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1 Building a Culture of Inclusion One Person at a Time! "The business case is clear. Different voices and viewpoints are essential elements of innovation, and innovation is essential to our strategy. We've seen volumes of research that clearly link diversity to engagement, growth, high performance and bottom-line results." – Gregory Freiwald Dow Executive VP, HR
2 Agenda Strategy Attracting, developing & retaining Culture Engagement inside Thinking outside the Diamond A picture of success
3 People with disabilities are moving to the forefront of the Dow diversity and inclusion strategy: Changing workforce composition Social responsibility Passed and pending legislation Common mismanagement of individual differences and fairness High Stakes Business Case
4 Dow Global Disability Strategy Retaining Developing Communicating Attracting Global Position Statement: People living with disabilities are a unique source of talent who can deliver substantial value to our company, our customers and our communities. Dow is committed to the recruitment and development of top talent, including individuals who happen to live with a disability. Shared accountability among all stakeholders is embedded in all four strategic areas.
5 Attracting Partnerships Disability Outreach Internship Program Rotational Programs Experienced Hiring
6 Developing Awareness/Etiquette Unconscious Bias Understanding Diversity & Inclusion HH Dow Partnership with National Technical Institute of the Deaf
7 Retaining Global Accommodations Policy Accessibility Governance Team Mentoring Diversity & Inclusion Council Breaking down barriers
8 Current State We have made progress in the of alignment of messaging and actions, internal collaboration, and ultimately improving outcomes. Dow's emphasis on creating and managing an inclusive culture for people with disabilities is becoming increasingly important. North America Launched DEN Refresh Strategy in 2011 Dow has been a two time sponsor of the Paralympics Expanded relationship with National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) since 2010 2012 sponsorship of NTID's DeafTec Grant focusing on educational awareness New DEN Chapter established in 2011 - Delaware Valley Sponsoring a Wounded Warrior to participate in "Soldier to the Summit" 2012 USBLN member Disability Mentoring Day E. Asia and the Pacific Developed country-specific disability strategy in 2011 2010 GEOAS results indicated 121 employees who self-identified with a disability Conducted facilities assessment to determine accessibility gaps Implemented disability hiring targets Europe 2011 sponsorship of the Special Olympics Launched "Power of Words" educational activity on the importance of respect Participated in 2011 "R-word" campaign to promote tolerance and respect in the disability space Collaborated with Ministry of Social Affairs Project to facilitate placement of 10 people with disabilities Conducted disability leadership awareness training Latin America Has 5 partnerships with specialized recruitment firms on diversity Has conducted 21 Diversity sessions to over 180 employees Active DEN Chapters in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina Expanded Global Disability Accommodation process to Mexico Participated in the Inter-American Development Bank A World of Solutions: Innovations for People with Disabilities contest
9 Human Capital Development Employee Experience Commitment to Community Inclusion of People with Disabilities
10 DEN – Employee Experience Vision Improve attraction, retention, and advancement of employees with disabilities Mission Create opportunities for career development and advancement of all employees with disabilities
11 Mentoring & Culture Activities
12 Olympic Partnership
13 Champions of Inclusion Program http://dowtoday.intranet.dow.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=14127&z=5 Marcus Vinicius Kerekes Marketing Intelligence Specialist Sao Paulo, Brazil Marie Madeleine Hentsch Administrative Leader Lauterbourg, France Salman Ajaz Merchant Senior Technologist EH&S Mumbai, India Rhonda Henning Talent Acquisition Specialist Dow Workforce Planning Midland, MI Heather Cole HCP Improvement Engineer Fort Saskatchewan, Canada Recognizing employees who are role models in breaking down stereotypes of people with disabilities.
14 DEN Profile Around the World Europe, Middle East, Africa France/Paris Germany Horgen Iberica Italy Rhine Center Schkopau (Central Germany) Terneuzen/Benelux UK North America Bound Brook Freeport Midland Philadelphia Spring House DEN has active chapters at the following locations: Asia Pacific India Japan Latin America Buenos Aires, Argentina Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Sao Paulo, Brazil
15 Commitment to Our Community It's embracing diversity… in each one of us… in all of us.
16 BLN Website Homepage
17 A Picture of Success Dow has a comprehensive disability training program that is adaptable and responsive to different service roles, cultures and local needs Dow has an active and broad recruiting strategy that targets individuals with disabilities DEN is recognized as an effective internal source of support for people with disabilities within Dow Dow has active community engagement that focuses on disability Employees and managers are committed to Dow's position statement regarding people with disabilities Disability is a recognized component of Dow culture
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Lot 6692: CELADON GLAZED DISH
Asian Fine Art Estates & Collections Auction
by Mega International Auction Inc.
November 11, 2016
San Gabriel, CA, USA
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Description: The shallow dish glazed overall in celadon, bottom bears three character mark. Early Qing Dynasty period. Height: 1 3/8 in (3.5 cm) Diameter: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm)
Dimensions: Height: 1 3/8 in (3.5 cm) Diameter: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm)
Date: Early Qing Dynasty period.

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1Up have posted a review of TOCA/DTM Race Driver 3 giving it 6.5/10:
From a production standpoint, TOCA is fantastic. The graphics are top-notch, the online modes are much more than most would expect (especially on the PlayStation 2), and the story mode features a minimum of groan-inducing dialogue to get in the way of the racing action. If Codemasters can just concentrate on making each and every series drive as well as most of its standalone racing products do, the TOCA games will return to their former glory in the years to come. If that means cutting back on the different divisions offered within the game, so be it. As it stands, Race Driver 3 suffers from too much variety and not enough substance.You can read the full review here and don't forget to view our game profile.


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Normally, annual hedge fund letters are a forum for managers to thump their chests and wax poetic about their most promising holdings. This, after all, is how most of Bill Ackman's letters have read in his time running Pershing Square Capital Management.
But after the worst year in Pershing Square's history - when Ackman's fund lost a staggering 20.5% net of fees during a relatively flat market - the billionaire activist hedge fund manager says he enters the new year humbled and having learned a number of hard lessons. It's a compelling change in tone for one of Wall Street's most creative, but controversial investors.
Ackman is notorious for his unwavering self-confidence, which translates into his investments. Few would have the confidence to make a $1 billion bet against , or enter 2015 spreading an about $20 billion portfolio among less than a dozen positions, including Mondelez, Canadian Pacific, and Air Products. It seems Ackman, having suffered major losses, is taking stock.
"I have often stated that in order to be a great investor one needs to first have the confidence to invest without perfect information at a time when others are highly skeptical about the opportunity you are pursuing. This confidence, however, has to be carefully balanced by the humility to recognize when you are wrong," writes Ackman in his annual letter to investors, published on Tuesday evening.
