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A look back at all the barks and none of the bite.
Obviously, everyone saying "I'm jumping ship" were never going to get the next Xbox to start with. If they were considering getting one they would have the common sense to wait to hear from MS.
It's gonna be accepted because comments made by people on gaming forums don't represent the average gamer outside of cyber space...
here is the truth.
people have a voice, but very few use it. and those who do make real world changes.
nothing any person on a computer is going to do will ever change the real world.
and the truth is that i know many people who want a playstation 4 who only own 360's. they dont say "im jumping ship" they just want one because in the real world there gamers.


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A family outing on the Delaware Geocaching Trail proves quite an adventure.
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Easy Like Sunday Morning
My bright, nature-loving, 13-year-old daughter, Audrey, is eager to get started. She plops down on the couch and fires up the laptop. We go to the Delaware Tourism Office's Web site (visitdelaware.com) and click on the Delaware Geocaching Trail button.
In just a few minutes, we create an account, pick a site, snag a handful of cache coordinates and we're ready to punch them into our trusty GPS. I say "we," but it's my tech-savvy daughter who makes this a quick endeavor.
Audrey grabs our trusty Garmin Nuvi—the very GPS that during long trips, in a loud, female voice, barks orders at me from its suction-cup perch on the minivan windshield. When we first got it, I thought, Swell, that's all I need: two women in the front seat telling me what to do.
Some gung-ho geocachers carry fancy-looking Magellan units that are geared specifically toward this growing sport. Not us. We're stuck with the nerdy Garmin Nuvi.
Time to punch the coordinates into the GPS. "Which caches do you want to do?" I ask.
"Just do the ones close to the road," says Audrey, scouring the map of cache sites and already looking for shortcuts. In about 10 minutes, the coordinates for seven cache sites—the locations where the "treasures" are hidden—are locked and loaded.
I scribble a couple of tips from the online map onto a yellow legal pad and we quickly review geocaching rules. The cache box—a sturdy, metal ammo box—contains a logbook and trinkets left by other geocachers. The rules say that if you take a trinket, you must leave one of equal value.
"You mean like a rock?" asks Audrey.
"No," I explain. "Like a little Yoda figurine or something."
"No, something cool," she says, "like a rock."
Jake, my energetic but easily bored 10-year-old son, seems excited by the trinkets.
"I'm going to go check my junk drawer," he says. "There's cool stuff in there."
Soon the boy's back with three plastic mini-Power Rangers, a green camel, a rubber soccer ball, a reindeer bell on a red ribbon and a tiny Humpty Dumpty figurine. Audrey adds a small gator bobblehead, two frog bobbleheads and a toy whale to our Ziplock bag of "swag."
We agree that there's some pretty cool items here.
"So you can't leave a rock," says Audrey. "Put that in your story."
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The olfactomedin-domain was first identified in olfactomedin, an extracellular matrix protein of the olfactory neuroepithelium [(PUBMED:12615070)]. Members of this extracellular domain-family have since been shown to be present in several metazoan proteins, such as latrophilins, myocilins, optimedins and noelins, the latter being involved in the generation of neural crest cells. Myocilin is of considerable interest, as mutations in its olfactomedin-domain can lead to glaucoma [(PUBMED:14764620)]. The olfactomedin-domains in myocilin and optimedin are essential for the interaction between these two proteins [(PUBMED:12019210)].
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Andrew M. Skordinski, 92, of Mount Pocono, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013, in VNA Hospice of Monroe County, East Stroudsburg.
Born March 8, 1921, he was the son of the late Wasil Skordinski and Mary Buriak Skordinski. He grew up in the Parsons' section of Wilkes-Barre. He was educated in the Wilkes-Barre Public School System. Andrew was the last of his generation of 10 sisters and brothers: Mary Gurdock, Anna Hutz, Esther Fort, Eva Ridolfi, Kay Zaharchuck and Helen Day; his brothers: John, Michael and Basil Skordinski. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Florence Kompinski Skordinski.
Andrew was employed at Tobyhanna Army Depot since its opening. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran serving in Europe. He was a life member of Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Co. He was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre and also Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Stroudsburg.
Surviving are his son, Mark and his wife Cynthia, and grandchildren, Katherine and Jack, of Boston, Mass.; his son, Andrew and his wife, Wanda, of Langhorne; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Simon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St., Plains. A Parastas service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, April 12, at the funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Cathedral, 591 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, with Archpriest Joseph Martin, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at the Orthodox Lawn at Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, March 22 (UPI) -- Israel showcased its much-vaunted Iron Dome anti-missile system for U.S. President Barack Obama when he visited this week but in recent days the U.S.-funded system's declared shoot-down rate of 84 percent has been challenged by several scientists.
The conclusion was the kill rate was "more like 5 to 10 percent."
That could have a critical effect on long-term U.S. funding not only for Iron Dome, developed and produced by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, but for other systems supported by U.S. aid that Israel's developing for a multilayered comprehensive missile defense shield.
The Israeli media reported that Obama, whose first function on arrival Wednesday was to inspect an Iron Dome battery at Ben Gurion Airport, had pledged to continue U.S. funding for the missile defense project, despite serious doubts raised about its stopping power.
Whether that's what will happen remains to be seen, given that the Americans are severely reducing defense spending, which could, despite pledges to the contrary, result in cutbacks in U.S. military aid to Israel.
It may have been coincidence that the day Obama arrived in the Jewish state Brig. Gen. Shachar Shohat, commander of the missile defense force, declared that the United States should be allowed to co-produce Iron Dome so it can benefit from the funds it has provided Israel to develop the system.
Shohat clearly had approval from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's government to make such a statement -- particularly since Israel roundly opposed a joint production deal when Washington proposed it in 2012.
But the recent publication of studies by three missile experts, conducted separately, and their conclusion that Iron Dome had failed miserably despite the Israeli military's claims, was widely perceived as an indictment of Israel's "wonder weapon."
The experts are Professor Theodore Postol, a world-renowned scientist with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mordechai Shefer, an Israeli scientist formerly with Rafael, Iron Dome's Israeli developer; and a U.S. scientist identified only as "D" who recently worked at the U.S. Raytheon Co., which is co-developing another Israeli anti-missile system called David's Sling with Rafael.
