MUSC The Catalyst

July 15, 2011

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

Vol. 29, No. 46

Researcher mines global health finds

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ometimes Michael Sweat, Ph.D., has to eat goat. It’s not a favorite part of the MUSC researcher’s job in Africa, but he understands why it’s necessary.

“It’s a big cultural thing for them to have these big cookouts with a big goat they’ve slaughtered, and you’re the honored guest so you have to eat these big chunks of goat they’re giving you.”

Sweat grimaces, but then grins. His willingness to respect the local customs is one reason he and a team of researchers have had success in an ambitious, eight-year HIV study that was recently published in Online First “The Lancet Infectious Diseases.” Interim findings from the National Institute in Mental Health’s (NIMH) Project Accept combined data from 10 communities in Tanzania, eight in Zimbabwe and 14 in Thailand.

Thrilled the study shows the value of communitybased voluntary counseling and testing (CBVCT), Sweat sees this as another step in changing social policy to put a dent in the tide of the AIDS epidemic that just keeps going. With an estimated 2.8 million new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa in the past year alone, 24.7 million Africans are now living with the virus.

“It’s a big problem. There’s a huge mortality. There are a lot of orphans from AIDS. There are a lot of widows and people affected. There are about 9 million people in Africa who are infected and don’t have access to treatment. There’s a big need to do something about it. Our intervention has a lot of treatment implications.”

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This community outreach project involved an educational skit about how women can pass the HIV virus to their infants.

For more inFormation: Project Accept is the first international randomized controlled Phase III trial to determine the efficacy of a behavioral or social science intervention concerning the incidence of HIV. The Project Accept website is http://www.cbvct.med. ucla.edu/.

For the full text version of the study published in Online First in “The Lancet Infectious Diseases,” visit http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/ article/PIIS1473-3099(11)70060-3/fulltext.

Dr. Michael Sweat holds up a Tanzania map where he oversaw a research team.

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University makes strategic gains in goals A

s we start the new academic and fiscal year, I am pleased to share with you some perspectives on the state of the medical university. There probably is no better place to start than with several recent assessments about how our faculty, staff and students feel about the university. This year, a campus survey revealed that 97 percent of faculty felt that they made the right decision in selecting MUSC. The same survey found that 93 percent of staff members were happy to be working here, and 96 percent of graduating students believed that they had made the right from the choice in attending the President’s medical university.

It is hard to imagine office that many campuses in Dr. Ray Greenberg this country have such high satisfaction rates among all key constituent groups. While we know that there is still room for improvement, it is clear that together, those who work and study here have fostered an environment that is supportive and rewarding.

Admission to our educational programs remains highly competitive, with record numbers of applicants this year. Recently, we also learned that our medical school ranks in the top 10 nationally in terms of the percentage of admitted students who

“It’s hard to imagine that many campuses in this country have such high satisfaction rates among all key constituent groups.” chose to enroll here. At the other end of the educational process, our students in all schools excel on licensing/accreditation exams, with an overall passing rate for first-time takers of 94 percent.

Our research programs continue to thrive.

While we do not have final numbers for the year yet, it appears that our total research funding will be at or above our record numbers last year. This success was achieved in spite of the fact that the supplementary funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ended, and through most of the year, there was much uncertainty about the appropriation levels of most federal agencies.

In the clinical arena, the demand for our services continues to be strong, with a growth in hospital discharges of about 3 percent. Our patient satisfaction rate is the sixth best out of 82 hospitals in the national University Healthsystem Consortium. We

were recognized as one of the most improved hospitals in the country in a “Most Wired Health Care” award. As one illustrative example, our stroke telemedicine program, which was created three years ago, has provided more than 1,300 consultations to a network that now includes 15 partner hospitals throughout the state.

On the financial front, in spite of continuing declines in state appropriations, and most recently reductions in Medicaid payments, we are holding our own. Although the final audited numbers will not be known for several months, it appears that all of our units will have met their operating budgets.

