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Upper Limb Evaluation in Non Ambulatory Patients With Neuromuscular Disorder (ULENAP)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified November 2011 by Laurent Servais, M.D., Institut de Myologie, France.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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First received: October 9, 2009
Last updated: November 16, 2011
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The aim of this study is to evaluate different devices to quantify upper limb function (Motriplate) and strength (Myogrip, Myopinch) in non-ambulatory patients with neuromuscular disorder. Motriplate measures the ability of the patient to reproduce a repetitive movement of the wrist to push two 5cm*5cm targets during 30 seconds. One hundred patients aged 8-30 years and 60 controls will be evaluated during twelve months (M0, M6 and M12) with theses new tools, and results will be compared to other testing, such as wrist, grip and pinch strength, taping, MFM measurement, and self evaluation of hand ability.
|Neuromuscular Disorders
|Device: Motriplate
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|Development and Evaluation of a Clinical Test in Order Quantify Muscular Function in Upper Limb of Non Ambulatory Patients With Neuromuscular Disorder
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Neuromuscular DisordersU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Laurent Servais, M.D., Institut de Myologie, France:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of contact couples with the targets [ Time Frame: Month 0, Day 60, Month 6, Month 12 ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: patients
Patients with neuromuscular disorder and controls
Device: Motriplate
Number of contact couples
Experimental: Controls
healthy controls
Device: Motriplate
Number of contact couples
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|8 Years to 30 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed neuromuscular disorder
- Aged 8-30 years
- Written consent
- Non ambulant
Exclusion Criteria
- Major cognitive impairment
- Inability to stay seated one hour
- Recent upper limb surgery or trauma
- Treatment by steroids initiated less than 6 months before
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00993161
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00993161
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Additional Information:
Mercuri E, Mayhew A, Muntoni F, Messina S, Straub V, Van Ommen GJ, Voit T, Bertini E, Bushby K; TREAT-NMD Neuromuscular Network. Towards harmonisation of outcome measures for DMD and SMA within TREAT-NMD; report of three expert workshops: TREAT-NMD/ENMC workshop on outcome measures, 12th--13th May 2007, Naarden, The Netherlands; TREAT-NMD workshop on outcome measures in experimental trials for DMD, 30th June--1st July 2007, Naarden, The Netherlands; conjoint Institute of Myology TREAT-NMD meeting on physical activity monitoring in neuromuscular disorders, 11th July 2007, Paris, France. Neuromuscul Disord. 2008 Nov;18(11):894-903. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.07.003. Epub 2008 Sep 24.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Seferian AM, Moraux A, Canal A, Decostre V, Diebate O, Le Moing AG, Gidaro T, Deconinck N, Van Parys F, Vereecke W, Wittevrongel S, Annoussamy M, Mayer M, Maincent K, Cuisset JM, Tiffreau V, Denis S, Jousten V, Quijano-Roy S, Voit T, Hogrel JY, Servais L. Upper limb evaluation and one-year follow up of non-ambulant patients with spinal muscular atrophy: an observational multicenter trial. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 10;10(4):e0121799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121799. eCollection 2015.
Seferian AM, Moraux A, Annoussamy M, Canal A, Decostre V, Diebate O, Le Moing AG, Gidaro T, Deconinck N, Van Parys F, Vereecke W, Wittevrongel S, Mayer M, Maincent K, Desguerre I, Thémar-Noël C, Cuisset JM, Tiffreau V, Denis S, Jousten V, Quijano-Roy S, Voit T, Hogrel JY, Servais L. Upper limb strength and function changes during a one-year follow-up in non-ambulant patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: an observational multicenter trial. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 2;10(2):e0113999. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113999. eCollection 2015.
|Responsible Party:
|Laurent Servais, M.D., Laurent Servais MD, PhD, Institut de Myologie, France
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00993161 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 9, 2009
|Last Updated:
|November 16, 2011
Keywords provided by Laurent Servais, M.D., Institut de Myologie, France:
Neuromuscular disorders
Upper limb
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuromuscular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Nervous System Diseases
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DURBAN: The Sharks' hopes of finishing atop the Super Rugby ladder suffered a setback on Saturday as the Stormers scored a last-gasp drop goal for a shock 21-19 away victory.
Fullback Jaco Taute, a player not known for his drop kicking ability, landed the game breaker 20 seconds into stoppage time to stun the predominantly Sharks-supporting crowd at Kings Park stadium in Durban.
The Sharks scored first in the South African derby, led 16-9 at th break and never trailed until the last kick of the game gave the 11th-place visitors four unexpected points.
A losing bonus point lifted the Sharks to 45 points, keeping them two points clear of the Waratahs and four ahead of record seven-time title-holders the Crusaders.
However, the Durban outfit will drop to third if the Australians and New Zealand conference leaders win games in hand at the end of June.
"We face a difficult finish to the league season with away games against the Cheetahs and Stormers," admitted Sharks hooker and skipper Bismarck du Plessis.
"South African derbies are always tough and these matches will be no different. However, we need victories if we are going to finish first in the league."
No.8 Duane Vermeulen, stand-in skipper with centre Jean de Villiers sidelined for two months by knee trouble, hailed a Stormers side gutted by injuries this season.
"We got stuck in to achieve a great victory. We struggled at some set-pieces early on, but eventually held our own against top-class opponents."
Although a late season revival by the Stormers marked them as dangerous opponents, Sharks were favoured having returned from away victories over the Crusaders and the Blues.
But it soon became apparent that, as with so many South African derbies, the match would develop into an arm wrestle with goal-kicking a key factor.
The sin-bin chair is becoming well known to South African players and this match was no exception.
Stormers flanker Nizaam Carr got a yellow card after 10 minutes, but his side scored three points and conceded none during his absence.
Another flanker, Sharks' Marcell Coetzee, was temporarily expelled midway through the second half, and the Sharks had a four-point lead trimmed to just one while he was missing.
Sharks centre Francois Steyn and Stormers fly-half Kurt Coleman potted three penalties each before a converted try just before half-time by scrum-half Cobus Reinach gave the hosts a seven-point advantage.
After 64 minutes, the lead was down to 19-18 after Steyn kicked another penalty and Coleman and his replacement, Demetri Catrakilis (twice) slotted penalties.
Steyn failed with two further penalties -- one rebounding off the crossbar -- before a Stormers surge into Sharks' territory created the chance for Taute to become the unexpected match-winner.
STORMERS 21 (Kurt Coleman 4, Demetri Catrakilis 2 pens Jaco Taute drop goal) bt SHARKS 19 (Cobus Reinach try Francois Steyn con 4 pens) at Kings Park Stadium. Referee: Jaco Peyper.

