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- 90 Capacity
- 11 Days
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Summary : Antarctica is among the most beautiful, pristine and least explored places on the planet – truly exhilarating, mysterious and alluring! For over two centuries, the 'White Desert' has attracted scientists and adventurers, drawn by its unmatched natural beauty. This largely untouched wilderness is now more accessible to a new generation of intrepid explorers. Visit the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands in the comfort of the Ushuaia. From the southern spring onwards, large birds and sea mammals gather at breeding colonies and the ceaseless daylight of the southern summer makes exploration in this incomparable landscape a unique experience.
Activities : Birding, Child-Friendly, Hiking, Dedicated Solo Cabins, Triple/Quad Cabins
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$5,780 to $13,480
Embark in the afternoon and meet your expedition and lecture staff. Settle into your cabin and sail along the famous Beagle Channel and the scenic Mackinlay Pass.
Named after the renowned explorer, Sir Francis Drake, who sailed these waters in 1578, the Drake Passage also marks the Antarctic Convergence, a biological barrier where cold polar water sinks beneath the warmer northern waters. This creates a great upwelling of nutrients, which sustains the biodiversity of this region. The Drake Passage also marks the northern limit of many Antarctic seabirds. As you sail across the passage, lecturers will be available to help in the identification of an amazing variety of seabirds, including many albatrosses, which follow in your wake. The open bridge policy allows you to join the officers on the bridge and learn about navigation, watch for whales, and enjoy the view. A full program of lectures will be offered as well.
The first sightings of icebergs and snow-capped mountains indicate that you have reached the South Shetland Islands, a group of twenty islands and islets first sighted in February 1819 by Capt. William Smith of the brig Williams. Lecturers and naturalists will accompany you ashore as you experience your first encounter with penguins and seals.
The South Shetland Islands are a haven for wildlife. Vast penguin rookeries, and beaches ruled by Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals make every day spent in this amazing island group unforgettable. Sailing through the narrow passage into the flooded caldera of Deception Island is truly amazing. King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands, features colonies of nesting Adélie and Chinstrap Penguins, Kelp Gulls, Blue-eyed Cormorants, Antarctic Terns and Southern Giant Petrels, and is home to scientific bases of many different countries. Macaroni, Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins, as well as elephant seals, await you at Livingston Island.
The Antarctic Peninsula's remarkable history will provide you with a type of excitement often only associated with the early explorers. You will have plenty of time to explore its amazing scenery, a pristine wilderness of snow, ice, mountains and waterways, and an incredibly wide variety of wildlife. Apart from penguins and seabirds, you are very likely to see Weddell, crabeater and leopard seals as well as Minke, killer (orca) and humpback whales at close range.
Navigate some of the most beautiful waterways (depending on the ice conditions): the Gerlache Strait, the Neumayer Channel, and the Lemaire Channel–narrow passages between towering rock faces and spectacular glaciers. Plan to make at least two landings per day at several landing sites.
Paradise Bay is perhaps the most aptly named place in the world. Attempt a landing on the continent proper. After negotiating the iceberg-strewn waters of the Antarctic Sound, visit the bustling Adélie Penguin (over 100,000 pairs breed here) and Blue-eyed Cormorant colonies on Paulet Island. The Nordenskjöld expedition built a stone survival hut here in 1903. Today its ruins have been taken over by nesting penguins.
Further exploration may take you to Melchior Island, Cuverville Island, Portal Point, Neko Harbor, Pléneau Island and, if ice conditions permit, to Petermann Island for a visit to the southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins.
Depart Antarctica and head north across the Drake Passage. Join your lecturers and naturalists on deck as you search for seabirds and whales and enjoy some final lectures. Take the chance to relax and reflect on the fascinating adventures of the past days on the way back to Ushuaia.
Arrive at Ushuaia in the early morning and disembark after breakfast.
Read this itinerary as a guide only; the exact route and program varies according to ice and weather conditions - and the wildlife you encounter. Flexibility is the key to the success of this expedition.
Mandatory Travel Insurance:
All guests are required to have emergency medical evacuation travel insurance coverage. Proof of coverage is required prior to embarkation. The policy provider, policy number and emergency contact phone number must be provided prior to departure date. ExpeditionTrips strongly recommends at least $200,000 Emergency Medical/Evacuation coverage for Antarctic trips which includes coverage for cancellation, trip disruption, baggage and personal property. ExpeditionTrips can assist you with this.
Voyage as indicated in the itinerary; cabin accommodations and meals aboard the ship; shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac; program of lectures by noted naturalists and leadership by experienced expedition staff; miscellaneous service taxes and port charges throughout the program; comprehensive pre-departure material; detailed post-expedition log. Subject to change without notice.
Not Included:
Any airfare, whether on scheduled or charter flights; pre- and post land arrangements; transfers to / from the vessel; passport and visa expenses; government arrival and departure taxes; meals ashore; baggage, cancellation and personal insurance (strongly recommended, please contact ExpeditionTrips); excess baggage charges and all items of a personal nature such as bar and beverage charges and telecommunication charges; and the customary gratuity at the end of the voyages (guidelines will be provided); fuel surcharge may apply.
PHOTOS: © Antarpply Expeditions; © Lopez Tapia
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HANLEY Swan ended a string of narrow defeats with a valuable point from a 0-0 draw at Star Reserves in Cheltenham Association Football League Division One.
The windy conditions did not help either team and both had opportunities to score in the first-half with Adam Webb and Ryan Bird close for Hanley.
But poor finishing from Star and a solid display from stand-in keeper Andy Smith kept the score level at half-time.
The second period saw Hanley continue to play with a good team spirit as man-of-the-match and full-back Josh Wring and centre-half Adam Sauntson did particularly well.
James Newland went close and Mark Wright hit the bar but Hanley had to settle for a draw and remain bottom of the table on goal difference.
Hanley host Newton tomorrow (3pm).
Meanwhile, Upton Town lost 1-0 at high-flying Falcons and entertain leaders Charlton Rovers tomorrow (3pm).


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The Blue Santa program got its start on a rainy patrol day in 2009 when Harker Heights Community Services Officer Dave Haley came across a young boy walking to school in the rain along Lookout Ridge.
"I told him he could get to school a lot faster and a lot dryer if he had a bicycle, and that's when he told me he didn't have one and that he never had one," he said. "That really affected me."
After that moment, Haley decided to give the bicycles that no one claimed a new lease on life.
Elves disguised as community volunteers gathered behind the E Center on Nov. 16 to put the final touches on bicycles before "Santa" passes them out in a few weeks.
Haley collects and refurbishes bikes all year long to hand out to families in need at Christmas.
"We take in bikes from donations, in Dumpsters, found bikes, fix them up and repair them and get them squared away," Haley said. "I don't care what condition the bike is in. If it has usable parts, I'll take them off one bike and use it to fix up another bike."
This year, Haley has more than 100 bicycles to give away, mostly to students at Harker Heights Elementary School.
"It's hard to find out who's needy, so I get with counselors at the schools," he said. "Any bikes left over we turn over to the fire department's Santa Pal program. This is what this time of year is all about, giving back."
Haley plans to distribute the bikes starting Dec. 3, and he will deck out his trailer to look like a sleigh.
"I collect bikes all year long and people can drop them off at the police station any time," he said. "If people just dropped off the bikes to me that their kids outgrew or no longer want, it would save me from having to go Dumpster diving."
Volunteers from Target, Sam's Club, Harker Heights ROTC, the Harker Heights Police Department's Citizens Volunteer Program and Big Oaks Mobile Home Park wielded pressure washers and rags to ensure all the bikes gathered through the Harker Heights Police Department's Blue Santa program are ready for Haley to distribute in December.
Mary Evans, 15, offered up her old bike before rolling up her sleeves to help.
"I never use it," she said. "Instead of it just sitting around at my house not getting used, I decided someone else can ride it and have fun with it."
Brittany Durvin, a Sam's Club employee, picked up a soapy rag and got to work shining up refurbished bikes through the club's Volunteering Always Pays program.
"I came from a community where bikes always used to get stolen so it's nice to see bikes going back to kids who need them," she said. "I enjoy being able to give back when I can."


