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Thomas Edison, who knew a thing or two about the subject, said that genius was one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. In The Award Winning Magic of John Cornelius, genius is apparent at every turn of the page.
John Cornelius is one of magics most innovative performers and inspired inventors and his effects and routines are in use by magicians the world over. In this long-anticipated book, author Lance Pierce explains Johns magic in meticulous detail, covering everything form legendary effects such as Marked For Life, The Fickle Nickel and the ingenious Shrinking Card Case to every last nuance of Johns world-championship winning card act(Every Card Trick In The World In Ten Minutes). The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius. Theres no hyperbole in the title. This is the magic that gained its subject not only accolades from his peers but won him one of magics highest honorsa world prize at F.I.S.M. Its a journey into the mind of one of the foremost magical thinkers of our time, a man many have hailed as a creative genius.Hard Cover, 192 pages.
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A Long-term Safety Extension Study in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Having Completed the Studies ML21530 And MA21488
This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified March 2014 by Hoffmann-La Roche
Hoffmann-La Roche
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Hoffmann-La Roche
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First received: October 25, 2012
Last updated: March 3, 2014
Last verified: March 2014
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This multicenter, open-label, single-arm extension study will evaluate the long-term safety of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients who have completed the MA21488 core study and the ML21530 study and who could benefit from the study drug, according to the opinion of the investigator, will receive 8 mg/kg of intravenous RoActemra/Actemra every four weeks. The anticipated time on study treatment is 104 weeks.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug: tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm Extension Study To Describe The Safety Of Tocilizumab Treatment In Brazilian Patients With DMARDs Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis Which Completed Studies ML21530 And MA21488 And Presenting An Indication Of Maintaining The Tocilizumab Treatment
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: rheumatoid arthritis
MedlinePlus related topics: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Information available for: TocilizumabU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Hoffmann-La Roche:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Long-term Safety: Incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: Approximately 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Disease Activity Index 28-Erythocyte Sedimentation Rate (DAS28-ESR) [ Time Frame: From baseline to approximately 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in tender joint count (TJC) [ Time Frame: From baseline to approximately 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in swollen joint count (SJC) [ Time Frame: From baseline to approximately 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: RoActemra/Actemra Single Arm
Drug: tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]
8 mg/kg intravenously every 4 weeks for 104 weeks
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients that have completed their last visit ML21530 and MA21488 in core studies and that might benefit from treatment using the study drug according to the investigator's evaluation
- Absence of an adverse event (AE) or current or recent laboratory finding that would prevent the use of the 8 mg/kg dose of the RoActemra/Actemra study drug
- Receiving outpatient treatment
- For women who are not postmenopausal and are not surgically sterile: agreement to use at least one adequate method of contraception
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have prematurely discontinued ML21530 and MA21488 core studies for any reason
- MA21488 study patients who remained untreated with tocilizumab after it's discontinuation according to the treatment-free remission criteria from MA21488 study.
- Immunization with a live/attenuated vaccine since the last administration of the study drug in ML21530 and MA 21488 core studies
- Diagnosis after the last visit in ML21530 study or after the last visit in MA21488 study of a rheumatic autoimmune disease and/or an inflammatory joint disease other than rheumatoid arthritis
- Abnormal laboratory parameters at the baseline
- History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies
- Evidences of a concomitant, serious and uncontrolled illness
- Known active condition or a history of recurrent infections by bacteria, viruses, fungi, mycobacteria or other agents
- Evidence of an active malignant disease, malignancies diagnosed in the last 10 years or breast cancer diagnosed in the last 20 years
- History of drugs of abuse since the inclusion in the ML21530 and MA21488 core studies
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01715831
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01715831
|Contact: Reference Study ID Number: ML28091 www.roche.com/about_roche/roche_worldwide.htm
|888-662-6728 (U.S. Only)
|Active, not recruiting
|Salvador, BA, Brazil, 40050-410
|Active, not recruiting
|Vitoria, ES, Brazil, 29043-910
|Active, not recruiting
|Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36010-570
|Not yet recruiting
|Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 20551-030
|Not yet recruiting
|Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90610-000
|Active, not recruiting
|Campinas, SP, Brazil, 13077-005
|Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil, 15090-000
|Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04039-004
|Active, not recruiting
|Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04026-000
|Active, not recruiting
|Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04027-000
|Active, not recruiting
|Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04266-010
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hoffmann-La Roche
|Study Director:
|Clinical Trials
|Hoffmann-La Roche
More Information
No publications provided
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 25, 2014
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Hoffmann-La Roche
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01715831 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 25, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 3, 2014
|Health Authority:
|Brazil: Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Autoimmune Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 25, 2014


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Whoop whoop! It's Grazia Tuesday and boy, do we have a treat for you this week...
We step inside the Broken Hearts Club and lift the lid on why being single is THE hot topic of the week. Party girl Rihanna claims she wants a boyfriend because single life is hard, Katy Perry's dad has waded in to give his thoughts on the demise of her marriage and Madonna is channelling her post-divorce empowerment through her new album. Even Prince Harry has announced that his 'job' makes it hard for him to meet a special lady. Erm, we're over here Harry!!!
