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Haswell Z87 Motherboard Preview: 50+ Motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, ASRock, MSI, ECS, Biostar and EVGAby Ian Cutress on 5/22/2013 5:00 PM EST
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JDG1980 - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkI thought Haswell was supposed to integrate the VRMs into the CPU die. But these boards still have big heatsinks which appear to be used for VRM cooling. What gives?
By the way, is it confirmed whether the ASUS Z87-WS supports ECC RAM (assuming a compatible processor is used)? It's a workstation board, so it should, but to some people "workstation" is now just a marketing term. Reply
lever_age - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkThere is an integrated VRM to do DC-DC conversion to generate the voltages for the CPU, but its input voltage is 2.4 V or so. The parts on the motherboard convert 12 V to that intermediate 2.4 V (or whatever it was). Reply
lever_age - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkwait nevermind, anyway, details were here with probably more coming:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6898/intel-details-h... Reply
mwildtech - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkI see a lot of Gold on these motherboards...Some look pretty awful. IMO the MSI boards look the best. Reply
Ksyder - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkI think if the MSI boards work well they will be very popular. Nice designs. Reply
jasonelmore - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkreally expensive boards. This is the supposed to be the mainstream platform, not the enthusiast. Highest board should be no more than $350 unless it has thunderbolt imho.... Reply
MonkeyPaw - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkDoesn't sound too far out there, really. Z87 is the enthusiast class hardware. If you're just building a workstation or HTPC, there will probably be an H81 or P86 or some base-level boards without all the "Xtreme" components. Reply
austinindallas - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkGo ahead and sign me up for an asrock z87 mini-itx and i7 4770k. As soon as microcenter has a deal! Reply
meacupla - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkThe asrock mITX is a huge improvement over the previous Z77 model, but their built quality and bios are still questionable.
Unless there is a $100 price difference between asus' Z87 mITX board, I see no reason to go for asrock. Reply
cjs150 - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkI disagree. I have the ASRock z77-eitx board and it is excellent. Rock solid, having MSata on reverse is a nice touch, sensible layout, easy to overclock. I looked at both the ARock and Asus mini boards and the ASRock was a better choice for me
What more do you actually want? Reply
austinindallas - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkthe asrock z77 extreme 4 was my very first experience with asrock, but i am VERY satisfied with it. and it was a GREAT price compared to others Reply
Sm0kes - Friday, May 24, 2013 - linkBetter than SATA II speeds on the mSATA port. Not sure why it was gimped on the z77e-itx. Reply
mutantmagnet - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - linkThe build quality is fine. An article posted by Gigabyte was comparing the failure rate of the various motherboard makers (which they got first place last year) didn't make me think any motherboard manufacturer was significantly behind the others to single any of them out as bad. Reply
crimson117 - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkAsus summary:
Channel boards:
ASUS Z87-Plus (y u no A+?)
ASUS Z87-Pro
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
Specific purpose boards:
ASUS Z87-WS (for workstations)
ASUS Z87-ITX (mITX) (for mITX cases)
Enthusiast boards:
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Hero
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Extreme
mATX Enthusiast:
ASUS Gryphon Z87 (mATX)
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Gene (mATX)
While I'm cautiously optimistic that they've improved over their indecipherable Z77 naming schemes, I'm taking bets regarding how long it will be until the L, LK, ML, FJ, WJK, MS, JK, and YOLO variants show up and confuse everyone. Reply
c0pperbottoms - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkHow about a micro-ATX board where I can have 2 dual-slot GPUs in 16x slots where the damned PCI or PCI-E 1x slot is ABOVE the GPUs so I can have a sound card (or some other accessory for that mattter)?? Reply
meacupla - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkBecause most mATX cases sport 4 slots, not 5?
You might as well buy an ATX board and ATX case if you're going to go out of your way to buy an mATX case that has 5 slots and would also be undoubtedly large. Reply
This Guy - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkI want a small, quite computer but already have an expensive sound card and need crossfire/sli to run my monitors. The Corsair Obsidian 350D looks well suited to my wants and I was thinking about getting a Z87 version of the Gigabyte D3H. A few Noctura's and it will been silent except when gaming. Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkWell, for x16 in dual GPU configuration, you need S2011. Haswell only provides enough for x8 in dual GPU configuration. But I think you are just meaning x8/x8 for 2 GPUs.
Look at the
Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5
It gives you x8/x1/x4/x8 slots where you can have a dual slot graphics card in the first x8, then a PCIe in the x4 and a dual/triple slot graphics card in the last x8. Reply
c0pperbottoms - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkActually I did mean two 16x, but thanks for clarifying. Not yet very well read on Haswell. Also it occurs to me that we're not really bumping up against the (admittedly negligible) bandwidth constraints of PCIE-2 anymore, so two 8x aren't really of a problem :)
There are a number of micro-ATX cases that sport 5 slots... They're still smaller than a mid-tower full-up ATX case. Reply
alwayssts - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkI'm with you on this...it's funny how many people want what we do. Here is my plan:
I use a PC-C50b because I agree Matx in the most sensible form-factor these days. The case can house a Noctua C14 and still fit in an entertainment rack, what else do you really need? I would not call it exceptionally large. Case has 4 CONVENTIONAL slots...but a fifth at an angle so you could use with a flexible riser.
I very well might find myself going dual-GPU as soon as 4k60 connectivity and televisions are a consumer reality...but I know I will want one of those spiffy ROG pci-e SSDs. I suppose SATA will be a reality at some point around that time, but we'll see.
I really wish the cards could sit next to each other because the riser slot is perpendicular, and will probably be pretty terrible for a graphics card...but that's how it has to be. Reply
vailr - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkWhat about DDR4? Will Intel offer a revised chipset (Z88?) for DDR4 + Haswell CPU's later this year? Reply
sticks435 - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkNo, DDR4 will most likely debut on the new Enthusiast boards (X79 or X89 or X99). It will be either 2014 or 15 before we see it on mainstream boards. Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkHaswell doesn't seem to support DDR4. The memory support is based on the CPU since a few generations back, not the motherboard/chipset anymore. Haswell-E might support DDR4 by the looks of it. Reply
Sm0kes - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkReally interested to see if Thunderbolt can make any meaningful advances..... if not this year, i suspect this will be dead technology. Was really looking forward to seeing eGPU's become a reality. Reply
xTRICKYxx - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkThunderbolt only has a PCI x4 access so a AMD Radeon HD 6670 is going to fully saturate it....
I want to believe Intel will fix this so eGPU's can succeed! Reply
Jaybus - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkHaswell uses the same x4 configuration, but with PCIe 3.0 and a bandwidth of 20 Gbps. Since that matches the current max Thunderbolt spec, why would they use more than 4 lanes? There simply isn't a lot of headroom for going > 20 Gbps over copper without limiting the cable length to only a few cm..They are working on silicon photonics to integrate a chip level optical interconnect to make optical Thunderbolt cheap enough, but until then there just isn't much need for more than 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes. Reply
bobbozzo - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkon P1, "Within that is the cost for the chipset (a not-significant cost)"
Do you mean not-INsignificant?
thanks for the article! Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkWell, any of the mATX motherboards look good. My preferred brand is Gigabyte for the good value and performance. Asus usually when I have the money laying around and want a feature or two they offer. AsRock is also good if they are competitive with Gigabyte by being cheaper or offering more for the same money. The other manufacturers I have little experience or dodgy experience with. :D
I would like a mATX with good overclocking, Intel NICs, decent onboard sound, 8 SATA connectors and maybe mSATA. I don't need wifi, more than 8 SATA, more than 2 USB 3.0, LCDs, reset/power buttons onboard, SLI/CF support or anything fancy like that. Reply
Egg - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkAm I misinterpreting something, or do post of the lower end boards include PCI? I thought some of them would drop it, as people with the expansion cards that need it often will look for better boards, and it now needs an extra controller. Reply
meacupla - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkThey fill in the gap between the business (B series) and enthusiast (Z series) chipset. Reply
Diagrafeas - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkI see that the previous generation trend continues.
They have 2 Physical PCI Express x16 slots and the one is electrically x4.
Why not x8?
And these boards are too few. Most have 3 PCI Express x16 physical.
Seriously how many people use three graphic cards? Reply
meacupla - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkFor that matter, most people's needs can be satisfied with mATX or mITX.
1x video card, if at all.
1x premium sound card, if at all.
The only reason to use ATX is if you want to give your video cards some breathing room. Reply
Someguyperson - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkI would really like to see a roundup of all the mITX boards. mITX seems to be the future and it seems like all the integration of everything in Haswell would really make a much better product than the last generation. Reply
Mr Perfect - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkI second that, if only because mITX is usually a second thought to ATX and mATX. Reply
silenceisgolden - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkReally surprising that I don't see these specs, together on any of the boards:
2 USB3 headers onboard
PS/2 omitted
2 USB2 headers
Wi-Fi AC (also, Wi-Fi Direct anyone?)
