Thing one: I've caught the bug. I always knew there was something to this wiki biz. The next Recent Changes Camp is in San Francisco, another city I love, so it won't be any hardship to attend. But that's a ways away. There's always Vancouver BarCamp. I wasn't planning on going, b/c I have my last exam at the end of August, but now I'm rethinking….
Thing two: Open Space Technology. This is the "tool", method or process by which the conference is organized and run. It was created in the mid-80s by an organizational consultant who realized that people attending his conferences seemed to get more out of networking during the coffee breaks than the formal presentations. Open Space conferences have no keynotes, no predetermined schedules of workshops, panels etc. Rather, participants begin the event by sitting in a large circle and collaborativelyd determining the agenda by stating their needs, specialities and interests. A large, blank agenda is posted on a wall – the "marketplace" and people then post the sessions they'd like to lead or "initiate" in various time slots. This agenda is flexible and fluid, and throughout the weekend, it will change as people add, drop, shift and combine sessions.
At such an "unconference" it is typically understood that all attendees will also be participants – they will lead session, take photos of the sessions and post to Flickr, take notes of sessions and post in the wiki, take video and upload it to to YouTube.
The 8th rule of BarCamp is that everyone will be an interactive participant. This freaked me out when I first attended VanBarCamp last year. I was used to attending conferences as a passive listener, or having been vetted by a search committee that has approved my work, sanctioned it with all the authority of the academy. I wasn't used to the idea that I could judge the worth of my own work. So I made myself present then, and it was well attended. I actually felt like a bit of a rock star, with all the folks who came up to me after, with their questions, their ideas etc. It was fun. I had similar reservations at Rococo but presented anyway, and it was, of course, well worthwhile (and fun).
Despite its chaotic appearance, Open Space is highly organized and, being self-organized, never breaks down. It relies on a fundamental assumption: that everyone attending the conference is passionate about the topic and are willing to take responsibility around translating and channelling that passion into some tangible realities. Sessions begin immediately, and are held in "breakout spaces", designated areas or separate rooms. Participants are free to move amongst the discussion groups, following the "Law of Two Feet". The premise is that if you're not learning or contributing anything, it's time to move one.
On of the key things about Open Space Technology is that it enables groups varying sizes to address complex issues and achieve meaningful results quickly. There is a facilitator who guides, supports and responds to the group. Now if you know me at all, you know I shy completely away from all things remotely New Agey – I don't typically go in for the touchy-feely, circle of trust, talking stick and talisman approach. But our facilitator, Deborah Hartmann, was truly amazing. I think she is one of the main reasons Rococo was such a success. Through her facilitation of the event, I could see how Open Space is a philosophy and practice, as much as an organizing technique.
Her job was to explain the process to all participants and keep things flowing. At any time, however, members of the group can redirect or make suggestions, which the facilitator then incorporates and implements. At the end of the event, there is a convergence, where the full group gathers for a final debriefing – comments and reflection, final thoughts etc. This enables participants to catch up on things they might have missed, make final connections and generally re-engage.
Open Space is evidently an efficient method of self-organizing, but more important, I think, are the underlying principles grounded on collaboration, mutual trust, and non-hierarchical social relations. In this way, Open Space is ideal for discussing wikis. Someone (I forget who – it may have been Mark Dilley) said that Rococo was, indeed, the physical manifestion of a wiki. An offline, f2f, real live wiki. Which is exactly the sort of thing I'm thinking of in my academic work.
The core idea of Open Space – taking responsibility for what you love – was clearly manifest community that made this Recent Changes Camp. It was truly an amazing thing.
I am back from Rococo and basking in the afterglow of an amazing weekend. I can't even believe that so many cool, creative, socially aware, dedicated (and did I say smart?) people would be together in the same space, all wanting to talk about the same thing: wikis (and by extension, social software) and their potential for progressive social change. It was thrilling to be amongst them (corny as that sounds), and absorb their vibe, their enthusiasm and their big ideas.
The two people responsible for me even knowing about Rococo in the first place are Anne Goldenberg, one of the main organizers, and Stephane Couture. They both work in the LabCMO, part of the School of Media at Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM), where they are doctoral students. They are big fans of Feenberg, and the three of us have a stunning amount in common, in terms of our research, our approach to pedagogy, and activism through the academy. It was really good to connect with them, to realize I'm not working in obscurity, on an arcane subject matter.
Anne is an amazing woman. She's an activist, well traveled, but originally from France (and so would lapse into French while speaking to me and not even realize it). She spent the last year organizing Rococo. She did a fantastic job; as I say, the conference was great. Stephane is intense, passionate about his work, and crazy sharp. Like a typical grad student, he talked all weekend about the paper he had to write, but managed to show up nonetheless. I first met them both at last year's CCA (I'm not going this year, btw – no funding, no time and Saskatoon?). I had organized a panel on various applications of critical theory of technology (Feenberg, again, of course) and Stephane attended. He stopped me after to offer up a Latourian critique of my presentation (geeks, wikis and IMC etc.), which intrigued me, though I didn't understand it. I'm still waiting to hash that out with him. According to my friend NinaB, everyone could always use a little moreLatour.
One of the first sessions I attended was "initiated" by Marc Laporte. It was called "TikiWiki: The Wiki way applied to software development." I was nominated, après le fait, to be note taker (merci, Marc). This is what happens when you're always clickety-clacking away on your laptop. I did have notes, but they required some work before I would post them in the wiki. Which, incidentally, is one of the great things about these tech unconferences – all the sessions are either liveblogged (Web of Change), or recorded in various media (BarCamp) and/or transcribed and then put in the wiki (Rococo).
Marc's session was cool, but pretty geeky; I mostly just listened, and sometimes required translation (e.g. from geek into English) but it was just the sort of thing I'm interested in. You can check my post on it here.
Another interesting session was led by Mark Dilley. This is a very cool guy; I recognized him right away (by his accent) as a Michigander. Talking to him was familiar, like being home; it transported me back to Windsor and that core of environmental and labour activists that made living in that city bearable. Mark is a labour organizer, who became radicalized almost a decade ago as a rank and file worker. Once he realized that his social justice goals could be pursued through the union, he became an organizer. Now he's caught the wiki bug and now does wiki evangelism (see the notes from session Sunir Shah and Stuart Mader's session on this. Incidentally, I saw Stewart talk about the use of wikis in education at Northern Voice 2007), though I don't think Mark would call it that. But he's definitely enthusiastic about the potential for radical democratic organizing through wikis.
Liam O'Doherty's session was right up my alley – on wikis and activism. Liam, besides having grown up a few streets away from me in the Beach, and having gone to the same grade school, is the creator of Avoid.net. This is a wiki that exists to inform people about the negative aspects of consumer products – what to avoid and why. The wiki is a marriage of art, design and information; the offspring is subvertising. It's basically a wiki culture jam (think AdBusters). This kid (he's only 20!) has big ideas and lots of enthusiasm; he's getting ready to bust out, I can feel it.
I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised at the number of activists I met at Rococo, including Antoine Beaupre, from Koumbit, who is a cool cat (an anarcat, in fact!). They knew which "movement" I was talking about, and a number had attended the FTAA demo in Quebec City in 2001. This is in contrast to BarCamp where I think there were two – me and one other guy, who used to work with resist!ca.
Another aside: I love Montreal; I knew there was a reason I always wanted to live there. On my trip back to Van, the absence of bilingualism was striking. I missed immediately the omnipresence of the French language, floating by in conversation, humming in the background, ever-present in casual encounters – the hello's, goodbye's and excuse me's. At one point, I found myself in a session that switched into French, me being the only English speaker. There was the offer to translate but I declined, content to just listen, to try to understand as best I could. I enjoyed hovering on the edge of French conversations at the bar, over coffee or in between sessions. I felt a bit like an eavesdropper but it was fun. By the end of the weekend, my comprehension had improved markedly, and I was following along much better.
Wark's goal with A Hacker Manifesto was to resurrect it as a category, reclaiming it from the realm of criminality, and reinstate it as a critical concept. He defines hacker quite loosely: it refers to the creative use of information (that may or may not use technology). So a hacker is one who cuts, edits, remixes information.
