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Jon and Roy went searching for something intangible on their fourth recording, Let it Go. Suffice it to say, they found it. Freedom — from artistic constraints, from audience expectations — became a recurring theme for the duo during the creation of Let it Go. If there was one rule for longtime friends and collaborators Jon Middleton (gui... more info
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"The Avengers" thundered its way to box-office history, rolling up $200.3 million for the biggest three-day U.S. weekend ever.
At the same time, Disney and Marvel Entertainment's superhero mashup added another $151.5 million from 52 overseas territories this weekend to up its foreign box-office cume to $441.5 million, giving it a staggering $641.8 million here and abroad in the 12 days since its release.
The huge opening got the summer movie season off to a roaring start. In the process, "The Avengers" blew past last year's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," which had held the record for the best first-weekend at $169.1 million.
Also read: 'The Avengers': 5 Things You Need to Know if You Don't Read Comic Books
Disney marketers, handling a Marvel film for the first time, capitalized on a fan base that has been building since "Iron Man" in 2008, glowing reviews and major momentum from massive foreign debuts.
"Never, ever did we think it would go this high," Dave Hollis, Disney's executive vice-president of exhibition told TheWrap on Sunday morning. "If there was one consistency about this weekend, it was that we kept getting surprised by numbers better than we could have imagined in the best case."
He said that Saturday was key, building on the strong fan-boy fueled Friday and midnight shows.
"Our $69.5 million Saturday, which set a record, showed you can cross over," Hollis said. "It became an 'everybody' picture."
The numbers back him up. "The Avengers" audience was 60 percent male and 40 percent female, and 50 percent over 25 and 50 percent under. Couples made up 55 percent of the crowds, teens 21 percent.
"As much as there were exceptional expectations, that A+ CinemaScore shows everyone left satisfied," Hollis said.
Also read: From 'Dark Knight' to 'Dark Shadows,' the 10 Most-Anticipated Movies of the Summer
"The Avengers" is a huge hit on huge screens, too. It grossed more than $15 million on 275 IMAX screens, roughly 8 percent of the grosses and a virtual tie for best-ever with last year's "Harry Potter." In the process, it wracked up a staggering $55,000-per-screen average. In addition, "The Avengers" took in another $21 million on foreign Imax screens, upping the overall overseas Imax gross to an estimated $31.2 million.
"The Avengers" played at 4,349 North American locations this weekend, 3,364 of which are 3D.
Also read: 'The Avengers' on a First-Day Box-Office Rampage: $80.5M
The ensemble cast of the PG-13-rated "The Avengers" features Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo.
Joss Whedon co-wrote with Zak Penn and directed the film, which brings many of Marvel's pantheon of comic book superheroes together for the first time. The film is produced by Marvel Studios' President Kevin Feige and executive produced by Alan Fine, Jon Favreau, Stan Lee, Louis D'Esposito, Patricia Whitcher, Victoria Alonso and Jeremy Latcham.

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All spring quarter classes at UW Bothell classes will be held remotely. In compliance with state mandate, the campus is on restricted operations. Only faculty and staff identfied as critical should be on campus. Student services and the library are available online, see UW Bothell's coronavirus page for details.
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DPS High Profile Quality Engineer at Adobe Systems
Computing and Software Systems '05
UW Bothell alumna Michelle Gamboa knew at the age of eight that when she grew up, she wanted to work in the video game industry. As a child, her family lived in Japan where she became immersed in the culture of playing video games. "In Japan, the arcades are huge with games all over the place and they were everywhere," she says. "We had video games on the military bases and as kids we would go to school early just to play video games before class."
Now she works for Adobe in Seattle, where she coordinates and organizes the end-to-end testing of the company's entire Digital Publishing Suite. Adobe's publishing customers include Martha Stewart magazine, National Geographic, and Conde Nast.
Gamboa's path from video game player to software engineer began at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo in California, where she began her studies in computer science. But then she moved to Seattle and got a contract position in the Microsoft Games division. Once she became a full- time employee at Microsoft, she decided to complete her education and enrolled in UW Bothell's Computing and Software Systems (CSS) Program.
She says she appreciated the program's small class size and the hands-on approach to teaching. "It was really nice to be able to have that really close interaction with the instructors," she says. "I need to visualize things in order to understand them which is kind of hard in computer science because there is not a lot to visualize. The instructors at UW Bothell were really great at being able to draw out pictures for me to be able to understand what was going on."
She continued to work full-time at Microsoft while studying for her degree, which she earned in the spring of 2005. Although she already had a job, she says she felt the benefits of having the degree right away. "Getting my degree and learning all the things that I learned, helped solidify my understanding of my own job," she says. "It helped me to be able to do my job better as well as move into other areas that I was interested in."
She remained at Microsoft for eight and half years and then moved over to Adobe, where she is part of a team that oversees testing of new components in the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite before they are released to customers. " I go to the different groups that develop these components to find out what the new features are and then document those features so we can run through it as a user would," she says. "Several times before we release we'll get a whole bunch of people together throughout our digital publishing group and have them run through different work flows."
She says one of the most valuable aspects of her education at UW Bothell was learning how to work in teams. For class projects, she'd have to work with a team of people on programming projects. "It gave me a better understanding of the different pieces I needed to understand for myself, but also how I needed to interact with my teammates to get the job done more efficiently," she says.
In her current job, that ability to work with others is crucial to success. " With the end-to-end coordination that I do across all these different teams, there are places where some teams work better with others and places where some teams don't work as well with others," she says. "It is so important because the end goal is to create this great, high quality product for the customer. If any of those pieces aren't meshing well then that causes a problem throughout the entire product."
Gamboa continues to give back to the school. She serves on the UW Bothell Alumni Council and raises money for student scholarships. When her team decided to hire an intern, she says UW Bothell was the first place she looked.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 91 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
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Our target audience is adults (male and female) ages 32 - 58. We attract a large number of "un-" fit members so we are not wanting to appeal solely to those who LOVE exercise.
