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Probability is a concept that is generally easy to understand intuitively, but can be difficult to define rigorously. When it is defined and studied carefully, it can lead to counter-intuitive results. Even elementary ideas of probability can be widely misunderstood, making it a good way to dishonestly bolster a weak argument.
When properly used, probability and its more "applied" cousin, statistics, can be powerful tools for discerning empirical truth. Indeed, essentially every field of modern science relies heavily on statistical analysis of data, which in turn relies on probability.
In the area of apologetics, ideas of probability lie at the heart of some arguments for the existence of God, especially the tornado argument and, to varying degrees, various cosmological arguments.
A concept important to countering some probability-based arguments is that for any event that is possible (i.e., probability greater than zero), given enough time it almost surely will happen. This is known in some circles as the infinite monkey theorem.
Definitions of probability[edit]
There are two main interpretations of probability, each of which leads to a different definition of probability:
- Relative frequency
- The long-run relative frequency of occurrence of a random event (the fraction of the time it happens in a long run of repeated "trials") can be defined as the probability of the event.
- Example: "A 'fair' coin has a 50% probability of coming up 'heads'."
- More information: Wikipedia:Frequency probability
- Degree of belief (a.k.a., personal probability)
- The degree to which one believes a statement to be true can be defined as the probability of that statement.
- Example: "I'd say there's about a 20% probability that the human race will end up nuking itself out of existence."
- More information: Wikipedia:Bayesian probability, Wikipedia:Probability interpretations
Although the degree-of-belief "definition" might seem quite weak, it can be made rigorous by carefully considering, for example, how much one would be willing to bet in a game where one would gain a certain amount of money if the statement turns out to be true. It can be shown that any internally consistent method of choosing one's wager must obey the laws of probability (see Wikipedia:Probability theory).
Conditional probability[edit]
One of the most widely misunderstood concepts in probability has to do with conditional probability, the probability of one thing happening (or being true) given that something else definitely happens (or is true).
- Example
- The probability that a king has been drawn from a well-shuffled deck of playing cards, given that you know it's a face card, is one-third.
This is because once you know a face card has been drawn, 4 out of the 12 face cards are kings, giving a probability of 4/12, or 1/3 that the card was a king.
If one cannot intuitively compute the conditional probability so easily, the following formula can be used:
- "Probability of A given B" = P(A|B) = P(A and B) / P(B)
Or, equivalently, when it is possible to count equally-likely outcomes:
- P(A|B) = (Number of things that are A and B) / (Number of things that are B)
Using the formula(s) on the playing card example, we see that:
- P(king | face card) = P(king and face card) / P(face card)
- = (number of "king-and-face" cards) / (number of face cards)
- = 4/12
- = 1/3
Correctly interpreting conditional probabilities[edit]
Conditional probabilities are often the result of narrowing the population of interest. In the above example, the set of face cards served as a new, smaller population of interest for which we wanted the probability of choosing a king. To state it in terms of a percent, about 33.3% of face cards are kings. This is quite different from the percent of all playing cards that are kings (just over 7.5%, being 4 out of 52), and certainly different from the percent of kings that are face cards (100%). This illustrates how crucial the population of interest is to a conditional probability statement, and why conditional probabilities are easily misinterpreted.
For a more extensive example, consider the following two statements (using made-up figures):
- "10% of convicted criminals are atheists."
- "Only 5% of theists have ever been convicted of a crime."
Given this information, does it look like atheists are more likely to be criminals than theists? Maybe twice as likely? On first glance, it might seem so. However, notice that the two percentages treat criminal conviction quite differently. In the first statement, the population of interest is convicted criminals and we are looking at what fraction of that population are atheists. In the second statement, the population of interest is theists and we are looking at what fraction of that population have the characteristic of being convicted criminals. In other words, each percent is calculated as a fraction of a population having a certain characteristic, but neither the population nor the characteristic is the same in both statements. This means the figures are not directly comparable.
Now consider the additional statement:
- "90% of convicted criminals are theists."
You can compare this figure directly with statement #1 above, because they are using the same population: convicted criminals. But the comparison is not very informative because the two statements give exactly the same information (if 10% of criminals are atheists, then 90% must be non-atheists, or what we're calling "theists" for convenience sake). So we still don't know whether atheism or theism is associated with criminal conviction (i.e., whether you're more likely to be a convicted criminal if you're an atheist or if you're a theist).
To get an accurate impression of what's going on, the question we really need to ask is:
- What percent of atheists are convicted criminals?
If we can answer that, then we can directly compare the probability of an atheist being a criminal with the probability of a theist being a criminal. Those probabilities (percents) will be calculated for two different populations (and thus need not add to 100%), but they will reflect the prevalence of the same characteristic in those two populations.
Unfortunately, we need one more piece of information to answer the latter question. This piece of information can be the answer to any of the following:
- What percent of the population are convicted criminals?
- What percent of the population are not convicted criminals?
- What percent of the population are atheists?
- What percent of the population are theists?
Once any one of these percentages are known, we can calculate the others using elementary laws of probability and the information in statements #1 and #2 above.
Let's say the answer to the first question, which is also being pulled out of thin air for the purpose of this example, is:
- 3. "5% of the population are convicted criminals."
Here's a table that matches all the information we've been given. All percents are calculated out of the total population.
Statement #3 is obviously true by looking at the last row of the table. To verify statements #1 and #2, we calculate:
- Fraction of convicted criminals who are atheists = 0.5% / 5.0% = 0.5/5 = 1/10 = 10%
- Fraction of theists who are convicted criminals = 4.5% / 90.0% = 4.5/90 = 1/20 = 5%
And finally:
- Fraction of atheists who are convicted criminals = 0.5% / 10.0% = 0.5/10 = 1/20 = 5%
The last two percents are exactly the same (and thus necessarily the same as the percent in statment #3), so being an atheist does not make it more likely you're a convicted criminal (nor less likely). There's no association at all (probabilistically speaking) between criminality and atheism.