This provided a segue into Wark's next topic, intellectual property, on which information creation historically has been dependent. IP's advancement was accelerated by the invention of the machine layer that makes information's relation to materiality completely contingent: the relation between information and its material form is arbitrary.
The evolution of digital technology enabled the separation of layers, thus digital information can become tangible, can be embedded in other, forms.
Technology, therefore, increasingly facilitates the separation of information from ownership altogether; info escapes from scarcity, necessity. Walter Benjamin anticipates this possibility, regarding it as an enabling stage for collective repossession of info as something through which we can manage our own world. The property system prevents this, Wark contended, because "owned" information creates a conflict b/w info as creation vs. info as property.
Shifting to game theory, Wark invoked Plato's Cave, positioning the gamer in a prison of a shadowy game world, who emerges into the "real world" to find everyone hunched over their computers. In Wark's inversion, the whole world has turned into a computer game; everyday life is an impoverished version of life, where things never seem fair, where the rules are unclear, and the umpire is unknown. In games, there is a level playing field, where the rules are known and achieving success is possible.
It is not the content of the game (against modernist aesthetics) that is important; rather, said Wark, the underlying algorithm of the game; this algorithmic gamer culture becomes a way of grasping the world. The algorithm, he argued, is a way of thinking allegorically about time, for example, in everyday life. With politics a horse race, the economy a casino and work a rat race, life more and more approximates the culture of the game, with the objective to turn whole of culture into algorithm. It is an attempt to manage life as one entire algorithmic game experience.
This raises some obvious questions. Is there a limit to algorithmic thinking? What does it exclude to its detriment, that has to do w/quality of digital (in that the digital necessarily excludes ambiguity)? We can divide all of what's to be experienced into code, into 1s and 0s. But is something lost in this translation?
All of this to get around to this question: How can you democratize knowledge? Wark invoked critical theory as one way. He talked closed by imagining practices of making knowledge democratic that does not fetishize; a process to which we can attach an ethics, maybe even a politics.
So here I am in la belle province, attending this art, music and technology symposium called a [CTRL]: TAS – Politics Under Fire, organized by the grads from Media at McGill. The first session I attended was called Democracy, Art & Media. Dru Oja Jay spoke on progressive/activist uses of the Internet and the link to traditional media. He now runs Fair Trade Media, and edits this online publication, The Dominion. I first came across him when writing my thesis. I read with interest and used his article on Open Publishing (doesn't seem to be online anymore), wherein he develops some interesting solutions to the persistent problems of OP.
Then Michael Lenczner, from Ile Sans Fil spoke about the importance of technological infrastructure. Unfortunately, time ran out and he didn't get to fully explain about his project, which installs wireless "hotspots" about Montreal, in parks and other unlikely places.
After the session I said hi to Marc Raboy, who was there, and who gave the 2005 Spry lecture at SFU. He mentioned to me that my main man, Andrew Feenberg had just been to McGill; this is the interview Darrin Barney, (a Vancouver native, incidentally) did w/him. The world jes keeps getting smaller.
An aside: my walk over to McGill from St. Laurent, where I'm staying, was intoxicating. I got so excited to be "back east" as they say in Vancouver, and also in an old city. I felt it on the cab ride in last night. Despite the dark, I recognized the lights, the architecture of the highways. Right away I was at home. Vancouver is young, in terms of its development (if not years). Montreal has that same feel as Toronto – that grit, that inner city narrowness and colour, that "olden days" feel of row houses, psuedo-gothic churches, industrial architecture. There's brick everywhere, which I so miss living in Van (where bricks can't withstand the rain). I miss the city – it's where I belong. The pigeons, the forgotten parks, the dense living, the congested streets where bicycles reign supreme. I breathe this city in, locating it deep within me. As I walked, I felt my feet connect w/the sidewalk in a way they hadn't in a long time. I felt the vibe of the city surge up through the concrete, enter me through the soles of my feet and diffuse through my body. In my dreams I return.
I feel my way instinctively around this city; I intuit it. I don't think I can ever get lost (unlike Van where I still lose my sense of direction on occasion, despite knowing the mountains are "north"). One irony: it was raining when I arrived. And cold. 4 degrees. Two days ago it was sunny and 25 in Vancouver. I need to fly 5 hours for weather worse than Van's most miserable winter day?! Hah!
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For over 40 years, Rockys Auto has been selling inexpensive cars to Denverites, but that chapter has drawn to a close. On Wednesday, their website, RockysAutosInc.com, was updated to say only "Rocky's Autos is no longer in business as of September 6, 2022. Thank you."
Rockys Auto was best known for their red hats, seen on homeless people all over the city, and their barrage of TV Ads, featuring Audra, Officer Odell, and of course, Shagman, played by Ron Vigil. On Tuesday, Shagman had this to say on Social Media: Rocky's Autos has closed down. After 40 years of being a family business in an ever-aggressive industry, I'm proudly walking away with my head held higher than I thought I would. It was an honor and distinct privilege to work for an independent corporation with creative standards truly outside the norm, and I'd like to think I was a big part of it….. Now, does anybody have a job for me?
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5 Plan your next trip and save time.
If you are thinking of buying a home in Spain, you've probably started to do some research on the Internet. You will have seen websites, real estate agency pages and even big real estate portals like Idealista, Fotocasa and Rightmove Overseas. So, why bother going to a property exhibition?
Here are five good reasons why going to a property exhibition will help you to find the home you are looking for, even though you might enjoy searching online.
Most real estate agencies and developers go to the main property exhibitions in their target markets.
Property exhibitions tend to be a great opportunity for professionals "to get the mountain to come to Mohammed" before the summer or holiday season.
If you've already contacted a real estate agency, ask whether they'll be at any of the property exhibitions taking place in your country. However, the chances are that they'll send you an invitation. A person-to-person meeting may help to clear up any doubts, not only about the property that has caught your eye, but also the agent you're dealing with.
These events tend to attract big crowds, so it might be advisable to make an appointment with the person you need to talk to. They will be delighted to be able to spend the time with you that you deserve.
The second-home building sector is booming in some parts of the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol. Because of this, new developments on portals and agency websites may go escape your attention among so many options.
It's easy not to notice developments that might be just what you are looking for, simply because the photo did not attract your attention.
Getting face-to-face advice from agency professionals in situ may reveal that there are even more options available to you than you thought.
Another aspect to bear in mind is that there are small developments consisting of just a few units which, despite meeting all the legal requirements, do not invest in achieving a high online profile. This could be the perfect moment for showing them to a more select audience looking for something special.
What's more, if you are looking for something in a "typically Spanish" area, the ads are probably only targeted to the national audience in Spain.
Property exhibitions are full of real estate experts. The professionals there are sure to have answers to all your questions. If you've just started to think about buying and are gathering initial information, there are also general options to help you to get an idea of what is involved.
Property exhibitions often include seminars, talks and conferences on matters related to buying property, residency requirements and other interesting, useful aspects. They are often given by lawyers specialising in the property world.
It's natural to search for properties in areas where you have spent time on holiday, or which people have recommended. However, Spain's coasts are brimming with incredible spots (some with rather complicated names) that you may never have heard of.
For example, the Costa Blanca is 100 kilometres long and has more than 50 different towns, each with its own personality.
Of course, you need to find out how you feel about these locations by visiting them yourself, but some good advice in your home country from a local expert will guide you towards new options to explore.
Plan your next trip and save time.
By making use of all the above, you will be able to make the most of your next trip and save time asking questions and finding things out.
You are sure to get a clearer vision of the type of home you are after, and a better idea of where you would like it to be. Not all types of home are available in all towns, and the types of community and services available differ from place to place, too.
Stay in contact with your agent in Spain after the exhibition, and they'll make things easier for you. Your agent will spend time gathering information to find you what you want. He'll do the groundwork and select the best properties for you. Agents are also in a position to check out legal aspects to make sure that the process is smooth.
All this means less time viewing homes, and more time enjoying the sunshine during your house-buying trip.
You normally have to pay to attend high-quality property exhibitions. However, exhibitors (real estate agents and developers) have free invitations for their clients.
Some exhibitions only feature Spain, while others show properties from several countries. Going to these events might be a good idea because you will get a broader overview. However, we recommend you try to narrow down the area and country you are interested in.


