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Each time we visit Dublin we try to see something new, and last time we decided on the tour of Kilmainham jail. The entrance price was more than reasonable, in-fact cheaper than the coffees in the cafe! You get to spend a while in the museum part of the building before the tour begins and this gives you chance to learn things at your leisure about the history of the prison, Irelands troubled past under Britains ruling and many examples of previous prisoners accounts. An interesting exhibit is the peep hole door, which you can look through and experience how it must have been for a gardi of yesteryear who got to look in on these desperate people, one prisoner is male the other female and you watch as they wander around their cell aimlously, very haunting and fabulously authentic.
Once the tour begins you're welcomes by your guide, ours was a lovely fella who was really down to earth and not preachy or boring listing off facts but he integrated the group and had the craic with many. Almost forgot he was the leader at times, top guy.
You go into the prison chapel and learn the story of the easter rising prisoners including a desperate wedding ceremony that took place before death by firing squad the following morning. It was reported that the newly weds were allowed 10 minutes alone in a cell, where not a single word was spoken.
You're walked through the majority of the building (girls where flats!) through narrow corridors and small, steep stone steps and get a real sense of how forbidding the building must have seemed.
I recommend this to anyone interested in anything to do with Ireland's history, particularly the Easter Rising and many films have been shot here including a Fathers Son which is filmed in an area you are free to roam.
Really enjoyed this tour and well done Dublin for not charging over the odds - - - - for once!
When we first booked to visit Dublin I was delighted that we would be able to go and visit their Parliament but also looked forward to some of the places that were part of the lives of Oscar Wilde and W B Yeats. One place I had not considered was Kilmainham Jail although when it was suggested I agreed to go.
I knew a little about the 1916 Easter Uprising but learned much more while we were there.
The jail is a couple of miles outside Dublin city centre and it was here that many of the Irish rebels were incarcerated including Eamon de Valera. He was the last person to leave and this was in 1924. The first part was built in 1789 and the final wing added in 1861.
Not all inmates were as high profile as him and many had committed such meagre crimes that they would not be prosecuted today. There were others who deserved prison as they were convicted of rape and murder. It is reported that the youngest inhabitant was just 5 years old. Many did not get to see Dublin again as they were amongst the many who were sent to Australia. Throughout the almost 130 years it was in service there were many people who passed through its gates and some did not come out.
There was no privacy for the sexes as both men and women were forced to live side by side in the small dark damp cells. There was a hanging cell in the jail but we were told that the stories about how many hangings had taken place over the years were very much exaggerated. Babies were left in the jail and the women were treated more harshly than the men - the men at least had some form of bed, the women slept on the floor.
Debt was considered a major crime in Ireland and during the Great Famine many people ended their days in prison. Estimates are that there were1,000s in there during the famine years and their only crime was being hungry and poor.
Our Visit
The first thing that happened was that we were shown a video that gave a bit of background to the prison and prisoners. This takes about 20 minutes and then it is off to the coldest and most depressing corridor I can remember. It does not bear thinking about the suffering that must have been felt by the inmates. Although this was a hot May day, the corridor was freezing and winter must have been horrendous. However poor these conditions were, we were told that the punishment cell was much worse and many could not endure the time they spent in there. There were keys still there and they were the biggest keys I have seen - one was about 10" long.
Next we went to the Victorian part of the prison - the East Wing. When I stood in the cells here I was surprised at the size thinking that there was at least plenty of room for a prisoner but was told that each cell would have housed 5 not one. As for the lighting, that was new, and all the heat and light would have come from candles. As there are 96 cells it would have meant around 500 people in a space that was better suited to 200. There was no privacy as small holes in the doors meant that warders could look in at any time so the only time prisoners could relax was in the hour they were allowed out of the cell'
We were shown graffiti in some cells but there was no way to know how long this had been there and some of the cells had the names of the more famous inhabitants above the doorway.
We were told more about the prison in the context of the Easter Rising and the final and most poignant part was what is called the "1916 corridor".
This is where the prisoners from the Easter rising were kept. Having been fired upon with canons they were dragged to the jail and treated in ways that fortunately would no longer be allowed. Having endured this there were14 of them executed and the death of one is said to have been the final indignity that lead to the downfall of the British. None were in a good state of health by now but James Connolly - a Scot - was very close to death. This did not prevent him being executed as he was strapped into the chair so as he was upright when he was shot. We walked around the yard and it is hard to imagine on such a peaceful day that such atrocities had taken place.
Out of all the historical places I have visited and all the stories that have been attached to them, this along with Auschwitz is a place that I will remember for a long time for the emotion that seems to be still in the place although the feelings were different. It is hard to believe that when it was built it was considered to be of a good quality and showed a new more tolerant attitude towards prisoners.
The guides were excellent and gave a full and frank description of life for the prisoners and made it seem as if they were relating the story for the first time.
It is three years since I visited and I cannot remember what we paid but I have take the entrance price and the rest of the details from http://www.tourist-information-dublin.co.uk/kilmainham-jail.htm
I have noticed on that site they say the youngest inmate was 7 but we were told 5.
Opening Times
April - September:
09:30 - 18:00 (last admission at 17:00)
October - March:
Monday -Saturday 09:30 - 17:30 (last admission at 16:00),
Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00 (last admission at 17:00)
Closed on 24th, 25th & 26th December
Admission Fees
Adult: Euro6.00
Sen/Group: Euro4.00
Child/Student: Euro2.00
Family: Euro14.00
Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin is one of the first 'modern' prisions in history, and is situated in the west of the city, athough when it was originally built, it was positioned in the countryside, away from the local population.
When you visit many of the more historic sites around Dublin, the story of independence, and the Easter rising is never far away, but there are few places that bring that story to you in such a moving way as it does here.
As with many of the tourist attractions in Dublin, there is no real parking near by, I would recommend getting on of the regular busses that pass by, otherwise it is probably a 15-20 min walk from Heuston Station where there are bus and regular Luas line tram stops.
During April - September, the museum is open 09.30 - 18.00 daily, and October - March it is 09.30 - 17.30 Mon - Sat & 10.00 - 18.00 Sunday. Adult admission is Euro6.00, with Students/Kids Euro2.00.
The front (and only!) entrance to the jail is as foreboding and as imposing as you could imagine, and on the (rainy) July day we arrived, there was a small queue outside, but the assistant at the door was friendly & chatty, and even offered his umbrella to a couple of rather under-prepared tourists.
Once inside, depending on how booked-out the tours are, you may have a bit of a time to pass until your slot comes, thankfully, there is a wonderfull museum on more than one level situated at the waiting area. Its packed full of the history of the prison, and jails in general. We had over half an hour to wait for our tour, but we never even got time to see the 1st floor of the museum, it was that interesting!
As it was busy, our group was pretty large, and this did make things a bit frustrating at times, as some areas are pretty narrow.
After being led through a courtyard, your tour begins with a short talk in the chapel, and this really sets the scene, giving you some history of the prision, and some stories regarding selection of inmates.
The tour itself is wonderfull, and begins by winding you through the narrow corridors of the older parts of the gaol. These areas are draughty and damp, and must have been horrible to stay in, despite the fact this jail was built to improve the conditions of inmates. You are then led through to the more recent wings which you may even recognise from a few movies, including the Italian Job, here you get a chance to wander about a few cells and get an idea of the cramped conditions.
All the way our friendly guide informed us of the history of the Irish rebellions, and told the personal experiences of some of the key figures involved, that were imprisioned here. These tales really add a dergee of emotional impact to the tour, and gives you get a real impression of the suffering of the time.
All in all, both me and my partner agreed that Kilmainham Gaol was one of the most interesting places to visit in the whole of Dublin, and we have seen a lot of the city!
Moving and atmospheric, who would have thought visiting a jail would be so interesting!
When you visit historical attractions in Dublin, you can't help but hear about the Easter Rising of 1916, the war of independence which followed and the civil war after that. Even on the open-top bus tours, a lot of things pointed out are linked to the rising. Once place which is prominently connected to the rising and the wars is Kilmainham Gaol, now a national monument.
Easily reached by public transport and served by both open-top bus tours, Kilmainham Gaol was once located outside the city, but as Dublin has expanded, it is now inside the city, close to the Gallery of Modern Art and Heuston Railway Station.
