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Electronica Exposed have released the first part of Freeform Exposed 2. Freeform Exposed 2 is split into 5 parts,
all of which have been professionally mastered. The first two parts are mixed by Shanty, and the final three parts feature 37 tracks and remixes in unmixed format, perfect for DJ use!
For more details, tracklist and download links check out this thread: here
3Form Records have also announced some news on their upcoming album project "Fallen Angels", whcih will be a 2CD album released this year
clips are now on their soundcloud page, more details can be found at this thread: here
Furthermore, Trackmaster Music is set to release their second CD album "Full Frequency Volume 2" which is penned for a spring release date.
Clips have also been appearing on their soundcloud page.
Lastly, a mahoosive lineup from the guys at Hardcore Undergound with the forthcoming (and this is quite a list!) albums from
Marc Smith
Sharkey (as announced on the recent Hardcore Underground show!)
'Hardcore Underground Breaks'
'Happy Hardcore Underground' (Digital Album)
and of course Hardcore Underground 6.
so, any you can think of that are missing from el listio bigio?!
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you forgot the Al Storm & Euphony album from HU and Marc Smiths album is called "Notorious By Nature"
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There are two other HU artist albums in the works but they have yet to be announced. I'll just leave it at that.
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quote:Originally posted by latininxtc:
There are two other HU artist albums in the works but they have yet to be announced. I'll just leave it at that.
That would be 9 albums in total from HU in the making... huge record and pipeline in my opinion
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7D isn't interesting to me since it doesn't contain unmixed tracks.
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LAFAYETTE— Authorities have arrested a Kaplan man for an alleged sexual encounter with a child more than 20 years ago.
Henry Johnson, 57, was arrested Thursday on one count of molestation of a juvenile, who was under 10 at the time, Louisiana State Police Trooper Stephen Hammons said Friday in a news release.
The suspect is loosely affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America Evangeline Area Council, headquartered in Lafayette, council board member Gary McGoffin said.
McGoffin said Johnson might have been associated with the Boy Scouts as a parent 20 years ago.
State Police did not state the gender of the child, but McGoffin said the alleged victim is female.
Johnson was booked into the Vermilion Parish jail after meeting with detectives Thursday.
State Police were notified by agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about the allegation, and worked with the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office to investigate Johnson, the release states.
McGoffin said Homeland Security was involved in the case because a Boy Scout Evangeline Area Council board member is an agent with the federal agency and reported the allegation to Vermilion Parish authorities.
"My understanding was that he was in a support role as a parent" 20 years ago, McGoffin said.
Johnson faces 25 to 99 years in prison if convicted, with at least 25 years of the sentence served without a chance of parole or probation, according to the State Police release.
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Mali's citizens were voting Sunday for a new president in a runoff election.
A record turnout of 49 percent of 6.8 million registered voters participated in a presidential election on July 28 but, with 27 candidates running for the office, no one person captured a majority of the votes.
More from GlobalPost: Run-off vote scheduled in Mali elections with no clear winner
Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 68, who won 40 percent of the vote in the first round election, was expected to defeat former Finance Minister Soumaila Cisse, 63, the second-place finisher in July, BBC News reported.
Results of the runoff election are due to be announced by Aug. 16.
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Mali's next president will be tasked with not only rebuilding the country's shattered economy but also resolving a simmering separatist movement in the far north.
Each candidate offered a different approach to solving Mali's problems.
Keita, known by his initials IBK, has styled himself as the more forceful leader needed to restore Mali's might after France, the country's former colonizer, had to be called in to banish Al Qaeda-affiliated militants from the country's northern towns earlier this year.
Cisse has focused on providing what supporters say are more specific ideas for creating jobs and revitalizing Mali's economy.
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RESIDENTS were invited to give their views on a proposed 200-home development in Witney yesterday.
Developer Taylor Wimpey wants to build the houses on a site between Woodstock Road and New Yatt Road.
It would feature two to five-bedroom homes, with 40 per cent being affordable.
Also planned are two new junctions from each of the two roads.
Mum-of-two Kathryn Smith, of Vanner Road, had the plans explained to her by Michael Fenton, of Taylor Wimpey.
The 37-year-old said: "I'm concerned about the level of traffic this is going to bring onto Woodstock Road, which is already bad enough.
"And there also don't seem to be any plans to build another school, which means that the nearby ones [such as Wood Green School and Madley Brook Primary School], are going to get over-subscribed.
"The developer said they were only partly responsible for that, so I'm not sure where that leaves us."
Mr Fenton said: "We were delighted with the number of people who came along to find out more and provide feedback."
Mr Fenton said comments received would feed into the planning application the firm will submit later this year.
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Peterson Companies to enlarge pond over three years
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At the Oct. 1 meeting, Wyoming City Council members granted an interim use permit allowing Peterson Companies to excavate black dirt from the Archie Ducharme property, 24011 Forest Blvd. N. The permit is good for three years.
The area of excavation is more than an acre and therefore requires an erosion control plan to be approved by the Comfort Lake Forest Lake Watershed District before any excavation takes place.
Zoning Administrator Fred Weck indicated that the application is a continuation of an interim use permit that expired in 2011.
Peterson Companies plans to expand a pond in the northeast corner of the Ducharme property. The 1.6-acre pond will be about 6 acres when completed. It will be a settlement area for water heading into Lake Comfort.
The applicant's proposal details equipment, traffic control, access to Highway 61 and the storage site for the black dirt. All work will be done during the winter. The only soil exposed will be in the pond area. The truck route will be north on Highway 61, then east along CR-22.
The company anticipates removal of 1,500 to 3,000 cubic yards of material for each of three years, creating a pond that will support and promote wildlife. City Council members unanimously approved the permit request.


