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February 8, 1864 - July 25, 1930
Graham is blocked from taking his House seat
A Republican teacher, postal worker, and newspaper editor, Jesse M. H. Graham was elected in early November 1896 to represent Montgomery County in the 50th Tennessee General Assembly, 1897-1898. He was not only the first African American chosen to represent Montgomery County, but also the first Republican representative elected in that district since Reconstruction – reportedly by "the largest vote ever cast for a legislative candidate" in the county (Freeman, November 28, 1896). Jesse Graham seemed to be unstoppable until November 15, 1896, when the Louisville Courier-Journal reported that he had lived in Louisville until October 1895, not only holding a job there, but also registering and voting as a Kentucky resident. His opponent promptly called attention to the three-year residency requirement outlined in the Tennessee state constitution and challenged Graham's eligibility to hold office. He was provisionally seated on January 4, 1897, while the Committee on Elections debated the issue. On January 20, 1897, after the committee declared both Graham and his opponent ineligible, the General Assembly passed a resolution, by a vote of 76-0 (with 23 not voting), declaring the seat vacant. Ten days later, in a lackluster election that "appeared to elicit little interest" among either city or county voters, Montgomery County elected Democrat John Baggett to the seat. According to several newspaper reports, the General Assembly soon passed a bill blocking the election of black candidates. It is undeniably true that no other African Americans were elected to the General Assembly from any county in Tennessee until 1964.
Graham was not the only elected legislator to be denied his seat in the General Assembly. David Rivers had already served one term before being driven from Fayette County (and the House seat to which he had just been elected) by racial violence. Samuel A. McElwee served three consecutive terms (and had even had his name placed in nomination to be Speaker of the House) before facing a similar fate in Haywood County, where he was physically driven out of the county by nightriders, and where corrupt election officials would later brag about misrepresenting the number of votes cast. After serving two House terms, John Boyd struggled unsuccessfully to reverse a fraudulent ruling in Fayette County that nullified his probable election to the Senate. Of all fourteen men who won House elections, only Graham failed to serve out at least one term to which he had been elected.
Early years and education
Jesse M. H. Graham's story leaves us with almost as many questions as answers. He was born in either Nashville or Clarksville (accounts differ) and attended public schools in Montgomery and Davidson counties. Neither of his parents was a slave. The mystery of his two middle initials, which he never explained in print, may be solved by the story that his father, Monroe, a stone mason, was said to be the son of Sam Houston (hence the "M. H.," standing for "Monroe Houston") but was raised by a Major Graham in Gallatin, Tennessee, and took his surname thereafter. Whether true or not – and Sam Houston was certainly still living in Tennessee when Monroe was born – the story was widely circulated at the time, and several newspapers made reference to it. Jesse Graham's closest friends reportedly called him "Fred Houston."
After Graham graduated from high school in 1881 "with the best percentage attainable in that branch of study," State Senator William M. Daniel nominated him for a Peabody Scholarship to attend Fisk University, where he studied "common" English and education. He made his mark as a talented orator but was also known as "almost a phenomenon in mathematics," while showing "considerable dramatic talent in his rhetorical classes." A period newspaper article said he was "the first colored boy to receive a state scholarship from the senatorial district." As a Peabody scholar, his name appeared in the Minute Books of the State Board of Education in two separate entries. [The State Board, formed in April 1875, was responsible for overseeing the University of Nashville's transition to Peabody College and for administering the Peabody Scholarships to both black and white students.] On November 30, 1881, Graham's name appeared on a Board list under this heading: "The following Bills were presented, found correct, and ordered paid, Fisk University for the following students, viz. . . . Jessee Graham." On January 19, 1883, the names of two future legislators appeared in the list after the statement, "The following bills from Fisk University were found correct and ordered paid: . . . Saml. A. McAlwee [sic] . . . Jesse M. H. Graham." A third black legislator was also a Peabody Scholarship recipient: David F. Rivers' name appeared on the list of Roger Williams University students in the April 24, 1883, minutes.
A teacher and Post Office employee
After graduating from Fisk, Graham evidently taught school for some time in Clarksville and Kentucky (reportedly at Allensville, Elkton, and Bloomfield) – one source said he taught for eight or ten years "and was always considered among the best." An 1891 city directory entry from Clarksville says he was running a saloon at 97 Strawberry Street. Around 1892 he moved to Louisville, where he scored so well on a civil service exam that he overcame more than 40 competitors to win a position at the Louisville post office. An admiring article in the November 28, 1896, Freeman said that Graham "soon became to be a recognized authority on all questions pertaining to postal laws" while also being rated as "the speediest stamper of third class matter in the United States." After three years in Louisville, Graham evidently had a falling out with the new postmaster and returned to Clarksville, where he took over the editorship of the Clarksville Enterprise. Described as being "fond of music and an excellent performer on the slide trombone," he was manager of the Clarksville brass band for some time.
According to Clarksville historian Charles M. Waters, local Democratic politics faced a surprisingly determined black opposition during the last decade of the 19th century. The economic depression that held the nation hostage had disrupted political business-as-usual, and a spirited voter registration drive in 1892 had brought out throngs of black voters, resulting in an African American majority. One of the first changes was the election of the first black city councilor in Clarksville's history, John W. Page, who held the seat until 1899. Others followed: a second African American city councilor, Nace Dixon, was in office until 1913; Jerry Wheeler was elected to the County Court in 1894; and newspaper publisher Jesse M. H. Graham won election to the General Assembly, although, as we have seen, he was unable to keep his seat.
An article in the Freeman in May 1897 mentioned that he had "aided in Centennial work" in Nashville, perhaps assisting with activities in the Negro Pavilion. The 1917 city directory lists Graham as a teacher, and a Leaf Chronicle article from the same year says he was "formerly a school teacher in the colored public school of this city."
An inspiration to poets
An African American newspaper carried this extraordinary poem, apparently written by a Clarksville merchant, after Graham's election to the General Assembly:
Jesse Graham you well remember,
Was elected on the third day of November,
To a position that is due every honest-man,
Who shows he is a Republican throughout the land.
Montgomery county made a good selection,
Which was proven by the majority in this election.
The gallant old soldiers marched to the polls,
And casted their ballots open and bold.
He is a school-mate, citizen and a son,
To gain a broad reputation he has begun,
The position he will hold is a responsible one
We must stick by him; yes, everyone.
No matter the differences we've had in the past
We must unite in our solid mass,
And hold up this bright and brilliant son
For an example for our younger ones.
The young men showed with their aid and support
That they realized the value of every vote,
And hard at work the determined band
Succeeded in electing this noble young man.
