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At some point Monday, I got the eerie sense that the Grim Reaper was getting ready to pounce on my generally bullish stance on the market -- a feeling I haven't had since the "fiscal cliff" permeated the markets in December. After some investigation, here is what I was able to decipher from this sentiment shift.
Hot Mess or Hot Noise?
● Out of the blue, the prospects of European political turmoil and riots are returning. With pump-and-dumpers just itching to be market all-stars, any rumblings on the European debt-crisis front becomes enough of a bully pulpit to shake out weak hands and stall the flood of money from institutional investors.
● Garbage stocks rallied on Monday, while quality took it on the chin. So market-goers, rather than sticking with winners, began nibbling on stocks that have unperformed the rally. I don't think this particular action is a huge indication of impending doom. But, again, it serves as a launching pad for the bear debate, primarily since best-in-breed valuations are now extended on sane "base case" future sales and earnings assumptions.
● I reiterate my commentary last week: Consumer discretionary stocks are breaking down and falling below 10-day moving averages on the type of volume should be respected. This is happening in names such as Aeropostale (ARO); Guess? (GES), which has heavy exposure to Italy; Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS); and Saks (SKS) -- which is kind of disturbing against the backdrop of rising stock and home prices. Read: Less cash in the mobile wallet means people will be more vigilant over their personal savings cushion, and won't experience much of the "wealth effect" -- that is, the rise in spending that tends to accompanies the feeling of more wealth.
● Anyone find it odd that the iShares Emerging Markets Index (EEM) has done squat from Jan. 2? Despite optimistic comments by the suits on opportunities in these countries -- with India called out as challenging -- the fund has underperformed. Que pasa?
● Amazon's (AMZN) earnings-report-fueled gains have disappeared. Weird.
Listen, in its entirety Monday could be characterized as profit-taking. The financial group continues to hold firm, and ditto for transportation stocks like FedEx (FDX) and comparable companies. Nonetheless, there is ton of fear-mongering out there right now. Folks are making market-top predictions based on renewed European troubles even as periphery yields remain well-contained. The upcoming State of Union Address may offer headline risk Feb. 12. Finally, there are concerns that the slight uptick in U.S. Treasury yields will stunt the housing recovery -- which, yes, is spreading ever so slightly to other sectors of the economy.
I am on the prowl for confirmation that these items stand to jack up the fear to the point that we'll land a 5% correction. Otherwise, it'll prove itself to be a bunch of "noise" that is being hyped in order for the whales to buy at lower prices. Stay tuned.
Video Recommendation Follow-Up
On Oct. 22, I stood in an office construction zone and offered the virtues of owning Whirlpool (WHR) as opposed to Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) and Snap-On (SNA). Theme at the time: derivative housing plays. Following a chat with an executive at Whirlpool yesterday, I recommend staying with the name. I believe the market continues to underappreciate the structural costs that Whirlpool has removed from its business -- and how beneficial that will be to operating margins as volume becomes incrementally more favorable.


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Numerical Calculation of the Dynamic Behavior of Asynchronous Motors with COMSOL Multiphysics
J. Güdelhöfer1 R. Gottkehaskamp1 A. Hartmann1
1Department of Electrical Machines and Electromagnetic Field Theory, University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
This paper shows how a time-dependent and non-linear simulation of the dynamic operation behavior of an induction machine is executed by means of the "Rotating Machinery" interface from COMSOL Multiphysics 4.2a. The two-dimensional FEM model is connected to electrical circuits by coupling the physics "Rotating Machinery" and "Electrical Circuit" interfaces. These circuits include the lumped electrical components to simulate the electrical effects in the end area as well as the three-phase-voltage system to supply the stator. Simulations are made for constant slip values as well as dynamical start-up with an additionally defined equation of motion as an ordinary differential equation by means of the "Global ODEs and DAEs" interface.
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When you hear "Molly," what do you think of?
A lot of people might say a child's classmate or just a popular name for a girl. But if you ask most young adults and teenagers what they think of they'll probably have a much different answer.
"Molly" is now slang for a popular ecstasy-like stimulant drug, and teens are using it right here in Mid-Michigan. This deadly drug trend is more common than most people think.
Molly is trendy. Molly goes to Hollywood parties. Miley Cyrus sings about Molly. But the question isn't who is Molly, it's what is Molly?
"Molly is short for "The Molecule," which could be just about anything," said Dr. Aimee Nefcy of the Michigan Poison Control Center. "You don't know what you're going to get from dose to dose."
Even though it's marketed as pure MDMA, better known as the drug ecstasy, Molly could be filled with any number of dangerous addictive substances like cocaine, meth, or synthetic drugs. Those chemical changes make it an altered form of the drug, so it falls outside the law and becomes a lot more appealing to celebrities, and maybe as a result, to youth.
"I know a couple of people that have used Molly, yea," a 19-year-old Lansing Community College student said.
Molly was one of the most popular baby names in the U.S. In the mid-90s. Now that those babies have grown up, Molly is just as popular for very different reasons.
"Probably if we were going out doing something or if it was like a party situation," the LCC student said.
A party doesn't necessarily mean a rave or music festival though. It wasn't hard to find local college students and teenagers who use the drug. Some don't want their identities revealed, but they were very open about their experiences. They say Molly is easy to find, usually just a few text messages away.
"It makes you want to talk to people. It makes you social. So, I think that's why. People want to be more social," a teen Molly user said.
"I have tried Molly a couple times. Get relaxed, be nice to everybody, makes you real fun, nice and happy," another teenager said.
But poison control doctors say the side effects can be anything but nice and happy.
"Agitated, confused, sometimes violently combative," Dr. Nefcy said.
Add to that hallucinating, delusional, covered in sweat, and so much muscle activity that it can do permanent damage and lead to death.
"They end up with severe hyperthermia, which is a toxic fever, and when your brain gets so hot that it can't handle it, it swells, and there's not a lot of room for swelling in the skull, and that's how people die," Dr. Nefcy said. "So, I would say that even one dose can be potentially fatal."
Most recently two deaths at a New York music fest in August were reportedly Molly overdoses and an incident at Boston's House of Blues caused the city to issue an alert about the drug.
Michigan's poison control center reported 60 cases of Molly last year, but said the number is probably much higher than that because it's based on voluntary information from patients at the hospital. State Police are trying to crack down on Molly use.
"Our metro squad here locally has had a couple cases recently that they're in the process of investigating," Lt. Tim Gill of the State Police Drug Task Force said.
Lt. Gill said Molly is particularly difficult to investigate because drug manufacturers are constantly cooking up different chemicals and marketing it in new ways. There's even a "Molly pop," a sucker coated in the drug.
"These are the kind of things that change pretty rapidly, so it's very hard to keep up with," Lt. Gill said.
So parents at home: Don't feel bad. Doctors say even the drug makers aren't familiar with the product they're churning out.
"They don't have time to test them, whether on themselves or their friends or anything," Dr. Nefcy said. "They're basically using the drug user, the end user, as a guinea pig, as a lab animal. So, effects can be entirely unexpected."
That's risk isn't totally lost on some teens.
"I imagine it's probably terrible for you," the LCC student said.
Users often point to the expense as a deterrent, not the health risks. At around $20 per pill, it can be costly.
"It was fun, but it wasn't something I like," one teen said about his experience. "I wouldn't spend that much on it. I'd rather invest my money in something else."
Doctors warn that Molly can be just as addictive as meth or other dangerous drugs. There are clinics in the Mid-Michigan area that handle rehabilitation for Molly.


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Mitt Romney urges conservatives to stay the course, suggests `larger victories' possible
NATIONAL HARBOR, Mary. – Mitt Romney urged conservatives in his first public speech since November to stay on their ideological course, cautioning against post-election ennui and suggesting the Republican Party can bounce back to "larger victories.''
The speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference was Romney's first since he conceded the presidential election to President Obama on Nov. 7. And it marks the latest step in potentially awkward political return for a man who many Republicans believed would now sit in the White House.
"Each of us in our own way is going to have to step up and take responsibility,'' the former Massachusetts governor said. "I'm sorry I won't be your president, but I will be your coworker.''
Romney didn't analyze his November loss, adding to laughs, "as someone who just lost the next election, I'm probably not in the best position to chart the course of the next one.''
Instead, he shared stories from the campaign trail and pointed to Republican governors as the future of the party.
"It's fashionable in some circles to be pessimistic about America,'' Romney said. "I utterly reject pessimism. We have not lost our way.''
