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Kenya is the economic engine and key driver of stability in East Africa. Its strong private sector, infrastructure, and financial services contribute significantly to growth in the region. Kenya's diplomatic and peacekeeping efforts also reinforce its role as a regional stabilizer.
However, the country faces significant development challenges, such as cross-border insecurity, severe income inequalities, frequent droughts, and youth unemployment. The fallout from the disputed 2007 elections was devastating. Post-election violence had a particularly high impact on the educational system, as schools were destroyed or turned into camps for internally displaced persons. Students and teachers were themselves displaced, and many lost weeks or months of classes.
Following a power-sharing agreement brokered in 2008 that helped to end the crisis, Kenya has since embarked on an ambitious reform agenda. Most notably, a new constitution was passed in 2010 that promises to devolve power to new county governments and reform Kenya's legal and political institutions. Kenya's ability to achieve lasting prosperity depends on the country's commitment to improving governance and achieving the promise of its constitution. With Kenya's strong civil society and independent media, the country has great potential for progress. The country's vibrant private sector and growing middle class can also help to drive economic growth.
Kenya ranks 145 out of 187 countries in the United Nations Development Programme's 2012 Human Development Index. Although one out of five Kenyans is living on less than US$1.25 per day, the country has made significant progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals for universal primary education and gender parity in education.
Canada's international development program in Kenya is closely aligned with Kenya's long-term national planning strategy, officially known as Kenya Vision 2030.
The goal of Canada's program is to help Kenya secure a future for children and youth by improving primary education and strengthen democratic governance by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector.
Canada continues to improve the quality of education in Kenya by working with the Government of Kenya to train quality teachers and make schools child-friendly learning environments in which children—especially girls—feel safe and secure, healthy, and well nourished. Canada strives to work in the most disadvantaged areas of the country, where dropout rates are the highest, and supports initiatives that offer innovative solutions for the most marginalized communities, such as accelerated learning for refugee children and mobile schools for nomadic children.
Canada supports public sector accountability and citizens' engagement to improve the delivery of public services to Kenyans. By working with public institutions and grass-roots/civil society organizations, Canada is supporting good governance practices in areas such as basic education, women's political participation, conflict prevention, electoral systems, public financial management, and community participation.
Democratic governance is one of the Government of Canada's priority themes for international assistance.
Kenya adheres to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (PDF, 317 KB, 23 pages). There has been considerable progress in implementing aid effectiveness principles, particularly donor harmonization through the Kenya Joint Assistance Strategy 2007–2012, which was signed by 17 bilateral donors, including Canada, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations. This strategy also aligns with the Government of Kenya's Vision 2030, indicating local ownership.
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FORTUNE -- When you're embroiled in an office rivalry, it can seem as though any chance of peace is out of the question. And as time goes on, the rift typically grows deeper. Discord distorts the relationship and emotions cloud its origin. But if we stop for a minute to consider the potential threat that office rivals present and the inherent benefits of having allies, it becomes apparent that burying the hatchet is a worthy pursuit, if not an imperative.
"Positive relationships build political capital," says Marie G. McIntyre, author of Secrets to Winning at Office Politics: How to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Your Influence at Work. "The more positive relationships you have, typically the more leverage you have in the organization."
The other side of the coin is that having enemies comes at a huge cost. "It's just a waste of energy that could be better used for something else," says McIntyre. "The amount of energy you will spend managing negative interpersonal relationships is a distraction from achieving your work and career goals."
Put simply, adversaries can bring you down. "The more rivals you have in the workplace, the more you have a chance of being undermined and being ruined in some instances," says Seth Freeman, professor of negotiation and conflict management at NYU and Columbia.
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You may have your doubts about whether making nice with a heated rival is realistic. However, Freeman suggests the power of open communication and good listening is real. Consider the motto of the New York Police Department's Hostage Negotiation Team: Talk to me. "If [they] can convince someone with a gun to the head of a child to reach a peaceful resolution, there may be more hope than you first think."
1. Know your enemy
Enemies come in different shapes and sizes, so take a minute to think about your conflict before trying to extend the olive branch. This will help determine the best approach and whether a peace accord is worth pursuing at all. To that end, McIntyre puts adversaries in three categories: focused, emotional, and vengeful.
Focused adversaries are people who are trying to accomplish a certain goal you stand in the way of -- a promotion, assignment, or responsibility. With these folks, it's nothing personal. "If you're trying to convert a focused adversary, it's a matter of convincing them that one, you're not in their way, and two, that they are more likely to succeed in achieving their goals by being cooperative with you," says McIntyre.
Emotional adversaries are what they sound like -- people driven by their own emotional needs. "You can usually tell an emotional adversary because they're difficult for lots of people -- not just you," says McIntyre. These people tend to be overly critical or even downright angry. The key is not to let them push your emotional buttons, says McIntyre. "You stay in that pleasant, professional, cooperative mindset --even when they're not being very pleasant back." In these cases your best bet is to tolerate and neutralize them rather than worry about converting them to allies.
Vengeful adversaries are people who are out to get you, says McIntyre. "They're mad at you and they're out for revenge for something you did," whether or not you know what that was. Only once you know what their beef is can you begin to reconcile.
2. Watch what you say
When initiating peace talks with an office rival, it's important to keep it unemotional. Carefully choosing your words and properly framing the conversation can play a big part in that. Use observations and statements of fact, says McIntyre, rather than judgments about personality or work habits. "Make your statements factual, not emotional, so you're saying things like, 'The last three times I needed some info from your department … it was very difficult for me to get it.' Saying, 'You're always late giving everybody information,' is a very value driven statement."