This is a tribute to all of our faculty and staff who are working so hard to “do more with less.”

Coming off of the successful and early completion of our capital campaign, there was the distinct possibility that our private fundraising would dip this year. The preliminary estimates, however, reveal that once again we will have set a record in philanthropy. This support speaks volumes about the way that the medical university is viewed within this community and beyond.

The university strategic plan, with its four emphasis areas of entrepreneurism, innovation/technology, globalization, and interprofessionalism, continues to be developed by four faculty-led working groups. Progress is being made already in several of these areas.

For example, with regard to globalization, we are launching a new certificate program in

global health, we have signed new partnership agreements with several institutions abroad, and the Master of Science in Clinical Research is now reaching an international audience. Many more initiatives will be launched in all four strategic areas during the coming year, and I hope that you will find ways to participate.

While much more could be written about our progress in education, research, and patient care, I have tried to share some sense of the overall momentum at the medical university. Each year, I am awestruck by the accomplishments of our faculty and staff in what can only be described as challenging circumstances. You and your coworkers are making a huge difference, not only in this institution, but more importantly among the people that we serve. It is in that spirit that, in spite of continuing financial pressures, we are able to offer pay-for-performance increases once again this year. In the near future, each of the human resource departments will be communicating with its respective constituents about the particulars of its payfor-performance plans.

It is with great appreciation that I thank each and every one of you for all that you do. May the coming year be one of continued success for you personally and for all of us collectively.

With best wishes, Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D. MUSC President

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Dave Kreber was playing golf with business associates when he received the news.

"I got paged at the clubhouse and it said to call (my wife) Sally. She said, 'Dave, you're not going to believe this, but Monica has leukemia. I need you to come home immediately,'" he recalls, "I was standing there with a cell phone next to a tree, and I fell down on my knees and I said, 'She has what?'"

Monica was 7 years old then when her battle began. Curing Monica took three years of chemotherapy, hundreds

of nights in the hospital and a dedicated team of MUSC physicians. Today, Monica attends Winthrop, is an aspiring journalist and most importantly, shares a message of hope to all who battle cancer.

For the past 15 years, The Monica Kreber Golf Tournament has raised more than $451,000 for cancer research in the Darby Children's Research Institute.

The golf tournament will begin at 1 p.m. July 22 at Wild Dunes Resort.

For information, contact Mimi Dorman at dormanm@musc.edu or 792-0350.

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Diabetes is on rise; know how it can be controlled by latanya Fisher REACH US SEA-CEED

Diabetes, an incurable disease that is defined by high levels of sugar in the blood, is on the rise and currently affects more than 25.8 million people in the United States.

If current rates of development continue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that the prevalence of diabetes will rise to as much as 1 in 3 adults by the year 2050. This prediction is based on a number of factors, such as increasing obesity rates, aging populations and population growth among minority groups.

Diabetes is caused by the body's inability to produce enough insulin or because the cells do not respond well to the insulin produced. Management of diabetes is costly. In addition, there are a number of complications associated with diabetes including sexual dysfunction; heart disease, stroke, hypertension; blindness and eye problems; kidney disease; nervous system disease; amputations; and dental disease.

South Carolina is among the states with the highest concentrated prevalence of diabetes in the nation.

Portions of the southeastern regions including South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,

Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Mississippi make up the diabetes belt. The belt is characterized by neighboring southeastern states in which at least 11 percent of residents were diagnosed with diabetes. Overall, within the diabetes belt, 11.7 percent of residents are diagnosed with diabetes.

Outside of the belt, 8.5 percent of them have diagnosed diabetes.

Residents within the diabetes belt are more likely to have Type 2 diabetes. Taking personal action and working to reduce your risk can prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes. Individuals at greater risk of developing diabetes: are 45 or older, have developed diabetes during pregnancy, have a sedentary lifestyle, are overweight, are African-American (or other highrisk ethnic groups) and/or have a family history.

