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Hoover vs. Vestavia Hills Softball
Vestavia Hills' Mary Claire Wilson (10) bats during a game between Vestavia Hills and Hoover on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at Jim Brown Field in Hoover.
Over the course of the year, the Hoover Sun will keep you up to date on the various Hoover and Spain Park high school athletic teams. For previous weekly updates, click here.
The Vestavia Hills baseball team got its week off to a strong start last Monday with a 6-1 win over Helena. On the mound, Eli Sawyer gave up a single run in three innings and Graham Duncan followed with four hitless innings to finish the contest. The Rebels got all their runs in a big second inning, as Wilson Owen plated a pair of runs with a double. Hinton Livings and Mason Maners each contributed two hits as well.
The Rebels welcomed in Johns Creek (Ga.) on Friday and made their early runs stand up in a 3-0 win. Ben Saway went 3-for-4 with an RBI, while Sean Smyth had two RBIs. Garrison Cherry was lights out on the mound, going the complete seven innings and allowing just five hits. He also struck out six.
Vestavia Hills hosted another out-of-state opponent on Saturday in JSerra (Ca.). The Rebels managed a doubleheader sweep, beginning with a 5-4 win in eight innings in the first game. Owen's groundball scored a run and lifted Vestavia to the walk-off win. Colton Lewis got the start and went 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on five hits with eight strikeouts. The Rebels made three early runs stand up in a 3-1 win in the second contest. Maners' two-run triple was the highlight offensively. Grant Cherry and Eric Schroeder combined for a two-hitter.
Hoover took down crosstown rival Vestavia Hills last Monday, coming back from a 5-0 deficit to win 6-5 on Haley Green's walk-off double. The Rebels took a five-run lead into the bottom of the fourth inning on the strength of Mary Claire Wilson's double, two runs and two RBIs and Gwynnie Hornibrook's RBI double, but the Bucs chipped away. They notched three runs in the fourth, one more in the sixth and won on Green's double to the warning track in left center field. Brookelyn Cannon gave Hoover 3 1/3 solid innings of relief in the circle, allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out seven.
Vestavia Hills suffered a tough 4-3 loss to Helena on Tuesday evening, as the Huskies plated the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to win. The Rebels jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning thanks to RBI singles by Hornibrook and Nikki Hammond and a sacrifice fly from Annie Kate Parks. But that was all the Rebels could muster, and Helena tied the game in the fourth and went ahead in the final frame.
The Rebels competed in Spain Park's Jaguar Classic over the weekend, and split their pool games on Friday. Hornibrook's groundball gave Vestavia Hills a 2-1 win over Jasper in the first game, consolidating a strong performance in the circle for Nikki Hammonds, who gave up just one run on one hit and struck out nine. The Rebels did not fare well in the second game, losing to Northview 16-0. Due to rain on Saturday morning, the Rebels were unable to play the remainder of the tournament.
The Vestavia Hills boys tennis team was in action last week. The Rebels pulled out a 5-4 win over Spain Park on Monday. Sam Smith, George Fan, Ethan Arrington and Jack Kimbrough all won their singles matches, while the No. 2 doubles tandem of Daniel Wheeler and Arrington won as well. On Wednesday, the Rebels took down Mountain Brook 6-3. Wheeler, Fan, Gray Moore and Kimbrough won singles, while doubles pairs of Smith and Moore and Fan and Kimbrough notched wins as well.
The Vestavia Hills girls soccer team continued its hot start to the season. The Lady Rebels opened Class 7A, Area 6 play on Tuesday with a 5-0 win at Hewitt-Trussville. Over the weekend, they won the Southeastern Shootout in Huntsville after knocking off Bob Jones, Huntsville and James Clemens.
Vestavia Hills is now 8-0 on the season. The team will play an area match at Spain Park on Tuesday, play a non-area match at John Carroll on Thursday and host Smiths Station on Saturday.
The Vestavia Hills boys (6-2) dropped their area opener to Mountain Brook 1-0 on Thursday. They will return to area play this week, hosting Hewitt-Trussville on Tuesday and traveling to Spain Park on Friday. The Rebels also will host Smiths Station on Saturday.
The Vestavia Hills track and field teams opened their outdoor seasons on Saturday at the Hoover Open with Relays. The Rebels girls won the meet, while the boys placed second.
Angelica Vines (100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, 400 meters), Crawford West (800 meters, 1,600 meters) and Katherine Ratliff (javelin) all won events for the Vestavia girls.
Ethan Strand (800, 1,600), and Jake Haston (pole vault) won events for the Vestavia boys.
— What else would you like to see mentioned? For any suggestions, feel free to email sports editor Kyle Parmley at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Rio misses Romania trip
Nemanja Vidic has travelled with the squad for Man Utd's Champions League game at Otelul Galati but Rio Ferdinand is staying behind.
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Nemanja Vidic has travelled with the Manchester United squad for Tuesday's UEFA Champions League game against Otelul Galati but Rio Ferdinand is staying behind.
Ferdinand was rested for United's trip to Benfica last month and it would appear Sir Alex Ferguson is saving him for the Premier League clash with Manchester City on Sunday.
The England international has not been a regular in the side this season but produced an impressive performance in the 1-1 draw at Liverpool over the weekend.
Captain Vidic missed the Anfield encounter as Ferguson decided not to take any risks with a recent calf problem, but is in contention to come back into the side in Romania.
Dimitar Berbatov, who also missed the Anfield contest, is included in the squad while Phil Jones has recovered from a knock he picked up on Saturday.
Tom Cleverley (foot) and Rafael (shoulder) remain on the sidelines, although they are nearing a return to full fitness.
United fly out to Bucharest knowing there is still a lot of work to do to secure qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League, having only picked up two points from their opening two Group C games.
Otelul have yet to get off the mark in their debut season in the competition, with Basel and Benfica currently joint leaders on four points.


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Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OC 3GB Graphics Card Review
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As we all know last Tuesday was the official release date for AMDs 7950 graphics cards. We've already taken a look at one of the offerings from XFX, but now its Sapphires turn to take centre stage and show us what they can do to spice up the reference design to their tastes.
The 7950 that Sapphire have sent us to tinker with is their Radeon HD 7950 Overclocked Edition. Fresh out of the Sapphire factories, we see this card launched with a 100Mhz overclock on the GPU core, giving it the right to display the OC label, but more crucially we see a remake of a heatpipe cooler design rather than a vapour chamber arrangement that is appearing more and more from other manufacturers.
With the 7950 OC coming to us at a slightly closer reference level when comparing to the XFX Black Edition Overclocked that we looked the other day, naturally we expect it to perform in a similar manner and being very close to reference point, which we can get a feel for what a more stock like card can do in rivalry to its bigger brother; the 7970.
Overclocking and processing performance aside, the basis behind this card is to do with the cooler and how it performs under load and more so when the end user takes it and overclocks it themselves to the next level. Its how it will perform then that matters. And that is what we are hoping to see as we go through our testing.


