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Since its founding in 1915, Marywood University has accumulated a significant number of historic and valuable assets. As steward and custodian of these assets, the University is entrusted to manage them carefully and consistently. The University must be vigilant as to how assets are used and recognized as well as what criteria should be applied to the acceptance of donated assets.
Marywood University has a long tradition of honoring persons or entities that have made important non-financial contributions that enable teaching, research and scholarship, and promote the Mission and Core Values of the University. As the University grows, the need for private contributions increases creating opportunities for Marywood to facilitate financial gifts by naming University Facilities and Programs in honor of significant financial contributors.
The policy outlined herein has been developed to provide information on criteria for naming opportunities, recognition opportunities, and the kinds of gifts and pledges that will be accepted and credited toward the achievement of the Mission of the University.
For the purpose of this policy, naming opportunities refer to the construction and renovations to existing Facilities and Programs. Recognition opportunities do not necessarily involve naming of Facilities but rather serve to publicly recognize individuals or entities for their non-financial contributions to the University.
A Facility includes, but is not limited to, any building, structure, room, landscaped area, or other physical improvement or natural feature of the campus or of other property under the administrative control of the University.
A Program includes, but is not limited to, any college, school, division, department, endowed chair, office, laboratory, center or institute under the administrative control of the University.
Naming and Recognition Opportunities
In regard to both naming and recognition opportunities, the President of the University, in collaboration with the President's Recognition Committee, and, when applicable, the Board of Trustees, reserves the naming of all major capital assets, including new and existing buildings, in recognition of significant contributions to enhance the University's Mission and Core Values.
All requests to name or recognize a Facility or Program shall adhere to the criteria in this policy. All requests to name or recognize a Facility or Program shall be submitted in writing to the Office of the President to be screened by the President's Recognition Committee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this policy, no naming or recognition opportunities will be approved or continued that will call into serious question the Mission and Core Values of the University or the public respect of the University.
Guidelines for Naming and Recognition Opportunities
In considering whether to name a University Facility or Program, the following Guidelines shall apply:
Naming and Recognition Nomination Process
In order for a University Facility or Program to be formally named, the following process shall be completed:
Nomination Process – A Trustee, the President or the appropriate Vice President shall submit a written nomination (form) for the naming opportunity of a Facility or Program to the Office of the President for screening by the President's Recognition Committee. The nomination shall describe the Facility or Program to be named. Naming and recognition opportunity requests shall adhere to the guidelines as set forth in this policy.
Review Process – within 90 days, the President's Recognition Committee will review the nomination to ensure compliance with this policy.
a) For Facilities that are part of the outside environment of the University including buildings, complexes of buildings, playing fields, parks, gardens and plazas, the President, following consultation with the President's Recognition Committee, will then send its recommendation to the Board of Trustees for review and final decision.
b) For Facilities and Programs that are part of the interior space of the University, including, but not limited to, laboratories, conference rooms, classrooms, galleries, recreational courts, lounges, hallways, meeting or study rooms and portable items including collections of art and/or artifacts and equipment, the President, following consultation with the President's Recognition Committee, will grant approval or non-approval of the nomination.
c) For tribute markers for recognition opportunities only, including but not limited to, plaques, art works, medallions, or other markers usually in association with such features as trees, benches or small monuments, the President, following consultation with the President's Recognition Committee, will grant approval or non-approval of the nomination.
Notification Process – within 30 days of receipt of notification of the recommendation of the nomination, the President's Recognition Committee will notify the University constituent of the outcome of the nomination submitted.
Renaming of Facilities or Programs
When a Facility or Program originally named in recognition of a gift or an individual is no longer serving its original purpose, and is to be replaced or renovated the name of that Facility or Program may be retained or renamed in recognition of another gift.
All requests to rename a Facility or Program shall adhere to the criteria outlined in this policy. All requests to rename a Facility or Program shall be submitted in writing to the Office of the President for screening by the President's Recognition Committee.
When a request to rename a Facility or Program is received, the President's Recognition Committee will make reasonable efforts to inform the original donors or honorees in advance of such renaming.
Unnaming of Facilities or Programs
If at any time following the approval of a naming or recognition, circumstances change substantially so that the continued use of that name may conflict with the Mission and Core Values of the University, impugn the reputation of the University, or compromise the public trust, the University reserves the right to unname these previously named Facilities or Programs.
Unnaming opportunities also exist in the event that the affected donors are unable to fulfill their pledges making these gifts and names subject to reconsideration by the University.
A Trustee, the President or the appropriate Vice President shall submit a written request (form) for the unnaming of a Facility or Program to the Office of the President for screening by the President's Recognition Committee. The request shall describe the Facility or Program to be unnamed and include a written rationale for the unnaming request. Unnaming requests shall adhere to the guidelines as set forth in this policy.
Types of Naming Opportunities Gifts and Pledges
These guidelines will provide the method by which all gifts will be valued for reporting purposes for this policy. Two underlying objectives are (1) to encourage donors to make the largest possible gifts to Marywood in forms that are convenient for the donors and (2) to assure accuracy in reporting campaign(s) results as established by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Gift totals as credited do not necessarily reflect the balances shown in the accounting records or published financial statement of the University, nor does the valuation placed on a gift necessarily bear any relationship to the amount which the donor may deduct on his or her Income Tax Return.
A. Sources of Gifts
The source of a gift for reporting purposes is defined as those entities that transferred the gift to the University. Exceptions:
B. Lifetime Gifts
A gift is made when a donor irrevocably relinquishes control of an asset in favor of the University. Gifts will be valued as of the date the gift is made. Gifts and pledges which are unrestricted or which are designated for a purpose included among campaign objectives will be credited towards campaign totals.
