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For months we have heard rumors that Intel was having some issues with the USB 3.0 implementation in Haswell systems. When a computer with Haswell processor wakes up from S3 sleep mode, problems can occurs with devices connected via USB 3.0. We heard that a chipset hardware fix was required and it looks like that might have been the case. Intel has announced C2 stepping versions of Z87, H87, Q85, Q87, C222, C224, C226, QM87, HM87 and HM86 chipsets that replace the C1 steppings that were already produced. You can check out the changes by Intel here.
The stepping from C1 to C2 should address the problem of USB 3.0 devices not being recognized after waking from S3 sleep and be the stepping version for the first mass production boards. Assuming that everything else is okay, we should be one step closer to the launch of Intel Haswell processors along with the new boards!
The bad news is that the very first samples aren't supposed to arrive until July 1st, 2013! It has been widely rumored that the Intel 4th Generation Core i 'Haswell' processors were already delayed and were to debut at Computex 2013, which takes place the first week of June. It looks like Intel can still launch Haswell at Computex, but the C2 stepping chipsets don't look like they'll make the festivities. With first availability in July 2013, it could mean a July/August launch for Haswell. Unless, of course, they launch with C1 steppings…
UPDATE 12PM CT: Numerous people have called and e-mailed Legit Reviews about this story. It appears that the USB 3.0 issue is isolated to a USB controller issue on the client side. Intel also sent us an e-mail today letting us know that there is no delay with the Haswell platform launch. It looks like the C1 chipsets will be launched as planned in June 2013 and then the board makers will transition to the C2 chipsets sometime after July 2013.
Intel is initiating a C1 to C2 stepping conversion for the Intel 8 Series/C220 Series where products will undergo the following changes:
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Head for the shore of a pond, lake, or slow-flowing river.
Find a smooth, flat stone that easily fits in the palm of your hand.
Hold the stone flat, with your thumb on top and middle finger below. Curl your pointer finger around the stone's edge.
Throw the stone toward the water. Snap your wrist forward when you release the stone and spin it off your pointer finger. The faster it spins, the better it will skip.
Count how many times your stone skips before it sinks. Then see if you can beat your record! (Can you believe that the current world record is 51 skips in a row? Wow!)

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Plouffe nears return to Grapefruit League action
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Third baseman Trevor Plouffe fared well in Minor League games on Tuesday and Wednesday, and if all goes well on Thursday, he could return to Grapefruit League play on Friday against the Yankees.
Plouffe, who has been out since March 8 with a strained right calf, played third base on Wednesday after serving as designated hitter on Tuesday.
"He did great down there," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He got one hit off the wall. He's running fine with no problems. He'll do it again tomorrow in an early game here."
It's the second time this spring that Plouffe has been slowed by a strained right calf, as he also missed the first three Grapefruit League games with the same injury. But Gardenhire said Plouffe is fully recovered this time and that it won't be an issue heading into the regular season.
"He didn't feel it," Gardenhire said. "It's not sore at all. So that's a good thing."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As you may have heard in this week's episode of The Bethesda Podcast, Fallout: New Vegas is officially finished and off to manufacturing. Congratulations to the team!
In other news, look at that cake. It was presented to New Vegas designer Robert Lee on his birthday, which happened to coincide with the official end of development.
"Complete surprise birthday present from my wife," says Lee. "I had no clue she was planning this."
The cake was designed by Christopher Garrens, whose Costa Mesa bakery "Let Them Eat Cake" is regularly featured on WEtv's Amazing Wedding Cakes. Click here and here for a few more angles.
Also on the podcast, we revealed the PC system requirements for New Vegas. In case you missed it, here they are in chart form:


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Credit Suisse Cuts Poland To Underweight From Overweight; Ups Russia Overweight Slightly
For a long time, Poland has been a standout in Europe and many money managers still like it but Credit Suisse downgraded Poland to underweight from overweight, citing its 11% outperformance over emerging markets this year. "We argue that Poland's ability to sustain outperformance of regional equities is now questionable," strategists write.
