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An atheist was walking through the woods.
'What majestic trees!'
'What powerful rivers!'
'What beautiful animals!'
He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the
bushes behind him.
He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder &
saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.
He tripped & fell on the ground.
He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on
top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw
to strike him.
Instantly, the Atheist cried out:
'Oh my God!'
Time stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky.
'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist
and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'
'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?'
'Am I to count you as a believer?'
The atheist looked directly into the light, and said: 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now,
but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?'
'Very well', said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear
dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head &
'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from Thy bounty
through Christ our Lord, Amen.'Lingerie football. I dont care who wins.
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HOUSTON – (February 05, 2010) - The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship will host its 9th Annual Nanotechnology and Sustainability Venture Forum on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business in McNair Hall. "More than 20 emerging nanotechnology companies from across the U.S. will showcase new nanotechnologies in energy, clean tech, medicine, consumer products and advanced materials," said Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. "Four hundred plus investors and venture capitalists, industry representatives, business leaders, and entrepreneurs will be in attendance to learn about these promising new advancements." Attendees will develop heightened understandings of investment opportunities in the industry as they hear from the nation's most prominent venture capitalists in nanotechnology. Industry experts, including professionals and leading scholars, will provide insight into how emerging nanotechnology applications are being utilized by businesses today, and will share predictions for the future of nanotechnology. Keynote speakers include: Matthew Nordan, Vice President, Venrock; Josh Wolfe, Founding & Managing General Partner, Lux Capital Management; and Pearl Chin, PhD, Managing Director, Seraphima Ventures. Rice University faculty members will discuss industry related topics:
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PHILADELPHIA – The Penn field hockey team was recently recognized as one of 70 Division I programs to have earned the 2012 National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Team Award. To earn this distinction, a team must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher during the first semester of the 2012-13 academic year.
Additionally, Penn had six individuals named to the Division I NFHCA Academic Squad. To be nominated for this award, players must have earned at least a 3.30 GPA during the first semester of the 2012-13 academic year.
Alex Agathis earned this award after just her first semester as a Penn student-athlete. Senior Kyle deSandes-Moyer was honored for the second consecutive season to finish out here career as a Quaker while fellow senior Mandy Epstein becomes just the fourth player in program history to earn the award in each of her four years at Penn. Elizabeth Hitti joins fellow freshman Agathis in earning the honor after just her first semester in the Red and Blue. Sophomore Alex Iqbal earned the award for the second consecutive year while fellow sophomore Carly Sokach was honored for the first time in her career.
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Horses, for years, have played a vital role in parades across the country, and it's no different for the Rose Parade.
For more than 120 years, riders have thrilled crowds with their colorful pageantry at the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. For many in attendance, the most vivid memory is of the spectacular equestrian unit from Long Beach.
Since 1947, the Long Beach Mounted Police have appeared in the parade, even leading it on numerous occasions.
This year the mounted police will again be marching down Colorado Boulevard today.
The golden palomino horses, sterling silver saddles and American flags that are trademarks of the Long Beach Mounted Police will be seen parading on the thoroughfare in Pasadena. Spectators can delight at the beauty of the white-maned horses in their hand-crafted saddles, according to the group's website.
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More than 100 members strong, the Long Beach Mounted Police appear in about 16 parades and events each year and are always in great demand across the country, their website says. The group has appeared in hundreds of cities throughout the United States, including the states of Hawaii, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Oregon and two presidential inaugurations in Washington, D.C.
The members are all volunteers with the police department and serve as goodwill ambassadors throughout the world. Many of the members have also ridden in local and regional parades such as Long Beach's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Veterans Day Parade and Daisy Lane Parade.
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SAN BERNARDINO -- Within 12 hours over the weekend, police responded to four shootings, one of which resulted in a man's death.
The spate of gun violence began Saturday afternoon when Vincent Tristram Downey Jr., 24, of Rialto was gunned down in front of his brother's home in the 700 block of 11th Street, according to police and county coroner reports.
Around 1 p.m., police were called out on a report of shots fired and found Downey lying in the street wounded.
A woman who asked not to be identified said Downey had just visited her home and was on his way to see his brother when she heard gunshots ring out. She said she went outside and saw Downey collapse on the ground with at least one gunshot wound to his mouth.
Paramedics took Downey to a hospital, where he died.
According to neighborhood residents, Downey had been shot in the arm earlier this month.
His slaying was the San Bernardino's 15th homicide this year, police said.
The violence continued into early Sunday morning.
"It was very busy for us between last night and early this morning," police Lt. Rich Lawhead said Sunday morning.
Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the 1400 block of East Ninth Street on a shooting. Paramedics found a man lying on the ground in an open area of an apartment complex with a gunshot wound to his leg, Lawhead said.
"He had a wound to his femoral artery in his leg," the lieutenant said.
Paramedics took the unidentified man to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and was listed in critical condition.
About a half-hour before the Ninth Street shooting, a gang member was sitting in a vehicle in the 1700 block of West Union Street, said Lawhead, when two unidentified men ran up to the vehicle and began shooting, striking him once in the back.
Paramedics took him to a hospital. He was expected to survive, authorities said.
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The victim was taken to a hospital reportedly with a non-life threatening wound.
According to Lawhead, the man who was shot outside the bar wasn't cooperating with police investigators.
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Healthy Carolina Farmers Market returns March 22
With the start of spring comes the return of the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market on the University of South Carolina campus.
The market is open every Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., from March 22 – April 19 on Greene Street in front of the Russell House University Union.
