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It was June 29, 1896, and Charlotte Smith was beside herself with concern for the young women of the United States. Smith, the 55-year-old daughter of Irish immigrants, had spent the last decade and a half fighting for the rights of female workers. But now all of her worries about their health and well-being were focused on one wildly popular mechanical object: the bicycle.
"Bicycling by young women has helped to swell the ranks of reckless girls who finally drift into the standing army of outcast women of the United States," wrote Smith in a resolution issued by her group, the Women's Rescue League. "The bicycle is the devil's advance agent morally and physically in thousands of instances." Smith's resolution called for "all true women and clergymen" to join with her in denouncing the bicycle craze among women as "indecent and vulgar." She set her sights on New York City as the laboratory for her reform efforts, opening a branch of her Washington-based organization there with the goal of ultimately limiting the use of the bicycle by women.
Smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion. Her accusations brought a swift and impassioned response. The Reverend Dr. A. Stewart Walsh, a respected clergyman in New York City and a cyclist himself, wrote a letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle declaring. "I have associated with thousands of riders...and I have not seen among them . . . anything that could begin to approach the outrageous and scandalous indecency of the resolutions of the alleged rescue league."
Ellen B. Parkhurst, wife of another New York minister, celebrated the advantages of bicycle riding in Washington's Evening Times. "Of course I do not believe that bicycling is immoral," she said. "A girl who rides a wheel is lifted out of herself and her surroundings. She is made to breathe purer air, see fresher and more beautiful scenes, and get an amount of exercise she would not otherwise get. All this is highly beneficial."
In fact, the impact of the bicycle on the health and welfare of its riders was the subject of a great deal of discussion in the 1890s. At first, the popularity of the safety drew mostly praise as its use seemed to usher in a new era of robust living. Medical literature linked cycling to cures for everything from asthma and diabetes to heart disease and varicose veins, while one study credited the decreasing death rate from consumption (tuberculosis) among women in Massachusetts to their increasing use of the bicycle. Cigar sales took a hit — one industry estimate suggested people were buying as many as one million fewer cigars per day — because cyclists were too busy exercising to indulge in the smoking habit. And in Chicago, bicycling evidently caused a drop in the use of the painkiller morphine. "The morphine takers have discovered that a long spin in the fresh air on a cycle induces sweet sleep better than their favorite drug," reported the British Medical Journal in November 1895.


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Twins announce 2014 Minor League coaching staff
The Twins announced their Minor League managerial and coaching staff on Friday, with only one major change from last season.
Former Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo, who played for the Twins in 1977, has been named Minnesota's Minor League infield and baserunning coordinator. Perlozzo served as Baltimore's manager from 2005-07 before working as a coach for Seattle and Philadelphia.
The Twins announced their Minor League managerial and coaching staff on Friday, with only one major change from last season.
Former Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo, who played for the Twins in 1977, has been named Minnesota's Minor League infield and baserunning coordinator. Perlozzo served as Baltimore's manager from 2005-07 before working as a coach for Seattle and Philadelphia.
Gene Glynn will return for his third year as manager of Triple-A Rochester. Glynn, who coached in the Majors from 1996-2006, led the Red Wings to a 77-67 record and a second-place finish in 2013. Marty Mason will return for his second season as Rochester's pitching coach, beginning his 29th year as a coach at the professional level, while Tim Doherty is set to return as the Red Wings' hitting coach. Also returning for their second seasons are trainer Larry Bennese and strength and conditioning coach Jon Cioffi.
Jeff Smith is going to return for his fifth season as Double-A New Britain's manager. His whole staff will come back next year as well, including pitching coach Stu Cliburn, hitting coach Chad Allen, trainer Chris Johnson and strength and conditioning coach Tyler Donahue.
The Twins' Class A Advanced Florida State League affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla., will once again be led by Doug Mientkiewicz, a former Twins player. Hitting coach Jim Dwyer and trainer Alan Rail will return to the Miracle's staff, while Gary Lucas will begin his first season as the club's pitching coach and his 15th in the Twins organization. Lucas spent the last six years with Class A Beloit/Cedar Rapids.
Jake Mauer is coming back for his second year as manager of the Twins' Class A Cedar Rapids affiliate. Mauer's Midwest League coaching staff returns hitting coach Tommy Watkins and includes two new additions: pitching coach Ivan Arteaga, who's beginning his 14th season as a pitching coach in the Twins organization, and trainer Curtis Simondet, who spent last season at Elizabethton and two seasons in the Gulf Coast League.
Beginning his 28th season on the staff for the Rookie-level Elizabethton Twins, Ray Smith will return as manager. The skipper has compiled a career record of 828-517 with 11 first-place finishes in 20 seasons. He'll be joined by pitching coach Henry Bonilla and trainer Steven Taylor, who's set to serve his first year with Elizabethton after working with the GCL Twins last season.
Ramon Borrego will return for his fourth season as the Rookie-level GCL Twins' manager and also will run the Twins' extended spring training program. His staff will include hitting coaches Riccardo Ingram and Rudy Hernandez, pitching coaches Ehren Wassermann and Luis Ramirez and trainer Axel Lopez, who's joining the GCL staff after most recently serving as an intern in the Red Sox organization.
Joel Lepel will return for his ninth year as the Twins' Minor League field coordinator, Eric Rasmussen for his sixth season as pitching coordinator and Bill Springman for his ninth as hitting coordinator. Chad Jackson is entering his 12th season with the Twins and his second as their head Minor League trainer and rehab coordinator.
Erik Beiser will begin his second season as Minor League strength and conditioning coordinator. Jose Marzan is coming back for his 10th season as Minnesota's Latin America operations coordinator, overseeing the Twins' field staff and academy personnel in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Brian Maloney will serve his first year as the club's senior manager of Florida operations, his ninth season overall with the team, while Dave Ringler will return for his 18th season as equipment manager.
Former Twins great Tony Oliva will continue to serve as a hitting coach in addition to performing his community relations activities, and former manager Tom Kelly will return as special assistant to general manager Terry Ryan.
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry.

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Diamond Miles, of New Orleans, walks through the French Quarter selling Super Bowl themed parasols which she and her cousin made for football fans, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in New Orleans. The city will host NFL football's Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Q: I have a holiday party coming up. What types of foods do I need to make sure I keep away from my pets?
Everyone talks about chocolate but there are some other foods that every pet owner needs to look out for and are potentially dangerous.
Macadamia nuts are commonly used in holiday cookies and other desserts. Unfortunately they can cause weakness, vomiting, tremoring and elevated body temperature. Dogs can show signs from macadamia nut toxicity for 12 to 48 hours after ingestion. The exact cause of the toxicity is unknown. Most other nuts are safe for dogs, but macadamia nuts should be avoided.
Grapes and raisins are also important foods to keep away from pets. Ingestion of both grapes and raisins can result in kidney failure. The amount of grapes and raisins that result in kidney failure is unknown therefore it is important that dogs and cats avoid them all together.
Onions and garlic are common cooking ingredients during the holiday season. Eating these substances can cause irritation of the stomach and intestines resulting in vomiting and diarrhea. More seriously, both onions and garlic can damage the red blood cells. Red blood cells are important for carrying oxygen to all the cells of the body, so when they are damaged animals will feel weak and tired. Cats are more likely to be affected by onions and garlic, but dogs can show signs if they eat a large amount.
Alcoholic beverages and foods that contain alcohol obviously should be kept away from animals. They can cause vomiting and diarrhea. More seriously they can result in central nervous system depression, decreased coordination, difficulty breathing, tremoring, coma and death.
Xylitol is a commonly used artificial sweetener. It may be in foods such as gum, candy or baked goods. Xylitol leads to insulin release which results in low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Hypoglycemia occurs within 2-3 hours after ingestion of a product containing xylitol. Signs of hypoglycemia include lethargy, uncoordinated walking, vocalization, and seizures. Xylitol ingestion not only causes hypoglycemia but it can also result liver failure.
