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An apparatus and associated method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a vascular lumen, using an implantable prosthesis, such as a stent, which has grooves or trenches formed thereon. The grooves are formed on specific regions of the stent struts to increase the flexibility of the stent. The grooves also provide a therapeutic material carrying capability for treating intravascular ailments, such as instent restenosis and thrombosis. The therapeutic material loading of the grooves can be accomplished in several ways. For example, a pure therapeutic material or a pre-mixed material with a polymer solution, which enhances the adhesion properties of the material, may be deposited directly in to the grooves using conventional spray or modified dip techniques. In another example, a microextruded monofilament therapeutic material can be wound about the stent, such that the monofilament becomes embedded in the grooves.
1. An implantable prosthesis, comprising:
a body structure having an outer surface for contacting a surface of a lumen;
a plurality of grooves disposed on said outer surface of said body structure of said implantable prosthesis; and
a continuous string having a therapeutic substance, said string resting in a plurality of said grooves, wherein said string is capable of being wound around said body structure.
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an adhesive material disposed on said body structure or on said string or both.
18. An implantable prosthesis, comprising:
tubular body structure including support elements separated by gaps;
grooves disposed in said support elements; and
a string including a therapeutic substance, said string strong enough to be circumferentially wrapped exclusively around the outer perimeter of said body structure of said implantable prosthesis, said string being disposed in said grooves of at least some of said support elements such that said grooves act as guides for allowing said string to be circumferentially supported by said body structure, and wherein said string extends across said gaps between said support elements when circumferentially supported by said body structure.
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31. An implantable prosthesis, comprising:
a body structure including support elements separated by gaps;
grooves disposed in said support elements; and
a continuous string including a therapeutic substance, said string disposed in said grooves of at least some of said support elements such that said grooves act as guides for allowing said string to be supported by said body structure of said implantable prosthesis, wherein said string extends across said gaps between said support elements when supported by said body structure.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a medical device for delivering a substance to a vascular lumen. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vascular stent capable of delivering a therapeutic substance.
2. Related Art
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is a procedure for treating heart disease. A catheter assembly having a balloon portion is introduced into the cardiovascular system of a patient via the brachial or femoral artery. The catheter assembly is advanced through the coronary vasculature until the balloon portion is positioned across the occlusive lesion. Once in position across the lesion, the balloon is inflated to a predetermined size to radially compress against the atherosclerotic plaque of the lesion to remodel the arterial lumen. The balloon is then deflated to a smaller profile to allow the catheter to be withdrawn from the patient's vasculature.
In treating the damaged vasculature tissue and to deter thrombosis and restenosis, therapeutic substances are commonly administered to the treatment site. For example, anticoagulants, antiplatelets and cytostatic agents are commonly used to prevent thrombosis of the coronary lumen, to inhibit development of restenosis, and to reduce post-angioplasty proliferation of the vascular tissue, respectively.
Systemic administration of such therapeutic substances in sufficient amounts to supply an efficacious concentration to the local treatment site often produces adverse or toxic side effects for the patient. Accordingly, local delivery is a preferred method of treatment since smaller total levels of medication are administered and concentrated at a specific treatment site. Local delivery thus produces fewer side effects and achieves more effective results.
A common technique for local delivery of therapeutic substances employs medicated stents. For example, a metallic stent can be coated with a polymeric material which, in turn, is impregnated with a therapeutic substance or a combination of substances. Once the stent is implanted within a cardiovascular system lumen, the drug or drugs are released from the polymer for the treatment of the local tissues. What is needed is a stent design with improved mechanical functionality and drug delivery capabilities.
The present invention provides an apparatus and associated method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a vascular lumen. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an implantable prosthesis, such as a stent, has grooves or trenches formed thereon. The grooves can be created using either lazing or selective mechanical/chemical etching techniques. The grooves are formed on specific regions of the stent struts, such as the connecting elements (i.e., links) or connecting arm elements (i.e., arms) to increase the flexibility of the stent. For example, by forming groove patterns on the arm elements of the stent, the bending/deflecting angle of the stent can be increased. Advantageously, since the arm elements tend to inherently oppose stent/balloon expansion, lower balloon expansion pressures can be used to extend the grooved arm elements, which can reduce or prevent injury to the vascular lumen. The increased stent flexibility can also facilitate the navigation of the stent through otherwise inaccessible or tortuous pathways, which lead to lesion sites.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the grooves can provide a therapeutic material carrying capability for treating intravascular ailments, such as restenosis and thrombosis. The therapeutic material loading of the grooves can be accomplished in several ways. For example, as described in greater detail below, a pure therapeutic material or a pre-mixed material with a polymer solution, which enhances the adhesion properties of the material, may be deposited directly into the grooves using conventional spray or modified dip techniques.
In another example, a microextruded monofilament therapeutic material can be embedded in the grooves. The monofilament generally resembles a string, which can be wound around the outside of the stent, so that the monofilament rests in the grooves. The monofilament therapeutic material becomes embedded in the grooves or is held in the grooves using an adhesive substance. Cutting, lazing, heating and the like can remove portions of the monofilament, which lay outside of the grooves, such that only the portion of the monofilament within the groove remains on the stent. Optionally, a top or barrier coating may be applied over the therapeutic monofilament embedded grooves to create a controllable release rate barrier.
Advantageously, the grooved stent can be deployed within the human vasculature with little or no significant loss of the therapeutic substance from the stent during delivery and expansion of the stent. The monofilament structure also provides for increased control of the release rate of the therapeutic substance from the stent.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, an implantable prosthesis is provided including a tubular body structure including support elements separated by gaps; grooves disposed in said support elements; and a string strong enough to be circumferentially wrapped exclusively around the outer perimeter of said body structure of said implantable prostheses, said string being disposed in said grooves of at least some of said support elements such that said grooves act as guides for allowing said string to be circumferentially supported by said body structure, and wherein said string extends across said gaps between said support elements when circumferentially supported by said body structure.
Uses, advantages, and variations of the present invention will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art upon reading this disclosure and accompanying drawings.
The features of the described embodiments are specifically set forth in the appended claims. However, embodiments relating to both structure and method are best understood by referring to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which similar parts are identified by like reference numerals.
Stent deployment can result in early thrombus deposition and acute inflammation, granulation tissue development, and ultimately smooth muscle cell proliferation and extra-cellular matrix synthesis. The severity of arterial injury during stent placement correlates with increased inflammation in late neointimal growth. The progression of intimal thickening with time after experimental stent-induced vascular injury and clinical stent placement is well characterized. Experimental and clinical studies of endovascular stenting have demonstrated a complex network of vascular responses including thrombosis, neointimal hyperplasia, and inflammation. An implantable prosthesis can deliver a therapeutic substance designed to treat the various vascular responses to injury.
Referring now to the drawings, wherein similar parts are identified by like reference numerals,
Generally, an implantable stent is deployed in a physiological lumen from a radially compressed configuration into a radially expanded configuration which allows the stent to contact and support the physiological lumen. The stent is deformable such that it can be made to be radially self-expanding or expandable by the use of an expansion device. The self-expanding stent can be made from a resilient springy material while the device expandable stent can be made from a material which is plastically deformable. A plastically deformable stent can be implanted during an angioplasty procedure by using a balloon catheter. The deformable stent radially expands as the balloon is inflated, forcing the stent into contact with the interior of the physiological lumen thereby forming a supporting relationship with the lumen walls.
