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[QUOTE]Originally posted by messindria: [QB] Thank you again for all of your advice. We have been having several conversations over the past week to work through all of this. So today I decided that before I start to really move on and try to trust him again, I need to look into it a bit deeper, and sure enough, he was lying about not actually doing stuff with the girl, and I and pretty confident that he's done stuff with the escorts I caught him looked at as well based on the secret e-mail and facebook accounts I found. So long. I packed all my stuff and moved out tonight. I should have listened to you right away, I could have done with out knowing all of this but I think it will be better in the long run anyways to not have regrets. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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I've been with my current boyfriend for over 2 years. We moved in together after 6 months of dating and have seriously talked about marriage.
I told him when we started dating, that when it comes to porn I know that there is no way I can pretend to control looking it up and that it is something I can accept in a relationship because I know that in previous relationships I have looked up porn and not had any urges to do anything with anyone besides my partner.
He said that if he is fully satisfied by who he is with, there is no need for him to look at porn, in his mind.
SO, when I walked in on him one day and he had a browser open with some escort site in a different state, I was incredibly shocked and heartbroken and all he could say was 'I was horny'. (we had had sex 8 hour prior..)
I had to leave, and went to school then directly to work without a chance to really talk to him. Did lots of research on girls that have caught their boyfriends looking up escorts and they all said to split.
So as I was going home, I was fully prepared to start packing and move out.
When we got to talking, he said that he is fully satisfied with me and that he was stressed because of these new classes I was taking which were taking away a lot of time from us for the next two weeks (which this was seen on day 1 of those classes and again we had sex 8 hours prior..)
Either way, I decided it was worth working through, but he needed to know boundaries. So I told him a) I truly am not happy that you are looking at escort adds (he says it is more attractive to see scanty pictures in these adds then actual porn) - BUT, my line would be looking up escorts locally, and so much as e-mailing, texting, calling any of these girls, or any other girl and talking about sex. That was my line, and I made it clear that I would be gone had he crossed it.
After that day, there were several times where I wanted to check out his computer and spy on him (I know his passwords and he knows mine), but I decided that for my mental sanity, I would just focus on our relationship, and if he does cheat on me, someway-somehow I would find out, every girl always does.
The last few months have been amazing. We have been talking about marriage and having great conversations, going out, having lots of sex, he has been more passionate towards me than he ever has. I would have said 'yes' had he proposed to me a week ago.
Then we are at a concert, and he goes to look at the time on his phone and has a random text message from an unknown number and it is a picture of some girl, which he expressly claimed had to be a coincidence - he didn't know who she could possibly be and knew nothing about it.
But in-comes my gut feeling, which have been pretty spot on in the past. And I found myself having to log on to his computer yesterday just to make sure I wasn't being played. And I was.
At first, there was just a message from him to this girl saying 'hey' -- sent 10 MINUTES after I went to bed.. I pull up that girl's account, and it is the same girl that sent him a picture. They were not friends on Facebook, and that is where he sent the message, so that is what concerned me - why wouldn't he be friends with her, clearly is hiding something (not to mention the fact that he lied about the picture).
I decided to look into his history, and he had been looking at this girls' pictures on her account since May (the time I caught him looking at escorts). I also saw that though he deleted hi history, I could restore his last browsing session, and saw that he was looking up 'casual encounters' in our city - and in looking at these ads, there were people looking to hook up for a night.
I had to work an ab-normal shift yesterday where we normally would have been together, but I was not home. He knew I would be working this shift for several weeks now. Throughout the day, I was checking into his messages, and saw she finally replied to him and said 'everything by, i'm just in the mood for everything lol, I wish I could be loved haha'.
Clearly not innocent. And then it continued, to where he replied saying 'well I'll sure show you a good time' and when she didn't reply, he said 'well apparently not tonight then' and it was evident as the messages went on that he had made plans with this girl to hook up yesterday, the only reason it didn't happen was because she didn't go through with it. There was one point where he said 'i don't think your that into it' and she asked what and he said 'the fun stuff we've done'. Where he continued to make plans to hopefully do it soon..
I was absolutely devastated. AND as soon as I hit 'refresh' the messages no longer existed..
I went home and asked him if he's been 100% faithful to me. He said yes. I told him I knew he was lying, and he played dumb. I asked him who 'ali' was, and he played dumb. I asked him who 'ali smith' was, and he said he used to worked with her. I asked him if he'd talked to her at all recently - he said no. I told him I knew he had, and he still played dumb. I had to recite every damn message to him, for him to finally stop playing me like I was an idiot.
He has self identified that he is good at manipulation, and I told him that what he just did to me was pure manipulation, that he blatantly lied to me, when he had the chance to admit his wrong-doings to me, so that he could see just how much I really knew, and didn't admit to things I didn't know.
We talked for 5 hours, and I told him I was leaving him. He finally admitted that he had a problem. He still swears that nothing would have happened with that girl, that it was a mental game for him.
He said that he has had a lot of frustration lately, with us having different work schedules and family issues, and that he was doing this to get his mind off the frustration. That he is completely satisfied with me sexually, but when I'm not around he looks at the more questionable stuff.
He said to me that he's realized lately that actions he's made have had consequences that he never thought about in the act (not just pertaining to our relationship - but with his family), and that he knows he needs to think harder about these things.
We both agreed that we have a great and healthy relationship and that it is worth working this out.
What we agreed to last night, was that for him, he can't even watch porn because it leads to things like this - he is the one that said that and agreed to not look it up. I told him if he has those urges, we see each other at least every 8 hours, and he can wait for me, or even wake me up.
We also both agreed to delete any contacts that we've had previous sexual relations with, and that if they were to contact us, there is absolutely no reason that we should be responding and engaging in any conversation with them. That friends are different, but it would probably be best should we not actively reach out to friends of the opposite sex to catch up, but if they ask us how we are doing we are okay to carry on that conversations.
I told him that I have no trust for him, and it will take me a very long time, if at all I can trust him again to the extent that I had. And that I don't even know that this will work because he is so good about hiding his activity - I mean, had I not been refreshing his messages WHILE AT WORK, I would have NEVER even known about all this, and that just makes me so sick.
He agreed to send a message to that girl, letting her know the situation, and that he had screwed up big time, and let me see the message before he sent it to make sure it got the message across that I need to see.
He said there were no other girls, and that even if I can't believe that he isn't just deleting his history, he will keep it all completely open to me so I can see it all the time until I can build up more trust for him.
He seemed very genuine in wanting to make this work.
My problem now is, today I wake up, and I look at him, and I just don't know how I can stay with someone knowing they've done this to me. Especially when I had trust issues when we started dating and he worked very hard and knew he was the first person I completely trusted in a very long time.
I decided to check his account, just to see if maybe he sent a message to that girl without talking to me first - and he has changed his password.
I just don't know what to do at this point. Do I confront him about changing the password and ask that he let me in? Or do I just let go? I am 21, I know I will find someone else, but at the same time I do believe in our relationship - but what is a relationship without trust?
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Hey, messindria: so sorry you're going through this, it sounds pretty rough.
You know, sometimes I worry that "trust issues" is a framework that can actually diminish the fact that it makes sense not to just trust everyone with everything, and to be very selective about who we trust with the biggest stuff.
What I'm seeing here sounds less to me like a porn/sex problem your partner has than an honesty problem. And it makes a LOT of sense not to trust someone who has shown us, with a pattern, no less, that we can't trust them because they will be dishonest with us. In fact, I kind of wonder if suggesting this was more an issue about sex isn't him really further denying -- to you, himself, or both -- that he has a problem being honest. Know what I mean?
So, personally, I'd not move forward with a serious relationship with someone like this, myself, especially if they're not even showing any real awareness that there is a very good reason for you not to trust them. And I certainly don't think you offering for him to wake you up if he wants sex when you're sleeping, or anything like that, is going to make any difference when it comes to him learning to be honest, same goes with deleting online contacts who either of you have been involved with before. Again, I think making this about sex or porn is an error, as those aren't the real issues here.
I suspect that the real issue -- his lack of trustworthiness in terms of being honest -- is probably one that's harder for both of you to acknowledge as the real problem. Harder for you because that's a bigger problem, and has big bearing on you continuing this relationship, harder for him because it's WAY less easy of an out (and if he acknowledges he has a pattern of being untruthful, that means he has to be much more responsible, and can't blame something out of his control, like his hormones, or something external, e.g., "the porn makes me do this stuff.").
So, my best advice, if you want to consider staying in this, is that you both toss the strategies you already talked about: seriously, just say, "You know, no, all of that is in the trash, I wasn't seeing the forest through the tress," or what have you. And THEN have several big, real talks about the real issue here: about this person being dishonest and deceptive, and even lying right to your face. Maybe even talk about how bad it is for both of you that to get at a truth, you felt -- and in reality, you did, since he clearly wasn't being truthful with you otherwise -- had to breach his privacy in order to not be lied to. That's not healthy for either of you, and it says a lot about how much trust has broken down or doesn't exist in a relationship.
