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Welcome to another audio lesson of The Hidden Chalkboard! This is the final lesson in our Prophets series. In our first lesson, we learned about prophets and their relationship with the world today. In this lesson, we are going to learn more about false prophets and the role that God's prophets will play in the end times.
As we discussed in our last lesson, we are about to have a close encounter of the prophetic kind. Over seven billion people are going to be involved in a clash between God's prophets and Satan's prophets. But before that polarizing time, God will have set His watchmen. Through Him, they will do a work that will lead His people away from sin. How will they do this? You're about to find out! But before we begin, let us pray.
Heavenly Father, please help us learn about the false prophets that Satan is preparing to send. Please help us learn how to tell them apart from Your prophets. Help us learn how Your servants will reach out to us in the earth's final days. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
As their name implies, false prophets are not true prophets of God. Whether they do it for their own agenda or on behalf of God's enemies, false prophets always aim to deceive God's people. This point needs to be emphasized. False prophets will deceive the wicked, but they are specifically targeting God's people. According to the word of the Lord, "…there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." (Matt. 24:24)
Believe it or not, false prophets have been deceived themselves! These troublers of Israel take their abundance of possessions and the wonders they can perform as evidence that they are doing God's work. They do not know that Satan has deceived them and that he has done this to people for thousands of years. To make matters worse, these deceivers are often well-known among God's people! When I compared the rebellions of Lucifer, Korah, and Absalom, each of them had something in common. Besides their similar tactics and motivations, each of these individuals were renowned. They were celebrities, so to speak, among God's people. In each of the three rebellions, many of God's servants put so much faith in these influential figures, they were willing to turn against God for their sake.
In our respective communities and nations today, there are a select few we hold in such a dangerous place. We view them as examples of what our walk in the faith should be. We even look to them and to their teachings more than we do the Scriptures of God. Satan and his minions invested a lot of time into elevating these figures among us today and they are counting on them to do by deception what they cannot do in the open.
Now let's learn about these false prophets. Let's contrast their works to the works of God's prophets. This will provide us godly counsel on how we can discern between the two, for it is written "…by their fruits ye shall know them" (Mt. 7:20).
A significant point to mention is that most of the references provided came from prophets who dealt with false prophets. Even more significant is the fact that more than half of the texts were given at the time before Judah's exile. That's not a coincidence, that's a message.
Before the return of the Messiah, the false prophets will be speaking out in full force. They will cooperate with Satan and his demons to the greatest extent possible. Every lying sign and wonder in Satan's arsenal will be employed to turn the world away from God.
Every "celebrity" among God's people will be called to help in this evil work. Those who look up to them rather than their Savior and their God in those days do so at their own peril. It is written, "Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert and shall not see when good cometh…" (Jer. 17:5, 6)
But how is God preparing His people for this prophetic encounter? What is He doing right now to keep us from being deceived by these false prophets? The answer is found in Isa. 21:6. Read the instruction God gave to Isaiah carefully.
"…Go set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth." (Isa. 21:6)
From atop the walls and towers of their cities, watchmen stood guard. They peered into the distance, ever vigilant in the duty to look for and report any approaching threat to their people (Ezek. 33:1-6). The fate of entire nations depended on the watchmen doing their duty. This was true, even in the days of the kings of Israel and Judah (1 Sam. 4:13-16; 2 Sam. 18:24-27; 2 Kings 9:17-20).
God appointed prophets, like Ezekiel the priest, as watchmen over His people. They were to faithfully deliver the warnings they received from God to them. They were to sound God's warnings as the watchman sounded his trumpet. They were not to remain silent while His people were in danger.
Even if the people would not listen, Ezekiel was charged to faithfully warn them. If he didn't and the people died, their blood would have been on Ezekiel's hands. But if he did warn them and they refused to heed His warnings, then Ezekiel would not be guilty (Ezek. 3:17-21, 33:7-9).
All who would be delivered by the Lord must heed this teaching, both the watchmen and God's people. God's prophets in the final days are to be His watchmen. They are to faithfully warn the people what God reveals to them. Their mission is a vital one, for the watchman who fails to do their duty not only endangers their own life, but the lives of those who would be saved by their warnings.
God is setting these watchman around the world right now. They are being carefully placed around the world before the coming crisis. In great cities and small towns, among schools, community centers, shelters, governments, and businesses of all kinds, God's watchmen are being strategically set.
He is preparing them, wherever they are, to give His final, faithful warning. He is bringing them into favor and tender love with their neighbors and coworkers. He is molding their character and writing the truths of His Word upon their minds and hearts. He is preparing them so God's people will seek for them when the world is shaken by the crisis.
But why is this warning different? Out of all God's warnings, why is this one the most important? The answer lies in the power of the final, faithful warning.
God doesn't give us these warnings because He doesn't love us. They are a sign that He still does. He still has a place for us among the inheritors of salvation. With these final warnings come the power to heed them and the power to be saved by them.
This point cannot be emphasized strongly enough. Those who heed the final, faithful warnings of the Lord will, at last, be set free of the sins that are besetting them. Satan will be forced to yield every captive who obeys the final warnings of the Lord. No one will be deemed unworthy to stand among God's people in those days. The light of God's truth will shine within them and the darkness of sin will finally relinquish its prey. Even Satan cannot refuse the command "…Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go…" (Exod. 5:1). In the last days, we will behold what the power of obedience to God can do! All the world will behold a people ready to meet their Lord, to behold their God.
The world has taught many of us today to shun God's rebukes and calls for repentance. But the Lord saith, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent" (Rev. 3:19). Repentance is key here. An unrepentant soul cannot heed the final, faithful warnings of God. They are still in rebellion against God and therefore, they cannot yield themselves to Him. This is why nearly every prophet in the Bible calls for God's people to repent of their sins. It is the only way they can heed God's final warnings and be counted among His people.
But they cannot do this in their own power. They must petition the Lord for the power to repent, the power to understand and accept that they have rebelled against the Lord. They must plead for the divine help to confess and forsake their sins.
Among the many agents of Satan are the watchmen who left off watching. These fallen watchmen of God chose to abandon their duty and leave God's people vulnerable to the forces of darkness and destruction. The Lord saith of them:
"His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant" (Isa. 56:10-12).
Behold the testimony of those who put their own selfish interests above God and man! They have blinded themselves to the truth, they are fallen asleep, and they are given over to wine and strong drink. They are completely given over to Satan and they are leading many to regard the Lord and His Word with contempt. They fill the cup of their iniquity to the brim, dangerously so. They endanger their own lives by doing this. They risk closing the door of their own probation long before the final reformation to come upon the entire world. Once this door closes, no man can open it.
God's watchmen must not let the fate of these fallen watchmen become theirs. They must give the warnings that God gave them to His people. They must avoid repeating the sins of Balaam and Gehazi, who, for worldly gain, forsook their prophetic ministry to His people. They must not come down from their posts to pursue their own interests, lest the enemy gain ground among us. They must not placate the warnings that God will have them give. The truth of their warnings must be allowed to prick the hearts of all who will be saved. The watchmen who do this will deliver God's people, as well as themselves.
Jesus has prepared a place for you and He will soon come again to receive you unto Himself, that where He is, you may be also. Therefore, we shouldn't be troubled or afraid (Jn. 14:1-3). Before His final trials upon the earth began, He counseled His disciples to watch and pray (Mt. 26:38-41).
In like manner, before our final trials begin, Jesus counsels us to watch and pray (Mt. 24:42-44; Mk. 13:33-35; Lk. 21:36). The apostles after Him also counsel us to do likewise (Acts 20:29-32; 1 Cor. 16:13; 1 Pet. 4:7). Only those faithfully watching for Jesus will be ready to receive Him at His Second Coming (Lk. 12:36-38). Watching for it has never become more important than it has now.
