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Welcome to thatlinuxbox.com Wednesday, August 15 2018 @ 04:41 am EDT
My dailymile_export tool - this time in Perl
- Wednesday, May 20 2015 @ 02:55 pm EDT
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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I first announced my dailymile export tool in February 2015.
Announcing v1.2 of my dailymile export tool
In this most recent release of dailymile_export I have included a Perl 5 version of the script. The download bundle is available:
The basic usage info of the perl script:
$ perl dailymile_export_to_csv.pl --help
Script to download entries from the dailymile API for a particular user into a CSV.
Usage: dailymile_export_to_tsv.pl [OPTIONS]
--help, -h Display this usage help.
--username, -u USERNAME
The dailymile.com username to export (Required).
--debug, -d Enable debug level output.
--gear, -g Enable download of gear info (not yet available)
--maxpages, -m MAX
Maximum number of pages to fetch (to limit http requests during testing)
The github repo for the project is located:
If my dailymile export tool is useful to you, or you have suggestions or feedback, please leave a comment here or as a github issue.
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Team Youth Combine wins 2015 LGAA 5k
- Thursday, April 30 2015 @ 06:30 am EDT
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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I have had the pleasure of participating on the Youth Combine race team for the past 2 years, both of which... we won! Youth Combine is a local Gainesville organization that offers affordable, effective fitness programs for youth of all ages.
Here is a photo of the Youth Combine race team with the winning check from 2015:
The 2015 LGAA 5k was held on April 22, 2015. Race Results are posted:
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Five Points of Life Marathon 2015 - BQ!
- Wednesday, April 15 2015 @ 08:29 pm EDT
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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Photo via Five Points of Life (Facebook)
In February I finished my third marathon, the Five Points of Life Marathon 2015. Here's all of the good stuff... Official finish time was a BQ of 3:12:50 (should meet the 2016 Boston Marathon qualifying standards), Masters Winner, PR by over 13 minutes, top-10 overall, and just a few places out of the overall cash prizes.
I had 3 possible marathon goals going into the race, in increasing level of difficulty (always have multiple race goals says John Davis):
1. run a PR (my previous personal best was 3:26:14)
2. run a BQ time (under 3:15 for the 40 - 44 age group)
3. break 3 hours
I am glad that I was able to hit my intermediate goal. I don't think I would have done this without the last 6 miles of pacing from Matthew Howland (thank you sir!). I started getting some cramping in my hamstrings a little before mile 20 where Matthew started running with me. At around mile 22 I was handed a Strawberry Banana gel that tasted amazing and shortly after that the cramping subsided. I never got my pace back down but I was able to keep moving and finish the race.
I was definitely in the best shape of my life going into the race, but wow, the marathon is a beast! Muscle cramps are frustrating since it isn't a matter of mentally "pushing through the pain". The pace calculators / projections say that I can get under the 3-hour mark based on my 1:23:40 Half Marathon, it is just a matter of putting in the training (more miles!), avoiding the muscle cramps, and bringing it all together in a race. I'm pretty happy I was able to run the time I did averaging around 40 miles per week.
I plotted my mile splits (some are estimated) and the following graph definitely looks different than my first marathon attempt where I had severe muscle cramping:
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Race The Tortoise 5k 2015 - Race Report
- Saturday, April 04 2015 @ 07:48 pm EDT
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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I earned my first "tortoise trophy" at the 2015 Race The Tortoise 5k at O'Leno State Park. This is always a nice event and a fast course.
I just didn't have a lot of racing gumption in me that day but still managed a Masters win. Congrats to the woman and boy who finished ahead of me. Lyubov Denisova and Anton Matchev both ran strong races (also got tortoise trophies!). Here are the top 3 finisher results:
|Bib #
|Finish Time
|Pace per Mile
|Age Rank
|1st Overall Female
|1st Overall Male
|1st Male Master
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Robust Trail Shoes for the Minimalist-Minded, 2015 edition
- Sunday, March 15 2015 @ 09:52 am EDT
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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I am not considering shoes with elevated heels and prefer to stick with zero drop shoes only. Elevated heels lead me to knee pain so I just stay away from them.
A friend gave me a used pair of The Lone Peak 1.5 shoes (the bright red ones). Of the three versions of The Lone Peak, I think I like the 1.5 best. It falls into the pile of Altra shoes that have a firm cushion rather than a soft pillowy ride. The Lone Peak 1.5 is no longer in production, so it does not make the list of shoes I could buy today (although I do still see them on ebay from time to time). I also tried the Altra Lone Peak 2.0 and it definitely feels more comfortable than the original Lone Peak but it didn't feel amazing so I sent it back.
There are some other shoes I tried that won't work.
I have the Altra Olympus maximal cushion shoes but after some trial runs would never choose it for a technical trail race or on anything rugged due to traction issues and stack height.
I ruled out the Merrell Bare Access Trail because it felt just too constricted on my foot. I was a little sad because it really looked like a great shoe on paper and I have had good luck with other Merrells. I haven't seen any buzz about this shoe and there are only a few reviews online. For people whose feet fit well into Merrell's "bare" or "glove" lines, the Bare Access Trail *would* definitely be worth a look.
The New Balance Minimus v2 looked like a possibility with its bigger lugs but the photos and reviews online ruled that one out due to the terrible tight toebox. I really have no idea what New Balance was thinking with the Minimus v2.
As mentioned in Pre-run Review of the Inov-8 Trailroc 150 Minimalist Trail Shoes, there are possibly trail options from Vivobarefoot but no shoe that I have tried from that company has fit me correctly... the low cut around the ankle makes them impossible for me to secure to my foot. I am not sure if the latest models still have this issue but I haven't really even considered Vivobarefoot in recent months.
Above are the shoes that didn't make my list.
Here are my Top Three Robust Trail Shoes for the Minimalist-Minded, 2015 Edition:
Keep reading for more details...
