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Anthony Streiff, left, Alex Sand and Nam Dorjee, all of Minneapolis, are in tears when it is announced that voters had rejected a proposed amendments to Minnesota's Constitution, to ban gay marriage, at an Minnesotans United for All Families election night event in St. Paul, Minn., on Nov. 7, 2012.
"You will know them by their fruits" Matthew 7:16
The coming weeks will provide ample opportunity for minute, precinct-by-precinct analysis of how marriage equality advocates secured victory on ballot measures in Maryland, Minnesota, Maine and Washington. We'll all learn more about inroads made in unlikely communities—African American Protestants in Prince George's County, Maryland or rural Franco-American Catholic communities like Biddeford, Maine, to name a few. Yet, without missing the forest for the trees, there is one thing we already know for certain: a thoughtful, multidimensional engagement with people of faith made the difference in each of these campaigns. We are used to seeing religion as the problem for the LGBT community, but this year we can say with full confidence that religious engagement was a key to the solution. Here are some of the secrets to our success.
We learned from our mistakes.
Even though a substantial majority of gays and lesbians "cite their faith as a central facet of their life," religion remains a volatile topic in the LGBT community. Many have been taunted, ostracized, even abused in the name of religion. Painful stories abound of faithful LGBT people and families made unwelcome, even exiled from their congregations. And, we see religious entities fund, organize, and message anti-LGBT work.
Such mistreatment has repercussions and LGBT activists have historically been resistant to engaging faith communities.
Although understandable, resistance to religion has not served us well. The 2008 fight to defeat Proposition 8, the infamous anti-marriage equality measure in California, did not focus enough on religious communities to its detriment. The Rev. Rebecca Voelkel wrote after that loss, "It is naïve to believe that rights-based arguments can trump the value-based arguments of conservative religious leaders. It is also naïve to ignore the power and influence of the moral authority given to religious leaders within communities of faith."
This time around, supportive faith communities and political strategists came together to rewrite the script. The Rev. Marvin Ellison, president of the Religious Coalition Against Discrimination, a multi-faith coalition working in Maine, observed, "The 2009 campaign was basically a secular campaign. When RCAD showed up [in 2009], the campaign was grateful but did not know what to do with us. This time around the campaign understood from the beginning that religion would be a decisive factor." This sentiment was felt across all four states.
Second, people of faith organized.
Supportive faith communities were part of the marriage equality campaign's "boots on the ground" strategy from the start. Each state's campaign had a faith director and faith organizers and, in the case of Minnesota, the faith director served as part of the senior policy team. In addition, sophisticated multi faith coalitions and denominational groups stepped up their organizing efforts. Although coordination among campaigns and faith groups is always delicate (faith groups lean toward multi-issue, committee-based organizing while campaigns have a laser beam focus on winning) this time we saw a new willingness to collaborate. This meant that the stuff of campaigns — persuasion efforts, one-on-one conversations, phone banking, and canvassing — was all done in concert with faith communities.
In Minnesota, for instance, nearly 3,000 faith leaders made 10 to 30 one-on-one calls to people of faith. This intimate conversation model, used in all four states, was incredibly helpful for undecided voters caught between the messages they may have heard in their congregations and their personal sense of fairness.
Third, we engaged the unusual suspects.
In Maryland, even before President Obama announced his support for marriage equality, the Rev. MacArthur Flournoy cultivated new relationships with prominent African American leaders such as the Rev. Delman Coates, an African American Baptist pastor who became a key spokesman for marriage equality. Through this work with Coates and a robust African American faith team made up of straight and LGBT clergy, the Maryland campaign undermined the familiar narrative in African American and white communities—one which is regularly exploited by anti-LGBT organizations—that marriage equality is a white issue, as if there were no LGBT people within the African American community!
In all four states, we also saw an increase in pro-equality Roman Catholic organizing. Following a model established in Maine, a loose federation of Catholics for Marriage Equality emerged in all four states and in bold, yet theologically sound ways gave permission to Catholics to follow their conscience even if it meant going against the bishops. In Minnesota, a priest in favor of marriage equality cited Pope Benedict on the limitations of ecclesiastical authority, "Over the pope . . . . stands one's own conscience, which must be obeyed before all else, even if necessary against the requirement of ecclesiastical authority." Using conscience as their touchstone, Washington State mobilized thousand of Catholics and raised money to run a powerful ad in major newspapers across the state showcasing Catholic support. Similar impressive efforts occurred in all three other states.
Fourth, religious spokespeople were promoted.
Knowing we had a media deficit with the religious right, the Human Rights Campaign and the campaigns worked closely with Auburn Theological Seminary to combine the messages of the campaign with the compelling stories of religious leaders. Hundreds of top level religious leaders were trained to provide a pro-faith, pro-equality message. By empowering and amplifying these faith leaders, we chipped away at the religious right's singular claim to the religious response to this issue.
Where do we go from here?
Incorporating faith into equality campaigns is still, at a nascent stage. We need to learn how to better collaborate with the richly diverse religious communities that are part of the fabric of faith in America but that often get left out when campaigns focus on the moveable middle. We need a better understanding of geographical differences that affect communities of faith. We learned, for instance, that Roman Catholics in the West Coast often have more freedom, even to organize in Catholic parishes, than Roman Catholics in other parts of the country. We need a clearer understanding of what faith voices resonate best in different communities, knowing that denominational affiliation at times isn't the common bond. Finally, we need to find ways to take advantage of religious media. Television and religious radio still remain relatively untapped resources for our work.
The tremendous success of faith communities' organizing in the four states this election showcase the promise of faith organizing which, like the proverbial mustard seed, just needs watering to thrive. The gifts of people of faith in this work are only beginning to emerge, the fruits of our labors will be even more plentiful as the roots of our commitment deepen and expand. The best is yet to come.
Sharon Groves is director of the Human Rights Campaign's religion and faith program.


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Just want to know how did you learn programming?
Here is my story ...
I learned programming from BASIC. However, I was told to choose Biology as my subject by my parents ... even though they knew I was interested in Computer. I learned Visual Basic then and after that learned C/C++ on my own. I took admission in a best institute in my city Karachi to help me in Programming. I was pretty famous in the class for cross questoning the teacher. After a few days I realized that I knew twice more as my teacher knew. Since then I am learning everything on my own.
I started playing quake.
I started making quake scripts to be a better quaker.
I wanted to displaymy awsome possum scripts to the hole world.
I inquired into geocities.com and the wonderful of html.
I discovered CGI.
I decided I wanted a guest book.
I made one, in perl - by reverse engineering other scripts I had seen and making my own script from absolute scratch.
I liked it.
I inquired into c/c++.
Almost immediatly I decided "Im gonna be a game developer!"...
I inquired into DirectX (7 at the time?).
I realized my lack of knowledge.
I reinvested my time in c/c++.
And javascript, and flash, and html, and perl.
I coded a win32 console application featuring a scrolling terrain game using colored character codes for display.
I re-inquired into DirectX(8). I inquired about OpenGl.
I made my first graphic game.
Skip ahead.
I know a lot of stuff in a lot of languages. Unfortunatly Im more of "A jack of all trades" then a "Master of one".
i got my first computer when i was six... my old love the amiga500+. man, this thing was so ahead of it's time. before that i remember playing pacman once on a machine my father had that was called pc10. i wasted my time with games on the amiga. i first discovered that there was more to computers when i got my first x86 pc a 386. i started out with basic. i got a few books from the local library and after i had grasped the basic concepts i wrote a little text adventure. nothing fancy though. i almost forgot about coding for a year or two until i discovered c/c++. i read one or two books. read a LOT of code from the web. i would say that i learned most of my stuff from other peoples code. especially when it comes to engine architecture and stuff like that. since i had started to play games so early it was no question that i wanted to write them myself. i started out with mode 13h and moved on to directx ( 6/7 ) which i didn't like very much ( i never started to learn direct3d ). opengl is what i use today. just recently i discovered D and i think i will stick with it. on the way i picked up some other stuff like html, php, lua, tcl, etc. things for the future are python and ruby. also squeak is something i once looked into and i definetly want to come back to it ( squeak is a version of smalltalk )
heh, i forgot to mention ( maybe i wanted to forget this ) my little adventure with VB. i had to learn it for work. i was working for a database company at that time. oh... and java of course. we had it in school and i also used it on a job
Interesting. I forgot to mention that I also learned Java, Oracle, VB and HTML. Learned OpenGL and now inquiring DirectX9.
my old love the amiga500+.
amiga 500 was king man. Lemming RULE! :yes:
... so does a game called oops up. anyone remember that one? This post brings back memories
I've still got my 500+. I brought it down a month or two ago to play on. It was fun. Supercars II, IK+, the list goes on .
At my 13th birthday party, some friends of mine sat at my old DOS computer and started using QBASIC to write stupid little programs. I watched, looked at the code and figured it out. Ever since, I was hooked. I learned C two years later by the graces of Sams Publishing and picked up C++ by downloading example source from around the internet. Because my father worked at Novell, I got a lot of exposure to Java. I've just kind of been writing code ever since.
