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To My Dear First-Place Padres…
Dear Padres,
Well, I have to commend you. For almost five months, you did not lose any more than three games in a row. That is absolutely amazing to me because I remember the days of a year ago when 3-plus losing streaks were the norm. It wasn't anything new at all, and that was sooo not cool.
But this year, you've really turned things around. I am just so proud to say that my team just had it's first four-game losing streak of the year. I'm allowed to be proud about that because it hadn't happened yet, and here the season is almost over!
But man, I really have to commend you guys not just for this losing streak thing, but for the whole season. We would not be celebrating this losing streak if you hadn't been winning all season. You will never know how much this season has meant to me. For almost my whole Padres fan career, I've had to take a lot of flak about my last-place team. Everybody ALWAYS said that we would be at the bottom of the NL West, that we would have just another losing season. But it's so great to be on top now.
When we were in those losing seasons, I knew that someday, I would be able to say that my team is #1. I knew that if I only endured through the hard seasons, we would eventually get better. I said that within five years, I believed that we would be competitive. You got going a lot faster than I thought you would because here you are, on top of the NL West, only about a year since I said that. Well done, boys. Well done.
Thank you guys so much for the amazing season we've had so far and the fun times we're still going to have. I have enjoyed this season soooo much and I can't wait to see where we're going to go. You are an incredible group of guys and I love watching you work together, win together, and in the few times you do, lose together. I've never seen a San Diego team quite like this. For you guys, it's not about the numbers or the performance of any one player. You really understand that you win and lose as a team. I love that about you guys.
Thank you for giving the fans something to come out and enjoy. Thank you for making us a part of this. I don't know about the rest of you, but I absolutely can't wait to be cheering for the boys in the playoffs. This has been an incredible season, and I don't want it to end. Hopefully it won't end…until we win the World Series.
But until then, keep doing what you're doing, guys. Keep that one-game-at-a-time mentality. Keep battling till the very end. Keep working together as a team and giving the fans the chance to watch an amazing first-place team. Keep on winning games so we can keep that lead up and win this division.
I love you guys soooo much. ♥♥♥♥♥
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You're a true fan- a fan who not only sticks through a bump like this, but finds positivity in it! This weekend was tough to watch, but every team (as I am about to explain in detail tonight) has very rough patches throughout the season. We'll be fine, and I still have as much confidence as ever in our Pads!
You're a true fan- a fan who not only sticks through a bump like this, but finds positivity in it! This weekend was tough to watch, but every team (as I am about to explain in detail tonight) has very rough patches throughout the season. We'll be fine, and I still have as much confidence as ever in our Pads!
Congratulations on #6! When I see a number six, Steve Garvey comes to mind!
It is really a shame the fans in San Diego don't appreciate that they have a winner. When you post things like "Thank you for giving the fans something to come out and enjoy" it makes me wonder why fan attendance is so awful since it's the last month of the season. I flew out from Baltimore to a game a couple of weeks ago and was appalled at the attendance, fewer than 21,000 fans. The only time the Padres seem to really get fans out to the game is when there is a special promotion or when the Dodgers, Cubs, and Phillies are playing. Even then it's because there are so many who support the other team who are in the ballpark. The Padres have been playing great all season and they deserve more than 20,000 fans a home game. That isn't even half of Petco's capacity! Fans should be ashamed of themselves for not going out to show this team they're proud of them! Look how bad some other teams are doing this year and they still outdraw the Padres. Milwaukee for example, small market city, got almost 40,000 the same night I was in San Diego with a crowd half that size. No giveaway at the gate. It's just embarrassing. The team is doing 50 times better than they were expected to do.


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I'm trying to go slow ... but baby seems to be "asking" for more and more and more.
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Home List of Titles Can they find it? Yes they can (maybe): results of a materials availability survey
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- Materials availability surveys are a common part of library benchmarking, particularly in Australia, where the CAUL Materials Availability Survey is an industry standard. To meet our comparative benchmarking obligations, and to benchmark ourselves prior to the introduction of a new library system Swinburne ran a benchmarking survey in May 2009. Because materials availability surveys are relatively common, we were able to learn from the experiences of other libraries. Our methodology was considerably influenced by other libraries' experiences: we conducted an online-only version of the CAUL survey, and we attempted to pre-empt the positive bias we have seen in the results of other surveys by making it equally as difficult to report success as failure. Despite our best efforts to gain a realistic picture of information activities within the library, we found that the majority of survey respondents reported on their experiences searching for books, and that the majority of them claimed to be successful: this is in stark contrast to our usage statistics which suggest online journal articles are used considerably more than books, and our library surveys which tell us our patrons are less happy with our book collections than many other resources. Closer examination of our results, however, tells us that the results are not as positive as they first appear, and demonstrates a number of sticking points in the information seeking process. In this paper we will discuss our methodology in more depth, particularly the reasons for running our survey online. We will examine our results more closely, and reflect on where in the search process failure occurs for both online and offline resources. Finally, we will examine the ways in which we might improve our users' experience of searching for resources, even where they did manage to find those resources.
