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I have learned by hard experience not to pay much attention to the TV weather guys in Salt Lake City. Their batting average isn't very good on this side of the mountain. In fact, my dad did an informal study a few years ago and determined that old Mark Snowbank was 80-percent correct about 10-percent of the time. So, for Carbon County, the nightly weather forecast should be considered mild entertainment and not news to rely on. A rope hanging in a tree does almost as good a job. If it's wet it's raining, and if it's moving the wind is probably blowing.
But of course, it isn't all the fault of the TV weather prognosticators. We have some unusual conditions here on the Wasatch Behind. I have it on good authority that the time the bible says it rained for 40 days and 40 nights, Castle Valley was partly cloudy with a little wind. We just don't get storms here like they do in other places of Utah.
Carbon County is in a rain shadow. It's a phenomena caused by the mountains. Look at any good map of Utah and you will see that Castle Valley is shaped like a big horseshoe and surrounded on three sides by mountains. The mountains create a lot of our weather.
It happens like this. Storms coming from the Pacific are heavy with rain and they hang close to the ground as they cross Nevada. Nevada is relatively flat, and so the clouds carry most of the moisture all the way to the Wasatch Front before giving it up as rain. When the clouds hit the Wasatch Mountains, they drop the water as the wind pushes them to higher altitudes to cross the mountains. Bingo. The land of SLOP (Salt Lake, Orem, and Provo) gets wet. By the time the clouds reach this side of the mountain, most of the water has gone to wash the streets of Happy Valley. We get only the wind and cold without the wet. It happens all the time.
In fact, it happened just this past week. We all watched with baited breath as the weather guy bit his knuckles anxiously and told us to batten down the hatches because of the big blizzard coming. And as usual, we got the wind, cold, and a light dusting of powdery snow while the Wasatch Front got clobbered.
The only time we get a good storm here is when the weather comes from southern California and Arizona. A southerly airflow brings low clouds into our horseshoe-shaped Castle Valley where they must unload the water to get to places like Vernal and Craig, Colorado. It usually only happens once or twice each year, so our area is one of the driest places in the state.
But, things could always be worse. We are a little better off than most of Nevada, and a lot better off than Death Valley. At least around here we have mountain reservoirs where we can tap a little irrigation water to get us through the dry summer months.
The average annual rainfall for the whole state of Utah is between 10 and 15 inches per year. Carbon County gets about half of that, averaging about seven inches of rain. To put that in perspective, the salt flats get almost five inches, Monticello gets 17, and some places on the mountains get as much as 40. But then, like Uncle Spud always says, seven inches of rain doesn't sound like much, but you ought to be here the day it shows up.
So, if you are wondering what the weather is going to be like on the Wasatch Behind tomorrow, forget the TV weather guy and look around you. Which way is the wind blowing and where are the clouds? Do cars headed east on highway six have snow on top? Can you see the top of Patmos Head above East Carbon, or is it covered with clouds? Is there lightening to the south around Cedar Mountain? Is the dog scratching on the door wanting to come in the house? Can you smell rain in the wind? Are the horses acting stupid? Do your old knees ache because the barometer is falling?
Those things tell more about Castle Country weather than Mark Snowbank or Jodi Saeland.


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OGDENSBURG Ibrahim M. Abdulghani, 41, of 315 Belmont Courts, was arrested by Ogdensburg police at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday on a St. Lawrence County Court bench warrant and charged with violating his probation.
The nature of the alleged violation was unclear; County Court officials were unavailable to provide further information Tuesday evening.
Mr. Abdulghani, who says smoking marijuana is a religious ritual for him as a Rastafarian, pleaded not guilty last month to possession or transportation of unstamped cigarettes, a class E felony.
Mr. Abdulghani was the last of three people arrested for allegedly being in possession of 10,080 individual, untaxed cigarettes.
He tested positive for marijuana but was released on probation, with a warning from St. Lawrence County Judge Jerome J. Richards that if he continued to smoke pot or refused to submit to drug tests, he would be jailed.
Mr. Abdulghani promised to fight the restriction on the grounds of religious freedom.
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Day 16: Three Lies of Perfectionism that Ruin Entertaining Moments
Thanks for joining me in my "30 Days of Summer Entertaining" series. (Scroll down to the bottom for the previous posts to this series) :)
Summer time is the easiest time to entertain. If you've been following along my last 15 days of Summer Entertaining, I've been sharing easy ways to think outside of the box and make entertaining easier.