Far far away, I knew the name - "computer". I got a computer learning machine (a special product only made in China ), and I play 8-bit games and learning BASIC on it. When I entered the senior high school on the first year, I got a Celeron-300A-64MB-Savage-3D computer which I chose all the parts by myself.
Of course, playing games was the first thing (although while I told my parents that I would always use it to learn my subjects :rolleyes: . Later I had some unhappy days with my parents 'cause I cheated them. But now I wanted to say sorry very much...... I was enchanted by computers. )
I use my computer make htmls, jscript, asp, flashes & learning vb. Now I am in university & I discovered C/C++, ASM, DirectX and much more. I found myself fall in love again now. (but now I can control myself and make good use of computers.)
the story of a true hero *sigh*
You reminded me of my old days ... *sigh* :yes:
look at us old folks reminiscing of the 'good old days'.
I meant the days when I was about 6 to 10.
ahh yes... [sigh]
let's see, I moved from the farms of bohol [phillipines] back with my mom in the US [hawaii, at the time]. cities, compared to rural settings, is SO much more technological. My mom introduced me to THE computer [a packard bell 286 with 10 MB hard drive [huge!] and 512Kb RAM]. after about a week of "playing around" with it, I happened to spill a glass of milk... IN the case. In my haste of trying to repair it, I rushed to the library to look for books on computers. took them ALL home. Opened the box to find that nothing serious has happened, just cleaned the box. I read the books anyway and found all of the books refer to BASIC. after that summer, i was a decent BASIC "programmer". I wrote drug wars in basic. I tried to emulate word perfect, beacon mavis and Harvard Graphics [to no success]. I wrote things that weren't always good and that's all I'll say about that, pending a court case that was all in 1993.
in my pursuit of higher learning, I came across C. I didn't have the prerequisites [at the time] to enroll in computer science in high school but I had a class right next to the CS class. so when my class got out, I rushed next door to copy whatever was on the board. I thought C was the class' grade - hence why I didn't go to the library to look up the language C. it was also hard to look at every book for pseudo or partial code. eventually, I enrolled in a CS class, taught by the same teacher i had been copying from. because of his left over notes on the board, I found myself ahead of the class. ...
before i start to ramble, that's pretty much how I came to be a programmer. what lead me to study CS in college was because I was denied enlistment into the military [air force] - because of my bad eyes and asthma. I no longer have asthma [now called reactive lung disorder since i haven't had an attack in 4+ years].
OGL vs DX
in summer of 2000, I became VERY interested in 3D graphics. so I bought 2 books - an opengl and a directx book. I read the opengl book first. to this date, i have NOT read the directx book.
to sum it up, I may have not started with a vintage machine like the 8086 or the an amiga or a tandy but the intel 286 is vintage enough for me. I still have the processor [the case and compononents long have been destroyed]. also with that computer came the first optical mouse that used light, not laser [so it was rather slow, and required a special light-sensitive mouse pad] - those, i still have too.
thanks for taking me down memory lane.
I have a rather strange story. My first intro to comps was in 1998. Earlier to that nothing. Then I started off with C. Then when we got internet connectino @ college (it costs a fortune to own internet during those days) I saw some code on mc2.nu mostly exploits code. Then I decided I would learn C inside out. I guess I am still learning about C we never end up learning the whole of it. What followed was PERL, C++, JAVA (YUCK) and Assembly (teeny weeny for debugging). Now I am into Maxscript (mascript needs lots of improvement). Learnt MEL scripts but was not happy with it. What else have I learnt ?? hmm learnt Spanish after I read a text by some great hack writer. Sir Haxalot. That is counting languages as in not just computer languanges
I am still a beginner in windows opengl and directx. I am in 12th grade. I was ignorant of computers just 6 yrs back, before then computers in chennai, india were so costly and i was actually interested in history especially history harmony between communities in south indian villages. when first used my father's office comp it seemed to me like miracles(first time boot to windows, never heard before). next year after irritating my parents i bought my first computer for about \\$2000 after a lot of fighting. It was then when the compter jobs fever started. Everyone in bro's class except my bro were selecting comp as electives in undergrad eng. People mugged up theories and programs(thats the case still, my classmates ask doubts on comp prog though they get the same marks i get coz many just byheart them) and they wanted to make big in US. After the dot com boom subsided and came dot come gloom most wont choose comp coz its "risky". Thats my city(I pride about my country's past than present). I got interested in game programming after reading a Comp Gaming World special on making games. Making games let you to be like god i can say. My knowlegde in opengl is purely based the online tutorials written by the community coz you don't get books on opengl in my city. Right now i know basic rendering and collision. Hopefully i will do lot in coming years. I am not learning this for bucks(some people do resulting in stupid games) but for fun of understanding how all that school physics and maths makes sense.
six long years ago I stumbled upon something called "debug" on an 486machine supposedly you could control the computer via this little program, so my quest for x86 assembly god hood started... having made it through the seven hells of realmode segmented memory dos interupts and frequent reboots I stumbled upon a package konwn as DJGPP. That started me on the way of C, and all was well. The came university C++ was the way there so I embarked on yet another journey. My adventures took me to many bewildering and beatiful places from the saftey of mode13 to the elusive caverns of DirectX I visited the shrine known as OpenGL and was kept hostage of the dreaded MFC. I found a trusted and enlightening companion in STL.
I've made small detours to places like PHP Pascal and JavaScript I actuallly once thought highly of DHTML even though "it's no real language", I've encountred Haskell and Prolog and they both thought me many things.
Yes that's the road I have walked, I've now realized that as the masters of zen have always said it's the journey not the goal that's important.
Hey CyraX, we haven't seen you for a while ... Welcome back
yeah nkharrat. After a hectic E3 and ECTS work I have come back... \<\< I'll be back >> Anyways, now that I have come in I better get working on the game and the articles. I have started writing articles on 3DS Max Script/3DS MAx SDK I am sure it would be good because I have seen hardly any stuff on the net. HARDLY. Let me finish it in a short while. Oh btw now that I have gotten some net connection to the room, I might be able to do small uploads.

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One of my favorite parts of visiting family for the holidays is making something fun for breakfast. We work so hard on planning the fancy dinner, but a good start to the day is needed to get through all that cooking (or football, whatever suits your fancy).
I work at Bob's which means everyone thinks that I'm the breakfast expert (and, really, we ARE the World Porridge Champions). Usually, I just hand my husband a bag of our High Fiber Pancake Mix and say "go" and he whips up the batter, flipping pancakes until everyone is full.
This recipe from our new cookbook might make a great alternative this year… wonder if he'd feel left out?
Apple Pie Oatmeal
Contributed by Jolleen Washburn
* 1 Apple, cored and sliced
* 1 Tbsp Butter
* 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
* 1 tsp Cinnamon
* 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
* 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
* 1-1/2 cups Regular Rolled Oats (GF will work fine too!)
* 1-1/2 cups Water
* 1-1/2 cups Apple Juice
Combine the butter and sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until melted and blended. Add the apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and cook for about 4 minutes, stirring, until the apples release their juices. Add the oats and cook for about 2 more minutes, until the juices are absorbed, stirring to prevent sticking. Add the apple juice and water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, until the oatmeal is thick and the apples are soft.
Let the cooked oatmeal rest, covered for 2 minutes. Serve hot with any combination of toasted nuts, fresh fruit, cream, extra cinnamon or brown sugar.
If that doesn't suit your fancy, maybe one of these suggestions will:
Teff Porridge with Dates and Honey


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This lovely recipe comes from the Bob's Red Mill Cookbook. Roma tomatoes work best for this tart because their meatier flesh is denser and drier than most varieties. Cooking the tart in a cast-iron skillet will produce a lovely golden crust. Pair this with a green salad for a delightful Meatless Monday meal.
Polenta-Crusted Tomato Tart
- 2 pounds Tomatoes, preferably Roma, skinned, seeded and sliced
- Kosher Salt
- 2 cups Polenta*
- 1/2 cup Sun-dried Tomatoes (in oil), puréed
- 1 to 2 Tbsp Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (might we suggest California Olive Ranch?), if needed
- 8 ounces Chèvre, divided
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Basil
- freshly ground Black Pepper
- Lightly grease a 10- to 12-inch cast-iron skillet, pie plate, or other baking dish.
- Carefully set the tomato slices in a sieve or colander, salt lightly, and leave to drain over a bowl for 30 minutes to 1 hour, given a gentle toss ever now and then to shake off the water they release.
- Meanwhile, make the polenta: Bring 6 cups salted water to a boil in a heavy saucepan. Slowly whisk in the polenta. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until quite thick, about 20 to 30 minutes. When done, the grains will take on a pearly quality and be tender and not gritty to the bite. Remove from the heat and stir in the puréed sun-dried tomatoes. Add olive oil if the mixture seems too thick. Fold in 1/2 cup of the chèvre.
- Spread the hot polenta across the bottom and up the sides of the pan (it should be about 1-inch thick).