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Layton • A man washing a cement pumping truck was injured Wednesday morning when he fell into the truck's auger at Geneva Rock, 750 E. Highway 193, in Layton.
The man, whose name and age were not immediately released, was extricated from the auger after about 30 minutes, according Layton City Fire spokesman Doug Bitton.
The man was not an employee of Geneva Rock but worked for Frontline Concrete Pumping, which is based out of Ogden. The company confirmed that the man was an employee but declined to comment further. Bitton said the man was washing his truck at the Geneva plant when the accident occurred at about 10 a.m.
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Creating a New Year's Relationships Resolution
This New Year's, create a powerful vision for your relationship and transform it in 6 steps.
I've had a New Year's Eve ritual for many years. It started when my children were small and I found myself with a cupboard filled with crayons, markers, glitter glue, and construction paper. One year, I decided to engage my children in an activity. We drew our vision for the following year. We didn't look back on what was—what we did or did not accomplish or experience the year prior. We simply imagined and created a vision for the following year—a vision that was represented in colors, shapes, abstract images, or real life drawings. We have enjoyed this tradition. I plan on creating my 2012 drawing again this New Year's Eve. Our ritual is nothing out of the ordinary, but we like it nonetheless.
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I'm sure many of you have your own way of saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming in the new. This year, I wanted to offer you something new to consider. How about creating a 2012 vision for your relationship? It doesn't matter which relationship or how many. It only matters that you do this together with the person you have in mind. It can be your spouse, partner, colleague, child, parent, sibling or friend. We're pretty good a creating visions or goals on our own for ourselves. When it comes to creating visions for our relationships, we're less experienced. Most of you have never approached New Years and your relationships in this manner, at least not with intentionality and formality. So if you're game, let me tell you how this works.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Rave New World
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Karmen Pedaru by Alasdair McLellan for Vogue UK May 2012
Styling by Jane How
This editorial reminds me all about that great moment while on vacation - after you spend the night dancing away, you rush back to your room to change into something comfortable just in time to rush back out to the beach to watch the sun rising.
My personal experience was in the Bahamas... Oh, I miss it there so much. xx
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Such beautiful photos! Reminds me of how eager I am for the summer to come.ReplyDelete
I love this editorial! so jealous that you've been to Bahamas - it's my dream-vacay :)ReplyDelete
Wow, really cool post. Although I'd definitely be way to timid to try a lot of these looks, those snake pants are crazy love them...ReplyDelete
beautiful pictures!ReplyDelete
Thank you for your comment a while ago, I didn't notice it back then.
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Amazing editorial. You are totally right! It is most definitely reminiscent of burning the candles on both ends - She totally has the coolest surfer girl on the planet look going. If only I lived by the ocean and not just the Hudson River!ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos. Wow, love these looks.ReplyDelete
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I love the pics of the Mary Katrantzou trousers with the casual sweatshirt!ReplyDelete
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inspiring! makes me missing the beach <3ReplyDelete
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longing for that vacation moment you described so much right now! and one of those pompom beanies, so cool xReplyDelete
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Gorgeous pictures, Arden!...I want/need vacations!ReplyDelete
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Stunning, stunning editorial! Can't wait to be by the beach! Sounds like you had an awesome time in the Bahamas! Thanks for visiting my blog and for the lovely comment! :-) xxxReplyDelete
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Ive got the UK government recommended list that being :
s - Skip navigation1 - Home page2 - Newsroom3 - Site map4 - Search6 - Help7 - Complaints8 - Terms and conditions0 - Access key details
I have assigned the relevant accesskeys to my main navigation  links, but I still cannot get access via the keyboard to the designated pages.I understand that different browsers use different key pairing, but with all the variants not working in either browser then I assume Ive made a boo boo with my HTML.I have tried all of the following keyboard processess and none of which work on either Firefox or IE:
shift + "x num"ctrl shift + "x num"alt + "x num"alt shift + "x num"
Have I missed something else out with my HTML ?
example HTML code :
faq
To use the skip navigation where out of interest do I place the "accesskey="s" ?
Thanks all
That works fine for me in FF. On a Mac, it's Control + 5 (but I don't know about Windows, I'm afraid. It should be easy to look up on the FF website, though.)
You might as well combine it with a Skip link at the top of the page:
Skip to Content
The problem with accesskeys is that there's no good way to let people know they exist. So I prefer skip links like this. Normally, the skip links are hidden from view; but it's really cool to have the skip link become visible when the link receives focus, so that sighted keyboard users know that it's there.
Cheers for that skiplink advice Ralph
Out of interest because I cannot still get these accesskeys to work, I just want to run through exactly where Im supposed to be implementing the accesskey code :
Im only actually using :
home page = accesskey = 1faq page = accesskey = 5contact page = accesskey = 9access list page = accesskey = 0
Are the above accesskeys are only placed on the desired page so they only have 1 instance of being written. So the home page accesskey is soley written in the main navigation on the homepage in the actual homepage anchor tag, and then the same goes for the faq/contact & accessibility pages, or is each accesskey instance repeated across all navigation  tags and all html pages in the site ?
Sorry if I come across some what confused, its just that this is the first time Im implementing them into a website.:confused:
Typically you would repeat the access keys throughout the site navigation where appropriate - since you cannot guarantee which page the user is on at any particular time.
So it would be silly having a single occurrence of a key (on one page only) if many pages had links to it, e.g. like the home page.
A generic page menu: My Site's Home Page
You would preferentially want the user to be able to navigate to the home page (site-wide) from several places, by pressing the numeric key '1', etc.
