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Missing Since: June 25, 1983 from Chicago, Illinois Classification: Non-Family Abduction Date Of Birth: December 8, 1981 Age: 1 year old Height and Weight: 2'8, 27 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Vinyette's hair was in short braids at the time of her disappearance. Clothing/Jewelry Description: A striped tank top, brown flowered pants and no shoes or socks.
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Vinyette was last seen playing in the seventh-floor gallery of her family's apartment building at Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago, Illinois on June 25, 1983. She lived with her parents and three older brothers; her grandparents also lived in the building. The building was located in the 5000 block of south Federal Street; it has since been demolished.Vinyette's parents left her in the care of her grandmother the evening of her disappearance while they went to a drive-in movie. They left at 9:00 p.m. An estimated 50 people were in the hallway at the time, including Vinyette's cousins, two aunts, her uncle and many neighbors. At 9:30 p.m., Vinyette's grandmother left her alone for a few minutes to answer a phone call. When she returned, the baby was gone. The police were called at 3:00 a.m., after Vinyette's parents returned home. Although the gallery was packed with people and there were only three exits, nobody saw anything suspicious.
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- "Whatever our fate, let us meet it as Jedi."
- ―Tsui Choi
Tsui Choi was a male Aleena who served as a Jedi Master in the final years of the Galactic Republic. Serving in several Jedi campaigns during this time, such as when the Yinchorri became suddenly aggressive and fought against the Republic in 33 BBY. During the Clone Wars between the Republic and a separatist faction, he accepted the position of a Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic. He would fight for the entirety of the war.
When Order 66—a mandate given to the Grand Army's clone trooper forces that commanded them to execute their Jedi officers—was issued in 19 BBY, Choi managed to survive his assailants' efforts. However, approximately one month after the end of the war, he was killed during a confrontation with Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader on the planet Kessel, along with a number of other Jedi who had also survived Order 66.
Yinchorri UprisingEdit
- "Stay alert, Theen. This is a perfect setup for an ambush."
- ―Tsui Choi to his apprentice Theen Fida.
In the years leading up to the conflict between the Jedi Order and the reptilian species known as the Yinchorri, Jedi Master Tsui Choi took an Anx, Theen Fida, as his Padawan. In 33 BBY, Choi volunteered to go as part of one of three Jedi task forces being sent to investigate Yinchorri aggression in the star systems neighboring their homeworld of Yinchorr. Choi was sent to the oceanic world of Yitheeth alongside a team consisting of himself, Fida, Tholothian Adi Gallia and Zabrak Eeth Koth; specifically to locate a Yinchorri compound on the planet. While on board a Consular-class cruiser, the four Jedi crash-landed on that world, to find that there was no such base on the planet. There was only a force of Yinchorri warriors there to ambush them.[2]
Choi and the other Jedi fought their way through the Yinchorri and find transport off the planet. The four Jedi then traveled to a nearby planet, Yibikkoror, where another of the task forces was carrying out a similar mission. The two groups of Jedi met and set a course to Yinchorr, where Jedi Masters Mace Windu, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Saesee Tiin, along with Jinn's Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi; were busy holding off a massive Yinchorri attack. Choi and the other Jedi joined the fight and, during the ensuing multi-planetary battle, Theen Fida was killed. Choi was greatly disturbed by the death of his Padawan. Because of this, when he caught a Devaronian associate of the Yinchorri army whom the Jedi had captured, smuggler Holmar Grahrk, trying to steal a Consular-class cruiser to escape Yinchorr, Choi approached him angrily and took him into custody. Choi later attended the funeral of his Padawan on the planet Coruscant—where Fida was cremated alongside Micah Giiett and Lilit Twoseas, other Jedi who were killed during the excursion.[2]
Clone WarsEdit
- "Perhaps Jedi are not so easy to kill when they know who their enemies are."
