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Friday, February 08, 2013
Wellington Sevens 'Thrift Shop' Music Video
Our friends at The Crowd Goes Wild, Meghan Mutrie specifically, have put together their take on Thrift Shop by Macklemore, featuring some of the teams that took part in the Wellington Sevens last weekend, as well as New Zealand legend David Tua.
Collins Injera, Carlin Isles, and even New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens made an appearance.
Meghan says that getting the legendary coach involved as an honour, but was also down to all the players egging and cheering him on off camera at the Wellington parade.
Tua, a former heavyweight boxing champion, was kind enough to take part following a friendly email, and some famous cookies a while back. Meghan describes him as a 'humble and gentle man'.
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The two good-looking Khans are certainly not duffers but their hearts are! Well, that's what they say in one the songs from their forthcoming film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
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Bebo plays an environmentalist-cum-social worker in the film and hence kicks her co-star's butt when he throws a plastic bottle on the ground instead in a dustbin. We aren't sure if Imran liked it but it's fun to watch for sure
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"You know, I do think truly and faithfully that every week should be Marriage Protection Week." George stood up, took a swig from the bottle, wiped his face in the crook of his arm and then handed the champagne to Tony.
As the Prime Minister took the bottle, he crossed his legs, his brown eyes melted almost worshipfully at his American companion.
"Sssshtill," he stared hard at Blair, leaning over him far enough so that Tony could smell the alcohol on his breath. "I can't help thinkin' sometimes." He stopped, snatched the bottle again from the Prime Minister's grasp and swung it up to his lips.
Tony nervously eyed the smooth curves of the President's immaculately pressed slacks. When Bush didn't finish his sentence, he shifted in his chair. "You were saying, George?"
The bottle hit the wall behind him with a crash of broken glass. "That's MISTER PRESIDENT to you, asshole!" Bush jabbed his finger at Blair and suddenly the Prime Minister of England found his legs forced apart by the President's knee.
"Yes, Mister President," Tony shrank from the thick alcohol fumes that accompanied the President's words, even as he felt himself getting excited by the proximity of the man.
As he stared into the beady eyes of his companion, inches away, he half hoped that the President would feel his erection against his knee. Domination like this was entirely new to Tony. He licked his lips. He'd met with the President many times before, but never had Bush done anything like this...
Bush half-grunted and brought his mouth a mere tantalizing two inches from Blair's. "We're planning to invade Iraq," he whispered heavily, pushing Blair back further against the chair with both of his palms. One hand slid down the sitting man's abdomen, causing Tony to moan almost in pain, turning his head to the side and closing his eyes. He felt hot breath against his neck and the President's fingers clumsily groping down, kneading the Prime Minister's balls through his trousers.
"W-we?" Blair gasped.
"And you're going to help us," Bush growled. "Support us."
Blair froze. "But that... that's ridiculous! George!" The President was unbuttoning the Englishman's trousers now, sliding his hand inside his pants. "...George..." He felt the President's grip tighten around his erection.
"Say you will." Bush began pumping with his hand, and Tony moaned again, louder. "Promise you'll help us kill all these bastards, these terrishts."
"Make the Middle East safe for democracy."
Blair's eyes flickered open in confusion, and he saw George's face twisted into a mocking leer.
"And some of the oil will be yours as well," whispered Bush, moving his hand faster. The friction was unbearable.
"My...ah... England will be... ahh... furious..."
"You've always been a pussy, Blair," said Bush coldly.
"All pussies, the goddamn English."
"George..." he moaned.
At that moment, Tony lost complete control and came into the President's hand.
Bush moved away abruptly, getting a cloth handkerchief from the desk and wiping his fingers on it. Tony, spent and still panting, swallowed and looked down at his unzipped trousers. He reached down and zipped them, then raised his eyes to see that George was undoing his own trousers.
"You will call me when you decide, then," said Bush. It was phrased as a question but of course it was an order.
"Of course, George." The Prime Minister stood up, looking around the Oval Office and straightening his suit coat.
"Good." The President pulled his erect cock out of his fly. "Now get down and suck, bitch."
Tony had no option but to obey.
When they emerged at last from the office, Dick Cheney greeted them, holding a folder in his hands. Another young man stepped forward.
"Excuse me, Prime Minister, but the limousine is waiting to take you to the landing strip," he said with a British accent.
"Ah, excellent," said Blair, and turned to offer the two Americans a parting handshake. His eyes met President Bush's and lingered briefly before he turned to leave.
Watching him walk down the hallway, Cheney smiled. "The debriefing went well, then?"
"Yep," said Bush. "I sure wish Jacquie was that easy to crack."
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If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha.
If you meet your father, kill your father.
Only live your life as it is,
Not bound to anything."
Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta
It must be because my hair is currently longer than it's ever been...either that or I really need to get a hobby...but I'm currently fascinated by videos of weird and wonderful hair options. The latest gives very detailed instructions for creating a hair bow. If I didn't have such miserably thin hair I'd give it a go...as it is I'll just marvel at the dexterity (and lush locks) of the girl in the video...
As I mentioned the other day, the embellishments on a Rika bag have initiated a quest for a skull and talon to hang around my neck this summer...not that I actually need to find the skull portion of the equation as my fixation with the macabre means that there's an enameled brass skull pendant from Chloe currently sitting in my jewelry box just waiting to find its mate.
