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Southern Cross Weekend Wrap-up
Panoramic view from a grassy knoll just below the summit of Brasstown Bald – the highest point in Georgia at just under 4800′
Wrapping up a wonderful weekend of riding, racing, and climbing in the beautiful North Georgia mountains outside of Dahlonega that included the Southern Cross Ultracross race, I headed out for one last ride right after the nice breakfast provided by the awesome folks at the Hiker Hostel. My daughter's church choir program was at 5PM back in Birmingham, and I really wanted to be back in time for it – so my original plan of 85 miles and 11-12,000 feet of climbing got scaled back to 65 miles and 9,000 feet of climbing.
Having thrown out my original route plan, I decided on a modified route that included 4 major climbs (Cat 2 or higher) and a few smaller climbs (Cat 3 or lower). I climbed Woody Gap from the R&R ranch and then proceeded backwards on the Six Gap century course climbing over Wolf Pen, then heading out to Jack's Gap and taking the 180 spur all the way to the top of Brasstown, turning around at the top and reversing my course but this time heading up Neel's Gap on US129. The final climb of the day back to the Hiker Hostel had the steepest gradients with a crazy steep driveway access road that climbs up and over a couple mini-ridges before turning into a dirt power-line trail with gradients well over the 30% that ended up getting recorded on my iBike.
3D map of the route annotated with gaps and mountains (click to enlarge)
2D annotated map with roads and mountains labeled (click to enlarge)
Cheaha weekend wrap-up
While Kristine finished up her work yesterday at Fort McClellan, I biked home to Birmingham from our hotel in Oxford by way of Mount Cheaha. I climbed Cheaha three different ways — including a new Cat 2 climb starting at the low point on the Adam's Gap side and climbing all the way to the lookout tower inside the state park. This brings Alabama's Cat 2 climb total to 8 — including the two new climbs I discovered in my ride on Saturday. The eight climbs are labeled on the map below.
Annotated map of Alabama cat 2s from strava.com including the new Cat 2s from Saturday's ride ("G" and "F") and the new Cat 2 climb from yesterday's ride ("H").
I am sure there are more out there to be found … I know that climbing Moorman Mountain from the west would also be a Cat 2 (I climbed it from Bain's Gap on the east) — so if there is anybody adventurous out there who wants to get to it before me – have at it!
I left Oxford shortly after 7AM in a fog, very light rain mist all the way through Friendship Rd, up to AL-281 and the first ascent of Cheaha from AL-49. Everything went smoothly until my first descent from the lookout tower. I had been climbing for 7 miles in heavy fog – and since it is all uphill, I hadn't touched my brakes AT ALL and forgotten about how much water would have accumulated on the rims. As I headed into the first switchback and applied the brakes, absolutely nothing happened except for an instant realization that there was no hope of making the turn so I simply straightened up and looked for an escape route that didn't involve running into a cabin or cliff. Fortunately, the brakes dried off fast enough that even before I left the road, they had started to grab and I only ended up a few feet off the road next to a cabin.
This first bit of excitement on the ride led to the next bit of excitement less than a mile later. I continued down out of the park and turned right onto AL-281 to descend down the Adam's Gap side of the mountain. I had only made it half a mile or so and had just reached max speed when I heard the sudden "psssssssss" of a tire puncture. I didn't panic, but I knew I would be in big trouble if the air leaked out before I could slow down. The roads were wet so I couldn't exactly slam on the brakes either. I just pressed as hard as I felt comfortable pressing on the brakes and slowed down to a stop. Fortunately, the puncture wasn't a complete blow-out so I still had air left in the tire to keep the tire from rolling off. At this point, I'm only 29 miles or so with well over 100 miles left to ride so I took my time and made darn sure that whatever had caused the puncture wasn't still in the tire. In fact, I think I spent more time running my finger around the tire and digging out a couple tiny pieces of glass than I actually spent changing and reinflating the tube. It was well worth the effort, though, as I was able to use my pump and CO2 cartridge to fill the tire up to maybe 80 psi and complete the rest of the ride with no more flats. It might have just been coincidence, but I'm thinking that I may have picked up the glass when I went off the road in the switchback previously.
After changing the tire, I finished the rest of the descent and after reaching 45 mph with no thumping or any other signs of a bad tire change, I felt pretty confident that all was good. I attacked the Adam's Gap climb hard so I could get the KOM on it … my legs were definitely feeling the 400 miles that were already in them for the week up to that point — including the hard climbing ride from Saturday, but I was able to get the KOM. Adam's Gap ends at the transition to a gravel "scenic road" that if you followed long enough would take you all the way over to Bull Gap and Brent's new skyway epic course. Turning around, I snapped a few pics and then headed back up Cheaha also pushing it hard to try to get the KOM on this side. By this time, the fog had lifted significantly so that only the very top of the climb was still foggy/wet. At the top, I turned around and headed back down the Adam's Gap side, but this time I turned at the road to Camp Mac and headed down to Lake Chinnabee to do the climb one last time stopping to take pictures of the mountain from Cheaha Lake (over 1000 ft below the summit).
At the top this time, all was sunny and beautiful so I snapped this panorama of the view from the Cheaha restaurant (which is about 250 ft below the true summit)
From there all the way back home was an awesome ride, which I could spend hours describing — but instead I'm going to just let the pictures tell the rest of the adventure.
Exploring, climbing, riding the Oxford-Jacksonville ridge line
Riding today was easily the most fun I've had on the bike in four or five years. Considering how much I love to ride all the time, that really is saying a lot about my ride today. I guess the thing that strikes me the most is how many times I was just flat out surprised on the ride – not just "oh I didn't see that coming", but more like "are you kidding me? are you for real?" in a really good way. I summarized the ride in terms of 10 surprises, listed below. I also took a bunch of pictures and Garmin screenshots I will post later.
A few things to set the background for this ride: Kristine and I are in Oxford for her work this weekend, and the kids had separate sleepovers last night at friends' houses and again tonight at my parents house. Kristine had the idea last week that maybe I could come up here with her and enjoy some riding while she worked and a weekend getaway when she wasn't working. Some of Alabama's tallest mountains are right out the door of our hotel, so I thought – "sure!"
Surprise #1 – no rain!
The original plan was for me to leave work on Friday and ride part of the way over here where Kristine would pick me up along I-20. I documented yesterday's ride, which also included a surprise climb up to a radio tower that I hadn't planned on doing. Then today I was going to bike back home via a long 150 mile climbing route over Mt Cheaha (the highest pt in Alabama). But the weather forecast all week long indicated that most of today would be spent with heavy rain showers and even thunderstorms. So I changed my plan to do a shorter ride (60-70 miles) today and then do the longer ride tomorrow when the rain was supposed to have cleared out. I woke up expecting to find rain and was instead greeted with partly cloudy skies and no rain.