In accordance with one embodiment, implantable prosthesis 10 provides for delivery of a substance, such as a therapeutic substance or a combination of therapeutic substances, to a desired area of a vascular lumen in order to treat a localized area of the vascular lumen. It is contemplated that implantable prosthesis 10 has applicability for use with any biological or physiological lumen, for example, blood vessels, urinary tract lumen, intestinal tract lumen, kidney ducts, wind pipes, the vas deferens, ducts of the gallbladder, prostate gland, trachea, bronchus, liver and the like.
As illustrated
Arm elements 22 and connecting elements 24 are typically fabricated from a metallic material or an alloy, such as stainless steel (e.g., 316L), MP35N, MP20N, tantalum, nickel-titanium alloy (commercially available as Nitinol™), platinum-iridium alloy, gold, magnesium, or combinations of alloys. MP35N and MP20N are trade names for alloys of cobalt, nickel, chromium and molybdenum available from standard Press Steel Co., Jenkintown, Pa. MP35N has a nominal composition of 35% cobalt, 35% nickel, 20% chromium, and 10% molybdenum. MP20N has a nominal composition of 50% cobalt, 20% nickel, 20% chromium, and 10% molybdenum.
As illustrated in
Grooves 32 can be formed by any well-known method of cutting or removing material, for example, by exposing arm elements 22 and/or connecting elements 24 to an energy discharge from a laser, such as a YAG laser or excimer laser. Alternative methods of forming grooves 32 include physical or chemical etching techniques. Techniques of laser fabrication or etching to form grooves 32 are well-known to one of ordinary skill in the art. Grooves 32 can be formed in virtually any stent structure and not merely the above-described structure.
The location or placement of grooves 32 on arm elements 22 and connecting elements 24 can vary according to the intended usage and application of stent 20. In one example, grooves 32 are evenly distributed over body 28 and have an equal volume so that the tissue in contact with stent 20 receives an equal distribution of a therapeutic substance.
Grooves 32 can be formed to any suitable open-ended geometrical configuration, for example, a rectangular channel, which can have any preselected depth and size. As illustrated in
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Although grooves 32 have been illustrated in
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In some embodiments, the therapeutic substance or agent, can include antineoplastics, anti-inflammatory substances, antiplatelets, anticoagulants, fibrinolytics, thrombin inhibitors, antimitotics, and antiproliferatives. Examples of antineoplastics include paclitaxel and docetaxel. Examples of antiplatelets, anticoagulants, fibrinolytics, and thrombin inhibitors include sodium heparin, low molecular weight heparin, hirudin, argatroban, forskolin, vapiprost, prostacyclin and prostacyclin analogues, dextran, D-phe-pro-arg-chloromethylketone (synthetic antithrombin), dipyridamole, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa platelet membrane receptor antibody, recombinant hirudin, thrombin inhibitor (available from Biogen), and 7E-3B� (an antiplatelet drug from Centocore). Examples of suitable antimitotic agents include methotrexate, azathioprine, vincristine, vinblastine, flurouracil, adriamycin, mutamycin and actinomycin D. Examples of suitable cytostatic or antiproliferative agents include angiopeptin (a somatostatin analogue from Ibsen), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors such as Captopril� (available from Squibb), Cilazapril� (available from Hofman-LaRoche), or Lisinopril� (available from Merck); calcium channel blockers (such as Nifedipine), colchicine, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) antagonists, fish oil (omega 3-fatty acid), histamine antagonist, Lovastatin� (an inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, a cholesterol lowering drug from Merck), monoclonal antibodies (such as PDGF receptors), nitroprusside, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, prostaglandin inhibitor (available form Glazo), Seramin (a PDGF antagonist), serotonin blockers, steroids, thioprotease inhibitors, triazolopyrimidine (a PDGF antagonist), and nitric oxide. Other therapeutic substances or agents which may be appropriate include alphainterferon, genetically engineered epithelial cells, and dexamethasone.
While the listed therapeutic substances or agents are well known for preventative and therapeutic utility, the substances are listed by way of example and are not meant to be limiting. Other therapeutic substances which are currently available or that may be developed in the future are equally applicable. The treatment of patients using the above mentioned medicines is well-known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
In other embodiments, the therapeutic material can be a radioactive isotope for stent usage in radiotherapeutic procedures. Examples of radioactive isotopes include, but are not limited to, phosphoric acid (H3P32O4), palladium (Pd103), cesium (Cs131), and iodine (I125).
Monofilament 44 can be formed using any conventional microextrusion extruder, for example, the microextruder of the type illustrated in
The hopper pellets and therapeutic substance are conveyed together downstream through barrel B and melted into molten polymer using heaters HS. It should be understood that in selecting both the polymer and therapeutic substance, the melting point of the polymer and the degradation temperature of the therapeutic substance should correlate such that the stability of the therapeutic substance is maintained. For example, the therapeutic substances b-estradiol, Vincristine and Colchicine, have degradation temperature limits of about 200� C., 60� C. and 200� C., respectively. These substances should be used with polymers having melting point temperatures lower than their degradation temperatures. For example, ethylene vinyl alcohol, which has a melting point of 160� C. and low-density polyethylene, which has a melting point of 120� C., may be used with b-estradiol and Colchicine, while polyethylene glycol, which has a melting point of about 50� C., may be used with Vincristine. Correlation and interrelation between the therapeutic temperature parameters and the polymer temperature parameters are well-known to one having ordinary skill in the art and are simply planned.
The medicated melted polymer is discharged to an extrusion die D to form monofilament 44. The general dimensions of monofilament 44 are such that they substantially conform to the dimensions of grooves 32 (
In one embodiment, monofilament 44 is processed to resemble a "string." As shown in
Once monofilament 44 is disposed within the grooves, a laser can be used to cut and remove portions of monofilament 44 which are not held within the grooves. Alternatively, a heat source can be brought proximate to stent 20, such that portions of monofilament 44 that are not held within the grooves can melt or dissolve away. As illustrated in
In one embodiment, stent 20 can be coated with a therapeutic substance in addition to having a therapeutic substance deposited in channels 32. The therapeutic substance is a substance that is capable of absorbing or attaching to the prosthesis surface. For example, highly suitable therapeutic substances for a stainless steel prosthesis include paclitaxel and dexamethasone, substances that easily attach to a metallic substrate.
