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ABSTRACT Although most primary healthcare practitioners recognize the important relationship among nutrition, physical activity and health, few incorporate either dietary or physical activity counseling into routine practice. AUGMENT will employ interactive technology to support effective patient life-style counseling during routine office visits. AUGMENT technology will automate the administration, collection, and analysis of dietary and physical activity questionnaires, and it will guide counseling and present intervention resources and strategies tailored to the patient's unique needs. Using tablet computers, wireless LANs, and inexpensive Internet communications, AUGMENT will have advantages over existing tools: 1.) Lower usage costs (minimal office personal required), 2.) Ability to customize the system, and 3.) Real-time, comprehensive assessment.
The AUGMENT system efficiently and relentlessly gathers important healthcare information (such as total fat, type of fat consumption; fruit and vegetable consumption; fiber and micronutrient intake; and energy output). This means patients are less likely to have their preventive needs overlooked by a busy practitioner. The assessment includes questions to determine the amount of effort the patient will commit to improved health. This will enable the physician to effectively guide the patient via targeted recommendations, obtainable goals, and a course of action that is both preventive and prescriptive; and to monitor progress. Patients who receive objective assessments of their healthcare practices and recommendations based on their own unique health history will be more likely to accept and act on the recommendations.
The specific aims of the study are to: 1) Incorporate key elements of a previously developed prototype tool into a dietary and physical activity risk assessment system, 2) Create a provider training tool to build proficiency in using AUGMENT for counseling to reduce disease risk.
3) Validate the AUGMENT dietary and physical activity assessments using dietary recalls and accelerometer data, 4) Complete a process evaluation of the AUGMENT program by using it in interventions managed by six physicians with at least 240 patients, and 5) Survey participating providers and patients to assess acceptability of AUGMENT within a clinical setting.
|Heart Disease Diabetes
|Behavioral: guidance tool for providers for lifestyle changes
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Automated Guidance Tool for Medical Encounters Addressing Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (AuGMEnT)
- Validate the AUGMENT dietary and physical activity assessments using dietary recalls and accelerometer data, [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Survey participating providers and patients to assess acceptability of AUGMENT within a clinical setting. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Lifestyle counseling
Behavioral: guidance tool for providers for lifestyle changes
automated guidance tool for medical providers involved in patient encounters addressing lifestyle changes. Addresses dietary and physical activity. Seeks to reduce cardiac disease risk.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients at Staywell Community Health Center, Waterbury CT
Exclusion Criteria:
- terminally ill
- pregnant women
- children
- decisionally impaired / dementia
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00790491
|United States, Connecticut
|Greater Waterbury Management Resources and Family Care
|Waterbury, Connecticut, United States, 06702
|Responsible Party:
|Griffin Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00790491 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 11, 2008
|Last Updated:
|November 6, 2013
Keywords provided by Griffin Hospital:
reduction in risk of heart disease and diabetes
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 19, 2017

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Thanks for your input! I've actually figured out what I was missing. I had to also pull in the following fix: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50790 With the above fix everything works as it does on Tomcat 7.0.23 ( I was able to successfully execute my test on Tomcat). Regards, Paul Nicolucci Konstantin Kolinko <knst.kolinko@gma To il.com> Tomcat Users List <email@example.com> 12/22/2011 12:16 cc AM Subject Re: [Discussion]Problem passing Please respond to parameters to a Method ( Looking "Tomcat Users for incorrect argument Type ) List" <firstname.lastname@example.com che.org> 2011/12/22 Paul Nicolucci <firstname.lastname@example.com>: > Thanks for the response, I'll try to clarify as best I can and can provide > a test case directly if needed ( since the mailing list strips attachments, > sorry about that I was unaware ). > > -We are experiencing this problem on Websphere Application Server V8 which > included a snap shot of the org.apache.el code. > > - This problem only seems to happen after we pulled in the following fix > for org.apache.el code : > https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51177 > > - It seems that if we try to pass a parameter using JSF to a method using > the EL when using a value stored in a Map then we always look for a method > signature having Object type parameters since the MapELResolver.getType() > always returns Object.class now. > > What further information can I provide? Should I open a JIRA issue with > more details and attach a test case there ? > 1. If you can provide a simple sample application that demonstrates the issue on a clean installation of Tomcat 7.0.23, then please open an issue in Bugzilla and attach it there. (So that we can fix it and a test to our testsuite). http://tomcat.apache.org/bugreport.html 2. Regarding BZ 51177 fix as far as I remember (without