See also the Wikipedia article on Bayes' theorem for a case in which careful analysis of conditional probabilities leads to counter-intuitive results (the drug-testing example).


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According to a report from Apple enthusiast site 9to5Mac, the next revision of the iPhone will be hitting store shelves during the summer months of this year. This release window would align with the upcoming contract expiration date of 1.7 million AT&T customers that purchased the iPhone 4 within the first three days of release on June 24, 2010. The same source that provided this information to 9to5Mac also predicted that the iPhone 4S was going to be the only iPhone model announced during 2011 prior to Apple's fall event last year. The Foxconn employee also indicated that the new model is currently prepping for full production and a variety of pre-production designs have been distributed among management at the facility.
The source also indicated that the new version of the iPhone will offer a 4-inch screen rather than the 3.5-inch screen found on the iPhone 4S. In addition, LG may be manufacturing the screen for the final version. In addition, none of the models utilize the teardrop-shape design as seen on the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. The pre-production models also don't resemble the form factor of the iPhone 4 or the iPhone 4S.
While the launch of a new iPhone model less than a year after the release date of the iPhone 4S may cannibalize sales, Apple may be anxious to launch support for 4G LTE networks on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint on the new device. In fact, Apple could even call the new device the iPhone 4G rather than the iPhone 5. However, yesterday's earnings call paints a rosy picture for Apple's iPhone 4S. With just over 37 million iPhones sold during the fourth quarter of 2011, the majority of those models were the iPhone 4S according to CEO Tim Cook. Regarding the iPhone 4S, Cook stated "We made a very bold bet entering the quarter as to what the demand would be. And as it turns out, despite it being a very bold bet, we were short of supply throughout the quarter and did end with a significant backlog."

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RIDGELAND — A Hilton Head Island man was hit by a Palmetto Breeze bus early Wednesday while he was walking in the S.C. 462 roadway in Jasper County. He died at the scene, authorities said.
The victim was identified as Zachary Holland, 28, of Hilton Head Island. He died of injuries from the collision, said Jasper County Deputy Coroner Jeremiah Vaigneur.
The bus driver, Nellie Jackson, 56, of Varnville, was taken to Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville and treated and released, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol and the LRTA, the Lowcountry public bus system operating as Palmetto Breeze.
The collision occurred at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday on S.C. 462 (Lowcountry Drive) just east of Bolan Hall Road, Vaigneur said. That is about six miles east of Ridgeland, according to Cpl. Bob Beres of the S.C. Highway Patrol.
Vaigneur said Wednesday he had no idea why the Hilton Head man was walking in the road in Jasper County.
About 14 passengers were on the bus and none was injured, said Beres and Rochelle Ferguson, Palmetto Breeze executive director.
The 2006 MCI bus was eastbound when the driver "attempted to pass a vehicle and struck a pedestrian that was in the roadway," Beres said. Jackson was wearing a seatbelt. The collision is under investigation by the Highway Patrol.
Ferguson said Jackson has been a Palmetto Breeze employee since 2004, a little more than seven years. In a statement released at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Ferguson expressed condolences to the victim's family and friends. She also said Jackson was very upset and receiving support from Palmetto Breeze.
Ferguson's full statement for Palmetto Breeze follows:
"At approximately 6:30 this morning, a veteran driver with seven years of experience with Palmetto Breeze was operating a transit bus along Highway 462 when she struck a male pedestrian who was walking in the middle of the roadway.
"The driver immediately pulled off the road and secured the vehicle. She radioed dispatch for assistance. The police and ambulance were also notified.
"We have since learned that the pedestrian has passed away. Our hearts and sincerest sympathies go out to his family and friends during this very difficult time.
"Our driver was transported to the hospital, where she was treated and released.
"Approximately 14 passengers were on the bus at the time of the accident. There were no passenger injuries. A relief bus was sent to take the passengers to their destinations.
"Prior to driving for Palmetto Breeze, a driver must undergo a series of background checks, as well as a review of his/her motor vehicle record and a drug screen. Our driver passed all of these screens and has been an excellent employee for Palmetto Breeze. Prior to hire, she had significant experience as both a transit and school bus driver.
"She is understandably very upset by this accident, and we are doing everything possible to support her during this time."


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You may remember that three suspects were detained for the gruesome murders in Mourningvale Thicket and, on Saturday, Fairegoers had a chance to question the suspects and then to pay Lindens to vote on their innocence or guilt. You can read about it here.
After much investigating (and much arguing) the good citizens who gathered for the unmasking of the murderer finally saw the shapeshift of the arrogant and murderous Baron Giles De Rais into Barron, the demon that he raised. The people had voted and had – fortunately – got it right. (Nearly 8k was raised for Relay for Life just on this event! Thank you all so much!)
The other suspects were Belial and Maleficent, both guilty of many things, but not of being the serial killer. The Baron /Barron has (have?) been sent off for 100 years of torture in the jails of Sanctuary. Hopefully he does not escape too soon!
But … you never know!
The Sanctuary Roleplayers who created this wonderful event say:
"We of Sanctuary RP sims loved coming to the fair and playing out the mystery with you and hope to see some of you come visit us some time!"
You can find out more about Sanctuary here and here.