Plus Grazia goes to the White House! We were lucky enough to accompany David and Samantha Cameron on their first state visit to Washington and reveal all the inside gossip from the trip - from the Obama's climbing frame to the food to the fashion AND we get to chat to David Cameron himself.
Following last week's controversial High Court victory making assisted suicide a step closer in the UK, we talk to Tony Nicklinson's daughters about why they support their father's desperate steps to end his life.
With hit drama Homeland fever sweeping the nation, we speak to Anabel Cutler whose ex-husband was held captive in Afghanistan.
Apparently, 25% of us our are now dating at least three people at once! Wowsers. NYC-based writer Jane Mulkerrins explains why she's been multi-dating for ages.
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I was born during the midst of the Reagan Revolution. I am coming of age in a post-Reagan world. I learned about the former president's death at age 93 while on a cruise through the Baltic Sea.
My visits days earlier to St. Petersburg and Moscow themselves highlight just how different this post-Reagan world is. It can't be said often enough: Ronald Reagan changed the world because he did what others believed was impossible; he won the Cold War and brought freedom to millions of people who had been denied it for so long.


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Boston - A Dartmouth man, formerly of Westport, was sentenced today in federal court for conspiracy and tax evasion.
Timothy Barreira, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro to two years in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release, a $50,000 fine and $321,506 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. Barreira pleaded guilty on March 12, 2012.
From January 2003 through at least September 2005, Barreira and his long-time girlfriend, identified as co-conspirator A, conspired to defraud the United States by engaging in a scheme to evade the assessment and collection of income taxes. By way of background, in 1997 the IRS disallowed Barreira's taking of his daughter as a dependent on his 1995 and 1996 taxes. The IRS assessed Barreira an additional $6,000 in taxes and penalties, which he did not pay; nor did he file federal tax returns or pay taxes. In fact, Barreira did not file tax returns for more than 12 years thereafter, from 1997 until he was aware of this criminal investigation.
At the time he failed to file taxes, Barreira had amassed a large number of real estate properties, owing several residential and commercial properties in the Westport, Mass. area, which he rented or otherwise financially benefitted from. Barreira collected rents from individuals and corporations alike, the most significant tenant being two Dunkin Donuts franchises, which paid him a significant rent. Barreira also received other income from partnership interests and capital gains from property sales. From 2003 to 2005, Barreira made $264,000, $287,000 and $485,000 respectively in taxable income and did not file or pay taxes.
In order to evade the assessment and payment of taxes on this income, after 1997 Barreira ceased to have a financial identity. He stopped using any bank accounts in his name, he used shell entities to conceal his ownership of numerous residential and commercial properties in Westport and surrounding towns and he directed that his daily finances be conducted by co-conspirator A. As for his own day-to-day dealings, Barreira used cash almost exclusively to conduct any business, including paying his monthly mortgage using cash delivered to a bank teller.
As to the tax evasion count, between January 1, 2004 and October 15, 2005, Barreira, evaded the assessment of income taxes, in the amount of $55,581 (for 2004), by failing to timely report his federal income tax liabilities and by hiding his income. This included instructing renters to pay him in cash, making mortgage payments in cash at a bank teller's window, using a nominee as owner of a company he personally owned, endorsing checks payable to himself to co-conspirator A, and using co-conspirator A and Norwest Holdings, Inc. to negotiate checks made payable to himself.
Finally, as to the charges of failure to file income taxes, Barreira received gross income of more than $8,200 in 2005 and $8,750 in 2007, and was required by law to file taxes, which he failed to file.
Judge Tauro set Barreira's self report date on Nov. 19, 2012, in part so that Barreira can appear in New Bedford District Court on animal cruelty charges stemming from an equine death on Barreira's farm, Driftway Farms, Westport in February 2011.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation in Boston; Chief Keith A. Pelletier of the Westport Police Department; and Anthony DiPaolo, Chief of Investigations, Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts made the announcement today. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane C. Freniere of Ortiz's Public Corruption and Special Prosecutions Unit.
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The overarching objective of Danish support for civil society is to contribute to the development of a strong, independent and diversified civil society in the developing countries. Danish private organisations, among others, assist with this.
The aim of granting support to the organisations' development activities is to support democracy and poverty reduction through development of an active civil society in the developing countries.
A vibrant civil society in the developing countries ensures that millions of poor people have a voice and that they play a central role in the struggle to further political, social and economic constitutional rights.
The strategy for Denmark's development cooperation, "The Right to a Better Life", provides the general foundation for the work of Danish civil society organisations. The English translation of the strategy will be available by mid-June 2012.
The Policy for Danish support to Civil Society defines the foundation for cooperation with Danish organisations implementing activities in the developing countries.
"The General Principles Governing Support to Development Activities Implemented by Danish Civil Society Organisations" describes the overall principles for fulfilling the objectives of "The Civil Society Strategy."
"Danish Organisations' Cross-Cutting Monitoring of the Implementation of the Civil Society Strategy, 2011" focuses on the extent to which the goals defined in the Civil Society Strategy have been promoted through the activities of the Danish NGOs in 2011.
See also "Danish Organisations´Cross-Cutting Monitoring of the Implementation of the Civil Society Strategy, 2010" and abstracts of the Report in French and in Spanish .