Entry is Euro6 for adults, and visits are by guided tour only. For most visitors no pre-booking is necessary (only for larger groups) and tours start regularly - on the weekday afternoon we visited it seemed to be every 20 minutes.
As it was lunchtime, we chose to visit the tearoom before touring the gaol. I have to be honest and say it was rather underwhelming. I had a piece of spinach quiche, the only vegetarian choice, which was served with some salad, coleslaw and what looked like cold colcannon but tasted like potato salad. The quiche wasn't bad, although probably would have been better cold than reheated in a microwave. The salad was fine, although a bit sad looking with it's shredded lettuce. The best part was actually the mystery potato stuff. My partner had a sausage roll, which was simply served on its own. The quiche seemed overpriced at Euro5.95, but the sausage roll was fine for Euro2.25.
Anyway, off we went to join our tour. You enter the gaol through a small museum area, and at the start of the tour the guide explains you must stay with the group at all times as it is easy to get lost in the gaol. Our group was quite large, probably more than 20 people, many of whom seemed, like us, to have come to the gaol following a visit to the Guinness Storehouse (I don't mean everyone was a bit tipsy - there were a lot of Guinness carrier bags in the group!).
Kilmainham Gaol was restored by volunteers between 1960 and 1980, having been abandoned after it was closed. It opened in 1796, and it is the older sections which you see first. Our guide, Orla, explained that these sections were very much like they were when the gaol was opened. It seemed to me like they were probably in slightly more disrepair now than they had been then, with damaged walls and some modern graffiti, but it was clear just how grim the place must have been then. The windows all have glass in them now, but that was not there when the gaol was in use. Prisoners back in the 1800s had only a wooden plank to sleep on, and a thin blanket. It was easy to imagine just how miserable incarceration there would have been.
We were shown a brief presentation in the chapel, with some slides showing pictures of the gaol in its early days. It was here that we were introduced to the gaol's connection to the 1916 rising - the leaders were held and executed at the gaol. We were shown pictures of them, and told the story of Joseph Plunkett, who married Grace Gifford in the gaol just the day before he was executed.
Continuing round the gaol, we reached a corridor of cells where many of these leaders had been held. Signs above the doors show the names of the cells famous occupants - unfortunately in this particular corridor the signs had been placed near the very high ceiling and were not very easy to see.Through peepholes in the doors we could see into the grim cells themselves. It was a depressing and somewhat creepy experience, and I didn't feel entirely at ease. I didn't feel the same urge to run that I do in religious buildings, but I did feel chilled and was careful to stay close to my partner, and the rest of the group.
We moved onto the much larger cell of Charles Stewart Parnell, a distinguished prisoner whose wealth and popularity ensured that he was kept in some style and comfort. He was even allowed to leave the gaol to attend a funeral in Paris - he went alone, having given his word as a gentleman that he would return and finish his sentence. Rather amazingly, he did. If it was me, I would have been off like a shot!
The Victorian section of the gaol is an entirely different place to the dark, miserable early sections. Of course it is still a prison, with small cells, but by this point it had been realised that light was important to the human psyche, and so the cells are situated around a large open atrium, a model which is familiar from any film which features a prison. In fact, the Victorian section of Kilmainham Gaol has been featured in numerous films and TV shows, perhaps most famously In The Name Of The Father starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
Finally we saw two of the outdoor yards, used for hard labour and executions - notably those of the leaders of the Easter Rising. They are commemorated on plaques, on the wall beside a flagpole flying the Irish flag.
The tour was truly fascinating, very informative and very well presented. Orla was a very good guide, speaking clearly and authoritatively, although she did remind me of a slightly stern schoolteacher. What did strike me about the content of the tour however, was its bias. Of course what happened at the gaol is part of Irish history, and it is rightly a monument to the struggle for independence, and it is their history, to be told as they remember it, but everything said those fighting for independence from Britain seemed to be painting them as martyrs, saints almost. Now, I am by nature inclined to take the side of the Irish, so I didn't take offence at this, my vague knowledge of Irish history and their relationship with England seeming similar to Scotland's, but I was surprised just how biased towards the leaders of the rising and the war the history was. Of course history is going to have some bias depending on who is telling it, but I've never heard anything quite to that extent, even in Scotland. But the Easter Rising took place less than 100 years ago, and the relationship between Britain and Ireland is still strained to say the least, so it is still recent and relevant.
Despite this, I found the visit to Kilmainham Gaol to be interesting and informative. It may not be a pretty attraction, or even one that is comfortable to visit, but is certainly worth a visit - although you will be happy to get back into the sunshine afterwards.
The tour guide at Kilmainham Gaol reminded us that this was an historic site of national importance, both in terms of the building and prison reform, and in terms of the people who were imprisoned here. She was right, it was a haunting building, with haunting stories, and as I went round, the combination of the two certainly had an effect.
The prison is in Dublin and was built when the British ran Ireland, in 1789, to replace an older prison which was located very nearby. It is a large imposing building, with much of the mid nineteenth structure which was added being built to show the new liberal attitudes in Victorian prisons, that of reform and getting away from the old system where tens of people were crammed into a room with little light.
You enter the museum through the old main doors, and you discover later in the tour that you've walked under where some of the hangings had taken place. The museum costs 6 Euros to get in, and I was directed towards the museum section, whilst waiting for the guided tour of the prison itself.
I arrived early in the day, so had a lot of time to look around the museum before the first tour, and there are main displays to look through. There are some interactive exhibits, a lot of displays with writing to give you an indication of the history of prisons, and the history of Kilmainham, and also many exhibits with pieces of gaol history, such as old locks from the cell doors.
The guided tours start from the museum, and large groups seem to be quite common, so try to keep up and position yourself close to the tour guide so that you can hear what they're saying. The walk starts down the corridors of the gaol, with a glimpse of the main open part of the prison as you walk by.
It is the west wing of the gaol that you see first, en route to the old catholic chapel where there is a video to watch giving some more history of the building. The Church of Ireland chapel is above, still not restored, and it is a testament to the work of volunteers in the 1960s that so much of the prison has been restored and made accessible to visitors.
The cells in the west wing aren't pleasant, it is cold and damp. The stone feels damp to the touch, and the windows that are there now didn't used to be there, part of a regime which thought fresh air would help cleanse the mind. Given that prisoners used to have just one blanket, the thought of wind rushing through the already cold and damp cells is quite horrendous.
Like much of the prison, it is hard to imagine how much trauma prisoners had to go through in so many ways. Especially when the stories come to life, such as how many people in the Irish famine were sent here for begging, their only choice in the circumstances which they faced. The authorities never accepted it, but for many, begging for food was their only choice for survival, and hundreds were sent to Kilmainham at that time, dramatically over-filling the prison.
The next row of cells you see are in a number of ways an important part of Irish history, for it is here that the Easter Rising rebellion prisoners were housed. These were the prisoners who in 1916 occupied the General Post Office in O'Connell Street and launched a rebellion against British rule. Like previous rebellions, they failed in their immediate plans, but it was another hammer blow against British rule in the country.
A remarkable story was told here by our tour guide, that one of the prisoners in 1916 was sentenced to death, as many of the Easter Rising prisoners were, and he spent his last night writing a letter to his children and wife. He mentioned that he thought one of his sons would become a priest, which is what he did. And amazingly, his son is still alive, aged 97 and living in Hong Kong, and he sometimes returns to that cell where his father wrote that letter. That linked the present with the past, and made the cells in this area mean just a little bit more.
The tour then moves on to the main part of the gaol in the east wing, which in contrast to the previous cells is airy and bright, with light flooding in. It was thought that giving each prisoner their own cell, and lots of light, would encourage them to think of what they had done, give them to time to plan a new future, and the light would help give them a spiritual reflection on their lives.
In this part of the prison, you can walk in nearly all of the cells, which have been brightly painted, but which still seem bleak and barren, although much better than the previous cells in the west wing. There are dungeons underneath where prisoners were placed in solitary confinement for wrong-doings, but these can't be accessed, and it is a disappointment of the tour that so many passageways can't be explored. It was tempting to just run off and explore these passages, but I'm sure cameras would soon have noticed any wayward visitors!
