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Right acknowledgement and sharing awareness
Here I would like to raise the topic of right acknowledgement and sharing awareness of good deeds done.
I think this is a very important topic to be aware of, which, when regularly used with mindfulness, can bring about much support, much growth in good things, right acknowledgement and wholesome awareness.
Giving right acknowledgement to things well given, well said, well done is of much support and helpfulness. It brings great happiness!
Many good things are being done here in this place continually. But they happen so fast and we might not often find the possibility to rightly acknowledge in the fast pace of things going on.
So this might be a place to slow down from time to time and reflect where to give right acknowledgement, gratitude and to share all our wholesome awareness with joy and relief.
Because it may well happen and really often is the case, that one might lose an opportunity to show right gratitude. And many people are very aware of it, and continually looking for opportunities to show right gratitude and acknowledgement, to work for a friendly and supportive atmosphere all around.
And of course, these people should always be thanked and acknowledged.
This is only very natural in such a fast-paced place, and really no need to regret if one just cannot find the possibility as long as one really tries, since the possibilities are really scarce for some in many situations in such a natural chaos of many people sharing their perspectives.
Of course, many people skillfully show right gratitude and acknowledgement here very often and very appropriately. But it can mostly only be on a very personal level, and also has to be done fast when the temperature is hot, and really not possible for everyone to acknowledge sincerely.
So I thought it would be very good and helpful to instate such a public place here to share gratitude and acknowledgement to the public with much consideration and sincerity and time for reflection.
It may be a great helpful retreat also for fighters to step out of hot situations sometimes.
We are all here to learn and share.
And it may be a place also for the more gentle voices to skillfully teach the fighters by sharing their wholesome awareness in a place protected by this sincere dedication, that they may be able to pay right acknowledgement to that as well.
And really, we must also learn to pay right respect to "outsiders" as well. Since although they may have unpleasent things to say, it may well be that they have something valuable to share, and thereby find relief when it is at least rightly acknowledged. So also such voices should here tried to be acknowledged rightly with the appropriate sincere consideration of sharing wholesome awareness.
Giving a welcoming accomodation for everyone to share wholesome awareness.
Of course, this is not to ask for right acknowledgement, but to give right acknowledgement. And awareness should always be shared here with such intention.
Step by step good conditions grow, even out of much noise. Gratitude is always important for growth of good things, for really seeing where we are, in our own sphere, and what we are doing, and what others are doing around us, and sharing awareness there with gratitude and respect.
So, I will try this now.
Please help me. Thanks.
Don't be too soft with me. Silly pride has to be killed. I want to reastablish right honor here, and share this gift as a goodbye.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Thick Uterine Wall
I recently had a sonagram in my Doctors office and she called me right away and informed me that I have a very thick uterine wall and that she would recommend I get biopsy. I am very concerned and not sure what she is looking for, I guess I need someone to ease my mind from worrying. I am 53 years old and do not have normal periods, in fact I can go for about 3 to sometimes 4 months before I get a period. I have experienced a hot flashes a few times and of course, forgetting minor things, but other than that, I have been pretty healthy. I guess I need to know what she is looking for and should I be worried. Any information and help you could give me would be greately appreciated.
The part of the uterus that is often of concern in women who have abnormal bleeding is not the wall, but the endometrium, or lining of the uterus. This is the area of glands that grow in response to hormones in the early part of a woman's cycle. The lining becomes thin again as the glands slough off during a menstrual period.
After menopause, there is no hormonal stimulation, and the lining remains thin. In younger women without regular periods, or in menopausal women with continued exposure to estrogen, the glands continue to grow and the endometrium can become abnormally thickened. This can lead to excessive bleeding, hyperplasia (an abnormal amount of glandular growth), or cancer.
An ultrasound of the uterus can measure the thickness of the endometrium. After menopause, this thickness is usually less than 5 millimeters. However, only a biopsy of this tissue can yield a diagnosis of what is causing an abnormal endometrial thickness.
Jonathan A Schaffir, MD
Clnical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
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St. Louis Cardinals Set of 4 Placemats
Show your team spirit with these colorful MLB placemats! These heavy-duty vinyl placemats are easy to use and easy to clean. Great for everyday use and special occasions. Each placemat is 11.5"x17" in size. Each set includes 4 placemats. Made by Duck House Sports.
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The man who was shot during a confrontation with officers inside the West Valley City Police Department lobby had been facing the prospect of domestic violence charges.
James Ramsey Kammeyer, 39, was allegedly in a domestic dispute with his wife Sunday evening, according to a West Jordan police news release. Police submitted the report to city prosecutors to screen for charges on Monday, the same day Kammeyer reportedly walked into the police department lobby, pulled a gun and pointed it at officers.
Several officers, hearing that an armed man was in the lobby, immediately reacted and one shot him twice in the right arm. He was treated at a hospital and was later booked at the Salt Lake County Jail on suspicion of two counts of attempted homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, possession of a weapon by a restricted person and making terroristic threats, said West Valley City police Sgt. Jason Hauer.


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Keep the egg carton intact i.e. don't separate the top from the bottom. Cut holes about as big as a nickel. This is a safe activity for a child if you use children's scissors and show them how to carefully puncture the bump first, then cut out the hole. Assure them that the holes do not need to be perfectly round or similar from bump to bump.
This step is optional, but it is fun and it makes your egg carton look more attractive when you hang it in the tree. My daughter asked, "Why are we painting it green when nothing is green in winter?" and I said, "I think birds associate green with yummy things. And also it makes it look less like a piece of trash stuck in a tree." She said, "A piece of trash? This is how we help the birds!"
If you don't want to purchase pre-made suet, you can mix your own from these ingredients:
The measurement of this can be quite flexible i.e. we didn't really measure anything. We just made sure it was a nice mix of sticky to dry ingredients. Our filling was like greasy cookie dough in the end.
Put down some newspaper to protect your table, because some filling might ooze out of the holes during this step.
Fill each cup to the brim, and even to overflowing. Then close the egg carton just like when it contains eggs.
Get two heavy duty elastics, like the kind they use to put brocolli stalks together. Have your child hold the egg carton vertically while you stretch the elastic over the top and down between some of the bumps. Do this at the other end as well. This holds it together.
Use needle-nose pliers to unfurl a wire hanger. Then wrap the wire around the middle of the feeder and start twirling it so it forms a tight circle. Wrap the wires around the back of the carton. We found it took two adults to pull the wire nice and tight.
