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Holiday Shopping Roundup: Eight Dual Format Recordable DVD Drivesby Kristopher Kubicki on 12/11/2003 10:54 PM EST
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nopcbs - Thursday, December 25, 2003 - linkI don't understand the big concern that people have with +/- write compatability. If you get a + camp burner with bitsetting capability that gets you access to virtually all set top players by setting the DVD book type to DVD-ROM on the disk you video create. The + camp recorders still read the - camp disks, too. The only thing you miss is the ability to write to - camp disks, but who cares unless you already have a bunch of them? The + disk are as easy or easier to find and often cheaper. The high speed (8x) - camp format seems to exist only in theory (the NEC 2500 MAY be an exception, no tests available as yet), too,while there are loads of + 8x burners around.
Who needs - camp format write ability, in other words? The format should have died a peaceful death except for Pioneer's stubborness.
Is there fault in my reasoning?
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SUOrangeman - Sunday, December 21, 2003 - linkForgot to mention, I think the NEC ND2500 claims to do 8x DVD-R.
-SUO Reply
SUOrangeman - Sunday, December 21, 2003 - linkSpeaking of the NuTech firmware ... did they deliver on the 15th?
The NEC ND2500 id now available at LiveWarehouse.
Pioneer A07 is supposed to show next month.
I recently read that the Sony is dropping OptoRite-made drives and will now go with LiteOn units for 8x (DRU-530). I can only presume that the current 530s are equivalent to the DD401 while any forthcoming 530s will be equivalent to the 811.
-SUO Reply
thepriceisright - Friday, December 19, 2003 - linkI like the articles here but sometimes I wonder...
The Liteon drive did exceptionally well other than the fact it doesn't burn at 8x like the plextor.
I really *dislike* how you guys do the roundups sometimes its like comparing a 9600 to a 9800xt. No duh the 9800xt will win but sometimes price is a important deciding factor. This was just a example.
Do a review with only top of the line drives either in stats or price ranges. Or if that review would be too short then use the skills that got you this job and add a note saying something along the lines of; "Although the cheaper Liteon drive did not come with the burning software I myself would like to of had the $100+ price tag makes it a tempting buy. If money was of no concern the Plextor drive is the Cadillac of dvd burners and is sure to be worthy of the hefty price tag." Since I am not a reviewer I am sure you can use those skills to spruce it up. Reply
LoneWolf15 - Monday, December 15, 2003 - linkI would have liked to see the firmware versions Anandtech posted listed under each review. Then we could tell if Nu-Tech has released new firmware for their writer, for example. It is a good reference.
Aside from that it was an excellent article. Thanks very much for reviewing something I know we all want to know about. Reply
holymaniac - Monday, December 15, 2003 - linkAnyone know which DVDRW is the quietest?
KristopherKubicki - Monday, December 15, 2003 - linkChefJoe: It turns out the 107 drives probably will not be capable of 8X DVD-R (At least at Computex Taipei and COMDEX Las Vegas they were not). I'm willing to bet the delay in release is NEC and Pioneer working on making those drives 8X DVD-R capable. All our sources say its physically the pickup that is not capable of DVD-R 8X, not the burn strategies/firmware.
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Boonesmi - Monday, December 15, 2003 - linki wish you had included the pioneer A06 drive Reply
ChefJoe - Sunday, December 14, 2003 - linkAny news on the Pioneer A07 ? Back in September's plextor article it was said " Pioneer and NEC are both expected to produce 8X capable DVD+R and DVD-R capable drives in November (DVR-A07 and ND-2300A, respectively), but Plextor has the upper hand with market saturation and aggressive pricing. "
I'm really interested in an 8x Pioneer. Reply
DonB - Sunday, December 14, 2003 - linkI'd like to see it commented somewhere in DVD articles which drives (if any) are able to play any region DVDs and which are locked to a certain region. Reply
rms - Saturday, December 13, 2003 - linkWhy was there no identification/information on the physical drive used in these products? I'm disappointed.
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artifex - Saturday, December 13, 2003 - linkHave you noticed that if you rip the ISO with DVDD, you need to burn it with that? I had trouble reading a DVD that I burned using Nero, but when I went back to DVDD for the burn it worked fine. Reply
KristopherKubicki - Saturday, December 13, 2003 - linkI use K3B and DVDTools for linux as well. Nero is good, depends on what you end up doing with it though. For ISOs and GIs, DVD Decryptor and Alcohol 120% are my particular choice of poisons.
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sprockkets - Saturday, December 13, 2003 - linkHaha, for some stupid reason that Sonic Software that came with my Lite On DVD+RW only drive said a new disc was already full or something stupid. Used nero from my other drive and works fine. Nero rocks, of course, under linux with SuSE and K3B and DVDtools it works fine too. Burns for me took around 13.5 min. Reply
KristopherKubicki - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkBelzer, I emailed Nic about it. I was in fact using 2.24
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artifex - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkHmmm turns out my drive is identical to the BTC 1004IM. What can I say? I don't see any drives using that base in the comparison either, though I hardly feel prejudiced against, like the Lite-On people :)
Anyway, looks like it does what I need it to, even has Mount Rainier support (My RW5125A didn't according to DVDinfoPro), for 1/2 the Plextor or Sony, so I should live with it for a while, right? I mean... I'm used to burning DVDs at 2.4x anyway, and now I can use the - formats (yuck, if I have to).
Belzer - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkKristopher: I think the MCC 003 should be identified as 8x in the latest (2.24) version of DVDInfoPro too. Reply
artifex - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkJeez, over $10? They must have a built-in Hollywood tax planned.
I decided I couldn't wait. Fry's had a weird "Emprex" +- brand on sale for $90 before tax here in Dallas. I figure for under $100, I'll not worry about burning it up before Blu-ray... or whatever competes against it.
I'll let you know how it works... so far I see the websites on the box don't have any info on the drive :( It does seem to have a reasonably complete set of software, though. If nothing else, I can use it a little while and exchange it.
KristopherKubicki - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkBelzer: Youre probably right. In DVD Info Pro, I got this (14)
Looks like the discs are just ahead of their time ;)
Kristopher Reply
Belzer - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkThanks for the update, Kristopher! Sorry if I sounded rude in my last post.
About the Verbatim media:
MCC 001 = 2.4x, MCC 002 = 4x, MCC 003 = 8x
Check Philips' list with approved media:
or check this thread:
or check Plextor's list of compatible media:
or check for yourself with DVDIdentifier:
Verbatim probably hadn't the new 8x box art available yet so my guess is that they put the sample discs they sended to you in an old case. Reply
Icewind - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkWait, so in the Avg Write Column in your XLS sheet, thats TIME not The actually speed of the burner itself?
Ok, looking at it, the way you have it labeled it looks alot more like the average speed the burner BURNED at, not the actual time. Reply
KristopherKubicki - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkI apologize if there was a bias away from the LiteOn drive. It was unintentional.
PXC, alexruiz: The DD0203 was originally supposed to be in this roundup, but I severed the cable taking it apart to look at the chipset :) It will be in the next roundup.
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pxc - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkWhat's up with the anti-LiteOn bias in the article? It didn't fail any tests like the NEC 1300A did, but it's trashed from first mention and in the conclusion.
#15, I can tell you why the DD020x wasn't included: it's junk. I've had one for over a month now and it has the worst media compatibility of any dual format drive. Even the media that generally works will also fail 20% of the time. It would do Optorite no good to have it's buggy drive compared to working drives. Reply
KristopherKubicki - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkMy contacts at Plextor told me dual layer media is going to cost upwards of $10. Ill pass. I am more interested in BluRay anyway.
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artifex - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkI'd be willing to pay more than double the then DVD+R price for DVD+R dual layer media, assuming that hard drive prices haven't gone down much before then. Reply
KristopherKubicki - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkBelzer: Thank you for the feedback. I do appreciate your thoroughness and I have corrected a number of errors.
I do digress concerning the MCC 003 Media, however. Not only does DVD Info Pro identify the media as 4X write, but the Verbatim box art also identifies the media as "1-4X".