He took the stage in the Potomac Ballroom of the Gaylord National Hotel Resort to a standing ovation, holding his hand over his heart as he waved to the crowd.
"I left the race disappointed that I didn't win,'' he said. "But I also left honored and humbled. We've lost races before in the past but those setbacks prepared us for larger victories.''
Romney is no stranger to the conservative conference, known as CPAC. It is where he announced the end of his 2008 presidential campaign, won four of the past six presidential straw polls, and – just last year – called himself a "severely conservative'' governor of Massachusetts.
Republican governors – especially those in liberal and moderate states – are the key for conservatives to "take back the nation, take back the White House, take back the Senate and put in place conservative principles,'' he said.
Romney also pointed to the importance of maintaining unparalleled military power. Such international clout, he said, is paramount to projecting American values abroad.
"In all of human history, there has never been a great power that has so often used that power to liberate others, to free captives,'' Romney said. "This nation began with an idea, a noble one. Freedom flows in American veins. It inspires us to live beyond ourselves.''
The CPAC homecoming came after four months of his conspicuous absence from the political stage. Post-election discussions in GOP circles have focused on how a race seemingly within reach turned into a decisive electoral victory for Obama.
The annual meeting provides a megaphone for some of the GOP's most prominent leaders, also attracting dozens of vendors and conservative organizations that peddle Ronald Reagan calendars, pro-life bumper stickers and Second Amendment pins.
At the conference Thursday, two potential 2016 presidential candidates distanced themselves from Romney and 2008 GOP standard bearer John McCain. Libertarian Senator Rand Paul, whose 13-hour filibuster last week sparked nationwide speculation of a White House run, called for a new era of Republican leadership.
""The GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered,'' the Kentucky Republican said. "I don't think we need to name any names here, do we?''
On Thursday, Tea Party favorite Senator Marco Rubio criticized Romney's failed bid, including remarks at a Florida fund-raising dinner in which he called 47 percent of Americans overly dependent on the federal government.
"Our people have not changed,'' Rubio said. "The vast majority of the American people are hard-working taxpayers who take responsibility for their families, go to work every day, they pay their mortgage on time, they volunteer in their community. What's changed is the world around us.''
The former Bay State governor didn't address his critics, however. Speaking for about 15 minutes, Romney told a packed ballroom that America's 21st Century fate is "not written in the stars.'' And echoing former rival Rick Santorum's argument earlier Friday, he pressed conservatives to retake control of their local and national political futures.
"In the end, we will win,'' Romney said. "We will win just as we have won before, and for the same reason: because our cause is right … and just.''


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i cannot be the only person posting here this afternoon who NEEDS this:
10 reasons we can't get enough Gosling - CNN.com
talk about Vive le Canada!!!!
is that Canadian for "hot?"
i'm sure thelio could translate for you... for a fee!
humina humina translated into: that is one piece of sexy eye candy i would like a taste of!!
is that correct rou?
U/s showed a "good looking brain" according to the radiologist. whew!
Thanks to everyone who had kind words for us.
Nana wants my sister and my cousin and i to come to Florida to visit her this winter.
all well and good, except i'm petrified of flying and i don't drive. no problem, my cousin says, i'll drive, but we have to take my doggies with us, if Nana says it's okay to take them to her house and these are the days i'm thinking of.
but now she doesn't want to do the driving herself - can't say that i blame her - but she can't find anyone to go to share the driving...
Why is it 50° and pouring down rain?! It's January, not March.
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The thread about bad runs got me thinking about this. How would you describe the opposite feeling - either in training or in a race?
How would you describe a runner's high?
All is right with the world.
I can do anything.
It's a fairytale wrapped in a myth inside a day dream.
I guess I should have answered my own question. I feel like I'm sort of a perpetual running machine - I've been running forever and can go on forever. Not thinking about pace or time; I can feel my body working but not straining; I'm thinking happy thoughts that are NOT about how much distance I've covered or how much I have left.
There's two types for me. There's the generic good feeling I get from most runs, and then there are those perfect runs where I feel like I'm floating, every stride feels perfectly smooth, and I have that same feeling as you, that I could just keep going forever. I've only had a handful of those perfect runs, but they're amazing.
oooo...this is a GOOD one, noga! :-)
for me....up in my head...thinking
here we go...settle in...here we go...settle in...settle in (just getting started)
my feet, my feet, my feet, my feet, my feet! my breath! my breath! my breath! (10 minutes in or so)
(after 25 minutes, and it usually happens the exact same time each run)
not thinking about my feet, my breathing, my body, the road, anything. i'm lost in the music.
i could go anywhere. "-)
What most people describe as a runner's high isn't. Though not the best of sources, Wikipedia summarizes the action this way: "Endorphins are released during long, continuous workouts of moderate to high intensity, corresponding to prolonged physical stress." The workouts and situations which many describe as creating a runner's high are neither long nor of moderate to high intensity with prolonged physical stress. Most are of relatively short duration on easy runs, most likely reflecting the period after a warm up while one is running relaxed and with little effort.
For me, the runners high is when I can see the finish. I really do love running and the feeling I get, but I can't say that I have ever felt what most refer to as a "high".
I have felt the Runners Hell, which I refer to every first mile.
Jerry Meyers, one of the subjects of the documentary Spirit of the Marathon, says: "People talk about the 'runner's high.' The only runner's high I've ever felt is when I stop running!"
I can't say I get any high out of running, I love the challenge, love the freedom of being able to run as far as I want, but no high.
What I really get a kick out of is being 47 and feeling like I'm 27
There definitely is such a thing as runner's high. It is a good feeling, something like a opiate (pain pill) high, but unlike a drug, it leaves me completely clear headed. Unfortunately, discomfort is much more common on my runs than a runner's high. I've only experienced runner's high maybe a couple of dozen times. The last time was a few months ago, at the end of a particularly grueling long run.
I've never experienced runner's high before. Well, I've never had a standout moment.
Elation. I usually want to close my eyes. It carries over even after the run is done. It makes for a great anti-depressant.
I'm not sure I've ever experienced a runner's high, but I have gotten that feeling that I could go for miles and miles and miles. It never happens until I am at least 7 or 8 miles into a run. I hit what feels like a perfect stride, my breathing is effortless and my legs feel wonderful. The feeling can last anywhere from 1/2 hour to 2 hours depending on how far I'm running that day. I had an experience like that running the Indy Mini marathon this year. I felt kind of crummy the first 7 miles, but then something clicked and I felt amazing the rest of the race. I was pacing someone slower, though, so couldn't take advantage of it.
It is like an orgasm. Just because you haven't felt it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
The runner's high is a falsehood made up during the sixties to trick hippies into getting healthy. It doesn't exist.
Usually there in some degree, one to six hours post run. Like a strong narcotic, I'm functional and happy even in the toughest work conditions.
The runner's high is a falsehood made up during the sixties to trick hippies into getting healthy. It doesn't exist.
LOL...Good one!
My runner's high occurs mostly in the beer garden, long about my fourth serving. It never fails to kick in.
It's a fairytale wrapped in a myth inside a day dream.
Occasionally a long run will remove all concerns and I am running with a much more heightened perception of my surroundings. Often that includes getting into a real groove with running effortlessly. In general though I just go through the week much more serene with even a small amount of exercise, running or other, at least a couple of times a week.
Sometimes when I go out there with a real relaxed attitude and keep my stride pretty quick and loose I can create a pretty good run mentally and physically, the mind follows the body....something to try to do often. I know it's important to run slowly, but I don't get anything extra out of that during the run, unless it's one of those long runs. A real hard run is just hard.
It is like an orgasm. Just because you haven't felt it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
You elaborated well on my answer. Well done.
For me it's best on Mondays. I'm usually hung over and feeling horrible. I've eaten poorly all weekend. Then Monday I eat right all day and go for my run after work. I don't know if it's anxiety or what but I feel so much more relaxed and easy. It only takes half a mile to start to wake up and then I'm physically starting to pour it on but mentally I'm really calm. I guess I do get kind of excited if I'm doing well but calm at the same time if that makes sense. No, maybe my insanity doesn't make sense, LOL
Sometimes there is a spot on my recent course where it's flat and grassy and for some reason I feel like I'm a little kid again like 9 or 10 years old peddling a bicycle as I look across the field as I'm moving.
I'm kind of a dry drunk during the week and running makes it so much easier to take the edge off and stay away from beer. Even though I'm not so much high I love the way I feel after I run. It's kind of like some kind of medication to make me not so nuts!!!