PCIe layout of x8, x16 bypass, x8, x1, x8, x1, x8
10 6G/s SATA
I think the closest I can get is the Gigabyte z87X-OC Force, but it still seams to be missing Wi-Fi. I think there will be a decent market for USB3 Wi-Fi ac sticks during this generation. Reply
silenceisgolden - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkI also don't get why DVI and especially VGA are included on any model for this generation. Seems like a huge waste of space. Reply
JDG1980 - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkDVI allows the use of cheap 1440p monitors from South Korea.
That said, I think enthusiast boards should break out all the video connectors on PCI brackets, so people who will be using discrete cards (probably a majority of buyers) can get a clean I/O panel. Reply
Mr Perfect - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkPeople could use a $5 cable from Newegg to turn an HDMI output into an DVI though. They have cables that go the other way too, but then you're limited by the DVI port(no sound, etc). Reply
silenceisgolden - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkWe're going to start seeing 4K panels hit the US soon enough though, and I'd rather a 1600p panel over those 1440p ones to be honest. And that PCIe board sounds like a brilliant idea, but Intel wants to shut out the graphics market except the very high end, not cater to gamers. Reply
Azethoth - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkPS/2 omitted is an ignorant request: PS/2 keyboards remain superior to USB based keyboards.
You can read all about it in the various excellent high end keyboard articles. The bottom line is that PS/2 can accurately detect whatever you type in: single keys, multiple keys, chords, all the way up to a full faceroll. USB keyboards are lucky if they can manage above 6-key rollover, some high end ones trumpet their prowess at 20-key rollover. There are other issues as well.
Now my APM is too low to care so I am rocking said USB based 20-key rollover capable Corsair K-90 and every time I feel like facerolling or bashing the keyboard double handed like a monkey on meth I just refrain. However, a lot of people will not give up their superior PS/2 hardware. Reply
silenceisgolden - Sunday, May 26, 2013 - linkWell if everyone has settled on USB, why put PS/2 on anything besides maybe 1 high-end/gaming motherboard per brand. I think most people have settled on USB, and the ratio of motherboards that have PS/2 ports to motherboards sold is way greater than the ratio of people using PS/2 ports to the amount of people with PS/2 ports. Reply
JDG1980 - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkYou won't see all these features together because they are designed for different audiences. mSATA and Wi-Fi are most useful on Mini-ITX boards where portability and size are issues; full size workstations generally use regular SATA, and most enthusiasts have Ethernet connections on the desktop.
Adding more than the standard number of SATA ports or USB3 headers might not be supported by the base chipset, thus requiring extra ICs, driving up costs. This means you're only going to find it in an enthusiast board. Of course, if you have an enthusiast board, you could always add another SATA host adapter and/or USB3 adapter to one of your PCIe slots. Reply
silenceisgolden - Sunday, May 26, 2013 - linkWith an enthusiast board, however, most of the PCIe slots will be filled and on my current rig I already use a USB3 adapter since the motherboard is old. However, I'd like to get rid of it, not continue with it on my new motherboard/cpu combo. Most motherboards at the enthusiast level seem to have 10 SATA ports so I'm not as worried about that. I'll give you that mSATA might not be great, but I can think of uses for Wi-Di, and I believe that needs to be motherboard solution (or maybe an adapter, but that's another $50-70 on top of the price). Reply
EnzoFX - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkSo for the ASRock ITX board, the 8pin cpu connector needs to be on the edge? Isn't it more common to see it in the middle? So Asus has one on the edge and suddenly it's a necessity? =p
Not arguing the benefit, just saying. Reply
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krutou - Sunday, May 26, 2013 - linkhurrah for pyramid schemes Reply
tackle70 - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkTo be honest, and this may seem very vain to some, I just look for whichever high end motherboard has the best aesthetic to go with my build. I trust that once you get to a certain point ($~200+), all the big name boards (ASUS/Gigabyte/ASRock/MSI) are going to be quality stuff with more features than I will use.
So it all comes down to aesthetics for me. I bought the ASRock z68 extreme7 gen3 because I liked the black/gold look to go with my lightning 7970s (MSI didn't have any black/yellow motherboards out yet at the time). And I always find ASUS' black and red stuff hideous on the ROG boards, so I stay away. Reply
Razorbak86 - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkThat's funny. I love red and black boards, and I think all gold-colored boards looks gaudy. I went with the ASUS Maximus V Formula. Reply
n0x1ous - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkI hate both red/black and black/gold. for me I prefer blue/black or green/black so Gigabyte gets the nod Reply
Flunk - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkThis article is great, it gives a great overview of all these boards that will help me better recommend boards to all the people who ask me about it this year. Looking forward to the in-depth reviews later. Reply
goinginstyle - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkLooks like Gigabyte copied all of Asus' last generation features, MSI copied Gigabyte and Asus while ASRock copied all three. The only thing left to determine is if any of the copies work as good as the original. Of all the boards I wanted to see, the ASUS Formula is missing as I have the current MVF but their mITX board looks killer and is something I will have to buy this time. Reply
Razorbak86 - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkI also have the MVF. Awesome board, especially for a water cooling set-up. I was disappointed to see that the new Hero (which presumably is replacing the Formula as the middle-SKU in the ROG series) dropped the water-cooling barbs on the VRM heatsink. That's one nice feature on the MVF that should have been carried forward. Reply
ssudershan - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkNo mention of Thunderbolt support/presence on any of these motherboards? Is it still under wraps or will they see the light when these models get finalized? Reply
Azethoth - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkWell I only care about two of the boards:
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Extreme
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
But combine the pictures with http://www.anandtech.com/show/5935/asus-thunderbol... and there you have two boards that totally support TB in theory but due to Thunderbolt-EX-Card-Availability = not, it never actually will unless Asus gets its asus in gear. Reply
Gigaplex - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkAn upgradeable OpAmp in the Gigabyte board somehow means expensive speakers aren't required? Um... no. You'd need fairly decent speakers to even notice the difference between 2 half-decent OpAmps. Reply
Jaybus - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkAs always. it is the speakers, not the electronics, that are the key to premium sound. After all, that is what is actually moving air to make the sound waves. Good speakers generally require more power, so I suspect it is the current handling capability of the op amps that is the issue, not the op amp quality. Reply
cjs150 - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkLove ASUS black and gold theme.
Will be going for MATX board but they all look to have the same flaw: top GPU slot is too close to bottom of RAM sockets. I watercool my GPU and the extra thickness of the GPU card means that many of the RAM cooling fan add ons either will not fit or are very tight (and yes I have fried my RAM before by not cooling sufficiently). I guess I will have to water cool the RAM as well! Reply
This Guy - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkI took the vailed hints on Anandtech and went 120Hz, 1440p. Asrock's HDMI input is extremely interesting as I could run a 360 though my PC and have "one" dedicated gaming system.
To bad Asrock didn't copy Gigabyte's mATX PCIe configuration... A sli/crossfire mATX with PCIe sound card and HDMI input would have been awesome! Reply
MadAd - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkOmg so many full size boards, who will buy them all?
Ian I only want to see you test one thing, an A-Style in your own water table :D Reply
JimmiG - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkSo many boards... They're certainly not running out of ways to differentiate just because more stuff is on the CPU these days. Personally I don't see the point in paying $400+ for a mobo just because it has fancy (useless) heatsinks bolted all over it. Reply
MartinT - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkIt's strange to think of chosing your last ever motherboard, but this generation has that kind of feeling to me. Reply
araczynski - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linki look forward to finding a side by side complete line spec comparison some day. always hated trying to make a decision on a mobo since they each started spewing out a dozen parts to do the same thing. probably won't hurt to just wait and let the early adopters deal with the bugs either. Reply
Creig - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkNo mention of the the Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H?
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Gallery/342169,exclu... Reply
n0x1ous - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkLove this article. Great job giving us an overview and images of the ranges. Gigabyte gets the nod from me as usual for aesthetics and a much better looking UEFI bios than the Z77 range. Reply
Kougar - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - link
What are you most interested in?
The VRM & mosfets was intriguing to read about. If GB is using IR3550 mosfets in the UD5 and ASUS isn't even matching them in its Workstation class motherboard, then I naturally wonder what other PWM & related power delivery choices they differ on. Does GB use them for the memory, chipset, and anything else?
