "And I don't know why. Maybe it was a little drier than usual at harvest." He said splits affect his seed contracts.
White was through harvest by late November, a first for his operation. "I've never finished before December," he said.
Upper Southeast
Last year was one to remember, says Luray, S.C., grower Bud Bowers.
"It was across-the-board on all our crops, the best year we've ever had farming, but it sure didn't start out that way," he notes.
Bowers, who was the Upper Southeast Peanut Profitability winner last year, plants mostly Virginia-type peanuts, but also plants some runner varieties as well. He plants some of his Virginia type peanuts in a twin-row planting and plants some under irrigation and some dryland.
"Last year it didn't matter, we had dryland peanuts that out-yielded irrigated peanuts in some fields. Overall, we will probably end up with more than 5,000 pounds per acre average yield on all our peanuts. In some fields, we will end up with 6,000 pounds per acre," he says.
Thinking back to last May, he says he wondered if he would ever get all his peanuts and cotton planted. Drought at peak planting time, even with irrigation, slowed down the planting process on both crops.
Bowers, who uses an innovative system of soil probes to measure available moisture to his crops, says Mother Nature took over in the summer months and provided excellent moisture during the growing season, then provided warm, dry harvest-time weather. The end result was a really good crop, he says.
Peanuts were good, but cotton, his primary crop for a number of years, was even better.
"We had some dryland fields that topped three bales per acre last year. In both cotton and peanuts, moisture was not a limiting factor on yield and quality of the crop," he adds.
Fortunately, he had most of his peanuts under contract before he put the crop in the ground. Still, with such high yields, he will have some extra peanuts this year. In most years, that's a good problem to have, but not this year.
"I don't know what we (peanut growers) are going to do with all these peanuts. I really feel sorry for all those growers who planted peanuts without a contract.
"Some of those folks are going to be in a really bad situation going into planting time next year," Bowers says.
Next year, he says, he will have to see what contracts are available, before he can plan how many acres of peanuts to plant.
"I feel like the buyers will step up and offer contracts competitive with other crops, but I don't have a good feel for how many of those contracts will be offered," he says.
Though peanuts and cotton has been a good rotation for him for the past several years, the instability of cotton prices makes it a high risk to plant, too.
Bowers says he will probably plant more corn next year, but peanuts and cotton present a lot more questions than answers for next year, he adds.
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The MAIN level of the library is the area of most frequent interaction between the staff and patrons. The functions of the Circulation and Reference departments necessitate continual communication which will have the cumulative effect of raising noise levels. Also located on this level are public computers, printers and photocopy machines, microform equipment, and library staff offices. A certain degree of noise on this level is therefore inevitable.
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Don't Let Patents Kill 3D Printing
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As of today, we've now challenged six pending patent applications that you helped us identify as applications that, if granted, would particularly threaten the growing field of 3D printing technology. Harvard's Cyberlaw Clinic hand delivered the first two submissions to the Patent Office earlier this year, and we've since sent in four more.Hopefully, they'll be able to hold off the worst, and we can see a new industry develop cleanly, without too many patent fights, or too many such issues holding back further development in the space.
The prior art we've submitted so far thanks to your submissions ranges from patents and blog posts to research papers and symposium proceedings. Each prior art document gives the Patent Office tools to reject patent claims for obviousness. That in turn helps protect the diverse, exciting uses of 3D printing that are gaining in popularity each day, from small hobbyist printers to large-scale, high-quality commercial fabrication using materials ranging from titanium to chocolate.
It really is quite incredible to see such a clear case of patents hindering key innovations. The market is developing today not because of patents, but because people see the demand in the market and the opportunities to provide something. We have a competitive market, where different providers seek to out-innovate each other, not because of the ability to get patents, but because of the nature of competition and the desire to provide for an emerging and compelling market. Hopefully that spirit of innovation won't get stamped out due to bad patents.


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I find it very disconcerting that last week's Herald article, "Envision: hotels a plus for Valley Stream," a member of the Valley Stream's District 30 and Central High School District board, Elise Antonelli, stated that the village does not have a good reputation for considering the needs of the residents.
What a disappointing statement. I pride myself on the fact that my administration encourages active participation from the public on all matters that affect our residents and our way of life here in Valley Stream. With regard to the extensive work that we have put in to create our Master Plan, I hope Ms. Antonelli recalls that surveys were mailed to every resident and business in the village as part of an effort to include as many people, with as many points of view, as possible. In addition, the steps leading up to the adoption of the Master Plan and the subsequent adoption of the changes to the zoning code, were well documented in the Herald, the Village Green, Chamber of Commerce meetings and in public discussions over the past several years. Public hearings were held at the Valley Stream's Board of Zoning and Appeals level, and Nassau County and Valley Stream's Planning Department levels, leading up to the public hearing at the Village Board of Trustees, at which a number of village residents expressed their opinions. No actions were taken, or decisions made, without the public being afforded the opportunity to weigh in.
