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Olmesartan Medoxomil / Hydrochlorothiazide
Pronunciation: OL-me-SAR-tan me-DOX-oh-mil/HYE-droe-KLOR-oh-THYE-a-zide
Class: Antihypertensive combination
Trade Names
Benicar HCT
- Tablets, oral olmesartan medoxomil 20 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg
- Tablets, oral olmesartan medoxomil 40 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg
- Tablets, oral olmesartan medoxomil 40 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg
Blocks the vasoconstrictor effects of angiotensin II by selectively blocking the binding of angiotensin II to the AT 1 receptor in vascular smooth muscle. Its action is, therefore, independent of the pathways for angiotensin II synthesis.Hydrochlorothiazide
Increases chloride, sodium, and water excretion by interfering with transport of sodium ions across renal tubular epithelium.
Indications and Usage
For the treatment of hypertension.
Anuria; hypersensitivity to sulfonamide derivatives or any component of the product.
Dosage and AdministrationAdults
PO 1 tablet once daily. Olmesartan is effective in the dosage range of 20 to 40 mg daily and hydrochlorothiazide is effective in dosages of 12.5 to 50 mg daily. Depending on the BP response, the dose may be titrated at intervals of 2 to 4 wk.
General Advice
- Individualize dosage.
- May be given with other antihypertensive agents.
- May be given with or without food.
- This fixed-dose combination is not indicated for initial therapy; it may be substituted for its individual components.
Store between 68° and 77°F.
Drug Interactions
No drug interaction studies have been conducted between olmesartan/hydrochlorothiazide and other drugs. The following interactions are based on drug interactions involving each component of the olmesartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination.ACE inhibitors (eg, captopril, ramipril)
Concurrent use may be associated with an increased risk of renal dysfunction and hyperkalemia. Consider monotherapy.Alcohol, barbiturates, narcotics
Potentiation of orthostatic hypotension may occur. Monitor BP.Aliskiren
Renal excretion of potassium may be decreased, resulting in hyperkalemia, particularly in diabetic patients. Use alternatives to aliskiren in patients with diabetes or moderate to severe renal impairment. If coadministration is undertaken, closely monitor serum potassium concentrations and renal function.Antihypertensives (eg, propranolol)
Additive or potentiation of hypotension effects may occur.Antineoplastic agents (eg, cyclophosphamide)
Hydrochlorothiazide may prolong antineoplastic-induced myelosuppression. If coadministration cannot be avoided, use with caution.Cholestyramine, colestipol
Hydrochlorothiazide absorption may be impaired. Single doses of either cholestyramine or colestipol bind hydrochlorothiazide, reducing GI absorption up to 85% and 43%, respectively. Separate the administration times by at least 4 h. Adjust hydrochlorothiazide dose as needed.Corticosteroids, corticotropin
Coadministration may cause intensified electrolyte depletion, particularly hypokalemia.Cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors (eg, celecoxib); NSAIDs (eg, ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketorolac [nasal])
The diuretic, natriuretic, and antihypertensive effects of olmesartan and the antihypertensive effects of telmisartan may be reduced. In addition, concomitant use may further deteriorate renal function, especially in volume-depleted patients, patients with renal impairment, or in elderly patients. The risk of hyperkalemia may also be increased. Monitor BP, renal function, and serum potassium. If an interaction is suspected, it may be necessary to discontinue the NSAID.Diazoxide
The pharmacologic effects of both drugs may be increased. Hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia, and hypotension may occur. Closely monitor BP, blood glucose, and serum uric acid. Adjust dosage as needed.Digoxin
Hydrochlorothiazide-induced electrolyte disturbances may predispose to digitalis-induced arrhythmias. Closely monitor plasma concentrations of potassium and magnesium, and monitor patients for signs of digoxin toxicity.Dofetilide
Plasma concentrations of dofetilide may be increased; prolongation of the QT interval may occur, increasing the risk of torsades de pointes. Coadministration is contraindicated.Insulin
Insulin requirements may increase or decrease, or remain unchanged. Monitor blood glucose and adjust the insulin dose as needed.Lithium
Lithium Cl may be decreased, increasing lithium concentrations and the risk of lithium toxicity. Avoid coadministration. If coadministration cannot be avoided, closely monitor serum lithium levels and adjust the dose of lithium as needed.Loop diuretics (eg, furosemide)
The effects of loop diuretics may be decreased. In contrast, loop diuretics and hydrochlorothiazide have synergistic effects that may result in profound diuresis and electrolyte abnormalities. Monitor fluid status and electrolytes.Nondepolarizing muscle relaxants (eg, pancuronium)
A possible increase in responsiveness to the muscle relaxant due to diuretic-induced hypokalemia may occur. If hypokalemia cannot be corrected, a lower dosage of nondepolarizing muscle relaxants may be needed.Potassium preparations, potassium-sparing diuretics (eg, amiloride, spironolactone), potassium supplements, salt substitutes containing potassium
Serum potassium concentrations may be increased. Hyperkalemia, possibly with cardiac arrhythmias or arrest, may occur. Closely monitor serum potassium concentrations. Adjust treatment as needed.Pressor amines (eg, norepinephrine)
Response to pressor amines may be decreased. Use with caution.Sulfonylureas (eg, glyburide)
Hydrochlorothiazide may increase fasting blood glucose and decrease the hypoglycemic action of sulfonylureas. Closely monitor blood glucose and adjust therapy as needed.Tretinoin
The risk of phototoxicity may be increased if these agents are coadministered. Avoid coadministration.Trimethoprim
Hyperkalemia, possibly with cardiac arrhythmias or arrest, may occur, especially in elderly patients. Closely monitor serum potassium. Adjust therapy as needed.
Laboratory Test Interactions
Hydrochlorothiazide may decrease serum protein-bound iodine levels without signs of thyroid disturbance. Interrupt therapy for a few days before carrying out tests of parathyroid function.
Adverse Reactions
Dizziness (9%); headache (more than 2%); vertigo (more than 1%); asthenia (postmarketing).
Rash (more than 1%); alopecia, pruritus, urticaria (postmarketing).
Nausea (3%); abdominal pain, diarrhea, dyspepsia, gastroenteritis (more than 1%); vomiting (postmarketing).
UTI (more than 2%); hematuria (more than 1%); acute renal failure, increased blood creatinine levels (postmarketing).
Increased AST, ALT, and GGT (more than 1%).
Lab Tests
Increased BUN and serum creatinine (1%).
Hyperuricemia (4%); hyperkalemia (2%); hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, increased CPK (more than 1%).
Arthralgia, arthritis, back pain, myalgia (more than 1%); rhabdomyolysis (postmarketing).
Upper respiratory tract infection (7%); coughing (more than 1%).
Chest pain, peripheral edema (more than 1%); anaphylactic reactions, angioedema (postmarketing).
When used in pregnancy during the second and third trimesters, drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death to the developing fetus. When pregnancy is detected, discontinue olmesartan/hydrochlorothiazide as soon as possible.
Ensure that volume and/or salt depletion have been corrected before initiating therapy. Perform periodic determinations of serum electrolytes and renal function. Observe all patients for clinical signs of fluid or electrolyte imbalance. Monitor BP and pulse on a regular basis. Monitor blood glucose in patients with diabetes when drug is started or dose is changed.
Category C (first trimester); Category D (second and third trimesters). Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause fetal and neonatal morbidity, including hypotension, neonatal skull hypoplasia, anuria, reversible or irreversible renal failure, and death, when administered to pregnant women during the second and third trimesters. Oligohydramnios has also been reported, and has been associated with fetal limb contractures, craniofacial deformation, and hypoplastic lung development. Prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation, and patent ductus arteriosus have also been reported, although it is not clear whether these occurrences were due to exposure to the drug. Pregnant women whose embryos and fetuses are exposed to an angiotensin II receptor antagonist only during the first trimester should be so informed.
