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Howard Stern tapes paper over the windows of his New York studio to prevent curious staffers from gawking at him while he broadcasts. The way things are going, his boss, Mel Karmazin, may want to borrow Stern's tape for his own office.
Until recently, Karmazin had mostly avoided the controversy over Stern and his bathroom-wall jokes about everything from Pee-wee Herman's sex habits to the crisis in Somalia. Now, though, the unassuming president of Infinity Broadcasting Corp. is in a high-stakes showdown with the Federal Communications Commission over whether Stern violated its decency rules.
On Dec. 10, the FCC was set to slap Infinity with several hundred thousand dollars in fines for allegedly indecent remarks made by Stern on three of its stations. Even more serious, the commission was to warn Karmazin that if Stern steps over the line again, it could move to revoke some or all of his stations' broadcast licenses. Karmazin plans to appeal, and observers expect the case to become a litmus test for what "shock jocks" such as Stern can get away with. "We would certainly like to see this go away," says Karmazin wearily.
It's all very distracting for the 49-year-old former ad salesman, who has doggedly built Infinity into an industry giant. With 18 FM and AM stations, Infinity is the largest U.S. company devoted exclusively to radio (table). And Karmazin is the only entrepreneur who has seized on the FCC's recent decision to boost the number of stations one company may own. He just plunked down $113 million for stations in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, and Philadelphia.
JOCK LOCK. But Stern's smutty mouth could jeopardize all that painstaking work. Industry experts say the FCC rarely threatens to revoke broadcast licenses. And losing any of them would be a body blow to Infinity. The company went public in January, and its stock has risen steadily, to a recent 25, from its offering price of 17 1/2. Still, investor confidence in Infinity could be sorely weakened if the dispute escalates.
One thing Wall Street certainly applauded was Karmazin's purchase of WFAN-AM in New York for $70 million in April. The all-sports station is home to acid-tongued radio personality Don Imus. Along with Stern, he gives Karmazin a lock on the two most celebrated jocks in New York radio. And that enabled Karmazin to boost WFAN's ad rates by 15%. "Mel is one of the best operators in the radio business, if not the best," says Herbert McCord, who runs a radio group backed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Millions of listeners thrill to Karmazin's brand of radio. When Stern joined Infinity's WXRK-FM in New York in 1985, it was No. 21 in the morning ratings. By last fall, it was No. 1. At Los Angeles FM station KLSX, where Stern is syndicated, his show is No. 1 though it airs on tape delay and his remarks about Angelenos are not always generous. In November, 1991, for example, Stern said he wanted to "strip and rape" the DJs at a rival L.A. morning show.
For Karmazin, Stern is the centerpiece of a remarkably simple strategy. He buys only stations in major markets because they have high profit margins. And he pays top dollar for big personalities. Otherwise, Karmazin runs an exceedingly lean shop: His entire corporate staff consists of seven people. As a result, Infinity boasts an operating margin of 45%. Drew Marcus, a radio analyst at Alex. Brown & Sons Inc., estimates that Infinity will earn operating income of $68 million on revenues of $150 million in 1992. That's an 11% earnings gain in a still-depressed industry.
UNKIND CUT. These days, though, Karmazin worries more about lowbrow remarks than high finance. He stoutly defends the inflammatory Stern, who commands premium ad rates. As for his brand of humor, "we believe it is O. K. to be outrageous," Karmazin explains. "But we're not looking to thumb our nose at the FCC." Even he winced, though, when he recently heard Stern say on the air that he prayed that the prostate cancer of FCC Chairman Alfred C. Sikes would spread. Sikes insists the remark had no influence on the FCC's ruling, though at least one other commissioner is furious at Stern.
No wonder Karmazin is determined to put the dispute behind him. He pledges to abide by FCC rules so long as he knows exactly what the commission prohibits. But he draws the line at censoring Stern: "That's why they make on-off buttons," he says. For now, Karmazin is betting that Stern's blue humor is still worth pure gold.
INFINITY'S BROAD HORIZONS OWNS 18 FM and AM stations in top markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston FEATURES Popular radio personalities such as Howard Stern, Don Imus, and Doug Tracht INDUSTRY RANK No. 4 after CBS, Group W, and ABC 1992 RESULTS* Revenue: $150 million Income: $68 million *Estimates; income represents earnings before interest, depreciation, and amortization of debt DATA: COMPANY REPORTS, ALEX. BROWN & SONS


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NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - North American and Spanish banks are lining up to bid on City National Bank of Florida over the next few days, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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The door opened and the man quipped with irritation "What is--" His mouth didn't finish that sentence as I pushed him inside, slipping one of my pistol out from it's holster and putting it right under his chin.
"Hello, I'm the new messenger." I said. "Pleased to meet you, sir."
He slowly backed off and bumped into his ultra-modern glass desk. Meanwhile, I closed the door behind us and kept the handgun aimed at him. He fumbled around and eventually reached for the underside of his desk.
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I went into my front pocket and pulled out a neatly folded sheet of paper and slowly moved forward. I took his hand gently and put it in there. It had a number and the helpful annotation of 'Call me' he glanced at it and then went for his phone, my eyes following the fingers. He dialed in the correct number and I backed off, leaning against the wall.
I took the time to examine the office, keeping my weapon pointed in his direction, finger off the trigger and resting on the guard.