Position your feeder vertically along a tree trunk or branch. Try to position it so the birds have something to stand on while eating. Use the wire to wrap around the trunk or branch. Use your pliers to tighten the wire and twirl it securely on the tree.
Note: This feeder should ideally only be put out in cold weather because suet can go bad when it is warm. If it looks like you might get rain, remove your feeder from the tree and put it in your freezer until it gets cold again. Egg cartons are not waterproof!
The original version of this craft was created by Robin Walker and published in Your Big Backyard magazine. This version was written by Carla Brown.


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"The Walking Dead" prompted gasps across America on Sunday night when it was revealed that Carol was responsible for the deaths of Karen and David.
Even Melissa McBride, who plays the character, told AccessHollywood.com, she was — at first – surprised by the twist, but then, she remembered some interesting dialogue from earlier scenes in Season 4.
Those lines indicated that Carol, who spent much of Season 1 cowering under the threat of her husband's fist, and Season 2 in a panic, followed by fear and mourning for her daughter, has seemingly turned to Teflon in recent episodes.
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A woman who was a strong caretaker in Season 3, and had started to become a walker warrior, began Season 4 with an even greater confidence. She was flirting with Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and calling him "Pookie," running the prison canteen, teaching children how to use weapons, and when tragedy struck, she was first to insist that those with the virus were a threat dead – or alive.
In a new interview with Access, Melissa addressed the twist, as well as what is next for Carol now that Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) knows her secret. Plus, Melissa shared how delighted she was by the fans' reaction to the "Pookie" line in the season premiere.
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AccessHollywood.com: We, as writers, always use the words 'twist' and 'shock' in headlines over TV, but with this episode — wow. When you read Carol was responsible for Karen and David, what did you think?
Melissa McBride: I was really surprised, but you know what? There was a lot… that Carol said in that council meeting. This season and these scripts, there's just not a word wasted and so I was reading that and remembering that council meeting and how she behaved with the children and the urgency of everything and then when I read that it was actually Carol that killed Karen and David, I was really surprised sort of, but then not surprised. You know? …Just the words in the council meeting kept coming back to me — 'If they die, they're a threat. You die, you're a threat.'
Access: You love coffee (she does! Check out Melissa's Twitter page)… and there was a scene in Sunday's episode where Hershel was digging through some drawers and pulled out a 'Java Saves' mug. Did you notice that?
Melissa: That's right. I was like, 'Amen! Amen to that!'
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Access: I didn't know if it was your mug they snuck into the scene.
Melissa: (Laughs) No, it was not my mug, but I thought that was great.
Access: When Carol goes out to fix the hose — is part of that guilt that makes her put her life in danger or is she, 'I've got to protect these people at all costs, even if that cost is me.'
Melissa: Yeah, that's what it is. I think she's feeling confident that she can — in that circumstance — protect herself, if she has to. She's keeping an eye out, but what her main motivation there is, [is] to get that water pumping again, because like she says, 'We don't' know if we have a tomorrow.' Rick says, 'We'll do it tomorrow,' but you know, we can't wait. Tomorrow may never come. She's just determined… and she's in a whole new mode this season.
Access: I talked to Steven Yeun ahead of Season 4, and he said they were really giving you the material you deserved… is kind of how he put it. He's very impressed by you, by the way.
Melissa: I love him and the feeling is absolutely mutual.
Access: Going from that… What do you love about Carol this season? She's take charge, flirting with Daryl, running a clinic for knives and all this kind of stuff.
Melissa: I've loved her since the beginning and I'm really just loving the progression, and it feels like a natural progression for her, given where she's come from and the circumstances that she's facing along with everyone else… She lost her daughter, she was kind of helpless when all of that was happening and I think she's just really trying to make this right in her heart and in her mind and in the world. If she's going to continue to survive — and she has the will to survive and the desire to survive — and I think that's great, but she is just — she's coming at it from a place, from everything she's learned, you know? In the good stuff and the adversity. She's just learned from the adversity and it's making her stronger and more willful.
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Access: When you have a guy like Rick figuring things out and learning something like this [that Carol killed Karen and David], does that put her in some danger? Obviously she saw Rick go to town on Tyreese. So how concerned would she be going forward, or is she so confident in what she did?
Melissa: She's pretty steadfast in what she has done and she knows that… Well, first, she's not combative, like Tyreese, [who] I think took the first swing in that, and I don't think that's gonna happen (laughs). But there is going to be fallout and consequences. But, it's going to be very interesting and I cannot wait for people to see what's coming after this.
Access: I think what some people will be most worried about is how will this affect 'Caryl' [Carol + Daryl]… because it doesn't seem like Daryl would be down with this… But maybe he would…
Melissa McBride: I don't know. That's something we're gonna have to wait and find out. … I don't know. Would he? Would be down with it? Would he understand that's… Still, it's a hard thing to accept what she's done, by even she herself. I'm sure, certain [she] feels remorseful about what had, in her mind, had to be done.
Access: Should we worry about Glenn? Would she do something to Glenn, do you think, had Rick not found out?
Melissa: I don't know. … That's a great question. A great question.
Access: Let's go into some old material… The 'Pookie' line [between Carol and Daryl in the Season 4 premiere]. What was the reaction like and did it warm your insides to see what people thought of that?
Melissa: I love it. Of course, there were Twitter user names, 'Pookie,' 'Pookie this,' 'Pookie that.' … It was really fun. I love the fans and how they just play and get all excited. They'll take any grain of anything and turn it into a loaf of bread. … But it's great, you know. It holds them over and makes them happy and get excited.. I just love Carol and Daryl. I think they're — they're adorable to me. They're very special to me.
Access: Have there been any further updates on 'Carol and Daryl in Central Park,' [the imaginary show Norman and Melissa imagined behind the scenes on set]? (Watch Norman Reedus explain 'Carol & Daryl in Central Park' at the :34 mark, here.)
Melissa: You know, I don't know. We might have to — you asked me this the last time and we haven't even revisited it since, he and I.
Access: What? Oh no! I love the idea of that!
Melissa: It's only because this world is getting real… and there's just no time for play anymore. No, it is fun. We will have to come up with… our first episode. That's just the intro, so we'll come up with our first episode sooner or later.
Access: We've gotta get a cartoon of it!
Melissa: How fun would that be!
"The Walking Dead" Season 4 continues Sunday night at 9/8c on AMC.
