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A Study of Co-infections of HIV-1 and Schistosoma Mansoni and Its Impact on Praziquantel Treatment Outcomes
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In this study, it is hypothesized that helminth infections modulate immune responses against HIV-1 infection resulting into increased HIV-1 multiplication, faster progression to AIDS and increased episodes of AIDS-related opportunistic infections. Furthermore, the effect of helminth infections on progression of HIV-1 infection is dependent on helminth infection intensity, host background immunity, nutritional status, demographic factors and socio-economic status. Also, treatment of helminth infections using praziquantel and albendazole among HIV-1 infected individuals will lead to reduction in HIV-1 viral loads, improvement of CD4+ counts, CD4+/CD8+ ratio and Hb levels, improved weight gain and reduction of episodes of HIV-1 related opportunistic infections. In addition, HIV-1 infection is associated with poor anthelminthic treatment outcome as compared to non-HIV infected individuals
Intestinal Helminthiasis
Intestinal Schistosomiasis
Human Immunodeficiency Virus I Infection
Hematologic Diseases
Opportunistic Infections
Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) and Schistosoma Mansoni Co-infections and Its Impact on Anthelminthic Treatment Outcome Among HIV-1 Infected Individuals in Fishing Communities in Mwanza Region, Northwestern Tanzania.
- The impact of Praziquantel in HIV-1 individuals co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni [ Time Frame: 12 month follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Impact of praziquantel treatment on CD4+,CD4+/CD8+, HIV-1 viral loads haemoglobin level, reversibility of liver pathology and occurance of opportunistic infection
- Prevalence of co-infections of HIV-1 and Schistosoma mansoni
- Prospective longitudinal association between HIV-1 and S. mansoni, and the progression of HIV to AIDS, according to S. mansoni infection status.
- Efficacy of praziquantel [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Cure rates
- Reductions of infections intensities
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: HIV-1 co-infected with schistosoma mansoni
HIV-1 patients co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni
Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
Praziquantel Tablet - 40mg/kgBWT given once Albendazole Tablet - 400mg once
Other Names:Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
Praziquantel- 40mg/kgBWT Albendazole - 400mg once
Other Names:Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
Praziquantel- 40MG/KG ONCE Albendazole - 400mg once
Other Names:
No Intervention: HIV-1 positive individuals with negative S. mansoni
HIV-1 positive individuals with negative Schistosoma mansoni
Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
Praziquantel- 40mg/kgBWT Albendazole - 400mg once
Other Names:Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
Praziquantel- 40MG/KG ONCE Albendazole - 400mg once
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Experimental: Schistosoma mansoni positive but HIV-1 negative
Schistosoma mansoni positive individuals but HIV-1 negative to be compared with HIV-1 co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni individuals
Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
Praziquantel- 40mg/kgBWT Albendazole - 400mg once
Other Names:Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
Praziquantel- 40MG/KG ONCE Albendazole - 400mg once
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No Intervention: HIV-1 and Schistosoma mansoni negative
Individuals with no HIV-1 and S. mansoni infections
Drug: Praziquantel and Albendazole
Praziquantel- 40mg/kgBWT Albendazole - 400mg once
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Detailed Description:
The proposed study has the main objective to investigate the epidemiology of HIV-1 and Schistosoma mansoni co-infections and assess their association and progress of HIV positive individuals co-infected with S. mansoni. The study will also assess the impact of praziquantel treatment on S. mansoni related morbidities in co-infected HIV positive individuals with S. mansoni in Fishing villages, northwest Tanzania. The study is designed as a community based intervention trial, which consist of cross-sectional survey at the initial baseline survey followed by intervention trials. The initial baseline survey will include 2000 participants from the two villages. The objective of the survey is to determine the prevalence of HIV-1 infection and haemoglobin levels. Also, the socio-economic, demographic characteristics, individual behaviour in relation to HIV-1 and helminth transmission are recorded. In addition, the location and altitude of each household will determined using a hand-held Garmin GPSmap 60CSX, which has an accuracy of ± 5m. After initial survey, study participant will be grouped into 2 groups, one HIV-1 infected group and HIV-1 uninfected group. Blood sample for examination of CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ and HIV-1 viral loads will be obtained from HIV-1 positive participants every month for a period of six month. After 6 month of prospective longitudinal survey, the first follow-up survey of the recruited study participants will be conducted with the objective of determining prevalence and intensity of human intestinal schistosomiasis and other helminth infections. Other infections will also be examined, includes malaria and viral hepatitis. Furthermore, S. mansoni induced morbidity will be examined using ultrasonography. A blood sample will also be obtained for all HIV-1 positive patients, from which CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ and HIV-1 viral loads will be examined. In the same survey, individuals who tested HIV-1 negative at baseline will also be screened for HIV. After the first follow-up survey, three groups will be formed, Group A- individuals co-infected with HIV-1 and S. mansoni (N=270); Group B- individuals infected with HIV-1 but S. mansoni negative (N=180) and Group C- HIV-1 negative but S. mansoni positive (N=1320) (Figure 2). All individuals who will be infected with S. mansoni and other helminth detected in the study irrespective of HIV-1 serostatus will be treated with praziquantel (40mg/kg) and albendazole (400mg). At six to eight weeks after mass treatment, a second survey will be conducted in the recruited participants aiming at determining cure rates of S. mansoni after chemotherapy with praziquantel. The third survey will be conducted 12 month after the first follow-up survey with the aim of determining the change in CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, HIV-1 viral loads, HIV-1 progression and reversibility of the S. mansoni related liver morbidity after praziquantel
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 55 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Permanent residents and those who have lived in the village for more than 2 years.
- HIV-1 positive individuals only those with CD4+ ≥ 400 cells/μl
Exclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 positive individuals with CD4+ < 350 cells/μl,
- Those who are on antiretroviral therapy (ARV)
- Pregnant women are excluded.
- Participants with chronic diseases such as leukemia, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01541631
|Ilemela District
|Not yet recruiting
|Mwanza, Lake Victoria Zone, Tanzania, +255
|Principal Investigator: Humphrey D Mazigo
|National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza
|Not yet recruiting
|Mwanza, Lake Victoria Zone, Tanzania, +255
|Principal Investigator:
|Humphrey D Mazigo
|Makerere University School of Public Health
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Humphrey Mazigo, Msc, MPH, Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) and Schistosoma mansoni co-infections and its impact on anthelminthic treatment outcome among HIV-1 infected individuals in fishing communities in Mwanza region, Northwestern Tanzania., Makerere University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01541631 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|087540, 00005856/2011
|Study First Received:
|February 20, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 2, 2012
|Health Authority:
|Tanzania: National Institute for Medical Research
Keywords provided by Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1
Schistosoma mansoni
Immune response
Opportunistic infections
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Opportunistic Infections
Lentivirus Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Trematode Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Hematologic Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Intestinal Diseases
Schistosomiasis mansoni
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Parasitic Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Slow Virus Diseases
Virus Diseases
Anti-Infective Agents
Anticestodal Agents
Antimitotic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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MORRISTOWN – The Morristown Board of Education approved a plan at Thursdays meeting to have village and town workers repave the schools back parking lot for roughly $12,000.
