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What the hell is she holding?Early reports that Amber Heard would play Mystique in Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class were sexy… but wrong. That role is actually going to Winter's Bone star Jennifer Lawrence. The rising star will be coated in blue bodypaint to play the shapeshifter after she wraps the horror film The House at the End of the Street.With this announcement, also comes the news that Kevin Bacon will in fact play the film's villian. Which means, if you see him beating up any schoolchildren in England in the next few months, just keep walking. Just making a movie. Nothing to see there. (THR)
Depp and Burton are the next Sad Keanus.The days of nobody knowing what the hell Tim Burton is directing next have come to an end. Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp (and probably Helena Bonham Carter) will be inked in next to sketches of mawkish bats in the director's day planner. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter author Seth Grahame-Smith is taking over scripting duties from long-time Burton collaborater John August, to adapt the spooky 1960's soap opera. Filming begins in February with Johnny Depp playing the vampire Barnabas Collins. We'll keep you updated on which goofy wig he'll end up in this time. (Deadline)
Depp and Burton are the next Sad Keanus.
Fabrice Fabrice Interviews Steve Carell from Steve CarellNick Kroll is one funny motherf*cker. You may best know him as Bobby Bottleservice from the Ed Hardy Boyz Funny or Die videos, or Ruxin on FX's "The League," but he's also an amazing stand-up comedian with several characters in his repertoire.Fabrice Fabrice is Nick's extremely flamboyant, homosexual alter ego who dabbles in craft services. Fabrice Fabrice caught up with Dinner for Schmucks star Steve Carell at one of his snack tables and asked him a few professional and rather personal questions. It results in rosy cheeks and the improper enjoyment of fresh fruit.
We've got a lot of picture news for you this morning so you don't have to process words. Here's a group snapshot of the cast from AMC's The Walking Dead. If that isn't a ragtag crew of zombie ass-kickers, than I don't know what is. The little boy looks confused, but maybe some zombie taped a clever sign to Rick Grimes's back. They're natural pranksters.Here's an image from The Walking Dead graphic novel:Looks similar, right? Zombies and people. What more do you want?! The cast pic comes from the invite to the Comic-Con The Walking Dead party that I failed to receive. I'm sure it's in the mail though. You know how the mail is sometimes… **Wipes single tear from clown-make-uped cheek** (io9)
You may cringe at the term 'bromance', but if someone asks if you like bromance movies, you will absolutely say yes. Quite unlike romantic comedies — which focus on the…
"You serious, bro?"A little backstory: Joaquin Phoenix went crazy, grew a beard, quit acting, started rapping, and Casey Affleck was there with a camera to capture it all. Online speculation has been that the entire breakdown is fake (and crazy). Now, we will have the opportunity to judge for ourselves this September.Deadline reports that Magnolia has bought the distribution rights to Casey Affleck's I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix. Or, as it should be called I Get Pooped On: That Time Somebody Pooped On Joaquin Phoenix. That's right. The film is said to include cocaine use, hookers, oral sex with a publicist, loads of full frontal male nudity, and somebody poops on Joaquin as he sleeps. We're not naming any names, but c'mon.
Riots flare in Greece as Ratner is considered for 'Hercules'.Director Brett Ratner is in talks to ruin the legend of Hercules, The LA Times is reporting. Millennium/Nu Image has been developing the project for three years, and apparently just decided to say "f*ck it, I don't care any more, it's gonna suck no matter what we do." Shortly thereafter, Ratner was brought in for negotiations. At any rate, I'm hopeful we'll get to hear the line "Don't ever touch a Greek man's radio" sometime soon. I know it's pretty lazy for a hack like me to make fun of Ratner, but in all fairness to Brett…actually, I don't really have anything more to add to that statement.
She played a slut in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. She played an amateur pornstar in Zach and Miri. Now, actress Elizabeth Banks is taking the next logical step: a live-action version of Tinkerbell, the magical pixie from Walt Disney's Peter Pan.Banks is developing and will star in Tink, a film that "plays with the mischievous nature" of the famous character. Hopefully, "mischievous nature" is code for topless breast play. Besides, a little female nudity will help postpone the inevitable gay-porn parody, Twink. (/Film)
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"Community" is a hilarious show, and you should be watching more of it. Don't believe me? Then perhaps you'll listen to Mrs. Betty White. That's what NBC is hoping. White, a six-time Emmy winner and all around tough-as-nails bitch, will appear on the upcoming season premiere of the NBC comedy. She will play the character of June Bauer, described as "an esteemed, but slightly unhinged anthropology professor." The producers approached White because she is in the midst of a late-career renaissance fueled primarily by her popularity on the Internet. Other guest stars slated to appear include LOL Cats, Bacon, and Epic Beard Man. (HitFix)
Yeah YOU, dude.Mark Ruffalo is in late-stage talks to smash things as The Hulk in The Avengers. Marvel told Edward Norton to eff off and has been on a search to find his replacement. The name Joaquin Phoenix was even floating around in Stupid Rumor Land.Mark Ruffalo is one actor who never came to mind when I spent last night brainstorming possible Hulk replacements. I don't remember Bruce Banner laughing nervously and growing spotty facial hair in the comics. Perhaps casting agents should turn their attention to a certain phone call Mel Gibson made not too long ago. If that wasn't a expemplary audition and lesson in transformation from human to beast, then I'll eat my hat. My cake hat. (Deadline)
There is absolutely no question that Paramount wants Tom Cruise to return as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible 4. THR has proof:"We absolutely are excited about having Tom Cruise star in this movie," is how Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore put it Tuesday. But the studio also is monitoring the overseas performance of Cruise's latest film, Knight and Day to see whether the star retains his longtime hold over foreign audiences. If that film should gross less than $200 million overseas, some industry observers think Paramount will consider recasting the Ethan Hunt role.Wait, what? They want him unless they don't want him? Get your sh*t together, Paramount. Tom Cruise needs to eat, and if you aren't going to feed him that carrot you're dangling than cut the man loose. Which brings me to the mechanical bull movie:Cruise attended a table read this week at the Saddle Ranch eatery in West Hollywood for a Sony project to be produced by Will Smith's production company, Overbrook Entertainment. The film in question, "Paper Wings," is set in urban cowboy world, and Saddle Ranch had the right ambience for the read because it features a mechanical bull.Let's not forget about the kitschy longhorn skulls on the walls and the melty cookie pie dessert. It's just like you're wrangling steer in the Montana mountains! Basically, everything depends on if foreign people like Tom Cruise or not. Mission: Impossible is a brand, and a sequel will likely succeed with or without him. In fact, if foreigners hate Cruise, it might be worth injecting the project with some fresh blood. The actor could probably help Paramount out with that. He must have a locker of it next to the room he keeps Katie chained up in.