Thiazides cross the placental barrier and appear in cord blood. There is a risk of fetal or neonatal jaundice, thrombocytopenia, and possibly other adverse reactions that have occurred in adults.
It is not known whether olmesartan is excreted in human milk; thiazides appear in human milk. A decision should be made whether to discontinue breast-feeding or the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.
Safety and efficacy not established.
Use with caution, usually starting at the low end of the dosage range, because of the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant diseases or other drug therapy.
May occur in patients with or without a history of allergy or bronchial asthma; cross-sensitivity with sulfonamides may also occur.
Renal Function
Not recommended in patients with severe renal impairment. Use with caution in renal disease. Thiazides may precipitate azotemia in these patients.
Hepatic Function
Use with caution in patients with impaired hepatic function or progressive liver disease.
Hyperglycemia may occur; latent diabetes mellitus may become manifest.
Electrolyte imbalance
Hyperkalemia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, hypochloremic alkalosis, hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and hypomagnesemia may occur.
Hyperuricemia may occur or frank gout may be precipitated.
Symptomatic hypotension may occur after initiation of therapy in patients who are intravascularly volume depleted (eg, those treated with diuretics). Use with caution in these patients. Correct these conditions prior to administration or start treatment under close medical supervision.
Lipid disorders
Increases in cholesterol and triglyceride levels may occur.
Ocular effects
Hydrochlorothiazide can cause an idiosyncratic reaction, resulting in acute transient myopia and acute angle-closure glaucoma. Symptoms typically occur within hours to weeks of initiation of therapy.
The antihypertensive effects may be enhanced in these patients.
Renal effects
As a consequence of inhibiting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, changes in renal function may be anticipated in susceptible patients. In patients whose renal function may depend on the activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (eg, patients with severe CHF), treatment with ACE inhibitors has been associated with oliguria and and/or progressive azotemia, and, rarely, acute renal failure and/or death. In addition, increased BUN and serum creatinine may occur.
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Activation or exacerbation may occur.
Bradycardia, dehydration, electrolyte depletion (ie, hypochloremia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia), hypotension, tachycardia.
Patient Information
- Inform female patients of childbearing age about the consequences of second and third trimester exposure to drugs that act on the renin-angiotensin system and that these consequences do not appear to have resulted from intrauterine drug exposure that has been limited to the first trimester. Patients should be asked to report pregnancies to their health care provider as soon as possible.
- Caution patients that light-headedness can occur, especially during the first few days of therapy, and that it should be reported to the prescribing health care provider. Inform patients that if syncope occurs, olmesartan/hydrochlorothiazide should be discontinued until the health care provider has been consulted.
- Caution patients that inadequate fluid intake, excessive perspiration, diarrhea, or vomiting can lead to an excessive fall in BP, with the same consequences of light-headedness and possible syncope.
Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health.


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Eddie Day, One-Man Band at the Fling
Eddie Day is the "Wizard of Rock & Roll," and you don't need to go down a yellow brick road to see him. Try Tustin Avenue in Santa Ana. The one-man band plays every Thursday and Friday at the Fling, lighting up his guitar, crooning his heart out, and looking at the ladies from his perch in the middle of the dark, steamy dive bar. Knowledgeable music fans will recall that Eddie played guitar for surf-rock gods the Lively Ones, whose twanger "Surf Rider" was featured in Pulp Fiction.
Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, and now a Corona resident, Eddie spent many years in Orange County. He has a vast catalog of canned backup music that blasts as loud as some of the outfits the septuagenarians wear, as he belts out everything from Neil Diamond to Lynyrd Skynyrd, from disco and funk to, yes, samples from Lit. Eddie always gets the fogies and young'uns alike cutting a rug. And he takes requests.
A gentleman with a deep appreciation for his fans, you're not Orange County until you've seen Eddie at the Fling. "It's only because you guys come here, that's what makes it happen," he says. "If you don't come here, what I do doesn't mean anything. It's the people that come here to have a good time. And I'm here to make them have a good time. That's what I'm here for."
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• "I love the Angels! I'm a big Angels fan; I go home and watch the games when I get off work. Even though I know they already won. I like to watch the good plays."
• "I love the LA Kings, but I do love the Ducks. I'm a big hockey fan. I played hockey in high school. I played for the LA Senior Kings."
• "It's a famous place," Day says of the historic downtown most call the Orange Circle, but persnickety city residents will remind you is accurately called The Plaza. "I've been around that thing and through it so many times. It's unbelievable. I used to live a block off the Circle. I like the restaurants." Chapman Avenue and Glassell Street, Orange.
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• Hart and Shaffer parks: "Those are nice parks. I loved to go down and play baseball. Good parks. We played fast-pitched softball; I played shortstop. I was a young guy." Hart Park, 701 S. Glassell St., Orange; Shaffer Park, 1930 N. Shaffer St., Orange.
• "The photo shoot for [the Lively Ones'] last album was down in Balboa. We did a lot of shows. We did the Rendezvous Ballroom with Dick Dale, Harmony Park Ballroom [in Anaheim] and the Retail Clerk's Union Hall [in Buena Park]. Orange County, I know it very well. I've lived here a long time."
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Jay County Indiana Biographies
JOSEPH P. NIXON is one of the leading citizens of Jefferson Township and a representative of one of its pioneer families. He was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, December 18, 1833, a son of John and Hannah (Pennock) Nixon, natives also of Ohio, his grandfather, William Nixon, being a pioneer of Columbiana County, coming from Loudoun County, Virginia. The parents of our subject came to Jay County in 1835, and settled on section 15, Jefferson Township, and commenced to make a home in the dense forest. The father still lives within 200 yards of the spot where his rude cabin was erected. The mother died in 1866, after living to rear her family. They had a family of twelve children -Joseph P.; Sarah Jane became the wife of T.M.C. Lutes, and died in 1857; Rebecca Ann, deceased, was the wife of L.M. Doddridge; William, of Jefferson Township; Ruth, wife of L.M. Doddridge, of Michigan; Emanuel; Lucette, wife of Cyrus M. Stratton, and Matilda, wife of B.F. Van Skyock, of Jefferson Township; Eliza, deceased; Charlotte, wife of George Taylor, of Michigan; Lucinda, and John, a physician at Farmland, Randolph County. Joseph P. Nixon was in his third year when his parents moved to Jay County, and with the exception of the year 1857, spent in Missouri, has since lived in the county. His education was obtained in the old log school house at Mount Pleasant. He made his home with his father until 1861, working the few years preceding in different neighborhoods at the carpenter's trade. He was married in August, 1861, to Emeline Hite, a native of Jefferson Township, where her parents, William and Sarah Hite, settled in the spring of 1835. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon commenced housekeeping on their present homestead, and the fine building improvements have all been erected by him. The homestead contains 280 acres of sections 10, 15 and 16, about 200 acres of which are under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon have had eight children. Their first-born, Cyrus, died, aged a little more than two years. Those living are -James G., of Como; Millard, Anna, Walter, Elmer, Jesse and Ida May. In politics Mr. Nixon is a Democrat. In 1874 he was elected Treasurer of Jay County and served two years. He has served twelve years as trustee and one term as assessor of his township


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Every schoolchild knows the original Seven Wonders of the World, right? Lessee … there was a lighthouse, maybe some stables, a library, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. I forget the rest. No worries: some folks reckon there are enough impressive structures still standing to warrant a new list, and you get to vote for them!
|The Sydney Opera House
One candidate is the Sydney Opera House, and they're kicking off the campaign at the Opera House forecourt on Tuesday, November 21 – though you'll need to be there bright and early as it starts at 6am and wraps up by 9am. There's a sausage sizzle, prizes, and splendid views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the city skyline.
