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The 2012 Hard Rock Cafe Style Lounge was hosted by Gamila Smith, Celebrity Stylist from VH1's "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp" and Founder of Shangri-La of Luxury Style& Press Room and co-hosted by Tamara Conniff, Music and Entertainment Expert from The Comet. Eddie Kramer, music engineer of legends Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and KISS to name a few, was on-site as the special featured guest.
Celebrities who appeared include Tamara Conniff, Eddie Kramer, American Idol star Kimberly Caldwell, Malin Ackerman, Sally Kirkland, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Abigail Klein, Lisa D'Amato (America's Next Top Model All-Star Winner), and many more.
Located at the Hollywood and Highland Center, beside the world-famous Kodak Theater, and just steps away from Grauman's Chinese Theater and Hollywood's starry Walk of Fame, the 20,000-square foot Hollywood Blvd Hard Rock Cafe location hosts the world's greatest rock 'n' memorabilia collection.
The Style Lounge hosted a special guitar courtesy of the Hard Rock Cafe to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, one of the nation's top children's cancer research hospitals.
It was hosted by Gamila Smith, celebrity stylist, co-host Tamara Conniff of The Comet, and special guest music engineer& photographer Eddie Kramer, who also launched his book "The Golden Age of Rock and Roll 1967-1973" (eddiekramerarchives.com)
Eddie Kramer has a background of 50 years of creating music in studio:
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Luna Scarfs are made of 100 % silk, and just launched. The silk-patterns have we chosen together. Some patterns are paired with velvet, and others are limited edition. AJ Newton is the creator of Luna Scarfs, and also Kramer's partner in the apparel business.
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A new contemporary line from Andy "Andrew Charles" Hilfiger, VP of Merchandising – and also known as the brother of Tommy Hilfiger. Steven Tyler and daughters Chelsea and Mia joined Andy Hilfiger at Macy's – Herald Square to celebrate the launch of Andrew Charles on October 14th, last year.
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The designer, Jaga Buyan, was born in Mongolia, she took her chance in 1999 and came to the US to fulfill the "American Dream". She then created a collection that is very versatile avant-garde couture, which she launched on Melrose Avenue in 2004.
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Volcom Jeans brought an array of jeans for those in attendance to view. Of course the classic jean style, which are always 'oldies but goodies', Volcom even brought additional styles as well.
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In 1895, master craftsman Cassel Goorin sold his first hat off a horse cart in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cassel's sons – the Goorin Brothers – continued the tradition of hat making when they moved the family business to San Francisco in 1949. Today, Goorin Brothers is led by Cassel's great grandson who remains dedicated to the art of bold hat making by crafting hats inspired by San Francisco's rich artistic community.
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Nick Chavez Beverly Hills – www.nickchavezbeverlyhills.com
As a young boy from Yuma, Arizona, Nick Chavez dreamed of one day having an exciting, glamorous life. Being the second-oldest of seven children, Nick was no stranger to hard work as one of the family's ranch hands. But it was his skill at grooming the family's horses and his determination and confidence that led him to grow. Armed with just his scissors (and a fierce sense of style), Nick took his natural talents to the next level by creating hip, trendy hairstyles for his siblings and members of his extended family.
Burt's Bees – www.burtsbees.com
Burt's Bees were giving away their signature all natural home-made beeswax lip balms.
Gibson Guitar - www.gibson.com
Gibson Guitar had its lovely guitars on display for those in attendance to enjoy and strike a tune!
Dirtee Hollywood – www.dirteehollywood.com
Incorporating vintage and fabrics that are in style, Dirtee Hollywood, is a favorite among true trendsetters. Dirtee Hollywood creates new styles by using different fabrics and wash techniques, which always serve as a personal favorite of mine.
Single Dress – www.singledress.com
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"We have always been inspired by different cultures in the music business, the way they adorn themselves, and their traditions and their artistry," said Sheena and Catalina, the two 'sistas' from Sistas Jewelry, "The ideas come from various travels, coupled with our backgrounds in the creative arts and design, and our endless desire to create".
Drunken Udder Ice Cream – www.drunkenuddericecream.com
Drunken Udder Ice Cream brought an assortment of cool tasty treats for those in attendance to enjoy. There were so many flavors to choose from, everything from 'Bourbon Salted Caramel' to 'Caramelized White Chocolate Godiva', there was definitely something for everyone.
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Additional sponsors include: Shangri-la of Luxury, Jaga, T&A, Michael Stiegler, Epicuren, B Swim, Spitfire Girl, Dawn Stark Designs, and Eon-H.
A day full of great swag and not to mention all in attendance, the 2012 Grammy Suite Presented by Hard Rock Café, was one for the books and a sure fire way to ring in award season!


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PSA released in protest against Stand Your Ground law
PSA uses police call from George Zimmerman
SANFORD, Fla. – In a push to overturn Stand Your Ground laws across the country, a new video was released Monday that reenacts the night George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin.
The public service announcement runs online and may soon run on television, said a spokesman for The Coalition Against Gun Violence, which created the ad the groups calls "chilling."
However, whether it fairly depicts what happened in Sanford is debatable.
It uses clips from Zimmerman's call to police, the gunshot and a sobbing neighbor. But the finale comes when the camera pulls back and shows Zimmerman, Martin and then dozens of other bodies.
It's a sensational protest against Stand Your Ground laws, but Local 6's legal analyst, Luis Calderon, said the ad is not entirely accurate.
"Zimmerman never used Stand Your Ground law as a defense in trial," said Calderon.
"I think that's the most outrageous piece of propaganda," said Ladd Everitt, spokesman for the Coalition To Stop Gun Violence. "It reminds me of the claim Saddam Hussein was responsible for 9-11."
Everitt says the purpose of the video was to make viewers feel like they were in Sanford on Feb. 26, 2012.
"We tend to look at it abstractly," he said. "We see snippets of police reports or witness testimony, and I think very few Americans have given time to think, what might it have been like to have been there that night? To have been a participant in this?"
Zimmerman's brother, Robert, tweeted a response to the ad saying it has "zero basis in reality. SYG laws are sound & were never part of the case. Self-defense isn't 'gun violence.'"
Zimmerman was acquitted in Martin's death, but the ad paints him in a stigma he may never live down.
"When you make an ad, you have to always have a certain respect for the truth and the affect of the people who are involved in it. This is going to affect George Zimmerman if he's always going to be vilified as this person who killed Trayvon Martin," said Calderon.
Calderon went on to say Zimmerman may never be able to defend himself from portrayals of his case because nobody truly knows what happened inside his neighborhood the night of the shooting. And now that he's a public figure, it's harder for him to prove someone is defaming or slandering him
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As Nebraska looks to take a step closer to clinching its first-ever Big Ten legends division title, the Cornhuskers could once again be without the services of one of its top running backs.
Rex Burkhead sprained an MCL in the season opener and has missed five games since, including each of the last three. When asked after practice Monday about Burkhead's availability for this weekend's game against Minnesota, offensive coordinator Tim Beck was non-committal.
"Oh man it is hard to tell," Beck said in comments distributed by the school. "A lot is going to depend on how Rex (Burkhead) feels and what he can give us. Whatever that is and whenever that is we will be ready. We will welcome him back for sure."
Burkhead has rushed for 405 yards and three touchdowns in four games and part of another one in which he aggravated the injury.
If Burkhead is again unable to go, the bulk of the running game load would fall to Ameer Abdullah, who leads the team with 942 yards and is tied for tops in rushing touchdowns with eight.


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"This is on a bus back from camp. I'm thirteen and so are you. Before I left for camp I imagined it would be me and three or four other dudes I hadn't met yet, running around all summer, getting into trouble. It turned out it would be me and just one girl. That's you. And we're still at camp as long as we're on the bus and not at the pickup point where our parents would be waiting for us. We're still wearing our orange camp t-shirts. We still smell like pineneedles. I like you and you like me and I more-than-like you, but I don't know if you do or don't more-than-like me. You've never said, so I haven't been saying anything all summer, content to enjoy the small miracle of a girl choosing to talk to me and choosing to do so again the next day and so on. A girl who's smart and funny and who, if I say something dumb for a laugh, is willing to say something two or three times as dumb to make me laugh, but who also gets weird and wise sometimes in a way I could never be. A girl who reads books that no one's assigned to her, whose curly brown hair has a line running through it from where she put a tie to hold it up while it was still wetBack in the real world we don't go to the same school, and unless one of our families moves to a dramatically different neighborhood, we won't go to the same high school. So, this is kind of it for us. Unless I say something. And it might especially be it for us if I actually do say something. The sun's gone down and the bus is quiet. A lot of kids are asleep. We're talking in whispers about a tree we saw at a rest stop that looks like a kid we know. And then I'm like, "Can I tell you something?" And all of a sudden I'm telling you. And I keep telling you and it all comes out of me and it keeps coming and your face is there and gone and there and gone as we pass underneath the orange lamps that line the sides of the highway. And there's no expression on it. And I think just after a point I'm just talking to lengthen the time where we live in a world where you haven't said "yes" or "no" yet. And regrettably I end up using the word "destiny." I don't remember in what context. Doesn't matter. Before long I'm out of stuff to say and you smile and say, "okay." I don't know exactly what you mean by it, but it seems vaguely positive and I would leave in order not to spoil the moment, but there's nowhere to go because we're are on a bus. So I pretend like I'm asleep and before long, I really am.I wake up, the bus isn't moving anymore. The domed lights that line the center aisle are all on. I turn and you're not there. Then again a lot of kids aren't in their seats anymore. We're parked at the pick-up point, which is in the parking lot of a Methodist church. The bus is half empty. You might be in your dad's car by now, your bags and things piled high in the trunk. The girls in the back of the bus are shrieking and laughing and taking their sweet time disembarking as I swing my legs out into the aisle to get up off the bus, just as one of them reaches my row. It used to be our row, on our way off. It's Michelle, a girl who got suspended from third grade for a week after throwing rocks at my head. Adolescence is doing her a ton of favors body-wise. She stops and looks down at me. And her head is blasted from behind by the dome light, so I can't really see her face, but I can see her smile. And she says one word: "destiny." Then her and the girls clogging the aisles behind her all laugh and then she turns and leads them off the bus. I didn't know you were friends with them.I find my dad in the parking lot. He drives me back to our house and camp is over. So is summer, even though there's two weeks until school starts. This isn't a story about how girls are evil or how love is bad, this is a story about how I learned something and I'm not saying this thing is true or not, I'm just saying it's what I learned. I told you something. It was just for you and you told everybody. So I learned cut out the middle man, make it all for everybody, always. Everybody can't turn around and tell everybody, everybody already knows, I told them. But this means there isn't a place in my life for you or someone like you. Is it sad? Sure. But it's a sadness I chose. I wish I could say this was a story about how I got on the bus a boy and got off a man more cynical, hardened, and mature and shit. But that's not true. The truth is I got on the bus a boy. And I never got off the bus. I still haven't." - Donald Glover
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Eight months ago, in a February interview with AdvisorOne, legendary money manager Robert Rodriguez, CEO of First Pacific Advisors, warned that if Congress failed to seriously address the country's fiscal issues within seven months, financial markets would be hit hard. That prediction has proven to be all too accurate.
Now, in a new AdvisorOne interview, Rodriguez says that current federal and congressional monetary and fiscal policies still do not attack structural issues and have therefore been ineffective.
The country is headed for recession next year, Rodriguez forecasts. His outlook for the markets? Unequivocally cautious. Congress and the Obama administration have created high levels of uncertainty that continue to create volatility and a negative bias in the markets, the money manager says.
Rodriguez forecast the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 as well as the "caterpillar-like" form of the United States' recovery.
Last January, following a year's sabbatical, he turned over day-to-day management of the FPA Capital Fund and FPA New Income Fund to his partners, as planned. Rodriguez, a managing partner, remains advisor to both funds.
The Los Angeles-based firm manages assets of $16.2 billion. Compounded rate of return of FPA Capital from its launch in July 1984 through Sept. 30, 2011, is 14.39%. FPA New Income hasn't had a down year in 33.
Here are excerpts from our telephone interview with Rodriguez, whose office is in Lake Tahoe, Nev.:
What is the biggest threat to the securities market next year?
Continued political incompetence with regard to fiscal issues. From a standpoint of health care as well as fiscal policy, 2012 is the most important year in 80 years.
Are we on the road to another financial crisis?
Unless there is fundamental, structural budgetary reform in the Congress, I don't trust them. Why should we trust a Congress that has a 13% [Gallup Poll] approval rating with our budgetary future?
What's your outlook for the economy and stock market in 2012?
Decidedly cautious. I believe Europe is in or near recession and that the odds are increasing north of 50% that the U.S. will be in recession next year. I'm looking for GDP growth at about 1%, probably even lower at times. It's going to be a very languid year economically, and the stock market will face profitability issues along with governmental issues.
What about bonds?
They're absolutely terrible. We don't like the risk in the bond market and haven't for many years.
What do you propose to turn things around?
A discussion and then implementation of real, substantive congressional budgetary reforms that have a standing in law. In other words, these guys can't wiggle out of their promises. Federal expenditure and entitlement reforms must involve meaningful cuts in the near future and not at the end of the next presidential term in 2016. And we have to have a radical restructuring of our tax code.
How do you assess Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's handling of the recovery?
Well-intentioned, but his view of the world is and has been incorrect. While he's been trying to improve the situation, he's really harming it.
How so?
We have this economic car going down the road: on one side is fiscal policy pressing on the gas pedal. At the same time, the Fed is putting their foot on the brake thinking they're stimulating the economy with their zero interest rate policy. But they're hitting savings big-time, which is acting as a detriment to consumption.
And the result?
A totally different outcome of economic recovery than we've seen at any point since the Depression. This is a repression! Here we are almost three years into recovery, and we're having the worst one on record. If the chairman wants to say no cuts or minimal cuts in the next year or two on entitlements, it has to be tied with structural budgetary reform in Congress.
What about President Barack Obama's plan of reducing the payroll tax?
It does not attack structural issues and thus is an ineffective policy.
Please elaborate on your forecast for Europe.
Greece is gone. There's no way it can survive under the current structure. Unless they fundamentally restructure the euro–a bastard currency, neither fish nor fowl–the European continent will have continuing and growing problems.
What's your take on Occupy Wall Street?
I'm very sick and tired of the class warfare card being played. It's divisive. Obviously, frustration is building. But between 2000 and 2007, the consumer levered up like he had never levered up in U.S. history. More debt was added in those seven years than in the preceding 40 combined. [But] there's plenty of blame to go around.
For example?
The Federal Reserve was complicit in this [crisis], and the chairman also. Ben Bernanke, at every major turn, has been on the wrong side of the equation. Why should I listen to a person who didn't believe there would be contagion from subprime? Why should I give credibility to his judgment when his judgment was flawed in so many other areas?
What's your outlook for jobs next year?
Very little improvement in the unemployment rate. Unemployment could actually rise somewhat.
And housing?
I don't expect housing to turn around and start moving up briskly in the next one to three years. Unless the stock market runs away, the primary way consumers will rebuild their balance sheets is through savings and debt pay-down. That is not a prescription for a dynamic, growing economy.
What sectors do you like for 2012?
There aren't any real trends yet. Of the stocks [we've] invested in, a couple are in the technology area, one in financial services and one in health care.
What's the best investment strategy for next year?
You're going to have to make real selection decisions. Much of what goes on in money management in the professional rank is a form of "closet indexing." If they're bullish on an industry and it represents 10% of the index, they'll own 11% or 12%. If they're negative, they'll own 8%. I'm probably being a little too critical about the percentages–but [the point is] in this kind of slow-growth environment, having a broad diversification of stocks and bonds doesn't work as well.
Any hopeful signs of soon ameliorating the problems you've stated?
Some positive things are percolating–emanating from various states. It's reflecting that the American public is starting to wake up. The problems at the fiscal level can be addressed by our representatives. It takes only one thing: Does the public have the courage to realize that we must go through some painful processes for the benefit of our children and our children's children? If we don't go through these, I fear we will be looking at another generation of declining living standards.
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Regulation and Competition among Mortgage Brokers
With the House Financial Services Committee moving forward with a bill to increase the regulation of our consumer credit markets, particularly our mortgage market, it is worth asking the question: what's the best protection for consumers, regulation or competition?
Let's take the example of mortgage brokers. They've often been targeted as one of the causes of the crisis. The story goes that they just made the loans and passed it along to the lenders and/or Wall Street and so, didn't care about the quality of the loan.
The response of government, first at the state then the federal level, has been to subject mortgage brokers to increased oversight and licensing, with the intent to keep the "bad actors" out of the marketplace. How well did this all work out?
According to Professor Morris Kleiner and Minn Fed Economist Richard Todd, not exactly the way you'd want. What the economists found was that tighter regulation on who can become a mortgage broker is actually associated "with higher broker earnings, fewer brokers, fewer subprime mortgages, higher foreclosure rates, and a greater percentage of high‐interest‐rate mortgages."
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"Arrested Development" got off this weekend to "a new start" – a phrase Tobias Funke found doesn't fit well on a vanity license plate.
The "Blue Man"-wannabe's off-color abbreviation hilariously extended the running joke about his clueless, sexually confused character. But Tobias' twisted contraction of "a new start" also served as a symbol of sorts for a show that packed its return after seven years into an eight-hour, nine-minute confetti explosion of comedy.
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Diehard fans, no doubt, couldn't help but plunge into marathon viewings after Netflix's all-at-once premiere of 15 new episodes Sunday morning. We're happily exhausted from watching – and laughing. But assessing how Season 4 compares to past outings will require repeat viewings. Which may be the point.
Many of us who became "Arrested Development" devotees week-by-week during the show's initial run on Fox spent periods during the seven-year hiatus occasionally binge re-watching via Netflix or DVDs. That's certainly how legions of younger, latter-day fans first experienced the show, eventually taking their love for the unlovable Bluth family to the Internet in the form of animated Gifs and other memes that essentially demanded more material.
"Arrested Development," from the start, has required repeated looks, if only because the plot points fly as fast as the jokes. The format of the new season – each episode focused on one character, with the action intersecting and overlapping – made it ever harder to keep up at times. The "aha!" moments matched the many instant classic "ha-ha" moments: Gob's foiled Crucifixion-themed illusion at his ill-fated wedding to what's-her-name. The Funke family's attempt to cook a live duck on what they thought was Thanksgiving. Buster serving as a human cigarette smoke venting machine for his domineering mother, Lucille 1.
The new season gave us the welcome returns of Liza Minnelli as Lucille 2, and Ben Stiller, who made a different kind of magic with Gob as Tony Wonder. "Arrested Development" also benefitted greatly from familiar faces in new roles, spanning generations from Kristen Wiig and Seth Rogen to Tommy Tune and Bernie Kopell. Terry Crews created a great "Arrested Development" character in scheming, redhead-loving politician Herbert Love.
Ron Howard, the show's producer and narrator, emerged from behind the camera to satirize his well-earned nice-guy image with hints his ever-present baseball cap is there to keep his ego from escaping. Perhaps there were a couple too many Hollywood in-jokes (the Howard vs. Jerry Bruckheimer gag fell flat) and not enough Buster.
But those are quibbles. Now "Arrested Development" fans have a new holiday – Cinco de Quatro – to celebrate the entertainment history-making triumph (and to tweak equally fanatic and resilient "Star Wars" lovers' May 4th commemorations – as in "May the Fourth be with you").
Perhaps the best thing about the return of "Arrested Development" is that the show beat the odds to return at all – the story of the Bluths, after all is a Sisyphean comeback tale, where futility is endlessly funny (only instead of a hill, the Bluths smacked into a wall of their own making).
The stark ending leaves us hoping for additional episodes (or a movie) that would offer a more comic resolution. Even if this season turns out to be the last gasp, "Arrested Development" is off to a new start – and, like Tobias's inappropriate license plate, creator Mitch Hurwitz' irreverent skewing of the family sitcom genre will keep pulling us in for closer inspection for years to come.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 209 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
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Kang Duk Bong, born in 1979 in South Korea, graduated from the Department of Sculpture in the University of Seoul, South Korea. Kang is renowned for his sculptures which look as though they are in motion. He makes use of PVC pipes covered with a thick shell of urethane paint in his sculptures, each pipe is painted a different hue to bring about an extraordinary effect. The process creates incredible movement, figures appearing blurred and perpetually in motion with multiple colours combining to create a unique blurred effect. Kang aims to deal with human relationships and communication in his art. According to Kang, holes ignite curiosity within people because, regardless of age or gender, one always wonders what is on the other side of them. He believes that we should be just as curious about what is on another person's mind. In his opinion, the rise of social networks has decreased the amount of concrete and genuine personal conversation.The holes also represent the void within ourselves that we helplessly try to fill. Read More
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Treatment of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage With Human Albumin
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00283400
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Study met safety endpoints)
First Posted : January 27, 2006
Results First Posted : April 1, 2015
Last Update Posted : April 1, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
|Drug: 25% human albumin
|Not Applicable
An estimated 37,500 people in the United States have subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) every year. SAH is usually secondary to a brain aneurysm that has burst. In SAH the bleeding accumulates around the lining of the brain. SAH is associated with a 51percent mortality rate, and one third of survivors are left functionally dependent. Cerebral vasospasm, which is a delayed narrowing of the cerebral arteries following SAH, has been identified as the most important reason for neurological deterioration and bad outcome in cases of SAH. Cerebral vasospasm may be caused by multiple mechanisms.
Treatment with a neuroprotective agent, such as human albumin (HA), may be beneficial for prevention of cerebral vasospasm and improved clinical outcome in patients with SAH. HA is a major protein found in blood and is responsible for maintaining fluid balance in the vascular system (blood vessels). The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and tolerability of 25 percent HA therapy in patients with SAH. This open-label, dose-escalation study will provide necessary information for a future definitive phase III clinical trial on the efficacy of treatment with HA in patients with SAH.
The study was designed to enroll 80 patients at 5 centers in the US. Patients with eligible SAH first underwent surgical or endovascular repair, which was considered standard care. Endovascular repair was a repair of the aneurysm from the inside of the blood vessel.
Following neurosurgical or endovascular treatment, participants were given a daily infusion of HA for 7 days. The HA dose was allocated as follows: the first tier (20 patients) would receive 0.625 grams (g) of HA per kilogram (kg) of body weight; patients in the second tier would receive 1.25g of HA per kg; patients in the third tier would receive 1.875g of HA per kg; and patients in the fourth tier would receive 2.5g of HA per kg. Safety and tolerability was evaluated by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) after each tier was completed and before the study advanced to the next dose tier. A specific safety threshold for congestive heart failure and other adverse events was defined based on data from previous studies.
In the follow-up phase, patients participated in study-related evaluations of their health at 15 days and three months. Duration of the study for participants was 90 days.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|47 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Treatment of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage With Human Albumin
|Study Start Date :
|January 2006
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2011
Active Comparator: dosage tier 1
0.625 g/kg 25% human albumin
Drug: 25% human albumin
25% human albumin: after approval by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board dosage tier would be escalated to the subsequent higher level sequentially.
Active Comparator: dosage tier 2
1.25 g/kg 25% human albumin
Drug: 25% human albumin
25% human albumin: after approval by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board dosage tier would be escalated to the subsequent higher level sequentially.
Active Comparator: dosage tier 3
1.875 g/kg 25% human albumin
Drug: 25% human albumin
25% human albumin: after approval by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board dosage tier would be escalated to the subsequent higher level sequentially.
Active Comparator: dosage tier 4
2.5 g/kg 25% human albumin
Drug: 25% human albumin
25% human albumin: after approval by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board dosage tier would be escalated to the subsequent higher level sequentially.
- Safety and Tolerability of the 25% Human Albumin Dosages and the Functional Outcome. [ Time Frame: 9 days after enrollment ]Tolerability outcome: Subject's ability to receive the full allocated human albumin dose without incurring frank congestive heart failure or experiencing anaphylactic reactions that required discontinuation of the treatment. Study would be terminated if 2 or more subjects developed severe or life-threatening heart failure considered to be related (probably, possibly, and definitely) to albumin treatment.
- Serious Adverse Events [ Time Frame: within 3 months after enrollment ]
Serious adverse events included neurological and medical complications and neurological deterioration.
Neurological deterioration was defined as a decline by more than 2 points in the Glasgow Coma Scale.
- Good Clinical Outcome Was Defined as a Glasgow Outcome Scale Score of 0-1 [ Time Frame: 3 months after enrollment ]Number of subjects with good clinical outcome defined as a Glasgw Outcome Scale score of 0-1
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 79 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients (male or female) were at least 18 but younger than 80 years of age.
- Onset of new neurological signs of subarachnoid hemorrhage within 72 hours at the time of evaluation and initiation of treatment with 25% human albumin.
- Clinical signs consistent with the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage including severe thunderclap headache, cranial nerve abnormalities, decreased level of consciousness, meningismus and focal neurological deficits.
- Computed tomography demonstrated subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Cerebral angiography revealed the presence of saccular aneurysm(s) in a location that explains the subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Treatment of cerebral aneurysm was carried out prior to initiation of HA infusion but within 72 hours of symptom onset. Accepted treatments of aneurysms include surgical clipping or endovascular embolization.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Time of symptom onset could be reliably assessed.
- No demonstrable aneurysm by cerebral angiography.
- Evidence of traumatic, mycotic, or fusiform aneurysm by cerebral angiography.
- World Federation of Neurological Surgeons scale of IV and V
- Computed tomography scale of 0-1
- History within the past 6 months, and/or physical findings on admission of decompensated congestive heart failure (NYHA Class IV or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization).
- Patient received albumin prior to treatment assignment during the present admission.
- Hospitalization for or diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction within the preceding 3 months.
- Symptoms or electrocardiographic signs indicative of acute myocardial infarction on admission.
- Electrocardiographic evidence and/or physical findings compatible with second- or third-degree heart block, or of cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability.
- Echocardiogram performed before treatment revealing a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 40% (if available).
- Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl or creatinine clearance < 50 ml/min.
- Pregnancy, lactation or parturition within previous 30 days.
- Allergy to albumin.
- Severe prior physical disability that precludes evaluation of clinical outcome measures.
- History of chronic lung disease
- Current participation in another drug treatment protocol.
- Severe terminal disease with life expectancy less than 6 months.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00283400
|United States, Maryland
|The Johns Hopkins Hospital
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Penn State University
|Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
|United States, South Carolina
|Data Coordination Unit, Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology, at the Medical University of South Carolina
|Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
|United States, Texas
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Canada, Alberta
|University of Calgary
|Calgary, Alberta, Canada
|Canada, Ontario
|University of Toronto
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|Principal Investigator:
|Jose I. Suarez, MD
|Baylor College of Medicine
Other Publications:
|Responsible Party:
|Jose I. Suarez, Professor of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01NS049135 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
R01NS049135 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|January 27, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|April 1, 2015
|Last Update Posted:
|April 1, 2015
|Last Verified:
|March 2015
subarachnoid hemorrhage
human albumin
cerebral vasospasm
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Pathologic Processes
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
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The Lost Symbol - Decoding the ISBN (0385504225). From Solomon Key to Jupiter Square!
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God Is With Us is a celebration of a miracle: the appearance of God on earth in the body and human soul of Jesus Christ. C.S. Lewis calls this amazing birth "A grand miracle. Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this." The Incarnation is a sacred event so thrilling, so humbling, so mystifying that we must stand breathless in wonder and awe.God Is With Us tells the Christmas story using choir, soloists and a scripture narrative. The accompaniment may be simply piano and/or organ. If you have the resources, the magnificent full orchestration is available for purchase (there is a smaller chamber orchestration as well). As is always the case with major works, Alfred offers recorded orchestral accompaniment.God Is With Us is traditional in style, but features innovative twists and turns. It combines exciting and moving classical music by Faure, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky and Billings with some of the world's most loved Christmas Carols. It begins with the awe-filled simplicity of Gregorian Chant and concludes with a fun, festive journey through favorite carols with a Nutcracker flair. And in between, one experiences indescribably beautiful music, worthy of the celebration of such a glorious and miraculous event.God Is With Us is not difficult. It is intentionally composed and arranged with the average mixed choir in mind and it offers a heart-warming and joyful worship experience for choirs of all sizes and skill levels. Except for an occasional optional "high" note, vocal ranges are quite reasonable. The work is about 36 minutes long and is appropriate for churches with various worship traditions. So, with boundless praise and thanks, we encourage you to join us in exclaiming: Alleluia! God Is With Us!
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Chicago Blackhawks Even Out Stanley Cup Finals
Series tied 2-2 heading back to Chicago
On Wednesday night, the Stanley Cup Finals went to overtime for the third time in five games—tying a record for second place in OT games in Stanley Cup Finals histor—when the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins in game four of what's already been a compelling series.
The instant classic game one was incredible and set the tone for two teams that have both shown a willingness to fight for every scrap. Chicago needed three extra periods to get it done, but winning at home was expected. Chicago did, after all, finish the regular season with the best record, thus earning home ice advantage in the Finals. But game 2 went to overtime as well and, despite the home ice, Boston stole the game, negating Chicago's raucous crowd.
Boston pressed their momentum by capturing game 3 in what was a disappointing letdown compared to the thrills of games one and two. With a two-nil victory, it seemed as though Boston had solved the problem of Chicago's defense, while cementing Tuukka Rask's reputation as a goalie destined for greatness.
The claim almost immediately became moot, as Rask allowed five goals in the three regulation periods and the Blackhawks crashed into their latest victory with a goal by Brent Seabrook just under 10 minutes into the extra time. Rask will remain one of the top names in the game and one loss won't tarnish his record too much, but his teammate Jarmoir Jagr will surely attest to the need for not only winning but continued winning.
The series now heads back to Chicago for game 5 on Saturday night, which can be seen on NBC at 6 p.m. MST.


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Here we are coming to the end of the year, and what have I been doing?
Stressing about money.
Money for our property taxes, money for Joseph's orthodontia, miscellaneous medical bills, our insurance premiums, CHRISTMAS...
Money for a new insulin pump.
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This latest technology from Animas includes a glucose meter that is able to wirelessly communicate with the pump.
You can actually operate the pump from the meter.
What exactly does this mean?
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- Pull back his blankets;
- Roll him over (if he happens to be lying on his pump case);
- Remove his pump while untangling his tubing (which always seems to be wrapped around the clip on his case);
- Give a bolus or change his basals while keeping one eye on the pump, the other on Joseph (because any sudden move can easily rip out his infusion set);
- Maneuver the pump back into it's case as Joseph flails about in his sleep and then rolls once again on top of said case.
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Ahhh, but there's more...
No, not about the Ping-- but rather, about paying for the Ping.
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Something like $660.
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I got a call last Wednesday afternoon from Animas.
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"You've just given us an early Christmas present, you know that? This is AWESOME!!!"
The minute I hang up the phone, I'm punching in another number.
"Ryan? Honey, we're getting the Ping for Joseph-- and it's not gonna cost a thing! Can you believe it?!"
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Li Qi
Our host, providing abundant wine to make the night mellow,
Asks his guest from Yangzhou to play for us on the lute.
Toward the moon that whitens the city-wall, black crows are flying,
Frost is on ten thousand trees, and the wind blows through our clothes;
But a copper stove has added its light to that of flowery candles,
And the lute plays The Green Water, and then The Queen of Chu.
Once it has begun to play, there is no other sound:
A spell is on the banquet, while the stars grow thin….
But three hundred miles from here, in Huai, official duties await him,
And so it's farewell, and the road again, under cloudy mountains.
Li Qi
When this melody for the flageolet was made by Lady Cai,
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Even the Tartars were shedding tears into the border grasses,
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Three thousand miles of floating clouds darken and lighten;
A wildgoose fledgling, left behind, cries for its flock,
And a Tartar child for the mother he loves.
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And out of the dust of Siberian steppes rises a plaintive sorrow.
…Suddenly the low sound leaps to a freer tune,
Like a long wind swaying a forest, a downpour brea?king tiles,
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…A wild deer calls to his fellows. He is running among the mansions
In the corner of the capital by the Eastern Palace wall….
Phoenix Lake lies opposite the Gate of Green Jade;
But how can fame and profit concern a man of genius?
Day and night I long for him to bring his lute again.


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Full name Anthony Lloyd Hill
Born June 26, 1951, Auckland
Current age 68 years 346 days
Other Umpire
|Test debut
|New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton, Dec 18-22, 2001 scorecard
|Last Test
|England v Australia at Chester-le-Street, Aug 9-12, 2013 scorecard
|Test matches
|Test statistics
|ODI debut
|New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Napier, Mar 6, 1998 scorecard
|Last ODI
|Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval, Jun 17, 2013 scorecard
|ODI matches
|ODI statistics
|T20I debut
|New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
|Last T20I
|New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Hamilton, Feb 14, 2012 scorecard
|T20I matches
|T20I statistics
Tony Hill came into umpiring without any background in first-class cricket but established himself as a competent and reliable official, being appointed to the ICC's international panel in 1998 and to the full elite panel in 2009. He is very active in New Zealand and when he travels in the role of training and mentoring up-and-coming umpires. He is a regional training officer in the Northern Districts and runs an online question-and-answer forum for umpires of all levels.
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LATTIMORE � No charges are expected to stem from a vehicle collision that claimed the life of a 25-year-old woman Monday night, according to N.C. Highway Patrol Sgt. Tony Luckadoo.
Ashley Durkee, of Shelby, was attempting to cross U.S. 74 near Lattimore when a tractor-trailer driver slammed into her vehicle around 6:30 p.m. The truck�s driver was headed east on U.S. 74.
Durkee was a student at Cleveland Community College and a Shelby High School graduate. Family members declined to speak further to The Star Tuesday.
Trooper Ricky Hall said Durkee drove toward Peachtree Road, across from McBrayer Homestead Road. The tractor-trailer driver swerved to avoid Durkee but failed.
The driver drove for a company based in Rock Hill, SC, Luckadoo said.
�There were no injuries to the driver from the collision,� Luckadoo said.
Cleveland County Sheriff�s Office deputies and No. 7 Volunteer Fire Department firefighters assisted at the scene as well.
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Nature, history and sun on the beaches of Huelva
Doñana National Park
Long, fully equipped beaches of fine, golden sand, surrounded by pine trees and steeped in history. That is the coast of Huelva, where you can enjoy the sun and sea as well as discovering one of the most important wildlife reserves in all of Europe: the Doñana National Park.
In the south of Spain, on the Costa de la Luz, washed by the crystal-clear waters of the Atlantic ocean, you will find the magnificent beaches of Huelva. This marvelous landscape extends along the 120 kilometers of coastline of this Andalusian province, made up of immense sandy beaches, pine forests, dunes and charming fishing ports. Discover the many attractions that await you in this beautiful region which, as well as offering numerous natural spaces of great ecological value, is also steeped in history as it is from here that Christopher Columbus set off on his epic voyage to America. A fabulous mixture that, together with the region's excellent hotels and full range of leisure facilities and services, guarantees that you will enjoy a truly memorable holiday.
Apart from relaxing on its long, quiet beaches, the coast of Huelva has so much more for you to enjoy. You will have a great time strolling around the streets of its small fishing towns, where you can also try some delicious fresh fish, seafood and, of course, the region's famous hams and strawberries. If you come in the summer, it is well worth visiting Punta Umbría, from where you can reach the provincial capital, Huelva, by a most unusual form of transport: "canoes", a service which has been operating on the river since the early 20th century. For those seeking nightlife, Matalascañas is one of the most popular spots.
On this part of the Costa de la Luz, there is plenty available for those who enjoy nature, culture or sport. There are two highly recommended places of great ecologic importance and unrivalled beauty, both designated as Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO: the Odiel Mud Flats and the Doñana National Park, which also has some of the most important areas of dunes in Europe. If you like art or history, there are many interesting places to visit including Palos de la Frontera, from where Columbus set sail and now home to replicas of the three caravels that were built to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America; or the town of Moquer, where you can visit a museum dedicated to Juan Ramón Jiménez, the Nobel prize winner for literature, or the bell tower of Nuestra Señora de Granada Church, also known as the "small giralda tower" due to its striking resemblance to the famous tower in Seville. Those who prefer sport can play golf or all kinds of activities relating to the sea: from sport fishing to sailing, scuba diving or water skiing.
There is no doubt about it, the beaches of Huelva offer all you could possibly need for a truly memorable holiday. Why not come and see for yourself?
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Seven soldier-athletes will compete in Team USA's 230 athlete delegation, the largest of any nation in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, at the Sochi Olympics next week.
Here are the Army's Olympic hopefuls:
1. Captain Chris Fogt, Bobsled and Skeleton
Fogt graduated from Utah Valley University where he was a track and field athlete as well as an ROTC candidate. He was commissioned into the army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Military Intelligence branch. In 2007, Fogt attended a camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. and picked up the sport of bobsledding. He was later selected to represent the U.S. at the 2010 Vancouver Games. He was deployed to Iraq immediately following the Olympics.
2. 1st Lieutenant Kristi Koplin, Bobsled and Skeleton
Koplin also attended a bobsled recruitment camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. and began the sport in 2010. Koplin, originally a track and field athlete, graduated from Southern Utah University's ROTC program and is now a 1st Lieutenant and a member of the Army's World Class Athlete Program. This is Koplin's first Olympic appearance.
3. Sergeant Nick Cunningham, Bobsled and Skeleton
Once Boise State University track team captain, Cunningham made the switch to bobsledding in 2008 and was immediately selected as an alternate for World Cup team. Cunningham competed in the Vancouver Games and placed 12th in the two-man bobsled event. Cunningham is a member of the Army's World Class Athlete Program and is a Sergeant in the New York National Guard.
4. Sergeant Justin Olsen, Bobsled and Skeleton
In his first season of practicing the sport of bobsled, Olsen was selected for the World Cup team in 2007. Within a year, Olsen earned two silver and two bronze medals in the first half of the World Cup tour. Later at the 2009 and 2012 World Championships, Olsen's team won gold in the four-man bobsled event. Before discovering his talent for bobsledding, Olsen attended the United States Air Force Academy for a year and later joined the New York National Guard. Olsen will compete in the four-man bobsled event with fellow soldiers Sergeant Nick Cunningham and Sergeant Dallas Robinson.
5. Sergeant Dallas Robinson, Bobsled and Skeleton
6. Sergeant Matt Mortensen, Luge
Mortensen has been a member of U.S. national luge teams since he was 13 years old. He was selected for the 2014 U.S. Olympic team just three days after his 28th birthday. Mortensen will compete in luge doubles with U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program teammate Sergeant Preston Griffall. The soldier-athlete duo hope to compete in the team relay, an event that will make its Olympic debut in Russia.
7. Sergeant Preston Griffall, Luge
Griffall made his first Olympic appearance in 2006 where he placed 8th in the men's doubles event. His shot of earning a spot at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was shattered when he and his teammate Matt Mortenson lost by a hundredth of a second. "We decided it would be pretty weak for us to just bow out like that," Griffall said. "It was at that point that we decided that we're going to do everything we can in our power and try and make these next Olympics," Griffall told The Salt Lake Tribune.


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May 22, 2010 at 6pm to June 22, 2012 at 8pm – GRACE EXHIBITION SPACE & GALLERY Art Sync is a creative collaboration between artists from two different countries as well as a comprehensive study of the efforts and means used during this unique collaborate process. It is an exper… Organized by NuNu Hung | Type: art, exhibition, opening, reception, may, 22
April 13, 2009 to March 30, 2013 – Blurb on line http://www.blurb.com/books/508534 Miniscapes" book launch. Book covers a 15 year period of works portraying over 40 original illustrations approximately 10" x 14". They are essentially mixed media: m… Organized by Susan Shulman | Type: book, launch
July 24, 2009 at 7:30pm to September 24, 2011 at 7pm – 272 Clinton Ave. Brooklyn NY, 11205 Contact Gallery House 808/385 0312 or email@example.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS ADVISORY GALLERY HOUSE IS PROUD TO PRESENT STYLE OF NATURE BY JONATHAN LEVY 50% of all proceeds go to Council… Organized by Gallery House | Type: art, exhibition, fundraiser, environment
December 29, 2009 at 6pm to December 1, 2011 at 7pm – http://mariam74.ning.com Visit STILartLITLE Visit STILartLITLE: SOCIAL NETWORK MEETING POINT for: Painters, Sculptors, Ceramics, Mosaics, Engraver and Arts like Organized by MARIA MARCU | Type: invitation
February 3, 2010 at 7pm to February 28, 2011 at 7pm – Brazil MUBE – Museu Brasileiro da Escultura is looking for submissions from artists throughout the world as a critical part and new chapter in the exhibition of the "A Book About Death" collaborative projec… Organized by | Type: exhibition
February 4, 2010 at 6pm to February 26, 2011 at 7pm – Vivant Art Collection Vivant Gallery specializes in Haitian art Opening night February 4 live music, drinks and food half the proceeds go the Haiti relief efforts Organized by Susan Shulman | Type: juried, art, exhibiton
February 21, 2010 at 6pm to March 16, 2011 at 7pm – WALES MOMA MoMA Wales: A Book About Death Call for Works Deadline March 16 2010 A Call for Works in Wales, UK - Another A Book About Death Iteration Artist Sonja Benskin Mesher has organized a new exhibition… Organized by Mary Bogdan | Type: call, for, work
March 8, 2010 at 6pm to March 3, 2011 at 7pm – online New Web! Join Us! http://adnmagazine.com Organized by adnmagazine | Type: presentation
June 23, 2010 at 6pm to June 23, 2011 at 7pm – Brooklyn CALL FOR ARTISTS BRIC Contemporary Artist Registry The BRIC Contemporary Artist Registry is now online. Founded in 1983, the Registry is one of the oldest and largest of its kind. The Registry… Organized by BRIC | Type: outreach
July 27, 2010 at 7pm to August 1, 2011 at 6pm – Ouchi Gallery Minoru Oikawa solo exhibition "YAOYOROZU MIX" @ Ouchi Gallery Opening Reception: July 27th (Tue) 7-10pm Exhibition: July 28 (Wed) - August 1 (Sun) 12-6pm Minoru Oikawa bio: Born in Miyagi, Japan i… Organized by Ouchi Gallery | Type: exhibition
October 8, 2010 at 6pm to October 7, 2011 at 6pm – Alice Chilton Gallery Your point will change... (recent performative drawings by Sarah H. Paulson) October 8 - November 7, 2010 About the exhibition: Alice Chilton Gallery will present Sarah H. Paulson's latest body of p… Organized by Alice Chilton gallery | Type: performance, art, exhibition
January 2, 2011 at 6pm to December 1, 2011 at 12pm – Show Artis Mercado will be featuring works through almost an entire year on the on The Show the Blog show ,blog section of the BAP Site. At the end of the showing he will give a lucky 0r (unlucky few… Organized by Perla | Type: http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profiles/blog/list
January 20, 2011 to July 31, 2011 – Venezuela General information.Topic: The Female NudeTechnique: PhotographyMaximum size of the work: 10.5 x 15 cmAmount of pieces: A maximum of 3 (three) pieces per author.Pieces should be sent to Francisco Acu… Organized by Francisco Acuña | Type: art, mail, call
January 28, 2011 at 8pm to March 5, 2011 at 6pm – Observatory OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, January 28, 8 PMON VIEW: Friday, January 28 – Friday, March 5, 2011HOURS: Thursdays & Fridays 3–6 PM, Saturdays & Sundays 12–6 PM Observatory is pleased to announc… Organized by The Hollow Earth Society | Type: gallery, opening/group, show
January 31, 2011 at 6pm to May 31, 2011 at 7pm – Competition Modern Art Community and Mediaplan Publishing is happy to announce the 1st semiannual art competition. A juried committee will be viewing the works of the artists who will submit their art. All media… Organized by Peter Doughty | Type: competition
February 4, 2011 at 7pm to February 28, 2011 at 7pm – White Rabbit Anagnorisis Fine Arts would like to invite you to the opening of our next solo exhibition at the White Rabbit.Artist James Moore's linework makes his subjects look like they're melting or eroding, as… Organized by Anagnorisis Fine Arts | Type: art, exhibit
February 6, 2011 at 6pm to December 6, 2011 at 9pm – Atelier degli Artisti Comunicato stampa mostra Atelier degli Artisti Via dell'Arco di San Callisto, 40 (Trastevere) Roma presenta la mostra: Espressioni Diseguali dal 14 al 24 Ottobre 2010 Inaugurazione giovedì 14 otto… Organized by Atelier degli Artisti, Espressioni D'Arte e Associazione A.C.C.A | Type: paint, exhibition
February 6, 2011 at 6pm to March 31, 2011 at 6pm – Leonard Street Library Prints and sculpture by James Prez Organized by James Prez | Type: art, exhibition
February 8, 2011 at 6pm to March 10, 2011 at 7pm – Medgar Evers College, CUNY The Medgar Evers College Art Committee (MECAC), in collaboration with the Dorsey Art Club of Dorsey's Art Gallery in Brooklyn, proudly present the Prints of the Masters art exhibit in tribute to the… Organized by Izell Glover, Chinwe Ifeoma, Jemma St. Lawrence | Type: art, exhibit
February 12, 2011 at 6pm to March 5, 2011 at 8pm – Proteus Gowanus, Observatory RETROFUTUROLOGY: How the Past Saw the Present // How the Present Sees te Future OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, January 28, 8 PM ON VIEW: Friday, January 28 – Friday, March 5, 2011 HOURS: Thursdays &… Organized by | Type: art, exhibition
February 17, 2011 at 12pm to May 2, 2012 at 6pm – TNC Gallery Organized by Peter J. Ketchum | Type: painters x 10, art, exhibit, 12-6, daily
February 20, 2011 at 6pm to March 5, 2011 at 7pm – Napoli La mostra ' ideata da Paolo Vitale fotografo e art-curator napoletano vede protagonisti scatti fotografici dal rigore minimalista, dove fotografi operanti in vari paesi del mondo ci offriranno uno sp… Organized by Paolo Vitale | Type: photography, expo
February 22, 2011 at 7pm to February 27, 2011 at 6pm – 170 Tillary Street, Suite 507, Brooklyn, NY11201 "RED"Kayako Takatsuna --Opening Reception --- 2/22/2011 (sun) 7-10pm --Exhibition-- 2/23(wed)-27(Sun) 12-6pm (appointment only on Wed.) Ouchi gallery http://ouchigallery.com/ Organized by Ouchi Gallery | Type: opening, reception, party
February 26, 2011 from 10am to 4pm – Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center phati'tude Literary Magazine is launching its 1ST ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERARY FESTIVAL at the Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center in Corona, New York, on Saturday, February… Organized by Gabrielle David | Type: literary, festival, and, workshops
February 26, 2011 from 6pm to 11pm – 17 Frost Street A group show celebrating the artwork of artist Royce Bannon, Abe lincoln Jr.,Infinity, Chris RWK, Moody, Nose Go, Matt Siren, Sno Monster, Keely, Darkclouds, and CelsoThe show will run from February… Organized by Royce Bannon | Type: opening, reception
February 26, 2011 at 6pm to March 26, 2011 at 7pm – 17 Frost An art show featuring New and Collaborative Works from Royce Bannon, Abe Lincoln Jr., Celso, Chris RWK, Darkclouds, Infinity, Keely, Matt Siren, Moody, NoseGo, and SnoMonster. Organized by Royce Bannon | Type: art, opening
February 26, 2011 at 8pm to February 27, 2011 at 3am – DNIPRO Ukrainian Center Will be featuring our remix of "The Happiest Day" by Edgar Allen Poe. PEEPSHOW 2011: It's Complicated is the fourth edition of Squeaky Wheel's high-energy fundraising art party and extravaganza, to b… Organized by Squeaky Wheel Media | Type: party
February 26, 2011 from 8pm to 10pm – Observatory TORSO Corporation executives Jesse Corinella and Jan Dickey will lead a discussion on their "Broadcast Capacitor" installation piece. The broadcast capacitor is a television set transmitting a series… Organized by The Hollow Earth Society | Type: screening, discussion


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Understanding Law & Procedure - July '20
2 Morning sessions
start 9.30am, finish 1pm
A one day course designed to give the Expert Witness a grounding in the Law and Court Procedures in England and Wales. This course is both an essential guide for the new expert before undertaking your first appointment and a useful refresher for the more experienced practitioner.
An Expert Witness can sometimes feel like a 'fish out of water' when entering the legal arena. This course will give you:
- a working knowledge of the structure of the legal system in which you will be working
- an outline of some of the differences between the basis of law both within the UK and in other jurisdictions
- an understanding of the basis of the Procedure Rules (eg CPR, CrimPR and FPR) that you must comply with if you are instructed as an Expert in England & Wales.
If an Expert Witness does not understand the basics, for example 'what is a contract' or 'what is negligence', it is difficult for them to perform to the high standards required. Mediators and ADR neutrals have another problem. How can they help a party to evaluate his own position in relation to alternatives if the mediator does not understand the legal environment. This course is designed to give you what you need - and no more!
Procedure Rules are the bedrock of Expert Witness work and compliance is mandatory. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) are deceptively simple and can trap the unwary.
Key Learning Points
- Comparing CPR to CrimPR - the similarities and the differences
- Fast track dangers
- Multi track problems
- Applying to the court for directions
- Fee Capping
- Court Estimates
- The Single Joint Expert
- CPR Protocol for Experts
Key Outcomes
Delegates attending this course will understand:
- The basis of CPR and how it affects Experts
- How to comply with the Rules
- The delicate balance between duty to the court and client
- The differences between Parts (rules) and Practice Directions and how to interpret them
- Joint Statements and how to cope with the problems they bring


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TOKYO (AP) - Honda Motor Co.'s net profit for the first quarter of its fiscal year slipped 7 percent, largely on financial expenses and other spending, although its auto sales increased outside of Japan.
TOKYO (AP) � Honda Motor Co.'s net profit for the first quarter of its fiscal year slipped 7 percent, largely on financial expenses and other spending, although its auto sales increased outside of Japan.
Tokyo-based Honda reported Wednesday a 122.4 billion yen ($1.25 billion) profit for the April-June period. The Japanese automaker also got a perk from a favorable currency rate.
The result was lower than the 146 billion yen ($1.5 billion) profit forecast by analysts surveyed by FactSet.
The company said it invested in research and new plants and that operating profit, which reflects its core-business performance and factors out its tax bill and one-time quirks, did better than the previous year.
But it lost money for financial reasons such as currency hedges and derivative expenses, the company said.
The maker of the Odyssey minivan and Fit subcompact stuck to its annual forecast for 580 billion yen ($5.9 billion) profit, up nearly 60 percent on year.
It's expecting to sell 4.43 million vehicles for the fiscal year through March 2014, up from 4 million the previous year.
Japanese automakers, including Honda, are growing in emerging markets. Quarterly sales rose a strong 16 percent to 2.83 trillion yen ($28.9 billion) as auto sales grew around the world to 858,000 vehicles, up from 849,000 vehicles the same period a year earlier.
Another factor helping the Japanese is the strong dollar, which rose to nearly 100 yen during much of the April-June period this year from 80-yen levels the same quarter last year.
A cheap yen boosts the value of overseas earnings when converted into yen and can help make products cheaper abroad.
Honda gained nearly 83 billion yen ($847 million) in operating profit for the quarter from the benefits of a cheap yen against the dollar, euro and other currencies.
Honda is also getting a big boost from growing motorcycle sales, especially in Asia.
Also Wednesday, Hiroshima-based Mazda reported a 5.46 billion yen ($55.7 million) quarterly profit, a reversal from the 6.46 billion yen in red ink for the same period the previous year.
Toyota Motor Corp., the world's top automaker, reports earnings Friday.
Nissan Motor Co. reported last week that its April-June profit jumped 14 percent from the previous year to 82 billion yen ($820 million).
The test for the Japanese automakers is whether it can take advantage of the extra perk from a cheap yen and achieve real market growth.
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pass: tdatsTDATS 58 is my second collection of Canadian tracks. I was sure I had exhausted the possibilities on my first Canadian collection, [EDIT: there is now also a third: Vol92] but with some help from various online cohorts and some more extensive searches I have come up with another winner!
We kick off with what I consider one of the best tracks I have ever found, at any time. Toronto's "The Churls" made a couple of albums in 68 and 69 and this track is just about as good as heavy psych can be, but it's also a progressive rock pre-cursor with it's excellent production and considered structure that builds up layers of intensity. Vancouver's Trooper are up next, they created a fair few albums of melodic pop-rock to varying success in the late 70s and to be honest, were not that great but I do dig "In Trouble Again" a lot, just fun, heavy driving rock, the kind that you wanna play on the highway. Montreal's Offenbach are impossible to describe, they were all over the rock spectrum, singing in French and English. What ever they turned their hand to was done well, be it hard rock riffing of "High But... Low" or the Hammond organ atmospherics of "Mourir d'Amour", both tracks are on here.
The next track from Montreal's Sex was a contentious inclusion, I'd obviously rather have not used a song with these plainly ludicrous lyrics, but musically it's the most rockin, Sabbathist track on their debut s/t album, so make of it what you will. Next is Winnipeg's 'Next...', an obscure one-shot band which was a pleasure to find, not particularly heavy but with a unique prog sound and great vocals. Toronto's It's All Meat made one great heavy psych album in 1970, the hammond and proto hard-rock riffs mix to perfection with the attitude-filled vocals, great stuff! Mashmakhan were a reasonably well known and successful pop/rock band, not normally ripe for TDATS inclusion but I do like this Deep Purplish track that's tucked away on the b-side of their 1972 single 'Dance a Little step'. This song has been responsible for holding up the release of this comp for a while, as I waited for a better quality rip, but alas I don't think there is, so here is the best one I can find, please let me know otherwise though!
I used Hamilton's Simply Saucer once before on my proto-punk comp. It's hard to believe this material is from 1975, they certainly created a swirling mix of punky aggression, along with a fair amount of Krautrock abstraction. Montreal's Emerald City offer us some extremely fine Hendrixian guitar from their sole 1976 album "Waiting for the Dawn" and after that is my first inclusion of a rather better-known Canadian band, April Wine. This is a fairly commercial track from one of their mid-70s albums; "Stand Back", excellent track though. Toronto's Luke & The Apostles recorded a few great heavy psych singles and band members went on to form other notable Canadian bands such as McKenna Mendelson Mainline, Kensington Market and The Modern Rock Quartet (The MRQ). We finish up with Toronto's Max Webster, who almost made it in to the first Canadian comp, I have since found some more from them and I dig the quirky sounds on the debut self-titled from 1976.
Track List:
01. The Churls - Time Piece (1968)
02. Trooper - In Trouble Again (1975)
03. Offenbach - High But... Low / Mourir d'Amour (1972)
04. Sex - I Had To Rape Her (1970)
05. Next - Strange Mood (1971)
06. It's All Meat - Roll My Own (1970)
07. Mashmakhan - One Night Stand (1972)
08. Simply Saucer - Electro Rock (1975)
09. Emerald City - Little Red (1976)
10. April Wine - Victim For Your Love (1975)
11. Luke & The Apostles - Been Burnt (1967)
12. Max Webster - Hangover (1976)
Thanks for listening! Rich
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lorenzo Brown hit three free throws in the final 10.6 seconds and North Carolina State conjured up its glorious tradition with a 66-63 upset of third-seeded Georgetown in a Midwest Regional on Sunday.
The Wolfpack (24-12) advance to play the Purdue-Kansas winner on Friday in St. Louis.
A lowly 11th seed coming in, they had to survive a furious comeback by the Hoyas (24-9) and only were assured of the win when Jason Clark's hurried 3-point attempt from the right wing was off the mark at the buzzer.
C.J. Williams, Scott Wood and C.J. Leslie each had 14 points, and Brown added 12 for the Wolfpack, who earned their first trip to the round of 16 since 2005.
Hollis Thompson led the Hoyas with 23 points.
Brown, a 74-percent shooter at the line, made both ends of a bonus with 10.6 seconds left for a 65-61 lead. After Clark, who finished with 10 points, raced the length of the court for a layup to cut the lead to two, Brown was fouled again with 4.6 seconds left. He hit the first but missed the second, with the Hoyas racing downcourt for a potential tying 3.
They got a great look, with Clark, defended by C.J. Williams, stopping and getting off a rushed shot that was wide of the mark.
It set off a wild celebration among the Wolfpack players. Three teammates hefted Brown to their shoulders and carried him across the floor, while guard Alex Johnson popped his jersey and yelled to the roaring North Carolina State faithful, "We back baby! We're going to the Sweet 16!"
It's a return to the big stage for a program that has been lost in the shadows while the spotlight shifted to neighboring powers Duke and North Carolina. The Wolfpack won national titles in 1974 and 1983 but haven't been a national contender in years.
But that might all be changing.
With no player on the roster with NCAA experience, the Wolfpack have followed the lead of their first-year coach, Mark Gottfried. Time and again they've said no one believes in them more or instills more confidence in them than Gottfried, one of seven first-year coaches in the tournament who went to the regional semifinals three times while playing at Alabama.
The Wolfpack maintained the momentum after swooping back from a nine-point deficit to take a three-point lead at the break.
Supported by fans holding up signs that said "We Still Hungry" and "Welcome to our State," they expanded the lead to 43-32 when Leslie rebounded his own missed free throw and leaned in for a follow with 14:32 left.
The Hoyas found a way to get back in it, though. They switched to a trapping half-court zone which seemed to reinvigorate them. Thompson scored nine points in a row for Georgetown, including all the points in a 7-0 run that drew the Hoyas to 45-41.
A Thompson 3 further cut the gap to 50-47 before the teams traded baskets. Leslie — always in the midst of everything for the Wolfpack — hit two foul shots with 4:46 left to expand the lead to five.
After a Hoya free throw, Wood set up on the left elbow and banged in a 3 that he saw swish through the net as he lay on the court. Nearby, Georgetown's Greg Whittington threw up his hands in disgust as the shot fell despite skintight defense.
Brown then hit a teardrop from 10 feet out on the left baseline and later added two free throws to make it 61-54 with 1:11 left to set up the wild finish.
It was another bitter disappointment for the Hoyas. They were knocked out in their first games the last two tournaments and the players said they had finally shed the stigma of those defeats with a 74-59 victory over Belmont on Friday.
But in a close game — and with a nine-point lead late in the half — they lost their mojo and never got it back despite a strong effort.
North Carolina State had reversed an eight-point deficit by running off 12 points in a row, seven of them by Williams.
N.C. State edges Hoyas to make Sweet 16
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lorenzo Brown hit three free throws in the final 10.6 seconds and North Carolina State conjured up its glorious tradition with a 66-63 upset of third-seeded Georgetown in a Midwest Regional on Sunday.


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The first phase of care is the Intensive Stage. The goal is to reduce pain and swelling and reduce or eliminate current complaint such as headaches or lower back pain. The intended outcome is to STABILIZE the problem and STOP the current damage being done to the spine. The body has muscle memory so the muscle will initially try to pull the vertebra back to its previous unhealthy position. At this point adjustments can last between 24 and 48 hours therefore adjustments are scheduled more frequently. It is very important to get into an adjustment rhythm to help the body accept the new alignment. The human body loves being in rhythm. Falling asleep at the same time each night helps the body feels well rested. Working out consistently the same number of times a week the body responds the best. When the body is out of rhythm in sleep, workouts or adjustment schedules, the best outcome is not achieved.
AFTER the pain and swelling is reduced or eliminated, the next phase is the Corrective Stage. The goal of the adjustments is to RETRAIN the subluxated vertebrae and the overall curves into the correct alignment to gain more FUNCTION AND MOBILITY and help the joint become STRONGER. This will reduce the chance for an aggravation of the current issue or a new issue
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If your price point for purchasing Facebook stock was $20, it's time to buy. The share price closed at $19.87 on the Nasdaq, down from its Thursday open by 6.23 percent.
Thursday was the first of five stock "unlocks" where different groups of investors' shares of the newly public company become unrestricted, allowing them to sell. (FB)
Estimates are that there are approximately 2 billion more shares to hit the open market by the end of 2012.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
[Meanwhile, Apple closed at an all-time high Thursday.]
Things have been rough for the Menlo Park-based company since it's bungled IPO on May 18. That said, other tech companies have seen similar drops during unlocks: LinkedIn slipped 7 percent and GroupOn fell 10 percent (also an all-time low point).
The real stock deluge could come in November, when employees -- including CEO Mark Zuckerberg -- are able to sell their shares, too. Employees will owe taxes on the value of that stock, according to CNN.com. Facebook plans to withhold many of the employee shares to sell them and cover the tax bill, the site reports.
Facebook did meet Wall Street expectations in its first quarterly report, but concerns linger as to whether they can monetize their mobile presence and continue to grow the company.
One other tech CEO, Netflix's Reed Hastings, has confidence. He bought $1 million of Facebook just last week.