Some reasons for the downgrade, other than it looking overbought on several models:
- Industrial production growth threatened by weakness in German lead indicators
- Weakness in Polish economic activity appears likely to continue
- One of the poorest credit growth outlooks within emerging markets
- Polish consumer recovery appears to have stalled
- Confidence indicators continue to deteriorate
- Infrastructure indicators point to construction activity slowdown
- Zloty ranks towards the bottom of the table on our emerging market FX scorecard
- Momentum in earnings revisions breadth has rolled over; andrelative valuation does not appear attractive.
That said, Credit Suisse's top picks in the market: Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci.
Using the funds raised in taking Poland to an underweight stance, Credit Suisse says it has raised its Russia exposure from a 10% overweight to a 12% overweight stance.
The Market Vectors Poland ETF (PLND) is down 1% at $20.59 and the Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) is down slightly at $29.68.


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Painting the Black
The First 24 Hours
Like many fans with MLB.tv access, I spent the first 24 hours of the new season binging on baseball. That meant taking in the Rangers-Astros, Red Sox-Yankees, and Royals-White Sox games. Along the way I wrote down some observations about a few players.
Jason Castro
A few years ago A.J. Hinch, now a member of the Padres front office, said that "one of the best compliments you can give a catcher is that he's unnoticeable." Despite catching the wild Bud Norris, Castro was close to unnoticeable on Sunday night. He never appeared out of control or bothered by his battery mate's unpredictability. Instead Castro caught the ball softly throughout the game, and perhaps stole a few strike calls, like these:
Smooth and easy unlike Castro's counterpart A.J. Pierzynski, who seemed to stab at the ball a lot. Castro even overcame Norris' efforts to sabotage him on David Murphy's attempted steal in the second inning. Watch Castro's mitt on the play. He sets up away from the batter but the pitch, a fastball, forces him to move the mitt up and across the plate. After catching the ball the momentum takes Castro's mitt up around head level, yet he recovers and makes a clean transfer and a good, accurate throw to nail Murphy at the base. My amateur attempts had his pop time around 1.8 seconds.
Castro's future in Houston is unclear. The Astros have plenty of reasons to keep Castro, beginning with his potential as a solid all-around backstop and ending with the "Can't spell Castro without Astro" headlines sure to follow a long-term extension. At the same time Castro turns 26 during the season and will qualify for arbitration afterward. If Houston thinks it's three or four years away from contending then trading Castro at his peak value makes sense. Especially since Castro's stock could be on the way up this season if he hits like I think he can hit.
Jon Lester
CC Sabathia
James Shields
Mike Moustakas
In the image on the left Moustakas is attempting to check his swing on a slider inside that he had no business thinking about swinging at. The image on the right shows Moustakas swinging through an elevated fastball. He's not close to contact, let alone good contact, in either image. If the Royals are going to make noise this season they'll need Moustakas to have better at-bats in key situations than the one he had against Thornton, in which he looked overmatched.
Tyler Flowers
Flowers gave Shields a battle all day. The first at-bat lasted seven pitches, even after Flowers spotted Shields a first-pitch strike by failing to check his swing on a bad curveball. From there Flowers fought off a variety of fastballs and changeups before a front-door cutter caught him looking. In the second at-bat Flowers almost went around on another first-pitch curveball but held off just enough to move to 1-0. After fouling off a fastball, taking another curveball for a ball, then whiffing on a changeup, Flowers got the equivalent of a BP fastball: an 86-mph changeup up and in:
Doug Thorburn talks about balance and posture a lot when analyzing pitchers. Take a look at where Shields' head is pointed at release on the mistake pitch. If Shields did see the target all the way through his delivery then credit him with excellent peripheral vision. While we're at it go ahead and credit Flowers with a win via decision.