Israeli security analyst Reuven Pedatzur, who's long been critical of Iron Dome, pulled these studies together in a hard-hitting article in the Haaretz daily that said the system was a dismal failure.
The three scientists maintained that studies of hundreds of videotaped Iron Dome interceptions during Israel's 8-day war with Palestinian militants in Gaza in November 2012 showed that most of the mid-air explosions recorded were actually the self-destruction of Iron Dome's Tamir interceptors and not the incoming rockets.
The Palestinians unleashed some 1,400 rockets in the fighting. Israel claimed Iron Dome intercepted 84.6 percent of the 400-plus rockets it engaged.
The system only attacks rockets whose trajectories indicate they'll hit populated areas, and ignores the others.
The military admitted that 58 rockets weren't intercepted.
Postol's done this before. After the 1990-91 Gulf War, during which the U.S. military lavishly praised the capabilities of Raytheon's Patriot missile system against Saddam Hussein's Scud ballistic missiles.
Postol investigated and concluded that these claims were erroneous; that Patriot could have hit less than 10 percent of its targets, and possibly none of them.
If the conclusions of Postol and his colleagues on Iron Dome are accurate, Israel has a problem. If it can't knock down unsophisticated, short-range rockets like the Palestinians' indigenous Qassem and Russian-designed Grad rockets, it's going to take a lot of punishment from the more advanced weapons held by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Israel has five Iron Dome batteries, each costing $50 million, operational and says it needs another 13 to effectively protect the entire country. That would cost around $600 million.
Israel's Institute for National Security Studies denounced the findings of Pedatzur and the others, dismissing their "dubious research without access to credible data."
But even so, these reports are acutely embarrassing for Israeli as it presses Washington not reduce the $3 billion in military aid it provides annually, or the nearly $1 billion promised in funding for anti-missile systems.
Netanyahu and his generals can be expected to blast the conclusions of Postol and the others in the weeks ahead but if only some of these are accurate, Israel will have to rethink much of its current military strategy, particularly pre-emptive strikes to counter the Iranian threat.


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by Kathryn Petrides, The Washington Post, 13 May 2013
It was on the weekend of my 25th birthday that my boyfriend alerted me to a lump in my left breast. At first dismissive of his concern, I eventually promised to see my gynecologist. I was due for my annual exam anyway.
About three weeks later, I walked away from the doctor visit confident and reassured. My gynecologist conducted a breast exam, made note of the lump's size and sent me on my way. She didn't order a mammogram or an ultrasound or suggest a follow-up appointment.
"She said considering my age and family history, it's probably just a cyst or a fibro-something and to keep an eye on it," I reported back to my boyfriend.


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- Psychologists have pointed out that matching algorithms for long-term relationships are not significantly better than random. Dating algorithms aren't actually so bad at excluding potentially "bad dates" -- but that's not what most online dating services offer. [url]
- The Secret Diamond Club takes advantage of some economic tricks to try to match up rich men with attractive women. The real secret, though, is that it probably doesn't work at all -- and it preys on lonely people with money. [url]
- Recently, the Nobel prize for economics was awarded for work on matching markets. The Gale-Shapely algorithm has been used for matching organ donors and doctors with hospitals, but maybe someday it'll be used for finding romantic partners, too. [url]


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JET-SET BEAUTY | Don't weep for out-of-work Angels... Miranda, Gisele, Heidi et al pay the bills with skincare
HEIDI KLUM, Cindy Crawford, Josie Maran, Christy Turlington... models and ex-models alike apparently know a thing or two about beauty and chemistry, or so it seems. Because they're the minds -- or at least the faces -- behind quite a few successful skincare ranges. Not one to rest on her holier-than-thou, childbirth-only-hurts-for-plebs haunches, Gisele launched a range of her own organic skincare goodness today called Sejaa.
Other out-of-work Victoria's Secret Angels don't need our sympathy either, as I recently found skincare company KORA by Miranda Kerr, the Australian amour of man-boy Orland Bloom. Like many of the other catwalk stalkers, her range is organic and she has a crap copy editor who uses words like NOURISH (how?)... REPLENISH (what?)... Give me a REAL verb. Words like nurture, nourish, replenish, boost et al make me foam at the mouth when I read beauty-related content littered with such meaningless fluff.
Kerr studied at the Academy of Natural Living (no word on whether there was a degree or any sort of professional certification received) so there is some background in the area, which is heartening to see. The price point is a shade high, there are 14 products including a tinted moisturiser. The 4 best sellers are the Rosehip oil, tinted moisturiser, foaming cleanser and body lotion.
But back to Sejaa Pure Skincare, the range by Gisele, which launched today. This is at least the 3rd line launched by an Angel and it's thankfully tiny. There's day cream, night cream and a mud mask (although I suspect Gisele uses a few more things). The ingredient lists, while not offensive the way some *organic* ingredient lists can be, are pretty bog standard. That said, I did espy Retinyl Palmitate about half way down the list on the night cream, and one of the main ingredients (read: number 2) in the day cream is Aloe, so on first appearance not all bad.
One thing is for sure, though, and that is this girl is very pretty (regardless of rhinoplasty, etc.) and charismatic -- naturally so -- and that comes across in the videos where she's actually putting on the cream (not something one sees all that much of on the other sites). Bet it'll be a huge hit in her native Brazil.
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AMD will be launching the Radeon HD 8000 series graphics cards for both desktop and notebook PCs in 2013. AMD will be launching mobile parts first and we were sent over a Radeon HD 8790M to try out. This is the first mobile graphics processor that we have been able to get our hands on that is based on the AMD Graphics Core Next architecture.
The mobile market is healthier than the PC market and AMD appears to have a strong graphics portfolio for that market in 2013. The AMD Radeon HD 8000M series cards (code named Solar) will be launching in Q1 2013 and will be the start of rolling out AMD GCN-enabled mobile parts into all segments of the market. By the summer of 2013 all of the discrete notebook graphic card solutions from AMD will be using GCN! This means significant performance and power saving gains are coming as AMD transitions away from the VLIW5-based Radeon HD 7000M-series parts.
