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Bioequivalency Study of 7.5 mg Pilocarpine Under Fed Conditions
This study has been completed.
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Last updated: February 15, 2008
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The objective of this study was the bioequivalence of a Roxane Laboratories' Pilocarpine tablets, 7.5 mg, to SALAGEN® Tablets, 7.5 mg (MGI) under fed conditions using a single-dose, randomized, 2-treatment, 2-period, 2-sequence crossover design.
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|Drug: Pilocarpine
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Single Dose, Two-Period, Two-Treatment, 2-Sequence Crossover Bioequivalency Study of 7.5 mg Pilocarpine Tablets Under Fed Conditions
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MedlinePlus related topics: Malnutrition
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- No clinically significant abnormal findings on the physical examination, medical history, or clinical laboratory results during screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Positive test for HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C.
- Treatment with known enzyme altering drugs.
- History of allergic or adverse response to Pilocarpine or any comparable or similar product.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00618059
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|CEDRA Clinical Research, LLC
|Austin, Texas, United States, 78759
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Roxane Laboratories
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|Daniel V Freeland, DO
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|Elizabeth Ernst, Director, Drug Regulatory Affairs and Medical Affairs, Roxane Laboratories, Inc.
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|January 15, 2008
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|February 15, 2008
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Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Muscarinic Agonists
Cholinergic Agonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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The Levy County Sheriff's Department reports the following arrests:
•Nov. 8, Daniel Nathan Boykin, 36, Bronson, battery. Bond $10,000.
•Nov. 5, Elijah T. Butsch, 37, Morriston, battery. Bond $50,000.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests:
•Oct. 29, Joseph Ray Ainsworth, 21, Bronson, out of county warrant.
•Oct. 30, Macaela Linsey Allen, 21, Middleburg, DWLSR. Bond $2,000.
•Oct. 27, John Arcangeli, 31, Wildwood, DWLSR, grand theft. Bond $55,000.
•Oct. 28, Teresa Elizabeth Betts, 28, Chiefland, DWLSR. Bond $1,000.
•Oct. 27, Kristi D. Cooprider, 27, Inglis, two counts driving with expired license. Bond $1,000.
Patrick J. Sasnett, 37, a dean at Evergreen Elementary School in Marion County, has been charged with exposing himself after a 44-year-old grandmother complained to authorities.
Levy County Sheriff's deputies arrested Jermaine Carl Curtis, 32, on assault, drug and false imprisonment charges that stem from an incident in the Fanning Springs area that happened on Oct. 4.
A woman reported going to Curtis' home to purchase illegal narcotics from him but during the deal Curtis grabbed her, moved her into another room where he took more than $1,000.00 in cash rom her, beat her and threatened her with a firearm.
The Levy County Sherif's Office reported the following arrests:
•Oct. 22, Mark Ebert Blevins, 30, Old Town, public order crimes, petit theft. Bond $2,000.
•Oct. 24, Billy Bowers, 39, Chiefland, brawling. Bond $10,000.
•Oct. 23, Donato Enrique Bruno, 29, Williston, battery. Bond $25,000.
•Oct. 20, Thomas Edward Burnett, 42, New Port Richey, VOP.
•Oct. 21, Bobby Dwayne Carnley, 30, Old Town, assault. Bond $15,000.
A Chiefland couple has reported the theft of 20 gold coins valued at $24,589, stored under a bed in a guest room, has gone missing from their home sometime between April and early September and the Chiefland Police Department is investigating the case as grand theft.
The couple, in their 80s, said family, friends and a cleaning lady have been in the home during that time period. And they said the cleaning person, who has worked for them for five years, had a key to the home.
Thirty six years to the day after Merl McFarland Mackey, Jr. married Evelyn LaVerne Trulock in Pinellas County, and almost 34 years after she disappeared from their Hernando County home, Mackey was booked into the Levy County Jail on a charge of 1st degree premeditated murder.
•Oct. 14, Frederick Ashford, 65, Atlanta, GA, FTA. Bond $4,005.
•Oct. 12, Ray Anthony Bailey II, 22, Chiefland, petit theft.
•Oct. 14,Spencer Theodore Barnes, 22, Newberry, DWLSR, drug possession. Bond $1,500.
•Oct. 18, Allen James Brannin, 58, Cross City, possession of listed chemical w/intent to manufacture controlled substance.
•Oct. 13, Angela Kaye Carter Callihan, 36, Inglis, FTA. Bond $1,000.
An argument over who would care for an elderly relative escalated and ended with one person stabbing the other with a box cutter, according to a Chiefland Police Department report.
Lasonya Denise Collins, 46, of Baxley, Ga., then transported the elderly relative to North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville where she was later arrested by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Gainesville Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force, and the Chiefland Police Department.
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Mystery safe remains a mystery - for now
EUGENE, Ore. - After days of pondering what lies behind the cast iron door of the mystery safe, the hundreds that turned out to Roosevelt Middle School's silent auction Friday night were told they would have to wait a little longer.
Officials from the school said that the winners of the auction wanted to be present when the safe was opened, and chose to hold their own opening ceremony later in the week.
Parents and students poured over the folding tables that lined the Roosevelt gym, examining the dozens of baskets and gift certificates at auction. However many more were drawn to the parking lot to examine the featured item at the Showcase Cruise 2013 - an old, unopened safe donated by RMS parent Peter Pomponi.
He said that he found the safe three years ago while renovating his old farmhouse in Grants Pass.
Pomponi donated the unopened mystery safe to his daughter Isabella's school, who in turn opened up an online auction for the safe and its contents Wednesday.
As the online auction drew to a close, a crowd of roughly 50 students swarmed the back of Pompini's station wagon; each trying to get a glimpse of the 2-foot square cast iron safe.
"I'll be happy to have it out of the back," laughed Pomponi. "I have been getting terrible gas mileage this week!"
What's inside remains a mystery, although Peter and his daughter have heard a few clues this week as the safe echoed out some hints.
"I heard something that sounded like a clunk, metallic, maybe something like a chain, so we heard something slide and clunk," Peter said.
Soon after parent volunteer Louise Bronaugh closed the auction at 8 p.m., a spokesperson from All Comedy 1450 Radio climbed onto the car's bumper.
Over an outbreak of cheers he announced that All Comedy and The RV Corral had partnered up and won the auction with a bid of $4415.
Those cheers soon turned to cries of outrage after the spokesman continued to say that the safe would not be opened that night.
Roosevelt and the new owners of the safe agreed to hold the safe opening until Tuesday night at the RV Corral.
News of the decision to prolong the opening quickly spread through the halls of RMS, and many students were upset. However the mystery safe will continue to keep people guessing, "What is in the safe?"


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Homecoming events kick off at Penn State Schuylkill on Friday, Oct. 25 with the third annual THON spaghetti dinner at the First United Church of Christ, adjacent to the campus. This event begins at 5 p.m. and is open to Penn State alumni, students, community, family and friends. Cost for the dinner is $7.50 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Proceeds will help to find a cure for pediatric cancer.
For additional information, contact Tina Rose at 570-385-6253 or email@example.com. Reservations are not required, take-out is available.
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|Ready stock. It can be delivered within 3-5 days. Returns accepted
|Length - 2.3 inches. Width - 2.3 inches. it has 1 peg for hanging keys, coat, towel or any clothing. it has one wall mount hooks on the back for easy hanging.
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|This original work of blue art pottery is done on art base made using Egyptian paste. This is an art form that stands distinguished from all other forms of pottery owing to its usage of a special dough prepared by mixing quartz stone powder, powdered glass, Multani Mitti (Fuller's Earth), borax, gum and water. It is the only pottery in the world that does not use clay.
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Nuggets Try To Make A Deal For Corey Maggette
By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
November 3, 2006
Apparently, the Denver Nuggets don't give up easily.
After failing in their efforts to acquire swingman Corey Maggette in the summer, Denver has continued to express interest in a multiplayer trade with the Clippers, sources said Thursday.
General Manager Elgin Baylor does not comment on trade talks, but the Nuggets are willing to include guard J.R. Smith as the centerpiece of their proposal for Maggette, the sources said.