Surprise #2 – an empty interstate-like climb
The route I had created ahead of time had me climbing up Henry Rd and then into some neighborhoods that looked ultra-steep on the map (and a little bit later in the ride when I did get to the neighborhoods, they were even steeper than I had imagined). So I'm following the route and then I realize that I've ended up on a divided highway not on the map that for all intents and purposes is a full-blown interstate that looks like it may climb up higher than the neighborhood route. There was practically no traffic, so even though I could see where I needed to turn, I wanted to just keep on going and see how far the climb went. You could tell where they had dynamited through the mountain and there were some killer concrete drainage ditches with 40-60% gradient that I really, really wanted to try but there were concrete blocks at alternating angles to slow the flow of water. I'm 20% sure you could ride it on a mountain bike with a 1-1 gear ratio while dodging the blocks, but I wasn't going to try it on my road bike with a 39×28. I crested the mountain and of course there is still this tall divider for the interstate so i've got to figure out where/how to turn around.
So I'm on the descent on the other side when I suddenly I realized that the whole thing is still under construction and the road ends at a spot in a valley before another mountain climb where the road hasn't been finished yet. For whatever reason, I just found this all to be hilarious … I guess I was giddy with excitement for the ride to begin with, and then to be only a few miles into my ride on a four-lane divided interstate-like road that is still under construction with no cars in the middle of a beautiful mountain valley was just so awesome that I couldn't stop laughing until I had to focus on the 180 deg turnaround at the bottom. I went back up and over the mountain and halfway down to take the original route I had planned which fairly quickly led to surprise #3.
Surprise #3 – GPS "fail" bigtime
My Garmin worked great as I picked back up my original route, which had all kinds of turns in it as I was looking for contour lines closest together when planning the route — which often means making a bunch of turns from street to street through a neighborhood. I was surprise by how steep the Lynn Rd climb was — the first of maybe thirty or more 20+% gradients for the day (I tried to take a screenshot of all of them so I could count them later – and I know of at least three or four that I missed because I couldn't take my hands off the handlebars to hit the button to take the screenshot).
So anyway I make it back across Henry Rd after the Lynn Rd climb, and I'm diving down hills (53×11), climbing back up 20% gradients (39×28), and then I get to a spot where I'm supposed to make a turn and I see a sign that says "Dead End" … interesting. I pulled up the map screen on Garmin and saw another way to get around, but when I got to the next "road", it was a steep grassy descent behind a curb and a gate. It looked rideable so I hopped the curb and rode around the gate, but after a tenth of a mile or so, the access road ended at a water tank that was gated off. I couldn't see any path beyond it through the woods, so rather than risking poison oak so early in the ride, I turned around and headed back up the grassy climb. I looked at my map again and found another way around, headed down a steep descent and came to another dead end. This was getting to be laughable at this point. This turnaround involved a steep Cat 4 climb back up to the top of the mountain. I revisited the original dead end sign that my route was trying to take me on, and sure enough it really was a dead end – complete with a basketball goal in the road. Another steep climb back up to the top of the mountain, and I tried a third way off the mountain leading to surprise #4.
Surprise #4 – Awesome descent/climb with three different kinds of pavement
This was a mini-surprise, so I won't spend much time describing it – but the descent that finally worked to take me off the mountain transitioned through three different kinds of pavement (chip/seal, tarmac, cement) with some cool switchbacks through a neighborhood into a city golf course. The descent was so cool, that I had to turn around do the climb. Hitting the top of this mountain on a road called "Hillyer Rd" (probably pronounced "hilly-er" road) for a fourth time (maybe fifth? i lost count), I turned around and came back down and hit my original route plan to head through a VERY hilly part of anniston.
Surprise #5 – upper 20% gradient in Anniston
I went through this really hilly neighborhood on the outskirts of Anniston and hit one section that was cemented b/c of the gradient which was probably approaching 30% … I wouldn't know though b/c my speed dropped too low and the Garmin switched over to –% gradient. Easily steeper than Woodcrest in Birmingham which is in the upper 20s. Probably even steeper than Valley Hill, but much shorter (maybe only 1/10th of a mile).
Surprise #6 – Steep Cat 3 climb to radio tower in Anniston
Immediately after leaving the neighborhood with surprise #5, I started a climb that I had seen on the satellite to some radio towers just on the edge of the Fort McClellan boundary. I wasn't sure the status of the road, whether it was gated, or what. It turned out to be a very steep gravel road with even more 20% gradients. Gates were open all the way to the top, and I was able to summit at just over 1500′, which I had not been expecting.
Surprise #7 – Woodland Park
On my way up towards Jacksonville, I road right past the starting spot of the very first century I ever did back in high school (the Woodland-Calhoun century). This was not planned at all, and was therefore quite a surprise that brought back tons of memories.
Surprise #8 – Cat 2 climb in Jacksonville
I had scouted this climb out, and knew that the current segment on Strava was on the upper end of the Cat 3 range but stopped well short of the actual crest of the climb. I knew that if you started the segment a little bit lower and went all the way up to the towers at the top, then it would probably be a Cat 2. So I scouted out the starting point and started on the climb. It starts out very gradually, but then gets steeper as you start to leave town. At the bottom were three college-aged girls (maybe from JSU) all decked out for running – and they were walking up the very steep hill. One of them shouted "good luck", which kinda tells you how steep and long this climb is. It started out steep, flattened out a bit in the middle, then got really steep at what I thought was the end, but as you come around the corner, you see the road skyrocket up for the last 200 feet of climbing and a rather large fence with razor wire across the top blocking access to the towers. But, I was very lucky today in that the gate was wide open. So I was able to ride the climb all the way to the top – where there is an observatory, fire tower, lots of radio towers, and a beautiful view of the valley.
Surprise #9 – Mt Laurel neighborhood
On the Cottaquilla climb, which is on the Foothills Road Race course, there is a neighborhood off to the left called Mt Laurel that was surprisingly steep (I saw 26% at one point), plus a bunch of roller coaster like climbs/descents I wasn't expecting inside the neighborhood.
Surprise #10 – stumbling upon a Cat 2 climb!