The AMD Radeon HD 8000M series of GPUs that will be launched in Q1 2013 will consist of the Radeon HD 8500M, 8600M, 8700M and 8800M series. These series will feature various models that are differentiated primarily by clock speeds.
AMD sent over the upcoming Radeon HD 8790M along with the Radeon HD 7690M and an adapter to try the upcoming mobile graphics processors in our lab over the holiday break. The Radeon HD 8700M series will be succeeding the Radeon HD 7600M series, so comparing the 7690M to the 8790M should be a decent look to see where we are at today and where we will be in 2013 when it comes to discrete mobile graphics performance.
Here is a look at the features of both of these mobile parts:
|Radeon HD 7690M
|600 MHz
|800 MHz
|40 nm
|51.2 GB/s
|Radeon HD 8790M
|900 MHz
|1000 MHz
|28 nm
|64.0 GB/s
The AMD Radeon HD 7690M that we were sent was used part number 102-C01781-00 and features Thames on the 40-nm manufacturing process. This GPU has 480 ALUs clocked at 600MHz and 1GB GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit memory interface that is clocked at 800MHz.
The back of the Radeon HD 7690M MXM laptop card is has no memory on it or anything that deserves special mention.
Next up we have the AMD Radeon HD 8790M MXM card that is code-named Mars. This GPU is built using the latest 28-nm manufacturing process and uses a much larger GPU cooler! This Radeon HD 8790M GPU has 384 ALUs clocked at 900MHz and 2GB GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit memory interface that is clocked at 1000MHz. The Radeon HD 8790M has fewer shader ALUs than its predecessors, but remember it is built using the newer GCN architecture, has faster clock speeds and twice the GDDR5 memory.
The back of the Radeon HD 8790M MXM module has four Hynix GDDR5 memory IC's on that make up part of the cards 2GB frame buffer.
For testing we'll be using the AMD's development board that will allow us to run a mobile MXM video card on a desktop PCs primary PCIe x16 slot. This means we won't be testing anything on a laptop today, which isn't ideal, but it does has some benefits. For example we'll be using a high-end desktop processor, which means that the CPU will not be a performance bottleneck. This might mean the scores of the graphics cards are higher than what you'll see in a laptop, but since we are just comparing two generations of AMD GPU's it should be fine. We will not be covering competing mobile GPUs from NVIDIA as we are unsure if they will work properly on AMD's development board and we want our numbers to be as accurate as possible. That said, let's take a look at the test system and then some game titles to see how the performance looks!
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The dust from the election has settled and a new year is nearly upon us. Political pundits have shifted their focus from hackneyed campaign post-mortems to their usual stock-in-trade, barely substantiated predictions.
There's a lot of grist for the mill. Californians of all stripes are curious as to how a new Democratic supermajority will function alongside a Democratic governor empowered by the passage of his signature tax initiative, Proposition 30. Progressives and their allies in organized labor are licking their chops, many eyeing Proposition 13.
But if there's one event on the horizon that pretty much everyone can see coming, it's the looming battle over education in the Golden State.
With the high stakes and heavyweight players involved, it's going to be a battle royale. In one corner, we have the teachers' unions, who have spent more than $200 million supporting Democratic candidates and initiatives over the past 10 years. In another, you have the reformers, a diverse coalition of business groups, wealthy activists and education reform experts. Add to the mix a Democratic supermajority deeply grateful to their union sponsors, the burgeoning political strength of Asian and Latino parents, and a frustrated California GOP waiting for the first sign of Democratic overreach. Finish off the scene by factoring in the billions in additional revenues allotted to schools by Proposition 30.
This fight is going to need a tough referee, and there's only one figure with the stature, credibility and experience to play that role: Gov. Jerry Brown.
Brown has spent a political lifetime building credibility as a penny-pinching Scrooge. As a young governor in the 1970s, he made headlines by eschewing the governor's mansion, selling the limousine and implementing Howard Jarvis' Proposition 13 with a vengeance after initially opposing it and losing badly. In his second tour of duty as governor, Brown took away the cellphones of state bureaucrats, insists on flying Southwest and living small. No cigar smoking tents for this governor.
Why does this matter? I doubt that Arnold Schwarzenegger or Gray Davis had the fiscal credibility to pass an initiative like Proposition 30. In fact, I wonder if any other Democratic politician could have successfully led the battle.
Brown's image of fiscal integrity was essential to the passage of Proposition 30. But it will be even more important as we move to restore the quality of education.
The teachers' unions emerged from the Prop. 30 fight with more power than ever. The American Federation of Teachers helped draft the initiative and the California Teachers Association gave big money, troops and campaign expertise. These groups will undoubtedly be expecting to work with a sympathetic Legislature.
This puts Brown in a unique position, having signed the original collective bargaining law that allowed teachers to organize in the 1970s. More recently, teachers helped bankroll his successful 2010 campaign against billionaire Meg Whitman. It's a strong alliance.
But Brown also has ties to the charter school movement. He founded two charter schools in Oakland while he was mayor and continues an intense involvement today, 12 years later. He meets regularly with education reform leaders such as Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, founder of EdVoice, a prominent business-backed organization pushing for new teacher evaluation standards and other reforms. Business leadership groups such as the Bay Area Council and Silicon Valley Leadership Forum are loud advocates for a better-educated workforce, and they, too, have the governor's ear. And don't discount Brown's personal interest in rejuvenating the state's school system, of which his father was the primary architect.
Brown will have to face down an indebted Democratic supermajority in the Legislature and an education lobby with a voracious appetite for money. As the parade of parents, teachers and union officials — led by the state superintendent of public instruction — begins its annual pilgrimage to Sacramento in pursuit of dollars, the tightfisted governor may well be the only barrier against a flood of new taxes that would inevitably provoke a vicious public backlash.
Money — as it always is — will be the most heated debate, and it is one in which Brown wields serious authority. But the broader question will include a whole range of educational reforms that have the support of a powerful majority of Californians.
That is, how to pursue an aggressive agenda of reform inside the classroom without triggering the arsenal of the CTA and other public-employee unions that has destroyed so many other so-called "reformers"? With a foot in every camp and trust earned over time, only Brown has the broad relationships necessary to avert what would otherwise be a bloody battle.
