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Headhunters (US - BD RA)
Gabe takes a trip to Norway for this slick and stylish 'Scandi Crime' thriller...
Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie) is a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. He lives a life of luxury well beyond his means and chooses to subsidize his expensive lifestyle through stealing highly-prized art. When his beautiful wife, an art gallery owner named Diana (Synnøve Macody Lund), introduces him to a former mercenary named Clas Greve (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), who is in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all in order to obtain it, and in doing so, he discovers something which marks him as a hunted man.
Apparently, Scandinavia is going through a bit of a crime fiction renaissance, stoked largely by Stieg Larsson's incredibly popular Millennium Trilogy (aka: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels). This has, not surprisingly, extended to the region's theatrical releases and Morten Tyldum's Headhunters (aka: Hodejegerne) has been grouped with this new 'Scandi Crime' genre heading. If Headhunters is any indication, the Scandi Crime genre is another child of the French New Wave crime cinema, specifically Jean-Pierre Melville. Yeah, I know I've been talking about Melville a lot lately, more or less every time I review a calculating crime movie, but this is only because Melville's work is that influential. I am entirely unfamiliar with Tyldum's other work, but his direction here is smooth and even-handed, almost nothing like what we've grown to expect from modern thrillers, post- Bourne. The framing and blocking is studious and the camera music is almost entirely narrative-driven, rather than particularly showy. As the film progresses and the story turns darker, he introduces more handheld camerawork and dirtier sense of production design, but doesn't overplay it or turn the film into a stylistically uneven horror show. Besides his more obvious Nouvelle Vague influences, I see a lot of '90s John McTiernan in his work (though this may just be me confusing the plot similarities to The Thomas Crowne Affair), while the voice-over narration and super cool, verging on downright cold style recall Melville-inspired neo-noir near-classics, like Michael Mann's Heat and Matthew Vaughn's Layer Cake.
Working from author Jo Nesbø's novel of the same name, screenwriters Lars Gudmestad and Ulf Ryberg are good at effectively setting up the characters, premise, and specifics of the plot without over-explaining things to the audience, but in all, have written a rather unremarkable story with weirdo suspense beats that make the story worth telling. Tyldum's direction helps guide this particularly mechanical plot between the outrageously violent moments that allow him to flex more stylistic muscle. His big shortcoming as a storyteller comes just before the climax, where he stops his momentum dead to deal with Roger and Diana's dull, mopey relationship issues. Otherwise, Headhunters is a fine example of building tension by steadily amping up a plot's propulsion. Lead actor Aksel Hennie's performance anchors the entire film in the tradition of many criminal protagonists that watch their artfully crafted worlds collapse around them. He presents a character that is difficult to like, but very easy to root for as things spiral out of his control. It's also interesting to finally see Nikolaj Coster-Waldau acting in his first language, following two seasons of Game of Thrones. His work as Jamie Lannister has certainly left an audience prepped to root against him as a relentless and efficient bad guy.
Headhunters was shot 35mm and is presented in full 1080p, 2.35:1 on this Magnolia Home Entertainment Blu-ray release. This is a slick film and a slick film calls for a slick HD treatment. There's enough black grain and basic textural impurity to ensure we know we aren't watching a digitally shot movie, but otherwise, clarity defines the look of the film. The general look of the film is consistent, including a lot of medium close-ups with softened backgrounds and a cool, subdued colour palette. The sheer quantity of clean white walls, wardrobe items, and set decorations could easily turn into a sea of compression artefacts, but, aside from some minor haloes and the aforementioned film grain, there's very little muddying the intended purity. Fine texture and other small details aren't usually outstanding in their sharpness, though there are exceptions, specifically when the production relocates to more generally textural forest locations. The cool palette is somewhat unnatural-looking by design and can appear especially jarring during some of the sequences set outside the cleanliness of the city. There is a basic blue tint over much of the film, which doesn't really affect the purity of the whites or blacks (though there are some odd sequences that feature particularly washed out blacks for no apparent reason), but does 'lavender up' some of the flesh tones and 'green up' some of the yellows. Natural browns and the fuller, lusher greens survive the tint issues without incident and tend to cut effectively against the rest of the palette. The darkest night scenes are the exception to most rules, appearing much more grainy than the rest of the film and featuring more of a green tint. These scenes also feature some minor ghosting effects on a few occasions.
Magnolia give us two audio options, the original Norwegian and dubbed English, both presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound. This is a relatively understated mix that depends more on music than effects for mood (to its detriment at times). Ambient noise (especially rain) and basic directional work (like a door closing on the right of frame as a character enters) works just fine, it's just not very flashy. There are a handful of standout audio design movements, including a bit where Roger imagines his wife sleeping with Clas while trying to maintain his cool façade. Here, the sounds of passionate sex pop into the stereo channels and interrupt the otherwise stale conversation. There's also a brief car vs. tractor chase, a tussle with a loudly barking dog, but probably the finest moment for the mix is a crushing, gory vehicular impact. The original music, credited to Trond Bjerknes and Jeppe Kaas, has a particularly '90s sound to it. I specifically hear a lot of James Newton Howard's action/thriller work. The score alternates between jazzy background noise and driving, plus ever-building thriller cues, all of which feature plenty of stereo and surround enhancement, along with effectively punchy LFE coverage.
The brief extras begin with Behind the Scenes of Headhunters (22:40, HD). This making-of featurette covers the apparently rocky production from Nesbø's novel to adaptation, casting, direction, shooting stunts (including the Top Gear car-a-pult), and the use of a partially digital pitbull dog (pitbulls are apparently illegal in Norway). It includes interviews with director Morten Tyldum, stars Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander and Synnøve Macody Lund, cinematographer John Andreas Andersen, producers Asle Vatn and Marianne Gray, and writer Lars Gudmestad. The disc also features a trailer and trailers for other Magnolia/Magnet releases.
Headhunters isn't quite the mind-blowing foreign thriller surprise I was hoping for, but then, you don't get surprises when you're looking for them. Overall, it's just twisty and quirky enough to genuinely satisfy – it's just not destined for 'future-classic' status. This Blu-ray release looks and sounds sharp with a few minor exceptions, but is thin on extras, featuring only a brief EPK-style behind-the-scenes featurette. Headhunters is recommended viewing, but certainly not a must-buy.
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A passive aggressive knowitall that apparently missed the part of the review where the reviewer noted he was almost entirely unfamiliar with the subgenre? Hmmmm....
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Disc Details
Release Date: 28th August 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Norwegian and English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Behind the Scenes, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Morten Tyldum
Cast: Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Synnøve Macody Lund
Genre: Action, Drama, Film-Noir and Thriller
Length: 100 minutes
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Craig Harold Stewart, 68
Craig Harold Stewart, 68, South Mahoning Township, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Allegheny General Hospital, with his family surrounding him.
The son of Harold and Olga (Meszaros) Stewart, he was born July 2, 1945, in Johnstown, Pa.
Mr. Stewart was a member of the Plumville Presbyterian Church.
He graduated from Marion Center High School, Class of 1963, and joined the United States Army, 101 Airborn Division.
He was a welder for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for 35 years and a sled operator for 29 years for the Keystone Tractor Pullers.
Craig is survived by his wife, Diane (Steele) Stewart, whom he married Feb. 23, 1973; three daughters, Jennifer S. James and boyfriend Marvin McCombs of Cookport, Christine Foehrenbach and husband Jason of Indiana, and Brenda Lee Stewart-Bezilla and husband Brett of Indiana; five grandchildren, Brandon, Nicole and Nathaniel McIlwain and Kolton and Gavin Lee Foehrenbach; and his best friend and companion, Lady Girl.
