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From the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
To determine if the use of autologous blood ameliorates the increased risk for cancer recurrence that has been associated with perioperative blood transfusion.
Retrospective medical record review.
Tertiary care hospital.
One hundred sixty-five consecutive patients with stages II to IV squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated surgically at a university hospital from January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1994.
Main Outcome Measures
We evaluated the impact of perioperative autologous and heterologous blood transfusion and 10 other variables on recurrence. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used.
Heterologous blood recipients had a 59% recurrence rate, whereas those who had received autologous blood or no transfusion had recurrence rates of 33% and 35%, respectively. The following 4 variables had a statistically significant association with recurrence by multivariate analysis: previous treatment of current malignancy (P<.001); receipt of heterologous blood (P=.04); positive margin (P=.04); and nodal disease (P=.04). The receipt of heterologous blood was associated with a 40% increased risk for recurrence.
Autologous blood products should be used during head and neck cancer surgery if possible when transfusion is necessary.
THE IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE effect of allogeneic blood transfusion was originally described in the transplant literature, when improved renal allograft survival following blood transfusion was recognized.1 In 1981, Gantt2 postulated that depression of the immune system associated with blood transfusion may be deleterious in patients with malignant tumors. Since that time, a number of investigators have reported increased recurrence rates in patients with malignant colorectal, lung, renal, and breast disease who received perioperative heterologous blood. This association has been questioned by some reports.3,4 Twelve previous, retrospective studies compare the relationship between recurrence rates and heterologous blood transfusion in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).5- 16 Nine of them, using univariate analysis, show a statistically significant association between blood transfusion and recurrence.8- 16
The use of heterologous blood has risks other than immunosuppression, including blood-borne infections and transfusion reactions. For these reasons, preoperative autologous blood donation has gained popularity. The relationship between autologous blood transfusion and cancer recurrence has not been well studied. It has been suggested that even autologous blood transfusion may have immunomodulatory effects, possibly because of changes that occur during the storage and processing of blood products.17,18 The effect of autologous blood transfusion in surgically treated patients with SCCHN has not been examined. Our goal was to determine if the use of autologous blood diminishes the risk associated with heterologous blood transfusion in patients with SCCHN.
The medical records of all patients treated surgically for SCCHN at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif, from January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1994, were reviewed. Patients with salivary gland, thyroid, or other non–squamous cell malignant disease were not included. Patients were excluded from the study for the following reasons: (1) in situ and stage I SCCHN, (2) postoperative death unrelated to recurrent disease, (3) presence of distant metastases at the time of surgery, (4) synchronous primary tumors, and (5) insufficient (<2-year) follow-up or incomplete medical records.
Numerous data were obtained for each patient, including whether they had a postoperative recurrence, the number of units of blood transfused, the time of transfusion, and the type of blood product (autologous blood vs heterologous whole blood, packed red blood cells, or fresh frozen plasma). Patients with recurrent disease at the time of surgery who had failed previous nonsurgical or surgical treatment were included, and previous treatment of the current malignancy was used as a separate variable in the statistical analysis. Tumor staging was based on the American Joint Committee on Cancer 1989 guidelines. Pathology reports were reviewed for grade, node status, and margins. The site of the malignant neoplasm (oral cavity, oropharynx, nasopharynx, or hypopharynx or larynx) was recorded. Treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy in conjunction with surgery was also noted. Other variables included age, sex, preoperative hematocrit value, and estimated surgical blood loss.
A univariate (χ2) analysis was performed on transfusion status, previous treatment of current malignancy, stage, grade, node status, margin status, site, age, sex, preoperative hematocrit value, and estimated blood loss, with recurrence serving as the dependent variable. A contingency table analysis was used for the nominal variables, and a simple logistic regression was used for continuous variables. Statistically significant variables were incorporated into a multivariate analysis. The multivariate analysis allows for an evaluation of the influence of blood transfusion on recurrence while controlling for variables found to be significant using univariate analysis.
A total of 269 patients with SCCHN treated surgically at Stanford University Medical Center during the study period were identified. Patients excluded from the study included 48 patients with in situ and stage I SCCHN, 15 patients without evidence of recurrent disease who died before 2 years of follow-up, 3 patients with distant metastases at the time of surgery, 2 patients with synchronous primary tumors, 28 patients with insufficient (<2-year) follow-up, and 8 patients with incomplete medical records. One hundred sixty-five patients met the study criteria.
Of these, 60 patients received blood products. A total of 28 autologous blood recipients were identified; 10 of these patients received both autologous and heterologous blood and therefore were placed in the heterologous transfusion group. The mean patient age was 59.3 years, and 70% of the patients were men. Thirty-five patients had stage II SCCHN; 34 had stage III; 77 had stage IV; and the stage for 19 patients was unavailable.
The incidence of transfusion with respect to the variables studied is shown in Table 1. The autologous and heterologous transfusion groups had a higher percentage of patients with previous treatment of the current malignancy (P=.01), higher volume of surgical blood loss (P<.001), and lower preoperative hematocrit values (P<.001) than those not undergoing transfusion; there were no statistically significant differences between the autologous and heterologous transfusion groups, although there was a trend toward a higher rate of lymph node metastases (P=.22) and positive margins (P=.33) in the heterologous group.
The results of the univariate analysis of nominal variables is summarized in Table 2. Previous treatment of the current malignancy (P<.001), heterologous blood transfusion (P=.006), margin status (P=.01), and the presence of nodal metastases (P=.02) were significantly associated with recurrence. Receipt of autologous blood was not associated with an increased recurrence rate. Univariate analysis of the continuous variables included preoperative hematocrit value (P=.19) and age (P=.14); estimated blood loss (P=.01) had a statistically significant association with recurrence. The overall recurrence rate was 41%. Patients in the heterologous group had a 59% recurrence rate, whereas those who received autologous blood or no transfusion had recurrence rates of 33% and 35%, respectively. The percentage of patients without recurrence during 24 months of follow-up is shown for each transfusion group in Figure 1.
The percentage of patients without recurrence in each transfusion group is shown during the 24 months of follow-up.
Patients in the autologous group received a mean of 1.2 U of blood, whereas those in the heterologous group received a mean of 2.9 U. In the heterologous group, 2 patients received 2 U of fresh frozen plasma; otherwise, all blood products were packed red blood cells or whole blood. As heterologous blood transfusion was associated with an increased risk for recurrence, the effect of the quantity of heterologous blood received was examined. The recurrence rates of patients who received different amounts of heterologous blood is summarized in Table 3. The number of units of heterologous blood received was not significantly associated with risk for recurrence by univariate analysis (P=.58).
Multivariate analysis with the Cox semiparametric regression model was initially constructed using the 3 transfusion groups. The β coefficient, a measure of the correlation between the variable of interest and recurrence, was used to calculate an adjusted odds ratio. The adjusted odds ratio associated with receipt of heterologous blood was 1.40 (40% increase in relative risk). Statistically significant variables were then added to the model, and the results are summarized in Table 4. In this model, the risk associated with previous treatment of the current malignancy, nodal disease, positive margin, and receipt of heterologous blood remained statistically significant.
Although it is generally accepted that heterologous blood transfusion causes immunosuppression, it is not clear whether perioperative blood transfusion in patients with cancer causes increased recurrence rates. The otolaryngology literature is divided as to whether heterologous blood exerts an independent effect on recurrence. One problem with some of the earlier studies in this field was that patient variables that could effect recurrence were not controlled.5,8,9 Nine studies included a multivariate analysis6,7,10- 16; 4 found heterologous blood transfusion to be a significant risk factor independent of other variables. Woolley et al,11 in addition to reviewing their own experience, performed a meta-analysis of 5 of the published studies and found that transfusion was significantly associated with recurrence. In our study, heterologous transfusion incurred a statistically significant increased relative risk using multivariate analysis compared with autologous or no transfusion.
The data analysis of our 165 patients also revealed that previous treatment of the current malignancy, positive margins, and presence of nodal metastases were significantly associated with recurrence using multivariate analysis. Of our 165 patients, 32% had a history of failed initial treatment, which in most cases was radiotherapy but also included surgery, chemotherapy, or both. This failure of previous treatment may indicate that the patient has a phenotypically more aggressive tumor or has a weakened immune system. The patients with positive margins fared the worst, with a recurrence rate of 65%, whereas nodal metastases were associated with a 53% recurrence rate. When these 3 powerful variables were controlled, the increased relative risk associated with heterologous blood transfusion remained statistically significant.