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Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, "The Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Small Businesses"
Good afternoon Chair Landrieu, Ranking Member Snowe, and members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me back to discuss SBA's continuing efforts to help small businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Chair Landrieu, I want to thank you for speaking on this issue at National Small Business Week and for your overall leadership in our response efforts.
Many small business owners who earn their living fishing in the Gulf—as well as seafood retailers, boat yards, shipping companies, processing plants and other coastal small businesses—are facing significant financial losses from having to shut down operations. The SBA has undertaken several efforts to help these small businesses survive and make it through these tough times.
First, we have set up a network of 28 outreach centers throughout the Gulf Region to provide individual assistance to small businesses. We currently have 13 in Louisiana, 5 in Mississippi, 2 in Alabama, and 8 in Florida. We have deployed 55 staff in Louisiana, and 32 in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. These are experienced customer service representatives – many of whom speak two or more languages. They have already met with hundreds of small business owners, and they've answered hundreds more phone calls from small business owners who are interested in applying for Federal and state assistance.
Already, we've started approving our first Economic Injury Disaster Loans, which can help small businesses meet ordinary and necessary operating expenses. These loans offer working capital of up to $2 million, with a low 4 percent interest rate and terms up to 30 years to businesses that cannot obtain credit elsewhere. We are currently turning around these loan applications within 5 days in the Gulf Region, which is well within our overall goal of 18 days, and a dramatic reduction from our turnaround times during Katrina.
Another step we have taken is to allow existing SBA disaster loan borrowers to request a deferment. If a small business has been current on their existing SBA disaster loan for the past 90 days, we are granting them up to 12 months of deferment. Thus far, SBA has issued 64 deferments for those who've suffered both from a hurricane or other previous disasters, in addition to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
In addition, we're working closely with our network of resource and lending partners. For example, we're strongly encouraging the lenders who participate in our 7(a) and 504 guaranteed loan programs to offer deferment relief to businesses that have been impacted. We are also coordinating with Small Business Development Centers in the Gulf Region, many of whom are co-located at our outreach centers. They're helping to assist fisherman and other small businesses in filing claims and obtaining other assistance.
And I should note that while we are working in the Gulf Coast today, our 1,400 employees and our reserve force of over 2,000 are responding to 47 other disaster declarations, including the flooding in Tennessee where we are co-located with FEMA in 30 disaster recovery centers.
We firmly believe that our ability to respond effectively to disasters is a direct result of the improvements SBA has made internally. Over the past few years, we increased the number of workstations from 300 to over 1,750 in our Fort Worth facility, where we've added 25 loan officers and a 10-person legal team who are solely dedicated to the oil spill. I should also mention that we've also invested in technology that allows borrowers to apply online, and about one-third choose this method.
Although our response has been quick, effective, and thorough, we know our persistence will be paramount. We are not letting up, and both the Administrator and I are committed to getting the job done right.
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Yankee's thermal discharge permit prompts disagreement between Entergy, state
MONTPELIER The honeymoon between Entergy Nuclear and the Shumlin administration appears to be over.
Disagreements between Entergy Nuclear and the Agency of Natural Resources surfaced this week in an exchange of letters over the proposed draft permit for Vermont Yankees continuing thermal discharge into the Connecticut River. Entergy wants permission to increase the temperature of the river by up to 13.4 degrees.
But Deb Markowitz, secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, downplayed the disagreement by calling it a conversation rather than a disagreement.
Were having a conversation with Entergy, she said.
At the heart of the issue is whether Vermont Yankee will be forced to operate in a closed cycle, utilizing its cooling towers and avoiding discharging the 523 million gallons of hot water in the Connecticut, and in the process losing millions of dollars in revenue. The change could even force Yankee to cut power production during the height of the summer.
The issue of thermal discharge and the state permit was not included in the far-ranging settlement agreement, including an agreement to drop all litigation, between Entergy and the Shumlin administration over Yankees shut down later this year.
Environmentalists have long maintained that the hot water discharge from Yankee was having an adverse effect on the fish and their habitat in the river. On Wednesday, the Connecticut River Watershed Council said that Entergy was violating conditions of its old 2001 permit.
Here we go again, said Rep. David Deen, D-Westminster, who works for the council as a Connecticut River steward, has been involved in the thermal discharge issue for several years.
Deen, chairman of the House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee, said it was a return to Entergys saying one thing and then doing another. Are we surprised? No, he said, adding that Entergy was already threatening to sue over the thermal pollution permit.
