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Author Affiliations: Division of Acute Care Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Objective To validate previous findings of the effects of erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) administration following severe traumatic brain injury.
Design Prospective observational study of all patients with severe traumatic brain injury admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) at our institution from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2010 (head Abbreviated Injury Scale score ≥3). Propensity scores were calculated to match patients who received ESA within 30 days after admission to patients who did not receive ESA.
Patients A total of 566 patients with severe traumatic brain injury were admitted to the SICU. After matching in a 1:1 ratio, 75 matched pairs were analyzed.
Main Outcome Measures Δ Glasgow Coma Scale score (difference between admission and SICU discharge), in-hospital morbidity, and mortality.
Results Patients who received ESA and control subjects who did not receive ESA had similar age, mechanisms of injury, vital signs on admission, Abbreviated Injury Scale scores, Injury Severity Scores, and specific intracranial injuries. Patients who received ESA experienced significantly longer lengths of stay in the SICU (mean [SD], 16.1 [1.3] days vs 8.6 [0.8] days; P < .001) and comparable SICU-free days. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of major in-hospital complications including deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism when comparing the 2 study cohorts. The Δ Glasgow Coma Scale mean [standard error of the mean] score was 3.0 [0.4] and 2.4 [0.5] in patients who received ESA and those who did not, respectively (P = .33). However, in-hospital mortality was significantly lower for patients who received ESA compared with those who did not (9.3% vs 25.3%; odds ratio, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.08-0.75; P = .012).
Conclusions Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent administration demonstrates a significant survival advantage without an increase in morbidity in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
Severe traumatic brain injury (STBI) is a cause of significant morbidity and excessive mortality.1- 4 In numerous experimental TBI animal models, erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) provided neuroprotective effects by decreasing secondary neuronal damage and improved neurologic outcomes.5- 8 In addition to improved outcome measures in experimental settings, a recent retrospective report from our institution observed significant survival benefit with ESA administration following STBI.9 The objective of this investigation was to validate our previous findings in a prospective observational study.
After institutional review board approval, all patients who sustained TBI admitted to the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, a level I trauma center, between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2010, were prospectively screened for inclusion in this study. The inclusion criteria for enrollment were (1) head Abbreviated Injury Scale score of 3 or greater verified by cranial computed tomographic scan, (2) admission to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), and (3) patients aged older than 16 years. Early deaths (SICU length of stay <72 hours) were excluded from the study.
Admission data collected included age, sex, injury mechanism (blunt vs penetrating), systolic blood pressure, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score on hospital admission and at SICU discharge, Injury Severity Score (ISS), and Abbreviated Injury Scale score for all body regions (head, chest, abdomen, and extremities). Continuous variables were dichotomized using the following clinically relevant cut points: age (≥55 years vs <55 years), systolic blood pressure at admission (<90 mm Hg vs ≥90 mm Hg), GCS score at admission (≤8 vs >8), and ISS (≥25 vs <25). All patients included in the study were followed up throughout their hospital stay. Administration of ESA within the first 30 days of hospital admission was at the discretion of the treating physician blinded for the study enrollment. Most frequent indications for ESA administration by the treating physician included low-grade anemia not mandating transfusion and/or renal failure. Administered ESA consisted of darbepoetin alfa (Amgen Inc), 0.40 μg/kg, by subcutaneous injection weekly (approximately $600/40 μg). The presence of anemia (hemoglobin, <10 g/dL [to convert to grams per liter, multiply by 10.0]); transfusion requirements during the hospital stay; and the occurrence of major in-hospital complications including acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, sepsis, acute renal failure, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism were recorded. At Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, venous thromboembolic diagnostic workup is performed on clinical suspicion. The diagnosis for venous thromboembolism is based on duplex ultrasound or computed tomographic angiography. The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is based on computed tomographic angiography of the pulmonary artery.
The primary outcome measure was in-hospital mortality. Secondary end points included Δ GCS score (difference between hospital admission and SICU discharge), the incidence of in-hospital complications, and SICU and hospital length of stays.