Now is the time when His watchmen must decide whether to faithfully give these saving warnings or not. Now is the time when all the world must decide whom they will serve. They must decide whether to heed the Lord's faithful warnings or reject them. The consequences of these choices are eternal, not temporal. What saith you? Will you heed your God's faithful warnings to you? Will you obey the God you profess to love and serve? Now is the time to decide. Now is the time to watch. Now is time to pray.
We thank you, Lord, for teaching us about Your watchmen. We thank you for preparing us for the time You said would come, the time of Your Son's coming. Grant us the power to repent of our sins and the power to heed Your final, faithful warnings, that we may be prepared for the coming crisis and our coming salvation. In Jesus' name, we pray, Amen.


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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Wordless Wednesday ~ My Hubby, the lighting designer
He recently created a website, Salzman By Design, to show off his designs. I thought I would share some of his designs throughout the years.
I am biased but he does beautiful work.
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- AnonymousAugust 15, 2012 at 8:25 AM
All I say is WOW and he has a real talent for sure. Those pictures are awesome and the lighting is really cool.ReplyDelete
Happy WW!
Lighting can really make or break a show - it can make you sigh over romance, be afraid for the characters or happy and joyful. It's just as important and impactful as the music, and people forget about it - love that you're bragging about his talent :) He does great work and should be bragged about!ReplyDelete
Wow! Those are truly beautiful scenes, your hubby is so talented!ReplyDelete
Wow, truly talented. those are beautiful.ReplyDelete
I agree with the others - he is truly talented! The lighting looks so amazing in those different scenes.ReplyDelete
They are beautiful.ReplyDelete
You are not kidding. He's very talented!ReplyDelete
WOW! He IS very talented! Those are all great!ReplyDelete
Wow, that's so cool. He's very talented.ReplyDelete
wow, those are awesome! they almost look real!!ReplyDelete
WOW! Carolyn he is VERY talented! Beautiful work!ReplyDelete
Wow that is pretty cool!ReplyDelete
You're not biased, you're RIGHT! He does great work!ReplyDelete
That's really beautiful. It almost looks like a painting!ReplyDelete
He does wonderful work! I love the second one where the light is coming in through the windowReplyDelete
That second photo really shows his talent! Beautiful work!ReplyDelete
Those scenes are stunning!ReplyDelete
super talented!!ReplyDelete
Wow he really does amazing work!ReplyDelete
Wow - that is impressive! He is a very talented man!ReplyDelete
That is so awesome! Your husband is so talented!ReplyDelete

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New York Times Examines Cuba's Sanitarium Network For People Living With HIV
The New York Times examines the Cuban network of sanitariums created to house and treat people living with HIV, "to keep the infected from having sex with anyone uninfected and to help them die comfortably." Inside the facilities, patients received food, their former salaries, and care, but they could only leave with escorts, the newspaper notes. According to the New York Times, the sanitariums "were harshly criticized -- Dr. Jonathan Mann, the first AIDS director at the World Health Organization, called them 'pretty prisons' -- but they had a huge damping effect on the early epidemic. Fewer than 150 new cases were detected in the country each year through 1990."
However, the New York Times continues, "Starting in 1989, a new director of the network, Dr. Jorge Perez Avila, who is now Cuba's leading AIDS physician, slowly eased restrictions," and in 1993, all patients were allowed to leave and use outpatient care. However, 40 percent of them remained, although there are now only three sanitariums left, the newspaper notes (McNeil, 5/7). In a separate article, the New York Times profiles several Cubans living with HIV and their experiences with diagnosis, care, and treatment (McNeil, 5/7).This is part of the KHN Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.


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Last Saturday I decided to throw together a last-minute batch of brownies for Leandro to take to a cookout with "the guys." Both because I was in the mood to bake, and because I'm practicing being a good Armenian housewife.
I've been using the Epicurious Cocoa Brownies recipe forever, but have never actually followed their recommended procedure (which is to melt the sugar, butter, salt, and cocoa together in a saucepan before adding the other ingredients). I've always just done the wet + dry method. So this time, I set out to follow the recipe instructions and see whether they come out any better than they usually do.
The answer was "no" and a bunch of swear words.
"We are men, our comments are like Twitter bots…we just munch saying 'yum.'"
– Leandro
See here, plus:
1 extra egg
3/4 cup walnuts
1 cup pulverized Oreo crumbs (like when you put Oreos in a food processor)
The afternoon started off well – I did a good job pouring the sugar. Into the pot it all goes.
This was not. Coming. Together. The cocoa was solidifying into chunks that floated in melted butter. I don't think sifting it would have helped. This procedure is a giant fail.
This is the vomitous base of my brownies, transferred to a glass bowl in the hopes that the extra stirring room would help it come together.
It worked (kinda), but this still looks pretty horrid. At least it's mixed enough that I can add eggs.
By this time, I was frustrated and worried enough about the outcome of these brownies that I no longer cared to follow the Epicurious recipe exactly. So I added 3 eggs, then the flour, and then some walnuts and a cup of pulverized Oreo crumbs. The result was horrifically, cloyingly sweet. Oops.
Oh, well. Into the oven it went.
They were extremely sweet and rich, but certainly not bad at all. At least the crackly top came out nice.
Verdict: Possibly suitable for 5-year-olds due to the extreme sugar content, but no 5-year-old's mother would want their kid to eat this. Probably would not make this again. (Definitely not using this procedure.)


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Chinatown Is Not for Sale
Chinatown Is Not for Sale
Peter Kwong
Liz Moy
Margaret Lee, 47 Canal
Juan Puntes, WhiteBox
Betty Yu, Chinatown Art Brigade
Moderated by Julien Terrell
Saturday, October 22, 2016, 7pm
Free Entrance
Please join Artists Space, Chinatown Art Brigade and Decolonize This Place for a town hall discussion that will bring together local residents, activists, gallery owners and artists for a candid dialogue about the growing impact of art galleries in Chinatown.
With gentrification accelerating citywide, over 100 galleries have opened in Chinatown. Approximately 60% of these have arrived in the last three years. Rents have risen to an all time high and low-income Chinatown tenants and small business owners are being pushed out. Hyper-development—in the form of luxury condos, hotels and galleries—is putting the lives and livelihoods of long-term residents at risk.
Gentrification is often the result of many overlapping social and economic factors. Yet, as evidenced in SoHo, Chelsea and, more recently, Bushwick, art galleries tend to be among the first businesses to gentrify working class or industrial districts. How, accordingly, might we speak to the complicity of art and artists within this process? Can artists be an ally in the struggle against gentrification and displacement? What, if any, are the points of unity between artists, galleries and the local community?
This discussion, the second in a series of public conversations presented by Chinatown Art Brigade following "Chinatown: New York's Newest Gallery Scene?" at Wing on Wo & Co. in July, will explore the role that artists can play in preserving, protecting and fighting for our neighborhoods. Central to the discussion will be a working document promoting ways in which artists, galleries and other cultural institutions can show their solidarity with longtime Chinatown residents.
Chinatown Art Brigade (CAB) is a cultural collective of artists, media makers and activists creating art and media to advance social justice. Our work is driven by the fundamental belief that collaboration with and accountability to those communities that are directly impacted by racial, social and economic inequities must be central to any cultural, art, or media making process.
Chinatown Art Brigade is collaborating with the Chinatown Tenants Union of CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities (www.caaav.org), a grassroots nonprofit that organizes low-income pan-Asian communities around tenant rights, fighting evictions and displacement.
Facebook: @ChinatownArtBrigade
Twitter: @CtownArtBrigade
Instagram: @ChinatownArtBrigade
Peter Kwong is Distinguished Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College, as well as Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is a pioneer in Asian American studies, a leading scholar of immigration, and an award-winning journalist and filmmaker.
