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AMARYL® (glimepiride tablets) is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. Glimepiride is a white to yellowish-white, crystalline, odorless to practically odorless powder formulated into tablets of 1-mg, 2-mg, and 4-mg strengths for oral administration. AMARYL tablets contain the active ingredient glimepiride and the following inactive ingredients: lactose (hydrous), sodium starch glycolate, povidone, microcrystalline cellulose, and magnesium stearate. In addition, AMARYL 1-mg tablets contain Ferric Oxide Red, AMARYL 2-mg tablets contain Ferric Oxide Yellow and FD&C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake, and AMARYL 4-mg tablets contain FD&C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake.
Chemically, glimepiride is identified as 1-[[p-[2-(3-ethyl-4-methyl-2-oxo-3-pyrroline-1-carboxamido)ethyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]-3-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl)urea.
The CAS Registry Number is 93479-97-1
The structural formula is:
The primary mechanism of action of glimepiride in lowering blood glucose appears to be dependent on stimulating the release of insulin from functioning pancreatic beta cells. In addition, extrapancreatic effects may also play a role in the activity of sulfonylureas such as glimepiride. This is supported by both preclinical and clinical studies demonstrating that glimepiride administration can lead to increased sensitivity of peripheral tissues to insulin. These findings are consistent with the results of a long-term, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in which AMARYL therapy improved postprandial insulin/C-peptide responses and overall glycemic control without producing clinically meaningful increases in fasting insulin/C-peptide levels. However, as with other sulfonylureas, the mechanism by which glimepiride lowers blood glucose during long-term administration has not been clearly established.
AMARYL is effective as initial drug therapy. In patients where monotherapy with AMARYL or metformin has not produced adequate glycemic control, the combination of AMARYL and metformin may have a synergistic effect, since both agents act to improve glucose tolerance by different primary mechanisms of action. This complementary effect has been observed with metformin and other sulfonylureas, in multiple studies.
A mild glucose-lowering effect first appeared following single oral doses as low as 0.5–0.6 mg in healthy subjects. The time required to reach the maximum effect (i.e., minimum blood glucose level [Tmin]) was about 2 to 3 hours. In noninsulin-dependent (Type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients, both fasting and 2-hour postprandial glucose levels were significantly lower with glimepiride (1, 2, 4, and 8 mg once daily) than with placebo after 14 days of oral dosing. The glucose-lowering effect in all active treatment groups was maintained over 24 hours.
In larger dose-ranging studies, blood glucose and HbA1c were found to respond in a dose-dependent manner over the range of 1 to 4 mg/day of AMARYL. Some patients, particularly those with higher fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels, may benefit from doses of AMARYL up to 8 mg once daily. No difference in response was found when AMARYL was administered once or twice daily.
In two 14-week, placebo-controlled studies in 720 subjects, the average net reduction in HbA1c for AMARYL (glimepiride tablets) patients treated with 8 mg once daily was 2.0% in absolute units compared with placebo-treated patients. In a long-term, randomized, placebo-controlled study of Type 2 diabetic patients unresponsive to dietary management, AMARYL therapy improved postprandial insulin/C-peptide responses, and 75% of patients achieved and maintained control of blood glucose and HbA1c. Efficacy results were not affected by age, gender, weight, or race.
In long-term extension trials with previously-treated patients, no meaningful deterioration in mean fasting blood glucose (FBG) or HbA1c levels was seen after 2 1/2 years of AMARYL therapy.
Combination therapy with AMARYL and insulin (70% NPH/30% regular) was compared to placebo/insulin in secondary failure patients whose body weight was >130% of their ideal body weight. Initially, 5–10 units of insulin were administered with the main evening meal and titrated upward weekly to achieve predefined FPG values. Both groups in this double-blind study achieved similar reductions in FPG levels but the AMARYL/insulin therapy group used approximately 38% less insulin.
AMARYL therapy is effective in controlling blood glucose without deleterious changes in the plasma lipoprotein profiles of patients treated for Type 2 diabetes.
After oral administration, glimepiride is completely (100%) absorbed from the GI tract. Studies with single oral doses in normal subjects and with multiple oral doses in patients with Type 2 diabetes have shown significant absorption of glimepiride within 1 hour after administration and peak drug levels (Cmax) at 2 to 3 hours. When glimepiride was given with meals, the mean Tmax (time to reach Cmax) was slightly increased (12%) and the mean Cmax and AUC (area under the curve) were slightly decreased (8% and 9%, respectively).
After intravenous (IV) dosing in normal subjects, the volume of distribution (Vd) was 8.8 L (113 mL/kg), and the total body clearance (CL) was 47.8 mL/min. Protein binding was greater than 99.5%.
Glimepiride is completely metabolized by oxidative biotransformation after either an IV or oral dose. The major metabolites are the cyclohexyl hydroxy methyl derivative (M1) and the carboxyl derivative (M2). Cytochrome P450 2C9 has been shown to be involved in the biotransformation of glimepiride to M1. M1 is further metabolized to M2 by one or several cytosolic enzymes. M1, but not M2, possesses about 1/3 of the pharmacological activity as compared to its parent in an animal model; however, whether the glucose-lowering effect of M1 is clinically meaningful is not clear.
When 14C-glimepiride was given orally, approximately 60% of the total radioactivity was recovered in the urine in 7 days and M1 (predominant) and M2 accounted for 80–90% of that recovered in the urine. Approximately 40% of the total radioactivity was recovered in feces and M1 and M2 (predominant) accounted for about 70% of that recovered in feces. No parent drug was recovered from urine or feces. After IV dosing in patients, no significant biliary excretion of glimepiride or its M1 metabolite has been observed.
The pharmacokinetic parameters of glimepiride obtained from a single-dose, crossover, dose-proportionality (1, 2, 4, and 8 mg) study in normal subjects and from a single- and multiple-dose, parallel, dose-proportionality (4 and 8 mg) study in patients with Type 2 diabetes are summarized below:
These data indicate that glimepiride did not accumulate in serum, and the pharmacokinetics of glimepiride were not different in healthy volunteers and in Type 2 diabetic patients. Oral clearance of glimepiride did not change over the 1–8-mg dose range, indicating linear pharmacokinetics.
In normal healthy volunteers, the intra-individual variabilities of Cmax, AUC, and CL/f for glimepiride were 23%, 17%, and 15%, respectively, and the inter-individual variabilities were 25%, 29%, and 24%, respectively.