If your pet eats any of these foods please call your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435. There is a charge for this call. If you need to seek immediate medical attention, we are available to help you 24/7. We can also call the Animal Poison Control number for you, should you choose to come in immediately. For more safety tips or a link to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Centers website, visit the pet care tips section on our website - www.vescone.com/owners/pet_tips.html.


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Duncan was previously co-group MD with Baiden, who PRWeek revealed had left after 18 years with the agency.
The co-group MD roles, which included oversight of the various divisions within Red, have been dispensed with.
Mike Morgan, CEO, explained that Duncan's position would lead to a 'simplifying' of the agency structure.
Previously, Duncan oversaw the consumer life and health groups and Baiden oversaw the consumer play, tech and corporate groups.
'We've got more market-facing management and less general management,' Morgan said, 'with the deputy CEO role floating across the different groups and their MDs.'
Of Duncan, he added: 'Over almost two decades, Amanda has been a key player in the Red success story. In this new senior role her experience, creativity and drive will be vital ingredients in the agency's future development.'


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I am a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with a passion for creating Paleo and low-FODMAP recipes and I am sharing the best of them with you on my blog. Along with healthy recipes I firmly believe a well-balanced lifestyle, both physically, mentally + spiritually is just as important as eating well. You can find my nutrient dense recipes and holistic lifestyle tips here on my site!


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Man arrested for meth possession in Orange
A man in Orange was arrested for possession of a controlled substance after being reported as suspicious for running between hotels while wearing a "LCM girl's track hoodie," police reported.
According to a police report from the Orange Police Department, dispatch received a call regarding the suspicious person seen running between hotels near the Waffle House in the 4200 block of 27th Street in Orange. Officer Jeffery Busby reported that when he arrived, he found the man leaning against a trash receptacle at the Texas Inn & Suites hotel. Busby stated in the report that the man appeared "weary" and had "red, glassy, bloodshot eyes."
Upon searching the suspect, police discovered more than one gram of what they believed to be and what the suspect identified as methamphetamine, or crystal meth, in a cell phone case along with another unknown substance the suspect indicated was to be "mixed" with the crystal meth. Officers arrested 24-year-old Karry Burns of Orange for possession of a controlled substance and transported him to the Orange County Jail for booking.


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Check out our new Fall Menu this season; The Pub will be open through October 12th.
Looking for an oceanfront restaurant serving authentic Maine dishes? Make your reservation at The Pub, our Newagen Seaside Inn restaurant in Southport, Maine – just minutes away from Boothbay Harbor. Our executive chef takes Maine ingredients, fresh from earth and sea, from farm to table to transcendent.
One of Boothbay Harbor's best-kept secrets, our Newagen Seaside Inn restaurant, The Pub, is away from the crowds and close to the sea. Locally sourced meats, freshly caught Maine lobster and seafood, and farm stand produce are both seasonal, and perfectly seasoned at our Southport restaurant.
Enjoy an after-dinner drink in The Pub overlooking the expansive lawns to the sea. Take your drink to the outdoor deck to better take in the view – our outdoor fireplace will take the edge off crisper evenings. On Thursday and Sunday nights, you'll enjoy live, local music.
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2 Bedroom/ 70th floor / Full fountain view / Burj Khalifa
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- 2 Bedrooms
- 3 Bathroom
- Fully fitted kitchen
- with 2 private parking space
- Laundry and storage room
- Full fountain view
- above 70th floor
- Built up area: 1925 sq.ft
About Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa heretofore known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration as the worlds tallest man made structure ever built. This architectural icon of 828 meters (approx 2717 feet) is a global tourist attraction for Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Tower beset residential suites, corporate suites offices, Armani Hotels and Armani Residency. Burj Khalifa one of the worlds most prestigious address that offers luxury and personalised services to some privileged businesses and homeowners.
This address is home for few with 900 residency including studios, 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom suites as well as the Dubai Fountain with a record setting choreographed fountain system on the 30 acre man made Burj Khalifa Lake. The tower encompasses exclusive Corporate Suites, Offices, Residential Suites, Four Luxurious Pools, Cigar Clubs, Observation Platforms, Restaurants, Library, Exclusive Residents Lounge and 15,000 square feet big fitness Club.
The Major Projects of Burj Khalifa are Armani Residency, Burj Khalifa Towers and Burj Park 5.The gigantic tower that is centralised at the core of an integrated township called Downtown Burj Dubai which consist of many features other than that of the main tower and these developments produce over 30,000 homes including villas luxury, residential suites and serviced apartments nine hotels and the worlds largest mall. Burj Khalifa has entrenched a new set of standards of living in today Hi Tech world. It would not be only exciting to look at such soaring architecture but it would also give a thrilling unleashed experience if we get a chance to stay at such apartments.
Facilities and Amenities:
The properties in Burj Khalifa that are held for sale and rental have some exclusive facilities and amenities that makes Burj Khalifa apartments a unique and luxurious home address for the people who wish to reside there as it is located in the heart of the city. Some facilities and amenities found in Burj Khalifa Apartment for sale and rental are Central a/c and heating.Shared Spa Shared PoolShared GymnasiumCovered ParkingWalk in closetBuild in WardrobesBuilt in kitchen appliancesView of Landmark Balcony
Burj Khalifa has an rich array of amenities and services that provides the resident as well as their guest an unparalleled and unmatched lifestyle experience. Exclusive Sky lobbies it also includes state of the art fitness facilities, indoor outdoor swimming pools, Jacuzzis and a recreation room for gathering events. Other facilities that are listed in the residents directory are library, cigar club and Burj Khalifa Gourmet Market.
Shopping Areas:
Burj Khalifa is being surrounded by numerous shopping and entertainment hubs. It offers an unparallel lifestyle that appeal to the residents as well as the visitors. A variety of options for shopping are there that ranges from the largest shopping and entertainment destination of Dubai that is from The Dubai Mall to the tranquil surroundings of the more intimate Gold Souk, Souk Al Bahar and Emaar Boulevard. All offers a great lifestyle destination set in a distinct mix of traditional and modern architecture where people enjoy their life at every aspect that is work, play or entertainment.
Schools Nearby:
Burj Khalifa also offers an easy access to some of the best educational institutes of the city that promises for the better future of the kids with its world class education and top class faculty. Such educational institutes are considered to be one of the best in Dubai and they are:
Dubai Modern High School about 2.24 kilometresGems Wellington Primary School about 1.48 kilometres from the locationJumeirah International School about 2 kilometres from the destination.
Health Institutions Nearby:
The location is set in such a way that the health of the inhabitants is also taken under consideration as some of the famous clinics and health institutions are very close to Burk Khalifa and hence an immediate attention could be provided in case of emergency. These health institutions are well equipped with all kind of treatments and avails the best doctor of the area and they are Medcare Hospital, Manchester Clinic, The American Hospital and The NMC family clinic.
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- Sports academies
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- Steam room
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Bestseller! 'Life in a Jar' by Jack Mayer
The inspirational story of Irena Sendler, who knocked on Jewish doors in the Warsaw ghetto and, in Sendler's own words, "tried to talk the mothers out of their children." It is also the story of the students from Kansas who rediscovered her, each carrying her own painful burden and each called in her own complex way to spread the history of Irena Sendler.
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Are you interested in having the presentation come to your area? Life in a Jar is a dynamic program touching the Holocaust, ethics, education, respect and unsung heroes. It brings a message of hope, not despair.
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
The Hallmark Hall of Fame award winning DVD featuring Anna Paquin as Irena Sendler is now available to order. The DVD is a great secondary addition to reading the "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project" book by Jack Mayer.