Forward Joe Smith also is among the players Denver has considered moving for Maggette, who led the Clippers in scoring in the 2004-05 season. Others teams have also contacted the Clippers about Maggette.
At this point, however, the Clippers are not interested in trading the seven-year veteran, but things could change.
In Wednesday's 112-104 season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns, Maggette played fewer than seven minutes and did not score. Maggette suffered from a bout of food poisoning and received fluids intravenously at a Phoenix-area hospital before the game, but "it was coach's decision not to play me," Maggette said. "I told him before the game that I could go. I made myself available for the team."
It appeared Maggette wasn't at full strength, so Coach Mike Dunleavy said he didn't want to push him.
Barring injuries to others, Maggette, respected for his dedication to conditioning and determination for rehabilitation after injuries, is expected to average fewer minutes than he has in the previous four seasons.
Maggette averaged personal-bests at 22.2 points and 36.9 minutes in the 2004-05 season, but the Clippers have changed and improved since then. Maggette has remained focused on the bigger picture, saying he wants "to do whatever I can to help my teammates and help us win," but his outlook might not remain as positive if he is deep on the bench the first month of the season.
There has been speculation the Clippers would trade Maggette for a first-round draft choice, but "that's not going to happen," a high-ranking team official said recently.
Hearing his name involved in trade speculation doesn't bother Maggette.
"It's positive when other teams want you, it's not a negative," Maggette said. "I haven't done anything negative, I just play hard every game.
"If it's not my place to be here, then that's just the way it is. That's how I look at the whole picture."


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Channel 16 Named Best Government Cable TV Station
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Channel 16 Named Best Government Cable TV Station
Fairfax County's Government Channel 16 has been named the best government access cable television station in the nation by the Alliance for Community Media. It is the third time the county has won the award in the Overall Excellence of Governmental Access category, with previous awards given in 1996 and 1999.
The award covers the entire spectrum of Channel 16 programming, including government meetings, public service announcements and informational programs about government services. More than 1,500 entries were submitted in the contest this year from the United States and Canada.
The county also was an award finalist in the documentary event category for "Fairfax Prepares," which profiles a mass immunization drill staged at George Mason High School in October 2004.
The Alliance for Community Media is a nonprofit coalition of public, educational and government access cable stations that promotes community communications and programs that are distributed on cable television access channels.
Channel 16 delivers more than 850 hours of programming per year including Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals meetings. News-to-use features are offered through award-winning shows like "County Magazine," "Your Community, Your Call" and "Information Avenue."
Channel 16 is available in Fairfax County on the Cox Communications cable system and in Reston on Comcast Cable system. Fairfax County Government Channel 16 is also available on the Internet at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable/channel16/vod.htm.
For more information on Channel 16, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable or call Michael Liberman,
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Fairfax County is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all county programs, services and activities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. To request special accommodations, call 703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935. Please allow five working days in advance of events in order to make the necessary arrangements.


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A coroner is seeking reassurances from bosses at Bradford Royal Infirmary about its procedures for dealing with high-risk pregnancies following the death of a twin baby boy.
The infant, Mohammed Esa Rashid, died of multi-organ failure and brain damage three days after a difficult caesarean delivery at the hospital.
During the inquest into Mohammed's death it was heard the operation and his birth had been delayed due to complications.
His mother, Nafisah Rashid, 26, was admitted to the BRI in June last year after her waters broke early at 34 weeks.
Despite being given steroids to try to develop the unborn twin's lungs, her labour did develop throughout the day and by the time she was taken for surgery, Mohammed's head was far down making his delivery difficult, also hampered by scarring from Mrs Rashid's two previous caesareans which meant the incision had to be higher up.
Mohammed was limp as soon as he was born, there were technical difficulties reviving him and he went on to haemorrhage after an attempt to fit him with a canula damaged his umbilical artery which made his condition worse.
Referring to reserving the right to write what is known as Section 28 report for the prevention of future deaths, the Coroner Dr Dominic Bell said he wanted to hear more from the hospital and its obstetrics care delivery.
Recording a narrative verdict he said: "The main focus is not so much on staffing but the planning for Mrs Rashid's delivery and contingency planning for new emergency arrivals and standards of communication between registrars and consultants.
"It has to be considered that an external review could give me a sense of whether there are issues that need to be addressed more formally."
Mohammed's father, Mohammed Rashid, 38, said the family had continued concerns about their son's tragic death.
Speaking after the inquest, Mr Rashid, of Rhodesway, Bradford, said: "We do not have closure after this inquest at the moment.
"Not a day goes by when I look at my baby son and think there should have be two of you. He is a constant reminder of our other son.
"We thank God that Mustafa survived but we grieve for Mohammed Esa.
"We can't let what happened to us happen again to anyone else – this is a terrible thing.
"Mohammed was a healthy baby until his delivery and that makes his death hard to bear. If he'd had problems in pregnancy and was a sick baby then we would have had to accept this – but he was not.
"If my wife had been more closely monitored and they had given her a caesarean earlier that day before she went into labour then none of this would have happened and we would have been able to hold our two boys in our arms."
Mr Rashid said it was known that his wife's pregnancy was high-risk because of her other two caesareans and because the babies were sharing the same placenta.
He said: "A section had been planned for 36 weeks because they didn't want her to go into labour – so why did they wait that day and let it happen?
"We know, and the inquest has heard, by the time they finally realised she was in labour the operating theatres were busy with other deliveries so we had to wait our turn – but it was too late.
"We hope the Coroner will decide to take more action to make sure no-one else has to go through what we've gone through. There has to be awareness of what has happened to us."


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I've been experimenting with new ways to use squash, something I have fun with every summer. After I was wowed by the Zucchini Carpaccio, I started wondering about a variation of that salad with yellow squash, and this combination with arugula and herbs is the happy result. I actually used The Flavor Bible (great book!) for ideas of what herbs would pair with arugula and ended up going with basil, but I think fresh mint or parsley would also be heavenly in this.
This lovely yellow salad is my entry for A Taste of Yellow, the event created by Barbara from Winos and Foodies to support the Lance Armstrong Foundation and publicize the need for cancer research. I'd been so inspired by Barbara's courage in her own fight against cancer and she's definitely on my list of Top Ten Food Bloggers I'd Love to Meet. Livestrong day is moved to October 2 this year, to coincide with the day Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer ten years ago. To make a donation to support cancer research, visit LiveSTRONG.org.
(Edit 2012 - On June 30 the food blogging world lost our beloved and courageous Barbara from Winos and Foodies. Barbara was a beautiful person who touched many lives through her blog and her thoughtful comments and e-mails. She started blogging in 2005 as a way to stay connected to the world while undergoing chemotherapy, and since that time she has been engaged in a valiant fight against the cancer that finally took her life. Through all her trials Barbara never complained; in fact she was a constant support for others and brought a little cheer into every life she touched.
Barbara organized yearly events around the theme of yellow foods to raise money for cancer research, and when I posted this recipe for A Taste of Yellow in 2009 her cancer was in remission and we were hoping she had beaten it. Now with the sad news of her death, I am dedicating this recipe to her memory. Rest in peace Barbara; your lovely spirit will be greatly missed.)
This is a mini salad spinner, but I used a generous amount of basil leaves for the salad. I'd aim for at least 1/2 cup sliced or chopped fresh herbs, no matter which herb you're using.
After the squash has marinated, put the arugula and herbs into a bowl, then gently mix in the marinated squash pieces. Check to see if you want more dressing, and add as desired. (I like my salads rather wet, so I used most of the dressing.) Arrange salad on individual serving plates and sprinkle about 1 T crumbled feta over each. Enjoy!
Raw Summer Squash Salad with Arugula, Feta, and Herbs
(Makes 4 salads, recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration from Zucchini Carpaccio and Pam's Carpaccio of Raw Zucchini.)