The final part of the tour was to the large exercise yards, and then through to an area called the Stonebreaker's Yard where the leaders of the Easter Rebellion were executed by the British military. There is a memorial to the men who died, and two spots are marked out with crosses. One is where all but one were shot by young soldiers, who struggled with inexperience when in the firing squad. The other grave marker is where one man, James Connolly, was shot. He had been injured in the rebellion, and was brought straight from hospital, so ill and unable to walk that he had to be strapped to the chair before being shot.
The leaders of the Easter Rebellion were shot over the course of several days, and many of the Irish population in 1916 moved from a position of anger at the rebel leaders for causing so much damage to Dublin and O'Connell Street to a position of anger over the callous behaviour of the British troops and authorities. It was a key moment in Ireland's bid to become its own nation state.
Politics and history is never simple however, and the gaol it seems has in the past had a tour guide who was anti-British and was starting to rewrite history by missing out the Irish Civil War and downplaying sections of history. This wasn't a factor of my tour, the guide was fair and even-handed, and she was entirely aware of the prison's history, answering a wide range of questions quickly and with great detail.
At the end of the tour, I went back into the museum to finish looking around. There is an interesting display of photos and exhibits from when the prison was re-opened, which was done with the work of hundreds of volunteers. The prison had closed in the mid 1920s, and had been left for forty years, so much repair work had to be done.
For those interested in ghost stories, it is likely no surprise that the gaol has many reported sightings. One former caretaker of the building apparently said though that it was never the ghosts of the inmates that worried him, he felt they would do no harm, just the ghosts of the prison guards.
Overall, this tour was for me one of the most important visits I made anywhere in Dublin. There are other museums, such as at Collins Barracks, which also tell the story of the Easter Rising and the progress of Irish history. But the combination of the building, the stories within it and the importance of what happened here, made this for me a visit which was unforgettable, and certainly thought provoking.
Kilmainham Gaol is one of the stops on the Dublin open top bus tour we took on our recent trip to the city and had been recommended to us by our hotel receptionist as well worth a visit. The Gaol is the largest unoccupied prison in Europe and is only open to visitors as part of a guided tour and you are given a timed ticket on entry - we had to wait 30 minutes for our tour which we spent in the museum section which was a bit confusingly laid out but we had enough time to see most of the exhibits before our tour.
There were about 35 people on our tour which did make progress between stops a bit arduous as we had to wait for stragglers and for everyone to regroup before the tour guide could give us the next talk. Apart from that frustration though the tour was excellent and the guide was a really enthusiastic lady who made the tour both interesting and amusing. As well as incarcerating men, women and children for petty crimes the prison housed many murderers and also many of the men who organised the uprisings against British rule over the centuries. The cells in the older part of the prison were dark and damp but the Victorian part will be familiar to anyone who has seen any dramas set in prisons as was built to maximise natural light and feeling of space which they believed would give inmates an incentive to be free.
Being unfamiliar with Irish political history the tour was an excellent introduction and was a highlight of our visit. The tour takes about an hour and costs 6 euros for an adult. The Gaol also has a shop and tearooms but we didn't visit these so cannot comment.
Kilmainham Gaol is one of the most remarkable "tourist attractions" in Ireland - and possibly even in the world. Most of us will never get the opportunity to see inside a prison and experience the conditions of a Victorian facility like this one, and the stories and fascinating characters which inhabited these walls are something which should not be missed.
Kilmainham Gaol is one of the largest uninhabited jails in Europe. It was opened in 1796 as one of the 'new jails' which opened following social research into prison reform. Previously to this date criminals were held in large rooms all together and each facility just became a school for crime. Kilmainham is built in the same principals and design as London prisons of the time such as Pentonville, with a central atrium and corridors with individual cells along them. (As my flatmate commented - just like Bad Girls!).
Kilmainham has been a set for many films and television shows in recent years, including the Tudors series. There are two parts to the prison - the first area you visit is the oldest part of the prison where men, women and children often slept in the corridors due to overcrowding. Here are cells which held some of the most famous men and women of Irish History - those involved in the 1916 rebellion.
The museum itself costs 6 euros and consists of a small musuem which explains the social history of the prison reform movement, the politics of the Irish/English "war" and a fascinating exhibition of the last letters and belongings of some of the most famous men and women who were executed here. The tour is the only way to view the prison, and our tour guide was wonderful. She reallu brought to life the stories of the people who were incarcerated here - often for small crimes like theft of food during the Famine. We attended the museum after the tour and I think this is the best way to do it as the stories of the men and women imprisoned really made the information relevant.
The museum is owned by the Office of Public Works but before this has obviously been previously in some disrepair as there is much graffiti, and the parts open to the public are minimal compared to it's size. There are also aspects which in my opinion have been unecessarily restored such as the cells have been painted, and the painting of the madonna and chold done by Grace Gifford while she had been a prisoner had flaked off the wall and been replaced with an image. There is no 'museum' ness about the jail, with information or exhibits, and even in the museum section it is hard to read some of the old letters as they are not 'translated' into text - you have to read the faded handwriting behind glass.
Kilmainham Gaol is something I would encourage everyone to visit, it is a truly fascinating experience, it's just a shame that one of Irelands National Monuments has fallen into such disrepair and had not been more sensitively treated.
~ ~ It would in all probability never even cross your mind to visit a prison as a "tourist attraction" when visiting a strange city. But if you ever find yourself here in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, then to leave without visiting what is probably one of the most famous prisons in Europe, Kilmainham Gaol, would be a serious omission from your agenda. No other place in the city will give you quite such an insight into why it is the Irish are so proud of their independence, and I guarantee that you wont leave without feeling the full weight of Irish history bearing down on your shoulders. ~ ~ Kilmainham Gaol is situated in the Inchicore area of the city, only about 3 miles from the city centre, and easily accessible by bus, taxi, or indeed by foot, as it is a pleasant ramble up the length of the River Liffey which splits Dublin city into two parts, north and south. The prison opened for business way back in 1795, and its last inmate, Eamon de Valera, walked free from its gate in 1924, to go on to become the very first President of the Irish Free State. (as was, now the Irish Republic) In the 129 years it was used as a prison, some 180,000 prisoners sampled its dubious charms, the vast majority of them nothing more than common run-of-the-mill convicts, locked up for such crimes as murder, rape, burglary, prostitution, and, off course, debt, which in olden times here in Ireland was viewed as one of the most heinous of crimes! But it was also used by its British overlords as a place of incarceration for Irish patriots down through the years. Such notable heroes of the Irish Republic as Robert Emmet, Charles Stewart Parnell, Eamon de Valera, Padraig Pearse, and the famous Scots Presbyterian, James Connolly, were all imprisoned here at Kilmainham. Here it was too that the British carried out their infamous execution of the leaders of the 1916 Rising. Fourteen of the leaders of the battle of the GPO in Dublin were summarily
shot in its yard, some having to be strapped to wooden chairs, as their wounds were so severe that they couldn't stand upright to face the firing squad. It was here that the famous "long drop" when hanging a prisoner was first thought of and invented. Not so long that it would literally tear off their head, but long enough so that it would break their neck cleanly, and not leave them dangling and choking on the hangman's noose. In total, 23 political prisoners and some 138 common criminals were executed here at Kilmainham. It was also used during the Famine years as a place of residence for unfortunate Irish citizens who had been forced off their land by their unscrupulous British absentee landlords, and quite literally had no other place to turn. At the height of the famine it is reckoned that up to 10,000 people sought refuge within its porous limestone walls, rather than face almost certain death from starvation. Not that there wasn't plenty of food to feed the population, but it was more profitable for the British owners of the land to export it and sell it abroad, than to be bothered saving the lives of their starving, but expendable, tenants. ~ ~ Nowadays it is one of the largest unoccupied prisons in the whole of Europe, and with over 120,000 visitors a year taking the Guided Tour, it ranks as the sixth most visited heritage site in the whole of the Irish Republic. The tour guides really know their stuff too, and many are serious students of Irish history. The tour usually begins in the East Wing of the old prison. Built in 1861, this is a truly striking three-storey building, with a total of 96 cells, and topped by a massive 200 foot by 40-foot cupola type glass roof. If you are an avid film buff, you might even recognise this part of the prison, as it has been used in recent Irish films such as "In The Name Of The Father" (about the Birmingham Six) and "Michael Collins"
