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Copyright: October 6, 2002
By: Laura Deni
Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels bucks the trend. In 1979 he married his childhood sweetheart, Kathleen Treado, on a Friday the 13th. They spent their 14th anniversary renewing their marriage vows in Las Vegas. Officiating was an Elvis impersonator who told them this was serious to him so they should stop giggling, but in the middle of the vows stopped to sing
Love Me, Tender.
Then there is that business in Michigan. The project should have died on the vine. Instead The Purple Rose Theatre is a bloomin' success story.
The theatre was founded by Daniels in 1991 in the most unlikely place of Chelsea, Michigan.
While Daniels is not the first actor to start his own theatre, other thespian linked stages have been located in the New York tri-state area or metropolitan Los Angeles. Going "into the sticks" to create a theatre showcasing new works defies feasibility studies.
Alan Ribant, Managing Director of The Purple Rose, spoke with Broadway To Vegas.
"Jeff's original mission was to nurture original playwrights. Out of the 42 shows we've done, 24 have been world premieres.
People stereotyped as having a hay seed, corn field reputation are paying their hard earned money and taking their time to watch a totally unknown play.
"That's right!" gleefully responded Ribant. "As Jeff likes to say - We do "get it" out here. We are located 15 minutes from the University of Michigan. We are about 45 minutes to Detroit which has five million people and we are four hours from Chicago. We get a lot of theatre tours."
Lanford Wilson
"This season two of our original plays will open off Broadway," continued Ribant. As the theatre that commissioned the work and premiered the project, The Purple Rose receives a small percentage of the royalties.
Book of Days
that Lanford Wilson wrote here will open this month at The Signature in New York," said Ribant. "It will be directed by Marshall Mason," he added referring to the former Artistic Director of Circle Rep and long time Wilson collaborator.
Book of Days
which received the 1999 American Theater Critics Association's Best New Play Award will see its New York premiere staged October 15 - December 8.
"Our artistic director, Guy Sanville, will be going to New York to direct the other Wilson show,
Rain Dance.
Previews begin in April," Ribant added.
9/11 effected all forms of entertainment and The Purple Rose was no exception. "There was some drop off but we were able to overcome that because prior to 9/11 we had picked an entire season of comedies," explained Ribant.
To survive, most small, medium and regional non-profit theaters get their life's blood from subscription sales. The Purple Rose defied tradition.
"We don't sell subscriptions," emphasized Ribant. "We sell only single tickets. Since 1991 we have sold over 246,000 tickets. We now have a $1.5 million budget. About 60 percent of that is brought in through ticket sales."
The rest is from corporate sponsors, fund raisers such as last night's Gala Event or the annual Comedy Golf Tournament.
"Performances take place 42 weeks out of the year with six to seven shows a week," added Ribant.
Recently The Purple Rose underwent a multi million dollar renovation and expansion. See Broadway To Vegas column of January 28, 2001.
"We started with a miniscule budget and four employees that first year patching together this theater," continued Ribant. "We were living hand to mouth as we were building an audience out in the corn fields. Now we have 23 full and part-time employees and teach classes."
Alan Ribant
Detroit native Ribant has been on board as managing director since the beginning. No, he wasn't a friend or business partner of Daniels. He'd never met the man and simply applied cold for the position.
Ribant received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Wayne State University and a Master of Arts from the University of Arizona and was employed at both of their theatre departments. Having spent 1983-1990 with regional theatre companies he was working at Lincoln Center in New York when he applied to Purple Rose.
"For personal and professional reasons I wanted to return to Michigan," explained Ribant. "I had been applying at other Michigan based theatres when I heard about Jeff starting a theatre. I applied and got the job. I started in on ground level," continued the managing director who commutes from Ann Arbor where he lives with his wife, Emily Bramblett, and their daughter Gemma.
Jeff Daniels as Gen. Joshua Chamberlain in
Daniels, a guy who believe in fate but has never been to psychic, has made some cosmic moves, traveling sans ego. Clint Eastwood called him a non-maintenance movie star.
The self-effacing actor always said he didn't want to be known as the snobbish movie star "with the big house up on the hill." So he started The Purple Rose theatre explaining, "I didn't want to be the millionaire movie star."
Opening up a little theatre solved that "worry." Daniels put his own bankroll behind the project.
Daniels patterned The Purple Rose after New York's Circle Repertory Company, which Daniels had joined as an apprentice in 1978.
He received an Drama Desk nomination for his performance as Jed in the 1978 Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's
The Fifth of July.
Daniels plays the role in several different production. In one of them he had to carry Christopher Reeve up a flight of stairs.
Daniels went on to win an Obie Award for the 1982 production of
Johnny Got His Gun.
He may have honed his acting on Broadway, but it was the big screen that introduced him to the masses.
Terms of Endearment, Heartburn, Marie, Pleasantville, Fly Away Home
Dumb and Dumber,
from off-Broadway to Stephen Spielberg, Daniels is one of the few actors who can convincingly deliver both comedy or drama. Woody Allen called him the next Cary Grant.
The Purple Rose Theatre is named after the Allen directed
The Purple of Rose of Cairo
in which Daniels played an egotistical actor who steps down off the screen to romance a surprised Mia Farrow, who was then Allen's real life love.
While Daniels may have physically been in New York or Hollywood, his heart has always lived in Michigan. He made his leap of faith and has never looked back.
Today the multi-faceted Daniels is a blues guitarist who has written over 160 songs, penned eight plays and still manages to make what averages out to a movie a year.
In addition Daniels co-founded the Michigan based Purple Rose Films with Bob Brown. In that capacity he has written, directed, and starred in two original movies for PRF:
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Super Sucker
- which won the Audience Award for Best Feature at this year's HBO Comedy Arts Festival.
His full time commitment, The Purple Rose, has turned into one of the most successful little theatres in America.
If it appears that Jeff Daniels seems to have it all, it's because he works at it.
A scene from
Across the Way
Photo Courtesy The Purple Rose Theatre
Currently on the marquee of The Purple Rose is Daniels' new play
Across The Way
directed by Guy Sanville, which began previews September 26, had the opening night Gala last night and runs through December 1.
Across The Way
is the first new play by Daniels to be produced at the Purple Rose since 1998. This is the eighth world premiere that Jeff has written. Four of his plays have been published by Drama Desk services.
It is billed as a "mysterious play about a helpful neighbor who discovers that the secrets within an old man's heart mirror the emotions deep inside her soul."
Across The Way,
which has nudity, features Sandra Birch, David Daoust, Bryan McElroy, Michelle Mountain, Inga R. Wilson and Will David Young.
Production design for
Across The Way
includes set design by Andrew Gorney, costume design by Colleen Ryan-Peters, lighting design by Reid G. Johnson, prop design by Danna Segrest, and sound design by Quintessa Duffield. The stage manager is Amy Hickman, with Michelle DiDimenico as assistant stage manager.
Two television series with quirky themes are being aired. One is a hit and one isn't. Both have ties to ABC.
Derek Cecil
Push, Nevada
is about an IRS investigator - played by Derek Cecil - trying to find out what's going on in a corrupt desert town called Push, Nevada. Someone has been embezzling millions from the local casino and everyone on the show is trying to find out where the cash is being stashed.
Push, Nevada
the brainchild of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, is a show with a fascinating theme, a gimmick of giving away $1 million dollars to a viewer who watches all 13 episodes of the ABC whodunit and solves the caper and - it's a failure. The creators have tried too hard.
Probably the demise will be blamed on placing the show opposite
Survivor: Thailand.
Actually, the show would have been doomed if it was the only thing on the air.
If the creators wanted to stage a psychological mystery game, then they should have consulted a few books on deviate psychology and the importance of color and movement in mind control. New York has the one the largest research libraries in the world. It's free and somebody should have taken their legs up those marble steps.
There are reasons advertising giants study the effects of color, movement and sound in marketing a product.
Push, Nevada
is the product. The directing, lighting, costume and set colors doomed the show. What may have worked better on a big screen is both nerve wracking and suffocating on the boob tube.