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- Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems, often refered to as synthetic stucco or EIFS, are multi-layered insulated cladding that offers designers a variety of textures, colors and architectural embellishments.
- Controversial in the 1990s, barrier-type EIFS attached directly to exterior sheathing often trapping water and causing wood rot.
- In response, industry converted to drainable-type EIFS which provides a path for water to drain from the system.
Do you have EIFS?
The one way to tell if your house is clad in EIFS is to knock on it.
- Traditional stucco, composed of cement and sand, will feel solid and heavy compared to EIFS which will feel light and hollow due to the foam insulation board.
- If your house was constructed prior to 2000, you may have barrier-type EIFS.
- If you have flashing at the base of the EIFS, as mentioned above, or evidence of weep holes, then you most likely have the drainable-type.
- With barrier-type EIFS, you must take extra care to maintain all caulking and, with the help of an EIFS professional, monitor the moisture content in the wood sheathing beneath the foam board.
EIFS Components
- The exterior wall must be protected with a water resistant barrier.
- A water path, usually a drainable mesh, is attached to the wall.
- Foam insulation board is attached with mechanical fasteners to the wall.
- A polymer base coat reinforced with a glass fiber mesh is applied to the top of the insulation board.
- A polymer finish coat with color and texture added is applied over the base coat.
- Flashing (not shown) is usually provided at the base of the EIFS to drain any water which may infiltrate the system.
Code requirements for EIFS
The Virginia Construction Code requires barrier-type EIFS to have special inspections for all applications except those applied to masonry or concrete (special inspections are inspections that require special expertise to ensure the adequacy of the installation). See special inspections requirements. All EIFS products are required to have an evaluation report from the International Code Council - Evaluation Service or an accredited listing agency.
In addition, Fairfax County policy, as outlined in a 1999 policy memorandum, requires the following for all wood-framed structures, residential or commercial, clad in barrier- or drainable-type EIFS:
- The applicable evaluation report or listing shall be attached to each set of drawings submitted during the permit applicaton process.
- All language and information, as required by the report, shall be incorporated into the plans.
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After scouring the globe for nearly three months in search of a head coach, the New York Red Bulls have chosen to hire from within.
On Thursday, the club surprisingly gave former defender, assistant coach and current interim coach Mike Petke the top job, choosing to promote someone possessing both deep ties to the organization and knowledge of MLS rather than hire from abroad.
"Mike is very passionate about our club and has shown us that he has the leadership and organizational qualities to be our head coach," Red Bulls sporting director Andy Roxburgh said in a statement. "He is a terrific servant for this club, from being a top player to most recently heading our reserve squad. Mike has earned this opportunity, and he will have the full support of our staff to help ensure the team's success.
"We believe that his experience both as a player and coach in American soccer will be a significant asset as we head into the 2013 season."
New York chose not to renew Hans Backe's contract after the Swede completed his third year at the helm with a third consecutive MLS Cup quarterfinal defeat last November.
With Roxburgh, a Scotsman, hired to run the team's soccer operations and Frenchman Gérard Houllier overseeing Red Bull's soccer investments from Europe, the search focused on foreign managers like Gary McAllister and, most recently, Paulo Sousa. Meanwhile, Petke worked diligently with Roxburgh and a small group of colleagues to pull the trigger on several key roster moves.
The 36-year-old assistant and Long Island native eventually proved his worth and becomes just the third American coach in club history.
"Ever since I joined New York in 1998, this is the club that has always been closest to my heart," Petke said. "I am thrilled to have earned this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is truly a dream come true.
"I know there is a lot of work ahead and our challenge is not easy. However, I am excited to take hold of my new responsibility and hopeful that I can help build a hard-working team that our club's loyal supporters can all be proud of."
Petke spent 13 years as an MLS player and competed for the club he now coaches in 1998-02 and again in 2008-10. He also played for the Colorado Rapids and D.C. United, where he won his only MLS championship in 2004. Three starters on that United squad -- Petke, Ben Olsen and Ryan Nelsen -- now are MLS head coaches.
