So how does yoga help? By making you stronger, more flexible, and more confident in and out of bed. In short, the more time you spend on the mat, the more steamy your time in the bedroom, Yoga helps you open your body and tap into your core strength and sexual energy,. Yogis believe sexuality is stored in the hips and pelvis;
Beyond increasing sexual pleasure, Yoga poses build strength and stamina. Additionally, yoga teaches self-acceptanceand if you love your body, you may feel more comfortable being naked and less inhibited during sex. Feeling at ease with your body is sexy.
By practicing yoga with your lover, you can both enjoy the benefitsand grow closer in the process. s yoga is like foreplay: Youre breathing, sweating, and moving together, And when the sheets are untangled, the fruits of your practice can have a long-lasting outcome: Without a doubt, I think doing yoga with your partner deepens your relationship. It helps you connect on all levelsphysical, mental, and spiritual.
While some yogis practice abstinence as part of their yoga, many yogic lineages are tantric. Tantric principles acknowledge the body as divine, and integral part of your spirituality, and all bodily functions are acknowledged and respected, not hidden.
Sex is a natural expression of love, and of energy, and there are many people in Western Society who have a variety of issues around sex. Generally, if people have a low sex drive or low sexual control, self-esteem is affected. People with a healthy, active sex life are shown to have healthier hearts and reproductive organs, lower instances of psychological problems, and there are many physical benefits! Yoga can help increase sexual vitality and control.
There is nothing wrong with sex - it is healthy, and can be physically satisfying, fun, and transformational if used to attain different levels of consciousness. The moment of orgasm can be a state of altered consciousness, and it lasts to short a time for most people - what if you could maintain that state for longer periods of time? How would this affect your romantic partnerships as well? A healthy, active sex life can make your body healthier, your mind happier and more clear, and your interactions with others more joyous.
I feel that there is no shame in our bodies - and the first step towards a healthy sex life is to love your own body, and be comfortable with your entire body. Find a partner who you can trust and understands this, and explore each others bodies - if you are shy about having your partner touch part of your body, for example, the anus, then practice touching there, in a safe and loving setting, using massage and softness to help each other accept the body in its entirety.
Second step - open mind. Dont judge what you like or dislike - what turns you on or off. Just learn it about yourself. You dont need to act on every fantasy or every erotic thought - just know what has a sexually arousing effect on you, and let go of shame or judgment. You may not need to take a pill to help with this! You can increase sexual energy using yoga!
Consider letting your partner watch you do your routine sometimes. Itll keep your practice from getting boring and it will peak their interest in doing yoga, (and in doing other things!) This can be especially enticing if its done with the understanding that its look but dont touch! But, hey, if it does end up there, yoga teaches us to also go with the flowt worry about how your body looks. We all have lumps and bumps where we wish there werent any, and were all missing curves and lumps where we wish there were some! Your partner is not going to care! Theyll love the chance to enjoy your workouts! Theyll love that youre doing more and more to make your love life great!
If youre doing your yoga and start feeling unhappy about the way you look, simply notice the feeling, take a nice, slow breath in and go back to paying attention to the stretch and to your breathing.
How to Get the Most out of the Following Routine
•Notice how your body relaxes as you breathe out, which will allow you to stretch a little farther.
•Do not stretch so much that you feel burning or pain.
•If you feel like your body has hit a concrete wall, then youre at your limit. When you get to that point, simply breathe and feel your body relaxing for a couple more breaths, then let the posture go.
•Relax completely in between repetitions, feeling your muscles letting go of the stretch, feeling them relaxing. The full routine will take about an hour.
The vast majority of men and women are, through sexual relations, losing the very thing he or she needs most to find real, lasting satisfaction.
There is a vital life-current activating force or essence in the vital fluids that can be of tremendous benefit to the glands and nervous system if these fluids are conserved and reabsorbed through the process of Tantra and transmutation. Conservation makes it much easier to be content with very little and results in much greater sensitivity to those things that bring joy, inspiration and happiness. What normally would bring little pleasure creates a lot of pleasure, as long as ones precious sexual fluids are maintained and not lost.
The breathing excersises and meditation practices that I will be writing about require sexual energy to be effective and benefical, and at the same time, is needed for transmutaion. Successful control of the senses requires strict control of the mind gained through long periods of concentration in the third eye and inner sounds through meditation.
Depending on how one uses this information, one can free oneself more and more from the need of physical sex to find a superior and long lasting fulfillment through conservation and transmutation. Why go for the temporary excitement of sensual pleasure (loss of vital fluids) if it is possible to enjoy long periods of bliss, joy and experiences of profound spiritual inspiration, oneness or wholeness? Perfect, uninterrupted celibacy, if skillfully managed, can also mean a lifetime of uninterrupted joy, bliss, vitality, virility, better health, inner strength, greater memory and wondrous mental powers enchantment inevitably leading to some very high states of conscious realization. In this lifestyle, temporary thrills are sacrificed for constant joy.
Yoga Meditation Breathing for Better Sexuality:
This is a basic meditation that will help your ability to simply sit and notice feelings without doing anything about them. With practice, you will be more able to sustain your sexual energy during love making and will be more able to build your sexual desire during a session. As a result, you will have more rich experiences - and stronger orgasms.
Where When to Do This:
Any time, anywhere you have a moment.
Best place is in a quiet spot where youll be undisturbed for 5 - 20 minutes.
Best time is in the morning - but any time is good.
The Meditation Techniques
•Sitting comfortably or lying down.
•Be in a position where your body will feel least inclined to move.
•If youre lying down, have your arms by your sides with a little space between your body and your arms.
•If youre sitting, your arms can be resting loosely in your lap, elbows slighltly open.
•Have your face chin pointing forward, so that your air passages are fully open.
•Eyes are open and relaxed, not looking at anything in particular.
Once you are settled into place, all you need to do is pay attention to your breath as it comes and goes.
As you breathe in, hear the air rushing into your head, feel your body opening up. As you breathe out, follow the breath out into the room. Do this for however long you have. 3 - 5 minutes is a good start. If you become comfortable with 3 - 5 minutes, increase the duration 1 minute at a time.
During this meditation, its very common for people to have feelings and thoughts come up.
You might notice a flood of emotions start to rise up, or your mind might start to race. Many people start to feel slightly irritated with the exercise, or they start to feel .
This is OK and is a sign that the meditation is going normally and is working. It shows that your mind is starting to relax, and as it is relaxing you are starting to let go of thoughts and feelings that you have been keeping a lid on. The remedy for this is to simply notice the thoughts and feelings and let them go by breathing in and out. Draw a slow breath in, noticing the air flow in, noticing how your body opens up - and youll refocus and be back into the meditation. If you can continue, you will eventually find that these feelings subside and you reach a deeper state of meditation. The benefit to your life is that it makes you very patient and trains you to enjoy the moment.
With Your Partner:
There are some wonderful variations on this meditation if you want to do it with your partner. With any of these, you may sometimes find your breathing ends up being synchronized. If you are aware of your energy bodies, you might also notice that these exercises start synchronizing your energy bodies, so that the rhythms, flow and colours begin to be in harmony with each other. When that happens, its very beautiful.
Here are three variations of this meditation that are lovely to do with your partner:
1. Simply practice together, in the same room, each of you paying attention to your own breathing.
2. Sitting, facing each other, do the meditation by paying attention to your partners breathing. You may find it hard to keep your attention on your partners breath. If your mind wanders, thats OK, just bring your attention back to the exercise.
3. Both of you lie down, facing the same direction, one partner snuggled up behind the other. Decide ahead of time how long you will do the meditation and if it is or is not allowed to go farther into sexual exploration. Decide ahead of time if you will be paying attention to your own breathing or to your partners, or if youre going to start with yourself and later shift to noticing your partners breath. Then simply notice the breath as it comes and goes, the movement of your bodies, the sounds, the feel of the breath on your skin.
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[0002] Sterilization is a process performed to ensure that there is complete freedom from microbial contamination. Sterilization is especially done for pharmaceutical formulations which are to be directly introduced into the body and its cavities. Such formulations explicitly include ophthalmic preparations, nasal preparations, ocular preparations, injectables, transdermal patches, depot preparations and the like. Such sterilized preparations involve two main methods of preparation. First route is that the active ingredient is sterilized and the formulation is prepared aseptically or the final is prepared, packed in the desired container and then sterilized. The second route is known as a terminal sterilization technique.
[0003] Certain formulations such as respules or aqueous nasal preparations, ophthalmic preparations and the like that involve steroids as the active ingredient are usually prepared by the first method described above. The most important reason being that these formulations are usually packed in containers made from LDPE which are not suitable for terminal sterilization.
[0004] Several patents disclose the methods of sterilization of active ingredients. PT-A-69652 discloses the cold sterilization of micronized glucocorticosteroids using mixtures of ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide, since according to PT-A-69652, steroids in powder form are not stable at temperatures above 60.degree. C. Specific examples of glucocorticosteroids are prednacindone, budesonide, dexamethasone and prednisolone, and salts, esters and fluro derivatives thereof, including dexamethasone acetate, dexamethasone phosphate, prednisolone pivalate and 9-alphafluoro prednisolone.
[0005] However, ethylene oxide is toxic and when it is used to sterilize glucocorticosteroids it has been found that the residual amounts of the ethylene oxide contravene pharmaceutical guidelines, which require very low levels of residual ethylene oxide. Accordingly this method has been found to be unsuitable for producing therapeutically acceptable glucocorticosteriods and formulations thereof.
[0006] U.S. Pat. No. 3,962,430 discloses a method for the production of sterile isotonic solutions of medicinal agents, which comprises adding the agent to a saturated solution of sodium chloride in water at 100.degree. C. and then heating the mixture at 100-130.degree. C. This method is not suitable for suspensions of fine particles of steroids, which are intended for inhalation because the water, and the heating and cooling involved, produce unfavourable changes in the size of particles. Indeed it can lead to the formation of bridges between the fine particles producing large, hard aggregates, which will not deaggregate into the desired fine particles upon administration.
[0007] A putative alternative is dry heat sterilization. According to the European Pharmacopoeia (1996, pp. 283-4) a normal heat sterilization process runs at 180.degree. C. for 30 min or at a minimum of 160.degree. C. for at least 2 hours. According to Pharmacopeia Nordica (1964, pp. 16) such sterilization can be carried out at 140.degree. C. for 3 hours. However at the temperatures of these processes glucocorticosteroids suffer significant degradation and are subject to changes in their surface structure.
[0008] Sterilization by .beta. or .gamma.-irradiation is also known. Indeed Illum and Moeller in Arch. Pharm. Chemi. Sci., Ed. 2, 1974, pp. 167-174 recommend the use of irradiation to sterilize glucocorticosteroids. However when such irradiation is used to sterilize certain finely divided, e.g., micronized steroids such as glucocorticosteroids, they are significantly degraded.
[0009] WO-A-96/09814 to Andaris Ltd. relates to spray-dried particles of a water-soluble material with a mass median particle size of 1 to 10 .mu.m. The aim of the invention is to produce forms and respirable particles for use in dry powder inhalers. The water-soluble material is preferably a human protein or a fragment thereof, in natural or recombinant form, e.g., human serum (HAS), alpha-1 antitrypsin or alcohol dehydrogenase. Also combinations of an active material with a carrier were produced e.g., budesonide and lactose. It is stated generally that the microparticles produced can be sterile without teaching how this could or would be neither achieved or showing any proof thereof.
[0010] WO-A-96/32095 to Astra AB relates to a process for the preparation of respirable particles by dissolving an inhalation compound in a solvent, introducing the resulting solution containing the inhalation compound in droplet form or as a jet stream into an anti-solvent which is miscible with the solvent and which is under agitation. Budesonide with a mass median diameter (MMD) of less than 10 .mu.m is produced with the process. There is no information n WO-A-96/32095 about sterilization or sterile particles.