Deen said that filings with the Vermont Public Service Board showed that Yankees discharge exceeded its permit 75 percent of the time during critical spring and fall American shad migration.
In a letter dated March 28 from Kelli Dowell, assistant general counsel for Entergy Nuclear, claimed that the draft permit under discussion would in essence force Vermont Yankee to operate in closed cycle for the remainder of 2014. The Vermont Public Service Board granted Entergy a state certificate of public good on March 28.
We are concerned that Vermont Yankee cannot be operated in a manner that will comply with the proposed thermal limits, she wrote. Although Entergy is committed to with the Agency of Natural Resources, we believe the permit should remain unchanged for the remainder of this year.
Dowells letter to Jon Groveman, general counsel for the state agency, said that all technical experts agree that the draft VANR permit indeed will result in closed cycle cooling for the remainder of 2014 and that it will significantly increase the biological monitoring program beyond what has been performed for the past several decades.
Entergy Nuclear spokesman Robert Williams said the company declined to further comment on the draft permit issue.
Groveman, in a letter dated Tuesday, wrote that the Vermont Yankee Environmental Advisory Committee, which is made up of environmental officials from the states of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, had reviewed the scientific studies and recommended a closed cycle operation during key fish movement and spawning periods.
Groveman wrote that the recommendations in the draft permit were necessary to assure compliance with the Vermont Water Quality Standards and the Clean Water Act.
If the VY Station were going to operate for an additional 18 years, this evidence might cause us to conclude that Entergy VY had not met its obligation to demonstrate that the discharge would not adversely affect the water quality, Groveman wrote to Dowell.
Markowitz said that the draft National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, as it is formally known, was still being fine tuned, and hadnt been released, where it will be subject to public hearing before being finalized.
At the same time, Markowitz noted that Vermont Yankee is slated to shut down in December, making the permit less important than if the plant was operating for another 18 years as originally planned.
The permit has long been expired it expired in 2006, and Entergy has been operating Yankee and discharging into the river under its old permit, while waiting for the state to issue a new one.
Markowitz said the permit problems predated the Shumlin administration, and it was further delayed by federal litigation on what should be the correct standard.
Markowitz said that the state wanted to do a thorough, science-based approach to the permit, since the issue is being closely watched by other nuclear power plants.
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Community helps revive cemetery
To the editor:
The recent overgrowth and unsightly condition of Paris Cemetery has been addressed and the cemetery is now going through an exciting transition.
The overwhelming responsibility left by the final board member to the caretaker led local families and friends to assist with clearing, cleaning and researching the cemetery's history. News coverage through The Weirton Daily Times, Herald-Star and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review drew attention to the needs.
Paris Cemetery's dilemma is not unique, as such problems occur across the country because of small, rural churches with adjourning cemeteries closing.
While encouraging Paris caretaker Les Grossman, we have drawn the interest of more than 40 newfound friends, who have been mowing, trimming, decorating, researching and networking to gather information as we celebrate local history and American patriots of the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and Desert Storm.
With the dedicated efforts of Andy Schrader of Cecil Township, son-in-law of former Paris resident and Daily Times staff writer and Community Editor Ruth Plunkett, we are making great legal headway toward re-establishing the status of the Paris Cemetery Co.
Early burial records indicate the property was in use as early as 1807.
Once the grounds are prepared for winter, we will continue to hold open meetings to develop an association to work toward a perpetual care fund.
In my personal enthusiasm for this endeavor, I want to thank Weirton attorney Michael Nogay for his initial help and historical encouragement by providing Daughters of the American Revolution research; also, Andy and Kathy (Plunkett) Schrader; Vennie Mellott for her dedication to family research and countless hours of labor, along with her friend Bob Toothman; Mercedes McCarthy, an area newcomer with great patriotic interest; Dennis Yapple, whose wisdom and friendship cheer us on; Joan (Mull) Weaver and daughter Cindy Irwin for tireless hours; caretaker Les Grossman for hanging in there; and Bob LaPosta, our Gathering Place host at Paris Presbyterian Church.
We especially express deep gratitude to the anonymous good samaritan who sent a private lawn service into the cemetery Sept. 11 to rough cut seven and a half acres at great personal expense.
The stories and history are unfolding daily, and we encourage continued interest of anyone who might want to join us.
While monetary support of Paris Cemetery, in care of First Choice America Federal Credit Union of Weirton, is appreciated, I'd like to encourage remembrance of veterans' grave sites, as well as old, long-forgotten grave sites by placing evergreens for the holiday. What an awesome opportunity to pay it forward.
Many of the oldest graves, existing since the 1800s, are visible along Steubenville Pike. Walking through Paris Cemetery, I am drawn to the history and so many names that touched my life while growing up in the Weirton-Paris community.
The phrase "it takes a village" rings true for the Village of Paris. Pride has been restored to this historical landmark through combined efforts of community, families and loved ones of those who have been laid to rest there.