Views are turning off the show and not able to articulate a reason. Numerous answers are being spewed about - acceptable sounding phrases from normal people who are reluctant to admit they don't understand why or can't explain their feelings.
It's psychological mind game playing, only the results are the absolute opposite of what the creators had in mind. Nobody is buying the product.
The colors are mostly hues of Navy blue and black with a red object or light thrown in. Somebody must have read a design book that says every totally dark room needs one object in it that is red, orange or yellow - which happens to be true - only in this case it is used too often and thus turns a dramatic effect into the annoying.
The camera angles are too sharp edged, frequently too close and too choppy. On a small screen - depending upon the personality of the person watching - the results are that the viewer gets nervous, anxious, jittery or bored. Instead of enticing the viewer to become a part of the audience and return, the effect is to just get away.
A person can be brain washed through the use of sound, light and movement. When the subconscious begins to feel trapped, the owner of that mind will flip the dial to break free from the camera angles, color, and lighting and not be able to put their finger on the reason. They just know they need to get away.
What makes a hit show is appealing to the person who works at least 40 hours a week, comes home tired, wants to be fed, and flop down in fron the television to relax.
Push, Nevada
is not mind friendly.
Demonstrating how to do it right is the marvelous show
starring the delightfully talented Tony Shalhoub. Talk about placing a show opposite ratings' grabbers, this series debuted on the USA Network in July. They were up against
But, if you are good, eventually people find you. Now ABC is not just re-running
episodes, but has
leading into
Push, Nevada
in hopes of gaining some hold over viewers.
Shalhoub plays obsessive-compulsive private investigator Adrian Monk, thrown into the state of both acute awareness coupled with dread following his wife's murder. Now he suffers from a fear of heights, milk, darkness and germs.
Brilliantly written, acted and directed, the show traps the audience into returning. The seduction is within the writing and acting. The directing, lighting, costume and set colors enhance the story rather than distract by attempting to be their own sub plot.
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patterned after the Hollywood Walk of Fame will have movie star Arlene Dahl, producer Marty Richards and other New York showbiz icons inaugurate this salute to Broadway by hosting a reception at Richard's River House duplex on Thursday, October 10. Special guest of honor, Carol Channing, will be one of the first artists to receive a star on Broadway. Jerry Herman, composer of
Hello Dolly,
Carol's most memorable musical, will present her with a replica of her star.
The Broadway Walk of Stars will begin on the sidewalks of Broadway at Times Square, with specially designed stars to be placed in the sidewalks throughout Times Square area.
In 1952, MGM Star Arlene Dahl became one of the first actresses in Hollywood to receive her star on the newly created Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today, fifty years later, Dahl is spearheading this project as President and Founder of The Broadway Walk of Stars Foundation, Inc. Alvin Cooperman is Executive Director of the foundation and Tim Tompkins is President of Times Square Business Development.
will salute Rod Steiger and Kim Hunter on October 11 in Los Angeles.
goes to Bernadette Peters. As the world of musical theater celebrates the Richard Rodgers Centennial, Pittsburgh CLO has joined with the families of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, to present the eighth Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater to Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters.
Established in 1988, this award recognizes an individual whose creative contributions to musical theater have clearly been spectacular - someone whose achievements will encourage others to similarly strive for excellence.
This prestigious award will be presented to Ms. Peters at a gala award dinner on October 10 at the Omni William Penn Hotel. Past recipients of the award have included including Mary Martin, Julie Andrews, Harold Prince, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Stephen Sondheim, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gwen Verdon.
Guernsey's Auction House is doing its biggest pop music auction ever: Elvis' first guitar, a 1946 gift from his parents. Also the last one he ever played, from his 1977 St. Petersburg, Fla., performance are up for bid. Other guitars to be gaveled down belonged to Jimi Hendrix, John Entwhistle of The Who, B.B. King, Waylon Jennings, the Doobie Brothers, the Grateful Dead and Chet Atkins.
Elvis Presley guitars up for auction
There are Kiss farewell tour outfits. An 800 lot auction contains costumes and props from major motion pictures. You can bid on a Charlie Chaplin cane, or a Marilyn Monroe dress and jewelry. Pianos include Elvis' player piano, Liberace's Baldwin concert grand, Motown's ivories which were used by Marvin Gaye, the Supremes and the Temptations.
Memorabilia. The Jackson 5 audition tapes, Michael Jackson's first signed contract, Madonna possessions, and autographed Joe Cocker items. Cars are also will go to the highest bidder. They include Hank Williams' 1948 Packard limo, Elvis' Mercedes and a Sinatra's Rolls.
The event takes place at the Altman Building, NYC Previews Oct 10-11 with the auction taking place Oct 12-13.
No joke - it's a girl for comedian Rita Rudner and her husband Martin Bergmann, who have adopted a now three-month-old infant they named Molly. The happy new parents were on hand when the little beauty was born in California. Waiting at home with a welcoming tail wag was Bonkers, the dog which is part of Rudner's act. The family lives in Las Vegas where Rita is a permanent enjoyment at the New York-New York Resort performing at least through December 31. Expect a lot of new comedy material as Rita copes with motherhood and Bonkers faces an identity crisis of no longer being the only "child" in the household.
musicians around the world, including Itzhak Perlman, the Boston Symphony and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, will participate in a tribute Oct. 10 to
Wall Street Journal
reporter Daniel Pearl on the first Daniel Pearl Music Day. Pearl, who was killed in Pakistan while pursuing a story about terrorists, would have been 39 on Oct. 10.
As a tribute to his life and as a way to unite around his spirit, the Daniel Pearl Foundation encouraged individuals to create or support a musical event in their community. Music projects to unite performers from disparate backgrounds in a common artistic pursuit with classical, jazz, blues and folk music especially encouraged. Currently events are being planned in the U.S., Asia, and Europe.
starring Oscar and Tony Award winning Joel Grey takes place Saturday, October 12 at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor. Joel Grey - The Road to Cabaret - will be "an intimate evening of Conversation, Music and Q&A" beginning at 8 p.m. with a reception immediately following in the Theatre's Lobby.
Tickets to Bay Street's benefit evening, Joel Grey - The Road Cabaret are $100 per person and can be obtained by calling Julie Fitzgerald at Bay Street Theatre at 631-725-0818.
the second-longest-running show in Broadway history will play its final performance March 15, 2003, having played a total of 6,612 performances and run 16 years on Broadway. The production has grossed $390 million on Broadway and $1.8 billion worldwide.
Les Miserables
never lost any money in any of its 16 years, although it is just currently breaking even.
a rediscovery of the 1978 Broadway musical based on a 1960s film and returning to the pre-Broadway book by Steve Tesich, with music by Peter Link and lyrics by Jacob Brackman.
This whimsical comedy unfolds as a young World War I American soldier, Johnny Able, stumbles upon the curious inhabitants of a small French village who greet him as their long-lost king. He finds refuge and love while saving the village from the Germans.
Directed by Gabe Barre the cast features Robert Aronson, Pamela Burrell, Joe Farrell, Melissa Hart, Vanessa Lemonides, Gabor Morea, Casper Roos, Joe Vincent, Gordon Joseph Weiss. They are joined by the ensemble consisting of; Katie Adams, Mark Brey, Kevin Browning, Sally Mae Dunn, Bob Jester, Kevin Loreque, Rose McGuire, Kilty Reidy, Greg Roderick, Tom Souhrada, and Leslie Stevens.
That creative team includes; Peggy Hickey (Choreographer), James Youmans (Set Designer), Pamela Scofield (Costume Designer), Tim Hunter (Lighting Designer), Michael O'Flaherty ( Musical Director).
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT Began previews on October 4. Officially opens October 11 with performances through December 15.
which will open at the Strand Theatre in London early next year, will star Emmy winning Michael Richards, making his West End stage debut. He plays the role made famous by Cary Grant in the 1944 movie. Tickets go on sale tomorrow. October 7.
Matthew Francis directs the cast which includes Stephen Tompkinson, Thelma Barlow and Marcia Warren.