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For additional information, tributes & contact information, please visit our memorial page.
Meet Irena
Irena Sendlerowa was a Polish woman who, along with her underground network, rescued 2,500 Jewish children in Poland during World War II. Many of this number were already outside of the Ghetto and in hiding.
Irena's Parents
Irena's father was a doctor. Her father died in the typhus epidemic of 1917 when he contracted the disease while caring for poor Jewish people in Otwock. Browse our photo gallery for a photo and information on Irena's mother and father.
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America's First Family is headed to two national parks this weekend. And while they will bring along a small army of security and communications staffers, they will enjoy experiences remarkably similar to those enjoyed by millions of other American families who will visit one of the nearly 400 national park units this year.
The Obama family plans to visit both Yellowstone National Park – the nation's first park – and Grand Canyon National Park to do some hiking, biking and gazing at natural vistas and wildlife. Their visit will coincide with the summer's third and final "Fee-Free Weekend." All 391 national parks will offer free admission this weekend, and many park concessionaires — including tour operators, hotels, restaurants and gift shops — will provide discounts and special promotions for visitors to further enjoy the parks.
The fee-free weekends have attracted more of America's 30 million RVers to national parks this summer. Surveys of RV owners conducted by the Recreation vehicle Industry Associaton (RVIA) show that national parks continue to be a popular destination for RVers, with more than 63% reporting in RVIA's spring "Campfire Canvass" survey that that visiting national parks is a favorite activity.
"RVers love visiting the outdoors and experiencing the wealth of recreational opportunities the national parks offer," said RVIA President Richard Coon. "The National Park Service's fee-free weekends have come at a terrific time. RVing is already the most cost-effective way for families to vacation, and this initiative has allowed thousands of America's budget-conscious families to enjoy inexpensive vacations in some of America's most beautiful places."
American Recreation Coalition (ARC) President Derrick Crandall added, "This year, Americans are rediscovering the wonder of our parks. Attendance is up at national parks – and also at many state and local parks. Time spent with family and friends in the Great Outdoors produces healthy bodies and healthy relationships."
In a speech this spring celebrating the 160th Anniversary of the Department of the Interior, President Obama also emphasized the importance of the great outdoors to America's children.
The President said of the experience of visiting America's natural treasures, "these are experiences that enrich our lives and remind us of the blessings that we share. That was certainly the case for me."
Obama told the crowd of his grandmother's decision, just before the president's 11th birthday, to take him to these iconic parks: "We drove down the coast of California and then east to the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. … It was an experience I will never forget. It is an experience I want for my daughters and for all our daughters and sons."
For information on the fee-free weekends initiative of the National Park Service, see: Find A Park. For overall information on outdoor recreation on all federally-managed lands, go to: www.recreation.gov.


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Tech21 Impact Mesh iPad mini Case Review/
How do you make a really slim case really protective? With an orange colored material called D3O. And Tech21 is a company known for incorporating this material into its protective cases, more notably the Impact Band for the iPhone, as an impact-protection agent which hardens on impact in order to absorb and disperse shock away from the encased device. One of these cases is the new Impact Mesh case for the iPad mini, a seemingly simplistic slim TPU case that's more drop protective than any ordinary slim TPU style case. And as you can tell straight away, the Impact Mesh case is also Smart Cover-compatible. As cool as Tech21's D3O might sound, is it really worth spending $40 on? Let's find out.


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This week Jerusalem hosted its first green pilgrimage symposium, tapping the fledgling but growing interest in promoting local communities and environmental sustainability through religious tourism.
That's a formidable task for a city where visitors have clashed for centuries, often ravaging the landscape. Suffice it to say that city officials are looking to improve on the Crusader model of pilgrimage.
Mayor Nir Barkat seeks to leverage Jerusalem's ancient brand, which for centuries has appealed to pilgrims of the three monotheistic religions. He seeks to triple annual tourism to 10 million by 2020. But to do that in a sustainable way, reducing the environmental impact and boosting local economies, requires the buy-in of a key sector.
"Nothing can be done seriously in Jerusalem without engaging the faith communities, because we're not just any city," says Deputy Mayor Naomi Tsur. Green pilgrimage "is a platform to work with our faith communities but also the best possible platform to work with other cities and faith communities around the world."
Jerusalem was one of 10 founding members of the Green Pilgrimage Network (GPN), established 18 months ago. Among the initial group were Sufi Muslims from Kano, Nigeria; Sikhs from Amritsar, India; and Taoists from Lougang, China.
Next year, Shinto followers in Japan plan to join, and Ms. Tsur announced today that Israel would form a national chapter as well.
Lougang perhaps best represents the potential scale of the movement. It has poured $1.5 billion into greening the city, building a new green spa complex, teaching organic farming, and initiating water harvesting. Now the city is trying to recruit 15 new cities into the network, says Allison Hilliard of the Alliance of Religions and Conservations, which oversees GPN.
GPN is also working on a chapter for the hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which draws nearly 3 million Muslims annually – who leave behind 100 million plastic bottles. GPN seeks to tap into values of environmental stewardship across all faiths to cut down on such negative side effects of tourism.
But it can be a tough sell. Despite the fact that Palestinians – most of whom are Muslim – make up more than a third of Jerusalem's population, very few attended the symposium.
Some of the pilgrimage routes with the greatest potential, like the Kidron Valley ascent from the Dead Sea, crisscross numerous political barriers and strong political pressures act against those trying to reach across the divide.
Elsewhere in Israel, projects like the Jesus Trail have demonstrated the potential for Arab-Jewish cooperation.
Prior to the construction of the trail, "One million tourists were visiting [the Arab town of] Cana every year, and they only stayed for one hour," says cofounder Maoz Inon. With it came the first guesthouse in Cana, an ecotourist goat farm in nearby Ilaniya, and more Christian tourists who are spreading their dollars throughout the struggling rural communities.
The trail head is in the old city of Nazareth, one of the most impoverished areas of Israel, at Mr. Inon's Fauzi Azar Inn. Since he established the inn in 2005, five more guesthouses have opened in Nazareth.
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A 14-year-old boy is accused of robbing a Fall River McDonald's at gunpoint and pistol-whipped the manager, Wicked Local reported.
The responding Fall River police officers found the suspect running near the McDonald's at 300 Plymouth Ave., and recovered a duffel bag with money, as well as clothing and a .380-caliber handgun allegedly used in the robbery, said Fall River Police Lt. Kevin Tetrault.
The suspect -- whose name was not released because of his age -- was arraigned Wednesday in Fall River Juvenile Court.
Around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, the suspect allegedly entered the McDonald's, wearing a ski mask and brandishing a handgun. He struck the manager in the face with the firearm and ordered the manager to take him to the restaurant's safe, Tetrault said.
The suspect placed the money from the safe inside a black duffel bag and left the store on foot, Tetrault said. Fall River Police Officer Brian Nadeau and other responding officers stopped the suspect when they saw him running in the area.
The suspect was uncooperative with police and was charged with armed robbery while masked, possession of ammunition without an FID card, carrying a firearm without an FID card and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Tetrault said.