"Nice office, Lots of black metal and glass." I said as he waited for a reply on the phone. On the left wall from the door, wedged between a pair of bookcase was a small table with a coffee machine. I walked toward it and casually took the pot, pouring a mug as if I was at my own house.
The coffee wasn't fresh and has gotten a lot stronger, but due to my vampiric condition, I didn't taste is as much, the taste was just pleasant, augmented by a bucket load of sugar and cream from convenient little packages that hung in a basket.
He and the boss held a little chat for a moment as I sampled the coffee, it was the real deal, columbian and well prepared, not the synthetic replacement served just about everywhere. It was a lot harder to rely on the slave labor to cultivate the crop since the awakening, with a quarter of the population having changed in some way, it was harder to control them when they had rampaging trolls resistant to bullets or conjure eidolons from the shadows. And turns out that coffee is an inefficient crop to grow so most people preferred to go for better cash crop or something that could at least support a family more efficiently. That wasn't even taking into account climate changes, magical and those due to pollution...
There was a torrent of cold sweat that dripped off the CEO's neck and face, I wasn't quite sure what Frankie was saying, but I figured it was more than merely just about going public with the firm's less ethical work, it probably involved the man's family, who's portrait laid nicely on his desk next to the picture of a young therian woman and him, most probably his mistress.
That's the moment someone choose to barge in, not even bothering to knock... The exerc visibly jumped in surprise. I stepped a little toward the wall, but keeping my weapon drawn, hiding it a little with my arms crossed, the other one holding the mug.
"Miss Rivero, I told you to knock before entering..." He mumbled, not particularly worried about her.
"My apologies, I won't forget next time... Is everything alright?" Her voice seemed familiar... Her eyes saw her boss' and followed to where he was staring, right at me. She slowly turned around and I saw her face again.
"Evening Mi--" I stopped mid-sentence when I recognized the girl from that night watching the club. Of all the person who could have been there, it was her.
"It's you, that man from the alley!" She said, just as surprised as I was to see her there. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm just a bicycle messenger and your boss generously let me catch my breath in here. Isn't that right, Bossman?"
Her eyes scoured me, it was the first chance she'd had to see me other than the shadows that covered the alley. They briefly stopped at the mid-torso level, the pupil widdened. She saw the gun. Thankfully, she didn't comment on it or worse try to do something. She moved toward the desk and gently dropped the stack of papers there. She seemed to sign something while her boss finished speaking with my own. I could feel the tension in them, even though I was just quietly sipping coffee, waiting.
"Everything in order?" I asked to the CEO, which I probably should have bothered to memorize the name of, it was on his door, but it escaped me.
"Yes, Mr." He said.
"Good. I'll be taking my leave now. Then. Thank you for the coffee, I hope you don't mind, but I'll be keeping the mug." In the awakened world, DNA evidence were no longer the most bothersome thing, essence was even worse. While Jury weren't very convinced, especially since normal people couldn't even look at the evidence it was still a powerful thing to have as you could, with the help of a friendly theurgist send all sort of nasty at people that normally you'd need to be in front of.
I stepped through the door just as someone grabbed my hand. It was the girl. "Who are you?"
"Just a messenger." I broke off from her and closed the door at her nose. I looked around, nobody, and just dropped into the shadows...


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National AMBUCS, Inc. is a non-profit service organization dedicated to creating mobility and independence for people with disabilities.
National AMBUCS presently has 5,000 members in 130 chapters in 30 states in the USA. Identify a chapter near you by searching for National AMBUCS on Guidestar and then choosing your state at the top.
Mr. J Joseph Copeland
AMBUCS, AmTryke, disability, scholarships, therapy, therapeutic tricycle, tryke, disabilities, children
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Physical Address
4285 Regency Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410
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Main Address
PO Box 5127
High Point, NC 27262 USA
Physical Address
4285 Regency Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410
Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations (P80)
Community Service Clubs (Kiwanis, Lions, Jaycees, etc.) (S80)
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards (B82)
IRS Filing Requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
How does this organization make a difference?
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AMBUCS chapters have expended thousands of hours and millions of dollars for community service projects in support of the mission. To date, over 15,000 AmTryke therapeutic tricycles have been distributed worldwide. The vast majority of these trykes are purchased by volunteer members
of the AMBUCS organization or charitable partners and donated free of charge to facilities and recipients.
For over 50 years, National AMBUCS™, Inc. has been awarding scholarships to physical and occupational therapy, and speech language pathologist and hearing audiology students leading to a master's or doctoral degree. Over 13,000 educational grants have been given.
Chapters perform community service projects in support of the mission, with ramp building - making homes accessible - a growing volunteer program.
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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Program 1
AmTryke Therapeutic Tricycles
AmTryke Therapeutic Tricycles are provided to people with disabilities who cannot ride regular bicycles. AmTrykes provide mobility and independence for riders. the tricycles promote fitness and better health for riders. AmTrykes are provided free for those unable to afford the purchase of equipment. AMBUCS has provided over 15,000 riders with AmTrykes since inception. The program is financed by AMBUCS subsidiary chapters, through fundraising efforts and other charitable partners.
Program long term success
AMBUCS has provided over 15,000 AmTrykes to people with disabilities. This program promotes health and fitness, age appropriate exercise, freedom, independence and mobility, plus increased self esteem for a wide range of people. Almost every diagnosis group has benefitted including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, downs syndrome, autism, and developmental disabilities.