But again, personally? I'd be outta there. It just doesn't sound like this person is likely to change this pattern any time soon, and everyone deserves to only be with partners who don't purposefully deceive them, don't lie to their faces about things that matter, etc. Everyone deserves intimate relationships only with people they can trust and have sound reason to trust.
[ 08-07-2012, 01:52 PM: Message edited by: Heather ]
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Also to add, when I asked about saying 'the fun stuff we've done' he claims that he was referring to them having sex and her going down on him before we started dating 2 years ago. (hence why we made the agreement to cut off past partners)
He said they started talking about a month or 2 ago and that she did mention me once, asking if I was still his girlfriend, and he said yes. But that he didn't even think twice about anything because to him 'nothing was going to happen, it was just a mental game'..
I did tell him I didn't believe that for a second..
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Again, it really sounds to me like the issue here is a longstanding pattern of dishonesty, and sound reasons for you not to trust this person based on deceptions you have verified.
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Oh sorry, I hadn't seen your reply yet. Thank you for replying so quickly.
I wholeheartedly agree that it is an honestly problem and he knows he is very good at manipulation and deception.
Last night during our talk he admitted that he hasn't been as open to me lately in telling me about his frustrations. That he just holds it all in, thinking that he can resolve all of his problems on his own and not being open to what advice I may have to offer him.
He said that right now I am the most important thing to him.
I feel that who you are with should make you feel like the best you.
I asked him if it was just easier to stay in a relationship with me (as we do have 2 dogs together and live together), than to truly evaluate if this relationship is something he wants in his life. I don't want to stay in a relationship because its 'easier' to do so.
He said that he had actually reflected on that earlier in the day. That he was moving some boxes and saw my old high school dance pictures and was jealous of the guys I was with. That he sat down and thought of how proud he was to be with me.
I told him that I truly don't want to feel like I have to 'nag' at him to keep him from doing this. That to me, if you truly respect and love someone, you wouldn't be doing things deceptively behind their back that will hurt them, and that if you have to hide it, you really need evaluate why you are hiding that behavior from them.
But at the same time, he admitted that when we very first started dating, I had inadvertently seen a text to his old girlfriend (was not looking for anything and did not mean to see it), that was joking about still having her underwear. We talked about it, and he admitted last night that if I hadn't seen that, it probably would have gotten to the point it had gotten to last night with this other girl.
And that does scare me, but at the same time, it is showing me that he is trying to be more honest with me.
Do you think there is any hope that he will change? He agreed that if just working at it together didn't help, he would agree to go see a counselor and that he thinks it would help if I went with him to some of the sessions.
I just don't know if this is something he can fix while in a relationship at this time and i told him that..
In relation to the sex solutions (waking me up etc.) he agreed that wouldn't solve the issues because he knows he needs to just be more open with me and it isn't that he necessarily feeling a sexual compulsion to look up these girls, it is that he is mentally un-challenged and looking for a distraction from the frustrations that he hasn't been talking to me about.
I do think that I get wrapped up in the infidelity part and not the actual issue, the honesty like you said and I need to work on that. Last night, when I reflect on it, its clear that he knows honesty is the core issue.
The question is, can he work on that while with me, or does he need to be on his own and realize how much that deception has impacted something great for him for it to really be fixed?
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Not knowing him, and not yet seeing any change to this pattern, I couldn't say if it seems hopeful to me or not. If there had been any change at all yet, over some time, then I might be able to make that call. But as of right now, it sounds like honesty has always been an issue and continues to be, and big deceptions about big stuff continue, you know?
But you DO know him and this relationship: let's maybe start with your gut feelings, your intuition: what does it say to you about it being hopeful?
You might also look at what, if any, big issues he has had in his life before and how he has handled those: has he, in other areas of his life history, come through the other side with something hard before? has he shown a willingness to own his own stuff and make big changes as needed in the past?
I also think the question isn't just if he can work on all of this with you, but if you're up to that, especially knowing that may mean him not changing, and you investing more time and effort and still having that outcome, and may also mean risking more big deceptions. Of course, it could also mean risking positive outcomes and none of that. What do you feel up to?
It might also be worth asking if you think you might enable him in any way, like by giving him more tether than you should, or not setting limits in a way which allows him to keep doing this stuff but know that even when he does, you'll still take it. That obviously could impact is he can change with this while with you. And of course, if he really wants to, for himself, not just for you.
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(Can I also ask if in any of these talks, rather than giving you a rationale for why he did what he did -- he's frustrated, unchallenged, not talking to you enough, horny, the porn made him do it, etc. -- he's yet once skipped the rationalizations and just said anything to the effect of "There is no excuse for my lying to you like this, I did that, I am earnestly sorry, and I'm going to demonstrate that by NOT making excuses and working hard to change."
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One thing he has done, is that alcoholism runs in his family, and he is 26 now and has never had a drink. He knows he has an addictive personality, and has a strong feeling that it would be a problem for him, so he just doesn't do it.
That could be self control, but at the same time, it could also mean lack of self trust. Knowing him, it is a combination of both, but at the end of the day, it keeps him from doing what he knows will harm him in the long run.
I guess that may apply in this situation, in knowing the healthy and unhealthy ways to let go of his frustrations?
To your second post - I didn't get the feeling that he was rationalizing what he did. But at the same time, he admitted that he did not think it was wrong at the time.
I asked him why would he feel that this behavior is wrong going forward (to gauge if he really understands what he has been doing or if he is just doing what he can to salvage the relationship), and he said that it is because he knows how it impacts others now and that wasn't something he was really thinking about.
I asked him if he thought what he did was cheating, and he said that now he does, but he didn't, again, at the time. He thought that he could solve all of his frustrations and that he didn't need to be open with me because he could fix it, and that he could control how far these conversations would go with this girl. Then he said that he now realizes that hes not as in control as he thought, and he isn't as aware of the path of progression this was taking him on, starting by shutting me out, then leading to deception and seeking distractions with other girls, and that if I hadn't seen anything, it probably would have lead to sex.
He said that when he thinks about it, he has progressively started to truly treat me like crap. And he knows its unacceptable. Whether it is not doing things with/for me or just not talking to me about things on a day to day basis. He knows that I deserve much better than how he has been treating me and he said that he really does want to work on it.
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What I was really looking for was a problem, a tough one, he actively changed, one that took hard work, rather than a problem he avoided developing?
So, I hear he feels he should learn to be honest because it can hurt others: did he say at all why he'd want to change for himself? How living life deceptively isn't positive for him?
(Also, I find it a little tough to swallow that someone old enough to cohabitate, and who clearly chose to be dishonest because he didn't want to deal with being honest is only just not getting this stuff can hurt people. How do you feel about that kind of statement this late in the game?)
Once more -- and sorry if I sound like a broken record -- I think issues of possible infidelity are a red herring here. I also think, though, his answer that he didn't think that was a problem, if that's what he is saying, isn't honest, because if it wasn't, why not be straight with you, you know? And maybe putting the shoe on the other foot: would he see nothing wrong with you withholding information and being dishonest in the ways he was? If not, then maybe there's a big difference between the two of you and ethics to address. If so, then maybe again, the "didn't know it was wrong" is...well, bullshit.
It also still sounds like he's speaking about some of this stuff like he isn't at the wheel. "led to sex," for instance. If he wound up having sex with someone, that would be about his choices, not a "progression" or something happening outside his control.
Again, I'm wondering what your gut feeling about this are. If you shut out what you want or don't want, and just go by how you feel, in your belly, do you feel like this person will make really big efforts to change? Do you feel like they really want to, for themselves? Do you feel like, say five years down the road, you will be in a much different relationship, with someone you can trust, or that it'll be more of the same as it has been?
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Hi Heather,
Sorry for my late reply - I have been at work.
I truly appreciate all of the advice and discussion you've provided to me.
I have decided that my gut feeling is to work on this with him. I honestly do feel that he knows how wrongly he has treated our relationship and taken me for granted.
I have been in an even worse situation in the past with a previous boyfriend, and I did give him a second chance which went no where, but when I compare the two situations, and how both guys are acting, they are no where close to the same ball park.
I only say that because I know for a fact that I can trust myself to not be one of those girls that just continues to let this happen to her with the same guy over and over again. I know that if this does come up again, and I find him being deceitful, I will end it.
And to me, the positive outcome, of him truly fixing his trust and manipulation issues, is worth putting myself on the line again.
He wrote me a letter today while I was at work, and in detail described his self destruction and that in reality, he walked out on me and I have every right to do that to him.
That if I'll allow it, he wants to start fresh with me and build our relationship up from the ground.
