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A Phase 1/2 Study of the Oral ALK/EGFR Inhibitor AP26113
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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Advanced Malignancies
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors
Drug: AP26113
Phase 1
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase 1/2 Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Preliminary Anti-Tumor Activity of the Oral ALK/EGFR Inhibitor AP26113
- Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to 28 (Cycle 1) ]
- Overall response rate [ Time Frame: Up to 24 months after first dose ]
- Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to 28 (Cycle 1) ]
- Adverse Events as a measure of Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: Up to 24 months after first dose ]
- Profile of Single Dose and Steady State Pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: Day 1: pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 24 hours after the first dose; pre-dose on days 8, 15 and 22; Day 29: pre-dose, 0 .5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 24, 48 hours after first dose, and Cycle 3, Day 1 pre-dose sample ]Cmax, Tmax, AUC, half-life
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: AP26113
Part 1: Dose Escalation Cohort:
Starting at 30mg of oral AP26113 administered daily, serial cohorts of 3-6 patients will be enrolled and monitored for safety and dose limiting toxicities. Dose levels will increase to 60mg, 90mg, 120mg and beyond depending on the safety findings of previous cohort.
Part 2: Expansion Cohorts:
Patients in the five expansion cohorts (defined below in the eligibility section) will receive the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) determined from the outcome of the dose escalation phase (Part 1).
Drug: AP26113
30 mg tablet(s) taken orally and increasing in increments until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is identified
Detailed Description:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Patients must meet all the criteria for the cohort for which their entry is proposed.
PART 1: Dose Escalation Phase:
- Histologically confirmed advanced malignancies. All histologies except leukemia;
- Refractory to available therapies or for whom no standard or available curative treatments exist;
- Tumor tissue available for analysis;
PART 2: Expansion cohorts (5 additional cohorts):
Expansion cohort 1: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients whose tumors exhibit anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements and who have not been treated with previous ALK inhibitors.
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC;
- Tumor tissue available for analysis (see General Eligibility Criterion 1;
- History of ALK rearrangement by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH);
- No prior ALK inhibitor therapy;
Expansion cohort 2: NSCLC patients whose tumors exhibit ALK rearrangements and who are resistant to crizotinib:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC;
- Tumor tissue available for analysis (see General Eligibility Criterion 1);
- History of ALK rearrangement by FISH;
- Resistant to crizotinib (and have not received any other prior ALK inhibitor therapy);
Expansion cohort 3: NSCLC patients whose tumors exhibit an epidermal growth factor receptor EGFR-T790M mutation and who are resistant to 1 prior EGFR TKI:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC
- Previous treatment with only 1 EGFR TKI for which the last administration was within 30 days of the initiation of AP26113;
- Documented evidence of an EGFR-T790M mutation following disease progression on the most recent EGFR TKI therapy;
- No intervening systemic therapy between cessation of the EGFR TKI and initiating AP26113;
- Tumor tissue available for analysis (see General Eligibility Criterion 1).
Expansion cohort 4: Patients with any cancers with abnormalities in ALK or other AP26113 targets. Examples include, but are not limited to, anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), diffuse large-cell lymphoma (DLCL), inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT), and other cancers with ALK abnormalities, or tumors with ROS1 fusions:
- Histologically confirmed lymphomas and other cancers, with the exception of leukemias;
- Tumor tissue available for analysis (see General Eligibility Criterion 1).
Expansion Cohort 5: NSCLC patients whose tumors exhibit ALK rearrangements and who have active, measurable brain metastases:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC:
- Tumor tissue available for analysis (see General Eligibility Criterion 1);
- History of ALK rearrangement by FISH;
- Either crizotinib naive or resistant;
- Have at least one measurable brain lesion (≥ 10 mm by contrast enhanced, T1 weighted magnetic resonance imaging [cMRI]). Previously treated brain lesions by stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or surgical resection should not be included as a target or non-target lesion;
- Previously untreated brain metastases with radiologically documented new or progressing brain lesions. Unequivocal progression of previously treated lesions (non-SRS and non-surgically treated lesions) at least 3 months after the last treatment;
- Neurologically stable. Patients must be on a stable or deceasing dose of corticosteroids and/or have no requirement for anticonvulsants for 5 days prior to the baseline MRI and for 5 days prior to initiating AP26113.
General Eligibility Criteria:
All patients (irrespective of whether they are enrolled in PART 1 or PART 2) must meet all the following eligibility criteria for study entry.
- All patients must have tumor tissue available for analysis. If sufficient tissue is not available, patients must undergo a biopsy to obtain adequate samples. For patients in expansion cohorts 2, 3 and 5, for whom failure of prior therapy is specified (crizotinib for cohorts 2 and 5, one EGFR-TKI for cohort 3),tumor tissue must be available following failure of the prior therapy.
- Must have measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST).
- Male or female patients ≥ 18 years old.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.
- Minimum life expectancy of 3 months or more.
- Adequate renal and hepatic function.
- Adequate bone marrow function.
- Normal QT interval on screening electrocardiogram (ECG) evaluation.
- For females of childbearing potential, a negative pregnancy test must be documented prior to enrollment.
- Female patients who are of childbearing potential and fertile male patients must agree to use an effective form of contraception with their sexual partners throughout study participation.
- Signed and dated informed consent indicating that the patient has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.
- Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits and study procedures.
Main Exclusion Criteria:
- Received an investigational agent ≤ 14 days prior to initiating AP26113.
Received systemic anticancer therapy (including monoclonal antibodies and irreversible TKIs such as afatinib or dacomitinib) or radiation therapy ≤ 14 days prior to initiating AP26113.
- Except for a reversable TKI (ie, erlotinib or gefitinib) or crizotinib, which are allowed up to 72 hours prior to initiating AP26113, provided that the patient is free of treatment-related toxicity that might confound the safety evaluation of AP26113.
Received any prior agents targeted against ALK, with the exception of crizotinib, or received more than 1 prior EGFR TKI.
- Re-challenge with the same TKI is allowed.
- Major surgery within 28 days prior to initiating AP26113.
Brain metastases that are neurologically unstable or require anticonvulsants or an increasing dose of corticosteroids.
- Patients with previously treated brain metastases without evidence of disease or recurrence are allowed for cohorts 1-4.
- Patients with evaluable but non-measurable, active brain lesions who otherwise meet the criteria for cohort 5 for CNS disease can be enrolled in other cohorts.
- Significant uncontrolled or active cardiovascular disease.
- Uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic blood pressure [BP] > 100 mm Hg; systolic > 150 mm Hg).
- Prolonged QT interval, or being treated with medications known to cause Torsades de Pointes.
- History or presence of pulmonary interstitial disease or drug-related pneumonitis.
- Ongoing or active infection. The requirement for intravenous (IV) antibiotics is considered active infection.
- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Testing is not required in the absence of history.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Malabsorption syndrome or other gastrointestinal illness that could affect oral absorption of AP26113.
- Any condition or illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would compromise patient safety or interfere with the evaluation of the safety of the drug.
- Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and spinal cord compression. In the case of suspected meningeal involvement, a negative lumbar puncture prior to study entry is required.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01449461
|United States, California
|University of California, San Diego: Moores Cancer Center, Site #099
|San Diego, California, United States, 92093
|United States, Colorado
|University of Colorado Hospital, Site #015
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|United States, Connecticut
|Yale University, Site #033
|New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
|United States, Illinois
|University of Chicago Medical Center, Site #001
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|United States, Massachusetts
|Mass General Hospital (MGH), Site #047
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|United States, Ohio
|The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
|United States, Pennsylvania
|University of Pennsylvania, Site #013
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|United States, Texas
|The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009
|Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol
|Barcelona, Spain
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Ariad Pharmaceuticals
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01449461 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 30, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 21, 2014
Keywords provided by Ariad Pharmaceuticals:
Advanced Malignancies
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)
Advanced Cancers
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic
Granuloma, Plasma Cell
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Lung Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lymphoma, T-Cell
Pathologic Processes
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Gary Watland, the brilliant and mentally ill convicted murderer whose 2006 scheme to have his wife smuggle a loaded handgun into the Maine State Prison in Warren was foiled when another prisoner tipped off officials, faces a possible death penalty if convicted of a second murder.
Watland, 48, was in the state prison because he had shot and killed a drinking buddy in Anson in 2004. After his escape attempt, he was transferred to the United States Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado, where, in 2008, a federal affidavit claims, he stabbed a fellow inmate in the throat with a homemade knife. The victim, Mark Baker, 40, was playing cards at the time. "It was a disrespect issue," the affidavit says Watland told FBI agents.
Federal prosecutors wouldn't confirm if they will seek Watland's execution, but it's likely, according to sources close to the case. Watland is now in the nation's tightest solitary-confinement "supermax," Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX), also in Florence.
At MSP, he had hacked into the prison's computer files, including its security system, using the prison library's computers. (See "Stabbed in the Back" and "Gifted Felons," by Lance Tapley, September 14, 2007.)
His wife Susan received a three-year sentence for her role in the escape plot and is now out of prison.
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text: Does anyone have any experience with stretching out leather boots? I bought an AMAZING pair last week, but I had problems choosing the size. One size fit well in the length of the foot, but was tight around the calves and over the top of the foot. The second pair were way too long, but fit better in other places. Based on the assurance of not one, but 3 different sales staff that they would stretch out (and if they didn't, I could return them so long as I hadn't worn them out of the house), I took them home to wear around the house and try to break them in. This has worked over the top of the foot (mostly) and around the calves...but I would like to stretch them a little more. Has anyone ever tried to use a leather softener on the calves of boots? Many years ago I stretched some shoes, but never the calves of knee high boots They do fit fine with tights and long sock, but my hope is to stretch them a tiny bit so I can tuck my jeans in. I could return them for the size up, but am a massive clutz and worry that I'd trip over boots that are too long... Any advice?


