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|Drug: Etanercept inhibition of ozone-induced airway hyper-responsiveness.
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|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Functional Implications of TNF
- biologic response to ozone exposure: bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analyzed for inflammatory cytokines, cell differentials, and activated alveolar macrophages. [ Time Frame: Lung lavage evaluated 20 hr post-exposure to ozone. ]
- Alveolar macrophages (collected in lung lavage fluid) will be studied ex vivo for activation state and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. [ Time Frame: 20 hr post-exposure to ozone. ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Study Start Date:
|August 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Control group: subjects are homozygotic for major allele for TNF-308 promoter polymorphism.
Drug: Etanercept inhibition of ozone-induced airway hyper-responsiveness.
Single dosage of etanercept(50 mg, subcutaneous) given 2 days prior to a laboratory ozone exposure.
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Case Group: subjects are homozygotic or heterozygotic for minor allele of TNF-308 promoter polymorphism.
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Exposure of the airways to air toxins initiates transient and reversible airway injury to both adults and young children. Repetitive exposures of children residing within high oxidant communities leads to impairment of lung growth and pulmonary function, and remodeling of airway epithelial tissues is also suggested to occur. In the completely normal/healthy airway, exposure to ozone (O3), a ubiquitous urban air pollutant, induces an inflammatory response that is characterized by increases in epithelial permeability, neutrophilic infiltration, and bronchial hyperreactivity. Inhalation by humans of the pleiotropic pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (Tnf) leads to the development of nearly identical responses: hyperresponsiveness of the bronchial airway (AHR), and neutrophil influx. Using controlled exposure to O3 in a laboratory setting, we have recently established a link between a genetic single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of TNF gene (-308) and the development of AHR to methacholine within a 24 h time frame, post exposure to O3. In a healthy human study group (n=137) the presence of a common TNF (-308) SNP was found to confer susceptibility to an ambient concentration of O3 (220 ppb, and frequently attained in many cities of the US during the summer months): stratified for ethnicity, Caucasian subjects who were homozygotic (A/A) or heterozygotic (G/A) for the minor allele of the TNF (-308) SNP were 2-times as likely to develop sensitivity to methacholine after O3 as compared to subjects with the wild-type, major allele (G/G) haplotype.
Literature reports suggest that the TNF(-308) polymorphism associates with increased TNF gene transcription and increased Tnf cytokine production. However, the functional significance of this common TNF polymorphism remains uncertain; and moreover, the functional implications of the TNF(-308) polymorphism in the lung remain undeveloped. We hypothesize that subjects either homozygotic (A/A) or heterozygotic (G/A) for the minor allele of the TNF(-308) promoter polymorphism, will demonstrate enhancement in phenotypic responses to O3 including: increased cellular inflammation and secretion of pre-inflammation cytokines, enhanced activation of resident alveolar macrophages, and altered bronchial sensitivity, leading to AHR.
Our research plan is designed to mechanistically investigate the interaction between host factors of humans and exposure to the prototypal air pollutant, ozone. The research plan will expand upon, and enable, a clear assignment of the functional contribution of a common SNP of TNF gene to the initiation of airway hyperresponsiveness, a cardinal feature of inflammatory airway disease.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
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Exclusion Criteria:
- subjects with current or past smoking history, acute respiratory illness within six weeks of the study, and significant non-pulmonary disease as determined by the investigator, pregnancy, age <18 or >35 yr, or inability to understand the protocol. Subjects will be requested to refrain from anti-histamines, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, and supplemental vitamins, e.g. C and E, for 1 week prior to, and during lab visits for exposures and follow-up measures.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00729131
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|Responsible Party:
|Michael Foster, Professor, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00729131 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 6, 2008
|Last Updated:
|September 25, 2014
Keywords provided by Michael Foster, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):
Ozone, TNF, TNF promoter polymorphism, airway hyperresponsiveness.
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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BUILDING work has started on Winchester City Council's new depot at Bar End.
The £2 million scheme will see a new base for Biffa and the Landscape Group at Barfield Close for their refuse collection, street care and grounds maintenance services.
It replaces the bigger site on nearby Bar End Road which is now surplus to requirements.
The £2 project is being managed by Gentle Consulting and completion is expected by next summer.
Council leader Keith Wood said: "The investment of £2 million in the development of the new depot demonstrates the council's commitment to improving the services it offers to residents, while achieving a sensible return for the council tax payer.
"The scheme will result in the redevelopment of a run-down industrial site, which in turn will release the old depot site in Bar End Road for an alternative use, enabling this important gateway to the City to be improved in the future."