The Opera House is a stunner and a strong contender, but it's got some stiff competition for the list of New Wonders of the World, including Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, Rome's Colosseum, Agra's Taj Mahal and Easter Island.


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Nosco Inc., a pharmaceutical packaging company, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Bristol Township, with plans to create 51 new jobs, Gov. Tom Corbett announced Monday. The Waukegan, Ill.-based company's move into Bucks County marks its first location in the Northeast, as part of a strategy to improve delivery time and lower costs to customers in the region.
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Sally Kern, Unpatriot: Why Does Oklahoma's Looney Lawmaker Hate America?
Everyone's favorite raging theocrat, Oklahoma House member Sally Kern, is at it again.
Numerous reports indicate that Kern and her supporters plan to publicly sign a document dubbed the "Oklahoma Citizen's Proclamation for Morality" declaring the United States a Christian nation tomorrow at the state capitol.
I've read Kern's resolution, and it's a whole lot of crazy crammed into one document. Dissecting the whole thing would take all day – and who has that much time?
But let me hit some highlights. For starters, I was struck by some of the "Whereases." One states that "our economic woes are consequences of our greater national moral crisis" and another asserts that the United States "has become a world leader in promoting abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery."
The resolution goes on to assert that "the Government of the United States of America is forsaking the rich Christian heritage upon which this nation was built" and blasts President Barack Obama for refusing "to uphold the long held tradition of past presidents in giving recognition to our National Day of Prayer" – even though Obama issued a Prayer Day proclamation.
But it's the proclamation's historical section that really takes Sally off the rails. It's a veritable font of ignorance, studded with quotes from Founders that are either wrenched from context or made up.
For example, the resolution quotes James Madison as saying, "We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government...but upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."
I had to shake my head when I saw that old chestnut being dusted off once again.
The quote contradicts almost everything Madison ever said about separation of church and state. It is almost certainly bogus, and even the notorious "Christian nation" propagandist David Barton admitted he could not confirm it and advised people to stop using it – 13 years ago!
Sally, Sally, Sally! It's bad enough that you promote this nonsense, but when you sprinkle it with glaring errors of fact and omission, you only end up embarrassing yourself.
A lobbyist at the Oklahoma branch of the American Civil Liberties Union did yeoman's work researching Sally's quotes and putting them in their proper context (or debunking them as fallacious).
On its Web site, the ACLU calls Kern's resolution "a hate-filled diatribe...full of inaccuracies." I have to agree.
Reading it, one thing struck me: Kern sure doesn't like our country very much. According to her, we're nothing but a bunch of sex-obsessed porn addicts who promote abortion, mock marriage and engage in "many other forms of debauchery."
Speaking as a proud American who is looking forward to celebrating the 233rd birthday of the nation with a good, old-fashioned family reunion and picnic, I'm shocked that Kern thinks so little of our country. Sure, we have our faults – but I wouldn't live anywhere else.
I'd like to borrow a line conservatives used to throw around quite a lot and ask Sally: If it's so awful here, if you hate it so much, why don't you leave?


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Awareness of Deficit After Combat-related Brain Injury
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|Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Control
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Awareness of Deficit After Combat-related Brain Injury
|Actual Study Start Date:
|October 1, 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|October 31, 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 31, 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Participants who have had a TBI
(recruited by invitation only)
Participants with No history of TBI
(Recruited by invitation only)
Veterans with History of TBI
US Veterans with No history of TBI
Detailed Description:
The extent of recovery from brain injury is often difficult to predict because of our limited understanding of how the brain changes as it heals. New brain imaging methods may help in this regard. One imaging technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has made it possible to study the brain "at work"; that is, we can see regions of the brain that are active during particular tasks such as focusing attention, making decisions, or remembering words and pictures. Another MRI method called diffusion tensor imaging provides information on the pathways between brain regions that may be altered with brain injury.
The goals of this research are to 1) determine the brain regions involved in making accurate judgments about one's abilities and disabilities after a brain injury and whether damage to these brain areas affects outcome; and 2) examine how recovery of cognitive and physical abilities relates to changes in brain function over time. In order to accomplish the first goal we will recruit Veterans who have sustained a head injury and matched control subjects. For the second goal, we are asking patients and controls who have previously participated in brain injury research with our lab to come back for another visit at three years post-injury.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- History of traumatic brain injury at least 12 months prior to enrollment
- Control Group: No history of traumatic brain injury
Exclusion Criteria:
- Claustrophobia
- Metallic or electronic implants or devices that are not MRI-safe
- Foreign metal, such as shrapnel, in the body
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00478400
|United States, Wisconsin
|William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI
|Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
|Principal Investigator:
|Sterling C Johnson, PhD
|William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI
|Responsible Party:
|VA Office of Research and Development
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00478400 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
H-2006-0256 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: University of Wisconsin, Madison )
|Study First Received:
|May 22, 2007
|Last Updated:
|September 1, 2017
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
Magnetic resonance imaging
Neurologic deficits
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Brain Injuries
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Trauma, Nervous System
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Connecticut lawmakers are entering the final days of the legislative session and still need to finish work on some key bills, The Associated Press reports.
The General Assembly has yet to vote on a revised budget for the fiscal year that ends on June 30, or reach a final agreement with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on a plan to overhaul the state's public education system.
The regular legislative session ends on Wednesday at midnight.
The House of Representatives still needs to vote on imposing minimum standards for electric and gas utilities for restoring services to customers. Both chambers still need to vote on a bill requiring smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in most residences.
Both the House and Senate met on Saturday, but did not convene on Sunday.
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Planning the perfect New Year's Eve is never easy. First you have to decide whether to go solo, as a couple or en masse, and then locate the appropriate party partners. Next, you must focus on what kind of festivities to pursue: intimate, loud, pot-lid banging or chandelier-hanging. After that, there's the problem of deciding how much money -- if any -- you want to spend, and then finding that money. And finally, many of you will want to chart your course in order to avoid the sobriety checkpoints that are sure to be scattered all over the metro area.
If coming up with your own New Year's Eve plan gives you a headache bigger than the one you anticipate suffering through on January 1, here are some handy New Year's Eve itineraries, tailored to type. Pick one, and we guarantee you won't find yourself all dressed up with nowhere to go on December 31.
Lucky you! The very best entertainment in town this New Year's Eve is absolutely free. After last year's Why 2K bust, Denver is making up for lost time by throwing the biggest party in the country, a daylong Millennium Celebration. For starters, the city's major cultural institutions -- the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Zoo, the Denver Botanic Gardens, the Colorado History Museum, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (for purists, that's the institution known as the Denver Museum of Natural History for the last hundred years), and Colorado's Ocean Journey are offering free admission all day. If you haven't checked out the DAM's splendid Painters and the American West, an exhibit of Western art from the Anschutz collection, hurry and see it now before all of those Stock Show visitors start cramming the place.
But the fun really begins after dark, with the 16th Street Mall the center of activities. Entertainers take to the street about 7 p.m., with stages at Glenarm Place (the Pavilions) and Arapahoe and 17th streets, and plenty of acts in between. Music from a variety of bands starts at 8 p.m., ending just before 11:45 p.m., when the World Anthem debuts. The anthem contains snippets from more than a hundred national anthems, and while the concept's corny, this is the world premiere! And remember, it's free!