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How do you sell out 2,200-capacity LC Pavilion without a whimper of support from a record label? Very strategically.
There's an air of spontaneity about local schizoid pop duo Twenty One Pilots, as if their frenetic live show emerged fully formed and their fervent regional fan base sprouted in the blink of an eye. And while there is some truth to that — frontman Tyler Joseph started the project just two years ago and partnered with drummer Josh Dun less than a year ago — the duo's rapid climb has also been the product of intense planning and promotion on their part.
First, the freewheeling side of their success. Joseph, a basketball star at Worthington Christian, took up piano on the side. He couldn't get into music school, so after graduating high school, he kept writing songs in his basement. Eventually he recruited friends to play drums and bass, and they made their debut at a local coffee shop, Joseph staring blankly at his piano.
"I started thinking about the antics and the way the music moves me when I'm by myself in my basement," Joseph said. "Why don't I let that take over my body when it comes to what a show looks like as well? As opposed to hiding that and just executing the songs on stage, reliving the songs on stage."
Soon Joseph was running, jumping, convulsing and climbing his way through concerts, a fearless human fireball with a microphone and a skeleton suit. When his bandmates backed out last year, Joseph recruited Dun, who caught his eye by "beating the crap out of his drums" for House of Heroes. The result? Freakishly spastic, instantly polarizing concerts. Love them or hate them, you don't forget Twenty One Pilots.
The music itself underwent a similar liberation when Joseph's younger brother encouraged him to bring his rapping out of the basement and into the spotlight, a move Joseph had considered "illegal." These days, Twenty One Pilots boldly and shamelessly traverse genre boundaries, melding emo-inspired classic rock, synth-driven club music, spastic nerd rap and whatever else strikes their fancy.
"I want to write songs that I wish other people were writing," Joseph said.
Throwing out the musical rulebook set Twenty One Pilots apart in sound and vision; equally important were tweaks to the standard modes of promotion. They deploy social media judiciously, careful not to bombard the faithful and to allow newcomers a sense of discovery.
Joseph gets very excited when he explains it: They play lots of shows around the region, but they never promote out-of-town concerts, content to build pockets of fans in other cities then lure them to Columbus for a big blowout every four or five months.
It's working. They sold out the Newport last November; Saturday, they'll pack the LC, an unheard-of accomplishment for an entirely independent local band. Though he engineered their excitement, Joseph credits the band's passionate fans for lifting them to such heights: "They've created this thing that we have been fueling."


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Students, prospective students and former students, alumni and friends of East Central University are invited to ECU Night in McAlester, scheduled for April 23 [THURSDAY].
The event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. in the student lounge of the Wanda Bass Building at the McAlester campus of Eastern Oklahoma State College.
Posted on: 14 April, 2009
Brandan Rosa of Hugo, a junior majoring in mathematics at East Central University, won the third-place award in the Undergraduate Student Research Paper competition sponsored by the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo.
The competition involved more than 50 undergraduate student research papers from comprehensive and regional schools in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Smart Start South Central Oklahoma has launched a community public awareness campaign during the month of April, which is also Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year's theme repeats last year's theme, "It Only Takes a Minute to Make a Difference in the Life of a Child."
Child Abuse Prevention Month has been observed each April since the first presidential proclamation in 1985.
Posted on: 13 April, 2009
Three Garvin County child care centers have received approximately $8,000 in funding to implement the Strengthening Families Initiative in their centers. Great Beginnings Kiddie College and Delta Head Start, both in Pauls Valley, as well as Delta Head Start Lindsay, applied for and received funding for the child abuse and neglect prevention program.
Posted on: 13 April, 2009
The Human Diversity Committee at East Central University is in the process of establishing a speakers bureau and is seeking people who can discuss the topic of diversity.
Posted on: 10 April, 2009
Jim Lehrer, the nationally respected executive editor and anchor of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS, will present the commencement addresses May 9 [SATURDAY] for East Central University students completing bachelor's and master's degrees this spring and summer.
Posted on: 10 April, 2009
Six former educators with ties to East Central University will be inducted into the Gene and Evelyn Keefer Educators Hall of Fame at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday [APRIL 15] in ECU's Danley Hall atrium.
The inductees are Kenneth Murphy, Billie Floyd, Leon and Mary Pauline Lanoy, the late Ray Stout and the late John Zimmerman.
Posted on: 10 April, 2009
To celebrate the 2009 International Year of Astronomy and East Central University's Centennial, ECU's Society of Physics Students will host a free public lecture on astronomy at 7 p.m. Friday [April 17] in the Estep Multimedia Center in the University Center.
Dr. Bill Romanishin of the University of Oklahoma will discuss "Boy Beyond Neptune: A look at the amazing discoveries in the outer solar system in the last 10 years."