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Qualifying for race two at the opening round of the V8 Supercars in Adelaide was a case of déjà vu.
After 20 frantic minutes, in a repeat of yesterday's top-10 shoot out, Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen was on pole with Mark Winterbotton alongside.
Also continuing their good qualifying form were two other Kiwis with Fabian Coulthard in fifth and revelation of the weekend Scott McLaughlin in seventh. Fourth New Zealander in the V8 Supercars pack Jonny Reid improved to 26th in a car that was only finished days before the event.
Race one winner Craig Lowndes could only manage eighth while his Red Bull Racing Australia teammate and defend champion Jamie Whincup put in a flyer to sit third on the grid.
Coulthard will be hoping his team solved his brake fade problems from yesterday. The Kiwi was on track for a podium finish until late in the race when his brake pedal hit the floor and he had to retire.
Van Gisbergen will want to make amends for his poor start from pole yesterday where he was swamped by the pack when the lights went out. After fighting back through the field to get inside the top three, van Gisbergen's car developed gearbox issues and he too had to withdraw from the fray.
McLaughlin showed his magnificent sixth place in race one on debut was no fluke and again proved he has the skill sets to mix it with the best qualifying seventh. Team owner Gary Rodgers must be rubbing his hands in glee at thought of another top-10 finish for both his charges, as Alexandre Premat qualified in sixth place.
As expected, race one yesterday was a war of attrition as it was the first time the new COFT had been used in anger. Winterbottom will be looking for revenge this afternoon after his car became stuck in second gear forcing him into the pits while leading.
New manufacturers to the championship, Nissan and Mercedes AMG, haven't been having the best of weekends so far. However, 78 laps is a long way and hopefully they've found a bit more horsepower and reliability to move up through the field after qualifying in 19th, 23rd and 24th (Nissan) and 27th and 28th (Mercedes AMG).


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Original helmet cast.
Master pulled.
Master lightly sanded to remove paint. Cracks (most of which are from AFTER the filming of ESB) removed/filled.
Master cast.
Molding master pulled and brought to SDCC.
It is my understanding from that from here, the molding master will be sent to China where they will make a ton of molds from it and start pumping out the final helmets.
You asked if the mold eFX made of the original helmet would be shipped to China. Never. First, they wouldn't know what to do with it. Second, they couldn't make a finished helmet from it... and you don't want a minimum wage Chinese worker who has never heard of Boba Fett trying to determine the details of your Fett helmet. Third, the chances of the mold being returned intact would be slim to none. Also, you have to realize that mold was made solely for the purpose of pulling a master and nothing more. It wouldn't hold up under the strain of having pull after pull taken from it and it would slowly deteriorate. There were an incredibly small amount of pulls taken from it and only so a production mold master could be created.


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1. You at one point seriously considered naming your child after a favorite Chargers player:
How many of you have kid's named Dan, Stan, or Drew? I know there's got to be a few of you who tossed around the idea of naming your boys Natrone or LaDainian!
2. You still wear jerseys of players no longer with the team:
No matter how beat this
3. You secretly hope the Chargers would re-sign Junior Seau and Rodney Harrison for one more season:
Admit it, you wrote letters to the Chargers front office begging them to bring back the "Hit Man" and the "Tasmanian Devil"
4. You break out the Lights Out dance anytime something cool happens in life:
5. One of your two ring tones is the "San Diego Super Chargers" song...and your other ring tone POD's "Chargers Anthem":
Any signs that I missed? Post yours in the comments section below...


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it's great... i wouldn't add a border
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
it's great... i wouldn't add a border
Nancy in western NY
before you speak THINK
T is it True? H is it Helpful? I is it Inspiring? N is it Necessary? K is it Kind?
Beautiful! I would use the same black for the border as you used for the center blocks to set off all the color.
If you think it needs a border I think a black border would be the best choice.
It doesn't need borders. A black binding would look nice.
One step at a time, always forward.
oh all those lovely colors just make you want to dive in!!!
You must be working around the clock to get 3 tops done so quickly!! Beautifully done!
Helen T.
Sew pretty! The addition of the black is great! Perhaps use it for a thin border, then choose a favorite color for the outer border~~ Just a thought.
Be a blessing to others, as you may entertain angels unaware!
The black makes the batiks shine, a black border would be pretty!


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Hi my fine feathered Fett friends!
(. . . feathered???. . .)
THE BEGINNING: May 19, 2013:
A couple of days ago I received one of Asok's GMH helmet kits for a commission job.
I'm painting this one as an ESB helmet for member Terrantula. Hi, Scott!
(Anyone ever notice how many Scotts and Chrises there are on TDH??????)
I got to meet him down at C VI in Orlando last summer and he's in the process
of upgrading his Fett costume, which looked great! So I'm glad to be able to
do this bucket for him.
Asok has done a terrific job with the GMH. The cast is clean and very sturdy,
and the accessories (ears, RF, MQ-1) are crisp with sharp detail. If you've
read his thread, you know that the helmet is cold cast as well. The aluminum
RF stalk is a nice addition to a great kit!
Since I'm doing this one as ESB, I'll be filling the existing PP2 damage, then
adding the ESB physical damage. So the cold cast will be primered over as
I prep the helmet for a topical paint job. The parts on the RF ear that remain
bare metal will retain the cold cast finish though.
In these shots, I've trimmed the helmet already, and have done the first
application of putty to fill in the physical damage. I used a combination of
tools to get the helmet prepped. I used my Dremel with a cutting wheel, a
rotary sanding drum, and a "bullet" shaped grinding stone. For the keyslots,
I drill them with a small drill bit, then connect the holes, and finish them
with a couple of jewelers' files and emery boards. I might have used some
conventional explosives here and there too. . . can't recall.
Once the putty is dry, I'll sand it down and look for places that need a second
application. Then, it's on to primer!
Scott has also ordered a brass Borden from Mojo. I'm waiting to Dremel out the
resin Borden until I have the metal one in hand. That way, I can be sure I'm making
the hole in the cheek precisely the right size.
Much more to come!


