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Gail Martin
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The deadline to provide input on whether a casino should be permitted in Woolwich Township is fast approaching.
Postcards and online submissions, indicating either support or opposition to the plan, are due at the township's office by this Friday. Cards may also be dropped off at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira or the Breslau Community Centre.
Woolwich Township is seeking input from the community on whether it supports the location of a casino within the township.
A presentation from the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation in November outlined the possible establishment of a gaming facility in the municipality. Other municipalities in the region have been approached, as part of OLG's plans to "modernize" its gambling program.
Only one municipality within the gaming zone would be granted a casino, with up to 1,200 slot machines, as well as gaming tables, part of the operation.
At this point, the township is simply deciding whether it would welcome the casino or not; if it supports the idea, then the township would still have to wait for an official proposal, which may or may not come forward.
Cambridge is the sole municipality to date within the gaming zone that has turned down the proposal.
Centre Wellington, which currently has the slots at the Grand River Raceway, has also indicated interest in the proposal. The Slots at Racetrack program is slated to close as the OLG moves through its plan to modernize its gaming program.
At the public meeting, residents expressed both support and opposition to the plan. Those against the proposal cited concerns about the effect of problem gambling, as well as the moral implications of taking revenue from these problem gamblers. Those in support, however, argued that the township should take advantage of the opportunity to gain the additional revenue that would result from the program. OLG estimated up that municipalities could gain $4 million in additional revenue per year from gaming facilities — revenue that would be a boon for municipalities like Woolwich that are struggling with a large infrastructure deficit.
This week, Liana Nolan, Waterloo Region Medical Officer of Health, issued a position paper on the health impacts of problem gambling.
In the paper, Waterloo Public Health raises several areas of concern in relation to "easy access to gambling options."
"The economic cost of treatment, health care, absenteeism from work, and time pent in court per problem gambler is high," reads the statement. "This can lead to a strain on resources for local services, since there is a higher concentration of problem gamblers in communities surrounding a gambling venue."
"The negative consequences of problem gambling must be considered before pursuing the expansion of local gambling options."
Postcards have been sent out to every household within the township, asking residents to indicate "yes" or "no" to the following question: "Do you support the establishment of a gaming facility in Woolwich?"
An online survey is also available at www.woolwich.ca/olgsurvey.
Councillors are expected to debate the issue on Jan. 8, 2013.


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Obesity as a Disease: Where We Are & What's Ahead
Letter from the President
June 11, 2014
Dear Colleagues,
On the impending 1st anniversary of the declaration of obesity as a disease by the American Medical Association (AMA), I'd like to take a moment to revisit the impact of this decision, our progress since and what's ahead.
It was at its policy making meeting last June that the AMA joined the call for this designation by The Obesity Society (2008) and a number of other leading health organizations, including the National Institutes of Health (1998), the Social Security Administration (1999), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2004), and the American Association for Clinical Endocrinology (2012).
As the attention to the AMA announcement began to die down, TOS joined our partners at the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology to release newly revised clinical guidelines for obesity treatment based on the available science. The release of the guidelines illustrate the hard work and tenacity of TOS members, who are continually developing science-based, proven interventions that are effective at both the individual and population level.
In parallel, the American public is undergoing a new focus on food culture and, in many places, an improved emphasis on nutrition awareness. Americans have never been so interested in their food, food additives, food processing, nutrients and effects of diet on health. And although the miracle diet cures and fad books are still popular, there seems to be increasing attention to the number of treatment options both available and under development.
Two new weight management drugs are expected to be reviewed by FDA in September, potentially bringing weight loss clinicians and patients in need to a total of four options for evidence-based medications for the treatment of obesity. The spotlight has been on safety and for a good reason. But more treatment options are needed for persons with obesity. TOS supports a fair and balanced review at the FDA and open communication surrounding not only theoretical safety concerns but also the benefits of weight loss and management.
TOS continues to work with our Corporate Advisory Council on the Treat Obesity Seriously campaign to accomplish two primary goals: (1) to empower primary care physicians to begin conversations with their patients about obesity and obesity treatments, and; (2) to educate policymakers on the need to recognize obesity as a serious disease.
So, what comes next?
Now is the time to rally support for the adoption of and health coverage for obesity treatments. Today, the AMA joined this call by passing new policy to work with organizations like TOS to make this happen. We extend our thanks to our partners at AACE, American College of Surgeons, and ASMBS – all members of the AMA delegation – who have worked tirelessly to make this happen. Backed by physicians, researchers and the FDA, it's clear there is sufficient data to truly Treat Obesity Seriously.
What's holding us back?