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Strangles and AAPL
Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 1:03 PM
Today we are going to discuss an option strategy that you may not have thought about in quite some time. A straddle is an option strategy that traders can use when the market is volatile but direction is uncertain. Another play similar to the straddle is the option strangle. In a straddle, the trader is betting on both sides of a trade by purchasing options with the same strike price and the same expiration date, on the same underlying. A trader can create a similar trade, but with a lower price by trading a strangle instead. Rather than purchasing a put and a call at the same strike (which makes up a straddle), the trader purchases a put and a call at different strikes, still with the same expiration. By using a put and a call that are out-of-the-money (OTM), a trader pays a lower initial price. However, this comes with a price so-to-speak; the stock will have to make a much larger move than if the straddle were implemented. The trader is, arguably, taking a larger risk (because a bigger move is needed than with a straddle), but is paying a lower price. Like many trade strategies there are pros and cons to each. If this all sounds a little overwhelming to you, I would invite you to checkout the Options Education section on our website.
The Particulars
Like a straddle, a strangle has two breakeven points. To calculate these points simply add the net premium (call premium + put premium) to the strike price of the call (for upside breakeven) and subtract the net premium from the put's strike (to calculate downside breakeven). If at expiration, the stock has advanced or dropped past one of these breakeven points, the profit potential of the strategy is unlimited (yes, unlimited). The position will take a 100% loss if the stock is trading between the put and call strikes upon expiration. Remember that the maximum loss a trader can take on a strangle is the net premium paid.
Example Trade
To create a strangle, a trader will purchase one out-of-the-money (OTM) call and one OTM put. We can use Apple (AAPL) as an example which at the time of this writing is trading at around $540 after a volatile couple if weeks. The trader would buy both a January 545 call and a January 535 put. For simplicity, we will assign a price of $17 for both - resulting in an initial investment of $34 for our trader (which again is the maximum potential loss).
Should the stock rally past $545 at expiration, the 535 put expires worthless and the $545 call expires in-the-money (ITM) resulting in the strangle trader collecting on the position. If, for example, the intrinsic value of the call at expiration is $38, the profit is $4 (intrinsic value less the premium paid). The same holds true if the stock falls below $535 at expiration, it then is the put that is ITM and the call expires worthless. The danger is that the stock moves nowhere by the time option expiration occurs. In this case, both legs of the position expire worthless and the initial $34, or $3,400 of actual cash, is lost.
Notice that the maximum loss is the initial premium paid, setting a nice limit to potential losses. Potential profits on the strangle are unlimited which can be very rewarding but as always, a traders needs to decide how he or she will manage the position.
I hope you have a safe and very Happy Holiday!
John Kmiecik
Senior Options Instructor
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...And We All Fall DownSituation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.
You're standing directly under the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO, USA. You look up and note that the sun is directly above you as well. Suddenly, you notice the Arch begins to sway, and you realize that it's going to tip over. However, you don't know which way it is going to fall, and because of the sun it's too hard to see. (Not to mention the watery eyes you have from looking into the brightness of the sun.) A few other people see it too, and as they begin to scream, panic breaks out. Tourists are running wildly everywhere. If you run the wrong way, you know you won't have enough time to go back the other way because the crowds are so insane, and you wouldn't be able to break out of the crowd in time. Which way do you run?
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Whether you're in Texas, where pralines are pronounced PRAY-lines and denote a crunchy toffee candy, or here in New Orleans, where we say PRAH-lines and mean something chewy and soft, there's no doubt that the combination of caramel and pecans is a winning one. At Maple Street Patisserie, a cozy neighborhood bakery on bustling Maple Street in New Orleans, this southern combo meets a New York specialty in the Praline Cheesecake.
The marriage of New Orleans and New York is a fitting hybrid for head baker Ziggy Cichowski, who was born in Poland and made stops in France, Germany, Austria, and Brooklyn before landing on Maple Street. The hybrid sweet is a decadently creamy, crustless mini-cheesecake topped with a golden swirl of caramel and a couple of crunchy, salty pecans. Rich, yes, but that didn't stop us from reaching for just one more bite, until the whole thing was suddenly (tragically!) gone.
In addition to cheesecake, Cichowski offers traditional European breads and croissants, as well as authentically New Orleanian treats like king cake.
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Have you ever wanted to make a real difference in a child's life? Sometimes, it's as easy as helping them have a great summer. And how do you do that? Here's an idea that you may not have considered before: Zoo Camp scholarships.
As you might already know, for the past thirty years Oakland Zoo has been organizing an immensely popular summer camp program. Each summer, Bay Area kids ages 4 through 18 are able to take a weeklong break from their everyday lives, joining hundreds of other kids for a special outdoor experience of fun, learning, and friendship. With songs, games, crafts, and nature/animal-themed activities, Oakland Zoo Camp offers the kind of genuine, hands-on experiences that are becoming harder to find in today's techno-centric world.
But not everyone who wants to attend Zoo Camp is able to do so. Although our camp fees are very reasonable, many local kids come from families of lower income levels that aren't easily able to afford programs of this kind. To remedy this, Oakland Zoo makes it possible every year for a certain number of children to attend its Summer Zoo Camp at a significant discount (up to 80% of the registration fee for one week of camp per child.) But the money to make these scholarships possible doesn't just grow on trees. The program depends on outside funding.
To facilitate this, the Zoo actively solicits donations from family foundations, such as the Lowell Barry Foundation, which has awarded generous grants to the program over the years. Individual donors have also contributed, including Oakland Zoo staff members, who often donate the employee discounted portion of their child's camp registration fee back to the program. And other parents of zoo campers occasionally donate extra money to help fund these scholarships as well.
In 2009, the program got a big boost when Oakland Zoo docent Lin Kay and husband Tony gave a generous donation to the Zoo Camp scholarship fund, and named it in honor of a close family member. Since then, they've donated to the Vickie Kay Memorial Zoo Camp Scholarship Fund every year. Last year, with an available balance of $7200, Oakland Zoo awarded 33 scholarships for its Summer Zoo Camp program, allowing dozens of financially strapped families to send their child to camp.
I recently talked with Zoo Camp Director Sarah Cramer who said, "We'd love to be able to accommodate all requests for scholarships, but unfortunately these requests always exceed the available funds." (In fact, the money usually runs out within the first three weeks of camp registration.) The scholarships are need-based, so a selection process is necessary whereby applicants are assessed by family income levels. Despite our numerous funding sources, many of the families that would've been able to qualify are being turned away. That's where you can help.
By making a donation, you can ensure that one more child gets the chance to be a part of this wonderful experience. Simply give Matt Rasmussen in our Development Department a call at (510) 632-9525 x154. For other questions regarding Zoo Camp please call Sarah Cramer at (510) 632-9525 x123. You can feel good, knowing that your gift will make a real difference in a child's summer!


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It's been a month since I found this site - three weeks since dad passed away - so short a time!
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The men are looking good today on Ellen, and you've got a front-row seat!
He's played Mark Sloan, better known as "McSteamy" for 8 incredible seasons on the hit show "Grey's Anatomy," and now ERIC DANE has said goodbye to Seattle Grace. He's here to tell Ellen about his emotional final episode in the 9th season, and to tell her what's in store for him next!
Then, it's the guys of "Jersey Shore"! They're all here -- RONNIE ORTIZ-MAGRO, PAUL "PAULY D" DELVECCHIO and MICHAEL "THE SITUATION" SORRENTINO! They're here to tell Ellen how "Jersey Shore" has changed their lives, and what they'll be up to after the show ends!