I believe that during my administration you would be hard pressed to find specifics about when we did not consider the needs of our residents. In Valley Stream we are trying to create a climate that stabilizes real property taxes, fosters clean business, produces good-paying jobs and develops nice places for our residents to shop and dine. We have world class parks, an outstanding pool complex, a concert series and recreational programs that are second to none, and a library that caters to patrons of all ages and every segment of our village. We indeed consider all of our residents and try very hard to meet the needs of our community.
It is a shame that Ms. Antonelli's experience has not been as participatory as she would have liked. I invite her and all our residents to contact our offices at any time if there are issues they would like to discuss, opinions they would like to share or assistance they would like to offer.
It is my hope that Ms. Antonelli joins us in helping to seek meaningful solutions to growing our business community, stabilizing real property taxes and making Valley Stream an even greater place to live.
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PEREZ, Laura. Orpheus and plagiarism of Jewish philosophy: Orphic quotes in Stromata 5. 14 by Clement of Alexandria. Circe clás. mod. [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.2, pp.113-131. ISSN 1851-1724.
In chapter 14 of book 5 of the Stromateis, Clement presents profusion of quotations of Greek authors in order to prove Greek plagiarism from Hebrew philosophy. Among several writers quoted, the Alexandrian transmits many verses that he attributes to the poet Orpheus. In this article, we will analyze the orphic poems he utilizes and the interpretations that he assigns to them, in order to examine his diverse uses of orphic writings and of Greek texts in general. We will attempt to elucidate the ways of appropriation and of reworking of orphic ideas in a Christian author in which specifically theological concerns converge with intentions of apologetic character.
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2015 Volvo XC60 T6: Real World Review
The compact luxury crossover segment is heating up. Several brands have recently released new models, such as the BMW X1 and Range Rover Evoque, while others, including the Lexus NX and Lincoln MKC, are still on the way. Given that the Volvo XC60 was one of the first compact luxury crossovers on the market when it debuted for the 2010 model year, does the 2015 model still have what it takes to compete? We spent a week behind the wheel of a well-equipped 2015 Volvo XC60 T6 Drive-E to find out.
Interior Issues
Upon climbing into the XC60, nearly everyone had the same reaction: This crossover costs how much? The cabin hardly looks like it belongs in a vehicle that costs $50,000, which was the sticker price of our well-optioned test car.
One of our biggest gripes relates to the XC60's infotainment screen. In today's automotive world, it's common to have a large, highly visible touchscreen, which is a feature that the XC60 is sorely lacking. Not only is the Volvo's center screen not especially large, it's not a touchscreen; it merely provides information, while you still use traditional dials and knobs to select functions and change settings.
To us, that's unacceptable, especially when you consider that entry-level compact cars such as the Dodge Dart and Ford Focus boast large touchscreens and cutting-edge infotainment technology that's leagues ahead of the XC60's system. More importantly, they do it for a fraction of the XC60's price.
But it wasn't just the infotainment system that had us riled up. We had several other issues with the XC60's cabin, including a vibrating rear speaker, some loose-fitting panels and a general interior design that doesn't strike us as modern like it did when Volvo started using it several years ago. On the plus side, the XC60's materials are generally high-end, and the front seats struck us as especially comfortable.
Excellent Engine
If there's one area where our XC60 especially excelled, it's under the hood. For the 2015 model year, Volvo has made several changes to the XC60's engine lineup in the name of efficiency. In our T6 test car, that meant ditching last year's turbocharged 6-cylinder for a turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder that makes 302 horsepower. Environmental Protection Agency-rated fuel economy comes in at 22 miles per gallon in the city and 29 mpg on the highway, though we couldn't match those numbers in mostly city driving.
Beyond gas mileage, we were all impressed with the ample power Volvo was able to extract from a 2.0-liter engine using the unconventional turbocharged and supercharged setup. To most of us, this engine felt like a 6-cylinder, and that's no small feat, given the engine's small size. Power was excellent, power delivery was linear and more than one tester remarked that, for an SUV, the XC60 really moves.
Perhaps our only gripe with the XC60's powertrain relates to its start/stop feature. This is a standard item that turns off the engine when the crossover is idling (at a stop light, for example). While the purpose is to save fuel, we found its operation so clunky and slow-witted that we would happily trade one or two mpg to have it removed. You can turn it off, but you have to do that each time you start the car, an annoyance we wouldn't want to endure in a $50,000 vehicle.
Only Skin-Deep?
Another of the XC60's major benefits is its styling. Whether or not we think it's the best compact luxury crossover, we certainly think it's the best-looking, and our opinion has only strengthened with its facelift for 2015. We think it's well-proportioned and handsome, and we think its simple look is an asset compared to highly stylized and sometimes polarizing rivals such as the Mercedes GLK.
Unfortunately, the XC60 isn't as beautiful to drive as it is to look at. Sure, the powertrain is excellent, but more than one tester complained about a harsh ride, which is surprising given its status as a luxury vehicle. Additionally, rear-seat room is very tight, and the XC60 garnered several complaints about its soft brake pedal and vague brake feel.
There is, however, one major bright spot when it comes to comfort and equipment: the XC60's stereo. It's excellent, which is a big surprise, especially given the crossover's age and the look and feel of its infotainment system.
Our Take
We loved the Volvo XC60 when it debuted for the 2010 model year. Back then, it was the best crossover in its segment, especially considering its modern look and a litany of safety equipment.