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Angelina Jolie is my favorite actress. She is a humanitarian.To top that, she is a good mother as well as a super actress. She has received many awards; the academy, golden globe, actor's guild, etc. Whenever I hear negative comments about her, I ignore it. People who do not like her are fans of Jennifer Aniston. We are comparing 2 different personalities.
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Is the New DST like the Y2K Scare?
2 a.m. on the Second Sunday in March
2 a.m. on the First Sunday of November.
This means to us in IT that there is all kinds of updates and patches needed for our infrastructure. Sounds like a lot of chat about nothing... But when you start thinking about it there could be a real impact. Lets see what kind of equipment might need updates:
Syslog servers
Time Clock software
Time sensitive encryption software/Applications
ATM (Banking Equipment)
And many more types of equipment.
I work in a very large enterprise network and there is all kinds of rushes to see what our impact might be. Billing services have to be accurate on time and anything dealing with voice services has to also have the correct time. One good thing is that if your equipment uses NTP (Network Time Protocol) you just have to make sure your NTP server is updated correctly.
So do you thing you will be impacted by the DST change?
What have you done to perpair for the DST change?
Here is a link to DST http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html


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חדרי שינה1
גודל60 מטר רבוע
Floor No.1
- מתאים גם למשפחות/ ילדים
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- מגבות
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|Rua das Flores, 4050 262 Porto, פורטוגל
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|פרטי הזיהוי של מקום הלינה
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
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Due to it's important role on Porto's history, "Rua das Flores" Street has more foreign people visiting it during the day than local people. It's a place you cannot miss visiting. But why not staying on it for some days instead?
This self-catering unit is carefully furnished and features hard wood floors and fascinating Loveseats aside the windows. This well sized and comfortable apartment it is for two people but it can handle 1 more since it has one bedroom with one queen size bed, a bathroom and a living room completely furnished. The living room can be used as a room with his sofa-bed. Clean bath towels, Linen and tableware are included and the kitchen is fully equipped with microwave, stove, oven, fridge, toaster and kettle and all you need to prepare your own meals.
The Building was completely rebuilt 10 years ago and had to keep the original architecture by imposition of the culture department of Portugal maintaining it's beautiful portuguese style.
The apartment is at 300 meters from Ribeira Square. Located at just 4 minutes walk from the Metro station "São Bento", thus arriving from Oporto airport or any other places in Porto city, it is convenient, fast and economical and it can easily take advantage of all other public and tourist transport. Next to the apartment you can enjoy supermarkets, grocery stores, coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, bars, museums,and taxi stops. Set in the heart of Porto's historic district, all important monuments can be explored on foot. For example, Clerigos Tower, Lello Library, Bolsa Palace, Ferreira Borges Market are just 4 minutes way. You can also visit the wine cellars of Porto and the Cais de Gaia simply walking across D. Luís Bridge and get the chance to do a Cruise in the River. Nearby you can rent bicycles, program a guide visit and get the tram to the beach in a beautiful trip along the Douro river.
It is included in the price, sheets and bath towels, kitchen essentials and cleaning at end of stay. Wireless internet is also included.
Late check-in is acceptable until 01:00 a.m.. Late check-out is possible if we don't have new guests on the same day.
If you need more apartment, or with slightly different characteristics, but in the same building, visit our other adverts:
For any additional information or services please let us know, we will be glad to help!
כללי הביתOrder, respect and common sense. Treat the house like yours.
After booking, please kindly inform us your estimaded arrival time so we can plan the best way to clean the apartment. Late check-in is acceptable and late check-out is possible if we don't have new guests on the same day.
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Most beautiful appartment in Porto! In the middle of the town with everything you need. Cristina, you should mention that there is a hairdryer :-).
it was a very nice holiday in this nice, clean flat, with a great view to the cathedral, especially in the night. 5 minutes to the river and the center, 2 minutes to the bus to the beach. the hosts are very sympatic and helpful. we would book it again. thank you very much!!
We had a lovely stay at this apartment. Christina and her husband were nice to accept us with a late check in, some port wine and the place was romantic and clean. The location was perfect, we explored Porto by foot. There was quite a lot of traffic in Rua des Flores due to work in progress in the city centre, so we woke up quite early. But overall, the place was very nice!
It is a very good appartment in the middle of the Rua das Flores, in the middle of the Ribeira area the straat it is at this moment (april 2013) a very noisy, because they are rebuilding it.
It was no problem for us, because sittng with a cup of tea/coffee or a glass of wine at the open window you can see and hear a lot of different things. We enyod it very much.
The appartment is very close to the bridge and in the Rua das Flores are a good restaurants and also a lot of - little - shops.
We highly recommand this appartment to those who wants to stay for a couple of days in Porto.
Frans and Cobie
Dear Christina,
The apartment was wonderful and well located. We explored Porto by foot, what is easy and short to walk from the apartment and we discovered that porto is a nice city. All the things wel could think of was in the apartment the neighbourhood. Only thing I missed was salt, pepper, cooking oil and dishwash soap.
The welcom Port was great.
Thanks we had a great weekend.
What an incredible apartment in the heart of an incredible city! The street (Rua dos Flores, meaning "Flowers street"!) used to be the street where noble families of Porto built their houses. Half of them are in excellent condition while others wait to be repaired... And yet one can read the history of the city by looking on these houses. The street is absolutely charming and perfect for couples! The apartment is located just 5 min. by foot from the world famous Porto waterfront. The building is very old, decorated with famous Portuguese tiles (azulejos) and has incredibly beautiful windows and wooden floors. Although very old outside, the apartment is very modern inside which matches the old walls and windows very well. We loved sitting together at the window on the stone benches (which are seen in the pictures and are part of a very thick old stone wall) enjoying our morning coffee. The bathroom is very modern, equipped with everything we needed. The kitchen also had everything one needs to cook, we loved sitting on the couch and enjoying nice Port wine which our lovely hosts have left for us in a beautiful glass carafe in the beginning of our stay. As in many Portuguese houses, the windows have wooden shutters so that one can sleep in complete darkness, one sleeps this way very well. The table where we had dinners was very lovely too, with beautiful old chairs and a romantic small window above it, in the middle of the old stone wall. The communication with the host was excellent, I always got prompt answer and both Cristina and her husband (who let us in on our first day) are very friendly and helpful. There was also a free Porto map waiting for us in the apartment and a book for travelers (please do write down about your experience there!)... The apartment is just 3 minutes away from the beautiful Jardim do Infante Dom Henrique. Please do not miss the old Market building (Mercado), we were positively shocked as it is not a market any more but a beautiful restaurant / lounge with food prepared on open fire and lovely furniture - this is upstairs. We understood that there's a club on the ground floor as well. A good tip to stop by after a long day discovering Porto on your way home for a glass of Port wine. I will stay here again, for sure. Thank you very much, Cristina!
Pasamos tres días con nuestro bebe de un año y medio en este apartamento.
Llegamos cerca de una hora y media más tarde de lo previsto por culpa de un retraso en el vuelo y Cristina & John nos esperaron muy amablemente para darnos las llaves acompañado de una copita de vino de oporto " muchas gracias!!". Nos facilitaron mapas y un dossier con zonas de interés ( restaurantes ,bodegas, supermercados...) y todo esto se agradece cuando llegas a una ciudad nueva.
El apartamento muy bonito y limpio con todo lo necesario, aunque quizás una televisión para distraer al pequeño en algunos momentos hubiera estado bien.
Respecto a la ubicación, sólo decir que es excelente! ( cerca de TODO) como única pega decir que justo debajo hay un bar/restaurante que pone música con altavoz en la calle, cosa que hizo que nuestra primera noche no pudiéramos conciliar el sueño hasta las 00:00 por culpa de un grupo de turistas extremadamente eufóricos, aunque nuestro bebé ni se enteró!!!!. El resto de días la música era soportable.
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Wow John & Christine - Christine & John . No matter how you turn it they are the best hosts of rentals we have had contact to so far.
Fair price , immediate response kind and precise .
Great location in the middle of the historic center of the beautiful city of Porto.
In the walking street, just across the house where Ernest Hemmingway lived for some time in the twenties,( now under renovation) I reach of all interesting locations within 1 km reach.
No charge for late arrival or a little delayed checkout and no extra fee for cleaning .
The building is beautiful and the apartment is a charm. A dream of a vacation rental.
And with the delicious odour from the cafe' just below where you can have waffles and coffee and ice ☕
We had one of our best vacations in this fell good rental ⛪
Best regards. Jie , Kurt , Thomas & Sofie
Wonderful stay in Porto in great location !
We arrived at midnight and our hosts were already expecting us. They were extremely friendly and gave us very valuable information on the city. We felt very welcome in the apartment which we had rented for 11 days. The two rooms are spacious. The hallway is big and contains closets for belongings. The kitchenette contained all kinds of equipment which we did not use. But we used the electric water heater to prepare our morning tea which we enjoyed on the small balcony in the morning sun.
The location is absolutely excellent, 10 minutes from the Douro Ribeira, 15 minutes to Bolaho market. Just a couple of houses up the road is a small bistro serving wonderful little dishes of organic food.
A great big thank you to John and Christina. We will definately visit Porto again and this apartment will be our preferance for accomodation!
Great appartment in a central location!
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In Brazil, awakening 'Rodrigo Neto in each of us'
One month after their colleague Rodrigo Neto was gunned down on the street after eating at a popular outdoor barbecue restaurant, the journalists of Vale do Aço, Brazil, were indignant. Denouncing a sluggish investigation and the possibility of police involvement in the murder, they strapped black bands to their wrists in a sign of solidarity, put on T-shirts bearing Neto's name, and took to the streets to demand justice. Six days later, Walgney Assis Carvalho, a photographer who claimed to have knowledge of the crime, was shot twice in the back by a masked assassin as he sat at a fish restaurant. The journalists of Vale do Aço are still indignant, but now they are terrified.