Plus, Ellen's two adorable presidential experts are here -- RAINER and ATTICUS! These 6 and 4-year-old brothers know more about the presidents than your average president, and Ellen's putting them to good use today!
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Solve your family photo mysteries with these books by Maureen A. Taylor:
There were technical limitations with early photography. One of them was the lack of color. Customers wanted their images to look as realistic as possible so photographers developed ways to add color to their images.
In the 1860s and early 1870s some photographers took double-exposure images and suggested that spirits were present.
It was possible to add a background into an image. If you see a person posed in front of an unlikely landscape then it's possible that this image is a composite of two different images.
Years ago I bought one of these at a photo sale. Look closely at the background. There is a woman the wrong proportion to the rest of the family. She's also wearing a dress from the early 1890s while everyone else is dressed in the styles of the late 1890s.
You can see a line around her head that illustrates the place where the studio dropped her into the scene.
Here's an example.
This image dates from circa 1910, but this technique was common before this date.
This young woman has three poses of herself combined into one photo.
Next week I'll be back with a famous example based on two Civil War photos taken by the Brady studio.
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Shirley and I have discussed the clothing details. In a photo as badly damaged as this one, it's easy to interpret certain details incorrectly. Shirley is being very careful. She asked whether or not this man's shirt has a collar. I replied that his shirt has a collar and that the tie is wrapped around the neck under it. There is a lot of shading around his mouth. It doesn't look like a mustache or does it? I think it's either shading or some sort of paper deterioration. We'll know more as the restoration proceeds. A big thank you to Shirley for tackling this picture!


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
By LEN SHNEYDER
I recently sent my 1,000th tweet. It was the middle of the day – I was at our North American user conference. The tweet went something like this: "This is my 1000th tweet."
Terribly clever, right? That's OK if you don't agree on the cleverness of that tweet or if the 1,000th tweet is a milestone worthy of kicking off an article on social media and the power of e-mail, but it is a jumping-off point. There are tweeters out there with tens of thousands of tweets, novellas or even Victorian novels in the making. So here we have to pause for a moment and ask ourselves if volume = engagement.
Let's step back for a moment and review some of the basic concepts, precepts, not so long held tribal knowledge and assertions about how social media has influenced our businesses and the new world order that we marketers have to fit into.
For the record, all of these were tweets from our Marketing Innovation Summit in Boston. Now that we've managed to get the full disclosure out of the way, let's think about the logic and rationale of these little gems plucked from the weighty boughs of marketers pontificating on marketing through the social channel across social media.
Earned Media, the Circle of Trust and Truth Serums
You have more ways than ever to communicate with your customers, thanks to the proliferation of platforms and social networks in addition to e-mail and offline channels. Likewise your customers have more options than ever to endorse your good marketing efforts or alert the rest of their network to your blunders.
Every "like," every post, sharing of a link, and/or forwarding of an e-mail isn't a tacit endorsement; it's an active one. The more media and hype you earn the wider your net is automatically cast. From what we've seen, those who rack up earned impressions ultimately increase their conversion rate because ratings and user feedback garners more attention from prospects than anything you can write on your blog, site or in an e-mail.
Users trust each other because for many years it was consumers vs. companies and the latter was quite literally "the man" who couldn't be trusted. In today's world "the man" is still untrustworthy, but the lines have blurred and there are more routes to establishing the businesses that are worth spending your money with and those that aren't.
If your product and brand rely on the retail market in order to achieve success, then you have to participate in social media. Participation means creating content, developing a strategy and accepting that you can't force an opinion or perception in the social realm that isn't real. One must participate in order to engender the sharing of information, knowledge, brand and, ultimately, product.
Incorporate, Expand and Empower Your Channels
It's easy to fixate on the shiny new toy and forget that you have a dedicated presence and following across what we can call traditional digital channels. Yes, at this point e-mail is a traditional digital channel and we take for granted the fact that it's fast, cheap, easy, and measurable. The rage right now is social and mobile, networks and apps that appear to be the vanguard of a more profitable future.
Stop and think for a moment; has anyone abandoned e-mail-marketing campaigns in lieu of these new channels? Quite the contrary; it's important to understand social media through the lens of e-mail because it's not only possible, it's quite likely that you're driving a fair amount of traffic in the social sphere through your e-mail.
E-mail is content! Let's just strip away all of the other assumptions and call it that – e-mail is content you deliver to your customer. Social media makes it possible to share content; therefore you should be investing in your e-mail as a primary driver and "feeder" into social networks in order to create a cohesive digital messaging strategy.
Here's the beauty of e-mail: we already know how to measure it every which way imaginable. It's an incredibly data-rich empirical channel on which to base future decisions. With that said, we should be able to ask questions of that channel about our social media presence – assuming we can leverage it as a jumping-off point to generate earned impressions of the content we send in e-mail.
Don't Be Afraid To Dip Your Toe in the Water
Think of social media as an ocean, a body of water at the edge of a digital frontier where life is maturing and slowly crawling out of a primordial soup. This is the infancy of our social media channel and we're all a bit wet behind the ears.
If you're just getting started, or just getting around to start thinking about a social media strategy – don't lose heart – you're not the only one. The beauty of the social channel is that it's rather forgiving for the same reason it's rather frustrating: volume. There's a ton of volume moving through the channel, you can start slow and work your way up. If we thought the in box was a crowded place, then a twitter stream is like a World Cup finals match played in a stadium the size of the state of Texas. It's really that vast.
In the second part of this article (published here on Thursday) we'll discuss some of the internal and external actions you can take to help establish a social media presence that's humanizing, one that engenders engagement and practical approaches to executing on that engagement.
Len Shneyder is a San Francisco-based product marketing manager with Unica, which is part of IBM's $22.5 billion Software Group. With nearly a decade of e-mail marketing experience, Shneyder addresses the concerns and needs of the top global e-mail service providers and manages relationships with clients and partners. He handles marketing for IBM Unica's OnDemand product line including Marketing Operations OnDemand, eMessage and E-mail Optimization. He is a regular contributor to the Deliverability.com blog.


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The National Parkinson Foundation and Johns Hopkins University Address Disparities in Care Through Telemedicine
MIAMI, FL — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a research award to the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) and Johns Hopkins University to deliver telemedicine care to people with Parkinson's disease in their homes.
E. Ray Dorsey, MD, Director, Johns Hopkins Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center is the lead investigator on the project, working with collaborators from across NPF's Center of Excellence network including Peter Schmidt, PhD, NPF's Vice President of Programs. The project will focus on delivering the benefits of neurologist care using telemedicine to people in rural, remote, and underserved areas. The project is based on an innovative care model combining technology, training, and team-based care to transform Parkinson's management.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to establish this model of care, which Dr. Ray Dorsey, Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. Kevin Biglan, University of Rochester, have developed in smaller projects in other settings," said Peter Schmidt, PhD, NPF's Vice President of Programs, and a co-investigator on the study. "We are expanding the vision in this project, which is designed to link remote neurologists with local providers who can address the needs for physical, occupational and speech therapy in a patients' own community. For the first time, we will build a 'virtual center of excellence' where the best and most appropriate providers, wherever they are, can link together and serve those in need."
