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Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Coronary Vascular Dysfunction
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00832702
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : January 30, 2009
Last Update Posted : July 30, 2020
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This research study is designed to investigate the approaches to noninvasive detection and assessment of coronary vascular dysfunction in women by comparing the testing results from the invasive standard care diagnostic procedure Angiogram and from the additional noninvasive diagnostic procedure CMR Imaging. The investigators want to specifically study 375 female patients who have signs or symptoms suggestive of heart disease but don't have obstructive coronary artery disease. Two study sites (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and University of Florida) are recruiting participants.
The standard of care procedures include demographics, review of recent clinical symptoms, review of medications being taken, a physical exam, pre-angiogram blood collection, chest x-ray, ECG and heart angiogram. The research procedures for this study are the cold pressor testing, blood/urine collection, health questionnaire, the post-angiogram ECG and cardiac MRI.
Patients will be asked to undergo heart angiogram testing to test for abnormalities in their heart arteries. If the heart angiogram shows that the patients do not have blockages in major heart arteries, then the patients will have coronary flow reserve measurement test (as part of the heart angiogram) to determine whether the patients have abnormally functioning of the small heart arteries. This test will be performed by infusing the three drugs: adenosine, acetylcholine and nitroglycerin. The three drugs are naturally occurring substances and have been used for routine heart angiograms.
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) imaging may help us more easily and non-invasively detect abnormalities in the inner layer of the heart muscle resulting from the abnormal function of the heart arteries. All the 375 participants will undergo baseline CMR imaging test and a subgroup of 200 participants will undergo a second CMR imaging test at their at least 1-year followup visit.
Patients will be followed up using phone questionnaires at 6 weeks, 6 months for 5 years, and than annually for 20 years thereafter. Other procedures in this study include obtaining informed consent, review of demographics, physical examination, ECG, blood and urine tests, clinical symptoms, medications, questionnaires, etc. The core laboratories include Blood, Lipoprotein, Chemistry Core Lab, Reproductive Hormone Core Lab, Inflammatory Marker Core Lab, Oxidative Stress Core Lab, and Angiographic Core Lab. Additionally, GCRC at Cedars Sinai will process, store and ship samples as needed/required.
|Condition or disease
|Cardiovascular Disease
|Procedure: Cardiac MRI
|Study Type :
|Estimated Enrollment :
|433 participants
|Observational Model:
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Coronary Vascular Dysfunction
|Actual Study Start Date :
|September 17, 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 15, 2015
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|August 31, 2050
- Procedure: Cardiac MRI
CMRI provides unique clinical utilities including excellent soft tissue characterization and contrast, three-dimensionality, quantitation of blood flow, and overall superior temporal and spatial resolution to image vascular and myocardial abnormalities.
- Abnormal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) [ Time Frame: 30 years ]Subjects will be contacted at 6-week followup and then annually indefinitely.
- Resource utilization and costs [ Time Frame: 30 years ]Annual costs will include cardiovascular hospitalizations, coronary revascularizations and angiography, outpatient testing, and visits to generalists, specialists, nurse practitioners/ physician's assistants, or community clinics.
- Persistent Chest Pain Symptoms [ Time Frame: 30 years ]Detailed information on chest pain symptoms will include the traditional angina questionnaire and the WISE female angina questionnaire
- Quality of Life Outcomes [ Time Frame: 30 years ]Quality of life and functional capacity will be collected using the standard instruments of SAQ and DASI
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Symptomatic angina or anginal equivalent;
- Aged 18 years or older;
- No obstructive CAD at coronary angiography (performed within the previous 24 months).
- Competent to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Obstructive CAD ≥ 50% luminal diameter stenosis in ≥ 1 epicardial coronary artery,
- Acute coronary syndrome (defined by the ACC/AHA criteria, Braunwald 2000),
- Primary valvular heart disease clearly indicating the need for valve repair or replacement;
- Patients with concurrent cardiogenic shock or requiring inotropic or intra-aortic balloon support;
- Prior or planned percutaneous coronary intervention or CABG,
- Acute MI;
- Prior non-cardiac illness with an estimated life expectancy < 4 years;
- Unable to give informed consent;
- Chest pain with a non-ischemic etiology (e.g.,pericarditis, pneumonia, esophageal spasm);
- Contraindications to CMRI (e.g., AICD, pacemaker, untreatable claustrophobia or known angio-edema).