. All the cell doors face outwards into the centre of the wing, and all have a small spy hole, which allowed the guards to constantly supervise the inmates. This wing was built with the old Victorian idea in mind that "silence was golden", and that quiet contemplation of their crimes would lead many prisoners into experiencing a religious conversion. This rule of silence was rigorously upheld for 23 hours a day. The only time the inmates could freely converse with each other was when they were allowed their one-hour exercise period, and anyone breaking this rule was immediately thrown into dank, dark and unheated punishment cells to further contemplate their fate. You can enter the actual cells here, and will be fascinated by the widespread graffiti, outlining the many varying reasons that a person had found themselves incarcerated, and the varying lengths of their tenure. Many of the famous signatures of Irish patriots remain intact on the cell walls, and it really is a piece of living history. Above one of the doorways an unknown wit has scratched the words "To Let", although I feel that any estate agent would have great trouble renting out this accommodation, no matter how low the rent! ~ ~ Visitors are then given a half hour film history of the prison, before being led into a dark and damp corridor lined with equally dark, damp and tiny cells, which is a part of the original structure of the building. You can only imagine what it must have been like to be locked up in here. Even on the hottest summer day, it is wet and freezing cold, and this seeps into your very bones even after a very short period of time. What it must have been like being permanently locked up here during a dreary Irish winter doesn't even bear contemplating. But when it was built in the late 1700's, Kilmainham was actually looked upon as a model prison! Before the penal reforms of this period, the idea of imprisoning someone f
or a crime didn't even exist, and convicted criminals were housed in unbelievably poor and stinking accommodation, until they were either hanged, flogged, or transported to the "colonies" as punishment. If you question some of the Guides, they may be inclined to reveal to you some of the reasons that the poor of Ireland found themselves locked away in this dungeon. Some of the "crimes" were of such a petty nature that today we would find it hard to fathom how anyone could actually be locked up for committing them. In 1860, two young boys of 10 and 11 were imprisoned for stealing a black rabbit from the zoo. Another was locked up for having bread and butter in his possession that was "believed" to be stolen. And as recently as the early 1900's, a large number of men and young boys were locked away for having the bare faced audacity (as well as other parts!) as to go swimming in the buff in the Grand Canal during a particularly hot summer. Up until 1881, the prison was mixed, with both men and women being incarcerated. And for one year only during the 1870's, women convicts were permitted to keep their babies with them. The jail's register for this year records that 242 women and 16 babies were among its residents. From 1881 up until its closure as a general prison in 1910, Kilmainham was an all male institution, and from 1910 until it finally closed its gates for the last time in 1924, it was used purely as a military detention centre. ~ ~ The next stop on the tour is what is now called the "1916 Corridor". You walk along a rickety catwalk fashioned from iron and wood, where the cells of the Irish Martyrs of the 1916 Rising are located. It was this rebellion, more than any other, which eventually led to Ireland gaining its independence from British rule. The patriots went ahead with their uprising in the forlorn hope that they would garner support from the
general Irish population, who they hoped would rise up in sympathy, but instead found themselves cornered in the General Post Office on what is now O'Connell Street, where they were eventually rooted out by the British by the simple and effective (if brutal) method of blasting the building to smithereens with cannon fire. From here, the wounded and bloodied men were taken to the confines of Kilmainham, where they were tortured and beaten, until eventually being led to the "stonebreaker's yard", where 14 of them were summarily executed by firing squad. In the case of Scotsman James Connolly it was almost a waste of bullets, as he was mortally wounded in any case, but the brave British soldiers still strapped him to a chair and shot him anyway. (sorry folks, my Republican sympathies are showing a bit!) But this was a step too far for the Irish public to swallow, and from the time the last gunshots rung out at Kilmainham, the eventual end of British rule in Ireland was forever sealed. The new Government of the Irish Free State didn't learn very well from the mistakes of the British however, and were to go on to use Kilmainham as a detention centre for prisoners during the bloody Civil War that followed the partition of the country into two parts, North and South, during which former compatriots and brothers in arms Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins took opposite sides, and became mortal enemies. Four more Irish prisoners were to be executed in the now infamous stonebreaker's yard in 1922 during the Civil War. I guarantee that no matter your preconceived notions about this period of Irish history, you will not leave this area without being moved by the experience. The tour guides are very knowledgeable, and will answer truthfully any questions you might have about this period. You will not fail to notice the Irish Tricolour that is prominently displayed on the wall of this yard, and the guides explain well t
he significance of its colours. Green to signify the Republic; orange representing the still segregated Unionist population in the North and their hero, the Dutch King William of Orange, and lastly (but not least) white which stands for peace. ~ ~ Of all the attractions that vie for your attention during a trip to the "Fair City" of Dublin, this is the one that will most likely linger in your memory the longest. If you want a true taste of the spirit of the Irish people, and a revealing insight into the countries bloody history, then Kilmainham Gaol will give you just that. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Address: Inchicore Road, Dublin 8 Telephone: 353 1 453 5984 Fax: 353 1 453 2037 Opening Hours: April to September. 9.30AM to 4.45PM daily. October to March. Monday to Friday 9.30AM to 4.00PM, closed Saturdays. Sundays 10.00AM to 4.45PM Admission: Adults €2.50. Children and Students €1.25. OAP's €1.90. Family Ticket €6.35 Group rates are also available on request. Buses from City Centre: 51 (Aston Quay). 51A (Lower Abbey Street). 79 (Also Aston Quay) Taxi from City Centre: Approximately €7.50 (depending on traffic!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~


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World Series Game One Recap (Cardinals Edition)
Throughout the World Series, we'll be providing two recaps of each game, one with a focus on the winner and the other devoting a longer look to the loser. This is the Cardinals entry for Game One. The Red Sox entry is here.
In retrospect, this sort of set the tone for Game One from the Cardinals' perspective:
That's the 6'7" Adam Wainwright making his way to the mound in the first and bumping his head on the roof of the visiting dugout at Fenway, whose home team in the ballpark's long-ago inaugural season topped out at 6'2". Things got worse for Wainwright from there.
"If you like defense, then this isn't the series for you," R.J. Anderson wrote in his World Series preview. As R.J. noted, neither the Cardinals nor the Red Sox placed particularly well on the various defensive leaderboards this season, though St. Louis was worse, ranking 21st in defensive efficiency, 26th in park-adjusted defensive efficiency, 27th in team UZR, and 22nd in team DRS. Boston wasn't so much better that the team's glovework constituted a massive advantage, but if you wanted to find a weakness in a matchup between two of baseball's best teams, the Cardinals' lack of leather was it.
As the Red Sox ran up the score on Wednesday, Tim McCarver and Joe Buck kept clucking about how atypical it was for a Cardinals team to look so sloppy. In a sense, they were right: the Cardinals committed three errors in the game, which was out of character for them (only the Yankees, Rays, and Orioles committed fewer errors in 2013). But errors aren't a great proxy for overall defensive performance; the Cardinals' shortcomings in the field have more to do with the balls they don't touch. It seems like defensive inadequacy should be inconsistent with the Cardinal Way, but converting batted balls into outs is one aspect of the game at which St. Louis doesn't excel.
Pete Kozma committing two of the errors last night was odd, in that he's the one Cardinal who's in the lineup solely because of his glove. Aside from Yadier Molina, no one on the team was less likely to flub two plays, the first of which potentially cost the Cardinals a double play that would have ended in an inning in which the Sox went on to score three runs.
Wainwright—for what it's worth, a Gold Glove winner in 2009—hurt himself by not attempting to catch a Stephen Drew popup that dropped in front of the mound to start the second, and David Freese allowed Drew to score on a Dustin Pedroia grounder that got under his glove.
Defensive struggles from Freese, at least, made sense; the third baseman also contributed to Boston's two-run seventh with a two-out throwing error that put Pedroia on first and gave David Ortiz a chance to go deep. Only four of the eight runs allowed by the St. Louis staff were earned.
As I watched the Cardinals fall further and further behind, I kept making mental comparisons to NLCS Game Six, in which Clayton Kershaw wasn't quite as sharp as usual but the final score was less a reflection of his own failings than it was a product of bad defense and Murphy's Law batted-ball placement. I made the case in my recap of that game that it very easily could've been a nailbiter instead of a blowout, and one could say the same about Wainwright's Game One start (although this time, it was Jon Lester in the "unhittable opponent" role Michael Wacha played against the Dodgers).
