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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest.
When I went to college back in the late 1990s, my school was pretty much selected for me due to the scholarships I received. I didn't have any financial resources of my own to help me get into college, nor was the internet widely available and full of easy resources to learn more how to acquire them. In short, I was left with a decision that seemed pretty much made for me.
Looking back, I realize that the decision was not as clear-cut as I originally thought. With my academic qualifications and financial state, I could have chosen from a lot of different schools, and the choice among schools was actually quite a bit different than I thought.
In short, when my children choose a college, the process will be a lot different than my own process was – more open ended, more thorough, and with more ideas out there on the table.
This, of course, brings us to this week's book review, Debt-Free U by Zac Bissonnette. The idea behind this book is that many of the standards and reasoning people use to select a school and pay for it are way off base. Instead, what makes or breaks success in life is the person and the opportunities they have available to them. Because of that (and some research to back it up), the book comes up with some interesting conclusions on the entire college selection process.
1 – How Much Can You Afford, and Where Will You Get The Money?
Bissonnette focuses this chapter on the idea that scholarships are overrated and loans are dangerous. So, how should one pay for college? The old fashioned way – by saving for it and paying for it out of pocket. Work a second job. Don't fall into the trap that you have to go to the most expensive school you can find in order to get a "good" education. Most of the rest of the book focuses on these latter points.
2 – Student Loans and Stagnant Wages: A Dangerous Cocktail for Future Graduates
So, why no student loans? Anyone under the age of about 40 probably knows the answer: they can be a punishing load after you're out of school. Not only have you sacrificed years of income in order to get that degree, you've also got huge debts to pay back. Often, even with a much increased earnings potential, it's a zero sum game – or worse. The better approach is to pay as much out of pocket as you possibly can.
3 – Does It Really Matter Where You Go to College? The Solution to the College Funding Nightmare
That's great, but great colleges aren't cheap. Bissonnette's argument against that is that the idea of a "great" college is overrated. Most people who are successful in their field don't come from "great" colleges – they come from all over the place. What makes a success story isn't the school the person goes to, it's the person. Instead, you should seek out the schools that leave students with the lowest debt burdens after college, which are mostly large state schools.
4 – How to Make Any College an Ivy League College
But how do you get the "ivy" experience at Big State U? It's all about how you approach it. A great college experience that you can base a career on comes from connecting with people and building your skill set at every opportunity. Networking, acquiring unique experiences, and building specific skills are the trademark of success, not the name on the degree that you get.
5 – Why Large Public Universities Are Better Than Private Colleges
Most of the time, big state schools offer the best opportunities to do those very things, given the large number of people there. There are countless opportunities at a large school that just can't be found elsewhere. Simply due to the sheer numbers, you're much more likely to find experiences that really click with you and enable you to build skills that match your talents and interests at big state schools – and that's what draws attention in the workplace.
6 – The Community College Solution
Another advantage of a big state school is that it's often easy to transfer community college credits. That means that while you're in high school, during the college summers, and perhaps even during a year or two between high school and a four year college, you can get general education requirements out of the way at a very inexpensive rate at your local community college, drastically reducing the cost of a four year school.
7 – Make Money, Prepare for a Career
This was my favorite chapter because it so directly matches my own college experience. As established earlier in the book, the best way to maximize the value of college is to earn money while there to reduce your tuition bill. Also mentioned earlier, college is the time to have great experiences and build skills that translate to the post-college life. Why not do both at the same time? Seek out paid internships or work-study positions. See if you can find a job with a professor who is engaged in a field that interests you. Ask, ask, ask – it never hurts.
8 – How Your Child Can Save Money While He's in College
The stuff here is basically personal finance 101 – avoid credit cards while in college, read your college bill carefully and ask about any and all fees you don't understand, and so on. It's valuable, though, because these types of tips can make an enormous difference on how much you have to take out in student loans and how much debt you'll have after college. The lower both numbers are, the better.
9 – Invest in College-Town Real Estate
This chapter felt really out of place, because the rest of the book talks about great ways to minimize expenses and thus reduce any debt you have to incur after college. This chapter really speaks to people who already have a lot of money and are looking for someplace to sink it. Why not buy your child a condo as a gift as they leave for college? They can live there while in college, then rent it or sell it after school is over? Good idea, but it speaks to people with a lot more money than I ever dreamed of having in college.
10 – It's Not Just a Personal Finance Issue: How to Solve the College Crisis
Bissonnette has a lot of good, if overly grand, ideas here. There's just one that I really, really wish would take hold in society – I wish society would stop stigmatizing financial prudence. I understand why it won't happen – marketers don't make money from financial prudence. Still, if everyone were financially sensible, society as a whole would work much better.
Is Debt-Free U Worth Reading?
If you have children and have at least some intent of directing them towards higher education, or if you're a high schooler or early college student with the ability to read and digest more than one viewpoint, Debt-Free U is a very, very worthwhile read. It'll provide a ton of food for thought for your college planning process.