- Contraindications to adenosine or Regadenoson (Lexiscan)
- Women with intermediate coronary stenoses (> 20% but < 50% luminal diameter stenosis assessed visually at the time of angiography) will undergo clinically indicated IVUS testing based on the judgment of the operator; those determined to have flow-obstructing stenosis will be excluded from the overall study.
- Participation in a research study that conflicts with the current WISE study.
- Women with coronary stenosis ≥ 50% in any epicardial coronary artery, assessed visually at the time of angiography, will not be included in the CRT subgroup.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00832702
|United States, California
|Cedars-Sinai Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
|United States, Florida
|University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610-0277
|Principal Investigator:
|C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC
|Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Carl J Pepine, MD, MACC
|University of Florida
|Responsible Party:
|Noel Bairey Merz, Director, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
5R01HL090957 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|January 30, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 30, 2020
|Last Verified:
|July 2020
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Coronary Vascular Dysfunction
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes


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Thirty fights into his professional mixed martial arts career, it would be understandable if self-professed computer nerd Joe Lauzon were eager to leave his information technology days behind. After all, in the testosterone-laden world of combat sports, network administrator chats aren't exactly prevalent.
But Lauzon, a 28-year-old videogame enthusiast, social media maven and UFC lightweight contender, says the two worlds are more closely linked than you might think.
"I get tons of messages on Twitter from all these guys that are into IT stuff or are programmers or whatever," he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
"They all want to punch everyone at work, because in IT, when people need something, they're freaking hounding you. When they don't, they won't even look in your direction.
"Their issue is always the most important thing. 'This is the end of the world. This has to be done right now.' It gets to the point where you want to strangle people. I think they all fantasize about, like, 'Man, I would love to punch somebody.' And I actually get to do it. I get to beat people up."
Growing up in Massachusetts, Lauzon didn't seem a prime candidate for a cage-fighting career. He admits he wasn't much of an athlete but enjoyed a few seasons of baseball.
"But I kind of went through a growth spurt and played a few too many video games all at once, so my eyes got a little worse and my strike zone got way bigger, so it got a little tough to hit the ball," Lauzon said.
So the 16-year-old turned to jiujitsu. In a way, it was love at first roll.
"I was pretty good at it right off the bat," Lauzon said. "I was kind of a natural, and anytime you start something and you're really good right off the bat, you automatically stick to it."
Lauzon's love for jiujitsu led to a passion for MMA, and at 19 he took his first pro fight. A few months after earning his degree in computer science, Lauzon was invited to the UFC.
"It shows a little bit of depth," Lauzon said of his path to the octagon. "I think your typical guy in the UFC wrestled in college, was always a good athlete. … I really wasn't."
Yet in his six years in the UFC, Lauzon has proved to be one of the most exciting fighters in the sport, as shown by his 11 performance bonuses, second most in company history.
At Saturday's UFC 155 event in Las Vegas, Lauzon (22-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) again channels the collective anger of IT personnel everywhere as he looks to beat up Jim Miller (21-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC). The bout is the co-main event of the PPV broadcast (10 p.m. ET).
A win could do wonders for Lauzon's positioning in the lightweight division and leave him on the cusp of title contention. Still, he remains true to his computer nerd roots.
"I'm a decent athlete now because I've been training at it for so long, but I really didn't come from that type of lifestyle of being a badass wrestler since I was 6 years old," Lauzon said. "My background shows I'm a little more than a meathead."
For the latest on UFC 155, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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Bring on the soccer balls — we're celebrating Brazil! With 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ready to take the sports world by storm, all eyes will be on this part of south America, famous for its Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, gorgeous beaches, hot soccer players and delicious food.
Brazilian history is in every bite. According to Dolores Botafogo's The Art of Brazilian Cookery (Hippocrene), the cuisine blends the influences of Native Indian, Portuguese, North and West African, Middle-Eastern and European kitchens. Joan and David Peterson, authors of Eat Smart In Brazil (Ginkgo Press) note the largest influence on Brazilian cuisine came from African slaves, with greens, peppers and coconut milk, staples of West African cooking, becoming firmly established on the Brazilian palate.