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Federal investigators said Thursday the region's airports authority is afflicted by a "culture of favoritism" that led to widespread nepotism, mismanagement and questionable contracting practices at an agency overseeing the Dulles Rail project, one of the largest public works programs in the country.
The final report from the Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General shows that Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority senior staff picked favorites among contractors -- at one point giving a contract to a firm that was charging as much as 234 percent more than other bidders.
The authority awarded 64 percent of its contracts worth more than $200,000 without full and open competition, the report said. Five of those deals were no-bid contracts with a combined value of $6 million.
Bad management led to a host of problems at the authority, investigators said. Contractors were told to start work before their contract actually began, which led to the authority paying one contractor $572 an hour while the contractor sat through a five-hour board meeting at which he was actually awarded the contract.
The report also detailed ethical failures of employees, showing that the airports authority's vice president of human resources, Arl Williams, directly hired a relative and kept the relative in the job even thought that person failed a criminal background check. As The Washington Examiner first reported Thursday, Williams announced his retirement Wednesday, the day before the inspector general's report was released.
The investigation also revealed that one airports executive and his staff accepted about $12,000 in gifts over four years from a major contractor doing business with their department --including two tickets to the 2009 Super Bowl, hotel and travel fees, four trips to golf tournaments, a trip to New York City to attend a baseball game, tickets to 19 other major sporting events and three concerts, a fishing trip and 17 social events with food and beverages.
The authority also failed to do criminal background checks or hired those who did not clear such a check, the report shows. One manager was hired with a salary of $135,000 and given access to sensitive and personal information despite having a criminal record.
Senior authority staff also gave out high salaries without consideration to the agencies' own compensation rules and one executive assistant with a relationship with a former board member was given a full-time job and a $15,000 raise without justification, investigators said.
Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., who called for the investigation, and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a critic of the agency, said the report validates concerns that they have been raising for years.
"Unfortunately, actions on the part of certain members of the MWAA board of directors, a general lack of transparency and accountability, and employee misconduct have jeopardized the public's confidence in the authority's ability to ethically manage its critical assets and complete the Dulles Rail Project," McDonnell said in a statement. "The concerns that I have expressed over the past two years are, unfortunately, validated by the U.S. DOT inspector general."
Wolf said he would continue to push for accountability at the authority and make sure it follows the inspector general's recommendations."
"The problems are very serious, and I think they have to carry out all of the recommendations," Wolf said.
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A gun is no more a deadly weapon than a credit card, says N.H. legislator
When Republicans won a big majority in the New Hampshire Legislature in 2012, they used the opportunity to legalize the carrying of guns on the House floor.
Voters in November saw fit to put the Democrats back in charge, and, on the first day of the new session, the Dems voted to reinstate the old rule, banning guns from the House floor and the gallery.
"If we become a gun-free zone, we are telling every nut in this state that we are sitting ducks," said Repub Rep. John Burt, arguing against the ban.
Added Rep. Dan Dumaine: "A holstered gun is not a deadly weapon. . . . But anything can be used as a deadly weapon. A credit card can be used to cut somebody's throat."
Despite these compelling arguments, the House voted 196-153 to ban deadly weapons from the floor and in the gallery, reinstating the old rule that had been on the books for decades.
The Concord (N.H.) Monitor has the full story.
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Then Rep. Dan Dumaine ought to be satisfied with carrying a concealed loaded credit card.
Don't believe him?
I give you Steven Seagal!
Dangerous weapons
The answer is obvious. If credit cards are dangerous weapons we should find ways, consistent with the Second Amendment, to regulate them. For one thing, I am in favor of Congressional legislation requiring rounded edges on all credit cards issued or used in the United States.
You know, I think we are making progress here.
After decades of movies the
After decades of movies the depict "peaceful, ordinary" people wreaking justifiable vengence on wrong-doers, is it any suprise that a legislator draws on a half-remembered movie as a real bit of knowledge?
Implanted memories, indeed.
Walter Mitty? Ronald Reagan?
Fear arises from the need for control. The modern paranoia exists at the edge of what one cannot control.
Agression, self defense; two sides, of same coin?
It's just before dawn in mid-summer and we woke to the sound of guttural swearing under the bedroom window. Soon we hear the back door shaking...whomever flipped over our high fence; a stranger's face on the other side of the door. Spouse is trying to find the cell phone to call 911
Intruder's eyes looked strange through the old glass pane and he is pushing hard. He's on something and totally out of it I assume. I push back hard and do note the blue plastic wristband. I am angry as h...; road rage of sorts. Didn't know I was capable of it I pick up a long three-foot crow bar we used earlier the day before to pull up old boards on an old deck. Hit him in the knees I think and knee replacement seems like his future option.
I yell words out of a dim past Gotten Gotten Himme (spelling?)...only swear words I knew inherited from an occasional outburst by a rarely swearing father. The whole neighborhood probably heard it and the intruder jumped the porch; ran around like a jack rabbit trying to get out of our gated compound.
Cops arrived; caught him down the block...turned out to be a young alcoholic on drugs etc....got the wrong address. Hope he got help for his addiction; case closed...but,
Any object becomes a weapon and I still get a chill not of the intruder but at what point a passive, peace loving vegetable personality can turn violent...what if I had used the crowbar? Do we regulate them?
Who is capable of violence under what circumstances...justified, unjustified; or a psyho-madness thriving in an unbalanced world?. There are no simple answers but there is possibly, a basic change of attitude in this nation; the world; a climate of fear, hate; dog-eat-dog self rightousness ill conceived; stretched into sick aggression? That creates violence...explore that greater phenomena rather than the weapon?
All NH legislators
will now have to turn over their weapons and their credit cards to the Sargeant-at-Arms prior to entering the chamber...
Correction : "Gott in Himmel"...and all these years I thought father was swearing ..he was merely speaking biblical?
Missing the point
Indeed, virtually anything can be used as a weapon.