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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and CHESTERBROOK, Pa., Jan. 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq:VVUS) and Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:AUXL) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental application that proposes to revise the STENDRA ™ (avanafil) prescribing information with efficacy and safety information from Study TA-501, entitled "A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of Avanafil for On-Demand Treatment of Men with Erectile Dysfunction." The PDUFA date for the supplemental filing is September 20, 2014. VIVUS had previously announced positive results from this multicenter, placebo-controlled study designed to assess the efficacy of two dosage strengths of STENDRA approximately 15 minutes after dosing. In the 440-patient study conducted at 30 sites in the U.S., STENDRA patients achieved statistically significant improvement versus placebo in the mean proportion of attempts that resulted in erections sufficient for successful intercourse as early as 10 minutes for the 200 mg dose and 12 minutes for the 100 mg dose following administration. The currently approved prescribing information recommends administration approximately 30 minutes before sexual activity. About Avanafil STENDRA (avanafil) is approved by the FDA in the U.S. for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. STENDRA is rapidly absorbed and should be taken 30 minutes before sexual activity on an as-needed basis. STENDRA should not be taken more than once per day and may be taken without regard to food and with modest alcohol consumption. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has exclusive marketing rights to STENDRA in the U.S. and Canada and is in the early stages of commercializing STENDRA in the U.S. STENDRA is currently available through retail and mail order pharmacies. Auxilium offers programs that will help patients with out-of-pocket costs. SPEDRA ™, the trade name for avanafil in the European Union (EU), is approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in the EU. VIVUS has granted an exclusive license to the Menarini Group through its subsidiary Berlin-Chemie AG to commercialize and promote SPEDRA for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in over 40 European countries plus Australia and New Zealand. Avanafil is licensed from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC). VIVUS owns worldwide development and commercial rights to avanafil for the treatment of sexual dysfunction, with the exception of certain Asian-Pacific Rim countries. VIVUS is in discussions with other parties for the commercialization rights to its remaining territories.
For more information about STENDRA, please visit www.Stendra.com.Important Safety Information STENDRA™ (avanafil) is prescribed to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). Do not take STENDRA if you take nitrates, often prescribed for chest pain, as this may cause a sudden, unsafe drop in blood pressure. Discuss your general health status with your healthcare provider to ensure that you are healthy enough to engage in sexual activity. If you experience chest pain, nausea, or any other discomforts during sex, seek immediate medical help. STENDRA may affect the way other medicines work. Tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the following; medicines called HIV protease inhibitors, such as ritonavir (Norvir ®), indinavir (Crixivan ®), saquinavir (Fortavase ® or Invirase ®) or atazanavir (Reyataz ®); some types of oral antifungal medicines, such as ketoconazole (Nizoral ®), and itraconazole (Sporanox ®); or some types of antibiotics, such as clarithromycin (Biaxin ®), telithromycin (Ketek ®), or erythromycin. In the rare event of an erection lasting more than 4 hours, seek immediate medical help to avoid long-term injury. In rare instances, men taking PDE5 inhibitors (oral erectile dysfunction medicines, including STENDRA) reported a sudden decrease or loss of vision. It is not possible to determine whether these events are related directly to these medicines or to other factors. If you experience sudden decrease or loss of vision, stop taking PDE5 inhibitors, including STENDRA, and call a doctor right away. Sudden decrease or loss of hearing has been rarely reported in people taking PDE5 inhibitors, including STENDRA. It is not possible to determine whether these events are related directly to the PDE5 inhibitors or to other factors. If you experience sudden decrease or loss of hearing, stop taking STENDRA and contact a doctor right away. If you have prostate problems or high blood pressure for which you take medicines called alpha blockers or other anti-hypertensives, your doctor may start you on a lower dose of STENDRA.
Drinking too much alcohol when taking STENDRA may lead to headache, dizziness, and lower blood pressure.STENDRA in combination with other treatments for ED is not recommended. STENDRA does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. The most common side effects of STENDRA are headache, flushing, runny nose and congestion. Please see full patient prescribing information for STENDRA (50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg) tablets. For more information, please visit www.Stendra.com. About VIVUS VIVUS is a biopharmaceutical company commercializing and developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity, sleep apnea, diabetes and sexual health. For more information about VIVUS, please visit www.vivus.com. About Auxilium Auxilium is a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company with a focus on developing and commercializing innovative products for specialist audiences. With a broad range of first- and second-line products across multiple indications, Auxilium is an emerging leader in the men's healthcare area and has strategically expanded its product portfolio and pipeline in orthopedics, dermatology and other therapeutic areas. Auxilium now has a broad portfolio of 12 approved products. In the U.S., Auxilium markets Edex ® (alprostadil for injection), an injectable treatment for erectile dysfunction, Osbon ErecAid ®, the leading device for aiding erectile dysfunction, STENDRA™ (avanafil), an oral erectile dysfunction therapy, Testim ® (testosterone gel) for the topical treatment of hypogonadism, TESTOPEL ® (testosterone pellets) a long-acting implantable testosterone replacement therapy, XIAFLEX ® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH) for the treatment of Peyronie's disease and XIAFLEX for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture. Auxilium also has programs in Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of Frozen Shoulder syndrome and cellulite. Auxilium's mission is to improve the lives of patients throughout the world by successfully identifying, developing and commercializing innovative specialty biopharmaceutical products. To learn more, please visit www.Auxilium.com. VIVUS SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including risks and uncertainties related to regulatory review or approval of the supplemental application that proposes to revise the avanafil prescribing information. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in these forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in VIVUS's Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2012, as amended by the Form 10-K/A filed on April 30, 2013, and as amended by the Form 10-K/A filed on June 12, 2013, and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. VIVUS does not undertake an obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
AUXILIUM SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which discuss matters that are not facts, and may include words to indicate their uncertain nature such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "could," "estimate," "project," "will," and "target". Auxilium's forward-looking statements convey its management's expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding future performance of Auxilium and are based upon preliminary information and management assumptions. No specific assurances can be given regarding the success of Auxilium's launch of STENDRA in the U.S. or Canada; or whether STENDRA will receive a label expansion with efficacy and safety information from Study TA-501. While Auxilium may elect to update the forward-looking statements made in this news release in the future, Auxilium specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those relating to product development, revenue, expense and earnings expectations, intellectual property rights, results and timing of clinical trials, success of marketing efforts, the need for additional research and testing, and the timing and content of decisions made by regulatory authorities, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and those risks discussed in our reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Auxilium's SEC filings may be accessed electronically by means of the SEC's home page on the Internet at http://www.sec.gov or by means of the Auxilium's home page on the Internet at http://www.auxilium.com under the heading "For Investors - SEC Filings." There may be additional risks that Auxilium does not presently know or that Auxilium currently believes are immaterial which could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
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DELAFIELD, Wis. (Stockpickr) -- Professional traders running mutual funds and hedge funds don't just look at a stock's price moves; they also track big changes in volume activity. Often when above-average volume moves into an equity, it precedes a large spike in volatility.
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Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as insider buying or selling -- or buying or selling by "superinvestors."
Unusual volume can also be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. These types of traders like to get in well before a large spike, so it's always a smart move to monitor unusual volume. That said, remember to combine trend and price action with unusual volume. Put them all together to help you decipher the next big trend for any stock.
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With that in mind, let's take a look at several stocks rising on unusual volume recently.
Dana Holding
Dana Holding (DAN - Get Report) engages in the design, manufacture and supply of driveline products, technologies and service parts for vehicle manufacturers worldwide. This stock is trading up 5.8% at $19.94 in Tuesday's trading session.
Tuesday's Volume: 5.91 million
Three-Month Average Volume: 2.78 million
Volume % Change: 354%
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From a technical perspective, DAN is ripping higher here back above both its 50-day moving average at $19.32 and its 200-day moving average at $19.82 with heavy upside volume. This move is quickly pushing shares of DAN within range of triggering a major breakout trade. That trade will hit if DAN manages to take out some near-term overhead resistance levels at $20.35 to $20.50 and then once it clears its gap-down day high from last October at $21 with high volume.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in DAN as long as it's trending above Tuesday's low of $19.15 or above some more near-term support at $18.78 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 2.78 million shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then DAN will set up to re-fill some of its previous gap-down-day zone that started near $23.
Nxstage Medical
Nxstage Medical (NXTM), a medical device company, develops, manufactures, and markets products for the treatment of kidney failure, fluid overload, and related blood treatments and procedures. This stock is trading up 8.4% at $12.26 in Tuesday's trading session.