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Population(s) Served
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Program 2
Ramp Building - Community Service
AMBUCS chapters perform community service activities in 130 chapters in 25 states across the USA. Popular volunteer activities include ramp building and other projects in support of people with disabilities. AMBUCS Resource Center serves the all-volunteer chapters by providing leadership development, training, and administrative support.
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Scholarships for Therapists
For over 50 years, National AMBUCS™, Inc. has been awarding scholarships to therapy students
in their junior/senior year in a bachelor's degree program, or a
graduate program leading to a master's or doctoral degree. Since inception the program has awarded over 13,000 scholarships totaling almost $7.5 million. The focus is primarily on physical and occupational therapy, speech language pathology, and hearing audiology students.
Program long term success
Since 1955, AMBUCS Scholarships for Therapists program has provided over 13,544 scholarships totaling $7,309,050.00 to physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language pathology students.
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Population(s) Served
National AMBUCS presently has 5,000 members in 130 chapters in 30 states in the USA. Identify a chapter near you by searching for National AMBUCS on Guidestar and then choosing your state at the top.
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Funding Needs
AMBUCS needs funding for over 400 riders who are on the national Wish List. These are riders who do not have local community support at this time. These riders can normally wait up to one year for their AmTryke Therapeutic tricycle, while funds are raised. AMBUCS has developed a successful model for extending new chapters to serve communities. Funds are needed to take this model to scale across the USA. AMBUCS goal is to serve all fifty states and communities across the country.
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Copeland has served as Executive Director for twenty years.
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- 1[usually singular] showcase (for somebody/something) an event that presents somebody's abilities or the good qualities of something in an attractive way The festival was a showcase for young musicians. a showcase of young talent See related entries: The art world
- 2a box with a glass top or sides that is used for showing objects in a shop/store, museum, etc.
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- Baths: 3 (Full: 1 3/4: 1 1/2: 1 Other: 0)
- Parking Type Description: Detached 2 cars
- Total Square Footage: 3,138 ($43.63 per sq. foot)
- School District: Gaylord
- Style: Multi-Level
- Status: Active with Contingency
- New Construction: No
- Lot Size: 130x134
- Subdivision: Parks Add.
- Beds: 4
- Stories: 0
- Foreclosure: No
- County: Otsego
Accessibility Covered Entrance
Appliances & Equipmt Blinds, Ceiling Fan, Curtain Rods, Dishwasher, Drapes, Dryer, Freezer, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, Range/Oven, Refrigerator, Washer
Construction Frame
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Heating/Air Forced Air, Natural Gas, Wood
Interior Features Fireplace, Hardwood Floors, Smoke Detector
Laundry Lower Level
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Other Rooms Den/Study, Exercise Room, Formal Dining, Master Suite, Office
Road Maintained, Paved
Sewer Municipal
Terms Cash, Cash to New Mortgage
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Bathroom 2 Upper 8.5x11
Bedroom 2 Upper 17.5x12.5
Bedroom 3 Upper
Bedroom 4 upper 10x11
Bathroom 1 1st 6.5x8.5
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Bedroom 1 1st 22x11
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Property Location
With a stay at Baymont Inn & Suites Marietta/Atlanta North in Marietta, you'll be convenient to Life University and Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital. This hotel is within close proximity of Legacy Golf Links and Southern Polytechnic State University.
Make yourself at home in one of the 125 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Partially open bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in a common area.
A complimentary continental breakfast is included.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Marietta? This hotel has facilities measuring 700 square feet (65 square meters), including a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
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"Sleep disorder drugs (hypnotic and sedative drugs) overview
Insomnia, a disorder in which there is difficulty sleeping, occurs occasionally in most people but usually lasts only a few days. The body then "corrects" itself naturally, and"...
Falling Asleep During Activities Of Daily Living And Somnolence
Patients treated with REQUIP have reported falling asleep while engaged in activities of daily living, including driving or operating machinery, which sometimes resulted in accidents. Although many of these patients reported somnolence while on REQUIP, some perceived that they had no warning signs, such as excessive drowsiness, and believed that they were alert immediately prior to the event. Some have reported these events more than 1 year after initiation of treatment.
In controlled clinical trials, somnolence was commonly reported in patients receiving REQUIP and was more frequent in Parkinson's disease (up to 40% REQUIP, 6% placebo) than in Restless Legs Syndrome (12% REQUIP, 6% placebo) [see ADVERSE REACTIONS].
It has been reported that falling asleep while engaged in activities of daily living usually occurs in a setting of preexisting somnolence, although patients may not give such a history. For this reason, prescribers should reassess patients for drowsiness or sleepiness, especially since some of the events occur well after the start of treatment. Prescribers should also be aware that patients may not acknowledge drowsiness or sleepiness until directly questioned about drowsiness or sleepiness during specific activities.
Before initiating treatment with REQUIP, patients should be advised of the potential to develop drowsiness and specifically asked about factors that may increase the risk with REQUIP such as concomitant sedating medications, the presence of sleep disorders (other than RLS), and concomitant medications that increase ropinirole plasma levels (e.g., ciprofloxacin) [see DRUG INTERACTIONS]. If a patient develops significant daytime sleepiness or episodes of falling asleep during activities that require active participation (e.g., driving a motor vehicle, conversations, eating), REQUIP should ordinarily be discontinued [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION]. If a decision is made to continue REQUIP, patients should be advised to not drive and to avoid other potentially dangerous activities. There is insufficient information to establish that dose reduction will eliminate episodes of falling asleep while engaged in activities of daily living.