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Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology
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Indo-Pac. j. phenomenol. (Online) vol.11 no.1 Grahamstown Mai. 2011
Leadership: Wisdom in action
Elizabeth Smythe; Andrew Norton
The purpose of this paper is to reveal how the thinking of leadership is always in 'play' enacting the wisdom of practice. The 'know how' of leadership theory (techne) tends to assume that a plan, or a set of skills, can accomplish whatever one sets out to achieve. However, the nature of human and contextual encounter instead draws one into a dynamic relationship where all is in-play. To lead is to recognise the impact and primacy of play and to respond accordingly. For this research study, experienced leaders were interviewed and data was analysed drawing on the philosophical notions of Heidegger and Gadamer, using a phenomenological methodology. The findings indicate that 'know how' is not sufficient. Strong leadership requires wisdom that is enacted in the moment. In addition, 'who' the leader is matters, for in the dynamic of play leaders can only draw on their own integrity. Being attuned to the play also matters, for discerning mood, possibilities and threats prompt the leader's next move. Leadership that enables individuals to play with wisdom, foresight and sound judgement can only be learnt through experience. The implications are that emerging leaders need to be exposed to the play of leadership and to be mentored by experienced leaders who can share their wisdom.
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The launch of the new iPad drew-in fewer people than either of the previous iPads, at the London Regent Street store. Is Apple mania finally dying down a bit?
We trotted on down to the new iPad launch at the Regent Street Apple Store this morning, but Dynamo PR went even further. It counted every person in the queue at the store, and found that they totalled a "mere" 397 at 7:58am, just before the store opened. That may sound like a huge crowd, but the iPad 2 managed 632 devotees and the first 451. Could this be a sign that fewer people are willing to upgrade their iPad every year than their iPhone?
Well, there are several factors that dilute this idea. Apple launched a brand new store in London's Harrods in-line with the launch, which may have drawn some Regent Street fans away, and PC World one-upped Apple by opening at midnight the night before.
Dynamo PR also polled the first hundred people in the crowd and uncovered some other interesting facts. Apparently, 45 percent of people questioned did not own a tablet – iPad virgins, if you will – and 57 percent said they were there to snap up a 64GB Wi-Fi 4G edition, worth a cool £659. What we'd like to know is how many plan to sling the thing on eBay once stocks run dry. A few more neat facts, courtesy of the poll:
- 61 percent of people said the Retina Display was their top new iPad feature.
- Only 15 percent said they wanted one for gaming, down from 33 percent for last year's iPad 2.
- 73 percent own an iPhone.
- Just 12 percent of the people in the queue were female.
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Collins double denies Wimbledon
James Collins scored twice as Shrewsbury fought back to secure a 2-2 draw at AFC Wimbledon.
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James Collins scored twice as Shrewsbury fought back to secure a 2-2 draw at AFC Wimbledon.
The Dons were six minutes away from an opening day victory when Collins, having recently returned to Shrewsbury from Hibernian, tapped in an inviting cross from left-back Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
Shrewsbury broke the deadlock in the ninth minute when a free-kick from captain Liam Lawrence picked out Collins, who headed past James Shea.
Jordan Clark then hammered narrowly wide from distance as the visitors started brightly.
But Wimbledon gradually settled and, after Sean Rigg was denied by a goalline clearance, the Dons equalised in the 26th minute when debutant Matt Tubbs expertly headed in a cross from Jack Smith.
Neal Ardley's men looked set for maximum points when Rigg stabbed home in the 73rd minute after keeper Jayson Leutwiler failed to gather in George Francomb's right-wing cross.
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As the 2012 Olympics sailing events begin Sunday, one Newport Beach family will be remembering the accomplishments of their father.
Ted Hinshaw was the 1984 Olympic Games yachting commissioner and organized the sailing events in Long Beach. Hinshaw died July 24 at Hoag Hospital fromParkinson's-related complications, his son Marc said. He was 83.
From the world stage to Newport Harbor youth competitions, Hinshaw managed sailing events and organizations, drawing on his financial and business experience. Hinshaw spent more than 20 years as a top executive at Los Angeles-based The Capital Group Cos. Inc.
An earlier version incorrectly listed Ted Hinshaw's son's name as Mac. His name is Marc.
"He was a guy [who] got stuff done," said Newport Beach sailor Mike Segerblom, the executive director of the Pacific Coast Sailing Foundation, which Hinshaw helped found.
Peter Ueberroth, organizer of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, selected Hinshaw to run the events because he was an efficient manager, Hinshaw's friends and family say. With about 2,000 paid or volunteer workers, a fleet of more than 100U.S. Coast Guardsecurity vessels, and a temporary Olympic Village on the Long Beach shore, the sailing events were unprecedented in the Southern California sailing community.
"It was very politically challenging and you needed somebody with a very firm hand and a thick skin," Segerblom said.
News accounts from that time said the races went smoothly, especially for the U.S. team. American sailors had a banner year, winning medals in all seven events — three gold and four silver.
"Drawing on his many friends, family and associates within the sport, Ted and his team went on to stage one of the world's great sailing events, both on the water and off," Hinshaw's son Marc wrote in a tribute.
The family held a small memorial service Sunday.
Hinshaw didn't start sailing until he was 38, when his family moved from New York to Newport. He bought an 11-foot Kite sailboat and later a Lido 14 sailboat that he named "Bombay Bender" after his favorite gin. His wife Nell was his long-time crew. Hinshaw learned to sail around the same time as his son Marc — in the 1960s — and Hinshaw became involved in Lido Isle Yacht Club's junior sailing program, and in the general club.
He was the LIYC commodore in 1973 and then climbed the region's competitive sailing administration ranks, culminating with a directorship with U.S. Sailing and then his position with the Olympics.