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Roast baby potatoes with artichokes and mushrooms are tossed with briny olives and bright lemon zest for an easy springtime side dish. These potatoes are great for Easter, Passover, Sunday supper, or even a weeknight meal!
In the last month, I've probably cooked more potatoes than I have in the last year. From loaded potato soup to cheesy colcannon cakes to roast potatoes with apples and chicken sausage, I can't seem to get enough!
I made this easy side dish to go with roast chicken last weekend, and it was delicious – it would be a great addition to your Spring holiday table. I roasted the potatoes along with baby artichokes, white mushrooms, and lemon zest, then tossed them with lemon juice, oil-cured black olives, and parsley just before serving. The result was a great mix of earthy and bright flavors that stole the spotlight at our dinner table.
These roast potatoes with artichokes, mushrooms, and olives feature baby red and yellow Idaho® potatoes. I love these potatoes because their small size means they cook up really quickly (I have a tendency to be really impatient when it comes to cooking potatoes) and they have a fantastic texture that's firm but not mealy.
In addition to the baby potatoes, I used baby artichokes. They're adorable, plus they're way easier to clean than full-sized artichokes. If you can't find baby artichokes in your local market, go ahead and substitute frozen artichoke hearts – just thaw them and pat them dry before adding them your pan so you don't introduce too much moisture to the dish.
Whatever you do, don't be tempted to skip the olives in this recipe – the briny pop of flavor that they add really brings the recipe together and makes it worth writing home about.


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April 11, 2014
Contact: Johanna Tschebull
Washington, DC – Dance/USA is pleased to announce that global trends analyst Cecily Sommers will be the Opening Plenary Speaker at the 2014 Dance/USA Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sommers will speak at the Goodale Theater at The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts on Thursday, June 19, 2014, 9:00am – 10:45am. Learn more about the 2014 Annual Conference speakers, schedule, breakout sessions and more here.
Sommers speaks, writes, and consults on emerging trends, markets, and technologies shaping our future. An unorthodox background in medicine and dance, combined with her experience in brand strategy and product development brings unique vision and creativity to her work. She will explore themes of reinvention and change at the 2014 Opening Plenary, including trends affecting arts organizations, new modes and models for delivering the dance experience, finding new sources of revenue, business as a creative endeavor, and much more.
Sommers began studying dance at age five, attended Interlochen Arts Academy, and following graduation danced with Omaha Ballet and then Jan Erkert & Dancers. After earning a BFA she studied anatomy and later taught dance kinesiology at Columbia College and Indiana University. She is the author of Think Like a Futurist: Know What Changes, What Doesn't and What's Next and is the founder of The Push Institute, a non-profit think tank that tracks significant global trends and their implications for business, governments, and non-profit sectors over the next 5-10-25-50 years. Learn more about Sommers here.
About the Dance/USA 2014 Annual Conference
Dance/USA will host its 6th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN from Wednesday, June 18 – Saturday, June 21, 2014. From executive directors and emerging arts leaders, to managers and presenters, agents and artists, nearly 500 individuals associated with the professional dance field will gather for creative conversation, enriching training sessions, discussion on important issues facing the field, and performances. The conference represents the largest gathering of dance professionals in the US. Special thanks to American Harlequin Corporation, Title Sponsor, DeWitt Stern, Title Sponsor; Target, Gold Sponsor, Freed of London, Silver Sponsor; HGA, Bronze Sponsor; Patron Technology, Bronze Sponsor; & Host Partners The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts and Northrop of UMN for their support of the 2014 Annual Conference.
About Dance/USA
Dance/USA is the national service organization for the professional dance field. Established in 1982, Dance/USA serves a diverse national membership of dance groups working in the genres of aerial, ballet, contemporary, culturally-specific, hip-hop, ice, international, jazz, liturgical, single-choreographer, and tap, dance presenters, dance service organizations, dance agents, dance educators, independent dancers, freelance choreographers, students of arts administration and/or dance and business in service to dance, and individuals related to the field. Learn more about Dance/USA by visiting our website, www.danceusa.org.


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Online bingo
There is a reason why 85% of bingo enthusiasts play online as opposed to in bingo halls. The perks are endless and the convenience is immeasurable. If you are venturing into the world of online bingo you are in the right company. You might be a seasoned bingo veteran already or you might be new to the game. Either way, this guide will explain anything and everything there is to know about online bingo.
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Bingo is a very easy game. You need to listen to the numbers being called out and then you need to mark the numbers on your card. It is however good to have a little bit of background before you dive into the fun game. It will definitely give you a great advantage.
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This is why silence is golden in a bingo hall. There is no time to chat to your neighbor. When playing online however, socializing is a major part of the game. And to make things more exciting, you can take your multitasking skill to next level and play slots, blackjack or roulette at the same time.
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The number of people that is playing and the cost per card determines the amount of money that can be won when playing online bingo. Obviously the higher the cost per card and the more players involved, the higher the winnings.
But you must also remember that your odds of winning decrease when there are a high number of people playing. That is why most bingo fans prefer to play when there is less traffic.
Although bingo has a standard payout, many bingo sites offer additional jackpots and prizes. Players also have the opportunity to play for a progressive jackpot but it is required that you cover the whole card or play in a certain pattern within a fixed number of calls.
If no one wins the progressive jackpot, it is carried over to the next game until one lucky players walks away with a remarkable amount of money.
Many bingo sites offer you the opportunity to play for free. Although you cannot win any real money, it will give you the chance to get to know the game before splashing any of your own cash.
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Thursday, June 7 - Rotary Club of Dragon - Greater Vancouver - It is exciting as I join with more than 20 new incoming Rotarians in Burnaby who are forming the new Dragon Club of Greater Vancouver, and their charter president James Wang. DGN Bala Naidoo and AG Nancy Eidsvik are also there as we complete the needed paperwork and sign the charter application for this new Rotary club.
When we are done, we have 34 charter members to submit with the application, with plans that the charter will be granted by RI before the end of this Rotary year. Congratulations to all involved in this exciting development.


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When Did Google Show Signs Of Humor?
Now I just have to start off and say Google deep down does not have what you would call a tickle bone in it's electronic body.
Let's be real here, if you try to picture Google with a friendly smile on it's digit face well.. Haha then the picture of Batman to your left is him actually in a good mood (Reframed Laughter Technique Pose Syndrome) or "RLTPS".
Let's be honest, Google can be your best friend but at the same time it can be one's worst enemy.
See when we see things that look innocent, we laugh about it, we joke, we might even pull out the assortment of flavored Lipton brisk ice-teas and have that toast to the folly ways of life that make us feel alive and well.
But Google well… LOL I don't know.
A while back I talked about a popular video that showed up on YouTube right, and it was called "The Googfather".
And the video basically tells the story of how "Google", is being bad when it comes to people out there who are "Advertisers" that just want to make some money and be happy and live in peace.
But NOOO!! You see.. Because Google (Or "Googfather"), doesn't want it that way LOL..
