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News & Updates at Oh, the Books!
In Case You Missed It
Here's all the stuff that we posted this week.
- Kelley reviewed Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman.
- Kelley talked about how books make her cringe (and fall down).
- Asti reviewed The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson.
- Day Six of The Bookish Games: The Grisha Edition began.
Also: Kelley stopped by Fantasy Cafe to discuss SFF covers for women authors.
Our Lives This Week
In Asti's Life…
There's not a whole lot to report this week, but I guess that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
I think the biggest news is that I do have a job now, even if it's not necessarily what I was aiming for when I moved back to the States. I ended up reapplying for a part-time retail job I had before I studied abroad and the company seems pretty happy to have me back. (What can I say, I'm a hard worker.) I'll be throwing myself back into the job on Monday and look forward to seeing how much I remember. Hopefully it's like getting back on a bike because I think they're ready for me to go, go, go.
But, really, if I'm honest, the actual big news for this week is that I taught my dog a new trick. Mad is… ten years old? Something like that. And while he's an absolutely beautiful dog, he's always seemed dumber than a box of rocks (especially when compared to our other beautiful dog, Tasha). Well, I got it in my head last week that I was going to teach him how to "shake" (lift up his paw and put it in my hand), since Tasha has been able to do it for years (see what unemployment has done to me?). After listening to my mom laugh at me for taking on such an impossible task, I spent the next week trying different strategies to get him to shake his paw (have Tasha demonstrate, give him a treat whenever he shifted as if to lift his paw, shake his paw and give him a treat at the same time, etc.). The whole thing seemed quite hopeless, day after day of him just staring at me like I was stupid for not giving him his treat, when suddenly, HE GAVE ME HIS PAW ON COMMAND! And it wasn't like he just did it the once and then forgot. No. It was like the damn dog knew he could do it the whole time and finally decided to give in to my shake-demanding ways so he wouldn't have to deal with me anymore. But who cares?! I taught him a new trick and it was the most excited I've been about anything in a long, long time.
It's a good thing I'll be getting out of the house this week…
In Kelley's Life…
It's been an interesting week for me. I had a change of pace at work, where I spent the entire week working on a project that involved learning a lot of new things. It was challenging, and sometimes frustrating, but also very rewarding! Aside from that, I engaged in a fair bit of shenanigans in regards to my sister's birthday (which was Friday). I offered to a cake from her favorite bakery, but she didn't seem to like the idea of me possibly putting "Magan Bagan" on it or anything, so I kept that part relatively… normal.
But I wanted to do SOMETHING special and different, since this is a significant birthday for her! Sooo… I got a wonderful idea from a friend, and I set out to send Megan more than one card for her birthday. In fact, I sent her the same number of cards as years that she's now been alive. It was a fun project, although my hand was pretty sore by the end of it. But I had a lot of fun picking out all the different cards and writing fun, sweet, special, silly, etc. messages inside of them. ^_^
Aside from that, my time has been split between reading, video chatting with my husband, and trying to get my cat's shedding under control (let me introduce you to my new best friend). Yay for actually having some free time!
Elsewhere in the blogosphere
Tweet of the Week
On Blogging and Book Reviewing
Blogging Tips and Tricks
- Emz talks about image copyrights.
- Jessica has advice for new bloggers.
- Grace discusses blogging and photos.
- Lucy highlights her blogging essentials.
- Sunny explains how to make a personalized GIF.
- Allie asks: how do you keep the spark in blogging?
- Rachel shares ten tips on copyright you need to know.
- Jessica wonders: do you need to stick with your blog subject?
- Jessica shares where to find free images and icons for blogging.
- Stephanie shares a DIY coding tutorial: social icons with font awesome.
Rating, Reviews, and ARCs
- Emily discusses the perils of ARC envy.
- Laken is feeling repetitive with her reviews.
- Diamond looks at the good and the bad of ARCs.
- Jeann talks about emotional vs critical reviewers.
- Shannon wants to know if you rate with your head or your heart.
A Blogger's Life
- Emily recounts her blogging adventures.
- Holly discusses the woes of commenting.
- Julia reflects on twelve years as a blogger.
- Ashley is rethinking her stance on deleting old posts.
- Francine says book bloggers have kept her informed.
- Laura wants to know: what type of blogs do you read?
- Claire shares some of her discussions that almost were.
On Writing
- Sabaa Tahir discusses worldbuilding.
- Val finally admits that she likes writing.
- Agent Kristin Nelson shares more query tips.
- Chuck Wendig discusses writing without fear.
- Hazel explains how she wrote a novel in 23 days.
- Janice has some advice for bringing your story world to life.
- Rachel reflects on the patience and attention span of readers.
- Jeff Goins created an illustrated guide to what we can learn from fairy tales.
Things Bookworms Think About
A Reader's Life
- Rita is living a life of books.
- Emily explains why she reads books.
- Rachel shares what a great reader is.
- Shannon is rethinking reading statistics.
- Trish talks about reading while traveling.
- Melissa chats about bookish distractions.
- Lori talks about #tothegirls and her reading life.
- Lily explains how real life affects what she reads.
- Tabitha wants books for the mentally exhausted.
- Alice talks about being social with the help of books.
- Nirvana says books and songs do weird things to her.
- Lauren shares her thoughts on being a lifelong reader.
- Celine compares reading to falling in (and out of) love.
- Jamie wants to read books that nobody is talking about.
- Ardelia wonders: if your books could talk, what would they say?
- Sam says the act of reading makes her want to talk about reading.
Books and School
- Amanda talks about her experience in a YAL class.
- Jillian says obligatory reading is the bane of her existence.
- Briana discusses textbooks: offering priceless knowledge or swindling students.
Buying, Borrowing, Lending, Recycling
- Nicolette discusses lending paperback books.
- Emz highlights four ways to "recycle" old books.
- Kayla looks at her bookish options for her birthday.
- Jillian talks about used books and their previous owners.
- Cassie shares things she misses from her hometown library.
- Erin Bowman explains how you can support an author beyond buying their book.
Discussing Genre & YA
- Ardelia asks: are some genres cliche?
- Tracy isn't sure she knows what YA is.
- Nicolette shares her thoughts on genre fatigue.
Inside the Books
- Missie discusses shipping.
- Faye talks about characters.
