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TNT is developing 11 new series, including seven scripted shows and four unscripted projects, the network announced Wednesday.
King and Maxwell follows Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, two popular characters by best-selling author David Baldacci, who will serve as a consultant on the show. King and Maxwell are private investigators who were also former secret service agents.
Another best-selling author — Tom Clancy — will executive-produce Tom Clancy's Homeland Security, a procedural about a team of domestic intelligence operatives.
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Matthew McConaughey and Nigel Lythgoe will executive-produce the competition series American Troubadours, which seeks to find the best "unsigned bar band in America."
The network also has three docu-series in the works: Cold Justice, which follows a former prosecutor and crime scene investigator as they crack cold cases; Rivals, which explores the glamorous world of thoroughbred horse racing; and 24/7: Los Angeles, about the men and women who protect the streets of L.A.


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Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Environmental Protection Agency rules controlling cement plants' storage of a substance used in making concrete were temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court.
The Portland Cement Association, an industry trade group, in October argued before the Washington court that new emissions standards are arbitrary and that their adoption violates the federal Clean Air Act.
A three-judge panel today agreed in part, issuing an order blocking rules governing the storage of a cement ingredient known as "clinker" pending further EPA review. While the agency previously conceded it hadn't given enough notice of the new standards, it refused to delay enforcement, the court said. Other rules were left in place by the judges.
"Because EPA will now be receiving comments for the first time, the standards could likely change substantially," the panel said. "Thus, industry should not have to build expensive new containment structures until the standard is finally determined."
The rules, intended to reduce mercury emissions and other cement plant-generated air pollutants, are to be enforced starting in 2013. Industry advocates claim compliance with the regulations may cost $3.4 billion and result in the closure of some facilities.
The EPA has said the cost wouldn't exceed $950 million.
3,000 Degrees
Cement plants melt limestone and other minerals to go into concrete, used in roads, bridges and buildings, at temperatures that can exceed 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,649 degrees Celsius), generating mercury pollution that ranks second behind that from coal-fired power plants, according to the EPA.
Portland cement, according to the court's ruling, is a fine gray powder used to make that construction grade concrete.
Mercury, which can harm development of children's brains, is released when cement components such as clay, limestone and shale are heated in a kiln, according to EPA documents.
The EPA rules also mandate cuts in acid gases, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter.
In its ruling, the appellate panel rejected the industry association's contention that the EPA failed to consider the effect of its standards on older cement kilns, calling it an "eminently reasonable decision based on the facts the EPA had before it," which show that older kilns are already being replaced.
Carter Phillips, the attorney who argued the case for the Portland Cement Association, didn't immediately respond to a telephone message seeking comment on the court's order. Wyn Hornbuckle, a spokesman for the Justice Department, also didn't immediately reply to a phone message seeking comment.
The case is Portland Cement Association v. Environmental Protection Agency, 10-1358 and 10-1359, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (Washington).
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very beautiful !
did you add a mist/fog after took a picture?
great light and unified colors harmonies.
can I use this for a screenshot of my desktop and give you credit for the wallpaper?
...and that screen shot will be a public where?
Sorry I know I wrote that oddly. I was asking if I could use your work as a wallpaper for my desktop and use it with rainmeter and post the result here on Deviantart; like the stuff I have in my gallery. Sorry if this is a stupid question, I just wanted to make sure it was ok
Oooh this colors and this beautyful light!!!! Love it!*TOP*Work!
WOW ! Amazing ! :heart; Merry Christmas !
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Oj is my favorite color!
Really lovely work!
The mist in these photos is fantastic! Nice work on enhancing the colours too!
I love how when I view your work, I have to be 100x more critical of them than with other photographers, otherwise I'd end up just favoriting literally EVERYTHING.
I accidentally read the title as "Crossroads of Fire." Which works too I guess.
Nádherná fotografie.
Nice photo, but in my opinion it would have been a lot better if the colours weren't changed from green to orange!
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When zooming in it almost felt like i was really there.....
When zooming in it almost felt like i was really there.....
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I am confused. I found both images on 500px too, but with another name. Who is the rightful owner?
Be sure that i am the owner of original raw file !!!
I am the author and some doubtful existence violation my author rights.
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I am the author and some doubtful existence violation my author rights.
Thats a sad true !
Beautiful orange tones. Do you mind me asking if you use a diffuser on your lens or do you add this in Photoshop? A few of your images have that soft diffused and dreamy look about them.
Stunning work.
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Over the past several months, many of the world's most famous scientists and engineers — including Stephen Hawking — have said that one of the biggest threats to humanity is an artificial superintelligence. But Linus Torvalds, the irascible creator of open source operating system Linux, says their fears are idiotic. »
If you are so into the Arkham games that you are going to be wounded by learning anything at all about Batman: Arkham Knight—what characters may or may not be in it, for example—please don't read this review. Go play the game! You will like it, mostly. The spoilers in this review are minor, in my view, but they are… »
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By Curt email@example.com Clayton State University President Thomas K. Harden proclaimed the beginning of a new era on Thursday during his "State of the University" address. CSU, which opened its doors in 1969, recently built its first student housing complex and a student activity center. Officials purchased the 12-acre Morrow campus of Atlanta Bible College in March. A new, $30 million science building, and more student housing are being planned. "For 40 years, Clayton State has been building, piece-by-piece, a future for itself," said Harden. "We are now in a period of transition, and a new era is about to begin at the university. The question we have to answer now is, 'What does the next six to seven years bring?'" The path toward the future will begin with the development of a new strategic plan for Clayton State, to replace the one developed in 2001. Harden will visit with faculty members in each of the academic departments to find out what professors believe should be addressed. The current strategic plan is guided by several themes: Student success; positioning as a comprehensive metropolitan university; development and enhancement of undergraduate and graduate academic programs; resource development, acquisition, and management; providing a stronger sense of community for students, faculty, and staff through campus life programming; outreach and economic development. Harden said he expects to have a new strategic plan developed by March 2009. Growth and housing are two issues which will help shape the new plan. Clayton State is facing a space crunch as open land on its Morrow campus disappears, and the school continues to deal with a need for more classroom and office space. University officials opened a satellite campus in Peachtree City earlier this year. They also paid $2.32 million for the Morrow campus of Atlanta Bible College, which is in the process of moving to a new location. Clayton State officials expect to take over the property in January 2009, after Atlanta Bible College completes its move. Atlanta Bible College's 12-acre campus will give CSU space to meet pressing needs, Harden said. "We'll be dealing with what to do with that land over the next year." Another issue is phase two of the school's housing plan, which calls for housing for sophomores. The opening of Laker Hall, the university's only housing complex, last month, gave CSU a place to house first-year students, mainly freshmen. Harden said the university has "a number of options" for sophomore housing, and officials have a preferred option, but the university president is declining to discuss it right now, out of fear that publicity "could spoil everything." Harden added that he and other university officials want sophomore housing available by the beginning of the 2009-10 school year. It took a little over a year to build Laker Hall. Another project Harden declined to discuss in detail is an upcoming capital projects campaign, which university officials will address in detail at a later date. Harden said it will be Clayton State's first major capital projects campaign since Spivey Hall was built in the early 1990s. As the university community looks toward the future, officials have to be mindful of budget cuts, which may come along as well. Harden said state revenues during the first two months of Fiscal Year 2009 were down nearly 7 percent from a year ago as the economy falters and colleges and universities across the United States are forced to tighten their belts. Harden said university presidents across the state have been told to expect at least a 6 percent budget cut this year as a result, but anything higher than that would hurt Clayton State. He later added that the long term effects of higher budget cuts would be devastating, because "Clayton State has no fat left to cut." "We've been able to remain very efficient with 6 percent cuts, but I'm not sure we'd be able to remain that way if the cuts went up," Harden said. "We're not funded as high as many other institutions in this state ... So cuts here are very hurtful."