[0011] A method for sterilizing biological materials by irradiation over a temperature gradient is discussed in U.S. patent application No. 20040033160 by MacPhee et al. U.S. patent application No. 20040022673 by Protic. deals with a sterilization process and apparatus therefore. U.S. patent application No. 20040001774 by Williams et al. (Johnson Johnson) discloses sterilization with temperature-controlled diffusion path. A chemical vapour sterilization process and system with heat pump operated vaporizer/condenser is discussed is U.S. patent application No. 20040033161 by Kendall et al. (Johnson Johnson). High pressure sterilizing of sensitive active principles, particularly peptides, oligonucleotides and proteins are disclosed in U.S. patent application No. 2003103863 by Grislain et al. Attempts at terminal sterilization of pharmaceutical formulations, especially suspensions, e.g., aqueous suspensions, of glucocorticosteroids have all proved unsatisfactory. Such suspensions can not normally be sterilized by sterile filtration as most of the particles of glucocorticosteroids will be retained on the filter. Moist heat sterilization, e.g., steam treatment of glass vials containing the product, leads to an unacceptable change in particle size.
[0012] Various aqueous suspensions of finely divided glucocorticosteroids are known e.g., the budesonide-containing product known as Pulmicort.RTM. nebulising suspension. (Pulmicort.RTM. is a trademark of Astra AB of Sweden). Similar formulations of fluticasone propionate are known from WO-A-95/31964.
[0013] WO 99/25359 discloses a process for the sterilization of a glucocorticosteroid which process comprises heat-treating the glucocorticosteroid in the form of a powder at a temperature of from 100 to 130.degree. C. However, we have found that by this method final formulations show a considerable rise in impurity levels.
[0014] We have now found that, surprisingly, steroids, particularly glucocorticosteroids such as budesonide, can in fact be satisfactorily sterilized without resorting to irradiation or dry sterilization techniques or to the use of saturated solutions of sodium chloride.
[0015] According to the present invention there is provided a process for the sterilization of a steroid which process comprises heat treating the steroid in the form of a wet mass comprising steroid, water and an excipient.
[0016] The present process produces a much lower level of total impurities, in particular degradation products of the steroid, than the prior art sterilizations.
[0017] The invention seeks to provide a sterilized wet mass which comprises active ingredient selected from steroids and such other drugs of this class without degradation of the active ingredient.
[0018] The present invention also aims at providing the use of this sterile wet mass, which can be used in preparations, or formulations, which are required to be sterile but cannot be terminally sterilized.
[0019] The present invention relates of a method of active pharmaceutical molecules, that are susceptible to high temperatures. The method involves forming a wet mass of the active ingredient preferably along with one or more pharmaceutically suitable excipients and one or more vehicles therefor. The sterilized mass containing the sterilized active ingredient thereof can be used in the preparation of formulations that are required to be sterile.
[0020] The steroids which may be used in the present invention include but are not limited to betamethasone, fluticasone (e.g., as propionate), budesonide, tipredane, dexamethasone, beclomethasone (e.g., as diproprionate), prednisolone, flucinolone, triamcinolone (e.g., as acetonide), mometasone (e.g., as furoate), rofleponide (e.g., as palmitate), flumethasone, flunisolide, ciclesonide, deflazacort, cortivazol, 16a,17a-butylidenedioxy-6a,9a-difluro-11 ss, 21-dihydroxy-pregna-1,4-diene3,20-dione;
[0021] The steroid is preferably in finely divided particulate form, with 90% of the particles preferably having a diameter of less than 10 .mu.m. More preferably, 90% of the particles have a diameter of less than 5 .mu.m. The present sterilization method does not significantly affect the particle size and this is an advantageous feature. Generally speaking, after sterilization according to the present invention, the particle size is substantially the same as it was before sterilization.
[0022] Particularly preferred steroids include budesonide, fluticasone (especially as the propionate), triaminolone (especially as the acetonide), prednisolone, and mometasone (especially as the furoate).
[0023] We have found water which is relatively free, preferably substantially free of ionic species to be particularly satisfactory. We prefer to use purified water, distilled water or water for injection (WFI). These terms are well understood in the art, and reference can be made to US Pharmacopoeia (USP) 23 Monograph for further definitions.
[0024] The invention is, in part, based upon using as little water as necessary in the wet mass. The exact quantity may vary and will depend upon the steroid used, but in principle the amount of water will be less than that required for the steroid to go into solution, or at least to dissolve and recrystallise in any significant amount. The wet mass, is, therefore, preferably a moist slurry. During sterilization preferably most of the water in the wet mass turns to steam, thus effectively "steam treating" the steroid so as to render it sterile. Suitably, therefore, the wet mass comprises a sufficient amount of water so as to give enough steam for sterilization of the steroid.
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Sheriffs Office speaker Art Forgey said that after Perry realized his sample had tested positive, he went back to the office at 0-dark-30 Sunday, shot out a window, climbed interior and separate the small, locked refrigerator containing the samples. After he climbed out, Forgey said, Perry gathered up the shards of glass through his blood without interruption them and then set a violence in some shrubbery beneath the window.
When probation officers arrived at the office in a circle dawn and speckled the smoldering shrubbery, they called police, who quickly determined which probationers might have had reason to want their samples to go missing and began investigating. Forgey said they found the sanguinary shards of glass in Perrys trash, wrapped inside some clothing.
Perry is session in the Alachua County Jail, but the refrigerator was still missing as of last Monday.
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BETA-RECEPTOR AGONISTS
These drugs, which are bronchodilators, are the best choice for relieving sudden attacks of asthma and for preventing attacks from being triggered by exercise. Some agonists, such as albuterol, act mainly in lung cells and have little effect on other organs, such as the heart. These drugs generally start acting within minutes, but their effects last only four to six hours. Longer-acting brochodilators have been developed. They may last up to 12 hours. Bronchodilators may be taken in pill or liquid form, but normally are used as inhalers, which go directly to the lungs and result in fewer side effects.
STEROIDS
These drugs, which resemble natural body hormones, block inflammation and are extremely effective in relieving symptoms of asthma. When steroids are taken by inhalation for a long period, asthma attacks become less frequent as the airways become less sensitive to allergens. This is the strongest medicine for asthma, and can control even severe cases over the long term and maintain good lung function. Steroids can cause numerous side-effects, however, including bleeding from the stomach, loss of calcium from bones, cataracts in the eye, and a diabetes-like state. Patients using steroids for lengthy periods may also have problems with wound healing, may gain weight, and may suffer mental problems. In children, growth may be slowed. Besides being inhaled, steroids may be taken by mouth or injected, to rapidly control severe asthma.
LEUKOTRIENE MODIFIERS
Leukotriene modifiers (montelukast and zafirlukast) are a new type of drug that can be used in place of steroids, for older children or adults who have a mild degree of asthma that persists. They work by counteracting leukotrienes, which are substances released by white blood cells in the lung that cause the air passages to constrict and promote mucus secretion. Leukotriene modifiers also fight off some forms of rhinitis, an added bonus for people with asthma. However, they are not proven effective in fighting seasonal allergies.
OTHER DRUGS
Cromolyn and nedocromil are anti-inflammatory drugs that are often used as initial treatment to prevent asthmatic attacks over the long term in children. They can also prevent attacks when given before exercise or when exposure to an allergen cannot be avoided. These are safe drugs but are expensive, and must be taken regularly even if there are no symptoms. Anti-cholinergic drugs, such as atropine, are useful in controlling severe attacks when added to an inhaled beta-receptor agonist. They help widen the airways and suppress mucus production.
If a patients asthma is caused by an allergen that cannot be avoided and it has been difficult to control symptoms by drugs, immunotherapy may be worth trying. Typically, increasing amounts of the allergen are injected over a period of three to five years, so that the body can build up an effective immune response. There is a risk that this treatment may itself cause the airways to become narrowed and bring on an asthmatic attack. Not all experts are enthusiastic about immunotherapy, although some studies have shown that it reduces asthmatic symptoms caused by exposure to house-dust mites, ragweed pollen, and cat dander.
Managing asthmatic attacks
A severe asthma attack should be treated as quickly as possible. It is most important for a patient suffering an acute attack to be given extra oxygen. Rarely, it may be necessary to use a mechanical ventilator to help the patient breathe. A beta-receptor agonist is inhaled repeatedly or continuously. If the patient does not respond promptly and completely, a steroid is given. A course of steroid therapy, given after the attack is over, will make a recurrence less likely.
Maintaining control
Long-term asthma treatment is based on inhaling a beta-receptor agonist using a special inhaler that meters the dose. Patients must be instructed in proper use of an inhaler to be sure that it will deliver the right amount of drug. Once asthma has been controlled for several weeks or months, it is worth trying to cut down on drug treatment, but this must be done gradually. The last drug added should be the first to be reduced. Patients should be seen every one to six months, depending on the frequency of attacks.
Starting treatment at home, rather than in a hospital, makes for minimal delay and helps the patient to gain a sense of control over the disease. All patients should be taught how to monitor their symptoms so that they will know when an attack is starting, and those with moderate or severe asthma should know how to use a flow meter. They should also have a written action plan to follow if symptoms suddenly become worse, including how to adjust their medication and when to seek medical help. A 2004 report said that a review of medical studies revealed that patients with self-management written action plans had fewer hospitalizations, fewer emergency department visits, and improved lung function. They also had a 70% lower mortality rate. If more intense treatment is necessary, it should be continued for several days. Over-the-counter should be avoided. When deciding whether a patient should be hospitalized, the past history of acute attacks, severity of symptoms, current medication, and whether good support is available at home all must be taken into account.
Referral to an asthma specialist should be considered if:
* there has been a life-threatening asthma attack or severe, persistent asthma
* treatment for three to six months has not met its goals
* some other condition, such as nasal polyps or chronic lung disease, is complicating asthma
* special tests, such as allergy skin testing or an allergen challenge, are needed
* intensive steroid therapy has been necessary
Special populations
INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
It is especially important to closely watch the course of asthma in young patients. Treatment is cut down when possible and if there is no clear improvement, some other treatment should be tried. If a viral infection leads to severe asthmatic symptoms, steroids may help. The health care provider should write out an asthma treatment plan for the childs school. Asthmatic children often need medication at school to control acute symptoms or to prevent exercise-induced attacks. Proper management will usually allow a child to take part in play activities. Only as a last resort should activities be limited.
THE ELDERLY
Older persons often have other types of obstructive lung disease, such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema. This makes it important to know to what extent the symptoms are caused by asthma. Giving steroids for two to three weeks can help determine this. Side-effects from beta-receptor agonist drugs (including a speeding heart and tremor) may be more common in older patients. These patients may benefit from receiving an anti-cholinergic drug, along with the beta-receptor agonist. If theophylline is given, the dose should be limited, as older patients are less able to clear this drug from their blood. Steroids should be avoided, as they often make elderly patients confused and agitated. Steroids may also further weaken the bones.
Prognosis
Most patients with asthma respond well when the best drug or combination of drugs is found, and they are able to lead relatively normal lives. More than one-half of affected children stop having attacks by the time they reach 21 years of age. Many others have less frequent and less severe attacks as they grow older. Urgent measures to control asthma attacks and ongoing treatment to prevent attacks are equally important. A small minority of patients will have progressively more trouble breathing and run a risk of going into respiratory failure, for which they must receive intensive treatment.
Prevention
Minimizing exposure to allergens
There are a number of ways to cut down exposure to the common allergens and irritants that provoke asthmatic attacks, or to avoid them altogether:
* If the patient is sensitive to a family pet, removing the animal or at least keeping it out of the bedroom (with the bedroom door closed), as well as keeping the pet away from carpets and upholstered furniture and Removing hair and feathers.
* To reduce exposure to house dust mites, removing wall-to-wall carpeting, keeping humidity down, and using special pillows and mattress covers. Cutting down on stuffed toys, and washing them each week in hot water.
* If cockroach allergen is causing asthma attacks, killing the roaches (using poison, traps, or boric acid rather than chemicals). Taking care not to leave food or garbage exposed.
* Keeping indoor air clean by vacuuming carpets once or twice a week (with the patient absent), avoiding using humidifiers. Using air conditioning during warm weather (so that the windows can be closed).
* Avoiding exposure to tobacco smoke.
* Not exercising outside when air pollution levels are high.