- Emz asks: do you fact check books?
- Lily highlights her bookish do's and don'ts.
- Amy shares her thoughts on plot vs. character.
- Nafiza muses about fictional female friendships.
- Rosamund Hodge discusses those "strong female characters."
- Nova shares her mandatory rules on creating the perfect bad boy.
- Lola explains how book settings influence her reading experience.
- Elizabeth discovers she has some not very feminist ideas about love.
Book Features
- Carmel talks about ereader features.
- Keionda judges books by their covers.
- Nicolette doesn't judge books by their titles.
- Amy compares some recently spotted cover redesigns.
- Explore and learn about the artwork inside Challenger Deep.
Lists & Recommendations
- Tony lists 5 books about magical realism.
- Kelley shares 5 epic fantasies with gender equal societies.
- Rosie features books with characters on the autism spectrum.
- Lucy highlights some breakout female voices of the British fantasy scene.
- Yash recommends books in which friendships grow from uneasy beginnings.
Series and Cliffhangers
- Jordin is addicted to series.
- Inge sucks at reading series.
- Bec admits she likes cliffhangers.
- Julie and Lynn share their thoughts on sequels.
- Jillian talks about the sadness you feel when you finish the last one.
Bookish Fun
- Cait highlights the ten types of fangirls (plus quiz).
- Here you can vote on the cover for Map to the Stars.
- Hafsah shares a downloadable wallpaper for The Silver Witch.
- Kayla shares what colors she associates with The Winner's Crime.
- Tara tries her hand at Bookish Photography (inspired by Asti's Bookish Snaps).
So, how was your week?


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Diversity Of National And International Accounting Practices: The Case Of Intangible Assets
Although seven years have passed since the Norwalk Agreement has been signed, the global accounting standards continue to represent a goal for IASB and FASB, being far from the stage of practical implementation. More than that, the financial crisis made things worse, as it contributes to the unfavourable conditions for the development of convergence process. But despite all these negative elements, FASB and IASB continue to collaborate in obtaining a single set from the two distinct accounting regulations, which can serve for practical accounting purposes. The globalization phenomena imply the existence of a unique set of financial reporting standards. Thus, accounting diversity is to be reduced at international level, so that it would be in accordance with companies' interests. Therefore, one can state the importance of harmonizing both national and international accounting regulations.
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This report by OECD and UNCTAD compiles G20 investment measures taken between 2 April 2009 and 15 October 2015.
The OECD is working with the G20 encourage the flow of institutional investment towards longer-term assets, such as infrastructure and renewable energy projects, in order to strengthen the global economy and deliver more sustainable growth.
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29 October 2015, Paris - Resilient cities and SMEs are critical to reducing the economic disruption from climate-related disaster events. In the run up to COP21, these remarks by Adrian Blundell-Wignall at the AXA-UNEP-PSI Conference on Climate Resilience address the importance of building resilience to climate change risks at the level of cities and SMEs.
These reports assess national pension systems on the basis of OECD best practices in pension design and present various proposals to help improve and guarantee their sustainbility in the long term.
29-30 October, Bangkok - The 2015 Roundtable will focus on family-businesses in Asia, institutional investors, disclosure of beneficial ownership and control. It will also discuss the progress made so far in implementing the Roundtable's recommendations.
This stocktaking report profiles the tax treatment of funded private pension plans across all OECD and EU countries. The information refers to 2015 or the latest year with available data and covers all types of funded private pension plans in each country.
Taking place in Berlin on 29-30 October, the 2015 Global Forum will explore current trends in global private pension systems and the ways in which pension regulatory and supervisory authorities are managing and reacting to the evolution of these systems.
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Global FDI flows picked up in the first half of 2015, increasing by 13% compared to the second half of 2014. If we exclude the drop in the first half of 2014, global flows have been on a rising trend since the first half of 2013.
Dans le cadre de la poursuite de l'effort qu'elle a engagé pour renforcer la confiance des marchés et l'intégrité des entreprises, l'OCDE a lancé en Asie la nouvelle version des Principes de gouvernance d'entreprise approuvée en septembre 2015 à la réunion des ministres des Finances des pays du G20.
The 2015 annual meeting of the OECD Russia Corporate Governance Roundtable took place in Moscow on 22 October. The discussions focused on implementation and monitoring of the 2014 Russian Code of Corporate Governance, corporate governance priorities of investors for the Russian market and the new G20/OECD Corporate Governance Principles.


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The town's Council on Aging encourages seniors on their own to consider attending this month's Living Alone Support Group meeting, to be held Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Room 230 at 33 Shattuck St. The group provides emotional support, safety information, and health awareness tips for residents who wish to live independently in their own homes as they age. For more information, contact outreach coordinator Tina Maeder at 978-540-2472.
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Niko Bellic – GTA IV
It's hard to sell the lead character in a Grand Theft Auto game as anything less than a deranged killer, but that's pretty much exactly what Rockstar tried to pull with Niko Bellic. After a lifetime of morally questionable actions over in the Balkans, Niko heads to America to start fresh, where he'll do everything he can to be less of a piece of shit. Of course, he's off killing less than an hour into the game.
Throughout the entirety of GTA IV, Niko struggles with his new role in Liberty City, which isn't too different from his past. You hear him say how he doesn't want to kill anyone, then flattens 45 people while driving a semi truck on a crowded sidewalk (Wait, that WASN'T part of the mission? Are you sure?). He keeps says that he thought things would be different in the LC, but instead fires rockets into the crowd in Star Junction from the top of a parked bus (What? Oh, come on).
Above: Dick.
Point is, Niko Bellic is no better for coming to Liberty City than if he would have stayed home. One might even argue that he was a better person when he was working as a human trafficker, rather than the bastard that flung a helicopter into the picnic area on Happiness Island (OK, I'll own up to that one).
Last week's Grand Theft Auto V trailer had a narrator speaking about settling down in order to start a family. Naturally, I'm prepared for some sort of Hitler/Bin Laden hellspawn.
The entire cast of Heavy Rain – Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain is almost two years old now, but I'll state the obvious anyway: spoilers ahoy, matey! This is the last entry, so feel free to skip over this if you haven't played it. Just make sure you come back and read it twice to make up for it.