"While no one here is enthusiastic about delivering our worst performance year in history in 2015, it certainly does a good job reinforcing the humility-side of the equation that is necessary for long-term investment performance. In 2016, we would like to generate results that reinforce the confidence side of the equation. Humility and skepticism will help get us there," he adds.
A year ago, Ackman was just coming off of his most hostile but successful activist campaign -- the agitation for a sale of Botox-maker . Although Allergan was bought by and not Valeant Pharmaceuticals, as Ackman had called for, it netted his fund billions and catapulted him atop the hedge fund industry.
But Ackman made the mistake of taking his Allergan winnings, in addition to extra cash, and plowing them into at a price of nearly $200 a share. He thought of Valeant as a "platform" to acquire other drug makers and wrench out major cost and tax synergies.
Initially the trade worked; Valeant shares surged to over $260 a share, helping Pershing to gains as high as 10% by the summertime. Then Valeant's world was rocked by a debate on drug pricing (it is seen by analysts as the most aggressive pharma company when pricing acquired drugs), and questions into the proprietary of a poorly disclosed distribution channel, known as Philidor Rx.
Valeant's 73% peak-to-trough tumble during 2015 was Ackman's biggest headache of 2015.
About Valeant, Ackman said on Tuesday, "Our biggest valuation error was assigning too much value to the so-called "platform value" in certain of our holdings. We believe that "platform value" is real, but, as we have been painfully reminded, it is a much more ephemeral form of value than pharmaceutical products, operating businesses, real estate, or other assets as it depends on access to low-cost capital, uniquely talented members of management, and the pricing environment for transactions."
He now admits Pershing Square should have sold some Valeant at its highs, thus taking chips off the table of what was arguably an overvalued holding. But Ackman also notes Pershing Square was restricted from doing so because it was aware of "a large potential transaction that Valeant was working on."
He states, "In retrospect, in light of Valeant's leverage and the regulatory and political sensitivity of its underlying business, we should have avoided becoming restricted to preserve trading flexibility, or alternatively, we should have made a smaller initial investment in the company."
Ackman ascribes the same mistake to his holding of railroad Canadian Pacific, one of his triumphs as an activist investor. Given headwinds Pershing Square identified to Canadian Pacific's business from a fall in oil, to the slowing of growth in China, Ackman says he should have sold some stock when it was trading at 2015 highs.
A few newsworthy items come up in Ackman's letter. Paul Hilal, a partner at Pershing Square, is leaving the firm to start his own fund.
Hilal recruited a number of investment analysts and spent nearly a decade at Pershing Square. However, since Pershing Square doesn't let managers run their own portfolios, a number of high-profile investors have left the firm in recent years. Hilal will join Marcato Capital's Mick McGuire and Sachem Head's Scott Ferguson in leaving Pershing Square to venture out on his own. In the past, Ackman's worked with "Pershing Cubs" on stocks like and he said Tuesday, "we expect to partner on some new investment in the future with Paul and we look forward to that day."
Ackman also disclosed he sold some exposure to Mondelez in order to triple down on Valeant amid the drugmaker's tumble. And Pershing Square identified risks to oil prices and China mid-year, but chose to express its economic hedge by way of a short of the Chinese yuan and the Saudi Arabian Riyal. Both hedges have done little to mitigate the blow of a slowing global economy on Pershing Square's holdings.
Nonetheless, Ackman is an optimist and he enters 2016 with the belief many of his holdings are dramatically undervalued. He also characterized some of Pershing Square's woes as symptomatic of an environment where index investing has magnified momentum in stock prices, particularly strong-performers in market cap-weighted indexes, while leaving stocks outside of indexes often discarded and undervalued.
Here are Ackman's bullish thoughts on valuation:
[R]ecent market conditions have created perhaps the richest universe of new opportunities for us to consider in recent years. During the last few months and weeks, companies that we have previously researched which met our standards for business quality, but whose valuations were not appealing, have dropped dramatically in price. We have multiple
attractive new opportunities to consider, competing for internal human and capital resources," Ackman writes.This bodes well for the identification of new investment opportunities. That said, we are unlikely to make wholesale changes to the current portfolio as we find the valuations of our holdings extremely attractive. Still, we would be surprised if we did not add at least one new investment in the next few months.


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I just thought I'd post a reminder, With the winter now here the weather has gotten cold, be sure to check your tires as Im sure they have lost a few pounds of air. I had to a few pounds of air in my tires.
Most definitely. I have to add some air to the xi tonight as I noticed the front drivers side tire was a tad low
Good rule, thanks. And in the bay area of sunny california, we were experiencing quite a cold winter. Snow in San Franciso? Yup.
The ol' M5 has been garaged since the first snow flew over a month and a half ago. It was about 55 deg when I upped the pressure to 38psi for winter storage. It was very cold (5 degrees), but dry this past weekend so I backed her out to let her warm up a bit. All tire pressures were near 32psi with one being 30psi. I added a few pounds (35psi) and drove it back in. My garage stays at 50-55deg all winter with my self added supply vent from the house system bleeding a little heat in there. Checking today, with the garage temp at 52, pressures have elevated back to 38-39psi, so temp certainly affects tire pressures more than you think. A bit more pressure will also help to lessen flat spotting that some tires display on initial startup. If you track you car, you will really see a difference in pressures, and tire performance, based on cold tire temps and on track tire temps.
Be sure to check tires cold. Ie, when car has not been driven for at least 3 hours or less than one half mile.
Good point Mack..... Tire pressure maximums that are molded into the tire sidewall are all representative of cold temp readings. Manufacturers have set these pressures knowing well that temps, and overall pressure, will increase while driving. That "at temp" pressure is where the tire is actually designed to operate, and can be 4+ psi higher. If you go for a drive and set the pressure right afterward to the pressures on the sidewall, when the tires cool down, they will always be under inflated. Further, the pressure settings that are posted inside the drivers door jamb, or in the owners manual, is what the manufacturer has found to be optimal overall during testing using the OE tires. If you have changed to a different type of tire, say a snow tire, or a tire with different load ratings etc, these numbers will not be the same. At that point, follow the sidewall pressures and look for performance and wear indicators to adjust the pressure properly from there. We don't even want to get started with Nitrogen filled tires do we?!?!?!?!?
Well I think you just started the snowball rolling at the top of the hill Do wish I had some nitrogen form mine though...