- ―Tsui Choi
Choi went on to become a Jedi General in the newly-formed Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars between the Republic and a group of planets that wished to secede from the galactic government. He led a group of clone trooper pilots known as Red Squadron into battle alongside another Jedi, Aayla Secura, at the beginning of the war. Red Squadron fought in the First Battle of Kamino, when separatist forces attacked the Kaminoan cloning facility on the planet Kamino producing troops to bolster the Republic's army. The Jedi battle plan assigned Choi's squadron the task of taking on attacking Separatist starfighters in Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptors while Blue Squadron, under the command of now-Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, attacked incoming troop transports. During the battle, Jedi Master Kossex, a member of Choi's squadron, was shot down and was killed by the opposing force before the Republic forces could repel the invaders.[3]
Later in the war, Master Choi was one of several Jedi who were on the Republic Troopship VCD987. While traveling to the planet Drongar, VCD987 came under attack by a large Separatist force and sustained massive damage to its engines. With the engines no longer functioning, Separatist troops under the leadership of a Sith Lord, Count Dooku, boarded the ship and cornered Choi and his companions, Knights Sian Jeisel and Kai Justiss. In an attempt to appear merciful and sway the Jedi team to the Separatist cause, Dooku allowed the captives to go free, opting to only kill the clone troopers accompanying them instead.[4]
During the fight to rebuff Separatist invaders of the planet Kashyyyk three years later, Tsui Choi and a team of Aleenan scouts performed reconnaissance missions for the Republic, riding can-cells through the forests of the planet.[5][6][7]
Great Jedi PurgeEdit
- "Many deaths are on your hands—and many more will stain them if you are simply allowed to walk away."
- ―Choi speaking to Darth Vader.
Tsui Choi survived the activation of Order 66, a mandate given to the clones ordering them to kill their Jedi commanders, by pretending to be dead after he was shot down over the planet Eriadu as well as evade and kill his former clone trooper subordinate—who, with the rest of a squad that served under Choi, now fought to kill Jedi as a clone stormtrooper—on the planet Eriadu during the first month of the Great Jedi Purge. Immediately afterwards, he was reunited with fellow Jedi survivor Bultar Swan, who told Choi of the imminent rendezvous on Kessel with six other living Jedi. The other Jedi, particularly Koffi Arana, wanted to strike back at Darths Sidious and Vader, the perpetrators of the Purge and the orchestrators of Order 66 as well as the deaths of almost every Jedi at the Jedi Temple. Choi disagreed with them, refusing to take cold-blooded revenge on the duo, as he felt doing so would accomplish nothing while leading them all to the dark side.[1]
Choi was shocked to learn that Shadday Potkin, an attendee of the meeting, had leaked information of the secret conference to Vader because she thought that, if all the Jedi there worked together, they could eliminate him. The Sith Lord attacked the group shortly after the meeting commenced; and though Choi was initially opposed to fighting Vader, his position changed after the Sith killed Knight Sia-Lan Wezz. Choi joined the fray, severing Vader's robotic hand with his lightsaber, though this would not stop Vader, who then killed several more of the Jedi, including Potkin. Choi, with Masters Roblio Darté and Jastus Farr, then used the Force to launch a barrage of boulders at the Dark Lord, incapacitating him.[1]
With Vader outmaneuvered, Choi felt there was no other choice than to strike down the Dark Lord. However, before he could do so, Imperial stormtroopers arrived. While the three could stave off their blaster fire for a time, Farr was killed in the barrage. Choi then leapt up to the balcony where the troopers were standing in order to give Darté, the only other survivor, a chance to escape, Vader held him in place with the Force so his troops could shoot him. Choi, knowing that he was close to death, threw his lightsaber at Vader, cutting a hole in his helmet. Immediately thereafter, Tsui Choi was gunned down by the stormtroopers, and Darté was felled while crying out Choi's name.[1]
When the Galactic Empire was finalized as the replacement of the Galactic Republic, the government's official records of the Jedi Purge, compiled by Moff Marcellin Wessel and supplemented by Grand Vizier Sate Pestage, stated that many Jedi who'd been slaughtered during the initial stages of the Purge were executed for various false crimes from kidnapping children to plotting to poison the water supply of a planet. Choi's personal file claimed he was executed for illegal spice trafficking. The parts of the documents the new Galactic Emperor, Sidious, approved were broadcast to the public via Imperial HoloVision.[8]
Personality and traitsEdit
- "Your insight and wisdom would be most welcomed."