Produced by Katharine Dore, designed by Stephen Brimson Lewis, with lighting by Mark Henderson.
Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace first opened in London at the Strand Theatre in 1942 and was last seen on stage at the Whitehall in 1977. Previews begin February 14 with the official opening slated for February 25. Strand Theatre in London.
by David Hare is a two person play starring Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Judi Dench directed by Howard Davies. This world premiere is a compelling tale of two women whose lives are interwoven in ways neither of them yet understand. Madeleine Palmer (Maggie Smith) is a retired curator, living alone on the Isle of Wight. One day to her door comes Angela Beale (Judi Dench), a popular novelist whom she has met only once before. The progress of a single night comes fascinatingly to echo the hidden course of their lives.
Press night is October 15. This world premiere, which is totally sold out, is taking place at the Haymarket Theatre in London.
by Richard Dresser will star George Wendt when the production has its world premiere of this play, about two down-on- their-luck little league coaches who battle their own demons while mounting a season against all odds. BJ Jones directs. October 9-November 17. Northlight Theatre which is the resident producing theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, Ill.
at the Pasadena Playhouse, has had the talented Leslie Uggams in the role of Peggy, replacing Phylicia Rashad who took a week's vacation. Ms. Rashad returns October 8. Playing through October 13th only, Rashad and Diahann Carroll star in this play by Charles Randolph-Wright. Music by Nona Hendryx, with lyrics by Nona Hendryx and Charles Randolph-Wright. The production also stars Clifton Davis and Michael McElroy as "Blue." Directed by Sheldon Epps.
starring Las Vegas resident Tony Curtis opens a four week run at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on October 8.
currently staging its New Jersey premiere. Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg . Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Alain Boublil. Directed by Mark S. Hoebee. Through October 20 at the Paper Mill Playhouse, which is the State Theatre of New Jersey.
by Neil LaBute is from the director of the films
In the Company of Men, Nurse Betty
and the new release
This trilogy of short plays is about everyday evil. They include
Medea Redux,
in which a woman tells about her relationship with a junior high school English teacher;
Iphigenia in Orem,
in which a Utah businessman makes a chilling confession to a stranger in a Las Vegas hotel room; and A
Gaggle of Saints,
in which a young Mormon couple's anniversary weekend in New York City turns violent Opened October 4 running through October 18 at the Darkhorse Theater in Nashville.
a new play by Luke Yankee and Jim Bontempo, will have a staged reading on Monday, October 7 at the Promenade Theatre in NYC. Yankee will the direct the cast headed by Frances Sternhagen and Marian Seldes and includes George Grizzard, Tony Goldwyn, Merle Louise, Jennifer Roszell, and Anthony Newfield.
Based on Lorees Yerby's award-winning one-act
Save Me a Place At Forest Lawn,
the play concerns the lives and loves of two elderly women who sit in a cafeteria and plan their funerals. Yankee originally optioned Yerby's work and adapted it into a full-length play as a vehicle for his mother, the late Eileen Heckart, who won an Emmy for her performance in a PBS-TV version of the one-act in the 1960s.
starring Tony Award winning Savion Glover Oct. 8-13 at Boston's Wang Center for the Performing Arts
starring Kim Fields with Rhonda Ross and Glynis Bell at Cashman Center Theatre in Las Vegas. October 8-13
conceived and directed by Vassar College graduate Jennifer Wineman. The production is based on the paintings of Belgian-born and Paris-based artist Pierre Alechinsky.
is a collaborative fusion and text and movement. Alechinsky's work is part of the permanent collection of the Pompidou in Paris and has been given retrospectives at the Guggenheim in New York.
opens October 17 at The University Settlement, Speyer Hall Auditorium, NYC.
spins out a 40-city tour beginning October 9 at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT. Written and directed by Kevin Shinick the stunt heavy production features Michael Souveroff, Patricia Wilcoxson, Julie Leedes, Gary Martin, Colin Follenweider (as Peter Parker), Sean Colon, David Hutson, Jon Bookout, Janelle DeMarzo, Ottavio Gesmundo, Kevin Shinick and Paul Rubin (in voiceover roles), Mike Withycombe, Eric D. Braun, Brian Hite, Aaron Vexler, with swings Naomi Brenkman, Michael Dean and Michael Moran.
Spider-Man Live!
weaves the magical tale of Peter Parker, just a typical high-schooler with girl troubles until he's bitten by a radioactive spider during a class field trip. The stunt spectacular brings all of Spidey's most famous exploits to life - from his public debut in a triumphant wrestling match to his heart-stopping rescue of true love Mary Jane Watson from the evil clutches of The Green Goblin.
The show features flying effects by ZFX Flying Illusions, special effects by WOW! Works, and stunt choreography by Ottavio Gesmundo.The masked hero will bring his show to 40 US cities before leaping across the Atlantic to cast his web over Europe, Asia and Australia.
sharing his thoughts Friday in Baltimore, Maryland in Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
telling stories tonight at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, Texas.
on stage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas October 12.
starring at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas October 13.
on stage Friday at The Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California.
has recently celebrated its 33rd anniversary. It is the oldest, longest running comedy club in the world and was opened by Rodney Dangerfield and musician Anthony Bevacqua. Comedians change weekly. Appearing Oct. 14 - 20 are; Jim David, Jessica Kirson and Russ Meneve.
October 6 in Philadelphia, at the First National Arena October 7 in Buffalo, NY at the HSBC Arena.
Oct. 8-19 Feinstein's at the Regency in New York City.
singing today at the Performing Arts Center in Purchase, New York. On Tuesday he is center stage at the Forum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On Wednesday he can be enjoyed at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA. Friday finds the performer at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Ct. He closes out the week, Saturday, at the Murphy Auditorium in Baltimore, Maryland.
on stage this evening at The Backways in Austin, Texas. Tomorrow the show is at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston, Texas. On Wednesday the action moves to the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. On Thursday he's center stage in St. Louis, Missouri at the Pageant and on Friday he'll be in the spotlight at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio.
on Tuesday in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Wednesday the show is at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Hampshire and on Friday the performance takes place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Saturday at the Gammage Auditorium in Phoenix, Arizona.
Monday on stage at Thrasher's Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin. On Wednesday the show is at the Sentry Theatre in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and on Friday the performances takes place at the Performing Arts Center in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
in harmony Thursday at Harrah's in Cherokee, North Carolina. On Friday the guys are at the Cole Auditorium in Hamlet, North Carolina and on Saturday the songs will be sung at the Alabama Theatre in Myrtle Beach. South Carolina.
perform Friday at the Weinberg Center in Frederick, MD. Saturday finds the group at the Flint Cultural Center in Flint, Michigan and on Saturday the show is at the McHale Auditorium in Logansport, Indiana.
a two nighter Friday and Saturday in Reno, Nevada at the Silver Legacy Casino.
Thursday in Honolulu at the Blaisdell Arena and on Saturday in Maui, Hawaii at the Art & Cultural Center.
Friday in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre.
Saturday roll into Ford Field in Detroit.
PAUL Mc CARTNEY
has a busy week. On Monday he is in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. On Wednesday Sir Paul is on stage in St Louis at the Savvis Center. Thursday finds him in Columbus, Ohio at the Schottenstein Center. He closes out the week, Saturday, in New Orleans at the New Orleans Arena.
JOHN McDERMOTT
opens a three nighter Wednesday at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT.
in a two nighter Tuesday and Wednesday at the Cerritos Center in Cerritos, California.
kicks off the new season at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Oct. 12. Wopat, will offer a variety of American standards at his Chase Room engagement. Cabaret goers can expect the former
Annie Get Your Gun
star to wrap his rich baritone around songs by Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser, Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim.
delivering a lecture October 7 in Lansing, Michigan.