Values, for purposes of crediting the gift, should be established without regard to the donor's personal estimation of the gift's value, the value as reported to the Internal Revenue Service or the value placed on the gift by the Internal Revenue Service in reference to income tax liability.
Lifetime gifts shall be credited as follows:
Type of Delivery |
Delivery Date |
Manually delivered to the University |
Date received by the University |
Mailed to the University. Weekend delivery. Valuation will be done by the same rules that govern as for estate purposes. |
Date Securities are mailed (providing the securities are received in the ordinary course of the mails). |
Delivered to donor's broker or agent and he mails to the University. |
Date Securities are mailed to the University (providing the securities are received in the ordinary course of the mails). |
Delivered by donor to his bank or broker (as donor's agent) or to issuing corporation (or its agent) instructing corporation to reissue in the University's name. |
Date Stock is transferred to the University's name on corporation's books (this is the date on the new certificate having the University's name). |
Delivered by electronic transfer |
Date of transmission |
When there is a market for securities on the stock exchange, in over-the-counter trading and otherwise, the fair market value is the mean between the highest and lowest quoted selling price on the date of delivery of the gift. The value of the stock in a closely-held corporation must be determined by appraisal.
Neither losses nor gains realized upon the sale of the securities after receipt nor brokerage fees, appraisal fees or other expenses associated with the transfer should affect the value reported.
3. Pledges made to the University during the term of a campaign will be credited in their full principal balance toward the campaign goal provided that the pledge is either unrestricted or is designated for a purpose included among campaign objective. All oral pledges must be reduced to writing before they are credited. Donors will be encouraged, insofar as possible, to state their philanthropic intentions in a letter of memorandum, even if such statement is informal and does not contain sufficient consideration to be binding. With the approval of the Vice President if the solicitor of the donation is unable to obtain the donor's written statement, the solicitor will record his or her own understanding of the terms of the oral commitment and submit this, via letter, to the donor for confirmation or modification.
NOTE: No pledge for a building campaign or pledge for amounts of $25,000 or more to be used to establish named funds, for which facilities will be named, and/or for which special recognition is to be given to the donor, shall be credited unless the donor has executed a legally-binding Pledge Agreement.
To be enforceable, a pledge must be supported by legal consideration, which may consist of the similar promises of others, promises by the University, or acts performed by the University in reliance on the pledge. To ensure enforceability, pledge documents should contain as many of the following forms of consideration as possible.
All pledges shall be paid in full within five (5) years, unless a schedule of payments extending beyond five (5) years has been arranged under special circumstances.
4. Gifts of real estate must be approved by a Gifts Policy Committee and will be credited at their appraised fair market value as of the date a properly-executed deed is received by the University.
5. Tangible personal property (i.e., antiques, works of art, collections, etc.) accepted by the University will be credited at the items' fair market value.
6. Ordinary income property which is accepted by the University will be credited to the campaign at fair market value.
7. Life insurance policies for which the University is named owner and beneficiary will be credited at present cash surrender value (if any).
8. Gifts to class funds will be credited at fair market value.
9. Charitable remainder gifts (including unitrusts, annuity trusts, and remainder interests in homes or farms and gift annuities) will be credited according to CASE and NACUBO Management Reporting Standards.
10. Charitable lead (income) trusts gifts will be credited according to CASE and NACUBO Management Reporting Standards.
11. The value of assets of gifts in trust that the University or donor has chosen to have administered by others should be included in the University's gift totals for the year, provided the University has an irrevocable right to all or a predetermined portion of the income or remainder interest.
C. Estate Gifts
D. Reporting - All reports of gifts receiving campaign credit will clearly differentiate outright gifts and pledges payable during the life of a campaign from deferred pledges and commitments that are expected to mature at an unknown future date. A combined total may be reported so long as the separate components of that total are identified.
Gift Use |
Requirements |
I. Faculty Support |
A. Endowment |
1. Development activities |
2. Faculty chairs |
3. Supported professorship |
B. Current |
II. Student Scholarships |
A. Endowment |
B. Current |
III. Facilities |
A. Preservation/Restoration |
B. New facility |
C. Maintenance endowment |
IV. Program |
A. Endowment |
B. Current |
V. Recognition and Support |
A. Academic Medal |
Recommended Policy for the Distribution of Bequests
A. Restricted Bequests |
B. Unrestricted Bequests |
I. Life Income Gifts
Type |
Minimum |
Minimum |
Maximum Beneficiaries |
Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT) * |
$50,000 |
60 |
2 |
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust * |
$50,000 |
60 |
2 |
Pooled Income Fund ** |
$25,000 for an initial contact; subsequent gifts may be for a minimum of $10,000 |
60 |
2 |
Charitable Gift Annuity |
$50,000 |
60 |
2 |
Deferred Payment Charitable Gift Annuity |
$50,000 |
60 |
2 |
* if for a term of years, maximum number of years is 20
** persons who as of January 1, 1990, had PIF contracts for less than the
above stated minimum may continue to participate in new contracts for
lesser amounts.
II. Additional Deferred Gifts
Wills: Marywood will accept, if beneficial to the institution, bequests of sums of money, bequests of tangible personal property such as works of art, coin collections, antiques, etc., where such gifts will further the work of the institution, devise of real estate, gift of residuary estates, deferred gifts by Will, charitable income trust by Will, contingent bequest.
Other deferred gifts: Other types of deferred gifts which may come up for consideration from time to time are as follows:
III. Life Insurance Gifts
A. Amount to record as gift
When donor names Marywood University as owner and beneficiary on the original insurance application,
When donor names Marywood University as owner and beneficiary of an already existing policy,
B. Amount to record as pledge
Initial Pledge: Record pledged amount of future premium payments yet to be made during the time of the campaign.