Based on google each single IR chip runs $3 in 10K unit quantities.... no wonder ASUS is using alternatives? Good primer on the IR3550's at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fl1iFtOLKU Reply
Rovek - Friday, May 24, 2013 - linki`m interested if i can overclock an Intel Core i5-4570 to 4GHz on a 100 EURO MB Reply
Adirzv - Sunday, May 26, 2013 - linkIs there any motherboard that supports 4 displays out of the box? I'm not into gaming, 3D performance is zero for me. I just need 4 monitors for multiple financial application. I'll probably buy the 4770k and i like my system as silent as possible. I would really like to get rid of the video card, which is the loudest component in my system Reply
emperius - Thursday, June 06, 2013 - linkHehe I know what your up to, I also need the same setup. I doubt a mobo has 4 display out without any mods to it that may reduce performance significantly and look tacky. But yet again it's either a single graphics card with 4 displays out or perhaps, in the near close future, Thunderbolt and later daisy chain 4 displays...... Reply
Bad213Boy - Thursday, May 30, 2013 - linkHow could you not mention MSI's Ceasefire which is infact a swtich that can disable an unused expansion slot so that it can transfer the extra lanes to an occupied slot for full use. This is huge IMO. I haven't heard of any other motherboard doing this. Reply
Dil2020 - Sunday, August 04, 2013 - linkSince someone at anandtech has gone to all this trouble of providing details of various motherboards, could someone please answer a simple question:
Does the ASUS Z87-WS supports ECC memory?
It does support Xeon processors. Reply


text: I have to say, when I sat down last night to watch the game, I truly believed that the Cowboys were destined to win the game, and give the Seahawks all that they would want to deal with in the playoffs. So much for that. Last night was a complete, systematic collapse of the team. From the general health of the team, to the coaching, to individual play, this game cast a pretty severe and glaring light on the ills of the team. While any one game should not be used as a referendum for any given season or career, last night's loss will reverberate for a while. Here's my thoughts on the game from last night, and some thoughts on where this team needs to go in the future: Last night has been reduced to Romo and his post-Christmas gift giving (more on this later). To me, the biggest story of last night was that the game was lost on the sidelines. Jason Garrett and Bill Callahan were completely undressed by Jim Haslett and the Redskin defensive staff last night. The Cowboys looked completely unprepared for dealing with a blitz, and did not look to take advantage of this aggression. The Cowboys ran no trap running plays, no draws, or even considered a traditional screen play to slow the rush. It was distressing to see free rushers getting in all night long, and nary an adjustment to counter this. A couple of things come to mind for me on this, and both are from when the Cowboys were on Hard Knocks in 2008. In a coaches meeting, Garrett is speaking about facing a defense, and letting them dictate the flow of the game. He said, no f' that, we will dictate to them. I didn't see this or anything looking like that last night. The second part was when he was addressing the offensive team in a meeting. He said, specifically to the rookie players, to "...study. If you don't know what you are doing, then you will not play here." I'll let that statement speak for itself. The second big item that I took away from last night that was not a highly spoke about issue was the lack of physicality from the Cowboys on either side of the ball. The Redskins punched the Cowboys, and the Cowboys did not hit back with any authority. Often times when I watch a game, I make a note of how many players leave the game from each side to indicate who is winning the physical battle. The Cowboys, banged up to begin with, lost their top three WRs to injury, had Spencer and Albright get banged up more. The Redskins had Lichtensteiger miss a few plays, and Griffin get the wind knocked out of him, and had a safety get dinged, but suffered no significant injuries of note. To me, this is a direct result of the Redskins being more physical in this game. It showed up in the running game, with the Cowboys missing a truckload of tackles, as well as having the DL pushed all over the field. The MASH unit on defense played with heart, but they were not good at all last night. 255 yards rushing was not by accident - there were schematic failures on top of mental failures all over the place. The overshifted line on defense did not work, and someone needed to tell Spencer and Ware to take Griffin on the read option, and stop crashing in. Ware, God bless him, was a warrior last night, but he hurt the team being on the field. Playing injured is not a way to help the team, and the coaching staff really needed to save the player from himself in this game. I actually think that this was one of the best officiated games that I have seen in recent memory. Mainly, because they put the flags away and let the teams play. The call on Hatcher was the right one. They did get in the way of a potential snap when the Redskins were trying to substitute their units on a punt, but I believe this was because the Cowboys had run players off the field prior to this. Under the rules, the Cowboys had to allow the Redskins to substitute. At least this is how I saw it. This season, the coaching staff has done a good job at halftime adjustments, as proven by their better play in the second half. Last night, they left these skills in Dallas. The second half was a carbon copy of the first half on both sides of the ball. Surprisingly, the best coaching job of the night was by the embattled Joe D on special teams, who actually gave the team a shot at winning. Well, the lowest hanging fruit is to be covered last. Tony Romo. Oy. Romo was really amped up, and it showed early. He was high with throws early, jittery in the pocket, and generally unsteady all night. Jimmy Johnson has said numerous times that the key to winning in the NFL is not how many good plays you make, but how many bad plays you avoid. This adage is one that Romo still has not grasped after seven years of being a starter. All three interceptions are on him, with bad ball placement on the first two, and a bad read of the defense on the third. Just brutal to watch. I get the feeling watching Romo that he, deep down in his soul, is not confident enough in himself, and aims passes when he is stressed by rush or a situation. It has happened far too often for this to be a coincidence. Romo, in many ways, is a tragic hero. I would equate him to the plight of Sisyphus in Dante's Inferno. Sisyphus was banned to hell by Zeus (with the help of Hermes) because of his tricky ways, and his punishment was a lifetime of pushing a boulder up a hill, and just as he is ready to push it completely to the top, the boulder rolls over him, back down to the bottom, with Sisyphus needing to resume the task from the beginning. The question here is whether the boulder for Romo is the responsibility of carrying the load offensively, or whether it's the burden of his previous failure. Going forward, with the assumption that there is no coaching staff erosion, here's what I would prescribe that the Cowboys do: Franchise Spencer again, and look to trade him. He had a great year, and his stock has never been higher. With a youth infusion needed, this would be a good place to start, as he would need to demonstrate that he is capable of more seasons like this. Do not extend Romo. Let him play out the last year of his contract. The soon to be 33 year old is what he is: a compiler of stats who does not trust himself in the big spot. Rebuild the offensive line, and make DeMarco Murray the focal point of this offense. Romo has proven that he cannot carry this team beyond contending for a division title. To contend for playoff success, they need to relieve the pressure from him, and invest in the running game. I would target Andy Levitre and Phil Loadholt in free agency to bolster the run game, and look to add a running back to share the load with Murray. Felix Jones is not that guy. Call Jeff Ireland in Miami, and offer him Miles Austin in a trade. They have a ton of cap room, 5 picks in the top 100, and a crying need for a WR. Austin's hamstrings will like the warm air of Miami, and Ireland was one of the members of the Cowboy braintrust who brought him on board. Sounds like a great potential fit. Go DL/OLB heavy up top in the draft. They need good, strong young players up front, which they do not have a large supply of. Note that I left Jones stepping down as GM in this list. No point in mentioning something that won't happen. Let Garrett make the decision as to whether to add a play caller or not. He needs to be in control of his team, and if Jones is making him add a play caller, then he should quit. Here's a suggested path for the 2013 draft (with no additional picks from the above trade possibilities, or compensatory picks): 1st Round - DT Jesse Williams - Alabama - Stout run player with a winning pedigree. 2nd Round - OLB Chase Thomas - Stanford - RKG who is a strong all around linebacker. Needs to develop pass rush, but is strong in all areas. 3rd Round - QB Zac Dysert - Miami (Oh) - Get Romo's future replacement on board now. 4th Round - DE Margus Hunt - SMU - Add a pass rushing threat from the DE position in the 3-4. Needs to get more stout against the run. 5th Round - C Braxston Cave - Notre Dame - Strong interior player who can also play guard. 6th Round - S Shamarko Thomas - Syracuse - Adds competition at safety. Well, this is one man's view - thoughts?

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Today's interest rate environment and deleveraging cycle have created mispricing of many asset classes. The illusion of safety in some asset classes and perception of risk in others can be quite misconceiving. It is more important than ever to have a sound, long term strategy for managing the risk and return profile of your investment portfolio. The question we all need to ask ourselves is how comfortable and confident we are with the way we are currently positioned in light of all the variables that need to be considered. Is it time to revisit your game plan? Are there elements of the institutional approach being implemented in your portfolio?


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If a buzzing noise is coming from the exhaust at different engine speeds and conditions, this is commonly caused by the heat shields on catalytic converters coming loose at points. The buzzing is the metal on metal contact. Installing a large worm clamp around the catalytic converter and heat shield assembly will prevent the noise and secure the shields.
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When I click the select element, as expected, I get the dropdown of options (in my case, a list of names). When I type a letter, it will as expected, scroll down to the first name that begins with that letter, but it will also put that name into the select field even tho it has not been selected yet. If you click on the field(not on the option in the dropdown, it leaves the name in the field (instead of a blank or the value that was already in the field), but does not cause the onchange event to occur. This is problematic and can be confusing to users. The onchange event triggers a JavaScript function that fills out a div on the page (using an ajax call to the DB).Any help or a workaround suggestion would be appreciated.