Now if we can get over 100 degrees and some humidity on some of my running days next month I can try for runners acid trip!!!
It's not a euphoria, like from a drug, if that's what you ask. What I've experienced is a sense of almost being disconnected from my body, where my legs just move by themselves, without fatigue or discomfort, and running feels effortless and I could just go for miles and miles. I become lost in my thoughts and have little awareness of time passing.
Far & Few between, they are of course one of the main reason I continue. It's a all is perfect with the world, all balance is evident, breathing easy, pace quicker, no sense or feel of being tired, no pain in legs or anywhere else for that matter. Brain is clear, vision is crisp, on top of the world can do anything, no fear, no anxiety, it's as if everything is exactly as it should be nothing more, nothing less. There is nothing you could add to or take away from the that perfect moment in time, a sense of calm, peacefulness, gratitude, joy.. guess it's a runner's high or residual effects of past "hippy moments" LOL
guess it's a runner's high or residual effects of past "hippy moments" LOL
Ha ha. I like the idea of runner's high really being a kind of acid flashback. That might explain the running boom in the 1970s.
guess it's a runner's high or residual effects of past "hippy moments" LOL
Ha ha. I like the idea of runner's high really being a kind of acid flashback. That might explain the running boom in the 1970s.
Never had one, think it is hooey...
Unless you count nearly passing out after running a hard 5k, but that is a whole oxygen debt thing...


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victorb wrote:slowarm wrote:Throwing 240-280 and mastering a Valk? Sorry, don't want to be rude, but you're not mastering your Valk.
sorry, but you're being really rude to a brand new player asking for legit advice, after 2 rounds of playing. that kind of attitude has no place on this board.
I apologize my rude words. Couldn't say it more nicely because of my bad english...
Really, didn't mean to be rude and def didn't want to scare a new player away from this great forum. It just sounded funny. I'm maxing out @350-375 with a Valk and I don't feel I'm mastering the disc (seeing young guns tossing the Valk over the 400" line with ease). Then again, I'm an old fart with lower back problems and a knee injury. I'm happy to be able to play.


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Earlier this week, one of our state's all-time greatest golfers, Harold Payne, was in the headlines again. The South Charleston native who now lives in Putnam County won the prestigious State Senior Amateur Championship.
Payne continues to be an amazing story as he played championship golf not long after recuperating from pacemaker surgery. He has been a dominant player in our state for a long time. He started winning as a golfer at South Charleston High from 1971-73. When you watched him play and compete, you felt like you were watching the Jack Nicklaus of high school golf in our state. You could tell where he was playing by looking for the gallery of spectators that would follow him around.
Payne played at Marshall from 1974-77, helping the 1976 team to the 17th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. His teammates in that tournament were Tim Starrett, Jay Guthrie, Jim Peet and Scott Davis. Greenbrier owner Jim Justice was a teammate of Payne in 1974. He's in the Marshall Hall of Fame and longtime Herd golf coach Joe Feaganes considers him the finest player he ever coached.
Lost in his success in golf is the fact that Payne was also an outstanding high school basketball player at South Charleston from 1971-73. He was a three-year starter as the Black Eagles' point guard and played with teammates such as Billy Woolwine, Wes Womack, Chip Stansbury, Paul Tyler, Tim Runyon and Phil Ruddle.
He played at a time when most teams in Kanawha County played their entire schedule without the county borders. There also was talent everywhere. As a sophomore he had go head to head with veteran guards such as Trippi Adams at George Washington, Lanny Steed and Minor Woods at East Bank and Ron Bernard at Dunbar. In Payne's senior season of 1972-73, the Kanawha Valley was also loaded with outstanding guards. Here are some of the names.
Joey Caruthers: A star at DuPont, Caruthers led the Panthers to the Class AA state tournament in 1973. He went on to play for state native Sonny Allen at Old Dominion and helped lead the Monarchs to the NCAA Division II national title in 1975.
Bruce Gresham: Fred Aldridge had a team full of guards at GW. Gresham was a hard-nosed defensive player and unselfish offensive player.
Keith Hager: Hager teamed with Caruthers to give DuPont scoring punch in the backcourt in his junior season in 1973. He would go on to lead the Kanawha Valley Conference in scoring in 1974.
Lowell Harris: A sixth man who played a lot of minutes on the unbeaten state-champion 1973 Charleston High team, Harris would have been a starter for any other squad.
Joey Holland: Holland had a great career at GW. He was a sixth man as a sophomore on the 1971 team that won the AAA state championship and led the Patriots to the state tournament as a junior in 1972. He went on to play at Kentucky and played for the Wildcats in the loss to UCLA in the 1975 national championship game. That was also John Wooden's last game as coach of the Bruins.
Wendell Morrison: A starter for three years as a guard for Tex Williams at St. Albans, Morrison was a junior in 1973. He went to Old Dominion to play for Sonny Allen and was on the 1975 NCAA Division II national title team.
Charles "Dickie" Russell: The senior point guard and floor leader for the state champions Mountain Lions, Russell ran the show for coach Lou Romano. He went on to play for Curt Price at West Virginia State.
Ameche Watson: A junior guard for the Mountain Lions in 1973, Watson played on the 1973 and '74 teams that won back-to-back AAA state titles. He was a complete guard who went on to play at West Virginia Tech.
Billy Williams: An all-around athlete at GW, Williams played for the Patriots from 1972-74. He and Holland provided most of the scoring punch for the 1973 team. Williams was the leading scorer for the 1974 team was an all-tournament player at the state tournament.
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The aim of this study is to investigate the hand function in patients with poly-and dermatomyositis and compare this to healthy individuals and norm values and secondly if hand function correlates to activity performance and health related quality of life.
The study is a cross-sectional study. To assess hand function the investigators will measure grip force with Grippit and arm/hand mobility using EPM-ROM scale. The activity performance will be measured with Myositis Activities Profile and health related quality of life will be assessed with SF-36.
The investigators' hypothesis is that hand function is reduced in comparison to the healthy population and that hand function affects both activity performance and health related quality of life.
|Polymyositis Dermatomyositis
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Hand Function, Health Related Quality of Life and Activity Performance in Patients With Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis.
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|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with definite or probable polymyositis or dermatomyositis (according to criteria by Bohan and Peter) were included in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other diseases or injuries that could affect arm/hand mobility and grip force for example other rheumatological or neurological disease.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00866125
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|Ingrid E Lundberg, MD, PhD
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|Ingrid Lundberg, Rheumatology unit, Department of Medicine.
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|March 19, 2009
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|March 19, 2009
Keywords provided by Karolinska Institutet:
Grip force
Quality of life
Activity performance
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases
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The issue of medicated feeds for food animals has drawn considerable attention lately, as the FDA has proposed significant rule changes that will have practical implications for livestock producers and veterinarians.
Specifically, the agency has issued a guidance for industry, entitled "Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food Producing Animals," which establishes the framework for phasing out production uses of antimicrobials important in treating humans, and phasing in veterinary oversight of the remaining therapeutic uses of such drugs.
FDA also issued a draft guidance that will assist drug companies seeking to voluntarily revise product labels to remove production uses and to voluntarily change the marketing status of these medically important antimicrobials to include veterinary oversight or supervision.
Finally, FDA provided draft text for a proposed regulation intended to improve the efficiency of existing Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) requirements. VFD drugs are new animal drugs intended for use in or on animal feed which are limited to use under the professional supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
To summarize the issues and outline the proposed changes, the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine and the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics held a workshop on May 22 and 23 in Potomac, Maryland. The workshop's presentations now are available on the FDA website.
- Conference presentation topics include:
- New animal drugs for use in animal feeds: types and categories
- Development and approval of labeling for medicated feeds
- Where to find approved labeling for medicated feed
- Proposed changes - Veterinary Feed Directive
- Antimicrobial drugs in animal feeds: Update on FDA's judicious use strategy
- Generic approval process and biowaiver requirements
- Data to support medicated feeds
- Medicated feed assay methods and limits: regulatory perspective
- What do feed mill inspections have to do with drug approvals?
The workshop proceedings also include round-table discussions of the topics following each day's sessions.
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Researchers randomly selected sixty 40- to 65-year-old women to drink a tea beverage with polyphenols—the healthful nutrients found in green tea—or a green tea–like beverage without polyphenols, for 12 weeks. Neither the participants nor the researchers knew which women were selected to drink which version of the tea.