That said, given the context, one can't help but wonder how many children and teachers the Newtown shooter would have managed to kill by using a credit card. If the number were even one, it would still be tragic, and equally gruesome, but the New Hampshire legislator and the NRA miss the point. The wide availability and ease-of-purchase of handguns and semi-automatic weapons that either are slightly altered military weapons, or mimic such weapons as closely as possible, are a huge part of an ongoing national disgrace.
The legislator in question is engaging in sophistry. That way, some awkward questions can be avoided.
"The good Lord willing".....
Rep. Burt and his fellow 'off-the-wall' Congresswoman from Mn. will not be in those positions after the 2014 election.
As an aside
349 members voted in the New Hampshire house? A state one ninth the size with one fourth the population of Minnesota? I guess there won't be too many quotes of the bloated Minnesota legislature for a few days.
Something about
being slain by the jawbone of an ass....
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The two-day event attracted prominent world renowned experts and government officials. Some notable speakers at the forum included Prof. Fan Gang, former senior vice president for corporate strategies at Siemens AG.
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SMALL businesses and the self-employed in Mid Devon can get free help with their accounts and Universal Tax Credits from a free workshop in Tiverton.
The workshop, which is being held at the Tiverton Enterprise Club on April 8, will provide practical advice, in a step by step guide that will be particularly helpful for new businesses.
Whether you need to know about how to keep records to receive the new Universal Tax Credits or just want a 'keep it simple' approach to book keeping - this workshop could be for you.
This simple approach to book keeping is suitable for new or established businesses and could help you to keep on top of your finances.
Petra Davies, Business Advisor at the BIP, said: "Sometimes being self-employed can mean being on a low income in the early stages.
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"If you are already self-employed, you may currently claim Housing Benefit, Tax Credits or other benefits to suit you. Universal Tax Credits are being introduced to replace existing benefits and will require that you keep records to enable you to declare your income to Job Centre Plus on a monthly basis in order to receive your Tax Credits."
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In honor of upcoming Pride weekend in SF, we asked you to submit pictures on Instagram and Twitter that make you proud about who you are and the city you live in. And as per usual our readers never cease to amaze. You shared with us well over 400 adorable doggie pics, neighborhood love, sports pride, jaw-dropping scenic shots, and everything in between.
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Just when we thought we'd seen every nail art creation imaginable, we discover this: the diagonal manicure.
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Kansas State University, located in Manhattan, Kansas, recently received a gift of $38,400 from the accounting firm of Grant Thornton, located in Wichita. The Wichita Business Journal reports this commitment will go to the K-State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign and will be used to help establish the Grant Thornton Department Head Fellowship in Accounting.
The university also received an undisclosed amount from Brenda and Gib Compton to the Changing Lives Campaign that will be used to establish four scholarships, a fellowship and a building fund. Gib Compton is a 1980 graduate and Brenda is a 1977 graduate of Kansas State University, according to the Wichita Business Journal.
The CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois supports the Illinois CPA Society Accounting Scholarship Program. The program awards seven scholarships to worthy Illinois college and university students. They must be completing their fifth year of education and planning to sit for the CPA exam. The program is seeking students with CPA potential and needing financial assistance in their fifth year of accounting education. The Fund also supports accounting scholarships at the following programs:
- Arthur R. Wyatt Accounting Scholarship Program (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Kenneth J. Hull and Jacqueline M. Hull Accounting Scholarships (Southern Illinois UniversityâCarbondale)
- Marian Powers Accounting Scholarship (Chicago State University)
- Needles/Snow/Wish Scholarships (DePaul University)
- Herman J. Neal Scholarship Program for African-American Future CPAs
- Advancing Women in Accounting Scholarship Program (Illinois CPA Society Women's Executive Committee)
George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, was the recipient of their largest corporate endowment in their 34-year history, back in March, to their Campaign for Mason Students. The accounting and consulting firm Beers & Cutler, with founding member Jim Beers, gifted the university a donation totaling $250,000 to establish the James R. Beers Accounting Scholarship Endowment. Baker Tilly International reports that each Beers scholar will receive an award of $2,000 that is renewable for the following year if the recipient remains in good academic standing. A total of six scholarships, three junior and three senior, will be chosen annually based on these criteria:
- Accounting majors
- Accounting GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Cumulative GPA of 3.15 or higher
- Community service with leadership activities
- Faculty recommendations
Richard Klimoski, dean of the university's School of Management, said in a prepared statement, âBeers & Cutler's inaugural leadership gift to the Campaign for Mason Students enhances our already strong alliance with the firm and is also a fitting tribute to the professional accomplishments and community leadership of Jim Beers. Beers & Cutler has long been a champion of accounting education, and its generous gift will not only fortify George Mason's endowment but will also help build a talented and diverse community of accounting professionals ready to contribute to the economic vitality of the Northern Virginia region,â according to Baker Tilly International.
Beers & Cutler, with founding member Jim Beers, is also gifting the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. The endowment of $250,000 is designated for undergraduate scholarships for the Smith School's College Park and Shady Grove campuses, according to a prepared statement by the Robert H. Smith School of Business. A combination of five junior and senior students will receive scholarships of $2,500. The recipients must meet the following criteria:
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- Evidence of leadership
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The endowment is will also be funding two Beers & Cutler Teaching Scholarships given to two exemplary senior accounting majors enrolled in the Smith School. Their selection will be based on their academic achievement, technical skills, proficiency and interpersonal skills, according to the Robert H. Smith School of Business. They will work 500 hours per academic year teaching class review sessions and receive stipends of $3,200.
In a prepared statement, the Smith School's dean Howard Frank said, âOur long-time relationship with Jim Beers and Beers & Cutler includes a shared commitment to the growth of the Smith School's accounting students, as well as a shared support for the accounting profession. We are delighted to accept this gift which will play a positive role in the educational development of the next generation of accounting professionals in the Washington, D.C., region.â