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Despite every cafeteria pizza I ever ate being served with a mound of golden corn kernels, I never felt tempted to cross over into corn topped pizza territory. I think I read a statistic* that 9 out of 10 pizzas sold in Japan come with corn on top. And despite a whole country embracing the topping, and I am sure they are not alone, I can't seem to make the great leap into kernel topped pies. What say you Slice'rs, am I alone in this, way or no way?
*That's a bold faced lie, but seems like a passable number.
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Dodgers ready for camp battle -- in ping-pong
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The ping-pong table that is the focal point of the Dodgers' clubhouse becomes the official venue of the club's annual double-elimination Spring tournament on Monday.
Clayton Kershaw is the tournament organizer and self-proclaimed commissioner, mostly because he's the best player in the room.
He also takes pride in the way the game has helped bond teammates and provide a competitive diversion from the monotony of early camp.
"It's a fun idea," Kershaw said. "It's a good way to get to know guys, especially the new guys in camp. The younger guys really like it and it's a good way for them to get to know everybody."
Sixteen players were randomly paired for the doubles tourney. Playing rules and the draw were displayed on hand-drawn posters provided by assistant commissioner, Ellen Kershaw.
"If Ellen doesn't make the posters," said her husband, "this thing is not nearly as official."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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'After spending a week recovering from the concussion he suffered Feb. 25…Varada welcomed the rigors of a long, exhausting team skate. It sure beats the alternative. "My house is so clean, it's unbelievable," Varada said of how he spent his injury-induced vacation. "I had nothing to do."'
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NEW YORK — H&M will cement its place in New York City with the opening of its 13th store in Times Square.
The retailer has announced the lease signing for a 42,500 sq. ft. space that will become part of the NYC skyline, complete with 70 ft. by 70 ft. signage at the top of the store.
The store will feature three floors housing collections for ladies, men and children.
"H&M believes strongly in the New York City market. Since opening our first US store in Manhattan in 2000, we will now have 13 stores in Manhattan alone in 2013 and over 250 across the country", says Daniel Kulle, U.S. President for H&M. "Opening this new concept store in Times Square, the crossroads of the world, shows our commitment to opening in the best locations as well as our continued potential to open stores in Manhattan and the greater New York City area. This new H&M location will join our new flagship store on Fifth Avenue as world-wide shopping destinations."
H&M recently announced that it will open a store in The Shops at Columbus Circle located at the prestigious Time Warner Center, at the end of this year, as well as its new flagship store at 589 Fifth Avenue, which will be the largest H&M store in the world measuring 57,000 sq. ft.


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NEW YORK Barnes & Noble has introduced a Wi-Fi version of it NOOK e-reader.
The Wi-Fi enabled e-reader is available for $149 for the standard version and $199 for the 3G variety.
"People who love to read will find tremendous value with the new NOOK Wi-Fi, the most full-featured, low-cost e-reading device on the market, and our bestselling NOOK 3G now at an even lower price," said Tony Astarita, VP digital products for Barnes & Noble.com. "This expanded choice offers best-in-class, best-priced dedicated e-book readers featuring e-book sharing, access to our vast e-bookstore, great free and exclusive content and much more. And with expansion of fast and free Wi-Fi access beyond Barnes & Noble stores to thousands of AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots, we're bringing additional freedom and flexibility to all NOOK 3G and NOOK Wi-Fi customers."


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Barriers to cycling - it shouldn't be just for the fit and the brave
Getting on a bike, off a train and onto a cycle path used to be non-events. Now, with a toddler in tow, they can require careful planning, the kindness of strangers and good upper body strength. Like anyone who has tried to negotiate the London Underground with a small child, a push-chair and a large bag, it's given me a small insight into the world that people with more significant mobility issues face on a daily basis.
Take last weekend: I was deliciously child-free, leading a Belles on Bikes Falkirk ride along with some of the Edinburgh Belles. We were using the fantastic canal path routes around Falkirk to explore Helix Park and get up close to the magnificent Kelpies. We were all riding solo bikes - two wheelers, not tandems or trikes - but still noted the difficulties in getting 11 cyclists through the cycle path barriers. Could we have got through with my son in his trailer or the Belle that uses a tandem with her sighted pilot? Probably not without dislodging the occupants and heaving the trailer or tandem over the barrier.
We certainly wouldn't have got a tricycle through, let alone a larger adapted cycle. I tweeted out this concern and a local hand-cyclist responded, highlighting her struggles with steps and gates along the same section. A quick search online uncovered a couple of pages' worth of 'barriers' on the CycleStreets site, many on canal paths which can be otherwise suitable for all ability cycling.
No-one should have to cycle in a group because they can't negotiate the physical barriers to accessing a path alone." Suzanne Forup, CTC Cycling Development Officer for Scotland
I realise that these barriers are probably in place to prevent vehicles accessing the paths, but are there better solutions that combine access with prevention of inappropriate use? I like to cycle with others but no-one should have to cycle in a group because they can't negotiate the physical barriers to accessing a path alone.
Jayne Rodgers, CTC's Inclusive Cycling Officer for the North West, spoke about these issues at the Women's Cycle Forum I co-organised in Edinburgh in June. She highlighted tolerance as a key issue, but for me it's about equity. We need to ensure that everyone can enjoy the benefits of cycling, not just the 'fit and the brave' or the independently mobile.
I'm right at the start of my learning journey about all-ability cycling, but after a recent meeting with Blazing Saddles (an all-ability cycling project run by FABB Scotland), I have a feeling I'll be learning a lot more quite soon.
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I'm a disabled handcyclist using a recumbent handcycle and I've also come across these barriers. In fact I raised this issue with Britich Waterways about the Forth-Clyde canal back in 2002. Later I was invited to attend an access meeting that they convened but they seemed more intent on trying to restrict perceived illegal use by motor cycles rather than allowing legal use by all. Unfortunately, as you found, nothing has changed in the last 12 years.
It's not just BWA, I am extremely wary of all cyclepaths, even the Sustrans signed National Cycle Network. In 2003 I was involved with Sustrans Scotland when they did an excellent audit of the off-road cyclepaths to determine any barriers or other potential restrictions to general use. Unfortunately, despite the Sustrans policy of removing barriers on cyclepaths, I don't believe any of the barriers identified have been removed and they have recently endorsed restrictive access on new cyclepaths - just try to taking a trailer or tandem through Hopetoun House Quarry gate or around Dalmeny House also on NCN 76.
