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Immigration advocates: Caravans from 7 cities to converge on McCarthy's office
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - Immigration reform advocates from around the state say they'll converge on a powerful Bakersfield congressman's office Wednesday in a show of force for change.
The California Labor Federation says more than 1,000 workers and immigration activists will caravan from Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Fresno, Salinas, Modesto and Sacramento to rally at Rep. Kevin McCarthy's office.
People in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, specifically those looking to help immigrants with a path to citizenship, have made a habit lately of protesting outside McCarthy's office. McCarthy is a Republican and the majority whip.
The protesters Wednesday will "call on the influential GOP lawmaker to move the Republican leadership and allow a vote on immigration reform," according to CLF, which is made up of more than 1,200 unions.
Once each caravan arrives in Bakersfield, they say they'll meet at 10 a.m. at the Target store at 1300 Wible Road, caravan through the streets of the city starting at 11, rally at noon at Yokuts Park, and march at 1 p.m. to McCarthy's office at 4100 Empire Drive.
McCarthy has remained mum for the most part on his stance on immigration reform. District director Vince Fong sent Eyewitness News the following statement last month from McCarthy:
"Rather than take up the legislation rushed through the Senate, House committees will continue their work on a step-by-step, common-sense approach to fixing what has long been a broken immigration system. The American people want our border secured, our laws enforced, and the problems in our immigration system fixed to strengthen our economy. We are a nation of immigrants, but also a nation of laws. You have to consider both principles when addressing our broken immigration system. Throughout history, our country has been made better by the contributions of immigrants. We must secure our borders as a first step in developing a long-term, realistic and enforceable solution. Congress will continue to thoroughly review all proposals as we work to restore faith in our immigration system."


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NNEDV Launches Technology & Confidentiality Toolkit
The easy-to-use Technology & Confidentiality Resources Toolkit offers comprehensive information in a variety of ways to educate as well as providing useful tools. The frequently asked questions provide an overview of the obligations of programs in ensuring survivor confidentiality and privacy, the federal laws that require confidentiality, and information about what programs can do to ensure confidentiality. The site also offers templates, such as "Client Limited Release of Information" and "Template Policies on Confidentiality for Collaborative Partnerships," as well as sample policies that programs can adapt. In addition, the tipsheets and charts section breaks down complex topics into over 20 easy to understand handouts on a wide range of topics including cloud computing, high-tech stalking, and sexting. Lastly, the appendices provide further information regarding U.S. federal laws, resources by U.S. government agencies and other important resources right at your fingertips.
Built with the needs of advocates and local programs in mind, the Technology and Confidentiality Toolkit provides useful templates and handouts that programs can use in their everyday work. The Safety Net Project will add to this microsite with more information about technology and confidentiality. This site is the go-to, one-stop website with the latest information about emerging technology, the privacy risks they may pose, and the steps that agencies working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, dating abuse, and stalking can take to maintain survivor confidentiality and safety. We look forward to hearing your feedback. Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.
About the project:
The Technology & Confidentiality Toolkit is the result of a partnership between NNEDV, The Confidentiality Institute, and the Office on Violence Against Women at the U.S. Department of Justice.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2007-TA-AX-K012 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed (although I do pride on myself on being pretty sharp), I can still recognize a sign when it's flashed my way. And this week, the signs were all around. This past week, I felt my anxiety level mounting, and I felt myself beginning to vent it onto my children. Shame…Read more


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Mobil Mart Reopens After 2016 Explosion
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The Knox County Sheriff�s Office, with assistance from the Knox County Coroner�s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating the death of a one-month-old infant.
Wesley Christman,62, was sentenced for dumping 600 gallons of ammonia- contaminated water that ended up in a local waterway, causing a fish kill.
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"A War on Two Fronts" Airs This Saturday...
In the next episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka and Rex travel to Onderon, a world under Separatist control. There, they will train a group of insurgent rebels including Lux Bonteri to help take back the capital city of Iziz from the rule of a duplicitous king. A War on Two Fronts marks the beginning of an explosive four-episode story arc starting this Saturday, October 6th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.
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Artist Work
Electric Rain Project
About the Artist
Contemporary artist Sarah Stieber's style of Electric Realism is a stunning amplification of real life, using a bejeweled palette of brilliant hues and evocative energy to explore a spirited reality. A spectacle of saturated colors, her paintings are a kaleidoscope to her world of wishful seeing, magnifying the human experience with dazzling color too often hidden in plain sight.
From her studio in San Diego, California, Stieber vivaciously harnesses the bold and the vibrant. Her radiant figurative depictions showcase Stieber's fascination with the human condition. Her work shines a brilliant light on daily life, depicting her subjects in a moment of overcoming adversity and achieving the mindfulness and playfulness that reality often corrodes.
Stieber has created custom work for global brands such as Marriott International and Effen Vodka. Her vibrant paintings are featured in art collections both nationally and internationally. She has been selected as a Featured Artist for the famed Beverly Hills artSHOW and San Diego's North Park Festival of Arts.
Before graduating Cum Laude with a fine arts degree and a concentration in Psychology from Boston University, Stieber spent time living and painting in Venice and Florence, Italy, inspired by the Master's works that blanket the cities. Stieber's artistic talent flourished at a young age, winning national art competitions as a child.
Adelman Fine Art represents Sarah Stieber in San Diego, California.
Q & A | In the Studio with Sarah Stieber
AFA: Do you have any hidden talents?
Sarah: From time to time, I will shred down a mountain on a snowboard.
AFA: Walk us through creating a piece. Your reference material, tools you use, how long does it take?
Sarah: Once I generate an idea I arrange for a photo-shoot for reference material. I like to paint people that I know personally so the energy of my model(s) can inform the narrative or aesthetic of a painting. I coordinate photo-shoots with intentionally selected props (either crafted by myself of scavenged off the internet or thrift stores), and I do my own styling and photography for the shoots. Once I've sifted through the photos, I'll get to work. Typically I'll block out the entire canvas with big strokes of vibrant color in the first hour or so, and then the meticulous process of building up layers and layers of opaque paint begins. All paintings are different! Sometimes I will be grooving on a painting and it will take a few weeks to complete, other times I'll change the composition again and again, put it aside, then re-visit it, and it'll take a year or longer to complete.
AFA: Since photo shoots can be such a big part of your artwork, what was your favorite photo shoot?
Sarah: 'Fish Out of Water' was a really memorable and fun shoot. All of the models happened to have names that started with a 'J', so I got totally tongue tied trying to boss them around, and it was a really windy day so the balloons kept blowing sideways and flying away. It was one of those ridiculous and fun moments where I kept thinking to myself 'I can't believe this is my life."'
AFA: What is a skill you would like to learn and why?
Sarah: I would love to learn the skill of 'adulting.' Like, I'd love to be the girl that can effortlessly do her taxes, pay the bills, throw a party, and clean up afterword.
AFA: What's the most indispensable item in your studio?
Sarah: Other then the paint and brushes….plastic wrap! I use it to cover my computer keyboard so I don't get paint all over it, and every day when I'm finished painting I spray my big tub of paint with water and cover it with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry out.
AFA: How do you overcome creative blocks?
Sarah: I love Picasso's quote, "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." It's also really important to know when to take a break. Yoga helps me get out of my brain and into a more intuitive headspace. Going on walks also really helps.
AFA: Do you collect anything?
Sarah: I collect funky props for my photo-shoots and interesting clothing that inspires me and my paintings.
AFA: What work of art do you wish you owned?
Sarah: I really want one of Natalia Fabia's paintings! We've never met but I think we share a similar sparkly colorful aesthetic and love of representing badass women. Natalia Fabia is one of my favorite living artists!
AFA: Thank you for being a part of so many of our opening receptions and special events. What has been your favorite AFA show/exhibition? And why?
Sarah: My absolute favorite Adelman Fine Art show was their one year anniversary party. The show was packed with great people, artwork, music, and food, and the atmosphere was so celebratory. It was amazing to see the fabulous community of artists, collectors, and friends that the gallery has brought together in such a short time. I'm so happy to be part of that growing community.