The cuisine is certainly a melting pot of immigrants' influences from all over the world, rich in feijoadas, (traditional stews), smoked meats, excellent coffees and delicious sweets. Of course, each region reflects the different influences — southern Brazil's cuisine is heavy on red meat, churrasco barbecue, while north-eastern food is much more indigenous. Rice figures prominently in many dishes. "From the richest to the poorest, everyone eats rice," notes Botafogo, adding "cooking it properly is an art form."
Everything Brazilian dish is steeped in tradition and taste. Something to chow down on when we celebrate the FIFA World Cup Soccer, literally kicking off in a few hours time. Enjoy the games with the following Brazilian-based recipes.
Moqueca De Camarao
Many types of fish, shellfish and even chicken can be made into moquecas, a dish native to Bahia in the northeast corner of Brazil. You can amp up the heat if you like.
- 2 lb. (1.2kg) fresh medium to large shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1/2 lb. (250g) white fish fillet (haddock or cod) cut into large chunks
- Juice of 4 limes
- 2 Tbsp. (30ml) olive oil
- 2 medium onions, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 small chile pepper
- 2 scallions, whites and parts of green, chopped
- Bunch cilantro, washed and minced
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup (250ml) unsweetened canned coconut milk
- Cooked long-grain rice
In a medium bowl, toss shrimp and fish with lime juice; let stand. Coat bottom of a large, heavy skillet with olive oil. Over medium-high heat saute onions, garlic, tomatoes, bell peppers, chile pepper, scallions and cilantro until onions are translucent. Reduce heat, pour in coconut milk and let simmer until mixture thickens. Add shrimp and fish and toss until shrimp turns pink and fish flakes. Serve over bed of rice.
Serves 2 to 4.
Arroz Brasileiro (Brazilian Rice) From Dolores Botafogo's, The Art Of Brazilian Cookery.
- 2 Tbsp. (30ml) vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups (500ml) short grain rice
- 1 tsp. (1ml) salt
- 4 cups (1L) boiling water
In a medium pan with lid, heat oil and saute onion, garlic, tomatoes and bay leaf. Add rice and salt and stir until rice absorbs the ingredients. Cover mixture with boiling water. Cook over high heat for five minutes, then reduce heat, cover and simmer. Cook for 15-20 minutes until rice is fluffy and tender. Serves 4 to 6.
Bahia Butternut Mash
"The most amazing tastes come out of Brazil," says Sheila Lukins, author of the delicious All Around The World Cookbook (Workman). The original recipe calls for calabaza pumpkin, a veggie popular in Latin American markets — butternut squash makes a fine substitute.
- 1 butternut squash, about 2 lb., (1.2kg) seeded, peeled and cut into small chunks
- 6 medium carrots, peeled and cut into small chunks
- Salt, to taste
- 1 Tbsp. (15ml) unsalted butter
- 1/8 tsp. (.4ml) ginger
- Freshly ground black pepper
Place squash and carrots into large, heavy pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain well and remove to a bowl. Add butter and ginger and coarsely mash vegetables with a fork. Season generously with salt and pepper and serve piping hot. Serves 6 to 8.
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Is Generation Y a 'Game Changer' for Housing?
Kris Hudson | Wall Street Journal | May 15, 2013 | link
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- Generation Y's preference for downtown living could alter the future of housing development, a land-use association says.
Many housing observers agree that Generation Y—people from 18 to 34 years of age—largely prefers downtown living, often in rental apartments with easy access to walkable neighborhoods and public transportation.
The real question is whether they'll outgrow those tastes once they earn higher salaries and have kids.
The Urban Land Institute, or ULI, the land-use association that long has championed dense development over sprawl, this week plans to release the results of a survey of generational housing preferences, highlighting those of Generation Y. The survey, to be released at ULI's spring conference in San Diego on Wednesday, polled 1,202 U.S. adults from Jan. 16 to Feb. 3 of this year.
ULI heralds Generation Y, with nearly 80 million members, as a potential "game changer" in the U.S. real estate market (they are also known as "Millennials"). Of survey respondents in that age range, 59% said they prefer their neighborhood to have a variety of housing types; 62% favor mixed-use developments with shops, restaurants and offices; and 52% like pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods.
In addition, 55% of Generation Y respondents said close proximity of their home to public transportation is important. The survey found that Generation Y is more likely than older generations to live in apartments and in downtowns, with 54% favoring renting and 39% favoring city living.
