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By Jorge Cuartas	Art, Caribbean, Painting
CAZABON: TRINIDAD'S FIRST GREAT PAINTER
Nowadays he is generally regarded as one of the Caribbean's first great painters. But in his time, Trinidad born Michel-Jean Cazabon (1813-1888) was appreciated more in Europe than in his country.
by Jorge Cuartas
Michel-Jean Cazabon came from a rather wealthy family of free colored immigrants from Martinique, who owned a sugar plantation. At the age of 24 he was sent to Paris to study medicine, where he decided to concentrate on painting.
Cazabon started painting under Paul Delaroche, a leading painter of that time in Paris. He soon became popular as a society painter of Trinidad scenery; and of portraits of planters and merchants of Port of Spain. It is due to his paintings that we have a fair view of Trinidad's way of life in the 19th century.
His works include images of the Caroni river, the Port of Spain docks, sea views and other landscapes. He preferred using watercolors combining stunning pallets that remain fresh and bright to this day. Some of this most important works are part of the following collections:
'Views of Trinidad' (18 lithographs, 1851)
'The Harris Collection' (44 paintings, 1848-1854)
'Album of Trinidad' (18 lithographs, 1857)
In England and France his work was much admired and he won several awards and medals at exhibitions. His first exhibition was at the Salon du Louvre in 1839, followed by expositions every year from 1843 to 1847. Back at home his art was much less appreciated. Disillusioned with life he became a drunken eccentric.
After his death in 1888, Cazabon's style gained more recognition in the region and his influence grew. Today he is considered to be one of the first great painters of the Caribbean. His work is appreciated for the rich details and for the use of light and shadow.
His scenes of a clean, natural and unspoiled Trinidad show a country as it was before the heavy industrialization of the twentieth century.To many Trinidadians the scenes are familiar, creating a tremendous sense of nostalgia.
Cazabon's paintings can be seen at The Louvre in Paris and at the National Museum and Art Gallery in Trinidad.
Paintings used in this article:
1. Dry River
2. On the Caroni River
3. Maravel Valley
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Jose N. Solon was a Filipino Visayan politician from Cebu, Philippines who served as Member of the Provincial Board of Cebu starting in 1928 until 1936 and was one of the member of the first Cebu City Council elected in 1937.

Career
In 1928, Jose Solon was voted to the Cebu Provincial Board together with Buenaventura Rodriguez and served during the term of then Governor Arsenio Climaco. Reelected to the same government post in 1931, he once again served as provincial board member with Pastor B. Noel during the governorship of Mariano Jesus Cuenco until 1936. At various times, he would serve as acting governor of the province of Cebu for being a senior member of the board.

On December 14, 1937, he was voted to the newly created council of the charter city of Cebu, and the council was confirmed by then President Manuel L. Quezon issued on December 29, 1937 by virtue of Executive Order No. 133. Among those who were also part of the council were Regino Mercado, Felipe Pacaña, Jose P. Nolasco, Dr. Leandro A. Tojong, Jose Fortich, Juan Zamora, and Dominador Abella.

Historical commemoration

 Formerly known as Kamagong Street, the Jose Solon Drive located in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City was named in his honor by virtue of City Ordinance No. 1157 enacted on October 25, 1983 and approved on November 4, 1983. It starts beside Lahug Elementary School from Gorordo Avenue to Escario Street.

References

Members of the Cebu Provincial Board
Filipino city and municipal councilors
Year of death missing

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If you are a regular reader of ActingBalanced, you probably already know that my wife Heather is an amazing person. Last week she provided more proof of that. Over the last 11 days I had been teaching a course at the 2012 PGA Championship leaving the house early in the morning only to come home in time to sleep. During that week she took care of the three kids as well as me. This was tough work.
It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child. While my students are not children, without her support, I could not have worked to provide the students with the education experience that they were provided. They would not have had a chance to network with several people who could assist with their careers. Additionally, the College of Charleston would not have gotten the positive press it did as a result of the course. In total, I could not have done this without her support. She is just as much a part of the success of the course as I am. For that, I thank her (and will clean the house for her as soon as I can bend over).


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Q: Conditional URL Rewrites in WordPress I'm hosting an event and using WordPress to manage the site. We have a separate table (not WP user table) of attendees and I'd like for each of them to have a page on our site:
example.com/user1, example.com/user2, etc.
I've been reading up about WP_Rewrite but am a bit confused about how to conditionally redirect if the user exists, otherwise go about the normal flow.
Any help in achieving this would be much appreciated, thank you!
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There is a single one-off page that I'm trying to forward to. Right now, it's accessed with:
example.com/user?username=user1

A: If i understood your problem, you're going to create a page for each user, so in the permalink structure add tag %postname%, and maybe install no-category base plugin.
Check if the .htaccess it's created with the configuration that wp write for that structure, if it's not you can just copy and paste.