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Responding to Criticism
Marianne Vakiener
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 16 No. 4, July-August 1999, pp. 116-19
Several years ago, when my first child was around two, my husband's younger sister joined us on vacation. While we were walking near the beach one afternoon, my son, David, asked to nurse. My sister-in-law asked with surprise, "He's still nursing?" Time almost stood still for me as possible responses ran through my head. I decided that my sister-in-law, who was not even thinking of having children yet, actually knew very little about breastfeeding and was simply expressing surprise that a baby could nurse as long as two years. I took a deep breath and said, as calmly as I could, "Yes, isn't that wonderful? I'm really proud that we've been able to keep it up so long especially because I went back to work part-time." She seemed satisfied by my answer and the moment passed, leaving both of us with our dignities intact.
Many of us know just what to say in such tough situations- the only problem is timing. The perfect reply comes to us later, perhaps while we're driving or taking a shower. Unfortunately, no one is there in the car or the bathroom to hear that clever, insightful reply!
At La Leche League meetings, mothers are often encouraged to trust their instincts and pay attention to their mothering intuition. In a perfect world, a mother's inner voice would be clear, consistent, and always right. And, in a perfect world, the other people in our lives would respect the wisdom of our intuition and our autonomy in making parenting decisions. Yet in reality, there are times when every mother doubts herself and there are times when other people question parents choices and even express disapproval.
What a strange undertaking it is to be a parent! In a way it is simple- you give birth or you adopt a baby. Yet the process of becoming a parent really extends over some time. From the moment you hold your baby in your arms through birthdays and illnesses and developmental milestones, you are always learning more about the job of motherhood. But all the training is on-the-job. As part of our on-the-job training we face the task of learning to respond to questions and comments about how we ate raising our children. How we respond depends upon the source of the comments (who), the underlying reason for the criticism (why), the topic (what), and the place it happens (where).
Questions and comments can come from several sources. Grandparents may be the most common commentators. Sometimes these comments are more pointed if you have the first grandchild in the family or are the first to breastfeed a baby. "Are you still starving my grandson?" said one father-in-law to the mother of a seven-day-old baby. As upsetting as it can be to hear criticism from grandparents, criticism from our parenting partner can feel most like a stab in the heart. We may also hear such comments from our friends (whether they are parents or not), our neighbors, our siblings and other family members. Many parents have had the experience of a random stranger's unsolicited comment. "Oh, it's so cold out today. Where is your baby's hat?"
It always helps to look for what has been called "the question behind the question," that is, the motivating factor. The reasons vary, but generally people question your parenting style when you have made a choice that is different from the perceived norm. They may be confused about what you're doing or worried about your baby. Usually, the people who comment on a mother's choices care about her and her babies. Surely a grandparent's underlying concern is based on love for a grandchild. Identifying the motivation behind a particular comment can help put it in perspective and help you decide how to handle it. When someone asks about a toddler who is still nursing, the underlying reason may be confusion. Nursing beyond one year (or even beyond six months) is not common in many parts of the world. Those who have no experience with toddler nursing may not even know that it is possible.
Different choices were at the heart of a conflict for Christine C., of Oakton, Virginia. She had a close friend with older children whom she thought of as a mothering mentor. She had followed her friend's example in some areas, but decided to do other things differently. One evening when Christine was not home, her friend called and lectured Christine's husband about the bad parenting choices they were making. Christine told the members of her LLL Group that she realized then that her friend saw only two possible explanations for the difference in their choices: either Christine had been brainwashed by LLL or Christine considered her friend's choices wrong. How sad that this important friendship suffered because Christine's friend hadn't considered a third possibility- that they had each done what was best for their own families.
Sometimes health care professionals express concerns in a critical way, as Joyce E. of Fredricksburg, Virginia discovered. When Joyce mentioned to a doctor prescribing medication for her that she was nursing a two-year-old, the doctor exclaimed, "Joyce, Joyce, why are you still breastfeeding? This is not good. Not good. You'll be sorry. Stop it now!" Joyce replied by mentioning that she knew people who nursed until three or even four. When the doctor repeated his advice, she brushed it off with a laugh. She realized that her doctor may have been an expert about many kinds of health problems, but knew little about extended nursing or her family's values.
Relatives from the previous generation may feel an implied criticism when we do things differently than they did. Imagine a grandmother's feelings when her own child does things she is unfamiliar with, for example, breastfeeding or avoiding spanking as a parenting tool. She may feel that if her daughter or son rejects her parenting choices that it means they are rejecting her, too. Or she may be afraid that her child thinks she did a bad job of parenting. Such feelings usually remain unspoken, but they can cause a great deal of anxiety. A mother's own feelings can affect her responses. When someone expresses concern about an issue that is of little import, it's often easy to shrug it off. But when you're questioned about issues that are close to your heart, or ones that you are struggling with, you're more likely to hear the concern as criticism. One mother comments that if someone criticized her choice of car seat or her meatloaf recipe, she'd be amused because she doesn't have an emotional attachment to her car seat or her meatloaf. But if someone criticized her toddler's behavior, she'd be more likely to feel defensive because she feels that his behavior reflects on her mothering ability even though she knows that much of his behavior is developmental and will pass with time. Criticism can occur in many places. We may hear comments at family gatherings, even when relatives visit in our homes. Sometimes comments come from friends and acquaintances in a play-group or at a neighborhood or school event. Even in the sanctuary of our religious community we may encounter unsolicited questions or criticism. Public places such as the library, grocery stores, or restaurants sometimes seem stocked with strangers lying in wait to critique our parenting. Each of these situations inspires different reactions and calls for different responses.
How to Respond
A mother's response to criticism will vary depending upon the source of the criticism, the issue being criticized, when the comments occur, and her assessment of the underlying motivation. Thinking ahead about ways to handle criticism can make you feel less vulnerable to comments from others. Five possible methods of responding are to ignore, inform, use humor, acknowledge, or empathize.
When you don't know what to say, you can ignore the comment by saying nothing, avoiding eye contact, walking away, or changing the subject. A non sequitur can be a subtle way to ignore by refusing to be drawn into the discussion. For instance, the classic reply to "How long are you going to continue nursing him?" is "Oh, about 10 more minutes." Changing the subject might work at a family gathering. "Oh, Adam, I wanted to be sure to ask about your new job. Tell us how it's going." By giving a response that avoids the underlying question, you can sometimes steer the conversation away from a subject that you're not interested in debating.
When a question comes from a stranger, ignoring it and simply walking away may be the best response. Just because someone asks a question doesn't mean you have to answer it. After all, when a stranger criticizes your parenting, they are being downright rude and intrusive.
A second method of responding is to inform. This is the method Joyce E. used first when confronted with the doctor who believed that breastfeeding a two-year-old was wrong. She offered the information that some mothers nurse a child longer than two years.
Informing can be very effective with someone who likes authority and references. If you can respond by saying that your baby's doctor recommends the choice you've made or by referring to a book that documents the benefits of your approach, the questioning may stop. People may be more likely to believe an idea is valid if they see it in print. Even someone who appears on television may be given more credibility than you. Offering information also makes it clear that you have made your choices thoughtfully and it can pave the way to better understanding.
Humor can be a great tension reliever. Making fun of yourself or the situation may diffuse the criticism, and if you all get a good laugh, all the better. Joyce S., an LLL Leader in Vienna, Virginia, recalls a story she heard at one of her earliest LLL meetings. "The Leader's father-in-law questioned her about when she would wean her baby. Her response was 'If his prom date has a problem with his nursing, he'll have to find another date.' The father-in-law never asked the question again."
Humor works best when delivered gently, with a genuine smile. Sarcasm, while sometimes seeming funny, can cause hurt feelings. Poke fun at the situation, not at the people involved. A fourth method of responding is to acknowledge the other person's perspective without agreeing, or to turn the question around to shift the focus. To acknowledge the other person's viewpoint, you can simply restate it as Pat G., of Herndon, Virginia did when her mother-in-law suggested Pat put her baby in a playpen at a family gathering "I know you think that its a mistake for us not to use a playpen. We just don't intend to get one, so let's agree to disagree, and not talk about it any more." Pat adds that this incident was the first of several that led her mother-in-law to adopt the phrase, "Well, you know how Pat is."
Shifting the focus is a way to let the other person talk about his or her experiences. Inviting a grandmother to recall when her children were babies is a respectful way to let her offer her expertise without agreeing to take her advice. "What was it like when you started solids? Did you find that your babies took to it easily?"
When you empathize, you let the other person know that you understand how he or she feels and why. You are opening the door to further conversation. This type of response is also called reflective listening or empathetic listening. You can learn more about this method in the LLLI Human Relations Enrichment courses, which are often offered at LLL conferences, workshops, and seminars. To respond in this manner, it is necessary to drop your own agenda, that is, to set aside your defensiveness, and listen with the intent of understanding the other person. When you believe you understand how the other person is feeling and why, you can open the door to discussion by responding along these lines, "You're worried about Fiona not starting solids yet because you believe she's not getting enough to eat." Responding empathetically will not cause the other person to drop the subject, but it will allow for constructive and respectful discussion.
Choosing a Response
There is no one right response to a given criticism. A comfortable response for you will be based not only on your natural style, but also on who is criticizing you and the issue at hand. For example, you may feel comfortable ignoring a comment from a stranger but find it impossible to ignore a comment from your partner. Or, you may feel comfortable using humor with a friend but find you need to offer information to your parents.
Recognizing the parenting choices that matter most to you can help you prepare to respond. One way to sort them out is to draw a pyramid on paper and divide it into three horizontal sections. In the bottom section, write the issues or decisions that you hold most dear. In the top section, list those issues on which you feel you could compromise. In the middle, list the issues that don't belong in either of the other two sections.
You can use the same technique to sort out your reactions to people in your life. The foundation is for people whose approval or disapproval affects you the most. The top section is for people whose opinions don't affect you much one way or the other. The middle section is for everyone else.
Another way to visualize your options is to transfer the names and issues you've listed onto a grid, listing people across the top and issues down the left side. In each box, you can write which of the five response methods you'd like to offer. You may find that some boxes represent unlikely situations. For example, your husband is unlikely to criticize your baby's sleeping arrangement if he was the one who suggested it, so you know you won't need a strategy for that situation. In the boxes that represent likely situations, you can write ideas for ways to respond.
Writing down your ideas can give you an eye-opening look at which combinations of topics and sources are the most difficult to handle. It may help to work first on the situation that bothers you the most. If the most troublesome situation improves, you may find that other things don't bother you as much. Or you may prefer to practice new skills on a more neutral issue. Trying out a new skill on an issue that is less upsetting may give you valuable practice and help build your confidence. The best defense is a good offense. What makes a parent vulnerable to criticism or questioning? Sometimes, there really is no criticism; we are actually misinterpreting the speaker's words or motives. Anne Cassidy, in her book Parents Who Think Too Much, writes that the uncertainty so many parents feel can lead to defensiveness. "We are, all of us, casting about for a new way to raise kids, and we're looking to other parents for guidance. But what may be observation can feel a lot like judgment if we don't know what's behind that long stare."
It is possible that a mother invites criticism when she is uncertain about a parenting decision, perhaps because what she has been trying hasn't worked as well as she would have liked. Barbara C. of Fairfax, Virginia says "I avoided a lot of criticism by presenting myself as a confident parent. I've found that when I am not feeling tenuous or conflicted- or at least not appearing that way- others are less likely to question or criticize me."
Confidence is contagious. When we believe in our parenting choices, we express ourselves with confidence. Expressing confidence can be the best way to prevent unwanted criticism and questioning.
And what about my sister-in-law? It has been eight years since our conversation on the beach. She has started a family and she began attending LLL meetings during her pregnancy. When her baby turned one, she wrote to tell me she was excited that they had graduated to toddler meetings. Imagine that, my sister-in-law is happily nursing a toddler! I can't help feeling that my confident answer to her question and my own happy breastfeeding relationship had a big impact on her. I feel a special pleasure that my sister-in-law and I have the joys of breastfeeding in common.
For more information
Robinson, Lesley. How Families Find Support. NEW BEGINNINGS. May/June 1993.
Frequently Asked Question on the LLLI Web site. "How Do I Respond to and Avoid Criticism about Breastfeeding?"
Human Relations Enrichment Workbook
Five Methods of Responding
|A grandmother is concerned about a baby sleeping in the parents' bed.
|She might say, "Carmen, I just can't believe that you and Kelly don't put Chloe in that beautiful crib."
|Avoid eye contact, turn away, walk away, change the subject
|That reminds me that I still have a load of laundry to get in. Would you watch Chloe for a moment?
|Refer to an authority, such as a medical professional, a book or article
|Although sleeping with a baby seems like a bad idea to you, I have several books that recommend it. Or, Would you like to read what Dr. Sears says about how sharing sleep may help prevent SIDS in NIGHTTIME PARENTING?
|Make fun of yourself or the situation, not the other person
|You know, you might be right. If I have to go away to college with her and sleep in a dorm, that'll get old fast!
|Acknowledge the other's viewpoint without agreeing or ask a question to shift the focus to the other person
|I know you think having Chloe in our bed is a mistake. It's working for us so let's just agree to disagree, and not talk about it anymore. Or, What was it like for you when your children were babies? How did they sleep?
|Open the door to further conversation, demonstrate your understanding of the other's feeling and meaning
|You're worried about Chloe sleeping in our bed because you think it's dangerous. You don't want her to be hurt. Or, You're concerned about our relationship because it seems to you that with Chloe in our bed we'll never have any private time.