I find that when you click on the field, that it collapses the select option with the value that the keyboard selected. When you click on something else though or when you tab away, it goes back to the original unchanged value that there was before. So no change actually occurs when the list of options is collapsed.
However, when you press a character to select something and then press tab, then the onchange event occurs.
The problem occurs when someone presses a character to pre-select something and then manually collapses then list of options, right? It is expected for the onchange event to not occur when that happens.
that is exactly what happens. The confusing part is that the user, when she clicks on the field, can think that they have in fact selected that value, and the div that normally gets replaced with different info with the onchange event, does not represent the info for the name that the user thought they have selected. Thanks for the reply, hopefully I can figure out a work around for this issue with google
The workaround is for the user to realise that closing the select list without choosing an option from the list, results in no option being selected. It's a useful UI element that allows you to not select something if you don't want to.
I think the confusion comes from the fact, that the value in the element has changed, even though selection has not been made. Since few users are web developers, they would naturally think that they have selected a new value.
The value displayed on the single visible line has changed. The value selected has not changed. You will probably find that the selected entry if there is one is still highlighted if you expand the list out again and that the entry howing when the list is not expanded is NOT highlighted because it isn't selected.
Am I the only one who thinks that is lousy design, to put a value in a field, even though you have not selected it? What value does that serve?
Ultimately what counts is the option displayed when the control loses focus. At that point any change will trigger the onchange event.
I will have to respectfully disagree. What ultimately counts, is that a user of our web pages see something that makes sense. Having the situation where the user can type a letter, and a name pops into the field, and the user clicks that name (in the field, not in the dropdown), the drop down disappears, and the name remains in the field, but the info in the div is not representative of that name, but still contains the info from the previously selected name because the onchange event has not fired. At that point in time, the user will be looking at the page and would see the name they thought they had selected, but the div would have the info for the previously selected name. In the case of my web page, that div contains buttons, and if they clicked on one of them, it would take them to a different page for the selected student, which since the onchange event didn't fire, would not be for the student they thought they had selected. Complicated to explain I know, but I just think it is lousy design by Chrome. It doesn't happen this way in IE.
You're not going to change Chrome, and what you are complaining about is something that JavaScript has no ability to solve for you. So, perhaps a rethink of the UI is needed, as it seems to be clear that the select list is not a viable solution for you and your students.
How many items are in the drop-down list, and how are they used?
It is a misleading form of operation albeit for what I consider is a very rare scenario. A mouse user is unlikely to select via keyboard. If you're stuck using <select>s, the best piece of crutchware I can devise is to blur all <select>s whenever the div in question is hovered. That will at least cause the current selection to be re-displayed. Specify the ID of your div as shown:
<script type='text/javascript'> /* Place this block at a point BELOW all <select> elements */
for( var i = 0, id; ( id = arguments[ i ] ); i++ )
lh( document.getElementById( id ) );
function boxBlur( )
var boxes = document.getElementsByTagName( 'SELECT' );
for( var i = 0, bx; ( bx = boxes[ i ] ); i++ )
function lh( elem )
elem.addEventListener ? elem.addEventListener( 'mouseover', boxBlur, false )
: elem.addEvent( 'onmouseover', boxBlur );
})( "theDiv" ); // <- Id of div to be hovered. Multiple IDs can be specified, separated by commas.
I think you're right, I can't change Chrome.The number of names in the drop down can vary up to thousands. I had originally developed my own autocomplete element for this field, but when the number of names in the drop down got very large, it started to get a little "funky" (how's that for a technical term, lol). I guess I'll just have to consider it a educational issue, where users will have to learn to not click in the field to close the dropdown when they see the name in it.Thanks for your replies.


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Sea Ray's new flat-panel touch screen brings a new dimension to your helm.
By Brad Dunn — December 2000
If you think electronic chartplotters put paper charts out of a job, consider what Sea Ray's latest technology could do to your entire helm station.
This summer Sea Ray launched a 68-footer that may not only redefine the way boaters interact with their yachts, but also launch a new age of recreational boating. With the help of Digital Marine Panels of America (DMP America) and Radio Zeeland, Sea Ray gave its prototype 680 Super Sport a fully integrated helm, complete with navigational controls, engine and shipboard monitoring, and full electronics. But here's the kicker: All helm instruments, gauges, and controls are contained within two touch-screen monitors.
If the idea of controlling your boat exclusively through a computer and a few touch screens makes you a little seasick, fear not. At the heart of the system is a technology that was developed for, and proven to work in, megayachts and commercial ships over the past decade.
In fact, in PMY's February issue, we reported on the exact megayacht helm technology from which Sea Ray built its system. In the article "2001: An Odyssey We Ought to See," Mike Reischmann, who heads DMP America, a leading developer of integrated helms, foreshadowed Sea Ray's achievement. He claimed that by 2001, cutting-edge megayacht technology would begin to trickle down to the less-than-80-foot boat market. The new 680SS prototype is the first trickle.
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This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Hotels will invest in faster internet, it`s cheaper then account management for each guest. Or they will limit bans with per connection, they has been doing it for years.No one will pay for wi-fi in hotel, unless it`s included in price.
I'm sure iPads aren't helping here, but it seems it's not the iPads fault. Everyone is streaming videos now, on their computers phones and tablets. If people are trying to blame iPads I think they should think twice, if there were no iPads they would be having the same problem just with computers.
Why don't ppl get clearwire hotspot? Unlimited 4G data for $20 a month, much cheaper then what you pay for AT&T n Verizon unlimited data plan and faster depending where ur at. It's what i did, i was paying $30 for unlimited data with AT&T but the location where i live AT&T 3G sucked so i got clearwire n i can carry it any where
Here in the U.S., I have noticed that the hotels that provide free internet access tend to have the best connections. The ones that charge tend to have the slowest connections.
Now hotels are not only faced with iPads, let's look at when my family (Parents, Brother, 2 Sisters) and my wife and I check into a hotel. We end up connecting all of the following:
2 iPhones, 2 iPod Touches, 2 Android Phones, 2 Laptops and an iPad
That is a lot of devices for one or two rooms, but I would suspect that it will become the norm over the next couple of years. I definitely think the hotels need to step up and provide better free internet access.
I was in the middle of nowhere and the hotel had 802.11b only. I was running my laptop and iPhone. It did things, but not fast bought the Eagles album on iTunes and it took dinner plus an hour to download. The hotels need to partner and setup the free service like McDonalds did with At&t or someone reliable and fast. Streaming video and other things using alot of bandwidth should be for a charge. Basic surfing and etc should be free. When they start affecting others usage it needs to be throttled. If people want to complain, Pay for it or use your own. Hell, go buy a McFlurry and use their connection.
Oh nice I work for a company that surveys Hilton hotels. My job is to bring them up to standards on thier Internet. A lot of these places have old outdated equipment on top slow speeds. Yes, years ago it was great if all you had to do is check emails. I have been to a few places where they had circuits in the double digits but the old hardware wasn't cutting it.While some places may have fast download speeds, Hilton make us throttle every connection down to 128k-256k.
We just need more bandwidth everywhere. Every company and household should have a 100mbit capable connection to it. I hope everyones devices keep crippling the infrastructure till it forces them to upgrade it.
I work for a ISP and do support for many hospitality customers. The issue with most hotels is that not only are they still using connections with speeds of 15x2 at the modem (connected to a gateway designed for hospitality's) but each device connected to that network, whether it's wired or wireless, is usually throttled down do anywhere from 256k x 64k to 2mb x 1mb. Few hotels have a fiber connection, but they are out there. Others have upgraded to the newly available (within the last year) wideband internet (docsis 3) which is either 35x5 or 50x5. No matter what the speed is we provide a customer, that speed will always be throttled down so that no one guest hogs the entire connection. As far as tiered pay as you go internaet access, most of my companies customers don't, but the gateway is capable of doing it. You also have hotels that require you to accept a terms & agreements page, others don't, or guests are given a wireless password (all guests using the same password) if they are using the wireless connection. You also have front desks that give each room their own username and password. Those are limited to a certain # of sessions. and once the guest hits that limit, they most likely will need a new password or the ISP needs to be called to delete some of their sessions. The point is, the more authentication required by the gateway, the more difficult it is sometimes for devices (and yes we get many calls about iphones and ipads) to get online. My 2 cents. Thanks.
Maybe a test should be performed to see how much data is used over a set time for just web browsers, video streamers, etc, then have a free service to the average web browser data amount and above that amount should be charged at a certain fee, this would probably reduce the amount of people overusing the free service and make a little money out of it at the same time.