Comparison of glimepiride pharmacokinetics in Type 2 diabetic patients ≤65 years and those >65 years was performed in a study using a dosing regimen of 6 mg daily. There were no significant differences in glimepiride pharmacokinetics between the two age groups. The mean AUC at steady state for the older patients was about 13% lower than that for the younger patients; the mean weight-adjusted clearance for the older patients was about 11% higher than that for the younger patients.
The pharmacokinetics of glimepiride (1 mg) were evaluated in a single dose study conducted in 30 Type 2 diabetic patients (Male = 7; Female = 23) between ages 10 and 17 years. The mean AUC(0–last)(338.8±203.1 ng∙hr/mL), Cmax (102.4±47.7 ng/mL) and T1/2(3.1±1.7 hours) were comparable to those previously reported in adults (AUC(0–last) 315.2±95.9 ng∙hr/mL, Cmax 103.2±34.3 ng/mL and T1/2 5.3±4.1 hours).
There were no differences between males and females in the pharmacokinetics of glimepiride when adjustment was made for differences in body weight.
No pharmacokinetic studies to assess the effects of race have been performed, but in placebo-controlled studies of AMARYL (glimepiride tablets) in patients with Type 2 diabetes, the antihyperglycemic effect was comparable in whites (n = 536), blacks (n = 63), and Hispanics (n = 63).
A single-dose, open-label study was conducted in 15 patients with renal impairment. AMARYL (3 mg) was administered to 3 groups of patients with different levels of mean creatinine clearance (CLcr); (Group I, CLcr = 77.7 mL/min, n = 5), (Group II, CLcr = 27.7 mL/min, n = 3), and (Group III, CLcr = 9.4 mL/min, n = 7). AMARYL was found to be well tolerated in all 3 groups. The results showed that glimepiride serum levels decreased as renal function decreased. However, M1 and M2 serum levels (mean AUC values) increased 2.3 and 8.6 times from Group I to Group III. The apparent terminal half-life (T1/2) for glimepiride did not change, while the half-lives for M1 and M2 increased as renal function decreased. Mean urinary excretion of M1 plus M2 as percent of dose, however, decreased (44.4%, 21.9%, and 9.3% for Groups I to III).
A multiple-dose titration study was also conducted in 16 Type 2 diabetic patients with renal impairment using doses ranging from 1–8 mg daily for 3 months. The results were consistent with those observed after single doses. All patients with a CLcr less than 22 mL/min had adequate control of their glucose levels with a dosage regimen of only 1 mg daily. The results from this study suggested that a starting dose of 1 mg AMARYL may be given to Type 2 diabetic patients with kidney disease, and the dose may be titrated based on fasting blood glucose levels.
No studies were performed in patients with hepatic insufficiency.
There were no important differences in glimepiride metabolism in subjects identified as phenotypically different drug-metabolizers by their metabolism of sparteine. The pharmacokinetics of glimepiride in morbidly obese patients were similar to those in the normal weight group, except for a lower Cmax and AUC. However, since neither Cmax nor AUC values were normalized for body surface area, the lower values of Cmax and AUC for the obese patients were likely the result of their excess weight and not due to a difference in the kinetics of glimepiride.
The hypoglycemic action of sulfonylureas may be potentiated by certain drugs, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other drugs that are highly protein bound, such as salicylates, sulfonamides, chloramphenicol, coumarins, probenecid, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, beta adrenergic blocking agents, disopyramide, fluoxetine, quinolones, and clarithromycin. When these drugs are administered to a patient receiving AMARYL, the patient should be observed closely for hypoglycemia. When these drugs are withdrawn from a patient receiving AMARYL, the patient should be observed closely for loss of glycemic control.
A potential interaction between oral miconazole and oral hypoglycemic agents leading to severe hypoglycemia has been reported. Whether this interaction also occurs with the intravenous, topical, or vaginal preparations of miconazole is not known.
Certain drugs tend to produce hyperglycemia and may lead to loss of control. These drugs include the thiazides and other diuretics, corticosteroids, phenothiazines, thyroid products, estrogens, oral contraceptives, phenytoin, nicotinic acid, sympathomimetics, and isoniazid. When these drugs are administered to a patient receiving AMARYL, the patient should be closely observed for loss of control. When these drugs are withdrawn from a patient receiving AMARYL, the patient should be observed closely for hypoglycemia.
Coadministration of aspirin (1 g tid) and AMARYL led to a 34% decrease in the mean glimepiride AUC and, therefore, a 34% increase in the mean CL/f. The mean Cmax had a decrease of 4%. Blood glucose and serum C-peptide concentrations were unaffected and no hypoglycemic symptoms were reported. Pooled data from clinical trials showed no evidence of clinically significant adverse interactions with uncontrolled concurrent administration of aspirin and other salicylates.
Coadministration of either cimetidine (800 mg once daily) or ranitidine (150 mg bid) with a single 4-mg oral dose of AMARYL did not significantly alter the absorption and disposition of glimepiride, and no differences were seen in hypoglycemic symptomatology. Pooled data from clinical trials showed no evidence of clinically significant adverse interactions with uncontrolled concurrent administration of H2-receptor antagonists.
Concomitant administration of propranolol (40 mg tid) and AMARYL significantly increased Cmax, AUC, and T1/2 of glimepiride by 23%, 22%, and 15%, respectively, and it decreased CL/f by 18%. The recovery of M1 and M2 from urine, however, did not change. The pharmacodynamic responses to glimepiride were nearly identical in normal subjects receiving propranolol and placebo. Pooled data from clinical trials in patients with Type 2 diabetes showed no evidence of clinically significant adverse interactions with uncontrolled concurrent administration of beta-blockers. However, if beta-blockers are used, caution should be exercised and patients should be warned about the potential for hypoglycemia.
Concomitant administration of AMARYL (glimepiride tablets) (4 mg once daily) did not alter the pharmacokinetic characteristics of R-and S-warfarin enantiomers following administration of a single dose (25 mg) of racemic warfarin to healthy subjects. No changes were observed in warfarin plasma protein binding. AMARYL treatment did result in a slight, but statistically significant, decrease in the pharmacodynamic response to warfarin. The reductions in mean area under the prothrombin time (PT) curve and maximum PT values during AMARYL treatment were very small (3.3% and 9.9%, respectively) and are unlikely to be clinically important.