The thing is, while Generation Y is the most likely to move to new homes in the coming years, they're also the most likely to go through significant life changes. Few have yet reached their maximum earning potential. And many haven't had children, meaning they're probably not yet focused on the quality of schools near their homes.
Patrick Phillips, ULI's chief executive, said he suspects Generation Y is different than previous generations in that it won't fully shift later in life to living in suburban, single-family homes. He noted that one early indicator of the longevity of Generation Y's tastes will be apartment vacancies in the wake of the construction boom of recent years. Rising vacancies will hint that younger people are buying homes, perhaps in the suburbs. Minimal vacancy will indicate that they prefer to keep renting.
If Generation Y's preference for compact, urban homes endures, it will result in more mixed-use development, Mr. Phillips said. "Over time, we'll see a return to a more compact, metropolitan development pattern," he said. "We'll see less sprawl at the edges, the market preferring solutions that are closer in."
Not everyone agrees with that theory. Robert Burchell, a professor of planning at Rutgers University, says that Generation Y, and even Generation X of 35 to 47-year-olds, have substantial personal debt on average and haven't reaped the massive home-value gains that older generations did in previous booms. Thus, many younger adults likely are renting out of necessity rather than preference, he said.
"Generation X and Y cannot afford to buy the houses of the baby boomers," Mr. Burchell said. "It's not like this is a new generation steeped in money, ready to take on the world and has now declared 'urban is our location.'"
Wendell Cox, a transportation consultant and demographer based in Belleville, Ill., says his analysis of census data shows that 76% of the growth in residents from 20 to 34 years of age from 2000 to 2010 came in low-density, often suburban counties.
A random selection of two Generation Y members by Developments found that neither exactly fit the results of the ULI survey. Ping Shi, a single, 23-year-old financial services consultant, recently bought a 2,500-square-foot house in south San Francisco with her parents for $750,000. She anticipates moving to the suburbs later in life.
"In my 20s, I definitely want to live downtown; I like the whole high-rise, in-the-city feel," Ms. Shi said. "But, definitely when I have children, I want to live in a single-family home. It's easier for parking, transportation and it's safer to live in the suburbs away from the city. I definitely want a back yard."
Caroline Tinsley, a 26-year-old communications specialist for an electric utility, rents a two-bedroom apartment in the Austin suburb of Bee Cave, Texas. She anticipates buying a single-family, detached home in her 30s. "I don't want to be in the suburbs, but I don't necessarily want to be right downtown," she said. "I lived in the central urban area of Austin for four years, so I feel like I have that out of my system."


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Lesbian Mother Appeals Alabama Adoption Decision
A lesbian parent in Alabama asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review her case after Alabama judges refused to recognize her adoption that was granted in another state.
Lawyers File Injunction in Case Challenging Mississippi Adoption Ban
Lawyers in Mississippi filed a preliminary injunction to allow their clients to adopt the children they are currently raising with their legally married spouses.
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Brownout hits Oneida; generator fries freezer fan at Byrne Dairy
ONEIDA - A power outage and brownout in parts of Oneida caused various problems Tuesday night.
National Grid officials confirmed that a downed transmission line that stretches from Syracuse to Canastota, was the cause of power disruptions in Chittenango, Canastota, Oneida and surrounding areas.
The line failed at 5 p.m. and caused several small blackouts and brownouts.
By 6 p.m., power for all affected customers had been switched to alternate transmission lines.
The Byrne Dairy on Lenox Avenue was forced to close for a short time.
Employee April VanPatten said when the store's generator kicked on after the outage, it caused one of the fans in the freezer section to burn out.
The fire department was called and after firefighters inspected the freezer and smoke coming from the roof, they discovered the problem.
VanPatten says the store has reopened and an electrician will be coming to fix the freezer.


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"Bourne Legacy" will end the reign of "Dark Knight Rises" this weekend, industry analysts say, and could help drive a rebound for the beleaguered U.S. box office.
Universal's fourth entry in its Bourne franchise — the first with Jeremy Renner subbing in for Matt Damon as the lead — is looking at a three-day total of around $35 million, they say. That should be enough to take down "Dark Knight Rises" and the other two wide openers, "Hope Springs" and "The Campaign."