All of the women in the study had type II skin on the Fitzpatrick phototyping scale. On this scale, type II skin is characterized by light to normal ultraviolet light (UV) sensitivity, and generally includes people of middle European skin type, with blond or light brown hair.
The women were exposed to a solar simulator, a UV lamp that can cause sunburn and tanning, at the start of the study and 6 and 12 weeks later. Skin color was measured before, and 24 hours after, solar simulator exposure. The amount of exposure was 1.25 times the minimal erythema dose—or 1.25 times the smallest amount of sun exposure that leads to a slight reddening of the skin. The researchers collected other measures of skin health, including elasticity, roughness, scaling, skin density, and delivery of blood and oxygen to the skin.
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COQUILLE, Ore.-- Prosecutors spent most of the day on Tuesday laying out how Ronald Ambill and David Barker met up the day before Barker was found dead in a North Bend motel room last July.
Witnesses who knew Barker testified about his every habit, right down to the pack of cigarettes he liked to smoke.
Three witnesses testified that Barker found a loophole in his living situation at Bay Area First Step, an alcohol and drug treatment facility in Coos Bay. Because of the loophole in the clinic's policies, Barker was able to cash in his $100 a week Social Security check for a motel room and alcohol nearly every Monday and return to the program the next day.
Witnesses, including Barker's own son, testified that he was also chain smoker, which would play a role in determining when Barker's death occurred in the Itty Bitty Inn motel room he was found dead in.
After hearing about Barker's life, jurors then began to learn about Ambill.
Witnesses who took the stand say Ambill hitchhiked from California to Coos Bay looking for work.
One witness told the court that after being turned down for a couple of jobs in the Bay Area at retail stores and fast food restaurants, Ambill, "changed."
The man told jurors Ambill told him he saw prison as the only place where he could get a warm bed and a hot meal every day and night at no charge. He testified that Ambill was going to do "something" so he could get those things.
"He had mentioned that he was tired of the living situation, and he was tired of getting the run around, and he was going to do whatever he had to do to get a better situation," the witness said. "If he was going to be living the way he was living, he might as well do it."
After questioning more people who Ambill met when he moved to Coos Bay, prosecutors called first responders and the managers of the Itty Bitty Inn, who were all questioned about the night it is believed Barker was killed.
The husband and wife managers of the Itty Bitty Inn said they always saw Barker outside of his room chain smoking at all hours of the day, whenever he visited.
The couple in charge was concerned for Barker's safety after they saw him with a strange man they did not recognize, and once that man left, Barker was never seen outside smoking again.
Eventually, the manager testified that he was worried when Barker did not checkout at his usual checkout time, he unlocked the door to check up on his customer and found Barker dead in a pool of blood at the foot of the room's bed.
All witnesses reported seeing a man in an orange striped shirt, khakis pants and dark jacket. He was also carrying a backpack. Witnesses that knew Ambill said they remember him taking and wearing those clothes, which were provided to him by the South Coast Gospel Mission in Coos Bay where he was staying.
Testimony then shifted in the afternoon to Barker in his wheelchair being pushed into Ashworth's Market in North Bend where Barker and a man in an orange striped shirt, khakis pants and a dark jacket were seen purchasing alcohol together just a few hours before Barker was believed to have been killed.
The man in the surveillance camera video was identified by police last summer as being Ambill.
Prosecutors will now comb through the evidence collected before handing the case over to the defense.
Jury deliberations are expected to begin around Thursday.


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Dodgers may delay Greinke's return
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is questionable for his scheduled start Monday because of continued elbow discomfort, while Chad Billingsley is dealing with a sore groin muscle.
Greinke missed a bullpen session nine days ago because of elbow stiffness, missed a start four days ago because of the flu, then threw an impressive bullpen session on Friday.
But the discomfort in the back of his elbow has persisted and -- with seven other starters in the current rotation -- club officials are considering holding him out for precautionary reasons.
Doctors have ruled out serious injuries such as ligament damage. Greinke has told the club he's dealt with similar elbow issues in the past that never kept him from missing a start.
Greinke referred questions to club officials, and manager Don Mattingly was non-committal about Monday's starter.
"We'll see tomorrow," Mattingly said.
Hyun-Jin Ryu is already scheduled to pitch on Monday and will likely start if Greinke doesn't.
Greinke was signed to a $147 million contract in December (the richest for a right-hander at the time) after exceeding 200 innings in four of the last five seasons. He missed in 2011 because of a broken rib sustained in a pickup basketball game that left him on the disabled list throughout April.
He has made only two starts this spring for a total of five innings, while Opening Day starter Clayton Kershaw made his fourth start on Sunday and has pitched 13 innings.
Meanwhile, Billingsley is dealing with a sore right groin muscle, an injury he's had in previous springs. He is coming off an outing of 3 1/3 innings on Thursday and is scheduled to make his next start on Wednesday's off-day in a Minor League game.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hattiesburg, Miss., January 10, 2013 - The Lucile Parker Art Gallery at William Carey University will host a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibit "Transformation: Three Women, the Alchemy of Friendship: Clay, Paper, and Fiber" on Thursday, January 17, from 5-6 p.m. The exhibit, which is on display January 14-31 (except January 21 for a holiday), features ceramics, works on paper, and fiber art by Claudia Cartee, Barbara-Ann Carver-Hunt, and Amanda Lovitt-Call. The reception and exhibit are open to the public. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 1 – 4 p.m. or by appointment (601) 318-6192.
Claudia Cartee, Barbara-Ann Carver-Hunt and Amanda Lovitt-Call have been friends and fellow artists for over 25 years.
Claudia Cartee, who received her BFA in ceramics from California State University at Fullerton, has been a professional studio clay artist since 1970. She and her husband, Troy Cartee, own The Ka Pottery Studio in Seminary which is filled with her work. Claudia also exhibits her work in the gift shops at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs and the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi. Her pottery is entirely handmade, both wheel-thrown and hand-built, and she uses no molds or other commercial techniques.
Claudia's work consists of functional pottery, such as dinnerware, serving, and decorative pieces, and also larger, more sculptural forms. She received a MAC Fellowship for clay in 2011, was featured in the book by the Mississippi Craftsman Guild entitled, "I AM CRAFTSMAN: 40 at 40," and was featured in an article in Our South magazine. Claudia has shown her work nationally in gallery and museum exhibits and has received numerous awards at regional art festivals.
Barbara-Ann Carver-Hunt has exhibited her work consistently for 25 years in biennial solo exhibitions and multiple yearly group invitational and juried exhibitions. Her work, which is produced at Bodhi Kiote Studio, includes both drawings and sculpture. She draws with colored pencils on vellum embellished with beads and threaded rods, and she sculpts with red stoneware fired with opalescent or crystalline glazes, and enhances these with beads, ribbons fabric, and feathers. Barbara-Ann's work draws from global story telling traditions learned from her Canadian upbringing and her extensive travels through Okinawa, Japan, Pakistan, Korea, Kenya, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia – places where she sometimes lived for a year or more.
Barbara-Ann received her BA degree in English at Marianopolis College, University of Montreal. Graduate study continued in English literature at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, with additional post baccalaureate work in sculpture, ceramics, printmaking and drawing at California State University-Hayward, and with sculpture/printmaking at the University of Houston. She completed her MFA in sculpture at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She has served as visiting faculty for The University of Southern Mississippi and as the C.W. Woods Art Gallery Director at USM. She has also acted as core faculty artist, planning educational opportunities in the arts for the Forrest County Detention Center and Pine Belt Adolescent Offenders Program.
Amanda Lovitt-Call has been a weaver, textile artist and teacher of fiber design for the last two decades. A master weaver introduced her to the loom in 1974 and she has been weaving structures of color and light ever since. Her design skills were honed at Parson's School of Design in New York and Pacific Basin School of Textile Arts in California. Amanda looks to women weavers of ancient civilizations who fashioned functional fabrics for beauty's sake alone for inspiration. She works in honor of her mother, grandmother, and all those weavers who came before her.
Amanda has been a recipient of numerous awards and grants, some of which include the John Arthur Payne Grant for a glass/ fiber installation; a Certificate of Excellence in the Fiber Arts Show in San Francisco on two separate occasions; the Peter R. MacArthur Grant to study at Parson's at Lake Placid, New York; "fellow status" with the Mississippi Craftsmen's Guild; the Samuel and Flora Taylor Foundation Grant to create "glass weavings" for an installation at the one of the Pavilions in Indianapolis, and the "Honored Artist" award from the Mississippi Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in 2009. Her work has been exhibited in the Wacoal Ginzu Art Space in Tokyo and she has work in many collections in not only the United States, but also England, France and South America.