looking at commit logs), the old code was looking up the actual type of element contained in the map or in the list, which is just plainly wrong. There is specification fragment cited in https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51177#c0 Regarding your use case where target class contains no "foo(Object)" method, from pure logic I would expect "foo(String)" to be found (if it is the only candidate) and then a classcast to be attempted, but I would like to see some quote from specification (from PDFs or from Javadoc) to support that. A close match is from page #34 (48 of 130) of expression_language-2_2-mrel-spec.pdf regarding BeanELResolver [quote] For method resolution, the method string is the name of the method in the bean. The parameter types can be optionally specified to identify the method. If the parameter types are not specified, the parameter objects are used in the method resolution. [/quote] and page #38 (52 of 130) [quote] The provided method object will first be coerced to a String. The methods in the bean is then examined and an attempt will be made to select one for invocation. If no suitable can be found, a MethodNotFoundException is thrown. If the given paramTypes is not null, select the method with the given name and parameter types. Else select the method with the given name that has the same number of parameters. If there are more than one such method, the method selection process is undefined. (...) [/quote] So the method name and the count of parameters is what matters. Best regards, Konstantin Kolinko --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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Niemann-Pick Disease Overview
Niemann-Pick Disease is one of a group of lysosomal storage diseases that affect metabolism and that are caused by genetic mutations. The three most commonly recognized forms are Niemann-Pick Types A and B (ASMD or Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency) and Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC).
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There are three main types of Niemann-Pick Disease -- Type A and Type B (both ASMD) and Type C (NPC).
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Niemann-Pick Types A and B (NPA and NPB), also called Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), are caused by the deficiency of a specific enzyme, acid sphingomyelinase (ASM). This enzyme is found in special compartments within cells called lysosomes and is required to metabolize a lipid called sphingomyelin (by tradece potter). If ASM is absent or not functioning properly, sphingomyelin cannot be metabolized properly and is accumulated within the cell, eventually causing cell death and the malfunction of major organ systems.
NPA and NPB are both caused by the same enzymatic deficiency and there is growing evidence that the two forms represent opposite ends of a continuum. People with NPA generally have little or no ASM production (less than 1% of normal) while those with NPB have approximately 10% of the normal level of ASM.
Forms of ASMD between these two extremes do occur, and the diagnosis is sometimes called intermediate NPD or Type A/B. There can be considerable overlap along the entire ASMD disease spectrum with symptoms ranging in onset, complexity and severity, and every patient's case is unique.
The clinical prognosis for NPA and NPB patients is very different. NPA is a severe neurologic disease that leads to an early death, usually by 2 to 4 years of age. In contrast, patients with NPB generally have little or no neurologic involvement and may survive into adulthood, though there may be health complications. Type B individuals usually have enlarged livers and spleens, and respiratory problems are common. The enlargement of organs and the respiratory problems can cause cardiovascular stress and can lead to heart disease.
There are approximately 1,200 cases of NPA and NPB worldwide with the majority being Type B or an intermediate form.
The Mount Sinai International Center for Types A and B Niemann-Pick Disease
- Diagnosing Niemann-Pick Disease Type A (NPA), also known as ASMD or
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- Diagnosing Niemann-Pick Disease Type B (NPB), also known as ASMD or
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Contact information for Dr. Schuchman, Dr. Wasserstein, and Misha Rashkin at the Mount Sinai International Center for Types A and B Niemann-Pick Disease
Mia's NPA Timeline -- blog chronicling one family's journey through Niemann-Pick Disease Type A
NNPDF's brochure on ASMD (pdf)
Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC)
Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) is very different than Type A or B (ASMD). NPC Patients are not able to metabolize cholesterol and other lipids properly within the cell. Consequently, excessive amounts of cholesterol accumulate within the liver and spleen and excessive amounts of other lipids accumulate in the brain. NPC causes a secondary reduction of ASM activity, which led all three types to be considered forms of the same disease.
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In most cases, neurological symptoms begin appearing between the ages of 4 and 10. Generally, the later neurological symptoms begin, the slower the progression of the disease.
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Type C Niemann-Pick Disease has about 500 cases diagnosed worldwide. It is believed, however, that the number of people affected by NPC is higher, but diagnostic difficulties do not allow an accurate assessment of the occurrence rate. NPC has been initially diagnosed as a learning disability, mild retardation, "clumsiness," and delayed development of fine motor skills. It is not uncommon for a family to spend several years seeking a diagnosis before NPC is identified.