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Quantic Dream tried their damndest to build up Heavy Rain's four playable protagonists as sympathetic characters that players would root for. Ethan Mars, the recently divorced father who lost one son in an accident, and the other now held captive by the Origami Killer. Norman Jade, the drug-addled FBI agent looking to crack the case. Scott Shelby, the private investigator looking to crack the case. Madison Paige, the plucky journalist looking to, um, crack the case. But she gets naked for a while, so that's pretty neat, I guess.
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Anyway, their inclusion on their list should be obvious at this point — they're all loathsome people. Ethan couldn't press X to Jason hard enough to save his oldest son. Norman was too goofed up on Triptocaine to conduct a proper investigation, while also keeping him from thinking things like "How come no one noticed that this cop in Mad Jack's acid pit ever disappeared?" Madison and Ethan both wasted time that could have been used to find Shaun by taking each other into the Bone Zone. Shelby, rather inexplicably, is the Origami Killer.
These guys aren't the badass anti-heroes that we enjoy playing from time to time — they're merely right bastards. At least when Kratos does something like sink the city of Atlantis, he does it in the name of defying the gods of Mount Olympus. Meanwhile, you've got two sex-starved dickheads heaving into each other's sad shells of existence, all when a child's life is at stake and every moment is precious.
Oh, and honorable mention goes to the children of Heavy Rain and their awful, awful accents. Or everyone's accents in Heavy Rain, for that matter. The accents sound like the Honduran janitor at my elementary school doing an impression of Helen Keller doing an impression of anyone.
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Economic forecasts of weaker-than-expected demand for electricity in the Mid-Atlantic states prompted two utilities on Monday to suspend plans to build a $2 billion power line from West Virginia to Maryland.
American Electric Power's and FirstEnergy Corp.'s decision followed a request by PJM Interconnection - which oversees the electric grid for a 13-state region - to suspend work on the planned 765-kilowatt line.
To comply with PJM Interconnection, the utilities confirmed they would file notices with regulatory agencies in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland to withdraw their construction applications for the project proposed in 2007.
The Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, known as PATH, was originally envisioned to meet expectations of growing electricity demand in the region. Officials had predicted that the region would eventually suffer from brownouts and blackouts if such a line weren't built.
The project was initially to be completed by June 1, 2012. But owing to economic conditions, the timetable slipped to 2013 and then 2015, said Mike Kormos, PJM's senior vice president for operations.
Now the 275-mile project is on hold indefinitely, said Jeri Matheney, a spokeswoman for AEP subsidiary Appalachian Power. She said utilities also would suspend efforts to purchase land for the right of way.
The project initially called for extending the line from AEP's John Amos plant in West Virginia across three counties in northern Virginia to a substation near Kemptown, Md.
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Monday was the Memorial Day Holiday but some governmental bodies have meetings this week
With the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday it will change the garbage pickup in Clinton. There will no collection on Monday – Tuesday's route collected on Wednesday then Wednesday's route will be collected on Thursday with the Thursday and Friday route collected together on Friday
With the holiday on Monday the Clinton County Board will be meeting on Tuesday. The session will start at the usual time of 9 A-M at the County Administration Building. At 9:45 the board is schedule to discuss climate change with county resident Wayne Bott.
Tuesday will be the meeting day for the Clinton City Council. Among the items for consideration is approval of an assessment project for installing a sidewalk along the north side of 13th Avenue North to the entry to the new middle school with the property owners along the route paying a portion of the cost.
During the committee of the whole session the council will review a plan to seek a firm to design a new city website, establish a whistle blower policy calendar parking and the Mississippi River Trail.
The meeting will start at 7 P-M at city hall.
The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, May 28, to discuss two proposed culvert replacements along Iowa 136, near Fourth and 10th streets in Clinton over Car Barn Creek in the city of Clinton.
Traffic would be detoured during construction using Mill Creek Parkway, U.S. 30, and U.S. 67.
All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 4 and 6 p.m. at the Clinton Public Library's Lyons Branch, 105 Main Ave., in Clinton. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff will be present to informally discuss the proposed improvements. No formal presentation will be made.
On Wednesday the 28th the Northeast School Board will hold their regular business meeting at 6 P-M at the Elementary Building Library.


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Debit card fees grew 234 percent from 1998 to 2006, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said in his ruling.
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- August 21, 2013 - 9:06 PM
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve Board will appeal a federal judge's decision to force the board to lower the fees financial institutions can charge merchants for debit card transactions.
Fed General Counsel Scott Alvarez told U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Wednesday that the board would not put in place an interim rule to lower fees and stop what Leon believes are illegal charges by banks and credit card companies while the appeal is ongoing.
Alvarez said an interim rule could hurt the legal standing of the existing rule the Fed made in response to the Wall Street reform law passed in 2010.
The twist was bad news for retailers, convenience store operators, service station owners and restaurateurs who sued the Fed. That coalition of trade groups convinced Leon that the Fed's board members ignored staff recommendations for so-called "swipe fee" limits and put in place limits that were friendly to financial institutions and much higher than the reform law intended. The move raised the staff-recommended limit of 12 cents per transaction to 21 cents.
In a July ruling, Leon ordered the Fed to lower the fee limit, saying the 21-cent rate was "inappropriately inflating" the restrictions Congress wanted. Now, an appeals court could overrule Leon. At the very least, the Fed's appeal extends the process of lowering the fees by a year or more.
"We are very disappointed to see the Fed giving in to the banks," J. Craig Shearman of the National Retail Federation said in a statement after the court hearing. "The Fed has taken a position that will drag this out while retailers and their customers continue to pay billions of dollars in inflated fees that harm the U.S. economy."
Seth Waxman, a lawyer for a collation of financial services trade groups, supported the Fed's appeal and its move to keep existing limits in place.
Without an interim rule that lowers existing limits or a legal ruling that keeps the disputed fee limits in place during appeals, banks, credit card companies and credit unions could once again charge whatever they want for swipe fees, a scenario that Leon has referred to as "the wild wild West."
Debit card fees grew 234 percent from 1998 to 2006 and amounted to a $16.2 billion revenue stream for the financial services industry by 2009, Leon said in his ruling. By 2011, debit card swipe fees averaged 50 cents per transaction.