The responses of serum glucose, insulin, C-peptide, and plasma glucagon to 2 mg AMARYL were unaffected by coadministration of ramipril (an ACE inhibitor) 5 mg once daily in normal subjects. No hypoglycemic symptoms were reported. Pooled data from clinical trials in patients with Type 2 diabetes showed no evidence of clinically significant adverse interactions with uncontrolled concurrent administration of ACE inhibitors.
There is a potential interaction of glimepiride with inhibitors (e.g. fluconazole) and inducers (e.g. rifampicin) of cytochrome P450 2C9.
Although no specific interaction studies were performed, pooled data from clinical trials showed no evidence of clinically significant adverse interactions with uncontrolled concurrent administration of calcium-channel blockers, estrogens, fibrates, NSAIDS, HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, sulfonamides, or thyroid hormone.
Reduced serum glucose values and degranulation of the pancreatic beta cells were observed in beagle dogs exposed to 320 mg glimepiride/kg/day for 12 months (approximately 1,000 times the recommended human dose based on surface area). No evidence of tumor formation was observed in any organ. One female and one male dog developed bilateral subcapsular cataracts. Non-GLP studies indicated that glimepiride was unlikely to exacerbate cataract formation. Evaluation of the co-cataractogenic potential of glimepiride in several diabetic and cataract rat models was negative and there was no adverse effect of glimepiride on bovine ocular lens metabolism in organ culture.
Ophthalmic examinations were carried out in over 500 subjects during long-term studies using the methodology of Taylor and West and Laties et al. No significant differences were seen between AMARYL and glyburide in the number of subjects with clinically important changes in visual acuity, intra-ocular tension, or in any of the five lens-related variables examined.
Ophthalmic examinations were carried out during long-term studies using the method of Chylack et al. No significant or clinically meaningful differences were seen between AMARYL and glipizide with respect to cataract progression by subjective LOCS II grading and objective image analysis systems, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and general ophthalmic examination.
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The incident happened in Debden Road, Saffron Walden, at the junction with Station Road.
The 22-year-old victim was walking alone on the London Road side of the street, towards the town centre.
Sgt Chris Sharp said she heard footsteps behind her which became quicker. After the man sexually assaulted her she screamed and the man ran off into West Road.
He did not say anything during the incident.
The man was white, of medium build and 5ft 9in to 5ft 10in. He was clean-shaven and wearing a dark grey or black hooded jacket with the hood up, a grey scarf and dark-coloured trousers.
Sgt Sharp added: "This is very unusual for this area and I hope people will get in touch with us so we can find out who this man is.
"Because of the time it happened we are hoping there were people about who may have seen someone running away or following the victim."
The attack took place at about 8pm last Wednesday.
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Eastern Province, Griffons and Namibia recorded their first wins of the Week, but by far the biggest disappointment of the tournament so far have been hosts Free State, who followed up their 15-10 loss to SWD in the main game on Day 1 with a 26-12 defeat to KwaZulu-Natal in Tuesday's final match.
The Bulls followed up their 31-6 victory over EP on Monday with a 34-10 win against Border, while WP, Griquas, SWD and the Valke also made it two from two going into Thursday's third round.
It was a day for the eighthmen to shine, WP No 8 Zakareeyah Sallie going over for a hat-trick of tries in his side's 45-0 drubbing of the Leopards and Bulls counterpart Dylan Nysschen scoring three against Border to take his try tally for the Week to four.
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The action now moves to the Free State Stadium for Thursday's third day, with the first of nine matches kicking off at 09h30.
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Lions (7) 7 – Try: Ezekiel Mabunda. Conversion: Henry Sinclair.
EP (0) 12 – Tries: Jordan Blewitt, Unan Tayt. Conversion: Waqar Solaan.
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SWD (15) 15 – Tries: Ricaldo Steyn (2). Conversion: Pieter Uys. Penalty: Uys.
Pumas (7) 7 – Try: Juane Coetzee. Conversion: Trent Askew.
Griffons (14) 19 – Tries: David Kriel, Hendrik Janse van Rensburg, Stefan Diniso. Conversions: George Spershott (2).
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Griquas (10) 10 – Try: Matthew Lahoud. Conversion: Rikus Pretorius. Penalty: Pretorius.
Valke (8) 8 – Try: Carel Jordaan. Penalty: Lionel Ueckermann.
Boland (0) 7 – Try: Keagan Lee Whitten. Conversion: Whitten.
Leopards 0
WP (26) 45 – Tries: Zakareeyah Sallie (3), Vian Fourie (2), Louwrens Kasselman, Jermaine Claasen. Conversions: Henry Chamberlain (5).
Zimbabwe (5) 5 – Try: Graham Curtis.
Namibia (12) 36 – Tries: Wynand Breytenbach (3), Warren Ludwig (2), Nico Horn. Conversions: Delron Brandt (3).
Blue Bulls (22) 34 – Tries: Nicky Janse van Rensburg, Johan Mulder, Dylan Nysschen (3), Charles Goedhals. Conversions: Goedhals, Werner Nel.
Border (5) 10 – Tries: B Xhala, I Smit.
Free State (0) 12 – Tries: Naudé Naudé, Janco van Heyningen. Conversion: Dillan Schultz.
KZN (21) 26 – Tries: Nicholas Kershaw, Sibahle Kuhlane (2), Willem Viljoen. Conversions: Jacobus Truter (3).
Monday's Results – Day 1:
Namibia 0-36 Griquas
Griffons 0-15 Boland
KZN 3-18 Valke
Zimbabwe 0-56 Leopards
EP 6-31 Blue Bulls
Lions 8-10 Border
WP 36-5 Pumas
Limpopo 14-12 Border CD
Free State 10-15 SWD
Thursday's Fixtures – Day 3 (all at Free State Stadium):
09h30 – Free State vs Zimbabwe
10h20 – Pumas vs Namibia
11h10 – Border CD vs Lions
12h00 – Border vs Leopards
12h50 – Griffons vs Limpopo
13h40 – Boland vs EP
14h30 – Griquas vs KZN
15h20 – Blue Bulls vs SWD
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Mergers & acquisitions activity in the mining industry
In 2009 mining M&A saw significant decreases in values and also changes in the characteristics of buyers and sellers. Sellers were acting largely through necessity to strengthen balance sheets for survival rather than seeking expansion and development capital according to 'Mining Deals', PwC's annual publication on deal activity in the mining sector.
