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Niapsan as Add -on Therapy to Antipsychotic Treatment in First Episode Psychosis
This study has been completed.
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Last updated: August 6, 2015
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The purpose of this study is to help understand if by adding Niaspan FCT (study drug) to antipsychotic medications will it help maintain or improve cognitve functioning.
|Drug: Niaspan
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A 1 Year Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Study of the Impact of Flexible Doses of Niacin (NIASPAN) as an Adjunct to Antipsychotic Medication in the Treatment of First Episode Psychosis
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: schizophrenia
MedlinePlus related topics: Mental Disorders Psychotic Disorders
Drug Information available for: NiacinU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- standardized and experimental measures of attention, memory, and executive function. Measurement tools=MATRICS; DalCAB [ Time Frame: change in cognitive function from baseline to 3, 6, and 12 months ]Outcomes will be measured by comparison of pre-treatment, post-treatment and twelve month
|Study Start Date:
|October 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Niaspan
these are the first episode psychosis patients that are randomized to receive niaspan
|Drug: Niaspan
No Intervention: healthy control
this is the group of healthy controls for cognitive outcome measures
No Intervention: first episode control group
first episode psychosis patients who are randomized to no intervention
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must understand the nature of the study, must provide written informed consent prior to the conduct of any study procedures/assessments and are willing/able to participate in study procedures/assessments as specified in this protocol.
- Must be between the ages of 18 - 35
- Within one year of initial DSM 1V TR diagnosis of schizophreniform psychosis, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or psychotic disorder NOS
- Outpatients
- Females of child bearing potential who have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to enrolment and agree to use a reliable method of birth control (use of oral contraceptives or Norplant; contraceptive injections; contraceptive patch; double barrier method; intrauterine devices; partner with vasectomy or abstinence) during the study and for one month following the last dose of study drug.
1. Age-matched to experimental groups
Exclusion Criteria:
- Due to their underlying mental disorder are considered by the investigator(s) to be unable to provide informed consent and/or unwilling or unable to participate in study procedures/assessments
- Are judged by the investigator(s) (based on history, mental status examination or clinical impression) as being at significant risk of self-injurious/suicidal or violent/homicidal behaviour
- Meet criteria for substance abuse or dependence (excluding nicotine and caffeine) as defined by DSM IV-TR at the time of screening and/or within the preceding 6 months
- Have unstable medical, psychiatric, neurological or behavioural disorders that may interfere in the conduct or interpretation of the study.
- Have a history of pre-existing liver dysfunction and/or at screening have abnormal liver function tests (ALT>2x upper limit of normal; AST>3x upper limit of normal; Bilirubin>1.5x upper limit of normal)
- Have a past or current history of peptic ulcer, gout or bleeding problems
- Have a past or current history of hypophosphatemia
- Have a history of head injury resulting in loss of consciousness of > 5 minutes or other neurological disorder (e.g., seizures, stroke, MS)
- Are currently taking a vitamin or nutritional supplement containing a dose of niacin/nicotinic acid above 100 mg/day.
Are currently receiving treatment with any of the following medications:
- Anticoagulants
- Statins
- Antihypertensives
- Are currently receiving treatment for Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
- Have a history of allergic reactions to NIASPAN or any of its non-medicinal ingredients (methylcellulose, povidone, stearic acid), niacin or nicotinic acid
- Are currently participating in any other investigational drug study
- Are a professional or staff member affiliated with the Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program or are an immediate family member defined as spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01720095
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01720095
|Canada, Nova Scotia
|NS Early Psychosis Program
|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2E2
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Nova Scotia Health Authority
|Principal Investigator:
|Heather I Milliken, MD
|Nova Scotia Health Authority
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|Study First Received:
|October 24, 2012
|Last Updated:
|August 6, 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Psychotic Disorders
Mental Disorders
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Antipsychotic Agents
Nicotinic Acids
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Psychotropic Drugs
Hypolipidemic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
Vasodilator Agents
Vitamin B Complex
Growth Substances
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Although Microsoft's next-generation contender is launching a few months from now, the Redmond-based gaming giant has taken the opportunity to unveil the contents of the system's retail box in an official unboxing of the Xbox One Day One edition.
Microsoft has been busy touting the Xbox One's digital capabilities in the last few months; features like the console's impressive cloud network (which supposedly provides "limitless" HDD space), the announcement that gamers will be able to self-publish their own indie games, and the recent update that reveals the boost in GPU clock speeds have all been major revelations that Microsoft has underlined in their next-gen campaign.
In the unboxing footage, Larry Hryb (a.k.a. Major Nelson) takes the stage, delving into the myriad of included peripherals and accessories that comprise the Xbox One as a whole. Below we've compiled a list of what gamers will find right out of the box, and have also included the original unboxing footage that can be found at the bottom of the page:
- Kinect 2.0 sensor
- Mono chat wired headset
- Wireless controller
- 4K-ready HDMI cable
- Various paperwork, including Xbox One user manual, sticker (Day One purchasers will find their digital exclusive here)
- Power adapter (power cord + power brick, similar to the Xbox 360's current power solution)
- Xbox One console (click here for an extensive listing of the console's specs)
Major Nelson gives a rundown of each component starting first with the Xbox One console itself. Hryb continues by ticking off various hardware specs–like the well-known 8-core x86 architecture, 500GB HDD and onboard WiFi connectivity–and detailing the function and location of each of the Xbox One's array of ports including HDMI-in/out, USB 3.0 ports, S/PDIF (Optical Audio) out, etc.
We then get a small sampling of the other additions as Major Nelson handles the controller, counting off the new improvements and features like the impulse triggers and the re-vamped D-Pad.
Interestingly enough Hryb has nothing to say about the Kinect 2.0 sensor, instead lightly touching upon the wired headset and showcasing the console's on/off switch which is activated by pressing the silver Xbox One logo etched on the right-hand side of the system's face.
As for the headset, Major Nelson has introduced a new snapshot gallery that showcases the Xbox One's bundled headset. Overall the headset is visually appealing and looks to be an upgrade to the original X360 headset in terms of style and form factor, but it looks flimsy and its cord doesn't appear to be of high quality–which isn't necessarily surprising.
Rather than having volume sliders, the bundled headset has volume and mute buttons that are integrated where the headset plugs in at the bottom of the controller. This new design looks like a great improvement, and overall the headset looks incredibly lightweight–however it would be interesting to see the audio limitations of the mic and mono-headphone.
The unboxing doesn't really reveal any new features but instead gives us a nice up-close view of the items included in the bundle, namely the headset.
It's interesting to see the system's power brick, which in functionality is much like the Xbox 360's (although it has a nice sleek rectangular prism look). Also the Kinect 2.0 appears to have a long-ish cord which is nice, especially for gamers who are planning on using their Xbox One's as the center of an entertainment system.
In any case, Major Nelson will be in tow with Microsoft during the premiere European games show Gamescom later this month, and we'll likely see more features and newly announced Xbox One exclusives during the event.
The Xbox One has a scheduled release window of November 2013 for a price point of $499. For more information or to pre-order your console today be sure to head on over to the console's official website.

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Comparing Brad Stevens to Mark Few is a big insult to Stevens.
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Comparing Brad Stevens to Mark Few is a big insult to Stevens.
It's pretty sad that Barnes struggles as much as he does with the recruits he brings in. I mean they have a top 10 class almost every year and they are a bubble team or a 6 seed almost every season. It's completely ridiculous.