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US, Jordan sign $333.6 million grant agreements
Jordan and the United States signed on Wednesday four grant agreements that provide Jordan with a total of $333.6 million in funds for water, health, education, governance and economic projects.
According to Petra, these agreements cover the remaining balance of the U.S. economic assistance package to Jordan for fiscal year 2005. Under the first grant agreement signed Wednesday, the United States Government will provide $35.38 million in support of ongoing USAID initiatives aimed at promoting broad-based economic growth in Jordan.
Under the second grant agreement, the United States Government will provide $49.97 million to assist Jordan to enhance water resource management and promote greater sustainability within the vital water sector.
Under the third grant agreement, the United States Government will provide $60.26 million for projects in the health, education and governance sectors. This includes $17.8 million for improving safe motherhood services in 28 public hospitals, developing a hospital accreditation system, and implementing a national health communication strategy designed to encourage healthier lifestyles. It also includes $28.6 million that will be used to support a variety of cutting-edge programs in the education sector designed to improve the way children learn and to provide youth with the skills needed to be competitive in today's modern job market.
Under the fourth grant agreement signed Wednesday, the United States Government allocates $188 million in balance of payments support that will enable the Government of Jordan to reduce its international debt burden and strengthen its foreign exchange reserves.


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Then I changed to BornReady. Now Lance is gone. So I think its fitting I find a new username
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INSPIRED by the Commonwealth Games, shoppers at the Parade got sporty with some family fun games.
A running track was set up outside Debenhams and families took part in traditional sports day events such egg and spoon races and sack races.
After each race children were then given the opportunity to make their own medals at the craft station.
Brian Morris, the Parade Centre Manager, said: "It was great to see so many families laughing and enjoying themselves.
"As well as great shopping that's what the Parade is all about. The windy weather certainly made the egg and spoon races rather challenging but it was good fun all round and wonderful to see so many children proudly wearing their medals around the Parade."


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Head to Punta Cana for entertaining activities both on and off its beaches, like diving, beachcombing and horseback riding. Or, amble through La Romana's National Park of the East and the replica 16th-century Spanish village of Altos de Chavon. As the oldest and first city of the New World, Santo Domingo is rich in history, claiming the region's oldest cathedral, as well as the oldest house, street, hospital and university.
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Linking Education Assets and Student Outcomes
With an average of 1,000 new students in each of the last five years, the Desert Sands Unified School District in California builds a new elementary school every year and a middle school every three. And it stocks them with millions of dollars in equipment and supplies: from the standards, like desks and books, to the latest in educational technology in an effort to improve the instructional experience for students.
Keeping track of inventory in a fast-growing and decentralized K-12 school district is no easy task, but the challenge of protecting and managing assets has become an important priority in districts nationwide, because they are being held to higher accountability standards both for the use of financial resources and for student outcomes.
about the assets but how the assets are
affecting instruction."
"In any school site, we are very concerned about assets, where they are located, and how many we have," says Dr. George Araya, director of educational technology and information systems for the 28,000-student district. "Principals need to have control of assets to ensure the money we have spent is providing better instruction for students."
Products like Destiny Asset Manager? from Follett Software Company have helped Desert Sands improve accountability and increase asset availability through centralized educational esource management. The pilot implementation of Destiny Asset Manager has greatly reduced the amount of time and effort required to manage assets at the school in which it is being used. District-wide implementation is planned as the project progresses. The wireless scanner technology has cut the time needed to enter incoming assets by 90 percent, and the userfriendly, browser-based software provides a real time picture of the assets and where they are located.
The system can track all of a district's fixed and portable assets, including software licenses, maintenance equipment, computer hardware and laptops, assistive technology aids, video and sound systems, digital cameras, sports and musical equipment, buses, curriculum kits and fixed assets that require maintenance.
Destiny Asset Manager provides comprehensive information about each asset, from purchase to retirement, including purchase cost, serial number, age and condition. By keeping track of the location and movement of assets, Destiny helps districts reduce lost and stolen inventory. It also makes it easy to schedule repairs to reduce the amount of time that equipment is out of service.
Having seen the gains in efficiency that Destiny Asset Manager has provided Desert Sands, Araya eagerly awaits what he expects to be the software's most powerful benefit: data to help principals correlate the use of educational technology assets with student outcomes. Did students in a classroom that consistently used laptops in the first half of the school year perform better than students in a classroom that did not? Did teachers make good use of the projectors purchased last year? This information can help guide decisions about spending for new assets and replacing those that are idle or ineffective.
"We know assets are a very important part of instruction, but we want to be able to match information from the instructional side of the house with information about the presence of assets," Araya says. "When we look at project funding, we are able to make decisions not just about the assets but how the assets are affecting instruction."
As school districts increasingly focus on data to make decisions, Destiny Asset Manager is an important tool.
"We don't just say we're going to buy a laptop for every teacher, because if a teacher never uses it, we should buy other things," Araya says. "We want to make important decisions based on facts, and this is one more source of data that we never considered before because we didn't have it online and readily available." For more information, call 800-323-3397 or visit www.fsc.follett.com.


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Kevin M. Kain, a native of Wilmington, NC, is a Lecturer in the Humanistic Studies at UWGB. Broadly trained in European history, and influenced by substantial time spent studying in Europe, Kain takes cultural approaches to teaching and research which are interdisciplinary. Kain decided to become a historian as high school exchange student in Germany when he became fascinated with the medieval past and the study of foreign language. As an undergraduate history major at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and as a MA history student at Appalachian State University his interests in European history expanded to include the long nineteenth century. He combined these interests in his MA thesis "Nineteenth-Century German Historians Views on the Capture of Richard I of England." After a year of teaching courses in Western Civilization at UNC-Wilmington, Kain returned to graduate school seeking a doctoral degree from Western Michigan University. At the doctoral level he continued his studies of European cultural and intellectual history, rekindled an interest in gender history which was first sparked as an undergrad, and added a specialization in Russian history. His dissertation project "Patriarch Nikon's Image in Russian History and Culture" was supported by Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship and other grants and involved nearly a year intensive research conducted in more than thirty Russian archives, museums, galleries and national libraries. Before coming to UWGB, Kain taught courses in history and interdisciplinary studies at Texas A&M University, Texarkana. In addition to teaching surveys courses in Humanistic Studies, including Foundations of Western Culture and Introduction to the Humanities, Kain has taught upper level history courses on the "Women in Modern Europe," "Modern European Images of the Past" and "Central Asia and the Caucasus: Russian Frontiers Past and Present" and "Renaissance and Reformation."
Education: BA, History, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (1990); MA, History, Appalachian State University (1995); Ph.D., History, Western Michigan University (2004)


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Game: Target Defense 2
The game itself uses Java, but it depends on Jogl, which doesn't come bundled with game in 32bit flavor. However, you still can try to get 64bit version from JOGL's homepage: http://jogamp.org/deployment/webstart/archive/.
Game: Target Defense 2
Only 32 bit. I don't think the source is available to compile for 64 bit
Yes, ReVolt was a great game. Few people know, it's source (more precisely, the source of incompleted xbox version) is available under unclear licensing terms (in fact, it's abandonware). If you are interested, I can try to find the link. It would be great to see a free engine implementation that runs on Linux.
A great name for a great game :D