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A 34-year-old woman posed as a 15-year-old to enroll as a sophomore at a high school in East Texas, officials said.
Police in Longview, Texas say Charity Johnson was arrested early Tuesday morning after telling officers her name was "Charite Stevens" and was 15 years old, The Associated Press reported.
The situation began to unfold after Tamica Lincoln called the police to have Johnson removed from her home. Lincoln has been Johnson's caregiver ever since she took her in in March. Lincoln said the two used to work together at McDonald's and that Johnson seemed like a down-on-her-luck teen in need of a place to stay.
However, when Lincoln started to suspect that something might be off with her house guest, she decided that Johnson had over-stayed her welcome and called the police to get her out. When police arrived, they began investigating Johnson and ultimately determined that she gave them a false name and birthdate, so they arrested her.
Police say records show that Johnson is actually 34 years old, not 15.
She has been enrolled at the New Life Christian School since October.
"She acted like a 15-, 16-year-old. She was an attentive student, respectful, did her homework," Stuart Newlin, the principal of the school, told The Associated Press. "Everybody liked her."
Johnson kept active Facebook and Instagram accounts, all with posts that would be appropriate for a teenage girl.
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List of Current Clinical Trials/Studies Related to TSC. Also, you can download A Basic Introduction to Clinical Trials informational brochure or download a PDF of this page.
Choosing to participate in a clinical trial is an important personal decision. It is often helpful to talk to a physician, family members, or friends about deciding to participate a clinical trial. The following frequently asked questions provide a basic introduction to clinical trials. Clinical trials currently recruiting research participants are listed at the bottom of this page.
What is a clinical trial?
A clinical trial (also called clinical research) is a research study using human volunteers designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of a drug, biologic (such as a vaccine), device (such as prosthesis) or other treatment or behavioral intervention. Carefully conducted clinical trials are the fastest and safest way to find treatments that work in people and methods to improve health. Interventional trials determine whether experimental treatments or new ways of using known therapies are safe and effective under controlled environments. Observational trials address health issues in large groups of people or populations in natural settings.
Why participate in a clinical trial?
Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to medical research.
Who can participate in a clinical trial?
All clinical trials have guidelines about who can participate. The factors that allow someone to participate in a clinical trial are called "inclusion criteria" and those that disallow someone from participating are called "exclusion criteria." Using inclusion and exclusion criteria is an important principle of medical research that helps to produce reliable results. These criteria are based on such factors as age, gender, the type and stage of a disease, previous treatment history, and other medical conditions.
Before joining a clinical trial, a participant must qualify for the study. Some research studies seek participants with illnesses or conditions to be studied in the clinical trial, while others need healthy participants. It is important to note that inclusion and exclusion criteria are not used to reject people personally. Instead, the criteria are used to identify appropriate participants and keep them safe. The criteria help ensure that researchers will be able to answer the questions they plan to study.
What happens during a clinical trial?
The clinical trial process depends on the kind of trial being conducted. The clinical trial team includes doctors and nurses as well other health care professionals. They check the health of the participant at the beginning of the trial, give specific instructions for participating in the trial, monitor the participant carefully during the trial, and stay in touch after the trial is completed. Some clinical trials involve more tests and doctor visits than the participant would normally have for an illness or condition. For all types of trials, the participant works with a research team.
Clinical trial participation is most successful when the protocol is carefully followed, including frequent contact with the research staff. The protocol is a study plan on which all clinical trials are based. The plan is carefully designed to safeguard the health of the participants as well as answer specific research questions.
A protocol describes what types of people may participate in the trial; the length of the study; and if applicable, the schedule of tests, procedures, medications, and dosages. Participants in an interventional (treatment) clinical trial are seen regularly by the research staff to monitor their health and to determine the safety and effectiveness of their treatment. Whereas, there are other types of research trials that involve interviews, questionnaires, or surveys instead of interventional treatment.
What is informed consent?
Informed consent is the process of learning the key facts about a clinical trial before deciding whether to participate. It is also a continuing process throughout the study to provide information for participants. To help someone decide whether to participate, the doctors and nurses involved in the trial explain the details of the study. If the participant's native language is not English, translation assistance can be provided. Then the research team provides an informed consent document that includes details about the study, such as its purpose, duration, required procedures, and key contacts. Risks and potential benefits are explained in the informed consent document. The participant then decides whether to sign the document. Informed consent is not a contract, and the participant may withdraw from the trial at any time. If a participant is a non-English speaking person, federal guidelines require a version of the consent form be provided in a language the participant can understand.
What is a protocol?
A protocol is a study plan on which all clinical trials are based. The plan is carefully designed to safeguard the health of the participants as well as answer specific research questions. A protocol describes what types of people may participate in the trial; the schedule of tests, procedures, medications, and dosages; and the length of the study. While in a clinical trial, participants following a protocol are seen regularly by the research staff to monitor their health and to determine the safety and effectiveness of their treatment.