With his genuine dedication to California schools and relentless personal drive, the governor may be the only public figure capable of achieving key reforms that have eluded so many others.
Clint Reilly is a San Francisco businessman and a retired political consultant. He currently serves as the president of the board of the Oakland Military Institute.


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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:25 pm
Post subject: 80mm f/2.8 heligon on crown 23: hasselblad killer?
Last year I got an 80mm f/2.8 Rodenstock Heligon and put it on a Crown Graphic 23. Hmmm, let's see, can it do that arty-farty, handheld, wide-open thing?
#1, a touch of glass...
The Heligon used here originally came mounted for a Graflex XL, probably of a late 1960s vintage, running in a Compur #0 shutter. Historical purists may disapprove that this lens doesn't match the era of the 1952 Crown. But it does have "Graflex" printed on the shutter fascia, mounts readily to fit the front standard, and everything remains nicely "all in the family", Graflex-wise.
The Heligon was offered for the XL as a lower cost alternative to the 80mm Planar. The lens is surprisingly small and compact, especially given its fast maximum aperture. It fits perfectly inside the small Pacemaker with the front closed, even while leaving a 40.5mm collapsible hood attached to the lens -- most convenient!
The 80mm focal length also works out well as a moderate wide angle for the small Graflex. It provides a very useful field of view, without any noticeable light fall-off or wide angle distortion.
Considering its small size, speed, and wide angle, I figured the Heligon could make a great setup for travel with the 2x3 Crown. So I calibrated the Kalart for the lens, and in October 2009 we took off for some wonderful time in northern Italy.
#2, first prosecco...
#3, la crucetta...
#4, ruckenfigur...
#5, campari nation...
#6, la strada...
Okay, just a few photos to get an idea. All handheld, RH-10 6x7 back, Neopan 400. (Clicking on an image will take you to the travel log for it too, if you want.)
Now to the question -- dare we ask it! -- could this kit be a Hasselblad killer?
For me the answer is a very absolutely definitive: yes and no.
"No" because this small Rodenstock just doesn't *quite* have the resolution of the Zeiss glass, especially at larger apertures, no matter how hard it tries. The Heligon really wants to be stopped down to f/8 to get to that razor sharpness.
But in all other ways, the answer is a resounding "Yes!"
To start with, the Heligon has many pleasing attributes that simply aren't matched by the Planar. It has a purity of smoothness in the out of focus areas that is particularly delightful, reminiscent of what I like best in a fine Tessar, and free of that twisty busyness that often afflicts the backgrounds of Planar images.
And getting a full 6x7 image area is a big big plus for the Graflex kit. No matter what the 6x6 crowd asserts, size does matter. The 6x7 simply gives way more image area and compositional flexibility to work with.
As for the kit itself, the Graflex is a joy to use. I guess I never liked traveling with the Swedish brick all that much. It always seemed so noisy and chunky and clunky, too flashy, always snagging in and out of the bag, always taking it on and off the neck, and hunching double over the waist-level finder like some creepy old goober.
The Graflex in comparison feels more compact and fun and easier to work with. When going out and about on our tourist activities, I could even leave the shoulder bag behind in the room and simply carry the folded camera around by its nylon handle strap. There it was always convenient and in hand. Just pop open the bed, slide out the lens, flick open the rubber hood, bang. And all while standing upright like a man, both eyes fully open to the world around.
There is also something about the little wood-bodied Graflex that is just plain friendly. It is immediately recognizable the world over as something classic and quirky and fun -- and acceptable. For example, when going through airport security, they are always going to have a look. But as soon as I pop it open and say "old camera", everyone is all smiles, and calling their friends over to have a look, too.
No one ever smiles with a Hasselblad. The most it usually gets is a frown.
Anyway, this post is all in fun, too. Folks can keep right on using their brand "H" cameras for as long as they want.
But I for one am gonna stick with the Graflex!
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Thanks for the fine photos and the sensible explication of your camera preference. As the owner of a Century, I have to agree with you (especially as I don't own a 'blad!). As for lenses, I'll just have to stick with my Optars.
BTW gang, clicking on any of the photos will take you to Vitaly's site, with many more examples of his work. Nice!
Gotta get out there and do more hand-held....
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This is great work and it really shows off the small Crown Graphic's abilities as a portable medium format rangefinder travel camera. Especially with that lens - just beautiful!
Of course, an SLR does what an SLR does best...
Then again, it would take real dedication to haul a Super D around Europe!
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2x3 Crown/Century kills 6x6 SLRs? Sometimes.
2x3 vs. 6x6. 2x3 is bigger.
38/4.5 Biogon won't go on an SLR,
go on a 2x3 Crown/Century, and with a 2x3 back will give, if desired, a 24 mm x 80 mm panorama with no vignetting on 2x3. Who needs an XPan, let alone an SWC? Oh, yeah, I have a 38 Biogon, use it on my Century.
35/4.5 Apo Grandagon. Covers 2x3. 'nuff said? Have one of those too, also use it on my Century.
80/2.8 Planar. Why settle for a Heligon? Fits on a 2x3 Graphic. I was given a set of cells a couple of years ago, finally got a #1 for 'em, haven't tried it out yet 'cos I have an 80/6.3 WF Ektar and normally shoot at f/11 or smaller.
Vitaly, there's a whole world of lenses out there that can be used on 2x3 Graphics. But there are some applications for which an SLR is hands down better. Macro, for example.
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Um, yes, Dan, I think we all know that. Check out Vitaly's site, especially the beautiful flower close-ups at
, for example (taken with a Nikkormat FT3) before switching into lecture mode.
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Henry, thanks for directing me to Vitaly's site. No surprise that he's very capable.
The big surprise is that he's using a 100/3.5 Ektar ex-Medalist on a 2x3 Crown. This is supposed to be a very difficult adaptation, I hope he'll tell us more about it.