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Get your street fair food fix
Summertime means street fairs, and street fairs mean one thing: good eats. And by "good," I'm not talking about the gourmet fare that you'll find in a five-star restaurant, but rather the terribly tasty foods that are greasy, salty, sugary, crispy, cleverly portable and almost certainly bad for you.
We all know and love the usual suspects: funnel cake, corn dogs, cotton candy, kettle corn, french fries, smoothies, etc. But I've noticed that many vendors are now raising the bar when it comes to street food.
How about the enormous éclairs and gourmet cupcakes that I saw at ArtsFest? My only reluctance to buying a cupcake was the absurd price of $9. Yikes!
Or what about the pumpkin funnel cakes that I recently saw at Jubilee Day? We're talkin' pumpkin-flavored batter, here! I also spotted Thai/curry-glazed chicken on a skewer, which one-ups the standard poultry on a stick, and tropical drinks served in actual coconut shells.
But for me, the pièce de résistance was a teeny-tiny stand, near the Walnut Street end of the fair, serving homemade cupcakes that rivaled some of the best varieties I've had from the Harrisburg Cupcake Cup. Its sign simply said "cupcakes" and had no business name. Flavors were along the lines of salted caramel pretzel, chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate peanut butter cup, all of which had filled centers. They were moist, gooey and delicious, for sure.
Have I gotten you in the mood for some wannabe-gourmet street fair food? Here's a list of upcoming fairs, festivals and events that should include plenty of street eats. Mark your calendars!
July 4-5 — 4th of July Celebration, Riverfront Park, Harrisburg
July 13 — The Gettysburg Cook-Off, Gateway Gettysburg Complex, Gettysburg
July 20 — Brew Fest, Fort Hunter Mansion & Park, Harrisburg
July 20 — Christmas in July, Willow Street Fire Company, Willow Street
July 20 — BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, Willow Mill Park, Mechanicsburg
July 20 — Blues and Brews, Mount Hope Estate & Winery, Manheim
July 27 — Hanover Dutch Festival, Hanover
July 27 — Pride Festival of Central PA, Riverfront Park, Harrisburg
July 27-Aug. 3 — Lebanon Area Fair, Lebanon Area Fair Grounds, Lebanon
Aug. 3-Oct. 27 — Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, Manheim
Aug. 15-18 — Gettysburg Fall Bluegrass Festival, Granite Hill Camping Resort, Gettysburg
Aug. 17-18 — Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show, Mount Gretna
Aug. 23-25 — Yorkfest Fine Arts Festival, York
Aug. 19-24 — Elizabethtown Fair, Elizabethtown Fair Grounds, Elizabethtown
Aug. 24 — Summer Brews & Tunes Festival, The Vineyard at Hershey, Middletown
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 — Long's Park Art & Craft Festival, Lancaster
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 — Heart of Lancaster Arts & Craft Show, Roots Country Market, Manheim
Aug. 31-Sept. 2 — Kipona Festival, Riverfront Park, Harrisburg
Sept. 6-15 — York Fair
Sept. 7 — Whoopie Pie Festival, Hershey Farm Restaurant & Inn, Strasburg
Sept. 7-8 — Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival, Gettysburg
Sept. 7-8 — Dauphin County Jazz and Wine Fest, Fort Hunter Mansion & Park, Harrisburg
Sept. 14 — Hummelstown Arts Festival, Main Street on the Square, Hummelstown
Sept. 15 — Fort Hunter Day, Fort Hunter Mansion & Park, Harrisburg
Sept. 24-28 — The Ephrata Fair, Ephrata
Sept. 29 — Woofstock, Riverfront Park, Harrisburg
What's your favorite festival food?


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We live in reactionary times. One indication of this is the growing trend among both politicians and academics to prescribe what historical study should be: how it should be organised and conducted, what it should be about, why it should be pursued at all. Such prescriptions can sometimes stem from genuine scholarly or cultural concern. But they can also betoken a dangerously closed mind.


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Q: I have not been very good about keeping up with the maintenance services on my car, and now I'm told it needs a lot of work just based on time and mileage. In particular, I need a timing belt and shocks and struts, which are expensive. Should I just buy a new car?
A: That depends. If you're tired of your current car and can afford to buy a new one, maybe that would be best. But if you are thinking about buying a new car because of the cost of repairing your current one, following are some points to consider.
• Buying a new car will increase the real costs of vehicle ownership significantly.
• Your new vehicle will depreciate in value the minute you drive it off the lot, most dramatically within the first three to five years.
• Both your vehicle insurance and registration costs will be much higher.
• If you need to take out a loan to purchase your new vehicle, take into account the interest you will pay in addition to the principal payment.
These are all major, real, out-of-pocket expenses.
It is much more cost effective to correctly maintain the car you have. The key is "correctly maintain." This means keeping up with oil and other fluid changes when due and being aware that "cheap" or "quick" oil changes may not be your best bet.
Note that today's engines and drivetrains require lubricants with specific standards. It is not like the old days when any lubricant would do the job. Correct lubricants today cost more money and are not usually used as part of a low-cost oil change. Using the wrong lubricants may not have an immediate impact, but over time it will cause engine components to fail prematurely.
Timing belts must be changed at certain mileage or time intervals. Many vehicles will suffer internal engine damage if the timing belt fails, which is much more expensive than replacing the timing belt when recommended.
Replace shock absorbers and shock struts at approximately 80,000 miles, before they become unsafe and cause uneven tire wear.
The bottom line: If you have neglected maintaining your vehicle, there may be what seem like high costs to pay. But if the required services are performed the right way, using correct and high-quality parts, your car will give you many more miles of reliable service at a much lower cost than the purchase of a new vehicle.