As with any book like this, though, couple it with your own homework. When you're making such a huge choice, get information from lots of different sources – make this book part of your education about college choices, but never make one book the be-all end-all. It's very solid and has a lot of great ideas on maximizing every dollar from your college education, but it deserves to be coupled with additional reading, as does any book on a major life decision.


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Do Good—Drink Beer
If you haven't tried them yet, get to the beer store for one of 16 Mile Brewery's limited-edition ales, Collaboration Brews for a Good Cause. There are three, as there will be every year, and $5 from the sale of every keg goes to a local charity. Your beers:
Delaware Oyster Stout benefits the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary.
Hot Fudge Sundae Stout benefits the Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation.
Riverside Docks Maple Porter—soon to come—will benefit a food kitchen in Wilmington (TBA).
Collaboration Brews not only help worthy causes, they allow the brew crew at 16 Mile to stretch a bit creatively. The brewery's regular ales are produced using the traditional four ingredients—barley, hops, malt and water—in traditional English style. Collaboration Brews incorporate other ingredients. Delaware Oyster Stout is brewed with oysters from Delaware Bay and cherrywood-smoked malt. Hot Fudge Sundae uses cocoa nibs, vanilla and local cherries. Riverside Docks, still in the works, will be made with maple syrup. The results are well worthy of your attention. And each brew is developed with a guest collaborator: beer judge and author George Hummel on Oyster Stout; craft beer revolution leader Pete Slosberg, founder of Pete's Brewing Company (Pete's Wicked Ales), on Hot Fudge Sundae; and locally famous Brian Finn, head brewer for Iron Hill Brewery, a winner of many medals at the Great American Brew Festival. So try the beer, and look for nifty tangents like ice cream made from the Hot Fudge Sundae wort. Leave it to King's Homemade Ice Cream of Lewes to help out on that. You can also sample the Collaboration Brews—and the delicious regulars— at 16 Mile. 16milebrewery.com
Taste This
You'll want in on this: The next installment of the Premier Wine & Spirits Chef Tasting Series happens May 2 at Premier Wine & Spirits on Limestone Road. This month features the extraordinary culinary team from Stone Balloon Winehouse in Newark, chefs Andy Matulaitis and Jesse Jones. Their menu:
Begin with an amuse bouche of Deviled BLT: egg, porkbelly, endive, tomato and an aioli of bacon fat. Enjoy with Gruet Brut Sparkling.
Course one: sausage of smoked scallops with white chocolate-corn pudding, red pepper escabeche and leaves of Brussels sprouts. It's accompanied by Domaine des Dorices Muscadet Sevre.
Second course: a monkfish tamal with pickled-tomato salad and jalapeño-cocoa butter infusion. Ratzenberger Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken.
The main event: crepes of duck confit and local goat cheese with a salad of grilled peaches and fennel in Shiraz vinaigrette. Savor with Ram's Leap Shiraz.
For dessert: Gorgonzola cheesecake with grape chutney and cocoa nib. It deserves a fine Port, like Down's Late Bottled Vintage.
Tempted? Ticket sales will be donated to Faithful Friends Animal Society in Wilmington, chosen by the chefs. The next event in the series features Red Fire Grill & Steakhouse on June 6. Premierwinespirits.com
Olé Tapas Lounge and Restaurant in Newark, best known for its authentic Spanish tapas, is in the midst of a 10-day celebration of Latin American food. Featured dishes include ceviche de camarón from Ecuador, empanada Chilena from Chile, chicken with rice from Puerto Rico, fish soup from Peru, bistec de palomilla and ropa viejo from Cuba, churrasco from Bazil and a host of traditional sides, plus tropical drinks and wines from South America. These aren't food you'll find every day, so get there if you can. You have until May 6. 224-9378, oletapaslounge.com
Final Showdown?
We made a big deal of Delaware's James Beard Foundation Award nominees a few weeks ago for good reason—it's a very big deal. Say tuned to find out if Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, a finalist for Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional, becomes top dog. The foundation is a national professional nonprofit that promotes culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine pros and others at annual award ceremonies and by providing scholarships. The James Beard Foundation Awards are the Oscars of the profession, a recognition of the best in the business. Winners to be announced May 4 and May 7. We wish Sam all the best. Hit dogfish.com/contact-us.htm. (They read the comments. They really do.) jamesbeard.org
Rockin' Food
This is the kind of food writing that really whets our appetite: "Executive chef John Jones' menu is everything a rock club needs: It's approachable, it's casual, but doused with little next-level flourishes that make his burgers blossom and sandwiches shine. Several entrées stood out, too… His WCL burger dripped tantalizingly through a buttery brioche bun, as a creamy mixture of caramelized onions and sliced mushrooms oozed down the sides. The bracing pungency of local 'shrooms balanced nicely against the thwack of crispy peppered bacon." Find out why dining critic Matt Amis liked The World Cafe Live at the Queen so much. Your Insider will back him up on that burger. It's a masterpiece. Click here.


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Many people have pre-conceived notions of what it's like to go on a cruise. And until you try a cruise for yourself, it's hard to know what you're getting into.