"Neither the plaintiffs nor the Fed want to go back to an unregulated system," merchants' attorney Shannen Coffin told the judge. Otherwise, Coffin said, his clients the merchants would be "victims of their own success."
The events played out a week after Leon harshly criticized the Fed board members for not treating his ruling more urgently. The judge said he is weighing his ability to force the Fed to write an interim rule to lower fees.
Meanwhile, Leon expressed surprise that merchants' lawyers were willing to ask him to keep in place fees that forced their clients to "pay billions in fees being illegally extracted from them" while the case moved through appeal.
If the current limits are removed, Coffin explained, "merchants don't trust Visa and MasterCard to act with restraint."
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The Detroit Pistons have signed forward Khris Middleton, their second-round selection (39th overall) in June's NBA Draft.
Middleton averaged 11.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in three seasons at Texas A&M.
In his final college season, the 6-foot-7 Middleton averaged 13.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
Middleton's best season was as a sophomore, when he averaged 14.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He was considered a possible first-round pick had he entered the draft in 2011 but instead chose to return to Texas A&M and had an injury-plagued junior season.
He missed seven games after undergoing surgery when he partially tore his meniscus in the season opener and missed another five games at midseason after the knee was reinjured.


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Anybody recognize these gorgeous children from scrapbook pages on STV or see a resemblance to a certain someone's sweet smiling avatar? ;)
You can see Linda added "2008" to the corner, I love this idea of creating a special card to send to a family using their holiday photo from last year! :) What a wonderful surprise to receive that memory of Christmas past... :) The "Festive Frame" is stamped onto pine patterned paper, and she cut out a full sized poinsettia from "A Year of Flowers" embellished with pearls and glitter to accent the bottom and a little Pure Luxury bow at the top to balance the layout. Beautiful photo project, Linda!!
Linda's design details - embossed poinsettia onto Red Rocket that had been misted with Gold Glimmer Mist, paper pieced one poinsetta, used copic R59,R27, E33, black...matted onto stash dp, GKD white, red rocket, and all spruced up, gold mini pearls, gkd ribbon, 2008 from unknown collection peg stamps, nestie scalloped ovals.
Let's go see what else Linda made for us today! :)
A woman who works with her hands is a LABORER; a woman who works with her hands and head, a CRAFTSMAN; but a woman who works with her hands, her head and her heart is an ARTIST. ~ Louis Nizer
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Week 3: Linda Payne
Crafted with YOU in mind by Melanie at 11/15/2009 10:00:00 PM
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4 comments:
- Jennie said...
Oh my goodness..those are my babies!!! :o) I love what Linda did...oh, my goodness this such a sweet idea and so shocked to see them on your blog...I did a double take to see whose blog I was on, LOL!
Linda is so very creative and the variety of projects she has done with this set is truly inspiring, that's it...I am going to get this set, ASAP! :o)
- November 15, 2009 at 10:51 PM
- craftieodamae said...
Gorgeous!!! There Jennie's babies!!
- November 16, 2009 at 4:23 AM
- redwasher1 said...
Absolutely beautiful!!
- November 16, 2009 at 11:47 AM
- Mary Anne / MA54K said...
Yep, I knew those sweet younguns belong to the Harper family. What a beautiful creation!
- November 16, 2009 at 6:05 PM
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If you are new to VSTO the hands-on labs (HOL) are a great way to kick the tires and try out the new features. These are labs that were featured at TechEd 2007 this year in Orlando so if you were waiting to go to PDC and missed it here they are for you to try.
MSDN Virtual Lab: Building Custom Office Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office Part 1 - Data Binding with Word Content Controls
Part 4 is an especially good one to do as a HOL because VSTO Workflow projects require that you run Visual Studio 2008 on a Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). This takes a long time to setup and requires some good hardware to make it tolerable.


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Work in the mineral water sector? UNISON wants you out of a job
"Employers have a legal duty to provide their staff with drinking water in the workplace. But they often provide bottled water, which is expensive and has a high environmental impact. Where tap water is offered to employees, it is often from unsatisfactory sources such as lavatories.
The Water@Work campaign addresses three important issues. First is the health and safety aspect of encouraging more people to drink water instead of unhealthy fizzy drinks or tea and coffee, which have a dehydrating effect on the body....
And finally, Water@work promotes the fact that British tap water is among the highest quality tap water in the world and it's produced by our members. It costs less than 1p per litre, as opposed to fancy bottled mineral waters that don't necessarily taste any better.
In addition to these advantages, providing tap water in workplaces is an environmentally friendly solution. Where employers have attempted to do something positive by installing drinking water units that use large plastic containers, the environmental impact is huge.
Water is heavy, and transporting it in bulk around the country uses a huge amount of unnecessary fuel and energy. The containers are made from a type of plastic based on crude oil, which is not recyclable and takes up to 1,000 years to biodegrade. Tap water, on the other hand, comes straight into the workplace through the mains supply".
I'm sure that the people working in water bottling plants, which generally are not in areas with especially varied economies, will be delighted that UNISON regards their way of making a living as being so worthless.
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Fair enough, I got your point.Alexander Wirt wrote:
> Lee Azzarello schrieb am Montag, den 18. Januar 2010:
>> I believe this email thread contradicts that sentiment, as Daniel went
>> from newbie to backporter in a very short time when the right
>> questions were answered.
> And I believe that I will reject the backport because I don't think he can
> maintain it properly. Maintaining is more than executing some commands that
> sombody else told someone.
I'll just build/maintain it for myself then, as I need it anyway.
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WASHINGTON — Lawmakers approved a broad measure Friday that freezes federally subsidized student loan rates for another year, reauthorizes the government flood insurance program and extends federal transportation funding for two more years.
The deal resolved months of debate on key legislative concerns on the eve of the July Fourth recess, and offered President Barack Obama an opportunity to claim victory after a high-profile campaign to push Congress into action on the student loan and transportation issues.
But it also provided an opening to Republicans to challenge the president's long-running argument that he is hamstrung by a do-nothing Congress: GOP aides jokingly claimed Friday that they had eliminated half of the president's campaign stump speech in a single day of action.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said "there is still much more Congress can do to create jobs and grow the economy," and urged lawmakers to pass Obama's jobs plan.
The agreement includes the first long-term transportation spending plan agreed to since 2005, replacing a series of short-term extensions.