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hey all
as to Dan Fromm ?? about "This is supposed to be a very difficult adaptation, I hope he'll tell us more about it."
you can do it two ways its not all that hard !
on one of my ex-Medalist 100/3.5 Ektar I have taken off a plate that
works as both shutter cocking & shutter release then it needs a handle
put on in its place and a cover on the out side of the shutter .
push up to cock it and down to release /& or use a cable.
Or if you have a Lath you can turn downthe shoulder on the back lens some
and use a shutter off of a Ektar 127mm lens
its not that hard if you have the right tools
Vitaly said that he used a shutter off of a 127mm lens
I have been trying to buy a good ektar 127mm shutter with a bad lens
NO luck so far !!
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Thanks for the info, Banjo.
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Neither of the modifications that Banjo describes are trivial. Worse, they may result in irreparable harm to otherwise fine equipment.
And in some jurisdictions, undertaking such activities may even be risking criminal prosecution under anti-vintage-camera-terrorism statutes.
Under advice of counsel, I must decline to discuss this matter any further. And my own advice to others would be: don't even think about it! It is simply not possible to properly mount the Medalist Ektar on a Graflex.
Hey Banjo: aren't some of the Rapax shutters threaded like Supermatic #2?
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yes some of the Rapax shutters threaded like Supermatic #2 almost the same But
they just don't feel right!! like one is ASE & the other is mm !?!?
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the best way to put a 100/3.5 Ektar ex-Medalist on a 2x3 Crown
would be have Grimes put it in a #1 Copal as its to big for a #0 Copal
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Vitaly, thanks for confirming my fears.
Banjo, since 105/3.7 Ektars in Supermatic are fairly easy to find, I'm not sure that having a 100/3.5 Ektar ex-Medalist put in a Copal will be cost effective.
In '02 Grimes put a 38/4.5 Biogon in Copal for me -- long story -- and has done the same for a number of my customers. The machining charges were $300. Inexpensive #1 shutters are hard to find. I think a 105/3.7 in a CLA'd Supermatic will cost considerably less than a used #1 and the work needed to put a 100/3.5 in it.
On the surface, threaded bushings don't look very expensive. Threaded bushings that are perfectly concentric and exactly the right length are another matter. Steve used to tell me that all of the costs are in setup, Adam gives me the same story. And I believe both of them.
I'm glad that you and Vitaly are happy with your ex-Medalist 100/3.5 Ektars. I've had two 105/3.7s, still have one. I prefer a humble 101/4.5 Ektar to either; the 105s only advantage over it is f/3.7. And these days I prefer a 105/5.6 Saphir BX (a 6/4 plasmat type taking lens sold for enlarging) over the 101.
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will Dan
you ask how its was done
And you can have it done by a machine shop
here he said that he would or could do it for about $30.
to put it in a Ektar 127mm shutter
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yes some of the Rapax shutters threaded like Supermatic #2 almost the same But
they just don't feel right!! like one is ASE & the other is mm !?!?
Kodak used its own thread count for its lens and shutters. They are ASE but different TPI count from other manufacturers.
In the flanges they also used different barrel size and different threads. Note the threads per inch, 24 on Kodak version 30 on standard production from same manufacturer.
The best camera ever made is the one that YOU enjoy using and produces the image quality that satifies YOU.
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:51 am
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1banjo wrote:
will Dan
you ask how its was done
And you can have it done by a machine shop
here he said that he would or could do it for about $30.
to put it in a Ektar 127mm shutter
Um, Banjo, if the cells are direct fits, no charge for swapping them. Screw out of one shutter, screw into another. The "new" shutter's aperture scale will have to be replaced, SKGrimes standard charge for that job is $50.
But if any metal has to be cut simply deciding how much to cut and where will cost > $30 of labor time at normal rates.
I'm not sure your guy knows what the job involves.
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. NIH Pub. No. 97-4233. Updated: October 2008.
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It came in the form of a 79-yard touchdown run from the Bulldogs' Kylon Fleming on the first play from scrimmage, but six Pasadena turnovers, poor special teams play and 12 penalties for a total loss of 94 yards gave the Indians' offense and their running back Josh Storer, who finished with 199 rushing yards and four touchdowns, too many chances in what wound up to be a 31-21 Burroughs victory.
It took a while for Storer to get going, as he only had 14 yards on his first 10 carries until he broke a 33-yard touchdown run with 4:55 to go in the first half, which gave Burroughs (4-5, 4-2 in league) its first lead, 10-7, after a 39-yard field goal from Jario Gomez with 4:50 left in the first quarter.
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Starting around eight years ago, there was a massive proliferation of midsize, two-row crossovers, including the Ford Edge, Toyota Venza, and later the Honda Crosstour. While we initially questioned the need for all these seemingly needless derivatives, the marketplace has spoken loudly and affirmative, especially in the case of the Ford Edge, which while trailing the best-selling compact Escape and three-row Explorer, is one of Ford's perennial best-selling SUVs and consistently among the top 10 best-selling SUVs in the country. Although it received a thorough refresh in 2011, its underpinnings were essentially the same. But come fall, the 2015 Ford Edge will be all-new, with some features that promise to raise it up a few notches in the eyes of consumers.
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In a statement read by Father Walter Cuenin at the weekly peace vigil last Friday, President Fred Lawrence said the Brandeis community joins with mourners the world over to express horror at the murder of three children and a rabbi at the Ozar Hatorah School and the related murders of three soldiers in Toulouse, France.
"This community of caring — the Brandeis family — offers our profound sympathy to their families. Their suffering is almost unimaginable, their loss so enormous," Lawrence said. "Bias-motivated violence such as this… is aimed not only at the direct victims, but also at all members of the targeted community.
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American Gas Lamp Works GL1400 Cast Aluminum Electronic Ignition Natural Gas Light With Open Flame Burner And Standard Wall Mount
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This American Gas Lamp Works GL1400 Cast Aluminum Natural Gas Light features a cast aluminum frame with a black finish; an open flame burner with a triple tip flame pattern for the perfect amount of flickering light and ambiance; tempered glass sides; a CSA approved control valve for variable flame settings and years of dependable use; electronic ignition for turning your gas light on at the flip of a switch and giving you the peace of mind to know that, should the flow of gas become interrupted, your gas light will automatically turn off and reignite a few minutes later. SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL DUAL MANTLE BURNER. Minimum 15 inches to overhead combustible required. Gas Light Dimensions (in inches): 28 H x 12 W.