Our results suggest that a number of variables tend to be associated with the need for blood transfusion. Patients undergoing transfusion had a larger percentage of the following variables: previous treatment of the current malignancy, higher volume of surgical blood loss, and lower preoperative hematocrit values. Despite this distribution of variables, the rate of recurrence was almost identical between patients who received autologous transfusions and those who received no transfusion.
Patients in the heterologous transfusion group differed from patients in the autologous transfusion group in that they had a higher incidence of positive margins and lymph node metastases. The higher frequency of these variables in patients who require heterologous blood transfusions may denote the presence of more advanced tumors, which sometimes resulted in the inability of patients to donate their own blood. Controlling for margins and node status, the receipt of heterologous blood still incurred a significant independent risk.
Patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with a transpalatal nasopharyngectomy were included in our study. This subgroup of 13 patients accounted for a relatively high percentage (28%) of the autologous blood transfusions (Table 1). This may reflect a group of patients in whom blood loss was successfully anticipated (62% of patients required a blood transfusion), and, therefore, autologous blood was more consistently obtained. The recurrence rate in the group of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma was 46%, the second highest recurrence rate by location (Table 2). Despite having a larger proportion of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the recurrence rates of patients receiving autologous blood were nearly identical to those who did not receive a transfusion.
Although a number of studies have reviewed outcome following heterologous transfusion in head and neck cancer surgery, none have examined the influence of autologous blood products. There are few data in other surgical disciplines examining the relationship of recurrence with heterologous and autologous blood transfusion. Ness et al19 performed a prospective study of 309 patients treated with radical surgery for prostate cancer and found that recurrence rates did not differ significantly between patients who received heterologous blood compared with those who received autologous blood or no transfusion. Busch et al20 prospectively evaluated 475 cases of colorectal cancer and found no significant difference in recurrence rates of patients who had autologous or heterologous perioperative blood transfusions; however, transfusion with either blood product carried a much higher risk than no transfusion.
Autologous blood transfusion traditionally has been assumed to be free of most risks associated with heterologous transfusion. Recently, several investigators have cautioned against this assumption, hypothesizing that autologous blood may have an impact on cancer recurrence via immunosuppressive actions.17,18 Vliet et al21 reported that blood processing and storage resulted in changes that inhibited the proliferation response of lymphocytes. Whether such changes effect cancer recurrence rates is not known. In animals, syngeneic transfusions have not been shown to have the adverse effects on malignant disease seen with allogeneic transfusion.22,23 The results of our study suggest that perioperative autologous blood transfusion is not associated with increased recurrence rates.
Evidence that heterologous blood has immunosuppressive properties is much stronger than that described for autologous blood, yet the mechanism remains poorly understood. A number of changes in immune profile have been reported in patients who received allogeneic blood transfusions, including an increased level of CD8 suppressor cells,24 decreased levels of CD4 helper cells and interleukin 2 receptor–positive helper cells,25 and a decreased level of natural killer cells.26 It had been presumed that the cellular components of transfused blood were responsible for these immune modifications. More recently, however, transfusion of plasma has also been found to be associated with immunosuppression.27,28 The details of transfusion-induced immunosuppression remain to be better elucidated.
Our results demonstrate an independent risk associated with heterologous transfusion that was statistically significant using multivariate analysis. The increased relative risk is worrisome and warrants judicious use of heterologous blood products. Transfusion with autologous blood not only protects patients from the risk for blood-borne infection and transfusion reaction, but it may also diminish the risk for increased recurrence frequently associated with heterologous blood transfusion. Our results suggest that autologous blood transfusion carries the same risk as no transfusion. Preoperative autologous blood collection for head and neck surgery is therefore justified, and autologous blood products should be used if possible when transfusion is necessary.
Accepted for publication January 11, 1999.
Presented in part at the Western Section Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Scottsdale, Ariz, January 14, 1995.
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The Impact Zone crowd is on their feet cheering as the pyro goes off throughout the Impact Zone and this week's TNA Impact gets underway.
Mike Tenay: Last Sunday at Sacrifice, we saw match results that will change TNA forever. But the most shocking of all came in the Main Event, when Sting pinned Kurt Angle to become the new godfather of the Main Event Mafia. With Sting in control, what changes will be made to the Main Event Mafia? I'm sure---
Almost right on cue, the Main Event Mafia music hits, and the group of champions make their way to the ring. The new godfather, Sting, leads the group down to the ring as a saddened Kurt Angle brings up the rear, obviously not used to his new position. After the music dies down, Sting grabs a microphone from David Penzer and begins to address the rest of the Mafia.
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The rest of the Main Event Mafia members nod their head in agreement.
Sting: But when it comes to being a successful group, it comes down to whether or not we want to get the job done. Now I've seen you guys beat down some of the baddest guys in this business, so I know that as a group if we want something, we can get it. But there lies the question. Do you want to bring respect back into this business, or are you just in this for yourself?
Throughout the ring, all the members of the Mafia look surprised that they've been called out by their new godfather, Sting.
Sting: It's up to you. Next week, at the start of Impact, we're going to come back out and you all are going to give me your answers. Think long and hard, gentlemen.
Sting exits the ring as the other members of the Main Event Mafia stay in the ring shocked. The camera then cuts to the announce table as the rest of the Mafia heads back up the entrance ramp.
Mike Tenay: Wow, what a bombshell Sting just dropped on the Main Event Mafia! He's made his message simple: if you don't want to help bring respect back to this business, you have no right being in this group.
Don West: Well it's quite a shocker indeed, Mike, and I for one can't wait until next Thursday to see whether the Main Event Mafia will remain intact.
Mike Tenay: And that's just the start of a great show we have planned for tonight. Also on tap, we are expected to hear from TNA Executive Shareholder and World Heavyweight Champion Mick Foley about the King of the Mountain qualifying matches, which are scheduled to start tonight.
Don West: Also on tap for tonight, after her convincing win at Sacrifice, Angelina Love will address the Impact Zone with her partner Velvet Sky back for the first time since being unfairly beaten down by Awesome Kong.
Mike Tenay: Wait a minute. Convincing win? Unfairly beaten down? Anyways, we're also going to see Team 3D present their Tag Team Invitation Tournament trophies to the British Invasion, and also a check for $100,000. All this and much more coming up tonight on Impact. But right now, we head backstage to Lauren, who is standing by with Christopher Daniels.
The camera cuts to backstage where Lauren is standing with a serious-looking Christopher Daniels.
Lauren: Christopher Daniels, last Sunday at Sacrifice, you pinned Suicide for a three count and won the X-Division Championship! But, you later found out that you won the match thanks to interference from the Motor City Machine Guns, and requested five more minutes where you failed to get a second pinfall, meaning Suicide is still the X-Division Champion. Now my question is, why did you not just take the win?
Christopher Daniels: Lauren, you must not know me, but that's just not what I'm about. Every time I enter that ring and the bell sounds, I try to wrestle with the utmost amount of honor and dignity. Accepting a win that I didn't earn in the first place isn't something that I could look at myself in the mirror and be happy about. But still, that doesn't change the fact that the X-Division Championship isn't around my waist. When I came back to TNA, my goal was to bring honor back to the name Christopher Daniels. And I'm going to do whatever it takes, because until I do that, I'm not going to be remembered as 4-time X-Division Champion or a 6-time Tag Team Champion. I'm just going to be remembered as that guy who got fired.
Daniels storms off as Impact heads to commercial.
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David Penzer: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is an X-Division King of the Mountain qualifying match and is scheduled for one-fall. Introducing first, from Detroit Michigan. Accompanied to the ring by Alex Shelley, he is one-half of the Motor City Machine Guns... Chris Sabin!
The crowd throughout the Impact Zone gives a mixed reaction as Sabin and Shelley make their way down the entrance ramp, holding up their hands and pointing to their right palms, symbolizing they are "Made in Detroit".
Mike Tenay: An interesting new tradition to be started this year at Slammiversary, with an X-Division King of the Mountain Match to go along with the Heavyweight King of the Mountain Match.