Sure, our ships are more intimate, our ports are more diverse, the food is tastier, and alcohol is included in the price of your voyage…but the real difference is our Destination Immersion® experiences. On every Azamara voyage, we spend more time in port so you have a proper chance to not only explore each awe-inspiring destination, but to fall in love with them, too. On 100% of our voyages you get to stay longer and experience more, and our Azamara Shore Excursions bring you to the heart of local life and culture like never before. This means everywhere you travel with us, you can live like a local and have a more authentic experience.
Below we'll share some popular cruise myths, and the ways in which an Azamara cruise is anything but typical.
Myth: CRUISES ARE TOO CROWDED.
Reality: With Azamara's three club-like ships—the 690-guest Azamara Journey® and Azamara Quest® and the 702-guest Azamara Pursuit℠—you can enjoy a more intimate onboard experience. And because our ships are smaller, we can dock in ports where other ships can't. This means whether you're on land or at sea, you'll never have to feel like you're lacking a little extra elbow room.
Myth: CRUISE SHIPS ARE FULL OF GERMS.
Reality: According to statistics from the CDC and the Cruise Line International Association, you have about a 1 in 12,000 chance of picking up a norovirus aboard a cruise ship (compared to a 1 in 15 chance on land).
But better safe than sorry we say, so Azamara has a few additional procedures in place to help prevent the spread of germs and bacteria. Our crew uses a 'fist-bump' rather than a more traditional handshake to greet passengers. This allows our crew to still provide a friendly greeting while at the same time limiting the spread of germs and bacteria.
Another way we work to maintain high standards of hygiene is through serving guests from the buffet on the first day of the cruise. This ensures that guests have less contact with the buffet and dining areas, further limiting the spread of germs and bacteria.
Myth: CRUISE SHIPS ARE BORING.
Reality: From guest lectures given by experts in diverse fields to White Night parties, spa, casino, entertainment, and our exclusive Nights in Private Places, (just to name a few), you'll always have something to do on board. Not that you'll spend much time there anyway—we stay longer and later in more ports than any other cruise line.
Myth: ALCOHOL IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE.
Reality: On an Azamara cruise, nightcaps, celebratory drinks, thirst-quenching suds, and tasty tipples are on us! Select standard spirits, international beers, and a changing selection of red and white wine are all included in the price of your cruise.
Myth: THE FOOD IS ALWAYS THE SAME BORING BUFFET.
Reality: With dishes like beef tenderloin Carpaccio with orange oil, lobster bisque, and fresh sushi on our daily menus, every meal on an Azamara voyage is a fine dining experience. And for true foodies, our Chef's Table dinners—complete with expert wine pairings— will introduce your taste buds to a world of flavors without even leaving the ship.
Myth: CRUISE SHIPS AREN'T SAFE.
Reality: Statistics show that cruise ships are safer than most other forms of transportation! Safety is our number one priority. Our crew is highly trained in emergency procedures, and our ships are outfitted with the latest state-of-the-art, industry leading safety equipment. Not to mention, every passenger takes part in a muster drill that covers all necessary safety procedures for your voyage.
Myth: I'M GOING TO GET SEASICK.
Reality: Even if you suffer from motion sickness during car rides or on airplanes, it's unlikely you will become seasick aboard our ships. In fact, many people don't notice any motion at all! The sheer size of our ships and specialized stabilizers are designed to give you the smoothest ride possible.
Myth: CRUISES ARE FOR OLD PEOPLE WHO AREN'T VERY ACTIVE.
Reality: With Azamara's Destination Immersion style of travel, there's plenty to do for those who are both young and young at heart. For starters, we have longer and overnight stays in port, so whether you want to take part in our carefully curated Azamara Shore excursions or explore on your own, there's no reason to sit still for long! Once you're back on ship, it's not all buffets and early bedtimes. For those looking to stay in ship shape, we offer customized personal training and Body Sculpt Boot Camps in addition to our fully equipped fitness center. And even when you want to relax, there's plenty to inspire your mind and body, from our luxurious spa, to exciting onboard entertainment options, and so much more.
Myth: CRUISES ARE EXPENSIVE.
Reality: Cruises are actually quite affordable! Just think, the price of your voyage includes luxurious accommodations, transportation between ports, delicious food, unlimited alcoholic beverages, and onboard activities. Not to mention the priceless experience of an Azamara voyage!
Myth: CRUISES ARE CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
Reality: With Azamara's Destination Immersion style of travel, you'll get to experience every stop from a locals' perspective. And since we spend more time in port than any other cruise line—including several overnight stays on many of our voyages—you'll never feel like you're trapped in one place. Plus, going on a cruise doesn't have to be a long-term commitment—unless you want it to, of course! Azamara offers cruises as short as three nights and as long as…well that's up to you!
Myth: CRUISES ONLY GO TO TOURISTY HOT SPOTS.
Reality: From the exotic shores of the Seychelles, to the down under streets of Sydney, the remote Faroe Islands and everywhere in between, Azamara's smaller ships mean we can go to smaller and more off-the-beaten-path ports than other cruise companies. Plus, with our bespoke Destination Immersion style of travel, you can experience each and every port like a local with optional Azamara Shore Excursions.