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We would like for the logo to look fun and inspiring. Am considering dropping "Health Club" and "Tanning Salon" on the sides of the current logo and to incorporate "Get" / "Fit" in its place. This would allow us to link our logo and our website address more closely.
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text: The Red Cross is really getting into this online game malarkey. Just a few weeks after the launch of their web-based ARG Traces Of Hope they have followed up with ERU – an RTS that demonstrates the challenges faced with deploying Red Cross and Red Crescent resources to deal with natural and man-made disasters. The game plays like a standard realtime strategy title, albeit on were the goal is to heal rather than destroy. You have medical and transport resources to manages, shelters to build and refugees to transport. You can play two demo levels via the site, and buy the full eleven-mission game for just $19.99. ERU [Red Cross: The Game]


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In this webinar we introduce the Phased Array System Toolbox and provide a high-level overview of its major capabilities. Through product demonstrations, attendees will see how this new System Toolbox is used for:
About the Presenter: John Irza is the product manager for Communications Toolbox and Phased Array System Toolbox. Prior to joining MathWorks in 2007 he was a systems engineer at Bluefin Robotics and Draper Laboratory. He has a MSEE degree from the University of Rhode Island.
Recorded: 12 May 2011


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Welcome to Colona Watersports!
One of the worlds' premier Kitesurfing centers and schools..
Throughout this site you will find details of both our Hurghada and Sharm El Sheik Centers and what makes us the right choice for your next Kiting experience.
Colona Watersports opened in 2002 at the Magawish Hotel in Hurghada. Starting off as a fairly small operation the centre has grown from strength to strength over the years and now boasts full rescue and beach services with launching and landing assistance, weather stations, wireless internet and a shop stocked with the latest equipment. It's our aim to be on the forefront of the Kite surfing industry so you'll always find the highest quality products available for test and purchase.
In addition to our top of the line materials you will find a multi-lingual staff of Instructors, management and beach assistants on hand to cater for all your Kiting needs during your stay! Colona Watersports is affiliated with the IKO (International Kiteboarding Organization) and teaches all levels of IKO kiteboarding courses from beginner up to IKO Instructor Training Courses. With 3 separate areas for experts, beginners and a completely dedicated school area, you will find it one of the safest and accessible places to learn and improve your skills.
In addition to introducing and educating hundreds of students to the sport of Kite surfing. Colona Watersports also caters for many free-riders and pro-kiters. We're always pleased to welcome back guests who visit us time and time again to enjoy the good winds and warm waters.
Many a pro-rider and full sponsored teams have returned to us over the years to take advantage of our picturesque settings and famous sand bar for those all-important photo shoots. We're always pleased to see Aaron Hadlow, Maciek Kozerski, Kevin Langeree and Mark Shinn with the Nobile team returning to our centre to take advantage of the service and attention provided by our ever-helpful staff.
More than just Kitesurfing! Colona Watersports is situated in Hurghada, a town brimming with activities where you can find so much more than just kitesurfing… Wakeboarding, Desert Safaris, Snorkelling, Diving and much more… For the evenings Hurghada boasts excellent restaurants and a great night life with bars and nightclubs.
Colona Watersports Kitesurfing Centre in Sharm El Sheikh is located in the newly developed Nabq area just north of the Sharm El Sheikh International Airport and about 20 minutes away from Neama Bay, famous for it's restaurants and night life.
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For decades, doctors informed women that preeclampsia was temporary. Even though women might get very sick, if delivery set the healing process in motion quickly enough, their bodies would heal. They were expected to recover completely. Although their babies may have been affected by the resulting prematurity, the preeclampsia itself was not confirmed to cause any direct health concern to the children either. That is to say, preeclampsia was considered "transient."
However, recent research suggests that not only are preeclamptic mothers more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) but the offspring of these pregnancies may have higher body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure readings and be at higher risk for later effects such as stroke or heart disease than children born to normotensive - that is, normal blood pressure - pregnancies.
Physician-researchers who work on preeclampsia have described it as a "stress test for life." Under the added physical strain of pregnancy, women get a glimpse of what their future health challenges may be.
Is preeclampsia an indicator that we're predisposed to develop heart disease? Or does it cause damage that results in this long term impact? In any case, what do we do with this information, for ourselves and for our children?
Genetics may provide part of the explanation. Women who develop preeclampsia often have genes that make them more likely to develop chronic hypertension than the average population. Since chronic hypertensives pass their genes on to their children, their children would likewise have a higher risk for hypertension and related problems.
According to an explanation known as the Barker Hypothesis, those genetic susceptibilities might be related to development of the baby during pregnancy. Children who develop in a uterine environment where nutrition is scarce, whether that's the result of famine or IUGR, are developmentally programmed to "expect" that calorie shortage to continue and store additional fat accordingly. In our modern environment where calories are abundant, those children might easily grow into overweight adults. Though this doesn't always result in obesity - many people are adept at controlling their weight - the underlying tendency of the body to expect food scarcity is still present. It's called the "thrifty phenotype."
"Many women with a thrifty phenotype end up with partners who also have a thrifty phenotype," explains Dr. Thomas Easterling, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Maternal Hypertension Clinic at the University of Washington (Seattle) and Director of the Preeclampsia Foundation's Medical Advisory Board. "That means the children are carrying genes from both parents that put them at higher risk of these conditions, making cardiovascular disease more likely."
Children from preeclamptic pregnancies may appear physically the same as children from normotensive pregnancies. Statistically, however, there appears to be a small but significant difference in their blood pressure and BMI measurements. For example, an average ten-year-old male child born to a normotensive pregnancy and in the 50th percentile for height and weight should have a blood pressure of 102/61. The same child born to a preeclamptic pregnancy would score just slightly higher, at around 104/63.