Propensity scores (predicted probability of receiving ESA) were calculated for all patients with STBI using binary logistic regression. Included in the propensity score model were age, mechanism of injury (blunt vs penetrating), GCS score on admission (≤8 or >8), hypotension on admission (systolic blood pressure, <90 mm Hg or ≥90 mm Hg), Abbreviated Injury Scale score for each body region, ISS (<25 or ≥25), the presence of anemia during the hospital stay, neurosurgical interventions (craniotomy or craniectomy), and specific intracranial injuries. Each patient receiving ESA was matched in a 1:1 ratio to a patient not receiving ESA within a 0.0135-caliber of propensity without replacement. The caliber was equal to one-quarter of a standard deviation of the logit of the propensity score. Each case-matched control subject was chosen only if their SICU length of stay equaled or exceeded the time interval from admission to the first dose of ESA administration. Patients who received ESA for whom no suitable match could be found were excluded from the analysis.
Demographics and clinical characteristics between the matched cohorts were compared using univariate analysis. The differences between the groups were tested for significance using the McNemar test for categorical variables and paired t test or Wilcoxon signed rank test for continuous variables wherever appropriate. The odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and the P value for its significance between the 2 groups were derived for outcomes (survival and complications). For survival analysis, Kaplan-Meier curves were constructed and compared using the log-rank test. Statistical significance was set at P < .05. Values are reported as percentage for categorical variables and as mean (standard error of the mean [SEM]) for continuous variables. All analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences Mac version 16.0 (SPSS Inc).
During the 2-year study, 566 patients with STBI met inclusion criteria. Of these, 81 patients received ESA within the first 30 days of hospital admission. After propensity matching (81 patients who received ESA and 485 control subjects who did not receive ESA), 75 matched pairs were available for analysis. Six patients who received ESA had to be excluded because no corresponding match could be found; however, all of the excluded patients who received ESA survived to hospital discharge. The demographic and injury characteristics of the study population before and after matching are summarized in Table 1. Following propensity matching, there were no differences in any variables included in the analysis. Likewise, no discrepancies were noted for head injury severity, occurrence of specific types of head injury, and required neurosurgical interventions after matching (Table 2).
In all patients, ESA administration was initiated within the first 2 weeks of hospital admission. Figure 1 compares mean hemoglobin levels between patients who received ESA and those who did not during the initial 30 days after hospital admission. A trend toward increased anemia severity in the group that received ESA was noted with significant differences on hospital days 0, 5, and 10. In the ESA group, the mean [SEM] hemoglobin level increased from 8.8 [0.1] g/dL on day 5 to 10.2 [0.3] g/dL on day 30 (linear regression; P = .008). No differences in transfusion requirements between the 2 groups were observed.
Figure 1. Mean hemoglobin levels in patients who received an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) and those who did not during the initial 30 days after hospital admission. *Patients who did not receive ESA vs those who did; P < .05. To convert hemoglobin to grams per liter, multiple by 10.0.
There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (5.3% vs 4.0%; P> .99), acute renal failure (1.3% vs 1.3%; P> .99), sepsis (2.7% vs 0.0%; P = .5), and pneumonia (6.7% vs 5.3%; P> .99). In particular, there was no statistically significant discrepancy in the incidence of deep venous thrombosis (1.3% vs 0.0%; P> .99) and pulmonary embolism (1.3% vs 0.0%; P> .99) comparing patients who received ESA and those who did not.
Mean SICU length of stays in the ESA and control groups were 16.1 days vs 8.6 days, respectively (P < .001) (Table 3). The number of SICU-free days was not significantly different between the groups (P = .12). The mean hospital length of stay was more protracted in the ESA group (22.2 days vs 12.9 days; P < .001).
Glasgow Coma Scale mean [SEM] score on discharge from the SICU was 11.8 [3.8] for patients who received ESA vs 10.9 [4.7] for patients who did not (P = .17). The Δ GCS mean [SEM] score was 3.0 [0.4] and 2.4 [0.5] in patients who received ESA and those who did not, respectively (P = .33). Overall mortality in the study population was 17.3% (n = 26). Patients who received ESA experienced significantly lower in-hospital mortality compared with those who did not (9.3% vs 25.3%; odds ratio, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.08-0.75; P = .012). Causes of death included TBI in 25 instances and sepsis in 1 patient who received ESA. Figure 2 depicts significantly diverging Kaplan-Meier curves for 30-day in-hospital mortality (log-rank test; P < .001).
Figure 2. Kaplan-Meier curves for 30-day in-hospital mortality in patients who received an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) and those who did not. P < .001, log-rank test.