The board also signaled its approval for the construction of a new village garage near the school – a project they objected to at Mays board meeting citing the possibility for students to be distracted by work at the building.
As an alternative the board proposed moving the village garage to a plot near the intersection of Columbia Street and High Street but Village Superintendent of Public Works Kevin J. Crosby said it would be prohibitively expensive to install water and sewer lines at that location.
The boards approval of the villages plan to build the garage on the corner of Northumberland and Gouverneur Streets was granted after they were given details of the project. Board President Cyril H. Aldrich Jr. said the project will see the new building built so it is essentially in front of the cafeteria and away from classrooms.
I think it will be the least disturbing [location], Mr. Aldrich said.
Mr. Crosby said the controversy over the proposed garage seemed to have fizzled in a hurry when the board was made aware of the extent of the project.
Mr. Crosby said the building will be as far as possible from classroom windows and will face away from the school to further reduce noise.
The village already operates a garage – a small building that is barely able to house the villages equipment – near the location they hope to build a bigger building.
Mr. Crosby said he would like to begin building the garage this year, but isnt positive they will be able to. He estimates the project will cost less than $150,000.
The work to repave the schools back parking lot will be completed over the summer, Mr. Crosby said, with the school paying for materials and the fuel for the trucks, paver and roller used in the project.
Its fairly simple, Mr. Crosby said of the project, noting that the area in need of repaving is 20 feet by 500 feet and, essentially, a straight shot.
Board Member Shawn R. Macaulay said the school would not be able to find a better deal for paving the parking lot than having the town and village help them out.
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WHEATFIELD, NY - All boys and girls love animals, but it takes a Great Kid to make the kind of sacrifice that Maris Conrad did to help animals. A couple months ago, Maris, a 2nd grader at Elmwood Franklin School, had an idea for when she turned 8.
Maris' mom, Maria says, "She decided that she wanted to have all her friends come to a birthday party, but instead of bringing gifts for her she wanted them to bring food and toys for pets at the local animal shelter"
And the Conrads live in Wheatfield, so the Niagara County SPCA is their local shelter. Her party was at a popular place called Adventure Landing. There were other birthday parties going on too, Maris' party sort of looked like a regular birthday party, with one exception: a table full of dog food.
About 40 pet-related items were collected from her generous friends and family. The next day, off to the Niagara County SPCA she went.
"They were really happy when I brought that stuff in. The look on their face, it was just shocking," says Maris.
And the timing could not have been better.
"Perfect timing," says Andrew Bell, Executive Director of the Niagara County SPCA. "We have a lot of little mouths to feed at the moment and it'll go a long way to helping that."
The Niagara County SPCA is caring for 64 Pomeranians seized from a home in Lockport.A storage area is now an improvised kennel while the little guys are evaluated and treated. And fed of course, perhaps with food Maris has provided.


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...at least according to this box score in a summer league loss against Golden State. The good news for Jumpin' James is that he led all scores with 21, shot 8-12 from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 3 shots. Daniel Ewing is getting serious minutes - 32 against Golden State, then another 30 the next night vs. the C's. He shot 9-14 against Boston.
Problem: In two games, the Clips turned the ball over 50 times. Yeah, it's summer league - but GS & BOS combined for only 34. Shaun alone racked up 8 against GS.
Dark horses getting big minutes? Scott Merritt, formerly of Marquette. As the starting center on that Final Four team with D-Wade, he put together a nice tournament as a junior. There doesn't appear to be a helluva lot of room for a 6'10" forward in the frontcourt - especially once the Clippers sign Paul Davis. But he and UNC's Jawad Williams are clearly getting a look. For the record, Williams was unimpressed with Danny Granger during last summer's workouts.


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When we first start a meditation practice, we are often really surprised to see how active our minds are. There's this cacophony of thought that's always sort of in the background, and as we get to know our minds through meditation, we see how this continuous flow of thoughts shapes much of our moment-to-moment experience. After a while, we start to develop some skill at being aware of these thoughts even when we are off the meditation cushion, and that gives us some flexibility in how we respond to events. It's quite powerful, and it has the potential to fundamentally re-shape how we relate to others.
Even after many years of meditation, though, I think many of us still have a little bit of an idea that our minds should somehow be quieter than they are. We may think, at some level, that zazen is only what happens in the quiet spaces between the thoughts. When we're thinking, maybe that's somehow not practice, but when our minds are quiet for a few seconds, then that's when the practice occurs.
The point of our practice isn't to clear out our minds, or to stop thinking. At first, our practice is just about getting to know the habitual patterns of thought that are always bouncing around in our minds and to find a little space so that we aren't just completely tossed around by our mind. And at a deeper level, we may come to understand what is meant in the Heart Sutra: 'form is emptiness, emptiness form'. We may come to understand that this means that the very thoughts that are always spinning around, habitual and anxious, and that we think we need to change, are themselves a complete manifestation of Buddha's life, right here, immediately, with no need to change much of anything.
This idea is described in a really interesting recent essay by the poet Christian Wiman in the magazine 'The American Scholar'. He talks about this idea from a Christian perspective, and I wanted to talk about it a bit tonight, and how his ideas relate to our Soto Zen practice. Here's what he has to say:
During a dinner with friends the talk turns, as it often does these days, to the problem of anxiety: how it is consuming everyone; how the very technologies that we have developed to save time and thereby lessen anxiety have only degraded the quality of the former and exacerbated the latter; how we all need to "give ourselves a break" before we implode. Everyone has some means of relief—tennis, yoga, a massage every Thursday—but the very way in which those activities are framed as separate from regular life suggests the extent to which that relief is temporary . . .
THE GREATNESS of James Joyce's Ulysses is partly in the way it reveals the interior chaos of a single mind during a single day, and partly in the way it makes that idiosyncratic clamor universal. However different the textures of our own lives may be, [Leopold] Bloom's mind is our mind; the welter of impressions he suffers and savors is a storm we all know. And that is the book's horror too: some form of this same fury of trivia is going on in the mind of every sentient person on the planet. How much cruelty is occasioned simply because of the noise that is within us: the din is too great for us to realize exactly what we are doing to others, or what is being done to others in our name. Thus an offhand remark, which leaves us as easily as a breath and which we think no more of than a breath, cuts a friend to the quick. . . Life has accelerated greatly since Joyce's time, and now, as our selves scatter into bits and bytes, and our souls, if we are conscious of them at all, diminish to little more than a vague wish for quiet, even the linear associativeness of Ulysses can seem quaint.