Syncope, sometimes associated with bradycardia, was observed in association with ropinirole in both patients with Parkinson's disease and patients with RLS. In controlled clinical trials in patients with Parkinson's disease, syncope was observed more frequently in patients receiving REQUIP than in patients receiving placebo (early Parkinson's disease without L-dopa: REQUIP 12%, placebo 1%; advanced Parkinson's disease: REQUIP 3%, placebo 2%). Syncope was reported in 1% of patients treated with REQUIP for RLS in 12-week, placebo-controlled clinical trials compared with 0.2% of patients treated with placebo [see ADVERSE REACTIONS]. Most cases occurred more than 4 weeks after initiation of therapy with REQUIP, and were usually associated with a recent increase in dose.
Because the trials of REQUIP excluded patients with significant cardiovascular disease, patients with significant cardiovascular disease should be treated with caution.
Approximately 4% of patients with Parkinson's disease enrolled in Phase 1 trials had syncope following a 1-mg dose of REQUIP. In two trials in patients with RLS that used a forced-titration regimen and orthostatic challenge with intensive blood pressure monitoring, 2% of RLS patients treated with REQUIP compared with 0% of patients receiving placebo reported syncope. In Phase 1 trials including healthy volunteers, the incidence of syncope was 2%. Of note, 1 subject with syncope developed hypotension, bradycardia, and sinus arrest; the subject recovered spontaneously without intervention.
Hypotension/Orthostatic Hypotension
Dopamine agonists in clinical trials and clinical experience appear to impair the systemic regulation of blood pressure, with resulting orthostatic hypotension, especially during dose escalation. In addition, patients with Parkinson's disease appear to have an impaired capacity to respond to a postural challenge. For these reasons, patients should be monitored for signs and symptoms of orthostatic hypotension, especially during dose escalation, and patients should be informed of the risk for syncope and hypotension [see PATIENT INFORMATION].
Although the clinical trials were not designed to systematically monitor blood pressure, there were individual reported cases of orthostatic hypotension in early Parkinson's disease (without L-dopa) in patients treated with REQUIP. Most of these cases occurred more than 4 weeks after initiation of therapy with REQUIP and were usually associated with a recent increase in dose. In 12-week, placebo-controlled trials of patients with RLS, the adverse event orthostatic hypotension was reported by 4 of 496 patients (0.8%) treated with REQUIP compared with 2 of 500 patients (0.4%) receiving placebo.
In two Phase 2 studies in patients with RLS, 14 of 55 patients (25%) receiving REQUIP experienced an adverse event of hypotension or orthostatic hypotension compared with none of the 27 patients receiving placebo. In these studies, 11 of the 55 patients (20%) receiving REQUIP and 3 of the 26 patients (12%) who had post-dose blood pressure assessments following placebo, experienced an orthostatic blood pressure decrease of at least 40 mm Hg systolic and/or at least 20 mm Hg diastolic.
In Phase 1 trials of REQUIP with healthy volunteers who received single doses on more than one occasion without titration, 7% had documented symptomatic orthostatic hypotension. These episodes appeared mainly at doses above 0.8 mg and these doses are higher than the starting doses recommended for patients with either Parkinson's disease or with RLS. In most of these individuals, the hypotension was accompanied by bradycardia but did not develop into syncope [see Syncope].
Although dizziness is not a specific manifestation of hypotension or orthostatic hypotension, patients with hypotension or orthostatic hypotension frequently reported dizziness. In controlled clinical trials, dizziness was a common adverse reaction in patients receiving REQUIP and was more frequent in patients with Parkinson's disease or with RLS receiving REQUIP than in patients receiving placebo (early Parkinson's disease without L-dopa: REQUIP 40%, placebo 22%; advanced Parkinson's disease: REQUIP 26%, placebo 16%; RLS: REQUIP 11%, placebo 5%). Dizziness of sufficient severity to cause trial discontinuation of REQUIP was 4% in patients with early Parkinson's disease without L-dopa, 3% in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, and 1% in patients with RLS. [See ADVERSE REACTIONS]
Hallucinations/Psychotic-like Behavior
In double-blind, placebo-controlled, early-therapy trials in patients with Parkinson's disease who were not treated with L-dopa, 5.2% (8 of 157) of patients treated with REQUIP reported hallucinations, compared with 1.4% of patients on placebo (2 of 147). Among those patients receiving both REQUIP and L-dopa in advanced Parkinson's disease studies, 10.1% (21 of 208) were reported to experience hallucinations, compared with 4.2% (5 of 120) of patients treated with placebo and L-dopa.
The incidence of hallucination was increased in elderly patients (i.e., older than 65 years) treated with extended-release REQUIP [see Use in Specific Populations].
Postmarketing reports indicate that patients may experience new or worsening mental status and behavioral changes, which may be severe, including psychotic-like behavior during treatment with REQUIP or after starting or increasing the dose of REQUIP. Other drugs prescribed to improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease can have similar effects on thinking and behavior. This abnormal thinking and behavior can consist of one or more of a variety of manifestations including paranoid ideation, delusions, hallucinations, confusion, psychotic-like behavior, disorientation, aggressive behavior, agitation, and delirium.