Besides, two minutes before midnight, the main event begins: Fireworks! Designed by Pierre-Alain Hubert, who helped with last year's fireworks show in Paris, the blastoff begins from the D&F tower. But there will also be fireworks shooting off of seven additional rooftops along the mall, and the finale will burst over the Platte Valley. For best viewing, smart cheapskates will stake out a place on the 16th Street Mall, looking west toward the D&F tower.
All in all, it's a great way to spend New Year's Eve -- and you haven't spent a nickel. Except, of course, getting downtown. Meter parking -- if you can find it, since several downtown streets will be closed -- isn't free until 10 p.m., and lots are certain to be charging a premium. Your best option is light rail or using RTD Park-n-Ride: Buses will be heading downtown from seventeen metro locations between 7 and 10 p.m.; they'll leave downtown between 12:15 and 2 a.m. The price is $4 per person (no passes), but it's a bargain. No parking tickets, no DUIs.
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You bought Christmas presents for everyone you know -- diamond studs and new Sony PlayStations for all my friends! -- and somehow you still have a couple hundred thousand dollars just lying around, gathering dust. The Westin Hotel-Tabor Center is ready to help clean you out with its Across the Pond New Year's Eve Package.
Officially, the $200,001 -- but that's for two! -- package opens with two plum seats to the December 31 performance of The Scarlet Pimpernel at the Buell Theatre. But we suggest you get a head start on the evening by opening your wallet a little wider and stopping off at your favorite upscale wine shop for a bottle of non-vintage Billecart Salmon champagne. Sure, it will set you back another $500, but at 600 ml, it should last through the night. And what a night it will be! After the show, you'll enjoy dinner and dancing at the downtown Westin, where you'll also sleep it off in sumptuous accommodations, waking up just in time to catch your New Year's Day flight to London.
You and your companion will spend three days in England -- which should give you enough time to see the crown jewels and maybe even the Queen Mum herself -- before taking the Eurostar through the underwater Chunnel to France, where you'll waste away a few more days in Paris. Although you'll have just missed the yearlong sparkling spectacle of La Tour Eiffel, never fear: The boutiques and stores along the Rue St. Honor will certainly be open for business. Before you catch your plane home, stop by Fauchon or Hediard for some pâté and tapenade. But save them for your return: They'll be the perfect complement to the glitter of Baccarat crystal and bubbly champagne that await you back in Denver...along with two new Jaguars. Sure beats the airport shuttle home, doesn't it?
That $200,001 tab translates to 1,400,007 francs, or 139,120 pounds...a lot of shekels in any language, to be sure, but, good Lord, you've had the New Year's Eve of a lifetime. Call 303-572-9100 to beat the rush.
You've climbed all of Colorado's Fourteeners (ten times each), you've walked the Colorado Trail, you've biked to Nebraska and back, you've skied from hut to hut. What's left?
A big dip in the Boulder Reservoir on New Year's Day, officially known as the Polar Bear Plunge. The Boulder Polar Bear Club has been getting in the January 1 swim for two decades, and so far, not a single member has turned into an ice cube (although there have been some complaints regarding shrinkage). Last year, several hundred people joined the club -- at one point the world's largest Polar Bear Club chapter -- for the plunge into 36-degree water, and several thousand more watched. But the big chill lasts only seconds. After that, participants get to loll in one of several hot tubs, located near the boat dock that is Plunge Central. You can register at the reservoir; the plunge is free for spectators, $15 for participants.
Another tradition that's almost as adventuresome -- but much more exclusive -- is the New Year's Eve climb up Pikes Peak sponsored by the AdAmAn Club. Since 1922, the club has scaled the fourteener every New Year's Eve, adding a man -- hence the name -- every year. Since 1997, the climb has been open to women, too, but you still need to be invited by one of the club members in order to join in the fun.
And it's all aboard! for the Moonlight New Year's Eve train. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is a spectacular ride at any time, but its December 31 run promises to be a real turn-of-the-century treat. To commemorate the start of the 21st century, revelers are asked to wear the dress of the start of the last century -- which means Victorian attire. The evening's $75 per person (you're on your own getting to Durango); call 888-872-4607.
By now you are sick to death of cheery songs about jingle bells and sleigh rides. If you hear one more chipmunk chirping, you're going to go postal. So here's the good news: While Christmas's good tidings may bring with them the obligatory shmaltzy music, you are free to ring in New Year's Eve with whatever kind of music you like.
And you like rock and roll.
On December 31, Denver's concert clubs will host a marathon of music that should appeal to fans of all kinds of rock fare. If you prefer to stick to homegrown strains and enjoy a sophisticated environment, hit the glorious Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson, where Big Head Todd & the Monsters make another triumphant hometown return and ring in the new year with their rustic, high-elevation stylings (Ticketmaster, 303-830-TIXS). While you're at the Fillmore, don't forget to check out the gallery of rock-and-roll memorabilia on the west wall or scope the free apples that linger, Bill Graham style, in the lobby. Before the show, you can knock down a cold one (or a hot one -- your choice), play some pool and chill with the family at Sancho's Broken Arrow, the Dead-centric good-vibes tavern across the street. And just down the street, the glorious Cramps will present their bad music for bad people, aided by the Jewws, at the slightly less clean but no less endearing Ogden Theatre, 935 East Colfax, 830-2525. A browse through the bins at Independent Records, a new urban record store that adjoins the theater, should kill some time before the big countdown. Or, since you're in the neighborhood, you can simply cruise down Colfax: Hit the Lion's Lair, 2022 East Colfax, 303-320-9200 (where Dim and AWOL are slated), the Bluebird, 3317 East Colfax, 303-830-6700 (for Blister66, Rocket Ajax and Vox Demonna), and Quixote's, 9150 East Colfax, 303-366-6492 (for Stir Fried with Pete Sears).
Remember: An ounce of hangover prevention is worth a pound of Advil in the morning, so you might want to stop for some food during your bar-hopping. Colfax has a slew of choices: The Satire Lounge & Mexican Restaurant, Pete's Kitchen, International House of Pancakes, Famous Pizza and Enzo's End, to name a few. If you're feeling really adamant about this year's New Year's resolutions, you can have them tattooed on your person at the Temple of Being/Bound by Design tattoo and piercing studio, at 1336 East Colfax.
Downtown, the choices are equally plentiful. The 15th Street Tavern, 623 15th Street, 303-572-0822, will host the Crazy Classy New Year's Ball, featuring music from Fast Action Revolver, the Bottle Rockers and DJ Flip. And though you normally wear your jeans and leather to the divey punk bar on Welton Street, tonight you'll need to doll it up just a bit: This event is formal dress only. Also downtown, The Cat, 2334 Welton Street, 303-296-2899, will host a mint-centric evening of live sounds with the Tarmints, the Dinnermints and the Unsound Burst. We suspect good breath will be in abundance. In LoDo, the Soiled Dove, 1949 Market Street, 303-299-0100, will offer a fine package that includes a gourmet dinner buffet, a champagne toast, party favors and live music from Carolyn's Mother and Tinker's Punishment for $50. Don't forget to tip your bartender.
Of course, if you prefer to avoid the chaos of Colfax and the downtown crush, you can always head to Boulder, where the Yonder Mountain String Band will display its bluegrass prowess at the Fox Theatre, 1135 13th Street, 303-443-3399, in a New Year's Eve Extravaganza. Should you tire of all that plucking, though, and need a momentary reprieve, the sidewalk outside is always good for people-watching; no doubt the good boys and girls at the University of Colorado will be in the mood for a party that night. It should be a riot! Back in town (Englewood, to be exact), the gorgeous Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, 303-380-2333, hosts one of the evening's most compelling live offerings, with a double bill from Tarantella, an excellent new local outfit that features members of Slim Cessna's Auto Club and 16 Horsepower, Denver's undisputed prodigal sons. And just up the road, Herman's Hideaway, 1578 South Broadway, 303-777-5840, won't be able to keep its New Millennium Rock Fest, featuring Rubber Planet, the Sad Star Café, Love .45, Mean Old Man and the Good Sirs a secret; the event is capped with a champagne toast at midnight and music into the wee hours. Now, that's a happy new year!