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Framing the conversation with the right tone and language can also help your case. "You don't have to be a wuss," says Freeman, "Quite the opposite -- but you can say it in a way that's attractive and winsome." Freeman also suggests avoiding what he calls "irritators," which could trigger an argument. "Irritators are expressions that people use that they think are persuasive but actually aren't. For example, saying something like, 'I'm making you a very fair offer.' That kind of statement is more likely to cause someone to be defensive since it's so blatantly self-serving."
So as not to reopen old wounds, it's best not to bring up the past. Stay focused on the future. And describing the situation from your point of view using "I" statements can also be helpful. "This is a semantic trick," says McIntyre, "but it's amazing how you can neutralize a conversation or keep people from getting defensive by just removing as many "you's" as possible."
3. Find common ground
Perhaps the most powerful way to win over an adversary is to appeal to a common interest. "This is the stuff that has changed the course of history," says Freeman. "Who would have thought that Stalin and Roosevelt could have worked together? But with a common enemy -- Hitler -- they were able to successfully form an alliance."
By putting forward a compelling argument that shows how working together would be advantageous to both parties, you have a real shot at building an alliance. For example, pulling together for the sake of getting a bigger budget for your department is a mutual benefit. Or a common interest that almost any two colleagues can agree on is looking good in front of the boss. Finding common ground is crucial.
4. Warm up to conflict
For some of us, conflict is no problem. We have an issue and we confront it. Yet others shrivel at the thought of such an encounter. If you fall into the latter group, it's time to start working on it, says Jim Waldroop, co-author of The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back: Overcoming the Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead. "If you know that conflict really makes you anxious, the time to start dealing with it is not when you've got something important on the line. What you want to do is start in other arenas so you can basically build up your strength."
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Waldroop suggests warming up to conflict where the stakes are lower, which is likely outside your work life. For example, something that you might just let go, like if your dry cleaner tears one of your shirts. "Don't just let it go," says Waldroop. "Go and practice your conflict skills by confronting your dry cleaner."
In the end, it's important to have realistic expectations. Try to convert enemies into neutral parties first rather than trying to make a best friend off the bat. "The bottom line is, adversaries are dangerous," says Waldroop. "They want to do you harm. And if you can make that enemy at least into somebody that is not out to stab you in the back, then you're better off."
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Habanero Pepper Jelly
Author Notes: This is hands down our favorite home-canned product. When my husband and I were in college we ate so much of this jelly smeared on hard crackers with goat cheese that we dubbed it "The Snack". In truth it was more like The Snack, The Lunch, The Dinner, you get the idea. Serve this sweet and spicy jelly with soft cheese such as chevre or brie. It is also an excellent addition to a grilled cheese sandwich or a glaze for grilled salmon. Yum! - My Pantry Shelf
Makes 6 half pints
- 2 orange bell peppers
- 8 habanero peppers
- 4 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1 packet no or low sugar pectin
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon butter
- Seed and stem bell peppers and habaneros. (Take care with the habanero, they are extremely hot. Gloves are recommended.)
- Roughly chop the peppers, then toss into a food processor and process until minced, but not pureed.
- Place peppers, vinegar, pectin, salt and butter to a full rolling boil. Stir constantly.
- Add sugar and return to a boil for one minute.
- Remove from heat and skim off foam. Fill sterile mason jars leaving a 1/2 inch head-space.
- To make shelf stable- process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chili Pepper Recipe
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over 2 years ago davegorf
MPS, I made this over the holidays. Volume was good, 2 large and 2 small jars. Everyone who has tried it loved it. We paired on one occasion with cheese and bleu cheese was best. Nice contrast. It also went over big on crackers, bread, apples, and late one night oatmeal raisin cookies. I must admit when I think jelly I think Peanut Butter. So...it makes a great PB&J on rye toast!!! Try it! Then I brought a jar to work and put it out with a baguette and a chunk of gorgonzola. My colleagues were lined up. I have yet to find my jar. I suspect someone may be sitting in a corner licking it out. Wild success, thanks so much. DG
over 2 years ago My Pantry Shelf
Dave, So glad to hear it was a success. PB&J on Rye? That is one combination I will have to try. Hope you find your jar.
over 2 years ago EmFraiche
Do you have a recommendation for a brand of powdered pectin? I'm unable to find any at my local grocery stores (not even Whole Foods!), and I'm looking at ordering some online. Thanks!
over 2 years ago My Pantry Shelf
I use Sure-jell. It is sold at all of our local (Northern California) standard grocery stores with the canning jars.
over 2 years ago neenjean
I attempted this recipe last night and my jelly did not jell! I was wondering if you used liquid or powder pectin in your recipe and if maybe that is the reason for my runny jelly? This was the first time I have ever tried to make jelly. I used 1 package of Ball Liquid Pectin in my batch, since your recipe did not specify powder or liquid.
over 2 years ago My Pantry Shelf
Yes, that was an oversight. I use powdered pectin and have always had a firm jell. On the upside for your runny jelly ( I ran into the same problem recently when experimenting with POmona's pectin) it is great drizzled over goat cheese or as a dip for chicken wings or grilled cheese. I hope you can still put it to good use. This remains one of my favorite canning recipes.


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Dr.Walton also spent a year at the Lawrence Hall of Science, at University of California, Berkeley, working as statewide pre-college program coordinator for the MESA (Math Engineering, Science Achievement) Program. At Cal Poly he teaches general college chemistry, senior (advanced) inorganic chemistry, Consumer chemistry and the chemical science course. In addition, Dr. Walton has taught the "methods for teaching science" in the teacher education program.
During summers he has taught the science-teaching course for the Claremont Graduate University's teacher Program.
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At Kompania Piwowarska, we have saved about 35,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions over the last five years by improving the energy efficiency of our breweries. Between 2003 and 2012, for example, our Poznan brewery has reduced the amount of heat energy it uses to produce a hectolitre of beer by 57%, down from 135.39 MJ/hl to 58.34 MJ/hl.