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Getting Started with Perl 6
- Tuesday, March 10 2015 @ 08:07 pm EDT
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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The goal of this blog post is to document the steps needed to install and run Rakudo Perl, which is a "useful and usable distribution" of Perl 6 .
The #perl6 IRC channel on freenode has been very active the few times I popped in with questions and I was able to get them answered very quickly. Larry Wall announced that he wants to release Perl 6 by Christmas 2015 ( http://http://blogs.perl.org/users/shadowcat_mdk/2015/02/fosdem-2015-its-christmas.html ) and at this point it seems like the Perl 6 community is moving along on its merry way towards that goal. The Perl 6 design documents are interesting ( http://design.perl6.org/ ), especially the Apocolypse docs which talk about the various aspects compared to Perl 5 and nice tidbits such as "Larry's First Law of Language Redesign."
Perl 6 even has its own logo:
Ubuntu and Debian already contain Perl 6 in their repositories. The 'rakudo' package description on Ubuntu 14.04 is "Perl 6 implementation on top of Parrot virtual machine". I did not test this but it should be easily installable via:
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New Brunswick's ongoing economic struggles resulted in tabling of a budget featuring two percent increases in both the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) and the general income tax rate. There will be no highway tolls.
RCC responded to the budget with public comments describing the negative impact of an HST increase on consumer spending; and the negative impact of corporate tax increases on attracting and retaining business in New Brunswick. RCC also expressed frustration that despite two years of budget cuts followed by today's announcement of significant tax increases, the province's deficit will remain virtually unchanged.
HST: will increase from 13-15% on July 1, 2016 (provincial portion moves from 8-10%). This will put New Brunswick's HST at the same level as Nova Scotia's HST and similar to Quebec's, which sits at 14.975%.
Daily necessities like basic groceries are exempt from the HST.
HST Credit: There will be a refundable provincial HST credit of $300 for individuals; $300 for spouse or equivalent and $100 per child under the age of 19. The credit will also apply to the first child of a single parent family. The full HST credit will be provided to New Brunswickers with a family income of less than $35 thousand per year. The credit will be reduced by 2 cents for every dollar of income above $35 thousand per year.
The HST increase is projected to generate $300 million annually for the province.
General Corporate Income Tax Rate: will increase from 12-14%, which matches the rate in Newfoundland and Labrador while remaining lower than the 16% rate in NS and PEI.
Small business tax rate: No increase.
Tobacco tax: will increase by 6.52 cents per cigarette or gram of loose or fine cut tobacco over the next two years. This will bring the tax rate from 19 cents to 25.52 cents, which will be the same as NS.
An initial increase of 3.26 cents will be effective midnight February 2, which will bring the rate to 22.26 cents per cigarette or gram of loose or fine cut tobacco. On February 1, 2017, the second increase of 3.26 cents will occur.
Government will establish a dedicated enforcement unit to disrupt the sales of contraband tobacco.
Once fully implemented, budget revenue measures will generate in excess of $230 million annually.
Highway Tolls: Despite public support for highway tolls, government decided against this approach. There was no consensus on where to locate the tolls and it would have taken years for government to recoup the significant investment in setting up and running the toll booths.
Deficit: The deficit for the 2015-16 fiscal year is $466.4 million. This number includes a $150 million annual contingency fund to cushion against unexpected costs or revenue shortfalls. For 2016-17, the government is projecting a deficit of $347 million. However, this number is somewhat misleading as 2016-17 will be the first of a three year plan to diminish the government's $150 million contingency reserve to $0. The 2016-17 deficit projections only include a $50 million contingency fund, which means that despite all of the extra revenue that the government will be collecting through tax increases, there will only be a minor improvement in the deficit
For 2016, the Department of Finance expects real GDP growth of only 0.4%
The long term plan is to balance the books by 2020-21.
Next Steps:
RCC will continue to oppose the tax increases while working with stakeholders to push the NB government to develop a plan to grow the economy.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact: Jim Cormier, Director (Atlantic) at: [email protected] or 902-422-4144

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
#BIR2010 Reminders & Finishing Touches
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I have to say I've confused myself completely filling out these forms and you've probably got double and triple forms from me. But you are right in saying the authors and publisheres have been hugely generous and it's wonderful that this is an international giveaway because so many times they get left out.ReplyDelete
I'm not international, but have seen the costs for shipping and it's outrageous. Just doing one contest by myself can be overwhelming so that all of you together doing this must have been difficult. Job well done. I know I haven't made it easy. I've had chaos at home which causes chaos in my brain. I thought writing it down would help, but only if you can find the piece of paper!
Happy Holiday!
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No worries about your double entries, Heather. We'll fix that when we draw the winner's names.ReplyDelete
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You all did an amazing job of organizing this giveaway. I don't know how you did it, but my hat's off to you all.ReplyDelete
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Thank God I wasn't the only one who is worried that they may have gotten confused and accidentally duplicated form entries LOL! With a shared family pc, I had to enter haphazardly then would get lost as to where I had/hadn't been hahaha
Anyway, this has been so much fun - I wish I'd had the time to comment more, but at least here I can say how very, very much these wonderful giveaways are appreciated (even if I don't win!). I imagine tons of hard work went into putting BIR2010 together, and I've enjoyed every minute of it!
Hugs & Happy Holidays to all of you terrific bloggers - may Santa drop off oodles of *book love* for each of you! :D
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With the onset of winter just around the corner and more petals on the ground than on stems, you know this is your signal to move indoors and try your hand at lighting with a twist. Of course, there is still plenty to shoot outside and oodles of seasonal stories to tell, but if you're like me, it's also a good time to catch up on a lot of photography related business (subject of a later blog).