There's a new Dinner For Schmucks trailer that shows a few funny clips we haven't seen yet. Mostly it highlights Rudd and Carell's chemistry, but also introduces Lucy Punch, who plays Paul Rudd's spear-wielding stalker. The more I see of this movie, the more I like. Not only do they shine a light on beastiality and puppet sex, but now the filmmaker's have trained their sights on diluted, pyschotic women. Makes me want to find a dangerous stalker of my very own. If anyone's looking for me, I'll be at that abandoned semi-trailer they turned into a strip club.HAVE A LOOK AT RUDD'S STRANGE AFTER THE JUMP…
Last time we saw Improv Everywhere, they were chasing down ghosts in the New York Public Library. Now the comedy troupe known for its wacky movie reenactments brings the Princess Leia/Darth Vader scene from Star Wars down into the dingy underground of Manhattan. I can't wait until the day the locals turn against these theater jokesters. Improv's going to be all over the sidewalk, brickwalls, and tip of a bum's chicken bone knife. EVERYWHERE. (Ed note: Please don't murder these guys. Okay, thanks.)
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Outside of her role in the Adam Sandler comedy Happy Gilmore, Actress Julie Bowen has focused mainly on television projects. But the success of her current show, "Modern Family," is breathing new life into her film career.The Emmy nominated actress has signed on to play Kevin Spacey's wife in the upcoming comedy ensemble, Horrible Bosses. Bowen is also slated to appear in Jumping the Broom, where she will play a stressed out wedding planner.While she should be known as the "hot mom" on "Modern Family," Bowen's co-star, Sofía Vergara, has relegated her to "normal mom" status. Despite the success of the show, it's a good thing she's branching out. The cast recently did an episode that took place in Hawaii. If the "Brady Bunch" and "Full House" are any indication, "Modern Family" is looking for a shark to jump. (Variety)
CBS's high-octane rebirth of "Hawaii 5-0" is looking pretty okay. The action looks far superior to anything on "CSI," the humor doesn't seem nearly as forced (or delivered via a quirky goth) as on "NCIS," and the camera isn't sent on an unnecessary voyage through the bloodstream at all from what I can tell. I could do without Scott Caan's channeling of Michael Rapaport though, but beggars can't be choosers. Could this spell the end of the procedural? We won't know for sure until a year or two from now, when CBS decides whether they will greenlight "Hawaii 5-0: Arizona" or not. CHECK OUT THE EXTENDED TRAILER AFTER THE JUMP. THERE ARE EXPLODING HELICOPTERS….
Hey, you! Get your damn hands off her!Joseph Kosinski, who is currently wrapping up Tron: Legacy, has signed on to direct Archangels, a film described as a cross between a "Bourne-style thriller" and a sci-fi alien adventure. The project is being produced by Scott Free, the production company owned by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.The film will center around an "elite fighting force" that tracks down uninvited aliens who manage to sneak onto Earth. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that Pat Buchanan had started writing sci-fi scripts. It's about time! (/Film)
Focus Features has released the trailer for It's Kind of a Funny Story. In perfect casting, Zach Galifiankis plays a mental patient who helps a clinically depressed teenager (Keir Gilchrist) get a fresh start after checking into a psychiatric ward. Basically it's the self-committal version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Emma Roberts, Lauren Graham, and Viola Davis also star. The film is directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the team behind the utterly depressing (in a powerful way) Half Nelson. It's nice to see they're taking on lighter material, like people with mental disorders instead of heroin addictions. Galifianakis could portray both afflications equally well. It's Kind of a Funny Story checks into theaters September 24, 2010. Check out the trailer after the jump…
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"Ummm, Brad? You're in the shot."What do you do when your movie about guys sucked into a computer lacks character and believability? You throw it to the wizards at Pixar. If they can turn a trash compactor into one of the most endearing characters in modern film history, they're certainly up to the task of making Garrett Hedlund seem like more than an angular haircut. That was Disney's line of thinking when they invited a core group of Pixar's finest to polish up the script for Tron Legacy before it went into six days of reshoots.Brad Bird and Toy Story 3's Michael Arndt worked together with original scribes Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz to do what Pixar does best. No, not wear sneakers to work. They were brought in to beef up the character, emotion, and theme. Sounds awesome. Now send them over to Seltzer and Friedberg's offices. I want my Kardashian jokes to effect me on an emotional level, dammit. (EW)
Closer. Closer. They're almost on the glass. Just a little further….Amanda Seyfried has been announced as the first hot, young thing to join the cast of Andrew Niccol's I'm.mortal. The dumbly-titled movie tells the tale of a future society where the aging gene is turned off at 25, thus allowing sexys only, no olds allowed. Hot, young things must then buy and bank units of time so that they may hang on to their looks, or else they die. Much like on "The Hills."Seyfried is slated to play a wealthy, hot, young thing who is taken hostage and must run around and get all sweaty while pursued by a corrupt police force known as "time keepers." Promise me some slow-motion shots and I'll begin camping out in line for tickets today. That and because I got evicted from the overtipped canoe I've been living in. Stupid co-op board. (Variety)
Mel Gibson vs. Christian Bale – Watch more Funny VideosThe audio mashup you've all been waiting for is finally here. The second we all heard Mel Gibson go apesh*t on his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, Christian Bale popped up in the back of our minds ripping the DP on Terminator Salvation a new asshole. Neither you nor I wanted to put them together in one phone conversation because that involves time and effort, so we waited a few days until someone else did it. We should get these two actors in one sealed-off room and they can really battle it out. Place your bets on who's going to end up in a rose garden. Probably Oksana since both Bale and Gibson have no qualms with hitting women. (FilmDrunk)
It's time once agin to gather round the computin' box and gather some freshly-branded casting news. YAWWWWW!!!!FAST FIVE – will be gaining one Ludacris and one The Rock according to Twitter all-star Tyrese Gibson. "Major shouts to Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, & Dewayne [sic] "Rock" Johnson!! "Fast & Furious Five" Let's get em again!!" Yes. He misspelled The Rock's name but please keep in mind, he typed this with his ab muscles. Impressed, now? (Collider)RISE OF THE APES – has cast Brian Cox to play a villianous dean general Robert McKee owner of a primate research facility. When reached for comment, James Cromwell said, "Aw, dammit." (/Film)MONEYBALL – "Parks and Recreation" shoeshine man, Chris Pratt, will spend his hiatus from the show portraying a catcher whose hurty elbow leads him to become a batting phenom. Just like Rookie Of the Year (note: nothing like Rookie Of the Year.) (Collider)
Nicolas Cage was a guest on "Late Show with David Letterman" last night to promote The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and wouldn't you know it, he told a drug story. Back in the day, Cage kept psychedelic mushrooms in his fridge like we keep milk and deli meats. His cat loved the shrooms and would frequently indulge, so Cage often tripped the light fantastic with it. There's more to the story, but I don't want to harsh your mellow. Check the clip out yourself. (TVSquad)
Christopher Nolan's Inception is released this Friday, and despite the publicity, I could not tell you its plot to save my life. I hear it is about Cobb (Leo Di Caprio) who is able to invade people's dreams. So, it sounds a lot like the Nightmare on Elm Street series, without the puns. Also, if I am to believe the trailers, most people in the future dream about cities folding up on themselves. If that's the case, my dreams about becoming a half-cat/half-man driving an ice cream truck should protect me from psyche-criminals. Here are a few of my favorite dream sequences that are generally forgotten about (or undervalued).
