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by Kenosha Kid on 01/29/2011.
Trim: 2003 Toyota Corolla CE, Owned 9 years.
I purchased this car brand new in April 2002. It was one of the first 2003 Corolla's to hit the road in Wisconsin. I sold off a 2000 Park Avenue with less than 36,000 miles on it that was nothing but trouble. My 2003 Corolla now has over 180,000 miles on it. Replaced the original starter at 171,500. The original brakes were replaced at 150,000 miles, the mechanic said it was not needed, but was purchasing my second replacement set of tires, so I had them do the brakes with the tires. I have the Toyota dealership perform all scheduled maintenance including oil changes. Most people do not believe the car is as old as it is.
Love the reliability and economical operation.
The lack of problems has not enticed me to buy a new car. I have never had a brand new car so long and with so much mileage. Prior to the 2003 Corolla we replaced our vehicles every two to three years. As a result of our great experience with the Corolla we purchased in February 2003 a 2003 4 cylinder brand new Camry that has not been broken in yet at 120,000 miles. Also trouble free.
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I would highly recommend this vehicle. Especially if you are able to acquire the service records. Economical to operate, easy to park and so reliable.
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The Perfect Car
by jetstar on 03/24/2004.
Trim: 2003 Toyota Corolla LE, Owned 1 year.
Interior room was more than I expected
Peppy car
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Wish I could afford another one
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outstanding little car
by gonna have her for a while on 10/12/2005.
Trim: 2003 Toyota Corolla LE, Owned less than 1 year.
Gas mileage rocks, seats are comfy, very smooth ride, and very sound
The cheap plastic used in the dash and some parts of the trim. I kind of expected a little better being the rest of the car was put together so well. Not sure on the airbag system on them though. Hopefully will never have to find out. I would like to see at least a little more power out of them.
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I think that overall the car is by far a worthy compitition for any honda or any other car. I have gotten up to 39 mpg and that was with a full trunk load and running AC nonstop. I think it would be perfect for any beginner driver.
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real driving pleasure
by corolla user from turkey on 09/30/2004.
Trim: 2003 Toyota Corolla CE, Owned less than 1 year.
It is absouletly full of Toyota quality and it has excellent performance as braking,handling and acceleration.It is very well known with it's long-lived and it is a problem-free.
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There is something giving great confidence to it's driver in this car.It has really sensitive steering, strong brakes, good handling and most important one is being problem-free with it's faultless manufacturing philosophy
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Great Car
by pooh bear on 07/12/2004.
Trim: 2003 Toyota Corolla S, Owned 1 year.
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this is a great car, I love it. Its comfortable and stylish, and has a ton of great features. I would recommend this car to anyone.
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TESTIMONY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HEARING ON BEFORE THE Chairman Feingold, Ranking Member Brownback and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to be here today to share the views of Human Rights First on what must be done to restore the rule of law in the area of detention and prisoner treatment policy. We are grateful for the Subcommittee's persistent attention to these important matters, and we look forward to continuing to work with Subcommittee Members into the next Congress and the next Administration to ensure that U.S. detention and interrogation policies uphold the government's domestic and international legal obligations and respect American values. My name is Elisa Massimino, and I am the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Human Rights First. Human Rights First works in the United States and abroad to promote a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law. We support human rights activists who fight for basic freedoms and peaceful change at the local level; protect refugees in flight from persecution and repression; help build a strong international system of justice and accountability; and work to ensure that human rights laws and principles are enforced in the United States and abroad. II.What is at Stake Restoring our Nation's commitment to the rule of law must be a top priority for the next president of the United States. Words will be important; but, particularly because of the way the current administration has sought to distort, obscure and evade the clear language of the law, words will not be enough. The actions of the next administration will either confirm Vice President Cheney's assertion that the drift away from the rule of law - which necessitates today's hearing - is "the new normal," or they will prove him wrong. The world will be watching what we do. Indeed, the world has been watching all along. The erosion of human rights protections in the United States in the aftermath of September 11 has had a profound impact on human rights standards around the world. Over the last seven years, the United States has become identified with its selective observation of international human rights treaties to which it is bound, a pattern that has weakened the fabric of human rights norms and emboldened other governments to do the same. A growing number of countries have adopted sweeping counterterrorism measures into their domestic legal systems, at times significantly expanding on the substance of U.S. measures while explicitly invoking