What is a placebo?
A placebo is an inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value. In clinical trials, experimental treatments are often compared with placebos to assess the experimental treatment's effectiveness. In some studies, the participants in the control group will receive a placebo instead of an active drug or experimental treatment.
What is a control or control group?
A control is the standard by which experimental observations are evaluated. In many clinical trials, one group of patients will be given an experimental drug or treatment, while the control group is given either a standard treatment for the illness or a placebo.
Do I get to choose which group (experimental or control) to participate in?
No, each person who agrees to participate in a clinical trial that compares an experimental medicine or device with a standard treatment or placebo is randomly assigned (that is by chance) to one or the other group. In general, the participant and the research team do not know the group assignment until after the study is completed.
What difference does it make if I know (or the research team knows) that I am in the experimental or control/placebo group?
Knowledge of this information may influence a participant's or study team's reporting of how things are going in the study. For example, if the participant and/or study team knows that the participant is in the experimental group, an adverse event such as a skin rash might be reported as being "likely" related to the experimental medicine, instead of "possibly related". Or the participant might report adverse events more frequently than if he/she was unaware of the group assignment. However, if the participant and/or study team knows that the participant is in the control/placebo group, the skin rash would be reported as "unrelated" and more importantly, the participant in this group might report worsening of his/her illness or condition, when there has been no change.
What does "single-blind" or "double-blind" mean?
"Blinding" is a procedure in which one or more persons in the research trial are kept unaware of the treatment assignment(s). Single-blind usually means that the research participant is not told of the treatment assignment. Double-blind usually means that the research participant, investigator, study coordinator/nurse, study sponsor, and in some cases the data analyst are kept unaware of the treatment assignment. The purpose of a "blinded" study design is to remove the unintentional bias that can affect the interpretation of the research information that is collected, if the treatment assignment is known.
What are the benefits and risks of participating in a clinical trial?
Benefits: Well-designed and well-executed clinical trials provide the best approach for eligible participants to:
What happens if my illness or condition gets worse while participating in a trial?
A participant has the right to withdraw his/her participation in a clinical trial at any time for any reason including unacceptable worsening of his/her illness or condition regardless of whether or not it is related to the study. It is important for the participant to read the consent form carefully to understand what the consequences (if any) are for early withdrawal from the study.
Is an "adverse event" the same as a "side effect"?
No, these two terms do not have the same meaning. An adverse event (or experience) describes an unfavorable event or experience that occurs after a participant begins the research study. The event or experience may be reported by the research participant (such as "I was feeling dizzy all day") or observed by the researcher (such as an abnormal lab test result). The occurrence of an unfavorable experience or event does not necessarily mean that it is associated with (or caused by) the experimental drug, device or treatment. Generally, an adverse event/experience is considered a "side effect" when it occurs much more frequently in participants who are in the experimental group than in the control group and there isn't a reasonable explanation for the occurrence of the event.
What should people consider before participating in a trial?
People should know as much as possible about the clinical trial and feel comfortable asking the members of the health care team questions about it, the care expected while in a trial, and the cost of the trial. The following questions might be helpful for the participant to discuss with the health care team. Some answers should be addressed in the informed consent document.
Where do the ideas for trials come from?
Ideas for clinical trials usually come from researchers. After researchers test new therapies or procedures in the laboratory and in animal studies, the experimental treatments with the most promising laboratory results are moved into clinical trials. During a trial, more and more information is gained about an experimental treatment, its risks and how well it may or may not work.
What are the different types of clinical trials?
What are the phases of clinical trials?
PHASE I TRIALS: These studies include the initial introduction of new drugs usually in healthy human volunteers to determine how the human body metabolizes the drug and what the associated side effects are with increasing doses. Generally, less than 100 volunteers participate in this type of study.
PHASE II TRIALS: These are controlled clinical studies conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a drug or device for a particular symptom or symptoms in patients with the disease or condition under study and to determine the common adverse effects and risks. These types of studies generally involve no more than several hundred participants.
PHASE III TRIALS: These are larger controlled and uncontrolled studies conducted after preliminary evidence suggests effectiveness of an investigational drug or device. These studies generally involve several hundred to thousands of participants to gather additional information about effectiveness and safety and adequate basis for physician labeling.
PHASE IV TRIALS: These studies are commonly referred to as "post-marketing" studies because they are generally conducted concurrent or after marketing approval to obtain additional information about risks, benefits, and optimal use of a drug or device. These studies could include, but would not be limited to, studying different doses of a drug that were not done during Phase II trials, or use of a drug/device in other patient populations.