Warner Bros.' political comedy "The Campaign" will take in around $25 million and Sony's marriage dramedy "Hope Springs," which opened to $2.2 million Wednesday, could hit $19 million by Sunday, according to the analysts. Add in another $18 million or so for Batman and this could be the weekend for a bounce-back at a box office first slammed by the Colorado shootings and since then, the Olympics.
Also read: 'The Bourne Legacy' Review: No, Seriously, Cut to the Chase
"There are several strong movies out there and, with the exception of maybe 'Bourne Legacy' and 'Dark Knight Rises,' they're not really competing for the same moviegoers, so it could be a strong overall weekend," BoxOffice.com editor-in-chief Phil Contrino told TheWrap .
The PG-13-rated action thriller "Bourne Legacy" could be a coming out party for Renner as a box-office star. Following his appearance in 2010's "The Hurt Locker," he's been in several blockbusters including "The Avengers," "Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol" and "Thor," but this time he'll be front and center.
Also read: 'The Bourne Legacy' Beware: What Happens When a New Actor Takes on a Popular Role
Renner isn't the only one stepping into the spotlight on "Bourne Legacy." Tony Gilroy, who penned the first three screenplays with his brother Dan, is in the director's chair for the first time since he helmed "Duplicity" in 2009. Newcomers Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton join "Bourne" alums Albert Finney, Joan Allen and David Strathairn in the cast.
"The reviews have been good but not great," Contrino told TheWrap, "and that may have cost the film some momentum this week." Sixty percent of the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, 59 percent at Movie Review Intelligence, and Metacritic gives it a 59 rating.
Also read: 5 Films That Could Be Late Summer Box-Office Sleepers
The tracking on "Bourne Legacy" is solid, particularly with older males, but it's been five years since "The Bourne Ultimatum" opened to $69 million and went to earn $227 million domestically. Universal is opening it in 3,746 theaters.
Just in time for election season, Warner Bros. is rolling out its R-rated comedy "The Campaign," featuring Will Ferrell and Zach Galafianakis as two Southern politicians vying for a Congressional seat. Jay Roach ("Little Fockers") directs. Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow co-star.
Also read: 'The Campaign' Review: Political Comedy Has Plenty of Funny Bone But No Spine
Galafianakis has a track record of delivering for Warner Bros. in R-rated comedies, including the box office hits "Hangover" and 'Hangover 2," and was paired with Robert Downey Jr. in 2010's "Due Date," which made $100 million domestically.
Ferrell hasn't been in a wide release film since "The Other Guys" in 2010. That was a PG-13-rated action comedy with Mark Wahlberg and it made $119 million. He did voice work on "Megamind" but has otherwise recently steered clear of feature films, where his box office numbers have been uneven.
He followed Sony's "Step Brothers," which made $100 million in 2008, with "Land of the Lost," which took in just $49 million for Universal. "Blades of Glory" made $118 million for DreamWorks in 2007, but he followed that with New Line's "Semi-Pro," which managed just $33 million.
"The Campaign" is tracking strongly, very well with young women, and the critics like it. Seventy-seven percent of the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, as are 70 percent on Movie Review Intelligence, though Metacritic gives it a 58 rating. Warner Bros. is releasing the film in 3,250 theaters.
"Hope Springs" features Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones as a longtime married couple who go to see a couples counselor (Steve Carrell) in hopes of breathing new life into their relationship. David Frankel ("Marley and Me") directs.
Tracking says "Hope Springs" is connecting with its core audience, which is female and couples over 25 years of age. It has resonated with critics, too. Seventy-seven percent of the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive and 70 percent on Movie Review Intelligence are, too. Metacritic gives it a 67 rating.
Also read: 'Hope Springs' Review: A Surprisingly Smart Look at Sex After 50
Sony is tempering expectations for the opening, projecting mid-teen millions for the five days. Mature audiences are generally less likely to rush out to see a film and might be more inclined to stay home and watch the Olympics, but Sony is counting on "Hope Springs" to show some legs for the next month. It is opening in 2,200 theaters.
Warners' "Dark Knight Rises" may lose its No. 1 spot, but is still going strong and it remains in 4,242 theaters. So far the final film in director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy has run up $367 million domestically.
That's behind the franchise's previous film, "The Dark Knight," at the same point — it had $410 million after 20 days in release — but the latest film is pacing ahead of its predecessor overseas. "The Dark Knight Rises" has made $378 million abroad and run up $745 million worldwide in just under three weeks.