Don West: I can't wait for the X-Division King of the Mountain Match, Mike. We know what these X-Division wrestlers are capable of, and the risks they're willing to take. The X-Division King of the Mountain Match has the ability to steal the show, no doubt in my mind.
David Penzer: And his opponent, from the City of Angels. He is the Fallen Angel... Christopher Daniels!
Daniels receives a big pop from the crowd as he makes his way to the ring with a serious look on his face, knowing that winning this match could be the first step on his road to redemption.
Mike Tenay: We heard from Christopher Daniels before the break, and I gotta tell you, I've never seen him as determined to succeed as I did when I watched him in that interview. Think of the embarrassment of getting fired from TNA after being as successful as Daniels was. He's on a mission to prove just how good he really is.
Don West: Well Mike, we already know how good Daniels is. We saw him back in the early days of TNA Wrestling as a multiple time X-Division and World Tag Team Champion. Then we saw him get fired and come back under the Suicide mask and win the X-Division Championship again. And if it wasn't for a lack of communication between Suicide and Daniels, Suicide would've remembered that he was supposed to lose to Daniels at Sacrifice, and Daniels would be the champion again!
Mike Tenay: Wait a minute. You still believe that Daniels was the one under that Suicide mask?
Don West: Come on, Michael, it's fairly obvious to anyone with a brain inside their head that Daniels was Suicide.
Daniels stares down Chris Sabin as he gets a few last minute pointers from his partner, Alex Shelley. Referee Slick Johnson signals for the bell to ring.
Chris Sabin w/ Alex Shelley vs. Christopher Daniels
Ending: Daniels has just begun to seize the momentum of this match. Sabin, realizing this, decides to exit the ring and take a "time out". He goes over to his partner, Alex Shelley and they begin to talk but Daniels comes out of nowhere and hits a suicide dive through the ropes! Both members of the Machine Guns go down as the crowd goes crazy for Christopher Daniels. Daniels rolls Sabin back into the ring and goes for a pin but Sabin gets his shoulder up before the count of three. Both men are now on their feet, trading shot for shot. Daniels begins to get the better of it, but Alex Shelley distracts referee Slick Johnson, and Sabin hits Daniels with a low blow! Daniels falls to his knees in pain while the crowd boos the actions of Chris Sabin. Sabin then picks up Daniels and goes for the Cradle Shock, but Daniels is able to free himself from the hold. Sabin immediately runs up to referee Slick Johnson, disrupting his view as Alex Shelley, who was standing on the ring apron, kicks Daniels in the back of the head. Daniels falls straight to the ground and Sabin goes for a pinfall... and gets the win.
Winner: Chris Sabin via pinfall (8:30)
Sabin and Shelley celebrate their win as they head to the back while Daniels sits disappointed in the ring. The camera then cuts backstage when Jeremy Borash is in the office of TNA Executive Shareholder Mick Foley.
Jeremy Borash: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with TNA Executive Shareholder and World Heavyweight Champion Mick Foley. Now Mick, a lot of people want to know, as do I, who you're going to be giving the chance to go against you and three other competitors against at Slammiversary in King of the Mountain Match.
Mick Foley: J.B., you and everyone else will find out very soon just who I'll be defending my title against at Slammiversary. I've got four qualifying matches planned for the next few weeks that are going to knock every one's socks off.
Mick gets up from his chair and begins to exit the room until he's stopped by Borash.
Jeremy Borash: Wait, Mick, just when are we going to find out?
Mick Foley: Very soon, J.B. But first, I think I'm going to get some Chinese food. Have a nice day.
Foley exits his office as J.B. has a confused look on his face.
Brother Ray and Brother Devon come out of the tunnel to a huge cheer from the Impact Zone crowd. Both members of Team 3D have their TNA World Tag Team Championship slung over their shoulder as they make their way to the ring. In the ring, are the trophies and check that they will be presenting to the winners of their Tag Team Invitational Tournament, the British Invasion.
Brother Ray: After we won these TNA World Tag Team Titles at Lockdown, me and my Brother Devon here decided we wanted to give back to tag team wrestling. So we made our Invitational Tournament, and we saw some of the greatest tag teams from around the world compete for trophies, $100,000, and a shot at our TNA World Tag Team Titles.
The crowd begins to chant "TNA! TNA!"
Brother Ray: And although they may not be anyone's personal favorite, I don't think there's any denying that The British Invasion are indeed worthy of winning the Tournament.
The crowd begins to boo at the reference to The British Invasion
Brother Ray: But afterward, we extended our hands in order to congratulate them, and what did they do? They hit me and my Brother Devon in the head with their stolen briefcases!
More boos come from the crowd.
Brother Ray: With that said, we have some business to take care of. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, the winners of the Team 3D Invitation Tag Team Tournament... The British Invasion.
Brutus Magnus, Doug Williams, and Rob Terry make their way down the entrance ramp with their briefcases in hand and smirks on their faces. The Impact Zone crowd continues to boo the winners of the Team 3D Tag Team Invitation Tournament. Once they get in the ring, a stare-down begins between them and Team 3D.
Brother Ray: Now we're going to be honest here. Me and my Brother Devon here, we don't like you guys. But we respect you as one of the best tag teams in TNA, so we're going to let bygones be bygones for the time being. On to the---
Before Brother Ray even gets the chance to present the trophies, The British Invasion take matters into their own hands and attack Team 3D with their briefcases. The 3-on-2 numbers advantage proves to be just too much for the 22-time World Tag Team Champions to overcome, and The British Invasion have their way with them. As they try to set up a table to put one of the members of Team 3D through, both Brother Ray and Brother Devon escape the ring. Team 3D heads to the back as the British Invasion hold up their trophies and a check for $100,000.
Mike Tenay: The British Invasion make another statement to Team 3D. With the recent confrontations between these two gone sour, you can bet their contest at Slammiversary is going to be very heated and very physical. Now to the back, where Jeremy Borash is with Eric Young.
The camera cuts to the back where Jeremy Borash is standing with a disgruntled Eric Young.
Jeremy Borash: I'm here with Eric Young, and Eric, it seems as of late you've been kind of unhappy with where you stand on the TNA roster. It almost seems as though TNA Management has forgotten you existed, and you need to insist just to wrestle. But your recent pleas have paid off, because later tonight, you'll be in an X-Division King of the Mountain qualifying match against Kiyoshi.
Eric Young: J.B., ever since I came to TNA, I've been a laughing stock, an afterthought. But that ends tonight. Eric Young's time is now, and when I beat Kiyoshi and move on to Slammiversary, I'm not going to hold back. I'm going to show everyone what I'm about, and just how good I really am. That X-Division title is going to be around my waist where it should be. Losing is not an option.
Impact cuts to commercial as Eric Young storms off.
David Penzer: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is an X-Division King of the Mountain qualifying match and is scheduled for one-fall. Introducing first, from Nashville, Tennessee... 'Showtime' Eric Young!
Eric Young comes out to a modest cheer from the crowd. Young looks very focused to become the second qualifier for the X-Division King of the Mountain Match.
Mike Tenay: Earlier on Impact, we saw Chris Sabin defeat Christopher Daniels to become the first qualifier for the X-Division King of the Mountain Match at Slammiversary. Now we have the second qualifying match, as it will be Eric Young taking on Kiyoshi.
Don West: And Eric Young needs badly here, Mike. It's like he said, he's been a laughing stock in this business for years and he wants to turn his career around. No better way to do it than winning the X-Division Championship, and with a win tonight he gets one step closer.
David Penzer: And his opponent, from Osaka Japan. Accompanied to the ring by Sheik Abdul Bashir... Kiyoshi!
The Impact Zone crowd boos the pairing of Kiyoshi and Sheik Abdul Bashir as they make their way to the ring.
Mike Tenay: Lately, we've seen Sheik Abdul Bashir and Kiyoshi combine together their anti-American attitudes. And I gotta tell you Don, it just makes me sick the way they're against this land of opportunity.
Don West: There you go again, Mike. Why do you always have to judge these two? They're very misunderstood and I know that if you just sat down and talked with them, you'd know just what they're about.