Just a thought.
I travel extensively in the USA for business, and have for years. The problem has nothing to do with iPads. Hotel Wi-Fi (and even most wired access) has been crap as long as I have been using it.
The iPad is simply exposing the problem to the general public...
I have found that most expensive hotels charge for internet access, while most inexpensive hotels offer it free. I think it is for a couple reasons. One is people who pay more for the hotel most likely will have money to pay for internet access. Internet access is also not part of the competition for a fancy hotel - the fanciness of the hotel is the selling feature - but for something like a Super8 or DaysInn you are competing with a bunch of other "bed and shower" hotels so Internet access can be a competitive feature.
Ironically the expensive hotels tend to be the ones that had put their internet in first, years ago. So they tend to be outdated and work the least.But seriously - all hotel internet access sucks. And when a hotel can charge $10 a day for net access it makes the $20 a month wireless hotspot tethering capability on my iPhone a bargain.
Here is the deal though, if colleges can do wireless networks right - so could hotels.
One big Wi-Fi rollout: 12,000 college dorm residents - Computerworld
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As you visit Oakland Zoo this winter and spring you may notice that the animals and projects we are supporting at our Quarters for Conservation booth in Flamingo Plaza have changed. I would like you to pay special attention to the developing partnership with the San Francisco State University Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog project. This project teams up Oakland Zoo with San Francisco State University in bringing awareness to and supporting the recovery of this critically endangered species that is found right here in the mountains of California.
Once one of the most numerous species found in their alpine habitat in the Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Peninsular ranges they are now one of the rarest despite this habitat being found in some of the most well-managed and inaccessible areas of the state. During some of the initial research looking into this decline the focus was on the impact and removal of game fish that were introduced to their alpine habitats, such as trout. The Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog evolved in a habitat where such efficient predators were not common and the eggs, tadpoles, and frogs themselves became easy prey. With the management and removal of these introduced fish species some areas showed rapid recovery of frogs. However, some did not, and in fact the overall population continued to decline. The emerging disease known as the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) was found to be the cause of this continued decline and was attacking the frogs during one of their most sensitive transitions in life, the one between tadpole and juvenile life stages. The chytrid fungus works by attacking the keratin in the skin of juvenile and adult frogs preventing them from being able to use their skin to respirate and exchange water leading to their deaths, wiping out whole populations. For some reason the disease does not affect the tadpoles of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog, but it will remain with them through the several years they spend as a tadpole. This makes the tadpoles, along with several other frog species that are not affected, a means to not only infect their own kind with this deadly fungus, but to make it almost impossible to eliminate from the environment.
With this revelation the focus to save the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog changed to not only manage and remove non-native fish, but to support the frogs in gaining resistance to the chytrid fungus during this transition in their life. The support comes in the form of a bacterium called Janthinobacterium lividum. The bacteria was discovered on the skin of a fellow amphibian, the red-backed salamander, and later discovered to also be present on the skins of Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog in varying levels. This bacterium has the unique feature of having anti-fungal properties and when found in greater numbers on amphibian skin can help to increase resistance to the chytrid fungus. Now, in steps Dr. Vance Vredenburg and the San Francisco State University Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Project. Dr. Vredenburg has been pioneering skin bio augmentation treatments using Janthinobacterium lividum to support juvenile frogs that are being rereleased or will be re-released into their habitats in both Northern and Southern California. Through a partnership with San Diego Zoo, San Francisco Zoo, and soon Oakland Zoo, San Francisco State University is hoping to tip the balance for these frogs by collecting them as eggs from their habitat, hatching them in captivity, raise them to juvenile frogs, treating them with this anti-chytrid bacterium, and release them back into their natal ponds and streams. It is hoped that not only will this prove to provide long term resistance to chytrid, but will be naturally passed between frogs as they naturally congregate together in the shallows off the banks of the rivers and lakes they live.
If you are interested in learning more about the plight of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog and supporting them as well during their most vulnerable transitions you can join us on Wednesday February 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the Marian Zimmer Auditorium at our Conservation Speaker Series event when Dr. Vance Vredenburg joins us to discuss his work with the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog and the implications his research has to save this and potentially numerous other amphibian species worldwide.
by Victor Alm, Zoological Manager
Tags: animals, Chytrid Fungus, Conservation, frogs, Mountain Yellow Legged Frog, Oakland Zoo, Quarters for Conservation, San Francisco State University, wild animals


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96 Lunachicks Turn Up Heat at Jack FrostLeague Wizard | March 6, 2011
Coming off a successful weekend at the GUFC Friendlies, the 96 MYSA Lunachicks G, Mebane's Under-14 Girls Travel Team, headed to Archdale in February for the annual Jack Frost Soccer Tournament. Facing off against teams from the Triad and Charlotte area, the Lunachicks finished the weekend with a 3-0-1 record, winning the U14 Girls division in an exciting 2-1 final match at Trinty High School. Congratulations ladies!


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Rodney Strong Wine Maker's Dinner - Benefitting the Gael Athletic Fund
Plate & Vine Restaurant @ The Hilton Concord
Friday, January 25, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
Wine Dinner with Master Sommelier Gillian Balance
A Benefit Event for Grown Women's Dance Collective. Celebrating Black History Month, Women, Arts, Culture, Diversity, and Dance in the Concord Community
You are warmly invited to join us at:
Plate & Vine Restaurant at the Hilton Concord for our February Wine Maker Dinner!
Featuring Fine Wines from:
What exactly is a "Wine Maker's Dinner"?
It is an amazing culinary experience! A Wine Maker's dinner is an event that showcases an amazing multi-course dinner service with delicious foods paired with spectacular wines for a unique experience. During this event, we'll be honored to have Master Sommelier Gillian Balance talk about each wine as well as offering an overview of the wines, wineries and vineyards being showcased. Plate & Vine Executive Chef Dwayne Griffiths will be creating a paired menu that will impress the most discriminating palate!
This Wine Maker Dinner is a fundraising benefit for the Grown Women's Dance Collective. So please feel free to share this invitation with others and please book your ticket today. Tickets are limited and seats will go fast, so be sure to act fast! For additional details or questions about the event, please call Matt Hohenstreet at the Hilton Concord at (925)-349-2609 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. You may also contact Tonya Amos for more information about the Grown Women's Dance Collective via email at firstname.lastname@example.com
We look forward to having you join us for this phenomenal event!
Benefits: Grown Women Dance Collective
Celebrating the Arts, Dance, and Diversity in Concord!
When & Where
Plate & Vine Restaurant @ The Hilton Concord
1970 Diamond Blvd
Friday, January 25, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
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Plate & Vine Restaurant @ The Hilton Concord
At Plate & Vine we use locally-sourced foods, grown and raised just miles from our restaurant, in every dish we make. What local farmers grow, we turn into the freshest California-style cuisine you've ever tasted. Welcome to the brilliant, distinctive flavors of Contra Costa!
Visit Plate & Vine Restaurant on the web at: plateandvinerestaurant.com


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Harry Potter The Wand of Dean Thomas
Price: £29.99
Manufacturer: Noble Collection
Description:This high quality, hand-painted wand replica is an authentic recreation of Dean Thomas's wand from the films.
With detailed sculpture and design, this wand is a perfect addition for both seasoned collectors as well as newer fans.
Made of resin, this wand measures approximately 14 inches long and comes with a sleek collector box.
A metal name clip is provided with the wand, which attaches to the wand as a mini display stand.
Please Note: while this wand is fun to hold, it's a true collectible and not a toy.
It may break if treated roughly.