Unfortunately, we no longer feel the same way today. While the XC60 has been facelifted for 2015, what it really needs is a redesign. The modern look, while handsome, isn't so modern anymore, and that's a reality that goes double for the interior. Meanwhile, the XC60's safety technology is no longer cutting-edge, as many rivals now incorporate its once-exclusive low-speed automatic braking feature.
We certainly don't dislike the 2015 Volvo XC60, as we still think it offers many positive attributes. A $50,000 price tag, however, is pricey for this segment. As a result, we think newer rivals such as the Acura RDX, Audi Q5 and BMW X3 deliver a better, more enjoyable and more modern experience for the same money or less.


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Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Blue Sky at the Norman Rockwell Museum
There will be an exhibition called Ice Age to the Digital Age: The 3D Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts starting on June 11 and running through October 31. On June 10, there will be a preview party with an appearance by designer and illustrator Peter de Seve. On June 11, there will be an opening party with de Seve and director Chris Wedge. Details for the parties (which require advance tickets) can be found here. Details of the exhibition can be found here. Peter de Seve's thoughts on the exhibition are here.
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This past weekend, The Normal Rockwell Museum opened 'Ice Age' to the Digital Age: The 3D Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios.
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Today's post was written by Soni, horticulturalist for our Butterfly Center. She and the other employees are hard at word preparing for our upcoming Plant Sale on October 2.
I'm sure not very many of you are thinking of rolling up your sleeves and heading into the blazing heat of summer to do a little gardening. What you should do is start thinking ahead to fall, planning your garden for when the weather cools off and you can once again step outside of the air conditioning without having a heat stroke. If your garden needs a perk up after this summer, you should head over to the Cockrell Butterfly Center's Fall Plant Sale which will be this Saturday, October 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the 7th level of the parking garage at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
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Twice a year we have a sale where we carefully select just the right plants for you to put in your garden to attract butterflies and their offspring. How do you go about attracting butterflies and their offspring? Well, first of all, you need lots and lots of nectar plants, the more variety the better. The best nectar plants are those with small tubular flowers arranged in clusters, sometimes with brightly colored petals that serve as a target to alert the butterflies that, "Hey! There's food over here!" Butterflies survive on a liquid diet because of their specialized mouthparts, collectively called a proboscis. It looks like a coiled straw which they unravel to poke down inside flowers and consume the sugary liquid. Some examples of excellent nectar plants are Coneflower (Echinacea sp.), Black and Brown Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia sp.), Native Gayflower (Liatris sp.), Lantana, Verbena, Porterweed (Stachytarpheta sp.), Salvia, Heliotrope, Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia) and many, many more.
Did you think I forgot to mention their offspring? Of course not, that is my favorite part of butterfly gardening! Let's back up for a minute so you can see the big picture. A butterfly's life is comprised of four stages. In each stage the creature looks totally different. The whole lifecycle is called complete metamorphosis (meta means change, and morph means form). The first stage is the egg, which was laid by its thoughtful mother on a very important plant called a host plant. (Did you know butterflies are really good botanists? The story gets even weirder. They can tell plants apart by tasting them with their feet!) When the egg hatches, a caterpillar (otherwise known as a larva) crawls out and immediately eats the egg shell. Then, the caterpillar looks around and wonders, "What else is there to eat around here?" Well, little friend, you are sitting right on top of it. The host plant is the food, the life support, for the caterpillar. Without host plants we would not have butterflies!
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Each type of butterfly corresponds to a different type of host plant. For example, the well known Monarch butterfly only lays its eggs on the Milkweed plant (Asclepias sp.). The Monarch caterpillars will not eat Parsley or Dill, but you know who will? The Black Swallowtail, that's who. Other host plants that attract our native butterflies are: citrus species, rue (Ruta graveolens), and wafer ash (Ptelea trifoliate) for the Giant Swallowtail; Dutchman's pipevine (Aristolochia fimbriata and A. elegans) for Pipevine and Polydamas Swallowtails; spicebush (Lindera benzoin) and sassafras (Sassafras albidum) for the Spicebush Swallowtail; sennas (Cassia sp.) and partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculate) for Sulphurs; and passionvines (Passiflora sp.) for the Gulf Fritillary.
The third stage of metamorphosis is the chrysalis (or pupa), which is what the adult butterfly (the fourth and final stage) emerges out of.
When you combine nectar and host plants in your landscape you will not only increase your chances of seeing butterflies, but you can also have the experience of witnessing the amazing process of metamorphosis first hand. If you don't want to see plants that are chewed up, you can omit the host plants, or place them behind other plants, however, watching a butterfly lay eggs and watching caterpillars grow is pretty cool.
We will have the majority of the plants mentioned above at the plant sale, plus many more (a "complete" list is on the website). The selections we have made are for growing in Houston and the surrounding areas, a lot being native plants. You can also learn about gardening for butterflies at the sale from our knowledgeable staff and volunteers. Hope to see you there!