The House passed it 373-52 and the Senate by a vote of 74-19.
"This legislation proves that when Republicans decide to work with Democrats, we can do a lot to move our economy forward," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said.
House Speaker John Boehner. R-Ohio, called the bill "far from perfect," but thanked both parties for working to resolve how to pay for the measure.
With the bill's passage, loan rates will remain at 3.4 percent for another year, rather than rising to 6.8 percent.
The deal includes a five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program that covers roughly 5.6 million people. The plan ends coverage for vacation homes and gives the government more flexibility to set rates. The bill includes provisions requiring that 80 percent of fines paid under the Clean Water Act by the BP oil company for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster be set aside for Gulf Coast states to restore affected areas.
The bill sets transportation funding at roughly $105 billion through fiscal 2014, averting a crisis for the nation's road construction projects that could have occurred if Congress had failed to pass a deal by the expiration of a short-term deal tonight. Obama signed a one-week temporary measure Friday evening, permitting the highway and loan programs to continue until the full legislation reaches his desk.
Supporters said the transportation deal would help save more than 2 million jobs.


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Renowned guitarist Reverend Robert from Illinois, USA, starts his UK tour at The Gate Inn, Upper Brailes, today (Thursday) at 8pm.
Joined by local musicians for the night including Barney Porter, he will be playing a mixture of early Blues, Ragtime, Hawaiian and Caribbean styles.
Robert is not a real reverend, but because he looks the part, a nickname he was given years ago has stuck with him.
Before he embarks on a tour that will take him as far north as Cumbria and as far south as Plymouth, he will also be playing solo at The Norman Knight, Whichford on Monday at 9pm. Entry to both events is free.
Reverend Robert is a master of pre-war blues.
He has delved deep into the styles of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and other delta blues giants. He combines these styles seamlessly in a combination of infectious rhythm and an authentic acoustic sound.
Reverend is known for his true conviction and powerful delivery.
You can hear it on his latest CD Shake That Thing.
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It took just two years for Aaron Beam Jr. to become a millionaire as the chief financial officer of HealthSouth. Now, he cuts grass for a living in Alabama.
"I was a rock star," Beam said of his time as CFO of the healthcare services provider. "I could go anywhere in Alabama and everyone knew who I was. They wanted to talk to me and tell me what a great guy I was."
But, it was the decision he made in 1996 -- under the direction of HealthSouth's CEO, Richard Scrushy, Beam said -- to inflate company earnings that led to a three-month stint in jail and to his lecture Thursday at Augusta State University .
"(Scrushy) sold us that this was a one-time thing and we just needed to get him through it and he would take care of us," Beam said. "I was intimidated by (Scrushy). He was the kind of guy that got so angry about little things.
"For me to stand up at that point and say no to him and make his net worth go down several million dollars, I didn't have the ethical bearing of courage to stand up to him."
But it wasn't a one-time thing and the book padding happened again in 1997. Beam said he began drinking more and instead of doing the right thing, he just quit.
Six years later, in the spring of 2003, Beam was watching the news when he saw a headline that changed his life: "Breaking News: Massive Accounting Fraud Uncovered at HealthSouth. Over $2.5 billion in bogus entries made."
Beam turned himself in. Sixteen people admitted involvement to the fraud; one person denied it -- Scrushy.
Beam said Scrushy told him that he would deny everything if they were ever caught.
In 2005, Beam was sentenced to three months in a federal minimum security prison, less than some involved but more than Scrushy, who was found not guilty. Scrushy was convicted in 2006 of bribing the governor of Alabama and sentenced to seven years.
"You will, somewhere in your career, be exposed to fraudulent activities, be asked to participate in fraud. It's out there," Beam told students at the lecture.
When an ASU student asked what he recommends when that situation does arrive, Beam said to "just say no."
After seeing his home auctioned off and paying off more than $700,000 in fines and legal fees, Beam began a "one man and a mower" lawn service.
"Practicality-wise, I've lost all hopes of having a position in the financial world," he said.


text: Harare - British American Tobacco (BAT) Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of BAT International Holdings (UK) Limited, reported forecast-beating earnings for the year ended December 31 2012.Basic earnings per share for the group was up 153.5% to 71 US cents, up from 28c in the prior year while the dividend jumped 82.6% to 42c, up from 23c a year ago. Turnover for the period also jumped to US$51.8m up from $39.8m last year, with operating margins improving significantly to 33.9% from 18.38% prior year. Volumes for the group however declined by 11% during the period. The drop in sales volumes was experienced across all local brands, and largely attributed to the increase in excise duty and retail selling price of cigarettes at the end of 2011. The company said the slowdown in gross domestic product (GDP) growth is also a contributory factor. Zimbabwe's GDP, at 9.4% in 2011, slowed down to 4% in 2012.The company's share price has also been rallying, having gained 101.39% to close at 725.01c in Thursday's trading session.Last year BAT shareholders unanimously approved its indigenisation proposal that resulted in locals owning 51% of the company.The company was however back in the news with allegations of espionage levelled against the tobacco cigarette manufacturer by its Zimbabwean competitors. President Robert Mugabe even accused BAT of using criminal means to kill its major competitor, locally-owned Savanna Tobacco, in Zimbabawe. The company however strongly denied any involvement in industrial espionage or illegal activity linked to other local tobacco manufacturers. - Fin24


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13 superfoods that can improve your life
December 6, 2016, 3:27 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
These dietary dynamos fight everything from cholesterol to cancer, helping you live a longer, healthier life.
10 laundry tips that won't stain the environment
September 29, 2016, 12:16 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
Following these steps can make a big difference in how your laundry routine affects your health and the environment.
Biofeedback and depression: Treating the blues with body-mind therapies
October 22, 2012, 3:20 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
Biofeedback is one way of beating the winter blues — even chronic depression and other mood disorders — by teaching sufferers to control certain involuntary bodily functions.
Biofeedback therapy offers a mind-body approach to improving health
October 10, 2012, 5:39 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
Practitioners of biofeedback therapy believe that we can learn to control certain involuntary bodily processes, aiding in the treatment of ailments like fibromyalgia, migraines and incontinence.
Uses for shipping pallets: From disposable packaging to a reusable resource
September 6, 2012, 1:58 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
Often made of hardwood, shipping pallets are valuable resources that can be reused in surprising ways.