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of DenmarkDanidaAsiatisk Plads 2 DK-1448 Copenhagen K Tel. +45 33 92 00 00Fax +45 32 54 05 email@example.com


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At 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 13 at the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist service, local activist and writer, Skip Mendler, will be leading an interactive discussion on the topic "If You Can Keep It: A Handy Guide to the Prevention and Early Detection of American Fascism."
Afghanistan's two rival candidates reached a breakthrough agreement Saturday to a complete audit of their contested presidential election and, whoever the victor, a national unity government.
SELINSGROVE - Paige Stanton, of Honesdale, was recently inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta honor society at Susquehanna University.
- The Hawley Women's Club is sponsoring two trips for July: Thursday, July 24 to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and Sunday, July 27 to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
Integrated Marketing Communications major, Lauren Ryan has been selected as a Park Scholar Rising Junior.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Four candidates for U.S. Senate in Maryland debated on Wednesday about how to improve the economy and health care during their first such meeting.
Democratic incumbent Sen. Ben Cardin and Republican Dan Bongino participated with independent candidate Rob Sobhani and Libertarian Dean Ahmad on Larry Young's WOLB-AM radio show.
Cardin, who is seeking his second term in the Senate, said a bipartisan plan to address the national deficit needs to be the top priority. Cardin underscored that he believes revenues need to be a part of the plan.
"Everybody should be paying their fair share," Cardin said. "We should eliminate the deductions that allow businesses to send our jobs overseas, and we shouldn't be giving to oil industries special breaks that are not available to other aspects of the energy sector."
Bongino said government needs to get out of the way and lessen the tax burden on residents and businesses.
"Put the money back in Marylanders' pockets," Bongino said. "They know what to do with it."
Sobhani, an entrepreneur and former Republican, said he would focus on bringing foreign investment to Maryland.
"The way I believe we grow our economy is once again we link our economy, Maryland's economy, to the international economy and we go after specific projects," Sobhani said, noting that he supports seeking funding for cancer research and new homes in Baltimore.
Ahmad said too much economic help has been steered to large corporations that should have been allowed to go bankrupt.
"As far as taxes are concerned, I think we have to stop taxing productive activity altogether," Ahmad said. "Instead of taxing production, we should be taxing natural resource extraction and the location value of land, things that truly belong to the commonwealth, and that way stop strangling jobs."
The candidates also debated the federal health care law.
Ahmad and Bongino both support repealing it.
"I think it has to be repealed, and we have to start over," Ahmad said.
Bongino said the law places too much power in the hands of bureaucrats.
"You're going to have a system of low-income and lower-middle-income folks who are relegated to government clinics, government clinics providing substandard care who may have health insurance, but will certainly not have health care," Bongino said.
Cardin, a strong supporter of the law, noted the consequences of repeal, including the loss of a popular provision that allows parents to keep their children on their policies until the age of 26. He also said restrictions on pre- existing conditions would return.
"We need to move forward, not repeal Obamacare," Cardin said.
Sobhani said he supported some aspects of the health care law, including the end of restrictions on pre-existing conditions. However, he believes more effort should be made to include input from patients and doctors.
"Because at the end of the day, it's between a doctor and a patient, and we've got to build out from that relationship a health care system that, as I said, supports some of what President Obama is trying to do but also trying to make sure that it's not all government controlled," Sobhani said.
Senate candidates have two more debates scheduled next week, including one at Salisbury University and at WTTG, the Fox affiliate in Washington.
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Sweet Karma is an exciting and talented mix of individuals who cover a huge lay of the musical landscape guaranteed to get you moving and grooving all night long. The band boasts both female and male lead vocalists, seasoned musicians, and beautiful harmony vocals. When we say "all night long" we mean it. If the venue doesn't supply music in between our sets we supply it. DJ Sal will supply music to keep you movin while the band is on break so the party never stops.
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Karma, by definition, is the action seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad. Sweet Karma by definition is bringing feelings of good vibes upon oneself by the power of good will and great music. Karma has drawn together six individuals with diverse musical tastes and backgrounds and put them together in one special and magical band.
In 1968, my earliest friends, (all this at the age of four, mind you!) were a Sears record player and a stack of 45's from the era of Motown, British Invasion, American Pop and Soul. My only interest was hearing what was going on in the music that was making me play them over and over again. Very early on I could listen to the harmonies on a Beach Boys or Beatles record and tell one of my four older sisters what part to sing while I sang counterpoint. I would love to tell you that this was the beginning of an Osmond Brothers or Jackson 5 type of story, but there wasn't that type of talent in my home in Brooklyn U.S.A. ! Soon after that my parents heard that I had a good ear for a melody. THEY BOUGHT ME A SET OF DRUMS ! After a few years toiling around in rythmic mediocrity, I traded my drums in for a guitar and began my career of musical mediocrity. Learning the instrument was slow and painful, (and still is), but I was soon adept enough to play in local cover bands, and later on, many, many, many, Punk and New Wave bands . After that there was an endless stream of Hair bands, (wish I had some of that back),song writing projects, and college credits in the music field, (yes I actually can tell you what I'm playing!). All the rest is really inconsequential, until of course, I met my current musical foils. Now I play great songs every couple of weekends with a group of the best and nicest musicians in the state of New Jersey and actually get paid to do it! Such is my plight as a ROCK STAR!