- Leave at room temperature until cooled and set, about 15 minutes. (Or you can cover and chill the polenta until you are ready to assemble and bake the pie, up to 24 hours.)
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Spread the remaining goat cheese evenly across the bottom of the pie. Layer on half o f the tomato slice, sprinkle with half of the basil, and a light dusting of pepper. Follow with the remaining tomatoes, basil and a bit more pepper.
- Bake 35 to 45 minutes, until the polenta crust is golden-brown at the edges. Cool slightly, cut into wedges and serve.
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Who: Everett Community College, in partnership with public high schools, offers an opportunity for juniors and seniors to take classes at EvCC.
What: The Running Start program provides tuition-free, college-level courses for students to take. Participants may enroll as either full or part-time students. Running Start students can apply credits toward both high school graduation and future college degrees at the same time.
Each year, over 1000 students participate in the program from around Snohomish County. EvCC is proud of the high quality educational experience and comprehensive services we offer high school participants. Our goal is to support you on your educational adventure; whether that's transferring to a university or getting a professional certification.
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A Domino's Pizza executive says his company will not cut back on cheese, despite higher cheese prices.
"We're not going to reduce cheese on our pizzas — that's a commitment from us," Brandon Solano, vice president of brand innovation at Domino's, told those attending the Western Dairy Management Conference in March.
Cheese and a revamped recipe helped Domino's increase its sales by nearly 10 percent last year.
"We increased our cheese usage by 29.1 million pounds in 2010," Solano said. "We sold over 155 million pounds of cheese in 2010."
For the past two years, Domino's has been working in partnership with Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff program.
Another partnership exists between DMI and McDonalds.
"It's been through this partnership that we've really been able to accelerate many of the products we've been able to bring to the market," said Alex Conti, senior director of U.S. menu management for McDonalds.
"Dairy is an integral part of our entire menu," Conti said. "Last year, our dairy usage was up double-digit over 2009."
Conti mentioned a number of dairy-friendly items that have done well with consumers. For example, the new McCafe Shakes have helped the company achieve "more than double-digit" growth in its shake sales, he said.
When a market leader like McDonalds comes out with a dairy-friendly product, it may be a catalyst for competitors to come out with their own dairy-friendly products.
• Across all quick-service restaurants, cheeseburger servings rose 1.6 percent from 2008 to 2010. That represents an additional 300 million pounds of milk that went into the extra cheese sold. Source: CREST panel data, USDA.
• The increase in specialty-coffee sales over that same time period represents about 200 million pounds of additional milk sold as a constituent ingredient. CREST panel data, USDA.
• Pizza servings increased from 4.27 billion in 2009 to 4.45 billion in 2010. That 4-percent increase represents an additional 1.9 billion pounds of milk sold in the form of cheese. CREST panel data, USDA.


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Topic: awaiting a diagnosis from the uk
hello everyone
I am waiting for my mum to get a diagnosis and looking for reassurance and support, its been a bit of hellish time recently, I also wanted to find out about other peoples experiences of waiting for final diagnosis
bit of background history
mums been unwell for a while, very tired, very sleepy, bloated stomach, unreliable bowel movements, frequent UTIs, long history of cellulitis in her legs, has a longstanding history of asthma, copd, spondylitis so has had her spine fused several times in several places
mum started going a bit yellow approx. 3 weeks ago, so dad took her to the gp who booked her in for an urgent appointment at the hospital, however mum took really ill just before the last bank holiday weekend this may- she became very unresponsive, very fast heart rate and temperature, rushed into hospital, they were treating her for an infection of the bile duct due to a blockage/obstruction
the consultant said that they had ruled out gallstones and were looking at something more suspicious, this particular consultant also deals in general medicine and had already seen mum in the new year where they thought she had lung cancer due to xray showing enlarged glands and broke the news to her that she had it but then 3 weeks later after all the tests had come back and after dad insisting they tested more thoruoghly, she got the all clear and they decided it was a deep infection
,mum had her blood tests, ultrasound, ct scan, the same consultant who saw mum over the lung cancer scare has said there is something suspicisious showing up on the ct scans but wouldn't go into too much detail about where or what but said they are looking on the lines of cancer. mum had the ERCP two days later where brushings were taken and I think a biopsy was taken of some sort and a stent was put in, the dr confirmed there was a stricture present but wouldnst say anymore
the stent had worked its magic and mums jaundice started going down and mum felt a lot better as they had also addressed the infection with antibiotics. so mum was sent home about 1 week later
we were advised all the results would take over 1 week if not 2 weeks to come back as they have to analyse it all together, I managed to speak to the gp to see if any results had come back in, she said the brushings results came back in and said nothing alarming was found on them but said that she wasn't sure that all the results from that test were in and said she was wanting to chase up whether a biopsy was also taken, that all she told me at that stage,
at that point, I was feeling very hopeful that it wasn't cancer as the brushings would have shown something but then I got a phonecall from the gp to say that the local mdt have said that mums case is very complex and reffered it onto a specialist mdt in another area, I looked this team up and they specialise in bile duct, liver and pancreatic cancers mainly, so now I am thinking there is something there hence the referral to this team. the gp said she cannot go into anymore detail until she gets the full report on Monday /Tuesday, so the journey to diagnosis is still not over.


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Raltegravir (RAL) is a preferred option for initial antiretroviral therapy in the most recent HIV Treatment Guidelines and is emerging as a popular choice for use in the specialized population of HIV-infected patients being considered for solid organ transplantation. Data from HIV-infected persons with normal organ function have revealed few raltegravir-associated metabolic complications compared to older antiretrovirals, and in general, drug-drug interactions with raltegravir are infrequent. The absence of such concerns appears to make raltegravir a potentially appealing option for antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients being considered for solid organ transplantation.
At present, however, little is known of the safety and long term tolerability of RAL-containing regimens in persons undergoing solid organ transplantation. As more HIV-infected patients undergo organ transplantation, there is a growing need for good data on such things as the effect of dialysis on RAL concentrations, the potential interactions with commonly used immunosuppressive drugs, and the pharmacokinetic (PK) /pharmacodynamic (PD) characteristics in those with end stage organ failure, as well as those with functioning grafts.
The proposed study will also examine transplant function and survival in HIV-infected patients receiving RAL-containing ART and will compare it to HIV negative historic controls.
|HIV Positive Organ Transplant Recipient Active Wait Listing for Organ Transplant
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Solid Organ Transplantation and the Use of Raltegravir in HIV-Infected Patients: An Observational Study of Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy
- To examine raltegravir (RAL) in the management of HIV-infected persons listed for solid organ transplantation, with a focus on mortality and graft survival [ Time Frame: 3+ years ]
- Assess Raltegravir viability as a long term HIV treatment drug for patients undergoing transplant [ Time Frame: 3+ years ]
- Characterize the effect of raltegravir-based regimens on the pre and post-transplant endocrine and cardiovascular effects
- Evaluate drug-drug interactions between raltegravir and current transplant immunosuppressant regimens.
- Determine RAL pharmacokinetic (PK) profile in HIV-infected patients with end organ failure before and after organ transplantation.
a) Measure RAL PK in HIV-infected patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF), who are receiving dialysis pre-transplant.
b) Assess raltegravir PK in patients with different severities of liver disease, including cirrhosis, when such patients are available.
d) Assess the ability of RAL-centered ART combinations to maintain HIV suppression and CD4 counts following solid-organ transplant.
- determine the viability of grafted organs in patients with HIV infections [ Time Frame: 3+ years ]
- Track adverse events including those attributable to ART therapy, but also routine post-transplant events. Assess the safety and tolerability profile of RAL during the pre and post-transplant period.
- Determine graft survival and performance following transplantation in this population and compare to similar data in HIV-negative historical controls.
|Actual Study Start Date:
|October 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years to 80 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- non-pregnant adult patient with CD4 count >200/μL
- no concurrent active AIDS-defining infections or malignancy
- at least 24 months of well controlled HIV viremia, defined as <50 copies for the majority of the time.
- otherwise suitable transplant candidates, actively listed
- currently taking Raltegravir for control of HIV infection
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01793467
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 277138270
|Principal Investigator:
|Cameron R Wolfe, MD
|Duke University
|Responsible Party:
|Duke University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01793467 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 13, 2013
|Last Updated:
|August 14, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Seropositivity
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Raltegravir Potassium
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
Integrase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Crime of the absent Mariners
Enough talk about the Central Coast Mariners being a community club. Although it might be a heart-warming tag, a harsh question needs asking: Is the community taking the club for granted?
As an unspoken rule, the Mariners are a sacred lamb for criticism, but this isn't about them. It's about those who populate the area this very club represents with remarkable distinction.
Put simply, they aren't coming to games like they once did. In the 2007-8 season, the Mariners finished on top of the table and boasted a healthy average home gate of 12,738 – not including a sold-out final against Newcastle. Two years later, as the Mariners missed the finals, that figure dropped to 7388.
Now crowds should be right back up there – especially as in the three seasons under Graham Arnold, the Mariners have finished second, first and, this season, are on track for first again. Yet in not one of those seasons has the average crowd been over 10,000.