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A Comparison of Two Dose Levels of Didanosine Used in Combination With Stavudine in HIV-Infected Patients
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|A Randomized, Double-Blind Study of the Antiviral Activity of Once-Daily and Twice-Daily Dosing of Didanosine in Combination With Twice-Daily Dosing of Stavudine in HIV-Infected Subjects
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Patients must have:
- Documented HIV infection.
- CD4 cell count of at least 100 cells/mm3.
- Plasma HIV RNA count of 10,000 copies/ml or more within 14 days prior to study entry.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following conditions and symptoms are excluded:
- Presence of a newly diagnosed AIDS-defining opportunistic infection requiring acute therapy at the time of enrollment.
- Bilateral peripheral neuropathy or signs and symptoms of bilateral peripheral neuropathy greater than or equal to Grade 2 at the time of screening.
- Inability to tolerate oral medication.
- Any other clinical condition that would preclude compliance with dosing requirements.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
- History of acute or chronic pancreatitis.
- Intractable diarrhea (6 or more loose stools/day for more than 7 consecutive days) within 30 days prior to study entry.
Proven or suspected acute hepatitis within 30 days prior to study entry.
1. Potent neurotoxic drugs, such as vincristine and thalidomide.
Other anti-HIV therapy.
1. Prophylaxis for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is strongly recommended for patients with CD4 cell counts less than or equal to 200/mm3 or who have had a prior episode of PCP.
- Immunizations recommended by ACIP for routine practice.
Erythropoietin and G-CSF are allowed if myelosuppression emerges on study.
1. Any antiretroviral therapy.
Agents with significant systemic myelosuppressive, neurotoxic, pancreatotoxic, hepatotoxic, or cytotoxic potential within 3 months of study entry.
1. Any prior antiretroviral therapy.
- Agents with significant systemic myelosuppressive, neurotoxic, pancreatotoxic, hepatotoxic, or cytotoxic potential within 3 months of study entry.
Active alcohol or substance abuse that would prevent adequate compliance or would increase the risk of pancreatitis.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002207
|United States, Alabama
|Clinsites / Sorra Research Ctr
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35203
|United States, California
|Shared Med Research Foundation
|Tarzana, California, United States, 91356
|United States, Indiana
|Indiana Univ School of Medicine / Dept of Infect Dis
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
|United States, Michigan
|Medicine Faculty Associates
|Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States, 48197
|United States, New Jersey
|New Jersey Community Research Initiative
|Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103
|ID Care Inc
|Somerville, New Jersey, United States, 08876
|United States, Oregon
|Fanno Creek Clinic
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97219
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Anderson Clinical Research
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, Texas
|Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr of Dallas
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
|Univ of Texas Med Branch
|Galveston, Texas, United States, 775550835
|Houston Clinical Research Network
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77006
|United States, Virginia
|Hampton Roads Med Specialists
|Hampton, Virginia, United States, 23666
|Dr Iraj Mirshahi
|Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23220
|Principal Investigator:
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Additional Information:
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00002207 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|April 13, 2011
Keywords provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb:
Drug Therapy, Combination
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
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
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
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NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma US, Inc. today announced that its new headquarters for the Americas, located at the northwest corner of I-294 and Willow Road in Northbrook, has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is one of the primary rating systems for the design, construction and operation of energy-efficient buildings. A Gold certification is achieved by buildings that are designed and constructed with sustainable concepts and practices that substantially reduce the building's impact on the environment as compared to other, similar facilities.
"Today is an extremely proud day for Astellas in achieving LEED Gold certification at our new headquarters for the Americas, which we've worked toward since we broke ground in 2010. This honor further demonstrates our commitment to the environment, the local community, and as an employer of choice to our employees," said Collette Taylor, Astellas, Senior Vice President Human Resources & Corporate Administration of Astellas and headquarters project manager. "With energy costs and carbon emissions on the rise, we're thrilled that we invested in green building at our new facility in Northbrook, Illinois."
The Northbrook complex obtained LEED Gold certification for its environmentally-conscious construction, including:
"Buildings are a prime example of how human systems integrate with natural systems," said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council. "Astellas' new headquarters for the Americas efficiently uses our natural resources and makes an immediate, positive impact on our planet, which will tremendously benefit future generations to come."
Astellas partnered with MB Real Estate to manage the development of the buildings and site with GlenStar Properties, LLC. MB Real Estate contracted the services of HJKessler Associates, a green building and LEED consultant, and worked closely with the USGBC and the EPA to ensure the proper implementation of sustainable building design and practices. The new headquarters was designed by world-renowned architect, Goettsch Partners, the interior architect was SmithGroup, and it was built by Power Construction.
"It was a pleasure to work with Astellas through the LEED certification process," said Natalie Stanley, Director of Sustainability at MB Real Estate. "We share a common vision of bettering the world for future generations by making significant improvements to the efficiency of properties and reducing our overall carbon footprint."
Opened in June 2012, the complex accommodates more than 1,000 employees, with ample space to build a future third building to accommodate the company's projected growth. The complex includes two six-story buildings totaling 425,000 square feet and cost approximately $150 million to build.
The new Astellas Headquarters for the Americas project has been well-recognized throughout the real estate community and has received numerous awards including Office Development of the Year 2011 for the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Build-to-Suit of the Year 2011 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository's Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards. Most recently, the development was honored with the Merit Award for New Construction in the Suburbs by the Chicago Building Congress and 2012 AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award for Interior Architecture.
About Astellas Astellas Pharma US, Inc., located in Northbrook, Illinois, is a U.S. affiliate of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. Astellas is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the health of people around the world through the provision of innovative and reliable pharmaceutical products. The organization is committed to becoming a global category leader in focused areas by combining outstanding R&D and marketing capabilities. For more information about Astellas Pharma US, Inc., please visit our website at www.astellas.us or follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/AstellasUS.
About U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED green building program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities. For more information, visit usgbc.org and connect on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About LEEDLEED is the foremost program for the design, construction, maintenance and operations of green buildings. Nearly 50,000 projects are currently participating in the commercial and institutional LEED rating systems, comprising 9.3 billion square feet of construction space in all 50 states and 135 countries. In addition, more than 26,000 residential units have been certified under the LEED for Homes rating system, with nearly 91,000 more homes registered. By using less energy, LEED-certified spaces save money for families, businesses and taxpayers; reduce carbon emissions; and contribute to a healthier environment for residents, workers and the larger community. Learn more at usgbc.org
About MB Real EstateFounded in 1982, MB Real Estate is a full-service real estate organization that provides multifaceted expertise in Asset/Facilities Management; Leasing Services; Project/Construction Management; Tenant Representation; and Investment Services. Headquartered in Chicago, with a regional office in New York City, MB Real Estate provides these services to corporations, institutions, professional organizations, private investors, and non-profit agencies. For more information, please visit www.mbres.com.
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Chris MoyseAffiliation:
Hong Kong Philharmonic
HK Academy for Performing Arts
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Artist's Biography
Chris was appointed to the trumpet section of Hong Kong Philharmonic by Edo de Waart in 2005.
Growing up in the UK he received his earliest musical training from his father as a cornet player in The Salvation Army and went on to fulfil a boyhood ambition of becoming a member of the SA's International Staff Band. His first exposure to orchestral playing came through membership of the Brighton Youth Orchestra with whom he performed Hummel's Trumpet Concerto.
He undertook undergraduate studies at the Royal College of Music which included an exchange year at the Manhattan School of Music, and postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music where he received the coveted Dip RAM award "for an outstanding final recital." His professors included Malcolm Smith, Andrew Crowley, Robert Sullivan, Paul Beniston, Paul Archibald, Howard Snell and James Watson.
Chris was singled out for praise by the South China Morning Post for a "brilliantly executed" posthorn solo in Mahler's Third Symphony with the Hong Kong Philharmonic conducted by Edo de Waart in 2010. He has performed at the BBC Proms with the Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder, has been a guest principal trumpet with the Macau Orchestra under Lü Jia, and prior to moving to Hong Kong had worked with the Ulster Orchestra and the European Union Chamber Orchestra.
A keen solo performer since his teenage years, Chris regularly gives recitals and has been a featured soloist with Collegium Musicum Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble. He is a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Brass Quintet and can also be heard on albums by Cantopop stars Ivana Wong and Hacken Lee.
As a teacher Chris serves on the faculties of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has also been a guest at the Silpakorn University in Thailand for a week of teaching and masterclasses.
In 2013 Chris was elected as an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), awarded to "former students who have made a significant contribution to the music profession."


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This month's tips will be about finding the story in your garden. Here are the tips:
1. If we look for it, we will find it. If we don't, we won't. This theme has been repeated over and over from self-help books to the movie "Field of Dreams." When it comes to a garden story it may very well be true. Bring a chair into the garden and sit for a while.
2. Make up a fantasy story for your garden. Most home gardeners are women and women tend to be pretty good story people. Catch a child someday and have them come into your garden and tell them a story.
3. Plant a story. Maybe it will be around the Italian herbs you plant or possibly the mint and sweet peas. Flowering plants of all kinds are great themes for stories.
4. Try writing a poem just for your garden. It can be a sonnet like "but soft what light through yonder garden shines" or a haiku "ah ladybeetle, so carefully you step. there, an aphid."
5. Name your garden and build on the name. One friend called her garden "The Folly" when she got to 300 species.
6. Try a little spring romance story. I will leave this up to you.
7. How about a cottage garden that will feed your family for two or three generations? Then you can name plants for the people you love.
8. How about naming your cat after your favorite plant in the garden? I like Pansy, Daphne, Rose and Alstomeria.
9. Make your garden gate the theme entry with a hand-painted sign.
10. And what about a healing garden with herbs that help us stay well? This can be dedicated to one we are especially concerned about or who may have already passed. There is always a story to be found in a garden.
Good gardening.