So it's New Year's Eve, and you've got dance fever. You're not in San Francisco, where it's a good bet you'd see a parade of naked ravers crossing the Golden Gate Bridge at midnight. Nor are you in New York City, where the countdown at Times Square is just the beginning of a long and festive night of fabulous dance parties. Nope. You're in Denver. But that doesn't mean you're without options, especially if your idea of celebrating involves a crowded dance floor, a well-stocked bar and lots of bodies in motion.
Denver's club landscape grows more crowded every day, which means your chances of rubbing elbows with the city's movers and shakers is better than ever. But the influx of nightlife options creates its own small problem: How to choose? Luckily, many of the city's hot spots are nestled in and around LoDo -- which means you'll have time to stop for sushi (try Mori, Sonoda's or Tommy Tsunami's) and Starbucks before kicking into full dance mode. Of course, some clubs have created packages to entice you to stay all evening: Cosmo, at 1526 Market Street, 303-607-9270, is offering one such deal: For $100, clubgoers can enjoy food, a champagne toast, a raffle and games with door prizes, and music from DJs Sik, Double OO and Smiley. For the same price, local after-hours staple Amsterdam (2901 Walnut Street) has paired with new club Pure (2637 Welton) to offer an intriguing bargain called 3 Nights, 2 Clubs, 1 Price: A hundred smackers here will yield passes good for three days' worth of admission -- with no waiting in line -- to both venues. The New Year's weekend lineup makes the deal seem even sweeter: Pete Bones spins at Pure on Friday, December 29; Steve Olivieri appears at Amsterdam, after hours, the following night; and on Sunday, December 31, Matt Gonsola hits Pure, while Wayne Arnold keeps the kiddies up at Amsterdam. Of course, if you like your dancing with a little more spice, try the Spanish Dinner Feast at Sevilla, 1801 Wynkoop, where an admission package includes all the paella you can eat, as well as Latin-flavored dancing that will continue into the night.
Most of the clubs in LoDo are within walking distance from one another, but if you don't relish the thought of hoofing it, why not hire a driver and hit them all? (Better not to risk a run-in with Johnny Law after you've swilled all those Stoli martinis; DUIs are, like, so '90s!) Try The Sanctuary, 2040 Larimer Street, 303-296-2424; Bash, 1902 Blake Street, 303-298-7994; and Market 41, 1941 Market Street, 303-292-5641. While you're downtown, scope out the scene on the 16th Street Mall, then head down to the Golden Triangle, where The Church, 1160 Lincoln, 303-832-352, will be putting its multi-room club space to good use, and where the scene at Vinyl, 1082 Broadway, 303-860-8469, is likely to be fiery hot. After that, you can head north to Soma, at 1915 Broadway in Boulder, 303-938-8600; voted one of the best nightclubs in the country by Mixmag magazine, it's worth the drive.
Of course, you must be prepared to enter these hallowed halls looking your absolute best. What good is New Year's Eve, after all, if it doesn't provide an excuse to get glammed up? If you're running low on partywear, you can spend the morning shopping at some of the area's finer purveyors of club couture: Try Soulflower on South Broadway or any of the vintage stores further down the road. Imi Jimi, Hottie and several other baroque boutiques on 13th Street in Capitol Hill are also good bets. And remember, no matter what they're saying in Vogue these days, you can never go wrong with classic black. But you might want to shower yourself in some glitter, just to be sure.
Has all the excess spending and commercialism of the Christmas season left you with a bad case of the holiday blahs? Get a jump on your New Year's resolutions by engaging in some early do-good activities. For starters, gather up all those unwanted Christmas gifts, search your closets for those clothes you know you'll never wear again, and get all that no-longer-your-decor-style-but-perfectly-good furniture out of the basement. Then call 800-95-TRUCK, and the Salvation Army will stop by and snag your donations off the front porch. Doesn't it make you feel glad all over to know that someone will be putting that hideous (but warm) sweater your Aunt Myrtle knit to good use?
Now that you've got momentum, don't stop! Sign up with The Holiday Project, a group that plans to visit nursing homes, hospitals and juvenile facilities throughout the month, spreading cheer and conversation. The Project is particularly in need of friendly, chatty folks to make stops on Chanukah and Christmas Day; call 303-333-3747 to volunteer.
And since you've now caught the volunteer bug, it's time to make those resolutions. Promise to get involved in more do-good activities through 2001. Although charitable outfits across town are happy to take your money, most appreciate a donation of your energy just as much.
STUCK IN THE '80s
The '80s were a complete washout for you -- too late for disco, too early for the punk revival, then Wham! -- over before you even got started. But if "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" has always been your favorite song, The Heartthrob, at 10175 E. Hampden, may be your stairway to heaven on December 31. Its New Year's Eve 2001 promises to be a '70s and '80s extravaganza, where nobody will look twice at your stone-washed jeans and rhinestone jacket. There's a balloon drop and midnight champagne toast...that is, if you haven't already left with whomever you want to wake you up on January 1 before they go-go. Call 303-755-3300 for details.
If you were a geek in high school -- whether in the '70s, '80s or '90s -- and still dream of lost days of glory, Heavenly Daze Brewery could put you into a school daze of your very own, with the New Year's Junior Prom. Now that your braces are off (and, presumably, you're of legal drinking age), it's time to drag out the old turquoise taffeta and order a carnation corsage. This may well be your last shot at being crowned queen (or king) of the festivities, and for just ten bucks, too. Call 303-715-1300, and remember: Be true to your school.
New Year's Eve is easy: You're going to spend it at home, burning incense, banging on a drum, chanting and cleansing yourself so that you'll be prepared to welcome the real start of the millennium.
That way, you'll have your chakra perfectly aligned (and have gotten enough sleep) to start the new year's spiritual journey off on the right foot at the very-early-morning (5 a.m. January 1!) Meditation and Prayer Service at the First Divine Science Church, 1400 Williams St. The hour-long inner journey coincides with like-minded events around the globe, which focus on peace and healing in 2001. Good karma's a good thing in any millennium.
You stuffed your face all through the holidays, but you're pretty sure you've got another fabulous feast in you. That is, you're pretty sure you could consume another fabulous feast, if you could just decide which one to go for.
If you're a lazy, social foodie, dial 303-322-1824 and book yourself a spot at one of the Fourth Story Restaurant's three New Year's Eve seatings and wine tastings. These culinary orgies include such dishes as lobster bisque, duck pâté and a chocolate hazelnut praline terrine; prices range from $30 to $100 per person, depending on which of the three seatings you choose. Go ahead, stuff yourself like that Christmas goose you just polished off. You'll still have a few hours to digest your wicked, wicked ways before you resolve to eat healthier in the new year.
If you're a homebody foodie, head over to the new Whole Foods in Cherry Creek, a true anomaly in Denver's vast supermarket wasteland. Pick out your own live lobster (but only if you're willing to put up with some dirty looks from animal lovers), add Brie and organic hazelnuts to your cart, and plan to whir up a delicious meal du maison. Just across First Avenue is Cost Plus's excellent wine room, with always-eager staffers who can help you choose the perfect complement to your home-cooked meal.
Procrastinators, take note: New Year's Eve is a Sunday, so you won't be able to buy liquor in stores that day. Plan ahead, or plan to go out to dinner -- or stay dry -- on December 31.
