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Even a Military-Enforced Quarantine Can't Stop the Virus, Study Reveals
– November 13, 2020 Reading Time: 5 minutes
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a study that goes to the heart of the issue of lockdowns. The question has always been whether and to what extent a lockdown, however extreme, is capable of suppressing the virus. If so, you can make an argument that at least lockdowns, despite their astronomical social and economic costs, achieve something. If not, nations of the world have embarked on a catastrophic experiment that has destroyed billions of lives, and all expectation of human rights and liberties, with no payoff at all.
[The earliest version of this article misstated the conditions of the control group. They were equally locked down with those who participated in the study. The difference between the two concerned testing frequency and the isolation response. This does not affect this article's conclusion; indeed it strengthens it: even under extreme measures, the virus spread, and more so with the extra measure intended to control the virus. Nearly all infections were without symptoms.]
AIER has long highlighted studies that show no gain in virus management from lockdowns. Even as early as April, a major data scientist said that this virus becomes endemic in 70 days after the first round of infection, regardless of policies. The largest global study of lockdowns compared with deaths as published in The Lancet found no association between coercive stringencies and deaths per million.
To test further might seem superfluous but, for whatever reason, governments all over the world, including in the US, still are under the impression that they can affect viral transmissions through a range of "nonpharmaceutical interventions" (NPIs) like mandatory masks, forced human separation, stay-at-home orders, bans of gatherings, business and school closures, and extreme travel restrictions. Nothing like this has been tried on this scale in the whole of human history, so one might suppose that policy makers have some basis for their confidence that these measures accomplish something.
A study conducted by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in cooperation with the Naval Medical Research Center sought to test lockdownsm along with testing and isolation. In May, 3,143 new recruits to the Marines were given the option to participate in a study of frequent testing under extreme quarantine. The study was called CHARM, which stands for COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines. Of the recruits asked, a total of 1,848 young people agreed to be guinea pigs in this experiment which involved "which included weekly qPCR testing and blood sampling for IgG antibody assessment." In addition, the CHARM study volunteers who did test positively "on the day of enrollment (day 0) or on day 7 or day 14 were separated from their roommates and were placed in isolation."
What did the recruits have to do? The study explains, and, as you will see, they faced an even more strict regime that has existed in civilian life in most places. All recruits, even those not in the CHARM group, did the following.
All recruits wore double-layered cloth masks at all times indoors and outdoors, except when sleeping or eating; practiced social distancing of at least 6 feet; were not allowed to leave campus; did not have access to personal electronics and other items that might contribute to surface transmission; and routinely washed their hands. They slept in double-occupancy rooms with sinks, ate in shared dining facilities, and used shared bathrooms. All recruits cleaned their rooms daily, sanitized bathrooms after each use with bleach wipes, and ate preplated meals in a dining hall that was cleaned with bleach after each platoon had eaten. Most instruction and exercises were conducted outdoors. All movement of recruits was supervised, and unidirectional flow was implemented, with designated building entry and exit points to minimize contact among persons. All recruits, regardless of participation in the study, underwent daily temperature and symptom screening. Six instructors who were assigned to each platoon worked in 8-hour shifts and enforced the quarantine measures. If recruits reported any signs or symptoms consistent with Covid-19, they reported to sick call, underwent rapid qPCR testing for SARS-CoV-2, and were placed in isolation pending the results of testing.
Instructors were also restricted to campus, were required to wear masks, were provided with preplated meals, and underwent daily temperature checks and symptom screening. Instructors who were assigned to a platoon in which a positive case was diagnosed underwent rapid qPCR testing for SARS-CoV-2, and, if the result was positive, the instructor was removed from duty. Recruits and instructors were prohibited from interacting with campus support staff, such as janitorial and food-service personnel. After each class completed quarantine, a deep bleach cleaning of surfaces was performed in the bathrooms, showers, bedrooms, and hallways in the dormitories, and the dormitory remained unoccupied for at least 72 hours before reoccupancy.
The reputation of Marine basic training is that it is tough going but this really does take it to another level. Also, this is an environment where those in charge do not mess around. There was surely close to 100% compliance, as compared with, for example, a typical college campus.
What were the results? The virus still spread, though 90% of those who tested positive were without symptoms. Incredibly, 2% of the CHARM recruits still contracted the virus, even if all but one remained asymptomatic. "Our study showed that in a group of predominantly young male military recruits, approximately 2% became positive for SARS-CoV-2, as determined by qPCR assay, during a 2-week, strictly enforced quarantine."
And how does this compare to the control group that was not tested and not isolated in the case of a positive case?
Have a look at this chart from the study:
Which is to say that the nonparticipants actually contracted the virus at a slightly lower rate than those who were under an extreme regime. Conversely, extreme enforcement of NPIs plus more frequent testing and isolation was associated with a greater degree of infection.
I'm grateful to Don Wolt for drawing my attention to this study, which, so far as I know, has received very little attention from any media source at all, despite having been published in the New England Journal of Medicine on November 11.
Here are four actual media headlines about the study that miss the point entirely:
CNN: "Many military Covid-19 cases are asymptomatic, studies show"
SciTech Daily: "Asymptomatic COVID-19 Transmission Revealed Through Study of 2,000 Marine Recruits"
ABC: "Broad study of Marine recruits shows limits of COVID-19 symptom screening"
US Navy: "Navy/Marine Corps COVID-19 Study Findings Published in New England Journal of Medicine"
No national news story that I have found highlighted the most important finding of all: extreme quarantine plus frequent testing and isolation among military recruits did nothing to stop the virus.
The study is important because of the social structure of control here. It's one thing to observe no effects from national lockdowns. There are countless variables here that could be invoked as cautionary notes: demographics, population density, preexisting immunities, degree of compliance, and so on. But with this Marine study, you have a near homogeneous group based on age, health, and densities of living. And even here, you see confirmed what so many other studies have shown: lockdowns are pointlessly destructive. They do not manage the disease. They crush human liberty and produce astonishing costs, such as 5.53 million years of lost life from the closing of schools alone.
The lockdowners keep telling us to pay attention to the science. That's what we are doing. When the results contradict their pro-compulsion narrative, they pretend that the studies do not exist and barrel ahead with their scary plans to disable all social functioning in the presence of a virus. Lockdowns are not science. They never have been. They are an experiment in social/political top-down management that is without precedent in cost to life and liberty.
Jeffrey A. Tucker served as Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research from 2017 to 2021.
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Type integer
Details Unique identifier for the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API); e.g. 22983.
Type foreign key
Details Type associated with API, can only be one of the following:
api_type
parent_type
Allergen Allergen None
Animal product Animal product None
Biological Biological None
Biologics Biologics None
Botanical Botanical None
Cell therapy Cell therapy None
Gene therapy Gene therapy None
mAb mAb Biologics
Nucleic acid Nucleic acid Biologics
Peptide Peptide Biologics
Recombinant protein Recombinant protein Biologics
Small molecule Small molecule None
Vaccine Vaccine None
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Type string
Details The common, preferred name for an API.