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 7:07 pm in Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders completed their second practice session Thursday without wide receiver Chaz Schilens, who left the field early on the session accompanied by a member of the athletic training staff and did not return to the field.
Schilens, who missed the first eight games of the season with a broken metatarsal on his left foot and had two surgeries since, was not limping and its not known if his foot was the problem.
About 30 minutes after practice, Schilens emerged from the hotel and walked back to the field house and still was walking without a limp.
The Raiders had no comment on Schilens' early exit and the interview sessions had concluded for the day.
Practice resumes Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday's second session contained a few team sessions and some seven-on-seven sessions which went beyond the walk-through "learning intensive" pattern of the morning practice, with the defense mostly getting better of the offense in terms of defending the pass.
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A CRITIC AT LARGE about recent books on cities and urban planning. In the United States right now, after a long run of "urban crisis" (punctuated by periodic hopeful reports of revitalization), cities are viewed positively again. The veteran sociologist Elijah Anderson's latest book, "The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life" (Norton; $25.95), posits that there are certain venues in cities (Philadelphia is his example), such as public markets, where the races can come together temporarily without conflict. But he cautions against taking too much from this. He offers detailed, occasionally first-person descriptions of how racially charged life can be for an upper-middle-class black man when he ventures outside the cosmopolitan canopy. One person who helped usher in the new era of urban cheer is Richard Florida, who burst out of monographic obscurity in 2002 with a big, ambitious book called "The Rise of the Creative Class," and has recently published "The Great Reset" (Harper; $26.99). In his earlier book, Florida argued that there is an identifiable cluster of occupations (scientist, architect, academic, artist) that, taken together, constitute something called the Super-Creative Core. Adjacent to the Super-Creative Core sits the lesser, but larger part of the Creative Class, made up of managers, lawyers, accountants, and so on. The two groups combined are the Creative Class. The key factor in determining whether a city is successful is how significant a cohort of the Creative Class it attracts. "It would be a mistake for cities to think they can survive solely as magnets for the young and hip," the Harvard economist Edward Glaeser writes in his new book, "Triumph of the City" (Penguin Press; $29.95), by way of dismissing Richard Florida. For Glaeser, the key factor that makes cities successful is not the presence of the Creative Class but "proximity," the way they bring people into contact, enabling them to interact in rich, unexpected, productive ways. Though Edward Glaeser considers Richard Florida's celebration of cities sentimental and unrigorous compared with his own celebration of cities, the same trump card of hard-hearted rigor could be played against Glaeser. An odd, fascinating new book called "Aerotropolis" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux; $30) predicts that, in the future, cities will reorient themselves around enormous airports. The book's strangeness begins with its authorship: it was written by an entity called "John D. Kasarda/Greg Lindsay"—just the names, no "by." Another journalistic visitor to the extremes of urban globalization is Doug Saunders, a reporter for the Toronto Globe and Mail and the author of "Arrival City" (Pantheon; $27.95). Saunders leads us on a brisk world tour of enormous urban-fringe neighborhoods populated by people who have left the countryside. Perhaps because Saunders is a journalist who isn't selling his advice, his version of the city is unlovelier than the rest—overwhelming, at times—but also more persuasive. Also mentions "The Agile City" (Island Press; $35) by James S. Russell.
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Brands such as Hamilton Beach, Black & Decker, and Mr. Coffee dominate the market for low-priced coffee makers. Across the board we found complaints about cheap coffee makers' design, durability, and end product. That said, several garnered enough positive comments to warrant frugal consumers' consideration.
At the top of our list is the Hamilton Beach Ensemble 43254 (starting at $38), a well-liked automatic-drip model that makes hot coffee and doesn't leak. The Black and Decker Brew 'n Go Personal DCM18S (starting at $19) is a favorite among consumers who brew only one cup at home to take with them on their commute. Another Hamilton Beach coffee maker, the BrewStation Summit 48464 (starting at $47), earns praise for dispensing directly into a cup, rather than holding coffee in a carafe. The Mr. Coffee JWX27 (starting at $35) is also a good option -- a standard, programmable, 12-cup pot that looks good and brews strong coffee quickly, according to reviews.
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Hamilton Beach Ensemble 43254
This 12-cup machine is a basic programmable coffee maker with no bells or whistles but many fans. Users say it makes good, hot coffee and is easy to use and clean.Read Full Review and Compare Prices »
Black & Decker Brew 'n Go Personal DCM18S
This handy one-serving coffee maker brews a single cup directly into a 15-ounce thermal travel mug. It comes with a permanent cone filter so you don't have to spend extra on paper filters.Read Full Review and Compare Prices »
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Hamilton Beach BrewStation Summit
This 12-cup machine (model No. 48464) doesn't come with a carafe, instead holding the coffee in an internal thermal tank so you can fill a mug directly from the spout. Consumers appreciate that they don't have to worry about breaking a glass carafe, although many complain of spills.Read Full Review and Compare Prices »
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Efficacy and Safety of Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Solution in Diabetic Patients With Gastroparesis
This study has been completed.
Evoke Pharma
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First received: February 17, 2009
Last updated: November 30, 2013
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To evaluate the safety and the effectiveness of two doses of metoclopramide nasal spray solution, 10 mg and 14 mg, compared to placebo in reducing the symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis.