Here are some tips for attending the plant sale:
1. Get there early. Don't wait and expect to have a lot to choose from an hour before we close.
2. We will have wagons for customers to cart their plants to their cars, but if you have your own, bring it.
3. We take cash, check and credit cards.
4. The lines are long, but look at it as a time to make new friends or learn something new.


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QuasiQuote is a science fiction fanzine published by Sandra Bond.
QuasiQuote is published in London, England in the 2000s. There was a five year gap betwen the publishing of issue 5 and the 6th issue, released in 2008.
Contributing writers included Ron Bennett (Skyrack, Ploy), Gail Courtney, Lee Gilliland, Arnie Katz (Vegas Fandom Weekly), Earl Kemp (Destiny), Erika Maria Lacey, Dave Locke (Awry, Time and Again), Mike Meara, Ulrika O'Brien, Mark Plummer, David Ress, Laura Seabook, Lee Strong, Bruce Townley, Harry Warner, Jr. (Horizons) and Ted White.
Contributing artists include Jim Barker, Sheryl Birkhead, Brad W. Foster, Alexis Gilliland, Steve Jeffery, Shep Kirkbride, Tim Marion, Sue Mason, Joe Mayhew, Bill Rotsler, John Toon, and D. West.
Sandra Bond also edited the fanzine Bogus in the 2000's.


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Good Reads: Our Favorite Children's Books
How do you learn about great new books for children? Maybe from your librarian or from a blurb in a magazine? Perhaps you follow a book blog? Books are such a central part of our kids' daily lives and we want to make sure we share some of the great ones with you. Here are ten of our favorite picture books from the past year; the ones that captivated our imaginations and we think will do the same in your home:
• Little Bird by Germano Zullo, illustrated by Albertine
• The Onion's Great Escape by Sara Fanelli
• This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
• Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman
• The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins
• A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse by Frank Viva
• Benny's Brigade by Arthur Bradford, illustrated by Lisa Hanawalt
• My Dad is Big and Strong, But... by Coralie Saudo, illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo
• Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
• The Frank Show by David Mackintosh
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Costa Mesa [13] is a city in Orange County, a region of Southern California.
Throughout the 1800s, this area consisted mostly of a few farms and some apple orchards. Costa Mesa was officially incorporated in 1920; its name meaning "coast tableland" in Spanish. During World War II, Costa Mesa was the site of the Santa Ana Army Air Base, a military installation that existed from 1942-1946. Today, Costa Mesa has expanded into a robust community that features a legitimate focus on performing arts and entertainment. Costa Mesa provides a city-like feel in a suburban setting with a vast amount of storefront shops and residential areas. The west side of the city features industrial properties that specialize in manufacturing while the northern part of the city features commercial properties that specialize in business.
Get in
By plane
John Wayne Airport (IATA: SNA) is just on the other side of the Costa Mesa/Santa Ana border. From there you can either rent a vehicle, obtain a taxi, or use the bus system to get around.
By Road
Home to one Interstate 405 and California highways 55 and 73; driving into the city is not hard. Harbor Boulevard, Newport Boulevard, and Bristol Street are important North-South roads in the city while Baker Street, 17th Street, and 19th Street are important East-West roads in the city.
Get around
OCTA [14] operates a myriad of buses in the city. The most important ones are those that serve South Coast Plaza. Routes 51, 55, 57, 76, 86, 145, 172, 173, 211, 216 and 464 all serve the mall, which basically means that SCP is accessible almost anywhere in the county.
Cab Service, Cab companies are plentiful in O.C.
Don't underestimate the distance between blocks--especially if walking. Costa Mesa has longer address blocks than most other U.S. cities. For example, it's about a third of a mile (over 500m) from 2500 to 2600 Fairview Blvd with three intersections in-between.
Costa Mesa offers quality variety of shopping, fine dining, and entertainment options. Costa Mesa also features plenty of golf courses and parks in addition to being mere minutes away from the Pacific Ocean for people who want to spend time outdoors.
Stay safe
Costa Mesa can be one of the safest cities to visit but it also has it's share of crime. Regions near Santa Ana can have criminal incidents spill over into the city as a result of gangs and narcotics. The city's Westside is lower-income and highly-industrial; making it a somewhat popular destination for homeless people and panhandlers. The local police department does patrols on a routine basis, however, so criminal incidents are limited at worst.
Get out
You can leave the city either through the John Wayne Airport or by taking the local freeways out of the city. CA-73 and I-405 will lead to Los Angeles if you head north or to San Diego if you head south.
Considering that the CA-55 South terminates at Costa Mesa's 19th Street, CA-55 North will lead to northern Orange County and will connect to CA-91, which leads to Riverside California.


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A combo box is a combination of a drop-down list and an edit control, thus allowing users to enter a value that isn't in the list. It behaves like a drop-down list and allows the user to choose from a list of existing items but adds the option to type a value directly into the control. Newly typed items are usually added to the list and can be selected next time. Combo boxes are typically applied to provide autocomplete or autotype functionality in a convenient way to the user.


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#1 Police Search For Meth Cook Named Walter White08-18-2012, 02:09 AM
Police Search For Meth Cook Named Walter White
In what could be described as television coming to life, a US man with the same name as the main character in Breaking Bad is being hunted by police for allegedly manufacturing methamphetamine.