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Berlin police requested permission from the Presidents of the Reichstag and the Prussian Landtag (Prussian Parliament) to search the rooms in the buildings that had been set aside for the use of Communist Deputies.
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PFC Bradley Manning apologizes for "unintended consequences" of leaks
FORT MEADE, Maryland — Private First Class Bradley Manning apologized on Wednesday for the "unintended consequences" of his actions and asked the judge for an opportunity to "return to a productive place in society".
The 25-year-old former intelligence analyst is facing up to 90 years in prison after he was convicted of 20 out of 22 charges, including the Espionage Act, for releasing hundreds of thousands of classified government records to WikiLeaks.
Read more: Military judge reduces maximum sentence for PFC Bradley Manning
"I'm sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry that it hurt the United States," Manning told Judge Denise Lind.
In the special findings released today, Lind concluded that Manning "had knowledge" that the intelligence – such as the Iraq and Afghanistan SIGACTs – that he provided to and were published by WikiLeaks was "accessible to al Qaeda". Lind found that Manning's conduct was "of a heedless nature that it made it actually and imminently dangerous to others." "His conduct was both wanton and reckless," she wrote.
Manning explained: "I understood what I was doing and the decisions I made. However, I did not truly appreciate the broader effects of my actions. Those effects are clear to me now through both self-reflection during my confinement…and through the merits and sentencing testimonies that I have seen here. I'm sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions."
Read more: Transcript: PFC Bradley Manning's unsworn statement at pre-sentencing hearing
Manning told Lind that when he decided to leak the classified records – including the Apache "collateral murder" video, the "significant activities" (SIGACT) reports filed by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, 250,000 State Department diplomatic cables, and Guantanamo detainee assessment briefs – to WikiLeaks in 2010, he believed that he "was going to help people, not hurt people."
Manning acknowledged that he should have brought his concerns about wrongful acts and misconduct by U.S. troops to the attention of his superiors and "worked more aggressively inside the system".
"I look back at my decisions and wonder how on Earth could I, a junior analyst, possibly believe I could change the world for the better over the decisions of those with the proper authority," said Manning. "Unfortunately, I can't go back and change things. I can only go forward. I want to go forward. Before I can do that, I understand that I must pay a price for my decisions and actions."
Although Manning referenced his struggles with gender identity and family issues during the time of the leaks, he emphasized that "these issues are not an excuse for my actions".
Manning said he accepts responsibility for what he did, but asked Lind for an opportunity to prove that he is a "good person" who can "return to a productive place in society."
"Once I pay that price, I hope to, one day, live in a manner that I haven't been able to in the past. I want to be a better person, to go to college, to get a degree, and to have a meaningful relationship with my sister, with my sister's family, and my family," said Manning. "I have flaws and issues that I have to deal with, but I know that I can – and will – be a better person."
Manning supporters claim apology was "extracted by force"
WikiLeaks and the Freedom of the Press Foundation tried to downplay Manning's apology, denying that his actions had hurt the United States.
Both organizations described Manning's apology as a "tactical" move to lessen his sentence.
"While the legal strategy of Manning's attorney at this point—as it would be for any attorney—is to convince the judge to reduce Manning's sentence as much as possible, the public should know: Bradley Manning didn't actually hurt the United States," according to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. "The brief discomfort that resulted from the WikiLeaks disclosures was necessary to begin the process of healing and reform…And for that, we owe Manning thanks; no apologies necessary."
WikiLeaks continued its call for Manning's unconditional release, claiming that his apology was "extracted by force".
"Mr. Manning's options have run out," according to a statement released by WikiLeaks. "Mr. Manning's apology is a statement extorted from him under the overbearing weight of the United States military justice system. It took three years and millions of dollars to extract two minutes of tactical remorse from this brave soldier".
Learn More:
- rmda.army.mil: Special findings issued by Judge Denise Lind in United States v. PFC Bradley Manning – Aug. 15, 2013 (PDF)
- WhatTheFolly.com: Court Martial of Army Private First Class Bradley Manning
- WhatTheFolly.com: Transcript: PFC Bradley Manning's unsworn statement at pre-sentencing hearing
- WhatTheFolly.com: Military judge reduces maximum sentence for PFC Bradley Manning
- WhatTheFolly.com: Human rights, civil liberties & free press advocates express concern over 'dangerous' precedent set by Manning's conviction on espionage charges
- WhatTheFolly.com: PFC Bradley Manning acquitted of "aiding the enemy" but found guilty of Espionage Act, theft & computer fraud charges
- WikiLeaks.org: Response to Today's Bradley Manning Statement
- PressFreedomFoundation.org: Bradley Manning Did Not Hurt the United States
- Court room illustration courtesy of Deb Vanpoolen
- Bradley Manning Support Network's website
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Cake Store In The King Of Prussia/philly Area?
Decorating By HerBoudoir Updated 9 May 2008 , 2:01pm by HerBoudoir
My boyfriend lives in Phoenixville, so I'm up in that area every couple weeks.
Are there any cake supply stores around there that sell things other than Wilton products?
Not sure about King of Prussia, but Fante's in the Italian Market in South Philly sels cake supplies other than Wilton. They're a Kitchenware store, but the entire back of the store is dedicated to cake supplies. Fante's
The only other one that I know of is Oasis in Bensalem. Oasis
Both are probably 45 mins or a little more away from KoP, depending on traffic
I don't know of one in that area, but I do know of one in Downingtown that I deal with. It's Sharon's Sweet Beginnings. She has a website by that name. Her prices are cheaper than most online places when you figure in shipping. I can find just about anything I need there. I've gotten cake colors, Satin Ice, Choco Pan, dragees and quite a few other items I can't recall at the moment. The store is very small and cramped, but I can highly recommend it. Last thing I knew, though, she doesn't take credit cards.
Hi. I live in Downingtown and there is a little (and I mean little) store on Rt. 30 in Downingtown/Thorndale area that sells some other supplies - like Americolor colorings, Satin Ice, etc. She also has a lot of Wilton supplies - and her basement is TO DIE FOR b/c she must have over 100 Wilton cakes pans that you can RENT. You have to check the basement out! She also has many candy molds.
Place is called Sharon's Sweet Beginnings - (610) 269-3969 827 W Lancaster Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335
I go there when I need colorings, fondant, and cake boxes. Sharon is chatty and I often talk to her about decorating. She is very helpful.
The store is not anything fancy and I am sure there are better stores somewhere, but I haven't found anything in my area. On a scale of 1-5, I would give it a 3, but it is worth checking out, esp. if you enjoy the nostalgia of old cake pans!
keltokel thank's for the address store in Downingtown im in east earl and i was looking for long time a store supply.
thank you very much!!!!!!!!
There is a Michael's in King Of Prussia. It's on 202 just north of the mall. It's in a shopping center with a Bed Bath Beyond and Michael's deli. If you want directions you can pm me.
Sorry, I should have said it a Michael's craft store and they carry Wilton...
Thanks for the responses all I have been avoiding a pilgrimage to Fantes because I know that's just going to cost me WAY too much.