- ―Bultar Swan speaking to Tsui Choi
Tsui Choi was a peaceful Jedi Master, and was not fond of conflict[1]—though he used his blue,[2] later green, lightsaber when it was required of him—as he felt unprovoked or vengeful violence was pointless. He followed this philosophy to the point that he would not strike at Darth Vader, the man who killed many of his comrades during his assault on the Jedi Temple, until he had executed one of the Jedi who had attended the Conclave on Kessel. Choi was a brave and noble being, who would gladly give up his life to save the lives of others.[1] He was popular among the order for his diplomatic, wise, and insightful ways.[2] Choi excelled at both piloting[3] and swimming,[2] skills which came in handy during his adventures.[2][3]
Powers and abilitiesEdit
As a Jedi Master, Choi was very skilled in the use of the Force and in lightsaber combat. Choi generally used his small stature to his advantage in battle, incorporating a wide array of acrobatic feats and quick attacks when he fought. Before his death, he was capable of holding his own against a Sith Lord in a lightsaber duel.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
Tsui Choi, an Expanded Universe character, almost made an appearance as one of the Jedi Council members in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. However, this appearance was taken out after it was decided that Jedi Master Shaak Ti wouldn't be killed as originally planned.[9] Choi can still be seen riding a can-cell during the Battle of Kashyyyk.[7] Aside from his cameo in the movie, Choi has only appeared in various comics series from Dark Horse Comics related to the waning years of the Galactic Republic until his death in Star Wars: Purge, which primarily took place a month after the Republic fell. All of his dialogue in the comics was written in sentence case, even though all other speech is written in all capital letters.[3]
Randy Stradley, the Vice President of Publishing for Dark Horse, originally planned to make the character a Vulptereen, the species of the podracer Dud Bolt in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. He was told by Lucasfilm that the Vulptereen were too un-intelligent to become a Jedi, so he chose the species of another Podracer, Ratts Tyerell, instead.[10]
A Tsui Choi figurine was released by Hasbro in April 2008. It came bundled with a BARC Trooper, adorned in a yellow-accented suit, in the second serial of a set called "Order 66." The set, a subsidiary of the main Star Wars action figure line, was sold exclusively at Target stores that year.[11]
- Jedi Council: Acts of War (First appearance)
- Star Wars 41: The Devaronian Version, Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino
- Jedi: Count Dooku
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Purge
- "Lurking In The Shadows: The Creatures of Episode III"—Star Wars Insider 84 (Picture only)
- "Order 66: Destroy All Jedi"—Star Wars Insider 87
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 8
- Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: Tsui Choi and BARC Trooper)
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, II ("Choi, Tsui; Justiss, Kai")
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.47
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Magazine 19
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 8 (WIN-3, Mace Windu)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Star Wars: Purge
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Jedi Council: Acts of War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino
- ↑ Jedi: Count Dooku
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Can-cell in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Leland Chee confirms Choi's appearance in Episode III
- ↑ Order 66: Destroy All Jedi
- ↑ Episode III Set Diary - Jedi Missing In Action on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- ↑ Randy Stradley on the DarkHorse.com Message Boards
- ↑ Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: Tsui Choi and BARC Trooper)
External linksEdit
- Carry Out Order 66 with Series 2 Available Exclusively at Target at Hasbro.com
- Episode III Set Diary - Jedi Missing In Action on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)


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Subject | [jira] [Commented] (OAK-178) Query: index definition documentation and tooling |
Date | Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:09:34 GMT |
