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Mt Whitney Permit Reservations 2012
Steve C
Registered: 09/22/09
Posts: 7644
Loc: Fresno, CA
Edit March 26:
If you entered the lottery, you can see the results on Recreation.gov now. Click the "
Current Reservations
" link to see the successful reservations. Failed applications should be available to view under
Lottery Applications
For more information and discussion, see this link:
The Mt. Whitney Lottery - as of March 26, 2012
Edit March 16:
The lottery application period is now closed, and credit card charges are showing up.
For more info see:
The Mt. Whitney Lottery - as of March 16, 2012
Starting this year, 2012, the Mt Whitney trail permits for the first time are being processed electronically. Permit applications must be entered online, and within a single application, up to ten different start dates may be entered (but no date ranges). Entries can be entered between February 1 and March 15, with the lottery being held the end of March.
For more discussion of the changes, please see this thread:
2012 Whitney Permit Lottery information now available
2011 lottery information is
Steps to enter the lottery are in the Wilderness Permit Options (link to the left in the Feature Topics box), under
Step 4.
Below is the text from the document from Inyo National Forest.(
Click to download MS Word document
Note that this information covers
ALL trails
in Inyo, not just the Mt Whitney trail. Also note that Mt Whitney permit lottery entries cannot be made
until February 1, 2012.
There is an online news release here: Dec 12, 2011
news release
, Title is:
Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permit Reservations Now Available Online
Here's the text of the Word document:
Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permit Reservations for 2012
As of December 9, 2011 reservations for wilderness permits are now available online at
Call Center at (877) 444-6777
This simple and convenient reservation system is already familiar to many national forest visitors who currently make campground reservations.
Visitors can navigate with a Google map or by trail name. Each trail is listed individually with information for the specific trail and a trip planning map of the area. There is a link back to the Inyo National Forest website for additional information.
Visitors who prefer to talk to a person can reserve through the Call Center. You won't be able to see the trip planning maps, so identify your trail name and camp locations before you call.
What Remains the Same?
All of the wilderness rules, permit requirements, quotas and management plans have remained the same. Visitors will still check in at visitor centers to convert their reservation to a permit and receive current wilderness education information. Confirmation of the group size will continue to ensure that unused permits are made available to other visitors. Wilderness education information is provided by phone while arranging for night box permit pickup. Our partnerships and agreements with our neighboring parks and forests will still be supported. The $5 per person reservation fee ($15 per person for Mt. Whitney Zone) that supports visitor education and other wilderness programs will still be used to sustain these programs on the Inyo National Forest.
What has Changed?
Recreation.gov online will give visitors access to reservations 24 hours a day from the convenience of any online device. Paper reduction and faster communication is possible with email and online transactions. The call center for Recreation.gov will assist people who prefer reserving by phone.
A $6.00 non-refundable Transaction Fee is charged to finance the online reservation system.
Refunds will not be made for reservations for the Mt. Whitney trail or Mt. Whitney Zone Day Use, however refunds will be allowed for other entry trails.
The $5 per person fee ($15 for exiting or visiting the Mt. Whitney Zone) will be refunded if you cancel or reduce your group size at least 22 days prior to your entry date.
The $6.00 transaction fee is non-refundable.
There will be no refunds of any fees if you cancel or reduce your group size 21 days or less before the entry date.
Changes to a reservation can be done online or through the Call Center up until two days before your entry date. Last minute changes can be done when you pickup the permit, if space is available.
To change entry trail or date of entry
, cancel your current reservation and reserve the desired trail and dates if space is available. Reservation and transaction fees will apply to the new reservation. Cancellations 21 days or less before the entry date will not be refunded.
Group leader
or alternate leaders cannot be changed.
Changing the number of people while keeping the same dates and trail:
If you are increasing your party size, the $5.00/person ($15.00/person in Whitney Zone) reservation fee will apply. For a decrease in group size at least 22 days prior to the entry date, the per person reservation fee will be refunded for the number of people reduced.
The Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permit Office will not make reservations for visitors, however the staff will continue to help visitors with wilderness information and education and with night box permits, and they will ensure commercial wilderness permits are issued in compliance with wilderness plans and requirements.
What about the Mt. Whitney Lottery?
The Web page for "2012 Mt. Whitney Permits" can be previewed at Recreation.gov. Online applications will be accepted starting February 1, 2012.
Permits for Mt. Whitney are reserved by a lottery due to the high demand for reservations. All the applications will be included in a computerized lottery. Applications are made online for the dates and group size you would like. You can list up to 10 alternate choices. For each choice, indicate if it's a day hike or overnight permit. Dates in July, August and September usually fill completely from the lottery.
Applications will be accepted online from February 1 through March 15.
After March 15 lottery applications will not be accepted.
All lottery applications that are submitted online from February 1 through March 15 will be processed in a computerized random drawing.
Results will be sent by email before April 1.
Permit reservations cannot be changed, transferred or resold. Only the leader or alternate leader can use the permit. There are no refunds.
Starting April 1 the remaining space will be made available for reservations on a first-come, first-served basis either online or through the Recreation.gov Call Center.
Reservations can be made until two days before a trip entry date if space is available.
Space is not saved for walk-in permits for Mt. Whitney. There is no wait list for cancellations. Cancellations will go back on the calendar within 24 hours.
Call Center for Recreation.gov
Reservation Line:
Customer Service:
TDD Line:
International Line:
Hours of Operation: Eastern Time
March 1- Oct 31, every day, 10 a.m.-12 midnight (7 a.m.- 9 p.m. Pacific Time)
Nov 1- Feb 28, every day, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. (7 a.m.- 7 p.m. Pacific Time)
How do I find the Inyo National Forest trails?
From the
home page
under the
"Search for Places"
"Inyo National Forest"
(pick INYO NF - FS, CA)
and Select
"Permits & Wilderness"
and click on "Search"
To preview the site for the Mt. Whitney Lottery enter "Mt. Whitney" and "Permits & Wilderness".
Still have questions?
Inyo National Forest wilderness information:
Edited by Steve C (
Re: Mt Whitney Permit Reservations 2012
Re: Steve C
Steve C
Registered: 09/22/09
Posts: 7644
Loc: Fresno, CA
Here is a second document which I can't find on Inyo's website:
Inyo National Forest - Wilderness Permit Reservations -
Changes for 2012 - Talking Points and Frequently Asked Questions
Talking Points
Due to changes in computer server capability, as well as national contract obligations, the Inyo National Forest moved the Wilderness Permit and Reservation program to NRRS on December 9, 2011.
ReserveAmerica is the contractor that handles the online and call center reservations for the NRRS.
The starting point for obtaining an Ansel Adams, Golden Trout or John Muir Wilderness Permit reservation, including Mt. Whitney reservations/permits, is Recreation.gov.
The Inyo National Forest will no longer accept permit reservations over the phone, through the mail, or by FAX.
The existing Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permit office will be staffed to provide wilderness information and night box issuing service, as well as provide trip planning and current condition information. They will continue to issue wilderness permits and reservations for commercial outfitter guides and pack stations. The Wilderness Permit Office employees will be the conduit for information from the Inyo National Forest to ReserveAmerica and thus Recreation.gov.