3 T fresh squeezed lemon juice (or a bit less)
4 T good quality extra virgin olive oil
zested skin from one whole lemon (or a bit less)
2-3 medium sized yellow or green summer squash (about 3-4 cups sliced squash)
4-6 oz. baby arugula leaves (3-4 handfuls)
1/2 cup sliced or chopped fresh herbs (basil, mint, or parsley would be my choice)
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
Wash baby arugula leaves and spin dry or dry with paper towels. (I pinch off the big stems, but this is optional unless you're taking photos!) Wash herbs of your choice and spin dry or dry with paper towels, then either slice or coarsely chop herbs.
Combine arugula and herbs in bowl large enough to hold all the salad. Add marinated squash slices, toss to combine, and taste to see if you want to add more dressing, salt, or fresh ground black pepper. (I added a bit more dressing.) Arrange salad on individual salad plates, sprinkle each with 1 T crumbled feta cheese, and serve.
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LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow Round Up 2008 Part 1
LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow 2008 - Round Up Part 2
Chipotle-Lime Deviled Eggs from Kalyn's Kitchen
Spiced Vegetable Dal from Andrea Meyers
Chess Pie from Homesick Texan
Cornish Saffron Cake and Happiness Soup from Confessions of a Cardamom Addict
Spicy Fresh Corn Salad from Sunday Nite Dinner
Yellow Rice with Corn from The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz
Lemon Petit Fours Glaces from Use Real Butter
Dorie's Great Grain Muffins from What Geeks Eat
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Theology for a Secular Age (I)
General Assembly 2009 Event 2040
UU University Theology Track, Part I
"I'm a little surprised to see so many of you here," said the Rev. Galen Guengrich as he looked out over perhaps three hundred people gathered for the first session of "Theology for a Secular Age," one of the tracks in the Unitarian Universalist University programming at General Assembly (GA).
Guengrich began with a definition of the word "theology." Strictly speaking, theology is speech about God, he said, but more generally, "theology is the process of using language to describe certain kinds of experience."
"Theology steps back from a certain kind of experience, religious experience," he said, "and asks what makes it possible, and why is it transformative, or why is it destructive?"
Guengrich, who has a doctoral degree in theology, is the senior minister of All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City. He was raised as a "conservative Mennonite," but later became a Unitarian Universalist.
"Why did I leave?" Guengrich asked. "Because I wanted my freedom." However, he soon discovered that freedom, the absence of coercion, "is politically necessary but not religiously sufficient." Because there are other people in the world, freedom is inevitably constrained. Because of his Mennonite heritage, the tension between individual and community has shaped the way he looks at religious experience.
He then gave the goal for the workshop. "Many people in our era believe that religion is what is wrong with the world," he said. Referring to fundamentalist religions, he added, "Religion is a lot of what's wrong with the world." His goal is the find a "third way between competing fundamentalisms of the left and the right," that is, between doctrinaire atheism on the one hand, and fundamentalist religions on the other hand.
"Most people today, whether they are atheist or fundamentalist or somewhere in between, think about religion in somewhat the same way," he said. Most fundamentalists and most atheists agree about what religion is, while they disagree about whether religion is useful.
To outline a "third way" between atheism and fundamentalism, Guengrich proposed to address seven essential religious questions. In this first session of his workshop, he addressed four of those questions. He stated those four questions as follows: "How do we know what we most truly know? What is the nature of existence and how do we [human beings] fit into the picture? What in the world is divine, if anything? What is the uniquely human challenge?"
Addressing his first question, "How do we know what we most truly know?" Guengrich said there are two possible answers. First, we can know what is true because God said it is true. Second, we can know what is true because there is evidence that it is true. The first answer employs the method of doctrine, while the second answer employs an ongoing process of inquiry and discovery.
Guengrich criticized the method of doctrine as being closed. "Belief in supernatural revelation," he said, "means that each religion has its own set of facts." Instead, he advocated for an approach which grew out of Enlightenment Europe, where our experience of the natural world is the source of truth. He cited the book A Common Faith by John Dewey as a paradigmatic example of applying this second approach to religious experience.
Turning to the question of the nature of existence, Guengrich was critical of the hyper-individualism characteristic of the contemporary United States. "In a culture dominated by the language of self-determination and self-reliance," he said that it is important to remember that no individual exists in isolation from others."If you take away the relational ingredients that make up my life," he said, then nothing much is left. "We are constituted by our relationships."
"We live in a relational universe," he said. All human beings, and indeed everything in the universe, is connected. He pointed to contemporary science to support this claim. String theory, he said, shows that everything in the universe is connected. Thus, to say that human beings live in a relational universe "is not just good theology, this is good science."
Guengrich then turned to the question of what, if anything, in the universe is divine. While many Americans believe in a personal God, Guengrich said he did not. He said that he approaches the idea of God from a different perspective, setting aside the question of a supernatural God.
He asserted that the idea of God is necessary to explain two kinds of human experience. "Where do experiences go when their physical substrate no longer exists?" he said. "We need a word for the collection of all experiences in the universe," and he calls this collection of experiences by the name "God." Secondly, he said that the idea of God is necessary to answer the question, "Where do possibilities come from?" According to Guengrich, God is the transcendent source of future human possibilities.
"For most people who say they don't believe in God, these two things aren't a problem," said Guengrich. "The real problem is the idea of the personal God." He said that his idea of God is one that "children of the Enlightenment" can believe in.
Then Guengrich turned to his fourth question: What is the uniquely human challenge? He said that "sin" is a concept that really means "missing the mark." "It [the concept of sin] comes from archery," he said. Given that, the fundamental human sin is to live as though we are not dependent on other human beings.
"We are utterly dependent on the people in the world around us, and when the only heart we hear beating is our own, what do we do?" said Guengrich. He said there is no God who can "bail us [humanity] out of this situation." The uniquely human challenge is to reach out to others, and this is something that can take place in Unitarian Universalist congregations.
That ended the first session of "Theology in a Secular Age." Guengrich promised that he would answer the remainder of his seven questions in the next session.
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'"I thought as the game went on we kept turning it up, playing better and we just played until the last second. In the end, we deserved two points," said Thomas Vanek. "Obviously, that gave us a lot of confidence that we're within one with a lot of time left. It took until the last minute, but we never stopped believing. This game is all about confidence. Right now, the guys are feeling good about themselves. Like tonight, we were down 2-0, we just kept playing, playing our system, playing it hard. We got back into it."'
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I spent the last 8 months learning all the disc golf lingo, testing discs, asking questions here, and playing on a more regular basis for the first time. My bag went from a few discs to way to many choices. My best round at Edora during the last 8 months was using only my Dart and borrowing my friends Valk for one throw. I have learned a ton and gotten better skill wise but not score wise.
I am looking for the right mix of simplicity and options so that I can play my best while improving on a regular basis and mastering the discs I have.
Most importantly I need to practice but want to make sure that experimenting constantly with different discs doesn't hinder the practice like it has somewhat during the last 8 months.
I was an ultimate player before this and in general like under stable discs I can manipulate. The Dart is by far my favorite disc. Outside of the Lace I don't like the bigger rims. Nuke is not comfortable to me. My farthest drive on flat land with no wind was RHBH hyzer flipping my Flash to 465'. I was consistently around 450' until recent knee problems.
Here is my current arsenal and below that what I think I am going to go with. Please post your thoughts.
What I own
Blizzard Boss, Wahoo, Archon, Nuke, Stalker, PD, Valk, Roadrunner, Force, Lace, Flash
Jackal, Pred, TL+, Ascent
Scout, Wasp, Kite
Rhyno, Pig, Dart, Hydra, Blowfly II, Zephyr, Rattler, Polecat, Pure
Initial thoughts on what I will go with
x Z Flash 165g
Max distance
x ESP Force 167g
Hyzer Spike / Headwind Drives
x S-Line Jackal 168g
Deadstraight distance /long BH drives ending right
x Star Kite 175g
Midrange anny ending right / straight
x Elite Z Wasp 168g
Midrange Wind / Approach/Mid Forehand
x R-Pro Dart 168g
Putting / Approach where I want it to sit
x Star Dart 175g
Anytime I can - Go to disc - almost all midrange and approach shots and many drives
x R-Pro Pig 175g
Wind putt and approach
x Zephyr 179g
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With a big-city vibe and small-town character, Nashville offers students an abundance of professional and social opportunities. Located on the Cumberland River and home to 16 colleges and universities, the state capital is a vibrant location to live, learn and grow. Affectionately known as Music City, with stages, clubs and recording studios throughout the area, Nashville is respected for a thriving arts scene that blends traditional perspectives with new ideas and fresh points of view. The Metropolitan Area's parks, theaters, galleries, sports arenas and trendy neighborhood hot spots blend to create a culturally relevant and exciting community for students to experience and explore.