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POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the owners of jewellery recovered from a property in Malvern.
The pieces are a white metal jewellery box with a red velvet-type interior, a white metal charm bracelet with an array of charms including a violin and a small bag and a pair of blue cameo-style clip-on earrings in a box marked Wedgwood.
Detective Constable Kelly Browning said: "These items were found during a house search in Malvern and we believe they may be stolen. We are releasing the picture of them to try and help trace the owners.
"We are asking anyone who recognises these pieces to contact us straight away."
Anyone who recognises these items should contact DC Browning on 101. Information can also be passed on anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
DC Browning added: "We want to remind people there are a number of things they can do to help protect their property during the winter months such as always making sure doors and windows are locked when they leave the house.
"Also make sure keys are left out of view and use a timer to switch on lights when it gets dark if you are not at home."


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Gentamicin Treatment of Muscular Dystrophy
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This study will evaluate the antibiotic gentamicin for treating patients with muscular dystrophy caused by a specific genetic abnormality known as a nonsense mutation. In studies of mice with this type of muscular dystrophy, gentamicin treatment produced positive changes in muscle tissue.
Patients with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy caused by nonsense mutations by may be eligible for this 2-week study. Before starting treatment, patients will have evaluations of muscle strength and general well being. Two muscle tissue samples will be taken by needle biopsy, under local anesthetic and sedation. Because of potential risks of hearing loss and kidney toxicity associated with gentamicin, patients will also have a hearing test and blood and urine tests for kidney function before starting treatment. (Currently, gentamicin is commonly prescribed for serious infections of the lungs, heart, and digestive and urinary tracts; adverse effects of hearing loss and kidney toxicity can occur with excessively high drug doses.)
Patients will be hospitalized during drug treatment. Gentamicin will be given intravenously (through a vein) once a day for 14 days. Blood samples will be collected daily to monitor drug levels and determine dosage adjustments, if necessary. Urine samples will be collected to assess kidney function. Hearing tests will be done on days 7 and 10.
On the last day of the study, hearing, kidney function, and muscle strength will be tested and the results compared with pre-treatment levels. Blood and muscle samples will also be taken again for pre-treatment comparison. Hearing, blood, urine, and muscle strength tests will be repeated one month after treatment ends for comparison with previous results.
|Becker Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
|Drug: Gentamicin
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Gentamicin Treatment of Patients With Muscular Dystrophy Due to Nonsense Mutations in Dystrophin
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|Study Start Date:
|February 2000
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2001
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of DMD or Becker muscular dystrophy with confirmed dystrophin nonsense mutation.
Measurable limb or pulmonary weakness.
Signed consent.
Must not have a history of hypersensitivity reaction to an aminoglycoside.
Must not have abnormal baseline hearing.
Must not have abnormal baseline kidney function or serum creatinine level.
Must not be currently enrolled in another clinical trial.
Must not have recent (within past 3 months) initiation of prednisone or creatinine therapy.
Must not have a history of significant concomitant illness.
Must not have concomitant use of aminoglycoside or other nephrotoxic agent.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005574
|United States, Maryland
|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00005574 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 2, 2000
|Last Updated:
|March 3, 2008
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Muscle Disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Dystrophies
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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money 21 wrote:i play in oregon and have to ask if it was nate bush who threw the fit? He showed up at random double in my home town one night got called for a falling utt and threw a fit, his partner was even like dude you step over the marker. What do you expect from a feldberge coached team? he is a magor whinner baby. But please no fuck oregon stickers fuck the ducks would be better.
money 21 wrote:come up to the gorge the players are much cooler. i won't play south of the portland area except in tourney any more because of the cry baby crap from the eugene guys. Dexter is the worst but peir can be bad on the weekend also.
JHern wrote:... and that I was just "trying to start a fight." ...
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Roanoke, Va. Kroger has expanded its $4 prescription program to its stores in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
More than 300 generic drugs will be available for $4 for a 30-day supply. The Kroger program includes generic alternatives for some of the most commonly prescribed drugs.