The process for converting a reservation into a permit will remain the same as in past years with wilderness visitors picking up their permits at local visitor centers.
The move to the NRRS will enhance public service and customer convenience in the following ways:
Online reservation service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Call Center is available from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific Time in the summer and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific Time in the winter.
Increased customer convenience and security through a user-controlled application process.
The NRRS Call Center, the Wilderness Permit Office, and Forest Service visitor centers are available for assistance.
Forest Service staff on the Inyo National Forest are still available to provide local information and trip planning.
The fees associated with making an Inyo Wilderness Reservation have changed:
Reservation fees were $5/person and $15/person for the Whitney Zone. These fees will remain the same; however a $6/permit transaction fee will now be assessed to cover the cost of processing online reservations.
Fee for adding to group size remains the same and is $5/person or $15/ person for the Mt Whitney Zone. Customers can cancel reservations and receive a refund of fees, as long as the cancellation occurs at least 22 days prior to the date of entry, except that no refunds will be issued for changes to reservations on the main Mt. Whitney trail for either overnight or day use.
Reservations can be changed in less than 22 days prior to date of entry but fees will be forfeited.
The reservation fee ($5/person, $15/person Whitney Zone) will be used for on the ground wilderness management, wilderness education, and wilderness information and trip planning at the visitor centers and Wilderness Permit Office.
The $6 transaction fee will go to the NRRS to cover their processing fee. This is not refundable.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the National Recreation Reservation Service or NRRS?
The NRRS is part of the E-Gov Recreation One-Stop Initiative and offers one-stop shopping to the public for a wide range of federal recreation areas, facilities and opportunities involving campgrounds, cabins, parks, and tours of national sites, historic homes and caves. Participating agencies include the Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Records and Archives Administration.
This multi-agency approach for one-stop shopping for federal recreation site reservations, provided under a contract administered by the Forest Service, capitalizes on designing a convenient, flexible, secure and responsive service to provide recreation reservations.
What is Recreation.gov?
Recreation.gov serves as the Federal Government's on-line recreation and trip planning portal for a variety of recreation information and reservations on public lands. There is a large amount of recreation data, information and assistance available through Recreation.gov. It will be the main link to the reservation for an Inyo Wilderness Permit. This includes John Muir (including Mt. Whitney zone), Ansel Adams, and limited entry quota trails accessing Golden Trout Wilderness.
Who is ReserveAmerica?
ReserveAmerica is the contractor the NRRS will be using to provide customers with Inyo Wilderness Permit Reservations.
What is the benefit to the public in moving Inyo Wilderness Permit Reservations to the NRRS?
Through the NRRS the public will be able to make advanced reservations on-line (
) 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Those without Web access, or who prefer not to use the Web, have the options of either using the NRRS Call Center or visiting a designated Forest Service office on the Inyo National Forest. Anyone who needs extra assistance for trip planning will still be able to contact the Forest Service for more information. The new system will also allow for changes to group size online, through the call center and in person at Forest Service visitor centers. All other changes (entry date or trail and Trail Crest exit) are accomplished by canceling and re-booking the desired space. Refunds will be allowed for non Mt. Whitney trips as long as the changes are made at least 22 days prior to the date of entry. Changes can be made 21 days or less before the trip, however there will be no refund when you cancel and re-book.
Security measures are in place to streamline the procedure and reduce handling of funds by numerous employees.
How reliable is this new program?
The NRRS has been managing reservations, lottery, and permitting programs for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and 4 Rivers Permit Lottery with a great deal of success and customer satisfaction. The NRRS has been managing reservations for campgrounds, cabins and tour centers throughout the country for many years. In Region 5 the Desolation Wilderness Reservation and Permit program has recently transferred to NRRS and in the future you may see many other wilderness areas using this system for overnight permitting.
Is my personal information I enter on Recreation.gov kept confidential?
Recreation.gov has a privacy policy for protecting your personal information. For more information please review the privacy and security section on the Recreation.gov website.
Why is the Forest Service moving to the NRRS to process Inyo Wilderness Reservations?
The NRRS will be able to utilize state of the art technology to offer online services computer capability to handle a reservation system which will no longer be available on the Inyo National Forest due to a change in computer server capability.
What were some of the concerns with the old permit reservation system?
Visitors wanting to make a reservation were only able to call, FAX or mail a request to the Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permit Office. Permit Reservations were only processed during business hours. The Wilderness Permit Office has not offered internet permit reservations.
How do I find Inyo National Forest Wildernesses and Trails on the Recreation.gov website?
Beginning on December 9, 2011 visitors can navigate to the Recreation.gov website.
From the Recreation.gov home page, under the
"Search for Places"
Inyo National Forest
and Select
Permits & Wilderness
and click on
To preview the Mt. Whitney Lottery site, enter
Mt. Whitney
Permits & Wilderness
What if I have problems or questions when I'm entering my permit?
The NRRS portal contractor provides customer service both online and through a call center available to assist customers. The Call Center number is 1-877-444-6777.
How will the NRRS know about wilderness conditions and provide the information I may need for my trip?
The Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permit Office staff will create alert notices posted by the NRRS contractor to inform the applicant of current conditions and notices. They will be able to handle updates in a very quick efficient manner by posting information on Recreation.gov. There will be links on Recreation.gov to access more detailed information on the Inyo National Forest website. Wilderness visitors may still contact the Wilderness Permit Office and visitor centers offices directly for more detailed information and assistance with trip planning.
Can I still call the permit offices that I have worked with before?
Yes, the Wilderness Permit Office will still be available and able to help with your questions and trip planning.
How do I pay my Reservation Fees for an Inyo Wilderness Permit?
You will be able to make those payments online with a credit or debit card in a secure program that will inform you immediately if there is an error with an incorrect number or entry. Reservation fees are paid at the time the reservation is made, directly to the contractor Recreation.gov. All of the reservation fees collected are directed back to an account established by Inyo National Forest to directly support wilderness management.
The $6 Transaction fee, also paid to Recreation.gov at the time the reservation is made, is retained by Recreation.gov to cover the cost of processing online reservations.
What payment methods are accepted through Recreation.gov?
Recreation.gov accepts payment by credit or debit card, including: VISA, Master Card, Discover and American Express. A Customer's monthly credit card statements will reflect "Recreation.gov 888-448-1474" for reservation transactions.
How are the fees I pay utilized?
The Permit Reservation fees collected for the Inyo National Forest will continue to support wilderness ranger patrols, visitor information services, educational programs, and other on-the-ground wilderness management. Ninety-five percent of the reservation fees collected stays on the Forest where they are collected and 5% goes to the Pacific Southwest Region for program support and grants back to the units for specific projects.
How do I get my printed permit?
You will receive a confirmation letter by email after making a reservation. This is NOT your permit. Fourteen (14) calendar days prior to your date of entry, you should go on line and confirm your group size. At this time you can change your permit pick up location and check for alerts to current conditions. Open the confirmation letter for full instructions for night box service and permit pickup locations. Permits need to be picked up in person during normal office hours. Your permit is not valid until signed.