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April 25, 2013
Transaction Analysis
Grande Finale
Optioned RHP Jake Arrieta to Triple-A Norfolk. [4/22]
After 62 starts spread over parts of four seasons it's time to ask: When do you move Arrieta to the bullpen? The 27-year-old heads to Norfolk as the big-league leader in walks issued, having granted 16 free passes in 19 innings. Arrieta is a big, physical guy with a pair of good fastballs and the ability to maintain his velocity deep into games. Unfortunately, his command and control leave everyone wanting. There's probably a good reason why the O's have abstained from throwing Arrieta in the bullpen—perhaps he can't warm up quick enough, or they can't bring themselves to give up on his starting days—after all, this is the club that moved Brian Matusz to relief in a hurry. For now it's worth asking the question. Starting just isn't working.
Recalled RHP Daniel Bard from Double-A Portland. [4/24]
Wright pitched in the majors, which is more than Charlie Zink can say. Hours later, the Red Sox demoted Wright, who took one for the team over 3 2/3 rough innings, to make room for Bard. Remember when Bard and Jonathan Papelbon formed one of the best relief one-two punches in the game? Two years later, Bard failed to make the Opening Day roster. He has regained some of his past velocity, though there's no telling what the future holds. Expect John Farrell to work him into high-leverage spots over time.
Purchased RHP Jose Valverde's contract from Triple-A Toledo. [4/24]
This is a wacky world. Valverde relinquished his position as Tigers closer in the postseason and went unsigned for most of the offseason. Now, just three weeks into the season, he's back in Detroit with a chance to retake the ninth inning by storm.
What changed? Presumably the Tigers' playoff-fueled distaste for Valverde dried out. Or maybe Detroit wants as many ninth-inning options as possible on hand—hence why Bruce Rondon is also in the majors. Expect Valverde to get a few save opportunities. What he does with them will determine how this mess plays out next.
Placed OF-R Justin Maxwell on the 15-day disabled list. [4/24]
Maxwell's DL stint is precipitated by a broken hand. Unfortunate, as Maxwell is arguably Houston's most exciting player to watch thanks to a strong combination of power, speed, and size. Grossman is his replacement. The switch-hitting outfielder joined Houston last July in the Wandy Rodriguez trade. His on-base skills are good, however, and his tools are average across the board. If Grossman is to become a regular, he needs to stick in center field. Otherwise, he's headed for a life in reserve.
Acquired OF-R Casper Wells from the Blue Jays for cash considerations. [4/22]
Has Wells found a real home? Let's hope so. The corner outfielder has jumped from the Mariners to the Blue Jays to the A's this season without appearing in a game. It's a sound match in philosophy: Oakland has to platoon to succeed; Wells has to platoon to succeed. Whom amongst Oakland's right-handed hitters will lose their job over this? The odds-on favorite is Rule 5 pick Nathan Freiman. The big man is 3-for-20 with five strikeouts and an unexciting scouting report. He would need to clear waivers before being offered back to the Padres, his original team, for half of the selection fee.
Placed CF-R Franklin Gutierrez on the 15-day disabled list. [4/23]
Here's a sad, predictable entry. Gutierrez has not played a full season since 2010. Injuries of various origins spanning various body parts have robbed the world of his prime. This time, the crook is a strained right hamstring. Better than a bizarre stomach ailment, perhaps, though with a higher likelihood of becoming nagging. The free-swinging Peguero is up in Gutierrez's stead. Endy Chavez—yes, that one—should continue to man center field until Gutierrez returns.
Designated LHP Aaron Laffey for assignment. [4/21]
Laffey started two games for the Mets, and failed to last five innings in either of them. Sandy Alderson went ahead and cut bait knowing Shaun Marcum, currently rehabbing nerve inflammation in his neck, should be able to return this weekend. In the interim, Carson gets the call. He's a big southpaw with big heat and nothing else. You figure Carson will return to Las Vegas in the coming days, where he'll work on the three C's that separate pitchers from throwers: command, control, and changeup.
(By the way, Toronto claimed Laffey off waivers.)
Activated INF-R Brandon Inge from the 15-day disabled list. [4/23]
In Inge's first 12 seasons in the majors, he seldom played a position other than third base or catcher. The Pirates intend to change that, if his Triple-A assignments are any indication. Over an 18-game rehab stint, Inge played every infield position, except catcher, and saw action in left field. Inge will not hit, but he can still field—possibly at various positions—and his clubhouse presence is renowned. Pittsburgh's faithful has plenty of reason to be weary of this predicament, given it already has one no-hit infield sub on the bench. Perhaps sensing the skepticism, Inge hit a double in his second at-bat with the Pirates. What a charmer.
Claimed LHP Xavier Cedeno off waivers from the Astros; optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse. [4/22]
Here's what I wrote about Cedeno after he was designated for assignment:
Cedeno is your stereotypical crafty southpaw. He sits in the high-80s with his fastball and doesn't have anything menacing in his arsenal. Yet he gets by with location and deception. Watch any given outing, or say this clip, and keep an eye on Cedeno's arm slot. See how he dropped it against Bryce Harper? It's just one of the tricks in his book. Given his history of success, however limited, versus same-handed batters, don't be surprised if Cedeno latches onto another roster.
R.J. Anderson is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @r_j_anderson
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What's changed with Valverde is that he demonstarted to scouts that he was throwing much better than last year, which would have changed the Tigers opinion that perhaps he was done.
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Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2EUfHnyIMDallas Cowboy Josh Brent
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Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested in Texas early this morning on charges of intoxication manslaughter involving a car accident in which a teammate died ... TMZ has learned.
According to WFAA in Dallas, Irving PD says Brent and a member of the team's practice squad, Jerry Brown, were involved in a single car accident around 2:30 AM local time and that Brown died as a result.
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that police say Brent was driving at a high rate of speed when his car "hit the outside curb," flipped over and came to rest in the middle of the road. Brent was responsive at the scene, but Brown was not. He was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Brent was given a field sobriety test, which he failed, and was hit with a second degree felony charged. He was arrested by Irving PD and booked at 4:14 AM and is being held without bail.
Brent pled guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge while in college.
The incident comes just one week after Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself.
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Voice of Saturn Voltage Controlled Filter from CuriousInventor on Vimeo.
I really love my Voice of Saturn Synth and Sequencer. Recently Curious Inventor added a Modulator module and now a cool Filter with a metal Joystick (yeah!).
"This unit has a joystick or Voltage Controlled low-pass filter. It accepts two inputs that are summed and also voltage controllable (or knob). The joystick is modular, and can be patched to control or attenuate other equipment." – curiousinventor.com
All these modules are adding up to a unique and inexpensive modular synth. If your looking for a unique home-brew synth you may also want to check out the Mochika2 or the Sound Lab Mini-Synth. The new VOS Filter will cost you $80 in parts or $230 built.
Do any of you guys have a VOS or alike?
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By Jaideep Varma and Jatin Thakkar
This is the projection we had made through Impact Index for all 9 IPL teams before the tournament began. With the quintessential contempt and derision that can be experienced best in the comments section of most prominent Indian websites, we were laughed out of the ballpark with our knowledge, sanity and parentage questioned without inhibition.
Many of those people comprehensively made the same mistake many "experts" in the mainstream media kept making too - that of mistaking good performances in ODI cricket as proof that of great potential in T20 cricket too. The truth is that there are many more players whose performances in the two formats do not have the same impact than those whose do - Brett Lee and Virat Kohli are good examples - both are outstanding ODI players but mediocre T20 players (capable of an outstanding performance in T20s too once in a while - and Lee has two series-defining performances to his credit too - but nowhere near as consistent as they have been in ODIs).
Also, the fact that "high impact players" are not players only seen in the IPL is typically disregarded by a strange chauvinistic mindset that seems oddly prevalent in large numbers in India.
There have also been player absences - national duty for a few key overseas players, injuries to some of those available.
These factors, and player form cycles, as also the notion that sample sizes of these matches are not very high (an incorrect notion actually) should make the whole business of projecting/predicting in a format like this seem foolhardy.
And yet, at the halfway stage - of the 5 teams we had put as the highest impact teams, 4 are actually in the top 5 of the points table - CSK, KKR, DD, RR - for matches up to 25th April. There have been some interesting departures - PW and KXIP particularly, and it is interesting to examine their reasons and attempt a projection for the final stages too.
So, here is an overview of why the teams may have fared as they have:
Chennai Super Kings
Always been slow starters in the IPL (a Dhoni speciality). Murali Vijay and S Badrinath have not hit their stride yet. Michael Hussey has been away (in the West Indies). Still, after a bad start, they have again begun their ascent. Their hunger will perhaps determine how far they go.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Impact Index had put chasing down as one of their strongest characteristics as a team. Interestingly, 3 out of their 4 wins this season so far have come while chasing (with high impact chaser Gambhir in action twice here). As a team, they have all-round strengths, but not specialist high impact - which gives them definite stability but also perhaps robs them of an X-factor which is often needed in knockout games.
Delhi Daredevils
Impact Index had identified them as a very strong batting side - 3 of the highest impact batsmen so far in IPL 5 are from here. And David Warner hasn't even joined them yet. Conversely, their identified weakness in bowling has been well covered up by Morne Morkel - how long that can continue for is the big question, of course.
Rajasthan Royals
The highest impact IPL player of all-time Shane Watson - hasn't even joined them yet (doing duty in the West Indies). We identified them as the team with the highest impact overseas players - Hogg and Hodge have lived up to that consistently. Dinesh Chandimal strangely hasn't played enough.
Kings XI Punjab
The side that has suffered the most from the absence of key players. One of their 3 highest impact players - Adam Gilchrist, Azhar Mahmood and David Hussey has always been missing for them - first, Mahmood with visa problems, then Gilchrist with injury. Thus diluting the biggest identified strength - Strike Rate IMPACT, which is the batting hallmark of both Gilchrist and Mahmood. Unfortunately, their biggest weaknesses have also been borne out - a high failure rate in both batting and bowling and a poor bench strength.
Mumbai Indians
Tendulkar's loss as a batsman has been a blow (his impact in IPL is particularly high even if not in all T20 cricket). Their identified weakness of not enough high impact players has been borne out. However (just as Impact Index had pointed out here), Ambati Rayudu has been a consistent high impact batsman - which is still surprising a lot of people.
Deccan Chargers
Their identified weakness as the most sluggish batting unit has been borne out (despite Shikhar Dhawan's performances). Inexplicably, they have not played their highest impact player Daniel Harris sufficiently (bizarrely played one match), whether out of ignorance or injury is still not clear. Another of their 3 high impact players - Darren Bravo, has been away on national duty. Sadly, they have looked out of it.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Their billing as the lowest impact batting unit as per Impact Index has not been borne out, thanks to Gayle having a near-miracle year again and AB deVilliers' consistency thus far - but their batting otherwise is actually very iffy. Kohli has been expectedly inconsistent (as he always has been in this format) as has Dilshan. Their identified bowling strength of Economy IMPACT has not come into play because Vettori and Muralitharan (the latter has played just 4 matches) have not bowled at tandem often enough - which may have been their biggest mistake so far (with Gayle and de Villiers being so consistent, perhaps Murali for Dilshan would bring the best balance in the long term). Impact Index had found that they had the lowest impact bunch of Indian players and that is clearly hurting them the most in IPL 5.
Pune Warriors
A low impact side which has impressively overachieved thanks to the X-factor of its captain (and thanks to their identified quality of being the side with the capacity to absorb the most pressure in this IPL). Ganguly has inspired extraordinary performances from Ryder, Smith, Uthappa and Samuels (and produced one outstanding performance himself, much like Dinda and Thomas). However, given the overall low impact of the team unit, they are likely to run out of steam (if they haven't already) - but just in case they don't, that would be one of Ganguly's greatest career achievements.
For more information, please go to www.impactindexcricket.com