The last surprise was the best of all. I had seen a climb called Bain's Gap, which was on the Fort McClellan property, that I assumed would be inaccessible because of the military. So when I passed the turn-off for the road and didn't see a gate, I decided to just turn and see how far I could make it up the climb before encountering a gate, or road block. Instead of a gate, I found a national wildlife refuge, amazing waterfall, more 20% gradients, a nearly unrideable gravel road that I was able to ride (barely) and a friendly local at the top who was able to tell me a shortcut to get back home – oh and it worked out to be a climb with over 1200′ of gain putting it well into the Strava cat 2 category.
Red Mountain 1200s – revisited
After riding out to see firsthand yesterday's tornado damage, I decided to go climb my favorite spots on Red Mountain that have an elevation greater than 1200ft because I spent a lot of time yesterday looking at the topo maps of the far northern end of Red Mountain near Chalkville and Clay. I call all of these spots the "Red Mountain 1200s", and I wrote about them just over a year ago when I climbed them in December 2010.
Complete ride map Strava data here – http://app.strava.com/rides/3582434
I pieced together these panorama photos I took on Shades Mountain looking towards Red Mountain. The labeled spots are all the places I crossed Red Mountain on my ride today. The 1200 ft spots are Ruffner Mountain (#5), St Vincents East Water Tower (#6), and Turncliff (#7). Ruffner and Turncliff each have two different 1200 ft summits for a total of 5 different 1200+ summits on the ride.
Part 1 – Red Mountain ridge crossings annotated – the 1200ft spots are #5, #6, and #7 on the northern end of the ridge which starts out from higher elevation (i.e, the whole valley is uplifted in that direction). This picture is taken from the Vestavia Dr high pt on Shades Mountain.
Part 2 – Red Mountain ridge crossings annotated – the 1200ft spots are #5, #6, and #7 on the northern end of the ridge which starts out from higher elevation (i.e, the whole valley is uplifted in that direction). This picture is taken from towards the bottom of Vestavia Dr on Shades Mountain.
Birmingham annotated along with the mountains northeast of Birmingham … this picture was taken on Crest Ln on Red Mountain
So I wasn't planning on going hard, but I knew that there were ton of steep climbs. As I got farther into the ride, I realized that trying to "go easy" was pretty much pointless because the terrain was either straight up or straight down pretty much the whole ride. I started out with a new climb up the Vestavia Forest ridge using the road that Jacob Tubbs had posted to Strava the other day. Then I took one of my favorite routes through Homewood to my first crossing of Red Mountain by the WBRC42 radio tower … this route involves climbing through a couple alleys, one driveway, a radio tower, two tree crossings and the Vulcan trail.
Then I headed down the mountain part of the way towards 5 points south before climbing back up towards the Vulcan before veering onto Warwick Dr to finish the second crossing of Red Mountain. I headed back down via a 49mph descent of Woodcrest before climbing back up via the 16th ave south alley with its super steep gradient including one section that might be close to 30% if you take the inside part of the switchback.
Google Maps streetview image of the 16 ave so climb up Red Mountain … this is the unrotated version giving you an idea of the angle the Google Maps car was at when it took this picture
I descended again off the mountain over by Altamont before climbing back up again via Clairmont / 58th and then descending again at 49mph on Southcrest. I headed over to Oporto Madrid Blvd which could be better known as the "Ruffner Mountain" bikeway since it is the easiest way to get from Crestwood over to Ruffner Mountain. Technically, Oporto Madrid also crossed the Red Mountain ridge, but it is so low that I don't really count it.
Finally, I made it to the first of the Red Mountain 1200s … Ruffner Mountain starts out with a gradual climb on Rugby before the grade really kicks up on 81st all the way to the Nature Center where you can hop a curb onto a somewhat paved trail up to the old firetower. From the nature center to the firetower averages 12% for 1/2 mile with a few short sections well over 20%. My original plan was to head back down the mountain past the nature center and take an alternate road in the valley to get back to the next crossing, but instead I decided to explore the trail across the top of the mountain, which I had never done before. It switches from paved to double track as soon as you turn right off the firetower. Then the double track turns into a dirt single track which takes you down very steeply to a saddle between the two 1200+ ft summits. The second ridge was way too steep (20-30%) and rutted for me to ride with the wet conditions from the rain from the thunderstorms yesterday morning so I just ran up the whole thing (maybe 1/10th of a mile). Once you make it to the water tower on top of the second ridge, there is a dirt / gravel access rd that descends very steeply to the Observatory Rd neighborhood.
From Observatory Rd, I descended down into South Roebuck before climbing back up to the St Vincents East hospital. There is a cement access ramp (see pics at the end) with a gradient well over 30% that leads onto a gravel rd which eventually turns into a leaf covered double track 16-18% climb to the water tower which at 1275 ft is the highest 1200+ ft summit that is accessible by bike (that I know of) on Red Mountain. Turning around at the top so as not to disturb the person working on the radio tower, I headed back down to the hospital and descended the other side towards Trussville. Just before you cross under the interstate, you can turn left into a really odd (but extremely cool) neighborhood called "Turncliff". What makes this neighborhood really cool is that there are no houses until you get to the somewhat flattened summit of the climb. Along the way there are a few switchbacks and then a rolling section through a kudzu forest (i.e., kudzu has completely taken over). Towards the top, there is a very steep access road to the radio towers that is gated off. You can go around the gate, but you have to dismount and crawl through a narrow opening in the kudzu. Today, however, the gate was wide open so that made it much easier since I didn't have to remount and start uphill on a 15% gradient. At the top, I turned around immediately and went back down to finish climbing the rest of the way up to the Turncliff neighborhood which is lower than the radio tower summit, but still just barely above 1200 ft. There are some cool 90 degree turns right before you get to the neighborhood … then you finally make it to the neighborhood and there are maybe 15 houses all on the summit of the mountain.
This was the "out" part of my out/back ride so from there I turned around and headed back home – bypassing all the summit side roads/trails but crossing back over the ridges. On the way back, I descended the Valley Hill climb which I think might be the steepest climb in Birmingham at 27% … the Google Maps streetview pictures below are the best I can do to illustrate how steep the climb is. I took some pictures, which are in the gallery but nothing ever looks as steep in a picture.
Google maps streetview image of the Valley Hill climb
Rotated version of the Google maps streetview image of the Valley Hill climb
On the way back home, I ran into Lennie's friend Aaron and rode back with him from Ruffner Mountain all the way to Cherokee Rd in Mountain Brook … it was fun talking about Leadville with him (he did it in 2009). When I finally made it back, I had climbed over 10,000 ft in a 63 mile ride. Here are some of the pics I took along the way:
Adventures riding in the cold northland
Wisconsin Divide, a set on Flickr.