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Council talks role in City for Champions project
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Colorado Springs City Council discussed its role in the City for Champions project Monday.
The $250 million project includes a downtown Olympic museum, a downtown sports and events center, a sports medicine and performance center at UCCS and a renovated Air Force Academy visitors center. The state's Economic Development Commission approved $120.5 million in state incentives over the next 30 years for the project. Project supporters must come up with the rest.
At Tuesday's meeting, council members went over an 11-part resolution that detailed council's involvement in the project, including citizen participation, governance and finance.
Council members said they wanted input from the community, and they plan on hosting town hall meetings to get feedback on the project. Some council members asked for more. Council members Joel Miller, Merv Bennett and Andy Pico were among those who said they would support placing an item on the ballot asking for voters' input on public funding for City for Champions.
"I will never support actually committing city funds without that vote," Pico said.
Council member Jill Gaebler said they were elected as officials to understand these types of projects and with some advisement, make those types of decisions.
"I'm not saying we shouldn't do this, as far as go to the people, but I think if we are going to be consistent as representative government, we need to be very thoughtful about how we move forward," she said.
City Council members had a lot of questions for Bob Cope, senior business climate specialist for Colorado Springs. Miller wondered about who would operate and own the downtown sports and events center. He also questions the project's finance plan.
"To date, we don't have any hard commitments from any philanthropy or any private interest," he said. "So who else is on the hook? The state and the local, public money, local taxpayers."
Miller proposed a different resolution that would seek voters' input. It also calls for the council not to commit to public funding until voters voice that input.
Cope said parts of City for Champions have enough private and state funds to be constructed. As for those that will need public money, he said the projects would help.
"That is city, county, state sales tax revenue that is generated from new out of state tourists, tourists that would not come to the community without these projects and it is revenue that the city county and state would not have otherwise," he said.
The resolution isn't final. Council members said they would make changes as they get answers to their questions. They also hope to work together with the El Paso County Board of Commissioners.