A: I ended up doing this by prepending a user's url with a tilde (~). The rewrite code is as follows:
// Uncomment only when new rewrites have been made
//add_filter('init', 'wds_flush');

// Leave uncommented
add_filter('rewrite_rules_array', 'wds_user_rewrite');
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You are here: Home / Theology / Is United Methodism a Complementarian church?
One of the United Methodist News' series is "Many Voices, One Faith" a series "designed to put the voices of the church in conversation with one another and build an understanding of what it means to be United Methodist today." You can read the commentaries here.
As of this writing, its latest entry is by the Rev. Paul Stallsworth, the executive director of LifeWatch, a pro-life advocacy organization focused on The United Methodist Church.
Stallsworth's article makes a startling claim to this United Methodist: that women and men have different roles and callings in The United Methodist Church. Let's see how compatible that is to our doctrine and practices.
Church of Mary, Church of Peter?
Rev. Stallsworth claims that women and men have different callings in Scripture. A Mary church is the role of women, of discipleship and pondering the life of faith. A Peter church is about doctrine and discipline, as the two Gospel verses that say the word "church" (ekklesia) can be interpreted that way. It's an odd interpretation as the first evangel (gospel) told about Jesus was from the women at the tomb (which I think is a pretty doctrinal claim), but I can see its appeal in simplicity.
In making this comparison, Stallsworth draws heavily from Catholic sources, which have their own gendered theology that restricts the priesthood to men, even as it (mostly) allows monastic communities to be egalitarian in authority. While the Catholic sources indicate that Mary's church is prioritized above Peter's church, the structure of the Roman Catholic Church leaves little debate as to which church (and gender) is actually in charge.
Finally, in his examples, men and women occupy two churches within one Church. He consistently says that clergywomen exhibit the church of Mary (discipleship, nurture), and clergymen exhibit the church of Peter (doctrine, discipline). While both are forms of leadership, and Stallsworth says they are equal, they are best found in those gender roles.
In short, Stallsworth affirms that all genders are equal and affirmed in United Methodism, their titles and authorities are equal, but that their roles of how they live out their titles and authorities are distinct from one another (Stallsworth does not offer any commentary beyond the male/female binary).
Church Complementarianism
I wonder if the cited article above is promoting complementarianism. Complementarianism is the belief that God has specific expectations regarding gender roles and that men and women are "complements" to each other in a household as they both are better at certain things.
But what does it look like at the ecclesiological level–meaning what does it look like if a Church itself is complementarian, as the cited article above seems to imply?
In Dr. Richard Beck's 2013 article "Let's Stop Calling It Complementarianism" he claims that to call it "complementarianism" actually falls short because there really are two forms of complementarianism that are intertwined. The first form is simple division of gender roles:
Generally speaking, complementarianism has two parts. The first part is that, according to complementarianism, a man and women are endowed with certain gifts and skills that, when combined in a heterosexual marriage, "complement" each other, two puzzle pieces that fit together to make a whole that reflects the image of God.
Stallsworth's interpretation above (or the interpretation of the sources he is promoting) would seem to fall into this category, claiming that the Mary and Peter churches have been given certain gifts and skills that combine to make the structure of the Body of Christ.
But this interpretation necessarily leads into a much more harmful second interpretation. Dr. Beck continues:
If that is all complementarianism was naming then it would be well named. But that's only half of the complementarian position.
The other half of the complementarian position is this: men and women have different gifts that combine to reflect the image of God and God created the man to have the gifts of leadership. That's the critical part. That is, when God divided up God's nature between the genders God gave the attributes of leadership to the male, putting him "in charge."…
It is this additional bit, that God gave the gifts of leadership to men rather than to women, that carries us well past the boundaries of what might properly be called "complementarian."
Dr. Beck concludes:
To say that men and women are "complements" of each other and that men are given the gifts of leadership in this arrangement is to argue that women are ontologically inept when it comes to leadership. That is, women are permanently lacking and incompetent in leadership spheres (ineptitude) because of the kinds of beings they are, namely women (ontology).
Complementarianism in an ecclesiology looks a lot like Rev. Stallsworth's article: that women and men have the same titles and positions and authorities, but each gender is lacking and incompetent in leadership spheres beyond their Mary or Peter churches (ie. Women are ontologically inept at discipline and doctrine).
United Methodism and Complementarianism
So Rev. Stallsworth and I are both ordained United Methodist clergy, and both men, talking about the gifts of women. Sigh. What does our common church say about the above theology?
We know what our common church experience is: we are the largest denomination in America that ordains women. So we are uniquely suited to see whether women and men are equal and have equal gifts, and our institution is able to critique itself when it unfairly holds back women from the same opportunities as men (which happens far too often in harassment and clergy pay). Women are given roadblocks that men do not have, and men are the vast majority of megachurch pastors and church planters, so it is hard to say that United Methodism in practice is not complementarian in some ways.
hen it comes to doctrine, I can't find anything that gives an official United Methodist position on complementarianism specifically. But there's this section of our Book of Discipline that gives theological warrant to how we view the different ministries of the church:
¶ 130. The Unity of Ministry in Christ—There is but one ministry in Christ, but there are diverse gifts and evidences of God's grace in the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:4-16). The ministry of all Christians is complementary. No ministry is subservient to another. All United Methodists are summoned and sent by Christ to live and work together in mutual interdependence and to be guided by the Spirit into the truth that frees and the love that reconciles.
That section doesn't seem to be in conflict with Stallsworth's article, as he claims that the diversity of gifts is not hierarchical and women are not subservient to men. It even uses the word "complementary" ha!
But as Dr. Beck outlines above, to give some gifts to one group and not to another is to claim that other group is ontologically inept (missing!) the gifts. That they cannot possibly function at a level like their gender counterpart, even if they seem to exhibit some of those traits.
We can see that division in the closing paragraph from Stallsworth's article, which at first read seems to be the most charitable:
Many women, but not all, are called to a Marian role in the church. Some serve well in the realm of doctrine and discipline. Likewise, many men, but not all, are called to a Petrine role in the church. Some are first dedicated to advancing discipleship.
The word choice matters: Women sometimes "serve well" doctrine and discipleship (women are servants, and men have "authority" remember?), and men are sometimes "first" discipling (as if that's a starter position to the "real" job of discipline and doctrine). Even when trying to be charitable to the reality that all genders are capable at all roles in United Methodism, the ontological division is still present.
A truth that frees and a love that reconciles would not claim that one gender is inherently better at a topic of faith than another. Let's be clear: different genders can have different lived experiences of faith; for example, women talking about discrimination carries more authority than men because of their experience, not because of ontological advantage. But to claim that each gender has a particular role they are intrinsically better than the other gender at is in contrast to United Methodist doctrine and the lived experience of clergywomen everywhere.