Traumatic brain injury continues to be the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults. In the United States alone, 1.5 million individuals are affected by STBI annually.1- 4 There are very limited new avenues in the treatment of TBI.10 The presence of erythropoietin in the central nervous system has sparked enthusiasm in experimental and clinical research owing to its plausible effects in these instances. It has been documented in multiple investigations that erythropoietin-secreting tissues are widely distributed in people and that erythropoietin receptors are expressed also in human neurons, glia cells, astrocytes, and cerebral endothelial cells.11- 13 Suggested effects mediated by ESA following insults to the nervous system in experimental studies include anti-inflammatory12,14 and anti-apoptotic15,16 properties due to antagonism to pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α. Likewise, ESA has been shown to mediate angiogenic properties by the recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells in brain tissue. Furthermore, ESA has been associated with the mitigation of reperfusion injury in multiple experimental settings17- 19 in addition to stimulation of neuronal stem cells after injury.20,21 In rodent models of TBI, Brines et al8 and other researchers noted that erythropoietin readily crosses the blood-brain barrier and significantly reduces lesion volume in mice following STBI. Another experimental examination by Grasso et al7 in rats found significant mitigation of brain edema, lesion volume, and blood-brain barrier breakdown following cryogenic injury.
Clinical studies on ESA effects in central nervous system lesions that do exist are predominantly small and limited to extremes of ages that show conflicting results. Studies in preterm infants have shown improved outcomes following neurologic insults soon after birth.22,23 On the other hand, a recent stroke trial randomizing 460 patients to either receive ESA or not within 6 hours of stroke demonstrated detrimental effects of ESA administration following medial cerebral artery occlusive stroke, particularly in patients who received thrombolysis.24 Unfortunately, very limited evidence in patients suffering traumatic brain lesions—a very different population by age and the type of brain lesions from stroke patients—has shown promising results. To our knowledge, our institution was the first to report a retrospective series of 89 patients who received ESA during their initial 30 days of hospital stay matched with 178 identical counterparts (1:2 ratio) not receiving ESA following STBI. We noted significant case-fatality discrepancy; patients who received ESA and those who did not experienced fatality rates of 7.9% and 24.2%, respectively (odds ratio, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.12-0.62; P = .001). Furthermore, no significant morbidity increase was noted in our report.9 Likewise, we observed nonsignificant discrepancy in incidence in morbidity measured by occurrence of pneumonia, acute renal failure, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism in the matched cohorts. However, it has been noted by other researchers that ESA administration is associated with increased risk for deep venous thrombosis particularly in critically ill patients and those with malignancies.25- 27
There was a trend toward higher anemia severity in patients who received ESA; however, we observed no difference in transfusion of blood products in the matched cohorts excluding the detrimental effects of transfusion on outcomes. The hemoglobin increase seen in ESA cases in our study, although statistically significant, resulted in less than a 1 g/dL difference between the matched groups on the majority of SICU days. Similar to results noted in prospective randomized trials by Corwin and colleagues,26,28 the hemoglobin increase in critically ill patients is protracted. However, there is no data suggestive of survival benefit by such a small difference in oxygen-carrying capacity at hemoglobin levels greater than 6 g/dL.29
The current prospective validation of ESA effects in STBI confirms our previous findings. We analyzed prospectively collected 75 well-matched pairs of patients who received ESA within 2 weeks of hospital admission and those who did not. An erythropoiesis-stimulating agent was administered at the discretion of the treating physician blinded for study enrollment, and the ESA administration lasted 2 weeks. Administration of ESA was associated with significantly reduced in-hospital mortality at 9.3% vs 25.3% (OR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.08-0.75; P = .012) when patients who received ESA were matched with those who did not, respectively. Likewise, we noted a trend toward improved GCS score on discharge from the SICU (11.8 [3.8]; Δ GCS mean [SEM] score, 3.0 [0.4], vs 10.9 [4.7]; Δ GCS mean [SEM] score, 2.4 [0.5]; P = .17; Δ GCS P = .33) in patients who received ESA and those who did not, respectively.
There are some limitations to our study. First, the patients were not randomized to receive ESA, but rather, it was administered at the discretion of the treating physician. We attempted to compensate for this lack of randomization by matching our control subjects as closely as possible to ESA cases by using very close 1:1 control to case matching (within a 0.0135-caliber of propensity without replacement). Nevertheless, the lack of randomization may have introduced a selection bias into our analysis, which is a recognized limitation of a nonrandomized study. Second, the administration of ESA in our study population occurred at the discretion of the treating physician within 2 weeks after hospital admission, thus precluding the universal commencement of the ESA therapy in the matched cohorts.