We had an inch and a half of new snow last night so today's ride was again on the mountain bike. The snow is perfect depth and texture for good riding as I discovered today since the road to the ski resort was completely covered all the way back out to Co Rd M. In northern Wisconsin, all the county roads get treated with salt and plowed on a regular basis so they remain relatively snow and ice free even with temps in the teens. Today I was riding through puddles and wet roads on Co Rd M and Co Rd D even with the temperature hovering around 20 degF.
The ride highlight for the day was on Co Rd D where I unexpected came across this large sign indicating the Great Divide of Northern Wisconsin. On the other side of the divide, was a long downhill. The internet connection here at the hotel is really spotty so I am waiting to upload the ride to see if it was an actual categorized climb. If you are ever wondering what I think about on long bike rides, I spent about 10 minutes of the climb working out in my head the vertical gain needed over a particular distance for it to count as a Strava Cat 4. I think to hit the 3% threshold, you need 158.4 feet of climbing per mile – I worked this out in my head making for a good distraction as I was trying to push the pace realizing that it was probably going to be pretty dark by the time I made it back to the lodge.
I pushed the pace really hard over the top of the climb and all the way back across Co Rd D to Co Rd M. I hit M just after sunset with about 12 miles left to get back to the lodge. With a cloudy, overcast sky it was already pretty dark. I could see fine even without a light, but I had to rely on my bright green neon vest for visibility. I got passed by about five or six cars on the mostly deserted road, but the last car was a local sheriff who put on his lights and told me to get in the truck that I couldn't be out without a light. He was very nice and gave me a ride the last 3 miles back to the lodge. I apologized profusely for riding without a light as I had expected to be back well before sunset but had gotten delayed on my ride.
All in all, it was a great ride, and the pics at the top of this post are the ones I took along the way.
Yesterday, I did a shorter ride out/back on Co Rd M and also snapped a few pictures. Here they are on flickr enjoy!
Co Rd M – Mountain Bike, a set on Flickr.
Sunday Adventure
Wow, what a great adventure yesterday was! We had tickets for the Andrew Peterson Christmas concert "Behold the Lamb" last night at the Ryman Center in Nashville and went on a fun double date with my cousins in Nashville. I left right after my daughter sang in a trio at Lakeside in the morning church service and rode north to Smoke Rise, AL where Kristine picked me up to drive the rest of the way to Nashville in time for the concert. The drive was highlighted by a u-turn on I-65 which had been blocked from an accident and then AWESOME rally car driving with Kristine as the navigator calling out distances to turns on very narrow country roads following my GPS set on bicycle directions. After a great dinner at Demos with Richard and Christy, an AMAZING concert, and a three hour drive back to Birmingham we were home by 2AM.
The Details
Analise was singing in a trio at the 10:30 church service at Lakeside so my original plans to ride from Birmingham to Huntsville and have Kristine pick me up got shortened to riding from Birmingham to Smoke Rise – a rural community south of Cullman atop the same ridge line as the finishing climb for the Tour de Cullman. I went ahead and rode to Lakeside so that I could leave straight from there after Analise finished singing and still make it to Smoke Rise in time for Kristine to pick me up to drive the rest of the way to Nashville.
The route was amazing. Check out the annotated topocreator maps of the route below the picture gallery. Low traffic, lots of great climbing, nearly half the route on roads I have never ridden before, and some fun adventure to boot! Adventure highlights from the bike ride include:
- Exploring a neighborhood abandoned years ago after the streets were built but before any houses were built
- Getting stung by a wasp or yellow jacket on my head just above my ear
- Exploring new roads
- The cool boat landing climb up from the Warrior river
- And finally the Smoke Rise climb and descent
Probably the most adventuresome thing that happened on our drive up to Nashville was an accident that blocked the interstate causing us to do some rally car driving through the rural Tennessee countryside between exit 22 and exit 27. What I mean by rally car driving is that I set my GPS to biking directions and asked it to give us directions to the next exit, which it did by taking us on these really small, sometimes gravel roads. There were lots of sudden turns so I put the GPS on the screen which shows distances to the next turn, and Kristine counted down the distance to the next turn, which means we could drive fast without worrying about missing a turn. It was absolutely awesome because the terrain was really steep and there were a bunch of turns. I was careful though to slow down at any blind spots in case there were any cyclists, horses, people, or cars just around the corner. We saw nobody!
There's a lot more I could say about the ride, but I'll just leave this post with a lot of pictures. Most of these were taken while riding, which is not easy with an iphone.
Thankful for mostly traffic free roads
An annual tradition for me for the past three years (including this year) has been to incorporate some of the more busy roads around Birmingham into a Thanksgiving morning ride since there is relatively little traffic out on the roads on this holiday. This year I hit all four US highways that run through Birmingham (31, 11, 78, and 280) as part of a ride that climbed nearly 8000′ in just over 56 miles.
Topocreator ride map with lots of annotations Download huge version (4MB) here – http://toonecycling.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/tday11map.jpg
Looking northeast along the Red Mountain ridge line towards Ruffner Mountain
Downtown Birmingham – annotated Carraway Hospital closed in 2008 – http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/metro.ssf?/base/news/122457692457320.xml&coll=2
Standing at the base of the lookout fire tower.
Steep switchback on the way back down from the lookout fire tower.
The last part of the climb up to the top of Vestavia Dr. A tornado leveled the trees here in April 2000, the trees that were planted have started to grow back (scroll down to the bottom of the church history page, righthand column to read about the tornado).
View looking northwest from Vestavia Dr towards Samford
View looking north towards Homewood from Vestavia Dr
Descent off of Hwy 31 – looking towards Oak Mountain, Indian Crest, Little Valley Mountain
Complete interactive ride data on Strava: http://app.strava.com/rides/2444715


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For those who don't know, Confused Matthew does reviews of movies that he either surprisingly liked, or is baffled at why they did so well. His reviews of Star Wars episodes 1, 2 and 3 are the latter, but in my opinion they are very good. I still like the prequels, but he brings up a lot of spectacular points, especially about the format of the Republic, and the Jedi Council.
ill wach them when i get to my real computer that HAS SOUND
Has anyone actually watched these? They're very interesting if you're a Star Wars fan.
i have,he made some pretty interesting remarks but he was giving you the negative side of everything when you look on the possitive side it raelly dosent matter
What positive side?
(laugh)well, the good new animations,even though the battles were completely pointless, they were cool, jedi vs sith lightsaber duels and more
Is that really all that's important to Star Wars fans these days?
well, acually thats how they rip the little kids to watch and buy the new clone wars junk.