Mining deals certainly felt the impact of the global economic downturn with significantly lower deal values driven by lower asset prices and an absence of 'mega deals' resulted in the total value of mining M&A activity halving from 2008 levels. While the number of deals increased by 16%, the average deal value plummeted from US$124m in 2008 to US$52m in 2009 as smaller deals were done to deleverage balance sheets.
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Woman dies in crash which shuts the A40 between Northleach and Burford
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A woman died in a collision on the A40 between Northleach and Burford this morning.
The incident involved a silver Suzuki Swift and a blue Ford Fiesta and happened at about 6.50am today (Tuesday January 14) near to a disused building that was formerly the Windrush cafe.
A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said: "A 57-year-old woman from Gloucester who was in the Suzuki sadly died at the scene.
"A man in the blue Ford Fiesta suffered minor injuries.
"A road closure remains in place while a collision investigation takes place."
The woman's next of kin have been informed.
Severe traffic delays have been caused to commuters this morning.
Local diversions are in place following the single vehicle collision.
Anyone who witnessed the collision but has not spoken to police should call 101, quoting incident 46 of January 14.


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May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian prosecutors started an investigation into JBS SA's parent's takeover of Delta Construcoes SA, a construction company at the center of alleged corruption in government contracts, because state-run development bank BNDES owns 31 percent of the meatpacker.
Prosecutor Nivio de Freitas Silva Filho on May 9 asked the federal prosecutor's office to start the investigation, the agency said in an e-mailed statement. J&F Participacoes SA, the parent of the world's largest beef producer, agreed to take over Delta this month.
Delta, a contractor in President Dilma Rousseff's flagship housing program and 2014 World Cup projects, is suspected of fraud and bribery to win public work bids, Deputy Mauricio Quintela Lessa, a member of a congressional inquiry into the accusations, said in a telephone interview from Brasilia. The Rio de Janeiro-based company referred questions to J&F when contacted by Bloomberg News.
Any suggestion of government involvement in the deal to take over Delta is unfounded and the BNDES's stake in JBS doesn't make it a shareholder of the meatpacker's parent, J&F said in a statement. The agreement to take control of Delta is related exclusively to J&F, BNDES said in a separate statement.
Until last month, before the allegations emerged, Delta owned 30 percent of the license to overhaul the Maracana stadium in Rio for the global soccer tournament.
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Patricia Heaton Has Lost Potential Roles Because of Her Politics
"My feeling is all these things come from God and as long as I know I'm staying in line with Him, I don't have to worry if there is backlash," she told me during a visit to AOL's New York offices. "God will open any doors he wants to open and if he closes doors that's fine to."
Telling me that she has many gay friends and doesn't oppose gay marriage, Patricia gets frustrated being automatically lumped together with other conservatives, a characterization she says has cost her possible work.
"We know for a fact there are some people who have said they wouldn't want to work with us because of our politics," she said, with her husband David Hunt adding, "We get lumped in with lunatics."
So instead, Patricia has teamed up with her director-husband to produce and distribute their own show, 'Versailles,' a new 8-part comedy web series airing on My Damn Channel. Patricia plays a deceased B-movie actress whose presence looms large over her two children (one played by David) as they produce a public access talk show. Watch the first episode below.
"I don't think I could have afforded her if we weren't married," David jokes. "I was a bigger star then she was when I met her. She owes me. I took a decade off my career to raise the kids. Plus, a big bonus is she gets to sleep with the director."
It wasn't until she hit 35 that Patricia's career really took and she spent years struggling and sleeping on friends' futons before 'Raymond' made her rich and famous.
She also isn't at all surprised that the Britneys and Lindsays of the world crash and burn being so success so young.
"Too much money and too many 'yes' people around you at early age. Fame didn't come to me until I got married and had kids. When we got married neither of us had anything," Patricia tells me. "I've let go of needing to be an to an actor so if that pipeline shuts down I wouldn't be upset. I'm perfectly happy."
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Evil is the most devisive force on the planet. Jesus Christ and His Beatitudes are the most unifying. If all tried to live them this would be a great world. Love the sinner, hate the sin. There is only one Truth. Chill and humble yourself before God.
- Saturday 21 MayBy Ray
If Mother Teresa was here what would you say to her. I find people who say religion is divisive are the ones most often to through the first stone then point the finger of guilt. Point the finger of guilt while they stand around doing nothing.
- Saturday 21 MayBy msgypsyheart
Think about it - It isn't the RELIGION that's divisive, it's the PEOPLE that misrepresent their religion that makes it divisive. And no one needs to keep their religion quiet if they choose not to; they don't need to push their religion on others,but they don't need to keep quiet for your benefit. I'm sure plenty of people don't like to hear about your soulless existence, but they don't have the right to tell you to keep it quiet either.
- Saturday 21 MayBy Lin
I feel the same way about your gaydom,keep it to yourself!!!!
- Saturday 21 MayBy CarolLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
I agree with chefacree. I don't care what your religion is and I could care less what goes on behind closed doors between two or more consenting adults, but I don't want either shoved down my throat. What ever happened to privacy?? Why would anyont want to wear their lives on their sleeves??
- Saturday 21 MayBy JoJo
Exactly, She is brave to be speaking out. She is the wise one as the libs, gays etc are the lunatics. Give me a break. Lame Stream Media & Hollyrude are the nuts.
- Saturday 21 MayBy Doug
Yes, you are what you believe, or disbelieve, and it is a breathe of fresh air to see a high profile celebrity willing to stand up for her beliefs. Kudos to this lady.
- Saturday 21 MayBy JamesLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I agree with you there. It is just another one of Hollywood's
HAS BEENS openning up her mouth over an issue where if she were a good christian she would know her " PLACE " and shut the " F" up. But as usual she has to draw attention to herself because she no longer can get her " FIfteen minutes of fame per episode " as she did when she wasy with Raymond. She should just Fade back under the porch where she came from and resume being the " FUGLY TROLL " she was before she went on TV.
- Saturday 21 MayBy shari hodges
Why should she? Nobody else in Hollywood does, especially Tom Cruise.
- Saturday 21 MayBy Donuta
I feel the same way about gays, keep it to themselves and don't subject the rest of the planet to their views!
- Saturday 21 MayBy Kevin
You sound like one of those "kill the babies, save the animals" liberal athiests that think they are the center of the universe. Yeah, that too is a religion. It's called Secular Humanism. So, stop preaching YOUR religion.