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE -- Four people allegedly fled the scene of a vehicle crash that left a Fish and Wildlife truck overturned on Highway 29 Tuesday morning.
At about 10:10 a.m., Doug Rupert was driving a silver 2006 Scion XB southbound on Highway 29 south of Spruce Grove Road, according to a report by California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Nick Powell.
For reasons still under investigation, Rupert, of Clearlake, crossed into the northbound lane and crashed with a California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2007 Chevrolet patrol pickup, driven by Warden Doug Wilson, Powell stated.
Rupert, 40, and passengers Cozette Roper, Elizabeth Thorn and Donald Scott Rupert came to a stop south of the truck and allegedly fled the scene into the hills toward the east, Powell stated.
Hidden Valley Security later came into contact with two of the Scion passengers and detained them.
The driver was reported near the Hardester's Market in Hidden Valley Lake, and arrested after an alleged attempt to run from CHP Officer Mark Crutcher.
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Authorities Monday evening recovered from Wards Creek the body of an elderly woman and the silver Toyota Rav 4 she was driving after the vehicle apparently veered off a frontage road and plunged into the creek near the Mall of Louisiana.
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office deputies and St. George Fire Department firefighters traveled by boat up and down the rain-swollen creek for several hours Monday afternoon searching for the vehicle. Divers were also in the water looking for the small sport utility vehicle.
A woman flagged down a sheriff's deputy around 1:35 p.m. after witnessing the incident, which occurred just off the Interstate 10 east entrance ramp to the Mall of Louisiana, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said.
The witness told deputies she saw the SUV, belonging to Vivian Augustin, 89, 352 W. Chalfont Drive, accelerate and drive off the embankment at Frontage Road at I-10 East and into the creek below, Hicks said.
A bridge connects the I-10 exit ramp to Frontage Road, which then becomes Mall of Louisiana Boulevard.
Members of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Unit and St. George Fire Department used pike poles to poke at the bottom of the creek, which was 25 to 30 feet deep, until they located the vehicle around 4:45 p.m., Hicks said.
Acadian Ambulance also used its Air Med helicopter to look for the vehicle, Hicks said.
Sheriff's Office divers then went into the water and chained the vehicle to a tow truck that pulled it out of the water and onto shore around 5:40 p.m.
Authorities found only one person, Augustin, in the SUV, Hicks said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle's windows were broken, which means it filled with water and sank to the bottom of the creek shortly after landing in it, Hicks said.
Authorities found pieces of glass under the bridge, likely from the windows, Hicks said.
The Coroner's Office will perform an autopsy to determine Augustin's exact cause of death, Hicks said.
The investigation is ongoing, Hicks said.
Authorities shut down the interstate entrance and exit ramps in the area for several hours while working the scene, leading to traffic jams around the mall.
Tire tracks were faintly visible where the car ran off the road. A guard rail extends only about 40 yards from the bridge at the top of the ramp.
Redell Harris, 50, said he was driving down Mall of Louisiana Boulevard toward Frontage Road when he saw the vehicle drive into the creek.
Harris said he saw the car go down river after running into the stream. He said it appeared the driver mishandled the turn.
"They couldn't get out of that car the way that car was driving," Harris said of the chances of the woman escaping.
Harris said he also expects the short guard rail in the area to be extended sometime in the future.
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Dhammakamo wrote:Thanks for the replies dear friends.
My abbot has nothing against BB since it's used as a tool.
retrofuturist wrote:...it is best to do what you think is right by the Vinaya and the Dhamma...
I knew a monk, again an Australian, who was
constantly agonizing over this rule. He was a very restless sleeper and in the mornings he would
inevitably wake up finding that his sheet had come loose during the night and his body was
touching the bed, that is, touching Sangha property. Even when he woke up with no part touching
the bed he would worry that he might have done so during the night. One morning he was so
overwrought that he was literally on the verge of committing suicide and had I or another monk not
been with him he may well have done so. As a brief aside, I have noticed two other things about
Vinaya fundamentalists. The first is that they seem to have a higher rate of disrobing than the more
'lax' monks. Secondly, and this should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with psychology,
when they do disrobe they often go wild and not uncommonly even give up Buddhism altogether. It
is a case of first one extreme and then the other. The two monks mentioned above both soon
disrobed, one turned against Buddhism with a vehemence and the other gradually drifted out of it.
I will see how things go after I do a retreat at Suan Mokh and hopefully I'll meet some english-speaking monks whom I have karmic connections with.
We are told that while the Teacher was in residence at Sāvatthī, a certain treasurer's son approached an elder who resorted to his house for alms and said to him, "Reverend sir, I desire to obtain release from suffering. Tell me some way by which I can obtain release from suffering." The elder replied, "Good indeed, friend. If you desire release from suffering, give ticket-food, give fortnightly food, give lodgings during the season of the rains, give bowls and robes and the other requisites. Divide your possessions into three parts: with one portion carry on your business; with another portion support son and wife; dispense the third portion on alms to support the Teaching of the Buddha."
"Very well, reverend sir," said the treasurer's son, and did all in the prescribed order. Having done all, he returned to the elder and asked him, "Reverend sir, is there anything else I ought to do?" – "Brother, take upon yourself the Three Refuges and the Five Precepts." The treasurer's son did so, and then asked whether there was anything else he ought to do. "Yes," replied the elder, "take upon yourself the Ten Precepts." – "Very well, reverend sir," said the treasurer's son, and took upon himself the Ten Precepts. Because the treasurer's son had in this manner performed works of merit, one after another (anupubbena), he came to be called Anupubba. Again he asked the elder, "Reverend sir, is there anything else I ought to do?" The elder replied, "Yes, become a monk." The treasurer's son immediately went forth.
Now he had a teacher who was versed in the Abhidhamma and a preceptor who was versed in the Vinaya. After he had obtained acceptance as a monk, whenever he approached his teacher, the latter repeated questions found in the Abhidhamma, "In the dispensation of the Buddha it accords with Dhamma to do this; it does not accord with Dhamma to do that." And whenever he approached his preceptor, the latter repeated questions found in the Vinaya, "In the dispensation of the Buddha it accords with Dhamma to do this; it does not accord with Dhamma to do that; this is proper; this is improper." After a time he thought to himself, "Oh, what a wearisome task this is! I became a monk in order to obtain release from suffering, but here there is not even room for me to stretch out my hands. It is possible, however, to obtain release from suffering even if one lives the household life. I had best become a householder once more."
From that time forth, discontented and dissatisfied, he no longer rehearsed the thirty-two constituent parts of the body and received instruction. He became emaciated; his skin shrivelled up; veins stood out all over his body; weariness oppressed him, and his body was covered with scabs. The young novices asked him, "Friend, how is it that wherever you stand, wherever you sit, you are sick with jaundice, emaciated, shrivelled up, your body covered with scabs? What have you done?" – "Friends, I am discontented." – "Why?" He told them his story, and they told his teacher and his preceptor, and his teacher and his preceptor took him with them to the Teacher.
Said the Teacher, "Monks, why have you come?" – "Reverend sir, this monk is dissatisfied in your dispensation." – "Monk, is what they say true?" – "Yes, reverend sir." – "Why are you dissatisfied?" – "Reverend sir, I became a monk in order to obtain release from suffering. My teacher has recited passages from the Abhidhamma, and my preceptor has recited passages from the Vinaya. Reverend sir, I have come to the following conclusion: 'Here there is not even room for me to stretch out my hands. It is possible for me to obtain release from suffering as a householder. I will therefore become a householder.' "
"Monk, if you can guard one thing, it will not be necessary for you to guard the rest." – "What is that, reverend sir?" – "Can you guard your mind?" – "I can, reverend sir." – "Well then, guard your mind alone." Having given this admonition, the Teacher pronounced the following stanza:
The mind is very hard to see, Subtle, falling on what it wants; Let the wise man guard his mind, A guarded mind brings happiness.
Apparently all bhikkhus receive monthly allowance.
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Report that drug could protect HIV-negative men from infection is good news, but concerns remain over long-term effects, some say
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An extensive study released this week indicates that use of the anti-retroviral drug Truvada by HIV-negative men can prevent infection. Use of the drug for prevention is called Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or PrEP.