HOW DOES one remember God, reach for God, realize God in the midst of one's life if one is constantly being overwhelmed by that life? It is one thing to encourage contemplation, prayer, quiet spaces in which God . . . can enter the mind and heart. But the reality of contemporary American life—which often seems like a kind of collective ADHD—is that any consciousness requires a great deal of resistance, and how does one relax and resist at the same time?
. . . the Catholic nun, Sara Grant, speaking about, and quoting from, the Kena Upanishad (said): "Brahman is not 'that which one knows,' but that by which one knows, as though a crystal bowl were aware of the sun shining through it. 'When he is known through all cognitions, he is rightly known.'" But . . . you could quote Christ himself in support of this idea: "To believe in me, is not to believe in me but in him who sent me; to see me, is to see him who sent me."
This is emptiness in form. All specific, mundane things are a manifestation of the ultimate. Can you recognize emptiness through all cognitions? Can you see that all things are embodying Buddha's life?
I do think, though, that both the problem of, and the solution to, our individual anxiety is a metaphysical one. . . It is as if each of us were always hearing some strange, complicated music in the background of our lives, music which, so long as it remains in the background, is not simply distracting but manifestly unpleasant, because it demands the attention we are giving to other things. It is not hard to hear this music, but it is very difficult indeed to learn to hear it as music.
THE MEANINGS that God calls us to in our lives are never abstract. Though the call may ask us to redefine, or refine, what we know as life, it does not demand a renunciation of life in favor of something beyond it. Moreover, the call itself is always comprised of life. That is, it is not some hitherto unknown voice to which we respond; it is life calling to life. People think that diagnosing the apostle Paul with epilepsy or some related disorder nullifies any notion that God might truly have revealed something of himself on that road to Damascus. But God speaks to us by speaking through us, and any meaning we arrive at in this life is comprised of the irreducible details of the life that is around us at any moment. "I think there is no light in the world / but the world," writes George Oppen. "And I think there is light."
THERE IS A DISTINCTION to be made between the anxiety of daily existence, which we talk about endlessly, and the anxiety of existence, which we rarely mention at all. The former fritters us into dithering, distracted creatures. The latter attests to—and, if attended to, discloses—our souls. And yet it is a distinction without a difference, perhaps, and as crucial to eventually overcome as it is to initially understand, for to be truly alive means to feel one's ultimate existence within one's daily existence, to feel one's trivial, frittering anxieties acquiring a lightness, a rightness, a meaning. So long as anxiety is merely something to be alleviated, it is not life, or we are not alive enough to experience it as such.
AT FIRST, attending to the anxiety of existence can seem like a zero-sum game. Any attention turned toward the truth of the spirit is attention turned away from all we have come to think of as "life." Thus we parcel out our moments of devotion—a church service here and there, a walk in the woods, a couple of hours of meditation a week—all the while maintaining the frenzy of our usual existence outside of those moments. This is inevitable, for the initial demands of the spirit are intense, but it is not sustainable, for the soul is not piecemeal. We are left with this paradox: only by hearing the furthest call of consciousness can we hear the call of ordinary life, but only by claiming the most mundane and jangling details of our lives can that rare and ulterior music of the soul merge with what Seamus Heaney calls "the music of what happens."
Our practice of Soto Zen Buddhism includes both form and emptiness. It is through the form of our practice – the way we sit in the zendo, how we bow, how we walk, how we chant – that we realize emptiness. It's not that there's something special or magical about the postures or the schedule, but because we don't realize emptiness in form in our daily lives, we need to do something special to remind us. Over time, we may start to experience our spinning minds and our busy daily lives with a warm feeling in the heart, a feeling that maybe we could call meaning, but it's a sense that, at least maybe, this life really is Buddha's life.


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Authorities suspect arson in a third time structure fire in Indian Hills Trailer Park. The Inferno started around 10 p.m. on Aug. 9 in one of the back rooms of an abandoned mobile home that has caught fire two times prior to last weekend's incident.
"The trailer has been vacant for six months since the last time that it caught fire," said Pam Fullmer, owner.
Six months before last Saturday's incident was the first time that trailer home started on fire and was partially burned. This time, the fire left the dwelling completely destroyed, according to Fullmer.
The mobile home will now have to be torn down due unrepairable damage caused by the latest fire.
According to Price Fire Chief Paul Bedont, the blaze was undoubtedly caused by arson, due to the fact that there was no electricity or gas turned on in the home. An investigation will take place in order to determine exactly what caused the blaze.


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When you are aircrew on reconnaissance flights, you have long stretches of time between "events." Our Navy flights took up to thirteen hours and I was always thankful that we were not able to refuel. Call me lazy, but a thirteen hour flight with no real toilet sometimes grew old. I usually was in comms with my mission Supervisor (Supe), a motivated 2nd Class Petty Officer, a 1st Class, a Chief, or a Senior Chief. And invariably our talk would turn to the mundane with a slight relaxing of military courtesy. This one occurred between a female First Class Supe and myself, somewhere over Iraq:
Hey sir, what didja do on your down day?
I worked out, did my laundry, caught a college football game. And watched some tv.
Anything good?
Define "good," Petty Officer, I said with a weary smile. I did watch some crazy Aussie rules football. Which looked like Calvinball* to me. You know, where they make up the rules. And I saw about ten seconds of the world's worst tv show.
Which one is that?
It was something dreadful called Gossip Girl.
Um, Petty Officer, you still up in comms?
Sir, that is my favorite show.
Um sir, you still there?
Ah, sorry Petty Officer. (Gulp.) Maybe Gossip Girl is a female thing. . .
The funny thing is that I always brought up Gossip Girl with that Supe when I flew with her after that. And she forgave me for bagging on her favorite show. She left the Navy to go to college and to work at a bar she and her brother were opening. The bar's theme was going to be superheroes. She stayed in the Reserves and I ran into a LCDR, probably her Department Head, who spoke highly of her. Mention Gossip Girl to her next time you see her, I told him. It is her favorite show, I used to raze her about it.
For those of you who follow it, you surely know Gossip Girl was cancelled and the actual "secret" blogger was revealed:
"Gossip Girl" delivered its big reveal, but not an especially big audience in its final show Monday night.
To the surprise of even many devoted fans, Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) turned out to be the long-elusive Gossip Girl herself. Or himself.
It made sense in a way. Dan is the writer in the group and he came to the show's rich, entitled scene in the beginning as an outsider, though he integrated well over the years.
"Gossip Girl" launched in September 2007 with a blizzard of buzz, becoming one of the first shows that trafficked as much in social media as it did from its actual TV broadcasts.