I have all of the images from CDSpeed, so it looks like i will be spending the rest of my friday uploading them and inserting them into the article. :)
Good to be done with finals ;)
Kristopher Reply
alexruiz - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkA little surprised to find that some other available burners were not included:
1) One of the most popular dual burners WAS NOT included (Optorite DD0203/DD0201) Furthermore, there is already available the 8x "+" version (DD0401)
2) Another one is the BTC 1004IM, or the big brother, the 8x 1008IM that is supposed to write DVD-R at 8x also...
Chistpher, can we include the Optorite DD0401 AND the BTC 1008IM for the next review?
Alex Reply
michec - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkWhen was this review done? The 8X dual-format Lite-On drive is not a drive that is being anticipated - it's already available. I got mine on Nov 30th at a local computer show. Why bother with reviewing 4x drives when there is a 8x version that is available? What a waste of time and energy reviewing the 4x Lite-On. Reply
LoneWolf1 - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkIn regards to #8. You may download our entire burn time spreadsheet.
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/storage/roundu... Reply
Icewind - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkHeres a link
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php?ID=8051 Reply
Icewind - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkLast I heard, the dual layers wont be out till Summer 2004 #10 and your gonna be looking at major ouchy price too, especially for media. Reply
artifex - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkI have a Verbatim-badged Ricoh DVD+R(W) that's starting to get flaky, about a year and a half after I bought it and after burning less than 100 discs. Probably less than 50, actually.
I'd like to see some tests that show burning/ripping a couple hundred discs, to see what really survives.
Also, anyone have a good guess as to when dual-layer-capable drives will be out? I'd really like to see those come to market soon. I won't wait for Blu-ray, but I will wait for dual-layer if it's next quarter. Maybe I'll buy one of the cheap ones in the meantime if it's longer.
BitByRabidAlgae - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkIcewind. I can tell you from my own experience that a full 4.7GB DVD+R or RW takes about 15mins to burn at 4x with my LiteOn drive using the MySonic software that came with it. The elapsed time from hitting the record button can vary depending on what kinds of files your burning. The software caches small files, if you have a lot of those, it takes a few mins to cache them all. A handful of large files though goes pretty fast and takes about 15 mins at 4x. Reply
Icewind - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkWait I just noticed something, WHY are there no Burn TIMES anywhere? Thats what I like to know. How long TIME wise does it take to burn various media? How could you miss that AT? Reply
Icewind - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkWould you like some cheese with that whine #5? Reply
BitByRabidAlgae - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkFor the record, I have a LiteOn 401S, and it has performed flawlessly for me. Another thing that was not addressed was the Sony drive's pitiful read speed on pressed DVD's. This is NOT a bug. It is intentional. When the drive detects a copy-protected DVD, it locks the read speed at 2x. So, if you're looking for a drive to rip DVD's with, the Sony is a poor choice. Unless you don't mind waiting an hour to rip a 2 hour movie, when other drives can do it in 10-15 minutes. I suppose we should expect something like this from a company that owns a movie studio.
Also, can anyone confirm the rumor that flashing the 411S BIOS in to my 401S will make it a dual format drive? Reply
Belzer - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkImho there are too many errors in the review to be acceptable. It can't be that hard to get the specifications of the burners etc. correct can it? Because with so many errors at least I can't trust any of the numbers in the review. Anyway here are the errors I've found when I skimmed through the review:
Plextor: "but it also claims 16X DVD read speeds"
Plextor, ASUS, MSI drives only read DVDs in max 12x, not 16x (the specs in the review are also wrong for these drives).
Sony: "Since the only real difference between the DRU-530A and the Plextor 708A is the 8MB buffer"
Sony DRU-530A also only has a 2 MB buffer, not 8 MB.
"The drive came with an average software package, including PowerDVD and Sonic MyDVD — not quite as complete as Sony or Nu Tech's bundle."
The Lite-On drive also comes with Sonic Recordnow and Sonic DLA (it's on the same CD as MyDVD).
"even if the drive is a slight step down from the LDW-401S, which can burn 8X DVD+R"
No, LDW-401S burns DVD+R in max 4x. LDW-811S on the other hand burns DVD+R in 8x.
NEC: "DVD+RW Rewrite Speed 4X, 2.4X (CLV)"
DVD+RW write speed is max 2.4x on the ND-1300A.
Should be "MCC 003 — 8X DVD+R" and "MCC 01RG20 — 4X DVD-R". MCC stands for Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and the MCC 003 is 8x media. MMC is Mitsubish Material Corporation and is not related to Mitsubishi's media manufacturing. MMC is also incorrectly mentioned several times in the text.
"PHILIPS 041 — 4X DVD+RW" and "RICOHJPNW11 — 4X DVD+RW"
No way that the Asus, MSI and NEC can have burned these media in 4x as they burn DVD+RW in only 2.4x. Reply
DragonReborn - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linknice review...I think the ASUS/106 should get a little more attention. You can find that drive OEM for $120-130 and is really is awesome. The one "flaw" is that it doesn't read cd's as fast as the new boys...but who has a DVD burner that doesn't have a dedicated CD/burner? Now that I think of it...probably more than few. Well then. Reply
Icewind - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkWish I knew when The next speed DVD R/RW's are gonna come out so I know if it was worth waiting.
I got 50+ burned CDs on my desk I just have to reduce. Reply
wicktron - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkwhere's the 811s? Reply
wicktron - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkprops Reply


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It was September, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and our Pashnit Tour set off to explore.
First order of business to check out Knights Ferry. The Longest Covered Bridge in California. Yes, they have covered bridges even in California. This one was built in 1862. Until a flood, the bridge upstream was lifted off its moorings and literally floated downstream and destroyed the existing bridge. For the most part, the entire town also lay in ruin.
The existing one you see here was built to replace the destroyed bridge, and completed in 1864 which is what you see here. Vehicle traffic actually passed over the bridge until 1981. (More history of the bridge on the CA Moto Roads webpage)
Now picture this...
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Pieces from the powerhouse and mill that used to be here years back.
Old Millstone
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View of the northern half- that intersection at top left is Coulterville (Hwy 132 & Hwy 49)
View of the southern half- the southern view point where the pics are taken is at center-right
Vince on the ST1300
Tony & Stephanie
Hwy 49 - The Little Dragon as seen from the southern viewpoint with Don's Speed Triple
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The usual variety of bikes on the tour... Don's Triumph Speed Triple and Tony's V-Strom
Cathy's CBR 599
Requisite close ups of the section of Highway 49. Remember that this short section is just one tiny glimpse of this road that runs for 330 miles through the Sierra Nevada Foothills on up to Yuba Pass.
The panoramic looking north across the Sierra Nevada Foothills....
After assailing the Little Dragon, it was off to Oakhurst to scoot into Yosemite National Park on Hwy 140. That's Mono Lake in the background btw. This is a shot of the entire Sierra Nevada range around Yosemite NP. You can actually see Half Dome in this one at top-center. Hwy 120 - Tioga Pass runs easterly at right.
Ah lunchtime, so off to lunch at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley.
Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite NP
Walking path outside the historic Ahwahnee Hotel
Glacier Point you say? Cathy, John & Don.
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Cathy & Don overlooking Yosemite & Vernal Falls
The closeups
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The Blackburn MP told the Prime Minister at Commons Question Time: "As someone who strongly supports shale gas extraction by fracking, your current package will not assuage local communities, which on a cross-party basis in Lancashire have treated these latest offers as near derisory? Why can you and the Chancellor not sit down with the cross-party Local Government Association and negotiate on its proposal for 10 per cent of revenues to be shared with local communities?"
Mr Cameron said: "I thought the proposal was that it should be 10 per cent of profits.
"My point is that one per cent of revenues, from the moment shale gas starts coming out of the ground, could well be a better offer."
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It's Stephanie's turn! Stephanie Williams is a Sharpie INKtern and this is her first post on the Sharpie blog. She just graduated from DePaul U but is heading back in the fall for her masters. She runs track at DePaul and has set all sorts of records. For the record, Stephanie is a rock star intern…read her rock star post…
Meet… Cheeming Boey
" The styrofoam cup itself represents the pop culture we live in, and in some ways, is the epitome of 21st century technology."