In his eyes the advertiser is to give up more of their earned revenue to him, leaving them high and dry and penny stock broke haha..
And the character that plays the notorious "Googfather", reflects that idealism attitude towards an advertiser that Googfather was ripping off.
Demanding that the advertiser give up most of his earned revenue shares to him.
The Advertiser of course then replied, that if he gives up that much revenue LOL it would be the end of his business period.
But the Googfather didn't care.
And once he heard the advertiser try to state his case, "The Googfather" LOL just gave him the look..
That defiant electronic Gangster boss glare.. Yea the one with the clipped tipped cigar hanging out his mouth one haha..
Kinda reminds me of another guy like that, and I believe that guy was running what town was it now?… Ummm
Chi-town I think? It escapes my thoughts, I mainly remember the cigar.
But I remembered a song about this mobster guy and I believe that guy fits the description so, if you play the song for the remainder of the post it might jog loose a cobb web or two haha..
Now lets look at that picture right there and ponder on it for a split second…
If you think about how Google is being looked at, then you're right the "Mafia".
And the poor smuck that was just trying to get his business off that ground, is just your everyday "Average Joe" thrown into the system of manipulation on both sides of the fence.
But understand this..
Google is definitely a great resource and they are powerful, it has it's rivel in Bing.
And it even owns YouTube itself.
Hell some even say that Bing (Big Bingarro) is going to overthrow Google ("The Googfather") someday due to it's faster online search engine mechanics someday, but that remains to be seen.
I did also hear before about the supposed "Shutdown", of YouTube before.
My only thoughts on that is that the Government just doesn't want people to view the content of the famed online t.v. platform.
(What Are They Afraid That We Might Learn Too Much For Our Own Good?) Makes one wonder right…
After all YouTube is a valuable tool indeed, and if it was present back then 30 years ago image how far we would have come today..
Yea I think that could put a little fear into the Googfather and his internet territory just a little..
The potential in one's mind is only limited by what he/she can conceive..
Now I could be wrong but I'll put in a video to better explain what I mean, so I do hope that this is just a "April Fools" trick that doesn't actually take place a few years down the line haha.
So I don't have anything against Google ("The Googfather") personally, but you can't get too friendly with them haha..
Like if you accidentally clicked on your ads (Adsense) for your site, and they LOL just trash your Adsense account one, two, three, and it might have been an non-intentional but they just don't care.
And then like the old saying goes, "You're just assed out."
You just don't cross the "Googfather". But LOL Google I guess love the average masses out in the world today, but just gotta say 'April Fools' or not…
You just don't cross "The Googfather". But turn the tables and make him work for you instead haha..
It's all about how you go about it..
When Did Google Show Sings Of Humor?
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Have you ever put other people on a pedestal, discounting your own intuition and following their advice rather than your own feelings?
Have you ever assumed that others know more than you about your own business, family, health, life? It's easily done, isn't it? Especially when they come with white coats and clipboards and awards and letters after their names and big numbers in their bank accounts.
But perhaps we place excessive amounts of faith in these people. Increasingly I've been having my plethora of 'they-know-better-than-me' balloons punctured. I blow them up with thoughts like, 'what do I know?' and 'they'll be able to help me!' and then find the air leaking out of the balloon when I discover that they don't exactly know either. They are always doing their best but no-one knows with certainty what is going to work for someone else. At best, others are offering educated guesses.
Billions of dollars are spent in the personal development industry every year, and a big chunk of it goes to coaches. I have no desire to criticise this industry because coaches provide a very valuable service – especially if they are skilled listeners, skilled at strategising, good sounding boards/providers of accountability – but I do want to offer an important check: I want to share with you a reminder I've been giving myself to not put others above me; to listen to my own judgement and intuitions and feelings rather than assuming others know better and consequently disconnecting my own inner voice.
My last blog post was about 'shoulding' on ourselves. I was giving the poor old 'should' a little acknowledgement, a little honouring, because I think we often don't listen deeply enough to its message. I've finally taken action on a long-time should (tidy up my office) and the energy it is freeing up is significant. Granted, the statement feels better as a 'could' than a 'should' but just paying attention to 'should' and responding/taking action immediately transforms the feeling.
I reckon that our Inner Coach is pretty clued in and wise, and if we listen to her/his voice, we might not need to spend quite as much money and time chasing our tails and being confused by others' perspectives on our business or our health or our relationships. Because ultimately we know best. We know our bodies, we know our values, we know our abilities, we know what sparks us up and what drains us. We actually do have all the answers within, if we would just listen, tune in, pay attention.
This is quite important to me because as a child I put my mother on a pretty high pedestal. She was into meditation and healing and I thought she knew everything. I literally thought that if she was on a plane, that plane wouldn't crash. When she meditated, she had a sign on the door saying, 'Please respect my appointment with God', and I kind of thought that she was in there having a one-on-one with God.
Naturally I figured that any advice she had to offer would be absolutely correct and wise, and so I disconnected my own inner voice and went to her for answers. It was a late, slow and painful process to disconnect from her advice and reconnect to my intuition when, in my twenties, I finally woke up to what I had been doing.
Ever since then, I've been on a journey to trust myself. I teach it in my Writing Mastery course – self-trust is one of the key principles behind Overcoming Writer's Block – and I practised this self-trust when I birthed my twin daughters at home. And now I'm learning to apply it in my business.
I've been around the mulberry bush several times with different coaches over the last few years. They are all well-meaning and offer great insights, perspectives and feedback, but I've had so many experiences now where I've 'wasted time' pursuing an angle that wasn't aligned or productive that I'm beginning to hear the pennies dropping.
Our inner dialogue and feelings can actually be reliable. I remember attending one meeting that resulted in me signing up for a several thousand-dollar membership and feeling so sick right after I had done so, that I literally thought I was going to throw up. I decided to trust my body and withdrew my membership, and instantly felt better. What I later learnt from those who did go ahead with the membership confirmed my decision and confirmed the wisdom of my bodily response.
Other times it's been my little 'yes but' voice that has provided the warning I need. When I was a young struggling mum, I would occasionally share how I felt with a trusted 'other' that I felt as if I was failing as a mother, and I'd always be reassured that I was doing a great job and it wasn't easy, and that was all very nice and encouraging but I was effectively being encouraged to deny my inner voice. That inner voice was expressing doubts about what I was doing and often I really needed to listen to those doubts and change my behaviour. What I actually needed, back then, was for someone to really deeply listen and acknowledge how I was actually feeling so that I could hear the message I was trying to give myself and take appropriate action.
Likewise in business. Over the years I've had a stream of coaches and advisors side-stepping my nasty little confessions about myself as if they were smelly turds and rushing to remind me of principles I already knew, when actually what we 'should' have been doing was stopping to thoroughly investigate the 'negative thoughts' and delve more deeply into their messages for me.
NLP teaches that there are three 'legs' for success:
1) Know Your Outcome
2) Have Sensory Acuity (i.e. notice what's going on around you and within you)
3) Have Behavioural Flexibility (i.e. if what you're doing isn't working, change).