In this prospective study, ESA administration was associated with significant in-hospital survival benefit without an increase in morbidity in patients with severe traumatic head injury. Our results suggest the need for a large randomized, controlled validation of ESA effects in patients with STBI.
Correspondence: Peep Talving, MD, PhD, University of Southern California–Keck School of Medicine, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, 1200 N State St, C5L100, Los Angeles, CA 90033-4525 (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: September 24, 2011.
Author Contributions:Study concept and design: Talving and Demetriades. Acquisition of data: Talving, Lustenberger, Lam, and Mohseni. Analysis and interpretation of data: Talving, Lustenberger, Inaba, Lam, and Chan. Drafting of the manuscript: Talving, Lustenberger, Lam, and Mohseni. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Inaba, Chan, and Demetriades. Statistical analysis: Lustenberger, Mohseni, and Chan. Administrative, technical, and material support: Talving, Inaba, Lam, and Demetriades. Study supervision: Talving and Demetriades.
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Paul Wolfowitz's second visit to Iraq was supposed to underscore the "good news" about the U.S. occupation how the Americans are building schools, roads, and credibility with the Iraqi people. Instead, it turned into an object lesson in how the country is on the verge of careening out of control.
It happened at a little after 6 a.m., Monday morning, as Wolfie was getting ready for his first meeting of the day: a barrage of rockets hit the Rashid Hotel, home to the media and assorted bigwigs, scoring a direct hit just beneath his room. The building shuddered with an explosion that shook the occupation to its very foundations.
Officials are denying that the Wolf was the target of the assault, but a series of well-coordinated and deadly bombings following the Hotel Rashid attack showed that the burgeoning Iraqi resistance is certainly capable of launching such an operation. The next day, inside of 45 minutes, car bombings ripped through Red Cross HQ and three police stations in Baghdad, 40 people were killed and over 200 wounded. This assault marks the beginning of what promises to be a protracted guerrilla war.
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The hubris of Wolfowitz and the War Party will be their undoing: this was almost literally true in Wolfowitz's case.
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Wolfowitz is putting up a brave front, blithely shrugging off his own scrape with mortality and echoing the President's fatuous remark that this just shows how "desperate" the resistance is because of our alleged "success" in Iraq, which the media is supposedly refusing to publicize. But the [UK] Independent's Patrick Cockburn captured the pathetic reality is his report filed from Baghdad:
"A shaken-looking Mr Wolfowitz, one of the architects of the invasion, was forced to scurry from the hotel, followed by other US officials in pyjamas and underpants.
"Iraqis interviewed in Baghdad yesterday had very different ideas from Mr Bush. All, without exception, approved of the attacks on the hotel and US soldiers, but not the suicide bombings because Iraqis were the victims."
Jumblatt's outburst was in somewhat questionable taste, but it is valid to ask: what was Wolfowitz doing in Iraq to begin with? Middle East scholar Juan Cole raises the important point that the deputy defense secretary's two visits to Iraq were exercises in pure triumphalism:
"The problem with Wolfowitz's trips to Iraq is that they are clearly political, requiring visits to touchy places such as Najaf and Tikrit, to make political points about US dominance of the country. But the Deputy Secretary of Defense should only be visiting Iraq for military reasons, and his visits should be conducted secretly so he can see military commanders and troops. If Wolfowitz goes on campaigning to be mayor of Tikrit, he is liable to get himself killed."
Wolfowitz, the ideologue of American global hegemony, in gleefully announcing that he would be "sleeping in Tikrit," was clearly rubbing it in the defeated Iraqis' faces. This kind of arrogance inevitably provokes a violent reaction and it isn't just Wolfowitz in the line of fire. The number and lethality of daily attacks on the occupation forces has been steadily rising. The Ramadan offensive brings the evolving conflict to a whole new level. The battle of Baghdad is not over.
Now that one of the nation's leading chickenhawks a civilian warmonger who never served a day in the military has actually experienced combat, albeit involuntarily and to a limited degree, can we hope that this experience will make him think twice about the reckless course he has set?
Not a chance.
The Wolf and his fellow neocons are predators, preying on the small and relatively weak nations of the Middle East, and they smell blood. The war-maddened clique that has seized control of American foreign policy won't give up without a fight so let's give them one.