Your kids have been out of school for weeks, but you're not out of Purgatory yet. On New Year's Eve, babysitters are tougher to come by than a straight vote count in Florida. If you've surrendered to the inevitable -- or simply decided that there's no one with whom you'd rather ring in the new year than your own children -- the Denver area offers several options.
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The Denver Children's Museum will again host its Noon Year's Eve Celebration, which drops the ball on 2001 twelve hours early -- in the process allowing you to plan on a decent night's sleep. And remember, admission to the Children's Museum -- as well as the Denver Zoo and the Denver Botanic Gardens -- is free on December 31; if your kids can last long enough, that means that after you're done at the museum, you can take in the light shows (which are not free events) at the Zoo and the Gardens. Both "Wildlights" and "Blossoms of Light" shine on until 9 p.m.(Admission to Wildlights is $3-$6, children three and under admitted free; admission to Blossoms of Light is $5-$7, with children five and younger admitted free.)
In the 'burbs, the Westin Hotel Westminster's It's Midnight Somewhere is a festive afternoon alternative for the family, with a clown, face-painting, kid food, party favors and an early ball drop; the cost is $14.95 per child (adults free with a paying child). Call 303-410-5000 for details. Assuming your crew can last longer, consider the Sheraton Denver Tech Center's No Veggie New Year's Eve Package. On December 31, veggies will be replaced by pizza and ice cream, along with plenty of entertainment for the kids and a dance party for teenagers. Just $199 buys you all the fun you can deal with, plus two rooms, so the parents can get some privacy. Call 303-799-6200.
The price tag is considerably lower at Littleton's Tennies and Bubbles II party, packed with games, dancing and activities for the kids -- while Mom and Dad settle themselves in front of the big-screen TV to watch other (and likely more lavish) New Year's Eve celebrations around the country. Still, the adults will enjoy a champagne toast at midnight, and while it won't be broadcast around the world, it's a fine way to see in the new year en famille. This party's at the Centennial Tennis Bubble; call 303-794-4870 for more information.


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We have begun talks with broadcasting organizations in Mexico and Russia about our patent-pending service. We have also had discussions with the CEO of Gravity Media. Gravity has Comcast, Directv, and Dish as clients, so we are currently demoing our solution for them.
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A plainly visible sign of progress on the Airbus A350 program emerged last week with the installation of the first pair of Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit at the airframer's production facilities in Toulouse, France.
The pair of new Trent engines, each designed to produce 84,000 pounds of thrust for the A350-900, arrived in Toulouse from UTC Aerospace Systems (formerly Goodrich), which recently prepared the fully integrated powerplants before their installation on the aircraft's pylons. On February 7 the Trent XWB received EASA engine type certification following 3,100 hours of operation, including a series of test flights on Airbus' A380 flying test bed (FTB) since the first engine prototype took to the air in February last year.
With installation last week of the airplane's Honeywell APU, specially developed for the A350, MSN001 becomes essentially a "completed" aircraft. Airbus plans to hand over MSN001 to the Airbus Flight Test team for first flight preparations following ongoing ground tests, other mechanical preparations and painting in the coming weeks. It expects to fly the airplane for the first time this summer, roughly a year ahead of planned certification of the A350-900.
The third A350 XWB started to take shape in February on the Toulouse final assembly line, where engineers began joining the aircraft's three fuselage sections following their arrival from St. Nazaire, France (front and center) and Hamburg, Germany (aft) aboard a Beluga transporter. Meanwhile, the second airframe, designated MSN5000, continues to undergo preparations for static testing in another hangar.
Airbus has collected firm orders from 35 customers for 415 A350-900s, 110 A350-1000s and 92 A350-800s.


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Record of Strong Commitment to Education Continues
Brooklyn- State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C, Brooklyn) today is announcing that he has secured $1 million in funding to support local schools in District 20, 21 and 22, each Parent Teacher Association in his district, as well as local colleges, and programs that will benefit students and learning through his district.
Senator Golden allocated $50,000 to each District 20, 21 and 22 to be assigned to school projects within the respective districts. Senator Golden additionally awarded grants to support educational programs at Adelphi Academy, Children of the City, the Ralph J. Sansone Foundation, HeartShare, Polytechnic University, SUNY Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center and Xaverian High School.
P.S. 48, P.S. 102, P.S. 164, P.S. 176, P.S. 207, P.S. 212, I.S. 259 have also received grants towards programs at their schools to support the libraries, math programs and school renovations of auditoriums and more.
Senator Marty Golden stated, "It has always been my priority to support the work of our community schools to insure that they have the best facilities and programs. I am proud to represent some of the best school districts in the City of New York and as such, I work each and everyday to make sure that the great scores and the success continues. The future of our neighborhood, City and Nation is in the hands of those in our classrooms today, so its so important to make sure that our schools have the tools they need to teach our children."
Senator Golden continued, "I am also proud to support local high schools, colleges and community programs that advance education for our children as well. This funding, along with record levels of funding awarded last year to expand some of our local schools, will together raise the standards of education in our neighborhood."


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He is the reason they were gathered, and amid the speeches and the stumping and the competition of it all, they could not forget.
They wore white T-shirts with the simple phrase, "I am the Layton legacy" written in orange. They projected onto giant screens their humble words of thanks and praise, like "Le bon Jack" and "You made politics fun again."
They etched onto the stage, in real time, his portrait in chalk — surely the way he would have wanted it, the art form of the streets.
At the NDP leadership convention in Toronto Friday night, before the new leader of the official Opposition is crowned and a party's future begins, more than 4,600 supporters gathered to remember the man who had brought them this far.
They were here to pay tribute to Jack Layton.
"He will be with us for a long time," said Nycole Turmel, the Quebec MP who served as interim leader for seven months while the leadership race was underway.
It was a bittersweet ceremony in honour of Layton, who died from cancer on Aug. 22 after leading the NDP to its best showing in Parliament, that hinged more on the upbeat than the morose.
But sadness did, at times, creep in.
'It was frightening to realize he wouldn't pull through," said his son, Mike Layton, during a video tribute to his father. "He kept fighting. He just wouldn't give up."
Others, such as former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, were the source of unlikely humour when he said in a video that he wasn't trying to offend members of the NDP but "I was both a friend and an admirer of Jack Layton."
NDP MP Olivia Chow, Layton's widow, wearing a bright coral dress, addressed in her fiery speech the word on everyone's lips: Layton's legacy.
She said the question is not what it is, but what it will be.
"I see his legacy in an excellent New Democrat team in Parliament, committed, each and every one of them, to Jack's principles of team work and respect," she said.
"Each of you carry Jack's vision and dream in your heart."
The night was peppered with interviews, speeches, and video tributes showing Layton throughout the years.
Clips showing Layton with hair; giving rousing campaign speeches about equality and fairness, with the cane that would become a hallmark of his fight against cancer; on television clips from CBC appearances and comedy show interviews that show Layton sitting on Santa's lap, asking for the keys to 24 Sussex.
Shawn Atleo, National Chief of the AFN, said in his in-person speech that Layton supported First Nations communities through suicide crises and education challenges.
"I'll do whatever I can," Atleo remembers Layton telling him. "And true to his word, Jack was always there."
Videos featured testimonies from supporters such as David Suzuki, former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams and former Toronto mayor David Miller.
"That's how I'll remember Jack; a passionate, successful advocate for the right thing," said Miller.
The party also formally announced during the tribute the NDP headquarters in Ottawa will be named the Jack Layton Building.
The audience was peppered with visitors from across Canada. They wanted to pay tribute to the man who they believe made politics accessible to all.