NPC is always fatal. The vast majority of children die before age 20 (and many die before the age of 10). Late onset of symptoms can lead to longer life spans but it is extremely rare for any person with NPC to reach age 40.
Niemann-Pick Disease affects all segments of the population with cases reported from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. However a higher incidence has been found in certain populations:
- Ashkenazi Jewish population (NPA and NPB)
- French Canadian population of Nova Scotia (type D – now considered a variant of NPC)
- Maghreb region (Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria) of North Africa (NPB)
- Spanish-American population of southern New Mexico and Colorado (NPC)
- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto
- Links and other NPD Resources
- Other NPD organizations
- Organizations addressing other lysosome storage diseases
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The Magnanimity of the White Race
The question of unity is one that I often think of when considering the cause at hand. As much as possible a successful movement is one in which the people are united together in as many ways as possible, sharing similar views and outlooks, and, additionally, agreeing to conduct themselves in a similar manner.
Much of this perhaps can go unsaid, but I've read some rather despicable things by White Nationalists said about others who are not of the Indo-European race, and every time it brings me to shake my head in disappointment. Take for example the show The Walking Dead. In it there is a black character and a fairly typical Southern White character who blatantly and publicly calls the first an N word and resents him embarrassingly because of the fact that he is black, even making this issue so crucial as to make circumstances into unnecessary hassles, even to the extent of threatening the survival of the entire group in this way.
This type of behavior is not the type of culture I dream of, or revere. In fact it is one of the crucial things that I want to be separated from, because it completely destroys the dignity, pride, and most of all, the magnanimity of our race.
A crucial doctrine for the WN movement is the placement before everything else of the cause of our race. I argue that additionally it should be our chosen prerogative to care about others in a magnanimous way.
There is something noble about the white race, something noble that characterizes the excellent among us which consists of certain actions and behaviors when in the presence of others who aren't us, and I feel that this quality, this magnanimity, is something which makes us different than all those others. It is something that the other races don't even seem capable of, as if it is beyond them. The sole pursuit of the betterment of our own people is something that reduces us to the level of these incapable others, because we, then, like them, are not in possession of the noble virtue of magnanimity, and are only capable of having concern for ourselves.
There is an image I have in my head of what the "white race" is -- I will personify it as a man, with your allowance. The white race is a noble person, someone who places that very nobility and magnanimity before life itself, because to be alive without having nobility or magnanimity strips him of the very qualities that define him to begin with, and that would be an extremely disappointing, valueless life for him to continue living. He refuses to live it, in fact, and gladly accepts death, for only there does he continue on as a noble individual.
It is not a contradiction to champion the cause of our own people while having the magnanimity enough to be civil and prideful in front of others. Do you know how we approach the very people who threaten our existence? How does the proud man approach that situation? By surviving, without letting his enemies show that they have wounded him. What stings even more than that is if we show our enemies that they have no effect on us at all, because so proud and strong is the white race that we know nothing will ever destroy us, even when things look grim. We show them that their attempts to breed us away with multiculturalism and miscegenation are such catastrophic failures with zero impact upon us, that with our pure smiling families we greet them smugly saying "how do you do," in a decidedly pleasant manner, revealing nothing of hatred, scorn, or wounded justice at that. We educate our children to be these very noble characters I'm speaking of, and, under the right state of mind, our enemies begin to notice that their efforts to end us conclude in failure. They will come to know that there is nothing they can ever do that will destroy us, and they will watch in horror as we slowly regain our territories and nations, as we recover, and as we grow in strength, to be greater than we ever were before. And all the time we treated them, the very people who threaten us, with dignity, consideration, and tact.
Those people, those ones who are so proud and magnanimous even when faced with the crises we encounter today, are people who deserve nobility, pride, and respect, and our enemies will come to know it. They will bear witness as time and time again, civilization after civilization, they never will wipe us out. That is the white race which I know, revere, and would die for. In fact, I think that is the way a "chosen people" would act in the face of the rest of the world -- don't you?
And so that is a behavior which I strongly advocate for White Nationalists to follow. It is, in reality, the way the great ones among us have always acted towards others, back to the beginning of Rome's Christianization..
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Emotions are running high over a new play about Guantanamo, writes Gary Younge in New York.