Stop staring at my chest!Comic-Con attendees hoping to see a topless woman for the first time are in for a real let down. Event organizers have rejected footage from the film Piranha 3D because there were too many boob shots, according to Comic-Con's PR director, David Glanzer. "My understanding is that the footage wasn't all ages appropriate," Glanzer told HitFix. "We don't check ID to get into those meeting rooms, so we don't want something inappropriate." That's all fine and good, but answer me this: at what age is it "appropriate" to sit in on a panel discussion titled A Leap Of Faith, A "Quantum Leap" Retrospective, or Kiss Them or Kill Them? Conflict Management for the Creatures Among Us? Clearly, half the crap at Comic-Con is inappropriate for people of all ages. Why pick on Piranha 3D? (Dread Central)
Mom, it happened again.Haley Joel Osment is back from his third tour in Afghanistan (I assume that's where he's been for the past three years), and he's just signed on to a project that doesn't sound too awful.In Sex Ed, Osment will play a recent college graduate hired to teach algebra. But through a series of wacky misadventures (crippling budget cuts), Osment's character ends up teaching a sex ed class. The only catch is that he's a virgin. Those who can't do, teach.The film was written by Billy Kennedy and will be directed by Isaac Feder. It will be viewed by me and maybe Haley Joel Osment's mom, if she's not out spending that Sixth Sense money. (Empire Online)
Dexter Morgan is an unstoppable killing machine. And what better way to fight an unstoppable killing machine than with America's favorite insatiable law-and-order cyborg? No, not Vincent D'Onofrio.Peter Weller, the star of the classic 80's sci-fi film Robocop has joined the cast of "Dexter: Season 5." According to Dread Central, he will appear in eight episodes, and will play a "troubled" Miami Metro police officer, as if there's any other kind.While there's no mention of the character of Robocop, I'd be surprised if they didn't use him in some capacity. The show never came right out and said that John Lithgow was supposed to be the character of Dr. Dick Solomon from "3rd Rock from the Sun." But once he dropped the C-Bomb at Thanksgiving dinner, everyone knew it was him.
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ISLANDERS STATEMENT ON WITT SUSPENSION"We understand the League's concerns"
UPDATED 5:50 pm – The Islanders have just issued a press release acknowledging the Brendan Witt suspension. It includes this quote from Garth Snow: "We are diasppointed to loss a player of Brendan's calibre and character for this period of time, but we understand the League's concern regarding hits to the head."
It seems the Islanders aren't miffed that Mike Mottau got only two games for taking out Frans Nielsen for more than two months, so maybe nobody else should either. It's one thing if the Islanders want to be 1-of-30 and not take the low road, but why say anything at all?
3:30 pm – …Brendan is guaranteed to not be injured between now and Wednesday's trade deadline.
Three games more than Mike Mottau, eh Colie? It is wild that every time someone pontificates that this is the time for the NHL to take a stand, an Islander is up for a suspension.
2:47 pm – The disciplinary hearing between Brendan Witt and the National Hockey League ended a few minutes ago.
The conference call regarding Witt's elbow to the head of Niklas Hagman lasted approximately 20 minutes. On the call were Witt and Garth Snow representing the Islanders, discipline czar Colin Campbell of the NHL and Ian Penny and Glenn Healy from the Players Association.
Our take: Witt deserves – 2 games. Witt will get – 5 games.

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Global Learning
"It is my hope that every Walsh student participates in at least one Global Learning experience before they graduate."
– President Richard Jusseaume
If you are considering whether a global learning experience is worth it, just ask Shawn Stone, Giovanna Rion, Kathleen Wagner, Devani Adam and other Walsh University students who had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis in St. Peter's square during their Rome global learning experience. While not every global learning trip includes an encounter with Pope Francis, certainly every student that participates – no matter where they go – seems to come back completely transformed with a renewed sense of self and a yearning to make a difference.
Walsh University's Global Learning program offers an exciting look into the culture, history and current challenges of other countries, giving students a transformational experience they'll carry for life. Students who spend part of their academic career in an international setting broaden their intellectual awareness, cultural sensitivity and professional preparedness.
Walsh offers Global Learning programs in:
Each semester, a group of Walsh students has the opportunity to travel to Rome, where they're able to stay on Walsh's beautiful campus in Castel Gandolfo, the town in which the Pope's summer palace is located. Students will participate in classroom lectures as well as site visits throughout Rome and weekend excursions to Italy's other great cities. To learn more about the Walsh Rome Experience, watch this video:
Since 2007, students and faculty have been visiting central and northern Uganda for study, research, service, and the sharing of culture. Considered Walsh's most immersive program, Walsh students have the opportunity to live and work with Ugandan counterparts at Kisubi Brothers University College near Lake Victoria and the Archdiocese of Gulu in the north.
Students and faculty in this program explore the state of healthcare and nursing education in Tanzania while working alongside Tanzanian nurses and nursing students in this practical, cross-cultural experience. In addition to visiting hospitals and clinics, the group explores life in town of Moshi, the hills of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and other natural splendors.
In addition, Walsh University has run faculty-led programs to El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Israel, England, France, Spain and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Individual students have also participated in programs in Costa Rica, Peru, Canada, Turks and Caicos, and Australia.
For more information or to apply online to any of Walsh's global learning programs, visit AbroadOffice.
Walsh University is a member of the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA), a consortium of 23 American colleges and universities, which offers study abroad programs and internships in English-speaking regions.
What does this mean for Walsh students?