Influences include: The Beatles ,Keith Richards,Les Paul,Sinatra,Sam Cook,and Frankie Trombino
I would like to give thanks to God and the many musicians over the years who have shared with me stage,story and the road traveled.
Having been raised on the eclectic music of the late 60s/early 70s, Al picked up his first bass at age seventeen. His decision to learn the instrument was based less on choice than it was on necessity when in 1975 he met a group of young musicians including a drummer and two guitarists (one being the incredible Foofie Quaf). Eager to form a band, the guys suggested that Al learn the bass thus beginning a long and magical journey. Through the 70s, Al played and sang for bands such as Woodenickel, Outerbridge Crossing, and Euphoria. By the early 80's Al was co-writing and performing originals and copies with punk/new wave bands such as The Gaps, the Neutrinos, and Petey & the Pit-Bulls. Al once again joined Foofie in 1990 to form The Secret Agents Band with guitarist Bruce Callari and drummer Kevin Colligan. The original Agents were a powerful blues/rock combo, performing and recording great original pieces through the mid-90s. Also during this period Al revisted his punk past joining Foofie and drummer Rich McMullin in a side project, The Hooligans, playing the grunge/alternative music of the era. In 1999, based on popular demand, Al and Foof reformed The Secret Agents by joining up with current members Frank C. and Sergio S. The Secret Agents played the circuit for close to 13 years and morphed into what is now Sweet Karma.
Influences include: Jon Entwistle, James Jamerson, Jack Casady, Chris Squire, Graham Maby, Frankie Trombino, and the amazing Paul McCartney.
Melissa has been singing since age 15. She began working professionally on the band circuit in 2003, where she sang lead vocals in several wedding & party bands across the Tri-State Area. Some notable venues include the House of Blues & the Sands in Atlantic City, Jenkinson's at the Jersey Shore, as well as many NYC Hotels, Clubs & Restaurants. She has done studio recording for a variety of commercials and original projects. Combining a healthy mix of R&B, soul, alternative and classic rock. Melissa's eclectic musical influences range from the bands Queen to Pearl Jam, from Mariah Carey to Lauryn Hill. Packing a punch of high energy to all of her performances, it quickly becomes evident that it has always been Melissa's passion to sing.
Sergio came to the shores of America in a rubber raft equipped only with one drumstick, a cowbell, and his trusty metronome. In 1968, after making it through the locks of the Panama canal, Sergio set his sites on being a part of the first wave of The Spanish Invasion. Such groups as Santana and Trini Lopez were then topping the Billboard charts, but Sergio had no such luck catching on. He then settled for a stint as a Dunkin' Donuts counterperson, and became hopelessly addicted to cafeine, an addiction which he carries with him till this very day. After leaving Dunkin' Donuts he headed in the direction of an ill fated audition for Los Lobos, after which Sergio swore never to play the drums again. During the 80's and most of the 90's, Sergio played the role of mad scientist, while stuggling with his caffeine addiction. During this time he invented the rolling rack, professional stage lighting, and the wheelie bag. Those are just the few of his inventions that are musical industry standard of today. Then one day the secret agents approached Sergio with a bunch of lies and empty promises about playing Latin Percussion for the them. After realizing that they were not Hispanic (and never could be), Sergio settled into the drummers chair anyway and now has been handling that responsibility for over 9 years. Sergio is the driving inspiration that keeps us heading in the right direction.
Influences include the Energizer Bunny and that Monkey drum playing toy !
Frustrated because his parents thought the drums were to loud Foof started playing guitar at age 9. He first took lessons at Sickles Music on Newark Ave. in Jersey City and then private lessons until age 15. Foof's first gig (age 11) was a Girl Scout communion breakfast. He played The Doors - Light My Fire (take from that what you may). At 17 he formed his first band, Woodenickel. Throughout the 70's and early 80's Woodenickle morphed into other bands (Outerbridge Crossing, Euphoria, The Gaps) and went thru more drummers than Spinal Tap. The early 80's found Foof writing and performing originals in the Nutrinos and 'Petey and the Pitbulls. By the mid-80's he was playing originals at The Dirt Club, CBGB's, and Kenny's Castaways with Broken English. Lots of fun, no income. Throughout the 90's and 00's he played with the Secret Agents Band. The original lineup played lots of originals as well and spent alot of time in the recording studio. You can here the agents playing 'Hard Mans Hand' on the first annual 'New York Jazz and Blues CD'). He is now happy to be playing with Sweet Karma (and happy some of those Secret Agents are still with him).
Influences include George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, George Benson, Tommy Giambusso (High School Buddy and current Agent's bass player) and Dickie Betts.
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Sun. 9/7/2014
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Laurita Winery
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This is the stomping of the grapes weekend so let's see you all get some purple feet.... I don't know if they are doin' it this year, but last year they had a Lucy look-alike contest on this weekend :-D
Sat. 9/27/2014
Time: 9:00PM till Midnight
Haileys Harp and Pub
400 Main St. Metuchen, NJ - 732 321 0777 Haileys Harp is a fantastic Irish Pub just steps from the Metuchen Train Station. Drinks flow.. food is served.. music is heard and everyone has fun.
Sat. 10/11/2014
Private Party
Sun. 10/19/2014
Time: 2 till 5PM
Laurita Winery
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This is the harvest fest weekend... always a great time.