First, and foremost, coverage for obesity care and treatments must be expanded. We cannot continue to deny persons with obesity access to care. Denials by health insurers are not based on sound science, rather lingering weight bias and discrimination. Our advocacy efforts are making a difference, but we have a long way to go. People affected by obesity - and denied these needed treatments - must speak up and play a role in our efforts through the Obesity Action Coalition and the Obesity Care Continuum [OCC].
Second, TOS is getting serious about improving professional education for clinicians, so obesity treatment goes beyond a short conversation. Were taking action to increase the number of American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) certified physicians in the US. Our upcoming ABOM prep course at ObesityWeek℠ 2014 is shaping up nicely and additional efforts are underway to tackle medical education from the very beginning of the journey: in medical schools. The opportunities for impact are vast, but there is a long road ahead, and we must continue to press that gas pedal.
We are only beginning to turn the corner on the obesity epidemic and slowly but surely making progress. Are we there yet? Absolutely not. But the numbers suggest we are making a difference.
As we move through 2014, TOS members will continue to generate novel and important scientific insights and discoveries, and our advocacy teams will bring these new developments to policy makers so they can have an impact on our health care environment. Our educators will translate this research into clinical practice, and TOS will continue to be THE source of accurate information about obesity and its serious impact on human health.
Steven R. Smith, MD
The Obesity Society President


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Wright out with a moderate intercostal strain, will rest 3-5 days
David Wright has a moderate left intercostal strain, and will rest for 3-5 days, Sandy Alderson told reporters.
"Is it possible that he'll be out for a period of time? Sure. But what we know right now is he's going to rest for 3-5 days," Alderson explained.
Alderson would not rule out Wright's availability for Opening Day, although Terry Collins told reporters after today's game Wright may begin the season on the disabled list.
"We have to move on and find an option till he is ready," Collins said. "[Wright] is tough, he played a month with a bad back 2 years ago."
In the meantime, Collins said Justin Turner will start seeing more time at third base this spring.
Wright has also officially withdrawn from the World Baseball Classic.
Michael Baron, Contributor4:03 pm: It's worth noting Daniel Murphy has suffered a similar injury, and he has been out a month and only now is appearing in minor league games. That's not to say Wright will miss more or less time – the point is, based on the history of these injuries, rest and patience are usually the cure. Hopefully it's not that bad for Wright, he responds to rest and treatment, and he makes some progress in a week or so…
Previous updates and opinion on Wright's injury...
2:45 pm: Terry Collins said Wright might not be ready to play by Opening Day (FOX Sports South).
8:33 am: Sandy Alderson spoke with reporters this morning and said David Wright will visit with team doctors in New York today, and return to Port St. Lucie tomorrow.
Alderson said they do not yet know the severity of Wright's injury, nor would he comment on whether Wright is suffering from an oblique or rib cage injury.
Alderson said the team became aware of the injury prior to last night's WBC game in Miami.
Wright hoped the injury would go away, but it didn't and he felt a responsibility to deal with it, Alderson explained.
Alderson does not believe this problem is related to the stress fracture Wright had in his back two years ago.
The team has not yet discussed other options for third base in the event Wright has to miss a significant amount of time, Alderson said.
4:45 am: David Wright was scratched from the lineup before Thursday's World Baseball Classic game against the Dominican Republic.
According to David Lennon of Newsday, Wright said he was having discomfort in his rib cage, which he said is different from the rib cage injury he dealt with last spring.
Wright later spoke with reporters and said doctors from both the Mets and Team USA decided to keep him out of the lineup since he'd been dealing with the discomfort for the past 10 days.
"Obviously it's been fine to play with," Wright told reporters. However, "I understand the precaution that's being taken here. I'm obviously disappointed and upset I can't play, but I completely understand."
Wright has left the World Baseball Classic and will soon visit with Mets doctors in New York.
Wright said he hopes to return to the tournament, but Team USA manager Joe Torre ruled Wright out for tonight's game against Puerto Rico in Miami and is not counting on him for the next round.
Wright is hitting .438 with a home run and 10 RBI in the World Baseball Classic.