Hillsboro Village, commonly known as "The Village," offers a complete line of neighborhood services, retail stores, and entertainment. Specialty stores and restaurants — including Pancake Pantry (a Nashville breakfast tradition) as well as the French Provence Cafe — and the historic Belcourt Theatre make Hillsboro Village the perfect destination for a day's stroll.
If you have any interest in the entertainment industry, this is a place where you should spend at least a day. Every major recording label in the United States has an office here. The nearby West End area is home to Centennial Park, The Parthenon, many dining choices and shopping and entertainment. Also located nearby is the "Elliston Place Rock Block," a block-long section of Elliston Avenue that is home to some of the hottest music venues in town including Exit/In and The End. This is not the place to go if you are interested in quiet conversation!
East Nashville offers an urban neighborhood with a small-town feel. Recently almost two-dozen restaurants and bars have opened, many in recycled architecture, exploiting the district's funky character. An old gas station is now Café Margot, and a 1930s pharmacy houses Eastland Cafe. Bongo Java roasts coffee in a former electronics repair shop, and Family Wash serves pub food in an old laundromat. Turnip Truck—the auto-body-shop-turned-health-food-grocery—offers Provence bread and homemade soup. Crowds gather at the Garage Mahal, the former tow truck shed that's home to the annual Tomato Art Festival. The side east of the Cumberland River is also home to Nashville's first dog park.
Green Hills is one of Nashville's shopping and entertainment destinations. The Mall at Green Hills featuring top-of-the-line department stores, Regal Theater, Whole Foods, the Hill Center shopping village, and the historic Bluebird Café are just some of the attractions you will find in this part of town.
Downtown Nashville is the hub of the entertainment that defines Music City. Within mere city blocks, visitors can experience world-class art at the Frist Center for Visual Arts, enjoy Nashville's Grammy award-winning symphony at the beautifully designed Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and see world-class concerts and events at the Bridgestone Arena. And the history — the legendary Ryman Auditorium, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Johnny Cash Museum are within walking distance of one another.
Enjoying some of the world's greatest live music – offered free 24/7/365 – at one of the city's many honky-tonks that line Lower Broadway, including Tootsie's, Silver Dollar Saloon, Robert's Western World, The Stage, and Layla's Bluegrass Inn.
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located in downtown Nashville, makes art interesting for everyone with exhibits from around the world, an interactive gallery and educational programs. The Parthenon, the center of the art and architecture in Nashville, focuses on a permanent collection of 19th and 20th century American artists and leading traveling exhibits. Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Fine Arts Center features a Japanese garden, regional flower gardens and a remarkable outdoor sculpture trail, as well as a contemporary gallery featuring the best of local, national, and international artists.
Art galleries thrive in Nashville's creative setting and serve as an accessible venue for Watkins' faculty and students to exhibit their work. Some of the local favorites include Tinney Contemporary, Coop, Twist Gallery, Cumberland Gallery, Rymer, The Arts Company and Zeitgeist. Every month, downtown Nashville comes to life with more than 1,000 visitors who participate in the First Saturday Art Crawl, an event that features exhibits and receptions at multiple local galleries.
On the performing arts scene, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center houses three stages which are booked nearly every day of the year with Broadway touring companies and local performing arts groups including the Nashville Opera and Nashville Ballet companies. The Schermerhorn Symphony Center opened in 2006 as the state-of-the-art home of the Nashville Symphony. Nashville also features multiple music venues presenting all kinds of sounds, from new artist showcases to top-level tours.


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FORMER Wootton Bassett junior Jonny May has retained his place in England's starting line-up for the the Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.
May, who attended Ridgeway School, starts on the wing despite breaking his nose during the 26-24 defeat to France in Paris last weekend - England's Six Nations opener.
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It's not every day you get to pose as an artist's model. But that's just what I did when Carrie Bloomston needed a volunteer to pose (fully clothed!) while she demonstrated a drawing exercise.
As I stood in the pose for two minutes, Carrie sketched my basic form using a gesture drawing technique. "Gesture drawing" is a fine arts term for a quick sketch of the human form. The point is to capture the essence of the pose: the lines and angles of the body, where the weight falls, how the head turns, etc.–not to create a finished drawing. Gestural drawings are usually used as a warm-up activity in fine arts classes.
|Easiest job I ever had! Posing on-set while Carrie
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Carrie, who comes to fiber art from a fine art background, used this exercise to demonstrate how warm-ups like this one can help fiber artists improve their quilting designs. It's the premise of her Quilting Arts WorkshopTM video Art Techniques for Quilt Design: Drawing, Composition, Collage, & Stitch.
Even if drawing isn't your strength, drawing and composition exercises can help when you're designing quilts and other fiber art projects, says Carrie.
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If you've ever looked at one of your art quilts and thought that something was off, but you couldn't quite put your finger on what, chances are it had to do with one of these design elements.
Try this exercise: Have a friend or family member strike a pose and set a timer for two minutes. Then sketch the person's form, focusing on the basic lines, angles, and where their weight falls. Your goal is to capture the whole form within the two-minute limit.
By exercising your creative muscles, you can open your mind to new ways of looking, and new ideas for quilt design.
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TPWD News Release — Dec. 6, 2004
The award to the San Jacinto Marsh and Interpretive Trail Project is bestowed to only a handful of outstanding projects each year by Coastal America, a partnership of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, 12 federal departments, and state, local and private organizations.
To date, the $600,000 San Jacinto project has directly involved some two dozen federal, state, local and private partners. The project has restored 115 acres of the historic marsh and constructed a trail system through the marsh and adjacent prairie and bottomland forest. As a result, dozens of species of birds, along with river otters, coyotes, alligators and fish, have returned to the marsh, as have thousands of school children and other visitors.
The project is part of a larger effort to restore the entire battleground and its environs to their historic condition and provide better interpretation of the site's cultural and natural values to the public. More than $15 million has been spent on both restoration of the grounds and the 1936 San Jacinto Monument itself. Funding has been contributed to the restoration effort through a number of sources, including the Texas Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (CWRP), a public-private partnership that supports the goals of Coastal America and the State of Texas to protect, restore and preserve wetlands and aquatic habitat areas for present and future generations to enjoy.
P. Lynn Scarlett, U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary for policy, management and budget, will present the award on Dec. 9 on the prairie overlooking the project site.
"It brings me great pleasure to be presenting this award," Scarlett said. "Your effort, from the federal and state government, to non-profit organizations, to private citizens and corporations, indicates your collective dedication to preserving the historic and natural resource values of this special place."
In his letter of congratulations, President George W. Bush added, "By restoring this wetland, you have protected valuable habitat from degradation and preserved an important landmark of our country's history. This project is in line with my administration's goal of a net-increase in our nation's wetlands over the next five years. I applaud and support your efforts to bring together collective resources to meet common goals and better our coastal environment."
At the time of the famous 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, where some 800 Texas volunteers defeated a larger and better equipped army of Mexican regulars, the two armies were hemmed in on three sides by Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto marsh. The marsh played a crucial role in the outcome of the battle, as it prevented the escape of hundreds of Mexican soldiers routed from their encampment by the unexpected afternoon attack. Since 1836, however, the marsh has suffered from subsidence, erosion and use as a dredge disposal area. By the 1980s, the original marsh was unrecognizable.
In 1993, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) organized a task force to study the causes of marsh loss and look for solutions. In 1996-97 water control structures were constructed and clean, dredged sediment was pumped into shallow-water areas to raise the elevation to inter-tidal levels. This allowed marsh grasses and other wetland vegetation to become re-established, creating the important habitats necessary for proper functioning of the marsh system.