Dr. Nick Bellos, a local infectious disease specialist, called the results of the study a step in the right direction. But Bellos also warned that the study only showed 75 percent effectiveness in preventing infection among people who were most compliant. And he said he had concerns about patients developing resistance to the drug and not using other risk-reduction techniques.
Local AIDS activist Bret Camp, associate executive director for health and medical services at Resource Center Dallas, also warned that the side effects and long-term effects of using Truvada can be severe.
Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise executive director Dr. Alan Bernstein, referring to another recent study using a topical microbicide that appears to prevent HIV infection in women and another study that included the first demonstration of efficacy by an HIV vaccine regimen, said, "The announcement [about Truvada] … is a very important addition to what is the most promising 15 months in the field of HIV prevention research since the epidemic began 27 years ago."
The Centers for Disease Control said the findings in the Truvada study are a major advance in prevention research and a new tool to reduce the risk of infection among gay men and bisexuals.
Dr. Brady Allen, a Dallas internist, was optimistic, but also had some concerns.
"I think we have a lot of issues to consider with PrEP," he said. "We will certainly need recommendations from the CDC. In addition, I think it is promising work."
AIDS Arms Executive Director Raeline Nobles was also optimistic.
"This study shows hope and a new way to battle the HIV epidemic," Nobles said. "Usually we are a little apprehensive when there is a press release about new drugs or vaccines being tested, as we know there will be years of further study and validation — and often failure over time to come to fruition."
But, she added, the Truvada study has her excited about the future.
Camp stressed that "The anti-retroviral prophylaxis approach is promising but only a piece of the solution."
He said that the new drug therapy cannot replace traditional prevention methods, and he pointed out that new infections did occur among men who took the medication.
Among the 2,500 enrolled participants, 36 new infections occurred among individuals who received the drug. Among placebo recipients, there were 64 new infections. Researchers estimated that the use of the preventive medication cut new HIV infections by an estimated 44 percent overall when compared to placebo.
"Adherence to taking the pills is key to success," Camp said.
The study did show that those who took Truvada daily had a much higher rate of protection than those who took the pills only half of the time.
Camp said that "two participants who seroconverted had resistance after" that would have been built by irregular use of the drug, causing it to be at a lower-than-therapeutic level in the blood at the time of infection.
Bellos said that those patients also may have contracted a strain of the virus that is resistant to Truvada.
But Bellos still called the results promising and said that prophylaxis is a good idea.
"In a perfect world, if we could get everyone treated, we could plateau the epidemic," he said.
While the CDC called "developing guidance on the safe and effective use of PrEP and determining how to most effectively use PrEP in combination with other prevention strategies to reduce new infections in the U.S." its most urgent priority, Camp warned of the risks.
While he said that compared to some of the other anti-retrovirals on the market, Truvada is fairly well tolerated, it can still cause headaches, nausea and diarrhea.
"It's known to cause decreases in renal function," he said. "We could be setting people up for renal issues and the long-term effects are just now coming to our attention. Cardio-vascular disease, diabetes — we don't know what the next 10 to 20 years on those drugs will be."
Bellos noted that metabolic bone disease could also be an issue.
He said that anyone taking the drug as a prophylactic measure would need to be medically monitored on a regular basis, just as someone who is HIV-positive.
Despite his concerns, Camp did say he believes the results are a breakthrough that proved a non-intended use or expected finding. Previous studies have shown a benefit of drugs for medical personnel accidentally exposed to the virus but this was the first time prevention was proven through sexual exposure.
"The value is more in post-exposure, when traditional HIV prevention mechanisms fail," he said.
Camp said he is more excited about the research into anti-microbial topical gels that have recently also proven effective in preventing infection after exposure.
Bellos agreed.
"My preference is for a vaccine," Bellos said.
"Then we don't have to worry about it."
He said that a study has been done in South Africa among couples where one is HIV-positive and the other is negative, showing that when the positive partner's viral load is undetectable, the risk to the negative partner is about 6 percent.
"On therapy, 94 percent of the negative partners stayed negative," he said.
Bellos also warned that the Truvada study showed that even for the most compliant participants in the study showed only 75 percent effectiveness in preventing infection.
He said he is concerned that people will ignore traditional prevention methods that have proven effective and instead rely on the less-effective prophylaxis.
Nobles said it has long been known that strict adherence to anti-retroviral treatment among HIV-positive people leads to less transmission of the virus to others.
But she wondered about some of the ethical implications that need to be studied, including the cost and availability of Truvada.
"If we can't afford to treat all HIV positive people living with the disease today — which we cannot — how will we ever be able to afford paying for preventive medications, too?" Nobles said.
The drug costs about $45 per pill in the United States. Because the manufacturer gave away the patent for production by generic drug makers in other countries, it is available in some countries for under $1.
"One wonders if insurance companies are going to be willing to pay for this," Allen said.
Bellos said that he has some patients with family members in places like Pakistan and Thailand and they are able to get the drug from overseas.
"We should have two other large PrEP trials reported on in 2011 in other high-risk groups, which will help confirm or refute these results," said Allen.
President Barack Obama also weighed in on the importance of the study.
"I am encouraged by this announcement of groundbreaking research on HIV prevention," the president said in a statement released Tuesday, Nov. 23.
"While more work is needed, these kinds of studies could mark the beginning of a new era in HIV prevention," the president said.
"As this research continues, the importance of using proven HIV prevention methods cannot be overstated."
Truvada is a combination drug therapy known as a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Two anti-HIV medications, Emtriva® and Viread®, are combined into one pill that is taken once a day with or without food.
In the United States, the cost of the treatment is more than $1,000 per month.
Manufacturer Gilead has given away the patent for generic manufacturers to produce and sell it in third world countries. There, the cost of the drug averages 45 cents a day or about $15 per month.
Those generic medications are not available in the United States.
Dr. Nick Bellos said that patients of his who have access to the generic medication have family members in those countries that are filling the prescription and sending them the drug.
Truvada has been one of the more successful HIV medications. Fewer people seem to experience side effects on this drug than on some of the others.
Studies show that more people became and stayed undetectable over a three-year period on Truvada than on Combivir or Sustiva, two other popular HIV medications.
Those on Truvada showed a greater increase in the number of CD4 cells than on other medications.
Side effects include nausea, vomiting, unusual muscle pain and/or weakness.
Longterm use could lead to liver damage, renal failure, increased risk of diabetes and metabolic bone disease.
Changes in body fat have been seen in some people taking Truvada.
—David Taffet
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 26, 2010.


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Pagan's sore knee being monitored
SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants manager Bruce Bochy restored Angel Pagan to the lineup Friday while acknowledging that the center fielder has right knee issues that will need to be monitored.
Bochy said that Pagan, who did not start Wednesday's series finale at Colorado, underwent an MRI that revealed a small, chronic tear of his patella tendon. That ailment, Bochy said, isn't as significant as the bruised knee Pagan recently sustained, which is primarily causing his discomfort.
To the layman, the word "tear" seems worrisome. However, Bochy said, "If you looked at a lot of players, you would find a lot of small tears somewhere."
Bochy said that Pagan's injury is not related to the left hamstring problems that sidelined him for 82 games last year.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The DCS spirit lives on everywhere
Classic distributed control systems typically remain only in high-availability refining and power applications, but their strategies and capabilities persist in descendants and todays sophisticated networks.
Its been more than 10 years since DCSs began to be forced from their proprietary shells by Microsoft-based software, other commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computing technologies and emerging open-networking standards. However, even as many shunned the DCS labels connotation of big, old, slow, hardwired systems, developers responded buy making DCSs more flexible and scalable to smaller applications, just as IBM mainframes evolved into desktop PCs.
By seven or eight years ago, all the proprietary DCSs with their own hardware were dead, says Rick Pierro, president of Superior Controls Inc., a system integrator in Plaistow, N.H. Now, all the DCSs run on Dell PCs. Theyre set up like PLCs, and have dedicated controllers arranged on the backplane with I/O and network modules.
Evolution Revolution
From our perspective, the traditional DCS is a legacy technology thats been replaced by integrated digital automation architecture, which gives users improved project execution and timing, improves operational efficiency and up-time, helps them build safer plants, and enables smart plants with predictive technology, says Jane Lansing, marketing vice president for Emerson Process Management. Todays architecture is an open, interoperable, fully digital networking of intelligent components. The first-level computing platform is the field devices, which are digitally bussed with highly modular COTS-based automation systems, and the architecture features fully integrated asset health and management applications. Control and asset management integrated in the same architecture is the new world order.