In another embodiment, a polymeric coating 53 (
In the embodiments, polymeric monofilament 44 is suitably bio-compatible, non-toxic, non-inflammatory, chemically inert, and substantially non-immunogenic. Monofilament 44 can be typically either bioabsorbable or biostable. A bioabsorbable polymer bio-degrades or breaks down in the body and is not present sufficiently long after implantation to cause an adverse local response. Bioabsorbable polymers are gradually absorbed or eliminated by the body by hydrolysis, metabolic process, bulk, or surface erosion. Examples of bioabsorbable biodegradable materials include but are not limited to polycaprolactone(PCL), poly-D,L-lactic acid(DL-PLA), poly-L-lactic acid(L-PLA), poly(lactide-co-glycolide), poly(hydroxybutyrate), poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate), polydioxanone, polyorthoester, polyanhydride, poly(glycolic acid), poly(glycolic acid-cotrimethylene carbonate), polyphosphoester, polyphosphoester urethane, poly (amino acids), cyanoacrylates, poly(trimethylene carbonate), poly(iminocarbonate), copoly(ether-esters), polyalkylene oxalates, polyphosphazenes, polyiminocarbonates, and aliphatic polycarbonates. Examples of biostable polymers include Parylene�, Parylast� polyurethane (for example, segmented polyurethanes such as Biospan�), polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, ethylene vinyl acetate, silicone and polyethylene oxide. Biomolecules such as heparin, fibrin, fibrinogen, cellulose, starch, and collagen represent other substances which can be used to coat, or alternatively can be embedded into the biostable polymer.
While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those having ordinary skill in the art that changes and modifications can be made without departing from this invention in its broader aspects. For example, although a particular stent shape with particular arm elements and connecting elements is described herein, those having ordinary skill in the art would recognize that other stent shapes could be used as well, including a tubular stent. Those having ordinary skill in the art would also recognize that although coronary applications are described herein, Applicants' implantable prosthesis can be any type of stent, including peripheral or neurological stents. Therefore, the appended claims are to encompass within their scope all such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the invention.
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How our blog got its name
Sidney Hillman was a powerful national figure during the Great Depression, a key supporter of the New Deal, and a close ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
When the rumor spread that President Roosevelt ordered his party leaders to "clear it with Sidney" before announcing Harry S. Truman as his 1944 running mate, conservative critics turned on the phrase, trumpeting it as proof that the president was under the thumb of "Big Labor."
Over the years, the phrase lost its sting and became a testament to Hillman's influence.
It's hard to imagine a labor leader wielding that kind clout today, but we like the idea—and we hope Sidney would give thumbs up to our blog.
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I was at my son's modified baseball game on Thursday, the air was damp, the wind was whipping, the kids — most of 'em sleeveless, too cool to wear jackets while on the bench — were shivering. Not ideal for baseball. The parents were frozen, miserable, stamping our feet to stave off frost bite. I got back in the car: 53 degrees. So I'm ready to forgive most of everything that happened in Colorado.
Games are always bizarre events because of the altitude. I never know what to make of anything there. It must be tough to be a Rockie fan, every home game of your life is like September 2008 was for the Mets. No lead is safe.
We knew there would be days like this. It was very encouraging that Shawn Marcum threw four innings on Thursday down in Port St. Lucie.
Marcum is known to pitch well or not at all. The not at all part is a very real percentage with Shawn. I never expected 30 plus starts, I was hoping for 20. But with Wheeler being held back I also hoped to get any Marcum activity sooner rather than later. The four innings was good to see, his next start should be for us. Like Chris Young you don't waste a lot of rehab starts with Shawn Marcum. When he can go you need to get what you can where it counts.
Add Wheeler to the mix — say, in three weeks — and the entire picture changes dramatically. It's a ripple effect. Hefner gets shifted to the proper role of long man, Frank-Frank returns, maybe Feliciano — who now has his fastball up to 62 MPH, btw — could help, too. We need guys other than Harvey and Niese to routinely go six, seven innings or the bullpen is toast.
Speaking of Wheeler, did you see Ted Berg's article on how great a location that is for developing pitchers?
Yes I did. This isn't anything we didn't know, and underscores the poor management of the organization for getting stuck out there. Curveballs don't break, routine flies go over the wall, it's a ridiculous social environment for anybody, and hell on pitchers — yet this is where Wheeler is going to refine his command? I just hope he survives it without going backwards.
Yes. And I'm not putting that on Alderson, this seems more like another handicap the hapless Wilpon family has stuck on him. Notice this quote from Berg,
"J.P. Ricciardi, a special assistant to the Mets general manager, served as the Blue Jays GM from 2002 to 2009. In that role, he said, he tried to keep as many pitchers as he could in Class AA."
I doubt J.P. is on the record on that if Sandy thought Vegas was a great idea.
Good point. When I read that, I was like, "Holy Crap, it's as bad as I feared." On the bright, at least they know. I read a blog piece this morning that offered up Wheeler's cumulative stats for three games so far and concluded, "He needs more time to refine his command," or some such platitude. No mention of losing Spring Training, a cursory comment about the blister, and nothing about Vegas itself. I'm at the point where I think 98% of what's written about Wheeler now is complete bullshit. Opinions and speculations and spin.
Everyone is wasting a lot of effort trying to figure this out. It's simple, just trust Sandy.
One thing about last night's marquee matchup: that kind of thing happens all the time when you've got a true ace. In the Seaver days it seemed like every time we looked up it was Seaver vs. Drysdale, or Gibson, or Carlton, or Jenkins. Lots of 2-1, 3-2 games that hinged on defense. Nobody appreciated Bud Harrelson more than Seaver. We recall the 1969 World Series and all anybody talks about are the catches made in the outfield.
Well no risk of that discussion with this years team, unless it's just amazement that they caught a routine flyball.
I haven't seen every inning, but I can't remember one great catch, though it was sort of starting to see Valdespin run and catch a ball. A combo we haven't seen much of this year. Moving along: As you know, I've never believed in Josh Edgin. The secondary stuff isn't good, period, and the fastball isn't hot enough. He's aggressive so folks get excited. But so do hitters. Even so, these relievers — contact guys like Burke, for example, or Rauch last season — get victimized by the defense. I don't believe this team can ever, ever fix the bullpen without first fixing the overall defense; pitching and defense are inextricably linked.
It's so bad that I am officially breaking away from you. I now want Byrd in all the time. He actually runs after a flyball like a major league outfielder. On a team that puts Mike Baxter in for defense this is no small thing. The outfield defense makes me sick. The day den Dekker is ready he needs to play centerfield for the Mets. He could hit .200 and help this team.
Baxter for defense says it all. We're giving away doubles out there. We talked about Cargo the other day and that's another strong thing in his favor, which is clearly undervalued around Flushing. He can go get the ball.
I'll let you talk about Strasberg versus Harvey. I want to talk about the crowd. You could hear them all night. I loved the chant — "Harvey's Better!" Last night was a very nice night to be a Mets fan.
You know what? Forget the considered opinions, the dire predictions, all the things the experts (and bloggers) say about this as a "lost" season. Anything I've said, forget it! Because games like last night make you believe. Baseball is funny, crazy things happen every year. And sometimes you think, "Why not us?" I know, I know. But it's the thing that bugs me the most, this pervasive acceptance that it's all lost before it even begins, so it's not even worth the effort of striving.
And I want to say: it's always worth the effort of striving, and I sure hope our GM understands that. I visit schools and tell kids all the time that the two most important words for a writer are, "What if?" They open the door to possibility. Well, games like last night — Ike! Duda! Harvey! — make you willing to suspend disbelief, to stand up and chant into the night air, "HARVEY'S BETTER!"
Let's go Mets! So great to see that feeling in the ballpark, and for Citi Field to become the vessel for a new, happy memory. That 7th inning, bases loaded, Matt Harvey on the hill, a little bit gassed but still determined. He simply was not going to let them score another run.