In addition to being able to engage in Walsh's Global Learning programs, students have the opportunity to participate in any of CCSA's programs throughout the world. Destinations include Australia, Belize, India and South Africa, just to name a few.
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Trial of Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in Tuberous Sclerosis and LAM (TESSTAL)
Recruitment status was Active, not recruiting
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The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus as a treatment for renal angiomyolipomas in patients with tyberous sclerosis complex or sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
Tuberous Sclerosis
Drug: sirolimus
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus(Rapamycin)Therapy for Renal Angiomyolipmoas in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Sporadic Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- longest diameter of renal angiomyolipomas assessed by MRI scan, toxicity graded by National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v3.0 [ Time Frame: assessments at baseline and 2,6,12 and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- toxicity graded by National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [ Time Frame: throughout study ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- respiratory function tests (FEV1, FVC, DLCO), cognitive function (memory, executive skills) [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2005
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Drug: sirolimus
- rapamune
- rapamycin
Inherited mutations of the TSC1 or TSC2 gene cause tuberous sclerosis while acquired (somatic) mutations of either gene are associated with sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Renal angiomyolipomas are a feature of both disorders. TSC1 and TSC2 regulate signalling through the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Inhibition of mTOR may result in a decrease in size of TSC 1/2 assciated lesions. We are treating patients with tuberous sclerosis or sporadic LAM with the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin in a non-randomised, open label pilot study of safety and efficacy. Change in size of renal angiomyolipomas is the primary end point
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- If female, documentation of negative pregnancy test prior to enrolment.
- Participants, including males, must use an effective form of contraception, whilst taking sirolimus and for twelve weeks after stopping the drug
- One or more renal angiomyolipomata of at least two centimetres or greater in largest diameter
- Adequate renal function :glomerular filtration rate > 40 ml/min
- Clinically definite diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis (modified Gomez criteria) or sporadic LAM (biopsy-proven or compatible high resolution chest CT scan and respiratory function tests.)
- Signed and dated informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of non-compliance or inability to give informed consent
- Significant haematological or hepatic abnormality (i.e. transaminase levels > 150 i.u./L serum albumin < 30 g/L, haematocrit< 30%, platelets < 100,000/ mm3, adjusted absolute neutrophil count < 1,500/mm3, total WBC < 3,000/ mm3)
- Greater than 1 g proteinuria daily
- Multiple bilateral AMLs, where individual lesions cannot be distinguished
- Renal haemorrhage within preceding year
- In those who have had a renal haemorrhage, known conservatively managed renal aneurysm(s) greater than 10mm
- Patients who have had embolisation for AML(s) within the preceding 6 months
- Patients who are unable to walk 100 metres on the flat
- Continuous requirement for supplemental oxygen
- Patients who have had or are being considered for organ transplant
- Uncontrolled hyperlipidaemia
- Intercurrent infection at initiation of Sirolimus
- Surgery within last 2 months
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Use of an investigational drug within the last 30 days
- Change in anti epileptic drug medication within the last 3 months
- Likely to need vaccination e.g. for travel during the course of the trial (except for influenza vaccine in patients with LAM)
- Current usage of strong inhibitors of CYP3AE ( such as ketoconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, tilithromycin or clarithromycin) or strong inducers (such as rifampicin or rifabutin)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00490789
|United Kingdom
|University Hospital of Wales
|Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, CF14 4XN
|Royal Sussex County Hospital
|Brighton, United Kingdom, BN2 5BE
|City Hospital
|Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB
|Principal Investigator:
|Julian R Sampson, DM
|Cardiff Univeristy
No publications provided by Cardiff University
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Julian R Sampson, Cardiff University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00490789 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 21, 2007
|Last Updated:
|April 29, 2008
|Health Authority:
|United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee
United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Keywords provided by Cardiff University:
tuberous sclerosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tuberous Sclerosis
Congenital Abnormalities
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Immune System Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Lymphatic Vessel Tumors
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Malformations of Cortical Development
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Malformations
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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HEUVELTON - The Heuvelton AmVets Ladies Auxiliary Post 1997 made an impact at the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 20 by donating shoes to support the troops.
Robin E. Chambers, whose son Mike serves in the 865th Combat Support Hospital in Niagara Falls and who ran in the ten-miler, said she first heard about the opportunity when she was researching the race.
After seeing that the AmVets were looking for shoe donations during the race at the National Reserves Armory, Mrs. Chambers said she quickly organized members of the local auxiliary to donate themselves.
Because I was going down there anyway I thought we could try something like that here, Mrs. Chambers said.
Within a month the auxiliary had collected 30 pairs of shoes that they packed into Mrs. Chambers car for the trip down.
From a small club we thought 30 pairs were pretty good, Mrs. Chambers said.
Mrs. Chambers said the shoes will eventually be sold in thrift shops in Washington with the money going to help soldiers and their families.
Any money they make goes to the soldiers and their families, Mrs. Chambers said. What a great way to contribute to the military and their families.
The race itself was just an amazing event, Mrs. Chambers said, adding that there was time to show her grandchildren around the nations Capital.
Mike Chambers ran the race in one hour and 34 minutes flat. It was his first Army Ten-Miler, Mrs. Chambers said.
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OSLO, Norway - A flying sheep's head hit a concertgoer and fractured his skull at a concert of metal band Mayhem.
The band, part of Norway's death metal music scene, was carving up a dead sheep as part of its stage act when the animal's head flew off lead singer Maniac's knife and struck Per Kristian Hagen, 25.
The show was Thursday in Bergen, 487 kilometers (302 miles) west of the capital, Oslo.
"My relationship to sheep is a bit ambivalent now. I like them, but not when they come flying through the air," Hagen told The Associated Press Monday from his hospital room. "I have a headache now." He is expected to recover.
Hagen, a Mayhem fan, filed involuntary assault and battery charges against the band. The charges carry a maximum sentence of six months in prison.
Mayhem member Rune Eriksen, whose stage name is Blasphemer, said the incident was unfortunate.
"The whole thing was an accident, but maybe it would be an idea for another show," he said.
Eriksen promised Hagen a free ticket to the group's next performance.
Police detective Carl-Petter Leganger told the AP an investigation has started, but "nothing suggests this was a conscious act."
03/07/03: Area Man Arrested For "Peace on Earth" Shirt
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ALBANY, N.Y. - A man was charged with trespassing in a mall after he refused to take off a T-shirt that said "Peace on Earth" and "Give peace a chance."
Mall security approached Stephen Downs, 61, and his 31-year-old son, Roger, on Monday night after they were spotted wearing the T-shirts at Crossgates Mall in a suburb of Albany, the men said.