"NPF believes that every patient deserves the best care," said Joyce Oberdorf, President and Chief Executive Officer of NPF. "This project is to advance the realization of that goal: with telemedicine we can bring expert care to every patient. Patients in rural or remote areas often fall through the cracks. We hope to change that."
The project is part of a portfolio of patient-centered research that addresses PCORI's national research priorities and will provide patients with information that will help them make better informed decisions about their care.
"This project reflects PCORI's commitment to support patient-centered comparative effectiveness research, a new approach to health research that emphasizes the inclusion of patients and caregivers at all stages of the study process," said PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby, MD, MPH. "The research will provide patients and those who care for them better information about the healthcare decisions they face."
The National Parkinson Foundation and Johns Hopkins University project is one of 51 projects totaling more than $88.6 million approved for funding by PCORI's Board of Governors on May 6. All were selected through a highly competitive review process in which scientists, patients, caregivers, and other stakeholders helped to evaluate more than 400 applications for funding. Proposals were evaluated on the basis of scientific merit, how well they engage patients and other stakeholders, their methodological rigor, and how well they fit within PCORI's national research priorities.
The awards are part of PCORI's second cycle of primary research funding. This new round of funding follows PCORI's initial approval of $40.7 million in support for 25 projects under the institute's national research priorities. All awards in this most recent round of funding were approved pending completion of a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and issuance of a formal award contract.
For more information about PCORI's Funding Announcements, visit www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities.
For more information about telemedicine and this project, please call NPF's Helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO (473-4636).
About PCORI
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, non-profit organization authorized by Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed health care decisions. PCORI is committed to continuously seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work. More information is available at www.pcori.org.
About the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF)
Founded in 1957, the National Parkinson Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of care for people with Parkinson's disease through research, education and outreach. NPF has funded more than $172 million in care, research and support services. The NPF Centers of Excellence network delivers care to more than 50,000 Parkinson's patients. For more information about NPF, visitwww.parkinson.org, or call the NPF Helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO (473-4636).


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Daughter arrested in abuse case that 'shocks the conscience'
Published: Friday, March 15, 2013 at 1:08 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 15, 2013 at 1:08 p.m.
A Gainesville woman whose mother was brought to the hospital with open sores all over her body — some open to the bone and others covered with maggots or covered in feces — was arrested Thursday by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
Rena Susan Gullion, 45, was charged with abuse of the elderly and refusing medical care to a crime victim, according to an arrest report.
"It's hard for me to believe," said sheriff's spokesman Art Forgey. "I can't see doing that to my mother. It shocks the conscience."
The 79-year-old woman is now in rehabilitation and healing, Forgey said.
An investigation began on Jan. 6 when the woman was brought to Shands at the University of Florida via ambulance.
The arrest report states that the woman had open wounds on her arms, hips, groin and legs — including the entire back of her legs.
Bed sores on her calves had eroded to the point where bone was visible. Maggots were in numerous wounds. Most of the wounds were covered in dried feces, the report states.
Forgey said he believes Gullion was the only person who lived in the house with her mother.
Finding her mother unresponsive on Jan. 6, Gullion called a pastor to the house. The pastor, Forgey said, called 911.
Forgey said investigators have been piecing the case together since then, leading to the arrest of Gullion.
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Do you want the latest information for the Detroit Lions football team? The application will allow you to get the team's schedule, roster, depth chart, transations, news, the team's injury report and the game play-by-play for the Detroit Lions. The application will also allow you to get the NFL weekly scoreboard so that you will not miss any of the scores and will retreive the latest information every time you make a selection from the main screen for each category.
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-The team injury report will retrieve the team's injury report submitted by the team to the NFL.
The "Works" application also includes a gameday play-by-play that will retrieve the latest play-by-play of the team's current game being played or the most recent game that has been played.
-If selected after the game has been played or during the week prior to the next gameday the app will get the last play-by-play action for the team.
-If selected on gameday prior to kickoff, the app displays the time and location of the game that day.
-If selected while the game is in progress, the app will take you directly to the Gameday TIcker that will show the last five plays. Select the menu option to switch from Gameday TIcker to Full Play-by-Play for the game and vice versa. Both options will update at regular intervals as the game progresses to get the latest plays. All scoring plays and changes of possession are displayed in bold to find them more readily.
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Michigan Tech Renovates Alternative Energy Research Building
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March 21, 2008—
An old building in Hancock is getting a new face and a new purpose in life. The University is renovating the 4,000 square foot building on Ethel Avenue at Atlantic Street to meet the growing needs of alternative energy researchers from Michigan Tech.
"This building demonstrates Michigan Tech's commitment to alternative energy research and education at every level," said Jeremy Worm, a research engineer in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department. Worm is coordinating the Alternative Energy Research Building project and will conduct his own research in the building once it is finished.
Collaborating with Michigan Tech's Facilities and the Safety departments, a capstone senior design team from Michigan Tech's Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department designed the remodeled facilities to minimize operating energy and utilize environmentally friendly materials, while meeting or exceeding all appropriate safety codes.
Scheduled for completion this summer, the remodeled building will support various researchers from Michigan Tech's Advanced Power Systems Research Center. Jeffrey Naber will lead development of a unique National Science Foundation-funded optically accessible combustion vessel as well as an Xcel Energy-funded project to study the process of producing electricity using a syngas-powered generator. Jeffrey Allen will head a Department of Energy-funded project to investigate the effects of freezing temperatures on hydrogen fuel cells using an environmental chamber. Other facilities will include, a wind tunnel, a vehicle chassis dynamometer, a biomass gasification facility, a vehicle hoist and an advanced internal combustion engine educational laboratory. There will also be a modern collaboration room with videoconferencing capabilities and office space for faculty, research staff and graduate students.
The research conducted there will focus on many aspects of alternative energy including fundamental combustion phenomena, hydrogen fuel cells, internal combustion engines, wind turbines, hybrid powertrains and even the process of turning waste biomass such as timber scraps into gaseous fuel and electricity.
Additional support is being sought to help bring the building to full functionality, and sponsors are being offered naming as well as research collaboration opportunities, Worm said.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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I have a question with regards to the normal value of blood pressure based on age. Normally, for respiratory rate and heart rate, the normal values are different between the new born, children, adult and old people. How about the normal value for blood pressure? What is the normal blood pressure for a new born, a children, an adult and an old people?
I know that old people`s normal blood pressure is higher than that of the adult but I don`t know exactly how high it is if compared to an adult and so does small children.
With aging the upper number the 'systolic blood pressure' does go up and plateaus around 75-80 years to a level somewhere between 140 -160 mmHg. There is increased risk of stroke if this number is above 160 mmHg. JNC 7 recommends this number be kept at or below 140 mmHg. Anything above this number of 140 is considered 'Systolic hypertension' if the lower number (diastolic) is normal.
Lower number the 'diastolic blood pressure' actually declines to less than 80 mmHg. Any value above is diastolic or essential hypertension. In this situation often the systolic component is also raised.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Stephan Keating, of Jesup, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in relation to his production of numerous images of child pornography, and one count of distribution of child pornography.
