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This study discusses an off-label use of rituximab for the treatment of NHL.Presenter: M. G. Pfreundschuh
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is the fifth most common malignancy in the United States, with over 50,000 cases diagnosed yearly. The majority of these cases occur in adults, with an average age at diagnosis of 60 years. The era of molecular anti-cancer therapy has ushered in a variety of targetted agents employed in conjunction with more standard NHL treatment such as chemotherapy. Rituximab was the first monoclonal antibody approved by the US FDA for anti-cancer therapy. It is specifically approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory low-grade or follicular, CD20+, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It has been or is being extensively studied in over 200 clinical trials, and is well established in the treatment of older NHL patients. The data are not as robust in its use for younger, low-risk NHL patients, and thus the authors designed this trial to specifically evaluate its possible benefit in this specific group.
Materials and Methods
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The results of this study are very promising in the management of young, low-risk DLBCL patients. The addition of rituximab to standard chemotherapy regimens appears to improve the outcome in terms of time to treatment failure, disease progression, and overall survival. Furthermore, these improvements are achieved without an undesirable increase in adverse effects. This supports the already well-established role of rituximab by demonstrating its benefit in a relatively low-risk group compared to the elderly patient cohorts in whom it has traditionally been applied.
However, while these data are very encouraging, it is important to remember that this is an interim analysis of a smaller subset of the overall patient group. In order to make a truly comprehensive and meaningful analysis, a final intention-to-treat analysis for the entire group will be needed . Also, it is important to note that this study did exclude the MOST low-risk patients of all, those with stage I, non-bulky disease. It remains to be seen if this subgroup would also benefit from the addition of rituximab, and future studies are likely to address this.
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Florence completed 26-of-42 pass attempts for 367 yards for Baylor (4-4, 1-4 Big 12) which ended a four game losing streak en route to its first conference victory this season. Glasco Martin (157) and Lache Seastrunk (103) each racked up over 100 yards on the ground. Seastrunk also had 91 yards receiving but it was Terrance Williams and Tevin Reese who were the most productive. Williams hauled in 11 passes for 137 yards and a score while Reese had seven receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Michael Cummings managed only 81 yards passing by completing 9-of-19 pass attempts while being intercepted twice for Kansas (1-8, 0-6). James Sims rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on 21 attempts. Kansas has now lost 19 straight games against FBS opponents.
Florence finished off an 11-play, 84-yard drive on Baylor's opening possession with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Williams.
After a three-and-out from the Jayhawks the Bears took no time putting more points on the scoreboard. Florence threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Seastrunk on the first play of Baylor's next possession.
Sims broke off a 58-yard touchdown run midway through the first period to cut the Jayhawks' deficit in half.
Baylor answered with a 35-yard field goal from Aaron Jones.
After both teams were quiet for most of the second quarter, Kansas made it a one-score game when Cummings scored on a 22-yard touchdown run with less than six minutes left before halftime.
Jones connected on a 22-yard field goal when a 16-play drive stalled for Baylor on its next possession.
The game was delayed before the beginning of the third quarter due to lightning.
After the delay Baylor stretched its lead to 27-14 on a one-yard rushing touchdown from Bryce Petty.
Florence scored a rushing touchdown from seven yards out later in the third quarter as the Bears continued to pull away.
Baylor would get another touchdown, this time on a 40-yard pass from Florence to Reese, early in the fourth quarter.
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42 U.S. Code § 7503 - Permit requirements
(a) In general
The permit program required by section 7502 (b)(6) [1] of this title shall provide that permits to construct and operate may be issued if—
(1) in accordance with regulations issued by the Administrator for the determination of baseline emissions in a manner consistent with the assumptions underlying the applicable implementation plan approved under section 7410 of this title and this part, the permitting agency determines that—
(A) by the time the source is to commence operation, sufficient offsetting emissions reductions have been obtained, such that total allowable emissions from existing sources in the region, from new or modified sources which are not major emitting facilities, and from the proposed source will be sufficiently less than total emissions from existing sources (as determined in accordance with the regulations under this paragraph) prior to the application for such permit to construct or modify so as to represent (when considered together with the plan provisions required under section 7502 of this title) reasonable further progress (as defined in section 7501 of this title); or
(B) in the case of a new or modified major stationary source which is located in a zone (within the nonattainment area) identified by the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as a zone to which economic development should be targeted, that emissions of such pollutant resulting from the proposed new or modified major stationary source will not cause or contribute to emissions levels which exceed the allowance permitted for such pollutant for such area from new or modified major stationary sources under section 7502 (c) of this title;
(3) the owner or operator of the proposed new or modified source has demonstrated that all major stationary sources owned or operated by such person (or by any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such person) in such State are subject to emission limitations and are in compliance, or on a schedule for compliance, with all applicable emission limitations and standards under this chapter; and [2]
(4) the Administrator has not determined that the applicable implementation plan is not being adequately implemented for the nonattainment area in which the proposed source is to be constructed or modified in accordance with the requirements of this part; and
(5) an analysis of alternative sites, sizes, production processes, and environmental control techniques for such proposed source demonstrates that benefits of the proposed source significantly outweigh the environmental and social costs imposed as a result of its location, construction, or modification.