The doings of Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively), Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and their very well-to-do friends became the currency of conversation in countless high school corridors.
The soap-opera romance of Blair and Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) ended at the altar, with the two getting married in affluent style.
While Dan and Serena were just supportive friends for that event, a flash-forward told us that they too would be getting married in the future.
* Whatever you do, please don't confuse Calvinball with the Maryland Democrat politician by the name of Calvin Ball, despite the many general similarities between the sport and politics.


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- In a small bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in 1/4 cup butter until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 12-in. x 6-in. rectangle.
- Cut remaining butter into thin slices. Starting at a short side of dough, arrange half of the butter slices over two-thirds of rectangle to within 1/2 in. of edges. Fold unbuttered third of dough over middle third. Fold remaining third over the middle, forming a 6-in. x 4-in. rectangle. Roll dough into a 12-in. x 6-in. rectangle.
- Repeat steps of butter layering and dough folding, ending with a 6-in. x 4-in. rectangle. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 15 minutes. Roll dough into a 12-in. x 6-in. rectangle. Fold in half lengthwise and then widthwise. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Add apples and lemon juice; toss to coat. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring often. Remove from the heat.
- In a small bowl, combine egg and water. Roll dough into a 12-in. square; cut into four squares. Brush with half of the egg mixture. Spoon about 1/4 cup filling on half of each square; fold dough over filling. Press edges with a fork to seal. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with remaining egg mixture. With a sharp knife, cut three small slits in the top of each turnover.
- Bake at 450° for 17-22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over turnovers. Serve warm. Yield: 4 servings.
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"These apple turnovers were very good! It took some time but it was worth it."
"These turned out great in the end. I first used a cookie sheet, which was a huge mess. The butter from the crust melted and dripped down in the oven, smoking up the whole house!:)We then transferred that batch (I doubled the recipe) and the next to bake in cast iron skillets. Amazing! Will do that from now in since these will definitely be made over and over. Thanks!"
"I agree with AgentTerry. The dough in this recipe is a take on puff pastry, but it is not an authentic puff pastry, which requires a minimum of six rollings with refrigeration between every two. I only used this recipe for apple filling and used my recipe for real puff pastry (as AgentTerry said, that has many more flaky layers). The filling had good flavor, was easy to make, and not too runny. Would use the filling part of the recipe again."
"The dough on this recipe is a quick puff pastry. Puff pastry is rolled and rested 3 to 4 times so it has many more levels. For a quicker and easier of way of making these I highly recommend buying puff pastry from the freezer section of the grocery store. It's a Chefs "go to" to save time."
"Made these turnovers as an afternoon diversion for my 8 y/o daughter and her friend. We doubled the quantities and carefully followed the directions and the result was amazing. I've never made anything like this before so it took longer for me to get prepped than expected. I'm still amazed how flaky the crust turned out. I give the credit to my helpers."


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Weaknesses: Ingredient label doesn't comply with FDA or (global) International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) cosmetics regulations so you really don't know what you are putting on your face; products appear to lack adequate preservatives to keep you safe from mold and bacteria (if they're in the products, the company doesn't list them); misleading to outlandish claims; some products contain multiple potent irritants.
It seems strange that the tagline for the Arizona-based DeVita Skin Care is "Guided by Nature, Driven by Science" because they take a decidedly unscientific route to promote their products, using consumers' fears of chemicals (describing them as "poisons and toxic" on their website) to the fullest degree. If this company was driven by science, we would expect more than just the same old scare tactic—"all chemicals are bad but all plants are good." In fact, all the ingredients in any cosmetic, including water, are chemicals.
DeVita makes the claim that their products are "all natural," vegan, and paraben-free, despite the fact that parabens come from natural ingredients and there is no research showing they are a problem for the body. Their all-natural claim is easy to debunk because their products contain decidedly synthetic ingredients, such as retinol, l-carnosine, palmitoyl oligopeptide, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-3, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, and polymethylsilsesquioxane, to name a few.
Regarding the l-carnosine and retinol, they are found naturally in animals, but they do not occur in plants. However, because the natural, animal-based versions aren't very stable or effective in skin-care formulas, l-carnosine and retinol in cosmetics are (with rare exceptions) synthetic. Therefore, either DeVita isn't being straight about being a vegan line, or they have their own definition of what "all-natural" means. That may very well be the case, because the "all natural" claim is not beholden to any sort of cosmetic regulation anywhere in the world.
All of this natural, chemical-free posturing gets so tiring—the truth is that there are good and bad natural ingredients, just as there are good and bad synthetic ingredients. Natural isn't inherently better and synthetic isn't inherently evil. One problem with DeVita products is that you can't be sure what you're really putting on your skin because DeVita takes liberties with how they list product ingredients, which is a regulatory no-no. For all the DeVita products we reviewed (without exception), not a single one had an ingredient list that complied with FDA or (global) INCI standards.
For example, "De-Ionized Water" isn't a recognized name, nor is "Aloe Barbadensis." In the latter case, the designation doesn't tell you if they're using aloe leaf, aloe flower extract with alcohol, aloe leaf juice diluted with water, or just a plain aloe extract. Listing the full ingredient is important information because different forms of an ingredient can mean different things to a formula and can have different effects on your skin.
We admire DeVita in that they don't resort to alcohol-based formulas (a rare quality for a natural brand); unfortunately, it seems they ignored, or simply overlooked, the research on the potent irritant potential of essential oils and fragrances.
They also seem to ignore the risks inherent in not using an effective preservative system. Many of the products we reviewed had questionable preservative systems (see individual product reviews for details), which is bad news (for you and your skin) because you won't know how long you can safely use a product before it's overrun by bacteria and mold. We raised our concern about the preservatives with a representative from DeVita and were told that their products were preserved by the use of aloe, allantoin, grape seed extract, grapefruit seed extract, and "others," depending on the product. To be clear, none of these ingredients has any research demonstrating an ability to work as broad-spectrum preservatives; that is, they won't keep your product free of mold, fungi, or bacteria.
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When a sample film clip on screen drew a collective, audible gasp in the screening room, director of photography Russ Alsobrook, ASC knew he would be shooting the comedy Tammy on KODAK Film. The cinematographer and the film's principals had been at Burbank-based lab/post house FotoKem during preproduction doing digital versus film origination comparisons.
"It's like we've forgotten how great film looks when you see it in comparison," Alsobrook remarks. "We looked at each other, and it was a done deal. There was no question we were going to shoot fi lm. It has a rich, creamy look to it that you just can't get any other way."
Melissa McCarthy plays Tammy, who on one terrible day is fired from her dead-end job, catches her husband with another woman, and embarks on an escape to Niagara Falls with her alcoholic grandmother (played by Susan Sarandon) in tow. The feature is the directorial debut of actor Ben Falcone, who happens to be married to McCarthy. The couple wrote the script together.