Mark few is a damn fine basketball coach.
This is an argument for another thread probably, but I think Few is actually pretty overrated. There are a number of reasons for this, but mainly he's been trying to do what Stevens did in back to back years for over a decade and hasn't been able to do. He recruits and plays in a watered down area for college basketball. The midwest and the east coast are the bed of basketball talent and competition. Don't get me wrong here Few is a good coach, but Stevens IMO is establishing something much bigger at Butler than Few ever could at Gonzaga. So to say that Stevens is doing at Butler what Few did at Gonzaga is IMO a slight to Stevens.
I mean Stevens is 13 years younger, we really need to understand that. He has only been at Butler for 5 years and he already has two more final four appearances than Few's 0. Few has made 4 Sweet 16's, so Stevens is almost there on that and I think he could likely claim number 3 this year.
Stevens is the best coach in college basketball right now. I firmly believe that. I have a lot of faith in Crean and Stevens toyed with him. Stevens has also toyed with Roy Williams already this season.
Their two losses were against Illinois when finally Butler's talent gap and fatigue could not be closed by Stevens game plan, and to Xavier who unfortunately for Stevens also loves to play his brand of basketball.
Butler's talent level the back to back national title games was firmly mediocre, especially the second time. I don't say that to be cruel because those kids played their butts off, but it is what it is. The same is true of this year's team IMO, but Stevens just puts these kids in the perfect spot to succeed Roosevelt Jones is the perfect example of this, Stevens gets him the ball in the correct spot every single time he runs a play for him.
Texas's complacency with Mack Brown and Rick Barnes really legitimately baffles me. They're probably the richest athletic department in the country by a large margin, have all the positives in the world, and are just cool with being the giant that gets made fun of.
Our talent level the second year was pretty bad. I remember being astonished through the tournament at what Stevens (and the hard-working players) could do, because it didn't seem like we really had the horses. I mean Mack was our go-to scorer guy, and he's a guy with, what, two moves in total? I remember thinking he was the most limited go-to scorer I had ever seen on a successful team.
Do you think there's any scenario where we keep Stevens the full length of his career?
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
I don't know it's tough to say.
Butler has to figure out why they can't sell out Hinkle on a consistent basis. This should not be a hard thing to do and for some reason they struggle to fill that upper deck pretty regularly.
I think Stevens would love to stay, the only school I think he would leave for without a doubt if the opportunity presented itself is IU because he grew up an Indiana fan, but at the moment I don't see Crean leaving anytime in the near future unless things go way off track.
Brush's scenario of an offer you can't refuse from Texas is interesting and I think that's absolutely what it would take to even get Stevens on the phone, but then you are talking about big deals like that the coaching search could include other folks besides Stevens. I mean there is not being motivated by the money and then there are scenarios where you would be financially irresponsible to not take the deal. But Texas? I don't know, it would really change his recruiting venue, but maybe that wouldn't matter to him.
Stevens to Duke to replace Coach K has always been everyone's favorite scenario and I have to admit I think it would be tough for him to pass up if Butler couldn't match the money. I also look at Boeheim and think Syracuse would make a big time run for Stevens as well. The fact is this though, whether Stevens will stay or won't, it is going to be a constant fear Butler fans will have to live with until they can pay him the same amount of money as these big schools.
Historically, guys staying at small schools are the exceptions, not the rule. Mark Few is so often referenced in discussions like this not because he's won multiple national titles or anything like that (heck, like I pointed out Brad has the better resume at this point), but because he's really just about the only guy to do it. (Win big at a mid sized program and stay there for an extended period of time.)
The other interesting thing in all of this is that Shaka Smart is viewed on a national level in a similar way to Stevens. They will likely be 1a and 1b on every major schools call list until one of them leaves. There is also that additional variable.
It's actually kind of interesting. I can't really remember the last time two mid major coaches were both young and highly coveted. I don't know that it has ever really happened.
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The ideal scenario for Indiana basketball fans is that Stevens stays at Butler and continues to build what he is building there and we get a great modern day rivalry between IU and Butler. There was an article about this on ESPN the other day and it definitely painted an awesome picture so I would love for this to happen.
To keep him, Butler has to become Duke midwest IMO, which then you have to ask, what od you have to do to become that? I guess the logical answer is that you have to win a title. Duke turned itself into a national brand and Butler is still mentioned with Gonzaga or Xavier way more than you hear them mentioned as a Duke in the making and that is with back to back national title appearances.
So yeah, Butler has to become a national brand and hated by a lot of people to keep Brad Stevens I guess is what I am saying if you compile all my thughts. I think Brad would love to stay, but there could be a lot of good jobs opening up in the next couple years, like I said Duke, Syracuse, UCLA if Howland is canned. What if Cal goes to the NBA? Doesn't UK come for Stevens too? I wouldn't want to be a Butler fan during this it's going to be very stressful, but it's also pretty awesome that you have a coach that pretty much any fan base in America would immediately go "yeah I'd take him" if someone said your coach was gone tomorrow and you had to hire someone new.
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Great post, and that bolded bit does seem to be the money quote.
Like Brush said, sounds like we'd be much better off growing and increasing revenue rapidly . . . rather than just hoping Stevens always likes it here enough to overlook what he could be earning.
That we can't sell out Hinkle makes me think that the sports dept is poorly managed at some level . . . that's pretty sad really.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
My brutally honest opinion is that Butler does a really bad job marketing themselves to Indianapolis so the idea of them turning into a national brand ala Duke is kind of a pipe dream IMO, but again they are trying steps in the right direction.
I mean it is cheap to go to a Butler bball game and a lot of fun. They are in a pretty big city and they should be able to capitalize on that. Even if you are not getting all "butler" fans you should be able to ge tpeople who just want something fun to do on a cold winter night in Indy. Maybe it's just not in the budget to market, maybe the change to the A10 and perhaps to the new big east will have a big impact on this. I don't know, but it's a major, major hurdle.
And like you said, if you want to keep Stevens, you have to do it now. Not later IMO.
I mean honeslty look at some of the best coaches in America, I already mentioned that Duke, Cuse, and UCLA could all be coming up soon.
But Roy Williams isn't exactly a spring chicken at UNC either, Izzo at MSU, I could see Izzo transitioning to like an AD role at MSU too. There could be some good jobs with deep pockets opening. Butler has to get going on growing their pot of gold ASAP.
This is exactly how I see it. With Stevens and the cachet of those two runs, we have a really special opportunity available to us. A chance to go from "remarkable story" to building something great and lasting. From "one of the good mid majors that makes some noise a few times a decade" to . . . whatever that next tier is. Everything I read and hear about Stevens suggests to me that he is the type of guy who can build that sort of thing.
But you would need someone equally special on the business end of things to grow it alongside him . . . and if we can't even capture the Indy market, well then that's certainly discouraging. Inexcusable.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Here in Arkansas, people generally are of the opinion that they hope Marc Brown stays there forever (Ark and Texas haven't played in years but people still hate them from the SWC days). My general understanding is that he knows how to please the right people. In the SEC or Big Ten the thought of anyone underperforming for so long would be unthinkable but not there. It baffles me too, you have to wonder with Texas A&M rising so quickly, if that will put pressure on them to make a move.
Ahem, where were we...Butler? Oh yes. It is odd that is not sold out all the time. Is it a reflection on the small size? That people generally find there style of play boring? That everyone hopped back on the IU bandwagon?