All information, inclusions, and amenities are subject to change without notice. Please contact us for the most up-to-date information.


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The Paxton COA and The Friends of Paxton COA will host a trip to Foxwoods Tuesday, Dec. 3, to see Branson On The Road-Christmas Style.
The performance features country Christmas music, old favorites, instrumental abilities and comedy, direct from Branson, Mo., and features clean family fun.
The package includes reserved red seating at show and current Foxwoods Bonus Package luncheon buffet or $10 meal credit and $10 Keno play.
The cost per person is $55.
The trip departs at 8:30 a.m. from The Paxton COA, 17 West St., with arrival at Foxwoods expected at 10:30 a.m. The show starts at 2 p.m. The bus departs for Paxton after the show.
Reservations can be made by calling Robert Wilby at 508-792-4662 or e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Payment is due by Saturday, Nov. 23, payable to the Friends of Paxton COA and mailed to 11 Tanglewood Road, Paxton, MA 01612.


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Papi, Napoli go deep, but offense does little else against Tanaka
BOSTON -- It was a night that came with great anticipation, considering it was the return to Fenway Park for Jacoby Ellsbury and the rivalry debut of Masahiro Tanaka.
Even with such electric subplots, the Red Sox continued their tough start to the season by not looking particularly strong in any phase of the game in a 9-3 thumping at the hands of the Yankees on Tuesday.
The defending World Series champions again looked disjointed while slipping to 9-12.
"I don't know if concerned is the right word," said ace Jon Lester, who took the loss. "I know everybody in here is busting their butt to do their best to get on a good run and put a full game together, whether it be pitching or defense or offense, whatever it may be. I hate saying it, but we've got a long ways to go and we're going to figure it out on both sides of the baseball and we'll be there -- we'll be fine."
Of late, the problem has been early deficits.
"For us to play with consistency, we need our starting rotation to lead us through that," said manager John Farrell. "Right now, we're not getting that."
The one constant Boston had until Tuesday was consistently strong outings from Lester.
But even that went away in this one, as Lester labored, giving up 11 hits and eight runs (only three of them earned) over 4 2/3 innings. The lefty threw a season-high 118 pitches.
Meanwhile, Ellsbury and Tanaka shared the spotlight well in leading the Yankees to their fourth win in five games against the Red Sox this season.
Ellsbury had a double, triple and two RBIs while making a nice sliding catch in left-center.
"He makes a big catch as well, and had a big hit to get the score to 7-2 after they had climbed a little bit closer to get it to 4-2," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. "I thought he played extremely well."
Aside from back-to-back homers to David Ortiz and Mike Napoli, Tanaka fared well. The righty gave the Yankees 7 1/3 innings of two-run baseball, walking none and striking out seven.
"He has good stuff," said Napoli. "He uses four pitches at any time. He commands the strike zone. He's no different than a lot of pitchers in this league, but he definitely has good stuff. We couldn't really get anything going."
After getting a round of boos as he was introduced for his first at-bat at Fenway as a visitor, Ellsbury clocked the third pitch of the game high off the wall in center. A fan reached over and touched it, and it was ruled a triple.
"I just don't understand why he ended up on third with fan interference. Maybe I'll get the full explanation of it sometime, but no, that's part of the game," said Lester. "Sometimes you get fans running on the field, sometimes you get distractions, but you've got to bear down there and make a better pitch to [Derek] Jeter."
Jeter swiftly singled Ellsbury home, and the Yankees were out in front.
With Carlos Beltran at the plate, Jeter moved to second a passed ball and advanced to third on a throwing error by A.J. Pierzynski.
"I just tried to hurry and just made a bad throw," said Pierzynski. "It was a good read by Jeter. I was trying to make a play and I just short-hopped [Dustin Pedroia] and it went into center field."
Beltran then came through with an RBI single and the Red Sox faced a 2-0 deficit before taking their first swing.
Tanaka worked around a double by Pedroia and struck out Ortiz and Napoli.
There was big-time trouble for Lester in the third when the Yankees opened the inning with doubles by Alfonso Soriano, Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann, increasing their lead to 4-0.
Ortiz provided some life for the Red Sox in the bottom of the fourth when he unloaded for a prodigious shot into the center-field bleachers that probably traveled at least 430 feet. Napoli made it back-to-back homers, lacing one into the Monster Seats against Tanaka to make it 4-2.
"A couple of fastballs on the plate, we squared them up," said Farrell. "Many good pitchers, as you see, if you don't get them early, they're going to get a rhythm going. He was able to do that tonight. He threw, I thought, a high number of split fingers, which is a very good pitch for him, tough pitch to lift. More than anything, he pitched ahead in the count. That was the key tonight."
However, the momentum shifted right back to the Yankees in the fifth when the normally sure-handed Napoli dropped a liner by Brian Roberts that would have been the third out of the inning. The Yankees would go on to score four runs in that frame, all of them unearned, to take an 8-2 lead.