Additionally, we are seeing more Type 2 diabetes in youth who are overweight and not getting enough physical activity.

Taking personal action will greatly reduce the risk of developing this disease. An estimated 7 million Americans are unaware that they have diabetes. Many Americans are unaware that they are even at risk. Speak with your health care provider about being tested for diabetes, especially if you are overweight or have a

family history of diabetes. If you do not have diabetes, prevention should be a major goal.

The number one preventative measure of Type 2 diabetes is weight management. Obesity and inactivity account for nearly a third of the increased risk for Type 2 diabetes.

If you are overweight or obese, losing just 5 to 7 percent of your body weight and getting at least 150 minutes of exercise each week can have the greatest impact on reducing your risks of developing diabetes.

During your next health care visit, speak with your health care provider about how to get started and take the necessary steps to safeguard your health.

To find out more information related to diabetes, contact REACH at 792-5872.

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South Eastern African American Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities in Diabetes aims to eliminate health disparities related to diabetes prevention and control by reducing risks and preventing complications of diabetes related to hypertension, stroke, and amputations in African-Americans.

For more information about it or educational material on diabetes, visit http://etl2.library.musc.edu/ reach_new/index.html.

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MUSC studies tout benefits of vitamin D The brain images below show the decrease in amyloid plaques in APP transgenic mice on vitamin D-enriched diet.

Reprinted from the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 25, Yu et al., Vitamin D3-Enriched Diet Correlates with a Decrease of Amyloid Plaques in the Brain of AbetaPP Transgenic Mice, 295-307, 2011, with permission from IOS Press.

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wo separate studies conducted by researchers at MUSC suggest taking high doses of vitamin D could help avoid complications in pregnancy and slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease.

One study shows that pregnant women can safely take high levels of vitamin D—about 10 times the amount currently recommended.

The lead researcher, whose study was published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, said taking 4,000 units daily might reduce the risk of pregnancy complications.

The other study shows that high doses of vitamin D-3 slowed the progress of dementia in mice and could curb the progress of Alzheimer's disease in people,

according to results published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

That study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, involved three groups of mice with genetic mutations that would lead to dementia. They were fed diets insufficient, sufficient or enriched in vitamin D-3, said lead investigator Mark Kindy. Co-author of the study was Sebastiano Gattoni-Celli, M.D, professor, Department of Radiation Oncology.

The group with insufficient levels of the vitamin developed disoriented behavior faster than the other groups, while the mice with an enriched diet had a later onset of severe symptoms, said Kindy, Ph.D., professor of neurosciences.

It could mean the vitamin helps slow the progress of Alzheimer's, a progressive and

ultimately fatal type of dementia that leads to memory loss and disorientation, among other symptoms.

The main source of vitamin D-3 is sunshine absorbed through the skin. People, especially those who get insufficient sun exposure, should take 4,000-unit daily supplements of the vitamin, Kindy said. The elderly and others who spend much time indoors are at risk of having especially low levels, he said.

The researchers have applied for additional grants to study the vitamin's effects in a clinical trial of humans.

The six-year pregnancy study, led

by Bruce Hollis, Ph.D., of MUSC's Department of Pediatrics, concluded that pregnant women should take 4,000 units of vitamin D daily to maintain optimal levels of the vitamin in their bodies.

The amount is 10 times the current Institute of Medicine recommendations of 400-600 units daily that doctors generally follow, Hollis said.

The research, funded by a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, studied 350 pregnant women receiving care at MUSC, Hollis said.

The women were given 400, 2,000 or 4,000 units of vitamin D. A 1963 study, on which the current guidelines are based and which was unsupported by evidence, suggested pregnant women should limit daily vitamin D dosage to 200 units because more than that could harm development of the fetus, Hollis said.

Editor’s note: The article ran in the July 5 issue of The Post and Courier and is reprinted with permission.