Her children's children they shall know
The good withheld from her,
And so her reverie takes prophetic cheer,
In the spirit she sees the stir.
For down the depths of a thousand years,
And marks the revel shine,
Her dusky face is lit with sober light
Sibylline, yet benign.
Composed by R. M. Outlaw of Kates and Outlaw, Tailors.
In a December 1896 article called "Assembly Portrait Gallery," which included a pen-and-ink portrait of the newly elected Graham, the Nashville American described him as "well educated and unassuming in manner. He is not a politician in the strict sense of the word and has held himself aloof from factional fights in his county." Regrettably, Graham himself would soon become the subject of an intensely personal fight that would strip him of his House seat.
An 1897 article in the Cleveland Gazette stated that Jesse M. H. Graham had married a Fisk University classmate, Miss Anna E. "Murfree" of Louisville, Kentucky. An article in the Louisville Courier-Journal (December 1896) said she was the daughter of George W. Murphy, the sexton of Louisville's Walnut Street Baptist Church.
Unfortunately, census records provide little helpful information about the handsome Mr. Graham's marital status after the turn of the century, because he was listed as living alone at the time of each census from 1900 to 1930. The marital-status entry for Jesse Graham in the 1900 census is faded and illegible – it could be either an "M" (married) or a "W" (widowed), but it is impossible to tell. [Ancestry.com reads it as "Widowed," and there are no further references to Anna, so that interpretation may be correct.] In 1920 Graham clearly stated that he was widowed. In 1930 the census indicated that he was married, but he was listed as living alone as a lodger in a boarding house. After his death in Washington, D.C., a few weeks later, information was provided for his death certificate by Geneveva Graham, who identified herself as his wife. None of the records located thus far have mentioned children.
Military service
There is some evidence that Graham may have served in the Spanish American War. A May 16, 1898, article in the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle reports,
J. M. H. Graham has received from the National Volunteer Reserve an enrollment roster, with instructions to secure the enlistment of colored volunteers for the United States Army. A meeting will be held at the courthouse to-night for the purpose of enlisting all volunteers. Steps have already been taken in this direction, about sixty volunteers having thus far been enrolled. Temporarily Jesse Firse has been selected as captain, L. L. Ferguson as First Lieutenant and J. M. H. Graham as Second Lieutenant. It is thought that a full company may be secured at to-night's meeting.
At some point before the onset of World War I, Graham was sent to the Philippines as a clerk in the U. S. Bureau of Audit. He returned to Clarksville briefly, but was soon chosen by Colonel E. V. Smith of Nashville to be sent to Iowa for Army officer training. His selection for this program is further evidence that he may have had prior military experience.
During the first World War the U.S. Army commissioned more than 1,200 African American officers. The only training camp set up exclusively for black officers was in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, which was operational from June through October 1917. (A few other black officers received their commissions at officer training camps in France, but War Department records do not specify which of those were black and which were white.) Jesse Graham was one of the 638 officers of the 17th Provisional Training Regiment who graduated from officer training in the Fort Des Moines program. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army on October 15, 1917, Graham was assigned to the 317th Engineers in Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. Camp Sherman was just being organized: it opened on November 4, 1917, and demobilized on March 31, 1919.
Honorably discharged at war's end, Graham returned to Tennessee. Making his home once again in Clarksville, he served as an officer of St. Peter's African Methodist Episcopal Church and helped to found American Legion Post No. 143.
Later years
In later years Graham moved to Washington, D.C. He was residing there at the time of the 1930 census, in which he listed his occupation as "clerk," presumably for the Bureau of Audit or some other government entity. According to District of Columbia records of deaths and burials, Jesse Graham died at the age of 65 (the census said he was 55) on July 25, 1930 – his death must have occurred very shortly after the census enumerator's visit – and was buried four days later. Information for the death certificate, including his occupation, "Ex-soldier US Army," was provided by his wife, Geneveva Garcia Graham.
The 1900 census for Lumberton, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, lists 24-year-old Genoveva Garcia, born December 1875 in New Mexico. The 1910 census shows the same woman, now 35, working as a cook on the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in Rio Arriba County. The name seems to have been fairly common among Hispanic women in the Southwest, but most of the other women in census records had taken the name Garcia through marriage. How Genoveva came to Washington, D.C., or how she met Jesse Graham, remains a mystery, along with many other facts of his life.
However, one fact that has eluded researchers for years has recently come to light: a few days after his 1930 death, Second Lieutenant Jesse "H" Graham of the 317th Infantry Engineers, was buried in Section 4, Lot 2735, of Arlington National Cemetery. KBL 11/06/2012


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The Comanches lost a heartbreaker in overtime, 49-47, while the Lady Comanches fell to the 2A #11 Lynxettes 45-14.
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A Multicenter Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Specific Immunotherapy With Modified Allergen Extracts
The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified June 2011 by Roxall Medizin.
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This trial is performed to evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of subcutaneous specific immunotherapy in patients suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis.
Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic Conjunctivitis
Biological: modified allergen extract
Biological: Placebo
Phase 3
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|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study With a Modified Allergen Extract for Specific Immunotherapy in Patients With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis/Rhinoconjunctivitis
Further study details as provided by Roxall Medizin:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Symptom and medication score [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Safety of the treatment [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Documentation of adverse events [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ) [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Clinical global improvement [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2012
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|January 2014
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|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Active Comparator: modified allergen extract
Biological: modified allergen extract
subcutaneous injections
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Biological: Placebo
subcutaneous injections
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Positive history of allergen specific allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis
- Positive screening skin prick test (wheal diameter > 3 mm)
- Compliance and ability of the patient to complete a Diary Card for self-evaluating of the symptoms and antisymptomatic medication
- Signed and dated patient´s Informed Consent,
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- Previous immunotherapy within the last 3 years,
- Simultaneous participation in other clinical trials,
- Other reasons contra-indicating an inclusion into the trial according to the investigator´s estimation (e.g. poor compliance),
- Auto-immune disorders,
- Severe chronic inflammatory diseases,
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|Germany: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Conjunctivitis, Allergic
Conjunctival Diseases
Eye Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
Nose Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
In 1939 people didn't realize what was looming on the horizon of world events, other than to know that part of the world, far away was at war.
Just like today, they had their own concerns locally, and one of those was a fire that took place in June of that year; a fire that destroyed a good deal of the town of Sweets.
Early on the morning of June 17, a fire started in a beer parlor and pool hall in the center of the mining village. Many of the structures in mining towns in those days were frame and the fire spread rapidly from building to building decimating the center of town. In all, two businesses and seven private residences melted before the flames.