What is green energy?
July 25, 2012, 2:41 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
Thanks to robust research, new green energy technologies are everywhere, lessoning our dependence on fossil fuels. But what is it and why is it any better than coal or oil?
Father's Day gift ideas for grown-ups
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What to give to Dad when you've moved beyond the construction paper stage of your life.
10 uses for lemons
May 16, 2012, 1:45 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
From whitening laundry to keeping insects away, here are 10 uses for lemons around the house.
How to kill mildew naturally
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You don't have to resort to bleach or other toxic solutions to keep your home mildew-free.
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April 19, 2012, 3:33 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
As more companies add environmental and social responsibility to their concerns about efficiency and cost, it's evolving into a new way of sending products to their destinations.
18 Earth Day facts
April 11, 2012, 3:30 p.m. by S.A. Rogers
We shed some light on the annual tradition and how it has changed over time.
How to protect your video conferencing equipment from hackers
March 30, 2012, 10:45 a.m. by S.A. Rogers
There's a lot to like about video conferencing but your system could be vulnerable if you're not taking these precautions.
5 ways being thankful can improve your life
Research suggests it's an important building block for mental and physical health.
The best way to cook a turkey, according to science
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posted on: 17 November 2014, posted by: Unlimited Team
My traineeship nears its end, and the search for the 2015 Trainee has already begun, so it is time to reflect on my journey as the first Unlimited Trainee Producer. As the year has gone by, I have learnt an incredible amount, met some wonderfully wacky people and felt my self-confidence grow. I'm hoping that this blog will give applicants an idea of what to expect from the traineeship, as well as a few tips on how to complete your application.
I have loved the past year; I've met some extraordinary people and found a job that I really enjoy, not many people can say that. Along the way I have engaged with some beautiful art, some completely bonkers art and some bits I am trying to permanently erase from my memory! Before I got here I had severe anxiety, panicked at the thought of meeting new people and couldn't even turn-up in person to do an interview (I did my interview over Skype). Now I am transformed into a person who can attempt all these situations I used to dread. I'm not sure the Traineeship will deliver these life-changing benefits to everyone who applies, but you never know until you try it!
When I first heard about the Traineeship I thought what the heck is an 'arts producer'? I've learnt that it is a very varied and exciting role, especially within Unlimited. Whilst we are not directly producing artists work, we do fund it, provide mentoring support, help with access and provide training and networking opportunities. In addition to this, we do sometimes give the artists opportunities to present their work, whether at Southbank Centre's Unlimited Festival or through regional showcases. As the Trainee I help out on all of this, which is not only interesting but it has given me the chance to see what it is that I like doing.
My main responsibility is as the key contact to five of our artists (two have commissions and three the have Research and Development grants). As their key contact I am in regular contact with them discussing what stage their projects are at, their touring schedules, gathering any marketing bits and bobs we may need for newsletters and showcases. I am expected to feedback on their progress to the wider team and raise any potential problems they are experiencing. It is important for the artists to feel supported by Unlimited, as we aim to be far more than just a funding body.
The Traineeship is based at Artsadmin in East London, where I have worked closely with Clara Giraud, Unlimited's Assistant Producer. Clara has many years experience under her belt as a producer, and is always on hand to coach you through tasks and dish out advice when you need it. I have also found out I really enjoy assisting on marketing for different Unlimited events, which involves working with Selma, the Marketing Officer which is always a laugh. Managing the online blog also falls to me, so I created a schedule and a list of ideas (which rarely gets kept to!) and nudge the team when it comes to writing posts – we all get to contribute. Sometimes I write my own content for the blog but do not worry if you find this prospect daunting, Jo Verrent, our Senior Producer, is a great editor and always gives good feedback.
My highlight of the traineeship has been without a doubt the Unlimited Festival in September 2014. Seeing beautiful pieces of work, which I have watched come together over months and months, all culminate at the Southbank Centre was really amazing and something the whole team took great pride in. My favourite pieces from the festival were Backstage in Biscuit Land by Touretteshero and Wendy Hoose by Birds of Paradise – my face was literally aching from laughing so hard! The festival was very tiring for our core team, as we were on hand all week to help the artists, host events, assist with access requirements and tweet all the daily activity. It was an ideal opportunity to see a breadth of work and meet tons of people from the disability arts sector-I am already looking forward to the next festival in 2016!
Support is on hand throughout the traineeship. We have regular team meetings to catch up and report back and these often involve delicious snacks and, occasionally, teddy bears (don't ask). Crucially, I have one-to-one meetings with Jo Verrent too. This is where we discuss what I'm doing well at, what I need support with, and goals for the rest of my time at Artsadmin. During a one-to-one, Jo suggested tackling something I am scared of-public speaking. I have always been uncomfortable with public speaking, so we devised a plan for me to go on a course and we set mini goals to help me work towards overcoming my fear. Recently I reported on Unlimited's progress in front of the wider team at Artsadmin – a task that previously would have transformed me into a quivering wreck. After I had done it, I felt such a sense of achievement, that when Jo asked me to take part in making a short video about my traineeship, I said 'yes', even though the thought petrifies me! Overall the support I have had across both Artsadmin and Shape Arts has been invaluable; I have been encouraged to embark on training schemes and shadow different people to get an idea of different job roles, to understand what everyone does as part of Unlimited machine. It has really given me the skills and the boost in confidence to take the next step in my career.
Advice for Applicants
My advice to anyone thinking of applying would be to take your time over the application, get someone to read it over for you, and if you can focus your critique on some Unlimited/Artsadmin/Shape project then that is good but not compulsory (I didn't for mine when I applied!). You can get in touch with Sara from Shape Arts if you have any access requirements, as we accept applications in different forms and can support people's access needs in making applications. One last tip is to research the Unlimited website and get a good understanding of the partnership between Artsadmin and Shape, why Unlimited is here and the history behind it…. It certainly helped me!
For more information on the traineeship and the application portal click here.
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Friday, 22 December, 2000, 14:56 GMT
Horn POW releases delayed
The releasing of prisoners of war captured duing the two year border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea has been delayed until Saturday after the plane expected to transport them developed engine problems.
Ethiopian officials had announced that more than 100 POWs captured by Eritrea would be sent back to Ethiopia later on Friday.