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OAK-178?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13412620#comment-13412620 ] Thomas Mueller commented on OAK-178: ------------------------------------ Some of the tests fail if there is a jcr:system node; I created OAK-179 for this. > Query: index definition documentation and tooling > ------------------------------------------------- > > Key: OAK-178 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OAK-178 > Project: Jackrabbit Oak > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Thomas Mueller > Assignee: Thomas Mueller > > Unlike Jackrabbit 2.x, indexes in the Oak query engine are user defined, that means data is only indexed if there is a matching index. Those indexes are then automatically used for the appropriate queries. The current plan is to define indexes as nodes within a repository. An index is created if an index metadata node is created, and the index is removed if the index metadata node is removed. The index content is automatically updated if the content changes (either synchronously or asynchronously). > The location and structure of the index metadata needs to be defined and documented. > Also, to simplify defining and managing indexes, it may make sense to write a utility (helper class) for managing indexes. Internally, this utility uses the regular JCR API and accesses the documented index metadata nodes. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira | |
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Not being able to read the paper you link to, I have only your words to respond to. Your argument seems based on "best practices" meaning nothing more than "best" plus "practices" and that "practices" aren't reusable in different settings (and so can't form a basis for software development methodology). How about assuming that when others say "best practices", they mean what you mean by "best priciples"? What is the "practical" :) impact of your argument then? In reply to Re: Testing methodology, best practices and a pig in a hut.
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In my opinion, guacamole doesn't really need a recipe. I just make it to suit my taste. You need avocado, lemon juice, salt cilantro, diced and seeded tomato, and diced red onion. I start with mashing the avocado and adding the lemon juice and salt to taste. Then add the tomato and red onion to reach your desired chunkiness. I could eat this every day.
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Lime does it for me as opposed to lemon. I would highly suggest giving it a "squeeze."
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You can also use Ro-tel to give it a little kick. It tastes SO good!
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Abandoned barns on Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Memorial Highway. Cross processing this old Vevlia blew out the highlights on these photos rendering the sky pure white. Only a piece of the blue sky remains in the top right where it clings to life near the trees.
Created using my 1950's AGFA Clack with 4 year expired Fuji Velvia RVP120 (ISO 50) slide film cross processed with C-41. Photo scanned with an HP Scanjet 4890. No digital manipulation necessary!
The Barns have been bulldozed!!! Another RI landmark that can only be seen in photos!
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Nicole Gesmondi said (24 Jul 2007):
A couple of things: 1. My barns! 2. I LOVE the saturated colors 3. I like the multiple barns here bc it gives the photo some depth since the sky is blown out.
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love this one paul - AND excellent title
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It's fantastic! Also sad though, that they only exist now in a picture.
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Thanks for the inputs! By "Logo in unit", do you mean the 'Splash' being 'D1340-50' when JV is enabled instead of the 'D1340-00' when disabled? GE would be checking this 'D1340-50' inventory component ID when performing a LM update? Not checking the registered model (1350LMT) and/or serial number(s) of the unit? Again, thanks for any additional insight.
[Edit] Or is the logo.bin file found here:
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gets changed when this patch is used to enable JV? If so, is GE checking this logo.bin file when doing an LM update? Thanks again. [/Edit]
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Caprara, A and Fischetti, M and Letchford, A N (1999) On the separation of maximally violated mod-k cuts. In: Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization. Lecture Notes in Computer Science . Springer, Berlin, pp. 87-98. ISBN 978-3-540-66019-4
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Separation is of fundamental importance in cutting-plane based techniques for Integer Linear Programming (ILP). In recent decades, a considerable research effort has been devoted to the definition of effective separation procedures for families of well-structured cuts. In this paper we address the separation of Chvatal rank-1 inequalities in the context of general ILP's of the form min c^Tx : Ax <= b; x integer, where A is an m x n integer matrix and b an m-dimensional integer vector. In particular, for any given integer k we study mod-k cuts of the form (lambda^TA)x <= floor lambda^Tb floor¸ for any lambda in {0,1/2}^m such that lambda^TA is integer. Following the line of research recently proposed for mod-2 cuts by Applegate, Bixby, Chvatal and Cook, and Fleischer and Tardos, we restrict to maximally violated cuts, i.e., to inequalities which are violated by (k-1)/k by the given fractional point. We show that, for any given k, such a separation requires O(mn min{m,n}) time. Applications to the TSP are discussed.