October 7-8 at Carnegie Hall, NYC.
has a new 50-city tour, which hits Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City on Thursday, October 10. His all-Broadway concert this week comes to the beehive state under the auspices of Clear Channel's Broadway in Utah series. Patinkin is joined on stage by his longtime accompanist Paul Ford.
featuring the Uptown Horns and Bill Sims as part of the Great Women in Music presentations at B.B. Kings Blues Club in New York City. Tonight, October 6.
had a busy week in Las Vegas. In addition to starring at the Orleans Hotel, where he closes this evening, Danza appeared at the Virgin Record Store in the Forum Shops Mall to meet and greet his fans and autograph copies of his latest CD.
who won the best supporting actor in a drama for his role in
and directed the season opener of
once saw one James Bond film 13 times and was asked to leave the theater for saying the dialog out loud.
straps on 35-pound liquid breasts to help transform himself into homemaker Edna Turnblad in the hit musical
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Have you ever felt like a portrait's eyes were following you around the room? Give that same feeling to your guests, but make it real when you use this officially licensed AtmosFEARfx UnLiving Portraits DVD. This creepy DVD will surely cause some screams and shrieks!
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Simply Scary!
By SlyMac
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Comments about Spirit Halloween AtmosFEARfx UnLiving Portraits DVD:
This was the best displayed on my TV during my Halloween party. People just stared at it and loved the visuals! I actually got a request to turn it off because it was too scary for one of my guests... I never turned it off!
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Excellent video!
By Teresa
from Williamsburg VA
Used it for my Halloween party and the guests loved it! I received so many compliments. I displayed it on my tv, but will eventually get a projector.
Great video!
The portraits of the characters are nice and spooky. I received so many compliments at my Halloween party.
By practical magic
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If only used it on the tv so plan on getting a projector soon and i believe it will be even more amazing. The detail to each sceen with each character and also when they all interact with each other. If anything i wish they had a little pit more different sceens, but dont get me wrong they do still have quite a bit. I believe it is and will be worth what i payed for cant wait to get another one for my halloween party.
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Will be used for a halloween party, got exactly what I expected, and am very pleased. Delivery time was reasonable and tracking made easy.
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Received it in time....great service
By Marc Boucher
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Had posted a prior review of this product as it was MISSING in my order...but with a great follow up service by Spirithalloween, this product was shipped to me PRIORITY mail and got here in time for us to test last night before our Halloween party...looks awesome, projected on our big wall in the main room were the trick or treeters will come....Great product, great service !!!
Best DVD for Haunted House
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Disneyland haunted mansion quality! Absolutely Loved it!
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Very spooky, very cool
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Very easy to use, just place the dvd into a dvd player, and viola! Didn't work on my windows media player, but will play on other media players. (i used vlc.) the pictures are very convincing, and the movement was very fluid. my only concern was, i was looking for something to play on an old-school tv--non-flat screen, because they're just creepy if you look at it a certain way--so i wish there was a full screen option, but it's still cool.
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Did not receive this product in the box shipped with our other supplies....even if billed on our credit card..now probably to close to Halloween to get it by then...very disappointing!!!!
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I have a halloween party for adults only every year, and am always looking for new things to add to my decorations for the purpose of keeping my guests wanting to come back to my next party. This video is a great addition to my decor. I already have a couple of those lenticular wall pictures which are cool to look at, but this video is much better than them since it adds an unexpected twist on the normal halloween lenticular pictures. Very cool indeed. I only wish the scenes were a little longer, but the DVD automatically repeats when it gets to the end, so the shortness of each scene is not a real negative.

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Age: Absolutely ancient.
Appearance: Divine.
Also known as: The Old Lady; Her Upstairs; She Who Really Must Be Obeyed.
Just hours after International Women's Day and already the phallocrats are back. On behalf of all women, everywhere, I'd like to say how furious I am. About anything in particular?
About that label "God's wife". Whoever we're talking about, she must have a name. Of course. It's Mrs God.
Have you ever been punched? Don't get your knickers in a twist. She's also known as Asherah.
Now we're getting somewhere. Or are we? I don't remember anything about her in the Bible. That's because you're not a respected academic with a TV series to flog. Exeter University's Francesca Stavrakopoulou – who is – says that years of research have led her to the "colourful" and "uncomfortable" conclusion that "God had a wife". According to Stavrakopoulou's reading of the Book of Kings, she was a powerful fertility goddess who was even worshipped in Yahweh's temple in Jerusalem.
Yahwho? The God of the Old Testament, also known as Jehovah. According to Stavrakopoulou, the idea of a "divine pair" is bolstered by a pottery fragment from the eighth century BC, asking for a blessing from "Yahweh and his Asherah".
So we know what she looks like? Possibly. The bit of pot apparently showed two human-like figures. Annoyingly, the original has vanished since its discovery in the Sinai desert in the 1970s. All that remains are photos.
Convenient, that. Stavrakopoulou couldn't agree more. "Did someone take the decision that such a potentially unsettling piece of evidence about the Jewish and Christian God was better hidden?" she said in the Daily Mail.
Is there anything that could possibly make this story more annoying to traditionalists? There certainly is. If you accept the possibility that God might be female . . .
Are you sure you want to go on? OK, maybe we should just stop there.
Do say: "She absolutely worships him!"
Don't say: "Apparently, he can be a bit judgmental."


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A pupil from Thames Ditton has been shortlisted for a writing award which recognises exceptional storytelling.
13-year-old Anna Squire has been nominated for a Wicked Young Writer Award in the 11-14 age category for her submission, 'Mother's Grasp'.
The budding writer, who attends Ursuline High School, Wimbledon, will be judged against 19 other hopefuls in the category, with the winner being announced on Thursday, June 21, at London's Apollo Theatre.
Speaking about her nomination, Anna said: "I was delighted to find that my story had been shortlisted from 4,500 entries.
"My inspiration for this story was my Grandma, I am very touched that many have been as intrigued by this story, as I am.
"I wrote this story to hopefully inform people about the tragedies that many had to go through (like my family) during World War 2.
"I wasn't expecting to be shortlisted, so I'm really excited to attend the competition finale in June."
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It was created and is sponsored by the musical WICKED in association with the National Literary Trust.
Winners in each category will be awarded four tickets to the musical and £50 worth of vouchers to spend on books. They will also have the chance to meet cast members after the performance of WICKED.
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In Her Words
The Door between Woman and Mother
Everything changes but the kiss
By: Rebecca Murman
When I gave birth to my son, Noah, I passed through the door between woman and mother. I had come from the land of being in control – since I was never around babies, I had no idea what was waiting for me in this unknown new world.
Noah was born via C-section due to arrested descent – he had a huge head, and he was in posterior position (sunny side up). I labored for hours, the drugs made me throw up more than I ever thought I could, until it became apparent that I'd have to have a C-section. (I still have nightmares that I am still in labor, years after the fact.) During the C-section, I could only move my head. I passed out while on the operating table while they worked (trust me, it had been a very long day), but for some reason, I woke up right as Noah was lifted up into the bright lights, into our world for the first time, this miracle that my body somehow knew how to grow. To say it was life-changing is such an understatement – no words describe the birth of one's child.
But it's with total clarity that I remember one detail about the birth. It was after he was born, and the nurses had done all the stuff they needed to do – weigh him, give him eye drops, bundle him up and hand him to his dad. My husband brought Noah over to meet me. I felt like a disembodied head as the rest of my body remained numb from the anesthesia. He brought Noah down, down, down, close to my face, and I kissed my son's cheek. My first touch was not holding him, or touching him – it was a kiss. I was struck by the immense warmth of his fat baby cheek. He was so warm. It really hit me then — this was real. He was real.
Now, four and a half years later, I still quietly creep into his room every night to check on him as he sleeps. And I kiss him so softly on his cheek. He still has that sweet baby face, and his cheek feels just the same. I remain there, taking in his innocence, his purity, his angelic face and the smell of his sweet skin. And it never fails to send me back to that night, when I kissed my child for the very first time.
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Posted by abudu1968 at April 22nd, 2013
It is expected that the coronation ceremony of HRH Atta Igala, Idakwo Ameh Oboni ,will hold on the 27th of April 2013 as scheduled. Congratulations once again.