* When asthma is related to exposure at work, taking all precautions, including wearing a mask and, if necessary, arranging to work in a safer area.
More than 80% of people with asthma have rhinitis and recent research emphasizes that treating rhinitis helps benefit ashtma. Prescription nasal steroids and other methods to control rhinitis (in addition to avoiding known allergens) can help prevent asthma attacks. It is also important for patients to keep open communication with physicians to ensure that the correcnt amount of medication is being taken.
Key Terms
Allergen
A foreign substance, such as mites in house dust or animal dander which, when inhaled, causes the airways to narrow and produces symptoms of asthma.
Atopy
A state that makes persons more likely to develop allergic reactions of any type, including the inflammation and airway narrowing typical of asthma.
Hypersensitivity
The state where even a tiny amount of allergen can cause the airways to constrict and bring on an asthmatic attack.
Spirometry
A test using an instrument called a spirometer that shows how difficult it is for an asthmatic patient to breathe. Used to determine the severity of asthma and to see how well it is responding to treatment.
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Despite describing requirements to be drug tested up to three periods a week as , Cousins said his rehabilitation from remedy devotion left him fully convinced of coping with a comeback.
The terms imposed forward me are surpassingly onerous. I am looking forward to being drafted and playing football once more, which is my love, Cousins said in a statement.
His resolution to continue with comeback plans followed Tuesday nightsitting angry rebound from his manager Ricky Nixon that the drug-testing conditions would make it difficult for him to play.
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Most drugs alter the activity of proteins after theyre manufactured, but the new drug intervenes in the cellular machinery that makes the proteins in the first place. Consequently, it could be effective against diseases where completely different proteins go awry. s a great breakthrough, says Robert Singer, a biologist at the Albert Einstein Medical School, in New York, who is not involved with the company that produces the drug.
Severe genetic disorders, such as muscular dystrophy, result from mutations in genes that code for vital proteins. In some cases, the mutation is a misplaced genetic stop sign, a sequence that tells the cellular machinery to halt production before the protein is complete. The result can be a truncated, ineffective version of the protein, or none at all. The new drug, being developed by PTC Therapeutics, a startup in South Plainfield, NJ, allows the cellular machinery to essentially skip over these aberrant stop signs and produce normal molecules.
While severe genetic diseases are individually rare, mutations that prematurely truncate protein production are found in many of themincluding spinal muscular atrophy, hemophilia, and retinitis pigmentosa. Since the drug treats the underlying gene-expression problem, it is applicable to a few thousand diseases, says Allan Jacobson, chair of the department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, in Worcester, and a PTC cofounder.
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2008
Winner: Rehab, Amy Winehouse. I didn't join in the showering of praise for it. Meh.
My Favorite Nominee: Umbrella, Rihanna featuring Jay-Z.
My Favorite Single That Year: Shut Up and Drive, Rihanna. It's sexier and more playful than "Umbrella."
2007
Winner: Not Ready to Make Nice, Dixie Chicks. It's not a terrible song, really, but it's such an obvious choice. It Makes a Statement. It's about the only Dixie Chicks song I can listen to, but it's not something I put on intentionally.
My Favorite Nominee: Crazy, Gnarls Barkley. It's perfection.
My Favorite Single That Year: Crazy, Gnarls Barkley. See previous comment.
2006
Winner: Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day. As I've said before on this blog, I'm not a big fan of what Green Day has on offer. I mean, they're kind of okay, this is one of the better songs, but I don't find them as astounding as other people seem to.
My Favorite Nominee: Gold Digger, Kanye West. The only Kanye single I've ever liked or will like.
My Favorite Single That Year: All These Things That I've Done, the Killers.
2005
Winner: Here We Go Again, Ray Charles Norah Jones. You know, I'm not even sure I've ever heard this.
My Favorite Nominee: American Idiot, Green Day. Not much of a crop this year in the nominee pool, but I actually do really like this song.
My Favorite Single That Year: American Idiot, Green Day.
2004
Winner: Clocks, Coldplay. One of the few songs I give them credit for in their endless quest to become the Divine Comedy without anyone noticing. Overrated, but a decent adult contemporary song.
My Favorite Nominee: Hey Ya, OutKast. A perfect pop single. It was overplayed (as was "Clocks"), but it's just so damn good.
My Favorite Single That Year: Hey Ya, OutKast.
2003
Winner: Don't Know Why, Norah Jones. Pretty, but it got old fast. Very adult contemporary, which is still the sound that wins the Grammys. The only Norah Jones song I love is "Sunrise."
My Favorite Nominee: Without Me, Eminem. I hate the guy, but his music is very well-produced. This is pretty much the one song of his I like.
My Favorite Single That Year: Beautiful, Christina Aguilera.
2002
Winner: Walk On, U2. I couldn't pick this song out of a line-up. I like about enough U2 songs to fill a single CD.
My Favorite Nominee: Ms. Jackson, OutKast. I notice "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys was nominated, too. That's a song I'll be thrilled to never hear again.
My Favorite Single That Year: Lady Marmelade, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya Li'l Kim. The only thing I liked to come out of Moulin Rouge.
2001
Winner: Beautiful Day, U2. Now that's a U2 song that I like very much. And it makes me feel pretty good.
My Favorite Nominee: Beautiful Day, U2.
My Favorite Single That Year: Beautiful Day, U2.
2000
Winner: Smooth, Santana featuring Rob Thomas. I got so sick of this song playing every minute on every radio station and commercial. I think Santana's pretty overrated, to be honest.
My Favorite Nominee: I don't like any of the songs nominated this year.
My Favorite Single That Year: ...Baby One More Time, Britney Spears. Dopey, sure, but everything that makes a pop single great.
1999
Winner: My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion. This was very easy to get sick of as well; cloying and over-the-top and insisting on its own epic greatness. Blurg. The music's pretty; I have a string quartet version that didn't make it onto the soundtrack (from a promo CD) that's lovely. It doesn't need Celine Dion or lyrics to work. It sounds better without them.
My Favorite Nominee: Ray of Light, Madonna. I don't have much to say about it, but it works.
My Favorite Single That Year: Flagpole Sitta, Harvey Danger. That song just makes me feel awesome. I love it.
1998
Winner: Sunny Came Home, Shawn Colvin. Music from the nineties has an overwhelming percentage of suck, more than any decade. It's like America went through menopause and could only listen to this kind of sappy pap. I hate this thing, and thanks to the Crap and Crap Lite stations being played where I worked constantly, I heard it way too many fucking times.
My Favorite Nominee: MMMBop, Hanson. It's a default choice; it's the one I think is okay whereas I despise all the others (especially "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" by Paul Cole, which should be classified a form of abuse).
My Favorite Single That Year: The End Is the Beginning Is the End, Smashing Pumpkins. I love that they used it in the Watchmen trailer.
1997
Winner: Change the World, Eric Clapton. I'm not much of a Clapton fan, really. I did like this song, although it's association with the awful Scientology-promoting John Travolta film Phenomenon counts against it a tad. It's not earth-shaking, but it's a solid, not-unpleasant song.
My Favorite Nominee: 1979, Smashing Pumpkins. Haunting, beautiful, and bittersweet.
My Favorite Single That Year: 1979, Smashing Pumpkins.
1996
Winner: Kiss from a Rose, Seal. I think it's a beautiful song. I used to hear it a lot on the radio as I was driving to work in the winter at a very dark 5 in the morning. That's the perfect time to hear it. It'll take you on a trip.
My Favorite Nominee: Kiss from a Rose, Seal.
My Favorite Single That Year: Kiss from a Rose, Seal.
1995
Winner: All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow. Blurg. Not a song I like.
My Favorite Nominee: Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen. Beautiful, sad, and seething with quiet ange, disappointment, and acceptance of fear.
My Favorite Single That Year: Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen.
1994
Winner: I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston. Piece of overplayed shit. Especially in comparison to the original Dolly Parton song, which is perfect.
My Favorite Nominee: The River of Dreams, Billy Joel.
My Favorite Single That Year: Fields of Gold, Sting. Kind of a cheesy choice, perhaps, but I can always hear it and always love it. It's simple and pretty.
1993
Winner: Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton. It doesn't quite hold up for me, honestly, but it's miles better than fellow nominee "Achy Breaky Heart." It's a very pretty song, but not my favorite of Clapton's.
My Favorite Nominee: Constant Craving, k.d. lang. I like the passion.
My Favorite Single That Year: One, U2. One of the most achingly beautiful songs I've ever heard.
1992
Winner: Unforgettable, Natalie Cole. The fact that the Grammys honored that hacky, schlocky, sympathy-begging, cloying bit of grave-robbing Natalie Cole did to cash in on honor her father is as sad as it is unsurprising.
My Favorite Nominee: Losing My Religion, R.E.M. It was overplayed, but if you listen to it now, it sounds almost fresh again. It really is just a good song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Crazy, Seal.
1991
Winner: Another Day in Paradise, Phil Collins. Preachy, annoying, and not even the best song from that Phil Collins album. (Actually, I just checked and sadly, it is. I despise "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven," and "I Wish It Would Rain" just sounds like a rip-off of "Wish You Were Here" with Clapton on guitar.)
My Favorite Nominee: Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor. Of the sappy, preachy, sad sack songs that were nominated this year, this is the one that's actually a good song. (Also, "U Can't Touch This" was nominated this year, but come on, man.)
My Favorite Single This Year: Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode. Now there's a love song.
1990
Winner: Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler. I hate this song, and my dad pissed me off by playing it at his wedding reception for his mother, which I specifically told him not to do because it was such a fucking cliche. He said he wouldn't; he did. Wow, my grandma must have been one of 10 million special woman so uniquely honored that year. It's the equivalent of buying your dad a tie on Father's Day.
My Favorite Nominee: The End of the Innocence, Don Henley. Chance is right on when he calls it deceptively angry. It adds some world-weariness on top of that, too. Beautiful song.
My Favorite Single That Year: A Little Respect, Erasure. I usually come out on the side of pop, I guess. Although besides the catchiness, I think the lyrics are beautiful. One of my all time favorite lyrics comes from this song: "What religion or reason could drive a man to forsake his lover?"
1989
Winner: Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin. I always liked this song, but it sure wasn't the best of the year. I think part of it was the novelty of McFerrin doing the whole thing a cappella. Which is admittedly neat.
My Favorite Nominee: Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin.
My Favorite Single That Year: Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns 'n' Roses. The most perfect song they ever recorded.
1988
Winner: Graceland, Paul Simon. I'm not a big fan of this song for whatever reason. It's nice, but it's okay. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio station. Really, I just don't dig Paul Simon's solo work that much.
My Favorite Nominee: Back in the High Life Again, Steve Winwood. Admittedly, mostly because it reminds me of better times. But it's pretty.
My Favorite Single That Year: With or Without You, U2. Grammy nominated the more ubiquitous and much less beautiful "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," a song I don't like. "With or Without You" is real passion.
1987
Winner: Higher Love, Steve Winwood. Meh. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel. It's a lot of sucky nominees this year, but this is a great song.
My Favorite Single That Year: True Colors, Cyndi Lauper. A beautiful love song, especially for people who don't feel so great about themselves. I guess I like genuine songs about understanding, I would say.
1986
Winner: We Are the World, USA for Africa. Of course. Nothing else was going to win this year. As a song, it's okay. The real fun is trying to pick out all the singers. I mean, you know, it's Really Important, but it's just okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Money for Nothing, Dire Straits. One of their couple of songs I like. One of my favorite guitar solos.
My Favorite Single That Year: Take on Me, a-Ha. Pop perfection in all of its catchy, bubblegum glory.
1985
Winner: What's Love Got to Do with It, Tina Turner. There's genuine force behind it (although I think "Private Dancer" is her best song), real heartbreak.
My Favorite Nominee: Dancing in the Dark, Bruce Springsteen. At his most pop. I love this song.
My Favorite Song That Year: Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper. Gorgeous and simple.
1984
Winner: Beat It, Michael Jackson. Not much of a surprise, I guess. And it's a good song. Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo alone...