Item Type: | Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings |
Additional Information: | The full version of this paper appeared as: A. Caprara, M. Fischetti & A.N. Letchford (2000) On the separation of maximally violated mod-k cuts. Math. Program., 87(1), 37-56. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | integer programming ; cutting planes ; travelling salesman problem |
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Departments: | Lancaster University Management School > Management Science |
ID Code: | 46123 |
Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
Deposited On: | 11 Jul 2011 20:56 |
Refereed?: | No |
Published?: | Published |
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In terms of accessibility we've added direct control, meaning you can drive your little Sim around their environment without needing to use the cursor (although that's still there for those who like to queue actions or juggle multiple Sims). In the miniaturized, hyper-detailed world of the Sims this felt like the perfect way to make you identify with your created Sim and feel like you're really living 'in' the world.
The Sims 2 PC game introduced a whole new wants and fears system which rotates around life aspirations. For the console, we wanted to create a new aspiration that really spoke to the console players and the gameplay. After thinking long and hard, we wanted to allow players to focus on their innate creative juices. In addition to the existing fortune, romance, popularity and knowledge aspirations, we came up with the 'Creativity' aspiration which weaves perfectly into two other new features of the game - fashion creation and food creation.
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The Department sponsors Student Chapter S-139 of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).Our student chapter also receives support from Golden Gate Chapter No. 28 in the Bay Area. Click here for Golden Gate Chapter website
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The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society supporting lifelong manufacturing education. Through its member programs, publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, SME has members in 70 countries and is supported by a network of hundreds of chapters worldwide. Click here for national SME website
What does the student chapter do?
The student chapter of SME sponsors field trips, guest speakers, and annually enters the WESTEC Manufacturing Challenge, an open-ended, creative engineering competition which is held at the WESTEC Advanced Productivity Exposition in the Los Angeles Convention Center each spring. WESTEC is North America's largest metalworking and manufacturing event. The annual competition is sponsored by SME and attracts students from universities in the western United States.
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SME's collegiate manufacturing competition at WESTEC (the "Manufacturing Challenge") began in 1986. Chronology of Chico's Award-winning Record
- 2012 - Aluminum Engine Block
- 2011 - Grand Prize - Composite Skateboard
- 2010 - Grand Prize - Mountain Bike Chain Guide & Bash Guard
- 2009 - Grand Prize - Machinist's Tool Chest
- 2008 - Grand Prize - Baja SAE
- 2007 - Grand Prize - Biodiesel Generator
- 2006 - Grand Prize - Transmission Adaptor
- 2005 - Grand Prize - Wheelchair
- 2003 - Grand Prize - Trail Hitch Light
- 1999 - 2nd Place - Silicon Wafer Manipulator
- 1998 - 1st Place - Pool Assisted Lift
- 1995 - 1st Place - Model Truck
- 1993 - 1st Place
- 1992 - Grand Prize
- 1991 - Grand Prize
- 1987 - 1st Place
In past years, Chico has successfully competed against teams from the following universities: Arizona State, Brigham Young University, CalPoly Pomona, CalPoly San Luis Obispo, CSU Fresno, CSU Long Beach, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Northridge, Montana State, North Dakota State, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Texas A&M, Weber State, University of Colorado at Denver, Western Washington, as well as several community colleges.