Patients with a major psychotic disorder should ordinarily not be treated with REQUIP because of the risk of exacerbating the psychosis. In addition, certain medications used to treat psychosis may exacerbate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and may decrease the effectiveness of REQUIP [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
REQUIP may potentiate the dopaminergic side effects of L-dopa and may cause and/or exacerbate pre-existing dyskinesia in patients treated with L-dopa for Parkinson's disease. In double-blind, placebo-controlled trials in advanced Parkinson's disease, dyskinesia was much more common in patients treated with REQUIP than in those treated with placebo. Among those patients receiving both REQUIP and L-dopa in advanced Parkinson's disease trials, 34% were reported to experience dyskinesia, compared with 13% of patients treated with placebo [see ADVERSE REACTIONS]. Decreasing the dose of the dopaminergic drug may ameliorate this adverse reaction.
Impulse Control/Compulsive Behaviors
Case reports suggest that patients can experience intense urges to gamble, increased sexual urges, intense urges to spend money, binge or compulsive eating, and/or other intense urges, and the inability to control these urges while taking one or more of the medications, including REQUIP, that increase central dopaminergic tone and that are generally used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and RLS. In some cases, although not all, these urges were reported to have stopped when the dose was reduced or the medication was discontinued. Because patients may not recognize these behaviors as abnormal, it is important for prescribers to specifically ask patients or their caregivers about the development of new or increased gambling urges, sexual urges, uncontrolled spending, binge or compulsive eating, or other urges while being treated with REQUIP. Physicians should consider dose reduction or stopping the medication if a patient develops such urges while taking REQUIP.
Withdrawal-emergent Hyperpyrexia And Confusion
A symptom complex resembling the neuroleptic malignant syndrome (characterized by elevated temperature, muscular rigidity, altered consciousness, and autonomic instability), with no other obvious etiology, has been reported in association with rapid dose reduction, withdrawal of, or changes in dopaminergic therapy. Therefore, it is recommended that the dose be tapered at the end of treatment with REQUIP for Parkinson's disease as a prophylactic measure [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
Epidemiological studies have shown that patients with Parkinson's disease have a higher risk (2- to approximately 6-fold higher) of developing melanoma than the general population. Whether the increased risk observed was due to Parkinson's disease or other factors, such as drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease, is unclear.
For the reasons stated above, patients and providers are advised to monitor for melanomas frequently and on a regular basis when using REQUIP for any indication. Ideally, periodic skin examinations should be performed by appropriately qualified individuals (e.g., dermatologists).
Augmentation And Early-morning Rebound In Restless Legs Syndrome
Reports in the literature indicate treatment of RLS with dopaminergic medications can result in recurrence of symptoms in the early morning hours, referred to as rebound. Augmentation has also been described during therapy for RLS. Augmentation refers to the earlier onset of symptoms in the evening (or even the afternoon), increase in symptoms, and spread of symptoms to involve other extremities. Rebound refers to new onset of symptoms in the early morning hours. Augmentation and/or early-morning rebound have been observed in a postmarketing trial. If augmentation or early-morning rebound occurs, the use of REQUIP should be reviewed and dosage adjustment or discontinuation of treatment should be considered.
Fibrotic Complications
Cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis, pulmonary infiltrates, pleural effusion, pleural thickening, pericarditis, and cardiac valvulopathy have been reported in some patients treated with ergotderived dopaminergic agents. While these complications may resolve when the drug is discontinued, complete resolution does not always occur.
Although these adverse reactions are believed to be related to the ergoline structure of these compounds, whether other, non-ergot-derived dopamine agonists such as ropinirole can cause them is unknown.
Cases of possible fibrotic complications, including pleural effusion, pleural fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, and cardiac valvulopathy have been reported in the development program and postmarketing experience for ropinirole. While the evidence is not sufficient to establish a causal relationship between ropinirole and these fibrotic complications, a contribution of ropinirole cannot be excluded.
Retinal Pathology
Retinal degeneration was observed in albino rats in the 2-year carcinogenicity study at all doses tested (equivalent to 0.6 to 20 times the maximum recommended human dose [MRHD] for Parkinson's disease [24 mg/day] on a mg/m² basis), but was statistically significant at the highest dose (50 mg/kg/day). Retinal degeneration was not observed in a 3-month study in pigmented rats, in a 2-year carcinogenicity study in albino mice, or in 1-year studies in monkeys or albino rats. The significance of this effect for humans has not been established, but involves disruption of a mechanism that is universally present in vertebrates (e.g., disk shedding).
Ocular electroretinogram (ERG) assessments were conducted during a 2-year, double-blind, multicenter, flexible dose, L-dopa–controlled clinical trial of ropinirole in patients with Parkinson's disease; 156 patients (78 on ropinirole, mean dose: 11.9 mg/day, and 78 on L-dopa, mean dose: 555.2 mg/day) were evaluated for evidence of retinal dysfunction through electroretinograms. There was no clinically meaningful difference between the treatment groups in retinal function over the duration of the trial.
Binding To Melanin
Ropinirole binds to melanin-containing tissues (i.e., eyes, skin) in pigmented rats. After a single dose, long-term retention of drug was demonstrated, with a half-life in the eye of 20 days.
Patient Counseling Information
Advise the patient to read the FDA-approved patient labeling (PATIENT INFORMATION).
