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In 1999, when initiating antiretroviral treatment in HIV infected adults, a triple combination with protease inhibitor is recommended. Such therapy induces side effects and the number of pills may reduce therapy adherence. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of a once daily FTC, ddI, efavirenz combination, in HIV patients with CD4 cell count over 100/mm3, antiretroviral naive.
HIV Infections
Antiretroviral Naive
Drug: emtricitabine, FTC (drug)
Drug: didanosine, ddI (drug)
Drug: efavirenz (drug)
Phase 2
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|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pilot Study on Efficacy and Safety of a Once Daily FTC, ddI, Efavirenz Combination in Antiretroviral Naive HIV Infected Adults. ANRS 091 MONTANA
- Virological success
- Treatment adherence
- CD4 cell count
- Safety
- Progression of HIV infection
- Pharmacokinetics criteria
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|Study Start Date:
|February 1999
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2004
In 1999, when initiating antiretroviral treatment in HIV infected adults, a triple combination with protease inhibitor is recommended. Side effects of this products and the number of pills may induce a lower adherence, and thus a lower efficacy. 40 patients with a CD4 count over 100/mm3, a HIV RNA over 5,000 copies/ml and antiretroviral naive, take the once daily combination of FTC, ddI, efavirenz during 24 weeks. The primary end-point is the viral success maintained from 12 weeks until 24 weeks. Secondary end-point is the adherence to the association and safety.
The trial is prolonged during a total of 72 weeks.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV infection
- Antiretroviral naive
- CD4 cell count over 100/mm3
Plasma HIV RNA load over 5,000 copies/mL
- Signed written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hepatitis B infection
- Pregnancy
- Alcool abuse
- Acute infection, past neurological or pancreatic disease, biological abnormalities
- Chemotherapy or immunotherapy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00196599
|Principal Investigator:
|Jean-Michel Molina, MD, PhD
|Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, 75475, France
|Study Director:
|Genevieve Chene, MD, PhD
|INSERM unité 593, Bordeaux, France
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|NCT00196599 History of Changes
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|September 12, 2005
|Last Updated:
|September 12, 2005
|Health Authority:
|France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
Keywords provided by French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis:
HIV infections
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Immune System Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Lentivirus Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Virus Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
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Four farmers markets across St. Lawrence County will be opening this week, one of them for the first time.
The town of DeKalb will have a farmers market from 1 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday in the parking lot of Carvels Ace Hardware on Route 11 through October.
Theres a lot of traffic on Route 11 at that time of day, said Zoe A. Baker, manager of both the DeKalb and Canton farmers markets. Once people see the tents theyll be stopping on their way home from work or wherever.
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Thats typical for the beginning of any season, she said. Mostly the markets will have crafters and vendors with maple syrup or baked goods.
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The economic downturn forced a sharp uptick in the number of middle-aged and older workers who say they plan to delay retirement. But if you're one of those who intend to work longer to rebuild your depleted nest egg, make sure you have a backup plan.
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Genetically modified foods sold in Maine would have to be labeled as such under a bill that's before lawmakers in Augusta. Supporters, including the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardener's Association, say consumers have a right to know what they're buying. But opponents say there's no need to warn consumers about products that are perfectly safe. Keith Shortall reports.
The bill would require genetically modified foods - and products that contain genetically modified organisms, such as modified corn, soy, and canola - to bear labels, either on the product or on the shelf on which the item is displayed.
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With 24th District Attorney Jerry Wilson stepping down at the end of 2014, the field lining up to seek his seat is getting more crowded. Tuesday night, Watauga Commission Chairman Nathan Miller officially launched his campaign for the seat. Miller's release says that he is keenly aware of problems
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Step aside, superheroes: Richard Feynman is getting his own graphic novel.
The graphic biography Feynman, out next week, follows the scientist from his early years as a curious student to the Manhattan Project, the Nobel Prize, and his his famous participation in the Challenger disaster investigation.
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For me, a major leap in understanding came with digital scales, weighing flour (don't use volumes , 'cups', for solids with variable packing density), weighing liquid (don't use a measuring jug - its imprecise and so inconsistent), weighing in grammes always, and thus easing thinking in percentage terms (but not, I must admit, always strict "bakers' percentages").
... Can you write about your experience in bread making that helped enlighten you or gave you the feeling that you have advanced another step?
Put all those together and you can cut through most recipes to see what's really going on.
A major taste breakthrough was when BBA explained *why* it should be that following Elizabeth David's remarks, about less yeast and longer slower rising, really did give more interesting flavour. Hence my adding a little rye flour (3% of the flour) and giving a cool overnight rise to allow the amylase time to work its magic.
While I'd broadly agree with all Jackal10's comments - I will quibble with the expression of a few of the details!