Margaret Lee (b 1980, Bronx, NY) has organized and exhibited work at numerous venues domestically and internationally including The Windows, Barneys, NY; Concentrations HK: Margaret Lee, curated by Gabriel Ritter, Duddell's x DMA, Hong Kong; Made in L.A, 2014 Hammer Museum Biennial, Los Angeles; 2013 Biennale de Lyon; de, da do...da, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Caza, curated by Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Bronx Museum, New York; NO MAN'S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami; New Pictures of Common Objects, curated by Christopher Lew, MoMA PS1, New York, and Looking Back, White Columns, New York, amongst others. In 2009, Lee founded the artist-run space 179 Canal and is currently a partner in the gallery 47 Canal.
Liz Moy is an artist and activist from Chinatown, New York. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from NYU Steinhardt and is passionate about the intersection of gentrification and cultural production.
Juan Puntes is a co-founder of WhiteBox.
Julien Terrell has been working in the environmental justice movement for nearly a decade. He's organized from the Bronx to Buffalo, he's done solidarity and coalition work around climate justice in Bolivia and Cuba. Terrell is a lead organizer at Brotherhood/Sister Sol, a youth development organization where he helps area youth build connections to the land through urban gardening, a fruits and vegetables market, and safer green spaces.
Betty Yu is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, educator and activist, and is a co-founder of the Chinatown Art Brigade. Betty received the 2016 SOAPBOX Artist Award from the Laundromat Project, and is a 2016 A Blade of Grass Fellow for Socially Engaged Art for her project with Chinatown Art Brigade. She holds a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and a MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College.
4th Anti-Columbus Day Tour: No New Jails on Stolen Land!
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The Crisis of the Whitney // Nine Weeks of Art and Action


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** originally written last April 2012
It was exactly 8 months before the wedding when I stepped on Bryan's birthplace and hometown (which was not planned at all). When we were booking, we focused the days rather than the dates, so we were really surprise to realize this. What a perfect and lovely timing!
Looking back on this trip, I thank God on how he allowed me to see the other side of my husband to be. Seeing the house he grew up in, meeting his Nana, relatives and church family, dining at their table with his parents and meeting the food and places he enjoyed as a kid made know him more. Nakakaaliw. I am beyond happy how our trip went.
One more reason that made this trip special was when we had time to sit down and talk about our wedding plans to the people closest to him. It was heart warming to hear him talk about our wedding and marriage preps. I can't help but thank God in my mind that the man I love is talking about "us" to the people significant to him. It was a different kind of feeling being introduced as his wife-to-be. Nakaka-conscious na nakakatuwa. Ah basta. :)
Aside from this, my visit to Ilocos was also an evidence of God's answers to our prayers. I felt this truly when we spent one late afternoon by the beach. This place has been abused by
in his stories and I have been imagining it in my head for the longest time—and
finally, I was stepping on it. I was
reminded of God's faithfulness to me, to us and to our relationship. We were just dreaming and praying about my
trip to Paoay before, and it actually happened.


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I am so excited about today…
My daughter has no idea what is going on, but it is her birthday and MAMA is trying desperately to make her excited about it. {in other words: MAMA is being a FREAK and she doesn't know why}.
Perhaps I am TOO excited…she had "birthday yogurt" this morning and "birthday jelly" on her sandwich and she gets a LOT of birthday kisses. Ok, so I am not actually doing anything out of the ordinary, but I AM WORKING WITH WHAT I GOT ON A RAINING DAY.
I guess I just get excited because Ella was a bit of a surprise to us, but MAN has that little girl changed our whole world into something beautiful…
Don't get me wrong. In the past 2 years there are times when I literally just STARE at her because I have no response for how RIDICULOUS she is being. That is right. She. Can. Be. Very. Difficult. She hit the "terrible twos" when she turned ONE.
But thank you GOD that You made her the most fun-loving, hilarious, smart and wonderful 2 year old I know too….
I love her with my whole heart and pray that God will bless her as much as she has blessed Nathan and I….
Happy Birthday, Ella. You are my favorite girl.


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Go on their website to see the cakes of our childhood, that we never thought we'd ever taste again.


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Only a week after the starters for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game were announced, reserves and coaches quickly followed as well. If you've caught any basketball this year, you have a pretty good idea of who made this list or maybe you don't – there are few shockers that haven't occurred in over 20 years. This year's game is going to be insane…
The Western Conference reserves are starting with our Warriors Draymond Green and Klay Thompson plus LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, James Harden and Chris Paul. The interview friendly Greg Poppvich will be in charge of this talented group.
The Eastern Conference reserves look like this: Chris Bosh, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, Andre Drummond, Paul Millsap, Isaiah Thomas and John Wall. Interested to see how this one plays out, especially with newly appointed Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue running the show.
Drake has brought new life to his hometown Toronto through his music obviously but also his close involvement with the Raptors. So, you would think the league would choose him to perform at the NBA All-Star Game during halftime right? He is already coaching the team in its Celebrity Game so maybe not. Who do you bring in? Gotta give the selection committee some love for taking things in different direction yet still bringing in something of greatness with Sting. Definitely make sure you tune in February 14th for that and the best basketball on the planet on one stage. The weekend of events kicks off February 12th with the Celebrity Game and the Rising Stars Challenge at 7pm EST.
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The U.S. Navy christened its newest aircraft carrier over the weekend, an estimated $14 billion warship set to enter service in 2016.
The USS Gerald R. Ford is the first redesigned carrier in four decades and the first in a new class of ships that will replace the 10-ship Nimitz class launched in 1972, according to the service.
It's named after the former president, who served in the Navy during World War II, spent time aboard the light carrier USS Monterey and attained the rank of lieutenant commander, according to a press release from the service.
His daughter, Susan Ford Bales, christened the carrier by striking a bottle of champagne across the bow during a ceremony Nov. 9 at the Newport News, Va., shipyard of the manufacturer, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., according to the release.
In a final letter before his death, Ford wrote to then-Navy Secretary Donald Winter, "Thus, it is a great source of pride and humility to know that an aircraft carrier bearing my name will be forever connected with the valor and patriotic service of men and women of the United States Navy," Bales said, according to the release.
The carrier is designed to last 50 years and includes such improvements as an electromagnetic catapult to launch aircraft, a pair of more powerful nuclear reactors allowing for longer deployments, a flight deck that can accommodate dozens more sorties per day, a dual-band radar, and even larger water storage tanks so sailors can take longer showers.
The enhancements are designed to allow air wings to operate with fewer personnel by relying on systems that require less maintenance. The upgrades have come at a cost, though. The Ford is more than $2 billion over budget.
The Navy plans to spend about $1.7 billion in fiscal 2014, which began Oct. 1, on the program to build new carriers. The money will fund the second year of construction for the USS John F. Kennedy, so-called completion costs for the Ford and ongoing development of ship systems, according to Pentagon budget documents.
The Ford class "will be the premier forward asset for crisis response and early decisive striking power in a major combat operation," according to the documents.


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Murcia – Lorca – Villa Pasalaguas
Murcia – Lorca – Villa Pasalaguas. 5 beds – 2 baths, pool, underground parking – Was 195,000 euro's – Now 169,950 euro's. A spacious villa in immaculate order, Set on a corner plot of 2,794 square metres, with wonderful views to the Almenara hills
Listing Price: € 169,950
Location: Lorca
Province: Murcia
Build Size m2: 206
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2
Swimming Pool: 8 x 4m
Additional Features: Large underbuild
Electronic entrance gate opens into the driveway with plenty of space for parking. Separate pedestrian entrance gate.