One thing we all get caught up in is image:
How will our party look?
What will our guests think of us?
Will they like our family?
Will my family behave so our guests want to come back?
Will the food turn out okay?
I hit the whole "perfectionism" aspect of entertaining with conviction in my book, THE RE. If you want to study it further, pick up a copy or you can order it here. I also wrote about it on Day 2 of this series.
3 Lies of Perfectionism
1. I'm not good enough.
Quit thinking so much about yourself and start thinking about what you can glean from your guests. What characteristics about them, that you really enjoy, can you pick up and implement in your own life? Hospitality is about them, not you.
2. People won't like my food or cooking.
What a robber of a good time! If your friends are really friends, they will come to your house regardless of the shape it's in, and have a good time. If they are constantly critiquing your cooking and your family setting, then they really are not your friends.
3. People may not like my family or me.
Even if that proves true, you still opened your home and gave the gift of hospitality. Sometimes people come back, sometimes they reciprocate and invite you to their home, and sometimes they do neither. It a risk to open up your home and your lives to others. The end result is not always perfect, but the fact that you made the effort is what counts.
Again, hospitality is about making others feel warm and welcome.
When we start believing the lie that things have to be perfect, we will completely miss out on some beautiful hospitable moments.
And if you have a family, think about some of the most fantastic gifts of life that you are robbing your children of when you let perfectionism sneak in and stop you from the love and authenticity that genuine hospitality brings.
Believing the lie of perfectionism creates a bad cycle and is one big lie.
Have you allowed perfectionism to rob you of possible summer entertaining opportunities?
If you've missed the last 14 days of this series, you can catch up now:
Day 1: Summer Entertaining is About the People
Day 2: When Perfect Robs You of Something Good
Day 3: Who To Invite to Dinner
Day 4: Planning the Menu for Outdoor Entertaining
Day 5: Setting the Table Using What You Have
Day 6: Using One Classic Water Glass
Day 7: Napkin Options for Summer Entertaining
Day 8: When You Feel Like Canceling the Party
Day 9: Leave Your Technology at the Front Door
Day 10: Candles That Enhance Good Conversation
Day 11: Serving Flavored Herb and Fruit Water
Day 12: Leafy Greens and a Tiny Bit of Agave
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Day 14: Move Your Table to a Different Space
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I am so glad I found your site, your words are so true for me!! I am loving this series, and I do plan to do some casual summer entertaining and not stress myself or my family out in the process!!!! Those photos are gorgeous!!
"Believing the lie of perfectionism. . . ." Isn't this just exactly the problem that so many of us have? Thank you for speaking the truth here and encouraging us to get past these old lies!
Want to come over for dinner? It won't be perfect, but we'll have fun! :)
This is exactly true! I decided to cast off this lie that weighed me down for years and just have fun with the people who come to our home. We had a baby shower this weekend and yes, there were certainly things that I could have done differently or that did not go right, but I did not say I thing, I just smiled and kept right on going.
And everyone said what a great time they had, how wonderful everything was, and even what a gracious hostess I was (which really made me laugh inside! Totally the Lord, not me)
Nobody commented on what went wrong – I don't think they even noticed.
Of course you know I love this post, Sandy! I will say, though, that I've been thinking lately about how certain people make me so nervous because they truly are judgmental and expect perfection (or closer to it than I get!). I'm just not sure I want to continue hosting those particular people in my home, given the stress they cause every time they visit!
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FORT DRUM Army investigators are continuing to review cases involving the deaths within the past four months of a 4-year-old boy and two soldiers from the post in separate cases .
Christopher P. Grey, spokesman for the Army Criminal Investigation Command, Quantico, Va., said in an email Wednesday afternoon that investigations into the deaths were open and ongoing. He added that the command would not release any further details now.
There is no connection among the three deaths.
The 4-year-old, who has yet to be named, died Dec. 10 at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, after being taken by ambulance to the hospital from an on-post residence.
Post officials have declined to identify the child or his family, citing privacy concerns.
Laura C. Cerow, commissioner of the Jefferson County Department of Social Services, said that her departments investigation into the death has closed, but that the department is still tracking the progress of the case.
She said that 60 days after a death, DSSs continued involvement means that either the department had filed a petition in Jefferson County Family Court or the family has requested preventive services. Such a request would assign a case officer to the family to avoid any other children in the home from being placed in foster care. She said she could not say how the department has proceeded since the conclusion of the 60-day period.