By 2000, the new marsh was teeming with birds and other wildlife, and park visitors - especially local schoolteachers - began requesting that TPWD construct a trail to provide access to the marsh. Bolstered by assistance from educators, volunteers and several grants, the first phase of the trail, which crosses 700 feet of prairie and 500 feet of marsh, was opened to the public in April 2002. Response to the trail exceeded expectations, attracting not just classrooms of public-school children but nature-watchers and other members of the general public. Many trail users said they had never seen a tidal marsh up-close before.
Almost immediately, plans began to take shape to expand the trail system. The success of the project attracted more partners, and another $177,500 was donated to complete the boardwalk portion of the trail across the marsh, making possible the completion of a 3-mile trail loop. The loop includes a marsh observation deck, two outdoor classroom areas and views of the battleground, monument and Houston Ship Channel. In some places, no development is visible at all, and visitors are amazed to discover a little slice of wilderness planted in the middle of one of the largest petro-chemical industrial complexes in the world.
"Most people understandably think of San Jacinto as an important place in Texas history, but it is also a vital natural area," said Robert L. Cook, TPWD executive director. "By restoring the marsh and creating trails and interpretive facilities, we'll have a richer experience for our visitors connecting natural and cultural history."
The Coastal America Partnership was established in 1992 to protect, preserve and restore coastal watersheds by integrating federal actions with state and local government and non-governmental efforts. Federal partners include the Departments of Agriculture, Air Force, Army, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Navy, State, Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Executive Office of the President.
To recognize outstanding partnership efforts, Coastal America established a national awards program in 1997. In 2002, the Coastal America Partnership Award went to the TPWD-led task force for wetland restoration efforts at Galveston Island State Park. The San Jacinto Marsh and Interpretive Trail Team is one of 10 partnership initiatives selected to receive the 2004 award.
The award will be presented to the team at 10 a.m. on Dec. 9 under a tent overlooking the marsh on the north side of the Monument. Immediately following the ceremony, TPWD project manager Ted Hollingsworth will lead a tour of the project site and trail for anyone interested.
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Does the Mos Eisley Cantina band play weddings? George Lucas and Mellody Hobson have tied the knot!
The "Star Wars" creator, 69, and his bride, 44, got married this weekend, People reported.
According to the mag, the couple – who announced their engagement in January after dating for seven years – wed in Marin County, Calif., the same location as the filmmaker's Skywalker Ranch.
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Some of Lucas' fellow filmmakers and actors he's directed congratulated him and his bride – an ABC News contributor and chairman of the board at DreamWorks Animation – on the happy news.
"Let's give a Galactic shout out to Master George Lucas & his Bride Melodie on This their WEDDING DAY!! Congrats!!!!!!," Samuel L. Jackson, who played Jedi Mace Windu in three "Stars Wars" movies, Tweeted.
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While Ron Howard wrote, "George Lucas Melody Hobson wedding was joy to behold Bill Moyers service was beautiful, nothing short of profound. Congrats Mr&Mrs Lucas"
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Clue = "Cook, Wine, Drinker"
Answer = "Hook, Line, and Sinker"
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What I Saw at the Revolution
Read this story in the Washington Jewish Week
Certain themes echoed throughout BBYO's International Convention. "I am a global teen," they repeated - regardless of whether they had traveled to the convention center from Arlington or Albania. "We are a youth movement, not a youth group," they cheered, reveling in the power of those who are just beginning their journey.
But the message that hit home as truest for me was said by Gavri Schreiber, a teen from Kansas City during Thursday night's event for local adult stakeholders. "BBYO is more work than school. But we choose to do the work."
Both of my children are BBYOers. My son, Jules, an eighth-grader, is an AIT (aleph-in-training or new member) of D.C. Council's Melech chapter. He is just beginning, so it is through my daughter, Sofie, an 11th-grader in BBG's Beth Kadima chapter that I have witnessed what Schreiber spoke of. By way of explanation of her level of involvement, Sofie was elected this past Sunday to BBYO's international board. She will serve as International Mazkirah, overseeing communication and globalization.
She is not the only one. Six teens from our region - Northern Region East, comprising Northern Virginia, D.C. Council, Howard County and Baltimore County ran for international board positions. Of the six, three were elected - Michaela Brown from Northern Virginia will serve as International N'siah (president), Maya Guthman from D.C. Council is the International S'ganit (programming), and, of course, my Sofie.
My daughter, like many other high-schoolers, is regularly awake past midnight. She is on the conveyor belt that Schreiber described for the adults, "do this for the college resume, do that for the resume. They tell us, middle school is to prepare us for high school and high school is to prepare us for college and college is to prepare us for a good job." But then he added, "BBYO is outside of that." Teens in BBYO, like Sofie, choose to find hours (and I'm not exaggerating), hours each day to devote to their BBYO work.
And it is work. The kids in leadership positions arrived at the convention early for "Execs" - meetings where they planned for the future of their organization - raising and passing motions to formally include new countries, to create new international leadership positions and to set new goals. Their current focus on reaching out to teens around the world and connecting as a global community came from similar meetings at previous conventions.
I attended the convention in various capacities - as community stakeholder, parent volunteer, press and educator. I mentored the IC teen press corps and taught two seminars during Saturday's Limmud Day. I tried to explain to the kids that in my day, if we met new friends at a regional convention (I was a USYer) unless that teen lived near us, or we wanted to mail handwritten letters back and forth to each other, we lost touch. We couldn't call. Long distance was too expensive. There was no Facebook or Twitter or Skype or texting. There was no dream of connecting nationally let alone internationally.
Teens today have the tools and from what I saw at convention, they use them.
I watched teens as they stopped each other in the halls, "Are you Sofie?" one girl asked my daughter in a British accent. They had worked together this past year on the Global Networking Committee creating programs that connected teens in the U.K. with teens in Bulgaria.
So this is what all of those Skyped conference calls were about. All they need to do is block out undisturbed time to sit in their individual bedrooms in front of computer screens and work with a committee of teens from around the world. They are truly living in a world we could not have imagined - one without borders or time zones. One that is limitless.
I had thought about packing ear plugs - assumed the convention would be more of what I saw Monday night at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington as the D.C. Council welcomed the international teens. I assumed there would be screaming and singing and cheering.
But I was wrong. Instead, I should have packed tissues for the tears that seemed to be constantly welling up in my eyes.
I'm not certain how to explain to other parents, other adults, what I witnessed. How to convey the inspiration, the empowerment. It began with opening ceremonies when Ian Kandel, who has a formal title within senior staff, but who I believe is better described as Pied Piper. Kandel said to them that he knows when he tells them they are special, they don't believe him. When he tells them they are unique, they think they are just doing what every other teen is doing. He said that perhaps if they won't listen to him, they will listen to "this guy." And with that, the stage went dark, and the two giant screens lit up with the face of President Barack Obama. "Hello BBYO," the president began. "Welcome to D.C."
To say the crowd went wild is an understatement.
But then the room became silent as the teens listened to their president telling them just how special they are. Just how much our nation is counting on them to step up and lead. He spoke to them about the values that imbue their work, about gemilut chasadim (acts of loving-kindness). You could tell from the silence how carefully they were listening.
They continued to listen on Friday morning to Ben Keesey of Invisible Children who told them it's not good enough to just be sad about something. They must do something.
They listened to Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who connected with all the "curly haired girls" in the room and told the teens they were her partners in her fight for breast cancer education.
They listened to Ambassador Susan Rice who implored them to get their fingers dirty - who told them soon it would be time for our generation to sit down and we need them to stand up.
They will.
They already are.
I spoke with many of the teens, and they all said the same thing. All believe that they owe it to previous generations to be the future of Judaism. They believe their time is now. And they know it will take hard work to right the wrongs and correct the mistakes and forge a better world.
This was not a crowd of privileged white suburban Jewish teens. The halls were filled with faces reflecting many races and accents reflecting many communities.
The young man who was elected to be the new international president of AZA is biracial. From the story I heard, he never knew his father. He lost his mother this year to cancer. He lives with the family of an AZA brother.