It's a product we see every day. The styrofoam cup. Parties, barbecues and picnics are all places we use them and then we just…throw them away. But not 31-year-old artist and animator, Cheeming Boey of Newport Beach, California; he creates art. Armed with a black Sharpie Pen, Boey draws images on cups that include intricate waves, birds and scenes of his life from Malaysia to Orange County.
Q: Tell me a little about your business.
Boey: I draw on Styrofoam coffee cups.
Q: How did you come up with the idea?
Boey: I had no paper while I was craving to sketch one day outside a coffee shop, saw a cup on top of a trash can, took it and started drawing on the surface. I had forgotten how well ink flows on the Styrofoam surface. Its got a completely different feel from paper. Initially it was just with a ball point pen, I later moved to sharpie because I had some sharpies on my desk at work.
Q: How are Sharpie markers incorporated?
Boey: They are primarily what I use to draw on my cups now. I only use one fine point sharpie for all my line works. I know there're several sizes, but part of the challenge I want to tackle is achieving different strokes with one pen.
Q: What benefit do you think this offers and to who?
Boey: People tend to think that drawings and paintings are always on canvases or paper.
I would like others to see that anything can be used as a canvas. You must have tried drawing with fries using ketchup, right? Why can't that be serious art?
It's not what you draw on all the time; it's the idea on it, or behind it. If the KFC recipe was sold on a napkin for a million bucks, I don't think people are gonna say, "Nah, I don't want it…it's on a napkin."
The styrofoam cup itself represents the pop culture we live in, and in some ways, is the epitome of 21st century technology. Yet it is often overlooked, and when it ever brings attention, it stands for everything negative.
I believe there's beauty in everything, including what we consider imperfect. I embrace the fact that it isn't perfect. Sort of like the Wabi-Sabi movement in Japan.
The fact that it is "cheap" and "disposable" makes it an unlikely subject for anything "special". But it is that reason that I decided to draw on them. It also keeps one cup off the streets, if people are worried about Styrofoam waste.
Q: Why are Sharpie markers a good fit for this?
Boey: Like how anything can be a canvas, I believe anything could be a tool as well.People are always surprised when I tell them I drew with a sharpie. A lot of them think it is liquid acrylics, or other fancy pens. "No, it's with a sharpie."The sharpie has a nice tip and it has a good consistent ink flow. It is also cheap. And cheap doesn't mean bad.
Q: Tell us about some of your favorite designs. Why do they resonate with you?
Boey: I like the ones that are more personal, like a dining experience with a friend over sake and stories. I also like waves; hence a lot of my cups have a spaghetti-like, wave motif to it. One of my favorite Japanese artists who has influenced me heavily is Hokusai, and I think a lot about how he draws his waves when I draw mine.
Q: What is the longest amount of time you have spent on one cup?
Boey: 3 months. I don't do initial drafts on the cups, so what you see is on the final product is the first pass. It takes forever to work on an elaborate piece because my next line could completely ruin the composition. Or I get nervous about drawing certain shapes. Or poses.
So sometimes I take hours to figure out the composition in my head, sometimes I don't come back to it for months.
I have to also make sure the foam cups are absolutely lint/ hair free. They charge up easily and tiny hairs or lint can stick to it. And when the fine point on the sharpie catches one of these hairs, a thin line can suddenly become a broad stroke. Terrible.
Q:Do you think you'll expand the idea to other items?
Boey: Sure. Anything is possible right?
Q: Anything else you'd like to add that I didn't ask?
Boey:I could use some free sharpies. I go thru about 1 every 2 days.
View more of Cheeming Boey's art at: http://rectangletriangle.googlepages.com/
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In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Theodain Eriason is a powerful elven wizard, and one of the newest members of the Circle of Eight. Theodain is the Circle's first non-human member. A native of the Yeomanry, Theodain operates throughout the Sheldomar Valley.
- Brown, Anne. Player's Guide To Greyhawk (TSR, 1998).
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- Moore, Roger E. Return of the Eight (TSR, 1998).
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A former Olympic coach has secured the help of the deputy prime minister in his bid to get the Queen to back Worcestershire ideas on climate change.
David Train, from Fladbury, near Evesham, has worked hard to inspire politicians from around the world to sign his paddles for life to show their commitment to tackling climate change.
Mr Train came up with the idea of the Chinese dragon boat paddles at the Barcelona Olympics.
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Stanford is known as one of the most well-preserved Cape Dutch villages in the country.
Surrounded by mountains and fynbos in a farm-setting in the Overberg region, Bodhi Khaya Retreat is the perfect place for meditation and contemplation.
The name Bodhi Kaya is a mix of ancient Sanskrit and indigenous Xhosa. The Sanskrit word Bodhi, loosely translated, means 'perfect sanity' and the Xhosa word Khaya means more than just a dwelling, but a place of belonging – and this retreat certainly gives one the opportunity to reclaim the sanity lost to the daily urban grind.
This Overberg retreat is located on the Baviaans Fonteyn farm and has a traditional old-style feel to it, with superb facilities for those seeking a bit of silent inspiration. There is a meditation room, a quiet place for guests to spend time in reflection, with or with guidance.
One can also walk the labyrinth, said to help one achieve a contemplative state and find answers to life's questions. There are three stages to the labyrinth walk: releasing; receiving and returning. Organised mindfulness retreats are on offer from time to time and Bodhi Khaya often hosts community meditation gatherings.
One can also go on nature walks in the gnarled forests, and guests can follow the streams and rivers, and perhaps even spot the secretive Cape Clawless otter.
As an added bonus, this retreat in the Overberg is situated along the Cape Whale Route – so you can go whale watching in season (June to November).
This rather informal retreat doesn't offer too many organised activities, but that's a large part of its charm. So, if you're planning to spend some time in the Overberg, try a few nights of soul-replenishment at Bodhi Khaya.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Bodhi Khaya
Tel: +27 (0)28 388 0156
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
Head towards Gansbaai, via Hermanus, along the R43. Take the Grootbos turn-off and continue until you see a sign indicating Baviaans Fonteyn farm. Detailed directions and map available on the Bodhi Khaya website.
Best time to visit
Year-round retreats are on offer, but bear in mind that winter is the rainy season and it can get rather squally in this part of the world.
Around the area
Head off to Gansbaai for cage-diving with Great White Sharks, or to Hermanus for whale-viewing. The village of Stanford has loads of fun shops and intimate restaurants and coffee shops, as well as pretty architecture.
Tours to do
Bodhi Khaya Retreat offers a range of organised retreats covering topics such as mindfulness, communicating with whales and dreams.
Length of stay
Spend a weekend or an entire week. The itinerary is wide open, but make sure to book well in advance.
Where to stay
Accommodation ranges from farm cottages to courtyard rooms and dormitory rooms in the main farm house.
What's happening
The Hermanus Whale Festival takes place in the Overberg during September.


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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - In its final fall race of 2013, the freshmen crews of Penn's heavyweight rowing team placed second out fo eight schools at the Rutgers Fall Classic.
The Rutgers Fall Classic was contested as a head race with the cumulative time of each school's top two boats counting in the final results.
The Quakers were second (13:21) and seventh (13:38) in the race, totalling a time of 26:59 which was just one second ahead of George Washington which had the fourth (13:26) and fifth (13:34) crews out of the 21 which entered the race. Navy was first overall with a combined time of 26:28 after posting the winning crew (13:07) and a boat which tied Penn for second in 13:21.
Penn's third boat was 13th overall, finishing in 14:11.


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PAKISTAN'S 'King of Speed' Ahmed Jamal says that he is loving life at Bromyard Cricket Club following a decent start to his debut season in Worcestershire County League Division One.
Jamal has so far taken 11 wickets for the Flaggoners Green side, including a five-wicket haul against Worcester Nomads.
He also recently got the better of South African star Wehan Joubert in the battle of the overseas players in Bromyard's derby game against Colwall.