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Here's How Leo Burnett Says 8 Execs Allegedly Sabotaged The $710 Million Kellogg Account
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In papers filed as part of a lawsuit in Cook County, Ill., Leo Burnett has described in detail just how much trouble it is in on its Kellogg account.Go straight to our blow-by-blow retelling of the walkout >
Kellogg spent a total of $710 million last year on ads, according to Ad Age, and Burnett regards it as one of its "flagship" pieces of business. (It has served the company for 60 years.)
But on Friday, Nov. 2, eight staffers working on the customer relations management portion of the business resigned en masse — and Leo Burnett then sued them, alleging it was an act of sabotage.
The executives who left were Amanda Ashley, Nate Buechler, Allison Chaplain, Jeremiah Dy-Johnson, Kristy Gibbs, Lisa Hamming, David Rasho and Matthew Johnson.
The complaint — obtained by Business Insider today — goes into detail about how the resignations went down, and how much financial damage there could be. Among the allegations:
The agency and its Arc Worldwide unit has lost svp Kristy Gibbs, the only executive at Leo Burnett who actually understands how the Kellogg CRM database works.
Gibbs was pitching other clients for Leo Burnett, and the agency may now lose that business, too.
Also resigning was director of optimization David Rasho, who holds the key client relationships with Kellogg's CRM staff.
That Leo Burnett believes it may lose the CRM business as Kellogg has not guaranteed it will stay with the agency.
And that the agency believes Kellogg cannot tolerate a delay on its CRM assignment.
Leo Burnett waited four days — across a weekend — to tell Kellogg what had happened.
We've compiled a blow-by-blow account of the resignations, the financial impact it could have on Leo Burnett, and the agency's confession to Kellogg from the lawsuit. We were unable to reach the defectors for comment; they have not yet filed papers in their defence. Currently, we only have Leo Burnett's side of the story. Presumably, the eight have a different interpretation of events. Nonetheless, this is the most detail available on what the agency describes as the "crisis" that hit on Nov. 2.
At 2.41 p.m. on Nov. 2, the alleged mutineers walked into the office of Steve Grosklaus, evp/director of optimization, and resigned.
In total, seven of the 11 people running the business resigned by the end of the day, plus a colleague working on another client.
Here's why they have the agency over a barrel: svp Kristy Gibbs is allegedly the only person in the shop who understands how the Kellogg CRM database works. The agency claims it may be unable to fulfil its obligations to Kellogg without her.
Gibbs is so senior she's on Burnett's pitch team for other clients — and Burnett may now lose that business too.
Here, Leo Burnett accuses Gibbs of lying about her intentions to start a competing business.
Leo Burnett admits it has lost director of optimization David Rasho, who knows the key client executives the best. The ad biz runs entirely on relationships, so this could be potentially disastrous for the agency.
Burnett alleges the resignations were a deliberate sabotage of the account — and that it may lose the business because of it.
Leo Burnett did not tell Kellogg what happened until after the next weekend — and the agency got no guarantees that it will stay on the business.
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We've been delving fairly deep into the rock for the past while, so it's time to come up for air. And to expose ourselves (?) to legal action (!).
A few weeks ago, an anonymous tipster (not to be confused with an anonymous hipster - this one drinks far better beer than that PBR shite) dropped this in our laps. This is, by all accounts, one of the first recordings of the twin sisters that would go on to be known as Tegan and Sara (wikipedia says they recorded two demos as Plunk, not to be confused with Smoosh). We count ourselves among the folks who actually saw the sisters Quin when they were called Sara and Tegan (also the name they recorded this tape under), before they were corrupted by the same Music Industry that killed the Primrods (it's been a while since we mentioned the Primrods - our editor has suggested that we drop an unnecessary reference in this post, so here you go).
We spent a bit of time on Ye Olde Google, and found this great recounting of an important part of the Sara and Tegan myth: How Two Unknown Girls Charmed the Judges at Garage Warz and Went on to Stardom. Now, we really were at Max's Cafe (cheering on another competing band, Teens for Decency, the Four Unknown Boys Who Didn't Fare So Well in Garage Warz in Fact Came in Dead Las), and we don't quite remember much other than the place being mostly empty and the judges being more than slightly inebriated. Anyways, Sara and Tegan won the overall competition - the grand prize being studio time which they used to record this tape.
To be honest, we haven't listened to this too closely. We've listened to a few snippets here and there, and we can confirm that - just as they did 14 years ago - they get the bile rising in our throats.
The Yellow bile, that is.
Consider selling this if you can part with it, even the "Feet Like Ours" CD goes for mega-bank.
Proof, once again, that the masses are asses.


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SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Luke Fernandes was in complete control during the Marshwood High School baseball team's 8-0 triumph over Portland on Tuesday. There was no debate about that.
Here's what was up for discussion: whether or not Fernandes tossed a no-hitter.
Fernandes, a junior, held Portland to three baserunners. Two Portland players reached base via a walk, the other was awarded first base because of catcher's interference.
Marshwood credited Fernandes with a no-hitter, but Portland coach Tony DiBiase disagreed and said the batter is credited with a hit when catcher's interference occurs. According to the official rules of Major League Baseball, however, there is no base hit credited for catcher's interference. Instead the play is scored as an error on the catcher.
"I didn't know if it was an out or what was going on with that (catcher's interference)," Fernandes said. "I might have thrown a no-hitter in Little League, but not in high school or Babe Ruth.
"In my bullpen before the game I was working on a changeup and it wasn't working for me, so I just stuck to a breaking pitch and a fastball for the whole game. I was able to spot my fastball on the inside and outside of the plate and that's what got me through."
Fernandes struck out nine. He faced two batters over the minimum. Portland's Joel DiPietro, the player who reached base on catcher's interference, was thrown out attempting to steal second in the fifth inning.
DiBiase had plenty of praise for Fernandes.
"He was excellent," DiBiase said. "He's as good as I've seen in the last four or five years. We were just talking about who's been better. He just overpowers people and he doesn't walk anybody. He's very good. You don't see pitchers like that very often around here."
Marshwood, which raised its Western Maine Class A record to 2-0, jumped on Portland starter Nate Smart for two runs in the first inning. The Hawks did the rest of their scoring in the fifth, when they sent 10 batters to the plate and pushed across six runs.
Marshwood's six-run fifth featured four hits and four walks. Portland reliever Nick Volger didn't help himself in the inning. In addition to the four walks he issued, the Hawks scored a run on a balk and another on a wild pitch.
Second baseman Ben Claus collected three of Marshwood's nine hits. The Hawks also received two hits and two RBIs from leadoff hitter Alex McLean. Claus was the only senior in Marshwood's starting lineup.
Eight different players scored for the Hawks.
"I was happy that we scored early," Marshwood coach Eric Fernandes (Luke's father) said. "Portland's always athletic, so when you can put up an 8-0 score against Portland it's a good thing."
Portland, which had six sophomores and a freshman in its starting lineup, dropped to 1-1. The Bulldogs opened the season with a 9-4 victory over Gorham.
Fernandes was 2-3 with a 1.55 ERA and a league-high 58 strikeouts last season. He earned the save when Marshwood opened its season with a 5-4 triumph against Bonny Eagle.
"Luke's off-speed pitch seemed to be crisp, and he was living low," Eric Fernandes said. "I've seen him be that way in a game quite a bit, but I've never seen a no-hitter out of him."


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Richard Long Feather, the head of his family and his Indian Relay team, rounds up his horses, in Fort Yates, N.D., Aug. 2, 2019. After Long Feather's...
Richard Long Feather, left, with his sons Jace, in white shirt, and Jestin, in Fort Yates, N.D., Aug. 2, 2019. For the Long Feathers, Indian Relay rac...
A pair of old boots nailed to a fence on Richard Long Feather's farm, in Fort Yates, N.D., Aug. 2, 2019. For the Long Feathers, Indian Relay races, in...
A runaway horse knocks over members of the Bad Nation team during an Indian Relay event, in Fort Yates, N.D., Aug. 2, 2019. New rules and regulations...
Jace Long Feather's tattoo translates to his family name in Lakota, in Fort Yates, N.D., Aug. 2, 2019. When competing in Indian Relay, Long Feather pr...