U.S. precedent. Opportunistic governments have co-opted the U.S. "war on terror," citing support for U.S. counterterrorism policies as a basis for internal repression of domestic opponents. In some instances, U.S. actions have encouraged other countries to disregard domestic and international law when such protections stand in the way of U.S. counterterrorism efforts. III.Ending Torture and Policies that Facilitate Torture: The Case for a Clean Break Efforts to build a legitimate government though illegitimate action--including unjustified or excessive use of force, unlawful detention, torture, or punishment without trial--are self-defeating, even against insurgents who conceal themselves amid noncombatants and flout the law. . . . Any human rights abuses or legal violations committed by U.S. forces quickly become known throughout the local population and eventually around the world because of the globalized media and work to undermine the COIN [Counterinsurgency] effort. A.Uncovering Lessons Learned Through extensive document requests and multiple hearings, Congress has already shed much light on the extent of abuse of detainees in U.S. custody. But there is much the American people still do not know about the parameters of the CIA secret detention and interrogation program and how abusive interrogation techniques came to be approved at the highest levels of government. There must be a thorough, comprehensive and sober examination--across all agencies involved--of policies and practices that led to the official sanctioning of torture and other cruelty in order to inoculate against future abuse, identify the most effective means of prevention and demonstrate that the United States is now committed to treating all prisoners humanely. The current administration has engaged in a shell game of legal justifications to rationalize its policy of official cruelty and secret detentions. A true accounting of past abuses will require that these relevant legal opinions, including those no longer in force, be made public. The next president should direct the appropriate agency heads to review the classification of these documents--where classification is an issue--and to the maximum extent possible publicly release memoranda and documents authorizing or providing legal clearance of secret detention, rendition and coercive interrogations by all agencies. It is imperative that the public and Congress have a full understanding of the faulty reasoning that was used to circumvent humane treatment standards so that these standards can be effectively fortified in the future. In order to facilitate this exercise, the next President should work with Congress to appoint a non-partisan commission of distinguished Americans to examine, and provide a comprehensive report on, policies and actions related to the detention, treatment, and transfer of detainees after 9/11 and the consequences of those actions, and to make recommendations for future policy in this area. B.The Way Forward If the United States is to reclaim what General Petraeus referred to as the "moral high ground" in our counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts, then it must both decisively abandon abusive practices and take bold steps to reinforce existing prisoner treatment standards--including the Convention against Torture, Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, the domestic Anti-Torture Statute, the McCain Amendment, and other applicable laws. To demonstrate a renewed commitment to humane treatment standards, and to ensure clarity about what the United States means when it pledges to the world that it will treat prisoners humanely, the next president should take the following concrete steps: ?Revoke and repudiate all existing orders and legal opinions that authorize cruel interrogations or secret detention or imply that legal standards of humane treatment differ when applied to the CIA. This would include revoking Executive Order 13440, which authorizes the CIA to maintain a secret detention program using interrogation techniques that have been rejected by our own military as unlawful and unproductive. In addition, the next president should revoke the reported September 17, 2001 Executive Order, and any other directive not yet made public which authorizes the CIA detention and interrogation program. The next president should enforce a single standard of humane treatment of prisoners across all government agencies, based on the military's Golden Rule standard: we must not engage in conduct that we would consider unlawful if perpetrated by the enemy against captured Americans. ?End the practice of holding "ghost prisoners" and acknowledge such practices as illegal. Timely notification and access to all detainees in the custody of any U.S. government agency should be required to be given to the ICRC (such a requirement is included in this year's Senate intelligence authorization bill). In addition, the next president should sign, and the United States should ratify, the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances. ?Sign and request advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture. The Optional Protocol requires states party to the treaty to allow visits by experts of the UN Committee Against Torture to prisons and other facilities where people are being deprived of their liberty. The object of the Optional Protocol is to prevent torture and other unlawful abuse of prisoners, and its ratification by the United States would send a clear message to the world that the United States is serious about upholding its obligations to treat prisoners humanely. ?Urge Congress to enact legislation requiring the videotaping of all intelligence interrogations of individuals in the custody of the military or intelligence community. Such recording, as is provided for in the House version of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, would actually strengthen intelligence-gathering, as it would allow the careful examination of body language, and source and collector