But the disaster could have been worse if not by quick action of people from the town who used water from the storage tanks above town to control the fire, keeping the damage more isolated than it might have been. Just after noon that day the fire had been controlled.
Once the blaze was discovered, the fire departments in Helper and Price were contacted, but neither sent any help. According to Price Fire Chief Nick Bernardi, a city ordinance limited his ability to take fire fighting trucks out of the city limits. This was remedied years later when the county made arrangements with various towns fire departments to cover areas of the county in non-incorporated areas. That pact still holds today.
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The two business buildings that burned were owned by the mining company, and so were five of the houses. The beer parlor was housed in the towns boarding house which was important for single miners who worked in the Sweets Mine.
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As the fire spread people down the street began moving their furniture out of their homes because of the belief the fire could not be stopped.
Very little was saved from the homes that were burned.
The situation was made worse because even though the fire took place in June, it was a cold June day and snow actually swirled around as people darted here and there either trying to save belongings or escape from the fire and consequent smoke.
After that Sweets never really recovered as a town and mining activity there ended in the 1940s.
During that same time the Sun Advocate was advancing as a newspaper. The look of the paper changed in 1939 with new ideas and new graphics. But one of the biggest changes was the addition of a new composing machine called a "Blue Streak" in its composing room. The staff and owners of the paper were very proud of this new machine stating that "Loyal readers and subscribers are rightfully entitled to the latest typography, makeup and presentation for their enjoyment, reflecting their faith and confidence in the peope and future development of this community."
The machine, which had 12,000 parts was produced by a company named the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. The company had been started by Ottmar Mergenthaler who developed the first linotyype machine in the late 1880s. By 1939 the machine had changed a lot, but still held onto a lot of the orginal design systems.
The invention of the machine replaced the labor-intensive task of setting type by hand a huge endeavor when one considered all that needed to be done to produce a 12 page newspaper. The difficulty in the invention was not in creating the actual text, but in returning the characters to a proper position for future use. Mergenthaler solved this problem by placing type molds on the sides of specially keyed matrices. The matrices would be lined up and hot lead alloy forced to fill the matrices, creating the line of type. Then the matrices would progress through the machine, where a special keying system on one end of the matrix, unique for each character, would allow the matrix to drop only into the correct storage slot, ready for future use. Meganthaler also solved the problem of justifying lines of text, which fills each line with text regardless of the size of the words or letters.This had always been done by hand, but the machine did it automatically.
Thus the Sun Advcocate moved as of that date into a much more modern and efficient mode of publishing the paper each week. With that the year ended on a high note, but 1940 loomed as a year of transition across the nation as the inevitable war clouds gathered upon the national and local scene.


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A Comparison of Single Versus Double Evacuation for Treatment of Hydatidiform Mole
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Hydatidiform mole is a common complication of pregnancy with an incidence of 1in 400 pregnancies in India. Although this is a benign condition , it is having the malignant potential too. A repeat curettage after evacuation of hydatidiform mole was generally advocated till 1990s. A thorough curettage at the time of initial evacuation was not performed because of larger size of uterus and risk of perforation. Subsequently a number of studies assessed the usefulness of repeat curettage and found it was unnecessary and not cost effective . However all these studies are retrospective in design and conducted in developed countries where hydatidiform mole is diagnosed earlier because of wider use of ultrasonography. Thus there is a need to perform a well designed prospective study to compare the effectiveness of single evacuation with double evacuation in treatment of hydatidiform mole for prevention of Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia.This study compares the effectiveness of single evacuation versus double evacuation for treatment of hydatidiform mole for prevention of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia .
Hydatidiform Mole
Procedure: Suction and evacuation
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Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Comparison of Single Versus Double Evacuation for Treatment of Hydatidiform
- Proportion of patents diagnosed as GTN following treatment in each group [ Time Frame: Six months following evacuation ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Maternal complications, [ Time Frame: Six months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Time interval of normalization of HCG [ Time Frame: Six months following evacuation ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Duration of hospital stay [ Time Frame: Two weeks following admission ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
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|December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Active Comparator: Single evacuation of mole,
Procedure: Suction and evacuation
In single evacuation group women will be treated by suction evacuation and curettage is performed at the end of evacuation in one sitting. An ultrasound will be done later to examine completeness of evacuation. If there is significant amount of residual molar tissue or persistence of heavy bleeding a repeat curettage will be done . Women will be followed up with serum beta hcg 1 week after the evacuation and then weekly till the titer is negative. After three consecutive negative titre beat HCG estimation will be done at two weekly interval.
Other Name: Suction curettage
|Active Comparator: Double evacuation of mole
Procedure: Suction and evacuation
In double evacuation group , women will be treated by suction evacuation and a thorough curettage will be avoided. A second evacuation with thorough curettage will be performed after 5 - 7 days of first evacuation.
Other Name: Suction curettage
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Ultrasound confirmed complete mole
Exclusion Criteria:
- Partial mole
- History of treatment for molar pregnancy like prior evacuation or chemotherapy
- Women requiring hysterectomy for treatment of H Mole
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01630954
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|Dr Snehamay Chaudhuri, Associate Professor,Obstetrics and Gynecology, NRS Medical College, Nilratan Sircar Medical College
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|Last Updated:
|July 21, 2015
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|India: Indian Council of Medical Research
Keywords provided by Nilratan Sircar Medical College:
Hydatidiform mole
Molar pregnancy
H Mole
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Hydatidiform Mole
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
Trophoblastic Neoplasms
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"It's not at all obvious what music and science have to say to one another--science is about data and music is not," said Stucky, who the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra named their Composer of the Year in 2011. "I discovered the meeting point between music and science--let's call it 'poetry.'"
"Music makes space to respond emotionally to things we don't have adequate language to talk about, like our fears about the planet or ourselves," said Stucky.
It took Stucky five months to write "Silent Spring." Most of that time was spent finding the music in Carson's writing, he says. Instead of focusing on the technical aspects, Stucky drew inspiration from Carson's lyrical writing style--specifically, four of her titles: The Sea Around Us, Silent Spring, "River of Death" and "The Lost Wood." (The first two are titles of her books; the latter two titles are chapters within Silent Spring.)
The final piece is 17 minutes long, and is structured into four parts named for those titles. It played for the first time last February in Pittsburgh, the city in which Carson grew up. This October and November, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra plans to perform "Silent Spring" in seven cities across Europe.
"The piece is not science and not propaganda either," said Stucky. "I don't mean to send a listener away with a message about toxic chemicals and ecology. I mean to give listeners the feeling that they can have strong views about life, and that's what 'Silent Spring' is about."