My Favorite Nominee: Flashdance... What a Feeling, Irene Cara. All of the nominees this year are pretty good but nothing I feel especially attached to. This is one of those cheesy pop songs I like.
My Favorite Single That Year: Our House, Madness. One of the most perfect songs I've ever loved.
1983
Winner: Rosanna, Toto. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Steppin' Out, Joe Jackson. That one always got me and carried me off.
My Favorite Single That Year: Under Pressure, Queen David Bowie. Everything that's shitty about society in four and a half minutes. "And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night."
1982
Winner: Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes. Meh. I don't feel strongly either way.
My Favorite Nominee: (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon. What a great song. I can't believe it lost to Kim Carnes... greatness versus... well, nothing worth commenting on. As usual, John Lennon just nails life and relationships with this song.
My Favorite Single This Year: In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins. Collins used to be a man who just knew darkness and how it felt to be depressed and angry.
1981
Winner: Sailing, Christopher Cross. Put me to sleep, why don't ya?
My Favorite Nominee: Theme from New York, New York, Frank Sinatra.
My Favorite Single That Year: Let My Love Open the Door, Pete Townshend. As great a song as he ever wrote for the Who, his best solo work, and one of his most genuinely passionate songs.
1980
Winner: What a Fool Believes, the Doobie Brothers. I'm not a fan of theirs. This is probably the one song of theirs I'd say I liked. Still, Record of the Year? Feh.
My Favorite Nominee: I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor. I like the sweep of it.
My Favorite Single That Year: Video Killed the Radio Star, the Buggles. Another perfect pop record.
1979
Winner: Just the Way You Are, Billy Joel. It is a pretty song, however much Joel claims now that he wrote it accidentally. Is he ever going to stop apologizing for having good commercial instincts? One of his less angry songs, too. I've always liked it.
My Favorite Nominee: Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty. Or as I always used to call it, "That One with the Great Saxophone Part."
My Favorite Single That Year: Who Are You, the Who. My favorite song of theirs, for reasons I can't quite define. But it's a great damn song.
1978
Winner: Hotel California, the Eagles. I hate the Eagles, but I'll give them this one song. This is a damn good song.
My Favorite Nominee: Hotel California, the Eagles.
My Favorite Single That Year: Hotel California, the Eagles.
1977
Winner: This Masquerade, George Benson. I couldn't tell you how this goes.
My Favorite Nominee: Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band. It's delightful.
My Favorite Single That Year: Somebody to Love, Queen. A beautiful epic of emotion. One of my favorite songs ever.
1976
Winner: Love Will Keep Us Together, the Captain Tennille. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: At Seventeen, Janis Ian.
My Favorite Single That Year: Young Americans, David Bowie. That one packs a wallop and makes "Love Will Keep Us Together" sound pretty frivolous.
1975
Winner: I Honestly Love You, Olivia Newton-John. I honestly detest this cloying, overwrought song.
My Favorite Nominee: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Elton John. You want passion? There you go. Skip the other song entirely.
My Favorite Single That Year: Cat's in the Cradle, Harry Chapin. Hey, hey, it's a cliched choice for a reason.
1974
Winner: Killing Me Softly with His Song, Roberta Flack. It's pretty. It's also soporific.
My Favorite Nominee: You're So Vain, Carly Simon. A nice kiss-off song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Mind Games, John Lennon. Gorgeous.
1973
Winner: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack. I've always found this song kind of overwrought.
My Favorite Nominee: American Pie, Don McLean. Come on, how could you pick a different one? (Although I've always loved Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)," a deceptively bleak and saddening song.)
My Favorite Single That Year: Let's Stay Together, Al Green. You want to get laid? You need some Al Green music.
1972
Winner: It's Too Late, Carole King. I can't place it off the top of my head, but I've never liked Carole King's as a singer.
My Favorite Nominee: My Sweet Lord, George Harrison. It's not much of a song, really, but I didn't like any of the other nominees much.
My Favorite Single That Year: Imagine, John Lennon. I can't believe this was never nominated for Record of the Year. What the hell?
1971
Winner: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel. An undeniably beautiful song.
My Favorite Nominee: Let It Be, the Beatles. Still Paul McCartney's most beautiful effort.
My Favorite Single That Year: Let It Be, the Beatles. Seriously, they didn't pick this?
1970
Winner: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, the Fifth Dimension. Definitely a good song.
My Favorite Nominee: A Boy Named Sue, Johnny Cash. It's funny and Cash delivers it well. I'll always pull for Shel Silverstein.
My Favorite Single That Year: Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley. His final masterpiece, one of his best songs (in my top five).
1969
Winner: Mrs. Robinson, Simon and Garfunkel. Good but not really special.
My Favorite Nominee: Hey Jude, the Beatles. A masterpiece.
My Favorite Single That Year: (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding. One of the most quietly perfect songs I've ever heard.
1968
Winner: Up, Up and Away, the Fifth Dimension. What a lame choice. I mean, it's a cute song, but what a lame choice at this point in music history.
My Favorite Nominee: My Cup Runneth Over, Ed Ames.
My Favorite Single That Year: Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Frankie Valli. But that's the tip of the iceberg; this year produced, off the top of my head, "Heroes and Villains," "All You Need Is Love," "I Was Made to Love Her," "Light My Fire," "A Whiter Shade of Pale," and "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman," and Grammy nominates "Ode to Billie Joe"? Lame, lame, lame.
1967
Winner: Strangers in the Night, Frank Sinatra. A good song, one I always liked.
My Favorite Nominee: Strangers in the Night, Frank Sinatra.
My Favorite Single That Year: Good Vibrations, the Beach Boys. Another incredible year for rock, and the Grammys can only acknowledge "Monday, Monday." What a foolish institution to pass over the greatness they did.
1966
Winner: A Taste of Honey, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. The best of the several thousand versions that seem to be out there.
My Favorite Nominee: Yesterday, the Beatles. As beautiful a song as was ever written.
My Favorite Single That Year: Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan. Transcendent.
1965
Winner: The Girl from Ipanema, Stan Getz João Gilberto. A lovely little song that I've always liked as background music.
My Favorite Nominee: Downtown, Petula Clark. I forget just how beautiful this one is.
My Favorite Single That Year: Don't Worry, Baby, the Beach Boys. Perfect.
1964
Winner: Days of Wine and Roses, Henry Mancini. Nothing song from a rather turgid movie.
My Favorite Nominee: Dominique, the Singing Nun. That's painful to say, but the nominees this year are just that bad. Again, zero acknowledgement of rock and roll or even the great folk music from this time.
My Favorite Single That Year: Surfer Girl, the Beach Boys. Hey, Brian Wilson just knows how to hit me where it counts. Teenage love deified.
1963
Winner: I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett. A beautiful song.
My Favorite Nominee: I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett.
My Favorite Single That Year: Telstar, the Tornados. That one always takes me right off and makes me love being alive.
1962
Winner: Moon River, Henry Mancini. I'm never sorry to have heard this song. It's always beautiful, and always necessary.
My Favorite Nominee: Moon River, Henry Mancini. Infinitesimal second: "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck.
My Favorite Single That Year: Stand by Me, Ben E. King. The best time to hear this song is in the still of the deep night.
1961
Winner: Theme from A Summer Place, Percy Faith. The music is pretty.
My Favorite Nominee: Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles. It's insane that this didn't win. This is the very definition of a beautiful song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles.
1960
Winner: Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin. I like this song; it's fun as hell to sing along to.
My Favorite Nominee: Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin.
My Favorite Single That Year: Sleepwalk, Santo Johnny. Another great late night song.
1959
Winner: Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare), Domenico Modugno. Okay. I can't believe anyone does this song better than Dean Martin, personally. I don't believe I've heard this version.
My Favorite Nominee: The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), David Seville. I know, I know, but I love this song. It's a Christmas staple to me. It reminds me of being a kid and spending the lead-up to Christmas at my grandmother's house. It's a cozy song for me.
My Favorite Single That Year: Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran. As vital a song as there is, considering how much rock continues to borrow from it. And more than that, just a catchy tune.
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My Favorite Nominee: Ray of Light, Madonna. I don't have much to say about it, but it works.
My Favorite Single That Year: Flagpole Sitta, Harvey Danger. That song just makes me feel awesome. I love it.
1998
Winner: Sunny Came Home, Shawn Colvin. Music from the nineties has an overwhelming percentage of suck, more than any decade. It's like America went through menopause and could only listen to this kind of sappy pap. I hate this thing, and thanks to the Crap and Crap Lite stations being played where I worked constantly, I heard it way too many fucking times.
My Favorite Nominee: MMMBop, Hanson. It's a default choice; it's the one I think is okay whereas I despise all the others (especially "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" by Paul Cole, which should be classified a form of abuse).
My Favorite Single That Year: The End Is the Beginning Is the End, Smashing Pumpkins. I love that they used it in the Watchmen trailer.
1997
Winner: Change the World, Eric Clapton. I'm not much of a Clapton fan, really. I did like this song, although it's association with the awful Scientology-promoting John Travolta film Phenomenon counts against it a tad. It's not earth-shaking, but it's a solid, not-unpleasant song.
My Favorite Nominee: 1979, Smashing Pumpkins. Haunting, beautiful, and bittersweet.
My Favorite Single That Year: 1979, Smashing Pumpkins.
1996
Winner: Kiss from a Rose, Seal. I think it's a beautiful song. I used to hear it a lot on the radio as I was driving to work in the winter at a very dark 5 in the morning. That's the perfect time to hear it. It'll take you on a trip.
My Favorite Nominee: Kiss from a Rose, Seal.
My Favorite Single That Year: Kiss from a Rose, Seal.
1995
Winner: All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow. Blurg. Not a song I like.
My Favorite Nominee: Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen. Beautiful, sad, and seething with quiet ange, disappointment, and acceptance of fear.
My Favorite Single That Year: Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen.
1994
Winner: I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston. Piece of overplayed shit. Especially in comparison to the original Dolly Parton song, which is perfect.
My Favorite Nominee: The River of Dreams, Billy Joel.
My Favorite Single That Year: Fields of Gold, Sting. Kind of a cheesy choice, perhaps, but I can always hear it and always love it. It's simple and pretty.
1993
Winner: Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton. It doesn't quite hold up for me, honestly, but it's miles better than fellow nominee "Achy Breaky Heart." It's a very pretty song, but not my favorite of Clapton's.
My Favorite Nominee: Constant Craving, k.d. lang. I like the passion.
My Favorite Single That Year: One, U2. One of the most achingly beautiful songs I've ever heard.
1992
Winner: Unforgettable, Natalie Cole. The fact that the Grammys honored that hacky, schlocky, sympathy-begging, cloying bit of grave-robbing Natalie Cole did to cash in on honor her father is as sad as it is unsurprising.
My Favorite Nominee: Losing My Religion, R.E.M. It was overplayed, but if you listen to it now, it sounds almost fresh again. It really is just a good song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Crazy, Seal.
1991
Winner: Another Day in Paradise, Phil Collins. Preachy, annoying, and not even the best song from that Phil Collins album. (Actually, I just checked and sadly, it is. I despise "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven," and "I Wish It Would Rain" just sounds like a rip-off of "Wish You Were Here" with Clapton on guitar.)
My Favorite Nominee: Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor. Of the sappy, preachy, sad sack songs that were nominated this year, this is the one that's actually a good song. (Also, "U Can't Touch This" was nominated this year, but come on, man.)
My Favorite Single This Year: Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode. Now there's a love song.
1990
Winner: Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler. I hate this song, and my dad pissed me off by playing it at his wedding reception for his mother, which I specifically told him not to do because it was such a fucking cliche. He said he wouldn't; he did. Wow, my grandma must have been one of 10 million special woman so uniquely honored that year. It's the equivalent of buying your dad a tie on Father's Day.
My Favorite Nominee: The End of the Innocence, Don Henley. Chance is right on when he calls it deceptively angry. It adds some world-weariness on top of that, too. Beautiful song.
My Favorite Single That Year: A Little Respect, Erasure. I usually come out on the side of pop, I guess. Although besides the catchiness, I think the lyrics are beautiful. One of my all time favorite lyrics comes from this song: "What religion or reason could drive a man to forsake his lover?"