It doesn't look like there will be any issue getting hold of a talon either...the only questions being price and which bird or animal part I want to wear. Though I'd love to get my hands on another piece from Pamela Love her eagle claw ($352) is more than I want to spend. Thankfully another NY based jeweler, Erica Weiner, offers a similar bald eagle talon (in brass instead of gold vermeil) for $70...a slightly smaller raptor talon for $60...and a definite conversation starter...the fox's penis bone for $60.
At the moment I'm leaning towards the raptor talon but I'll keep looking a little longer just in case something else turns up...
I can't say that I feel like whistling, though there certainly is plenty of slush around...nature's way of killing off anything that was energetic (and presumptuous) enough to thrust its head above the soil in recent weeks. Enough already...I may have a sweater collection to rival Imelda Marcos' shoe closet but I'm fed up with wearing the darned things...
The Guardian's fashion videos leave me groaning and cursing the ease with which these things can be made and posted...this week's topic, "rave meets safari", ignored Louis Vuitton's Spicy shoe...which is, after all, the shoe that symbolizes this look...and, instead, focused almost exclusively on Jimmy Choo...and left the viewer with the information that if you spend 795 quid on a pair of shoes and a further 1,395 on a bag you can be "on trend" (as Jess Cartner-Morely loves to say in these things).
Grazia's offerings, on the other hand, actually seem...useful. Well, useful if you have an urge to recreate the bagel bun from Philip Lim's Spring/Summer 09 runway...or give yourself clip-in hair extensions...that kind of "useful"...not rocket science but fun if you want to do something different with your hair and have some time to kill on a Sunday afternoon. Though I don't see myself having the urge (or the patience) to clip in some faux locks I may try a one-sided Princess Leia tribute once the weather warms up.
As part of my consideration of "all the things that will make summer bearable" I've been giving some thought (at least tentatively) to adding a white dress to my summer wish list...I like the idea of something blindingly pure to wear on a scorching summer day (pure, that is, until I manage to acquire a grass stain or some other summer-related form of discoloration).
There are, however, two mental stumbling blocks connected with this plan that I find myself banging into like a bird slamming itself against a glass window...
I think I can safely say that this is the first time that I've lusted over a bag purely so that I could rip the embellishments off and use them as pendants (I'll admit that there have been many other random and negligible reasons for bag purchases, just not this particular one). Yet, there we are...Rika's tote bag has filled me with longing for a gold skull nestling next to a talon/tooth to hang around my neck this summer.
All I can say is...let the hunt begin...
While I can't actually claim to have "saved" $500 I did feel remarkably frugal when I noticed Church's classic Burwood brogues on Net-a-Porter...well, frugal and closely related to the cat in the adage who let "I dare not wait upon I would"...as they're virtually identical to a pair that are lurking in my closet (an Ally Cappelino/Church's collaboration that I bought many years ago and have worn...let me see...probably less than ten times). Not that they languished unworn for any good reason...for a while they were "too new" and therefore "too nice" for regular wear...then they "no longer fit my current aesthetic"...then, for a while, they were in storage and therefore inaccessible...now, they're just not something I wear very often (for no particular reason). Yet another reminder that what comes around goes around...and I really need to de-lurk all of the things in the back of my closet and work with what I've got before I fulfill my automatic urge to buy something new. |
No daisies to date...though a few crocuses are bravely thrusting their heads out of the soil...a decision they'll regret come this weekend when snow flurries are forecast.
In my mind I'm ready to begin my bi-annual closet overhaul...where winter clothes get taken out of my main closet and moved into the storage closet and their summer brethren get to see the light of day...but, realistically, I know that I've got to wait (or else the crocuses won't be the only thing suffering from hypothermia this weekend).
As someone who doesn't really like slogan t-shirts (apart from vintage Katherine Hamnett ones) I admit that I might be slightly biased...there again, I might be biased because I'm a fan of The Smiths... Perhaps it's best to say that I realize that I'm biased but...what in the name of hell was Pauric Sweeney thinking when he created the bags below? Browns website describes them as "bright roomy shopper(s) with attitude"...personally I think they're an abomination...plagiarism run amok.
Why a designer who usually makes such beautiful bags would succumb to a gimmick like this I have no idea. And it's not just The Smiths either...Prince's Sign o' the Times ("Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby...We'll call him Nate, if it's a boy") is lasered into leather (at £575 a pop) as well. Really...is nothing sacred?
Today's words..."road"..."hell"..."paved"...and the ever popular "good intentions". Because just when I was (mentally) patting myself on the back for sticking pretty close to my summer wish list and not wasting money on fripperies I find myself completely smitten by this ruffled vest by Swedish designer Carin Rodebjer (an F.I.T. graduate whose collections draw inspiration from...Swedish national costumes, Parisian bohemians in the twenties and Finnish trash-rockers Hanoi Rocks).
What I find so appealing about this piece...apart from the toughly delicate, or delicately tough, sea of ruffles...is the fact that it is so lightweight that it would allow me to continue wearing my beloved layers even in the midst of summer. So now, the internal battle begins...to be "bad" or to be "good"? Or, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow put it...
"There was a little girl
And she had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead,
When she was good,
She was very, very good,
And when she was bad she was horrid."
A walk around the bird house at the local zoo made me feel like spring had indeed sprung...thanks to all that greenery and trilling. Of course, it also made me feel incredibly...subdued...as I watched a Golden-breasted Starling strut its stuff on one of the branches. Suddenly I have an overwhelming longing for a bright yellow top...purple bib necklace...and kingfisher blue jacket... | |
"`Come, come,' said Tom's father, `at your time of life,
There's no longer excuse for thus playing the rake
It is time you should think, boy, of taking a wife'
`Why, so it is, father - whose wife shall I take?'"