The two said they were asked to remove the shirts made at a store there, or leave the mall. They refused.
The guards returned with a police officer who repeated the ultimatum. The son took his T-shirt off, but the father refused.
"'I said, `All right then, arrest me if you have to,'" Downs said. "So that's what they did. They put the handcuffs on and took me away."
Downs pleaded innocent to the charges Monday night. The New York Civil Liberties Union said it would help with his case if asked.
Police Chief James Murley said his officers were just responding to a complaint by mall security.
"We don't care what they have on their shirts, but they were asked to leave the property, and it's private property," Murley said.
A mall spokeswoman did not return calls Tuesday seeking comment.
Monday's arrest came less than three months after about 20 peace activists wearing similar T-shirts were told to leave by mall security and police. There were no arrests.
03/07/03: Man Walks Into A Bar, Kills Computer
LAFAYETTE, Colo. ( Court TV ) Ś George Doughty won't have any more problems with his computer. But the computer will never work again either.
Doughty was accused Sunday of shooting his Dell laptop four times with a Smith & Wesson revolver in the middle of his Sportsman's Inn Bar and Restaurant.
He then allegedly hung the destroyed laptop on the wall "like a hunting trophy," said Lt. Rick Bashor of the Lafayette Police Department.
Doughty, 48, who owns the establishment, entered the bar from his office on Sunday morning. He told the two patrons and bartender that he was going to shoot his computer before returning to his office. Some 30 minutes later, police said, Doughty set his laptop on the floor, warned the customers to cover their ears and fired away. No one was injured.
Police learned of the shooting when an employee of the bar called the bartender to ask if there was anything going on. The bartender then told her about the incident and she notified authorities, Bashor said.
Doughty never explained what prompted his actions, but told police that it seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
Because Doughty is accused of putting the customers and bartender in danger, he was arrested on suspicion of felony menacing, reckless endangerment and the prohibited use of weapons.
03/06/03: Pentagon Orders More Body Bags Than Last Time
FEARS that Iraq will inflict heavy casualties on British and American troops intensified yesterday when it emerged the Pentagon had ordered almost five times the number of body bags it requested before the last Gulf War.
Within weeks it will have more than 77,000 bags at the ready, compared with 16,000 in 1991.
In the last conflict, 148 US soldiers were killed in combat, including 35 by "friendly fire", while Iraqi forces suffered some 30,000 casualties.
The increased order will reinforce concern that Saddam might be preparing to use chemical or biological weapons.
It will also fuel speculation that planners are expecting to suffer high casualties in street fighting as the troops try to take major cities such as Basra and Baghdad.
"We hope no one dies, but you just don't know what will happen," said Frank Johnson, director of public affairs for the Defence Supply Centre in Philadelphia.
US military sources say that if soldiers are killed as a result of an Iraqi attack with chemical or biological weapons, the bodies will most probably be cremated on the battlefield to avoid the spread of contamination.
The Pentagon yesterday denied a claim by a senior Vatican official that the US was secretly shipping 100,000 body bags and 6000 coffins to a military base in Sicily.
But it admitted that it has 34,000 of the bags stored at military bases around the world and available to be sent to the Gulf at short notice.
It has ordered another 8890 for delivery this week and is about to sign a contract for another 30,000 to be delivered next month.
That will bring the total to 72,890 of the black vinyl bags. Each bag has a full-length zip and six handles and costs $70. The Pentagon is also buying 3500 heavier duty olive-green bags at a cost of $150 each.
These bags are coated with rubber and are used to lift bodies by helicopter from rugged terrain. Hundreds of coffins have also been ordered for those soldiers flown back to the US for burial.
03/06/03: Woman Offers Bush Crucifixion-For-Peace Deal
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand woman said on Wednesday she was willing to be crucified by President Bush if he pledges not to attack Iraq.
Mary Grierson said she had emailed the challenge to the White House and as an open letter to leading U.S. newspapers.
"Send your troops home and take me instead, on behalf of everyone in the world who does not want war and oppression," she wrote.
But the deal has a catch -- Bush would have to personally hammer in the nails.
"I don't think he would have the courage to do it quite frankly, but that is the measure of a man," she told Radio New Zealand.
"Can he follow through with this aim of creating more chaos in the world if he had to do it just to one person himself?"
It is not the first novel expression of protest in New Zealand against a looming U.S.-led war on Iraq.
Another woman spent NZ$2,500 ($1,409) last month on an anti-war newspaper advertisement directed at Bush in the hope it would be seen by the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and passed on to Washington.
New Zealand, which refuses entry to its ports for foreign warships that are nuclear powered or carry nuclear weapons, opposes military action against Iraq unless it is backed by the United Nations.
02/27/03: U.S. loyalty via pizza service to Germans, French
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Aage Bjerre has three rules for dining at his pizzeria on the Danish island of Fanoe: No dogs. No Germans. No French.
According to the Canadian Press, the owner of Aage's Pizza is tired of French and German attitudes toward the United States, calling them "disloyal" and "anti-American" in their bid to thwart a possible U.S.-led attack against Iraq.
As a result, Bjerre has refused to serve German and French tourists coming to the town of Nordby, where he runs his shop.
"Hadn't the United States helped Europe in defeating Germany, there would have been photos of Adolf Hitler hanging on the walls around here," he said, referring to Nazi Germany's occupation of Europe in World War II.
The island, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southwest of the capital, Copenhagen, is a popular spot for visitors from neighboring Germany. Of the approximately 100,000 tourists arriving each year, some 60 percent are German, said Birthe Elstroem, head of the island's tourism office. Only a few French tourists visit there.
On the door of Bjerre's restaurant are two homemade pictograms that let French and Germans know they're not welcome. One features the silhouette of a man colored red, yellow and black (the colors of the German flag) and the second is painted blue, white and red (the colors of the French flag). Both silhouettes have a bar across each man.
"I do what my conscience tells me to do," Bjerre said.
Should Germany decide to participate in U.S.-led military action against Iraq, Bjerre, 44, said he would lift his ban. The French, however, have "a lifetime ban here," Bjerre said.
02/27/03: RIP Mr. Rogers - The War / Terrorism side
There was a long article on the passing of legendary childrens' show host, Fred "Mr." Rogers. You can read all of it via the link below, we just thought it was interesting that he too had something to say about life after September 11th :>
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Fred Rogers , who gently invited millions of children to be his neighbor as host of the public television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for more than 30 years, died of cancer early Thursday. He was 74.[snip]
Rogers taught children how to share, deal with anger and even why they shouldn't fear the bathtub by assuring them they'll never go down the drain.