Nitrogen Information.... First, sorry for the length of this post.... Devilsown, I personally have a small compressed nitrogen bottle that I carry in my track trailer for topping up pressure. I bought the pressure gauges at a welding supply house and just get a new bottle annually. It is much cheaper than oxygen and the 18"-24" high bottle is only a bit bigger than a 2 liter coke bottle. Only about $9-$12 per bottle. I leave it in my trailer for my track traveling buddies to use and I'm impressed how long it lasts. The bottle holds 2400-2600psi so when adjusting a few pounds here and there, it only goes to figure it would last. For me, it is for convenience and price I use this setup. Nitrogen is a very common fixture at my other job. Aircraft tires use nitrogen because it does not expand or contract as much as oxygen with the different altitudes and temperatures experienced during flight nor is it as affected by the very hot brakes. It is also it does not support combustion. Take off in Vegas at 117deg and climb to 36k feet where it is -65deg in a matter of a few minutes and imagine the opportunity for pressure change. Breathable air contains roughly (by molar content - equivalent to volume, for gases) 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases; but air also contains a variable amount of water vapor, on average around 1%. Therefore, your tires have almost 80% nitrogen in there anyway. I did some more research and here is what I found, in a nutshell, on the website "The Straight Dope"...Fighting ignorance since 1973...and its taking longer than we thought". (copied and pasted of course) Are there benefits for using Nitrogen in automobile tires? Oh, there are plenty of benefits: (1) Cool fluorescent green valve stem caps (assuming your nitrogen vendor has any marketing savvy), which will look sharp with your spinning wheel covers. (2) Bragging rights. OK, you were behind the curve with cell phones, iPods, thong underwear, etc. Nitrogen in tires is relatively new to the mass market. Now's your chance. (3) Reduced fire danger next time you land your space shuttle or commercial aircraft, and tell me you won't sleep better knowing that. Filling your tires with nitrogen mainly does two things: it eliminates moisture, and it replaces skinny oxygen molecules with fat nitrogen molecules, reducing the rate at which compressed gas diffuses through porous tire walls. That means, theoretically at least, that a tire filled with nitrogen retains optimal pressure longer, leading to more uniform tire wear and better gas mileage. The commonly quoted figure is that tires inflated to 32 psi get 3 percent better mileage than at 24 psi. As for moisture, changes in humidity affect tire performance two ways. First, the density of humid air fluctuates more with temperature than that of dry air, so removing humidity can keep your tire pressure more consistent, especially when the temperature climbs over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. That may be a legitimate concern in Formula One racing, but it's not much of an issue if you're just tooling around town. Humidity can also be a factor in wheel maintenance - since pure nitrogen doesn't have moisture in it, supposedly your wheels won't rust as quickly, which could lead to improved wheel performance and air sealing. The question is, how big a problem is wheel rust these days? According to a few tire and wheel shops we contacted, not very. Seriously rusted wheels are uncommon in typical steel-wheeled cars, and many high-performance cars have alloy wheels that don't rust at all. One exception is work vehicles such as dump trucks, which are exposed to a much harsher environment. Overall, filling up with nitrogen won't hurt and may provide some minimal benefit. Is it worth it? If you go to some place like Costco that does it for free with new tires, sure, why not? Elsewhere, though, I've seen prices quoted as high as $10 per tire, which is way more than I'd pay. Rather than shell out for nitrogen, you'd be better off just checking and adjusting your tire pressure regularly, something the NHTSA says less than 60 percent of U.S. motorists actually do.
good stuff, I work on a flightline and if I could only use the "nite" (nitrogen) cart for about 10min... I would be happy But im sure they would frown on a POV in a restricted area but for now I'll just adjust tire pressures as needed.


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Twitter blocks 125,000 Daish accounts
WASHINGTON: Twitter said Friday it suspended more than 125,000 accounts, most of them linked to the militant Islamic State (IS) group, as part of increased efforts to eradicate "terrorist content" on the popular messaging platform.
The accounts frozen since mid-2015 were targeted "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts," said Twitter, which is under pressure from governments to act but is also keen not to be seen as effectively censoring free speech.
"Like most people around the world, we are horrified by the atrocities perpetrated by extremist groups," Twitter said on its policy blog.
"We condemn the use of Twitter to promote terrorism and the Twitter rules make it clear that this type of behavior, or any violent threat, is not permitted on our service."
The announcement comes after the United States and other governments urged social networks to take more aggressive steps to root out activity aimed at recruiting and planning violent acts.
Twitter said it already has rules to discourage this activity, but that it was driving up enforcement by boosting staff and using technology to filter violence-promoting content.
However the service warned that there is no easy technological solution.
"As many experts and other companies have noted, there is no 'magic algorithm' for identifying terrorist content on the Internet, so global online platforms are forced to make challenging judgment calls based on very limited information and guidance," Twitter said.
"In spite of these challenges we will continue to aggressively enforce our rules in this area and engage with authorities and other relevant organizations to find viable solutions to eradicate terrorist content from the Internet and promote powerful counter-speech narratives
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A fast-paced and breezy novel, with relationship drama, sports action, and the added theme of Alzheimer's disease. New kid Marcus Jordan wants to be quarterback for the school's football team. As he practices at the park during the last days of summer, Marcus meets a peculiar middle-aged man with incredible football skills. Turns out this eccentric man is none other than Charlie Popovich, a former NFL player who is suffering from early onset Alzheimer's. When he plays with Marcus at the park, Charlie believes he is a teenager and that Marcus is his old buddy Mac. The friendship between Marcus and Charlie develops as they practice together nearly every day. Marcus sees the playful prankster side of Mr. Popovich but is slow to realize what his condition is. When school begins, the football team is unwelcoming towards Marcus. The team's quarterback Troy is especially unfriendly. Troy's father just so happens to be Charlie Popovich, and his family is holding onto the secret of their father's Alzheimer's disease. Despite its problematic ending, there is lots to chew in this quick wide-appealing read.
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Baptism is the sacrament by which we welcome people into our community of faith,
following the command of Jesus:
"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit..." (Mt. 28:19)
The Baptism of Infants and young children
To prepare for the baptism of infants, parents and godparents attend one class, offered quarterly:
April 8, 2017
July 8, 2017
Oct. 14, 2017
Classes take place in the Parish Office building, from 10:00 am - 12:00.
To register for the class, schedule baptisms, or to discuss any aspects of the baptism of your child, please contact Fr. Rick
The Baptism of Adults
Adults who are not baptized, or who are baptized in another Christian church and wish to be full members of the Catholic Church, participate in The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).
RCIA is a journey of conversion and faith that includes learning the teachings of the church, sharing in prayer, discussing with others what it means to believe in Jesus as a member of the Catholic Church. A team of dedicated members of the parish assist in every stage of the journey that may culminate with Baptism or reception into the church, Confirmation, and First Eucharist at the Easter Vigil.
RCIA gatherings ordinarily take place on Sunday mornings from 8:45am- 10:15am, followed by Mass at 10:30. For further information, contact Dr. Elaine Park. 503-785-2410
Children of catechetical age (ordinarily age seven) meet with Stacey Pinder, and participate in learning and activities appropriate to their age levels. Children meet at the same time as adults.
For further information, contact Stacey Pinder: 503-785-2413.