Any emission reductions required as a precondition of the issuance of a permit under paragraph (1) shall be federally enforceable before such permit may be issued.
(b) Prohibition on use of old growth allowances
Any growth allowance included in an applicable implementation plan to meet the requirements of section 7502 (b)(5) of this title (as in effect immediately before November 15, 1990) shall not be valid for use in any area that received or receives a notice under section 7410 (a)(2)(H)(ii) of this title (as in effect immediately before November 15, 1990) or under section 7410 (k)(1) of this title that its applicable implementation plan containing such allowance is substantially inadequate.
(c) Offsets
(1) The owner or operator of a new or modified major stationary source may comply with any offset requirement in effect under this part for increased emissions of any air pollutant only by obtaining emission reductions of such air pollutant from the same source or other sources in the same nonattainment area, except that the State may allow the owner or operator of a source to obtain such emission reductions in another nonattainment area if
(A) the other area has an equal or higher nonattainment classification than the area in which the source is located and
(B) emissions from such other area contribute to a violation of the national ambient air quality standard in the nonattainment area in which the source is located. Such emission reductions shall be, by the time a new or modified source commences operation, in effect and enforceable and shall assure that the total tonnage of increased emissions of the air pollutant from the new or modified source shall be offset by an equal or greater reduction, as applicable, in the actual emissions of such air pollutant from the same or other sources in the area.
(2) Emission reductions otherwise required by this chapter shall not be creditable as emissions reductions for purposes of any such offset requirement. Incidental emission reductions which are not otherwise required by this chapter shall be creditable as emission reductions for such purposes if such emission reductions meet the requirements of paragraph (1).
(d) Control technology information
The State shall provide that control technology information from permits issued under this section will be promptly submitted to the Administrator for purposes of making such information available through the RACT/BACT/LAER clearinghouse to other States and to the general public.
(e) Rocket engines or motors
The permitting authority of a State shall allow a source to offset by alternative or innovative means emission increases from rocket engine and motor firing, and cleaning related to such firing, at an existing or modified major source that tests rocket engines or motors under the following conditions:
(1) Any modification proposed is solely for the purpose of expanding the testing of rocket engines or motors at an existing source that is permitted to test such engines on November 15, 1990.
(2) The source demonstrates to the satisfaction of the permitting authority of the State that it has used all reasonable means to obtain and utilize offsets, as determined on an annual basis, for the emissions increases beyond allowable levels, that all available offsets are being used, and that sufficient offsets are not available to the source.
(3) The source has obtained a written finding from the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration or other appropriate Federal agency, that the testing of rocket motors or engines at the facility is required for a program essential to the national security.
(4) The source will comply with an alternative measure, imposed by the permitting authority, designed to offset any emission increases beyond permitted levels not directly offset by the source. In lieu of imposing any alternative offset measures, the permitting authority may impose an emissions fee to be paid to such authority of a State which shall be an amount no greater than 1.5 times the average cost of stationary source control measures adopted in that area during the previous 3 years. The permitting authority shall utilize the fees in a manner that maximizes the emissions reductions in that area.
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.
Source(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, § 173, as added Pub. L. 95–95, title I, § 129(b),Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 748; amended Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(57), (58),Nov. 16, 1977, 91 Stat. 1403; Pub. L. 101–549, title I, § 102(c),Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2415.)
References in Text
Section 7502 (b) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was amended generally by Pub. L. 101–549, title I, § 102(b),Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2412, and, as so amended, does not contain a par. (6). See section 7502 (c)(5) of this title.
1990—Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(1), made technical amendment to section catchline.
Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(2), (8), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and substituted "(1) shall be federally enforceable" for "(1)(A) shall be legally binding" in last sentence.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(3), inserted at beginning "in accordance with regulations issued by the Administrator for the determination of baseline emissions in a manner consistent with the assumptions underlying the applicable implementation plan approved under section 7410 of this title and this part,".
Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(4), inserted "sufficient offsetting emissions reductions have been obtained, such that" after "to commence operation," and substituted "(as determined in accordance with the regulations under this paragraph)" for "allowed under the applicable implementation plan".
Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(5), inserted at beginning "in the case of a new or modified major stationary source which is located in a zone (within the nonattainment area) identified by the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as a zone to which economic development should be targeted," and substituted "7502(c)" for "7502(b)".
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(6), inserted at beginning "the Administrator has not determined that", substituted "not being adequately implemented" for "being carried out", and substituted "; and" for period at end.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(7), added par. (5).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(9), added subsec. (b).
Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 101–549, § 102(c)(10), added subsecs. (c) to (e).
1977—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(57), inserted "or modified" after "from new" and "applicable" before "implementation plan", and substituted "source" for "facility" wherever appearing.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(58), added par. (4).
Failure To Attain National Primary Ambient Air Quality Standards Under Clean Air Act
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(f) [title II], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–187, 1329–199, provided that: "No restriction or prohibition on construction, permitting, or funding under sections 110(a)(2)(I), 173(4), 176(a), 176(b), or 316 of the Clean Air Act [sections 7410 (a)(2)(I), 7503 (4), 7506 (a), (b), 7616 of this title] shall be imposed or take effect during the period prior to August 31, 1988, by reason of (1) the failure of any nonattainment area to attain the national primary ambient air quality standard under the Clean Air Act [this chapter] for photochemical oxidants (ozone) or carbon monoxide (or both) by December 31, 1987, (2) the failure of any State to adopt and submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency an implementation plan that meets the requirements of part D of title I of such Act [this part] and provides for attainment of such standards by December 31, 1987, (3) the failure of any State or designated local government to implement the applicable implementation plan, or (4) any combination of the foregoing. During such period and consistent with the preceding sentence, the issuance of a permit (including required offsets) under section 173 of such Act [this section] for the construction or modification of a source in a nonattainment area shall not be denied solely or partially by reason of the reference contained in section 171(l) of such Act [section 7501 (1) of this title] to the applicable date established in section 172 (a) [section 7502 (a) of this title]. This subsection [probably means the first 3 sentences of this note] shall not apply to any restriction or prohibition in effect under sections 110(a)(2)(I), 173(4), 176(a), 176(b), or 316 of such Act prior to the enactment of this section [Dec. 22, 1987]. Prior to August 31, 1988, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall evaluate air quality data and make determinations with respect to which areas throughout the nation have attained, or failed to attain, either or both of the national primary ambient air quality standards referred to in subsection (a) [probably means the first 3 sentences of this note] and shall take appropriate steps to designate those areas failing to attain either or both of such standards as nonattainment areas within the meaning of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act."
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If you're living with allergic asthma, you know what a physical and emotional rollercoaster ride it can feel like. The best way to smooth out the ups and downs is by working with your healthcare professional to identify the precise triggers of your asthma symptoms. Once these are identified, you can take the appropriate steps toward effective treatment.
To identify your asthma triggers, your doctor will most likely collect your medical history, perform a physical exam, and perform an allergy skin test that will also help determine how sensitive you are to a specific allergen.
If you're like the majority of people with asthma, your symptoms are triggered by an allergic component that may require special attention. Allergic asthma is triggered by year-round allergens in the air, such as cockroaches, dust mites, mold, or pet dander.
Talking with your healthcare professional about treatments specifically for allergic asthma can offer the opportunity to develop a personalized treatment plan or to fine tune one that already exists.
A good place to start the conversation is by describing your asthma symptoms. Choose your words carefully, however. They can greatly affect your healthcare professional's assessment of your health and the subsequent course of treatment he or she recommends. Blood tests, skin tests, and readings from a peak flow meter all provide valuable information, but it's your symptoms that point the healthcare professional in the right direction.
In fact, you should review your symptoms before you even enter your healthcare professional's waiting room. For example, make sure you know how you would answer the following questions:
By answering these questions to yourself, you'll be able to assess how well your symptoms are controlled; then, when the time comes to discuss your treatment plan, you will be able to give the healthcare professional information that has been thoroughly thought out.