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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Te-Wa Underquilts still in business?
Jul 31, 2013 at 8:42 am #1306036
Has anyone ordered a hammock UQ from Te-Wa in the last few months? I ordered an UQ in May and still have not received it. I exchanged email with Mike once during that time and he said he was working a lot of hours but would get out my order. I've since tried to contact him via the website and here on BPL without success. His email via the website, which I used when I ordered back in May, is now not working. Anyone know what's going on? I'm out some some funds and would like to find a way to get it resolved without involving Paypal.Jul 31, 2013 at 9:30 am #2011161
Over on hammock forums we have 4 people waiting on long-overdue products. His site says may have to wait 2 weeks. I have an underquilt for which paypal payment was accepted on May 22. After multiple inquiries I received a response this past Monday saying basically "oops, thought all was shipped, will look into it." Nothing since. One other at Hammockforums reported a similar message. So he is out there.
My opinion is that one day is plenty to look into long overdue orders. Some are still patient but I am now angry. We are owed either a delivery date or a refund immediately. Trips are affected.
Previously, his service and products were well-regarded. Silence isn't cutting it.
te-wa, if you are out there, now would be a good time.
PaulJul 31, 2013 at 9:39 am #2011164
Ryan SmithBPL Member
@violentgreenLocale: Southeast
Hate to see this. Mike always came off as a real good guy. I hope everyone gets their quilts soon. With that said, if you have any recourse with Paypal or your credit card company – dont wait. File a claim now.
RyanJul 31, 2013 at 2:07 pm #2011235
Matt MacaulayBPL Member
@mmacaulay1Locale: Texas
I'm in the same boat. Placed my order on May 15 – haven't heard a word since. I've tried contacting him through his site, BPL, and Hammock Forums. I have no recourse through PayPal as far as I know since it was more than 45 days out before I decided to attempt to get my money back. Just crossing my fingers now.Jul 31, 2013 at 2:40 pm #2011242
Kevin BabioneBPL Member
@kbabioneLocale: Pennsylvania
These posts make me sad – I have a Summer Breeze UQ and have had it for two years and working with Mike was a joy. I hope everything is okay with him and that all of you get your quilts soon.Jul 31, 2013 at 3:07 pm #2011250
Well, my suspicions were valid it sounds like. Unfortunately I believe the website is still up and running and taking orders and cash. Hmmm…Jul 31, 2013 at 7:25 pm #2011325
Matt MacaulayBPL Member
@mmacaulay1Locale: Texas
Unless he's been hacked, a quick Facebook search shows that he's alive and well. Really scratching my head now. He had such a good reputation in this community… Trying not to overreact. I guess time will tell.Jul 31, 2013 at 7:52 pm #2011333
Katharina LångstrumpBPL Member
@kat_pLocale: Pacific Coast
Who knows. Must be hacked because that guy looks like he has a new Harley and has been brewing lots of beer. No posts about underquilts.Aug 1, 2013 at 10:39 am #2011469
Tanner MMember
That may actually explain things…
Anyway, if he is/was a small company and everything relied on him and he is going through some stuff, that might be why things have fallen apart. Would figure ordering would be suspended…Aug 5, 2013 at 6:42 pm #2012747
From Paul (juggernaught) to all affected (with apologies to everyone else)
Nothing from Mike aka tewa. See my last email string below from July 29.
If you are under 45 days with Paypal get your complaint in NOW. Apparently that don't help after 45 days.
I will be doing a few things and hope that others will follow suit. I am contacting PayPal again to indicate that I am not the only one stuck, see if we can get some action from them.
Also, I am dropping Mike one last email, an appeal to do the right thing. I guess I am asking those of you who are owed product or a refund to do the same. Strength in numbers? Reach him at:
I have also posted a similar string at hammockforums as a number of people have weighed in there too.
Email string below:
Good to hear from you. Since I have upcoming trips please let me know asap whether we have a lost order or missed order. I'm sure you can understand why an ETA is very important to me. Hoping to hear from you today.
From: Mike Stivers [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:16 PM
To: Wozniak, Paul
Subject: Re: Long overdue order
i thought this order has shipped, let me check into it.
To: "'email@example.com'"
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 4:49 PM
Subject: Long overdue order
You got my order and paypal on May 22. Still no UQ. Last I heard from you, you had just moved. I have trips;new tarp, new hammock. No UQ. Please respond.
PaulAug 10, 2013 at 12:20 pm #2014185
Very surprised but I finally got my Tewa quilt yesterday, almost 3 months after ordering and being promised a 2 week delivery. A lot of pleading, shaming, emailing to Mike to make it happen. Hopefully others will get theres too. Nice product from what I can tell.Aug 10, 2013 at 3:46 pm #2014218
My underquilt from tewa just arrived too. It does look to be very well made.
Mine was ordered May 22. I am ready to look at this as a one-time anomaly and as far as I'm concerned this issue is closed.
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Many viewers had questions
for 19 Action News Reporter Ed Gallek after seeing Gina DeJesus, a hostage held
for years asking for privacy—suddenly on a candidate's Facebook page.
It's one of the few times
that we've seen Gina since she's been freed from the home of sexual predator
Ariel Castro.
Gina is pictured in a
campaign shirt, standing with Cleveland Council candidate Janet Garcia.
This picture and others
from Garcia's Facebook page show Gina with large groups including
Gina's family has asked
for privacy so we're wondering if the candidate has the family's blessing to
post the photos.
We left messages for Janet
Garcia and received a message telling us to please stop calling on these
issues. I'm not interested.
We were not able to make
contact with the member of Gina's family we called.
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A club ladder provides a format for playing relatively serious handicap games with automatically adjusting grades. It also enables a go club to establish the relative grades of its members and to monitor their progress.
The rungs of the ladder form a vertical scale which represents the grading system. Every member of the group has a marker on one of these rungs. Each grade is divided into several subdivisions, each of which is represented by one rung. Every time a player wins a game he goes up one rung and every time he loses a game he goes down one. The handicap for a game is simply the difference between the current grades of the players, giving, say, 5 points komi for each grade over.
Levels should be closer together at the top of the ladder than at the bottom; this automatically allows weaker players to change grade faster than stronger ones. There are various ways of dividing up the grades. One suggestion is as follows:
The element of competition may be enhanced by giving various prizes for results over some set period (for example, in a university club, the obvious thing to do is to award termly prizes. Otherwise, a good period is around three months). Some examples of prizes you could award are:
The main problem with any sort of ladder is that, while it is very good at describing the relative strengths of the players involved, there is a tendency for the whole club to get stronger simultaneously and the ladder cannot reflect this. Some ways of introducing inflation automatically are:
However the only reliable way to incorporate inflation into a ladder is to play games against members of other clubs and to keep a check on the result, shifting the whole club up a few notches if the members seem to be doing too well outside.
Probably the easiest way to represent the ladder is on a club website. This has the advantage that people can monitor their progress and that of other members outside meetings. You should consider, however, that some people may not want to have their names on the web, so it is a good idea to check first. One such example is the Durham Go Club Ladder.
A physical ladder can also be constructed - for example, some sort of wall chart may be used. The players' names are put on small markers which can be moved up and down the ladder. The rungs should be made wide enough to take several players' names at once.
A different way of representing the ladder is to use a sheet of paper divided into columns. The left hand column contains the names of the players and the second column gives their nominal grades. The remaining columns contain new ladder grades updated after each game. This sort of ladder has the advantage of portability, although it will need replacing at regular intervals.
The great advantage of running tournaments in clubs is that they don't have to finish in one day. A simple idea is to have an all-play-all tournament spread over two months or more. You may choose to play with or without handicaps (or even with reduced handicaps), and all games should be played with clocks and have time limits of at least an hour per player.
If the club is a large one, such a tournament will last too long, and it may be better to divide the players into several divisions.
A club championship can be split into several stages. One format is for all but the strongest players in the club to participate in a short knockout tournament, the winners of which qualify for places in a league where they are joined by the strongest players. This idea can be stretched further by having a 3 or 5 game playoff between the top two finishers in the league, and by allowing players who do well in one year to start in a privileged position in the next tournament, but it should be remembered that a protracted tournament will make it difficult for beginners to be catered for adequately.
If the players at the club are keen on quick games with clocks, it is relatively simple to organise a "lightning ladder". It is recommended that all rungs be 0.5 stone apart, but beware: normal handicaps do not necessarily apply for quick games, and players can easily end up more than 9 stones from their starting grades.
In order to finish a tournament in one night, it is necessary to use small boards, or quick games, or both. 10 minutes of clock time for a double elimination knockout tournament (see section 11.2) on 13x13 boards is about right. Exact details will depend on the number of players and the range of strengths. Small boards allow a much wider range of handicaps; 9 stones on a 13x13 board is about right for 25 grades difference. Some of the other systems discussed in section 11 may be found to be useful.
There are several other possibilities:
You should, however, not be limited by any of these suggestions. If you have any further ideas or hold any other kind of competition, please let us know so that it can be included in this document.


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I figured I'd start a separate thread to see who's going to Opening Day from this website. Maybe we can all get together at a particular spot around section 129 since a lot a season ticket holders here are in that section. So far the following are going:
1. BronxbomberBlue (me)
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Student finds worm in school lunch
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Harrison High School in School District 2 said Wednesday that a student found a small worm in the school cafeteria's soup during lunchtime.
The student told a school employee that something was in the soup about the size of a fennel seed. School officials told KRDO NewsChannel 13 that it was a weevil or meal worm.
Students were instructed to throw away the soup and were allowed to pick another entree.
One parent told KRDO NewsChannel 13 that multiple students found worms in their soup. That parent sent us the photo of the worm shown above.
Another Harrison High School student sent us two more photos of worms she said were found in school lunches.
"All I heard during lunch was people shouting, 'Don't eat the soup,'" the student said.
The local health department was consulted and determined this was not a health concern, school officials said.
Parents of the high school have been notified of the incident.


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I'm very, very new to this and everyone talks about Italian and Russian Queens and so forth. My question is, when I find a wild hive like the monster I found last year in N.J., what kind of bees are they?? Are all bees from Europe or were there bees that were always in the US?? Maybee a dumb question, but I have to know.
That's the same kind of hive I found except 5 times the size at least! But right out in the open like that...


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biodiesel makers use lye, so you might be able to split costs if you can find someone local.
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biodiesel makers use lye, so you might be able to split costs if you can find someone local.
if you are in MA just get it from Astro Chemical in Springfield. It comes in 50# bags.
what do they get for 50 lbs? That would make an awful lot of soap. With the government the way it is these days it would seem like you'd need some special kind of permit or something to buy that much at once.
i buy mine at a chemical supply company.It's about $30 for a 50#bag.you need your DL&have to fill out a form explaining your use for it.
way to dig up a 4 year old post...:0
"Where do I buy the lye?"
Ebay -- Search for Sodium Hydroxide -- Can't miss it
We make a lot of cold process soaps and get all our lye from AAA Chemicals. I have spent a lot of time searching for the cheapest lye (including shipping) and these guys have it, their lye is top notch stuff, and their containers are great (we buy the 2lb bottles, 6-8 at a time, which last all year).