The deaths of two soldiers also are being reviewed.
Sgt. Carl E. Brock died Dec. 17 at his on-post residence, operated by Fort Drum Mountain Community Homes.
Sgt. Brock, 28, Claremore, Okla., was a communications transmission systems operator with the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
Results were also limited for the investigation into the death of Pfc. Michael A. Gorman of the 710 Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, who was found dead in his barracks room on Feb. 5.
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It's time for political hay and nothing denotes that better than primary elections like the one that will take place on June 22.
"We have taken care to be sure people aren't confused by not combining polling places for this election," said County Clerk Bob Pero. "In the past that has sometimes created problems for voters so we are trying to have things be as clear as possible."
This primary election is only for registered Republicans or those who want to register as a Republican. The polls will be closed to all others.
"The Republican party closed their primaries in the 2000 election and that same thing will be in effect in this election," stated Pero. "People need to know that if they are not a registered Republican they cannot vote in this election. They can however register as a Republican at the polls that day if they are presently unaffiliated and want to affiliate with that party."
Presently there are 1,621 registered Republicans in Carbon County.
The Republican primary that day will pit the two gubernatorial candidates (and their running mates) that came out of the Republican state convention last month, against each other. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., with running mate Utah County Commissioner Gary Herbert will vie for the spot in the general election against Nolan E. Karras, and his partner Enid Greene, former Utah congresswoman.
Whoever wins that runoff will face Democrat Scott Matheson, Jr. in the general election.
The other race that will be decided is between two candidates for the right to run against Democrat Jim Matheson in the second congressional district of the state. Tim Bridgewater will go up against John Swallow for the chance to compete with Matheson for one of three congressional seats Utah has in the nations capitol.
Pero says that citizens can call 636-3201 to clarify their status if they don't know which party they are affiliated with.
He also said his office is now getting ready for the general election in November as well.
"In that planning process we are going to send out new voter identification cards to everyone who is registered in the county," he explained. "We want things to go smoothly in both elections."
Pero also pointed out that by the time the general election rolls around all polling places will be ADA compliant.
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In the Wisconsin men's basketball record book, the bio information on junior center Evan Anderson begins with the following words: "Humble and hard-working Wisconsin product."
That is an excellent description of the 6-foot-10, 245-pounder from Stanley. Perhaps it helps explain why Anderson's teammates get so excited when the big man checks into the lineup and makes a few things happen.
The former standout from Eau Claire North has played in about half of the Badgers' games this season, averaging a bit more than three minutes per outing. Last Saturday at Purdue, Anderson logged seven minutes. Seven very important minutes, in the Badgers' 14-point victory. His teammates loved it.
"He got mobbed more than anybody after the game," said UW associate head coach Greg Gard. "They understand not only that seven minutes he contributed, but how he has had to work to get to that point."
"It was great to be able to go out there and help my teammates," added Anderson. "It was really important to me."
"I was able to box out (A.J.) Hammons. I believe that was his third foul (it was). That was a key to have him on the bench the rest of the first half."
I think the players and coaches appreciate Anderson so much because they know this game is anything but easy. At times, he can be very tough on himself. So a few weeks ago, when Anderson got some run late in the game against Illinois and nailed a three-point shot against the Illini, players popped out of their chairs to cheer him on.
When he gets on the floor in the guts of a game and does a lot of the little things well, it means even more.
"I thought he did a great job of staying within himself," said Gard. "He just went in, set good screens, was physical. He did a great job of blocking out and getting the over-the-back call on the third foul (on Hammons).
"He has bought into the program. He has never complained. He keeps working."
While nobody wants to get too carried away about one game, perhaps last Saturday's effort at Mackey Arena can serve as a confidence boost for Anderson. This is his fourth year in the program, and he believes experience can help him help the program.
"Being here and doing every little thing that we do," he said. "We spend a lot of time behind the scenes that people don't see. Lifting, running, all that in the summer. The experience is just great ... and we put in a lot of work."
And when that work is rewarded, it tends to make a good competitor want to keep grinding away. Nobody has questioned Anderson's competitive nature. Enough players have run into one of his haymaker screens in practice to know he can be a tough man to move. Rest assured Anderson's teammates were more than happy to see an opponent get a taste of what the Badgers deal with every day in practice.