As one of the protagonists of his ascension to the throne, I am already worried that the prevailing environment in Igala Kingdom may make it difficult for him to deliver the pre 1956 era to us. I am particularly worried about the negative changes that have taken place in virtually all aspect of our cultures- total neglect of our taboos, religious chauvinisms that has metamorphosed to extremism, decline in communal system, corruption, political turgery, and all forms of anti Igala behavior.
Taboos are practices forbidden by our culture at a certain place or time and when violations are observed ablution or purification rites are undertaken immediately. There are so many of them that I will discuss in a separate write-up. We do know in our land today majority of our people are not clean culturally to interact or live unless they perform rituals for our ancestors or gods.
Christianity and Islam has penetrated Igala culture so much that it will be un thinkable for an Attah to go back and revive most of our obsolete cultural festivals without a very strong opposition from adherents of both religions. More churches and mosques are emerging daily all over the land as more and more ifa priests and soot Sayers are aging and dying.
Are we not already heading for cultural extinction?
Our communal system that guaranty love for all members of a community has seriously declined, so much that presently in our land everybody seems to be on their own. Foods, drinks, wealth, harvest, etc, are hardly shared as was the practice in the past. Corruption and political extremism, land and chieftaincy disputes, emanated from this dwindling communal values.
My position is that unless his Highness urgently tackles most of these issues,first, his much taunted cultural re-engineering will be a mirage. Agaba, Idu: Ami Deju.


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In recent months there was quite a fuss about changes to Daylight Savings in the US. I recall that both Apple and Microsoft had to release updates to sort out the changes for computers. Now New Zealand is following suit.
Daylight saving to be extended:
New Zealanders will have three weeks more daylight saving from 30 September this year …
Clocks will go forward an hour a week earlier than usual — on the last Sunday in September — and back an hour on the first Sunday in April, instead of the third Sunday in March. This is the first change in daylight saving since 1990.
"The Department of Internal Affairs will now work with computer companies and industries to update operating systems incorporating the time changes before the start of daylight saving," Rick Barker said.
Daylight saving for 2007-08 will start at 2am on 30 September 2007 and end at 3am on 6 April 2008.
I'm glad to read that our government will also be working with computer companies about this. I love that my Macs just do the time change. I just wish that all my various bit of technology would too. It was only yesterday I wrote about forgetting to change the time on my camera.
And some interesting tidbits from the Internal Affairs web page about NZ time: apparently we adopted Greenwich Mean Time as a standard before the British did:
New Zealand was one of the first countries in the world to officially adopt a nationally observed standard time. New Zealand Mean Time, adopted on 2 November 1868, was set at 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich Mean Time was established by British Railways in the 1840s but was not made Great Britain's standard time until 1880.
In 1941, due to emergency regulations in the Second World War, clocks were advanced half an hour in New Zealand. This advance was made permanent by the Standard Time Act 1945. The Act provided that New Zealand Standard Time was set 12 hours in advance of Greenwich Mean Time or Universal Time.
By the way, it's a long while since I listened to it, but one of the (podcast) lectures from Astronomy 161 – Introduction to Solar System Astronomy, probably Lecture 10: Telling Time, revealed fascnating information about clocks and telling time, including the factoids that town clocks originally had only one hand, and that in early times an hour could be of different lengths. 1 While I haven't finished listening yet to all the lectures from the course that one sure was a beauty!
1 Whew! That must be one of the longest sentences I've ever written, and it's going to stay that way. Variety is the spice of life… 🙂


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I need to finally get a handle on my "coat closet" by the front door. No matter how many times I try to take everything out, i always end up putting it all back in before I really get a handle on it. Unfortunately I have to go back to work tonight, and then I have to back to my day job tomorrow. Winter Break is officially over. A-squaredhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-950805860537553601.post-15981049572817709422015-01-05T21:51:00.000-05:002015-01-05T21:51:01.333-05:002015: Day 5So, today was a decently productive day. I got up, talked to my parents, spoke to the bank and got them to lower my interest rate on my credit card from the ASTRONOMICAL rate that it was at down to 8% less, went to see a movie that I had been wanting to see, got one step closer to finally sending all of my suuuuper delayed Christmas gifts to my nieces and nephews, and went to a Zumba class with A-squaredhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-950805860537553601.post-50305921716757174442015-01-04T23:59:00.000-05:002015-01-04T23:59:12.957-05:00Goodbye 2014: A Recap So, in looking back at my New Year's Intentions for 2014, I realized that, perhaps despite my feelings about the past year, that it was better than I give it credit for. In recapping my achieved vs yet to be achieved intentions, I have actually completely accomplished like 5, and have partially tackled at least half of them, so I am going to work harder to work on them this year. 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It's one of things that I was already starting to feel apprehensive about, but now that I have gotten some pretty logical information about the state of things, it seems more likely than before. I don't want to jinx myself by totally writing off the opportunity altogether, but it's kind of hard to ignore the A-squaredhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-950805860537553601.post-24945905780740056662014-11-12T22:00:00.001-05:002014-11-12T22:00:32.305-05:00Getting Back in the Swing of Things Man, today was ROUGH. My first day back at work and it was brutal. The only silver lining was to find out that I apparently missed out on one of my supervisor's classic freakouts, so that was nice, however she had a minor one today, and I know that the next one is never too far off. Man, I cannot wait to find a new job and get the hell outta here. But anyway, back to the trip..... So Friday A-squaredhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-950805860537553601.post-28121397510413815682014-11-11T17:28:00.002-05:002014-11-11T17:28:50.369-05:00Recharging, Perhaps a Little Too Much So, with each day off I seem to be spending a good amount of time not doing anything productive. However, I guess that it is only not productive based on your definition of productivity. I woke up this morning to the sound of drilling on the other side of my apartment wall. After seeing the maintenance crew with their cart full of paint and equipment, I guess that I can finally confirm A-squaredhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-950805860537553601.post-21549685218729711902014-11-10T17:38:00.001-05:002014-11-12T21:26:05.340-05:00Relaxing, and it Feels So Good So I have spent the entire day resting and catching up on some tv I have had in the queue, and I am enjoying every bit of it. Tonight I am planning on going to an event with a friend, so while I have every intention of coming back after this event and at least writing about some of the trip, in case I am out too late to post something tonight I am posting this as a note that I will write about A-squaredhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-950805860537553601.post-42971467701465429142014-11-09T23:55:00.003-05:002014-11-09T23:55:54.701-05:00Back in the Game and Feeling RefreshedJust got back tonight from my weekend getaway trip, and can I just say Wow. This trip was so amazing. It was fun, relaxing, exciting, HILARIOUS, "delishin" (inside joke from weekend), and just all around fun. So much fun was had, so much good food was eaten, and we just packed so many great times into what was essentially just over 48 hours. However the one thing that the trip did not include A-squaredhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-950805860537553601.post-70696181308365462312014-11-08T23:59:00.000-05:002014-11-09T00:00:53.179-05:00Having a Great Time JUST BARELY remembered to make this post. I'm having a great time, and the internet connection is pretty bad. So I'll just leave it at this. *photo: grilled cheese and tomato soup, first night in the house A-squaredhttp://email@example.com


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Biomedal continues with its aim of developing new means to effectively detect the gluten content with a new product launch: GlutenTox Sticks Plus for Reader. It is a new immunochromatographic test that allows the detection and quantification of gluten content in all kind of foods (from raw materials to processed food and/or heat-processed food), beverages and also other consumer products. The gluten detection is carried out in a new format, concretely an immunochromatographic cassette where the sample is applied. The kit includes twelve units of the immunochromatographic cassettes.