There are things that matter in bread baking and many things that do not. Here is a rough list, but not exclusive. I'm sure others will have their views:
Things that matter:
Steam in the first minute, but not after
If you add sugar etc it will slow fermentation
Things that don't matter:
Strong flour - almost any flour will do
Steam after the first minute
Kneading - its time and water that develop the gluten, not mechanical work
- The flour. You can indeed make good bread with most (wheat) flours. However a different flour will produce a different loaf - different in both taste and texture . So as regards "almost any flour will do", I'd suggest that might be rather misleading if one were after either a particular quality in the result, or the achievement of consistency. Certainly a strong flour may actually be a disadvantage to the baguette baker!
I gather that iii_bake is in Thailand (from the prawns). I have no idea what flours may be available there. However it may be worth remarking that stoneground flours (with lots of tasty wheatgerm oils) would have an even shorter storage life at tropical temperatures.
- Kneading. Agreed, don't think of it as developing gluten. But do think of it as mixing, and distributing (or redistributing) the yeast and microbubbles (whether of air or CO2, the tiny bubbles that will spring in the oven).
- "Steam". Steam is actually visible because it is water vapour condensing out to a fog as it cools. What does the work on the dough is the vapour, not the visible stuff. Misunderstanding that point leads to some people being misguided into putting ice cubes in the oven - lots of cooling so lots of visible "steam" - but actually less water vapour in the air and a colder oven! Personally, I leave a shallow tray of boiling water in my oven for more like 10 minutes - but I think this *must* depend both on one's oven *and* what you are trying to achieve (rather different for a baguette and a pain de campagne) - so I'd just say boost the humidity in the oven at the beginning is useful, but IMHO it'd be wrong to be absolutist about detailed timing.
- Sugar. Some people must like sweet bread, but I personally don't. The other thing that sugar will do is give more CO2 more quickly (as when 'starting' yeast). So with added sugar, you could get to the same dough volume faster - BUT - you won't have changed the rate of fermentation of the flour much, so in the shorter rising time, you will have fermented the flour less and so developed less flavour in the bread. So while Jackal10 might say sugar slows fermentation, I'd say it gives you less flour fermentation for the same amount of rising (because the rising will actually happen faster).
The important thing is to develop an understanding (whether conscious or 'by feel') that works for you individually. Gather whatever ideas work for you - but do recognise that different people can have quite different, but often equally workable, understandings! Which very often just turn out to be different ways of looking at the same thing...


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ISLANDERS 5 (2 EN), HURRICANES 2 If You Found the Channel, You Saw a Nice Win
Tonight in Carolina the Islanders' picked up a road win over the Hurricanes in what was almost a blown opportunity. They carried a 2-0 lead into the third period, thanks to two power play goals and some refs that swung things back in the Islanders favor after last week's mess (Mike Hasenfratz worked both tonight and the Toronto game at NVMC if you're scoring at home). They almost gave it back, allowing the Canes to open the third with two scores. In the end, they would hang on and add in a couple of stat-padding empty netters.
With four power plays in the first two periods, the Isles converted for two and looked out of sorts for the other two. PA Parenteau notched the first score with a slick wrister off a nice feed from John Tavares who as always, was everywhere. Matt Moulson would score the second by getting the puck towards the net as quick as possible after Mark Streit's point shot got blocked and found it's way to him.
The third period turned the tables, with the Canes picking up the only two power plays on the frame and cashing in on the second to tie the game. It was a wild scramble as Kevin Poulin made a nice save and then got a bit out of position and was helped along by a Hurricane. Carolina's Tim Brent found himself behind the net with the puck and successfully banked it off Matt Martin for one of the odder goals you'll see. That made it 2-2 and proved once again that the worst kind of lead is a two-goal lead*.
To provide insurance, it would be none other than John Tavares. Karma, if you're partial to that sort of thing, provided some help as Cam Ward misplayed a puck and found himself out of position. After receiving a centering pass from Moulson, Tavares would make no mistake putting the puck in a similar spot to Parenteau's score.
From there, the Islanders scored twice on the empty net in a reversal of empty net fortunes. Tavares and Kyle Okposo both padded stats and sealed the win, adding a goal and assist each. For Tavares, it moved him into fourth in the league in points, tied with such esteemed company as Marian Hossa and Pavel Datsyuk. He finishes January with 22 points in 13 games and a +11 rating. If that's not NHL Player of the Month worthy, I'm not sure what is.
* – May contain some amount of hyperbole.
"I want to play in the NHL right now," Rhett Rakhshani told IPB's Alan Avital last week. "I don't think I have had all that I can eat in the AHL, but I think I am good enough to play in the NHL. Sooner rather than later."
That's a quote from a hungry player and there's no doubt that Rakhshani was hungry in his debut, taking the place of Brian Rolston on the Isles' third line. He played alongside Josh Bailey and Matt Martin and made Howie Rose call his name quite often. In just under 13 minutes of ice time he directed five pucks to the net and provided nice energy on the third line. Now Rakh's job is to keep that fire burning. He's not up here on an emergency basis and is going to get a long look at this level. Let's see what he can do with it.
If you're like me and your work doesn't give you plane tickets to follow the Islanders road trips in person, you might have been trying to find tonight's game on The Deuce, also known as MSG+2. If you're even more like me, you had trouble finding the game.
