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Clinical Trials
Myocardial Function & FFA Metabolism in HIV Metabolic Syndrome (WU197)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by (Responsible Party)
Kevin Yarasheski, Washington University School of Medicine
First received: April 10, 2008
Last updated: August 19, 2013
Last Verified: August 2013
History of Changes
We hypothesize that the hearts of HIV+ people with The Metabolic Syndrome use and oxidize fats and sugars inappropriately, and that this may impair the heart's ability to pump blood. We hypothesize that exercise training or pioglitazone (Actos) will improve fat and sugar metabolism in the hearts of HIV+ people with The Metabolic Syndrome. This study will advance our understanding of cardiovascular disease in HIV+ people, and will test the efficacy of exercise training and pioglitazone for improving insulin resistance, heart metabolism and heart function in this at risk population.
HIV Infections
Cardiovascular Disease
Insulin Resistance
HIV Lipodystrophy
The Metabolic Syndrome
Drug : Pioglitazone
Behavioral : Exercise Training
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Myocardial Function, Free Fatty Acid and Glucose Metabolism in HIV Metabolic Syndrome
Further study details as provided by Kevin Yarasheski, Washington University School of Medicine:
Primary Outcome Measures
Myocardial Glucose Utilization Rate
[ Time Frame: Weeks 0 and 16 ]
Radio-tracer (11C-glucose) and positron emission tomography quantification of myocardial glucose utilization rate. The rate at which glucose exits the blood, enters the muscle cells in the left ventricle, and is metabolized (ATP generation, glycolysis, glycogenolysis, or lactate production). Total glucose utilization rate in the left ventricle of the heart.
Myocardial Glucose Utilization Rate Per Unit Insulin
[ Time Frame: Weeks 0 and 16 ]
Radio-tracer (11C-glucose) and positron emission tomography quantification of myocardial glucose utilization rate per unit of plasma insulin. Total glucose utilization rate in the left ventricle of the heart expressed per unit of the circulating plasma insulin concentration.
Myocardial Fatty Acid Utilization Rate
[ Time Frame: Weeks 0 and 16 ]
Radio-tracer (11C-palmitate) and positron emission tomography quantification of myocardial fatty acid utilization rate. The rate at which palmitate exits the blood, enters the muscle cells in the left ventricle, and is metabolized (oxidation, re-esterification).
Myocardial Fatty Acid Oxidation Rate
[ Time Frame: Weeks 0 and 16 ]
Radio-tracer (11C-palmitate) and positron emission tomography quantification of myocardial fatty acid oxidation rate.
Myocardial Fatty Acid Esterification
[ Time Frame: Weeks 0 and 16 ]
Radio-tracer (11C-palmitate) and positron emission tomography quantification of myocardial fatty acid esterification as a % of total fatty acid extraction
- Myocardial Contractile Function During Diastole
[ Time Frame: Weeks 0 and 16 ]
Echocardiographic quantification of (E/A) early to late diastolic filling velocity. Aria transfer blood to the ventricles in 2 steps: blood collected in the atria falls into the ventricles when the atrioventricular valves opens. In the left heart, the velocity at which the blood moves during this initial action is called the early or "E" filling velocity. residual blood in the atria, is emptied during diastole by atrial contraction. The velocity of the blood during atrial contraction is the "A" (for atrial) filling velocity. These are expressed as a ratio (E/A). If A exceeds E velocity (ratio <1.0) this is a clinical marker of diastolic dysfunction. This can occur when the left ventricular wall becomes so stiff as to impair proper filling, which can lead to diastolic heart failure.
- Myocardial Contractile Function During Systole
[ Time Frame: Weeks 0 and 16 ]
Echocardiographic quantification of E' wall velocity during systole averaged at the lateral wall and septum
- Fasting Lipids and Lipoproteins
[ Time Frame: Week 0 and 16 ]
fasting serum triglycerides, LDL-, and HDL-cholesterol concentrations
- Fasting Glucose Insulin and HOMA
[ Time Frame: Week 0 and 16 ]
fasting plasma glucose, insulin concentrations and HOMA-insulin resistance
|Study Start Date:
|September 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator:
Pioglitazone (Actos, 30mg/day for 16 weeks)
30mg/day for 16 weeks
Other Name: Actos
Active Comparator:
Exercise Training
Cardiorespiratory and resistance exercise training 3days/wk for 16 weeks
Exercise Training
Cardiorespiratory and resistance exercise training 3days/wk for 16 weeks
Other Name:
Detailed Description:
We hypothesize that myocardial free fatty acid and glucose utilization and oxidation rates are dysregulated in HIV+ people with The Metabolic Syndrome in comparison to HIV+ people without The Metabolic Syndrome, and in comparison to HIV-seronegative people with and without The Metabolic Syndrome. We hypothesize that dysregulated myocardial fatty acid and glucose metabolism is associated with impaired heart function (diastolic dysfunction) in HIV+ people with The Metabolic Syndrome. We will use myocardial positron emission tomography, radioactive isotope tracers of palmitate and glucose, and echocardiography to evaluate myocardial metabolism and function. HIV+ people with The Metabolic Syndrome will receive 16wks of exercise training or pioglitazone (Actos), and we will evaluate their potential beneficial effects on myocardial metabolism and function.Eligibility
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|28 Years to 50 Years
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria: All participants both with and without metabolic syndrome:
- 28-50 years old.
- Plasma HIV RNA less than 5,000 copies/mL for previous 3 months OR CD4 count greater than 100 cells/µL for previous 3 months.
- Stable for at least the past 3 months on any HAART regimen.
- "Normal" blood chemistries for at least 1 month prior to enrollment: platelet count >50,000/mm3, absolute neutrophil count >750/mm3, liver transaminases <2.5x the upper limit of normal (ULN), creatinine <1.3x ULN, albumin >30g/L, creatine kinase <5.9x ULN.
Menstruating women must have a negative urine beta-HCG pregnancy test within 14 days prior to study. To control for potential metabolic effects of alterations in female hormones during the menstrual cycle, all menstruating women will be studied during the follicular phase (serum 17beta-estradiol <165 pg/mL).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Frank obesity (BMI >35kg/m2).
- Chronic hepatitis B infection (HB surface antigen positive). Active hepatitis C infection (detectable Hep C RNA). Those who have cleared hepatitis B or C infection are eligible.
- Diabetes [fasting glucose >125 mg/dL, or fasting insulin >45 µU/mL, or 2-hr glucose >200mg/dL].
- Medications or agents that regulate glucose metabolism (e.g., insulin-sensitizers, insulin-secretagogues). Lipid lowering agents that regulate lipid metabolism (i.e. fibrate, statin).
- Gestational diabetes, pregnancy, or nursing mothers.
- Serum triglycerides ≥ 500 mg/dL.
- Hypogonadism [total testosterone <200ng/dL (men) or <15ng/dL (women)]; thyroid disorder [TSH <0.2 or >12µIU/mL]; hypercortisolemia [morning cortisol >22µg/dL]. Replacement testosterone or thyroid hormones to normalize abnormal levels is acceptable, as long as treatment and blood levels have been stable for at least 3 months.
- Use of human growth hormone (hGH) or GH-secretagogues (GH-releasing hormone-peptides) within the previous 3 months.