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I told fantasy owners going into this weekend that Darren McFadden had a great matchup but was a risk nonetheless. After all, the Texans did enter the week ranked dead last in the league against the run.
But McFadden has been invisible in the first half, rushing for minus-5 yards on three carries. If he doesn't turn things around in the contest, fantasy leaguers should bench McFadden and not even think about using him unless he shows some flashes of potential.
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On a positive note, Steve Slaton has scored twice against McFadden's Raiders. Those of you who stuck with the smallish back after three poor weeks are now reaping the benefits.


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Photo Flash: First Look at THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - Part I
Lionsgate released the first images from THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - Part 1. The film hits theaters on November 22, 2014. Get a first look below!
Directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay follows Katniss Everdeen's (Jennifer Lawrence) journey as she leads the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical and corrupt Capitol. As the war that will determine the fate of Panem escalates, Katniss must decipher for herself who she can trust and what needs to be done, with everything she cares for in the balance.
Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Natalie Dormer and more are slated to star with the first part hitting November 21, 2014 and the final film arriving November 20, 2015.


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The principle of this Star Wars game is that Anakin Skywalker was never discovered on Tatooine. This, naturally, has far-reaching consequences in the universe. In general, the events remained the same, however. Events such as the Clone Wars and Order 66 still happened. As did the Declaration of a New Order. There are a number of notable differences, however.
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Police Blotter: Arrests; Drunk driver hit gas meter and building; Shoplifters caught in Lander and Riverton
(The Lander Police Department released this photo of last night's one vehicle wreck, which resulted in a DUI arrest. Read more below.)
(Lander, Wyo.) – Friday's law enforcement round up from across Fremont County.
Lander Police Department
A 15-year-old Lander girl was cited for Shoplifting. LPD Chief Jim Carey said officers were called to the Family Dollar store at 1:29 p.m. on Thursday for a report of shoplifting. The girl allegedly tried to take $4.73-worth of combs and false finger nails. The items were recovered.
Fay Cruickshank, 24, Lander, Driving Under the Influence and Careless Driving. Carey said police were called to the alley behind the Lander Bar at 1:26 a.m. on Friday morning for a report of a vehicle that was high-centered on large rocks and had struck a gas meter and building. Lander Volunteer Fire Department was also paged to monitor the scene due to the damaged meter. Cruickshank, who was behind the wheel of the GMC SUV, reportedly had a blood alcohol level of .15. The legal limit for operating a motor vehicle is .08. See a photo from the scene above.
Lander police were called a couple times yesterday for reports of a man in a white T-shirt in a black passenger car exposing himself. The reports indicated the man was "fondling" himself. One call was on the 500 block of Main Street at 2:02 p.m. and the other was on the 100 block of North Third Street at 6:37 p.m. Carey, noted that one of the reports came in hours after the caller witnessed the incident. Carey believes the calls are related, and police are keeping their eyes out for the suspicious vehicle.
At 4:59 p.m., police were called to City Park for a report of someone banging on a drum. Upon arrival, officers heard no drumming and no excessive noise.
A Lander resident reported a neighbor's sprinkler being noisy at 10:20 p.m. on the 100 block of Canyon Street.
An assault reported Thursday night on Highway 789 is under investigation.
At 12:07 a.m. on Friday morning, police were called about a suspicious man looking in vehicles with a flashlight on the 700 block of South Fourth Street. Police were unable to locate anything out of the ordinary.
Fremont County Sheriff's Office
At 9:08 a.m. on Thursday, deputies were called to the 2900 block of Highway 287 by a U.S. Forest Service employee who said it looked like someone tried to break into a warehouse overnight. The caller did not think access was gained.
At 9:30 a.m., deputies were called to the 3500 block of Henry Road near Riverton for a report of a fight. The fight was unfounded. A couple was found to be arguing over property.
Deputies were called to the 700 block of North Federal in Riverton for a report of a pink purse found underneath a shaved ice shack.
At 2:08 p.m., deputies were called to the Ocean Lake campground for a report of a male subject sitting in a hut with piles of garbage around him. Deputies were unable to locate the strangely situated man.
Wyoming Highway Patrol assisted in responding to a report of a girl who rolled on an ATV and had head trauma at 7:31 p.m. at Young Road and Highway 789.
A drug-related report in the Riverton area that came to authorities at 8:46 p.m. is under investigation.
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Lawrence Jenkins, 31, Riverton, Public Intoxication, Resisting Arrest
David Lonebear, 30, Riverton, Probation Revocation
Kayla Lincoln, 30, Arapahoe, Fremont County Warrant
Dean Risher, 18, Felonious Restraint, Aggravated Assault (Domestic Violence)
Julian C'Hair, 46, Riverton, Municipal Warrant
Cordell Washington, 39, Riverton, Public Intoxication
The below listed individuals were issued Misdemeanor Citations and released with their promise to appear in Court at a later date.
Name Withheld 10-year-old male from Riverton, Shoplifting
Name Withheld 10-year-old male from Riverton, Shoplifting
Name Withheld 31-year-old female from Ft. Washakie, Shoplifting
Name Withheld 45-year-old female from Ft. Washakie, Shoplifting
A report of two juveniles walking down the bike path with guns at 6:54 a.m. Thursday resulted in officers stopping and the two for shoplifting (see above arrest log). The pair had taken two Daily Powerline model 340 BB guns from Walmart without paying for them. Police seized the guns and some BBs they had also taken.
A caller notified police that someone had spray painted a wall in the 2500 block of East Monroe. The report was made at 6:05 a.m.
Two Fort Washakie residents were cited and released after shoplifting $3.88 worth of food from the South Federal Maverik Store at 8:45 a.m. (see arrest log above). The pair took food from the shelves and entered a bathroom and allegedly ate the food.
Police were called at 12:24 p.m. by a person who reported they were being threatened with posts coming from Facebook. Police took the report.
A call of an injured animal in a yard in the 900 block of North Broadway was unfounded. It turned out to be a Husky dog with puppies and the pups were "talking" to their mom. Sounds that easily could've been interpreted as whining from an injured animal.
A theft of an Android operating system tablet was reported in the 800 block of Belinda Drive. There was no evidence of forced entry and nothing else appeared to be missing.
A hit and run traffic collision reported at 7:54 p.m. in the 400 block of East Fremont is under investigation and no other details were available.
Police received a call about a possible drunk driver on South Federal Boulevard at 10:24 p.m. Thursday. After making contact with the vehicle, an officer reported the driver was not intoxicated.
At 4 minutes past 11 p.m. police were called in reference to threatening text messages being received on the reporting party's telephone. Police took a report.


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The latest instalment of the X-Men franchise, "The Wolverine", starring Hugh Jackman, will be shot in Australia.
The potential blockbuster was due to be filmed in Japan last year but the devastation from the tsunami and earthquake that hit in March put production on hold.
Sydney-born Jackman, who will reprise the role of the metal-clawed, muscled-up mutant, said he could not be more excited.
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine", the fourth film in the franchise and a prequel to the original trilogy, was also filmed in Australia in 2008.


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Young carer wins prestigious achievement award A YOUNG woman who started caring for her mother as a child has been highly commended in the Yorkshire Women of Achievement Awards.
Sami Richardson, 22, from Huntington, was highly commended in the Young Achiever of the Year category at the Leeds ceremony, which recognised inspirational young women in the region.
Hayley Robson, Sami's support worker, said: "Sami delivered a fantastically calm acceptance speech which moved everyone in the room. I felt very privileged to witness the recognition of a remarkable young woman."
Matt Beer, communications manager with Carers Trust, had nominated Sami for making an exceptional contribution to raising awareness about young adult carers.
He said: "Sami is an amazing young woman. As well as her day to day caring, and all the great work she does with York Carers, she was incredibly brave in speaking to 800 people, including the Princess Royal, at The Co-operative Charity of the Year Ball in Manchester in December. She made a wonderful speech and really brought home to people what life is like for unpaid young adult carers."


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An Approach for Detecting and Resolving Inconsistency Using DL Rules for OWL Generation From UML Models
Semantic web makes the applications understand by the machines. Ontology is the building block of semantic web because it provides semantics to the information. OWL is the knowledge representation language for creating ontology and helps the system to automatically process and integrate the information. UML is unified modeling language which provides a set of graphical notation to create visual models. UML helps in designing and documenting a system and many enterprises have their schemas in UML. By using the existing UML models, OWL can be generated because similar properties exist between them. The class diagram plays a major role in conversion because both are based on classes, their relationships and instances.


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Where the Cool Kids Are on the Internet
Josh Miller talked to his 15-year-old sister about her social media habits and her answers will make you feel old and unhip and old and uncool and old. ("I don't read links. I don't read blogs. I don't know. You mean like funny videos on Facebook? Sometimes people post funny links there.")