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What: | This is the perfect time to introduce youngsters to the fundamentals of Lacrosse. This program provides basic skills of movement, catching, and throwing of Lacrosse without the players being exposed to too much of the game too fast. |
Where: | Matt Knoop Memorial Park |
When: | SATURDAYS : April 22nd - May 20th, 2017 from 9:00am - 9:50am |
Cost: | $50 per participant |
Deadline: | Until Full |
Comments: | This league includes a lacrosse stick but players are required to purchase a mouth piece. |
How: | Register online below, call 435-655-0999, or visit The Fieldhouse |


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The Catch Up – JLT Series Week 2
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Q1511 In a certain country (see Q1494 and Q1502), between every pair of towns there is a highway going in one direction but not in the other direction. A town is called ``central'' if it can be reached from every other town either directly, or with just one intermediate town.
(a) Show that if there are 8 towns in this country, then it is possible for every town to be central.
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Gertrude 22 Aug 1874 - 15 Oct 1946
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William's parents were Thomas C. and Mary Elizabeth West Steadman; Gertrude's parents were Charles Augustus and Martha Eloise DeArman Stuart
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The community built Hoag. The community has helped shape it into what it is today. The community's continued support will determine what Hoag grows into tomorrow.
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2017 IRB Administrator Boot CampApril 6-8, 2017Baltimore, MD
Featuring IRB Administrator 101 and IRB Administrator 201, this three-day learning event will offer new and experienced IRB administrators the chance to network, problem-solve in a collaborative environment, and learn the ins and outs of administering an IRB. Register soon, as space is limited and the last administrator boot camp (September 2016) sold out.
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Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn't say sh*t. That's why I ain't vote for him
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2 Survey Partnership: DG Regional Policy United Nations Development Program World Bank Close coordination with survey by: Fundament Rights Agency Interviewed approx 750 Roma households and 350 non-Roma households in same communities in 5 Eastern European countries
4 Tera Fabianova, Slovak Roma writer and poet, 1930 – 2007: No-one in my family could read and write. I would go and work as a little girl for the Gadji for a piece of bread and lard. One day they came to tell us to go to school. 'One from each family must go to school or you'll be locked up.' My mother said, 'You'll go 'cos you're naughty.' "I sat in the first row, because I wanted to be clever, and near the teacher. I didn't have a pencil or paper or anything. I sat and waited for the teacher. She came and said, 'Hey, you, Gypsy kid. Your place is at the back.' There were three benches where the Romany and poorest children sat. I wasn't allowed to sit at the front. But I wanted to be clever, wanted to learn."
5 More than 80% of Roma parents want secondary education for girls. Uncollected garbage and shacks still common. Most87%of Roma households are in poverty One third goes hungry at least once a month. The girl in the picture has an 18% chance of being enrolled in preschool, compared to 72% of the general population. Between 12%-15% of Roma children are streamed into primary schools for children with mental disabilities. Odds of graduating secondary school are 9%. She is unlikely to find work: only 9% of women and 20% of men living in settlements work. Similar situation in neighboring countries
6 Bulgaria Czech Republic HungaryRomaniaSlovakia Go to Bed Hungry (%) 44.423.535.456.239.9 Unsafe Economic Situation (%) 61.554.070.767.256.2 Social Assistance (%) 16.660.759.826.855.6 Monthly Disposable Income per Capita: Roma () a 6219010235125 General Population () b 148398285134291 Roma Incomes Relative to General Population (%) 41.947.735.826.143.0
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd Terms and ConditionsTerms and Conditions INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE: INVEST EARLY Walker et al. The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9799, Pages 1325 - 1338Volume 378, Issue 9799
Figure 1 Source: The Lancet 2011; 378:1339-1353 (DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60889-1)The Lancet 2011; 378:1339-1353 Terms and Conditions INVEST EARLY TO REDUCE INEQUALITIES Engle et al. (2011)The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9799, Pages 1339 - 1353Volume 378, Issue 9799
Figure 3 Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test7 standard scores by country and quintile of expenditure. Data for children (aged 5–6 years) speaking the majority language of the region or country (in parentheses). INVEST EARLY TO REDUCE INEQUALITIES Engle et al. (2011)The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9799, Pages 1339 - 1353Volume 378, Issue 9799 DIFFERENCES IN COGNITIVE OUTCOMES BY QUINTILE (LANCET (2011)
10 Read at least four simple, popular words? Recognize the symbols for numbers 1 to 10?
Figure 3 Terms and Conditions FINDINGS FROM LANCET (2011) REVIEW Inequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development (2011) Inequalities in child development begin prenatally and in the first years of life The most effective and cost-efficient time to prevent inequalities is early in life before trajectories have been firmly established Action or lack of action will have lifetime consequences for adult functioning Walker et al. The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9799, Pages 1325 - 1338Volume 378, Issue 9799
International evidence: high return investment Survey: vast majority Roma parents desire at least secondary education completion for children Report objectives: Provide overview of Roma preschool participation, and pre- school environment, in kindergartens and at home Identify key barriers to improving pre-school access 12
13 Bulgaria Czech Republic HungaryRomaniaSlovakia Number of books at home Mean1.87.07.21.22.6 Median05401 Activities with children, past 3 days Look at picture books or read books 23%50%57%17%44% Draw or paint21%51%42%19%45% Teach letters or count15%21%29%12%22% Limited to households with children aged 3-5 years old.
14 Roma adults who attended preschool as children are/were: Much less likely to enrol into special school : 6 ppts in Czech Republic and 7 ppts in Slovakia Much more likely to complete secondary school 13 ppts (Slovakia) to 16 ppts (Romania) Less likely to be on social assistance as adults 7 ppts (Romania) to 17 ppts (Hungary)
Enrollment among Roma children: very large gap 15 OVERVIEW OF PRE-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT CZ and SK: 3-5 year olds; BG, HU, RO: 3-6 year olds
16 Comparing neighbors with similar socio-economic chars, pre-school increases with: Parents attendance of pre-school Household hunger
19 Free attendance - reconsider Roma teacher/mediator - reconsider
1. (1) provide parents basic information on the benefits of preschool education 2. (2) promote inclusive preschools by enhancing parental involvement and hiring Roma teaching assistants 3. (3) remove cost barriers possibly coupled with regular attendance subsidies 4. (4) support parenting at home 20
1. Please visit: www.worldbank.org/roma 21
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In response to previously published findings of methylphenidate-induced chromosomal changes in children, this study was designed to determine whether methylphenidate- or amphetamine-based drugs induce chromosomal damage (structural aberrations, micronuclei, and sister chromatid exchanges) in peripheral blood lymphocytes of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder after 3 months of continuous treatment.