- History of serious cardiovascular disease; MI, angina pectoris, heart failure, congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass graft, stroke. Bundle branch block is exclusionary because it limits the interpretability of the resting/exercise ECG. Cardiovascular or physical contraindications to maximal exercise testing on a cycle ergometer.
- Uncontrolled hypertension (>140/90 mmHg). Certain antihypertensive medications will be permitted (diuretics, ACE inhibitors) as long as the medication, dose, and blood pressure have been stable for at least 3 months.
- Well-trained athletes (defined as >3 exercise training exposures/week; >30min regimented exercise/exposure maintained for at least the prior 4 weeks).
- History of or active substance abuse (eg, alcoholism, cocaine, heroin, crack, methamphetamine, phencyclidine).
- Active secondary infection. Any significant change in chronic suppressive therapy for an opportunistic infection during 1 month prior to enrollment.
- New serious systemic infection during the 3 weeks prior to enrollment.
- History of hyperlactatemia or lactic acidosis, esp. with rapid weight loss.
- Debilitating-painful myopathy or neuropathy that requires 'assistance' to conduct normal activities of daily living (dressing, hygiene, preparing meals, operating a vehicle). These might affect peripheral substrate metabolism.
- Chronic renal insufficiency/failure or other comorbid conditions (eg. cancer, COPD) that alter metabolism.
- Pancreatitis, celiac disease, or cirrhosis.
- Inadequate macronutrient or energy intake, or malabsorptive disorder.
- Dementia or any condition that would prevent voluntary informed consent or compliance.
- Other compounds or blinded investigational new drugs that might affect metabolism or confound data interpretation (eg. RU486, interleukin therapy, or cytokine-receptor antagonist).
- Oral glucocorticoid or corticosteroid use within previous 3 months.
Contacts and LocationsChoosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision.Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00656851
Locations Show More
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University School of Medicine
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
Sponsors and CollaboratorsNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
|Principal Investigator:
|Kevin Yarasheski, PhD
|Washington University School of Medicine
More Information
|Responsible Party:
|Kevin Yarasheski, Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00656851 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|DK59531 (completed)
|Study First Received:
|April 10, 2008
|Last Updated:
|August 19, 2013
Keywords provided by Kevin Yarasheski, Washington University School of Medicine:HIV/AIDS
Heart disease
Cardiovascular disease risk
Visceral adiposity
treatment experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Resistance
Cardiovascular Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on June 02, 2020
This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov.


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One time, I rode an extension ladder down that I was using to paint the ceiling of a car dealership. Nobody was footing the bottom of the ladder like I should have had. The bottom of the ladder kicked out, I was at the top with a full bucket of paint, and as I fell, I pulled the ladder back from this giant plate-glass display room window. Somehow, I managed to pull most of the ladder back away from it, and I had gotten turned around 180 degrees. I landed on the concrete floor on hands and knees and about three inches of the ladder hit the plate-glass window and blew it out.
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In the spirit of the new school year and the imminent college football season…
- First we offer the top 10 party schools in America. Looking at the top 5, might there be a link between hedonism, the South and football?
- Speaking of the dirty South, this future Clemson grad wants us to know that she has "the Iraq's" education on her mind, er, something like that…
- Moving back to our bread & butter, in a tragedy of Odin-esque proportions, Oregon plans to take Phil Knight's $100M largesse and use it to build a new on-campus arena. Sadly, McArthur Court will be tossed into the dustbin of great historical arenas. Why doesn't UO end the charade and just call themselves the Oregon Nikes from now on?
- Richard Jefferson donated $3.5M to his alma mater Arizona for their new practice facility. But he's still only the third best UA alum in the NBA, according to fellow Cat Agent Zero.
- SLAM put out its early top 25 last week. Intriguing omissions – Duke, Florida, Oregon. Say what inclusions? – Clemson, Alabama, Cal.
- Mike DeCourcey at TSN picks five teams from which he believes a 2008 champion will emerge – Georgetown, UNC, Kansas, UCLA and Memphis.
- All kinds of knee problems – Syracuse guard Andy Rautins blew out his left knee during the Tournament of the Americas while playing for Team Canada – the Cuse's leading returning three-point shooter will miss the entire 2007-08 season. Duke's David McClure (6-8 weeks) and Bama's Ronald Steele (ditto) also had less serious knee surgeries last week – both are expected to be 100% by the season.
- Illinois guard Jamar Smith will miss the season due to his DUI arrest in February. He will be eligible to return to the team in the 2008-09 season. Oh, and Jeff Goodman reminds us that Bruce Weber still can't recruit.
- From the rumor mill –
- Word is pickup basketball at UCLA got heated Monday when Golden State star point guard Baron Davis engaged in some trash-talking with heralded Southern Cal freshman point guard O.J. Mayo. Davis got upset with Mayo after he didn't respect one of Davis' calls. Word is Davis, a native of Los Angeles, told Mayo that he doesn't know who he is other than the fact that he wasn't from Los Angeles and he also needed to respect a veteran's call. Word is Mayo more than held his own in the games. (h/t to Bruin Report Online)
- Former ECU head coach Ricky Stokes has been paid $250,000 to not take the administrative job originally offered him after his demotion.
- In a sad and bizarre end to what was probably a tortured life, former one-and-done Seton Hall star Eddie Griffin died of an apparent suicide last week when he drove his car into a moving train. RIP Eddie.
- Finally, from the opposite end of the spectrum, Butch van Breda Kolff, former Princeton coach and hoops purist, died at 84 last week. As head coach, he led Bill Bradley's Princeton Tigers to the 1965 Final Four, its only appearance. RIP Butch.


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What's Cooking In The Village?Published on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Starting in March, the Village will be playing host to a series of monthly cooking classes highlighting traditional foods made from scratch. While we will be cooking in our various historic kitchens, the products and methods you take home will be usable in a modern kitchen as well. As the first part of our Meet the Village People series, I will introduce myself–don't worry, you'll meet everyone else in the coming months–so that you will know just who that person in front of the fire is when you arrive at class. When people see me cooking in the historic kitchens at the Village, their first question is usually "How did you learn to do that?" Well, I learned to cook in a historic kitchen while working at another historic village museum, Greenfie ..


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Discussion in 'ChevyNo1' started by ChevyNo1, Aug 19, 2011.
I will keep this thread updated with what you find!
Everything went well with download, but when I receive a call, the phone does not ring. Vibrate only.
Also, when I plug into the USB port, the phone does not mount the SD card. I have to manually mount through recovery.
I don't see any change in the Framework Animations! - ChevyNo1 Tools>Scripts
My screen isn't rotating except when I open the keyboard. Also is there a way to slow the animations down?
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Phone rang for me, and i can and have mounted fine two times testing (is slow but works).
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This is a common thing with chevy anytime you whipe cache or dalvik not sure which one you have to change the rotate setting.
Menu > settings > display > auto-rotate fixes it fine.
or Menu > settings > chevy tools > display media to change and set which rotation you want.
Do the same kernels from 5.4 work for 5.5?
I'm an idiot. Sorry. I didn't have auto rotate checked. Still curious about animations tho. Rock solid for me so far. Great job! Worth the wait
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Progress bars as well. Looks like some of the themed images are in the unthemed as it was in the initial release of 5.4.
