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Safety and Activity Study of an Oral Medication to Treat Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease
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|Crohn Disease
|Drug: CCX282-B
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pilot, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study of the Safety Clinical Activity of CCX282-B in Patients With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease Activity Index score
- Safety (Adverse Events, tolerability)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire
- C-reactive protein
- Endoscopic appearance and biopsy of colon and terminal ileum
- Markers of leukocyte subsets and activation status
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2005
CCX282-B is being developed as a treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's Disease. CCX282-B is a highly potent, orally active, chemokine receptor antagonist whose single target is the G-protein coupled receptor CCR9. The CCR9 receptor is expressed by most T-cells in the thymus as well as in the intestine, and by a small population of T-cells in the peripheral blood. In humans, the CCR9 receptor is implicated in Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis.
Crohn's Disease is an autoimmune disease involving the entire length of the gastrointestinal tract, but with most manifestations in the terminal small intestine and colon. This condition is characterized by mucosal ulcerations that penetrate deeply into the bowel wall. Sometimes the ulcerative lesions completely penetrate the bowel wall, leading to fistula formation and infectious complications requiring surgical intervention. Patients experience considerable lifestyle disruption and disability from this disease, including diarrhea, abdominal pain, malnutrition, anemia, and repetitive surgeries to remove disease-affected gastrointestinal segments.
ChemoCentryx Protocol CL003_282 is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, two stratum, Phase 2A pilot study of the safety, tolerability, immunologic and clinical activity, and population pharmacokinetics of a single dose level of CCX282-B administered daily for four consecutive weeks to patients with active, moderate to severe Crohn's Disease. The primary immunologic and clinical activity objective of this study is to provide pilot information regarding the immunologic and clinical activity of daily oral doses of CCX282-B in the treatment of moderate to severe Crohn's Disease, based on changes in the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI). Secondary immunologic and clinical activity objectives include evaluation of the effect of CCX282-B on the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) instrument, C-reactive protein (CRP), the endoscopic appearance and biopsy of the colon and terminal ileum, and markers of leukocyte subsets and activation status. The primary safety objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral doses of CCX282-B in patients with moderate to severe Crohn's Disease. In addition, blood samples will be collected for evaluation of the population pharmacokinetics of CCX282-B.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of moderate to severe Crohn's Disease in small intestine; disease must be active at the time of study entry
- Use of adequate and approved methods of birth control throughout the study period
- Willing and able to sign an informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Infection with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; the virus that causes AIDS)
- Abuse of alcohol or of illegal drugs
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00102921
|United States, California
|Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
|United States, Colorado
|Rocky Mountain Clincal Research
|Golden, Colorado, United States, 80104
|Arapahoe Gastroenterology
|Littleton, Colorado, United States, 80120
|United States, Georgia
|Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342
|United States, Illinois
|University of Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic Rochester
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States
|United States, New Jersey
|Comprehensive Clinical Research
|Berlin, New Jersey, United States, 08009
|United States, New York
|Long Island Clinical Research Associates, LLP
|Great Neck, New York, United States, 11021
|United States, North Carolina
|Wake Forest Research
|Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27612
|United States, Ohio
|University Hospitals of Cleveland, Div of Gastroenterology
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5066
|United States, Tennessee
|Digestive Disease Clinic
|Jackson, Tennessee, United States, 38305
|Nashville Medical Research Institute
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37205
|United States, Utah
|Center for Colon Rectal Disease
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84124
|United States, Virginia
|University of Virginia Health System, Digestive Health Center of Excellence
|Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
|Study Director:
|JJ Kim Wright, PhD
|ChemoCentryx, Inc
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00102921 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 4, 2005
|Last Updated:
|March 12, 2006
Keywords provided by ChemoCentryx:
Crohn Disease
oral medication
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Crohn Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
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More than 25,000 fans flooded Tropicana Field on Saturday, February 16 to celebrate the start of the season with Rays players and coaches.
From 9 Am to 4 PM, Tampa Bay faithful got up close and personal with their favorite Rays in a variety of ways. Autograph sessions, a wiffle ball home run derby among MLB alumni legends, the Reading with the Rays children's summer reading program and more gave fans unprecedented access to Major Leaguers throughout the day.
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LANDOWNERS near Winchester want permission for use of a grass airstrip.
The application to Winchester City Council would see the land at Crawley Down, off Andover Road, lawfully certified as a recreational airfield.
Known as the Barton Ashes Airfield, the site near Crawley already has two 800-metre airstrips, and has been used for over 12 years.
It operates on the 28-day rule which means users do not need a licence to land and take off if they use it less than 28 days a year.
Paul Grellier, who runs the airstrip next to his aircraft engineering business, said: "I rent a field from my landlord David Butler, and we started a small airstrip there. He decided to go for change of use there so we can use it more. It's purely recreational and for people's pleasure."
The site is currently used by Group A aircraft, including micro lights, and Mr Grellier said he is concerned that local residents will be worried about the application.
"We are very careful about keeping it low-key so that we don't upset anybody. It's not going to turn into a Heathrow, there will still be a couple of trips a week but a few more in the summer, it's not very busy at all.
"People that have not noticed an airfield for 12 years seem to get up in arms as soon as they see an application has gone through."
David Selby, chairman of South Wonston Parish Council, said: "I don't think anybody has made any complaints. As is stands at the moment, I didn't know it was there. I think the parish council might have something to say about it, and I will be drawing it to their attention."
A city council spokesman said the application is currently being processed.
He said: "The application is for a certificate confirming that the use of the land is lawful, on the basis that the land has been used in that way for more than 10 years. The application will therefore be decided by considering whether there is sufficient evidence to confirm this. Unlike a normal planning application, planning policy or other planning considerations are not relevant to consideration of the application."
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Mauer, Nolasco headed to Cedar Rapids for rehab
CHICAGO -- Joe Mauer and Ricky Nolasco are headed for rehab assignments with Class A Cedar Rapids and will play in Tuesday's game, Twins assistant general manager Ron Antony said on Friday.
Both are on the 15-day disabled list.
Mauer, who is in Minneapolis, will drive to Cedar Rapids on Sunday, work out Monday, then play Tuesday at first base or designated hitter. Nolasco will stay through this weekend's series in Chicago, work out at Target Field on Monday, then start Tuesday's game at Cedar Rapids.
Antony said the decision to send both to the Cedar Rapids was decided solely on scheduling.