Details Status of an API-trial-indication pairing or of an API overall. In the case of an API, the cronological order goes as: Experimental -> Approved -> Withdrawn. Any API that has an associated trial number will be considered Experimental.
NOTE: the Withdrawn status is not yet implemented.
Type boolean
Details Has ever been approved by the US FDA.
FDA approval year
Details Earliest year with evidence of US FDA approval.
US marketed
Details Has ever been marketed in the United States.
US marketing year
Max trial phase
Details Phase of clinical trial, must be one of phases listed in the table below; see clinicaltrials.gov or PRS for more information.
trial_phase
Exploratory trials, involving very limited human exposure, with no therapeutic or diagnostic intent (e.g., screening studies, microdose studies). Early Phase 1
Trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions. N/A
Includes initial studies to determine the metabolism and pharmacologic actions of drugs in humans, the side effects associated with increasing doses, and to gain early evidence of effectiveness; may include healthy participants and/or patients. Phase 1
Trials that are a combination of phases 1 and 2. Phase 1/Phase 2
Includes controlled clinical studies conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug for a particular indication or indications in participants with the disease or condition under study and to determine the common short-term side effects and risks. Phase 2
Includes trials conducted after preliminary evidence suggesting effectiveness of the drug has been obtained, and are intended to gather additional information to evaluate the overall benefit-risk relationship of the drug. Phase 3
Studies of FDA-approved drugs to delineate additional information including the drug's risks, benefits, and optimal use. Phase 4
Trial number
Details ID that uniquely identifies the clinical study.
Trial phase
Trial phase group
Details None
Trial type
Details The type of clinical trial, must be one of the types listed in the table below; see clinicaltrials.gov orPRS for more information.
trial_type
Expanded Access A way for patients with serious diseases or conditions who cannot participate in a clinical trial to gain access to a medical product that has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Also called compassionate use. There are different expanded access types.
Interventional A type of clinical study in which participants are assigned to groups that receive one or more intervention/treatment (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. The assignments are determined by the study's protocol. Participants may receive diagnostic, therapeutic, or other types of interventions.
Observational A type of clinical study in which participants are identified as belonging to study groups and are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Participants may receive diagnostic, therapeutic, or other types of interventions, but the investigator does not assign participants to a specific interventions/treatment.
Observational [Patient Registry] An organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that serves one or more predetermined scientific, clinical, or policy purposes.
Details A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol. Must be one of groups listed in the table below; see clinicaltrials.gov or PRS for more information.
treatment_group
Active Comparator An arm type in which a group of participants receives an intervention/treatment considered to be effective (or active) by health care providers.
Case Group of individuals, initially defined and composed, with common characteristics (for example, condition, birth year), who are examined or traced over a given time period.
Control An arm type in which a group of individuals, involved in the clinical trial, do not receive the treatment, in order to determine the effectiveness of the drug, supplement or treatment being tested.
Experimental An arm type in which a group of participants receives the intervention/treatment that is the focus of the clinical trial.
No Intervention An arm type in which a group of participants does not receive any intervention/treatment during the clinical trial.
Other Details for arm type explained in the trial's "Detailed Description" section.
Placebo Comparator An arm type in which a group of participants receives a placebo during a clinical trial.
Sham Comparator An arm type in which a group of participants receives a procedure or device that appears to be the same as the actual procedure or device being studied but does not contain active processes or components.
Type date
Details The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit).
NOTE: this is not the Primary Completion Date field found on clinicaltrials.gov.
Details The number of participants in a clinical study.
Details The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study.
Details Type of relationship between trial and organization; parsed from AACT database tables: sponsors, overall_officials and responsible_parties. Must be one of the following:
relationship_type
Collaborator Collaborator designation in aact.sponsors
Lead sponsor Lead sponsor designation in aact.sponsors
Official Empty designation in aact.overall_officials
Overall official - principal investigator Principal Investigator designation in aact.overall_officials
Reponsible party - principal investigator Principal Investigator designation in aact.responsible_parties
Sponsor investigator Sponsor-Investigator designation in aact.responsible_parties
Study chair Study Chair designation in aact.overall_officials
Study director Study Director designation in aact.overall_officials
Sub investigator Sub-Investigator designation in aact.overall_officials
Details The name of the organization/affiliation linked to the clinical study.; these data were parsed from AACT database tables: sponsors, overall_officials and responsible_parties. See Relationship type for more information regarding the provenance of these data.
NOTE: this can also be the name of an individual.
Details The name of the all parent organizations for the organization/affiliation linked to the clinical study. This includes parents of parent organizations, up to the present parent organization.
Org type
Details The type of organization, must be one of the following:
org_type
Academic/Hospital Academic institution or hospital
For profit For profit company
Foundation Foundations or non-profits
Government Government entity or institution
Individual Individual researcher
Unknown Provided information is too vague to assertain organization type
Contributed to NME?
Details An organization has contributed to an NME if they are listed as the IND or NDA organization on any drug, or if they were involved in a drug trial that started before the drug was approved by the FDA.
Org status
Details The status of the organization, Acquired, Renamed, Defunct, or Independent (never been acquired).
Org trials status
Details Existence of trial involvement: Trial Sponsor if Lead sponsor on any trials, Other Invovlement if otherwise involved in any trials, No Trials if not involved in any trials.
Founded year
Entered year
Last activity year
Exited year
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Financing Your Fertility: How to Have Kids Later Without Breaking the Bank
Amelia McBain | January 10, 2019
So you've thought about having kids. But maybe later. After your career is on track. After you've traveled the world.
Or after a whole host of other reasons. You're not the only one. More American women are having babies in their 30s than in their 20s. And though birth rates are falling in younger demos, in women in their 40s they're on the rise.
But for all the benefits waiting brings, there may also be costs. For example: Egg freezing can cost $10,000 to harvest the eggs and up to $500 to store per year. IVF can cost up to $17,000 with both treatment and medications; donor eggs can cost $30,000 to $60,000, and surrogacy can cost upward of $100,000—and those are all just for one cycle each.
"One egg cycle, for a lot of women, isn't enough," said fertility expert (and HerMoney podcast guest) Brigitte Adams. "So then you have to multiply the costs by two." Sometimes more.
"Even though we're living at least twice as long as our ancestresses, our reproductive window hasn't opened even a tiny bit in response," said Heidi Murkoff, author of the "What to Expect When You're Expecting" books. "The reality is that 40 may be the new 20 in so many other ways, but not even close when it comes to fertility," she added.
So, how do wait until you're ready—and preserve your financial security? By thinking about your fertility in advance, it can be a big cost saver. Here are five steps to approaching the issue.