Craig was preceded in death by his parents; sister Belinda Voytus; and an infant brother.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at the John A Lefdahl Funeral Home, Indiana, Pa.
The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in the Lefdahl Chapel with the Rev. Sally Lydic officiating.
Interment will follow in the Smicksburg Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Plumville Presbyterian Church in Craig's memory.

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Fun at the expense of the newly-weds
I think that many older folks in the U.S., particularly those from rural areas, remember attending (or at least hearing about) a shivaree.
A shivaree was a loud, middle-of-the-night serenade of a newly-wed couple. A crowd gathered quietly outside the home, and then on signal, a terrible racket was raised with shouting and noise making instruments -- pan lids, cowbells, horns, whistles, and even guns fired into the air.
In most of the shivarees I heard about when I was young, the couple invited the crowd in and served them refreshments. They had been expecting a shivaree (or they'd received a tip), so they had a stock of candy bars or cookies on hand.
While inside the house, pranksters might tie knots in shirt sleeves, short-sheet the bed, remove labels from the canned goods, put salt in the sugar bowl, and generally do all the minor mischief they could.
At wilder shivarees, the crowd got drunk in preparation for the event. The newly-weds might be subjected to torments like being thrown into a water tank or left in a distant pasture to walk home.
I have a little scrap of memory about my Uncle Harold's shivaree. We lived south of Johnstown, Nebraska, then, and I was three or four years old. My newly-wed Uncle Harold and Aunt Evelyn lived farther south, near Moon Lake.
Late one night, we drove to the home of our elderly neighbors, Jess and Ivy McDaniel, who lived just south of us. They got in the car with us, and we drove together to my uncle's house.
Before we got there, we stopped and waited behind a hill with the lights turned off. It seemed to me that we waited a very long time. Finally I needed to potty, and my mother and I got out of the car. I don't remember it being cold there on the hillside, but I do remember the immensity of the quiet darkness.
I suppose that eventually a group gathered and the shivaree was carried off, but I don't remember all that. I was little, so maybe I fell asleep. My parents always said that someone threw my uncle's electric shaver (a bit of a novel luxury in the 1950s) into the wastebasket that night. It was burned with the rest of the trash the next day.
Some years later, we had a newly-wed couple living at our ranch -- Jim and Orpha Saar. They were shivareed one night by people from our church. It was a tame get-together compared to most shivarees I've heard and read about. The worst thing that happened was that the paint on the living room floor was scraped a little by a large lady's high-heeled shoes.
I've chosen to spell the word shivaree as I remember it being pronounced, but alternate spellings I found on the internet are charivari, chivaree, and even shivery.
As you'll note from the locations listed below, shivarees were held in many areas of the country. However, I believe the custom is dying out, and it's probably not a great loss.
Shivarees in Russell County, Kentucky
Shivarees in the Cumberland Gap area (Kentucky/Tennessee/Virginia)
Shivarees in Montana territory
A charivari in Superior, Montana (see page 4)
Okie Shivaree
Shivaree in Goodsprings, Nevada
Shivarees in Emmitsburg, Maryland
Shivarees in Alden, New York
Shivarees, shiverys and serenades in Orlando, West Virginia
Wikipedia's entry about charivaris
Does anyone else have a shivaree story to share?


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Emily's Turquoise and Black Pre-Teen Room
Name: Emily (12)
Location: Prospect, KY
My inspirations for this room came from my daughter and her love of aqua and black. The room centers around a large "statement" rug that is black with a large flower.
We did some personalized art, mirrors...along with a calendar and chalkboard. It is a perfect hangout space and a great preteen retreat.
Thanks Tracie! It's a treat to see an older kid's room! Readers, see more of Emily's room at Cleverly Inspired.
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2011-2012: 1st in A division at Harry Anderson Trophy... 5th in B division at Hoyt Trophy... 1st at Bob Bavier Team Race... 1st at Southern New England Team Race
2010-2011: Named to All New England Skippers Second Team…Finalist for New England Rookie of the Year…Finished second in B division at the ICSA National Western Semifinals…Part of second-place team at New England Team Race Championships…Finished 8th in B division at ICSA National Championships
Before Yale: 2-time National Fleet Race Champion…National Team Race Champions…2009-10 Varsity Sailing Team Captain…4-year varsity sailing letter…Valedictorian Scholar…National Honor Society…Sophomore Basketball Team…Freshman and Sophomore Cross-Country Team.
Residential College: Ezra Stiles
Activities at Yale: Reporter for Yale Sports Publicity
Favorite Food: Mexican
Hobbies: Basketball, Travelling
Favorite thing about Yale: "Everyone you meet is extremely interesting and equally as interested in you, no matter what you do."
Favorite thing about sailing for Yale: "Aside from the team, the opportunity to get out of the city and get on the water for a few hours every day. Not too many other sports get a natural retreat every time they go to practice."


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The Third Dimension or Physical Plane is the only one where saints rub shoulders with sinners.
In the Fourth Dimension or Astral Plane you'll find both saints and sinners but the saints live in the loft (the Higher Summerlands) and the sinners live in the basement (the Dark Planes or Winterlands). Never the twain meet save if the saint travels down to the Winterlands for the upliftment of the sinner.
So on the Third, we all share the same environment and on the Fourth we're all there but segregated into different environments. To the Fifth or Mental Plane, the sinner has no access. And the entry requirements just go up from there.
That having been said, much about each dimension remains the same, with differences mostly in quality. The same grass, the same trees, the same flowers, the same lakes and oceans, houses and buildings. But with each dimension, everything the same is now more marvellous. The grass, trees and flowers sing. The atmosphere radiates bliss. The colours are more radiant. The houses and buildings are more translucent, crystalline, and so on.
But only here in the Third Dimension could you have a mass tragedy such as the shooting in Denver. And it's that way, as I understand it, because the Third Dimension is the place where karma is rapidly cleared. The afterlife is where the fruits of karma are enjoyed or suffered, as the case may be, but not where radical cleansing can take place. That must wait for reincarnation.
A denizen of the Dark Planes who killed people must stay in the Winterlands for perhaps 250 years, depending on the severity of the crimes. One who tortured people during the Inquisition might still be in the Dark Planes. But they'll at some point be released to ascend the ladder of planes. But they won't be released as quickly from their karma as they might be if they reincarnated in 3D and met their objective lessons more dramatically in the flesh, so to speak.
The dimensional environments on the other side are plastic and designed by higher spirits, often angels. The astral planes are also attached to planets. How many times has Matthew Ward said that he was away helping another planet redesign its astral settings? He began his service on the other side as a guide to the newly-transitioned and went from there to actually participating in the planning and design of the afterlife environment.
One can read extensively about the afterlife environment and the different dimensions in the online book, New Maps of Heaven. (1) One might ask, well, if one can read about the Fifth Dimension there, why am I not writing extensively about the Fifth Dimension?
The reason relates to how the transitioned report back to us.
When spirits relocate to the Astral Planes, they're excited by what they see. They want to write home and tell the folks they left behind that they survive and what wonders they can expect. Their family is largely here in 3D and they feel a strong desire to share their excitement and enthusiasm.
Then as the years pass, they gradually integrate into society on the other side and forget about the folks they left behind. They climb up (I should say "ascend") to the higher subplanes of the Astral or Fourth and then ascend to the Mental Plane or Fifth.