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With charters for sausages, guidelines for baguettes and birth certificates (appellations) for wine, food has always been a matter of state importance in France: Divulging recipes is naturally tantamount to treason, but our experts at the following European Championship venues bring us the local specialty
Cheese from Saint-Étienne
Cécilia Maurice alias Latchetch, 39
editor of the food blog "Sainté CityCrunch"
"Our neighbor, Lyon, may be regarded as the gastronomic capital of France, but Saint-Étienne is the French soccer capital. Our Verts, the green-jerseys of AS Saint-Étienne, are the most successful club in French professional soccer. When they play, lingerie shops even dress their window dummies in green. Traditionally, we are a working-class city famous for its coal and steel industries, and so what we eat here is still plain, wholesome, hearty fare – but no less delicious for it. We just don't have much time for haute cuisine. The mountains of the Massif Central supply us with our typical specialty cheeses including fourme d'Ambert, a blue cheese, and sarasson, a mild cream cheese made from buttermilk. Served with râpée, a kind of potato cake, sarasson is basically the local specialty of the Stéphanois, the people of Saint-Étienne. You will find râpée du sarasson in every class of restaurant, be it the more upmarket eateries, like the Corne d'Aurochs (Rue Michel Servet 18), or the typical bouchons, the old working men's restaurants. To sample the best, go to Le Barboton (Rue François Albert 5) and L'Amuse-Gueules (Rue José Frappa 27). At Le Gros Roger (Rue Désiré Claude 39), it even features on the menu as a vegetarian burger.
Corne d'Aurochs, Saint-Étienne
Tel. +33-4/77 32 27 27
Sausage from Toulouse
Gérard Garcia, 58
Maison Garcia butcher shop
"Coarsely chopped raw pork, salt, pepper and a natural skin – that's all there is to a Toulouse sausage. Theoretically, Toulouse sausages can be made in Strasbourg, too, because the name is not protected by the AOC (controlled designation of origin), so you'll find them in supermarkets throughout France – not that everything labeled as such actually does us proud. Additives and preservatives should never be allowed! Producing the best-quality original in Toulouse is what we, my father since 1961 and my brother Guy and I since 1988, are committed to. Guy is president of the Haute-Garonne butchers' association, which drew up the Charter for Genuine Toulouse Sausage. Our butcher shop and our sausages have won many awards, which makes us very proud. My favorite way to eat our sausage is grilled, with mashed potates but no mustard – or the classic way in Toulouse cassoulet, our city's famous bean stew."
Wine from Bordeaux
Véronique Barthe, 49
Proprietor of the Château La Freynelle and Château d'Arcole
"A good Bordeaux wine has a seductive, rich color and an agreeable aroma. On the tongue, it releases complex, harmonious flavors that are quite familiar to our tastebuds: fruit, smoke or wood perhaps. For me, a Bordeaux wine is more like a dancing featherweight compared with the body-builder-like southern wines. You can certainly buy a good, quality wine for less than ten euros here. I belong to a generation of wine growers that wants to overcome snobby attitudes to wine and make its enjoyment a more democratic affair. It's not easy to find your way through the jungle of Bordeaux wines. A rule of thumb: the smaller the AOC (controlled designation of origin), the higher the quality, prestige and price level. We have seen two revolutions since my family began making wine: the French Revolution in 1789, the year my ancestor Jean Barthe started the vineyard; and my birth in 1967 – I was the first girl after seven generations of boys and am the first woman to run the business. My colleagues have grown accustomed to the pink walls of my wine cellar – and even voted me Vice President of the Vintners' Association AOC Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur."
Bouillabaisse from Marseille
Monique Colella, 65
Proprietor of the fish restaurant La Baie des Singes
"Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. The three monkeys provide the mascot and the motto for our family restaurant. After all, there's nowhere more discreet to enjoy a bouillabaisse in Marseille. But first, you have to find us: Hidden away in a pretty bay in the Calanques with clear azure waters perfect for bathers, we can be reached by boat or a ten-minute walk through white rocks. We serve only local fish freshly caught here in the bay. In many parts of town, bouillabaise has become something of a tourist trap, with rogue chefs throwing in any old cheap fish from the Antarctic. But the fact is that only between seven and ten local varieties of fish and shellfish belong in a genuine bouillabaisse. That's why various restaurants here in Marseille have drawn up a "Bouillabaisse charter." What was once a poor man's fish soup made from the leftovers of a day's catch has gained haute cuisine status. Each chef has his or her own secret stock recipe. Mine is the one my stepfather used and a closely guarded secret."
Pissaladière in Nice
Rodolphe Chevalier, 43
Proprietor of the restaurant Le Jardin d'Hélène
"In Nice, it's plain sacrilege to call a pissaladière 'pizza' or 'onion tart.' Created in our city, pissaladières are a piece of our culinary self-image and lifestyle. We eat them at any time of the day – for breakfast, on the beach, with an apéro or as a snack in-between – cold or hot, depending on the season. My recipe comes from the late icon of traditional Nice cuisine, Hélène Barale, who died nine years ago. Hence the name of my restaurant as a nod of recognition and respect. The dough is the secret behind any good pissaladière: Mine – and Hélène's – is rich, made with plenty of butter, eggs and olive oil, then rolled out thin and baked to a crisp crust in the oven. The only toppings really allowed on a pissaladière are: gently steamed onion rings, anchovies and local black olives – and of course, the pissalat, a salty anchovy-based paste. Served with a rosé wine from the South of France – voilà, the taste of the south. I am very proud that my restaurant is one of the few in Nice authorized to display the Cuisine Nissarde quality label, whose patrons are practically all connoisseurs – in other words, locals."
Rue de Orestis 15
Tel. +33-4/93891794 94
Waffles from Lille
Thierry Landron, 53
Maison Méert
"Our address has been synonymous with sweet confections since 1761. People have been coming here since then for candies, pastries, chocolate and ice cream, of course, and also to admire the lavish antique Belle Époque interior or simply relax in our Art Déco tearoom. Our vanilla waffles, gaufres à la vanille, are not just our house specialty, but have almost become the culinary emblem of the city. Still produced by hand today according to the secret recipe of the Belgian pastry chef Méert, the waffles must be soft and practically melt in your mouth. Our classic topping is made of the best buttercream with Madagascar vanilla, but we have added five new flavors including raspberry with Szechuan pepper, and chocolate and bitter orange. President Charles de Gaulle, a son of Lille, even introduced his favorite sweet treat to the Élysee Palace in Paris – as a gift for foreign visitors of state."
Baguette from Paris
Mickaël Reydellet, 32, und Florian Charles, 30
Bakery La Parisienne
"It's official: We are the best baguette makers in Paris in 2016. Every March since 1994, a huge fuss has been made about who wins the Grand Prix de la Meilleure Baguette competition. This year, 155 bakers took part, and in all five categories – crust, taste, scent, crumb, and appearance – we were able to impress the jury, which samples each loaf without knowing who baked it. And we've only been baking baguettes for about a year and a half! When supermarkets in France began selling cheap, industrially produced baguettes at the beginning of the nineties, a bakery crisis ensued and a law was ultimately passed to protect the baguette. You're only allowed to call what you bake a baguette tradition if it complies with the purity law, in other words, contains only wheat flour, water, yeast and salt. We naturally add a pinch of artisanal passion and TLC. An authentic French baguette weighs between 250 and 300 grams and contains 18 grams of salt for every kilo of flour. It may not be shorter than 55 nor longer than 65 centimeters. So what was our compensation for a working day that starts at 2:30 am? A cash prize of 4000 euros and the privilege of being the official baguette supplier to the Élysée Palace – not to mention the publicity."