GlutenTox Sticks Plus for Reader offers two different options for the reading of the results. On the one hand, the results can be analyzed with the GlutenTox Reader scanner to obtain the gluten quantification of the sample. The GlutenTox Reader is designed for the gluten quantification with the GlutenTox cassettes, based on the combination of a highly sensitive optical detector, an integrated electronic system and an effective data processing system. The quantification potential of the reader ranges from 1 ppm to 40 ppm of gluten. On the other hand, it is also possible to make a visual interpretation of the results, differentiating between a positive result and a negative result. This option provides a semi-quantitative detection of gluten content, since a positive result indicates that the analyzed sample contains more than 1 ppm of gluten and a negative result establishes a concentration under 1 ppm of gluten.
GlutenTox Sticks for Reader is able to detect with highly specificity the toxic fraction of the prolamins of wheat, rye, barley and also some varieties of immunogenic oats that can trigger the immune response in celiac patients. Moreover, the applicability of the test has been validated on a broad range of samples.


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MIcrodoses of raNIbizumab in Diabetic MAcular Edema (MINIMA-2) (MINIMA-2)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01112085
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 28, 2010
Last Update Posted : June 16, 2014
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|Diabetic Macular Edema
|Drug: Ranibizumab 0.05mg Drug: Ranibizumab 0.5mg
|Phase 2
The MINIMA-2 Study is a multi-center clinical trial that initiated in order to investigate the effect of microdoses of ranibizumab in diabetic macular edema. The duration of the study is up to 13 months. Patients with diabetic macular edema will be randomized into 2 different groups. Consented subjects will receive monthly injections over a 6-month treatment period, and a 6 month follow-up and treatment period. Several eye examinations and procedures will be performed to evaluate response to the treatment. These include best corrected visual acuity testing (ETDRS), contrast sensitivity testing, ophthalmic examination, fluorescein angiography (FA)and macular thickness measurements based on optical coherence tomography (OCT). Serum chemistry, hematology and glycosylated hemoglobin HbA1c testing, urinalysis and pregnancy testing will be performed at screening visit (Days -14 to 0) and two more times during the study.
Approximately 72 patients with a baseline central foveal thickness by OCT of at least 270 will be included. The BCVA must be worst than 20/40 but better than or equal to 20/320 due diabetic macular edema.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|72 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Participant)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase 2 Study of Microdoses of Ranibizumab in Diabetic Macular Edema - the MINIMA 2 Study
|Study Start Date :
|April 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2014
Experimental: Ranibizumab 0.05mg
Intravitreal injections of 0.05mg ranibizumab over 6 months then additional treatment with ranibizumab 0.05mg as needed (according to re-treatment criteria)
Drug: Ranibizumab 0.05mg
Intravitreal injections of 0.05mg ranibizumab over 6 months then additional treatment with ranibizumab 0.05mg as needed (according to re-treatment criteria)
Experimental: Ranibizumab 0.5mg
Intravitreal injections of 0.5mg ranibizumab over 6 months then additional treatment with ranibizumab 0.5mg as needed (according to re-treatment criteria)
Drug: Ranibizumab 0.5mg
Intravitreal injections of 0.5mg ranibizumab over 6 months then additional treatment with ranibizumab 0.5mg as needed (according to re-treatment criteria)
- Best corrected visual acuity [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Improvement in vision of best corrected visual acuity of 15 or more letters, or a final vision of 20/25 (50 letters) or better if best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/40 (40 letters)
- Mean change in central retinal thickness and volume by OCT [ Time Frame: 6 months and 12 months ]Changes in central retinal thickness and volume assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female subjects, 18 years of age or older
- Subjects with diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type I or II)
- Signed informed consent
- Patient must be able to comply with study assessments
- Clinical sings and angiographic evidence of diabetic macular edema
- Central foveal thickness of at least 270 assessed by OCT
- Best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 to 20/320 (ETDRS chart) in the study eye
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not fulfill the inclusion criteria
- Use of any intraocular or periocular drug injection over the previous 3 months
- Macular or panretinal photocoagulation within 3 months of the study entry in the study eye
- High myopia (more than 6D)
- Any ocular disorders in the study eye that may confound interpretation of study results including patients with choroidal neovascularization, macular hole, retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, ischemic maculopathy or any other retinal vascular disease such as vascular occlusive diseases.
- Vitreomacular traction
- Subretinal fibrosis
- Uncontrolled or advanced glaucoma
- Active ocular inflammation or history of active intraocular inflammation during the 6 months prior to enrollment of the study
- Any ophthalmic surgery performed within 3 months prior to study entry in the study eye
- Previous pars plana vitrectomy in the study eye
- History of ocular trauma of any type in the study eye
- Subjects with media opacities or abnormalities that would preclude observation of the retina in the study eye, per the investigator's judgement
- History of fluorescein allergy
- Known hypersensitivity to ranibizumab
- History of stroke or Myocardial infraction within 6 months
- Pregnancy, lactation or any women with no adequate contraception
- Participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or trial
- Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would produce a significant hazard or jeopardize the safety of the patient
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01112085
|Centro Privado de Ojos Rogamosa SA y Fundación VER
|Córdoba, Argentina
|Hospital San José
|Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 44600
|Centro de Retina Médica y Quirúrgica S. C.
|Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, 44116
|Hospital Regional Valentín Gómez Farías
|Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, 45100
|Hospital Universitario Doctor José Eleuterio González
|Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 64460
|Hospital Central
|San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 78250
|Principal Investigator:
|Arturo Santos, MD PhD
|Centro de Retina Médica y Quirúrgica S. C.
|Responsible Party:
|Especialistas en Retina Medica y Quirurgica Grupo de Investigacion
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01112085 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|April 28, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 16, 2014
|Last Verified:
|June 2014
Keywords provided by Especialistas en Retina Medica y Quirurgica Grupo de Investigacion:
Diabetic macular edema
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Macular Edema
Signs and Symptoms
Macular Degeneration
Retinal Degeneration
Retinal Diseases
Eye Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Growth Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents


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Trick or treat? Happy Halloween everyone! As promised yesterday, I have some Halloween inspired contributions for you to view, which can be found at our Fan Art section. The first comes from Shadowstar, who has produced this spooky image, to your right, along with another, where Leela is battling the Huge Gelatinous Blob, in order to save Fry and Bender.The second contribution comes from Alexander Gustafsson, where he's produced this vampire depiction of Leela, to your left. Alexander expressed to me that, for him, female vampires are more scarier than their male counterparts. However, I suppose that probably depends on what sex you are... unless... no, better not restart that topic! [Graham]
The truth behind all of TLZ layout changes is revealed... A big bunch of new Uses for a Hacker are on the section, featuring "T.L.Z. Layout Designers". I was hoping that small piece of information about the workplace and conditions of those who come up with a new layout per microsecond would stay hidden from the world, but somebody set us up the bomb... All your hacker are belong to us! [Leandro]
Ich verstehe nicht <jack squat of> das Deutsche! Remember that Mad Magazine's number from which we took a couple of parody pictures, but we didn't upload the parody itself because it was in german, and not Gort nor I understand jack squat of German? Well, good news, everyone! Doomseeker has translated the entire thing just for you Leela Zoners. It's now in the Miscellaneous Pictures section (although, maybe, it should go on the Futurama Published section... bah, I already uploaded it there, let Graham make any relocations if they're needed). In other news, I got a new scanner after the "unfortunate" "demise" of my old one, so I'll be uploading some stuff later. [Leandro]