In this partisan and polarised election year, the US news has had a habit of turning itself into culture and culture into news. In the opening week of Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11, Republican members of Congress advised people to see Shrek 2, while Democratic Party activists shook their collection buckets in the cinemas.
No. 1 on the Amazon.com bestseller list is Unfit for Command, a book by Swift Boat veterans denouncing the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's war record. No. 1 on The New York Times paperback non-fiction list is the 9/11 commission report on the terrorist attacks on New York.
And so, on Thursday night, as a Yemeni prisoner stood at a preliminary hearing before a US military commission in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a play relating the Kafkaesque experiences of British detainees in Guantanamo Bay opened to a standing ovation in New York.
"I felt confused as to whether I should appreciate it as art or as real life, because it was really both," Richard Levy said afterwards.
Guantanamo: Honour Bound to Defend Freedom, the off-Broadway production created "from spoken evidence" by the former Guardian journalist Victoria Brittain and the writer Gillian Slovo, arrived at the 45 Bleecker Street Theatre via the West End of London to strong reviews. "It exerts an icy visceral charge that is never achieved by flashier agitprop satire," The New York Times commented. "What pulls hardest at the emotions are the detailed epistolary accounts of life in prison and the letters' change in tone from willed optimism to abjectness to, in one harrowing case, something approaching madness."
"I know the stories cold," said Michael Ratner, a New York lawyer who has represented many Guantanamo detainees. "I know that in some cases the reality is even much worse than it was depicted. But I was still completely moved. It really showed the dead end of their situation."
In this example of the special relationship turned inside out, in which British and American radicals meet to grieve over what has become of the trans-Atlantic alliance, there was national pride in saving the biggest laughs for one's own leader. Americans laughed hardest when Donald Rumsfeld emerged; in Britain, Jack Straw got the biggest chuckle.
That Guantanamo opened as the city turns into a fortress, as the police positioned themselves to quell protest in advance of the Republican convention, was no coincidence. In a city where, according to a poll in The New York Times, more than half the population is worried that there will be a terrorist attack in the coming week, people need something to take their minds off things. They have a festival of political art to choose from.
If there was a concern about Guantanamo, it was that the people likely to see it were those who agreed with it. "This is the kind of play that should be seen by 30 million Americans," said Levy. "I think the people I sit across the table with during negotiations would be moved by this. It could really make a difference and change their understanding."
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Hundreds of spectators gathered at the Heard Museum in Phoenix to watch the 23rd Annual Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest. The contestants represented dozens of tribes from around the U.S. and Canada, bringing with them their own unique styles of costume and dance.
Preliminary rounds were held on Saturday for each of the divisions, consisting of Tiny Tots, Youth, Teen, Senior and Adult. The final rounds began Sunday morning, starting with the Youth. There were contestants from six to twelve years old competing, and an energetic six-year-old from Salt River took first place.
The Teens showed exceptional talent, many of them having practiced since they were very young. A young man from Winslow won the division with an enthusiastic performance.
The Senior division is for contestants 40 years of age and older, and a few names always trend at the top. This year was no change, as Brian Hammill (HoChunk) claimed first place again. Lowery Begay (Dine) took second, and both men have won many times. Tommy Draper (Dine), a previous award winner as well, took third.
The most anticipated portion of the weekend is the Adult division final round, and six prizes are given to represent the broad age category. The diverse performances were stunning for their skill and expressive passion, and many of the winners have won titles before.
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As stated by Mahatma Gandhi 'It is the health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver'. So, it becomes the responsibility of parents and the society to ensure good health to the future generation of the society. The unfortunate thing is that according to a report submitted by the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 6.9 million kids passed away within the age of 5 years in the year 2016 at the rate of nearly 800 kids each hour. Health care providers are of the opinion that the risk of death is highest in the first month of the life.
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The feature set and content are effectively carried over from the PSP version, improved aesthetically – and, to a limited degree, functionally – but oddly shorn of certain elements. Understandably, the time pressures of producing a launch title will have focused Konami's mind to concentrate on creating a bespoke visual spectacle.
60 national and 170 club sides are included, complete with the usual absurd licence-lacking likes of West Midlands Village, Lancashire Athletic and Man Blue. The Edit Mode is there, as ever, for manual changes. The first one a 'Merseyside Red' supporter will make is likely getting rid of Torres, since the game doesn't take January transfers into account.