Will I be able to make changes to my permit after I make my reservation?
Yes, you will be able to change your group size online, or cancel and re-book a new reservation with a refund up to 22 days prior to your entry date. There Are No Refunds for the Mt. Whitney trail or Mt. Whitney Zone Day Use reservations. If you do not have computer access, contact the Call Center. One day before your entry date, changes can be made in person at Forest Service visitor centers.
Will I be able to cancel my permit if my plans change?
You will be able to cancel your reservation through NRRS. If the cancellation is greater than 22 days from your planned date of entry, you will receive a refund of reservation fees, except for the Mt. Whitney Trail and Mt. Whitney Day Use Reservations. The $6 Transaction Fee is non-refundable. If you cancel less than 22 days in advance, the reservation fees will be non-refundable as well.
Will walk-in permits still be available at Forest Service visitor centers and ranger stations?
60% of the available quota for each trail during the quota season (May 1 to November 1) will be available for advanced reservation. One day before the entry date, all unused reservation space and the remaining quota will be available on a walk-in basis at Inyo National Forest visitor centers.
Where are the Forest Service Visitor Centers that offer Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permits, both reserved and walk-in?
Eastern Sierra InterAgency Visitor Center, Junction of Hwy 395 and State Route 36, 2 miles south of Lone Pine, CA, 760-876-6200 or TDD 760-876-6201
White Mountain Ranger Station, 798 North Main Street, Bishop, CA, 760-873-2500 or TDD 760-873-2501
Mammoth Welcome Center, 2500 Main Street, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 760-924-5500 or TDD 760-924-5531
Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center, Hwy 395, north of Lee Vining, CA, 760-647-3044 or TDD 760-647-3045 (open generally April 1-December 1)
Re: Mt Whitney Permit Reservations 2012
Re: Steve C
Registered: 11/05/09
Posts: 49
Loc: Ridgecrest
Fee is now $15.00 + $6.00 reservation fee if I read correctly.
How will the no show/cancelled permit process work for permit pickup?
Will we have access to those permits that went unclaimed and if so will it be at IAC or reservation system?
Sorry for seeming like a dummy.
Re: Mt Whitney Permit Reservations 2012
Re: Tomcat_rc
+ @ti2d
Registered: 10/22/09
Posts: 832
Loc: Oh Cursed, USA
You beat me to those questions, Tomcat!
Okay, so "thinking positive" and getting my "date" do I pick up my permit at the IAC two days before my start?
Uh, never mind...the more I read the more I get the big picture and the more I wish they did it the "stairwell" way.
Steve, we got some collaboration to do for the REI presentation on January 18 and 23, 2011.
Edited by + @ti2d (
Have fun and enjoy the Gr8 Yd Opn.
Re: Mt Whitney Permit Reservations 2012
Re: Tomcat_rc
Steve C
Registered: 09/22/09
Posts: 7644
Loc: Fresno, CA
To keep the discussion primarily in one place, I'll post in the other thread:
2012 Whitney Permit Lottery information now available
Re: Mt Whitney Permit Reservations 2012
Re: Steve C
Registered: 09/22/09
Posts: 1253
Corner of Jack Benny and Roche...
The $6.00 transaction fee somewhat offset by the ability to cancel reservation with a refund.
Only NON-whitney reservations can be canceled for a refund.
Hmmm...now, I'll save $21 each time I walk in for my Whitney Zone permit.
This looks good to me on first glance.
Edited by Steve C (
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Re: Mt Whitney Permit Reservations 2012
Re: Steve C
Steve C
Registered: 09/22/09
Posts: 7644
Loc: Fresno, CA
The Mt Whitney Permit Lottery applications can be entered starting sometime tonight -- possibly as early as 9 PM today, (January 31), since the
site runs on the east coast.
Just be aware, you should take your time! There is NO ADVANTAGE to submitting a lottery application early. All applications will be processed in one single process, which will be run AFTER March 15.
If you have friends who may or may not commit to going on the trip, or have date conflict issues, it is probably better to wait until the week before the lottery closes to make your entries. Your lottery choices/entries CANNOT BE CHANGED once you submit them. And cancellations are non-refundable.
Just don't wait until March 15, in case you have trouble navigating the recreation.gov web pages to get into the lottery. They aren't the easiest to figure out, since the system is built to accommodate lots of different applications, from lottery applications to plain trail permits on trails all over the country.
If you have questions or problems, PLEASE do post, especially in the thread where discussion has started:
2012 Whitney Lottery information now available
Once the site opens up to the lottery applications, I'll try to post with the clearest steps possible to enter your choices.
Good luck, everyone!
Edit March 13, 2012:
Thursday, March 15 is the LAST day to enter the lottery. The application window will close about 9 PM Pacific Daylight Time that day.
The recreation.gov website information reports that lottery results should be available March 26.
Read this thread:
2012 Whitney Lottery information now available
for current comments on the lottery.
(Note that there are at least three pages of comments.)
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Science Fair
Erin Teuscher
Expressive 2010 2nd Place
Anne Frank once wrote, "Parents can only give good advice or put children on the right paths, but the final forming lies in their own hands." On the other hand, Maridawn Wadsworth said, "Students who have parents to guide and lead them on the path to education have a much smoother road." Where do we draw the line in what is actually just helping with homework versus doing all the work for them? What should the compromise be? Today, it seems like parents are doing much more than just "guiding" students; they are in fact doing the work for them. Term papers, math homework, science labs, nothing seems out of bounds to today's parents. We are raising children who do not have to be responsible for their own work. One of the key ways I saw this most demonstrated was at my own middle school science fair.
I started to feel the first tingling of nervousness flutter in my stomach as I carried my colorful poster board full of scientific graphs and charts in the school's gymnasium. I had spent weeks working to make sure all of the figures were correct and met my hypothesis. The night before had been a long one as I cut out lively photos and pasted them to my otherwise boring presentation board. There was little time for sleep! However, it was worth the little less sleep I had received the last few weeks while I had been completing this project. I remembered how bummed out I had been the first day of the quarter when my science teacher began explaining how we would have to do a science project to be presented at our school science fair. I had never been the greatest scientist. In fact, science was always my worst subject. I stressed for weeks about what to do it on. Even after I finally chose my topic, "What materials glow under black light and why", it took a lot of effort and time to accomplish exactly what I had hypothesized would happen.
I had kind of started to enjoy working on my project and was a little sad to see it end. I knew that my work was not apt to win a Nobel Prize. Nonetheless, I could not help but be proud of my eighth-grade work.As I found my name and started setting up my 4x4 spot, I suddenly noticed the other students' projects. Jim Nelson, the dumbest kid in the grade, was positioned immediately next to me. I was completely dumbfounded as I read his report topic—The Effect of Pollutants on Light Bioluminescent Bacteria. Light bioluminescent what? How in the heck did he come up with that? Overwhelmed by the caliber of Jim's project, I walked around, looking at the other students' projects, and my shock intensified: Weak Lensing Mass Estimates of Low Redshift Clusters of Galaxies. Microfluidic Image Cytometry To Detect PI3K Pathway Markers in Brain Cancer. Even my best friend Michelle prominently displayed How to Build a Homemade Magnetometer to Study How the Earth's Magnetic Fields Are Affected By Solar Storms. How could she prepare such an advanced project? She hated science.