Although I had already made the decision to give this another try, this reminded me that when we first started dating, he did tell me how he would be in a relationship, and then have a tendency to self destruct that relationship based on various trigger events and we did have a very long conversation about it and how he felt it was unhealthy for him.
I still don't know how I feel about the self destruction, but I do know that having a deeper understanding of what was going on will help me recognize if it happens again.
Please send me good vibes and hopes. I don't want to end up being the 'gullible' person I've always been called in my life, but at the same time I've worked so hard on my trust issues over the past 3 years and I've come so far and I do trust that he really is a good person that made some horrible choices. And I know that if we can get past this, he is right for me.
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No worries, we're here when it works for our users, so it's always okay to take whatever time away you need.
I'm happy to be supportive of whatever choice you make with this: this is your life, after all, and with things like this, no one else can really tell us the :right" things to do. We have to just decide what we want to do and try.
But I'm not sure good vibes will help much: how about we talk strategies instead? I think creating a sound framework, including some hard limits, with this will be a lot more helpful than wishing luck.
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Thank you again for all of your advice. We have been having several conversations over the past week to work through all of this. So today I decided that before I start to really move on and try to trust him again, I need to look into it a bit deeper, and sure enough, he was lying about not actually doing stuff with the girl, and I and pretty confident that he's done stuff with the escorts I caught him looked at as well based on the secret e-mail and facebook accounts I found.
So long. I packed all my stuff and moved out tonight. I should have listened to you right away, I could have done with out knowing all of this but I think it will be better in the long run anyways to not have regrets.
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Messindria, I'm sorry this didn't work out the way you wanted it to. But, I'm glad you were able to make a choice that sounds like it feels right for you.
Is there anything specific in the way of support you need right now? Anything you'd like to talk about?
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The study is divided into 2 parts. In the first part, the safety of the gene transfer agent MYDICAR® will be evaluated. In the second part, the ability of MYDICAR® to improve heart function will be studied.
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The American Heart Association (AHA) 2006 update on heart disease reported that 5 million Americans are believed to have symptomatic heart failure (HF), and 550,000 patients are newly diagnosed each year. The estimated direct and indirect cost of HF in the United States (U.S.) for 2006 will be ~$29.6 billion. Heart failure is a disabling chronic disease and the most frequent discharge diagnosis for hospitalization among older adults. Despite the significant resources expended on the treatment of this disease, outcomes remain poor. The five-year survival for individuals diagnosed with heart failure is less than 50%, and in end-stage heart failure, the one-year survival may be as low as 25% regardless of medical therapy.
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- Treatment with appropriate heart failure therapy as tolerated
- All women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test prior to administration of investigational product and agree to use adequate contraception. Men capable of fathering a child must agree to use barrier contraception or limit activity to post-menopausal, surgically sterilized, or a contraception-practicing partner, for 3 months after administration of investigational product.
- Ability to sign Informed Consent Form (ICF) and Release of Medical Information Form
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any intravenous therapy with positive inotropes, vasodilators, or diuretics within 30 days prior to enrollment
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy, obstructive cardiomyopathy, pericardial disease, amyloidosis, infiltrative cardiomyopathy, uncorrected thyroid disease, or dyskinetic LV aneurysm
- Cardiac surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, or valvuloplasty within 30 days prior to enrollment
- Clinically significant myocardial infarction (e.g., ST elevation MI [STEMI] or large non-STEMI) within 6 months prior to enrollment
- Prior heart transplantation, left ventricular reduction surgery (LVRS), cardiomyoplasty, passive restraint device (e.g., CorCap™ Cardiac Support Device), surgically implanted LVAD or cardiac shunt
- Likely to receive cardiac resynchronization therapy, cardiomyoplasty, LVRS, heart transplant, conventional revascularization procedure, or valvular repair within 6 months following enrollment
- Patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft(s) (CABG) will reviewed on a case-by-case basis
- No evidence of functional or viable myocardium
- Exercise capacity primarily limited by obesity, peripheral vascular disease, intrinsic pulmonary disease or orthopedic problems and not by underlying heart failure
- Known hypersensitivity to octafluoropropane (component of the intravenous echocardiography contrast agent, DEFINITY®) or other contrast dyes used for angiography; history of, or likely need for, high dose steroid pretreatment prior to contrast angiography
- A left ventricle that is difficult to image or high quality echocardiography is not obtainable at screening
- Significant left main or ostial right coronary lumenal stenosis in the opinion of the investigator
- Expected survival <1 year in the investigator's medical opinion
- Suspected or active viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection within 48 hours prior to enrollment
- Liver function tests (ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase) >2x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) within 30 days prior to enrollment or known intrinsic liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infection)
- Current or likely need for hemodialysis within 12 months following enrollment
- Bleeding diathesis or thrombocytopenia defined as platelet count <50,000 platelets/μL
- Anemia defined as hemoglobin <10 g/dL
- Known AIDS or HIV-positive status, or a previous diagnosis of immunodeficiency with an absolute neutrophil count <1000 cells/mm3
- Previous participation in a study of gene transfer
- Presence of neutralizing anti-AAV1 antibodies at titer ≥1:2 within 3 months of screening
- Receiving investigational intervention or participating in another clinical study within 30 days or within 5 half-lives of the investigational drug administration prior to enrollment
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Recent history of psychiatric disease (including drug or alcohol abuse) that is likely to impair subject's ability to comply with protocol-mandated procedures, in the opinion of the investigator
- Other concurrent medical condition(s) that, while not explicitly excluded by the protocol, could jeopardize the safety of the patient or objectives of the study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00454818
|United States, California
|San Diego Cardiac Center
|San Diego, California, United States, 92123
|University of California at San Diego Medical Center
|San Diego, California, United States, 92103
|United States, Florida
|Shands Hospital at University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608
|United States, Illinois
|University of Chicago Medical Center
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|Northwestern University
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|United States, Missouri
|Mid America Heart Institute, Saint Luke's Hospital
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64111
|St. Louis University Hospital
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, New Jersey
|University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
|Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07101
|United States, New York
|Columbia University Hospital
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|Mount Sinai Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|United States, North Carolina
|Wake Forest University
|Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
|United States, Ohio
|University of Cincinnati
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267
|Cleveland Clinic Foundation
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|MetroHealth Medical Center
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109
|United States, Oregon
|Oregon Health and Science University
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian-Shadyside Hospital
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, Tennessee
|Tennessee Center for Clinical Trials & Harton Regional Medical Center
|Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States, 37388
|United States, Texas
|Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Medical City Dallas Hospital
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
|Methodist Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|United States, Utah
|Intermountain Medical Center
|Murray, Utah, United States, 84157
|United States, Wisconsin
|University of Wisconsin
|Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
|Principal Investigator:
|Brian Jaski, MD
|San Diego Cardiac Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Donna Mancini, MD
|Columbia University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Randall Starling, MD
|The Cleveland Clinic
|Study Chair:
|Mariell Jessup, MD
|University of Pennsylvania
|Principal Investigator:
|Thomas Cappola, MD, ScM
|University of Pennsylvania
|Principal Investigator:
|Daniel Pauly, MD
|Shands Hospital, University of Florida at Gainesville
|Principal Investigator:
|Barry London, MD
|University of Pittsburgh
|Principal Investigator:
|Barry Greenberg, MD
|University of California at San Diego Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|A. G. Kfoury, MD
|Intermountain Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Stephen Archer, MD
|University of Chicago
|Principal Investigator:
|Andrew Kao, MD
|Mid America Heart Institute, Saint Luke's Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Paul J. Hauptman, MD
|St. Louis University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Jill Kalman, MD
|Mount Sinai School of Medicine
|Principal Investigator:
|Douglas W. Losordo, MD
|Northwestern University
|Principal Investigator:
|Eric J. Eichhorn, MD, FACC
|Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institutte, Medical City Dallas Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Stephanie H. Dunlap, DO
|University of Cincinnati
|Principal Investigator:
|Vinay Thohan, MD
|Wake Forest School of Medicine
|Principal Investigator:
|Maryl R. Johnson, MD
|University of Wisconsin, Madison
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark Dunlap, MD
|MetroHealth Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Joaquin E. Cigarroa, MD
|Oregon Health and Science University
|Principal Investigator:
|Dinesh K. Gupta, MD
|Tennessee Center for Clinical Trials, Harton Regional Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Marc Klapholz, MD
|University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
|Principal Investigator:
|Guillermo Torre, MD
|The Methodist Hospital System
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Celladon Corporation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00454818 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|CELL-001, CUPID Trial
|Study First Received:
|March 30, 2007
|Last Updated:
|August 1, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 31, 2014


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The Corsicana Tigers are district champions in tennis once again.
The Tigers clinched the District 16-4A title on Tuesday with a 16-3 win on the road in Jacksonville. The Tigers (12-4, 5-0) advanced to the Class 4A Region II tournament for the 28th straight year. The regional tournament is in Denton on Oct. 25-26.