For More Information
One of the 20 institutes at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The NLM developed a website that provides regularly updated information about clinical research in human volunteers -- www.clinicaltrials.gov, where you will find additional links to other medical research resources, such as:
You will also find additional information at The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation and Children and Clinical Trials.
Recognizing the Gift of Participation in Clinical Trials
Read real case examples of how clinical research participation helps build better lives for all by developing new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat life-threatening illnesses in Chapter 1 of the new book, The Gift of Participation: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions about Volunteering for a Clinical Trial, by Kenneth Getz, the Founder and Board Chair of the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP).
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Every time I would enter the main entrance of the clubhouse at the Carpenter Complex, I was greeted by these pinned-up pieces of paper. You couldn't miss them. Go to any clubhouse and locker room in Major League Baseball, and you will find these same pieces of paper hanging up.
This is the famous Rule 21; the same Rule 21 that Pete Rose violated, which earned him a lifetime banishment from the game of baseball. The rule? If you are a player or manager, there is to be no gambling interest of any sort on any game.
(Oh, and do not assault umpires.)
The subject of Rose came up many times when speaking with the Legends, player representatives, and other Campers. Unanimously, across the board, all them thought he should be reinstated and rightfully inducted in to the Hall of Fame. There was no debating the subject for me. I was right with them…
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Thorny Devils in the GardenI was recently out and about in the garden and found some fascinating insects, Keelbacked Treehoppers, Antianthe expansa. They were on some of our celery plants and are, according to Vanessa Vobis Master Gardener and Museum Gallery Interpreter, "a very annoying pest on our tomatoes."
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When I found the Keelbacked Treehoppers, all but one were in the nymphal (immature) stage. As nymphs, these insects do not have wings (this is true for all insects—just look at caterpillars, grubs, and maggots), and are bound to the area in which they were deposited as eggs by their mother. The nymphs are often attended by ants, which feed on their sugary excreta and provide a level of defense against the treehopper's predators....
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"Many people discover apparently lost or abandoned wildlife young and take them in, thinking they are doing the right thing, and this sometimes does more harm than good," said Mark Klym of the Wildlife Diversity branch at TPWD. "People should leave young animals alone unless they are obviously injured or orphaned. It is best to observe a wild creature from a distance for a while in order to make that determination."
Staying too close to the baby may keep its mother from returning, Klym said.
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Well-meaning people sometimes pick up these fawns, thinking that they have been abandoned by their mothers and need help. This is rarely the case. According to Klym, "In most cases, the fawns' mothers are just out of sight, and the baby birds are still being protected and fed by the parents."
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Eating healthy doesn't necessarily mean avoiding the drive-through window. Take a look at some of the healthier options available at different fast food restaurants, according to information from WebMD.
Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken and Fruit n' Yogurt Parfait from McDonald's: Have the salad sans dressing and this combo is 480 calories and 11 grams of fat.
Grilled Snack Wrap with Honey Mustard or Chipotle BBQ Sauce from McDonald's: This wrap is 260 calories with 8 grams of fat.
Six-inch Veggie Delite Sandwich and Fire-Roasted Tomato Orzo Soup from Subway: This meal includes 360 calories and 3.5 grams of fat.
Six-inch Egg White and Cheese Omelet Sandwich from Subway: Get this on nine-grain wheat bread and it has 320 calories and 8 grams of fat.
Honey BBQ Sandwich from KFC: Order this sandwich and you'll be eating 280 calories and 3.5 grams of fat.
Whopper Jr. from Burger King: Without mayonnaise, this burger is 290 calories and 12 grams of fat.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich and Fruit Cup from Chick-fil-A:If you leave off the barbecue sauce, this sandwich and fruit cup combo are 400 calories with 3.5 grams of fat.
Chick-n-Minis Breakfast from Chick-fil-A: One of these breakfast sandwiches has 260 calories and 10 grams of fat.
Ultimate Grill Sandwich from Wendy's: This item is 320 calories and 7 grams of fat.
Fresco-Style Bean Burrito from Taco Bell: This item has 330 calories and 7 grams of fat. The steak version has 330 calories and 8 grams of fat.
Fresco-Style Zesty Chicken Border Bowl from Taco Bell: Leave off the dressing and this item is 350 calories and 8 grams of fat.
Grilled Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich from Arby's: Hold the mayo and this sandwich is 390 calories with 8 grams of fat.
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Even though the McHenry County Board will not directly vote to oust the president of the Mental Health Board, there's a message being sent nonetheless.
The County Board tomorrow evening will vote to approve candidates for three open four-year slots on the Mental Health Board, which collects property tax money to help serve those with mental disabilities. The Public Health and Human Services Committee last week, after a dozen interviews spanning two days, chose three newcomers over incumbent Mental Health Board President Lee Ellis.
Read my recent stories here, here and here about the controversy surrounding the Mental Health Board, and how a new public health chairwoman is trying to shake up the status quo.