Matthew Cerrone, Lead Writer
8:03 am: The way I understand it, the Mets were required to be notified and, once they were aware of Wright's situation, they asked he leave the tournament and report to St. Lucie for an exam. It sucks for Wright and the WBC, but this is the right thing to do. The early buzz is that it's just a small thing, no big deal and Wright will be fine, but those rib cage, stomach muscle, lower back injuries have a way of needing lots of idle time, so let's wait and see how this progresses…
Michael Baron, Contributor
Mar. 14, 7:24 pm: This isn't good for either Team USA or for the Mets. Hopefully this is a minor bump in the road, but it is one of the reasons why I'd rather this tournament be played in November. The pitchers are in better game shape, and the position players are more primed for game action. And, if a player gets injured, there is time for him to recover before Spring Training. In this case, Opening Day is 17 days away, and Wright's status is a huge question mark right now…


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Santiago Calatrava
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News about Santiago Calatrava, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 20, 2015
Workers hoist 5,700-pound glass panel into place atop Oculus pavilion at Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which is taking final form after prolonged construction; panel forms skylight that will be opened to the elements for 102 minutes each Sept 11 as part of ceremony commemorating the 2001 terrorist attack. MORE
May. 7, 2015
David W Dunlap Building Blocks column observes that Oculus structure, centerpiece of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub designed by Santiago Calatrava, will soon open to limited visitors; notes that regardless of one's estimation of building's aesthetic merits, opening will help relieve pedestrian traffic that has long been snarled amid construction. MORE
Jan. 13, 2014
Structural insecurity of Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts, opera house in Valencia, Spain, is latest controversy surrounding work of architect Santiago Calatrava; several of Calatrava's other projects have experienced problems, from budget overruns to construction defects. MORE
Sep. 25, 2013
Celebrity architect Santiago Calatrava is collecting critics as building continues on his PATH train station at Manhattan's ground zero; admirers say Calatrava's designs are both delicate and powerful, but in numerous interviews, other architects, academics and builders say he is amassing an unusually long list of projects marred by cost overruns, delays and litigation. MORE
Jul. 18, 2013
World Trade Center Transportation Hub may be the most hopeful element at the trade center complex when it opens in 2015; architect Santiago Calatrava of Spain has designed structure of colossal proportions and unobstructed views that it may view with the enduring landmark Grand Central Terminal in its ability to inspire awe. MORE
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Post-9/11 Realities Warp a Soaring Design
The unveiling of an elaborate new model of the revised design of ground zero's transportation hub was heart wrenching.May 11, 2009 artsNews
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Review; Buildings Shown as Art, And Art as Buildings
The new show, "Santiago Calatrava: Sculpture Into Architecture," is a transparent effort to finally capitalize on the popularity of architecture as art.October 25, 2005 artsReview
The Arts/Cultural Desk
An Architect Embraces New York
He got off to a slow start in New York. But now the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has two major New York City projects: the $2 billion transportation hub for ground zero and a residential tower comprising 12 cantilevered cubes on South Street.April 23, 2005 artsNews
Magazine Desk
To Draw a Bridge
For the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava it's the act of drawing itself -- the silent, endless hours spent sketching and resketching a subject -- that constitutes the creative process. So when the mayor of Jerusalem asked him to build a bridge that would serve as an entry point to the holy city, Calatrava started drawing.November 30, 2003 magazineNews
Metropolitan Desk
The Station Master; An Architect's Grand Vision for a Trade Center Transit Hub
In his first public words about the the new transit hub at the World Trade Center that he's been commissioned to design, Santiago Calatrava made it clear he would think large -- on the scale of Grand Central Terminal and Pennsylvania Station.October 22, 2003 nyregionNews
Retractable Skylight in World Trade Center Oculus Takes Final Form
The winged Oculus is by far the most conspicuous element of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which is nearing completion in Lower Manhattan after 10 years.
July 20, 2015, Monday
A Crossroads Decades Gone Will Reopen at the World Trade Center
On Thursday, pedestrians will be able to reach the intersection of Greenwich and Fulton Streets, subsumed by the original World Trade Center in 1967, from the north, west and south.
June 25, 2015, Thursday
Reading The Times With Santiago Calatrava
The architect Santiago Calatrava reads The New York Times of June 16, 2015.
June 16, 2015, Tuesday
What Excites and Inspires Santiago Calatrava
The architect behind the new World Trade Center transit hub shares influences ranging from Rothko to the music of Alexander Scriabin.
June 9, 2015, Tuesday
As Oculus at World Trade Center Opens, So Does a Neighborhood
Progress at ground zero was once measured in years. This spring and summer promise one milestone after the next, separated sometimes only by days.
May 7, 2015, Thursday
A Debate Arises Over Frank Lloyd Wright House in Phoenix
The current owner of a 1952 house that Wright built for his son wants to open it up to the public for tours and events.
May 1, 2015, Friday
A New Exhibition Examines Alexander Calder in Miniature, With an Assist from Santiago Calatrava
Some of the sculptor's works in the show, at Dominique Lévy Gallery, are only as tall as postage stamps.
April 22, 2015, Wednesday
1999 | The Times Gives Calatrava His First New York Commission
Santiago Calatrava designed the costly World Trade Center Transportation Hub, but The Times was his client for his first completed project in New York City: a time capsule.
December 8, 2014, Monday
At Trade Center Transit Hub, Vision Gives Way to Reality
Clunky fixtures and some rough workmanship in the underground mezzanine detract from what is meant to be breathtaking grandeur.