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ISSUE: Chris Young concert at Freeman Lake Park
OUR VIEW: Entertainment choice is going over well
In most any circumstance, spending $75,000 is a decision that should be weighed carefully and thoughtfully.
Spending $75,000 of someone else's money deserves even greater consideration and scrutiny.
ISSUE: Recent incidents of local railway accidents
OUR VIEW: Stay off tracks and know safety rules
Ten days ago, a 14-year-old Elizabethtown resident was struck by a train while walking along the tracks downtown. It's been reported by witnesses that the teen was wearing earbuds or headphones at the time.
TOPIC: Teenager fought cancer while living life
OUR VIEW: Make the most of your time on Earth
There is something all of us can learn from the short life lived by Andrew Holland.
Faced with cancer, he spent weeks and weeks in Kosair Children's Hospital. It was his home away from home as he fought cancer to the very end.
Kudos: Praising positives in our community
A lot of local people are giving a lot of themselves on some noteworthy projects. Many gather little notice but here are a few who briefly popped on the public radar recently and should be acknowledged further.
ISSUE: Death of KSP Sgt. David Gibbs
OUR VIEW: He loved God, his family and his job
Kentucky State Trooper Sgt. David Gibbs was laid to rest last Tuesday in Rineyville Cemetery following a service at Severns Valley Baptist Church.
ISSUE: Fairness ordinance to be raised in E'town
OUR VIEW: Consideration must be conducted fairly
In American culture, fairness is on par with equality. We want, expect and sometimes demand a fair and even playing field. Since childhood, we have been told to "play fair."
ISSUE: Councilman volunteers to handle events
OUR VIEW: Radcliff can use a better approach
Radcliff has a new coordinator to oversee planning and implementation of festivals and other fun events for residents and visitors to the city. Well, sort of.
ISSUE: Adoption creates forever families
OUR VIEW: Hargises have hearts for others
If you are to know only one thing about Lorie and Dwain Hargis, it's this: they care about the lives of others.
Parents to two grown children, they now have welcomed four adopted children into their family in the last 15 months.
RIDING FOR THE CHILDREN. Veterans from American Legion Hardin Post 113 continue to give back to the community.
Recently, local American Legion Riders concluded the second Teddy Bear Ride by delivering nearly 300 teddy bears to Hardin Memorial Health's pediatric unit, Hardin County's EMS service and the Kentucky State Police.
ISSUE: Infection control at Hardin Memorial
OUR VIEW: Report shows room for improvement
Hardin Memorial Hospital has an issue with infection control. Most, if not all, hospitals do.
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This largely Georgian town was called "one of the most elegant in England" by John Wesley. Its most interesting sites are the castle and marketplace.
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The castle where King John died (1216) and King Charles gave up his struggle was raised by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln. It was besieged during the Civil War; the keep overlooking the Trent has not survived but there are traces of the 12C gateway, th..
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MTK6577 Review, Benchmark
The MTK6577 is a processor made by Mediatek. It has dual cores that run at 1 GHz clock speed. The MTK6577 CPU is based on the ARM Cortex A9 processor. We used THL W3 smart phone to test the performance of the CPU. So, here are its benchmark scores. In the AnTuTu benchmark, it got a total score of 5000
In comparison, its more powerful cousin, MTK8317 (aka MediaTek 8317) got 6814 in AnTuTu. Tegra 3 got 7522 and Rockchip RK3066 scored 7522.
Don't fret as Allwinner A10 that is used in many cheap Chinese tablets got a miserable 2867. MTK6577 got 2402.3 ms in Sunspider; 69823 in browsermark; and 778 frames in GLbenchmark. Not bad. Not bad at all.
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When healthcare C-suite leaders consistently communicate and evaluate how process improvements are saving lives and improving patient care, those mission-driven employees will become deeply engaged in developing ways to deliver higher-quality care at a lower cost.
For example, at Trinity Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala., president and CEO Keith Granger regularly meets with quality leaders and hospital administrators to tackle quality and cost challenges. Those quality meetings have paid off. Since 2012, Trinity Medical Center has ranked in the top one percentile for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) process of care measures.
Interested in replicating Granger's results? Here are the steps he takes to run successful quality meetings:
Meet with stakeholders on a monthly basis. At Trinity Medical Center, Granger runs the monthly 60- to 90-minute quality meetings. The group consists of 20 to 25 individuals, including quality managers and five to seven administrative leaders. Other departments are invited depending on the issues under review. For example, Granger may invite leaders from nursing (e.g., nurse manager/unit director of the operating room, intensive care unit, medical/surgical unit, or the recovery room), pharmacy, materials management, and the lab, as well as staff nurses who can share their hands-on experiences at patients' bedsides.
While there is no formal agenda, attendees receive information packets that consist of performance results for each of the CMS process of care measures, variations in these processes, and trend charts. Trinity Medical Center closely monitors acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, inpatient and outpatient surgical care projects, ED measures, and venous thromboembolism. After variances and near misses are reviewed, follow-up goals and assignments are identified to prepare for the next scheduled meeting.
Focus the discussion. The group arrives at the meeting ready to solve problems. Although the hospital delivers positive outcomes 99.6 percent of the time, the meeting attendees use a root-cause approach to focus on its few outlier cases and any variances in quality metrics. "What if that one failure was your grandmother, sister, mother, or daughter? The goal must be zero!" Granger says.