It's possible that these three steps are all we really need on the coaching journey. In the past coaches have taken me off my track because I assumed they knew better than me and I followed blindly, or because we allowed me to fritter the session away on related but not primary issues.
Perhaps all that is needed is to get very clear on our outcome, on what we want to achieve, and then to develop the skills to keep ourselves on track. A coach can certainly help with that, but we do have all the answers we need within ourselves. After all, it's our pot of gold and our journey.
A year or so ago a prominent speaker made the throwaway comment, 'You have everything already. Why are you here?' He went on to persuasively sell his wares but I had been stopped in my tracks. Why was I there? Why was I, yet again, putting someone else's advice above mine when, as the mystics have told us for aeons, the answers lie within?
I honestly have no intention of discounting coaches. I think they offer a very valuable service and several people are fulfilling this important role in my life right now. I just want to remind myself and you (if the cap fits) to trust yourself, listen within, honour your own feelings and guidance. The truth always lies at the point of balance: a combination of self and other. But use your inner knowing as the final arbiter.


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I was teaching yoga on Monday night, I had decided to teach a Chakra yoga class. Throughout class, all of the poses we did were to balance out the 2nd Chakra, which is also called Svadisthana, and means sweetness. There had been a mix up in the schedule, and the teacher I trade off teaching Monday nights with, was listed as the teacher instead of myself. A lot more people than usual showed up for class which lead me a bit into self-doubt. I started wondering "wow is this how many people usually show up for the other teacher's class, and so few people show up for mine?" Then I thought it could be because the weather has started to change and less people attend yoga when it's beautiful outside in the summer. Whichever reason it was, I had a full class and quite a few of the students I haven't had in class very often. I decided to stick with my plan for teaching 2nd chakra.
I know a couple of the yoga participants that showed up don't like my classes, they are the kind of people that always need something to complain about. They had stopped attending my class, which honestly, I didn't mind much, I hadn't been missing their negative energy. However, I decided to let all those thoughts go and just teach the best class that I could teach.
Something very interesting about teaching chakra yoga classes is, whichever chakra we are working on, at the end of the class, after that chakra is balanced, I can easily see the yoga students exhibiting the characteristics of that chakra.
So, after the "sweetness" chakra class was over, ALL of the students were incredibly sweet. They each came up to thank me for class and tell me how wonderful it was. Some of them thanked me multiple times. Even the couple that usually dislikes my class and complains the entire time said they really enjoyed class, and that it was an excellent session. Even I was floored when they gave me that compliment.
Here's what this situation made me realize… When I taught a yoga class focusing on bringing out sweetness in people, everyone was sweet, even those that usually complain. If it's possible to bring out sweetness in those types of people… what else could be accomplished?
What If Everyone Focused A Little More On Sweetness, and A Little Less On Self Doubt?
When I decided to push through my self-doubt about why this class was so well attended and focus instead on delivering the best class I could, I not only showed those people that I could teach a great class, I also improved each person's day. What a win, right?
Here's something I learned in yoga teacher training that helped me a lot, that could also possibly help you… When you are nervous, or are doubting yourself or your abilities, you're focusing on you. And that nervousness and/or doubt isn't serving anyone (including you!), so instead turn your focus to others. It helps to take away your nerves and your doubt. And it helps you to better serve them. Win – win, everyone feels better!
How much of your day do you focus on being sweet? Probably not much right? Maybe when you're interacting with your pets or with your children, or your partner. That's probably natural though, you're maybe not focusing on it. But what would happen if you did focus on sweetness?
How great does it feel when you smile at a stranger and they smile back at you? I smiled a woman when I was walking in to teach yoga on Monday and she gave me a huge smile back, and we just held eye contact and kept smiling. It was a great moment.
What about giving someone a compliment? Or taking the time to truly thank them for something? Doesn't that just make you feel warm inside? Wouldn't you like to feel that way more often? Also, even if you are naturally sweet to your significant other and your kids and your pets, I bet you could deepen that feeling or increase your level of caring or understanding.
Imagine if everyone did this, wouldn't that be a neat effect?
A Challenge For You
Here's a little challenge for you to take it to the next level, and it's TOUGH! Can you be sweet and kind (truly, not sarcastically) to someone that is being crabby or rude to you? Guys, this is something I aspire to, intellectually, I can totally understand how this would work SO well! But in the moment, I find that my emotions take over and get in the way.
Often when someone is being mean or rude, it's tied to their underlying insecurity or fear. In a backwards way they are looking for validity that THEY ARE ENOUGH, and that THEY ARE LOVED. This may sound odd, but think about a time when you were angry or mean.
Picture that scenario in your head and think about what caused you to feel that way. Now think about whomever caused those angry feelings or sad feelings or frustrated feelings. In the middle of the argument, if they had sincerely walked up to you and hugged you and told you "I love you, you are enough." "Everything is going to be ok." Would that have completely changed how you were feeling? (I realize if this scenario was with a stranger, this example doesn't work as well, I'm thinking more of an argument with a family member, or significant other, or friend). Even if the argument was with a stranger though, do you think that they're maybe acting out because of a situation they're going through at home or at work where they are wondering those same things?
If you think deeply about that argument and what was making you angry or sad, was the source of that feeling wondering if you were enough or if you were loved? At the very base level?
If someone showed you love and kindness and sweetness while you were feeling that, would it have completely changed how you felt? I know it would change how I felt, in an INSTANT.
That's my challenge to you, if you can do that successfully, CONGRATS! Truly, that is something I am working on. I would love to be the master of that skill.
Something That Will Help With Inviting More Sweetness Into Your Life
The year I was doing my super strict diet, and was eating incredibly healthy, when lent came around I couldn't think of what to give up for those six weeks at first. Usually I would give up something like sugar or alcohol, but I was already giving those things up. What could I give up for those six weeks?
Then I had an idea, I would give up complaining for lent. Sounds a bit odd maybe, but I had a feeling it would make me feel great! It's an interesting thing to do, suddenly when someone asks about your day, you search for the good things that happened instead of the problems. And if you do think of a problem, you have to think of a way to talk about how it taught you something or helped you grow. Interesting, right? It changes the way your brain gathers information. It's quite transformative. If you want to invite more sweetness into your life, try giving up complaining. This is something I think I'm going to start up again.
Our brains are wired to look for problems and to focus on the negative, but that doesn't mean we can't re-wire them. It takes daily practice, but it sure does make life sweeter! Think about how you'd feel about your day if you couldn't complain; thinking through your day, what new things would you notice and appreciate? The warmth of your coffee in the morning? Snuggling with your significant other at night? Your dog running to greet you at the door, even if you've only been gone for 5 minutes? The sunrise when you need to be up early? The feel of the sun on your skin or the wind in your hair?
It Always Comes Back To Gratitude
I know I sound like a broken record if you've been reading my other blog posts, but really, I think most things come back to gratitude. When you take time to focus on what you're grateful for, life does feel sweeter. Gratitude is something that builds on itself, the more you pay attention to it, the more things you feel grateful for and you begin to practice gratitude with much less effort.