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You may have noticed I was unusually silent when courtroom drama once again sent shock-waves through the Rangers always entertaining, but panic-riddled fan base.
This wasn't from a lack of opinion on the subject and I'm sure later posts will make those opinions known to anyone interested in reading them, but for now I'm focused on the on-field matters facing the Rangers as the month of June comes to a close.
For starters the decision to call up rookie right-hander Omar Beltre for the middle game against the Angels in Los Angeles.
I've talked with many die hard fans about this and they have all been in full agreement with me on this one; the Rangers just sent the team, their fans and the rest of Major League Baseball a high hard one.
This is not the Rangers team you're used to seeing.
The Rangers have vaulted up the standings to within a game of the defending champion New York Yankees for the best record in baseball and thus are treating this series with the Angels as just another series.
That's what championship teams do when playing a division rival no matter who it is.
The Rangers will walk into Angel Stadium with the swagger of a team on fire and looking to drive their rivals even farther down in the standings, but regardless of what happens in Los Angeles, the Rangers will not win or lose the division in a three game series before the All-Star Break.
The message the Rangers front office sent with Beltre is simple; they don't care about trying to prove they belong, they've already done that.
Now it's about winning games and the best move for the team going forward is to give top starter Colby Lewis an extra few days rest even though it means starting a rookie against the Angels.
With that in mind, and July rapidly approaching, the Rangers front office has turned to addressing what the team needs to not only win the division, but also have more than a one line cameo performance in the postseason.
Everyone in the country knows what's going on with the Rangers ownership issues; fans and local sports writers are in full panic mode because the Rangers may not have Fort Knox coming down the Wells Fargo Line, so I'll be the rational member of both groups.
The Rangers do not need a huge infusion of cash to make the necessary moves.
Let me repeat that.
The Rangers DO NOT need a huge infusion of cash to make the necessary moves.
First let's look at how the team stands right now.
The Rangers have the highest team batting average in baseball with an incredible balance of speed, power and consistency.
The Rangers offense has beaten Felix Hernandez, Zach Grienke, Josh Johnson and Roy Oswalt so far this season because they are not relying on the three run bomb to score runs.
The bullpen has been lights out after some early season struggles thanks to arguably the best group of power arms in baseball. Feliz and Co. come out of the gate throwing hard heat while mixing in some breaking stuff to make things even more unfair for the hitters.
The starting rotation has taken a few hits with injuries and some disappointing performances from Scott Feldman and Rich Harden, but Colby Lewis, CJ Wilson and Tommy Hunter have helped bring some stability.
Once Derek Holland is able to return the Rangers rotation will be in great shape, not elite, but good enough.
Now let's make them elite, and this can be done within the Rangers current budget with a little creativity from GM Jon Daniels.
Cliff Lee will have in between $3 and $4.5 million left on his contract depending on when he is traded, a figure the Rangers can fit into their plans if they can unload Rich Harden's salary.
They could do that in a deal for Lee, but the Mariners will require an additional prospect or two to make it worth their while.
If the Rangers can add Cliff Lee to the top of their rotation they become an elite pitching staff with a power bullpen backed by the league's top ranked offense.
All that would be left is picking up an upgrade at catcher, and I'm not talking offensive upgrades either. The offense is just fine the way it is.
Matt Treanor and Max Ramirez have been adequate at calling games, but their inability to throw runners out on the bases needs to be addressed.
You cannot win a World Series with catchers so bad at throwing that teams can essentially run at will in the playoffs. This upgrade can come via trade or internally, but it has to be done for this team to take it to the next level.
The Rangers are a great team as is; a contender for the playoffs for sure.
They add Lee and an upgrade at catcher and they can become one of the league's elite teams capable of not only winning the American League West, but doing some damage in the postseason.
Luckily both moves can be done whether the new ownership group is in place or not.


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Pell on when he left GOP: 'We can get details on time'
By Bob Plain on September 4, 2014
Responding to an RI Future report that he was a registered Republican until at least 2003, Clay Pell told NBC 10's Dan Jaehnig that he switched his party affiliation during college but didn't offer an exact date. "We can details on time," Pell told NBC 10's Dan Jaehnig, who responded: "You don't know that firsthand." […]
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Clay Pell was a registered Republican until 2003
By Bob Plain on September 3, 2014
Clay Pell, Democratic candidate for governor, was a registered Republican in Pima County Arizona until 2009, according to the County recorder's office. Pell's campaign manager Devin Driscoll countered that the candidate was a registered Rhode Island Democrat as of 2003. "Per our conversation, Mr. Pell was registered as a Republican in Pima County from 6/10/1999 […]
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Block and Fung: mutual disrespect
By Bob Plain on September 3, 2014
Republican gubernatorial candidates Allan Fung and Ken Block both support Common Core, cutting taxes, shrinking government, federal – not local – immigration reform and a women's right to an abortion. And despite admitting they would support the other in the general election during Tuesday night's WPRI/Providence Journal debate, the thing they seem to agree on […]
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RI Republicans celebrate the robber barons
By Bob Plain on July 7, 2014
Rhode Island Republicans are celebrating the robber barons. The American is a newish restaurant in the old ALCO building on the west side and it played host to ceremonial announcements for Republican Rhue Reis, who is running against Congressman Jim Langevin, back in January, and today for Mark Zaccaria, the GOP challenger going up against […]
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GOP's Luis Vargas: Just wrong on history, church and state
By Steve Ahlquist on May 7, 2014
Luis A. Vargas, the new Director of Strategic Initiatives for the RI GOP has been tasked with "spearheading" the new initiative, "'Oportunidad para Todos,' aimed at reaching out to Rhode Island's Hispanic population." It is difficult for the GOP to make significant inroads with the Hispanic population, as the conservative, anti-immigration policies mostly favored by […]
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Thank you Ken Block!
By Samuel Bell on November 5, 2013
I don't agree with Ken Block on very much. But I am here to thank him–for running for governor as a Republican. What has always bothered me about Block is that he used his "Moderate Party" label to portray his Republican views as somehow moderate. But then he became the leader of the conservative group […]
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The calendar may still say 2013, but the 2014 election year kicked into high gear this weekend. Providence Mayor Angel Taveras said he will announce his candidacy today at 10 am at Meeting Street School in Providence; General Treasurer Gina Raimondo told WPRI Newsmakers if she does run for governor, she will do so as […]
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House Minority Leader Brian Newberry had some simple wisdom when the Providence Journal asked him why Democrats do better than Republicans in Rhode Island. "The answer to that is easy: there's a lot more Democrats than Republicans," he was quoted as saying. Of course this is true. The Journal then went on to surmise that […]
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As someone who was raised in a single-parent home, I experienced first hand how much a woman can accomplish without a man as a support system.
From an early age, all I ever saw my mother as was a housewife, as someone who had to take on this role because there wasn't any other option. After my parents divorced, my mother became both mom and dad. She found work in the first places she could find, doing whatever she needed to do to put food on the table and give me and my sister a roof over our heads.