It is little wonder this theology is shared by the director of LifeWatch, which wants to remove women's authority over their bodies and to make their own reproductive choices. By claiming women do not have authority to make choices over their bodies, it is very easy to claim they do not have ontological ability over some areas in the Church.
It is odd that the article is in conflict with stated United Methodist doctrine on women and gender equality, as stated doctrine is something Lifewatch's wing of United Methodism holds so rigidly. I wonder why they allow diversity of belief on this topic among their leadership.
Note: Portions of this article were recycled from this 2013 Hacking Christianity article.
Filed Under: Theology, UMC
James Olson says
This, of course, is an unspoken objection to lgbt persons in the church. We confuse the clear gender roles some prefer. Aside from the "ick" factor, particularly with gay men, there are those who simply cannot accept the pastoral authority of persons who muddle the waters of baptism by loving a person of the same gender, or by having a fluid gender identity.
Keith A. Jenkins says
John Paul II's original concept of Mary-type Christians and Peter-type Christians, manifesting and using different sets of spiritual gifts, is valid and helpful, as long as no gender alignment of the type proposed by Stallsworth is attached to the concept. Some might see the trope as irredeemable because they cannot separate the characters and actions of Mary and Peter from their gender. But the grounds for doing so are already present in the almost rapturous, gender-transcending declaration we find in Galatians 3:28. And surely the UMC's official endorsement of this view (though often not fully lived into in terms of gender and still a source of division and pain in terms of sexual orientation) is one of the best, most faithful moments in our history.
So, I would respond by saying that Stallsworth's envisioning of the UMC as complementarian is misguided and, hopefully, not representative.
Mary Spradlin says
Wow, Jeremy. I appreciate you giving this so much thought and time. I hesitate to give this more of a response than it is due. But I'm happy to be "Captain Obvious", if it's any help for people who find the referenced article disturbing or offensive:
1) We are United Methodist, not Catholic. For example, Mary's Assumption into Heaven is not something we teach. It's not in the Bible. It's a dogma of the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
2) We recognize that God gives different people different gifts. This is in the Bible. People who are called into ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church have different call stories and different gifts from the Holy Spirit. Some are excellent administrators, some are strong communicators, some excel at pastoral care. There is no doctrine of our denomination that assigns (or limits) different talents to different genders.
3) Lay people have some pretty awesome gifts, as well. This is how pastors are able to lead churches that are hopefully fruitful in regards to doctrine, discipline and discipleship – they work alongside staff and lay members who share their gifts. Yes, they complement one another. No, it is not a gender thing.
4) UM churches, district superintendents and bishops expect clergy leadership and lay membership, regardless of gender or spiritual gifts, to be attentive and fruitful in all areas, for the sake of the mission field.
The forum the author used is in place to create discussion to help define United Methodism. However, posing a controversial argument based on a Catholic pope's understanding of gender roles, for me, creates a distraction from the work, joy and fruitfulness of ministry in the United Methodist Church. Women don't need to continue to justify their existence in the pulpit, on the administrative board, or leading district and conference administrative committees, certainly not in the denomination I grew up in. (See #1-3, above)
Linda Carter says
In our ordination process we take a very long and tedious survey to ascertain our "gifts" for ministry. At no time in the process was it presented to me that the gifts I manifested were associated with my gender. However that gets lived out in our work for the church, I would say that any "complementarian" tendencies are a result of the cultural history and social environment of the church, not any doctrinal principles.
Tom Deever says
Perhaps if organized religion had been more open to women providing leadership in doctrine we would have more emphasis on "right living" and less emphasis on "right believing." To say that men are overall better at doctrine and discipline is equivalent to shooting an arrow and then drawing the target.
Dave Trombly says
My reply to this is to look at Paul's writings, he never says certain gifts are for women and others are for men. He, in fact, states that we are all "one body", he uses the word "heis" for "one" which means "United" rather that "monos" which would mean one, individually.
Kimbrough Leslie says
It appears to me that this is one more case in which an unintentionally naive welcome or intentional infiltration into the UMC of people with far different theologies and understandings has led us to waste valuable time dealing with issues (including the leadership and ordination of women) which were long ago settled in the UMC. Sometimes this seems to happen when local UM churches are surrounded by a different faith culture in a region and do a poor job of nurturing and educating newcomers in the UM heritage. At other times, it appears to be an intentional stealth effort by people such as those behind and supporting the IRD, which has attacked other mainline denominations with a specific political/social agenda. Frankly, I don't understand how UMComm can justify giving a platform to someone whose beliefs are so far outside of UM tradition as to need to rely on Roman Catholic teaching and authority for support.
Carrie Binnie says
If the Church, and society in general, are to make any headway on eliminating overt and "disguised" expressions of gender-based discrimination, cisgender male voices are going to need to partner equally with all other voices at the table. Thank you, Jeremy, for being one of those voices and advocating for a more inclusive, robust sense of United Methodist leadership and identity.
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Our Junior Discovery experience is for middle school students wanting to explore their academic interests while experiencing a college-like learning environment. Our middle school programs have just the right balance of academic rigor and engagement, combined with active support to ensure students get the mentorship and guidance they need. Live in the heart of DC, and explore many academics courses not offered in high school. ..(more)
Summer Discovery at UNC – Chapel Hill
Along with being minutes from Franklin Street, students are immersed in an ever-growing city while living amongst those traditional university vibes. Students will enjoy all of what the Triangle has to offer to balance activities as well as exposure to the hottest research area in the country while diving deeper into career interests such as coding, business, and medicine. ..(more)
Wharton Global Youth High School Programs
Philadelphia, Not Applicable
**Details for residential and online Summer 2022 programs are coming soon!** The Wharton Summer High School Programs are immersive experiences for students currently enrolled in grades 9–11. Led by Wharton faculty and instructional staff, programs explore topics that align with Wharton research and teaching. Pre-collegiate students can with our rigorous business education before making a post-secondary choice, and get the chance to study and network with global peers...(more)
Summer Discovery Online
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Summer Discovery: UCLA Anderson Business
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Roslyn, Not Applicable
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import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.dagger.modules.DataModule;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.data.remote.datasources.RemoteCourierDataSource;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.data.remote.datasources.RemoteTrackingDataSource;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.data.repositories.CourierRepository;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.data.repositories.TrackingRepository;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.dagger.modules.AppModule;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.view.activities.DetailsActivity;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.view.adapters.ParcelListAdapter;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.view.fragments.InputFragment;
import com.example.gebruiker.parceltracer.view.fragments.ParcelOverviewFragment;