The following is a list of channel numbers that you may have been able to find the game on Fios systems, depending on your locale:
81, 82
Depending on your locale, one of these channels may have had the game on Cablevision:
66, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 86, 460
And to be fair, that's not including the HD channels in the 700s.
"You don't get this confused with phone company television."
The Islanders now have three days off before back-to-backs at the end of the week. On Friday, they'll be in Ottawa for a 7:30pm game against the Senators. The Sens have 60 points and are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff hunt but have struggled lately, losing their last four. Take that stat with a grain of salt though as they were still 8-5-1 in January.


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Screening Intracranial Aneurysms With Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) in China
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The Chinese Cerebral Aneurysms Survey is a continuing prospective study among middle-aged and older individuals (35 - 75 years) that aims to determine the prevalence of cerebral intracranial aneurysms in the general population with MRA at 3.0 Tesla (T).
Intracranial Aneurysm
|Study Type:
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|Observational Model: Ecologic or Community
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Epidemiology of Cerebral Aneurysms With MRA in China in Middle-aged or Elder Person: a Population-based Survey
- Cerebral intracranial aneurysms identified by 3-D TOF-MRA at 3T [ Time Frame: 18 months after the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Suspected cerebral aneurysms detected by MRA underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) examination [ Time Frame: 32-36 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Cerebral intracranial aneurysms are common. In angiographic and autopsy studies, estimates for prevalence vary between 0.2 and 9.9 percent. The methods used to detect the aneurysms markedly influenced the proportion of aneurysms. Retrospective autopsy studies probably give an underestimation and prospective angiography studies an overestimation of the actual prevalence. Accurate data on the prevalence of intracranial aneurysms are essential in evaluating the results of screening programs for aneurysms in general population.
During the past decade, MRA, as a preferred accuracy modality for noninvasive intracranial vascular imaging at most centers, is playing an increasing role in the evaluation of patients suspected of having intracranial aneurysms. In recurrent study, we have tested that MRA at 3T has excellent sensitivity, accuracy, and correlation with DSA and is comparable to catheter cerebral angiography for the evaluation of patients with intracranial aneurysms (Stroke, in press). Therefore, we examined trends in intracranial aneurysm prevalence with the use of MRA at 3.0T to determine the true prevalence of cerebral intracranial aneurysms in the general middle-aged or elder population.
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The investigators recruited 4500-5000 native inhabitants aged 35-75 years lived in China according to China census-tract data from the year 2005. The gender was accordance with China census-tract data, and the population aged 35-75 years has a higher incident of intracranial aneurysm in the literature. Assuming an 8 percent prevalence of intracranial aneurysm in the general population and using a two-sided alpha value of 0.05, the investigators estimated that 4500-5000 native inhabitants would need to be enrolled for the study.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Native inhabitants lived in a defined area sites in China
- Aged 35-75 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Less than 35 years old or more than 75 years old
- Incompetent patient who cannot give consent for routine MR Angiography and his/her surrogate decision maker is not available
- Any patients with a contraindication to having a standard MRI examination, such as phase maker, orbital metallic foreign body, etc.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00926172
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|Contact: Ming-Hua Li, MD, PhD
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|Principal Investigator: Shi-Wen Chen, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Yuan-Chang Chen, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Hua-Qiao Tan, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Chun Fang, MD
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|The Sixth Affiliated People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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|The Sixth Affiliated People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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|Study First Received:
|June 19, 2009
|Last Updated:
|December 11, 2009
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Keywords provided by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine:
Magnetic resonance angiography
Intracranial aneurysm
cerebral aneurysm
unruptured aneurysm
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Intracranial Aneurysm
Brain Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Intracranial Arterial Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
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Outdoor recreation opportunities abound throughout the diverse landscapes of Idaho's 12 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
These public lands host many unique and special outdoor opportunities where visitors can enjoy some of the most scenic spots in Idaho and learn more about the state's history. Many of these sites are part of the BLM's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), which serves to protect and conserve special places on public lands.
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Posted on: May 14, 2013 08:00 EDT by Naval Academy Public Affairs
Midshipmen 2nd Class Forres McGraw, Nicholas Szczepaniak and Austin Price recently visited the Georgian National Defense Academy in Gori, Georgia. Here, the share their experiences:
It is strange after living at a military academy that has existed for more than one hundred and fifty years to visit one that was created less than five years ago.
The Georgian National Defense Academy was built in 2011 but boasts an impressive complex for that short history. It was built in Gori, one of the main Georgian cities occupied by Russian forces in 2008, and that recent history is palpable throughout the entire facility.
One interesting difference between the U.S. Naval Academy and the Georgian NDA is the security differences. Our campus is enclosed by a wall, with guards posted at every entrance and several patrol cars around the yard. At the NDA, security is taken much more seriously. The wall that surrounds the facilities is no less than 10 feet high, and topped with towers and armed guards. There is only one entrance to the complex, and to reach it, one must nearly circumnavigate the entire compound.
