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This is a combination of two things my husband loves to order when we go out - loaded baked potatoes and broccoli & cheese soup. He took one bite of this and said, "What IS this good stuff?" Success!
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I agree with your husband; this is a great soup! It's thick, cheesey and tasty. I used fresh broccoli and chopped it very small. I put the white parts of the chopped green onions right into the soup and used the green parts for garnish. The toddlers who are home loved it! This is a keeper. Thanx for sharing!
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- 4 cups frozen hash brown potatoes, cube style
- 1 cup frozen chopped broccoli
- 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth or 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 10 ounces Velveeta cheese, cubed
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons black pepper
- crumbled bacon, to garnish
- sour cream, to garnish
- chopped green onion, to garnish
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- Place potatoes, broccoli, broth, and water in large pot.
- Heat to a boil, then cover and lower temperature to low-med.
- Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Combine milk and flour, stirring until smooth.
- Add milk, cheese and pepper to pot and stir frequently until cheese is completely melted.
- Transfer soup to individual bowls for serving.
- Spoon a dollop of sour cream in the center of each bowl.
- Top with bacon and onion.


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Goalie Tomas Vokoun could waltz around Consol Energy Center with a strut in his step these days.
After all, he bailed out the Penguins last spring, stepping in for a floundering Marc-Andre Fleury to carry his teammates to the Eastern Conference final, perhaps saving some jobs along the way.
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Trial of an Injectable Biologic and U0279 as Combination Therapy for Severe Plaque-Type Psoriasis
This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
(Business decision. No patients were enrolled)
Stiefel, a GSK Company
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First received: January 27, 2009
Last updated: April 20, 2015
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The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of an injectable biologic and U0279 as combination therapy compared to that of an injectable biologic alone for severe plaque-type psoriasis.
|Plaque Psoriasis
|Drug: Acitretin (also called U0279) Drug: Placebo Biological: Etanercept
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Injectable Biologic and U0279 as Combination Therapy for Severe Plaque-Type Psoriasis
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Primary endpoints - Mean change in % BSA psoriasis involvement from baseline to week 12 and the mean change in PASI score from baseline to Week 12. [ Time Frame: Baseline & Week 12 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Mean change from baseline in PGA at week 12, % of subjects with improvement in PASI 50 to 75 from baseline to week 12 and % of subjects with improvement in PASI 75 to 90 from baseline to week 12. [ Time Frame: Baseline & Week 12 ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
U0279 and Injectable Biologic
Drug: Acitretin (also called U0279)
Capsules containing 25 mg U0279 taken once a day.Biological: Etanercept
Injectable Biologic
Other Name: Embrel
Placebo Comparator: 2
Placebo and Injectable Biologic
Drug: Placebo
Placebo capsulesBiological: Etanercept
Injectable Biologic
Other Name: Embrel
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The study is being conducted in order to obtain safety and efficacy data for an injectable biologic and U0279 as combination therapy compared to that of an injectable biologic alone for severe plaque-type psoriasis. The subjects will be randomized to either U0279 or placebo after having been on an injectable biologic for 12 weeks previously. The subject will be on study medication for 12 weeks. The subjects must have moderate to severe Psoriasis
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female subjects 18 years of age or older.
- Surgically sterile females. Females who have had a hysterectomy or completed menopause are allowed.
- Affected Body Surface Area with psoriasis of ≥10%.
- Psoriasis Global Assessment rating of "moderate to severe" or "severe".
- Achieved mild to moderate improvement after receiving an injectable biologic therapy for at least 12 weeks.
- A PASI score of ≥ 50 and ≤75
- Capable of understanding and willing to provide signed and dated written voluntary informed consent (and any local or national authorization requirements) before any protocol specific procedures are performed
Exclusion Criteria:
- Understand that the sponsor can not pay for the an injectable biologic therapy during the course of the study; be willing to pay out of pocket or secure payment through their private health insurance for an injectable biologic.
- History of systemic infection, or other conditions that may interfere with study evaluations or may increase risk for participation. such as, tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis; congestive heart failure or demyelinating disorder.
- Used of prohibited medications or therapies
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00832364
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00832364
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|UCSF - Dermatology Psoriasis & Skin Treatment Center
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94118
|United States, Kentucky
|Physicians Skin Care
|Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40217
|United States, New York
|Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Department of Dermatology
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
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|Study First Received:
|January 27, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 20, 2015
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline ( Stiefel, a GSK Company ):
Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
Skin Diseases
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Keratolytic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
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My Mom and all our Indiana country folks have always stored 5 gal buckets of flour, beans, corn meal and sugar. They have always put bay leaves in the buckets to keep it fresh and bug free. Dose anyone else do this? I also use Iodophore to clean containers before storing water and add a drop per gallon to the water. My beer making friends advised me to do this. Has anyone tried this? Is it safe to use. Thanks, I'm always running ideas through my head and with this forum I can ask others.