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American Gas Lamp Works warrants that its gas and electric lighting fixtures will be free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of manufacture by AGLW for lifetime on its aluminum housing and aluminum posts. It warrants its GasGlow LED, natural gas burner assembly and electric socket assembly for a period of five (5) years. It warrants the powder coated finish for one (1) year against peeling and cracking, and ninety (90) days on its copper and brass housing.
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Census records are a family researcher's best friend, since each entry tells its own unique story. In this chapter about the Leflore family in Mississippi, I am presenting a look at the family from information contained on U. S. Census records in Mississippi in the early 1800s.
According to the 1830 U. S. Census, there were four individuals named "Leflore" who headed households in the State of Mississippi:
Leflore, Greenwood (Yazoo Co)Leflore, Lewis (Yazoo Co)
Leflore, Michael (Yazoo Co)Leflore, William (Yazoo Co)
In 1840, only three heads of households were recorded:
Leflore, Greenwood (Carroll Co)Leflore, Jackson (Carroll Co)
Leflore, William (Carroll Co)
By 1850, the first U. S. Census to record the names of all family members, there were twenty-four (24) individuals enumerated whose surnames were each Leflore:
Household #1 (Northern District - Carroll County)
Leflore, Priscilla, 32 (wife)
Leflore, Greenwood, 50, farmer - real estate valued at 80,000
Leflore, Greenwood, 50, farmer - real estate valued at 80,000
Leflore, Jane, 18Leflore, Rebecca, 12
Leflore, Greenwood, 9
Household #2 (Northern District - Carroll County)
Leflore, John D., 24, farmerLeflore, Francis, 18
Household #3 (Leake County, Beat 2)Leflore, B., age 54, farmer, real estate valued at 10,720
Leflore, Mary, 40, wife
Leflore, Arian, 25Leflore, Manerva, 17
Leflore, Martha, 13Leflore, Lewis, 13
Household #4 (Leake County, Beat 2)
Leflore, Campbell, 22, lawyer
Leflore, George, 22, student
Household #5 (Leake County, Beat 2)
Leflore, A. H., 25
Leflore, Sophia, 23
Leflore, W. R., 3
Leflore, G. A., 1
Household #6 (Southern District - Carroll County)
Enumerated in the household of Martha Terry (44 y/o) and Stephen Terry (52 y/o) were:
Leflore, Greenwood, 19
Leflore, Elizabeth, 13
Leflore, Susan, 11
Leflore, John, 9
Leflore, Josephine, 7
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Yesterday I reviewed Jamie Little and Danielle McCormick's Essential Car Care For Women- a book about the importance of appropriate car care for women by women. Today I am so excited to bring you an interview with the authors!!! Remember if you are in the Las Vegas Area March 8th and 9th you can meet Jamie and Danielle (see paragraph below interview for time and locations!)
Now onto the interview:
BG: How did you end up meeting and what made you decide to come up with this book?
Danielle – A few years ago I blew a head gasket on my car and decided it was time to learn how to maintain my car properly! I went to a book store to buy a book that was written for girls like me which just told me what I needed to know about owning and running a car. I was shocked when after extensive research the book store attendant told me that there wasn't one! I thought there must be other girls like me out there and it was a really fun project to educate myself and write one. And I was right – as soon as it launched, it became a best seller in my native Ireland and went onto enjoy similar success in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It was an amazing fun adventure and I ended up getting a blog with Discovery and features on some of their shows.
I moved to Silicon Valley a few years ago to work for a start-up and my publishers suggested that while I was in the states, I should launch an American version of my book. I wanted to team up with a local writer and came across Jamie Little. As soon as I read about her – I knew that she was 'the one'. I am a big skier and not only does she report on NASCAR, but she also covers the X-Games. I am super jealous of her job. I approached her and she has just been great and has added additional sections to the book to make it more relevant to US readers.
BG: As a female who travels in cars long distances usually alone (often between California's central coast and Las Vegas) I admit that the thought of car trouble makes me nervous. And while I love my car and do keep it in as good of condition I can I was wondering what in your mind is the single most important thing I should do maintenance wise?
Jamie - I too have been driving through the desert from Las Vegas to California, and back, for years. As a matter of fact, one of the many reasons I wanted to do this book with Danielle is because of something that happened to me on that long stretch of desert highway when I was 20 years old. It was about 6 am and I'm driving to a motocross race (cutting my chops to one day be a reporter), I was moving along at about 70 mph, inside lane, when BOOOM! my right front tire exploded. Yes, I had a cell phone. No, I didn't have AAA or even know how to change a tire. I had to stop in the middle of nowhere and wait over two hours for a tow truck to come put my spare on and show me to the nearest tire store (45 miles away). So, to answer your question, to me, the single most important thing to maintain on your car is your tires. Check your tread every six months and check your air pressure every month! A blown tire at speed can take a life. Take it seriously. I was lucky in my situation. (more…)


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The mayor of the Georgia town where Ben Roethlisberger allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in a nightclub bathroom has found a silver lining to the whole mess ... TOURISM!
TMZ spoke to Milledgeville Mayor Richard Bentley who told us he hopes the incident will draw new visitors to the college town --saying, "Anything that can draw interest to our town and make people want to visit, we would like."
The Mayor acknowledged the unfortunate circumstances of his town's new found fame, but added "If it peaks people's interest about our city, we would certainly welcome them here."
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Dana Holding Corporation to Announce Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2012 Financial Results, Host Conference Call and Webcast on Feb. 21
Jan 15, 2013, 04:35 ET
MAUMEE, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) will release its 2012 fourth-quarter and year-end financial results on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. A press release will be issued at approximately 7 a.m. EST, followed by a conference call and webcast at 10 a.m. EST. Members of the company's senior management team will be available at that time to discuss the quarterly results and answer related questions.
Participants may listen to the audio portion of the conference call either through audio streaming online or by telephone. Slide viewing is available online via a link provided on the Dana investor website: www.dana.com/investors.