Jamal bagged four wickets in that match and currently leads the Bromyard bowling attack.
He joined the Herefordshire side after Pakistan international Yasir Hameed recommended him to cricket agent James Hine.
"I am enjoying everything at the club and have mixed with all the members, as well as some of the social members," said Jamal, who is from Abbottabad.
"Bromyard is very different from what I am used to because the population is only 5,000 compared to 200,000 where I am from.
"But I am enjoying my time here - everyone is friendly and I have been made welcome at Bromyard.
"I go to the gym and do lots of exercises, so I am happy here.
"I have got no family staying with me, but some of the social members are always willing to help me and I get on with the the team.
"I think I have really gelled with them."
Jamal's form may not have surprised many people because he has been tipped to reach the top by Pakistan legend Wasim Akram.
Jamal won a 'King of Speed' camp run by Akram last year as part of a nationwide search to unearth new pace talent in his home country and clocked 143kph (89mph) on the speed gun.
Akram called Jamal "the future" after spending 10 days with him, adding that one day he could take Pakistani cricket to new heights.
"I was very privileged to have been selected onto the camp and I spent one-on-one sessions with Wasim Akram," said Jamal,"
"He helped me a lot and I was very proud to win the competition.
"It is a great stepping stone for me and the aim is to eventually play for Pakistan.
"That is my goal and, until that happens, I won't be satisfied."
Some could argue that the 25-year-old could one day even threaten Pakistani quickie Shoaib Akhtar's world record for the fastest delivery ever record.
That 100.2mph blockbuster came against England in 2003, but Ahmed has already been clocked at 92mph.
"I think I could soon get up to 150kph (93.2mph)," said Ahmed.
"I have always been a fast bowler ever since I was 15.
"I also played football, but finished about two years ago to concentrate on cricket.
"I always do lots of training to develop my technique and bowl as fast as I can."
Jamal, who has replaced former Sri Lanka international Dinusha Fernando as Bromyard's international player, is a National Bank quickie that took 158 wickets in 42 first-class matches, including an eight-wicket haul in one match.
His first-class debut was for Pakistan Customs against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited at Islamabad in November 2009.
Jamal took 4-101 off his 28 overs in that game and finished with an economy rate of 3.60.
He also picked up 6-25 for Abbottbad against Faisalabad at the Gohati Cricket Stadium in Swabi two years later, which saw Faisalabad bowled out for 74.
And in January this year, Jamal bagged seven wickets to help National Bank of Pakistan crush Pakistan Television by an innings and 53 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Jamal is currently staying with Bromyard chairman and opening batsman Ashley Bullock.
Bullock said that he is delighted with how Jamal has settled into the team.
"He is a sociable guy that goes out and meets people," said Bullock.
"He is bowling well, but the wickets have been a bit soft at the moment.
"However, he is bowling with good pace and a good line and the more he plays, the more he will adapt to the conditions."


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Haider Ackermann Fall 2012
As he proved once more in a show of commanding beauty and controlled elegance, Haider Ackermann is a designer at the very top of his game. He has the ability to create desire, and the authority to present his thoughtful, ravishing clothes in a runway performance that packs a considerable emotional punch. His fall collection, displayed under the Brobdingnagian chandeliers of Paris's opulent Third Republic-era city hall, provided one of the season's genuine fashion moments.
After the dandy army that he presented for spring, Haider's autumn muse was resolutely feminine, from her copper-streaked hair to those teetering-heeled ankle-boots, fetishistically cross-laced not only as closure, but also under the high-rise arch of the foot. The line was long and lean, in high-waist pants worn with draped blouses, or in stalk-slim dresses, their line broken by stiff leather cummerbund belts shaped like hourglasses and suggesting the torso of a Knossos beauty. That hand-span waist was exaggerated by the volume of rounded-shouldered jackets with elaborate peplum and bustle effects, achieved with origami fabric folds. A fashion historian might detect in that silhouette an ode to Christian Dior's 1948 "Zig-Zag" and 1949 "Scissor" collections—an homage even more explicitly suggested in side-sweep collars, gauntlet cuffs, and in those skirts that folded obliquely or were cut in swallow-tail points. Crafted from rough-textured leathers with the patina of a beaten-up flight jacket, they took on a modern edge (Haider also deconstructed a biker jacket in the same material), although a mid-century couturier would certainly recognize the full-bodied Melton wools, Mikado shantungs, and satins that dominated the collection. Unbelted, some of those jackets had a samurai look to them, and there was an Asian flavor, too, to the scarves and jabots that Haider habitually arranges with such a dramatic flourish. But coats were cut to follow the narrow line of the dress or leg-hugging pants beneath.
A lean dress in saffron crepe with an asymmetric, wind-swept neckline, and the pure finale sheath in dust-gray with primly covered arms but a neckline slashed precipitously low and a skirt slashed dangerously high (there were no statement gala-length gowns) suggested that Haider is as much in control in his atelier flou as he is in his tailoring workroom. The color palette was masterly; a paprika satin blouse and mustard peplum worn with a berry-brown wool jacket and skirt, for instance, or an eggplant shantung 7/8 coat with smoke-gray satin pants and a chestnut blouse flourished with a bois-de-rose scarf.
Backstage, Tilda Swinton, who dazzled in Haider's ice-blue ensemble at this year's Golden Globes, and dressed for the show in the designer's Byronic plum silk blazer and forest green satin pants, called him "the most reliable thing there is out there," praised his "sensual palette," and summed it all up when she applauded his "breathtaking out-of-this-world-ness."


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Collins Street in Melbourne was evacuated on Saturday after an excavator struck a gas pipe.
Victoria Police say Collins Street will be closed to traffic between Queen and William Street for several hours from midday while the leak is repaired. Market Street, which intersects with Collins Street, will also be blocked for the duration.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade is at the scene.


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AdditionTrick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
1+2+4+8+16+32+64+... = 8
If the '+...' means that it goes on and on forever, how can you do only one thing to this to make the above equation equal?
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HintWhy 8?
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The Crap We Missed – Monday 8.18.14
Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed where I'm going to get right into it today, because holy shit is this thing full of some fuckery. We've got Gerard Butler and Mel Gibson having a nice chat over lunch that Fish and I are entirely convinced is just them shouting "BLOW ME!" and "PORT-A-POTTY!" back and forth until one passes out. Then there's Chris Brown showing off doing backflips at a charity event, because those things are about trying to inflate your already monstrous ego, right? We've also got Queen Latifah in a swimsuit (Fellas?), Hilaria Baldwin giving a virtual tour of her birth canal, and Dennis Rodman addressing a children's basketball program, which as far as I can tell isn't Scared Straight, so it shouldn't be happening.
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Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments
Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 331
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0033
Voice: 703-324-4891
The Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments, often referred to as the BOE, is established under the Code of Virginia § 15.2-840. The Board of Supervisors shall appoint a Board of Equalization of real estate assessments composed of not less than three nor more than eleven members. The Board of Supervisors may provide for terms of varying duration not to exceed four years. Such equalization board shall have the powers and duties provided by and be subject to, the provisions of Article 14 (§ 58.1-3370 et seq.) of Chapter 32 of Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia, as amended.
By resolution adopted by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the BOE is generally comprised of nine members, which members shall be residents and a majority of whom shall be freeholders, of Fairfax County. Of the nine BOE members, three shall be members-at-large and six shall be commercial or residential real estate appraisers, other real estate professionals, builders, developers, or legal or financial professionals. The BOE members serve in two year staggered terms with the Chairman and Secretary of the BOE elected annually by the members of the BOE.
The BOE may only hear complaints regarding the current tax year assessment. All property owners wishing to file a request for a hearing must do so by June 1 as set forth in the Fairfax County code. Note: If the filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or County Holiday, the deadline is the following business day. All requests for hearing will be scheduled in accordance with the rules of procedure adopted by the BOE. Copies of these rules are available by contacting the BOE or by downloading from the county's web site.
As an independent body appointed by the Board of Supervisors, the BOE has the especial duty and responsibility of determining whether the Department of Tax Administration (DTA) has equalized the assessments among property owners. The BOE has the power to increase, decrease, or keep the same assessment upon its review.