Set a tone of high expectations and personal accountability. Granger sets the expectation that incidents will be reviewed by the individuals involved. Although physicians generally don't attend the meetings because of time conflicts with private practice hours, their input is obtained prior to or after the meeting. The attendees bring a written recap to the meeting and explain what happened, how it happened, and what the organization can learn from it so it never occurs again. "Instead of the leader going to the employee and talking while the employee nods, we reverse that. The employee does the talking so we can understand what he or she understands and has absorbed," notes Granger.
Anticipate more efficient meetings over time. If the team is doing its job effectively, there should be fewer clinical variances to examine. At Trinity Medical Center, the initial meetings used to last as long as three hours. However, as performance improved and the number of variances and outliers requiring review decreased, the meetings now frequently take just 30 minutes.
Also, as staff have become more focused on improving care, preparation time for analyzing the data before and during the meetings is becoming more efficient. "We often use the remaining time to talk about how process improvements could be applied to other areas, like our readmissions process, mortality review, or how we handle preoperative patients," Granger says.
Embrace a "no excuses" culture. At the meeting, Granger and his group dissects the monthly variance report line by line in each core measure or outcomes area. For example, when an antibiotic wasn't delivered on time to meet the core measure standard, the nurse for that patient explained that the medication was not administered because she needed to focus her attention on the patient's blood loss.
"I stopped the meeting and suggested that if the root cause was blood loss, perhaps we should pull the lab reports to see how we performed with respect to that so we could find out when the blood was ordered and if it was really an impediment to the antibiotic administration," Granger says.
"What we learned is that we not only missed the goal with respect to the antibiotic but also with respect to administering the blood order. In fact, we pulled 25 patient records to assess our effectiveness on taking orders off the chart at time of admission and implementing initial orders to understand the root of the problem. We really dig to look at documentation and evaluate care," says Granger.
Provide training. To perform regular reviews of performance on CMS quality measures, staff must understand the agency's rules. Granger's team began by studying CMS rules and guidelines and then training staff on the requirements. They also learned from other high performers in the industry and by examining their own performance.
Structure the process. Granger credits the success of the quality meetings to the team's monthly review process. Once the team understood CMS's requirements, they developed the quality meeting structure to share their expertise, knowledge, and results. By examining variances in performance on CMS measures every month on real patients and situations, they are able to identify solutions so problems don't reoccur.
Find the time. "Leaders will often say they don't have time to run quality meetings," says Granger. "Yet, we find time to review financials and budgets. We find time to review strategic plans. We must find time to ensure the same excellence in clinical outcomes for our patients and the reputation of our organizations."
The collaborative process behind Trinity Medical Center's quality meetings has created an open atmosphere that encourages hospital leaders and staff to recommend solutions, rather than make excuses. Through bottom-up discussions led by team members closest to the problem, hospital leaders can determine the root causes of near misses and outlier cases and take steps to resolve problems that hinder quality
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Cerner RevWorks: Readying Your Revenue Cycle Performance for Tomorrow
Ontario Systems: Optimizing Accounts Receivable in a Rapidly Changing Environment
Steve Scibetta, senior director of channel sales for Ontario Systems' healthcare product line, shares insights into effectively managing receivables.
Optum: Enabling Transformative Change
Elena White, vice president of risk, quality, and network solutions for Optum, discusses how healthcare providers can leverage data and technology as they enable risk in their organization.
Somnia: Bending the Healthcare Cost Curve Toward Improved Anesthesia Value
PMMC: Navigating Revenue Cycle Management Challenges as Value Based Purchasing Emerges
Burgess: Simplify the Business of Healthcare
J.P. Morgan: Managing Cybersecurity and Protecting Patient Data
Brian DiPietro, Managing Director, Commercial Bank Technology, JPMorgan Chase & Co., discusses the importance of evaluating your cybersecurity protocols to help prevent malicious data breaches.
TransUnion Healthcare: Smarter Revenue Cycle Solutions
Gerry McCarthy, President of TransUnion Healthcare, discusses industry trends contributing to higher bad debt and what to do about them. Gerry is responsible for the strategic direction of the healthcare business and expanding its footprint in the healthcare market overall. He has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare information technologies.
Deloitte: Creating Value with Effective Care Management
Scott Kolesar, principal and senior leader in Deloitte Consulting LLP's Value Based Care practice, and David Wennberg, MD, MPH, adjunct associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute and former chief executive officer, Northern New England Accountable Care Collaborative, discuss the challenges and competencies involved in creating a care management organization.
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How do adolescents talk about self-harm: a qualitative study of disclosure in an ethnically diverse urban population in England
Author affiliations
1 Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Barts& The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
2 Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Barts& The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
3 Academic Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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BMC Public Health 2013, 13:572 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-572Published: 11 June 2013
Self-harm is prevalent in adolescence. It is often a behaviour without verbal expression, seeking relief from a distressed state of mind. As most adolescents who self-harm do not seek help, the nature of adolescent self-harm and reasons for not disclosing it are a public health concern. This study aims to increase understanding about how adolescents in the community speak about self-harm; exploring their attitudes towards and experiences of disclosure and help-seeking.
This study involved 30 qualitative individual interviews with ethnically diverse adolescents aged 15–16 years (24 females, 6 males), investigating their views on coping with stress, self-harm and help-seeking, within their own social context in multicultural East London. Ten participants had never self-harmed, nine had self-harmed on one occasion and 11 had self-harmed repeatedly. Verbatim accounts were transcribed and subjected to content and thematic analysis using a framework approach.
Self-harm was described as a complex and varied behaviour. Most participants who had self-harmed expressed reluctance to talk about it and many had difficulty understanding self-harm in others. Some participants normalised self-harm and did not wish to accept offers of help, particularly if their self-harm had been secretive and 'discovered', leading to their referral to more formal help from others. Disclosure was viewed more positively with hindsight by some participants who had received help. If help was sought, adolescents desired respect, and for their problems, feelings and opinions to be noticed and considered alongside receiving treatment for injuries. Mixed responses to disclosure from peers, family and initial sources of help may influence subsequent behaviour and deter presentation to services.
This study provides insight into the subjective experience of self-harm, disclosure and help-seeking from a young, ethnically diverse community sample. Accounts highlighted the value of examining self-harm in the context of each adolescent's day-to-day life. These accounts emphasised the need for support from others and increasing awareness about appropriate responses to adolescent self-harm and accessible sources of help for adolescents.


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Keith Cotroneo is in his eighth year as president of Mountwest Community and Technical College in Huntington, WV. In addition to his work at Mountwest, he has served as a community college chief academic officer in Massachusetts, New York and Oregon. Keith's primary focus, throughout his career, has been the design of postsecondary organizational systems that maximize student success. In 2011, Mountwest received a $5 million federal grant to test implementation of a comprehensive student success strategy known as the Beacon Project. This award was followed by an additional $7 million in funding to institutionalize the project and add supplemental enhancements. Mountwest students have benefited significantly from these changes which have also resulted in a positive cultural shift for the institution. The conference presentation will highlight key elements of the transformation, as well as pointing out lessons learned along the way.