As premium payments are made, record payments as gifts and reduce pledge amount accordingly.
Leadership Gift Naming/Recognition Opportunities
Endowment Gifts Recognition Greater Than $250,000
Endowment |
Gift Amount |
Donor(s) |
Named |
President's Initiative Fund |
$ 5,000,000 |
College of Health and Human Services |
$ 10,000,000 |
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
$ 10,000,000 |
To Name a School |
$ 5,000,000 |
Deanship of a College |
$ 3,000,000 |
Visiting Professorship |
$ 1,000,000 |
Faculty Chair |
$ 1,000,000 |
Full Scholarship |
$ 1,000,000 |
Faculty Fellowship (startup package: for research) |
$ 250,000 |
Professorial Recognition |
$ 250,000 |
Leadership Gift Naming/Recognition Opportunities
Facility Gifts Greater than $250,000
Facility |
Gift Amount |
Donor(s) | Named |
Center for Architectural Studies | $3,000,000 | ||
Center for Natural and Health Sciences | $2,000,000 | ||
Madonna Hall | $2,000,000 | ||
Regina Hall |
$2,000,000 | ||
Nazareth Hall |
$2,000,000 | ||
Woodland Apartments Complex | $2,000,000 | ||
Welcome Center/Admissions |
$1,000,000 | ||
Aquatics Center |
$1,500,000 | ||
Multipurpose Synthetic Turf Field | $ 500,000 | ||
Pacer Soccer Field | $ 250,000 | ||
Pacer Softball Field |
$ 250,000 | ||
Pacer Baseball Field | $ 250,000 | ||
Tennis Courts |
$ 250,000 | ||
Human Physiology Laboratory |
$ 250,000 |
Naming opportunities for proposed new facilities is set at a minimum of 25 per cent of the projected costs of construction
04/25/92 - Adopted by the Board of Trustees
10/19/96 - Minimum endowment increased to $15,000; named academic medal to $15,000
04/18/98 - Major gift naming opportunities for Impact 2000 added
10/23/99 - Minimum gift for naming opportunities added
10/19/02 - Naming opportunity for colleges added
10/19/02 - Minimum raised from $15,000 to $25,000 for named faculty support, named scholarship, named maintenance of a facility, a named program, an academic medal, and an unrestricted bequest
11/11/05 - Attachment D updated
04/29/06 - Unrestricted bequests changed to place $25,000 in the Annual Fund and balance in Quasi-Endowmen
09/11/06 - Attachment D updated
05/14/07 - Attachment D updated
04/26/08 - Revision approved by the Board of Trustees
04/25/09 - Attachment D updated
04/15/11 - Revision approved by the Board of Trustees
01/26/13 - Revision approved by the Board of Trustees including name change from Receiving and Recording Gifts and Pledges to Naming Opportunities, Gifts and Pledges


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Bloomfield's Prosser Public Library and P. Faith McMahon Wintonbury Library are committed to enriching our community by providing opportunities to acquire information and education while fostering inspiration and imagination.
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Multiple copies of selected books in our collection are available to be borrowed as a group, or individually. Ask for a current list of titles available at the Adult Reference Desk at Prosser Public Library. There are currently about 50 books on the list.
Independent Book Groups that have at least one participating Bloomfield resident may register with the Prosser Public Library or McMahon Wintonbury Library. We will help you select and obtain copies of books for your group, as well as provide additional resources to aid in your own research.
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Dempsey's, which will be located in the bottom of the Warehouse on Eutaw Street, will be open on a limited basis, starting Friday for Opening Day. A full opening is planned in late April. After that, the restaurant will be open year-round on game days and non-game days.
The menu will be "Baltimore centric," said chef Josh Distenfeld, pictured, the ballpark's facility chef, promising local products like seafood, produce, and Roma sausage.
"We're trying to go upscale in the quality of the food, but keep it down to earth," he said. "It's going to be cool."
Beer will also be brewed on the premises, the chef said.
The restaurant's namesake will also be "very visible with some of the other Orioles greats making appearances, too," he added. "It will have a baseball feel and a local flare.'
Gino's will be adding its imprint at Camden Yards with a Camden Giant, a crab cake on top of a burger, in addition to chicken tenders, fries, and milkshakes.
Stuggy's will offer an assortment of hot dogs, including its poplar crab mac 'n' cheese dog and Chicago-style dog.
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There comes a time in many of our lives that we decide to make a career change. This is something that I have done a couple of times as I have transitioned from the military to financial services and finally into a mental health-related field. As we go through life, our interests change or sometimes they logically evolve into other directions. Although some fields, such as real estate sales, seem to attract people as a second or third career, I've seen this same phenomenon with many people in mental health. First, they receive training and education in another field and then later develop an interest in psychology or counseling. This transition into the related helping and healing professions is a quite logical move. You may ask why?
Having a varied background in such diverse areas such as political science, philosophy, corrections, law enforcement, engineering, the military, real estate, insurance, and financial advisement, one may wonder why I eventually gravitated toward the role of a practicing clinical hypnotherapist and educator. When I look back, from the time that I had to counsel young soldiers and officers only slightly younger than myself, interact with others in bureaucratic settings, and then attempted to advise couples about their finances, I quickly became fascinated with the human mind.
For instance, as a newly minted MBA with a specialty in finance, I was often dismayed as to why some people would not or could not bring themselves to automatically follow my well-founded advice. It seemed that their inability to achieve their goals or to correct the many problems that they had caused was not because I was inadequate or they feared that I would lead them astray. Rather, their inability to succeed financially was more due to issues lodged deep in their personality. Therefore, it became clear to me that understanding the psychology of my clients was an area in which my heretofore training was substantially inadequate.