- Saturday 21 MayBy Robert
Fine, and let's make sure those who follow the (failed) religion of leftism do the same.
- Saturday 21 MayBy Celeste
Why....does the light shine in your eyes?
- Saturday 21 MayBy Mason younG
you speak my mind...
your brilliant.
Religion is the Politcs of the Spirit.
Politics gets in the way of Government, especially when Government isn't seprate from Religion, although both were created for the same end...
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But I thought liberals were inclusive, tolerant people. Surely they would not exclude her because of her personal beliefs?
- Saturday 21 MayBy WADE
. . . and keep your Atheism to yourself.
- Saturday 21 MayBy enstncls
What is "religon"? You mentioned it twice.
- Saturday 21 MayBy John Rentz
- Saturday 21 MayBy getreal13
She didn't say anything about religion you uneducated fool; she said faith. If you would stop to think, before you run your mouth, you would know those are two different things. You can be a Christian without belonging to any denomination.
- Saturday 21 MayBy WolfhoundLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I like my religion and I keep it to myself, just like I hope you do. I don't want to hear about every wackjob on the planet's beliefs. Ms. Heaton could improve her lot in life by just reading the dictionary's definition of "tolerance".
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At a certain point it dawned on officials in West Yorkshire, England that something was amiss. That point: when children's services authorities lost track of 205 (!) kids, of which they have since found 172. The missing 33 are girls who are feared to have been forced into Muslim marriages or made victims of "honor violence"—the often deadly assault on females practiced by Muslim fanatics who claim justification in Islamic scripture.
Ministers had local authorities launch a formal investigation. Which proved difficult. As the Times of London reports:
Campaigners say that a fear of being seen as racist, and misplaced cultural sensitivity, are preventing teachers from following up cases when youngsters are removed from classes.
Misplaced cultural sensitivity indeed.
When the Times reported this story on March 8th, they spoke to former policeman and "vulnerable persons officer responsible for Asian women in the Bradford district" (V.P.O.R.A.W.B., presumably) Philip Balmforth. The V.P.O.R.A.W.B. had this to say in reference to the cowardly proceedings:
If these girls are missing, who has been told? Who is doing anything about it? I want to know from every education authority, "How many children did you lose last year? And where are they?" At the moment, we just don't know. It's like knocking a nail into a piece of stone.
Words sensible enough to get him suspended, it turns out. Balmforth faces permanent dismissal for "damaging the reputation" of West Yorkshire Police by speaking to a newspaper without consent. A man who has reportedly helped thousands of young girls will be sacked for saying 33 young girls need help. Melanie Phillips, in the Spectator, reports that Balmforth may not have stood a chance, as his suspension was likely due to pressure from the "'biraderie' — the Punjabi word for the extended family — which now ran Bradford city council."
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Memorial Service: Monday, May 28, 2012 12:00 PM Jamestown Church Of The Nazarene, Jamestown, NY
BiographyJacob W. "Jake" Maynard, 32, of Jamestown formerly of Buffalo, died Saturday May 19, 2012.
He was born March 12, 1980 in Buffalo.
Jake is survived by his parents, John and Deborah Zogrephos; siblings, Jason King (Licia), Annette, Danny, Christa (Josh), Bekah, Abby, and Stephanie (Jeremy); his girlfriend, Laura Hess; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends, all over the country.
He was preceded in death by his father, Nelson Maynard.
Jake, Jason, and Danny spent many hours enjoying the outdoors and nature. He loved to cook and travel. He aspired to be a chef someday and was looking forward to a life with the love of his life, Laura. Jake was loved by so many and will be remembered for his laugh, his sense of humor, his love of life, and his love for his family and friends, and his dog Pudge.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 12 noon Monday May 28, 2012 at the Jamestown Church of the Nazarene, 405 Howard Ave WE Jamestown, NY 14701. A luncheon will follow the service.
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Jun 19, 2015
Faculty Promotions and Service Awards
Two faculty members received promotions and several others were honored for their years of service to Radford University. One staff member was given a service award as well.
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Borling, a Radford University professor and director of music therapy, is an active support mechanism for workers involved with aftermath-community care for Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A man fatally shot 20 students and six adult staff members Dec. 14, 2012.
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2012 guard Stauskas commits to Michigan
Max Beilfeldt wasn't the only recruit to commit to Michigan basketball coach John Beilein this weekend.
According to UMHoops.com, 6-foot-5 guard Nik Stauskas made a verbal commitment to the Wolverines on Saturday night. Stauskas, who is originally from Canada, plays for St. Mark's in Southborough, Mass. and will join the team in 2012.
Stauskas chose Michigan over offers from Iowa State, Wake Forest and Stanford — as well as interest from Kansas — according to his profile on rivals.com. He's known as a very skilled offensive player, especially when it comes to shooting. In that regard, he'll fit in well in Beilein's 3-point-heavy system.
Stauskas could earn immediate playing time at the "two" or "three" when he arrives in Ann Arbor, as both Zack Novak and Stu Douglass will have graduated.
Barring an early NBA departure in the next two years for sophomore point guard Darius Morris or freshman guard Tim Hardaway Jr., Stauskas's pledge likely ends the Wolverines' recruiting efforts for 2011 and 2012. Stauskas joins fellow wing Glenn Robinson III — the son of the former Purdue and NBA great — in Michigan's 2012 class.


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Sol Beach House Cala Blanca Hotel Introduction
The adult-only Sol Beach House Cala Blanca Hotel enjoys a prime location. Overlooking Palma Nova Beach, the hotel is within strolling distance of the resort's buzzing shops, bars, restaurants and night-life. As soon as you arrive, you'll be greeted with a warm welcome from the friendly staff. Offering comfortable standards and an attractive outdoor swimming pool with views across the sea there's something for everyone here. When it comes to food, the adult-only Sol Beach House Cala Blanca Hotel pleasantly obliges. From a buffet breakfast and evening meal in the main restaurant, to refreshing drinks from the pool and terrace bar - they're both perfect for that after-dinner drink. You should make the most of the hotel's great location and check-out Palma Nova's upbeat attractions.