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18 March 2011
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England Counties hopes of winning on Irish soil for the first time were undone at Old Belvedere RFC in Dublin when they paid dearly for letting scarce scoring chances slip through their fingers in a game where defences generally held sway.
In contrast the Irishmen engineered even fewer chances than their opponents, but on the two occasions they opened up the Counties rearguard, they nailed the score.
The visitors had the better of the first half in terms of possession, but while they sought to move the ball wide as often as possible, they found the Irish defence watertight.
On the couple of occasions when cracks appeared, handling errors denied them points and it was left to scrum half Ben Spencer to notch their only score with a sixth-minute penalty
Though fly half Barry Keshan missed a couple of penalty shots, he hit the target at the third attempt after 36 minutes to leave the sides level at the break.
The crucial breakthrough came seven minutes after the restart when the Counties lost possession at the back of a scrum near the Irish 22 metre line as they were exerting serious pressure once again. This time the ball was transferred smartly through the backs to wing David Mongan, who showed plenty of pace and a strong hand off to gallop in from half-way.
Prior to that score the Counties had done well to contain the tight forward driving which is the hallmark of the home side, but when they won a position near the visitors line after 58 minutes, they moved the ball through a number of phases before lock Simon Crawford powered over.
The Counties got back into contention on the hour with a well worked try through the backs. Centre Peter Hodgkinson did the spadework with a break and a perfectly timed scoring pass to full back Gareth Collins, who just had enough pace to outrun the cover and score.
At that stage the Counties started to find themselves at odds with the referee's interpretation of events and their opponents started to turn the screw via some well-organised ball retention which culminated in a last minute penalty by replacement Alan Kingsley to settle the outcome.
"I think we tried to play an awful lot of rugby, but a couple of mistakes let us down," said Counties Manager Mike Old. "We're very disappointed, but it's what Ireland do to us year in and year out – they capitalise on their chances and make us pay or not taking ours.
"But I think our boys showed huge commitment and huge passion.
"I'm very disappointed because I thought we played as well as in any Counties game I've been involved in" said captain Gareth Collins. "But at this level you have to take the chances when they come your way. Tonight the Irish lads managed that, but we didn't."
England Counties XV: Gareth Collins (Leicester Lions) capt; David Vincent (Barking), Peter Hodgkinson (Ealing Trailfinders), Tom Wheatcroft (Cambridge), Tom Jarvis (Stourbridge); Dan Mugford (Cambridge), Ben Spencer (Cambridge); Alex Clarke (London Scottish), Matt Hall (Blaydon), Aaron Liffchak (Barking), Steve Pape (Rosslyn Park), Josh Brown (London Scottish), James Kellard (Barking), Dave Allen (Blackheath), Sam Beaumont (Fylde).
Replacements all used: Dan Lloyd-Jones (Barking), Alex MacKenzie (Barking), James Ngan (Barking), Tom Standfield (London Scottish), Stefan Liebenberg (Old Albanians), Mike Waywell (Fylde), James Stephenson (Blackheath).
Ulster Bank Club International Team: John O'Brien (Buccaneers); John Cleary (Galwegians), Eric Moloney (Dolphin), Evan Ryan (Clontarf), David Mongan (Old Belvedere); Barry Keeshan (Dolphin), Gerry Hurley (Cork Constitution); John Ryan (UCC), Richie Sweeney (St. Mary's College), Christy Condon (Dolphin), Philip Donnellan (UCC), Simon Crawford (Clontarf), Hugh Hogan (St Mary's College), Barry O'Mahony (Clontarf), Frank Cogan (Cork Constitution) capt.
Replacements all used: Ciaran Kavanagh (Clontarf) Ger Slattery (Young Munster), Liam Og Murphy (Young Munster), Damian Hall (St. Mary's College), Matt D'Arcy (St. Mary's College), Alan Kingsley (Young Munster), Stuart Morrow (Ballynahinch).
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New fare collection systems that accept open bank card payments are successfully moving forward, transit agencies reported at last week's in-person Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council meeting in Philadelphia. The Transportation Council is a diverse group of Smart Card Alliance member organizations representing transit agencies, fare payments technologies, fare collection system integrators and financial organizations."The meeting brought together transit agencies of all sizes — some in the midst of implementation, others in planning stages — to discuss and collaborate on strategies and best practices for deploying new smart card-based fare collection systems," said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. "Based on the many new initiatives we heard about at the meeting, it is clear that transit agencies are dedicated to providing a better overall experience for customers through faster and more convenient open payments, better customer service, and enhanced information for riders."During the two-day meeting, small, medium and large transportation agencies discussed strategies for accepting open bank card payments for public transportation; challenges and opportunities for commuter rail; best practices for transit business and technical architectures; financial industry technologies and directions that affect fare collection; and the impact of new fare collection systems on fare policy.
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The March 21, 2011 "Evaluation of the EPA Office of Civil Rights" by the Deloitte Consulting firm presents a sobering portrait of a deeply dysfunctional operation suffering from "dwindling credibility." Among its findings are –
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"Conditions of fairness inside EPA, especially for whistleblowers, have gotten worse, not better during the past two years," stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, noting the absence of effective staff feedback mechanisms. "EPA offers its specialists few opportunities to meaningfully participate in agency affairs, resulting in a debilitating upstairs-downstairs mentality."
The consequences of a broken Equal Employment Opportunities process are perhaps best illustrated by the EPA Criminal Investigation Division (CID) which is responsible for prosecuting major corporate pollution crimes. CID has been plagued by declining output and a crippling exodus of special agents. Following a review by an outside evaluation team faulting abusive management, EPA ended up restoring the same managers who drew complaints from agents for heavy-handed practices. As a result, in 2010 for the first time more agents voluntarily transferred out of CID than left due to mandatory retirement.
"There is no shortage of political opponents who want to hamstring EPA so it is surprising that EPA's management is often its own worst enemy," Ruch added. "How can EPA speak with any credibility on topics such as environmental justice when it cannot address gross injustice inside its own hallways?"
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A plea agreement was reached Friday with Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay in his impaired driving case, The Indianapolis Star reported.
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Irsay's trial date had been set for Oct. 30 on two misdemeanor counts of impaired driving.
Irsay was arrested March 16 in Carmel, Ind., after he was stopped by police officers. Police records indicate that the officers had to support Irsay to keep him from falling down.
"I can confirm that Mr. Irsay's case has been set for a change of plea hearing on Tuesday, September 2nd at 11:00 a.m. in Hamilton Superior Court IV," said Andre Miksha, a spokesman for the Hamilton County prosecutor, according to The Star. "I cannot provide any details of -- or even verify the existence of -- an agreement unless and until one would be tendered to the Court at such a hearing."