Rue Madame 48
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The others: Three out of four ain't bad
Published November 21, 2002 in issue #42 of The Hook
What happened to the other three tunnels Claudius Crozet designed to make the march through Afton Mountain?
*Greenwood, 538 feet long, was blocked by concrete in 1947.
*Brooksville, 869 feet long, was demolished in the early 1960s to make way for Interstate 64.
*Little Rock, 100 feet long, is still in use for CSX and Amtrak trains.


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August 27, 2012
On August 24th, we warned on Forbes that Tropical Storm Isaac could pose a threat to energy markets and even rival Hurricane Katrina in its destructive power (Could Tropical Storm Isaac Turn Into Another Katrina?). While the computer models are still showing a substantial spread in solutions, it appears more likely that Isaac will make landfall somewhere near the Louisiana, Mississippi Gulf Coast. This track will provide the storm more time to intensify over the very warm water of the Gulf of Mexico.
The entire Gulf Coast from Lake Charles, LA to Panama City, FL should be aware of the latest forecast model guidance. The reason for this large spread is because the computer models are split between whether a trough will capture Isaac or not. As of 8AM Sunday morning, it appears Isaac will not be captured and as a result, a more westward track is most likely.
Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans on Aug 29, 2005. It is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi exceeded $110 billion, earning the title of the most expensive hurricane ever in US history.
As Katrina moved through the heart of the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and natural gas production area, it negatively impacted nearly 20% of US oil production. Hurricane Katrina, followed by Hurricane Rita in September, destroyed 113 offshore oil and gas platforms and damaged 457 oil and gas pipelines. Oil, gasoline, and natural gas futures prices on the NYMEX soared as damage assessments were reported.
The hurricane damage inflicted by Katrina caused oil prices to increase from the mid-$60s per barrel to over $70/bbl and gasoline prices at the pump rocketed to near $5 a gallon in some areas of the US. The US government released oil from its stockpile in the Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) to offset price rises. In the natural gas market, prices were trading in the $9 to $10/MMBtu range at the time, but spiked to over $15/MMBtu as the full extent of the damage became apparent.
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How to Rescue a Drowning Economy
Minding America's Business: The Decline and Rise of the American Economy
America does not need economic planning if planning means the centralized, detailed, input-output planning associated with the Soviet Union. America does need planning, however, if planning means the strategic coordination of planning associated with a corporate finance committee in a large corporation. Corporate finance committees do not plan the detailed activities of the various divisions in a large firm, but they exercise strategic judgments on where the firm should expand when they allocate investment funds. Some kinds of activities are pushed as the "growth areas" of the future; others are milked as cash cows with none of their earnings plowed back into future expansion.
At the national level such decisions are called industrial policies. If the Reaganauts fail to make America economically competitive again, as now seems highly likely, the debate about whether the United States ought or ought not to have industrial policies is apt to be the key economic debate of the 1980s. Minding America's Business is an excellent introduction to explaining why the United States needs industrial policies and what other countries are doing in their industrial policies.
Everyone should know by now that the United States is becoming poor relative to the rest of the industrial world and is losing one industrial competition after another; but the details of this decline are superbly documented by Magaziner and Reich. In per capita GNP the United States is now tied for tenth place among industrial countries, after Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. The French are tied with us and the Japanese rapidly pulling up behind us. German workers have twice as many paid holidays and vacations as American workers. American males can expect to live four years less than those of Switzerland, the world leader, while American females lag "only" three years behind. America ranks eighteenth in infant mortality. Air pollution in the US exceeds that in other industrial countries. The homicide rate is eight to nine times that of other major industrial countries. The authors give a blow-by-blow description of how American industry was knocked out of international competition in the production of steel, the manufacture of TV sets, and the manufacture of electrical generators. Wherever they look, they find something that a country that likes to call itself "number one" can be ashamed of.
The common explanations for foreign success and American failure are that our competitors are catching up and that we have too much government. It is easier to catch up economically than it is to break new paths, or so the argument goes. If so, it is now the United States that has the "easy" task of catching up. We, not they, are the ones who are behind. Since the United States is the only industrial country in the world that has had no growth in productivity over the past four years, we seem to be failing at even the "easy" tasks.
Too much government is the Reagan administration's answer, but this argument runs into problems.…
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w/ chunky blue cheese & scallion dip
4 T butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
10 oz franks red hot
1 1/4 C flour
1 rounded T cornstarch
Pinch of Salt
1 1/2 C cold seltzer water
1 lb jumbo Shrimp, cleaned, deveined, tails left on
In a small saucepan melt butter and cook garlic until soft. Add red hot and cook through. Turn off heat.
In a mixing bowl whisk flour and cornstarch together. Add a pinch of salt. Add cold seltzer and mix just until combined and consistency of pancake batter. May only need 1 1/4 C seltzer. Lumps are okay. I use disposable chopsticks to mix and to flip in hot oil.
Heat deep fryer to 350-360 degrees. Alternately you can use a deep saucepan with vegetable oil that reads 340-360 with a thermometer.
On the inner curved side of shrimp make small slices so that the shrimp lays straight. Rinse and pat dry. Lightly salt. Dredge in tempura batter and place immediately in hot oil in the direction facing away from you so if the oil splashes it goes in the opposite direction. Fry until golden brown and transfer to paper towel lined tray. Using a pastry brush coat hot shrimp with red hot butter mixture. Serve with blue cheese dip and celery sticks.
1 c sour cream
1/2 c mayo
1 Clove garlic, mashed into a paste
1 1/2 T scallion, light green and green parts sliced thin
3/4 c blue cheese, crumbled
1-2 T parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all together and let sit overnight to infuse flavors.
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In April, Lionsgate Home Entertainment reaches into Miramax's catalog for the release of Madonna: Truth or Dare on Blu-ray.
Filmmakers Alek Keshishian and Mark Aldo Miceli's vérité-styled documentary takes an intimate look at the pop icon during her controversial "Blond Ambition" tour, contrasting Madonna's wild public image with the creative drive and professional focus powering the tour's behind-the-scenes machinations.
Lionsgate's Blu-ray has remastered this film for 1080p, presenting it in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
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More than OK: Afro beat band wins converts
at Starr Hill Music Hall
Friday, January 24
Antibalas first brought afro-beat to Starr Hill in September, 2002. At that time very few people knew of the 12-piece behemoth band out of New York. And yet they managed to pull an impressive 150 people in for the show.
That night was an incredible night of music. Word definitely got around.
This time around Starr Hill was filled almost to capacity for the Antibalas Afro Beat Orchestra. It was impossible not to move something to the sound that was happening on stage.
Two guitarists laid rhythm over bass, drums, keys, and three percussion players. That unit locked in perfectly, moving as one organism. The entire right side of the room danced. The horns punched out notes precise and powerful.