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text: Whoa, This Sofa Balances On One Leg Thanks to Spacecraft TechnologyMichael Hession8/26/13 12:16pmFiled to: artspacehubblespacecraftflywheelreaction wheel313EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkPart of what artists are great at is re-contextualizing technology in weird and often amazing ways. That is exactly what artist Jacob Tonski did for a recent installation that involved balancing a 19th century sofa upright on one leg. The result is Inception-like wonderment. Advertisement At first glance, you'd have to think Balance From Within is some kind of optical illusion, or that the sofa is somehow attached to the floor, or hanging from the ceiling. But no. Tonski was able to pull it off by using a piece of tech called a reaction wheel. Advertisement A reaction wheel is used primarily in satellites and other spacecraft, in order to make automated adjustments to the craft's orientation in space, without using fuel or rockets. One example of its use would be to keep a space telescope precisely pointed at a spot in space. In fact, reaction wheels are a part of the Hubble telescope's control system. It is basically a motor-driven flywheel that is constantly spinning. When the speed of the wheel is altered, the craft responds by counter-rotating around its center of mass. GIF Tonski incorporated a two-axis reaction wheel into the sofa he found in the back of an antique store, to truly mind-bending effect. Still, there's the off-chance that the sofa could be knocked over. So Tonski altered its original construction, using magnets to hold its various parts together. That way, they can break away without serious damage if the couch does fall (and can be snapped back together with ease). If only reassembling a spacecraft was so easy. [via Faith is Torment]Balance From Within was created as part of Jacob Tonski's residency at the STUDIO of Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University. Reply31 repliesLeave a reply


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Use of Immune Globulin (IVIG) Plus Rituximab for Desensitization in Highly HLA Sensitized Patients Awaiting Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
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Organ transplantation offers the only hope for a normal life for patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis (ESRD). For patients with antibodies to human leukocyte antigens (HLA), transplantation is extremely difficult or impossible since pre-formed antibodies will cause severe rejection and loss of transplanted organs. Intravenous gamma globulin (IVIG) can reduce or eliminate these antibodies in most patients and allow for successful transplantation. This breakthrough has allowed patients previously considered not transplantable to receive life-saving transplants. However, IVIG alone does not always eradicate the anti-HLA antibodies to a degree that will allow transplantation to proceed.
In this study, the investigators propose to add an additional treatment (Rituxan), a humanized antibody directed at the CD20 antigen that is present on most B-cells (B-cells make antibodies, this Rituxan should help eliminate the source of anti-HLA by deleting the cells that make it).
Both IVIG and Rituxan are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for numerous immunologic disorders and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, respectively. However, neither is yet approved by the FDA for desensitization of highly-HLA sensitized transplant patients.
Previously conducted pilot study demonstrated that IVIG + Rituxan can fill an important gap in our current therapeutic approach for management of highly sensitized patients and it may become the standard approach to manage these patients.
This study has been recently updated after observation that subjects transplanted after desensitization with IVIG alone experienced higher rates of antibody rejection and graft loss.
The primary objective of this revised protocol will be to examine the safety and efficacy of IVIG 2gm/kg (maximum dose 140g) given on day#0 & day #30 plus Rituximab 1gm given on day #15. Transplanted patients will receive additional doses of Rituximab 1gm at 3 months post-transplant if donor specific antibody (DSA)levels remain or become positive or at 6M if de novo DSA occur. All transplanted patients who remain DSA negative, will not receive additional Rituximab. All transplanted patients will have a protocol biopsy at transplant and at 12 months. All subjects will have to complete 5 visits in a pre-transplant phase of the study. Patients who are transplanted will have additional 5 post-transplant visits. The following are research-related procedures:
- Rituxan infusion.