Barriers on cyclepaths are probably illegal, breaching the Equality Act (which has replaced the Disability Discrimination Act) but we need a test case to confirm this as without it things are unlikely to change.
In my case I've reached the end of my tether, now I nearly always just stick to roads, I rarely use cyclepaths as I can't guarantee that I can get through without meeting a barrier or two.
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Eating has started to be an anxiety producing ordeal for both of us. Chris is hungry almost all of the time, but he's nauseated too. He's keeping very little food down and we're getting scared. He's lost 15 lbs. so far. He takes Zofran and Reglan every day, as well as Ativan. Seems like additional Ativan daily has started to help a little, but with a Fentanyl patch on and additional oxycodone for breakthrough pain, he's frequently out of it. I was hoping he would get used to the sedating effects and get back to his normal "alert" self, but not so far. Any helpful hints would be most appreciated. BTW, we're not even sure why this is happening so frequently, as his bilirubin is down to 3. When he was in the 8-12 range, he wasn't like this. The oxaliplatin/5FU combo brought it down nicely. He's been on it for a couple months so I don't think the chemo is the culprit. He's having weekly paracenteses for approx. 4-5 liters each time and he feels much better afterwards, but still vomits, so the fullness isn't the problem. So what is it???


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Grand Valley Students Build Jeep For Disabled Girl
July 24, 2012/CBS Detroit
By Matt Roush
GRAND RAPIDS — When Grand Valley State University engineering students Phil DeJonge and Jake Hall enrolled in their product design class last fall, they didn't expect to help change the life of 2-year-old Madison Riemersma. Madison has spina bifida, a condition that causes loss of function and sensation in the lower half of the body.
Lisa Kenyon, assistant professor of physical therapy, had been working with Madison and her family and asked students in Grand Valley's School of Engineering to help.
"While Madison was making great progress on her walker, we wanted to find a way for her to play outside with her siblings," said Kenyon, who is also a physical therapist for Mary Free Bed Hospital.
DeJonge and Hall found a Barbie Jeep on Craigslist to repurpose for the project. Airway Oxygen, a West Michigan company, donated a joystick that allows Madison to drive the pink Jeep. A remote control device was built for her parents to control the Jeep. From there, DeJonge and Hall determined steering capabilities and mounted a 12-volt electric battery to the Jeep. They went through several testing phases with Madison to install proper cushion and seat belts that would provide support and safety.
Developing the control systems was the most difficult, said Hall, who is studying biomedical engineering.
"We programmed the car to have gradual speeds, similar to a regular vehicle," he said. "When Madison first drove the Jeep, she had a hard time, but after a while she got the hang of it."
Madison's mother, Valerie Riemersma, of Allegan, said the Jeep makes it easier for her daughter to play with the rest of her siblings.
"Madison is the seventh child out of eight, so when they're all playing with each other outside, it can be hard for Madison to be part of that," she said. "When she gets in her Jeep, she can just cruise around and participate in the fun with the other kids. She doesn't have limits like she did before."
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New York City -- A federal mediator announced Friday that the union for longshoremen along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico has agreed to extend its contract for 30 days.
The extension averts a potential strike that could have crippled operations at ports that handle about 40% of all U.S. container cargo, and it comes after the union and an alliance of port operators and shipping lines resolved a royalty payment issue that had held up contract resolution. Exact terms have not been made public.
Negotiations will continue until at least midnight on Jan. 28. Some important contract issues remain to be resolved, but the head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, George Cohen, said the agreement on royalties was "a major positive step forward."


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Apparent low bid comes in at $1.01 million for Genoa revitalization project
January 11, 2013
A project to alter downtown Genoa will come in at right around $1 million after bids were opened on Wednesday.The low bidder was A&K Earth Movers out of Fallon with $1.013 million for the project. Next lowest bidder was Burdick Excavating Co. in Carson City with $1.03 million.The highest bid for the project, which will see the removal of the island in downtown and laying down pavers among other things, was $1.5 million.The estimate for construction downtown was $1.3 million.Douglas County approved spending $2.2 million on the Genoa Revitalization project. Part of that money went to build a 1.3 mile trail between Nevada's oldest settlement and Walley's Hot Springs.In addition, A&K bid on two alternates that if approved would extend the landscaping farther south toward Walley's.


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MADRID, Spain - No.3 seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina and No.4 seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears were eliminated in the Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinals on Thursday. With the No.1 and No.2 seeds going down on Wednesday, this is the first time in the tournament's history that no seeds made the semifinals.
Kristina Mladenovic and Galina Voskoboeva did not even face a break point in their 64 62 defeat of Makarova and Vesnina, and though the result may seem surprising on paper, no doubles player has been hotter than Mladenovic of late. She has now won 14 of her past 15 matches, highlighted by a title in Charleston alongside Lucie Safarova, a runner-up showing in Marrakech with Petra Martic and a title in Oeiras last week with Chan Hao-Ching. A title in Madrid would give her four on the season, breaking a tie for the WTA lead she currently shares with three other players.
Next up for Mladenovic and Voskoboeva are Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Safarova, who captured the last three points of the match tie-break in their 62 36 107 triumph over Janette Husarova and Sabine Lisicki.
As for Kops-Jones and Spears, they fell victims to Sílvia Soler-Espinosa and Carla Suárez Navarro, 46 62 104. The Spaniards were up 4-2 in the first set, soon found themselves down 64 21, but then did not lose another game - including in a dominant match tie-break in which they won the first seven points.
In Soler-Espinosa and Suárez Navarro's first semifinal in their 12th WTA event as a pairing, they will take on Cara Black and Marina Erakovic. After a slow start against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Flavia Pennetta, Black and Erakovic jumped out to a 3-0 second set lead and cruised from there for a 46 61 105 victory.
"We struggled a little bit in the beginning," Black said. "We had a few chances and didn't take them. Our opponents played really well. In the second set, we stepped it up and took our chances more and came out on top."
"Today was a tough one," Erakovic said. "Kuznetsova and Pennetta are both elite players. I felt that we fought very hard and got better as the match went along. I'm just very happy to get through."
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Country of Origin: Turkey
Locations Worldwide: Four in Turkey and the US
NYC Locations: One near the United Nations and one in JFK
Like Juan Valdez Cafe, Turkish chain Eat & Go has an airport presence as well as one Midtown location. Situated in a small greenhouse-like structure in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, it's not immediately obvious that overgrown kiosk is anything more than a standard café. It's not until the word Istanbul and the charmingly awkward slogan "Superior Food by Dessertist" comes into view that the stand's foreign origin becomes apparent.