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Playboy.com's Death March to Fitness Glory
The Playboy.com editorial team competes head-to-head in a brutal P90X challenge. Check out the first installment here.
Lounging about a bar table littered with empty glasses, bottles and overflowing ashtrays. The life of a Playboy.com editor — writing about fine wines, rich food and, of course, beautiful women — means surrounding oneself with all of the above. Trust us, it's not as easy as it sounds.
Sighs of consumption exhaustion led to a conversation on how living the Playboy lifestyle isn't for the faint of heart, and we, as its online connoisseurs, should make an attempt to reconcile this. Hearing this, the she-devil that is our Secondary Revenue Manager planted the seed for a competition. Nixing his self-induced beer coma at the mere mention of a bet, our Sports Editor Fraser jumped to attention and threw down a crisp $100 bill.
The she-devil seized the opportunity to suggest that we attempt the holy grail of fitness, which many attempt and few succeed: the P90X Challenge. The five of us would compete for 12 weeks (90 days) until the fat peels off, our bodies get ripped and our editorial room stops reeking of fries.
Not wanting to appear weak, the remaining editors added to the pile of cash: $500 in all. The bet stands thus: whoever can complete the six grueling hour-long workouts each week, follow the protein and veggie-rich diet, and reduce their body weight and body fat percentage will be the victor.
Here commences Playboy.com's Death March to Fitness Glory!
As the resident car guy here at Playboy.com, I spend my days fantasizing about cars, and girls on cars, and writing about cars I wish I could afford. That being said, all activities mentioned involve sitting on my ass – where fat goes to die. I used to weigh in at 255 lbs. and recently made it down to 185 after walking a dozen or so miles a day and staving off fries for five years. After rekindling my romance with the crispy tuber, my weight headed north to my current 215. Time for a change!
What You Want to Achieve: I'd like to convert about 30 lbs. into muscle and lower my body fat percentage to about 15%.
General Observations: Plyometrics is a multiday killer, and the resistance bands smell sickeningly like high school science lab formaldehyde.
I deal in the "mmhs" and "ahhhs" of beautiful women, not in the grunts and groans of physical exertion. I deal in scotch and whiskey, and the occasional cigarette, not in shakes and protein ounces and leafy greens. Hedonist is a word I lovingly and excessively embrace. Even my id has been known to whisper, "Uh…are you sure that's a good idea?"
What I Want to Achieve: To finally learn that when a buff marketing coworker comes into the office with the words, "Guys, I've got this idea…" to evacuate the premises immediately. That and to take Fraser's $100, which may be more primary rather than secondary.
General Observations: My id is confused. My body aches. I wake up from nightmares searching for a wineglass. There is a man in my living room telling me to "Bring It," which is less fun than it sounds. To survive, a rapid change from glutton for pleasure to glutton for punishment has come into play.
Click below to check out the rest of the competitors!
My background in physical fitness is what you would call suspect, spotty at best. I hold the firm belief that athletic, laborious endeavors are best practiced from afar and at high volume on the couch with a beer, corn chips and maybe a dog.
What You Want to Achieve: $500
General Observations: P90X is an unapologetic, enduring inconvenience on my life and has thus far been an experiment gone horribly awry; my muscles are in full revolt, my stomach longs for fried bread and cheese and my overall composure is volatile, caught somewhere between a menacing junkyard dog and underappreciated, overly armed postal worker.
When I'm not writing about all things musical, delicious and geeky, I'm taking walks to the coffee shop, record store and bar to respectively eat, buy and drink away my feelings. To add to my unhealthy relationship with food, I also date a talented chef, which means most of my meals are hard to stop eating. Because of these things, my calorie intake, along with my weight, has gone through the roof. I also have mad love for craft beer, so there's that too.
What You Want to Achieve: I want to go into a bar where a particular musician from Nashville is playing and have his eyes on me all night.
General observations: I feel embarrassed doing Wacky Jacks in front of my cat, but I love starting off my day with such an intense workout. This first week I've gotten very frustrated with myself. I jog around the park by my house for half an hour to keep my heart rate up if I can't finish properly.
I was fat, and now I'm less fat; stocky, maybe. But I'm still not in shape and I never really have been. I walk and cycle most places I need to go, but I've never really gone out of my way to exercise. The opportunity to do P90X with my peers has provided the motivation to finally get healthy.
What You Want to Achieve: Establish a rhythm off the top and let it carry me through to the end of the program. I don't have specific weight-loss or muscle-gain goals. I'm more intent on improving my overall health and creating habits I can carry beyond the end of the 90 days.
General Observations: Week one has been bumpy at best, but I already feel more positive about the program and I'm confident I'll stick with it. I'm focused on making it through the workouts the best I can and keeping morale high.
The System
P90X is a total body system incorporating high-intensity circuit weight training, cardio and plyometrics in a fast-paced fitness program that is based on the concept of muscle confusion. By regularly changing the targeted muscle groups, P90X forces your body to adapt to the various workouts and to not become "comfortable" with any one exercise. By doing this, your body will build and tone muscle faster and learn to recover quicker – as it will learn to anticipate that your day-to-day movements are unpredictable.
Want to compete with us? Pick up a P90X system yourself HERE.


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ARCHDIOCESE of BOLOGNA - COMUNICATO
Cardinal Caffarra issued the following statement in
response to the words spoken by the Mayor of Bologna on the inevitability of an
eventual recognition of marriage and adoptions for homosexual couples in
The statement by the Mayor of Bologna regarding the
right of gay couples to marry and adopt children is so egregious that it
warrants reflection.
What the mayor has prophesied to be the inevitable
destiny of our country, to at last become civilized by recognizing the right of
homosexual couples to marry and adopt, is an impromptu comment which comes
cheap, since recognition doesn't depend on the mayor anyway.
But this does not lessen the seriousness of the
stand taken publicly by the
person who represents the entire city. Where do citizens who differ fit
in? What about those who, not out of a phobia, but prompted by motivated
reasoning, think that marriage is what has been defined as such from the dawn of
civilization? Or those who think that what must be of concern to us all is
not a right to adopt but the right of every child to have a father and a
mother ?
Must these citizens, their culture and their
arguments, really be considered uncivilized and outside the bounds of
history, condemned to feeling like foreigners in their homeland, because they
can't keep up with this so-called progress?
Naturally there will be those who, mouthing
platitudes about the separation between Church and State (which is a much more
serious issue than this!), are bound to accuse us of wanting to impose a
religious doctrine. But this has nothing to do with either religion or parties:
this undermines the foundation of a civiization which is coextensive with the
world and as ancient as history itself; and perhaps there is not enough
awareness of how much is at stake.
To say that to society and to children it makes no
difference whether couples are homo or hetero is to deny something so obvious
that to have to explain it makes one want to cry. We have reached such a
dimming of reason that we seem to think that truth can be established by law,
such a blotting out of common good as to take one's every desire to be his/her
fundamental rights.
+ Carlo Card.
Archbishop of Bologna
July 1st, 2013
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What these Arab Spring nations need are post-revolution leaders
Much has changed in North Africa since the winter of 2011. But a lot more has not. To understand this, it's worth looking at other countries that have undergone similarly radical changes. In post-Communist Europe, for example, countries that faced similar problems took very different paths after they elected democratic governments in 1990. Yet some fell into economic stagnation or political turmoil while others thrived.
Neither politics nor economics alone explains the differences. On the contrary, the factor most closely linked to stability and growth is human: Those countries that had an "alternative elite"—a cadre of people who had worked together in the past, who had thought about government and who were at some level prepared to take it over—were far more likely both to carry out radical reforms and to persuade the population to accept them. Hungary, Poland —and, to a lesser extent, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Baltic states—all benefited from the presence of people who had been thinking about change, and organizing to carry it out, for a long time. …
As the Arab Spring nations mark their second anniversaries, it's worth keeping this precedent in mind. True, there were dissenters of many kinds in pre-revolutionary Egypt, as one expert told Foreign Policy this week. But "they were largely suppressed, except for the mosque and the soccer pitch. With these two institutions, the numbers were too big and the emotions they evoked were too strong." The result: The Muslim Brotherhood was the only political "party" with any organizational capacity after 2011. And Egyptian soccer clubs are the only organization that can reliably be counted on to create major protests, as they have recently. Another alternative elite was not available.