Richard Long Feather and granddaughter Sienna Cordova pick sage, which will be burned to bless the horses, in Fort Yates, N.D., Aug. 1, 2019 Sienna an...
The base of the white granite monument at the Sitting Bull Camp, the site of the murder of the revered Hunkpapa Lakota leader, in Fort Yates, N.D., Au...
Richard Long Feather, who works as a maintenance supervisor at a local hospital, loads his horses into his trailer after an evening of training, in Fo...
The Long Feather family sometimes travels hundreds of miles to events and powwows, in Fort Yates, N.D., July 31, 2019. For the Long Feathers, Indian R...
Richard Long Feather's granddaughter, Sienna Cordova, packs up supplies for training, in Fort Yates, N.D., July 31, 2019. Long Feather said he hoped b...
Horses belonging to Richard Long Feather before an Indian Relay training session in Fort Yates, N.D., July 31, 2019. In Indian Relay's traditional for...


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Transcontinental Race introduces Mike Hall Bursary to widen accessibility to event
Funding available for three riders from low-income families to take part in this year's eighth edition
by Simon_MacMichael
Mon, Jan 13, 2020 16:42
Organisers of the Transcontinental Race are inviting applications for three bursaries named after the race's founder Mike Hall, killed while riding the India-Pacific Wheel race in 2017, to help riders from low-income families participate in this year's eighth edition of the race (TCRNo8) in a bid to widen accessibility to the event.
Applications for the Mike Hall Bursary, worth £1,250 and aimed at helping offset the cost of competing in the race, open today on the event's website and close on Sunday 19 January, with the money coming from purchases of the preliminary race manual for TCRNo8.
Full details of the bursaries and the application process and requirements applicants have to fulfil can be found here.
Lost Dot, which organises the race and is run by Hall's former partner Anna Haslock, is also offering free places on the race to the successful applicants, and says that "this opportunity is open to people who have been prevented from applying to race in the past due to financial constraints."
Explaining the reasons for introducing the bursary, Lost Dot said: "One of the key goals of the Transcontinental race is to be accessible.
"We believe that the differentiator in adventure racing should be the aptitude, athleticism and attitude of the individuals, not the budget.
"Unsupported racing is intended to be accessible and affordable to all, just like the bicycle itself.
"This bursary fund reflects Mike Hall's commitment to equality and Lost Dot's ambition to lead on improving diversity, equality and inclusion within cycling through the Transcontinental Race and the community that surrounds the race."
Lost Dot continued: "We would like the successful recipients of the bursary to represent the race as ambassadors, promoting the spirit of the Transcontinental Race and proving that you do not need deep pockets when you have passion, determination and man's greatest invention at your disposal.
"Our ideal candidate will be someone who can assist Lost Dot in our ambition to improve diversity and inclusion within the race and ultimately cycling generally.
"We would be looking for candidates who can tell their story, from preparation and training to the finish, to a wide audience, hopefully inspiring more people to get pedalling."
The money to fund the bursaries comes from purchases of the preliminary race manual for TCRNo8.
Lost Dot says that it will also be donating to its chosen charities, Help Refugees and Newborns Vietnam and making a smaller donation to Wikipedia, and to "a sustainable tree planting programme – Tree Sisters – to assist in offsetting some of the carbon the race produces during the year."
This year's race begins on Saturday 25 July in Brest on France's Atlantic coast – the city where last year's race ended – as it returns to the west to east route that featured in previous editions, although for the first time in the event's history there will be no checkpoints in the Alps.
The first checkpoint will be in Roubaix, with successive ones at the Grosser Speikkogel in south east Austria, the Durmitor National Park in Montenegro and Transalpina in Romania's Parâng mountains ahead of the finish in Burgas on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, which hosted the start of the 2019 edition.
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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site's community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport's biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Perfect Ten: The worst-squandered IPs in online gaming
Eliot Lefebvre
There are always going to be differences in opinion about what should be done with an IP based upon a franchise. That's just natural. The same core universe could be used to make a sprawling sandbox with weak combat but a robust non-combat market and profession system, or it could be used to make a combat-focused experience that focuses on energetic fights, nifty story moments, and little else. In both cases, even if you don't like the end result, you can understand exactly why the IP was used for this.
Our column today is not about those games. No, this is about games that completely failed to make use of their licenses to IPs, produced totles that did not in any way logically follow from the license that was given, or otherwise took pure gold and turned it into something… less than gold. There's room to debate whether some of these IPs would ever make good MMOs, but boy, the uses we have were pretty bad.
1. Battlestar Galactica
I still have not yet actually watched this series, so in my mind it's mostly that science fiction show about how you can get a robot STD. (I'm fairly certain that this is entirely wrong, but I also don't want to be right.) And I can't say that this game hasn't been successful, since it's managed to wrap up five years of operation. But it also seems like a complete failure of imagination to turn a gigantic, sprawling science fiction setting into a browser-based ship strategy game.
Sure, I know that big space battles were an integral part of the actual show. That's fine. But weren't there also, like… people on the ships? Wasn't part of the thrust that the eponymous Galactica was the last bastion of human beings, with every battle being a defensive action against an overtaking force? Was the show's storyline really just "vomit a bunch of ships at this stuff until it all blows up?" I'm going to guess not.
2. Ghost in the Shell
"All right, folks; we've got the license for an IP about disconnection from others in future society and the blurry line that defines the self in a world where you are increasingly connected and distributed. It's like a version of Blade Runner in which everyone knows they may very well be a replicant, and there's plenty of opportunities for storytelling, different styles of play, cool upgrades, and progression, combined with a distinct visual style."
"So… generic shooter?"
"Yeah, let's do a generic shooter."
I have nothing against people whose primary vector for playing online games is Facebook. There's no need for invective there. I don't think there's anything whatsoever wrong with just liking to dip your metaphorical toes in the water of gaming. But you could do a wee bit more with a fantasy setting that has a huge following than just a basic Facebook management sim, yes?
Heck, I can't think of another setting that so enthusiastically encourages multi-faction PvP matchups, and I don't even particularly care for Westeros. It's kind of a waste to have a setting that you can do so much with that you then use for the most basic and banal possible style of game. Understandable? Yes, you can definitely understand making a very simple game and slapping the license on it. Commendable? Not so much.
4. Transformers
I respect Jagex quite a lot for RuneScape. I don't respect them for much of anything else, and time has shown that really, the company makes one thing and very little else. Not that it mattered in the case of Transformers Universe, which didn't even try to be that one thing – which is a shame, because that would have been better than the half-baked non-game we finally got that never even made it out of beta.
Most people probably do not want or expect to have a Transformers game which resembles my dream title, because it's completely insane and based on the fever dreams you can only get from someone who has strong feelings about individual Technobots. But still, a proper MMO would be a great thing for the franchise, and considering some of the crap that this IP has gone along with, that's saying something.
Seriously, Hasbro, give me a budget and some leeway and I'll have that design document ready to go.
Boy, this is just a project that's never going to get beyond the concept stage, is it? We've had about two hundred versions of Firefly Online be announced, partly developed, and then killed so far, and I imagine we'll see at least another dozen or so before everyone lets go of the dream.
You know what, though? I'm all right with that, because none of these concepts has ever looked like a game I actually want to play. The most recent version of the game was at least tangentially related to the show, but making a game about shipping goods out of the Firefly license is like getting the IP for The X-Files and then using it to make a game about publicly identifying cryptid hoaxes. Sure, you see where the train of logic comes from, but it's sort of the opposite of why people wanted this in the first place.
6. World of Darkness
Great job, CCP Games; you bought a diverse and broad IP with the potential for a single MMO investing in multiple directions, and then you killed it repeatedly before finally putting it out of its misery. But at least we got DUST 514 out of all of that, and it worked out really great, just like I'm sure EVE: Valkyrie will look like a brilliant decision later on.
I shouldn't complain too much, though. It's not as if I'd want to play in a world that already had a high potential for being a jerk convention when crafted by a company that seems to delight in telling people to be jerks.
7. Warhammer 40k
Eternal Crusade, in and of itself, seems like a perfectly serviceable use of the license in question. Part of the coolness of Warhammer's hyper-grimdark future playground is that it has such a diverse setting filled with so many possible avenues for exploration, and "big shooty brawl" is a valid use of the license. It's just… well, it's the only use of the license. And here was a chance to make a real MMO out of the game, do something neat with it, and instead… nah, more shooting.