The difference is that in the Cardinals' case, one could also point to a play that made things much better than they could've been:
That's the second extra-base hit Beltran has robbed in October; this one saved three runs. When he was removed from the game with what appeared to be a bruised rib, it looked like another callback to the NLCS. But in Beltran's case, nothing is broken, so this isn't Hanley Ramirez redux.
St. Louis got off to a lousy start in this series, but this wasn't one we should have counted on the Cardinals to win. Only four teams—the Mariners, Marlins, White Sox, and Mets—had a lower OPS against left-handed pitchers this season than their .672 mark, so a matchup with Lester at Fenway was the game in this series in which their offense was most likely to struggle. Yes, the Cardinals looked a little lost along the way, and the score was more lopsided than one would've expected. But those extra Red Sox runs don't roll over to today.
Ben Lindbergh is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @benlindbergh
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The glossophobia commercial is driving me nuts. But there is all kinds of parody potential in that one ("Google, what is Kleptomania?"). The Silverado commercial is just bad. I think the farmer paean from last year (or the Super Bowl) was better.
Oct 24, 2013 04:13 AM
I will never understand why pitchers don't catch pop flies that are hit right to them, something most of us who aren't big leaguers mastered by 12. Wainwright had to take two steps to catch that ball and backed off because he thought a catcher running 55 feet was a better option. Through high school, pitchers catch pop ups - then suddenly stop in colleges and the pros.
Oct 24, 2013 07:07 AM
So now you want them to add glancing at their watches to the mix? ;-)
Oct 24, 2013 08:07 AM
Infielders are taught that there is an order in catching popups where some positions have priority over others. That order is SS,2B,3B,1B,C,P. Pitchers expect to be called off by someone else because they are coached to get out of the way and let another fielder have it.
Oct 24, 2013 11:38 AM
I realize there is a priority list, but that doesn't mean the shortstop calls for a pop fly hit right to the third baseman, even if he can get there. The only player that happens with is the pitcher and it makes no sense most of the time. If the ball is coming right to him, he should catch it. Again, it ain't that hard and doing anything else complicates that matter.
Oct 24, 2013 13:42 PM
Regarding the Silverado commercial, when my sons and I heard it, the message to us was that Chevy's cab was quiet, but not as quiet as Toyota's, or any other pickup "in its class" other than Ram and Ford. And really, shouldn't it read either "Dodge and Ford," or "Ram and F-150," so that we are comparing companies or specific vehicles?
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We're officially declaring Mason jars the ultimate multipurpose item. (Sorry, duct tape.) Southerners use them for everything from storing bacon grease to serving sweet tea. And now: as jack-o'-lanterns.
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A Modern Meets Traditional Appalachian Mountain House
1993: Myra Hoefer and her family lived in a big white loft apartment in a 1940s Healdsburg, California, building that was originally erected as a supermarket by Purity Stores. The loft had an open-floor plan with as few walls as possible. "We don't expect other people to understand this kind of unconventional open space right away, but we find it very comfortable and it showcases what we both do," she said.
2000: Hoefer was working out of her design studio in a 1859 subdivided, two-story brick box. When both floors of the building became available, Hoefer moved her whole family into the space and relocated her office to behind the house. "After ten years in my loft, we would have real rooms," she says. "There were doors and my son could have his own retreat."
2012: Twelve years later, Hoefer redesigned her home's interiors with a lighter touch — less drama, more peace. It's a softer, more refined version of French, and even more romantic than before. "It's all so intimate," Hoefer says. "The house makes its own magic."
1993: Although the former supermarket space was urbane with few walls and skylights, Hoefer added country touches like bowls and vases of fruits, vegetables, and flowers that flourish in the fertile grounds of surrounding wine country valleys. The kitchen's dining area had a pine table, wicker chairs, wine-country millstones, and a Ron Mann Designs lamp.
2000: Hoefer's next home still had a country-like and eclectic feel, but now with a touch of old-world charm and European elegance. In the breakfast room off the kitchen, she added interesting pieces such as a turn-of-the century plan d'oiseau (bird's-eye map) of Paris, a peg-pointed Alsatian table, and a coal-burner tripod.
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(BTW, I feel like I need a shower just typing three k's in a row)
A long time ago as a software engineer When Things Were Really Rotten With Programming The Web[SUP]®[/SUP] (something around 1995-1998 or so), I was researching domain names. All over the map, but eventually I was curious as to whether or not the racist organizations had pinned anything down yet.
So I typed in kkk.com and landed on naacp.org!!!! And I stopped to think about this a bit.
Everyone in my small company of roughly 100 people were wondering about this. My first thought I think was right.
My Guess:Someone purchased kkk.com and in an attempt to get the best possible price from them decided to provide the speed-up incentive of having their name drop people onto the NAACP in the meantime.
Does anyone else remember this? I cannot find it anywhere, even when googling it. It was brief, and pre-google I think. Everyone was alta-vista at the time.
If this is what happened, I sure hope they got a lot of money.
I can easily see a few alternatives to your story on how this got redirected to the NAACP. But first, I'd like to just tell those outside the U.S. that the NAACP is an abbreviation for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the KKK is an abbreviation for Ku Klux Klan, a white suppremicist group.
Now, one theory I have is that the NAACP snatched it up to prevent it from actually becoming the KKK's site. This is completely logical as a method of prevention against people reading KKK propaganda and signing up with the KKK. Another theroy is someone thought it would be funny. Yet another theory is that a member of the NAACP bought it for the hell of it.
Really, there are a billion reasons that it could have ended up like that; it is the Internet after all.
All those were considered at the time. Remember though that it didn't last----kkk.com did point to the KKK eventually. For some reason (I could be wrong) I find it unlikely that the NAACP (as an organization) would sell it to them. I can see all the other points, but certainly whoever had it would have considered the KKK's desire to obtain it, and certainly would be able to guess that having it land on the naacp IP would be just so painful for them.
I'm wondering if anyone remembers this at all. I find it odd that I can't seem to find it. It was very early in the internet timeline though, so many semi-obvious domains were still unclaimed.
Well, in that case, your theory is a possibility. One way to possibly find out more about it would be to look at the Way Back Machine at http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
But, no. The earliest snapshot is ~1998, and by then those whackjobs had already secured the domain.
Perhaps someone will google this eventually and land on this thread.
I typed that domain name on my browser just a moment ago, and it's showing content about the Ku Klux Klan.
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Hello Friends !I'm new to this forum and almost new about posting question at forums :p. I'm currently developing a dating site, that is a niche site though. I have already added some features ( I will list below) and I want to add some more features, I hope you guys will help me out with this one. Please at least one feature that I should add to the site. Thank you very much in advance
I'm waiting eagerly for your reply.
How well do you know your potential visitors? It might be good to do a thorough analysis of your target audience to see what their preferences might be. Maybe you could do a poll if you have current contacts you could survey. Finding out as much as you can about them will have the most impact on what you are planning to deliver. Good luck.
Thanks for answer BoostSoftware, Yeah this will definitely help me.
First, what specific location do you target in your dating website? It is best for targeting visitors. In addition to the above list of features, you can add icons of love or like for the popularity of the particular person and also for me the most important feature is showing preference for their future partner in life.
For a dating website, it is important to have a great web design first of all. Also, make sure that you enable the chat feature so that more number of people register on your website and get to know each other.
hundreds of fake profiles sending out fake messages to potential users
JK JK JK but you could still do that to bring in a lot of users
A "wink" feature is always liked by users. It's similar to a "like" on facebook and people will be more willing to use it. Make it so that if User1 winks at User2 and then User2 winks back, they can then message each other
Adding an events list and sort of promotional item. This is to allow users to reach promotional resources, added interest and chance to direct communication with other members.


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DETROIT - After hearing the news that a church was robbed over the Easter holiday, a local businessman offered a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprits.
Thomas Guastello owns the Comfort Inn in Utica and the Shelby Town Center of Shelby Township. Guastello is also donating $1,000 to St. Therese church to help the church continue its work and service to the community.
St. Therese is one of two churches targeted by thieves after Easter Sunday.
Thieves disabled the security system at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Clinton Township Sunday night. They cut into the vault and stole the money inside. The money is insured but some parishioners from St. Luke were at the church Monday to make another Easter donation.
