“Phase 2 studies are typically well controlled and closely monitored and may involve up to several hundred patients. At the conclusion of these studies, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the sponsor usually meet to determine how the drug's development should be studied in Phase 3 and how to design and conduct further trials.”

I probably felt more resentment for what I personally was to suffer than for the wrong they were doing to anyone and everyone. But at that time I was determined not to put up with badly behaved people more out of my own interest than because I wanted them to become good people.

“It is our democratic obligation to ensure that water management and decentralization go hand-in-hand. Public authorities should always have the power to set rates and determine investments, as it is only these strong and accountable local authorities that can work with companies from both the public and private sectors in an efficient and competent manner.”

“That's a pretty good freshman; we knew coming in that he was the guy to beat. That didn't make any difference. Ryan was still bound and determined to go out and win a state title. The plus comes out of it - he's a sophomore and two-time state runner-up. He's pretty tough.”

If there is such a thing as depression and despair, I experienced it during the months leading-up to and following the divorce. Insomnia, constant and uncontrollable thoughts and a deep sense of loss were among the conditions of my life. Was I depressed? Yes, I was very much so and, what’s worse, was determined to do nothing immediately for it.

“This plant closing is not a reflection on the strong workforce we have in Huntington. They are a talented and dedicated group. We have determined that with certain programs winding down at this facility, the most effective course of action is to better align our available capacity with the market, and make our overall cost structure more competitive.”

The calculative exactness of practical life which the money economy has brought about corresponds to the ideal of natural science: to transform the world by mathematical formulas. Only money economy has filled the days of so many people with weighing, calculating, with numerical determinations, with a reduction of qualitative values to quantitative ones.

My decisions determine my destination long before I ever get there. And once I do get there, I suddenly realize this is not the destination I had in mind because what I had in mind was the fantasy that my denial had created verses the reality my choices crafted.

When you’re a teenager - How do you determine what being a Christian looks like, if you’re not willing to be as transparent as the realty TV world we live in? If we are to make it easy for others to find God, we must be more diligent about sharing our stories, openly and honestly.

Preparation is good for success and it is a noble thing to prepare excellently for success, but in reality, our choices, actions and reactions toward things we meet as we journey toward success are the real and true ingredients that determine how unsuccessful or successful we become and the kind of footprints we shall leave in the end!