"What a great day for Tiger tennis," Tigers coach Chad White said. "We won a district championship for the first time in five years. Our players have worked hard and really came together as a team this fall. I'm very proud of them. They deserved it."
The Tigers dominated in doubles. The boys won all three matches with Johnathan Castan and Brandon Levenson, Ben Crocker and Tyler Schultz and Eric Melton and Vicente Castillo. Girls doubles winners were Maggie Phinney and Caroline Kennemore and Michelle Cho and Melany Betancourt. Christian Minniear and Katie Miller won in mixed doubles.
Singles winners were Castan, Levenson, Crocker, Schultz, Thadius Lane and Jacob Middleton. Girls singles winners were Kennemore, Betancourt, Autumn Grounds and Cecilia Hernandez. Also contributing to the district title with key wins during the season were Grounds and Ellen Yates in doubles.
The Tigers started their district title streak in 1985. Coaches during the run have been Brett Kendall and Robin Blake (1985-96), Jason White (1996-2010) and Chad White (2010-current). Phillip Keltner has been the Tigers assistant coach the last 17 years.


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The Mount Washington School is competing for a $50,000 grant and needs your vote.
The school is participating in Clorox's Power a Bright Future program through Dec. 19. The school needs to win the most votes and finish first in the explore category of the contest to win the grant, according to the contest's website.
Currently the school is ranked No. 34 in its category.
The grant will be used to improve play space, add more computers to classrooms and resources for the school's International Baccalaureate program, according to an email from Jill Feinberg, a member of the school's parent teacher organization.
Supporters at least 13 years old may vote twice in 24 hours via text message by sending the code 2366pbf to the number 95248 or online at www.VoteMWS.com.
The Mount Washington School was formed in 2010 by adding middle school grades to what was then just the Mount Washington Elementary School.
Previously the elementary school has been recognized as a prestigious Blue Ribbon School, home to former teacher of the year winners and is considered one of the best schools in Baltimore City.
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NEW ORLEANS—Today, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell released its much-coveted, day-specific musical lineup. The 2010 Jazz Fest is scheduled for April 23-25 & April 29-May 2 at the Fair Grounds Race Course.
(The complete day-by-day schedule is available at nojazzfest.com)
Festival organizers also announced that Juan Luis Guerra y 440 have been added to the lineup. Making his first-ever Jazz Fest appearance, Juan Luis Guerra will perform on Sunday, April 25. The Dominican singer has sold over 20 million records and won numerous awards including nine Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards.
Juan Luis Guerra y 440 join Simon & Garfunkel, Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, The Neville Brothers, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, Allman Brothers Band, My Morning Jacket, Widespread Panic, Darius Rucker, Imagination Movers, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Irma Thomas, Gipsy Kings, The Dead Weather, Elvis Costello & the Sugarcanes, The Black Crowes, Drake, Teena Marie, Keely Smith, Jonny Lang, Band of Horses, Allen Toussaint and hundreds more previously announced to appear at the 41st edition of the beloved Festival.
In other updates, Jazz Fest noted that Band of Horses will be appearing on Saturday, May 1 and not during the first weekend of the Festival as listed earlier. Gil Scott-Heron, previously announced for the Festival, will not appear.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation presents the 2010 Gala fundraiser on Thursday, April 22, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel. The 12th annual gala will feature a lifetime tribute to Dr. John, one of New Orleans' most treasured artists. Dr. John's performance will include very special invited guests to celebrate his fifty plus years as a New Orleans musical icon. The gala will also feature the talented and diverse Jon Cleary, as well as the Foundation's Heritage School of Music. Individual tickets to the gala are $500.00 per person with complete tables available for purchase. Tickets to the gala can be purchased by calling (504) 410-4148. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the gala.
In 2009, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and radio station WWOZ launched a Community Day of Service, which encouraged Jazz Fest visitors to volunteer and help rebuild New Orleans while in town enjoying the Festival. Volunteers from around the world joined board members and staff of the Jazz & Heritage Foundation to help build homes in Habitat For Humanity's Musicians Village. The 2010 Community Day of Service will be held on Wednesday, April 28, between the Jazz Fest weekends. For information on how to take part in this program, please call the Foundation at (504) 558-6100.
The Festival announced that the deadline to purchase a discount weekend ticket package is Friday, February 19. The discount ticket packages include tickets to each day of a particular weekend of the Festival. Ticket packages purchased for all three days of the first weekend (April 23, 24 & 25) will be $120 ($40 per day), while second weekend packages purchased for all four festival days (April 29, 30, May 1, & 2) will be $160 ($40 per day). (Tickets included in each package are day-specific.) Advance single day Jazz Fest tickets are only $45; the gate price is $60. Children's tickets (ages 2 - 10) are still only $5 and are available at the gate only. Single day tickets to Jazz Fest are on sale by specific weekend, with each ticket valid for a single day's attendance.
Tickets are available at nojazzfest.com and ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Jazz Fest ticket office located at the New Orleans Arena Box Office or the Louisiana Superdome Box Office (Gate A, Ground Level). All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges.
The Jazz Festival offers three distinct VIP opportunities to experience the event in style: the Festival's popular Big Chief VIP Experience ticket package provides special viewing access at most of the Festival's stages; the Grand Marshal VIP Pass allows for up-close access at the three major stages; and the Krewe of Jazz Fest VIP Pass which entitles patrons to special covered seating at the Acura Stage audience area only. All of the hugely popular VIP packages are on sale now while very limited supplies last. The Festival offers a special layaway arrangement for any of the VIP packages. The layaway opportunity will expire at the end of business on February 1. For information on layaway, please visit www.nojazzfest.com.
A listing of hotels offering special Jazz Fest rates is posted at www.nojazzfest.com, where patrons can effortlessly reserve their hotel rooms for the event. Festivalgoers can peruse room availability and book their accommodations early taking advantage of some of the best prices offered at participating hotels.
Shell is the Presenting Sponsor of the Festival. Acura, Peoples Health, Miller Lite, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots (A Churchill Downs Company), Pepsi, Bing, Rajen Kilachand, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, Zatarain's and St. Charles Vision are all also official Jazz Fest sponsors.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The Foundation uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest for year-round activities in the areas of education, economic development and cultural events. Education programs include the Don "Moose" Jamison Heritage School of Music and the Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture Series. Economic Development initiatives include the Community Partnership Grants, the Raisin' the Roof housing program, the Sync Up conference and the Jazz & Heritage Talent Exchange web site. Cultural events include the Jazz Journey concert series and free community festivals: the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, Fiesta Latina, the Congo Square Rhythms Festival, the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival and the Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival. The Foundation also owns radio station WWOZ 90.7-FM, the Jazz & Heritage Archive, the Jazz & Heritage Gallery and the Jazz & Heritage Center. For more information, please call the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation at (504) 558-6100 or visit www.jazzandheritage.org.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell is a co-production of Festival Productions Louisiana, LLC. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Festival Productions, Inc.-New Orleans) and AEG Louisiana Production, LLC.(a subsidiary of AEG Live).