The neocons have not just been wrong about everything. They lied about everything: weapons of mass destruction, Saddam's purported links to al-Qaeda, the postwar joy of the Iraqi people at having been "liberated," and the number of troops required to restore order. They said it would be a "cakewalk," not a "long, hard slog." They agitated for this war for years, and when it finally came it was their dream come true.
Now it is our living nightmare.
Joshua Marshall teases his readers with a hint of a major break in the Niger uranium forgery story:
"Let me touch gingerly on this topic: the forged Niger documents. Who forged them? And why? It's one of the most intriguing and possibly one of most important questions surrounding the whole manipulated Iraq intelligence story. And yet it also seems to have generated the least curiosity. I've picked up a few clues that tell me that could change awfully quickly. And in a pretty dramatic fashion."
Marshall is right about this being important, but one can only wonder why he is being so coy. If it's that important, then his readers have a right to know especially since, as he implies, it'll all come out in the wash anyway. He promises more news to come, so keep checking his TalkingPointsMemo.com, always a good read in any event.
"In a pretty dramatic fashion," eh? The phrase sets my pulse to racing. This may not mean that Scooter Libby is about to be arrested and frog-marched out of the Executive Office Building, but it could get that exciting.
In my Monday column, I mistakenly wrote that the Israelis sunk the U.S.S. Liberty: in reality, although they tried like hell and also tried to kill the survivors by strafing the lifeboats they didn't succeed in sinking her.
Justin Raimondo
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I was going through a list of Results for the Powerball Game and i've noticed the Red Powerball # "28" has never hit as the winning RED Powerball Number since the first Powerball Drawing was held in New York which was back on January 7th, 2009. That was 258 Powerball Drawings ago! Mathematically every RED powerball # should hit about once in every 39 Drawings on Average since there are 39 RED Powerball #'s to choose from ( 1 - 39) . Since 258 Drawings have already taken place since the Powerball Drawing began in NY this means the RED Powerball # 28 should have already hit at least a couple of times but it still has yet to hit, and it's also the ONLY Red Powerball # that has NEVER hit as the winning Powerball # since the first Powerball drawing was held in NY!
The last time the # 28 was the winning RED Powerball Number before Powerball began in all states was on February 9th 2008 which was over 300 Drawings ago! Winning #'s for that drawing were, 4, 23, 24, 30, 43, and PB 28. Of course Powerball is now a state - wide game so the Same #'s that come up as the Results in Your State will be the exact Powerball Drawing Results for every other state. This makes the Powerball Red Ball # 28 the most overdue Red Ball since it's out the longest.I'm almost positive this is the out the Longest Red Ball Number For the Powerball Game but if I am wrong please correct me.
The odds of winning the Jackpot can be reduced from the original 1 in 195,249,054 to just 1 in 5,138,133 if you use Powerball 28 as your red ball and Powerball 28 is actually drawn since the chances of matching The Five White Ball #'s without the Powerball are 1 in 5,138,133 as stated on the back of the Powerball Game Card. However thats if you play just 1 game of Powerball. Play 10 games of powerball and Divide those odds by 10 and you get about a 1 out 513, 813 chance of winning the Jackpot. 1 in 513,813 odds can be tough but it's much easier than 1 out of 195,249,054 ! (Be aware these odds reduction statistics will only be in effect when Powerball # 28 is actually drawn as the Red Ball #.) KNowing that # 28 is the most overdue Red Ball I no Longer have to worry about matching the Five White Ball Numbers PLus the Powerball Red # now i'll just have to worry about choosing Five White Ball #'s.
My guess is that the Powerball # 28 will hit as the Red Ball REALLY soon. I'm playing it as the Powerball # in Every game of powerball I play and also adding the Powerplay option to the ticket(s). That way if I play 10 games and the Powerplay is x5 I will win $15 per game just for matching the Powerball ! I may also get lucky and match a couple of white ball #'s to win greater tier prizes or even all 5 white balls #'s and hit the Jackpot. Good luck to anyone who will try to use the Powerball 28 Red Ball # in future Powerball Games. I'll keep this thread updated and Post My results when # 28 is drawn as the Winning Powerball Red #.
I hoppe Powerball 28 gets hit in the next draw.
Mathematically every RED powerball # should hit about once in every 39 Drawings on Average since there are 39 RED Powerball #'s to choose from ( 1 - 39) .