Sweet dreams are made of this.... For you Leela/Fry romantics out there, this picture is dedicated to you. Juliet has come up with this cute contribution, for our Fan Art section. Awww... can't you just feel that love's in the air? Well, this is another original work that's welcome here, and it's certainly got its own charm... and it's cute too!Tomorrow, I've got some original Halloween stuff to put up at The Leela Zone, so hopefully you can give us a visit before or after trick or treating, or whatever way, or not, as might be the case, that you'll be celebrating 31st October. [Graham]
Diagnosis: a case of ocean rudeness! Today's update for our Fan Art section is a contribution from Sofie, who has produced another hand-drawn picture for you to enjoy. This image is taken from the episode The Deep South, and is from the scene where Leela is doubting, to put it mildly, Fry's description of his encounter with the mermaid, Umbriel. Well, that's today's update done, time to shoot off and get some sleep! No, that's not ocean rudeness... it's zzzzz! [Graham]
Stylish clothing... yeah, you're meant to use the clothing too! Quick update for today, and this comes courtesy of Jon, from The Futurama Merchandise Page. Blame him, everyone else does! Well, what can I say, this is some paper doll book thing that comes with Leela and Amy, partly unclothed, but with clothing to add to them. Yes, you are meant to add the clothing... they aren't just there for mere design purposes! *Sigh* They come out on 5th December, will cost about $3.99-$5.99, and you can get them from Things From Another World. So, if you want a paper Leela and a paper Amy to dress up, you now know where to go and how to get them. [Graham]
It's been a long, looong time... Hey people! I'm updating after... hmm... a frikkin' long time, I guess. It's been quite busy in here, and my mother suffered an infarct a couple of weeks ago, so I'm not coming online at all lately. The Leela Zone is very fortunate to have Graham here to keep the site in fine shape. Anyway, before I get sidetracked like I always do, there are two new pics (not lesbian nor subaquatic...), both coming by The Force.There are also five new promos in the Miscellaneous Pictures section, from several episodes from the first and second seasons. That reminds me that the fourth season will begin in six weeks! Sigh... still a month and a half away... [Leandro]
I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it.... Well, before going to watch Gladiator, I'll update The Leela Zone; I have to earn my keep! Today's contribution comes from the ever faithful Zapp's Woman, who now has five more pictures for our Fan Art section. One thing about her work is the good use of colours, which bring out the subjects. Keep it up! [Graham]
Tight fit! Today's contribution to the Fan Art section doesn't involve lesbian activities between Amy and Leela... but rather Our Favourite Cyclops deep sea diving. No, come back... it's still interesting! This picture comes from OutlawArt, and is the second of his lobby cards for Bride of Lagoona. Just love this guy's work; it's all original stuff, with no tracing, etc. He's certainly an artist of some worth. Enjoy the pic! [Graham]
Alright, I'll take back what I said at THJ. Alright, at The Hip Joint I said that there were hardly any Leela and Amy lesbian pictures and fics, and that someone was exaggerating when they said that there were "lots", but it seems that I am the one that's wrong!Anyway, whether I'm right or wrong, this pic is still a good one, deserving its place amongst the others at our Fan Art section. So, if you don't like it... tough! This hand-drawn picture, and another one based in the "past", with Leela and Fry as lovers (see he can do Leela/Fry romanticism!), comes from Daniel Schad. Enjoy the pic! Ruben... don't enjoy it too much! [Graham]
Bad influence.... Today's contribution comes from myself, where I've made some high-quality grabs from the episode I Second That Emotion. Quite like this episode, it had some good parts featuring Leela and Bender. The only problem was the part where they find that rat Nibbler... *grumble* best thing Bender has ever done in the show was flush him down the loo! Alright, I'm not too keen on that little fellow... even if he's apparently "soooo cute"! [Graham]
So, that's where NBN has gone! Sorry Nibbler fans and Scotty, I just had to say that remark... it was just crying out to be said. Actually, where is NBN? Anyway, I have made two video clips from the episode I Second That Emotion. The one that the link image is based on is when Bender has flushed Nibbler down the toilet, and the aftermath. The second clip is near the end, where Bender teaches Leela not to give a rat's ass about anyone else, in order to really save Nibbler's hide. Ah, Toblerone... yummy! [Graham]
Friends or foes.... The update for today comes from the Fan Fiction section where BumblebeeTheta shows off her latest serial fic, My So-Called Best Friend's Wedding. This serial fic is based on the popular TV sitcom Friends, which apparently BumblebeeTheta is a fan of. Anyway, the fic starts with Leela handing over chaperone duties to Fry, which involve taking out the daughter of an alien to the cinema, as compensation for a delivery blunder. However, when Fry doesn't return for work the next day, she has doubts about what she's done. Well, to go directly to the fic, click here. [Graham]
Something to hide.... OK, people have been asking when her next picture was coming up, so after a break, Sofie has come up with another contribution to our Fan Art section. This picture comes from the episode War is the H-Word, featuring the scene in the shower room, where Leela has to quickly hide her identity from Zapp, Nixon and Kif, when a horse kicks down the shower cubicles. Aren't towels handy! Enjoy the picture. [Graham]
Will the real Leela Lover please stand up.... GASP! Two updates for the Fan Art section for today. The first one comes from Daniel Schad, who has a controversial pic to show, and four other ones too. Well, this is bound to upset the Fry/Leela and Fry/Amy romantics out there, because you're both wrong! It's really Amy/Leela romanticism that's the true relationship... I bet you didn't see that coming! Alright, it's just in the imagination, but there you go. His other four pics are also very good, so give them a look too.The second update comes from the prolific Zapp's Woman, who presents five more pictures for your viewing pleasure. She's now up to 290 pictures, and is streets ahead of second-place Paul Metcalfe... soon she'll require her own section at The Leela Zone. [Graham]
Errr... we were practicing Greek wrestling... really! I was in a bad mood a couple of days ago, then I received an email from Juliet Adeoye, opened it up and saw this picture... which made me chuckle and smile! See, just one picture can make your worries go away... well, maybe not, but it helps all the same. Anyway, this goes quite merrily into our Fan Art section, with Juliet's other contributions. [Graham]
We can't, you bastard! Oooh... language! Well, I had to do this video clip, because some people were surprised that Leela actually had called Fry that in A Clone of my Own. Well, those who were surprised were from the UK, where this clip had been cut, not just from Channel Four's showings, but from Sky One's too. Stupid TV channels! I've also got another video clip from Fear of a Bot Planet, where Leela shows Fry how to act like a robot.The second update comes from Shadowstar, where he presents one of his cute pictures for our Fan Art section. You'll find a new head-in-the-jar for the Head Museum: Mike Amato. Yes, that's Shadowstar himself! In the picture, as you can see, Leela, Fry, Bender and Dr Zoidberg certainly seem interested in Mike... pity he can't give them an autograph! [Graham]
Club Leela.... I've got a treat for you today, a new contributor's work for our Fan Art section. This great work comes from a fan calling himself DB. He's informed me that, "The drawing was inspired by someone I saw at a club wearing pretty much the same thing." Well, if it was fitting for the clubber, it's fitting for Leela. Enjoy! [Graham]
Three wise monkeys.... Two updates coming from the same Futurama fan, Juliet Adeoye, who also runs the Bender website, One and Only Bender. The first is for our Fan Art section, featuring a picture of the three main characters: Leela, Bender and Fry. This image was taken from the start of the episode The Problem With Popplers.The next update from Juliet is for our Miscellaneous Pictures section. She has scanned three pages from an entertainment magazine called Starlog, which has an interview with Katey Sagal, the actress who does Leela's voice (as if you didn't know that!). Interesting read for those who are new to the show, as well as the rest of us. Many thanks Juliet! Lastly, and this is myself abusing my position a bit, so address all complaints to myself, not Leandro. Kenneth White, a friend of mine from SNPP's Simpsons-L mailing list, has put up The Leela Zone's buddy button on his small fan-site, Kenneth's Simpsons Page. Many thanks for the gesture. Now I better shut up, as Leandro hates The Simpsons, and will probably be coming for me with a machette! [Graham]
Friendship in a bottle.... Here are four pictures for our Fan Art section, coming from Daniel Schad. The link image shows Leela drunk as a skunk; another shows Leela with a notepad; then there is a pic with Leela and Fry as soldiers, with Amy and child awaiting Fry's return (should keep the Amy/Fry romantics happy!), at the end of World War II; and finally, there is an image where Leela, Amy, Fry and Daniel himself (the one to our right of Leela, so now you know what he looks like) are watching TV. All original pictures... all good quality. Enjoy! [Graham]
Don't tell Amy, but.... Here are five pictures for The Leela Zone's Fan Art section, coming from Zapp's Woman. Actually, that's not quite true, as one of them, the one as Leela as a nurse, comes from her mother, given to Zapp's Woman to wish her luck at nursing school. Hope I haven't embarrassed Zapp's Woman by mentioning that, but it's cute, nonetheless! [Graham]