Where has everyone gone? The stock-standard defence is that the region has the A-League's smallest catchment, and while that's true, the 15,000-strong crowds that turn up on New Year's Eve and for the visits of Alessandro Del Piero (despite his late withdrawal) prove the interest is clearly there.
Ask people around the Coast, and they'll say it's simple things that drive attendances: success, attractive football and community engagement. Yet the Mariners comprehensively tick all three boxes.
No one is more bewildered than "Arnie". He mentions it at most press conferences, offering the same, impassioned spiel about how the locals are missing out.
Some argue the Mariners are predictable; more mechanical than entertaining. But 7-2 and 6-2 triumphs over Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory respectively challenge the myth. Scoring 43 goals this season – seven more than anyone else – absolutely demolishes it.
The time has come not for words but actions. If a crowd of just over 6000 can be excused last Saturday night due to the monsoonal conditions, there can be no such excuses this week.
First, the Mariners are playing their opening Asian Champions League fixture on Wednesday night. They're facing four-time K-League champions, Suwon Bluewings – one of Asia's most famous teams, spearheaded by "The People's Rooney", Jong Tae-Se, the focus of global interest for North Korea at the 2010 World Cup.
The Mariners bear some national responsibility this year. The recent ACL restructure means that, instead of having three participants like last year, we now only have one. It's not a competition they can take lightly.
But three days later, it's the really big one. They host the Western Sydney Wanderers, a clash between first and second where the winners will assume top place.
Given the way both teams are playing, this is a contest that will garner national interest, and could well rate its socks off on pay-TV.
The natural enmity between these two clubs is significant. So much of Central Coast's much-talked about youth has been plundered from the western Sydney area – perhaps fitting, given how tens of thousands of former "Westies" have migrated beyond Ku-ring-gai Chase in recent decades.
The Wanderers' first ever game was against the Mariners. The only team they haven't beaten? The Mariners. Wanderers captain Michael Beauchamp was the defensive cornerstone of the Mariners' foundation team. It was rejuvenated Wanderers striker Mark Bridge, then at arch rivals Newcastle, who famously sunk the Mariners with his brilliant goal in the 2008 grand final.
Maybe it will be Joey Gibbs, who agreed terms with the Mariners before the Wanderers offered him a senior contract, who scores the winner this Saturday.
Either way, the storylines are all there. Don't worry one bit about the how many visiting fans will make the journey. It's a quick trip up the F3 by car, and almost as fast by train from Strathfield. Thousands will be travelling to sing for the Wanderers, and quite possibly witness slice of history. They'll create an ear-splitting atmosphere.
So the challenge must be put to the people of Central Coast. If you really care for this magnificent team on your doorstep, be at Bluetongue Stadium on Saturday night.
Sebastian Hassett is a football reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald.
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No, this isn't going to spiral that way.
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No, this isn't going to spiral that way.
Maybe I'm missing something, but if you use Mahinmi and Copeland's salary which are on the books next year to get Varejao, how is that salary going to affect re-signing Stephenson? You have to either pay the salary to Ian and Copeland or to Varejao if you traded for him. The salary is there, it can't go away unless you workout a deal and take back a TE. Getting a TE is slim and next to none.
Granger is an expiring, so some of that salary is available to re-sign either Stephenson or Granger unless Herb is willing to go into LT Land which he's been adamant about not doing.
Ignoring that I doubt that the Cavs would trade Varajeo to the Pacers for that package .....there is a difference in how much you can offer Lance when it comes to having Mahinmi+Copeland ( both owed a total $7.1 mil in 2014-2015 ) or Varajeo ( owed $9.7 mil in 2014-2015 ) on the books. Add in that with Mahinmi+Copeland, you will only have to add 2 Players ( Lance + 13th Player ) compared to adding 3 Players ( Lance + 12th + 13th Player ) if you have Varajeo on the books.
The Pacers will likely have rougly $7 to 8 mil to sign 2 Players ( Lance and the 13th Player to fill the roster ) next season before hitting the LT if Mahinmi+Copeland are still on the books at a combined $7.1 mil in salary. Assuming that the Pacers sign some Vet at the minimum at $800k to fill that 13th spot on the roster...that would mean that the best offer that the Pacers can offer Lance is something starting at $6.2 to 7.2 mil a year.
If Varajeo is on the Pacers ( which would make someone here very happy << cough cough vnzla81 >> ), he would add $9.7 mil to the books ( compared to the $7.1 mil that Mahinmi and Copeland are owed ). By doing a "2 for 1" trade....the roster would now be at 10 Players instead of 11 Players....adding a 12th and 13th Player at a Vet minimum price at $800k a piece, that would mean that the Pacers could ( at most...without going over the LT ) offer Lance a contract starting at $3 to 4 mil a year before hitting the LT.
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Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Varajao on the Pacers would make ME very happy, I just think we can't afford it and that's why we didn't get him already.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
NUMEROUS times I read you wanted Bird gone. I cant believe you would boldface deny it.
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Ian+OJ+Cope+pick for Varejao+Miles works.
Watson,Miles,DG,Scola and Varejao
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Trading Copeland is a bad move. Doesn't make sense, Indy invested in wooing him in the off-season. Trading him would be weird. It would also reflect badly on the front office. We can't say he didn't work out, because we never really played him ya know? I am fine with trading the rest though. EDIT out Miles, don't need him.
Now please go to Cavs board and see if you can convince them of this. Then please post the thread to see if this trade idea has merit.
If it does, then I would say it fits the reasonableness clause.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
By the way think about it Scola and Varejao together? (it means that I'm drooling at the thought of watching those two players together).
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My eyes are starting to hurt from all the red.
I'm in favor of trading Copeland not because he's good or bad ( to me, he is solid 3pt shooting role Player ) but because he adds $3+ mil to the 2014-2015 Salary Cap. IMHO...I think that we need as much CapSpace as possible to re-sign Lance.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Thanks for posting them.
Ian had those two bad plays that you mentioned (biting on Wade's pump fake and losing that rebound) but he also had some good plays as well.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
For those crucifying Mahinmi,, after watching the 2nd qtr tonite other than the bad fouls Mahinmi gave us solid minutes.
he had a block on birdman to start the 2nd spurring a fast break. nice offensive rebound on missed FT, kicked out to OJ for a 3 that was missed. had some solid rebounds and made smart fundamental passes. only took one bad shot,,, but to be fair anyshot not 2 feet at the rim is a bad shot for Ian. lol. I don't get the hate.
he fumbled one ball away. that's Ian. but at 4M.... what do we expect from a backup center.
are we expecting Dikembe D. Rik Smits scoring. Dale Davis rebounding and D. those are all 8+M players.
This is based purely upon watching the pacers 2nd qtr for the 2nd time and some plays way more than once. this is not based on previous games etc.
I don't care so much about Ians fouls. Except that maybe he should foul them harder.
I'm not going to dignify that with and answer anymore than I will read the PM you sent me.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Can you diginify it. I rescind the honorable comment.
Merry Christmas to you as well.
Go Pacers!
Because the NBA has a minimum roster size. If you take salary from two players, and give it to one, you still have to replace that one player and a little bit of salary which makes it even more difficult to re-sign Lance. Splitting 8mil two ways is easier than splitting it three ways, especially when Lance is going to eat pretty much all of it. You give Lance, say, 7M and sign someone else for the minimum you can get in under the LT line. If you have to sign Lance at 7M, and then have to sign two players, they won't be able to stay under the LT.
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okay whose reading my posts and submitting them to Coach Vogel.lol. in all earnestness, I liked what Butler brought in the OKC game and nice to see him get playing time. His offense is what we are missing on the wing with the second unit. below are Butler career stats. He was a primarily a starter for the clippers as recent as 2010.
If Butler plays consistently Cope becomes very expendable.
Cope has been expendable for quite a while. Really would like to try and trade him to the Kings for Fredette. SImply because he is expiring after the year
Yeah, since the moment he put pen to paper on that contract.
Since the Pacers were in the process of printing the fake ESPN magazine lol I still can't believe they did that for a player like him haha
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Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia


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A list of race day do's and don'ts could go on forever and each person you ask will have a different story or opinion. Rather than write a stale list of what to do and what not to do, I thought walking you through how I spent the 24-hours before, during and after the biggest one day race in America might have more of an impact. While I realize that most racers don't have the luxury of traveling with support staff the way I do, the routine I follow can easily be adapted for the amateur racer.
My teammates and I arrived in Philadelphia several days before the race because of sponsor commitments. By Friday morning, we were settled into our race hotel and ready to pre-ride the course. When possible, we like to ride the course at the same time we will race the next day. This gives us a chance to get used to the conditions – wind direction, temperature, etc. – that we could encounter during the race.
Most of us had raced the Liberty Classic in the past, but a refresher of the course is always appreciated a year later. As we pre-rode the course, we reviewed the nuances of the course, recalled results of past editions and discussed potential tactics.
DO pre-ride the course when possible or review course profile online.