During the Persian Gulf War, Rogers told youngsters that "all children shall be well taken care of in this neighborhood and beyond ś in times of war and in times of peace," and he asked parents to promise their children they would always be safe.
"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility," he said in 1994. "It's easy to say 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.'
"Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes."
Rogers came out of broadcasting retirement last year to record public service announcements for the Public Broadcasting Service telling parents how to help their children deal with the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks."If they see the tragedy replayed on television, they might think it's happening at that moment," he said.
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02/26/03: "I have stolen mail. This is my punishment."
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -
A man convicted of stealing U.S. mail will have to wear his own unique scarlet letter telling the world he was a thief. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker sentenced Shawn Gementera to two months in prison and 100 hours of unusual community service for stealing mail from homes in San Francisco.
As his community service, Judge Walker on Tuesday ordered Gementera to spend 100 hours in front of a United States Postal Service office in San Francisco wearing a sandwich board bearing the words: "I have stolen mail. This is my punishment," the U.S. Attorney for Northern California said in a statement.
"A two month period of incarceration followed by the stigma of standing in front of a public post office wearing a sandwich board, Judge Walker stated, would emphasise to Mr Gementera and others the seriousness of mail theft offences," the statement said.
02/25/03: Clever Octopus Caught with Tentacle in Shrimp Jar
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MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -
Frida, a 5-month-old female octopus, opens the jars by pressing her body on the lid and grasping the sides with the suckers on her eight tentacles. With a succession of body twists she unscrews the lid.
"Depending on how tight the lid is, it takes her anything from 10 seconds to an hour to get it off," said Frank Mueller, head of the aquarium at the Hellabrunn Zoo. Frida opens shrimp jars before the public at feeding time twice a week.
Mueller said he taught Frida the trick after he remembered seeing octopuses showing remarkable dexterity off the coast of Morocco, where he went diving when he was younger. Frida was imported from Morocco.
"We just did it in the tank a few times and eventually she cottoned on," he said. "You won't see any other marine creatures do this. She's been at it about a month now."
02/21/03: Anti-Bush T-Shirt Banned at Mich. School
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Wed Feb 19,11:52 AM ET
DEARBORN, Mich. - School officials ordered a 16-year-old student to either take off a T-shirt emblazoned with the words "International Terrorist" and a picture of President Bush or go home, saying they worried it would inflame passions at the school where a majority of students are Arab-American.
The student, Bretton Barber, chose to go home. He said he wore the shirt Monday to express his anti-war position and for a class assignment in which he wrote a compare-contrast essay on Bush and Iraq President Saddam Hussein.
Schools spokesman Dave Mustonen said students have the right to freedom of expression, but educators are sensitive to tensions caused by the conflict with Iraq.
"It was felt that emotions are running very high," Mustonen said.
Dearborn is the center of an Arab-American community of about 300,000 in southeastern Michigan. About 55 percent of the district's 17,600 students are Arab-American.
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02/20/03: The Largest Single Day of Protest in World History
Wednesday February 19th, 2003
By Tom Lash
This past weekend an estimated 11 million people took to the streets in over 600 cities around the globe. This was the largest single day of protest in world history. Give yourself a hand. We are making history. We are winning. Bush is on the defensive and has actually said he wants Peace. We can thank Bush for one thing. He has united the world against the American military machine. The people are speaking with one voice. They have a single message. No more war. Do not start the killing again. Give Peace a Chance. The world is saying no to America's endless war against terrorism. The world recognizes this American made enemy as illegitimate. Terrorism as an American enemy is illegitimate because as Dr. Martin Luther King said, "The greatest purveyor of violence on earth today is my own government." Before we can address the terrorism committed by others, we must first address the state sanctioned terrorism we support with our tax dollars. It is this terror that our government inflicts with its military, with the WTO, NAFTA, World Bank and other corporate institutions and policies that fuel the anti-American terrorists. We must look in our own hearts before we look outside ourselves for the terrorists. A quick history review of the past year or so will help us focus our energies.
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02/20/03: Monty Python Excited By George W. Bush
letter from Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) in "The Observer" (UK) 26.01.2003
I'm really excited by George Bush's latest reason for bombing Iraq: he's running out of patience. And so am I! For some time now I've been really pissed off with Mr Johnson, who lives a couple of doors down the street. Well, him and Mr Patel, who runs the health food shop. They both give me queer looks, and I'm sure Mr Johnson is planning something nasty for me, but so far I haven't been able to discover what.
I've been round to his place a few times to see what he's up to, but he's got everything well hidden. That's how devious he is. As for Mr Patel, don't ask me how I know, I just know - from very good sources - that he is, in reality, a Mass Murderer. I have leafleted the street telling them that if we don't act first, he'll pick us off one by one. Some of my neighbours say, if I've got proof, why don't I go to the police? But that's simply ridiculous. The police will say that they need evidence of a crime with which to charge my neighbours. They'll come up with endless red tape and quibbling about the rights and wrongs of a pre-emptive strike and all the while Mr Johnson will be finalising his plans to do terrible things to me, while Mr Patel will be secretly murdering people. Since I'm the only one in the street with a decent range of automatic firearms, I reckon it's up to me to keep the peace. But until recently that's been a little difficult.
Now, however, George W. Bush has made it clear that all I need to do is run out of patience, and then I can wade in and do whatever I want! That's why I want to blow up Mr Johnson's garage and kill his wife and children. Strike first! That'll teach him a lesson. Then he'll leave us in peace and stop peering at me in that totally unacceptable way. Mr Bush makes it clear that all he needs to know before bombing Iraq is that Saddam is a really nasty man and that he has weapons of mass destruction - even if no one can find them. I'm certain I've just as much justification for killing Mr Johnson's wife and children as Mr Bush has for bombing Iraq.
Mr Johnson and Mr Patel are just the tip of the iceberg. There are dozens of other people in the street who I don't like and who - quite frankly - look at me in odd ways. No one will be really safe until I've wiped them all out.
My wife says I might be going too far but I tell her I'm simply using the same logic as the President of the United States. That shuts her up. Like Mr Bush, I've run out of patience, and if that's a good enough reason for the President, it's good enough for me.
I'm going to give the whole street two weeks - no, 10 days - to come out in the open and hand over all aliens and interplanetary hijackers, galactic outlaws and interstellar terrorist masterminds, and if they don't hand them over nicely and say 'Thank you', I'm going to bomb the entire street to kingdom come. It's just as sane as what George W. Bush is proposing - and, in contrast to what he's intending, my policy will destroy only one street.
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Customers find French fries hard to swallow A fast food restaurant in America says it has received huge support after renaming its French fries, in protest at France's opposition to the United States' stance on Iraq.