"Everybody was on the road, all of our affiliates, except for Cedar Rapids," Antony said at U.S. Cellular Field before the Twins' three-game series against the White Sox. "This made the most sense, was probably the most convenient. They're home all week."
Mauer has been sidelined with a strained oblique since July 2, but has taken live batting practice in Minneapolis the past two days.
Nolasco, out with an elbow injury since July 7, has tossed a bullpen session each of the last two days, and will throw another Saturday. Antony said Nolasco will likely make two starts on rehab, the second on Sunday, with monitored pitch counts at 50, then 75. He won't return to the Twins between rehab starts.
Antony said there isn't a hard timetable on either, though he expects the pair to remain only with Cedar Rapids for roughly a week, barring any setbacks. There's a chance both could join the Twins in Houston, where the team opens a three-game series a week from Monday.
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Again, if the odds are that great, then there isn't a serious risk. Players have been seriously hurt on routine plays where there wasn't even a foul.
Not to mention, you can't use most of their tactics anymore because the NBA pussified the league.
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Again, if the odds are that great, then there isn't a serious risk. Players have been seriously hurt on routine plays where there wasn't even a foul.
Not to mention, you can't use most of their tactics anymore because the NBA pussified the league.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
You're not even making sense anymore.
Because players get hurt without getting fouled doesn't justify dirty fouls.
"dirty foul" is a totally subjective term. We've been over this before.
I tend to drive 5mph over the speed limit. You can tell me as a result of that I could kill somebody, so any kind of speeding is wrong. I could say that I'm comfortable with that level of speeding that I will never hurt anyone, but the risk is there. It might be only an added %0.00001 of risk, but mathematically, it's a fact. Does that make me a terrible person?
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You've made it perfectly clear that you don't care if they fall because hardwood floors are soft and all. Or you've said if they can't handle the fall then they aren't man enough.
I'm perfectly ok with fouling someone in the air so long as you aren't flipping them. It's very easy to control how you land if you're falling the same angle as you went up.
Again, you can say that someone landing on their side runs the risk of breaking an arm, and I say that risk is minimal, because I've seen and experienced so many such falls myself, that I'm perfectly comfortable with the "added" with of someone not landing on their feet.
Since you tend to focus in on specifics, I'll use another example.
Putting your foot underneath a player as he takes a shot, like Bruce Bowen, isn't comparable to driving 5mph over the speed limit.
You're in the air for less than a second. (that is fact) You have very little reaction time plus you don't have anything to brace yourself to move. You can't change the direction of your body unless something else is there to put force against.
If you're in the air, and I hit you, you're body changes directions and you don't have the ability to change it back.
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If you have time to contort your body in the air to get a shot off, you have time to contort it to break a hard fall. The only exception to that if if you're falling head-first.
Not to mention, %90 of "hard" fouls don't even occur at the peak of the jump. The idea is to commit the foul before you get more than an inch or two off the ground, to prevent any kind of shot being attempted. This was a very common tactic the bad boys used, and also a main reason why there weren't many serious falls.
If I'll concede anything, it's that really hard fouls should only be delivered by players at the same level as the shooter, or above. I never advocate fouling someone hard from underneath, because then you run the risk of a head-first fall.
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i finally decided to open this thread and read it. Im shocked that the title of the thread is not not what is being discussed.....
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You cannot be serious.
EDIT: And now you're going to make up statistics?
Get a room already
Somehow I manage to start these, but in the end, I'm just another spectator.
Arguing about falling trajectory is dumb
/boo lockout
I will always hate the Pistons for as long as I live. too many bad experiences...
This thread has made me hungry. Anybody else care for some Popcorn? Two flavors: Original Recipe and Extra Crispy!
some of the newer people here love to hate on you, dude.
So far Kstat is putting up a good defense against the Weenie: http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/weenie.htm and Innocence Abused: http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/innocenceabused.htm
I give him the edge so far.
You know me... I can take it.
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Talk about stupid fights over the Internet. Wow. Anyways, I give the edge to KStat. Doesn't matter though as this is trivial and very silly.


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MORE than 300 cancer patients in North Yorkshire were given a grant during 2013 to help them with costs relating to their cancer treatment.
Among the 315 people helped by Macmillan Cancer Support, North Yorkshire, patients received £95,504 for clothing, bedding, heating bills and transport, as well as practical household items like washing machines.
Across the UK, more patients were helped with clothing than with any other cost arising from having cancer, Macmillan said. This was followed by grants to help with the cost of fuel bills and grants to help with travel to and from hospital for treatment.
The new figures from the charity highlighted the financial difficulties that often follows a cancer diagnosis, the charity said.
Dr Fran Woodard, Macmillan cancer support director for England, said: "Our latest grants figures are evidence of the financial isolation that can seriously impact people living with cancer.
"To feel unable to buy the clothes you need to keep warm, for example, is an unacceptable reality for thousands of vulnerable cancer patients at a time when, on average, their income halves and their outgoings rocket."
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Weight loss is a common symptom of cancer, while certain chemotherapy drugs, steroids, and hormonal therapies can cause weight gain.
According to research carried out for Macmillan, 70 per cent of cancer patients suffer loss of income and/or increased costs as a direct result of their cancer diagnosis.
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A new sensory item for George is a tub of fabric scraps!
I've had these in the cupboard for years, not being able to bring myself to throw them out, but not knowing what else to do with them either.
I brought them out one morning for George to explore.
I put a selection of the fabric scraps in an old wipes container.
George felt the fabric between his hands, exploring how it felt, and even tasted it.
I shut the lid to the container and pulled out a bit of the fabric for George to pull.
He pulled fabric out, one scrap after another.
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He also tried closing the lid, over and over.
The latch was broken, so it wouldn't stay shut, bringing some frustration.
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I have so many fabric scraps on hand, I wonder what can be done with them.
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School districts and law enforcement agencies across much of south Louisiana said they are stepping up campus security and reviewing crisis management plans in the wake of Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., a shooting that claimed 28 people, including 20 children.
The East Baton Rouge Parish and Ascension Parish sheriff's offices said Monday they will increase patrols around schools during peak hours.
"It's just to help parents, teachers, staff and the community feel safer," said Casey Rayborn Hicks, spokeswoman for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.
Every East Baton Rouge Parish school has an off-duty deputy who patrols as a school resource officer. Elementary and middle school officers patrol multiple schools but are assigned one as a home base, said Herman Brister Sr., the school system's associate superintendent for instructional support services.