No, as Robert said, place the access keys on all pages, such as in the main menu. If you only have the accesskey to the home page on the home page itself, it will simply provide an easy way to navigate to the home page when you are on the home page itself. Which is completely pointless, of course. You want to be able to press an access key to navigate to the home page when you are on any other page.
The UK list bothers me because it makes navigation across pages on the site, which the user should likely already have access to in any situation with accesskeys; I prefer to assign mine to on-page navigations so they can hop between sections quickly -- which is why my accesskeys are usually assigned to my hidden .jumpto menu.
One bit of advice -- put titles on those anchors when you make accesskeys. In blazer and Opera when you pull up the accesskeys menu if you don't have title on them it will show the URL instead of the text inside the anchor. (go into Opera for desktop, hit shift-esc to see the accesskeys menu.).
Cheers to Robert and Ralph for great advice, and to deathshadow yet again for that handy tip with opera. I can see what you mean ref "shift + esc" with no title tags, its ugly! Now amended and looking all pretty again in Opera.
RALPH: Its good that those access keys work for you,:) but they are still not working on my laptop.:confused: Can anybody else shed any light to the reason why Im unable to gain access to the accesskeys but Ralph is....... ?
Im using Windows (7 if that makes any difference which it wont) and have tested across all the latest browsers so: FF/IE/Opera/Chrome and Safari, and none of my keyboard pairings work, those being :
alt + numctrl + numctrl + shift + numalt + shift + num
What does "num" stand for? Have you tried pressing alt and 5 at the same time, for example?
To diagnose more, we'd have to see the site in question.
It looks like they've changed the access key combos awhile back: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_key#Access_in_different_browsers
In IE, you press Alt + __, and that link gets focus. Hit enter, to go. FF you should just be able to hit alt+Shift + ___ and it goes.
I gotta say, I prefer IE's way. It mimics what happens with links: first I focus, THEN I can either enter or move on. As it should be. Go Team IE.
I discovered recently that if a form element is given an accesskey (say the username input of a login form), Opera will use the value of the input the same as it would use a title on an anchor.Though I also saw a checkbox with one and it had a value="1" so Opera called it "(null)". That checkbox should not have an accesskey in the first place.


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R. Kelly Releases "I Know You Are Hurting" for Sandy Hook Victims
He hasn't always walked the straight-and-narrow, but R Kelly is doing his best to comfort the families and children devastated by the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre last month.
The "Bump N Grind" crooner has just unveiled a new song called "I Know You Are Hurting" inspired by the folks of Newtown, Connecticut.
During the track, Kelly joins with a choir made up of both kids and adults to offer an encouraging message of hope.
They sing, "I know you're hurting / I hear you crying / But come tomorrow / There's a place you can go." "I Know You Are Hurting" is available for purchase in iTunes and all proceeds go to the victims of the horrible tragedy.


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June 13, 2016 – Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Alva campus is partnering with the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) to hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, in the Student Center Ranger Room and Wyatt Room.
May 24, 2016 – Approximately 70 high school students from Alfalfa, Major and Woods counties will be a part of the Upward Bound summer programs on Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Alva campus starting June 5.
May 19, 2015 -- More than 75 high school students from Alfalfa, Major and Woods counties will be living on the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus for five weeks this summer during the annual Upward Bound Summer Camp May 31 through July 2. The students will take college preparatory classes and participate in team building and community service projects.
May 6, 2015 -- Jaunita Dotson, director of the Upward Bound programs at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, has been selected as president-elect of the Oklahoma Division of Student Assistance (ODSA) at its recent statewide meeting in Tulsa.
June 19, 2014--Blood donors can feel good knowing they are saving up to three lives with their donation at the Northwestern Oklahoma State University blood drive on Wednesday, June 25, sponsored by Upward Bound. Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will be on campus to take donations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ranger Room on the Alva campus.
December 20, 2013-- After filling out the application, writing two essays and answering numerous questions, Northwestern Oklahoma State University freshman JonReid Ross of Burlington finally heard the news he had been waiting for – the Oklahoma Division of Student Assistance (ODSA) program had awarded him a scholarship to help defray costs at Northwestern for the fall 2013.
April 23, 2013 -- Heisman Trophy winner Jason White is coming to Northwestern Oklahoma State University Saturday, April 27, to speak on "Setting Goals and Achieving Your Dreams." His presentation will begin at 10 a.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
November 27, 2012 -- Bullying. It's a funny-sounding word, but there is nothing humorous about this behavior of unwanted, repeated, aggressive actions, whether it is verbal, social, physical or online. Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Upward Bound program will shed some light on this topic Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium as it welcomes Kirk and Laura Smalley of Perkins to the Alva campus for a free public lecture. The Smalleys will share their personal story of how bullying affected their son Ty.
September 25, 2012 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University has received a five-year, $1.25 million renewal of its Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, allowing the institution to continue its work with select area public schools to improve high school graduation rates and encourage students to pursue higher education options.
June 6, 2012 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University has received a five-year, $1.25 million renewal of its Upward Bound grant from the U.S. Department of Education. First received in 2007, the grant has allowed Northwestern to work with select area public schools to improve high school graduation rates and encourage students to pursue higher education options.
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BPA (Bisphenol-A)
Statement of
Norris Alderson, Ph.D.
Associate Commissioner for Science
the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation
May 14, 2008
Good morning, Chairman Pryor and Members of the Subcommittee. I am Dr. Norris Alderson, Associate Commissioner for Science at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). FDA appreciates the opportunity to discuss our ongoing work regarding the safety of bisphenol-A (BPA).