Neal Rowland, the owner of Cubbie's diner in Beaufort, North Carolina, said his newly-named 'freedom fries' have been a hit with customers.
"Everybody's been in support of it," he told BBC News Online.
"World War II veterans have been coming in, telling stories of when they were in France. They're overwhelmed about it, they can't believe it."
A sign in the restaurant's window reads: "Because of Cubbie's support for our troops, we no longer serve French fries. We now serve freedom fries."
Mr Rowland says he got the idea from similar protest action against Germany during WWI, when sauerkraut was renamed liberty cabbage, frankfurters became hot dogs, and German measles converted to liberty measles.
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Ashe County High School has released its 2011-12 basketball schedule.The men's and women's basketball teams will open their respective seasons at home against East Surry. The Mountain Valley 1A/2A Conference opener will be a week later on November 29 against Wilkes Centtral in West Jefferson. The first road game will be played Friday, December 2 at Forbush.
The Huskies will play the Watauga High twice this season. The Huskies travel to Boone on Wednesday, December 14; the Pioneers travel to West Jefferson on Wednesday, Jaunary 11. The MVC tournament will be played February 13-17 at Wilkes Central.
The Ashe County men's team is led by former WHS coach and Athletics Director Marc Payne. He was named the Athletics Director of the Year by the North Carolina Athletics Directors Association in early May. Payne is entering his 38th year as head coach, and his tenth with the Huskies. Ashe County, which lost in the opening round of the state playoffs last season, was 17-10.
The Ashe County women, led by Laura Foster entering her 12th season, ended the 2010-11 season on a sour note. The Huskies (22-4), who complied their seventh consecutive 20-win season, lost to Wilkes Central in the MVC tournament championship game before they were eliminated by East Burke in the opening round of the Class 2A state playoffs.
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MASSENA - Like the Energizer bunny, Madison Elementary students keep running and running and running. In fact, since the beginning of school, students have racked up approximately 6,000 miles.
It is all part of the New York Road Runners Mighty Milers program designed to help kids get moving, develop healthy habits, release energy and have fun. According to groups site (www.nyrr.org), The program also helps to improve classroom focus and behavior, raise academic performance and test scores, and it meets the state mandated physical education standards for total number of physical activity minutes per week.
Schools where half or more of the student population is eligible for free or reduced lunches qualify for a free Mighty Milers program. When Madison Elementary physical education teacher Michael Matejcik learned about the program, he wasted no time signing on.
I read an article in June about this program at another school. I thought it sounded like a really great program that would be very beneficial to the health of our students here at Madison, Mr. Matejcik said.
Students receive incentives based on the miles they run. Those running the equivalent of a marathon(s) (26.2, 52.4, 78.6 and 104.8 miles) receive a special medal. Classes running a collective 500, 1,000 or 2,500 miles receive a Congratulations poster.
Students run as a warm up in physical education class, during recess around the trail and at the end of the day, last period. Students in third through sixth grade have run approximately 4,339 miles. Junior Kindergarten through second grade have added more than 1,600 miles to the total. The schools parent group is planning to recognize the JK through second grade students for completing one marathon.
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Sometimes I come down to the gym at 2:30 p.m. and run around, and sometimes I run at recess. I just run and run and run. I think it helps me focus better in the classroom too. Running makes me feel like Im my sister for about 15 seconds and then I just want to compete against her – shes very athletic, he said.
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TJB Hall of Fame: Freeman McNeil
One of the great things about having a fan-based Jets Hall of Fame is being able to recognize players that may not have been all-time NFL greats but were players who, as Jets fans, we came to appreciate because of their consistent stellar play year in and year out. They might not have captured the notice of football fans across the country, but they certainly captured the hearts of Jets Nation thanks to their efforts on Sunday afternoons.
One such player who consistently dazzled Jets fans was running back Freeman McNeil.
For a lot of current Jets fans, when they see #24 in green-and-white running down the field, they see all-world cornerback Darrelle Revis. For us older fans, however, #24 conjours up memories of McNeil, another seemingly all-world player — when he was healthy enough to stay on the field.
A first-round draft pick in 1981 — and third overall — out of UCLA (where he was an All-American), the dynamic McNeil was one of those rare players who spent his entire 12-year NFL career (a lifetime for an NFL running back) on a single team, suiting up for the Jets from '81 to '92. During that span, he played in 144 games, accumulating 8,074 rushing yards, only second to Curtis Martin in team history. He also had 38 rushing TDs during that span, making him 4th in team history — although many scoring opportunities were vultured by backfield mate Johnny Hector.
In an era when the celebrated Sack Exchange grabbed headlines, McNeil was a versatile and exciting offensive player, and excelled coming out of the backfield as a receiver. Over the course of his career, he had 295 receptions for 2,961 yards and 12 TDs, making for an average of 10 yards a reception, which is impressive for a running back.
More impressive, however, was his average per rushing attempt — a key measuring stick when evaluating a running back. For his career, Freeman McNeil averaged 4.5 yards a carry, a better mark than such contemporaries as Hall-of-Famers Tony Dorsett, Earl Campbell and Walter Payton. McNeil is also rare that he averaged better than 4 yards a carry for every season of his stellar career.
As someone who loved watching McNeil run week in and week out, I can tell you why that average was so high — it's the same thing that makes McNeil such a beloved figure in Jets history. In addition to being an exciting and great cutback runner, at the end of every carry, McNeil had a wonderful habit of lunging, diving or simply wriggling forward to gain just another few more feet. Maybe it didn't make a difference on each individual play, but those additional inches and that extra effort added up over time, and certainly helped fuel the appreciation that Jets fans have for McNeil.
Unfortunately, McNeil's dramatic style of running also caused McNeil to miss a number of games (as well as fumble a little more than average — but hey, no one's perfect!). During the dozen years of his career, McNeil only played in every game three times, and two of those were later on when he wasn't nearly as effective. One of those seasons where he did play in every game, however, was particularly sweet.
In that infamous strike-shortened 1982 NFL season, McNeil became the first Jets running back to lead the NFL in rushing, going for 786 yards in 9 games and averaging 5.2 yards a carry while leading the Jets to the playoffs. In the first round, McNeil singlehandedly destroyed the Bengals, rushing for 202 yards and a TD as well as passing for a TD in a 44-17 victory. In the next game, he laid 101 yards on the Raiders to lead the team to the AFC Championship Game in Miami. Despite how that game turned out, it capped a sensational campaign for McNeil, who was voted to his first Pro Bowl and was named All Pro.