After finding the entrance, we entered and were immediately surrounded by fifteen Georgian cadets, a few of whom spoke to us in near-flawless English. We were ushered into one of their nearby administrative buildings where the cadets gave us a brief presentation about their academy. We were told about the NDA's short history and its plan for expansion, including the conversion from a two-year to a full four-year program.
We learned that some of the Georgian cadets had spent a month training at West Point last summer alongside a few of our midshipmen. Following the cadets' brief, we gave a presentation about USNA and were peppered with questions from the cadets. They were interested in everything, from the different career pipelines and our academic majors to physical training and what we like to do on the weekends.
The most interesting part that about this question and answer session, was that every answer we gave about life at USNA was answered by the senior cadet's feverish scribbling in his notebook. After a few confused minutes, I realized that he was taking notes on what we said, so that he could help shape the budding Georgian National Defense Academy into an institution similar to the U.S. Naval Academy. Whether his notes are actually used to benefit the NDA or not, it is still humbling to think that we may have played a tiny role in their expansion.
After the presentations, we made our way to the mess hall. There we divided up at different tables, with each one of us sitting with three Georgian cadets. During this time, we learned that all of the cadets, not only their unofficial spokespeople, spoke excellent English, and we continued to talk about our respective academies. It was fascinating to listen to the links that bond together students at all military academies. Both the gripes of living the military lifestyle in college and the pride of serving one's country seem to be something that we all have in common.
After lunch, we toured their new workout facilities and noticed their emphasis on infantry training. This became especially clear after seeing their rooms, which are utterly bare besides a small cabinet closet, two bunk beds and full ruck kits and infantry gear for each person in the room.
At the bottom floor of each building, they have an armory with either a rifle or machine gun for each cadet. The armory also housed several rocket-propelled grenades and thousands rounds of ammunition. This kind of weaponry is logical, and even necessary for the NDA, considering its facilities are located no more than two miles from the nearest Russian checkpoint leading into the militant semi-autonomous region of South Ossetia.
Upon entering their classrooms, we immediately noticed how modern and organized they appeared in contrast to many of the Georgian universities that we had toured, and how each student had a modern textbook and laptop.
At the end of our visit, we met with their commandant and their rector, who is the highest academic member of the academy staff. Again, they were very interested in the differences between our academy and theirs, and we told them how impressed we had been by the cadets who led us around.
It was truly a blessing to have been given this opportunity to interact with all of the people there. We all thoroughly enjoyed our time, and hope that in the future our academies can develop an expanding relationship.


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Spring is a colorful season when Yellowstone is reborn! Receding white snow and emerging green plant life highlight the season when bald eagles nest, baby buffalo are born, bull elk are in the velvet, young wolves emerge from their dens, and both black and grizzly bears can be seen throughout the Park.
The weather can be unpredictable and range from warm sunshine to heavy snow (often in the same day), but that is offset by the un-crowded roads and boardwalks and lower hotel rates.
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FORT DRUM Visiting the post on Thursday afternoon, former college football and NFL star Herschel Walker shed light on his long-time struggles with mental illness and his subsequent views on life.
Before he was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder several years ago, Walkers condition reached such a state that he couldnt even remember he had won the Heisman Trophy back in his college days, let alone the occasion.
It was a scary time, Walker said at the posts packed Multi-Purpose Auditorium filled with soldiers as he discussed DID formerly known as multiple personality disorder. But I finally reached out and got help and most times thats the biggest and hardest step you can take.
Walker revealed his battles with mental illness in his autobiography Breaking Free, and since has visited other military posts in an attempt to reach out to others with his message.
It was very dangerous, said the 50-year-old Walker, a 15-year pro football veteran. My name is Herschel Walker and if I had not gotten help I never had a drink or taken drugs there was no doubt in my mind that I would have killed myself.
He continued: Its important for me to first think of the men and women of the armed services. The reason why is that even today when everything (overseas) seems to be over and dying down, we forget about exactly what theyve done for us. What theyve done is given us our freedom and theres a price for freedom.
But Walker did seek out help, and after successful treatment, has lived life with a renewed vigor.
When you look at it, theres no shame in asking for help especially when people are struggling to get through what theyre going through, said Walker, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his play at the University of Georgia. Look at me today Im not weak and Im better person because I reached out and asked for help through God as well.
Walkers NFL career with four different teams placed him fifth on the NFLs career rushing list with 13,787 yards.
I enjoyed my football career, said Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Ga. But little did I know what was to come. But I got help and today Im a better person for it.
Walker, one of the most recruited and highly sought high school football players at the time, went on to star at Georgia. He says his biggest memory of the sport was his freshman season with the Bulldogs in 1980, when he set the NCAA freshman rushing record. Later that season, Walker went on to lead Georgia to the national championship after defeating Notre Dame, 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl.
That was a special year not only with what we accomplished but because we were so close as a team, he said.