Hinshaw earned his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and served as aU.S. Marine Corpscaptain in Korea. After the Olympics, and his retirement from The Capital Group, he sailed with his family in the Caribbean and built a custom yacht with Marc.
He also served various positions on the Girl Scout Council of Orange County and was the investment advisor for Hoag Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Hinshaw is survived by Nell, his wife of 60 years; one son; three daughters; and six grandchildren.
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Earlier this month, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., made a statement that cleared up the mystery about who has been attempting to limit my participation in Democratic debates and forums. No other Democrat has had his participation limited.
When CNN, along with The (Manchester) Union Leader newspaper and WMUR-TV, did not invite me to their prospective debates scheduled to begin in New Hampshire on June 6, my staff asked why I was being excluded and were told that the senator did not meet some arbitrary "criteria."
The public's overwhelming reaction to CNN's unfairness forced the debate sponsors to reverse their earlier decisions.
An even more surprising mystery occurred next when MoveOn.org, the progressive anti-war organization, excluded me from its online Town Meeting. Its reasoning was that I did not receive any votes from its membership.
The final mystery occurred when the Los Angeles-based Human Rights Campaign chose not to invite me to its August candidate forum. The essence of HRC is justice and civil rights, and my positions on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights are the most progressive of any presidential candidate. When supporters learned of my exclusion, there was such an outcry that the HRC, too, was forced to reverse itself.
The comment by Sen. Clinton, in an exchange with former senator John Edwards at the NAACP forum in Detroit on July 12, explains why these things are happening:
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Edwards:"We should try to have a more serious, and a smaller, group."
Clinton:"There was an attempt by our campaigns to do that, it got, somehow, detoured. We've gotta get back to it. Our guys should talk."
When questioned about her comment the next day, Sen. Clinton, in an apparent attempt to shift blame to Sen. Edwards, said:
"I think he (Edwards) has some ideas about what he'd like to do."
By implying that it was Sen. Edwards who was conspiring to limit my participation in public debates, Sen. Clinton was trying to deflect attention from her previous blunder. This reveals an interesting character trait in Sen. Clinton that Americans have come to expect from her.
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Brienz is located in the middle of charming mountains at the eastern end of turquoise-coloured Lake Brienz. The cosy village is starting point for excursions to the Bernese Oberland, the Ballenberg Open-air Museum but also to Lucerne or Interlaken or across the nearby Alpine passes.
The probably most romantic part of Brienz is the Brunngasse which, having once been awarded the title «most beautiful street in Europe», is well-known abroad. Most of the houses in the street date from the 18th century and are decorated with wood carvings. Brienz, which is well-known as the "village of carving" has a long tradition in wood processing and to this day has a school for carving and violin-making.
A walk along the traffic-free lake promenade, past small boat ports and playgrounds, is a refreshing experience. In summer locals and visitors come to enjoy a swim. The view of the lake with ever-changing moods is a unique experience. And for an even more intense lake experience, we recommend a cruise, for example on board the historic salon paddle steamer «Lötschberg».
The two railway stations are just a short distance away from the ship embarkation point: Brienz is located on the narrow-gauge railway line which links the famous holiday destinations of Interlaken, Meiringen-Hasliberg, Brünig, Lucerne and Engelberg. The other station is the small base station of the steam rack-railway up the Brienzer Rothorn panorama and hiking peak.
At the Ballenberg Open-air Museum a look into the kitchens, chambers, living rooms and workshops of the authentically reconstructed houses and farms of agricultural Switzerland dating from the 16th to the 19th century prove that this museum is not about showing off a collection of dusty rareties but instead is dedicated to treating visitors to a real experience.
Those in search of winter sports pleasures will strike lucky in nearby Axalp, where there is a small, family-friendly winter sports area – complete with the «Axiland!» learning and experience slopes for children – away from the hustle and bustle. For more experience snow sports enthusiasts there is the Meiringen-Hasliberg ski region which is also easily and quickly accessible.
- Ballenberg Open-air Museum – 100 centuries-old buildings from all parts of Switzerland, farm animals, gardens, workshop demonstrations and cosy guesthouses.
- Brienzer Rothorn – 2350 metres above seal level with a wonderful panorama view – accessible by way of the only rack-railway in Switzerland which is regularly powered by steam.
- Lake Brienz Shipping – steam cruises on the most close-to-nature lake in Switzerland.
- Swiss School of Wood Sculpting – examples of this art – in the shape of figures or signposts – are dotted around the whole village.
- Giessbach Falls – thundering waterfalls in a forest setting, accommodation or coffee and cake at the restored Jugenstil Grandhotel**** Giessbach.
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Ballenberg Open-air Theatre – in summer the Verein Landschaftstheater Ballenberg performs plays in the open air at the Ballenberg Open-air Museum (July and August).
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- Hourly train connection to Zürich Airport and all important Swiss cities.
- Daily connections to Interlaken by ICE from Frankfurt-Braunschweig-Berlin and by EC from Karlsruhe-Mainz-Köln-Düsseldorf-Amsterdam.
By car: Best road connection from Basel/Zürich – Lucerne – Brünig Pass or via Bern – Interlaken.
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CSULB's core academic mission is to graduate students with highly valued degrees. Faculty and staff are dedicated to fostering student success both inside and outside the classroom. Prospective students are encouraged to explore the campus to see if CSULB is the right choice for you.
The Office of University Outreach and School Relations (UOSR) is the university's primary student recruitment and guest relations office and is the primary contact point for prospective students who are seeking information about CSULB's admissions processes, financial aid opportunities, student support services and the university's prestigious President's Scholars Program.