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Testing is a potentially important intervention to slow the HIV epidemic in Africa and elsewhere. Some countries in Africa have achieved high levels of testing but most have not. Cost, price, and questions of confidentiality have limited the expansion of testing. It looks possible, however, that there are choices as to the design of testing programs that would expand the number of people who could know their HIV status in ways that would be worthwhile. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.
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— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) October 20, 2013
Shia LaBeouf is a compulsive Twitter oversharer and he has no qualms about getting naked. So it was inevitable that his twin passions would eventually collide. Yesterday, the star of Charlie Countryman, the movie in which he says he dropped acid to help tap into his character, posted a photo of himself from the film sans wardrobe. "Tune in, turn on, drop out," LaBeouf wrote in his tweet.
Lately, LaBeouf has torn into roles in a very first-person way. For Lawless, he admitted to guzzling moonshine, and for the upcoming Nymphomaniac, he hinted that his graphic sex scenes would be 100 percent Shia. (Director Lars von Trier later revealed that body-doubles would be used.)
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Northern lights may be returning to most of Minnesota's skies in the coming years. That's because the sun is expected to be creating more weather in space, throwing off clouds of magnetized particles that have the power to turn dark skies into ribbons of color...and disrupt the GPS systems we've come to rely upon.
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Sid Melton is in this movie. If you're like me, you see this as a grave warning.
My wife, the champion that she is, will often watch with me films that I have been assigned to review. In the case of Greydon F. David's Sixpack Annie, a sh*tkickin' Southern sex comedy, she was all in. This was the latest in the MGM Limited Edition Collection of obscure print-on-demand titles, too, so it could even be a previously-unknown gem. I was a little excited too. We expected what you would expect: a threadbare plot punctuated by copious amounts of gleeful nudity (which may include a few glimpses of pubic hair), simulated sex scenes, crass sex jokes, and an ultimate triumph of the title character over whatever manufactured adversity the screenplay could muster. It was going to be fun! Both my wife and I had seen our fair share of goofy, low-budget sex comedies in the past from The Minx to The Bitch to The Schoolgirl Report movies. Often, these little obscure sex comedies will feature a sexy funk-tastic theme song to go with all the awkward nudity.
Oh, dear reader, how wrong we were. We were not prepared for the icy, malevolent sting of Sixpack Annie. By the end of the film's mere 88 minutes, both my wife and I were screaming, beating up pillows, and (not kidding about this) firing suction darts at the screen from a pair of Nerf guns we usually don't use until Oscar Sunday. It took a massive amount of willpower not to go into the freezer and completely upend the bottle of Jägermeister down my await gullet just to dull the pain. Dear Lord, this film is awful. It's like the bastard child of Jim Wynorski and an epileptic chimp. It takes place in a bizarre parallel world where all the women are minxy hot-to-trot sluts in midriff-baring halters, and the men are all unctuous, oily fiftysomething behemoths who make Walter Matthau look like Amber Heard. Seriously, most every single one of the males in the film looks like Al Goldstein's less classy cousin. They're all wheezing, pear-shaped, horny monsters who breathe heavily, and speak every line as if they've just eaten six pounds of cod. What's more, they're constantly sweating out a patina of bacon grease all over their skin, giving them the healthy sheen of a bowl of fetid organ meat. The only male of any virtue is, oddly enough, Bruce Boxleitner, who, in 1975, looked very much like a particularly studly Matthew McConaughey. Boxleitner, rather disappointingly, is the only actor in the film to grace us with a nude scene. At least he has a nice tush.
The film is about the recently-of-age "Sixpack" Annie Bodine (Lindsay Bloom), a perfectly charming, blonde breast-owner who is the toast of her small Southern town. She's constantly in trouble with the local law (represented by Joe Higgins, shaped like a block of manteca) for skinny dipping in public, and wrecking the homes of married men. The film, although rated R, does not show Annie directly engaged in too many of these scenes. If you're going to make me sit through a hyuck-hyuck comedy like this, I expect multiple breasts, not the cutesy side-boob teasing that we're granted. To her credit, Lindsay Bloom seems to coast through this whirling, lard-scented phantasmagoria largely unscathed. She looks like a young, blonde Marilu Henner, and has the sort of take-charge Southern charm of Dolly Parton. It was only by staring at the pretty lady that I got through some scenes.
The plot, such as it is, involves a greedy landlord who wants to take away Annie's aunt's diner, where Annie and her horny best friend Mary Lou (Jana Bellan) work. Annie, tired of the local boys (even the exceptionally hot Boxleitner), and fending off nauseating advances from the sheriff, decides to leave Georgia with Mary Lou, and go to Florida where she hopes to land her a sugar daddy. She doesn't get to Florida, however, until over halfway through the movie, as the film so far has been padded out with dumb jokes and, uh… other scenes… that, uh… just stuff happens. That's all. It's a movie that's pretty much all filler, and no boobs! There is a bit where Mary Lou, wanting to have sex with a man hung like an ox, but half as smart, tries setting Annie up with some other dude on a double date in exchange. Nothing comes of this. Mary Lou remains unsexed. Also, remember the "Bad Jokes" number from A Prairie Home Companion? Well, the film occasionally cuts to a pair of non-actor hicks who tell a series of these jokes. At first, you don't laugh. Then you really don't laugh. Then you get angry. Then you find yourself missing three days, and inexplicably in a Rhode Island motel room, surrounded by cops, and covered in fluids that are very much not your own.
Is there some sort of rule that all these comedies must feature a character named Buford? Or Eustace? Or, in the case of Sixpack Annie, "Beustis?" Seriously? "Beustis?"
Anyway, Annie's only connection in Florida is her slutty cousin Flora (Louisa Moritz), who works as an in-call prostitute, and who demands that Annie buy a new outfit, and hang out at bars looking for high-rollers. She does attract the attention of a melanoma-orange greaseball who poses as a high-roller and extorts her for sex. Her only reaction to this is "Oh pooh!" She tries bedding an exotic Frenchman (Oscar Cartier) whom she rejects because he's into Napoleonic role-play. She also befriends (but does not sleep with) a Boss Hogg-like Texan (Richard Kennedy) who spends the length of the film drinking booze from coconuts, and screaming at the top of his ham-clogged lungs. Annie wears alluring and sexy outfits (and even dresses in a cute, red "Little Orphan Annie" dress at one point), but the film doesn't even give us the opportunity to look up her skirt or down her blouse. Where's Andy Sidaris when you need him?
Doodles Weaver appears in the film. And Stubby Kaye. Time to loosen up your Borscht Belt.
I want to blame Smokey and the Bandit for this film. Surely the notion of a down-home grit-swilling Southern comedy about irascible ne'er-do-wells and busty blonde belles was borne of Burt Reynold's secret breeding pit. But no. This film predates Smokey by two years. I can't figure out where it came from. It's such a badly-written, badly made and ill-conceived film, I almost want to hand it off to the folks over at Cinematic Titanic to see what comedy they can mine. Frank Conniff is local to me. Maybe I can hand it off at the next Cartoon Dump. On second thought, I had better not. I actually respect and admire the people involved with Cinematic Titanic, and I wouldn't want them putting on the fish-oil-soaked wool sweater that is Sixpack Annie. The whole movie smells of week-old room-temperature Miller High Life. And your own bile.
Lindsay Bloom would go on to other things. The director would not. I have not seen it. Time for the healing process to begin.


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You probably have Spring fever and temps should start to rise a bit this weekend in most parts of the country, which hopefully means no fleece-lined boots or puffer coats. So we selected three looks that will take you from a fun night out through Monday morning looking like a pro (not a snow bunny).