Evidence presented at the guilty plea hearing showed that on numerous occasions in 2010 and 2011, Keating sexually molested three minor children in order to create pictures and videos of that conduct, then distributed a number of the images, which were discovered in September 2012 during the arrest of a sex offender in Denmark.
The charges against 52-year-old Keating arose from an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations , with assistance from INTERPOL, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Savannah and Jacksonville, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.
"No child should be subjected to sexual abuse and, certainly, no child should have to live with the knowledge that the abuse was captured on film for redistribution to other like-minded predators," said United States Attorney Edward Tarver. "This defendant exploited the most vulnerable members of our society, our children."
"To victimize the innocent in the manner that this child predator has pleaded guilty to is one of the most revolting crimes in our society," said Brock D. Nicholson, special agent in charge of ICE in Atlanta. "Special agents will not rest until each and every child victim of sexual exploitation is rescued and defendants like Keating are behind bars."
Each count of sexual exploitation of a minor carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Keating also faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for distribution of child pornography. If released from prison, Keating will be required to register as a sex offender.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Few things frustrate salespeople more than competitors offering your current clients similar products or services at dramatically reduced prices. Sales coach Colleen Francis (engageselling.com) offers these five steps to close business without taking a huge bath on profits.
Learn from history
Show your salespeople that prospects who only buy on price are not the best customers for your business because, in the long-term, they are not profitable customers.
Don't add value if your customer won't value it
Salespeople often make the mistake of piling on extras that the client may not want or need. Your salespeople should be asking questions to determine what, besides price, would keep a customer from going elsewhere with their purchasing dollars. Only then should they set to work to provide them with as many of those value-added elements as possible.
Reward loyalty
Most companies make the mistake of only offering discounts and bonuses to new customers. Create a program that rewards loyalty.
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Clients tend to believe other clients more than they believe you. If possible, find customers who already switched for a lower price and then came back to you because their experience with the competitor was less than satisfying.
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Did you know?
If you support a penguin at Sanccob Eastern Cape, you get to name it.
It's feeding time at Sanccob Eastern Cape, in the shadow of the lighthouse in the lovely coastal town of Cape St Francis.
Xolani Lawo heads into the grassy enclosure where many of the penguins are dozing or balancing on rocks and gently herds them through a door. Each penguin has an identity bracelet on a flipper. Once on the Astroturf feeding platform, the volunteers call out the details to Xolani: 'Nip has had four sardines; four fish for Nella; four tails for Barcelona; Elvis had one small tail and three long tails.'
Most of the birds are African penguins (not surprising because two of the most important breeding islands for this dwindling species, Bird Island and St Croix, are not far away). But sometimes a few exotics arrive. Nip and Tuck, rockhopper penguins with crazy yellow hair-dos, are from Prince Edward Islands in the Southern Ocean. Sailors might have caught them and then let them go close to Port Elizabeth. A while back, a king penguin from Antarctica washed up on South African shores and was brought here.
Some penguins have been caught up in oil slicks from ships cleaning their bilges. A single vessel washing its decks can oil 100 penguins, leaving them poisoned, cold (because their feathers are no longer waterproof) and dehydrated.
This centre has treated more than 10 000 seabirds in 25 years. It's a significant number, given that the African penguin population has suffered a crash from 150 000 pairs in the 1950s to fewer than 26 000 pairs by 2009. In 2010 they were put on the list of endangered animals.
Sanccob Eastern Cape runs a highly professional operation. It's not specifically geared around visitors, although they are made welcome. Visitors can come at any time and see penguins in an outside enclosure. There's also a shop which sells souvenirs like t-shirts, and which is open daily whenever the Sanccob staff are there, generally between about 8am and 4pm.
Some penguins can never be released (like Stevie, who is blind). But for the staff at this sanctuary, the happiest days of all are when healthy penguins can be taken to the beach and released. They head straight home, without a backward glance.
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Cape St Francis is about 90km or less than an hour's drive from the nearest airport at Port Elizabeth. Take the N2 towards George, then turn onto the R330 and go through Humansdorp. Turn left at the T-junction, then follow the signs to Cape St Francis. Once there, head for the lighthouse.
Best time to visit
The penguins are fed twice a day, between 8.30am and 10am in the mornings, and mid-afternoon.
Around the area
Do find time to admire the historic lighthouse, the highest such masonry structure in South Africa.
What will it cost
There is no charge for visiting, but if you'd like to adopt a penguin, it will cost R500.
Length of stay
This is a lovely half-day excursion.
Where to stay
There is plenty of accommodation in nearby Cape St Francis and St Francis Bay.
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The curio shop contains delightful penguin hand-puppets and other objects made by the local community.


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Foundation of Hearts spokesman Ian Murray is confident on bid for SPL club
A spokesman for the Foundation of Hearts is confident the fans' group have submitted a strong bid for the stricken club.
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In an open letter to supporters backing Foundation of Hearts, the group's independent chairman and Labour MP, Ian Murray, insists the fan-backed bid offers the best hope of survival.
Murray states: "The media have reported that HMFC Ltd and Five Stars Football Ltd are the other two bidding parties. The Foundation at this stage will not comment on the bids of other organisations.
"There's been a fair amount of comment and conjecture, and perhaps even a bit of scaremongering from one or two individuals, but we've said all along we're going to focus on what matters to us: Heart of Midlothian.
"The administrators need a period of time to do their job and we will just let them get on with that job.
"The Foundation of Hearts is confident that the bid submitted on its behalf is the best financial bid for Hearts and its creditors."


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"On this day in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was published. At least one publisher turned the book down on the grounds that a novel by a woman on such a controversial subject was too risky. He must have regretted it: the novel sold 10,000 copies in the first week, 300,000 copies in a year, and became America's first million-seller. It also brought Stowe hate mail -- in one case, a black, human ear."
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So it's four in a row now, but this last one was different. In each of the previous three — and in pretty much every win this season, since the middle of that seven-game winning streak in October — you and I have been able to say, "Yeah, but …"
Last night there were no "Yeah, buts" unless you are a total nit-picker. You could go right down the checklist of players and plays, in all three zones, at even strength, on the power play, on the penalty kill, in goal, and player-by-player, and it would be almost impossible to be negative about any of it. Seriously, even our usual targets, like Michal Rozsival and Donald Brashear, played well.
Henrik Lundqvist was terrific again, but he didn't steal this one. And the Panthers are a pretty good team, even though they made some plays they sure would have liked to have back.
1) The moment of the whole year, if the Rangers can maintain any of this, will have been the players-only meeting called by Lundqvist and Sean Avery, at which the King pretty much aired his Festivus grievances.
2) Avery looked rather Avery-ish in this game, again.
3) When we repeated last year's mantra — that this team just doesn't have any skill — well, that was when guys like Drury, Callahan and Dubinsky were doing nothing. Well, this is how it looks when three other guys start finding the net, to help the big guy, Marian Gaborik.
4) Say what you want about Sather (and I know you will, and so will I), but the Gaborik signing was a grand slam, maybe the best free agent signing since Adam Graves.