That seems like such a slight variation, one that could easily be explained by a number of factors, like a rushed reading or a bulky shirt. But when it shows up in a population of over 45,000 children, as it did in recent research, the odds that difference appears by chance drop to less than one in ten thousand. Over the long run, that difference can grow to be a major risk marker for CVD.
What about the other alternative - the possibility that preeclampsia itself is causing some damage?
Endothelial damage caused by preeclampsia may not be entirely reversed post-preeclampsia. It may cause permanent hyperreactivity in the immune system, which could be why some women exhibit new or exacerbated autoimmune disorders or chronic hypertension following a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia.
"We really need a population-based study to answer this question," says Dr. Vesna Garovic, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "The studies, to date, have not addressed the role of preeclampsia as a possible cause of cardiovascular disease. However, absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence - future studies focusing on this particular issue are needed."
Dr. Easterling agreed. "There are some studies that might be interpreted as showing damage from preeclampsia. However, we know we can explain most of this with regular genetics. In the long run, we might find that the Barker Hypothesis -- the idea that the way these babies develop in utero is altered by the environment they experience -- helps to explain these findings."
So what can we do about this risk marker for heart disease that appears in us and perhaps in our children?
"Lifestyle impacts are substantial," says Audrey Gardner, director of echocardiography at CHOC - Children's Clinical Specialists cardiology division in Orange, Calif. She experienced Class I HELLP in her pregnancy with her daughter Rebecca. "There are so many factors that can affect our children - complicated pregnancies, NICU time, surgeries, anesthesia, genes - where we have no control. But we can continue to make careful diet and exercise choices, we can quit smoking, and we can monitor our own health and follow up with appointments as necessary. And yes, it's hard to find the time to do that with young children. But it could mean we catch our arterial changes before we have bad outcomes."
"We don't have data suggesting women with a history of preeclampsia, or their children, need aggressive monitoring or treatment, but they do need to be followed as at risk, and supported in healthy lifestyles," added Dr. Garovic. "One positive is that this disease serves as an early marker of risk, so that we can catch people at a younger age."
The American Heart Association's 2011 Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Women continue to prioritize lifestyle approaches for the prevention of CVD. Known as "Life"s Simple 7," the AHA has defined what it means to have ideal cardiovascular health, identifying the most important health and behavior factors that impact health and quality of life. These 7 simple, small changes can make a big difference in living a better life - for you and your children - and getting ahead of the risks presented by your preeclampsia history.


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Snell worked a 1:30 to 9:30 p.m. shift. He is a big man. He stands 6-feet-2 and at the time he weighed 220 pounds. He was very fit. There wasn't much that could intimidate him. He had been in his share of tussles with armed criminals in the first three years of his career. In March 1976, his skills would be tested.
Snell will never forget the sheer panic etched on the woman's face. Patricia Franklin Bell, 26, was a mother of a 3-year-old boy and a security officer at the airport. Her best friend was also a security officer there at the airport. The security officers made sure people didn't carry weapons or explosives onto planes.
Security at the airport was taken very seriously. They knew all about the case of Gilbert Graham, who planted TNT in his mother's suitcase. The Douglas DC-6B aircraft exploded after taking off from Stapleton on Nov. 1, 1955. Graham was convicted of murder and executed in the insurance scam that killed his mother and 43 other people on United Airlines Flight 629.
Ever since then, security had been a high priority at Stapleton. And through the security friend, Snell had further confirmation of the seriousness of the situation. This was real fear.
Bell explained to Snell that a man named Ned (Emanuel) Lottie had been a cellmate of her husband in the Denver jail. Since he was released from jail he had repeatedly tried to date Bell, who rebuffed his romantic overtures.
Lottie had gotten angry and threaten to kill her in a phone conversation. He told her that if he couldn't have her nobody else would. She told Snell that Lottie had just threatened to stab her to death – apparently over the phone – and was coming for her.Snell's instincts told him to take the threat very seriously. He told his supervisor and other policeman at the airport that Lottie may be on his way to the airport.
Minutes later, he heard screams.
"He's here. He's here," Bell and her friend yelled. "That's Lottie."
Snell said he dashed the short distance to the security conveyor belt and saw a man rushing towards them.
Snell could see that the man had one on his hands in his pocket, as though he was holding something.
Lottie darted through the metal detector, setting off an alarm.
"He was going straight for her," Snell said. "He was pushing people out of the way."


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Veteran investor and an early spotter of the commodities bull market, Jim Rogers says if he could only invest in one precious metal this summer it would be silver. Why is that?
Silver prices are more volatile than gold. And over the past five years gold has actually been a slightly better performer. The central banks hold gold, not generally silver.
Money printing
As an investor you always look at two things: upside and downside potential. So if you are optimistic about the outlook for precious metals – and with all the central banks of the world with their fingers on the button to let the printing presses roll this is a logical conclusion – then does gold or silver have the most upside?
It does just have to be silver. Consider this: silver is the only major commodity not to have reached a new all-time high in this bull market; silver is still cheaper than it was 32 years ago, prices are astonishingly depressed.
Then you can consider the impact of an economic slowdown on silver. Yes its industrial use will go down but so will its production because that is linked to the output of copper and zinc mines.
Investment demand for precious metals will take over in any case from industrial demand. And once the gold price heads up then silver will follow. You get 50 times more silver for your money than gold.
Historically it was 12 to 15 times the amount of silver for gold, so that also looks like a correction just waiting to happen. Why is it that silver has become so cheap by historical standards?
It goes back to the price collapse of 1980. Prices then got to such a huge spike due to the cornering of the market by the Hunt Brothers that production was ramped up and huge stocks were accumulated. The Hunts market manipulation invited a similar response from global central banks.
Once silver prices slumped from $50 there was a 20-year bear market with enough oversupply to keep prices down for two decades. Silver's recovery since the millennium has been spectacular, from $3 an ounce to almost that previous all-time high 15 months ago.
Autumn season
But the best is yet to come. Will it be this autumn when the central banks turn on the printing presses to maximum to save the world economy? The Fed with QE3 and the others following?