March 6, 2014, Thursday
Spanish Opera House to Lose Crumbling Facade by Star Architect
The structural problems of Valencia's opera house, which has been closed because of falling tiles, are the latest in the travails of Santiago Calatrava.
January 13, 2014, Monday
The New 'PATH Hill'
The opening of a Vesey Street PATH station later this year will allow construction to proceed on the permanent transportation hub designed by Santiago Calatrava.
Creative Process Slide Show
The Met's new show, "Santiago Calatrava: Sculpture Into Architecture," is a transparent effort to capitalize on the popularity of architecture.
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Posted: February 12, 2014|
MP STEPHEN GILBERT discharged himself from hospital to speak in the Commons after suffering what he thought was a stroke.
Mr Gilbert, 37, who represents St Austell and Newquay, awoke on Wednesday to find the right side of his face was paralysed, leaving it difficult to speak or even smile.
Hours later the backbench MP was due in the House of Commons where he was to call on the Government to intervene to stop a European Commission directive which could impact on the china clay industry.
Shocked Mr Gilbert decided to attend the accident and emergency department at St Thomas's Hospital, London, where a series of tests confirmed that he has a condition called Bell's palsy, which can strike overnight.
Bell's palsy, the most common cause of acute facial paralysis, affects up to 24,800 people a year in the UK and can be prompted by stress or a virus.
Mr Gilbert said: "I said if they didn't think I was going to drop dead, I would go, as I have some work to do." The hospital agreed Mr Gilbert could leave.
"I then spoke on the clay jobs and we got two big wins," he said.
Mr Gilbert reiterated his concerns in the Commons about the effect on jobs of moves to impose a levy on by-products of the china clay industry.
He told Parliament up to 500 jobs in the region could be at risk.
The MP, who has been prescribed medication, has been told he has a more mild form of the virus although he admits it has been a bit of a struggle, especially with such an important debate.
Mr Gilbert said that since taking the medication he has already seen an improvement and is hopeful he will be better in weeks rather than months.
"I have been told that it could last up to six months but I am the eternal optimist. I certainly will not allow it to get in the way," he added.
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As Wine Enthusiast magazine explains, wine and food pairings are all about acidity, texture, fat and tannin. Found in bark, plants, seeds and fruit skins, tannin is a naturally-occurring polyphenol that gives wine its dryness.
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Posted by Derek
I wasn't planning on returning to this topic today, but tonight's e-mail seems to deserve a speedy reply. Says a loyal reader, one "Busterbuckeye":
You gave me a very impolite back hand slap in the above referenced blog. . .(on May 12) I posted in response to your April 28 blog in which you quoted Travers with approval: "Travers did indeed estimate Erbitux revenues at "peak" based solely on its one current crc indication. Your own April 29 response admits at least the possibility of other indications. After careful thought and perhaps after this coming ASCO, I invite you to reconsider adopting Travers' "peak" revenue estimates, and perhaps one of us (sic) my dine on crow."
In light of IMCL's ASCO data on Head & Neck, nsclc, and pancreatic cancer, you should be prepared to abandon Mr. Travers "peak" estimates and apologize for your rude treatment. . .
Let's take these points one at a time, skipping (for the moment) the back of the hand. Charley Travers of the Motley Fool did run his numbers based on the colon cancer indication. And in my April 29th post, "Yahoots", I did mention the possibility of other indications.
But take a look at the context in which I mentioned them. Here's the key part:
". . .don't let those shimmering waves of greed blind you to the facts: in their clinical trials, Imclone, BMS, and Merck-Darmstadt carefully picked the tumor types that would be expected to give the most robust response. That's how you get a drug approved, by going to the agencies with the best data you can get. Erbitux has already been tested in the areas where it's likely to gain the most market share and make the most profit."
Head and neck cancer, for example, is one of those carefully picked areas I was referring to. There's a good chance of a therapy targeted against EGFR showing efficacy against that kind of tumor, and it's an underserved patient population (although not an especially large one.) That's why they picked it for the clinical trial. It's not a new indication out of the blue.
So, let's remedy the situation. The numbers I linked to in yesterday's post speak of an SG Cowen estimate of a "$150 million market" for Imclone in head and neck cancer. It's unclear if that's the total market size, or the net to Imclone after they pay their royalties to BMS and Merck-Darmstadt. Let's be generous and say it's the latter. And let's double that figure, just to get in that optimistic frame of mind.
So, adding another $300 million means that it doubles the sales numbers that Travers estimated. The trouble is, by his figures, Imclone stock was already between 50% and 100% overvalued when he wrote his piece, and it's gone up more since then.