Don't get me wrong, I like shooting stuff in video games. I mean, I really like it. But it's possible for a game to include things other than shooting stuff and support non-shooting activities even when shooting stuff is in there. I had lots of characters in City of Heroes who shot stuff, but they had the space and opportunity to do stuff other than shoot stuff, too.
8. Borderlands
"All right, this time we have an actual shooter that married itself to a Diablo-like loot system and a whole lot of humor. Seriously, this one is even easier than that Ghost thing."
"So… humorless shooter only in China?"
"It's like you read my mind!"
9. Otherland
On some level, Otherland always felt like a silly idea. The future predicted by the novels more or less has already come to pass now; what seemed weird and unusual now reads as familiar. Which is fine; that's part of what made the novels work. But it makes a game based upon the story seem rather perfunctory.
Even beyond that, though, the actual game basically takes the idea of this ethereal, hyper-realistic world of unreal beauty and danger and boils it down int an MMO. And not even one that seems to be particularly interested in the basic premise that informed the novels in the first place. I'm not saying the game is bad (I haven't played it), but it's a pretty wide missing of the point.
10. The Sims Online
How does any of this even happen? I really want very little from a game titled The Sims Online. I want to play The Sims (or one of the later installments, preferably) online. Probably with my wife. Seriously, just let me make a neighborhood with her and we'll hum along for months. Shut up and take my money, etc.
Or you could make a version of Second Life that's even more anemic than that venerable chat-room-with-dangly-bits, that's great too. And then your game failed. How did it ever come to this, we wonder.
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Windows 7: Windows can't access file. May not have permission to access.
You might check to see if you can right click on the file, click on Properties, click on Security tab, and make sure that you have Read & execute permission allowed (checked) for your user account or the administrators group.
Thank you. I have tried and the permissions are all checked except for "special permissions." Could this be the problem? I have Star Unlocker but cannot use it for this problem because it does not even let me have the option of choosing whether or not to override it. Any other suggestions?
Will it run if you right click on the .exe file and click on "Run as administrator"?
If not, see if taking ownership of the file using step 2 in Option Two of METHOD TWO in the tutorial below may help.
I already have ownership of the .exe file on the account that I'm using. I use Star Unlocker and when I try and use it here it first says that "No Locking handle found." Then it gives me options to delete, rename, or move the file. Any other suggestions?
No, it gives me the same error message. When I spot my permissions that are allowed the only box unchecked is "special permissions." Could that be the problem?
No, "special permissions" wouldn't be the problem.
It's for a simple IRC for my website.
I don't have permission to access the file!


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New Playlist Time! With Katy Perry, Serena Ryder, Lorde, The Lumineers and More. #Playlist
Posted on September 6, 2013 by brooklynfitchick
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BROOKLYN FIT CHICK'S PLAYLIST
"What I Wouldn't Do for You" (50-minute Ride)
Hey there! Hi there! How there!
I am officially off vacation mode and back to doing what I love to do—write for you lovely people! So today I bring to you my latest playlist which features some new music (and artists) mixed up with some of my favorite rock tunes to get you through your next workout. Let me know what you think of them!
What I Wouldn't Do: Serena Ryder
Serena is a Canadian artist who is just starting to catch on here with her hit Stompa. This is her next single which I think makes for a perfect warm-up song.
Out of My League: Fitz & the Tantrums
I like this fun & quirky beat.
Recovery: Frank Turner
With a name like Frank Turner you think he would be a Chicago bluesman but this Frank Turner is an English folk/punk dude who knows how to write a catchy tune.
Stubborn Love: The Lumineers
This is one of those songs I am not sure if I love it because I hear it everywhere or if it because I think it is good—but I love it.
Tonight, Tonight: The Smashing Pumpkins
Not to date myself but I could drive all day to this song back in the 90s.
Synchronicity II : The Police
I am a HUGE Police fan and always loved this song & video but I can't get the original video on You Tube dammit! Try this clip out instead which I pray to god includes a political ad that features Miss Bunny in it. It made my day!
Royals: Lorde
Check out this super cool video and know that this singer/songwriter is just 16 years-old! Some people complain about her being played on Alternative radio but I tell them to go to hell. Lorde rules!
All My Life: Foo Fighters
I love my Foos when the energy needs to go through the roof.
Steady As She Goes: The Raconteurs
This is for my friend Jennifer who is IN LOVE with Jack White.
Blurry: Puddle of Mudd
Ignore the fact that the singer Wes Scantlin has his issues and enjoy this old grunge one-hit wonder (Is there any more of an ignominious fate than that?)
Roar: Katy Perry
Here is the official video which I love almost as much as this song. I am not being snarky here. I LERVE this so much. But one criticism–she kind of looks like an overly glam Alanis Morissette here, no?
You've Got Time: Regina Spektor
Have you seen/read Orange is the New Black yet? No? Well get on it dammit!
Timeless: The Airborne Toxic Event
This is the song I think should be played at graduations everywhere.
That's all I have today folks. Let me know about some of your favorite songs. I am always looking for good tunes!!
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8 thoughts on "New Playlist Time! With Katy Perry, Serena Ryder, Lorde, The Lumineers and More. #Playlist"
Gordon@TheFatLossFactory on September 7, 2013 at 3:10 am said:
Nice playlist can't say I'm into working out to Katy Perry but whatever floats your boat. Great taste in music and keep up the hard work.
brooklynfitchick on September 8, 2013 at 5:34 pm said:
Thank you Gordon!
Courtney @ Don't Blink. Just Run. on September 8, 2013 at 2:20 pm said:
Totally my type of music. I love it!
I can't get enough of Royals. Fantastic song and I can't believe she's 16!
I totally agree Courtney!!
Missy on September 9, 2013 at 9:26 pm said:
THE POLICE – I love listening to their "old" stuff (late 70s). I think the commercialism of the 80s overshadowed exactly how good they were/are…..but they were/are.
brooklynfitchick on September 10, 2013 at 11:36 am said:
I really love The Police!!!
Steve on September 23, 2013 at 9:07 pm said:
ATE's Timeless is great! Nice playlist.
brooklynfitchick on September 24, 2013 at 6:39 am said:
I love that song!!!


Lee Min-a, a midfielder for Japan's INAC Kobe Leonessa and the Korean national women's football team, has one similarity with former men's star Ahn Jung-hwan - she's become famous for her good looks.
When Ahn played for the national team, he worked hard to get recognized as a football player, rather than just a handsome face. Ahn cemented his reputation as a talented forward at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals.
"Ahn Jung-hwan said he worked harder to be recognized for his football skills than his appearance," Lee said. She's received nicknames like "football idol" from fans enamored with her looks.
But at the 2018 Asian Games, Lee got her chance to make a name for herself on the pitch.
At the Asian Games, the Korean women's football team finished with the bronze medal after losing 1-2 to sixth-ranked Japan on Aug. 28. While Japan held a 1-0 lead, Lee scored a header to equalize the score in the 68th minute.
After scoring a header, Lee ran to her teammates in tears, thinking that Korea had a chance to win the match. While Korea was losing 1-2, Lee got another chance to score an equalizer in the penalty box, but her shot was blocked.
Japan got ahead of Korea with an own goal by Lim Seon-joo.
After a disappointing lost to Japan, Korea defeated Taiwan 4-0 in the consolation match to finish with a bronze medal. Lee scored one of Korea's four goals in the match.
Lee first established herself after leading the national team to a runner-up finish at the 2015 East Asian Football Championship.
Lee moves quickly across the field despite her height of just 1.58 meters (5 feet 2 inches).
Lee's occasional posts of her everyday fashion on social media have grown in popularity. She now has about 135,000 followers, including plenty of teenage boys and middle-aged men, on her Instagram account, @mina_world_. When she transferred to Kobe Leonessa in December 2017 after leading Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels to five straight WK League victories, she started to become popular in Japan as well.
Now, football fans don't just compliment Lee's pretty face. Rather, many fans see her as a player whose football ability flew under the radar because of her good looks.
After the 2018 Asian Games, the women's football team received a lot of compliments for playing well despite losing to Japan.