To request a hearing before the BOE, all property owners or their agents must complete the required application that can be obtained by contacting the BOE office or may be downloaded from the county web site. Your application must be complete when submitted.


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Raymond Gozzi interviewed for Figure/Ground
Raymond Gozzi, associate professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies, was recently featured on Figure/Ground as part of its scholarly interview series.
According to its website, Figure/Ground is a student-led, interdisciplinary research website that focuses on media and communication studies, continental philosophy, and education.
To read Gozzi's interview, click here.
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Shaw Group shareholders Friday overwhelmingly approved the company's $3 billion sale to CB&I, of The Woodlands, Texas.
The Baton Rouge engineering, construction and fabrication company said 83 percent of shareholders voted to approve the sale, more than the 75 percent that were needed to allow the deal to go forward. Of the shareholders that voted, 99 percent favored the merger, Shaw officials said. Failure to cast a vote counted the same as voting against the sale. Earlier this week, CB&I shareholders approved the purchase.
J.M. Bernhard Jr., Shaw's founder and head, said he expects the sale to close in mid-February.
Bernhard said he expected shareholders to approve the sale, since CB&I agreed to pay about $46.86 in cash and stock for each Shaw share. Bernhard noted that was about a 76 percent premium over the $26.69 that Shaw shares were trading at on July 27, the day before the merger was announced.
CB&I engineers and builds some of the world's largest infrastructure projects. It has about 23,000 employees worldwide and had 2011 revenue totaling $5.5 billion.
Shaw has about 27,000 workers worldwide — 4,000 of them in Louisiana, of which 1,000 are in Baton Rouge. It had $5.9 billion in 2011 revenue.
CB&I will operate Shaw as a separate business unit under the name CB&I Shaw. Headquarters functions at the company's Baton Rouge offices will shift to Texas.
Analysts have speculated the merger will lead to the elimination of duplicate administrative jobs in Shaw's Baton Rouge offices.
In a fact sheet submitted to investors when the sale was first announced, Shaw said the merger will result in a savings of $30 million in the first month by eliminating duplicate "public company costs," like Bernhard's salary and company filings.
Within the first two years, the sale will lead to up to another $20 million in savings, by sharing and centralizing services and eliminating duplicate office space.
Bernhard said he expects CB&I Shaw to see a net increase in Baton Rouge employees over the next couple of years. The company will play an active role in designing and building liquefied natural gas and petrochemical plants, which are booming in south Louisiana, he said.
Adam Knapp, president and chief executive officer of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, said Shaw and CB&I have been forced to be "buttoned up" as the sale went through regulatory hurdles. Now, the two companies will be able to talk more specifically about job opportunities.
"The words we have heard through management and leadership is that there is a lot of opportunities for engineering talent to grow here," Knapp said. "There will be the same number of jobs in Baton Rouge, if not more in the future."
LSU and Southern University both have strong engineering departments and Knapp said Baton Rouge ranks as having a high number of engineers per capita.
Louisiana Economic Development secretary Stephen Moret said in a statement he expects CB&I Shaw will "significantly grow" its overall Louisiana operations, including potentially more engineering and fabrication jobs in Baton Rouge and more fabrication employment in Lake Charles.
Moret said he has met with Philip Asherman, CB&I president and CEO, to discuss Louisiana employment. After the merger is completed, more talks will be held.
"We will do everything we can to encourage the company to maximize employment in Louisiana," Moret said.
Shaw was formed in 1987 by Bernhard to acquire pipe fabrication assets of The Benjamin F. Shaw Co. in Laurens, S.C. It purchased and leased additional pipe fabrication facilities over the years and formed joint ventures overseas to produce pipe for projects in South America and the Mideast as it pursued joint ventures in the Far East, such as China.
Shaw went public in December 1993. Ten years later, the company made the Fortune 500 list of the nation's biggest companies.
Now with the sale, Baton Rouge will no longer be able to boast about being the home of a Fortune 500 company.
Knapp said its more of a "symbolic thing" for a city to be home of a Fortune 500 company, and no one can measure what it means to the local business climate. But he said the BRAC business plan calls for the organization to work to lure corporate headquarters.
"It's one of the talking points you use to describe a community," Knapp said.
Shaw reported its earnings Friday for the first quarter of fiscal 2013, which ended Nov. 30. The company posted net income of $70.9 million during the quarter, or $1.03 per diluted share.
These results include Shaw's 20 percent stake in Westinghouse Electric Corp. Shaw is set to sell its Westinghouse ownership to Toshiba Corp. next month. Without Westinghouse, Shaw would have had $31.2 million in profits during the quarter, or 44 cents per diluted share.


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My local shop wanted to create a sign that said PUZZLES, and they had the following letters each one using a different font: PPPUUZZZZZLLLLESS. How many different ways could they have made the sign?
3 * 2 * 5 * 4 * 4 * 1 * 2
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I Am Hidden in Here #11Trivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
In this teaser, you are to take the first letter from the people's surnames to discover the name of this famous 20th century British comedian.
1. I was the communist leader of North Vietnam from the end of World War II until my death in 1969.
2. I was one of the core members of the comedy troupe who starred in the hit TV show "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969-74). I am particularly famous for the "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" comedian in the famous Monty Python sketch.
3. I've had a long and distinguished career as one of the biggest movie stars of horror and fantasy. I am now known to film audiences as "Saruman the White" in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001).
4. I was a dancer on TV's comedy sketch show "In Living Color" before landing the title role in a 1997 biopic of the singer Selena.
Answer1. Ho (Chi Minh)
2. Idle (Eric)
3. Lee (Christopher)
4. Lopez (Jennifer)
The name: HILL (Benny)
Benny Hill appeared in comedy revues on stage, on the radio, and in 1949 on the television show "Hi, There". In 1955, he started "The Benny Hill Show" featuring risque skits and songs. In the 1970s, "The Benny Hill Show" made it to the U.S., and Hill became an international star of TV comedy until his show was cancelled in 1989.
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A self-managed superannuation advisor, Craig Gerard Dangar, received an eighteen month suspended sentence yesterday for taking $250,000 from two clients.
Dangar pleaded guilty in the New South Wales Downing Centre district court to two charges of deception brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The regulator investigated Dangar over three years while he was advising retirees managing their own superannuation fund and an unnamed accounting firm.
Dangar recommended two clients purchase some of his shares in Morris Finance Ltd, without revealing he owned the shares, according to ASIC.
Peter Kell said ASIC is focused on promoting the integrity of the self-managed super industry so that ultimately, consumers feel confident when dealing in this area.
'This case is a reminder to industry participants in the self-managed super space that dishonest conduct will not be tolerated and can lead to criminal conviction,' Mr. Kell said.
Dangar is yet to be sentenced on a related charge on April 11.


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Many people who are new to Back Track may also be new to Linux. Learning BT can be a daunting task, while also trying to learn Linux. As such if you are new to Linux we highly encourage you to learn the basics first. There are literally millions of pages of resources available on the internet to do this.
Since we can't really assess a given user's knowledge, skills, and attribute levels we suggest to everyone starting out to learn to use something like Ubuntu since BT is based on it. One of the reasons is the amount of information available to support the new user. In addition Ubuntu is designed to be as easy as possible for a user with zero Linux knowledge to get up and running. Now while most of us will not really care if you persist on using BT as your starting platform, please note that we can't possibly be expected to teach you those basics. Furthermore using BT may cause you to get side-tracked in learning. Many people have trouble with those basics and then make a post immediately on using one of the many Penetration Testing tools without having resolved the previous problem. This shows that those tools, can be a distraction to the beginner.
The following is a collection of resources to help aid others to learn those basics. There is no real order of importance in the list and it is not all inclusive. Feel free to make a post in this thread and add links to resources that you find or found helpful. Please do not use this thread to add "warez" etc., say "hello" or ask a question, as those will just be deleted/moved.