In light of recent reports and statements from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) at the National Institutes of Health and Health Canada, as well as interested public health advocates, FDA believes it is important that consumers have accurate and up-to-date information about BPA. We have established a link on our home page, at http://www.fda.gov, where consumers can find such information.
On April 17, 2008, FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach formed an Agency-wide BPA Task Force, which I chair, to conduct a review, encompassing all FDA-regulated product lines, of the concerns raised about BPA. The task force is undertaking a broad review of current research and information on BPA. In addition to looking at the food and beverage containers that have been the focus of recent concerns as well as our regulatory efforts over the years, the task force is conducting an inventory of all products regulated by FDA's food and medical products centers to better understand other potential routes of exposure. We are already looking at the specific concerns raised by NTP in its recent Draft Brief and the draft risk assessment released by Health Canada last month.
At this time, FDA is not recommending that consumers discontinue using food contact materials that contain BPA. Although our review of the NTP reports is continuing, a large body of available evidence indicates that food contact materials containing BPA currently on the market are safe, and that exposure levels to BPA from these materials, including exposure to infants and children, are below those that may cause health effects. We also acknowledge that BPA research is an extremely active area, and we want to assure you that if FDA's review of data leads us to a determination that uses of BPA are not safe, the Agency will take action to protect the public health.
Section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requires that chemicals undergo pre-market approval by FDA if they are reasonably expected to migrate to food. BPA is used in the manufacture of two types of polymers used in food contact articles, specifically, polycarbonate polymers and epoxy-based enamels and coatings. These food contact substances have been regulated for many years pursuant to regulations published in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Polycarbonate (PC) polymers, which are found in products such as water and infant bottles, are regulated in 21 CFR §177.1580. Epoxy-based enamels and coatings, which are widely used as inner linings for food cans, are regulated in 21 CFR §175.300 (b) (3) (viii), 21 CFR §177.1440 and 21 CFR §177.2280. Because no polymeric reactions go entirely to completion, small residual amounts of BPA can remain in polymers and may migrate into food during use of the product. For this reason, FDA's safety assessments include a consideration of likely consumer exposure. The Agency has determined that dietary exposure to BPA from these uses is in the very low parts per billion range, which is well below the levels that would cause adverse health effects. Further, it is important to emphasize that as new data and reviews of BPA have become available, FDA's review of the safety of BPA has been an ongoing process.
Although FDA has been actively surveying data on BPA for many years, the Agency began a formal reassessment of BPA in early 2007. This reassessment initially focused on possible "low-dose" effects for BPA but, in the fall of 2007, we added an evaluation of the endpoints identified by an expert panel of the NTP's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) after the CERHR meeting in August 2007.
In evaluating the safety of food contact articles or their constituents, such as BPA, FDA's safety assessment relies on evaluating probable consumer exposure as a result of the proposed use and other authorized uses, and ensuring that the probable consumer exposures are supported by the available toxicological information. With regard to consumer exposure, FDA found that the small amounts of BPA that migrated into food from the use of PC-based polymers and BPA-based epoxy coatings result in a cumulative daily intake for adults of 11 micrograms per person per day (µg/person/day).
This estimate is based on: 1) the migration levels of BPA into food, or into food-simulating solvents, under the most severe conditions of use (i.e., time and temperature), and 2) information on the types of food contacted, the fraction of the diet that would come into contact with that type of food contact material, and whether the finished food contact article would be intended for single or repeated use. FDA's evaluation also considered that the use of can enamels in infant formula packaging and the use of PC baby bottles results in an estimated daily intake of 7 µg/infant/day. These estimates relied on data generated by FDA laboratories or the regulated industry, or available in the open literature, on BPA levels in canned food and in food contacting PC articles.
In conducting this evaluation, FDA was aware that higher migration levels had been reported in some studies available in the literature. Many of those studies were conducted under very unrealistic conditions, such as the use of aggressive solvents or extremely high temperatures that are not reflective of how the products were intended to be used by consumers. Those studies were deemed to not be representative of actual use conditions. In our evaluation of consumer exposure, we used exposure assumptions that were based on realistic, but still conservative, use scenarios for both adults and infants.
FDA's reassessment of possible "low-dose" effects of BPA concluded that the current level of exposure to adults and infants is safe as defined in 21 CFR §170.3(i). This conclusion was based on our review of the most relevant data available at that time, including our analyses, completed in July 2007, of two pivotal multi-generational oral studies performed under applicable regulatory guidelines. The studies included the examination of reproductive and some developmental endpoints and a large range of exposures, including low doses. These studies include a two-generation reproductive toxicity test in mice and a three-generation reproductive toxicity test in rats.
These studies were considered pivotal in our review of the existing data for a number of reasons. These include: 1) they were conducted in a manner that FDA would recommend to a stakeholder seeking an approval for a new use (i.e., they follow recommended guidelines) including extended parameters allowing for the examination of issues that were controversial to BPA at the time; 2) they were submitted to the Agency with supporting information (raw data) allowing for our independent evaluation of the findings; and 3) they both included a large range of exposures, including a range of high and low doses which allowed for the examination of dose response curves. With regard to FDA's evaluation of BPA, these studies are often given more weight than publications in the public literature that examine the same endpoints because the publications often lack details and supporting data that would be necessary for an independent evaluation of the underlying data by Agency scientists. In addition, many of the published studies on BPA have numerous protocol limitations, including the animal model utilized, the method of BPA measurement, the statistical analysis of the data, the lack of multiple/correctly spaced doses in the experimental protocol, and the route of administration.