import javax.inject.Singleton;

import dagger.Component;

@Singleton
@Component(modules = {AppModule.class, DataModule.class})
public interface DataComponent {
    void inject(RemoteTrackingDataSource trackingDataSource);
    void inject(RemoteCourierDataSource courierDataSource);
    void inject(TrackingRepository trackingRepository);
    void inject(CourierRepository courierRepository);
    void inject(ParcelOverviewFragment fragment);
    void inject(InputFragment fragment);
    void inject(DetailsActivity detailsActivity);
    void inject(ParcelListAdapter parcelListAdapter);
}

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Panretinal photocoagulation vs intravitreous ranibizumab for proliferative diabetic retinopathy: A randomized clinical trial
Writing Committee for the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network
IMPORTANCE: Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) is the standard treatment for reducing severe visual loss from proliferative diabetic retinopathy. However, PRP can damage the retina, resulting in peripheral vision loss or worsening diabetic macular edema (DME). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the noninferiority of intravitreous ranibizumab compared with PRP for visual acuity outcomes in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Randomized clinical trial conducted at 55 US sites among 305 adults with proliferative diabetic retinopathy enrolled between February and December 2012 (mean age, 52 years; 44% female; 52% white). Both eyes were enrolled for 89 participants (1 eye to each study group), with a total of 394 study eyes. The final 2-year visit was completed in January 2015. INTERVENTIONS: Individual eyes were randomly assigned to receive PRP treatment, completed in 1 to 3 visits (n = 203 eyes), or ranibizumab, 0.5mg, by intravitreous injection at baseline and as frequently as every 4 weeks based on a structured re-treatment protocol (n = 191 eyes). Eyes in both treatment groups could receive ranibizumab for DME. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary outcome was mean visual acuity change at 2 years (5-letter noninferiority margin; intention-to-treat analysis). Secondary outcomes included visual acuity area under the curve, peripheral visual field loss, vitrectomy, DME development, and retinal neovascularization. RESULTS: Mean visual acuity letter improvement at 2 years was +2.8 in the ranibizumab group vs +0.2 in the PRP group (difference, +2.2; 95% CI, -0.5 to +5.0; P < .001 for noninferiority). The mean treatment group difference in visual acuity area under the curve over 2 years was +4.2 (95% CI, +3.0 to +5.4; P < .001). Mean peripheral visual field sensitivity loss was worse (-23 dB vs -422 dB; difference, 372 dB; 95% CI, 213-531 dB; P < .001), vitrectomy was more frequent (15%vs 4%; difference, 9%; 95% CI, 4%-15%; P < .001), and DME development was more frequent (28% vs 9%; difference, 19%; 95% CI, 10%-28%; P < .001) in the PRP group vs the ranibizumab group, respectively. Eyes without active or regressed neovascularization at 2 years were not significantly different (35%in the ranibizumab group vs 30% in the PRP group; difference, 3%; 95% CI, -7%to 12%; P = .58). One eye in the ranibizumab group developed endophthalmitis. No significant differences between groups in rates of major cardiovascular events were identified. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Among eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, treatment with ranibizumab resulted in visual acuity that was noninferior to (not worse than) PRP treatment at 2 years. Although longer-term follow-up is needed, ranibizumab may be a reasonable treatment alternative, at least through 2 years, for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
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Writing Committee for the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (2015). Panretinal photocoagulation vs intravitreous ranibizumab for proliferative diabetic retinopathy: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 314(20), 2137-2146. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.15217
Writing Committee for the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network. / Panretinal photocoagulation vs intravitreous ranibizumab for proliferative diabetic retinopathy : A randomized clinical trial. In: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 2015 ; Vol. 314, No. 20. pp. 2137-2146.
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AU - Gross, Jeffrey G.
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AU - Inusah, Seidu
AU - Aiello, Lloyd Paul
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AU - Friedman, Scott M.
AU - Marcus, Dennis M.
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AU - Stockdale, Cynthia R.