Walker, who helped lead the Bulldogs to three consecutive SEC titles, is the only player in NCAA history to finish in the top three in Heisman Award voting in all three of his collegiate seasons winning the award in 1982.
In 1983, Walker joined the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League, since the league allowed players to turn professional after their junior seasons.
Thats when I knew Donald before he was The Donald, Walker said of the Generals team owner, Donald Trump. It was a fun league.
After three years with the Generals, during which he won USFL rushing titles in 1983 and 1985, Walker reached the NFL after the Dallas Cowboys drafted him in 1985.
Joining the Cowboys in 1986, Walker played for legendary coach Tom Landry and shared rushing duties with Tony Dorsett, becoming the first Heisman backfield tandem in NFL history.
After three-plus seasons with Dallas where he became just the 10th player in NFL history to record more than 2,000 combined rushing and receiving yards in a season, Walker was unexpectedly traded to Minnesota in 1989. Except there was a hitch the new Cowboys management didnt know Walker had a no-trade clause in his contract.
Eventually after both sides struck a deal, Walker joined the Vikings during the 1989 season, and he didnt have the warmest reception upon his arrival in Minnesota since five Vikings had been traded to Dallas in what became known as The Great Train Robbery.
Walker enjoyed his time playing with the Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons (1992-94), but didnt want to follow his friend and teammate Reggie White to Green Bay.
Following a short stint with the New York Giants, Walker returned to Dallas for two more seasons where he really felt at home, before retiring after the 1997 campaign.
After retirement, Walker stayed very active, branching out into Olympic competition in the 1992 Winter Games in two-man bobsled, finishing seventh, after training in Lake Placid.
Walker, who has a fifth-degree black belt in tae kwon do and nearly made the Olympic team as a runner in the sprint relay, most recently has competed in mixed martial arts, winning both his bouts so far.
Walker concluded: The basic message is dont be ashamed to ask for help, you wont be any less of a person. I did and Im not ashamed and I want to get the message across that theres no shame in getting help.
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19 U.S. Code § 1336 - Equalization of costs of production
(a) Change of classification or duties
In order to put into force and effect the policy of Congress by this chapter intended, the commission
(4) when in the judgment of the commission there is good and sufficient reason therefor, upon application of any interested party, shall investigate the differences in the costs of production of any domestic article and of any like or similar foreign article. In the course of the investigation the commission shall hold hearings and give reasonable public notice thereof, and shall afford reasonable opportunity for parties interested to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard at such hearings. The commission shall report to the President the results of the investigation and its findings with respect to such differences in costs of production. If the commission finds it shown by the investigation that the duties expressly fixed by statute do not equalize the differences in the costs of production of the domestic article and the like or similar foreign article when produced in the principal competing country, the commission shall specify in its report such increases or decreases in rates of duty expressly fixed by statute (including any necessary change in classification) as it finds shown by the investigation to be necessary to equalize such differences. In no case shall the total increase or decrease of such rates of duty exceed 50 per centum of the rates expressly fixed by statute.
(c) Proclamation by the President
The President shall by proclamation approve the rates of duty and changes in classification specified in any report of the commission under this section, if in his judgment such rates of duty and changes are shown by such investigation of the commission to be necessary to equalize such differences in costs of production.
(d) Effective date of rates and changes
Commencing thirty days after the date of any presidential proclamation of approval the increased or decreased rates of duty and changes in classification specified in the report of the commission shall take effect.
(e) Ascertainment of differences in costs of production
In ascertaining under this section the differences in costs of production, the commission shall take into consideration, in so far as it finds it practicable:
(1) In the case of a domestic article
(B) transportation costs and other costs incident to delivery to the principal market or markets of the United States for the article; and
(2) In the case of a foreign article
(A) The cost of production as hereinafter in this section defined, or, if the commission finds that such cost is not readily ascertainable, the commission may accept as evidence thereof, or as supplemental thereto, the weighted average of the invoice prices or values for a representative period and/or the average wholesale selling price for a representative period (which price shall be that at which the article is freely offered for sale to all purchasers in the principal market or markets of the principal competing country or countries in the ordinary course of trade and in the usual wholesale quantities in such market or markets);
(B) transportation costs and other costs incident to delivery to the principal market or markets of the United States for the article;
(f) Modification of changes in duty
Any increased or decreased rate of duty or change in classification which has taken effect as above provided may be modified or terminated in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and limitations (including time of taking effect) as is provided in this section in the case of original increases, decreases, or changes.
(g) Prohibition against transfers from the free list to the dutiable list or from the dutiable list to the free list
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a transfer of an article from the dutiable list to the free list or from the free list to the dutiable list, nor a change in form of duty. Whenever it is provided in any paragraph of Subtitle I of this chapter, or in any amendatory act, that the duty or duties shall not exceed a specified ad valorem rate upon the articles provided for in such paragraph, no rate determined under the provisions of this section upon such articles shall exceed the maximum ad valorem rate so specified.
(h) Definitions
For the purpose of this section—
(1) The term "domestic article" means an article wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States; and the term "foreign article" means an article wholly or in part the growth or product of a foreign country.