Sol Beach House Cala Blanca Hotel Facilities
• Hotel room for up to 3 adults consists of • Twin beds • Extra bed • Bath, shower and wc • Hairdryer • Satellite TV • Safety deposit box • Air-conditioning • Terrace • Single and Sea view rooms available at a supplement
• Table tennis
• Address: Duque de Extremera, 16 Palma Nova-Majorca SPAIN 07181. Telephone: 00 34 971 680154
• Occasional evening entertainment • Regular live music
• Swimming pool • FREE sunbeds and parasols • Internet access • Lounge
Key Facts
• On the beach • Main resort area: 400 metres • 180 rooms • Lifts: 2 • Telephone: 00 34 971 680154 • Official rating: 4 star
Key Facts Notes
• :Some facilities and activities may incur a local charge
Meals and Drinks
• Buffet-style restaurant • A la carte menu available • Pool bar serving snacks • Piano bar
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TORONTO The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone. Its the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company.
Thorsten Heins, chief executive of Research In Motion Ltd., will show off the first phone with the new BlackBerry 10 system in New York on Wednesday. A marketing campaign that includes a Super Bowl ad will accompany the long-anticipated debut. Repeated delays have left the once-pioneering BlackBerry an afterthought in the shadow of Apples trend-setting iPhone and Googles Android-driven devices.
Now, theres some optimism. Previews of the software have gotten favorable reviews on blogs. Financial analysts are starting to see some slight room for a comeback. RIMs stock has nearly tripled to $16.18 from a nine-year low in September, though its still nearly 90 percent below its 2008 peak of $147.
Most analysts consider a BlackBerry 10 success to be crucial for the companys long-term viability.
The old models are becoming obsolete quickly, financial analyst Colin Gillis said.
There is still a big user base but its going to rotate off. The question is: Where do they rotate to?
The BlackBerry, pioneered in 1999, has been the dominant smartphone for on-the-go business people. Corporate information-technology managers like the phones because theyre relatively secure and easy to manage. Many employees loved them because of physical keyboards that were easier to type on than the touch-screen iPhone. President Barack Obama couldnt bear to part with it when he took office. Oprah Winfrey declared it one of her favorite things. People got so addicted that the device was nicknamed the CrackBerry.
The BlackBerry began to cross over to consumers. But when the iPhone came out in 2007, it showed that phones can do much more than email and phone calls. They can play games, music and movies. Android came along to offer even more choices. Though IT managers still love BlackBerrys, employees were bringing their own devices to the workplace -- a trend Heins acknowledged RIM was slow to adapt to.
Suddenly, the BlackBerry looked ancient.
Even as BlackBerry sales continued to grow in many parts of the world, many BlackBerry users in North America switched to iPhones and Android devices. BlackBerrys worldwide subscriber based peaked at 80 million in the quarter that ended Sept. 1, before dropping to 79 million in the most-recent quarter. In the U.S., according to research firm IDC, shipments of BlackBerry phones plummeted from 46 percent of the market in 2008 to 2 percent in 2012. Most phones in use today are either iPhones or Android devices.
RIM promised a new system to catch up, using technology it got through its 2010 purchase of QNX Software Systems. RIM initially said BlackBerry 10 would come by early 2012, but then the company changed that to late 2012. A few months later, that date was pushed further, to early 2013, missing the lucrative holiday season. The holdup helped wipe out more than $70 billion in shareholder wealth and 5,000 jobs.
Although executives have been providing a glimpse at some of BlackBerry 10s new features for months, Heins will finally showcase a complete system at Wednesdays event. Devices will go on sale soon after that. Prices have not yet been announced.
RIM redesigned the system to embrace the multimedia, apps and touch-screen experience prevalent today.
Historically there have been areas that have not been our strongest points, Rick Costanzo, RIMs executive vice president of global sales, said in an interview. Not only have we caught up, but we may even be better than some of the competition now.
Costanzo said no one else can touch what RIMs new system offers.
The new operating system promises better multitasking than either the iPhone or Android. Simply swipe a finger across the phones display screen to switch to another program.
All emails and notifications from such applications as Twitter and Facebook go to the BlackBerry Hub, a nerve center accessible with a finger swipe even if you have another application open. One can peek into it and open an email, or return to the previous application without opening the email.
You are not going in and out of applications; youre flowing through applications with one simple gesture of your finger, Costanzo said. You can leave applications running. You can effortlessly flow between them. So thats completely unique to us.
That said, multitasking will still be limited. If youre watching a video, it will still run while you check for email. But it will pause if you decide to open an email and resume when you are done.
The BlackBerrys touch-screen keyboard promises to learn a users writing style and suggest words and phrases to complete, going beyond typo corrections offered by rivals. See the one you want, and flick it up to the message area. Costanzo said that BlackBerry offers the best keyboard, period.
Gus Papageorgiou, a Scotiabank financial analyst who has tried it out, agreed with that assessment and said the keyboard even learns and adjusts to your thumb placements.
The first BlackBerry 10 phone will have only a touch screen. RIM has said it will release a version with a physical keyboard soon after that. Thats an area RIM has excelled at, and its one reason many BlackBerry users have remained loyal despite temptations to switch.
Another distinguishing feature will be the BlackBerry Balance, which allows two personas on the same device. Businesses can keep their data secure without forcing employees to get a second device for personal use. For instance, IT managers can prevent personal apps from running inside corporate firewalls, but those managers wont have access to personal data on the device.
With Balance, you can just switch from work to personal mode, Papageorgiou said. I think that is something that will attract a lot of people.
RIM is also claiming that the BlackBerry 10s browser will be speedy, even faster than browsers for laptop and desktop computers. According to Papageorgiou, early, independent tests between the BlackBerry 10 and the iPhone support that claim.
Regardless of BlackBerry 10s advances, though, the new system will face a key shortcoming: It wont have as many apps written by outside companies and individuals as the iPhone and Android. RIM has said it plans to launch BlackBerry 10 with more than 70,000 apps, including those developed for RIMs PlayBook tablet, first released in 2011. Even so, thats just a tenth of what the iPhone and Android offer. Papageorgiou said the initial group will include the most popular ones such as Twitter and Facebook. But RIM will have to persuade others to make a BlackBerry version, when they are already struggling to keep up with both the iPhone and Android.
Like many analysts, Papageorgiou recently upgraded RIMs stock, but cautioned that longtime BlackBerry users will have to get used to a whole new operating system.
He said RIM can be successful if about a third of current subscribers upgrade and if the company can get 4 million new users overseas, especially in countries where the BlackBerry has remained popular. IDC said smartphone shipments grew 44 percent in 2012. If those trends continue, it will be possible for the BlackBerry to grow even if iPhone and Android users dont switch.