Petke is the Red Bulls' all-time leader in MLS regular-season appearances and starts. He also played twice for the U.S. national team.


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EAST LANSING - Freshman EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State got a much-needed win and moved into a first-place tie in the Big Ten.
Freshman Branden Dawson scored 14 points to help the ninth-ranked Spartans pull away and beat Purdue 83-58 Saturday.
Michigan State (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten) snapped its second two-game skid this season and matched its largest margin of victory against the Boilermakers, equaling its 25-point win in 2006.
"That was a first-place game," said Spartans center Derrick Nix, who scored 12 points. "We needed this win to regroup after two bad losses."
Purdue (14-6, 4-3) has lost three of its last five games.
It wasn't set up for success in the latest setback.
The Boilermakers were scheduled to fly from Indiana late Friday afternoon, but their first plane had a problem, leading to them getting another aircraft that sat on the runway for 3 hours late in the evening and didn't take off. Coaches and players went home to take naps before boarding a bus at 4:45 a.m. and arriving in East Lansing a little more than 2 hours before tipoff.
Purdue coach Matt Painter refused to say the team's travel woes led to the rout.
"I think that's an excuse in my opinion," Painter said.
The Boilermakers were competitive early in the game, but a Brandon Wood 3-pointer put Michigan State ahead with five-plus minutes left in the first half and it didn't give up the lead.
The Spartans led by seven at halftime and built a 23-point lead midway through the second half in which they outscored Purdue 52-34.
"I feel good about the win, but I also want to give respect to a team that went through some tough things," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "I think Matt did a great job of getting them ready under the circumstances."
The Boilermakers didn't have a double-digit scorer until Lewis Jackson made two free throws with 7:23 left in the game. Jackson finished with 10 points and reserve Neal Beshears also scored 10.
Purdue's Robbie Hummel failed to make a shot for the first time in his injury-filled career that dates to 2007, going 0 for 11 and scoring just two points to match a personal low. Hummel, who entered the game averaging a team-high 16 points, tore the ACL in his right knee nearly two years ago and missed last season after re-injuring the same knee.
Painter said he heard someone say, "I hope you tear your ACL again," during Saturday's game and the coach responded with some words of his own.
"We got guys in our student section that probably say some things that are out of line, too, but I'm just not taking that," Painter said. "Somebody has to fight for him."
Izzo said he would've thrown the fans out if he heard him say that to Hummel.
Painter also said Dawson engaged him by "rubbing it in" near the Purdue bench during the lopsided game.
Dawson insisted he was simply talking with Boilermakers he knows such as Anthony Johnson when Painter lashed out at him.
"I think it all had to do with me not going there," said Dawson, who is from Gary, Ind. "They've got a great program and Coach Painter is a great coach."
Izzo said he would be disappointed if in fact Dawson was talking to Painter.
"If he was, I'm going to handle it," Izzo said.
Branden Dawson's throwdown against the Boilermakers (Courtesy of BTN)
In the first half, Michigan State relied on Nix and Austin Thornton while its leading scorers -- Draymond Green and Keith Appling -- made only one shot each before halftime.
Nix and Thornton combined for 13 points in the first half as the Spartans led 31-24. Nix finished with 12 points and Thornton scored 11, the senior's highest total against a Big Ten team.
"A lot of teams are going to try to take our first two options away," Appling said. "Other guys got to step up because the opportunity is coming."
Green had eight points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Appling ended up scoring 10 points and making five assists.
The Spartans had lost two straight at home to Purdue, which beat them 67-47 in their last matchup at the Breslin Center, and avoided their first three-game losing streak to a team in East Lansing since Izzo became head coach in 1995.
Saturday's postgame press conference however, had more drama than the end of the game itself. Despite having a career-high performance against Purdue, the play of freshman Branden Dawson wasn't the topic of conversation. Purdue head coach Matt Painter - who heavily recruited the 5-star Indiana native - was asked about an apparent exchange between he and Dawson as the freshman was running by their bench during the second half.