Stuart Atkinson, Biffa regional support manager said: "The new facility will enable both Biffa and the Landscape Group to operate the services provided for district residents more efficiently. Biffa will be making a considerable investment in fitting the vehicle workshops out through their partner Dennis Eagle, to ensure that the new freighter fleet is maintained to the highest environmental standards".


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Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) A delegation from the Spanish Federation of Producers (FAPAE) along with senior decision makers from the Spanish government, will attend the film mart at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival here.
The Mumbai Film Mart, to be held here Oct 18-20, is a business-to-business platform for film distributors, buyers, producers and sellers.
"Our aim with this initiative is to foster greater cultural and cinematic ties with Spain through an exchange of ideas between the visiting Spanish producers and film commissioners with their Indian counterparts," Mumbai Film Festival director Srinivasan Narayanan said in a statement.
Indian producers, directors, investors who may have projects they wish to develop and co-produce in Spain or if keen on co-producing the official delegation's projects set in India, can register for the Mumbai Film Mart.
Those interested can attend a special presentation Oct 18 followed by one-on-one meetings over two days.


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Lately, it is becoming more and more difficult to find a reason to look forward to Raw. This isn't going to be one of THOSE blogs; tearing into the WWE product and telling you all that creative is to blame for the (supposed) lack of character development and 'poor' storytelling. At the end of the day I am a WWE fan and I, like everyone else, watch the product for my own personal reasons.
My reasons for the past year have been CM Punk, Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan. Until recently, I was happy with the roles of two of those superstars whilst I accepted the mid-card status of 'Goatface' himself, Daniel Bryan. Now that Punk has taken a leave of absence and Chris Jericho is embroiled in a somewhat entertaining feud with Fandango, I've had to look elsewhere for my fix of main event satisfaction.
The Shield are golden
That's where The Shield comes into play. Anybody who reads this blog regularly knows that I enjoy the work of Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns, and I'm not alone.
This week we learned, in a rather underwhelming manner, that all three members of The Shield are in contention for championship gold on Sunday (whatever happened to the mid-card championships getting confrontational challenges, by the way?). As far as I'm concerned, it is a foregone conclusion that The Shield are leaving as United States and Tag Team Champions – in a similar vein to Armageddon 2003 and the night Evolution left with all the gold.
The trio lost their undefeated streak (in the most ridiculous of ways – DQ, really?) last night, but the match itself was advertisement enough for Extreme Rules. Team Hell No seem to have a real chemistry with The Shield, and the stipulation of a Tornado Tag Team match will add to the inevitable chaos which The Shield thrive in. Combine that with Bryan's ability to turn up the pace instantly (his comeback combo and reckless abandon last night were awesome) and you have a match which could steal the show.
As for Ambrose and his United States title match against Kofi Kingston, it could be a technical or high-flying match – perhaps even a combination of the two. I personally just want to see Ambrose use that finisher of his again.
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
I don't have a witty title to lead into this Extreme Rules Steel Cage match, and it seems fitting.
WWE has built this match as personally as they can, and both superstars (and Paul Heyman) have done well in making it feel that way. In a nutshell, this is the only match which has a decent build leading to Sunday night.
Forget John Cena and his inevitable win over Ryback, this is the true main event (the only other match I would have said was built well was the World Heavyweight Championship Ladder match, but due to Dolph Ziggler's unfortunate concussion we will have to wait for WWE to hopefully give us that another time).
For weeks the commentary team has billed this as the rubber match for this year-long feud, and I think that's what makes it so appealing. Also, the inevitable carnage that the two can produce (it's almost a shame that they'll be restricted to a Steel Cage) sells this as a main event for a PPV called Extreme Rules.
The only way I can see this match disappointing me is if Triple H continues the theme of burying Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules.
I started out by saying that I am struggling to find a reason to watch Raw right now, and I think my interest in Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H sums up just how little WWE has on the table right now.
I've openly said that I have no interest in Triple H being back in the ring, and little interest in Brock Lesnar due to his limited dates, in the past (I still cannot re-view SummerSlam 2012 because of how terrible their match was). Its role as my secondary reason for watching Extreme Rules is a shock to me, but it shows how big a gap the absence of CM Punk is in WWE's main event right now. Of course, this is just my opinion and in no way fact.
The last few weeks on Raw have seen me refreshing my Twitter feed more often than watching the show. Tonight was no exception, as in a three hour show we got one good match and a semi-enthralling confrontation to close the show.