"Yeah, it was a little weird," said Napoli. "McCann was on first. I kind of lost it for a second. I thought I was on it. I need to make that play. That was a key situation in the game. We scored two runs. That would have been the final out, instead of them having a big inning. I didn't make the play."
The Red Sox know that they aren't playing winning baseball these days.
"We've given some extra outs," said Farrell. "At this level, when you do that, you're asking for trouble. It's something we continue to address, work at internally. There's not going to be wholesale changes made. We have to go out and execute with greater efficiency."


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The incident at Kona Skate Park in Jacksonville sparked an outcry among witnesses, too, even before the video was first posted to Instagram on Friday.
Martin Ramos, the owner of the park, said that the child is a prodigy skateboarder and that he and his dad often skate together there. Ramos said the child seemed to be okay after the incident and that he told the father not to return to the skate park anytime soon.
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Start TB Patients on ART and Retain on Treatment (START Study) (START)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01872390
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Last Update Posted : August 28, 2019
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The purpose of the START Study is to identify an effective, cost-effective, acceptable intervention that addresses programmatic, structural and psychosocial barriers to ART initiation and retention during TB treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving health outcomes among HIV-infected TB patients in Lesotho. The study is a two-arm cluster randomized trial, randomized at the TB/HIV clinic level, which includes twelve TB/HIV clinics in Berea district. Clinics are randomized to deliver the combination intervention package (CIP) or standard of care (SOC), with stratification by facility type. The experimental intervention will be delivered to all HIV-infected TB patients in TB/HIV clinics randomly assigned to CIP. In TB/HIV clinics assigned to SOC, usual care procedures for ART initiation and retention will be delivered.
Study hypotheses focus on the effectiveness of the CIP on HIV- and TB-related outcomes.
Compared to HIV-infected TB patients attending SOC clinics, HIV-infected TB patients at CIP clinics will have superior HIV- and TB-related outcomes, including:
- Greater ART initiation during TB treatment
- Shorter time to ART initiation
- Greater retention in ART care
- Higher adherence to ART
- Greater change in CD4+ count
- Greater TB treatment success (completion and cure)
- Greater sputum smear conversion
- Higher adherence to TB treatment
Additionally, CIP delivery will have an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio more favorable than alternative resource uses.
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|Tuberculosis HIV
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Among people living with HIV (PLWH), tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic illness and a leading cause of death, accounting for nearly a quarter of HIV-related deaths worldwide. Initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) early during TB treatment significantly increases survival, and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend ART initiation for all PLWH as soon as possible after TB treatment initiation, regardless of CD4+ count. Yet in the African Region, only 42% of TB patients known to be living with HIV were on ART in 2010, and retention in ART programs has been limited. In Lesotho, only 27% of HIVinfected TB patients received ART in 2010. There is an urgent need to identify programmatic interventions that increase the proportion of HIV-infected TB patients on ART, shorten the duration between TB diagnosis and ART initiation, and improve adherence to medications and retention in care amongst HIV-infected TB patients in Lesotho.
Lesotho, a small, landlocked country completely surrounded by South Africa, is among the world's poorest nations with one of the world's most severe epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis (TB). There is strong evidence that TB patients who are also infected with HIV have better survival rates if they begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) soon after starting TB treatment; however, there are many patients who do not initiate ART within the recommended timeframe, and who do not remain in care.
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|Official Title:
|Start TB Patients on ART and Retain on Treatment: Combination Intervention Package to Enhance Antiretroviral Therapy Uptake and Retention During TB Treatment in Lesotho
|Actual Study Start Date :
|April 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 2016
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|June 2020
Experimental: CIP Participants
Participants will receive the usual procedures (standard of care) for management of HIV-infected TB patients, and in addition the Combination Intervention Package (CIP) with the programmatic, structural, and psychosocial components.
Other: Combination Intervention Package
CIP will contain programmatic, structural and psychosocial components including: 1) nurse training and mentorship in TB/HIV cotreatment using a clinical algorithm; 2) reimbursement of transportation costs to monthly clinic visits for patients and treatment supporters; 3) health education using a TB and HIV treatment literacy curriculum for patients and treatment supporters; and 4) real-time adherence support using short message service (SMS) text messaging and trained village health workers (VHW). These components were selected for their promise, practicality, and feasibility of implementation and scale-up in HIV programs in diverse settings - in addition to SOC.
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Participants will receive the usual procedures (standard of care) for management of HIV-infected TB patients. TB and HIV services are fully integrated in a one-stop model, while at hospitals, ART is provided in the TB clinic for TB/HIV coinfected patients.
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Usual procedures for management of HIV-infected TB patients will be followed: Three I's training, ART provision to TB patients in integrated clinics, and treatment supporter for TB treatment.
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- Percentage of TB/HIV patients newly registered during period of observation who initiate ART during TB treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]To examine ART initiation based on review of clinic registers.
- Percentage of participants who attended 6 month clinic visit (within 1 month window) and reported ART use [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months after TB treatment initiation ]To examine ART retention. Deaths and transfers will be considered not retained.