Meet with a Specialist First
"It's always a good idea to meet with an infertility specialist to have a good idea of what [your] fertility is and how it changes over time," said Dr. Brooke Hodes-Wertz, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist at New York University Langone. "There are some blood work tests we can do and an ultrasound to see the ovaries. It can give us an estimate or highlight red flags, but again, even if the numbers look great, the issue is that as women are getting older, the number and the quality of the eggs are going to go down."
Testing can give you a good idea of what your fertility is like now, but the best way to use these tests is to track your ovarian reserves. If you take an annual test, you can pinpoint when your fertility window is starting to close. Then you can make a decision to try to get pregnant, or if you need more time, you can freeze your eggs exactly when you need to.
"Ideally, if you're able to take eggs out of a patient when they're younger, it's better than doing several rounds of IVF at a later age," said Hodes-Wertz.
These tests are relatively inexpensive—and new tech startups like Modern Fertility are making them even cheaper and easier. "The first thing is the simple act of discovery and we have testing that's not over-the-top expensive," said Adams. "There are a ton of new fem-tech companies that are trying to simplify things."
Look Into Every Cost
It's important to get the full scope of what you will need, so you can create a budget. The cost of a procedure might not be the only thing you'll have to put dollars toward. "There are other costs like anesthesia, there are costs for drug medications, if you freeze eggs, there are things like storage fees over time that you have to pay until you use the gametes or embryos, there's also embryo testing, which is an additional cost," said Dr. Hodes-Wertz. "It's very complicated, and it depends on what someone's plan is, but there can be a wide variety of costs."
So, what do you budget? It depends what your health plan (and sometimes employer) will cover. But to pay out-of-pocket for all the extra costs Dr. Hodes-Wertz named, you'll need to set aside about $15,000.
Adams experienced finding out about these costs first-hand. "For my egg freezing cycle, my medication was about $4,000. That's not in the quote," she said. "My bloodwork was almost $800. Know where to ask if this is covered or if it's not."
Figure Out What You're Covered for Under Insurance
Take a look at what your insurance will pay for. You might consider switching your plan during the next enrollment opportunity if it doesn't cover what you think you'll need. Some plans just cover testing and maybe a few of the treatments. Unfortunately, some won't cover egg freezing, unless it's deemed medically necessary.
Some companies—including Facebook and Apple—are stepping in to fill the gap. "Years ago, we had a very young employee who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and had conversations with some our leadership concerned about the impact of this cancer treatment she was about to undergo, knowing that she was not going to be able to have children in her future," said Renee Albert, Senior Director of Facebook's Life@ (Benefits) for the U.S. and Canada. "It was through that conversation with the team where they said, 'Why aren't we covering this?' That's the foundation of where we started." Facebook now covers egg retrieval, egg freezing, four cycles of IVF and preimplantation genetic screening. "Having the access to these benefits is life-changing for a lot of people," she added.
Save Strategically
Of course, the best way to be sure you can pay for fertility procedures is to save, but you should also look into how to stretch those dollars by maximizing your tax savings. "Look into a Flex Spending Account or Health Savings Account to set aside tax-deductible dollars to pay for future fertility treatments," said Murkoff. Note: Most flexible spending account dollars have to be used in the calendar year that you set them aside. Health savings account dollars can be kept in your account until you're ready to use them. Those dollars are also tax-deductible up to a certain limit, growth is tax-free and eligible withdrawals are tax-free, too.
If time is running out and you might end up short, there are other ways to finance as well. "Other options once you're ready to start, include fertility financing companies, financing through the clinic you're using, grant-giving nonprofits that offer financial assistance and crowdfunding," said Murkoff. "Don't count on using your retirement savings—you'll be needing that 401(k) or IRA even more if you'll be planning a family."
Finally, Take Care of Your Reproductive Health Now
The easiest and most inexpensive way to preserve your fertility is to keep yourself healthy. That means eating right, exercising and seeing your OB/GYN at least once a year. "You don't necessarily have to plan for infertility and fertility treatments, as much as you can be proactive ahead of time and preserve some of your fertility for the future," said Hodes-Wertz.
"Get regular screenings," said Murkoff. "STIs and other infections and conditions like endometriosis, fibroids and PCOS can mess with fertility."
"The awareness is just starting to get out there," Adams said. "It's contingent on women to talk to each other and tell their stories and be honest."
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Object Design, a division of eXcelon™ Corporation (NASDAQ:EXLN), today announced the Real-Time Event Engine (RTEE) for Finance, a new software application that overcomes the technology barriers that limit other real-time collection and analysis tools, by simultaneously capturing, organising and querying huge volumes of streamed real-time data at unprecedented levels. Market data analysis is necessary for many financial functions and is particularly critical for highly dynamic and distributed environments, such as foreign exchange, equity trading and fixed income operations.
The RTEE is a high-performance application for the real-time capture, organisation and simultaneous query of streaming event data. It combines extreme scalability with a flexible Cache-Forward™ architecture to support real-time analysis of streaming event data in distributed environments without impacting capture speed. It ties into any system architecture, freeing financial system designers from having to build collection and management applications for real-time event data, allowing them to focus on the crucial task of analytics.
The RTEE leverages Object Design's strengths in application-specific data management solutions by delivering outstanding performance for time critical applications while minimising hardware investments. For instance, stock traders are typically able to collect up to 400 ticker updates (ticks) per second.
RTEE can collect from 5,000 to 10,000 ticks per second while simultaneously querying more than one million ticks per second on low- to mid-range Sun hardware. This type of performance enables traders, brokers and analysts to synthesize more market data from a greater number of sources more quickly than ever before, making it a powerful application for event analysis, history, traffic rates and re-play trading scenarios.
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A Town Within a City
The Village of West Clay
By Ann Craig-Cinnamon
Hamilton County is home to many beautiful neighborhoods of all sizes. One community, however, has earned some distinctions that may surprise you. The Village of West Clay in Carmel is the largest residential community, not only Indiana, but in the entire Midwest.
Bordered by 136th Street to the north, Coxhall Gardens to the south, Ditch Road to the East and Shelborne Road to the West, The Village of West Clay has more than 1700 homes and 5000 residents. Jeff Terp, the Executive Director of the Village of West Clay Owners Association, says it is like a town within the city of Carmel. "If you look at our annual budget of almost 5 million dollars on 780 acres, we are larger than some cities in Indiana; even in Hamilton County," says Terp.
The Village of West Clay had its beginnings 20 years ago when the Brenwick Development Company envisioned a New Urbanism community in Carmel. It was the first and only development of its kind in Indiana and was modeled after other New Urbanism developments in places like Columbus, Ohio and Baltimore, Maryland. Ground was broken in 1999 and the first home show was held in July of 2001. It is now a national leader in New Urbanism with communities from all over the country visiting to learn how to duplicate it.