My journey into the field of hypnotherapy started while I was about midway through the process of becoming a Certified Financial Planner. First, I became interested in Neuro Linguistic Planning as a way to handle my learning challenges and further my career goals as a financial advisor. Then as the multi-year NLP training progressed, I began learning more and more about how these new skills could be used to understand the minds of my clients. After I was later exposed to the real nature of hypnosis, I was open to an opportunity to study hypnotherapy and later enrolled in a doctorate program. While it seems that I started that journey rather recently, actually it was several decades ago. And, even in the interim, I've continued refining my interests and finding new avenues that intrigued me.
My story is very similar to that of my guest this week on "It's Your Life." Debra Warner, an intern Marriage and Family Therapist (and also one of my students), decided after almost two decades in the medical field, to pursue a masters degree in counseling. Once enrolled, she decided to focus on marriage and family counseling. And, a year into her practice, she further refined her interest by deciding to focus on working with the impact of individual trauma. Of course, most people who work in her field do so as private practitioners. This brings the additional challenges of setting up, marketing, and running their own business. Luckily, her previous experiences gave her an advantage. Unfortunately, many young mental health clinicians first starting out have no experience or training in business development or management.
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Spiritual Development and Pastoral Care
Sacramental Life
Campus Ministry gathers with members of the Merrimack College community to celebrate various sacraments.
A special invitation is extended to those who are interested in becoming Catholic or completing their Sacraments of Initiation into the Catholic Church (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist). The RCIA, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is the process of preparation utilized at Merrimack College. Others on campus who desire to deepen their faith commitment as Catholics are also welcomed to the RCIA sessions.
This year seven (7) Merrimack students took part in the Sacramental Preparation process. Some were Baptized, received First Communion and Confirmation. Please take a few minutes to hear what their process this year:
If you are interested in more information or want to get involved next semester, please contact Fr. Bill Waters, OSA at email@example.com.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
- After Sunday evening Liturgy from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. in the Sacristy of Our Mother of Good Counsel Chapel, 2nd floor of Austin Hall.
- Wednesday afternoons from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Taylor Chapel of St. Augustine, 3rd floor of the Sakowich Campus Center.
- Available at any time by making an appointment with an Augustinian Friar on campus.
Weekly (R.C.I.A.) Sessions
Sacrament of Confirmation
Prayerful reflection, study and discussion of central aspects of Catholicism with reception of Sacraments of Initiation after Easter within a campus Liturgy. Sessions are on Sundays at 7:00 p.m., 3rd floor lounge, Sakowich Campus Center. All are welcome!
Sacrament of Marriage
Celebrated on our campus for Merrimack College alumni. Visit the Campus Ministry website, "Get Married at the Church" for specific information.
Campus Renew
Small student-run groups who come together weekly to share their faith based on Scripture.
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction is available for those who would like to explore more deeply their faith journey or who simply want to talk one-on-one with a Campus Minister.
Pastoral Care
College life, and life in general, can be quite stressful at times.
All campus ministers are available to talk with you about anything, spiritual or otherwise.
Please do not hesitate to come to our office at any time.
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The Chancellor has called the city's specialized high schools the "true gems" of the system but very few black and Hispanic students gain entrance to these top schools. Now, a group of lawyers are asking federal officials to intervene. NY1's Lindsey Christ filed the following report.
Stuyvesant, long considered the city's most elite public high school, offered spaces to 967 students this year.
19 of those students were black. That's more than double the number of black students admitted the year before.
On Thursday, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund is filing a federal civil rights complaint, challenging the city's admissions process for eight specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant, Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech.
"There is a single two-and-a-half hour multiple choice test that is the sole criterion for admissions," said Rachel Kleinman of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. "So, no matter how good your grades are, no matter what your teachers say about you, you could win the national spelling bee. None of that matters."
30,000 eighth graders take the Specialized High School exam each year and many prepare extensively, spending weekends and after-school time taking test prep courses. And although the majority of city students are black or Hispanic, most specialized high school students are Asian or white.
"African-American and Latino students who are qualified to be in these schools, who have strong indicators of academic merit, are not getting in because they are not doing as well on this test," Kleinman said.
The Department of Education says its hands are tied. Since 1971, state law has required specialized high schools admit students based only on an exam. But the DOE has been expanding the program, which started out as just three schools.
The eight so-called exam schools aren't the only selective high schools in the city and the complaint says that others do a better job at choosing their students. At Bard Early College High School in Manhattan, where grade point average, standardized test scores and attendance are all considered, 30 percent of the student body is black or Latino.
The DOE has tried several initiatives over the years to increase diversity at the specialized schools. 2,500 middle-school students are participating in the newest effort, a two-year prep program. But the civil rights compliant says the whole process is wrong.
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Digestive Advantage® Daily Probiotic Soft Chews is a probiotics supplement that targets your specific digestive health needs, helps lessen minor abdominal discomfort, bloating and occasional diarrhea and with continued use supports your long-term digestive health.* That's because Digestive Advantage contains BC30, a natural probiotic that survives 10 times better than yogurt^ to deliver good bacteria where you need them. The soft chews are berry-flavored, making them easy to take.
BC30 Survives 10 Times Better^Your digestive system is home to 10,000 microbial species or microflora, both beneficial and otherwise. Probiotics are good microflora, usually living bacteria but also yeast and other organisms, that help maintain a healthy microbial environment and help keep your digestive system happy.