I've raved about Blogotheque before...and their unique take on the music video...featuring bands playing in streets, bars, parks, public transportation, and a host of other locations...so apologies for the repetition. However, I couldn't not mention (oh God, my excitement caused a double negative) their recordings with Tom Jones. The videos are much larger on their site so you can fully appreciate the black and gold ensemble worthy of an editor at Paris Vogue...the shots of Mr. Jones' hotel room...and all other minutiae. The attached is more than large enough however to completely enjoy the music...
Tom Jones - If He Should Ever Leave You - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
Our newly found (and probably...or should that be hopefully?...short-lived) "let's be healthy and bask in the joy of nature" regime meant that today included a 7.5 mile walk to pick up my Chalayan pants. If I wasn't so knackered at the moment I'd do a little dance...or at least try the darned things on... And yes, this is what I wear for a long walk... T-shirt - American Apparel, Mickey skull sweater - Lucien Pellat-Finet, skirt - Zucca, flats - Gentle Souls |
I'd like to thank the Times' website for momentarily making my day as I read the words "Fashionable Creasing...Throw away your iron! The new look is slightly crumpled". As a confirmed non-ironer...to the point where an ex-boss once gave me an iron for Christmas (not the most subtle of gifts, it was like giving a case of deodorant to someone with odor issues)...I felt like this was the moment I'd been waiting for.
Though I haven't made a pom pom in...well, let's just say it's been a while....I feel the craving upon me...thanks to this bag and instructional kit courtesy of pom pom international who are, according to their website, "the home of pom pom making for world peace". Their aim...to create the world's biggest collective pom pom (comprised of single poms sent in by anyone who has the time or inclination to make one...as of last May the total stood at 1,427)...and use it as a kind of goodwill ambassador. I know what you're going to say...will this really stand as the "ultimate symbol of social harmony for the 21st century" or a "whimsical,non-political...gesture of peace and reconciliation"? Probably not, but I've heard crazier ideas. |
A couple of days ago I mentioned wanting to be "the girl in the leather jacket"...well, with sufficient funding, I have found the leather jacket that I would like to be in. I hadn't noticed it when I viewed the images from Rodarte's spring/summer show but...there it was...staring up at me from the pages of Barney's latest missive...looking like something that a satyress would choose for a quiet weekend of wine and debauchery. Stone colored leather...knitted areas at every orifice...a satisfying amount of buckles...and a shaggy "threaded" area on the chest (thus taking care of the goat portion of the satyress' make-up).
Sadly my budget does not encompass a $3565 leather jacket...especially one in a pale hue which I would manage to stain within a matter of hours...so I will restrict myself to ogling and dreaming...
Two slightly random thoughts...
Up until last week I didn't believe in fairy godmothers (they were on the list with Santa Claus, leprechauns, and the tooth fairy)...then I received an email from the lovely Danielle over at Solestruck.com letting me know that I could select any pair of shoes from their website and they would send them to me...for free (which certainly beats the 50p that the alleged tooth fairy used to leave under my pillow).
After a good amount of to-ing and fro-ing I decided on a pair of flats from Camper...Mr. Heb having sensibly (and therefore rather irritatingly) pointed out that as I have one pair of Hunter Wellingtons I don't need another...even if they had laces. Unfortunately the pair that I'd requested weren't available in my size (under the heady influence of free footwear I'd neglected to check such small details) but Danielle suggested an almost identical pair that were actually more expensive (something that I, rather cynically, expect to happen when I'm handing over my hard-earned cash but an occurrence that I wouldn't anticipate with a freebie).
Yesterday my Gentle Souls arrived...just in case anyone is concerned that I'm turning new age-y I should explain that G.S. is the brand name...and, with their deerskin lining and flaxseed memory pillows, I'm hoping that these will be the "comfortable yet cute" shoes that will see me through all the walking that I plan on doing this summer.
And, who knows...after this I may even regain my faith in Santa...
As I was cleaning out the files on my computer...(does anyone need to store thousands of images on their laptop?...I think not)...I came across a couple of pictures that I'd saved to my inspiration folder.
Dating from 2006 they still seem current...and illustrate the dichotomy that I find in my personal style...I want to be the girl in the leather jacket...but I also want to be the girl in the cashmere crew neck with the fabulous jewels (though thankfully both personas have the same unkempt bed head). Sometimes I feel like this duality works...while on other occasions I feel like I should be able to focus on one look that is "me"...whoever that may be...
These musings have, of course, made me curious. Do you have one, single, style that you focus on and which reflects "the real you"...or do you flit between various styles, taking elements from each? And, are you happy with your choice?
Amongst the remaining items on my summer wish list is a striped dress...vague, I know...but I really don't have any preconceived ideas about the shape, just the pattern. I'm in no hurry...I've been lucky enough to check several items off my list and, even though the temperatures are rising, summer's still quite a way off. Having said that, if it weren't for a couple of inescapable "issues" I'd have found a definite contender with this stripey little number from Future Classics.
Issue #1 is...the price. I can't get over the mental block that $520 is too much for what is, essentially, a t-shirt dress.
Issue #2...not knowing whether I'm coming or going. The cascade of fabric...one of the things that essentially draws me to this dress...is actually on the back. Now normally that wouldn't be a problem...I have several items that I wear back-to-front on occasion...however, they're not t-shirt dresses (which bag in the...um..."seat"). Whichever way you decide to wear this dress, you're basically stuck with it...and it's probably a mental block on my part by I can't rationalize spending my pennies on a dress that I'm always going to wear backwards.