Police say the break-ins are believed to be related. Read more: Donation money stolen from 2 Macomb County churches
"This type of criminal conduct is unacceptable and violates the basic fiber of our community," said Guastello. "I am familiar with St. Therese church and the outstanding work it does. It is absolutely reprehensible that people would rob a church and steal a large amount of collection money and chalices. The robbery of St. Therese and the stealing of the Easter collection is especially sad. Easter is one of the most holy and sacred religious days, celebrating the resurrection of Christ."
The crooks entered St. Therese overnight through a glass door. They then pried open three more doors before stealing $6,500 in Easter collection money.
They also took at least one chalice and rice bowls. Children have been filling the bowls with coins during Lent to help poor children in other countries.
"We are proud that Macomb County and its communities are among the safest places to live, work, and raise families. Crimes such as this against a church is an affront to all people of Macomb County. That is why we are offering a reward to encourage people to become involved and solve this case," said Guastello.
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Ryen91 wrote:I am pretty sure I am more intelligent then you think and have allot more knowledge then your post might suggest.
Ryen91 wrote:I understand your point and agree with you to some extent. I believe it is a disease, but I also feel it is a self made disease. I feel when people start to drink or smoke to deal with problems in there life; ex. depression, relationship issues, financial issues, stress, emotional pain, etc; that is how the addict is formed. When you drink just to party and have fun and are not trying to get away from everything through alcohol or drugs, although still possible to become an addict, the chances are greatly reduced cause you are not using it as a crutch. When you start using drugs or alcohol as a crutch is when the addictiveness of anything forms.
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allsport1313 wrote:One thing tho.... About Marijuana.. If you're mom or somethin got cancer an tha only weigh to help the pain was from a Plant than what would u say??? So far I c allot of ppl making These acussations an there sayin stuff Like is not even Forreal.... i for one choose to putt myself in other ppls Timberland's n c wut they r dealin wit... If Your about to die why not enjoy your last days??
Am I doin' it right?
Scooot_er wrote:And disc golfers aren't always the smartest bunch.
Ryen91 wrote:I get what your saying Frank. No that is not what I mean. What I mean is if your emotionally unstable or under a great amount of stress you know better then to resort drinking or smoking or using other drugs is all. When I had a lot of stress in my life or was a little depressed after a break up, I wouldn't touch alcohol what so ever and in my smoking days wouldn't smoke till I thought I was over it for the plain Fact I did not what to get addicted to any substance. Do you understand what I am trying to say?
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Detailed Description:
The hypothesis for this study is will a treatment regimen containing Atazanavir in combination with Ritonavir work as well as other regimens containing a protease inhibitor (PI, one of 5 classes of HIV Medications) and/or a Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NNRTI, another of the classes of HIV medications) at controlling HIV disease in children who are HIV+ and have high cholesterol or high triglycerides. . In this study, children who have high cholesterol or high triglycerides as a result of their HIV medicines, will have the PI or NNRTI in their medication regimen changed to Atazanavir, which is a PI in combination with a low dose of Ritonavir (another PI). Atazanavir has been shown in adults to result in lower cholesterol and triglycerides than other PI's and NNRTI's. The dose of atazanavir and ritonavir will be according to the Package Insert for this drug that is FDA approved for children. They will continue taking the other medications from the pre-study regimen. Children will take study drug for 24 weeks, and will be able to continue study drug after the study using commercially available drug. Lab tests and a physical exam will be undertaken at 4 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after starting study drug to determine how effective the new drug is and to monitor for possible side effects.
|Pediatric HIV HIV Infections
|Drug: Boosted Atazanavir
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Equivalence of Boosted Atazanavir Based Regimens and Currently Effective HAART Regimens With Other PI's/NNRTI's in HIV+ Children and Adolescents With Elevated Lipid Levels
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: Atazanavir Atazanavir sulfateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Janice Piatt, Phoenix Children's Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Viral Load [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- CD4 Count [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Non-fasting cholesterol [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Non-fasting triglycerides [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: boosted atazanavir
Drug: Boosted Atazanavir
Boosted atazanavir, once a day dose adjusted for child's weight for 6 months.
Other Name: Reyataz
Detailed Description:
The objectives of this study are to see if Atazanavir and Ritonavir together will be as effective as the child's previous regimen in keeping the level of virus in the blood stream at such a low level it can't be found and will that combination be as effective as the previous regimen in keeping the infection fighting cells in the blood at the same level.
- To see if cholesterol and triglyceride levels drop in children switching to Atazanavir and Ritonavir from other medication regimens.
- To see if Atazanavir and Ritonavir result in an increase in patient satisfaction and patient reported adherence and a decrease in symptoms related to medication side effects.
Inclusion Criteria are:
- On the same medication regimen at least 3 months
- Weight equal to or greater than 25kg
- Able to swallow pills or willing to learn
- Have a parent or guardian willing and able to sign informed consent
- Not be taking a medication which interacts with Atazanavir
- Not be currently taking sustiva
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV positive children with elevated lipid levels
- on stable HAART for at least 3 months (defined to be on the same regimen with viral load < 1000 for 6 months prior to baseline visit).
- Weight equal to or greater than 25kg
- Able to swallow pills or willing to learn
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with underlying hepatitis B or C viral infections
- Previously demonstrated clinically significant hypersensitivity (eg, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, or toxic skin eruptions) to any of the components of Reyataz® (atazanavir).
Taking other medications that are highly dependent on CYP3A or UGT1A1 for clearance
- Ergot medicines: dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, and methylergonovine such as Cafergot®, Migranal®, D.H.E. 45®, ergotrate maleate, Methergine®, and others (used for migraine headaches).
- Orap® (pimozide, used for Tourette's disorder).
- Propulsid® (cisapride, used for certain stomach problems).
- Triazolam, also known as Halcion® (used for insomnia).
- Midazolam, also known as Versed® (used for sedation), when taken by mouth.
- Camptosar® (irinotecan, used for cancer).
- Crixivan® (indinavir, used for HIV infection).
- Cholesterol-lowering medicines Mevacor® (lovastatin) or Zocor® (simvastatin).
- Rifampin (also known as Rimactane®, Rifadin®, Rifater®, or Rifamate®).
- St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), an herbal product sold as a dietary supplement,
- Viramune® (nevirapine, used for HIV infection).
- Vfend® (voriconazole).
- Patients with grade 3 or higher elevations in transaminases (> 10 X ULN)
- Women of Childbearing Potential who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period.
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Women with a positive pregnancy test.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00940771
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00940771
|United States, Arizona
|Phoenix Children's Hospital
|Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
Sponsors and Collaborators
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Bristol-Myers Squibb
|Principal Investigator:
|Janice Piatt, MD
|Phoenix Children's Hospital
More Information
Keywords provided by Janice Piatt, Phoenix Children's Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Janice Piatt, Medical Director, Bill Holt Clinic, Phoenix Children's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00940771 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 15, 2009
|Last Updated:
|October 21, 2015
Keywords provided by Janice Piatt, Phoenix Children's Hospital:
treatment experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Atazanavir Sulfate
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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Once again, Sebastian Vettel got the better of Red Bull teammate and rival Mark Webber.
Vettel's late surge in qualifying allowed him to take the pole position from Webber for Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix. That puts the four-time world champion in the prime spot to go after a record eighth consecutive victory this season and a title that escaped him last year.
"Shake and bake!" the German and his crew shouted to each other, a humorous and quite American nod to the fictional NASCAR movie "Talladega Nights."
Webber appeared set to earn his third pole position in the last four races until Vettel lapped the Circuit of the Americas in 1 minute, 36.338 seconds, pushing the Australian into second.
Webber, who is leaving Formula One after this season to drive in the world endurance championship, was clearly frustrated by his late slip in the No. 2 spot.
"At some point you're happy to be in the front row," Webber said. "It slipped through the fingers. It's not satisfying when you do that."
Webber has nine victories in his career but none this year, with Vettel dominating the season in winning his fourth consecutive world championship.
He's had his chances.
Webber started on the pole in Japan and Abu Dhabi only to finish second to Vettel both times. But no race created more animosity between the teammates than the Malaysian Grand Prix back in March that all but shattered an already tense relationship.
Webber was cruising toward a victory in the closing stages in Malaysia when Vettel ignored team orders and passed him to win. Vettel got him again Saturday.
"Both of us would like to have the upper hand," Vettel said. "I'm happy we did the job today. Now we focus on the start."