Many other probiotics don't survive the harsh acidic stomach environment and are destroyed. BC30 (Bacillus coagulans), the unique strain of bacteria in Digestive Advantage has a naturally occurring protective shell surrounding each cell, so it can withstand the harsh acidity of your stomach. With a survival rate 10 times higher than other probiotics, including yogurt, BC30 is better able to reach your intestines alive and promotes a healthy digestive tract.^
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Berry-Flavored Soft Chews Are Easy to TakeNaturally flavored soft chews taste great and are convenient to take. Take 2 a day to support digestive health.
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NOTE: If pregnant, lactating or on prescribed medication, consult your physician before using this product.
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Comments about Schiff Digestive Advantage Probiotic Chews, Mixed Berry, 30 ea:
Love the flavor and texture so much better than the "gummi bear" version that Schiff also makes. Please keep on making these!
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Great for when you're traeling
By casalingua
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Traveling can really throw your system in a turmoil. When I travel, I like to carry this in chew-able form because I only need unwrap one, popped it in my mouth and know my needs will be taken care of. No water or glass is needed. I never travel without them.
my dauhgter uses it and it works great
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she hates pills, so this works well for her
Great product for digestive health
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I take just before bedtime letting it dissolve, great taste and works great
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I didn't want to use any of the high sugar yogurt products and went looking for recommendations. I chose Sustenex as part of my morning medication routine. Excellent references and the cost is an important factor. I don't have to worry about swallowing gigantic pills or bitter aftertaste. Simply chew and swallow.
Works better for me than hard capsules
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Used in conjunction w/UC medications--great supplement. Hard capsule probiotics aren't as effective for me. Rec'd a free sample of this product at the Family Circle Cup, and it works. I was so happy to find that drugstore.com carried it at a reasonable price. Thank you, drugstore.com!
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My doctor recommended I take a probiotic daily for my wacky digestive system. I chose this one originally for the price and its effectiveness. However, once I discovered the gummies, there's no going back to a capsule! I don't forget to take them; they taste good and they work! I've even got my husband taking them! Cheaper than the other brands, but hard to find in stores, drugstore.com is the only place I buy them.
great taste!
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Got this for my teen (picky) teen daughter and she loves the taste. Even though it is good for her!!! She wants to take more than 1 a day!
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I have two children, a six year old and a three year old. They both have low immune systems and get sick very easily. Also, my six year old has very bad acid reflux and chronic stomach pain. I found this product a few months ago and began giving it to them (they love the way they taste). Since starting these, my six year old stomach hurts less often and both of my children are getting sick far less often.
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Realizing that your career may rest in a reference's hands, you consider using a friend (or relative) - posing as a potential employer - to see what a reference will say about you to a prospective employer. While this tactic may be tempting, there are a number of reasons why this is a bad idea:
1. Most friends, however well intended, are not reference checking professionals. They may act in an unprofessional manner, ask inappropriate or illegal questions, or allow something to slip that could compromise your position.
2. Some states impose limitations or restrictions on impersonation. A good reference-checking enterprise knows the legal limitations of reference checking and does not cross those lines.
3. Your reference may convey subtle verbal nuances that a friend may not pick up on. Intonation, wording, and hesitations in responses can be "red flags" to a professional reference checker that may not be picked up by an unseasoned ear.
4. A reference checked by a friend is not legally supportable. If a friend calls and confirms that your reference is providing career-damaging input, you will have no recourse to use this hearsay report for legal or remedial action. A professional reference checking company provides a legally supportable report and may even offer services to help you neutralize a bad reference.
5. A friend might not answer your reference's return call in a professional manner. Your friend might not be in a position to take a reference's return call, if it is necessary. There is also the possibility that someone else would take a return call instead of your friend. Also, a suspicious reference might check their Caller ID and perceive what you are up to – not a situation your want with your all-important reference.
6. A friend might "sugar coat" negative information about you. It's hard to be the bearer of bad news, especially to a friend who may not be receptive to hearing some really unflattering information.
7. If suspicious of the interviewer, a formerly good reference may become a bad one. If your reference suspects they are being manipulated, you could lose their trust and willingness to act as a favorable future reference.
Don't make the mistake of thinking a casual call from a friend takes the place of a check by a professional reference checking organization such as Allison & Taylor, who confirm that approximately 50% of all reference checks they conduct reveal negative information. Good references are one of your greatest assets when looking for a job, and employers take them very seriously. Make sure yours measure up.
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4-star family-friendly hotel with 3 outdoor swimming pools in Singapore (Yishun)
This family-friendly hotel is located in Singapore (Yishun), close to Seletar Reservoir Park. Area attractions also include Singapore Zoo and Night Safari.
Hotel Features
Orchid Country Club provides 3 outdoor swimming pools, a golf course, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/café.
Room Amenities
Guestrooms open to balconies with golf course views and feature LCD televisions with satellite channels. Other amenities include wireless Internet access (surcharge) and high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge).
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- General
Orchid Country Club features a golf course, 3 outdoor swimming pools, an outdoor tennis court, and a sauna. The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with high-speed wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge).
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and small meeting rooms. Event facilities include conference/meeting rooms, a ballroom, and exhibit space. This family-friendly hotel also offers a children's pool, a fitness center, and a children's club. A complimentary area shuttle within 3 km is available for guests. Complimentary parking is available on site.