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Ian Stannard's dream of riding through his home-town in Tour de France is ended by injury setback
1:30pm Wednesday 28th May 2014
By Luke Lambert
1:30pm Wednesday 28th May 2014
By Luke Lambert
CHELMSFORD cycling star Ian Stannard says missing the Tour de France come through Essex is "really hard to take."
The Team Sky rider broke his back while cycling the Belgian one-day classic Gent-Wevelgem but had hoped to be fit for the Tour's Grand Depart in Yorkshire on Saturday, July 5.
However, 26-year-old Stannard was told by doctors last week his fractured vertebra would not have recovered in time for the cycling season's premier race, meaning he would miss the race pass through his home town on Monday, July 7.
"When the results from the scans came through, [team doctor] Phil Riley booked me an appointment with a pure spine specialist in London and he was the one who detailed the extent of my injuries," said Stannard.
"He said I had been really lucky not to suffer any permanent damage because my vertebra had been quite badly damaged."
Stannard crashed into the bottom of a ditch after touching wheels with another rider in the one-day race. He said he felt his recovery was coming along well and he feels fine in his mind.
"It was really hard to take, especially when it became clear that I wouldn't be riding the Tour de France, said Stannard. "At the same time, it was nice to get a definitive call – a clear-cut decision. There was no uncertainty about what I should and shouldn't be doing.
"As far as I understand, if I had surgery on it, it would have ended my cycling career because the spine and joints would have stiffened up to such a degree that I wouldn't be able to get into the right position for cycling."
Stannard will have another X-ray at the 12-week mark but is confident he will be riding again before the end of the season.
"I'm eager to get back in the saddle but it's in the hands of the experts."
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Pork producers Dr. Howard Hill from Cambridge, Iowa; Dr. Ron Prestage from Camden, S.C.; and John Weber, from Dysart, Iowa, were elevated to the post of president, president-elect and vice president, respectively, for the National Pork Producers Council. The three were elected for one-year terms at NPPC's annual business meeting – the National Pork Industry Forum – held in Kansas City, MO last week.
Hill is a consultant for Iowa Select Farms and has been with the company since 2000. His pork production business, H&K Enterprises, includes hogs and cattle, and Hill and his son farm 2,600 acres of corn, soybeans and alfalfa.
A native of southern California, Hill earned his bachelor's and doctorate of veterinary medicine (DVM) degrees from the University of California-Davis; he received his Master's degree and Ph.D. in veterinary microbiology from Iowa State University.
Hill, who participates on a number of NPPC committees, recently served on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Advisory Committee on Animal Health. He is a member of the Story (Iowa) County Pork Producers, is on the board of directors of the Iowa Pork Producers Association and is past president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. Hill also is involved with the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Prestage, a graduate of North Carolina State University who received his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Auburn University, has served in leadership positions with a number of organizations, including the National Turkey Federation, U.S. Poultry and Egg Association and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, among others.
Prestage is part of the family-owned Prestage Farms, which includes hogs, turkeys, cattle and cropland for hay. He's primarily responsible for the sows and turkeys on the farms in South Carolina and the swine operation in Mississippi.
Weber manages with his son Valley Lane Farms Inc., a grain and livestock operation in Iowa. He has been with Cargill Pork since 1994 and is currently contract feeding with finishing facilities on three of his farms.
Weber has served on several NPPC committees, including the Strategic Investment Program marketing committee, the Environmental Policy committee and the Farm Bill Task Force. Weber also serves on the Iowa Pork Producers Association board of directors as well as several state committees. Weber holds a bachelor's degree in animal science from Iowa State University.
"These well-respected gentlemen have proven track records of leadership in multiple capacities, across multiple areas of agriculture," said NPPC CEO Neil Dierks. "I am confident each will continue to work hard and bring new ideas to the table that will be of great benefit to the U.S. pork industry."


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You would think that everything possible that could be written about the films of Andy Warhol has been written, but you'd be wrong.
J.J. Murphy's new book, The Black Hole of the Camera: The Films of Andy Warhol, is a significant contribution to the literature on the artist's film work, offering, at least to my mind, the most detailed and accurate readings of his classic films of the 1960s, up to and including such later works as Blue Movie. As the book's press release notes, "Andy Warhol, one of the twentieth century's major visual artists, was a prolific filmmaker who made hundreds of films, many of them—Sleep, Empire, Blow Job, The Chelsea Girls, and Blue Movie—seminal but misunderstood contributions to the history of American cinema. In the first comprehensive study of Warhol's films, J.J. Murphy provides a detailed survey and analysis. He discusses Warhol's early films, sound portraits, involvement with multimedia (including The Velvet Underground), and sexploitation films, as well as the more commercial works he produced for Paul Morrissey in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Murphy's close readings of the films illuminate Warhol's brilliant collaborations with writers, performers, other artists, and filmmakers. The book further demonstrates how Warhol's use of the camera transformed the events being filmed and how his own unique brand of psychodrama created dramatic tension within the works."
Critical approval is already coming in: "Those of us who care about independent cinema have always struggled with Andy Warhol's massive oeuvre. At long last J.J. Murphy, who has spent a lifetime making contributions to independent cinema, has undertaken the Herculean task of helping us understand Warhol's development as a filmmaker. Murphy's precision, stamina, and passion are evident in this examination of an immense body of work—as is his ability to report what he has discovered in a readable and informative manner. The Black Hole of the Camera helps us to re-conceptualize Warhol's films not simply as mythic pranks, but as the diverse creations of a prolific and inventive film artist."—Scott MacDonald, author of A Critical Cinema: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers
"In his careful firsthand study of Andy Warhol's films, J. J. Murphy contributes to the ongoing revision of the enduring but misplaced perceptions of Warhol as a passive, remote, and one-dimensional artist. Murphy's discussions of authorship, the relation of content to form, the role of "dramatic conflict," and the complexity of Warhol's camera work show these perceptions to be stubborn myths. The Black Hole of the Camera offers a clear sense of the nuances of Warhol's fascinating, prolific, and influential activities in filmmaking."—Reva Wolf, author of Andy Warhol, Poetry, and Gossip in the 1960s.
As someone who was tangentially involved in the Factory scene in the late 1960s, the book brings back the energy and passion of the era with deft and telling detail, and is in every respect a remarkable job of historical recovery and careful analysis, with numerous frame blow-ups throughout, many of which are in color. Murphy's book brings back to life an era which is almost beyond authentic recall, and demonstrates why Warhol's films still matter today, and were, and remain, so influential. Essential reading.


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You can say you were halfway between heaven and the Twin Cities. And you'll be glad you were.
Make it a memorable summer by attending the only 80s rock festival in the Upper Midwest. Halfway Jam celebrates its 11th anniversary this year, July 24 to July 26 with a dynamic line-up of over 20 rocking bands. The concert is held "halfway to heaven", on the way to Minnesota's vacationland between St. Cloud and Little Falls.
Halfway Jam is the party of the summer and a Minnesota Nice festival, offering a first class environment with friendly workers, food vendors and other exhibits. Bring all the rockers in your family – the festival offers a comfortable, safe venue. We're known for our return attendance.
There's plenty of camping available on a beautiful wooded campground or park just across the street for easy access. There's also:
- Discounted Hotel Accommodations nearby in St. Cloud
- First Class Food and Drink Vending including a Full Bar
- Daily Happy Hours!
Limited VIP tickets are still available.
Come on you rock and rollers and have a great time. The concert features national headliners such as
And the best 80's rock bands from throughout the Midwest. Three day and single day tickets are available. There's a limited number of VIP tickets available also.
Check out our website to order tickets, directions, watch our video and for all the details.


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YORK, Pa. — The Bon-Ton Stores reported that its net income for the fourth quarter was a better-than-expected $74.4 million, compared with $78.2 million in the year-ago period.
Revenue for the three months ended Feb. 2 increased 3.2% to $1.02 billion, missing the Street's view of $1.04 billion. Same-store sales increased 1%. (Results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2012 are impacted by the inclusion of an additional week in each period, resulting in a 14-week and 53-week reporting period.)
"We were pleased with our fourth quarter results and our accomplishments throughout 2012. We sequentially improved the business each quarter through a number of key initiatives, including a better balanced merchandise assortment, more disciplined inventory management, enhanced marketing efforts and upgrades to our e-commerce business," said Bon-Ton CEO Brendan Hoffman.
Bon-Ton operates 271 department stores, which includes 11 furniture galleries, in 24 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers nameplates.