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In the midst of a showdown over how the government will increase the debt ceiling by Aug. 2, President Barack Obama blamed a splintered news media for lack of compromise between the parties and stressed that President Abraham Lincoln believed in compromise.
Obama spoke to a packed Ritchie Coliseum at the University of Maryland Friday as part of a town hall meeting promoting what he called a "balanced approach" to reducing the federal deficit – which he believes includes increasing taxes on high earners along with cuts.
In response to a question, the president talked about the merits of compromise before saying the media shoulders much of the blame.
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I've never been one of those who thought they would never be the victim of a violent crime.
I always did think it could happen to me. I just never thought it would be in the middle of a Charleswood parking lot.
Last week, I was mugged outside a bank by two teenage girls. It happened just two minutes away from my Charleswood home, in almost broad daylight. They were young, dressed in cheap, knock-off athletic wear.
The girls didn't take a lot from me. Not my phone, my purse, nor any of the little treasures I keep in it. Just some money. That being said, the experience was frightening, and I wish it hadn't happened.
The responses from many of the friends and family I've talked to about this experience have been what one would expect. They can't believe such young girls would do such a thing in Charleswood, of all places — and they're shocked and angry.
I've lived in Charleswood for much of my life. It's a place I feel safe.
But being the victim of a crime brought up a question I've never had to seriously consider. What should be my response to that crime? Do I even really need a response?
I know I would be within my right to be angry. But all I really feel is sadness.
What could have happened in the lives of those two young women to make them think that threatening and robbing another young women is acceptable?
According to a recent Winnipeg Police Service report, violent crime in Winnipeg is down, but youth crime is up. Our youth are more violent and crime-prone than ever before.
I can deal with the idea of an adult man compelled to commit a crime. It fits my idea of what it means to be 'bad' — regardless of what other complexities are involved.
But when I look into someone's eyes and see a defiant kid looking back at me, that's where things get messy. I try and dredge up some anger, but I can't make it last.
Girls, I wish the world was fair and I wish you didn't think mugging someone is a thing that you could do.
And the rest of us should remember: Charleswood isn't a bubble.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Calling recent nationally broadcast comments by U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi "in serious conflict with the teachings of the Catholic church," Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco in a Sept. 5 statement underscored church teaching on abortion, the beginning of human life, and the formation of conscience -- and invited the Catholic lawmaker "into a conversation with me about these matters."
The statement was carried in the Sept. 5 issue of Catholic San Francisco, newspaper of the archdiocese.
Many Catholics "have written me letters and sent me e-mails in which they expressed their dismay and concern about the Speaker's remarks," the archbishop said, adding, "Very often they moved on to a question that caused much discussion during the 2004 campaign: Is it necessary to deny Holy Communion to some Catholics in public life because of their public support for abortion on demand?"
"The practice of the church is to accept the conscientious self-appraisal of each person" when he or she approaches for Communion, he wrote, alluding to Canon 912. He also quoted the U.S. bishops' 2006 document, "Happy Are Those Who Are Called to His Supper": "…we should be cautious when making judgments about whether or not someone else should receive Holy Communion."
However, he continued, again quoting from the 2006 bishops' document, "If a Catholic in his or her personal or professional life were knowingly and obstinately to reject the defined doctrines of the church, or knowingly and obstinately repudiate her definitive teachings on moral issues, however, he or she would seriously diminish his or her communion with the church. Reception of Holy Communion in such a situation would not accord with the nature of the eucharistic celebration, so that he or she should refrain."
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"The very first generation of Christians saw the need to examine one's conscience regarding one's worthiness to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord," the archbishop said, citing St. Paul in his Letter to the Corinthians (11:27-28).
While critical of Pelosi's statements and stands on abortion and other life issues, the archbishop described the member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in San Francisco as "a gifted, dedicated and accomplished public servant" who has been "supportive of legislation that helped to implement some of the social teachings of the church."
He said the 10-term representative "has stated often her love for her faith and for the Catholic church."
The archbishop told Catholic San Francisco he had written the congresswoman personally about his statement and that he had a copy of it delivered to her office Sept. 4.
In the statement, Niederauer said Pelosi had mischaracterized church doctrine on abortion and the beginning of life Aug. 24 on the television news magazine "Meet the Press," in a consequent press statement about the program, and during previous media appearances, including a teleconference with Catholic News Service.