Tuesday's Volume: 1.02 million
Three-Month Average Volume: 543,708
Volume % Change: 201%
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From a technical perspective, NXTM is soaring higher here with above-average volume. This stock has been uptrending strong over the last month and change, with shares moving higher from its low of $8.77 to its intraday high of $12.40. During that uptrend, shares of NXTM have been making mostly higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in NXTM as long as it's trending above Tuesday's low of $11.55 and then once it sustains a move or close above its 200-day moving average of $12.30 with volume that's near or above 543,708 shares. If we get that move soon, then NXTM will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $13.50 to $14. Any high-volume move above those levels will then give NXTM a chance to tag its 52-week high at $14.64 to $16.
SodaStream International
SodaStream International (SODA) engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of home beverage carbonation systems that enable consumers to transform ordinary tap water instantly into carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water. This stock is trading up 2.5% at $37.89 in Tuesday's trading session.
Tuesday's Volume: 3.36 million
Three-Month Average Volume: 1.07 million
Volume % Change: 462%
From a technical perspective, SODA is trending higher here with heavy upside volume. This stock recently gapped down sharply from over $50 to under $37 with monster downside volume. That gap lower pushed shares of SODA into oversold territory, since its current relative strength index reading is 23.32. Oversold can always get more oversold, but it's also an area where a stock can experience a powerful rebound higher from.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in SODA as long as it's trending above Tuesday's low of $36.38 and then once it sustains a move or close above Tuesday's high of $38.14 with volume that's near or above 1.07 million shares. If we get that move soon, then SODA will set up to rebound sharply higher off oversold conditions and potentially tag $42.50 to $45.
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SIESTA KEY, Fla. – A day after defending its Team Cup Championship, the No. 3-ranked Florida State sand volleyball team picked up two more titles in bracket play to wrap up the Fiesta on Siesta on Sunday.
The tandem of senior Mallory Kiley and sophomore Jeassica McGregor and the pair of sophomore Stephanie Pellitteri and her sister Nina Pellitteri each grabbed first place in separate "Sunday Fun" brackets, which were each single elimination and scored as one set to 25.
Kiley and McGregor won four matches in the 16-team "Sunday Fun 2" bracket, defeating FGCU's Liga Strautniece and Christine Pinder, 25-18, in the final.
The Pellitteri's also put together four wins among 12 teams in the "Sunday Fun 1" bracket. The sisters edged UNF's Anna Wagner and Emily Strack, 25-22, in their final.
FSU's top three teams played in the Gold Division bracket, which was a 16-team single elimination tournament.
The pair of sophomore Melanie Pavels and freshman Julie Brown advanced to the semifinals after defeating teammates junior Aurora Davis and freshman Katherine Plessy in a tough three-set battle, 10-21, 21-17, 15-13. Pavels and Brown then fell to the eventual champions, Taylor Nyquist and Sammie Strausbaugh of Jacksonville, 21-15, 21-14, in the semifinals.
Sophomores Jace Pardon and Sarah Wickstrom also reached the quarterfinals in the Gold Division, but lost in three sets to ULM's No. 1 pair of Zuzanna Markova and Tanya Sukach, 21-17, 16-21, 15-13.
"Overall it was a great weekend," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "We won just about every single division we competed in. Winning the Team Cup on Saturday was important and definitely a highlight for us. We fell short in the Gold pairs tournament today, but that will keep us motivated for the next three weeks as we prepare for the National Championships.
"We had some new pairs together for the first time this weekend, and they are starting to figure things out. The region keeps getting better and better, and we had some great battles today. I'm very proud of Mallory and Jeassica and Stephanie and Nina for winning their brackets today, too. They played great. It was a lot of fun."
The Fiesta on Siesta is the nation's largest collegiate sand volleyball tournament and featured over 300 competitors.
The Seminoles return to action next weekend, April 20-21, when they host Georgia State, UAB and the College of Charleston for pool play and a pairs tournament at the FSU Sand Volleyball Complex.
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There are a number of apps that have dubbed themselves the "TweakUI" for Windows Vista, and one of the newest contestants for the title is the Ultimate Windows Tweaker. The app is free, supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista, and only offers the relevant tweaks for your version of Vista and installed applications. Ultimate Windows Tweaker features over 130 tweaks and customizations designed to give you a bit more control over your Vista installation.
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Just because the rest of the country is thinking about bikes and barbecues doesnt mean winter has to end. Here are 10 places to ski and snowboard from June through October. Zermatt's Theodul Glacier is the highest lift-accessed skiing in Europe. You take a funicular from the village to the glacier; on June 15, theyre replacing the old one, nicknamed "boneshaker," with a new, faster, quieter one.
Beartooth Basin, Mont.
The third annual Beartooth Summer Session, a hybrid big mountain/slopestyle event, is taking place June 5-9 at Beartooth Basin Ski Area. If you don't want to hit cliffs and slushy jumps in front of a crowd, the two-Poma resort is scheduled to be open until July 13.
Whistler/Blackcomb, B.C.
Whistler is a mecca for summer ski and snowboard camps, and July is when it goes off. Sign up for Girls Week, in honor of Sarah Burke, at Momentum Ski Camp or ride with the U.S. Freesking and Snowboard teams at Camp of Champions.
Treble Cone, New Zealand
World Heli Challenge starts the last week of July in Wanaka, New Zealand, and runs through the middle of August. Or show up the week before and have the bowls and chutes of Treble Cone to yourself.
Timberline, Ore.
Timberline, on the south side of Mt. Hood, is open for summer riding at least through Labor Day. If you want to dirtbag it, post up at Forest Service campgrounds down the road toward Government Camp.
Portillo, Chile
At the end of the summer, Hotel Portillo, at the bottom of the ski area, becomes basecamp for a lot of the snow sports industry. Hike and ride the Super C Couloir, and dine on Chilean steaks for lunch at Tio Bob's.
Las Leñas, Argentina
Las Leas is known for the technical terrain off the high-altitude Marte chair and for its party scene. If you like late-night discos and steep chutes, youre in the right place. This year is the resort s 30th anniversary.
Cerro Castor, Argentina
By September, you're going to have to go south to find snow. Cerro Castor, outside of Ushuaia, Argentina, is as south as it gets. The resort has hosted slopestyle events in the ramp-up to the 2014 Olympics, and it has good backcountry access.
Club Fields, New Zealand
The private club fields of New Zealands Southern Alps are minimal: usually just a few nutcracker rope tows and a warming hut. But theyre cheap, they access burly terrain and most of them are open through the middle of October.
Arapahoe Basin/Loveland, Colo.
Lift-served skiing comes back to North America in October in the form of a battle between neighboring ski areas, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin, over who can open first. A-Basin has taken the title for the past two years.
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Going green on transportation
Part of a POLITICO Pro Special Report series on the Obama administration's executive action and regulatory agenda.
The Obama administration's challenge for the next three years is to find a way pursue the same transportation agenda that has allowed it to kickstart high-speed rail projects and bring streetcars back to U.S. cities.
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President Barack Obama won't see any new version of the massive stimulus spending he wielded during his first term, but his agencies can still steer billions in grant dollars to promote mass transit, bicycling and "walkable" development. And the Department of Transportation will continue pursuing safety regulations affecting cars, trucks, buses, railroads and planes, best exemplified by former Secretary Ray LaHood's national crusade against distracted driving.
Also on the agenda are high-profile DOT efforts to prohibit cell phone chatter on planes, allow commercial use of drones and take the beginning steps toward enabling driverless cars on U.S. roads.
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Obama paid scant attention to this policy area in Tuesday night's State of the Union address, where his few words about transportation and infrastructure included a repeat of a suggestion he'd offered before: using money gleaned from reforming the corporate tax code "to create jobs rebuilding our roads, upgrading our ports, unclogging our commutes."