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Brooklyn Blues Lyrics - Barry Manilow
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See I flew in from the West Coast
Just the other day.
Yes, I flew in from the West Coast
And we circled J.F.K.
The movie ended and I pulled up the shade,
Looked out the window while the Muzak played.
But in my head I'm singin',
Singin' the Brooklyn Blues.
Oh, yea.
When you're growin' up in Brooklyn
The Bridge is like a friend.
Said when you're growin' up in Brooklyn
That Bridge is sure your friend.
Because that river, looks a hundred miles wide
When all your dreams are on the other side,
And that can start you singin'
Singin' the Brooklyn Blues.
Oh, yea.
Now I've got myself some money
A mansion in Bel-aire.
Yes I've spent a lot of money
And I've been most everywhere.
But still there's somethin' missin' I've got to find,
A part of me I must've left behind,
That makes a guy start feelin',
Feelin' those Brooklyn Blues.
My my
I've sung love songs to a princess
More than once or twice.
I've sung rock 'n' roll in Paris,
Jazz in paradise.
But there's a song of mine I couldn't have sung,
A tune I started back when I was young.
Now I've come home to finish,
Finish my Brooklyn Blues
My Brooklyn Blues
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World Malaria Report says 80% of the hemisphere's countries are on track to achieve the MDG malaria target by 2015
Washington DC, 20 December 2012 (PAHO/WHO) – The number of malaria cases in the Americas declined by nearly 60% and malaria deaths declined 70% over the past decade, according to the 2012 World Malaria Report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO).
This progress—which compares favorably with other WHO regions—is the result of ongoing prevention and control efforts in malaria-endemic countries carried out by governments with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and other international partners.
In 2000, more than 1 million cases of malaria were reported in the Region of the Americas. By 2011, the number had dropped to below 490,000. Malaria deaths declined from 439 to 113 during the same period. Nevertheless, some 30% of the population in 21 endemic countries of the Americas remains at risk of contagion, and 8% is considered at "high risk."
Of the 21 countries in the Western Hemisphere where malaria is endemic, 18 are considered to be on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) related to malaria, which calls for a 75% reduction in cases between 2000 and 2015. This target has already been met in 13 of the region's countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Suriname. Six of these—Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico and Paraguay—are considered in the pre-elimination phase.
Three other countries—Colombia, Panama and Peru—have reduced cases by more than 64% and are therefore on track to achieve the MDG by 2015. Brazil is projected to achieve a reduction of between 50% and 75% by 2015. Countries that face greater challenges in achieving the 75% reduction in cases by 2015 are Guyana, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Haiti (where data limitations make it difficult to assess trends over time).
"Between 2005 and 2011, the Dominican Republic achieved a very significant reduction in cases—from 3,837 to 1,616," noted Dr. Keith Carter, PAHO/WHO senior advisor on malaria. "The number of cases in 2011 would have been lower than the number in 2000 [1,233 cases] if the country had not received imported cases from Haiti as a consequence of the 2010 earthquake." According to official data from the Dominican Republic, 577 of the 1,616 cases recorded in 2011 were imported.
"The Dominican Republic is on track to reach the MDG target for malaria," added Dr. Carter.
In Guyana, malaria cases declined between 2000 and 2010 but increased in 2011. Cases also increased in Venezuela.
"Countries should continue to invest efforts and resources to achieve further reductions in cases and deaths," said Dr. Carter.
The 2012 World Malaria Report estimates that some US$5.1 billion annually will needed between 2011 and 2020 to achieve universal access to malaria interventions in the 99 countries with ongoing transmission. In 2011, only US$2.3 billion was available, less than half of the amount needed.
The report summarizes data received from 104 malaria-endemic countries and territories. In 99 of these countries, malaria transmission is ongoing.
Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver and then infect red blood cells. In the Americas, Plasmodium vivax causes approximately 70% of all cases, with Plasmodium falciparum causing a majority of the rest, and Plasmodium malariae responsible for a small number of cases.
Symptoms of malaria include fever, headache, and vomiting, and usually appear between 10 and 15 days after the mosquito bite. If not treated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. In many parts of the world, the parasites have developed resistance to a number of malaria medicines.
Key interventions to control malaria include: prompt and effective treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies wherever P. falciparum is resistant to other drugs; use of insecticidal nets by people at risk; and indoor residual spraying with insecticide to control the vector mosquitoes.
PAHO, which celebrates its 110th anniversary this year, is the oldest international public health organization in the world. It works with its member countries to improve the health and the quality of life of the people of the Americas. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is part of the United Nations System.
Malaria in numbers
- In 2010 there were an estimated 219 million cases of malaria worldwide and an estimated 660,000 deaths due to the disease, most of them in children under 5.
- Africa is the most affected continent: about 90% of all deaths from malaria occur there.
- In 2010, 673,723 cases were reported in the Americas, or about 3% of total cases worldwide.
- Of the 50 countries in the world that are on track to meet the goal of reducing malaria cases by 75% by 2015, 18 are in the Americas.
- An estimated 1.1 million lives have been saved globally over the past decade thanks largely to scaled-up malaria-control efforts.
- The burden of malaria is concentrated in 14 endemic countries where an estimated 80% of all malaria deaths occur.
- An estimated US$ 5.1 billion will be needed every year between 2011 and 2020 to achieve universal access to malaria interventions in the 99 countries with ongoing transmission of the disease.
- The number of rapid diagnostic tests delivered to endemic countries increased from 88 million in 2010 to 155 million in 2011.
PAHO, which celebrates its 110th anniversary this year, is the oldest international public health organization in the world. It works with its member countries to improve the health and the quality of life of the people of the Americas. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of WHO.
- World Malaria Report 2012
- Malaria (PAHO)
- Malaria Champions 2012 Video Profiles
- Malaria Champions of the Americas
- http://www.paho.org/paho110/
- http://www.paho.org
- http://www.facebook.com/PAHOWHO
- http://www.youtube.com/pahopin
- http://twitter.com/pahowho
- http://twitter.com/opsoms
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On the 8th annual Malaria Day in the Americas, Nov. 6, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is honoring three projects - from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Honduras - for their achievements in preventing and controlling malaria and advancing toward its elimination.
In commemoration of Malaria Day in the Americas 2014 , the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO Foundation, Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University, and Center for Communication Programs at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health invites you to this event on November 6, 2014 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
El Dr. Keith Karter, Asesor Regional de Malaria de la OPS/OMS Washington, visitó Paraguay a fin de apoyar en la preparación de los documentos necesarios para iniciar el proceso de certificación de eliminación de la trasmisión del Paludismo. Asimismo, el especialista colaboró en el desarrollo de un nuevo plan estratégico para evitar la reintroducción de la Malaria y sostener el estado de "libre de transmisión de Paludismo" en Paraguay.