Property Details:
The villa is constructed on two levels, main accommodation on the upper ground floor and approached via wide tiled steps leading to an outside covered terrace. Entrance doors open into a central hallway with French doors on the left leading into a spacious lounge/diner 5.28 x 4.24 metres.
Kitchen 3.68 x 2.98m base storage units with fitted granite worktops and matching wall mounted storage units. Appliances include electric oven and hob, overhead extractor, upright fridge freezer and dishwasher.
Three double bedrooms
Bedroom 1 – 3.95 x 3.41m with built-in wardrobes
Bedroom 2 – 3.98 x 2.93m with built-in wardrobes
Bedroom 3 – 3.09 x 3.14m
Family size bathroom
There is a large underbuild this provides additional living space as well as garage parking and storage.
Stairs from the kitchen lead to the lower floor, here there is another hallway 5.95 x 1.70m with a built-in double storage cupboard
Two further double bedrooms
Bedroom 4 – 3.91 x 3.52m with built-in wardrobes
Bedroom 5 – 3.91 x 2.85m with built-in wardrobes
Spacious family room 6.81 x 3.38m
Separate shower room
Garage – 6.81 x 3.38m
Swimming pool 8 x 4 metres surrounded by sun terraces
Low maintenance gardens with mature orange, lemon, fig and olive trees
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[Windows Only] Emsisoft isn't a big name in the anti-virus, anti-malware industry, but they are well respected and they've been offering great products since 2003. When I first ran into them, they were offering one of the best anti-trojan scanners, named A-Squared. Recently, they've come out with a new bundle of anti-malware called Emsisoft Emergency Kit, and it's completely free.
The first feature of this software kit that I liked, was the fact that it's also portable. This means that the files making up this bundle can be copied to a CD or a USB flash drive, so that it can be used easily on any PC. All you have to do is download the Zip file and extract it to any drive you want. Below is a screen shot of the files included in this package.
To start up Emergency Kit, simply double click the start.exefile. This launches a selection screen and you can choose one of the four main programs included in the kit.
Below is a list of the programs in the kit and a brief description for each.
• Emsisoft Emergency Kit Scanner
Search the infected PC for Viruses, Trojans, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Dialers, Keyloggers and other malign programs.
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Users can submit any photo for free online correction
by Anne Stuart
In the beginning, there were cameras. Then came flashbulbs. Then came ever-smaller
cameras with attached or built-in electronic flashes. And with them came red-eye
-- that eerie crimson glow in a subject's eyes. It can make even cutest
kid can look downright diabolical.
Red-eye's cause is simple: The flash bounces back off the blood vessels
in the subject's retina; the camera captures both the burst of light
and the reddish hue. Today's compact cameras exacerbate the problem
because of the proximity of flash unit and lens.
"The closer they are,
the more red-eye you're going to get," says
Robert Ulichney, a Cambridge, Mass.-based scientist in HP's Image Systems
Lab and one of the HP Labs researchers working to get the red out.
HP researchers have developed two approaches to detecting and
correcting red-eye. The first exploits an earlier algorithm that
accurately detects faces in photographs or real-time video. The
second is based on a detector trained specifically to find red
A Labs-based implementation of these algorithms led to HP's
In-Camera Red-Eye Removal, which instantly removes red-eye from
photos while they're still in the camera, without using
a PC and graphics software -- an industry first.
Introduced in
May in HP's new Photosmart R707 digital
camera, the red-eye removal feature is one of several imaging
technologies that originated in HP Labs and are now appearing
in a line of new HP cameras.
Meanwhile, Ulichney and collaborators J.M. Van Thong, Matthew
Gaubatz, and Huitao Luo, have developed a simple, one-click system
they call RedBot
-- available
free online
aimed at making HP's imaging algorithms even better.
in mid-2003, the scientists tested RedBot on about 1,700 photographs
submitted by HP employees through a company intranet. The algorithms
found and fixed red-eye about 90 percent of the time. "That's
a very good success rate," Ulichney
says, but researchers want to push the percentages even higher
by running their algorithms on a much larger sample.
RedBot actually
employs three algorithms: the original face detector-based one,
the eye detector-based one, and one they acquired from FotoNation
Inc. of San Francisco. Each photo is tested randomly using one
of these algorithms. The Web service logs the details and records
feedback from the user.
The RedBot site, which went public earlier this year, lets
anyone submit a digital picture for free automatic red-eye correction,
a process that usually takes less than one second. In exchange,
RedBot retains a copy of the image for use in evaluating how well
the process worked.
"The number one goal is to improve the algorithms,
and the only way to make it better is to test it," Ulichney
says. Specifically, the team wants to gauge how well each algorithm
detects and fixes red-eye. Researchers are also looking for instances
where the algorithm misses those crimson pupils or registers "false
positives," incorrectly detecting something like a reddish
facial blemish or a Christmas tree light.
An image that is not corrected
is a useful research tool, Ulichney explains. "It's
valuable when we come across something that causes the algorithm
to fail because it uncovers shortcomings that may not be exposed
IThe team hopes RedBot will harvest at least 10,000 images. To work with
RedBot, photos must be in JPEG format, in files smaller than 3.5 megabytes.
Skip the pictures of dogs, cats,
and other pets; currently, the algorithms are tuned for human eyes only,
Ulichney says. Photo flash reflections in animal eyes are not even red –blue,
green, and yellow hues are common. (All photos collected on RedBot are tested
privately and won't be publicly displayed.)
Ultimately, HP's solutions
will provide photographers with an easy alternative to existing red-eye correction
methods which are often ineffective or too difficult for most people to use
Cameras with "pre-flash" capability --
those that flash once to contract the subject's pupils and again to capture
the image --are problematic because most subjects think they're done
after seeing the initial light. "Then, when the actual flash comes, the pose
is lost," Ulichney says. Other times, the first, bright flash causes the subject's
eyes to close. In addition, a flash consumes a significant amount of power,
so eliminating the need for the double flash extends battery life.
Fixing red-eye after photos are downloaded to a PC isn't an ideal
solution, either. Most photographers aren't proficient enough with
the graphic arts software to get natural-looking results.
Ultimately, HP will
embed software for red-eye correction technology in all its imaging products,
an initiative that will provide significant competitive advantage in a
rapidly growing market. It will also include the red-eye correction software
in its common user interface for all its products.
By 2008, more
than a billion small (and thus red-eye prone) -- devices, including cell
phones and handheld computers, will take flash photographs, Ulichney notes.
If the team has their way, red-eye will be history by then.


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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration and Clinical Outcomes Following Treatment With Zotarolimus-Eluting Stents
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- Received March 24, 2011
- Revision received June 14, 2011
- Accepted June 23, 2011
- Published online October 1, 2011.
Author Information
- David E. Kandzari, MD⁎,⁎ (david.kandzari{at}piedmont.org) (dkandzari{at}gmail.com),
- Colin S. Barker, MD†,
- Martin B. Leon, MD‡,
- Laura Mauri, MD, MSc§,
- William Wijns, MD, PhD∥,
- Jean Fajadet, MD¶ and
- Roxana Mehran, MD‡
- ↵⁎Reprint requests and correspondence:
Dr. David E. Kandzari, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Piedmont Heart Institute, Suite 300, 275 Collier Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Objectives We sought to evaluate differences in late safety outcomes relative to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration in patients treated with zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES).
Background Despite treatment recommendations for at least 12 months of DAPT following drug-eluting stent revascularization, device-specific outcomes relative to DAPT duration are absent.
Methods Among 2,032 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization with ZES in 5 trials, late safety events were compared relative to DAPT duration for patients with ≥6 months DAPT adherence and survival free of major ischemic and bleeding events.