Now, at the age of 26, all I've ever seen in my mother is independence, strength and power. A woman who could move mountains if she wanted to, and that is exactly how I feel about our generation of women today. We have the independence, strength, power, capabilities and the resources to be anyone we want. We can have a family and provide for them as well. We run multi-million dollar businesses, own and create life changing organizations, and are in the supreme court. We have created a woman's world that men live in.
For generations, women struggled to gain independence; we lived–and still live–in a society where we are constantly told that we're less capable and less powerful than men. However, oftentimes those words and positions motivate us to prove such expectations wrong and to show future generations that women can and will rule the world.
So, how do we keep this independence alive? How can we make sure that we never get discouraged by anyone? How do we keep the fight going?
- We must build goals! Build short term and long term goals. Keep journals and a time frame of how, what, why, when and where we are going to achieve these goals.
- Stay informed and educated. You can never know too much. Learning a new craft or keeping afloat of the things going on keeps your minds creativity flowing.
- Remain confident. Always be confident in everything you set your mind to and everything you participate in. Without confidence you cannot be independent.
- Don't be afraid to make mistakes. We all make mistakes. It's how own up to them and how we react to those mistakes that makes them lessons. We must never be afraid to learn and grow.
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Hybrid is a big word in the car industry at the moment and with the number of new hybrid cars on sale in the UK set to increase dramatically over coming years, it's one you're only going to hear more of.
What is a hybrid car? Well, the term hybrid covers any car that uses a combination of a battery driven electric motor and a conventional internal combustion engine to move itself along.
There are hybrid cars that only use an electric motor to assist a conventional engine and there are also hybrid cars that are capable of running on electric power alone for limited distances.
Beyond that you have plug-in hybrid models that can be connected to the mains to replenish their batteries and range-extender hybrids that are driven solely by electric power but have an internal combustion engine that acts as a generator to charge their batteries. These are essentially electric cars without the dreaded range anxiety.
Both petrol and diesel hybrid cars are available on today's market and modern hybrids come in all shapes and sizes too. There's everything from small supermini hybrids like Honda's Jazz Hybrid to large luxury SUV hybrids like the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid.
They might not be the most economical cars but even the latest generation of hypercars like the Porsche 918 Spyder and the McLaren P1 utilise hybrid technology to boost performance and efficiency.
So hybrid technology is proliferating across the modern car market but with so many hybrid cars to choose from, small to large, cheap to expensive, how can consumers work out which is best? Our list of the top 10 best hybrid cars on sale is here to help…
These are our top ten best hybrid cars on sale now. Click the tabs on the top left of this page to find out about more about each model...
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So, a hybrid top ten. Sweet. Let's put the number 7 on display then and ignore all complaints about VW/Audi bias. Smart ;-)
How does the Vauxhall Ampera and BMW i3 trump ahead of the Toyota Prius that was one of the first hybrids in late 90s I don't know.....while the Vauxhall Ampera don't look bad but the BMW i3 that's ugly as f**k & probably over priced anyway, Prius every time !
Where are the Range Rover hybrids? All the other publications have raved about them, it seems weird that both the classic Range Rover and RR Sport diesel-electric hybrids have been ignored by AutoExpress.
Steve. c. have you forgotten the Honda Insight Hybrid, i have a 61 plate and i am increasingly more pleased with it as time goes on , also only £10 road tax as well as around 50 mpg.
What about the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4, which has been an unexpected success??
Where is the Volvo D6 Diesel plug in hybrid? Oh and by the way the A8 hybrd starts at £63500 OTR, before you add a single extra not the £57k as indicated in the review..
I find it fascinating how Auto Express ignore pioneers Honda all the time and the absence of the Jazz hybrid from this ridiculous list is yet another indication of how Auto Express have totally lost the plot.
I think if AE were honest with themselves, the entire list of 10 would be filled with Honda, Toyota, and Lexus models.
50mpg is dire, my current 1.6 diesel does 57mpg long term.
I agree, where is the V60 D6 diesel plug in?! It wipes the floor clean with most of these..


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Below is the poem entitled Reflection's of the soul. which was written by poet
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The world is my mirror, it reflects
a man not yet made, so much
pain and suffering reside, it will not
change till I change inside, acknowledge
what I am, an inflated ego, in denial
of my true self, my sentient being
suffocated by lies, this is the reflection
I see, this is what is inside of me,
and little by little the ego crumbles
away and is buried by all of its
crutches unfulfilled, the reflection changes
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This is, quite simply, one of the landmark books in the history of education. Written by influential Italian educator Maria Montessori (1870-1952), it describes a new system for educating young children based on materials and methods she originally developed to teach retarded students. The techniques proved highly effective with normal children as well. Her system, based on a radical conception of liberty for the pupil and a highly formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities, led to rapid and substantial mastery of reading, writing, and arithmetic. In "The Montessori Method" (1912), her first book, Dr. Montessori outlines her techniques in discussions of such topics as scientific pedagogy; discipline; diet; gymnastics; manual labor; education of the senses; methods for teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic; and many other topics. The Dover edition is the least expensive edition available, making this seminal classic widely accessible to teachers, principals, parents -- anyone interested in the education of young children.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I A CRITICAL CONSIDERATION OF THE NEW PEDAGOGY IN ITS RELATION TO MODERN SCIENCE Influence of Modern Science upon Pedagogy Italy's part in the development of Scientific Pedagogy Difference between scientific technique and the scientific spirit Direction of the preparation should be toward the spirit rather than toward the mechanism The master to study man in the awakening of his intellectual life Attitude of the teacher in the light of another example The school must permit the free natural manifestations of the child if in the school Scientific Pedagogy is to be born Stationary desk and chairs proof that the principle of slavery still informs the school "Conquest of liberty, what the school needs" What may happen to the spirit "Prizes and punishments, the bench of the soul" "All human victories, all human progress, stand upon the inner force" CHAPTER II HISTORY OF METHODS Necessity of establishing the method peculiar to Scientific Pedagogy "Origin of educational system in the use in the "Children's Houses" Practical application ofhte methods of Itard and Séguin in the Orthophrenic School at Rome Origin of the methods for the education of deficients Application of the methods in Germany and France Séguin's first didactic material was spiritual Methods for deficients applied to the education of normal children "Social and pedagogic importance of the "Children's Houses" CHAPTER III "INAUGURAL ADDRESS DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF ONE OF THE "CHILDREN'S HOUSES" "The Quarter of San Lorenzo before and since the establishment of the "Childrens' Houses" Evil of subletting the most cruel form of usury The problem of life more profound than that of the intellectual elevation of the poor "Isolation of the masses of the poor, unknown to past venturies" Work of the Roman Association of Good Building and the moral importance of their reforms "The "Children's House" earned by the parents through their care of the building" "Pedagogical organization of the "Children's House" "The "Children's House" the first step toward the socialisation of the house" The communised house in