As countries advance toward disease elimination, the need for sustained funding remains (10/01/2014)
"Malaria Champions of the Americas" extends deadline for nominating best practices on integrated efforts against vector-borne disease (06/25/2014)
"Malaria Champions of the Americas" seeks best practices on integrated efforts against vector-borne disease (04/25/2014)
"Small bites can be big threats," experts warn on World Health Day (04/06/2014)
Half the population of the Americas is at risk of diseases carried by small insects (04/04/2014)
Call to Action: "Step up the fight against vector-borne diseases in the Americas" (03/31/2014)
PAHO Director Message on World Health Day 2014 (03/18/2014)
PAHO Director thanks international malaria partners at U.S. Capitol (12/12/2013)
Countries of the Americas have reduced malaria deaths by 70% since 2000, but 145 million people in the region remain at risk (12/11/2013)
Malaria is present in 21 countries in the Americas (12/11/2013)
Projects from Colombia, Brazil and the Dominican Republic are honored as "Malaria Champions of the Americas 2013" (11/07/2013)
PAHO to honor Malaria Champions of the Americas on 7th Annual Malaria Day in the Americas (11/04/2013)
Malaria in the Americas Forum 2013: Defeating Malaria in the Americas (10/22/2013)
"Malaria Champions of the Americas" contest receives nominations until July 5 (06/17/2013)
PAHO/WHO to support Guyana and Suriname in studies of resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) (05/10/2013)
"Malaria Champions of the Americas" contest seeks best practices that integrate other health solutions (04/25/2013)
World Malaria Report 2012 (01/10/2013)
In the Americas, malaria cases have declined nearly 60% since 2000 (12/20/2012)
PAHO Honors 2012 Malaria Champions of the Americas (11/09/2012)
On 6th Annual Malaria Day in the Americas, PAHO Will Honor Malaria Champions of the Americas (11/05/2012)
World Malaria Report 2011 (12/15/2011)
PAHO Honors Malaria Champions of the Americas 2011 (11/09/2011)
Países de las Américas acordaron plan para reducir la malaria, prevenir su reintroducción y mantener los logros (09/29/2011)
AMI/RAVREDA celebró 10 años de lucha contra la malaria en el Amazonas (09/15/2011)
Celebrating 10 Years of Collaboration: Looking into the Future Together (09/12/2011)
AMI+RAVREDA Celebrating Ten Years of Collaboration: Looking into the Future Together (09/03/2011)
"Malaria Champions of the Americas" Seeks Nominations of Integrated Approaches and Synergies in Efforts against Malaria (04/26/2011)
News and Media Information about "Malaria Day in the Americas 2010" (11/12/2010)
Interview with Dr. Carter (PAHO) and Dr.Yeny Herrera (Peru) on WALO Radio (Puerto Rico) about the "Malaria Day in the Americas 2010" (11/12/2010)
PAHO Names "Malaria Champions of the Americas 2010" (11/04/2010)
PAHO Celebrates Fourth Annual "Malaria Day in the Americas," Recognizes "Malaria Champions" (10/29/2010)
Expertos en resistencia a los antimaláricos se reúnen en Panamá (07/14/2010)
World Malaria Day: Counting Malaria Out (04/28/2010)
Malaria Burden More than Halved in the Americas (04/22/2010)
PAHO Honors "Malaria Champions of the Americas 2009" (10/25/2009)
PAHO, PAHEF, and The George Washington University launch the Malaria Champions of the Americas Award (06/16/2009)
PAHO, PAHEF, and The George Washington University launch the Malaria Champions of the Americas Award (06/16/2009)
Malaria in the Americas: No Time to Ease Up (11/06/2008)
Photos: Meeting of National Directors of Epidemiology and Malaria Programs (11/11/2005)
Meeting of National Directors of Epidemiology and Malaria Programs (11/11/2005)
Vth Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Amazon Countries (04/23/2005)
Third Joint Meeting of the Networks for Surveillance of Emerging Infectious Diseases (03/01/2004)
2nd Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging Diseases in the Amazon and Southern Cone Regions (03/25/2002)
2nd Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging Diseases in the Amazon and Southern Cone Regions (03/25/2002)
2nd Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging Diseases in the Amazon and Southern Cone Regions (03/25/2002)
2nd Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging Diseases in the Amazon and Southern Cone Regions (03/25/2002)


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Hospice care is designed to support each patient and their loved ones on an individual basis. Our goal is to make the patient as comfortable as possible while maintaining the highest possible quality of life for as long as possible – while ensuring that family members and others close to the patient receive the caring and comfort they need to accept their loss and carry on afterwards.
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The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) announced on Tuesday publication of its WS-I Basic Security Profile 1.0, serving as a guide to enable secure, interoperable Web services. The profile builds on the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 for Web services implementation.
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QUADRAMET® is a therapeutic agent consisting of radioactive samarium and a tetraphosphonate chelator, ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic acid (EDTMP). QUADRAMET® is formulated as a sterile, non-pyrogenic, clear, colorless to light amber isotonic solution of samarium-153 lexidronam for intravenous administration. QUADRAMET® does not contain a preservative. Each milliliter contains 35 mg EDTMP•H2O, 5.3 mg Ca [as Ca(OH)2], 14.1 mg Na [as NaOH], equivalent to 44 mg Ca/Na EDTMP (anhydrous calc.), 5-46 µg samarium (specific activity of approximately 1.0-11.0 mCi/µg Sm), and 1850 ± 185 MBq (50 ± 5 mCi) of samarium-153 at calibration.
QUADRAMET® is indicated for relief of pain in patients with confirmed osteoblastic metastatic bone lesions that enhance on radionuclide bone scan.
Pain care and management for older Americans Source: Caregivers / Homecare News From Medical News Today [2014.11.22]The first issue of a new publication series from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) called From Policy to Practice explores pain as a public health problem and takes a look at how various...
Abuse-Resistant Prescription Painkiller Approved Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain Specialty [2014.11.21]Title: Abuse-Resistant Prescription Painkiller ApprovedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/20/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/21/2014 12:00:00 AM
MRI Can Be Painful, Disruptive for People With Cochlear Implants Source: MedicineNet Deafness Specialty [2014.11.21]Title: MRI Can Be Painful, Disruptive for People With Cochlear ImplantsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/20/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/21/2014 12:00:00 AM
Infants experience less pain in mother's soothing presence and gene activity in infant brain altered Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today [2014.11.20]Research led by NYU Langone Medical Center offers insight into short-term effects of maternal caregiving on a developing brainA mother's "TLC" not only can help soothe pain in infants, but it may...