I'm prepared to modify my views, then: instead of saying that Imclone is that much overvalued, I'll put on my rose-colored glasses and say that under current conditions, it's valued about where it should be at its peak sales - a few years from now, mind you. Now, Imclone can pick up some sales in the more competitive NSCLC market, and some in pancreatic cancer too (a small market, but a cruelly underserved one.) But long before then, you Imclonites will have pushed the stock price up to take care of that slack, too. Hey, what am I talking about? You'll have the share price up there next week at this rate. Sell!
From a drug-company perspective, you're working on the assumption that everything will go perfectly. There will be no safety problems in any of these new indications, and no manufacturing or regulatory hitches. And you're choosing not to think too much about other new compounds hitting the market over the next few years. Some of them will take some market share, you know. For one thing, they won't cost $10,000 a month.
Now for the last point, that "apology" for "rude behavior". It's not happening. For one thing, my behavior was the expression of an opinion about the stock price of Imclone, and of those people who are willing to pay it. If you've made money on Imclone, that should be all the compensation you could ever want. I've lost money on them, myself, and believing that I'm right is of only limited consolation in such situations.
I have my opinions; you have yours. You don't have to read (or comment on) mine, and I probably wouldn't read yours on a salary. Perhaps you should start an Imclonocentric blog of your own - you'd probably get more traffic than I do, considering the fanatic following the company has.
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1. dee watts on June 9, 2004 9:56 PM writes...
have you ever been wrong before?
2. Mike on June 9, 2004 10:00 PM writes...
Wonderful. Stocks go up as long as there are still incorrect skeptics.
Let's just address H&N.
a) newly diagnosed patients per year are NOT the only target market. That market is most living with H&N which was not eradicated surgically.
b) 30% of patients now already take only RT and not chemo, despite the fact that chemo has proven survival benefits here. It is because the chemo regime also have proven harsh toxicity.
To imagine that the market for Erb is hence only some subset of this 30% is silly----a significant number of those taking chemo now may decide to switch to Erb on account of a significantly greater quality of life.
The real issue though is that the H&N results will accelerate marketing in colorectal, a significantly larger market.
The idea is that good cancer drugs tend stay looking good across multiple trials. Physicians will now assume that the 2nd line Erb trials in CRC will probably give survival or TTDP benefit.
I'm sure you would have similarly predicted a maximum $250 million/year market for Rituxan, as quite a number of people did upon its introduction. At present, Rituxan is the single largest selling drug for Genentech, giving $1.5 B/yr---and more overseas (but that goes to Roche, as MabThera). And that's almost all for one disease, Non_hodgkin's lymphoma (which is really many different related diseases).
CRC plus H&N are much bigger (but there is more competition too).
And Icahn is cashing in some, but not all of his stake. If he thought it were dangerously overvalued he would have sold it all.
You obviously have "lost money on Imclone"....sounds like you had a bad experience in the past (as many others had).
Take another look
3. mike on June 10, 2004 12:26 AM writes...
You lost money but I make money in imclone. No wonder you advise everyone sell this stock.
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Out of the Trek films, ST2:TWoK already dealt with the rare scenario where clever commanding settles an even match. ST:TMP and ST4:TVH show how an uneven battle can be won by the underdog, again going for the realistic approach, namely not agreeing to fight. ST:GEN is a fun exercise in how the top dog can lose, and overall enjoyable since heroes seldom are allowed to be defeated. ST3:TSfS shows two masters of bluff playing a merciless game with laughably weak hands, focusing the attention from the hardware to the people involved. That's plenty of nice diversity there...
...Meaning I wouldn't really have minded a rematch with even ships, even though it has already been done. It's true that Kirk has never faced an alien foe that was evenly matched - essentially, a Klingon battle cruiser that doesn't get in a sucker punch or a saboteur or some other dirty trick first - in an open fight, but it shouldn't be too difficult to think of a plot where he's forced to do such a tactically inadvisable thing.
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Wegener's granulomatosis
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener's granulomatosis, is a rare disorder in which blood vessels become inflamed. This leads to damage in major organs of the body.
Alternative Names
Formerly: Wegener's granulomatosis
GPA mainly affects blood vessels in the nose, sinuses, ears, lungs, and kidneys. Other areas may also be affected in some cases.
The exact cause is unknown, but it is an autoimmune disorder.
Wegener's granulomatosis is most common in middle-aged adults of northern European descent. It is rare in children, but has been seen in infants as young as 3 months old.
Frequent sinusitis is the most common symptom. Other early symptoms include a fever that has no clear cause, night sweats, fatigue, and a general ill feeling ( malaise).
Chronic ear infections are common. Other upper respiratory symptoms include nose bleeds, pain, and sores around the opening of the nose.