A foreign ministry official was quoted on Ethiopian radio saying that over 200 Eritrean prisoners of war would also be sent home on Saturday.
Thousands of POWs were captured by both sides during hostilities, which ended in June.
A formal peace agreement was signed in Algiers on 12 December, brokered by the Organisation of African Unity.
The deal establishes commissions to delineate the disputed border, as well as providing for an exchange of prisoners and the return of displaced people.
Ethiopia estimate there are 1,500 Ethiopian POWs in Eritrean hands.
Several thousand Eritrean POWs are expected to be released by Ethiopia.
Tied aid
Earlier, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Senator Rino Serri announced in Addis Ababa that Italy would provide $140m over the next three years to help Ethiopia with post-war reconstruction.
The EU suspended more than $325m in long-term development aid to Ethiopia after the war with Eritrea broke out in 1998.
The money from Italy will be invested in health and education projects as well as rebuilding road infrastructure and the demobilisation of Ethiopian troops.
However, the senator added that the aid is tied to cuts in military expenditure.
Our correspondent in Addis Ababa said that Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin refused to be drawn, at a news conference, into saying whether Ethiopia planned military spending cuts, saying only that Ethiopia had learnt lasting lessons about defending herself in the past couple of years.
More than 1,700 of the 4,200 members of the UN peacekeeping force have now arrived in the border areas to oversee the ceasefire and supervise the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Eritrean territory which they have occupied since May this year.
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BRASILIA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police said on Monday they have arrested former minister Jose Dirceu in the latest round of a massive investigation into alleged corruption at state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA.
Dirceu, a minister under Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration between 2003 and 2005, is the most senior member of the ruling Workers' Party to be arrested in the probe. Dirceu was already under house detention for conducting a vote-buying scheme during Lula's government.
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Council debates offering full-time position to interim police chief Matt Flogstad
The interim period for Hancock Police Chief Matt Flogstad will expire on Dec. 31. The Hancock City Council now has some decisions to make before the end of the year. Some of their options were discussed at the regular meeting on Monday night and a decision will probably be made at a special meeting on Dec. 29.
Council members discussed three possible options. These include extending the interim period, offering Flogstad a full-time position or opening the position up for applications.
Prior to the meeting the personnel committee had met and came up with two proposals to offer to Flogstad as the full-time police chief. These were handed out at the meeting and was the first time the other council members and Flogstad had seen them. Some discussion ensued after reviewing the two options which included an hourly wage plus benefits and an insurance package or salary plus benefits without insurance with an increase of the hourly rate to compensate for the insurance.
After reviewing the proposals, some of the council members wanted more information before offering the position. Their concerns were with the insurance benefit, which they would like to review with new hires. There was also mention of the distance from Flogstad's home to Hancock which is 15.2 miles. A policy in the employee handbook which had just been discussed in regard to a couple members of the fire department, stipulates that employees must live within 15 miles of Hancock.
Councilman Jeff Kisgen added that he felt it was important to have the police chief living in the community. "There is something to having an in-town presence," he explained.
Flogstad said that he currently has a livestock operation near Donnelly but if the mileage was an issue he would consider moving a little closer. However, he would like to remain in the rural area.
Another issue mentioned was that initial conversations involved opening the position up for applications. However, some of the council members felt that this would bring on an avalanche of applications.
The next option was to extend the interim period another 30-60 days. Flogstad was somewhat hesitant about this because he has another job where they are keeping his position open while he works for Hancock.
"I can't keep my other job at bay (by extending this) every 30 days" said Flogstad.
It was decided to wait until a special council meeting on Dec. 29 to make the decision and in the meantime look a little further into the insurance options.
Earlier in the meeting Flogstad had given his report for the prior month and commented on how busy it had been. He told the council members that it was busier than he expected and he has no problem getting in his 30 hours.
One of the cases he commented on involved a tip that came into his office in Hancock that involved an individual living in Morris. He followed protocol by discussing it first with the Morris Police Chief and then obtaining and executing a search warrant at the Morris residence. This resulted in a felony drug arrest. He explained that since the tip first came to him in Hancock, it would be a Hancock Police Department case.
Flogstad also asked councils permission to utilize an independent contractor to do transcription work for the Hancock Police Department. He had a person in mind who also works at the Stevens County Sheriff's Department. Council approved this request temporarily and asked for a contract that they can review including some cost estimates.
In other personnel matters council decided not to change the wording about violations in the employee handbook and took another step toward adopting a drug policy. They also discussed two fire department members who no longer meet the criteria of living within the 15 miles. One of these members is also the gambling manager.
Fire Chief Mark Holleman explained that this would be discussed at the fire department annual meeting in January. At this time a new gambling manager may also be appointed.
Holleman presented a resolution for council approval in regard to the shared county fire services. He explained that as of right now he asked for approval to continue discussion on the shared services and specifically for the departments to share training. He explained that the goal is to provide more efficient and effective fire services through the sharing of people, equipment, training and other key elements of fire service operations, while probably still keeping separate organizations.
The council members approved the resolution and Holleman will keep them informed as to the status of the discussions. The council members also approved the application of Jacob Daly as a fire department member.
Other business
* The council members approved spending $1,000 on trees for a snow break to run parallel to 7th street on land owned by Robert DeGier. The tree line will begin on 8th street near the compost pile and continue to Highway 9.
* Only one person attended the Truth in Taxation portion of the meeting wondering why taxes went up while market value went down. City Clerk Andrea Swenson explained that this was caused by the loss of homestead credit, a decision made by past legislation. This same decision caused the market values to drop.


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Thirty-five people, including four CRPF personnel, were on Sunday injured in a powerful grenade explosion triggered by militants at a crowded bus stand in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said in Srinagar.
Militants lobbed a grenade towards a security patrol at the crowded Kulgam bus stand, 70km from Srinagar, around 1415 IST, the sources said.
Some women were among those injured in the resulting explosion.
The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital and some of them have been referred to the Anantnag district hospital, the sources said.
None of the injured were critical, they said. Security forces immediately cordoned off the bus stand but the militants fled taking advantage of the panic following the explosion.
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Frenship girls basketball coach Terry Lowrey has been selected to coach the North squad at the Texas High School Girls Coaches Association All-Star Game.