I look forward to Sunday, but only because there is the potential for a changing of the guard in The Shield and Brock Lesnar.
Finally, my question to you this week - what would you like to see The Shield do after Extreme Rules and why?
Thank you for reading, please follow me on Twitter (@SpringerAJ) and leave me your comments using the hashtag #YYYTRR.


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There are many internal rules used to create lyrics within liptikl. When the liptikl lyric engine is figuring-out what to do, it combines all these rules together in combination with your source material, and respects them as best it can, but ultimately liptikl makes its own choice as to exactly what to do. In other words, you can give the engine brain lots of guidance, but ultimately (like a child) you let liptikl makes the final, detailed decisions as to what to do.
The reason this all works, is that at its heart, the liptikl lyric engine uses random events in combination with a powerful set of rules. How you interpret what you read is filtered through your own internal knowledge of language. This combination of chance and logic is what allows liptikl to keep coming-up with ideas that are fresh, interesting and unpredictable.
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CINCINNATI -- Though Jackie Bradley Jr. is in an 0-for-35 slump and was again out of the lineup on Tuesday, the Red Sox haven't considered sending him back to the Minor Leagues at this point.
Bradley hasn't been in the lineup in four of the seven games on this road trip. However, at least to this point, the club hasn't considered returning him to Triple-A Pawtucket.
"That hasn't yet been bridged with the more direct conversation on whether or not a change needs to be made," said Farrell. "We're challenged with trying to get him to repeat the swing that we've discussed."
The constant goal for Bradley is to try to shorten his swing, something he was able to when he got hot for a period leading into the All-Star break.
Bradley is having an elite year defensively and perhaps the Red Sox would be able to survive a little more with his lack of offense if the rest of the lineup was more productive.
"It probably relies on who else is around him," said Farrell. "If there's an offense that is a top five offense in the league despite the production from any given player then maybe you have more ability to carry a pure defender. But where we are right now, we need every one of our guys to carry the weight offensively."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major show of support for girls' education and empowerment around the world, nearly 30 artists and athletes, as well as a host of global non-profits and businesses have joined with the U.S. government to launch Let Girls Learn. The new effort aims to elevate a conversation about the need to support all girls in their pursuit of a quality education. Brought together by heinous acts of violence and intimidation against girls in different parts of the world, the celebrities gathered in New York and Los Angeles to lend their voices to a common message: The right to education is universal and unambiguous. Their video message was released today by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the federal agency coordinating Let Girls Learn. In support of the effort, USAID also announced $231.6 million for new programs to support primary and secondary education and safe learning in Nigeria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Jordan, as well as support for Guatemala's ongoing, successful efforts to improve quality of education for under-served populations.
"When girls are educated, their families are healthier, they marry later, and they have more opportunities to generate income," said Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of USAID. "When girls are denied an education, humanity suffers. Let Girls Learn is a movement to tell the world that an educated girl has the power to lift her family and her community out of poverty. It is time for all of us to stand up and support a quality education for girls and boys alike all over the world."
The U.S. government is committed to improving opportunities for all children in low-income countries to receive a quality education and obtain the skills they need to live healthy and productive lives. This includes an average annual investment of $1 billion by USAID in international education efforts to ensure equitable treatment of boys and girls, to create safe school environments, and to engage communities in support for girls' education. Together with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, and the U.S. Department of Education, USAID and the United States government have a long history of supporting education programs around the world.
Today, 62 million girls around the world are not in school. Millions more are fighting to stay there. Some may be growing up in a war. Some may have been married or become pregnant as a young teen. Their families may depend on their income. They may lack access to a safe place to learn, facing harassment, abuse, and discrimination. If they can get to a school—sometimes walking for hours each way—the girls may not have access to proper hygiene facilities.
The nearly 300 Nigerian girls kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram focused the world's attention to this critical issue, much as it did with the attack on Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan in 2012. Let Girls Learn is an effort to transform concern into action by spotlighting the work being done to educate and invest in girls around the world. Organizations partnering with Let Girls Learn include CARE, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Save the Children, the Burkle Global Impact Initiative at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Child Fund, and others.
The U.S. government and its partners know that an educated girl has a ripple effect.
- One more year of education increases a woman's income by up to 25 percent.
- A girl who has a basic education is three times less likely to contract HIV.
- Children born to educated mothers are twice as likely to survive past the age of 5.
- If all women in sub-Saharan Africa had a secondary education, 1.8 million lives would be saved each year.