Brister said Baton Rouge Constable's Office had 20 to 25 officers visit schools on Monday to make sure everything was OK.
Law enforcement presence is also being beefed up at schools in Zachary, Iberville Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish.
West Baton Rouge Parish School Superintendent David Corona said the increase in uniformed patrol officers would help the district get through the holidays until school officials can discuss possible long-term solutions for improving security in the parish's schools.
Officials in other school districts, including Baker, Livingston Parish and Assumption Parish, said they are talking to local law enforcement agencies in their jurisdictions about strengthening security on their campuses, though some said funding could be a problem.
Baker School Superintendent Ulysses Joseph said he talked Monday with Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps about the possibility of putting a school resource officer at each of Baker's five schools, but Knaps said the department's grant for school security only has enough funds to hire one full-time officer.
Joseph said a staff member will meet with East Baton Rouge Parish school officials Tuesday to learn how that district pays for sheriff's deputies in certain schools.
School officials across the region, including Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes and the Recovery School District, are also urging an extra level of diligence in observation and activities and reviewing their crisis management plans to determine whether any changes need to be made.
Assumption Parish Superintendent Earl Martinez said he wants to form committees that would include faculty and community members to discuss the best course of action during crises.
Wayne Messina, director of security for the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, said future discussions likely will include stricter enforcement of policies requiring campus visitors to sign in with school officials.
Iberville Parish Superintendent Ed Cancienne sent a letter to principals and staff Monday calling for heightened awareness of security procedures dealing with visitors and urged schools to call 911 immediately in any emergency situation.
Many school officials said they already have extensive plans, including drills for a variety of scenarios, ranging from on-campus shooters to chemical spills, that would prompt lockdowns or evacuations.
Livingston Parish Superintendent John Watson said that parish's schools ran on-campus, mock drills just last year at Albany High School and Walker High School to prepare for possible shooting incidents. The drills provided training for law enforcement officers from throughout the parish as well as faculty from all of the district's 42 schools, he said.
Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent Mark Kolwe said some of his district's schools were scheduled, prior to Friday's mass shooting in Connecticut, to run similar mock drills Monday, but school officials postponed those drills for fear of raising undue concern or anxiety among students and parents.
Ascension Parish Superintendent Patrice Pujol said such drills are a critical tool for emergency preparedness.
"I think what saved those kids in Connecticut was teachers who had practiced the drills a lot and knew how to think on their feet and how to protect kids," she said.
Pujol said each Ascension Parish campus is required to perform monthly safety audits to ensure school officials are doing everything possible to keep students safe.
West Feliciana Superintendent Hollis Milton, who met with Sheriff J. Austin Daniel on Friday and will meet again this week, said they feel comfortable with where they are in their plans, "but in these frightening times, we try to stay proactive."
Some officials question whether every instance is truly preventable.
"We walk a fine line between making our schools safer for our students and our teachers and creating a climate of fear," Zachary Superintendent Scott Devillier said. "But incidents such as the tragic shootings in Newtown do cause us to re-evaluate our security."
Advocate staff writers Terry Jones, Charles Lussier, Bret McCormick, James Minton, Robert Stewart and New Orleans bureau staff contributed to this report.


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Hi, anybody who can explain the "middle kind" - is there a name or word for that state of mind
The Grand Finali
Desires are of various levels,
Being the crude, middle, subtle.
All are the snars to trap wordlings
In all of their undertakings.
The crude one i based on matter;
Body, money as its anchor.
All things pleasant to five sense-doors
Are what they want more and more.
The middle kind is satisfied
With happiness that is acquired
Trough mind being peaceful, tranquilled.
It thinks the highest goal's fullfilled.
It shuns making strenuous effort;
Abhors attempt to move forward,
Wallows in self-complacency,
Thinking it's final victory.
What'ver pleases the eyes, ears, nose,
Tounge, touch they regard as foremost.
Other than these they do not care;
Of all else never are they aware.
The subtle is far developed;
Such mind does not prefer to stop,
It can't be naively content,
But looks forward to attainment
Of that Dhamma beyond mundane,-
That which never will wax or wane,
Being the crown of all that's good
Trancending all the magnitudes
Of astronomical brightness,
Being secure, stable, changeless,
Where mundane consepts are absent.
That's what's known as Enlightenment.
Let Buddhists sublimate their desires,
Whit their minds gradually purified
Until they reach the atmosphere
Where gods and men respect, revere
This is the highets benefit
Off'ring the viewpoint ultimate.
It seems so far, yet is so nigh
If we should have the will to try.
Where there's a will, there's a way
But we must first of all display
our faith, courage, resolution
To breasth the air of that Dimension.
In doing good there is the end,
Aspirants attain this point when
They reach the full-final victory
There comes to them the Grand Finali.
Supremely pure and calm are they,
Where Peace unruffled holds sway,
Absolute is their Perfection:
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Civil disobedience is rampant.
In Port Said the police have disappeared from the streets and the army called in to maintain law and order. Indeed here and there people are petitioning the courts to appoint popular Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to rule Egypt in Morsi's stead. They know it won't happen but are trying to make a point. Demonstrations calling for getting rid of Morsi and of the Brotherhood are held on a daily basis in Cairo and in cities all over the country. They are met by militant groups of the Brotherhood. Dozens have died and thousands were wounded in the resulting clashes though both sides are trying not to let the violence escalate.
The economy is in shambles.
In a remarkable and enduring show of unity, non-Islamic opposition parties under the banner of the National Salvation Front are boycotting the regime until their demands – canceling the Islamic constitution and setting up a consensus government until new elections are held – are met.
The Muslim Brotherhood who had won a sweeping victory in the first free parliamentary elections and got their candidate elected president have bitterly disappointed the people who had put their faith in them.