In addition to answering questions about your asthma symptoms, you'll most likely be asked to describe your living conditions. For example, your healthcare professional may want to know about your home's location, any surrounding plant life, the type of heating system you have, the type of pillow you use, the type of fabric on your furniture, and so on. Details like these provide valuable clues into the cause of your symptoms and suggest possible ways to reduce your exposure to an offending allergen.
The accuracy of the information you provide is essential to finding the right treatment to target the inflammation involved in allergic reactions. The same goes for your commitment to the treatment regimen you and your healthcare professional develop. Remember, you are the most important part of your treatment plan. Your health depends on how seriously you take your treatment plan to heart.
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The School of Art and Crafts of VicenzaThe origin of the School of Art and Crafts dates back to 1858, when the Olympic Academy of Science, Letters, Arts, which had been founded in 1555, decided to create a special School whose specific mission was the promotion of handicraft. Anyway, already in 1740, the first Design courses had started.During the following years, it was renewed by the Olympic Academy, with the help of the Vicenza Province Administration, the Town Council and the Chamber of Commerce for Industry and Crafts, which are all to be considered the founders of the School. Over the past few years, new associates joined the above-mentioned founders: the Vicenza SME Association, the Industrial Association and the Trade Fair.At present, the School is an association of Corporations and Institutions, according to the article 36 of the Italian Civil Code.The 1987 was a very important year for the development of its domestic activities, since it began carrying out the first courses financed by the European Social Fund
The School, which specializes in the vocational training for jewellery, since 2003 has carried out special courses focused on design of fashion accessories and clothes. Lately, the restoration of sacred jewellery became a new prestigious branch of its vocational activities. The mission of the School is to act as natural link between the school education and the access to the labour market.
At present, its range of activities involves the following economic sectors:
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PROVIDENCE - We won't know the complete rundown of the 2011-12 Providence College men's basketball schedule until later this summer, but it was revealed Thursday that PC will travel to South Carolina on Thursday, Dec. 1 as part of the first-ever Big East/SEC Challenge. This ESPN-driven event will be shown on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.
All told there will be 12 games featured as part of this early-season showcase involving two BCS conferences. On paper the most compelling matchup is Billy Donovan's Florida Gators traveling to Syracuse, set for Dec. 2. Defending national champ Connecticut will face Arkansas on Dec. 3.
Speaking of Dec. 3, that date is significant given that it's the first Saturday of the month - a time frame normally set aside for PC-URI. Might the schedule be tweaked so that Ed Cooley's Friars will get more than 24 hours before heading down to the Ryan Center, site of this year's game? In 2007 Providence faced Boston College at the then TD Banknorth Garden on Sat. Dec. 1, which resulted in the pushing back of the URI-PC clash until the following Tuesday.
Speaking of games at South Carolina, Friar fans should remember the Dec. 3, 2001 contest in Columbia. Though PC would lose 67-48, the game served as the debut of future star Ryan Gomes after he had spent the first seven games of the season on the bench.


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McEvoy's motto is "real makeup for real women," and we have no doubt that most women will be pleased with the manner in which this line allows them to assemble their own well-organized makeup kits. The products aren't inexpensive by any means, but sometimes convenience is worth the price, and many of the items (such as the formidable brushes) will need to be purchased only once. And keep in mind that McEvoy's Planners have room for other companies' products, so committing to this system doesn't limit you to only one product line.
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Steven Thompson certainly wasn't Carl Albert's starting quarterback last year as a sophomore.
Thompson wasn't even starting there for the junior varsity.
Steven Thompson certainly wasn't Carl Albert's starting quarterback last year as a sophomore.
Thompson wasn't even starting there for the junior varsity.
He was backing up starter Caleb Toney there a year ago, hoping for a break.
When he finally got the chance, becoming the full-time quarterback after a season-opening loss to Southmoore, Thompson certainly took advantage.
He earned the starting quarterback job, kept improving throughout the year and Dec. 1 hoisted the gold ball after leading the Titans to their 11th — and most unlikely — state title.
Thompson earned Oklahoman All-State honors.
"Steve developed very fast," Carl Albert coach Gary Rose said. "Really fast. He's very coachable. He's a great athlete. He has a great balance and great vision."
Rose expected Thompson to be a very good quarterback for Carl Albert someday. He even thought Thompson might be a very good one by the time the season ended.
But he didn't expect to have that kind of a player leading his offense by midway through the season.
After a 1-5 start, though, Rose started seeing things fall in place for Thompson.
"All of that stuff we thought would develop by the end of the season and he'd have it next year," Rose said. "But then he's there by the middle of the year and when it gets to where he was in the playoffs, it's phenomenal how he developed."