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY SHELL Weekend One Music Lineup April 23 - 25
Friday, April 23 Lionel Richie, Black Crowes, Dr. John, Steel Pulse, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Baaba Maal, Elvin Bishop, Chocolate Milk, Jon Cleary, Frankie Ford, Deacon John, Joe Lovano, Bob French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band's 100 Year Celebration, Irma Thomas' Tribute to Mahalia Jackson, The Joe Krown Trio with Walter " Wolfman" Washington and Russell Batiste Jr., Lena Prima, Anders Osborne, John Fohl & Johnny Sansone, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers' Tribute to Rockin' Dopsie Sr., Maurice Brown Effect, Kenny Neal, Glen David Andrews, Mia X, Cheeky Blakk, and Ms. Tee, OTRA, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Leah Chase, Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, Little Freddie King Blues Band, The Revivalists, Leroy Jones & New Orleans Finest, Tommy Sancton New Orleans Quintet, Lost Bayou Ramblers, New Orleans Night Crawlers, The Revealers, Rotary Downs, James Rivers Movement, Spencer Bohren, Jesse McBride presents the Next Generation, Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys, David Egan, Kipori Woods, Semolian Warriors and Comanche Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Mas Mamones, Shades of Praise, Franklin Avenue Baptist Church Mass Choir, Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders feat. Butch Thompson, Jambalaya Cajun Band with special guest Merlin Fontenot, Real Untouchables Brass Band, Beth Patterson, June Gardner & the Fellas, Kevin Thompson & the Sensational Six, Native Nations Intertribal, Chip & Polly Radke with the God's House Choir, Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Ensemble, Mount Hermon Mass Choir, Alexis Marceaux Band, Smitty Dee's Brass Band, Black Mohawk Mardi Gras Indians, Kat Walker Jazz Combo, Natasha Richard of Canada, Delgado Community College Jazz Ensemble, John Lee & the Heralds of Christ, The Bester Singers with the Dynamic Smooth Family Gospel Singers, Keep N It Real and Single Ladies Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, Grey Hawk, Brass Band Throwdown with the Behrman Charter & O. Perry Walker School Bands, Family Ties and Big Nine Social Aid & Pleasure Club, McDonogh #42 Elementary School Performers
Saturday, April 24 Simon & Garfunkel, My Morning Jacket, Drake, Better Than Ezra, Ledisi, Sam Bush, the funky Meters, Campbell Brothers, Smokie Norful, Cowboy Mouth, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Walter "Wolfman" Wahington & the Roadmasters, Papa Grows Funk, Tab Benoit, Sax for Stax feat. Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, and Jeff Lorber, Terence Blanchard, Davell Crawford and One Foot in the Blues with special guests Dr. John and Jon Cleary, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, Savoy Center of Eunice Saturday Cajun Jam, Bonerama, Bounce Extravanganza feat. Big Freedia, Sissy Nobby, Katey Red, and Magnolia Shorty with DJ Poppa, The Wiseguys, Jewel Brown with the Heritage Hall Band, Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark, New Orleans Bingo! Show, Treme Brass Band, Bill Summers & Jazalsa, George French & the Original Storyville Jazz Band, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, Lil' Buck Sinegal Blues Band, Guitar Woodshed feat. Steve Masakowski, Todd Duke, and Jake Eckert, Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars, Midnite Disturbers, Kirk Joseph & the Sousaphone Symphony Parade honoring Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, Tin Men, Judy Spellman, Mahogany Brass Band, Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians, D.L. Menard & the Louisiana Aces, Rockie Charles & the Staxx of Love, Kirk Joseph & Tuba Tuba, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Andrew Duhon & the Lonesome Crows, Panorama Jazz Band, Red Stick Ramblers, Blessed, Patrice Fisher & Arpa and the Honduran Connection, Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble, Chris Clifton, Bleu Orleans, Tonia Scott & the Anointed Voices, Leo Jackson & the Melody Clouds, N.O.C.C.A. Jazz Ensemble, Black Feathers, Wild Mohicans, and Red, White & Blue Mardi Gras Indians, Da Souljas Brass Band, Culu Children's Traditional African Dance Ensemble, Loyola University Jazz Ensemble, Resurrection Mass Choir, Greater Antioch Full Baptist Church Mass Choir, Betsy McGovern & Patrick O'Flaherty, Lindsay Mendez, Ladies of Unity, Dumaine Gang, and Divine Ladies Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, Golden Comanche and Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians, Native Nations Intertribal, Johnette Downing, Archdiocese of New Orleans Mass Gospel Choir, Golden Voices Community Choir, Curtis Pierre & Samba Kids, RRAAMS Drum and Dance, Single Men and Nine Times Men Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Sunday, April 25 Allman Brothers Band, Anita Baker, Darius Rucker, Jonny Lang, The Levon Helm Band, Juan Luis Guerra y 440, Imagination Movers, Keely Smith, King Sunny Ade & His African Beats, Blind Boys of Alabama, Marcia Ball, Shawn Colvin, Donald Harrison, Voice of the Wetlands All Stars, Theresa Andersson, Louisiana LeRoux feat. Tab Benoit, The Radiators Pre-War Blues, Wayne Toups & Zydecajun, The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong feat. Wycliffe Gordon, James Andrews, and Victor Goines, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Jeremy Davenport, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Preservation Hall with special guests Jim James and Terence Blanchard, James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Susan Cowsill Band, Grayson Capps, Mark Braud's New Orleans Jazz Giants, Guitar Slim, Jr., Tribute to Juanita Brooks feat. Germaine Bazzle, Leah Chase, and Betty Shirley, Storyville Stompers Brass Band, Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band, The Electrifying Crown Seekers, Watson Memorial Music Ministries, Honey Island Swamp Band, Seguenon Kone & L'Ivoire Spectacle, Marc Stone, Free Agents Brass Band, Kim Carson, Michael Ward, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Miss Sophie Lee, Sammy Rimington's Jubilee Band, Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys, Sonny Bourg & the Bayou Blues Band, Nineveh Mass Choir, Gospel Soul Children, Rumba Buena, Minister Jai Reed, Robert "One String" Gibson, Julio y Cesar, Golden Star Hunters and Carrollton Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Untouchables, Furious Five, and Big Steppers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, Young Pinstripe Brass Band, Gospel Stars, Voices of Distinction, University of New Orleans Jazz Ensemble, Big Chief Kevin Goodman & the Flaming Arrows Mardi Gras Indians, Olympia Aid, New Look, and the First Division Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Young Audiences presents Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, Angela the Yarnspinner, New Orleans Traditional Brass Band with the Heel to Toe Steppers, Golden Blade and Ninth Ward Navajo Mardi Gras Indians, Red Hot Brass Band, Native Nations Intertribal, Kai Knight's Dance Academy, Guardians of the Flame
Artists Subject to Change.
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY SHELL Weekend Two Music Lineup April 29 May 2
Thursday, April 29 Widespread Panic, Elvis Costello & the Sugarcanes, Gov't Mule, Average White Band, Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Blues Traveler, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Dee Dee Bridgewater: A Celebration of "Lady Day", Bernard Allison, Martin Sexton, Four Freshmen, Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Soul Rebels, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove, Inspirational Souls of Chicago, Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show, Shannon Powell's Organ Combo feat. Charlie Gabriel, David Torkanowsky, and Peter Bernstein, Bobby Lonero's Tribute to Louis Prima with Johnny Pennino & the New Orleans Express, Orange Kellin's New Orleans Deluxe Orchestra, Elysian Fieldz, Derek Miller, Willis Prudhomme & Zydeco Express, GROUPA Nordic Folk Fusion, The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders Band, Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole, Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony, Dala, Walter Payton with Snapbeans & Gumbo Filé, Vivaz!, Jazz Ladies Sing the Blues feat. Gina Brown, Angela H. Bell, Tereasa B., and Heather Rothstein, R. Scully Rough 7, Coco Robicheaux & the Swamp Monsters, Classie Ballou & the Family Band, Mark Adam Miller, Grupo Sensacion, 101 Runners, Paulin Brothers Brass Band, Mario Abney Quintet, Lafayette Rhythm Devils, Loose Marbles, Hot Club of New Orleans, Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters, Lucky 7, Bonsoir Catin, Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band, McDonogh #35, O. Perry Walker, and McMain High School Gospel Choirs, Lyle Henderson & Emmanuel, Black Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians, Eddie "ChopChops" Paris, Tulane University Jazz Ensembles, Thunder Hill, The Wright Brothers, Dillard University Jazz Ensemble, Red Hawk Mardi Gras Indians, Heavenly Melodies, Pastor Terry Gullage & the Greater Mount Calvary Voices of Redemption Choir, Tornado Brass Band, VIP Ladies and Bon Temps Roulez Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, David & Roselyn, Miss Claudia & her Traveling Troubador, Geronimo Hunters and Creole Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Jazz Fest Residency Showcase with Seva Venet and the Wilson Charter School, OPSB Talented in Theatre feat. McMain Secondary, Bethune, and Franklin Elementary Schools
Friday, April 30 Aretha Franklin, Allen Toussaint, Gipsy Kings, Kirk Franklin, Jose Feliciano, Take 6, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, The Dixie Cups, Stanley Clarke Band feat. Hiromi, the subdudes, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Buckwheat Zydeco, Eric Lindell, Nicholas Payton Sextet, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Louis Prima, Jr., The Iguanas, Nadirah Shakoor, Fredy Omar con su Banda, PJ Morton, New Orleans Spiritualettes, Astral Project, John Boutté, Kent Jordan, The Jon Batiste Band, Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra, Onward Brass Band, New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, The Selvys, Big Al Carson, Hadley J. Castille Family & the Sharecroppers Cajun Band, Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors, Jimmy Robinson, The Rocks of Harmony, Connie & Dwight with the St. Raymond/St. Leo the Great Choir, Papa Blue Viking Jazz Band of Sweden, Dee-1, Thomas "Big Hat" Fields, Julliard Jazz Ensemble, Pfister Sisters, Ray Abshire, Kid Simmons' Local International Allstars, Brother Tyrone, J. Monque'D Blues Band, Forgotten Souls Brass Band, Bamboula 2000, Kristin Diable, Creole String Beans, Rev. Jermaine Landrum and Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir, Kora Konnection feat. Morikeba Kouyate of Senegal and Thierno Dioubate of Guinea, Marisa y Mariachi Agave, First Ladies Brass Band, N'Fungola Sibo West African Dance Company, Voices of Peter Claver, Gospel Inspirations of Boutte, Heritage School of Music Band, Gloria Bell & the Revelation Gospel Singers, Nashville Children's Choir, Thunder Hill, New Wave Brass Band, New Orleans Indian Rhythm Section, Original Big Seven and Original Four Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, Adella Adella the Storyteller, KIDsmART and ISL Circus Arts Program, Young Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians, Scene Boosters, Ole N Nu Fellas, and Secondline Jammers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, KIDsmART Artist Troupe, The Jazz Cats Marionettes