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AT&T U-verse Wins "Best TV App" TV Connect Award
AT&T Wins Category for Second Year in a Row
London, England, March 21, 2013
AT&T* was once again recognized by TV Connect, this time with the Best TV App award for U-verse Easy Remote®. The TV Connect Award winners were announced Thursday, March 21 at TV Connect 2013 in London. Formerly the IP&TV Industry Awards, the TV Connect Awards recognize innovation, excellence and achievement in the connected entertainment industry.
"It's an honor to be recognized for innovation and excellence by TV Connect for our U-verse Easy Remote app," said Maria Dillard, vice president of U-verse and video products, AT&T Home Solutions. "Innovating in areas like voice and gesture commands allowed us to create an app that enhances the entertainment experience for all customers, and we look forward to bringing even more advanced apps and features to customers in the future."
The U-verse Easy Remote App is an intuitive and innovative app that enables customers to easily turn their compatible device into a U-verse remote control with new voice control functionality. Designed with accessibility in mind, the U-verse Easy Remote App assists and enhances the U-verse TV experience for seniors and customers who are vision or hearing impaired or have low physical dexterity. Through gesture and speech recognition, the app provides users with multiple options to create the best interaction experience for their needs.
The U-verse Easy Remote App was initially developed by researchers at AT&T Labs. The Labs organization is home to some of the world's best scientists and engineers who focus their unique research capabilities and expertise on enabling the network and empowering users with innovations, such as the Easy Remote app.
The voice control functions of the Easy Remote app are powered by the AT&T Watson℠ speech recognition technology using AT&T's Speech API, which uses advanced natural language processing to recognize and understand spoken words. Also developed in AT&T Labs, AT&T Watson℠ speech recognition technology has been powering advanced speech services in the marketplace for many years and is now available for third-party developers to use in their own apps.
U-verse Easy Remote was also recognized with the TelcoTV Vision Award for "Best Innovation in Consumer Viewing Experiences."
For additional information on AT&T U-verse — or to find out if it's available in your area — visit www.att.com/u-verse.