It was that sixth game — a 21-17 loss to Guthrie that put the Titans on the brink of being eliminated from playoff contention — that gave Thompson the boost to become the player he was for the remainder of the year.
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Neil Genzlinger Critic's Notebook submits television programs The People vs O J Simpson, Dateline special on NBC, and O J: Trial of the Century on Investigation Discovery, both marking 20th anniversary of two killings for which Simpson stood trial, serve as reminder of voyeurism around trial. MORE
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O J Simpson is granted parole on charges related to his role in robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at Las Vegas hotel, but he will remain in prison at least until 2017 on other charges. MORE
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Many Stark Contrasts as Simpson Is Convicted
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AMHERST - The Tri-Town Pee Wees advanced to the crossover semi-final round in the New York state Tier III U12 tournament with an unblemished record after opening play with two solid wins and a victory over a quality opponent from Central New York.
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Tri-Town 4 Onondaga 3: Tri-Town trailed for the first time in the tournament but bounced back from 1-0 and 3-1 deficits to remain undefeated. Wyatte Roberts tied the game at 1-1 on a feed from Drew Rose with 8 seconds left in the first period. Onondaga scored the first two goals of the second period before the Timberwolves mounted their comeback effort.
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Tri-Town 6 Niagara County Coyotes 1: The Timberwolves set the tone with four goals in the opening period and sanwiched singletons in the second and third periods around a Coyotes goal scored with 8 seconds left in period number two.
Will Arquiett (2 goals, 2 assists) and Andrew Lantry (1 goal, 2 assists) paced the Tri-Town offense. Wyatte Roberts had given his team an early lead 53 seconds, and the Timberwolves also had single tallies by Colby Jenkinson and Drew Rose. Payton Felix and Kaleb Rathbun were credited with assists on the Jenkinson goal.
Tri-Town 7 Palisades Predators 1. Defenseman Drew Rose netted a hat trick and dished out three assists in a night outing that saw Tri-Town grow a 1-0 lead after one to a 5-0 margin after two and score the games first seven goals. Will Arquiett added two goals for the Timberwolves and Payton Felix and Sam Lyon scored solo markers. Andrew Lantry chipped in with two assists. A scry moment occurred in the games early minutes when a shot from the blueline struck the Palisades goalie in the neck.
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Tri-Town 1 Bedford 1: The Tri-Town Bantams opened state play with a 1-1 tie against the Bedford Bears in the Tier III U14 state tournament. Luke Collins scored the Timberwolves goal on a play set up by Haydn St. Hilaire and Billy Bergen.
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20 U.S. Code § 9702 - Establishment of Financial Literacy and Education Commission
(a) In general
There is established a commission to be known as the "Financial Literacy and Education Commission".
(b) Purpose
The Commission shall serve to improve the financial literacy and education of persons in the United States through development of a national strategy to promote financial literacy and education.
(c) Membership
(1) Composition
The Commission shall be composed of—
(B) the respective head of each of the Federal banking agencies (as defined in section 1813 of title 12), the National Credit Union Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, each of the Departments of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans Affairs, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration, the Small Business Administration, the Social Security Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Office of Personnel Management;
(D) at the discretion of the President, not more than 5 individuals appointed by the President from among the administrative heads of any other Federal agencies, departments, or other Federal Government entities, whom the President determines to be engaged in a serious effort to improve financial literacy and education.
(d) Chairperson
The Secretary of the Treasury shall serve as the Chairperson. The Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall serve as the Vice Chairman.
(e) Meetings
The Commission shall hold, at the call of the Chairperson, at least 1 meeting every 4 months. All such meetings shall be open to the public. The Commission may hold, at the call of the Chairperson, such other meetings as the Chairperson sees fit to carry out this chapter.
(f) Quorum
A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
Source(Pub. L. 108–159, title V, § 513,Dec. 4, 2003, 117 Stat. 2003; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1013(d)(5), (6),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1971.)
2010—Subsec. (c)(1)(C), (D). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1013(d)(5), added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpar. (C) as (D).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1013(d)(6), inserted at end "The Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall serve as the Vice Chairman."
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42 U.S. Code § 904 - Administrative duties of Commissioner
(a) Personnel
(1) The Commissioner shall appoint such additional officers and employees as the Commissioner considers necessary to carry out the functions of the Administration under this chapter, and attorneys and experts may be appointed without regard to the civil service laws. Except as otherwise provided in the preceding sentence or in any other provision of law, such officers and employees shall be appointed, and their compensation shall be fixed, in accordance with title 5.