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N2 - IMPORTANCE: Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) is the standard treatment for reducing severe visual loss from proliferative diabetic retinopathy. However, PRP can damage the retina, resulting in peripheral vision loss or worsening diabetic macular edema (DME). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the noninferiority of intravitreous ranibizumab compared with PRP for visual acuity outcomes in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Randomized clinical trial conducted at 55 US sites among 305 adults with proliferative diabetic retinopathy enrolled between February and December 2012 (mean age, 52 years; 44% female; 52% white). Both eyes were enrolled for 89 participants (1 eye to each study group), with a total of 394 study eyes. The final 2-year visit was completed in January 2015. INTERVENTIONS: Individual eyes were randomly assigned to receive PRP treatment, completed in 1 to 3 visits (n = 203 eyes), or ranibizumab, 0.5mg, by intravitreous injection at baseline and as frequently as every 4 weeks based on a structured re-treatment protocol (n = 191 eyes). Eyes in both treatment groups could receive ranibizumab for DME. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary outcome was mean visual acuity change at 2 years (5-letter noninferiority margin; intention-to-treat analysis). Secondary outcomes included visual acuity area under the curve, peripheral visual field loss, vitrectomy, DME development, and retinal neovascularization. RESULTS: Mean visual acuity letter improvement at 2 years was +2.8 in the ranibizumab group vs +0.2 in the PRP group (difference, +2.2; 95% CI, -0.5 to +5.0; P < .001 for noninferiority). The mean treatment group difference in visual acuity area under the curve over 2 years was +4.2 (95% CI, +3.0 to +5.4; P < .001). Mean peripheral visual field sensitivity loss was worse (-23 dB vs -422 dB; difference, 372 dB; 95% CI, 213-531 dB; P < .001), vitrectomy was more frequent (15%vs 4%; difference, 9%; 95% CI, 4%-15%; P < .001), and DME development was more frequent (28% vs 9%; difference, 19%; 95% CI, 10%-28%; P < .001) in the PRP group vs the ranibizumab group, respectively. Eyes without active or regressed neovascularization at 2 years were not significantly different (35%in the ranibizumab group vs 30% in the PRP group; difference, 3%; 95% CI, -7%to 12%; P = .58). One eye in the ranibizumab group developed endophthalmitis. No significant differences between groups in rates of major cardiovascular events were identified. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Among eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, treatment with ranibizumab resulted in visual acuity that was noninferior to (not worse than) PRP treatment at 2 years. Although longer-term follow-up is needed, ranibizumab may be a reasonable treatment alternative, at least through 2 years, for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
AB - IMPORTANCE: Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) is the standard treatment for reducing severe visual loss from proliferative diabetic retinopathy. However, PRP can damage the retina, resulting in peripheral vision loss or worsening diabetic macular edema (DME). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the noninferiority of intravitreous ranibizumab compared with PRP for visual acuity outcomes in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Randomized clinical trial conducted at 55 US sites among 305 adults with proliferative diabetic retinopathy enrolled between February and December 2012 (mean age, 52 years; 44% female; 52% white). Both eyes were enrolled for 89 participants (1 eye to each study group), with a total of 394 study eyes. The final 2-year visit was completed in January 2015. INTERVENTIONS: Individual eyes were randomly assigned to receive PRP treatment, completed in 1 to 3 visits (n = 203 eyes), or ranibizumab, 0.5mg, by intravitreous injection at baseline and as frequently as every 4 weeks based on a structured re-treatment protocol (n = 191 eyes). Eyes in both treatment groups could receive ranibizumab for DME. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary outcome was mean visual acuity change at 2 years (5-letter noninferiority margin; intention-to-treat analysis). Secondary outcomes included visual acuity area under the curve, peripheral visual field loss, vitrectomy, DME development, and retinal neovascularization. RESULTS: Mean visual acuity letter improvement at 2 years was +2.8 in the ranibizumab group vs +0.2 in the PRP group (difference, +2.2; 95% CI, -0.5 to +5.0; P < .001 for noninferiority). The mean treatment group difference in visual acuity area under the curve over 2 years was +4.2 (95% CI, +3.0 to +5.4; P < .001). Mean peripheral visual field sensitivity loss was worse (-23 dB vs -422 dB; difference, 372 dB; 95% CI, 213-531 dB; P < .001), vitrectomy was more frequent (15%vs 4%; difference, 9%; 95% CI, 4%-15%; P < .001), and DME development was more frequent (28% vs 9%; difference, 19%; 95% CI, 10%-28%; P < .001) in the PRP group vs the ranibizumab group, respectively. Eyes without active or regressed neovascularization at 2 years were not significantly different (35%in the ranibizumab group vs 30% in the PRP group; difference, 3%; 95% CI, -7%to 12%; P = .58). One eye in the ranibizumab group developed endophthalmitis. No significant differences between groups in rates of major cardiovascular events were identified. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Among eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, treatment with ranibizumab resulted in visual acuity that was noninferior to (not worse than) PRP treatment at 2 years. Although longer-term follow-up is needed, ranibizumab may be a reasonable treatment alternative, at least through 2 years, for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
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Writing Committee for the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network. Panretinal photocoagulation vs intravitreous ranibizumab for proliferative diabetic retinopathy: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 2015 Nov 24;314(20):2137-2146. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.15217