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CHAUMONT At Route 12E and Morris Tract Road, a gas station sits abandoned. It has been that way for more than a decade, accumulating unpaid property tax debt and assaulting the eyes of residents.
Now a plan to rehabilitate the property has emerged, a plan that Lyme Town Councilwoman Anne M. Harris presented to the Jefferson County Board of Legislators on Tuesday night.
Building on a small farmers market that has sprouted up on the site, the town would take over the property and convert it into a year-round community marketplace and small-business incubator.
There is just one problem: no one knows the extent of the contamination of the site.
The former gas station, which is owned by Leo Wilson, sits in a kind of limbo.
The county started to foreclose on the property but has since halted those proceedings, unwilling to take the risk that it may end up inheriting a very expensive cleanup bill.
Just to remove the underground fuel tanks at the site could cost tens of thousands of dollars, according to County Attorney David J. Paulsen.
And if one of the tanks has started leaking over the past 10 years, the cost of removing contaminated soil could soar into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Environmental testing on the site and three other delinquent properties may pave the way for redevelopment of the former gas station.
An ad hoc committee of county legislators, composed of Michael W. Behling, R-Adams, Robert D. Ferris, R-Watertown, and Scott A. Gray, R-Watertown, has identified the four sites as commercially viable and is willing to foot the bill for in-depth testing of each site.
If were happy with the results, well keep the properties. If were unhappy with the results, well leave them in the hands of the current owners, Mr. Paulsen said.
The risk of assuming the cost of cleanup has kept potential investors at bay, according to county legislators.
By identifying the extent of whatever contamination may have occurred, legislators hope to attract business investment in the properties.
We want to present potential buyers with this information and dispel the fear that theyre walking into a risky situation cost-wise because of the contamination, Mr. Paulsen said.
Though testing was supposed to begin this summer, so far there has been no indication as to the progress of the study, according to Mr. Paulsen.
If the county were to undertake the cost of cleaning up the sites, it would want to recoup its investment by selling them to tax-paying businesses.
Were trying to get them back on the tax roll, Mr. Ferris said after the boards meeting Tuesday night.
Turning over the former gas station to the town, even for a nominal fee, would not satisfy that requirement because if the town owned the property, it would be tax-exempt.
But Mrs. Harris argues that the community marketplace would be good for the community and for the county by promoting local agricultural offerings and helping young entrepreneurs learn how to manage businesses.
And with little demonstrated business interest in the site since it closed as a gas station, she said, that argument has merit, especially since volunteers already have expressed interest in helping to clean up the site and the Future Business Leaders of Lyme Central School has come up with a sketch of how the marketplace would look.
After hashing out their positions Tuesday night, the two sides likely will have to wait on the results of the environmental study before fleshing out their plans any further.
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The end of school is near, and there's no time like the present for teenagers to try to find that summer job.
Lining up work with a private business is one way for teens to fill their free hours but that may not be an easy task given the area's still-recovering economy.
There are also community-based jobs — funded through local governments, state agencies, or federal programs — that may still be available to interested job seekers.
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training partnered with the Governor's Workforce Board to combine different funding sources for a $2 million youth job program statewide last year and expects to announce a similar effort in the near future, according to Laura Hart, communications manager for the Department of Labor and Training.
"The planning is in place to do some version of a summer jobs program this year," Hart said.
Some agencies contracting with the state to provide youth jobs such as Family Resources Community Action in Woonsocket are already in the process of filling their summer jobs from lists of applicants.
Stump Olsen, youth services manager for Family Resources Community Action, said the agency received 180 applications for the 75 jobs it will be filling at 12 different local work sites this year. The application process has closed and the agency is now conducting interviews and aligning prospective employees with available jobs, according to Olsen.
Family Resources places young people ages 14 to 24 in a wide range of job opportunities paid at minimum wage, $7.75 an hour, for 20 hours a week over the six weeks. The agency sends the young people to their various jobs and then keeps track of them, according to Olsen.
"That is part of our job, to find work sites and supervise the kids," Olsen said.
Last year, the City of Woonsocket was a job site for 40 kids in the program and gave the young employees job experiences in city parks, recreation programs and public works projects, according to Olsen.
City employees supervised the youth in their jobs and "did a great job" while helping them to earn their first job experiences, according to Olsen.
Family Resources also sends its young workers to private businesses and other community organizations with available jobs. Some work at day camps during the summer, do office and administrative work and also provide janitorial and building maintenance services.
"It depends on where they go. Every work site is different," Olsen said.
Although it gives young people initial job experience, said Sheila McGauvran, Woonsocket's director of public works, it does have its limitations as well. State law doesn't allow kids younger than 18 to use power equipment and young part-timers also have to be supervised by an adult while working, she said. The department of public works had most of the teens assigned to the city under the teen job program last year and provided most of them with work opportunities in Parks and Recreation, McGauvran said.
"It's unfortunate because the teenagers are at an age when they really want to work but they require constant supervision," McGauvran said.
Just assigning a supervisor to a teen work crew can present a challenge given the staffing cuts the city has enacted to balance its budget in recent years, McGauvran said.
The City of Pawtucket also provides teenagers in its community with summer jobs and puts most of them to work in the city's Slater Park summer youth program. The Pawtucket summer workers are typically hired as program counselors to work in the outdoor parks program with the kids.
"We usually have 25 positions to fill," Blais said.
The program, which pays counselors $8.50 an hour, was closing its application period on Friday and will start taking applications for kids wanting to participate in the Slater Park program May 31 beginning at 9 a.m.
The program operates two youth program sessions for roughly 250 kids each year.
About 200 of the kids participating in the program sign up for both sessions — running between July 8 and Aug. 16, Blais noted.
Like other urban communities in the state, Pawtucket has been forced to cut back on some of its municipal programs to address declining revenues and the youth jobs program was among those experiencing some reductions. Blais said the City Council is currently reviewing a request he submitted to add a couple of positions to the program this year.
Young job seekers can also apply directly to the state for summer positions that state agencies like the Department of Environment-al Management fill each year.
Most of the DEM's positions have already been filled for this year, according to Gail Mastrati, but some might still be available for jobs as lifeguards or for work in the state parks. The agency's summer jobs pay between $7.75 and $13.75 per hour.
"We start recruiting right around the beginning of the year to try to catch some of the college students coming home for the holidays," Mastrati said.
The DEM's jobs for summer employees usually involve a lot of contact with the public and can range from entry-level park rangers to beach staff and certified lifesaving staff.
There is always a possibility of a certified lifeguard finding a position somewhere at a DEM park; Mastrati suggested that interested job seekers visit the agency's website at www.dem.ri.gov [2] for listings of available jobs.