- After looking at 100 countries, the World Bank found that increasing the share of women with a secondary education by 1 percent boosts annual per capita income growth by 0.3 percentage points.
- Countries where women's share of seats in political bodies are greater than 30 percent are more inclusive, egalitarian, and democratic.
In support of Let Girls Learn, USAID also announced today $231.6 million for new programs in Nigeria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Jordan, and Guatemala.
This $91.3 million program will partner with the Government of Nigeria to strengthen the education system, increase enrollment and improve early-grade reading for at least 500,000 children, including 250,000 girls in Northern Nigeria. The program will help to increase the number of girls and boys enrolled in safe, relevant and accredited educational options. It will also focus on providing reading and math courses for Almajiri, or students enrolled in traditional Qur'anic schools who often live in extreme poverty.
The $56 million Community Based Education program will help to establish 5,000 Community-Based Education (CBE) classes in under-served areas of Afghanistan. These classes will provide access to primary education for 174,000 girls who are not able to attend because government schools are too far from their homes. The addition of 1,300 female teachers will also facilitate the attendance of girls.
The $30 million Afghanistan-American Women's Scholarship Program will award university scholarships to Afghan women, selected for their academic merit, financial need, and leadership potential. Scholarships will be awarded for undergraduate and graduate programs at universities in countries within the region, helping to promote Afghan women to the next level of leadership. Eighty percent of these scholarships are reserved for Afghan universities—helping to encourage Afghanistan's most talented women stay in the country and serve their communities.
South Sudan
USAID and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will partner to provide emergency education to girls and boys forced to flee their homes by fighting in six states of South Sudan. USAID is investing $17.4 million in the partnership to fund work with 150,000 school-aged and preschool children, including 60,000 girls, as well as internally displaced children, including those sheltering in the compounds of the U.N. Mission in South Sudan. The project will to reduce gender-based violence, promote female leadership in camp activities, provide safe learning spaces and gender-segregated sanitation facilities, and disseminate information on self-protection and health.
Keeping young people in school and reducing dropout rates are key to economic growth and stability in the Middle East and North Africa. Throughout the region, USAID is partnering with ministries of education and schools to roll out early grade reading programs to increase literacy rates, encourage retention, and expand girls' access to education and a brighter future. In Jordan, USAID is responding to the challenges of the Syria humanitarian crisis by helping girls and others get the knowledge they need to avoid the many vulnerabilities that the conflict has brought on. As part of these efforts, USAID will award a grant for more than $12 million to UNICEF to support the No Lost Generation Initiative by helping Jordanian schools as they provide education to Syrian refugees, including 180,000 children (90,000 girls).
USAID has more than 40-years of working to secure parity for girls' education in Guatemala. The nation has made significant progress over the past 20 years in improving education coverage for all children, and now almost every 7-12 year old child is enrolled in primary school, largely due to increased access to education in rural areas. Still, Guatemala has one of the lowest primary school completion rates in Latin America. To continue to support Guatemala, USAID is investing $24.9 million in the Lifelong Learning Project to improve access to and quality of education for under-served populations, including rural indigenous girls and boys, and out-of-school youth. The project will seek to improve primary education in more than 900 rural schools through bilingual and intercultural education for non-Spanish speaking indigenous children, and provide 2,000 out-of-school youth with access to education through alternative primary completion, secondary, and vocational educational opportunities.
Learn more about what the U.S. government is doing to support girls' education all over the world by reading this fact sheet. To view the video and learn what organizations around the world are doing to help girls learn and how you can help, please visit www.usaid.gov/letgirlslearn. Finally, tell us about the creative and inspiring ways you are working to help educate girls by visiting Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter today.
Let Girls Learn was made possible in part by the Burkle Global Impact Initiative at UCLA.
The U.S. Agency for International Development is leading the U.S. government's efforts to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies.