Seymour, do you like the new me? Alexander Gustafsson has provided, for our Fan Art section, this Simpsons/Futurama crossover, featuring Leela as Edna Krabappel. Won't Bart get a surprise when he comes in to school! Mind you... what would Skinner's reaction be: maybe he'll notice the new hair colour! Well, we can only use our imagination... like Alexander managed to.The second update is an addition to the Fan Fiction section, featuring a story by Allen Tanner, called The Day the Future Stood in Doubt. This, according to Allen, was his first attempt at a fan fic, but he failed to send it in, for reasons unknown. Anyway, it involves Fry finding out that Leela and himself will, in the future, be instrumental in creating a utopia, by having a child that will lead society in that direction. But, there are others who are bent on making sure this doesn't happen! Well, to find out more, you can click here to go directly to it. [Graham]
Look in the mirror, what do you see? Juliet provides today's update, which is a picture for our Fan Art section. She has produced an original work, using her computer's graphics program by hand, not a scan art, which is traced from a framegrab. And, I have to say, that it looks endearing, in its own way. Keep it up, Juliet! [Graham]
At least someone loves The Leela Zone.... Two nice hand drawn pictures for our Fan Art section, coming from Daniel Schad. The link image shows Leela writing and/or doodling notes in praise of the site in her name... quite cute! His other image has Leela, LaBarbara and Amy as a trio of singing girls, with Fry backing them up on the piano... yet again, very nice and also original!I must say that Leandro has yet again excelled! I really do like this design, where there's a mixture of simplicity and space, making it less cramped. Some people have complained to me about the blue colouring... bah, it's different... the good different! [Graham]
Only two months until season 4! I guess that's a good reason as any to change the layout, right? I mixed everything around this time, I was getting bored of 'skinning' the same layout over and over again. In other news, there are two new Uses for a Hacker in that section. [Leandro]
A flight to... forget! Two more updates for today. The first is for our Miscellaneous Pictures section, where we have yet another promotional picture of the show, supplied by Jon of The Futurama Merchandise Page. The image comes from the Titanic based episode, A Flight to Remember, where Leela fends off Zapp's stalking by using a delivery boy to deflect him, and Bender finds robot love. This picture does have Leela, but you'll need to look at the enlarged image to see her properly.The other update is for our Fan Fiction section, and comes from Juliet. The fic is the second instalment of Juliet Meets Leela, Bender and Fry, in which Leela finds happiness with Fry, while Zapp finds interest in another woman... guess who! To go directly to this fic, click here. [Graham]
It stinks! It stinks! It stinks! Two fan art contributions for today. The first one comes from Shadowstar, and this one is a beauty! It's based on Leela travelling back in time to meet Jay Sherman, of the animated show The Critic... when are they ever going to reshow that programme on these shores.The second update comes from the ever industrious Zapps Woman, who presents four more pics for your pleasure. Two of the pics come from episodes: the one to your left comes from Love's Labors Lost in Space, while the other comes from A Bicyclops Built for Two. The two other pictures are her own original ideas... always a good indicator of an artistic mind. [Graham]
Scan Fiction.... Two updates for the Fan Fiction section. The first comes from someone who usually does another form of artwork... scan art. Yeah, this is Paul Metcalfe's first fic, which is called Destiny's Child. It's about Fry having some strange dream, where his destiny is brought into question. So, with Leela concerned for him, and the help of the professor's new invention, he goes on a self-discovery tour. Quite a few of the Futurama chatroom regulars get a mention in this fic. Sofie and myself are also included, in quite a touching way. To go directly to the fic, click here.The second fic is from someone who has produced some nice work before, and this one is no exception. BumbleBeeTheta has produced the third, and final, part of her serial fic, A helping Hand. Fry, doubting himself, decides that the only way to win Leela is to help with her child, Nova... which is actually, without her knowledge, his. However, after putting off telling her the truth for so long, how can he break it to her. To go directly to this concluding part, click here. [Graham]
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.... Today's contribution for our Fan Art section comes from the ever faithful OutlawArt, who's still rolling in the original, and good looking, artwork. This is the first (from a set of eight) lobby card based on his Bride of Lagoona film parody. I'll leave this update with some dialogue he's given for the contribution.Bender: "Danger, Fry, danger!!!"Leela: "Be quiet, you mass of bolts... right here, I think..."Bender: "Bite my butt, missy! You know it all, I guess!"Dr Norberg: "Look, look, I see a monster in the depths. It will be the 'Norberg Behemoth'! I will be a scientific and biological appendage! Hurrah!" [Graham]
I'm not speaking to you until you give me back my boots! Today I've got a nice treat for you, coming from our Miscellaneous Pictures section: four Futurama promotional pictures, which are handed out to the media, in order to promote the show. These great pictures were given to us by Jon, from The Futurama Merchandise Page... thank you! [Graham]
Someone's being mopey! Got a contribution from Paul Metcalfe, webmaster from FSAC, for our Wallpapers section. This 'paper's image comes from the episode I Second That Emotion, just after Bender has flushed Nibbler down the toilet, and has gotten his empathy chip installed, so that he can feel Leela's pain. Ouch! [Graham]
Jessica Leela! Today's art for our Fan Art section comes from Juliet. This piece of work is based on the really good 'toon film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, with Leela as the seductress, Jessica Rabbit. I really liked this film when it was shown, I initially had doubts about Bob Hoskins in the leading role, but he did a good job, nonetheless.Well, we now have less than ten weeks before the start of season four, naturally depending on the whims of Fox. Can't wait for it to start, but still angry about the treatment that the show has received from the overlords in chief, in the past. I guess, being cynical, that this won't be the end of their meddling... let's just hope that I'm wrong. Hey there, cheer up! [Graham]


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- Under the Empire, the statues of the emperors and the eagles of the legions were made refuges against acts of violence.
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- The older convents are usually built in places difficult of access and are strongly fortified; for in troublous times they served as refuges for the peasants or rallying-places for demoralized troops.
- The Pliocene flora found refuges in favored localities from which at its close the lowlands were restocked while the arctic plants were left behind on the mountains.
- The people of the more rugged and remoter groups of this division are by race survivors of the early Celtic stock, which, being driven by successive invaders from the open and fertile country of the Eastern Division, found refuges in the less inviting but more easily defended lands of the west.
- Missionary efforts of all sorts; hospitals and nursing; industrial homes and refuges; relief funds, &c., found in her a generous supporter.


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Introducing the larger workspace in Luxor's innovative Crank Adjustable Standing Desk category. This desk is the perfect mobile and adjustable workstation that provides both comfort and productivity. Add this Adaptive desk to your versatile working environment.
This sit stand desk is constructed of a durable steel frame with powder coat finish. The desk top is constructed of laminate. The desk features a crank that allows for effortless adjustment between sitting and standing positions. The desk stands on four, 3" dual-wheel casters, two of which feature locking brakes. These breaks help to maneuver this desk to suit ever-changing workspace needs. The desk is height adjustable between 29.5" to 45.25". The desk has a weight capacity of 154 lbs.
Assembly required. Includes all necessary hardware and tools.
This item is a GSA Schedule Contract item. National Business Furniture's GSA contract number is: GS-27F-0024V.
For more information, please call one of our government specialists at 800-558-1010, or visit this page to learn about all our government contracts including Navy BPA, Air Force BPA, TXMAS and CMAS.
For a limited time, take an additional 15% OFF the price of this item by entering promo code HARVEST during checkout! Your discounted price will be reflected at checkout. Promotion valid for 15% off all qualifying products (excluding tax and shipping) using promo code HARVEST only. Qualifying products will be marked with a 15% Off tag. Promo code cannot be used with any other promotions or discounts and is limited to one use per customer. Promo code applies to merchandise only. Enter promo code on payment page in check out to see discount before submitting order. Promo code valid November 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018 11:59 p.m. CST.
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