Like most teams in the country, the Badgers would love to see continued growth off the bench. Freshmen Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig are doing a very solid job. Recently fellow freshman Vitto Brown started to get some work with the regular rotation. Duje Dukan has shown he is capable of providing a boost as well.
Yet there is always room for more competition. While nobody is making any bold predictions, it was fun to see Evan Anderson get in the mix. As the always difficult Big Ten season rolls on, there is no doubt coach Bo Ryan will happily accept some more depth. You just never know when it will be needed.


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If R.A. Dickey is dealt, Jenrry Mejia will join the rotation
If the Mets trade R.A. Dickey, they intend to fill the vacant spot in the rotation with Jenrry Mejia, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.
Rubin says there is "virtually no way" Zack Wheeler will make the team out of camp and also adds, "if Wheeler does not spend the first three weeks of the season in the minors, he would be eligible for free agency after the 2018 season, rather than the Mets also controlling him for 2019."
On Tuesday, Paul DePodesta said on SNY's Mets Hot Stove Mejia will start in the Minor Leagues if he doesn't make the team out of camp.
Michael Baron, ContributorThe Mets need to see what they have in Mejia. And, regardless of how he profiles in the future, Mejia needs to pitch in the role he feels most comfortable. But I often wonder how he has been affected by this fluctuating role he's been in as well as not pitching that much over the last couple of years. I am concerned that between the injury and the lack of consistency in his development might keep Mejia from evolving into the pitcher they want him to ultimately become.
As for Wheeler, it does make sense to keep Wheeler in the Minor Leagues for the reasons Rubin mentions, especially since they need to see where Mejia is at now. Wheeler is close, but he needs more time in the Minor Leagues. He's only logged 33 innings at Triple-A – he needs to log more innings at that level before he can be considered for the rotation.


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CULPEPER, Va. (WUSA) --The jury has deliberated in the trial of Culpeper Police Officer, Daniel Harmon-Wright after closing arguments on Monday.
Harmon-Wright is accused of shooting Cook on Feb. 9, 2012 after responding to the report of a suspicious car in a church parking lot. Cook was unarmed at the time of her death, and according to evidence she was shot seven times.
Prosecutor Jim Fisher says that the first two shots at close range were non-fatal. He says the next five shots that Harmon-Wright fired at Cook's Jeep Wrangler as she tried to drive away were fatal.
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CLEVELAND -- Each year many people lose their lives in Lake Erie because of drownings.
Drownings are the third leading cause of accidental death, and over the weekend eight people had to be rescued from Lake Erie. Two of them died.
Monday, the family of one of the survivors had a rare chance to say thank you.
"I thought my son was dead because he wasn't moving," said Tonishia Berry.
She is the mother of Javoin Berry, the boy who was rescued off Euclid Beach -- the same beach that took her boyfriend.
"I see a big current come, and it breaks them up. My boyfriend went one way and my son went another," Berry adds.
Her boyfriend was Traveno Sledge, who drowned after attempting to save the boy.
"Couldn't nobody get to my son, but a lady she pulled my son out of the water," Berry said.
That lady was also a mom and a nurse. Kathleen Halloway and her family were picnicking at the beach when she heard the cry for help.
"I thought 'That could be my baby,' so I wanted to get him as soon as I could," said Halloway, "When I flipped him over on his back he was unresponsive. I was getting a bit nervous the water was a bit tough. I'm a good swimmer, and it was rough for me."
With the help of another man, she was able to get 4-year-old Javoin back to shore, and on Monday Berry met the woman who saved her son.
Javoin still has a few more tests to go though, but he was healthy enough to give Halloway a big hug.
"I felt so proud of him that's such a tough ordeal and he came around showing he was a fighter," said Halloway.
With the help of the United States Coast Guard and the University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Injury Prevention Center, Channel 3 came up with a list to keep you safe next time you're out on the water.
- Know your limits. If you are not a good swimmer, stay near the shore and with a group.
- Use the buddy method> It is always best to stay within arm's length of another person or wear a life vest.
- Swim in designated areas. Try to stay near lifeguard stations and know the surrounding area in case you are caught in a rip current. If you do get caught in a rip current make sure you swim parallel to the shore. Rip currents are usually short and will let you swim out of it.


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Grant Neath, with Questar Gas operations, uses gas-detection equipment to pinpoint the location of a gas leak after Terrill Rasmussen, also with Questar Gas operations, punches a hole in the ground.