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Gary W. Loveman; Leonard A. Schlesinger; Robert T. Anthony
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|List Price: $7.46
|Source: Harvard Business School
|Publication Date: Aug 13, 1992
|Product #: 605S07-HCB-SPA
|Discipline: Service Management
|Length: 22 p, Spanish Hardcopy Black & White
|Revision Date: Jun 4, 1993
The Walt Disney Co. theme parks historically have thrived on the basis of a formula stressing excellent customer service and a magnificent physical environment. The formula has proven successful in Japan, as well as the United States. With the controversial opening of Euro Disney in France, however, there has become reason to doubt the international appeal of the formula. The case documents issues involved with Euro Disney. Examines the transferability of a successful service concept across international boundaries.
International business; Service management
Euro Disney: The First 100 Days, Spreadsheet Supplement
Gary W. Loveman; Leonard A. Schlesinger; Robert T. Anthony
Published Aug 13, 1992
|Harvard Business School
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Hello friends,
I am sure to expose my ignorance as it pertains to travel with this question... but I suppose that is OK because it is essentially true.
I was considering the idea that I might try to fly from the US to Australia, but was shocked when the cheapest flights I could find were $2,500 per person. Is this fairly typical or am I looking in the wrong places? For my family of four, that is a little more than 1/3 of my yearly income...
I haven't flown since I was six years old (and obviously didn't have to pay for it then). If it costs that much to fly, I'll have to admit that I'll probably resign myself to never doing it because I just don't make that kind of money!
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How to raise happy toddlers
Welcome to the happy toddler zone that has everything parents need to know about this oh-so special age group. more
Filters, safe zones and labels are the most common ways you can control and monitor the material your child accesses on the internet.
While filtering software will help protect your child from potentially harmful or inappropriate material, you should never rely solely on the software to do the job of a parent. Computer savvy children can work out ways to get around the restrictions, and as the software is only ever as good as its last update, there is always potential for your child to innocently stumble onto a site that has not been picked up by the filter.
Parent supervision is just as important as having good filtering software, so make sure that you are always aware of what your child is doing on the computer. A good solution is to keep the computer in the family room or another area of your home where you can keep an eye on things, rather than your child's bedroom.
There are many useful sites to help you tackle this problem. These include:
Find the top ten fun and safe websites for kids
This article was written by Ella Walsh for Kidspot. Sources include Victorian Parenting Centre and SA Government's Parenting and Child Health
This article was created for Kidspot - Australia's parenting resource for school age.


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DYNAMO (Moscow) – LADA (Togliati) - 3:1 (2:1, 0:0, 1:0)
- 1:0 Datsyuk (Detroit
Red Wings), 1.
- 2:0 Frolov (Los Angeles Kings),
- 3:0 Semin (Washington Capitals),
- 3:1 Afinogenov (Buffalo Sabres),
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MOLOT-PRIKAMYE (Perm) — SALAVAT YULAYEV (Ufa) — 0:1 (0:0,
0:0, 0:1).
Igor Grigorenko (Detroit Red Wings) skated in his first game for Salavat
Yulayev (Ufa) after being loaned to the Super League club by Lada (Togliatti).
Former Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd round pick Alexander Zevakhin
was another new addition to Salavat's roster.
NEFTKHIMIK (Nizhnekamsk) – SPARTAK (Moscow) – 0:2 (0:0,
0:1, 0:1).
Spartak's new top line Shalamai – Fedorov
(Vancouver Canucks) – Koltsov (Pittsburgh Pengiuns) looked
very strong in its first game. The line didn't move mountains, but the
did account for both of Spartak's goals. On the first goal, Fedor Fedorov
won the face off and passed the puck to Korsunov (Anaheim Mighty
Ducks), who scored with a slap shot from the blue line. Towards the end of the
game, Fedorov himself scored the first Super League goal of his career.
CSKA (Moscow) – LADA (Togliatti) – 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0).
Maxim Kondratiev (New York Rangers) skated in his first game for Lada
since returning back from Hartford. The young blue liner impressed with his
"Robocop" looking blue visor. Lada's head coach was happy
with his performance. From what may have been leftovers of playing in the AHL,
Kondratiev was a physical force on the ice, hitting everything that moved. Alexander
Nikulin (Ottawa Senators) looked great centering CSKA's second
line. The young center assisted on both CSKA goals.
AK BARS (Kazan) – LOKOMOTIV (Yaroslavl) – 2:1 (0:0, 1:0,
Enver Lisin (Phoenix Coyotes) didn't get much more than 7 minutes
of ice time during the game. This is largely because he is satisfying the two
U20 player requirement for Ak Bars. Unlike Lisin, however, Kazan's other
"requirement" player Andrei Pervyshin (St. Louis)
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Jahvel Blair, 11, a fifth grade student at Chiefland Elementary School, said he did not start out wanting to win his school's spelling bee. But he did.
The Friends of the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve present a program on oysters on Saturday, Jan. 5, at 10 a.m. at the Ellie Schiller Education Center in the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve.
Levy County residents who received an e-reader (iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.) for Christmas, but don't know how to use it can find help at their nearest public library.
You are in luck. Levy County's Public Library System offers services that you may be interested in for your new device and offers one-on-one sessions with Jenny Rodgers to get started on your e-reader.
December 2012 Workshops
The Christmas season officially kicks off on Saturday with the 2012 Chiefland Christmas Festival and parade — including a visit by Santa Claus who will close out the parade before heading to the Trailhead Park gazebo behind the Train Depot to visit with children and hear their wishes.
The festival, sponsored by the Greater Chiefland Area Chamber of Commerce kicks off with a run at 9 a.m. and culminates with the parade at 6 p.m. and Santa's arrival in the park.
Weigh-in/Tag-in Schedule:
Open auditions for "Little Shop of Horrors," a musical by Howard Ashman and Alan Meken, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. at the Chief Theater in downtown Chiefland. Those auditioning need to be prepared with a musical number.
Cast needed are: Seymour - 20 to 30 years old; Audrey - 20 to 30 years old; Orin - 25 to 35 years old; Audrey II (the plant, non speaking); Audrey II (the voice); Crystal, Ronnette, Chiffon - 20 to 30 years old (chorus). A second audition and callbacks will be held on Tuesday Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Chief.
The Levy ARC Thrift Store is having its annual Clean Sweep sale on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be lots of bargains.
The store will also be selling fish dinners for $6 each. The meal includes fried mullet, baked beans, cole slaw and hush puppies.
Seven women gathered Oct. 19 at the Cedar Key Arts Center to learn about traditional Florida pine needle basket making from instructor Diane Moore, of Lake Helen.
The Dixie County Historical Society will be hosting another evening of Bluegrass and Bluegrass Gospel music for your enjoyment on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the "Old" Old Town Elementary School Auditorium located at State Road 349 and County Road 55A. Big Cypress Bluegrass will be performing. The music will start at 6 p.m. and will finish when the music stops. Admission is free, so bring the family and enjoy.
Grace Muth turned 101 on Monday, Oct. 22, and and her niece Virginia,right, friends and the staff at Haven Hospice of the Tri-Counties Care Center celebrated with cake, gifts and lots of fun. Miss Grace received a special angel bear to watch over her when she sleeps, sleepwear and polka-dot slippers. By the time she finished opening gifts, Miss Grace declared she was ready for a slice of chocolate cake.
By SYDNEY STEPHENS
CHS Student Government Reporter
Chiefland High School will be celebrating Homecoming the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 2. This year's theme is "Get in the Game," which was selected by the CHS Senate and activities around campus will be centered around board games.
Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, normally a church meeting night, so some groups and municipalities have shifted their celebrations around to accommodate both events.
Set against the warm autumn evening, the Whitehurst Ranch provided the perfect backdrop Saturday for this year's Fall on the Prairie, a fund-raiser for Haven Hospice.
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SEATTLE (Zillow) -- Yes, there really is a Farthell Road (Chambersburg, Texas), as well as a Durt Road (Casco, Maine), a Poop Deck (Freeport, Texas) and a Crummy Road (Clark Fork, Idaho).
Who decides whether you will be fated to live on one of those unfortunately named streets or on something with a more pleasant ring, such as Lucky Lane (Rockford, Ill., among many other cities), or a whimsical and memorable one, such as Haveteur Way (San Diego)?
It depends on your city or county, but most often street names are requested by the developers of new subdivisions.
Developer's choice
Catherine Nicholas, agent/owner of the Cado Real Estate Group in San Diego, which builds subdivisions, says what happens in the city of Carlsbad (a San Diego suburb) is typical.
"The developer submits street names to the city through the relevant departments for review," says Nicholas, who worked in Carlsbad's Planning Department for years and coordinated the street naming process, which often takes weeks from submission to approval. "The building, engineering and public works departments all comment, but the departments that have the most input and veto power are police and fire. The concern here is that the street names are unique and intelligible enough for them to distinguish and find a street and property in an emergency." She says the post office also gets a final review, as a general rule.
Many cities also have guidelines on the type of street names required for an area of town. "When I worked in Carlsbad, there were four main areas and other subareas with 'themes' -- such as bird names or historic names," she says. "I would reject a name if it didn't follow the appropriate protocol."
Then there are the more personal associations.
"Many developers try, often successfully, to name streets for themselves, their partners, wives, mistresses and children," she says.
Common monikers
In the United States, most streets are named for numbers or trees. According to the National League of Cities, the most popular street name is Second (or 2nd). This is often because what would have been First is instead designated as Main or something similar, such as Broadway.