Or will there be a 2008-style financial market crash with Greece as the next Lehman? That would be bad for precious metal prices as it was in 2008, although they made a spectacular recovery very swiftly.
You never can be guaranteed success in investment. Patience and a lack of borrowing always buys you time and that is the greatest asset of all. But we think those who stick with silver over gold will get their pay day soon.
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You know strength training is important, but many find it difficult to make time to get to a gym or cover the cost of membership. If you find yourself in one of these situations, you may be able to work around it by creating a gym at home.
A home gym will give you more time flexibility and it can be done with a surprisingly modest budget. It is also a great way to encourage the entire family to get fit. Start with a clear idea of what you want to buy and how you will use it.
Getting Started
Before you begin doing curls in the living room, there are many things you will want to consider. Budget, space, and activities that keep you most motivated will need to be decided in advance.
Be aware of space constraints in the room you will be using. Look for a place that is spacious, well-lit, and clutter-free. It should be free of hazards for you and other people in your home. The placement of the equipment in the room should also not pose a danger to them. The size of the room may also dictate what type of equipment you should consider. Know where you want to set up your gym before you shop for your equipment.
Keep in mind that certain areas of your home may be more prone to getting damp or moldy, dusty, or extremely hot or cold. They will not make ideal exercise locations.
It is important to invest in proper equipment, but choose wisely. In some cases, you may be able to substitute expensive equipment with alternatives, but in most cases, you cannot. Quality rules, so do not shy away from a more ideal product because of the sticker price. Remember, this one time investment will often cost less than a year long gym membership.
Some equipment is limited to a single type of exercise while others may offer a variety of exercise options. Keep in mind what will motivate or de-motivate you. Is the equipment too complicated to adjust? Are the exercise options too limited for your advanced exercise program, or are there too many bells and whistles for your basic exercise preferences?
Basic equipment needs for a home free weight program include:
- An adjustable weight bench will help you vary your workout.
- Dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, and/or stability balls. Try them out before you buy. You may consider starting with one type of weight and then trying or adding another as your program progresses.
- A dumbbell rack keeps weights out of the way to prevent injury to you and your family.
- A full-length mirror can help you check that you are using proper form.
- An exercise mat to make floor exercises more comfortable.
You may also be considering a multigym. It is more expensive, but it is a good alternative for someone who is just starting out. Free weights require you to know certain activities, but a multigym is designed to assist you through specific exercises. The downside is that a multigym has a limited variety of exercises, which may leave you feeling bored as you progress.
Equipment is available at sporting goods stores, small athletic equipment retailers, and through websites. Visit different stores to find options that feel best for you.
Create Your Program
If you have not worked with weights before, a trainer can help you with a program. Some trainers will also come to your home and suggest ways to use the space to your advantage. Find a trainer through referrals from friends, gyms, or websites. Always check credentials and interview candidates to find a comfortable rapport.
A cheaper alternative is to work from a book, DVD, or website.
Remember, too, that if you are starting an exercise program, you may need to talk to your doctor first. This is especially true if you are older, have a family history of heart disease, or have other risk factors, like diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure.
Making Progress: Expert Training Tips
- Choose a schedule you can commit to. For beginners, strength training 2-3 days a week works well. Generally, a morning routine may be better. This is because we are often more tired later in the day and may be tempted to skip a workout.
- Never push yourself to full fatigue. Lifting too much weight is dangerous, especially when you are at home by yourself.
- Watch your technique carefully in a mirror. You may perceive that you are doing something correctly, but you need to see if your motions are correct.
- Lift and lower weights with slow, controlled movements. If you rely on momentum, you will not isolate the muscle group or get the results you want.
- Increase weight and repetitions gradually. Whatever the exercise, work up to 3 sets of 8-12 repetitions comfortably before increasing the weight.
- Make sure equipment is properly stored and monitored. This is especially true if you have children in the house. Parents should also make sure they have time for themselves to dedicate to exercise during a period when the children are occupied and supervised.
Always consider safety. Use weights and all your equipment properly. It is the best way to get the most out of your investment.
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Hickenlooper vs. Watson: the logo wars
An alert fan of the Spot was intrigued when he saw an earlier blog post featuring the logo for Republican House candidate Brian Watson.
A blue border, stars by the phrase "for Colorado." Where had he seen that before?
It turns out that Democrat John Hickenlooper employed the same style in his successful gubernatorial run in 2010. However, the logo for Hickenlooper, a former brewmeister, looks like a bottle opener.
What does Watson's campaign say?
"Our logos may be similar and we both hate mudslinging, but I wouldn't expect to see Brian showering on television or jumping out of any airplanes," said a campaign volunteer.
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Richard Bernstein has been a reporter, culture critic, and commentator for more than 30 years. He was a foreign correspondent in Asia and Europe for Time magazine and The New York Times, and was the first Beijing bureau chief for Time. He is the author of many books on Chinese and Asian themes, among them The Coming Conflict with China and Ultimate Journey, the latter of which was a New York Times Best Book of the Year. He is also the author of Out of the Blue: A Narrative of September 11, 2001, which was named by The Boston Globe as one of the seven best books of 2002. He lives in New York.


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UAlbany Men's Lacrosse Team Advances to NCAA Tournament
Women fall to Stony Brook in America East championship game
The UAlbany Men's Lacrosse team races onto the field after winning the America East Championship in Stony Brook, N.Y.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (May 4, 2013) -- For the fifth time in program history, the University at Albany is the America East Men's Lacrosse champion. The Great Danes scored five consecutive goals to end the first half and got nine points from the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Lyle Thompson, to beat third-seeded UMBC, 19-10, Saturday morning at Stony Brook's LaValle Stadium.
The women's lacrosse team advanced to the America East championship game, but fell to top-seeded Stony Brook. UAlbany's Ariana Parker, Jess Antelmi and Allie Phelan each made the all-tournament team.