its relation to the home and to the spiritual evolution of women "Rules and regulations of th e"Children's Houses" CHAPTER IV "PEDAGOGICAL METHODS USED IN THE "CHILDREN'S HOUSES" Child psychology can be established only through the method of external observation Anthropological consideration Anthropological notes Environment and schoolroom furnishings CHAPTER V DISCIPLINE Discipline through liberty Independence Abolition of prizes and external forms of punishment Biological concept of liberty in pedagogy CHAPTER VI HOW THE LESSON SHOULD BE GIVEN Characteristics of the individual lessons Method of observation the fundamental guide Difference between the scientific and unscientific methods illustrated "First task of educators to stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop" CHAPTER VII EXERCISES OF PRACTICAL LIFE "Suggested schedule for the "Children's Houses" The child must be prepared for the forms of social life and his attention attracted to these forms "Cleanliness, order, poise, conversation" CHAPTER VIII REFECTION-THE CHILD'S DIET Diet must be adapted to the child's physical nature Foods and their preparation Drinks Distribution of meals CHAPTER IX MUSCULAR EDUCATION-GYMNASTICS Generally accepted idea of gymnastics is inadequate The special gymnastics necessary for little children Other pieces of gymnastic apparatus Free gymnastics Educational gymnastics "Respiratory gymnastics, and labial, dental, lingual gymnastics" CHAPTER X NATURE IN EDUCATION-AGRICULTURAL LABOUR: CULTURE OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS The savage of the Aveyron Itard's educative drama repeated it the education of little children Gardening and horitculture basis of a method for education of children The child initiated into observation of the phenomena of life and into foresight by way of auto-education "Children are initiated into the virtue of patience and into confident expectation, and are inspired with a feeling for nature" The child follows the natural way of development of the human race CHAPTER XI "MANUAL LABOUR-THE POTTER'S ART, AND BUILDING" Difference between manual labour and manual gymnastics The School of Educative Art "Archæological, historica, and artistic importance of the vase" Manufacture of diminutive bricks and construction of diminutive walls and houses CHAPTER XII EDUCATION OF THE SENSES Aim of education to develop the energies Difference in the reaction between deficient and normal children in the presentation of didatic material made up of graded stimuli Education of the senses has as its aim the refinement of the differential perception of stimuli by means of repeated exercises Three Periods of Séguin CHAPTER XIII "EDUCATION OF THE SENSES AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE DIDACTIC MATERIAL: GENERAL SENSIBILITY: THE TACTILE, THERMIC, BARIC AND STEREOGNOSTIC SENSES" "Education of the tactile, thermic and baric senses" Education of the stereognostic sense Education of the senses of taste and smell Education of the sense of vision Exercises with the three series of cards Education of the chromatic sense Exercise for the discrimination of sounds Musical education Tests for acuteness of hearing A lesson in silence C Originof aphabets in present use CHAPTER XVII DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD AND DIDACTIC MATERIAL USED Exercise tending to develop the muscular mechanism necessary in holding and using the instrument in writing Didactic material for writing "Exercise tending to establish the visual-muscular image of the alphabetical signs, and to establish the muscular memory of the movements necessary to writing" Exercises for the composition of words "Reading, the interpretation of an idea from written signs" Games for the reading of phrases "Point education has reached in the "Children's Houses" CHAPTER XVIII LANGUAGE IN CHILDHOOD Physiological importance of graphic language Two periods in the development of language Analysis of speech necessary Defects of language due to education CHAPTER XIX TEACHING OF NUMERATION: INTRODUCTION TO ARITHMETIC Numbers as represented by graphic signs Exercises for the memory of numbers Addition and subtraction from one to twenty: multiplication and division Lessons on decimals: arithmetical calculations beyond ten CHAPTER XX SEQUENCE OF EXERCISES Sequence and grades in the presentation of material and in the exercises First grade Second grade Third grade Fourth grade Fifth grade CHAPTER XXI GENERAL REVIEW OF DISCIPLINE Discipline better than in ordinary schools First dawning of discipline comes through work Orderly action is the true rest for muscles intended by nature for action "The exercise that develops life consists in the repetition, not in the mere grasp of the idea" "Aim of repetition that the child shall refine his senses through the exercise of attention, of comparison, of judgment" Obedience is naturally sacrifice Obedience develops will-power and the capacity to perform the act it becomes necessary to obey CHAPTER XXII CONCLUSIONS AND IMPRESSIONS "The Teacher has become the director of spontaneous work in the "Children's Houses" The problems of religious education should be solved by positive pedagogy "Spiritual influence of the "Children's Houses"


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Terre Haute, IN (November, 2008) As a part of the Great American Smoke Out on Thursday, many people across the country will be going "cold turkey."
At Terre Haute Regional Hospital the Cold Turkey will be on hand to meet with those who are quitting for the day.
Those employees who have signed a commitment card to quit smoking for the day will receive a cold turkey sandwich, chips and a drink in the South Side Café from 11 am until 1:30 pm.
An employee from the Cancer Treatment Center will be dressed as the Cold Turkey and will be in the South Side Café from 12 – 1 p.m.
Even though Terre Haute Regional Hospital is putting a fun spin to the event, it is serious business to the hospital.
According to a Surgeon General's report, smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease.
Consider these staggering statistics:
- Smoking causes the deaths of 440,000 people a year in the USA out of a total of 2.4 million deaths a year. By 2020 the World Health organization expects 10 million people a year to die from smoking throughout the world. Although smoking is declining in many developed countries, it's on the increase in many developing countries.
- It is estimated that in the USA, 87% of cases of lung cancer are due to smoking. Men who smoke are increasing their chances of dying from the disease by 22 times. Smoking is the cause behind 30% of the deaths due to cancer in the USA.
- Passive smoking is the inhaling of smoke from the cigarettes that other people are smoking. This could occur at work, in the home or during leisure at bars, cafes etc. In the USA, it's believed that 3,000 people die every year from lung cancer due to passive smoking.
Located at 3901 South 7th St. in Terre Haute, Terre Haute Regional Hospital is a 278-bed community-based hospital. Regional Hospital is an organization dedicated to its Mission, Values and Vision and is committed to providing quality, individualized patient care to the communities we serve. Today, the hospital offers the latest expertise and technology in areas including emergency services, cardiology, outpatient imaging, and surgery. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Terre Haute Regional Hospital looks forward to continuing to serve its friends and neighbors and growing with the community.


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Cooking with Kids: Spiced Carrot and Walnut Bread
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You grammas may chat all ya want!(There wouldn't be us grampas if it weren't for you grammas.)
(Thank you Yellowgal! How wonderful about Abigail! And I hope you had a happy Easter!))
Patti : our newest granddaughter is now 7 weeks old, her name is Abigail, looks like we have something in common! Have fun with her, I know I am . . . . HAPPY EASTER!Oddman: This sheet music cover is marvelous, I love it; thanks for sharing it and listening to us grandmas chatting, you're the best! A blessed HAPPY EASTER to you & yours :)))
Well Patti now U know how happy friends are that you have Adeline and she will be a blessing for U and your whole family ... :)))))) great post Oddio .......... :))
(Thank you everyone, and thank you again, Oddio. :))
It's nice to hear that name used again, PLG-- and bet your granddaughter IS sweet! I have a friend named Adeline but we are of another era and you don't hear the good old names too much anymore.
In all my dreams, Your fair face beams. You're the flower of my heart,Sweet Adeline. Oddio, you ARE a treasure...Patti, enjoy your sweet grandbaby bundle of joy.. :) :)
Sweet post, Oddio!
Patti it was just for you.
(Jayhawk -- my new granddaughter is named Adeline.:))
WHOSE name, PLG1958?