interaction, and could be used for training effective interrogation techniques. Videotaping also would simultaneously help to deter abuse of detainees and protect interrogators from spurious claims of abuse. ?Invest in efforts by the intelligence community to pursue effective means of intelligence gathering that rely on humane treatment. In June 2008 Human Rights First hosted a forum for 15 senior interrogators, interviewers and intelligence officials with more than 350 years collective field experience in the U.S. military, the FBI and the CIA. These intelligence experts unanimously agreed that more resources are needed to support the non-coercive, traditional, rapport-based interrogation approaches that provide the best possibility for obtaining accurate and complete intelligence, instead of ineffective cruelty that actually can impede efforts to elicit actionable information. Such resources should support efforts such as further professionalizing the interrogation field, researching best practices and lessons learned, and developing language and cultural skills. ?Support legislation to ensure that the government has jurisdiction over U.S. government civilians and contractors implicated in detainee abuse. The Attorney General has expressed concern that current law does not provide sufficient jurisdiction over U.S. government contractors for violent abuses committed overseas. Congress should clarify and expand the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act to ensure effective enforcement of prohibitions on torture and other abuse committed by civilian personnel of the U.S. government. The U.S. government should neither send nor employ any civilians abroad to interrogate prisoners without ensuring that it has the ability--and devotes the resources necessary--to prosecute such individuals when they are implicated in serious abuse. ?Declare a moratorium on extraordinary renditions and develop with Congress effective law and regulations to ensure that the United States is not complicit in torture. Recent experience has demonstrated that existing rendition procedures, including those that permit reliance on bare assurances from the receiving governments, are woefully insufficient to ensure that individuals are safeguarded from transfer to torture. Many Members of Congress, including members of this committee, have offered proposals to enforce the obligation of United States under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture in the context of renditions. Going forward, Congress and the Executive Branch must work together to devise an effective process that ensures the rendered individual an opportunity to present his fear of torture to an independent decision-maker. IV.Guantánamo: A Failed Experiment The remaining prisoners at Guantánamo fall into three groups: ?Prisoners suspected of having committed crimes against the United States. These should be prosecuted in regular criminal courts or in court-martial proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). ?Prisoners not suspected of any criminal activity. These should be repatriated to their home countries whenever possible in accordance with international human rights and humanitarian law obligations. Those who face a substantial likelihood of torture in their own countries should be resettled in third countries. To succeed, this plan requires the cooperation of third countries. U.S. allies, particularly European leaders who have called most loudly for the prison to be closed, must help and not just criticize. It is true that the United States climbed into this box alone, but those of our allies who truly want to see the end of Guantánamo will have to help us get there. To the extent Guantánamo and other failures of the current Administration's counterterrorism policy have promoted terrorist recruitment, this is more than just a U.S. problem now. And our allies have a shared interest and responsibility to help fix it. ?Immediately improve conditions of confinement at Guantánamo. Increasing access to family members through video- and tele-conferencing, improving access to counsel, and reducing the use of solitary confinement will ease the burden of isolation experienced by many Guantánamo prisoners and bring U.S. policy more in line with international treatment obligations. In addition, providing prisoners' families access to regular health assessments and other appropriate data, as is done for the families of U.S. detainees in Iraq, will inspire international confidence that the United States is treating prisoners with appropriate care. ?Resettle some Guantánamo prisoners in the United States. Then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's early pronouncements that all Guantánamo prisoners are all dangerous terrorists engendered reluctance on the part of other countries to accept prisoners now found years later to pose no danger. Our failure to resettle any such prisoners here in the United States has only compounded that reluctance. A small number of prisoners who have not committed crimes against the United States, and whose individual circumstances make them eligible for relief, should be resettled here. This would send an important message and likely would increase the willingness of third countries to accept some prisoners themselves. It may also be necessary to convince other countries to accept their own citizens and legal residents. ?Manage effectively the risk posed by repatriation and resettlement. Releasing some of the prisoners at Guantánamo will require an assumption of some risk. But that risk can be managed, and it is undoubtedly less than the risk posed by the continued detention of more than 200 Guantánamo prisoners without criminal charge. Risk management can be achieved by performing individualized risk assessments of detainees selected for repatriation and resettlement; obtaining appropriate security assurances from receiving countries; making transfers on a rolling basis to ease the burden on home countries; and passing legislation to invest