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My first upload! Placed coffee into a cup, boiled water in a kettle (short boil time as fairly hot), pour water, stir water in cup then throw spoon into sink. Recorded on Sony MZ-N1 MD recorder, cheap Maplin stereo condenser mic on Velbon tripod and cleaned in Audacity
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Virginia Rep to Stage RED, 4/25-6/16
Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of Red by John Logan on Friday, April 26, 2013 with a preview on April 25. The show will run through June 16 at Theatre Gym at Virginia Rep Center, 114 West Broad Street.
Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Play, Red is a moving and compelling account of 20th century painter Mark Rothko and a young, fictional assistant named Ken. The play is set in the late 1950s as Rothko struggles to complete a major commission from New York City's Four Seasons Restaurant. The two men go head to head on the methods and purpose of art and the dynamic relationship between an artist, his work and his audience.
Christopher Owens will direct the production in his first Richmond engagemenT. Owens is the Artistic Director of the Virginia Shakespeare Festival and an Associate Professor of Theatre at the College of William & Mary. He has directed over 120 professional stage productions from Seattle to Sarasota, and will be directing Macbeth in Detroit following this production of Red. He is the 2013 recipient of the Plumeri Award for faculty excellence at William & Mary.
Veteran actor David Bridgewater will play Mark Rothko, and newcomer Maxwell Eddy will appear as Ken.
Bridgewater played Petruchio opposite Oscar and Tony-winner Rita Moreno in Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. He was featured in the films The Contender with Joan Allen and Christian Slater, and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood with Sandra Bullock and Dame Maggie Smith. Television credits include recurring roles on One Tree Hill, Commander in Chief and Dawson's Creek. At Virginia Rep, Bridgewater has played roles as diverse as the title characters in Cyrano de Bergerac and Hamlet, Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, Buffalo Bill in Annie Get Your Gun, John Proctor in The Crucible, Lennie in Of Mice and Men, and a Harley-riding barkeep in Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music.
Virginia Rep welcomes NYC actor Maxwell Eddy in his Virginia debut. Eddy is a recent graduate of NYU / Tisch School of the Arts, with graduate training at The Studio / New York. Off Broadway, Off-Off Broadway and regional credits include Dionysus in The Bacchae, Elmina's Kitchen at Soho Rep (directed by Oskar Eustis), Moments Workshop with Moisés Kaufman, No They're West Indian at INTAR (directed by Eduardo Machado), Cleante in The Imaginary Invalid, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Torvald in A Doll's House, and Henry Percy in Richard II at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
Artistic Director, Bruce Miller is very excited about this production and the opportunities to engage with Richmond's visual arts community. "Richmond is fortunate to have such a vibrant arts community and we have tapped into many resources to both inform the artistic process and to make new connections between the theater and visual artists. John Ravenal, the Sydney and Frances Lewis Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, has advised both the staff and the actors on Rothko and his contemporaries. Ravenal's assistant, Sarah Eckhardt, is providing dramaturgy on Rothko for our playbill. We have several Richmond visual artists meeting with the actors to advise them in the mechanics of painting and stretching canvases. All of these colleagues will participate also in panels and discussions surrounding the play."
Jacob Sailer, a BFA student at VCU, has designed the set with references to Rothko's actual studio. "Theatre Gym is the perfect venue to stage the show as it will provide a very intimate perspective on Rothko and his work," says Bruce Miller.
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Virginia Rep will hold a casual, in-theater conversation after every Friday evening performance. The show lasts for 1 hour and 15 minutes. The bar will remain open during the conversation.
Sunday April 7
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Book Club Reads Red by John Logan
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Bruce Miller will join the book discussion and add details about staging the play. Conference Room 1 $8 (VMFA Members $5) Visit http://www.vmfa.state.va.us
Friday, May 10
6:00 p.m.
The cast of Red performs an excerpt from the play in the Lewis Gallery at VMFA as part of a special docent-led tour of works by Rothko and his contemporaries.
Friday, May 17
Panel Discussion after 8:00 p.m. performance with guests John Ravenal, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Aimee Joyaux, Vice President of Arts Education at the Visual Arts Center.
Sunday, June 2
Panel Discussion after 2:00 p.m. performance with visual artists.
For tickets, contact the Box Office at 804-282-2620 or online www.va-rep.org. Full Price Tickets: $34 Standard. Discounted Group Rates and Rush tickets available. Utix for college and high school students $10 day of show. Available by phone or in person. Student ID required.
Evening performances at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 7:00 p.m. on select Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Matinee performances at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday and select Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Virginia Repertory Theatre, located in Richmond, VA, combines the talents and strengths of two nonprofit companies that shared facilities, resources, and management teams for over a decade. Now the heritages of Barksdale Theatre (founded in 1953) and Theatre IV (founded in 1975) live on in their new form, as Central Virginia's leading professional theatre company. Virginia Rep presents national caliber productions of the great dramas, comedies, and musicals as well as classics, contemporary works, and world premieres, always seeking to demonstrate the unique power of theatre to engage, enthrall, educate and inspire. Productions are staged at four distinct venues: the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre and Theatre Gym at the downtown Virginia Rep Center, Children's Theatre of Virginia located at Willow Lawn, and Hanover Tavern, home of Virginia Rep's Barksdale Season.


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If you've recently found out that your great-grandmother is a real McCoy as in the Hatfields feud as this writer did, and can trace the clan only as far back as 1922, when she and her kin moved out West, you need to get down to the 42nd Annual Genealogy Jamboree, presented by the Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library. Sure, there's that leafy little website, but get down to the nitty gritty and "immerse yourself in the process of writing your family history [while taught] by experts in the field with speakers and exhibitors from national and local genealogical societies." Free events include an introduction to genealogy, informal discussions and a Librarians' Boot Camp. Talks include "Writing Through Grief," "Eight Weeks of Memoir Writing in Two Hours," "How to Build Historical Context," "Elusive Immigrants" and even "Prostitution in the Wild West." Learn how to use DNA, photography, government resources and public records to paint a picture of your ancestors. With excursions to the SCGS Research Library, the L.A. Family History Library and more.
Fri., June 10; Sat., June 11; Sun., June 12, 2011
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Make Your Own Fragrant Body Butter
Last updated: Aug 06, 2012
Maybe your mom loves the smell of roses, or your dad likes lemon. Making your own body butter means you get to put in the scents you appreciate most. You don't need to start from scratch. Essential oils that you purchase from your local health-food store can be added to inexpensive lotions and salves. Find small tins and jars, fill and decorate, and you'll end up with a thoughtful, personalized gift.
What you'll need:
- Purchase plain or vanilla-scented body butter at a home-goods or big-box store (nothing fancy necessary).
- Pick up a couple of bottles of essential oil (the scents you like most) at your local health-food store.
- Collect small jars or containers that you have around the house, or get them from a craft store or thrift store.
- Use snippets of ribbon to decorate.
Why it's great:
- You can make a homemade gift without having to start from scratch.
- All you have to do is mix, fill, and decorate.
- It's great to have a "thinking of you" or "thanks so much" gift handy for all the wonderful people who add a special touch to your life.
How to do it:
- Scoop the purchased body butter into a large bowl.
- Use a spatula or large spoon to mix in drops of essential oil. Try adding 8 or 10 drops to start with (essential oils are potent, so try a small amount on your own skin to check for sensitivity). You can mix scents, but try this in smaller batches. Tried-and-true mixes include lavender and lemon grass, grapefruit and ginger, or freesia and honeysuckle.
- Fill small jars or containers with your variously scented body butters, and wipe off any excess.
- Decorate! Use ribbons, stickers, or pressed flowers. Be sure to include a small thank-you or gift note.


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Penguins majority co-owner Mario Lemieux released this statement on the team web site today regarding NHL disciplinary action against the New York Islanders — pay special attention to the last line:
"Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be. But what happened Friday night on Long Island wasn't hockey. It was a travesty. It was painful to watch the game I love turn into a sideshow like that.
"The NHL had a chance to send a clear and strong message that those kinds of actions are unacceptable and embarrassing to the sport. It failed.
"We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players. We must make it clear that those kinds of actions will not be tolerated and will be met with meaningful disciplinary action.
"If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of the league, I need to re-think whether I want to be a part of it."