Saturday, May 1 Pearl Jam, Jeff Beck, Teena Marie, Pete Fountain, Band of Horses, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Galactic, Sonny Landreth, Sugarfoot's Ohio Players, Rebirth Brass Band, The Allen Toussaint Jazzity Project, Cyril Neville & Tribe 13, Old Crow Medicine Show, Marcus Miller, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Anders Osborne, Henry Butler, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Chris Thomas King, Sagbohan Danialou of Benin, Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs, MyNameIsJohnMichael, Charmaine Neville Band, Aaron Neville, Banu Gibson with Swing Out & Tap!, Bobby Lounge, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, New Birth Brass Band, Germaine Bazzle, The Johnson Extension, Betty Winn & One A-Chord, Pine Leaf Boys, Gregg Stafford & the Young Tuxedo Brass Band, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone & the XL Band, Mem Shannon & the Membership, Russell Batiste & Friends feat. Jason Neville, Driskill Mountain Boys, DJ Soul Sister, Pinstripe Brass Band, Jockimo's Groove feat. War Chief Juan & Billy Iuso, Lynn Drury, Evan Christopher and Tom McDermott, AsheSon, White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Zion Trinity, Kenny Bill Stinson & the ARK-LA-Mystics, Roderick Paulin & the Big Easy Groovers feat. Nicole Slack-Jones: A Tribute to Julian "Cannonball" Adderly, New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, Connie Jones & the Crescent City Jazz Band, Trouble Nation and Ninth Ward Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, New Generation, First Emmanuel Baptist Church Choir, Arthur Clayton & Purposely Anointed, Paula & the Pontiacs, Xavier University Jazz Ensemble, Baby Boyz Brass Band, Jonno's Cajun Experience, Jamil Sharif, Ayla Miller, Undefeated Divas, and Lady Jetsetters Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, Saltimbanqui of Mexico, Stephen Foster's Foster Family Program, Cherokee Hunters, Wild Red Flame, and Mohawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Donnie Bolden, Jr. & the Spirit of Elijah, Tyronne Foster & the Arc Singers, Thunder Hill, Craig Adams & Higher Dimensions of Praise, Westbank Steppers, Valley of Silent Men, and Pigeon Steppers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, Alana Villavaso
Sunday, May 2 The Neville Brothers, Van Morrison, B.B. King, Irma Thomas, The Dead Weather, Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, Richie Havens, Clarence Carter, Juvenile & DJ Mannie Fresh, Wayne Shorter Quartet feat. Brian Blade, John Patitucci, and Danilo Perez, Tye Tribbett, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, The Radiators, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Ellis Marsalis, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, DJ Captain Charles, The Davell Crawford Singers, Ruthie Foster, Sagbohan Danialou of Benin, Luther Kent, Sherman Washington & the Zion Harmonizers, The Preservation Hallstar Revue, Mia Borders, Jimmy Johnson Band, Benny Grunch & the Bunch, Tribute to Juanita Brooks feat. Wanda Rouzan, Barbara Shorts, and Topsy Chapman, Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias, Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, John Rankin, Tim Laughlin, Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, Val & the Love Alive Fellowship Choir, Willie Tee, Warren Storm & Cypress, Feufollet, Reggie Hall & The Twilighters, Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes, Phillip Manuel, TBC Brass Band, Los Po-Boy-Citos, Dukes of Dixieland, Margie Perez, Keith Franks, Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys, Blodie's Jazz Jam, Nova NOLA feat. Sasha Masakowski, Jonno & Bayou DeVille, Kumbuka African Drum & Dance Collective, Some Like It Hot, Jo "Cool" Davis, St. Joseph the Worker Choir, Franklin IV, Hazel & the Delta Ramblers, N'Kafu African Dance Ensemble, Wild Tchoupitoulas, Black Eagles and Wild Apaches Mardi Gras Indians, Morikeba Kouyate & Friends, Highsteppers Brass Band, Original Lady Buckjumpers and Original Prince of Wales Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, Ven Pa' Ca, Zulu Male Ensemble, Golden Sioux and Apache Hunters Mardi Gras Hunters, Thunder Hill, O. Perry Walker Kuumba Players, Hobgoblin Hill Puppet Theater, Lady Rollers, Original CTC, and Nine Times Ladies Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Morning Star Mass Choir, KIDsmART Performer Showcase
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Tonawanda News — The hours leading up to the death of Ralph D. Stone became more clear on Friday in Niagara County Court following the testimony of several witnesses, while the jury also saw a video of a two-hour interview between police detectives and the person who killed him, Jennifer R. Marchant.
Marchant, 24, who is facing two counts of manslaughter, was interviewed by North Tonawanda Police Department detectives in the early morning hours of Feb. 7, less than two hours after police were first sent to her Oliver Street apartment.
In the video, which was recorded in an interrogation room at the department, Marchant told the authorities that Stone, her boyfriend since May 2012, was heavily intoxicated and had physically harmed her the night of Feb. 6 and two other times throughout their nine-month relationship.
In the interview that began at 12:40 a.m., Marchant also told police that Stone and several of his friends had spent much of the day drinking in the apartment - where she said she lived alone - without her permission and while she was supposed to be at work.
After leaving her apartment the morning of Feb. 6 and skipping work at an Amherst collection agency, she watched movies at the Niagara Falls home of her friend, Stephanie Dee. Sometime between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., Stone and Marchant communicated via cell phone, when he told her that he was "partying" at her apartment.
During testimony Friday, Dee told the court that while Marchant was initially "irritated" the two eventually joined the party and participated in two rounds of the drinking game, beer pong, with Stone and his friends.
One of Stone's friends, Ray Graney, whom Stone had met in an anger management class, also testified that Stone nearly became involved in a scuffle with a man at an Oliver Street convenience store that day.


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Clean styling makes this floor lamp a sophisticated, modern choice.
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Love it in our living room- very cozy, yet pretty bight. Gives our living room a soft warm touch.
Destroyed twice in shipping, so I haven't been able to try it yet.
Nice contemporary design that works well with modern furnishings. Bright illumination. Some of glass shades are not aligned with metal parts though, they are not exactly parallel. Has very long cord. Definitely needs dimmer.
Metal has dark bronze finish that can works with black furniture and accessories.
Now about Negative experience: first lamp came in a badly bashed box and base and metal side were damaged. I needed a rush delivery so had to pay again for overnight delivery of the new item - $130 more! Second came undamaged. Now I only have to bring super heavy box to FedEx for return procedure.
Suits my Mid-Century Modern living room with Asian accents
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Nutcrackers scare me. I had a bad experience with a White Elephant gift exchange, a pair of giant nutcrackers, and a crotchety old woman that has left me scarred to this day. I'm not really sure what ties the nutcracker in with Christmas (aside from the ballet The Nutcracker) and nutcrackers nowadays seem to be more decorative than functional, but they are an inescapable part of Christmas.
So why not zombify them? Here is some inspiration to get you started:
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Grant Osborne's commentary masterfully interprets the text of Revelation while introducing readers to the perspectives of contemporary scholarship in a clear and accessible manner. In the author's Preface, the purpose of the volume is stated as, "… not only to provide the reader with exegetical and background information on the text but to help the reader trace the theological threads that tie the book together."
Dr. Osborne begins with a thorough introduction to Revelation and the many difficulties involved in its interpretation. He then examines larger sections in order to locate and emphasize the writer's central message. Finally he explores the theological implications and draws conclusions in an accessible pastor-friendly manner. As standard to all of the Baker Exegetical Commentary Series, a comprehensive introduction to Revelation, with the author's translation for exposition and exegesis, is included.


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Does anyone know when they usually announce the dates for the upcoming year?
Does anyone know when they usually announce the dates for the upcoming year?
We have to request vacation time incredibly early,
Skate Canada announced back in October that the 2013 Skate Canada International would take place in Saint John, New Brunswick from October 25-27, 2013. That should give you an idea of the general timeframe which seems to be the same as this year.
Can't skate but love to watch
Thanks...now just have to hope they don't change the order of them like a few years ago.
This season, SA was the third weekend in October and SC was the fourth weekend in October. SC on October 25-27, 2013 is the fourth weekend in October. The last time they changed the order, SA and SC were moved to the end of the season. There are no guarantees they won't change the order, but I don't think it's likely that they'll change these two.