in reintegration programs modeled after the Saudi rehabilitation program, which led to the transfer of more than 100 Saudis out of Guantánamo. B.Repeal the MCA and Terminate the Military Commissions In March of last year, I testified before the House Armed Services Committee and urged that terrorist suspects at Guantánamo be tried in regular federal courts or pursuant to the Rules for Courts-Martial under the UCMJ. Such trials would satisfy the requirement of the laws of war--and of our own laws--that sentences be carried out pursuant to a "previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples." That remains our view. Human Rights First opposed the Military Commissions Act (MCA). Even some Members of Congress who voted for it did so while expressing the hope that the courts would step in to remedy its many defects. Congress should not wait for the courts to come to the rescue, nor should it merely tinker with the machinery of military commissions. Instead, Congress should repeal the MCA and embrace its responsibility to ensure that suspected terrorists are brought to justice in proceedings worthy of this country. The defects of the MCA are many and have been well-documented by Human Rights First and others. They include permitting coerced evidence, rules for classified evidence that prevent the defendant from seeing evidence that may show innocence or lack of responsibility, and violating the basic due process requirement that a person cannot be held criminally responsible for an action that was not legally prohibited at the time it was taken. One of the most telling indictments of the military commissions is the way the system looks up close in actual practice. Recently Human Rights First observers attended the first military commission trial held at Guantánamo, of Salim Hamdan. There is no question that the defects in the MCA infected Hamdan's trial. Though the judge excluded some of Hamdan's statements obtained following coercive interrogations at Bagram, he admitted other statements extracted under abusive conditions at Guantánamo, conditions that included sleep deprivation and sexual humiliation. The military commissions at Guantánamo are staffed by many talented, dedicated and honorable service personnel. But the system itself is illegitimate, and no amount of good will or good lawyering can change that. It is abundantly clear from our observations of trial proceedings there why Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions requires, as a prerequisite for passing sentences and carrying out executions, trials by a "regularly constituted court." The system in operation at Guantánamo does not come close to passing that test.
Last year, Human Rights First asked two former federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York--Richard Zabel and James Benjamin, now partners at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld--to carefully examine and evaluate international terrorism prosecutions brought in the federal courts. Their report, In Pursuit of Justice: Prosecuting Terrorism Cases in the Federal Courts, published by Human Rights First in May 2008, examines more than 120 terrorism cases prosecuted over the past 15 years, ranging from epic mega-trials for completed acts of terrorism to individual, pre-emptive prosecutions focused on prevention. It draws on the personal perspectives of judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers with firsthand terrorism litigation experience, as well as the views of security experts and academics. The focus of the examination is on the legal and practical issues that confront courts, law enforcement, and Congress regarding terrorism-related crimes. In Pursuit of Justice concludes that the federal system has capably handled important and challenging terrorism cases without compromising national security or sacrificing rigorous standards of fairness and due process. ?Prosecutors have invoked a host of specially-tailored anti-terrorism laws and longstanding, generally-applicable federal criminal statutes to obtain convictions in terrorism cases. ?Courts have consistently exercised jurisdiction over defendants brought before them, even those defendants apprehended by unconventional or forcible means. ?Existing criminal statutes and immigration laws provide an adequate basis to detain and monitor suspects in the vast majority of known cases. ?Applying the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA), courts have successfully balanced the need to protect national security information, including the sources and means of intelligence gathering, with defendants' fair trial rights. ?Miranda warnings are not required in battlefield and non-custodial interrogations or interrogations conducted purely for intelligence-gathering purposes, and Miranda requirements have not impeded successful criminal terrorism prosecutions. ?The Federal Rules of Evidence, including rules that govern the authentication of evidence collected abroad, provide a common-sense, flexible framework for guiding admissibility decisions. ?The Federal Sentencing Guidelines and other applicable sentencing laws prescribe severe sentences for many terrorism offenses, and experience shows that terrorism defendants have generally been sentenced to lengthy periods of incarceration. ?Courts are well able to assure the safety and security of trial participants and observers. Many judges support our view that the federal system adequately meets the special challenges presented by terrorism prosecutions. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in June 2008, Judge John Coughenour, who presided over the trial of the trial of "millennium bomber" Ahmed Ressam, remarked: "It is my firm conviction, informed by 27 years on the federal bench, that the United States courts, as constituted, are not only an adequate venue for trying suspected terrorists but also a tremendous asset against terrorism. Indeed, I believe it would be a grave error with lasting consequences for Congress, even with the best of intentions, to create a parallel system of terrorism courts unmoored from the values that have served us so well for so long." Similarly, during a speech at American University's Washington College of Law in February 2008, Judge Leonie Brinkema, presiding judge in the trial of Zacarias Moussaui, said: "I think that we need to seriously think about the implications of getting away from the standard criminal justice model for these cases....