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Saturday night: Thanks to our Celeb Style Council members, we totally have boyfriend jeans on the brain, and we really want to try dressing them up for an evening out. Enter Alessandra Ambrosio, who effortlessly takes her distressed denim bottoms from daytime to date night material thanks to a few tricks: the slight cuff at the bottom and those studded pumps.
First, you'll need the right jeans to pull if off. If you have a pair, great; if not, we're loving this relaxed style from Gap. Top with a loose sweater (notice Alessandra's front tuck!) from your closet, and all you need are some fun studded heels. Our pick? These Nine West "Rockster" ankle-strap stunners — on sale now!
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Sunday brunch: Remember what we said about no puffer coats this weekend? We want to wear Jessica Alba's springy striped Chloé topper instead. Basically, if we got our hands on the jacket we'd wear it all day every day. (Same with her perforated 'Baylee' tote priced at $2,599.75!).
Unless you're operating on an Alba-sized budget, we have some looks for less you might want to consider. This striped ASOS coat has the same exact feel and a similar color palette. Plus, it won't cost you your entire paycheck. And for a fun bag to carry in to spring, this perforated style from Nordstrom is a fun alternative.
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So if you plan to do some shopping this weekend with your work wardrobe in mind, you might want to nab a pair of these ankle-zip contrast trim Express pants. The sleek cropped silhouette will carry you through spring. Add a black cardi or blazer from your closet and, if you really want to pull a Leighton, accessorize with some scarlet pumps. (Check out this C Label pair for only $26.99!)
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The man is described as being white, in his 40s and having a muscular build. The victim told police that he had been smoking cigarettes.
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Study On Competitiveness And Corruption In Romania. Dependences And Interdependences At Macro And Micro Level
Competitiveness represents the long term objective of any particular entity – country or firm; that's why all the strategies – no mater the level – aim to obtain and maintain competitiveness. But, if we look closer to the world competitiveness ranking, we can see an important impediment of Romania's competitiveness (at macro and micro economic level as well): generalized corruption. There are some well proven (through theoretical and methodological studies) dependencies and interdependencies between competitiveness and corruption – at national and firm level as well – which we would like to emphasize by this paper for a better understanding of the context and in order to extract some lessons for the future. Classification-JEL: K4, L2, N4, O1
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HAVANA, Cuba, Thursday, August 30, 2012 – Cuba has welcomed its two millionth foreign visitor 20 days earlier than it did in 2011.
The was revealed recently Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in a press release that stated that this figure represents an increase of 5.3 percent compared to the same period last year.
This increase was attributed to the strategies under the Authentic Cuba campaign, which promotes Cuba through several countries around the world.
The ministry added the country was on track to reach its goal of goal of 2.9 million foreign visitors in this year.
Cuba has hit and surpassed the two million visitor mark for the last nine consecutive years and continues to place among the top vacation destinations in the Caribbean, the report noted.
Canada remains the largest source market for visitors, followed by England, France, Germany, Argentina, Russia and Mexico.
Other markets that increase their presence in the period are the Netherlands, Colombia, Chile, Switzerland and Peru.
Although the sun and beach tourism still ranks as the most important attraction within the Cuban tourist industry, MINTUR said that it was is working to diversify the cultural and nature tourism products and nautical activities, among others.
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As we reported yesterday, Microsoft sent out letters over the weekend to former employees it had accidentally overpaid in their severance. At the time we didn't know how many of the 1,400 ex-employees had benefited, or by how much. Now we know it was 25 employees each of which got an additional $4,000-$5,000 over what they were entitled to.{ad}
Even though Microsoft has requested the money back it has now changed its mind and will not be pursuing individuals for the additional money. Lisa Brummel, human resources chief at Microsoft said:
I thought it didn't make sense for us to continue on the path we were on … I have called now 22 out of the 25 impacted employees, only because I haven't had time to get to the three but I will.
The reason for the change of heart is simply explained as it being an extraordinary situation by Brummel. The official statement from Microsoft on the matter reads:
Last week, 25 former Microsoft employees were informed that they were overpaid as a part of their severance payments from the company. This was a mistake on our part. We should have handled this situation in a more thoughtful manner. We are reaching out to those impacted to relay that we will not seek any payment from those individuals.
The 20 employees who were underpaid will be receiving the rest of their pay.
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When the reason given for changing its mind is because it is an extraordinary situation you have to wonder what that means. Is it extraordinary because the people it affected have lost their jobs and, relatively speaking, are fortunate to have the extra funds handed to them? Or is it extraordinary because of the response this has received in the press?
The amounts overpaid are substantial totalling roughly $125,000. So you can understand why Microsoft wanted the funds back. If it had been 25 cases of $100 then it would have been silly to pursue, but that amount, even for a company of Microsoft's size, is enough to notice.
Those with the extra $5,000 can count themselves lucky, but I'm sure most of them would give back the extra pay to have their jobs back. As Tom Jackson said in the comments on yesterday's item; however this worked out it wasn't fair as why should some employees get a bonus and others don't? Hopefully next time Microsoft will double check its figures before authorizing the payments.


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Whatever else you say about last night: don't blame ABC News:
The journalist's job is to make politicians uncomfortable, to explore evasions, contradictions and vulnerabilities ... We may not like it, but issues like Jeremiah Wright, flag lapels and the Tuzla airport will be important in the fall. Remember how George H.W. Bush toured flag factories to expose Michael Dukakis.
So Lee Atwater wins by default? We are losing a war, we have destroyed our fiscal future, the planet is in distress, we have effectively quit the Geneva Conventions, the economy, propped up by massive public and private debt, is teetering ... and we all have to actually defend the fact that this election will be decided on the basis of closet Muslims, flag lapel pins, and '60s terrorists?
Brooks actually gives ABC News an "A" for their questions. The job of debate moderators is to generate an actual discussion about the issues and questions that matter in deciding between two candidates. They make an editorial choice about what those questions are. To focus almost exclusively on idiotic process questions based on the lowest form of political debate imaginable is an editorial choice to run a tabloid freak show. I see no reason to excuse Obama's bad performance. But I cannot fathom why we should exonerate the execrable standards of ABC News at the same time.


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CLARKESVILLE - Several people said they left Monday night's Habersham County Commission meeting more confused than when they arrived. That's because the vote on a county budget didn't indicate whether their taxes will go up.
The commission voted 4-1 to approve a $22,513,385 overall budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, with Chairman Chad Henderson casting the vote against.
It is not known whether that budget will mean a tax increase for the county's property owners since final data will not be available from the county tax assessors for about four more weeks, Henderson said following the meeting.
The approved budget is down from roughly $23.7 million, said County Manager Janeann Allison.
Commissioner Andrea Harper said the commission worked hard to take into account the wants of the community regarding county services.
"It's a workable budget," Harper said.
"We have struggled over this as much as we possibly could,' said Commissioner Sonny James.
The discussion prior to the vote lasted only a little more than five minutes.
Following the meeting, Henderson said he is not opposed to the approved budget, but did have a few more questions he had hoped to have answered prior to the vote. That was the reason for his lone vote against the budget approval.
"Resoundingly, we decided to approve the budget as it sits," Henderson said. "I felt like there were just a couple of other questions that I wanted to answer before we did. I was hoping to possibly have a called meeting on Wednesday to approve the budget then. As it stands, I am confident that we'll be able to work things out in such a way that it'll be good for the community and we won't have any kind of strife amongst us going forward."
Henderson said under the approved budget, the swimming pools stay open, the libraries stay open, and for the most part county services continue at the same level.
He said the commission has received preliminary numbers from tax assessors, but it will be about four more weeks before final numbers for the digest are available.
"From there, we'll call meetings to set the millage rate," Henderson said.