And unlike some other parts of his agenda, transportation and infrastructure won't allow Obama to completely sidestep Congress.
For one thing, the 2012 highways and transit law that reauthorized a vast array of surface transportation policies expires Sept. 30. DOT and Congress face the difficult task of shepherding a new bill to enactment, with no consensus for how to replenish the ailing Highway Trust Fund. The law authorizing Amtrak expired last fall, although the railroad can continue to operate since it is funded annually through another bill. And House and Senate negotiators hope to finish wrangling a deal on a major water-infrastructure package.
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Success on all those fronts is possible, even likely.
But Obama's biggest tools for pursuing visionary transportation policy may have already come and gone — primarily the stimulus, which pumped $30 billion into transportation projects, including $8 billion for high-speed rail. Beyond an additional $2.5 billion approved soon after the stimulus was enacted, Congress has had no appetite for bankrolling Obama's overarching vision of a high-speed rail network that would eventually be available to 80 percent of Americans.
Prospects are also dismal for the kinds of big-ticket infrastructure initiatives that Obama has periodically trotted before Congress but never aggressively pushed for lawmakers to enact. They include his previous calls for a national "infrastructure bank" or $50 billion in immediate spending on needs like failing roads and bridges.
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Even without access to the big guns of old, though, Obama and DOT still have tools to change the way millions of Americans live and get around. One little-noticed example is DOT's "livability" agenda, an incremental change in government policy that, among other effects, almost single-handedly helped revive the venerable American streetcar.
From Washington, D.C.'s H Street corridor to Salt Lake City, streetcar projects are either in process or on the cusp of being realized, on a scale that hasn't been seen in decades. That's due in no small part to a change in the way DOT awards federal transit money — a result of Obama's shift to policies that favor development oriented around mass transit and are friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists.
In 2010, the administration scrapped a George W. Bush-era that rule that weighted funding decisions most heavily on whether projects were cost-effective and would reduce commuting time. Obama's new policy de-emphasized cost-effectiveness to make it equal with other factors, including economic development and environmental benefits.
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Analyzing uranium ore concentrate samples
(Phys.org) —A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers has pioneered the use of a long-standing technology for a new application—analyzing the chemical composition of uranium samples.
In a paper published as the cover story in the September edition of Applied Spectroscopy, the Laboratory scientists describe the first reported use of near-infrared spectrometry to study the chemical properties of uranium ore concentrates (UOC), also called yellowcake.
Near-infrared spectrometers were first used in industrial applications in the 1950s and have been utilized for medical diagnostics, combustion research, pharmaceuticals and other uses, but not for studying uranium ore concentrates. The instrument measures the color, intensity and wavelength of light or reflected light.
It is believed that this technology could rapidly provide information on the origin of uranium samples to law enforcement officials who interdict smuggled materials and could be useful in preventing future trafficking from those sources.
For years, one of the primary methods used for determining the different types of uranium has been a simple visual color inspection by researchers. However, visual determination is subjective and no chemical information is provided.
"I was recently in a lab with two other researchers looking at uranium ore concentrates," said Greg Klunder, a chemist in the Lab's Forensic Science Center and the paper's lead author. "I saw the sample as gray, another saw it as brownish and a third as green.
"We used a visible near-infrared spectrometer to test the color. In the near-infrared region, we saw a spectrum consistent with chemical information and the thought came to me that we could use this for evaluating uranium ore concentrates."
Other Lab scientists who collaborated on the paper were: Pat Grant and Paul Spackman, chemists at the Forensic Science Center; Rachel Lindvall, a chemist in the Chemical Sciences Division; Ian Hutcheon, a group leader in the Chemical Sciences Division; and Jonathan Plaue, a doctoral student in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas radiochemistry program.
In addition to the simple, color-based inspection, several other methods—including X-ray diffraction and mass spectrometry—are used to analyze UOCs, but these techniques require sample preparation that can significantly compromise the uranium samples.
"The rapid non-contact, non-destructive analysis of UOC materials using near-infrared spectroscopy provides a technical scientific basis for the attribution of a sample that is more valuable than the more subjective evaluation of visual color," the LLNL scientists said in their paper.
"Near-infrared spectroscopy provides chemical speciation information without consuming or contaminating the sample, thereby enabling supplemental and uncompromised subsequent analyses," they added.
The near-infrared area is a region in the electromagnetic spectrum that encompasses the wavelengths of light just beyond the visible region, from about 700 to 2,500 nanometers, or billionths of a meter.
UOCs are produced at mining facilities from the various types of uranium-bearing ores using several processes that can include different reagents, separation procedures and drying conditions.
The final UOC products can therefore consist of different material signatures in the uranium, which are important to identify to trace interdicted samples back to their origins.
The authors believe further investigation will be needed to understand other chemical properties of the uranium ores that can be detected with near-infrared spectroscopy and to evaluate the different phases of the ores.
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0.95 Fri Jan 9 2004
- Now requires Perl 5.6 or greater
New Functionality
- constrain_column() adds simple per-column constraints
- has_many now attempts to work out the reference column by
examining the foreign class's has_a() declarations, making the 3rd
argument to has_many mostly obsolete.
- __TABLE(Other::Class)__ now interpolates the table from the other
class, allowing avoidance of hard-coding other table names.
- __ESSENTIAL(alias)__ now prepends the table alias supplied to the
start of each column name, for avoiding column name clashes.
- __JOIN(alias alias)__ now inserts the SQL to join the two tables.
- might_have now allows creating the remote object through a simple
set of the accessor. [David Jack Olrik]
- Iterators can now be reset() [Tatsuhiko Miyagawa]
- count_all, maximum_value_of and minimum_value_of are now
documented (along with how to implement similar methods)
Bug Fixes
- Allow retrieve() to take unnormalised columns, as with search [Connie]
- Handle stringification before Primary Key(s) are filled
- search() can take an overridden accessor name as a key
- MultiColumn primary keys working better with ColumnGrouper [Perrin
Hawkins, Paul Makepeace, and Charles Bailey]
- _single_value_select and _single_row_select deprecated in favour
of new select_val and select_row methods in Ima::DBI
- Class::Accessor can no longer be used directly to add other attributes.
TEMP columns should be used for this.
- Ensure all croaks internally go through _croak() [Richard Piacentini]
- deleted objects now blessed into Class::DBI::Object::Has::Been::Deleted
- Lots of doc patches [Jesse Sheidlower, Paul Makepeace]
- All internal attribute accesses now go through helper methods,
as first step to changing how all this works.
- set_sql now passes all arguments up to Ima::DBI (so you can turn
off caching if required) [gfalck]
- We now warn about column names clashing with any inherited methods,
not just ones defined in Class::DBI itself [Dan Thill]
- Silence some test warnings reported by Paul Makepeace
0.94 Wed Aug 27 2003
New Functionality
- allow has_a() columns to hold NULL values (Dominic Mitchell)
- cascading deletions can be turned off by passing argument to
has_many setup: no_cascade_delete => 1 (undocumented/untested)
[now implemented as a trigger]
- classes and objects can be marked as read_only (experimental and
undocumented, although tested)
- no longer refer to Class::DBI::Join, which is dead
- warn about inflating a primary key using has_a
- rewrite of docs on transactions
- numerous small tweaks from Jay Strauss, Alexander Karelas and Brad
- redocument dbi_commit and dbi_rollback that have vanished...
Bug Fixes
- make sequences work again (Dominic Mitchell) [now with tests!]
- interpolation of __TABLE__ etc now happens globally, rather than
only once [Corion]
- might_have now properly does a cascading delete
- Fixed problem where we can't update an object which might_have a
relationship, but doesn't.
- might_have's tentative, but broken, support for MCPK has been
- Increase Class::Accessor pre-requisite to 0.18 to fix strange bug
reported by Casey West.