Stimulant drug-naïve subjects, 6 to 12 years of age, in good overall health, and judged to be appropriate candidates for stimulant therapy based on rigorously diagnosed ADHD using DSM-IV criteria, were randomized into two open-label treatment groups (methylphenidate or mixed amphetamine salts). Each subject provided a blood sample before initiation of treatment and after 3 months of treatment. Pretreatment and posttreatment frequencies of chromosomal aberrations, micronuclei, and sister chromatid exchanges were determined for each subject.
Sixty-three subjects enrolled in the study; 47 subjects completed the full 3 months of treatment, 25 in the methylphenidate group and 22 in the amphetamine group. No significant treatment-related increases were observed in any of the three measures of cytogenetic damage in the 47 subjects who completed treatment or the 16 subjects who did not.
Earlier findings of methylphenidate-induced chromosomal changes in children were not replicated in this study. These results add to the accumulating evidence that therapeutic levels of methylphenidate do not induce cytogenetic damage in humans. Furthermore, our results indicate that amphetamine-based products do not pose a risk for cytogenetic damage in children.
Methylphenidate (MPH) is the active ingredient in several frequently prescribed stimulant medications used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methylphenidate-based products have been prescribed for more than 50 years, and use of MPH has rapidly increased since 1990 as the number of children (and adults) diagnosed with ADHD has increased, along with the number of MPH-based drugs.1–4 Currently, millions of prescriptions are written annually for MPH in the United States alone. Another stimulant product, mixed amphetamine salts (MAS), was approved for the treatment of ADHD in 1996. Today, most new prescriptions for stimulants used to treat ADHD are written for either MPH-based or MAS-based products.5 The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry recommends the use of stimulants as part of the frontline treatment for ADHD.6
Although the use of these products has been associated with a number of manageable adverse effects (appetite suppression, insomnia, nervousness, headache, and dry mouth) and concern has been raised over potential adverse cardiovascular effects, their overall safety profiles are good.7–11 However, the safety of MPH was abruptly challenged in 2005 by a report of increased frequencies of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE; indicative of DNA damage), structural chromosomal aberrations (CA), and micronuclei (MN; biomarkers of numerical and structural chromosomal changes) in lymphocytes of 12 pediatric patients with ADHD after 3 months of MPH-based drug therapy.12 That study raised concern among members of the medical community and families of children with ADHD receiving MPH-based therapy because increased frequencies of CAs and micronuclei in peripheral blood lymphocytes are associated with an increased risk of cancer.13,14 However, questions were raised regarding the study design and some of the reported findings, including the small sample size (12 children), a lack of critical details on blood sample processing and slide scoring, and the complete absence of SCE recorded in 6 of the 11 children analyzed for this endpoint.15 The absence of SCE was especially troubling because such an observation has never been reported before that study. In responding to these points, El-Zein et al.16 emphasized that their pilot study required replication and expansion to more conclusively define the genotoxic potential of MPH in humans. The reported observations of cytogenetic damage in children were unexpected because, before the El-Zein et al.12 report, there had been no clear evidence for MPH-induced genetic damage in standard mutation and chromosome damage studies conducted in bacterial and animal test systems in vitro or in vivo.17–20 More recent studies, prompted by the El-Zein et al.12 report, have shown no evidence for MPH-induced CA in human lymphocytes in vitro or MN in mouse erythrocytes after a single 250 mg/kg oral dose of MPH.21 Another study, designed to evaluate a single cytogenetic endpoint (MN) in lymphocytes of children with ADHD exposed to MPH for periods of 1 to 6 months, reported no MPH-related changes in the frequencies of micro-nucleated lymphocytes at any time point.22 The number of children evaluated in this study ranged from 30 (1-month sample) to 8 (6-month sample).
Despite the growing evidence suggesting that MPH does not cause genetic damage,23 the enormous public health significance of this issue requires additional investigation. The primary goal of the study reported here was to determine whether the earlier results,12 showing elevations in three measures of cytogenetic damage in children after 3 months of treatment with MPH, could be independently replicated in a well-designed carefully conducted study on a larger cohort of subjects with adequate statistical power for detecting an increase in MPH-associated cytogenetic damage. In addition, because of the widespread use of amphetamine-based drugs (mostly MAS) in the treatment of ADHD, the potential for MAS to induce cytogenetic damage in pediatric ADHD subjects was also evaluated.
Subjects were children of either sex, ages 6 to 12 years, who met full criteria for ADHD, any subtype, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for the Classification of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV),24 and who had not previously been treated with stimulant medications. Participants were recruited via word of mouth, clinic referrals, and print advertisements. All clinical assessments and treatment took place at the Duke ADHD Program, Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. The parents or legal guardians of all of the subjects provided written informed consent. This study protocol was reviewed and approved by the institutional review boards of both Duke University Medical Center and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis was established in subjects following practice parameters of both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.25,26 Specifically, detailed developmental, medical, and behavioral history was gathered from caregivers. Standardized rating scales were obtained from both caregivers and teachers,27 and structured28 as well as semistructured diagnostic interviews were conducted with the caregiver(s) to evaluate DSM-IV ADHD criteria. Structured psychiatric interviews28 were also administered to caregivers to rule out the presence of comorbid conditions. All clinical evaluations were conducted by or supervised by a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and a licensed clinical psychologist.
In addition to the requirements previously noted, all subjects had to, in the opinion of the clinical team, be good candidates for stimulant treatment. Subjects underwent a complete physical examination, including an electrocardiogram, before initiating medication. Children were excluded if they had received an x-ray of any sort in the previous 3 months (excluding routine dental x-rays), had comorbid conditions that would contraindicate treatment with stimulant medication, had clinically significant electrocardiogram readings, or, for females, had reached menarche. Recent x-ray exposures precluded enrollment because such exposures may elevate the frequency of chromosomal damage, thereby confounding the results.
The medication regimen was a parallel-group open-label design. Subjects who met all inclusion criteria were randomized to receive treatment either with MPH or MAS products. The specific products were selected at the discretion of the primary pharmacotherapist (a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist) to mimic real-world clinical practice. Medication was obtained through local commercial pharmacies with funds from the study sponsor (NICHD/NIEHS). Four commercial products were used: Adderall and Adderall XR (Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, Wayne, PA), Concerta (McNeil Pediatrics, Titusville, NJ), and Ritalin LA (Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ). Per routine clinical practice, commonly used concomitant medications (antibiotics, cold/cough medications, analgesics, asthma medications, and vitamins) were allowed in this study. Concomitant medications were recorded along with the indication for use (e.g., bacterial infection, asthma, congestion, cough). Literature searches revealed no association with cytogenetic effects for any of the concomitant medications. These concomitant medications were subsequently considered in the data analyses. Compliance with prescribed ADHD medication regimen was assessed by parent report and through drug accountability logs completed at each clinic visit. Compliance was calculated as a percentage of prescribed doses for the period since the last visit.