Conference Presentation: "Right to Fail vs. Right to Succeed: Successful (and unsuccessful) Strategies for assisting Non-Traditional Students"


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Branded the toast of Broadway for his incendiary performances in such theatrical milestones of the 1950s as Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and Michael V. Gazzo's "A Hatful of Rain," Ben Gazzara came a long way from his upbringing in Manhattan's Gashouse District during the Great Depression, becoming in the course of only a few years of his burgeoning career, the nation's preeminent Italian-American actor, 20 years ahead of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. After making an indelible impression in Otto Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959), he was resigned to the middling career of a jobbing actor through the Sixties, until the following decade, when his craft was revived through a partnership with filmmaker John Cassavetes on the controversial films "Husbands" (1970) and "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976). He would go on to impress audiences with his roles in "Capone" (1975), "They All Laughed" (1981), "Buffalo '66" (1998) and "Dogville" (2003). Rediscovered at the turn of the century by a new generation of indie filmmakers, Gazzara remained an in-demand character actor and a surviving link to both the Golden Age of Broadway and live television and the birth of the American independent film movement.
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Anniversary Necklace
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Seven small brass beads hang from thin brass ball chain. Chain length: 28 inches.The subtly charming Lucky 7 Necklace is made from African brass beads. Seven is perhaps the luckiest of all numbers. Consider its endless applications: seven days of the week, seven colours of the rainbow, seven seas, seven continents, seven wonders of the world Significant in film, music, sports, religion, and just about every other aspect of our physical and cultural lives, the number seven is everywhere you look. Reference its power with this subtle necklace.
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Faculty Research Interests
Ron Acierno
Research Interests
Treatment outcome research
Elder abuse prevalence and risk factors
Mental health effects of disaster
Elaine J. Amella, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Interests
Family caregiving
End-of-life care
Adult day services
Community-based long-term care
Berry S. Anderson, PhD, RN
Research Interest
Major depressive disorder
Anxiety disorders
Pre and postpartum depression
Behavioral activation therapy
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Vagus nerve stimulation
Deep brain stimulation
Epidural prefrontal cortical stimulation
Transcranial direct current stimulation
Electroconvulsive therapy
Kathleen Cartmell, PhD, MPH
Research Interest
Health services research
Interventions to improve the coordination of cancer care (navigation, distress screening, survivorship care)
Interventions to improve clinical trial accrual
Dissemination and implementation research
Cancer prevention (tobacco cessation, HPV vaccines)
Tatiana M. Davidson
Research Interests
Mental health care disparities
Racial/ethnic minority youth mental health
Technology-based treatment delivery
Cultural-modification of evidence based treatments
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Barbara Edlund, PhD, ANP, RN
Research Interests
Primary care of the older adult
Cancer in the older adult
Family caregivers
Health promotion/health education
Risk education
Behavior change.
Mat Gregoski, PhD, MS
Research Interest
Personalized Medicine Strategies (e.g. Genetics, GXE interactions, Machine-learning, mHealth) primarily in the areas of Obesity, CVD (primarily hypertension), Type II diabetes, and Breast Cancer Prevention
Physical Activity and Weight Loss
Medication Adherence Systems
Wearable Technologies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (mHealth)
Inflammation (ET1/ANS imbalance, Advanced Glycation Endproducts)
eHealth based Behavioral Medicine
Shannon Hudson, PhD, RN
Research Interest
Children with Medical Complexity
Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
Health Care Utilization
Access to Care
Rural Disparities
Community Health
Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions for Health Promotion in Children, Adolescents, and Families
Carolyn Jenkins, DrPH, APRN, BC-ADM, RD, RNC, FAAN
Ann Darlington Edwards Endowed Chair
Research Interests
Health disparities (African Americans)
Community health and coalition development
Provider/systems change
Patient education
Teresa J. Kelechi, PhD, CWCN, FAAN
David and Margaret Clare Endowed Chair
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Skin temperature self monitoring
Chronic venous disease
Leg ulcer prevention
Wound healing
Marilyn Laken, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Interests
Community-based participatory research
Community health
Evaluation research
Pregnancy outcomes
Access to care
Cristina López, PhD
Research Interest
Engagement in behavioral health services
Trauma focused mental health treatment
Ethnic minority family and youth risk prevention
Health promotion/prevention in underserved populations
Adolescent depression
Gayenell S. Magwood, PhD, MSN, RN
Research Interests
Health disparities
Health literacy
Quality of life
Multiple risk factor reduction in people at risk for and/or with diabetes
Community-based participatory research methods
Martina Mueller, PhD, MS, RN
Research Interests
Development of applications for decision support in the care of premature infants using machine learning algorithms such as artificial neural networks
Lynne Nemeth, PhD, RN
Research Interests
Health promotion/education/behavior
Evaluation of health information technology
Primary care quality and safety
Implementation science
Organizational change
Susan D. Newman, PhD, RN, CRRN
Research Interests
Spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Community participaton
Independent living
Community-based participatory research methods
Charlene Pope, PhD, MPH, BSN
Research Interests
Racial/ethnic disparities
Provider-patient and interprofessional communication
Preventive cardiology (diabetes and heart failure behavior and decision-making)
International health and intercultural communication
Sociolinguistics, methodology in qualitative and mixed methods health services research
Suparna Qanungo, PhD
Research Interests
Kenneth J. Ruggiero, PhD
Research Interest
Technology applications in health care
Health promotion and disease prevention
Health and mental health disparities
Children and families
Traumatic stress
Disaster response and recovery
Self-management interventions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Georgette (Gigi) Smith, MSN, CPNP, APRN, PC
Research Interests
Pediatric epilepsy
Self-efficacy and self-management
Collective-efficacy and collective-management
Chronic illness issues and impact on child/family
Family-efficacy and Family-management
Ida J. Spruill, PhD, RN, LISW
Research Interests
Ethno-Cultural barriers to genetic literacy
Self-management of chronic disease among vulnerable populations
Gail W. Stuart, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean, College of Nursing
Research Interests
Anxiety disorders
Behavior change
Patient compliance
Behavioral health workforce
Nursing education innovation
Frank A. Treiber, PhD
Endowed Chair, Center of Economic Excellence (CoEE)
Research Interests
Health promotion/disease prevention
Predictive, preventive, personalized medicine
Gene x environment contributions to health disparities
Technology applications in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention interventions of chronic diseases
Janelle L. Wagner, PhD
Research Interests
Pediatric psychology
Psychosocial adjustment to pediatric chronic illness
Evidence-based psychosocial intervention
Self Management
Deborah C. Williamson, DHA, RN, MSN, CNM
Associate Dean for Practice
Research Interests
Racial and ethnic disparities in health services
Access to care
Health beliefs and health behaviors
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Why Toad's Place Rocks: Originally, the Yale Co-op stood where Toad's now resides. It was various restaurants after Yale sold it off, and former culinary student Michael Spoerndle purchased the building to turn it into a French and Italian restaurant in 1975. But by 1976, Toad's Place (that was also the name of the restaurant, btw), Spoerndle transformed Toad's into a live music venue with the help of local musician Peter Menta, as well as friend and co-owner Brian Phelps. Right off the bat, acts like Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker graced the stage at the 750 capacity club. Billy Joel recorded "Los Angelenos" from his album Songs in the Attic at Toad's in 1980, and U2 played there three times at the dawn of the '80s while they promoted Boy and during their October Tour. They also premiered the song Fire there, and Adam Clayton can be seen in a Toad's tee shirt in early promo photos of U2. In 1990, Bob Dylan played a set that lasted more than five hours, and was his first club appearance in a quarter century. More recent acts have included Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis, Juicy J, Interpol, and Wiz Khalifa.