By comparing the "no observed effect" level (5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day) derived from the reproductive and developmental endpoints examined in these pivotal studies to the estimated daily intake of BPA, FDA determined that an adequate margin of exposure exists to reach a conclusion of "reasonable certainty of no harm under the intended conditions of use," the standard set forth in 21 CFR §170.3(i). That margin of exposure is approximately 7,000 fold for infants -- that is, the levels of exposure to BPA at which any effects would be observed in infants is about 7,000 times higher than our estimates of actual exposure.
In addition, FDA has completed a summary of the pharmacokinetic data on BPA in multiple species. FDA has determined that understanding the species differences and the differences in how metabolic systems handle BPA administered via various routes of exposure, such as oral versus subcutaneous, are also pivotal to examining the safety of BPA.
FDA's findings thus far are underscored by the conclusions of two risk assessments for BPA from 2006, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority's Scientific Panel of Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, and the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Each of these documents considered the possibility of a low-dose effect and concluded that no health risk exists for BPA at the current exposure level. Neither of these risk assessments disagrees with FDA's current position of the safe use of BPA at the current exposure level.
FDA has carefully studied the review and conclusions of the expert panel convened by CERHR, released on November 26, 2007. The CERHR expert panel found that, based on current BPA exposure levels, "some concern" exists for pregnant women and fetuses and infants and children for exposure to BPA causing neural and behavioral effects. The expert panel also concluded that there was "minimal concern" for BPA exposure in these populations for effects in the prostate gland, mammary gland, and an earlier age for puberty in females.
The NTP Draft Brief released on April 14, 2008, reiterated the conclusions of the CERHR panel with regard to neural and behavioral effects. However, the NTP Draft Brief departed from the expert panel in concluding that "some concern" exists for effects in the prostate gland, mammary gland, and an earlier age for puberty in females for BPA exposure to fetuses, infants and children. These analyses emphasized relatively new data and emerging or difficult-to-interpret endpoints in toxicology and considered the fact that the studies currently available provide limited evidence and contain numerous uncertainties. It is noteworthy that the increase in concern from "minimal" to "some" from the conclusion from CERHR's expert panel to NTP's Draft Brief reflects numerous studies that have appeared in the literature only in the past several months. Although the NTP Draft Brief discusses "some concern" for developmental exposure and mammary and prostate gland cancer, it also highlights the uncertainties regarding these data and states that the evidence is not sufficient to conclude that BPA is a rodent carcinogen for these endpoints or that BPA presents a cancer hazard to humans.
Neural and behavior development effects were also the focus of a recent draft risk assessment released by Health Canada and Environment Canada on April 18, 2008. Both the NTP Draft Brief and the Canadian draft risk assessment are reviews of existing and recently developed data. Both discuss animal studies on neural, behavioral, and developmental effects and both assessments point out that these studies provide only limited evidence for concern for human exposure to BPA. Finally, both suggest that more research is needed to better understand their implications for human health.
FDA has not yet completed its review of concerns raised by the CERHR expert panel last fall or the NTP Draft Brief released last month. Therefore, those concerns are under active consideration by FDA and the BPA Task Force, and we will take appropriate action, if warranted, at the completion of our review.
Although the Agency's review of the newly available reports is continuing, a large body of available evidence indicates that currently-marketed food contact materials containing BPA are safe, and that exposure to BPA from food contact materials, including exposures for infants and children, are below the levels that may cause health effects.
We are actively reviewing the data on BPA and will continue to consider the relevance of new data and studies as they appear. FDA's work in assessing the safety of these products is never truly final, and if our continuing review of all available data leads us to a determination that the current levels of exposure to BPA are not safe, we will take appropriate action to protect the public health. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today, and I would be happy to answer any questions.


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Health Benefits of Coffee
Having a morning cup of joe could be more than just a little pick-me-up to start the day. Studies show moderate amounts of coffee could be good for your heart and brain. Experts at the Cleveland Clinic say the way to reap the most benefits from coffee is to drink it black or with a little bit of skim milk. They say adding lots of sugar and cream only adds calories.


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Jay-Z's mom, Gloria Carter, gushes about Papa Hova
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Gloria Carter says her son is the ultimate daddy! At a Mother's Day event in support of the Shawn Carter Foundation, Grandma Carter told Us Weekly that Hova can hardly contain his joy when it comes to 16-month-old Blue Ivy.
"It warms my heart to see how he interacts with his daughter," she said. "And when she says, 'Papa,' he just melts. He's a great dad."
Gloria added that she's fully enjoying her role as grandmother to Blue, after having raised Jay-Z and his three siblings single-handedly while also holding down a job as an investment analyst for the city of New York.
"The amazing thing about being a grandmother is that you go get the kids, but when you're tired, you can take them home!" she said with a laugh. (When asked if the superstar couple would want more grandchildren, Gloria responded with an "I think so!")
These days baby Blue Ivy is learning the meaning of "hello" and "bye bye." "She's very very smart," Gloria shared. "But [the TV show Babies Choice] teaches the babies that when you say hello, that means you're going to be around. But when you say, 'bye bye,' it means you're going to disappear. So when you're around her, when she looks at you and she's tired of you, she looks at you and she says, 'bye bye!'"
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There are approximately 2,000 tropical species of walkingsticks, with 10 species living in North America. The Vietnamese walkingstick is a member of the Phasmidae family, and is in the order Phasmatodea. Vietnamese walkingsticks range throughout Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Australian walkingsticks are found in northern Australia and New Guinea.