Loss of appetite and weight loss are common. Skin changes are also common, but can take several forms.
There may be symptoms of kidney disease. The urine may be bloody.
Eye problems develop in many people with GPA. The eye problems range from mild conjunctivitis to severe swelling of the eye.
Less common symptoms include:
- Chest pain
- Cough, with or without blood
- Joint pain
- Shortness of breath
- Weakness
- Wheezing
Exams and Tests
You may have a blood test that looks for proteins called antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). These aree often found in people with active GPA. However, this test is sometimes comes back negative even in people with the condition.
Urinalysis is done to look for signs of kidney disease such as protein and blood in the urine. Sometimes urine is collected over 24 hours to check how the kidneys are working.
A biopsy is sometimes needed to confirm the diagnosis. The exact type of biopsy depends on which area of the body the doctor wants to look at. Your doctor may suggest one of the following:
- Bronchoscopy with biopsy
- Kidney biopsy
- Nasal mucosal biopsy
- Open lung biopsy
- Skin biopsy
- Upper airway biopsy
Other tests that may be done include:
- Sinus CT scan
- Chest CT scan
- Chest x-ray
Your doctor may suggest treatment with glucocorticoids (such as prednisone) which are given along with other medicines that slow down the immune response.
Medicines used to treat GPA include:
- Azathioprine (Imuran)
- Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
- Methotrexate
These medicines may cause serious side effects. Talk to your doctor about your treatment plan.
Other medicines used for the condition include:
- Bisphosphonate (Fosamax) to prevent bone loss caused by prednisone
- Folic acid or folinic acid (leucovorin) -- if you are taking methotrexate
- Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole to prevent lung infections
Support Groups
Support groups with others who suffer from similar diseases may help patients and their families learn about their diseases and adjust to the changes associated with the treatment.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Without treatment, people with this disease can die within a few months.
With treatment, the outlook for most patients is good. Studies have shown that most people who receive corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide get much better.
The disease may return in about half of all patients. In these cases, the disease often comes back within 2 years of stopping treatment.
Possible Complications
Complications most often occur when the disease is not treated. People with GPA develop tissue damage (lesions) in the respiratory tract and the kidneys. Kidney lesions cause glomerulonephritis, which may result in blood in the urine and kidney failure. Kidney disease can quickly get worse. Kidney function may not improve even when the condition is controlled by medicines.
If untreated, kidney failure and death occur in most of patients.
Other complications may include:
- Eye swelling
- Lung failure
- Coughing up blood
- Nasal septum perforation (hole inside the nose)
- Side effects from medicines used to treat the disease
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if you develop chest pain, coughing up blood, blood in the urine, or other symptoms of this disorder.
There is no known prevention.
Collard HR, King TE, Schwartz MI. Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Rare Infiltrative Disorders of the Lung. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al. Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 60.
Savage COS, Harper L. Antineutrophil Cytoplasm Antibody–Associated Vasculitis. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Gabriel SE, et al, eds. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 89.
Falk RJ, Gross WL, Guillevin L, et al. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's): an alternative name for Wegener's granulomatosis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011;70(4):704.
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robinson used to own a title (either the middlweight or welterweight championship of the world) and often fight more than once a month in between defenses, racking up gobs of non title fights. lots of pushover types, considering who is doing the pushing.
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Dariusz was undefeated and had stopped his last 15 or so opponents when Gonzalez beat him. If you actually saw the fight you would know Sosa was robbed he beat the living hell out of Williams in their first fight. Oh and worst of all you said Toney was pre prime in a year where he won Fighter of the Year.
I refuse to believe you actually believe what you wrote in this post.
Gonna be more suspicious
Michalczewski's record after the Gonzalez loss? 0-1 with the loss by KO. So you can't even debate that this was at the tail end of his long career. And if you actually saw the classic first Sosa-Williams fight, you'd remember that the ref stopped that fighter saying neither fighter could continue. And it wasn't controversial either. I watched this on live TV. So where is the robbery here?
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He was one of, if not the most physically gifted fighters to enter the ring. I wouldn't say he was a phenomenal boxer, but since he was in the boxing ring, and clowned some of the best in his day, he for sure is. The man had so many holes, but he had so many gifts. It irritates me to watch him to this day because of **** he got away with. Extremely talented, and honestly, if I had 1/2 of that talent I couldn't imagine not utilizing every bit of knowledge to make sure I went down as the greatest of all time.
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does everybody have to get down on their knees and join your felato orgy before your happy? Here have some of this and go back to ur mama
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New fans look at the losses at the end of a fighters career and think he wasn't that good because those guys beat him. They were not around when Jones was dominating three divisions. Most if the information they get is in Non stop boxing and that is not the best source.