When a Questar Gas employee responded to a Price resident's call about a gas leak last week, the employee was surprised when a Questar Gas system engineer answered the door and told the employee he was now participating in a company disaster-response exercise.
Other company officials were evaluating the employee's response and actions to ensure that proper procedures were being followed. Since there was no actual gas leak, gas-detection equipment wouldn't provide any measurements, so a training employee would call out numbers to simulate what might show up on the display monitor. This helped evaluators determine how accurately and quickly the employee could pinpoint the simulated leak source.
As the scenario became more complex, other area employees were dispatched to the scene. It wasn't until these employees arrived that they realized they were being evaluated on their response time, knowledge and performance.
"It may sound like a workplace prank, but we take these simulated disasters seriously and our employees know it," said Tom Farlaino, Questar Gas operations supervisor, Price. "This scenario included two major events: the first one, which started out as a simple gas leak call, escalated to a point that required several employees in Price to respond. An hour later, the scenario called for an unrelated problem where pressure in a main line resulted in loss of service to 6,000 customers.
This part of the exercise allowed the company to evaluate its engineering and operations personnel in Salt Lake City to determine how quickly they could assist us with the problem."
Questar Gas conducts these types of exercises throughout its service areas in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. The company has more than 25,000 miles of buried pipelines and it pointed out that the best way to avoid gas leaks is for people to call 811 before they dig so that lines can be marked and avoided.
The company also reminds residents to report gas odors immediately. Natural gas does not have an odor so the company adds a pungent odorant to help people know if there's a problem. Customers who do not know this smell can contact Questar Gas at 800-323-5517 and request a scratch and sniff brochure titled "Here's a smell you should know well."
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Atheism, Agnosticism and the Default Position
Atheism simply describes a "non-theist." Since the word "atheism" is a negative one, meaning "not a theist," it doesn't specify much of anything else except that a person who is an atheist is a non-believer. A non-believer in what? When the question is whether a person believes in any God, an atheist is someone who does not believe in any of them. However, I want to add that when the question is whether a person believes in, say Christianity, an atheist is someone who does not believe in the Christian God. Christians themselves were called atheists in the first century C.E. because they did not believe in the gods and goddesses of the Roman Empire, even though they clearly believed in a God. So when I say Christians are atheists with regard to all other gods but their own, I am being accurate by calling them atheists with regard to those other gods, even if they are not atheists with regard to whether any God exists. It depends on the question and the context what the words atheism/atheist mean.
An agnostic will agree with the atheist against all religious accounts, but she will go on to argue against atheism, claiming it can give no sufficiently justifiable account of the natural world either.
I cannot make too much sense of the idea that atheism, in the context of our debates, means a lack of a belief in God. My position is that agnosticism is the default position, the position that merely says, "I don't know" (which can probably best be described as soft-agnosticism). ANYONE WHO LEAVES THE DEFAULT POSITION HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF, whether it's a theist or an atheist. When faced with the theist claims an atheist denies them. She doesn't merely say, "I don't believe you," for then she would be an agnostic, the default position. An atheist says "there is no god" (again, depending on the question being asked). And the strong atheist claims she knows this with a great deal of assurance while the weak atheist claims she knows this weakly.
So when an atheist says, "there is no God," or "this God does not exist," those are indeed stated beliefs. If it isn't a stated belief then what is it? And all beliefs must be justified sufficiently to the person making the claim. Non-beliefs must be those things we have never heard about or taken a position on.


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When you consider the cost of a tree and its lifetime of reducing both heating and cooling costs to homes, it is one of the best values on the market. Consider this information.
The major savings on well-placed trees is in reduced cooling costs. Well-placed trees shading a home can reduce energy costs by up to 12 percent.
Trees have the ability to reduce the heat that radiates from concrete and blacktop. Those who step outside barefoot quickly appreciate shaded spots on the concrete or blacktop.
Trees can reduce heating costs by blocking the wind. Proper placement can maximize heat absorption from the winter sun and still provide shade in the summer.
Evergreens make the best wind breaks, and deciduous trees are ideal for shading the south and west sides of a home. One advantage in planting a deciduous shade tree on the south and west is that it offers shade in the summer, but after the leaves drop in the fall, it still allows enough light through in the winter to help warm the house.
Fall is an ideal time to plant trees. Many nurseries and garden centers have reduced prices this time of year.