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Carbon Motors is a new car company that is gearing up to build cars for just one kind of customers: police departments.
Their car will be more expensive than a Dodge Charger off the lot, but competitive with the standard cars'price once the special components are added (which will all be standard on a Carbon E7).
The Carbon E7 will have a hose-down back seat to wash off blood, semen, drugs, spit, urine or whatever collects back there.
It will have a top speed of 155 mph.
It will be more fuel efficient than any current police car in use.
It will be rated to absorb a rear impact of 75 mph (whatever that means!)
The rear doors swing wide open and open toward the back, making it easier to shove uncooperative perps into the back.
Gun racks are built in, making weapons more accessible, and the glass and front panels are bulletproof.
The cars will never fall into private hands the way Steve Earle's father bought his drug-smuggling big black Dodge "at an auction at the Mason's lodge." Instead, whichever police department buys a Carbon will guarantee to either sell it to another police force or else sell it back to Carbon to be dismantled.
Right now, the town leaders of Connorsville are trying to lure Carbon to build there at the site of the former Visteon/Ford plant. Best of luck to them.
American ingenuity is a great thing.


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The Interior Design curriculum is dedicated to the preparation of the student toward a successful, professional career. At the basis of the program of study is the idea that the successful design of an interior space improves human welfare, and that the interior design professional assumes a vital role in ensuring that interior environments are aesthetically pleasing, healthy, safe, and developed through the use of environmentally conscientious materials and methods. The curriculum is balanced between comprehensive coursework and interior design studios with an emphasis on a pathway toward new paradigms. Studies come to life through the involvement of a dedicated faculty of highly qualified interior designers and architects. Key to the success of the interior design student is the interaction among the student, faculty, interior design alumni, and local practitioners of architecture and design who come into the classroom to participate in guidance and critiques. Through a variety of scenarios, students are taught to understand the process toward a successful design outcome. Each level of the student's education builds toward the nexus of knowledge and skills required in current avenues of professional practice.
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Welcome to the Frankel Group
We are interested in the forces that hold together biological systems. For example the forces that hold together cancer cells in a tumor and the forces that bind drugs to a cell surface. The misfiring of these biological interactions can lead to,or be a result of disease. Thus the ultimate goal of our research is to inform the development of disease treatments based on knowledge of biological interactions. Work is highly interdisciplinary involving physics, engineering, biomedicine and chemistry.
Specifically we are looking at the following systems:
▪. Unfolding Disease One Molecule at a Time - Proteins involved in disease such as HIV, cancer and arthritis are potential therapeutic targets. Their unfolding and self assembly behaviour is examined at the single molecule level revealing insight into their function.
Biorobot paper accepted!!
4 new papers in print related to protein unfolding
Welcome to the Lab to new PhD student Ana from Ecuador.
Cyberplasm receives media attention, here is the original press release living microrobot
Congratulations to Orr Yarkoni for passing his PhD viva for a thesis entitled "Engineering an inducible NO pathway to facilitate cell-electronics communication"
Congratulations to Darman Nordin for passing his PhD viva for a thesis entitled "Interaction of the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin with model cell membranes"


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The Northern Forest is one of the nation's great forest landscapes, well known for its charismatic wildlife, breath-taking autumn foliage, outdoor recreational opportunities and vast forested areas.
It stretches from Maine through northern New Hampshire and Vermont and into the Adirondacks and Tug Hill Plateau of northern New York.
The Northern Forest covers 26 million acres and is the largest continuous forest east of the Mississippi.
The Northern Forest is made up of a mixture of hardwood and boreal forests:
The diversity of ecosystems in this region provides habitat for many wildlife species, including moose, black bear, pine marten, Canada lynx, peregrine falcon and the bald eagle.
The abundant natural resources of the Northern Forest have supported people for over 10,000 years. It has long been the home of Native American communities, such as the Iroquois and Algonquian. European settlers took advantage of the Northern Forests' rich woodlands for harvesting timber and taking furs. Lumber and papermaking industries would later tap the rich forest resources too.
Currently, 2 million people live within the Northern Forest area, and 70 million people live within a day's drive. Communities continue to rely on the forest resource for economic opportunity, subsistence and defining their way of life. The Northern Forest is a globally important supplier of hardwood trees.
Recreational opportunities in the Northern Forest include:
The Northern Forest is also where you will find the headwaters for major rivers in the northeast--including the Hudson, Connecticut, Penobscot and St. John's--that provide water for one quarter of the people in the United States. The region's seven thousand lakes and 2.5 million acres of wetlands provide valuable ecosystem services.
The Northern Forest is well known for its iconic wildlife, including the moose, black bear and brook trout. The region is also part of an internationally important bird breeding area.
The Northern Forest is under threat due to increasing pressure from development in the areas closest to large population centers like Boston and Portland and along the Connecticut River.
Throughout most of the 1900's, much of the land in the Northern Forest region was owned by timber companies. Although the timber companies were not always the best stewards of the land, they did maintain their property in a forested manner that continued to provide wildlife habitat and ecosystem services.
In the mid-1990's, the region began to change as the large timber companies sold their rights to forest lands they had owned for decades. They fragmented larger parcels and sold them off piece by piece to private owners. Each landowner makes separate decisions about the management of their land, sometimes without thinking about the larger needs of the surrounding forest habitat. More than 80 percent of the Northern Forest is now privately owned, and may not have legal protection.
While much of the Northern Forest remains intact, increasing pressure for the money that development brings, along with increasing demand for housing in areas with growing populations, encourages private owners to sell, subdivide or develop their land.
Climate Change
Climate change may dramatically after the forest composition in the Northern Forest as some species, trees and wildlife, are no longer able to survive in the new climatic conditions. In addition, opportunities for the forests to help address climate change through carbon sequestration will be lost as the forests are developed or unsustainably managed.
National Wildlife Federation is a member of the Northern Forest Alliance, which is a partnership of organizations working to conserve the Northern Forest for future generations.
National Wildlife Magazine Articles:
Seeing the Future Through the Trees
Forest Justice
Northern Forest Alliance
Northern Forest Center
Forests on the Edge: Housing Development and America's Private Forests (US Forest Service)
American Bird Conservancy: BCR14 - Atlantic Northern Forest
A Blueprint for the Design and Delivery of Bird Conservation in the Atlantic Northern Forest (USFWS)
Changing Timberland Ownership in the Northern Forest and Implications for Biodiversity


text: This news item expired on 1/15/2014, so the information below could be outdated or incorrect. Black Mountain Short Story Contest The Friends of the Black Mountain Library will sponsor their annual Adult Short Story Contest in January. Deadline for submission is 6 p.m. on Monday, January 15. The winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, January 28 at 7 p.m. Stories must be typed (no electronic submissions accepted) with a maximum of 5000 words, and handed in at the Black Mountain Library. The winner will receive a cash prize of $100. For more information, call the library at 250-4756.


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