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Thank you for adding me to this group, I really appreciate it. I am trying to get as much information on Common Bile Duct Stricture as I can. I had a few questions and didnt know if someone could give me some advice. My Mom started off with a Gallbaldder removal when she was then diagnosed with Distal Common Bile Duct Stricture - 3 cm long stricture. She has had numerous ERCP's performed. They were able to do a brushing and it came back inclusive. They took a biopsy of a Node on the head of her Pancreas that came back non malignent. She has a stent in her Bile Duct now. The Cancer Doctor just order some test (CT & PET Scan, along with blood work). The Surgeon said the only way we could rule out Pancreatic/Bile Duct cancer is to have the Whipple Surgery performed. She has been going through this for about 8 months with still no clear answers. We met with her Cancer Doctor and all the test came back inclusive. Her Cancer Doctor said that if we decided not to do the Whipple Procedure we could have her come back in 6 months to re do all the test. He explained that he could not rule out cancer. I have read that this can be hard to detect and was wondering has anyone else gone through this and any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am soooo sorry that the message turned out to be thins long


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What is it about this city that is so, well, Louisville?
We are fortunate to live in a city that is gastronomically diverse offering an eclectic independent restaurant scene. If you can't find something interesting to eat in Derby City, there's something wrong with you.
And, with our locally-owned boutiques, everyone's needs can be easily met.
While Louisville is the home of the Kentucky Derby, it's also home to many people who are passionate about the arts as well.
21c Museum Hotel has landed the coveted prize from the Condé Nast Traveler as one of the world's top hotels.
I love my city and I'm always proud to show it off to any first time visitor.
There's something infectious about Louisville's people that make it so desirable.
I've never hosted a Derby guest who didn't wish for a second invite.
It's my love of Louisville that prompts me to consciously support our independent local businesses.
Doing so helps keep our city unique.
To illustrate my point, I had a conversation with the folks at Sunny Daize and The Fashion Post, two destination shopping locations.
VT: How would you best describe Sunny Daize to someone who's never been in your store?
SD: Sunny Daize is a boutique with a unique business model.
It has arranged to stock inventory from local and national boutiques at a significantly discounted rate.
Everyday savings of 50% to 90% off retail prices are not uncommon.
They specialize in the finest contemporary fashions, including better designer and couture labels, for women and men of all ages.
You will find shoes, purses, furs, belts, sunglasses, costume and fine jewelry, as well as special occasion dresses for balls, galas, pageants, homecomings and proms.
Our labels range from White House Black Market and Talbots to Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana.
VT:Â What accessory or accessories should every girl have in her closet this season?
SD: One look-changing accessory for the season would be oversize earrings … chandeliers, shoulder-dusters. It is definitely the pieces of the season.
Exotic, classic crocodile is the skin of the season.
Look for it in evening clutches, to day bags, to iPad covers.
Embellishment of all kinds including beads, rhinestones, sequins are a great way to accessorize shoes, handbags, and clothes.
Belts, whether worn high on the waist, or low on the hips, can refresh your wardrobe.
Updated platform shoes are a must.
Transparency — from peekaboo panels to Lucite bracelets are wonderful.
Wrist candy — oversize bracelets are a must too.
VT: The Fashion Post  has been in business since 1959. What are some of the keys to your success?Â
FP: Two things really — first, selecting and bringing to Louisville an evolving classic, timeless look in menswear that we believe suits the needs of our market and secondly, providing an informed and respectful level of service to every customer.
VT: What are some of the new spring trends for men this year?
FP: Color, color, color. 100% Cotton, 100% Linen. Seersucker. Madras.
Exceptional sportcoats for Derby with booming interest in bow ties!
Soft, washed casual sportswear. Â Novelty embroidered shorts and pants.
Preppy and classic. It always comes back to the classics!


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Leann Noakes is a cancer navigator at Pardee Hospital. The program is new and will serve patients who have been diagnosed with cancer.
What is a cancer navigator?
A cancer care navigator is someone who serves as a primary and easily accessible resource for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families. From initial diagnosis through survivorship, a cancer care navigator provides ongoing support, advocacy and encouragement to patients and their families.
What in your background has led you to this?
I have 22 years of experience as a nurse and 14 of those years have been in the oncology field. I began my oncology career at Hendersonville Hematology and Oncology in 2000 just after moving to the area with my husband, Paul, and son, David. In 2007 I changed directions and began working in the research department at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Pardee Hospital.
I became a certified clinical research professional in 2012. I am very excited about developing the navigation program at Pardee for all non-breast cancer patients.
How important is this service for the patient?
The cancer care navigator ensures that patients are not alone. I want them to know that they have someone to guide them through their cancer journey. I believe that with a great support system and a positive attitude, we can move mountains. From initial diagnosis through survivorship, I will provide ongoing support, advocacy and encouragement to patients and their families.
Do you get just as much out of this as the patient?
I was born the second of four children; I loved helping my mom with my younger siblings. So as a young child, I knew I wanted to be a caregiver. I have always loved being a nurse. I cannot imagine doing anything else. I would like to think that I give my patients 100 percent all the time, and they give back tenfold.
How inspiring is your job?
I am so inspired by the courage and strength of each and every one of the patients and family members I have come in contact with trough the years. I started out my nursing career in pediatrics, and now I am navigating oncology patients. I have met some of my best friends working at the oncology office and now at Pardee. I have learned so much from each person I have met along the way; they have made me the person I am today. My mantra is "Together we can."
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Leann Noakes is a cancer navigator at Pardee Hospital. The program is new and will serve patients who have been diagnosed with cancer.


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WATSONVILLE -- Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor agreed to work for free and share an office with a secretary to get her first job as a lawyer.
"I had a pretty tough time getting a job," O'Connor told several hundred Pajaro Valley students Friday. "(But) it worked out all right. All in all, I had some good results."
O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation's high court, was the headliner at an iCivics Summit at the Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts at Watsonville High School. Students from area public and private middle and high schools and Cabrillo College, as well as Girl Scouts and the Interact Club, attended the event.
Also in the crowded auditorium were Santa Cruz County Superior Court judges, elected county and city officials and Pajaro Valley school leaders.
Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, was the moderator.
O'Connor, a close friend of Pajaro Valley resident Diane Porter Cooley, is the founder of iCivics, a free educational program that uses a computer game format to promote civic knowledge and engagement.
"You like games?" O'Connor asked rhetorically, urging students to log onto the iCivics website, www.icivics.org, and learn more about government and how to participate.
Of her own interest in civics, the justice left no doubt. Serving on the Supreme Court was "pretty fascinating," she said.
"There were interesting questions of federal law, and they were worthwhile to work on and try to answer," O'Connor said. "They kept me busy for 25 years."
Answering questions from students, who had yet to be born when she was appointed to the high court in 1981, O'Connor drew laughter and applause.
What was it was like being the first woman on the Supreme Court, serving in a male-dominated landscape?