Dosing Instructions
Instruct patients to take REQUIP only as prescribed. If a dose is missed, advise patients not to double their next dose. REQUIP can be taken with or without food [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
Ropinirole is the active ingredient in both REQUIP XL and REQUIP tablets (the immediate-release formulation). Ask your patients if they are taking another medication containing ropinirole.
Hypersensitivity/Allergic Reactions
Advise patients about the potential for developing a hypersensitivity/allergic reaction including manifestations such as urticaria, angioedema, rash, and pruritus when taking any ropinirole product. Inform patients who experience these or similar reactions to immediately contact their healthcare professional [see CONTRAINDICATIONS].
Falling Asleep during Activities of Daily Living and Somnolence
Alert patients to the potential sedating effects caused by REQUIP, including somnolence and the possibility of falling asleep while engaged in activities of daily living. Because somnolence is a frequent adverse reaction with potentially serious consequences, patients should not drive a car, operate machinery, or engage in other potentially dangerous activities until they have gained sufficient experience with REQUIP to gauge whether or not it affects their mental and/or motor performance adversely. Advise patients that if increased somnolence or episodes of falling asleep during activities of daily living (e.g., conversations, eating, driving a motor vehicle, etc.) are experienced at any time during treatment, they should not drive or participate in potentially dangerous activities until they have contacted their physician.
Advise patients of possible additive effects when patients are taking other sedating medications, alcohol, or other central nervous system depressants (e.g., benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, antidepressants, etc.) in combination with REQUIP or when taking a concomitant medication (e.g., ciprofloxacin) that increases plasma levels of ropinirole [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Syncope and Hypotension/Orthostatic Hypotension
Advise patients that they may experience syncope and may develop hypotension with or without symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, syncope, and sometimes sweating while taking REQUIP, especially if they are elderly. Hypotension and/or orthostatic symptoms may occur more frequently during initial therapy or with an increase in dose at any time (cases have been seen after weeks of treatment). Postural/orthostatic symptoms may be related to sitting up or standing. Accordingly, caution patients against standing rapidly after sitting or lying down, especially if they have been doing so for prolonged periods and especially at the initiation of treatment with REQUIP [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Hallucinations/Psychotic-like Behavior
Inform patients that they may experience hallucinations (unreal visions, sounds, or sensations), and that other psychotic-like behavior can occur while taking REQUIP. The elderly are at greater risk than younger patients with Parkinson's disease. This risk is greater in patients who are taking REQUIP with L-dopa or taking higher doses of REQUIP and may also be further increased in patients taking any other drugs that increase dopaminergic tone. Tell patients to report hallucinations or psychotic-like behavior to their healthcare provider promptly should they develop [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Inform patients that REQUIP may cause and/or exacerbate pre-existing dyskinesias [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Impulse Control/Compulsive Behaviors
Advise patients that they may experience impulse control and/or compulsive behaviors while taking one or more of the medications (including REQUIP) that increase central dopaminergic tone, that are generally used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Advise patients to inform their physician or healthcare provider if they develop new or increased gambling urges, sexual urges, uncontrolled spending, binge or compulsive eating, or other urges while being treated with REQUIP. Physicians should consider dose reduction or stopping the medication if a patient develops such urges while taking REQUIP [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Withdrawal-emergent Hyperpyrexia and Confusion
Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider if they wish to discontinue REQUIP or decrease the dose of REQUIP [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Advise patients with Parkinson's disease that they have a higher risk of developing melanoma. Advise patients to have their skin examined on a regular basis by a qualified healthcare provider (e.g., dermatologist) when using REQUIP for any indication [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Augmentation and Rebound
Inform patients with RLS that augmentation and/or rebound may occur after starting treatment with REQUIP [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Nursing Mothers
Because of the possibility that ropinirole may be excreted in breast milk, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother [see Use In Specific Populations]. Advise patients that REQUIP could inhibit lactation because ropinirole inhibits prolactin secretion.
Because ropinirole has been shown to have adverse effects on embryo-fetal development, including teratogenic effects, in animals, and because experience in humans is limited, advise patients to notify their physician if they become pregnant or intend to become pregnant during therapy [see Use In Specific Populations].
Nonclinical Toxicology
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment Of Fertility
Two-year carcinogenicity studies of ropinirole were conducted in mice at oral doses of 5, 15, and 50 mg/kg/day and in rats at oral doses of 1.5, 15, and 50 mg/kg/day.
In rats, there was an increase in testicular Leydig cell adenomas at all doses tested. The lowest dose tested (1.5 mg/kg/day) is less than the MRHD for Parkinson's disease (24 mg/day) on a mg/m² basis. The endocrine mechanisms believed to be involved in the production of these tumors in rats are not considered relevant to humans.
In mice, there was an increase in benign uterine endometrial polyps at a dose of 50 mg/kg/day. The highest dose not associated with this finding (15 mg/kg/day) is three times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis.
Ropinirole was not mutagenic or clastogenic in in vitro (Ames, chromosomal aberration in human lymphocytes, mouse lymphoma tk) assays, or in the in vivo mouse micronucleus test.
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When administered to female rats prior to and during mating and throughout pregnancy, ropinirole caused disruption of implantation at oral doses of 20 mg/kg/day (8 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis) or greater. This effect in rats is thought to be due to the prolactin-lowering effect of ropinirole. In rat studies using a low oral dose (5 mg/kg) during the prolactin-dependent phase of early pregnancy (gestation days 0 to 8), ropinirole did not affect female fertility at oral doses up to 100 mg/kg/day (40 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis). No effect on male fertility was observed in rats at oral doses up to 125 mg/kg/day (50 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis).