I am a total night owl, but since I've been practicing gratitude, now every morning when I wake up, without even thinking about it, I say to myself something like the following. "Wow, I'm so grateful for this morning, I'm grateful for my family and for my boyfriend and for my life." "I'm grateful for this day, etc." This all happens with me hardly thinking about it. I just open my eyes and those are the first thoughts in my head.
When I used to wake up in the morning I would think something like "I'm so tired, or it's too early or I didn't get enough sleep last night." I'm sure you can see how focusing on gratitude has really changed the feeling of my mornings. That's just one example of what focusing on gratitude can do for you. Try it out!
In conclusion, life is better if we take time to focus on being sweet to those around us (and ourselves!) and focus on gratitude. Spend less time focusing on self-doubt and complaining. I challenge you to notice the sweetness in your life this week, to be extra kind to others, and to take time to practice gratitude!
Wishing you all peace and love as you go through the rest of your week!


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37,969 get GPA-5
The results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations were published on Sunday, showing a pass percentage of 68.91 which is 5.79 percent lower than that of last year, reports UNB. Of these, 66.84 percent passed the HSC examinations while 77.02 percent came out successful in Madrassah Board and 81.33 percent in Technical Board examinations. A total of 801,711 examinees came out successful in the examinations in all the 10 education boards of the country. Earlier, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid along with the chairmen of all the education boards handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban at 10:17am. Nahid announced the results at a press briefing at the Secretariat formally around 1:00pm. This year a total of 37,969 students secured the highest grade GPA 5 while the number of GPA-5 achievers was 58,276 last year. Among the successful students, 33,242 achieved the highest grade GPA 5 under eight general education boards while 1,815 under the Madrassah Education Board and 2669 under the Technical and Vocational Education Board. The number of educational institutions with cent percent pass rate declined to 532 from last year's 848 while that of institutions with zero success rate increased to 72 from last year's 25. Some 6,44,942 students under eight general education boards came out successful with 66.84 percent pass rate while 74,561 students under the Madrassah Board passed the examination with 77.02 percent pass rate and 78,904 students passed under the Vocational Board with 81.33 percent pass rate. Besides, 244 students, out of 259, who appeared at the HSC exam from eight overseas centres, came out successful. Meanwhile, the pass rate in eight general Education Boards is: Dhaka Boad-69.74 percent, Rajshahi Board -71.30 percent, Comilla Board-49.52 percent, Jessore Board -70.02 percent, Chittagong Board-61.09 percent, Barisal Board-70.28 percent and Dinajpur Board-65.44 percent. Replying to a question about the low pass rate, the minister said this year a system was adopted to evaluate the answer scripts. This year, a total of 11.83 lakh candidates appeared at the examinations that began on April 2. The written tests ended on May 15 while practical tests on May 25.
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I wept the first time I heard The Hurricane Song, a plaintive tune which succinctly summarizes the events which unfolded in the wake of Katrina, all without ever resorting to finger-pointing. I was so moved, in fact, that I had to track down its composer, Irvin Lee, who turned out to be a rather unassuming man, a modest music producer located in Fairfax, Virginia. He informed me that he wrote the piece and plays all the instruments, and that a friend of his, Allen Watty, did the vocals. If this hastily-created spiritual is any indication of the duo's potential, I expect big things to be in store for the both of them.
BSN: What inspired you to write such a powerful song?
IL: Basically, watching the hurricane footage, and being touched by it. And then as the days went by, I was absolutely moved beyond anything normal. I began to questioning what I was looking at. After the second day, I figured it couldn't any further than that, but days went by! Days went by!
BSN: I loved your choice of lyrics which touched on everything, and so poignantly.
IL: That was the challenge. After watching what I saw, I felt a gamut of emotions I wanted to express. But I knew that to write a song, I had to limit myself. First, I wrote down many more words than I ultimately used. Then I had to refine it, and pay attention to the subjects I wanted to cover. Of course, I couldn't cover them all, but I did cover the areas that most affected me and that I thought were affecting most people I was talking to. I took my time. It definitely was an emotional thing for me.
BSN: Sounds like you felt compelled to write it?
IL: It was something I had to do, as opposed to something I just wanted to do.
BSN: What is your musical background?
IL: I have a studio, called Music You Can Feel, and our first artist is Allen Watty. We were already working on album, with lyrics about life and life. We're trying to go back to songs that move you and make you think.
BSN: Like Marvin Gaye's What's Going On?
IL: That's right. It's very emotional. We've been getting rave reviews from those who've heard it.
BSN: What instruments do you play on The Hurricane Song?
IL: Everything, electric piano, acoustic piano, drums, bass, synthesizer.
BSN: Where did you study music? In school? In church?
IL: Nowhere. I'm self-taught.
BSN: How much did you and Allen practice before making the recording?
IL: This is going to surprise you, he never rehearsed the song. He sang it on the spot. I gave it to him to listen to on a little digital recorder. He took a couple of minutes to go over it, and then he said, "I'm ready.�
BSN: Who are your musical influences?
IL: Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind and Fire, all the great ones. I can't pick one over the others.
BSN: What has been the reaction to The Hurricane Song? I would expect that music industry execs will be pounding on your door before long?
IL: Mos Def called me. He went on and on about how great the song was and how anybody he's hipped it to thinks it's great.
BSN: Is it getting a lot of radio airplay?
IL: Not really, I've spoken to program directors who actually said they thought their audiences wouldn't want to hear it.
BSN: I'm surprised because it doesn't have a political agenda or do any finger-pointing. I think it ought to be a hit playing on every pop music station, and you deserve to make some decent money for writing such a remarkable song.
IL: For me, making it and getting the message out, was accomplishing what I was trying to do. I wasn't trying to make any money from it.
BSN: That's a beautiful sentiment. However, from my perspective, I still feel that whoever wrote and performed on this song ought to make ten million dollars from it.
IL: I hear what you're saying, but I'd be happy if ten million people just heard it. If that happened, then I'd be where I want to be, brother.
BSN: Alright, brother, I appreciate that, but I still want you to make some money or at least have your career take off from this.
IL: Take care, brother.
BSN: Peace, bro.
Readers please also visit www.hurricanesong.com to hear the song
"Then it hit me
Ain't nobody coming to get me
No one feels my pain
Once again
The color of my skin reminds me
Things ain't changed
Begging you for water
Again and again
Please don't make me drink the water
That I'm standing in…�—Excerpted from The Hurricane Song by Irvin Lee
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I have been with 'letting go' this past week…Well, I have been with this awareness of a need to 'let go' since I took off on my first trip away from my sons when they were very small – now about 22 years ago.
Having studied the Dharma for soon to be 5 years now, I have learned about the Eight Worldly Concerns and they have been more like concepts to find a relationship to, and ultimately rid myself of, but 'out there' and I have not known quite 'where' to place them in my world.
They seem very vague. What do they mean to me? How do I relate to them?