...as I write this I realize that issue #1 is the over-riding factor...if the dress was cheaper I wouldn't care if I wore it back-to-front or upside down. So it's back to the drawing board...with an amended summer wish list that reads "relatively inexpensive striped dress".
Now that it's warm enough...well, almost...to start using my bicycle on a regular basis I find myself on the lookout for "cycling accessories". Not the lycra-induced nightmares that that term implies...rather bells...and horns...and miscellaneous storage containers that I can add to my bike. A couple of years ago I fell for a traditional wicker bicycle basket...only to discover that the cons (1. the fact that the basket rests on the handlebars and can therefore be dislodged by the combination of speed and uneven road surfaces, and 2. the fact that riding around town with your bag or any other kind of valuable placed in an open basket is an invitation to every thief in town) far outweighed the pros (brief spells of looking like a vintage postcard come to life). Which is why I'm casting covetous glances at this handle bar bag...which manages to be both cute and secure...and simultaneously measuring it up as a potential DIY project (to add to my ever-growing list). |
"A lady came up to me on the street and pointed to my suede jacket. "You know a cow was murdered for that jacket?" she sneered.
I replied in a psychotic tone, "I didn't know there were any witnesses. Now I'll have to kill you too.""
I've suddenly remembered why it took me a while to start ordering items online. My package arrived from LaGarconne and there...nestling in the black tissue paper...I found...
Well, certainly not the pants I ordered. I held them up...they looked...short. I tried them on...they looked...ridiculous. I'd been sent...a pair of greased bermuda shorts.
Of course, once the basics are covered (or on their way to being covered), a girl's thoughts do tend to stray (once again) along the lines of accessories. Something summery...yet not in a cloyingly sweet kind of way...and something inexpensive...as one's main money has been spent on basics.
Something like...these faded striped cotton market bags...which appear to have already spent a summer or two lying out in the sun. And, to avoid any potential sweetness, I'm thinking some studding on the strap or around the edges may be just the thing...
I suppose it was inevitable that the week in which I fret over a $25 prospective purchase I should break down and make a much larger one. Lest that makes me seem like someone who should trot herself over to the nearest insane asylum and get fitted for one of those nice little straight jackets with the leather restraints I should include the following information...
I realize that this post may be taken as mean-spirited but I honestly don't mean it that way...I see it more as an confirmation that, regardless of what the air-brushed, heavily Photoshop-ped images in magazines may tell us...everyone has a bad day...and, regardless of how much something may cost, it can make even the most perfect body look slightly...off.
Case in point, the utterly gorgeous Lara Stone...looking positively dumpy (and a little peeved by the fact) in not one, but two, outfits from Chanel's Fall/Winter collection.
At the beginning of the year I mentioned my plan to (amongst other things) "spend more time pre-purchase considering whether I need...or how badly I want...an item". And I'm happy to say that, overall, the plan is working...though I've noticed a disconcerting side-effect...I have, quite frankly, turned into an Ebenezer-Scrooge-like miser over smaller purchases. I can still rationalize larger purchases quite effectively...but my inner voice turns the thought of an inexpensive impulse buy into some vast, capricious, whim.
I think that...at least from the perspective of an ex-Brit living in the US...I have discovered the ultimate Anglo-American snack treat. And though this may revolt those of you with any form of taste buds whatsoever...ladies and gentlemen...may I introduce you to the delights of...salt & vinegar popcorn.
Yes, it's the un-godly combination of the flavor of salt and vinegar crisps and the all-American more-ish-ness of popcorn and, like Dr. Frankenstein, I'm proudly claiming this little monster as my own invention. And, just in case anyone is brave/crazy enough to try this in the safety of their own home...here's the "recipe"...
Online video clips are a harsh mistress...for every fond memory that can be re-lived courtesy of YouTube (and if you're even a semi-regular reader you'll know that I'm a glutton for whatever cheesy vintage commercials or childhood cartoons I can get my hands on)...there are the "if this were a decade or two ago I'd say what a waste of film but now I have to say what a waste of memory" clips.
Like "How to dress: The forever bag" on The Guardian's website...a video in which (and I quote) "Jess Cartner-Morley, the Guardian's fashion editor, guides you through the latest trends. This week: cripplingly expensive handbags". Except...she doesn't...it's about 60 seconds of coverage on the merits of Chanel's 2.55 bag...a quick look at a knock-off Burberry trench from Banana Republic...and the admonition that, if you do spend the money on the 2.55, you'd better wear the strap as long as possible or you will be the naff-est person ever to live in naff-town.
All of which leaves the viewer with the realization that they've just watched a video clip that makes even Charley the killjoy cat (and 1970's Public Information cartoon character) seem riotously entertaining...
So many choices...slight variations on a theme...cotton, suede, or leather. The playfulness and complex simplicity of a design created by folding a piece of paper (fashion origami anyone?).
Although I'm smitten by almost everything on Acne's website I'm particularly attracted to their Moholy skirt...a pencil-ish bubble with pleats and volume. If money were no object I'd get the leather or suede (heck, why not both?)...but sadly, as it is a concern, I'm strongly considering the royal blue cotton version. Pure, strong, color to work with all the black and grey in my closet...and an interesting shape to play up against basics.