Butler will start selling out frequently next year when Hinkle is reduced in size. It'll be around 8,000. I do understand why it doesn't always sell out. Butler is great but there are so many games against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Illinois-Chicago, and Wright State that people can stomach. It'll be different with the A-10 and Catholic 7 in a few years.
Another big reason why is the lack of local alumni.
I agree the main problem with attendance, which isn't nearly as bad as it is being portrayed (hell, it was mostly full for the IUPUI game on Tuesday night and that's one of the worst teams I've ever seen), was the schedule. It's always packed to the brim when a good opponent is on the schedule. Getting out of the Horizon Conference will alleviate most of those issues. Getting into the Big East should solve the rest.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
The thing about Stevens that impresses me besides that his teams are nearly always elite at being of the most physical and defensively sound teams in the nation is that he wins with non-top tier guys. In that regard, he's a bit like Tom Izzo (although Izzo still gets more McDonalds HS Americans and prospects than Stevens gets). Would a jump to a power conference like a new Big East help in that regard? Sure, Stevens would probably get some Cody Zeller types that would be successful and gel into any system. However, I'm not sure it would drastically improve things. He's still going to be highly selective in getting "his" type of guys aka the Butler way type of prospects.
Speaking of attendance, the Gonzaga game is already sold-out and the Evansville game looks to be very crowded, probably around 9,000 without students. That's impressive.
Butler recruiting is already getting better. Not McDonald's All-Americans but Butler has 2 Rivals150 commits for 2013 and are seriously in it for Trevon Blueitt and Shane Hall in 2014.
Become a Big Ten team instead of the likes of Rutgers....
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
Proud of the crowd and the performance today. Roosevelt Jones is a fullback playing basketball and has the touch to match the strength. Kellen Dunham really stepped up, and he has clearly worked on his game outside of 3s. Andrew Smith and Rotnei Clarke were great, keeping up the trend. Turnovers were a big problem, but a lot of those were uncharacteristic charges and great D from Evansville. The near-sellout crowd was great too. At a TV timeout Barry Collier came out and had everyone stand & started sitting people down by their first time being at Hinkle. "If your first game was in the 12 years, sit down" "If your first game was in the 90s, sit down" and when it got to the 20s, there was one little old lady who had been to Hinkle Fieldhouse in the 1920s. That was really cool.
Clarke is putting the team on his back when the games are getting tense. He's such a reliable player
Smothered Chicken!
I saw Park Tudor star Trevon Bluiett at the game as well. He'd be a massive pickup for this team. Biggest recruit in Butler history.
Not happening lol
Where is he going?
He would be. They almost got Cody Zeller a few years back.
Smothered Chicken!
Eh, I think there's a good chance he lands at Butler.


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MONTEBELLO – A big rig collided with a Union Pacific train at Vail Avenue early Tuesday causing extensive damage to the vehicle but no injuries, Montebello police said.
Shortly after 6 a.m., the tractor-trailer backed unknowingly onto the railroad tracks at Vail, breaking the crossing arms and colliding with the train that was headed eastbound.
The matter was under investigation by Montebello police and Union Pacific Railroad authorities but neither alcohol or drugs appear to be a factor, said police Lt. Andy Vuncanon.
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The accident resulted in significant damage to the trailer portion of the trailer, which contained frozen food items, and to an Edison power pole, street sign and the railroad crossing arms, Vuncanon said.
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AU Students Place Second in Public Health Competition
On November 15, six AU students Nicolette Davis, Kristen Rankin, Aapta Garg, Alexandra France, Karanpreet Takhar, and Kara Ingraham placed second in the DC Regional Public Health Case Competition held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. This year's competition, the first in DC area, was modeled after the Emory Global Health Case Competition and was sponsored by Georgetown University and the Institute of Medicine. The first place team received $1,000, the second won $500, and the third took home $250. The winning solution will also be published through the Institute of Medicine.
Other teams participating in the competition hailed from George Washington University, George Mason University, Howard University, the Naval Academy, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Along with first place winner Georgetown University, many of these institutions would seemingly have the advantage as they have schools of medicine, public health, or other health-focused disciplines, such as nursing.
The AU team's second place win is a testament to the university's approach to public health and other disciplines, says Lynne Arneson biology professor, interim director of the public health program and premedical programs coordinator.
"This was a great opportunity for our public health students to work with other people interested in the field," said Arneson, who worked with other faculty to recruit students to join the team. "They were able to work as an interdisciplinary team to address a public health-related issue."
Public Health Requires an Interdisciplinary Approach
But AU isn't alone in thinking that an interdisciplinary approach is the best approach to public health issues as the competition rules dictated that teams have at least three different disciplines represented among their three to six members. AU's final team included undergraduate and graduate students in public health (College of Arts & Sciences), international development (School of International Service), and public policy (School of Public Affairs).
"Everyone brought something interesting to the table," said international development master's student Kara Ingraham. "It was great to have different perspectives in the group. I have a political science background, but some people know management, or budget and finance, or public policy."
Senior public health student Karanpreet Takhar chose to participate to showcase AU's new public health program and her fellow students' talents in general. "American University is doing wonderful things in health, advocacy, and development," she said. "This was a perfect opportunity for us showcase our talent by competing against the best of the best in the Washington, D.C., area."
Alexandra France, a public health program senior, saw the competition as a way to utilize what she learned in her classes in a different way. "I got to put the theories I'd learned in the program into practice," she said.
International relations master's student Aapta Garg made the connection between the competition and her master's degree focus. "When I found out that the case was going to be about gender-based violence, which is one of my concentrations, I wanted to participate," she said. "I also wanted to make sure that I didn't stay purely focused on academics; I also wanted to address interventions, which is what I'll do once I graduate."
The Case
The students received the case on November 1. The task? Create a multi-faceted plan addressing violence against LGBT youth residing in D.C.
Teams had two weeks to prepare a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation explaining their proposed interventions to a panel of judges which would be followed by 10 minutes of question and answer.
To prepare for the competition, the AU team conducted research on gender-based violence in D.C. and other large cities and met a few times to discuss their findings and practice preparing other cases. The team spent a week planning an approach to try to determine the causes of youth LGBT violence and how they might be addressed. Once they came up with a plan, they reached out to a professor for feedback. "The professor said that our plan didn't really reduce the violence," said Ingraham. "It just danced around it."
It was back to the drawing board for the students.
As a group, they decided to focus on creating a continuing education program for the Metropolitan Police Department, which would better equip officers to respond to violence against LGBT youth. The team also developed a bystander intervention program to be initiated in D.C. high schools and a safe space campaign to educate high school teachers and administrators about LGBT issues. The third tactic was originally proposed by an LGBT alliance program run by the District of Columbia Public Schools. "A lot of times when you design intervention programs, it's about feasibility," said Garg. "You can't just create a one-size-fits-all intervention."
Applicable to Future Endeavors
A few of the students found the case competition particularly useful in planning their futures. "This was very relevant to my career goals," said Kristen Rankin, an international development and management master's student. "I'm hoping to design and manage similar projects in the field once I graduate, so this is great practice."
Nicolette Davis, a public policy master's student, hopes to apply to population health doctoral programs. She felt that participating in this competition gave her an edge that could help her in her future studies. "The competition gave me the practical experience of developing a targeted, multi-pronged intervention on a salient issue that required a really ambitious solution," she said.