Almost in tears by the triteness of my own project, I began to interrogate Michelle. I asked her how she came up with such a brilliant project. She whispered that she had not done anything to prepare for her project, but her Dad, who was a meteorologist, had all of this material prepared and even put it together for her. She told me that she had memorized some answers that would make her look smart if a teacher asked a question, but that she really had no clue what her project was about. Remembering how my own father had only shook his head and told me I would figure it out when I had asked for help made me have to ask her, "How did you get your dad to do this all for you?"
"It was so easy," she said. "All I had to do was tell him how we had to come up with a project for the school science fair and that I wanted to do a project on something to do with meteorology since it was such a cool subject." I had to roll my eyes at this point I knew she thought what her dad did was boring. Then from that, he just did the whole thing for you? "Well", she looked a little embarrassed as she lowered her eyes, "Not exactly," she stammered. "I did have to cry a few times whenever he started trying to make me get involved my dad is a huge sucker for tears, especially if it's a girl." Now I was the one in tears. I had spent so much time on my project and it looked like a Sesame Street cutout compared to these professional, scientifically prepared projects.
Regaining control of myself, trying desperately not to make a scene, I went from booth to booth asking the same questions and getting the same cheery answers. Amber's mom spent weeks on her project, Johnny had his grandpa piece something together, and Jim had his dad's entire lab put together his project. As I reflected on the injustice of this science fair, I could not understand why a parent would do all the work for them. What was the point? They had already passed science and had probably participated in science fairs themselves. Did every student have parents do their projects for them? Why had I been so naïve? Just 15 minutes earlier, I was feeling good about my project and myself and now I knew I had the most amateurish project the school had ever seen. I cursed myself for not having my parents prepare my project for me. I should have known that when the instruction said to "make sure that your parents or older siblings do NOT do the majority of the work for you," it was simply a cruel inside joke that everyone was in on but my parents and me. As the day dragged on and I watched the parents be more interested in who had won than what the student had really learned, I knew that something was wrong with this system. I left with a participant ribbon, vowing never to put my own time into a science fair again.
Later in the week, after my teenage pride had cooled off from what I considered to be a quite embarrassing moment in my life, I reflected over this whole experience. This is not how a science fair should be or, really, how any school functions should be, but what can we really do to change it? I thought the point of a science fair was to allow kids to look at science in a fun different light. A way that science is used in his or her everyday life. It should never be just a homework assignment for someone else. As a society, we have the wrong mind set regarding education. We are more concerned about a grade than what the student has learned. Parents want their kids to get into the right college or get the right grade more than they want their child to learn. We now have parents competing against each other rather than the students. I feel sad for those students who are going to go out and face the real world without their parents help.
I recalled a story a student once told me about how her dad taught her to learn. She used to hate having to ask her dad for help with math because he would always make her pull out a piece of scratch paper and explain how the equation was to be solved. As she went to high school and had a lot more time in class to finish homework, she was able to figure it out on her own instead of having to go home and have him help her so much. Her dad was not the smartest guy when it came to math, but he taught her how to learn on her own. So, yes, at the end of my 8th grade science fair I did not win any prizes or have the most advanced of projects, but I did do the work myself, and I did learn a lot. In addition, the lesson I learned far outweighed the blue ribbons of my classmates who got the glory for someone else's work. Subsequently, who really won more, the student who got first prize and learned nothing or the student who did it themselves and will forever hold the knowledge of what they learned? I, for one, think it is the latter.

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Panic attacks typically peak within 10 minutes, though some symptoms can linger. Panic attacks can occur during wakeful and sleeping hours, according to the NIMH.
Leahy says evidence suggests that your first panic attack tends to happen after the loss of a relationship, illness, increased responsibilities, hangover, drug withdrawal or fatigue. Finding the cause of a panic attack usually does not happen. The lack of knowing where the panic attack came from leads to more anxiety. You fear panic strikes without warning, and believe when it does it will debilitate you.
According to Dr. Bourne, a large number of medical conditions can cause panic attacks, including various cardiac conditions, hypogylcemia, hyperventilation syndrome, imbalance in hormones, PMS, pulmonary conditions and deficiencies in certain vitamins or minerals.
According to the NIMH, panic disorder is one of the most treatable of all the anxiety disorders. Bourne says treatment can include any or all of the following: relaxation training, panic-control therapy, interoceptive desensitization--getting used physical symptoms of panic--as well as medications and lifestyle changes, such as monitoring and challenging anxiety provoking thoughts.
To begin treatment, the NIMH recommends you first see your family doctor. The doctor can investigate whether the cause of your symptoms is due to anxiety and medical condition, or both.
The next step to finding treatment, according to NIMH, involves seeing a mental health practitioner, such as a licensed psychologist or social worker. The practitioner can provide behavioral therapy.
Panic Disorder can lead to another type of anxiety disorder, agoraphobia. To manage the panic attacks, a person may begin to avoid leaving the home unless accompanied by a "safe person," or may avoid leaving the home altogether. Everyday activities, such as shopping, attending school or going to work, become impossible.
According to the NIMH, treating the panic disorder early plays a role in preventing agorophobia.
Panic disorder often occurs with other behavioral health issues, including depression, drug abuse or alcoholism. These issues will need treatment along with the panic attacks, according to the NIMH.


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Case of the cell tower in Atotonilco continues
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado
A cell tower located in Atotonilco was erected without the necessary local permits, and for that reason several local residents are urging the local government to remove the structure and force the company to respect the World Heritage area, and they invite sanmiguelenses to become involved in what is happening there. The activists also said that the so-called owners of the land are thieves, because they stole the property.
The installation for a tower of that type does not need a space bigger than 5 °— 5 meters. The companies pay the owners a yearly fee of 120,000 pesos, as two people from San Marcos de Begoña and Don Diego confirmed.
Currently, the activists at Atotonilco are camping out all day and night in front of the property where the tower was installed. They said that this is to block the entrance of all those who want to keep working on the tower. They are against the tower, according to residents, because it can cause health problems and also because it visually affects the area appointed as a World Heritage site.
A group against the cell tower has been formed and, although she is not the representative, because no one has been named, Gudelia Llamas talked on behalf those against the antenna. She commentated that the company started erecting the tower at 2am on September 13. Residents called the Civil Protection Department; members of that office visited the site but said that halting the construction of the facilities was the responsibility of the Urban Development Department, so they would pass on the report.
Seven days later, on Saturday 21, residents were still concerned because the company kept working and the authorities did not do anything.