Orchid Country Club has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Free parking
- Free guest parking during stay
- ATM/banking
- Pool sun loungers
- Golf course on site
- Tennis on site
- Outdoor tennis court
- Sauna
- Swimming pool - children's
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business services
- Children's club
- Coffee shop or café
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Designated smoking areas
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Laundry facilities
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 4
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 16
- Total number of rooms - 75
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Security guard
- Self parking
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Television in lobby
- Wedding services
- Year Built 1993
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge), Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge, Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Free parking, Free guest parking during stay, Self parking
- Room Amenities
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary bottled water
- Wake-up calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathroom phone
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Bathrobes
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Golf course view
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Desk
- Premium bedding
- Satellite TV service
- Voice mail
- Dining
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
- Recreation
Guests can play rounds at the 27-hole golf course and enjoy other recreation facilities including an outdoor tennis court. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Bowling alley on site
- Golf - driving range on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Golfing on site
- Playground on site
- Racquetball/squash on site
- Running track/path on site
- Table tennis on site
- Tennis on site
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible path of travel
- Roll-in shower
Orchid Country Club Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets not allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No elevators
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: SGD 17.66 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: SGD 12.84 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): SGD 12.84 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: SGD 80 per vehicle (one way)
- Deposit: SGD 200 per stay
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Guests must transfer to the property via required shuttle and must arrange the transfers by contacting the property before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. One child 12 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Exchange 2010 DAG node scheduling configuration
We're using TDP for Exchange 2010 and have successfully performed a manual full backup thanks to adsm.org forums. Now, we're trying to figure out a scheduling strategy for DAG. Currently, there are 2 servers with a shared 8 databases ( shared 4 active, 4 passive on each ) for the DAG groups.
Should we create a shared tdp node on the tsm server to receive backups from both server tdp clients at different times (similar to the virtual node on clusters), or should each server have a separate tdp node with passive backups ( using the /excludedagactive /excludedagpassive switches). The separate nodes concern us a bit because if one server dies then its mail database backups would start going to the alternate node. If later, the exchange admins needed to a restore a database from the failover window, they would have to know which tdp node held the data.
There is discussion in the manual about scheduling legacy and cluster backups, but we could not find much pertaining to DAG.
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You will probably like to check this:
I will go with two separate nodes, and in case that you have described, I will temporarily present "live" node to TSM server as "dead" one, and will do restore.
You can check trough GUI what backups one node "see" from TSM database.
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What a great piece of carry-on luggage. I like the interior compartments and the fact that it expands. Also value the ability to add TSA locks to the external zippers to keep things safe during travel. With a life time guarantee, this might be my last carry-on purchase.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Sophomore Adam Liddell recorded his first double-double to lead Florida Gulf Coast University to a 69-60 win over Palm Beach Atlantic University in Division II men's basketball Thursday night.
Liddell (Auburn, Ind.) came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points on 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free throw line. He added 10 rebounds and a blocked shot as the Eagles (11-11) snapped a four-game losing streak and ended a five-game road trip, their longest of the season.
Junior guard Beau Bauer (Walton, Ind.) added 14 points off the bench for FGCU while sophomore Casey Wohlleb (Boca Raton, Fla.) and freshman Cecil Avant (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) had eight points each.
The Eagles trailed 25-23 with 3:42 to play in the opening half before an 8-3 run, keyed by a pair of Liddell buckets, gave them a slim 31-28 haltime lead.
FGCU had its largest lead, 49-38, after a Liddell dunk with 11:48 to play in the second half. But PBA held FGCU to just one field goal in the final five minutes, pulling within two points, 62-60, with 1:11 to play. But sophomore Yavney Neptune (Port Charlotte, Fla.) broke the drought with a lay-up and the Eagles hit 5-of-6 from the line in the final 30 seconds for the win.
FGCU shot 42.1% from the floor, including four 3-pointers, and hit 17-of-24 (70.1%) from the line. PBA was held to 35.4% from the field and just 26% from beyond the 3-point line. FGCU recorded a season-high five blocked shots.
Sean Tucker had a team-high 17 points for the Sailfish (4-20) while Derek Barnes and Fitzroy Anthony had 10 points apiece.
FGCU returns to action Monday night when it hosts Kentucky State at 7:30 p.m.
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By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke Times
HINTON, W.Va. -- If you want to visit Enchanter's Garden Native Plant Nursery, be sure to call ahead to fix a time.
Because if you meet another vehicle on the rocky, half-mile-long, one-lane driveway that leads there, somebody will have to back up to where they started. With a steep, eroding cut bank on one side and a close drop-off on the other, that's not a savory prospect.
But upon arriving at the top of the road, the land opens up to a nursery with a greenhouse full of wild and a few rare plants, and a business that is itself an uncommon species in the southeastern United States.
Self-taught native plant expert Peter Heus and his wife, Andy Klopp, founded Enchanter's Garden on about six acres of their 200-acre homestead in 1994 and operated it until Heus retired in March. Ian and Elizabeth Caton moved to West Virginia from Philadelphia to take over.
Today the nursery offers at least 200 varieties of native and wild plants propagated from seeds or cuttings taken from ditches, slopes and river banks on public and private (with permission) lands around the region.
Now it is the Catons who staff the Enchanter's Garden table for a few summer Saturdays at the Blacksburg, Va. Farmers Market, and at other markets and festivals where for many years Heus and Klopp were familiar faces.
"We just want to have fun, make a little money and enjoy our lives, basically," Ian Caton said. The goal is to "not make this place a burden on our nerves."
That desire to simplify looked to be in full flower on a recent Tuesday, when Elizabeth Caton was out back of the greenhouse, elbow deep in pine bark mulch with a cat lazing beside her.
All the plants offered by Enchanter's Garden are native to the eastern U.S., and most are native to Virginia and West Virginia. But Caton said the business sub-specializes in plants that grow on what are known as shale barrens.