Here is an account of an ascension to the Fifth Dimenion from the astral side. "Dr. G." is an associate of T.E. Lawrence, known to us as Lawrence of Arabia. Dr. G. confesses to Lawrence that he is nearing the end of his stay on the Astral Plane and soon will ascend to the Mental, which we know as the Fifth Dimension. Dr. G. discusses the nearness of his Ascension:
"'The timelessness of our life,' [Dr. G. said to T.E. Lawrence], 'misleads us into thinking that there is no longer any period to our happiness. We have no lengthening shadow of old age to put a natural limit to our activities and so, when we are happy and easy, we think it can continue indefinitely.
"'But I know there are natural periods in our time here and that I am approaching one of them. I could perhaps disregard the intimations and stay on here [in the Astral Plane], but, if I did so, I should be perverting the pattern. So you see, even this paradise may not be enjoyed for too long lest it thwart one's proper growth. …
"'I am growing old in this [astral] body and shall soon be done with it. Then I shall go on to explore this wonderful universe on another level [i.e., the Mental Plane or Fifth Dimension].'" (2)
"[As Dr. G. spoke,] the illumination of his wise spirit made a glory around him and was more convincing than many words." (3)
Lawrence is given the opportunity to watch Dr. G. ascend from the Fourth to the Fifth Dimension.
"I had heard about this second death and transition to the next sphere…. Now it seems that I may be privileged to watch it happening to another. (4)
"The end came suddenly. I called on him and was told that he was sleeping. We stood around and watched his still form and the light which waxed and waned there. In a breathtaking second the change came. The light gathered itself together and burnt itself to a keen thought of light so intense and inward that we gasped and turned aside. Then it had gone and only a wraith of our friend remained which shrank away and disappeared as we watched.
"We sat speechless, absorbed in the beauty and meaning of the transition. It was long before anyone broke the silence and then one said: 'I have heard that some time is needed for a spirit to get used to the new conditions, just as we needed time to adjust when we first came here, so we must not expect our friend to come to us yet. I suggest that when an interval has elapsed we should meet here again and wait and hope for his coming.' We agreed to do this and went off full of thought to our various occupations." (5)
After the passage of some time, Dr. G. returns to the Fourth Dimension to revisit his friends.
"Dr. G. has kept his promise to come to us but he appeared when we were least expecting him. Some few of us were sitting quietly talking when his voice suddenly took up the parable and as we looked up, startled, we saw the outlines of a form which speedily filled in and took substance and there he was among us again.
"He brought with him an exalted air and we felt his presence as a spiritual baptism, a stream of pure joy absorbed hungrily by our thirsty beings. Light and happiness glowed up in us too with the pleasure of heightened being. He stayed only a short while … and left us again." (6)
By the time spirits like Dr. G. ascend to the Fifth Dimension from the Fourth, they are entirely integrated into spirit life and give very few thoughts to the ones they leave behind. Gone is their desire to describe the wonders of the afterlife.
Thus fewer send back messages and the messages they do send are devoid of the elaborate descriptions of the newly-arrived.
What that means is that we have far fewer descriptions of the higher planes and the descriptions we do have are less detailed. And that's why I haven't given copious descriptions of the Fifth Dimension from afterlife sources but have instead given some of the Fourth, about which the newly-arrived enthuse and which they extol.
But you can read all about the formation of the soul group on the Fifth, the dedicated work that people do, the wonderful expansion of consciousness that comes with ascension to the Fifth, and so on, in New Maps of Heaven.
(1) New Maps of Heaven can be found at http://www.angelfire.com/space2/light11/nmh/nmh-index1.html
(2) T.E. Lawrence, PMJ, 76.
(3) Loc. cit.
(4) Ibid., 77.
(5) Ibid., 78-9.
(6) Ibid., 83.


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Lopinavir/Ritonavir Monotherapy in Children
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00626301
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 29, 2008
Last Update Posted : March 26, 2015
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|Condition or disease
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|Drug: LPV/r
|Phase 4
The commonly used antiretroviral (ARV) regimen in the Thai National Access to Antiretroviral Program for People Living with HIV/AIDS is non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase (NNRTI) based HAART. However, one of the most challenging concerns of antiretroviral therapy is the emergence of drug resistance mutants which occurs in 30-40% of treated patients. Children failing nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)/NNRTI regimens have limited options for second line therapy especially in a developing country such as Thailand.
At HIV-NAT, the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, we had a trial using standard doses of double boosted PIs, Lopinavir/ritonavir and Saquinavir, HIV-NAT 017, in 50 HIV infected children who failed the first line regimen. This ongoing trial showed the good efficacy of the double boosted PI in children, significant increasing of CD4 and decreasing of HIV-RNA in children who adhered to the treatment. However, a high number of pill counts for this regimen, 5-8 pills every 12 hours, life long can affect adherence and treatment outcome. In the HIV-NAT 017 study, a 48 week intent to treat analysis, 38% and 50% of children had total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl and triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl after double boosted PI. Those lipid levels were significantly elevated when compared to baseline (p < 0.001). Double boosted PIs are also very costly. Studies in adults have shown that double boosted PIs had a disadvantage in lipid effect compared to a single PI-based regimen.
Lopinavir/ritonavir, the only PI co-formulated with ritonavir, is recommended as a first-line option for antiretroviral-naive patients initiating PI-based therapy and has shown a high potency, efficacy, and safety in HIV patients with high genetic barriers to resistance. LPV/r has also shown excellent efficacy in ARV-experienced children.
Mono boosted PI therapy trials in HIV adults, as the maintenance therapy after suppressed viral load, have been shown to be effective and safe. This strategy not only decreases the number of pills per dose but also saves for ARV cost and might improve the patient's adherence. As maintenance monotherapy after HIV-1 viral suppression, lopinavir/ritonavir has shown efficacy in adult trials with 80-90% virological suppression. A pilot study of a switch to lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) monotherapy from nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based therapy was reported with 92% of the participants on treatment at week 48 having HIV RNA < 75 copies/mL.
Therefore, in this trial, we aim to see the efficacy and safety of lopinavir/ritonavir maintenance monotherapy in Thai HIV infected children after virological suppression from previous double boosted PIs.
By simplifying maintenance antiretroviral treatment in children who are virally suppressed from previous double boosted PIs to lopinavir/ritonavir monotherapy, we hope to achieve the following:
- A decrease in total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides
- An improvement in quality of life and in adherence to ARVs
- No change in viral load
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|40 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Simplifying Antiretroviral Treatment in Virally Suppressed Children by Switching From Double Boosted Protease Inhibitors to Lopinavir/Ritonavir Monotherapy
|Study Start Date :
|November 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2009
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Children who have completed HIV-NAT 017. Children treated with other double boosted PIs such as indinavir plus lopinavir/ ritonavir are also included.
Drug: LPV/r
LPV/r 230/57.5 mg/m2 orally q12h or the adjusted dose based on therapeutic drug monitoring of LPV/r prior to enrollment as maintenance monotherapy
- To evaluate efficacy (clinical, immunological, virological outcome), pharmacokinetics and safety of LPV/r monotherapy maintenance in Thai children after viral load suppression with double boosted PIs [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
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|2 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV infected children ages 2 to 18 years
- Treated with double boosted PIs during the last three months
- Two consecutive plasma HIV-RNA levels < 50 copies/ml at least 3 months apart
- Willing to restart HAART with the same regimen as before enrollment, when indicated
- Signed written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active AIDS-defining disease at screening
- Pregnancy
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00626301
|Department of Pediatrics, Chulalongkorn University Hospital
|Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
|Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
|Department of Pediatrics, Khon Kaen University
|Khon Kaen, Thailand
|Principal Investigator:
|Praphan Phanuphak, MD, PhD
|HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross - AIDS Research Centre
|Principal Investigator:
|Pope Kosalaraksa, MD
|Department of Pediatrics, Khon Kaen University
Additional Information:
Publications of Results:
|Responsible Party:
|The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00626301 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|February 29, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 26, 2015
|Last Verified:
|March 2015
Keywords provided by The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration:
LPV/r monotherapy
Thai children
efficacy safety LPV/r monotherapy maintenance
treatment experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors


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Editor�s note: �A Soldier�s Christmas,� written by Virginia poet and author Michael Marks in 2000, has become a modern classic. It is presented today in honor of our military neighbors.