Diabetic Gastroparesis
Diabetes Mellitus
Delayed Gastric Emptying
Drug: metoclopramide
Drug: Placebo
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group, Dose-Ranging Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Solution in Diabetic Subjects With Gastroparesis
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Diabetes Nausea and Vomiting
Drug Information available for: Metoclopramide Metoclopramide hydrochlorideU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Evoke Pharma:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The primary efficacy endpoint is the change from Baseline to the last 7 days during the treatment period in an average symptom total score, in subjects receiving metoclopramide nasal spray versus subjects receiving placebo. [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Abdominal pain and discomfort, hours of nausea, vomiting episodes, daily overall symptom severity, disability scores, and OGS severity and overall treatment scores by subject and investigator [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Metoclopramide Nasal Spray 10 mg
Drug: metoclopramide
30 minutes before meals and at bedtime for 4 weeks
Other Name: Reglan
|Active Comparator: Metoclopramide Nasal Spray 14 mg
Drug: metoclopramide
30 minutes before meals and at bedtime for 4 weeks
Other Name: Reglan
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo Nasal Spray
Drug: Placebo
30 minutes before meals and at bedtime
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
- Male subjects and non-pregnant, non-lactating female subjects between the ages of 18 and 75 years (inclusive)
- Willing and able to give written informed consent to participate in the study
- Ability to read and understand English
- Diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
- Diagnosis of diabetic gastroparesis previously documented
- A mean daily GCSI-DD score of ≥2 and ≤4 for the 7 days prior to the Randomization Visit (Visit 3, Day 0)
- Female subjects of childbearing potential, defined as not surgically sterile or at least 2 years postmenopausal, must agree to use one of the following forms of contraception from Screening through the last dose of study drug: hormonal (oral, implant, or injection) begun >30 days prior to screening, barrier (condom, diaphragm, or cervical cap with spermicide), intrauterine device (IUD), or vasectomized partner (6-months minimum)
- No clinically significant abnormal findings on the physical examination, medical history, or clinical laboratory results (with the exception of lipid profile, glucose and hemoglobin A1c) during screening which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject or impact the validity of the study results
- Willingness to discontinue current treatment for diabetic gastroparesis and to avoid all medications specified by the protocol for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria
- Gastric bypass and gastric banding, gastric pacemakers, post-surgical causes of gastroparesis and disorders known to be associated with abnormal gastrointestinal motility such as active gastric ulcer, active duodenal ulcer, active severe gastritis, gastric cancer, amyloidosis, neuromuscular diseases (including Parkinson's disease), collagen vascular diseases, alcoholism, uremia, malnutrition, and untreated hypothyroidism
- A history of allergic or adverse responses, including, but not limited to, acute dystonic reactions and tardive dyskinesia to metoclopramide or any comparable or similar product
- History of or physical findings suggestive of tardive dyskinesia
- Currently using and unwilling or unable to stop any medication known to be associated with tardive dyskinesia (See Study Reference Manual) prior to Washout (Visit 2)
- History of allergy to any of the ingredients in the study drug formulation; metoclopramide, citric acid, sodium citrate, benzalkonium chloride, EDTA, or sorbitol
- History of organ transplant, chronic pancreatitis, gross malabsorptive syndromes, celiac disease, or inflammatory bowel disease
- Malignancy (with the exception of basal cell carcinoma of the skin) currently present, initially diagnosed or recurring within 5 years of enrollment
- History of other clinically significant renal, hepatic, neurologic, hematologic, oncologic, pulmonary, psychiatric, cardiovascular or infectious disease, or any other condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject or impact the validity of the study results
- Have renal dysfunction calculated as creatinine clearance (CrCl) < 40 mL/min at Screening (Visit 1)
- Have a hemoglobin A1c > 12.5% at Screening (Visit 1)
- Inability or unwillingness to stop using the following agents for 7 days during the Washout Period (Day -7 to Day -1) prior to Randomization (Visit 3, Day 0) and refrain from their use for the 4-week study period; oral and parenteral formulations of metoclopramide, domperidone, tricyclic antidepressants, macrolide antibiotics, prokinetic agents, cholinergic agents, agents with significant anticholinergic effects, narcotic analgesics, orally administered β agonists, spasmolytics, dopamine agonists, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, herbal supplements, fiber or bulking products, and laxatives
- Use of neurotoxins (e.g., botulinum type A or B) as a treatment for gastroparesis or delayed gastric emptying within 6 months of Screening (Visit 1)
- Clinically significant abnormal finding or a QTc interval >450 milliseconds (msec) on ECGs obtained at Screening (Visit 1) OR pre- or post-dose at Randomization (Visit 3)
- Inability or unwillingness to stop using medications associated with Torsades de Pointes or a prolonged QT interval for 30 days prior to the initial symptom assessment and refrain from their use for the 4-week study period (see Study Reference Manual)
- Female subjects who are trying to conceive, are pregnant, or are lactating
- Positive serum human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) pregnancy test at Screening or a positive HCG urine test on Day 0 prior to administration of study drug for women of childbearing potential
- History of alcohol or drug abuse within the year prior to the Screening Visit, or current known evidence of substance dependence or abuse
- Participation in a clinical (investigational) trial or receipt of a non-FDA approved therapy within 30 days prior to the Screening Visit (Visit 1) with the exception of domperidone
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00845858
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|Responsible Party:
|Evoke Pharma
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00845858 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 17, 2009
|Last Updated:
|November 30, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Evoke Pharma:
Diabetic Gastroparesis
Diabetes Mellitus
Delayed Gastric Emptying
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Stomach Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Gastrointestinal Agents
Dopamine Antagonists
Dopamine Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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The Haverford College Staff Association was formed in 1971 to provide an opportunity for the staff to share information and ideas pertaining to campus business and social life.
At that time a representative body was established to provide a means for communicating with the College's administration. The organization of the Association took various forms until 1982, when formal by-laws were drawn up and adopted.