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After seeing so many nice, highly adoptable dogs sitting in concrete cells in the county shelters, being put to sleep when no one came to the rescue, it quickly evolved into an all breed commitment, and we began saving several other breeds and mixes too! We are now a growing group of dog lovers who help all breeds and are committed to giving dogs a second chance at finding a forever home.
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A WINCHESTER man who was twice in six weeks caught drink driving near his home has been banned from for 22 months.
Mark Younger, 45, was stopped by police in Christchurch Road on November 29, magistrates in Basingstoke heard.
His alcohol reading was 83 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, more than double the legal limit.
Then on January 4 Younger was stopped in a 56-reg Audi A3 in Garnier Road, St Cross; his alcohol reading was 61, the court heard.
Younger, of St Cross Road, pleaded guilty to two counts of driving with excess alcohol. As well as the driving ban he was fined £220, ordered to pay costs of £170 and a £20 victim surcharge.
He was also fined £30 for failing to surrender at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on February 12. The 22-month ban will be shortened by 23 weeks if Younger completes an approved course by May 5 2014.


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A new University of Pennsylvania study may offer clues to helping military veterans avoid suicide. The study followed veterans treated after they attempted suicide in the mid-1990s. In the decade after a suicide attempt, survivors had higher death rates than the general population.
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While seemingly a study in incongruity, a "Combat Artist" has been a part of military operations for over one hundred years. From World War One to the most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 15,000 works from artists under fire have been stored in the sprawling basement of a Washington, DC office building. This collection is rarely presented publicly but was most recently mounted by the National Constitution Center in "The Art of the American Soldier."
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Much has been written about the wars being fought by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. In her new book, The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers, Nancy Sherman probes the inner war being fought by service men and women. A philosopher and psychoanalyst who teaches ethics at Georgetown University and the U.S. Naval Academy, Sherman examines the ethical and moral dilemmas faced by modern warriors, and the lingering effects their choices have for the rest of their lives, and U.S. society.


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Dear Friends
I was so impressed with the reviews for the Gourmet [magazine] Cookie Book which published a cookie recipe published in the magazine from every year from 1941 through 2009, that I bought it.
Today I made the cookie from December 2000, the Walnut Acorn Cookie. Now here is my question. The recipe called for 2 sticks of unsalted butter, melted and cooled. The directions instruct one to beat together butter, brown sugar and vanilla with electric mixer "until pale and fluffy."
This was the problem. Pale and fluffy comes with room temperature butter, not melted and cooled butter. The mixture was a brown liquidy butterscotch solution, nothing near pale and fluffy.
Obviously "pale and fluffy" is a mistake in the recipe. BUT I am really curious to hear from you about the difference in the texture of a butter cookie made with melted butter versus room temperature butter.
The cookies are just this minute cooling on the rack. The texture is the slightest bit gummy but tasty. (and it is still cooling so it might change a little) I wonder whether the recipe would be perfect if I made it with softened but unmelted butter.
Here is the recipe so you can see the proportions.
2 cups ap flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Beat together butter, brown sugar and vanilla until pale and fluffy. Mix in flour mixture at low speed, then stir in walnuts. Put in an 375 oven, bake for 8-9 minutes.
So what do you think? Is there a class of cookie recipes out there that uses melted butter in this way?


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The USC recruiter just came and then Ricky's damn kid runs in the room. That part always makes me feel bad for him because you know that the recruiter ain't too happy about it.
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The USC recruiter just came and then Ricky's damn kid runs in the room. That part always makes me feel bad for him because you know that the recruiter ain't too happy about it.
LMFAO When the dude from USC walks out the car?
And one of the dudes on the porch goes "Put that 40 away here come the pastor"
What's even funnier is after Furious makes that speech near that sign about the money for land and homes, the only thing Ricky can say is: "Damn man, Furious is deep."
Jazz face the Warriors.
I wonder how AB, Al and/or SJax are going to do against a true Low-Post scoring PF like Boozer......
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
What are the odds of us getting two expiring contracts in return for the players we sent out? No chance. So it doesn't really matter to me. You're right, if by some miracle we did, then it looks like we'd be under the cap enough to make a big signing, but that was never going to happen regardless of this trade or these players. If we weren't paying those two, we'd be paying someone else we got in an alternative trade, or just the 4 we sent out if there was no trade.
If JVG is truly out of there, we have to at least consider him. But damnit if I'm reluctant after already having 4 years of mostly boring offense. I don't like half-court offense unless you have smart players, tough players, and great shooters. We have little of one or two, and none of the other.
I don't think Jeff would be boring. He slogs when he needs to, but he's also played faster when he has the talent to do so.
My problem with him is he plays favorites just like Rick. He let Spree break the offense whenever he wanted and never said word one to him. No thanks.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
The Nets have a better team then the Cavs. Lebron is really good and all, but I'm not sure he has the surrounding parts to get past the Nets. Sadly, this might cost Mike Brown his job!
I would love to have JVG... in about 2 years when we've got lots of talent stocked for him to go to war with.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Fair enough.
Has there ever been 3 players geting tripple double in the same game? Because that may happen soon Nets - Cavs game...
Lebron 16 pts, 10 rbs, 6 asts
Carter 19 pts, 12 rbs, 6 asts
Kidd 7 pts, 9 rbs, 8 asts
What a block by Pavlovic
Yeah, Reggie didn't know he was so close. Err...Jason couldn't tell Tayshaun was there......**** Detroit.
Actually, somehow... nobody got a tripple double, lol
Suns vs Spurs now, doesnt get better than this! What do you guys think? Who will get this? Ill be cheering for Suns tho.
The real game starts now.
ABC sucks, get your audio together, damn.
I wish David Blaine would disappear. From NBA commercials at least.
I like Nash and Amare, but I'm pulling for GINOBLI!! (picture Barkley's voice)
Barbosa is the man! Hahaha...he was hit with a three-foot stick...that must be the answer to the question of why Brazilian soccer players are so good.
Ouch @ Nashs nose... bleeding like hell and he still kicks butt!
Put Jalen in, isn't this what he's there for?
What a friggin game. This is gonna be a great series between these two teams.
And Nash is bleeding like crazy, Dirk needs to take some pointers from his buddy on how to be a competitor.
This Spurs vs Suns series looks to be a classic. I don't really care who wins, I just want it to go 7 games. The Spurs are the only team in the league that makes the Suns look unlike the Suns. Great defense by the Spurs.
This years playoff is the year of the point guard. Look at how many star non-point guards have already lost and in turn look at the 7 point guards that are left - probably the best 7 in the NBA.
Baron Davis
Deron Williams
And some of you wonder why the Pacers are failing. Give the Pacers anyone of those 7 and the turnaround would be immediate and quite remarkable. (But then I've been saying this for many years now