Lee and the women's team, however, weren't satisfied with the results, as their goal at the Asian Games was to change the color of the medal to gold. In recent years, the Korean women's football team racked up significant achievements but hardly received any attention from fans compared to the men's football team, which hasn't played well recently.
Lee has now set her sights in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. It will be Lee's first-ever World Cup, as she wasn't able to compete in 2015.


line process can be described as either depictive or evocative; representational or abstract.
Depictive lines describe with a diagrammatic or a structural mark.
Evocative lines evoke and carry a calligraphic quality or from the heart with a very expressive mark.
Awareness, with appropriate means, begets intentions.
I have a conversation with my subject.
It presents to me what it is; I give back and respond with an intentional line.


Do noble deeds, not dream them all the day.
Do noble deeds, not dream them all day.
Can these two sentences be used interchangeably? If not, which one is correct?
I believe both sentences are correct and mean the same thing. I assume that all day is a more common expression than all the day.
Yes, Google Books confirms it.
In addition, there is a very good answer on ELU given by @Sven Yargs. I will cite the paragraph which summarises the difference between these two in modern English.
In contemporary idiomatic English, however, "all the day" is something of an oddball phrasing—certainly far less common in everyday speech than "all day"—for reasons that may have more to do with random drift than with any systematic change in informal English usage. In any event, you can use "all the day" without fear of being misunderstood by others, but the usage is likely to mark you as a non-native speaker or, perhaps, a folksinger.
The original quote by Charles Kingsley also has long at the end, which slightly emphasises all day.
Do noble things, not dream them, all day long.
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Just wanted to say Thank you for a great camp. This was Joe's first camp ever and he can't stop talking about it. He said the Coaches were helpful and offered great tips and he left feeling like he learned a lot. He can't wait till practice tomorrow to talk to his Coaches at school. A very positive environment and a great 1st camp experience. Much Appreciated!!
Just wanted to let you know Austin committed to Widener University. Austin will be playing Football and studying PreMed. It has been a great run with you at your Let'em Play Football Academies. Austin started when he was in the 8th grade and continued through his senior year all while attending Edison High School. It's only because of your love for the players and commitment to excellence why children like my son, Austin Rivera, benefit and get successfully recruited by quality colleges. The Discover Camps are top notch and allow the student athletes to experience the college recruitment process. It is a privilege and honor to now become an Alumni of Let'em Play Football Academies! God Bless You Coach Dave!!


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Benefits of the Single-Tablet Regimen for HIV
Medically reviewed by Thomas Dean Chiampas, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP on November 27, 2019 — Written by Stephanie Watson
The first HIV drug
Single-drug therapy
Combination treatments
HIV drug classes
Single-pill HIV treatment
Talk to a healthcare provider
Overview of HIV treatment
Treatment for HIV has come a long way. In the 1980s, HIV was considered fatal. Thanks to advances in treatment, HIV has become more of a chronic condition, much like heart disease or diabetes.
One of the biggest recent advances in HIV treatment has been the development of a single-dose medication — one pill that contains a combination of several different HIV drugs.
A combination pill is a big step forward from the cumbersome, multi-pill drug regimens that used to be the only option for people with HIV.
Some combination pills still need to be taken with other antiretroviral drugs to be effective. An example is emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Truvada).
Other combination pills form a complete HIV regimen all on their own. Examples include pills that combine three different drugs, such as efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Atripla). Some newer two-drug combinations, such as dolutegravir and rilpivirine (Juluca), also form a complete HIV regimen.
One important difference between two-drug combinations such as Juluca and two-drug combinations such as Truvada is that Juluca includes two drugs from different drug classes. The two drugs in Truvada belong to the same drug class.
When a person is prescribed a combination pill that can be used as a complete HIV regimen, it's known as a single-tablet regimen (STR).
AZT, the first HIV drug
In 1987, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the very first drug to treat HIV. It was called azidothymidine, or AZT (now referred to as zidovudine).
AZT is an antiretroviral drug, which helps prevent the virus from copying itself. By lowering the amount of HIV in the body, antiretroviral drugs help keep the immune system strong.
AZT is part of a class of antiretroviral drugs called nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs).
The introduction of AZT was a major advancement in HIV treatment, but it isn't a perfect drug. At the time it was introduced, AZT was the most expensive medication in history, costing users $8,000 to $10,000 per year (roughly $18,000 to $23,000 per year in 2019 dollars).
This drug can lead to significant and potentially serious side effects in some people. Moreover, when AZT is used by itself, HIV quickly becomes resistant. This drug resistance allows disease recurrence.
AZT now goes by the name zidovudine and is still on the market today, but it isn't commonly used in adults. Babies born to HIV-positive mothers may receive post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with AZT.
Other HIV drugs followed AZT, including protease inhibitors. These drugs work by stopping HIV from making more viruses inside cells that are already affected by HIV.
Healthcare providers soon discovered that when people with HIV were given only one drug at a time, HIV became resistant to it, making the drug ineffective.
By the end of the 1990s, single-drug therapy gave way to combination treatment. Combination treatment incorporates at least two different HIV drugs. These drugs are often from different classes, so they have at least two different ways of stopping the virus from making copies of itself.
This therapy was historically called highly active antiretroviral therapy. It's now called antiretroviral therapy or combination antiretroviral therapy. It previously required what was referred to as "a cocktail of drugs" in the form of handfuls of pills, often taken multiple times per day. Now, a person living with HIV may be prescribed a single combination pill.
Effective combination therapy reduces the amount of HIV in a person's body. Combination regimens are designed to maximize the level of HIV suppression while minimizing the likelihood of the virus becoming resistant to any one drug.
If an HIV-positive person is able to achieve viral suppression through HIV treatment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says they'll have "effectively no risk" of transmitting HIV to others sexually.
Today, multiple different classes of antiretroviral drugs are used in various combinations to treat HIV. All of the drugs in these classes interfere with how HIV copies itself in different ways:
Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs, or "nukes"). NRTIs prevent the virus from copying its genetic material. NRTIs block an enzyme called reverse transcriptase, which HIV uses to convert its genetic material (RNA) to DNA.
Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs). INSTIs are a category of integrase inhibitor specifically used to treat HIV. Integrase inhibitors block an enzyme, integrase, that viruses need to insert copies of its genes into a human cell's genetic material.
Protease inhibitors (PIs). PIs block an enzyme called protease, which the virus needs to process proteins that are essential to its ability to make more virus. These drugs severely limit HIV's ability to replicate.
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs, or "non-nukes"). NNRTIs also block the virus from converting RNA, its genetic material, to DNA with reverse transcriptase. However, they work differently from NRTIs.
Entry inhibitors. Entry inhibitors stop HIV from getting into cells of the immune system in the first place. This broad category of drugs includes drugs from the following classes: chemokine coreceptor antagonists (CCR5 antagonists), fusion inhibitors, and post-attachment inhibitors. Although these antiretrovirals stop HIV from one of the first steps in making copies of itself, these medications are often saved for when a person is running out of options due to many drug-resistant mutations of HIV.
The HIV drugs ritonavir and cobicistat belong to a class of drugs known as cytochrome P4503A inhibitors, or CYP3A inhibitors. They both function primarily as booster drugs: When taken alongside other HIV drugs, ritonavir and cobicistat enhance the effects of those other drugs. Ritonavir also belongs to the PI drug class.
In the past, people on antiretroviral medications needed to take several different pills each day, often multiple times per day. The complicated regimen often led to mistakes, missed doses, and less effective treatment.
Fixed-dose combinations of HIV drugs became available in 1997. These drugs combine two or more drugs from the same or different classes into one pill. The single pill is easier to take.
Combivir was the first of these brand-name combination drugs. Currently, 23 combination tablets are approved to treat HIV. Keep in mind that some of them may need to be taken with other antiretroviral drugs to form a complete HIV regimen.