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- Hours Of Operation From 10:00 AM-To 10:00 PM
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- Registration Desk
- Exercise Facility
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- Number of Accessible Meeting Rooms: 5
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- Accessible Guest Rooms
- Business Center
- Meeting Room
- Exercise Facility
- Pool
Hotel Areas with Accessible Routes from Accessible Public Entrance
- Accessible Self Parking
- Van Accessible Self Parking
- Portable Bathtub Seats
- Closed Caption TVs
- Visual Alarm/Alert in Guest Rooms
- Visual Alarm/Alert in Public Spaces
- Communication Kits with Visual Alarms
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- Service Animals Allowed
- Smoke-Free Facility
- Number of Floors: 3
- Total Number of Rooms: 120
- Number of Suites: 22
- Number of Non-Smoking Rooms: 120
- Number of Accessible Rooms: 7
- Connecting Rooms Available
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- Kids ages 19 and under stay for free when sharing their parents' room.*
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Houston North-Spring Area is conveniently located just off I-45, in The Woodlands area, a mere 15 miles from the George Bush International Airport and 25 miles from Houston. Also a close proximity to numerous businesses: Exxon Mobil, Intertek, Tetra, Chevron Phillips, Anadarko, among many others. Leisure travelers can take advantage of our hotel's location and enjoy a day trip to Houston, Lake Conroe, Splashtown, Old Town Spring or a concert at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. A shoppers paradise with The Woodlands Mall, The Woodlands Waterway and Market Street as well as Portofino and the Sam Moon Center in nearby Shenandoah. With a variety of restaurants (from family-dining to fine-dining) in the area, you will never go hungry! Plan your next meeting, conference or board meeting in our 2,000 square foot ballroom, which can be divided into three separate rooms, or conference room.IHG Rewards Club and all guests receive a warm welcome from our professional, friendly staff at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in The Woodlands area.
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This Woodlands hotel features comfortable guest rooms with free high-speed, wireless Internet access and cozy, triple-sheeted beds. An in-room work desk is also provided for your convenience, which allows you to complete any business related work in the comfort of this quiet room.
Room Features
- Rollaway Bed/Cot Available
- Crib Available
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Separate Hanging Closet
- In-Room Heating and A/C Controls
- Extra Bedding Available
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- Private Bathroom
- Bathroom Amenities Available
- Hair Dryer
- Bathtub
- Whirlpool or Spa Bathtub
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- Mini Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Coffee Maker
- Flat-screen TV
- Work Desk with Lamp
- Free Local Calls
- Cable/Satellite
- Premium Channels
- Stereo/Radio
- Direct-dial Phone
- Phone with Voicemail
- Complimentary Morning Newspaper
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- Connecting Suites Available
- Complimentary Coffee/Tea Supplies
- Complimentary Bottled Water
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At the Holiday Inn Express & Suites we offer a free, hot breakfast each morning, a Manager's Reception Monday through Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm, which includes snacks and beverages for all guests, fresh, hot coffee all day and cookies each afternoon.
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- 5 Meeting Room(s) Available
- On-Site Business Center
- Printer
- Copier
- Scanner
- Office supplies available
Internet Access
- Free High-Speed Internet in all Rooms
- Wireless Internet service is free for all IHG® Rewards Club members
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- Outdoor Pool
- Outdoor Whirlpool
- Outdoor Pool Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Health & Fitness
Complimentary Fitness Center
Our newly renovated gym features multiple options for both cardio and strength training. Equipped with new ellipticals and treadmill to keep you fit, as well as machines and free weights.
Hours of Operation: 12:01 AM to 12:00 AM
Fitness Center Type: LIMITED
Fitness Center Equipment:
- Treadmill
- Elliptical Machines
- Free Weights
- Stationary Bicycle
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- Daily Housekeeping
- On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities
- Hours of Operation: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Adrien wrote:Thank you for your responses. I really don't want to be ungratefull, but please be aware of the title of this subject "a non buddhist book about meditation ?". Maybe I'm wrong for asking that (maybe my friend would appreciate some of the books you've mentionned), but that's what I'm asking...
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The point is that I would like to advice him on a book, but it has to be a non religion-connected one (cause he really don't like whatever is religious). I haven't read them, but I've already heard about "where you go you are" by Jon-Kabat Zinn, and "the power of now" by Eckhart Tolle. Does anybody have an idea ?
saltspring wrote:Usually Im in agreement with tiltbilings, but I disagree with him regarding Tolle. I have enjoyed his books and found them helpful in daily life. Yes he has made alot of money, but he is not a monk. But he does seem to annoy alot of Buddhists, Christopher Titmuss nearly blew a gasket in one of his essays speaking about the "Now". So maybe Im missing something. Anyway try him out yourself, and ask your friend to form hi own opinion.
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Here is a link to three of my drives. No one around here has any more advice for me but I know there are problems.
1st throw was a decent throw with a z buzzz.
2nd was with a S-PD. It was probably the best and went about 380.
3rd is another S-PD. It was another decent throw nothing awesome nothing terrible.
Please let me know some thoughts. I really want to rework my drive during the offseason but am kinda stuck and not sure where to go from here.