When planting trees, there are simple rules to keep in mind. First, trees grow, and some will get extremely large. With that in mind, determine the size they will be at maturity and make sure they have enough room to expand. Most trees should be 10 to 15 feet from the house. As trees mature, they will give the house the shade it needs. Far too many trees are planted too close to the house as anxious homeowners want immediate shade, but this creates problems over time.


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The NC DOT announced Friday that no road or lane closures will take place in the U.S. 321 widening project work zone through Blowing Rock from July 3-7 due to the Independence Day holiday. The DOT said that crews will be in the work zone during this period, but no closures will be required.
The regular work schedule will resume on Monday, July 8. Crews will continue to work on the rock fills south of the Green Park Inn, water line and pipe installations, as well as wall construction on July 1-2. Required lane and/or road closures will take place, as needed, during those days, weather permitting. Work will continue on July 3-4, but it will not require any road or lane closures. There will not be any work on U.S. 321 on July 5, and normal working operations will begin again on July 8. When necessary, motorists will see sections of U.S. 321 closed only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for blasting and clean-up. Local and through vehicle traffic will be able to get around the blasting area through downtown Blowing Rock on U.S. 221/U.S. 321 Business, and will have access to businesses along U.S. 321 up to the work zone. However, trucks three axles or more will not have access to downtown as an alternate route. Northbound trucks will be routed to N.C. 18 in Lenoir to U.S. 421 in Wilkesboro west to Boone, while southbound traffic will reverse directions.
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Carboplatin and Bevacizumab for Recurrent Ependymoma
This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified August 2015 by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
CERN Foundation - Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network
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First received: February 11, 2011
Last updated: August 11, 2015
Last verified: August 2015
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The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the combination of bevacizumab and carboplatin can help to control recurrent ependymoma. The safety of this drug combination will also be studied.
Brain Tumor
Spinal Tumor
Glial Tumour of Brain
Ependymal Tumour of Brain
Spinal Cord Ependymoma
Anaplastic Ependymoma
Drug: Bevacizumab
Drug: Carboplatin
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Trial of Carboplatin and Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Recurrent Low-Grade and Anaplastic Supratentorial, Infratentorial and Spinal Cord Ependymoma in Adults
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer
Drug Information available for: Carboplatin Bevacizumab
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Anaplastic Ependymoma Bone Cancer Ependymoma Glioma Neuroepithelioma Spinal Cord NeoplasmU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Participants with Progression-Free Survival at 1 Year [ Time Frame: 1 year following treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Progression-Free Survival (PFS) defined as length of time during and after treatment in which a patient is living with a disease that does not get worse.
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|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Bevacizumab + Carboplatin
Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg by vein on days 1 and 15 of each 28 day cycle. Carboplatin AUC=5 mg/mL/min by vein on day 1 of each 28 day cycle.
Drug: Bevacizumab
10 mg/kg by vein on days 1 and 15 of each 28 day cycle.
Other Names:Drug: Carboplatin
AUC=5 mg/mL/min by vein on day 1 of each 28 day cycle.
Other Name: Paraplatin
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically proven intra-cranial or spinal ependymoma or anaplastic ependymoma. There must be pathologic or imaging confirmation of tumor progression or regrowth. The patient's histologic diagnosis must be confirmed on Central Pathology Review prior to registration Step 2. * If a patient has already had central pathology review at MDACC (for example, from a previous enrollment to protocol CERN08-02), the central pathology does not need to be repeated. Previous pathology confirmation can be utilized for this study's pathology eligibility testing.
- The patient must have at least 1 block of tissue or 15 unstained slides at a minimum available for central pathology review and molecular profiling of the tissue sample.
- All patients must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study. Patients must have signed an authorization for the release of their protected health information. Patients must be registered in the MDACC OMCR database prior to treatment with study drug.
- Patients must be >/= 18 years old.
- Patients must have a Karnofsky performance status of >/= 60.
- Patients must have adequate bone marrow function (WBC >/= 3,000/µl, ANC >/= 1,500/mm3, platelet count of >/= 100,000/mm3, and hemoglobin >/= 10 gm/dl), adequate liver function (SGOT [AST <92.5 Units/L] and bilirubin </= 1.5 mg/dL), and adequate renal function (creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL and calculated creatinine clearance >/= 60 cc/min) before starting therapy. These tests must be performed within 14 days prior to step 2 registration. Eligibility level for hemoglobin may be reached by transfusion.