The start at the Circuit of the Americas can be treacherous with its 100-foot climb to a blind left turn that sends the cars straight back down. The traffic jam at the apex can be calamitous for cars stuck in the middle.
Charging up the hill from the pole position last year, Vettel stayed in front of the potential danger and looked to be cruising toward a victory until Lewis Hamilton, then driving for McLaren, passed him with about 14 laps to go and won.
"It was a tight battle with Lewis. He was a bit quicker," Vettel said.
Romain Grosjean of Lotus will start third Sunday and Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg will be fourth. Grosjean will have a chance to earn his fourth top-three finish of the season and third in two months. Hamilton, now with Mercedes, qualified fifth.
"We'll see what we can do. It's good to be here and show we are still in the front row," Grosjean said.
Grosjean's temporary Lotus teammate, Heikki Kovalainen, qualified eighth despite having just three days to learn his new car. Kovalainen is driving the last two races of the season for Kimi Raikkonnen, who had back surgery.
A Vettel victory would be his 12th of the season, keeping him on target to tie Michael Schumacher's season record of 13 next week in the season finale in Brazil.
On Saturday, Vettel shrugged off pursuit of records.
"It's not the right mind set to go into the race," he said. "We've done pretty well with that kind of approach."
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Championship contender Matt Kenseth posted the fastest speed during final practice for NASCAR's season finale.
One major problem: points leader Jimmie Johnson was fast, too. Johnson had the second-quickest lap around Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday and had the fastest 10-lap average.
"We're just working on comfort," Johnson said afterward. "It's different conditions now than what we'll have during race time, so we're being smart about our changes."
Kenseth reached 171.980 mph around the 1½-mile oval, just ahead of Johnson's 171.647. Defending series champion Brad Keselowski was third, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick.
The 10-lap average is often a better indicator of the top cars. Johnson averaged 167.905 mph over his first 10 practice laps.
Johnson, Kenseth and Harvick are the only drivers still in contention for the title. Johnson enters Sunday's finale with a 28-point lead over Kenseth. Johnson needs to finish 23rd or better to win his sixth title in eight years.
Johnson has seven top-five finishes in nine Chase races this season, the kind of closing success that makes a tough task nearly impossible.
Kenseth was tied with Johnson three weeks ago, but pit trouble at Phoenix last week diminished his chances. Still, Kenseth's crew chief, Jason Ratcliff, believes staying close with one of the most dominant programs in NASCAR history says a lot about their team.
"I prefer it's them over anyone actually," Ratcliff said after the final practice. "It's more of a challenge for us and it's setting the bar very high. Coming into the last few races knowing that we are really close and going head-to-head with these guys week in and week out, I'm ecstatic that it's those guys and we're going to continue to work hard to not only achieve what they've done over the last seven, eight, nine years, but hopefully surpass that.
"I think if everybody's goal in this garage area is not to do that, then they should find something else."


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In Paris for fashion week, Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham are painting the town. . . black and white. As you can see in this gallery of their looks, these fast friends have a perfectly coordinated wardrobe that has us totally impressed. Look at how cleverly they play on proportions! For example, when Katie wears wide leg pants and a slim jacket, Victoria goes for a voluminous top and skinny pants — or a slim dress next to a full skirted gown– so they always look like interlocking puzzle pieces. And these two moms both share flawless makeup, killer pumps and the best oversized sunglasses on the continent. We were a little surprised when we first saw them hanging out, but hey, this is could be the beginning of a beautiful (and wildly stylish) friendship. Tell us: What do you think of Katie and Posh and their Paris debut? Will it last?
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text: Amy Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, and Joseph Fjarlie, Stratford, Wis., have been selected as the 2011 recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Awards. The award fund was created in 2000 in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) staff from 1978 to 1997. Stout was instrumental in the growth of the company's marketing activities, and later added duties as a type evaluator and in customer field service for the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Stout believed that the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world. These awards honor that conviction by providing financial support for on-farm and JMS internship experiences. Previous recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Award are Tara Bohnert, Illinois (2003), Allison Waggoner, South Carolina (2004), Dan Bauer, Wisconsin (2005), Aaron Horst, Pennsylvania (2006), Jacob Pieper, Maryland (2007); Katie Albaugh, Maryland (2008); Brady Core, Kentucky (2009); Ivy Roberts, Florida, and Kim Wilson, Missouri (2010). Farm Experience Recipient: Amy Maxwell Amy has taken advantage of numerous work and educational opportunities as she prepares for a career in the dairy business. These include working as an assistant herdsman at Bohnerts' Jerseys in East Moline, Ill., and last summer at an 80-cow Holstein dairy. Amy's roots are in the diversified farming and marketing operations of Cinnamon Ridge Inc., owned by her father, John. She has shown Registered Jerseys since the age of 8. She purchased her first Pot O'Gold heifer at the age of 9, then a second three years later. Today, these two cows and their progeny comprise the majority of Amy's herd, many of which have completed AJCA Hall of Fame records. Amy has also won numerous championships at Iowa fairs, plus earned top milk and combined fat-and-protein awards at the Iowa State Fair with Cinnamon Ridge Artis Praise, a daughter of her second Pot O'Gold purchase. While attending Iowa State, Amy was a member of the Dairy Science Club. She served as co-chair of its "I Milked A Cow" educational program conducted during the eight-day Iowa State Fair. Last fall, she was a member of the Iowa State team that placed tenth in the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Madison, Wis. She was also high individual in Jerseys at the Accelerated Genetics Judging Contest. Amy has taken advantage of numerous work and educational opportunities as she prepares for a career in the dairy business. These include working as an assistant herdsman at Bohnerts' Jerseys in East Moline, Ill., and last summer at an 80-cow Holstein dairy. JMS Internship Recipient: Joseph Fjarlie Joseph Fjarlie begins his internship with Jersey Marketing Service June 1 assisting with the complete dispersal of K&K Jerseys LLC, Newton, Wis. The experience also includes work on the crew for the 54th National Heifer Sale, June 25 in Arlington, Wis. Growing up on his family's farm in the Tillamook, Ore., area, Joseph developed a passion for dairy cattle genetics and registered cattle sales for three breeds. When his family moved its herd to Wisconsin last summer, Joseph relocated with his six Registered Jerseys and began considering career options in addition to breeding and developing an elite herd of cows. Joseph has extensive work experience on various Oregon dairy operations, including full-time employment at Wilsonview Dairy, Inc and Matejeck Dairy. He also worked as a weekend milker at Kilchona Farm, owned by his grandparents, and in retail at the Tillamook County Creamery Association Farm Store. These jobs have allowed him to learn and develop a broad set of management skills, plus learn how important fine-tuned nutrition and herd health programs are to the bottom line. Active in the Western National youth program, 4-H and FFA, Joseph has been an avid student of the Jersey breed and dairy industry. He also discovered a talent for dairy judging. He won the 4-H and FFA contest in Tillamook County and at the state level. At the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Madison, Wis., Joseph placed as eighth high individual in Jerseys. About the National Jersey Youth Program The American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, administers nine educational awards for Jersey youth. Scholarships are paid from permanent endowments managed by the association. Contributions to these funds are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)(3) tax deductible charitable gifts and may be made at any time during the year. Applications for 2011-12 academic scholarships are posted online at USJersey.com and must be submitted no later than July 1, 2011. Deadline to apply for the 2012 Stout Experience Awards is February 1 of next year. For more information, visit USJersey.com, or contact Dr. Cherie L. Bayer, Director of Development, at (614) 322-4456 or email email@example.com. 5.24.2011


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The University of Wisconsin-Madison received top honors in the 90th Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The Madison team sorted themselves to the top winning by 11 points. The team was led by Brian Coyne, who was the top individual. Brian earned 876 points- the highest score in the history of the contest. He beat out teammate Chelsea Holschbach who won the reasons portion of the contest with 286 points. The team was coached by Ted Halbach, assisted by Brian Kelroy. The second place team was the University of Minnesota, coached by Les Hansen. Megan Herberg and Caitlin Kasper from the Minnesota team placed third and fourth on an individual basis. A special plaque was given to the top individual in reasons in honor of the late Dr. David P. Dickson.