- Kidney allograft biopsy (Intra-op and 12 months post transplant)
- Rituxan level, HACA levels
- Immunologic biomarkers (CD19+, CD38+, CD27+)
Although Dr. Jordan commonly uses both treatment regimens at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, only the IVIG treatment is considered to be standard of care for highly HLA-sensitized patients. The investigational component of this study is the addition of the Rituxan and currently the study has been ammended to a safety and efficacy study focusing on decreasing HLA antibodies pre-transplant and minimizing DSA post transplant.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
End Stage Renal Disease |
Biological: Rituxan |
Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: No masking Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Use of Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), 10% (IVIG), Plus Rituximab as Agents to Reduce Donor Specific Antibodies, Improve Transplant Rates and Outcomes in Highly-HLA Sensitized Patients Awaiting Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation |
- Rates of transplantation [ Time Frame: 9 month ]This trial is designed to determine if Rituximab + IVIG can improve rates of transplantation for highly-HLA sensitized DD candidates on the UNOS waiting list over a 9M period of time after completion of treatment.
- Renal allograft survival [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- • Reduction in anti-HLA antibodies [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- • The number of acute rejection episodes [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- • The number of serious infections [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- • Adverse events, toxicity assessments [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 75 |
Study Start Date: | September 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | January 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Rituxan
All study patients will receive Rituxan 1g on day 15 from start of desensitization and either 3M or 6M post transplant depending on the presence of DSA.
Biological: Rituxan
Rituximab (1gm) given on day# 15. Transplanted patients will receive an additional dose of Rituximab at 3M if DSA remains or 6M if denovo DSA present.
Other Name: Rituximab
Detailed Description:
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- End-stage renal disease.
- No known contraindications for therapy with IGIV10%/Rituximab.
- Age 18-70 years at the time of screening.
- PRA> 30% demonstrated on 3 consecutive samples, UNOS wait time sufficient to allow DD offers, history of sensitizing events, positive crossmatch with the intended donor.
- Subject/Parent/Guardian must be able to understand and provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lactating or pregnant females.
- Pediatric patients <18 years of age
- Women of child-bearing age who are not willing or able to practice FDA-approved forms of contraception.
- HIV-positive subjects.
- Subjects who test positive for HBV infection [positive HBVsAg, HBVcAg, or HBVeAg/DNA] or HCV infection [positive Anti-HCV (EIA) and confirmatory HCV RIBA].
- Subjects with active TB.
- Subjects with selective IgA deficiency, those who have known anti-IgA antibodies, and those with a history of anaphylaxis or severe systemic responses to any part of the clinical trial material.
- Subjects who have received or for whom multiple organ transplants are planned.
Recent recipients of any licensed or investigational live attenuated vaccine(s) within two months of the screening visit (including but not limited to any of the following:
- Adenovirus [Adenovirus vaccine live oral type 7]
- Varicella [Varivax]
- Hepatitis A [VAQTA]
- Rotavirus [Rotashield]
- Yellow fever [Y-F-Vax]
- Measles and mumps [Measles and mumps virus vaccine live]
- Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine [M-M-R-II]
- Sabin oral polio vaccine
- Rabies vaccines [IMOVAX Rabies I.D., RabAvert])
- A significantly abnormal general serum screening lab result defined as a WBC < 3.0 X 103/ml, a Hgb < 8.0 g/dL, a platelet count < 100 X 103/ml, , an SGOT > 5X upper limit of normal, and an SGPT >5X upper limit of normal range.
- Individuals deemed unable to comply with the protocol.
- Subjects with active CMV or EBV infection as defined by CMV-specific serology (IgG or IgM) and confirmed by quantitative PCR with or without a compatible illness.
- Subjects with a known history of previous myocardial infarction within one year of screening.
- Subjects with a history of clinically significant thrombotic episodes, and subjects with active peripheral vascular disease.