- Patients must have shown unequivocal radiographic evidence for tumor progression by MRI or CT scan. If an MRI is being obtained to verify eligibility, it is recommended that the MRI parameters follow the specifications detailed in the protocol so that the patient will not require a repeat MRI prior to treatment start.
- At the time of registration: Patients must have recovered from the toxic effects of prior therapy: >/= 28 days from any investigational agent, >/= 28 days from prior cytotoxic therapy, >/= 14 days from vincristine, >/= 42 days from nitrosoureas, >/= 21 days from procarbazine administration, and >/= 7 days for non-cytotoxic agents, e.g., interferon, tamoxifen, thalidomide, cis-retinoic acid, etc. (radiosensitizer does not count). Any questions related to the definition of non-cytotoxic agents should be directed to the Study Chair.
- Patients having undergone recent resection of recurrent or progressive tumor will be eligible with the following conditions apply: a) They have recovered from the effects of surgery. b) A minimum of 28 days have elapsed from the day of surgery to the day of registration Step 2. For core or needle biopsy, a minimum of 7 days must have elapsed prior to registration Step 2. c) Residual disease following resection of recurrent ependymoma is not mandated for eligibility into the study. To best assess the extent of residual disease post-operatively, a CT/MRI should be done no later than 96 hours in the immediate post-operative period or at least 4 weeks post-operatively, within 14 days prior to step 2 registration. If the within 96-hour after surgery scan is more than 14 days before step 2 registration, the scan needs to be repeated. If the steroid dose is increased between the date of imaging and registration, a new baseline MRI/CT is required on a stable steroid dosage for at least 5 days.
- Patients must have failed prior radiation therapy and must have an interval of greater than or equal to 42 days from the completion of radiation therapy to study entry. Note: Patients with an indication for craniospinal radiotherapy (i.e., extensive leptomeningeal disease) but have refused palliative craniospinal radiotherapy are eligible.
- Patients with prior therapy that included interstitial brachytherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery must have confirmation of true progressive disease rather than radiation necrosis based upon either PET or Thallium scanning, MR spectroscopy, or surgical/pathological documentation of disease.
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative B-HCG pregnancy test documented within 14 days prior to registration.
- Women of childbearing potential and male participants agree to practice adequate contraception.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients must not have any significant medical illnesses that in the investigator's opinion cannot be adequately controlled with appropriate therapy or would compromise the patient's ability to tolerate this therapy.
- Patients with a history of any other cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix), unless in complete remission and off of all therapy for that disease for a minimum of 3 years are ineligible.
- Patients must not have active infection or serious intercurrent medical illness.
- Patients must not be pregnant/breast feeding. Patients must not be pregnant because animal studies show that carboplatin and bevacizumab are teratogenic.
- Patients must not have any disease that will obscure toxicity or dangerously alter drug metabolism.
- Patients must not have received prior therapy with bevacizumab, or other agents known to target the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) pathway including sorafenib, sunitinib, or cediranib.
- Inadequately controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg) despite antihypertensive medication.
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater congestive heart failure.
- History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 12 months prior to Day 1.
- History of stroke or transient ischemic attack.
- Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm requiring surgical repair or recent peripheral arterial thrombosis) within 6 months prior to Day 1.
- History of hemoptysis (>/= 1/2 teaspoon of bright red blood per episode) within 1 month prior to Day 1.
- Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation). (To be eligible, Prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT INR) should be < 1.4 for patients not on warfarin.) Patients on full-dose anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin or LMW heparin) must meet both of the following criteria to be eligible: a) No active bleeding or pathological condition that carries a high risk of bleeding (e.g., tumor involving major vessels or known varices); b) In-range INR (usually between 2 and 3) on a stable dose of oral anticoagulant or on a stable dose of low molecular weight heparin.
- Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to Day 1 of treatment or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study.
- Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure, excluding placement of a vascular access device, within 7 days prior to Day 1.
- History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within 6 months prior to Day 1.
- Serious, non-healing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture.
- Proteinuria as demonstrated by a UPC ratio >/= 1.0 at screening, or Urine dipstick for proteinuria >/= 2+ (patients discovered to have >/= 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo a 24 hour urine collection and must demonstrate </= 1g of protein in 24 hours to be eligible).
- Known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab.
- Patients must not have current active hepatic or biliary disease (with exception of patients with Gilbert's syndrome, asymptomatic gallstones, or stable chronic liver disease per investigator assessment).