- Make sure we don't alter the hashref being passed to create()
- The after_create() trigger is now called after the object is
emptied, and will thus be able to see objects in has_a columns
(by reloading from the DB) [If you were using this
trigger to alter the columns to be cleaned out this
can (for now) be done using the 'create' trigger,
although that's deprecated. Let me know if you really
need this ability.
- move() is deprecated. The concept is broken and will be removed
unless someone convinces me to keep it.
- normalize* are no longer necessary, due to the new Column objects,
which store their normalized and unnormalize form. (Calling these
will have no effect, other than a warning).
- has_column deprecated in favour of find_column
- init() now takes hash to instantiate with (Tim Bunce)
- Rewrite of _require_class, with better short-circuiting and error
message reporting (Tim Bunce)
- new Class::DBI::Column to represent a column. Some functionality
moved from ColumnGrouper to here.
- mutator and accessor name overrides now stored in column, and not
looked up every time.
- attempt to trap and propogate all DBI failures
0.93 Wed Jul 2 2003
New Functionality
- Multi-column primary keys are now supported. [with huge thanks to Tim
- New syntax for inbuilt SQL
- classes can control stringification via as_string() and
- set_sql automatically translates __TABLE__, __ESSENTIAL__, and
Performance Improvements
- use Storable's dclone() rather than Data::Dumper's deepcopy
- document the order_by option to search() [Drew Taylor]
- fix the documentation of the DBI connect string [Phil Crow]
- document working with pre_create triggers
- add a note on dynamically generating a database connection
- avoid using (shift => $val) due to quoting issues! [Simon Wilcox]
- refer to Class::DBI::Oracle for sequences [Jay Strauss]
- give better explanation for construct() [Jay Strauss]
- document get/set with multiple arguments [Jay Strauss]
- more detailed description of arguments to has_a()
Bug Fixes
- Bug with setting driver defaults [Jay Strauss + Schwern]
- Bug where selecting a column that was only in 'All' group also
attempted to fetch any TEMP columns. [Dominic Mitchell]
Removal of Functionality
- Undocumented ordered_search method has been removed in favour of
order_by option to search.
- Undocumented make_filter method removed in favour of add_constructor
- add_constructor no longer does (undocumented) %s substitutions
- (undocumented) single_value_select() method no longer takes raw
SQL fragments.
0.92 Sat Apr 12 2003
New Functionality
- classes named after reserved SQL words can now supply a
table_alias either directly, or as a second argument to table().
- hasa() now calls has_a() with a warning. It will disappear
completely in a forthcoming release.
- issue warning on use of old hasa_list
Bug Fixes
- class data properly propagates (i.e. two classes can once again
have has_a relationships of the same name) [Miyagawa + Marty]
- only deflate columns that are changing on update.
- croak if update() does not change exactly one row [Tim Bunce].
(Not yet live)
- The Essential column group now defaults to Primary rather than
0.91 Sat Mar 8 2003
New Functionality
- has_many can now take an extra set of search parameters at execution
- has_many mapping method can now be a list
- Class->delete(@search_args) deletes all results matching search
- search can take a final hash of arguments. Currently the only one
honoured is 'order_by'
- searches deflate objects passed as search values as with has_a()
- iterators can be slice()d
- classes can provide their own iterators
- columns in the TEMP column group will be non-persistent
- set_sql automatically sets up a search_ method for that SQL
- constraints can cross-check using new syntax, and per_column
trigger points.
- the after_update trigger can modify the list of changed columns
to change refresh behaviour
- Can delete via the iterator: $cd->artists->delete_all
- New Class::DBI::Query module for dynamically constructing queries
- Standardised exception handling (thanks to Tim Bunce)
- on_failed_create no longer needed
- overloading of objects
- autoincrements work with SQLite
- commit() and autocommit() are now update() and autoupdate()
- rollback() is now discard_changes()
- hasa() now warns if used
- trigger points create() and delete() warn when called
- trigger point on_setting no longer exists
- has_a lazy inflates other Class::DBI instances
- roll our own require rather than depending on UNIVERSAL::require
(thanks to Tim Bunce)
- Don't add __Changed = {} to every object on creation,
just autovivify it on demand. (Tim)
- Avoid calling $self->primary_column in a loop in create() (Tim)
- Use fetchrow_arrayref instead of fetchrow_array. (Tim)
- Return from _deflated_column earlier if value is not a ref. (Tim)
- Use $sth->{NAME_lc} instead of $sth->{NAME}. (Tim)
- Optmize _normalized and normalize. (Tim)
- optimise various calls to columns() (Tim)
- don't reflesh after an update - defer for lazy loading
- Iterator no longer inherits from Class::DBI itself.
Bug Fixes
- has_many maps now work as iterators
- columns only report as being in group 'All' if they're in no
other columns (so lazy loading works in those cases!)
- calling create with a primary key of zero no longer attempts to
use auto_increment (Tim Bunce)
- reference Class::DBI::AbstractSearch
- retrieve_from_sql removes any leading 'WHERE'
- inflate handles overloading better (thanks to Tim Bunce)
- Avoid boolean test on object, use defined instead.
- Tweak create() to prepare for possible caching of colmap info.
- better documentation on transactions
- test suite now uses DBD::SQLite instead of DBD::CSV
- consolidated some test scripts
0.90 Wed Nov 27 GMT 2002
- hasa and associated_class merged (and deprecated) into has_a
- has_many therefore no longer sets up reciprocal hasa
- allow search() and search_like() to take multiple columns
- added find_or_create()
- add_constructor() is now preferred to make_filter()
- added retrieve_from_sql() for inline SQL
- documented running arbitrary SQL and using sth_to_objects to
convert these to objects. (Making sth_to_objects public too)
- has_many can now call a mapping method on the results
(for simpler many-to-many joins, for example)
- has_many adds an 'add_to_<whatevers>' method
e.g. CD->has_many(tracks => Track);
now adds not just 'tracks' method, but also 'add_to_tracks'.
(thanks to Michael Styer)
- try to guess table name if none given
- speed up iterators (thanks to Tom Renfro)
- added (undocumented) data_type method
(thanks to Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
- renamed column_type() to associated_class()
- added references to Class::DBI::SQLite, Class::DBI::Pg,
and Class::Join
- before_create trigger can now modify object itself
- uses UNIVERSAL::require instead of rolling our own
- marked primary_key(), is_column(), add_hook() as deprecated
- changed _ids_to_objects to receieve listref, rather than list
to cope with weird bug in 5.005_03 (thanks to Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
- warn if column name clashes with built-in method
- third argument to has_many is now optional, defaulting to our
'class-name' (undocumented)
- provide normalised method names if appropriate (i.e. a Film column
will give us methods $obj->Film and $obj->film). This previously
happened inconsistently.
- split most of the column related code to Class::DBI::Columns
- remove dependency on Class::Fields
- reference the new Class::DBI mailing lists
- Give better errors if no database connection set up
(thanks to Simon Cozens)
- A failed create now calls $class->on_failed_create, which by
default dies, but can be made to do whatever you like.
0.89 Mon Jun 24 2002
- allow has_many to not have a relationship
(Thanks to Brian Parker)
- renamed (undocumented) min() and max() to
minimum_value_of() and maximum_value_of()
- croak() and carp() deprecated in favour of _croak() and _carp()
- primary() and essential() deprecated in favour of
primary_key() and _essential()/columns(essential);
- normalize_one() deprecated in favour of _normalize_one
- If a 'might-have' link points to nothing, don't give a 'Can't call
method' error
- better reporting on errors from create etc.
- better reporting when you incorrectly set through hasa()
- handle primary/foreign key value of zero better
(reported by Jim O'Brien)
- added (undocumented) 'column_type' based on ideas from
Matthew Simon Cavalletto and Tatsuhiko Miyagawa.