Eric Young stands outside the ring with the same focused look in his eyes as Kiyoshi and Bashir continue to receive heat from the crowd. Young climbs back into the ring, and this match is underway.
Eric Young vs. Kiyoshi w/ Sheik Abdul Bashir
Ending: With Eric Young recovering on the ground, Kiyoshi goes to the top rope. Kiyoshi's attempt at a moonsault fails as Eric Young rolls out of the way. The crowd seems to will Eric Young to his feet. Both competitors get to their feet. Eric Young nails Kiyoshi with a punch, then another. Eric Young then whips Kiyoshi to the ropes and lifts him up for the Death Valley Driver. Young connects and goes for a pin, but with opportune ring positioning, Bashir from the outside was able to place Kiyoshi's foot on the ropes to break up the referee's count. Referee Andrew Thomas notices this and tells Bashir to leave ringside. Kiyoshi then begins to argue on behalf of his partner, but Young rolls him up from behind and gets the pinfall!
Winner: Eric Young via pinfall (6:53)
Eric Young rolls out of the ring while celebrating his victory. Referee Andrew Thomas also exits the ring to raise Young's hand while Kiyoshi is on his knees, shocked at his loss.
Mike Tenay: We now know that Eric Young will be a part of the X-Division King of the Mountain Match at Slammiversary along with Chris Sabin and the Champion, Suicide. We're going to take a commercial break, but when we get back, I hear Mick Foley's going to announce the King of the Mountain qualifying matches for his TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Impact resumes in Mick Foley's office, where TNA Founder Jeff Jarrett comes storming in while Mick is eating his Chinese food.
Jeff Jarrett: Mick, I just wanted to let you know that if you had any plans of "tweaking" the King of the Mountain Match at Slammiversary, you'd better think again. That King of the Mountain Match is one of TNA's greatest traditions, and I don't want to see a lunatic like you mess that up.
Mick Foley: Simmer down there, Jeffrey. With us being business partners and all, I think you have to have a little more confidence in me. I did, after all win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Lockdown despite needing 25 stitch-aroonies in my eye. And I also defending this championship last Sunday at Sacrifice against three of the greatest wrestlers to ever step foot in a ring. But since you reminded me, I need to go announce the King of the Mountain qualifying matches, you might want to keep an ear on it. Now if you'll excuse me, Jeffrey...
Mick Foley gets out of his chair with his title belt over his shoulder, and heads out the door. Meanwhile, Jeff Jarrett has a confused look on his face.
Mick Foley comes out to a mixed reaction from the Impact Zone crowd. Multiple times on his trip down to the ring, Foley puts his hands in a gun position and yells "Bang Bang!".
Mick Foley: Now I'm sure you're all anxious to hear who's going to be in the qualifying matches for the King of the Mountain Match at Slammiversary.
The crowd gives a modest cheer for Foley as they anticipate the matches.
Mick Foley: Now despite what Jeff Jarrett might like to think, I picked the best wrestlers TNA has to offer to be in the qualifying matches. There will indeed be one qualifying match taking place tonight. And it will feature 'Big Poppa Pump' Scott Steiner...
Boos come from throughout the Impact Zone.
Mick Foley: And a man Steiner has been friends with for a very long time, 'The King of the Mountain' Jeff Jarrett. There will be two qualifying matches next week as well, and---
Jeff Jarrett comes out from the back in street clothes, obviously frustrated with Mick Foley's decision to put him in a match against Scott Steiner.
Jeff Jarrett: Mick, I should've known. You're just trying to stir the pot around TNA, aren't you. Now listen, Scott and I are good friends. Sure we've had our rough patches lately, but we're still---
Mick Foley: No, you listen to me Jeffrey! I can understand if you're afraid of Scott Steiner, most people in the world are. But that match has already been finalized, and if you don't want to compete, you're going to have to forfeit the match.
Jarrett, obviously offended, begins to make his way down to the ring.
Jeff Jarrett: Mick, I'm not afraid of anybody.
Jarrett enters the ring and gets face-to-face with Foley. Neither man seems ready to throw the first punch yet.
Mike Tenay: Obvious power struggle going on between Jeff Jarrett and Mick Foley. We now go to the back, where Lauren is standing by with The Beautiful People.
The camera cuts to backstage where Lauren is standing with Angelina Love, the TNA Women's Knockout Champion, and Velvet Sky.
Lauren: Angelina, congratulations on retaining your Knockout Championship at Slammiversary. But after the match, you got annihilated by Awesome Kong. Now I hear you've issued an open challenge to any TNA Knockout, but given your physical condition, is that really a good idea?
Angelina snatches the microphone from Lauren.
Angelina Love: Listen, Lauren. I am the TNA Knockout Champion. Sure, Awesome Kong may have beaten me down after the match, but I still won, didn't I? Tonight, if any Knockout wants the honor of getting beaten by me, they can have it.
Angelina hands the mic to Velvet.
Velvet Sky: You see, it's simple. No Knockout can beat us because we're The Beautiful People... and they're not.
Velvet hands the microphone back to Angelina as she goes and kisses the camera. Angelina shoves the microphone into Lauren's chest as both Angelina and Velvet walk off.
David Penzer: Ladies and gentlemen, the following is a Knockouts Open Challenge and is schedule for one-fall. Introducing first, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Accompanied to the ring by Velvet Sky, she is one-half of the Beautiful People... Angelina Love!
Angelina Love and Velvet Sky come out from the back to a negative reaction from the crowd. After performing their normal poses on the entrance ramp, the duo makes their way to the ring. The two enter the ring in their normal fashion, by straddling the ring ropes and shaking their butts.
Mike Tenay: After watching that interview before the commercial break, it appears that Angelina Love is awful confident in her abilities, even after the beating she took at Sacrifice. Yes, she won the match, but I think it's certain that Awesome Kong got her revenge after the match.
Don West: Well, Mike, I have to say Kong's actions after the match should get her a fine or suspension. That's no way to treat the Champion, Mike. And if you'll allow a Beautiful People Insider to step in... I talked to Angelina and she said she was issuing this open challenge because she doesn't want people to forget just how good she really is. Even though she beat Kong convincingly at Sacrifice, she doesn't want people to think she's weak just because she got beaten down afterward.
David Penzer: And her opponent, from Los Angeles, California. She is the newest TNA Knockout... Victoria!
Shock goes into the eyes of both Angelina and Velvet as Victoria comes out from the back. The crowd gives Victoria a great cheer as she makes her way to the ring.
Mike Tenay: What a minute, what a surprise this is! Angelina Love issues an open challenge, and it's answered by one of the greatest female wrestlers in the business, Victoria!
Don West: Well, certainly Victoria is one of the best female wrestlers. But the thing is, Mike, Angelina is the best, she's the Champion. As good as Victoria is, I don't think it's anything Angelina can't handle.
Victoria enters the ring and stares down both members of The Beautiful People. Velvet Sky is hesitant to leave the ring, knowing Victoria is ready to attack her partner at any moment. Love tells Sky she's fine and ready, Love rolls out, and Rudy Charles rings the bell for the match to begin.
Angelina Love w/ Velvet Sky vs. Victoria
Ending: After a back and forth match between two strong competitors, Angelina goes for the Bicycle Kick, but Victoria ducks under and avoids the contact. Victoria then kicks Angelina in the gut, and scoop slams her down to the mat. Before Angelina has a chance to react, Victoria hits a standing moonsault on the champion! She goes for a pin, but Angelina kicks out after a two-count. Victoria then picks up Angelina and kicks her in the gut again. She brings her into a powerbomb position, lifts her up, and hits her with the Widow's Peak! Victoria goes for the pin, but Velvet Sky breaks it up from outside! Instant disqualification for Angelina Love by Rudy Charles.
Winner: Victoria via disqualification (6:39)
Both members of The Beautiful People begin to beat down Victoria. They set up for the Makeover (Bicycle Kick/Russian Legsweep Combination), but just like she did during the match, Victoria is able to avoid contact with Love's foot and rolls quickly out of the ring before any damage can be done. Impact heads to commercial as we see Victoria signal that the belt is going to be around her waist very soon.
David Penzer: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a King of the Mountain qualifying match and is scheduled for one-fall. Introducing first, from Detroit Michigan. Big Poppa Pump... Scott Steiner!