(note: the first two were into a headwind just a tinge to the right while the last to are the opposite.)


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(This post was first published in March 2011. We're Today's post on fitting pictures into PowerPoint is part of a series by Bruce Gabrielle, author of Speaking PowerPoint: The New Language of Business, a 12-step process for creating clearer and more convincing PowerPoint presentations for the boardroom. You can also check out his series of quick video tips for business managers using PowerPoint. Note: This post was first published in 2011)
Ever have this problem? You have a great picture for your PowerPoint slide, but it fits awkwardly on the page, leaving a big gap of white space. This looks really amateurish.
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Effect of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on Parenting
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified August 2012 by Rena Cooper, Hadassah Medical Organization.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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Hadassah Medical Organization
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
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First received: August 1, 2012
Last updated: August 2, 2012
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PTSD affects a wide variety of symptoms, some of which have been shown to disrupt family relationships. This study will examine some of the effects on parenting, from the perspective of the parent with PTSD.
|Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Parenting With and Without PTSD: The Effect of Attachment, Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth
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MedlinePlus related topics: Parenting Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderU.S. FDA Resources
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|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- ptsd (PSS>15) children under age 18
Exclusion Criteria:
- non ptsd (pss<15) children under age 18
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01656655
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01656655
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|Study First Received:
|August 1, 2012
|Last Updated:
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Keywords provided by Rena Cooper, Hadassah Medical Organization:
ptsd, parenting
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This concoction is really too simple to have a name, but for Friday I thought I'd share a simple way to make a bowl of granola a little more exciting. This recipe makes a great breakfast for Saturdays, or for any day when you have a few minutes to cook up something special for yourself, but aren't quite up for a traditional full hot breakfast.
The great thing about the recipe is that you can change any of the components for a completely different breakfast, and every ingredient is optional. Fresh fruit is preferable, but frozen fruits, or a combination of fresh and frozen fruits are pretty tasty as well.
For my concoction I used
¼ cup flaked coconut
One pat of butter
One peach
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 cup granola
1 cup yogurt
Pick out a heavy sauté pan or wok.
Over a medium flame, toast the coconut in a dry pan. You can toast it as much or as little as you like; I prefer to toast mine very lightly.
Once the Coconut is as toasted as you like it, add your sliced fruits, the pat of butter, and a tablespoon (or two) of brown sugar. Again, you really don't need to add a pat of butter, but I love butter.
Together the fruits, butter and sugar will dissolve pretty quickly to make a nice syrup. Once the sugar is completely dissolved, feel free to cook as long or as little as you like. I cooked mine for about 5 minutes because I like the peaches to be soft and sugary but still have a little bit of a bite to them.
Different fruits work better with different cooking times, but a good rule of thumb is always to put the harder fruits in the pan first. So say if you were going to try a pear and strawberry concoction, you'd probably want to cook the pear for a minute or so before you added the strawberries.
Put the granola and yogurt into a serving bowl. Top with the hot fruit mixture, and serve warm. If you're feeling fancy, you could serve this layered in a parfait dish.
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Financial pressures on Essex Police are not to blame for recent violent crimes in Colchester, the Home Secretary insists.
Theresa May was speaking during a visit to the town on Friday night.
By 2016, Essex Police will be working with a budget £76million per year lower than in 2010, with hundreds of officers' jobs at risk.
Mrs May said: "All police forces have had to make cuts, but crucially they have responded well and we see that across the county.
"Crime is falling and I think that shows it is not just about what you spend, but how you spend it."
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Logo Motion was the name of the game for the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) in 2011. High school students from around the world built 120-pound robots that could create the FIRST logo—a triangle, a circle and a square, in that order—in the form of inflatable balloons in those shapes, which the bots hung on metal pegs at the ends of the rectangular playing field.
The students competed in alliances of three teams each, with an alliance in red taking on an alliance decorated in blue. For the opening stage of each match, the robots had to operate autonomously and attempt to hang a yellow circular balloon. Then, in the second stage, the court became a frenzied battle royal as the student drivers assumed control of their machines, trying to pick up the inflatables with robot claws and hang as many triangle-circle-square logos as possible. Finally, in the last 10 seconds of the match, the teams deployed their minibots—robots about the size of toaster that raced up to the top of a metal pole to score extra points.
"We wanted it to be simple. But we wanted it to be a little intimidating too." That's how junior Keri Porter from Team 148 out of Greenville, Texas—the RoboWranglers—explained her team's design. The powder-coated aluminum frame reflecting red LEDs makes this a mean-looking machine.
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