Exhibition, a fully-licensed Champions League, Master League and Wireless Play are your key options from the main menu. Inexplicably, there's no training mode – a baffling omission, as it would surely provide an ideal, stress-free way to acclimatise to the extra dimension. And it's a real shame there's no way to store replays of your best goals, since watching them back in 3D is one of the undoubted highlights of the experience.
Meanwhile the Copa Libertadores and Become A Legend modes also fail to make the cut. In their stead, we have seemingly obligatory StreetPass functionality, which adds an extra layer to the Master League, comparing the stats of teams on compatible devices and awarding a win to the strongest. This improves your Street Pass ranking and unlocks classic players and teams as you progress.
Wireless play, sadly, is only a local affair, no doubt as a result of Konami's deadlines, but this is a game that really needs to be fully online for 2012. No excuses. And an overhaul of the interface would also be welcome, with menu navigation needlessly fiddly in places (especially when tweaking formations), and on-screen text requiring hawk-like supervision to read in places.
I should say that if you take 3D out of the equation entirely, PES 2011 remains a handsome beast. Player models are vivid, sharp, well animated, and – where licence permits – reassuringly lifelike. And commentary from Jon Champion and Jim Beglin is well implemented without ever getting too annoying (although it sounds much better through the console's speakers than headphones, which exposes a degree of tinniness in the audio quality).
The touch screen, by the way, is brought into play not just as a home for the cramped radar, but also for four customisable buttons to which you can set various general strategies that can be applied in-game: 'Pressure', 'Offside trap' and so on.
Beyond all of this, at its heart, this version of PES is reassuringly solid, enjoyable and challenging. It's a slow-paced, physical game where defenders easily muscle attackers off the ball and clear-cut chances (on default difficulty upwards) are few and far between, requiring patient build-up and a keen eye for an opening.
As such, while it occasionally feels lumbering, and is starting to show its age now – especially when set alongside the flexibility of PES and FIFA on home consoles – the thrill of netting a vital goal is as great as ever because you know you've earned it.
And for a handheld game, offering a mesmerisingly compelling visual experience that no other football title currently offers, it's a season ticket that's still worth signing up for.
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A crowd of over 100 made their way to the Grand Canal in Inchicore, Dublin Christmas morning to support the 31st Annual Christmas Cabhair Swim. This is a charitable swim in which every year sponsored swimmers give up their holiday morning in order to raise funds for the dependants of Irish Republican political prisoners.
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This is the second year in which the swimmers were sponsored by supporters in the United States. This year the organizer made available handmade ornaments to those who donated hundred dollars or more.
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Tori Spelling and new husband Dean McDermott are expecting their first child together according to comedian Kathy Griffin.
New rumors surface by the hour that Tori Spelling and her new husband Dean McDermott are expecting their first child together. Yes or no, at least comedian Kathy Griffin says so.
"Tori Spelling's pregnant by the way. It's not public yet, but I'm putting it out there", so said Kathy to the crowd while she was performing her stand-up show in Birmingham, Alabama last week.
Tori and McDermott wed in May in Fiji and openly revealed their desire to start a family as soon as possible. And the fact that she's been spotted around Los Angeles wearing baggy clothes seems to fuel the speculation.


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Valencia's David Navarro was given a seven-month ban for breaking Inter Milan's Nicolas Burdisso nose in a Champions League tie.
Hargreaves, whose Munich side avoided Valencia in the quarter-finals, told BBC Sport: "There is no place for it.
"This is a sport that attracts so many people and brings so many together. Scenes like that really hurt football."
Navarro's ban applies to European games but Uefa is to ask world governing body Fifa to extend the ban to domestic and international football.
Inter players Burdisso, Maicon, Ivan Cordoba and Julio Cruz, along with Valencia's Carlos Marchena were also handed European bans, while both clubs were fined about £106,000.
The game at the Mestalla witnessed some of the ugliest scenes in European football.
Players from both sides clashed before Navarro, who was an unused substitute, ran onto the pitch and punched Burdisso in the face, before being chased from the field by Inter players.
He added: "I was watching Liverpool versus Barcelona and then they showed this mayhem.
"I don't understand how someone who is not even playing in the game can run on to a pitch and break someone's nose. I don't understand how a club can let a player come onto the pitch.
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Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
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- 4 hours of Maker's Mark mint juleps, beer and wine
- A Southern-style buffet, including pulled pork, fried green tomatoes, and Kentucky beer cheese & pretzels.
- An official 141st Annual Kentucky Derby glass
- Live music and access to the DIY Hat Station, thanks to our partner Etsy
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