Lead singer Amayo swayed back and forth, occasionally shouting inciting words at the audience, his verses full of heavy meaning. Whether about political strife, self-empowerment, or respect for women, he chanted deeply and earnestly in a thick West African accent.
On cue with the end of his phrases, the horns hit and led the band into variations of the basic rhythm. The groove never got old.
During the set break I walked outside to brave the cold for a little fresh air. As I was walking back toward the club, I overheard the conversation of two people who were leaving. I couldn't believe it when I heard one of them describe the band as "a good groove but nothing special."
"What more do you want?" I thought to myself. The only thing that would satisfy them probably would be to resurrect the great Fela Kuti himself and have him perform a set. But even that probably wouldn't do it.
To some, the repetition of afro-beat can come across as basic. I struggled with what that dude said for nearly the entire set break. How can 12 human beings locking into one groove and staying there without deviation or mistake not be special?
More importantly, they came here four months ago and hardly made a dime, but still came back because the people loved it. That's special in my book.
I went back upstairs slightly annoyed by that person's tepid assessment of the band. But as soon as they started to play, I was back in the paralytic zone- neck frozen and eyes glued to the stage–and grateful that Antibalas decided come our way again.


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HEIDELBERG, GERMANY -- What began as a chat over coffee became a learning opportunity for teachers here.
Seven women, all who have, or have had husbands deployed or frequently away on temporary duty, shared their experience with a room full of teachers and support staff at Patrick Henry Elementary School during a teacher in-service day Oct. 10.
The topic was one that touches almost everyone in the community: deployments and the effect they have on military children.Fifteen to 20 percent of students in Heidelberg have a deployed parent at any one time, according to Jim Ruehmling, Heidelberg schools liaison officer.
The panel idea came up during "Coffee Friday" time, when the school invites parents to come by, have coffee and talk - no agenda, just to chat, said Russ Claus, the school's principal.
"Many of these parents have moving stories, and I wanted all our teachers to hear them," he said, quoting author and motivational speaker Stephen Covey: "Seek first to understand, then to be understood."
"I watched the faces of the audience, and they got it," Claus said.
The women gave the teachers a "clearer view into their worlds," he said, and helped them better understand what the children are experiencing.
Jane Shumway, one of the parents, related a telling story to the audience. Her husband had been deployed to Iraq for about four months, she said, and her daughter told her she'd better learn how to type. She asked her daughter why such a skill was necessary, and her daughter pointedly told her, "If Dad dies, you have to get a job."
It was the first time she fully understood how the deployment was affecting her daughter, she said.
Mothers of younger children described their children regressing. One mother said her 3-year-old started wetting himself again, months after successful potty training.
Another mother, Jade Rangel, said her daughter stopped talking and would only point to what she wanted. When her husband came home on rest and relaxation leave, her daughter was once again a chatterbox, showing him all the toys and drawings she had.
Rangel said her daughter confided, "My daddy left me," early in the deployment.
Her daughter suffered separation anxiety, fearing that her father had left her and her mom might, too, Rangel said. The anxiety lasted well after the deployment and involved more than just her immediate family.
Her daughter's teacher was out one day for some personal appointments, and her daughter was clearly upset, saying that her teacher left her, too. "A year later, and she's still scared that someone is going to leave her," Rangel said.
Several mothers talked about ways in which their children acted out -- kicking, screaming and, in some cases, biting.
Other children retreated. Madeline Lanza talked about how her son is very outgoing, willing to talk to anyone, but that when her husband was deployed, the boy gradually pulled into himself. When asked why, he replied, "Daddy's not here, so I don't have to talk."
Today, when her husband is on temporary duty, her son becomes more belligerent, she said. She recalled a time when she accompanied her husband on a business trip, and she was told her son became very aggressive and was easily turned to tears.
One mother confessed that although she tried to maintain a stoic appearance, "I lost it." Katherine Hite said her experience was a lot of firsts for her: her first assignment, her first time overseas and her first deployment.
She was able to handle it in public, she said, but not at home. "I hit depression hard," she said. "I would go to the commissary to have adult conversation."
Claus said that was one comment that evoked emotions on his teachers' faces. Hite said one of the things that brought her out of the depression was when her daughter's teacher would show her what her daughter was doing in class.
"It made my day," she said.
Many teachers in the room made a mental note when Hite made the comment, Claus said.
Hite said she went to counseling and began talking to other parents, and that she has learned to cope in a deployed marriage. "Once I got myself straight," Hite said, "[My children] took their cues from me."
Many mothers talked about the ways they help their children cope with the deployment. Many of the coping strategies involved keeping everyone busy and in a routine.
"I got my son involved in everything I could," Lanza said. "Mothers in this community are running trying to keep up with their children."
The panel discussed ways teachers can help them and their children.
"Hook parents up with other parents," Hite said. She had a hard time finding a deployment support group, she said, but the teachers know other parents and programs. She also said it's important for teachers to communicate to the parents what their children are doing in school, so they can relay that information to their deployed spouses.
One of the moderators, Sally March, a military and family life consultant, said she has never met a bad child, just children who are in pain and who are scared. Teachers should take that into consideration when a child acts out. "It doesn't mean the rules or discipline changes," she said.
"I look for opportunities to talk to my children one on one," Shumway said. They open up at those times. "Remember, when a child has a tantrum, it is not time to have your own."
The parents advocated for two-way communication, asking that teachers ask how the children are behaving at home. They also told other parents to keep in mind that the teachers follow multiple children and will need to be prompted from time to time for information about their children.
A teacher told the group that deployed parents can call teachers using the Defense Switched Network. Another teacher suggested that parents tell teachers if their child is having a hard time with academic support at home. Parents may need to spend some special time with their child during deployments, and academics might be secondary, the teacher noted.
Claus said now that the panel exists, and more than 30 teachers attended, they can tell other teachers and the parents can tell other parents, and a dialogue will develop.
Teachers already network within the school and discuss how they can support the children better, Claus said. The panel's input will influence those discussions.
The panel helped him go through his list of ideas for helping deployed children, and helped him decide what to continue, what to change and what to start, the principal said.
"The parents are really accepting and helpful," Claus said. "It's great to be in a community where the parents are willing to help."


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Bruno Mars + Brad Pitt Perform James Brown's 'Sex Machine' Together [NSFW VIDEO]
Excuse us while we pinch ourselves, because we still can't believe that this actually happened. Just in case you thought that Brad Pitt was only in New Orleans to bro out with Matthew McConaughey, he was actually there to host the Make It Right Gala, a charitable organization that helps to build homes to those in need. And in addition to his hosting responsibilities, he also shared some serious stage time with Bruno Mars for a cover of James Brown's 'Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine'.
"Make some noise for Brad Pitt!" Mars screamed into the mic as the Oscar-winning actor took the stage to thunderous applause and cheers from the audience. As Mars absolutely killed a rousing rendition of the James Brown classic, Pitt played a pretty mean tambourine, jingling and clapping the instrument -- and even taking it to the floor during a particularly heated jam session. Work it, Brad! And don't just take our word for it: check out the video above!


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Well, here I am, hoping to make it through to the end of the year and wondering if I've been a bit ambitious with a 2-pager for every week.