In addition, after DCS control made so many of their applications safe, users began to ask how they could help optimize the processes they controlled. DCSs still provide essential functions for users whose processes must be available 24/7 for four or five years straight, they just run on PCs and laptops now. However, as long as gas can potentially blow up, users will need the high-availability control that only DCSs provide, says Tim Sweet, product marketing manager for Honeywells Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) DCS platform. The big breakthrough for DCSs on PCs came in the mid-1990s when they started to ride Intels microprocessor power curve, and PCs really started to get data from the processes. Now, plant-floor and IT people are using the same gear, being made to work together, and learning to like each other to survive. IT guys now respect and trust that the plant-floor is segregated enough from business systems by the right firewalls. I dont get phone calls anymore from plant guys saying they cant work with IT.
Roy Tanner, product manager for ABBs 800xA (extended automation), adds that the scope of DCSs jobs descriptions have grown, and this has blurred their former boundaries. DCSs are using a lot more non-proprietary hardware and software, and this has allowed them to get into batch tracking, asset optimization, device management, and safety applications. 800xA even has pre-integrated software plug-ins, so our historian doesnt require users to redefine everything again when doing configurations.
Predictive diagnostics in Foundation fieldbus allow instruments to help improve maintenance efficiency via Asset Management System (AMS) Suite software at Shell Deer Park refinery.
To modernize and increase availability of its catalytic cracker (including a gas fractionization plant), selective hydrocracker, and other process units, Shell Deer Park refinery recently completed a five-year, $125-millon control renovation. This project included implementing Foundation fieldbus via Emersons PlantWeb digital plant architecture with DeltaV digital automation system to minimize production losses caused by unexpected equipment failures. After successfully testing DeltaV in 105 fieldbus instruments in its North Effluent Treater, Shell began implementing PlantWeb, DeltaV, and AMS Suite device manager software on 1,100 fieldbus devices in its cat cracker and gas fractionalizaton plants (See Figure 1).
AMS device manager receives diagnostic data from the control network, and makes it available for maintenance. The open architecture accepts any fieldbus-compliant devices, including our Rosemount pressure, flow, and temperature transmitters and Fieldvue digital valve positioners, says Roger Erfurdt, Shell Deer Parks control system manager. Process information is delivered to and from the controllers via the fieldbus communications protocol, while other systems are integrated by OPC, including the Triconex protective instrument/surge control system and vibration monitoring of 10 critical electric motors and steam turbines/expander turbines.
Using OPC to facilitate high-speed, two-way communications between the Triconex system and the control room is unique. Its never been done before, and it was accomplished here only after considerable effort. The OPC connection enables operators to view far more data from the Triconex protective system on the same monitors used for process control than in previous systems. The operators are also able to communicate with the Triconex system in case some action must be taken. This allows direct control over several large turbines and compressors through Triconex.
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Several Croydon Harriers warmed up for the upcoming Surrey County Championships with solid outings at last weekend's parkruns.
Harvey White triumphed at Riddlesdown in 18 minutes 21 seconds to notch his fourth win at the venue - David Brown (third, 19:46) and Omar Harhara (seventh, 21:49) were also well placed in the same event.
UCL student Peter Chambers bagged his fourth victory at Banstead Woods in 17:39, while older brother David was in fifth in 18:34.
There was a runner-up finish for Jake English at Crystal Palace in 17:56 and Stevie Lawrence was 2nd female home at Lloyd Park with Neil Aikman 7th.
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Cycling club offers classes for beginners
The Santa Cruz County Cycling Club is offering a series of classes for beginners, starting with a Jan. 16 trip through Wilder Ranch State Park north of Santa Cruz.
Each of the eight-week classes meets at 10 a.m. across from the surfer statue at Lighthouse Field State Beach off West Cliff Drive. The class begins with an eight-mile ride, gradually increasing to more than 20 miles.
The classes include instruction on bicycle handling, safety skills, communicating as a group and confidence building.
For information, go to www.santacruzcycling.org.
Save Our Shores to start volunteer training program
Save Our Shores is starting its volunteer training program, the Sanctuary Steward Program, in February. The program prepares citizens to become marine educators, community organizers and resident experts on issues affecting the Monterey Bay.
Program participants receive a professional-level education from marine biologists, scientists and conservationists. In return, stewards must pledge to volunteer 50 hours per year for Save Our Shores.
The application deadline for the 2013 Sanctuary Steward Docent Program is Feb. 7. Classes will from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursdays from Feb. 21 to April 11.
For information and applications, go to saveourshores.org/stewards or by calling Rachel Kippen at 831-462-5660, ext 3. Kippen may be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Pancake breakfast benefits Santa Cruz Follies
A benefit pancake breakfast will be 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at 222 Market St., Santa Cruz.
Cost of the breakfast is $5 for adults, $3 for children younger than age 10. Proceeds will benefit Santa Cruz Follies, a local performing arts group for senior citizens.
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College of Botanical Healing Arts hosts open house Sunday
The College of Botanical Healing Arts will host Rosemary Day Open House 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at 1821 17th Ave. Attendees can try rosemary-infused treats, observe rosemary distillation demonstrations, talk with teachers and students, and learn about upcoming classes. Admission is free.
A 10 percent discount will be offered for all classes, including the Foundation Course in Essential Oil Therapy, starting Jan. 21. Seminars and workshops to be offered include Essential Oils to Heal Chronic Disease, and Andean Orchid Flower Essences of Machu Picchu, Peru.
For information, call 831-462-1807, email email@example.com or go to www.COBHA.org.
Nordic Naturals offers $5,000 scholarship
Nordic Naturals, a Watsonville manufacturer of omega-3 supplements, invites new and returning college students to compete for a $5,000 scholarship as part of its "What's Essential" campaign.
Scholarship applicants are asked to answer the question: What are the essential components of the education that your generation needs to make a positive impact on the world? The answer should be 1,000 to 1,500 words.
Applicants must be new or returning undergraduates enrolled full time at an accredited college or university, with a minimum high school or college grade point average of 3.0. Applicants do not need to demonstrate financial need.
Information about the scholarship and official rules can be found on the Scholarship App at the top of the Nordic Naturals Facebook page at www.facebook.com/nordicnaturals.
Essay submissions and accompanying application materials will be accepted there through March 31. The scholarship recipient will be named on Facebook in June.
City launches survey on disaster readiness
The city of Santa Cruz has launched a survey for residents to ascertain their disaster readiness. The effort is designed to update the city's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
"Our goal is to reduce the risks and vulnerabilities to disasters when they occur," according to a city statement accompanying the online survey. Once the plan is adopted, the city can compete for state and federal funding designed to reduce risks, according to the statement.
To see the survey, go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/LHMP.


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A Truly Gifted Teacher?Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.
Last week, the local Primary school was visited by the Government School Inspector who was there to check that teachers were performing well in their respective classes.
He was very impressed with one particular teacher. The Inspector noticed that each time the class teacher asked a question, every child in the class put up their hands enthusiastically to answer it.
More surprisingly, whilst the teacher chose a different child to answer the questions each time, the answers were always correct.
Why would this be?
Hint1. The class teacher asked many questions.
2. All the children were normal kids and all of them raised their hands.
3. The children were not prompted beforehand with the questions or answers.
4. Not all the children knew the answers, but they still put up their hands.
AnswerThe children were instructed to ALL raise their hands whenever a question was asked. It did not matter whether they knew the answer or not.
If they did not know the answer, however, they would raise their LEFT hand.
If they knew the answer, they would raise their RIGHT hand.
The class teacher would choose a different child each time, but always the ones who had their RIGHT hand raised.
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Safety of Polyphenon E in Multiple Sclerosis Pilot Study
This study has been completed.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jesus Lovera MD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: February 3, 2009
Last updated: May 21, 2013
Last verified: May 2013
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Detailed Description:
This study is an open label 6 month study. All subjects will be treated with Polyphenon E (400 mg EGCG twice a day) for six months. The main outcome of this pilot phase will be safety. Secondary outcomes are the change in NAA levels over 6 months as measured by MR-spectroscopy. NAA levels are a marker of neuronal function. We think that Polyphenon E will protect neurons and thus increase NAA levels.
|Multiple Sclerosis
|Drug: Polyphenon E
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Safety and Neuroprotective Effects of Polyphenon E in Multiple Sclerosis
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: multiple sclerosis
MedlinePlus related topics: Multiple SclerosisU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Jesus Lovera MD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Participants Experiencing Serious Adverse Events [ Time Frame: six months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Brain NAA Level as Measured by MR Spectroscopy [ Time Frame: 6 months ]percent change from baseline to exit in NAA levels adjusted for creatine levels
|Study Start Date:
|February 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Polyphenon E
Standarized green tea extract containing 50% EGCG
Drug: Polyphenon E
Polyphenon E capsules containing 200 mg of Epigallocachin-galleate. Two capsules twice a day.