Before medication initiation, a blood sample was taken to establish a baseline of cytogenetic endpoints in each subject. The subjects then underwent 4 weeks of dose titration in which they came for weekly clinic visits and met with the primary pharmacotherapist. Standardized parent and teacher rating scales were collected at each of these visits, and adverse events were reviewed. This phase was used to ensure that the subjects received an adequate dose and appropriate product. After completion of the 4-week dose-titration phase, the subjects returned to the clinic at monthly intervals (2 and 3 months after initiation of treatment). At these visits, doses were adjusted as needed based on clinical response and adverse events. A second blood sample was collected after 3 months of treatment. The medication regimen was designed to be consistent with how children are commonly treated in routine clinical practice.
The protocol permitted the subjects who failed to respond adequately or who showed intolerable side effects to switch treatment groups if the treating physician judged that this would be in the best clinical interest of the subject. In these cases, an interim blood sample for chromosomal analysis was collected before switching medication groups, and the subjects who completed a 90-day course of treatment on the new medication provided a third blood sample at study completion.
All of the subjects, regardless of when they left the study, were provided detailed counseling and medical referrals to ensure smooth transition of care.
Coded blood samples (approximately 10 mL per subject) in sodium heparin tubes were shipped at ambient temperature or with cool packs for overnight delivery to Covance Laboratories (Vienna, VA). Duplicate lymphocyte cultures were established for each endpoint (SCE, CA, and MN) from each sample on the day of receipt, along with concurrent positive control cultures. All slides were coded before analysis, so readers were unaware of treatment. To further blind the scorers to treatment status of the slides, slide scoring did not commence until a sufficient number of pretreatment and posttreatment blood samples had accumulated (approximately 5 months after start of study). Enrollments were ongoing over a period of 18 months, so pretreatment and posttreatment blood samples remained mixed during the course of the study, and slides were not scored in chronological order. Laboratory work was conducted using standard Good Laboratory Practices as specified in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Guidelines,29 with adherence to a prepared protocol and/or its amendments, and a full quality assurance audit of the raw data and results.
Whole-blood cultures were initiated in 15-mL centrifuge tubes (Falcon Tubes; Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ) by adding approximately 0.6 mL of heparinized blood into culture medium (RPMI 1640 [Mediatech, Herndon, VA]) for a final volume of 10.0 mL. Medium was supplemented with 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid buffer (25 mol/L), 20% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (BioChemed, Winchester, VA), penicillin (100 U/mL), streptomycin (100 μg/mL), and L-glutamine (2 mol/L) (Mediatech). To stimulate mitosis, 2% phytohemagglutinin M (GIBCO, Grand Island, NY) was added. Cultures were incubated with loose caps at 37°C ± 2°C in a humidified 5% CO2 atmosphere for 52 hours; 0.1 μg/mL Colcemid (GIBCO) was added for the final 2 hours of incubation. Mitomycin C (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO) (0.050, 0.075, and 0.1 μg/mL) served as the positive control.
At harvest, cultures were centrifuged, the supernatant was discarded, and cells were swollen with 75 mol/L KCl, fixed in methanol and glacial acetic acid (3:1, vol/vol), dropped onto glass slides, and air-dried. Slides were stained with 5% Giemsa (Harleco EMD, Gibstown, NY), air-dried, and coverslipped. Cells with a modal chromosome number of 46 ± 2 were selected for scoring, except for heavily damaged cells in which an exact chromosome count was not possible. Two hundred metaphases were scored per subject (standard classifications of simple and complex chromatid and chromosome breaks, rearrangements, and exchanges were used). Mitotic index (percentage of cells in metaphase) was evaluated in 1,000 cells per subject.
Whole-blood cultures were initiated as previously described, with the addition of 25 μmol/L 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (Sigma-Aldrich), and incubated for 72 hours, with Colcemid present for the final 2 hours. Mitomycin C (0.015 and 0.03 μg/mL) served as the positive control.
At harvest, slides were prepared as previously described, stained for at least 10 minutes with 5 μg/mL Hoechst 33258 (Acros Organics, Morris Plains, NJ) in phosphate buffer (pH 6.8; Mediatech), mounted in the same buffer, and exposed for 30 minutes at 60°C ± 5°C to black-light ultraviolet tubes for differential staining of sister chromatids. Slides were then rinsed, stained with 5% Giemsa, air-dried, and coverslipped. Fifty second-division metaphases were scored per subject.
Density gradientisolated (Ficoll-Hypaque, density of approximately 1.077) lymphocytes were cultured as previously described in Falcon 5-mL polystyrene round-bottom culture tubes. Two-milliliter cultures with 106 lymphocytes per milliliter were established in RPMI 1640 supplemented as previously described, except that concanavalin A (type IV; Sigma-Aldrich) at a final concentration of 16 μg/mL was used instead of phytohemagglutinin. Cytochalasin B (3 μg/mL; Sigma-Aldrich) was added approximately 44 hours after culture initiation to block cytokinesis. Cultures were incubated for a total of 72 hours. Mitomycin C (0.00625, 0.0125, and 0.0250 μg/mL) was used as the positive control.
At harvest, cultures were centrifuged, the supernatant was discarded, and the cells were resuspended in phosphate-buffered saline; slides were prepared using a Cytospin 4 centrifuge. Air-dried slides were fixed in absolute methanol, stained with acridine orange (Sigma-Aldrich), prepared with a wet mount, and scored under a fluorescent microscope at a magnification of 1000×. Two thousand binucleated cells were analyzed per subject for frequency of cells with micronuclei.
Because measures of chromosome damage were not normally distributed, nonparametric statistical methods were used to compare pretreatment with posttreatment and MPH with MAS.30 Within the MPH and MAS groups, the Wilcoxon signed ranks test, a nonparametric analog of the paired t test, was used to compare baseline measures of chromosome damage with the corresponding measures after 90 days of medication. These tests were one-tailed to test for an increase in indicators of chromosome damage after medication. Baseline and 90-day measures of chromosomal damage were compared between MPH and MAS groups using the Mann-Whitney U test, a nonparametric analog of the two-sample t test. Additionally, demographic characteristics of the MPH and MAS groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test (age), two-sample t test (body weight and height), or Fisher exact test/χ2 test (sex, race, and ADHD subtype). The tests comparing MPH and MAS groups were two-tailed. The relation between MPH and MAS doses on a body weight basis (milligrams per kilograms per day) to each of the three measures of cytogenetic damage was evaluated using Spearman correlations. Using this same approach, the correlation between cumulative dose for the 3-month exposure period and measures of cytogenetic damage was also evaluated.
The statistical analyses presented here are based on all subjects who completed 90 days of the study without switching medication. Baseline measurements and demographic characteristics of the subjects who dropped out of the study or switched medication during the study were compared with those who completed the study.