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Engage: An Oracle JD Edwards and E-Business Suite User Event
Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CDT)
Event Details
Welcome to Engage, a free one-day event designed with the end user community in mind. Whether you are an executive, an end user, or you support the end users, you will find something valuable at Engage. Join your peers, Terillium, Oracle and our premier partners in networking, education and keynote sessions designed for you.
Tom Cesario, Senior Director of IT for Radio Flyer will deliver the keynote address at Engage. Tom joined Radio Flyer in 2008 and is responsible for overall leadership of Information Technology. Prior to Radio Flyer, Tom was Senior Manager at McDonald's Corporation, with responsibility for global IT supply chain strategy.
Radio Flyer implemented Oracle ERP applications along with Oracle's Demantra supply chain solutions and has experienced significant business benefits as a result of Tom's successful projects:
- A direct to consumer website leveraging cloud technology, integrated to the ERP system, resulting in quicker processing, less manual errors and a better customer experience
- Global supply chain visibility resulting in less inventory costs and improved customer service
- Private cloud computing for all business applications with lower costs and increased service levels
- Increased end-user automation and improved reporting
A Chicago native, Tom earned his Bachelor degree in Operations Management from Northern Illinois University and is Board Member of the Autism Speaks Chicago Chapter.
Make the most of your education experience at Engage. With as many as five sessions occurring during each breakout, attendees will have plenty of topics to choose from. You'll want to explore this one-of-a-kind local opportunity for you and your team and take a deeper dive into Oracle's products and solutions.
During the educational sessions, discover ways to leverage existing functionality in your current applications or watch a demonstration of what's new in the latest release. There will be topics on best practices and upgrades and how to gain value from Oracle's Edge products. Learn about Oracle's commitment to developing their products and how mobility, the cloud and SaaS (software as a service) play a role in that commitment.
What about mobility, point of sale, electronic commerce, reporting, automation, data archiving, managed services, hosting, guided selling and product configuration? All of those topics will be featured at Engage.
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Audi Design Studio followed Porsche's footsteps in designing a truly unique piano. A concert grand piano is impressively large, usually black and has three legs to support the body with its typically curved sides. For more than 100 years, the complex internal mechanisms of these instruments have ensured their magnificent sound as well as determining the overall shape. The long tradition that has led to the grand piano has included many baroque versions that are not ideally matched to Audi's design language. Despite this, the Audi Design Studio team in Munich decided to tackle the task of housing a concert grand piano in an Audi "outer skin". "You can imagine the respect with which we approached the challenge of redesigning a musical instrument" says Wolfgang Egger, Head of Audi Group Design. "We were obliged to study the instrument in depth, and develop an all-embracing concept from the very start. The project was a useful source of experience for our young designers, and will benefit them later when they work on car design."


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Produced for the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, this beautifully illustrated book contains 50 four-color photographs of the Single Sisters' House taken in 2008 prior to preservation work. The Single Sisters' House, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is a unique historic building whose walls hold a fascinating story. Built in 1744, it was home to the Moravian Single Sisters during the early years of Bethlehem, and it has been used as a residence for women for more than 250 years. It is the oldest surviving stone structure in Bethlehem. Photographs document three floors of the oldest wing, including the Saal and third floor sleeping areas. Also included are images from the early years of Bethlehem, information about the Sisters' daily lives, and even a few excerpts from their memoirs.
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Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
40 Pages
- Publish Date Jan 27, 2009
- Tags Sisters' House, Women's History, Moravian, Bethlehem
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Looking for someone who can tell your story with sensitivity, intelligence and tasteful design? Darlene is a publishing veteran of 25 years and former Art Director for Rodale Inc. She knows how to conceptualize and produce award-winning books, and was responsible for the design of hundreds of books on subjects such as health, gardening, crafts and non-fiction. She enjoys helping emerging authors publish their own unique stories via Blurb's revolutionary bookmaking processes. She specializes in photography-driven books that deal with subjects such as family history, general history, and nature.
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Help Finding NCI-Supported Clinical Trials
This page explains how to use the clinical trials search form to find NCI-supported clinical trials and review the results of your searches. It is helpful to gather as much information as possible before a search. Information such as the specific type and stage of cancer, the type of trial that might be relevant (treatment, diagnostic, supportive care), and other details about the patient will be helpful. Speak with a health care provider to gather this information and make sure you review the information that you find with the health care provider.
Important Points
- In general, the more criteria you specify, the fewer clinical trials your search will retrieve. For a simple search, you can choose a Cancer Type, Stage/Subtype of Cancer, Location of Trial, and/or Type of Trial.
- To focus your search, you can specify more detailed information about the trials you wish to view or even search by a clinical trial identification number.
- Skip any items on the form that you don't know or that don't apply to you.
- Hospital/Institution selection
- Drug selection
- Treatment/Intervention selection
- Trial Investigator selection
- Lead Organization selection
If you have questions while working with the search form, you can call 1-800-4-CANCER for help from NCI's Cancer Information Service. You can also contact LiveHelp, NCI's online chat service, for help. The last section of this Help document has more details about LiveHelp and our phone service.
How to Find Clinical Trials Using the Search Form
The clinical trials search form allows you to search for trials using one or more criteria. Not all of the criteria are visible in the default display of the form. Some of the criteria are organized in groups, for example, Trial/Treatment Type includes Trial Type, Drug, and Treatment/Interventions. You can click on "Show Search Options" to see all of the options within a group.
Cancer Type/Condition
Use this list to choose the type of cancer being studied in a clinical trial(s), e.g., bladder cancer, prostate cancer. You also have the option of choosing "All."
- If you want trials for any type of solid tumor, select "Solid tumor, unspecified."
- For trials that treat metastatic cancer, select "Metastatic cancer."
- You can also search for trials on cancer-related conditions by choosing either the specific condition (e.g., fatigue) or "Cancer- and cancer treatment-related conditions."
After you choose a type of cancer, this list will show you the stages/subtypes for the selected cancer. The stage of cancer is the extent of cancer within the body. You may select one or more stages/subtypes or "All."
- If you want a definition of the stage/subtype of cancer, please check the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms.
- If you choose "Cancer- and cancer treatment-related conditions" from the Cancer Type/Condition list, the Stage/Subtype box will show you a list of conditions that may result from having cancer or being treated for cancer.
Location of Trial
Use these options to search for trials near a specific zip code, in a city, state, and country, at a Hospital/Institution, or at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
ZIP Code
Enter either your zip code to search for trials in your area or the zip code of another area of interest.
- By default, searches are limited to within 100 miles of the zip code that you enter. Use the drop-down list to change this to choices between 20 and 500 miles.
- The link to "zip code Lookup" pops up a page from the U.S. Postal Service website. Find the zip code by entering the address and clicking Submit. You can copy the zip code from the pop-up window into the search form.
In City/State/Country
Enter a combination of city, state, and country to search for trials in that area.
- You can select one or more U.S. states using the State list.
- The Country list includes non-U.S. states/provinces, such as Canada - Quebec.
At Hospital/Institution
Use this search option if you are looking for trials conducted at a specific hospital or institution. Use the "choose from list" link to look up a hospital or institution name.
- When you click on "choose from
list," a new window will pop up. You can search for a particular name or look through the list alphabetically.
- Check the box next to the hospital(s) or institution(s) you want and click the "Add Selected" button at the bottom left of the pop-up window. The name(s) will be entered automatically into the form.
- The search results will list trials that include any of the names you selected.
- Use this field to find trials taking place at military or VA hospitals. To find VA facilities, use the "choose from list" and select the letter "V". This will display the VA facilities in the database.
At NIH Only
Select the At NIH button to show only trials being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center (Bethesda, MD.). See our page on Cancer Clinical Trials at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center for more information
Trial/Treatment Type
Use these options to search for a specific type of trial, or trials using a specific drug or intervention.
Type of Trial
Use this list to choose the type of trial. Some trials fall into more than one category. You may check more than one box or select "All." The following trial types are available:
- Treatment - trials that test how safe new treatments are and how well they work.
- Supportive care - trials that study ways to prevent or relieve side effects of cancer and its treatment, and ways to improve patients' quality of life during and after treatment.