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Story highlights
- Travel site polls more than 14,000 users on best and worst airports for sleeping
- Criteria include armrest-free seating -- essential for creating a "bed"
- "Customer service" -- aka pillow supply -- also important
- Worst airport a "horrible experience"
You may think airports are primarily about one thing: shopping.
That's right. Not flying -- that's what you do after you've had your credit card stretched on gallon bottles of duty free eau de parfum and single malt.
But there's yet another activity -- or, rather, inactivity -- apparently important for rating airports: sleeping.
Started 17 years ago as a guide for budget travelers on where to snooze in airports worldwide, to save on accommodation during a long layover, Sleepinginairports.net claims now to have wider relevance.
"Airport sleeping is no longer just for the cheap young backpacker," the site says.
"Nowadays, early morning flights ... flight cancellations, snowstorms and erupting volcanoes are just a few reasons why you'll see people of all ages and incomes stretched out on airport floors around the world."
Airport sleeping essentials
Sleepinginairports asked 14,600 passengers to rate airports according to four sleep-related criteria -- "the four C's."
"Comfort" includes armrest-free seating -- all the better for stretching out on -- and quiet zones.
"Convenience" encompasses 24-hour food and showers.
"Cleanliness" is more general, including clean bathrooms and food courts.
"Customer service" covers those unexpected extras that make you remember a place with affection, such as "airport workers who ... give us blankets and pillows when we're stranded."
So, how did the airports do?
Try to stay awake now!
Best airports for sleeping
5. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Some might say Helsinki itself is pretty soporific so this snooze-friendly airport should really knock you out.
"There are benches all over the place," writes one Sleepinginairports voter, the amusingly named Sleeping Around.
Never mind that that commendation sounds like something you might overhear at a tramps conference, Vantaa has a book swap, airport tours and a Relaxation Zone with a whole smorgasbord of seating types to keep the restless, or rest-seeking, passenger satisfied.
"If you can't find a way to sleep in this airport, there might be something wrong with you," concludes SleepinginAirports.
4. Hong Kong International Airport
"There are a few 'beds' made of four seats together (no armrests)," coos airport sleeper thisisme.
"Look for the lounge chairs hidden behind shrubbery," the site adds.
3. Amsterdam Schiphol
A new entry to the site's top three, Schiphol scores for its "comfortable couches," a museum and a forest-like area between Departures 3 and 4 complete with nature sounds.
Makes you sleepy just writing about it.
2. Seoul Incheon
"We moved two seats next to each other and had enough sleeping room for three people," writes Phtraveler of Seoul Incheon.
Travelers also loved the traditional dance performances, the site says -- although whether as a substitute for Valium isn't recorded.
1. Singapore Changi Airport
The dormouse's favorite, Singapore Changi, wins top spot for the 17th year in a row.
Could that be because Changi extends Singapore's no-nonsense approach to law and order -- including banning chewing gum and arresting spitters -- to relaxation?
"Silence is mandatory in the snooze lounge," says one SleepinginAirports survey respondent approvingly.
Changi's six rest zones, with special reclining deep seats, seem to be the icing on the dream cake here.
Worst airports for sleeping and overall experience
Editor's note: The original version of this story misidentified Sleepinginairports' "Worst Airports for Sleeping" list with its "Worst Airports for Overall Experience" list, the latter of which also includes a "sleeping" component. The error has been corrected. The site was also originally identified as 16 years old rather than 17, as is correct, and Amsterdam Schiphol has been corrected as a new entry in the site's top three, rather than top five.
If airports like Changhi sound so relaxing you might actually enjoy missing that connecting flight, other big plane garages make it clear, according to SleepinginAirports, that R & R aren't complimentary services.
Sleepinginairports' uses two lists to rank the airports on the low end of the scale. There's the Worst Airports for Sleeping list and, summarized below, the site's list of Worst Airports for Overall Experience.
5. Paris Beauvais Airport
"Fifteen of us airport sleepers were kicked out at 1 p.m. -- all hotels in the area were booked.
"I was in transit from Morocco, in T-shirt and sandals. It was 8 C outside, and I spent the night walking and jumping around to keep warm."
4. Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad
"Upright plastic lumbar-devastating 'chairs' add to your foul mood after negotiating the carnage to actually end up in the departure lounge," says Col. Stewart with impressive spleen.
3. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
"We slept sitting up. The lights remained on all night and we had to don our jackets (in India?) because of the AC."
You can almost see Mur the Explorer's drawn, sleep-deprived face as he writes that.
2. Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport (Italy)
"There is [only] a small cafe open 24 hours ... The chapel is not 24 hours any more ... A group of drunk people hung around screaming and swearing," are some of bielvoda's desperate-sounding notes from a night's stay.
1. Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Terminal 1)
You're more likely to get some sleep at a jack hammering competition than at this airport, according to SleepinginAirports voters.
"Everything seems to have been done to make the experience [of traveling through Ninoy Aquino] as horrible as possible," says wanderingcat123.
On the other hand, Hayden speaks highly of the third floor "Passenger Holding Area," with its own guard.
"We found some cardboard boxes at the 7-Eleven and made a nice bed," he (or she) writes.
The official response also ran against the grain of the survey.
"These are old issues," Manila airport Terminal 1 manager Dante Basanta was quoted as saying in the South China Morning Post.
He accepted that the airport, with a capacity of about 6.5 million passengers annually, was overstretched, handling almost 2 million passengers more than that.
Not a word about its snooze-worthiness, though.