The target enrollment of 30 subjects in each group was based on the projected number of subjects needed to detect a doubling of any of the cytogenetic endpoints with at least 90% power at a 0.05 level of significance. Post hoc power analyses with actual sample sizes confirmed that, even with less-than-target enrollment, the power was at least 90% for detecting a doubling of each of the three cytogenetic endpoints within each treatment group because the variability of each endpoint was smaller than anticipated.
Figure 1 provides an overview of subject disposition throughout the study. Specifically, 84 subjects provided written informed consent; 21 did not meet all inclusion/exclusion criteria, yielding an overall enrollment of 63 subjects. Fourteen enrolled subjects withdrew before completing the full 90 days of treatment (because of adverse effects, lack of efficacy, or lost to follow-up/withdrawal of consent). Forty-seven subjects completed the full 90 days of treatment (25 for MPH and 22 for MAS), and 2 subjects switched medications and completed 90 days of treatment on the new medication.
Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the sample population. There were no significant differences between subjects in the MAS and MPH groups with regard to age, sex, race, body weight, height, or ADHD subtype (all p > 0.30). The groups also showed similar ADHD symptom levels at screening and termination, indicating that the two groups were of comparable severity, and both responded equally well to the pharmacotherapy.
In the group of 47 subjects who completed the study, 4 commercial products were used: Adderall and Adderall XR, and Ritalin LA. Doses, number of subjects per product category/dose, and average dosage for each of the two treatment groups are presented in Table 2. Compliance with the prescribed medication regimen was excellent, with 96% of prescribed doses administered.
The pretreatment and posttreatment values of CA, SCE, and MN for all subjects were within expected ranges31,32 (Fig. 2). No significant treatment-related increases were detected in the frequencies of SCE/cell or the frequencies of cells with CA or MN in either medication group among subjects who completed the entire 90-day treatment period (Table 3). In addition, no differences were noted in the cytogenetic measures between subjects treated with MPH and those receiving MAS (Table 4). Furthermore, none of the three cytogenetic endpoints varied by age, medication group, sex, body weight, height, race, or ADHD subtype (all p > .06). Final dose/body weight was not correlated with any of the three cytogenetic endpoints (p > .35 for the MAS group, and p > .20 for the MPH group). Additional analyses revealed no associations between chromosomal damage indicators and either concomitant medications or medical indications for taking concomitant medications such as allergies, asthma, head cold, and cough. Measurements of SCE/cell variability within each group did not change after 3 months of treatment (Wilcoxon signed ranks tests, MPH: D(25) = −9.5, p = 0.60; MAS: D(20) = −58.0, p = .99), suggesting that neither drug product increased the frequency of highly damaged cells per subject. These analyses were repeated on data from all subjects, regardless of whether they completed the 90-day treatment period or switched medication, and no treatment-related effects on any of the endpoints of cytogenetic damage were observed (data not shown).
The present study found no evidence of changes in any of the three cytogenetic endpoints examined in the lymphocytes of children treated with MPH- or MAS-based products continuously for 3 months. Thus, earlier reported findings regarding the potential for MPH to induce chromosomal changes associated with increased risk for cancer in pediatric patients with ADHD were not replicated.12 Our results add to a growing body of evidence that therapeutic levels of MPH do not induce chromosomal damage in humans.19,21,22
Our findings should not be interpreted as categorical proof of the long-term safety of stimulants for the treatment of ADHD. Given the paucity of studies that have evaluated the physical and behavioral effects of extended treatment with stimulants, continued work in this area is imperative.33 As previously noted, concern has been raised over potential cardiovascular risks associated with stimulant treatment, and some studies have reported an increased risk for smoking and other substance abuse, although other studies have disputed these claims.7,11,34,35 Therefore, continued close monitoring of a wide range of endpoints is needed to inform clinical practice on the safety of long-term stimulant use for the treatment of ADHD.
Genetic alterations are associated with increased risks for cancer.13,14 A cancer bioassay conducted by the National Toxicology Program in rats and mice showed no evidence for tumor induction in rats exposed to MPH in drinking water for 2 years, but increases in hepatocellular neoplasms occurred in male and female mice exposed to the highest dose tested (500 ppm MPH in drinking water, equivalent to approximately 60–80 mg MPH per kilograms per day).20 It should be noted that the strain of mouse used in this bioassay (B6C3F1) is prone to the development of spontaneous hepatocellular neoplasms, and the incidences recorded in the MPH-dosed mice were within historic control ranges. In contrast to the studies in mice, no evidence for an increased risk for cancer in humans has been found, although studies are limited in number and scope. A recent study reporting no evidence for a moderate or strong increase in a variety of cancers among 35,400 MPH users adds to the safety profile of MPH36 and extends the negative findings reported in an earlier study of cancer incidence in a small population of 529 individuals chronically exposed to MPH.37
The present study extends the cytogenetic literature in several important ways. First, the sample size was larger than those in previous reports. Data were obtained from 25 children exposed for 3 months to MPH, which is twice the sample size of the original El-Zein et al.12 study and nearly 20% larger than the sample size in the recent Walitza et al.22 study that evaluated a single endpoint, lymphocyte MN frequency, in children exposed to MPH for periods of 1 to 6 months. In accord with the results of the present study, Walitza et al.22 found no MPH-related changes in the frequencies of micronucleated lymphocytes at any of the time points investigated. Second, cytogenetic data were provided on a comparably sized group of children treated with MAS, a stimulant product used at least as frequently as MPH for the treatment of ADHD and for which no chromosomal damage data were available. Thus, we were able to provide information on the potential for induced chromosomal damage in children exposed to two different chemical classes of therapeutics. Third, the rigorous characterization of all subjects in this study makes generalizing the results to other ADHD sample populations defensible. Finally, the flexible dosing regimen used in the present study is comparable to the frequent dose changes that are observed in routine clinical practice, and therefore, both the sample population and the medication exposure in this study were consistent with real-world clinical experience.
Despite its several strengths, the present study is not without limitations. First, the sample size in this study, although sufficient to detect a biologically meaningful twofold increase in cytogenetic abnormalities with at least 90% power, was still relatively small. Thus, future studies may continue to monitor these and related genetic damage endpoints in larger study groups. Another limitation in the present study was the 3-month exposure period selected to replicate the El-Zein et al.12 protocol. Typically, individuals with ADHD are exposed to stimulant drugs for longer periods.38 Thus, assessment of cytogenetic endpoints after longer exposure periods would provide data to further evaluate the potential for therapeutic doses of MPH to induce cytogenetic damage in patients with ADHD. In addition, the cytogenetic endpoints investigated in the present study were measured in a cell population (lymphocytes) that does not normally divide. Thus, studies in stimulant-exposed children measuring chromosomal or gene changes in other cell types (e.g., rapidly dividing proerythrocytes) may be warranted.39 Finally, we restricted enrollment to children who were 6 to 12 years of age to match the age group investigated in the El-Zein et al.12 study. Although there is little reason to suspect that the pattern of findings would be different for younger or older children, or adults, generalizations can be made only to this age range.