Results A total of 1,414 event-free patients on DAPT at 6 months were identified. Patient group comparisons relative to DAPT included: 6 months versus ≥12 months, and 6 months versus ≥24 months. Through 3 years, risk-adjusted ischemic event rates did not significantly differ between groups: 6 versus ≥12 months: death (2.7% vs. 2.2%), myocardial infarction (MI, 0.3% vs. 1.1%), and definite/probable stent thrombosis (ST, 0.3% vs. 0%); 6 versus ≥24 months: death (1.6% vs. 1.6%), MI (0.4% vs. 1.2%), and definite/probable ST (0.1% vs. 0.2%). Composite events also did not statistically vary between DAPT durations. In multivariable analysis, 6-month versus longer DAPT duration was not associated with increased likelihood of thrombotic events at 3-year follow-up. Major bleeding was negligible across groups.
Conclusions Among patients treated with ZES, late-term events of death, MI, stroke, and ST do not significantly differ between patients taking 6 months DAPT compared with continuation beyond 1 year. These findings merit further study to identify the appropriate duration of DAPT according to specific drug-eluting stents.
An important focus of investigation for drug-eluting stents (DES) has been whether late adverse ischemic events, in particular stent thrombosis (ST), may be attenuated through extended prescription of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) beyond that described in product labeling (1–3). Following review of evidence indicating a numerical excess of late ST with sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting coronary stents (4,5), U.S. Food and Drug Administration treatment guidelines advocated 12-month therapy with aspirin and a thienopyridine following DES placement and in the absence of contraindications (2,6,7). Importantly, however, this recommendation for instructing clinical practice was based empirically on consensus opinion and prior studies indicating that long-term DAPT may confer a lower risk of death and myocardial infarction (MI) rather than on any available evidence associating extended DAPT duration with a reduction in late ST (3,8,9).
At present, studies examining the relationship between DAPT and outcomes following revascularization with DES have been limited by trial design or methods that have restricted their applicability to clinical decision making in routine practice. Although observational studies have consistently associated premature discontinuation of DAPT with a higher risk of ST (10–13), additional studies have demonstrated that long-term DAPT may be associated with reductions in death and MI, but may not influence ST events (2,3). In addition, few studies have formally evaluated compliance or bleeding risks associated with long-term DAPT. Accordingly, identification of the "optimal" duration of DAPT has been associated with several challenges and uncertainties (14).
Whether differences in late safety outcomes exist according to duration of DAPT and are specific to DES type is also not well understood. To this purpose, we examined intermediate-term and late safety outcomes, including ischemic and bleeding events, relative to the duration of DAPT compliance across 5 registration trials involving patients treated with zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES) (Endeavor stent, Medtronic Inc., Santa Rosa, California).
Overview of trials and study population
The Endeavor stent clinical trials program constitutes a series of prospective, international trials enrolling patients with symptomatic ischemic heart disease as a result of de novo stenotic lesions (>50% angiographic diameter stenosis by visual estimate) in native coronary arteries (15–19). In all trials, patients were excluded if they experienced recent (<72 h) MI, underwent prior stent placement within the target vessel or any other vessel within 30 days of the index procedure, or had any general contraindication to the revascularization procedure and routine pharmacological therapies. Principal angiographic exclusion criteria were a left ventricular ejection fraction <30%, stenosis >40% elsewhere in the target vessel (other than the target lesion), involvement of a side branch ≥2.0 mm in diameter, unprotected left main coronary disease, total occlusions, and Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow grade <2 in the treatment vessel. The studies were approved by the institutional review board or ethics committee at each enrolling site, and consecutive, eligible patients signed written informed consent before the interventional procedure.
This analysis was limited to patients enrolled in these trials who were treated with the Endeavor stent (ZES) (Medtronic Inc.), a cobalt-based alloy stent with a phosphorylcholine polymer and zotarolimus dose concentration of 10 μg/mm stent length. Depending upon the trial, ZES were available in diameters ranging from a minimum of 2.25 mm to a maximum of 3.5 mm and in lengths from 9 to 30 mm. Before revascularization, all patients received treatment with aspirin (325 mg/day) and clopidogrel (75 mg/day) for at least 48 h, or alternatively, a loading dose of clopidogrel (300 to 600 mg) was given immediately before or during the procedure. Per protocol, all patients were treated with a minimum of 3 months of DAPT except for the ENDEAVOR IV (Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Medtronic Endeavor Drug [Abt-578] Eluting Coronary Stent System Versus the Taxus™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System in De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions) trial, in which patients received a minimum 6 months of DAPT to maintain blinding of DES assignment with the comparator paclitaxel-eluting stent. Aspirin therapy was recommended for an indefinite time.
Adherence to thienopyridine therapy was monitored at 30 days, 6 months, and then annually through 3 years. At each time point, patients were queried regarding all concurrent medications, with particular attention to antiplatelet therapy. To exclude potential bias for longer prescription of DAPT because of early ischemic events and/or repeat revascularization, patients with adverse events occurring within 6 months of the index revascularization, including thrombotic events, major bleeding, and any repeat revascularization, were excluded from this analysis population. Patient groups were then categorized by DAPT adherence according to the most recent report of compliance with aspirin and thienopyridine therapy. For patients to qualify for the ≥12- and ≥24-month DAPT cohorts, they must also have reported aspirin and thienopyridine compliance at 6-month surveillance. Planned comparisons therefore included "6 months on/12 months off" (meaning, on DAPT at 6 months but not at 12 months) versus "≥12 months" (on DAPT at 6 and 12 months), and "6 months on/24 months off" (on DAPT at 6 but not at 24 months) versus "≥24 months" (on DAPT at 6 and 24 months).
Study endpoints and definitions
The primary objective of this pooled analysis of patients treated with ZES was to evaluate late-term safety outcomes relative to the duration of DAPT adherence. Clinical safety outcomes included all-cause and cardiac death, MI, stroke, and ST (per Academic Research Consortium criteria [20]) annually through 3-year follow-up. Cardiac death was considered as any fatal event not attributable to a noncardiac cause. Myocardial infarction was defined as a creatine kinase (CK) elevation ≥2 times above the upper limit of normal with any associated elevation in the CK myocardial band or the development of new pathological Q waves in at least 2 contiguous electrocardiographic leads. Stroke was qualified as any focal neurological deficit attributed to cerebrovascular hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis, or rupturing aneurysm that persisted >24 h. Major bleeding was defined as any hemorrhagic event that required blood product transfusion. All clinical endpoints were adjudicated by an independent clinical events committee, and except for the ENDEAVOR II continued access registry, reviewers were blinded to the patient's treatment assignment.
Statistical methods
From the individual trials, patients were analyzed for all safety endpoints based on the intent-to-treat principle. Baseline characteristics of study patients were summarized in terms of frequencies and percentages for categorical variables and by means with standard deviations for continuous variables. Categorical variables were compared by Fisher exact test. Continuous variables were compared by the 2-sample t test. The Cochran-Armitage test was conducted to test the presence of an association between DAPT usage and the different ENDEAVOR trials (the time of enrollment is ordered with different trials). Clinical outcomes were compared after adjusting p values using propensity scores calculated from age, sex, trial, study year, diabetes, hypertension, history of smoking, hyperlipidemia, prior MI, angina class III/IV, prior percutaneous coronary intervention, prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery, target vessel location, type B2/C lesion, reference vessel diameter, lesion length, total stent length, number of diseased vessels, and left ventricular ejection fraction.
Clinical predictors of thrombotic vascular events, including death, MI, stroke, and ST were identified using multivariable logistic regression. A p value of 0.05 was established as the level of statistical significance for all tests. All analyses were performed using SAS software (version 8.2, SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina).