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High school students get exposed to nursing career T

wenty-two rising ninth grade students attended the three-day Summer Nursing Camp June 7-9.

In its ninth year, the camp is a collaborative effort between MUSC and the Charleston County School District.

The students will attend West Ashley, North Charleston, Burke and Academic Magnet high schools in the fall.

The camp exposes students to the different prospects of a career in nursing.

On the first day of camp, the students had the opportunity to visit the MUSC Simulation Lab located in the College of Nursing. The students learned to perform blood pressure tests, suction tracheotomy tubes and start peripheral IVs utilizing the high-tech mannequins.

The students, who said they were excited to have hands-on experience, enjoyed having a chance to practice common nursing skills in a realistic setting.

The following day, the students listened to speakers about a variety of topics. The students learned how Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards help to keep nursing staff safe while they deliver care in the ever changing health care setting. Stephanie Chomos, R.N., Physical therapy technician Bill Rentz explains how the Biodex isokinetic machine works to a high school student. The machine can provide passive range of motion, resistance for evaluation of strength, and for a strengthening program.

described the specialty of trauma and emergency nursing. The students were able to ask questions about how nurses work in an uncharacteristic environment.

They also discussed volunteering opportunities throughout MUSC and a representative from the College of Nursing discussed the necessary qualifications needed for nursing school entry. Students were given the chance to shadow nurses in several units of the hospital, including 5E, 5W, 10W, 9E, 9W and 3W Ashley River Tower.

Several students were taken on tours through areas of the hospital such as radiology, CT/MRI imaging, cardiac catherization areas, procedure areas and the physical and occupational therapy gym. On their final day of camp, they were given a three-hour CPR training session. The students watched a virtual surgery DVD and reflected on their perception of nursing and the health care field before and after their camp experience.

In the closing ceremony, students were presented with stethoscopes donated by Cardinal Health representatives and given a certificate of completion.

Registered nurse Brittany Meibers, right, shows high school student Randy Jacques how to start an IV in the College of Nursing’s simulation lab.

Students from schools in the Charleston County School District demonstrate their CPR skills while learning about different prospects in the health care industry. Many MUSC staff members were helpful in volunteering their time and knowledge to make the Summer Nursing Camp held in June a successful event for these future potential health care workers.

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New Mosby's Preceptor Course a collaboration by niCole bernier Ambulatory Care Services

In an effort to fortify the existing preceptor-training program and introduce content to address ongoing preceptor development, the Center for Education and Best Practice and the Ambulatory Care Performance Improvement (PI)and Staff Development Department joined forces to revise the program's content and format.

The combined effort was the result of months of hard work from Linda Randazzo, R.N., manager, Ambulatory Care PI and Staff Development; outpatient education specialists Susan Hamner, R.N., and Janice Hazy, R.N.; as well as clinical nurse educators Weatherly Brice, R.N., Kris Douglass, R.N., Melissa Dunkerley, R.N.; and Lisa Langdale, R.N., manager of the Center for Education and Best Practice.

After much planning and deliberation, the new preceptor-training program titled "Mosby's Preceptor Program" was rolled out to the first group on June 2.

In attendance were 19 nurses (many of them already preceptors), from various clinical areas, such as Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Medical-Surgical units and the Institute of Psychiatry.

The new format consists of a blended learning

Outpatient education specialists received their own You Rock award. Normally, these specialists are the ones who award the You Rock to individuals or groups who excel in outstanding performance. You Rock awards were presented by Linda Randazzo, (second from right) manager, Ambulatory Care PI and Staff Development, to registered nurses Kris Douglass (from left), Lisa Langdale, Melissa Dunkerley, Susan Hamner, and Janice Hazy. experience combining online learning (Mosby's Preceptor Course), preceptor assignments and a four hour interactive workshop. The program was well received by those who participated in the training.