DON'T wait until you line up for the start to know your competition. Look at past results/reports to know how the race unfolded and which riders you should keep your eye on.
Following our pre-ride, it was back to the race hotel for showers and food. Having the luxury of traveling with staff, we dropped our race bikes off with the mechanic for final adjustments. I had a quick chat with my mechanic about my gearing and race wheel preference before I left my stead in his capable hands.
DO be prepared with the right equipment you need for the course.
DON'T wait until the day before to make changes to your bike (unless you have a mechanic at your disposal) to avoid last minute surprise mechanicals.
A shower was followed by a team dinner. I made sure I ate a well-balanced meal that included nutrient dense foods to provide me with the type of fuel I need come race day. My teammates and I generally eat together, and our Sports Director will conduct a team meeting before, during or after the meal.
DO fuel properly. Now is not the time to cut calories.
DON'T introduce foods you've never eaten before or during races. Experiment with new foods during training, not race day.
The team meeting included a repeat of the discussion points my teammates and I covered during our pre-ride before turning to the specific tactics we would employ the next day. We reviewed the course profile, designated team leader(s) and determined each rider's roles.
DO know your race plan before you toe the line.
DON'T feel the need to make your plan alone. Seek input from you coach, your training partners, your friends who have raced the course before, etc.
Before bed, I packed my bag and pinned my numbers. Some people have a printed checklist that covers what needs to make it into their race bag for each race. Having raced for an eternity, I no longer need anything but a mental checklist to be sure my helmet, shoes, kit, gloves, socks, sunglasses, etc. make it into my bag. I rely on staff to ensure that anything I might require for nutritional and mechanical needs are packed in the team vehicles.
DO as much race prep the night before as possible so you aren't scrambling the morning of the race and inevitably forget an important item.
DON'T feel the need to do everything yourself. Share the workload with teammates or enlist personal support.
Back in my hotel room, I chilled and stayed off my feet for the remainder of the evening before heading to bed at a reasonable hour.
DO get quality sleep.
DON'T spend more time than necessary on your feet.
Early morning wake-up for our 9AM start. Some of my teammates find that they need to eat their main pre-race meal three or four hours prior to race start. I'm lucky in that I can eat pretty much up to an hour before. As with my dinner, I make sure that I choose race day foods that provide me with all the nutrients I'll need for my race.
My teammates and I biked to the course from our hotel and then rode the final few kilometers of the circuit. During our pre-ride the day before the course was not closed. Riding before the start we were able to see the final twists and turns just as they would be in the race. This served as both our warm-up and our final chance to talk through the tactics we had discussed the previous day.
DO warm up well. More intense warm up time is needed before shorter races, such as time trials and criteriums, than long road races.
DON'T allow the finish to be a surprise – ride the last couple kilometers with your teammates when possible to finalize tactics.
By the time we had finished our warm-up, our Sports Director had set up our team tent and pulled out our box of food and cooler of bottles. I stuffed my pocket with bars and gels and grabbed two bottles for my bike before throwing my extra clothes in the team van and heading to the start.
With four circuit laps under the blazing sun, the Liberty Classic generally gets off to a mellow start. As I surfed around in the pack, I reviewed my race nutritional plan. Ideally, I eat every thirty minutes and drop back to my team car for a bottle or grab one in a feed zone as soon as I'm empty.
DO know your eating and hydration schedule.
DON'T underestimate nutritional needs. Take more food than you think you'll need, and if you won't have the ability to grab a bottle during the race, consider sticking a third bottle in your jersey pocket.
My teammates and I stuck together on the course. It's essential that we ride as a unit in order to communicate effectively. Team tactics carefully planned may need to be discarded if a race doesn't unfold as expected, and riding as a group ensures that we're able to discuss any required changes as they become necessary.
As the race heads into the final kilometers, everything becomes a bit more intense. The need to communicate clearly and effectively is even more heightened. My teammates and I chatted to make sure we remained on the same page regarding the plan we intended to execute.
DO communicate with your teammates as often as possible. Let them 'in' to a spot near you to facilitate communication.
DON'T be afraid to adjust your race plan on the fly.
Although we executed our plan to the best of our abilities at Philly, we had hoped for a better outcome than the fourth place we secured. Immediately following the race, we had a post-race meeting to discuss what we could have done better and what we need to improve upon for our next race. Together, we rode back to the hotel as a cool down before we indulged in another healthy recovery meal.
DO debrief post race to discuss what went right and what did not.
DON'T forget that post race nutrition is important, too, especially when racing again the next day.
Without question, this is not an exhaustive list of race day do's and don'ts, but there is an abundant source of information here to help you get the most out of your racing experience. Remember that taking extra time to prepare yourself and your bike before the race will leave you best prepared for what happens during the race.
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Stephenson tied his career (reg season) high tonight. Surely only a handful of games before it's broken.
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Stephenson tied his career (reg season) high tonight. Surely only a handful of games before it's broken.
Change is neither good or bad, it simply is.
Lance is a budding star. Not surprised at all that he has taken such a drastic leap. This cat is just oozing with talent. Hopefully we lock him up after this season so that him and Paul can play side by side for many years to come.
C.J. was HUGE. Kyrie was basically invisible.
I have to give Ian credit. He's given us some quality backup minutes this season.
19, 7 and 4 for Lance so far.
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We are looking good, starting to get the train rolling.
Turnovers, well I like said in the other game thread, get used to it, we don't have a true Point, and all other 4 starters get high usage and we feed the post constantly. Turnovers are just gonna be there. 11-12 season was just an anomaly.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
I was thinking he looked like John 'Hot Plate' Williams myself.
He seems to have nice quick feet, but he is slowed down so much by all that excess fat.
I have to say I've not seen Bennett play before tonight, and I couldn't believe the #1 pick in the draft is coming off the bench and only playing 13 min
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You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
I said it last year, but whatever Lance did/does to improve his shot, every player should do.
This was a great all around team win we need to not be dependent on one person.
If I didn't worry about Lance's maturity (yes, still, but no not like before), I'd be drooling over his play. As it is, I'm still very impressed, it's just that I'm not trusting of it for the long term just yet. But he is balling.
Paul George did what he did tonight yet I felt like he had a so-so game in some ways. Incredible. I just fee like there's going to come a night where he drops 40+ on someone and has like 7, 7, 5 steals, and 2 blocks.
CJ filled in admirably for Hill, though I wish he could find his shot.
West and Roy were very quiet yet we won easily. The bench had a big part to play in this; I believe in both halves they held and actually extended the lead.
There's a lot to like, but man these turnovers are BRUTAL. That is almost certainly why we won't succeed in the playoffs if/when things might go south at that time. Otherwise... I think this team is capable of being the 2014 Champs.
Paul George is the type of player that could score close to 30 points and put up close to a triple double..and you can watch and think he could be playing better.
That's always what is so scary/great about him.
I'm more comfortable with our 3rd stringers than I was with our backups from last year. Bird put together a hell of a bench. Watson looked starter quality tonight.
Stephenson and George are a dominant wing duo. Lance is my favorite, but I didn't think he would ever start shooting like this. I really think he can be All-Star good ASAP.
Lance and Paul tonite, maybe next time it will be George and Roy, or David and Danny.....So much fun to see a team where you can't just defend one or two people!
Can we get some love for Ian? Yes, he has stone hands. Yes, I know some of you want him to be Roy. He's not Roy. But he's looking so much better this year than he looked for most of last year. Very impressed with his rim protection and work on the boards. If he can hold on to the damn ball, he's not bad on offense either. I respect the blue collar work he's putting in so far, to little credit.
Tuesday starts a run of 5 games in 7 days, with all 5 games being potential playoff teams, Toronto being the weakest of the teams. We are going to learn a lot about our guys over these next handful of games.
I'm starting to appreciate Ian a lot more. His D is excellent. He's not an offensive weapon but being able to have a big defensive anchor at C for 48 minutes is massive.
I think its safe to say that T-Bird has almost pegged Orlando almost perfectly, much like he did with Paul George. Orlando is going to make it VERY hard for Frank to cut back his minutes when Danny returns.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
With Orlando his shot just isn't quite consistent enough. If his shot becomes consistent he is going to be incredibly dangerous, and even if we have 5 bench players (whether it be Danny or Lance) teams still won't be able to key in on one or two players.


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Courtesy of Jennifer Jamison
As you prepare your holiday shopping lists this year, here's one item you might want to put at the top: love — oodles of unconditional love and boundless joy, all wrapped up in a sweet furry or feathery package.
I had always thought the holidays were the worst time to adopt a pet. I think I've even written a few stories in the past discouraging it.
But pet experts, shelter volunteers and animal advocates say there is nothing wrong with adopting a pet for the holidays, and a lot of folks do, making December and January busy months.
All of the Bay Area shelters are bursting at the seams these days. As a result, shelters have lowered adoption fees, are offering special deals, and there's no shortage of cute.
Only 25 percent of people adopt their pets from shelters, says Albert Escobar, program manager at Santa Clara County Animal Care and Control. If only an additional 5 percent did, thousands of animals would find new homes.