"Ben and Melissa knew what they wanted, and when they got it," he says. "It was a tight, excellent script, and they were very disciplined in their approach to putting this story on film. I think we finished up a day under schedule and under budget. It was a joy to shoot film again."
Alsobrook is well versed in the comedy realm, having shot such movies as Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Role Models, as well as the TV series Freaks and Geeks, Grosse Point, Undeclared and currently New Girl. Alsobrook selected KODAK VISION3 500T Color Negative Film 5219 and KODAK VISION3 200T Color Negative Film 5213, all processed normally. As per his tendency, he overexposed slightly to yield a thicker negative. The 5219 Film was pushed one stop during a few night situations.
The camera system was comprised of a PANAFLEX MILLENIUM with PRIMO zooms and primes, and no filtration on the lenses, except for the typical color correction filter. "Film has this inherent softness that allows you to go without filtration," Alsobrook notes. "It's more subtle that way." With the two leads being women, Alsobrook used lighting techniques to emphasize their characters. For example, Sarandon was aged through hair and makeup, and Alsobrook also positioned her key light to draw out the aged appearance.
"I always use soft light," he explains, "And, usually on women, I bring it down to make it flatter and fill the eyes a little more. However, this character was going through some tough times physically and was supposed to have dark circles under her eyes, so I allowed that to exist with the light at a higher angle."
The lighting of McCarthy followed her character's emotional arc, starting harshly and progressing to softer light as events are resolved.
"It's subtle, and people probably aren't going to notice, but it has an emotional resonance that the audience will feel," says Alsobrook. "I used a harder light in the beginning, not so much on the face, but in the environment, like a harsh sunlight versus a very soft north light approach.
"We tried to avoid the typical comedy look," he adds. "In fact, one of the reasons that Ben and Melissa wanted to talk to me was because they loved the movie Superbad, and that was about as anti-comedy looking as you can get. They wanted Tammy to look edgier.
"My style basically was enhanced naturalism. I didn't want it too bright, fl at and comedic. I wanted it to be real because there are many moments of very deep drama in the movie as well. My philosophy is: We don't shoot comedies, we just shoot movies that happen to be funny."
Tammy is very much a location-based road movie. During a month-long prep, Alsobrook, Falcone and McCarthy scouted each location in Wilmington, North Carolina, and worked out their shooting approaches.
"Our brilliant production designer, Jeff Sage, built in certain practical lamps that were appropriate to the location," says Alsobrook. "I could key off those and add our own lights to complement it. If you can use the lighting that's there and just enhance it to tell the story simply, but effectively without a lot of tweaking, then you're ahead of the game. I like to give the director and the actors as much time on set as possible and to make their lives easier by not tying them to very specific marks that are difficult to hit."
The latitude inherent to KODAK Film came into play when Alsobrook did something out of the ordinary for a few of McCarthy and Sarandon's driving shots — he took all the light sources off the process trailer and went without any artificial lighting. This was due to a fashion accessory typical of the older generation that Sarandon wore: large, wraparound sunglasses worn over prescription glasses.
"No matter where we put a light or a bounce, it reflected totally in those glasses," the cinematographer says. "That was one of those challenges where you find a solution in the moment, and it worked. The time of day was just right, and the situation was ideal to do that."
FotoKem handled dailies that were transferred and made available via streaming the next day on iPads. Dailies colorist Billy Roskilly sent Alsobrook still frames each night to coordinate the looks.
"The image quality was excellent," he notes. "FotoKem did a fabulous job. When I would watch dailies the next day, I was always amazed at how great everything looked and how much more film could see beyond what even I was seeing with my eye."
At press time, digital intermediate details had yet to be decided, but Alsobrook said he would be keeping the look "as natural as possible."
During shooting, however, Alsobrook was not overly concerned with locking in specific looks while on set, as one might do when shooting digitally with access to paintbox tools.
"It was going back to the way we used to do it," he says. "We forget how the elegant simplicity of film allows you to shoot from the heart. You use your gut, your light meter and your eye instead of being a slave to a monitor. I think that's very freeing in terms of being able to pursue your artistic goals without the hindrance of a lot of scientific accoutrements."
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MASSENA - Massena Central winter athletes hope that money they raised this season will help take a bite out of cancer.
Members of the schools girls varsity hockey team, girls and boys JV and varsity basketball teams and wrestling team had set a goal of $1,500 to donate to the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Foundation to support the efforts of the Winter Cancer Center.
But, when the fundraising was over, the teams had easily surpassed their goal, collecting $2,300.
We wrecked that pretty fast, Athletic Director Timothy J. Hayes said. They kept it in the forefront. They kept it as an important thing.
The boys hockey team also raised funds this winter, but their efforts were directed to the Wounded Warriors Program, according to Mr. Hayes.
He said the effort was spearheaded by the girls hockey team and their coach, Jennifer Gray. That team alone raised $950 in the competition between teams, he said
They didnt want to lose to the basketball players. Theyre competitive by nature. That was their incentive, Ms. Gray said.
They worked hard, she said. It was a bunch of girls that definitely did not like to lose.
She said the fundraiser, in which sponsor pin-up cards with the word MCS Athletes Fight Cancer were sold for a suggested donation of $1 but often garnered more, was a way to give back to the community. Proceeds from their games were also donated to the effort.
We were looking for a way to give back to the community. We get so much support from them, Ms. Gray said.
She noted that other schools had done similar fundraisers, so they opted to raise money this year for the fight against cancer.
We thought it was something we could do in Massena, Ms. Gray said.
Mr. Hayes and Ms. Gray said players like seniors Mackenzie Young and Jaclyn Spinner took the project and ran with it.
These two really spearheaded it for girls hockey. (The team) raised $950 on their own. That was a great start, Mr. Hayes said.
Mackenzie and the older players took the lead, Ms. Gray said.
It was a good way to bring the team together, Ms. Young said.
She said they handed out the cards to players to sell, and the players took it from there.
We gave everybody a minimum of 20 cards to sell, Ms. Young said. You just have to ask everybody. Several people donated more. It was just the effort of going out and asking.
We went around school. Some donated $5, some donated $10, Ms. Spinner added.
In addition to selling the cards, the girls hockey team held a Pink in the Rink game in January against Salmon River. The team went all out in that effort at the Massena Arena, according to Ms. Young and Ms. Spinner.
The whole arena was decorated in pink, Ms. Young said.
We had posters, balloons and streamers. We wore pink jerseys and pink socks, Ms. Spinner said.
Ms. Gray said the decorating was a surprise to her.
They were on their own, she said.