5) In the first three games of this streak, Drury scored twice, but I didn't think he'd exactly been a force. In Game 4, he absolutely was. So was Dubinsky. I must admit, I'd written off the captain, and his inexplicable, sudden loss of game. He'd been doing nothing, and I couldn't imagine how or why that happened. Like him or not, he's a key cog. If he goes, this team has a chance. If not, it doesn't.
6) That all said, I still expect a bumpy ride the rest of the way.
7) It's going to be really hard to give Chad Johnson a game here, but it's a necessity. Maybe in Carolina New Year's Eve, since the two games before that are spread out.
8) Last night was the second-best Festivus ever (including rap and poetry). The best, of course, was attended by the Costanzas, Kramer, Jerry, Elaine, Kruger, Charley ("I'm a man") and the other guy from OTB, and briefly by Gwen the two-face. Plus nobody pinned me, so this Festivus is not over.
Here are last night's official game summary and event summary.
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A TEENAGE 'Fagin' who forced two young brothers to steal gold from their family has been jailed for 18 months.
Blackburn magistrates heard his victims, aged 13 and 10, were terrified.
The gold jewellery they stole was sold to a pawnbroker to be melted down and could not be recovered.
The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to three charges of blackmail – making unwarranted threats and demands with menaces.
He was made subject to a detention and training order for 18 months. Magistrates also made him subject to a restraining order for 10 years which prevents him having contact with his victims or going on the street where they live.
Catherine Allan, prosecuting, said the youth approached the older of the brothers and threatened to knock him out if he did not get him some gold.
He grabbed hold of him and threatened further violence if he told anyone.
"He was scared and went home and stole a gold ring from his family," said Miss Allan.
The boy confided in his 10-year-old brother, who was terrified when the youth approached him the next day.
He was also told to get gold or he would be assaulted.
"When the boy did not get any, the defendant sent someone to his house who told him if he did not obey he would be attacked," said Miss Allan.
"He took some gold that day and some more the following day after again being threatened."
Miss Allan said both boys were frightened of the defendant and what he might do to them."
John Ozyer, defending, said it was clearly not acceptable behaviour.
"He has accepted what he has done and that it is wrong," said Mr Ozyer. "He is only 17 himself."


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Measure for Measure comes to life on the Grove City College main stage Thursday, March 7, through Saturday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Ketler Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center on campus. Tickets for the performance are required but are free of charge.Measure for Measure, a problem comedy by William Shakespeare, is directed by Dr. James Dixon, chair of the Department of English. The play's plot centers on Angelo, the righteous deputy empowered by the Duke of Vienna, to rule while he wanders about disguised as a friar to investigate the moral decay of his dukedom.The cast includes: Andy Hickly as Duke; Stephen Horst as Angelo; Ethan Kreimeyer as Escalus; Sam Leuenberger as Lucio; Jacob Roberts as Claudio; Jesse McKinnis as Provost; Ethan Mitchell as Pompey; Anna Kitchin as Isabella; Laura Doherty as Mariana; Victoria Benyo as Juliet; Annie York as Francisca; Paige Polesnak as Mistress Overdone; Ashley White Brothers as Nun; Nick Allaman as Friar Peter; Caleb Fite as Elbow; Zach McClelland as Froth; Taylor Leick as Abhorson, Gentleman 2; Grayson Quay as Baradine; and Tim Lagoy as Justice and Gentleman 1.The production crew includes: Dixon as director; Jacky Hickly as student director; Katie Hammes as stage manager; Cliff Brown as set designer and production manager; Dr. Kristin Barbour as costume designer; Dan Wolfe as lighting designer; Sarah Zimmerman as technical director; Sarah Boice as music director; Annamarie Mickey as assistant student director; Mary Grace Brown as assistant stage manager; and Justin Monza as assistant lighting design.Tickets may be reserved by calling (724) 458-3331 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Be sure to specify a date when reserving tickets. Doors open at 7 p.m.; the curtain rises at 7:30 p.m.


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Pace Manual: The pesticide safety education program developed by the PACE project is described in the manual Preventing Agricultural Chemical Exposure: A Safety Program Manual – Participatory Education with Farmworkers in Pesticide Safety. Copies of this 77 page manual are available for $10.00 (includes shipping and handling).
Aprenda sobre la enfermedad del tabaco verde: la experiencia de Juan – una fotonovela / Learning about Green Tobacco Sickness: Juan's Experience. – A Photonovel. This bilingual (Spanish/English) photonovel provides information on the symptoms, treatment and prevention of green tobacco sickness. Individual copies of this 20 page document are available.If you are interested in purchasing or inquiring about the materials listed above, please click here.
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Seasons of a Woman's Life
Dr. Evans speaks regarding the struggles women face throughout the seasons of life as God uses these life stages to shape them.
All About Influence: 2005 Women's Leadership Conference
- Turning Tragedy into Influence
- When Passion and Indifference Intersect
- Find Your Mission and Focus Your Influence
- Seasons of a Woman's Life
- Bringing Women Back from Alternative Spiritualities
- Nurturing Your Soul
- Working with Men and Making it Work
- The Balanced Life
- Becoming a Woman of Influence in the Workplace
- Influencing Your Community
- Resolving Conflict Biblically
- Bridging the Generational Gap through Mentoring
- Keynote Speaker
- How Do I Fit into My Husband's Life or Ministry Vision?
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Great Energy Challenge Innovator: Solar Sister
Project: Clean Energy From a Women's Grassroots Entrepeneur Network
Location: Gulu, Uganda
Summary: Solar Sister is an award-winning social enterprise combining the breakthrough potential of portable solar technology with an Avon-style women-driven last mile distribution model to bring light, hope, and opportunity to even the most remote communities in Africa. In doing so, Solar Sister provides both the "geographical" access to people in rural areas and "cultural" access to women living with the acute consequences of a wide gender technology gap. (See also: How to bring a sense of poetry to the mission for clean energy.)
Through an innovative use of the micro-consignment model, Solar Sister reduces the business start-up risk for women by providing the financial capital needed to acquire an inventory of portable solar lights, mobile phone chargers, and radio chargers. Equipped with a "business in a bag" and training, Solar Sister entrepreneurs use their social capital to meet the huge unmet demand for basic electricity while improving public health, children's education, the local economy and contributing to climate change mitigation. (See related story: "Low Cost Solar Brightens Lives in the Developing World.")
The Great Energy Challenge is supporting Solar Sister to recruit, train, and launch 150 Solar Sister entrepreneurs in northern Uganda. Only six percent of Uganda's population has access to electricity. In rural areas, which form 84 percent of the population, electricity access is as low as one percent. Solar Sister's northern Uganda scale up will bridge a vital gap in clean energy supply chains in this conflict affected region, bringing the benefits of clean energy to more than 60,000 people over next year, which in turn will mitigate 27,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions and displace the use of 9.9 million liters (2.6 million gallons) of kerosene.
Goal: To unlock the power of women's enterprise to provide access to clean energy technologies in underserved communities in vulnerable environments.