The three photos below provide a glimpse into the behind the scenes of creating the Gerbera Daisy image above. I was excited to use the new hue lights by Phillips. My heart sings when I shoot wedding receptions with uplighting as it creates a colorful ambience so imagine my joy when Glenn bought me Hue lights for my birthday! You can control the color of each individually from an iphone or ipad. How cool is that? As you can see below, I set a combination that worked with this flower. In addition to the Hue lights (directed toward the side wall and floor behind the flower), I had a diffused LED on the table and a little flash to spot the center. I had all the room lights completely off as shown in the 3rd image below to avoid overpowering and washing out color from the Hue lights and unwanted reflections on the table. And, as if that wasn't enough I bounced my on-board flash up and back off the ceiling. Although I could have done this with a much simpler setup, I found the results flat and dull by comparison. Gerbera Daisy above was shot at 1/25s, f4.0, ISO 2500, & 100mm macro 2.8L IS USM, LED lighting, flash, Canon 5D MKIII.
The purple and yellow Irises below were shot on the same table using only the LED w/diffuser handheld above my left shoulder and projected at an angle down which yielded the nice reflections on the black etched dining room table. The orange glow is from the fireplace. Again, all the room lights were off (the room was essentially dark so I had to prefocus in Live View on a tripod with a remote trigger). Irises were shot at 1/60s, f3.5, ISO 2500, & 100mm macro 2.8L IS USM, LED lighting, no flash, Canon 5D MKIII.
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Welcome to Dartmouth!
Welcome to the Dartmouth Shambhala Meditation Group, a friendly community that welcomes both beginner and experienced meditators alike to join us for meditation and learning.
Our programs and talks offer options for both new and experienced practitioners. We continue to focus on providing rich teachings and an uplifting environment for meditation in support of making Enlightened Society possible.
Tuesday evenings are Community Practice Nights, held from 7 to 9:00 P.M. First time and long time practitioners of meditation are invited to deepen their practice through meditation, contemplation and discussion. Community Practice programs are often offered as a series of talks on a specific theme.
If you are new to meditation, we offer meditation instruction on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 P.M.
If you are seeking a more concentrated period of practice, we invite you to attend our Half-Nyinthun (half-day of sitting). The Half Nyinthun is held quarterly. Check this website for dates and details of these events. The Half Nyinthuin begins at 9:00 A.M with sitting and walking meditation. We will have a tea break from 10:45 to 11:00 A.M. after which we invite you to stay and continue sitting for group guided meditation from 11:00 A.M. to noon (Introduction to Meditation). We hope you and your family will also join us for our community potluck lunch from noon to 1:00 P.M..
Continuing throughout the year we offer diverse programs and special practice and study events offered by visiting teachers. See our calendar page for what is happening.
We warmly invite you to explore inherent sanity, gentleness and humor.
"Enlightened society is not a utopia, but a place where we are brave enough to see— and be—just who we are, surrendering our fantasies of something better. When we do that, the discovery of our own goodness on this planet becomes an exercise in appreciation and wonderment. Slowing down to self-reflect and feel our worthiness, and to feel confidence in it, creates space. Then we have the actual intelligence to know which way to go."
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The Shambhala Principle
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In addition to family law, Vicki has also worked as a corporate negotiator
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It took years to believe I was "trans enough" to call myself transgender. That's not even an unusual story. When it comes to the trans community, I know plenty of people who struggled in the same way.
Today, I feel comfortable and confident saying I am a trans woman, but that wasn't a conclusion I could reach on my own. It's intimidating to walk into a clubhouse unless someone invites you in first.
I've been thinking about this all day because a story came out recently that a trans woman accused another trans woman of not being "trans enough" to be transgender. I'm not going to bother linking to the story because what I want to say now is about the sentiment behind what she said. It's something that affected me for years and certainly continues to affect people today.
If you've ever asked yourself, "Am I transgender?" then this next part is especially for you.
If you find yourself wondering that you might be transgender, but you worry that you don't hit the criteria, then I'm telling you now that you do.
When a person accuses someone of not being "trans enough" it is elitist, self-entitled, cruel-minded horse crap.
Ignore anyone that tells you there's a checklist. There is no criteria. There is no benchmark of "you must be this trans" to transition. You are in control, you get to decide how you identify.
I used to believe the myth that to be transgender you must be absolutely miserable, suicidal even. Garbage documentaries love to force-feed the same tired narrative that trans women spend their days flipping through catalogues and crying over dresses, as if femininity is measured by how much you want to look like a 1980s Barbie doll. Meanwhile, trans men are similarly held to ridiculous standards, and non-binary people are erased altogether.
Together, the media perpetuates a damaging fallacy that keeps a lot of us sat in denial and ignorance for years.
What finally started to help me accept the truth about myself was reading the words of trans people who intentionally spoke out against the stereotypes.
I slowly realized things which now seem painfully obvious, but when you're scared, lonely and disconnected from other trans folk, it's a lot harder to learn these things.
So, in the interest of helping anyone questioning their gender or asking, "Am I transgender?" here are some things I wish I knew back when I was in your position:
You can transition without needing to
Transition doesn't have to be a desperate last resort. You can transition simply because you want to. Transition isn't a sacred act only for the worthy, it's for anyone that wants it. I'll let you in on a secret; only trans people want to transition. Only trans people size up how difficult transition is going to be and still think it looks enticing. If you want to transition then congratulations, you're trans.
You can try different labels for your gender. You don't have to denounce your gender and take up another one immediately; no one will brand it into your skin. You can experiment. It's okay to try on one identity and then later change your mind. I am a trans woman, but before this, I identified as genderqueer, which leads me to…
Non-binary gender identities exist. Being non-binary doesn't make you any more or less trans. Gender is a huge confusing concept and it's okay to find somewhere in that big confusing blob that feels right for you, without it being defined as wholly male or female.