Fans were also asked to wear pink that night to show their support for the fight against cancer, and the team also held a pink 50/50 raffle and a pink Chuck-A-Puck contest to raise more funds.
It was definitely the biggest game of the year, Ms. Young said.
But the girls werent the only contributors to the effort. Varsity wrestler Isaiah Perry and varsity basketball player Xavier Viskovich also sold their fair share of cards.
I sold about 135, Mr. Perry said.
I sold 109 by myself, Mr. Viskovich said.
These two guys just jumped on. I was impressed with all the kids. Everybody did something, Mr. Hayes said.
The members of the wrestling team were given a minimum of five cards to sell for $1 each, but Mr. Perry needed many more for his efforts in school, at tournaments and sports games and the locations where his parents and sisters work.
I told people it was a cancer benefit, and everyone was all over that, he said. Im always looking for new ways to help out, so I jumped on it.
The teams effort also included ordering pink socks with a breast cancer logo and pink headgear.
Mr. Viskovich also needed plenty of cards during his fundraising efforts.
Being a salesman is in my blood, he said, a reference to his familys connection to Fay Motors. We were given cards and told to sell as many as we could. I figure its giving toward a good cause, so I may as well do it and help other people out.
The team also took part in a Coaches Vs. Cancer game and wore pink armbands to support the effort, Mr. Viskovich said.
Cindy L. Clusen, Claxton-Hepburn Foundation executive director, accepted the check for the foundation.
This is beautiful. Its wonderful, high school students pitching in to help. Cancer touches almost all of us in some way, unfortunately, she said.
Ms. Clusen said she wasnt aware the Massena athletes were raising funds until she received a call a few days before they presented her with the check.
We certainly appreciate the help from them, she said.
Mr. Hayes said the schools fall athletes annually participate in Make a Difference Day, helping older community members with chores around their home. Now, he said, theyd like to make the cancer effort an annual event, too.
Were planning on it, he said.
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GOUVERNEUR Richardson Flooring, 445 E. Main St., and A Plus Auto, 470 E. Main St., are pursuing options that could take their businesses out of the village because of problems with the state Department of Transportation reconstruction of part of Route 11.
It all relates to the DOT coming and stealing my parking lot, said Kenneth F. Richardson, who owns Richardson Flooring with his father, Calvin N. I want to look at all my opportunities.
Mr. Richardson will come before the town Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals at 7 p.m. Monday for a special-use permit for a retail flooring business at 1089 Route 11, property he owns near the Custard Cottage.
William D. Infield, owner of A Plus, will come before the same boards for site plan review of a building he is putting up at 1446 Route 11, which is near Nortrax.
Mr. Infield was unavailable for comment, but Code Enforcement Officer Michael J. McQuade said his plan is to erect a shell building that he may move into eventually or use for some other purpose.
He doesnt want to move, Mr. McQuade said. With the road work, hes going to lose a lot of space.
Mr. Richardson has plans for a 5,000-square-foot building, Mr. McQuade said.
If Richardson Flooring moves, another business may move in, he said.
A developer is interested in the Richardson property, an adjacent house and a vacant lot for what could be an 8,000-square-foot business.
I dont have plans on that yet, Mr. McQuade said.
The DOT project, which already has begun and which will span two construction seasons, will include reconstruction of Main Street from North Gordon to Railroad streets. The work will cut into space A Plus has used for parking. Mr. Richardson has complained that the state has taken so much of his property that he will be in violation of village ordinances for parking.
DOT spokesman Michael R. Flick had no comment.
To help with deliveries at Richardson Flooring, DOT agreed to install mountable curbs, but Mr. Richardson said he would gladly hand back the money the state paid him through eminent domain if they would leave his property the way it was.
A tire could potentially go over the curb, but its still eight to 10 inches in the air. Its a ridiculous way of doing things, Mr. Richardson said. They all wonder why theres a mass exodus out of New York.
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The memorial will be held at the Goldsboro Welcome Center in Sanford, where city leaders moved Martin's memorial from the neighborhood he was killed.
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42 U.S. Code § 12002 - Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(1) the term "invention" means an invention or discovery that is patented or for which a patent may be obtained under title 35, or any novel variety of plant that is protected or for which plant variety protection may be obtained under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) and that is conceived or reduced to practice as a result of work under an agreement entered into under this chapter;
(2) the term "non-Federal person" means an entity located in the United States, the controlling interest (as defined by the Secretary) of which is held by persons of the United States, including—
(4) the term "small business", with respect to a participant in any demonstration and commercial application project under this chapter, means a private firm that does not exceed the numerical size standard promulgated by the Small Business Administration under section 632 (a) of title 15 for the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code designated by the Secretary of Energy as the primary business activity to be undertaken in the demonstration and commercial application project;
(5) the term "source reduction" means any practice which—
(A) reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment, including fugitive emissions, prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal; and
(B) reduces the hazards to the public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances, pollutants, or contaminants,
including equipment or technology modifications, process or procedure modifications, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training, and inventory control, but not including any practice which alters the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or the volume of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant through a process or activity which itself is not integral to and necessary for the production of a product or the providing of a service; [1]
(6) the term "United States" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
[1] So in original. Probably should be "; and".
Source(Pub. L. 101–218, § 3,Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1859; Pub. L. 102–486, title XII, § 1202(d)(4),Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2960.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in introductory provisions and pars. (1) and (4), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 101–218, Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1859, known as the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12001 of this title and Tables.
The Plant Variety Protection Act, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 91–577, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1542, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 57 (§ 2321 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2321 of Title 7 and Tables.
1992—Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 102–486redesignated pars. (3) to (5) as (2) to (4), respectively, in par. (4) substituted "any demonstration and commercial application project" for "any joint venture" and "in the demonstration and commercial application project;" for "in the venture; and", added par. (5), and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: " 'joint venture' means any agreement entered into under this chapter by the Secretary with more than one or a consortium of non-Federal persons (including a joint venture under the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.)) for cost-shared research, development, or demonstration of technologies, but does not include procurement contracts, grant agreements, or cooperative agreements as those terms are used in sections 6303, 6304, and 6305 of title 31;".