Hart said the jobs supported by the Department of Labor and Training are aimed at giving young people work experience and also work readiness training.
Although unemployment in the state has dropped from 10.6 percent at this time last year to 8.8 percent this week, youth employment still remains higher than the adult unemployment rate in the job market, according to Hart.
More information on the workforce agencies partnering with the Department of Labor and the Governor's Workforce Board-Rhode Island can be found through the Department of Labor and Training's website at www.dlt.ri.gov [3].
Area workforce agencies partnering with state and federal programs specifically to assist job seeking youth include:
• Family Resource Community Action, 55 Main St., Woonsocket, 401-671-2971.
• Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island, 110 Eddy St., Providence, 401-444-0885.
• Pawtucket Youth Center at 172 Exchange St., 401-305-5919.
• Woodlawn Comm-unity Development Corp. in Pawtucket, 401-475-7632
• Weaver House, at 31 Grove St., East Providence, 401-640-8541.
The Department of Labor and Training is also partnered with the YouthWORK411 system, a network of 15 career exploration and work readiness centers around the state.
Also participating in that network are:
Seven Hill Rhode Island; SER Jobs for Progress in Pawtucket and Central Falls; The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association; Rhode Island Hospital; East Bay Community Action Program; and the Blackstone Valley Community Action Program at McColl Field serving Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln and Pawtucket.
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Laminitis is a pathophysiologic disturbance of the microstructure of the dermis or corium of the claw. The use of the term laminitis is misleading, as changes are not confined to the laminar region. Laminitis can be acute, subacute, chronic, or subclinical, depending on the variables involved.
Acute laminitis is not common in cattle and usually is seen in a single animal or a group that has accidentally engorged on large quantities of grain. The incidence of acute laminitis in dairy cattle probably varies from 0.6–1.2%. Subacute laminitis may be seen in young beef bulls on feeding trials and in feeder calves that have been fed rations rich in carbohydrates.
Acute and subacute laminitis have a rapid onset. In the most acute cases, there may be fever and an increased respiratory rate. In the initial phases, the claws may be warm to the touch, and a pronounced digital pulse will be perceptible. Pain may be detected in the claws with the use of hoof testers. The animal will be reluctant to walk and will stand abnormally with the feet drawn under the body. Frequently, the superficial veins of the hindlimbs will be turgid.
If the cause is obvious, such as grain overload, it should be corrected. Keeping the animal moving and the claws cool are helpful. Antihistamines may be useful if given within the first 48 hr after a known insult. Anti-inflammatory drugs may be useful if given before the onset of acute signs. However, caution should be exercised in using corticosteroids later than 24 hr after signs appear.
Because acute laminitis usually develops as the result of an accident, little can be done to prevent the condition.
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Chronic laminitis is recognized by the bent, flat, square-toed, and heavily ridged appearance of the claw (slipper foot). It is the result of a prolonged process, and is assumed to be caused by a series of laminitic insults. It is most common in dairy cows >5 yr old.
This form of laminitis is of considerable economic importance to the dairy industry as it predisposes mature cows to sole ulcer, white line disease, and toe ulcer. It has been seen in dairy cows in most developed countries and is of greatest concern in high-production, intensively managed herds.
There are no clinical signs. However, it appears that in any group of cows genetic predisposition to risk factors is variable. Therefore, presented with the same set of insults, a few cows may show signs of the subacute form of the disorder (see above). Some animals appear to walk in a deliberate, careful manner.
Hemorrhages in the sole and/or white line are consistent findings. If the appearance of sole and toe ulcers, white line disease, and double sole is >10% in the multiparous cows in a herd, it may be assumed that subclinical laminitis exists.
Erythema and edema (puffy foot) of the skin above the coronary band and around the dewclaws in freshly calved cows may indicate a transitory laminitis-like insult and that the cows are being introduced to concentrate too rapidly.
The etiology of subclinical laminitis is incompletely understood. The classic hypothesis for the etiology of laminitis in cattle suggests that high levels of carbohydrate in the rumen invoke an increase of Streptococcus bovis and Lactobacillus spp, which induce a state of acidosis in the rumen. This causes gram-negative organisms to die and release vasoactive endotoxins. Rumenitis is frequently associated with ruminal acidosis. High levels of histamine in the blood have been found in the early stages of the disease. It is probable that subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) is one key factor in development of laminitis, because managing SARA does help to control the incidence of subclinical laminitis (see Subacute Ruminal Acidosis).
Contemporary thinking is that as production levels increase, cows become more sensitive to risk factors. A risk factor is any physical insult causing stress. This probably leads to the release of bioactive messengers into the bloodstream. One important risk factor is trauma; many clinicians are convinced that hard flooring is equal in importance to nutritional problems. Care must be taken when dry cows and heifers are introduced to concrete after being accustomed to soft flooring. Prolonged standing, waiting in line to drink, or spending >3 hr in the holding yard each day are factors that are commonly overlooked. Social confrontation also causes stress. Unwillingness to lie down because of remembered discomfort is another reason for prolonged standing. On the other hand, inability to exercise reduces the amount of oxygen and nutrition delivered to the claw.
Although the release of biologic messengers into the bloodstream is known, identification of the agents that play a part in laminitis is ongoing. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors are present in the basement membrane of the corium of the claw. EGF is liberated in large quantities from the GI tract when it is damaged (eg, rumenitis) and could be involved in the pathogenesis of laminitis. In addition to its mitogenic effect, EGF can inhibit the differentiation of keratinocytes in vitro. Inhibited differentiation of keratinocytes of the hoof matrix is a dominant morphologic feature in the early stages of laminitis. This supports the hypothesis that laminitic histopathology results from an inadequate regulation of gelatinase activity, resulting in selective degradation of basement membrane components and laminitis due to failure of the basement membrane-epidermis attachment.
More recent investigations have studied the role of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity in the pathophysiology of laminitis. It is not known which endotoxins are involved in the etiology of laminitis. However, anecdotal reports from slaughterhouses have revealed that the incidence of liver abscesses in dairy cows can be greater than that found in beef steers. Fusobacterium necrophorum is regularly isolated from liver abscesses and, with its several biotypes, could provide the suspected endotoxins. Cytokines and prostaglandins may play a part, and certainly hypoxia has a role in accelerating the pathology. During the peripartum period, hormones such as relaxin are generated. Correct management of nutrition around calving is critical. In early calving heifers, it is possible that growth hormones could have a complicating role.