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A WINCHESTER man and his friend are just a matter of days away from the finish line after having rowed across the Atlantic.
Will North and Dan Howie have spent over 50 days at sea and rowed over 2,500 nautical miles in a bid to raise £200,000 for charity.
The pair who met at university are hoping to raise the money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, Cancer Research UK, and St Anna's, a school and home for orphaned and abandoned children, as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
Will North said: "We've had a great couple of days, getting into the 200s, seeing whales surround our boat and hearing that our fleet buddies Atlantic Polo and Row2Recovery have arrived safely in English Harbour. This together with the news that we are still leading the pairs race and that our donations are above £100,000 is an incredible boost for us. Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far."
Will's father, Simon North, of Pearson Lane in Shawford, said: "It's getting earlier and earlier every day. They've seen the whales and the sharks which they wanted to do and I spoke to William and he's incredibly strong because."
Having left La Gomera in the Canaries on December 4, Will, 28, and Dan, 29, have endured some of the worst North Atlantic weather systems in 100 years. They've capsized twice, rowed amongst 40ft waves and been hit in the face by flying fish. Life on board has been an endless challenge with injuries and sores, a blisteringly hot cabin, no autohelm and the need to hand pump fresh water every day.
Mr North added: "They've got everything against them but they've spoken to other teams who have already arrived and it's given them a bit of a push. It's going to be just brilliant.
"The great thing is they are the first of the pairs. I cannot believe it's almost here. Now it's about getting people donating, that's really what it's all about."
Their families, who inspired the pair to take on the incredible challenge, are expected to fly out to Antigua over the next few days ready for Dan and Will's arrival.
To donate go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/AtlanticRow2013 or visit http://www.atlanticrow2013.com/.


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It is questionable whether or not responding to
the neocons' assault on sanity is worth the energy. They don't take well to
reason, and they certainly aren't capable of dealing with truth. In fact, the
reality in which they dwell is a manifestation of propaganda and isolated conspiracy
Yeah, they think we are out to get them and that we'll destroy their comfortable
way of life. And what seems to be driving their delusional tendencies is the
teaming up of traditional conservatives, libertarians, and lefties – all of
whom oppose the neocon wars.
Take FrontPageMag.com, which recently went after the conservative Paul Craig
Roberts, former contributing editor at National Review and the Wall
Street Journal. As FrontPageMag editor Ben Johnson wrote, disgusted with
Roberts' common sense on LewRockwell.com:
"Roberts has declared the war in Iraq lost, not to mention criminal. Abu
Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay are 'torture centers,' and Bush would be 'prosecuted.'
… His pessimism about winning the War on Terror dates literally to its inception.
Two days after 9/11, Roberts wrote, 'a guilt-ridden people are no match for
fanatical opponents who believe in their cause.' … His writings also seemingly
justify terrorist attacks against innocent Americans, because, like Ward Churchill,
he believes there are no innocent Americans. 'Americans are complicit in the
deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqi women and children as "collateral
damage,"' he writes. So what is the difference between a military target
and a 'complicit' family of four in Des Moines?"
Johnson also distorted a recent column written by Roberts in which he relayed
several theories passed along to him by readers explaining how Bush might start
a war with Iran.
"One of the more extraordinary suggestions," wrote Roberts, "is that a low-yield,
perhaps tactical, nuclear weapon will be exploded some distance out from a U.S.
port. Death and destruction will be minimized, but fear and hysteria will be
maximized. Americans will be told that the ship bearing the weapon was discovered
and intercepted just in time, thanks to Bush's illegal spying program, and that
Iran is to blame. A more powerful wave of fear and outrage will again bind the
American people to Bush, and the U.S. media will not report the rest of the
world's doubts of the explanation."
Now, Roberts did not intimate that he too believed such a scenario was likely,
only that the wacko neocons are capable of just about anything. But Ben Johnson
"Even on the far-Left, such theories would be unwelcome. Although Kurt
Nimmo (a critic of DiscoverTheNetworks.org) and others have claimed for years
that Bush secretly plans to preemptively decimate Iran, none have publicly claimed
he would kill Americans as a pretext. The only detail Roberts omitted was whether
Bush was doing the bidding of the Freemasons, the Illuminati, the British royal
family, or the Vatican."
Conspiracy theories about the Freemasons et al., like the neocons' fear that
Iran is out to nuke us, border on delusional. There is no doubt that the Left
has its fair share of nutcases, as anyone who has been to a Green Party outing
will likely attest. But in this case, as it so often is with these folks, they'd
rather mince Roberts' words than deal with the facts. Roberts never said he
condoned the killing of Americans (and neither did Ward Churchill), nor did
he claim he believed the Bush administration was likely to detonate a nuke off
the U.S. coast in order to spark a war with Iran. The neocons are delusional.
But now that Paul Craig Roberts has turned against the neoconservative agenda,
folks like Johnson can't stomach the fact that they are at last a pitiable minority.
The majority of the world hates Bush, and now the majority of Americans do too.
They know their liar in chief fibbed his way into Iraq, and they don't believe
he's telling the truth about Iran. And they shouldn't.
Libertarians like Lew Rockwell and Justin Raimondo and conservatives like Paul
Craig Roberts have joined forces with radicals like Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey
St. Clair for a reason. They all oppose Bush's wars in the Middle East and the
slaughter of civil liberties at home. They may not agree about capitalism or
environmental concerns, but they do see eye-to-eye on the destructive nature
of the warfare state.
Joshua Frank
is the author of Left Out!: How Liberals Helped Reelect George
W. Bush, just published by Common Courage Press. You can order
a copy at a discounted through Josh's blog at www.brickburner.org.
He can be reached at email@example.com.
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text: Please check these articles out, If you are taking generic Plaquenil, manufactured by Ranbaxy labs, you might be taking a fake drug. There is a list of 30 drugs made by this manufacturer based out of India. As per report this manufacturer has been banned from an Indian hospital because of safety issues. Why should the U.S. trust them, better yet why should we?


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What Models Said About Beauty in 2012
Interesting Beauty Quotes From Miranda Kerr and More
- A look back at some choice words from famous models — HuffPost Style
- Take a peek at photos from Blake Lively's wedding — Styleite
- Eye shadow pencils for the lazy girl in all of us — The Cut
- Learn how to shampoo your hair the right way — Real Simple
- You can totally pull off black lipstick in a nongoth way — The Fashion Spot
- What's the future of beauty innovations? Find out! — Allure
- Why you should know what sea buckthorn is — Beauty High
- 33 pretty updos worth trying for the holidays — Naturally Curly
- Drybar launching its own line of products at Sephora — Racked
- A poppy pink nail color to shake things up this Winter — Temptalia
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Jatukanni-manava-puccha: Jatukannin's Question
translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
Hearing that there was a hero —
desiring no sensuality,
having crossed over the flood —
I've come with a question:
Tell me the state of peace,
O One with quick eyes. O Blessed One,
tell me as it actually is.
For the Blessed One lives
having surpassed sensuality,
as the radiant sun, in its radiance,
the earth.
Limited my discernment,
O One whose discernment's profound.
Teach me to know the Dhamma,
the abandoning here of birth
& aging.
[The Buddha:]
Subdue greed for sensual pleasures,
& see renunciation as rest.
Let there be nothing grasped
or rejected by you.