McNeil would go on to earn two more Pro Bowl berths: one in 1984, where he ran for 1,070 yards with 5 TDs in just 12 games, and the next the following season, where he amassed 1,331 yards in only 14 games, as well as 427 yards receiving. While he had many memorable games in other seasons — including an 140-yard game versus Seattle in 1983, and 184-yard and 154-yard efforts against the Chiefs in 1987 & '88 — McNeil wasn't consistently on the field enough to amass statistics that would rank him among the game's elite.
He is, however, among the greatest running backs to ever don the green-and-white. From his fine game-day performances and inspired off-the-field charitable contributions, Freeman McNeil has made an indelible mark on New York, and has earned himself a spot in the pantheon of New York sports greats.
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Hoping to get alittle help with this doll. Ive had it for over 20 years and my mom had it before me so I cant get an age. This doll has all info but its in Russian and even with using the Russian Translator I can get words like Russian Walking Doll, Russian Toy Factory, The eyes open and close, The body is plastic and the head is a soft rubber with pink hair. It is 24" tall. Any help would greatly be appreciated. I cant seem to find any info on it or what the value is. Thanks
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Water matters to us because without it, we can't brew great beer. And, it matters to an increasing number of people as freshwater becomes more scarce in regions around the world. That's why it's vital that we live up to our water pledge – to be good stewards of the drops we use and community-minded about the ripples we leave. That is what September is all about at Molson Coors.
Once again, hundreds of employees in the US, UK and Canada joined in volunteer events to clean our shorelines, riverbanks and watersheds. This year, nearly 500 employees took a home water survey and pledged to conserve water at home. I pledged to save 10% and I'm doing that by taking short showers, using high-efficiency appliances and cutting back on outdoor watering.
Some of us told our friends and family about the survey and encouraged them to take it, too. Together, we pledged to save nearly 3.4 million litres every month for the coming year. We'll also be donating to organizations that support water conservation and sustainability like the World Wildlife Fund Canada, Wateraid and Water for People.
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Jayden Davis, 7, left, and her mother Crystal Davis scream sliding down a snow covered hill at the McCants Middle School outdoor walking track.
City of Anderson workers Travis Norris, right, and Calvin Jones spread sand on a steep driveway at NHS in Anderson.
Kristen Mayer of Clemson wipes snow off her vehicle before driving to Bosch for work.
Crystal Davis rides a sled with her daughter Bella, 3, at the McCants Middle School outdoor walking track in Anderson. The slope leading to the atheltic track is popular during snow days for sledding.
Anderson University security guard Paul Ferrell clears the snow off his vehicle between driving around the campus to assist students, visitors, and employees.
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Craig Johnson of Anderson takes photographs at the break of day near the Historic Anderson County Courthouse.
City of Anderson worker Andy Harbin looks toward a snow covered driveway at NHS in Anderson. The crew shoveled sand on the entry where ambulances and health care workers could drive on.
City of Anderson workers Travis Norris spreads sand under the tires of the city truck to help ambulances and workers at NHS in Anderson.
Cars move slowly over a snow-covered bridge on South Murray Avenue in Anderson.
The Whitner statue stands in the snow in downtown Anderson.
Anderson University on a snow covered sidewalk. "I used to live in Minneapolis," said Reynolds of her joy of snow.
South Boulevard in Anderson (U.S.29) had traffic and paths showing each lane.
Cars slowly turn on Murray avenue from West Whitner street in Anderson.
Jessica Reynolds of Anderson walks along South Boulevard in Anderson for a morning walk. The Minneapolis native said she likes the snow.
Craig Johnson of Anderson puts his gloves down on his tripod so he can take photographs of snow from the city parking garage in downtown Anderson.
Bella Davis, 3, gets a splash of powder snow with Ryan Gall of Anderson at the McCants Middle School outdoor walking track.
Fair Play at 11:05 a.m. on January 10 from the Interstate 85 Exit 1 overpass just into South Carolina, looking south. The weather was changing from snow to sleet to rain and back again. The temperature was 27 degrees F.
Motorists drive down I-85 near exit 40 Monday afternoon. Monday's snowfall made conditiions hazardous.
Hunter Gowan drives an ATV while pulling his younger brother Easton Gowan, 8, in a sled in a field near Whitefield Baptist Church Monday afternoon.
Adam Warren builds the base of a snowman with his son Logan Warren, 7, in the front yard of their home in West Pelzer Monday afternoon.
Two couples watch ducks and geese at Cater's Lake in Anderson.
Anderson University student Bobby Roper almost tackles Richard Van Der Water playing football on the front lawn of the school.
Anderson University student Mark Deichman throws a ball playing football on the front lawn of the school.
Two ducks walk around the snow before returning to the water at Cater's Lake in Anderson.
Anderson University student Christine Wilder pulls classmate Caroline Brewer on the front lawn of the school.
Anderson University student Richard Van Der Water tries to catch a ball near defender Will Peden playing football on the front lawn of the school.
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People bring their sleds to the slopes of Linley Park in Anderson.
A duck returns to the water at Cater's Lake in Anderson.
A bird walks through snow eating seed from a nearby tree in Anderson.
Icicles hang from holly trees in Anderson.
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A snowman dressed to be a MedShore EMT faces traffic on South Fant street in Anderson.
Birds are perched in trees covered in snow in Anderson.
Anderson University student Mark Deichman runs with a ball playing football on the front lawn of the school.
Cafeteria trays become sleds at Anderson University.
Anderson University students, from left, Will Davis, Mark Deichman, Chad Curry, and Bobby Roper play football on the front lawn of the school. The group played a game pretending to be Oregon against Auburn, which this snow game Auburn won.
U.S. Postal Service carrier David Jackson delivers mail by foot on a dead-end street when his truck didn't make the climb up Pine Hill Court in Anderson.
Barbara Gaines of Anderson looks at her Independent Mail newspaper, with headlines of snow and other local news. Gaines, former executive assistant to the late former newspaper publisher Wilton E. Hall, said the snow gave her yard a delightful scene as she stayed indoors most of the day with her husband Bobby.
An SUV slid off a deserted stretch of S.C. Highway 20 between Pelzer and Williamston Monday afternoon. No one was injured.
A front loader cleans the snow from the Bi-Lo parking lot on Lebby Street in Pelzer Monday morning.
Melting snow formed icicles at a restaurant in Williamston Monday morning.
Riders on ATVs make their way down Anderson Drive in Williamston Monday morning.
A couple make their way through Williamston on a golf cart Monday morning.
Is this homeowner watering his satellite dish to make it grow or trying to get the snow off so he can watch TV?