Whatever the biologic messengers, they appear to affect two different types of tissues: the papillary or solear dermis and the collagen fibers of the laminae. This results in two distinctly different pathologies. The first is disruption of normal keratogenesis, and the second, abnormal MMP activity, results in sinkage and/or rotation of the digit.
The pathophysiologic process associated with compromised horn production starts when vasoactive toxins or other biologic agents reach the corium. Arteriovenous shunts may be paralyzed, pressure inside the claw rises, and the walls of the vessels are damaged. Blood or blood fluids escape and soak into the claw horn, staining it either pink or yellow. Hemorrhagic staining of the horn tubules of the sole give a "brush mark" appearance. Mural thrombi form, reducing blood flow and causing oxygen deprivation and an insufficient nutrient supply to the keratin-producing cells. Thrombus formation is a characteristic feature of laminitis. The resulting horn is soft and prone to damage, infection, and scar formation.
The second pathophysiologic process involves MMP release and stretching of the collagen fibers of the suspensory apparatus of the digit. This is the system that transfers weight-bearing from the pedal bone to the inside wall of the claw. As the collagen fibers stretch, the pedal bone is displaced. Occasionally, the pedal bone will rotate and the apex of the bone will prolapse through the apex of the sole. Perhaps more frequently, the whole bone will "sink," causing the space between the flexor process and the sole of the claw to narrow and increasing the possibility of a sole ulcer developing.
Frequently, young animals appear to recover from laminitis. This may be because new blood vessels develop to form collateral circulation and take over the function of those that have been damaged. Nevertheless, each time an animal has a bout of laminitis, more scar tissue is formed and the animal is less able to recover from the next insult.
Treatment for subclinical laminitis is impractical because diagnosis in an individual animal is not possible at the time of the causative insult(s). Controlling subclinical laminitis in a herd of high-production, intensively managed dairy cows requires a systematic epidemiologic study. The first step is to determine if any particular age group is more affected.
There appear to be many more problems in first-lactation animals than in any other group. It has been postulated that compromising the foot health of heifers reduces the animal's lifetime productivity. Heifers calving for the first time prior to 28 mo of age have a much higher incidence of lameness than those calving when they are older. In order for a heifer to calve at <24 mo of age, the young stock rearing protocols have to he changed. It is contraindicated for a heifer's average daily weight gain to exceed 750 g/day before she calves. This is particularly stressful for small-framed animals. Artificially accelerating puberty is another stressor.
Nutritional risk factors must be considered. Successfully managing SARA depends on the quantity and digestibility of the carbohydrate that is fed. The more rapidly carbohydrate is digested, the more rapidly rumen acidosis will develop. Finely ground or moist grains are more digestible than dry, cracked grain. Corn silage is frequently used in dairy production. Sometimes the energy content of the silage is completely underestimated, with disastrous results. Slug feeding once a day is contraindicated, and the more frequently concentrates are fed the better. Sudden changes in the diet or formulation of the diet are extremely dangerous. Component-fed cows should be given up to 7.5% of their body wt in concentrates around calving. After calving, it is safest if rations are not increased by more than 0.25 kg/day for multiparous cows and by 0.20 kg/day for primiparous cows to a maximum of 14–16 kg (30–36 lbs).
The quality and quantity of fiber fed is probably more important than the carbohydrate component of the diet. Fiber can, depending on its physical characteristics, stimulate rumination. If the carbohydrate:fiber ratio is >50% carbohydrate, the animal is increasingly at risk of rumenal acidosis. If the percentage of acid detergent fiber for the complete ration is <20%, risk of ruminal acidosis also increases. If the particle length of silage is cut too short (25% cut <5 cm long), the contribution of effective fiber is reduced. The manure should not contain fiber particles <1 cm or undigested grain. Feces should not contain mucin/fibrin casts, be foamy, or contain gas bubbles. The feces in the same feeding group should not vary from firm to diarrhea.
The Cow Comfort Index (CCI) is measured 1 hr before milking and calculated as the proportion of animals standing. If the CCI is >20%, risk factors affecting cow comfort should be reviewed. These include stall size, adequacy of bedding and bunk space, placement of water sources, and alley widths sufficient to avoid congestion or queuing. Time spent ruminating should be normal; rumen stasis and hypermotility should not be detectable.
Last full review/revision March 2012 by Paul R. Greenough, FRCVS
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HIV Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (QUAD)
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The purpose of this study is to see if an anti-HIV medication known as Stribild (elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir DF) is safe, tolerable and acceptable when taken for 28 days, once a day after a possible, sexual, exposure to the Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV).
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Drug: Coformulated Elivitegravir (150mg), Combicistat (150mg), Emtricitabine (200mg), Tenofovir DF (300mg)
Phase 4
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|Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Phase IV Open-label Evaluation of Safety, Tolerability and Acceptability of Elvitegravir / Cobicistat / Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Single-tablet Regimen for Non-occupational Prophylaxis Following Potential Exposure to HIV-1
- Safety and Tolerability - as measured by number of participants with adverse events, the severity of adverse events and frequency of adverse events [ Time Frame: Day 0, 14, 30 and 90 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Safety and tolerability will be measured by laboratory testing and clinical review of systems. Blood will be collected, via phlebotomy, at day 0, 30 and 90. Laboratory testing will include: CBC with differential, ALT, AST, total bilirubin, creatinine, BUN and hepatitis B at day 0. HIV testing will be done, by finger stick, at day 0, 30 and 90 - with confirmation testing if rapid testing indicates a reactive result or if acute seroconversion is suspected. HIV antigen testing will be conducted, via venipuncture, at day 90. Clinic staff will query participants on health status at day 0 and changes to their health on day 14, 30 and 90. If indicated, targeted physical exams will be offered. Adverse events, which are deemed related to the study intervention, will be followed until considered resolved or sequelae are considered permanent. Negative social impacts, due to study participation, will also be monitored from day 0 to day 90.
- Awareness and attitudes around non-occupational post-prophylaxis [ Time Frame: Day 14 and Day 90 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]To describe awareness and attitudes around nPEP among persons presenting for nPEP after a high-risk sexual contact, at day 14 and day 90. Perceptions will be collected by a computer based survey.
- Awareness and attitudes around HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis [ Time Frame: Day 14 and Day 90 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]To describe awareness and attitudes around PrEP among persons presenting for NPEP after a high-risk sexual contact, at Day 14 and Day 90. Perceptions will be collected by a computer based survey.
- Adherence compared to other nPEP regimens studied at Fenway Health or from literature review. [ Time Frame: Day 14 and 30 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]To compare adherence rates, based on self-reported missed doses and pill count with the investigational regimen, with historical adherence rates for NPEP regimens. Adherence will be measured by participant self report and pill count done at the clinic.