Burn up what's before,
and have nothing for after.
If you don't grasp at what's in between, [1]
you will go about, calm.
One completely devoid of greed
for name & form, brahman,
has no effluents
by which he would go
under Mara's sway.
1. According to Nd.II, "before" stands for defilements related to the past, "after" for defilements related to the future, and "in between" for the five aggregates — form, feeling, perception, thought-fabrications, sensory consciousness — in the present.


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Sonics Contact Veteran Dale Davis
14th July, 2005 - 5:04 am
Seattle Times - The Sonics have contacted 14-year veteran Dale Davis, who played last season with Indiana and Golden State.
The 35-year-old forward is also drawing interest from Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Antonio, New Jersey and Indiana.
With several young and inexperienced options at center now that Jerome James is gone, Davis would be a nice addition for Seattle. [READ]
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Indianapolis Colts players Bob Sanders and Dwight Freeney are guests on this coming tuesdays (4-10-07) Best Damn Sports Show Period.With Special guest host Indianapolis Colt WR-Reggie Wayne.
Saw this on my guide,figured Id let everyone know.But who knows if it will even air,Fox Sports is one of the worst channels...I dont know how many times the sound has been messed up for up to a week.
And how many times a certain show is supposed to be on,and it never airs.
But hopefully this one will air.


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Learn about events happening in and around Washington! Local arts and cultural organizations are invited to submit events to this calendar.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with the 28th AFI Latin American Film Festival! Featuring more than 40 films, the festival showcases the best in cinema from Latin America with the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal.
Nation to Nation presents the story of the treaties that lie at the heart of the relationship between Indian Nations and the United States.
The Threepenny Opera
Signature Theater
Mack the Knife is back in town! The MAX Theatre transforms into London's gritty underworld in this reimagined futuristic dystopia inspired by A Begger's Opera.
Designed for Flowers: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
The Walters Art Museum
The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland proudly presents Designed for Flowers: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, running Sunday, February 23 through Sunday, May 11, 2014. This unique and celebrated exhibition displays a wide range of contemporary Japanese ceramic vessels produced for the traditional art of ikebana flower arranging.
Categories: Arts, Exhibits, International
"The Fantasticks" live on-stage at the Workhouse Arts Center
The Workhouse Arts Center
Join us at the Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, VA for a live presentation of the Fantasticks, the world's longest running musical - running for over 52 years in Manhattan and entrancing generations of audiences the world over!
20th Anniversary Concert: NOVA-Annandale Symphony Orchestra
Richard J Ernst Cultural Center Theater
The NOVA-Annandale Symphony Orchestra, Fairfax County's vibrant college-community orchestra, will present "Scotland and the Sea" in celebration of their 20th anniversary. The program will feature memorable classics -- Felix Mendelssohn's "Scottish Symphony, op.56" and Richard Rodgers' "Victory at Sea" -- as well as the premiere of a new work, "And Still They Speak", written for full orchestra by advanced students from the Music & Computer Technology program at Fairfax Academy for Communications and the Arts.
Categories: Music: Classical, Arts, Family Oriented
4 Girls 4: Maureen McGovern, Andrea McArdle, Donna McKechnie & Faith Prince
The Music Center at Strathmore
Show tune lovers hit the jackpot with this foursome, each a legendary leading lady. Maureen McGovern, always remembered for "The Morning After" theme from The Poseidon Adventure, is "a musical tour de force" (Los Angeles Times). Donna McKechnie's "bright and brassy" voice (The New York Times) lit up the stage in A Chorus Line. Andrea McArdle was the youngest Tony Award nominee ever when she charmed audiences in Annie—just the beginning of a fabled career. And Faith Prince breathed new life into Broadway revivals of Guys & Dolls and Bells Are Ringing with "sublime vocal virtuosity" (Newsday).
Event begins at 8:00PM
Presented by: Strathmore
Categories: Music: Other, Theater, Arts
An American in London: Whistler and the Thames
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Annual Congressional Art Competition at the Workhouse Arts Center
The Workhouse Arts Center
Join us at the Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, VA for an exhibition of Virginia high school art submitted for the Annual Congressional Art Competition from the 11th Congressional District, presented from April 12th through May 3rd.
Categories: Exhibits, Free, Other Events
Archduke Weekend: Spring Winds
Garth Newel Music Center
Garth Newel Music Center in Hot Springs, VA presents Spring Winds, a concert featuring the Garth Newel Piano Quartet & guest artists performing Brahms & Mozart.
Categories: Arts, Music: Classical, Food & Wine
Bel Cantanti Opera - Handel's Serse (Xerxes)
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
Bel Cantanti Opera presents Handel's Serse (Xerxes), fully staged and in costume, with a chamber orchestra under the direction of Dr. Katerina Souvorova. It will be sung in Italian with English super-titles. Tickets $15 - $40 online at www.belcantanti.com and at Eventbrite.com: $40 general admission, $35 seniors, $15 students, and at the door.
Categories: Music: Classical
Building Zone
National Building Museum
Building Zone long-term Monday through Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00 pm; Sunday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Ages 2-6 with adult supervision The Building Zone introduces children to the building arts through play in an interactive gallery of hands-on activities for the Museum's youngest visitors. The National Building Museum gratefully acknowledges The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation for its support of the Building Zone. Project Playhouse is sponsored by HomeAid and built by Pardee Homes. Event begins at Presented by: National Building Museum
Categories: Family Oriented
Cabaret Series: Around the World in 80 Minutes live on-stage
The Workhouse Arts Center
Grab your passport and pack your bags for a virtual trip around the world in true musical style! Join us at the Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, VA for a live presentation of the Cabaret Series: Around the World in 80 Minutes.
Camp David
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
World Premiere by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright / Directed by Artistic Director Molly Smith
Event begins at 8:00PM
Categories: Arts
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia
The world premiere of a new musical adaptation which celebrates Jewish and Israeli culture through the eyes of the iconic fairytale Princess.
Categories: Family Oriented, Theater, Arts
City Nights Open House
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Enjoy a sneak preview of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's "An American in London: Whistler and the Thames," the largest exhibition of works by the American master in a generation.
DAR Museum Exhibition Showcases Changes in Comfort and Convenience in the Evolution of the American Household
DAR Museum
This exhibition explores how we have evolved from the fireplace and washing clothes by hand to the many conveniences we take for granted today like automated electric appliances, plumbing and central heating. Over sixty objects dating from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries will be on exhibit showing the "latest" devices that no one could live without. In the final analysis, however, did these devices actually save time or did they create more work?
Event begins at 9:30AM
Presented by: DAR Museum
Categories: Exhibits
Free Live Music
St. Elmo's Coffee Pub
If you're looking for a fun, but inexpsensive night out check out some live music at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub. We feature local and national (and sometimes even international!) musicians Wednesday through Saturday, every week. For the past 16 years the Not So Modern Jazz Quartet + has been playing every Thursday at St. Elmo's. These seasoned regulars play Dixieland/New Orleans-style jazz and kick off their set around 7:30 p.m. All other days (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) music begins at 8 p.m. and goes to about 10 p.m. With a range in musical styles, there's surely something on our calendar for anyone who enjoys music. Besides jazz, we also feature folk, rock, blues, pop, experimental, country, bluegrass, and more! As always, the live music we offer is free (but tips are encouraged for the artists). "Come on out to St. Elmo's and enjoy a relaxing evening with coffee, great food, music, and friends. A night out at St. Elmo's gives you the opportunity to support local business and local/national musicians, and it is a less expensive alternative to a night at the bar." - Charity Meals from the Arlington Coffee Shop Examiner.