Other Names:
Detailed Description:
Additional clinical data include changes in EDSS, MS functional composite and cognitive testing.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of MS by McDonald criteria
- Relapsing-remitting MS or secondary progressive MS
- Stable therapy with Copaxone, for at least six months prior to inclusion in the study or no therapy for six months in subjects refusing therapy.
- EDSS Score less than or equal to 6.5 (able to walk about 20 meters without resting)
- Ages 18−60.
- Leukocytes ≥3,000/µL
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/µL
- Platelets ≥100,000/µL
- Total bilirubin ≤local upper limit of normal
- normal AST (SGOT) ALT (SGPT)
- normal serum Creatinine
- women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- Willing to drink at most one cup of black tea and two cups of coffee per day, and abstain from drinking green tea or taking supplements containing green tea or green tea compounds, for the duration of the investigation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- MS relapse within the 30 days prior to enrollment.
- A primary progressive form of MS.
- Previous treatment prior to study entry as follows: complete radiation ablation of the bone marrow or anti-CD4 antibody treatment (Campath) at any time; mitoxantrone, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporin, Natalizumab or other immunomodulatory or immunosuppressant therapies except for Copaxone or methylprednisone for relapses within prior nine months.
- History of renal or liver disease.
- Consumption of green tea or supplements containing green tea or tea extract within 30 days prior to enrollment.
- Participants may not participate in any other clinical trial involving investigational agents during the study, or within six months prior to enrolling in the study.
- history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Polyphenon E, tea, or any of the inactive ingredients present in the active or placebo capsules, including gelatin.
- history of allergic reactions to gadolinium or any other condition contraindicated for MRI.
- Uncontrolled, clinically-relevant active illness (aside from MS) including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- Any condition which would make the subject, in the opinion of the investigator, unsuitable for the study.
- Inability to complete the baseline MRI scan.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00836719
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00836719
|United States, Louisiana
|Louisiana Health Sciences Center New Orleans
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Sponsors and Collaborators
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
|Principal Investigator:
|Jesus F Lovera, MD, MSPH
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Jesus Lovera MD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Lovera J, Ramos A, Devier D, Garrison V, Kovner B, Reza T, Koop D, Rooney W, Foundas A, Bourdette D. Polyphenon E, non-futile at neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis but unpredictably hepatotoxic: Phase I single group and phase II randomized placebo-controlled studies. J Neurol Sci. 2015 Nov 15;358(1-2):46-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.006. Epub 2015 Aug 7.
|Responsible Party:
|Jesus Lovera MD, Assistant Profesor, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00836719 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
K23AT004433-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
1K23AT004433-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|February 3, 2009
|Results First Received:
|April 4, 2013
|Last Updated:
|May 21, 2013
Keywords provided by Jesus Lovera MD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans:
Multiple sclerosis
open label
Polyphenon E
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Sclerosis
Pathologic Processes
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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Regardless of his number, he was crucial in that game 5. He was a big part of why they won. Tyson was as well. They were their difference makers.
The thing with difference makers of that kind is quite simple, though. They become difference makers à propos. That means that they weren't always difference makers. Their play made them difference makers. They stepped up on that role. That's exactly what Barea did.
Anyway, this is getting awfully specific and I'm not sure any of you are arguing that your 7-15 guys are the ones you need to worry about.
My point is your top 3-6 players are who matter. Is someone really arguing against that, or are you trying to find possibly, maybe, arguably one circumstance where it could be viewed that it wasn't the case...even if they were deep, do people describe them as the deepest? Did they win because they had Tyson, JET, Kidd, and Dirk, or because they were the deepest team in the entire league?
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Don't act like you saw our bench problems written all over the wall b/c you were all over the bandwagon sir
The 10-11 Mavs had 9 guys getting over 15 MPG in the playoffs. 9!
Your 3-6 limit seems quite arbitrary. Sometimes, a team has more than one difference makers. I'm not saying that the 10-15 players matter in the playoffs. They don't, unless you are seriously banged up (and in that case you aren't winning anything anyway).
But sometimes it's quite good be 8 or 9 man deep.
I already explained my comments and even made fun of myself for it but of course you have not seen any of that, funny that the people that thanked you know this but still look the other way, keep trying to prove me wrong though.
Just look at the "DJ being shopped" thread. You started complaing about our "crappy" contracts. I presented you with data backing up that our contracts are actually at market value and in some cases even below market value.
And what did you do? You turned a blind eye. And that's something that every poster that has ever got in an argument with you is well aware of.
You will never admit it when you're wrong. Ever.
Not everyone is like that, though.
Note that I'm not responding to anything you post after this so don't waste your time.
Btw here's some stats to chew on.
The only 5 man groups in last year's playoffs that received extended minutes and performed at a better per minute rate than the Pacers were the best units for the Spurs, Celtics, and Thunder. Our starting 5 has amazing synergy, as long as Danny Granger is in the lineup.
And as far as two man combinations go, Granger/West has about the same impact as LeBron/Wade for our team:
Now, obviously you need to take the two man stats with a spoonful of salt, since Granger and West probably played over 70% of their time as part of the starting lineup, and the Heat stars play with combinations of all of their players. But the Heat have a series of supporting players who all fill the same niche. If one isn't hot that night, they just plug in the next guy and move on. And the Pacers accumulated these stats over a winning series and a losing one. The Heat built it up over 4 winning series.
Make no mistake, if we keep our starting 5 and fix the bench so it doesn't bleed leads we will be a favorite for the title.
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Unless you are a waffle maker.
I have no reasons to explain my point again, I won't explained to you Nuntious or whoever is looking to have some stupid argument.
I'm not looking to start an argument. I really am not. I just hate it when I see people not admitting that they are wrong. We are human. We are wrong all the time. Just admit and move on with your life.


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Book Catalogs & E-book Databases
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Worldcat is a library catalog that contains items from libraries worldwide. When you find an item you would like in WorldCat you want to click on the "Libraries worldwide that own this item" link to verify that California State University, Channel Islands is not one of the libraries that owns this item. If you would like to order this item you will need to request it through InterLibrary Loan.
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My feelings about Valentine's Day are that you can either go kitsch or go home. If you're opting for the former route, these sugar cookies are a great way to go.
Here's the best part: underneath their glittering pink facade they actually taste good. They're tender, not dry, with soft middles and only the lightest crisp at the edges. The sanding sugar provides some textural contrast (in addition to pizzaz). Though it's worth noting that if you can't find sanding sugar, regular sprinkles or nonpareils will work.
Thanks to a heavy dose of extract in the dough, the flavor isn't just a dull combination of flour and sugar like so many bad sugar cookies, it's straight-up vanilla.
Sugar cookies that actually have good flavor and texture while still looking adorable? I think that any Valentine can get behind that.
About the author: Carrie Vasios Mullins is the editor of Serious Eats: Sweets. She likes to peruse her large collection of cookbooks while eating jam from the jar. You can follow her on Twitter @carrievasios


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WCU's Quality of Life Program Receives $10,000
The Quality of Life Project (QLP), established by William Carey University professor of psychology and music therapy Dr. Paul Cotten to benefit elderly persons with special needs, recently received $10,000 from the John Morris Testamentary Trust and Ann Morris Memorial Fund. Dr. Cotten, who has over 30 years of experience working with special needs persons in various capacities, established QLP in 2009, and it is entirely funded through the John Morris Testamentary Trust and Ann Morris Memorial Fund. QLP honors the life of John's late daughter, Ann, who was mentally disabled.
QLP works to expand the leisure options of persons with special needs by allowing each client to have an interdependent relationship with a pre-professional WCU student in the field of either music therapy or psychology and by fostering new experiences for the client including travel, movies, live theatre and restaurant dining. Activities include events such as cook-outs, theatre visits, picnics, and an annual day trip to the New Orleans Aquarium, which the group will take on Saturday, December 10.
For more information about QLP, contact Dr. Cotten at firstname.lastname@example.com.