Fri. 10/31/2014
Time: 9:00PM till Midnight
Haileys Harp and Pub
400 Main St. Metuchen, NJ - 732 321 0777 HALLOWEEN AT HAILEY'S !!!!! Haileys Harp is a fantastic Irish Pub just steps from the Metuchen Train Station. Drinks flow.. food is served.. music is heard and everyone has fun.
Sat. 11/22/2014
Time: 7 till 11PM
Let's Give Thanks Dinner
Southard Fire House Rt.9 North & New Friendship Rd Howell, NJ 07731
We are once again happy and honored to be playing at the Brennan Stands Alone Foundation's Let's Give Thanks Dinner. This annual event raises money for veterans that are wounded overseas and we could not be more proud too be a part of it. If you haven't been to this dinner you are missing out on a great night. It gives you a chance to thank our countries bravest at a dinner dance that is emotionally charged. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll sing, you'll dance, you'll eat, you'll drink. As of this writing the details were not yet on the website but as soon as they are available I'll post them here. If you'd like to learn more about the Brennan Stands Alone Foundation please click here to visit the website.
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The idea of central planning seems, at first sight, so reasonable that it is hard to see why any intelligent person would oppose it. It appears to be a mere extension of individual planning, which all of us practice. FULL ARTICLE by David Elton Trueblood
The Problem of Central Planning
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- April 8, 2010 at 8:37 am
Hayek put it very simply: the more the State plans, the less every other member of society can….
…..businesses, communities, indiciduals, churches, individuals are crowded out.
It's not a matter of "plan vs. not plan" it's a question of WHO gets to plan. Who gets to decide.
Also individual planning relies mostly on voluntary agreement, whereas central planning inevitably resorts to violent enforcement. (specially once "voluntary" compliance fails, which it almost always does).
- April 8, 2010 at 11:44 am
Question: If our country were to go to a totally capitalistic system what would prevent protectionist trade wars from attempting to stifle our growth?
- April 8, 2010 at 11:50 am
The only entity capable of implementing protectionism is an entity with a monopoly on force, which is the state. So, as long as a state exists there is nothing which can stop protectionism, but there is no natural mechanism in a market by which protectionism can come into being.
- April 9, 2010 at 2:23 pm
>as long as a state exists there is nothing which can stop protectionism
Congress shall make no law abridging the right of production and trade.
- April 8, 2010 at 12:28 pm
The problem is that the planners plan for their families and themselves to avoid the consequences of their plans on the rest of us.
- April 8, 2010 at 1:39 pm
So why have planners?
- April 8, 2010 at 6:30 pm
I have to say – this article surprised me. As an evangelical Friend (a brand of Quaker), I was surprised to see Trueblood's name come through on a Mises Daily. I had never read – or even seen – anything by him where he talked about economics. Definitely a pleasant surprise to come across this book!
- April 9, 2010 at 2:20 pm
I will use my vote to plan the future of Obama and other socialist politicians.
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New York Times' Frugal Traveler visits Orlando
It's not exactly news when a big daily newspaper with a travel section comes to town, but we were pleased to read Seth Kugel's Frugal Traveler blog on the New York Times' site today because it hit on some of the local places that we really do think are worth sending out-of-town visitors. He heads to Kissimmee for mofongo at Trópico Mofongo ("The monfongo was hearty and plenty garlicky), to Maitland to catch a flick at the Enzian (where Santa Claus Conquers the Martians happened to be playing), Redlight Redlight (where he says craft beer prices are "a bargain" compared to what they cost in New York City) and Lil Indies (where "I found a woman knitting (after midnight!), a guy dancing by himself, facial hair galore and art covering the walls. I also found very cheap and very good beers.")
Thanks for uncovering some of the real Orlando, Seth – our only quibble with your piece is that you missed a few really great local restaurants, in addition to the Puerto Rican fare you discovered in Kissimmee. Give us a shout next time you're coming to town, we'll give you the heads up!
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Atlanta-based Digital Projection International (DPI) has been turning heads for some time with its line of high-horsepower, high-brightness projectors. Now, DPI is wowing people with a horse of a different color, its LED light engine-based M-Vision Cine projector.
Unlike a traditional front projector that uses a UHP lamp, this DLP single-chip projector rides an LED light source that should need no replacing even after many years of viewing. DPI backs the projector with its Lifetime Illumination assurances and a choice of lens options that addresses throw ratios (distance from projector to screen) ranging from 1.25:1 to 3.0:1.
DPI says the Cine LED model can produce 600 lumens of light output and contrast ratios as high as 10,000:1. It includes two HDMI inputs, and component, S-Video and composite inputs to handle all kinds of content resolution.
The first thing I noticed about the Cine LED unit is that it's smaller and lighter than the competitive SIM2 MICO 50 LED that I previously had in my theater room. The size might make a difference, depending on the projector mounting requirements of your theater.
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With the setup out of the way I watched some high-definition broadcast sports content on NESN HD. My initial impression was that the image might have been slightly soft. After making the switch to Blu-ray, I quickly changed my opinion. The vividness and color uniformity looked killer on the Disney Pixar feature Up and animated shorts Partly Cloudy and Dug. Focusing on elements such as the sky in Partly Cloudy, the colors seemed accurate and the Cine LED displayed lots of image depth.