The young woman who will serve on the BBG international board overseeing social advocacy swore to fight against breast cancer, so that no girl will have to go through what she went through a year and a half ago, when her mother succumbed to the disease.
There were countless stories in the crowd. The young man from Albania who is his country's only Jewish teen. Of the very few Jewish families in Albania, only one has a teenager. The JDC found him and connected him with BBYO. On Saturday night, he, along with the other international teens received their Aleph and BBG pins as they were formally inducted into the order.
And on Saturday night, the teens from Genesis BBYO in Newtown, Conn., were given formal permission to change their chapter name to Noah Pozner, for the little boy who would never be a teen.
There are other groups these kids could join. Most, I would guess, are involved in many other school and community organizations. But their priority is this organization. Because BBYO gives them a Jewish community.
And it's the way they define Jewish community that is inspiring. Religion and faith and spirituality are part, but not all of their Judaism. I heard over and over again that for them, Judaism is a peoplehood. In this way, they told me, every Jew belongs. Orthodox, humanist, secular, Conservative - the spectrum of Jewish observance is in BBYO. Every one is accepted and respected.
Every one is a brother or a sister.
They bond in their shared heritage and celebrate the power of their youth.
And if this is to be the group who will lead us into the future, I, for one, am thrilled to follow.


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Walmart will sell a bazillion electronics products this holiday season, no thanks to Consumer Reports which rates the company last as a CE destination.
Apple and Costco were ranked one and two as the best venues for CE items followed by a bizarre classification called "independents," considering the CE space is dominated by chains. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) and Sam's Club ranked highly. Walmart was last among the 14 physical retailers ranked with a score of 81, compared to Apple and Costco at 92.
Could Walmart do a better job with the CE department? Absolutely. But the scores are really irrelevant because retailers serve different shoppers segments who have varying expectations when it comes to price, service, selection and other elements of the shopping experience. The Consumer Reports exercise doesn't take these factors into account which makes its ratings essentially useless for anyone relying on the publication for insight into where to make a CE purchase.
Instead, the ratings are a highly subjective assessment of the 23,639 Consumer Reports readers who bought CE item during the 18 month period from January 2011 through June 2012. As such, they reflect only the views of those who subscribe to the publication, glaring deficiency the publication calls out with the footnote, "Results might not reflect the U.S. population." The ratings reflect the demographics of the Consumer Reports audience and those details are not provided even thought such insights would make the results more revelvant.


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2009 New York Bag Ladies Luncheon
April 22, 2009 — The Today Show's Meredith Vieira received the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation's "Woman of Achievement" award at the New York Bag Ladies Luncheon on Tuesday, April 21 at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. In total, the first-time event raised nearly $175,000 to benefit lupus support services and innovative research across New York City and around the country.
Renowned soprano Jessye Norman, fresh from curating the "Honor!" series at Carnegie Hall, hosted the luncheon, which opened with a silent auction of nearly 200 top designer and celebrity-donated bags. Celebrities donating bags included Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Garner, Brooke Shields, Kim Kardashian, the cast of Gossip Girl and Desperate Housewives. Designer donations came from Prada, Tod's, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Jimmy Choo and many more. 100% of proceeds from winning bids will support the lupus cause.
Legendary CBS broadcaster Charles Osgood introduced the luncheon's honoree and close personal friend, Meredith Vieira. In accepting the award for her contribution to women's health reporting, she remarked, "I've done a lot more thinking about the bags we carry through life. The ones that are filled with our own personal challenges. And in each of ours, there is the challenge of chronic illness…For now, our satisfaction must come from standing united in support of more research and better care. One thing I have learned about living with chronic illness is that you can never abandon hope."
Meredith Vieira also contributed her own favorite bag to the auction—the backpack she carried at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Additionally, the Foundation presented a Public Service Award to the team behind the new "Could I have lupus?" national PSA campaign: Frances Ashe-Goins, RN, MPH, Deputy Director of the Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and The Ad Council, Inc represented by Heidi Arthur, Senior Vice President for Campaigns.
Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects more than 1.5 million Americans, is most often diagnosed in women between the ages of 15 and 44. It is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and stroke among that demographic.
Margaret Dowd, S.L.E. Lupus Foundation Executive Director added, "Our goal for the New York Bag Ladies Luncheon is to raise awareness and funds for the fight against lupus. It is a dangerous disease that attacks young women in the prime of life. It is often under-diagnosed. We want young women who are plagued by ongoing symptoms of fever, aches, fatigue and rashes to ask their doctors, 'Could I have lupus?'"


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A Relative Bioavailability Study of Ramipril 10 mg Capsules Under Fed Conditions
This study has been completed.
Actavis Inc.
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First received: March 17, 2009
Last updated: August 13, 2010
Last verified: August 2010
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Detailed Description:
To compare the rate of absorption and oral bioavailability of a test formulation of Ramipril10 mg Capsules manufactured by Purepac Pharmaceutical Company to an equivalent oral dose of the commercially available reference product Atlace® manufactured by Monarch Pharmaceuticals Inc. administrated to healthy subjects after a 10-hour overnight fast followed by a high-calorie, high-fat breakfast meal.
|Drug: Ramipril10 mg Capsules, single dose Drug: Atlace® 10 mg capsules, single dose
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|A Single-Dose, 2-Period, 2-Treatment, 2-Way Crossover Bioequivalence Study of Ramipril10 mg Capsules Under Fed Conditions
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Malnutrition
Drug Information available for: RamiprilU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Actavis Inc.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Rate and Extend of Absorption [ Time Frame: 96 hours ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2004
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: A
Ramipril10 mg Capsules, single dose
Drug: Ramipril10 mg Capsules, single dose
A: Experimental Subjects received Purepac formulated products under fed conditions
Other Name: Ramipril
Active Comparator: B
Atlace® 10 mg capsules, single dose
Drug: Atlace® 10 mg capsules, single dose
B: Active comparator Subjects received Monarch Pharmaceuticals Inc. formulated products under fed conditions
Other Name: Ramipril
Detailed Description:
Study Type: Interventional Study Design: A single-dose, open-label, randomized, two-period crossover study
Official Title: A Single-Dose, 2-Period, 2-Treatment, 2-Way Crossover Bioequivalence Study of Ramipril10 mg Capsules Under Fed Conditions
Further study details as provided by Actavis Elizabeth LLC:
Primary Outcome Measures:
Rate and Extend of Absorption
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject must be a male or non-pregnant, non-breast-feeding female.
- Subject must be between 18 and 55 years of age inclusive.
- Subject's body weight should be within ±15% of the ideal body weight for their height and estimated frame based on the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Table.
- Female subjects of childbearing potential --- not surgically sterile or at least two years postmenopausal-- must agree to utilize one of the following forms of contraception, if sexually active with a male partner, from screening through completion of the study. Approved forms of contraception are abstinence, hormonal (oral, implant, transdermal or injection), double barrier (condom and diaphragm with spermicide), IUD, or vasectomized partner (6 months minimum).
- Subject must voluntarily consent to participate in this study and provide their written informed consent prior to completion of any study-specific procedures.
- Subject is willing and able to remain in the research center for the entire duration of each confinement period and return to the research center for any outpatient visits.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History or presence of clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurologic, oncologic or psychiatric disease or any other condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator would jeopardize the safety of the subject or the validity of the study results.
- Has a clinically significant abnormal finding on the physical exam, medical history or clinical laboratory results at screening.
- History or presence of allergic or adverse response to the study drug or related drugs.
- Has been on a significantly abnormal diet during the four weeks preceding the first dose of study medication.
- Has donated blood or plasma within 30 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has participated in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to first dose of study medication.
- Has used any over-the-counter (OTC) medication including vitamins, within 7 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has used any prescription medication, except hormonal contraceptive or hormonal replacement therapy, within 7 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has been treated with any known enzyme altering drugs such as barbiturates, phenothiazines, cimetidine, carbamazepine, etc., within 30 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has smoked or used tobacco products within 60 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has a history of substance abuse (including alcohol) in the past 5 years
- Is female with a positive pregnancy test.
- Positive urine screen for drugs of abuse (amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, cannabinoids, opiates).