Project Participants:
- Katherine Lucey, founder and CEO
- Neha Misra, chief collaboration officer
- Evelyn Namara, country director
- Jayne Opitto, regional coordinator, Gulu
The Great Energy Challenge grant program, in collaboration with a distinguished group of scientists acting as the board of advisors, awards roughly a half-dozen grants per year. The goal of the grant program is to hasten the growth of promising, global energy solutions as a response to climate change, energy resource constraints and environmental limitations.
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Lechlade begin their senior winter training schedule on Sunday, February 2 at Farmors School in Fairford.
The session will take place between noon and 1.30pm every Sunday in the build-up to the new campaign, as the Gloucestershire County Champions prepare for a second shot at promotion from the WEPL Glos/Wilts Division under the tutelage of coach Luke Sellers.
New players are always welcome and more information of the club and the training sessions can be obtained by contacting chairman Paul Rowley on 07967 480666 or via email@example.com.


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Memory Eternal! His Eminence Archbishop Dmitri (Royster), 1923–2011, Alumnus and Friend
On Thursday, October 6, 2011, His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in America, presided at a memorial service in Three Hierarchs Chapel, during which time our community remembered His Eminence Archbishop Dmitri on the 40th day of his repose in the Lord.
Our orginal article about Vladyka Dmitri's falling asleep, posted at the time of his repose, is below. Memory Eternal!
28 August 2011 • In Memoriam • His Eminence Archbishop Dmitri (Royster), 1923–2011
His Eminence Archbishop Dmitri, 87, fell asleep in the Lord today, at 2 a.m. at his home in Dallas, Texas. The entire seminary community is offering prayers for his repose, as we mourn the loss of his presence as a well-respected churchman, and alumnus and long-time friend of our school.
His relationship with the Seminary began in 1966, the year he attended Saint Vladimir's, while he simultaneously taught a course in Spanish at nearby Fordham University. During that period of time, he attended classes on our campus with renowned teachers such as Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Fr. John Meyendorff, and Professor Serge Verhovskoy. "Their great wisdom and experience was completed by a genuine Orthodox Christian friendliness and I could not have been more 'at home'," he once recalled during an interview for a seminary publication.
Archbishop Dmitri himself contributed significantly to St. Vladimir's Seminary, in two important ways: by sending us seminarians from his former diocese, and by publishing several volumes with our seminary press: The Kingdom of God: The Sermon on the Mount; The Parables; The Miracles of Christ; St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans: A Pastoral Commentary; and The Epistle to the Hebrews, A Commentary. His last work with our academic press, The Epistle of St. James: A Commentary, was published in 2011. Another work, a commentary on the Gospel of St. John, is pending publication. His Eminence was in the midst of writing a commentary on the Gospel according to St. Mark, just prior to his death.
His Eminence had a captivating background. He was born "Robert Royster" to Protestant parents in a small Texas town on November 2, 1923. In 1941, at the age of eighteen, after intense study culminating in an interview with the Greek Orthodox Archbishop (later Ecumenical Patriarch) Athenagoras, he was received into the Orthodox Christian faith at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Dallas, Texas, whereupon he received the name "Dmitri."
His college studies at North Texas State University were interrupted when he entered the United States Army in 1943. After special training at the University of Michigan, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and served as a Japanese language interpreter on the staff of General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines and Japan. Following military service, he completed his university education and became an instructor of Spanish language at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, where in 1949 he received a Master of Arts degree in Spanish and was named Professor of Spanish Literature. He was ordained to the diaconate and holy priesthood in November of 1954 by Bishop Bohdan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Diocese, after which he organized St. Seraphim Orthodox Church, the first English-language parish in Dallas. He and his parish were received into the Metropolia, as the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) was known at that time, in 1958.
He continued to serve as a pastor of St. Seraphim Church until June 22, 1969, when he was consecrated to the episcopacy. Initially, he served as auxiliary to Archbishop John [Shahovskoy] of San Francisco and the West (1969–70) and as auxiliary to Metropolitan Ireney (1971–72). In 1972, he was named ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Hartford and New England. In 1978, he was named ruling Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Dallas and the South, which consisted of fourteen states in the southern United States. He was charged with the development of the diocese, which at the time was made up of a few churches in Florida and Texas and several scattered missions. St. Seraphim Church was designated the diocese's cathedral church, which meant that he once again would serve as archpastor of the parish that he had founded more two decades earlier.
Under his leadership, the Diocese of the South grew to well over sixty parishes and missions. He also has served as editor of the Diocese of the South's monthly newspaper, The Dawn, throughout its twenty-five years of existence. In 1993 he was elevated to the dignity of Archbishop by the Holy Synod of Bishops of the OCA.
In addition to his duties as ruling hierarch of the Diocese of the South, Archbishop Dmitri functioned as Exarch for the Diocese of Mexico. He was well known for his missionary efforts among Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, for whom he had translated Orthodox liturgical texts and theological works into Spanish. On September 4, 2008, upon the retirement of Metropolitan Herman, the Holy Synod of the OCA named Archbishop Dmitri Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See. In November of 2008, his role as locum tenens ended with the election of Bishop Jonah of Fort Worth as Metropolitan. On March 22, 2009 Archbishop Dmitri requested to be granted retirement from active duty as a diocesan bishop effective March 31, 2009.
Days and times for funeral services for Archbishop Dmitri will be posted on the Website of the Orthodox Church in America, here.
Following Great Vespers this evening for the Feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., the seminary community will be serving a lite for the respose of the soul of Archbishop Dmitri.
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OK, I admit it, there are some winters which are easier to like than others.
This winter has been one of the harder ones to enjoy, at least for me. I like snow and cold as much as the next person, but then again, maybe not. It seems like this winter has lasted a lot longer than its allotted time.
However, there have been some positive results that have come with this winter, in spite of its repeated snowfalls and/or frigid temperatures.
For instance, I have done a lot more reading for pleasure this winter, and I now have a new favorite author.
About three weeks ago, on a Friday afternoon, I stopped at the library on my way home from work to pick up a couple books to read because another snowy weekend was forecast. I chose a mystery by Irene Hannon, which turned out to be almost like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup to me … I couldn't stop until I finished it.
I love those can't-put-down books. I went back to the library the following Friday afternoon and picked up a couple more books by Hannon, her first two books in a three-part mystery series. This past Saturday, I picked up the final book in the series.
On Sunday afternoon, as I was sitting in my living room with my Hannon book in hand, I couldn't help but think how long it had been since I'd read a mystery series, actually how long it had been since I read any three books in a two-week period. I'd missed reading for just the fun of it.
The winter seems to have brought back to life the reader in me, which is a very good thing.
Thanks to the winter weather, I've also been reading my cookbooks a lot more and trying out some new, healthier recipes, filled with vegetables, which I haven't done in a long time.
Another nice thing about this winter has been the fact that I only had to drive 35 miles per hour once on my way to work from Wyanet to Princeton. (As before, I apologize to any drivers who were behind me.) There's been a lot more challenging driving days for me in previous years. Or maybe, I'm just getting braver.