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"Please Mom? Can we?" Those words repeated over and over again can wear down even the most resolute parent.

If your child whines, begs, and pesters until you can't take it anymore, these discipline strategies can help you teach her that "no means no."

1. Never Give In

Most kids learn from a young age that annoying their parents into submission is one of the best weapons they have. But, each time you cave into your child's pleading, you'll reinforce that pestering is a good way to get what she wants.

Make it clear to your child that pestering won't work. If you've said no, tell her that begging isn't going to change your mind. Going back on your word will only increase behavior problems over the long-term.

2. Stay Calm

Losing your cool reinforces to your child that she has power to upset you. The more frustrated you become, the more likely you'll be to blow up or say something you regret.

Take some deep breaths, walk away, or repeat positive affirmations are just a few ways to stay calm when your child misbehaves.

3. Ignore the Ongoing Protests

Ignoring attention-seeking behavior is one of the best ways to stop annoying habits. Simply, turn away and don't give your child any attention as long as she's pestering you. When she realizes that her attempts to gain attention aren't effective, she'll eventually give up.

Sometimes, behavior gets worse before it gets better when you withdraw your attention. So don't be surprised if your child raises her voice or becomes more frantic to gain your attention.

That means your response is working – she's not getting your attention and she's working harder to get you to notice. Eventually, she'll grow tired when her efforts aren't successful.

4. Use an If…Then Statement

If your child's behavior crosses the line into something you can't ignore – like she's yelling loudly in a public place or she begins grabbing onto your clothing – provide her with one warning. Say something like, "If you don't stop yelling, then you'll have to go to time-out."

5. Follow Through with a Consequence

If your child doesn't comply, follow through with a negative consequence. Use time-out, take away a privilege, or use a logical consequence. Make it clear that when pestering crosses the line, it won't be tolerated.

6. Be Consistent with Your Discipline

Consistency is key to extinguishing nagging and pestering. If some days you give in when your child repeatedly says, "Please can I?" you'll undo your efforts. Make sure that you approach the behavior the same way each time – no matter how tired or frustrated you feel.

7. Teach Your Child Healthy Ways to Deal with Feelings

Kids pester parents for two reasons – they want to get their way and they don't want to feel bad. So in an effort to avoid the disappointment she's going to feel when you say no, she's likely to pester you in hopes you'll change your mind.

Teach your child how to deal with uncomfortable emotions like disappointment, sadness, and anger. Emotion regulation is an important skill for kids to have. Proactively teach your child healthy coping skills that will help her manage her feelings in a socially acceptable manner.


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In early March, AIDS Healthcare Foundation began a paid advertisement campaign urging Gilead Sciences to refrain from seeking approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Truvada for use of the combination tablet as HIV prevention, in an approach known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
The ads were met by an outcry from the community. One prominent organization, the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance, issued a sign-on letter, dated March 16, urging the FDA "to examine the study results of PrEP rather than playing to speculation and fear."
While I agree that PrEP should be considered as an option in the HIV prevention toolkit and would ultimately support an effort by Gilead to expand Truvada's labeling to include PrEP--should the company petition the FDA for approval--I am also of the mind that a green light from the FDA should not be met with the rush-to-treatment that typically follows approval of a drug.
Given how little we know about the safe application of PrEP in a real-world setting--read: outside of a clinical trial--not to mention the expense of a comprehensive prevention program that includes PrEP, I think more feasibility studies need to take place before we consider a widespread HIV prevention program involving PrEP.
Here's what we do know:
PrEP is effective in one population of at-risk individuals: men who have sex with men (MSM). The iPrEx clinical trial, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infection Diseases (NIAID) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and co-funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, involved a large sample size (approximately 2,500) of MSMs. The study, which had sound design and statistical analysis, proved Truvada use resulted in significantly fewer infections compared with those using a placebo.
What is less clear, however, is how effective PrEP--and all that is required for it to be safe and have maximum efficacy, including frequent HIV testing, blood tests before PrEP is prescribed as well as during treatment (to monitor for side effects), and strong adherence support--will be in the real world. A breakthrough in HIV prevention science it may be, but a simple pill to ward off the scourge of our times it is not. On this point, I agree with AHF.
The iPrEx study demonstrated that there were 44 percent fewer HIV infections among those who were assigned to take Truvada for an average of 1.2 years according to the original results published November 23, 2010, in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). And according to follow-up data reported by Robert Grant, MD, of the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology in San Francsico at the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, this efficacy rate was basically sustained out for almost two years of PrEP (42 percent fewer HIV infections were documented among those assigned to the PrEP arm for up to 144 weeks).
AIDS Healthcare Foundation argues that the 44 percent efficacy rate--and likely the longer-term 42 percent efficacy rate--"is much too low to merit approval." Even advocates who already support Truvada PrEP admit that the overall efficacy rate isn't exactly outstanding.
What has been a major talking point by PrEP proponents, however, is the fact that iPrEx volunteers who actually took their Truvada as prescribed likely did much better than average. According to the NEJM report, there were 73 percent fewer HIV infections among those who took their Truvada 90 percent or more of the time as measured by pill counting and self-reports, compared with those who received placebo. Even more telling are data involving Truvada levels in blood and cell samples provided by patients--proof positive of adherence. In those with detectable levels of Truvada, there was a 92-95 percent reduction in the risk of contracting HIV.
Additional data from iPrEx, reported at CROI, optimistically pointed out that the drug detection rate was high among those participating in the study at sites in San Francisco and Boston, the two United States cities selected to participate in the clinical trial. In these two cities, Truvada was detected in 97 percent of patients randomized to Truvada.
What is important to understand when considering the data, however, are the small numbers of people involved in these "subgroup analyses." Consider the fact that drug levels were tested in less than 5 percent of those who received Truvada, out of 1,251 who initially randomized to receive the drug.
Additionally, if we're only looking at adherence rates among those in the United States--and there's no doubting that excellent adherence was associated with near-perfect efficacy--consider the fact that less than 10 percent of the overall iPrEx study population were from either Boston or San Francisco.
To my knowledge, we've never approved a drug, or developed new public health strategies, based on cherry-picked numbers. While the iPrEx study's rosy subset analysis will undoubtedly pique the interest of FDA reviewers, the agency has a long history of being primarily concerned with overall study results, as it is tasked with safeguarding the public against the worst possible outcomes. This means seriously weighing the worst outcomes--the risk of new HIV infections and the possible development of drug resistance as a result of poor adherence in the real world--against the best possible outcomes associated with excellent adherence.
Virtually everyone working in HIV/AIDS treatment advocacy has, at one time or another, been dazzled by a drug that showed early promise, but there's generally agreement that approval isn't merited until additional studies have been conducted to help us learn as much as we possibly can. There is a big difference between what happens in drug trials, and what happens outside of them. When considering the use of Truvada as PrEP, even if the FDA only approves the drug for MSM in the United States, we still have much more to learn.
For example, we still don't know if the high efficacy rates among predominantly white gay and bisexual men in affluent cities like Boston and San Francisco will be seen in poorer cities, such as Oakland and Baltimore, homes to a large number of disenfranchised black and Latino MSM.
We also have no idea if Truvada can be used intermittently, for example, taken only before potentially risky sexual activity. And, if so, what is the time span for which the drug must be taken prior (and potentially after) sexual activity.
While iPrEx successfully answered some important fundamental questions regarding the safety and efficacy of PrEP in MSM, it did not answer a number of questions critical to other groups for whom PrEP could potentially prove effective.
For example, will PrEP's safety and efficacy prove comparable in women and injection drug users? We won't know this until a clinical trial exploring Viread as PrEP for injection drug users are reported in 2012 and a study exploring Truvada as PrEP in heterosexual men and women are reported a year later.
The iPrEx study had many safeguards in place--rapid HIV testing and adherence counseling every four weeks and frequently laboratory testing to look for adverse effects--to maximize efficacy and to ensure that those who tested positive while on treatment or experienced serious side effects (fortunately, there weren't any) stopped PrEP as quickly as possible. Is such an intensive approach necessary outside of the clinical trial setting to maximize benefits and minimize risks? If yes, are health care systems in the U.S. (not to mention the rest of the world) financed and staffed adequately to offer up such comprehensive preventive medicine? And at what cost? Truvada alone is $36 a day--add in regular HIV testing, lab tests and adherence counseling and the price tag, per person, becomes a hefty one indeed.
Consider the following from George Carter of the Foundation of Integrative AIDS Research, which is based on iPrEx data and economic considerations:
It will require treating at least 45 people over a year to prevent one infection: economies of scale notwithstanding, from some source or another a minimum of $146/pt/year * 44 patients or US$6,570 to prevent one infection per year or in the places where Gilead happily charges whatever they want, we'll give a mid-range $12,000/pt/year * 45 = US$540,000/pt/year to prevent a single infection. And that is just the (arbitrary and vicious) cost of the DRUG! A [quality-adjusted life year] analysis of physician, nurse and outreach time and costs will add substantially to that per patient cost.
All of this said, resisting FDA approval of Truvada as PrEP is futile. Truvada is widely available and extensively used for the treatment of HIV and, if anecdotal reports are to be believed, already being prescribed and used "off label" as PrEP. What's more, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already issued interim guidelines on the use of Truvada as PrEP, recognizing that, unlike experimental drugs only available through clinical trials, there's little standing in the way of Truvada PrEP prescriptions.
My hope is that a potential approval will allow Gilead--which stands to make a good chunk of change, given its considerable potential market expansion with PrEP along with the fact that iPrEx (and other efficacy studies) aren't being funded by the company--and health agencies to address the numerous outstanding questions regarding the safety and efficacy of PrEP in diverse at-risk populations and to develop sound educational and support programming to at-risk individuals and health care providers hoping to use Truvada for the prevention of HIV.
Ideally, we'd have much of this settled before a drug becomes commercially available, like we do with experimental agents for the treatment of HIV. But in this case, there's no returning the genie from whence she came--Truvada can be gotten with a prescription, by anybody, and the results of iPrEx, while limited, are compelling in their suggestion that Truvada can be an effective agent when used as part of a comprehensive prevention strategy.
This is where I disagree with AHF. The real fight isn't in holding up the FDA's approval of Truvada as PrEP, but in holding Gilead's (and the government's) feet to the fire to ensure that Truvada is not only safe and effective in the real world, but actually accessible and affordable to communities that will need it most.