(2) The term "United States" includes the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia.
(3) The term "foreign country" means any empire, country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision or subdivisions thereof (other than the United States and its possessions).
(4) The term "cost of production", when applied with respect to either a domestic article or a foreign article, includes, for a period which is representative of conditions in production of the article:
(A) The price or cost of materials, labor costs, and other direct charges incurred in the production of the article and in the processes or methods employed in its production;
(B) the usual general expenses, including charges for depreciation or depletion which are representative of the equipment and property employed in the production of the article and charges for rent or interest which are representative of the cost of obtaining capital or instruments of production; and
(C) the cost of containers and coverings of whatever nature, and other costs, charges, and expenses incident to placing the article in condition packed ready for delivery.
(i) Rules and regulations of President
The President is authorized to make all needful rules and regulations for carrying out his functions under the provisions of this section.
(k) Investigations prior to June 17, 1930
All uncompleted investigations instituted prior to June 17, 1930, under the provisions of sections 154 to 159 [1] of this title, including investigations in which the President has not proclaimed changes in classification or increases or decreases in rates of duty, shall be dismissed without prejudice; but the information and evidence secured by the commission in any such investigation may be given due consideration in any investigation instituted under the provisions of this section.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, § 336,46 Stat. 701; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 2(d),70 Stat. 946; Pub. L. 85–686, § 9(c)(1),Aug. 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 679; Pub. L. 96–39, title II, § 202(a)(2),July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 202.)
References in Text
Sections 154 to 159 of this title, referred to in subsec. (k), were repealed by section 651(a)(1) of act June 17, 1930.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title III, § 315,42 Stat. 941. That section was superseded by section 336 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
1979—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–39, § 202(a)(2)(A), struck out subsec. (b) which related to the setting of ad valorem rates based upon the American selling price of domestic articles as would be necessary to equalize differences in the costs of production.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–39, § 202(a)(2)(B), substituted "changes in classification specified in any report" for "changes in classification and in basis of value specified in any report".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–39, § 202(a)(2)(C), substituted "changes in classification specified in the report" for "changes in classification or in basis of value specified in the report".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 96–39, § 202(a)(2)(C), substituted "change in classification which has taken effect" for "change in classification or in basis of value which has taken effect".
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 96–39, § 202(a)(2)(D), struck out subsec. (j) which authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to make necessary rules and regulations for the entry and declaration of foreign articles with respect to which a change in the basis of value had been made.
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 96–39, § 202(a)(2)(C), substituted "changes in classification or increases or decreases" for "changes in classification or in basis of value or increases or decreases".
1958—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–686struck out provisions which authorized the commission to adopt such reasonable procedure and rules and regulations as it deemed necessary to execute its functions under this section. See section 1335 of this title.
1956—Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 2, 1956, struck out "(as defined in section 1402 (g))" after "selling price".
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–39effective July 1, 1980, see section 204(a) ofPub. L. 96–39, set out as a note under section 1401a of this title.
Effective Date of 1956 Amendment
Amendment by act Aug. 2, 1956, effective only as to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after thirtieth day following publication of the final list provided for in section 6(a) of said act, set out in note under section 1402 of this title, see section 8 of act Aug. 2, 1956, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1401a of this title.
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On several occasions now, I've reported on some of the weird laws and customs I've witnessed since moving to Pennsylvania from Oregon. Generally, these reports have touched on the unnecessary restriction of alcohol sales (no wine in grocery stores, etc). Since then, an even more bizarre practice of Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies has come to my attention. Apparently, Pennsylvania cops across the state have been ticketing people with fines and potential jail time for "potty" language or otherwise using obscene gestures. Can you believe this? I've seen Lockup on MSNBC. I cannot imagine being put in the slammer with those animals over a few choice turns of phrase.
Luckily, as part of a federal free-speech lawsuit settlement, Pennsylvania law enforcement agents have agreed to indefinitely suspend ticketing people for using profanity in all its forms. The decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of a Pennsylvania woman who was cited after giving her un-censored views to an inconsiderate motorcyclist. When reporting the incident in intimate details to the police, rather than confronting the motorcyclist, the officer slapped the women with a $300 fine carrying with it a possible 90-day incarceration sentence. Over 700 similar citations where issued across the state in the span of a year. Since the courts decision, however, no longer will this brutality stand, man!
Personally, as a devoted Carlinist and moral relativist, I believe this decision marks a win for the sane. The fact that Pennsylvania's "best and brightest" got away with punishing colorful-language users as a means of enforcing some moral belief system is sickening and offensive. Even now I want to express my offense with a string of expletive adjectives. While my "faith" allows me to use all manner of words, phrases and gestures to express myself, academic register and this blog does not, as has recently come to my attention.
It's also probably true that like many of the good citizens of Pennsylvania, in the past I might have used a few lewd words or, perhaps, expressed myself with vulgar means, which may not live up to the moral standards of the "best and brightest." Though I stand by my previous remarks and believe in public free speech, I also believe that employers have the right to request that their associates (in this case volunteers) practice within reasonable guidelines of refinement.