Local sheriffs in Alabama have placed Walter White at the top of their most wanted list and say he turned to a life of crime in 2008, around the same time the fictional methamphetamine cook he shares a name with hit TV screens, Tuscaloosa News reports.
White, 55, was first arrested in 2008 for various drug offences including trafficking and manufacturing methamphetamine.
Police say he violated his parole in January and began making more drugs.
White was arrested again but has been on the run since he failed to show up for his court hearing.
In the TV series Breaking Bad, Walter White a high school chemistry teacher begins producing methamphetamine after he is diagnosed with lung cancer.
Is the suspects name actually Heisenberg?
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Quilts for Kids
Expectant mothers and little ones will love these handmade crib quilts! From cuddly baby quilts to quilted play throws, these quilts will be treasured for years to come.
Pinwheel Pals [1]
Customize a quilt by pairing Pinwheel blocks with novelty prints fit to the occasion.
I-Spy [4]
Keep kids occupied with a quilt that features many different motifs and prints.
Put a Spin On It [7]
Looking for a quick shower gift? Larger-than-life Pinwheel blocks ensure this baby quilt comes together quickly.
Get the free quilt pattern here. [8]
Soft and Bright Baby Quilt [10]
Cheery flannels in yellows, blues, oranges, and greens create a graphic baby quilt that's soft to the touch.
Get the free quilt pattern here. [11]
Bubbling Over [13]
Big, bright bubbles float onto hand-quilted circles of perle cotton.
Get the free quilt pattern here. [14]
Little Sprouts [16]
An easy appliqué method makes the leaves on this kid-friendly quilt spring to life in no time—we promise!
Get the free quilt pattern here. [17]
What's the Buzz? [19]
Combine whimsical bird and floral appliqués with playful pieced blocks for a sweet-as-can-"bee" quilt.
Get the free quilt pattern here. [20]
Around the Block [22]
Use polka dots of all colors and sizes in a super-size Log Cabin block that is the perfect size for a baby quilt.
Ribbon and Rickrack Baby Quilt [25]
Add fun and function to a stroller-size quilt by sewing ribbon and rickrack loops into the blocks.
Baby Steps [28]
Showcase bits of 1930s reproduction fabrics in an easy-to-handle quilt that's the ideal size for a stroller.
Block Play [31]
Build blocks in two sizes for a kid's quilt that comes together easily. Fussy-cut block centers, bright prints, and standout stripes add playful style.
Get the free quilt pattern here. [32]
Seaworthy Baby Quilt [34]
Keep it simple. One bright red print adds a shot of color to the scrappy quilt. Novelty sea prints add a whimsical touch.
Easy Math Throw [37]
Use bright prints and simple squares to create a plus sign design with kid appeal. Pieced plus signs within the blocks and a multicolor border add interest.
Penguin Patrol [40]
Pick a kids' fabric collection that has a border print and let the little characters march around this easy cuddle quilt.
Hopscotch [42]
Simple shapes look anything but basic in a kid's quilt highlighted by bright squares of color.
Safari Fun Panel Quilt [45]
Go wild! A jungle-inspired printed panel is the starting point for this adorable kids quilt.
Baby Talk [48]
Polka dot, star, and toile flannels combine for a snuggly crib quilt in two colorways. You can vary the kaleidoscope design depending on where you place your lights and darks.
Girl or Boy Monogram Crib Quilt [51]
Make it personal--a monogram adds personalization to any quilt. Give this quilt to a special little one that you love.
Blue Jeans Quilt [54]
Now you can recycle your child's old blue jeans into an easy, pieced throw.
Two-Block Kid's Quilt [57]
Animal-theme novelty prints make an easy, kid-friendly crib quilt. Coordinating tone-on-tones round out the look.
Rail Fence Baby Quilt [60]
Combine light, medium, and dark prints to make a playful crib quilt of Rail Fence blocks.
Churn Dash Baby Quilt [63]
Combine a range of small to large prints to make Churn Dash blocks in a playful baby quilt or small picnic throw.
Improv Baby Quilt [66]
Use improvisational piecing and barnyard-theme fabrics to make a playful baby quilt.
I Spy [69]
In no time you can create an interactive quilt using a playful mix of prints that reflect a few of your child's favorite things.
Strips and Sashing Kid's Quilts [72]
Surround strips separated by sashing with a pair of borders in an easy kid's quilt.
Stacked Strips Crib Quilt [75]
Showcase fabric in a lap-size quilt by using large-scale prints for the wide rectangles and small- and medium-scale prints for the narrow rectangles.
Newborn Baby Wall Hanging [78]
Know of a little one on the way? This wall hanging of appliqué shapes, Pinwheel blocks, and fun prints comes together quickly, making it an easy gift to assemble before the sweet one arrives!
Kid's Quilt Play Mat [81]
Keep the quilt's intended use in mind when planning fabric placement. This children's quilt is intended to lay flat and be used as a play mat, so the border panels face out on all sides.
Fussy-Cut Baby Quilt [84]
Showcase fussy-cut novelty designs in carefully arranged setting blocks.