- Participants with cure + treatment completion at end of TB treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]To examine TB treatment success as defined by WHO, based on review of TB register and treatment cards.
- Days from TB treatment initiation to date of ART initiation [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]To examine Time to ART initiation
- Percentage of total prescribed doses ingested for ART [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]To examine ART adherence, averaged across medicines for each month of treatment, from the unannounced pill counts.
- Change in CD4+ count [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months after initial CD4 count ]To examine change in CD4 count over 6 months (from initiation of TB treatment to 6 months later). Routine clinical CD4 test results will be used by study staff and no additional blood draw will be required.
- Percentage of smear positive pulmonary TB cases that converted to smear negative after eight weeks of treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks from initiation of TB treatment ]To examine sputum smear conversion
- Percentage of total prescribed doses ingested for TB treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]To examine TB treatment adherence, from unannounced pill counts.
- Ratio of the incremental costs of the CIP to incremental effectiveness [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]To examine incremental cost-effectiveness of CIP (per ART initiation, retention, and TB treatment completion)
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- On TB treatment
- Initiating ART within 2 months of TB treatment initiation
- Aged 18 or older
- English- or Sesotho-speaking
- Capable of informed consent
Measurement Cohort Participant Exclusion Criteria:
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- Patients diagnosed with Multi Drug Resistant-TB (MDR-TB)
Key Informats: Three groups of key informats (KI) will be recruited.
Key Informants ART Early-Initiators Inclusion Criteria:
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Key Informants ART Non/Late-Initiators Inclusion Criteria:
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- did not initiate ART during TB treatment or initiating ART >= 2 months after TB treatment initiation
Key Informants Healthcare Workers Inclusion Criteria:
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- Aged 18 or older
- English- or Sesotho‐speaking
- Capable informed consent
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
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|Berea, Berea District, Lesotho
|Good Shepherd Health Center
|Berea, Berea District, Lesotho
|Holy Family Health Center
|Berea, Berea District, Lesotho
|Khubetsoana Health Center
|Berea, Berea District, Lesotho
|Koali Health Center
|Berea, Berea District, Lesotho
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- 5. Man Demonstrates how Easy it is to Stop a Wolf: Yellowstone Park
"Wolves attack people. Initial attacks are clumsy, as the wolves have not yet learned how to take down efficiently a new prey. Persons attacked can often escape because of the clumsiness of the attacks. A mature, courageous man may beat off or strangulate an attacking wolf. However, against a wolf pack, there is no defense. Even two able and armed men may be killed. Wolves as a pack are hunters so capable a predator that they may take down black bears and even grizzly bears." "When do Wolves Become Dangerous to Humans"? by Valerius Geist, Ph.D.Click here to read more
- 8. Federal Land Managers' Intimidation, Bullying Threaten Citizens Rights, Create a Hostile Environment
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2014 - Today, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulations held an oversight hearing on "Threats, Intimidation and Bullying by Federal Land Managing Agencies." This hearing continued Committee oversight into bullying by federal land management agencies and federal law enforcement agencies on private, state, and federal lands.
State and local governments, ranchers, business owners, and private citizens have been subject to threats, lack of cooperation, and numerous unfair or heavy-handed tactics which threaten public safety, the environment, endangered species, and the livelihoods of communities. Congressional oversight is necessary to provide an effective check on federal officials who abuse their regulatory powers.
"Today we took a second look at threats, intimidation and bullying by Federal Land Managing Agencies. During a hearing the Committee held last year and again today, we heard first-hand accounts of mistreatment at the hands of federal officials seeking to extort the witnesses into relinquishing their property rights," said Representative Doug LaMalfa (CA-01). "These firsthand accounts give the victims of abusive conduct by a federal land managing official a chance to tell their story to Congress. Status quo agency oversight, policies and procedures are inadequate for addressing or deterring employee abuses and may instead embolden overreaching or malicious employee behavior with little risk of retribution for their actions."
Witnesses highlighted examples of flagrant intimidation met by citizens who refuse to surrender their constitutional rights, land and water rights, grazing permits and other multiple-use benefits.
Sheriff James Perkins, Garfield County, UT, highlighted his perspective from 27 years of law enforcement and experience working with various federal law enforcement agencies.
"BLM's attitude towards coordinating with local law enforcement is summed up best by a conversation I had with a BLM law enforcement officer while we were attending a drug task force meeting in Cedar City, Utah. He told me point blank that he didn't care about any authority that I thought I had as the Garfield County Sheriff, and that he did not feel like he had to coordinate anything through my office… This refusal to coordinate, coupled with a lack of any meaningful oversight, has created a perfect environment where the abuse of federal law enforcement powers can occur."Click here to read more
- 9. Gov. Brewer and Arizona Game & Fish kick Sand in the Faces of Arizona's Rural Families
Governor Jan Brewer recently vetoed SB1211, which would have given Arizona ranchers and their families some protection against the maulings and killings by Mexican wolves of their livestock. See "Arizona Governor Vetoes bill allowing ranchers to kill endangered wolves." Not only is she disinterested in the social and economic adversity caused by Mexican wolves, but she has also conceded, without a whisper of objection, that 50% of Arizona is "federal land."