They are mentioned in Nagarjuna's "Letter to a Friend" and they are:
Hope and Fear Fame and Infamy
Praise and Blame Gain and Loss
I have contemplated letting go in relationship to these worldly concerns.
I could see that these 8 are the things to let go of.
For most of my life I suppose 'letting go' has been more of an abstract that I should be able to 'do' at anytime – like dropping my coat onto a chair. However, in reality when I have needed to let go, it has not been so easy!
As some of you know, I had a snowboarding accident which resulted in emergency brain surgery in 2006. Looking back, this was one of my greatest gifts, as I had no capacity to think or do any of the things I used to. I was literally on my back in bed and I had to allow things to fall where they may. I did not even know if I would ever recover my ability to think or do much of anything. I was forced into a process of 'being' instead of 'doing'. Well, as most of you know as well, I did recover and with all my senses intact. Maybe better than intact!!
I searched for answers to questions about the brain – and when I met my teacher he shared a long explanation with me on how the brain is not the mind. That the brain is an organ that the mind uses – just like it uses all the other organs of the body for it's expression.
My understanding reached another level the other day when discussing dementia with my teacher. He shared that it is the brain that changes in a dement person, and how their mind is never affected. Wow – it turned another light on in my world, and I could follow the thread of how this is why a person is able to perceive all that is going on around them, but why they are not able to recall, retell or remember their experiences. Like how when we store something on our computer but forget 'where' or 'what' we named the file…Many of us have this awareness when with persons who are diseased or dying – that they can experience our presence and 'get' all that is happening at some level, but, that they cannot show us, or tell us with words.
Anyways…back to the Eight Worldly Concerns…
My world for 50 years was colored by fear. So much so, that everything I feared came to pass – pretty much. I do not recommend it to anyone, but what I now know is that we are fully capable of changing our experience in this world.
If the mind is the horse and we are the rider – and with this analogy in mind – we need to learn how to ride the horse so that it goes where we wish to go. If we have no idea how to ride a horse, the horse will take us wherever it wants to go. The same it true if we don't know how to control our minds.
Another analogy that I think is perfect is the one where we find ourselves about to leave a game or event in a big stadium, and as we intend to leave through the D exit, the force of the crowd pushes us towards a totally different exit and not at all where we intended to go out. If we don't learn to train our minds, we will end up in another location than our highest intention would have it!
I have had immense help from mind training and studying the Dharma. What I know is that ultimately we all want happiness and we need to be kind to others. As human beings, not something that comes 'easy' for us. I am learning through this training of my mind, to little by little rid myself of these Eight Worldly Concerns, and no – I am not enlightened yet… but I do live in a very different state of mind.
What I also know today is that we are able to train our minds to work for us instead of against us. And yes…I have a long way to go still!
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The cost of love is often great, but the reward is infinite. 33-year-old Kimberly could not fathom having another child.
Already the mother of 8 children, motherhood had been a complicated and difficult road for her.
She did not want to experience any more trauma or tragedy, and another pregnancy seemed like an opening to just that.
Kimberly searched the internet for abortion information, clicked on an ad placed by Heroic Media, connected with our Pregnancy Help Center partner in Dallas, and made an appointment.
Upon arrival, Kimberly opened her heart and poured out to her counselor the many difficulties she had experienced.
Her childhood had been filled with abandonment and abuse.
Even so, the loss of her childhood innocence was not her deepest pain.
A few years ago, Kimberly had watched her beautiful 18-month-old get hit by a car and die.
She had not one, but two sets of twins, one set with disabilities from the trauma of a premature birth.
Everything from her own childhood wounds, to the loss of her child, to birth trauma, to the particular parenting challenges she faced, seemed nothing less than overwhelming.
The counselor offered Kimberly the only thing she could: HOPE.
Hope that Kimberly's wounds could be healed and she could be set free.
Hope that this precious child was a gift and a new and unique person, sent to her for her help, not her harm.
Hope that the Dallas pro-life community not only could, but would, support Kimberly through all of this, with both emotional and material resources.
Kimberly, grabbing onto that HOPE, bravely chose life for her child!
Praise God for Kimberly's strength and love for her preborn baby that does not count the cost!
Isaiah 40:31: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.


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Thanks to some great help on the SDIY list, I know what the problem was with the EG simulation. There is a transistor with the base wired to the emitter and then wired backwards to a diode which resets the Flip-Flop. SPICE did not like this and did not properly model it. Oren, from the SDIY list was the first to recognize this transistor was acting like a zener diode. I merely replaced the transistor in the simulation with a zener diode and the circuit works perfectly. The zener voltage determines the peak voltage for the envelope, for a transistor that will be about 5 volts.
Here is a screen shot of the EG. The red trace is the "key down" and the green is the output. The first trace shows that in normal operation, even a short duration key down causes the EG to peak then decay. Next, I held the key down past the peak to show the EG will peak, then decay to the duration level, then decay to 0 with key up. Next is a trace with the Damp switch on. The EG decays immediately and quickly to 0 after a key up. Last is the Quathin switch on. It, too decays immediately on key up, but decays with the decay setting rather than quickly as with the Damp.
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Today I sent this written testimony to the Massachusetts state house on behalf of Meghan. It explain some of what we have been going through these past years.
I, Zachary Stein, Ed.D (Harvard, 2014), here offer written testimony in support of Massachusetts House Act 4062, which proposes to alter the processes involved in prescribing benzodiazepines and to increase public awareness of the risks associated with this class of drug.
Our Story: Four Years of Hell
Over four years ago my wife, Meghan Byrnes, began to suffer from an iatrogenic injury resulting from taking klonopin (a commonly prescribed benzodiazepine). Let me clarify that last sentence: Meghan was made profoundly ill simply from faithfully following her doctor's orders (this is what iatrogenic means: illness resulting from medical treatment). She did not abuse the drug or display any addictive behaviors, nor is what happened a result of some bad combination of drugs. To make a long story short: she took klonopin for 7 years to help with anxiety and work related stress. She took this medication only as prescribed, while living a healthy, active, and productive lifestyle. After beginning to experience increasing side effects such as severe gastrointestinal pain, muscle tightness, memory loss, and increasing anxiety, Meghan began a physician supported 11 month taper off the drug. After completing her taper, my athletic wife was quickly rendered 95% bedridden and too weak to stand, profoundly cognitively impaired with symptoms resembling dementia, and overwhelmed with excruciating psychological, neurological, and physical pain – all from taking a medication that was supposed to help, but eventually harmed instead. Today she is still disabled, but slowly recovering.
As her husband and now also as her caregiver, I have been with Meghan everyday to witness this horrific and almost unbearable suffering, which was brought on by no fault of her own, nor through chance or genetics, but rather through the negligence of the Massachusetts health care system in which we found ourselves. Had this proposed law been in place, my wife and I would not be living the broken and tragic lives we now live. It is my hope that this law will be passed, and that others will be spared our fate.