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Maybelline New York Expert Eyes Moisturizing Eye Makeup Remover Reviews
i hate this!!i hate this bc i bought it in blue bottle once and loved it. when i went to the store to buy more they only had this bottle. i hate this. i feels oily and really doesnt remove my makeup well at all. — 6 years, 8 months agoaly7 | 396 reviews
Removes everythingThis is the most effective eye makeup remover I've ever tried, and I've used it regularly for years. It takes off the most stubborn waterproof mascara without much effort, and without using a ton of product (a bottle lasts me 5 months with nightly use). Others complain about the "grease factor", but really, I never take off my eye makeup WITHOUT the intent of washing my whole face anyway. So, who cares? This stuff works. — 8 years, 10 months agoamygab1126 | 242 reviews
Family Staple!!!Me, my sister and Mother have been using this product for well over 40 years combined. It is the only thing I will ever use to remove mascara/eye make up! We all have to use waterproof mascara and this is the only thing that takes it completely off. I have very thin, weak eyelashes and this is very gentle and does not pull out my lashes like other removers. Yes, it is oil based but I always wash ...read moremy face afterwards and all traces of oil are removed. The women in my family all swear that this is the reason we all have very little wrinkles around our eyes at ages 43, 46 and 67! — 3 years agoeiugirl | 1 reviews
Good for waterproof makeupThis is good for waterproof makeup but it broke me out because I have such oily skin. I prefer wipes, and I will not repurchase — 4 years, 8 months agobeepdee | 64 reviews
OilyI grabbed this bottle instead of the blue one on accident. They are completely different! This bottle is very oily, I only use it when I am completely out of makeup remover. — 5 years, 3 months agorawrxjasmine | 15 reviews
Removes waterproof mascara but....I bought this because it was inexpencive and I really needed something that removed water proof mascara. I was dissapointed because it was really oily and greasy and made me break out around the area where I used it. Definatly disappointed. — 5 years, 6 months agojackie | 49 reviews
Effective but Oily!I really did not like this makeup remover at all! It did remove even my most stubborn of makeup, but it left my eyes very oily, and stung a bit. If you do use this, I would recommend that you use very little so it does not get in your eyes nad sting. — 5 years, 9 months agoBeautyExpert23 | 13 reviews
Works, but feels like baby oil?before i used this, i used a l'oreal remover which really irritated my eyes and didn't remove my makeup as well. this however works wonders and gets rid of all my eye makeup without irritation. my only problem with it is that it feels like baby oil... other than that, it comes in a small bottle that i didn't think would last, but i've had it since december, use it every night, and i still have 3/4 left! — 6 years, 3 months agoNanisha | 7 reviews
its ok.. but wouldnt repurchaseThis removed my makeup...BUT it left my skin feeling really greasy,which is hard to remove the greasiness left behind.So if you didnt remove all of the oils left behind,that can lead to breakouts which im pretty sure no one wants. — 6 years, 5 months agoChocolateChip | 4 reviews
Love this product!Before I discovered this product, I used to use the blue bottle. One day, my tore didn't have it. I am so glad about that! I love the smooth feeling and texture of this lotion. It clean my eyemakeup and has a light (very light) lotion feel that doesn't leave my under eyes greay at all. Aweome product o its price! — 6 years, 10 months agolisa_vigna | 1 reviews
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Doctors' Orders: How to Prevent Fine Lines and Wrinkles
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instramentalist Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) first made headlines in 2007 with her critically acclaimed debut LP Marry Me. Since then, Clark has rocked the music festival circuit, lent her indelible guitar style to the New Pornographers' latest album Together—and dazzled audiences with her mass of curls and cherry-stained lips (exemplified here at last summer's All Points West music festival).
To achieve Clark's bright summer-ready pucker, begin by exfoliating lips for an ultrasmooth application; layer a long-wearing lipstick over a stain for stay-put power. For carefree curls, amplify natural coils by applying a gel like Redken Soft Spin 05 or create them as hairstylist Teddy Charles did for the Luca Luca spring 2010 show: After blow-drying models' hair with Cutler Volumizing Spray, he crafted spirals using a small curling iron, then teased with a rattail comb starting from the ends and working toward the roots.
While enjoying husband Jay-Z's performance at Coachella, Beyoncé topped off curls with a fashionable fedora and accentuated eyes with lush black lashes. To achieve the latter, minus any humidity-induced smudging, opt for waterproof mascara. New ones to try: Tarte Multipleye Natural Lash Enhancing Waterproof Mascara and Paul & Joe Beauté Waterproof Mascara.
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I was in Des Moines last week and for lunch Friday we went to Woody's Smoke Shack for some barbecue. We split a half-rack of back ribs and a 3-meat/2-side platter for $28 (including soft drinks) and it was pretty good food. The ribs were firm but still moist and flavorful and the sliced brisket was my favorite part of the platter. The pulled pork was also good but the pulled chicken didn't have quite enough smoke for me, although it was fine otherwise. My wife thought the macaroni and cheese was too creamy but it had good cheese flavor and I liked the baked beans as well. Woody's is a small place and the 4 tables are very close together so I decided to not take any photos; there's an outdoor patio that would've been better but the weather was crummy so we stayed inside.
On Saturday I noticed a couple of smokers and a sign reading "Kenny's Rib Wagon" out in front of the Plaza Pub on Douglas Avenue, but due to time constraints I wasn't able to stop.


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CBA boss gets slap on the back for profit resultElizabeth Knight
Published: February 13 2013 - 1:30PM
Commonwealth Bank boss Ian Narev has received a vote of confidence from the market in response to a stronger-than-expected profit performance.
The result was always be controversial in the minds of average punters given that the CBA did not pass on in full all of the RBA's interest rate cuts. But this was a factor in the bank's strong performance.
- CommBank posts 'cracker' first-half result
- Narev defends CBA's 'excessive' profit
Cash earnings for the six months to December rose by 6 per cent, despite the fact that the banking market generally is grappling with a weak lending environment.
Narev's strategy demonstrates he is prepared to sacrifice some market share in order to win back some margin. CBA is the largest of the Australian banks and beats its three major competitors on a range of measures including the all important return on equity.
However, the CBA has posted below average growth in both retail deposits and home loans, rather than become too immersed in intense competition with NAB, Westpac and ANZ.
The CBA is not the price maker in the sustained grab for deposit funds. Its loans to customers are already 63 per cent funded by deposits.
More importantly, the recent fall in the cost of wholesale funding means it is now a vastly cheaper source of funding than deposits.
The funding mix is part of the reason the intensely scrutinised margin between the cost at which CBA borrows and the cost at which it lends - the net interest margin - has improved over the previous six months.
Another reason is that some portion of the of the Reserve Bank Australia interest rates falls were not passed on by the banks - including the CBA - to customers. That also allowed the major banks to claw back some interest rate margin.
While funding and interest rates remain a highly contentious issue for CBA customers, the shareholders have clearly been beneficiaries.
With cash profit up by 6 per cent, a result that beat estimates, the share price responded accordingly moving to an all-time high of $67.11 by noon - and rating it as the third largest company in Australia based on market capitalisation of around $108 billion. By way of reference, that is larger than the combined market capitalisation of Germany's listed banks.
Despite slow credit growth conditions the CBA has capitalised on cheaper funding and some gains in productivity.
Most of the major business units improved their profits - led by the Australian retail bank and the wealth management business, which grew 13 per cent and 10 per cent respectively.
Narev will be under a deal of pressure from a government in election mode to pass on any future RBA interest rate cuts.
There have even been suggestions that out-of-cycle interest rate cuts may be contemplated by the major banks in response to increasing competition from the second tier banks.
But given the tone of comments made by Narev, it would appear less likely that CBA would dive early into a war on loan rates.
The CBA is less in need of funding from customer deposits which explains why it is not leading the battle for market share.
The bank says there is some early evidence that some movement from deposits into investing in the stock market. Ironically, one of the best stock market picks would be CBA.
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/cba-boss-gets-slap-on-the-back-for-profit-result-20130213-2ecf1.html


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It could be anyone on the other line asking you for your personal information, and by the time you realize it, it could be too late. Phone scammers are costing Americans $2 billion a year in unauthorized charges.
The average cell phone user gets eight calls a day, but the person on the other end may not be who you think.
The first scam comes straight from jail. If an inmate calls collect and tricks you into dialing a number that starts with *72, it will activate call forwarding. That gives them full control to rack up on long distance and 900-numbers. If you're unsure, don't dial *72, 72#, or 90#.
Next, the Federal Reserve will not pay your utility bills. Scammers will call and ask for your social, then provide you with a fake bank routing number -- allowing them to get your personal info and your cash.
Finally, watch out for texts claiming to send you a free gift card. If you click the link and offer your personal info, they can steal your identity.
Although 44 percent of wireless customers have reported that they have received mobile spam, fraud rate is the highest among 35- to 44-year-olds. Nearly 70 percent of spam text messages are scams.
Copyright 2012 by Ivanhoe Broadcast News and News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Australia's first publicly accessible register of child sex offenders has been published online in the state of Western Australia.
Initially, the details available include photographs, names and physical descriptions of nine sex offenders the police have lost track of.
Parents will be also able to enter their addresses to see if there are any convicted paedophiles living nearby.
But there are concerns about possible vigilantism and mistaken identity.
The Western Australia government describes the register as a balancing act between community safety and the ability of the police to manage convicted paedophiles, says the BBC's Duncan Kennedy in Sydney.
But legal groups have questioned how useful it will be and raised concerns about the potential for vigilante attacks.
The Criminal Lawyers' Association said that authorities would find it hard to stop the pictures being illegally posted elsewhere on the internet.
But the government says it is an offence to republish any information from the site and said any reprisal attacks would not be accepted.
(To read original article, visit this BBC News link)
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Oh, to have a meal all prepared and then pull out a dessert ... well, that really sets off the whole dinner. The other day my daughter made a strawberry trifle that was just beautiful and really made the meal; it was the highlight of the meal.