But one of the best parts of this winter for me is the fact that I now have bragging rights over my daughters when it comes to difficult winters. It has become a Sunday morning tradition for me to take photos or videos on my phone of our front yard and neighborhood and send them to our daughters in Salt Lake City, Seattle and Mahomet. For once, they don't outshine us when it comes to challenging winter days.
All things considering, life has slowed down this winter for me, not so much by choice but because I was too often intimidated by the snow and cold. And, that's been a good thing.
Maybe there is a small silver lining behind every snow pile.
But still, I think the best charm of this winter will, no doubt, be that day, that week, when we tell winter good-bye and welcome spring.
Shaw Media Staff Writer Donna Barker can be reached at email@example.com.


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5th Annual 'Get Money Stop Hatin' Tour Louisville /Starring Jess J
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 9:00 PM - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 2:00 AM (MST)
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San Francisco, California
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The 5th annual G.M.S.H. tour will be in Louisville, KY July 30th at Fix Nightclub. Starring Jess J, featuring Bate$, Jasic, and Lady Cam w/806 DJ O in the mix all night long. Event Time is 9pm - 2am. Event is 21+. If you're interested in being an opening act for this event, go to www.getmoneystophatintour.com and click the Join Tour tab. As always, 'Get Money Stop Hatin' tour performance slots are 1st-come 1st-served.
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The state budget is on Gov. Deval Patrick's desk awaiting his signature. Included in the budget is $9.5 million in funding for the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation. In a recently announced revised appropriation, the governor indicated his willingness to reduce MLAC's funding to $8 million.
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Mostly it's multimillion-dollar yachts that dominate this space, so the new Regulator 34SS is a decided change of pace. Indeed, what's interesting about this boat is that she appeals to both serious sportsmen who already own a battlewagon yet want a more efficient angling platform and those looking for a mid-30-foot sportfisherman as their primary (or possibly only) boat.
Part of the 34's appeal certainly stems from her generously proportioned cockpit. With the engines abaft the transom on a bracket, the full 33'1" length of her hull is usable space. And Regulator has made the most of it, fitting the bow with a roomy wraparound seating area and offering a generous center console. The latter houses a stand-up head and an optional microwave oven and has room for a berth or stowage area. The helm itself offers plenty of space for gauges and electronics and is big enough to mount a pair of 12-inch multifunction displays.
Aft of the double helm seat, you'll find a pair of built-in baitwells in the transom and a pair of fishboxes under the sole. There's also a big transom door to starboard, making it easier to bring catch aboard or to take a dip off the stern. Recessed rod holders along the gunwale paired with rocket launchers on the hardtop and in the seat backs mean you can have plenty of lines in the water and still be able to move freely around the cockpit.
Offering more than just space savings, the Armstrong motor bracket increases the waterplane area of the hull when she's at rest, thereby improving stability. But because it does not extend to the bottom of the hull, it's out of the water at speed and thus produces no added drag. What it does do, however, is increase the leverage of the propeller thrust, making the hull more responsive to engine tilt and less dependent on tabs to maintain optimum running trim. Plus it serves as a swim platform.
Fitted with a pair of 350-hp Yamaha four-stroke outboards, the Regulator 34SS may add a whole new dimension to the concept of responsiveness.
For more information on Regulator Marine, including contact information, click here.
This article originally appeared in the September 2008 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Originally I wanted to do a column for Thanksgiving about being thankful for things. I thought I had great subjects, and I would ask all my siblings what they were thankful for this year.
This plan worked until I started getting responses that were lacking originality. For example I'm thankful for my home, family, food, etc. Not that these things aren't important, but I really wanted to challenge my siblings and get them to think a little harder on all the little but extremely important things for which they were thankful. I didn't get much until I started giving them examples about things I wanted to include.
Here are some of the little things that make me smile, or breathe a deep sigh of relief throughout my days ...
• I'm thankful every morning when I wake up in bed and our crazy dog Elf was not left outside barking and howling at the leaves that are blowing by.
• When I walk into the bathroom and see all my brothers managed to aim properly, it makes me feel thankful.
• I love the days I am not on dish duty.
• I'm thankful I have such great cooperative (most of the time) siblings that let me take their pictures whenever I want, and that I finally decided to go and buy a camera so I can take those pictures.
• I am filled with gratitude when I walk outside and see a beautiful sunset or a full moon that I can capture in a picture.
• I was so pleased when my piano recital piece was played beautifully after I had totally botched it at the practice.
• My favorite day of the week is Wednesday because I have piano lessons at Mrs. Brown's house and going there sets the tone for my entire week. She makes me smile. I'm grateful that I started piano years ago.
• I'm thankful that my mom understands my need for control and will let me design the Christmas card this year.
• I love the way my brother Simeon makes unexpected goofy faces, and when he smiles, he does it with his whole face.
• I'm thankful my brother Justus will always let me borrow his docking station (that is pretty much mine now) and will never complain about it.
• I appreciate the way my brother Milo can entertain anyone in the house whenever he wants to. He can take my sister, Faustina, when she is falling apart and get her in a good mood just by playing with her for a bit.
• I am thankful when I get new piano books and I can sit down and play through all the new songs which sometimes takes me hours.
• I love having a 7-year-old sister who can give me fashion advice in the morning when I have no idea whatsoever what to wear (and she gives great advice).
• I feel thankful my youngest sister, Patience, will do just about anything for me (mostly give me hugs) if she can just play Pretty Princess on the iPod.
• I am so happy my mom is almost to the end of her pregnancy, so she doesn't have to keep counting down the weeks until she feels comfortable again.
• I am thankful we live on a farm and not in town, so when one of my siblings is running around naked you can just laugh and not worry about what the neighbors will think.
I guess my list has taken up most of the room so I will just share the best responses from my siblings.
Milo loves the feeling when he earns a new belt in karate and is the most thankful for his purple belt. He is thankful for the first snow and watching Patience when she watches "Curious George" in the morning because it makes her laugh. Lastly, he is thankful for serving weeks at church because he gets doughnuts.
Faustina is grateful for Tuesdays because that is the day she goes to violin. She is thankful Patience loves her most out of all the kids. She loves it when I allow her to color in my room at night and especially when I join her. She feels thankful for the winter breeze, and she is most thankful for her birthday.
Simeon is thankful when the corn starts turning brown because that means harvest is coming. He is glad he has 32 coloring books and might get more for Christmas. He appreciates he is an artist and can play the piano. He is thankful the coyotes quit eating our chickens, and he loves Fridays because that is when he gets computer time.
Justus is thankful for school days because he loves school and all his teachers there. He is grateful for hunting season and the plentiful deer. He loves that his mom will bring him his lunch when he forgets it and makes treats for all his friends at school and Festival 56. He is thankful for being able to play piano and guitar and having the best piano and guitar teachers in the world.
Patience is last but not least, and her list is short. She loves her kitty backpack!
This Thanksgiving I hope you keep in mind all the simple and little things that are important and make you smile. I know that some people have a lot harder life than others, but there is always something that can brighten your day like a front row parking spot at Walmart or an unexpected letter in the mail.
Amelia Bystry, 15, resides in rural Princeton. You can contact Amelia at firstname.lastname@example.com.