Likewise, the chairman of Arizona Game and Fish, J. W. Harris, has thrown his own benefactors, the entire game and fish industry, to the wolves. See Arizona Game & Fish Expand Mexican Wolf Territory.
Both Governor Brewer and J. W. Harris have plenty of staff and research assistance, so they know that their protections of Mexican wolves are hurting Arizona families. Is the suffering of our fellow Arizonans no more than simply "taking one for the team"? Apparently, it is. It's ok with Brewer. It's ok with Harris. It's also ok with every Democrat Arizona legislator, because every one of them voted against protecting their fellow Arizonans against the well documented predations of the Mexican wolf.They know everything I'm going to show you. These pictures are gruesome. If pictures make you uncomfortable, please understand that children and their parents and friends are forced to experience this against their will, not just see pictures of it. Please note that psychologists have identified PTSD in these children in rural Arizona and New Mexico.
Please join me as we make our journey into the Arizona and New Mexico lands where the Mexican wolf is King.
Here's a photo of one of 5 small calves lost to Mexican wolves over a period of 9 days in 2003 in New Mexico. According to the family who owned the calves, the only reason this one was found was because of the tracking collar on the wolf. Notice that, unlike most predators, wolves don't kill, then eat. They eat living animals. Those animals scream until they finally die.
Mexican wolves were reintroduced by the federal government (USFWS) via the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in Eastern Arizona/Western New Mexico in 1998. Since that time, the wolves have gravitated to livestock and the yards of families living in that part of Arizona and NM. There is a Facebook site that relates ongoing interactions with Mexican wolves called Wolves, Cattle, and the People Who Live Between Them. If you go to this site, there is a video of Arizona Rep. Jamescita Peshlakai speaking at the 12/3/2013 showing of "Wolves in Government Clothing." Many people who attended this event testified to the adverse social and economic effects, including Steve Titla who represented the San Carlos Apache Tribe. The tribe has been devastated by the introduction of the Mexican wolves next to their reservation. Everybody thought Rep. Peshlakai would be against the Mexican wolves that were hurting rural families. We were wrong. She voted AGAINST every anti-Mexican wolf bill: HB2699, SB1211, SB1212, and SCR1006.
The following accounts represent a small fraction of the harsh realities that these rural families experience.Click here to read more
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Polly Apfelbaum at D'Amelio Terras - Cartoon Garden (black and white), a 13 x 25 foot bed of individually cut, black and white cartoony flowers, looked GREAT in the slightly larger white rectangular room on the concrete floor. It reminded me of being at Ryoanji. It was PERFECT.
Nick Mauss at Daniel Reich - Some interesting-(ish) small paintings and drawings behind spindly music-stand-like tripods, but the most interesting thing was watching Daniel Reich walk in. What a weird floating walk! I couldn't take my eyes off him.
Tom Meacham at Oliver Kamm - Lots of very different small-ish paintings. No problem with the lack of consistency, but would like to feel that a little more exploration was happening. Felt a little like skimming.
Maybe they were consistent in a non-exploration of technique and content; an overall thinness - but ultimately not very satisfying.
Kerstin Bratsch at Derek Eller - Similar to the Meacham show but not quite as broad a range of techniques; a little more concentration. Each individual piece meant more.
There was a very 2D, washy, black-and-white warped canvas Russian folk-art lady painting below another black-and-white, smaller and more abstract. Good small one of a more thickly painted grey horse split down the middle by the ground, like it was impaled or perhaps a carousel horse. A good sailboat painting.
All interesting.
Ethan Greenbaum at Buia - Very much liked. My favorites were the most abstract, more sculptural ones like Person, Window, and Landscape. I think they are painted on sculpted and cobbled together pieces of foam or something. Person is a tall mustard-colored construction; part stop-sign, part hangman gallows.
The more standard-format, slightly Carrol Dunham-like one pictured below is called Employee.
Donald Moffett at Marianne Boesky - Heavily textured silver paintings in a very bright white room. They made me think of the Rudolf Stingel seen at the Tang last year (or two years ago), but not as interesting. Maybe it was the presentation - the low-key hallway hanging at the Tang was very good.
A few of these paintings had holes in the center, which I think went through the wall. Couldn't see inside, it was all blackness. Maybe I missed something? Was there more?
UPDATE 12/10/2005: Now I have seen this same paintings in Miami at Art Basel, where they looked very good. What a difference an installation makes. At Miami, there were just a few - one on the wall, one on the floor leaning against the wall - surrounded by work by other artists. Much better as individual objects, just as paintings, than that bright bright cold original installation.
Sergej Jensen at Anton Kern - Very interesting, I left this the same way I left the Matthew Monahan show here earlier this summer - not quite understanding but thinking I have seen something good. I need to go back.
This piece is called Palette Head -
The gallery also had a Matthew Monahan in the back with a bunch of David Shrigleys. EXCELLENT.