I checked out more animated content, this time in standard-definition DVD when I popped in Atlantis. I found the colors to be rich, with nice levels of true saturation. The only thing that took away from the otherwise stellar images was some interlacing artifacts.
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Having the DPI M-Vision Cine LED projector immediately following my time with the SIM2 MICO 50, I was able to draw some unscientific comparisons and conclusions. Both are flagship products worthy of praise. In my room, the SIM2 appeared to be slightly brighter, while the DPI offered better grayscale accuracy.
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How To Read A Book
Over at the Triablogue blog, Paul Manata has posted an outline of part of the must-read How To Read A Book. Here is his entry: "How To Read A Book." The following is his introduction:
This is an outline of part of Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren's excellent book, "How To Read A Book." The outline takes one up to the third level of reading - analytical reading. There is a fourth level, syntopical reading, but most of the T-blog readers, and your every day reader, does not read syntopically. Furthermore, mastering levels 1-3 will improve what you get out of your reading 10 fold. It is sufficient to make you a very proficient reader. Also, syntopical reading is for many books, analytical reading is for one book. So, technically, the title of this post implies an an analytic outline. A syntopical outline would be titled, "How To Read Books." For these reasons I have only focused on levels 1-3. I hope the below outline will provide you with some practical knowledge of how to read well, not necessarily be well read. Also, as a companion to the below, readers are encouragned to read this short article. I also would obviously recommend purchasing Adler and Van Doren's book, "How To Read A Book," for your own library.
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Hillary Clinton has been basking in golden political glow and admiration lately. President Obama hosted her at a much-publicized White House lunch. She is soon to be the subject of a TV miniseries, a movie and a CNN documentary — I think it's safe to say all are likely to be sympathetic. And her many fans are all but begging her to run for president in 2016. Then, along came John Kerry.
Kerry is threatening to upstage Clinton's resume at the State Department by showing what a determined public figure can do with a job like secretary of state. The new chief at Foggy Bottom immediately took on one of the globe's toughest diplomatic challenges — the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — while Clinton's term as secretary of state was mostly noted by four years of pomp and circumstance with the final chapter of Benghazi a lingering stain.
On Clinton's watch, the much-hyped reset with Russia imploded, the "Arab spring" exploded in chaos and bloodshed across the Middle East with America playing mostly the role of hapless bystander, Iran continued to march toward nuclear weapons, and China threw its weight around in the South China Sea, staking claims to disputed islands and asserting sovereignty over waters vital to global shipping.
Clinton did rack up more miles aboard the State Department's jetliner than any previous secretary of state. But all that toing-and-froing produced little in the way of concrete high-level achievements of her own initiative. As George Packer of the New Yorker observed, Obama "kept policy-making inside the White House" while Clinton "and her department were never trusted with policy blueprints."
Regarding Benghazi, the White House claims there is no scandal in the deaths of four Americans there or the administration's handling of the crisis or explanations about what happened and why. But there is the fact that for the first time in three decades a U.S. ambassador was murdered — after warnings about the dire security situation in Libya — and it occurred on Clinton's watch. Clinton likely hasn't heard the last about Benghazi.
It may be that after the crushing defeat of her 2008 presidential bid, Clinton saw the State Department as a way to end her political career with dignity and acquiesced to a mostly ceremonial role. That continued when she realized that her rising poll numbers indicated she could use State as a springboard to another presidential run.
Kerry has no ambition for higher office. State is his final chance to close out his career in a big way. Kerry immediately embarked on a high-stakes gamble with the Israeli-Palestinian situation, traveling to the region six times to press his personal relationship with leaders there to drag the two sides back to the bargaining table. He even got the Arab League to sign on to his project.
And he did it without White House encouragement. According to an Associated Press dispatch a month ago, Kerry was "largely fighting the battle alone . . . with the White House appearing reluctant to stake political capital in an endeavor that so often has proved a disappointment." Kerry has set his sights high — a final status agreement in nine months. The list of reasons against that happening stretches from here to, well, the Middle East.
Even if his grand ambition comes up short, Kerry will have shown how a bold leader with a goal and purpose can grasp the opportunity history affords and be a player on the world stage — in sharp contrast to the play-it-safe ceremonial role-playing that was good enough for Clinton.


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A haven for aging enthusiasts, the Center for Successful Aging at California State University, Fullerton, has adopted a holistic approach to growing old that embraces the full spectrum of human experience: mind, body and spirit.
The direct beneficiaries of this effort each year are 150 older adult residents from Orange county -- just south of Los Angeles -- who take movement classes on campus ranging from exercise to yoga and fall prevention.
Although the center sports a workout facility that rivals the finest gyms, perhaps more impressive is its position as a hub for teaching, aging research and hands-on training for students in gero-kinesiology -- the movement of older adults.
"I'm not aware of any other centers in the country that use a program such as this as professional preparation," said Debbie Rose, the center's vibrant and internationally-recognized aging expert.
Mental stimulation is provided by the university's alliance with OLLI -- the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute -- which offers dozens of programs spanning foreign languages, Tai Chi, fiction writing, musical instruments, a New Yorker discussion group and "50 Ways to Feel Thin, Gorgeous and Happy."