Top 10 Teams Overall:
1. UW-Madison, 2576; coached by Halbach/Kelroy
Team members included Kelly Sime, Brian Coyne, Chelsea Holschbach, and Ben Sarbacker
2. University of Minnesota, 2565; coached by Les Hansen
Team members included Megan Herberg, Caitlin Kasper, Mikayla Krause, and Abby Udermann
3. Cornell University, 2544; coached by Galton/Winkelman
Team members included Ashley Sears, Sheri Boardman, Corey Kayhart, and Jessica Perkins
4. Penn State, 2511; coached by Dale Olver
Team members included Joshua Ebert, Elaina Rader, Amy Yeiser, and Peter Yoder
5. Ohio State University, 2509; coached by Ayars/Heisner
Team members included Hannah Thompson, Laura Gordon, Jason Miley, and Curtis Bickel
6. Virginia Tech, 2453; coached by Barnes/Knowlton
Team members included Abby Patch, Caitlin Patrick, Rachel Smith, and Brittany Willing
7. Cal Poly State University, 2445; coached by Stan Henderson
Team members included Caitlyn Morehart, David Jones, Joseph Coleman, and Jason Borges
8. UW-River Falls, 2431; coached by Steve Kelm
Team members included Justine Ahrens, Jillian Cowles, Juli Cooper, and Michelle Owens
9. UW- Platteville, 2404; coached by Michael Mee
Team members included Ashley Mergen, Anna Troester, and Rebecca Schlehlein
10. Iowa State University, 2397; coached by Lee Kilmer
Team members included Zach Deutmeyer, Megan Kregel, Jess Peter, and Amy Maxwell
Top 10 Individuals Overall:
1. Brian Coyne, 876, UW-Madison
2. Chelsea Holschbach, 865, UW-Madison
3. Megan Herbersg, 859, University of Minnesota
4. Caitlin Kasper, 858, University of Minnesota
5. Joshua Ebert, 856, Penn State
6. Ashley Sears, 856, Cornell University
7. Abby Udermann, 848, University of Minnesota
8. Hannah Thompson, 847, Ohio State University
9. Corey Kayhart, 844, Cornell University
10. Jessica Perkins, 844, Cornell University
Top 10 Teams Reasons:
1. University of Minnesota, 839; coached by Les Hansen
2. UW-Madison, 836; coached by Halbach/Kelroy
3. Penn State, 827; coached by Dale Olver
4. Cornell University, 821; coached by Galton/Winkelman
5. Ohio State University, 814; coached by Ayars/Heisner
6. Cal Poly State University, 810; coached by Stan Henderson
7. University of Georgia, 780; coached by London/Graves
8. Virginia Tech, 779; coached by Barnes/Knowlton
9. UW-River Falls, 775; coached by Steve Kelm
10. Kansas State University, 760; coached by Jon Pretz
Top 10 Individual Reasons:
1. Chelsea Holschbach, 286, UW-Madison
2. Brian Coyne, 284, UW-Madison
3. Joshua Ebert, 283, Penn State
4. Megan Herberg, 281, University of Minnesota
5. Caitlin Kasper, 279, University of Minnesota
6. Abby Uderman, 279, University of Minnesota
7. Elaina Rader, 279, Penn State
8. Ashley Sears, 276, Cornell University
9. Katlyn Hendershot, 275, West Virginia University
10. Hannah Thompson, 274, Ohio State University
Generous support from these sponsors helped make the 2010 Intercollegiate Contest a success: Accelerated Genetics, Advanced Biological Marketing, American Guernsey Breeders Association, American Jersey Cattle Club, American Livestock, American Milking Shorthorn Society, Ayrshire Breeders Association, Brown Swiss Association Eugene Meyer, Friends of David P. Dickson, Hoard's Dairyman, Holstein Association USA, International Protein Sires, Land O'Lakes, National Dairy Shrine, Red & White Dairy Cattle Association and Select Sires, Inc.
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Kentucky's animal shelters were given a financial boost recently after a dairy farmer willed hundreds of thousands of dollars to them.
Bland Hardison, a Muhlenburg County, Ky., dairy farmer passed away earlier this year, and according to WAVE News, his love for animals prompted him to leave $225,000 behind for Kentucky's animal shelters.
Each government-run animal shelter will receive roughly $1,400.
View the article from WAVE News here.
Coincidentally, Kentucky animal shelters received more donations from Hardison than they reportedly received from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), one of the nation's largest animal-rights organizations.
According to Humane Watch, HSUS provided no donations to Kentucky in 2011. That same year, HSUS shared just 0.24 percent of its total budget as grants to support pet shelters across the United States. See the infographic here.


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(Adopted by Council on November 06, 1994)
The responsibilities of the physics community to society occasionally require physicists to make public statements about the use of science and technology in the public interest or about the public understanding and support of science necessary to sustain the useful contributions of science to society.
Some of these statements apply to all of physics, but some represent more specialized concerns of physicists in certain physics specialties, geographical locations, workplace settings, demographic groups, etc. The rest of the physics community may or may not agree with these concerns.
The APS organizational structure encompasses units for scientific specialty, geographic, demographic and other interests. Each unit has public responsibilities and on occasion may want to advise government officials or the public on issues of concern to members of that APS unit.
The Council of the APS recognizes the value of such initiatives. However, in order to preserve the unity and effectiveness of APS in public affairs, the Council requires that statements by units not be in conflict with legitimate interests of other parts of APS, or of APS as a whole.
The following is APS policy regarding public statements arising from any APS unit.
- The APS Council strongly affirms that in order to preserve the unity and public credibility of the APS as a whole, "APS statements" are only those statements reviewed and authorized by the Council, as provided in the APS Constitution and By-laws. In general, these will address important interests of the whole of APS, and will be issued by the Council.
- APS units considering matters of public affairs are encouraged to address themselves to issues which are important to all of APS and which should be APS statements. Such statements drafted by the units should be submitted to the Council through POPA, with appropriate background material, for approval as APS statements according to the APS Constitution and By-laws.
- APS units may issue statements of narrower concern, provided that they are not in conflict with legitimate concerns of any other unit of APS or of the APS as a whole. Such statements are not APS statements. The APS unit wanting to make such a public statement should first send a draft to the APS Executive Officer for review, along with a background description of the reason for issuing it, the intended audience and effect, and the distribution plan. The Executive Officer will assist the unit in determining there is no conflict, by timely consultation with other APS officers, POPA, and APS unit executives, and by arranging discussions when appropriate.
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Students in LecDem 2012 Course are required to attend preparatory rehearsals 9-5, Tue-Fri. Ballet, HipHop, W. African, Folk and contemporary works by Hunter alumni Gilbert Reyes and Abiola Ricketts.
LecDem Sandy Relief Benefit Performance
Please join the Hunter College Dance Program's Lecture Demonstration course for a dance performance to benefit victims of superstorm Sandy. cleaning supplies – batteries – blankets – socks – non-perishable food items.The collection will be delivered to StatenIslandRecovers.org. The performance will include works by Jacqueline Gaffney, Robin Dunn, Gilbert Reyes and Abiola Ricketts.


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Top a Double-Double from In-N-Out with foie gras and you've got a Double Duck. In this video, actor and comedian David Ury "orders" the (nonexistent secret menu item) Double Duck at In-N-Out for what sounds like $172.50, and explains that you only have until July 1 to get it in California, when the California law banning the sale of foie gras goes into effect.
"In-N-Out Burger's TOP SECRET menu"
[via Huffington Post]
The Burger Lab: The Ins-n-Outs of an In-N-Out Double-Double, Animal-Style
The Ultimate In-N-Out Secret Menu (and Super Secret Menu!) Survival Guide
Adventures at In-N-Out: We Make a Shooter's Sandwich with 16 Burger Patties
The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical
About the author: Robyn Lee is the editor of A Hamburger Today and takes many of the photos for Serious Eats. She'll also doodle cute stuff when necessary. Read more from Robyn at her personal food blog, The Girl Who Ate Everything.


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Good day everyone.
I recently had the good luck of getting another job ( ), and I found out I only owe about 3,000 dollars in debt...
My question now is, how do I start preparing myself so I can be sure to succeed as a monastic? I've been cutting down the time I spend watching movies and playing games, and I'm going for complete celibacy (which isn't much of a problem for me). I've still got a few months of work ahead of me, and I plan to start visiting the monastery I hope to ordain at.
Does anybody have any advice they can share?
Metta, Josh.