Also known as "shale ridge balds" or "shale ridge prairies," shale barrens are rocky outcrops and slopes "endemic to western Virginia, eastern West Virginia, west-central Maryland, and south-central Pennsylvania," according to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
These hot, dry and sometimes treacherous patches of soil-poor, decomposing rock nurture a tough breed of plant that can tolerate heat, drought and fire. With their deep roots and hardy constitutions, shale barren species can make low-maintenance landscaping plants, Caton said.
The best known of this plant category are shale barrens buckwheat, shale barrens pussy toes and heart-leaved skullcaps. But sometimes, native plant collectors make thrilling discoveries.
Near the greenhouse's grassy parking area sits a mysterious plant that is not for sale.
"I hope someone who comes and sees it will know what it is," Caton said.
Because neither he, nor Heus, who discovered it on a shale barren about six years ago, knows exactly what it is. They're sure it's a species of bee balm, but as far as they can tell it's heretofore remained undescribed by botanists.
This, too, is part of the Enchanter's Garden mission: to find and preserve the waning biodiversity of the southern Appalachians.
Invasive species such as the hemlock wooly adelgid have already begun to change eastern forests, killing swaths of native trees. In their place, invasive plant species can thrive.
Simply preserving land is not a guarantee of saving natural ecologies, Caton said.
Heus and Caton battle introduced species like tree of heaven and garlic mustard. Overpopulation of white-tailed deer is also a problem. In great numbers the native herbivore can damage native plant colonies in the forest and on the nursery grounds.
A century of fire suppression in the eastern forests is another problem, Caton said.
For much of their recent past, Appalachian forests were shaped as much by fire as by water. Native plants in the eastern woodlands evolved with regular forest fires caused by lightning and intentional fires set by generations of American Indians to clear and maintain meadows that attracted game and made way for farming.
Without fire, some native plant species can't thrive, Caton said.
For this reason, Heus and Caton do controlled burns on the nursery property.


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Approximately 20 Morningside College students are forgoing traditional spring break activities in order to travel to Louisiana to help repair and reconstruct homes still damaged from 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
Led by the Rev. Kathy Olson, Morningside chaplain and director of church relations, the student group will leave the college campus after classes on March 14 and drive to Metairie, La., which is located adjacent to New Orleans. The students will work through the Volunteers in Mission program of the United Methodist Committee on Relief to repair or rebuild homes in the New Orleans area. The student group plans to be back in Sioux City on March 22.
"Several Morningside students taking part in this trip to Metairie have participated in other hurricane relief efforts," Olson said. "I think it's to their credit that our students take time from their spring break – when they could be spending time with family and friends – to help residents of areas still struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita."
This is the fourth relief trip that Morningside students and staff have made to hurricane-damaged areas along the Gulf Coast. In the spring of 2006, a Morningside group helped with cleanup and reconstruction efforts in Picayune, Miss., which was devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. That trip was followed by other mission efforts in Lake Charles, La., during the spring of 2007 and in Beaumont, Texas, during Christmas 2007.


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BRISBANE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) today announced unaudited revenue for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. The company also provided updated 2013 expense guidance, highlighted recent progress in its commercial and other business activities and provided forward-looking guidance for 2014 revenue and expenses.
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Dan Welch, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of InterMune said, "2013 was a year of strong execution and growing momentum in every part of our business. Revenue from our Esbriet product, marketed in certain European countries and Canada for the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, grew by 168 percent in 2013 to approximately $70.2 million, and we expect Esbriet revenue growth to continue in 2014 by 65-90 percent to $115-$135 million. We are proud to have reported four consecutive quarters of revenue growth during 2013 and nine consecutive quarters of growth since Esbriet was first launched. Our European operations are performing well and we expect cash flows from our European sales to fully support our European operations sometime in the latter half of 2014.
"Today, we announced that we expect to communicate top-line results from the ASCEND study early in the second quarter of 2014, and to present the study results at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference in May 2014," Mr. Welch added. "As we closed out 2013, we announced our progress and planned investments in our growing R&D pipeline that build on our commercial momentum with Esbriet, leverage our expertise in IPF and fibrosis and move us toward realizing our strategic vision of becoming a leader in specialty fibrotic diseases."
2013 Highlights
InterMune noted the following achievements in 2013:
Esbriet Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2013 Unaudited Net Sales
Unaudited Esbriet revenue for the fourth quarter of 2013 totaled approximately $25.6 million, compared with $8.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase of 212 percent. Unaudited Esbriet revenue totaled approximately $70.2 million for the full-year 2013, compared with $26.2 million in 2012, an increase of 168 percent. Higher revenues in both the three and 12-month periods of 2013 were driven by both increased penetration in countries in which Esbriet was launched in late 2011 or 2012 as well as additional launches of Esbriet in European countries and Canada during 2013.
Guidance for 2013 Operating Expenses
The company refined its financial guidance for 2013 operating expenses:
2014 Outlook and Milestones
Guidance for 2014 Revenue and Operating Expenses
The company provided its forward-looking financial guidance for Esbriet revenue and operating expenses in 2014. The revenue projections underscore the strong momentum in Esbriet revenue growth. The operating expense guidance reflects the investment the company is making to simultaneously fund the continued growth of Esbriet revenue in the EU and Canada, build its U.S. commercial infrastructure to prepare for the expected U.S. launch of Esbriet and advance its growing antifibrotic R&D pipeline:
About ASCEND
ASCEND is a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled Phase 3 trial of 555 patients designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Esbriet® (pirfenidone) in IPF patients with mild to moderate impairment in lung function. Patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive oral pirfenidone (2403 mg/day) or placebo. The primary endpoint is change in percent predicted forced vital capacity (FVC), with the primary outcome analysis a Rank ANCOVA at Week 52. The magnitude of effect will be presented as a categorical measure of the proportion of patients with decrements of less than 0% or greater than 10% at Week 52. The study was conservatively powered by estimating the treatment effect size of pirfenidone based on the results of the intent-to-treat analysis of the pooled results of the two CAPACITY Phase 3 studies at Week 52.