Terp describes the trend of New Urbanism as an outgrowth from the 1990's of people trying to restore a sense of community in the urban sprawl. "New Urbanism is creating a sense of community within a community; creating a walkable community. One thing that is really different about the Village of West Clay than probably every other neighborhood, is that everything is designed to be walkable," he says adding that all of the village's parks, recreational buildings and amenities are designed to be within a 10 to 15 minute walk. "From almost anywhere in the Village, within 15 minutes you can walk to the Village center and dine, bring your laundry, go workout, whatever you need to do, you can do," says Terp.
All architecture is historically accurate and residents have to follow specific building guidelines regarding the type and style of their home. All streets are named after historically significant people and art in the community is from significant Hoosiers. The meeting house is named for Hoosiers Hoagy Carmichael and Jean Stratton Porter. Terp calls it an intentionality in neighborhood design that has never been done before.
Residential and Commercial Space
The Village of West Clay's residential side offers everything from entry-level apartments to two and three million dollar homes. There are single family homes, townhomes, cottages, garden homes and villas. Most homes are styled after southern homes in Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA. Architectural styles are Victorian, Neo Gothic, Renaissance, and Romanesque. There is also a retirement community in the middle of the Village called Stratford and a continuing care unit.
The community is just about at capacity with only a few empty lots remaining that are all in the process of building. As for price range, Terp says there is a condo for sale currently for $120,000 and a home for sale for $2.2 million.
The retail and commercial side of the Village of West Clay is also very successful. The 300,000 square feet of available commercial space is more than 98% leased. According to Terp there are now more than 70 businesses located in the Village. At full retail occupancy, there will be more than 100 businesses and there is a waiting list.
There are two commercial areas. One is called Uptown, located on the peripheral area, with two banks, a CVS, Primrose daycare, a liquor store, Puccini's restaurant, a martial arts school and, soon, the first Family Express convenience store in Central Indiana.
The other commercial area is The Village Center which is home to restaurants such as Sahm's, Danny Boy's, Zing Café, and Greek's Pizza with new eateries to be announced soon. There's also a Classic Cleaners, Indy Dental, law firms, interior designers, the first Carmel library branch, and other professional services such as a spa, Pilates studio, barber, hair stylist, plastic surgeon, art studio and a Links Office Suites, which offers shared space for businesses. Terp says you can live, work, play and stay in the Village if you so desire.
The restaurants draw much of their revenue from outside the Village so not only do residents frequent them, the general public does as well.
Indy Dental Group was one of the first two businesses established in the Village. Office Administrator Nancy Locke says they have enjoyed watching the great growth all around them and have loved being a part of the Village for the past 18 years. "It is nice to be part of a close knit community. We love the Village of West Clay. Great fun; great concept!" she says.
Basket Pizzazz has been a part of the Village of West Clay for 11 years. Owner Sherri Klain lives and works in the Village and thinks the concept is amazing. "To be able to live, work and play in the same area is great. I have the pleasure of visiting with neighbors and friends when they are into the store, then get to see them out and about enjoying the incredible amenities here," she says.
With the size and scope of the community, Terp says the Village of West Clay Homeowners Association does a lot more than a typical HOA and may be the largest HOA in the Midwest in terms of revenue, staff, and services, including its own security force. It has seven miles of alleys to maintain, over 20 miles of irrigation lines, 14 ponds, greenspace, eight playgrounds, three pool complexes, three exercise facilities, 10 miles of paths, a meeting house to rent for private events and all are maintained by a staff of ten people. Terp says the HOA is more than just a business in itself "The Village of West Clay is a supporter of hundreds of businesses and they are all doing exceptionally well. People are lining up to get in here."
Both Terp and Director of Communication and Resident Services Sally Cutler live in the Village. Cutler says they have a wide range of activities that they plan for the neighborhood. "We have summer concerts. We just had a fall festival. And not only do we invite our residents we also spread the word to make sure others in the community, Carmel or others around the county are welcome and can come visit us and patronize our businesses. One of the big things is that we are very intentional about creating opportunities for people to get together to socialize and get to know each other," says Cutler who loves living in the Village. "The opportunity is there for my husband and me to meet so many people so quickly and easily here."
The Village of West Clay has yet another distinction. Terp says the International Roundabout Association gave it its highest honor. "They toured roundabouts around the world and voted ours at Jackson Circle the Most Beautiful Roundabout in the World."
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Home on the Range (2004) - Roseanne Plays a Cow
Home on the Range: Roseanne Barr versus Randy Quaid
"Home on the Range" (2004).
"Home on the Range" (2004), directed by Will Finn and John Sanford for Walt Disney Feature Animation, is a hand-drawn animation feature (using the CAPS computer process) that came out during a string of Disney film disappointments at the box office. The animation field had completely changed over the previous decade, and Disney movies were having trouble keeping pace.
"Home on the Range" is pleasant enough, but it couldn't complete with the new franchise films and solo hits that year from other studios like "Ice Age," "Shrek 2" and "The Incredibles." Despite being headlined by popular television comedienne Roseanne Barr, "Home on the Range" got lost in the shuffle among all those classic hits and never found its audience. As a comedy, the laughs are relatively few, but undemanding viewers may enjoy the notion of talking cows plotting revenge against a cattle rustler.
Maggie confronts a visitor.
Cattle rustler Alameda Slim (Randy Quaid) raids the Dixon ranch, getting every cow except Maggie (Barr). Mr. Dixon sells Maggie to Pearl (Carole Cook), a sweet older lady who runs the "Patch of Heaven" farm. Sheriff Sam, though, soon arrives and warns her that the local bank that holds the mortgage on her property is threatening to foreclose. Pearl has three days to come up with $750, or he will have to sell the farm. Maggie convinces her fellow cows Grace (Jennifer Tilly) and Mrs. Calloway (Judi Dench) to help Pearl find the money so that she can save her farm.
Maggie and friends leaving A Patch of Heaven.
The trio heads to town to see if they can win prize money at a fair. While there, Rico the bounty hunter (Charles Dennis) stops at the sheriff's office and drops off a fugitive, collecting the reward. He needs a rested horse, so he obtains the sheriff's horse, Buck (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and prepares to track down Alameda Slim as his next project. Hearing about this, Maggie tells her friends that they can save the farm if they can just track Slim down for the $750 reward.
Maggie and friends.
Going undercover among a large herd of cattle, Maggie and her friends wait for Slim. He appears, and promptly starts a yodeling song that puts all of the animals into a trance except for Grace, who is tone-deaf. Grace snaps her two friends out of their trances, and the three wait as Slim creates a rockslide that prevents Rico or anyone else from following him and his stolen steer.
The sheriff doesn't look very intimidating.
Maggie and the others find Rico and start talking to his horse, Buck, who is an old friend. Buck gets carried away telling an old story and starts acting out past events, making Rico mistakenly believe that Buck is afraid of cows. Rico, who needs a horse who is comfortable around cattle, takes Buck back to the sheriff, but Buck, determined to prove his worth, escapes. Maggie and her group, meanwhile, find a peg-legged rabbit named Lucky Jack (Charles Haid) who leads them to Slim's hideout, an abandoned mine.