There is no transition pathway
We're told transition is a straight line, going through HRT and ending in genital surgery. This is a lie. Transition can involve anything that feels right to you. Don't want surgery? Cool, this doesn't make you any more or less trans. What transition entails and where it ends is up to you.
You know more about your gender than anyone else
This includes family, doctors, friends, strangers and especially other trans people. You are the ultimate authority on your gender identity and you can identify as whatever you feel is right.
Clothes only embody as much meaning as you want them to
Gender is in your head, not in the fabric you're wearing. There is no mystical way to cut cloth which imbues a garment with special gender powers. A piece of clothing can't change the gender of someone wearing it. Personally, I feel better when dressed in feminine clothes, but I'm no more or less a woman when I wear a dress than when I wear jeans. Dress in a manner that is comfortable for you. A cis woman doesn't stop being a woman if she puts on a man's shirt; the same is true for trans women. A trans man can wear a dress and he is no less of a man for doing so.
It's not selfish to come out as transgender
This is only loosely related, but I think it's important to state. Many people early in their transition, and some later too, worry that they're being selfish by exploring their gender identity. They're not. Your gender identity is you. If it's taken you a long time to discover it then that's not your fault. Society puts enormous pressure on people to not identify as transgender, it takes a lot of courage to finally explore your gender identity. That's to be celebrated and commended.
It's okay to disagree with other trans people
As long as what you're saying isn't harming anyone else, it's okay to disagree with concepts and terms related to being trans. I know people, friends even, who will disagree with things I've said here, but that's the point. Your gender identity is a very intimately personal part of you, if you disagree with someone's perception of what being transgender means to you then that's fine. Essentially, go your own way, just don't be a jerk about it.
Finally, remember to be yourself, that's the whole point
I hope the above statements are helpful to someone out there. Because they are things I desperately needed to hear in earlier years. I think it also helps for me to remind myself of these things too. I'm still early into my transition and I certainly have plenty more to learn, but I think it's important for me to remember that I'm transitioning for myself. If I tried to please everyone and tick every box, I'd never have gotten anywhere.
If you need someone to talk to about being transgender, then you're welcome to hit me up on Twitter where I'm @OhMiaGod.
Source: Yes, You're 'Trans Enough' to Be Transgender


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March 4, 2017 was an absolutely beautiful day, and two lovely people said "I Do!" I had the privilege of being their wedding photographer, and it was such a joy :).
Getting married at the Nicollet Island Pavilion, we were able to take photos around the Stone Arch Bridge, St. Anthony Main, and nearby areas. Since Libby's parents live in right on St. Anthony Main, we were able to go up to their rooftop for an epic first look with a view of the Minneapolis skyline in the background.
There were so many beautiful things about this wedding that I could talk about! Libby and Aaron were so great to work with from the beginning—if you haven't seen their engagement photos, you'll have to take a look at them HERE! I loved how classy and elegant every detail was, from Libby's stunning dress to her amazing kick-ass shoes, to the lucious floral arrangements.
Ceremony & Reception: Nicollet Island Pavilion
Caterer: Mintahoe
Dress: Alvina Valenta, Che Bella
Gown Alterations: Amy Jane Studio
Grooms/Groomsmen Attire: Savvi Formalwear
Hair/Makeup: Julie Swenson/Primed MN
Officiant: Rich Phenow, Christ Presbyterian Church
Photographer: Plaid Poppy Co (that's me! ;))
Videographer: Peterson Brothers Production
Flowers: Kindred Blooms
Cake: Buttercream Cakes
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If you're wanting to create a look that will make people take notice, then you are going to want to work with Ida.
She created a book cover design for me that we then tested with our audience. Her design won hands down due to Ida's fresh, clean and inviting approach. She was responsive to my needs and really listened to what I wanted. But she also brought some ideas to the table that we hadn't even considered.
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Meghan McCain's Super Creepy Dating Tales
It publishes tomorrow morning, but the link works now. I can't believe some guy told her he wanted to give her a pearl necklace while thinking about her mom. Wowzers. I gotta give that guy a "subtext five!"
I didn't want to get on Meg's case there, AOL has a much bigger reader base, but she gets kinda stalky herself, digging through dudes' Facebook stuff. Doesn't she know that people only friend other people so they can get more friends and shit? That's why I rarely use social networking utilities, they always get perverted into circle-jerk point-scoring systems.
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If Mc Cain the RINO of all RINOs & the rest of the libs who call selves Republicans had listened to Ann Colter, Rush, Shawn & a few other Rational people we'd not now have this Socialist "nut case" (Zerobama) who really wants to destroy this great country. We'll be very fortunate if we survive McCain & other RINOs mixed with the Socialist radical Anti-American freaks.
I'm no fan of Ann Coulter but isn't Meghan McCain being just as negative and hyper-critical? And what's wrong with calling Mr Obama a Muslim? I thought libs believed that all Muslim's were beautiful people too? And truly, everyone must now realize that he is a Muslim.
boy the claws came out after meg had the balls to say what the rest of gop should have been saing from the begining. the viuralant nature of those who thought she was wrong is amazing. i have never seen so much hate crammed into such a small space.but as with most right wing nuts,low on intellect high on hate. of course that con be said of exterm left also.
when democtraic capitalism fails, it's either fascism or socialism. our ruling classes failed us by shipping jobs abroad. bush and cheney tried to resolve the problems of the american econimy through war (fascism). they failed. the only alternative for now is socialism. hopefully it will be temporary.
(EXDEM)- first – Obama is NOT a Muslim,he's Christian,just b/c of his name does not make him a Muslim,get your facts straight. Meg McCain puts down Ann Colter, and your point? About time,she has nothing I or many others want to hear,let her talk to herself.
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Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, having been played at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is also the only Grand Slam tennis tournament (the others being the Australian Open, French Open and the US Open) to be played on grass.