In summary, the present study provides new evidence that treatment of pediatric patients with ADHD with MPH- or MAS-based products for 3 months does not result in increased levels of cytogenetic damage in the form of CA, MN, or SCE in peripheral blood lymphocytes. The present study did not replicate findings in a previous report of adverse chromosomal effects of MPH in children with ADHD.12 Future studies may be directed toward addressing some of the limitations previously noted, particularly the assessment of other genetic endpoints in MPH- or MAS-exposed populations.
This research was supported by the NIH/NICHD Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act pediatric drug development program and the Intramural Research Program of the National Toxicology Program of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The authors thank Dr. Gregory Erexson, George Stojhovic, and Kelley Boyer for establishing, coordinating, and conducting the cytogenic analysis. The authors also thank the Duke ADHD Program psychologists for help in recruitment and enrollment, the Program's clinical trials team for assistance with the evaluation process during the screening period, and the Program's research assistants for invaluable help in the conduct of the study. The authors also thank Drs. Raymond Tice and Andrew Kligerman for fruitful discussions during preparation of this manuscript.
Clinical trial registration information—Genetic Measurements in Blood Cells of Children Taking Adderall or Methylphenidate. URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00341029.
Disclosure: Dr. Kollins received research support and/or honoraria/consulting fees from the following sources during the conduct of this study: Athenagen, Eli Lilly, Psychogenics, Pfizer, New River Pharmaceuticals, Shire Pharmaceuticals, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Chrisman received honoraria and was on the speakers' bureaus for Shire Pharmaceuticals and McNeil-PPC. The other authors report no conflicts of interest.
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Description | This edition of the Houstonian, published in 1997, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston. |
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Transcript | Swear in TO SERVE Lisa Chmiola Right hands raised, the top three Students' Association executives took their oaths of office with giggles at the SA Inaugural Dinner April 2. As President Natalie Merritt, Vice President Jon Erickson and Student Regent Tom Cassidy promised to "faithfully execute the duties and responsibilities entrusted to me by virtue of my office!' they added a few laughs to the scripted oath. Keynote Speaker University of Houston System Chancellor/UH President Arthur Smith also joined in on the antics by saying, "I told Natalie (Merritt) I could see how she got elected (as SA president) — she kissed everybody who came through the (receiving) line!' He added he wanted to follow her around campus to see if she kisses everyone she meets. Smith said he looked forward to the experience of working with the new SA administration. "We're here, we're getting settled in . . . we have a lot to learn!' Smith said. The winning Campus Card design, selected by student voters in the March 5 and 6 elections, was unveiled. Designer Donovan Brown, a junior majoring in biology, received an oversized replica of the $1,000 scholarship check he earned by winning the contest. Several other awards were also presented — Senator of the Year to Engineering Sen. April Erickson, Presidential Award of Excellence to outgoing Speaker of the Senate Jon Erickson and Outstanding Leadership Award to former Interfraternity Council President Mike Sachs. The evening concluded with Merritts first presidential address, in which she said SA must work on ties with Smiths administration and students. "As members of the 34th Administration, we need to take the initiative to enter and conquer new ground!' she said. "Remember who your boss is. Each and everyone of us ... is accountable to the students of UH!' "As members of the 34th Administration, we need to take the initiative to enter and conquer new ground." Students' Association President Natalie Merritt Organizations Vice President Jon Erickson presents Engineering Sen. April Erickson with the Senator of the Year Award. Both served in the 33rd adminstration and won places in the 34th. Photo by Ron Temple Inaugural Dinner |


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Lenny Kaye started the mania for collecting overlooked garage punk classics with his superlative 1972 compilation Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, and more than four decades later, garage rock collectors are still pouring out collections of rare vinyl singles documenting snarky teens bashing out rock & roll in their parents' basements or garages in the mid-'60s. One can't help but wonder if the well will ever run dry on such things, and Tim Warren, Crypt Records founder and the man behind the outstanding Back from the Grave series, seems to be suggesting that vintage garage material is becoming a dwindling resource in the title of 2015's Last of the Garage Punk Unknowns, Vols. 1-2.
32 prime slabs of mid-60s USA garage punk aceness from LPs 3 & 4 with liner notes, band photos, label scans. (NOTE: This is an entirely NEW series and NONE of these tracks were on the old series "GARAGE PUNK UNKNOWNS"). Fantastic album. If you have even a remote interest in garage punk, you'll want this album. Excellent example of mid sixties garage punk. Thanks Tim Warren Crypt Records for releasing yet another solid lineup of gems.
2016 release containing the fifth and sixth deluxe installments of Crypt's Last Of The Garage Punk Unknowns series. 28 prime slabs of mid 60s USA garage punk aceness from LPs five and six with liner notes, band photos, label scans. (NOTE: This is an entirely NEW series and none of these tracks were on the old series Garage Punk Unknowns, so wise up!) Featuring rug-cutters from The Thunderbirds, The Kinetics, The Edges Of Wisdom, The French Church, The Symbols, The Scurvy Knaves, Purple Virus, The Ebb Tides, The Plague, Caedman & The Nobles, The Starfyres, The Uniteds, The Greg Stokes, The Torments, Kenneth & The Yorkshire Coachmen, The Sires, The Riots and many others.
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This documentary examines Punk, its beginnings and some of the top musicians who started it. Included are rare video clips, narrated by the people involved, also lots of great music. Featured performers include Jack Grisham, Jello Biafra.
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What The Bloodclaat?! Skin-Bleaching Dancehall Artist Vybz Kartel Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder!
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Vybz Kartel Sentenced To Life In Prison
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An undeniable, yet divisive, talent, Vybz Kartel has entered into a career phase his seemingly invincible ego, as the self-designated World Boss, might have never envisioned: a life sentence, handed down today by Justice Lennox Campbell in Jamaica's Supreme Court. Several roads were closed within the vicinity of the downtown Kingston courthouse in anticipation of today's sentencing, which was originally scheduled for March 27th.
Kartel will not be eligible for parole until he serves 35 years of his life sentence, while Shawn Campbell and Kahira Jones will be eligible for parole after serving 25 years of their life sentences; Andre St. John will be eligible for parole after serving 15 years of his life sentence.
On March 13th, Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, was found guilty of the August 16, 2011 murder of his former associate Clive "Lizard" Williams, the outcome of a 58-day trial, which commenced on November 18th, 2013 — said to be the longest in the history of Jamaica's Circuit court.
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