WOW! Darts! Score over 8 to win!
I'm sure that's not as easy as it sounds. If it were that simple, the stallholder would go out of business and Bully Bullseye wouldn't be smiling as he's be unemployed).
All the fun of the fair on one of the piers in Blackpool, a local seaside resort.
have a huge smile if a Daddy won that for him/her. I am smiling as I leave.
Thanks. It's good to smile.
Thanks Cee. I'm really really pleased. I have a smile as big as Bully Bullseye has on the picture on my Smile post.
A monster smile, in fact.
All of that red made me smile.


1 . ‡0(PINES)61071 ‡aAdler, David A.
1 0. ‡aMoney madness / ‡cby David A. Adler ; illustrated by Edward Miller.
. ‡aNew York : ‡bHoliday House, ‡cc2009.
. ‡a1 v. (unpaged) : ‡bcol. ill. ; ‡c27 cm.
. ‡aFrom bartering, early forms of currency, credit cards, and digital payment, here is a clear and thorough introduction to money.
0. ‡aMoney ‡xHistory ‡vJuvenile literature.
1 . ‡aMiller, Edward, ‡d1964-, ‡eill.


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Seventh heaven: Money can't buy you love, but it could bag you this divine £50m Knightsbridge church conversion
shendries April 5, 2013 2:12 pm
You'll have to say your prayers before you step inside this luxurious church conversion: not only does it come complete with a cinema, gold leaf bath and a juice bar (!) - it officially still retains its status as a place of worship
Fancy bagging yourself a mansion? You'll probably need more than your fair share of divine intervention to get your hands on this spectacular £50 million London bolt hole.
The former church, located in Knightsbridge – one of London's priciest postcodes – has been turned into a four-storey home featuring seven bedrooms.
Covering a huge 11,500sq ft, the house was sold 15 years ago by the Diocese of London for just £1 million after congregation
numbers to the church took a nosedive.
then transformed into a lavish city home complete with basement swimming pool. The plush pad was owned by Alain Boublil – a famous lyricist known for his work creating West End musicals Les Miserables and Miss
Saigon.
In 2009 he sold the converted property and it now reportedly belongs to a Thai businessman.
Part of the church was retained by the diocese and continues to be used to this day for worship and community activities.
Although the house is not officially for sale, but it has been 'placed' with only a handful of super-rich people so they can register their interest.
The multi-million pound home features a 30ft swimming pool, hot tub room, private treatment room and a home cinema.
To travel around the opulent mansion visitors can use a plush bronze lift hidden inside a spiral
staircase. Other features include a sauna and steam room, juice bar and gym.
Developers Rigby & Rigby describe the property as 'undeniably one of the finest private homes in Knightsbridge.'
The conversion still features the original beams for the church as well as nave columns and
mullioned windows.
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Chris Lacy Impressed in Second OTAs with Detroit Lions, Tabbed as Offseason Standout
Lacy looking to build off experience from last season.
Kyle Cox
[USATSI]
Chris Lacy was never the No. 1 receiver for Oklahoma State. Actually, he was never even in the top 3.
His career season came in 2016 when, in lieu of an injured Marcell Ateman, he came in fourth in targets (50), yards (489) and scores (three) behind the likes of James Washington, Jalen McCleskey and Jhajuan Seales.
But now eyeing his second training camp with the Detroit Lions, he's put himself in the mix to have a big impact in the Motor City.
After producing several head-turning moments this spring and summer, Lacy has been tabbed by Michael Rothstein, who covers the Lions for EPSN, as Detroit's "surprise offseason standout."
The Lions have a hole at wide receiver — or at least had a bigger one before signing Jermaine Kearse last week — and Lacy seemed to make plays almost every practice during the open spring workouts. It might be a tough way to a roster spot for the second-year pro out of Oklahoma State, but he has a size/speed component that most of Detroit's receivers don't. He beat the Lions' secondary multiple times on deep passes. Detroit knows its starting receiver group — Marvin Jones, Kenny Golladay and Danny Amendola — but Lacy could end up finding his way onto the roster as a depth receiver. — Michael Rothstein [ESPN]
Detroit's OTAs concluded June 13 and training camp commences July 25.
Lacy originally signed with the New England Patriots post-draft last spring. After being waived he signed with Detroit and showed some nice things in the offseason and even scored a touchdown during a preseason game. Lacy was relegated to the practice squad for most of his rookie season, but he was promoted to the active roster for the Lions' season finale, earning one tackle on special teams.
But a Lions receiving corps that was crowded at this time last year has seen moderate turnover and even more injury. With Lacy's measurables and leadership, he's put himself in position to stake a claim for targets in 2019. And if he's in any way superstitious, a switch back to a familiar number can't hurt either.
Back in that OneFive ? pic.twitter.com/aTYRleDIyA
— Chris Lacy II (@Gifted_CLacy) June 21, 2019