Here's the start anyway - I decided to create an 8page template of my own and duplicate.
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Little Prince Element Pack
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My Wonderful Adventure Element Pack (sprinkles and file label)
Notebook Edge Frames
Notebook Paper Pieces
Spot Dot Alphabet No. 01 (recoloured)
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< Back to Theatre
The Wintershall Nativity
Complete with real shepherds and sheep, oxen, donkeys and the three wise men on horseback, the Wintershall Nativity tells the story of the birth of Jesus and brings to life the real meaning of Christmas.
It's a beautifully entertaining play for everyone, as well as a gentle reminder of the Christian principles which serve as guidelines for so many peoples' lives: love, kindness, care for all, patience and forgiveness. That said, you certainly don't have to be a Christian to appreciate and enjoy it.
It takes place both inside and around the Holly Barn Theatre at Wintershall, a huge rural estate of mature woodland and farmland that's a haven for wildlife and in recent years has become famous for staging unique, grand-scale plays such as this one that spread out over the full expanse of the estate.
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Wednesday, 18th December 2013
Friday, 20th December 2013
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Wednesday to Friday 7.30pm
Saturday and Sunday 2.30pm and 5.30pm and Wednesday to Friday 4.45pm and
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A month after a Carnival cruise ship was stranded for five days in the Gulf of Mexico, another of its cruise ships is reporting equipment problems in the Caribbean.
U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman Sabrina Laberdesque said Thursday that Carnival Dream's captain notified the agency of possible trouble with the ship's propulsion system.
In a status update on its Facebook page, Carnival noted there were brief interruptions to elevators and toilets Wednesday night. The ship has full power but engineers are working on a "technical issue."
The cruise ship, which has a capacity of 3,646 passengers, is docked at Phillipsburg in St. Maarten.
Laberdesque says the Coast Guard isn't involved because the ship is moored.
An engine fire crippled the Carnival Triumph in February, leaving 4,200 without working toilets or power.


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Quote:John, what's your view on bobbing and weaving and fighting out of a crouch in the cotnext of mma? A lot of guys avoid doing that even though it works well in boxing, because of the possibility of knees or snap downs.
Quote:I like the tactic and I think it can give another way to enter the clinch but is it more dangerous than it's worth (I'm talking about bobbing and weaving a la Tyson or Dempsey)?
Quote:On another note, how does Counter Assault Tactics relate to Vunak's RAT? IS it jsut a knock off of RAT?
Quote:Straight Blast Gym's "Crazy Monkey" boxing is a really awesome delivery system for elbow destructions. If you want to become really great at elbow destructions, then work a boxing corner drill at every training session utilizing the crazy monkey. Elbow destructions just kind of happen on their own from this structure. Great stuff!
Quote:I'm actually taking a look at CM systems stuff. Rodney King has got some great ideas. Essential the same stuff I'm learning from Voo.
Quote:Infact I notice Matt Hamil the deaf UFC fighter, holds his hands up to his head using his elbows to block punches to his face.
Quote:I still prefer Vu's style which is more of a MT style of keeping your hands up high, this doesnt impair your vision as much as CM's version does.
Quote:Vu's requires a lot of footwork and keeping your distance in kickboxers range in order to make it work. I assume CM's just the same, only he doesn't mention it.
Quote:One thing I don't like about CM is that he drops his hands agin to go into boxing. But I guess i just need to become more proficient in it.
Quote:Vu's Rat system favors the straight blast. Goes well with keeping the hands up high guard. Glad someone was finally willing to post on this thread. I hope more to come.
Quote:He has this modified duck thing that sounds about like what you were saying on to do with bobbing and weaving John.
Quote:Just to make sure I'm on the right track, when you say branching out does that mean, once you've got your fundamentals down pretty well, you can pick up random things you like from other styles as long as you maintain your core method?
Quote:You said you've pulled in some Silat to your game, are they just random Silat techniques you like or do you put more time into learning basic Silat principles and whatnot?
Quote:I ask because there are of coruse as you know other stuff I like, especially from Kenpo, but I'm not sure how to itnegrate that into a boxing/mma/RAT (which I still love) approach. I tend to give up most of my "fundamentals" and go all out Kenpo if I try to use it. I suppose I would have to modify a lot of the Kenpo to make it fit.
Quote:If it doesn't work in sparring (fighting), it probably isn't worth practicing. Seriously! Everything you want to branch out with, should work within the sparring environment. If not, contemplate why it doesn't. Think hard about that.
Quote:I get tired of these so-called JKD guys like Carruthers who never seem to post sparring examples. I mean, maybe Carruthers is good, but is there any example of him sparring out there?
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Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub that can be installed on Linux, OSX, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.
Kodi can play all your music including mp3, flac, wav and wma formats. It has cue sheet, tag reading support and smart playlists for ultimate control of your music collection.
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The TVShows library supports episode and season views with posters or banners, watched tags, show descriptions and actors. Great for keeping track of your progress.
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Kodi allows you to watch and record live TV all from the GUI interface. It works with a number of popular backends including MediaPortal, MythTV, NextPVR, Tvheadend and many more.
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During the first episode of Season 7 of the "New" Dr. Who, Asylum of the Daleks, one of the Daleks intones "records show that the Doctor needs companions." I found this statement very interesting. Ontologically speaking, the Doctor does need companions, at least, we rarely see him acting without one or more humans in tow, even if they might be separated for plot reasons. An affection for humans is a big part of what makes the Doctor who he is — it is an essential element of his identity, in contrast to other Time Lords. In the same way, one might note that Gandalf 'needs' hobbits.
From a metanarrative standpoint, the Doctor's human companions serve many functions. They provide a partner for exposition and dialogue, allow us to experience the strange worlds and times the Doctor visits through a familiar eye, and frequently aid in providing plot points. Many an adventure revolves around the rescue of a companion, or is triggered by something a companion does. In a functional sense, however, the Doctor doesn't really need companions at all. This very episode is a signal example: Amy and Rory contribute absolutely nothing to the task at hand, and only serve to hinder the Doctor in accomplishing the main goal of the episode. It is interesting that the Daleks of all races would confuse ontological and functional reasons for the companions' presence.
In any case, the relative uselessness of Amy and Rory in this episode is happily not characteristic of the Doctor's companions in every episode. Quite commonly, they provide critical assistance at one point or another. This inspired me to create the Companion Usefulness Scale in order to provide a qualitative measurement of a companion's contributions to a particular serial or episode. With this handy tool, one can measure exactly how useful any particular companion is. A companion's rating on the C.U.S. is a number from 1 to 10, with 10 being the most useful. To generate a companion's C.U.S. rating, find the spot on the chart that parallels the single most useful act or service that a companion provides in the course of a serial. Thus a companion who stupidly gets the Doctor into trouble, but nevertheless is responsible for getting the group rescued, will rate highly despite any foolish activity he or she may have done previously. With that said, here is the Companion Usefulness Scale:
1: Companion causes the senseless death of himself or another companion. (Note: in exception to the above, a companion who manages to get someone killed rates a "1" regardless of any redeeming acts performed later in the serial).
2: Companion causes himself, another companion or the Doctor to become captured or otherwise in need of rescue through a palpably stupid or shortsighted act. Examples: Pushing a button that says "do not push", going against the Doctor's express orders, etc.