[We must not be] so overcome with fear that we jettison fundamental principles of our legal and political system. It's something that we absolutely have to remember. You can address the terrorist threat with tools that we have if the people who are running those tools do their job." While In Pursuit of Justice does not respond directly to the proposals of those who advocate a substitute justice system--such as "preventive detention" or a "national security court"--I would note here two significant disadvantages of such schemes: Human Rights First continues to study these issues carefully. We urge Congress and the next Administration to consider them as well, and to explore any continuing gaps and shortcomings in the law that can be remedied by revision rather than with the creation of an entirely new court system. V.Conclusion The current Administration's misguided embrace of indefinite detention, torture and deeply flawed military commissions has greatly damaged the reputation of the United States, fueled terrorist recruitment and undermined international cooperation in counterterrorism operations. Repairing our reputation as a nation committed to the rule of law will require bold action, including finally closing the detention facility in Guantánamo and demonstrating -- in deed, not just in word--an unequivocal commitment to treating all prisoners humanely. The next Congress and the next Administration will have a window of opportunity to signal to the American people and to the world that the policies of the last seven years were an aberration and that the United States is serious about restoring the rule of law, upholding our Constitution and respecting the international rules and laws our country played such a central role in formulating. The stakes are incredibly high. In the balance hangs the ability of the United States to: maintain the integrity of our counterterrorism policy; improve intelligence cooperation with allies; support the human intelligence community in employing proven, effective methods for gathering actionable information; and re-establish the moral authority necessary to restore the United States as a world leader in upholding human rights. |


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In preparation for compliance with the requirement from Senate Bill 13-162 for the State Plumbing Board to provide inspections in all areas of the state where a local jurisdiction does not provide permit and inspection services, the Board will be updating information from all jurisdictions in the state. If you represent a local jurisdictional inspection authority, please take a minute to update your jurisdictional information at this link or click the "Jurisdictional Information Input" button bookmark to the left of this page. The deadline set by SB13-162 is October 1st for local jurisdictions to inform the board of their intent to provide permitting and inspection services. Cities, towns and counties not submitting their intent to commence or cease issuing permits and providing inspections by the October 1 deadline will fall under the jurisdictional authority of the State Plumbing Board for the issuance of permits with the requirement of inspections on July 1st, 2014.
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c. Shower pan liners will become the responsibility of the holder of the plumbing permit and are required to be installed, tested and accepted at the time of the rough plumbing inspection. The Colorado plumbing code requires shower pans to be installed by a license plumber or a homeowner (acting as a plumbing contractor for their own home).
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e. Mobile home contractors are not given the authority to make plumbing connections for water or sewer by either the Colorado plumbing code or the Department of Housing Regulations.
f. Gas pipe testing for mobile homes will continue as before.
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Next Relevance Title A-Z Title Z-A Newest First Oldest First Sort by: 1.Evidence-Based Teaching for Higher EducationThis book synthesizes findings from the scholarship of teaching and learning in order to help university teachers choose techniques and tools that maximize student learning.Book/Monograph (June 2012)2.Teaching Ethically: Challenges and OpportunitiesThis book identifies four broad areas of concern in the ethical teaching of undergraduate psychology: pedagogy, student behavior, faculty behavior toward students, and considerations in the diverse classroom.Book/Monograph (January 2012)3.APA Educational Psychology HandbookThis 3-volume handbook of educational psychology examines theories, constructs, and critical issues; individual differences, cultural factors, and contextual factors; and applications to learning and teaching.Book/Monograph (November 2011)4.Group Play Interventions for Children: Strategies for Teaching Prosocial SkillsThis book integrates the use of group play interventions and evidence-based cognitive behavioral techniques in child group training.Book/Monograph (October 2011)5.Controversy in the Psychology Classroom: Using Hot Topics to Foster Critical ThinkingWell-chosen, controversial issues can engage students' interest in course material and show them how to appreciate, evaluate, and apply empirical findings to the analysis of human behavior. 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To evaluate the influence of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory indomethacin on the brimonidine intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering effect.