A Soldier�s Christmas
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
my daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree, I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep
in perfect contentment, or so it would seem.
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn�t loud, and it wasn�t too near,
But I opened my eye when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn�t quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
and I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear
"Come in this moment, it�s freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts,
to the window that danced with a warm fire�s light
then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I�m out here by choice. I�m here every night"
"Its my duty to stand at the front of the line,
that separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I�m proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at �Pearl on a day in December,"
then he sighed, "That�s a Christmas Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of �Nam
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I�ve not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he�s sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red white and blue... an American flag.
"I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home,
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat,
I can carry the weight of killing another
or lay down my life with my sisters and brothers
who stand at the front against any and all,
to insure for all time that this flag will not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright
Your family is waiting and I�ll be all right."
"But isn�t there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you�ve done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget
To fight for our rights back at home while we�re gone.
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
to know you remember we fought and we bled
is payment enough, and with that we will trust.
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.


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Federal Pell Grant
The Federal Pell Grant is awarded to eligible students who have not received a bachelor's degree and who have exceptionally high documented financial need. The Federal Pell Grant Processing Center calculates the student's eligibility from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Awards range from $400 to approximately $5,775.�Eligible students�are limited to a maximum of 12 full-time semesters in which to receive a�Pell Grant. Awards are reduced for enrollment�fewer than 12 credit hours per semester. Eligible students receive funds by credit to their university student account.
To assist Pell Grant recipients with the purchase of books and supplies, Pell Grant funds are disbursed to qualified students approximately seven days prior to the start of classes each term.� In cases where the Pell Grant disbursement is not sufficient to pay tuition and fee charges and allow for a refund for books, the student may submit a written request to the Financial Aid Office to have part of their Pell Grant payment refunded to them for books. Books must be purchased by the student from the bookstore of their choice.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
The Federal government has designed FSEOG funds for eligible undergraduate students with the highest documented financial need who enroll at least half-time. The maximum annual award is $800. Eligible students receive funds by credit to their university student account.��
Toward Excellence, Access and Success Grant (Texas Grant)
The TEXAS Grant is awarded to eligible Texas residents who show exceptional financial need, enroll full time (twelve hours per semester) unless granted a hardship provision, have not been granted a bachelor's degree, and who meet one of the following conditions:
- Be a graduate of a public or accredited private school in Texas not earlier than the 1998-1999 school year having completed the recommended or advanced high school curriculum or its equivalent, and enroll as an entering undergraduate student not later than the end of the 16th month after the month of high school graduation; or
- Have received an associate degree from an eligible institution no earlier than May 1, 2001, and re-enrolled not later than the end of the 12th month after the month the person receives an associate degree. Graduates from school districts certified not to offer all college preparatory programs but who have completed all courses at the high school offered toward a college preparatory program may be considered.
- Continuation of the TEXAS Grant requires a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average and completion of at least 75% of all courses attempted. Eligibility is limited to the first 150 hours of study or six years, which ever comes first.
- For students qualifying through an associate's degree, eligibility is limited to 90 credit hours.
- Persons convicted of a felony or any drug related offense are not eligible unless they have been pardoned or received a certificate of discharge by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
- Awards may not exceed tuition and fees.
- In the event of a hardship or for other good cause, an otherwise eligible person may receive a TEXAS Grant while enrolled for an equivalent of less than full-time. Such conditions are not limited to, but include:
- an indication that the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the student's provision of care may affect his or her academic performance; or
- the requirement of fewer than nine hours to complete one's degree plan.
Students awarded an initial TEXAS Grant on September 1, 2005, or later, must:
- meet TWU's Financial Aid satisfactory academic progress policy at the end of the first year;
- in subsequent years,
- maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average;
- successfully complete 75% of all hours attempted;
- enroll full time;
- complete at least 24 credit hours in the combined fall and spring semesters.
Under no circumstance, other than fewer hours required for graduation, may a person enrolled less than half-time receive a TEXAS Grant. Priority in awards is given to renewal recipients.��
Texas Public Education Grant Program (TPEG)
The Texas Public Education Grant is a Texas grant which is awarded to eligible Texas resident, non-resident, and international undergraduate and graduate students on the basis of documented financial need. Awards vary in size depending on the student's eligibility. Recipients receive funds by credit to their university student account.
Undergraduate Board Authorized Tuition Grant (UBAT)
UBAT is a Texas Grant that is awarded to undergraduate Texas residents based upon financial need. Recipients must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours) in a degree or certification program and must not be receiving scholarships, grants, or other non-loan financial assistance that equals or exceeds the amount owed for tuition and fees. The average award is $800 annually. Recipients receive funds by credit to their university account.
Graduate Board Authorized Tuition Grant (GBAT)
GBAT is a Texas Grant that is awarded to graduate Texas residents based upon financial need. Recipients must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours) in a degree or certification program, unless all regular coursework has been completed and less than half-time enrollment is in professional paper, thesis or dissertation and must not be receiving scholarships, grants, or other non-loan financial assistance that equals or exceeds the amount owed for tuition and fees. The average award is $800 annually. Recipients receive funds by credit to their university account.
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH)
TEACH Grants are awarded to eligible students who enroll in coursework necessary to begin a career in teaching or plan to complete such coursework.� Awards provide up to $3,712 per year ($14,848 total for four-year programs) in grants to students who intend to�teach full-time in high-need subject areas for at least four years at schools that serve students from low-income families.� Graduate students are also eligible for $3,712 per year ($7,424 total).
Student Eligibility Requirements
To receive a�TEACH Grant you must:
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the year you are applying, although you do not have to demonstrate financial need.� TWU School Code 003646.
- Complete the TWU Certification and Information form
- Complete the�TWU TEACH Grant Request Form and submit to the TWU College of Professional Education, Stoddard Hall 2nd floor, �for certification that you are taking coursework in an eligible program.
- Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching or plan to complete such coursework. Coursework that will prepare a student to teach in a high-need subject area (e.g., math courses for a student who intends to be a math teacher) is acceptable.
- Meet the following academic achievement requirements
- Score above the 75th percentile on one of the following college admissions test(s) - SAT, ACT, or GRE, Or
- Graduate from High School with a Cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale AND maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 throughout your academic program for which you receive a TEACH Grant.
- Complete�TEACH Grant counseling
- Sign a�TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve and Promise to Pay each year with the U.S. Department of Education (Agreement must be completed if you are awarded a TEACH Grant)
TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve and Promise to Pay
Each year you receive a TEACH Grant, you must sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve and Promise to Pay (service agreement) that will be available electronically on a Department of Education Web site. The TEACH Grant service agreement specifies the conditions under which the grant will be awarded, the teaching service requirements, and includes an acknowledgment by you that you understand that if you do not meet the teaching service requirements you must repay the grant as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan, with interest accrued from the date the grant funds were first disbursed.Specifically, the TEACH Grant service agreement will provide that �
Teaching Obligation
To avoid repaying the TEACH Grant as a loan with interest you must be a highly-qualified, full-time teacher in a high-need subject area for at least four years within eight years of finishing the program at a school serving low-income students. Specific definitions of these terms are included below.