Zigzag Baby Quilt [87]
Flannels inspired this kid-friendly throw. It's simple to piece so makes a great baby shower or children's birthday gift. Add or delete Flying Geese units to make it the size you need.
Bundle of Joy [90]
Cute novelty prints and soft pastels make this a perfect baby quilt!
Autograph Kid's Quilt [93]
Create a keepsake for a child's birthday party by making a table cover quilt out of blocks that partygoers can sign.
Star Crib Quilt [96]
The bright kid's quilt is an evening sky of bright stars. For more impact at the corners, fussy-cut 6" squares to use in each outer border corner.
All-Season Baby Quilt [99]
Fussy-cut seasonal designs from a panel print to use in a sweet baby quilt.
Dotty Stars [102]
Gather up all the polka dot prints you can find to combine in a bright and youthful-looking throw.
Easy as A, B, C Throw [105]
Pieced blocks and large setting triangles create the center of a lively throw.
Whimsical Windmills Quilt [108]
Give a windmill-style quilt a colorful spin with fabrics. Alternate blue and yellow for the block backgrounds to visually connect the Louisiana and triangle-square blocks.
Kid's Strippy Quilt [111]
Use the prints and panels of a favorite fabric collection to turn a popular children's book into a bed covering.
Story Time [114]
Soft chenille and preppy polka dot pinwheels make this vintage-look design a great baby gift.
Chocolate and Jelly Beans [117]
This easy-to-make quilt alternates chocolate- and vanilla-color backgrounds with some jelly bean-like polka dot prints for a yummy throw!
Uneven Nine-Patch and Star Quilt [120]
Polka dots and pastels go hand-in-hand in this quilt that will add playfulness and whimsy to your child's room.
Over the Moon Throw [123]
The whimsical prints in this kid-size quilt will give children sweet dreams.


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NBA Capsules
LOS ANGELES (AP) Blake Griffin had 26 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers stormed out to a 31-point lead in the first quarter with Chris Paul back in the lineup and pummeled the Philadelphia 76ers 123-78 Sunday night.
Jamal Crawford scored 21 for the defending Pacific Division champions, who were 12-6 while Paul was sidelined with a separated right shoulder that occurred on Jan. 3 at Dallas. The seven-time All-Star point guard had seven points and eight assists in 23 minutes. DeAndre Jordan had 20 rebounds and 10 points, helping Los Angeles increase its division lead over idle Phoenix to four games.
Reserve Tony Wroten scored 21 points for the 76ers, losers of six straight and 13 of 16. Center Spencer Hawes missed all eight shots in 23 scoreless minutes and had just two rebounds.
The 45-point margin of victory was the largest for the Clippers' franchise. The previous record was 39, set in a 121-82 victory over Chicago at Staples Center on Nov. 24.
Philadelphia never challenged after the Clippers built a 69-30 halftime lead – matching the largest halftime advantage in franchise history set in November against Chicago. Crawford's 15-footer gave the Clippers their biggest lead, 89-33, with 6:01 left in the third quarter. It was 100-51 going into the fourth.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kevin Durant had 41 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help Oklahoma City beat New York.
Reggie Jackson added 19 points and six assists, and Serge Ibaka had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder, who were coming off a 103-102 loss to struggling Orlando on Friday night.
Durant, the NBA's leading scorer, got the best of his duel with New York's Carmelo Anthony, the league's No. 2 scorer. Anthony had with 15 points on 5-for-19 shooting for the Knicks, who have lost four of five.
Raymond Felton and Amare Stoudemire each scored 16 points for the Knicks.
The Thunder made 12 3-pointers and shot 55 percent overall.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Victor Oladipo had 23 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and Orlando rallied to surprise Indiana.
Indiana stole Orlando's inbounds pass with 9 seconds left and Paul George was able to get off a 20-foot jumper. But it was deflected and rebounded by the Magic, who ran out the clock.
Orlando has beaten the top teams in both conferences in back-to-back games, having stunned Oklahoma City on Friday. The victory ties the Magic's season-high win streak of three games. It also extends their home win streak to five consecutive games.
Nik Vucevic added 19 points and 13 rebounds.
George led the Pacers with 27 points. Lance Stephenson added 16. The loss ended Indiana's win streak at four games.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kirk Hinrich scored 19 points, Joakim Noah had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Chicago held off Los Angeles after nearly blowing a 19-point lead.
Taj Gibson added 18 points for the Bulls, who never trailed against an injury-ravaged Lakers squad missing Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Jordan Farmar, Nick Young, Jodie Meeks and Xavier Henry.
Center Chris Kaman scored a season-high 27 points off the bench for the Lakers, who won their previous two games following a 3-19 slide that buried them in the race for a Western Conference playoff spot.
Point guard Steve Nash, playing his third game after missing 39 because of a nerve problem in his back, had eight points in 21-plus minutes before leaving in the third quarter because of irritation in his left leg.
NEW YORK (AP) – Rookie Mason Plumlee scored a season-high 22 points and matched his best with 13 rebounds in a high-flying performance, and Brooklyn used its best defensive first half in eight years as the springboard for the victory over New Orleans.