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This is a preliminary review based on testing the Palisade on my balcony. I'll be using it all summer in the mountains of Europe and will update the review later this summer.The quilt is beautifully sewn with what seems like an optimal distance between baffles. If the distance is too great, down slides to the sides of the quilt too easily. If the distance is too short, unnecessary weight is added. My quilt weighs 536 g in size L — one ounce more than the declared weight. I'm considering whether or not to sue the company over that :)The differential cut is really a great thing compared to a flat quilt. It naturally curves under your body (aided by a slight strip of elastic around the bottom perimeter) and helps avoid cold spots when a part of your body is pressed into the quilt. The width of the quilt is also very nice compared to my JRB Rocky Mountain No Sniveller, which was marginally wide enough even for my somewhat narrow shoulders, when I slept on my side. The quilt provides nearly the same warmth as a JRB High Sierra Sniveller, which weighs 170 g more (size L). The cut of the Palisade is more efficient, down is not "wasted" in places where it is compressed due to the conversion from serape to quilt, the shell fabric is slightly lighter, and it doesn't need to have the strings and omni-tape that allow it to be converted into a serape. Also, the distance between baffles is smaller, helping to keep the down in place over your body instead of shifting to the side. But then the Palisade can't be worn either...The single neck snap of the Palisade has come undone for me 1 night out of 6. Now, I just leave it snapped and slide it over my head to get out of the quilt. I tried the quilt fastening system one night and haven't formed an opinion yet. It is probably unnecessary for me because I have a narrow body. The drawcord around the neck withe the extra neck insulation seems to work quite well. Temperatures. I seem to sleep slightly on the cold side compared to most other men (possibly because I'm skinny). With a typical full set of hiking clothes on (Marmot Cocona PowerDry top and bottom, wind layer, T-shirt, shorts, Montbell down vest, BPL Pro 90 hood) but without a bivy sack I am warm under the quilt to about 1 or 2 C (34-36 F). I figure the bivy sack will add 1 or 2 C of warmth, so that'll get me to freezing. If it gets colder, I'll have to wrap myself in a poncho or space blanket. So far I am very pleased with the quilt and expect to use it all summer in temperatures ranging from -2 C to 15 C. I will update my review as necessary.UPDATE 110 NIGHTS LATER:Performance exactly as expected. No loss of loft after avoiding total compression by using large stuff sack. Warm at 0 C with clothes and bivy. This is probably the quilt of my dreams and one of my best purchases ever.
Edited by Legkohod on 10/18/2011 09:21:45 MDT.
I love this quilt! It is really well made and is very light. I have slept in it a few nights and find the large size fits me very well.(To get an idea for my size I am 6'3" and 175#) I would recommend this quilt to any one who is looking for a high quality, down,quilt at a very reasonable price.
I have slept in this quilt at temps below freezing. I have alway been warm. Usually I am a cool sleeper. On the warmer nights, (never used it above 45 degrees) I don't snap the draft collar around my neck. Also, I just clip the sleeping bag attachment points so they will slide around. On the colder nights I snap them in place them clip on the other thing to keep the bag snugged up around me. I've never had a draft and have always stayed toasty warm. Since I'm an ultralighter, I go with a lighter quilt and wear my insulating piece to bed. That piece is an OR Primaloft pullover that is losing its loft. On one trip I had slush in my water bottles but I was very warm in the quilt. The inner fabric does a great job of wicking any moisture and it feels dry all the time. The outer Pertex really does keep moisture off. I think Aaron has the best quilts around.
I have the Regular. It weighs 515g.I'm 185cm. It's just perfect for me. If you are higher than me, definitely get a longer one. I'm normal build, and i can sleep with my clothes on with no problem.I can't see how you could improve the design or craftsmanship.I currently use the neo air xlite reg with this, but i think that pad is too slim with this kind of quilt. I may get a large neo air xlite...
Edited by prse on 11/15/2012 05:03:08 MST.
I went back and forth for a while about whether I could afford/wanted to spend the money on the steep price tag of a KG quilt. After reading numerous customer reviews, I decided it was worth the investment.Great customer service from Aaron in getting me set up with the right quilt. I bombarded him with questions, and kept changing my mind about whether I should get a Palisade, Chisos, or Chisos+overfill. He guided me to the Palisade, and it was the right choice.I was looking for a quilt that would be comfortable down to the mid-low 30's (F) with a prolite pad, base layer, pants, nano puff, and hat; and manageable down to the mid 20's with additional layers. On my recent 8 night trip, it dipped right down to 30 a couple of nights and by synching up the draw cord and tucking the quilt up around me, I was perfectly comfortable. I think a Chisos would have worked, but would not be warm enough into the 20's. And as Aaron pointed out, the extra 3 ounces in the Palisade are a lighter way to get an additional 10 degrees of warmth than carrying extra layers.My quilt weighs in at 17.39 oz, and totals 18.22 with the two tie-down cords and stuff sack. I actually used the stuff sack for clothing, and just stuffed the quilt down in the bottom of my bag without a sack. I took the stuff sack because I found that it is the PERFECT size to put 2 1L-Platypus soft bottles in and use as a pillow.The quilt is super light, fluffy, and wispy. It exudes quality from the second you hold it. The draft collar is very comfy. I had no problem with my snap coming undone in the night as others have reported. I did have the bag unclip a couple of times from the cord when having it on the "sliding" setting, but I also toss and turn in my sleep. When clipping it in tight, so it locks in place, I had no problem. What I usually did was lock down 3 of the 4 clips, and left one of the top ones undone/loose, and then if it got cold at night, I'd clip it down.Extremely happy I made the leap to invest in a Palisade quilt.
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I have spoken and written about growing up as the son of a market and media researcher. What I have never said publicly is that my life has been framed by market and media research. Today, for the first time, I will tell that story.
My father entered
It was a good choice for a Jewish boy from Northeast Philly, for media research was one of the few areas in white collar business that had been open to Jews. That was true even in the advertising agency business, which today we recall for its friendliness to minorities. Other than in research departments, that had not been the case: One historian who reviewed the 1931 edition of Who's Who in Advertising found only 92 identifiably Jewish names among the 5,000 people listed.
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Truett-McConnell College offers a Biblically-centered Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology. The focus of the program is to educate students in the principles of theology, philosophy, and psychology in order to prepare students to enter the helping fields (ie., professional counseling, social work, law, and medicine). Truett's academic program is unique in the approach of grounding students in the truth of the Bible while introducing them to and engaging them with the various philosophies and theories guiding the research and practice of psychology. Students will be exposed to challenging courses, invaluable internships, and training in psychological research in fulfillment of their requirements for the program.
The program in psychology seeks to serve the mission of the College by actively engaging students in a course of study that will ground them in Biblical scripture, equip them with an understanding of the discipline, and enable them to use their knowledge for greater impact in the world. Graduates of the psychology program will be grounded in a Christian Worldview so that they might exemplify the commandment of Christ to love God and love others by building up and encouraging others in their future psychology-related careers and ministries. Graduates of Truett-McConnell College's Psychology program will be able to think critically to integrate their foundation in Christian theology with principles discussed in their courses to "admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone."
For Psychology degree requirements, click here to see degree requirements checklist.