In addition to this belief, and my attempt to be a "swell guy" and "play nice" with others, my willingness to compromise and go along with the request to curtail my repertoire of coarse words is also rooted in classic research by Bostrom, Baseheart and Rossiter (1973) who examined the effects of profanity in persuasive communication. Interestingly, they found that people who used profanity where no better at persuading listeners than those who didn't. On the other hand, they were no worse. Still, those who do use profanity where seen as less credible. Weird right?
As of now, I have been unable to find a follow-up to this study to see if these conclusions have changed in the last 38 years (I would be willing to guess that they have in some respects). Nevertheless, I will assume the findings of this study represent the state-of-the-art conclusion about profanity: naughty language equals diminished credibility. So in the spirit of cooperation with my editor and a desire to have a credible ethos, I will "clean up my act" and try really, really hard not to offend our academic benefactors and reasonable readers with bawdy language, even when my emotions run high. Instead, hopefully I can figure out clever euphemisms to express my cheeky sense of humor. Until then, I will save my profanities for Pennsylvania law-enforcement officers. As the law dictates, they have to take it–even if they don't like it–while you do not.
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There seem to be several people now with an EM5 here. Can you guys tell me how battery life is performing for your shooting? And did you change anything in the settings to spare battery life like deactivating the ibis and lcd as many times as possible, etc? I know the CIPA-standard has 360 shots per charge but this could change a lot depending on your real life shooting conditions. I'm considering this camera but would like to know a good estimate for myself how many spare batteries I should buy afterwards to be able to cover an extended trip if I take the EM5. Thanks for any response.
Have not run mine completely down yet so can't give a reasonable frame count. Experience on the camera boards is all over the map, with some folks reporting fewer than three hundred and others getting over six hundred frames.You have complete user control over most EVF-OLED functions, and can completely disable the rear display, which I suspect will save power. You can also shut off auto-review or minimize the duration. One slight annoyance is the auto-EVF switch sensitivity can't be adjusted so sometimes it's best to switch it off, because it will switch off the rear display when you're using the touch-focus feature.IS can be "disabled" but the system still runs because of its unique floating design, so I doubt there's a power savings. Because the lenses are quite small, AF likely doesn't draw much current and the some of the power zooms can be operated manually.Spare batteries are hard to come by and the OEM is extremely expensive. I'll wait for reliable clones, but will want at least two spares for travel because a 32GB card holds a LOT of images.Cheers,Rick
Sorry, I tried to keep from posting that for days, but my bad sense of humor finally overcame my socialization.
heh... a good one :)
Thanks for your early experiences Rick. I'll wait till more people make reliable statements about battery life. I suspect those individuals claiming very optimistic values do a lot of burst shooting.
I've put my order in for it! There goes my gear budget for the next two years, but I got a pretty good price, including the 14-42mm kit lens which I will sell off.Only downside is that the Australian suppliers have been told something like 3-4 more weeks until it arrives to them, so I'll probably have to wait at least a month!I have my 20mm pany 1.7, and have bought a Pentax 50mm 1.4 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar off ebay in mint condition to run as a MF portrait lens.I'm spewing that DxO don't plan to have support for the OM-D with the 20mm any time soon. I was hoping to start shooting raw and running it, automated through DxO. Oh well, I'll probably just get Lightroom on student price and PT Lens instead. At least with PT Lens I can email them shots with the Super Takumar lens and they can make a profile for it.Anyone have further thoughts on weather sealing with non weather sealed lenses like the 20mm pany? Is it possible at all to retrofit sealing at the mount end? Just a slim o-ring? I have a neoprene lens coat designed for my Nikon 50mm 1.8D that fits around the 20mm Pany well, maybe I'll just use that, jammed up against the body, to ward off most of the dust and water. Looking at pictures of the o-rings on most sealed lenses, they don't look like anything special, and the m43 mount on the 20mm with my old E-P1 is pretty well machined and tight, I couldn't imagine much getting through that and into the body anyway. I always use a filter on the front (UV, though I'll get a clear for night), and have ordered some cheap hoods, and I can tape over the manual focus ring to seal that better and tape the outside join onto the hood. Will make it look really dodgy and tacky too which will help in India. Can't imagine much will get through if I don't submerge it.Thoughts?