He noted Pelosi had told "Meet the Press" anchor Tom Brokaw during the Aug. 24 broadcast: "I don't think anyone can tell you when life begins, when human life begins."
When Brokaw responded that the church "at the moment feels very strongly that it begins at the point of conception," Speaker Pelosi said, "I understand. And this is maybe 50 years or something like that."
In his statement Niederauer wrote, "For 20 centuries, not for 50 years, the Catholic church has taught that abortion is grievously sinful. Individual theologians may from time to time have speculated about the beginning of human life, but the church has consistently taught that abortion is wrong. The answer to the question, 'When does life begin?' should not have an impact, we are told, on the woman's right to choose. Nevertheless, the woman's right to choose certainly has an impact on nascent human life."
"I regret the necessity of addressing these issues in so public a forum, but the widespread consternation among Catholics made it unavoidable," the archbishop said toward the end of his statement, concluding, "Speaker Pelosi has often said how highly she values her Catholic faith, and how much it is a source of joy for her. Accordingly, as her pastor, I am writing to invite her into a conversation with me about these matters. It is my obligation to teach forthrightly and to shepherd caringly, and that is my intent. Let us pray together that the Holy Spirit will guide us all toward a more profound understanding and appreciation for human life, and toward a resolution of these differences in truth and charity and peace."
In his statement, the archbishop cited multiple sources of church teaching on the evil of abortion including The Catechism of the Catholic Church, which states: "Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, willed either as an end or a means, is grossly contrary to the moral law." (2270-71)
In April Catholic San Francisco carried "An Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi" highly critical of the legislator's support of partial birth abortion. Authored by the director of archdiocese's Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns, George Wesolek, the commentary urged Pelosi to reconsider her outspoken support of the procedure which terminates "a viable, almost full-term human being, a child of God."
Pelosi has defended her position, quoted by the
Read the full text of Niederauer's statement
(Dan Morris-Young is editor of Catholic San Francisco.)
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We just got back from our 14 day Hawaii cruise on the Golden. It was a great cruise with only a couple of things that aren't even worth griping about.
The one question that I had was, Has anybody else here been on the Golden lately and did there cabin creak and moan like and old wooden ship! I haven't been on a wooden ship but I can just imagine what it would sound like.
Our cabin creaked with every movment of the ship.
The ceiling moved and creaked, the walls made noise, the door moaned all night long.
Just wondering if anybody else had this problem.
I just don't remember my other cruises to have cabin noise like this. ??
We were on the NCL Star a year or so ago and it too creaked and groaned, (at least in our cabin) made it worse if the balcony door was open. It actually was quite relaxing, felt like some of the old tubs I had to work on. The Golden and the Star were both built in the same year I think.
We found that if we kept the door open so we could hear the ocean it muted the creaking. We were on the Star to Alaska about 1-1/2 years ago and did not notice this. Other than that the cruise was great.
It also was the first time we dined at Sabatinis at it was worth every penny {dollar} we spent. I will always do that in the future.
Eek! It was haunted!
Well......it was during Halloween!
We had that problem on the Grand Princess one time (sister to Golden Princess). I put post-it notes on the spots where the creaking seemed to be coming from and contacted the Passenger Services Desk. A worker came in and put shims in the joints that were creaking and by the second night, it was gone.
Eb, did they have the Crown Grill on board, too? I liked the Crown better than Sabatini's. The food was excellent in Sabatini's, but there was just so MUCH of it. Don't get me wrong, I love to eat, but just can't eat that much at one time. Now, given all day, I could have handled it without a problem http://bestsmileys.com/lol/21.gif But, in the Crown Grill, they had the Black and Blue onion soup. It was fantastic!
Which island was your favorite? Did the itinerary give you enough time in each port to take in the beauty of the Hawaiian islands? We've just been there on land vacations and my hubby used to live on Maui, so we've been able to visit some surreal areas. My favorite though, was taking a helicopter tour. That was breath-taking.
I wish I would have called them to work on it but it looked like they had tried many times to fix it. The ceiling panels were all scratched and bent and there was paper stuffed in the cracks, so I thought that they had done what they could.
As for the Crown Grill, I think it was on the Grand but not sure. We will try that next time.
No, there was not enough time to do what we wanted to do. We are planning a future trip to stay on Maui so we can explore.
It was a great trip but I was ready to get home after 14 days.
The scratches and stuffed paper was most likely from previous passengers trying to fix it themselves; that's not the way Princess fixes things :-)
Maui is a great island to explore, beautiful scenery. I'd like to go back to the big island one day. I loved the different colored beaches. I'd also like to revisit Molokai.
F-mattox, you're right, Princess doesn't fix things that way.
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