Tropical forests.
Vietnamese walkingsticks are approximately 4-5 inches (10-12 cm) in length. Their heads are elongated and oval shaped, with thread-like antennae and chewing mouthparts for eating plant material. These walkingsticks are brownish in color, and have six legs, which is a characteristic of all insects. Male Vietnamese walkingsticks have a full set of wings, while females have no wings.
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In the wild: Variety of foliage At the zoo: Primarily blackberry bramblele
Reproduction occurs mostly by parthenogenesis, or asexual reproduction. As a result, males in this species are rare. The female drops hundreds of seed-like eggs to the forest floor, which hatch within a few months. Vietnamese walkingsticks go through an incomplete metamorphosis, so nymphs look similar to their parents.
Nymphs mature to their adult form in three months, after which time they are able to reproduce. Vietnamese walkingsticks are short-lived, surviving only 3 to 4 months after reaching adult size.
Primarily nocturnal in behavior, Vietnamese walkingsticks remain virtually motionless throughout the day. Their main predators include birds and small mammals. The primary defense of this walkingstick is its brownish color and stick-like appearance, which enables it to look like a twig of the host plant and blend into its surrounding environment. It may also freeze in place, or sometimes even rock back and forth to mimic a twig shaking in the breeze.
Female walkingsticks lay eggs in a number of interesting ways, depending on their species. Some randomly scatter their eggs, others conceal them, while others bury their eggs. Other species lay eggs in a more forceful way. As an example, one of the most prolific egg layers, the giant prickly walkingstick, can produce up to 1,000 eggs. When she's ready to lay, she quickly flexes the tip of her abdomen underneath her body, tossing the eggs below her head. Another species of walkingstick, Cyphocrania gigas, can eject her eggs almost 20 feet (6 m). For both species, spreading the eggs around this way reduces predation on their eggs and ensures food availability for their offspring!
Woodland Park Zoo does not currenlty have Vietnamese walkingsticks on display. However, Bug World does display certain species of walkingsticks. You'll go "buggy" while viewing exciting seasonal displays that take you on a journey to different bioclimatic zones around the world. You may come face-to-face with recycling cockroaches, assassin bugs, web-spinning spiders or scuba diving beetles to name only a few. The only way you'll find out which bugs you'll encounter is by visiting Bug World. Don't miss it!
Numerous species of walkingsticks are popular in the pet trade. Since they are nonnative insects and could be considered plant pests, it is illegal to transport any stick insect without the proper permits. If you are considering housing these animals for use in your classroom or for pleasure, make sure to contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture for information regarding keeping walkingsticks as pets.
Vietnamese walkingsticks are common in the wild. Human-caused changes in land use are escalating, and this affects the natural habitat required by walkingsticks and other animals for survival. Vast forests are being removed for timber or other paper products, and industrial emissions are polluting water and air resources. Additionally, habitat is rapidly converted by expanding human communities and agricultural needs. It's only a matter of time until many insect species populations will become severely reduced, or eliminated.
Humans need insects. Often unnoticed, walkingsticks and other insects are essential for maintaining the balance in nature and health of the living world. Here are only a few of the benefits insects provide:
The effort to save animals and their habitat requires cooperation and support at the international, national, regional and individual levels. You can help in this cause. Join and become active in Woodland Park Zoo and other conservation organizations of your choice. To conserve habitat for sowbugs, pillbugs and other arthropods, reduce your use of pesticides and herbicides, and work to preserve vegetation in your neighborhood and in tropical regions.
Contact Woodland Park Zoo at email@example.com to find out how you can support conservation efforts at the zoo. Learn other ways you can help conserve wildlife and the habitats they require for survival by visiting our How You Can Help page.
Borror, Donald Joyce. 1974. A Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico (Petersen Field Guide Series). Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 404 p.
Nuridsany, Claude & Marie Perennou. 1997. Microcosmos. Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, NY. 160 p.
Gaffrey, Michael. 1994. Secret Forest. Golden Book, Western Publishing Company, Inc., Racine, WI. 31 p.
Mound, Laurence. 1990. Insect (Eyewitness Book). Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, NY. 64 p.
Zoobooks. 1994. Insects. Wildlife Education Ltd., San Diego, CA. 18 p.
Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Phasmatodea Family: Phasmatidae Genus: Baculum Species: B. extradentatum
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Who do you think will win the Japanese GP?
Who do you think will win the Japanese GP?
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The guy with the fastest car wins, or the guy around the first corner is first place wins the guy around the first corner second comes second the guy around the first corner third comes third etc etc. Boring!
Mike "the mic" Persil
It has been a dullfest of a season, thanks to the ineptitude of one Mark Webber.
He is the only person other than Vettel to make pole this year; but is not one of the four drivers who has won a race. Had he managed to push Vettel during the races half as hard as he did in qualifying, the season would have been a cracker. He's only been ahead of Vettel once, only finished in second twice, and has spent most of the season coming in 3rd or 4th.
Instead of a gripping season... boring.
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How this can be called a sport is beyond me!!
I've always been a Formula 1 fan but this season has just killed my interest
yeah has been rather boring same with motogp with most races.. thank fuck there is moto2
How has this season been boring? The new tyre and fuel rules have meant multiple pit-stops and loads of different strategies from each team. There has been loads of overtaking, some great fights between 2 or 3 drivers in nearly every race.
Ok, there is a dominant champion which kind of kills some interest in the season, but each race is still worth winning to the drivers.