Like so many others, we were told that the low-dose benzodiazepine Meghan was given was perfectly safe, and we had no reason to question this. I was a graduate student at Harvard at the time, and she was being advised by the well-respected head of psychiatry at the university's student health services. We felt no need to question his guidance. Some critics of the proposed law claim that doctors should be free to use their discretion and judgment when explaining the risks and benefits of benzodiazepines. However, most doctors I have spoken with (including the one who wrote prescriptions for Meghan) appear to be entirely unaware (or at least deeply misinformed) about the potential dangers, and yet are quick to prescribe it for daily, long-term use – a treatment that even the drug's manufacturers advise against. If the head of the department of mental health services at one of the most prestigious universities in the country was unaware of the risks, what are we to assume about other prescribers? This must change.
I understand that it is hard to believe this story. I find it hard to believe myself sometimes. How can Meghan's life have been nearly destroyed by a pharmaceutical drug that was supposed to make it easier? But as we began to look around to try to make sense of what was happening, it quickly became clear that Meghan is far from alone. Benzos have ruined many lives across this country. And to be clear, the majority of those harmed were simply following their doctors orders and taking their medication as prescribed. I reiterate this fact because the only stories that run in the media about the dangers of prescription drugs are stories about addiction and abuse. In fact, the main story of benzodiazepine harm is one of iatrogenesis – not addiction.
The Story of Benzos: The Need for Care, Attention, and Informational Transparency
Although benzodiazepines may be appropriate for a few limited and short-term conditions, they are overwhelmingly prescribed as a treat-all for anxiety, stress, and sleep-related conditions, among other ailments. Its widespread useage is favored by doctors because it really does stop anxiety and induce sleep, quicker and more effectively than most anything else. But the mechanisms by which it operates strongly impair essential neurotransmitter functions, and over time this can result in debilitating brain damage, memory loss, sleep disorders, endocrine and hormonal problems, cognitive disability and dementia, HPA axis and vagus nerve dysfunction, dysautonomia, and a worsening of the very anxiety the drug was originally intended to treat (among many other symptoms). Although these initial neurotransmitter adaptations can occur in as little as a few weeks of daily use, the damage is often slow and insidious, and can take years to present itself. While some of these findings are recent (such as the link between benzodiazepine use and dementia), much of this vital information has been known by researches for decades (in fact, there are over 1600 scientific articles describing the dangers of benzodiazepines.)
According to the American Medical Association, iatrogenic illness is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and over half of these deaths are due to adverse reactions to pharmaceutical drugs. Let that sink in for a minute. You are more likely to die from receiving medical treatments than to die of almost anything else. This is not some fringe, conspiratorial, or anti-science rhetoric; this is data published by the AMA [pdf]. And these statistics only represent deaths, whereas most of those burdened by iatrogenic conditions are not killed outright; instead they are the living dead, often having been profoundly debilitated and disabled. Likewise, this data only represents what happens in hospital settings. When we look at outpatient care, the numbers obviously rise even higher, and there is every reason to suspect that adverse reactions to prescription drugs may in fact be the highest leading cause of death and disability in this country.
The evidence is clear that there needs to be major changes in prescribing practices involving this powerful and dangerous class of medication. However, this proposed law to better regulate benzodiazepines does not hinge upon debates over scientific findings, the FDA, or the pharmaceutical industry. Think what you will on these topics. This law is about a common sense way of increasing transparency and information for doctors and patients, which allows for greater carefulness and attention to be given to each prescription written.
The legal system ought to be primarily about protecting the least well off and most vulnerable among us. Who fits this description better then a desperately sick person in a doctor's office? This law simply proposes to bring greater carefulness, attention, and informational transparency to bear in what is often an already difficult and confusing situation. What reason could there be to impose limitations on carefulness, attention, and informational transparency? These qualities should characterize every nook and cranny of our health care system. Arguments in favor of slowing the expansion of these essential facets of health care only make sense in the context of deception, greed, or both.
This law ought to be seen less as a condemnation of a certain class of drug which needs new "controls," and more as an example for how the future of medical care ought to evolve. All healthcare practices should be undertaken with as much care, attention and informational transparency as possible. If Massachusetts seeks to remain at the cutting edge of medical practice and treatments, then it should be leading the way in the social and cultural dimensions of healthcare, which includes mandatory and clear communication with patients about the risks of their treatment.
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Contemporary issues in the construction industry
The term 'contemporary issue' refers to an issue that is relevant to society and, as such, affects the people that live in that society. For instance, political or social issues can be classified as contemporary.
Within the construction industry are many contemporary issues. These can be separated into construction-specific issues, such as processes, innovation and materials, and social, political and resource issues in construction:
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Post at least one example and comment on examples shared by other learners.
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United States District Court, District of Columbia
December 1, 2017
PERRIGO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Plaintiff,v.UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Defendant, and AUROBINDOPHARMALTD., et al . Intervener Defendants.
BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge.
Perrigo Research & Development Company
("Perrigo") brings this action against defendant
United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA")
under the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"), 5
U.S.C. §§ 501-706, the Food, Drug & Cosmetic
Act ("FDCA"), 21 U.S.C. § 301, et
seq., and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C.
§§ 2201-02. It seeks redress for FDA's refusal
to answer Perrigo's request to confirm that a Consent
Judgment and Decree entered on September 20, 2017 is legally
insufficient to trigger the running of a 75-day period during
which Perrigo must begin marketing its product or risk
forfeiting its eligibility for a 180-day period of generic
drug marketing exclusivity. See Compl. [Dkt. # 1]
¶¶ 2-3. Perrigo claims in Count I that the FDA has
violated the APA by "fail[ing] to act, " and that
therefore, this Court should step in and rule on the question
Perrigo posed to the agency. Id. ¶¶ 32-34.
In Count II, it asks the Court to enter a declaratory
judgment stating that the Consent Judgment and Decree did not
trigger the 75-day period under the statute. Id.
¶ 37.
Perrigo has failed to allege a violation of the APA,
defendant's motion to dismiss Count I will be granted.
And without a viable claim under the APA and in the absence
of a case or controversy, the Court lacks subject matter
jurisdiction to issue a declaratory judgment under Count II,
so that count will also be dismissed.
Statutory Background
FDCA requires all new drugs to be approved by the FDA before
they are introduced into interstate commerce. 21 U.S.C.