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A central challenge in designing and administering effective anticoagulants is achieving the proper therapeutic window and dosage for each patient. The Hill coefficient, nH, which measures the steepness of a dose-response relationship, may be a useful gauge of this therapeutic window. We sought to measure the Hill coefficient of available anticoagulants to gain insight into their therapeutic windows. We used a simple fluorometric in vitro assay to determine clotting activity in platelet poor plasma after exposure to various concentrations of anticoagulants. The Hill coefficient for argatroban was the lowest, at 1.7 ± 0.2 (95% confidence interval, CI), and the Hill coefficient for fondaparinux was the highest, at 4.5 ± 1.3 (95% CI). Thus, doubling the dose of fondaparinux from its IC50 would decrease coagulation activity by nearly a half, whereas doubling the dose of argatroban from its IC50 would decrease coagulation activity by merely one quarter. These results show a significant variation among the Hill coefficients, suggesting a similar variation in therapeutic windows among anticoagulants in our assay.
Traditional anticoagulants such as warfarin require specific dosing for individuals that can be difficult to achieve due in part to a narrow therapeutic window and a pharmacological response that varies greatly from patient to patient1,2. A response that is too high may cause hemorrhage, whereas a response that is too low would not provide sufficient antithrombotic benefit.
Recently, selective inhibitors of factor Xa and IIa have become available, and these may have wider therapeutic windows as well as less variable pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics than warfarin3. These include direct thrombin inhibitors such as dabigatran and argatroban; direct factor Xa inhibitors such as apixaban and rivaroxaban; and a synthetic pentasaccharide, fondaparinux. However, a careful side-by-side comparison of the therapeutic windows of these classes of drugs has not been performed.
Here, we consider how one aspect of the dose-response relationship, known as the Hill coefficient or nH, may indicate the drug's therapeutic window. The Hill coefficient is a measure of the steepness of a dose-response curve, with greater nH implying a steeper response4 (Fig. 1). In the case of anticoagulants acting on the coagulation cascade, a high Hill coefficient implies that a small change in the concentration relative to the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) can cause a large change in the ability to form a clot. In particular, for an anticoagulant with nH = 3, maintaining activity within ±10% of half-maximal activity requires that the drug concentration vary at most ~15% from the IC50. In comparison, for nH = 1, maintaining activity within ±10% of half-maximal activity allows for the drug concentration vary ~40% from the IC50 (Fig. 1). Because pharmacokinetic variation can cause the level of a drug in plasma to vary, a drug with a large Hill coefficient would be expected to cause a more variable response from patient to patient, and a drug with a small Hill coefficient would be expected to have a more consistent response and a wider therapeutic window2,5. Thus, even if two drugs have the same IC50, one drug may have a wider therapeutic window if its dose-response curve has a lower Hill coefficient.
Measuring dose-response curves can be difficult and time-consuming. Traditional in vitro methods of monitoring the activity of the clotting cascade, such as measuring the International Normalized Ratio, are not able to assess the activity of the network as a whole. On the other hand, monitoring the clotting cascade in vivo is technically challenging. Therefore, we developed a high-throughput fluorometric assay for thrombin activity, based on similar work from other groups6,7,8,9. We used this assay to systematically determine the dose-response relationships and Hill coefficients of five selective anticoagulants in platelet poor plasma.
Results and Discussion
We found that our system was able to adequately capture the dynamics of thrombin generation. We supplemented platelet poor plasma with Z-Gly-Gly-Arg-aminomethylcoumarin (Z-GGR-AMC), which releases fluorescent AMC upon cleavage by thrombin. We initiated coagulation by adding Ca2+ and tissue factor, and then we monitored AMC fluorescence over time. A set of 12 time courses of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-treated control wells is displayed in Fig. 2A. Following the addition of Ca2+ and 100 pM lipidated tissue factor, there was a lag phase of about 15 minutes during which the cascade had been triggered, but no detectable thrombin had been generated. The lag phase was followed by an explosive growth in the amount of AMC fluorescence (and therefore thrombin) generated, which continued to rise until its peak at around 170 minutes. After the peak, the fluorescence decayed slowly, presumably due to photobleaching effects. These data show that our assay successfully reproduced the coagulation cascade in an in vitro, high throughput assay format.
Subsequently, we determined the dose-response relationships of five different anticoagulants: two thrombin-selective inhibitors (argatroban and dabigatran) and three factor Xa-selective inhibitors (fondaparinux, apixaban, and rivaroxaban). We used the maximum level of fluorescence reached over the entire time course in order to compare thrombin activity at different drug doses, including DMSO-treated controls. In order to determine the Hill coefficient, we fit a Hill curve to the data. These data and the results of the modeling are shown in Fig. 2B–F and summarized in Table 1. Although the plots show only a portion of the dose-response curve for clarity, all drugs span the entire dynamic range from the baseline control level to essentially no AMC fluorescence produced. The best-fit Hill curves are shown in red, and the Hill coefficients ranged from 1.7 ± 0.2 (95% CI) for argatroban to 4.5 ± 1.3 for fondaparinux. Thus, doubling the dose of fondaparinux from its IC50 would lead to a large 46% decrease in coagulation activity, whereas doubling the dose of argatroban from its IC50 would lead to a decrease of 26%, about half the size. This implies that the therapeutic window of argatroban may be significantly greater than that of fondaparinux.