Math can only tell you the frequency a number shows up in the drawings that counts,(the ones that shown on TV). For #28 that's zero and that's how often you should expect to see it in that drawing. It probably does show up in the test drawings but they don't count.
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Oddly enough about #28 is that it is the least occuring Mega-Ball 'Mega' number as well ... In the years since Megaball has been, the number 28 has been the Mega only 5 times... and as not appeared since Nov 17th of 2009...
Funny ? odds or a very heavy ball :)
Oh you poor young pups, if picking the right numbers were THAT easy: if you could base everything off mathamatical odds it would be hit EVERY draw.
But guess what?
It isn't.
#28 may hit soon, and you will say 'AHA!', but the problem after that is: so what? What about the white balls? Don't the five oldest numbers have the BEST chance of hitting next? Using your theory they do. But they won't hit.
So, based on that, everyone play on 4/9: 8-16-25-35-44 and PB 28.
I think ONE of those will hit in the next two games.
Awhile back, when I was spending about 20 hours a week gathering statistics, three of the five 'oldest' numbers hit. That is as close as I have come to seeing that, and those three that hit were not ALL the three oldest numbers. I think it was the 5th, 4th and oldest number itself. One of the other numbers was like the 10th oldest, and another one had not hit in I think nine games. Nobody hit that one, I had 4X5.
Ok thanks!
Thanks I will play these #'s in one game today. (8-16-25-35-44 and PB 28.)
If Powerball 28 still doesnt hit as the Red Ball tonight i'll continue to play it in future drawings until it does.
I assume that when you say "oldest", you mean the five white ball numbers that are out the longest right?
My favorite White Ball guesses to mix with PB 28 would be
" 35, 28, 20, 11, 12, 19, 55, 48, 04, 32, 42."
I tried preaching this years ago, folks told me I was all wet.
You need a mix of numbers new(er) and old.
Just TRACK the numbers that hit: how long has it been since they hit last?
THAT is the key to picking numbers.
Notice a trend?
Those are not numbers, those are positions - how long it had been since each of the numbers that hit hit last.
Do NOT pick numbers, pick POSITIONS, and whatever number is in them, you play.
Because whatever you are doing now obviously is not working, that's why.
And this is only part of the equation.
April 20th PB Result
THat was close powerball 28 was one digit off for the APril 20th Draw as Powerball 27 came up instead
That pretty much sums up the way I pick #'s.
I keep track of all online games in my state & PowerBall. I always pick a mixture of far out #'s plus recent #s as well. For example, Its very rare that all #s drawn, will come from digits that are 15-20 draws out. Its going to be a mixture. I also play by patterns or "positions".
Good luck to you all
Don't forget the 1-29/30-59 split, or how many odd/even numbers you pick.
'close' in gaming means absolutely nothing.
I have hit all 5 WB's, I missed the RB. I had a choice of 4 numbers, the one that hit was in that pool of 4 numbers, I did not choose it.
Yes, hindsight is perfect, but I have a budget to work with, life goes on.
Thanks guesser .. I think each time you post I learn something new I hadnt looked at ....
Another thing I have noticed more of lately is numbers of the same 'suit' - I define as 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-59 - usually two numbers from one suit hit, and those suits rotate - and lately the numbers that hit have been close as opposed to far apart.
The last few games have rendered:
You notice anything above?
You don't see a WIDE spread of numbers, we saw 47-48, not 41-48, we saw 34-36, not 31-37, we saw 44-45, not 42-49, and so on. All things to consider.


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By Brian Wicklund and Faith Farr. For Viola. Methods. American Fiddle Method. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc
Pages: 72
Instruments: Viola, Fiddle, Strings, Folk
Genres: Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Country
The Star Spangled Banner for Orchestra (Optional S.A.T.B Chorus and Organ). By Francis Scott Key. Edited by John Stafford Smith. Arranged by Luigi Zaninelli. Orchestra. For Piccolo, Flute, Oboe I, Oboe II, Clarinet I, Clarinet II, Bass Clarinet (in Bb), Bassoon I, Bassoon II, Horn I, Horn II, Horn III, Horn IV, Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trumpet III, Tenor I, Tenor II, Tenor III, Tuba, Timpani, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello,. Classical. Full score (large). Standard notation. 11 pages. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11640025F).