(the barbershop version)
Francine is right -- I LOVE this!!! I've had that song going through my head ever since they told me what her name would be! Thank you Oddio!
How nice that you have this old sheet music!
:) Patti should like this.
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Part of what we love about Adam Lambert is that he's always so willing to share — himself, that is. Now he's taking fans backstage on the set of the video for his new single "Better Than I Know Myself," giving a deliciously enticing sneak peek at the cinematic set. Speaking candidly, Lambert reveals, "I definitely wanted to take a more hands on role in the video concept and the whole process," and we're excited to see the visual as it translates from Adam's imagination onto the screen. He goes on to say "I think what [director Ray Kay and I] came up with was a nice twist on the song "Better Than I Know Myself". I think when viewers see the video they'll look at the lyrics a little bit differently than may have first considered them."
A twist! Should we start calling our Glambert A.L. Shyamalan instead? What could this twist be? Will boyfriend Sauli Koskinen perhaps make an appearance? Will Adam actually be a ghost? Or a vampire? Are we getting a bit carried away? The full video for "Better Than I Know Myself" will be released on Monday, so we'll find out then. In the meantime, this is definitely a unique instance where the weekend simply cannot go fast enough!
Adam Lambert Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of His "Better Than I Know Myself" Video [Idolator]


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On Monday morning, Sanford-Fritch High School senior Logan Jameson signed a letter of intent to join the Clarendon College Men's Golf team.
Jameson had a good 2012 spring season which included qualifying for the 2A Region I Golf Tournament where he shot a 90-90-180.
Jameson joins a Bulldog golf team that qualified for this year's NJCAA National Championships Golf Tournament in its' first year of play.
The Bulldogs Men's Golf team is under the direction of Clarendon College Athletic Director and Golf Coach John Green.
Two weeks have passed since Rusty Purser made the official announcement he was stepping down as the Borger Athletic Director and Head Football Coach in order to take the same positions at Taylor ISD near Austin.
During that time, Borger ISD Superintendent Chance Welch said as of Thursday, May 3rd, the school district had received around 45 applicants expressing interest in the Borger AD and Head Football positions, with interviews tentatively to start taking place next week starting on Monday, May 14th.


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July 2015
20th - 26th ATP Claro Open Colombia, Bogota, Columbia.
20th - 26th ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia.
20th - 26th WTA TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey.
20th - 26th WTA NURNBERGER Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria.
20th - 26th ATP SkiStar Swedish Open, Bastad, Sweden.
27th - 1st August WTA Brazil Tennis Cup, Florianopolis, Brazil.
27th - 2nd August WTA Baku Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan.
27th - 2nd August ATP Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland.
27th - 2nd August ATP bet-at-home Open, Hamburg, Germany.
27th - 2nd August ATP BB&T Atlanta Open, Atlanta, USA.
August 2015
3rd - 9th ATP Austrian Open, Kitzbuhel, Austria.
3rd - 9th ATP Citi Open, Washington D.C, USA.
3rd - 9th WTA Citi Open, Washington D.C, United States of America.
3rd - 9th WTA Bank of the West Classic , Stanford, California, United States of America.
10th - 16th WTA Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada.
10th - 16th ATP Coupe Rogers, Montreal, Canada.
16th - 23rd ATP Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
17th - 23rd WTA Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.
23rd - 29th WTA Connecticut Open , New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
23rd - 29th ATP Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
31st - 13th September US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York, USA.
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September 2015
14th - 20th WTA Japan Open Tennis, Osaka, Japan.
14th - 20th WTA Coupe Banque Nationale presentee par Bell, Quebec City, Canada.
18th - 20th Davis Cup Semi Finals:.
21st - 27th WTA KIA Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea.
21st - 27th WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan.
21st - 27th WTA Guangzhou International Women's Open, Guangzhou, China.
21st - 27th ATP Moselle Open, Metz, France.
27th - 3rd October WTA Wuhan Open, Wuhan, China.
28th - 4th October ATP Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
28th - 4th October WTA Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
28th - 4th October WTA Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open , Wuhan, China.
28th - 4th October ATP Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, Hong Kong.
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October 2015
3rd - 11th WTA China Open, Beijing, China.
5th - 11th ATP China Open, Beijing, China.
5th - 11th ATP Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan.
11th - 18th ATP Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China.
12th - 18th WTA Generali Ladies Linz , Linz, Austria.
12th - 18th WTA Tianjin Open, Tianjin, China.
12th - 17th WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open , Hong Kong.
19th - 25th ATP Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow, Moscow, Russia.
19th - 25th WTA Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia.
19th - 25th ATP Erste Bank Open, Vienna, Austria.
19th - 25th ATP If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden.
19th - 25th WTA BGL BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg Open , Luxembourg.
25th - 1st November WTA BNP Paribas Finals, Singapore, China.
26th - 1st November WTA BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, Singapore.
26th - 1st November ATP Valencia Open 500, Valencia, Spain.
26th - 1st November ATP Swiss Indoors Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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November 2015
2nd - 8th WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai, China.
2nd - 15th ATP BNP Paribas Masters, Paris, France.
15th - 22nd ATP Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London, England.
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A Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Just In Time for the Season
Samsung announces a Garnet Red Galaxy Note 10.1 just in time for the holiday! Samsung is getting festive again and looking to capitalize on another holiday! As if the Christmas season is not enough the company is pulling on our hearts strings by offering up deep red devices shortly before the holiday of hearts. Recently the company introduced a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 in Garnet Red, as well as a few lovely La Fleur edition Galaxies and a pretty in pink Galaxy Note II. All of these devices while covered in a shade of red have one thing in common! They are better gifts than chocolate!
The most recent contender into the Valentine's Day blitz is the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in Garnet red. While this new slate will not introduce any amazing new specs, it is indeed red, a deep dark loving garnet red! The new Garnet Red Galaxy Note 10.1 will however pack in LTE of course and be made available with three cellular carriers in South Korea and will launch globally in the future. Samsung points out that the red tablet is indeed aimed at females for Valentines Day, but also submits that the Note 10.1 in red would be a perfect gift for White Day as well as an awesome start to anyone admitting to or graduating from school, as it is the season! So just in case you missed it, the new garnet red Galaxy Note 10.1 comes running the likes of Android version 4.1.2 and presents itself via a 10.1 inch Super PLS LCD touch screen that offers a 1280×800 pixel resolution. It uses a quad core ARM Cortex-A9 1.4 GHz chip set, 2 GB of RAM and also rocks a 5 mega pixel camera. The Note 10.1 also comes equipped with the likes of Samsung's S-Pen and all the functionality you would expect from Samsung's awesome new user interface. If you ever get the chance to get your hands on one expect it to be priced about the same as the original.