1989
Winner: Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin. I always liked this song, but it sure wasn't the best of the year. I think part of it was the novelty of McFerrin doing the whole thing a cappella. Which is admittedly neat.
My Favorite Nominee: Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin.
My Favorite Single That Year: Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns 'n' Roses. The most perfect song they ever recorded.
1988
Winner: Graceland, Paul Simon. I'm not a big fan of this song for whatever reason. It's nice, but it's okay. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio station. Really, I just don't dig Paul Simon's solo work that much.
My Favorite Nominee: Back in the High Life Again, Steve Winwood. Admittedly, mostly because it reminds me of better times. But it's pretty.
My Favorite Single That Year: With or Without You, U2. Grammy nominated the more ubiquitous and much less beautiful "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," a song I don't like. "With or Without You" is real passion.
1987
Winner: Higher Love, Steve Winwood. Meh. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel. It's a lot of sucky nominees this year, but this is a great song.
My Favorite Single That Year: True Colors, Cyndi Lauper. A beautiful love song, especially for people who don't feel so great about themselves. I guess I like genuine songs about understanding, I would say.
1986
Winner: We Are the World, USA for Africa. Of course. Nothing else was going to win this year. As a song, it's okay. The real fun is trying to pick out all the singers. I mean, you know, it's Really Important, but it's just okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Money for Nothing, Dire Straits. One of their couple of songs I like. One of my favorite guitar solos.
My Favorite Single That Year: Take on Me, a-Ha. Pop perfection in all of its catchy, bubblegum glory.
1985
Winner: What's Love Got to Do with It, Tina Turner. There's genuine force behind it (although I think "Private Dancer" is her best song), real heartbreak.
My Favorite Nominee: Dancing in the Dark, Bruce Springsteen. At his most pop. I love this song.
My Favorite Song That Year: Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper. Gorgeous and simple.
1984
Winner: Beat It, Michael Jackson. Not much of a surprise, I guess. And it's a good song. Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo alone...
My Favorite Nominee: Flashdance... What a Feeling, Irene Cara. All of the nominees this year are pretty good but nothing I feel especially attached to. This is one of those cheesy pop songs I like.
My Favorite Single That Year: Our House, Madness. One of the most perfect songs I've ever loved.
1983
Winner: Rosanna, Toto. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Steppin' Out, Joe Jackson. That one always got me and carried me off.
My Favorite Single That Year: Under Pressure, Queen David Bowie. Everything that's shitty about society in four and a half minutes. "And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night."
1982
Winner: Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes. Meh. I don't feel strongly either way.
My Favorite Nominee: (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon. What a great song. I can't believe it lost to Kim Carnes... greatness versus... well, nothing worth commenting on. As usual, John Lennon just nails life and relationships with this song.
My Favorite Single This Year: In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins. Collins used to be a man who just knew darkness and how it felt to be depressed and angry.
1981
Winner: Sailing, Christopher Cross. Put me to sleep, why don't ya?
My Favorite Nominee: Theme from New York, New York, Frank Sinatra.
My Favorite Single That Year: Let My Love Open the Door, Pete Townshend. As great a song as he ever wrote for the Who, his best solo work, and one of his most genuinely passionate songs.
1980
Winner: What a Fool Believes, the Doobie Brothers. I'm not a fan of theirs. This is probably the one song of theirs I'd say I liked. Still, Record of the Year? Feh.
My Favorite Nominee: I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor. I like the sweep of it.
My Favorite Single That Year: Video Killed the Radio Star, the Buggles. Another perfect pop record.
1979
Winner: Just the Way You Are, Billy Joel. It is a pretty song, however much Joel claims now that he wrote it accidentally. Is he ever going to stop apologizing for having good commercial instincts? One of his less angry songs, too. I've always liked it.
My Favorite Nominee: Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty. Or as I always used to call it, "That One with the Great Saxophone Part."
My Favorite Single That Year: Who Are You, the Who. My favorite song of theirs, for reasons I can't quite define. But it's a great damn song.
1978
Winner: Hotel California, the Eagles. I hate the Eagles, but I'll give them this one song. This is a damn good song.
My Favorite Nominee: Hotel California, the Eagles.
My Favorite Single That Year: Hotel California, the Eagles.
1977
Winner: This Masquerade, George Benson. I couldn't tell you how this goes.
My Favorite Nominee: Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band. It's delightful.
My Favorite Single That Year: Somebody to Love, Queen. A beautiful epic of emotion. One of my favorite songs ever.
1976
Winner: Love Will Keep Us Together, the Captain Tennille. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: At Seventeen, Janis Ian.
My Favorite Single That Year: Young Americans, David Bowie. That one packs a wallop and makes "Love Will Keep Us Together" sound pretty frivolous.
1975
Winner: I Honestly Love You, Olivia Newton-John. I honestly detest this cloying, overwrought song.
My Favorite Nominee: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Elton John. You want passion? There you go. Skip the other song entirely.
My Favorite Single That Year: Cat's in the Cradle, Harry Chapin. Hey, hey, it's a cliched choice for a reason.
1974
Winner: Killing Me Softly with His Song, Roberta Flack. It's pretty. It's also soporific.
My Favorite Nominee: You're So Vain, Carly Simon. A nice kiss-off song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Mind Games, John Lennon. Gorgeous.
1973
Winner: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack. I've always found this song kind of overwrought.
My Favorite Nominee: American Pie, Don McLean. Come on, how could you pick a different one? (Although I've always loved Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)," a deceptively bleak and saddening song.)
My Favorite Single That Year: Let's Stay Together, Al Green. You want to get laid? You need some Al Green music.
1972
Winner: It's Too Late, Carole King. I can't place it off the top of my head, but I've never liked Carole King's as a singer.
My Favorite Nominee: My Sweet Lord, George Harrison. It's not much of a song, really, but I didn't like any of the other nominees much.
My Favorite Single That Year: Imagine, John Lennon. I can't believe this was never nominated for Record of the Year. What the hell?
1971
Winner: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel. An undeniably beautiful song.
My Favorite Nominee: Let It Be, the Beatles. Still Paul McCartney's most beautiful effort.
My Favorite Single That Year: Let It Be, the Beatles. Seriously, they didn't pick this?
1970
Winner: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, the Fifth Dimension. Definitely a good song.
My Favorite Nominee: A Boy Named Sue, Johnny Cash. It's funny and Cash delivers it well. I'll always pull for Shel Silverstein.
My Favorite Single That Year: Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley. His final masterpiece, one of his best songs (in my top five).
1969
Winner: Mrs. Robinson, Simon and Garfunkel. Good but not really special.
My Favorite Nominee: Hey Jude, the Beatles. A masterpiece.
My Favorite Single That Year: (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding. One of the most quietly perfect songs I've ever heard.
1968
Winner: Up, Up and Away, the Fifth Dimension. What a lame choice. I mean, it's a cute song, but what a lame choice at this point in music history.
My Favorite Nominee: My Cup Runneth Over, Ed Ames.
My Favorite Single That Year: Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Frankie Valli. But that's the tip of the iceberg; this year produced, off the top of my head, "Heroes and Villains," "All You Need Is Love," "I Was Made to Love Her," "Light My Fire," "A Whiter Shade of Pale," and "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman," and Grammy nominates "Ode to Billie Joe"? Lame, lame, lame.
1967
Winner: Strangers in the Night, Frank Sinatra. A good song, one I always liked.
My Favorite Nominee: Strangers in the Night, Frank Sinatra.
My Favorite Single That Year: Good Vibrations, the Beach Boys. Another incredible year for rock, and the Grammys can only acknowledge "Monday, Monday." What a foolish institution to pass over the greatness they did.
1966
Winner: A Taste of Honey, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. The best of the several thousand versions that seem to be out there.
My Favorite Nominee: Yesterday, the Beatles. As beautiful a song as was ever written.
My Favorite Single That Year: Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan. Transcendent.
1965
Winner: The Girl from Ipanema, Stan Getz João Gilberto. A lovely little song that I've always liked as background music.
My Favorite Nominee: Downtown, Petula Clark. I forget just how beautiful this one is.
My Favorite Single That Year: Don't Worry, Baby, the Beach Boys. Perfect.
1964
Winner: Days of Wine and Roses, Henry Mancini. Nothing song from a rather turgid movie.
My Favorite Nominee: Dominique, the Singing Nun. That's painful to say, but the nominees this year are just that bad. Again, zero acknowledgement of rock and roll or even the great folk music from this time.
My Favorite Single That Year: Surfer Girl, the Beach Boys. Hey, Brian Wilson just knows how to hit me where it counts. Teenage love deified.
1963
Winner: I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett. A beautiful song.
My Favorite Nominee: I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett.
My Favorite Single That Year: Telstar, the Tornados. That one always takes me right off and makes me love being alive.
1962
Winner: Moon River, Henry Mancini. I'm never sorry to have heard this song. It's always beautiful, and always necessary.
My Favorite Nominee: Moon River, Henry Mancini. Infinitesimal second: "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck.
My Favorite Single That Year: Stand by Me, Ben E. King. The best time to hear this song is in the still of the deep night.
1961
Winner: Theme from A Summer Place, Percy Faith. The music is pretty.
My Favorite Nominee: Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles. It's insane that this didn't win. This is the very definition of a beautiful song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles.
1960
Winner: Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin. I like this song; it's fun as hell to sing along to.
My Favorite Nominee: Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin.
My Favorite Single That Year: Sleepwalk, Santo Johnny. Another great late night song.
1959
Winner: Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare), Domenico Modugno. Okay. I can't believe anyone does this song better than Dean Martin, personally. I don't believe I've heard this version.
My Favorite Nominee: The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), David Seville. I know, I know, but I love this song. It's a Christmas staple to me. It reminds me of being a kid and spending the lead-up to Christmas at my grandmother's house. It's a cozy song for me.
My Favorite Single That Year: Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran. As vital a song as there is, considering how much rock continues to borrow from it. And more than that, just a catchy tune.
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She is not happy.
We put her on the backboard, reluctantly, but recognizing it as the right move.
She does not agree.
"Put me back! You don't know what you're doing! Put me back, you little sh*ts!"
We trade glances with each other, with the staff. One of them shrugs, half-apologetically. She's always like this, they say. We nod, and load her up. My partner smirks, first from the rear door, and then from the rear-view mirror as we drive in, and I am bombarded with confused, frustrated, furious insults.
"You're a bunch of brainless farts! You don't know what you're doing! Brainless farts!"
"Ma'am, you fell, we're taking you to the hospital, you need to see the doct--"
"Shut up!"
"Ma'am, we're taking care of you, th--"
"Shut UP!"
"Ma'am, I--"
"Shut up shutupshutupSHUTUP!"
* * * *
He sits on a bar stool, holding his belly. We carefully help him step to the stretcher. Flickering LED lights from the eight or ten police cruisers outside illuminate the club in sporadic bursts of light. He doesn't seem to be bleeding too much.
Quickly we load him up. My partner grabs a set of vitals while I put him in the trauma system. We're less than fifteen blocks from the Level I; a ten minute walk, let alone a drive. My partner reads off the pressure and heart rate and then bails out for the driver's seat. I wipe the man's belly off with some gauze, and see that there's only a single stab wound. Doesn't even look that bad. His blood pressure and, more importantly, heart rate are fine.
As we pull out from the club, I quickly pull down supplies to put an IV in. This close, I can't do the two I prefer, but I can at least get one.
We've been driving for thirty seconds when I realize I can still hear the strobes clicking. I shout to my partner.
"Code one, code one, shut it down! We're fine going code one."
"Right," he says, and I hear the lights go off.
"Ain't got no damn time anyways," I mutter to myself, taping the IV down ninety seconds later as we turn into the hospital driveway.
Ten minutes after that -- and maybe half an hour after the call came in -- he's on the operating room table. Despite my earlier frustration, I smile to myself. That, I think, is good trauma care, right there.
* * * *
She is younger, and the confusion comes from the case of tallboy beers, not dementia, but just the same she too does not want the backboard, or our help. A giant scalp laceration, easily a foot long, winks at me as we tape her head down.