At first glance, the menu feels conflicted. Above the grill, there's a sign for both döner and hamburger and the glass cases display baklava as well as muffins, croissants, and brownies. No one would stop you from ordering a chicken Caesar salad or turkey wrap, but that would defeat the purpose of visiting this Turkish/American hybrid.
Savory phyllo-based pastries would make a better snack or light meal, though you must possess a Popeye-level love of spinach to enjoy the dense gül börek ($3.75). The spiral confection didn't appear to be mixed with cheese or any other distractions beyond salt and the sesame seeds on its surface. The saline greens played such a dominant role that they almost came across as seaweedy—not an unpleasant flavor, just unexpected.
Where the gül börek was stuffed to the gills, the gölzleme put more emphasis on the wrapper. The thin, pliable pastry, kind of a cross between a flour tortilla and a crepe, was presumably griddled at one point (the pre-made food here is simply warmed once ordered). Krymali, pictured, is filled with a thin layer of ground beef and chopped parsley. Spinach and cheese varieties are also sold. The flavor was a little bland and doughy for my taste. (Luckily, I keep a container of Sriracha in my desk drawer. Maybe you do, too?)
If anything, I would recommend Eat & Go's intensely sweet desserts. The flaky, pistachio-crammed baklava ($1.50) is tasty and the ideal-for-sharing, square kadayif ($5.25) has a great texture, from its pecan pie-like gooey center to its crunchy noodley top.
Definitely a fast-food stop, Eat & Go isn't quite a dining destination, but could make a fine place for a snack (particularly when the warmer weather outdoor seating is brought out) if you happen to be near the United Nations. The only trouble is that the superior Güllüoglu is just six blocks away.
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About the author: Krista Garcia is a freelance writer and librarian (who does not work with books). Being obsessed with chain restaurants and Southeast Asian food, she would have no problem eating laska in Elmhurst and P.F. Chang's crab rangoon in New Jersey on the same day. She blogs at Goodies First.


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Muslim Playwright and Author Wajahat Ali Comes to Marywood
Published on Wed, March 13, 2013
On Tuesday, March 26, Marywood will host "Becoming the Muslim Protagonist: Changing the Narrative by Telling Our Stories"—a lecture by Wajahat Ali, a noted Muslim playwright, essayist, and humorist. The event will be held in the Latour Room, Nazareth Student Center, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
Mr. Ali's essays and commentaries have appeared in The Guardian, Salon, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, and other media outlets. In addition, he is the lead author of the investigative report Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America, published by the Center for American Progress. Mr. Ali has consulted the U.S. State Department, McSweeney's, U.C. Berkeley and other organizations regarding Muslim issues.
Erkan Acar, Ph.D., is the academic advisor for international students and a member of Marywood's Interfaith and Community Service Task Force. When asked to talk about the significance of this event and ethnic issues in general, Dr. Acar emphasized the role of storytelling and its impact on shaping the conversation about Muslim-related issues.
"My goal is to let people have a good time," Dr. Acar said. "It is also important to clear up any cultural misconceptions about the Muslim community. The audience can engage and ask questions, too, if they want."
Dr. Acar also hopes that by hosting and coordinating this and similar events the community will gain a better understanding of Muslims and ethnic issues.


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|Macoupin County, Illinois
Location of Illinois in the U.S.
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Carlinville, Illinois 62626
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- 3.6 Ethnic Research
- 3.7 Genealogy
- 3.8 History
- 3.9 Land and Property
- 3.10 Maps
- 3.11 Military
- 3.12 Naturalization
- 3.13 Newspapers and Obituaries
- 3.14 Probate Records
- 3.15 Repositories
- 3.16 Social Groups Online
- 3.17 Societies
- 3.18 Taxation
- 3.19 Vital Records
- 4 Web Sites
- 5 References
County Organization
Macoupin County's civil records start the following years:
|Beginning Dates for Macoupin County Records
| 1877
| 1829
| 1877
| 1830
| 1829
| 1829
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Macoupin County are kept, see the Macoupin County Courthouse page.
Historical Facts
Macoupin County is named for Macoupin Creek which is a tributary of the Illinois River, which it joins near the village of Hardin, Illinois.[1]
Parent County
- 1829--Macoupin County was created 17 January 1829 from Madison and Greene Counties. County seat: Carlinville [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Macoupin County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Barr (township)
Benld (city)
Bird (township)
Brighton (township & village)
Brushy Mound (township)
Bunker Hill (city & township)
Cahokia (township)
Carlinville (city & township)
Chesterfield (village & township)
Dorchester (village & township)
Eagarville (village)
East Gillespie (village)
Gillespie (city & township)
Girard (city & township)
Hettick (village)
Hillyard (township)
Honey Point (township)
Lake Ka-Ho (village)
Medora (village)
Miles Station
Modesto (village)
Mount Clare (village)
Mount Olive (city & township)
Nilwood (town & township)
North Otter (township)
North Palmyra (township)
Palmyra (village)
Polk (township)
Sawyerville (village)
Scottville (village & township)
Shaws Point (township)
Shipman (town & township)
South Otter (township)
South Palmyra (township)
Standard City (village)
Staunton (city & township)
Virden (city & township)
Western Mound (township)
White City (village)
Wilsonville (village)
Neighboring Counties
Records and Resources
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
- Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Macoupin County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.
- Macoupin Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
- Illinois Cemeteries by county.
- The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Macoupin County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- ePodunk list of Macoupin County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
|Historical populations
1840 Pensioners
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. FHL 973 X2pc 1840; FHL 2321; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Macoupin County on page 187.]
Church Records
Court Records
Ethnic Research
African American
The following have information concerning African American research.
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
- African-American Resources for Illinois
Land and Property
BLM GLO Records. Search original land patents for Macoupin County from the Govenment Land Office (GLO) or Eastern States Office. Some searches include images of the original warrants. All search results include the patant details needed for requesting copies of the land entry files at the National Archives. The GLO is the custodian of millions of land title documents. The General Land Office Automated Records Project is responsible for making these important documents available to the public.
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales. The Illinois State Archives has an online index to the records of Public land sales held by the State Archives. The indexes are by purchasers name and by legal description. This is a statewide collection with nearly 550,000 land sales fro 54740 square miles.