The victory by the men's team sends UAlbany to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time, the first since 2007, when the Great Danes lost an overtime thriller in the quarterfinals to Cornell. The Great Danes, who are ranked 12th in the nation, will travel to Colorado to face the Denver Pioneers on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
UAlbany's Lyle Thompson, a sophomore from the Onondaga Nation, was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.
Thompson, the league's Player of the Year, totaled 15 points on six goals and nine assists during the tournament, setting a new conference standard. His brother, Miles, an All-Championship selection, added five goals and two assists for the Great Danes, who set a new tournament record with 36 goals in their two games
UAlbany (13-4) scored the game's first goal, a blast from Ty Thompson off a feed from his cousin, Lyle, on the man advantage, but UMBC (7-9) countered with scores by Dave Campbell and Scott Jones.
The two teams then traded three-goal spurts, as Lyle Thompson scored and set up UAlbany's three goals before UMBC (7-8) scored three times in a 3:23 span. Nate Lewnes, Jones and Matt Gregoire found the back of the cage as UMBC took a 5-4 lead with 9:18 left in the first.
From there, UAlbany's top-scoring offense took over, as did its defense, as the Great Danes scored nine of the game's 10 goals, including five straight to end the second quarter. Miles Thompson's third score of the half with 55 seconds left gave his team a 9-5 lead at the break.
The Retrievers, who were seeking their fourth league crown and first since 2009, got a score from America East Rookie of the Year Pat Young to start the second half, but UAlbany scored the next four to put the game out of reach. The closest UMBC got the rest of the was within six on Scott Jones' score, which made it 14-8 1:12 into the fourth quarter.
But the Great Danes, who have won nine of their last 10 games, scored four of the last five goals of the game to cap the win, including a highlight reel score between the legs with his back facing the cage from Ty Thompson.
The Thompson trio combined for 11 of UAlbany's 19 goals, while Blaze Riorden made nine saves, including five in the third quarter. Jones' four goals paced UMBC, while Wes DiRito made 10 stops in the cage.
UAlbany controlled the faceoff circle, winning 17 of 32 draws, including 10 of 17 after halftime.
Joining Lyle and Miles Thompson and Jones all the All-Championship team were UAlbany's Kevin Glueckert and Anthony Ostrander, UMBC's Joe Lustgarten and Phil Poe, Hartford's Alex Matarazzo and Jack Bobzien and Stony Brook's Brody Eastwood and Jeff Tundo.
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Today I'm featuring one of my wonderful March sponsors, The Blouse Shoppe. Jane and Jenn, the lovely ladies behind the blog and the shop, share loads of thrifting tips, reveal their sources of inspiration and offer a refreshing outlook on the fashion industry.
Oh, and I almost forgot the best part! Jane and Jenn are generously offering SJV readers 15% off on anything in their shop! Just use the coupon code "iamtheeverydaygirl" when you checkout.
Tell us a little bit about yourselves! Who are the gals behind the Blouse Shoppe?
Jane and I definitely love vintage - there's a special place in our hearts for polyester blouses, cotton day dresses and labels with names like "The Fire Island Woman." Jane's style can be described as an everyday rockstar look - and I'm more along the lines of granny chic (ok less chic, more granny).
When we're not finding vintage for the shop or traipsing around the state for blouse shoots, Jane is the lead singer of the band Panther Moderns and can often be found sporting around town in her red mini cooper with her sidekick, a floppy basset hound called Poppy. My non-blouse life includes doing community organizing around women's rights, reading trashy magazines and spending quality time with my lady friend, like late night grocery shopping.
Also - we both love coffee and hate pants.
Your motto is "vintage clothes for the everyday girl". Can you tell us more about that philosophy?
From the beginning of blouse, Jane and I knew that we wanted to niche out a little section in the fashion world that revolved around making women feel good and where all women had options - whether it be decade, style or size. Immediately after we launched, a long distance fan from California emailed us, gushing that she loved our shoppe because in her words, we had vintage options for the everyday girl ... for her. Instantly, we knew she gave us the language for the feelings that we excitedly stammered about from the start – we wanted it to be all about the everyday girl.
It's hard to deny it -- the fashion world can be overwhelming, intimidating and expensive. Although Jane and I both love fashion -- we've both had moments where we have felt its exclusiveness. And being everyday girls ourselves (really, who isn't?), we're looking to create a world where fashion can be empowering, liberating, expressive and accessible. Unfortunately, the fashion world can tend to lurk around corners on bus shelters and glossy magazine pages, tempting us to wish for longer eyelashes, thinner thighs, bigger boobs, thicker wallets. Fashion should use its power to make each of us feel beautiful, not inadequate.
At blouse, our hope is to provide you with a variety of vintage fashions to make you feel as gorgeous as you are -- and to create a place where every everyday girl fits.
What do you look for when you're out picking for your Etsy shop? Any tips for finding great pieces when out thrifting?
Everyday girls play a big role in what we choose. We love finding dresses and blouses that we know are going to look perfect on our everyday girl models and the garment's future owners. That's part of the beauty of having a shop. You're not limited when it comes to size. Our customers and models are all shapes and sized so we get to buy it all.
Here's blouse's tips on how not to be overwhelmed by the local thrift shop:
1. Edit your picks. We usually fill up our cart till it's absolutely overflowing, find an empty spot in the furniture section, and sort through everything on top of a 1970s velvety couch. Remember: Just because it's $1 doesn't mean it's perfect (I have to frequently remind Jane that one).
2. Shop by section. Dresses first, then shoes, then coats, etc. It makes it a lot less overwhelming to break it up.
3. Set your intention. Jane went shopping the other day with the clear goal of finding high waisted, wide legged, vintage blue jeans. She certainly came home with the perfect pair!
4. Be creative!!! This one is the most important! When in a thrift store you are surrounded by possibility. It's so much fun to think outside of the box and try and figure out how to make someones discarded clothing into a fashion forward look. And the best part is that no one else will have the same look as you! Way better than wearing that one dress from Urban Outfitters that everyone has.