Warner Bros. remains confident the film will crack the $1 billion mark and be the most lucrative Batman film ever.


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Dauline Singletary is a Public Health Educator with Wake County Human Services. She's also a child birth educator and doula (a woman who is trained to assist another woman during childbirth and who may provide support to the family after the baby is born). Dauline is a daughter, aunt and friend, but she describes herself… Continue reading Village Voices: Dauline Singletary – Public Health Educator


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A couple of weeks ago I was mindlessly sipping some water while blogging away when a hole appeared in my mouth and I some how managed to spit up water all over my open laptop. I, of course, freaked and flipped it over and let it sit and dry for as long s I could stand it. Everything looked fine when I went to mess it with, it wasn't until after I started to try to type something that I noticed some of the letters weren't appearing on the screen. 🙁
I had fried my keyboard!! I called around and found out it would cost over $200 to fix… stupid keyboard. Luckily I have the best IT department in the whole world and they did everything they could to help me out. They let me borrow an external keyboard to plug in so I could at least type on my comp (that's where the 'ghetto laptop' came in to play), they found my keyboard on ebay for under $20 and even offered to pop the new one back in when it arrived. My beautiful new keyboard arrived over the weekend and in a matter of minutes my IT guy was able to pop my old keyboard out and pop the new one in today. It really is a beautiful thing! Now I can sit crosslegged on my couch with my laptop in my lap and happily blog away again. I really owe my IT guy lunch he saved me $200!
This afternoon I snacked on this perfectly preportioned bag of nuts.
I found these at publix for 69 cents a piece. They're great to just throw in the purse on the way out the door. I loved the yummy combo of almonds, cashews and pistachios.
Dinner tonight was one of my favorite easy go to meals. It's so simple and so yummy and reminds me of when I was a little kid.
I had an apple chicken sausage with sauerkraut & ketchup on a whole wheat bun, sweet potato fries and steamed green beans.
I love sauerkraut on any sort of hotdog or sausage, it just completes the summer hot dog feel to me. I was eating the sauerkraut straight from the container as I cooked. Sauerkraut really is the perfect condiment, it adds a ton of flavor and volume with out a ton of calories.
Sweet potato fries are a favorite go to of mine. I just sprinkle them with pepper and salt and bake them in the over at 425 degrees for 20 mins and they always come out perfect.
I had some green beans on the side just to add a little more color to it.
I caved in for dessert tonight and just went ahead and finished off the rest of Gina's maccaroons. I just could not help myself.
Of course now I'm sad they're all gone! 🙁 I guess I will just have to cross my fingers Gina posts the recipe soon so I can attempt to recreate the divine creations myself. 🙂
Does anyone watch Dexter? I've netflixed the second season and its just getting good! I was afraid they wouldn't be able to compete with the first season but they definitely just got my attention. I'm off to finish this disc so I can send it back and get another one ASAP!


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Posted: Tue 06 Jan 2009, 14:45
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bluedog-1.412 ISO available for download
Subject description: upgraded bluedog-1.0
I've built an upgrade to bluedog-1.0. The original was based on Puppy 4.00, whereas this upgrade is based on the latest Puppy Linux 4.1.2. This should keep your enthusiasm going until 4.2 appears.
Get it here:
Out goes Seamonkey 1.1.11 to be replaced with the latest stable Firefox 3.05. Included as default are 3 extensions plus one theme - Littlefox by Alfred Keyser.
The 3 extensions are chosen so as to emulate some of the functionality of the Opera web browser - so you could consider it as having most of the features of Opera, but with the advantages bequeathed by the extensibility of Firefox.
1. Foxmarks for bookmark synchronisation
2. Fast Dial for thumbnail bookmarks
3. Simple Mail for the integrated email client - very small at 199k
The Simple Mail client is the only included mail client in the ISO. This does have some IMAP capability but not full server folder synchronisation. This may appear in the future according to the author, but in the meantime if you really require full IMAP, there is a very nice dotpet of Claws Mail 3.5 available on the forum.