Our method applies a classical enzymatic analysis to develop a novel and rapid method for comparing the therapeutic windows of anticoagulants in plasma. In the context of route of administration, these results are of differing importance for each of these drugs. Some medications are given orally, on a regular basis, while others are administered intravenously. For example, fondaparinux is often administered intravenously10, but can sometimes be given orally in low doses11. Rivaroxaban is administered orally for initial treatment of venous thromboembolism and secondary prevention after acute coronary syndromes. A major challenge with rivaroxaban and others of similar administrative routes and chemical composition (like dabigitran and apaxiban, also evaluated in this paper) is keeping the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) below a level with a high bleeding risk, while keeping the minimum plasma concentration (Ctrough) high enough to be effective12. Our results provide new insight for predicting these outcomes. We have shown that there is an approximately three-fold variation in the Hill coefficient among the five anticoagulants tested. This implies that certain anticoagulants could have a significantly wider "sweet spot" for delivering a beneficial bleeding risk/antithrombotic benefit ratio.
Our study indicates that some drugs may be more beneficial than others, depending on clinical and patient circumstances. Argatroban and dabigitran have smaller confidence intervals around the Hill coefficient and less severe consequences for increasing the dose. Perhaps medication that meets these criteria should be considered above others, and drugs that have a shorter and more severe decline might be more appropriate for more acute treatment. For example, argatroban has a wide window (Fig. 2B) which has implications for administration, especially since this drug is given intravenously to stroke patients13,14.
Additional factors can influence choice of anticoagulant. For instance, because dabigitran is eliminated via the kidneys, poor kidney function must be considered for deciding drug and dosage15. Furthermore, the experiments in this study were conducted on blood without the presence of additional drugs, whereas patients taking anticoagulants are likely to also take additional medications. When taken concomitantly, the plasma concentration of the anticoagulants may change significantly. Our analysis suggests that anticoagulants with lower Hill coefficients will be more resilient to this type of drug interaction. Study of these drugs in clinical settings are necessary to determine whether this is indeed the case. Indeed, the use of the Hill coefficient as an indicator of therapeutic window should be evaluated in further modeling studies and with experiments in vitro and in vivo.
Materials and Methods
In vitro assay for thrombin activity
~100 ml of blood was withdrawn from Dr. Nicholas Tatonetti (N.P.T.) via venipuncture into a standard syringe, and then expelled into tubes with final concentration of 0.011 M sodium citrate and 50 mg/ml corn trypsin inhibitor (SCAT-27-45/50SC, Haematologic Technologies Inc.). Whole blood was immediately processed into platelet poor plasma as follows. Tubes were centrifuged at 2900 × g for 20 minutes in an Eppendorf 5810 R table top centrifuge. The supernatant was slowly and carefully removed by pipetting with a trimmed P1000 pipette tip and then transferred into fresh 50 ml screw-top tubes (Corning 430828). These tubes were again centrifuged at 290 × g. The supernatant was removed as before, placed into fresh 50 ml tubes, mixed by inversion several times, aliquoted into 15 ml screw-top tubes (Corning 430790), and then frozen by placing into a −80 °C freezer for storage. Before use, aliquots were thawed by immersion in a 37 °C water bath until the tube temperature reached at least room temperature.
Dabigatran (S2196), Rivaroxaban (S3002), and Apixaban (S1593) were purchased from Selleckchem; Fondaprinux sodium (114870-03-0) was purchased from BOC Sciences; and Argatroban monohydrate (A0487-5MG) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. All were diluted to 1 mM and 10 mM stock solutions in DMSO.
In order to monitor thrombin activity, 200 μM final concentration of Z-GGR-AMC (Bachem 4002155) was first added to thawed platelet poor plasma from above. 18 μL of this solution was plated into each well of a 384-well plate using a Matrix WellMate 8-channel Microplate Dispenser. Drugs at the desired concentrations and the appropriate amount of DMSO normalization was added to each well using an HP D300 Digital Dispenser. Finally, 1 μL of a solution of 400 mM Ca2+ and 100 pM tissue factor (from a lyophilized stock resuspended in 2.6 mM phosphatidylcholine and 2.6 mM phosphatidylserine to 371 nM recombinant tissue factor, RLTF-0350, Haematologic Technologies Inc.) was added using a FlexDrop PLUS Precision Reagent Dispenser to each well to trigger coagulation. After five minutes, the plate was immediately transferred to an Envision 2104-0010 Multilabel Plate Reader to monitor the amount of AMC present at each time (excitation 346 nm and emission 443 nm using a monochromator).
Data analysis
Data was prepared using custom Python scripts. Curve fitting of dose-response data to the Hill equation was performed in Mathematica (Wolfram).
All methods were carried out in accordance with the protocol, which was reviewed and approved by the Columbia University Medical Center Institutional Review Board (IRB-AAAQ3001). Informed consent was obtained from all subjects.
Additional Information
How to cite this article: Chang, J. B. et al. A novel, rapid method to compare the therapeutic windows of oral anticoagulants using the Hill coefficient. Sci. Rep. 6, 29387; doi: 10.1038/srep29387 (2016).
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Quigley spokeswoman Aviva Gibbs on Sunday afternoon told the Tribune that Quigley would vote in favor of the measure providing that "there is no last-minute change to the bill that would compromise a woman's right to choose."
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From the time we are born, there are people and systems around us making decisions that we could not possibly know the effect of. Society has a strange way of forcing one to become what it believes one should be, and poverty has a terrible way of increasing our vulnerability to these forces. In such an environment, does potential even matter? Kim Feinberg, founder of the Tomorrow Trust, shares her personal story about the power of creating the right environment for potential to be nurtured.


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Lee's Fifth Avenue has been around for many years and I have been shopping there for about 10-15 years. The thing is though, I have only, in the past, shopped at Lee's for work clothes, a blazer here and there, cardigans or business suit. They have quality clothes that are a little pricey.
I happened into Lee's a few weeks ago and I must say I was pleasantly surprised, they had a Juniors section and trendy clothes for the Fashionista in me. I happened along this number and yes it wasn't cheap at all it was over $88oo JMD plus GCT ($75 USD) a lot more for Bargain Naturalists like muah.