UOSR offers guided campus tours and specialized campus visits for K-12 students, parents, counselors and others interested groups. It also administers pre-admission and application workshops for prospective students; the Young Scholars Program for qualified high school students; adult re-entry information; and educational awareness and academic enrichment services for elementary and middle school students. For further information, call (562) 985-5358, go to www.csulb.edu/outreach, or visit the Outreach Office at Brotman Hall, Room 289.


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Scioderm's SD-101 Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for Treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa
Breakthrough Therapy designation is based on positive data in patients across inherited EB subtypes
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DURHAM, N.C., April 29, 2013
DURHAM, N.C., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Scioderm announced its investigational product SD-101 has received Breakthrough Therapy designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). SD-101 is Scioderm's investigational therapy that is being evaluated for the treatment of skin blistering and erosions associated with this disease, including facilitation of healing of skin lesions and reduction of the incidence and/or severity of new lesions.
"We are truly honored to have received Breakthrough Therapy designation for SD-101 and are pleased with the FDA's decision to place our product in a category that may enable expedited development and review for patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa," said Robert Ryan., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Scioderm. "Given the recent important milestones for Scioderm, including the Series A closing along with this designation, we are looking forward to the opportunity to collaborate more closely with the FDA and potentially expedite the availability of an important new treatment option for patients with a disease that has no current effective treatment."
Breakthrough Therapy Designation was enacted as part of the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA). The designation of an investigational drug as a Breakthrough Therapy is intended to expedite the development and review of a candidate that is planned for use to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition when preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over existing therapies on one or more clinically significant endpoints. A breakthrough therapy designation conveys all of the fast track program features, as well as more intensive FDA guidance on an efficient drug development program. The FDA also has an organizational commitment to involve senior management in such guidance.
The FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for SD-101 in EB patents was based on clinical data from a previously conducted open-label Phase II study with topical administration of SD-101 in children with either Simplex, Recessive Dystrophic (RDEB), or Junctional EB. SD-101 has the potential to facilitate the healing of skin lesions and erosions in this serious and potentially life-threatening disease which has a poor prognosis.
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic connective tissue condition that, in all of its forms, share the prominent manifestation of extremely fragile skin that blisters or tears with the slightest friction or trauma. This particular manifestation has led to EB patients being known as "Butterfly children" due to the analogous nature of the fragility of the skin to the wings of a butterfly. As of today there is no cure or effective treatment. Daily wound care, pain management and preventative bandaging are the only options available for caregivers, who are usually the parents or other family members. The more severe forms of the disease lead to scarring, disfigurement, disability and early death, usually before the age of 30.
About SD-101
SD-101 is a topical cream that has previously demonstrated potential to provide improvement in treating the severe skin effects seen in patients across all EB subtypes. An open-label Phase II study was conducted previously in children with either Simplex, Recessive Dystrophic (RDEB), or Junctional EB. The primary outcome measurements were assessment of target wound reduction and closure, and reduction in body surface area (BSA) coverage of lesions and erosions. In the clinical trial, SD-101 application resulted in complete closure of 88% of target chronic lesions within one month, in addition to a 57% reduction in BSA coverage of lesions and erosions after 3 months of daily treatment. SD-101 was well tolerated by the children, with daily administration up to 3 months.
About Scioderm
Scioderm is a privately held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing topical products to address critical medical needs in the treatment of chronic skin diseases. The company is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. Additional information about Scioderm can be found at www.sderm.com.
Scioderm Forward Looking Statement
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including: our dependence on third parties for the development, regulatory approval and successful commercialization of our products, the inherent risk of failure in developing product candidates based on new technologies, risks associated with the costs of clinical development efforts, as well as other risks. Actual results may differ materially from those projected. These forward-looking statements represent our judgment as of the date of the release. Scioderm disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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On Friday, June 22, 2012, Shelby Energy had their first contested election for a Board of Directors' election in their 75 year history. I was not successful in my attempt to be elected to the District III (Carroll and Trimble County) seat.
As you are reading this it has been over four weeks since Trimble County Fiscal Court approved the first reading of a "tighter" budget for 2012-13. It seems quite convenient that Judge Stevens announces his resignation two weeks later. His resignation made the paper, why didn't the budget reading?
It appears Mr. Stevens is going on to bigger and better things and we the people of Trimble County are in need of new leadership. With no disrespect to the other members of the fiscal court, I, for one, would think that the person to replace Mr. Stevens would be able to have a vision to enhance the future of our county. I always thought that my very best friend, Dicky Webster, that has passed on was the best magistrate this county ever had until now.
The Trimble County Middle School and High School Band Program and the Trimble County Bank Boosters would like to thank all the wonderful businesses and individuals who so kindly supported our annual Spaghetti Supper fundraiser on May 24 through their extreme generosity of prizes for our raffle. The fundraiser was a huge success and we appreciate the support for our young musicians from our great community! A big thank you also to everyone who bought a raffle ticket or came and purchased a Spaghetti Dinner. We hope to see you again next year!
Last year, my husband and I joined the Apple Festival Committee as volunteers to help put on the annual festival in September. I can truly say we had a very rewarding experience in seeing the festival come together for the enjoyment of our community and visitors alike. At best count, there were over 5,000 people who delighted in the festivities; including contests, arts and crafts vendors, music, food, activities for children, an antique tractor show, and of course, the beautiful handmade quilts!!!
The first contested election for a position on the Shelby Energy Cooperative Board of Directors will happen this year at the 75th Annual Meeting.
You may wonder why someone would challenge the incumbent director representing Trimble and Carroll counties? Because as a member-owner, I believe that the Board of Directors' meetings should be open to the owner-members and that our energy should be clean, affordable and efficient.