The two key secondary endpoints are change in six-minute walk test (6MWT) distance and progression-free survival, which will be based on the earliest of time to death, FVC decrement of 10% or greater, or decrement in 6MWT distance of 50 meters or more. Additional secondary endpoints in ASCEND include all-cause mortality and on-treatment IPF-related deaths (both evaluated independently in ASCEND as well as pooled with the previous CAPACITY data), and dyspnea. Based on the relatively low mortality rate in this patient population, ASCEND is not powered for the mortality endpoint, even after pooling with CAPACITY data.
Relative to InterMune's two previous studies of pirfenidone in IPF (CAPACITY), the entry criteria for ASCEND were refined to enrich the study population for patients who are more likely to experience decline in lung function and disease progression during the study. This included modest changes to the eligibility criteria for FVC, DLco, FEV1/FVC ratio, and time since diagnosis. These changes increase the likelihood of demonstrating significant findings on multiple endpoints in ASCEND. The median baseline percent predicted FVC of patients enrolled in ASCEND is 68% compared with 73% in CAPACITY.
About IPF
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an irreversible, unpredictable and ultimately fatal disease characterized by scarring (fibrosis) in the lungs, hindering the ability to process oxygen. IPF inevitably leads to worsening lung function and exercise tolerance, and shortness of breath. Every IPF patient follows a different and unpredictable course and it is not possible to predict if a patient will progress slowly or rapidly, or when the rate of decline may change. Periods of transient clinical stability in IPF, should they occur, inevitably give way to continued disease progression. The median survival time from diagnosis is two to five years, with a five-year survival rate of approximately 20-40 percent, which makes IPF more rapidly lethal than many malignancies, including breast, ovarian and colorectal cancers. IPF typically occurs in patients over the age of 45, and tends to affect slightly more men than women.
About InterMune
InterMune is a biotechnology company focused on the research, development and commercialization of innovative therapies in pulmonology and orphan fibrotic diseases. In pulmonology, the company is focused on therapies for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive, irreversible, unpredictable and ultimately fatal lung disease. Pirfenidone, the only medicine approved for IPF anywhere in the world, is approved for marketing by InterMune in the EU and Canada. Esbriet® is not approved for sale in the United States but is currently in a Phase 3 clinical trial to support regulatory registration in the United States. InterMune's research programs are focused on the discovery of targeted, small-molecule therapeutics and biomarkers to treat and monitor serious pulmonary and fibrotic diseases. For additional information about InterMune and its R&D pipeline, please visit www.intermune.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that reflect InterMune's judgment and involve risks and uncertainties as of the date of this release, including without limitation InterMune's expectations regarding continued growth of Esbriet revenue in 2014 and that cash flow from sales of Esbriet in Europe will fully support its European operations sometime in the latter half of 2014; InterMune's expectation regarding the results of the ASCEND study, including the time of availability and announcement of top-line data from the study, and the prospects for success thereof; its anticipated timing of concluding pricing and reimbursement discussions and/or initiating commercial launches for Esbriet in various European countries, including the Netherlands and Spain, and expectations regarding the potential for sales in these countries to contribute to InterMune revenue; InterMune's expectations regarding the timing of the reimbursement process in Canada; InterMune's expectations regarding the advancement and timing of submission of an IND for a second-generation pirfenidone compound; InterMune's expectations and belief of growing beyond Esbriet and IPF; its expectations regarding the growth of its European commercial infrastructure; InterMune's expectations regarding the timing of building its U.S. commercial infrastructure and preparations for a pre-launch of Esbriet in the U.S.; its projected operating expense for 2013; and InterMune's projected revenue from sales of Esbriet and operating expenses for 2014. All forward-looking statements and other information included in this press release are based on information available to InterMune as of the date hereof, and InterMune assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements or information. InterMune's actual results could differ materially from those described in InterMune's forward-looking statements.
Other factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in detail under the heading "Risk Factors" in InterMune's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 1, 2013 (the "Form 10-K"), most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 1, 2013 (the "Form 10-Q") and other periodic reports filed with the SEC, including but not limited to the following: (i) the risks related to the uncertain, lengthy and expensive clinical development process for the company's product candidates, including having no unexpected safety, toxicology, clinical or other issues and having no unexpected clinical trial results such as unexpected new clinical data and unexpected additional analysis of existing clinical data; (ii) risks related to the regulatory process for the company's product candidates, including the possibility that the results of the new 52-week Phase 3 clinical trial (ASCEND) having an FVC endpoint may not be satisfactory to the FDA for InterMune to receive regulatory approval for pirfenidone in the United States; (iii) risks related to unexpected regulatory actions or delays or government regulation generally; (iv) risks related to the company's manufacturing strategy, which relies on third-party manufacturers and which exposes InterMune to additional risks where it may lose potential revenue; (v) government, industry and general public pricing pressures; (vi) risks related to our ability to successfully launch and commercialize Esbriet in Europe and Canada, including successfully establishing a commercial operation in Europe and Canada and receiving favorable governmental pricing and reimbursement approvals in the various European countries and securing coverage from private insurance plans and reimbursement from public (provincial) drug reimbursement plans in Canada; and (vii) InterMune's ability to obtain or maintain patent or other proprietary intellectual property protections. The risks and other factors discussed above should be considered only in connection with the fully discussed risks and other factors discussed in detail in the Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and InterMune's other periodic reports filed with the SEC, all of which are available via InterMune's web site at www.intermune.com.
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