3: Companion causes himself, another companion or the Doctor to become captured or otherwise in need of rescue through miscommunication or an act that a normal person could not clearly foresee would lead to such a consequence (despite the fact that anyone traveling with the Doctor ought to be more sensitive to such possibilities). Example: Assuming that one's own cultural mores apply everywhere, such as offering one's hand to an alien and finding out that that is a deadly insult on their world.
4: Companion causes himself, another companion or the Doctor to become captured or otherwise in need of rescue in a manner that could not reasonably be anticipated or avoided. Example: Arriving in what turns out to be a war zone and immediately being captured by a patrol.
5: Companion provides minor assistance to the Doctor. Examples: bringing tools to the Doctor from the TARDIS, monitoring a dial, guarding a prisoner, etc.
6: Companion rescues another companion.
7: Companion provides assistance that is critical to moving the plot forward. Examples: breaking the Doctor out of a cell, opening a safe that contains a needed key, procuring disguises that are needed to infiltrate an enemy base.
8: Companion provides the key insight or makes the key discovery that solves the major puzzle or problem facing the explorers.
9: Companion saves the Doctor's life.
10: Companion rescues or saves the life of the Doctor and also solves the major puzzle or problem facing the explorers. In other words, the companion fills the role normally played by the Doctor.
With the Companion Usefulness Scale, it will now be possible to objectively rate the contribution of each companion in upcoming episode reviews!


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Since this is one of the maps that is finished and going to be in the final product. I did a playtest of it to see if there is room for improvement.
The map looks great and mostly plays great. Except for it being frustratingly hard to navigate at times. The "right path" to progress the map is really unclear and is hard to miss. Having you wander around endlessly. I took some screenshots to clarify what could use some work progression-wise.
First upon the start of the map. This switch at these bars quite early on, Is stupidly hard to spot from the angle you enter the room. I missed it time and time again. And it's key to progress
Next you come out to this area. I ran around way too long looking for what to do until I figured out the blue key was hidden there on that little cliff thing. Make the key much more visible. This area had branching paths so you really didn't think this area had anything important in it and went for the more interesting looking areas instead, only to be stuck without the blue key.
Now to the major problem. Which isn't as much of a quick fix. After the blue key, the map expands a lot. And there's SOOO many new areas to explore, and where to go isn't really clear. Progressing from here is somewhat easy if you happen to do it in the "right" order. And you PAY ATTENTION
That is, after getting the blue key, open up the security lockdown thing. Then:
If you happen to notice this secret switch as you're mauling through the enemies here. You get to know, "I need a password".
If you paid attention, you know that the areas that were "security blocked" opened earlier. And you can get to this ledge.
Press this switch and you see the stairs rise, you go up the stairs, notice the silo is filled with some sort of sludge. You memorize this, and hopefully you remember all the places that earlier where security blocked and explore each one, til you find this:
You see how the sludge is sucked out. Then grab the password and you can progress.
However if you start by going to this place. You see sludge getting drained, but from where? you havn't seen it in the silo yet. You had no idea what it did. Basically, theres so many ways you can fuck this sequence up, not having any idea what you're doing or even going for, just by missing the whole password thing which seems more like a secret anyway. The map is just too big for having such a small little thing the key to progress. I think that simplifying this sequence up a lot and perhaps making some of the things that you HAVE to do in this sequence to progress, could just be optional bonus areas instead. For example place weapons in one of the rooms instead of having them given to you on obvious places. The staff placement in the map for example. and the RL.
This switch, opening the little puny door that you had no idea was there in the first place. Is somewhat misleading to what it does. I expected a switch that was so well decorated to open some huge main hall doors in the bigger area. Right now this switch is really redundant and just throws the players off. Have the door it open just be open all the time instead.
Finally. Just before the ending, after you've done the intense voyage through the strange shafts of this complex. you come out back into the big mainhub area. and are presented with jumping down, or going into some of theese two doors.
If you jump down. You are in for one helluva long trip to get back up there. Some sort of ledge to block of the player might be best to keep from intensely frustrating moments.
The first door, is somewhat hard to spot, when the second one is clearly brighter, bigger, and there's a lot of monster noise coming from behind it. So you open the bigger one, take out some enemies in this vast area, which feels like this must be the right way to go:
And it leads you to here, opening up a passage from the mainhub to get up to the ledge with the other door.
IF YOU EVEN REMEMBER THE OTHER DOOR, or even saw the other door in the first place. Which is the door that opens up the EXIT. This ends up with the player now lost again, not knowing what to do. The little dark door to the core room needs to be way more flashy and noticable. And perhaps you even have to force the player to go into it not to cause the mess of confusion to the player. The bigger door to the overlook is a completely optional area, but looks much more important than the one that actually matters. Figuring out the progression to still include this beautiful area but not just throw off the player would be nice.
But all in all, those arn't fixes that are in any way difficult or time-consuming to fix. And the map is otherwise very solid and fun to play. (on the second run when you know where to go ) Ammo/health/monster placement felt good, except for perhaps the huge monster lift thing. Might have been a bit on the almost impossible side. But it's hard to say when it's not sure the balancing of the monster damages are 100% there yet.
The map could perhaps do with a few texture changes at some places now that the texture resource is updated. Although I like the very grimey look of this map.
Speaking of the textures. One confusing thing about the map (and the other maps in general). Is that some door textures are really hard to tell apart from the surrounding textures and doors that arn't openable look the same as the ones that can be opened which also leads to some confusion. Perhaps have a few color variants to some of the doors so that you can pick a color that stands out so it's easier to see.
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Thanks for the feedback -- I'd probably better take a second pass at simplifying the progression. It used to be even worse in the first revision... D:
Funny enough, this map is in some ways the "oldest" in the set, since all the original Hacx maps that got tweaked up so far are so heavily edited that they're practically new things. As such, it shows its age -- it kinda hearkens back to the "really long and cryptic" style that most of the notable old-Hacx maps (particularly MAP12) tended to exhibit.
Funny enough, this map is in some ways the "oldest" in the set, since all the original Hacx maps that got tweaked up so far are so heavily edited that they're practically new things. As such, it shows its age -- it kinda hearkens back to the "really long and cryptic" style that most of the notable old-Hacx maps (particularly MAP12) tended to exhibit.
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If my preferences mean anything, I tend to like long maps with a lot of variation (like Map01). If it were up to me, every map in the game would be like that, to give it a distinctive style if nothing else.
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Bryan County Sheriff Clyde Smith identified the toddler killed after being attacked and mauled by her family's seven pit bulls in north Bryan County Wednesday afternoon as Monica Renee Laminack this morning.
According to Bryan County Deputy Sheriff James Beatty a call was placed to 911 at 6:24 p.m. yesterday reporting the incident but when the EMTs arrived at the Elm Road home the child was already dead.
"When we got here and spoke to EMS, they told us that when they got here, she was already cold. There was nothing they could do," Beatty said Wednesday.
The attack was discovered when Laminack's grandmother woke up, looked out a back window and saw the dogs with the girl. The grandmother and others rushed outside to pull the dogs off the child, however their actions were too late to save her Beatty said.
How Laminack, who would have turned 2-years-old in June, ended up the backyard alone with the dogs is unknown.