Rico has come for his bounty.
Slim then reveals his sinister master plan: he steals cattle from people he knows, then uses the money he gets from selling the animals to buy the properties when they are auctioned off. When buying land he goes under the alias "Mr. O'Delay." Maggie and her friends promptly capture Slim, but Slim's gang and a buyer chase them onto a steam train. Rico arrives, but it turns out that he works for Slim. Slim escapes and heads off to the auction as Mr. O'Delay, but Maggie and friends drive the train to the farm and confront Slim in front of everyone.
Maggie and friends planning their next move.
The animation process for "Home on the Range" was well-developed by this point, having been introduced in "The Rescuers Down Under" and used for well over a decade in hits like "Tarzan." Other studios like Pixar, though, were moving past this creaking technology, so "Home on the Range" was the last film for a while which used traditional animation at all. Some complain that the animation in "Home on the Range" is garish, but others think that the visuals are a high point of "Home on the Range." It certainly is full of color and multiplane effects that give the scenery a somewhat flat look, but with great background detail. The 2D animation is of high quality, it just isn't to everyone's taste.
The colors in "Home on the Range" are very vivid.
A bigger problem with "Home on the Range" is the script by directors Will Finn and John Sanford. The year 2004 was a high point in animation due to a large number of high-concept films released that year, and "Home on the Range" has a very simple story that could have been told equally well in the 19th Century. In that sense, it is similar to the failed "Treasure Planet," whose story actually was adapted from a story of that time. Character development in "Home on the Range" is thin, as there is an entire farm full of characters who each need a little time to make their appearance and give their background.
"Home on the Range" might, even then, have worked as a children's Disney movie, but there is an element of crudeness that seeps through "Home on the Range" that probably stems from Roseanne's uniquely confrontational form of comedy. The film opens with a shot of Maggie's udders, who then says somewhat salaciously (for a kid's Disney movie), "Yes, they're real, quit staring," which must make no sense at all to anyone below the age of about eight.
I've never seen a sky quite that color before.
Alan Menken, who hit his high point in his collaborations with the late Howard Ashman, is around to provide the score, which is perfectly adequate but certainly not in the league of, say, his classic "Beauty and the Beast" numbers. Country singers k.d. lang and Bonnie Raitt sing a couple of country songs, but there isn't anything that is going to send you home snapping your fingers, and the characters themselves don't sing anything as used to be the norm. When you combine the relatively weak score with the weak slapstick, the thin plot and the debatable animation, there really isn't much of a draw to "Home on the Range" beyond crude jokes.
All of the animals posed for a group shot.
There are some nice moments in "Home on the Range," as in any Disney movie. Alameda has three dim-witted nephews who provide some light comic relief, but there big-name comedians in "Home on the Range" who should be doing that. There is a lot of what can best be described as mordant barnyard humor:
"Jeb: Well, I think we all know what happens now!
Mrs. Calloway: Jeb, don't start!
Jeb: Now we all get eaten!
Mrs. Calloway: Jeb!
Audrey: But who would eat a chicken?"
The fundamental issue with crafting an animated film like "Home on the Range" that appears solidly targeted at a specific demographic (here, Middle America) is that, because the tale is not organic to the storytellers or the process, the plot becomes formulaic and relies on stereotypes (you don't get any triter than a "helping the widow save her farm" plot). Slim is the standard dastardly villain, Buck is the standard eager young hero desperate to prove himself, and so on. You might expect this Disney movie to suddenly shake off the corn and reveal itself as some sort of arch parody or satire - but it doesn't. If you like Roseanne's brand of comedy, though, this is a good film to see, because she gets off her share of acid-tongued one-liners that are, as usual, delivered with great timing.
Randy Quaid is great as the dastardly Slim
If you are looking for an animated Western and already have seen "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West," you might want to try "Home on the Range." It will help a lot for your enjoyment, though, if you are a fan of the leads, who all have distinctive personalities that some find amusing and others, well, don't.
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Who: Steve Schmidt
Where: America's Strongest Viking
What: All-time Block Press record
In July of 2017, for the first time a Platinum Plus level competition was held on West Virginia soil. This meant Arnold invites, Nationals invites, and National deadlift records were all up for grabs. One of the most unique draws of this show however was the Max Block Press event, for which records of all levels were available, including state, national, and yes even all-time world records.
What does an "all-time" record mean? To me, it means that regardless of federation, regardless of weight class, and regardless of implement used, a particular feat was the biggest of its kind ever performed. One reason I created the Mouser Block (cough cough cheap plug) was to allow this rarely contest challenge to be available to a larger demographic and thus allow more people to take a shot at the all-time overhead press record with a block.
A lumbering giant from Ohio named Steve Schmidt had been one of the final entries for the show before registration closed altogether, but he had been quietly training for months with this record in mind. In a shed-gym probably 25ft by 25ft, some of the strongest men in the world gathered regularly (and still do) for epic pressing session where it's not uncommon to see about half a dozen of these guys break over 400 pounds on logs, axles, and barbells. Steve's incredible strength was forged in this environment, and he came trampling into ASV on mission to prove it.
With 3 judges on hand to verify the attempt, Steve approached the block, now loaded to 340 pounds. Now old enough to compete as a masters lifter for a few years at this point, perhaps the questions could have been asked "is the best behind him? Can he still hang in the Open class? Has he missed his window?" Only Steve knew the real answer to these questions.
Who held the record prior you ask? None other than the greatest presser of all time, Zydrunas Savickas… he had pressed a 330 pound block at World's Strongest Man in 2011. Poundstone matched this mark, but did not exceed it. A few years prior in 2006 "Big Z" had also set the world record at 309 pounds at the IFSA world championships.
The signal was given and big Steve, the Arnold Classic veteran who had missed his pro card by only one point in years past, ripped the massive weight to his chest and positioned his hands underneath. With a heave and shove the enormous load began to travel skyward. The block paused just short of locked, bobbled a tad, and for a split second everyone thought it may come crashing down… everyone but Steve that is. Just as quickly as it had stalled and bobbled Steve regained control in the blink of an eye, and drove the world record weight to lockout. After patiently verifying control the down signal was given and the building erupted with cheer and applause. The record had been claimed, and years of tireless work to become one of the best pressers in the world had culminated in that moment.
Who: Lasha Talakhadze
Where: World Weighlifting Championships
What: 2 all-time records
At 6'6″ and 367 pounds, the massive Georgian weightlifter (that means "Olympic" lifter yall), is a huge man who made a huge mark on the World Weighlifting Championships this year. The official weightclasses in this sport have changed twice in my lifetime, and this reset the world record boards both times. This made for quite a bit of controversey, and suddenly people were holding world records with lifts that were significantly lower than what had been previously performed.