As part of 5 registration trials involving 2,032 patients undergoing percutaneous revascularization with ZES, treatment with aspirin and thienopyridine therapy ranged from 95.4% at 30 days to 24.6% at 3 years (Fig. 1). Among these patients, 1,414 patients were identified free of major ischemic and bleeding events in the initial 6 months following revascularization, of which 1,375 had complete records of antiplatelet therapy use at 12 months, and 1,342 at 24 months (Fig. 1). Among these trials, DAPT duration was significantly higher at 12 and 24 months relative to the time of study enrollment (p < 0.0001). Specifically, an extended duration of DAPT was common with more recent trials, a finding consistent with the introduction of treatment guidelines (2,7) and evolving practice patterns.
For the patients with 6-month event-free survival included in this study population, overall composite rates of death, MI, and stroke were 2.1% and 3.9% at 2 and 3 years, respectively. The interval incidence of definite/probable ST evaluated from 6 months was 0.2% at 2 years and 0.2% at 3 years.
Among patients excluded due an ischemic or bleeding event before 6 months (n = 618), baseline demographics varied inconsistently with those patients (n = 1,414) not experiencing an event. In the former group, prior MI and class III/IV angina classification were more common, whereas diabetes and smoking history were more prevalent among patients event-free at 6 months. However, adherence to DAPT at all measured time points (30 days through 3 years) was significantly (p < 0.001) lower among patients experiencing an event within 6 months of index revascularization. Despite such differences, risk-adjusted outcomes of death, MI, stroke, or ST did not statistically differ beyond 6 months and over the studied 3-year interval.
Late-term outcomes were examined according to the last reported follow-up interval of compliance with both aspirin and clopidogrel: 6 months (n = 716), 12 months (n = 659), and 24 months (n = 516). To enable a balanced comparison, patients on DAPT at 24 months were evaluated against those reporting 6-month DAPT compliance but not at 24 months (n = 826 accounting for more complete ascertainment of data at 24 months). Compared with patients treated with DAPT ≥12 months (i.e., both 12- and 24-month groups), those in the 6-month cohort had less diabetes, hypertension, smoking history, and prior coronary revascularization (Table 1). Multivessel coronary disease was also more prevalent in the extended (≥12 months) DAPT groups. In contrast, a prior history of MI and revascularization of the left anterior descending coronary artery as the target vessel were more frequent among patients in the 6-month group.
Following adjustment for clinical and angiographic risk, no significant differences were observed relative to DAPT duration regarding adverse ischemic events at 2 or 3 years (Table 2). Individual and composite rates of cardiovascular death, MI, and ST did not significantly differ between comparator groups. At 2 years, for example, the combined event rate of death, MI, and stroke was 1.8% for the 6 months on/12 month off cohort and 2.3% for the ≥12 months group (p = 0.66; hazard ratio: 1.25, 95% confidence interval: 0.60 to 2.63); at 3 years, death, MI, or stroke occurred in 3.9% for both the 6 months on/12 months off and ≥12 months groups, respectively (p = 0.79; hazard ratio: 0.96, 95% confidence interval: 0.56, 1.67). Similarly, at 2 and 3 years, the composite of death, MI, or stroke did not statistically differ between the 6 months on/24 months off and ≥24 months group comparisons (Table 2). Major bleeding events beyond 6 months of revascularization were not observed at any follow-up interval.
Logistic regression was applied using clinical and angiographic variables to identify predictors of late ischemic events. In multivariable analysis, among selected characteristics associated with higher risk, none were significantly predictive of 2- or 3-year events. In particular, duration of thienopyridine <12 months was not associated with a significantly greater likelihood of individual or combined outcomes of late-term death, MI, Academic Research Consortium definite/probable ST, or stroke (Tables 3 and 4).⇓⇓
Although prescription of a thienopyridine and aspirin for at least 12 months following DES revascularization has become commonplace, there is insufficient evidence to inform practice regarding the "optimal" duration of DAPT (14), in particular, the length of treatment that is most effective in decreasing vascular thrombotic events balanced by risk of potentially life-threatening bleeding complications. Moreover, despite the recommendation for continued DAPT that in some circumstances has been advocated as indefinite treatment following DES placement (21), patient compliance and the frequent yet unanticipated clinical need for interruption of thienopyridine therapy challenge the possible benefit perceived by intention to treat. In particular, the safety of thienopyridine discontinuation following even several months of DAPT is a common yet unsettling circumstance. Considering these ongoing uncertainties related to the risks and benefits of long-term DAPT following DES treatment, and the low rates of cardiac death, MI, and ST observed with ZES in the context of key clinical trials, there is a rationale to evaluate clinical outcomes among patients treated with ZES and across variable time courses of DAPT. In this analysis limited to clinically stable patients undergoing elective percutaneous revascularization with ZES and censored for early (<6 months) adverse events, late (3 years) safety outcomes were independent of DAPT treatment durations ranging from 6 months to >2 years.
Recognition that adherence to thienopyridine therapy following DES treatment is highly variable also emphasizes a need to define the relationship between clinical outcome and antiplatelet therapy duration. In part, as a result of inadequate patient education, cost, or clinical events that necessitate at least temporary interruption of DAPT (2), discontinuation of thienopyridine therapy following DES placement in contemporary practice is common, ranging from 14% at 30 days following revascularization to more than 80% beyond 1 year (22). Unlike earlier generation DES programs, compliance with both aspirin and thienopyridine therapy has been examined in studies with ZES. In key clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Endeavor stent, DAPT was recommended for a minimum of 3 months post-procedure, followed by indefinite treatment with aspirin, and longer duration of treatment with clopidogrel was prescribed according to the treating physician's discretion. Extended duration of DAPT for at least 1 year was especially more common with recent trials, but consistent with prior studies, an attrition in the compliance rate with DAPT was observed with time (Fig. 1). Among the 2,032 patients initially included in the present study, although 76% of patients were taking aspirin and thienopyridine therapy at 6 months following initial revascularization, only 40%, 32%, and 25% reported adherence at 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively. Although the prescribing patterns relative to duration of DAPT differed according to the time of trial conduct, studies performed earlier were associated with shorter DAPT durations, and yet were also those with the longest duration of follow-up and did not indicate an increase in late adverse outcomes.
Although observational studies have consistently associated premature discontinuation of DAPT with a higher risk of ST (10–13), others have demonstrated that long-term continuance may be associated with reductions in death and MI, yet may not influence ST events (3,8,9). Still other reports have documented late ST with sirolimus and paclitaxel DES in the presence of DAPT (23,24). It may be that in those studies in which long-term combination antiplatelet therapy appears beneficial, the treatment effect may be mediated by a reduction in events unrelated to the target lesion, as the likelihood of progression of atherosclerosis exceeds the absolute risk of ST. In addition, although 12-month therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin has been associated with benefit in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in percutaneous coronary intervention, the late-term reduction in death and MI were principally driven by reductions in risk of MI within the initial 30 days (7,8,25). By exclusion of patients experiencing early (<6 months) events and in part related to a consistently low risk of late adverse outcomes across the ZES studies, prolonged DAPT beyond a minimum of 6 months did not appear to modify the risk of late or very late ST. Since late adverse event rates are infrequent in this selected patient population, extending the DAPT duration beyond 6 months in such patients treated with ZES may not offer incremental benefit.