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For the pures I'd like 170g+ 9/10 or new. Really want opaque blue pink or white, but any will do
For the mercy, 172g+ and new
Buzzz- Z 176+ any color.
Got a couple bucks, but would prefer to trade.
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dgdave wrote:I'll also take some firm softs
loki993 wrote:Not to threadjack but what hunter orange wizards? where are they?
BLURR wrote:loki993 wrote:Not to threadjack but what hunter orange wizards? where are they?
These are the limited run of hunter orange wizards...and apparently they were really limited. I bought 4 of them. Then tried to order more like 3 days later and they were all gone. Guessing they only made like 20 of these things. Firm rim, a tiny bit of flex in the flight plate and ubber grippy. If the new G9i's rate a 10 on the firmness scale, these would be about an 8.
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Sophomore quarterback Maxwell Smith will undergo surgery this week to repair a torn ligament in his ankle and is out indefinitely, Kentucky coach Joker Phillips announced on Monday.
In his place, freshman quarterbacks Jalen Whitlow and Patrick Towles will split time for the Wildcats. If Smith is out for the remainder of the season, he plans on applying for a medical hardship waiver that would grant him another season of eligibility.
"We'll have to play them both," Phillips said. "It's going to take the effort of both of them. It could be right in the middle of the series. If it's not series to series to series, it could be play after play after play, switching them in and out."
Whitlow is a dual-threat quarterback from Prattville, Ala. who has seen some action so far this season. Towles, a native of Ft. Thomas, Ky., is a more traditional pro-style passer. Whitlow is expected to get the start, but both quarterbacks will play.
"The team we're playing has no idea what they're about to get," Phillips said. "We don't know what we're about to get."
Whitlow completed 12 of 23 passes for 114 yards with two interceptions against South Carolina. He also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, but lost 47 yards on six sacks.
"He was calling the plays a little quiet," junior right tackle [db]Kevin Mitchell[/db] said. "We had to get him to speak up a little bit. But for the most part I think he felt comfortable. He did a good job."
He played sparingly in Kentucky's 38-0 loss to Florida, completing 1 of 6 passes for 12 yards. His style stands in stark contrast to Smith, who's longest career run is five yards.
Towles, ranked as the No. 9 quarterback in the nation in the class of 2012, had been redshirting. He had been playing with the scout team to this point in the season. His father, Terry, had voiced frustration that Patrick wasn't playing after Kentucky's fourth game this season.
"If Max was going to be out for an extended period of time, we said we said we'd pull the redshirt off and play (Towles)," Phillips said. "That's what we intend to do."
Smith, who had been battling a lingering shoulder injury before Saturday, was injured on the second offensive play of the game for UK. A South Carolina defensive lineman rolled on his ankle and he fell to the turf. He was taken to the locker room shortly after and spent the second half on the sidelines on crutches.
Smith had completed 102 of 149 passes through three games for 966 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions. He ranked among the nationally leaders in passing yardage and touchdowns before missing Kentucky's game against Florida after re-aggravating an AC sprain in his right (throwing) shoulder.
"The guy was playing at a high level," Phillips said. "Probably as high as anybody I've been around at this phase of his career."
It's the third time in four seasons Kentucky has had to start a true freshman quarterback against an SEC opponent.
Smith started against Ole Miss as a true freshman in 2011 after Morgan Newton suffered a high ankle sprain and shoulder injury the week before against Mississippi State. He led UK to its first SEC win of the season, going 19 for 36 for 283 yards and two touchdowns.
Newton had to step in as a freshman in 2009 when junior Mike Hartline suffered a knee injury against South Carolina. He led UK to a 21-14 win at Auburn, the program's first since 1966. Newton went 5-13 for 39 yards with a rushing touchdown in the game before being pulled in the second half.
"Everybody thinks it's easy," Phillips said. "It's difficult to get a true freshman ready to play with all the things involved. Especially some of the defenses we'll see."
Newton, a senior who started the game against Florida, does not figure prominently into the Wildcats' plan at quarterback the rest of the way. He completed 7 of 21 passes for 48 yards against the Gators with three interceptions before being benched in favor of Whitlow in the fourth quarter. For his career, he has completed 50.1 percent of his passes with 14 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
"We're playing those guys because they give us the best chance to win, not to build for the future," Phillips said.
If Smith's medical hardship waiver is granted and Towles plays, all three quarterbacks would enter next season as sophomores. Towles and Whitlow would still have a redshirt season left in that scenario.
Other Injuries
Junior safety Dakotah Tyler will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. He's expected to sit out spring practice and return in summer.
Sophomore linebacker Miles Simpson is day-to-day. Tight end Gabe Correll is out with a hip flexor. Senior tailback CoShik Williams is day-to-day with a hip strain.
Redshirt freshman guard Zach West, who suffered a shoulder injury on Saturday, is expected to practice on Wednesday or Thursday. Junior tailback Raymond Sanders, who had an unspecified knee injury after Saturday's game, should also return Wednesday or Thursday.
Sophomore safety [db]Ashely Lowery[/db] is expected to play this week after missing last week with concussion-like symptoms. Redshirt freshman linebacker [db]Josh Forrest is also expected to return after missing several games with a hip flexor.
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Steven Fales' one-man show 'Confessions of a Mormon Boy' skewers his religious upbringing, but his real mission is to show gay youth that it really does get better
Eisemann Center, 2352
Performance Drive, Richardson. Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. $25–$150.
Steven Fales knows something about growing up gay in the church. A sixth generation Mormon, he married and had two children before coming out. And along the way, got heavily into the sex trade and drugs.
But Fales also knows something about turning his life around — and turning his experiences into something original. He's in town for a one-night-only performance of his hit one-man show, Confessions of a Mormon Boy, presented in conjunction with Youth First Texas.
Before his return to Dallas, Fales talked to us about how his play has become a trilogy and why, excommunication aside, he's still on a spiritual quest.
— Arnold Wayne Jones
Dallas Voice: Obviously, you grew up Mormon and that influenced your show. What was the path from your experience to the stage? Steven Fales: I'm one of those Brokeback Mormon train wrecks where the children were the blessing. But I wouldn't even have children if it weren't for the Mormon machine — and I wouldn't have material for my show!
I have an MFA in acting [from Brigham Young University] and did a lot of Shakespeare and musicals and then my life fell apart. I just intuitively knew I needed to write about it. The first version was back in November of 2001, and it just grew and grew. Confessions had a nice run off Broadway so I spun off Missionary Position which is very well on its way to being complete and just did a benefit staged reading of Who's Your Daddy? All of a sudden, you have a trilogy. All three 90-minute plays will be done in repertory in Fort Lauderdale next spring. My "Mormon Conquests."
I read a recent study that said Salt Lake City is, as a percentage, one of the gayest cities in the nation. What do you think accounts for that? Here are some theories. A lot of Mormons went out there and were an isolated gene pool for a while so you might have a genetic factor there. Mormonism is the extreme expression of patriarchy [which may attract gay people]. The amount of gays in that system reminds the system just how unbalanced it is. My excommunication, that's [an example of how] Mormons try to erase all evidence that they also created it.
Also, to live that good, perfect, Mormon life takes gay people. It takes gays to be charismatic preachers and sing in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. To go on your mission at 19, you had to be a virgin. Many straight guys had fooled around but the gays had suppressed it. My own adolescence was delayed. I can't tell you how many Mormon missionaries I served with in Portugal came out later.
It makes sense that a play like this would succeed in cosmopolitan cities, but what about smaller towns? Have you been surprised at how well it does in unexpected places? It finds its audience everywhere. I've been wildly successful in Salt Lake City and smaller places. I think it's the Mormon thing, too.
Yeah, what is it about good Christian boys gone gay that we find so fascinating, especially Mormons? It's a curious piece of Americana. It's easy to make fun of them and they're hot! You wanna corrupt them because of it. The juxtaposition of virginity and sexuality is too delicious.
Do you think it's ex-churchgoing gays who come or ones who still feel connected to their religious roots? My queer spiritual community definitely finds me, but straight people burned by their religions or ostracized by the church of their birth also find the show. This is my effort to find where we fit in as gays and lesbians. There's a lot of anger in the gay community toward religion and I want to reclaim our spirituality as gay men. It looks different than we were told, but it's there for us.
I take on Mormonism and the sex industry — how I descended into escorting and crystal meth and how I reclaimed myself after that. It's not just about religion — there's a secular part too. It's a gay everyman story.
For the performance this week, you've teamed up with Youth First Texas. What led you to do that? Chris-James Cognetta contacted me and I've never played Dallas so this is the perfect opportunity. I'm hoping the show will give these youth an example of not playing victim even when you have every right to be one. I've had two cousins who committed suicide, and there was a slow, steady suicide track that I was on when I was selling myself and using meth. I want to help our youth not go down that path. With the suicides we've been having, we need to give kids the tools to deal with this. Your parents might say this and your church may do that, but you don't need to buy into that.
Do you consider yourself still a Mormon or a Christian? Are you religious or just spiritual? They excommunicated me and I saw how false much of the doctrine was. I don't believe in golden plates or that Joseph Smith was more spiritual than you or me. I like to say I'm no longer a Latter-day Saint but something about me will always be Mormon. My people settled Utah and I celebrate the culture, but I do not endorse the doctrines, such as support Proposition 8. I did convert to become an Episcopalian about three years ago — I felt I needed a new church to bash.
How's that working out for you? Great! They'll take anyone. You can believe anything and I love coffee hour; I love the music; I love trying to listen to things that will help me. I think on a spiritual path, you do need a few guides, even if it's Deepak Chopra or reading a few books. I think science and religion are both a quest to uncover the mystery of what God is. We're all searching for truth. I think it shows a way to essentially love other people. We're all interconnected. We should act that way.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition December 3, 2010.