Super HW records were even reset, but those that followed the history of the sport knew the names Tarenenko and Krastev quite well. These men held the all-time records regardless of weightclass – Taranenko with the clean and jerk and total, and Krastev with the snatch. All 3 of these records had stood since the late 80's, so when Talakhadze shattered 2 of them in one day, the accomplishment sent shockwaves through the strength world.
Talakhadze established a new record in the snatch with 220kg (484 pounds) en route to also grabbing the total record with 477kg (1050 pounds). At the age of 24, there is plenty of time left for the superman from the country of Georgia to claim the clean and jerk record as well!
Who: Dimitar Savatinov
Where: Summermania
What: 143kg DB record
Dimitar Savatinov has become a staple on the pro strongman scene around the world. His relatively short stature in comparison to giants like Shaw and Thor makes him prone to being overlooked… pun intended. There is one event in particular in which the former circus strongman can never be overlooked however, and that is the Circus Dumbbell Press.
With a new record established in controversey a few months prior at the Arnold Classic, Dimitar now had the opportunity to clear the air with a new world record of 143kg, roughly 315 pounds! Fast forward to the lift itself and Dimitar had done just that, with no controversey whatsoever, as it looked like he could have held the lockout for a few hours if needed.
To magnify the moment even further, Ultimate Strongman promoter Glenn Ross had confetti, streamers, and pyrotechnics ready for deployment should the lift succeed. With a terrific crowd cheering, flames shooting skyward, and streamers filling the air, Savatinov had one of the most memorable and impressive moments of 2017, establishing himself as the best dumbbell presser in the world.
Who: Daniel McKim
Where: Heavy Events World Championships
What: One Final World Title
It's not often that an athlete in any sport gets to choose when they walk away. We are often either forced out due to health, time, lack of availability for adults (regarding school sports), or injuries. This is especially true for world class athletes, because the mentality required to become a world champion does not lend itself to being able to walk away easily.
Enter decorated Highland Games champion Dan McKim. This man-mountain from the Midwest has been a staple on the pro Games circuit for a number of years, and has a trophy collection that probably rivals Michael Phelps. Dan went into the 2017 season with the idea that this would be his last hurrah, and the World Championships would be the summit of his career.
With a performance that reads like a Hollywood movie script, McKim executed world class throw after world class throw en route to winning the title. His final throw was a massive 5.5 meter lob in the weight over bar, which won him the event and secured the title.
Congratulations on a big win and an amazing career Dan!
Who: Christina Bangma
Where: Strongman Corp Nationals
What: Husafell Carry, Max Distance
Max Distance carry events have always been amongst my favorites because they not only test the raw strength of an athlete, but also the will power and pain tolerance. Against an enormous and talent stacked class of lightweight women, Christina needed a big performance here on this 3rd event to pull away from the pack and take sole possession of the lead.
The whistle blew and Bangma took off at a quick but steady pace. Other girls in her class inched ahead, but one by one they began to drop. Some dropped at 150 ft, some at 200, some at 250. With only a few ladies left walking, Christina still looked incredibly comfortable, and her pace hadn't slowed one iota. Moments later, she was the last one standing, but she wasn't done just yet.
The mighty maiden from the Midwest wanted to, as we say in WV, leave no doubt. Onward and onward she marched, and everyone in attendance started to realize that we were witnessing something truly special. After what seemed like a solid quarter mile carry, Christina sat the Husafell Stone down, and walked away like she had just been carrying a box of feathers. When the scores were tallied the numbers reflected the magnitude of the performance: Bangma had won the event by something like 135 feet. To win an event by that shocking of a margin, over a field of the best amateur LW women in country, was absolutely unbelievable.
As most of you know, Christina went on to win the overall title, which yielded her a Pro Card. While she may remember 2017 Nationals as the time that she won a national title and a Pro Card, I will personally always remember it as the time that Christina carried the Husafell Stone into the history books.
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Enough water to supply two Leitrim villages saved after underground leak located and repaired
30 September 2021 - The repair of a major leak in Ballinamore, saving more than 330,000 litres of water per day, is good news for the future of Leitrim's water supply.
The repair will provide residents and businesses of the town and surrounding areas with a more reliable water supply by reducing the amount of clean drinking water lost underground.
Repair of the leak at Ardrum, Ballinamore has saved enough clean water to supply almost 2,560 people or the population equivalent of Manorhamilton and Kinlough for the day.
Irish Water, working in partnership with Leitrim County Council, recognised that the water supply in Ballinamore was subject to a high level of leakage but there was a challenge in locating the water loss due to the limited information on the underground public network.
An extensive review of the network was carried out before crews were able to locate the leak and plan the repair.
Irish Water and Leitrim County Council worked together to ensure the successful completion of the project and invaluable local knowledge helped minimise disruption to the local community.
Speaking about the success of the repair, Declan Cawley, Networks Regional Lead with Irish Water, said, "Following intensive investigative works, a substantial public water mains leak was detected in Ardrum, Ballinamore with 330,000 litres of clean drinking water lost underground every day. No water was surfacing so the data obtained from our review was imperative for us to locate the leak".
"Securing the water supply in Leitrim remains a focus for Irish Water and Leitrim County Council and our efforts to further drive down leakage in the area will help meet the future demands for the county. In 2018, the rate of leakage nationally was 46%, by the end of 2020 it was 40% and Irish Water is currently on course to achieve a national leakage rate of 38% by the end of 2021.
"We would like to thank the communities, businesses, homeowners and commuters for their patience and cooperation as we continue to deliver vital network improvement works across Leitrim to helping safeguard the county's water supply."
Speaking about the project, Peadar Griffin, Senior Executive Engineer with Leitrim County Council said, "As a result of the collaboration between Leitrim County Council and Irish Water, customers are enjoying a more secure and reliable water supply".
"We were losing valuable clean drinking water underground and water is precious, so to have fixed the leak and improved the network is a great win".
The Ballinamore find is just one example of how Irish Water is working with local authorities across the country every day to reduce leaks. As part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme, €500 million is being invested up to the end of 2021 to reduce the level of leakage across the country by fixing and replacing old and damaged water mains. This will ensure a safe, reliable water supply, which is vital for our health, our environment and our growing population and economy.
Irish Water continues to work with our local authority partners, contractors and others to safeguard the health and well-being of both staff and the public and to ensure the continuity of critical drinking water and wastewater services. Irish Water would like to remind people to follow the HSE COVID-19 advice and ensure frequent handwashing.
For more information, please visit our National Leakage Reduction Programme project page.


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Laurabolin — nandrolone laurate
Nandrolone laurate is an injectable form of the anabolic steroid nandrolone. The laurate ester applied here is two carbon atoms longer than decanoate, and consequently this agent forms a slightly longer-lasting drug deposit around the area of injection than Deca-Durabolin. Given its strong delayed-release properties, it is possible to administer nandrolone laurate once every three to four weeks in a medical setting. As a nandrolone injectable, this drug provides a moderately strong anabolic effect, which is accompanied by a low level of estrogenic and androgenic properties. Although not widely used, nandrolone laurate is favored by athletes and bodybuilders for its ability to promote slow steady gains in lean mass with minimal side effects.