Brooklyn held New Orleans to 28 points in the first 24 minutes, its lowest total since also allowing 28 against the Lakers on Nov. 27, 2005. The Nets were fueled by their reserves, with their top scorers coming off their bench and no starters finishing in double figures.
Mirza Teletovic had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who improved to 13-5 overall and 9-2 at home in 2014. Alan Anderson scored 13 points.
Anthony Davis had 24 points and nine rebounds for the Pelicans, who had won seven of 10. They used big fourth-quarter comebacks to win their previous two games, but fell too far behind to come back in this one.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nene scored 18 points and led a strong defensive effort in Washington's victory over Sacramento.
Bradley Beal scored 16 points, hitting two 3-pointers in the final 6 minutes. Marcin Gortat added 17 points and eight rebounds as Washington halted a two-game skid and reached the .500 mark.
Sacramento's Isaiah Thomas scored 30 points and had eight assists. But DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay combined to hit 5 of 27 shots, with Cousins scoring 14 points and Gay finishing with five.
The Kings outrebounded the Wizards 49-38, but made only 35.4 percent of their field goal tries and went 2 of 11 from 3-point range.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and Cleveland won back-to-back games for the first time in a month with the overtime victory over Memphis.
The Cavaliers, who broke a six-game losing streak Friday night against Washington, have won both games since general manager Chris Grant was fired last week.
Irving scored the final four points in regulation to tie it. Luol Deng's 3-pointer on the first possession of overtime put Cleveland ahead for good, 81-78.
Nick Calathes scored 17 points to lead Memphis, which has lost three of four since winning six straight.
Deng began the overtime scoring with a 3-pointer from the corner as the shot clock was winding down. Baskets by Dion Waiters and Anderson Varejao, sandwiched around a 3-pointer by Calathes, left Cleveland with an 85-81 lead. A resounding dunk by Waiters and four free throws by Irving put the game away.
BOSTON (AP) – Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points, Shawn Marion finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds and Dallas beat Boston too extend its winning streak to a season-high five straight.
Jose Calderon added 18 points and Monta Ellis scored 11 for Dallas, which won for the sixth time in seven games and pulled 10 games above .500 for the first time this season at 31-21.
Vince Carter scored 14, Devin Harris had 12 points and Samuel Dalembert pulled grabbed 11 rebounds for Dallas.
The Mavericks led by six at halftime and pulled away in the third quarter by outscoring the Celtics 28-18.
Rajon Rondo had 15 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds for Boston, which had won three straight games. Jeff Green added 18 and Jared Sullinger had 11 points and 12 rebounds.


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You know all those books you read about parenting, the ones that tell you how to nurture, what to do in case this or that happens, or how to raise a good kid? They are great and all, but they don't prepare you to actually be a parent, well not for 100 percent of it.
They are helpful sure. I sort of had an idea that raising a boy was going to be vastly different than raising a girl thanks to those books. Thank you Mrs. baby book author.
But I think they leave some stuff out on purpose. If not, if people read about days like we are having this week, they would either stop buying said books or not have kids (which would be a bummer).
So this is how the week started: Monday morning Maren said she didn't feel great. I told her I have a meeting at 9 a.m., if you don't feel well, have the school nurse call and I will come get you. My cell phone rang at 9:32.
Off I go, pick her up and park her in front of the TV for the rest of the day while I work from home. Tuesday is better, not great, but better. She stays home from school just to be safe. Tuesday afternoon it started to snow and I hear: "Dad, can we go out and play in the snow?" I say, "sure we can, right after school tomorrow."
But if she wants to play in the snow, I figure we are on our way back to recovery.
Then comes Wednesday. Maren wakes up to go to school and is down for the count, 101.7 fever. I make the required email/phone call to work to break the news that I won't be in again. Ten minutes later baby brother wakes up. His face is really red. Mom takes his temp and it's 101.5.
Let the fun day begin. Maren takes her medicine like a champ and settles in. Brant takes his medicine, then two seconds letter gacks it up all over the kitchen table. (Don't read about that stuff in any book!)
And we're off and running. While they both went down fine for a nap (even the 7-year old who never naps) I had to wake them both up from a deep sleep to go to the hospital. Here's a line you will never read in those handy-dandy parenting books: Taking two sick kids to the hospital at the same time is a breeze.
Actually, it wasn't awful. It wasn't fun, but it wasn't awful. One kid with strep, one with some sort of viral thing. Could have been a lot worse.
So back home we go, Maren lays down for 5 hours. Brant fights me all afternoon (for a sick kid, he was a total pain in the neck). He wanted me to color with him, but I was only allowed to use some ugly color brown I had never heard of. Then he wanted to do stickers, but that entailed me picking 100 of them off the sheet so he could stick them on a piece of construction paper. All I wanted was sick kid to go to sleep, all he wanted to was put 4,000 Cinderella stickers on my glasses.
But the rest of the day went okay. They both slept a long time. Fevers went down and up and down again. But they are home again today as Mrs. Bowman took the day off and I returned to work with my head spinning in a thousand directions.
I remember someone telling me a couple of years ago that the hours are long but the years are short. That sort of defines this week. The days just took forever. But my kids are healthy and a week closer to leaving for college.