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I agree with rob, the new rules, tyres, drs and the like has improved the racing no end, yes vettel has run away with it but the actual racing has been really good to watch


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Well there was this one time were I wanted to go do a fill on this highway wall for a while. I finnaly got a chance to go so I went. My friend came with me. I had a can he had a can. And it's still early as fuck like 7 or 8 but I wouldn't have any other time. So we start riding our bike over there and we finnaly get there. I only brought 2 caps. Pink dot and GO1 for my outline. So I told my friend do a tag or outline or something while I do my fill. So I start doin' my fillin and he's like "dude it's not spraying." So i'm like what! let me see. And i'm pretty sure the cap was clogged. I'm not even sure if GO1's work on rusto. So I couldn't do my outline so I said throw the can in the weeds, we'll come back. So we get on our bikes and sit around and go back and check if it works and it doesn't so we go home.
So the next day I get home from practice and my friends tell me they went and did their own fills on the wall. I was like what? You got the black to work? And he said yea and gave me a cap that worked. So we all go back there again and I go and finish up my throwie. I was pretty pissed the first night.


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Cardura XL Side Effects
Generic Name: doxazosin
Note: This page contains information about the side effects of doxazosin. Some of the dosage forms included on this document may not apply to the brand name Cardura XL.
In Summary
More frequent side effects include: dizziness. See below for a comprehensive list of adverse effects.
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Applies to doxazosin: oral tablet, oral tablet extended release
In addition to its needed effects, some unwanted effects may be caused by doxazosin (the active ingredient contained in Cardura XL). In the event that any of these side effects do occur, they may require medical attention.
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- Painful or prolonged erection of the penis (called priapism), although extremely rare, must have immediate medical attention. If painful or prolonged erection occurs, call your doctor or go to an emergency room as soon as possible
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- cough
- dark urine
- diarrhea
- difficulty breathing
- difficult, burning, or painful urination
- fever
- general tiredness and weakness
- headache, sudden and severe
- inability to speak
- itching
- lab results that show problems with liver
- light-colored stools
- loss of appetite
- noisy breathing
- pain or discomfort in arms, jaw, back or neck
- pinpoint red or purple spots on skin
- rash
- seizures
- slow or irregular heartbeat
- slurred speech
- sore throat
- sores, ulcers, or white spots on lips or in mouth
- swollen glands
- temporary blindness
- tightness in chest
- unpleasant breath odor
- unusual bleeding or bruising
- upper right abdominal pain
- vomiting
- vomiting of blood
- weakness in arm and/or leg on one side of the body, sudden and severe
- wheezing
- yellow eyes and skin
Minor Side Effects
Some of the side effects that can occur with doxazosin may not need medical attention. As your body adjusts to the medicine during treatment these side effects may go away. Your health care professional may also be able to tell you about ways to reduce or prevent some of these side effects. If any of the following side effects continue, are bothersome or if you have any questions about them, check with your health care professional:More common:
- Headache
- lack or loss of strength
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- Acid or sour stomach
- back pain
- belching
- bladder pain
- cloudy urine
- difficulty in moving
- frequent urge to urinate
- heartburn
- indigestion
- joint pain
- lower back or side pain
- muscle aching, cramping, or weakness
- muscle pains or stiffness
- nausea
- nervousness, restlessness, unusual irritability
- runny nose
- sleepiness or drowsiness
- sneezing
- sore throat
- stomach discomfort, upset or pain
- swollen joints
- Anxiety
- burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feeling
- change in frequency or urination
- dry mouth
- feeling of warmth
- frequent urination
- general feeling of discomfort or illness
- hair loss
- hives or welts
- hyperventilation
- increased urge to urinate during the night
- increased volume of pale dilute urine
- loss of appetite
- painful urination
- redness of skin
- redness of the face, neck, arms and occasionally upper chest
- shaking
- swelling of the breasts or breast soreness in both females and males
- thinning of hair
- trouble in holding or releasing urine
- trouble sleeping
- waking to urinate at night
- weight loss
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to doxazosin: oral tablet, oral tablet extended release
Doxazosin (the active ingredient contained in Cardura XL) is generally well-tolerated. Side effects are usually mild to moderate in intensity and may resolve with continued therapy.[Ref]
Like other alpha-blockers, doxazosin (the active ingredient contained in Cardura XL) has been associated with significant decreases in total and LDL serum cholesterol and serum triglycerides. This beneficial effect on the lipid profile may be important in some patients with ischemic heart disease.
Data from ALLHAT (which led to the discontinuation of the doxazosin-treatment arm of the study) indicated that users of doxazosin had 25% more cardiovascular events and were twice as likely to be hospitalized for congestive heart failure compared to users of chlorthalidone. However, these two drugs were found to be similarly effective in preventing heart attacks and in reducing the risk of death from all causes.[Ref]
Cardiovascular side effects are the most common. Dizziness has been reported in 3% to 14% of patients and is most likely to occur 2 to 6 hours after dosing. It may be minimized by administration of the drug at bedtime, particularly at the beginning of therapy. Rarely, syncope has been associated with doxazosin, and appears to be more likely in patients greater than 65 years old. Peripheral edema, palpitations, chest pain, and tachycardia have been reported in 7%, 4%, 3%, and 2% of patients, respectively.
Cerebrovascular accidents, postural dizziness, bradycardia, cardiac arrhythmias, and myocardial infarction have been reported in postmarketing studies.
Patients treated with doxazosin during the Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) had a greater likelihood of developing congestive heart failure.[Ref]
Ocular side effects including Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) have been observed in some patients undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery while being treated with alpha-1 blockers.