Brand name Laurabolin, Nandrolone laurate, Clinibolin
Androgenic 37
Anabolic 125
Standard Testosterone
Chemical Names 19-norandrost-4-en-3-one-17beta-ol
17beta-hydroxy-estr-4-en-3-one
Estrogenic Activity low
Progestational Activity moderate
Nandrolone Laurate History
Nandrolone laurate was developed during the 1960's, a time when many new nandrolone esters were being synthesized and investigated. This long-acting ester of nandrolone is usually identified as a veterinary drug, but was actually prescribed to humans before it was adopted for animal use. The only brand name of reference is Clinibolin, which was sold for a brief time on the German drug market around the end of the 1960's. Nandrolone laurate was ultimately short-lived as a human medication, however, and from this point on would be used exclusively in veterinary preparations. There is nothing particular that makes the drug poorly suited for human use, and its discontinuance probably had much more to do with the dominance of Organon's Deca-Durabolin, which made nandrolone laurate fairly superfluous as a prescription drug, than any faults of the drug itself.
As a veterinary drug, nandrolone laurate is most commonly identified with the Laurabolin brand name. Laurabolin is manufactured by Intervet, and is found in a variety of countries including Mexico, Chile, The Netherlands, Australia, and Colombia. It is used with cats, dogs, horses, pigs and cattle, typically to offset malnutrition caused by viral or parasitic illness, to treat anemia, counter the catabolic effects of corticosteroids, and to improve the overall physical condition of highly active or elderly animals. The Laurabolin brand has also been sold at one time by Werfft-Chemie in Austria and Vemie in Germany, however these products have since been discontinued. In addition to the Laurabolin brand name, the drug had also been marketed in the past under the trade names Fortadex (Hydro, Germany), Fortabol (Parfam, Mexico), and Lauradrol 250 (Loeffler, Mexico). Today, only the Intervet products are known to exist.
How is Nandrolone Laurate Supplied
Nandrolone laurate is available in select veterinary drug markets. Composition and dosage may vary by country and manufacturer, but usually contain 20 mg/mL or 50 mg/mL of steroid dissolved in oil.
Structural Characteristics of Nandrolone Laurate
Nandrolone laurate is a modified form of nandrolone, where a carboxylic acid ester (lauric acid) has been attached to the 17-beta hydroxyl group. Esterified steroids are less polar than free steroids, and are absorbed more slowly from the area of injection. Once in the bloodstream, the ester is removed to yield free (active) nandrolone. Esterified steroids are designed to prolong the window of therapeutic effect following administration, allowing for a less frequent injection schedule compared to injections of free (unesterified) steroid. Nandrolone laurate is designed to provide a slow release of nandrolone for up to 3 to 4 weeks following injection.
Nandrolone Laurate Side Effects (Estrogenic)
Nandrolone has a low tendency for estrogen conversion, estimated to be only about 20% of that seen with testosterone. This is because while the liver can convert nandrolone to estradiol, in other more active sites of steroid aromatization such as adipose tissue nandrolone is far less open to this process. Consequently, estrogen-related side effects are a much lower concern with this drug than with testosterone. Elevated estrogen levels may still be noticed with higher dosing, however, and may cause side effects such as increased water retention, body fat gain, and gynecomastia. An anti-estrogen such as clomiphene citrate or tamoxifen citrate may be necessary to prevent estrogenic side effects if they occur. One may alternately use an aromatase inhibitor like Arimidex (anastrozole), which more efficiently controls estrogen by preventing its synthesis. Aromatase inhibitors can be quite expensive in comparison to anti-estrogens, however, and may also have negative effects on blood lipids.
It is of note that nandrolone has some activity as a progestin in the body. Although progesterone is a c-19 steroid, removal of this group as in 19-norprogesterone creates a hormone with greater binding affinity for its corresponding receptor. Sharing this trait, many 19-nor anabolic steroids are shown to have some affinity for the progesterone receptor as well. The side effects associated with progesterone are similar to those of estrogen, including negative feedback inhibition of testosterone production and enhanced rate of fat storage. Progestins also augment the stimulatory effect of estrogens on mammary tissue growth. There appears to be a strong synergy between these two hormones here, such that gynecomastia might even occur with the help of progestins, without excessive estrogen levels. The use of an anti-estrogen, which inhibits the estrogenic component of this disorder, is often sufficient to mitigate gynecomastia caused by nandrolone.
Nandrolone Laurate Side Effects (Androgenic)
Although classified as an anabolic steroid, androgenic side effects are still possible with this substance, especially with higher doses. This may include bouts of oily skin, acne, and body/facial hair growth. Anabolic/androgenic steroids may also aggravate male pattern hair loss. Women are warned of the potential virilizing effects of anabolic/androgenic steroids. These may include a deepening of the voice, menstrual irregularities, changes in skin texture, facial hair growth, and clitoral enlargement. Nandrolone is a steroid with relatively low androgenic activity relative to its tissue-building actions, making the threshold for strong androgenic side effects comparably higher than with more androgenic agents such as testosterone, methandrostenolone, or fluoxymesterone. It is also important to point out that due to its mild androgenic nature and ability to suppress endogenous testosterone, nandrolone is prone to interfering with libido in males when used without another androgen.
Note that in androgen-responsive target tissues such as the skin, scalp, and prostate, the relative androgenicity of nandrolone is reduced by its reduction to dihydronandrolone (DHN). The 5-alpha reductase enzyme is responsible for this metabolism of nandrolone. The concurrent use of a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor such as finasteride or dutasteride will interfere with site-specific reduction of nandrolone action, considerably increasing the tendency of nandrolone to produce androgenic side effects. Reductase inhibitors should be avoided with nandrolone if low androgenicity is desired.
Nandrolone Laurate Side Effects (Hepatotoxicity)
Nandrolone is not c-17 alpha alkylated, and not known to have hepatotoxic effects. Liver toxicity is unlikely.
Nandrolone Laurate Side Effects (Cardiovascular)
Anabolic/androgenic steroids can have deleterious effects on serum cholesterol. This includes a tendency to reduce HDL (good) cholesterol values and increase LDL (bad) cholesterol values, which may shift the HDL to LDL balance in a direction that favors greater risk of arteriosclerosis. The relative impact of an anabolic/androgenic steroid on serum lipids is dependant on the dose, route of administration (oral vs. injectable), type of steroid (aromatizable or non-aromatizable), and level of resistance to hepatic metabolism. Studies administering 600 mg of nandrolone decanoate per week for 10 weeks demonstrated a 26% reduction in HDL cholesterol levels. This suppression is slightly greater than that reported with an equal dose of testosterone enanthate, and is in agreement with earlier studies showing a slightly stronger negative impact on HDL/LDL ratio with nandrolone decanoate as compared to testosterone cypionate. Nandrolone injectables, however, should still have a significantly weaker impact on serum lipids than c-17 alpha alkylated agents. Anabolic/androgenic steroids may also adversely affect blood pressure and triglycerides, reduce endothelial relaxation, and support left ventricular hypertrophy, all potentially increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction.