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Instruments: Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Violin, Cello, Viola, B-Flat Trumpet, Percussion, Timpani, Tuba, Flute, Woodwinds, Clarinet, Brass, Strings, Trumpet
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God Bless America & Other Star-Spangled Songs. (for Viola). By Various. Instrumental Folio. Softcover with CD. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.842313).
ISBN 1423460928. 9x12 inches.
15 patriotic favorites arranged for instrumentalists and featuring a CD with awesome accompaniments. Songs include: America, the Beautiful • Battle Hymn of the Republic • The Caissons Go Rolling Along • God Bless America • God Bless the U.S.A. • My Country, 'Tis of Thee (America) • The Star Spangled Banner • This Land Is Your Land • and more.
Pages: 16
Instruments: Viola, Strings
Genres: 4th of July, Memorial Day, Patriotic, Celebrations, Folk
Fiddling for Viola (Traditional Irish and American Fiddle Tunes Arranged for Viola). By Michael Hoffheimer. Arranged by Michael Hoffheimer. For viola. Solos. Folk. Intermediate. Viola solo songbook. Standard notation and introductory text. 88 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.97809).
ISBN 9780786652457. With standard notation and introductory text. Folk. 8.56x11.75 inches.
Quite possibly the largest collection of fiddle music for viola ever published! Contains a wealth of material for fiddlers seeking a transition to the viola and/or violists in search of a collection of traditional fiddle music. Designed to meet the rising popularity of the viola's role in folk music, the tunes in this book are grouped into C, G, D, F, B-flat, and E-flat major fingering. The music in this book is printed on parallel staffs. The top is traditional viola notation in the alto clef while the bottom is the same music in transposing violin notation, allowing fiddlers who read the G or treble clef to play the viola by fingering it as if it were a fiddle.
Pages: 88
Instruments: Viola, Strings
Genres: Folk, Irish, St. Patrick's Day, World, Celebrations
Lincoln the Great Commoner. (For Voices and Orchestra - Full Score). By Charles Ives (1874-1954). For SATB, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet I, Clarinet II, Bassoon, Trumpet, Tenor, Tuba, Timpani, Piano, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Contrabass. New Music Edition. Piano reduction/vocal score. Standard notation. 16 pages. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.446410090).
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Instruments: Choir, Piano, Voice, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, Cello, Viola, Double Bass, B-Flat Trumpet, Percussion, Timpani, Tuba, Vocal, Piano and Keyboard, Woodwinds, Strings, Trumpet, Brass
Genres: 20th Century, Patriotic, Classical, Folk
A Stephen Foster Medley - Score & Parts by Stephen Foster (1826-1864). Arranged by John O'Neill. String Orchestra. For 8 Violin I, 8 Violin II, 5 Viola, 5 Cello, 5 Bass. Ludwig String Orchestra Series. Grade 3. Score and Set of Parts. Published by Ludwig Music Publishing Co. (LG.10250147).
Stephen Collins Foster has become known as the originator of most of America's true folk songs. His output numbers over 175 songs written for minstrel shows and other uses. Camptown Races celebrates the events at camp meetings when the slaves, freed from service in the fields, were at last free to celebrate the joys of life and living. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair was composed in 1854 and didn't catch the public's attention. In 1940, long after Foster's death, it reached number one in the popular music hit parade and became Foster's biggest seller. The Glendy Burk is a river song and tells of the boat's captain and crew and the singer's wish to travel upriver away from his life of toil. Eulalie is, as the lyrics state, "mournful music, sad and sweet" that laments the loss of a loved one. Oh! Susanna was composed sometime prior to 1849 and was an immediate success, most probably due to being sung across the country by the hopefuls rushing to California during the gold rush years.
Instruments: Violin, Cello, Viola, Strings
Genres: Americana, Folk
A Lincoln Address. (For Narrator and Orchestra). By Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987). Orchestra. For Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet (in C), Tenor, Tuba, Timpani, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Chimes, Tenor Drum, Bass Drum (Head Up), Suspended Cymbal II, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Contr. The world premiere was given on January 25, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri by the St. :ouis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind conducting and narrated by William Warfield. Classical. Full score (study). Standard notation. Opus 124. 35 pages. Duration 12 minutes. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.466400230).