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As marijuana busts go, this one was the mother lode.
Authorities in Minnesota and Arizona said they've put the kibosh on a Burnsville-based drug-smuggling ring, netting the largest amount of marijuana ever seized in connection with a criminal prosecution in Dakota County.
During a routine traffic stop April 4, the Navajo County Drug Task Force in Arizona seized 350 pounds of pot - which has an estimated street value of more than $500,000 - from a Rosemount man allegedly en route to his contact in Minnesota.
According to a statement from the Dakota County attorney's office, the man, Timothy James O'Brien, 57, agreed to cooperate with investigators. He told police that, beginning in October 2005, he has made three deliveries of marijuana, each 100 to 150 pounds. On Saturday, the Dakota County Drug Task Force staged an elaborate drug sting and arrested his contact, 31-year-old Jamie Eugene Dalton, of Burnsville.
"Dalton's kind of been on our radar as a considerable marijuana trafficker since 2003," said Capt. John Grant, who leads the task force. "It's somewhat satisfying to finally get him in jail."
Grant said it has been several years since authorities have seized more than 300 pounds of marijuana in connection with a Dakota County case. But the record find is indicative of the shifting drug trade as law enforcement cracks down on methamphetamine production.
"For five to six years, we've just been swamped with meth cases," he said.
Authorities said they videotaped Dalton at O'Brien's Rosemount home helping O'Brien unload bundles of the drug in his garage. They said they also watched him pay O'Brien 20 $100 bills for transporting it. Dalton was allegedly caught on video cutting open the bundles to inspect the quality of the marijuana.
O'Brien, who has not been charged, told police he had agreed to act as courier to repay a drug debt his son owed Dalton, according to the county attorney's statement.
O'Brien likely will be prosecuted by Arizona authorities, said Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom.
Additional arrests in the case are unlikely. "It doesn't look like it at this point, but it is an ongoing investigation," Backstrom said.
Dalton was charged Tuesday by Backstrom's office with two first-degree counts of conspiracy to commit a controlled-substance crime and conspiracy to import controlled substances across state borders. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison.
Dalton is being held at the Dakota County jail in Hastings in lieu of $75,000 bail. His next court appearance is June 18.
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Phenotypic Expressions in a French Pseudoxanthoma-Elasticum Cohort
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The cohort is intended to study the phenotypic expressions of the pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) disease in various tissues (eye, skin, arteries, etc).
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Phenotypic Expressions in a French Pseudoxanthoma-Elasticum Cohort
Sera,Plasma,DNA,skin biopsy
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|Study Start Date:
|June 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2021
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
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This national french cohort is intended to improve our knowledge on the PXE disease. The study of phenotypic expression of the diseases is focused on cutaneous, opthalmologic and vascular tissues. All investigations are included in a yearly follow-up for these patients and collected in a database.
Plasma are also collected for all patients and stored in our clinical research biological center in Angers, including genetic (DNA) material extracted from diagnostic skin biopsy. French Ministry of Teaching and Research Authorisation number for the PXE collection is AC 2008 871. Declarative number is DC 2008 870.
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Patients diagnosed for a PXE disease from any part of France and requesting a follow-up and clinical management of there disease (opthalmic and vascular complications mainly).
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with PXE disease
- Informed consent obtained
- Patient affiliated to Health care system (french social security)
Exclusion Criteria:
- No informed consent
- No affiliation to a Health care system
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Protesters Make Italian Rail Project the Little Engine That Couldn't
For Two Decades Alpine Villagers Have Prayed, Sued and Fought to Stymie It
CHIOMONTE, Italy— Every day, Gigi Richetto hikes from this Alpine village through the wilderness to pray at a stone shrine bedecked with portraits of Roman Catholic saints and a cross.
"Come, Spirit Creator… Push our enemy far away and give us immediate peace," the 61 year-old retired school teacher recites in Latin, joining hands with other faithful.
The enemy is a more than $28.4 billion plan to build a high-speed rail line between Italy and France, and so far Mr. Richetto's prayers have been answered. With street protests, legal actions and even some violent skirmishes, a thousands-strong group of villagers, lawyers and environmentalists has delayed the Treno Alta Velocita rail project, or TAV, as it's known here, for two decades. In the process they've left Italy's northwest bereft of a key source of international trade and jobs.
"We're not trying to bring Disneyland to their pleasure island," said Renato Brunetta, Italy's Minister of Public Administration, in a recent interview. "We just want to modernize the trains."
Italy's Tunnel Trouble
But TAV protestors say they have plenty of reasons not to want a high-speed rail track in their backyard. Among them: asbestos locked inside the mountains, say environmental experts, could be released by drilling the train tunnel—posing unknown risks. High-speed trains also cause noise and vibrations, according to a pamphlet laying out 100 "No-TAV" reasons to oppose the project.