(2) The Commissioner may procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5.
(3) Notwithstanding any requirements of section 3133 of title 5, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall authorize for the Administration a total number of Senior Executive Service positions which is substantially greater than the number of such positions authorized in the Social Security Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services as of immediately before August 15, 1994, to the extent that the greater number of such authorized positions is specified in the comprehensive work force plan as established and revised by the Commissioner under subsection (b)(2) of this section. The total number of such positions authorized for the Administration shall not at any time be less than the number of such authorized positions as of immediately before such date.
(b) Budgetary matters
(A) The Commissioner shall prepare an annual budget for the Administration, which shall be submitted by the President to the Congress without revision, together with the President's annual budget for the Administration.
(A) Appropriations requests for staffing and personnel of the Administration shall be based upon a comprehensive work force plan, which shall be established and revised from time to time by the Commissioner.
(c) Employment restriction
The total number of positions in the Administration (other than positions established under section 902 of this title) which—
(1) are held by noncareer appointees (within the meaning of section 3132 (a)(7) of title 5) in the Senior Executive Service, or
(2) have been determined by the President or the Office of Personnel Management to be of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character and have been excepted from the competitive service thereby,
may not exceed at any time the equivalent of 20 full-time positions.
(d) Seal of office
The Commissioner shall cause a seal of office to be made for the Administration of such design as the Commissioner shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken of such seal.
(e) Data exchanges
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including subsections (b), (o), (p), (q), (r), and (u) ofsection 552a of title 5—
(A) the Secretary shall disclose to the Commissioner any record or information requested in writing by the Commissioner for the purpose of administering any program administered by the Commissioner, if records or information of such type were disclosed to the Commissioner of Social Security in the Department of Health and Human Services under applicable rules, regulations, and procedures in effect before August 15, 1994; and
(B) the Commissioner shall disclose to the Secretary or to any State any record or information requested in writing by the Secretary to be so disclosed for the purpose of administering any program administered by the Secretary, if records or information of such type were so disclosed under applicable rules, regulations, and procedures in effect before August 15, 1994.
(2) The Commissioner and the Secretary shall enter into an agreement under which the Commissioner provides the Secretary data concerning the quality of the services and information provided to beneficiaries of the programs under subchapters XVIII and XIX of this chapter and the administrative services provided by the Social Security Administration in support of such programs. Such agreement shall stipulate the type of data to be provided and the terms and conditions under which the data are to be provided.
(3) The Commissioner and the Secretary shall periodically review the need for exchanges of information not referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) and shall enter into such agreements as may be necessary and appropriate to provide information to each other or to States in order to meet the programmatic needs of the requesting agencies.
(A) Any disclosure from a system of records (as defined in section 552a (a)(5) of title 5) pursuant to this subsection shall be made as a routine use under subsection (b)(3) ofsection 552a of such title (unless otherwise authorized under such section 552a).
Source(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VII, § 704,49 Stat. 636; Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809, title IV, § 402(b),64 Stat. 558; Pub. L. 94–273, § 33,Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 380; Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2663(l)(1),July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1171; Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 104(a),Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1470; Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 211(a),Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1842.)
1999—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–169designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
1994—Pub. L. 103–296amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "The Secretary shall make a full report to Congress, within one hundred and twenty days after the beginning of each regular session, of the administration of the functions with which he is charged under this chapter. In addition to the number of copies of such report authorized by other law to be printed, there is hereby authorized to be printed not more than five thousand copies of such report for use by the Secretary for distribution to Members of Congress and to State and other public or private agencies or organizations participating in or concerned with the social security program."
1984—Pub. L. 98–369substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
1976—Pub. L. 94–273substituted "within one hundred and twenty days after the beginning" for "at the beginning".
1950—Act Aug. 28, 1950, substituted "Administrator" for "Board" in first sentence and added second sentence.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 211(b),Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1842, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to annual budgets prepared for fiscal years after fiscal year 1999."
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 104(c),Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1472, provided that:
"(1) Effective date.—Section 704(e)(4) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 904 (e)(4)] (as amended by subsection (a)) shall take effect March 31, 1996.
"(2) Transition rule.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including subsections (b), (o), (p), (q), (r), and (u) ofsection 552a of title 5, United States Code), arrangements for disclosure of records or other information, and arrangements for computer matching of records, which were in effect immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 15, 1994] between the Social Security Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services and other components of such Department may continue between the Social Security Administration established under section 701 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 901] (as amended by this Act) and such Department during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending March 31, 1996."