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The goal is to get people to reduce risk-taking behavior and therefore slow down the transmission of HIV, but also to get them on treatment because that’s a life-saving intervention, he said. Their study examined the impact of reaching out to rural communities in creative ways through a four pronged approach involved in CBVCT. They were: q Doing mobile HIV testing to reach isolated communities set up in highly visible sites, such as the center of villages or water pumps, where villagers were likely to congregate; q Enlisting local community support for greater “buy in” and encouraging fun ways to do outreach, such as skits and community events; q Performing post-testing support to encourage people to disclose status and to better serve the extensive psycho-social needs of those infected and; q Using social marketing techniques, such as feedback loops in the management system, to constantly monitor the strengths and weakness of the program, and make changes as you go. This strategy borrows techniques used by companies such as Coca-Cola.

“You can go to any developing country in the world and buy a Coke, and there’s a reason for that. These companies know how to do it. They know how to get people excited about it. They know how to brand these products and make sure the logistics are in place to get the commodities there. We borrowed that model. If you can do that in this area, you can also do it in health.”

Interim findings support what they did worked. (See chart, page one) Sweat, who is director of MUSC’s Family Service Research Center, said he had a Tanzanian local staff of 100 and eight vehicles. One of four U.S. principal investigators on the multi-country study, Sweat leads the Tanzania team.

He and his group had to create maps of the Tanzanian areas they served by driving around with GPS and manually recording where every home was located.

They did more than 9,000 interviews and got blood samples using an exciting new technology that allows them to see whether an infected person has a new infection or not—important information

I Dr. Michael Sweat gets water using a hand pump. This is the type of setting researchers sought out to provide intervention for local villagers. in determining transmission patterns. to get tested—everyone was doing it. A “This was like a dream study. These lot of people felt safe doing it. But I also are all people I’ve worked with for years,” think putting it where people lived made said Sweat, whose impressive resume the difference. It’s a very poor region and includes work with the Centers for a lot of people have to walk to get to the Disease Control and Prevention, Family clinics. It can be a four-hour walk.”

Health International and 12 years at the One of the goals of the project was to Department of International Health at destigmatize the process of getting tested, John Hopkins University. and Sweat knows they were successful in “It was one of NIMH’s biggest studies. challenging the concept that HIV testing It took a long time and a lot of effort, centers should be hidden away. but it was great. We had the best of “We went in the totally opposite the best. We have a statistics center in direction and said we’re not going to Prague who handles a lot of our biostats. hide. We’re going right in the middle We have a data management center in of the village next to where people get India that was fantastic. We have a lab at their water or gather. We want people to Johns Hopkins that handles a lot of the visibly have to walk in the door and be laboratory work. It was cool.” seen by other people. It made it safe for There are 52,000 blood samples being other people, and we got huge numbers shipped from five sites in four countries of people coming.” to Baltimore for analysis, so in about Bringing up Malcolm Gladwell’s a year, the group will be publishing book “The Tipping Point,” Sweat said another paper analyzing if transmission the study was not just about doing “lots rates have dropped. of testing” but about affecting cultural “We hope it reduces the number of change. new infections of HIV. If this were to do “It was the idea that you change that, that would mean this intervention norms in the community—that if you could be replicated and could slow get to a critical mass to a certain tipping this epidemic down. That would be so point that Gladwell writes about in his important. It would lead to a policy book—where people are talking about it, change and people would start doing then you’ll have less transmission from more door-to-door testing—this mobile HIV.” provision in rural areas.”

It’s news that the United States can Sweat said the way they did use, since research is showing the AIDS mobilization created a positive energy epidemic in the United States is more about being tested. “It became normative concentrated among the poor, a factor

n the study, communities in each setting were paired according to demographic characteristics, and one of each pair was then randomized to receive either standard, clinicbased voluntary counselling and testing SVCT alone, or SVCT and community-based voluntary counselling and testing (CBVCT).