"Another 80 individuals will end their life today in this country alone …and 2,000 more individuals in the world" — a thought that I digest with a breakfast coffee. I have never met them in person, but I believe that they possess fundamental human qualities that should be appreciated, motivating me to imagine that they are the kind of people I like. Behind those early leavers, there are thousands of people for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and a countless number of individuals taking time off from the human society. Why can't we live more comfortably, freely, and honestly? While we quite frequently hear motivational speech like "life is more valuable than anything else," it appears that human society treats individuals' life otherwise, putting you-are-not-living-right pressure on us to do this and that every day ... to the extent that the large number of minorities appear to be more normal than the rest of us. My day ends with the question "what am I still here for?"
The fact that I am still alive is perhaps, to me, a remarkable success, but not to other people. This page is about my life philosophy that I have been slowly organizing since June 28, 2012 — the day I thought about ending my life and the day I was "reborn." All that are shown in my CV are nothing but my superficial accessaries, which are evaluated as such only in this specific period of time, by specific people, in a specific context. In other words, their values are going to change or disappear in 100 or 1,000 year's time, for sure in 10,000 year's time. By the 100th century, the modern period decorated by the highly developed civilization will have been reclassified into the ancient period. The modern period we live in is just a brief moment compared to the history of the universe. Are humans supposed to survive, say, for 8 hundred thousand years more (as depicted in H. G. Wells' The Time Machine)? If so, why do we make it look like it is so important? From time to time, the whole world looks preposterous to me, as if it is violating Covey's (1989/2004) Habit 2 "Begin with the End in Mind." Perhaps, it is important to re-evaluate our life on a proper scale from time to time… because life, which began without the end in mind, apparently does not have any single clear meaning unanimously shared by all people. If there is no meaning, there is no reason to become angry, feel depressed, or criticize others' mistake… as far as logic goes.
Even after having completed my school education, I still saw no clear basis for what was correct and what was wrong; we had been educated (sometimes with slaps and kicks) to act and think in what appears to be a good-human-like way defined from the perspective of the majority of people. Yet, common sense in Japan is not necessarily common sense in other countries, and even the fact that we are living requires reconsideration. Throughout the human history, living has always been the first leading cause of death. In a way (if we seriously face the 100-percent-certain event called death), life itself is a fatal disease. Once we are born, we begin to die, and this is an unstoppable process. The question of utmost importance to me is "knowing that we will die, why shall we live?" In other words, I consider my life to be a longitudinal case study conducted by myself for myself to evaluate the null hypothesis "there is no meaning in life." To this end, I would like to proceed with a objective and sincere attitude (because the null hypothesis may be correct after all).
Whenever I ask "why" to whatever I believe to be right again and again, in search for logical bases of my thoughts and actions, I always find myself lost in a groundless place away from civilized societies — Is there a correct way of living as a human? Were we born to die? Is there meaning in life? Why do we assume that, when we talk about the meaning of life, the meaning of the word meaning is shared across all people? Why do I feel like I know the meaning of meaning? Why are life and death always considered to be positive and negative respectively? Should we sacrifice ourselves for the next generation? … and, should the next generation sacrifice themselves for the next next generation? … until the last generation become extinct? There are far too many elephants in the room! How can one possibly criticize others' way of living without an answer to these questions? These are not rhetorical questions. These questions perhaps do not require an answer, but they require consideration. I personally believe that, by taking these fundamental questions seriously, we can truly become humble and understand ourselves better. I find this attitude important, not because it will give me a good future but because I can better appreciate the fact that I am alive in this moment as a member of humanity, who may become extinct sometime in the future.
I have not yet heard the "voice" that critically determines the mission of my life (or I happened to have been deep asleep when it was delivered). However, I am now fully aware what my life is NOT for. It is NOT for climbing up the ladder of social hierarchy, and it is NOT for competing with other people in terms of accessaries that are socially considered valuable without any fundamental reason (e.g., academic degrees, publication counts, social ranks, bank account balance, total number of friends, marital status). I do NOT equate monetary and social values with human values, and and I do NOT equate economic growth with the advancement of humankind. I do NOT believe that humans should be constantly obsessed with making upward progress either. Because these are NOT the fundamental values that drive my life forward, I am accepting my death to a certain extent in this modern/capitalist society, in which people are constantly obsessed with miximally fulfilling their desires and in which only winners of human-made who-is-superior-than-others competitions are considered to be quantitatively valuable humans, based on the majority vote. Interestingly, ever since I started to accept death, there has been growing feeling inside me that I am finally becoming a human: I can now donate what I have (money, blood, knowledge) more happily than before. The more I die, the more I live.
I will be the ultimate winner of my life's journey if, while weighing life against death every day, I can get to the end without feeling uncomfortable and without killing myself on the way. A driving force behind my apparently pessimistic journey is future uncertainty coming from my still limited knowledge — there might be something I need to understand before I die, and there might be indescribably positive heart-shaking experiences that I do not know yet. Such experiences will probably … perhaps … hopefully ... help me to understand what makes a human human and who I am.