- Description of nPEP failure (HIV infection during study participation) [ Time Frame: Day 0 through 90 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Instances of NPEP failure (i.e., incident HIV infections during the study period) will be identified by HIV testing and stored plasma samples analysis collected at Day 0, 30 and 90. Additionally, HIV testing will be done if the participant presents or reports signs and/or symptoms of HIV seroconversion (i.e. fever, body aches, chills, rash). If available a description of the clinical status and disease state of the source individual will be developed. Additionally, characterization will be made of the infecting virus genotypically from both the infected subject and, if possible, from the source individual.
- Safety, measured by number of participants that report adverse events and the associated severity, compared to other nPEP regimens studied at Fenway Health or from literature review. [ Time Frame: Day 0, 14, 30, 90 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]To compare the safety profile, developed from adverse events and severity, of Elivitegravir / Combicistat / Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate with other NPEP regimens and other Truvada containing regimens used in historical control.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Coformulated Elivitegravir (150mg), Combicistat (150mg), Emtricitabine (200mg), Tenofovir DF (300mg) taken for 28 days, within 72 hours of a possible sexual exposure to HIV
Drug: Coformulated Elivitegravir (150mg), Combicistat (150mg), Emtricitabine (200mg), Tenofovir DF (300mg)
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Stribild is a combination of 1 integrase strand transfer inhibitor, 1 pharmacokinetic enhancer, and 2 nucleos(t)ide analog HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and was approved in August 2012, as a complete treatment regimen for HIV-1 infection in adults who are antiretroviral treatment-naïve. We are proposing to evaluate the safety, tolerability and acceptability of Stribild given to participants over age 18 after a possible sexual exposure to HIV-1. Enrolled participants will have experienced a moderate to high risk exposure, as outlined in the study protocol, within the last 72 hours - per 2005 Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Participants will take one Stribild tablet, by mouth, once a day for 28 days. Study staff will assess for changes in blood chemistries and clinical signs and symptoms from baseline health. Study participation is 90 days and will include HIV testing, STI screening, HIV/STI risk reduction counseling, clinical assessments, blood draws and surveys designed to gather knowledge and perception of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Conditional referrals to continued HIV/STI risk reduction counseling and testing will be made if risk remains high at study termination. In addition, participants will be connected to a medical provider if risk demonstrates a potential need for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- > Age of 18 at time of first visit.
- HIV uninfected on the basis of a negative HIV Rapid Test
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
- Willing and able to provide adequate locator information.
- Willing and able to return to all study visits.
- Willing to participate in all study procedures.
- Biologic women of childbearing potential: Willing to use contraception for as long as they are on study medication plus 7 days after.
- Possible sexual exposure to HIV-1, recent enough to permit receiving the first dose of study medication within 72 hours from the end of the exposure.
possible exposure could include:
- Unprotected anal, vaginal, oral, or mucosal (e.g. conjunctival) exposure to ejaculate from a partner who is HIV-1 infected or high risk for HIV infection and of unknown HIV-1 serostatus (may include protected sexual exposure with condom failure, breakage or slippage); or
- Unprotected penile exposure to cervicovaginal secretions or anorectal secretions from a partner who is HIV-1 infected or high risk for HIV infection and of unknown HIV-1 serostatus (may include protected sexual exposure with condom failure, breakage or slippage)
Exclusion Criteria:
- An active psychiatric illness or active drug or alcohol abuse that, in the opinion of the investigator, could prevent compliance with study procedures.
- Pregnancy and/or Breastfeeding.
- Biologic women who are actively trying to become pregnant.
- Acute or Chronic Hepatitis B infection, by history
- Acute or Chronic Renal Disease, by history
- Creatinine Clearance at or below 70mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault equation, Actual Weight)
- Known intolerance or allergy to tenofovir DF, emtricitabine, elvitegravir or cobicistat
Currently taking or plans to take prohibited medication while enrolled in the study.
Prohibited Medications*
- Propulsid (Cisapride)
- UroXatral (Alfuzosin)
- Dihydroergotamine
- Ergotamine
- Methylergonovine
- St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Altocor, Altoprev, Mevacor (Lovastatin)
- Zocor (Simvastatin)
- Orap (Pimozide)
- Rifadin, Rimactane (Rifampin)
- Viagra (Sildenafil when dosed as REVATIO)
- Halcion (Triazolam)
- Versed (Midazolam) (when administered orally)
- Antiretroviral medications used to treat or prevent HIV infection.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01855867
|Contact: Charles Gregor, MPH
|Contact: Marcy Gelman, RN, MPH
|United States, Massachusetts
|Fenway Community Health
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|Principal Investigator: Kenneth Mayer, MPH
|Principal Investigator:
|Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
|The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health
Additional Information:
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|Responsible Party:
|Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Medical Director, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01855867 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 2, 2013
|Last Updated:
|August 10, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Fenway Community Health:
Post Exposure Prophylaxis
exposure to HIV
HIV prevention
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Slow Virus Diseases
Virus Diseases
Tenofovir disoproxil
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Therapeutic Uses
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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FORT DRUM The Armys vice chief of staff, Gen. John F. Campbell, said Thursday that he hopes as many as six scheduled furlough days out of 11 this fiscal year can be avoided for civilian defense workers.
We understand the impact it has on the families and the people that are furloughed, Gen. Campbell said in brief remarks to the media during a visit to Fort Drum. The department is really working very hard to make sure that we can hopefully buy back some of those.
The furloughs due to federal budget cuts, which started in July and are scheduled to continue until the end of September, affect about 1,800 workers on post. Gen. Campbell said nobody wanted it to go that way when it was determined that most civilian workers would be required to take 11 unpaid days off.
Despite some hopes of a reduction, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday that no decision had been made by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about reducing the furlough-day count.
Gen. Campbell said the Army had found billions of dollars in savings through reductions in areas such as fuel costs that may help make a change possible, perhaps cutting from three to six furlough days.
We believe now that hopefully we can buy back, and we look at that as buy back readiness, as our great civilians provide for that readiness, he said. Its absolutely the right thing to do.
The general said the quality of the civilian workers locally was evident by their concerns about aiding the division in completing its objectives, and he also spoke highly of the communitys support for the post.
Fort Drum continues to be one of those posts that stay engaged with the war fight in Afghanistan, Gen. Campbell said. People here know better than anybody else the sacrifice of the families and our soldiers. If youre back in Washington where Im at all the time, sometimes you forget about that.