My own personal "music-makers" have let me down...way down...I feel like I'm stuck at the bottom of a mine shaft and 80's ephemera is being heaped down upon me. Balenciaga may give me nightmares...draped, satin, heavily-swathed nightmares. Nina Ricci was just...odd. Balmain...80's prom...or trailer park...or...prom in a trailer park. Not that I'd be buying from any of these designers (short of a lottery win) but that's what makes them the dream creators...at least normally.
And so, I'm looking to the (somewhat rarefied) streets of fashion week for a little inspirational dream induction...
It started a week or two ago at Club Monaco...I went in to look at their "desperation sale" (at least, that's my term for it, I'm not sure what else to call massive reductions allied with no sales tax)...and I spotted a necklace...a huge chunk of faux coral on a faux gold chain. I loved the idea but, even reduced, it was faux-faux-much-too-faux. Then I found the deluxe version...courtesy of Bottega Veneta...a nice chunk of coral resting majestically at the end of an amber rosary. Without meaning to appear too picky I'm now looking for the middle ground...somewhere between overwhelmingly tacky knock-off and cringe-inducingly expensive original. I could see myself wearing a version of this all summer long but, for one reason or another, I don't like the extremes that are on offer. |
Well, the vintage Moschino bag that I was debating over selling has finally made an appearance...not that I've actually made a decision...but it was black and had the virtue of allowing total freedom of hand movement when worn cross-body and, so, it got some quality time outside of the closet. Let's not mention the fact that today's ensemble looks like I have a line running down my center...an outfit split down the middle by buttons and fastenings...two halves, but do they make a whole? Jacket - Built by Wendy, scarf - Harald, skirt - See by Chloe, suede ankle boots, bag - vintage Moschino |


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Gemcitabine hydrochloride is approved to be used alone or with other drugs to treat:
- Breast cancer that has metastasized (spread to other parts of the body) and has not gotten better with other chemotherapy. It is used with paclitaxel.
- Non-small cell lung cancer that is advanced or has metastasized. It is used in patients whose disease cannot be removed by surgery. It is used with cisplatin.
- Ovarian cancer that is advanced and has not gotten better with other chemotherapy. It is used with carboplatin.
- Pancreatic cancer that is advanced or has metastatsized. It is used in patients whose disease cannot be removed by surgery and who have already been treated with other chemotherapy. It is used with paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation.
Gemcitabine hydrochloride is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
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Effects of the Combination of Bosentan and Sildenafil Versus Sildenafil Monotherapy on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) (Compass-2)
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COMPASS-2 is a Phase 4, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, event-driven study evaluating the effect of bosentan on the time to first confirmed morbidity/mortality event in patients with symptomatic PAH already receiving sildenafil therapy. Patients must have been receiving doses of sildenafil equal to or greater than 20 mg t.i.d. for at least 12 weeks prior to being randomized.
The study continued until the predefined target number of morbidity/mortality events was reached.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Drug: bosentan Drug: placebo |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Effects of Combination of Bosentan and Sildenafil Versus Sildenafil Monotherapy on Morbidity and Mortality in Symptomatic Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Prospective, Event Driven Phase IV Study |
- Time to First Confirmed Morbidity/Mortality Event up to the End of Study [ Time Frame: From baseline to end of study, approximately 86 months ]Kaplan-Meier estimate of percentage of participants without a morbidity/mortality event. A morbidity/mortality event is defined as the occurrence of a) death, b) hospitalization for worsening or complication of PAH or intravenous prostanoid initiation, c) atrial septostomy, d) lung transplantation, or e) worsening PAH, defined as "moderately" or "markedly" worsened PAH symptoms using a patient global self-assessment (PGSA) scale AND initiation of inhaled or subcutaneous prostanoids or the disease progression package (open-label bosentan). If a patient replied "no change" or "mildly worse" on the PGSA, a decrease in 6MWT of 20% versus last visit or 30% versus baseline is also required to confirm the event.
- Time to First Confirmed Death, Hospitalization for Worsening or Complication of PAH or Initiation of Intravenous Prostanoids, Atrial Septostomy, or Lung Transplantation [ Time Frame: Baseline to end of study, approximately 86 months ]Kaplan-Meier estimate of percentage of participants without an event of death, hospitalization (for worsening or complication of PAH or initiation of intravenous prostanoids), atrial septostomy or lung transplantation. Time to first confirmed death, hospitalization (for worsening or complication of PAH or initiation of intravenous prostanoids), atrial septostomy or lung transplantation from baseline to end of study was confirmed by an independent Clinical Endpoint Committee.
- Change From Baseline to Week 16 in 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT) [ Time Frame: From baseline to week 16 ]The 6MWT is a non-encouraged test, which measures the distance covered over a 6 minute walk; the patient is instructed to walk as far as possible in a 30 m long flat corridor, back and forth around two cones, with the permission to slow down, rest, or stop if needed. Areas were to be well ventilated with air temperature controlled between 20 °C and 23 °C (68 °F to 76 °F). The test was to be administered at the same time of day and by the same tester throughout the study. The tester measured the distance walked by non-encouraged patients during the timed 6 minute period.
- Number of Participants With Improved, No Change, or Worsened World Health Organisation Functional Class From Baseline to Week 16 [ Time Frame: From baseline to Week 16 ]Class I: no limitation of usual physical activity (PA) which does not increase dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain, or presyncope. Class II: mild limitation of PA. No discomfort at rest. Normal PA increases dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain, or presyncope. Class III: marked limitation of PA. No discomfort at rest. Less than ordinary activity increases dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain, or presyncope. Class IV: unable to perform any PA and who may have signs of right ventricular failure. Dyspnea and/or fatigue may be present at rest and symptoms are increased by almost any PA.