A randomized double-masked study was carried out. Patients medicated with timolol maleate 0,5% and needed complementary medication were random allocated into two groups: (a) brimonidine tartarate 0,15% and indomethacin 1% or (b) brimonidine tartarate and placebo (balanced saline solution). If patient's both eyes were eligible, they were allocated to the same group.
IOP was measured at two weeks, one month and two months after study beginning. The mean IOP of the eyes was used for analyzes, in the case of two eligible eyes. For statistical analyzes repeated measures analysis was used.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Glaucoma |
Drug: brimonidine |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | INFLUENCE OF TOPICAL INDOMETHACIN ON HYPOTHENSIVE EFFECT OF BRIMONIDINE |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 90 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Inclusion Criteria:
- primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension patients with the following criteria: 18 years of age or older, insufficient response to monotherapy with timolol maleate 0,5%, and adequate compliance in follow-up treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- hypersensitivity to eyedrop solutions, insufficient compliance in follow-up treatment, pregnancy or childbearing potential.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00347035 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | CEP 0771/04 |
Study First Received: | June 30, 2006 |
Last Updated: | October 25, 2006 |
Health Authority: | Brazil: National Health Surveillance Agency |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Glaucoma Ocular Hypertension Eye Diseases Indomethacin Brimonidine Gout Suppressants Antirheumatic Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Tocolytic Agents Reproductive Control Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Analgesics, Non-Narcotic Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Anti-Inflammatory Agents Cardiovascular Agents Central Nervous System Agents Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists Adrenergic alpha-Agonists Adrenergic Agonists Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Antihypertensive Agents |
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Controlling multiple systems simultaneously with Synergy
Synergy offers an interesting approach to centrally managing multiple computers without investing in additional hardware. In contrast to legacy solutions, every machine keeps its own display. The program is definitely a boon for anybody who needs to run several machines, and Synergy's cross-operating system clipboard support is really useful feature that removes the need to copy text files. But if I had three wishes, one of them would be easier configuration on Linux.
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. Medical Editor:
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Sinus Headache SymptomsThe pain of a sinus headache is often felt over the affected area(s) and has been described as a sensation of uncomfortable pressure. There may be tenderness when the area is touched. The pain can worsen upon changing head positions or arising from bed. Nasal discharge may accompany inflammatory processes in the sinuses. The drainage may be clear or may be greenish-yellow in color. Greenish-yellow discharge usually signals that an infection is present. Other signs of an infection may also develop including:
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Pam Beus, executive director of Bingham County's Senior Citizen Center, was pleased to accept a $2,000 donation from Greg Rose, vice president and branch manager of Idaho AgCredit in Blackfoot on Tuesday. The funding comes from a charitable program called "Sharing Success" started by CoBank, the bank that funds Idaho AgCredit's loans, and is a part of a $1 million campaign donating to "Feeding America," the nation's leading hunger relief charity.
Blackfoot High School students from Holly Kartchner's government class proved their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, once again by taking first place in the state for the sixth year in a row at the "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" mock congressional hearing competition in Boise on Feb. 6. The class of 20 students is now eligible to to participate in the national "We the People" competition April 25-May 1 in Washington, D.C.
IDAHO FALLS — The Shelley Russets got a good view of just what can happen in district tournament play as they watched game one go double overtime before the top seeded Sugar-Salem Diggers finally prevailed over the fourth seeded South Fremont squad. That eye opener served the Russets well as any thoughts of a Teton upset was quickly dispelled as the Russets rolled throughout the night to a convincing 64-34 victory.


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Consumer demand for organically produced goods has shown double-digit growth for well over a decade, providing market incentives for U.S. farmers across a broad range of products. Organic products are now available in nearly 20,000 natural food stores and nearly 3 of 4 conventional grocery stores. Organic sales account for over 3 percent of total U.S. food sales, according to recent industry statistics.