"Dogs and cats should not be in shelters," says Beth Ward, chief operating officer at Humane Society Silicon Valley. "They should be living in homes. Our shelters are beautiful, but they're not homes. Our volunteers and staff are warm and wonderful, but they're not the same as a permanent, loving family."
As much as I advocate adoption, it shouldn't be entered into lightly now or at any time of the year. Folks at Tri-Valley Animal Rescue recommend if you're getting a new pet, do it now so you'll both be settled in before the heart of the holidays.
Also, the volunteers say, think about the ramifications before giving a pet as a holiday gift. Pets should not be treated as toys. Children should be taught to respect the animal, and parents should be ready to accept the responsibility for caring for the pet, at least for a while.
Also, don't surprise someone with a pet, volunteers say. Make sure they are willing and able to care for an animal, then consider giving a gift certificate with the adoption fee already paid, allowing them to make their own choice of a new companion.
Elena Bicker with Tony LaRussa's Animal Rescue Foundation says there are various myths associated with shelter pets including the misbelief is that you can't find adoptable puppies or kittens — they are there, in all sizes, breeds and ages, including some pure breeds. Also, she says, don't believe the myth that shelter animals have been given up because they're untrainable. "Many healthy, sweet, smart animals have been surrendered to shelters not due to their dispositions," she says, "but due to foreclosure, divorce or allergies."
I debated with myself for months about getting a dog. My mother was dying, my sister and I were caring for her in our house, and I wasn't sure it was fair to bring another responsibility into the mix.
I finally took the big step and the only regret I have about adopting Bailey is that I didn't do it sooner. Although my mom would eventually slip into the isolating world of Alzheimer's, I think Bailey brought some unexpected joy and love to her life, as he did — and does — to mine.
I may have rescued him from the shelter, but he rescued me, too. That's why I always say that when you adopt a shelter pet, the life you save may be your own.
So if you're ready, check with your local shelter and see what waits for you there. We've put together a list of shelters, rescue groups and animal advocates to help. You'll find it and lots of other things, at www.mercurynews.com/pets-animals.
Here's hoping you'll find the perfect match.
Contact Joan Morris at email@example.com; or P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.


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Put the press on Winfield [5:11 AM]
Newark Star Ledger reports: 'New Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson wants to play a gambling, blitz-happy scheme that relies on man-to-man coverage and Winfield is the perfect fit. Winfield, a first-round pick in 1999, has played his entire career with the Bills and last season became the first cornerback in club history to lead the team in tackles. Opponents rarely threw to his side with success.'
Jets try to corner Winfield market [5:10 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'As of last night, the two sides were trying to hammer out a deal. It's believed the Jets offered a multi-year contract averaging at least $5.6 million per year, including a signing bonus that may top $10 million. One sticking point was the amount of money in the first three years, but there were late indications an agreement could be reached today.'
Corner market [5:09 AM]
New York Newsday reports: 'Winfield, 26, viewed as a good fit for the predominantly man-to-man system the Jets want to play, made the Jets his first stop on his free-agent tour. He has other visits planned, but he and his agent spent the night on Long Island and will continue talks with the Jets this morning.'
Bills cut Moore [11:21 PM]
ESPN reports: Clayton's Quick Hits:
The Bills cut tight end Dave Moore to save $800,000 of cap room. Their plan was to cut him and re-sign him quickly to the minimum salary qualifier and get $450,000 in cap relief. The only problem is that the Bucs worked quickly to convince him to return to the Tampa area. Moore, a former Bucs starting tight end, accepted the minimum salary tender and joined Jon Gruden and the Bucs Wednesday.
Moore Returns [9:02 PM]
Buccaneers.com reports: Dave Moore always had a nose for the end zone at Raymond James Stadium. Maybe that helped him find his way back to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers opened their 2004 free agency efforts on Wednesday with the immediate signing of Moore, the 12th-year veteran TE. Moore played the majority of his NFL career with the Buccaneers before spending the last two seasons with the Buffalo Bills.
New Guard Villarrial Says He's Ready To Win [7:43 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: '"First and foremost, they have great fans. The family atmosphere. Thirdly would be the coaching staff. I met with the staff and they're excited. They want to win. They want to bring a winner here. I want to win. That's our fit."'
Bills Sign Chris Villarrial [7:42 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Last season, he started all 13 games in which he played. Entering his ninth season, Villarrial has primarily played right guard with the exception of the 1997 season when he started 11 games at center. A three-year starter at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Villarrial was drafted by the Bears in the fifth round of the 1996 draft.'
Bills sign offensive lineman Villarrial, work out cornerback Vincent [7:41 PM]
AP reports: 'The Bills also worked out cornerback Troy Vincent on Wednesday. Vincent, who has 42 interceptions in his 12-year career, has played with both Philadelphia and Miami. ''We had a good talk and it was a chance for him to visit with certain people,'' Mularkey said. ''I think he's still playing at a high level and is a very good corner.'''
Bills sign offensive lineman Villarrial [7:40 PM]
AP reports: 'Villarrial, 30, has spent his entire eight-year career with the Chicago Bears, starting 109 of the 116 games that he has appeared in.'
What should the Buffalo Bills top priority be in free agency? [7:39 PM]
WHEC-TV reports: 'Whether it's Drew Bledsoe's confidence to stand in the pocket, or bigger holes for Travis Henry, improving the offense starts in the trenches, and that's where I'd spend my money first.'
Vincent Visits. Woody Had Not Been Contacted [7:39 PM]
WGR-AM reports: 'The Bills say reports on CNN/SI report that they're close to coming to terms with free agent Damien Woody are false.'
Bills Make Villarrial First Free Agent Signing Of 2004 [7:38 PM]
WGR-AM reports: 'The 30-year-old has proven to be durable while playing for the Bears. Villarrial will likely be plugged into Buffalo's starting lineup, as he was a mainstay on the Bears' offensive line. He started in 109 of the 116 games he appeared in, including 13 games last season. Villarrial also has experience at center, where he played 11 games in 1997.'
Buffalo inks Villarrial [7:37 PM]
The Sports Network reports: 'Villarrial, 30, had spent his first eight seasons with the Chicago Bears and started in 109 of the 116 games that he appeared in. Last year, Villarrial started all 13 games he played.'
Bills released TE Moore [7:36 PM]
The Sports Network reports: 'The 12-year veteran spent the past two seasons in Buffalo, where he had 11 starts in 29 games. He had only seven catches for 82 yards last season.'
Bengals get defensive [4:46 PM]
Bengals.com reports: '...Eagles� five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Troy Vincent...Vincent, visiting Buffalo today and expected in Cincinnati Thursday according to agent Linda Bodley...'.
Another Veteran Released In Dave Moore [11:08 AM]
WGR-AM reports: 'That leaves the Bills with Mark Campbell and Ryan Neufeld at TE.'
Raiding the champs [11:04 AM]
CNN/SI reports: 'The Buffalo Bills are close to adding more juice to their AFC East rivalry with the New England Patriots by nearing a contract agreement with offensive lineman Damien Woody, one of the NFL's most highly regarded unrestricted free agents.'
Bills release TE Moore [10:38 AM]
AP reports: 'His release should save the Bills about $800,000 against the cap.'
Bills Release Dave Moore [10:31 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Moore spent the last two seasons with Buffalo. In that time he appeared in 29 games (11 starts) and caught 23 passes for 223 yards with four touchdown receptions.'
Winfield cornering the market [8:51 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Winfield is an interesting test for the market. He has not yet made the Pro Bowl and has just one interception in his last 37 games. However, his track record as an excellent all-around player and his age (he will be 27 in June) arguably make him more valuable than the other cornerbacks available. Meanwhile, the Bills made another anticipated salary cap cut Tuesday when they released backup tight end Dave Moore. The move saved about $800,000 of cap space. Moore, 34, who caught seven passes last season, was scheduled to count $1.2 million against the cap this season.'
Bills set for free agency [5:16 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: '�Our roster is in a different position and our cap is different,� Donahoe said. �Last year, we needed a lot of bodies, particularly on defense, and we still need some players. But the difference is that we have some good players on our team and we have some players who we think � that with different coaching � can get even better. Are we going to be involved in free agency? We will, but probably not to the same degree as last year.�'
OL Sullivan re-signs with Bills [5:15 AM]
AP reports: 'Sullivan's best season came in 2002, when he started all 16 games at right guard. But he lost his starting job to Mike Pucillo in training camp and the Bills tried converting Sullivan into a tackle.'
Sullivan Signs And Free Agency Begins [5:14 AM]
WGR-AM reports: 'He started four games last season at left tackle after spending the 2002 season as a starter at right guard.'
Bills Should Benefit From Williams' Draft Decision [4:59 PM]
NFLPlayers.com reports: 'Southern Cal defensive end Kenechi Udeze or Ohio State defensive end Will Smith would be a solid pick. The Bills ranked ninth in the NFL in sacks a year ago, but they need a better pass-rushing defensive lineman to complement Aaron Schobel.'