Rose said aging studies are becoming more popular across the university.
"More of our interdisciplinary programs are adding a focus on aging issues," she said.
"Good job, Terry!" exclaims Rose to a frail senior wearing a neck brace in a morning balance and mobility class -- one of the center's growing number of courses targeting the unique needs of older adults.
Rose is surrounded by a phalanx of blue-shirted student interns who set up an obstacle course for a handful of seniors inside the small classroom that includes a "high five" slap for station number five. All are unfailingly positive and polite in an atmosphere that is both friendly and encouraging.
"Good job, everyone," applauds Rose, wrapping up the class. "I saw some very good decision making out there."
The center adopts a "Whole-Person Wellness" approach to aging, inspiring older adults with its "six pillars" of health: emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual, social and vocational.
Critical to the center's success is exercise -- a springboard for the other pillars, most notably socialization.
"For some of those individuals, this is the only reason they leave their home," said Rose.
Inside the spacious gym, speakers blast Queen's "We Are the Champions" and other upbeat workout tunes that help 77-year-old Eula Thomas speed impressively on the elliptical machine.
"You meet great, like-minded people you wouldn't have met otherwise," said Thomas, a retired sixth-grade teacher who has seen the center's popularity explode in her 13 years there.
"I find I have to keep moving every day in order for osteoarthritis not to take hold," she said.
Judy Aprile, program coordinator at the center, said effective exercise programs need to be customized for older adults.
The complaint from seniors is that outside instructors push them too hard: "They thought I was 20," is a common refrain.
"Not everyone is suited to working with older adults," said Aprile, who received her master's in gerontology from the university.
"If one doesn't really enjoy that population, then it's going to show," she said.
"It's so much better than going to a gym," said Judith Anderson, formerly executive vice president at the Fullerton campus.
"You know when you have a question, that person didn't have just a weekend certification."
Another benefit of the center is its natural inter-generational mix -- a growing trend that pairs wise elders with vibrant youth.
"I like making contact with the interns," said Loren Duffy, 93, who started attending the center when he was 75. "It keeps me young. It keeps me going. I don't think how old I am."
"I love being around these youthful kids, and several of them are my Facebook friends," said Glen Simar, 63, who has been exercising at the center every weekday for four years.
While the older adults learn about exercise from their instructors, the learning process is shared. Simar motions toward his student instructor Erin Blanchard, who is teaching her final class before graduation.
"She has a whole lot more confidence and leadership abilities than she had (when she started)," said Simar.
The center has expanded its movement classes to target the unique needs of older adults. Fit 4 Life focuses on exercise, while two balance classes and the center's trademark FallProof program help seniors maintain agility to avoid debilitating and expensive falls -- the number one cause of injuries and death for seniors nationwide.
The center offers yoga as well as a Health Promotion class that focuses on holistic living, including nutrition, brain games and spirituality.
Aprile said fitness classes have evolved since the center's inception in 1998.
"Out of the 90 minutes that used to be purely exercise, we're now pulling in different parts of wellness," she said.
Student interns admit they often had outdated perceptions of older adults as tired and boring -- even unproductive -- members of society.
"As soon as I started interacting with these people and let my guard down, I didn't see them as older adults," said intern Max Tormohlen, who recently completed his undergraduate degree. "I saw them as people."
While in high school, intern Skyler Winston watched his robust grandfather get sick, shrivel to under 150 pounds, and die. Winston then decided to commit his life to helping older adults stay healthy.
"I don't want to see my dad go through that," he said.
Tormohlen has traveled a similar route, seeing his grandfather die of lung disease, then watching the emotional toll it took on his grandmother.
"It was like a landslide," he said. "Everything came down on her. Seeing that tears me up inside."
Now graduating, Winston said he will probably return to get his master's degree in gero-kinesology and receive his FallProof certification.
Fullerton offers both an undergraduate degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in gerontology, along with a master's program in gero-kinesiology.
For kinesiology students interested in sports medicine or physical therapy, however, working with older adults is rarely a first career choice.
When addressing the university's "Introduction to Kinesiology" class, Winston said perhaps one in 80 students will show an interest in working with older adults.
Yet for students interns who do volunteer at the center, their eyes often open wide with admiration for their elders.
"A lot of our students will move to gero-kinesiology after having an experience at the center," said Rose, adding that nine out of 10 students who volunteer decide to work with seniors. "The best way to remove ageist tendencies is to get people involved with older adults."
Student interns, who work outside the university at long-term care facilities, see firsthand how older adults get warehoused and depressed.
"I don't know why it has to be that way," they tell Rose.
The center frequently hosts visitors nationally and internationally to study the inner workings of the center.
An international leader in aging and fall prevention, Rose first developed a balance test that is still widely used to assess older adults.
"I want to assess changes in their balance before they happen," she said.
For Rose, the Center for Successful Aging keeps older adults vibrant, happy and productive.
"We want to be known as more than just a fitness center."


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The United States Postal Service announced Wednesday that it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays come August. It's a move that will save the Postal Service nearly $2 billion a year and allow them to focus on package delivery, which they say is increasing, versus the delivery of letters and other mail which is decreasing.
Recent Public opinion polls show that the majority of Americans support the change as a way to save money. But some people in our area are concerned it will lead to more drastic changes in the future.