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Oral treatment of pregnant rats with ropinirole during organogenesis resulted in decreased fetal body weight, increased fetal death, and digital malformations at 24, 36, and 60 times, respectively, the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) for Parkinson's disease (24 mg/day) on a mg/m² basis. The combined oral administration of ropinirole at 8 times the MRHD and a clinically relevant dose of L-dopa to pregnant rabbits during organogenesis produced a greater incidence and severity of fetal malformations (primarily digit defects) than were seen in the offspring of rabbits treated with L-dopa alone. No effect on fetal development was observed in rabbits when ropinirole was administered alone at an oral dose 16 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis. In a perinatal-postnatal study in rats, impaired growth and development of nursing offspring and altered neurological development of female offspring were observed when dams were treated with 4 times the MRHD on a mg/m² basis.
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Ropinirole inhibits prolactin secretion in humans and could potentially inhibit lactation. Ropinirole has been detected in rat milk. It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when REQUIP is administered to a nursing woman.
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In clinical trials of extended-release ropinirole for Parkinson's disease, 387 patients were 65 years and older and 107 patients were 75 years and older. Among patients receiving extendedrelease ropinirole, hallucination was more common in elderly patients (10%) compared with non-elderly patients (2%). The incidence of overall adverse reactions increased with increasing age for both patients receiving extended-release ropinirole and placebo.
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The use of REQUIP in patients with severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance less than 30 mL/min) without regular dialysis has not been studied.
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NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) - Country music legend George Hamilton IV, a star at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and known as the "International Ambassador of Country Music," died on Wednesday at a hospital in Nashville, a statement on his website said.
Hamilton, who was 77, had suffered a heart attack on Saturday, the statement said.
Hamilton helped to popularize country music far beyond the United States, performing at festivals across Europe. He was the first U.S. country singer with his own British television series, according to his biography on the website of the Grand Ole Opry.
Hamilton, whose hit songs also included "Abilene" and "Before This Day Ends," also hosted a television series in Canada.
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|The point is, a lap/shoulder belt on a 2, 3, or 4 year old IS a lap belt, since the shoulder belt is so far off correct positioning it's worthless.
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Question for the people who take their kids out when the kids get fussy while driving: who's driving the car? Are you telling me you drive with a fussy, crying (nursing?) infant on your lap? If so, wouldn't this increase your likelihood of getting in an accident, because of the distraction? I nearly blew through a red light this afternoon because I was distracted by my yelling 3-year-old in her carseat on the way to a doctor's appointment. I can't imagine if I'd been holding her (I know, you probably don't do that with a 3-y.o., but even a tiny baby is rather squirmy and distracting, no?) I really don't understand the mechanics here.
Disney is about 30 minutes away from Orlando airport...down a major highway.
No, the evidence shows that a lap/shoulder belt provides some more protection than nothing, but that a car seat provides more (as evidenced in the studies above, where a car seat reduces death by 54%, and a lap belt reduces death by 33%--thus, a car seat reduces death over seatbelts by 21%). That's not "just as safe, or safer".
Sunny : gun toting, retired breastfeeding, car seat loving, guitar playing, home birthing and schooling mama to Jakob (10.06), Mikah (07.08) and Korah (07.11).
I know your contention is that it is physically impossible to use a lap and shoulder belt with a small child, but I have yet to see actual evidence of that.
|Finally, a recent analysis of children 2 through 5 in crashes indicates that those in seatbelts are 3.5 times more likely to suffer moderate to severe injuries, particularly to the head, than those in child restraint systems
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Some of the evidence indicates that car seats are safer for very young children. I don't think that there is clear or conclusive evidence. If we are talking about "buying" it, I have shelled out the cash for multiple car seats. I also don't think that there is clear or conclusive evidence that lap & shoulder belts are as safe or safer. There is some evidence that they are. The only evidence that deals with kids two and up in lap & shoulder belts indicates that it is just as safe, if not safer. That evidence is not conclusive. It's only one piece of the puzzle, the rest of which apparently does not yet exist. The only reason I posted on this thread to begin with is because I felt, given the lack of conclusive evidence and the fact that experts disagree, that condemnation of parents who make an unpopular decision is inappropriate. I am not trying to convince anyone to switch to seat belts.
Regardless, I agree that we have reached the point in this conversation where we should agree to disagree. I do appreciate your providing me with a great deal of information, which I found truly interesting. I believe in critical analysis and I was trying to engage in it to the best of my abilities, but I am sorry that this conversation was so frustrating for you.
|I guess what I'm saying is that even though I agree with using carseats (and I never took my kids out, we always pulled over) it would be nice to see titles of posts like this saying something like "Oh, I'm so worried that this child could get hurt" rather than "how could they have so little regard for her safety."
when i was little, my mom used to make a bed for me on the floor of the front passenger side..she swears today its the safest spot in the car in case of accident
I'll take a picture of my 2 and 4 year olds in seatbelts and you can judge how well they fit in them
Also, I just wanted to repost this quote that I had posted earlier:
That seems pretty damning, it excludes one year olds, and it's talking about a lap/shoulder belt
|I put my 3-year-old in a seat belt yesterday and I honestly did not see a significant difference between how she fit and how I fit.