It is the time of year again for Crusade For Children roadblocks in the county. It is, however, with great regret and heavy hearts that the Milton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will not be doing a roadblock this year.
Our members enjoy doing this detail every year, so this was a very difficult decision for them. But, with work ongoing on the Milton-Madison Bridge and traffic flow uncertain because of that, our main concern must be with the safety of our firefighters and the traveling public.
I want to thank the people of Trimble County for electing me as your new Circuit Court clerk. I am humbled and honored to have your support and trust. I am looking forward to the new duties and responsibilities I will face when I take office in January, and I will be working hard in my new position to make you proud.
I wish to let everyone know that the Bedford Cemetery policy states that NO flowers or other items can be placed on the ground during the mowing season from April 1 to October 1.
Please DO NOT decorate the Bedford Cemetery for Memorial Day until Wednesday afternoon, May 23. This will give the mowers time to mow and weed-eat. It is hard to mow around things on the ground.
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I am playing around with ERDAS and was implementing image difference on two rasters separated by interval of time. I was using a blue band raster and I created a default threshold for percentage change to be 20% and also did a standard deviation of 2.0.
The image gives two completely different outputs for the two types of measuring the difference, using the percentage change and standard deviation. This is the image.
The green describes the lower extreme, describing the reduction in change and the red describes the higher extreme, indicating the increase in change. Though I am not able to understand the difference between the standard deviation output and the percentage output and what is the significance of using one over the other?
Hope I was able to explain the question well. In the image the upper one is the percentage change and the lower one is the standard deviation.


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2019 Ophthalmic Reimbursement Conference
Reimbursement Update
This full-day conference is intended for ophthalmologists, optometrists, office managers, ophthalmic technicians, coders and billing staff with some understanding of reimbursement for eye care services. Attendees will learn about new and changing reimbursement Medicare regulations and gain the tools to address new compliance problems with coding, charting, and payment. Tips are provided for improving documentation and increasing reimbursement. Useful resources are included. Audience participation is emphasized and encouraged. Course content is fresh, up-to-date, interesting and presented by knowledgeable, expert instructors with decades of experience. Come and learn from the best!
Topics that will be covered:
-What's New in 2019?
-Ins and Outs of Diagnostic Testing
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...an angel at my christmas table
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Your table looks so lovely! I love the angel and everything about it. What a peaceful place to make some holiday memories.ReplyDelete
Your angel is beautiful, and so is your setting. Absolutely dreamy.ReplyDelete
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Adjective: 1.Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
2.Heavenly or spiritual: "ethereal, otherworldly visions".
ETHREAL and gorgeous!!!!!
You always create the most romantic and dreamy photos.Your table setting is so lovely.ReplyDelete
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Oh my goodness...that table is certainly fit for The King, Rosemary. :) It's just BEAUTIFUL!!! You have thought of every delight for the senses with this tablescape. You are amazing, girl. Truly amazing. :) Christmas hugs and heavenly love to you, sweetie! ♥ReplyDelete
xoxo laurie
Your decorating is so lovely & your angel is gorgeous!! Thank you for sharing! Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Your table is beautiful!!!ReplyDelete
I love the shade of blue you have chosen.
Enjoy your holidays
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Your attention to details is exquisite.
Thank you for sharing your home and wishing you a very Happy Christmas
Your angel is so pretty! loving everything about it! off to peek at your etsy store! xoox, tracieReplyDelete
Oh sweets, how beautiful your table turned out.ReplyDelete
May you and your sweet family have a beautiful Christmas!
Oh my goodnes Rosemary........your table realy looks wonderfull. I wish you and your family merry christmas.ReplyDelete
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Your table setting is the prettiest I've ever seen. I saw and angel quite similar to yours at HomeGoods (maybe even the same) and am now kicking myself for not buying her.ReplyDelete
Beautiful post darling !!..did you see your angel wings in my post ???...love from me...xxx...ReplyDelete
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Merry Christmas,
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Oh, my, what a beautiful table. Fantastic, beautiful, gorgeous......Love it.ReplyDelete
I wish you a Merry Christmas.
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On July 8th 2016 in Lancaster, Professor Jem Bendell will present the findings of his research for the United Nations on the future of "special economic zones". Such zones have been a cornerstone of the UK Government's economic strategy since 2012, and Cumbria launched its first zone in 2016 at Kingmoor Park outside Carlisle.
- What can be learned from the experience of thousands of zones worldwide?
- What are the latest approaches to the strategic management of zones?
- How do we avoid the multiple failures of past zones to enable sustainable economic development?
You can download the report here (pdf). Professor Bendell wrote an article for the World Economic Forum which summarises the arguments in the UN report.
You are welcome to attend the presentation for free at the Lancaster Campus of the University of Cumbria, at 1030am on 8th July in room AXB003 (Alexandra Building). Registration is in the Gallery of the Alexandra Building from 9.00am. Please register in advance here.
The talk is part of the a day of research presentations. Further information on the morning session follows below.
8th July, University of Cumbria, Lancaster Campus, Bowerham Road.
9.00 Registration, refreshments and Market Place / AXB Gallery
09.30 Welcome / Hugh Pollard Lecture Theatre
09.45 Keynote & discussion: John Porter / Hugh Pollard Lecture Theatre
10.30 Room AXB003
Enterprise Zones and Sustainable Development / Jem Bendell, IFLAS
The impact of telemedicine services on the workforce: implications for teaching health professionals / Alison Marshall, CaCHeT
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Spectacular theatre in an atmospheric setting off the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Ralswiek open-air theatre on Rügen island's Great Jasmund Lagoon comes into its own when it hosts the annual Störtebeker Festival – especially when the waterside stage is lit up by the magical glow of fireworks on every evening of the festival.