What are some of your everyday sources of fashion inspiration? Do you have favorite blogs that you look at daily?
Jane and I can both get lost in internet-land for hours on end ... with so many good looking women out there doing their thing on such amazing blogs - it's so easy to be inspired. Some of our favorites --- delightfully tacky (www.delightfully-tacky.com), with her bright and fun style and her courage with her songwriting. We love the perfectly put together Lulu Letty (http://lululetty.blogspot.com) - in fact, she immediately inspired Jane to buy a pair of oxfords and start wearing lace collars. Tick Tock vintage (http://ticktockvintage.blogspot.com) is incredibly real and she makes homemade limoncello. We adore Holland 1945 (www.holland1945.com), the perfect everyday girl. Dear Beatrice (http://dearbeatrice.blogspot.com) buys jewelry on the home shopping network and makes her own dresses, need we say more? Jane is grossly jealous of the beautiful blogging duo at Louder than Silence (http://wearelouderthansilence.blogspot.com) and I'm grossly jealous of the wit and smarts over at Huzzah! vintage (http://huzzahvintage.blogspot.com).
You put together a really lovely lookbook for spring! I love all the diner shots. Can you tell us about that?
At the beginning of blouse -- it was definitely the vintage that brought Jane and I together -- but quickly, we realized that our best blouse days were the day long photo shoots -- Jane, as the epitome of the everyday girl and myself, as the wannabe fashion photographer. We travel all over for blouse's shoots -- hauling suitcases of vintage clothes and once in a while, a few extra, willing, everyday girl models. We sneak into football stadiums, take over diners after the lunch crowd leaves and spend some our favorite hours on the docks while the lobstermen pull in their boats. Between styling the looks, finding the location and getting that perfect shot, blouse loves a photo shoot.
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It's that time of year. Slay bells ringing, children singing…and the UKOUG Conference.
This year, I was lucky to get along to attend the last day in the company of my good friend Alan.
I love going to the Conference. You get the chance to see lots of great presentations about all sorts of things in the Oracle world.
Takeaways from this year? Well, apart from the stress-ball and the cuddly Rhino ( yes, we did have a wander through the exhibition hall as well), I learned quite a bit about Application Express.
Just in case they're struggling for an angle for APEX in the Oracle marketing department, how about :
"Application Express – Forms 3.0 for the Internet Age"
I suppose I'd better do some explaining fairly quickly before I am taken to task by any APEX aficionados who happen to be reading.
Back in the good old days, when I still had hair, Forms 3 was the character based interface for the Oracle database. A major advance on Forms 2.3, you were able to code actual PL/SQL right into the triggers. Of course, everything ran on the server back then. Forms, the database ( we don't talk about SQL*Reportwriter…ever !)
APEX has certain similarities to it's ancestor. The code is stored in the database itself and you can write PL/SQL in it. Of course, it is also "web-aware". It could easily be thought of as a UI for SQL and PL/SQL…without all that mucking about with Java.
Enough of this Oracle Tech naval gazing. The point of this post is that, if you've downloaded Oracle 11g XE, you will have APEX4.0 included. Due to the tiresome reluctance of software vendors to use major release numbers, you may have been under the misapprehension that APEX 4.1 was just a minor tweak. The truth is a rather different.
APEX is maturing rapidly. So, if you're running XE 11g on a Debian OS ( or even 10g XE), you may very well be interested in getting the latest version of APEX to have a play with…
NOTE – I ran this installation on 11g XE running on Mint.
I've tried to highlight any differences you may get when installing on 10gXE, but I haven't actually done the installation on this database version.
Pre-Installation Checks
There are a few bits and pieces to check here :
- shared pool size
- Oracle XDB version
- PL/SQL Web Toolkit version
Shared Pool Size
The shared pool size needs to be at least 100 MB. Shouln't be a problem. In SQL*Plus you can check this by :
show parameter shared_pool_size
Alternatively, you can just run this query :
SELECT value FROM v$parameter WHERE name='shared_pool_size'; VALUE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0
Hmmm, not quite so straight forward then.
When this parameter is set to 0 then Oracle automatically determines the size of the shared pool.
If you're running on a 64-bit OS then this should ( according to the documentation) equate to 128 MB. If you're on a 32-bit OS however, this will default to 64MB.
If you need to change this parameter, then you can simply :
ALTER SYSTEM set shared_pool_size=100M;
If you do need to make this change then it's probably best to stop and re-start the database at this point to make sure that the additional memory is utilized.
Oracle XDB
The Oracle XDB should be there by default on XE.
Just to check :
SELECT comp_name, version, status FROM dba_registry WHERE comp_id = 'XDB';
Provided you get a row back from this query where the status is VALID, you're good to go.
PL/SQL Web Toolkit
You need to have version 10.1.2.0.6 or later. Once again, this should already be there on XE. If you want to check then :
SELECT owa_util.get_version FROM dual;
On 11gXE you should get version 10.1.2.0.8.
On 10g XE you'll probably be on version 10.1.2.0.4.
The APEX 4.1 download does come with files to install version 10.1.2.0.6 and you should be able to run this upgrade by means of the owainst.sql script which will be in the apex/owa directory after you've unzipped the download.
If you are going to do this, then I'd suggest you do a full backup of the database beforehand because (a) it's just good practice and (b) I've no idea if this will do what it claims without error on 10gXE.
In fact, even if everything is fine at this point, it's still a good idea to backup your database before you run the installation… unless you don't mind losing what you have on there already.
Download Apex 4.1
Next step is to download the Apex4.1 zip file from OTN.
NOTE – if I'm starting to bore you at this point and you're tempted to follow the "official" installation instructions, the ones for XE are a lot more concise and less confusing than the full-blown APEX installation guide ( which is here).
Once you've downloaded the file – apex_4.1_en.zip to give it it's full name ( I've just downloaded the English Language version), you need to copy it somewhere sensible.