Anyone interested? I know we are! Let us know what you think about this new red Note 10.1 and do you think your Valentine would like it? I know I would, (hint, hint). Comment below and before you run be sure to complete the gift with some awesome Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 accessories.galaxy, Galaxy Tab, 5 mega pixel, samsung galaxy, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1


text: Mérida,estado (state), northwestern Venezuela. Except for a narrow neck extending northwestward to the shore of Lake Maracaibo, the territory of 4,400 square miles (11,300 square km) lies entirely within that portion of the Andes Mountains known as the Cordillera de Mérida. The cordillera, which rises to 16,427 feet (5,007 m) above sea level at Pico Bolívar (the highest point in Venezuela), is traversed from northeast to southwest by the Chama River. In the fertile Chama valley are most of the state's settlements, including Mérida (q.v.), the capital. Although it is known primarily for its agricultural produce (principally tobacco, coffee, sugarcane, and corn [maize]) and livestock (cattle and goats), the state also contains minerals. Oil is found under and around Lake Maracaibo, and there are deposits of mica, gold, and emeralds. The dairy industry is well developed. The Pan-American Highway traverses the state from northeast to southwest, as does another highway along the Chama valley. The east–west road network is not well developed. Pop. (1990 2007 est.) 622843,372830.


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Master of Science in Publication Management
Master of Science: 45.0 quarter credits
About the Program
Drexel's MS Degree in Publication Management prepares students for careers in the dynamic and multi-disciplinary field of publishing and includes course content in books, periodicals, e-publishing, marketing, editorial, writing, acquisitions, page design, and projections and budgeting. The program includes education in professional and scholarly, trade, and consumer publishing. Students are taught by well-known industry professionals and accomplished professors. The curriculum includes completion of an independent project focusing upon an area of publishing in which a student is most interested. Independent projects can be done in conjunction with one of the several publishers and publishing companies with which the program is affiliated. The goal of the program is to produce well-informed, skilled publishing professionals with a view to facilitate a productive career in publishing or a publishing related field or with a view to enhance a career that is already underway.
Students completing the program may find career opportunities in recognized publishing companies, publishing divisions of organizations or corporations, entrepreneurial endeavors, or independent or freelance settings. Past students have found positions in a broad range of business and educational settings.
Students come to the program from outside or inside of the publishing industry and from diverse undergraduate backgrounds including liberal arts, business, journalism, communications, science, and information studies. The program builds upon the individual's undergraduate content base by providing study of necessary publishing fundamentals and advanced publishing processes, research and scenarios. The program also serves the needs of individuals already employed in the publishing field who seek to update and broaden their knowledge and/or aspire to advance in their field.
All courses in the program are offered in the evening on a part-time or full-time basis. The curriculum is comprised primarily of courses offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Culture and Communications, and may include business courses offered through the LeBow College of Business. Students may choose from a variety of electives to heighten their academic experience. The MS Degree requires 45.0 credits for completion.
For more information, please contact:
Kathleen Volk Miller
Program Director
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Mary Beth Beyer
Department Administrator
MacAlister 5045
Admission/Financial Aid
Requirements for Admission
After admissibility to Drexel graduate studies has been determined, applicants are selected on the basis of college transcripts, a written statement of professional goals and objectives, references, and a personal interview with the graduate advisor.
For additional information on how to apply, visit Drexel's Admissions page for Publication Management.
Financial Assistance
Graduate assistantships are available to selected students. Assistantships provide professional experience, tuition waiver, and stipend. Contact the University Financial Aid Office for information regarding work-study arrangements and student loans.
Degree Requirements
|Required Courses
|Technical Writing
|Technical and Science Editing
|The Publishing Environment
|Page Design and Production
|Periodicals Publishing
|Book Publishing
|Electronic Publishing
|Publication Budgeting & Estimating
|Publications Marketing
|Independent Study
|or PMGT 801
|Independent Project
|Elective Courses *
|Select five of the following, one must be a COM elective:
|Reading & Res Communication
|Science Writing
|Techniques and Science of Photography
|Technical and Science Graphics
|Theories of Communication and Persuasion
|Message Design and Evaluation
|Software Documentation
|Desktop Publishing
|Telecommunications Policy in the Information Age
|Ethnography of Communication
|Investigative Journalism
|Journalists, Courts and the Law
|Medical Writing
|Grant Writing for the Arts and Humanities
|Public Relations Writing and Strategies
|Special Topics
|Leadership and Professional Development
|Marketing Strategy & Planning
|Global Marketing
|Total Credits
Electives may include, but are not limited to the following.
PMGT 630 The Publishing Environment 3.0 Credits
Provides an overview of publishing from inception to current time. Covers publishing fundamentals (creation to print), describes publishing formats and genres, and begins development of networking contacts. Discusses future trends and employment opportunities.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PMGT 631 Page Design and Production 3.0 Credits
Analyzes methods of production and make-ready for digital and offset printing. Includes art, halftones, and line art. Includes hands-on experience in book and magazine page design and production.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PMGT 635 Periodicals Publishing 3.0 Credits
Provides the student with a thorough understanding of periodical publishing and the current environment. Students learn how to publish a successful periodical from launch to sales and distribution. Strategy and implementation are stressed. Current publishing methods are emphasized and students gain directly applicable experience.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PMGT 730 Book Publishing 3.0 Credits
Analyzes managerial decisions including acquisitions, design and development, marketing, financial, and copyright implications of books publishing. Includes books of all genres: fiction, non-fiction, scientific, children's and others.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PMGT 731 Computer Image Generation and Telecommunications 3.0 Credits
Surveys computer applications in the field of publishing, including text and graphic image creation and manipulation, data management, fundamentals of telecommunications and data, electronic page makeup, and CD-ROM and Web publishing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PMGT 735 Publication Budgeting & Estimating 3.0 Credits
Analyzes the interrelationship between budgeting, estimating, acquisitions, and marketing; approaches and methods for product estimating; approaches to decision-making for service subcontracting; and the implications of service subcontracting decisions on budgeting, estimating, and marketing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PMGT 740 Publications Marketing 3.0 Credits
Analyzes and provides case studies and examples of marketing methods specifically related to publishing books, periodicals, and electronic products. Includes print and online campaigns and strategies. Reviews state-of-the-art approaches.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PMGT 745 Electronic Publishing 3.0 Credits
Electronic Publishing gives students applied and theoretical knowledge of professional electronic publishing. Students will focus on issues relating to writing and integrating text and graphics to create websites and on-line publications. Students will also consider how issues in document design and usability analysis can be used to evaluate websites.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PMGT 799 Special Topics 3.0 Credits
Covers special advanced topics in publication management. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PMGT 800 Independent Study 9.0 Credits
Involves individual investigation in special areas of publishing not regularly covered in the courses offered. Topics for study must be approved in advance of registration by the graduate adviser and the instructor involved. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PMGT 801 Independent Project 0.5-9.0 Credits
Requires a project related to the printing and publishing industries to be designed, under faculty advisement, to meet individual student interests and career goals. Credits in excess of 2 may satisfy elective requirements.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit


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Floyd County high school volleyball teams will be able to hit the court for first official practice sessions later in the month. The first official practice date is July 15.
Allen Central, Betsy Layne, Piarist School, Prestonsburg and South Floyd make up the 58th District/Floyd County Conference. One of the state's top high school volleyball programs, Allen Central is the reigning 15th Region champion.
The Rebels, under the direction of longtime head coach Larry Maynard, finished the 2012 season
Here's some other important dates for the 2013 season.
First contest date - Aug. 19.
District Tournaments - Oct. 21-26.
Region Tournaments - Oct. 28-Nov. 2.
State Tournament - Nov. 8-10 (Valley High School, Louisville).