Caramel Pecan Tart
9-inch pie crust
1 14-ounce package caramels, unwrapped
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Bake crust in a 10-inch tart pan according to package directions. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine caramels and cream, microwave on high at 2-minute intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted. Stir in pecans, pour into crust. Place chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl, heat on high setting for about 1 minute or until melted. Drizzle over caramel. Refrigerate until set, cut into thin wedges. Serves 16.
Creamy Lemonade Pie
1 5-ounce can evaporated milk
1 3.4-ounce package instant lemon pudding mix
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate
1 9-inch graham cracker pie crust
In a bowl, combine milk and dry pudding mix. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 2 minutes, until thickened. In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add lemonade concentrate. Stir cream cheese mixture into pudding mixture, mixing well. Pour into crust. Cover, refrigerate at least 4 hours. Serves 6 to 8.
Ruby Slipper Cake
1 18 1/2-ounce yellow cake mix with pudding
1 8-ounce container sour cream
1/4 cup water
2 eggs, beaten
1 3-ounce package raspberry gelatin mix, divided
3/4 to 1 cup seedless raspberry jam
2 tablespoons orange juice
In a bowl, combine dry cake mix, sour cream, water and eggs. Beat for 2 minutes with and electric mixer on medium speed. Spoon one-third of batter into a greased tube pan. Sprinkle with half of dry gelatin mix. Repeat layers, ending with batter. Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted into cake's center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Invert onto a cake plate and let cool completely. In a bowl combine desired amount of jam with orange juice, spread thinly over cake. Serves 8 to 10.
Strawberry Dip
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 7-ounce jar marshmallow creme
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Ground ginger to taste
Whole strawberries, hulled
Combine all ingredients, except strawberries in a bowl, whip until smooth. Serve with strawberries. Serves 6.
Butter Pecan Peach Dessert
1 15-ounce can sliced peaches
1 18 1/4-ounce package butter pecan cake mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Pour peaches with juice into a buttered 11-by-8-inch baking pan. Sprinkle dry cake mix over peaches. Break apart any large lumps with a fork. Gently drizzle butter over cake mix, sprinkle with coconut and pecans. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden on top. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serves. 9.
Juicy Orange Juice Cake
1 18 1/2-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup orange juice
1 to 2 cup pecan halves
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, except pecans, beat until smooth. Place pecans in the bottom of a lightly greased bundt pan. If using, pour batter over top. Bake at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cakes center comes out clean. While cake is cooling in pan, but still warm, poke holes in cake and pour about half of orange glaze over top. Let cool completely. Invert cake onto a cake plate. Top with remaining orange glaze Serves 12.
Orange Glaze
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup orange juice
Combine ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Boil and stir for 2 minutes, use immediately.
Sunshine State Citrus Cupcakes
1 18 1/2-ounce package yellow cake mix
2 3/4-ounce packages instant lemon pudding mix
3/4 cup oil
1 cup orange juice
4 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer for one minute on low speed and 3 minutes on high speed. Fill paper-lined muffin cups about 1/2 full. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until lightly golden. While cupcakes are still warm, pierce cakes with a fork, spoon glaze evenly over tops, using all of mixture. Makes 2 dozen.
1/3 cup orange juice
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Use immediately.
Strawberry Fields Cake
1 6-ounce package strawberry gelatin mix
1 baked angel food cake, cubed
1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 8-ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Prepare gelatin according to package directions, refrigerate until it starts to set, about 30 minutes. Pour into a 13-by-9-inch glass baking pan. Gently stir in cake. Fold in strawberries. Top with whipped topping. Keep refrigerated. Serves 8 to 10.
Hornet's Nest Cake
1 4.6-ounce package cook and serve vanilla pudding mix
1 18 1/2-ounce package yellow cake mix
2 cups butterscotch chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
Prepare pudding as directed on package, cool to room temperature. Stir dry cake mix into prepared pudding. Blend well. Pour into a greased 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with butterscotch chips and walnuts. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Serves 10 to 12.
Apple and Apricot Fold-over
1 9-inch pie crust
1/4 cup butter, softened
5 tart apples, cored, peeled and sliced
1 cup sugar
1 10-ounce jar apricot jam, divided
Lay pie crust flat on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Spread butter evenly on crust. In a bowl toss apples in sugar, arrange evenly in the center of pie crust but not all the way to the edge. Spoon half the jam over apples; let it spread out toward the edge. Fold over crust all the way around the circle, leaving a small opening in the center. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until crust is golden. Spoon remaining jam over top while still warm. Serves 6 to 8.
Banana Cream Pie
2 3/4 cups cold milk
1 2 3/4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 tablespoons banana extract
5 drops yellow food coloring
1 8-ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed
9 inch graham cracker crust
In a bowl, whisk together milk, dry pudding mix, banana extract and food coloring for 5 minutes or until softly set. Fold in whipped topping; spoon into crust. Cover, freeze overnight. Thaw in refrigerator one hour before serving. Serves 6 to 8.
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It can make for a spectacular sight!!!
Saturday was Guy Fawkes night here in the UK, and as usual it was celebrated with bonfires and fireworks across the UK. But, in Oban on the West Coast of Scotland their 20 minute display lasted a tad shorter this year....50 seconds only as a glitch meant that all the fireworks went off pretty much at once!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-g … t-15616697
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Faculty of Music
Canadian Guitar Quartet to host masterclass and mini-concert at Laurier
Nov 19/13
Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Faculty of Music will welcome the Canadian Guitar Quartet to the Waterloo campus Sunday, Nov. 24 to host a masterclass and mini-concert from noon to 2 p.m. in the John Aird Building, A431.
Since 1999, the Canadian Guitar Quartet (CGQ) has been touring North and South America non-stop, from one standing ovation to the next, establishing a reputation as one of the finest guitar ensembles in the world. CGQs repertoire includes original songs, traditional Latin music and pieces from Rossini and other classical composers.
Faculty of Music students from Terry McKennas guitar studio will work with the CGQ in a masterclass for the majority of the event, with a CGQ mini-concert taking up the final half-hour.This event is free and open to the public.


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THE return of key position players Jeremy Laidler and Sam Rowe in Carlton's first intra-club match of the year has the Blues optimistic they can put their injury curse behind them in 2013.
While Wednesday's hitout in the heat was notable for the absence of a clutch of key players, including Chris Judd and two of the three candidates in line to succeed him as skipper, the Blues were pleased Rowe and Laidler got through the match unscathed.
Laidler was in defence after an encouraging pre-season. Knee dislocations prevented him from playing after round four last year.
Rowe played across half-forward and in centre square contests in his first game since recovering from testicular cancer.
Midfielder Andrew Carrazzo said Rowe, 24, was a chance of making his AFL debut this year after impressing everyone in the way he handled his health worries.
''Everyone in the public is well aware of what Rowey went through and he's a real inspiration to everyone. I don't think you would have heard him complain once over the whole term of everything that happened,'' Carrazzo said.
Laidler was a notable absentee when the Blues' injuries mounted last year, and Carrazzo said it was good to regain the backman's presence. ''We really did miss him, he really is one of those guys who doesn't get a lot of attention but he certainly makes everyone around him a better player because of the way he organises and instructs and he's that brought that leadership style from Geelong. We definitely need him out there,'' he said.
With Kade Simpson and Marc Murphy rested on Wednesday, the match also gave Carrazzo the jump on his fellow candidates in terms of leading the club. The three onballers will each lead the side during a NAB Cup game before coach Mick Malthouse appoints the new skipper.
Murphy, Simpson, Eddie Betts, Lachie Henderson, Michael Jamison, Matthew Kreuzer and Heath Scotland are expected to return in the next intra-club game, on Friday week. But Judd (hamstring) and Jarrad Waite (calf) will not be available until the NAB Cup.


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Roundup: Cullen leads UF lacrosse past Loyola
Published: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 4:49 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 4:49 p.m.
Senior attack Kitty Cullen scored seven points Tuesday to guide No. 2 Florida to a 16-7 win over No. 9 Loyola in a nonconference match at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The Gators improved to 8-0 after their fourth win over a Top-10 opponent.
Cullen led the Gators with five goals and two assists, while sophomore midfielder Shannon Gilroy and senior attack Brittany Dashiell each chipped in hat tricks to help the Gators score in double-digits for the seventh straight game. Cullen recorded four goals for the second straight game and has recorded multiple goals in the past six Florida victories.
Florida held the Greyhounds (2-3) to seven goals. UF hasn't allowed more than seven goals in one contest at home this season.
Senior goalkeeper Mikey Meagher, the ALC Defensive Player of the Week, recorded eight saves. Senior defender Kayla Stolins recorded a career-high seven draw controls, as the Gators won draw controls 16-9.