Equally bewitching is the infamous Klaus Störtebeker. Once the scourge of the seas, he has now become a celebrated festival hero in Germany. The Rügen Festival and the open-air theatre at Ralswiek opened in 1959 during the GDR era. Up until 1981, there were five performances each year of Kurt Barthel's dramatic ballad 'Klaus Störtebeker', each featuring a cast of a thousand people and attracting audiences of well over 100,000. Since 1993 the Störtebeker Festival has taken place every year from late June until early September, recounting the tale of the notorious 14th century pirate over a three to four year cycle. And with resounding success: the Störtebeker Festival is the most successful open-air theatre event in Germany. Today, over 150 cast and crew, four ships, 30 horses and a host of special effects make this a theatre experience to remember. And even those who know the story might secretly keep their fingers crossed that Störtebeker and his Victual Brothers are spared such a tragic end. To no avail, of course, but perhaps we owe it to Germany's best-loved pirate.
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Susie's journey to (partial)raw feeding.
I thought I would take the time to post about my experiences so far and about what let me to raw initially. Please note at this point I am very new to raw feeding but feel confident and comfortable with what I am doing and feel it's great for my puppy.
The Backstory
Just over a year ago on Christmas morning our old lab cross passed away. Sammy was 16 years old and as far as we can tell died of heart failure on the way to the emergency vets in the early am(5 - 6am). I was with him and he just whined a little, squirmed and then was gone. It was one of the saddest moments in my life. My husband and I had never had a pet die of old age.
This Year
After a year of only having a cat(Mojo is going to be 10 this fall) we stopped by our local PetSmart to see some rescue puppies that were being hosted that day with their shelter(Give a Dog a Second Chance). We ended up bring Susie home that day, she was only 6 weeks old. It was because of Susie that we started looking at pet foods more closely.
Food, food and more food.
The shelter lady had told us to switch her as she was on Old Roy puppy food, my husband picked up a bag of food from the grocery store(which is what we had always done for Sammy). Then my 4 year old daughter messed with Susie's food and water and she refused to eat or drink. Concerned, I took Susie to the vet to make sure nothing was wrong. The vet was massively unimpressed with the new food and suggested the old standards in large breed puppy formulation. When I told my husband he started looking into what was in pet foods and what a good pet food was made with. After comparing labels we switched her to Royal Canin for large puppies. Then I found a dog food analysis site and we ended up switching Susie to Orijen large puppy. At that point we felt we were doing our best for Susie and felt good about our choices.
And then ...
Yeah, then I got reading more and more and saw that there was one thing better than our wonderful grain free, high quality dry food. There was raw food. The more I read the better it sounded: natural, keeps the teeth clean, shiny coat, healthy. My husband felt I was taking this whole food thing a step too far but I kept at it - I just couldn't let it go. Sammy's death was horrible for me, I want Susie to live a very, very long time so I don't have to deal with this kind of pain again anytime soon. I want her to be happy, healthy and active right to the end. Sammy was happy but his hips were bad and he was on thyroid meds for the last 8 years of his life - we did the best we knew how to for him. I want to do better for her.
What I have done so far
After calculating how much of each thing Susie would need for 1/2 raw I went and bought some RMBs for Susie(turkey necks and wings) and the last 4 mornings I have given them to her. This morning she also got her muscle meat - some boneless chicken breast. In the evening I give her half of her normal amount of dry food and she leaves a little of it behind so I feel I am giving her just enough. She is taking to it like a pro and loves her morning feeding a lot more now than when it was just dry food(she would leave her morning feeding several hours before eating any of it and then only a little here and there - no excitement).
More details
Day 1 - turkey wing. With some prompting she took right to it and in about 40 minutes had eaten it all up.She also got a raw egg supplement.
Day 2 - turkey neck. Again needed a tiny bit of prompting but then went at it. 40 minutes of steady work polished it off. Then she went into my son's bedroom and puked and re-ate. I watched her that day but again she was fine. Saw my first raw poo and loved it!
Day 3 - turkey wing. Took about 30-40 minutes and she had to use her extra processing powers again. My son didn't find it as gross the second time She also got a raw egg later to supplement.
Day 4 - turkey neck. Must have been smaller than her first one since this time it only took her 25 minutes to polish it off, also gave her a boneless chicken breast. She is a happy puppy.
Also today I started Mojo on the wetting dry food trick I had read(thanks GideonsHope!) so maybe by fall he will be at the stage I can give him a chicken part for breakfast and kibble at night.He polished off his breakfast in record time - he normally grazes on his dry food even though we feed him morning and night.
That's it so far - just wanted to share because the hardest part of feeding (partial) raw for me is not having enough people to talk to about it
Next Steps
Finding low cost supplies! I have found green tripe and what will, hopefully, be a cheap source of chicken ... the rest I am working on.
I have had some wonderful luck with finding inexpensive meats for my dog! I just had to share.
First great find was beef heart and tongue for 60 cents and 80 cents a pound. I picked up a month's worth of muscle meat for Susie for just $12 - hope she likes tongue the meat packer was out of heart but gave me the tongue for 60 cents/lb to make up for it Husband was not pleased to drive me a 1/2 hour away from home and then deal with rough gravel roads for the last 5 minutes of the drive. I told him that it's only once a month
Second great find was my local poultry processor sells chicken necks for just under 50 cents/lb - Kashi was excited about that as well!
I also found I can get ground offal and raw ground tripe from my local Global Pet Foods, cost more than if I got it from another local supplier but it's way closer and Husband has to go there for dry dog food anyway or I could bus it.