Amendment by section 104(a) ofPub. L. 103–296effective Mar. 31, 1995, except as otherwise provided, see section 110(a) ofPub. L. 103–296, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369effective July 18, 1984, but not to be construed as changing or affecting any right, liability, status, or interpretation which existed (under the provisions of law involved) before that date, see section 2664(b) ofPub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.
Report on SES Positions Under Comprehensive Work Force Plan
Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 104(b),Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1472, provided that within 60 days after establishment by Commissioner of Social Security of comprehensive work force plan required under subsec. (b)(2) of this section, Director of Office of Personnel Management was to transmit to Congress a report specifying total number of Senior Executive Services positions authorized for Social Security Administration in connection with such work force plan.
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By AL GRAYCarbonville
The "Two for One" Eastern Utah Wind Symphony and the Whitehorse High School Band presented an entertaining program of standard works for concert band.
This unusual combination of wind instruments and conventional band instruments meshed perfectly into an unusual but coordinated musical offering.
This well attended event was a joint effort by the San Juan School District and the College of Eastern Utah. Our own Dr. Greg Benson shared the conducting of the group with Kim Schaefer of the Montezuma Creek High School. Both of these excellent conductors demonstrated their musical skills conducting some very complicated musical scores of relatively unfamiliar works. Many of the Utah Wind Symphony are well known locally, but the Montezuma Creek High School group was a first for this area.
The conductor, Kim Schaefer, has a distinguished career as a music educator. Besides her many achievements, she personally teaches all of the band instruments in the high school, and 64 of the 80 students play some type of instrument.
This high school also qualified in the State Finals with a superior rating. This group really demonstrates how a really dedicated teacher in any discipline can affect the lives of his/her students. Public support of these wonderful performances is a privilege and it demonstrates acceptance and appreciation of the performances.
What can we say about Dr. Benson? I believe he could conduct the New York Philharmonic, Opera, and Country Western with equal ease. Many of the members of the orchestra are especially gifted, many have been featured as solo performers, conductors and composers. With so much talent in the Price Area, we can be quite grateful for these performers.
One of the performers, when asked, said the performance was "scintillating," I'm not sure what that adjective means; but it must be great. Webster's dictionary describes scintillating as: "To emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks, rapid changes in the brightness of a celestial body, a flash of the eye."
In any event, the performance was a delight to the ear and eye of the audience.


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Evaluation of Hydroxyurea Plus L-arginine or Sildenafil to Treat Sickle Cell Anemia
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Patients with sickle cell disease have abnormal hemoglobin (the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body). This abnormality causes red blood cells to take on a sickle shape, producing disease symptoms. Fetal hemoglobin, a type of hemoglobin present in fetuses and babies, can prevent red cells from sickling. The drug hydroxyurea increases fetal hemoglobin production in patients with sickle cell disease by making a molecule called nitric oxide. The drugs L-arginine and Sildenafil (Viagra) increase the amount or the effect of nitric oxide. This study will evaluate:
- The safety of giving L-arginine or Sildenafil together with hydroxyurea in patients with sickle cell disease;
- The effectiveness of L-arginine plus hydroxyurea or Sildenafil plus hydroxyurea in increasing fetal hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease; and
- The effectiveness of L-arginine plus hydroxyurea or Sildenafil and hydroxyurea in lowering blood pressure in the lungs of patients with sickle cell disease. (Pulmonary blood pressure is elevated in about one-third of patients with sickle cell disease, and this condition increases the risk of dying from the disease.)
Patients with hemoglobin S-only, S-beta-thalassemia, or other sickle cell disease genotype may be eligible for this study.
Before starting treatment, patients will have a complete medical history and physical examination. All patients will take hydroxyurea once a day every day by mouth for at least 2 months. They will be admitted to the NIH Clinical Center to take their first dose of hydroxyurea, and will have blood drawn through a catheter (plastic tube placed in a vein) every hour for 6 hours for tests to determine nitric oxide levels. After discharge, they will return to the clinic once every 2 weeks to check for treatment side effects and for blood tests to monitor hemoglobin and fetal hemoglobin levels. After fetal hemoglobin levels have been stable for 2 months, patients will be admitted to the Clinical Center for their first dose of L-arginine (for men) or Sildenafil (for women). Again, blood samples will be collected through a catheter once an hour for 6 hours. If there are no complications, patients will be discharged and will continue taking hydroxyurea once a day and L-arginine or Sildenafil three times a day for at least 3 months until fetal hemoglobin levels have been stable for at least 2 months. Patients will return to the clinic for blood tests every week for 2 weeks and then every 2 weeks to monitor hemoglobin and fetal hemoglobin levels and to check for treatment side effects.