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Robert C. Hardin, August 7, 1962
Frederick W. Kent Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
The Robert C. Hardin papers include his writings, administrative proposals and correspondence, U. S. Army records of blood bank work, and research files. Some photographs are included of blood bank trucks used in Europe during World War II.
Biographical Note
Robert Calvin Hardin was born March 25, 1913 in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from high school in 1930 at Buffalo Center, Iowa. He received a B.S. degree in medicine in 1935 and the M. D. in 1937, both at the State University of Iowa. From 1939 to 1941, Hardin was a resident physician at the University Hospital. During World War II, he served in the European Theatre as a U. S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and received the Legion of Merit award for the blood collection work he performed.
In 1945, Hardin continued his forty-year teaching career at the State University of Iowa as instructor in Theory & Practice of Medicine, later named the Department of Internal Medicine. He was named full professor in 1953. From 1952 until 1980, Hardin served as vice president and dean of Veterans Administration Medical Center, which he helped establish. In 1949 Hardin coauthored the book, Blood Transfusion, with doctors Elmer L. DeGowin, founder of the University Hospital blood bank, and John B. Alsever, a haematologist with the U. S. Office of Civil Defense. Hardin was also a specialist in the treatment of diabetes. He served as the dean of the College of Medicine from 1962 to 1970 and was succeeded by Dr. John W. Eckstein. Hardin retired in 1983. He was involved in planning the Health Sciences Library, which was constructed in 1974 and renamed the Hardin Library for Health Sciences in 1988.
Hardin married Velma Holets in December 1939 and they had two children. Hardin died January 2, 1988.
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Related Materials
Folder, "Hardin, Robert C.," Faculty and Staff Vertical Files collection (RG 01.15.03)
Folder, "V.A. (Veterans Administration) Hospital," Buildings and Grounds Vertical Files (RG 01.15.02)
Folder, "Hardin Library for Health Sciences,"
Buildings and Grounds Vertical Files (RG 01.15.02)
Records of the College of Medicine (RG 15.01)
Papers of Elmer DeGowin and the Elmer DeGowin Blood Center (RG 99.0320)
Hardin, Robert C. "Oral History Interview." University of Iowa Oral History Project, 45. 80 pp. 1976.
Box Contents List
Hardin's U. S. Army records, 1940-1961
Military Blood Banking, includes photographs from World War II, 1944-1988
World War II blood transfusions by University of Iowa physicians, 1969
Newspaper clippings, 1946-1950
Awards, 1967-1968
Expenditures, 1961-1962
Reorganization of the Medical Center, n.d.
"The Medical Center," with comments by Dr. Lewis January, 1966
Oakdale Plan, 1965
Oakdale, correspondence and legal codes, 1964
Proposal, Veteran's Hospital, 1946
"Does Iowa Need Another Medical School?" expansion proposal, 1970
Family Practice proposal, 1970
"Reactions from the Transfusion of Preserved Blood," 1940
"Studies on Preserved Human Blood," 1940
"Rates of Hemolysis in Human Blood Stored in Other Mixtures," 1942
"Reactions from Universal Donor Blood," 1945
"The Treatment of Shock in Victims of an Atomic Explosion," 1951
Various articles, 1945-1950
Abstracts, reprints, and unpublished, 1939-1981
Study, "Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Due to Streptococcus Viridans," 1924-1939
"History of Blood Transfusion," including military photograph
"Blood Bank Development"
Research files, 14 folders
"The Preservation of the Formed Elements and of the Proteins of the Blood," Harvard conference papers, 1949
Dedication of the Elmer L. DeGowin Memorial Blood Center, December 11, 1981
Hardin's dedication speech, "A History of Blood Banking: Early Days at Iowa," December 11, 1981
Hardin's retirement celebration, including World War II photographs and slides, 1984


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From The Doctor's Desk
Ages & Stages: Alzheimer's & Parkinson's
From the National Women's Health Report, "Women & Neurologic Conditions"
Here's something you never would have a heard a neurologist say about Alzheimer's 10 years ago: "This is a really exciting time." Or about Parkinson's disease: "We're doing really well."
Yet that's just what Carol Lippa, MD, of Drexel University's College of Medicine in Philadelphia, and Jayaraman Rao, MD, of the Oschner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, had to say about their respective specialties. Let's start with Alzheimer's disease.
More women than men are diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a disparity that's long been attributed to the fact that women live longer than men. But above and beyond age, says Dr. Lippa, it appears that women are slightly more susceptible to the disease. "It's likely related to estrogen in some way," she says--either low levels of estrogen as women get older or the sudden drop in estrogen that occurs during menopause. Does that mean that supplemental estrogen is the answer?
Probably not. The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study found that estrogen, alone or with progestin, increased the rate of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, in women 65 and older. It also didn't protect against mild cognitive decline.
Those findings have led some experts to suggest maybe it isn't estrogen that's to blame for the gender disparity in Alzheimer's, but luteinizing hormone, which regulates estrogen in the body. Postmenopausal women and older men have much higher levels of this hormone, and people with Alzheimer's have levels twice as high as those without the disease. Plus areas of the brain most likely to be destroyed in Alzheimer's disease have large numbers of receptors for luteinizing hormone.
This is important because it provides another clue to the underlying causes of the disease, which we need to develop treatments.
The reason Dr. Lippa is so excited about Alzheimer's today is that she sees exciting new treatments coming in the next few years. For instance, several trials of vaccines are ongoing that stimulate the immune system to view beta amyloid plaques--the hallmark of the disease--as foreign bodies and attack them. However, no definitive results have been shown so far.
We're also learning more about preventing Alzheimer's. For instance, there appear to be clear links between high blood sugar and the disease. So some studies are investigating whether existing diabetes drugs might help improve the way the brain uses glucose, reducing the risk of the disease. Plus, observational studies suggest that anything that reduces the risk of heart disease also reduces the risk of Alzheimer's, including following a healthy diet, reducing cholesterol and blood pressure levels, losing weight and getting more physical activity. "A heart-healthy diet is a brain-healthy diet," Dr. Lippa said.
Parkinson's disease has also reached a watershed in terms of our understanding and treatment of the disease, says Dr. Rao. Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurological degenerative disease after Alzheimer's, affecting about 1 million Americans. The disease results from the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells in selected brain areas.
The primary symptoms of Parkinson's are loss of motor control, resulting in tremors, muscle stiffness, slow gait and the inability to control certain muscular movements. Like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's is a disease of aging, with the number of people affected expected to double over the next 20 years. Unlike Alzheimer's, however, it is more prevalent in men than women.
Today, in addition to a plethora of medications to treat the underlying lack of dopamine and Parkinson's symptoms (including rigidity, restless legs and insomnia, etc.), there are several nondrug approaches. The most exciting one is deep-brain stimulation, in which electrodes are implanted in the area of the brain responsible for the movement disorders. The electrodes are connected to a device about the size of a half dollar called a pulse generator that is programmed to electrically stimulate the brain. These electrical signals block the abnormal nerve signals that cause tremor and other Parkinson's symptoms.
However, most treatments only address the symptoms of the disease, says Dr. Rao. What he's excited about are new treatments focused on arresting its progression. "If you slow the progression even marginally, the quality of life we can give these patients for a longer time is really improved."
Shumaker SA, Legault C, Rapp SR, et al. Estrogen plus progestin and the incidence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health
InitiativeMemory Study: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. May 28, 2003;289(20):2651-62.
Webber KM, Casadesus G, Atwood CS, Bowen RL, Perry G, Smith MA. Gonadotropins: a cohesive gender-based etiology of Alzheimer disease. Mol Cell Endocrinol. Jan 2, 2007;260-262: 271-5. Epub Oct 18, 2006.
Nutt JG, Wooten GF. Clinical practice. Diagnosis and initial management of Parkinson's disease. N Engl J Med. Sep 8, 2005;353(10):1021-7.
(C) 2007 National Women's Health Resource Center, Inc. (NWHRC) All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from the NWHRC. 1-877-986-9472 (toll-free). On the Web at: www.healthywomen.org.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker had been addressing a steady stream of reporters at media day for nearly an hour when an NFL official walked by and joked that Tucker should have been given his own podium. It turns out both Super Bowl kickers could have used a podium Tuesday, but for very different reasons.
While 49ers kicker David Akers faced an onslaught of questions about his shaky season, Tucker was repeatedly asked for the secret to his successful rookie season. The 23-year-old was 30 for 33 on field goal attempts during the regular season and kicked a game-winning 47-yard field goal against the Denver Broncos in the divisional round.
"I don't really think about pressure or consequences," Tucker said. "I think about the action of kicking. I think about just kicking it straight. You let it rip and see what happens."
Tucker's successful debut season gives the Ravens a decided advantage over the 49ers, who have stuck with David Akers despite 13 regular-season misses and a failed attempt from 38 yards out in the NFC Championship game. Akers has far more big-game experience, but Tucker said he isn't worried about nerves. His Texas high school played in a stadium with a jumbotron, and Tucker's mental edge was further honed by four years at the University of Texas.
"This is something you dream about, hitting the walk-off homer in the World Series of the game-winning kick in the Super Bowl," Tucker said. "I get chills just thinking about it."