Whether outcomes may be generalized to broader risk populations and across other stent types (both bare metal and drug eluting) with varied durations of DAPT and is also uncertain. Notably, when similar analyses were applied to a much smaller group of patients treated with sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents in 2 comparative studies with ZES, adverse events were similar, if not lower, among patients reporting adherence at 6 or 12 months, but not longer durations (Table 5). Considering these smaller patient cohorts, such findings should be cautiously interpreted. However, the findings in this study are at least consistent with an increasing number of other trials evaluating the role in extending aspirin and thienopyridine treatment to reduce late-term ST in less selected patient populations (22,26–31). In nearly all trials, ST is significantly more common with thienopyridine discontinuation before 6 months following DES revascularization, although cessation (vs. continuation) beyond 6 months did not affect later events through variable late-term follow-up (22,26–29). Other surveys have indicated that DAPT therapy beyond 6 months may be more related to prevention of vascular thrombotic events occurring independently of the stent type or target lesion territory (32). To this point, although occurrence of stroke was infrequent in all studied groups, the absolute reduction was directionally lower among patients with DAPT adherence >12 months. Nonetheless, these findings are consistent with other studies reporting no significant reduction in stroke with extended DAPT (9,31,33). In the only prospective, randomized trial to date comparing 1- versus 2-year DAPT in patients without prior events for at least 1 year after DES treatment, long-term DAPT did not improve rates of death, MI, stroke, or ST (31).
Until further randomized trials may define the optimal duration of DAPT, the incremental risk of bleeding complications with DAPT must be weighed against potential reductions in ST. Among prior studies examining the influence of long-term DAPT following DES placement, few have quantified potential reductions in adverse events with increased bleeding risk. Despite annual surveillance in the present study, however, no major bleeding events were identified in any DAPT group more than 6 months beyond revascularization. Although this finding lessens the relative risk to benefit of continued DAPT, it also implies that reasons for late clopidogrel discontinuation were not directly related to severe hemorrhagic events. The absence of major bleeding events beyond 6 months also adds to already inconsistent results across prior trials evaluating extended duration of aspirin and thienopyridine treatment. Indeed, in trials evaluating extended treatment with DAPT ranging from 9 months to 2 years and independent of stent revascularization, major bleeding rates have ranged from ∼2% to ∼4% (25,33,34), and by indirect comparison, well exceed the observed frequency of ST in this analysis. Alternatively, the DES-LATE (Optimal Duration of Clopidogrel Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation to Reduce Late Coronary Arterial Thrombotic Events) randomized trial reported a 2-year major bleeding rate of only 0.2% for patients treated with long-term DAPT who were initially event-free for a minimum of 12 months (31). Such disparity may in part reflect differences in trial design as studies that omit patients with early bleeding events (and subsequent thienopyridine discontinuation) may represent a selection bias and underestimate overall bleeding risk.
Study limitations
In the absence of randomization, a limitation to this analysis is that despite risk adjustment, the possibility that measured or unmeasured confounders may have affected DAPT prescription or the study results cannot be excluded. Extended prescription of DAPT was physician and patient dependent and therefore not pre-specified. However, the purpose of this analysis was not to evaluate outcomes according to prospectively defined DAPT durations, but instead to examine late safety outcomes following discontinuation at varied time intervals. Although this analysis represents the largest DES population in which outcomes relative to DAPT have been examined through 3-year follow-up, the overall low ischemic adverse event and bleeding rates observed with ZES limit the statistical power for comparison, as well as trial heterogeneity, and therefore these results should be considered hypothesis-generating rather than definitive. Further study in a prospective, adequately powered (and randomized) trial of antiplatelet therapy duration will be required to confirm this retrospective observation. In addition, these findings were observed among patients undergoing elective percutaneous revascularization with relatively simple to moderate lesion complexity, and thus the results cannot be extended to high clinical risk and complex lesion patient populations. In prior studies documenting late ST with DES (10–12,23,26), increasing patient and lesion complexity also designated significant risk. Information regarding antiplatelet therapy interruptions and the rationale for cessation, resuming, or extending prescription of DAPT was not ascertained, although patients were censored for adverse bleeding and ischemic events before 6 months (including repeat revascularization) to mitigate selection bias. Nevertheless, adverse events related to repeat revascularization (and the need for extended DAPT) during the follow-up period beyond 6 months may have also confounded the study results; however, interim rates of target (and nontarget) vessel revascularization were low, and exclusion of such patients from the analysis does not alter the conclusions.
Following coronary revascularization with DES, the appropriate duration of aspirin and thienopyridine therapy remains undefined. Studies demonstrating disparate results regarding the impact of DAPT to reduce death and MI (but not late and very late ST), and the empirical recommendation for extended therapy have raised questions as to whether the optimal treatment regimen may be <1 year or instead perhaps indefinitely. It is also uncertain whether any benefit of DAPT to reduce the late-term ST risk is shared equally among DES types, given that their risk of very late ST may differ (35–37). Among selected patients treated with ZES, long-term ischemic events do not statistically differ among patients treated with 6 months (but <12 months) of DAPT compared with ≥12-month treatment. In particular, extended DAPT beyond 6 months was not associated with reductions in cardiovascular death, MI, or ST. These findings merit further, definitive investigation regarding the "optimal" duration of DAPT to characterize the balance of risk and benefit in addition to whether DAPT requirements differ according to DES type.
Dr. Kandzari has received consulting honoraria and research/grant support from Medtronic and Abbott Vascular; and is on the advisory board for Medtronic. Dr. Barker is on the Speakers' Bureau of and has received honoraria from Cordis, Medtronic, and Abbott Cardiovascular. Dr. Leon has received research grant support from and is on the advisory board for Medtronic. Dr. Mauri has received grants (to her institution) from Abbott, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Cordis, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi-Aventis, Eli Lilly, and Daiichi Sankyo; and is a consultant for Abbott, Medtronic, and Cordis. Any grants, research contracts, fees, or honoraria on behalf of Dr. Wijns go to the Cardiovascular Research Center, Aalst, Belgium. Dr. Fajadet has reported that she has no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Dr. Mehran is a consultant for Abbott Vascular, AstraZeneca, Medtronic, and Regado Biosciences; and has received research support from Medtronic and BMS/Sanofi-Aventis.
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- creatine kinase
- dual antiplatelet therapy
- drug-eluting stent(s)
- myocardial infarction
- stent thrombosis
- zotarolimus-eluting stent(s)
- Received March 24, 2011.
- Revision received June 14, 2011.
- Accepted June 23, 2011.
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Kaoru goes to the harbor every day to see if Kenshin has returned. After a while, she starts looking back at her life with Kenshin and all the things that have happened.
English: Samurai X: Reflection
Synonyms: Rurouni Kenshin: Seisouhen, Rurouni Kenshin OVA 2
Japanese: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 星霜編
Type: OVA
Episode: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 03, 2001
Season: Winter 2002
Studio: Studio Deen
Duration: 42 minutes
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The Chevy Suburban is a big and boxy looking SUV, it really isn't a good looking vehicle when you compare it to some of the offerings from other manufacturers, however, it is still pretty popular.
The current generation Suburban is the 11th generation. There is a huge amount of speculation relating to the new 2018 Chevy Suburban, none of it has been confirmed, so much of this article is based on what we think we'll see in the update.
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We think that Chevy will announce the launch date for the new 2018 Chevrolet Suburban in the early part of 2017, with the model hitting the showrooms later in the year, around September or October.
2018 Chevy Suburban release date: late 2017
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This really is the first area that people disagree on; some industry insiders are saying that prices (depending on specification) will range from $51,000 to $90,000. We think that the base price is about right; around the $55,000, going up to $75,000 for the fully loaded top trim level with everything fitted.
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The overall design of the Suburban isn't pretty, but it does seat 9 people in comfort, so you have to pay the price for all that room somewhere. The new 2018 model will be lighter which should help with mileage and ride quality, although there is talk of updated and retuned suspension to go alongside the reduced weight, there will also be adaptive damping on the higher spec models.
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Despite the fact that I'm often rocking a ponytail, disheveled bun (I still can't master the sock bun #FML), or hat (when I haven't shampooed in a couple days), I do consider my hair an asset. You know how some
lucky bitches ladies love their naturally long lashes or 24-inch waists? Well I'm proud of my lovely lady locks, so you can understand my vanity panic (c'mon, we've all had it) when I thought my hair was getting thinner a few months ago. (FYI, when I find my first gray, everyone better take cover because it will not be pretty…or witty).