Donahoe ready for free-agency period to begin [4:53 PM]
AP reports: 'The Bills will not re-sign any of their unrestricted free agents before Wednesday. Besides Winfield, that group includes fullback Sam Gash and running back and special teams captain Sammy Morris.'
Signed: Marques Sullivan [4:46 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Bills choose to lock restricted free agent Marques Sullivan up long term by signing him to a multi-year deal and preventing any other team from even making an offer to him. Sullivan, who started all 16 games for the Bills at right guard in 2002, is expected to be in the mix to replace Ruben Brown at left guard. "Marques started here for a year and played pretty well two years ago," Tom Donahoe said on Monday.
Ruben's guarded respect factor [10:17 AM]
WGRZ-TV reports: 'Personally, and just out of curiosity, I�ve checked game tapes a few times just to see what the fuss was about, and found #79 to be even better than I�d even thought. He�s always been a solid run blocker, but his pass protection has improved a great deal over time, as he�s even shed weight to help his quickness.'
Brown says he's sad to leave Bills [8:53 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"I plan to continue to raise my family in Orchard Park and continue the charitable activities of which I have made so many friends," Brown said.'
Bills say Brown gone, Winfield going [8:52 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Bills President and General Manger Tom Donahoe said Monday he is resigned to losing Winfield to another club.'
Brown takes his turn to bid adieu [8:51 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Ultimately, they cut him for a simple reason: They didn't think he was good enough.'
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The long-sought acceptance of genetically engineered fruits and vegetables by their forward-thinking marketers won't happen when the collective public says "wow!!" about the consumer benefits that biotech fruits and vegetables will bring.
Sure, we can expect biotech fruits and vegetables may someday offer consumers unusual tastes, colors and combinations of antioxidants and nutrients. Still more may boast disease-fighting characteristics that are absolutely vital to growers of a given commodity.
Those issues won't matter much. They haven't mattered much in the past, at least.
In 1994, Iowa State published a perspective on biotech fruits and vegetables and the tone of the piece was the quickening pace of biotech selections for vegetable growers. Called "The Vegetable Revolution," the piece described the hot competition at that time to bring biotech veggies to the public.
"There is stiff competition among companies to bring genetically engineered fruits and vegetables to market. One government official estimates that there are almost 300 projects under way to develop genetically engineered plants."
As we know, the flurry of optimism in the early 1990s was misplaced. What happened to the Flavr Savr, tomato anyway? There are a few biotech fruits and vegetables in the market place today, but certainly not hundreds.
Consumer acceptance of biotech fruits and vegetables continues to be a question mark, with some consumer groups still trumpeting worries about "frankenfoods." That note is getting tired.
There will be more and more attempts to bring biotech fruits and veggies to market. The non-browning Arctic apple is waiting USDA approval. J.R. Simplot has recently petitioned the USDA for approval of a biotech potato that the company says is engineered for "genetically engineered for low acrylamide potential (acrylamide is a human neurotoxicant and potential carcinogen that may form in potatoes and other starchy foods under certain cooking conditions) and reduced black spot bruise."
Del Monte has won USDA approval for a biotech variety of pineapple that the company is still undergoing tests.
The signal that "the market" accepts genetically modified fruits and vegetables comes when John and Jane Q. Consumer say "ho hum" when given news of another unveiling of another biotech fruit or vegetable.
In the end, it would healthy for marketers if consumers thought of biotech fruits and vegetables as "just an excuse to charge more money," as a mid-April Harris poll indicated that nearly 60% of consumers believe about the organic label.
From the Harris release:
Turns out that more than half (59%) agree that labeling food or other products as organic is just an excuse to charge more.
"What surprised us most was that while Americans are showing more concern for the environment, they aren't necessarily willing to pay more to do anything about it," said Mike de Vere, President of the Harris Poll. "While Americans feel better about the economy, many are wary of the 'greenwashing' concept that gives companies a chance to cash in on consumers who want to help the planet but are confused by all the eco-friendly jargon."
I don't think there will be any one event that will be the turning point in the market acceptance of biotech fruits and vegetables. But with one new biotech variety finding approval after another, retailers and consumers may not get so excited about the next. Biotech will neither save nor destroy agriculture as we know it. In the end, it is the "no big deal" response that will finally signal a new norm.
What do you think? Vote on Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group poll here:
True or False: GMO fruits and vegetables will be commonplace in ten years in the U.S. fresh produce market.


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The new Dodge Dart embodies the essence of dartiness more than any of the original models, which last saw production in 1976. Underneath its curves, the body forms a wedge shape, with the grille at the sharp end. And the 2013 Dart is nimble, benefiting from excellent underpinnings.
Among compact cars, the Dart may have the best bones in the business. It borrows its platform from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a premium car in the European market. As such, it gets disc brakes all around and a multilink rear suspension, where some automakers go for the cheaper option of drum brakes and a torsion bar suspension in back.
But with a car optioned like the one I tested, you will have to work to exploit that nimble handling. Between engines, transmissions, and trim levels, Dodge offers a lot of choice, perhaps too much. CNET's Rallye trim car was upgraded from a 2-liter four-cylinder to the Fiat-designed turbocharged 1.4-liter Multiair engine, a $1,300 option. The six-speed manual transmission was swapped out for an $1,100 dual clutch automated manual.
The engine and transmission combination in CNET's car is certainly the most advanced technology available for the Dart's drivetrain, but its performance left something to be desired. Turbo lag made acceleration an uneven proposition, with a slow start followed by kick-in-the-pants boost. The transmission's shifts also took a few more milliseconds than I would expect from an automated manual.
Suspension etiquette
Taking the Dart down a road with many sharp curves at speed, the suspension gave it excellent manners, but the turbo lag made it tough to exploit the handling. The dual clutch transmission includes a manual gear selection mode, which let me keep it in third, downshifting to second for some sharp turns. Using the transmission to keep the engine speed high eliminated some of the lag, but keeping the turbo spooled up all the time proved difficult.
On city streets and big freeways, the suspension felt very capable, giving the Dart a comfortable ride and reasonably sharp handling. Dodge tuned the electric power steering so as to give the wheel some heft. The turning radius was wider than I would expect for a compact, and made some maneuvers more difficult. I also noticed a hill hold feature, useful to have when stopped on one of San Francisco's steep streets.
On the freeway, the Dart cruised comfortably along, the transmission topped out in sixth gear and the engine speed at around 2,500rpm. But whenever I had to start from a stop on a city street, the turbo lag reared its head, the engine straining and sounding off with an unearthly wail as the car tried to pick up speed.
The turbocharged 1.4-liter engine produces 160 horsepower and a healthy 184 pound-feet of torque. The standard 2-liter engine delivers 160 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque, and likely more-even acceleration. The EPA estimates for the 2-liter with a manual transmission are 25 mpg city and 36 mpg highway. With its upgraded engine and transmission, the Dart comes in at 27 mpg city and 37 mpg highway in EPA testing. During CNET's test, the Dart showed an average of 30.8 mpg, a number we hit without trying too hard.
I previously drove a Dart with the turbocharged 1.4-liter and the six-speed manual. The turbo lag was still in evidence, but the transmission let me control it better than with the dual clutch transmission. However, as the overwhelming majority of American buyers purchase cars with automatic transmissions, the standard 2-liter engine will be a better option for them, as the acceleration will be more linear, although less powerful.
Touch-screen-dominated cabin
Along with the turbo lag, what stood out most about the Dart was the massive touch screen in the center of the dashboard. At 8.4 inches, this screen has to be the biggest available in a compact car. It is the same system we previously saw in the Dodge Charger.
As in the Charger, the Dart does away with most buttons or dials on the dashboard in favor of the big touch screen. However, Dodge maintains volume and tuning dials just above the climate controls, and more buttons on the steering wheel. The result is a very clean design for the dashboard.
The onscreen interface is another matter. Dodge partnered with Garmin for navigation, shoe-horning its software in with Dodge's own phone and stereo screens. Anyone familiar with Garmin navigation will immediately recognize the bright colors and big icons on the Dart's touch screen. The Garmin theme is not exactly in harmony with the other screens in the Dart's head unit, although operationally everything works very smoothly together. I would really like to see the Garmin software skinned to fit in with Dodge's other screens, which are much better-looking.
Garmin is a proven navigation maker, and its software works very well in the Dart. The system gave me plenty of options for entering addresses and worked quickly. However, it would be nice not to have to dig into a menu to change the map view from perspective to 2D. Under route guidance, the system showed useful graphics for upcoming turns and read out street names with voice prompts. At times, the maps was slow to render, but usually only after first starting the system or when it recalculated a route.


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Care of the preterm and/or low-birth-weight newborn
Preterm birth is the most common direct cause of newborn mortality. Preterm birth and being small for gestational age (SGA), which are the reasons for low-birth-weight (LBW), are also important indirect causes of neonatal deaths. LBW contributes to 60% to 80% of all neonatal deaths. The global prevalence of LBW is 15.5%, which amounts to about 20 million LBW infants born each year, 96.5% of them in developing countries.