In my case, I did the following :
cp apex_4.1_en.zip /u01/app/oracle
Wherever you choose to drop the file, you need to make sure that there are no spaces in the path. Otherwise, the script to install the icons isn't very happy and you end up with a blank screen…er..so I've heard. I mean, I've got this friend who tried it. No obviously, I wasn't dumb enough to do that myself. Ahem.
Anyway, next step is to unzip the file. To save lots of messing about with file permissions and such like, I just switched to the oracle user :
cd /u01/app/oracle sudo su oracle sudo unzip apex_4.1_en.zip cd apex
That last cd was to the newly created apex directory. From this point on, this is where we'll be running the apex upgrade scripts themselves.
There is one more bit of admin before we get to that, but as the rest of this stuff happens on the database, we can connect now.
At last – the installation
You need to connect to Oracle as SYS as SYSDBA. If you're the oracle user on the OS then – after making sure that your $ORACLE_SID is set to XE, you should simply be able to do :
sqlplus / as sysdba
If you want to be a bit more boring and conventional ( and haven't su'd to oracle) then :
sqlplus sys as sysdba@xe
Now, whenever I'm in a multi-database environment, I do like to make sure that I've connected to the database I think I have. This makes it so much easier to avoid those hilarious situations where you mistakenly drop a production database or similar.
Anyway, if you're feeling equally paranoid then :
SELECT name FROM v$database;
This will either set your mind at ease ( in my case by returning 'XE') or cause you to quit the SQL session with unseemly haste.
Once we're on the correct database as SYS then we first need to unlock the APEX_PUBLIC_USER:
ALTER USER apex_public_user ACCOUNT UNLOCK;
Next, we need to find the default and temporary tablespaces for the APEX user in the database ( it should be SYSAUX and TEMP respectively) :
SELECT default_tablespace, temporary_tablespace FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'APEX_040000';
NOTE – if you're running this on 10g XE with APEX 2 installed ( the version that 10gXE shipped with) then the username will be FLOWS_020100. There will also be a FLOWS_FILES user and you will need to make a note of the default tablespace for this user.
Now we can get on with running the scripts.
First up is apexins.sql, which takes three arguments :
- default tablespace of the APEX user (usually SYSAUX)
- the same as the first argument, unless you have the FLOWS_FILES user, in which case it's the default tablespace of the FLOWS_FILES user( this is also SYSAUX by default)
- the APEX user's temporary tablespace (usually TEMP)
- a virtual directory for the APEX images ( I used "/i/" like it says in the installation notes)
So, assuming your setup is like the one I'm using :
@apexins.sql SYSAUX SYSAUX TEMP /i/
You'll be pleased to know that this script creates a logfile in the apex directory with a name in the format installYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.log.
You'll be slightly less pleased to know that it's a bit big (over 700K). Yes, it doesn't sound that huge…until you have to wade through it.
Anyway, this script takes a little while to run, especially on my asthmatic, ageing laptop with a whopping 1GB RAM and 2GHz Celeron Processor.
Eventually, I got the cheery message :
"Now beginning upgrade. This will take several minutes"
This did cause me to wonder vaguely what on earth the script had been doing for the previous 25 minutes.
Finally, the script completed and logged me off.
Now to load the images – by means of apxldimg.sql.
This script accepts one parameter – the directory you unzipped apex into ( in my case, /u01/app/oracle).
Reconnect to the database as SYS as SYSDBA and run the script
@apxldimg.sql /u01/app/oracle
The final step is to set the password for the APEX ADMIN user :
Enter the new password when prompted (it's hidden so you won't see anything when you type it in).
You'll be asked to reset the password as soon as you use it for the first time so it doesn't need to conform to the databases password complexity rules at this stage.
Post Installation steps
If you now click on the link on your desktop to the database start page, you may get a bit of a shock.
Instead of the start page, you'll get the rather unfriendly "Error – ERR-1014 Application not found".
Don't worry, you haven't missed a step ( necessarily). We'll fix this in a minute.
For now, point your browser at http://localhost:8080/apex/apex_admin.
You will now be presented with a login screen.
Enter admin as the username and the password you've just set for the admin user.
At this point, you'll be asked to set a new password, which will have to conform to the password complexity rules ( unless you've disabled them) – i.e. at least one uppercase, and one punctuation character. The password will also need to be a minimum of 8 characters.
Once the password change has been processed, you'll be asked to connect again using the new password.
You should now see :
Fixing the desktop link
When you install 11gXE, a link to the APEX home page is automatically created on your desktop.
The link calls a script called gettingstarted.sh in $ORACLE_HOME/config/scripts.
In order to fix the link, you need to edit this file.
The line :
needs to change to :
Deb is starting to fret that we haven't quite got enough alcohol in the house to see us over the festive period, so it looks like I'm going to have to venture out into the cold winter evening and brave the crush at the all-night supermarket. Christmas – it's for the kids really.


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One frequently asked question concerning Sears tools is "Who made this product
for Sears?" Often the model number will have the form nnn.xxxxx, in which
the 3 or 4 digit prefix indicates the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
Some prefixes have been used for more than one manufacturer, and several manufacturers
have been assigned more than one prefix.
A list of manufacturers is compiled here. Those entries in UPPER CASE are
from a Sears document, "Standard Brand Source Number Reference", dated
May 1995. Those entries that contain lower case are for tools that have been
compared to non-Craftsman models made by the same manufacturer, or from indications
as to the OEM in the documentation or model number tag. Lower case entries
also contain data extracted from internet sources, USENET articles from the "rec.woodworking"
newsgroup, participants of vintagemeachinery.org, or emails from knowledgeable enthusiasts.
(Thanks go to Ken Vaughn for compiling the original list.)
Since it is difficult to verify the accuracy of these sources, any new data is simply
added to the list. Please note that this list likely contains errors and is
certainly not complete. If a prefix is not included in this list, I do not
know the OEM (and it would be a waste of time to email me--sorry). However,
if you have additions or corrections, please contact
Brian Kachadurian.