Scott Steiner comes out from the back with his head dress and sunglasses on and his signature lead pipe in his hands. The Impact Zone crowd swarms Steiner with boos, but 'Big Poppa Pump' just shakes them off as he makes his way to the ring.
Mike Tenay: It's been well documented how close Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner have been in their lives outside of wrestling. As Steiner said a few weeks ago, he used to take care of Jarrett's kids for him from time to time. But after the two were forced into a match by Foley a few weeks ago, it seemed as though that relationship was gone. Now they face off again tonight, with a spot in the King of the Mountain Match at Slammiversary on the line.
Don West: Well, quite frankly Mike, I think Jeff Jarrett needs to suck it up. This is a business, and just because you're the founder of TNA doesn't mean you might not have to face someone who you consider your friend outside the ring. It's a business.
David Penzer: And his opponent, from Nashville, Tennesee. He is the King of the Mountain... Jeff Jarrett!
Jeff Jarrett comes out to an enormous pop from the crowd. Jarrett holds up his trademark guitar as his pyro goes off. Before Tenay and West can even get in a word, Steiner charges Jarrett on the ramp. The bell is not rung because Jarrett's feet never touched the ring, but the brawl is on.
Scott Steiner vs. Jeff Jarrett
Ending: With referee Earl Hebner knocked out after a collision with Scott Steiner, Steiner exits the ring to go and fetch a steel chair from over by the announce table. Steiner rolls the chair into the ring and looks like he is about to hit Jarrett, but Jarrett dropkicks the chair right into Steiner's face! Steiner goes down immediately, but referee Earl Hebner has awoken. Hebner sees Steiner down with the chair in the ring, thinks he's put two and two together, and disqualifies Jarrett.
Winner: Scott Steiner via disqualification (9:39)
Steiner has his hand raised in victory by Earl Hebner while Jarrett pleads his case. Jarrett has the look of a man who was just robbed in the middle of the ring, but he's shocked to hear...
Mick Foley comes out with his TNA World Heavyweight Championship around his shoulder and a microphone in his hand.
Mick Foley: Hold it right there, Scottie. Now as much as I love a steel chair, I, as well as everybody else watching, saw that it was you who brought that chair into the ring. Being in the position of power that I am, I'm going to do what any great man would do in this situation... and I'm going to restart the match.
Scott Steiner goes ballistic in the ring after having his win taken away.
Mick Foley: But Scott, since you like to use chairs, I'm going to tweak the match and make it a No-Disqualification Match. Gentlemen, have a nice day.
The bell is rung again as Jarrett and Steiner resume combat.
Scott Steiner vs. Jeff Jarrett
Ending: Scott Steiner grabs the steel chair he brought into the ring earlier, as well as the lead pipe he brought to the ring at the beginning of the match. Steiner throws the steel chair at a dazed Jeff Jarrett, who catches the chair out of instinct. Steiner then swings the lead pipe right at the chair, which cracks Jarrett over the head! Steiner goes for a pinfall but Jarrett kicks out just in the nick of time. Steiner then positions Jarrett on the top turnbuckle, and looks to go for a belly-to-belly suplex, but Jarrett is able to fight it off and hit Steiner with The Stroke from the top rope! Jarrett covers and gets the three count!
Winner: Jeff Jarrett via pinfall (3:27)
Jeff Jarrett celebrates his victory as Impact fades to black.
Re: TNA Wrestling 2009 - A Competent Alternative
6/4/09 Impact Preview:
- Last week on Impact, Sting told each member of the Main Event Mafia to think about whether or not they wanted what was best for the group, or if they were just in it for themselves. Sting plans to open the broadcast by getting the answers, but what will the members of the Main Event Mafia have for an answer?
- In last week's Main Event, TNA Executive Shareholder Mick Foley pitted Jeff Jarrett against his long-time friend Scott Steiner, with the winner moving on to the King of the Mountain Match at Slammiversary. This move angered Jarrett, but after being disqualified, Foley came out and restarted the match and saved Jarrett! Why did Foley do this, and what will Jeff Jarrett's reaction be?
- Speaking of the King of the Mountain Match at Slammiversary, there are two qualifying matches scheduled for Impact, and also one X-Division qualifying match. Who will get one step closer to gaining one of TNA's illustrious championship belts at Slammiversary?
- Also on Impact last week, we saw The British Invasion once again get the better of Team 3D during 3D's presentation of the trophies for their Invitational Tag Team Tournament. This week on Impact will be a rematch from the Finals of that tournament, as it will be The British Invasion taking on Beer Money, Inc. But will Team 3D get involved?
- Last week on Impact, we were expecting to hear from Raven as to why he returned to TNA. But last week, Raven was nowhere to be found. Will the sadistic Raven come out of the shadows on this week's show, and will we finally find out why he returned to TNA?
All this and much more on Thursday's huge Impact broadcast as we continue towards Slammiversary on June 21st!
Re: TNA Wrestling 2009 - A Competent Alternative
your impact is looking pretty good when you post it ill review it, if youd like to do the same thats cool.
I wanna see how you build everything up going into slammiversary
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Library to host artifacts exhibit
MARTINSBURG - The Martinsburg Public Library, 101 W. King St., will host an exhibit of Native American artifacts in the front foyer cases of the library for the month of July. Artifacts will include carved stone tools, toys, effigies and utensils which have been found locally and related books.
For more information, contact Keith at the Martinsburg Public Library at 304-267-8933.
Friday Painters art show to start
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherd University Scarborough Library is hosting an art exhibit as part of the 250th anniversary of Shepherdstown. The exhibit, titled "Friday Painters," will be on display through Aug. 30 in the Scarborough Library reading room.
The Friday Painters exhibit consists of local artists who meet each Friday morning and do plein air painting. Approximately 30 works of art in a variety of media are included in the exhibit including water color, oil, acrylic, and pen and ink. In the glass showcase there are also a number of linoleum blocks with several resulting prints carved by Mike Austin.
The display will be changed periodically to allow other Friday Painter artists to participate. The participating artists include David Hutchins, Pat Donohoe, Pat Barnes, Dennis Clarke, Nancy Kautz, Diana Eldridge, Joan Keith, Marti Wells, Monica Wilkins and Mike Austin.
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Car show slated for Sunday
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Rouzerville Lions Club will hold its annual car and truck show Sunday at Hooverville Elementary School, 10829 Buchanan Trail East. The show is open to all makes, models and years of cars and trucks and features trophies to the top 35 cars and trophies to the top 12 trucks. All trophies will be deteremined by Driver's Choice voting. Cost to enter is $12 and registration will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.
For more information, call Doug at 717-762-4218.
Studio tour slated for Friday
KEARNEYSVILLE - The Over The Mountain Studio Tour invites you to celebrate three newly juried tour members amid the work of all 25 artisans during the opening weekend of the Contemporary American Theater Festival in downtown Shepherdstown. Held at the War Memorial Building on German Street, the tour members invite you to join in the celebratory Opening Gala on July 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. Stop in to see the newest works, plus a bit of conversation amidst the live music, snacks and drinks. On Saturday and Sunday, the festivities will continue. Whether between theater performances or your regular Farmers Market trips, stop in to say hello and catch a glimpse of the wares of the artisans on the annual Studio Tour.
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'Rivermaids' on exhibit Saturday
MARTINSBURG - The Race Street Artists' Co-op in Martinsburg presents "Rivermaids," Shepherdstown photographer Dane Konop's visual paean to the magical spirits that humans for millennia have believed inhabit springs, lakes and streams, usually in female form. The show includes archival-quality photos of six local beauties on the Potomac River who reveal their own obviously adventurous spirit and special rapport with the water. Parental discretion is advised, as the collection includes nudes. The show opens Saturday with a free catered reception open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. at the co-op gallery at 410 W. Race St.
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Car show to benefit Tyler County 4-H
MIDDLEBOURNE -The Tyler County 4-H and Farm Community Association will sponsor its first car, truck and motorcycle show Saturday at the Tyler County 4-H Camp. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a fee of $10. Dash plaques will be presented to the first 50 registrants. Judging will begin at 12:30 p.m., with trophies awarded at 2 p.m.
For more information, call 304-758-2101.