Mike Kelley, Day is Done, at Gagosian - Whoah!!! Overwhelming! This is another one that I need to go back to, so much to digest.
He has taken some old (maybe 1970's) high-school yearbook photos and re-shot the same poses with new models, and also made videos taking off from the photos. I don't know if all the yearbook photos are from the same yearbook or not but some of the characters in the videos overlap; for example, two characters from two different photos will interact in the same video.
The gallery is like a funhouse, full of music and costumes and flashing lights. I love the way he makes us move through the space. I really hope I have a chance to go back before it closes.
RELATED: Artnet's Ben Davis on Kelley's show.


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I was looking on the Unity forums, and noticed a reply from one of their guys stating "In unity 4.0 all option available for linux. I am not sure about desktop version, but if you build with google native client than you can run it in google chrome without unity plugin."
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SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A central Georgia town plans to adorn its water tower with a buzzard carcass -- and it's not an attempt to attract tourists.
Rather, Sandersville hopes to scare off live buzzards that plague the area by relieving themselves on cellphone antennas.
The Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/XW8FiA) that the town will use a buzzard carcass made with real wings and tail feathers to ward off the real birds. The carcass is sold by the Department of Agriculture for $125.
Officials said the carcass should be in place on the Sandersville skyline as soon as a worker from the phone company can mount it in place.


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Indians announce single-game ALDS tix refund policy
It wasn't difficult to get swept up in the hype of the postseason, to think past the American League Wild Card Game toward a showdown with Indians manager Terry Francona's old club, the Red Sox, in the Division Series.
A spot in that series was never guaranteed, but that doesn't mean it wasn't realistic, or right around the corner.
Unfortunately for the Indians and their fans, Tampa Bay put an end to those hopes by beating the Tribe, 4-0, at Progressive Field on Wednesday. While the Rays celebrated in the visitor's clubhouse, the Indians reflected on their now-finished season in the home clubhouse. On Thursday, with the pain of that defeat still fresh, the Indians announced how fans who purchased single-game tickets for the ALDS can get their money back.
The organization will issue refunds only through the original payment method. If you purchased ALDS tickets online -- with a computer or a phone -- refunds will be transacted automatically.
For the following four scenarios, fans must have their tickets with them to receive refunds:
• Purchases made at Indians Teams Shops with a credit card can be refunded at the location of the original transaction. But if tickets were purchased with cash at an Indians Team Shop, refunds can only be issued at the Progressive Field ticket office.
• All purchases made at the Progressive Field ticket office must also be returned to that area for a refund.
• If you bought tickets at a Ticketmaster outlet, you must bring them back to where they were purchased to receive a refund.
• Season-ticket holders who bought tickets for the ALDS will receive an e-mail about postseason purchases.


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#1 The Firestrike laser offers warfighters a 15 kilowatt (kW)
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Northrop Grumman Introduces the First Battlefield Laser
Northrop Grumman Corporation today introduced the Firestrike laser, a ruggedized, high-energy, solid-state laser designed as a line replaceable unit (LRU) for battlefield applications.
The Firestrike laser offers warfighters a 15 kilowatt (kW) fieldable laser as well as a combinable LRU building block for much higher power, based on a laser beam combining architecture validated by Northrop Grumman over many years with the Joint High Power Solid State Laser program, Vesta and Vesta II.
The Firestrike laser LRU system is uniquely designed for scaling high-energy lasers to desired power levels. Each 15kW LRU can be combined with multiple units to fit specific warfighting missions and/or platforms, as pictured above. The result is a flexible "game-changing" military capability with tailored lethality. (click to enlarge)
"We are ready to deliver on the promise of defense at the speed of light with Firestrike," said Dan Wildt, vice president of Directed Energy Systems for Northrop Grumman's Space Technology sector. "The Firestrike laser power per cubic foot has been greatly enhanced from its successful laboratory predecessors."
He noted the Firestrike laser has been hardened for military uses but also was designed with life-cycle costs and reliability in mind. "Firestrike is designed for field operations and simple replacement," Wildt added.
"This is a rugged electric laser with power levels, beam quality and runtime suitable for offensive and defensive military utility. Also available is a newly designed laser current source assembly (LCSA), which is compact, and specifically developed to precisely meet Firestrike's power needs. Combined with advanced electro optical and/or infrared sensors, the Firestrike laser can provide self-defense, precision strike and enhanced situational awareness capabilities."sbip
Is a "warfighter" the same thing as a "soldier"? :p
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Alhamdulillah! Master of the Jinn will soon be translated and published in Croatia, which brought to mind that perhaps some of the readers of this blog may also know of, or have contact with, editors, publishers or foreign rights agents in other countries.
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If you, or someone you know, has any contacts with a Book Editor or Publisher, or Foreign Rights Agent in your country, please email me and, inshallah, Master of the Jinn will be read in many countries in many languages. If you have not read the book yet, I will be happy to email you a copy in ebook format.
My email: Irvingk1945 at gmail dot com
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