In the ambulance, she calms down. I explain what's happening, repeatedly, kindly, and gently coax the facts of what happened out of her. As we drive in to the hospital, she goes from argumentative to cheerful, albeit confused.
"'zis'sh an airplane?"
"Uh, no, ma'am, it's an ambulance."
"... sounds like we're in'na air."
"We're on the freeway, ma'am."
She chuckles. "No! You're full of it. Stop messin' wi' me."
I smile, myself. "I would never mess with you." I stand up, so I can meet her backboarded gaze.
"Whoa! How'dsh you do that? 'm I standing on m'head?"
"Uh ... no, ma'am, you're flat, and I'm standing next to you."
She can't seem to figure out how the stretcher and ambulance configuration works, and chortles the whole rest of the way that I'm messing with her, and it must be some kind of a trick. But she's jovial enough. I explain three more times that she needs stitches, and to make sure her neck isn't hurt.
"Whatever," she says, patting my knee. "I'm fine, I know it."
When we get to the hospital, on the way in, she holds up a hand. "Thanks," she says. "You've been really nice to me."
I shake her hand. "You're very welcome, ma'am. I just hope you get well."
She twists under the tape and collar, trying to look at me. "You do good work, sonny." The hospital doors open smoothly, and she looks up at the bright flourescent lights and white walls.
"Oh hell, whatsh this?"
* * * *
He is old, but not that old.
He is naked, lying on the living room floor.
He is dead, most assuredly, even though my partner is still doing CPR, a fireman is still bagging, and another fireman is watching the monitor and pushing drugs.
We've been here for half an hour, through a few rhythm changes, none responding especially well to treatment. Vasopressin kicked the asystole to fib, but shocks kicked the fib to PEA, and there it's stayed, complexes widening and bradying, despite epi, fluid, atropine, and good CPR. His head and neck have begun to purple and mottle.
Finally the firemedic running the code nods to himself, and starts reviewing the drugs we've given. "We're at 35 minutes. Our end-tidal is--" he glances at the Phillips monitor and winces, "--8. Anyone have any other ideas?"
A roomful of silence. "Okay. Four-twenty-two, then."
I stand, walk outside, take a breath of cold night air. Walk down to the idling ambulance. Grab a white hospital blanket and a couple of red plastic biohazard bags. I pass the bio bags to my partner and spread the blanket over the dead man.
Five minutes later we're outside again, my partner with a copy of the paperwork. The firemen agreed to wait for the M.E. and cops -- only fair, as they arrived first.
I reach up, key the mic riding my shoulder. "Medic 38 in service.
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Jims Buffet and Grill is hosting a Dance at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 per person. Dinner from the buffet or from menu as priced. All proceeds will be donated. Come have fun. For more information call 526-4561.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Malone Pecan Festival Friday the 14th of November there will be a pecan pie contest; all entries will need to be at the Malone Town Hall before 12, so they can be judged. Saturday morning there will be a pecan pancake breakfast starting at 6:00am and the parade will start at ten. Entertainment will be the Thompsons and BlueGrass Pure Simple with Travis Perry from Dothan. The line up will be at the Malone High School. There will also be an art contest. Parade contacts: Dorothy Mathis 5692986, or Sallie Gibson 5692980 or 5692771. There is no fee for parade entries. Booth contacts: Flora or Ken Beard 5695644. Booths with electricity will be $35.00, without $30.00. Pecan pies will be for sale. For fun there will be pony rides and slides for the kids. They will have a pecan house owned by Gayle Hart and her son Jessie. They buy and sell pecans. Come out and enjoy the day!! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for best float will receive trophies. Pecan Festival sponsored by Optimist Club of Malone and Jackson County Tourist Council of Marianna.
Campbellton Senior Citizens are reminded to call in to Campbellton Town Hall and get on the list for the Thanksgiving Luncheon on November 15--this is an event which the Town of Campbellton does once a year for the seniors.
Tag a Live Christmas tree from 8am -5pm. Maphis Tree Farm is having a Fall sale on plants and other items at the Nursery and Gift Shop. Many items reduced. Bring the family and tag your Christmas tree. Fruit and Citrus trees, shrubs, hanging baskets, fall decorations, wreaths, silk arrangements, etc. Located at 814 Rattlebox Road Chipley, Florida. For more information call 638-8243.
Last day to submit the names of needy families for the Buffalo Soldiers of Marianna Thanksgiving food drive.
The North East Jackson County Optimist Club announces its Annual Childrens Christmas Fundraiser. Members of the club will sell BBQ plates during the Malone Pecan Festival. The plates which will consist of a shredded BBQ Boston Butt Sandwich, coleslaw, baked beans, bread and a drink will go on sale at 10:30 a.m. All proceeds from this event will be used to purchase Christmas gifts for area children. For more information, contact Lisa Floyd at 850-573-7696.
Saturday-Sunday, November 15-16, 2008
Caverns Road Church of Christ will be hosting a Saturday Vacation Bible School. It will be more Christian fun than you can imagine in a half day! Festivities will include: Bible stories, singing, crafts, hay rides, horse rides, animals to visit with, snacks and lunch! Its free for all children ages 1-12 [6th grade].
St. James A.M.E Church located at 2391 Orange St. in Marianna will be celebrating "Membership Day Weekend." On Saturday the weekend celebration will kick off with a "March of the 50 States Program" in the lower auditorium beginning at 6:00 p.m. The celebration will conclude on Sunday with the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service. All are cordially invited to attend. For further information you may call 850-536-3440.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Fine Arts Series presents FSU Baroque Ensemble- Cello, Violin, and Flute, with Ryan A. Kasten on Harpsichord. 4:00pm at St. Lukes Episcopal Church in Marianna. Meet the Artists Reception follows this concert. Donations accepted for the Fine Arts Series.
Compass Lake in the Hills Fire Dept. hosting a spaghetti dinner from 1-5 p.m. on Nortek Blvd. Adults are $6.00 and children under 10 are $3.00. Take Out available. For information or tickets call 579-430 or Arty Penello at 579-5183 or 557-3554.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Jackson Hospital Finance Committee will have their Finance meeting at 5:30pm in the Community Room of the Hudnall Building.
Chipola Chapter, NSDAR will meet at Caverns Road Church of Christ, located one block north of the Jefferson Kelson intersection in Marianna. Social time begins at 11:10 with the opening ritual at 11:30 a.m. Debra Bush will bring the Native American program, "Living in Two Worlds." The Dutch Treat luncheon is $11 and reservations are needed so that caterer Brenda Shiver will know the amount of chicken casserole, etc. to prepare. For reservations please call Dorcas Jackson at 579-2103 or send an email to snoopyxii60@hotmail.com.
Cottondale Alford. For further information, you may call 579-4194 or 526-1951.
Monday-Friday, November 17-21, 2008
Salem Free Will Baptist Church will be hosting the Salem Association Area Wide Crusade. Services will begin each night at 7:00 p.m. The evangelist will be the Rev. Tim York, who pastors Woodbine Free Will Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. There will be special singing nightly. Salem church is located at 2555 Kynesville Highway, just off Highway 231, between Cottondale and Alford. For more information call 579-4194 or 536-1951.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Jackson Hospital Board of Trustees will have their board meeting at 5:30pm in the Community Room of the Hudnall Building.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Emerald Coast Hospice Chaplain/Social Worker To present "Grief and the Holidays" on November 20th Gino Mayo, Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator, and Sherri Stone, Social Worker for Emerald Coast Hospice in Marianna will present the program "Grief and the Holidays" at the Jackson County Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, November 20th, at 10:00 am. The experience of grief can be overwhelming during the holidays when the loss of a loved one is felt more intensely. Holiday time can be very difficult for those still mourning the loss of a loved one. This program will assist you in celebrating the holidays and provide tips to assist you in effectively managing your grief. Come spend an hour with us and learn how to make the holidays a special time for you and your family. Call Gino Mayo, hospice chaplain, at 850-526-3577 for more information and directions.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Buffalo Soldiers of Marianna will be giving selected needy families the Thanksgiving boxes they have prepared.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Help the March of Dimes achieve their mission to give babies the chance of a happy, healthy life by attending an elegant cocktail reception to celebrate the Best of Tallahassee winners, wine tasting, music, and a live and silent auction. 6 PM: A variety of wine classes. 7PM: The Grand Wine Tasting Event. At the University Center Club, Florida State University. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door. For more information contact Eventions at 850 Last day for submissions to be entered for the D.A.R sponsored writing contest. Contest includes the DAR American History Essay Contest for grades 5-8 and the Christopher Columbus Essay for grades 9-12. For more information please contact Chipola Chapter, NSDAR American History Chairman Mary Robbins at snoopyxii60@hotmail.com or 209-4066.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Campbellton Senior Citizens meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m. in the Community Center. Ben Graves from Promised Land Farms will present an informative program on trees. Also, this will be a Christmas Luncheon. Each person is asked to bring a small gift under $10 for exchange along with a covered dish for the evening meal. For other information, call 263-8145.
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Laurence S. Pender, Principal of Sneads High School would like to cordially invite all graduates of Sneads High School and Grand Ridge School to attend an alumni reception at ten oclock in the morning. The reception will be held in the foyer of the school and guests are invited to view the collection of alumni photographs at this time.
Friday-Saturday, November 7-8, 2008
7th Annual Veterans Day Poker Run hosted by Pony Soldier and Cookie. FREE Tent/RV Camping, Live Band Friday and Saturday Nights, Food and Vendors, Saturday Poker Run starts and ends at The River Lounge Hwy 92, Clayhatchee, AL. FBO: 1200 hrs/ LBI 1700 hrs. Best/worst hand- Door Prizes, 50/50 Drawing. All proceeds support ANG Family Readiness Program. $10 per hand Free Run Patch. For more information call Pony at 334-692-9933.
10 Mile Long Yard Sale off Hwy 69 N. in Grand Ridge on Sand Ridge Rd. or Butler Rd. Plenty of signs will be showing the way as well. Yard sale begins at 7 a.m. Come for a day of fun. For more information call Sue Rudd at 592-1260.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Rocky Creek Baptist Church Fall Festival- Pastor Charles Williams and the entire Rocky Creek Baptist Church family invite you to join them at their Fall Festival from 3pm-7pm on the church grounds. There will be food, music, games and lots of fun and fellowship for everyone. This exciting event is being given as a gift of love- no charge. Dont miss out on a great time! The church is located just south of I-10, exit 142. Highway 71 S one mile, left on Rocky Creek Road, approximately 3 miles on the left. For more information, call 850-569-2591.
First United Methodist Church of Cottondale is having a huge Yard Sale from 7am-11am. The sale will be inside the Fellowship Hall as well as on the sidewalk outside! For more information call Sandra Tice 352-4732.
Gallery Talk hosted by The Artists Guild of Northwest Florida during their monthly meeting at Chipola Arts Center at Chipola College in Marianna, Florida. The public is invited and encouraged to attend this meeting featuring talks by local and regional artists regarding their work on exhibit at the Arts Center. Event will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until noon.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Harvest Day at First Baptist Church of Campbellton services start at 10:30am. Rev. Luther Pumphrey welcomes all! Gateway Messengers in Concert. Guest speaker is Rev. Ronnie Wright. Join them for a day of worship, music and fellowship. A covered dish lunch will be served following the service. Come and bring family friends.
Gospel Sing at the Lighthouse Community Church - The feature group will be the Walkers from Perry Fl. The sing will begin at 6 P.M. Everyone is invited. For more information please call 526-7763.