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WHEN: Wednesday, September 17th, Workshop: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
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9:00 am Dr. Lucy Jones is a seismologist and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California. She has been with the US Geological Survey and a Visiting Research Associate at the Seismological Laboratory of Caltech since 1983. In January 2014, she entered into a partnership on behalf of the USGS with the City of Los Angeles to serve as Seismic Risk Advisor to Mayor Eric Garcetti.
10:00 am Cecilia V. Estolano is an expert in sustainable economic development and urban revitalization. The many projects she has directed as co-founder of ELP Advisors include advising local governments, non-profits and foundations on redevelopment dissolution and economic revitalization; overseeing research on green infrastructure and job creation in Philadelphia; and managing complex multi-stakeholder processes, including the creation of economic development implementation plans and the LA 2050 visioning project for the Goldhirsh Foundation. Ms. Estolano is a graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law and holds an M.A. in Urban Planning from UCLA.
11:00 am David Grannis, CEO and President of PointC consulting which focuses on working with public and private clients to find sustainable solutions to land use and transportation challenges. Mr. Grannis, a graduate of USC, worked for a Councilperson in Los Angeles and founded Planning Company Associated before his involvement with PointC.
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I am one of those girls who's either wearing sky-high heels or high-top sneakers. There's hardly ever an in-between. But even on my sporty days I like to look stylish–so I've compiled a list of some of my favorite sporty brands that every fashionista should know about!
Civil Sports Bra | Fleece Bomber Jacket | Focused and Fierce Hoodie | Baseball Jersey
One of my favorite sporty brands, CIVIL Regime Girls, just dropped their newest line, "CIVIL Hotline," available exclusively at PacSun online. The promo materials for the line feature the adorable Michele Maturo (not pictured here), and the line itself is just as aesthetically pleasing.
Give This World Hoodie | Mind Over Matter Tee | Live Everyday Tee | Best Day Ever Sweats
Another brand you've seen me post about before, Good hYOUman's casual, comfy pieces are sure to inspire with the uplifting sayings printed on each one. Make a statement with one of their hoodies, tshirts, sweats, or leggings.
Kemble Bomber Jacket | Animal Print Sweatshirt | Long Sleeve Sweater
Kit and Ace was started by the founder of Lulu Lemon's wife and son. Kit and Ace makes amazing athleisure gear made of sophisticated, high end fabrics–like cashmere.
Chrystal Skull Leggings | Zig Zag Print Leggings | Pewter Crop Tights | Olive Croc Leggings
You've probably seen the leggings carried by BANDIER on Instagram–they're a fashion blogger favorite, and for good reason. BANDIER curates over 50 activewear brands from around the world, with products in a wide range of styles and price points. No matter what catches your fancy on their site, you'll definitely turn heads inside and outside the gym. Bandier also sells all different kinds of activewear (besides leggings)–including sneakers!
Planetary Power Pullover | Blue Floral Hoodie | Dotted Sweatshirt
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Guacamole Remix: The Avo-Cobb-Ofeatured
A bowl of guacamole brings the party. That is a fact. Luscious, creamy avocados, sweet tomato, a squirt of lime, and crunchy tortilla chips...all I need is a cold Corona, a gabfest with my girls, and that's what I call a great night. Speaking of avocados and estrogen-charged gabfests, the inspiration for this guacamole remix comes from a dinner I attended while at EVO a few weeks back. It was hosted by California Avocados, with special guests, Top Chef Masters Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger. In true Top Chef form, Mary Sue and Susan turned the quick-fire on us, challenging us to come up with a winning guacamole recipe using the ingredients on hand...in 10 minutes. There was tropical guac, Italian guac, 4-am-hangover-cure guac...the one that caught my fancy though, was a Cobb Salad take on guac. What a great idea! The concept and a great name have stuck in my brain since that night, so I decided to run with it. Presenting... The Avo-Cobb-O.
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The Avo-Cobb-O is like a Cobb Salad...err...minus the salad... ...plus the chips. The beauty of cooking with new people is that you learn all sorts of fun tricks and try things you'd never have thought of on your own.
- PIT & PEEL YOUR AVOCADOS the safe/easy/fast way.
- Mix in a bit of SOUR CREAM when you mash the avocados. Mmm, creamy!
- Stir in some CRUSHED TORTILLA CHIPS for unexpected, awesome texture. (Brilliant move on that one, Rachel.)
Avo-Cobb-O Guacamole
Guacamole like you've never had it before. The Avo-Cobb-O is like a Cobb Salad"¦minus the salad"¦plus the chips.
- 3 ripe avocados
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 4 slices bacon, diced and cooked
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- Juice and zest of 1 lime
- Tortilla chips
- Fried eggs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Remove the pit and peel of the avocados. Dice half of an avocado and set aside for garnishing.
- Mash up the rest. Mix in the sour cream, lime juice and zest, a handful of crushed tortilla chips, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon it all into your presentation bowl.
- On top of the guacamole, layer on the diced avocado, chopped tomato, bacon bits, cheddar, cilantro, and another handful of crushed tortilla chips (creating a striped pattern).
- Serve with fried eggs and tortilla chips. (Or toss it all into a flour tortilla and call it the best breakfast burrito ever.)
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Luminaria was simply amazing!
My husband and I had the toughest time picking our villa for our honeymoon (Aug 2005), but Viva!Vacations was very helpful making recommendations about villas that met our needs (you know, privacy, view, pool, spa), and they suggested a newly remodeled place called Luminaria and we are so glad we took it!
Because it is newly remodeled it was a real joy to stay in. The view was amazing (both St. Thomas and Coral Bay), the pool was cool with its fiber optics and waterfall, the spa was great for watching stars at night, the living areas of the house had two walls of sliding glass doors/screens and opening them all made it super breezy and cool. The master bedroom was a/c which was a nice retreat at night. Also it faced the sunrise, which gently woke us up every morning. There is also dvr and sat. tv, and sat. radio that can be piped down to the pool. Also, I desperately now want my very own ice maker.