According to Llamas they called the Civil Protection Department multiple times but were told that no one from that department could do anything, and suggested she send a request to the Urban Development (Desarrollo Urbano) Department to take down the tower. The same day, in the afternoon, a representative from Desarrollo Urbano visited the property and met with the man responsible for installing the tower, who responded that they would continue to work without the permits and pay the fines later. Hearing this exchange, local residents became more angry. The inspector left a document with the builder of the tower, directing him to rectify the situation at city hall within three days.
Later the same day, when residents saw that a truck from the Federal Commission of Electricity had arrived to install the electrical connection for the tower, they began to destroy a fence made of reeds so the local authorities could halt the work. That was how they attracted the attention of the departments of Civil Protection, Ecology, Public Security and Urban Development, which finally canceled the construction.
Residents of the area commented that the land where the cell tower was placed had been stolen by the current owners and is actually federal land, so they will try to reintegrate that space to the federal government and take out the tower. They also commented that the current owners of the land blocked an area of the river, which now causes flooding of some properties.
Atención tried to talk with the owners of the land, who said, "We are not interested in talking, we are busy."
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The National Maritime Historical Society is excited to once again host our Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Yacht club on October 23rd. This year, we will celebrate with a special 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration awarding four most esteemed and worthy recipients, representing the spectrum of the heritage from yachting, ocean liners, and marine conservation to historic ships.
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Stan Honey, Director of Technology, America's Cup Event Authority. The NMHS Distinguished Service Award is given in recognition of his work in educating the public to understand and appreciate America's Cup and the art and science of sailing and racing. By providing the technical ability for commentators to explain the race, he has made it possible for a great new audience to become interested in sailing. Mr. Honey, who is known for his invention of the telecast "Lines of Scrimmage" in football, is also considered the world's greatest navigator.
Cunard Cruise Line– The NMHS Distinguished Service Award is given to Cunard in recognition for its not only serving as the oldest cruise line, but as an organization with a passion for its illustrious company history and its crucial role in the history of ocean transportation in peace and war, from Britannia in 1840 to serving as transport in the great wars, to the Three Queens sailing today. This is only the second time this award has been presented not to an individual, and the first time to a company.
Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz, USCG, 40th Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Rear Admiral Stosz is a surface operations officer with 12 years at sea, including command of two cutters – an icebreaking tug on the Great Lakes and a medium endurance cutter that patrolled North Atlantic and Caribbean waters. She and her crews executed many of the Coast Guard's 11 missions such as drug and alien migrant interdiction, fisheries enforcement, search and rescue, polar and domestic icebreaking and ports and waterways security. She has served as Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard's recruit training center in Cape May, New Jersey and as Director of Coast Guard Enterprise Strategic Management and Doctrine where she was responsible for aligning enterprise level strategic and management functions with the Commandant's strategic intent.
Richardo Lopes, Executive Producer/Director, XXL Media. The NMHS David A. O'Neil Sheet Anchor Award is given for his many decades of service advancing the mission of the Society. He has served as an active Vice Chairman and member of the New York and Washington Awards Dinner Committees. He has lent his talent as a documentarian and filmmaker to help save historic ships and to create short video introductions for the award recipients to show at the Award Dinners, a feature that has made the events extremely more successful, both financially and as productions. He is the talent directing the Society to attract and encourage younger members by creating documentaries on maritime themes. Mr. Lopes is the vision behind the successful Sea History for Kids feature. His counsel at Board meetings and friendship with his fellow trustees has helped advance the scope and work of the Society.
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Michael Nichols, a senior forward for the Falcons of Middlesex County's Monroe Township High School, had already scored one goal and had two assists when he raced for a loose puck during Saturday's game against Vernon. He took a shot and was checked into the wall from behind, causing him to smash headfirst into the boards, according to his family.
He was airlifted from the Skylands Ice World arena in Sussex County and taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fracture to his C5 vertebrae.
Doctors stabilized Michael and performed surgery on his broken neck Sunday afternoon. They say it's too early to say whether he'll walk or skate again.
Twitter and Facebook have exploded with messages of support for Michael from family, friends, fans and hockey teams from other school districts across the state who are using the hashtag #prayformikey to rally for him. Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand, who was paralyzed when he broke his neck during a game, has promised he will "reach out real soon."
According to the Falcons' website, Michael is a varsity alternate captain who has won awards for "intense consistent effort."
He tweeted the day of the game, "I'm a team player, if I win then we won, they gon put us all in the hall of fame when we done."
Monroe Athletics Director Greg Beyer declined MyCentralJersey.com's request for comment.
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Top 10 Twitter Trends of the Week by Ad Age and HootSuite (USA), Volume 42
With millions of Twitterers discussing everything from politics to pop stars, why do some hashtags and keywords tend to stick to tweets? Discover what America was tweeting about this week in our USA Trends of the Week. Then, why not compare and contrast them to our International trends of the week?
North Korea's Causing Worry
Not surprisingly, this week's top USA Twitter trend is North Korea. After reiterating that the US was their (roughly translated) "arch nemesis," North Korea successfully launched a three-stage rocket last month, on the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death. Not only did this put the satellite Shining Star-3 into orbit, but it also signaled to the world that their long-range missile program can now reach the United States.
Last week, North Korea announced that it planned to conduct a third, and perhaps final underground nuclear test in Pyongyang, on top of carrying out more long-range rocket launches. After North Korea's threats and successful launches and tests, the U.N. Security Council tightened sanctions on the secretive regime. According to many sources, last week's announcement for a third nuclear test is in retaliation against the U.N's interference.
North Korea is also trending in the US as Google Maps announced that they've made several improvements to the maps of the region. "For a long time, one of the largest places with limited map data has been North Korea. But today we are changing that," wrote Jayanth Mysore, senior product manager of Google Map Maker. While Google says that "these maps are especially important for the citizens of South Korea who have ancestral connections or still have family living there," it's perfect timing.
Gangster's Paradise
Biggy Smalls. 2Pac. 50cent. What do they have in common with Rick Ross? Out celebrating his 37th birthday, Rapper Rick Ross was shot at in a drive-by shooting on January 27th. According to sources, the rapper was driving his Rolls Royce away from a local restaurant in the early morning hours when people in an unknown car opened fire. Ross then crashed the car into a building, but luckily neither he nor his passengers were injured in the shootout.
Magnet for bad press, hothead Chris Brown made headlines again this week after getting into a fight with fellow singer Frank Ocean. Apparently there is a direct correlation between singer hierarchy and best parking spots outside their mutual studio… Brown is also trending since ex-girlfriend and pop star Rihanna revealed this week that she's back together with Chris Brown – despite their wildly publicized history of physical abuse.
An Array of Trendy Hashtags
The official hashtag of the Australian Open tennis tournament, #ausopen trended for a second straight week. On January 27th Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in the professional era when he beat Andy Murray 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2. Meanwhile, Victoria Azarenka successfully defended her women's singles world title.
Next up, we all know how much tweens love to discuss celebrities… get them all at one event, stick a hashtag on it and you've got yourself a trend. #Sagawards, the official hashtag for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, were held on January 27, 2013, in Los Angeles, California. Honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2012, some of the movie stars included Daniel Day-Lewis, Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin and Anne Hathaway, to name drop a few. With over 5.2 million viewers, many of them flocked to Twitter to discuss the evening as it unfolded. Now that's advertising.