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Pages: 35
Instruments: Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, English Horn, Violin, Cello, Viola, B-Flat Trumpet, Percussion, Timpani, Tuba, Flute, Woodwinds, Clarinet, Strings, Trumpet, Brass
Genres: Classical, 20th Century, Patriotic, Folk
Love Song from Kangding - Score by Sichuan Folk Song. Arranged by Albert Wang. String Orchestra. For 8 Violin I, 8 Violin II, 5 Viola, 5 Cello, 5 bass. Ludwig String Orchestra Series. Grade 3. Score. Published by Ludwig Music Publishing Co. (LG.10255152).
This love song is well known throughout China. The exact origin of the song is unclear and it is described simply as a Sichuan folk song. The song sings of the beauty of Mt. Paoma, a mountain peak that rises 1,000 feet over the city. It has a Tibetan monastery at the peak and is said to "scrape" the clouds from the heavens.".
Instruments: Violin, Cello, Viola, Strings
Genres: Folk Songs, Valentine's Day, Folk, Celebrations
By Aaron Minsky. Arranged by David Dalton. For Solo viola. Pieces & Studies. ABRSM Exam: Grade 8. Published by Oxford University Press
Instruments: Viola, Strings
Genres: Americana, Folk
Im Fluge op. 230 (Polka schnell, for Strings). By Josef Strauss (1827-1870). Edited by Peter Totzauer. Chamber Music (Strings). For 2 violins, viola and cello (keyboard). Score and set of parts. Op. 230. 14 pages. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.06-00204).
Pages: 14
Instruments: Piano, Organ, Violin, Cello, Viola, Piano and Keyboard, Strings
Genres: Polka, Folk


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41221 SERVICE DATE – LATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 18, 2010 DO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DECISION Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 670X) CSX TRANSPORTATION,
INC.—ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION—IN Decided: November 18, 2010 This decision extends the interim trail use negotiating period for the line of railroad authorized for abandonment in this proceeding and extends the date by which the railroad must exercise that authority. By decision and notice of interim trail use or abandonment (NITU) served on October 25, 2006, the Board granted the petition for exemption filed by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) for abandonment of a 2.39-mile line known as the Saxonville Industrial Track, extending between milepost QBX 0.15 and the end of the line at milepost QBX 2.54, in Middlesex County, Mass. The exemption was subject to public use, environmental, and standard employee protective conditions, as well as a trail use condition authorizing a 180-day period for the Town of Natick, Mass. (Town), to negotiate an interim trail use/rail banking agreement with CSXT for the right-of-way involved in this proceeding. In a series of decisions issued from May 23, 2007, to May 17, 2010, the negotiation period was extended until November 3, 2010. The May 17, 2010 decision also extended the deadline for CSXT to file its notice of consummation until January 2, 2011. On November 2, 2010, the Town filed a request to extend the NITU negotiating period for an additional 180 days. The Town explains that, although it and CSXT have not reached an agreement regarding the NITU, the parties desire to continue negotiations. The Town states that CSXT has completed its appraisal of the right-of-way. The Town also states that it has recently completed an updated appraisal reflecting recent changes in property values, and it is close to making a formal offer to purchase the property. By letter filed on November 9, 2010, CSXT states that it concurs with the Town's extension request. CSXT also requests an extension of the time to consummate the abandonment of the line to July 1, 2011. Where, as here, the carrier has not consummated the abandonment at the end of the previously imposed negotiating period and is willing to continue trail use negotiations, the Board retains jurisdiction and the NITU negotiating period may be extended.[1] Under the circumstances, an extension of the negotiating period is warranted. See Birt v. STB, 90 F.3d 580, 588-90 (D.C. Cir. 1996); Grantwood Vill. v. Mo. Pac. R.R., 95 F.3d 654, 659 (8th Cir. 1996). Accordingly, the NITU negotiating period will be extended until May 2, 2011, and the time for CSXT to consummate the abandonment and file the notice of consummation will be extended to July 1, 2011. This decision will not significantly affect either the quality of the human environment or the conservation of energy resources. It is ordered: 1. The Town's request to extend the NITU negotiating period is granted. 2. CSXT's request to extend the time to consummate the abandonment and file the notice of consummation is granted. 3. The negotiating period under the NITU is extended to May 2, 2011. 4. The authority to abandon must be exercised, and the notice of consummation must be filed, on or before July 1, 2011. 5. This decision is effective on its date of service. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. [1] See Rail
Abans.—Use of Rights-of-Way as Trails—Supplemental
Trails Act Procedures, 4 I.C.C.2d 152, 157-58 (1987). |