IRAD holdings for Macoupin County include Land patents 1819 to 1917
Land records that include Macoupin County at Ancestry.com $:
- "Illinois Public Land Purchase Records" This record extract includes over 538,000 land sales from the 19th Century. Each entry includes the purchaser's name, purchase date, number of acres, price per acre, and in some cases the purchaser's sex and residence.
- "U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796 to 1907:" Records of Illinois are among the 13 states included in this set. It includes images of the land patents which contain the information necessary for ordering the complete case files from the National Archives. This appears to be the same information that is online at the Federal Land Office site http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/.
- Sheldon, Theodore. Land registration in Illinois. Chicago: Callaghan Co., 1901. Digital book. Expains the laws regarding land and the land systems used in Illinois. Includes court cases involving land issues. In addition to being on Ancestry, this book is available online at no cost at Internet Archives and Google Books.
Civil War
Civil War service men from Macoupin County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Macoupin County.
- - 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company L.
- - 7th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies F and K.
- - 27th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F
- - 32nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, C and I
- - 59th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I
- - 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A
Newspapers and Obituaries
Probate Records
Original probate records are held by the circuit court clerk. Probate records include wills, inventories, settlements, and guardianship records. A few copies of probate records are held at IRAD. Explore how to search IRAD–UIS. The following copies are available at IRAD–UIS and in the Family History Library Catalog:
- 1835–1926 Probate Records IndexRecord Collection 1834344 Browse for Macoupin records.
- 1835–1939 Probate Records FHL Films 1320087 (first of 26 films)
- 1835–1881 Probate Index A Courtesy of USGenWeb
- 1849–1924 Administrator's Records Record Collection 1834344 Browse for Macoupin records.
- 1859–1924 Executor's Records Record Collection 1834344 Browse for Macoupin records.
- 1849–1923 Guardian Records Record Collection 1834344 Browse for Macoupin records.
- 1849–1915 Probate Records Record Collection 1834344 Browse for Macoupin records.
- 1835–1925 Will Record Record Collection 1834344 Browse for Macoupin records.
- 1874–1883 Court Papers Index Record Collection 1834344 Browse for Macoupin records.
- 1882–1883 Probate Dockets IRAD–UIS
- Leonard, Cindy. The Macoupin Connection. Staunton, IL: Leonard Data Quest, 1991- (Probate Index Listings–no dates) Other Libraries(WorldCat) FHL Book 977.383 V2Lc
Other abstracted probate records for Macoupin County can be explored through a subject search of theFHLC.
County Courthouse
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Macoupin County are kept, see the Macoupin County Courthouse page.
Macoupin County Historical Museum Library
920 W. Breckenridge St
Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone: 217-854-2850
Phone: 217-854-2561
Hours: Wednesday May - Nov 10 AM - 2 PM Sunday Jun - Aug 1 PM - 5 PM
Family History Center
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy. Currently there are no Family History Centers located directly in Cass County.
You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site.
The following centers are located in surrounding counties. Their wiki pages may supply hours and other information.
Litchfield Illinois Family History Center
12367 Roberson Rd.
Litchfield, Illinois 62056
Springfield Illinois Family History Center
3601 Buckeye Dr.
Springfield, Illinois 62707
Alton Illinois Family History Center
6500 Humbert Rd.
Godfrey, Illinois
Jacksonville Illinois Family History Center
1053 E. Vandalia Rd,
Jacksonville, Illinois 62650
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)
IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois.
The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) houses the records for Macoupin County. The link will help you find and use the records. There address is:
Illinois Regional Archives Depository
University of Illinois at Springfield Region
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield, Illinois 62703-5407
Public Libraries
Social Groups Online
Vital Records
Information and forms for ordering birth, marriage, and death records can be found at the Macoupin County clerk web page.
Marriage Records
Available through Ancestry.com $:
- Macoupin County marriages in "Illinois Marriages 1851 to 1900." The source of this collection is films in the Family History Library's collection
Death Records
Macoupin County Coroner's Inquest Files Index, 1835-1928 (courtesy: Illinois State Archives)
A list of Macoupin County Patient Deaths at the Illinois State Hospital (1910s-1930s) is available online, courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois. The site also provides a list of WWII Deaths.
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Macoupin County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Macoupin County, Illinois (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois) Cemetery, Local Histories, Soldier's and Sailor's Home, Vital Records
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/index_macoupin.html Macoupin County section of the Morgan Area Genealogy website.
- ↑ Macoupin Creek www.wikipedia.org
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 196. (FHL Collection Ref Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.


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I don't remember seeing this posted here, and I think it is interesting.
Prior to becoming an ESPN station on January 7th, there will be another change for WIBC. From what I understand, starting the day after Christmas WIBC's current programming will go ahead and move to 93.1FM, and on 1070AM, between Dec. 26th and Jan. 7th, they will be doing a "best of" Indiana sports. This will include repeats of broadcasts of games played by the various teams, and events they have had the broadcast rights to over the years. This would include the Pacers, Colts, IU and IMS motorsports events.
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CHICO >> An unwelcome visitor left a Chico couple rattled and an 81-year-old woman with a new nickname Monday night.
It was about 9 p.m., when Jim Magill, 84, was taking his dog out to relieve itself before getting to bed.
Like every night, Magill opened the door to his home in the 1900 block of Hooker Oak Avenue and "Angel" dashed out, but as a bare-footed Magill stepped out of his front door he was met with a bite from a rattlesnake.
Magill screamed and his wife, Nancy Magill, ran to the door.
Within seconds, he was bent over shaking and in pain.
Nancy Magill knew she had to rush her husband of almost 62 years to the hospital, but before they left, she decided to bring the culprit along.
"There was this animal out there," she said. "I grabbed a box and put the snake in the box, taped it up and placed it in the car."
Nancy Magill said she didn't stop to think, her intuition took over and she reacted.
In a moment, people do what they think is right, and Nancy Magill figured it would be helpful to show the doctors what bit her husband.
"It's one of those things that raising kids, grandkids and great-grandkids teaches you," she said.
Nancy Magill placed a box sideways on the ground, used a broom to push the snake inside and secured it, she said.
"She used about 40 pounds of Scotch tape," her husband jokingly said.
Jim Magill, who was in serious condition after the bite, was placed in intensive care until he was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon.
He couldn't walk or even stand up, the couple said.