This was around the time when I met Atlanta celeb stylist Bill Murphy and we had a major hairapy session discussing supplements, blow dryer breakage (more on that later), and products, specifically HIS new product line, Recitals. Because like it or not, your hair is performing on the mane stage every day.
Bill is SO big on hair health (seriously you guys, he's a guru) and his product line could not be better for your tresses; after he used them on me, I could tell an immediate difference. The shampoo and conditioner are incredible for everyday, but using the Maestro Mud Masque once or twice a week will give you the softest strands EVER, plus it helps repair damage (to use, I shampoo, wring excess water from my hair, apply and leave in for 7ish minutes, then rinse). As for styling products, the Melody Moisture Miracle Hair Crème is pretty miraculous; it's a leave-in conditioner that also acts as a straightening and protecting blowdry serum. The Bolero Molding Gel is another miracle worker that amps up body for both straight and curly tresses. And I REALLY applaud the Ovation Volumizing Spray Oil for the grand finale; you don't need a lot and it fights frizz while giving you volume and gorgeous shine.
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I just want to highlight a couple of things in Kevin's story on Monday, "School can't control bullies, teachers say."
The first is that teachers at Jeaga Middle School didn't want to be quoted by name because they were afraid they might be disciplined or fired. If kids are afraid of bullies and teachers are afraid of the administration, what does that say?
The school district should make absolutely clear that it wants teachers to come forward with problems.
The second thing I want to highlight is the policy that students who hit back are suspended right along with the students who hit first. Quoting Kevin's story:
" 'If you get yourself involved in a fight, you're going to have to suffer the consequences,' said Dave Benson, the county's assistant director for the Department of Safe Schools. 'Defending yourself is trying to avoid being hit and blocking punches.' "
I understand that it can be hard to sort out which student is the aggressor. A kid who is being threatened might think his only recourse is to ambush his tormentor. If hitting back is allowed, every kid in a fight will claim to be responding to an attack.
And schools are right to try to teach kids to avoid confrontations.
But that won't always work. And when it doesn't, in my opinion, schools should not take away a student's right to defend himself or herself. That's particularly true if, as alleged in this case, authorities at the school are not stepping in to protect the victims.
After reading Kevin's story I called Mr. Benson to get a better understanding of his position. To read that and to take a poll on whether kids should be punished for hitting back, click on the continuation below.
I asked Mr. Benson what he said to old guys like me who remember being bullied at school, punching the bully in the nose and then not being bullied anymore. "It's a different time," Mr. Benson said. He said he, too, can recall getting in a fight at Boca Raton High School in the 9th grade and the teacher picked him and the other kid up and "knocked our heads together."
Yet he said in his 25 years as an assistant principal, he can recall only one case out of many involving middle school and high school students in which one kid clearly was blameless in a fight. "If you don't turn around and walk away, then you are not trying to avoid the fight," he told me.
"I understand the concern," he said. "I also understand the perception." But he said bullying is prevalent on virtually all middle school and high school campuses — public and private. He said a lack of parental involvement and social networking sites such as Facebook have made the problem worse.
Mr. Benson said it almost never happens that one student simply walks up and, unprovoked, hits another. There usually is back-and-forth taunting and provocation, he said. That's why deciding who hit first isn't the same thing as deciding who was the aggressor. There are other things that can be done instead of hitting back, he insisted.
"If I put my hand up to block the punch," he said, "I'm defending myself. If I punch back, that's offensive." Mr. Benson said that "In almost every case" of a fight, "there were opportunities to avoid it."
What to think about students who claim they were suspended even though they were the victim? "If he was suspended, chances are that there was some aggression on his part as well."
So that's Mr. Benson's view of all this. What do you think?
Jac Wilder VerSteeg, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, writes about education issues for the Opinion section.
He contributes opinion columns for Extra Credit as a guest blogger. His editorials are separate from the news coverage of education reporter Kevin D. Thompson.
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I spend a lot of time with my kids. A lot. And because I have unlimited time with them right now– being an at-home, homeschooling, DIYmom– that must mean that I make sure the time is quality, right?
The truth is, not always. It's so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day work of keeping a home, helping my husband and making sure the kids don't eat grass or the baby doesn't climb the stairs that sometimes it's really easy for me to forget to stop and just focus on the child.
It's usually then that one (or several) of them start acting out or causing trouble that I realize, that I'm spread pretty thin and I need to stop and love.
So this list is just as much a reminder to myself as it is an encouraging reminder to other moms. People aren't always easy to love– and miniature versions of ourselves are no different!– but there are some easy ways that require a little bit of effort but go a long way in showing our children that they are special and important and loved. Because the truth is that if our children don't find support, encouragement and love in their homes, from their family, they will search for it elsewhere.
I don't know about you but, personally, that worries me. As parents we only have a short span of time to influence our children for good and to instill in them our values, and ultimately, our faith. Let's try not to waste it. Here are some things we, as parents, can do:
- Read to her
There are few things so simple yet powerful as reading to your child. It's you, pulling her into your lap, giving her your undivided attention for even just four minutes that can make her feel special. Delve into her favorite genre and you're pretty much a superhero in her eyes.
- Find out & cater to his love language
It's important to know that not all people experience love in the same way. Taking a little bit of your time to "learn" your child and the way he responds to your loving attempts can make all the difference in his life. It's also a good general rule of thumb to show him love in many different ways so that he begins to recognize and appreciate each way (even though he likely responds better to 1 or 2 ways).
- Include her in as much as possible
In our hurried lives, it's easy to push her aside while we take care of something else that's requiring our attention. And that's okay. But how much better would it be if we brought our child alongside of us in all that we do? Doing so not only teaches her valuable life skills but also teaches her confidence. She will remember the times that you pulled up the stool and let her cook dinner with you. And she'll look back on those memories and smile.
- Set aside one-on-one time
If you are a mom of many this can be tough or at least appear to be tough but I'm here to tell you that one-on-one time does not have to be expensive outings or whole days alone with one of your children. One-on-one time can be spending 15-minutes painting your daughter's nails while talking about horses or playing a board game with your son right after everyone else goes to bed. Don't be so paralyzed with complicated (read: impossible) ideas that you miss out on the simple, here-and-now options.
- Listen to him
With most children there comes a certain age when they just love to talk. They walk around chattering about with their plans and ideas and facts. It really is a beautiful thing but after multiple hours of this, it can get a little tiresome and it's easy for moms to crave quiet. Let me give you some advice: listen to him. Set down your phone, put down the whisk, stop folding the laundry and just listen. Listen to him talk about his Lego creations and his fort and the time he caught a ladybug and his plans for building a robot and how he got to level 8 in Mario Brothers…
- Smile & laugh with her
Smiling at her will encourage her to smile. Laughing with her will encourage further laughter. Life is short and beautiful and busy, remember to take the effort to not be too serious.
- Hug & tell him you love him
Human touch is special. So are words. Use both daily. Stop what you are doing and give him a hug. Interrupt his video games to tell him you love him and, hey, go the extra mile and tell him why you love him.
- Take an interest in what interests her
This is yet another attempt for you to "learn" your child. By watching and listening you will soon learn what makes her tick. What drives her and brings her joy. When she is young this will likely change often, keeping you on your toes. If you know she loves animals, go out of your way to teach her more about animals, take her to the zoo with some friends, read her books about koala bears and kangaroos. Use her interests to not only teach her things but to prove to her that you are, in fact, listening and that you do, really, care.
On this journey along with you,


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This was a fascinating course and the movie content he used was amazing. I would like to look into it further and am hoping there was a similar course or an extra course to expand on the content.
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