Some of its stated objectives are:
"To share a concern for the community life of the College.... to develop effective channels of communication to afford staff fuller participation in the life of the College.... to develop an effective mechanism through which staff members may participate in decisions that affect them… to develop procedures through which staff may voice concerns and seek action on specific problems as needs may dictate. "
Social events sponsored by the Staff Association provide an opportunity to get to know fellow workers in an informal setting. The Staff Association provides support for its members and makes it possible for the staff to participate more actively in the Haverford College community as a whole.
Membership and Organization
Membership in the Staff Association is open to all employees, except faculty members and administrators.
The Association now has four elected officers and an Executive Committee, made up of ten members chosen to represent all segments of the campus. Regular meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday each month during the academic year. Some of these feature outside speakers on topics of interest to staff members. The Association currently has representatives on several College committees to help maintain contact with the College administration. These include representatives to the Board of Managers and the Faculty as well as participation on the Administrative Advisory Committee and College Planning Committee. Appointments are made to ad hoc committees.
It is important for all employees to realize that the officers and the committees are elected to represent the Staff Association, not to run it. Employees should make a point of discussing with their representatives any matter that they think should be raised with the administration for correction or clarification. Raising questions ultimately benefits both the staff and the College.
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Officers and Executive Committee - Contact us at email@example.com
- Bruce Bumbarger - Magill Library
- Marian Carroll - Stokes- IITS Room 204
- Bob Harper - Facilities/HVAC
- Gail Heimberger - Hall Bldg Room 101
- Heidi McKay - Magill Library
- Johanna Riordan - Magill Library
- Liz Romano - Magill Library
- Carol Wagner - Facilities/Grounds
- Christine Webster - Stokes - IITS
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2012 Reading List: Year of the Jellyfish
The jellyfish is a remarkable organism because for the most part, it's not there. They consist of an invisibly thin web of digestive tissue and an "acellular" matrix known as mesoglea to capture and manipulate the water which makes up 98% of their bodies, if bodies they be.
Reading lists are always a reductive process. Most reviews only serve to make me realize how little I liked the book I was about to recommend. This collection is basically the half-way point of Battle Royale, a mix of killer instinct and dumb luck.
The Brainsturbator 2011 Reading List
"We find our friends in dead libraries." - Rohit Gupta
2011 was actually a rough year for me and the printed word. Most of the books I picked up were hardcover editions that made loud, satisfying sounds when I pitched them against the fucking wall. Needless to say, I had a lot of other stuff going on at the time and none of it matters today.
I did, however, manage to recover something absurdly appropriate as an opening ritual for Brainsturbator's 2012 season. I found a real deal lost reading list that I laid out on January 17th, 2011 and immediately forgot about. I found it an a notebook I brought back to Vermont this summer and I have been ordering books from it ever since. It turned out to be an excellent roadmap and it feels like I'm catching up on a year that never was.
The 2010 Brainsturbator Reading List
I have dozens of projects and I neglect them all. This year, my biggest victim has been Brainsturbator, once the focus of my daily life, now mostly a museum to who I was four years ago. I am many things to many people, but there's one constant: I read a couple hundred pages a day, minimum. So as we approach to end of 2010, I wanted to share some of my very highest reading recommendations with you fine folks…
The Greatest Achievement of Organized Science
"What has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science in history."
--Harry S. Truman, 1945 statement on the bombing of Hiroshima
Tracing Our Own Constellations
The Age of Horus offers ample employment opportunities in the field of demolition. The entire Enlightenment and the great edifice of Science Herself are more of an obstacle than a foundation for us now. Allowing our outdated paradigms, social systems and vested interests to crumble into decay is dangerous to pedestrians. We need to take them out in a systematic way, pretty much ASAP.
Psychic Warfare from 1981-2008
I'm publishing this to clear out 2008. Like my 10 Ways article, this was written for Key 64 although it never got published. With the ESP Bootcamp coming up, and ambient synchronicity going off the charts, I figured right now is a great time to re-examine the psychic potential of human beings. This material is also relevant to the work/play I'm doing with Tim Boucher to develop MandalaOS and several other biocomputing systems for Omnivate LLC. I've quietly started up a Brainsturbator Tumblr account—BRNSTRBTR—and my notes on Living Interfaces might be of interest to the curious future mutants among you.
Bucky Fuller & his World Game: Intro to Saving Planets
Rebooted for 2008. A curated collection of documents, open questions, and new material for R. Buckminster Fuller's original "World Game."
This was one of the very first Brainsturbator articles I wrote: I've totalled it today and built something better. I think now is a good time to be talking about Bucky's vision of a World Game. We have the technology to do this and a new administration could easily provide the funding. I don't think any of this material is Utopian or far out, but if you do, let me know why.
Saving the World Starts in Africa
In the face of a global economic catastrophe, I'm not paying much attention to the news. "Our leaders" are lying like always. Sure, there's Big Changes ahead—but scaremongering and cynicism are a waste of precious life. I'm actually more optimistic these days than I've ever been, and it's all because of Africa. The most innovative solutions and inspirational success stories I've found are coming from the Mother Continent, and I can't imagine a better remedy for American Fear than this. No matter what kind of nightmare collapse scenario you can imagine for the United States, Africa has already been there and back.
The 2008 Brainsturbator Update: Back to School
Probably the biggest lesson I learned in 2008 is this: don't make announcements about a project until that project is done. I apologize for the false alarms and empty hype, but finally, Brainsturbator is back. This year I've moved across the country, started a business and lost my mind at least three times. I've also been busy over-extending myself on dozens of projects, but I think that was a nescessary mistake.
Now I'm back and more focused than ever. Brainsturbator is The One Project that's worth sticking with, so this article is a summary of everything else I've been up to.