There's a fourth open one-year seat that, under normal circumstances, would also be voted on tomorrow night. But the committee is at an impasse on a 3-3 tie vote on who to fill it, and must wait for the seventh member to come back from vacation.
• DONNER VS. MESCHINI: The committee is deadlocked on whether to fill the vacancy for a one-year unexpired term with incumbent Connee Meschini or former County Board member Mary Donner, who was the board's liaison to the Mental Health Board until she lost her 2012 re-election bid.
Although committee Chairwoman Donna Kurtz urged members to keep their comments positive before Friday's vote, a few expressed not only why they were backing their candidate, but also why they were opposing the other.
Paula Yensen, who replaced Donner as the County Board's liaison, said she was "really torn" between the two candidates, but ultimately recommended Donner. Yensen, D-Lake in the Hills, said she analyzed Meschini's votes on issues and said that they do not match up with her tough talk regarding the need for accountability and reform.
"I've reviewed the minutes for the past year, and I've only seen [yes votes], including increasing the salary of the [Mental Health Board] attorney to $250 an hour," Yensen said.
On the other hand, Sandra Fay Salgado, R-McHenry, said that Donner had not been a good liaison when it came to bringing information back to the committee, and said that she felt Donner came off as "passive aggressive" during her candidate interview.
So the committee voted to table the decision until its seventh member, John Hammerand, returns from his annual winter vacation to cast the tiebreaker.
• ON HAMMERAND'S VACATION: I typically don't write in a story that someone is out of town on a vacation for the same reason I wouldn't want my vacations made public. No one wants to advertise their comings and goings to society's more unsavory elements.
But I did that in this case, and I owe you, the reader, an explanation. Simply put, it was unavoidable.
In this case, Hammerand's absence resulted in a 3-3 tie between two candidates, and he will have to cast the deciding vote when he gets back. What's more, it's news that the deciding vote was absent from the entire selection process, including both candidate interviews.
The other determining factor for me is that Hammerand takes this annual months-long sojourn every winter. It's no secret among board members or the neighborhood in which he lives.
I haven't gotten any hate mail on this, but if you've been wondering about my reasoning, there it is.
• KURTZ IS NOT AMUSED: Kurtz at Friday's committee meeting questioned the judgment of the Mental Health Board's interim executive director for a memo he emailed to committee members questioning her numbers.
Interim Director Todd Schroll, who attended both days of candidate interviews Wednesday and Friday, emailed a memo Wednesday evening to the committee that disputed some of Kurtz's assertions, such as alleging that the Mental Health Board spends 19 percent of its income on administrative costs. Schroll's email is copied to County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill, R-Woodstock, and, interestingly enough, Lee Ellis.
Kurtz called the move inappropriate. She later brought up that Schroll is a candidate to become the permanent executive director, and said he should not insert himself into the process by which the Mental Health Board members – who will one day soon decide who gets the job – are selected.
• THE MAGIC NUMBER IS: So just how much does the Mental Health Board spend on administration?
Kurtz insists, based on looking at the board's budget and spending, that it's 19 percent, and that's not including the debt service on their expanded headquarters.
In a Jan. 30 guest column by Ellis critical of our coverage (you can find the story in question here), he firmly pegged that number at 6 percent. When he sat before the committee last week, he put that number between 6 and 11 percent. If it's on that high end, that means Ellis in his guest column may be off by almost double.
Schroll's memo said the 2012 numbers aren't solid yet, but that administration made up about 12 percent and change of the 2011 budget – he pointed out that a document earlier this month put the number at 11 percent at its most conservative.
• SIGNS POINT TO NO BOARD SHENANIGANS: For the record, the County Board tomorrow evening cannot override the committee's wishes and put Ellis back on the board.
County Board members have a yes-or-no vote to either approve or reject recommended appointees to boards and commissions. If they reject them, it goes back to the committee to do it again. Seeing as how the committee members rejected Ellis after the first of three rounds of voting, I can't imagine they would have a change of heart in the unlikely event that the County Board wants a re-do.
Based on my years covering county government, I would be very surprised if that happens. When there is controversy over a candidate (like here), what usually happens is that the opponents say their peace, the majority tells them to get a grip, and the recommendation overwhelmingly passes.
There are times when there is controversy over the process the committee itself followed (like here), but again, I would be very surprised if that happened this time, given that the committee held two days of hearings and gave its 12 candidates ample time to talk and answer questions.
• KEEP YOUR DAY JOBS: On a personal note to those of you who think it's funny to use the terms "crazy", "nut house," etc. etc. in your comments on my Mental Health Board stories, your careers in comedy are not going to get off the ground.
Leno and Letterman are not going to call, so you're wasting your time sitting by the phone. That watched pot is not going to boil. Trust me on this one.
Senior Writer Kevin Craver can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.