Event begins at 8:00PM
Categories: Music: Other, Free, Arts
Freer Sackler Gallery: City Nights Open House
Freer Gallery of Art
Date Friday, May 2, 2014, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Gallery B May Exhibit
Gallery B
The May exhibition at Gallery B features seven fine art photographers. 72 Grams Per Pixel, on display from May 1-24 at Gallery B, is a group exhibition curated by ISProductions. Participating artists include: Joe Cameron, Stephen Crowley, Muriel Hasbun, Laurie Hatch, Raul Jarquin, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, and Terri Weifenbach. Gallery hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 12-6pm.
Good Shepherd Caregivers 21st Annual Golf Classic
21st Annual Golf Classic at Cress Creek
The Good Shepherd Caregivers Annual Golf Classic will be held at Cress Creek Country Club at 100 Cress Creek Drive in Shepherdstown on Friday, May 2nd 2014. The fee is $125 per golfer, of which $30 is charitable. Included will be exciting door prizes, including a flat screen television, iPad Mini, Golf GPS, and more. Also you will have a chance to win a vehicle provided by Thomassen Ford Mercury for the hole in one contest.
Categories: Charity Events, Other Events
Good Shepherd Caregivers 21st Annual Golf Classic at Cress Creek
Good Shepherd Caregivers 21st Annual Golf Classic
The Good Shepherd Caregivers Annual Golf Classic will be held at Cress Creek Country Club at 100 Cress Creek Drive in Shepherdstown on Friday, May 2nd 2014. The fee is $125 per golfer, of which $30 is charitable. Included will be exciting door prizes, including a flat screen television, iPad Mini, Golf GPS, and more. Also you will have a chance to win a vehicle provided by Thomassen Ford Mercury for the hole in one contest.
Categories: Charity Events, Other Events
House and Home
National Building Museum
House & Home, a long-term exhibition presented by the National Building Museum, takes visitors on a tour of houses both familiar and surprising, through past and present, challenging our ideas about what it means to live at home in America.
In Focus: Ara Güler's Anatolia
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Ara Güler, the "Eye of Istanbul," is famous for his iconic snapshots of the city in the 1950s and '60s. But with an archive of more than 800,000 photographs, Güler's body of work contains far more than these emblematic images. In December 2013, the Freer and Sackler Galleries will open an exhibition of never-before-shown works by the legendary photographer. Curated by Johns Hopkins University students in partnership with the museums, the installation will examine Güler's definition of himself as a photojournalist through the presentation of his photographs.
Featured are photographs of medieval Seljuk and Armenian buildings that Güler took in 1965. The exhibition therefore brings images of important Anatolian monuments to an American audience, highlighting Turkey's cultural history. Beyond appreciating their subject matter, the display asks visitors to think critically about the way images were created. Pushing the boundaries of traditional curatorial practice, this exhibition guides viewers into a critical debate about photography: documentation versus art.
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Categories: Exhibits
Investigating Where We Live: Recapturing Shaw's Legacy
National Building Museum
Investigating Where We Live is a summer program in which teen students from the D.C. area use multimedia technology to explore, document, and interpret the built environment of local neighborhoods.
Categories: Exhibits, Arts, Family Oriented
Jean Meisel: 50–65 Horizon Line
The Phillips Collection
50–65 Horizon Line brings together more than 50 of Jean Meisel's small watercolors of horizon lines displayed in an intimate alcove of the Phillips house.
Jessica van Brakle: Industrial Paradise
Free opening reception: Thu Mar 20 / 6–8pm; Artist talk / 7pm
Industrial Paradise combines man-made structures with natural organic elements to examine the complex relationship between man and nature.
Lincoln's Briefcase
President Lincoln's Cottage
The briefcase that held Abraham Lincoln's handwritten notes returns to Washington, DC for an exhibit at President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home.
Made in the USA
The Phillips Collection
Made in the USA is the most comprehensive presentation of The Phillips Collection's American art in nearly 40 years!
Made in the USA: American Masters from the Phillips Collection, 1850-1970
The Phillips Collection
Following an acclaimed worldwide tour, the Phillips's renowned collection of American masterworks returns to the museum. The exhibition tells the story of American art from the late 19th-century to the mid-20th century when American art became a significant global force after World War II.
Natalie Shudt: "Sway"
The Art League Gallery
From silk, steel, and wood, artist Natalie Shudt has created an all-encompassing environment of flowing botanical sculptures anchored to the floor and wall.
Paintings of the Potomac Valley Watercolorists
Green Spring Gardens
Green Spring Gardens will host Paintings of the Potomac Valley Watercolorists, on exhibit throughout the Garden's Horticultural Center and Historic House from April 29-June 29. The exhibition brings together some of the area's top watermedia floral and landscape painters in one of the most popular public gardens in the region.
Paul Lewis - Composer-in-Residence Program - Montgomery Blair High School
Montgomery Blair High School
Please join us - All Events are Free and Open to the Public - Great things are happening in Silver Spring, Maryland:
Thursday May 1 - 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Open Rehersal at Montgomery Blair High School: 51 University Boulevard East Silver Spring, MD 20901; 7:30 P.M. - AFI Silver Theatre: 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 - World Premieres of "Salute the Silents" and "Three Snippets for String Quartet"
Friday May 2 - 9:15 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. - Montgomery Blair Auditorium - "Memoirs of a Media Composer" - Illustrated Lecture by Paul Lewis Q & A to follow
Saturday May 3 - 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - "Cabaret" - Featuring Paul Lewis piano and Sharon Elizabeth soprano with MBHS Jazz Bands - McGinty's Public House - 911 Ellsworth Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910
For More Information:
MBHS Symphonic Orchestra Concert featuring Paul Lewis composer/conductor – World Premiere Performance of "Salute the Silents!" – Thursday, May 1:
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Open Rehearsal at Montgomery Blair High School 51 University Boulevard East Silver Spring, Maryland 20901 and 7:30 P.M. Concert at AFI Silver Theatre 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Friday, May 2: "Memoirs of a Media Composer" – Illustrated Lecture by Paul Lewis – 9:15 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. in the Montgomery Blair Auditorium. Q & A session following the lecture.
Saturday, May 3: Cabaret Show featuring Paul Lewis piano and Sharon Elizabeth soprano with the Montgomery Blair Jazz Bands – 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. McGinty's Public House 911 Ellsworth Drive Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
This important program was made possible in part by a Wolf Trap Grant for High School Performing Arts Teachers – Michelle Roberts, Instrumental Music Director grant awarded to her for the commission of an original composition written especially for the Montgomery Blair Symphonic Orchestra
Categories: Music: Classical, Lecture, Music: Other
Play Work Build
National Building Museum
PLAY WORK BUILD takes children and adults alike through an exploration of play with an immersive, hands-on installation featuring molded foam blocks of all shapes and sizes and an original virtual block play experience.