Recommended Reading
- Lucifer Priciple by Howard Bloom
- Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets
- Out of Control by Kevin Kelly
- The Body Electric by Robert O. Becker and Gary Seldon
- Hacking Matter by Will McCarthy
- The Invisible Landscape by Terence Mckenna
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- 2012 Reading List: Year of the Jellyfish
- The Brainsturbator 2011 Reading List
- The 2010 Brainsturbator Reading List
- The Greatest Achievement of Organized Science
- Tracing Our Own Constellations
- Psychic Warfare from 1981-2008
- Bucky Fuller & his World Game: Intro to Saving Planets
- Saving the World Starts in Africa
- The 2008 Brainsturbator Update: Back to School
- The Mind of Tony Smith: A Guided Tour
- "Minds to Pay Attention To" via Sean McBride
- lol, I found brainsturbator in the lulzsec irc leaks
- DARPA Contest: The Logistics Getting Humans to Alpha Centauri
- The Very, Very Strange Properties of REM Sleep
- The Deep Structure of Our Internets
- Feeding the World: Global, Urban, Individual
- From Spam Factory to Time Capsule
- The Red Book (Jung)
- Brainsturbator Tumblr is up and running again
- Sonofusion is the Superforce
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- The Mind of Tony Smith: A Guided Tour
- Networks, Bacteria, and the Illusion of Control
- The Quest for the Elusive Chronon
- Our Fractal Universe: A Sneak Peek at the New Cosmology
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Three Editors Enter The Baja Storm
It was a celebration for the much lauded SCORE Tecate Baja 1000, which turned 40 this year. One of the longest and harshest courses in recent memory attracted 424 entries from 44 states and 19 countries, but only 239 were able to complete the gruelling 1,296.39-mile course from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico. Countless support vehicles and crews of volunteers lined the peninsula to support the effort, but this year's event was not without tragedy as several high-profile incidents marred the glamour of the 1000 and provided a reminder to most that Baja is another country, far from the civilized security of America and more akin to our Wild West of the past.
The overall winners of this 40th 1000 were Mark Post, Rob MacCachren, and Carl Renezeder of Riviera Racing in the Number 3 Riviera Racing Ford Trophy Truck. Post's Ford averaged 51.13 miles per hour by covering the distance in 25 hours, 21 minutes, and 25 seconds, recording the fastest overall speed in a four-wheel vehicle. BFGoodrich Tires also earned its 21st overall four-wheel vehicle victory in this year's 1000, along with 15 other class victories.
This time, three Four Wheeler editors-two Baja vets and one newbie-headed down with their respective teams, and while one enjoyed the achievement of a podium finish, the other two experienced the frustration that is, more often than not, the norm in Baja. Here are their stories.
Last November, I was presented with an opportunity that I couldn't turn down: To ride a leg of the 40th Annual Baja 1000 with DXR Racing in their 4x4 Stock Mini Mitsubishi Raider. The trip was super-last-minute, planned in less than a week, and after a crazy couple days of preparation and a mad dash to acquire a passport in less than one day (yes, it can be done, and no, I wouldn't recommend it), two other automotive journalists and our tour guide/translator/chauffeur (we'll call him Mo) and I were headed down to Baja.
When we arrived in Baja we met up with the DXR Racing team, lead by Dan Fresh. During the team meeting the night before the race we all went over pit strategy and locations, when and where the codriver changes would be, and most importantly, where I would be getting in and out of the race truck. The section of the race that was selected for me to codrive was about 150 miles long and stretched from the town of Guayaquil to Bahia de Los Angeles. This may not seem like much, but with the speeds that the Stock Minis can travel, this section would take more than four hours.
Tuesday November 12th, Race Day: The DXR Mitsubishi Raider runs in the Stock Mini Class, and being one of the "slower" classes, they are one of the last to leave the starting line. Trophy Trucks were first off the line at approximately 10:30 a.m. Our Raider left the line at approximately 12:30 p.m. With the truck off the line and running strong, we all piled into our mighty Montero chase vehicle and headed down the peninsula for our intercept point of El Rosario.
With the Raider running behind schedule, and us arriving in El Rosario ahead of schedule, we had plenty of time to have a good meal, take a shower, and rest at the Baja Cactus motel before making the final 60-kilometer drive to our rendezvous point in Guayaquil. Once in Guayaquil, we met up with the DXR team and had only enough time to get suited up and down a bottle of water and a protein bar before the truck arrived. This was it-my turn to ride in the truck.
The first part of my ride was on the highway with normal codriver Sean Douglas behind the wheel and Dan Fresh taking a quick nap in the Mega Cab following behind us. This gave me the opportunity to become familiar with the truck, the gauges, the GPS, and to practice calling out turns, speeds, and hazards so that when I was in the dirt with Dan, I would know exactly what to do. Upon arriving at the Coco's Corner Pit, the crew quickly replaced a bad ball joint, Dan got in the truck, Sean got out, and I ran into Feature Editor Stover, who was there waiting for his truck to arrive. With the truck serviced, we tore off into the night, down smooth, fast-winding roads, steep goat trails, rocky paths, through a checkpoint, into a swamp, and watched the sunrise as we plowed through miles and miles of whoops and sand wash, took some hard hits, and generally had a blast. By the time we reached the Bay of L.A. and the end of my ride, I was ready to go the rest of the distance, but sadly my time was up and a new codriver took my place as they headed for the finish line in Cabo San Lucas.
I'm happy to report that the DXR Racing Mitsubishi Raider Stock Mini crossed the finish line in third place with a time of 41 hours and 48 minutes, and Dan Fresh drove all but two hours of that. My hat's off to Dan and all of DXR Racing for their great finish, and I have to thank both DXR and Mitsubishi for allowing me the opportunity to share in the 40th Annual Baja 1000 with them. It truly was the time of my life.