#redeye & #uppers
Our first impressions of the hashtags deceive us on this one. Red Eye is a popular show on Fox News hosted by Greg Gutfeld. The show airs at 2am weeknights, hence the hashtag #redeye. And #uppers is the hashtag used by viewers of MSNBC's "Up with Chris Hayes," a news and opinion show that airs on weekend mornings at 8 a.m. There's something in this for everyone.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Geneva. It describes itself as an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, it brings together some 2,500 top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world.
The 2013 meeting was held from 23 January to 27 January, with the theme of "Resilient Dynamism," following founder Klaus Schwab's declaration that "the need for global cooperation has never been greater."
Read this week's International Twitter Trends of the Week. Join us next week for another look at a week in the Twitterverse.


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Sven Longshanks steps in for the Thursday edition of the Daily Traditionalist to introduce Matthew Heimbach's speech at last weekend's Hammerfest entitled 'The Path to Victory'
Starting with references to the awakening to national identity in Europe, Matt moves to discussing White identity and protecting the borders in America, all spurred on by Trump. Brexit is also covered and particularly the way the brexiteers were portrayed as backwards fools by the Jewish media. Matt sees this as the start of something big that is not just happening in the White world, but also in Syria and the Philippines.
As usual, anyone that speaks up for their people and does what he can for them will be accused of human rights abuses and we see this with both Assad and Duterte. But Duterte has a 90% approval rating and his people love him. Is this not what democracy is supposed to be about? Doing what the people want and getting the approval of the most amount of people?
The above examples show that the more the people are pushed, the greater the chances are that they will push back. Nationalism has now become the mainstream and the vote in Britain for independence proved that.
Matt moves to providing specific examples of where our people are being ground down into the ground through various ways, mortgages, loans, unemployment and taxes. While our people are starving in the gutter they are being told they have White privilege and should be giving their jobs over to Negros and giving them special privileges. The response to this from the ethnic minorities has been to start tearing down our war memorials and demanding the removal of everything that reminds us of our glorious past.
They wish to destroy our White heritage in the same way that ISIS are tearing down the heritage of the long gone original inhabitants of the near and middle east.
This isnt just demographic decline, this is White genocide.
What this proves is that they are terrified of us and they can see the power slipping from their fingers. The Kalergi plan and the European super state project now lies in tatters as Europe starts to reassert her true sovereignty through her ethnic nations. The Nationalists in Europe have been able to overcome the petty differences that divide us, such as religion and sub-culture and shown that it is possible to regain power when everyone works together.
Next up is the Austrian re-election and then after that, Trump. If Americans work together in the same way the Brexiteers did, then a Trump presidency is certain.
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While Thursday would be the day of thanks and staying in a quiet house, Black Friday is surely a busy day when you have to battle the crowds. So, if you plan to buy books, then here are some types for which you should shop. Regardless of whatever is on your mind, we have the answer for being ahead all throughout the day.
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Transform your house with craft books which would help you make a decision of revamping rooms time and again. Not just that, you would be preparing yourself for Christmas and New Year. But, if that's not what you plan ahead, then it could be for your kids to keep them busy at leisure. Besides, it would do more good in exuding creative skills and thoughts and bring them into reality.
Finally, if everything that's mentioned above fails, then you should be up to reading short story books. These would inspire you through incidents and make you think about a better tomorrow. A bite-sized escapism is what you would feel as you pour into such books. You won't know how the time would fly once you turn pages till the end.
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From his days as a powerful San Diego elected political leader to his 14 years as host of "The Roger Hedgecock Community Forum," Mr. Hedgecock has reached out to influence millions of Americans nationwide with his message of citizen empowerment. Mr. Hedgecock has guest hosted the number one ranked Rush Limbaugh radio program. He can be heard on his own nationally syndicated radio program on his flagship station AM600 KOGO, in San Diego, CA.


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My daughter has inherited my inclination toward the dramatic, has very selective hearing, and finds nothing more amusing than switching to sloooooow motion whenever I need her to obey quickly. Add to that the fact that I am quite the disciplinarian and have a very goal-oriented personality, and you have a wee bit of a time bomb ticking merrily away there! Soooo...these days my bedside table is laden with books on the topic and most of my quiet time each morning is spent desperately clinging to the hem of my Master's robe, begging for wisdom and a soft voice and for His Spirit to rest on my shoulders like a gentle dove when I start to feel the annoyance building up.
One of the books have proved to be a gem: Lisa Whelchel's Creative Correction. It is a fantastic book crammed with practical ideas for dealing with just about every disciplining issue you may ever encounter with younger children. The chapter called In The Beginning deals specifically with Toddler Discipline, and has had me giggle out loud as I was able to relate to so many of the scenarios! The Toolbox section of that chapter is chock-full of super ideas to creatively correct.
I've adapted one of her suggestions to encourage Sweetpea to be obedient: I used two honey jars and placed 22 glass pebbles in each. For every time Sweetpea obeys a clear instruction with a merry attitude, she can remove one pebble from the 'disobedient'/frowny face jar, to add it to her 'obedient'/smiley face jar. The idea was that disobedience would work in reverse, but I soon realised that this process would become far too drawn-out to have effect, so we are sticking to only rewarding good behaviour. As soon as the frowny face jar is empty, she will get to choose a special treat: a small sticker album, a mommy-and-me-only trip to the park, or an extra story at bedtime.


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In youth-obsessed hollywood, consummate character actress Laura Dern steadfastly refuses to play the ingenue
By Lynda Gorov, Globe Correspondent | August 15, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- For a second, Laura Dern worried it was her. Right there in her awards-show goody bag, among the extravagant this and unnecessary that, was a gift certificate for Botox. She knew she had lines at the edges of her eyes and a furrow in her brow. She knew she looked her age and maybe then some. But this was ridiculous. She's an actor. She's supposed to have character in her face. But that's not the way in youth-obsessed LA, where Dern has opted to make as daring a political statement as any: no injections of paralyzing poison. No brow lifts, no tummy tuck after her second child is born in December. Dern is 37, and every year she ages she figures she's closer to cornering the market on all the juicy older woman parts. No one else will be left to play them. "It'll be fantastic," she said with glee. "It's terrifying, all the [cosmetic] work being done, and these are actors," Dern said. "I mean, if you're a model and you want to preserve a look for another five years, but actors are about human expression. I don't get it. . . . It's just not my thing. It's never going to be my thing. I'd kill my agents if they suggested it."
Clearly her management team knows better. Dern's latest role, as a difficult, drinking spouse with a cheating husband and two children she's lousy at looking after, hardly casts her in flattering light. It's a chew-the-scenery, show-me-at-my-worst part, and Dern embraces it from the first tantrum to the last tear. Each of the four leads in "We Don't Live Here Anymore," based on two stories by the late author Andre Dubus, is more character part than star turn, which suits Dern fine. Tall and still thin even in her second trimester, she was never interested in being the ingenue anyway, not even when she was running around in shorts in "Jurassic Park" or tempting Treat Williams in "Smooth Talk." Instead she leaned toward the sort of offbeat roles favored by her parents, actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd. They weren't worried about looking good, either.