Categories: Exhibits, Family Oriented, Arts
Pooch-A-Palooza Free Concert
Mason District Regional Park
APEX Pet Partners is sponsoring our third annual BBQ/ Party/Concert, to be held RAIN or SHINE!, in the beautiful Mason District Park. The event is free and there is ample seating. We have reserved both the amphitheater and a picnic area with tables and BBQs, but it is B.Y.O. food. Dogs must be on leash, and pooper-scooped. Beer/wine/alcohol are NOT allowed in the park. Picnic area will be open from 11AM until 7PM. Food/drinks should be enjoyed there, not in the amphitheater. Live music Noon– 6PM. Thank you & enjoy!!
Event begins at 12:00PM
Presented by: APEX Pet Partners
Featured Artist(s): Midnight Mumblers: Mixing Bowl Musical Mahem! This homegrown group plays classic rock and some blues and jamrock. Enjoy your favorites from the Stones, Beatles, the Dead & more. Good old hard driving rock done loud & proud.
Categories: Free, Fairs & Festivals, Charity Events
Pop Art
The Art League Gallery
The Pop Art movement originated as a reaction to the Abstract Expressionist movement. In recognition of Pop Art, artists are encouraged to use everyday objects, advertising, comic books, and cultural references in their work.
Ralph Fasanella Discussion
Smithsonian American Art Museum & National Portrait Gallery, McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Ralph Fasanella celebrated the common man and tackled complex issues of postwar American political life in colorful, socially-minded paintings. Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget celebrates the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth and brings together key works from a career spanning fifty-two years. Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum as we welcome Marc Fasanella, son of the artist, and Leslie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art at the museum, as they shed light on the artist's life, family, and artistic career.
Categories: Exhibits, Discussion, Free
Reimagining Rosa Parks - Art Exhibit at Prince George's Community College
Prince George's Community College
Rosa Parks' refusal to yield her seat created a clear and defining moment toward the pursuit of racial equality in the United States, and nearly 60 years later that act of civil disobedience carries a universal legacy. The exhibition, Reimagining Rosa Parks, examines and reimagines Rosa Parks' identity and Civil Rights legacy as applied to contemporary Civil Rights issues.
Reimagining Rosa Parks is an exhibition developed for the Book Bridge Project, an annual program that centers curriculum around a featured book. This year's book is Jeanne Theoharis' The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, which describes a different Rosa Parks—one who was keenly aware of how to engage in civil disobedience to provoke change.
Categories: Arts
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Marks World Trade Month with Featured International and Trade Events in May
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (RRB/ITC) will recognize World Trade Month by highlighting a wide array of international and trade-related events the facility will host in May. As the World Trade Center Washington, DC (WTCDC), the RRB/ITC regularly promotes events that focus on trade and business. The building's Office for Trade Promotion (OTP) spearheads this year-round effort by working with different organizations, embassies, trade associations, think tanks and educational institutions to offer a mixture of signature programs. The OTP frequently collaborates with clients to achieve their strategic goals and objectives by providing event coordination, promotion and coverage. Developing these key partnerships helps to foster international dialogue, generate business opportunities and raise public awareness of the economic benefits that can be realized through trade.
Categories: Fairs & Festivals, International, Exhibits
Sam Abell: Window on the World
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park Partnership presents an exhibition of documentary images by renowned National Geographic photographer Sam Abell. Sam Abell will present an Artist Talk on Saturday, April 26. The Artist Talk and exhibition are inspired by our Capture the Moment Gala in the Park on May 17, 2014.
Categories: Exhibits, Free, Family Oriented
Senior Capstone Exhibition I
McDaniel College
This annual end-of-the-year exhibition showcases works by graduating art and art history majors working in digital media and graphic design at McDaniel.
Shakespeare's the Thing
Folger Shakespeare Library
Explore Shakespeare's influence on visual art, performance, and scholarship through treasures from the Folger collection hand-picked by Folger staff, including a special look at how fans have celebrated Shakespeare from his time to ours. Marking Shakespare's 450th birthday.
The Folger Shakespeare Library is open to the public 10am to 5pm Monday through Saturday, with special exhibition viewing hours on Sundays from 12pm to 5pm. Free, docent-led tours are available Monday through Friday at 11am and 3pm, Saturdays at 11am and 1pm, and Sundays at 1pm.
Event begins at
Presented by: Folger Shakespeare Library
Featured Artist(s): Curated by Georgianna Ziegler
Shout! The Mod Musical
ArtSpace Falls Church
With its irresistible blend of hip-swiveling hits, eye-popping fashions and outrageous dance moves, SHOUT! The Mod Musical takes audiences back to the music, style and freedom of the 1960s. The revue follows five groovy gals as they come of age during those liberating days that made England swing. SHOUT! is a non-stop journey through the infectious and soulful pop anthems and ballads that made household names of Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield and Lulu. Chart-topping classic hits such as "To Sir With Love," "Downtown," "These Boots Are Made For Walking," "Son of a Preacher Man" and "Goldfinger" are woven together with hilarious, '60s-era sound bites chronicling a time of unparalleled change from a uniquely female perspective. Event begins at 8:00PM
Categories: Theater
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
After an adventure that has taken them from the squalor of refugee camps to the world's biggest stages, Africa's most inspirational band returns to Artisphere following the March 18 launch of their latest album, Libation.
Categories: International, Music: Other
Smokey Joe's Café—The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
By Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller / Directed by Randy Johnson
Event begins at 8:00PM
Categories: Music: Other
T.C. Williams Student Exhibit - Opening Reception
The Del Ray Artisans Gallery
Twenty T.C. Williams High School students selected as this year's National Art Honor Society inductees exhibit artwork from May 2-11 at Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria. Reception: Friday, May 2, 7-9pm. www.TheDelRayArtisans.org
T.C. Williams Student Exhibit Showcases Alexandria's Artists of the Future
The Del Ray Artisans Gallery
Twenty T.C. Williams High School students selected as this year's National Art Honor Society inductees exhibit artwork from May 2-11 at Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria. Reception: Friday, May 2, 7-9pm. www.TheDelRayArtisans.org
The Capitol Steps
Amphitheater of the Ronald Reagan Building
The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them.
The group was born in December, 1981 when some staffers for Senator Charles Percy were planning entertainment for a Christmas party. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn't find three wise men or a virgin. So, they decided to dig into the headlines of the day, and they created song parodies & skits which conveyed a special brand of satirical humor
We perform every week in Washington, D.C. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in the Amphitheater with shows every Friday and Saturday year round at 7:30 PM!
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
Folger Theatre
New York's inventive Fiasco Theater comes to the Folger. Fiasco Theater has established its reputation for bringing Shakespeare's most whimsical and timeless tales to the stage. This dizzying romantic adventure is a comedy filled with bandits, mistaken identity, and also the "sourest-natured" dog Crab.
A full list of performances is available on our website. Ticket prices range from $30 to $72. Ask a box office associate about College Night, post-show discussions with the cast, and our open-captioned performance as well as discounts for seniors over 65, students, educators, members of the military, and groups of 10 or more.
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Tour of President Lincoln's Cottage
President Lincoln's Cottage
Walk in Lincoln's footsteps at President Lincoln's Cottage, the summer home of the Lincoln family and "the Cradle of the Emancipation Proclamation."
Categories: History, Tours, Family Oriented
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The real estate market has long worked on a simple system: If you want to buy a new house, sell the old one and use the equity for a down payment.
But the past few years of low ownership costs and rising rents have some move-up buyers trying a new approach: Buy the new house. Keep the old one. And rent it out.