Hi Adam,No known way to retro waterproofness into the lens, as it's a carefully engineered gasket recessed into the mount flange, not just an o-ring.Regrettably, there's a whopping one weatherproof µ4/3 lens, with one on the way (the Oly macro).Hope you get yours soon!Rick
Resurrecting this thread to add some E-M5 field experience. Spent a week in the Sierra with the camera, three lenses (12-50, 40-150, 20/1.7) and three batteries (OEM+two aftermarket). It rained five of seven days and I carried the camera and sole weatherproof lens (12-50) in a chest pack attached to my backpack straps. It takes a scant few seconds to retrieve the camera, so is pretty easy to shoot on the go (I need a trekking pole valet, however).With three cells I was able to shoot all I wanted. It's hard to estimate what that actually means in practice--I have about a thousand still images and a couple dozen video clips of varying lengths and also deleted quite a few images during the week. I'll guess one could budget eleven or twelve-hundred shots out of these three cells (which are relatively small and light). My 32GB card was about half full--got to love cheap and large storage cards you never need to change in the field!The camera is a pleasure to use and perfectly fills the gulf separating dslrs and advanced compacts. Tellingly, the EVF is better than the best dslr OVF as evening light fades, so far have they advanced in the last year. I've been wanting something like this camera for years, just didn't know it until I saw one.Two sunburned thumbs up!Cheers,Rick
RickWhen you can , give us a report on those aftermarket batteries...(compared to the original one)Franco
Hi Franco,These are Wasabi brand from Amazon, a little over US$30 for two and a charger (evidently the OEM and aftermarket chargers are somehow different). By comparison, the non-existent OEM battery is US$60.I literally received, charged and packed the new cells in time to leave, so can't consider them even "formed" yet. My experience is a cell needs to be charged and discharged a few times to reach its capacity. These function normally with the battery indicator working, indicating they're chipped. The first flagged after about 300 frames plus some video, the second...I didn't note frames, just that it needed changing day five.At this early point I'm willing to allow the OEM has more capacity, but will keep watching to see if the aftermarkets gain more with time. For the price I'm perfectly content already.Cheers,Rick
OK, thanks.As you know there are many aftermaket batteries that are just rubbish.BTW, the shortage of the OEM type indicates that the camera is selling well, because there is always a fairly large initial order for them (in this case from Olympus to the OEM, probably Sanyo) so if you can't find them now it means that a lot were sold pretty fast at the start.Franco
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EUGENE, Ore. - Slugs usually prefer wet, slimy conditions.
"We slugs would prefer to do this late at night and in the middle of December," former Slug Queen Glo Gastropause told KVAL News. "As with everything in Eugene, we never do anything in the normal way."
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Contestants were judged on their outfits, talent and answers to questions from the judges.
"This is basically a beauty competition," Gastropause said, "where you take the beauty out and replace it with slug."
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The 22 acres of land owned by the Green Bay Packers along Lombardi Avenue near Highway 41 will soon be transformed into a major retail development. Outdoors retailer Cabela's is planning to build a retail store on the property.
A formal announcement will be made this morning.
The project will be part of the Titletown Development District, an area along Lombardi Avenue that runs from Highway 41 to Ashland Avenue that both Ashwaubenon and Green Bay have identified as ripe for development.
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CANTON - Food stamp usage increased 83 percent at farmers markets across St. Lawrence County this past season.
GardenShare Executive Director Aviva M. Gold said Monday that Massena, Norwood and Gouverneur markets as well as Martins Online Farmstand martinsfarmstand.locallygrown.net joined in the program last season thanks to a $10,000 grant from the states Fresh Connect Farmers Markets program.
Our goal was to double the amount of food stamps being used, so we got pretty close, she said.
Canton, Potsdam and Ogdensburg markets have been involved with the EBT/food stamp program for several years, according to Ms. Gold.
I had people shopping at the market last season that Ive never seen before, and Ive lived in Gouverneur my whole life, Gouverneur Farmers Market manager Lorraine W. Taylor said. Using food stamps for fresh fruits and vegetables is much better than having to go to a store to buy boxed mac and cheese or things like that.
Ms. Taylor said a farmer who joined in 2013, Steve Brooks of Heuvelton, had a very successful first season.
The food stamps brought out people who dont usually shop at the market, Ms. Taylor said.
Linda M. Kingston, Madrid, who participates in the Canton and Potsdam farmers markets, said she also had a successful season.
They now have debit card machines, which brings in more business because many people dont carry cash on them, she said.
Mrs. Kingston also said she noticed food stamps and coupons distributed through the North Country Childrens Clinics Women, Infants and Children program, bringing more business to the markets last season.
The food stamp increase didnt considerably increase business for all the markets, however.
Overall business throughout the county last season was only consistent with the previous year, according to Ms. Gold.
Ms. Taylor said that even with the addition of the food stamp program, the 2013 season was still slow for her four farmers and especially her crafters.
One can only guess, but I think its just the bad economy, she said. I really want to see the market grow.
The Canton Farmers Market has also been suffering from slower days the past two years, as the villages Main Street was under construction.
From vendor feedback Ive heard that the past two years were slow, said Zoe A. Baker, DeKalb, manager of the Canton Farmers Market.
This past season was Ms. Bakers first year as manager.
She said that although Canton had a winter market at First Presbyterian Church, 17 Park St., in 2012, vendors decided not to do one this year because of poor turnout.
There were only a handful of vendors and there wasnt a lot of turnout, so they said it wasnt really worth it, Ms. Baker said.
Ms. Gold said one of GardenShares main goals for this season is to make sure food stamps are available at every market in the county.
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