- Use of investigational agents within 4 weeks of participation.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01178216
United States, California | |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048 |
Principal Investigator: | Stanley Jordan, MD | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Stanley Jordan, MD, Medical Director, Medical Director, Renal Transplantation & Transplant Immunotherpay, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01178216 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Genentech-Ritux2010 |
Study First Received: | August 9, 2010 |
Last Updated: | February 16, 2017 |
Keywords provided by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center:
Kidney transplant highly sensitized |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Failure, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Renal Insufficiency Kidney Diseases Rituximab Immunoglobulins, Intravenous Immunoglobulins Antibodies |
gamma-Globulins Rho(D) Immune Globulin Urologic Diseases Antineoplastic Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017


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One of 12 necropsied cougars (Felis concolor vancouverensis) from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, shed Toxoplasma gondii oocysts confirmed by mouse bioassay. Eleven of the 12 cougars (92%) had antibodies to T. gondii by the modified agglutination test with titers of <1:25 (1 cougar), 1:50 (8 cougars), and 1:500 (3 cougars). One additional cougar fecal sample collected from the Victoria watershed environment also contained T. gondii oocysts. In 1995, the largest reported outbreak of human toxoplasmosis was linked to municipal drinking water in Victoria, British Columbia. This study supports the initial hypothesis at the time of the outbreak that not only domestic cats, but also cougars, pose a risk to Victoria's water supply.
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Chinese stocks can be tempting. The world's largest nation is breathing new life into its lagging economy, and the middle class is exploding. Who wouldn't want a piece of that growth pie?
But picking stocks in the Middle Kingdom is a risky idea. The nation isn't exactly known for its tight leash on financial-reporting practices, and Chinese companies have come under a steady barrage of criticism from the SEC -- often prodded along by specialized research firms such as Citron Research and Muddy Waters.
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"Who will save us from Chinese fraud?" asked fellow Fool Dan Newman last December, with the tentative answer being Muddy Waters. Though Dan questioned the firm's ethics, he liked the accuracy of its fraud reports. The firm accused Orient Paper, Spreadtrum Communications
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This week, a consortium of China-based businessmen, investors, and analysts had enough of Citron and friends. The group started a website with the ominous title "Citron Fraud," where you'll find Citron founder Andrew Left accused of fraud himself. "China is not well understood by foreign investors, so we urge investors to seek trustworthy professionals for investment advice regarding Chinese companies, and not rely on institutions and individuals with fraudulent history, falsified expertise, and serious interest conflict," the group says. In particular, they point out that Citron got burned on engine manufacturer Harbin Electric, which was supposedly a shell game of bogus bank loans -- until Harbin's founders took the company private at a generous price premium and left short-sellers like Citron licking their financial wounds. That so-called "sham buyout offer" turned out to be very real.
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None of this would matter if we were talking about a bunch of no-name entrepreneurs or defensive short-seller targets. But this consortium comes with brand-name backing.
Among the people putting their John Hancock on this diatribe, you'll find representatives from well-known Western investment firms like Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Ventures, and Matrix Partners. Kai-Fu Lee, former president of Google China, adds his voice, as do Chinese executives from IBM
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The next step in cutting out the reindeer ornaments is cutting the reindeer itself, as well as the back board. It was important to cut the small detailed inside cuts first from the ornament, because it is at that point that the wood has the most support. While sometimes you may forget one or two inside cuts and can usually go back and cut them when you are finished (I believe I did this between the back legs of the deer in this video) it is best to try to cut all of the inside cuts first and then do the outer edge of the design.
Also in the video, I show a segment where in applying the hot glue to glue the two layers of wood together, the glue accidentally got on the design area itself. Since I use the extra strength hot glue, prying apart the pieces would have in all likelihood broken the delicate pieces. In order to rectify this situation and separate the pieces without doing them any damage, I simply put them in the microwave oven for ten seconds and I was easily able to separate the pieces.
The microwave heats up the glue, allowing it to let go much easier without additional pressure on the pieces. When doing this process, it is best to work quickly and using a small, sharp paring knife is quite helpful in prying the warmed pieces apart. Remember though to work quickly, and the glue re-sets very fast. If you feel that it is necessary to have additional warming time, I suggest you only try warming the pieces 10 seconds at a time. I find that one attempt is usually sufficient to loosen the pieces, although on the rare occasion additional time is needed. Use care when doing this process.
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