This doesnt have to be the best smartphone on the planet to be a success for RIM, he said. I think the big question though is, if it fails, is it just too late? Are the other two ecosystems just so advanced that no one can catch up? Thats a big risk.
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Note 18 at Eph 5:29: The words "nourisheth" and "cherisheth" in this verse are interesting. They are terms usually associated with raising children. According to Strong's Concordance, the Greek word for "nourisheth" is "EKTREPHO," and it means "to rear up to maturity, i.e. (genitive case) to cherish or train." The Greek word that was translated "cherisheth" is "THALPO," and it means "to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster" (Strong's Concordance). We use the word "brood" to describe a hen incubating an egg at a great cost of time and comfort to herself. Likewise, people all pamper their own bodies. Men should treat their wives with as much commitment.
1Th 2:7 uses the word "cherisheth" to describe a mother nursing a young child. 1Ki 1:1-4 uses "cherish" to describe Abishag, the Shunammite, as "taking care of" all of King David's needs and waiting on him. "Cherish" means "1. To treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear. 2. To keep fondly in the mind" (American Heritage Dictionary). So ought men to love their wives.


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Mannington Commercial, a leader in flooring for commercial interiors, announces the most expansive LVT service program in the industry. The platform is responsive, tailored to the needs of customers, and backed with a guarantee—positioning the company to set new standards in delivering what customers need, when they need it.
"In recent years, we have seen designers and end users expect a contraction of time between when a product is specified and when it is installed," said Mannington Commercial President Jack Ganley, "So we have taken practical measures to meet and exceed these expectations, expanding our customer service department, refreshing our quick ship programs, and on-shoring manufacturing of products back to American soil. This LVT Quick Ship program further enhances our ability to deliver, and our reputation for service."
Mannington's LVT Quick Ship has a range of 100 Amtico and Spacia products, all of which are available to ship within five business days. The company is so confident in their ability to deliver, that they offer a guarantee: if Mannington misses a shipment, they will discount that order by 10 percent.
As a fourth generation, family-owned company, Mannington is persuaded of the importance of manufacturing jobs for America's economy and our future. Jobs build communities; when they disappear, so does our ability to stand strong and grow. So they are onshoring the manufacturing of their LVT from Asia, where most LVT is produced. In the past year, Mannington has already seen a 30 percent increase in jobs at its Georgia plants, and by 2015, expect to double their LVT manufacturing workforce.
The benefit of domestic manufacturing goes beyond jobs, however, also enabling the company to leverage LVT into new custom-cutting capabilities and deliver on the shorter lead times. Manufacturing here at home also means that Mannington can perform quality checks at every step of the manufacturing process, from raw material to finishing and shipping. These checks guarantee excellence with every delivery you receive, reduce the possibility of product failure, and help extend the legacy of quality and long-term performance specifiers have come to expect from Mannington.
"Our goal is not only to be easy to work with, but to anticipate and meet the demands that today's customers have for immediate, quality delivery," added David Sheehan, VP–Commercial Hard Surface.
Mannington is simultaneously leading the development of closed-loop reclamation and recycling of LVT. Earlier this year, the company successfully incorporated reclaimed, postconsumer LVT into new flooring, and are positioned to divert post-consumer LVT from landfills as it is taken up during renovation projects.
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As we mentioned back in October, some of rock music's best have come together to pay homage to legendary musician John Denver on a new forthcoming tribute album titled, The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver. Today, NPR's All Songs Considered brings us My Morning Jacket's enchanting rendition of "Leaving On A Jet Plane", which you can stream below.
MMJ's Jim James commented on Denver's music to NPR, saying, "Listening to John Denver's voice is like hearing the wind for the first time as a child. You want to follow the wind and become one with it."
The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver comes 15 years after the musician's death and 40 years after the release of his song "Rocky Mountain High". The 16-track album also features J Mascis, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Dave Matthews Band and Sharon Van Etten. It's slated for release on April 2nd via ATO in the US and Sony Legacy everywhere else. All proceeds will go towards environmental initiatives in Denver's name. Pre-order it here.
The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver Tracklist:
01. My Morning Jacket – Leaving on a Jet Plane
02. Dave Matthews – Take Me to Tomorrow
03. Kathleen Edwards – All of My Memories
04. J. Mascis & Sharon Van Etten – Prisoners
05. Train – Sunshine on My Shoulders
06. Old Crow Medicine Show – Back Home Again
07. Lucinda Williams – This Old Guitar
08. Amos Lee – Some Days Are Diamonds
09. Allen Stone – Rocky Mountain High
10. Brett Dennen and Milow – Annie's Song
11. Evan Dando – Looking for Space
12. Emmylou Harris & Brandi Carlile – Take Me Home, Country Roads
13. Blind Pilot – The Eagle and the Hawk
14. Mary Chapin Carpenter – I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado
15. Josh Ritter and Barnstar! – Darcy Farrow
16. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Wooden Indian


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December 6, 2012 - 7:43pm
'Nashville' RECAP: Surface-level changes for everyone in midseason finale
ABC's new musical soap "Nashville" explores the ups and downs of the country music industry. Daily Arts Writer Gibson Johns and Senior Arts Editor Kayla Upadhyaya recap "Where He Leads Me."
Kayla: Well after weeks of complaining that not enough was happening or that things were happening too slowly, all of a sudden, EVERYTHING HAPPENED. In this midseason finale, big changes from a purely plot standpoint happened for just about every character. The big picture seems a little messy, but in little vignettes, I think this episode worked quite well.
Gibson: Where do we even begin? SO much happened. But it made for one of my favorite episodes this season, I think. If only Lennon and Maisy had made an appearance then this episode would've literally had everything. Anyway, maybe the least messy storyline right now is Juliette's. Her relationship with Sean was running very smoothly for most of the episode: he invited her to church to meet his parents and his annoying sister (who's obsessed with Juliette) where she gave an impromptu performance backed by a church choir and then his mother invited her to dinner at their house. All seemed well until Sean's mother took Juliette aside and warned her to not get too comfortable, which took Juliette by surprise. I thought this was believable considering Juliette's less-than-stellar past and understood Juliette being kind of blown-out by the whole thing — she's really beginning to like Sean and she wasn't expecting his mother's warning at all, it seems.