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It's a pretty great time of the year for sports, concerts, and theater, given that each category has a plethora of events to choose from. Big names like Elton John and Kanye West will launch U.S. tours this month, while the NFL season continues on strong (as if there was ever any doubt). On top of that, NBA has its pre-season while MLB heads into its postseason, and several shows — including one about legendary musician Janis Joplin — open on Broadway.
Pink: She opens her latest tour, "The Truth About Love," Oct. 10 in Oakland, CA, which she follows up with several California performances before sweeping through the rest of the U.S.
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Elton John: Though he's spent plenty of time at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, this month, Elton John takes his show on tour. First up: Austin, TX, Oct. 17
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I've been using Emacs's
iso-accents-mode for a long time to type European languages on ASCII keyboards. Now, for the first time ever I need to type characters that aren't in the "Latin" 8-bit encodings, but available in the Unicode Latin-Extended blocks (in Biblical names such as Măttăthīăs).
It seems much neater to keep using iso-accents for these pseudo-latin characters rather than switch to one of the heavyweight full-unicode input methods. Is there a language definition (or could I create one) that would turn e.g. _i into ī and -a into ă, or is
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So far, no Bachelor couple has actually wed (Bachelorette star Trista Sutter did, however). But the show's latest lovers are determined to be first.
There is no wedding date set and he recently moved out of her place, but a source close to Shayne Lamas and Matt Grant say they are on track for a wedding. Will they make it to the altar soon? Ever? What do you think?
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Douglass lives in Hugh Auld's household for about seven years. During this time, he is able to learn how to read and write, though Mrs. Auld is hardened and no longer tutors him. Slavery hurts Mrs. Auld as much as it hurts Douglass himself. The mentality of slavery strips her of her inherent piety and sympathy for others, making her hardened and cruel.
However, Douglass has already learned the alphabet and is determined to learn how to read. He gives bread to poor local boys in exchange for reading lessons. Douglass writes that he is now tempted to thank these boys by name, but he knows that they would suffer for it, as teaching blacks still constitutes an offense. Douglass recalls the boys sympathetically agreeing that he no more deserved to be a slave than they did themselves.
At around the age of twelve, Douglass encounters a book called The Columbian Orator, which contains a philosophical dialogue between a master and a slave. In the dialogue, the master lays out the argument for slavery, and the slave refutes each point, eventually convincing the master to release him. The book also contains a reprint of a speech arguing for the emancipation of Irish Catholics and for human rights generally. The book helps Douglass to fully articulate the case against slavery, but it also makes him hate his masters more and more. This dilemma is difficult position for Douglass and often fills him with regret. As Hugh Auld predicted, Douglass's discontent is painfully acute now that he understands the injustice of his situation but still has no means by which to escape it. Douglass enters a period of nearly suicidal despair.
During this period, Douglass eagerly listens to anyone discussing slavery. He often hears the word "abolitionist." In a city newspaper account of a Northern abolitionist petition, Douglass finally discovers that the word means "antislavery."
One day around this time, Douglass kindly helps two Irish sailors at the wharf without being asked. When they realize that Douglass is doomed to be a slave for life, the sailors encourage him to run away to the North. Douglass does not respond to them, for fear they might be trying to trick him. White men are known to encourage slaves to escape and then recapture them for the reward money. But the idea of escape nonetheless sticks in Douglass's head.
Meanwhile, Douglass sets out to learn how to write. After watching ships' carpenters write single letters on lumber, Douglass learns to form several letters. He practices his letters on fences, walls, and the ground around the city. He approaches local boys and starts contests over who can write the best. Douglass writes what he can and learns from what the boys write. Soon, he can copy from the dictionary. When the Aulds leave Douglass alone in the house, he writes in Thomas Auld's old discarded copybooks. In this painstaking manner, Douglass eventually learns to write.
The title Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is suggested by the CCSS Initiative as an Exemplar Text for middle school.
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Yes, I am a teen myself, and if you HAVE to read this, then do so, but if you don't have to, then don't read it...it is incredibly boring...I had to read it for my English class...horrible book...unless you like narratives...then to you...ENJOY!!! It is hard to understand in some parts, but if you have ever read Fahrenheit 451, then it's about that bad...
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No doubt, I thought it was gonna be super boring and I was gonna hate it, but to the contrary, I actually REALLY liked it. It's something I can read, and it doesn't take too long to read either. If you actually like history, and like to read about the stuff you won't find in a textbook, then this narrative is worthwhile.
such Douglass
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A Permanent Member of the Family
A Permanent Member of the Family
Ecco Press, Hardcover, 9780061857652, 228pp.
Publication Date: November 2013
A masterly collection of new stories from Russell Banks, acclaimed author of The Sweet Hereafter and Rule of the Bone, which maps the complex terrain of the modern American family
The New York Times lauds Russell Banks as "the most compassionate fiction writer working today" and hails him as a novelist who delivers "wrenching, panoramic visions of American moral life." Long celebrated for his unflinching, empathetic works that explore the unspoken but hard realities of contemporary culture, Banks now turns his keen intelligence and emotional acuity on perhaps his most complex subject yet: the shape of family in its many forms.