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UH Hilo College of Pharmacy inaugural class takes oath of profession during historic ceremonyUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
University Relations
HILO, Hawaiʻi - Tradition and precedent were on display on Sunday, October 14, at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Performing Arts Center where the College of Pharmacy (CoP) held its first-ever White Coat Ceremony. Various community leaders and dignitaries joined the College of Pharmacy dean, faculty, students and their families at the historic event, which formally kicked off the four-year program that will produce the school's first graduates in 2011.
"This is an exciting day for UH Hilo and especially for these students," said Chancellor Rose Tseng. "Years from now, when the College of Pharmacy is recognized as one of the finest institutions of its kind anywhere, they'll be able to look back on this day and realize that they were part of history in the making."
The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage for students in the health care field to affirm their commitment to the values of their profession, which include professionalism, respect, integrity and caring. They wore their white consultation coats, a symbol of their place in the health care profession as a care provider. More specifically, it marked the first time they recited the Oath of a Pharmacist in front of their peers, professors, community and families as they publicly declared their intent to become a compassionate and respectable health care professional.
"Building this College from the ground up has been a rewarding challenge," said Dean John Pezzuto in his remarks. "As I gaze at this inaugural class, in their professional white coats as they cite the Oath of the Pharmacist, it is very clear that we are transforming the UH Hilo campus and the way healthcare will be practiced in the State of Hawaiʻi. Each member of this class is a pioneer. They have already earned our respect and hardiest congratulations."
Other highlights of the ceremony included the performance of two chants by students and faculty of UH Hilo's Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikolani College of Hawaiian Language, including a mele emphasizing the value of knowledge and wisdom. The importance of the occasion to students was underscored in the keynote address delivered by Dr. Pat DeLeon, chief of staff to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, who was instrumental in persuading his congressional colleagues to fund the venture.
"We are delighted to see the tremendous progress of the College of Pharmacy at UH Hilo," DeLeon said. "It is our vision that each neighbor island will harbor centers of excellence, and this new College of Pharmacy certainly meets that challenge. On behalf of Senator Inouye, I am pleased to join others in congratulating the faculty and staff, and especially the students, on these great accomplishments."
The event also served as a formal introduction of the 90 students who make up the inaugural class, which will award its first Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degrees in 2011. Current plans call for the addition of 80-90 students per year for a total of four classes. Interest in the program has been running high based on applications for admission to the Fall 2008 class, which are expected to approach 1,000 by the February 2008 deadline.
For more information about the College of Pharmacy, please call (808) 443-5900 or email email@example.com.
For more information, visit: http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu


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Clinical Trials
Randomized Controlled Trial of Stress Management Training in HIV (SWISSIT)
University of Zurich
Swiss National Science Foundation
Information provided by (Responsible Party)
University of Zurich
First received: February 15, 2007
Last updated: February 15, 2007
Last Verified: February 2007
History of Changes
The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically changed the consequences of an HIV infection, which is now viewed as a chronic disease. As in other chronic diseases, emotional distress and depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in HIV-infected patients. Psychological factors such as these have been associated with lower quality of life, lower adherence to therapy and also with a higher risk for mortality and disease progression. Psychosocial interventions, such as group-based cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) training, have been shown to reduce distress and psychological symptoms in HIV-infected patients. These psychosocial effects are paralleled by changes in physiological parameters, such as cortisol, DHEA-S, testosterones, catecholamines, and naïve T-cell counts. While these results are congruent with recent evidence of the interaction between psychological, neuroendocrine and immunological parameters in HIV-infected patients, it needs to be shown whether the reported effects hold true in the HAART era. Most importantly, it also needs to be ascertained whether these interventions have an impact on immunological and virological HIV parameters as well as on mortality and morbidity in HIV patients. We propose a randomized controlled one-year prospective evaluation of a group-based CBSM training in 80 HIV-infected patients. Participating patients will be recruited at cooperating centers of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study and randomly assigned to CBSM training or waiting control group condition. At baseline, post-training and two follow-up (6 and 12 months) assessments, effects of the CBSM on psychological, physiological and clinical out-come variables in HIV-infected patients under HAART will be evaluated. Additionally, the effects of CBSM on the neuroendocrine and autonomic stress reactivity in HIV-infected patients will be assessed, thus evaluating a possible direct pathway between emotional distress and physiological HIV-relevant parameters. In conclusion, the planned research project evaluates the effectiveness of a standardized psychosocial intervention as a possible component of a comprehensive disease management in HIV-infected patients under HAART.
HIV Infections
Behavioral : Cognitive behavioral stress management training
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomized Controlled Trial of Stress Management Training in Individuals With HIV Infection
Further study details as provided by University of Zurich:
Primary Outcome Measures
- CD4 cell count
- HIV viral load
- Depression and Anxiety
- QUality of life
|Study Start Date:
|December 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2005
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults between 18 and 65 years of age
- Sufficient German-speaking abilities to participate in group therapy
- cARTwithin the previous three months,
- CD4 lymphocyte count above 100 cells/mL
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active opportunistic infection at baseline
- Formal psychotherapy within the previous three months
- Intravenous drug users
- Diagnosable current major psychiatric disorder (bipolar affective disorder, psychotic
Contacts and LocationsChoosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision.Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00436085
Locations Show More
|University Hospital Zurich
|Zuerich, Switzerland, 8006
Sponsors and CollaboratorsUniversity of Zurich
Swiss National Science Foundation
|Principal Investigator:
|Jens Gaab, PhD
|Clinical Psychology and PSychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Zürich
|Principal Investigator:
|Rainer Weber, MD
|University Hospital, Zürich
|Principal Investigator:
|Ulrike Ehlert, PhD
|Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich
More Information
|Responsible Party:
|University of Zurich
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00436085 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 15, 2007
|Last Updated:
|February 15, 2007
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on April 08, 2020
This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov.