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Translators of fairy-tale collections have always played fast and loose with the rules of their craft. The "television and pornography" of an earlier age (as John Updike tells us), fairy tales migrated into the nursery during the nineteenth century, and no one objected when they were edited, adapted, bowdlerized, and cleaned up to suit the younger crowd. The Brothers Grimm did some of that tidying up on their own in six successive editions of the tales, cutting out a story called "Hans Dumm" (in which a young man impregnates women just by looking at them) and removing any causal connection between Rapunzel's twins and the prince's visits up to the tower. "A fairy tale is not a text," Philip Pullman reminds us in his "Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm"—it is always mobile and magnetic, picking up bits and pieces of its cultural surround. His "New English Version" celebrates the bicentennial of the collection with fifty of the most popular tales from the two hundred and ten that appeared in the Grimm's compilation.
For a writer who aspired to nothing less ambitious than rewriting Milton's "Paradise Lost," translating the Grimms' fairy tales may seem like a frivolous diversion. Philip Pullman's trilogy, "His Dark Materials," drew not only on Milton but also John Keats, Heinrich von Kleist, and William Blake to deepen and enrich a book that was marketed as young-adult fiction but reached far beyond that age group to land on grownup best-seller lists. As Pullman once said, "There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book." That strategy works here, too, and suddenly child-friendly and seemingly anodyne delights are endowed with new narrative mass and kinetic energy.
In some ways, Pullman's high-voltage, visual style—in "The Golden Compass," each character is accompanied by an animal daemon, and the young Lyra learns to read pictorial symbols on a special device called an alethiometer—recreates the vivacity of tales told around the fireside to multi-generational audiences. Pullman packs his novels with action; at the same time, he's deeply interested in the cadences of the spoken word. His love of high melodrama can be traced back to his childhood infatuation with comic books. "I adored Superman," Pullman tells us, and, as a boy, he was "intoxicated," "enthralled" and "dizzy with passion" while reading his graphic adventures. Then came Batman and the beginning of the storytelling instinct. The young Pullman did not want to be Batman, but, rather, write about him. Years later, he read Milton and became aware, like other synesthetes, that words had "weight and colour and taste and shape as well as meaning." That was when he began to play with words, like "a little child putting coloured marbles into patterns."
As a schoolteacher at Bishop Kirk Middle School in North Oxford during the nineteen-seventies, before he had embarked on his career as a writer, Pullman faced another challenge. His students were bored by Greek myths. How could he bring the stories to life for the twelve- and thirteen-year-olds in his classroom? He found the solution by formally embracing the idea that his students might benefit from listening to the stories, and he began, in bardic fashion, to tell them over and over again, "refining the language and observing the reactions of the listeners." He calculated that he told certain stories about Greeks gods and goddesses, along with episodes from the Iliad and the Odyssey, thirty-six times each over the course of a dozen years.
In approaching the Grimms' tales, Pullman channels the folk raconteurs who told tales long before Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of their stories. "How would I tell the story myself, if I'd heard it told by someone else and wanted to pass it on?" is the principle that guides his retellings. Still, despite the occasional surprise twist or subtle turn, they remain remarkably faithful to the tales in the Grimms' "Children's Stories and Household Tales."
In "Little Brother and Little Sister," Pullman gives the boy turned into a deer a more prominent role, and he provides a new ending for "Thousandfurs," a dark version of "Cinderella" in which a king wants to marry his own daughter. It is something of a surprise to discover that the Wicked Queen in "Snow White" does more than tremble with rage after consulting the mirror and learning that her poisoned comb failed to do its work: "The blood drained out of her face, leaving it a dirty white with patches of yellow and green. Then she drew herself to her full height, and sparks flew out of her eyes." And the Queen in "Rumpelstiltskin" comes up with some names that deviate from the colorful "Ribcage," "Muttonchop," and "Spindleshanks" popularized by other translators of the tales: Pullman conceives the spikier "Pickleburster," "Hankydank," and "McMustardplaster." Otherwise, we have the letter of Grimm as it was and has been, though with gleeful bursts of improvisational energy absent from other versions.
Left cold by Freudian, Jungian, or Marxist readings of fairy tales as well as by feminist critiques and any of the usual orthodoxies, Pullman longs for what the poet James Merrill calls an "unseasoned telling"—purged of dross, untainted by an overlay of piety, politics, or prudery. "Ooh! What's making me shiver?" his hero asks in "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers." "I've got the shivers at last! Bless you, dear wife!" the fellow adds, "You did what no one else could do." Much like Pamela Travers, he revels in how the Grimms winnowed away—for the most part—everything but the "true whole grain." And that is just what Pullman does—he gets out of the way of the story, letting it flow freely, "clear as water." In his "Frog King, or Iron Heinrich," the princess's feelings become palpably real: "In a flash of anger she scooped up the frog and threw him against the wall."
The pecked-out eyes of Cinderella's stepsisters, the iron shoes heated up for Snow White's stepmother, the zesty stew made from a boy's chopped-up body parts in "The Juniper Tree"—they are still all there, along with less familiar horrors about treacherous otherworldly creatures in tales like "Jorinda and Joringel" and "The Nixie of the Millpond." The tug of the supernatural is all the stronger when embodied in mysterious creatures that are not only good to think with but also to gaze upon.
Pullman is completely at home in the velvety beauty and horror of the tales. His own brand of magic never once took readers by surprise. Daemons and dust are simply part of Lyra's Oxford, just as witches lurk in fairy-tale woods and talking wolves prowl the thickets of forest paths. In the literary worlds that Pullman invented for "His Dark Materials," the supernatural shadows characters and confronts them, jolting them into action and explaining who they are. As a result, there is no need at all for authorial instructions or discursive asides, just sheer story that, in the end, leaves the work of finding messages and decoding morals entirely up to us.
Fairy-tale magic is often put across through charged imagery—houses with windows of spun sugar, dresses the color of sunlight, a horse's head hung over a gateway, a hedgehog who gores his bride with the prickles on his back. These effects arrive often without logical causes, and always without what C. S. Lewis referred to as psychological "gas." They challenge us to fill in all the descriptive and causal blanks. For that reason, it should come as no surprise that Einstein recommended fairy tales to parents: "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."
Storytellers from many cultures show their awareness of the philosophical depth of fairy tales when they begin their narratives with: "It was, and it was not." In short, as with nonsense poetry, narrated dreams, and surreal fictions, we have to interpret and backfill as well as absorb when we listen or read.
Pullman's investment in fairy tales is both intellectual and moral. From fiction, he tells us, we learn about good and evil, cruelty and kindness, but in ways that are always elliptical, as the text works on us in its own silent, secret way. " 'Thou shalt not' might reach the head, but it takes 'Once upon a time' to reach the heart," he once observed. Fairy tales began as adult entertainment—stories told just for the fun of it. But with their exacting distribution of rewards and punishments, they also increasingly tapped into the human urge to derive morals from stories, In his own fiction, as well as in these retellings of the Grimms' fairy tales, Pullman tells stories so compelling that he is sure to produce in the reader the connection—both passionate and compassionate—that Nabokov called a little "sob in the spine."
Maria Tatar chairs the program for folklore and mythology at Harvard University. She is the editor of "The Annotated Brothers Grimm."
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Regular Season Week 13: Miami Dolphins (6-5) vs. Cleveland Browns (4-7)
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens
Kickoff: Sunday, 1 p.m.
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The Dolphins lead the all-time regular season series 7-6, though the Browns have won the past two games, both in Cleveland. In the last game in Miami, the Dolphins won 10-7 in 2004. The Dolphins are also 2-0 against the Browns in the playoffs.
This Year
Dolphins: 6-5, 3rd in AFC East
Browns: 4-7, 3rd in AFC North
Last Year
Dolphins: 7-9, 3rd in AFC East, missed playoffs
Browns: 5-11, 4th in AFC North, missed playoffs
Dolphins: Tony Sparano, 3rd year (24-20, one playoff appearance)
Browns: Eric Mangini, 2nd year (9-18), 5th year overall (32-44, one playoff appearance)
Last Week
Dolphins: Defeated Raiders, 33-17
Browns: Defeated Panthers, 24-23
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Dolphins Injury Report
Doubtful: LB Channing Crowder (knee), CB Al Harris (hamstring).
Questionable: WR Brandon Marshall (hamstring).
Probable: RT Vernon Carey (knee), LT Jake Long (knee), LB Karlos Dansby (toe), DE Phillip Merling (Achilles), S Reshad Jones (ankle), C Joe Berger (knee).
Browns Injury Report
Doubtful: LB Scott Fujita (knee), QB Colt McCoy (ankle).
Questionable: LB Eric Barton (shoulder), DL Kenyon Coleman (knee), WR Josh Cribbs (foot), DL Shaun Rogers (ankle/hip), DB T.J. Ward (thigh).
Probable: RB Lawrence Vickers (calf), OL Floyd Womack (knee), DB Eric Wright (knee).
2010 Team Rankings
Offense: 16th (Rushing: 19th; Passing: 15th; Points: 28th)
Defense: 6th (Rushing: 14th; Passing: 4th; Points: 10th)
Offense: 27th (Rushing: 12th; Passing: 28th; Points: 24th)
Defense: 22nd (Rushing: 21st; Passing: 19th; Points: 13th)
2010 stat leaders/potential starters
Passing: Chad Henne – 2,447 yards, 11 TD, 12 INT, 63.3 comp pct, 81.3 rating.
Receiving: Brandon Marshall – 58 for 693, 1 TD; Davone Bess – 55 for 600 yards, 3 TD; Brian Hartline – 43 for 615, 1 TD
Rushing: Ronnie Brown – 539 yards (3.9 ypc), 3 TD; Ricky Williams – 496 yards (4.4 ypc), 2 TD
Tackles: LB Karlos Dansby – 79 total; S Yeremiah Bell – 76 total; S Chris Clemons – 44 total
Sacks: LB Cam Wake — 10.5, LB Koa Misi — 3.5
Interceptions: Jason Allen* – 3, Six players – 1 each
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Passing: Jake Delhomme – 569 yards, 1 TD, 6 INT, 60.0 comp pct, 54.2 rating.
Receiving: Ben Watson – 40 for 474 yards, 2 TD; Chansi Stuckey – 32 for 296, 0 TD; Mohamed Massaquoi — 23 for 284 yards, 2 TD.
Rushing: Peyton Hillis – 905 yards (4.5 ypc), 414 receiving yards, 13 total TD.
Tackles: S T.J. Ward – 78 total; S Abram Elam — 54 total; LB Matt Roth – 53 total
Sacks: LB Marcus Benard — 6.5; Roth, LB Scott Fujita – 3.5 each
Interceptions: CB Joe Haden — 4; three players – 2 each
Five Matchups To Watch:
Dolphins LB Tim Dobbins vs. Browns RB Peyton Hills
Bringing down Hillis is going to be a team effort, of course. But Dobbins steps into a prominent role now that Channing Crowder is doubtful to play with a knee injury. The Dolphins allowed 118 rushing yards per game in the four games Dobbins had to start earlier this year when Crowder had a groin injury, and Hillis, who had 131 yards last week against Carolina, could have a huge day if Dobbins doesn't step up and fill Crowder's shoes.
Dolphins OLB Cameron Wake vs. Browns RT John St. Clair
The Dolphins could pile up the sacks on Sunday now that the Browns are starting statuesque quarterback Jake Delhomme. The Browns have one of the league's best left tackles in Joe Thomas, so count on Mike Nolan lining up Wake, who leads the AFC with 10.5 sacks, on the other side against St. Clair, an 11-year veteran who has struggled with an ankle injury this season.
Dolphins WRs Brandon Marshall, Davone Bess and Brian Hartline vs. Browns CB Joe Haden and S T.J. Ward.
The Dolphins' receivers had a huge day last week in Oakland, with five players averaging more than 16 yards per catch in their 33-17 victory. Now they likely will get Brandon Marshall back, who missed last game with a hamstring injury, and they get to face a couple of rookie defensive backs in Haden and Ward, who may be raw and inexperienced but have combined for six interceptions and 18 passes defended this year.
Dolphins OTs Jake Long and Vernon Carey vs. Browns OLB Matt Roth
Roth is a familiar face for Long and Carey, as the three squared off against each other for multiple seasons when Roth used to play for the Dolphins. Roth is second on the Browns with 3.5 sacks this year, and given his messy exit from Miami last year, he'll be plenty motivated to blow past Long and Carey and plant Chad Henne in the turf.
Dolphins special teams vs. Browns kick returner Josh Cribbs
The Dolphins continued their horrid special teams play last week by allowing Jacoby Ford to return the opening kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown. Now they have to face perhaps the game's most dangerous returner in Cribbs, who is set to play against Miami even though he is listed as questionable with a foot injury. Cribbs, with 10 career return touchdowns, doesn't have one yet this year. But no better time than against Miami.
Quick Slants
— Though he is listed as Questionable, all signs point to receiver Brandon Marshall returning this Sunday after missing the last game and a half with a hamstring injury. The Dolphins threw for 307 yards and beat the Raiders 33-17 last week without him.
— But Channing Crowder and Al Harris won't play. Crowder's absence could hurt a run defense that has a big challenge in trying to stop Peyton Hillis – the Dolphins allowed 117 rushing yards per game in the four games Crowder missed at the beginning of the season with a groin injury. Tim Dobbins will likely start for Crowder, while Tyrone Culver is the top candidate to see increased action in the "Dime" defense in Harris' place. Karlos Dansby should return to a more prominent role this week after playing only on third down against the Raiders.
— The Dolphins are 1-4 at home this year, and 5-0 when they rush for 100-plus yards.
— The Dolphins will face a graduate from West Palm Beach's Cardinal Newman High for the second straight week. Last week it was Jacoby Ford, who returned the opening kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown and also scored on a 44-yard pass. This time it is safety Abram Elam, who starred for Newman a decade ago.
— Though Browns CB Eric Wright is Probable, rookie Joe Haden, the seventh overall draft pick out of Florida, is slated to get the start. Haden has made an interception in each of his last four games and was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Month for November.
— Jake Delhomme will get his second straight start with Colt McCoy slowed by an ankle injury. Delhomme threw for 245 yards and two interceptions in last week's win over Carolina.
— Chad Henne is 2-0 with 547 passing yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions and two passer ratings over 90.0 since being benched three weeks ago.
— The Dolphins are coming off their best rushing game of the season – 186 yards on 49 carries, both season highs.
— Defensive end Phillip Merling could see his first action of the season, after being activated to the 53-man roster this past week four months after rupturing his left Achilles tendon. But Merling may be inactive because he still needs to work himself back into football shape.
— Cleveland is 1-4 on the road this season.
Official Volin Prediction
The Dolphins haven't put together a 2-game win streak since Weeks 1 and 2, but I have a good feeling about this game. The Dolphins' run defense, even without Channing Crowder, will make the Browns' offense one-dimensional and a revived Chad Henne will continue to put points on the board, though the Browns will keep it close.
Dolphins, 23-20
Season record: 8-3


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February 20-22, 2013
The University of Texas at Austin
Convened by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and the John L. Warfield Center for African and African-American Studies (WCAAAS)
Call for Papers
In recent years there has been an explosion of scholarly work on Afro–Latin America that has moved away from simply demonstrating that racial discrimination exists to analyzing the different ways in which black populations represent their identities, relate to the state, and mobilize politically internally and transnationally. In the United States, meanwhile, the election of the first African American president led many to proclaim the end of race and of black politics. The aim of this conference is to encourage a cutting-edge conversation about the current political and cultural moment in the Afro-Americas. How can scholars and activists engage in anti-racist politics in systems where racial democracy/post-racial ideologies prevail? As governments employ post-racial or multicultural ideologies to stifle the impact of black social movements, new questions are emerging about how racial inequalities can be challenged in the Americas. Embracing blackness, which is often seen as the desirable and logical tactic to counter racism, is an insufficient response, as it can lead to fruitless debates about who is black and how blackness is being conceived and become disconnected from political action. This conference encourages participants to grapple with changing configurations of racial inequalities and racism in the Afro-Americas and the ongoing challenge to topple these hierarchies. We are particularly interested in papers that analyze the ways racial ideologies in Latin America parallel and indeed inform notions of "post-raciality" in the United States.
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She concentrates her practice in areas related to estate planning for individuals and families of all sizes and asset levels, including wills, medical assistance, disability and special needs planning, incapacity planning, trusts, charitable gifting, contested probates, family business succession planning, and guardianships and conservatorships.
Amanda is admitted to practice in the state courts of Minnesota and North Dakota, and is a member of the Minnesota and North Dakota state bar associations.
Prior to joining Briggs, Amanda was an associate at another law firm, where she concentrated her practice in the areas of estate planning and estate administration and also worked for a wealth management firm representing ultra high-net-worth clients. While in law school, she interned for the J.A.G. Area Defense Counsel, Air Force.
Professional Affiliations
Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
North Dakota State Bar Association, Member
Minnesota Women's Lawyers
Hennepin County Bar Association
- 45th Annual Probate and Trust Law Section Conference Presenter on "the Family Trustee"June 11, 2019
- February 26, 2018
- September 24, 2018
- September 24, 2018
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February Horscopes.
Aquarius January 21- February 19
Maybe you need to assert yourself more,
have you been pulled in all directions lately.
If your energy levels are low
take some time out to re charge.
Think of ways to manage your time better.
Avoid over analyzing everything.
Pisces February 20 – March 20
Most of us feel indecisive about making decisions
when emotions are involved.
Try walking or some form of exercise to help
calm your mind so you can think straight.
Don't let pride stop you from moving forward,
sometimes letting go is the best thing to do.
Avoid being stuck in your ways.
Aries March 21 – April 20
You can be very dynamic when you want to be,
others can feel threatened by you at times.
Ask for help if you need too, being around true friends will
pull you through your deepest moments and help lift your spirits.
Avoid getting to emotional.
Taurus April 21 – May 21
Find a way express your creative ideas.
Look to join a new group or club.
Take responsibility for meeting your own needs,
don't look to others to fulfill what seems to be missing in your life.
Avoid not having direction in your life.
Gemini May 22 – June 21
Important relationships can stand the test of time.
Also if they are meant to be they will be.
Maybe it's time to be honest with yourself.
It can be lonely place not letting anyone in
Could it be time to drop the barriers.
Avoid not looking to solve your issues.
Cancer June 22 – July 22
When it comes to business, pay attention to the small details,
you won't want to miss something they may be important later.
If your training or learning a new skill,
you may feel out of your comfort zone,
you will be fine just focus on the outcome.
Avoid pushing others to much.
Leo July 23 – August 22
You don't like change, but something has too
take time to re-evaluate your life choices.
This may make you feel over sensitive,
try not to take it out on other family members.
Talk things through with a friend that you trust.
Avoid not talking things through.
Virgo August 23 – September 23
It's time to come to terms with money matters
that has not yet been resolved.
Are you feeling disappointed or angry
with relationships that did not hold
up to the promises that were made.
Healing and kindness will help the situation.
Avoid being overly idealistic.
Libra September 24 – October 23
Have you felt like your juggling everything lately.
Things will start to settle down again this month.
Your spark will be back and your and energy will improve,
treat yourself to something nice and relaxing.
Avoid going over old ground.
Scorpio October 24 – November 22
You don't like to conform too much
often preferring one to one situations.
Could it be that after a while you tend to absorb
other people's negativity,
look for ways to ground yourself.
Avoid being too demanding.
Sagittarius November 23 – December 21
You love a challenge, and you like doing things your way.
New projects are coming up, you may need to
be a bit more open minded in your approach.
A good month for business matters.
Finances are looking good too.
Avoid being to assertive.
Capricorn December 22 – January 20
More of a balance is needed in your life,
between work and home life.
Take time off to enjoy your friends and family.
You will achieve everything you desire,
Even with some chill out time.
Avoid not cutting the ties you need too.
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Assistant Commissioner of Police Abdul Mannan Yoosuf, a key suspect in the investigation into attempt to enforce the February 1 Supreme Court order, has been terminated from the police force.
The decision to terminate Mannan from the police force was made during the Police Disciplinary Board meeting last Monday.
Mannan is close to the former Commissioner of Police Ahmed Areef, who has been charged with terrorism for attempt to stage an illegal coup.
"Sun" has been informed Mannan had his powers stripped away in the events following the Supreme Court order on February 1, before he was suspended.
"Sun" has also been informed Mannan played a key role in the attempt to enforce the February 1 court order, which has been declared an illegal coup attempt by incumbent President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's administration.
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Happy Winter Solstice!
We are at the turning point of one season and the beginning of the next. These markers are good days to take time to honor what has passed with love and gratitude, release what no longer serves us, and set intentions for the new season to come. To support you with this process, I did a recorded reading for the Winter Solstice using a Medicine Wheel set up that provides messages from the Angels, Ancestors, Guides, and Mother Earth to support your continued empowerment in the Winter Season. The 20 minute recording is available at this link:
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Study Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine (DEX) in Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Subjects
|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: NCT00875550
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 3, 2009
Results First Posted : October 30, 2014
Last Update Posted : August 14, 2015
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine (DEX) in intubated and mechanically ventilated pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) subjects. The key study objectives are:
- To characterize the loading and maintenance dosing of DEX by age group and overall medical condition of pediatric subjects
- To evaluate the safety and efficacy of loading and maintenance infusions for sedation in initially intubated and mechanically ventilated PICU subjects
- To explore the exposure-response relationship between dose of DEX and clinical measures of sedation and safety
|Condition or disease
|Drug: Dexmedetomidine Drug: Midazolam Drug: Fentanyl Drug: Morphine
|Phase 3
An estimated 175 subjects will be enrolled at approximately 40 investigative sites. Subjects will be divided into two treatment groups to receive either high dose or low dose Dexmedetomidine (DEX). The loading and maintenance doses in both groups will be stratified according to the presence or absence of cardiopulmonary bypass. The level of sedation will be assessed using the University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS). Score 0 (awake/alert); Score 1 (sleepy/responds appropriately); Score 2 (somnolent/arouses to light stimuli); Score 3 (deep sleep/arouses to deeper); Score 4 (unarousable to stimuli).
Based on these scores and clinical judgment, additional sedation with intravenous midazolam will be administered according to the label. The UMSS scores must be documented before the administration of every midazolam (MDZ) dose and within five minutes after each dose of MDZ. Fentanyl or morphine may be administered to treat pain. Subjects may be extubated after beginning of study drug but are not required to be as part of the study.
The efficacy and safety parameters that will be monitored include sedation levels, heart rate, blood pressure and ventilation indicators. Once subjects have met site-specified respiratory criteria, they will undergo tracheal extubation. The dexmedetomidine infusion may be continued during and after extubation if further sedation is required post-extubation. The continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine must be administered for a minimum of 6 hours and a maximum of 24 hours. Sedation levels, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, ventilator settings, SpO2 and if available transcutaneous carbon dioxide (TcCO2) and/or arterial blood gases (ABG) will be monitored and recorded in the peri-extubation period.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|175 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase III Randomized, Double-blind, Dose-Controlled, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Subjects
|Study Start Date :
|January 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 2011
|Active Comparator: Dexmedetomidine Low Dose
Drug: Dexmedetomidine
Study drug titrated up or down to maintain target UMSS range.
Drug: Midazolam
Rescue medication for sedation according to UMSS scores
Drug: Fentanyl
Rescue medication for pain based on UMSS scores
Drug: Morphine
Rescue medication for pain based on UMSS scores.
|Active Comparator: Dexmedetomidine High dose
Drug: Dexmedetomidine
Study drug titrated up or down to maintain target UMSS range.
Drug: Midazolam
Rescue medication for sedation according to UMSS scores
Drug: Fentanyl
Rescue medication for pain based on UMSS scores
Drug: Morphine
Rescue medication for pain based on UMSS scores.
- Percentage of Subjects That do Not Require Rescue Midazolam (MDZ) for Sedation Based on Achieving and Maintaining a Target University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS) Score of 1 to 3 While Intubated. [ Time Frame: 6 to 24 hours ]
Clinical Score Level of Sedation 0 Awake/Alert
- Minimally Sedated: Tired/sleepy, appropriate response to verbal conversation and/or sounds.
- Moderately Sedated: Somnolent/sleeping, easily aroused with light tactile stimulation.
- Deeply sedated: Deep sleep, arousable only with significant physical stimulation.
- Unarousable
- Absolute Time on Study Drug That the Subject is in a UMSS Range of 1 to 3 While Intubated [ Time Frame: 6 to 24 hours ]
- Absolute Time on Study Drug That the Subject is Out of the Target Sedation Range (UMSS <1 or >3) While Intubated [ Time Frame: 6 to 24 hours ]
- Total Amount of Rescue Medication Required for Sedation and Analgesia While Intubated [ Time Frame: 6 to 24 hours ]
- Time to First Dose of Rescue Medication for Sedation and Analgesia [ Time Frame: 6 to 24 hours ]
- Time to Successful Extubation [ Time Frame: 6 to 24 hours ]
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:
|1 Month to 16 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Initially intubated and mechanically ventilated pediatric subjects (≥1 month [birth age corrected for prematurity] to <17 years of age) in an intensive care setting. The means by which the subject is intubated may include nasotracheal, endotracheal or via tracheotomy. The subject must be mechanically ventilated prior to and during the commencement of study drug.
- Anticipated to require a minimum of 6 hours of continuous intravenous sedation.
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of 1, 2, 3 or 4.
- A UMSS score of 1, 2, 3 or 4 at the start of infusion of study drug.
A dose has been established for this subject's age based upon the diagnosis procedures.
Status post cardiopulmonary bypass (s/p CPB):
- Low dose group: Loading dose: 0.2 mcg/kg Maintenance dose titration range (0.025-0.5 mcg/kg/hr)
- High dose group: Loading dose: 0.5 mcg/kg Maintenance dose titration range (0.1-0.7 mcg/kg/hr)
All other diagnoses:
- Low dose group: Loading dose: 0.3 mcg/kg Maintenance dose titration range (0.05- 0.5mcg/kg/hr)
- High dose group: Loading dose: 0.6 mcg/kg Maintenance dose titration range (0.2 - 1.4 mcg/kg/hr)
If female, subject is non-lactating and is either:
- Not of childbearing potential, defined as pre-menarche, or surgically sterile due to bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy.
- Of childbearing potential but is not pregnant at time of baseline.
- Subject's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) has/have voluntarily signed and dated the informed consent document approved by the Institutional Review Board. Assent will be obtained where age-appropriate and according to state regulations.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pediatric subjects with neurological conditions that prohibit an evaluation of sedation in the opinion of the investigator (e.g. increased intracranial pressure or extensive brain surgery).
- The infusion pump minimal capacity cannot accommodate the lowest possible maintenance infusion rate of study drug based on subject's weight.
- Subjects with second degree or third degree heart block unless subject has a pacemaker or pacing wires.
Hypotension that persist beyond a 15 min of re-assessments prior to starting study drug:
- Age 1 month to ≤6 months old: systolic blood pressure (SBP) <60 (millimeters of mercury) mmHg
- Age >6 months to <2 yrs old: SBP <70 mmHg
- Age >2 to <12 yrs old: SBP <80 mmHg
- Age >12 to <17 yrs old: SBP <90 mmHg
Pre-existing bradycardia that persists beyond a 15 min period of re-assessment prior to starting study drugs:
- Age 1 month to <2 months old: HR <90 beats per min (bpm)
- Age ≥2 months to <12 months old: HR <80 bpm
- Age ≥12 months to <2 yrs old: HR <70 bpm
- Age ≥ 2 to <12 yrs old: HR <60 bpm
- Age ≥ 12 to <17 yrs old: HR <50 bpm
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT): 1 month -12 months: >165 U/L; >12 months to <17 years: ≥100 U/L.
Note: Subjects may be rescreened up to 6 hrs prior to study drug infusion (not including subjects undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB).
- Subjects who have a known allergy to dexmedetomidine, MDZ, morphine or fentanyl.
- Requirement for medications other than DEX, midazolam, morphine or fentanyl for sedation and pain control.
- Subjects with immobility form neuromuscular disease, paralysis from administration of neuromuscular blocking agents, spinal cord injury above T5, or subjects with muscle weakness form congenital or systemic medical illness etiologies. Note: subjects who received NMB agents intraoperatively must be, in the Investigator's opinion, free of residual neuromuscular blockade prior to dosing with study drug.
- Subjects who have received another investigational drug or device within the past 30 days.
- Subjects who have received DEX in a previous investigational trial within the previous 12 weeks.
- Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, have any other condition where the risks of DEX would be expected to outweigh its benefits (e.g. cardiogenic shock on >2 vasopressors).
- Subjects who will require alpha-2 agonists/antagonists listed below within 48 hrs prior to baseline.
Alpha-2 Agonists: Xylazine*, Clonidine (Catapres, Dixarit), Guanfacine (Tenex), Guanabenz (Wytensin), Mivazerol, Guanadrel (Hylorel), Guanethidine (Ismelin) and Methyldopa (Aldomet). * Xylazine is a veterinary product, but has abuse potentIal in humans.
Alpha-2 Antagonists: Corynanthine, Phenoxybenzamine (Dibenzyline), Phentolamine (Regitine, Rogitine), Tolazoline (Priscoline), Yohimbine, Rauwolscine, Idazoxan, Reserpine (Serpasil) and Mirtazapine (Remeron, Remeron Soltab).
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): NCT00875550
Show 37 Study Locations
|Study Director:
|Robert Bilkovski, MD
|Medical Director, Hospira
|Responsible Party:
|Hospira, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00875550 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|April 3, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|October 30, 2014
|Last Update Posted:
|August 14, 2015
|Last Verified:
|July 2015
Intubated and mechanically ventilated PICU subjects
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Analgesics, Opioid
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Anesthetics, General
Anti-Anxiety Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
GABA Modulators
GABA Agents


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"And by pushing renewable energy, the government has made Portugal a model of how to stimulate the economy and fight climate change. Investments worth €14 billion ($18 billion) will create 22,000 jobs by 2020, by which time Portugal will produce over 60% of its electricity from clean energy, way above the EU target of 20%."
Texto do The Economist, num sinal bastante positivo para Portugal, principalmente se pensarmos que um dos grandes problemas económicos que se deve combater é, precisamente, a energia e a sua dependência do exterior.
LR, do Blasfémias, compara, entre outros aspectos, Barack Obama e José Sócrates, particularmente na aposta e investimento em medidas que apoiem novas formas de energia, mais favoráveis ao ambiente. Da ordem de raciocínio, concluímos que o considera um desperdicio - "(...) delapidação de milhões nas energias renováveis(...)". Pensamento redutor, sabendo que Portugal é um exemplo mundial neste sector, bastante elogiado, e que se trata de garantir um futuro sustentável, economica e ambientalmente falando.
Assim, na minha perspectiva, só posso considerar isso um elogio a Sócrates.
Neste sentido, recordo aqui, num texto bastante interessante, sobre o ambiente e a discussão sobre as emissões de gás, o ataque que a oposição faz às medidas de cariz ambiental, também a partir de argumentos como o seu custo:
Clearly, opposition to doing something about climate change has fallen back to a new position: claims that attempting to limit greenhouse gas emissions would be incredibly costly. Yet the most careful studies, like the big MIT study of Congressional proposals, find only modest costs. Pay no attention, say the critics. Via Pete Davis, I found Robert Samuelson's latest, which Davis thinks was wonderful; all I can say is, huh?
Here's the key graf in which Samuelson tries to deny the results of the studies:
The trouble is that these models embody wildly unrealistic assumptions: There are no business cycles; the economy is always at "full employment"; strong growth is assumed, based on past growth rates; the economy automatically accommodates major changes — if fossil fuel prices rise (as they would under anti-global-warming laws), consumers quickly use less and new supplies of "clean energy" magically materialize.
I don't think there's a single thing there that's right. What on earth do business cycles have to do with it? The models may assume growth based on past trends, but they DO ask whether emissions policy would greatly slow growth — and the answer is no. Consumers aren't assumed to "quickly" use less — the time frame in these models is decades long. And new supplies don't "magically" appear — they respond to price incentives, which is what economics usually says.
I don't especially mean to pick on Samuelson, but this column exemplifies a strange thing about the climate change debate. Opponents of a policy change generally believe that market economies are wonderful things, able to adapt to just about anything — anything, that is, except a government policy that puts a price on greenhouse gas emissions. Limits on the world supply of oil, land, water — no problem. Limits on the amount of CO2 we can emit — total disaster.
Funny how that is.
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or almost 30 years, Alyson Moore has happily kept her work imperceptible. She creates sounds that meld so seamlessly with onscreen images that they go unnoticed, as though they were there from the start. Alyson is part of a small occupation of sound reproduction specialists known as foley artists. Foley artists work behind the scenes in filmmaking and television, using props to recreate all the physical sounds that are integrated into a movie or TV show. These sounds need to be recreated because the microphones used on a set or on location are designed to capture dialogue. As a result, sounds other than dialogue seem quiet or are lost. Foley artists create almost all sounds in a studio, far removed from the crews and crowds associated with a filming set. "We are the ghosts of the post-production world," Alyson says. Alyson teams with a partner to share the workload on every project. They divide up the film's or TV show's characters and assume responsibility for their assigned characters' sounds. Each character has his or her own track, which foley artists produce in a series of 15-minute reels. Foley artists also delegate responsibility for the different sounds in a scene. For example, to recreate the sound of rainfall on an umbrella, one foley artist might flap a plastic sheet while the other pours water. A typical workday begins with Alyson reviewing cue sheets: documents that specify the timing of movements in a particular scene. For example, in a scene that depicts someone getting into a car, the cue sheet might direct Alyson to record and properly time five sounds: the footsteps toward the car door, a hand lifting the door handle, the rustle of clothes as the person gets in the car, the jingling of keys, and the sound the key makes entering the car's ignition switch.
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Every sound the foley artist creates is custom made to match the scene. Furthermore, Alyson says, "it's important to get into character and properly capture the character's mood." For example, the footsteps of a calm person are light and steady, whereas an angry person stomps. To accurately recreate footsteps in a scene, foley artists must walk in their character's shoes—literally. That might mean wearing ballet shoes for a ballerina's graceful movements or combat boots for a soldier's disciplined steps. To create most sounds, foley artists use props they have accumulated over the course of their careers. They don't have a cache of stock sounds, but the techniques for making some sounds—such as using gloves to simulate the sound of wings flapping—have become standard in the trade. Alyson chooses the best props and methods for creating sounds by asking herself: "What would that sound like?" To help them think creatively, Alyson and her partner usually put all their props on display as they work. "The studio looks like the messiest garage you've ever seen," she says, "but we know where everything is." Displaying props forces them to consider many options and to play around, says Alyson. But creating custom sounds sometimes requires that the foley artist invent ones that aren't obvious. To recreate the stitching of a wound in one scene, for example, Alyson slowly unraveled an old pair of jeans. After deciding how to create the sounds in the cue sheet, the foley artist team practices matching the sounds to the action onscreen. Recording begins when the team feels ready. Sound designers tweak the completed reel, and sound mixers add these edited tracks to the voice and sound effects tracks. In the end, the director approves the work or asks for another take of particular sounds. Although a director's involvement in
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foley work is usually limited, he or she may have distinct preferences that differ from the foley artist's interpretation. "What matters is not what I think something sounds like, but what the director thinks it sounds like," says Alyson. There is no school or apprenticeship program for foley artists, and education requirements are minimal. As is the case throughout the film industry, connections are important. The best way to break into foley work is to find an established foley artist who is willing to mentor. Working with a mentor is how Alyson got her start. Her father, an actor, introduced her to his friend, who was a sound editor. "I became his personal assistant and eventually started filling in as a backup foley artist," she says. "There weren't many of us back then." Today, most foley artists still stumble into the occupation; many trained as dancers or actors. A film or sound production background is especially helpful to those who get into foley work. Foley artists must have a good feel for rhythm, coordination, and timing to do their job. To master these skills, they often practice in front of a TV at home by mimicking movements, timing footsteps, and playing with sounds. Entry-level foley artists work primarily in TV and independent films. Additionally, foley artists must live in the areas in which films and TV shows are produced. Most work in the Los Angeles area, but some work in smaller film-producing cities, such as New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics does not collect employment or wage data for foley artists. But according to the Motion Picture Editors Guild, the guaranteed wage for guild member foley artists is $2,000 per week, $340 per day, or $42 per hour. Additional anecdotal information suggests that the typical wage for an experienced foley artist is between $400 and $450 a day; non-union foley artists who have less experience can make $200 a day for uncredited work.
Foley artists, especially those who are just starting out, must often supplement their wages with a part-time job because work is usually sporadic; steady income is not the norm. A typical film schedule is 10 to 15 days. Complex, sound-heavy films might take 30 days to complete. For TV, however, foley artists usually spend 1 day per 1 hour of show. Shorter production schedules allow for limited practice time, which contributes to stress. In addition, foley work is physically demanding. Foley artists stand or kneel to produce most sounds, maneuvering props near recording equipment for optimal effect. "It can cause lots of wear and tear on your feet and knees," Alyson says. But foley work also challenges the artist to be creative. For this reason, Alyson considers the job rewarding and "a dream come true." Her work has reverberated in award-winning films and sleepers alike, yet she remains largely anonymous. "If we do our job right," says Alyson, "no one knows we were there." And that sounds just right to her.
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I've just watched Cries and Whispers again. It's 1 of Ingmar Bergman's most accomplished films; not sure why I can't write about it.
But I've just found this in Irving Singer's book Ingmar Bergman's Cinematic Philosopher: Reflections on His Creativity: in his notebooks, Bergman calls Cries and Whispers a "poem: a human being dies, but as in a nightmare, gets stuck half way through and pleads for tenderness, mercy, deliverance, something. 2 other human beings are there, and their actions, their thoughts are in relation to the dead, not-dead, dead. The 3rd person saves her by gently rocking, so she can find peace, by going with her part of the way."
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Known as Bitcoin's younger brother, litecoin is a cryptocurrency that is amongst the most popular ones out there. It was created by a former Google employee named Charles Lee and what he did was he took the general idea that has made bitcoin what it is but has changed a few of the key components in order to improve on it. For example, while bitcoin as a total number of 21 million available, litecoin has 84 million, while the block time for bitcoin is 10 minutes, for litecoin it is 2.5 minutes and so on. There are three easy steps take you can take when talking about how to buy litecoin, so keep on reading to find out what they are.
Get yourself a wallet
This is pretty much the same principle as it is with bitcoin, but the most important thing that you need to figure out is which is the perfect wallet that you can use in order to store your litecoins. You should never make the mistake of storing them on an exchange for too long which is why a wallet is essential. Some of the most popular wallets that people use for storing litecoins are Exodus, Jaxx, and Coinbase, but there are many other options out there and it is all a matter of which one you think will be the best one for you.
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Probably the biggest problem that litecoin is facing right now is the fact that it can be very hard to actually buy the coins, so when talking about how to buy litecoin in Canada, what you will actually have to do is exchange it for bitcoin instead of pay for it with a fiat currency like the US or Canadian dollar. For you to make this work you will have to do some research and find some exchanges that will let you get litecoin for bitcoin. However, there are still some exchanges out there that will actually let you buy litecoin directly, so also try to find some of those.
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This drama uses two actresses to portray Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Child Mary is intended to be about 15 years old and portrays the time of Jesus' birth.
Adult Mary is early middle age and portrays Mary after the crucifixion.
Narrator off stage, good expressive, deep voice.
Young Mary stands on a small, (3' X 4'), stage unit immediately in front of the audience, (at downstage left position). Adult Mary stands on a similar stage unit at downstage right. The two acting positions are separated by 25 to 30 feet in order that spotlights do not spill from one acting position to another.
Costumes, hair color, accessories, etc., should be identical to portray that these are the same person operating from a different time perspective. The size of the two actresses should also be approximately the same, if anything the Child Mary could be smaller than the Adult Mary. The costumes should be a dull, drab color, likely brown. A shawl of slightly lighter color should be over the shoulders and head. Pin the shawl in place on the head in order that it does not obscure the actress' face.
Both actresses will be in acting position prior to lights coming up.
With lights still out, Narrator speaks: Congratulations favored lady!
Lights up on young Mary. As Narrator speaks, Young Mary looks around, a confused, frightened look on her face. While Narrator is speaking she faces stage right, (toward the unlighted position where Adult Mary is standing).
Narrator: Don't be frightened Mary, for God has decided to wonderfully bless you! Very soon now you will become pregnant and have a baby boy, and you are to call him 'Jesus'. He shall be very great and shall be called the Son of God. And the Lord God shall give him the throne of his ancestor, David. And he shall reign over Israel forever; his kingdom shall never end.
Mary: But how can I have a baby? I am a virgin.
Gabriel: The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of God shall overshadow you; so the baby born to you shall be utterly holy - the Son of God.
Mary: I am the Lord's servant, and I am willing to do whatever He wants. May everything you said come true.
Mary turns to face directly into the audience, looking slightly up above the audience.
Mary: Our elders often speak of visitations from the angels of God. So it is not entirely unnatural to me that this should happen. But to me, Mary, a common, uneducated peasant girl? Why would the angel Gabriel visit me? And, what was it that he said? Things like, "wonderfully bless you", and, "the mother of the Son of God". I tried to remember every word that the angel had said. And more, I tried to, UNDERSTAND, every word. So I prayed, and thought, and prayed again, until finally the words of Gabriel made sense to me.
The message of the angel was something for which the Jewish people had been waiting for centuries. A Messiah. A Saviour. God come to earth as he had long ago promised.
I told no one of my visitor. But I prayed that God would inform Joseph. And in due course God convinced my Joseph that it was appropriate that we be married.
I struggled, trying to believe in my own mind that I was destined to perform the greatest human duty of all time. But how could it be, that, of all women in the world, it was I who had been selected to carry the Son of God. And I am frightened by the load I bear. Surely, I thought, there was a women more wise and worthy who should have had my place.
It was only after my visit with Elizabeth that I was convinced. And then I gave up trying to divorce my person from Gabriel's prophecy. I, the 15 year old woman - child, no longer wondered and worried. Now my constant prayer was, "God, I offer all I am, help me be strong".
The long, tiring, uncomfortable trip to Bethlehem provided the opportunity for Joseph and I to discuss, even analyze, the momentous events which had been thrust upon us. Events far beyond the scope of our uneducated thinking, far beyond the comprehension of two simple peasant children.
Constantly in my mind was parade of happy and mysterious and supernatural thoughts, thoughts which would unnerve the most refined of women. Under normal circumstances to have a baby is a living proof of the most common miracle. A sad yet joyfilled tenderness to constrict the heart and mist the eyes. But to give birth to the very Son of God is, at age 15 or any age, a greater responsibility than any other person in history ever bore, the enormity of which could only be borne by one too young to truly appreciate it.
And then to arrive at Bethlehem only to find no room available! Dear Joseph! He was so upset that a stable would be the birthing place for my son, the King of Kings.
And then it happened! I held in my arms the one of whom the angels had foretold. This - the Messiah!
Lights dim out on Child Mary. After a few seconds lights up on Adult Mary at downstage right. Adult Mary looks towards stage left as Narrator speaks.
Narrator: And you Mary gave birth to your first child, a son. You wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger, because there was no room in the village inn.
The angel's announcement went out: Don't be afraid! I bring you the most joyful news ever announced, and it is for everyone! The Saviour - yes, the Messiah, the Lord - has been born tonight in Bethlehem! How will you recognize him? You will find a baby wrapped in a blanket and lying in a manger! Suddenly the angel was joined by a vast host of others - the armies of heaven - praising God! "Glory to God in the highest heaven", they sang, "and peace on earth for all those pleasing Him".
Adult Mary turns to face audience, looks up above audience.
Adult Mary: A stable? For God? Could he not at least have been born in the great palace of Herod the King? Or perhaps the Holy of Holies of the great Temple? But a manger? A rough trough out of which animals eat grain and hay?
There must be a reason, I thought, for the Almighty born of unknown and unimportant people in a stall meant for animals.
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