Kayla: I did mostly like Juliette's scenes this week, but only when zooming in on the specifics. For example, I thought it made a lot of sense that she was so into this sense of family and togetherness even though a family dinner and church aren't her typical scene. She never had a family like this, which she points out in her kitchen with Deacon — one of my favorite scenes of the episode. This show does seem to have a very strong grasp on its characters' backstories, and with Juliette, our picture of who she is and where she comes from only continues to strengthen. It adds so much dimension to the character. I, however, don't really know where this whole proposal thing is going. I'm guessing that Juliette proposed as a kind of "fuck you" to Faux Tebow's snobby mother. I do agree that she seems to generally care about him a lot, but marriage? Come on now. This can't really happen. And if it does, I'd almost rather it be a publicity stunt than something real. Because it all just seems so preposterous.
Gibson: I see it as a "fuck you" to his mother too, but something that also definitely came into play when she decided to do this was the fact that Sean won't have sex with her until marriage. She's clearly rushing into it, and I wouldn't be surprised if the marriage never happened, but I think deep down Juliette just really wants a more stable life and to her that means marrying this guy in whom she's really invested. Going back to the scene with Deacon, I agree that I think it was probably one of Hayden Panettiere's strongest scenes so far this season, and that's saying something. Her telling Deacon that her first kiss was with one of her "mother's creepy boyfriends" was a powerful admission on her part that captures how broken up she is inside, mainly because of her own mother.
Kayla: This is, again, where Deacon and Juliette's relationship is so great. He not only acts as the middle man between her and Rayna, but between her and her mother. And neither can really understand where the other is coming from because they have such different experiences. Now, we also have Gunnar and Scarlett ... and even though Gunnar broke up with Hailey and Scarlett seems to finally be over Avery, the love triangle seems like it's being dragged out just for the sake of being dragged out. Gunnar kisses Scarlett, who promptly freaks out because ... it's unclear. But anyways, they also have one of their songs picked up and might make it big. I care much more about this than the will-they-won't-they happenings. Gunnar and Scarlett as blooming songwriting partners just has more story potential than Gunnar and Scarlett as lovers. If the show wants to go in that direction though, they need to earn it and they haven't yet. The pilot suggested that the two were going to be a twist on the usual star-crossed lovers formula, but so far, it's just a bit tired.
Gibson: It is a bit tired. When Gunnar kissed Scarlett I expected this back and forth to finally be over — why wouldn't it be? But no, Scarlett retreats and says she needs time. But why does she need time? Sorry, but her and Avery have been done for long enough for her to get over him. I just don't get it and this is where Scarlett's innocence gets a little frustrating. And as Hailey told Gunnar, their relationship has "always been over." So true. But I agree, their potential as a successful songwriting duo has more of my investment anyway. The song they wrote this episode was beautiful and, although I thoroughly enjoyed Gunnar's solo version, I wish Scarlett had performed it with him. Regardless, I am happy that we are sort of moving forward with one of their songs being picked up. I loved how awkward it was when their boss proposed a toast to "successful partnerships" at the end with Gunnar, Scarlett, and Hailey there.
Kayla: To be honest, Gunnar is really frustrating me. The show seems to want him to be an empathetic, innocent character, but he comes across as a bit of a jerk. He's so possessive of Scarlett and disrespectful to Hailey. I just don't know how I feel about him anymore. Shut up and write songs, Gunnar! Speaking of other stories that just won't seem to quit ... the mayoral race heats up as the pictures of Peggy and Rayna leak. Rayna spends a lot of time trying to figure out if Teddy really did have an affair, which we have known all along isn't true. But the important thing that happened here is that Teddy finally comes clean about the credit union to Rayna. And she, rightfully so, is furious. But it looks like she's going to try to keep her marriage together for the sake of her daughters. Oh and Peggy tried to kill herself ... I'd put a million dollars on that being the result of network notes. It was a little too over-the-top for this show.
Gibson: Completely unnecessary to have her do that. That was so bizarre. But, anyway, Rayna's frustrations finally boiling over were a long time coming. This whole situation is pretty messy, but once she finds out about Teddy's sketchy real estate deal gone wrong, she realizes just how much scheming has gone on between him, her father, and her sister that she has been oblivious to. I'm glad that she also blew up at her sister (which made for an interesting scene considering I couldn't even remember her name) because it hasn't only been Teddy betraying her. It's been all three of them. Teddy's lying, though, was understandably the hardest for her to handle and I thought that Connie Britton — in the scene where Teddy comes clean and the press conference scene — was incredible in how she captured this. Her whisper in Teddy's ear that she was standing by his side solely for her daughters was perfect.
Kayla: Yes, I loved that! When she first showed up at the conference, I thought for a brief moment that she really had decided to let this slide. But then she revealed that it's all an act just so she doesn't have to break the hearts of her daughters who love him so much. Britton executed it perfectly. One thing kind of popped into my mind during the episode though ... are we ever going to come back to that huge bomb of information we got in the pilot about the fact that one of her daughters is actually Deacon's? Does he know? On the subject of Deacon, I'm happy that he has decided to go on this tour, but at the same time, it seems to be a story that's completely outside of anything else that's going on. How is this going to connect back to anything? This is kind of what I mean about the episode working better in little pieces than all together.
Gibson: Wow, I completely forgot about Deacon being the father of one of her daughters...maybe the writers did, too? I really hope that comes back into play, though, because it will certainly make Deacon a more relevant player in "Nashville." Like you said, this tour makes complete sense for Deacon as a character — he probably does need to get away for a bit — but what does this mean for the bigger picture? In a way, it seems like we are back to where we started with the same idea of Juliette and Rayna co-headlining a tour together … but at the same time, a lot has happened since the pilot. Rayna didn't say no to the offer, so maybe she also needs to get away for a little bit. Touring, performing, and writing on the road would help her get her mind off of all of this deceit in her life, but I just wonder if Juliette will want to join her.
Kayla: The episode ends in an interesting place, because it's more or less where we began. The head of the label urges Rayna to go on tour with Juliette. The difference in this offer is that he explains that they can take turns closing out the show. For once, Rayna doesn't fight it. She's in a different place now, what with all of this drama going down at home. I think she too realizes that getting away for a tour might be best. Meanwhile, I'm applauding, because there's nothing I want more than a Juliette-Rayna tour, especially after last week's performance.
Gibson: I think it's safe to say that nothing would make us more content than more Juliette-Rayna duets. I guess we'll have to wait until January to see if we get what we want, though!