To this end, I make sure to appreciate each day, each moment, by thinking about death so that I can maximize my quality of life and my quality of death (but not to the extent that I win the not-so-prestigious Darwin Award at the end of my life). I find enjoyment in my personal life through thinking about what makes humans human, contributing to (at least by not overtly disturbing) other people's well-being, and maximizing the level of my self-confidence and mindfulness. I am not trying to achieve success that can be approved by all people; if I can live "just a little" better than I expect, that is already satisfactory.
I am at my best when I live my life towards a goal set by myself, without being obsessed over what people think about me. There must be many people who do not like me for various (sometimes illogical and unreasonable) reasons. However, that is natural, and there is nothing to make a fuss about, as long as such dislikeness does not develop to hatred and rage. I am going to prevent times when I observe my life backward with what-if-I-had-done questions, and I will find opportunities to use my natural talents and gifts such as honesty, curiosity, creativity, and courage.
Given that life itself is not permanent, I am always aware that there is no truly "permanent" job. To enjoy this fixed-term contract, I would like to find employment (1) where I can comfortably live as a minority, (2) where I can find myself growing as a human… or as anything, (3) where I can make trials and errors, and (4) where I can contribute to teaching. In the framework of Dragon Quest, I believe that mastery of level 8 in the classes Scholar, Teacher, and Priest is a prerequisite for me to truly become Koji. To me, the most important criterion for a "good working environment" is people.
I do not enjoy socializing with those who criticize other people's behaviour and way of thinking based on their subjective perspective (established through their limited life experience), those who take take advantage of their power to control others, and those who make fun of others (mostly behind their back), not to mention those who use verbal or physical abuse to control others (even for educational purposes). In contrast, I respect (a very minority of) people who can monitor their own behaviours without criticizing others hastily (i.e., practioners of the 7 habits). Unfortunately, there are some people who make me feel extremely uncomfortable. I stay away from those detrimental people as much as possible.
As for the research side of academic work, although we are constantly motivated to report more and more discoveries, more and more quickly, I believe that there is something more important than that. I am being careful to remain honest not to forget the exciting feeling that I experienced after my first experiment when I was 22. I am keeping it in my mind that, if I have no choice but to become dishonest, I should (and can) change my workplace or even my work.
In addition, in cognitive science, scholars usually study what appear to be fundamental characteristics of humans. Yet, it should be kept in mind that this attitude emphasizes the majority and de-emphasizes the minority. Even if individual differences are considered in analyses of humans, I would always like to keep it in mind that understanding an individual human is still difficult (and, to be more precise, impossible, because no two individuals share the same life experience at any moment in life).
Physical dimension (Body) – I enjoy cycling and doing regular exercise.
Spiritual dimension (Soul) – I do regular meditation and volunteering, and I read and update my personal missional statement from time to time to review my philosophy. I also donate money and blood to develop my abundance mentality.
Mental dimension (Brain) – I read latest journal articles to keep my knowledge up-to-date, as well as books and novels outside my professional field to understand the world seen from other people's perspectives. Unlike writing, reading does not usually have monetary value; that is why it is valuable.
Social/Emotional dimension (Heart) – I strive to establish and maintain interdependent (but not dependent) human relationship in research collaboration and teaching. I seek for qualitity than quantity in interpersonal relationships, and I pay more attention to listening than speaking. Unlike speaking, listening does not usually have monetary value; that is why it is valuable. When I listen, I keept it in my mind that it is perfectly natural that there are people with different ideas.
I practice peace-making language skills in order to achieve nonviolent communication.
I find values in listening and reading, which are often considered to be less valuable than speaking and writing.
I make sure to correctly judge what I can control and what I cannot control.
I can do anything I set my mind to. I have courage to say NO in order to prioritize matters of importance.
I make sure not to possess things beyond my need.
I make sure to stop procrastinating and start working on paper write-ups; I do not always enjoy writing, but I stick to my writing schedule so that academic writing does not invade my personal life.
I strive to incorporate the following attributes into my life: mindfulness, service, and knowledge.
I enjoy finding elemnts of a role-playing video game in my life.
My most important future contribution to others will be, perhaps paradoxically, try not to actively contribute to others and remain as natural and objective as possible. In my opinion, there is only a fine line between contribution and intervention. The world in which everyone believes that they are right and attempts to change others' perspective (or life) would be chaotic. There are many different people living in this world ― short individuals, chubby individuals, introverts, misanthoropists, highly sensitive persons, facially unattractive individuals, LGBT individuals, individuals who have made an attempt to commit suicide, individuals with a desire to die, individuals with Autism, middle-aged bachelors, individuals who do not like their family, individuals who are bullied ― and, assuming that there is a value in being alive itself and that there is no definitive answer for why humans should prosper for years to come, I dream of a world in which even minorities find comfort in their life and a world in which we can freely choose to live or die without much social pressure. With this ideal scenario in mind, I live in the way I believe to be right and let others live their own life because my experience is limited and because they are different individuals with different life experiences after all. Similarly, I do my best to avoid those people who enjoy intervening in my life. All in all, I just strive to demonstrate, believing that there are fundamental principles, the principle-centered approach in action throughout my life and continue to cultivate the peace of my mind… until the moment of my death.
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