Highly-Qualified Teacher
You must perform the teaching service as a highly-qualified teacher. The term highly-qualified teacher is defined in section 9101(23) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in section 602(10) of the�Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Full-Time Teacher
You must meet the state�s definition of a full-time teacher and spend the majority (at least 51 percent) of your time teaching one of the high-need subject areas. Elementary school teachers who teach many subjects would not be able to fulfill their service agreement.
High-Need Subject Areas
- Bilingual Education and English Language Acquisition
- Foreign Language
- Mathematics
- Reading Specialist
- Science
- Special Education
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Other teacher shortage areas identified at the time you begin teaching. These are subject areas (not geographic areas) that are listed in the�Department of Education�s Annual Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing.
Schools Serving Low-Income Students
Schools serving low-income students include any elementary or secondary school that is listed in the�Department of Education�s Annual Directory of Designated Low-Income Schools for Teacher Cancellation Benefits.
For each TEACH-eligible program for which you received TEACH Grant funds, you must also provide documentation to the federal Department of Education that you completed your teaching obligation. TEACH Grant recipients must also confirm to the federal Department of Education in writing within 120 days of completing or otherwise ceasing enrollment in the TEACH-eligible program that they are fulfilling (or planning to fulfill) the terms and conditions of the service agreement.
Documentation of the teaching service must be certified by the elementary or secondary school�s chief administrative officer, upon completion of four academic years of teaching service. This documentation must show that you were a full-time, highly-qualified teacher at a school serving low-income students, teaching a high-need subject area for at least four years.
Failure to complete the teaching obligation or properly document your teaching service will cause the teach grant to be permanently converted to a loan with interest.
Once a grant is converted to a loan it can�t be converted back to grant!
How Do I Apply for Grants?
- Complete a�Financial Aid Certification and Information Form. The financial aid office staff uses this form to determine your financial aid budget (cost of attendance),� the semester(s) you plan to attend, the number of credit hours per semester in which you plan to enroll, and also to identify other outside financial assistance you expect to receive.
- Complete the appropriate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1st..
- To sign your FAFSA electronically you (and your parent, if you are dependent) need a U.S. Department of Education PIN.� If you do not have a PIN you (and your parent) can�each�apply for one at http://www.pin.ed.gov/.��
- The information you provide on the FAFSA is used by the Federal Processing Center to determine your eligibility for Pell Grant. These same results are then used by the TWU Financial Aid Office to determine your eligibility for institutional grant funds, state grants, other federal grants, College Work-Study, and student loans.
- Request your information be sent to TWU. Denton, TX.� TWU's Title IV code is 003646.
- Use�prior year�tax returns to complete the FAFSA.
- If you provided an e-mail address on your FAFSA, you will receive an e-mail from the federal processor with an electronic link to your Student Aid Report (SAR).� You will receive this e-mail approximately 3 days after you electronically submit your FAFSA to the federal processor. NOTE: To ensure that the e-mail is delivered to your e-mail inbox and not directed to junk or bulk mail folders, enter the originating e-mail address, email@example.com, in your e-mail account's address book.� If you did not provide an e-mail address, a paper Student Aid Report (SAR) will be mailed to you at the address you provided on the FAFSA.� Review the information on the SAR and if your application has been selected for verification, refer to the�verification process instructions.


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Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Restaurants Close
Most Restaurants on Kitchen Nightmares Are Now Closed
Ever wonder what happens to a restaurant after Gordon Ramsay whips the staff into shape and redesigns the dining room on Fox's Kitchen Nightmares? Well according to Scottish newspaper, the Herald, more than half of the eateries have closed or been sold. Of the 20 restaurants that were featured on the US version of KN, 10 are now closed; 12 out of the 22 UK establishments faced the same grim fate. Restaurateurs blame a range of reasons for shuttering, from high costs of fresh local produce to a decrease in customer counts due to the recession. Others even begrudge Ramsay saying that the show is clearly a joke.
In some ways, I have to agree. A quick makeover from a celebrity chef and appearance on a reality television show isn't going to make thousands of dollars in debt disappear. The harsh truth is that for a restaurant to succeed, it needs diners, and not even Gordon Ramsay can guarantee that an establishment will be full each night.
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Noting Sunday was Mother's Day, Ambassador Eric Goosby, head of the U.S. State Department's Office of Global Health Diplomacy and the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, writes in the State Department's "DipNote" blog, "One way that we can help to support women -- and their children -- is by ensuring that all mothers receive the essential health services they need, including for HIV." He highlights a "new and potentially revolutionary tool that has greatly simplified the approach to" preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) -- Option B+ -- which he states "offers all pregnant or breastfeeding women living with HIV lifelong [antiretroviral therapy], rather than relying on laboratory testing to determine eligibility for treatment." He continues, "Remarkably, not only can Option B+ reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV to less than five percent, but it also maintains the mother's health, provides lifelong reduction of HIV transmission to uninfected sexual partners, and supports PMTCT in future pregnancies." Goosby concludes, "By improving our ability to expand access to lifesaving HIV treatment for mothers and preventing transmission to their infants, Option B+ will be a game-changer in our collective push to achieve an AIDS-free generation" (5/12).
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Passing Tandem Evolves In J.B. Pennington Loss To Geraldine
J.B. Pennington High School's Tigers dropped a hard-fought 55-28 decision to Geraldine last Friday in loss that now puts the Tigers' backs to the wall heading into this week's playoff deciding game at Blountsville against New Hope.
Coach Keith Garner and his squad are energized, however. A passing tandem evolved in the setback that could have Pennington followers jumping out of their seats for the next two seasons. Sophomore quarterback Brandon Butts was 28-of-38 passing for a school record 404 yards and four touchdowns. His favorite target was sophomore receiver Blake Harris, who had 11 receptions for 202 yards and one TD. He also caught two 2-point conversions.
The duo grabbed this week's AHSAA Prep Spotlight. However, both will need to be at their best this week as Pennington and New Hope battle for the fourth spot remaining in the playoffs in Class 3A, Region 6. Geraldine (6-2) has clinched the region title with a road game remaining this week with Pisgah. Plainview (7-1) has captured the second seed with a game remaining at Holly Pond. And Sylvania (6-2) has the third spot with a road game this week at Brindlee Mountain.
New Hope (5-3) and Pennington (3-5) are both 3-3 in region play, meaning the winner advances to the playoffs while the winner packs up to wait for the 2013 season.
Only a handful of regions have all playoff spots decided heading into week nine. That leaves more than 40 regions still with multiple teams vying for playoff berths that will be decided by the outcomes of this week's games.
Class 1A, Region 1 (Linden, St. Luke's, McIntosh and Fruitdale) has its four qualifiers already. The order of the final two spots are still up for grabs, however. A Fruitdale win over region champion Linden could move them to third. A loss would give McIntosh third and Fruitdale fourth.
Other top performances from Week 8 include:
HERMAN McKENZIE, TALLASSEE: Set a school single-game rushing record with 322 yards rushing on 23 carries in a 41-21 Class 4A, Region 2 win over St. James. He scored on runs of 66 and 93 yards.
D.D. THOMAS, DOTHAN: The Tigers quarterback rushed for 176 yards on just six carries (29.3 per carry) and completed 10-of-15 passes for 152 yards and four touchdowns in Dothan's 52-17 win over Baldwin County.