Patients will have eye examinations before and during treatment. Some patients with sickle cell disease develop abnormalities in the blood vessels of the eye. Also, Sildenafil can cause temporary changes in color vision. Rarely, more serious eye problems can occur, such as bleeding from the eye blood vessels or damage to the retina a layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye. Patients will also have an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) before beginning treatment, after hydroxyurea treatment, and after 1 and 3 months of combined treatment with hydroxyurea and L-arginine or Sildenafil to help measure blood pressure in the lungs.
Patients who develop complications from L-arginine or Sildenafil may continue in the study on hydroxyurea alone. Patients whose fetal hemoglobin levels increase with the combination therapy of hydroxyurea and L-arginine or Sildenafil may continue to take them.
Sickle Cell Anemia
Drug: Hydroxyurea
Drug: L-Arginine
Drug: Sildenafil
Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Potential Synergy of Combining Hydroxyurea With Nitric Oxide Donors on Fetal Hemoglobin Synthesis in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia
|Study Start Date:
|March 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2006
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Hydroxyurea is a cell-cycle specific agent that blocks DNA synthesis by inhibiting ribonucleotide reductase, the enzyme that converts ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides. Hydroxyurea has been shown to induce the production of fetal hemoglobin (HbF), initially in non-human primates, and now in patients with sickle cell anemia. The majority of patients with sickle cell disease respond to the drug with a more than two-fold increase in HbF levels; in some patients the percent of HbF exceeds 10 or 15 percent. It is estimated that levels of 20 percent are required to substantially reduce the sickling propensity of red cells and to modulate disease severity. We have recently found that hydroxyurea therapy is associated with the intravascular and intraerythrocytic generation of nitric oxide (NO), and that NO accounts for HbF induction via the guanylyl cyclase/cGMP dependent pathways. In fact, NO donors such as S-nitroso-cysteine and NONOates similarly induce HbF expression in human erythropoietin treated human CD 34+ stem cells. Possible synergy between NO donor therapy and classic cytostatic and differentiating medications should be explored. We propose to treat several patients chronically with hydroxyurea to determine hematological changes Iongitudinally. Once a maximal Hb-F raising effect of hydroxyurea has been established, oral L-arginine (the substrate for NO synthase) and sildenafil (Viagra, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor that potentates cGMP dependent signaling) will be added to determine the ability of other agents to enhance HbF synthesis, especially in hydroxyurea non-responders or partial-responders. Additionally, we have found that up to 33% of patients with sickle cell disease also have secondary pulmonary hypertension, measured by echocardiogram. A secondary endpoint of this study will be to evaluate if chronic hydroxyurea therapy and the addition of L-arginine or sildenafil will improve the pulmonary hypertension in this subgroup.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Patients must have documented hemoglobin S-only, S-beta-thalassemia, or other sickle cell disease genotype. Only patients with hemoglobin S-only will be considered in the primary analysis.
- Patients must have relatively well preserved renal and hepatic function (creatinine less than 1.6 mg/dl and normal liver function test less than 5 X normal ALT).
- Evidence of severe sickle cell anemia will include one or more of the following: recurrent pain crisis (greater than or equal to 2 ER visits per year), recurrent acute chest syndrome (a lung problem like pneumonia), hospitalizations, leg ulceration, priapism, aseptic necrosis of the hip, and/or pulmonary hypertension.
- Patients must be able to provide informed consent.
- Patients who have hemoglobin S and A (trait) or hemoglobin A-only (non-sickle cell).
- Patients must not be on a chronic transfusion program, defined as regular transfusions every 2-8 weeks.
- Patients must not be pregnant or breast feeding.
- Patients on chronic nitrates, such as nitroglycerin.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00056433
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|John F Tisdale, M.D.
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00056433 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 12, 2003
|Last Updated:
|July 31, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Fetal Hemoglobin Induction
Nitric Oxide Therapy
Sickle Cell Disease
Sildenafil (Viagra)
Sickle Cell Anemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Anemia, Hemolytic
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Hematologic Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Antisickling Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Hematologic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Therapeutic Uses
Urological Agents
Vasodilator Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 08, 2015