-Jason Gonderman, Online Editor


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It'll be a while before you throw the specs for your major incentive meeting into the ether, choose a property, negotiate a contract, and make all your room reservations with nary a fax or phone call in the process. But the big hotel chains, which have spent lots of time and money going after the individual guest online, lately have been allocating serious resources to online group sales. All have hired new executives to head up "e-commerce" programs or have given the e-commerce title to someone already on the management roster. Internet-based group sales brings a slew of advantages, from time and cost savings to better service for big customers to the ability to reach part-time meeting planners otherwise slipping through the sales cracks. Here's a look at the individual chains' plans to let you plug in.
Hilton Hilton is already trumpeting nearly $2 million in group business booked online through September of this year. What that means is $2 million worth of group business came from electronic leads--requests for proposals delivered via hilton.com--not that the whole buying process took place online.
The number has made Hilton sit up and take notice. "The Web site has done a great job capturing visitors and revenue, so that has changed the thought process throughout Hilton," says Bruce Rosenberg, the chain's newly named vice president, e-business. "We want to Internet-enable the enterprise."
If you go to www.hilton.com now, it's a piece of cake to compile a detailed RFP and submit it. The goal for 2000, however, "is to let you have real-time access to hotel inventory," Rosenberg says. "We want to take the tools available at the site today and ratchet them up a notch to cut down the time it takes for the planner's information-gathering process."
For now, when you send an electronic RFP, it gets funneled through sales specialists at the chain's Hilton Direct operation in Dallas. "We may modify the process to send it to the individual properties and to Hilton Direct," explains Keith Hymel, Hilton's managing director, sales technology. "At this time we send it only to Hilton Direct for two reasons. First, some customers want one consolidated response versus individual hotel responses. And second, the specialists qualify the business since many of the customers are not experienced planners and need some direction to ensure that specs are clear, important questions are answered in the RFP, and so on." In fact, Hymel notes, "our initial focus has been on new corporate business. There's research that says there are thousands of part-time planners out there."
Once a lead is fully qualified by the Hilton Direct specialist, it is sent electronically to the appropriate hotels. A reply is then sent by fax or e-mail (the customer chooses) within 24 hours.
The process continues to be refined, and eventually RFPs may be downloaded directly into the chain's global sales system without an intermediary. Once they're in the system, customer specs could be maintained there and used for meeting after meeting.
These enhancements would mean major time savings to Hilton's regular customers. Of course, many of these customers now work through national account reps.
"There have been many attempts to replace people with technology," says Steve Armitage, vice president and managing director of sales in Beverly Hills. "Our customers tell us that technology enhances the experience. But they want the option to work with salespeople for recommendations, guidance, and support.
"We're committing a lot of time and resources [to technology-driven sales], but we're not doing it to replace our sales organization," he continues. "We're in the hospitality business."
Hyatt "The emerging distribution channel is groups," says Joan Lowell, Hyatt's vice president, electronic distribution, who has been working for years on electronic sales through travel agents. "We're moving toward the ability to check for rates and availability for more than one room. For now, it's limited to small meetings." (Small meetings are defined as those using 50 sleeping rooms or fewer.)
More than an electronic RFP system, Hyatt's initiative will give meeting planners the ability to search availability throughout the Hyatt portfolio. Planners with flexibility can look for hotels with "need periods" to fill. Those looking for a specific property can check availability and rates on their desired dates.
This search capability should be avail- able to planners by the end of the year. "At this point, we're targeting the nonprofessional planner," Lowell says. "That's why we're focusing on small meetings."
When a planner finds a promising property, he or she can send a customized e-mail directly to that hotel and get a response within a designated time.
At this point, the small-meeting search engine is connected to Hyatt's central reservation system, not to its group sales reservation system, and only sleeping rooms can be checked, not meeting rooms. However, the goal is to let professional meeting planners plug into the group sales system and check availability of sleeping rooms and meeting space for large meetings as well.
Not that this means you'll be cutting off your relationships with your Hyatt sales contacts. "We're just making it convenient to check on space, so you don't have to find salespeople in their offices," Lowell says. "But you still haven't negotiated rates or done your menus. I don't see where the Internet will replace salespeople or the relationship between the customer and the company. The Internet is a tool for collecting much better information about properties."
Hyatt's next step forward in technology will be online attendee registration, Lowell says: "We'll provide a URL with all your meeting information so attendees can register online, and we'll send a confirmation back to them."
Marriott "It's an evolution rather than a revolution," says Marriott's Debbie McGrath, who has been overseeing electronic sales for 13 years but whose purview only recently became known as "e-commerce." What has evolved is the target of the electronic sales systems--from the travel agent to the public and the meeting planner.
McGrath says Marriott has already taken the technological steps that represent "low-hanging fruit," by which she means giving planners the ability to search Marriott's portfolio of properties and send RFPs by e-mail. Right now, she says, those tools are attracting the nonprofessional meeting planner.
In the business-to-business realm, she says, "we need infrastructure in place that recognizes you as the customer." In other words, an online research and booking system must "know" X Insurance Company, its meetings, and its history with Marriott when the meeting planner from X Insurance logs on.
McGrath recently began working with Marriott's new vice president, interactive sales and marketing, Shafiq Khan, who joins the company from US Airways, where he was senior director of electronic commerce and distribution. Her current task is to "break down the process of meeting planning," she says. "It's complex. But our intent is to allow group booking online by the beginning of the second quarter."
Also on the drawing board for 2000 is online attendee registration. Marriott would provide a URL that would take registrants to a booking form.
Starwood Whatever initiatives Starwood Hotels & Resorts hired Tad Smith, senior vice president, e-commerce, to implement remain under wraps for now. The White Plains, N.Y.-based chain, which encompasses the St. Regis, Westin, Sheraton, and W brands, declined to discuss its plans with ICP for this article.