"The team doesn't get automatic capacity because management is mad" -- Greg Smith, agile guy
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ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Community Hospital is welcoming Dr. Mary Glickman to its staff.
Glickman will be establishing her full-time family practice at the Elizabethtown Community Health Center. She will also be on-call for emergency situations at the hospital as part of the scheduled rotation with the hospital's other physicians. She will be accepting patients beginning Monday.
Glickman, a native of Minerva, is excited about establishing her medical practice in the area.
"I'm looking forward to working in this small but bustling Adirondack community where we really get to know our neighbors," she said. "I'm excited about becoming an integral part of the Elizabethtown health center and the hospital, using my training and expertise to assist families in our region."
Glickman holds degrees in philosophy, public health and medicine. She brings a wide range of experiences to her position including time spent as a Peace Corps volunteer working in West Africa, working as a research assistant in the Psychology Department at the University of Arizona and experience working for various health-education organizations.
According to Hospital CEO Rod Boula, Glickman will be a welcome addition to the organization. "It's important that our area residents have access to primary-care physicians close to home," he said.
To help bring Glickman back to the area, Elizabethtown Community Hospital helped her secure funding from the Doctors Across New York program, which helps pay a physician's medical school bills in exchange for the commitment to practice in a medically underserved area.
Glickman received a master's degree in public health from The University of Arizona and received her medical degree from Pennsylvania State University. She completed her residency training at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine.
Retirement announced
PLATTSBURGH — Paul Sands, president and general manager since 1998 of WPTZ-TV/WNNE-TV, the Hearst Television Inc. NBC affiliates serving the Plattsburgh-Burlington, Vt., television market, will retire at the end of the year, capping a 38-year television career. Kyle Grimes will succeed Sands as president and general manager, as announced by Hearst Television President & CEO David J. Barrett and Executive Vice President Jordan Wertlieb.
"Today's announcement of a management transition at WPTZ/WNNE takes on special significance with Kyle Grimes succeeding his one-time mentor, Paul Sands, at the helm of our stations," Barrett said. "Paul has had an outstanding television career spanning 38 years and serving as the president of WPTZ/WNNE since 1998. Prior to his service with Hearst Television, Paul's distinguished career includes positions as a news executive with several of our industry's most prominent companies and stations."
Sands will work with Grimes over the next few months to facilitate a seamless management transition.
Grimes's appointment represents a homecoming, as he served as the stations' news director from 2005 to 2008. More recently, he served as news director at WPBF-TV, the Hearst ABC affiliate serving West Palm Beach, Fla. Under his leadership, the station made great strides in local news ratings and earned a 2012 Florida Associated Press Award for Best Newscast.
During his time as news director and, previously, executive producer at WPTZ/WNNE, the stations earned three New York State Associated Press Awards for Best Newscast and a 2003 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary from the Radio Television Digital News Association. He is also the recipient of a Radio Television Digital News Foundation fellowship.
Before his first tour at WPTZ/WNNE, Grimes was a newscast producer at Hearst's KCRA-TV/KQCA-TV in Sacramento. He began his career at Hearst's KSBW-TV, serving the Monterey/Salinas, Calif., TV market. He holds a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University.
Affiliation announced
LAKE GEORGE — The Adirondack Brewery has entered into a partnership with High Peaks Distributing of Saranac Lake to expand their locally crafted beer distribution.
Located in the Village of Lake George, the Adirondack Brewery was solely distributed within the 11 counties of Northeastern New York State, currently serviced by DeCrescente Distributing Co. Inc. Monday, June 26, marked the first pick up by High Peaks Distributing, a shipment of Bear Naked Ale & Dirty Blond kegs.
The expanded territory will now include Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties as well as the Long Lake Township in Hamilton County.
"By working with DeCrescente Distributing, another family owned, local distributor, we have been able to grow our brand 300 percent in the last year and a half. Paired with our new greatly expanded facility and increased production, we decided now was the time to open up our distribution area and High Peaks made the most sense," said John Carr, owner of the Adirondack Pub & Brewery.
"Located in the heart of the Adirondack Park, we feel that our product will do very well in this area."
The general manager of High Peaks, Jon Dubee, added that they are very happy to add Adirondack Brewery to their portfolio and to provide the best beer service in the Adirondacks.
High Peaks Distributing, formerly Highland Beverage, has been operating in the Adirondacks since 1977, servicing their territory longer than any other beer distributor there. They have been an advocate of craft beers since the early 1980s.
For more information about Adirondack Pub & Brewery, visit www.adkbrewery.com, like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter @AdkBrewery.
Music business
RIVERVIEW — Local musician Ryan Rock has started a local independent music-recording business, RJR/River Rock Records , in Riverview in the Town of Saranac.
Local artists who wish to make low-cost recordings of their material online or on CD, or releases on River Rock Records, may contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 293-8840.
RJR's music is available for free listening at rjrmusic.bandcamp.com.
New hires
LAKE PLACID — Adworkshop, Northern New York's employee-owned digital marketing agency, has added two new employees to its communications and search-marketing teams. Adworkshop employees 29 full-time professionals in its Lake Placid office.
Stanzi McGlynn of Montoursville, Pa., joins Adworkshop's public relations division, Inphorm Inc., as a PR, content and social-media specialist. McGlynn most recently worked as a community economic development agent for the United States Peace Corps in Senegal. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics and fine arts from St. Lawrence University.
Duncan Lawrence of Middlebury, Vt., will be working as a search marketing specialist. Lawrence previously worked as an executive assistant at a local non-profit and brings his experience in social media and behavioral analysis to his new role in Adworkshop's growing search-marketing department.
More information can be found at www.adworkshop.com, Facebook.com/advertisersworkshop and www.inphorminc.com.
Store manager
PLATTSBURGH — Maurices, a leading national specialty store for fashion-conscious customers, has named Andrea Langlois as store manager in Plattsburgh. Langlois is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the store, including sales performance, visual presentation and personnel recruitment and training.
Maurices, a brand of Ascena Retail Group Inc., operates more than 800 stores in 44 states. Maurices stands for fashion, quality, value and customer service. Offering sizes 1-26, styles are inspired by the girl in everyone, in every size. For store information and to shop online, visit maurices.com.
Winners announced
PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Cultural Center for the Arts and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau recently hosted the Adirondack Coast ARTWays Project unveiling event to announce the winner of the inaugural round, "Set Sail."
Focused on the history, events, festivities and importance of Lake Champlain to the region, 16 entries were submitted. Jodi and Todd Brunner of Plattsburgh took first place with their artwork titled "Set Sail." This piece was created by the husband-and-wife duo using graphic design and illustration.
"In creating this work, we based the imagery around the lake and wanted to evoke a feeling of past and present, achieved through a combination of both hand tooled and digital illustration," The Brunners explained. "There are echoes of the area's military history present in the illuminated skies above as patriotism ripples through the waters of Lake Champlain. The ships share that theme and also represent the recreational boating and races that take place in the area. The inclusion of Champy denotes the great legend of our region."
"Jodi and Todd's vibrant and playful image captures the essence of what the Adirondack Coast ARTWays Project is all about," said Janine Scherline, executive director of the NCCCA. "The basic concept involves celebrating the region's treasures through place-based artwork by local artists, forming an intrinsic collaboration between arts and culture and tourism."
She said the choosing of a winner brings ARTWays from concept to reality and the Brunners' image is one that everyone will identify with and embrace.
As the winners of the first round, reproductions of the Brunners' artwork are available on magnets and posters that can be purchased at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts and the North Country Chamber of Commerce.
Adirondack Coast ARTWays project sponsors included Mountain Lake PBS, CVPH Medical Center, Pfizer, Studley Printing/Lake
Champlain Weekly, Best Western Inn at Smithfield, Ground Round Restaurant, Tip Top Frames Art Center & Gallery and Meadowbrook Healthcare.


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The Batman mask worn by George Clooney, the slinky Catwoman suit worn by Halle Berry and other Hollywood film items will be donated to a Smithsonian museum on Friday (today).
In an afternoon ceremony in Washington, D.C., Warner Bros. Chairman Barry Meyer is scheduled to turn over more than 30 artifacts from 13 of his studio's films to the National Museum of American History. The pieces are dominated by superheroes but draw on a little of the studio's past, too.


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To say that that the preponderance of letters we receive on assault weapons call for their ban wouldn't be an exaggeration. So when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday that the ban proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein wouldn't be brought to the floor for a vote, readers fumed.
In the past, I've noted that readers angry about an issue tend to write more quickly and in greater numbers than those who aren't. Consequently, the mix of opinions sent to firstname.lastname@example.com may tilt decisively in one direction and not necessarily reflect broader public opinion. But on assault weapons, our readers' opinions roughly align with the public's, according to polls. In January, a Gallup survey found that 60% of Americans favor a federal ban similar to or stronger than the one on the books between 1994 and 2004.