The FDA-approved combination tablets are:
Atripla, which contains efavirenz (NNRTI), emtricitabine (NRTI), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Biktarvy, which contains bictegravir (INSTI), emtricitabine (NRTI), and tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (NRTI)
Cimduo, which contains lamivudine (NRTI) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Combivir, which contains lamivudine (NRTI) and zidovudine (NRTI)
Complera, which contains emtricitabine (NRTI), rilpivirine (NNRTI), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Delstrigo, which contains doravirine (NNRTI), lamivudine (NRTI), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Descovy, which contains emtricitabine (NRTI) and tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (NRTI)
Dovato, which contains dolutegravir (INSTI) and lamivudine (NRTI)
Epzicom, which contains abacavir (NRTI) and lamivudine (NRTI)
Evotaz, which contains atazanavir (PI) and cobicistat (CYP3A inhibitor)
Genvoya, which contains elvitegravir (INSTI), cobicistat (CYP3A inhibitor), emtricitabine (NRTI), and tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (NRTI)
Juluca, which contains dolutegravir (INSTI) and rilpivirine (NNRTI)
Kaletra, which contains lopinavir (PI) and ritonavir (PI/CYP3A inhibitor)
Odefsey, which contains emtricitabine (NRTI), rilpivirine (NNRTI), and tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (NRTI)
Prezcobix, which contains darunavir (PI) and cobicistat (CYP3A inhibitor)
Stribild, which contains elvitegravir (INSTI), cobicistat (CYP3A inhibitor), emtricitabine (NRTI), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Symfi, which contains efavirenz (NNRTI), lamivudine (NRTI), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Symfi Lo, which contains efavirenz (NNRTI), lamivudine (NRTI), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Symtuza, which contains darunavir (PI), cobicistat (CYP3A inhibitor), emtricitabine (NRTI), and tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (NRTI)
Temixys, which contains lamivudine (NRTI) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Triumeq, which contains abacavir (NRTI), dolutegravir (INSTI), and lamivudine (NRTI)
Trizivir, which contains abacavir (NRTI), lamivudine (NRTI), and zidovudine (NRTI)
Truvada, which contains emtricitabine (NRTI) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (NRTI)
Taking just one daily combination pill instead of two, three, or four pills simplifies treatment for people with HIV. It also improves the effectiveness of the drugs.
A 2012 study of over 7,000 people with HIV found that those who take a single daily combination pill are less likely than those who take three or more daily pills to get sick enough to end up in the hospital.
A 2018 study of over 1,000 people with HIV also compared people on single-tablet regimens to people on multi-tablet regimens. The researchers concluded that people on single-tablet regimens were more likely to stick to their regimens and to experience viral suppression.
On the other hand, adding more drugs to one pill can also lead to more side effects. That's because each drug comes with its own set of risks. If a person develops a side effect from a combination pill, it can be hard to tell which of the drugs in the combination pill caused it.
Talking to a healthcare provider about treatment
Choosing an HIV treatment is an important decision. People living with HIV can make their decision with the help of their healthcare providers.
Before deciding on a treatment, you may want to discuss the benefits and risks of single tablets versus a combination pill. A healthcare provider can help you choose the option that best suits your lifestyle and health.
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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif inaugurates Chinese-assisted nuclear power plant
Islamabad, Dec. 28 -- Power-starved Pakistan on Wednesday received a major boost as a China-backed 340 MW nuclear power plant in its Punjab province was inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who termed it as a milestone in the government's efforts to end the menace of load shedding. The Chashma-3 plant is located at Chashma in Mianwali district where another plant Chashma-IV is also being built. Sharif described the completion of C-3 as another milestone towards the journey to eliminate the menace of load shedding from the country, Radio Pakistan reported. He said the project is reflective of closer cooperation between Pakistan and China in science and technology. "This cooperation is also beginning of a new era of development in the region," he said. Sharif expressed confidence that Chashma-IV nuclear power plant would also become operational before its deadline of mid next year. Chashma two and three power plants are the most efficient plants in the country, providing more than 600 MW of electricity to the national grid. Sharif appreciated Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) for its efforts for self reliance in fuel fabrication and said his government would extend every possible assistance to the commission to help overcome the shortage of electricity in the country. Referring to the generation target of 8800 MW of nuclear energy by 2030, Sharif urged the commission to accept the challenge of producing more than the target and play its full role in the development of the country. Noting that there has been a marked reduction in load shedding during the last three years, Sharif pledged that the menace of load shedding would be over in 2018. He said generation of additional 2200 MW of electricity through K-II and K-III would contribute towards this effort. Sharif urged PAEC to take all possible measures to strengthen safety of existing and future power plants as per international standards. Sharif thanked China for extending cooperation in nuclear field and said the two countries are actively cooperating in many other areas, including construction of roads, motorways, airports and upgradation of Pakistan Railways. He said many projects were initiated under CPEC and their impact was now visible. These projects are being implemented speedily and this would result in overcoming challenges of unemployment, poverty, backwardness and accelerating the pace of socio-economic development, besides bringing all regions of the country more closer, he said.
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The photograph is of my professor, Dr. John Cavadini.
Many of you have been asking me how I'm doing and what I think of Echo. Tonight is the first time I've truly had an opportunity to sit down and reflect on my experiences so far and on this wonderful program that I am now a part of.
This weekend was mentor weekend, meaning that the mentors of all the Echo 7 and 8 students were brought to the University in order for us to have an opportunity to meet and discuss our hopes for the next year, as well as some small formation that the Echo program wanted to offer us. Last night I met my mentor. I truly believe that it was not Colleen and Jerry but the Holy Spirit that made that choice for me, because I don't think I could imagine anyone better if I tried. My mentor, Fr. Jeff, is just a wonderful man and I look forward to working closely with him (we will be sharing an office) for the next two years. He has been a priest for 42 years and has spent the last four years running campus ministry at Butler University by himself. He does so not only without a staff, but also without a Church building to hold Mass in. Yet, he has a love for his students, a frank openness, and a deep wisdom. I know he has a lot of experience to share and I have so very much to learn.
For the last three weeks, one feeling about Echo has been more predominant than the others. I feel that I am wholly undeserving of the honor of being in this program. The young women and young men that make up Echo are far wiser, kinder, smarter, and far, far more talented than I am. The men and women who run Echo and make it what it is are some of the best people I've ever known—and I've known some amazing people.
One example of this wonderful community was tonight. Tonight was one of those nights that you hope to remember forever. Tonight, I was sitting in the company of giants.
We had dinner in the press box of the Notre Dame football stadium—something that I'm sure seems more exciting to those reading this than it did to me. It was, however, a beautiful view and I was excited to be one of the few people who gets to dine up above the Irish field. More exciting to me, though, were the people I was with, for in addition to celebrating Mentor weekend, we were also celebrating Dr. Jerry Baumbach, the recently retired former director of Echo.
Jerry was one of the heads of the Sadlier Publishing Company eight years ago when he received a phone call from Dr. John Cavadini, a complete stranger to him at the time, telling him about this idea he had for a new program at ND and asking him to come on board as director. Jerry, a well-known man in the realm of catechesis, bravely came to ND and began his new life as the Director of Echo. Together, he and Cavadini formed this program.
Jerry Baumbach has so many amazing stories to tell: stories of his time as a publisher at Sadlier, stories of leaving a well paying job in the military because he felt a call to serve the Church, stories of the struggles that came from that and stories of life in New York. His "Emmaus" story is beautiful. His stories of his mother are touching. His stories of meeting the pope (he had an hour long audience with JPII) or of the various meetings, retreats, and councils that he has sat on are inspiring. All in all, I have to admire him for all that he is and I am so grateful that he was brave enough to leave all that he knew behind in NY and come to Notre Dame to form Echo.
Jerry was introduced tonight by Dr. John Cavadini. J-Cav, as we lovingly call him, is another giant. Cavadini, the director of the Institute for Church Life (the parent of Echo), is a great many things. The first thing that I knew about him was that he was a little awkward and was impressed by my Greek, both of which I learned when I met him at the interview for Echo. The next thing I learned was that he must be impressive himself, because Dr. John Norris (one of my favorite UD professors) was jealous I got to take a class with him and said he'd take it with me if he could. The next thing I knew, I found out that he is an advisor to the Vatican (one of about 30) and that he has been knighted by the pope (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_St._Gregory_the_Great). And I studied under this man!
If Jerry is humble, then Dr. Cavadini is doubly so. Here he is, all the things I said above, and if his students weren't so enthralled with him as to ask around, you would never know any of it. He is very gentle, kind, and generous and the most humble of men. Together, they make a dynamic duo and we, the Echo apprentices, have the opportunity to learn from them both.