"To Laura's credit, she wanted to look like a mom in this film," said director John Curran. "It's sad that it's sort of an anomaly here, someone who doesn't want to have her breasts and [behind] done, who wants to make a movie because it's a good part even if it requires her to look less than perfect." To Laura's credit, she wanted to look like a mom in this film," said director John Curran. "It's sad that it's sort of an anomaly here, someone who doesn't want to have her breasts and [behind] done, who wants to make a movie because it's a good part even if it requires her to look less than perfect."
For his part, screenwriter Larry Gross said he was instantly relieved to learn that Dern had agreed to play Terry Linden, whose weak, wandering husband is played by Mark
Ruffalo. "She's been totally fearless at every point in her career," he said, adding with a half-laugh that she was indirectly responsible for the careers of three filmmakers -- Alexander Payne, David Lynch, and Martha Coolidge, all of whom cast her in roles early in their own careers. "This role is typically brilliant Laura Dern." The role was in fact the first Dern accepted after the birth of her son, Ellery, with musician Ben Harper. Ellery turns 3 this month, and Dern says she and Harper plan to wed any day now. They're already calling each other husband and wife. She sounds happy, settled, and far removed from the craziness that life became after then-fiance Billy Bob Thornton left her overnight for Angelina Jolie. She pats her stomach absentmindedly, in that mom-to-be way, and smooths her sparkly green maternity shirt. Her hair, which was a color she calls cognac in the movie, is back to blond, its natural wave smoothed out professionally. She has barely any makeup on, and her face flushes when she talks about making movies again."
"I took time off [with Ellery] for the first time since I was a kid; I chose to spend about 18 months with him," said Dern, who made her professional acting debut at age 11. "That was so freeing. . . . But then it was 18 months, I got this movie, and I was so ready. People were like, `What a heavy part!' I was like, `Grrrrrrrr.' " Dern actually growls here. "I had a voracious appetite to play Terry." The movie, while small and personal, is also political in tone, according to Dern. And politics and political movies -- she's a liberal Democrat who grew up on films of the 1970s -- are both important to her. She says "We Don't Live Here Anymore" is about getting at truth even more than marital strife, and that's essential too in the current political climate.
"To be a part of a political film on any level is really exciting, especially one that's filled with fearlessness," said Dern, whose credits include "Citizen Ruth" and "The Siege at Ruby Ridge" for television. "I've had that rarely. In the '70s, it seemed to be just what you did, and now . . ."
Dern doesn't shy away from talking politics or mentioning that she tends to have a strong point of view, "whether I know a lot about the issue or not." Not surprisingly, she plans to be an active participant in the remainder of the 2004 presidential campaign. Referencing the '70s again, she says she was raised to question government. Now she worries that doing so risks having her, or anyone else's, patriotism called into question. 'I think there's no alternative now," she said. "There has to be change."
Fortunately for her, Dern has been allowed to change on-screen, going from young, coltish actress to midlife-crisis mom without too much downtime. Still, Dern hasn't worked as much as she'd have liked, even with the TV movies and turns on "West Wing." And by most measures she's worked more or less steadily.
"I was raised by actors who loved acting and who loved playing different characters and who loved flawed protagonists and were interested in moral ambiguity in film," she said. "I felt privileged to be an actor on that level, so that's what I've always sought out. The challenge is if that's the work you want to do and you want to play interesting characters, you're going to have more time off than you'd like. I'd like to work all the time, but there aren't that many interesting scripts."
Actually, Dern does concede a slower pace meshes better with family life, especially since that life includes touring with Harper, Ellery in tow. But she won't be missing from a movie set for long once the new baby comes. She just finished an ensemble piece called "Happy Endings" for director Don Roos and is now shooting a cameo for "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" as a favor for her friend writer/director Jane Anderson. Depending on how much she shows how soon, she may take on another project before giving birth. And she plans to be back on set somewhere in spring, playing another person who looks like she could exist in the real world.
"If you choose the path of being an actor, it's always filled with its challenges, and there's always an ebb and flow in the course of the longevity of a career," Dern said. "But I feel this about acting: If you're interested in being the adorable ingenue or whatever these awful terms are, then you're really going to be [done for] because you're defined as this one thing." Dern, obviously, has no intention of being pigeonholed as anything other than a natural actor with the face nature gave her.


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I finally got around to taking my first profile pregnancy shots. Thanks to my Victoria who snapped the pics! I'm feeling really great and enjoying this pregnancy! We are all looking forward to those kicks and wiggles that everyone can begin to feel here in the next few weeks. Praise YHWH for His many blessings!
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I went in as planned to get a referral from my provider and he sent me right over to the main hospital. Thankfully David was able to drive over from his office in another town. I assured him this morning before he left for work that I wouldn't be getting an ultrasound today because I figured it would have to be scheduled. The photo to the left is a beautiful profile shot don't ya think?
Victoria, Gregory and Dalton were there in the room with us. Irelyne and Rebekah were with Nana and missed out but have enjoyed looking at the many photos we were given.
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Our pregnancy is moving right along. As you can see from the photo I found online, by this stage in pregnancy our baby is fully developed and will now begin rapid weight gain and growth.
I'm so busy with the children and their schooling and completely exhausted by evening that I've had little time to keep up with either of my blogs. I'm feeling well for the most part. My anemia seems to be controlled at the moment with my iron supplements and I'm not needing the naps as often as I was. David is wonderful and leaves me notes each morning by my vanity. It's one of the highlights of my day. After 16 years together I'm blessed that not only do I love my husband but I am deeply in-love with him.
My Mom brought over goodies this week for the baby and I. It's been years since I've worn a baby in a sling or put on maternity clothes. It was exciting to get the goodies!!
Yesterday we went for our first official Midwife visit. We were able to hear the heartbeat. David recorded with his cell phone. We went through all the questions and answers that accompany each visit and then came time for her to check my uterus for size and baby placement. Immediately she asked if I was sure of my dates and I assured her I was. Apparently I am measuring 4 weeks larger than I am. It was suggested that I get an ultrasound to check for twins!!! You should have heard all the giggles in the room. It's been a joke between those of us that are pregnant together. So far, none are having twins, YET! I have another appointment with my Doctor to get a referral for an ultrasound. It will probably take another week or two before I have one. It's going to be a l-o-n-g wait!!
Here is my note I found this morning from my beloved:
"It was awesome yesterday to be with you and see the midwife together. To hear our baby's heartbeat is a miracle. The real miracle belongs to YHWH. How he took two separate hearts and made them one. I love everything about you Stephanie. We are one." ~ All my love, David
I'll post with ultrasound pics soon so check back!