- Screening - trials that check for cancer in people who do not have any signs of cancer.
- Prevention - trials that study ways to prevent cancer.
- Genetics - trials that study the genetic factors that may affect a person's risk of cancer or how a person will respond to cancer treatment.
- Diagnostic - trials that study tests and procedures to diagnose cancer, find out if
cancerhas spread in the body, or test how well cancerresponds to treatment.
- Biomarker/Laboratory analysis - trials that study new biomarkers for cancer and changes that occur in cancer cells.
- Tissue collection/Repository - trials that collect cells or tissues from cancer patients for use in laboratory studies now or in the future.
- Educational/Counseling/Training - trials that study how patient counseling or training and education for patients and health care providers affect decisions about cancer prevention and treatment, or quality of life.
- Behavioral - trials that study how to help people behave in healthy ways to prevent cancer or detect it early.
- Natural history/Epidemiology - trials that study the long-term effects of cancer or its treatment in patients and the patterns, causes, and control of cancer in groups of people.
- Health services research - trials that study how health care is provided to people.
Use the "choose from list" link to look up a drug name.
- When you click on "choose from
list," a new window will pop up. You can search for a particular drug or look through the list alphabetically. Check the box next to the drug(s) you want and click the "Add Selected" button at the bottom left of the pop-up window. The drug name(s) will be entered automatically into the form.
- The search results will list trials that include any of the drug names you selected unless you click the choice labeled, "Find trials that include all drugs shown."
- You can use different drug names such as generic, brand/trade, and short names to search. For example, you can use Avastin (brand name) or bevacizumab (generic name).
Type of Treatment /Intervention
Use the "choose from list" link to look up a treatment or intervention name. For example, use this option to find trials that are using "high-dose chemotherapy" or "brachytherapy."
- When you click on "choose from
list," a new window will pop up. You can search for a particular treatment or intervention or look through the list alphabetically. Check the box next to the treatment/intervention(s) you want and click the "Add Selected" button at the bottom left of the pop-up window. The name(s) will be entered automatically into the form.
- The search results will list trials that include any of the treatments/interventions you selected.
Search for trials that contain the word or phrase you enter into the search box. For best results, use this search option in combination with other search fields. For example, to search for breast cancer trials for a patient who is HER-2 negative, choose breast cancer from the Cancer Type option and enter "HER-2 negative" in the keyword box.
- Use quote marks around a phrase to search for trials containing the whole phrase.
- Some trials you retrieve may contain the word or phrase as part of
an exclusion criteria.
- Results are presented by order of relevance to the word or phrase entered.
- Using general words like cancer or disease will retrieve a large number of trials that may not be relevant.
Trial Phase
Use this field to select the phase of
- Phase I - trials that test the best way to give a new treatment (for example, by mouth, intravenous infusion, or injection) and the best dose.
- Phase II - trials that test whether a new treatment has an anticancer effect (for example, whether it shrinks a tumor or improves blood test results) and whether it works against certain types of cancer.
- Phase III - trials that compare the results of people taking a new treatment with the results of people taking the standard treatment (for example, which groups have better survival rates or fewer side effects).
- Phase IV - trials that evaluate side effects that were not apparent in the phase III trial.
New Trials
Checking this box limits search results to only those trials added in the last 30 days.
- New trials are posted to the website daily, Monday through Friday.
Trial ID
A Trial ID is an identification (ID) number that makes it easy to find a specific trial. Use this field only if you know the ID number or partial ID for a specific trial.
- Enter one or more protocol IDs, separating them with commas or semicolons.
- The search results will list trials that include any of the IDs you entered.
Trial Investigators/Lead Organization
Trial Investigators
Use this option to select medical professionals and researchers who are conducting the trial. Use the "choose from list" link to look up an investigator name.
- If you click on "choose from
list," a new window will pop up that allows you to search for a trial investigator by name. Check the box next to the investigator(s) you want and click the "Add Selected" button at the bottom left of the pop-up window. The investigator name(s) will be entered automatically into the form.
- The search results will list trials that include any of the investigator names you selected.
Lead Organization
Use this option if you wish to select an academic hospital, research institute, pharmaceutical company, or cancer center responsible for coordinating the trial. Use the "choose from list" link to look up the name.
- If you click on "choose from
list," a new window will pop up. You can search for a particular name or acronym or look through the list alphabetically. Check the box next to the organization(s) or group(s) you want and click the "Add Selected" button at the bottom left of the pop-up window. The name(s) will be entered automatically into the form.
- The search results will list trials that include any of the names you selected.
Help With Your Clinical Trial Search Results
The Search Results page displays a list of trials that match the criteria that you selected on the search form. On this page, you can:
- Click on the title of each trial to see a full description, including contact information.
- Read the trial titles and key information about the trials, as well as select the information you want to see for each trial.
- Sort the results in various ways and change the number of results you see on each page.
- Use check boxes to select the trials you want to print in the format you've chosen.
Choosing Display Options
- The number of trials that match your criteria and the number of trials displayed per page
areshown. You can also see the search criteria that you entered in the search form or choose to hide the criteria.
- Use the "Display" buttons to select the information you want to see about the trial(s); then click "Go." The search results page will refresh and show the information in the format that you selected.
- Choose the "Description" button to see information about the purpose of the trial and other limited details. In addition, you can choose to see this description with the eligibility criteria (the requirements that must be met for an individual to be included in a trial). You can also choose to see the locations for the trial.
- Choose the "Custom" button to create a custom display using information from the trial.
Use the check boxes to select the information you want to display for each trial.
More Options for Displaying Search Results
You can make changes to the order in which trials are displayed and the number of results shown per page. Remember to click the "Go" button to change your display.
- Use the "Sort by" drop-down list to reorder the trials by one of the options listed. By default, the trials are ordered in descending order by phase:
If you enter keywords as part of your search criteria, the results will be ordered by relevance to the text you entered.
- Use the "Show Results per Page" drop-down list to change the number of trials displayed on each page.
- Print: To print your search results, use the check boxes at the start or end of each trial description to select one or more trials for printing. Then click on the "Print Selected" button above the list of trials or at the bottom of the page.
- Refine Search: Your search results may include trials that are not exactly what you want, or you may wish to change some of your search criteria. The "Refine Search" button above the list of results and at the bottom of the page takes you back to the search form with your original criteria still in place. You may select additional search criteria or change already selected criteria.
- Start Over: To start a new search, click on the "Start Over" button above the list of results or at the bottom of the page.
Help with Understanding
Trial Descriptions
This section will help you understand the information that is shown for each trial.
Summary - An outline of the purpose of the study and a general description of what is being done.
Further Study Information - More details about the study, for example, specific information about the treatment plan.
Eligibility Criteria - A list of the requirements a person must meet to participate in the trial. The criteria may be labeled "Inclusion" or "Exclusion." See definition of eligibility criteria.
Trial Contact Information - Information about contacts that you can call or e-mail about this trial. You or your health care provider may want to look for contacts that are close to your location.
- Trial Lead Organizations - A list of one or more academic hospitals, research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, cancer centers responsible for coordinating the trial.
- Trial Sites - The people or organizations conducting the trial. They can provide more information about the trial, including eligibility and the enrollment process. Sometimes there may be a central number for all sites and the name of the hospital/institution may not be provided.
How to Get Help from NCI's Cancer Information Service
If you do not want to search for trials on your own, you can get help by telephone from an experienced information specialist or use the live, online help available through NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS). Our information specialists will help you perform a search while talking to you, or they will take information about your needs, perform the search for you after you talk, and send you the results.
- To get help from a specialist, call NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS) at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday - Friday. The CIS specialist will ask about your specific situation and provide information relevant to your needs.
- Live, online help is available through the CIS LiveHelp instant messaging service Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern time.


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HOUSTON - A gas leak led to a Galena Park school being evacuated Thursday.
MacArthur Elementary School, 1801 North Main, was evacuated as a precaution after the smell of gas was detected.
Officials said a CenterPoint Energy crew was sent to the area to determine the source of the leak, which occurred several blocks from the school at 8:30 a.m.