Real estate firm Redfin recently asked 1,900 prospective home buyers nationwide what they planned to do with their old house when they bought a new one. As you'd expect, the majority said they would sell. But 39 percent said they'd rent it out. In Western markets that have seen big price growth lately, like Los Angeles, the percentage was even higher.
"We certainly didn't expect that," said Ellen Haberle, Redfin's real estate economist and the survey's author.
It's the first time that Redfin has conducted this kind of study. But real estate agents and property managers say they're seeing the same thing: a noticeable uptick in the number of home buyers who want to rent out their old place.
"We've had more calls in the last two months with situations like this than we've had in two years," said Trevor Henson, managing partner at First Light Property Management in Manhattan Beach, Calif. "It is definitely on the upswing."
If this trend holds, it could mean even fewer homes for sale in an already tight market. But for a certain type of homeowner, becoming a landlord could make a lot of sense.
Rents are up in parts of the country. Buyers who bought at the bottom of the market in 2009 got a bargain. Then came years of opportunity to refinance into record-low interest rates. That means many owners can rent out their home for more than it costs them each month, even with taxes and other ownership costs figured in.
With the tenant covering the note, they can build equity – especially if home prices continue to rise.
"It's a market-based decision," Henson said. "They know they can get really high rents right now. If I'm locked in on a 30-year fixed (mortgage) at 4 percent, and if home values are going up, it can make a lot of sense."
It did for Brian Darcy. The 36-year-old and his wife recently moved to North Carolina to be closer to her family. Instead of listing their three-bedroom in Manhattan Beach for sale, they signed with First Light and put it up for rent. Within a week they had a tenant and a lease that paid more than enough to cover the mortgage, Darcy said.
"The confluence of events kind of blew my mind," he said.
Darcy and his wife bought the house in 2010 and always planned to move to something bigger. With two growing children and regular visits from relatives, it was getting to be that time. But the houses they were eyeing in Manhattan Beach were going up in price just as fast as theirs was.
They had enough savings for a down payment in North Carolina, and he could work from there as easily as in California. So off they went. They're looking for houses now and finding that their money will go a lot farther in their new home.
The timing, Darcy said, couldn't have been better. He estimates that his house in Manhattan Beach is worth one-third more than he paid for it four years ago, and he refinanced into lower interest rates. Now rents are rising.
"We bought at a good time," Darcy said. "That's what makes the mechanics work."
Many of the new landlords are affluent and financially savvy, Haberle said. They're not necessarily in it for the long haul, but they see a chance to profit right now.
"These amateur landlords aren't people who are doing this for a living," she said. "They just kind of happened into this opportunity."
Vanessa Ginn, president of Platinum Property Management Group in Los Angeles, said she's seeing a lot more people considering the idea and looking for help. But being a landlord has its challenges, including fair housing laws, tenant screening and the potential for costly repairs. It can be particularly difficult for first-timers or homeowners who move out of town.
"You don't always know what's going on with the property," Ginn said. "Your tenant can tell you something that's going on that you can't see."
Still, Haberle said, many new landlords that Redfin's agents encounter are skipping the professional manager – and the fee they charge, typically 10 percent of the rent – and doing it on their own, perhaps with the help of a trusted neighbor. That's what Angela Smith is planning.
The TV show that Smith works on is moving soon – either to Chicago or Atlanta – and she's going with it. But if the show doesn't work out in the long term, Smith wants to be able to come back to her home in El Sereno, Calif.
"I'd like to hold it for a while and see where things go with work," she said. "I don't know that I'd be able to buy back in and get what I have."
Smith owes more on her home than it's worth, so selling her house would be tricky. But a mortgage modification lowered her monthly payment enough that she figures she can afford to rent it for $2,500, which is competitive in the neighborhood and enough to cover payments, taxes and upkeep. She's been painting the place and fixing it up, and one Craigslist ad generated half a dozen leads.
Smith's not yet sure if she's going to buy a house in her new town. That depends on how the job goes – and the landlording.
"It's nothing I would jump into," Smith said. "I need a little time see how well I can manage this."
The wait-and-see approach is common, Haberle said. The conditions that make renting attractive could easily change. If rents fall or home prices rise enough, selling could be the smarter play.
But some of these new landlords are playing a long game, like Darcy. He loved living in Manhattan Beach, and if he sold his house there now, he might not be able to buy another one in the future. His hope, he said, is to move back there someday – after he's collected rent for a good long time.
"My lofty goal," he said, "is to retire into that house."
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Buckworth, PhD, FACSM
Associate Professor of Sports & Exercise Education
School of Physical Activity and Educational Services (PAES)
College of Education and Human Ecology
The Ohio State University
Dr. Janet Buckworth completed her Ph.D. in Exercise Psychology at the University of Georgia in 1993, where she studied physiological mechanisms for modifications in responses to mental stress after exercise training. Her academic and professional background include masters' degrees in clinical social work and health education and work experiences in medical and college settings. Dr. Buckworth approaches physical activity behavior from a psychobiological perspective. She addresses the interaction among behavior, physiology, and psychology to understand exercise adoption and adherence and the effects of physical activity on mental health. Her specific research interests include the application of stage models and other psychosocial theories of behavior to physical activity, the relationship between exercise and mental health, and the influence of psychobiological factors, such as perception of effort and personality traits, on exercise adherence. Dr. Buckworth recently completed a three-year NIH funded research project focused on exercise adherence in college students.
Dr. Buckworth has several publications in the area of Exercise Psychology. Additionally, she also has a chapter on behavior modification in the fourth edition of the Health/Fitness Instructor's Handbook and was the lead author on the textbook, Exercise Psychology, published by Human Kinetics in 2002. The second edition will come out in 2012.
Dr. Buckworth teaches courses on exercise behavior change and exercise physiology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, she instructs a section on neuroscience of exercise and mental health in the Ph.D. seminar series.


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Even though Tim Boyle has a couple offers including one from Boston College the Middletown (Conn.) Xavier 2013 pro-style quarterback will still split time with another player this season, something he admits is tough but he's willing to do as long as it's best for the team.
"The quarterback I split time with last year is going to be a senior this year so right now we're still splitting time," Boyle said.
"It's tough, the other guy we're like brothers, he's a good guy, but it is tough. You want it to be your team, you want to be the quarterback, you want to be the leader, you want to score the touchdown, you want all eyes on you but since I was so young it helped me going straight to varsity.
"I'm definitely ready for the starting job but what's best for the team is splitting time so that's what I'm going to do."
Boston College offered the 6-foot-3, 205-pound prospect after he camped in Chestnut Hill for three days this summer. Syracuse has also offered Boyle, who said Connecticut, Rutgers and Temple are also showing interest.
Since his junior season doesn't start until the middle of September, Boyle said there hasn't been much news on the recruiting front. For now, he's focused on putting together a big season and maybe picking up some more offers.
Even with offers already on the table, Boyle said he does feel the pressure to perform well but he's excited to get going. Middletown Xavier faces West Haven (Conn.) Notre Dame in the season opener on Sept. 16.
"I feel like there is pressure but it's a good type of pressure," Boyle said. "I feel like I have to prove myself.
"I definitely have something to prove to the state of Connecticut and to my teammates. I'm pumped up. I want to have good games, I want to have a good season and this is a big year for me. I'm really looking forward to it."
Boyle, who said he doesn't have any favorites at this point, hopes to visit schools in the South and West next summer to see if he could pick up more offers. As a sophomore, he threw for about 800 yards.
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