Gen. Campbell said the reduction of soldiers from about 560,000 to 490,000 along with several brigades, such as the posts 3rd Brigade Combat Team, between now and the end of fiscal year 2017 were based on pre-sequestration funding. If the cuts continue, forcing budget reductions of about $50 billion for the 2014 fiscal year, additional personnel cuts are possible, Gen. Campbell said.
Gen. Campbells appearance on post, which started Wednesday afternoon, was part of a tour to assess the implementation of the Armys Ready and Resilient Campaign. The campaign combines existing programs in several areas such as resilience training and suicide prevention into a single effort to aid soldiers.
I think Fort Drum had already started working this piece before the Army put out the Ready and Resilient campaign, and theyll continue to work that very hard, Gen. Campbell said. Im proud of what they already have going on.
Before visiting post, the general stopped at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. Gen. Campbell and his staff also will visit Fort Campbell, Ky., and Fort Jackson, S.C.,on their tour.
In addition to a briefing from post and 10th Mountain Division commander Maj. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, Gen. Campbells visit included meetings and forums with the posts soldiers, families and civilians.
The vice chief of staff praised the posts sponsorship of incoming soldiers, calling it the best in the Army, along with its physical fitness resources. Into the future, Gen. Campbell said, he worries funding will not be there to support services that assist soldiers, and he said installations may have to approach it differently.
We cant have a cookie-cutter approach to it, he said. Weve got to really look hard to make sure were providing the resources for what counts here at Fort Drum.
Asked about an Army Times report that about 30,000 children in Army homes suffered abuse or neglect in the last decade, Gen. Campbell said the report shows the need for resilience resources. Though the story showed the Armys rate of abuse is several times less than the civilian rate, Gen. Campbell said that even one case is bad, and what you want to do is get after that problem and really work at it.
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dan's knucklehead chopper
the engine was not original and hasn't been for a long time before i bought it (supposedly originally built by Pete Hill and recently rebuilt by Jamie Barber of the 74 Shop), so i don't feel bad building a chopper around it. right now it's just a bunch of spare parts bolted together to get it shipped over to me, where i can begin working on it in earnest. the tank and rear fender will stay, but the front end and forwards will be replaced with ones built by me.
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A good pub chef has to be game for anything, and 10 head chefs from Shepherd Neame were given the chance to put their skills and versatility to the test at a 'Fur and Feather' game cookery workshop. Held in the cookery school at K College in Tonbridge, the day gave the chefs the opportunity to learn more about the range of popular dishes that can be created using the abundance of game available in
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Thanks to a huge effort by everyone in the beer and pub industry, more than 100,000 people have signed the e-petition calling for an end to the Treasury's beer duty escalator; the damaging and unfair levy that has resulted in a 42% increase in beer duty since 2008. The debate will take place on Thursday 1 November 2012 and we need as many MPs to attend as possible to show the breadth of support fo
Brewers at Shepherd Neame have deciphered coded 19th century brewers' logs to create two new beers, a Double Stout and an India Pale Ale. The recipes were originally written in a cipher to avoid their being copied and taken to rival breweries.
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The White Lion is a recently refurbished coaching inn dating from 1703, in the village of Selling, just outside Faversham and close to the beautiful walks of Perry Woods. Tenants Anthony and Lisa found the pub by chance when they stopped off for a drink on their way to France.
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Environmental experts at Oyster Creek Generating Station have found and stopped two small leaks in underground pipes believed to be a main source of tritiated water found earlier this month in a concrete vault on plant property.
FORKED RIVER, NJ (April 30, 2009) - Environmental experts at Oyster Creek Generating Station have found and stopped two small leaks in underground pipes believed to be a main source of tritiated water found earlier this month in a concrete vault on plant property.
The leaks were near monitoring wells where elevated levels of tritium were found last week. Station experts are inspecting other underground pipes and a water storage tank nearby as an added measure.
The pipes are being replaced. The presence of tritium outside the pipes was discovered April 17 during routine environmental testing on plant property. Station environmental experts found the highest levels of tritium - about six million picocuries per liter - in new monitoring wells near a 10-foot by 30-foot area within the station's secure zone where the two pipes are located. The same monitoring wells showed no detectable tritium when sampled in March.
Oyster Creek installed five additional monitoring wells to further define the location and extent of the tritium. Daily samples of water from the plant's intake and discharge canals have shown no detectable levels of tritium.
"Through our extensive environmental program we found this water, reported it and are making the necessary repairs," said Tim Rausch, Oyster Creek's site vice president. "I want to re-emphasize that at no time has there been a threat to employee or public health or safety." Tritium is a weak radioactive isotope of hydrogen that is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere and is found in virtually all surface water. Tritium is produced in higher concentrations in nuclear reactors and is typically discharged into the environment under strict federal guidelines. Concentrations are typically measured in picocuries, which is one trillionth of a curie. Oyster Creek is about 60 miles east of Philadelphia in Ocean County, New Jersey. The plant produces 636 net megawatts of electricity at full power, enough electricity to supply 600,000 typical homes, the equivalent of all homes in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities with approximately $19 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in northern Illinois and Pennsylvania and natural gas to approximately 480,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.


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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that effective Feb. 22, 2010, the rules governing possession of firearms on National Wildlife Refuges will change as a result of legislation enacted by Congress. After this date, the law allows an individual to lawfully possess a firearm within the boundaries of a National Wildlife Refuge in accordance with federal, state and local firearms laws.
As directed by this new law, the service will look to the laws of the state and locality in which the refuge or refuge unit is located to govern possession of firearms on the refuge. Visitors will be allowed to possess firearms on National Wildlife Refuges provided they comply with applicable provisions of federal, state and local law. Persons with so-called firearm "carry" permits will be able to possess firearms on a refuge in accordance with the provisions of the state issued permit. The new law applies to all 551 units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, as well as the National Monuments and the 392 units of the National Park System.
While the law will change the application of rules regarding possession of firearms, it has no impact on the authorized uses of firearms on National Wildlife Refuges. The law does not allow visitors to fire or discharge the firearms in any way, brandish the weapon in the view of others, or any other use of the firearm. While possession on a refuge may generally be allowed under state law, possession of firearms will remain prohibited in Federal facilities such as visitor centers, refuge administrative office buildings, refuge maintenance offices and workshops, field and backcountry offices, ranger stations and fee collection stations.
Refuge visitors wishing to possess firearms on any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System should carefully read and understand the laws of the state in which the refuge they plan to visit is located - as well as applicable local and county laws and ordinances that derive from that respective state's law. The laws of the states in which they reside, or from which they may have received firearms permits, do not apply when they are away from those states, although some states offer reciprocity and allow possession based on another state's permits.