The researchers found that the proportion of people receiving their first HIV test from the study was higher in CBVCT communities than in SVCT communities in Tanzania (37 percent vs 9 percent), Zimbabwe (51 percent vs 5 percent), and Thailand (69 percent vs 23 percent).

Repeat HIV testing in CBVCT communities increased to reach an average of 28 percent across the three countries.

that has played out globally. Many of the big breakthroughs the field has had were discovered by researchers doing work in developing countries.

“It is also notable that since the rates of HIV infection are so high in many developing countries, it is much easier to detect if they work there. This allows us to benefit from this knowledge in the U.S.” Sweat likes how international research can shed light on health disparities at home. Having already submitted another grant proposal, Sweat said MUSC’s focus on globalization is impressive and that he has found it to be a supportive environment. It probably means eating more goat in his future.

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The lungs are different from any other internal organ because they are directly exposed to the outside environment.

Our lungs are threatened daily by many pollutants in the air that we breathe including smoke, air pollution, chemicals, and germs. According to the American Lung Association, lung disease is responsible for one in six deaths each year, while lung cancer remains the number one cancer killer for both men and women in the United States.

For the millions of people suffering from lung disorders, each breath can be a constant source of

concern. When the lungs are damaged or weakened from disease, overall health is compromised. It is important to recognize the signs and symptoms of unhealthy lungs such as coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. If lungs are not healthy even daily activities like talking, walking, and eating can be difficult.

So how do we keep our lungs healthy?

The most important way is by not smoking. Cigarette smoking causes irreversible lung damage and has been proven to cause lung disease and lung cancer. Another way is by avoiding exposure to damaging pollutants such as secondhand smoke, household chemicals, and outdoor air pollution that cause lung irritation and inflammation. Always ensure proper ventilation when doing household projects like cleaning or painting and check daily air quality before heading outdoors (airnow. gov). Disease prevention is important and includes getting regular check ups, vaccinations and practicing good hand hygiene.

On July 30, hundreds of people will huff and puff their way up and down the stairs in the North Charleston Coliseum by participating in the Fight for Air Climb and Ultra Climb. This is more than your same old 5K. Whether climbing for a winning time or simply to cross the finish line in honor or in memory of someone with lung disease, this event is a great challenge.

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Employee Wellness events q Wellness Wednesday: Respiratory therapists will be offering free lung health screenings from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

July 20 in the Children's Hospital lobby. q Employee Fitness Series: A free strength and conditioning class will be held from 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. July 20 at the MUSC Wellness Center. Participants will receive a free day pass to the Wellness Center. Email musc-empwell@musc.edu to register for this class.

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q Mobile mammograms: The Hollings Cancer Center Mobile Van will be conducting mammograms from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 20 next to the Basic Sciences Building loading dock. Call 792-0878 to schedule an appointment. q Eat This, Learn That: Dressing Up, Not Out! What’s the Skinny on Low-Fat Flavorings?” There will be an educational taste-testing to find out how to eat flavorful food without all the added fat from noon - 12:30 p.m. in Room 107 of the Colbert Education Center & Library building. Dine on a free sample of Ensalada Valencia (a wellness dish) as you learn about the healthy ingredients and cooking techniques used to prepare the healthy items offered in the cafeteria.

All participants will receive a discount coupon for their next cafeteria purchase.

Space is limited to 25 participants.

To register, email Katherine Boyce at nashatke@musc.edu. q Worksite screening: The next screening will be July 21 in Room 803 Harborview Office Tower. Register at http://www.musc.edu/medcenter/ health1st.

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Johns Island duplex for rent 1600sqft, 3 bed 2 bath, screened porch. wood FP available July 1. 15 min to MUSC! call lynn at 559 7066 or look for 1324 Fenwick Plantation on Rentcharleston.com

For sale by owner. Beautiful 3 BR/1BA, totally renovated James Is. home, with seperate artist studio in back. $194,500 Please call for appt/questions 843-640-2197

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Friday July 29 & Saturday July 30, 2011 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

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