NATHAN JONES, BALDWIN COUNTY: The quarterback was 30-of-50 passing for 392 yards and two touchdowns in Baldwin County's 52-17 loss to Dothan. He had 273 passing yards at the half.
GARRET LEWIS, SIPSEY VALLEY: Completed 10-of-11 passes for 310 yards and four touchdowns in Sipsey Valley's 63-30 win over Holt. His TD passes included a 90-yarder to Caleb Kuykendall and 84-yarder to Braylan Smith. Lewis also rushed for 49 yards – for 359 total yards – and scored on a 10-yard run.
JALEN HARRIS, NORTHVIEW: The Cougars quarterback completed 17-of-24 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 125 yards and another TD on 20 carries as Northview upset Foley 41-29.
LUKE BAILEY, FAIRVIEW: Completed 14-of-27 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns and had 19 rush attempts for 132 yards and two more scores as the Aggies beat Sardis 55-44.
KALEB BECK, DADEVILLE: Engineered the unbeaten Tigers' 50-46 win over Handley by completing 16-of-22 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns. He added a rushing TD and teammate C. J. Tolbert added four scores with 191 yards rushing on 21 carries. He scored twice in the final 40 seconds to seal the win.
CLARK QUISENBERRY, ENTERPRISE: Completed 17-of-22 passes for 236 yards and four touchdowns – all in just one half – sparking Enterprise's 45-7 win over Robertsdale.
AUSTIN JOHNSON, ELBA: Accounted for five touchdowns, throwing for three and rushing for two as the Tigers beat Calhoun 50-6. He was 11-of-14 passing for 210 yards and rushed for 23 yards on six tries. Reid Rials also completed 2-of-2 passes for TDs covering 5 and 42 yards and also caught six passes as a receiver for 83 yards and another score. He also had a 58-yard kickoff return and 37-yard punt return for 225 total yards.
TOBY PEE, SARDIS: ran for 270 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries and caught six passes for 57 yards in the Lions' 55-44 loss to Fairview.
RANDY BLACKWELL, FYFFE: The senior running back/linebacker carried 21 times for 152 yards and three straight second-half touchdowns to help Fyffe rally for a 33-23 victory over North Sand Mountain. With Fyffe trailing 17-6 in the second half, Blackwell ran for TDs of 7, 12 and 5 yards to put the Red Devils ahead to stay. He also contributed eight tackles and a pass broken up. Teammate Trent Thrash added 176 yards on 23 rush attempts and scored twice as Fyffe finished with 343 rushing yards for the game.
JERMICHAEL HARRISH, PARRISH: Connected on 6-for-10 passes for 132 yards and rushed for 168 yards while accounting for six total touchdowns in the Tornadoes' 44-31 win over Lynn. Harris picked up a Lynn fumble near midfield and ran 39 yards for the game-clinching touchdown as Parrish snapped a five-game losing streak to the Bears. He has had a hand in 13 TDs over the last two weeks.
XAVIER McCOLLUM, WINFIELD: Rushed for 214 yards on 26 carries and scored five touchdowns in a 45-32 loss to Vinemont. His scoring runs covered 4, 17, 24, 5 and 9 yards.
RODERICK DAVIS, DEMOPOLIS: Piled up 209 rushing yards on 10 carries and scored on a 66-yard run in a 47-0 victory over Satsuma.
DEON HALL, CENTRAL-PHENIX CITY: Ran 24 times for 273 yards and two touchdowns in the Red Devils' 48-32 victory over Sidney Lanier.
JAMARIOUS HENDERSON, DALE COUNTY: Rushed for 269 yards on 23 carries with four touchdowns, including three long scores in the second half, as the Warriors scored the last 19 points to beat Abbeville 39-22. Henderson's second-half TD runs covered 39, 48 and 46 yards. He had a 53-yarder in the first half.
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TERRANCE HOLLINGSWORTH, BERRY: Rushed for 221 yards on eight carries with four touchdowns as the Wildcats beat South Lamar 42-7. He scored on runs from 17, 24, 55 and 65 yards out. He also passed for a 2-point conversion – all in the first half.
TY JONES, VINEMONT: Topped 200 rushing yards for the fourth straight week and sixth time this season, collecting 228 yards on 34 carries in a 45-32 victory over Winfield. Jones had five touchdowns, scoring on runs of 1, 4, 10 and 24 yards and on a 50-yard punt return.
FORREST LIVINGSTON, SPRING GARDEN: Rushed for 199 yards, scored three touchdowns (3, 30, 40 yards) and had a 2-point conversion in the Panthers' 44-21 victory at Donoho.
TORREY GREEN, HANCEVILLE: Racked up 199 rushing yards on only 16 carries and scored the Bulldogs' first three touchdowns — on runs of 42, 35 and 5 yards — in a 28-24 come-from-behind win over Danville.
HECTOR RAMIREZ, SAMSON: Caught a 34-yard touchdown pass with 2:20 to play to put the Tigers on top and then intercepted a Cottonwood pass at the goal line with the Bears threatening at the 6 to preserve a 35-28 win.
NICK McCALLISTER, PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN: Had 18 tackles with one sack in a 13-10 win over Ariton.
CHRIS WHITEHEAD, HOLLY POND: Was a one-man show in the Broncos' 27-6 home loss to Pisgah, pulling down two interceptions, blocking and recovering a punt, and hauling in a 77-yard touchdown pass.
KALEB ESTILL, ADDISON: Had a pair of sacks in a dominant second-half defensive effort that allowed the Bulldogs to clinch a playoff berth with a 20-12 win over previously unbeaten Falkville. John Everett also had a crucial sack, and Levi Tyree pitched in a fourth-quarter interception for Addison.
JUSTIN LUCAS, NOTASULGA: Recorded 19 tackles, forced two fumbles and ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns on just four carries in the Blue Devils' Class 1A, Region 4-clinching, 51-6 win over Winterboro.
CHANDLER MACKEY, SAND ROCK: Recorded eight tackles and an interception on defense and rushed for 121 yards on 10 carries with two touchdowns on offense as the Wildcats beat West End 28-13.
JOSH WHITE, BEAUREGARD: Had 18 tackles as the Hornets beat Alabama Christian 28-14. Teammate Trey Collins caught five passes for 144 yards and two TDs and rushed for a third.
BRANDON HOLLAND, BOAZ: The junior linebacker had 19 tackles, including one for loss, in the Pirates' 20-17 loss to Arab.
CURTIS NICHOLS, MOODY: Had 13 tackles and two sacks and teammate Trevor Staggs had 14 tackles, a sack and another tackle for a loss as Moody beat Curry 33-15.
SHAQUNNA JOHNSON, CENTRAL-PHENIX CITY: The sophomore defensive tackle, picked up a pair of Sidney Lanier fumbles and returned both for touchdowns in the Red Devils' 48-32 win over the Poets. Johnson returned the first fumble 14 yards and the second 8 yards for scores.
HUNTER McENTIRE, HOUSTON ACADEMY: McEntire had 16 tackles with one quarterback sack and also returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown to lead the Raiders past Wicksburg 35-14.
DAKOTA NEWSOME, FYFFE: The sophomore linebacker finished with 16 tackles in a 33-23 win over North Sand Mountain to keep Fyffe (8-0) unbeaten.
LUKE HOLT, HORSESHOE BEND: The linebacker had 14 tackles and three for losses in a 29-28 win over Randolph County. Teammate Cory Battle was a workhorse with 28 rushes for 189 yards and one score and four receptions for 72 yards and another TD.