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For some reason, the waits are shorter for Spanish-speaking customers. Probably because fewer of them are calling in.
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On his talk during the Alltech Technical Poultry Roundtable, Dr. Fernando Rutz, highlighted that nutritional advancement has not kept pace with advancements in genetic selection and does not yield benefits perceived by consumers. In addition Dr. Rutz said that epigenetics, in ovo nutrition and post-hatch dietary conditioning are the keys for programming the genetic expression potential for breeder, embryo and chick nutrition. According to him programmed nutrition can enhance production efficiency to benefit poultry producers, meat quality and safety of poultry products for consumers.
Dr. Fernando Rutz, Technical Poultry Manager at Alltech received his MSc. in Poultry Nutrition from the Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil) and his PhD in Poultry Nutrition from the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Kentucky (USA). He worked as an Associate Professor at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Fernando's main areas of research have been organic minerals, poultry reproduction and enzymes in poultry nutrition.


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The Scot's moment of magic ensured a share of the spoils after the 10-man hosts thought they had stolen victory thanks to a spectacular Loic Remy strike in the closing stages
Rangers faced an uphill task from an early stage as Bobby Zamora was sent off for a neck-high challenge on Jordi Gomez and the Latics dominated thereafter, with the Spaniard and Callum McManaman going closest before James McArthur missed a glorious opportunity.
Loic Remy's sublime strike with just five minutes left, however, had the home side on the verge of three crucial points but Maloney's late intervention stunned Loftus Road.
Junior Hoilett replaced Adel Taarabt for QPR after their 3-2 defeat to Fulham and, on the other flank, Andros Townsend proved a problem from the outset for Maynor Figueroa with his direct approach.
The on-loan Tottenham winger produced a couple of teasing crosses as the R's sought to gain an early advantage. In an end-to-end affair, though, Wigan were the first to register a meaningful effort, with McManaman testing Julio Cesar with a low shot.
A lovely move from the hosts involving Hoilett and Remy resulted in the latter picking up the ball 25 yards out before unleashing a devastating strike which came cannoning back off the upright with Joel Robles in the Wigan goal stranded.
While QPR had come closest, Wigan were quite happy to dicate possession and with Harry Redknapp's men already chasing shadows, what happened next gave the strugglers an even bigger mountain to climb.
Zamora needlessly clattered into Gomez with a reckless neck-high challenge and, following consultation with his assistant, referee Phil Dowd gave the striker his marching orders.
Townsend was proving the only bright note of the afternoon for Redknapp and following more tricky play, he freed Remy but the Frenchman was ruled to be offside.
The Latics continued to monopolise the ball and began to get into good attacking positions, with Gomez and McManaman both firing in shots from range before the latter screwed just wide following delicate build-up play.
McManaman clearly fancied his chances against Armand Traore and drove another shot just wide after beating the left-back with ease but Rangers were able to hold out until the interval.
Roberto Martinez's men kept up the heat straight from kick-off at the start of the second-half, though, with the home side having to withstand wave after wave of Wigan attacks.
Hoilett, Remy and Townsend were all providing willing runners for QPR but their teammates were struggling to string together a succesion of passes. Redknapp reacted by hauling off Hoilett and throwing on Taarabt as he sought a saviour.
The Moroccan almost made an instant impact as his swerving cross found the head of the alert Remy, but he could only steer his effort just wide of Robles' far post. Townsend, meanwhile, sent a dipping free kick just over before Wigan mustered up an even better chance.
Maloney wriggled away from Nedum Onuoha and sent an inviting centre across for McArthur, who somehow contrived to head straight at the grateful Cesar before QPR struck in dramatic style.
A Wigan free-kick was charged down by Stephane M'Bia, who charged half the length of the pitch before releasing Remy. With his first touch, the striker sumptuously smashed the ball beyond a surprised Robles to give Rangers a crucial lead.
It looked like they would hang on as they held out resolutely but Maloney would have the final laugh. The Scot sent his free kick dipping up and over the wall and into the top corner past a statuesque Cesar to silence the home faithful and seal a crucial point for the Latics.


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Dear Members,
My dear friend Dr.Han Tun, MD... emailed this article to me(he lives in Bangkok, retired from World Health Organization years ago..I truly have respect for him)...This article is very interesting..please let me share with you all.
King Asoka and Buddhism ..Historical & Literary Studies
[Edited by Anuradha Seneviratna]
In the book that I have referred to, there is an interesting account of the figure (84,000). We have heard about 84,000 Dhamma-khandha. But nobody knows how it was calculated. In the book it is mentioned that 84,000 is the *symbolic* representation of the Buddha's dhammakaya, the corpus of his Teaching, or the 84,000 atoms that traditionally were thought to make up a human body, and thus representing the Buddha's ruupakaaya, his physical form. ----------
4. The 84,000 Stuupas or Vihaaras Despite this failure to gather all the relics of the Buddha, Asoka proceeds, at least in the Asokaavadaana, to redistribute and re-enshrine those that he has collected into 84,000 stuupas which he has built throughout the whole of Jambudiipa. This was to become Asoka's most famous legendary act, and, for centuries, pilgrims visiting the holy sites of India habitually ascribed almost every ancient stuupa they came across to Asoka. The Asokaavadaana version of the episode is as follows: [Then Assoka had eighty-four thousand boxes made of gold, silver, cat's eye, and crystal, and in them were placed the relics. Also eighty-four thousand urns and eighty-four thousand inscription plates were prepared. All of this was given to the yaká¹£as for distribution in the eighty-four thousand stuupas he ordered built throughout the earth as far as the surrounding ocean, in the small, great, and middle-sized towns, wherever there was a population of one hundred thousand persons. Asoka then went to the Kukkuá¹aaraama Monastery and spoke to the Elder Yasas: "This is my wish; I would like to complete the building of all eightyfour thousand stÅ«pas on the same day, at the same time." "Very well," replied the Elder, "when the moment comes, I shall signal it by hiding the orb of the sun with my hand." Then, not long thereafter, he eclipsed the sun with his hand, and all at once the eighty-four thousand stuupas were completed.] This relation corresponds to the similar account, in the Mahaava.msa, of Asoka's construction of 84,000 monasteries (vihaaras):
[When he heard: "There are eighty-four thousand sections of the Dhamma," the king said: "Each one of them I will honour with a vihaara." Then, bestowing ninety-six koá¹is of money in eightyfour thousand towns, the ruler bade the kings all over the earth to begin to build vihaaras, and he himself began to build the Asokaaraama. All those beautiful vihaaras then begun they duly finished in all the cities within three years; and, by the miraculous power of the Thera Indagutta, who watched over the work, the aaraama named after Asoka was likewise quickly brought to completion. On every side, from the eighty-four thousand cities came letters on one day with the news: "The vihaaras are completed."] There are numerous parallels between these two versions of the story. For example, in both texts, all the stuupas (vihaaras) are completed on the same day, and this completion then signals the occasion for a great festival of merit-making. Moreover, both construction projects are supervised by a monk with magical powers (Indagutta in the Pali tradition, Yasas in the Sanskrit). Both are symbolic of the spread and establishment of Buddhism throughout Asoka's empire, and both mark an official change in Asoka's status: up until this time, he had been known as Ca.n.daasoka; thenceforth he is to be known as Dharmaasoka. But there are some noteworthy differences between these two accounts as well, and these are worth exploring here. First, and not be minimized, is the difference between stuupas and vihaaras. In the Asokaavadaana, Asoka's concern is with honouring the remains of the Buddha's physical body, his relics, and the construction of commemorative markers (stuupas) over those. In the Mahaava.msa, no mention is made of the relics in this context. Instead, Asoka seeks to honour the Sangha by building not stuupas but monasteries (vihaaras) for monks.
Secondly, related to this are the different accounts of what inspires Asoka to build eighty-four thousand stuupas or vihaaras. The number 84,000 is, of course, symbolic of totality in the Buddhist tradition, but its specific connotations here should not be overlooked. In the Mahaava.msa, we are told that Asoka decides to undertake the vihaara construction project when he learns from Moggaliputta Tissa that there are 84,000 sections of the Buddha's Dhamma, his Teaching. The vihaaras are thus not just for the Sangha, but also symbolic of the Dhamma; they represent, so to speak, the Buddha's dhammakaya, the corpus of his Teaching. The 84,000 stuupas, on the other hand, do not directly symbolize the Dharma but are commemorative of the 84,000 atoms that traditionally were thought to make up a human body. They represent, therefore, the Buddha's ruupakaaya, his physical form.
Love Buddha's dhamma,


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