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From Openwaterpedia
Luciano Cotena is the Capri-Napoli Organising Committee President of the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, part of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit. He is the host and organiser of one of the longest running professional marathon swimming competitions in the world which began in 1954 and starts on the island of Capri and finishes 36 km (22 miles) later on Marina Grande Beach in Napoli on the mainland of Italy.
FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series sites
The FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix series consists of races in:
- Rosario (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario
- Santa Fe-Coronda (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda
- Viedma (Argentina), locally called La Patagones Viedma
- Jabelah (Syria – cancelled in 2011, 2012, 2013)
- Hernandarias-Paraná (Argentina), locally called Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná
- Cancún (Mexico), locally called Maratón Cancún
- Capri-Napoli (Italy), locally called Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
- Lac St-Jean (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean
- Lac Memphrémagog (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
- Šabac (Serbia), locally called Šabac Swim Marathon
- Ohrid Lake (Macedonia), locally called Ohrid Lake Swim Marathon
External links
- Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli website
- Capri-Napoli, My First Marathon Swim Adventure
- List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming website
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Alexander Studzinski Strives To FINIS What He Started
- Swimming In The Sea In Capri-Napoli Since 1954
- Damián Blaum Rising To The Top, But Not Alone


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— PLATTSBURGH — Daniel Joseph Downs, 90, of Plattsburgh, died June 17, 2013 with his loving family by his side. He was born on Burnt Hill near Saranac on June 15, 1923, the son of Hubert and Dora (Clancy) Downs. Dan was raised on Burnt Hill, and lived and worked in the area. He married Marion Macey on April 29, 1946, and lived on Burnt Hill until they built a home in Keeseville in 1960.
Dan opened a chainsaw, lawnmower and snowmobile sales and repair shop in Keeseville in 1956. In 1970, he started a home construction company, building a large subdivision of homes on Macey Lane in Plattsburgh and numerous homes throughout the North Country. He retired in 1986 and moved to Plattsburgh. Dan and Marion enjoyed camping in the summer, supper on Friday nights with a special group of friends and dancing every weekend all year long. He enjoyed gardening, especially growing tomatoes. Dan had a clever and mischievous sense of humor, and was especially skilled at playing jokes and invoking fun-loving teasing on his family members and favorite friends. He traveled numerous times to visit his sons in Alaska, Vermont and Colorado, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, flying and sightseeing while in Alaska. He enjoyed numerous trips around the country and cruises in the Caribbean. A trip to Ireland in 2000 to visit the country of his ancestors was a highlight.
During the past few years, Dan became a master at using Skype to video-converse with his sons and grandchildren all across the country. He was a past officer of Moose Lodge 2390 in Plattsburgh, a lifetime member of the Elks Club BPOE 2072 in Keeseville, and a member of the Newman Center.
Dan is survived by his wife Marion of 67 years and his four sons, Bob and Judy Downs of Sterling, Alaska, Dennis and Kelly Downs of Sterling, Alaska; Tim and Mary Downs of Fairfax, Vt.; Dan Downs and Gail Denton of Boulder, Colo.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, and his brothers Hubert, Dennis, Robert, James and John. More recently, Dan loved having an adopted fifth son and daughter-in-law from China, Mr. and Mrs. Wei Qiu and their daughter Katie.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home, 69 Court Street, Plattsburgh. Mass will be performed at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 20 at the Newman Center, 90 Broad Street in Plattsburgh. Internment will follow at the Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens on Tom Miller Road. A luncheon and celebration of his life will be held following the internment starting at 12 noon on Thursday at the American Legion, Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.rwwalkerfh.com.
Arrangements are in the care of R.W. Walker Funeral Home, 69 Court St., Plattsburgh.


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By Scott Levine
Associate Editor
A report just issued by Iowa State University analyzing retail numbers from fiscal year 2012 in Clinton County shows those numbers dropped for the fourth consecutive year.
But in the last 10 months, the shopping climate in the city of Clinton has changed thanks to a revitalization happening in the area, especially downtown, Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Nathan Sondgeroth said.
The recent announcements of increased employment opportunities through RAIL.ONE at the Lincolnway Railport and Data Dimensions came after the decision by Cedar Rapids firm Frantz-Hobart to renovate the Wilson building, which will add more housing to downtown.
That decision also cemented Jude Golinvaux's desire to open a lounge in downtown.
Golinvaux is expecting to close this week on a sale of a building at 224 Fifth Ave. South, the former Quinn's Jewelry store. Because the Wilson building will house 28 market-rate apartment units, Golinvaux is banking on that development to increase traffic in downtown Clinton.
"I had looked at a few other buildings, but the Wilson building, with the upscale apartments and bringing in more retail, really made me go after this building," Golinvaux said.
Golinvaux's business will focus on wines, including Wide River Winery. Also, the lounge will feature craft beers, appetizers and desserts.
She's hoping to be open by August.
"In my gut, I think it's going to be a good downtown," Golinvaux said. "It's different than the past, of course. There's not the bigger stores, but there's little boutiques and little funky places. That's what makes a downtown anymore."
Golinvaux is surrounded by newer businesses in downtown. In the retail study, specialty stores registered below the expected range of total sales in Clinton County.
But some businesses have opened in downtown since the study completed in June 30, 2012, and others have helped create more traffic in the area.
The Painted Rooster opened its doors in August. It's a specialty store that owner Erin George hopes will provide shoppers an opportunity to find items not normally found in this area.
"We are anxious to have as many shops and restaurants downtown," George said. "It makes it more of a destination to walk around."
Mainstays like Gifts Galore, Banner Home Furnishings and the Corner Deli and Ice Cream Shoppe have mixed with newer businesses like the Old Crow, Painted Rooster and 392 Caffe, creating an urban revitalization that Sondgeroth hopes will only get better when the Wilson building opens its doors.
"All along, the Wilson building has been a catalytic project," Sondgeroth said. "It doesn't cause the reaction but it does speed it up. The Wilson building is a symbol of growth and encourages other people to take that leap."
For George and co-owner Emily Steenhard, the growth of downtown doesn't mean competing with each other but to encourage shoppers to venture to other businesses within walking distance.
"We're hoping that we're filling something here with specialty stores," George said. "We'll send customers down the street, and we pride ourselves not to offer anything that someone else offers. It's not about competing. We want to enhance downtown."


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ForewordThis year, I'm pleased to report that expenditures for research and scholarly activities at MSU for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2000, reached an all-time high of nearly $61 million (see p. 32).
When we say that MSU continues to grow in research, what does that mean? The numbers offer little in the way of rich and compelling details about what "research" and "scholarship" are and why they are so critical to the life of a university and to the state of Montana.
MSU faculty are engaged in roughly 2,000 funded projects, plus many more intellectual endeavors that aren't reflected in the charts and tables. This report exists to share some of the many stories that lie behind the numbers.
For example, how could biologists have known decades ago about some of the powerful new tools that would one day allow them to ask entirely new questions? Global positioning systems, geographic information systems, super computers and related tools have, in many cases, redefined what biologists can learn about the environment. (p. 6)
A similar retooling is taking place in paleontology where CT scans, for example, can show what's inside a dinosaur's skull without cracking it open. MSU's dinosaur paleontology has not only become more high-tech, it has also become increasingly global. Bones and eggs from Africa, China and Argentina as well as Montana are under study by a growing group of MSU experts. (p.10)
Montana producers are well known for their high-quality wheat, barley and beef. With the help of MSU, two of these should see significant added value in the coming decade. The timing couldn't be better, as producers continue to face drought, low prices and uncertain international markets. (p. 18)
Meanwhile, a group of engineers, geologists and architects are reminding us that California isn't the only state that gets the shakes. Montana is the fourth most seismically active state in the nation. MSU faculty are involved in seismic research and public outreach to help spread the word that major earthquakes can and have happened here. (p.2)
This region has also been an epicenter for Euro-Native American conflict, dislocation and forced assimilation. One MSU scholar has listened carefully to the voice of a Native American author who lived during this time period. Her work has shed new light on issues of identity, culture and survival for this author as well as on her complicated relationship with a white male editor. (p.13)
Stories about healthy indoor air, infectious diseases, the development of new products for industry, and the value of a biotechnology education can also be found in these pages.
The common thread running through these projects is the desire to know and to create, to discover new concepts and technologies, and to use discoveries for the advancement of humankind.
It's my privilege to watch this university's intellectual assets grow and benefit those around it, namely the students, citizens and businesses/industries of Montana. My hope for the coming year is for an even more aggressive journey of discovery fueled by an indefatigable quest to know.
Tom McCoy
MSU Vice President for Research,
Creativity and Technology Transfer


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