Sunday- Wednesday, November 9-12, 2008
First Baptist Church of Bascom welcomes Pastor Jack Daniels. Come hear the amazing story of Gods Grace of salvation that took him from the bottle to the Bible. Sunday morning services begin at 11 a.m. with nightly services beginning at 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 4951 Basswood Rd.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Veterans Day Parade Hosted by the Ted Walt VFW Post 12046, Marianna, Florida. VFW Post #12046 and Ladies Auxiliary of Marianna will host a parade honoring veterans past and present, Line up will be at 2PM on Daniels St. at the old Marianna High School. No Entry Fee to participate. Please call 526-1880 before November 3rd for sign up information.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Jackson County Habitat Auction Smoked Steak Dinner will be held at Jackson County Agricultural Conference Center, 2741 Pennsylvania Avenue, Marianna, FL. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $5 for Auction only. Smoked Steak Dinner and Silent Auction @ 5:00pm. (Bidding on Silent Auction items can begin at 3:00pm) Live Auction @ 6:30pm. Volunteers Needed. Donated Items Accepted. For more information call Leslie Fuqua 4822187. Tickets can be purchased at the Thrift store, Melvin Eng., Georges Glass Tinting, Jackson County Vault Monument, or the Habitat Office.
Emerald Coast Hospice Chaplain/Social Worker To present "Grief and the Holidays" Gino Mayo, Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator, and Sherri Stone, Social Worker for Emerald Coast Hospice in Marianna will present the program "Grief and the Holidays" at the Marianna Health and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, November 13th, 1:30 pm. The experience of grief can be overwhelming during the holidays when the loss of a loved one is felt more intensely. Holiday time can be very difficult for those still mourning the loss of a loved one. This program will assist you in celebrating the holidays and provide tips to assist you in effectively managing your grief. Come spend an hour with us and learn how to make the holidays a special time for you and your family. Call Gino Mayo, hospice chaplain, at 850-526-3577 for more information and directions.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Jims Buffet and Grill is hosting a Dance at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 per person. Dinner from the buffet or from menu as priced. All proceeds will be donated. Come have fun. For more information call 526-4561.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Malone Pecan Festival Friday the 14th of November there will be a pecan pie contest; all entries will need to be at the Malone Town Hall before 12, so they can be judged. Saturday morning there will be a pecan pancake breakfast starting at 6:00am and the parade will start at ten. Entertainment will be the Thompsons and BlueGrass Pure Simple with Travis Perry from Dothan. The line up will be at the Malone High School. There will also be an art contest. Parade contacts: Dorothy Mathis 5692986, or Sallie Gibson 5692980 or 5692771. There is no fee for parade entries. Booth contacts: Flora or Ken Beard 5695644. Booths with electricity will be $35.00, without $30.00. Pecan pies will be for sale. For fun there will be pony rides and slides for the kids. They will have a pecan house owned by Gayle Hart and her son Jessie. They buy and sell pecans. Come out and enjoy the day!! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for best float will receive trophies. Pecan Festival sponsored by Optimist Club of Malone and Jackson County Tourist Council of Marianna.
Campbellton Senior Citizens are reminded to call in to Campbellton Town Hall and get on the list for the Thanksgiving Luncheon on November 15--this is an event which the Town of Campbellton does once a year for the seniors.
Tag a Live Christmas tree from 8am -5pm. Maphis Tree Farm is having a Fall sale on plants and other items at the Nursery and Gift Shop. Many items reduced. Bring the family and tag your Christmas tree. Fruit and Citrus trees, shrubs, hanging baskets, fall decorations, wreaths, silk arrangements, etc. Located at 814 Rattlebox Road Chipley, Florida. For more information call 638-8243.
Last day to submit the names of needy families for the Buffalo Soldiers of Marianna Thanksgiving food drive.
The North East Jackson County Optimist Club announces its Annual Childrens Christmas Fundraiser. Members of the club will sell BBQ plates during the Malone Pecan Festival. The plates which will consist of a shredded BBQ Boston Butt Sandwich, coleslaw, baked beans, bread and a drink will go on sale at 10:30 a.m. All proceeds from this event will be used to purchase Christmas gifts for area children. For more information, contact Lisa Floyd at 850-573-7696.
Saturday-Sunday, November 15-16, 2008
Caverns Road Church of Christ will be hosting a Saturday Vacation Bible School. It will be more Christian fun than you can imagine in a half day! Festivities will include: Bible stories, singing, crafts, hay rides, horse rides, animals to visit with, snacks and lunch! Its free for all children ages 1-12 [6th grade].
St. James A.M.E Church located at 2391 Orange St. in Marianna will be celebrating "Membership Day Weekend." On Saturday the weekend celebration will kick off with a "March of the 50 States Program" in the lower auditorium beginning at 6:00 p.m. The celebration will conclude on Sunday with the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service. All are cordially invited to attend. For further information you may call 850-536-3440.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Fine Arts Series presents FSU Baroque Ensemble- Cello, Violin, and Flute, with Ryan A. Kasten on Harpsichord. 4:00pm at St. Lukes Episcopal Church in Marianna. Meet the Artists Reception follows this concert. Donations accepted for the Fine Arts Series.
Compass Lake in the Hills Fire Dept. hosting a spaghetti dinner from 1-5 p.m. on Nortek Blvd. Adults are $6.00 and children under 10 are $3.00. Take Out available. For information or tickets call 579-430 or Arty Penello at 579-5183 or 557-3554.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Jackson Hospital Finance Committee will have their Finance meeting at 5:30pm in the Community Room of the Hudnall Building.
Chipola Chapter, NSDAR will meet at Caverns Road Church of Christ, located one block north of the Jefferson Kelson intersection in Marianna. Social time begins at 11:10 with the opening ritual at 11:30 a.m. Debra Bush will bring the Native American program, "Living in Two Worlds." The Dutch Treat luncheon is $11 and reservations are needed so that caterer Brenda Shiver will know the amount of chicken casserole, etc. to prepare. For reservations please call Dorcas Jackson at 579-2103 or send an email to snoopyxii60@hotmail.com.
Cottondale Alford. For further information, you may call 579-4194 or 526-1951.
Monday-Friday, November 17-21, 2008
Salem Free Will Baptist Church will be hosting the Salem Association Area Wide Crusade. Services will begin each night at 7:00 p.m. The evangelist will be the Rev. Tim York, who pastors Woodbine Free Will Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. There will be special singing nightly. Salem church is located at 2555 Kynesville Highway, just off Highway 231, between Cottondale and Alford. For more information call 579-4194 or 536-1951.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Jackson Hospital Board of Trustees will have their board meeting at 5:30pm in the Community Room of the Hudnall Building.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Emerald Coast Hospice Chaplain/Social Worker To present "Grief and the Holidays" on November 20th Gino Mayo, Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator, and Sherri Stone, Social Worker for Emerald Coast Hospice in Marianna will present the program "Grief and the Holidays" at the Jackson County Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, November 20th, at 10:00 am. The experience of grief can be overwhelming during the holidays when the loss of a loved one is felt more intensely. Holiday time can be very difficult for those still mourning the loss of a loved one. This program will assist you in celebrating the holidays and provide tips to assist you in effectively managing your grief. Come spend an hour with us and learn how to make the holidays a special time for you and your family. Call Gino Mayo, hospice chaplain, at 850-526-3577 for more information and directions.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Buffalo Soldiers of Marianna will be giving selected needy families the Thanksgiving boxes they have prepared.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Help the March of Dimes achieve their mission to give babies the chance of a happy, healthy life by attending an elegant cocktail reception to celebrate the Best of Tallahassee winners, wine tasting, music, and a live and silent auction. 6 PM: A variety of wine classes. 7PM: The Grand Wine Tasting Event. At the University Center Club, Florida State University. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door. For more information contact Eventions at 850 Last day for submissions to be entered for the D.A.R sponsored writing contest. Contest includes the DAR American History Essay Contest for grades 5-8 and the Christopher Columbus Essay for grades 9-12. For more information please contact Chipola Chapter, NSDAR American History Chairman Mary Robbins at snoopyxii60@hotmail.com or 209-4066.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Campbellton Senior Citizens meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m. in the Community Center. Ben Graves from Promised Land Farms will present an informative program on trees. Also, this will be a Christmas Luncheon. Each person is asked to bring a small gift under $10 for exchange along with a covered dish for the evening meal. For other information, call 263-8145.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao:
The Chinese government and I have always attached great importance to the Sino-U.S. relations. In the new historical period, I look forward to endeavor together with you … to continue to strengthen the dialogue and communication between the two countries, to enhance mutual trust and cooperation, to push the Sino-U.S. constructive cooperation relations to a new level, in order to better benefit the two people and the peoples of the world.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao:
The good relationship between China and the United States is the shared hope of people of the two countries, it is also needed in the safeguarding of the peace, stability and prosperity of Asia-Pacific region and the world.
… Through the common endeavor of both countries, the constructive cooperation relationship between China and the United States will definitely acquire new development.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown:
I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Barack Obama on winning the presidency of the United States. I would also like to pay tribute to Senator McCain who fought a good campaign and has shown the characteristic dignity that has marked a lifetime of service to his country.
The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is vital to our prosperity and security. Barack Obama ran an inspirational campaign, energizing politics with his progressive values and his vision for the future. I know Barack Obama and we share many values. We both have determination to show that government can act to help people fairly through these difficult times facing the global economy. And I look forward to working extremely closely with him in the coming months and years.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga:
The significance of this victory will resonate with hundreds of millions of people around the world. It is indeed time for global renewal.
The strong message of hope and a vision of a world united in dealing with global challenges delivered by the president-elect in his campaigns is admirable, timely and welcome. The perseverance and endurance that the president-elect has shown during his campaigns is an inspiration to the world.
The people of Kenya wish the president-elect and the people of America every success in their endeavors in the years to come. There can be no doubt that America is indeed a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
My sincere congratulations on your historic victory in the presidential election.
The world faces meaningful challenges at the start of your term in office. Im convinced that through a close and trusting cooperation between the United States and Europe we will be able to confront new risks and challenges in a decisive manner and will be able to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that are opening up in our world. Rest assured that my government appreciates hugely the meaning and value of the trans-Atlantic relationship for our common future.
I remember with pleasure our conversation during your visit to Germany last July and look forward to working together with you in the future.
Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh:
The Iraqi government has a true desire to work and cooperate with the elected president for the best interest of the two countries to spread security and ensure Iraqs full sovereignty in a way that this will guarantee the interest of Iraqi people.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert:
Once again, America has proven that it is, indeed, the greatest democracy and constitutes an example for all other democracies in the world. President-elect Obama has proven his leadership and his talents to the entire world.
… The special Israel-U.S. relationship is based on shared values and interests and is characterized by ties of close cooperation. Israel and the United States have a common desire to advance peace and stability in the Middle East. We have no doubt that the special relations that prevail between the two countries will continue to strengthen during the Obama administration.
Israeli President Shimon Peres:
It was an American election and a worldwide choice.
… I want to congratulate the newly-elected president: young, fresh, promising, representing a change and introducing change. The changes that I can mention — it is an opportunity to escape the present world crisis and enter into a new era of cooperation, of productive economy and of human solidarity. In a way, it is an end of racism. There is no longer any way that any white man can claim superiority, nor any black person feel discrimination. We are the same people, and this election is a great statement to that effect.
… I also have the utmost respect for the other candidate, John McCain, who fought with great courage and stamina.
… When President Obama was here, he asked me what he can do for Israel. My answer was: Be a great president of the United States of America. If you will be a great president of the United States of America, you will have great promise for Israel as well, and for all of the region and for all of our neighbors. Nobody should look at whose side the president is on — he just has to be on the side of peace. And if he will be on the side of peace, peace will come closer and more possible.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat:
Erakat said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulates Obama.
We think that America is united behind the two-state solution and we hope that President-elect Obama will continue the engagement immediately and that he will transfer the vision of two states from a vision to a realistic political track, Erakat said.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso:
This is a time for a renewed commitment between Europe and the United States of America.
I want to assure Senator Obama of the support of the European Commission and of my personal support in forging this renewed commitment to face together the many challenges ahead of us.
We need to change the current crisis into a new opportunity. We need a new deal for a new world. I sincerely hope that with the leadership of President Obama, the United States of America will join forces with Europe to
drive this new deal. For the benefit of our societies, for the benefit of the world.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana:
I think like every election, it means renewal. The ticket on which Barack Obama has run, this ticket for change — change is what we need in the world today. Many problems we have on the table, and I very much hope that well be able to do it together — to find a solution to them together, between the European Union and the United States.