The game has been scheduled for July 14 at the new Delco Center in Austin as part of the THSGCA coaching school.
Lowrey led the Lady Tigers to a 25-10 record in 2004-05 and a berth in the Class 4A regional playoffs. He has a career record of 138-88, including a 126-71 mark at the school.
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Trial record 4 of 6 for: "African Malaria Network Trust" [Exact]
A Phase Ib Trial of MSP 3 LSP in 1-2 Year Old Children in Burkina Faso (MSP3LSP)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified November 2007 by African Malaria Network Trust.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
African Malaria Network Trust
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First Posted: March 26, 2007
Last Update Posted: May 7, 2008
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This will be a study of the safety of MSP 3 LSP candidate malaria vaccine in children aged 1-2 years in Burkina Faso. Three imminizations at 28 day intervals will be administratered subcuteneously on the shoulder region. The study will compare MSP3 with Engerix B vaccine to evaluate whether it is just as safe to give to children in malaria endemic country. The study will also evaluate whether the vaccine induces the expected immune responses. Two dose levels of MSP 3 will be evaluated; 15µg and 30µg to determine the one with the best safety and immune response profile.
|Biological: MSP 3 Long Synthetic Peptide Biological: Hepatitis B vaccine Biological: Hepatitis B control vaccince
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Randomized, Controlled, Dose Escalation Phase Ib Trial of MSP 3 LSP Adjuvanted in Aluminium Hydroxide Versus Hepatitis Bin 12 to 24 Month Old Children in Burkina Faso.
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Immediate reactogenicity (within 1 hour, with emphasis on allergic reactions) [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- Local and systemic reactogenicity during the 7 days following the vaccine [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- Unsolicited adverse events occurring within 28 days following each vaccination [ Time Frame: 28 Days ]
- Serious adverse events (SAE) throughout the study period [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Humoral immune responses by ELISA before and four weeks after each vaccination [ Time Frame: 84 Days ]
- Cellular immune response to the vaccine antigens by measuring the [ Time Frame: 84 Days ]
- number of cells producing IFNγ/106 cells by Elispot to MSP3-LSP and [ Time Frame: 84 Days ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|May 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|May 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
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15 microgramme candidate vaccine group
Biological: MSP 3 Long Synthetic Peptide
Lyophilized vaccine given at 15 or 30 microgrammes
Active Comparator: 2
Hepatitis B comprator group
Biological: Hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis vaccine adjuvanted in Aluminium hydroxide
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30 microgrammes candidate vaccine group
Biological: MSP 3 Long Synthetic Peptide
Lyophilized vaccine given at 15 or 30 microgrammes
Active Comparator: 4
Hepatitis B vaccine group
Biological: Hepatitis B control vaccince
Hepatitis B vaccine adjuvanted in Aluminium hydroxide
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Year to 2 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Children aged 1-2 years old
- Healthy by medical history and physical examination
- Signed Informed Consent by guardian/parent
- Resident in the study area village during the whole trial period
Exclusion Criteria:
- Symptoms, physical signs of disease that could interfere with the interpretation of the trial results or compromising the health of the subjects
- Immunosuppressive therapy (steroids, immune modulators or immune suppressors) within 3 months prior recruitment. (for corticosteroids, this will mean prednisone, or equivalent,0.5 mg/kg/day. Inhaled and topical steroids are allowed.)
- Cannot be followed for any social, psychological or geographical reasons.
- Use of any investigational drug or vaccine other than the study vaccine within 30 days preceding the first dose of study vaccine, or planned use up to 30 days after the third dose.
- Suspected or known hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components or to previous vaccine.
- Laboratory abnormalities on screened blood samples out of range, more specifically refer to table 2.
- Planned administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol within 30 days before the first dose of vaccine. An exception, is the receipt of an EPI or licensed vaccine (measles, oral polio, Hib, meningococcal and combined diphtheria, pertussis,tetanus vaccines) which may be given 14 days or more before or after vaccination
- Evidence of chronic or active hepatitis B infection
- Presence of chronic illness that, in the judgement of the investigator, would interfere with the study outcomes or pose a threat to the participant's health.
- Administration of immunoglobulin andor any blood products within the three months preceding the first dose of study vaccine or planned administration during the study period
- History of surgical splenectomy.
- Moderate or severe malnutrition at screening defined as weight for age Z score less than 2
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|Contact: Sodiomon B Sirima, MD, PhD
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|Contact: Alfred Tiono, MD
|226-5032-4695 ext 7
|Burkina Faso
|Projet de Développement de Vaccins Anti-Paludique- Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme
|Ouagadougou, Sapone, Burkina Faso
|Contact: Amidou T Konate, MD 226-5032-4695 ext 6 email@example.com
|Contact: Alphonse Ouedraogo, MD 226-5032-4695 ext 8 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Sodiomon B Sirima, MD, PhD
Sponsors and Collaborators
African Malaria Network Trust
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
|Study Director:
|Issa Nebie, PhD
|Projet de Développement de Vaccins Anti-Paludique- Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme
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Keywords provided by African Malaria Network Trust:
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Sirima SB, Tiono AB, Ouédraogo A, Diarra A, Ouédraogo AL, Yaro JB, Ouédraogo E, Gansané A, Bougouma EC, Konaté AT, Kaboré Y, Traoré A, Chilengi R, Soulama I, Luty AJ, Druilhe P, Cousens S, Nébié I. Safety and immunogenicity of the malaria vaccine candidate MSP3 long synthetic peptide in 12-24 months-old Burkinabe children. PLoS One. 2009 Oct 26;4(10):e7549. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007549. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2010;5(4). doi: 10.1371/annotation/3221b8d9-038d-4e67-82fa-de6b1233b459. Druilhe, Pierre [added]; Roma, Chilengi [corrected to Chilengi, Roma].
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Roma Chilengi, African Malaria Network Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00452088 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|March 23, 2007
|First Posted:
|March 26, 2007
|Last Update Posted:
|May 7, 2008
|Last Verified:
|November 2007
Keywords provided by African Malaria Network Trust:
Malaria vaccine
Safety of MSP 3 LSP
Immunogenicity of MSP 3 LSP
Burkina Faso children
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Aluminum Hydroxide
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Gastrointestinal Agents


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