Art show ongoing though July
SUMMIT POINT - South Jefferson Public Library will host "Art in the Library" featuring a teen photography display through July.
For more information, visit www.sojeffersonlibrary.com
Third Thursdays set in Charles Town
CHARLES TOWN - Downtown Charles Town will host "Third Thursdays" from 5 to 9 p.m. today. Event will feature business specials, kids activities, a craft market, giveaways and more.
Reenactment set for the weekend
ROWLESBURG - Rowlesburg will present its seventh annual "WWII Event, A Living History," Saturday and Sunday. Event will feature a fashion show, reenactments, demonstrations, food, a dance and more. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. Other major events include:
Friday to Sunday: The first annual Bluegrass on the Cheat;
Aug. 25: Appalachia Visited Road Race; and
Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 to 3: Labor Day Festival.
Potters' Guild to hold art show
FREDERICK, Md. - The Potters' Guild of Frederick will host a "New Members" art show throughout July at the gallery at the Cultural Arts Center, 15 N. Market St. The new members include Hilda Eiber, Bre Kathman, Katie Rattigan, Laura Silberman and Marie Silverstrim. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday; from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Hamilton show slated at library
MARTINSBURG - Alan Hamilton and Original Star Media will sponsor the Hamilton's "Dance Series," throughout July at the Martinsburg Public Library.
For more information, visit originalstarmedia.com
Hagerstown art show scheduled
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Washington County Arts Council is pleased to announce its July 2012 exhibits, "The Light and Color of Nature and the World of Man" by Ira Lourie and "Body and Soul" student works from Janet Salter's Portraiture and Figure Drawing Classes at Hagerstown Community College.
Ira S. Lourie is a photographer and physician who resides in Hagerstown. He photographs many of his works in Western Maryland and Montana, which are areas that his work as a physician takes him.
Participating artists for the "Body and Soul" exhibit are Jill Atherton, Amanda Fairchild, Dorothy Gertz, Madeline Harmon, Monique Hope, Rachel Krumpelman, Brooke Long, Donna Mason, Chris Mitchell, Rachel Parks, Sean Plunkett, Marge Poling, Jeremy Prince and Lauren Doyle Vaccari.
The Washington County Arts Council will host an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. July 7, at the gallery, 14 W. Washington St. The exhibits run from July 6-31.
For information, contact interim gallery manager, Rebecca Gonzalez at 301-791-3132 or visit www.washingtoncountyarts.com.
Dance party slated for Friday
SHEPHERDSTOWN - ABCdancesport will sponsor a July 4 weekend "Dance Party" form 7 to 11:30 p.m. July 6 at the War Memorial Building, 102 E. German St. Swing lessons will be provided 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $12 per person, which includes the lesson.
For more information or to register, call Tim at 503-309-7250 or visit abcdancesport.com
Picnic to benefit historical society
MARTINSBURG - The Berkeley County Historical Society will hold its annual picnic at 6 p.m. will be held Sunday in Jefferson County at "Historic Spruce Gate." This house was built in 1836 by Valentine Dust and was on the 2011 BCHS Fall House Tour. Cost is $10 per member and includes a fried chicken dinner with drink and dessert.
For more information, directions or reservations, call BCHS at 304-267-4713.
Storied evenings set for Wednesdays
SHEPHERDSTOWN - In keeping with Shepherdstown's 250th Anniversary, "Growing up in Shepherdstown" is the theme of storied evenings featuring music, art and tales at 7:30 p.m. July 11 at at the Historic Shepherdstown Presbyterian Meeting House, 100 W. Washington St. The free programs are on three consecutive Wednesdays and includes the following lineup:
July 11: Jim Price with music by pianist Bob Sykes, accompanied by Scott Silbert and Anita Thomas
July 18: Gay Shepherd Henderson and Wanda Grantham with music by violinist Heather Austin-Stone accompanied by Trevor Rowland
July 25: Frank Hill and Holly Morgan Frye with music by soprano Natalie Conte, accompanied by Scott Beard.
In addition, the artwork of Pat Barnes will be exhibited in the Fellowship Hall for the entire month of July.
For more information, call Kathy Reid at 304-876-6466, firstname.lastname@example.com
Art show and sale slated for July 13-15
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Potomac River Artists' Guild will be hosting an art show and sale, "Form, Function and Fantasy" July 13-15 at the War Memorial Building. The show is free. A "Meet the Artists" reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. July 14.
For more information see the PRAG website at www.potomacriverartistsguild.org or call Tom at 304-596-4358.
Bloomin' Bash planned for July 14
BUNKER HILL - Hillbilly Daylilies will present its fourth annual "Bloomin' Bash" July 14 at 1105 Giles Mill Road. Admission is $10 per person, $5 for kids 6 to 12 and children under 5 are admitted free. Event will feature over 350 varieties of daylilies, Big Daddy's BBQ, Rock Hill Creamery and live bluegrass music by Stoney Creek, Drymill Road and Circa Blue. Workshops will be available throughout the day.
For more information or to register for a workshop, visit www.HillbillyDaylilies.com or vall 304-229-6698.
African art exhibit to start at Ice House
BERKELEY SPRINGS, - The Ice House gallery will be filled with African arts and crafts from baskets to beads and colorful fabric items showcaseing the healing power of art - literally.
The Art Africa special gallery exhibit produced by the Morgan Arts Council (MAC) will have a special reception at 7:30 p.m. Friday for the public to meet the curator, Dr. Manhaz Motavalli-Oliner, originator of the Women's Art Project of Kampala, Uganda.
Dr. Motavalli-Oliner is showing a presentation about the Kampala project and the work done there with revenue from this bi-annual show.
Art Africa hangs through Aug. 19 and includes work produced by the women of Kampala as well as African sculpture and masks from Queen Street Gallery in Martinsburg.
Cedar Creek battle to be fought again
MIDDLETOWN, Va. - The Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation invites you to commemorate the 150th Battle of 2nd Manassas/ Bull Run Aug. 3-5 at the Cedar Creek Battlefield, 8437 Valley Pike. Special activities and events include living history camps, educational demonstrations, live music, crafts, food vendors and more. Adult tickets are $8 to $12; students ages 7 to 17, $4 to $6; children 6 and under enter for free.
For more information, call 540-869-2064 or visit www.ccbf.us/mnspectator.html
'Day in the Park' set for July 22
MARTINSBURG - Immanuel New Life Bible Church will sponsor "Day in the Park - Unity in the Community" from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 22 at War Memorial Park. Event will feature local recording artists Tanya Dallas and The Kings of Harmony. Food will be provided, while supplies last.
Pop a Cork for the Capitol slated
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The fourth annual "Pop A Cork for the Capitol" event will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Capitol Theatre Center. The day will include wine tastings, delicious food, wine-related seminars, live entertainment, vendors and more. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased online at thecapitoltheatre.org. Advance tickets are $14. Cost at the door is $17. Designated driver tickets and tickets for those under 21 are $6.
For more information, call 717-263-0202.
HangarFest set for Sept. 22
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The third annual "Discovery Station HangarFest" will be held Sept. 22 at the Rider Jet Center, at the Hagerstown Regional Airport. Featured band will be The Reagan Years. Doors open at 6 p.m. Band begins at 7 p.m. General admission is $15. VIP tickets are $50. For more information or tickets, call 301-790-0076 or 301-791-3246.
Bryner arts celebration set
BERKELEY SPRINGS - The Angela Bryner Memorial Scholarship Committee will host its first ever celebration event at 7 p.m. July 14 at the Berkeley Springs High School. This event is a commemoration of the scholarship's namesake and past scholarship recipients. Before her death, Mrs. Bryner served for over 22 years at Berkeley Springs High School as a music teacher, chorus director and guitar instructor. In her memory and at her request, a scholarship was developed to help young high school graduates begin their collegiate careers. The Angela Bryner Memorial Scholarship Fund is now called Angela Bryner Performing Arts Award.
Since the award began in 1998, it has been entirely funded through donations from Mrs. Bryner's former students, colleagues, local businesses, organizations and family members. All monies collected have been used toward the $500 scholarship award.
On July 14, help us remember Mrs. Bryner's life and legacy. And, help the Fund continue to exist in her honor while enjoying several performances from past scholarship recipients. Everyone is welcome to attend and to share a story about Mrs. Bryner. Suggested donation will be collected at the door.