Blurred vision has been reported in postmarketing studies.[Ref]
Most reports were in patients treated with an alpha-1 blocker at the time IFIS occurred, but in some instances the alpha-1 blocker had been stopped prior to surgery. The manufacturer recommends that patients be questioned to determine whether or not they have taken alpha-1 blockers prior to being considered for cataract surgery. If it is determined that the patient has taken an alpha-1 blocker, the patient's ophthalmologist should be prepared for possible modifications to their surgical technique that may be necessary should IFIS be observed during the procedure.[Ref]
Nervous system
Anxiety, insomnia, and paresthesias have each been reported in 2% of patients. Dry mouth and flushing have been reported in less than 2% of patients.[Ref]
Nervous system side effects have included dizziness in up to 17%, headache or fatigue/lethargy in 10% to 15%, and somnolence in 5% of patients. Hypoesthesia and paresthesia have been reported in postmarketing studies.[Ref]
Respiratory system complaints of dyspnea and rhinitis have been reported in 3% to 4% of patients. Aggravated bronchospasm has been reported in postmarketing studies.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal side effects are unusual, and are mainly limited to nausea or diarrhea in 1% to 3% of patients.[Ref]
Dyspepsia, general abdominal pain, flatulence, and constipation have each been reported in about 1% of patients.[Ref]
Musculoskeletal pain has been reported in 1% to 5% of patients. Muscle cramps and muscle weakness have been reported in postmarketing studies.[Ref]
Genitourinary complaints are rare. Approximately 3% of men have reported impotence and about 1% have reported urinary frequency. Hematuria, micturition disorder, micturition frequency, nocturia, polyuria, and gynecomastia have been reported in postmarketing studies. In addition, at lease one case of priapism associated with doxazosin (the active ingredient contained in Cardura XL) use has been reported.[Ref]
The Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study (TOMHS), a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study has shown that there is a slightly and significantly higher incidence of sexual dysfunction (obtaining and maintaining erections) among male patients who were taking doxazosin for 48 months compared with placebo[Ref]
In a study of 23 hypertensive patients with renal insufficiency, a single case of a personality change has been associated with the use of doxazosin (the active ingredient contained in Cardura XL) [Ref]
Psychiatric abnormalities including depression and anxiety have been reported in less than 2% of patients. Anorexia and nervousness have been reported in postmarketing studies. In addition, at least one case of psychosis associated with doxazosin use has been reported.[Ref]
The manufacturer has reported 4 possible doxazosin-related cases of neutropenia from a database of 2,400 patients. In cases where follow-up was available the white blood cell count and differential cell count returned to normal after drug discontinuation. No patients became symptomatic as a result of the low white blood cell or neutrophil counts.[Ref]
Hematologic abnormalities are extremely rare. Decreases in baseline white blood cell and neutrophil counts of 2.4% and 1.0%, respectively, have been reported from controlled clinical trials. Leukopenia, purpura, and thrombocytopenia have been reported in postmarketing studies.[Ref]
From a study of 1,548 patients, less than 2% reported a rash.[Ref]
Hypersensitivity to doxazosin has been rarely reported.[Ref]
Hepatic side effects including abnormal liver function tests, hepatitis, cholestatic hepatitis, and jaundice have been reported in postmarketing studies.[Ref]
Dermatologic side effects have included urticaria. Alopecia has been reported in postmarketing studies.[Ref]
Other side effects including fatigue, hot flashes, and malaise have been reported in postmarketing studies.[Ref]
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Soldier Hollow • Rosie Brennan has enjoyed her time back in Utah.
Halfway through the U.S. Cross Country Championships, the Park City native has been able to see friends, sleep in her old bed, and enjoy some home cooking.
She's also been up on the podium twice in two races.
"It's great to have [the nationals] back in Utah," Brennan said.
The 24-year-old isn't the only skier with Utah connections performing well at Soldier Hollow this week.
University of Utah senior Miles Havlick stood in the sunshine and cold last week, waiting for race officials to announce a decision. After finishing with the sixth-best overall qualifying time Wednesday, Havlick found himself in a photo finish in his quarterfinal race. If he came in fourth, he would be eliminated third, and he would move on.
The race volunteer scribbled a red "3" next to Havlick's name.
"Barely," he said with grin.
Plenty has been going Havlick's way lately.
After being named Ski Racing magazine's men's nordic collegiate skier of the year in 2011, he followed by winning the honor again in 2012.
"I sent them back home with my parents," said Havlick, who hopes to have a shot at winning the honor for a third time, when the Utes' season starts next week.
Former University of Utah ski team member Torin Koos is also having a good run at nationals. The three-time Olympian flashed a wide smile atop the podium last week after finishing first in the 1.3-kilometer sprint.
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3. Kate Fitzgerald, APU Nordic, 29:50.5
Men's 15K
1. Erik Bjornsen, APU Nordic, 37:02.7
2. Tad Elliott, SSCVail, 37:08.7
3. Matthew Gelso, Sun Valley SEF, 37:18.3
Women's 10K Sitski Adaptive
1. Beth Requist, National Sports Center for the Disabled
2. Tatyana McFadden, University of Illinois
3. Kristy Vaughn, Paralympic Nordic Development Team
Men's 15K Sitski Adaptive
1. Daniel Cnossen, National Sports Center for the Disabled
2. Andrew Soule, US Paralympic Nordic Team
3. Sean Halstead, US Paralympic Nordic Team


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