Nandrolone Laurate Side Effects (Testosterone Suppression)
All anabolic/androgenic steroids when taken in doses sufficient to promote muscle gain are expected to suppress endogenous testosterone production. For sake of comparison, studies administering 100 mg per week of nandrolone decanoate for 6 weeks have demonstrated an approximate 57% reduction in serum testosterone levels during therapy. At a dosage of 300 mg per week, this reduction reached 70%. It is believed that the progestational activity of nandrolone notably contributes to the suppression of testosterone synthesis during therapy, which can be marked in spite of a low tendency for estrogen conversion. Without the intervention of testosterone-stimulating substances, testosterone levels should return to normal within 2-6 months of drug secession. Note that prolonged hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism can develop secondary to steroid abuse, necessitating medical intervention.
Nandrolone Laurate Administration (Men)
Nandrolone laurate is not approved for use in humans. Prescribing guidelines are unavailable.
When used for physique- or performance-enhancing purposes, a dose of 200-400 mg given every 7-10 days is most common, taken in cycles 8 to 12 weeks in length. This level is sufficient for most users to notice measurable gains in lean muscle mass and strength, which should be accompanied by a low level of estrogenic and androgenic activity. Higher doses (450-600 mg every 7-10 days) will impart a stronger anabolic effect, but can be difficult given the relatively low concentration this steroid is usually found in. Instead, many opt to combine this agent with other anabolic/androgenic steroids. Given its properties, it seems to fit well for both bulking and cutting purposes, and can reasonably replace Deca-Durabolin in cycles.
Administration (Women)
Nandrolone laurate is not approved for use in humans. Prescribing guidelines are unavailable. When used for physique- or performance-enhancing purposes, a dosage of 100 mg every 10-14 days is most common, taken for 4 to 6 weeks. Although only slightly androgenic, women are occasionally confronted with virilization symptoms when taking this compound. Should virilizing side effects become a concern, the drug should be discontinued immediately to help prevent their permanent appearance. After a sufficient period of withdrawal, the shorter-acting nandrolone Durabolin might be considered a safer (more controllable) option. This drug stays active for only several days, greatly reducing the withdrawal time if indicated.
Nandrolone Laurate Availability
Pharmaceutical preparations containing nandrolone laurate remain scarce. In reviewing some of the remaining products and changes in the global pharmaceutical market, we have made the following observations.
The Intervet brand name Laurabolin product is almost exclusively associated with this compound. It remains available in select markets of Europe and the America's, and is not widely diverted for black market sale.
Laurabolin is another nandrolone AAS and is quite comparable to Anadur in both effects and duration. This drug is intended for veterinary use, mostly with dogs. Like Anadur, Laurabolin is a very long lasting anabolic. In fact, a single injection remains active for over 3 weeks, and only a few days shorter than Anadur. Where as some women have reported good results from a single 4 ml injection for 3-4 weeks, the volume of a single injection required for an appreciable anabolic response for a male was considered too massive. (Gee, you think so? Picture 32-ml at one time!) Larabolin aromatizes lightly and only when an athlete utilized higher dosages of over 600 mg weekly. Water retention was low and there was no noted liver toxicity. Most male body builders obtained good but slow lean mass and strength gains with 200-400 mg weekly. Women users reported excellent results with a weekly dosage of 50-100mg with few virilization side effects. In both cases the resulting muscle mass gains seemed to be well retained after use was discontinued. As with all nandrolones, a protein intake of 1-2-gm per pound of body weight was almost unanimously considered a must due to nandrolones high nitrogen retention and high protein synthesis qualities.
Like all nandrolone esters it was common to stack so-called mass drugs such as testosterone, Anadrol-50, and/or Dianabol with the drug for mass type protocols. During calorie restricted or pre-contest prep periods many reported high quality lean mass tissue resulted when stanozolol, trenbolone, and thyroid hormones were co-administered.
The most common reported negative aspect of this drug was the low dosage per ml available. This was due to the volumous injections often utilized to establish the desired effects.
Laurabolin is an injectable steroid used in veterinary medicine. It is usually intended for canine use. Bodybuilders use Laurabolin since it has similarities to the other nandrolones Deca-Durabolin, Durabolin, and Anadur. The main difference between these steroids is in their durations of effect. Laurabolin is a long-term anabolic that stays active for almost four weeks. Theoretically one single injection per month would be sufficient but no athlete observes this, since such a low dosage would not have performance-enhancing characteristics. Bodybuilders inject Laurabolin at least once a week and report good results when sufficient dosages are injected. The generally observed dosage is 200-400 mg/week. The great disadvantage of Laurabolin is that this compound is only available in a strength of 50 mg/ml so that every week a total amount of 4-8 ml must be injected. Most athletes with whom we spoke usually inject 2 ml of solution twice weekly. The achieved results are similar to those found with Deca-Durabohn (see also Deca-Durabolin); the same is also true for potential side effects. Those who can get an original Deca should give Deca the preference over Laurabohn. The advantage of Laurabolin consists in its relatively low price and the fact that-unlike Deca-here are not yet any fakes. Laurabolin is available in 5, 10, and 50 ml glass vials, depending on the country of origin. The 50 ml glass vial costs between $200 and $250 on the black market. This corresponds to a price of $4 - 5 per 50 mg so that Laurabolin, in any case, is considerably cheaper tharibeca. Original Laurabolin by Intervet Company of Mexico is available in a brown glass vial with 10 ml or 50 ml solution. The label has square corners and the expiration date and batch number are clearly visible and imprinted later. Since the substance included in Laurabolin is very inexpensive it is often used when manufacturing injectable fakes.
Laurabolin is an injectable veterinary steroid containing the drug nandrolone laurate. Nandrolone laurate is basically a long acting deca, staying active for up to a month in the body. Athletes however generally inject this drug on a weekly basis. Being a nandrolone, Laurabolin will exhibit noticeable anabolic effects with weaker androgenic side effects. Although many women do use nandrolones, Laurabolin may be one to avoid. Androgenic effects can appear in women with nandrolones, especially if blood levels were to build up too high with such a long acting drug. Durabolin would be a better choice. For men, doses of 200-400mg per week seem to work fine. At a strength of 50mg it is difficult to use a much higher dose, although some do find it possible. The Mexican Intervet product is found throughout the United States and usually sells for a fair price. It comes in 50ml vials, 50mg per ml. Recently Intervet has changed their packaging.


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