His left foot is still swollen and purple, but he said he's feeling better.
While at the hospital, Nancy Magill let staff know what caused her husband to be ill, but then informed them that the approximately 2-foot rattler was in her car and still alive.
Members of Enloe Medical Center's emergency room laughed and dubbed her the "rattlesnake wrangler," she said.
Although the 81-year-old mother of two never thought she'd earn that nickname, she said she's glad she was able to get treatment for her husband quickly.
Nancy Magill left the snake behind and she doesn't know what happened to it, but said she had no interest in bringing the reptile back to her home anyway.
"I didn't even get my box back," she said.
Since the incident, the Magills have searched their property for any other snakes, but they haven't found any.
However, from now on, both said they will look twice before taking a step, and they encourage others to be alert when they're walking.
Right now the rattlesnakes are out there, they warned.
The rattlesnake that bit Jim Magill was still young, but he said people shouldn't be fooled by the size. This one was "big enough to bite."
Contact reporter Almendra Carpizo at 896-7760.


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BOZEMAN - In the eyes of Darla Goeres, technology transfer from a university lab to the private sector can be as simple as educating and graduating students schooled in cutting-edge science.
Goeres, assistant research professor with Montana State University's Center for Biofilm Engineering, will take that philosophy with her when she heads to Finland next winter for a six-month exchange as a Fulbright scholar. Goeres learned in March that she'd received a Fulbright Scholarship.
Her stay in Finland will have her working in a pharmacy sciences laboratory at Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.
"It's a great opportunity because I'll be teaching the biofilm techniques that we use here every day," Goeres said. "It's the ultimate form of tech transfer - those students go further in their careers and take jobs in labs across Europe."
Goeres has been with CBE for 16 years, researching biofilm bacteria in industrial systems as part of the team in the Standardized Biofilm Methods Laboratory, a facility she now heads. In this lab CBE works with national and international standards-setting organizations to support the development and standardization of test methods for measuring the performance of antimicrobial products.
"As head of the standardized methods lab, Darla interacts with colleagues at the Environmental Protection Agency and industry from around the country," said Phil Stewart, CBE director. "Her time in Europe will be a great way to exchange knowledge and expand the impact of our methods development activities internationally."
Among other things, Goeres has studied anaerobic biofilms in soured oil fields and biofilms in recreational water systems. She has evaluated various treatment strategies for killing, removing and/or preventing biofilm formation.
Identifying and eliminating biofilms from the perspective of pharmaceuticals will be at the center of Goeres's mission in Finland. Because the lab at Åbo Akademi University uses a different approach than those employed at CBE, Goeres said there will be much to learn.
While the lab in Finland conducts tests using techniques designed to scan thousands of compounds for their efficacy against biofilms, the CBE standards lab is known for its rigorous testing on a compound-by-compound basis.
"I'm eager to learn what's going on with biofilm science in Europe on a day-to-day basis," she said. "And I do want to bring the methods we've standardized here in the U.S. and introduce them over there."
Goeres said the Finnish lab seems to be committed to the philosophy that "if you're testing drug compounds for efficacy against biofilms, you need to use biofilms in those tests." A philosophy that is consistent with the Standardized Biofilm Methods Laboratory. CBE, which is the oldest and largest biofilm research center in the world, has been leading the push to use biofilms in standards testing.
In addition to her Fulbright, Goeres has also been named a faculty fellow to the MSU Honors Program. A Presidential Scholar at MSU as an undergraduate from 1989-1993, she'll be teaching the "Texts and Critics" course, the program's entry course for freshmen and the same class she took.
"It's great to have Darla serving in that role," said Ilse-Mari Lee, director of the Honors Program. "Given that she's an Honors Program graduate, it completes the circle to have her teaching a new generation of honors students."
Her Fulbright work in Finland won't be Goeres's first trip to conduct research overseas. In1996, she traveled to Denmark, where she studied biofilms found in heating distribution pipes.
Goeres's husband, Mike Wiseman, and two daughters, Emily, 11, and Anna, 8, will accompany her to Turku. Wiseman, who is an architect, will be absorbing as much of the prolific Scandinavian design culture as he can, Goeres said.
Her daughters will attend an English-speaking school, though they are planning to meet plenty of local kids as they continue their pursuits of music and gymnastics.
"They are all very excited about this opportunity we've been given," Goeres said. "We've already begun reading about Scandinavian culture."
Sally O'Neill, Fulbright coordinator with MSU's Office of International Programs, said Goeres continues MSU's record of accomplishment in earning Fulbright scholarships, both for students and for faculty. Since 1986, some 32 MSU faculty members have received Fulbright grants. Among students, MSU has had 21 Fulbrights awarded since 1996.
For the 2013-14 cycle, MSU assistant professor of psychology Michelle Meade was also named a Fulbright Scholar. To date, the 2013-14 Fulbright student awards have not been announced.
O'Neill said that success is a tribute to the community of MSU students and faculty, as well as to the help offered by those on campus who have already earned Fulbright awards, many of whom have served on Fulbright screening committees. In particular, O'Neill cited John Paxton, professor of computer science, Kirk Branch, professor of English, and Martin Frick, professor of agriculture.
"We're so lucky to have people like Martin, John and Kirk who are willing to sit down with fellow faculty interested in applying for Fulbright scholarships," O'Neill said. "It seems like the people who apply have had really great success."
Goeres will be one of dozens of American students, scholars, teachers, scientists and artists to travel abroad on Fulbright scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year, with a goal of providing cultural exchange and increased mutual understanding among nations. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Goeres said she's passionate about helping shape how biofilm science is used in the international marketplace, particularly in her area of developing standards for biofilm testing methods.
"That is the ultimate goal," Goeres said. "And I think it really embraces the Fulbright mission of increasing our understanding of other countries and sharing our knowledge around the world."
Contact: Darla Goeres, (406) 994-2440 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Phase II Trial of Sequential Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for AIDS-Related Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
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To estimate the response rate, overall and disease-free survival, toxicities, factors associated with outcome, and effect on quality of life in patients with AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma treated with CHOD (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and dexamethasone) plus filgrastim (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; G-CSF) and external beam irradiation. To determine other clinical markers present in this patient population.
Combined modality therapy may prove of benefit for patients with AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma.
|Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin HIV Infections
|Drug: Filgrastim Drug: Vincristine sulfate Drug: Doxorubicin hydrochloride Drug: Cyclophosphamide Drug: Cytarabine Drug: Dexamethasone
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Trial of Sequential Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for AIDS-Related Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Completion Date:
|April 1998
Combined modality therapy may prove of benefit for patients with AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma.