For more information, call Maegan at 304-433-2702
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Two years ago, Kathy Edman of Florence attempted to complete the Tevis Cup race, a grueling 100-mile horse race that must be completed in 24 hours, not one minute passed the 24-hour mark. The race, formally known as the Western States Trail Ride, begins in Lake Tahoe at Robie Park. The trail winds through the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The route follows Forest Service roads, and trails that a mountain goat would have reservations about. It is said there are about 17,000 feet of climbs and almost 22,000 feet of drop throughout the course.
On her trek in 2012, Edman and her Kentucky Mountain Horse, Pierce, made it 85 miles before she was pulled at a vet check. The safety of the horse in a race like this is of utmost importance. The horses are checked by veterinarians at specific points throughout the race. They are checked for signs of stress, lameness and of course their heart rate and rate of recovery. There are two mandatory 'holds' where the horse and rider must remain for 60 minutes. Even after crossing the finish line, the horse is checked on final time and if he doesn't meet the criteria, the buckle for finishing is not awarded.
Edman knew all of this and she knew that she has a distinct disadvantage with her horse. Almost all endurance horses are at least part Arabian if not full blood Arabian. The breed is used because of its naturally lower heart rate and ability to quickly recover. Edman's horse, the Kentucky Mountain Horse Pierce, is not considered to be an endurance horse. Edman was aware of this during her training for the first race and felt that although she made the adjustments for Pierce's heart rate and recovery time, she could do better.
"I knew I had to come back (to the Tevis Cup) and finish," said Edman. "I just didn't know who I would be on."
Edman and Pierce didn't take a lot of time off after competing at Tevis in 2012. They were back out on the trails, conditioning and working hard by spring of 2013. Edman competed in a couple shorter (50 mile rides) and by last fall, she knew they were ready to get serious about Tevis again.
"This horse is amazing," said Edman. "His heart and desire just keeps me going."
With the 2014 Tevis Cup in mind, and knowing what to expect this time, Edman set about training; not only her horse but herself as well. She also knew that the heart rate standards for this year's race had been lowered even more so she was going to have to really work to have Pierce where he needed to be prior to the race and then during the race.
Personally, she became much more conscious about what she was eating and lost 12 pounds. She ran because she knew she was going to have to get off and run while leading Pierce prior to every vet check. (It helps to lower the heart rate.) Edman ran the half marathon (13 miles) at Missoula just three weeks prior to the endurance race.
Because the race is held over a mountain range, a lot of training is done climbing hills and mountains. But because Pierce is naturally a bit bigger and has big hindquarters, she opted not to do a lot of heavy climbing with him. She wanted long, lean muscles that weren't as apt to cramp as the race went on. She changed his diet as well, using different electrolytes (served in applesauce).
All of these changes were not just the result of Edman's deductions but also of her 'crew'. Dr. Tom Currier of Ambrose Vet Clinic, Drin and Jim Becker of Polaris, and her daughter Bethany all played crucial roles in Edman's success. Currier and Edman worked on Pierce throughout the summer on diet and training, and then Currier was there for the race as well. He is a seasoned endurance rider as well as a veterinarian and understood what was needed to get Pierce to where he needed to be. Drin Becker competed in 2012 and finished, earning the coveted belt buckle. She and her husband Jim handled the logistics of getting the crew from point A, Lake Tahoe, to Auburn, while helping out with the horse and the rider. While Currier and Becker were taking care of Pierce at the vet checks, Bethany was taking care of her mom.
Edman said that learning to depend on her crew was probably the biggest obstacle she had to overcome. After almost too strong of a start where it was all she could do to slow Pierce down, and going in and out of three canyons during the heat of the day with out any crew members to meet her at the vet check, she and Pierce were wearing down.
"Pierce hit the wall and started overheating. It took a lot out of me to get him cooled down." Currier was there at the next vet check and told her it was time for her to go to work and 'run down some of the hills, while leading Pierce.' "This was where the marathon training paid off."
The last part of the race was the best for her even though it was in the middle of the night. (The Tevis Cup is generally set so that the race falls during the full moon.) At the finish line, 23 ½ hours after she began, Edman was so excited her crew had to get after her to get off the horse and cool him down before the final vet check.
Edman relied a lot upon her faith during the race. "God is always sending me something. I'm thankful he speaks 'horse' to me. I had always thought the crew was a luxury and that I could do it myself. They gave me the strength to finish."


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Chuck Greenberg: 'We think the future is really, really bright and we're going to be aggressive in building on that future'
The new owner of the Texas Rangers, Chuck Greenberg, was interviewed on Thursday on The Ticket to discuss the court proceeding and the future of the team. Here are some highlights:
Were you stressed out during those 16-hours you spent in the courtroom on Wednesday?
Heh. Definitely. It was a very wild day: there were a lot of ups and downs but when I think about how the last 15-months were, it probably was a fitting conclusion.
Was there any time throughout the whole process when you thought about just giving up?
No. You know, I couldn't imagine that it wouldn't happen but it was also hard for me to imagine the process ending. There had been at least four or five occasions since late November when I really thought we were in great shape and we had the thing and then something would pop up or we're not quite turned out to be what we thought it was. Just to bring it to a conclusion like we did last night is a tremendous feeling.
What were those 16-hours like in the courtroom?
At first there were just a lot of delays. There were several questions about the competing bid and whether it was qualified and then after we heard that it was qualified, we waited for about eight more hours just to see a copy of it. So it was difficult for us to know what we were up against. There was confusion over what the bidding rules were going to be so there was a lot of tension related to that. It was a marathon but the whole process was a marathon and at the end of the day, I just couldn't be happier at how it turned out.
What can Rangers' fans look forward to under you and Ryan's ownership? What will your philosophy be?
Well, we're here to win. You know, it sounded like more of a stretch when we talked in December but everything that's happened this year was what we had planned on. We wanted to be in a position to make moves in the middle of the season and of course, JD [Jon Daniels] was able to do that with Cliff Lee and Bengie Molina and then last week with Christian Guzman and Jorge Cantu so that was exactly the way we wanted to approach this season and that's the way you're going to see up operate going forward as we…we're here to win. We love baseball. We have an unbelievably deep emotional attachment to the Rangers and Rangers' fans. We're going to do everything we can to win and one of the first things we're going to do is do the very best we can to try and help Cliff feel that he's really found a home and this is where he wants he and his family to be.
What do you believe Mark Cuban's goal last night was? Was he trying to run up the price or was he actually trying to buy a baseball team?
I think he and Jim Crane absolutely were there to win the bidding. I think the manner in which they bid, they bid aggressively, I think shows they were there to win and I respect that and I'm glad we came out on top. But no, I don't think they were there in bad faith at all. I think they were there to win and it was a robust competition and I'm glad we came out on top.
In what shape do you view the Rangers to be in now that you're their owner?
I think we're in great shape. I think from a baseball standpoint, there's not an organization in baseball you would exchange for this one right now. You look at the tremendous job Nolan and JD and the entire baseball operations department has done at every level and the depth of talent is tremendous. And that is what not only enabled us to have such a terrific team going into the season but its enabled JD to upgrade it without really cutting to the bone of the future at all. So, the farm system is still deep with terrific talent. We've got, of course, our four first-round and supplemental picks this year, who we hope to have all signed up very shortly, if they're not already. We think the future is really, really bright and we're going to be aggressive in building on that future.
What is the approval process through MLB and when do you actually expect to take over ownership?
We're hoping that MLB will be able to give us formal approval next Thursday, August 12, just a week from today and that we will close the deal on the 12th, which conveniently is an off-day for the Rangers, in-between the Yankees and Red Sox series. Our first game would be on Friday the 13th against the Red Sox. So, I hope I see you there.


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This third edition of Health at a Glance: Europe presents a set of key indicators related to health status, determinants of health, health care resources and activities, quality of care, access to care, and health expenditure and financing in 35 European countries, including the 28 European Union member states, four candidate countries and three EFTA countries. The selection of indicators is based largely on the European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) shortlist, a set of indicators that has been developed to guide the reporting of health statistics in the European Union. This is complemented by additional indicators on quality of care, access to care and health expenditure, building on the OECD expertise in these areas.