"A woman can make just as good a decision as a man," O'Connor said, adding she knew she couldn't do a "lousy job" or she would be the last woman.
Did she have any advice for today's teenagers?
"Ignore all those boys out there," O'Connor told the female questioner. "Do your homework and try to do well in school so you can get into a decent university and get a degree."
O'Connor also talked about growing up on a ranch in Arizona, tackling tasks and being expected to do a good job without the anticipation of a pat on the back. It was good training for life, she said.
"I wanted to do well," she said. "I always wanted something more."
O'Connor administered the oath of office to the fledgling Watsonville Youth Council during her brief appearance, as well.
"It was a great opportunity for us," said Dulce Sixtos, a 15-year-old Ceiba College Preparatory Academy student who serves as the council's mayor. "She opened the door for future woman leaders, and I'm really grateful for that."
Jeffrey Garcia, another Ceiba student on the council, said getting to meet O'Connor and shake her hand "was really amazing."
The takeaway, he said, was "don't give up. Do whatever you have to, even if it's never been done before."
Earlier in the day, O'Connor made a brief stop at Elkhorn Slough, a place she's visited several times in the past with Cooley, who serves on the Elkhorn Slough Foundation board and was O'Connor's roommate years ago at Stanford Unversity.
Mark Silberstein, the foundation's executive director, said it was an honor to "share our little bit of paradise" with O'Connor.
"She has had an enormous impact on American history and remains humble with a wonderful sense of humor," he said in a statement.
O'Connor's new book, "Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court," is scheduled for release March 5.
Follow Sentinel reporter Donna Jones on Twitter at Twitter.com/DonnaJonesSCS


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Boss: Carol, why did you send me a link about people who like to dress in animal costumes? Carol: It's called the Furry Lifestyle. I thought you might want to try it out. Boss: I'll take a look. Dilbert: What's your end game? Carol: If the Furry thing sticks I'll try to get him to go on a safari.


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BLURR wrote:The sg line is a softer version of the s-line. I think the md1 is the only mold ever ran in it.
BLURR wrote:I really liked the CD for a while, but as my P-PD's got worn, there was no need for the CD.
I would really like to try a C-CD, if they ever come out.
Discmania: The newest run of C-PD has a regular rim. It's not quite as beefy as the 1st Run, but has a tremendous forward-pushing glide. C-CD is not currently in the plans, sorry.
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I saw this wreath at Little Scraps of Happiness and filed it in the back of my mind. (Be sure to check out the link to Design Sponge.... where the idea originally came from!) My non-Christmas, non-Fall wreath was faded and worn so I decided to check out Joanns for a new neutral wreath.
I didn't find anything I liked for less than $20 and remembered this gorgeous heart wreath!
I am NOT a "crafty" person... but I was able to create this wreath in less than 2 hours.
Really. You should try it! I may need to make a non-heart one for March-August! Now... what color(s)???
$2.99 for 1 yd of red felt (72" wide)
$3.99 for the foam heart
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Unclebuck drooling while watching League Pass does not constitute us scouting him.Originally Posted by unstandableThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Unclebuck drooling while watching League Pass does not constitute us scouting him.Originally Posted by unstandable
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog...chris#20051218Originally Posted by Pacerized
Artest staying or going?
posted: Sunday, December 18, 2005
NEW YORK -- Rudy Tomjanovich was at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night to scout the Pacers-Knicks game, which raised a few eyebrows given the Lakers' interest in Ron Artest. But Tomjanovich said he was not looking at any particular player, and he even asked if Ron Artest would be playing when he stopped by the press room before tipoff.
In the Indiana locker room prior to tipoff, Stephen Jackson was talking about how he had spoken on the phone Friday night with Artest, who was feeling remorseful and wanted to remain with the Pacers.
"He misses his family," Jackson said.
But when coach Rick Carlisle was pressed on whether a reconciliation was possible, Carlisle noted that the decision to trade Artest was coming from the highest levels of the organization. With team president Donnie Walsh saying he was "encouraged" by the offers he has received, and with Jermaine O'Neal sounding unequivocal -- "We can never play together. If he came back somehow, it would be him or me" -- when he stated he no longer wanted to be a teammate of Artest's, it appears there will be no turning back for the Pacers.
Pacers management said it is willing to keep Artest on the inactive list for the remainder of the season, but don't count on that happening. The longer the pre-trade limbo continues, the more the issue will chafe at a roster that needs to put the whole matter behind it.
"Not trading him doesn't help us. Bring us somebody who can make us better. Give us something we can look forward to," O'Neal told Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz. "If he's on the inactive list, he's still damaging the team we have now, and that's not right."
Said Austin Croshere: "Now, not having to deal with him, it's a welcome sigh of relief."
After Indiana defeated the Knicks despite playing the second half without Jackson (strained thumb), Sarunas Jasikevicius said the team is as close knit as it's been all year.
The Pacers got a huge boost from rookie Danny Granger, who blocked three shots in the fourth quarter and made two 3-pointers -- a very promising performance from a player who will be counted on earlier than the Pacers had planned. Granger's versatility is one of the factors allowing Walsh to explore trades for different types of players rather than being limited to finding another small forward.
Call me crazy or call me "grassy knoll" but seeing SJax on the opposite side (or brushing up against it) of TPTB and (atleast) the vocal members of the team doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling about SJax being part of the solution.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Of all people.. the entire team is saying hell no. And Jax is saying sure I would welcome him back... meanwhile JO is saying it's either him or me
Why Not Us ?
Nor I. I don't expect Jack to be traded any time soon, maybe in Feb., but most likely he'll be here until summer.
This hurts.
Al Harrington's a heck of a consolation prize, but as the primary object of our affections? When we've been offered two all-stars? That's harsh.
I'd rather wait and see if we can get Al with the MLE.
This space for rent.
If we get Al, we're screwed one way or the other. Al wants to have his payday at the end of the season, he has already stated so much in the press.
Add this to the fact that he wants to be the man (still) and we have no position available for him because the franchise player has his spot.
Finally add to that your own consideration of whether you think we should pay Al 10 million dollars starting salary next year, because that is the very minimum he will command in today's stressed out market and if he stays in Atl he can have that kind of money.
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
If they're both All Star caliber players, then I'm not sure I believe Al's better than them. There aren't that many players that are all star caliber.Originally Posted by Jermaniac
I'm still pining for Rashard Lewis, even though I don't believe it.