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New Order
Thursday, July 3 @ BMO Harris Pavilion, 8 p.m.
Jun. 16, 2014
When Joy Division's Ian Curtis killed himself just before embarking on what would have been their first American tour (1980), the band decided to hang together. Breaking with expectations, they not only replaced Curtis on vocals (guitarist Bernard Sumner stepped up) but also changed their name to New Order and their sound from synth-driven resignation to melancholy dance floor conquest. Like many emerging British bands in the early '80s, they bridged the span between the D.I.Y. ethos of punk rock and the danceable high-toned production of disco. With their highly influential 12-inch single "Blue Monday" (1983), New Order set the template from which electro, house and other dance-club genres have drawn.
The acrimony between Sumner and bassist Peter Hook, who along with drummer Stephen Morris and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert formed New Order at their peak, was muted in the '80s by the group's minimalist aesthetic. Like other acts on Manchester's Factory Records, their album covers were cryptic. Band members seldom granted interviews, refrained from onstage banter, refused encores and went about their tasks like diligent technicians. Since the '80s New Order has seen dormant phases and lineup shifts, side projects and tempers flaring even as band members continued to absorb new influences from the dance music they helped inspire.


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help on 17's
I need info on types, rifles in the moderate price range and expected accuracy and effectiveness.
I am getting interested in getting a 17 for chucks out to 200 yards and target shooting but really don't know much along this line.
Any help will be appreciated
There is plenty to choose from.
17 Fireball (Necked down 221 Fireball)
17 Remington
17 Ackley-Hornet (My favorite)
I would say try to find a 17 fireball as they are just a little slower than the 17 rem and offer less fouling and longer barrel life.
Here is a good list of 17 caliber wildcat cartridges and this place has tons of info on the sub-calibers. (Smaller than .224")
Mine is a Marlin, model 917V, .17hmr. The most accurate, out of the box, rimfire I've ever owned. All I did with mine is add a scope (Leupold) and it is a tack-driver. Two hundred yards; no problem. A pure delight to shoot.
The .17 hmr, absolutely destroys varmints with clean, quick kills. :cool:
I'd have to go with the marlin also
It is almost like the .17 HNR is an unfair advantage when shooting Gophers.But I'll keep doing it
The 17 Gr bullet fired from a 17 HM2 has about 100 ft/lb of energy at 80 yards ,54 ft/lb at 200 yards. The 17 Gr bullet fired from a 17 HMR has about 100 ft/lb of energy at 150 yards, 72 ft/lb at 200 yards. The 25 Gr HP bullet fired from a 17 Fireball has about 460 ft/lb of energy at 200 yards. The 25 Gr HP bullet fired from a 17 Remington has about 490 ft/lb of energy at 200 yards. I use all the 17s for shooting prairie dogs which weigh about three pounds. If I were to go chuck shooting I would use the 17 Fireball round ...
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It's the biggest spring bash in fashion, where Hollywood stars, style icons and the biggest names in music all turn out for the Met Ball in New York. And because its dress code is strictly in celebration of the latest Metropolitan Museum of Art's fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute, every year it's a spectacular display of fashion, from last year's punk-themed event to superhero-inspired looks in 2008.
As we anticipate what stars will wear to this year's gala on 5 May - which has a more understated dress code of 'White Tie and Decorations' - we look at the best and most outrageous costumes yet.
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