- Time to Death of All Causes From Baseline to End of Study [ Time Frame: Baseline to End of Study, approximately 86 months ]Kaplan-Meier estimate of percentage of participants without a mortality event.Time to death due to any cause.
- Adjusted Percentage Ratio From Baseline in N-terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-pro-BNP) [ Time Frame: Baseline to Month 20 ]Blood sampling for the measurement of NT-pro-BNP was performed and the plasma concentrations of NT-pro-BNP were determined by a certified centralized laboratory.
- Change From Baseline to Week 16 in Borg Dyspnea Index [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 16 ]The Borg dyspnea index was evaluated immediately after the 6MWT to obtain a rating of dyspnea at the end of the exercise using a scale from 0 ('Nothing at all') to 10 ('Very, very severe - maximal').
- Change From Baseline to Week 16 in the EuroQol 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) Questionnaire Calculated Score [ Time Frame: From baseline to Week 16 ]The EQ-5D questionnaire is a patient-reported outcome consisting of a 5 dimensional descriptive system and a visual analog scale (VAS). The descriptive system asks respondents to describe their health status. Health is defined in 5 dimensions: (1) mobility, (2) self care, (3) usual activities, (4) pain or discomfort, and (5) anxiety or depression. Each dimension is divided into 3 levels, indicating (a) no problem, (b) some or moderate problems, or (c) extreme problems. Respondents record their problem(s) in each of the 5 dimensions. Combinations of these levels define a total of 243 health states. A health state defined by the descriptive system of EQ-5D can be described by a 5-digit number with full health is indicated by 11111 and poorest health state by 33333. The EQ-5D calculated score was derived by re-assigning local scores for answers to each question and combining these local scores into a global score with ranges from 0 (worst possible outcome) to 1 (best possible outcome).
- Change From Baseline to Week 16 in the EuroQol 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) Visual Analogue Scale Score [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 16 ]The EQ-5D questionnaire is a patient-reported outcome consisting of a 5 dimensional descriptive system and a visual analog scale (VAS) together with brief demographic questions. EQ-5D VAS asks respondents to rate their perception of their overall health on a vertical visual analogue scale with 'best imaginable health state' set at 100 and 'worst imaginable health state' set at 0.
- Patient Global Self Assessment (PGSA) Status at Week 16 [ Time Frame: Week 16 ]The PGSA is a questionnaire that allows the patient to compare his/her PAH status in response to the question "How do you feel about your PAH today compared with your last visit?" asked by the investigator. Patients use a seven-point scale to respond: markedly better, moderately better, mildly better, no change, markedly worse, moderately worse, or mildly worse.
Enrollment: | 334 |
Study Start Date: | May 2006 |
Study Completion Date: | December 2013 |
Primary Completion Date: | December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: A
Drug: bosentan
bosentan/62.5 mg tablet/b.i.d. for 4 weeks then bosentan/125 mg tablet/b.i.d.
Placebo Comparator: B
Drug: placebo
Matching bosentan placebo/b.i.d.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study-mandated procedure
Males or females >=12 years of age (except for countries where this age limit is contrary to specific regulatory requirements).
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pretreatment pregnancy test and must use a reliable method of contraception during study treatment and for at least 3 months after study treatment termination.
·Reliable methods of contraception are:
O Barrier type devices (e.g., female condom, diaphragm, contraceptive sponge) only in combination with a spermicide.
O Intrauterine devices. O Oral, transdermal, injectable or implantable contraceptives only in combination with a barrier method.
- Hormone-based contraceptives alone, regardless of the route of administration, are not considered as reliable methods of contraception.
Abstention, rhythm method, and contraception by the partner alone are not acceptable methods of contraception.
- Women not of childbearing potential are defined as postmenopausal (i.e., amenorrhea for at least 1 year), or documented surgically or naturally sterile.
- Patients with symptomatic PAH
Patients with the following types of PAH belonging to WHO Group I:
- Idiopathic (IPAH)
- Familial (FPAH)
Associated with (APAH):
i. Collagen vascular disease with normal left ventricular function (ejection fraction (EF) > 50%) ii. Congenital systemic-to-pulmonary shunts at least 2 years post surgical repair iii. Drugs and toxins
PAH diagnosed by right heart catheter showing:
- Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) >= 25 mm Hg AND
- Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) =< 15 mm Hg or left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) =< 15 mmHg If both PCWP and LVEDP are available then the LVEDP value is retained for inclusion.
- Treatment with a stable dose of sildenafil equal to or greater than 20 mg t.i.d. for at least 12 weeks prior to randomization (no sildenafil dosage adjustment should occur in this period) 7)150 m =< 6-minute walk test (6MWT) =< 480 m, documented by 2 tests with second 6MWT within 15% of first 6MWT distance or a third test required
Exclusion Criteria :
- PAH belonging to WHO group II-V
- PAH associated with portal hypertension and HIV infection
- PAH associated with thyroid disorders, glycogen storage disease, Gaucher disease, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, hemoglobinopathies, myeloproliferative disorders and splenectomy
- PAH associated with significant venous or capillary involvement (PCWP > 15 mmHg): pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
- Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
- Significant valvular disease with valvular lesions to be excluded by echocardiogram within 2 years prior to randomization (i.e. patients with tricuspid or pulmonary insufficiency secondary to PAH can be included)
- Restrictive lung disease: total lung capacity (TLC) < 60% of normal predicted value (see Appendix 3)
- Obstructive lung disease: forced expiratory volume/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) < 0.5
- Moderate to severe hepatic impairment, i.e., Child-Pugh Class B or C
- Known HIV infection
- Acute or chronic impairment (other than dyspnea), limiting the ability to comply with study requirements or that may interfere with the safety or the evaluation of the study, such as chronic infection, chronic renal failure etc.