Suffused with Banks's trademark lyricism and reckless humor, the twelve stories in A Permanent Member of the Family examine the myriad ways we try--and sometimes fail--to connect with one another, as we seek a home in the world. In the title story, a father looks back on the legend of the cherished family dog whose divided loyalties mirrored the fragmenting of his marriage. In "Christmas Party," a young man entertains dark thoughts as he watches his newly remarried ex-wife leading the life he once imagined they would share. "A Former Marine" asks, to chilling effect, if one can ever stop being a parent. And in the haunting, evocative "Veronica," a mysterious woman searching for her missing daughter may not be who she claims she is.
Moving between the stark beauty of winter in upstate New York and the seductive heat of Florida, A Permanent Member of the Family charts with subtlety and precision the ebb and flow of both the families we make for ourselves and the ones we're born into, as it asks how we know the ones we love and, in turn, ourselves. One of our most acute and penetrating authors, Banks's virtuosic writing animates stories that are profoundly humane, deeply--and darkly--funny, and absolutely unforgettable.
Russell Banks is one of America's most prestigious fiction writers, a past president of the International Parliament of Writers, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His work has been translated into twenty languages and has received numerous prizes and awards, including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. He lives in upstate New York and Miami, Florida.
Alan Cheuse reviews a short story collection by Russell Banks called A Permanent Member of the Family. The stories feature ordinary Americans caught in one dilemma or another. More at NPR.org
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The stories in Russell Banks' new collection, A Permanent Member of the Family, all share a sense of sadness. Banks joins host Rachel Martin to talk about how he begins his tales. More at NPR.org
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Tropicals and Tender Perennials
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers
This plant is suitable for growing indoors
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F)
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Pale Pink
Late Winter/Early Spring
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall
Blooms repeatedly
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
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Vincent, Alabama
Mesilla Park, New Mexico
Fort Worth, Texas
Lytle, Texas
On Jul 4, 2008, Lily_love from Central, AL (Zone 7b) wrote:
These plants are known to be root-hardy (herbacious perennial) in our climate. I used to move this indoor every Fall, last year I left the pot and all outdoor overwinter. Surprisingly, it survived and returned with vigor. Pretty light pink flowers that bloom profusely at this time.
On Feb 15, 2008, bagel_k from Central, NJ (Zone 6b) wrote:
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On Apr 7, 2006, SW_gardener from (Zone 6a) wrote:
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Guruji, all spiritual paths say that, 'you are not alone and there is a higher power taking care of you.' But what about those people who suffer in Africa. Why are they left alone to die from hunger?
This is a big question, why is there suffering in the world.
There are three types of suffering:
1. Suffering through natural calamities
2. Suffering through one's own ignorance or one's own laziness. This is man-made
3. Suffering due to karma where you don't even know what the root cause of this kind of suffering is. It goes beyond the current framework of time. You have to go very much forward in the realm of consciousness to find out why this suffering is there now.
There is no apparent cause for it. But the cause is hidden somewhere in the past. You need to dig into that cause
These are the three types. All these can be avoided, and rectified.


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F.F. I'm thinking about giving Higgs a chance to co-blog every Tuesday. Here are some of his most recent thoughts about evolution.
Higgs: After some months of co-blogging on the subject of evolution, I've learned that humanity has a strange obsession with finding those traits that render you uniquely human – qualities that you hope will set you apart from all the other animals. In search of those defining traits, you've considered self-awareness, consciousness, artistic expression, tool use, language, empathy, self-discipline, capacity for planning, fear of death, and the preference for grilled meat over raw.
Some of these traits are not shared by all humans. And some are shared with other animals.
FF: Someone wiser than I am once told me it's better not to argue with irrational people. That's usually true, but not always. At this point I'm turning the post over to my co-blogger Higgs.
Higgs: Hi people. Higgs here. I wanted to share this video which shows one of my favorite humans, Stephen Colbert, toying with a creationist the way a cat would play with a mouse before devouring it. Colbert's swipes are so quick and skillful that his prey isn't even sure he's being eaten for breakfast. Enjoy.
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Despite the fact that we can't see oxygen or carbon dioxide in our air, the existence of these invisible gases is not a radical theory but a well-established science. Back in the 1800s, physicist Michael Faraday used a series of experiments involving a candle flame to show children how to reveal such otherwise invisible gases. He also demonstrated how different invisible gases behave quite differently from one another. Some fed flames, for example. Some extinguished them.
I thought about Faraday's lectures when I read this story over the weekend in the New York Times, describing a controversy that surrounds a Discovery Channel documentary about the Earth's polar regions.
According to the story, the film is full of visual evidence for melting glaciers, shrinking sea ice and threats to wildlife. And yet, there's a conspicuous absence of any mention of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases as probable causes:
The relevance of evolution to the origin of life came up in the comments following yesterday's post. That may not be a coincidence, since I had been working on this piece at the time and talking to scientists who envision the origin of life as an evolutionary process. How could "chemical slop" become life? A closer look reveals that some chemicals are not as sloppy as they appear to the untrained eye.
This column will also a appear in Monday's Inquirer:
Blurring the lines between life and inanimate matter, biologists announced today that they'd created six different chemical alternatives to DNA and coaxed them to undergo evolution.
It's not only members of the religious right who go around saying science is a form of faith. I just found out from the blog Cosmic Variance that Jon Stewart has made similar claims on his show. Stewart uses antimatter as an example of something scientists just believe in, despite our inability to see it. Read the post and watch the clip here.
Here's what Stewart has to say about faith and science:
"I've always been fascinated that, the more you delve into science, the more it appears to rely on faith. You know, when they start to speak about the universe they say, well, actually, most of the universe is antimatter. Oh, really, where's that? Well, you can't see it. [Robinson: "Yes, exactly."] Well, where is it? It's there. Can you measure it? We're working on it. And it's a very similar argument to someone who would say God created everything. Well where is he? He's there. And I'm always struck by the similarity of the arguments at their core."
Yesterday I was trying to find something interesting to say about the second Philadelphia Science Festival, which starts this weekend. I asked one of the spokespeople what the purpose of the festival was supposed to be, and he said it's intended to get young people interested in becoming scientists.
Seems worthy, but do we really need more scientists or fewer? Or do we just need more good scientists? One thing we don't need are more bogus scientific papers. Yesterday's New York Times had an interesting story about a rise in retractions, and among the many reasons cited for the glut of bad science was a glut of wannabe scientists.
The so-called high impact journals – Science, Nature and the New England Journal of Medicine – have the worst record when it comes to retractions. The article quotes an editor of Science with an excuse:
I noticed in watching the documentary "A Flock of Dodos" for a second time last week that many of the intelligent design supporters were telling untruths and passing off the blame. When filmmaker Randy Olson suggests to one confident IDer that there are, in fact, some transitional fossils she replies with something like, "not according to the information I received." Another is flummoxed that inaccurate embryology from the 1800s isn't used in most modern biology textbooks. That's what he was told.