For nature lovers, this spot is ideal. All kinds of birds come to visit (bananaquit especially), and if you are an entymologist the bees living in the porch off the kitchen will not freak you out. There is an amazingly fragrant Frangipani next to the pool that you should not miss! Incredible.
Also, the villa is somewhat centrally located on the island for people who like to hike and explore more than Cruz Bay. There is a book in the villa called "St.John: Off the Beaten Path" and I highly recommend checking it out. Our favorite hike/snorkels were Brown Bay and Tektite. There is also lots of interesting history contained in the book.
Also, you have to go to Miss Lucy's for brunch on Sunday, it is not to be missed. Just head to the south end of the island and try not to hit the donkeys and goats.
You must have a jeep to rent this villa. And the driveway is insane! It seemed like everyone we talked to that lived in St.John knew about our driveway and all had opinions about it one way or the other. It is some driveway!
As for drawbacks for this villa, I can't really think of any. There were a few incidents (hot water cut out for two days, a couple of scorpions here and there, a fly infestation for a few days) but the fact is that this place was so amazing (and St.John too) that those things barely made any impact at all on our wonderful two week honeymoon.
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I used to be one of those super rigorous types who would never beep at the security scan, never had a drop of liquid nor need for those tacky plastic bags, cases were minimal and compact – raising my long-suffering eyebrow at hapless travellers in their belts-boots-coins clanging frenzies. I had no sympathy for that super irresponsible mother who deliberately let her rambunctious toddler zip around in a trolley until it eventually overturned and pounded the kid on the head. I had travel heels, travel lipstick, crease-free cocktails-to-cab outfit, and a shopping list at duty-free (Bvlgari sunglasses/Shiseido foundation/more lipstick). Everything I needed was on my phone – for everything else there was AMEX – and I was ready to go, go, go. But first, the pit stop for some whiskey tasting at Heathrow.
Tonight, my gigantic multi-compartmentalized carry-on backpack (gasp, faint!)demands to know if I can stuff more into it. For surely, apart from LU crackers, cheerios, organic Ella travel-spaghetti + spoon, milk powder, muslin, spare muslin, blueberries, string cheese, iPad with 10 kid apps, there will be more, more, more toddler travel must-haves. I'm the food mule, hubby the loo-supplies camel.
I'm trying to remember where the kiddie zone with giant plastic tulips and clogs are at Schiphol. Most importantly, I need to know who (plural) to sue if there is a delay.
The worst is figuring out what to wear. We are going to Canada, so the boots have to be ice-friendly. No space in the luggage for other fabulous footwear so it will also have to be versatile. Cue the new Sorel Joan-of-Arc ankle booties with SERIOUS tread. Jeans and a top of course – but the fabric has to be hardy enough to withstand Petit-Homme's yanking and chomping. No light colours in the eventuality of spitting/throwing up (the former him, the latter me). Top has to be long enough for decency in all the contortions of chasing, bending, lifting, bowing, begging. Coat – well, the Canada Goose Mystique will is a no-go this year – just too much to schlep around to have to worry about a full length sleeping-bag wannabe.
So it's going to be, high-waisted skinny jeans, the 6 year-old red tunic Lacoste sweater, and a short winter parka (with excessive fur trim as my only tribute to frivolity.)
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SAN FRANCISCO — Retired adult star Bree Olson is now the face and voice of Verified Call.
Verified Call is the newest platform that connects fans to their favorite performers. Julie Cash, Kiki D'Aire, Kaz B, Dee Siren, Hope (aka Little Miss Taft), Jacky Joy and Leya Falcon are just a few of the adult models already signed up, and more are signing on daily.
Performers have two options to take a call — they can have their own unique profile page or connect with fans through their pay sites. Before they take their first call, all performers are verified, so the fans know they're talking to the real deal. Olson will also be taking calls — fans can go to her page, https://verifiedcall.com/profiles/bree or to her short link vrfd.co/bree to see if she's available or put in their phone number to be alerted when she's on next. Every performer receives a free profile page and short link to tweet, post and promote to their fans.
"There have been companies like this in the past asking me to represent them, and I have turned them all down, except Verified Call," Olson said. "Unlike other products, Verified is the height of technology and aren't an adult only company, and that's what I like about them. With the technology they're bringing, they could change the adult industry forever."
Verified Call also on Monday re-launched its site with improved navigation and new videos added that show how it all works. Additionally, talent agencies, studios, adult-oriented companies and webmasters can now use the platform.
Foxxx Modeling was the first agency on board and others will be added this month. The company said that studios can use the service to promote movies, products and stars, while webmasters can parlay Verified Call into additional revenue on paysites and also explore revenue opportunities with free sites. White label sites can work seamlessly with the platform by accepting virtual currency, the company added.
"Originally, we set the site up for performers, so they could make money and not have to be tied down to being connected at home, doing their make-up and hair and/or going on webcam — girls can easily make hundreds or even thousands weekly," said Kurt Vogner, president of Verified Call. "Performers can take calls while sitting in traffic, waiting on set, etc... the technology goes wherever their phone goes. They set the rate per minute, decide when they work and if they'll take the call.
"They get 100 percent of what they charge — we make our money by adding on a processing fee paid for completely by the caller. Since we've done well with the girls, we decided to open up the platform to industry professionals like therapists and lawyers, so they can profit, too."
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Aerial Dance Festival Showcase Performances: Toward the Light
Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
Boulder, CO 80302
During this unbelievable spectacle, you'll have the chance to glimpse contemporary aerial dance routines choreographed and performed by internationally recognized faculty, such as Angela Delsanter and Teo Spencer, from the Aerial Dance Festival. Using trapezes, fabric, and other aerial apparatus, the high flyers will show off never-before-seen gravity defying feats.
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