- Has had a positive test for, or has been treated for hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV.
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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: NCT00864162
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00864162
|United States, Texas
|CEDRA Clinical Research, LLC
|Austin, Texas, United States, 78759
Sponsors and Collaborators
Actavis Inc.
|Principal Investigator:
|Daniel V. Freeland,, D.O., CCI
|CEDRA Clinical Research, LLC
More Information
Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Actavis Inc.:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Meena Venugopal, Director, Clinical R&D, Actavis Inc
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00864162 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 17, 2009
|Last Updated:
|August 13, 2010
Keywords provided by Actavis Inc.:
Healthy subjects
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antihypertensive Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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There is a LOT of competition with nature these days: technology (computers, video games, TV); more buildings, cars and roads; fear of strangers; parental attitude; fear of pests. The list could go on forever. For kids, boundaries are smaller, and the freedom to roam is diminished.
People have always had a fear of the unknown, and throughout history nature has often been included in that. The difference now is that collectively as a society, we know more about what's out in nature, but when we get down to the individual level the understanding isn't always there.
During my time as a naturalist and informal educator I observed fear of pests (among other things) first hand. I will never forget the mother who asked me if her children "could catch ticks" from being in the long grass where we were building our fort (having fun!). When I told her it was possible, but not likely as ticks were long past their peak, she immediately wanted to take her kids home and away from the fun they were having. I did not mention to her that it was also possible to "catch ticks" in her backyard...
I do not discount the fears and worries of parents - our world is a dangerous place! Or, at least it can be. One of the great things about D2D is that it gives youth some knowledge and the tools they need to navigate through a number of those fears and dangers in a way that empowers them, instead of doing all the work for them. In my opinion, spending time in nature is a huge part of the way humans learn. It is a way for children to gain confidence, build coordination skills, test the physical capabilities of their own boundaries, and learn what is acceptable socially.
It has been so wonderful watching all of this happening through your stories with the youth from D2D. One of my greatest pleasures in working with this project is seeing the impact it has had on all of our youth participants. The investigations youth do may be directed by them (with guidance, of course), but their passion was sparked by all of our wonderful adult leaders. And I know that many of these youth will grow up with a much larger appreciation for more than just birds or monarchs.
All of their experiences are in no small way thanks to all of you. They will remember what they did with you, their leaders, for the rest of their lives. I have no doubt that when they are older if they are ever asked "How did you know you wanted to do ____?" the answer will lead back to the season(s) they spent with you learning to identify birds and caterpillar instars, the investigations they developed, and the connections they made with their fellow youth, to science, and to nature.
So I and the rest of the D2D team would like to say THANK YOU to all of the adult leaders, past and present, for helping to create these experiences for children.
Monarchs in the Classroom coordinator


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He confides this unsettling dream to Colonel Young who wonders if there may have been some residual memory overlap during the doctor's switch with Telford two days before. Suspecting that Telford may be a spy for the Alliance, Rush convinces Young to let him trade places with the Colonel again. Using the communications stones Rush returns to Earth hoping to find some way to confirm his hunch. Meanwhile, Young has a plan of his own, but will need the assistance of General Jack O'Neil and Dr. Daniel Jackson.
After isolating those affected Dr. Tamara Johansen believes the hallucinations are related to the last planet the away team visited. But just as she thinks she's contained those at risk, she discovers the cause of the hallucinations is transferring to other members of the crew. When the hallucinations become life threatening, she and the crew must track down whatever is causing the episodes before someone dies as a result.
In an effort to increase the efficiency of the ship's drive technology, they use the communications stones to bring aboard an expert in the field of hyper drives – Amanda Perry, a brilliant scientist with whom Rush has a past.
Meanwhile, unable to turn the massive ship around, Dr. Rush and Colonel Young work to devise a plan to get the lost crew members back. But the situation grows even more desperate when Rush learns that Destiny will soon be leaving the present galaxy, stranding the away team forever.
Meanwhile, the ship has dropped out of FTL above a planet showing traces of a past civilization. With only six hours until they jump again, Lt. Scott, Eli, Chloe and Greer gate to the surface to explore the underground ruins.
Dr. Rush struggles to determine why Destiny has no record of this star system while Col. Young directs Lt. Scott and a small team to shuttle down to the planet's surface on a fact finding mission. Upon landing, everyone is amazed to discover that the atmosphere and terrain are idyllic. Relishing the sunshine, fresh air, clean water and abundance of food, many are reluctant to return to the ship, believing that providence has intervened.
Soon after the malfunction, an alien vessel appears in Destiny's path and demands surrender. The standoff doesn't last long. The alien vessel launches an attack and captures Chloe. Realizing this is more than a coincidence; Col. Young must use the stones again to get aboard the ship and try to rescue Chloe. He quickly realizes, however, Chloe isn't the only prisoner aboard the ship.
Dr. Rush convinces Wray to give him control of the science team and carte blanche with the new Ancient interface, previously kept under guard. But before Rush can unlock its secret, or Young's trial can conclude, both are needed to explore a planet hiding a secret that threatens the Destiny and her crew.
Aboard Destiny, Dr. Rush supervises the exploration of new areas of the ship. Looking for resources to make their everyday lives easier, the crew stumbles upon a piece of Ancient technology that carries the promise of a way home. While somewhat familiar with the find, Dr. Rush can't guarantee the safety of using it, bringing him and Col. Young to a standoff on what to do.
With the situation onboard the Destiny dire, General O'Neill and Home World Command orders Col. Young to execute a high risk plan concocted by the IOA scientists which, in theory, could return the crew to earth. Col. Young tries to buy more time so that he can consult those on the ship whose lives are at stake. While using the communication stones, Camile Wray is approached by IOA representative Dale Strom who suggests that she steer opinion on the ship in favor of the plan.
Eli and Chloe are allowed to use the communication stones to visit earth and their loved ones for what may be the last time. Their homecoming is not what they expected and the two try to drink away their worries at a club, but are unable to ignore the looming fate of the Destiny that they have left behind.
Back on board the ship, Lt. Tamara Johansen works with the crew to catch an intruder they believe is responsible for the lost rations.
In the short time that remains, alliances are forged and others damaged while Eli tries to create a message in a bottle with the aid of a Kino. But, unbeknownst to all, forces are at work that no one could have foreseen.
Meanwhile Eli records individual messages from the crew in case they don't survive.
Meanwhile, with life on the ship looking bleak, and with the aid of the communication stones, Col. Young reports in to O'Neill, and Chloe, has one last chance to see her mother.
The survivors arrive on an uninhabited ship floating billions of light years away from Earth. Panic spreads throughout the group and Col. Young, who was severely injured during the escape, transfers command to Lt. Matthew Scott, before lapsing into unconsciousness. Teams led by Dr. Rush and Sgt. Greer try to make sense of the situation, while Lt. Tamara Johansen, a medic who was days away from leaving the program, is thrust into the role of chief medical officer.
After secretly contacting the Home World Command using communications stones - a device which allows the swapping of consciousness between bodies across vast distances - Dr. Rush claims that he has been placed in charge by General O'Neill and there is no hope of returning to Earth. When the ship's air supply systems begin to fail, his theories are challenged by Eli. As the crisis deepens, divisions emerge between those who want to attempt a return to Earth, including human resources executive Camille Wray, and those who want to remain aboard the Destiny.
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SGU: Stargate Universe follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth. Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the group must unlock the secrets of the ship's Stargate to survive. The danger, adventure and hope they find on board the Destiny will reveal the heroes and villains among them.


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Colonel Joseph L. Garcia, SCM
Vice President for Finance
Phone: (843) 953-5533
On December 2nd, 2013, Joseph Garcia assumed duties as the Vice President for Finance/Chief Financial Officer. Colonel Garcia works with the President and his senior leadership team to enhance the financial strength of the College. The Vice President for Finance works strategically and collaboratively to enhance the College's financial strength through analysis, innovative ideas, cost-effective approaches, high quality budgeting and monitoring, accurate accounting and tax compliance, and useful reporting required to support sound decision-making.