All seven dogs were euthanized yesterday. Smith said this morning that he took full responsibility for putting the dogs down.
The sheriff added that the investigation into Laminack's death was not complete, and that a decision as what charges may be filed would be made after consulting the district attorney


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Can the US Government procure IT security successfully?
In a speech today, the president admitted that "one of the things [the US government] does not do well is information technology procurement." Having worked around government IT for years, I think that's a gross understatement. But okay, so at least he knows we suck at IT procurement. Surely we do a better job at information security, right? I mean, security is probably separate from "IT procurement" in the president's mind. So I'm sure they've got the security of healthcare.gov worked out.
Or maybe not…
Earlier in the week HHS sources noted that public and private sector workers were operating 24/7 to get the site fully functional. Certainly they're following best coding practices while working 24/7. I'm sure there's a project plan, complete with regression tests so nothing bites us from a security perspective. After all, when was the last time re-coding something introduced a bug? But the interesting part is that for all the talk of fixing the site to ensure that it is available, I rarely hear people talk about security (or how security can be ensured in such a rapidly changing code base).
But that's not the worst of it!
The person at HHS responsible for deploying healthcare.gov didn't know that end to end security testing hadn't been completed when the site when live on October 1st. He testified to congress that details of existing security problems had been hidden from him (literally claiming that he didn't get the memo). This points to a clear failure in the security of the site when the person making go/nogo decisions isn't "in the know" on critical security issues. When asked if he thought that healthcare.gov was as secure as his bank website, he refused to answer and said instead that it "complies with all federally mandated security standards." Whoa! WTF??? Hold the phone… you want me to put my personal data on the site when you have no confidence in it? Yeah, that's pretty much insane. Based on this alone, healthcare.gov should be taken offline. That is until such a time as government officials can answer under oath that it is as secure as my online banking site (which I think, by the way, is a pretty low bar).
But are there really critical security issues?
I'm guessing that there are. The site is vast, complex, and there have already been hushed reports of information disclosure vulnerabilities. The fact that vulnerabilities were discussed in closed sessions in congress tells me that there is something to hide. I'm guessing that "something" is huge. I've performed security testing on similar sites of lower complexity and found serious vulnerabilities. If you're thinking that the government contractor who developed healthcare.gov is better than those I've had the privilege to test, just remember that the same contractor can't keep the site online under even moderate load. How sure are you that their security engineering is better than their availability engineering? Remember, this question isn't rhetorical: you're literally betting the confidentiality of your private information on the answer.
Call to arms
Hopefully this has given you some food for thought. I'd like to point out that I haven't performed any security testing on healthcare.gov (I don't have a CFAA letter and I'm too pretty for jail). However, if this has gotten you thinking, then spread the word to those who will be using the site. Better yet, call your congressman and demand independent end to end security testing of the site. The fact that the site went live without it is a huge failure, and it's one we can't afford to continue.


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Apartment Talk #8: Jamie Skye Bianco and Haakon Faste
On March 13, we hosted two very engaged local academics doing interesting work at the intersection of new media, the humanities, and design. Jamie Skye Bianco is an assistant professor in the Composition, Literacy, Pedagogy, and Rhetoric group at the University of Pittsburgh, where she specializes in digital media, digital composition and rhetoric, media theory, and contemporary narrative. Jamie talked about her work in digital/tactical media and human affect, and screened some of her video work.
Haakon Faste is a visiting assistant professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at CMU, where his research focuses on virtual experience and interaction design. His recent installations incorporate real-time interaction and immersive environments drawing on novel paradigms such as telepresence robotics, stereoscopic projections, and kinesthetic immersion. Haakon discussed ways in which perceptual robotic art might save the human species from extinction. Minds were blown.
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Apartment Talk # 9: Mary Tremonte and Shaun Slifer of Justseeds Artist Cooperative
On April 11, Mary Tremonte and Shaun Slifer of the Justseeds Artist Cooperative (a decentralized group of 24 artists with a distribution center in Pittsburgh) presented the group's portfolios, prinstallations, and interventions in support of causes like Artists Against the Prison Industrial Complex, the Occupy movement, labor rights, and fracktivism. I've included photos from their collaboration with Iraq War Veterans Against the War called Operation Exposure, in which Coop members teamed up with vets to poster Chicago and raise awareness about the traumatic effects of combat. Also included are a couple images of their recent Voices From Outside exhibition, organized in collaboration with Book 'Em, a local books-to-prisoners program.
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In addition to the research priorities of its intramural and extramural divisions, NIA is involved in a number of special initiatives that expand and enhance its mission. These initiatives often involve other NIH Institutes and Centers, as well as other organizations and agencies involved in research on health and aging.
The NIA is committed to enhancing the competitiveness of minority research applicants and to supporting initiatives and activities that address major health problems from which older minority people suffer disproportionately.
The NIA is integrally involved in several initiatives that involve other NIA Institutes and Centers. Working collaboratively with other scientist-administrators, NIA staff seek to support research across a spectrum of areas.
Translational research is a multidisciplinary effort that creates a two-way loop between basic science laboratory studies and clinical research. The NIA has several translational research projects under way and participates in several trans-NIH initiatives in this area.
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) compares the clinical outcomes, effectiveness, and appropriateness of interventions to prevent, diagnose, or treat diseases, disorders, and other health conditions. NIA supports an evolving portfolio of CER research relevant to aging.
NIA has pioneered cross-national research, sponsors collaborative international projects, collaborates with several international organizations, and disseminates findings in aging-related conditions and concerns affecting people worldwide.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – 15 Jun, 2017 – With its new model introduction service, the upscale online art company Melania's Private Collection now includes time with models in the sale of art from its private collection. Customers can choose a TV, commercial, or print model to accompany them to an event of their choice. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will be donated to Action Against Hunger and Doctors Without Borders.
The purpose of the model introduction service is to provide an added value to art with arm candy models, free shipping, and excellent quality customer service while helping those in need worldwide. The service prides itself on discretion, convenience, reliability and authenticity.
The company is planning to expand their horizons by opening up in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, New York and Washington D.C. This expansion is projected within the next 6-9 months.
Melania's Private Collection serves customers ranging from high roller poker players, Wall Street hedge fund brokers, public figures, business executives and elite high net worth individuals. One of the owners describes the model introduction service in this way: "It is not our desire to please our customers or to charm them. At MPC, our desire is to simply always amaze them, at the same time, we love helping others who are in need."
A variety of paintings are on sale via the company website ranging from "Body Heat" for $1350 (including a 3-hour model intro) all the way to "Love Tangle" for $20,000 (including a 48-hour model intro). Customers can take models out for a dinner, to a golf tournament, on a weekend getaway, or to any event that they choose.
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Lot Size0.50 Acres (21,780 SqFt)
Property Description
Beautiful, wooded piece of land in Beaver Lake Estates about seven miles past Leadville. Close access to lake and offers partial lake views. Great location for fishing, hiking, ATVing, snowmobiling and relaxing. Borders national forest. Community amenities include two private lakes, rental cabins, a community room, RV parking, camping, and a horse coral.
Presented By
- See Remarks
- Lake
- Mountains
- South Facing
- Woods
- Electricity Avail.
Financial Information
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