USDA does not have official statistics on U.S. organic retail sales, but information is available from industry sources. U.S. sales of organic products were $21.1 billion in 2008--over 3 percent of total food sales--and will reach $23.0 billion in 2009, according to the Nutrition Business Journal.
Fresh fruits and vegetables have been the top selling category of organically grown food since the organic food industry started retailing products over three decades ago, and they are still outselling other food categories, according to the Nutrition Business Journal. Produce accounted for 37 percent of U.S. organic food sales in 2008, followed by dairy (16 percent), beverages (13 percent), packaged and prepared foods (13 percent), bread and grains (10 percent), snack foods (5 percent), meat, fish, and poultry (3 percent), and condiments (3 percent).
Most organic sales (93 percent) take place through conventional and natural food supermarkets and chains, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA). OTA estimates the remaining 7 percent of U.S. organic food sales occur through farmers' markets, foodservice, and marketing channels other than retail stores. One of the most striking differences between conventional and organic food marketing is the use of direct markets-Cornell University estimates that only about 1.6 percent of U.S. fresh produce sales are through direct sales. The number of farmers' markets in the United States has grown steadily from 1,755 markets in 1994, when USDA began to track them, to over 4,685 in 2008. Participating farmers are responding to heightened demand for locally grown organic product. A USDA survey of market managers (see Organic Produce, Price Premiums, and Eco-Labeling in U.S. Farmers' Markets, April 2004) found that demand for organic products was strong or moderate in most of the farmers' markets surveyed around the country, and that managers felt more organic farmers were needed to meet consumer demand in many States.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has reported wholesale prices for a few organic fruits and vegetables for about a decade, and recently added price premiums for poultry and sales volume for milk.
At the retail level, organic produce and milk, the two top organic food sales categories, receive significant price premiums over conventionally grown products.
ERS analyzed organic prices for 18 fruits and 19 vegetables using 2005 data on produce purchases (see Emerging Issues in the U.S. Organic Industry, June 2009), and found that the organic premium as a share of the corresponding conventional price was less than 30 percent for over two-thirds of the items. The premium for only one item--blueberries--exceeded 100 percent. In contrast, organic price premiums for a half-gallon container of milk ranged from 60 percent for private-label organic milk above branded conventional milk in 2006 to 109 percent for branded organic milk above private-label conventional milk.
Numerous studies have been conducted by researchers in the public and private sectors on the buying habits and demographics of consumers of organic foods. Results have varied depending on the type of survey, sample size, and geographic coverage. However, a few general themes have emerged. Consumers prefer organically produced food because of their concerns regarding health, the environment, and animal welfare, and are willing to pay the price premiums established in the marketplace.
Organic products have shifted from being a lifestyle choice for a small share of consumers to being consumed at least occasionally by a majority of Americans. National surveys conducted by the Hartman Group and Food Marketing Institute during the early 2000s found that two-thirds of surveyed shoppers bought organically grown foods (see Recent Growth Patterns in the U.S. Organic Foods Market for a literature review of organic consumer studies).
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Award Winning B&B - Vacation Rental at Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs
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Our Colorado bed and breakfast home is over 5,200 square feet featuring 6 elegant rooms and two cabins for your vacation rental. With breath taking views of Pikes Peak, we offer a charming retreat with all the comforts of home.
Guest accommodations for up to 24 people including the entire house and cabins combined. Our Victorian Inn has the entire ambiance you are looking for in a home away from home. Choose among six unique guestrooms in the three story main inn and two luxury private cabins. Large sunny rooms, balcony and private decks await your arrival and welcome you to Eastholme in the Rockies Bed and Breakfast Inn. Each room has a special feature such as fireplace, Jacuzzi tub for two and private balcony. Gourmet breakfast included for all guests.
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Six large sunny rooms and two vacation cabins. Our three course gourmet breakfast is included in your stay with us.
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Cast a super spell in this Hocus Pocus Witch girls costume that will have everyone spellbound. The bewitching polka dot garment is beautifully detailed and purple is the color of royalty. Anoint yourself a royal witch in this peasant-style dress and hat to match.
- The Hocus Pocus Witch girls costume consists of a purple, black and green 100% polyester belted peasant dress with polka dot overlay and matching patched witch hat.