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01295944
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01295944
|Contact: Marta Penas-Prado, MD
|United States, Massachusetts
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|Principal Investigator: Elizabeth R. Gerstner, M.D.
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|Principal Investigator: : Elizabeth R. Gerstner, MD
|United States, Michigan
|Henry Ford Health System
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
|Principal Investigator: Tom Mikkelsen, MD
|United States, New York
|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10065
|Principal Investigator: Martin Fleisher, M.D.
|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10065
|Principal Investigator: Martin Fleisher, MD
|United States, Pennsylvania
|University of Pittsburg Medical Center
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|Principal Investigator: Frank Lieberman, MD
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator: Mark R. Gilbert, MD
Sponsors and Collaborators
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
CERN Foundation - Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network
|Principal Investigator:
|Marta Penas-Prado, MD
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
|Study Chair:
|Antonio Omuro, MD
|Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer, CERN Lead Site
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Additional Information:
No publications provided
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 09, 2015
Additional Information:
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01295944 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 11, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 11, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Recurrent Ependymoma
Spinal cord ependymoma
Anaplastic ependymoma
Brain tumor
Spinal cord tumor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Neoplasms
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Spinal Neoplasms
Bone Diseases
Bone Neoplasms
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Neoplasms
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Spinal Cord Diseases
Spinal Diseases
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Growth Inhibitors
Growth Substances
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The Republican county committees of the 21st Congressional District have endorsed Elise M. Stefanik to be the GOP House candidate in November.
The endorsement carries the support of 11 of the 12 districts. Jefferson County is the only county that declined to give an endorsement.
Ronald E. Jackson, Essex County Republican Committee chairman and North Country Region vice chairman, announced the decision to reporters Friday afternoon at the Halfway House restaurant in Elizabethtown, saying it wasnt just the leaders decision but the continued support for Ms. Stefanik around the district.
Its not the 11 chairs that made this decision; the decision was made in 12 separate meetings, hundreds of Republican committee people who decided Elise would be the best person to be our candidate. Joe got votes. Mike got votes. It was certainly not a unanimous thing, but Elise was the choice. Jefferson County chose not to endorse till after the primary. Several counties have done that in the past, Mr. Jackson said.
Ms. Stefanik said she believes her youthful energy and her experience working in her familys small business, Premium Plywood Products, will contribute to a successful career in Washington.
I am so humbled today by the endorsement of the county chairs, Ms. Stefanik said. I plan to work very hard to get the support of the Conservatives, Democrats and independents to win this seat. We need new ideas if we are going to make a change in Washington. Washington is broken, and I look forward to being a voice for the north country.
Ms. Stefanik courted the state Conservative Party last week in Albany, but did not come away with an endorsement as many members wanted to await word on whether former Republican candidate Matthew A. Doheny would seek the seat.
Ms. Stefanik said her campaign efforts at no point changed based on the announcement by Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, that he would not seek re-election. She has been campaigning for months, and has raised more than $250,000, far more than any other announced candidate.
The contest for the 21st District is wide open, since Mr. Owens announced he would step down when his term ends in December. Joining Ms. Stefanik as Republican hopefuls were Joseph M. Gilbert, DeKalb Junction and Michael F. Ring, Adams Center.
Also in the mix, but looking toward a primary rather than seeking the committees endorsement, is James K. Waller, 28, of Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County. The former Marine said he would collect signatures on nominating petitions to get on a Republican primary for the post.
Mr. Gilbert said he will continue to campaign for the vacant seat on the Republican ticket.
I knew ahead of time what the endorsement would be, but there is a primary process and I am going to continue to campaign with all due fury and vigor, Mr. Gilbert said. I think there are stark differences between us. Voters have to ask what their candidate is going to do once the election is over and the sun comes up the next day and their candidate is in Washington. They will want someone with experience in reading and writing legislation, someone who knows the issues.
Mr. Ring said he will transfer his energy to supporting Ms. Stefanik.
I will be endorsing Elise. The idea is I want to make a difference, Mr. Ring said. Im going to keep endorsing. Im going to keep up with the OurCongress.US website and in the process here I want to get the message out to voters, but I dont plan on putting out petitions. I think Joe is a good candidate, but I think Elise is better.
He said over the course of the campaign he has had a chance to get to know Ms. Stefanik and her positions on the issues and she is an excellent candidate.
New Yorks 21st Congressional District includes Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington counties, as well as portions of Herkimer and Saratoga counties.
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