A previous three-time CFO, Garcia has been responsible for the strategic development and oversight of budgets ranging from $20 million to $4 billion during his career. Most recently, Garcia served as the CFO for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service, in Washington, D.C. Garcia spent 28 years in the Air Force where he served as a squadron commander, spent a tour at the Pentagon, was deployed in the Middle East, and served in numerous overseas assignments including South Korea and Germany. While assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy, he taught a leadership course to upper-division cadets, in addition to being a Military Training Director and a Regional Director of Admissions. He retired in 2004 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Garcia holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, an MBA from the University of Central Oklahoma and an Executive Masters in Leadership from Georgetown University. His awards include the Federal Woman's Program "Male Boss of the Year", Department of Defense Comptroller of the Year, and a Superior Mission Achievement award from the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Certified Government Financial Manager. He and his wife Brenda are proud grandparents of 13 grandchildren.


text: In W.Va., 125 convictions since July for cellphone use while driving By Eric Eyre May 4, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Warning to West Virginia motorists: If you text or talk on a hand-held cellphone while driving, you could be pulled over, convicted and fined.In the first 10 months since the law took effect, there have been 125 convictions of drivers who texted or used their cellphones while driving in West Virginia, according to data from the Division of Motor Vehicles.The conviction numbers are expected to increase as the new law reaches its first year on the books, and as the ban on talking on a cellphone while driving becomes a primary offense. The stricter enforcement allows police to pull over drivers without first seeing them commit another offense, such as speeding."This last year, it's been more about education and awareness," said DMV spokeswoman Natalie Harvey, "but the law is there for a reason, and police are certainly enforcing it."Beckley Municipal Court had the largest number of convictions, with 13, followed by Berkeley County, with 12, and Kanawha County, with 10 convictions. Some counties and municipalities had only a single conviction, according to the DMV data.While the 125 statewide convictions might seem small, neighboring states such as Virginia reported 316 texting-while-driving convictions last year, even though Virginia has four times as many residents and a texting ban that's been on the books for four years. (Virginia's law does not prohibit talking on a cellphone while driving.)The Legislature passed Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's distracted-driving bill last year, making West Virginia the 36th state to ban texting while driving. The law makes texting a primary offense. Drivers caught texting while behind the wheel face fines of $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second violation and $300 for subsequent offenses. For a third offense, drivers may receive up to three points against their licenses.Using a handheld cellphone to talk while driving also is against the law, but remains a secondary offense until July 1, when it becomes a primary offense. Violations would carry the same fines as texting.Sgt. Mike Baylous of the West Virginia State Police said he's noticed a sharp decline in the number of drivers who text, but he still sees "quite a few" motorists who still talk on hand-held cellphones. Baylous said he believes some troopers are issuing citations, while others hand out warnings, depending on the situation."Our officers are using their discretion and good judgment," he said.Baylous said the texting ban, like the seatbelt law, acts as a deterrent -- people change their habits because there's a law on the books."It's a step in the right direction," said Baylous, whose agency is working with the state Department of Transportation and the Department of Health and Human Resources to spread the word about the new law. "Anything that enhances highway safety, we're for it."In April, the State Police received federal grant money to start a program designed to crack down on distracted driving. The program -- called "Operation Chain Reaction" -- pays troopers to go on extra patrols and look for distracted drivers along highways in 21 counties. The DMV and State Police don't collect the number of citations that police have issued to drivers for texting and cellphone use, so, presumably, citation numbers would be substantially higher than convictions.People who text while behind the wheel are 23 times more likely to get in accidents, highway safety studies have shown. The accident rate also is higher for drivers who chat on hand-held cellphones.The texting-while-driving prohibition applies to "smart phones" and other mobile devices. Sending emails and playing video games on those devices while driving also is illegal."Sometimes, just having the law in place is enough to change the behavior," Harvey said. "It's important to always have your eyes on the road. We're in the business of saving lives and reducing injuries."Under the law, motorists can still call 911 to report accidents and other emergencies with a cellphone. Hands-free, or voice-command, text messaging also would be allowed.Reach Eric Eyre at email@example.com or 304-348-4869. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 Plans for all-ages venue rise in old bakery building 3 Body found in Kanawha River, near South Charleston 4 Judge gives water crisis settlement preliminary approval 5 Capito quiet on newest ACA repeal proposal; Manchin opposes WWII veteran receives war medals, 67 years later Previous Story Montessori School students learn business skills on 'Lemonade Day' Next Story


text: A musical Middle Earth By Elizabeth Gaucher March 6, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis (From left) Joshua Brennan, Dawson Eagle and Henry Leef are among the cast of more than 40 local children in the Children's Theatre of Charleston's production of the Tolkein-approved musical "The Hobbit." The show, which also features a live orchestra, opens Friday at the Civic Center Little Theater. WANT TO GO?"The Hobbit"Presented by Children's Theatre of CharlestonWHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. SundayWHERE: Civic Center Little TheaterCOST: Adults $12, students $10 INFO: 304-346-0164 or www.ctoc.orgCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- There is something perfect about the Children's Theatre of Charleston staging J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." Who better to convey the magic and courage of Middle Earth's smallest citizens than children?Tim Mace directs a team of young actors as Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves on their classic quest to claim a treasure guarded by the evil dragon, Smaug. Gandalf, Gollum, elves, goblins, trolls and spiders round out a cast of more than 40 children ages 6 to 14. A true musical production, the production has 15 musical pieces and is the only stage script and musical score approved by Tolkien.Mace said this is one of the most faithful adaptations of any work he has ever seen and thinks that must be what earned it Tolkien's blessing. "It doesn't dumb it down, and that is so common in children's plays," he said. "I am drawn to this play specifically because it doesn't belittle the audience."I'll never forget seeing a production of 'Snow White' where the dwarves were not called dwarves, and no one died. It was the most bizarre retelling of anything I'd ever seen. When you have good defeating evil for the right purposes, I don't know what's wrong with that.""I think we cast this really well," said musical director Mark Scarpelli. "We decided we were going to cast no adults. Orchestra members are adults, and there are two adult voices for Smaug, but every character on stage is a kid."Going with an all-child cast was a mental hurdle for Scarpelli at first. "When I first read this script, I told Tim we had to have an adult as Gollum. I couldn't see a kid doing that. Gandalf, too, is this warrior persona, but Timmy and Joshua are doing phenomenal jobs with these characters."That would be Timmy Walker, 12, who plays Gollum, and Joshua Brennan, 14, who plays Gandalf. Timmy has his costume airbrushed on, and Joshua carries an enormous staff throughout the entire performance. "It's heavy, and it's pretty long," said Brennan. "I can't really put it down, even backstage."One of the challenges with Gollum was transitioning from a singing voice to a slimy, raspy, whispery speaking voice and back again."We cast some kids who could really sing and project, and now we're working with them to work a character into that because they have to be dwarves, and they have to be goblins, and you know goblins, they really don't sing well," laughed Scarpelli.Scarpelli has served as musical director for several Children's Theatre shows. This is the first time he has worked with live orchestra accompaniment, though."We've got flutes and violins and clarinets and drums and bass. It takes it to another level," he said. "I think the kids experience something special. It's not like singing to karaoke."Mace is amazed by the multi-generational and ongoing attachment people have for Tolkien's work. "One of reasons has got to be that Bilbo Baggins is such a delightful character. He's so ordinary to be so extraordinary," said Mace. "He is so warm, he's loving, he's scared, he has a good heart and when he finally agrees to go to help the 13 dwarves, it's because he feels wrong has been done to them."Dawson Eagle, 12, plays the role of reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins. Scarpelli said seeing Eagle develop over time into his character has been a highlight of his backstage involvement with the show.Soft-spoken and excitable, Eagle smiled continuously when he said he "loves" his role. "I really like being Bilbo because I'm a big 'Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings' fan. I understand him; I'm not that adventurous myself. I'm really excited for this opportunity."Children and adults can expect to experience a performance that will thrill and delight."It's got magic. It's got dragons. It's got very funny parts, real excitement scenes. Smaug and Gollum are so creepy and mysterious," said Mace. "I do want the children in the audience to be unnerved by it all. 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