This space for rent.
This space for rent.
Some people are being to short sighted as Able said, we can't afford to spend to Million on Al, if he agree's to 5 years @ 6 Mill Each or close, I can live with that but ten...
I'd much rather have a rookie prospect/draft pick then...
Go Danger Granger
Ya Think Ya Used Enough Dynamite there Butch...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/507/5788742-2.htmlThe Timberwolves have been talking to Pacers officials about a deal for Ron Artest, the unhappy player who has been trouble from the word go. If Kevin McHale decides to give up Wally Szczerbiak for Artest, he is out of his mind. ... For the Wolves to go any place, coach Dwane Casey has to get Eddie Griffin straightened out both on and off the floor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/18/sp...2NDdsNlWGXRqDAWally's World Isn't Woebegone in Minnesota
Shannon Szczerbiak knew the time. At 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, she informed her husband, Wally, that the trade market was open for business, enabling him to be back in a rumor mill fueled by Ron Artest's demand to be traded from Indiana.
"She's always contemplating what could happen," Wally Szczerbiak, the Minnesota forward, said. "Indianapolis is where she's from, and with the Ron Artest news, we play the same position, that was interesting. New York is always a constant trade rumor. She would like to move there, but really, we're comfortable here, we're happy here, it's been seven years."
It has also been seven years without a title for Szczerbiak, Kevin Garnett and the Timberwolves. After a few tense years, Szczerbiak has fallen into a peaceful existence with Garnett as Minnesota's second-leading scorer.
"I developed a rapport with K. G. these seven years; we just want to win," Szczerbiak said. "I think it's just experience, growing up, learning each other's nuances. We developed more respect for each other on and off the court. We're just trying to be leaders."
Why Not Us ?
No way Donnie takes his contract
I'd say that Al is all-star caliber in my eyes. He can also put up some really big numbers.
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At Play, Day and Night in the Museum
By Alaina G. Levine
Paul Doherty was very direct on the phone. "I have the best job in the world. Wait until you hear what I get to do in physics."
It didn't take long to figure out why he would tender such a declaration. As Senior Scientist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, Doherty is a consummate salesman of science, and he peddles his wares every day to an enthusiastic customer base. The physicist is involved in a multitude of arenas within the world-famous science museum, from designing and building exhibits, to teaching teachers how to use the museum's tools to inspire their students, to advising others about how to build their own less-expensive versions of the exhibits. He was the Founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and has traveled to Zambia, Greece, the Gobi Desert, and Antarctica leading Exploratorium trips to teach and excite others about science. He has written dozens of articles and books, including the Explorabook, which has sold more than one million copies.
Doherty is constantly contemplating and orchestrating new ways to motivate kids and adults to pursue science, either as a career or an avocation. And although "I have been approached by recruiters [for other jobs]," he attests, he just can't leave. "I can't get any better than this."
Luke Donev, another PhD physicist who ventured into museums, is the Educator/Applied Science Lead for the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science. Although he has only been at the museum for a year, designing and performing outreach programs for up to 1500 youngsters a week, he too is crystal clear about his future goals: "I hope to continue to go up in front of children and shock myself and blow things up and do anything I can to get them excited and into science." he says. "I feel a PhD in physics has given me a toolbox of training that has allowed me to enjoy a vast array of jobs…I picked this job because that's what I want to do."
Both Doherty and Donev launched their museum-centric careers by volunteering at facilities near their previous universities, and recommend physicists explore this route. "You can always start by helping out at your local museum," says Doherty. "Don't be a theoretician about [working in] museums. Get a sense of it before you leap."
He began by volunteering at the Cranbrook Institute of Science, a center that was close to Oakland University in Michigan, where he was a professor of physics. He helped to improve existing exhibits and liked it so much that he spent his sabbatical at the Exploratorium. That led him to recognize he enjoyed the Exploratorium much more than the university. He "dumped tenure" after the sabbatical and got a full-time position with the center. He's now been there for 25 years.
Donev's penchant for playing led to his future career path. He was an undergraduate at UC Davis when he started performing outreach programs and realized "I study physics because I think we have the best toys." While pursuing his PhD at Cornell, he volunteered at the Sciencenter in Ithaca. "The most fun I had in grad school was doing science outreach," says Donev. "I could be a researcher, but I had more fun with this. So after grad school I said maybe I should look for a job that is what I've been volunteering to do all along."
Donev found his present job by scrutinizing the website of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (http://www.astc.org/), which lists open positions at science museums worldwide. He used the site as a jumping-off point for virtually every science center in the US, and researched job possibilities with 200 museums. When he got the job in Dallas, he considered himself lucky–during the six month period he was researching positions, he saw only four advertised openings for fulltime educators at museums, he says.
Robert V. Steiner, who received his PhD from Yale, is the Director, Online Teacher Education Programs at the National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York. He took a slightly different road to his museum career. In the early 1990s, he was on the faculty at Adelphi University when "a civil war developed between the faculty and administration," he recalls, "and it became a place that was very difficult to earn tenure."
Although a short while later the president and the board of trustees either resigned or were dismissed, "it was too late for me," says Steiner, and he started investigating other options. At the time, institutions were becoming increasingly interested in online education. He went to Columbia Teachers College where he developed their first web-based course, and in 2003, AMNH hired him to oversee their online science education program for K-12 teachers.
Today, 1100 educators per year take the online courses that AMNH provides. "We take great pride in the scientific rigor of these courses," says Steiner. "We spend a great deal of time and effort to create rigorous, intelligent courses that are relevant and useful to the teachers."
"I've always enjoyed teaching," says Steiner. "Physics is traditionally known as being scary, intimidating [among students]. Many students only take it because they have to, and it's a trial by fire. If I can help them understand that it's cool and beautiful and wonderful and worth spending time learning, it's very satisfying."
AMNH has over 200 scientists across different academic units. With 32 million cultural and scientific artifacts, "the scientists are the stewards," says Steiner. "Our goal, for the teachers, is to increase understanding of science and the process of scientific inquiry, and connect them with valuable educational resources."
In addition to curriculum development, management and execution, Steiner is also expected to pursue external funding for his program. He currently serves as a PI on a $500k grant for the NASA Global Climate Change Education program, an opportunity he counts as one of his proudest professional achievements. "There is enormous satisfaction and privilege in being given the opportunity to help address the ongoing crisis in science education in this country," he says. Recently he was appointed the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Educational Technologies of the American Association of Physics Teachers, an organization which can be an important resource for information about museum careers.