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Oh, well, I consider him an expert in statistics, which is the nature of his study. If he had done a study where he looked at children and judged their injuries and compared them to other injuries, I would certainly not consider him to be an expert. But I think economists are, by and large, better trained at statistical analysis than most doctors are. And given that his study is nothing but a statistical analysis of data points others have collected, I do consider him to be an expert. I hope that clears it up.
I put my 3-year-old in a seat belt yesterday and I honestly did not see a significant difference between how she fit and how I fit. The shoulder belt was not uncomfortable for her. I suspect it may be different for different cars, but seemed fine. Not that I think the way something seems is the best way to judge its safety.
Yes, that study does exist. And I think it is valuable information. The reason I excluded it is because I could not determine whether it was talking about lap & shoulder belts or just lap belts. If I missed the place in the study where it actually says lap & shoulder belts, then that is my mistake. Even if it was just about lap & shoulder belts, there would merely be two competing studies. Regardless, it is not conclusive evidence.
Oh, well, I consider him an expert in statistics, which is the nature of his study. If he had done a study where he looked at children and judged their injuries and compared them to other injuries, I would certainly not consider him to be an expert. But I think economists are, by and large, better trained at statistical analysis than most doctors are. And given that his study is nothing but a statistical analysis of data points others have collected, I do consider him to be an expert. I hope that clears it up.
Why is your point of comparison doctors? No one on here is trying to use doctors as experts. "better than a doctor" still doesn't make one an expert....
It's great that you're questioning the rigour of these studies, but it does seem as though you're questioning all the details of the analysis done by the NHTSA, while giving the very poorly done study done by this economist you saw on youtube a pass.
As for his crash tests, we have no inkling of how he did them, so you're just taking him at his word that the conclusion should be that seatbelts are just as safe as child seats. Also, for something like crash tests, the results need to be reproduced by an independent source before they "count". It's called reproduceability, and it is absolutely critical for a scientific test. A non-reproduceable test or study is hearsay.
Also, while I agree that "common sense" changes, physics does not. Physics tells me that more surface area restraining a child is better. Until someone comes out with a quality study that indicates otherwise (and the results of that study are reproduced a second time by an independent source).
I also wonder how much of the surface area of the straps is actually intended to be part of the restraint mechanism. I gather that the part that goes across the abdomen is not intended to be part of the restraint (because my understanding is that when it does function as part of the restraint it can cause very serious injuries).
I don't know. I guess it depends on the part of the body the surface area is on. I wouldn't imagine a restraint that covered the abdominal area only, even if it covered more surface area, would be better. I also wonder how much of the surface area of the straps is actually intended to be part of the restraint mechanism. I gather that the part that goes across the abdomen is not intended to be part of the restraint (because my understanding is that when it does function as part of the restraint it can cause very serious injuries).
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no5-- you have been given many, many links to statistics that prove our point, that car seats and boosters ARE safer than a seat belt alone.
If you truly continue to doubt this, I would strongly encourage you to contact a crash test facility near you. Granted, I live in Michigan, where cars (use) to run our economy. I live within 35 miles of two major crash test facilities. Call your local Safe Kids group, see if they or someone, could get you into see a crash test and talk to a bio-med engineer. I can promise you, that 15 minutes of conversation with a bio-med, working in a crash test facility, would explain to you what we are clearly failing to explain.
YOU might be interested in this debate, and able to sustain this as a theoretical debate while still restraining your child within the purvue of the law. HOWEVER, what frightens me is how many lurkers are thinking, "Oh, well then, I KNEW those boosters were crap, now I'm not going to bother." We have fought for years to get boosters legislated, and now they are in 45 states, and people like Levitt undermine the message, in a way that is not theoretical. It's dangerous, and it costs children their lives.
Just say you think there is conclusive evidence, but you recognize that I don't, and we can end this conversation.
|And, for what it's worth, I think your point--which apparently is that if you cannot prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that a change is both necessary and safe, that you should never mention the possibility of a change--is shockingly dogmatic and authoritarian. Heck, if we can't trust people (who were heretofore following the law) to stop following the law because they read a few posts on an internet forum indicating that perhaps the foundations for the law are not well-supported, maybe we shouldn't let them make any of their own decisions at all.
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One of the reasons I like the idea of moving away from car seats is because of how often they are misused and how dangerous they can be if they are misused. So I want to thank you for helping parents to use car seats correctly and for helping them to see how important it is to use them consistently. I understand that. And I understand how incredibly frustrating it must be when someone blunders into your neck of the woods and starts spouting ideas that seem to conflict with what you teach. It has never been my intention to interfere with the work of the car seat safety folks. I would not drive with my 3-year-old DD in just a seat belt and I would not condone others doing so. (I just wouldn't condemn them for it either.)
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That study that I quoted twice DID specifically state it was about lap/shoulder belts, which is why I mentioned that specifically when you said you couldnt find any info about l/s belts.
|We estimated seat belts to be as effective as safety seats in preventing death for children aged 2 and 3 years.
I know of a CPS worker (which her MIL is also the head of the CPS office) who does not strap her kid in the seat. I see her almost everyday driving through town ( she always is exceeding the speed limit) and does not think twice about it. thats lets you know how cps is around here also. She also would drop him off at daycare (which my mother worked at) at 10:00am and he had not had a diaper change since the night before and was always filthy!!! but thats another story!
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