- Psychotic, addictive or other disorder limiting the ability to provide informed consent or to comply with study requirements
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- Condition that prevents compliance with the protocol or adherence to therapy
- Systolic blood pressure < 85 mmHg
- Body weight < 40 kg
- Hemoglobin <75% of the lower limit of the normal range
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal ranges
- Known hypersensitivity or history of drug-related adverse events with bosentan (e.g. increase in liver function test results), or any of the excipients of its formulation
- Receipt of an investigational product other than sildenafil within 3 months before start of study treatment
- Treatment with endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs), prostanoids or phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5 inhibitors other than sildenafil within 3 months prior to randomization
Concomitant systemic treatment within 1 week prior to randomization with
- calcineurin inhibitors (e.g., cyclosporine A and tacrolimus), sirolimus and everolimus
- glibenclamide (glyburide)
- both cytochrome P2C9 (CYP2C9) and cytochrome P3A4 (CYP3A4) (e.g., fluconazole, amiodarone, voriconazole)
- combination of drugs that inhibit CYP2C9 and CYP3A4
- Treatment with nitrates and alpha-blockers at time of randomization
- In the opinion of the investigator - patients in need for treatment with any prostanoid up to Visit 4
- Significant left ventricular dysfunction
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00303459
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Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Actelion |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00303459 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AC-052-414 COMPASS-2 ( Other Identifier: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd ) |
Study First Received: | March 16, 2006 |
Results First Received: | January 2, 2015 |
Last Updated: | October 16, 2015 |
Keywords provided by Actelion:
sildenafil Combination Drug Therapy bosentan Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Multicenter Study |
Antihypertensive Agents Tracleer endothelin receptor antagonist Randomized Controlled Trial Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5i) Outcome Assessment |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypertension Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension, Pulmonary Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Bosentan Endothelin Receptor Antagonists |
Sildenafil Citrate Antihypertensive Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Vasodilator Agents Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Urological Agents |
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But ... but ... if your Aunt is your Uncle how's your Uncle gonna do his thing. Weird.
Nope...India finally won something.
They may yet all get castrated but they won....something....
Meh! Twenty20 is not a real game, it's like going to Maccas and saying that you have been to a restaurant. Cricket junk food.
Go Patriots ...
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As far as this game it's a bit of a different story. Eli is definitely a better quarterback now than he was then but people seem to have selective memories when it comes to comparing the two teams. Sure the Patriots defense sucked for most of the year which everyone and their brother is sure to point out but then the Giants lost 7 games in the regular season and lost twice to the pitiful Redskins. If you're going to give the Giants a pass for a mediocre at best regular season then you have to give the Patriots defense a pass for their regular season performance.
Plus the Giants vaunted defense is not nearly as good as the Ravens. All the Giants have are a superior front four, block them and their defense suddenly becomes extremely mediocre.
As a staunch Patriots fan I'm certainly routing for the Patriots and believe that they do have the edge but that it's a small edge and the Giants, with their regular season mediocrity notwithstanding, are a worthy adversary. The team that wins will be the team that plays better on Sunday, but if I were a Giants fan I'd have to be a bit concerned about their cavalier attitude and their expectations of victory as if all they need to do is show up. A Belichick coached team may lose but it will not lose because of inattention to detail. Making sure the heat was turned up during practice and interrupting practice for 45 minutes to simulate the actual conditions in a Super Bowl is something done by someone that has gone to 5 Super Bowls in the last decade winning 3 of them, so far. If that's not a dynasty then I don't know what is. But then success breeds contempt which is why the rest of the country hates the Patriots and wishes them to lose.
If a meteor had crashed into Phoenix, it may not have mattered. If a dragon had eaten both teams, it wouldn't have mattered either. If and maybe are irrelevant. What happened happened.
So the Patriots awful, statistically worst in the NFL, defense is suddenly not mediocre? They put the breaks on... the Broncos and the Ravens. Two vaunted offenses that have stricken the hearts of opposing defenses all year....
As opposed to the Giants, who trounced two of the best offenses in the NFL, and then won a defensive struggle with the best overall defense in the NFL.
If I were a Patriots fan I'd be a bit concerned about Brady's mediocre playoff performances since Spygate. He has been an undeniably different big game quarterback since then. It may be coincidence, but it may not. I'd also be concerned about playing a team we'd already lost to once this year that is significantly healthier and playing better than they were the last time they beat us.
Speaking of Spygate, it's not just success that breeds contempt. So does cheating, whether Patriots fans like to admit it or not.
Also, the 45 minute practice break is a gimmick.
I'm a Giants fan, so I'm biased too. I don't have a pick and am very concerned that the Giants will under perform and make themselves look foolish. But let's not glaze over all the details.
You need to get your facts straight. Go to http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/total/position/defense/seasontype/2 to see 2011 total defense rankings. Click on PTS to see the rankings based on points allowed and then click on Offense to see the 2011 total offense rankings. Then note how every single ranking you mentioned was incorrect.