The Gators will play at No. 13 Dartmouth at noon Saturday.
GYMNASTICS: Sophomore Kytra Hunter claimed her second SEC Gymnast of the Week honor and Bridget Sloan picked up her fourth SEC Freshman of the Week award.
Hunter, the defending NCAA all-around champion, picked up her third title of the season Friday against No. 14 Minnesota with the nation's top all-around total of the last four seasons, 39.80. The total equals Florida's school record set in 1996 by 11-time All-American Kristen Guise. Sloan was runner-up in Friday's all-around with a collegiate-best total of 39.75.
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The Way I See It (TWISI) - The Problem With Surprises (TNA BFG Aftermath)
I didn't plan on writing another blog so quickly, but after watching TNA's Bound for Glory this evening, I have a lot to say. Most of this blog (if not all of it) is simply going to be my opinion, thoughts, etc. on what happened at TNA's biggest pay-per-view of the year. I hope you guys enjoy the read and
Hey, guys and gals! It's been a while since my last blog. I haven't had a lot of desire to write as frequently as I did when I first started this series, but perhaps that'll change in the near future. I haven't decided yet, but I'm considering a weekly TNA blog since DK is stepping away for a while.
Who knows; we'll all find out shortly, I guess. But anyway, I'm going to focus mostly
Hello, again. I'm going to do something a bit different this week. Instead of touching on the current happenings in TNA wrestling, I'm going to do a top five list. My list is going to revolve around the top five wrestlers that have jumped ship from the WWE to TNA. Now, I understand that a simple idea such as this can have many loopholes, so allow me to fix them:
1.) I'm not including
Hey, guys. I've been trying to post my blog once a week. My reads and comments have declined sharply, so that must mean my blogs are starting to suck. I'm not fazed because I enjoy writing them. So, I'm back once again and this time, my topic remains TNA, but I'm going to touch on No Surrender, as well as a few other random tidbits. I'm going to start with my predictions for the event. I hope you
I have another TNA oriented blog for all of you to enjoy! This week, I'm going to touch on why I think Bully Ray and Devon should stay in TNA wrestling. I hope you guys enjoy!
As far as I know, Team 3D has yet to renew their contracts with TNA. If they have already renewed, then this blog is meaningless. If they haven't, they need to sit back and consider the situation


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Early 2004, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) issued a solicitation for a family of Special Forces Combat Assault Rifles, the so-called SCAR, designed around two different calibers but featuring high commonality of parts and identical ergonomics.
FN Herstal took part in the full and open competition and released prototypes of a brand new family of weapons within timeframe taking advantage of our long-standing firearms know-how.
From the first pre-selection tests, the FN SCAR® system developed by FN Herstal has remained the first and only choice of USSOCOM.
The FN SCAR®-L CQC assault rifle can be fitted with a FN40GL®-L grenade launcher mounted on the lower rail of the rifle, for additional firepower.


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The first two rules of Fight Club, according to the film of the same name, are "You do not talk about Fight Club" and "You DO NOT talk about Fight Club". Studies of corporate success follow the opposite code. Since Tom Peters and Robert Waterman published In Search of Excellence in 1982, readers have not stopped talking about whether the lessons taught by such books are valid.
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THE number of people claiming out-of-work benefits has fallen again in Thurrock.
But youth unemployment in the borough remains relatively high. Despite falling by 0.4 per cent in the last month, 6.4 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds are claiming job-seekers allowance.
This is significantly higher than both the East of England and Great Britain averages, which are 4.3 and 4.9 per cent, respectively.
Just 3.1 per cent of people aged between 16 and 64 are now claiming job-seekers allowance however, a fall of 0.2 per cent - or 150 people - from February to March.
That means the number of people looking for work in Thurrock is now at its lowest rate since December 2008, when the recession began to tighten its grip.
The average percentage of people claiming the out-of-work benefit in the East of England is 2.2 per cent, meaning Thurrock is still some way short of the regional average.
The average for Great Britain is 2.9 per cent.
Statistics released by the Office of National Statistics today also revealed that weekly earnings have edged above inflation, after six years of falling real wages.
Weekly wages, including bonuses, rose by 1.7% in the year to February, up from 1.4% in January.
Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), fell to 1.6 per cent, it was announced earlier this week.
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NURS9610 - Practice Mgt Issues/Role Integ
Fall 2013: Doctorate
This final role management practicum experience provides the student with an opportunity to implement the full range of advance practice and assume responsibility as a primary care practitioner for individuals and families across the life span under the supervision of an established nurse practitioner and/or physician preceptor. During this intensive practicum the student is expected to practice as a nurse practitioner, assuming increasing responsibility for diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating therapeutic processes and for documenting outcomes of conditions commonly encountered in primary care. Students are expected to practice evidence-based practice.
Prerequisites: All clinical specialty nursing courses
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Weber Grabs Fifth, Men's 400 Free Relay Earns Seventh
GENEVA, Ohio – The Saint Leo swim team concluded the final day of the 2014 Division II Swimming Championships with continued success, drawing out their 2013-14 campaign until the very last event at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Matheus Assis opened the day placing 20th in the 100 Yard Freestyle preliminary round, touching with a time of 44.97. Gabe Keown finished 30th, completing the event in 45.35.
Stephanie Martinez had a solid showing in the preliminary heat of the women's 1650 Free, finishing in 17:16.87 for 14th overall.
Nicole Weber found her groove once again, finishing fourth in the women's 200 Yard Breaststroke preliminary round, touching in 2:15.25 to earn her place in the Championship finals later in the day. Weber closed out her NCAA appearance with a 2:14.73 finish in the Championship Finals, finishing fifth overall.
The men's relay team of Assis, Keown, Patrick Ceddia, and Milton Alberto-Requejo took home a preliminary time of 2:58.70 in the 400 Free Relay to advance to the championship heat. In the final event of the 2014 DII Championships, the Lions relay team took home a time of 3:00.73, earning seventh overall to close out their season on a high note.
With the conclusion of the 2014 DII Swimming National Championships, the Lions close out their 2013-14 campaign marking one of the most successful season in program history.
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Study of HIV-1 Rgp-160 Administered by Mucosal Routes in Healthy Volunteers
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|HIV Infections
|Biological: HIV-1 gp 160 Biological: DC-Chol
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Phase I Study Evaluating the Systemic and Mucosal Safety and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant HIV-1 Gp 160 (MN/LAI) Administered by Transmucosal (Nasal or Vaginal) Routes, Alone or Formulated With DC-Chol, in HIV Negative Volunteers (ANRS VAC14)
- Systemic and mucosal safety evaluated by 3 independent physicians at week 0, 4, 6 and 48 and 2 days after each mucosal administration
- Immune response by ELISA for anti-gp 160 IgA or IgG and by functional in vitro assay
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2003
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2005
It's probable that a mucosal approach is necessary for prophylactic HIV vaccine protecting against sexually transmitted infection. Although mucosal immune responses have been almost non-existent in trials of HIV vaccine candidates in which the antigen was delivered systematically.
Several animal models have also demonstrated the importance or a mucosal IgA response for protection against viral infections. Mucosal S IgA are essential effectors having different mechanisms of action agglutination of pathogens, interaction with cellular receptor, transcytosis of immune complexes, intracellular clearance of virus.
Gp 160 induces the majority of neutralizing Abs activity in patients serum and the immunogenicity of gp 160 can be improved by using and adjuvant such as DC-chol because of its properties to increase the permeation of the nasal epithelium and to facilitate systemic delivery of the vaccine antigen.
Before beginning mucosal vaccine trial, we previously tested and validated procedures to collect and process secretion fluids on 6 HIV-1 infected women (K. Petitprez et al, 4th European mucosal immunology group meeting, Lyon France, 8-10 october 2004).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women chosen in a uniform selection process specifically designed by the ANRS (French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis)
- For women of child-bearing age : use of effective contraception
- Normal clinical status
- Ability to accept collection of secretion fluids;
- Ability to sign informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00122564
|Hopital Tenon
|Paris, France, 75012
|Principal Investigator:
|Gilles Pialoux, MD
|Hopital Tenon Paris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00122564 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 19, 2005
|Last Updated:
|November 10, 2005
Keywords provided by French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis:
HIV Vaccines
HIV Seronegativity
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
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A red, white and blue cheese dip just in time for the election.
U.S. Blue Cheese Dip
2 - 8 ounce packages cream cheese (softened)
1 - 8 ounce packages sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)
1 - 3 ounce packages blue cheese (crumbles)
3 splashes Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic (crushed)
1/3 red bell pepper (finely chopped)
With a hand mixer, blend cream cheese and cheddar until well mixed. Add Worcestershire sauce and garlic. Mix well.
Stir in blue cheese and bell pepper. Chill well and serve with crackers and veggies.
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