Compared with the previous edition, this third edition includes a greater number of ECHI indicators, reflecting progress in the availability of comparable data in the areas of non-medical determinants of health and access to care. It also includes a new chapter dedicated to access to care, including selected indicators on financial access, geographic access and timely access.
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Poland has narrowed the gap in life expectancy with other EU countries over the past two decades, thanks mainly to reductions in mortality in cardiovascular diseases; still further progress in life expectancy could be achieved by further reductions in risk factors and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
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Progress has been made to reduce smoking rates and alcohol consumption in Germany, but obesity is on the rise as in most other EU countries. As in other EU countries, spending for prevention in Germany accounts only for around 3% of current health spending.
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Despite cuts in recent years, health spending as a share of GDP in Ireland remains slightly higher than the EU average and pharmaceutical spending in particular remains relatively high.
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Excellent population health status and good outcomes associated with acute care reflect a high-performing health system in Norway. Norway's good health system comes at a cost – Norway's per capita health expenditure is the highest in Europe.
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Le poids des dépenses hospitalières dans les dépenses de santé s'avère très élevé en France malgré des efforts pour développer des modes de prise en charge moins coûteux.
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Italy's indicators of health status and quality of care remain among the best in the EU. Italy spent 9.2% of its GDP on health in 2012, slightly more than the EU average of 8.7%.
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The number of doctors in the UK has grown more rapidly than in any other EU countries since 2000; the number per capita remains lower than the EU average. There has been a sharp drop in deaths from heart attacks in the UK since 2000, reflecting reductions in important risk factors like smoking and better treatments.
United States total immigrant admissions for lawful permanent residents (LPRs) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 decreased by 2.9% from the previous year to 1 031 000.
The number of foreign nationals living in the United Kingdom in 2013 rose to 4.9 million, an increase of 3.2% on the year before.


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Lucky You. I would love to meet any of my MDA friends. I am trying to hook up with one in Boston over Thanksgiving.
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Lucky You. I would love to meet any of my MDA friends. I am trying to hook up with one in Boston over Thanksgiving.
Aaah, don't sweat it Sabine!! You are lovable and Naiad is not going to judge you! She knows what has been going on and can quite understand I am sure! I know I can!! I am jealous that you get to meet her - I would love to connect with some of my journal friends here. We all know we are very real with plenty issues ... but we accept each other with all the lumps and bumps. Don't worry - just enjoy!! Have fun! Leave the stress out of it ok?!
I'm sure your meetup with NK will be great. I recently (ok, February 2011) met up with two gals I'd been friends with on the internet for well over 6 years, maybe even 7 years. We'd become as best of friends as you could get while conversing online and over the phone/texting. We met and it was awesome. I cried when we parted ways after two full days together. It was so much fun to meet them. I can't wait to meet up with them again. I'm sure your time with NK will be great.
By the way, I'm 32 and still have not tried corned beef hash... it just doesn't even sound good...
Oh! Corned beef is lovely. I suggest the St. Patrick's Day Gateway meal: corned beef, cabbage, potatoes(sweet or otherwise). Just wonderful stuff, and what's more primal than meat and veg. Great as a boiled dinner, and even better the next day, with all the leftovers fried together into hash.
The only priviso is watch out for your pot boiling over, because the water smells nasty the next day if you don't get right to it. (As I usually don't. No dishes after dark, that's my motto!)
Pfft. Sabine, don't worry about it. I don't wear make up, except at work, and I'm sure as hell not expecting you to. Chillax. I'm human (mostly.) My sense of humor is punny, geeky, and a bit off kilter (I'll try to keep it clean, but my mind many not stay there.)
I've put up photos in my journal, but if you're too lazy or busy to find 'em: I'm not kidding when I say I'm tiny. 5'3" on a good day; relatively thin, but no supermodel; blonde, and I look a good 7-10 years younger than my age (7's with make up.) Small frame. If you're imagining a Greek water nymph with blonde hair, you're probably not far off.
I will say beware: my personality makes me come across as bigger and badder than I really am. Seriously. Don't expect me as the big bad wolf.
[QUOTE=naiadknight;1003555]I will say beware: my personality makes me come across as bigger and badder than I really am. Seriously. Don't expect me as the big bad wolf.[/QUOTE]
Little dog, big bark. lol
How fun! :) and brave............ I'm too insecure to do that!
Corned beef hash.......... I think I had that when I was a kid -- it was good. :) Maybe I'll try that someday and see what the hubby thinks.
I've met Internet friends before. :) It was always good. And yeah, you usually do have to readjust the mental images, at least if you haven't been looking at pictures.
Any radio personalities I've seen face-to-face were really, really, really dorky-looking. They sound so gorgeous, but they sure don't look it! Well, the ones I've seen anyway. Mind you, there is one in town who used to be on TV and she is gorgeous. But she's such an incredibly warm and empathetic person, you don't even mind... LOL!
I salute those who do workouts, and keep track of how many reps, and sets, and poundage, intensity, and all that good stuff.
But my goodness, how boring to read.
There should be a warning on journals like that.
And it is strange, because on the general threads, and other people's journals, sometimes those folks are very engaging.
But if I open another thread and see post after post of stats, I'm going to plotz.
This morning I had bacon and butternut squash.
For lunch I had fish and rice and cucumber.
Tonight will be tacos.
Good heavens, it's almost primal!
I did NO sets or reps of anything, but I walked a roundtrip to the library. And bailed two loads of laundry, and one load of dishes.
Still waiting to hear a starting time for Honey. They said they are 'setting up his computer and workstation'. That sounds very definite, but please, for pity's sake, just tell him a day and time to come in. Pretty, pretty please! Tomorrow I need to call one of our creditors, and it would be so much nicer if I could say one of us was employed, and the money will start flowing again.
Oh, and Middlest got back from her college visit. She didn't have a great time with her host, but learned a lot about the campus.
A lady in the store admired my bag (I made it myself). Happy, happy ego.
[SIZE=7]Honey has the JOB![/SIZE]
He starts this morning. :)


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DAVISON, Michigan — Public health workers will hold the next scheduled public H1N1 flu vaccine clinic from 4-6 p.m. tomorrow at Davison Middle School, 600 S. Dayton St., Davison.
The clinics are being held at school sites around the county as a convenience to residents, and are open to everyone who meets the priority group guidelines.
Residents are asked not to arrive at the school-based clinic locations before 3 p.m. to allow school officials time to safely dismiss students and staff.
Both nasal mist and flu shots will be offered. Healthy children in the qualifying age group will receive the nasal mist.
The vaccines are being provided free of charge by the federal government and administered for free by the Genesee County Health Department and McLaren Visiting Nurse & Hospice. However, those with health insurance must bring their insurance information to receive the flu vaccine at no cost.
Similar school-based clinics have already been held in Flushing, Swartz Creek, Lake Fenton and Flint Southwestern Academy. The next clinic after Davison is scheduled at Grand Blanc West High School commons, 1 Jewett Trail, Grand Blanc. 4-6 p.m. Nov. 24.
Vaccines will only be provided to the following priority groups:
- Pregnant women
- Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months
- Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
- Healthy people from 2-4 years of age (nasal spray only)
- All people from 4-24 years of age (spray or shot)
- People 25-64 with health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza.
The H1N1 vaccine is free but those with health insurance must bring their insurance information to receive the vaccine at no cost.
Details: www.gchd.us or call the hotline: (810) 257-3887.


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The electrophysiology laboratory is concerned with objective measurements of auditory function. These include the measurement of sounds generated by the ear, or otoacoustic emissions, and the measurement of the electrical activity of the auditory nervous system, or auditory evoked potentials.
These are useful tools for detecting and describing hearing problems in special populations who cannot participate in behavioural tests, such as newborns. They are also valuable in expanding our basic understanding of the function of the auditory system. The relationship between these electrophysiological correlates and the behavioral performance of listeners is an area of interest for the laboratory. Additionally, the laboratory studies the maintenance of speech through auditory feedback. While speaking, individuals monitor their own voice and use the acoustic information to maintain accurate production. Real-time acoustic perturbations are used to change the sound of an individual's voice, presented over headphones, as they are speaking.