It's as if these lies get laundered the more they're repeated, so those who parrot them can dodge responsibility.
Here are some other interesting bits of "science" you probably won't learn about in school. A reader sent this as part of a longer email last week:
This column also appeared in Monday's Philadelphia Inquirer.
Charles Darwin would surely have been mesmerized by a paper released last week showing that baboons can recognize written words and distinguish them from gibberish. This was more than a feat of memorization, since the baboons were able to do this with 75 percent accuracy even if they'd never seen the words or nonwords before.
In a paper describing their findings, the scientists say perhaps the baboons are able to do some sort of unconscious statistical calculation involving the combinations of letters most likely to form words. "We tend to think that the ability to distinguish what's a real word is fundamentally human," said Duke University neurobiologist Michael Platt, who wrote a commentary accompanying the paper in the journal Science.


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Vision-Sciences Announces Revenue of $4.2 Million for Fourth Quarter and $15.3 Million for Full Year Fiscal 2013 ORANGEBURG, N.Y., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vision-Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSCI), a leading provider of unique flexible endoscopic products utilizing its proprietary sterile disposable EndoSheath® technology, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013, ended March 31, 2013. Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Highlights *Net sales were $4.2 million, compared with $4.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 and $4.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012; *Operating loss decreased 29% to $2.0 million compared to $2.8 million in the same quarter last year; and *Net loss improved by 34% to $2.0 million, or ($0.04) per basic and diluted share, compared to $3.1 million, or ($0.07) per basic and diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. Fiscal Year 2013 Highlights *Net sales were $15.3 million, compared with $16.7 million in fiscal 2012; *Operating loss decreased 17% to $8.4 million compared to $10.1 million last year; and *Net loss improved by 5% to $10.5 million, or ($0.23) per basic and diluted share, compared to $11.0 million, or ($0.25) per basic and diluted share, in fiscal 2012. *Excluding the loss on extinguishment of debt, non-GAAP net loss for fiscal 2013 was $9.3 million, or ($0.20) per basic and diluted share, an improvement of 16% over fiscal 2012. "2013 was a rebuilding year for Vision-Sciences and marked the implementation of our new strategy to focus primarily on the acute-care hospital and bariatric markets, where our value proposition resonates the most," commented Cynthia Ansari, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vision-Sciences, Inc. "Our relevance and acceptance has increased in these markets, our sales pipeline is robust, and our averageselling pricecontinues to grow. This strong foundation should enable Vision-Sciences' growth in fiscal 2014 and beyond." Results of Operations Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 versus Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Net sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 decreased 9% to $4.2 million from $4.6 million in the same period a year ago, primarily due to the absence of spine system sales to SpineView, Inc. in the fiscal 2013 quarter. Sequentially, net sales in the fourth quarter increased 6% from $4.0 million as reported during the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Net sales detail (in thousands, except for percentages) for the three-month periods were as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, Market/Category 2013 2012 % (unaudited) (unaudited) Urology $2,074 $1,916 8% ENT 479 493 -3% Surgery / GI 124 186 -33% Critical Care / Pulmonology 264 331 -20% Spine -- 225 -100% Repairs, peripherals, and accessories 499 527 -5% Total net medical sales 3,440 3,678 -6% Total net industrial sales 760 913 -17% Net sales $4,200 $4,591 -9% Gross profit was $1.2 million in the fourth quarters of fiscal 2013 and 2012. Gross margin for the period increased 300 basis points to 29% from 26% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. The gross margin improvement was primarily attributable to higher domestic average selling prices as evidenced by the year-over-year increases of 53% and 87% realized for the Company's surgical and critical care video platforms, respectively. Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 8%, over the same period last year. The decrease was primarily due to lower salaries and benefits expense ($119 thousand) and a reduction in trade show and convention costs ($46 thousand). As a percentage of net sales, SG&A was 67% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, up slightly from the 65% reported in the same period last year. Research and development ("R&D") expenses were $0.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 54%, over the same period last year. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower product development costs associated with the Company's next generation digital processing unit, the DPU-7000 ($0.2 million), the flexible ureteroscope for Stryker ($0.1 million), and the 2.0 mm flexible endoscope for SpineView ($0.1 million). All of these products are now commercially available for sale. As a percentage of net sales, R&D decreased to 11% from 22% reported during the same period last year. The Company's operating loss improved 29% to $2.0 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 driven by lower operating expenses of $0.8 million. Full Year Fiscal 2013 versus Full Year Fiscal 2012 Net sales for the full year fiscal 2013 decreased 8% to $15.3 million from $16.7 million reported during the full year fiscal 2012. The year-over-year net sales decline was primarily attributable to lower urology sales to Stryker ($1.2 million) stemming from initial stocking of product in fiscal 2012 to support their April 2011 launch efforts. Net sales detail (in thousands, except for percentages) for fiscal years 2013 and 2012 were as follows: Fiscal Year Ended March 31, Market/Category 2013 2012 % (unaudited) (audited) Urology $5,439 $7,167 -24% ENT 1,896 1,922 -1% Surgery / GI 1,019 952 7% Critical Care / Pulmonology 789 895 -12% Spine 440 837 -47% Repairs, peripherals, and accessories 2,047 1,962 4% Total net medical sales 11,630 13,735 -15% Total net industrial sales 3,657 2,951 24% Net sales $15,287 $16,686 -8% Gross profit for fiscal 2013 decreased 15% to $4.3 million compared to $5.1 million for fiscal 2012. Gross margin for the period decreased approximately 200 basis points to 28% from 30% in fiscal 2012, primarily attributable to a reduction in the allocation of manufacturing expenses to support research and development activities (gross margin percentage point impact of 3% in fiscal 2013). SG&A expenses were $11.0 million for fiscal 2013, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 9%, compared to fiscal 2012. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower stock-based compensation expense ($0.5 million), lower vacation pay expense ($0.3 million), and a reduction in trade show and convention costs ($0.2 million). As a percentage of net sales, SG&A was essentially unchanged at 72% for fiscal 2013 as compared to the prior year. R&D expenses were $1.8 million for fiscal 2013, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 42%, compared to fiscal 2012. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower product development costs associated with the aforementioned products ($0.7 million) and a reduction in manufacturing efforts to support product development activities ($0.5 million). As a percentage of net sales, R&D decreased to 12% from 19% as reported in fiscal 2012. The Company's operating loss improved 17% to $8.4 million in fiscal 2013 from $10.1 million in fiscal 2012, primarily attributable to a $2.4 million decline in operating expenses, period to period. At March 31, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $0.8 million and working capital of $7.0 million, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $1.3 million and working capital of $6.6 million at December 31, 2012 and cash and cash equivalents of $2.7 million and working capital of $6.0 million at March 31, 2012. The Company presently has $3.0 million of capital available under a $20.0 million convertible note with Lewis C. Pell, the Company's Chairman. Conference Call Cynthia Ansari, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Keith Darragh, VP, Finance and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2013 financial results at 8:30 a.m. ET, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Conference dial-in: (877) 303-1595 International dial-in: (970) 315-0449 Conference ID: 43081267 Webcast: http://ir.visionsciences.com/ An audio replay of the conference call will be available from 11:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, through 11:30 p.m. ET on Monday, May 6, 2013 by dialing (855) 859-2056 from the U.S. or (404) 537-3406 from abroad. The audio webcast will also be available in the investor section of the Company's website, www.visionsciences.com. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share excludes non-cash or non-operational activities. As a result, the Company uses these measures to assess and analyze its operational results and trends and to make financial and operations decisions. The Company also believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors, because they provide greater transparency regarding the Company's operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered measures of the Company's liquidity. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are unlikely to be comparable with non-GAAP information provided by other companies. Reconciliations between non-GAAP financial measures and GAAP financial measures for net loss and net loss per share are included in a table accompanying this press release after the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. About Vision-Sciences, Inc. Vision-Sciences, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for flexible endoscopy. The company's unique product lines feature a streamlined visualization system and proprietary sterile disposable microbial barrier, known as EndoSheath technology, providing users with efficient and cost effective endoscope turnover while enhancing patient safety. Currently, Vision-Sciences offers solutions for five main healthcare areas: urology, pulmonology (critical care), gastroenterology (GI), ENT (ear, nose and throat) and spine. Information about Vision-Sciences' products is available at www.visionsciences.com. Vision Sciences^®, Slide-On^®, EndoSheath^®, EndoWipe^® and The Vision System^® are registered trademarks of Vision-Sciences, Inc. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are any statements that are not historical facts.These forward-looking statements are based on Vision-Sciences' current expectations, and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date.Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the statements contained herein; risk factors are detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.There is no assurance that any future results or events discussed in these statements will be achieved.The Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as may be required by law. Vision-Sciences, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended March 31, March 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (audited) Net sales $4,200 $4,591 $15,287 $16,686 Cost of sales 2,972 3,388 10,945 11,601 Gross profit 1,228 1,203 4,342 5,085 Selling, general, and 2,794 2,991 10,999 12,045 administrative expenses Research and development 459 994 1,820 3,155 expenses Operating loss (2,025) (2,782) (8,477) (10,115) Interest income -- -- 4 9 Interest expense (36) (160) (503) (489) Debt cost expense -- (143) (272) (372) Loss on extinguishment of debt -- -- (1,244) -- Other, net (6) (5) (53) (48) (42) (308) (2,068) (900) Loss before provision for (2,067) (3,090) (10,545) (11,015) income taxes Income tax provision 2 1 12 1 Net loss $(2,069) $(3,091) $(10,557) $(11,016) Net loss per common share - $(0.04) $(0.07) $(0.23) $(0.25) basic and diluted Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic and 46,076 44,496 45,945 44,246 diluted Vision-Sciences, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except per share amounts) March 31, March 31, 2013 2012 ASSETS (unaudited) (audited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $788 $2,674 Accounts receivable, net 3,624 2,132 Inventories, net 5,158 3,970 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 276 197 Total current assets 9,846 8,973 Property and equipment, net 1,454 2,033 Deferred debt cost, net -- 1,516 Other assets, net 77 77 Total assets $11,377 $12,599 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT Current liabilities: Accounts payable $1,300 $587 Accrued compensation 656 657 Accrued expenses 728 944 Deferred revenue 130 -- Capital lease obligations 75 91 Advances from customers -- 672 Total current liabilities 2,889 2,951 Convertible debt—related party 17,000 -- Line of credit—related party -- 10,000 Deferred revenue, net of current portion 62 -- Capital lease obligations, net of current portion 22 97 Total liabilities 19,973 13,048 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' deficit: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value Authorized—5,000 shares; issued and outstanding—none -- -- Common stock, $0.01 par value Authorized—75,000 shares; issued—46,249 shares and 463 454 45,396 shares, respectively Additional paid-in capital 100,819 98,382 Treasury stock at cost, 34 shares and 7 shares of common (50) (14) stock, respectively Accumulated deficit (109,828) (99,271) Total stockholders' deficit (8,596) (449) Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $11,377 $12,599 Vision-Sciences, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands, except per share amounts) Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013 2012 Cash flows from operating activities: (unaudited) (audited) Net loss $(10,557) $(11,016) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Stock-based compensation expense 1,469 2,018 Depreciation and amortization 795 832 Provision for (recovery of) bad debt expenses 5 (1) Debt cost expense 272 372 Loss on extinguishment of debt 1,244 -- Loss on disposal of fixed assets 58 48 Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (1,497) (539) Inventories (1,372) 1,773 Prepaid expenses and other current assets (79) 135 Other assets -- (9) Accounts payable 713 (334) Accrued expenses (216) 162 Accrued compensation (1) (49) Deferred revenue 49 -- Advances from customers (529) (5,021) Net cash used in operating activities (9,646) (11,629) Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment (95) (209) Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets 5 10 Net cash used in investing activities (90) (199) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt—related 7,000 -- party Advance on line of credit—related party -- 5,000 Payment of costs related to line of credit—related -- (5) party Net proceeds from sale of common stock 878 -- Proceeds from exercise of stock options 99 428 Common stock repurchased (36) (14) Payments of capital leases (91) (87) Net cash provided by financing activities 7,850 5,322 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (1,886) (6,506) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period $2,674 $9,180 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $788 $2,674 Vision-Sciences, Inc. and Subsidiaries Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation (In thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended March 31, March 31, Non-GAAP Financial 2013 2012 Difference 2013 2012 Difference Measures and Reconciliation (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (audited) GAAP net loss $(2,069) $(3,091) $1,022 $(10,557) $(11,016) $459 Add: loss on extinguishment -- -- -- 1,244 -- 1,244 of debt Non-GAAP net $(2,069) $(3,091) $1,022 $(9,313) $(11,016) $1,703 loss Non-GAAP net loss per common share - $(0.04) $(0.07) $(0.20) $(0.25) basic and diluted Weighted average number of shares 46,076 44,496 45,945 44,246 outstanding - basic and diluted CONTACT: Keith Darragh VP, Finance and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Vision-Sciences, Inc. 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Vision-Sciences Announces Revenue of $4.2 Million for Fourth Quarter and $15.3 Million for Full Year Fiscal 2013
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