Inflammation Triggers Pain of Knee OA Source: MedPage Today Surgery [2014.11.20](MedPage Today) -- New analysis points to new target to ease pain.
[Cost-effectiveness analysis of samario-153 (Quadramet) for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer and bone metastases] [2005.06]CONCLUSION: Samarium-153 (Quadramet) is cost-effective in treating pain in patients with prostate cancer and bone metastases.
A comparative study of samarium-153-ethylenediaminetetramethylene phosphonic acid with pamidronate disodium in the treatment of patients with painful metastatic bone cancer. [2003.04]CONCLUSION: The data showed that the therapeutic efficacy of (153)Sm-EDTPM was higher than that of pamidronate disodium (for pain relief maintained more than 3 weeks) and its incidence of blood toxicity was also higher than that of pamidronate disodium. Copyright 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel
Multicentre trial on the efficacy and toxicity of single-dose samarium-153-ethylene diamine tetramethylene phosphonate as a palliative treatment for painful skeletal metastases in China. [1999.01]A multicentre trial was organized in China as part of an international coordinated research project to study the efficacy and toxicity of single-dose samarium-153 ethylene diamine tetramethylene phosphonate (EDTMP) as a palliative treatment for painful skeletal metastases... Further studies are needed to identify better ways of determining the appropriate dose in the individual case and the efficacy of treatment.
Palliation of pain associated with metastatic bone cancer using samarium-153 lexidronam: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. [1998.04]PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of samarium-153 (153Sm) lexidronam (EDTMP) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study... CONCLUSION: A single dose of 1.0 mCi/kg of 153Sm-EDTMP provided relief from pain associated with bone metastases. Pain relief was observed within 1 week of administration and persisted until at least week 16 in the majority of patients who responded.
Adverse events in the long-term follow-up of patients treated with samarium Sm 153 lexidronam for osseous metastases. [2011.10.01]CONCLUSIONS: Our observation of new-onset, acute and transient edema and neuropathy after samarium Sm 153 lexidronam and of a relationship between edema and post-samarium Sm 153 lexidronam chemotherapy suggests the need for re-examination of patients in past series or for a prospective investigation with nonhematologic adverse events as a primary endpoint. Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
153Sm-EDTMP With or Without a PSA/TRICOM Vaccine To Treat Men With Androgen-Insensitive Prostate Cancer [Recruiting]
- No treatment is known to improve survival for prostate cancer patients who have not
been helped by previous treatments with hormones and chemotherapy.
- An experimental vaccine called PSA/TRICOM contains genes for a protein produced by
prostate cancer cells called prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The vaccine can trigger
the immune system to make cells that may be able to recognize and attack the cancer
cells that make PSA.
- GM-CSF is an approved drug that is usually given to increase a patient's white blood
cell count or to stimulate the immune system.
- 153Sm-EDTMP is a radioactive drug that has been approved for many years to treat
advanced prostate cancer. It is given through a vein and can be targeted directly to
tumors in the bone where it can relieve pain caused by bone lesions. Radiation also
increases the level of certain proteins inside the tumor, making it easier for the
immune system to find and kill the tumor cells.
- When laboratory mice were given just vaccine, just radiation, or a combination of both,
the combination was most effective in treating tumors.
- To determine if combined treatment with PSA/TRICOM vaccine and 153Sm-EDTMP radiation can
delay progression of prostate cancer better than radiation alone.
- Patients who have advanced prostate cancer that has worsened despite treatments with
hormones, have two or more bone lesions related to their prostate cancer, and have had prior
treatment with docetaxel chemotherapy.
- Patients are randomly assigned to receive radiation alone (Arm A) or radiation with
vaccine and sargramostim (Arm B).
- Arm A receives 153Sm-EDTMP radiation starting on study day 8 and repeated every 12
- Arm B receives a priming vaccine on study day 1 and radiation on day 8. Radiation
therapy is repeated every 12 weeks. Boosting vaccines are given on days 15 and 29 and
then monthly. GM-CSF is given with each vaccination (on the day of the vaccination and
for the next 3 days) to enhance the immune response. Vaccinations and GM-CSF are given
as injections under the skin, usually in the thigh. Radiation therapy is given through
a vein.
- Patients are monitored regularly with physical examinations, blood and urine tests, and
scans to evaluate safety and treatment response.
- Patients who are HLA-A2-positive undergo apheresis, a procedure similar to donating
blood, for obtaining immune cells called lymphocytes to measure the immune response to
the vaccine.
Sm-EDTMP and Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Breast Cancer Patients With Bone Only Metastases [Recruiting]
Primary objectives:
- To determine the time to progression in subjects with breast cancer metastatic to bone
only treated with 153Sm-EDTMP and Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Secondary objectives:
- To determine the overall survival at one year.
- To determine the efficacy of 153Sm-EDTMP at 6 months.
- To assess pain in subjects treated with 153Sm-EDTMP.
- To determine the safety of 153Sm-EDTMP.
Samarium Sm 153 Lexidronam Pentasodium and Bortezomib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma [Active, not recruiting]
RATIONALE: Radioactive drugs, such as samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium, may carry
radiation directly to cancer cells and not harm normal cells. Bortezomib may stop the growth
of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood
flow to the cancer. Bortezomib may also make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation
therapy. Giving samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium together with bortezomib may kill more
cancer cells.
PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of bortezomib when
given together with samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium and to see how well they work in
treating patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Samarium Sm 153 Lexidronam Pentasodium Combined With Zoledronic Acid or Pamidronate in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma and Bone Pain [Active, not recruiting]
RATIONALE: Radioactive drugs, such as samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium, may carry
radiation directly to cancer cells and not harm normal cells. Zoledronic acid and pamidronate
may help relieve bone pain caused by multiple myeloma. Giving samarium Sm 153 lexidronam
pentasodium together with zoledronic acid or pamidronate may be an effective treatment for
multiple myeloma.
PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of samarium Sm 153
lexidronam pentasodium when given together with zoledronic acid or pamidronate and to see how
well it works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma and bone
Study of Samarium Sm-153 Lexidronam Combined With Docetaxel for Patients With Prostate Cancer [Recruiting]
The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety, tolerability and anti-tumor effects
of treatment with samarium Sm-153 lexidronam in combination with docetaxel in patients with
castrate metastatic prostate cancer.
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