Edit: I've just noticed that Fast Dial thumbnails are not shown properly. To fix this, simply move the Fast Dial Extension from /usr/lib/firefox/extensions to the extension folder in your /root/.mozilla/firefox/your_profile/extensions folder. I'll do a permanent fix for this later
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Posted: Thu 08 Jan 2009, 15:35
Post subject: pup_412.sfs not found
I get the pup_412.sfs not found error message when attempting to boot Bluedog from CD for the first time on my Asus EEE 701. I tried re-downloading and reburning, same results. Burned with Brasero but I don't think that's a factor because I also burned the vanilla 4.12 Puppy and it booted with no problems on the same system. Any ideas?
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Posted: Thu 08 Jan 2009, 17:19
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Try a frugal install of Bluedog on a USB stick if you can.
Use Gparted from a vanilla 4.1.2 and make the USB partition bootable.
Then copy over the pup_412.fs, initrd.gz and vmlinuz files to the USB partition.
I did notice a problem with vanilla 4.1.2 picking up other pup_xxx.fs and maybe also pup_save files files even when none is selected from the boot screen. Rename any such file on your system if you have any. This may well be a bug. Can't be sure without further testing.
Start the Asus PC using F2 and then ESC. (I presume that it is the same as the 901 in this respect). From the blue boot device screen select the USB partition you have just prepared. See if that boots.
Let me know if that works.
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Posted: Thu 08 Jan 2009, 22:21
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Ok, will do. I was just thinking of trying that. I'll edit this post after I see if it worked. It's esc to boot from another device. F2 enters the bios.
Update: It worked. I had a feeling it would.
Thanks for bringing bluedog up to date. It's perfect for those who must have Firefox's features on a tiny SD card.
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Location: Australia
Posted: Fri 09 Jan 2009, 01:55
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new Bluedog works OK on Fujitsu Lifebook Pent M 1.5 1gig ram liveCD & frugal install
BUT cannot get it to connect to wireless or ethernet network (Linksys wireless router WRT54G).
Hardly like to mention it, but this laptop has WinXP Pro also installed and perfect connection either wireless or with ethernet cable.
Using the puppy wizard to connect Bluedog 1.412, it seems to "fail" after getting Auto DHCP and giving all successful confirmations - and getting out of wizard in normal "Done" manner.
But then neither the built in wireless (eth0) or ethernet cable (eth1) will connect to internet when FF browser started
The standard Puppy 412 (same setup) connects either way via wizard - smoothly, and never drops connection.
Before trying your new bluedog, I had already loaded FFox and Kompozer onto Standard 4.1.2 (which is what I need).
Have gone back to that, so no real problem - but Bluedog would be favoured except for this connection problem
Probably my fault. Only notifying this in case others are having any problem ............
Hardly like to mention it No 2: the new BluDog wallpaper is intriguing but not very ergonomic (visually confusing, difficult to see icons) - I went to plain old grey (appropriate really) !
ATVB (all the very best)
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Location: Above sea level .. about 320m
Posted: Sun 11 Jan 2009, 13:00
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Nice to see FF3 replacing seamonkey. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
BlueDog loads and runs great on my old AMD D700 with 512 sdram finding my ZD1211 usb wireless.
However, I really want to run BD1 on my Neoware e90 C3 1Ghz with 1Gb dd2 and a rt73 usb wireless.
Ndiswrapper won't load and shows a fatal '/lib/modules/220.127.116.11/misc/ndiswrapper.ko' no such file or dir. error.
I've tried loading clean (no save file) from the CD several times and always get the same error. Also tried using your 412.sfs with a standard 412 save file (rt73usb working) and got many ndiswrapper errors ... disappointing but no real surprise.
Both of these boxes run great with the standard Puppy 4.1.2. However, I need to run ndiswrapper to get my rt73 to load and run correctly as the included rt73 driver doesn't work for me.
I'm probably a bit slow but I didn't realize that your new background was a dog until I saw it as a thunbnail. I tend to use a dark blue or black background and just the original icons for color.
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Posted: Mon 12 Jan 2009, 02:06
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I haven't quite pegged why so many people seem to hate Firefox. It's open source! I'm just commenting on some Firefox hatred that obviously isn't in this thread, so maybe it's more appropriate if I just thank you for making this puplet. I like Opera and Seamonkey too, but each is lacking just one or two things that I'm used to in Firefox. Opera isn't open-source and Seamonkey isn't as configurable as I'd like yet.
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