Countries can reduce their neonatal and infant mortality rates by improving the care for the mother during pregnancy and childbirth and of LBW infants. Experience from developed and low- and middle-income countries has clearly shown that appropriate care of LBW infants, including their feeding, temperature maintenance, hygienic cord and skin care, and early detection and treatment of infections and complications including respiratory distress syndrome can substantially reduce mortality.
Interventions to improve care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period as well as feeding are likely to improve the immediate and longer-term health and well-being of the individual infant and have a significant impact on neonatal and infant mortality at a population level. The series of documents on Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth (IMPAC) provide practice guidance to healthworkers, and the recent WHO guidelines Optimal feeding of low-birth-weight infant contain recommendations on what to feed, when to feed and how to feed a LBW newborn.
"Kangaroo mother care" is a method of care of preterm infants weighing less than 2 kg. It includes exclusive and frequent breastfeeding in addition to skin-to-skin contact and support for the mother-infant dyad, and has been shown to reduce mortality in hospital-based studies in low- and middle-income countries. The WHO document Kangaroo mother care: a practical guide provides guidance on how to organize services in health facilities and on what is needed to provide effective "Kangaroo mother care".
The Pocketbook for hospital care for children and Managing newborn problems aim to improve case management of severe complications of preterm birth in hospitals.
What is WHO doing to improve the care of babies who are born preterm?
WHO strongly advocates for skilled care at every birth, which is the foundation for all good care for preterm babies. WHO also promotes essential newborn care for all babies, and has developed clinical guidelines and training tools for this purpose. In addition, WHO promotes basic newborn resuscitation, which has helped to make resuscitation broadly available in developing countries.
In May 2012, WHO and partners—The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Save the Children, and the March of Dimes—published a report Born Too Soon: The global action report on preterm birth that included the first ever estimates of preterm birth by country.
WHO is working to reduce the health problems and lives lost as a result of preterm birth with the following specific actions:
- working with countries to improve data on preterm births;
- analysing global preterm birth levels and trends every three to five years;
- working with partners to research the best ways of preventing preterm birth and caring for babies that are born preterm;
- updating clinical guidelines on the care of preterm babies, including kangaroo mother care, feeding babies with low birth weight, treating infections and breathing problems, and home-based follow-up care; and
- developing tools to improve health workers' skills and assessing the quality of care provided to preterm babies.


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We had so much fun last month with our inaugural ScrapbookSteals.com blog hop that we decided to make this party a monthly event! Join in on the fun today as seven talented crafters take you on a tour of how to use today's steal, the My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline 6x6 paper pads. If seeing eye candy from these seven ladies isn't enough, we are excited to be giving away another $20 gift code to ScrapbookSteals.com to one lucky random winner.
Here's the skinny on how it works. Stop by each of the designers' blogs to see what crafty Miss Caroline creations they've made using this steal. Be sure to leave a comment at each stop along the way, since one lucky person leaving a comment on one of the 8 blogs (this includes this ScrapbookSteals blog posting), will receive a $20 gift code to use in the ScrapbookSteals store! Not a bad reward for taking a little "me" time on the weekend to gather some creative ideas, right?
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Have fun hopping, and remember you have until Sunday at 11:59 PM MST to drool over the creations and to leave your comment. A winner will be selected and announced on Tuesday in our How To'sday blog posting.
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my beloved copy arrived today today, and i was so happy and anxious to install, but then after the installation my windows and this message came up saying that it can't locate d3dx9_27.dll. what's that?? and what do i do now?
please help me.. i'm desperate. thanks
Google is your friend.
Your beloved copy of what? Anyway, it sounds like DirectX isn't properly installed; the game should have done that when it installed, but maybe it didn't. You can download and install DirectX here.
Your beloved copy of what?
Hopefully not an evil clone...
I was also facing the same problem and I have searched over the net to find missing d3dx9_27.dll file. I have downloaded d3dx9_27.dll file from the link provided below:
You can download any missing or corrupted dll files for free from the above web site. And also, if you are not sure why you are getting .dll error messages, you can run a scan by clicking at "Run a Free DLL Scan" link.
Please like the above solution if it fixes your issue. Good Luck
Oh yes, that's a great idea, to download a DLL from some random site!
Excuse me. I have to go. I'm busy cleaning a shotgun with a broken safety set to "on", whatever that means...
Sounds awesome. I should really update my kernel32.dll.


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If this is an indication of what we'll see this bowl season, brace yourself for the dramatic and miraculous.
Arizona trailed Nevada by 21 points early in this game in front of a sparse crowd in Albuquerque, N.M. It meant nothing, with the Wildcats scoring two touchdowns in the final 42 seconds to defeat the Wolf Pack 49-48 and cap the first season for Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez.
Arizona quarterback Matt Scott tossed a 2-yard pass to Austin Hill with 42 seconds left to pull the Wildcats to within 48-42. Then, Arizona's Marquis Flowers recovered an onside kick.
It took just three plays for the Wildcats to cover the 51 yards for the winning touchdown, a short pass to Tyler Slavin, followed by the extra point.
With 19 seconds left and offense coming by the bucket-fulls—the teams combined for 1,228 yards of total offense and 70 first downs—the game wasn't securely over until Nevada quarterback Cody Fajardo threw an interception on the Wolf Pack's final drive attempt.
The game featured the two of the nation's leading running backs. Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey, a Sporting News first-team All-America selection, gained 146 yards and scored three touchdowns in the first half, but only picked up 27 more after the break. Carey finished the game with 172 yards rushing and 1,929 yards this season.
Nevada's Stefphon Jefferson closed the game with 183 yards and two touchdowns.
For all the positives Arizona will take from the game, it will still have to deal with an unfortunate first-half sideline incident.
Down 21-0, the bench became unglued when two defensive teammates began to scuffle.
Junior lineman Tevin Hood unloaded a right hook on freshman linebacker Cody Ippolito. Teammates had to step between the two to break up the fight. Neither returned to the game.


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My host company was using fantastico installer to install scripts for the past 2 years and now all of a sudden my host has switch to softaculous installer. When i asked the reason they say that there is a great demand of softaculous from clients. What do you think ? What would be the reason behind softaculous popularity ? Please share your thoughts and experiences.
My host offers both. Softaculous seems to offer a larger range of scripts.
Fantastico has long been criticized for taking a long while to update applications. As time when on, they started facing competition from the likes of Softaculous and Installatron.
Many providers continue to offer Fantastico alongside others, for legacy purposes. After all, many customers are already used to it.
It can be because Softaculous provides more spontaneous magnificent range of scripts.
Softaculous provide more scripts and the installation is pretty easy, I would say better than Fantastico, if we were to compare both. The interface wise, I'll vote Softaculous as well. It is simple, the icon is bigger and all in a glance.
The reason behind many hosts switching from Fantastico to Softaculous is because Softaculous has more auto-installer scripts compared Fantastico. Softaculous currently has 222 auto-Installer whereas Fantastico has more than 50 scripts. So the number of scripts in Fantastico is less compared to Softaculous. Moreover Softaculous includes new scripts and this number(222) will increase in future.
This is what I suspect indeed... More auto-installer scripts would mean less worries, more quality time management and extra convenient features.
I think that Softaculous might have a larger quantity of scripts but the quality is far superior on Fantastico. No questions, no doubts.There are like 5+ forum scripts on Softaculous while Fantastico has 2 quality ones.
Nobody has commented on Installatron versus Fantastico and Softaculous. I have to admit we haven't really tried Softaculous out; we've been very happy with Installatron though.
Everything about Installatron seems better thought out than Fantastico, which hasn't made real jumps in functionality for a long long time now (it does keep up with updates though, perhaps a little slower than Installatron). Anybody else care to comment on actual experience?
Please don't comment on hearsay - just want to know if you've actual experience of both, so you can give us a useful comparison!
Installatron is nice and all - It has most of the common scripts everyone uses. The issue for me is - the options are limited. You can get Fantastico for the same price and get more scripts.
I vote for softaculous for two reasons:1) softaculous provides scripts updates really fast, moreover softaculous free version has more scripts than the fantastico paid version.2) softcaulous is priced very cheap as compared to fantastico and installatron.
For some time ago I was on a host, they offered Fantastico, and I really loved it - The only issues I had, was that scripts was updated really slow, like it could easy take a month before the new Wordpress version was life in Fantastico.
Then I got to a new host, which offered Softaculous, and I was in love - So many scripts, I could check from day to day, and yeah there would be at least 1 script / day that really got an update. And installation for softaculous scripts was fast!
Recently I bought my own dedicated server, and yeah I did choose Softaculous because of the number of scripts you can install.. And today I did take contact to softaculous because there was a script I would like to see in Softaculous, and they just replied: "We'll see how it is, and add it if possible!"
Really looking forward to see if the script gets added.
But yeah, I love softaculous so much!
Softaculous is good indeed and I have used it personally and like how it works. Price is low!
I would agree with your hosting company. Softaculous includes more scripts, its cleaner and on the server side it is much better.
I love it, its Softaculouslicious babay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it and wont go back to fantastico ever , so many more features.