To dial into the conference call, domestic locations should call 888-311-4590 (conference I.D. number 88747411). International locations should call 706-758-0054 (conference I.D. number 88747411). Please ask for the "Dana Holding Corporation Financial Webcast and Conference Call." Phone registration will be available beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST.
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A webcast replay will also be available after 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 21. This replay may be accessed via the Dana Investor website.
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Dana is a world-leading supplier of driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of passenger, commercial, and off-highway vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. The company's global network of engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities provides original-equipment and aftermarket customers with local product and service support. Based in Maumee, Ohio, Dana employs approximately 24,000 people in 27 countries and reported 2011 sales of $7.6 billion. For more information, please visit www.dana.com.
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2000 Ford F250 Super Duty - Project Super CrossPosted in Project Vehicles on October 1, 2008
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? OK, we're almost there! For those of you just tuning in, please allow me to catch you up on Project Super Cross and its cross-country journey dubbed the Super American Adventure. Starting off with one of the most common workhorse platforms available, we transformed an '00 Ford F-250 (July, Aug. '08) into a rugged do-it-all wheeler in just a few weeks. One truck where we could toss in everything but the kitchen sink and head out to whatever far-off destination we desired with little to no worry.
Last month we left things hanging in the air (literally) as we stopped off in Oklahoma for some good ol' fashioned fun in the mud with legendary MX rider Guy Cooper, where we climbed, jumped, and spun knobby tires all day long. Keeping a tight schedule, we set our sights towards the west as snow wheeling, canyon gawking, and sand blasting were just a few of the stops we planned on making in our attempt to catch some of this nation's must-see tourist attractions and fun wheeling spots.
Using 4Wheel Parts (www.4wheelparts.com) as our nationwide pit crew, we didn't worry too much about what-ifs when it came to 4x4-exclusive parts. We knew that if we popped a bead, burnt out the winch, or blew an axleshaft that there was usually a 4WP service center within a reasonable driving (or limping) distance. So with the warm Atlantic shores of my hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, long behind us, we pushed on to the Pacific sand dunes of Pismo Beach, making it a true coast-to-coast adventure.
With a little more than a week and admittedly a few dollars spent on fuel, this was one trip we think everyone should experience. All the pictures in the world can't compare to being face to face with the epic outdoors and experiencing some of this nation's natural and completely unnatural wonders. Well, it's time for this old diesel to cool down and park for a little while, but be sure to check out more pictures from our trip on the Web at www.4wheeloffroad.com.
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1. Using legendary MX rider Guy "Airtime" Cooper's 150 acres to the fullest, we took a couple of laps around one of his many tracks where we proceeded to launch this fairly stock Polaris RZR over a 40-foot table top. Yes, we should have had helmets!


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Best of the British Kitchen
Despite the not-always-glowing reviews that British cooking sometimes evokes (or at least used to evoke), British kitchens are something to take inspiration from. Their storage solutions, space planning and innovative materials are ideas to carry over into your own kitchen.
Top Row:
1. The open kitchen plan began in England as a backlash against the closed off kitchens of the Victorian era. Elle Décor
2. A clean and simple kitchen right off of the garden makes farm to table cooking a reality. Living Etc
3. Kelly Hoppen makes a bold choice of kitchen seating with a hanging bubble chair. Metropolitan Home
4. A glazed tile backsplash frames the La Cornue stove in this London townhouse. Elle Décor
5. Basement Kitchens are commonplace in England, but they don't have to be dreary. Beautiful Kitchens
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6. Skylights and colorful furniture brighten up the grey cabinetry and walls. Houzz
7. Dining is at the center of this kitchen, with the functioning kitchen lined up against the back wall. Living Etc
8. A plain white kitchen with a traditional British Aga stove, feminized with pink doors. Homes and Gardens
9. A glass backsplash brings light via reflection into a once dark galley kitchen. 25 Beautiful Homes
10. Rachel Ashwell combines her trademark cozy accents with a clean and modern kitchen. Decor8
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Another Interesting White House Petition: Reduce The Term Of Copyright
from the let-them-know-that-copyright-policy-is-important dept
The latest petition that some have mentioned is one petitioning for copyright terms to be reduced back to 56 years, like it was prior to 1978. Personally, I'd rather than before we pick an arbitrary time frame, that at least some research be done to figure out what might be the optimal time frame. But, clearly, reducing the term makes a lot of sense. Hell, even among many of the strongest copyright system defenders we hear them "admit" that perhaps copyright terms have been extended too far. Of course, if Congress ever did move to reduce the term, you can rest assured that all hell would break loose from the legacy players. They're not giving up any monopoly powers without a fight.
In the end, this petition might be a little pointless. Copyright law is left to Congress to determine, not the President. So petitioning the White House on this may come across as a little misguided. Of course, with the way politics runs these days, the White House often does set the legislative agenda, and under some weird mythical magic future where the President did take up this issue, it could potentially lead to a legislative attempt at reducing copyright term limits -- though, again, the freakout from the legacy players about how "the government is stealing from artists!!!!!@#!@#" would be deafening (of course, the flipside, that whenever Congress extends copyright they're "stealing" from the public, will never be acknowledged).
That said, even though the target here may be a bit misguided, I think it would be good to get this petition up to 25,000 signatures, pushing the White House to respond to it. Post-SOPA/PIPA, it would be nice for the White House to recognize that copyright policy is internet policy, and that the public really does care about this on a widescale basis. If copyright-related petitions keep hitting the 25,000 signature threshold, perhaps they'll realize that this never was about just the SOPA/PIPA bills...


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A Comparison Study of Kaletra Soft-Gel Capsules and Kaletra Tablets in an African American Cohort
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00268827
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 23, 2005
Last Update Posted : April 5, 2007
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|Condition or disease
|Drug: Kaletra soft-gel capsules switched to Kaletra tablets Device: MOS-HIV Health and Medication Satisfaction Survey, Global Conditioning Improvement and Therapy Preference Questionnaire
|Phase 4
The demand for once-a-day easily tolerated therapies is increasing. While Abbott Laboratories 418 study has demonstrated the efficacy of Kaletra® with both BID and QD dosing with capsules, the pill count of QD dosing may decrease its attractiveness for this population. In some patients, issues such as diarrhea, nausea, food restrictions, or the need to refrigerate their medication may also impact quality of life and possibly lead to non adherence and ultimately treatment failure. Moreover, it is believed that the diarrhea associated with Kaletra® capsules may be the result of capsule excipients that are unrelated to the active drug.