The evacuation was lifted about an hour later after firefighters said the school was safe.
No injuries were reported.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Rick Perry tried Thursday to convince the country he was in on the joke after his disastrous debate performance, but even his supporters worried aloud about damage to his already hobbling Republican presidential campaign.
Perry didn't try to defend his minute-long stammer that, unfortunately for him, was just about the only memorable part of the confrontation with his seven rivals. Instead, he spent the day in a flurry of media appearances trying to laugh about his embarrassing struggle to remember the third of three federal departments he wants to abolish.
He ended the Wednesday night episode with an abashed, grinning, "Oops." On Thursday, he agreed to go on David Letterman's "Late Show" and offer the Top Ten List.
The debate excerpt was replayed over and over on television, already labeled one of the worst such blunders ever.
"That's pretty brutal isn't it?" he said on Fox News, giving viewers an alternative Perry sound bite to compete with the video. "I stepped in it. I think some of it is still stuck on my feet."
He doesn't have much time to clean up. Less than eight weeks before the first nominating contests, GOP voters are looking for the best candidate to go head to head against President Barack Obama.
"It's something he needs to address pretty quickly," said uncommitted Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, an early primary state. But Graham said Perry has time and a key survival tool: money.
Perry reported some $15 million banked during his most recent fundraising period. His advisers say he has enough cash on hand to get through South Carolina.
If he isn't able to log some good results by that point, the third GOP state, he may be best remembered for a 54-second piece of campaign history.
Perry acknowledged it was a tough moment as he flailed. In the debate, he said he would eliminate three federal agencies, starting with Commerce and Education. He struggled to name the third, pointing to Energy only later in the debate. He squirmed while his opponents and the audience laughed and debate moderator John Harwood incredulously said, "You can't name the third one?"
"It wasn't even on the tip of my tongue," Perry said.
Perry has long acknowledged he's a poor debater but has held out hope for improvement.
"I hate debates," he said in Des Moines last week. "I used to hate spinning in aircrafts. ... Finally I did it, and I did it enough that I finally got pretty good at it. So hold on, maybe I'll get better at debates, too."
No one doubts he's a tough campaigner. He has never lost an election -- avoiding most debates in state races -- and is the longest serving governor of Texas. He has proven a charismatic campaigner in smaller settings common in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina -- three states that start the nominating process and states where he must do well.
Yet some Republicans, even prominent Perry supporters, are wondering whether the Texan can survive his latest misstep.
"As far as his character, I haven't wavered on that," state Rep. Peter Silva, a member of Perry's New Hampshire steering committee, said Thursday. But he added: "You can't say this is a good thing. He shot himself in the foot."
Others were even less generous.
"It's over for him," said Steve Schmidt, a Republican political strategist who ran Sen. John McCain's 2008 campaign.
In an interview on Thursday, Perry said the moment wouldn't force him from the race.
"Oh, shoot, no," Perry said. "This ain't a day for quitting nothing."
Still, on Capitol Hill, Perry's brain freeze was widely regarded as a grave development for his already struggling campaign.
Sen. James Inhofe, a Perry backer, spoke with colleagues and other Perry supporters to try to stop an exodus.
"He's a human being, he just proved that last night," the Oklahoman said. "Right now, he's joking around about it and it seems to be favorably received from a lot of people I've heard from."
Yet Inhofe was still cringing.
"It was very embarrassing to Rick Perry and to others who certainly supported him, and I'm sure that many of his Republican opponents are rejoicing," said the senator.
There was an informal straw poll at a debate-watching party hosted by a prominent New Hampshire conservative, Jennifer Horn, a recent Republican congressional candidate who previously backed former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's now-abandoned bid.
Horn said that of about 40 Republicans at the party, only about four said they supported Perry before the debate began. Th at was cut in half after the debate.
"That's not a scientific sample. But that do es show that people are influenced by what happens at these debat es," Horn said. "That was highly unfortunate, especially for people in New Hampshire who know how strong he can be in person. It was difficult to watch."
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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ChlorTan Side Effects
Generic Name: chlorpheniramine
Note: This page contains information about the side effects of chlorpheniramine. Some of the dosage forms included on this document may not apply to the brand name ChlorTan.
For the Consumer
Applies to chlorpheniramine: capsules, controlled-release capsules, suspension drops, sustained-release capsules, syrup, tablets
Other dosage forms:
Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur while taking chlorpheniramine (the active ingredient contained in ChlorTan)
Constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth, nose, or throat; excitability; headache; loss of appetite; nausea; nervousness or anxiety; trouble sleeping; upset stomach; vomiting; weakness.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); difficulty urinating or inability to urinate; fast or irregular heartbeat; hallucinations; seizures; severe dizziness, lightheadedness, or headache; tremor; trouble sleeping; vision changes.
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to chlorpheniramine: compounding powder, injectable solution, oral capsule extended release, oral liquid, oral suspension extended release, oral syrup, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable, oral tablet extended release
Nervous system
Central nervous system side effects have included depression resulting in drowsiness in 75% or more of treated patients. Dyskinesias have rarely been reported following chronic use of chlorpheniramine (the active ingredient contained in ChlorTan) [Ref]
Nearly all patients treated with chlorpheniramine experience drowsiness. This drowsiness may subside in some patients with extended use.
Few cases of dyskinesias and tremors, often of the face, have been reported in patients whose chronic use of chlorpheniramine extended over a period of 3 to 10 years. Some of these cases were only partially relieved by discontinuation of the drug. Haloperidol was successful in relieving symptoms.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal side effects have included dry mouth and constipation in up to one-third of treated patients.[Ref]
Cardiovascular side effects have included hypotension, tachycardia, and palpitations.[Ref]
Ocular side effects of chlorpheniramine (the active ingredient contained in ChlorTan) may include blurred vision, diplopia, and dry eyes due to anticholinergic effects.[Ref]
Genitourinary side effects have included dysuria, urinary hesitancy, and a decreased urine flow. In rare cases, the anticholinergic effect of chlorpheniramine (the active ingredient contained in ChlorTan) has precipitated acute urinary retention.[Ref]
Hematologic side effects have included bone marrow suppression, thrombocytopenia, and aplastic anemia.[Ref]
A fatal case of agranulocytosis has been reported in a patient taking chlorpheniramine, pseudoephedrine, acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, phenylpropanolamine, and aspirin. Chlorpheniramine was felt to be the cause.[Ref]
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11. Eisner EV, LaBocki NL, Pinckney L "Chlorpheniramine-dependent thrombocytopenia." JAMA 231 (1975): 735-6
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13. Kanoh T, Jingami H, Uchino H "Aplastic anaemia after prolonged treatment with chlorpheniramine ." Lancet 1 (1977): 546-7
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See Credit Card Transactions Since Last Statement
To see your recent transactions, click the "Recent Items" link above your credit card history. That link applies a filter to your history where you'll only see transactions that haven't appeared on a billing statement. To go back to viewing your entire history, just click on the "All Items" link.
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When using the Make a payment functionality on the Web site, for a credit card, is it possible to display the date that the credit card is due?ReplyDelete
For example, I scheduled my card payment today, and it's due 7/18. I had to open a new tab to get this date, and manually enter the day before in.
Or even better, how about having a new radio button for 'pay on due date?' Takes the guessing away (can I schedule for the day it's due, or do I need to schedule the day before, since they don't have the option?).
~James Skemp
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Then, he's a filmmaker, philosopher, a teacher, and someone very special to Ellen, TOM SHADYAC is discussing an incredible program he started with his students that's changing the lives of inner city kids in Los Angeles. You won't want to miss this heartwarming story!
Plus, "Glee" icon and Broadway megastar IDINA MENZEL is in the house! She's got one of the most incredible voices, and one of the most incredible husbands! She's telling Ellen about life with Taye Diggs and their gorgeous family, as well as her brand new PBS concert event!
And it's Day 8 of the 12 Days of Giveaways! It's the home stretch of the biggest giveaway show in television, and Ellen has saved some of the best for last! You won't believe what her audience is taking home! Tune in to find out!
There's something for everyone this Wednesday on Ellen!