Patients who upon staging workup are found to be without systemic involvement undergo one cycle of chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, dexamethasone, and G-CSF. Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and vincristine are administered intravenously on day 1. Dexamethasone is administered intravenously on day 1 and then orally thereafter with gradual discontinuation. G-CSF is administered subcutaneously daily beginning on day 2 and continuing for a total of 10 days or until blood counts have recovered to an acceptable level. Patients with evidence of cancer cells in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) will receive chemotherapy with intrathecal cytarabine twice weekly until no further evidence of cancer cells is found in the CSF, then once weekly for 6 weeks, and then monthly for 10 months. Seven to ten days following completion of one cycle of chemotherapy, patients undergo radiotherapy to the brain at a dose of 2.5 Gy daily for 5 days per week for approximately 4 weeks. Total dose to the whole brain and meninges is 30.0 Gy in 12 fractions, and total dose to the primary boost volume is 10.0 Gy in 4 fractions. During therapy, blood is drawn weekly and brain scans are performed every 3-12 weeks. An initial CSF sample will be obtained by lumbar puncture.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication: Required:
- PCP prophylaxis with Bactrim, dapsone, or aerosolized pentamidine.
- Oral candidiasis prophylaxis with fluconazole, ketoconazole, or clotrimazole oral troches.
- Antiretroviral agent available by therapy IND.
- MAI prophylaxis with rifabutin (in patients with CD4 counts < 100 cells/mm3).
Patients must have:
- HIV infection.
- Primary CNS lymphoma with NO systemic involvement.
Prior Medication:
- Prior corticosteroids.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Concomitant malignancy other than Kaposi's sarcoma, curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
- Active uncontrolled infection.
- Renal failure, active nonmalignant duodenal ulcer, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, or other serious medical conditions that would preclude aggressive cytotoxic chemotherapy administration.
- Active heart disease (congestive heart failure or heart block greater than first degree on EKG).
Concurrent Medication:
- Any investigational agent other than antiretroviral agents available by therapy IND.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
- No prior malignancy other than Kaposi's sarcoma, curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
- No new infectious complications within the past 2 weeks that require a change in antibiotics.
- History of myocardial infarction within the past 3 months.
Prior Medication:
- Prior chemotherapy other than for Kaposi's sarcoma.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00000801
|United States, California
|San Francisco AIDS Clinic / San Francisco Gen Hosp
|San Francisco, California, United States, 941102859
|San Francisco Gen Hosp
|San Francisco, California, United States, 941102859
|United States, Colorado
|Univ of Colorado Health Sciences Ctr
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80262
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess - West Campus
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|ECOG Data Management Office
|Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, 02146
|United States, New York
|Mount Sinai Med Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|United States, South Carolina
|Julio Arroyo
|West Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29169
|Study Chair:
|Krigel RL
|Study Chair:
|Von Roenn J
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000801 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|October 31, 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
Combined Modality Therapy
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Antineoplastic Agents, Combined
Brain Neoplasms
Lymphoma, High-Grade
Lymphoma, Intermediate-Grade
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Dexamethasone acetate
Liposomal doxorubicin
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Gastrointestinal Agents
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On Campus
Dean Starr Delivers Fourth Annual Address
In his fourth annual address to the College of Arts and Sciences' faculty and staff on April 11, Dean Peter Starr described the great strides the College has made in the past year while confirming the College's role as "the core of an increasingly great university."
To illustrate the school's centrality, Starr noted that the College accounts for 55 percent of all AU undergraduate credit hours, 77 percent of general education credit hours, and 27 percent of non-law graduate hours. College faculty have been involved in all nine AU Project 2030 initiatives to date and have played a leading role in six of them, including proposals in environmental studies, metropolitan studies, behavioral neuroscience, and persuasive gaming.
Starr highlighted some of the most significant faculty achievements from the past year. Mary Gray was named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society; Alan Kraut began his term as president of the Organization of American Historians; Naomi Baron (WLC) was appointed a visiting scholar at Stanford; David Pike (literature) won AU's Outstanding Scholarship Award; and Tony Riley (psychology) was recognized with the Outstanding Service to the University Award. Eight History Department faculty published books this year, an impressive feat in a discipline where books often require years of primary research.
(At a reception following the address, Starr noted that it was hard to give his address before the end of the academic year because awards continue to come in. He had received word that history professor Max Paul Friedman had just received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.)
Perhaps the greatest progress the College has made recently is in the sciences. "Four years ago, exclusive of math, we had 28 scientists on our faculty," Starr said. "We now have 40 current and incoming scientists, including several recent senior hires. In a few short years, with support from the President and Provost, we have taken major steps to correct AU's historical understaffing in the sciences."
College faculty built on their increasingly strong record of winning research grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the District of Columbia Public School System this year, in the face of significant government spending cuts in these areas.
External funding for scientific work at AU has seen a big increase, from 16 active grants last year to 26 this year. "Our long-term prognosis is extremely good," Starr said. "We increasingly have researchers who are funded for multiple years by major sources."
Starr thanked Associate Dean Mieke Meurs and faculty from several College departments for their work in crafting new online master's degrees in nutrition education, teaching English as a foreign language, and economics, as well as traditional degrees in bilingual education and international economic policy.
Starr also thanked the College's department chairs, the Dean's Advisory Committee, and the Term Faculty Task Force, acknowledging their essential role in making the College ever stronger.
"This is AU's time," Starr concluded. "I am very serious in saying that community is our greatest asset. Ours is a great faculty and a great staff. We have many common interests; we know where we're going; and we have made extraordinary strides over the past year."


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Game time change on August 31 for ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball"
The Kansas City Royals have been notified today that ESPN2 will televise the Sunday, August 31 game at Kauffman Stadium against the Cleveland Indians at 7:07 p.m. (CDT), thus moving the game time from the previously scheduled 1:10 p.m. start.
The nationally televised game will feature Dan Shulman providing the play-by-play and John Kruk and Buster Olney serving as analysts.
August 31 will remain a Family FunDay Sunday with activities for kids of all ages as well as KU Day in which fans can purchase a special KU ticket package and receive a limited edition Crimson & Blue KC Royals KU Cap.
Gates will now open at 5:30 for the 7:07 first pitch.