Total cost for 1/2 RAW for this month:
$17 for frozen ground tripe and frozen ground offal
$12 for 15 lbs of beef tongue(plus and hour round trip)
$10 for 1 month's worth of RMB
$39 total - not bad - works out to $1.30 a day
Thanks for sharing your story! I love hearing the details of people's experiences feeding their pets raw food, their motivations and the progress they're making.
Also, just a word of caution with wetting down the dry food. If left out for any length of time, it can potentially be a nice moist breeding ground for bacteria and mycotoxins:
"To close your eyes will not ease another's pain." ~ Chinese Proverb
We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies. ~ Gretchen Wyler
On Mojo and his wet kibble: I know I could transition him to canned food but prefer to keep him on the dry(It's Orijen cat) as the expense of canned is a bit much(and my husband is very reluctant to feed canned everyday /sigh/). I want to feed him half raw as I do the dog so I'm just using what I have on hand. He eats it all up within 10 minutes of me putting it down so spoiling is not an issue
Thanks for the links though & your reply!
Hi, I just wanted to say that you shouldn't feel like you didn't do right by your sweet Sammy. 16 years is a long life for a dog. I was actually suprised that he lived to be 16 on grocery store dog food!
It's great that you are feeding your new puppy a natural and healthy diet, though! Hopefully, your new dog will live even longer!
YAY!! my husband has been trying to get me to write a book about our raw experience. pets.ca has quite a few raw feeders! sorry if i dont get in here as much as id like, my computer is on the fritz so im doing most of my typing on our Wii.... and thats a nightmare!!!
whats your plans moving forward?? more variety? do you know what sort of organs are in the offal mix?? good for you for finding tripe! took me FOREVER to run across some.
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Thanks for your reply Want4rain! I've read quit a few of your posts in the back reading I've been doing on this forum.
At this time I am feeding Susie 60% RMB, 35% Muscle Meat and 5% Organ. I calculated 10% of her current body weight and then what a full RAW diet would be and them divided that in half. I am also supplementing with sardines, eggs and tripe once a week.
Specifically right now she is getting:
At 5am:
11oz of RMB(turkey wing or neck - this will change to chicken neck early this week)
6.5 MM(beef tongue this month - will try for heart next month)
At Noon:
1 1/2 cups Orijen Large Puppy(1/2 the daily recommended for her age - predicted adult size)
1 oz of the ground offal(I checked the ingredients and they look okay - going forward I will buy price cut liver from the grocery store or ask my tongue supplier about liver)
Once a week egg, tripe or sardine will be added to this as well.
I would be happy for any advice, of course, from more experienced feeders.
the only thing i can see wrong at this point is the lack of weekly variety. i would aim to getting variety over a weeks time instead of a months time. if you have the freezer space to cycle through different cuts as well as different animals??
for example, have the following variety cut up in to meal sized portions-
cow- tongue, heart, muscle meat
chicken- the sum of the whole chicken
turkey- the sum of the whole turkey
pork- feet, muscle meat
and so on with the exclusion of offal and then cycle through all the different parts of each animal over a weeks time or at least 2 different animal sources and all of the different 'muscle' meats associated with them. the reason for this is that each part has a different function that requires and thus holds different portions of different nutrients. heart, being such an active body part has loads of taurine. all raw muscle has taurine but its found in abundance in the more used muscles. the heart also has more iron than other muscle meats. pigs feet contain a great deal of joint maintaining nutrients. turkey and pork are fatter than some of the other meats. i *think* chicken has less protein than beef... anyways, my point is that each meat is different nutritionally. feeding a variety of different PARTS of the animal has an impact on their nutrition.
as far as offal is concerned, that offal mix you have, as long as it has a variety of sources and parts from each source, im sure its way better than what we feed. frankly money is tight and its hard to find more unusual parts besides the regular chicken liver, beef liver and pork kidneys. id like to have some lung, brain, and whole animals (meat, bone, innards included) but well.... you do what you gotta do. i just hope Mister gets the extra stuff he needs from meat variety and the occasional Evo meal.
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I will keep in mind variety and will be looking more closely at the bulk and price cut meats at the grocery store - there was even a sale on whole chickens in my area(2 for $9) but my freezer is full of human meat and beef tongue right now and I'll be renting out space in a friend's freezer for the chicken necks I'm getting.
Thanks for your input! I really do like having advice from someone else that is RAW feeding
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haha!! yeah, that first week or two sticking to a single source of meat is a good idea. we havent scrounged up a freezer yet either. we get whole chicken from SAMS at $0.79 a pound, a bin of chicken livers and canned fish for pretty cheap so that makes up most of their diet. once a month or so i pick up a beef liver/tongue/cheek, pigs feet/kidney, ground beef (not suggested!!!) and turkey necks/wings and make up a months of 2 meals a week for the dog. the cats just get the fish and chicken because of intolerances. oh and Mister gets half a can of tripe 2X weekly. they all get the random egg mixture and kids leavings.
ive found if you hit the grocery stores in the am (before noon) you can find the stuff thats on its last day for as much as half off. when Mister does his super good deeds or we are eating a 'we have some extra money' meals i go get him a nice steak (which amounts to the cheapest thing under a pound!).
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The Mighty Hunter- Black Tux DSH, M, 04/04
Baby Girl- Tabby DMH, F, 12/03(?)
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Just an update, Susie is still doing well.
Mojo is also making progress and is up to all boneless chicken, partially raw. Yay Mojo!! I will continue to work him up to all raw and then up further to bone ... I think he'd like chicken neck Then on to beef and such.
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