So, tonight I was in the presence of these giants. Looking around me, I realized that with Jerry retiring and Cavadini maybe ten or fifteen years behind him (we hope), the Echo apprentices are the next generation to take on this torch. These two men, along with an extraordinary staff of gifted, wonderful people, chose the twelve of us in Echo 8 and the twelve in Echo 7 to be their legacy. Handpicked out of who knows how many to follow these men and all I could think was that there is no way I can live up to that (I can only put so much faith in God's grace—He might have worked wonders in my life at UD but very rarely in our modern world does our Lord take a foolish servant boy and make him a warrior). Fortunately for our Church, as I looked around I saw twenty-three faces that are far more capable than I. I was surrounded by seventeen beautiful young women who bring light to every room they enter and who are filled with the grace of God (just speak with any of them and you will know it's true) and then there are our six strong, kind and wonderful men who are just everything that a man of God should be. These are our future and let me tell you, I feel hope for our Church. To be counted among them is an honor and a privilege, one that I cannot account for the reason of but am grateful to have all the same.
If I am counting our blessings as a community, it would be remiss for me to forget our new fearless leader, Colleen. She is well formed to follow in Jerry's footsteps. A woman of grace, humility, and unending generosity, we are blessed to have her as our leader. Her dedication to Echo is immense. On nights when we have 9pm Mass as an Echo community, she is there praying along beside us. On days when we are stressed out and ready to give up, she's there to cheer us on. I know that for me, she has been a particular blessing because she is more concerned about my allergies than I am. Always planning ahead and looking our for me, I am truly blessed to have her in my life.
And these are just our directors. That doesn't even begin to mention the other theologians, parish leaders, diocesan leaders, and priests that were in our presence this evening. There was one man who, after he had been introduced, my friend leaned over and told me that he had written a paper on this guy. I was surrounded by people who have given their entire selves to serving the Church.
I have learned so much from these men and women, both my leaders and my peers. These last four weeks have been a whirlwind, and I expect the same from the next four. I am constantly exhausted and overwhelmed, constantly feeling far behind my classmates and peers. As I watch their diligence in their studies, far surpassing my own, I feel wholly undeserving of my place here.
Yet, even so I am filled with anticipation. There is excitement among us as we prepare for our new semester on Monday, but there is far more excitement among "El Ocho" (as we call Echo 8) for arriving at our new homes. We all stand like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the start. But first there is the matter of these three classes (8am-10:30; 10:55-1:25, 2pm-4:50) and all the papers and reading that will come with them. So, once more to the breach dear friends, once more….
Please pray for all of us in the Echo community, that we are able to learn and grow during our time together this summer. Please pray for our dear leaders, who give us so much. Pray for our mentors and those who we will minister to, and most importantly, pray that we will all be able to die to ourselves so that Christ can live through us to serve them.
Notre Dame, our mother, pray for us.


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The New Cultural Imperialism
By Josh Craddock
About Josh Craddock
The U.N. wants to force the developing world to accept the sexual revolution.
The United Nations loves multiculturalism. Unless, of course, your culture doesn't align with its progressive ideology on abortion and homosexuality. In that case, the U.N.'s muscle — i.e., the United States, buttressed by its liberal European allies — will exert imperial power to suppress and supplant your country's traditional cultural values.
The Obama administration has made abortion and LGBT "rights" cornerstones of America's foreign policy, to the delight of the U.N.'s development agencies and the chagrin of the developing world. Despite a lack of domestic consensus on issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and "gender identity," the sexual revolution is now America's biggest export.
Now, developing nations are striking back, using the progressive Left's own language of cultural diversity and anti-colonialism against it.
In 2011, President Obama issued an executive memorandum instructing U.S. diplomats and officials at foreign-assistance agencies to give high priority to LGBT issues. In response, the U.S. embassy in Pakistan hoisted the rainbow flag by holding a "pride celebration" for LGBT groups. Nothing says "cultural sensitivity" like straining already-tense relations and inciting anti-American protests in a Muslim-majority country. The nation's leading political party quickly labeled the event "social and cultural terrorism against Pakistan."
This is part of a pattern of subverting national-security interests for the sake of what Pope Francis calls "ideological colonization" against the family. Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo, Nigeria, claims that the United States is refusing to help his country's government combat the terrorists of Boko Haram until Nigeria changes its laws on homosexuality and abortion. The bishop condemned "cultural imperialism that threatens to erode our [African] cultural values."
Thanks to President Obama's directive, the State Department now evaluates aid recipients' views on homosexuality when determining their suitability for funding, and has set aside $3 million of our tax dollars to fund LGBT advocacy groups.
And that's pocket change compared with the $644 million that the United States will give international abortion providers in fiscal year 2015, earmarked for population-control programs in the developing world. Behind closed doors at the U.N., American diplomats take their African counterparts aside and threaten to withhold aid money unless they vote for U.N. resolutions that promote abortion.
In short, under the auspices of the United Nations, liberal Western elites are attempting to insert the principles of the sexual revolution into the larger human-rights framework, treating sexual predilections as human rights. Though no U.N. treaty mentions "sexual orientation" or "gender identity," Western European nations directed more than 375 recommendations on the topic toward developing countries during their last Universal Periodic Review, which evaluates member states' compliance with their human-rights treaty obligations.
When the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity last September, Russia, Uganda, Nigeria, and others accused the council of "cultural imperialism" and attempting to subvert their peoples' traditional values.
In February, Archbishop Edmundo Valenzeula of Asunción, Paraguay, warned visiting U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that the United Nations must stop pressuring "the free and sovereign Paraguayan state" to accept abortion and same-sex marriage, adding that "the U.N. needs to respect the cultural tradition of peoples, their core values and their beliefs."
A week ago, at the end of the 48th session of the U.N. Commission on Population and Development, the tiny Oceanic nation of Nauru accused the U.N. Population Fund of harassing it to adopt controversial abortion and sexuality provisions, asking: "Does the UNFPA think they can do this because Nauru is the smallest member state?"
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was based on universal principles, the threads of which can be traced in nearly every culture and civilization. The modern sexual-liberation movement, however, has no such basis in religious traditions or cultural practices. Until very recently, no one envisioned a right to have an abortion or to change one's gender. No international consensus or law lends credibility to these purported "rights."
Yet such "rights" are precisely what President Obama and a cadre of U.N. elites hope to create in the forthcoming Sustainable Development Goals, which are currently being negotiated at U.N. headquarters in New York City and are scheduled to take effect this year.
Attempting to impose this agenda will require a new crusade of cultural hegemony, where rich, dominant progressives wage cultural war against indigenous societies in the developing world. If President Obama truly believes that Westerners should "get off our high horse" and be honest about our own historic failings, he should avoid making cultural imperialism the basis of U.S. policy.
— Josh Craddock serves as a liaison for Personhood USA at the United Nations, where he is participating in negotiations for developing the U.N.'s post-2015 agenda.


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For the first time, the Foundation will be sponsoring a day of free mammography screenings for women who do not have insurance or the ability to pay for the screen. The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 20 at KVH Hospital during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Limited space is available and interested individuals should work with a healthcare provider in receiving a referral for the mammography screening and to set up their appointments.
"Early detection is a vital key to beating breast cancer. Our hope by making mammograms available to anyone in need is that if we can help one person, we succeed," said Karen Schock, Director of Cancer Outreach at Kittitas Valley Healthcare.
Funding for the October 20 screening day comes from The Foundation's 'Tough Enough to Wear Pink' account. The Ellensburg Rodeo and The Foundation at KVH have partnered in the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign for ten years to raise both awareness and funds for breast cancer screening services. Funds are used to financially assist Kittitas County patients cover the costs of breast cancer prevention screenings and diagnostic services not otherwise covered by insurance.
This year's Tough Enough to Wear Pink activities will be taking place at the Ellensburg Rodeo on Sunday, September 6. Attendees are encouraged to wear pink to the rodeo. Tough Enough to Wear Pink merchandise will be on sale at the rodeo grounds during this time.
For more information on The Foundation at KVH's Tough Enough to Wear Pink Fund please contact the Foundation Office at 509-933-8669.