No TAV has dug in for a generations-long fight. Their official flag—which portrays elderly man, bent over a cane while shaking his fist at a passing train—flies from lampposts and balconies across the valley.
To engage younger folks, No TAV has published a children's book and churned out compilations of protest-laden ballads. One is a polka-infused anthem, "Sara Dura," or "It Shall Be Tough."
"If they bring the drills, all of us in Susa Valley will form a barrier, shouting 'It shall be tough!' They won't be back!" the song goes.
The movement got underway in the early 1990s when No TAV dispatched a group of researchers to France for an unusual assignment. The researchers collected audio samples of high-speed trains roaring through the plains of central France. No TAV then staged a whistle-stop tour at theaters and conference halls across the valley, where they blared the high-decibel recordings over hi-fidelity speakers for locals to hear. "The sound was earsplitting," said Mario Cavargna, an environmentalist who helped organize the tour.
The protesters then took the campaign on the road. In 2006, hundreds of No TAV members peacefully marched on Rome, streaming past the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum and hanging a "No TAV" banner from a statue of Julius Caesar.
Over the past several weeks, hundreds of No TAV protesters have laid nightly siege to a new construction site dubbed "the little fortress," pounding on its gates into the early hours of the morning.
"It has become a kind of holy war," says Gemma Amprino, mayor of Susa, an Alpine town just across the border from France that would host a TAV station if the project is ever completed. The recent protests, she says, are aimed at turning up the pressure on local officials, like herself, who have given "silent" support to the project.
The line is due to go from Turin, in Italy's Piedmont region, to Lyon, in southern France. On the Italian end, the line, it is estimated, will generate nearly 8,000 jobs in the towns that dot the Susa Valley. Supporters estimate the line will boost traffic of commercial goods moving through the valley and give a 1% lift to the gross domestic product of the Turin province —one of Italy's industrial centers.
Still, part of the population remains "unbreakable," says Mario Virano, a turn-around expert tapped by the government to negotiate an end to the impasse.
Dario Fracchia, mayor of Sant'Ambrogio, a town in the railway's path, is one of two dozen mayors in the Susa Valley who have assembled a team of 20 lawyers to take No TAV's fight to the courts. In January, the lawyers filed a civil suit in a Rome tribunal seeking an injunction to suspend the project. The court has yet to rule.
The government is nevertheless forging ahead. In late June, police raided a No TAV camp and cleared out hundreds of protesters, including Mr. Fracchia's wife, to make room for the first site of drilling. On July 3, thousands of No TAV members surrounded the site clad with gas masks and helmets to resist the police's crowd-control efforts. A clash ensued that left more than a hundred police injured.
When the air cleared, authorities were again facing a stalemate. Maurizio Bufalini, the site's chief engineer, flanked by military troops,noted the area where he eventually needs to drill is about 300 feet beyond the little fortress' perimeter.
"Once the fence gets there we can begin," he said.
Standing directly in his path, however, was a smattering of protest camps that make up No TAV's "free republic."
In one of the camps was Mr. Richetto. Picking his way through the contested territory, Mr. Richetto removed a No TAV banner from his backpack and handed it to a fellow villager who climbed up a rope ladder to a towering tree-house and hung the flag.
"This is a battle we cannot lose," Mr. Richetto said, catching his breath as he leaned into a pair of hiking poles.
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A Farmington man is facing a felony charge after allegedly pointing a handgun at another driver on Interstate 35E.
According to the criminal complaint, Bobby Neal Munn, 42, held the gun and mouthed the word "boom" at the victim while heading southbound on I-35E at Highway 13 in Mendota Heights.
The complaint gives the following account:
An unmarked police car responded to a 5:23 p.m. March 17 dispatch call from a driver who reported a man had pointed a gun at him and his wife. Police located Munn on Interstate 35E in Eagan, where he was observed exiting on Pilot Knob Road. When a marked Eagan police car came in sight, he turned into the parking lot of a closed Discount Tire store and exited his vehicle with his hands in the air as three squad cars pulled into the lot.
Officers found a .357-caliber Rossi handgun and six hollow point bullets in the vehicle.
Munn told police he was in a driving altercation with the victim and felt threatened, so he put the gun, still in its holster, on his dashboard, intending to get the other driver to "back off."
Munn denied pulling the gun on anyone or removing it from the holster. He did say he removed bullets from the weapon because he did not want officers to feel threatened by a loaded gun.
Munn's wife was in the car at the time of the incident and told police that her husband had put the gun on the dashboard, but she would not answer questions about whether her husband pointed the gun at anyone.
Munn has been charged with one count of terroristic threats, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and $10,000 fine.


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