"This is just the beginning of the downsizing of the postal service which I think is a crucial aspect of American life," Anthony Jodlowski told NewsChannel 7.
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This is a great idea, and for those who believe that its not a necessary rule, I would say you should take a look at whats really happening in our schools. The problem with young people not being able to formulate sentences in Standard English and communicate effectively in a more formal environment is quite severe now. If they are not encouraged to modify their behaviour in an educational setting then how on earth will they be expected to do so in a work setting, or at an interview? The answer is of course that they wont. The enforcement of this new rule will no doubt prove difficult at first, but establishing the principle is important.


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PORTLAND — A 50-year-old convict left unguarded to fly to Denver and report to a halfway house for eventual release instead skipped out and robbed a bank before Portland police shot him to death, authorities said Tuesday.
The man was identified Tuesday as 50-year-old Merle Mikal Hatch. His mother and law enforcement officials said he had a record of violent and drug-related crimes. He had been serving a 10-year bank robbery sentence.
A U.S. Bureau of Prisons vehicle delivered him from the medium-security facility at Sheridan in Yamhill County to the airport in Portland for a Feb. 12 flight to Denver.
He was unguarded after that and didn't show up later in the day at the halfway house, also known as a re-entry center, said Paul Thompson, an official at the Sheridan prison.
Three days later, the Clackamas County sheriff's office said, he held up a Wells Fargo bank office in Clackamas.
Two days after that, on Sunday night, he checked into the emergency room of Portland Adventist Medical Center and had a black handgun, Portland police said.
He threatened a hospital employee, left the building and pointed the gun at a security car in an employee parking lot before three police officers fired at him.
An autopsy Tuesday determined he died of multiple wounds.
The Portland Police Bureau hasn't provided much detail about the officers' confrontation with Hatch, except to say that they "began giving him commands" and then they fired.
A police statement said it expected to provide an account Wednesday, after the officers have been interviewed.
Hatch was convicted in 2005 of a bank robbery in Colorado the year before, said Chris Burke, a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons. Burke said the sentence was 125 months. Details about the robbery were not immediately available.
By law, Hatch would have been at the Denver halfway house no more than a year before release, Burke said.
Thompson said it's typical for an inmate to go unguarded through the airport for such a trip.
"That's their transition from incarceration to the community," he said.
Details about how much good time Hatch had earned toward early release and his exact release date were not available Tuesday, Burke and Thompson said.
Hatch's mother, Mary Hatch, told The Oregonian newspaper she and her husband last saw their son 15 to 20 years ago, and he appeared to have fallen on hard times. She said he hadn't married, had children or had a job.
"He was troubled," said Hatch, who lives in Iowa. "He was in and out of prison most of his adult life. He got into drugs early. There wasn't much left of the person we knew as a kid growing up."
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It's been 11 years since Dancing with the Stars champ and injured Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez has been back to the Middle East after a land-mine explosion left him with severe burns, but Martinez tells PEOPLE his return was an "amazing experience."
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Play testcaption testcredit Share on Facebook Tweet Pin on Pinterest Share on Tumblr J.R. Martinez and Diana Gonzalez-Jones have split, just 18 months after the birth of their daughter, Lauryn Anabelle.
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Everything's coming up rosy – pink, that is – for Dancing with the Stars champion J.R. Martinez and his girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones.
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Dancing with the Stars reigning pro champion Karina Smirnoff will blog about season 14 each week for PEOPLE.com.
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Romeo's entry into the Martinez home began at an auction over a year ago. Martinez, who was helping auction the items, fell for Romeo but couldn't resolve his internal debate.
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Having already demonstrated his fancy footwork on the football field, is Tim Tebow ready to step onto the ballroom floor?
Affirmative, according to most-recent champ on Dancing with the Stars, J.R. Martinez.
Saying he and the Denver Bronco quarterback – and Jockey brand underwear model – recently ran into one another, Martinez tells Celebuzz.com, "We chatted about [Dancing"]. ... I thought he'd do pretty well on the show!"
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J.R. Martinez and Diana Gonzalez-Jones, who are expecting their first daughter in May, have narrowed the names to two. Expect something special – but nothing absurd.
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When J.R. Martinez learned that he and his girlfriend, Diana Gonzalez-Jones, were having a girl, he couldn't help but smile.
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Even though the baby's arrival is several months away, the Iraq war veteran-turned actor and Dancing With the Stars champ is already making plans for his little girl.
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Antonova, I V and Gulyaev, M B and Cherkov, A G and Volodin, V A and Marin, D V and Skuratov, V A and Jedrzejewski, J and Balberg, I (2009) The modification of Si nanocrystallites embedded in a dielectric matrix by high energy ion irradiation. Nanotechnology, 20 (9). 095205 (5pp).
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We have followed the effects of heavy ion irradiation on the structural, electrical, and photoluminescence properties of ensembles of silicon nanocrystallites embedded in a dielectric (SiO2) matrix. This was done as a function of the irradiation dose and the content of the Si phase. The results obtained can be accounted for self-consistently assuming that a relatively small dose of the irradiation enhances the crystallization while for higher doses the irradiation enhances the amorphization. The corresponding processes suggest that tuning of the above properties can be achieved by swift heavy ion irradiation.
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