And speaking of arrogance how them Jets doing? I love how Rex Ryan "guaranteed" a Super bowl win. Instead he's home sucking on his wife's toes.
Well the Seahawks sucked this year so as long as the commercials are good.
Who gives a damn about the Jets? How does mentioning them add to the discussion in the slightest?
And because the Jets are just as relevant to this discussion as Spygate is. Talk about sour grapes.
What? No comment about your statistical ineptitude?
You know nothing about NY sports apparently. I despise the Jets. I grew up a Giants fan, and have been one through good and bad. As have most Giants fans (and conversely most Jets fans are loyal Jets fans).
This conversation is clearly going nowhere. You'd rather be petty and throw around nonsense insults than have a discussion. I could point out the fact that you ignored most of my points as well, but why bother. You're clearly trying to grind an ax, not have a discussion about the Superbowl.
Enjoy your ignorant blind fandom.
I'm out.
You, sir, are correct. +1k
Go Patriots!
Of course, the one they actually played is the one that matters. Go Giants!
Indeed. I choose to concentrate on the wonderful gluttony and economics that occurs around SBS.
Got this infographic in the email today.... this is something!
Wish i had people interested in the game to have a party with. Whats say next year some fo you come down under and watch the game??No?? [e digicons]:'([/e] Anyway...back to the pregame.
Are we going to have another scandal with the halftime show? They cussed. It was sort of mumbled, but not really. Also I think Madonna lip sync'ed at least part of it. The sound mix was a bit too perfect. She is singing and doing athletic dance moves--as a 53-year-old--and didn't miss a single inflection. Cee Lo's voice sounded real, though. You can tell the difference in the sound quality.
Better halftime show than the Black Eyed Peas, though. Although I did like the Black Eyed Peas, and some people didn't.
Oh, and Kelly Clarkson's national anthem beat the tar out of Christina Aguilera's national anthem last year.
Don't know, Don't care. Football players use their FEET and don't wear motorbike helmets.
I would grand it the PATS but the Giants are trained well..and have better defence and defence mostly decides the game
The halftime show sucked. Whatever happened to good old rock 'n' roll? Can't stand today's crap they call music.
3rd quarter ...... Pats 17 Giants 15.
ROFL, I agree.
i care more about rebellion then the super bowl...didn't know today was the "superbowl sunday".
21 - 17 Giants. Guy just walked into the endzone and sat down.
Funny thing is, if the Cowboys hadn't lost all 3 of their last games they shouldn't have, the Giants wouldn't even be in the playoffs.
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He's a 32-year-old, left-handed hitter. The Reds need bench help.
Hannahan was teammates with Shin-Soo Choo last season in Cleveland, hitting 244/.312/.341 with four home runs and 29 RBI in 318 at-bats. He played mostly third, but he also played seven games at shortstop. He can first base as well.
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Great pictures Mom! This seems like your kind of place! I am glad you are having a peaceful and relaxing time!
Make Love~ Not War
Trip Start
Jan 21, 2013
Trip End
Mar 16, 2013
Where I stayed
Another sign that this place is all about the Peace and Love, my receipt for my meal says " Make Love , not War" on the top of it.
The Sanctuary Resort where I'm staying for my Yoga Retreat is a new age, yoga, healthy kind of a place on its own beach that as you know already is hard as hell to get here, but they seem to do just fine, since this place is always busy.
You could not only come here for Yoga, this is also place where you can do a detox, and cleansing, which is kind of expensive by the way. Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper just to starve yourself? I know, its the healthy way to do it, by giving you shakes and herbs through out the day to keep up your energy and detox all the impurities out of your body . They are so serious about it here, they even have a few Colonic bathrooms only for the cleansers....now that is some serious cleansing going on. Can you imagine having that job? Cleaning those bathrooms? do you think they give that job to the new hires?
Well., anyways, there is too much good healthy food to be eaten on this trip, so I'm not paying to starve myself. I will just do my daily yoga and in between lay in my hammock and decide what yummy meal I'm going to eat next. I know, sounds pretty tough.
So these new age hipsters that hang out at Sanctuary are quite the interesting group. And have provided me with the best people watching in a long time. These aren't just cool, healthy hippies, these people are hip and so stylish! With their gypsy pants, and homemade necklaces, men with such great bodies, they don't even own a shirt. Women with the best abs I have ever seen, making it easy for me to turn down having dessert every night . ( they have a homemade bakery here too!)
These are the most beautiful hippies i have ever seen! They are new age hipsters, and Ive been taking some notes! If I could only be as cool as them, its alot to work towards.
The menu is so healthy , that I'm hungry within a couple of hours from my last meal. Maybe they do that on purpose so you will order more...hmmmm.
They have new age classes that you can take with a spiritual advisor, or a private healer who can tell you everything from holistic life coaching, or how you and your partner would benefit from a tantric life style...how groovy.
But for me, its pilate's in the morning, Yoga in the afternoon, a few massages here and there ( of course they have a spa!) lots of great yummy food, and a whole lot of swinging in my hammock.
I think I like my bungalow more than any one I have ever stayed in! Okay, except for that amazing villa Christine and I stayed in on Phi Phi. My bathroom is outdoors, but enclosed in the back of the bungalow, and it is built in the mountain side and it has huge boulders as its back wall. I have a wonderful deck high up on the hillside with a wonderful hammock and the sounds of the jungle and sea crashing down below, its pretty fabulous. Yes, I plan on coming home sometime soon.