… I would also like to say that it will not be enough to have the European Union and the United States together. The problems of today well need also to incorporate other main players. I think about China, I think about the organization like the African Union and many others.
Therefore, we have a very important day, a historical day and hope very much that the Europeans will be together also to make the utmost of this important moment.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
I have great pleasure in conveying my heartiest congratulations on your election as the president of the United States. Your extraordinary journey to the White House will inspire people not only in your country but also around the world.
The people of India and the United States are bound by their shared commitment to freedom, justice, pluralism, individual rights and democracy. These ideals provide a solid bedrock for friendship and strategic partnership between our two nations. We have strong ties between our peoples and I look forward to working with you to realize the enormous potential for cooperation that exists between India and the United States. Our two countries working together to address global issues and challenges will be an important factor for world peace, stability and progress.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela:
Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.
We note and applaud your commitment to supporting the cause of peace and security around the world. We trust that you will also make it the mission of your presidency to combat the scourge of poverty and disease everywhere.
We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead. We are sure you will ultimately achieve your dream making the United States of America a full partner in a community of nations committed to peace and prosperity for all.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu:
s an epoch-making event filling the whole world with hope that change is possible. It is just tremendous; it is saying to people of color that for them, the sky is the limit.
My heartiest congratulations go to Senator Barack Obama and his partner Senator Joe Biden on their victory.
I also want to congratulate Senator John McCain for his gracious references to Senator Obama in his conceding speech.
We have a new spring in our walk and our shoulders are straighter. It is almost as when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in 1994.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy:
In choosing you, its the choice for change, the opening up and the optimism of the American people. While the world is in turmoil and doubt, the American people, loyal to their values that have always been the American identity, forcefully expressed their faith in progress and the future.
This message from the American people resonates well beyond your borders. In the moment where we must face together immense challenges, your election raises immense hope in France, in Europe, and beyond, throughout the world. This open America, united and strong, will show the way anew, with its partners, by the strength of its example and its adherence to its principles.
France and Europe, which have always been connected to the United States by ties of history, values, and friendship, will draw a new energy from this to work with America at preserving world peace and stability.s Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Hossein Abutorabifard:
Obama can change the defeated Bush policies and in so doing can play an important role in the future relations between the U.S. and Asia and the Middle East.
… If the United States takes into consideration the realities of the world and chooses suitable policies, America can play its (proper) role in the relations between the United States and the countries of the region and theworld of Islam.… It seems that this election has prepared the ground for a revision in the Democrats and Obamas future policies of the United States.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero:
Zapatero congratulated Obama for his extraordinary election victory and said it opens the road of hope for the world in times of difficulty.
In a telegram sent to Obama, Zapatero wrote, As prime minister of the government of Spain, I let you know of our desire to work together to search for opportunities and solutions to tackle the challenges we face.
I am convinced, as you are, that dialogue and collaboration with governments and multilateral institutions is the best way to find the answers that we need.
Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change:
s victory is a victory of hope, faith, change, a restart, values and dreams which have underpinned our fight as a movement against dictatorship and the neo-fascism of Robert Mugabe.
s victory will hopefully usher in a departure from the politics of polarization, fear, unilateralism and arrogance that has defined the Bush doctrine in the last eight years. Indeed, we hope that Obama will open new avenues of dialogue of new interaction based on respect of all countries irrespective of the size of national budgets or the number of fighter jets owned.
… We are mindful of the difficulties that lie ahead in Obamas path and the fact that this is no El Dorado, a construct that Obama himself acknowledges in his acceptance speech. Indeed it is a task that may take more than his two terms of office. Perhaps the greatest thing we have learnt from this victory is that democracy can work and that there is no alternative to the same.
John McCains speech was particularly humbling, instructive and inspiring. If in Africa, incumbents would accept defeat and would graciously depart from the seat of power, this would be a different continent, and indeed Zimbabwe would be a different place.
For those of us who are still in the trenches, fighting for change and democracy across the entire African continent, this is our victory. One which for now we will savor and celebrate.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao:
The Chinese government and I have always attached great importance to the Sino-U.S. relations. In the new historical period, I look forward to endeavor together with you … to continue to strengthen the dialogue and communication between the two countries, to enhance mutual trust and cooperation, to push the Sino-U.S. constructive cooperation relations to a new level, in order to better benefit the two people and the peoples of the world.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao:
The good relationship between China and the United States is the shared hope of people of the two countries, it is also needed in the safeguarding of the peace, stability and prosperity of Asia-Pacific region and the world.
… Through the common endeavor of both countries, the constructive cooperation relationship between China and the United States will definitely acquire new development.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown:
I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Barack Obama on winning the presidency of the United States. I would also like to pay tribute to Senator McCain who fought a good campaign and has shown the characteristic dignity that has marked a lifetime of service to his country.
The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is vital to our prosperity and security. Barack Obama ran an inspirational campaign, energizing politics with his progressive values and his vision for the future. I know Barack Obama and we share many values. We both have determination to show that government can act to help people fairly through these difficult times facing the global economy. And I look forward to working extremely closely with him in the coming months and years.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga:
The significance of this victory will resonate with hundreds of millions of people around the world. It is indeed time for global renewal.
The strong message of hope and a vision of a world united in dealing with global challenges delivered by the president-elect in his campaigns is admirable, timely and welcome. The perseverance and endurance that the president-elect has shown during his campaigns is an inspiration to the world.
The people of Kenya wish the president-elect and the people of America every success in their endeavors in the years to come. There can be no doubt that America is indeed a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
My sincere congratulations on your historic victory in the presidential election.
The world faces meaningful challenges at the start of your term in office. Im convinced that through a close and trusting cooperation between the United States and Europe we will be able to confront new risks and challenges in a decisive manner and will be able to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that are opening up in our world. Rest assured that my government appreciates hugely the meaning and value of the trans-Atlantic relationship for our common future.
I remember with pleasure our conversation during your visit to Germany last July and look forward to working together with you in the future.
Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh:
The Iraqi government has a true desire to work and cooperate with the elected president for the best interest of the two countries to spread security and ensure Iraqs full sovereignty in a way that this will guarantee the interest of Iraqi people.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert:
Once again, America has proven that it is, indeed, the greatest democracy and constitutes an example for all other democracies in the world. President-elect Obama has proven his leadership and his talents to the entire world.
… The special Israel-U.S. relationship is based on shared values and interests and is characterized by ties of close cooperation. Israel and the United States have a common desire to advance peace and stability in the Middle East. We have no doubt that the special relations that prevail between the two countries will continue to strengthen during the Obama administration.
Israeli President Shimon Peres:
It was an American election and a worldwide choice.
… I want to congratulate the newly-elected president: young, fresh, promising, representing a change and introducing change. The changes that I can mention — it is an opportunity to escape the present world crisis and enter into a new era of cooperation, of productive economy and of human solidarity. In a way, it is an end of racism. There is no longer any way that any white man can claim superiority, nor any black person feel discrimination. We are the same people, and this election is a great statement to that effect.
… I also have the utmost respect for the other candidate, John McCain, who fought with great courage and stamina.
… When President Obama was here, he asked me what he can do for Israel. My answer was: Be a great president of the United States of America. If you will be a great president of the United States of America, you will have great promise for Israel as well, and for all of the region and for all of our neighbors. Nobody should look at whose side the president is on — he just has to be on the side of peace. And if he will be on the side of peace, peace will come closer and more possible.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat:
Erakat said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulates Obama.
We think that America is united behind the two-state solution and we hope that President-elect Obama will continue the engagement immediately and that he will transfer the vision of two states from a vision to a realistic political track, Erakat said.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso:
This is a time for a renewed commitment between Europe and the United States of America.
I want to assure Senator Obama of the support of the European Commission and of my personal support in forging this renewed commitment to face together the many challenges ahead of us.
We need to change the current crisis into a new opportunity. We need a new deal for a new world. I sincerely hope that with the leadership of President Obama, the United States of America will join forces with Europe to
drive this new deal. For the benefit of our societies, for the benefit of the world.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana:
I think like every election, it means renewal. The ticket on which Barack Obama has run, this ticket for change — change is what we need in the world today. Many problems we have on the table, and I very much hope that well be able to do it together — to find a solution to them together, between the European Union and the United States.
… I would also like to say that it will not be enough to have the European Union and the United States together. The problems of today well need also to incorporate other main players. I think about China, I think about the organization like the African Union and many others.
Therefore, we have a very important day, a historical day and hope very much that the Europeans will be together also to make the utmost of this important moment.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
I have great pleasure in conveying my heartiest congratulations on your election as the president of the United States. Your extraordinary journey to the White House will inspire people not only in your country but also around the world.
The people of India and the United States are bound by their shared commitment to freedom, justice, pluralism, individual rights and democracy. These ideals provide a solid bedrock for friendship and strategic partnership between our two nations. We have strong ties between our peoples and I look forward to working with you to realize the enormous potential for cooperation that exists between India and the United States. Our two countries working together to address global issues and challenges will be an important factor for world peace, stability and progress.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela:
Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.
We note and applaud your commitment to supporting the cause of peace and security around the world. We trust that you will also make it the mission of your presidency to combat the scourge of poverty and disease everywhere.
We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead. We are sure you will ultimately achieve your dream making the United States of America a full partner in a community of nations committed to peace and prosperity for all.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu:
s an epoch-making event filling the whole world with hope that change is possible. It is just tremendous; it is saying to people of color that for them, the sky is the limit.
My heartiest congratulations go to Senator Barack Obama and his partner Senator Joe Biden on their victory.
I also want to congratulate Senator John McCain for his gracious references to Senator Obama in his conceding speech.
We have a new spring in our walk and our shoulders are straighter. It is almost as when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in 1994.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy:
In choosing you, its the choice for change, the opening up and the optimism of the American people. While the world is in turmoil and doubt, the American people, loyal to their values that have always been the American identity, forcefully expressed their faith in progress and the future.
This message from the American people resonates well beyond your borders. In the moment where we must face together immense challenges, your election raises immense hope in France, in Europe, and beyond, throughout the world. This open America, united and strong, will show the way anew, with its partners, by the strength of its example and its adherence to its principles.
France and Europe, which have always been connected to the United States by ties of history, values, and friendship, will draw a new energy from this to work with America at preserving world peace and stability.s Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Hossein Abutorabifard:
Obama can change the defeated Bush policies and in so doing can play an important role in the future relations between the U.S. and Asia and the Middle East.
… If the United States takes into consideration the realities of the world and chooses suitable policies, America can play its (proper) role in the relations between the United States and the countries of the region and theworld of Islam.… It seems that this election has prepared the ground for a revision in the Democrats and Obamas future policies of the United States.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero:
Zapatero congratulated Obama for his extraordinary election victory and said it opens the road of hope for the world in times of difficulty.
In a telegram sent to Obama, Zapatero wrote, As prime minister of the government of Spain, I let you know of our desire to work together to search for opportunities and solutions to tackle the challenges we face.
I am convinced, as you are, that dialogue and collaboration with governments and multilateral institutions is the best way to find the answers that we need.
Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change:
s victory is a victory of hope, faith, change, a restart, values and dreams which have underpinned our fight as a movement against dictatorship and the neo-fascism of Robert Mugabe.
s victory will hopefully usher in a departure from the politics of polarization, fear, unilateralism and arrogance that has defined the Bush doctrine in the last eight years. Indeed, we hope that Obama will open new avenues of dialogue of new interaction based on respect of all countries irrespective of the size of national budgets or the number of fighter jets owned.
… We are mindful of the difficulties that lie ahead in Obamas path and the fact that this is no El Dorado, a construct that Obama himself acknowledges in his acceptance speech. Indeed it is a task that may take more than his two terms of office. Perhaps the greatest thing we have learnt from this victory is that democracy can work and that there is no alternative to the same.
John McCains speech was particularly humbling, instructive and inspiring. If in Africa, incumbents would accept defeat and would graciously depart from the seat of power, this would be a different continent, and indeed Zimbabwe would be a different place.
For those of us who are still in the trenches, fighting for change and democracy across the entire African continent, this is our victory. One which for now we will savor and celebrate.
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