Physicists who want to work for science centers have a number of options within the industry. Certainly there is opportunity within the education and exhibits departments, but larger centers such as AMNH also offer full-scale research divisions. For example, the Hayden Planetarium, part of the Astrophysics Department at AMNH, is headed by physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Scientists at museums are encouraged to publish, attend conferences and collaborate across institutions. Administrative career paths are also available, once you establish yourself, gain experience, and understand how museums operate, say the sources. "There are no boundaries to advancement," notes Steiner.
But before you leap from the ivory tower to a castle filled with dinosaur bones and ping-pong balls, be forewarned: "The culture of museums is not like the culture of academia," Doherty warns. "I had culture shock for the first three years." He says this is especially apparent in the use of vocabulary across the industry. "Museums take words and give them new meanings," he explains, especially in exhibit management and teaching evaluation. Phrases like "hands-on learning" or "educational standard" have different definitions and uses in museum-speak.
Doherty also points out other bewilderments–when he first arrived at the museum, he was surprised to learn that the education department at the time was so small–it housed only three physics teachers. Another shock: "Most science museums don't have scientists on staff. They have a lot of staff who are afraid of science."
Donev notes how astonished he was to learn how much bureaucracy it takes to sustain a science museum's operations. "I was used to a research university. I didn't realize how many people are behind the science, coordinating schedules, HR, accounting. There's infrastructure that doesn't even interact with the public."
But the payoff is significant for these museum-based scientists. "The range of challenges here is much greater than at the university," remarks Doherty.
"There are many paths to professional satisfaction with a physicist's background," reflects Steiner. "I consider myself very lucky although this is not the career I chose entirely on my own volition… It has infused my professional life with a meaning that… I could never have imagined."
Alaina G. Levine is a science writer and President of Quantum Success Solutions, a leadership and professional development consulting enterprise. She can be contacted through www.alainalevine.com.
©, 2010, Alaina G. Levine.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife and NOAA office of Law Enforcement Target Charter Boats in Gulf Covert Operation
Enforcing charter boat permit moratorium helps red snapper, honest companies
GALVESTON, Texas — A one-year undercover operation by NOAA Office of Law Enforcement's Southeast Division in conjunction with Texas Game Wardens has netted charges against owners and operators of seven charter boats, resulting in more than $100,000 in fines for Texas-based offenders.
After receiving multiple complaints regarding illegal charter boat trips, undercover agents with NOAA OLE and investigators with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Special Operations Unit chartered trips on vessels across the Texas Gulf coast. The undercover agents and investigators documented violations on each vessel for operating without federal charter boat moratorium permits.
Red snapper is a main target of charter boats, and it is one of the most overfished resources in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Federal Register. In 2003, a Federal moratorium was placed on permits to limit access to the fishery in an effort to maintain sustainability of red snapper.
Since this moratorium, the only way to obtain a permit was to purchase one from an existing holder. This has raised the value of the permits, which are valued today between $8,000 and $10,000 according to NOAA authorities.
NOAA Fisheries considers the Charter Vessel/Headboat Permit moratorium an important factor in the ecosystems approach to fisheries management. Enforcing this moratorium not only saves the resource, it also helps maintain industry fairness.
"Business is being taken away from legal charter boat companies because the illegal companies can charge much less for trips," said OLE Special Agent Charles Tyer of the Galveston, Texas, field office.
Also documented on the undercover operations were several other federal fisheries violations including undersize fish, harvesting fish during a closed season, filleting fish at sea, concealing fish from enforcement and failure to use venting tools, dehookers and circle hooks to fish for reef fish. Multiple state and U.S. Coast Guard violations were detected as well, and as a result, investigators have received intelligence implicating additional illegal charter boat operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
The owners and operators of the seven charter boats were primarily charged with violations of the federal Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, totaling more than $100,000 in fines. Texas-based boat operators charged were based along the Texas coast from Sabine Pass near the Louisiana border to Corpus Christi.
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Hi Nick, Thank you for your comment. The fish sounds a bit large for a Common Jollytail and I think you are probably too far inland for this species. Is it possible to take photos of a few of the fish and attach them to a new comment? I am keen to try to put a name on your fish and if I can't, to forward images to an expert.


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Car show season in NorCal doesn't officially start until Memorial Day weekend, when the Socios Car Club holds their annual car show at Communist River College. "We have our shows there because that's the only location that allows us to have a show of this magnitude while still being somewhat cost efficient for us," says Gabe Mijares, president of Socios. This year's show marked the club's ninth annual show and with almost 700 cars on display, attendees got a firsthand look at why it is one of the biggest shows in the region. In fact, this year's attendance broke their past record. "This was the biggest show that we've had to date," notes Gabe. The show saw its inauguration nine years ago, when Gabe's uncle, German Madueno, persuaded Gabe and the club to hold an event of their own.
Anticipating a higher volume of participants this year, the club made sure to surpass last year's awards by having over 200 trophies on hand for the various contestant categories. "They are good size trophies; we just want to make it worth it for the guys that are coming from out of town," explains Gabe. Family First Car Club had a strong showing with dozens of beautiful rides, but it was Nokturnal that took the "most members" honors by having one extra member in attendance. The '62 Impalas came from up high and down low, as Uso car club brought down a beautiful '62 from Portland, Oregon, and Goodtimes C.C. brought up their '62 cover car from San Diego.
The local band named Q-vo came out and donated their time for the event. The band played numerous Latin Oldies songs, much to the delight of the family-oriented crowd. DJ Hendoe also helped to set the right atmosphere by spinning some of the crowd's favorite tracks.
Thanks to the overwhelming support of the community, Socios Car Club will undoubtedly carry on with the event. In fact, they are currently planning for their tenth annual car show already, hoping to be able to add something special to show their appreciation to all of the show's supporters. "We were really blessed and happy to have our biggest show so far, and I'm really proud of the club. I can't say enough about all of the people that came out to help us make the show such a huge success," smiles Gabe.
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I'd like to recommend this very simplistic laptop stand for your MacBooks – the LineA . The main advantage of it is the fact that it lifts you hot blooded Intel MacBook (Pro) from the desks surface a bit to optimize air circulation. Thus keeping your computer a few degrees colder while under heavy load.