Helms Briscoe It's not a hotel chain, but HelmsBriscoe, headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a central point around which a slew of chains and properties revolve. The company, whose associates represent meeting planners in the site-selection process, had a distinct advantage when it launched its own electronic RFP system this fall.
The advantage: a ready-made audience of buyers--its 182 sales associates across the country. (That number will have increased by the time you read this.) That means that only six weeks after the HelmsBriscoe site went live, more than 200 RFPs had moved through it.
But here's the really revolutionary thing: Instead of your RFP making its way to half a dozen hotels, the hotels come to your RFP.
RFPs get posted at the new HB Meet Market, a Web site exclusively for HelmsBriscoe's preferred chains and properties. (To date, the chains are: Hilton, Promus/Doubletree, Inter-Continental, Radisson, Canadian Pacific, Fairmont, Wyndham, Regal, Melia, Delta, and Crowne Plaza. These preferred properties pay HelmsBriscoe an annual marketing fee and agree to pay half of HB's commission when a meeting is booked and the other half after the meeting.)
Here's how Meet Market works: You tell your Helms Briscoe rep that you need a site in Florida. Your rep works with you to create an RFP and then posts it at the Meet Market site. An e-mail goes out to all of HelmsBriscoe's preferred properties in Florida telling them that a new RFP has been posted. Only Florida properties can access and respond to the RFP. (Eventually, the geographic selection will be more precise: say, only Central Florida properties.)
A hotel accessing the site must first register and get a password. (So far, 250 properties have registered.) Then the hotel representative views a quick summary of the RFP (rates and dates) and has the option to get more details. After the detailed RFP is reviewed, the hotel representative can fill out a bid form and e-mail it back to the associate.
When an associate gets a bid, he or she has the option to click on a response that says, "Thank you, but I've booked this meeting at another hotel," explains Peter Shelly, executive vice president at HelmsBriscoe. "It improves the communication process immeasurably. In a year's time, this is going to be a huge site. It cuts through voice mail and faxes."
The special twist on how the RFP is disseminated puts some additional power in the buyer's hands, especially a buyer with a little time and flexibility. "An associate posts an RFP for a destination and then sits back and sees who's got the best value," Shelly says. Another benefit: Once an RFP is created, it can be saved and used again for similar meetings.
Hotels see the benefits, too. According to Shelly, Meet Market has prompted a lot of inquiries from nonpartner hotels and has attracted some new properties into the HelmsBriscoe fold.
Another HelmsBriscoe technology initiative designed to improve the transfer of information is a proprietary database of hotel ratings and reviews that can be accessed by all HelmsBriscoe associates. "We touch 3,300 hotels a year in our booking process," Shelly says. "The information we have about those hotels is very valuable."
Make an E-RFP There are other Web sites you can use to send electronic RFPs to hotels.
A sampling: * www.eventsource.com


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As soon as you stoop down and her mouth gets so close her warm breath tickles your ear hair, and you start concentrating in preparation of a hearing a secret or embarrassing story … "BOO!"
She'll shout, and while you're writhing around in pain trying not to cuss in anger and frustration, she'll sit back and laugh so hard and so honestly that you'll forgive her as soon as your ear stops ringing.
After losing a substantial amount of nighttime books for causing her parents excruciating pain, Jellybean switched tactics. Rather than shouting, she mutters something the length of the Gettysburg Address with her warm, wet breath, making you squirm with its sheer grossness.
But the results are the same — giggles giving way to gut-busting laughter.
It seems that Jellybean is getting in touch with her inner boy, because that's not the least of her rather unladylike behavior.
Maybe it's because she was raised by a father who still thinks farts are funny, but Jellybean has a gift for the gastrointestinal guffaw. She loves to burp. She burps often. She burps loudly. She burps with purpose.
Forget Honey Boo-Boo's mama or Booger from "Revenge of the Nerds," when it comes to belching, Jellybean knows no peer. If only there was a way (or a reason) to cultivate such a God-given talent.
The child won't drink root beer, and while broccoli tends to make itself known via the Other End, I don't know of a particular dietary option we could take advantage of in order to introduce Jellybean to the cut-throat world of Competitive Burping.
Oh, it's underground to be sure, but it does exist. The first rule of Burp Club — Do Not Talk about Burp Club. The second rule of Burp Club — always say "excuse me."
Just imagine a horde of heavy-set trucker-types with "Duck Dynasty"-inspired beards, all dressed in camouflage and eating canned hot dog chili, pickles and Vienna sausages in preparation of the next bout, and in struts Jellybean, looking as adorable as a blonde Rudy straight out of "The Cosby Show." She'd be decked out in pink from the bows in her pigtailed hair to the sparkles her on shoes, before cracking burps so loud, thick and guttural it would sound almost primal.
Them veteran good-ol-boy belchers will have no choice but to stare in wonder before bowing to their newfound deity, hoisting her on their shoulders and parading her around the Moose Lodge like Ewoks did with C-3PO.
A dad can dream.
It's hard to deny such a talent, but manners dictate that we as parents not encourage such behavior. So every time Jellybean lets one rip, I stare at her sternly until she apologizes (usually only after she stops giggling), and she does the same for me if I poot.
Parents must set good examples, else kids will never learn. And besides, I hate to imagine her standing at the podium in Oslo, Norway, and just before thanking "my loving father for always supporting my dreams …. Couldn't have done it without you, Dad," she blows that internal foghorn singeing the eyebrows of every fuddy-duddy in the crowd.
But then again, she'll probably still be cute, so they'll probably think it's precious … long as she says, "excuse me."
Contact Brett Buckner at email@example.com.