- brought delete triggers in line with documentation
(reported by Barry Hoggard, fixed by Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
0.88 Beltane 2000
- fix for hasa() and create() with modified accessor/mutator names
(Thanks to Schwern)
0.87 Fri Mar 29 2002
* added might_have method
- better MySQL autoincrement code (fixes occassional problems
under mod_perl) [Thanks to Tatsuhiko Miyagawa]
- fixed a test that was failing on 5.005 (but not 5.6.1) due to weird
interaction between overloaded iterator and Test::More's ok()
prototype [Thanks to Tatsuhiko Miyagawa]
0.86 Fri Mar 8 GMT 2002
* removed support for pseudo-hashes
* hasa_list is now has_many
(although has_many still exists for backwards compatability)
+ has_many auto-generates reciprocal hasa decalaration
(unless called as hasa_list, or with { nohasa => 1 })
* searches now return iterators when used in scalar context
- hooks are now called 'triggers' (using Class::Trigger)
* new trigger for SELECT
* added basic constraints
+ added support for filters on the same column
(%s >= ? OR %s <= ?)
+ added 'between' filter which provides this
- deal better with the case where the only column group is 'All'
- much internal twiddly stuff
0.36 Wed Nov 28 2001
+ tests no loner die horribly if you don't have MySQL installed
- minor tweaks to some error messages
- bugfixes for problems with auto-deleting objects
- bugfix for mis-normalized accessor warning
(thanks to Schwern)
0.35 Sun Oct 7 2001
+ added hooks for create, update and delete
- split commit() for easier subclassing
0.34 Sat Oct 6 2001
- Don't die if a value is a reference. (Ima::DBI does this for us,
and better in case of overloaded objects)
- fix minor problem with mutual hasa / hasa_list referencing
- better diagnostics if hasa_list is miscalled
0.33 Sat Sep 15 2001
+ Added create_filter(), and with it retrieve_all()
+ added docs on how to set-up many-to-many relationships
+ _cascade delete now split out to allow overriding
+ copy() and move() can now take multiple arguments to change
(thanks to Jonathan Swartz)
0.32 Sun Sep 9 2001
+ delete() now removes any foreign elements, to avoid orphans
0.31 Sun Sep 9 2001
+ split out _column_placeholder (thanks to Jonathan Swartz)
+ added hasa() checks for orphaned rows
0.29 Wed Sep 5 10:24:54 BST 2001
+ split docs into Class::DBI::Tutorial
+ renamed is_column to has_column (is_column still provided as alias)
+ added accessor_name and mutator_name form template methods
- _load_class didn't work. Now fixed.
- _next_in_sequence was broken, and would warn even if it wasn't.
- better diagnostics when you call retrieve incorrectly
0.28 Wed Aug 29 20:02:28 BST 2001
+ Tony Bowden took over maintenance
* Added hasa_list
- Fixed bug with inherited columns (reported by Boris Mouzykantskii)
- move() and copy() were broken with auto_increments. Now fixed.
- set() did bad things if you'd set up new fields with
mk_accessors (reported by Boris Mouzykantskii). Now fixed.
- Better errors when calling create() incorrectly
- Split tests into distinct files (DBD::CSV now required)
- General internal tidying
0.27 Mon Apr 23 09:04:51 BST 2001
* Class::DBI->new() deprecated in favor of create()
- Fixed the 'Primary before All' bug reported by Tony Bowden
0.26 Mon Apr 9 14:32:17 BST 2001
- Class->columns('All', @cols) now assumes the first column to be
your primary.
- Class->columns('Essential', @cols) now automatically includes
the primary column.
* move() was broken. Works and tested.
- Updated our base requirement to get at its bugfix
- Updated our Ima::DBI requirement to get at commit() and rollback()
* Documented construct()
* Added docs about transactions
* Added dbi_commit() and dbi_rollback()
- Added docs about Class::DBI and mod_perl
0.25 Wed Jan 10 01:54:27 EST 2001
- The new ID is now optional for copy()
* Added move() to move objects between classes/databases.
- Updated PG's default attributes.
- Made the way classes are loaded with hasa() safer
0.24 Thu Oct 5 19:07:21 EDT 2000 *UNRELEASED*
- Fixed some $@ naughtiness. Errors should propigate properly.
* Added default database attributes for Pg, MySQL, Oracle, DBD::CSV and
DBD::RAM. Class::DBI should work out of the box with them now.
0.23 Tue Sep 12 00:33:38 EDT 2000
- rollback() needed to normalize its data (thanks to Greg Bartlett)
0.22 Sun Sep 10 05:36:51 GMT 2000 *UNRELEASED*
- Added a warning if the primary column is not in the essential group
0.21 Sun Sep 10 01:03:01 EDT 2000 *UNRELEASED*
- Now requiring Ima::DBI 0.24
- sequence() fixed, tested and working
- Now working with DBD::Pg and PostgreSQL 7.0
0.20 Sun Sep 10 00:29:15 EDT 2000 *UNRELEASED*
- *bug_fix* is_column() died if false.
0.19 Fri Sep 8 15:07:49 EDT 2000
- Forgot to update the Changes file.
0.18 Fri Sep 9 18:51:45 GMT 2000
* new() now accepts Class::DBI objects as values
- hasa() is now inherited properly
- normalize() will now take an empty array
0.17 Mon Sep 4 02:46:25 GMT 2000 *UNRELEASED*
- Docs forgot to turn AutoCommit on in MySQL examples
- Documented the behavior of new() and AUTO_INCREMENT
- Added support for sequences. *Untested*
- *bug fix* columns() can now be added after the class has been used
- *bug fix* Columns added by hasa() had a chance of overwriting each
0.16 Sun Sep 3 17:49:08 GMT 2000 *UNRELEASED*
* hasa() will now attempt to require the foreign class for you
* hasa() will setup the necessary columns for you.
0.15 Sun Jul 16 23:14:20 PDT 2000
- Fixed minor bug in DESTROY message.
* Added hasa() object relationships.
0.14 Sun Jul 9 05:25:53 EDT 2000
- Pseudohashes as objects now work and basicly tested
- The rollback() mechanism changed to use less memory.
- Expanded the TODO list
0.13 Wed May 24 02:45:43 EDT 2000
- Accessors were not being generated properly in certain cases.
0.12 Tue May 23 ish... * Unreleased*
- Aborted attempts to fix accessor misgeneration.
0.10 Thu May 18 00:59:34 EDT 2000
- new() was not working with objects which autogenerated primary keys
0.09 Tue May 2 00:42:06 EDT 2000
- README, INSTALL and Makefile.PL have been updated
0.08 Mon May 1 20:27:13 EDT 2000
- Documented lazy column population.
0.07 Mon May 1 02:18:20 EDT 2000 * Unreleased *
* Added lazy population of columns.
- columns('All') can now be autogenerated.
0.06 Mon May 1 00:56:52 EDT 2000 * Unreleased *
* **API CHANGE** make_sql() is gone in favor of set_sql()
* normalization has been added in all the right places.
- retreive now handles autoincremented primary keys.
- columns() internally normalizes column names.
0.05 Sat Apr 15 01:48:25 EDT 2000
* MAJOR BUG - simple subclasses of subclasses of Class::DBI would not
work. This has been fixed.
* Autoloader eliminated.
* API CHANGE - columns must now be explictly declared, the class's
public data members are not used. That was silly.
* rollback() now works.
- is_changed() now returns a list of changed columns
0.03 Mon Dec 20 10:04:23 EST 1999
* MAJOR BUG - commit() was not committing!!!
* added is_changed()
- columns('Essential') now autogenerated from columns('All') if not
already present.
- columns('Essential') is now prefered for most SELECT statements
instead of just columns().
* First working version
* First version sent to CPAN