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60% rayon 40% nylon. Dry clean only. Stretch fit. DONN-WS76. D2166 F101. Designer Donna Mizani launched her eponymous line in 2008 with a collection of soft knit silk pieces. Known for her ability to spot trends, Mizani's collection embodies a style for the fashion-forward. Classic dresses and separates feature modern twists and current details, all rendered in a cool, seasonal palette.


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Tanduay Superior Rum (Aged 12 years)
Review: Tanduay Superior Rum 83.5/100
a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted on April 8, 2012
The origin of Tanduay Holdings Inc. can be traced to 1937 when The Manilla Wine Merchants Inc. was incorporated. This company was basically an amalgamation of several business interests, the important one for our discussion being the Manilla Steamship Company which held agricultural interests in the Western Visayas and had been producing rum (and other spirits) in the Philippines since at least 1893.
In 1999, The Manilla Wine Merchants Inc. formally changed their name to Tanduay Holdings, and is currently one of the largest rum producers in the world. In fact Tanduay Rum is regularly listed alongside Bacardi Rum as the two best-selling brands of rum in the World. The reason I had never heard of Tanduay until recently is simply because almost all of their rum sales occur in Asia where Tanduay is the most popular brand.
According to the Tanduay Website, all of their rum is produced from four main ingredients, distilled alcohol (from sugar cane molasses), demineralized water, sugar, and a rather nebulous term, 'other ingredients'. The website explains that the distilled sugar cane molasses is aged in oak barrels for a minimum of two years for all their brands, after which it is blended with the aforementioned water, sugar, and those 'other ingredients'. The Tanduay Superior is labeled as a 12-year-old rum produced by Tandauy Holdings for their domestic market. This 12-year-old rum is considered 'the cognac' of rums by Tanduay and is the most premium 'production rum' in their current portfolio.
My good friend Lance, who also reviews rum on his website, Liquorature, supplied me with a sample of Tanduay Superior from which I was able to cobble together this review.
In the Bottle 4/5
Overall I like the presentation of the Tanduay Superior Rum. We have the typical 'bar room' style bottle that sits easily on my shelf with my other rum bottles. For bartenders (and guys like me), the bottle is easy to store, easy to hold, and of course easy to pour. The labeling is simple but not unattractive.
In the Glass 8.5/10
The rum displays itself as a rich bronze coloured spirit. When I tilt the rum glass and twirl it, a thick deposit of rum is left clinging to the inside of that glass. It only very slowly releases fat droopy legs. Since I know sugar (and 'other ingredients') are added to the rum before bottling, the colour and the display of fat legs means very little as far as interpreting quality.
When I initially brought the rum to my nose I noticed caramel and molasses rising with a good dose of oak and baking spices thrown in for good measure. The amount of wood that I detect is a good sign. My fear was that those 'other ingredients' would be dominating the rum, but to be perfectly honest the nose of the rum does not seem to carry any untoward scents and aromas.
As the rum breathes, I notice a few things I hadn't earlier, some orange peel spiciness is apparent and some toasted aromas of walnut and coconut. Tobacco scents are growing in the breezes, and overall I like what I sense. My feeling is that tasting the rum is going to be a very pleasant experience.
In the Mouth 50/60
The Tanduay Superior is a little dryer in the mouth than I was expecting with the caramel sweetness I noticed on the nose taking a bit of a back seat to pungent oak spices and the lightly bitter flavours of toasted walnut and coconut. There is a nice gentle sweep of vanilla which runs through the rum as well. When I allowed the rum to breathe in my glass I was greeted by some additional smoothness, as well as new flavours of cocoa and tobacco which have probably been there all along, I just needed to take my time to tease them out.
As I usually do, I mixed this rum in a few bar drinks. I tried the rum with a splash of Frangelico in a cocktail I call the Monk's Uncle. I also mixed a little with cola and lime in a Cuba Libre' . There was a light bitterness in both cocktails which tasted rather odd. Once I noticed this off-note, I seemed to be haunted by it every time I tasted the rum afterwards, even when I was sipping it neat. It is as if the flavour of the rum is just out of balance, and this discordant note is keeping me from scoring the rum more favourably.
In the Throat 13/15
The rum has a long dry finish filled with charred flavours of caramel (treacle), toasted walnut and a beautiful cocoa fade. The finish makes the experience worth repeating.
The Afterburn 8/10
The Tanduay Superior is a decent rum. It has a dryness which to me is very similar to the Flor de Cana rums of Nicaragua (I happen to love those rums). The flavour profile runs a little to the left of the sweet side of the palate, and in fact, there is a light bitterness in the flavour which seems to be related to impressions of toasted walnut and cocoa which I found as I sipped. Had I not experienced that unexpected off-note in my cocktails (which afterwards I noticed even when sipping neat), I may have scored this rum quite a bit higher. But that is why I taste my spirits more than once and in different formats before I complete my review. The off-note is there, and for me, it diminished the rum.
If you are interested in comparing more scores, here is a link to my other published Rum Reviews.
My Final Score is out of 100 and you may (loosely) interpret the score as follows:
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)


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