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Multicenter Randomized Controlled VLU Clinical Study Published in the International Wound Journal Demonstrates Significantly Higher Healing Rates of MiMedx EpiFix®
MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading biopharmaceutical company developing and marketing regenerative and therapeutic biologics utilizing human placental tissue allografts with patent-protected processes for multiple sectors of healthcare, announced today that the latest peer-reviewed clinical study of MiMedx dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane ("dHACM") allografts has been published in the International Wound Journal.
The paper entitled "A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane (EpiFix) Allograft for the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers," was authored by Christian Bianchi, MD, FACS; Shawn Cazzell, DPM, FACFAS; Dean Vayser, DPM, FACFAS; Alexander M. Reyzelman, DPM, FACFAS; Hasan Doslouglu, MD, FACS; Gregory Tovmassian, DPM; and the EpiFix VLU Study Group of Delores Farrer, DPM, MBA, CWS; Elisa Taffe, MD; Lacey Loveland, DPM; David O'Connor, MD; Marc D. Baer, DPM, FACFAS; and Sara Dahle, DPM, MPH.
The electronic publication of the article in the International Wound Journal can be found at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/iwj.12843/epdf.
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) affect over two million people annually in the United States and cause significant clinical and economic consequences on society. VLUs are often marked by a significant level of chronicity and may require many months of treatment before a satisfactory level of healing is achieved. Even once healed, recurrence of a VLU is common. Slow rates of healing and frequent recurrence result in prolonged disability and the need for repetitive care, which compounds the psychosocial issues and economic burdens associated with the condition. In the United States, the estimated payer burden associated with treatment of VLUs was near $15 billion in 2014, and this number is only expected to rise.
The study was a 16 week randomized, fifteen-center, clinical trial conducted to evaluate the efficacy of EpiFix as an adjunct to moist wound dressings and multilayer compression bandages for the treatment of non-healing full-thickness VLUs. Subjects (n=109) were randomized to receive EpiFix in addition to moist dressings and compression (n=52) or moist dressings and compression alone (n=57). The primary endpoint of the study was time to complete wound closure, as assessed over a 12 week period from treatment initiation. Secondary endpoints included the proportion of subjects with complete wound closure by 12 and 16 weeks. Complete healing of the study ulcer was defined as 100% re-epithelialization without drainage.
Parker H. Petit, Chairman and CEO, stated, "This is a significant study that offers the most important data generated for VLU patients and their caregivers in the last 20 years. EpiFix is the first and only placental-based allograft to show clinical superiority over multilayer compression therapy in a multi-center, randomized, prospective clinical study."
Bill Taylor, President and COO, noted, "The rapid and complete healing is the primary goal when treating a VLU. The longer it takes to heal an ulcer, the greater the financial burdens to the healthcare system. Moreover, the longer length of healing causes significant financial burden on the patient and family as well as encumbrances in quality of life and other personal burdens for the patient. Unfortunately, less than 50% of VLUs heal within three months with standard treatment of debridement, wound dressings and aggressive compression therapy. When first line treatments fail, more advanced therapies should be used."
In the Company's earlier press release of August 31, 2017, MiMedx confirmed the impressive results of this study. The study results indicate that:
- Patients treated with EpiFix showed VLU healing rates of 60% within 12 weeks and 71% within 16 weeks. Healing rate in this context means the percentage of patients that achieved complete healing.
- EpiFix showed clinical superiority over Standard of Care (SOC) in the treatment of non-healing, full thickness VLUs. Wounds treated with EpiFix were 2.26 times more likely to heal within 12 weeks than wounds treated with standard care alone.
- Results of this study are vastly superior to VLU healing rates reported in studies of other advanced wound care products.
- In the 1998 randomized study of VLU healing rates with Apligraf® conducted by Falanga, et al., a healing rate of 63% was reported at 24 weeks, which, while a separate study, nevertheless corresponds to the week 12 healing rate of 60% with EpiFix reported in this study. The healing results observed with EpiFix within 12 weeks are even more remarkable given that Falanga, et al. reported a mean wound size of 1.33 ± 2.69 cm2 for Apligraf treated subjects, and excluded patients with uncontrolled diabetes and other clinically significant medical conditions that could impair wound healing. In this EpiFix study, patients with these types of comorbidities were included and mean wound size was considerably larger at 7.6 ± 6.1 cm2.
"When comparing individual 12-week VLU clinical trial results of Apligraf, the other biologically active product with next largest market share behind our EpiFix allograft, EpiFix shows by far the highest percentage of patients healed in 12 weeks. Compared to the superior 60% healing rate of EpiFix, it took Apligraf twice as long to heal 45% of wounds at 24 weeks. Additionally, in the Apligraf study, significantly smaller wounds were treated, and the study excluded patients with difficult medical conditions that were included in the EpiFix study," said Petit.
Taylor added, "With only about 30% of the commercial plans that cover EpiFix for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) also covering EpiFix for VLUs, we expect this study will dramatically increase that ratio. We look forward to working with those commercial health plans to gain EpiFix coverage for VLUs. Conservatively, we expect our incremental annual revenue opportunity based on patients presenting with VLUs not currently covered by our commercial insurance to be between approximately $75 million and $150 million."
Petit commented, "We have demonstrated in several peer-reviewed publications that our PURION® Processed dHACM recruits stem cells, promotes migration, and modulates stem cell activity in vitro and in vivo compared to appropriate controls. Numerous randomized controlled clinical trials have demonstrated that our PURION Processed dHACM is an effective therapy for treatment of chronic wounds and to promote soft tissue healing. In addition, MiMedx's dHACM allografts are now described in an official U.S. Pharmacopeia – National Formulary monograph with the publication of USP 40 - NF 35. We believe no other competitor can come close to this level of accomplishment, nor can their and products compare with the clinical and economic effectiveness of our dHACM allografts."
Apligraf® is federally registered trademark of Organogenesis Inc. Use of this marks in this press release does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by the trademark holder.
About MiMedx
MiMedx is the leading biopharmaceutical company developing and marketing regenerative and therapeutic biologics utilizing human placental tissue allografts with patent-protected processes for multiple sectors of healthcare. "Innovations in Regenerative Medicine" is the framework behind our mission to give physicians products and tissues to help the body heal itself. We process the human placental tissue utilizing our proprietary PURION Process among other processes, to produce safe and effective allografts. MiMedx proprietary processing methodology employs aseptic processing techniques in addition to terminal sterilization. MiMedx is the leading supplier of placental tissue, having supplied over 1,000,000 allografts to date for application in the Wound Care, Burn, Surgical, Orthopedic, Spine, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic and Dental sectors of healthcare. For additional information, please visit www.mimedx.com.
Important Cautionary Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding EpiFix' expected healing rates, expected expanded insurance coverage, and the expected incremental revenue opportunity. These statements also may be identified by words such as "believe," "except," "may," "plan," "potential," "will" and similar expressions, and are based on our current beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and we caution investors against placing undue reliance on such statements. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include the risk that actual healing rates may be less than those obtained in the study, expected favorable insurance coverage decisions are delayed or do not occur, and that the market for EpiFix is less than expected. For more detailed information on the risks and uncertainties, please review the Risk Factors section of our most recent annual report or quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
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