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March 15, SARUP Friday afternoon screening
"On imagination: conversations with architects"4:30 p.m., AUP 170 Merrill Elam of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects will introduce the film, which looks at imagination through the musings of some of today's most creative architects. This film screening is co-sponsored by AIA Milwaukee. Back to Announcements Listing |


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Littlewood, Joan
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- (1914–2002), English theatre director; full name Maud Joan Littlewood. She co-founded the Theatre Workshop (1945), which set out to present established plays in radical productions and to stage contemporary working-class plays. She is particularly remembered for her production of the musical Oh, What a Lovely War (1963).


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In San José, there is a month-long language, history and culture orientation course. The course introduces students to Costa Rica through lectures and field trips. It is designed to help prepare students for the challenges of rigorous academic work in a foreign language and culture. It is not a basic grammar review but, rather, a cultural and historical introduction to Costa Rica, with an emphasis on upper-level academic writing skills. Orientation field trips usually include trips to art museums, the Central Market, the National Theater, volcanoes, the rainforest, and beaches on both Gulf Coast and Pacific shores.
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Three DeKalb County teams hold three of the Top 4 spots in the Class AAAAA
high school football poll as the 2012 football season moves into its fifth week of play this weekend.
Tucker (No. 2), Martin Luther King Jr. (No. 3) and Stephenson (No. 4) are all undefeated heading into this week's games.
The No. 2 ranked Tigers (3-0) take on Dunwoody (0-3) in a 7:30 p.m. game at North DeKalb Stadium on Friday. Tucker shut out Arabia Mountain in the second half this past week on the way to a 39-20 victory to remain undefeated and extend their winning streak to 18 games. Dunwoody is coming off a tough 28-14 loss to Lakeside.
The No. 3 ranked Lions of M.L. King (3-0) try to win their 14th consecutive regular season game as they face off with winless North Atlanta at Grady on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Lions are 2-0 in Region 6-AAAAA action following their comeback victory over Mays last week at Hallford Stadium.
The Lakeside Vikings (1-2) host No. 4 ranked Stephenson (2-0) in the Vikings' homecoming game at Adams Stadium on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Stephenson is 2-0 in Region 6-AAAAA following a 40-7 win over Dunwoody last weekend. Lakeside is coming off a 46-21 loss to Southwest DeKalb.
Southwest DeKalb (2-1, 1-1) travels to Lakewood Stadium to take on Mays (1-2, 1-1) in a must-win game for both teams early in the Region 6-AAAAA
schedule. The winner stays in solid contention for a playoff berth in Class AAAAA.
A matchup of undefeated teams is set up for Saturday as the surprising Chamblee Bulldogs (3-0) travel to Lakewood Stadium with a 4 p.m. date against undefeated South Atlanta (3-0).
This week's schedule:
Thursday, Sept. 20
Lithonia (0-3) vs. Grady (3-0), Grady, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 21
Decatur (2-1) vs. Clarkston (1-2), Hallford, 5:15 p.m.
Columbia (2-1) vs. Carver-Atlanta (3-0), Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.
Miller Grove (2-1) vs. Arabia Mountain (1-2), Panthersville, 7:30 p.m.
Tucker (3-0) vs. Dunwoody (0-3), North DeKalb, 7:30 p.m.
Stephenson (2-0) vs. Lakeside (1-2), Adams, 7:30 p.m. (HC)
Redan (1-2) at Banneker (1-2), 7:30 p.m.
Douglass (0-3) vs. Towers (0-3), Avondale, 7:30 p.m. (HC)
SW DeKalb (2-1) vs. Mays (1-2), Lakewood, 8 p.m.
Washington (3-0) vs. Stone Mountain (1-2), Hallford, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22
Chamblee (3-0) vs. South Atlanta (3-0), Lakewood, 4 p.m.
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian (1-1) vs. Cross Keys (0-2), Adams, 7:30 p.m.
M.L. King (3-0) vs. North Atlanta (0-3), Grady, 7:30 p.m.
BEST Academy (1-1) vs. McNair (2-1), Panthersville, 7:30 p.m. (HC)
OPEN: Cedar Grove (2-2), Druid Hills (2-1)
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Mark Brock is the Information Officer/Statistician/Web Manager for DeKalb County Schools Athletics
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Tucker, Martin Luther King Jr. and Stephenson are all undefeated heading into this week's games.
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