Kaletra® has a long track record of being highly potent and not selective for protease inhibitor resistance as evidence by the Phase II Study 720. The results of this study demonstrate that ABT-378/ritonavir therapy is highly potent, durable, and well tolerated when administered concomitantly with two nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors to antiretroviral-naïve HIV-1 infected individuals. A high proportion of subjects achieved normal viral suppression (< 50 copies/ml – 78% by ITT). No discontinuations due to study drug -related clinical or laboratory adverse events occurred during the first 48 weeks of study but the most common adverse effect was diarrhea (25%). Given the high oleic content of the capsules, dosing all six capsules at once may cause a "bolus" of this acid leading to increased diarrhea. Because of the viral suppression advantages, there is desire to see if there is a difference in quality of life and tolerability between the soft-gel capsules and the new tablet formulation of Kaletra® which allows for fewer tablets per day and does not include additives possibly associated with increased diarrhea.
Study MOO-267 (PLATO), a multi-center study evaluated and demonstrated improved quality of life when switching from other regimens (efavirenz, nevirapine, indinavir, and nelfinavir) to Kaletra®. Instruments used to measure change in quality of life included the AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) Symptom Distress Module (ASDM) which measures the presence of bothersome symptoms commonly seen with HIV and ARV treatment; the Medical Outcomes Study-HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV) which is widely used to evaluate the Quality of Life (QOL) of HIV infected patients; and the Center for Epidemiological Studies and Depression (CES-D), a validated self-reporting questionnaire used as a screening tool for depression.
The hypothesis is that patient's quality of life will improve when switched from Kaletra® soft-gel to Kaletra® tablets. The tablet formulation of Kaletra® will improve quality of life by simplifying current HAART regimens by decreasing pill count, improving tolerability, eliminating food restrictions and the need for drug refrigeration. African-American subjects were selected for this study because they are an understudied population and due to adherence behavior. In reviewing Abbott Study 418 and Study MOO 267 the percent of African-American enrollees accounted for 27% and 15% of the study groups respectively.1,4 In studies where there is an association between socio demographic factors and adherence behavior, the direction is consistent: younger age, non-white race, lower income, lower literacy and unstable housing was associated with non-adherence. Adherence behavior refers to the extent to which patients take their medication as prescribed by their health provider. As stated above, patients who are younger, non white race, lower income and live in unstable housing are less likely to adhere to the prescribed medication regime. It is important to evaluate antiretroviral therapy formulations to validate patient tolerability and acceptance in order to promote drug adherence. This study will compare the tolerability and acceptance of patients on Kaletra® soft-gel capsules with that of Kaletra® tablet formulation utilizing validated instruments as described above.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|120 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Comparison of Adverse Events and Quality of Life Before and After Switching From Kaletra Soft-Gel Capsules (SGC) to Kaletra Tablets in an African American Cohort
|Study Start Date :
|December 2005
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 2006
- To compare the tolerability and acceptance of patients on the Kaletra® soft gel with that of Kaletra® tablet formulation utilizing the Symptoms Distress Module developed by the ACTG and the Center Epidemiological S
- Proportion of subjects maintaining or achieving HIV-RNA < 400 or < 50 copies/ml, maintaining or increasing CD4 T-lymphocyte count;G.I. or other adverse events grade 2-4;Other adverse events
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:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:1. African American male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age 2. Documented HIV-infected 3. Currently on Kaletra® soft-gel capsules for >2 weeks 4. Competent and willingness to sign and date a written informed consent 5. No recent acute illness in the preceding 30 days which in the opinion of the investigator would preclude inclusion in the study 6. No current gastrointestinal symptoms at baseline of grade II or greater 7. A female is eligible to enter and participate in this study if she is of:
- Non-childbearing potential (i.e., physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant, including any female who is post-menopausal) or
- Child-bearing potential, has a negative urine or serum pregnancy test at screen, and agrees to one of the following:
- Complete abstinence from intercourse from 2 weeks prior to administration of the study drug, throughout the study, and for at least 2 weeks after completion or premature discontinuation from the study to account for elimination of the investigational drug. Should a patient decide to become sexually active during the course of the study, she must be counseled and be willing to use one of the birth control methods listed below:
- Double barrier method (male condom/spermicide, male condom/diaphragm, diaphragm/spermicide)
- Any intrauterine device (IUD) with published data showing that the expected failure rate is <1% per year (not all IUDs meet this criterion)
- Sterilization (female patient or male partner of female patient)
- Any other methods with published data showing that the lowest expected failure rate for that method is <1% per year.
NOTE: Data are insufficient to exclude a clinically important interaction of LPV/r with drugs, such as hormonal contraceptives, that are highly metabolized by the cytochrome P450 enzyme system. As a result, hormonal contraception is not considered adequate.
Exclusion Criteria:1. Positive pregnancy test or breast-feeding 2. Known hypersensitivity to study medications 3. Inability to conform to protocol procedures, including alcohol or drug abuse, untreated psychiatric illness 4. An unwillingness or presence of any condition that will impair the ability to swallow medications 5. Patient has required treatment with radiation therapy or cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents within 4 weeks prior to entry, or has an anticipated need for these agents within the study period.
6. Patient requires treatment with immunomodulating agents, such as systemic corticosteroids, interleukins, or interferon's within 4 weeks prior to study entry, or patients who have received an HIV immunotherapeutic vaccine within 3 months prior to entry.
7. Patient requires inhaled or intranasal fluticasone
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): NCT00268827
|United States, Texas
|AIDS Arms Inc./Peabody Health Center
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
|Principal Investigator:
|Marsden K. Rawlings, MD
|AIDS Arms Inc./Peabody Health Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00268827 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|December 23, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 5, 2007
|Last Verified:
|April 2007
Keywords provided by AIDS Arms Inc.:
Quality of Life
African American
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors


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