§ 355(a). It provides two primary pathways for obtaining
approval: (1) the new drug application ("NDA"),
described in section 355(b); and (2) the abbreviated new drug
application ("ANDA") for generic products, set
forth in section 3550). The NDA procedure requires the
applicant to conduct a spectrum of safety and effectiveness
tests and to inform FDA of the results. See 21
U.S.C. § 355(b)(1). It also requires the applicant to
file information about any patents filed in connection with
the drug. See Id. Once the drug is approved, it is
referred to as a "listed drug." See 21
C.F.R. § 314.3(b).
added the truncated ANDA approval process to the FDCA as part
of the 1984 Hatch-Waxman amendments, which sought "to
make available more low cost generic drugs" by providing
a pathway that was less costly and time consuming than the
NDA process. Serono Labs., Inc. v. Shalala, 158 F.3d
1313, 1316 (D.C. Cir. 1998), quoting H.R. Rep. No. 98-857,
pt. 1, at 14 (1984). A drug manufacturer that follows the
ANDA pathway may rely on research conducted by a third party
- the maker of the listed drug - in order to meet the
approval requirements. See 21 U.S.C. §§
355(b)(2), j(2)(A). ANDA applicants must file information
showing that the conditions of use, active ingredient, route
of administration, dosage form, strength, and labeling of the
generic drug are "the same as" those of the listed
drug that was previously approved. 21 U.S.C. §§
355G)(2)(A)(i)-(iii), (v). They are thereby relieved of the
obligation to perform the extensive testing to demonstrate
safety and effectiveness that is the hallmark of the NDA
process. See § 355(b)(1)(A).
protect the patent rights of the makers of the listed drugs,
ANDA applicants must provide one of four
"certifications" for "each patent which claims
the listed drug . . . or which claims a use for such listed
drug for which the application is seeking approval."
§ 355(j)(2)(A)(vii); see also Andrx Pharms., Inc. v.
Biovail Corp. Int'l, 256 F.3d 799, 802 (D.C. Cir.
2001). Thus, for each relevant patent, ANDA applicants must
certify either:
(I) that such patent information has not been filed,
(II) that such patent has expired,
(III) of the date on which such patent will expire, or
(IV) that such patent is invalid or will not be infringed by
the manufacture, use, or sale of the new drug for which the
application is submitted.
§ 355G)(2)(A)(vii)(I)-(IV). FDA may approve an ANDA
containing either of the first two certifications effective
immediately, § 355(])(5)(B)(i), and it may approve an
ANDA containing the third type of certification to be
effective as of the relevant patent's expiration date.
§ 355(])(5)(B)(ii). But the filing of the fourth type of
certification - referred to as a "paragraph IV
certification" - is an act of patent infringement on the
part of the ANDA applicant, see 35 U.S.C. §
271(e)(2)(A), and it can trigger patent infringement
litigation. The FDCA requires an ANDA applicant to notify the
patent holder of the filing of a paragraph IV certification,
21 U.S.C. § 355G)(2)(B), and the patent holder has 45
days from the receipt of notice to bring suit against the
applicant. § 355G)(5)(B)(iii). If the patent holder does
not file a lawsuit within that time period, the ANDA will
become effective immediately. Id.
FDCA provides an incentive and reward to generic drug
applicants willing to expose themselves to the litigation
risk. It grants the "first applicant" - the
applicant that is first to file a substantially complete ANDA
that contains and lawfully maintains a paragraph IV
certification to a listed patent - an opportunity to be the
only generic product in the market competing with the listed
drug for a period of time. See §§
3550)(5)(B)(iv)(II)(aa), (bb). During this 180-day period of
marketing exclusivity, FDA may not approve any competing
generic version of the drug if the ANDA for the subsequent
applicant also contains a paragraph IV certification.
See § 355G)(5)(B)(iv)(I). The 180-day period
begins to run when the first applicant begins marketing the
product. See id.
But an
applicant can forfeit its 180-day exclusivity period, thereby
opening the market to other generic drug manufacturers.
See § 3550)(5)(D). A first applicant forfeits
its eligibility for 180-day generic exclusivity if it fails
to market the drug within certain time periods prescribed in
the statute. § 355(])(5)(D)(i)(I). Under the FDCA, a
forfeiture event occurs if a first applicant fails to market
the drug by the later of two dates. The parties agree that
the only date relevant to this dispute is the second
"bookend" date, which is defined as follows:
(bb) with respect to the first applicant or any other
applicant (which other applicant has received tentative
approval), [1] the date that is 75 days after the date as
of which, as to each of the patents with respect to which the
first applicant submitted and lawfully maintained a
certification qualifying the first applicant for the 180-day
exclusivity period ... at least 1 of the following has
(AA) In an infringement action brought against the applicant
with respect to the patent or in a declaratory judgment
action brought by that applicant with respect to the patent,
a court enters a final decision from which no appeal (other
than a petition to the Supreme Court for a writ of
certiorari) has been or can be taken that the patent is
invalid or not infringed.
(BB) In an infringement action or a declaratory judgment
action described in subitem (AA), a court signs a settlement
order or consent decree that enters a final judgment that
includes a finding that the patent is invalid or not
§ 355(j)(5)(D)(i)(I)(bb).[2]
specific provision at issue in this dispute is (bb)(BB),
under which a first generic applicant can forfeit its 180-day
exclusivity period if it fails to market the drug within 75
days of a consent decree in the second applicant's
lawsuit against the patent holder.
Factual Background
March 30, 2012, Perrigo submitted an ANDA for approval to
market a generic version of AstraZeneca's Prilosec OTC
Delayed-Release Tablets. Compl. ¶ 4. Perrigo's ANDA
included paragraph IV certifications for both U.S. patents
listed in the Orange Book[3] for AstraZeneca's drug.
Id. ¶ 5. FDA approved Perrigo's ANDA on
July 30, 2015, and it informed Perrigo that it was eligible
for 180-day marketing exclusivity because it was the first
company to file a substantially complete ANDA for the product
with a paragraph IV certification. Id. ¶ 6.
While more than two years have gone by, Perrigo has not yet
marketed its generic omeprazole magnesium drug product.
Id.¶ 7.
On June
16, 2016, FDA granted tentative approval to a second ANDA
filed by Aurobindo Pharma Limited and Aurobindo Pharma Inc.
(collectively, "Aurobindo") for Omeprazole
Magnesium Tablets (OTC). Compl. ¶ 8. Aurobindo's
application cannot receive final approval "until the
expiration of Perrigo's 180-day generic exclusivity,
unless Perrigo forfeits that exclusivity." Id.
August 18, 2016, Aurobindo filed an action against
AstraZeneca in the United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey under 21 U.S.C. § 3550)(5)(C),
the FDCA provision authorizing civil actions for patent
certainty. See Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. v. AstraZeneca
AB, No. 3:16-cv-05079 (D.N.J. Aug. 18, 2016). It sought
a declaratory judgment that Aurobindo's omeprazole
magnesium product does not infringe the two unexpired patents
listed in the Orange Book for Prilosec OTC, or that those
patents are invalid. See id; Certification of Marc
D. Youngelson [Dkt. # 8] ("Youngelson
Certification") ¶ 3; Ex. A to Youngelson
Certification [Dkt. # 8] ("Aurobindo Compl."). In
its complaint, Aurobindo specifically referenced its need to
obtain a judgment that would trigger the 75-day period in
which Perrigo would have to begin marketing its omeprazole
magnesium AND A product to avoid forfeiture of its
eligibility for 180-day exclusivity. See Aurobindo
Compl. ¶¶ 34, 48, 50, 53.
court entered a Consent Judgment and Decree in the Aurobindo
lawsuit on September 20, 2017, ...
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