FERNANDO LIMON, PLAINVIEW: The sophomore place-kicker booted a 33-yard field goal with 36 seconds remaining as the Bears edged host Sylvania 24-21 to break a tie for second place in Class 3A, Region 6. Limon was also 3-of- 3 on extra points.


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On any given sunny day in Colorado, take a trip down Olde Wadsworth Boulevard in Arvada, Washington Avenue in Golden, or Main Street in Littleton, and the same thing can be seen. A sight that hikers …
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"Americans are spending more time than ever working and dogs can alleviate the stress associated with a busy lifestyle. Dogs also help people get outside in the age of social media and online friendships. Dogs can act as icebreakers in social situations and even increase social circles and new friendships through meeting up at dog parks, dog-friendly restaurants, bars, or breweries, and by meeting and speaking to neighbors during routine walks.
More pet owners consider their pet to be a member of the family — 95 percent, according to a study in 2015 by Harris Poll. This is reflected in the massive boom in spending seen recently on veterinary care, food, pet services, pet supplies, and of course, traveling with pets."
— Erin Ballinger, editor and pet-friendly travel expert at BringFido.com
On any given sunny day in Colorado, take a trip down Olde Wadsworth Boulevard in Arvada, Washington Avenue in Golden, or Main Street in Littleton, and the same thing can be seen.
A sight that hikers will run into on the trails in Lakewood's Bear Creek Lake Park, Westminster's Standley Lake, and Parker's Cottonwood Community Park — dogs. Dogs everywhere.
With all the outdoor activities, Colorado has been a very pet-friendly place for years. But more and more, that friendliness is coming inside to businesses.
"Denver is a very dog-friendly city," wrote Erin Ballinger, an editor and pet-friendly travel expert at BringFido, a dog travel directory website and app that provides unbiased reviews, detailed pet policy information and more to pet owners, in an email interview. "BringFido lists 76 hotels, 90 vacation rentals, 238 restaurants and bars, 12 dog parks, and several hiking trails and stores in the metro area that are dog-friendly."
Since starting in 2005, BringFido also provides online reservations on thousands of bed & breakfasts, vacation rentals and campgrounds that welcome pets in 150 countries worldwide.
"More and more businesses are becoming dog-friendly and offer amenities for pets, like dog-friendly hotels, which offer amenities like treats, loaner dog beds, room service menus, dog-walking stations and bowls," Ballinger said. "Restaurants and bars will have servers bring water bowls for dogs and some offer dog treats, a doggie menu, or dog beer like Bowser Beer."
One example in Denver is The Watering Bowl, 5411 Leetsdale Drive, which blends together a bar/restaurant and dog park. It's a 7,000-square-foot outdoor dog park that hosts dog birthday parties, "bark" mitzvahs, and even dog weddings, and serves green chili, pizza, craft beer and cider cocktails for their owners.
In Westminster's Orchard outdoor shopping center, The Lazy Dog opened on Dec. 20 at 14618 Delaware St. The restaurant offers a unique take on Midwestern comfort food, as well as scratch cocktails. And for its 1,700-square-foot patio, which includes a fire pit, the restaurant offers a menu for dogs.
"When our founder, Chris Simms, first came up with the idea for this restaurant in a lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a dog was sleeping by the fire," said Rob Prowers, manager of the Orchard location. "A lot of people consider their dog a member of the family, and they want to bring the dog with them when they go out."
The Lazy Dog menu for pooches includes free bowls of water and a grilled hamburger patty or chicken breast with brown rice.
"People in Colorado love their dogs so much that we knew this concept would be successful here, and we are very excited to have the first Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar location in Colorado," said The Orchard's marketing director, Renee Bochnovich.
Those who prefer felines to dogs can visit to the Denver Cat Company, 3929 Tennyson St., which opened in 2014, making it the third cat café in the country, according to information from the business.
Denver Cat Company features adoptable cats from partner rescues, Life Is Better and PawsCo. There is a small entry fee to help pay for fostering the cat, and customers can expect to find around 15 cats at the cafe, all of whom are fully vetted and ready for adoption. As of November 2017, the cafe has facilitated the adoptions of more than 400 cats.
Customers can also purchase cat-themed gift items, Solar Roast coffee, a selection of teas and other drinks, and prepackaged snacks.
"The humanization of pets is a current trend and has been gaining momentum over the past decade and just continues to rise," Ballinger said. "Since people are working so much, they want to spend their free time with their pets who may be cooped inside or left alone while they are working."
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Hand Painted Pearl Eyes - First time offer
12:38 AM | Posted by 6060 | Edit Post
Since I sell safety / plastic eyes in Etsy, I have always fond with pearl color eyes. I think the shiny, shimmer looking eyes do give a soul to the amigurumi I make. It looks more real than ordinary solid color eyes. However, I can't find many pearl colors out there in wholesale or retails, normally I can only find pearl green, pearl gold, and pearl blue. Because I hand-painted the eyes, I can offer many more colors in my store. I am so excited. This is my very first time offer this hand-painted pearl eyes sampler. Colors include Pearl Red, Pearl Copper, Pearl Periwinkle, Pearl Purple and Pearl Forest Green. I offter this set with the other commercial pearl eyes together. I hope you and my customers will like it! :)
Labels: 12mm, amigurumi eye, amis, craft eyes, DIY, eye, eyes, hand-painted, handmade, pearl eyes, pearl series, safety eyes | 1 comments
Saturday, September 27, 2008
2008 County Fair 嘉年華會
9:14 PM | Posted by 6060 | Edit Post
This year County Fair I took some of my amis and also my gray honey bunny to the exhibit contest and my amis has won some prizes. I am so happy! Miss Idea got honor, orange octopus got 2nd prize, and honey bunny got 1st premium prize. I need to work harder so that I will have amis for next year contest! :)
Labels: 2008, Amigurumi, amis, county fair, Crochet, crochet animal, DIY, exhibit, fair, Honey Bunny, knitted animal, light bulb, miss idea, octopus, orange octopus | 1 comments
Thursday, September 4, 2008
A bunch of amis
11:00 AM | Posted by 6060 | Edit Post
Recently I didn't post a lot of blogs, I am so lazy (1st reason), and I am so into crocheting amis (2nd reason), I couldn't stop!! LOL Now, I am going to post some pictures of what I have been making! :) This is Miss Idea, she is a lightbulb. I got his pattern from amigurumiparadise.etsy.com. The pattern's name is "4 tiny amis". I just love this little lightbulb lady, she is helping me a lot to come up with new ideas! :) The little beauty I used "Caron Simply Soft BRITES" and a pair of 7.5mm clear eyes from my store! They look lovely, right? Now this coffe cup is from the same pattern, although this coffee cup is more like an expresso or dark chocolate, but deep inside, he loves coffee! :P This coffee cup I have used some stash baby yarns which I don't remember the name already, 2 pieces of pink square felt, a heart button and a pair of 7.5 mm beige eyes. This little white horse is from a pattern named "floppy friends" from kristieskids.etsy.com, I love her animal friends, they are so cute! I have made the frog, and this horse, I think I need to crochet more animal, they look so lonely by themselves! :p This horse I have used Red Heart solid white yarn, stash yarn for the mane, and a pair of 12mm pearl blue eyes. What do you think?
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Rainbow Hearts
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Since I joined Ravelry.com, I have been participated in a lot of SWAP activities. I love them. I can meet people in the country or outside the country. Also, I can receive surprised gifts, I am just as happy as I can be! This time, the SWAP is about "HEART", the theme is just crochet or knit a heart to somebody. I love it. So I have made this chain of hearts to my partners and I hope they will like it!