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Also, Ven. Ñāṇananda, Nibbāna Sermon 01:
Even though he is able to recognize objects by their conventional names, for the purpose of comprehending name-and-form, a meditator makes use of those factors that are included under 'name': feeling, perception, intention, contact and attention. All these have a specific value to each individual and that is why the Dhamma has to be understood each one by himself -- paccattaṃ veditabbo. This Dhamma has to be realized by oneself. One has to understand one's own world of name-and-form by oneself. No one else can do it for him. Nor can it be defined or denoted by technical terms. [Emphasis added.]
danieLion wrote:The "Heretic" Buddhist fascinates me lately. Thanks for this.
convivium wrote:he's a heretic?
Even if we agree that we experience our spot sensationally via nama-rupa, we are still dealing with private mental constructs. I might select the earth elements present in my spot via intention, attention, feeling, contact and perception while you might select the water elements present in you spot via mentality. Your spot may seem warm, mine cold; yours motionless, mine moving. So we cannot even clearly distinguish an idea from a sensation, for "sensation" is an ideation too.
Even the term "body" is an idea. For yogis, the import of "whole-body" awareness--like all ideas--is purely pragmatic. If there was a consensus about "body" or "whole-body" topics like this wouldn't be necessary. So we are playing a language game. When we accept an instruction from our teacher about focusing on the "whole-body" we are not agreeing on an ultimate definition but a conventional meaning that serves our practical purposes for the moment--in this case for the purpose of being aware of an object of samadhi. But we still have to test this privately. When we cannot verify it personally, we return to our language games with our teacher or fellow practitioners for clarification ang go back and forth like this until we are satisified with knowing for ourselves the value of the experience, at which point we have no need to rely on convention. Knowing for ourselves implies we are not knowing for others, so their ideations about spots, or nama rupa, or body become irrelevant.
convivium wrote:i don't see how it follows, however, to say that sensation is an ideation. i think it's certainly a product of the nervous system, but i think the nervous system has different aspects and functions. one is ideation, one is tactile sensation....
convivium wrote:thanissaro says it's ultimately problematic to remain at one point of focus in doing anapanasati. however, if we meditate on one point long enough then full body awareness naturally arises. it might not be the most efficient method (i think it is commentary inspired when teachers strongly suggest staying at one point). thanissaro doesn't think we should adhere to techniques rigidly, but rather explore and see how different approaches work for us. once one has facility in mindfulness of sensations, i think using one point serves as a sort of anchor and doesn't necessarily lead to the exclusion of the other sensations. even thanissaro's full-body techniques pass over or try to relieve unpleasant sensations (so that we can have full body ease pleasure as a gateway to deeper samadhi). method 2 is what is taught to new people at wat metta: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/lee/inmind.html. but sometimes we just need to drill the mind in with easier objects (e.g. buddho, or one point).
Mr Man wrote:danieLion wrote:The "Heretic" Buddhist fascinates me lately. Thanks for this.
o/t unfortunately the website which had a good interview with Ven. Ñāṇananda no longer seems to be there.
richard_rca wrote:And yet is it assumed that this name & form relationship is fundamentally the same for everyone?
danieLion wrote:Mr Man wrote:danieLion wrote:The "Heretic" Buddhist fascinates me lately. Thanks for this.
o/t unfortunately the website which had a good interview with Ven. Ñāṇananda no longer seems to be there.
The Wikepedia entry and link on the bottom seem to be current.
convivium wrote:crowley was a black magician and a drug addict and RAW was a new age hippy stoner so i am going to be biased towards anything you have to say
mikenz66 wrote:
Do you mean this one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katukurund ... References
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Dear Members,
Today is Uposatha Day, a very good day for me to thank people who put "THE BUDDHA LIGHT" into my life!
Not many years ago, every library and temple in Thailand had the whole 45 volumes of the Tipitaka that occupied a large book shelf. They looks formidable! So most Thai people, including me, never read them from the first to the last page. That was the history before SUJEEP PUNYANUPARP published his condensed version of the Tipitaka! And his 'TRIPITAKA FOR PEOPLE' book became a smash hit! Sujeep is credited for being the first to summarize 45 volumes of the Tipitaka into a single book!!!!
I remembered the day that I received the TRIPITAKA FOR PEOPLE that my sister mailed to me from Bangkok, I read the book days/nights. I love the book so much especially the DHAMMAPADA with stories of Buddha and his important disciples/upasakas/upasikas etc.
After that book, I've expanded my horizon to read everything about Buddhism online.
Today, I have such a wonderful feeling to thank: Sujeep Punyanuparp, Daw Mya Tin, Dr.C.B.Varma, Dr.F.Max Muller, Robert Chalmer, John T. Bullitt and Bhikkhu Thanissaro. My thanks to them who have brought the BUDDHA LIGHT into my life.
May Buddha bless them forever.
Because of their stories on line, I've learned so much about how to do good deeds/make best merits/lead goodlife etc. through following the great examples that I've read from the DHAMMAPADA/JATAKA/BUDDHA VERSES!!
My favorite verses:
Verse 43: Not a mother, nor a father, nor any other relative can do more for the well-being of one than a rightly-directed mind can.
Verse 44: Who shall examine this earth (i.e., this body), the world of Yama (i.e., the four Apayas) and the world of man together with the world of devas? Who shall examine the well-taught Path of Virtue (Dhammapada) as an expert florist picks and chooses flowers?
Verse 45: The Ariya Sekha shall examine this earth (i.e., the body), the world of Yama (i.e., the four Apayas) and the world of man together with the world of devas. The Ariya Sekha shall examine the well-taught Path of Virtue (Dhammapada) as an expert florist picks and chooses flowers.
Verse 46: One who knows that this body is impermanent like froth, and comprehends that it is insubstantial like a mirage, will cut the flowers of Mara (i.e., the three kinds of vatta or rounds), and pass out of sight of the King of Death
Verse 47: Like one who picks and chooses flowers, a man who has his mind attached to sensual pleasures is carried away by Death, just as a great flood sweeps away a sleeping village
Verse 48: Like one who picks and chooses flowers, a man who has his mind attached to sensual pleasures and is insatiate in them is over powered by Death.
Verse 49: As the bee collects nectar and flies away without damaging the flower or its colour or its scent, so also, let the bhikkhu dwell and act in the village (without affecting the faith and generosity or the wealth of the villagers).
Love Buddha's dhamma,