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February 06, 2013
August Introductions
I associate introductions with first-impressions, and people commonly regard first-impressions as quite decisive in someone's opinion of you. Of course, whenever there is that pressure to "perform," my first response is to shrug my shoulders and withdraw behind the irony curtain.
But why are first-impressions so critical?
The answer that first comes to my mind (and probably all of your minds) is that a snapshot of an individual tends to be characteristic of who they are, and when an individual who knows that he or she is being scrutinized in a "first-impression" circumstance, he or she is most likely to put their best foot forward and pony up to the bar with his or her best show. And in a world of over six billion people, we ain't got no time for second-impressions.
Then again, there are different contexts of first-impressions. The one I was thinking of above was that of a job interview, or, say, a first date. Well, this is neither of those, but I still have the impulse to smart off at the idea of the first-impression by asking, "Would you like me to do Jack Nicholson, or Tom Cruise from his last ten movies?"
Right, right. This is an introduction. I should be introducing myself. What an absurd idea. Not only am I obviously in a "first-impression" scenario, but due to the circumstances I am in a position to write, read, rewrite, edit, re-rewrite, and reedit my own introduction and thus completely control whatever personality spins through the internet space and loads onto your screens. What a power I possess! I now know exactly how millions of teens (and probably adults) feel when they sit behind their computers and type their witty tweets.
Well, let's see. Who would I like to be known as on the Internet? Hmm. Well, obviously I want the Internet community (i.e. the web-surfing world) to know I am super-model gorgeous, so my tone needs to be, like, confident, or something. And I certainly don't want to appear to have any problems…unless I have so many vaguely-insinuated "problems" that I can seem deep and mysterious! Bingo.
I'll still be from New Jersey, that's a good conversation-starter, "OoOo you're from New Joyzee! <some comment about Jersey Shore> You go to New Yawk a lot?" But let's change the fact that I grew up in the mundane urban landscape of New Jersey, mostly in the basement, germinating before the humming motor of a Playstation video console, like a mushroom in its cellar below an ultraviolet light. No, no. Instead, I taught myself guitar and wrote folk music about…about everything. Some rambling, rhyming free-style with chords (like Bod Dylan, but more melancholic like Leonard Cohen)—and a harmonica, because, by golly, harmonicas are hip and express just the lonesome, creative mood I felt! And I also wrote several books of poetry and learned Japanese for a Japanese girl, but then forgot after she forgot me (but I still put san after some words out of, oh you know, habit).
High school was a fiery, social baptism.
That can stay the same. It can even stay Catholic, that way I can have a falling away from the faith later and seem really enlightened! If I say high school was a breeze (remember how attractive and deep I am), people would get suspicious and there goes all my anti-hero cred. And I can keep the part where I go to Wyoming after high school to take a gap-year and think and write and brood and ponder my navel in between waiting tables for Rockwell's middle-class families and half the country's hair-knuckled truckers. And the whole narrative of living in the country on a huge farm is rich for poetic exploitation. "The pink-nosed cow nestled her head in the crux of my arm and lowed mournfully for her still-born calf…" So that stays.
And I can still say I went to a Baptist Christian College in a sprawling, South Dakota city. But do I simply say I left because the academic and theatric departments paid homage to the football team, or do I magnify my coming-of-age, existential crisis? Hah. No-brainer. In the middle of my second year there I suddenly came up against a wall, and the wall was the black monolith of my Self. And the wall wore a painted smile and shook hands and said, "Nice to meet me." And I've been trying to scale that wall ever since; trying to drop the anti-hero role so many jump in to like warm pajamas to escape true faith and true courage in an unbelievably downtrodden world; trying to come down on something real and genuine within myself. But the truth is there can't be a falling from the faith, for here is where I realized that it was to this very monolith-of-Self I had bowed throughout high school, every night before a crucifix on which I hung; and every step west from Jersey was a step in the direction of this confrontation.
And then I left that school because I knew I'd never get anything but soft stool from that curriculum (and that Sunday-evening cafeteria food. ugh).
And here, another interlude in Wyoming.
This time isolated most of the time in the mountains in a cabin. Like, here you are, face-to-face with yourself. In a cabin. Fight to the (spiritual) death.
And then fast-forward four months I'm in Chicago because of Shimer. And there's a year there before Shimer, but let's just imply more admirable literary conquests: I read and wrote a lot (de-emphasis on a lot, over-emphasis on and).
But where am I now? Well, now's too close for clear understanding. Now, I wrestle in a desert with God, for true faith.
What I think is so telling about peoples' emphasis on first-impressions, is that most people don't really want to know people. Not really. Not know. They want to hear about people and then walk away feeling like they know them. "Oh, he's a conceited prig." "Oh, she's a shallow prima donna." Not unless the first-impression delivered nicely would they give you a call back (I actually interview nicely. I suppose that's ironically revealing in this context).
But I do believe there are many people who wish to plumb the depths of another soul. And those people may just have to play the game, with their introduction and their first-impression, but what they're waiting for is to be baptized in the breath of candor: "Listen, I know this first-impression thing is, like, supposed to be really important—and here I am giving caveats to my own introduction—but, listen: I'm really tired of it all. Tired of spectating on my own life and waiting for the rising action. Tired of thinking of what I say or how I say or how I…I'm just…tired of self-checking my own image and personality, and what I really want to be is real—me but better, because this is me and…I don't want to smile unless I feel like smiling, ya'know? Like that. I just want to…I just want to be. Like a hand in a glove is; it doesn't try to scratch away at the inside lining. So. There."
At the crux of it, I don't like introductions because they encourage self-assessment. And that's just what I'm fighting against.
Furthermore, when faced with providing an introduction, particularly writing one, one is faced with the problem of communicating what is, essentially, incommunicable. To me, it's akin to drawing what is a four-dimensional object in a three-dimensional landscape, because even as I write this I am in time and changing and re-imagining my self (in healthy, contructive ways, of course). Essentially, we are helpless to the existential loneliness of being trapped within ourselves, and our only recourse is to reach out to another soul for a teardrop of sweet understanding, or to God for the eternal balm of our affliction. Life is scarce of understanding, as the desert is of water, and we are like submariners, drifting about an ocean within our shells, staring over circles dissolving through blips and sending words, words, words—pings…pings…pings. And if we are honest, some of us are hiding and some are earnestly searching, but we all know when we find it, understanding, and when we only find the half-remains of empty shells.
But this probably far exceeds the scope of what was intended (and is descending quickly into something tragic, although true). An introduction for a blog that will most likely only be read by prospective students (okay, their parents) and whoever happens to be misdirected to this page; and then this will be lost in the gutters of the Internet, forgotten within the sweeping currents of time, etc., etc….
Well, consider me introduced.


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90210's 100th Episode: Then & Now Pics From Season 1
Before you watch tonight's 100th episode, browse pics from the past & tell us who you think has changed the most!
90210 is celebrating its 100th episode Dec. 3, and in honor of The CW soap's major milestone, HollywoodLife.com is flashing back to season one for a look at our favorite west-coast troublemakers — including Shenae Grimes, AnnaLynne McCord and Matt Lanter — as high-school babies. My, my, my… where did the time go?
So, who do you think had the most dramatic transformation over the past five seasons? Vote below, then drop a comment with your thoughts on this momentous holiday.
— Andy Swift
More 90210 on HollywoodLife.com:
- 90210 First Look: Max Releases His Inner Playboy On The 100th Episode
- 90210 Recap: Colin Is Exposed — Along With Liam's Sex Tape
- 90210 Scoop: Liam & Annie Finally Reunite Over A Dark Secret


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This actress is no stranger to a more adult audience, and we couldn't be happier.
While we first saw a young Alyssa Milano on ABC's Who's the Boss back in the day, this sexy soap star really became a women we wanted to keep our eye on when she took on the role of Jennifer Mancini on the racy drama Melrose Place in the late 1990s. This up-and-coming starlet was no stranger to a more adult audience, especially considering she first appeared as Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in the R-rated Commando; Milano made her mark on guys everywhere when she produced her own tantalizing workout video, Teen Steam.
Charmed: Bouncing Boobs
From here, Milano appeared in a number of erotic films such as Embrace of the Vampire, Deadly Sins and Casualties of Love, giving us yet another reason to tune into her increasingly clothing-optional roles. In 2002, Milano flexed her range yet again, appearing as a hot lesbian biker in Kiss the Bride, the girlfriend of the equally stunning Monet Mazur.
Kiss the Bride
During the same period, Milano stepped back into dramatic television with her role as gorgeous witch Phoebe Halliwell on the WB's hit series Charmed. After eight seasons of diabolical sexy plots, including a producing role and one memorable lap dance scene, Milano took a break until joining My Name is Earl as recurring character Billie Cunningham.
The Charmed Lap Dance
In recent features, Milano has starred alongside Owen Wilson in last year's school comedy Hall Pass, as well as the holiday rom-com New Year's Eve. Next summer she will return to her roots, getting frisky on-screen in the Playboy-approved series Mistresses.


text: I've noticed LOTS of skaters have been cutting their hands recently, and it isn't surprising given all the blade-catching people are doing. While no one has been seriously injured that I know of, it seems dangerous to reward grabbing of blades while also not encouraging the use of gloves. I've heard it remarked that some people have been wearing flesh-colored gloves and didn't even notice it myself, so it's definitely possible without it being aesthetically distracting.