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On2 once claimed that VP8 could deliver twice H264's quality at half the bandwith, and while that certainly isn't true, the codec is pretty much on par with H264 - according to this test, of course. "To set the table, Sorenson Media was kind enough to encode these comparison files for me to both H.264 and VP8 using their Squish encoding tool," Ozer writes, "They encoded a standard SD encoding test file that I've been using for years."
The results for low motion video are clear: there is absolutely no difference between the two competing codecs. In fact, Ozer notes that in some cases VP8 retains more detail than H264 did - but in all honesty, if Ozer hadn't pointed them out, I would've missed it. In high motion video, there are cases where H264 wins out, but once again, if Ozer hadn't pointed them out I wouldn't have noticed it.
If this rather crude test shows one thing, it's that VP8 is more than good enough. Add to this its royalty free nature and the strong industry backing it has already garnered, and we're looking at a winner. After Google's continuous stabs at Apple during the I/O conference, I'm convinced YouTube will switch to the new codec exclusively as soon as WebM support is added to Android (Gingerbread, Q4 2010) - if only to spite Apple.
It is important to note that when comparing Theora to H264, Ozer was pretty clear in declaring the latter the winner, so we're not looking at a biased test here. Ozer's Theora vs. H264 test was widely linked on the internet by the pro-MPEG-LA/H264 lobby, so it'll be interesting to see if they're going to do the same with this one.


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Life in Christian County, Kentucky... More About Birds and Animals... A Small Detour from The Cheerful Ramble...
It's been "a series of unfortunate events" this summer.
I was driving down Highway 68/80 in my little Neon tonight about 9 p.m. and I hit a deer. Two of them jumped out of the ditch and were in front of the car before I even knew they were coming. I missed one and hit the other.
I am thankful that the windshield didn't break out as happened to my husband when he hit a deer on I-64 in Illinois several years ago. He had a sudden lapful of glass pellets. My car's windshield is intact and I am fine.
The hood of my car is mashed back and crumpled up. Parts of the hood have sprung up four or five inches. The driver-side headlight lens and turn signal bulb are broken. The bumper doesn't look damaged, but I haven't seen it in the light yet. I don't know about the fenders.
I drove it home but I won't be able to drive it while waiting to get it fixed. There's no way to get into the hood to reach the back of the headlight to replace the bulb or lens, and I'm not going to drive around without a left front turn signal. I think our insurance covers a rental car.
My brother is going to arrive from Kansas tomorrow around lunchtime, and he'll be visiting for several days. I don't have time to mess around with all this, but I want to get the rental car tomorrow so I'll have something to drive while he's here.
And the part that I keep trying not to think of is that poor, poor deer. I don't know where it went, but it surely must have died. When I go to town tomorrow to take care of the insurance, I'm going to take a different road because I don't want to see it.


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President Barack Obama has launched the most sweeping effort to curb US gun violence in nearly two decades a month after a shooting in Connecticut killed 20 school children.
The package $US500 million ($475.35 million) package calls on Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity gun magazines.
The plan would also close loopholes in the background check system for gun sales.
Obama has signed 23 executive actions - which require no congressional approval - including several aimed at improving access to data for background checks.
"This is the land of the free and the home of the brave and always will be," Obama said, acknowledging the constitutional right to bear arms. "But we've also long realised ... that with rights come responsibilities."
Families of the victims of last month's shooting were invited to the White House for the president's announcement, which promises to set up a bitter fight with a powerful pro-gun lobby that has long warned supporters that Obama wanted to take away their guns.
The US has the highest rate of gun ownership of any country in the world, and pro-gun groups see any move on gun restrictions as an offence against the right guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.
Critics counter that the country's founding fathers never could have foreseen assault weapons more than two centuries ago, when guns were intended for the common, not individual, defence, guns were often stored in community areas and rifles fired one shot at a time.
Emotions have been high since the Connecticut shooting, which Obama has called the worst day of his presidency. He largely ignored the issue of gun violence during his first term but appears willing to stake his second term on it now.
He'll have to contend with looming fiscal issues that have threatened to push whatever he proposes aside, at least for a while.
Gun control advocates also worry that opposition from the powerful National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress will be too great to overcome.
The NRA released an online video on Tuesday that called Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for having armed Secret Service agents protect his daughters at school while not committing to installing armed guards in all schools.
The NRA insists that the best way to prevent more mass shootings is to give more "good guys" guns.
The White House called the NRA video "repugnant and cowardly."
The public appears receptive to stronger federal action on guns, with majorities of Americans favouring a nationwide ban on military-style rapid-fire weapons, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The poll also shows 84 per cent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows.
Three-quarters of Americans said they reacted to the Connecticut shooting with deep anger, while 54 per cent said they felt deeply ashamed it could happen in the United States.
The new poll also shows 51 per cent said they believed laws limiting gun ownership infringe on the public's constitutional right to possess and carry firearms.
White House officials signalled that Obama would seek to rally public support for the measures he puts forward.
That started with his Wednesday announcement, where he was joined by children who wrote to him after the Connecticut shooting asking for more gun controls.
White House officials, seeking to avoid setting the president up for failure, have emphasised that no single measure - even an assault weapons ban - would solve the scourge of gun violence.
But without such a ban, or other sweeping Congress-approved measures, it's unclear whether executive actions alone can make any noticeable difference.
The president called for banning assault weapons and limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds or fewer, and he proposed a federal statute to stop purchases of guns by buyers who are acting for others.
The president also called for a focus on universal background checks.
Some 40 per cent of gun sales take place without background checks, including those by private sellers at gun shows or over the internet, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
The NRA criticised the bill, saying in a statement, "These gun control schemes have failed in the past and will have no impact on public safety and crime."


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Ross Brawn, the mastermind of championships at Benneton and Ferarri has announced his retirement at, of all things, a fishing event as reported by the Telegraph. Brawn, an avid fisherman, as well as F-1 brain without equal, has said he wants to take time to fish and relax. That said, he said you can never say never...
I've always liked Ross and how he operated. He seemed to be honest and straight to the point. He also seemed to enjoy what he was doing. Brawn started his working career at the UK Atomic Energy Authority and entered racing in 1976 with March. He then went to Williams in 1978 as a machinist.
In 1991, after a few more team moves and upward movement, he was at Jaguar and was the lead designer on the XJR-14, which won the World Championship. From there it was onto Benneton and the birth of the Schumacher era. Brawn, Schmacher, Briatore and Symonds made a potent team that brought multiple championships to the multicolored team.
In 1997 he went to Ferrari and helped make it the juggernaut it was from the late '90s through the '00s with Schumacher and Jean Todt.
After that it was a difficult time at Honda GP in 2008 that ended with him buying the team for next to nothing when Honda pulled out. 2009, after scraping for funds and desperately working to keep the team together, he and Jenson Button won the World Championships with a cleverly designed car, some great driving and a good bit of luck.
When the team was bought out by Mercedes, at a nice profit to Ross, he stayed on and headed the team and partially brought about Michael Schumacher's return. While Schumacher and Rosberg weren't as successful as hoped, the team was stable and preforming reasonably well. The last couple of years have seen a shake up in leadership at Mercedes GP there have been rumbles of what Ross would do. There where hints that he wasn't perfectly happy with what was going on and he left the team last fall. With this announcement, I suppose we can see what his plans are.
Brawn looks like the type who is perfectly happy with an afternoon in hip boots. I certainly hope he enjoys himself .
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