The mission of the interdisciplinary program in Missions and Psychology is to prepare students to spread the message of Christ through word and action. Through direct and personal interaction with people from diverse backgrounds (e.g., the residents of an orphanage, group home, teen pregnancy center or drug and alcohol abuse center), graduates with this degree will exemplify the New Testament model of a tentmaker, providing a service to people from the foundation of Jesus Christ. The program seeks to equip students with a) a firm understanding of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, b) a grasp of psychological principles and theories, and c) opportunities to contextualize their classroom learning experiences. As such, students will engage in studies that connect the disciplines of Missions/Christian Studies, Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology and activities that support these disciplines.
For degree requirements, see degree requirements checklist.
Our Vision
Creating accomplished teachers who are servant leaders in a diverse world and are called by God to the profession of education.
Program Description
The Middle Grades Education Program is a cohort model, a group of students proceeds through the program together beginning in the fall of their junior year. Courses are offered on the Truett-McConnell College campus during day-time hours. The program is aligned with the Georgia Framework for Teaching and is field-based and developmental. The program is consistent with the mission and vision of the institution and meets national and state standards for the preparation of middle school teachers.
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Students who wish to enter one of the Teacher Education Programs must meet all admissions requirements including the completion of a formal application.
Because of the sequencing of courses and because of pre-requisites for admission, a student should review the Degree Checklist and consult with an education department advisor as soon as he or she enrolls at Truett.
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Students should apply to the Teacher Education Program after they have completed 40 hours of academic coursework. Please note: Admission to Truett-McConnell College does not guarantee admission to the Teacher Education Program.
Application packets for the following academic year are due February 1 to Room 111 Holcomb Education Building. Interviews may be conducted. Qualified applicants will be notified prior to the spring advisement period for fall registration.
Late applications (submitted after February 1) from current Truett-McConnell students and from transfer students are accepted and considered until the cohort is filled (20 students).
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Program Description
The Early Childhood Education Program is a cohort model: a group of students proceeds through the program together beginning in the fall of their junior year. Courses are offered on the Truett-McConnell College campus during day-time hours. The program is aligned with the Georgia Framework for Teaching and is field-based and developmental. The program is consistent with the mission and vision of the institution and meets national and state standards for the preparation of elementary school teachers.
Overview of the Program
The Division of Education and Behavioral Science offers several degrees:
• Bachelor of Science in Education (Concentration in Early Childhood)
o Minor in Psychology
*Bachelor of Science in Education – Middle Grades – is one degree with 2 concentrations. It is counted as 2 separate programs of study.The division also offers a minor in Psychology.
The early childhood, middle grades and music education programs are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. The music education program is also approved by the National Association of Schools of Music. All degree programs at Truett-McConnell College are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) at Level II.
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CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) — Technically speaking, the U.S. markets have started the year on a strong note.
Specifically, each major benchmark has cleared significant resistance, rising within view of multi-year highs. The charts below add color:
Before detailing the U.S markets' wider view, the S&P 500's hourly chart highlights the past two weeks.
As illustrated, the S&P has sustained the January breakout.
From current levels, first support holds at its breakout point, the December peak of 1,448.
Conversely, significant resistance holds at the 2012 high of 1,474.5.
Meanwhile, the Dow industrials' near-term backdrop is similar.
Here again, the blue-chip benchmark has sustained last week's breakout.
Initial support now spans from 13,317 to 13,330, an area better illustrated on the daily chart.
And the Nasdaq Composite's near-term view is equally technical.
Consider that Monday's low held at 3,083, matching support at the top of the gap.
This area remains first support, and is followed by a deeper floor at the December peak of 3,061.
Widening the view to six months adds perspective.
On this wider view, the Nasdaq has gapped to a "higher high," placing distance atop the major moving averages.
Though near-term extended, notable support holds at the December peak, and the first pullback to this area would be expected to draw buyers.
Moving to the Dow, its six-month backdrop remains jagged, though constructive.
Consider that the index has staged a bullish "V-shaped" reversal — defined by the November low — placing it within view of the 2012 peak.
On further strength, next resistance holds at 13,557 (the late-October closing peak), and is followed by the 2012 high of 13,662.
And the S&P 500 remains the strongest widely-tracked U.S. benchmark.
The January spike places it within view of the 2012 peak — S&P 1,474.5 — and this level marks its next technical test, as detailed in Monday's review.
The bigger picture
As detailed above, the U.S. markets have started the year on a strong note.
Specifically, each major benchmark has cleared major resistance, rising within view of multi-year highs.
Against this backdrop, strength elsewhere supports the bull case.
Starting with the mid-caps, the SPDR S&P MidCap 400 Index has sustained a break to all-time highs.
Its breakout point matches the top of last week's gap, and this area now marks first support.
Moving to the small-caps, the iShares Russell 2000 Index is also rattling the cage on all-time highs.
And as always, it's the response to major resistance that matters.
To this point, the group has held tightly to the range top — consolidating on lighter volume — improving the chances of an eventual breakout.
Meanwhile, the SPDR Trust S&P 500 SPY, -0.08% — the "larger-caps" — are lagging behind slightly, but acting well technically.
Consider that its recent breakout has been punctuated by increased volume, and was initially driven by consecutive 10-to-1 up days. (An "up day" means that advancing volume surpassed declining volume by the given margin.)
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When students see that a laboratory is properly equipped, they will come to understand the paramount importance of lab safety rules. An emergency shower and eyewash protects students, just in case they need it. Contact Hertz Furniture to find out how you can furnish your laboratory with the appropriate lab safety equipment.
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If you are planning on conducting many chemical experiments in your science lab, you should consider purchasing a fume hood. Fume hoods provide a safe, visible space for experiments. They keep fumes contained, protecting the experiment, environment and your students. We offer mobile fume hoods from Diversified Woodcrafts so you can enjoy safe experiments anywhere. If you prefer stationary models, we also have permanent fume hoods from Air Master. Each of these excellent options offers superior protection for you and your students.
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Staff At Bristol Zoo Conduct Their Annual Stocktake Of The Animals
Keeper Pippa Green helps count some of the penguins as part of the... News PhotoAnimal,Annual Event,Assistance,Bristol - England,Bristol Zoo,England,Horizontal,Human Interest,Penguin,UK,Zoo KeeperPhotographer Matt CardyCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesBRISTOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Keeper Pippa Green helps count some of the penguins as part of the annual stock take at Bristol Zoo on January 2, 2013 in Bristol, England. The annual animal 'census' is carried out at the start of each year and includes stocktaking more than 400 species; from tiny insects, fish and birds, to seals, gorillas and monkeys. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)


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On the occasion of Mark di Suvero at Crissy Field, SFMOMA curator of public programs Frank Smigiel and poet and playwright Kevin Killian co-organized a small chapbook of poetry, beautifully hand-produced by Andrew Kenower and Lara Durback. We are posting selections from FIELD WORK on Open Space throughout the fall.
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