A closer look at Painter's comments on Dawson and an apparent insinuation that a difference between the philosophy of the two programs exists.
"We didn't have an exchange; he said something to me," Painter said of Dawson. "I think the one thing you have to do is only coach one team. My players are not going to talk to opposing coaches, so that's how we do it. I'm not letting a 19-year-old kid talk to me, stick it to us. But to each their own."
Ten minutes later, Izzo was asked about the incident. It appeared that it was the first time Izzo had heard about Dawson's interaction with Painter.
"If he was, I'm going to handle it,because I made sure he wouldn't," Izzo said with a look of both surprise and concern. "That would disappoint me a lot, so I'll handle that if he did. And my apologies to Matt. I mean, he didn't trash talk Matt, he was trash talking some player there."
But in act three, Dawson defended himself to a throng of hungry reporters, saying that Painter must have misunderstood him. And as Dawson ran back down the court, he said he heard Painter yell to him, 'I don't have to take your (expletive), Dawson'.
Dawson then went to the ref and tried to explain the misunderstanding.
"I told the ref I didn't say nothing to him," Dawson explained. "I was talking to Anthony Johnson, I said 'Let's go.' I clapped my hands kind of in his face and I guess coach Painter thought I was taunting him or something. I don't have a problem with coach Painter, he's a great coach and I respect him."


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Going Global
Cynthia Miller-Idriss looks at education and sees so much more than textbooks and tests. For this professor who joins the College's School of Education, Teaching, and Health this year as director of the International Training and Education Program (ITEP), it's all about societies as a whole.
Miller-Idriss comes to AU after serving 10 years on the faculty of New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, where she most recently was an associate professor of international education and educational sociology. Her work focuses on nationalism and national identity, right-wing extremism and Neo-Nazism, and the internationalization of higher education in the United States.
"International education is truly a growing and multidisciplinary field," says Miller-Idriss. "Students in our master's program are studying in order to, later, develop and coordinate study abroad programs; improve education in the developing world; or understand the global aspects of education domestically. We draw on a range of disciplines, combining education, sociology, political science, history, and other fields to help students better understand the various global dynamics related to education today."
A study abroad program first got Miller-Idriss interested in international education. As an undergraduate, she spent a year studying sociology and education at the University of Hamburg in Germany, where she became hooked on the country and on comparing worldwide educational systems.
"There is fascinating variation in how educational systems are structured and in the kinds of content deemed most important to teach young people," says Miller-Idriss. "The way a country approaches education can tell us a lot about that country's own national narratives as well as their international concerns."
Although she joins the College's faculty this semester, Miller-Idriss, true to her calling, won't be anywhere near the AU campus. As a fellow at the University of Cologne's Morphomata International Center for Advanced Studies, Miller-Idriss will be spending her first year as ITEP director in Germany, where she plans to write a book on right-wing extremism in Germany.
"It's definitely going to be challenging," says Miller-Idriss. "But whether I'm on campus or across the world, I am ready to get started on the work of running this program."
"Germany's historical issues with right-wing extremism create a unique sensitivity to right-wing symbols in Germany to this day," says Miller-Idriss. "Many of these symbols have been banned, just as educators ban certain symbols in the U.S., and young people are working around the bans by modifying and creating new symbols. I am trying to better understand what the symbols mean to youth and whether the bans are effective as a deterrent to far right-wing youth engagement."
Joining an established program, Miller-Idriss understands the importance of listening to students and faculty about their experiences to give them the guidance and leadership they need to succeed. She hopes to engage current ITEP students, alumni, and faculty, as well as experts in the field, in discussions about the program's future.
"It is important for programmatic changes to be responsive to the changing needs and goals of our students and of the work force they will enter."
AU's array of programs and faculty focused on global education makes Miller-Idriss's goal of creating partnerships across the university's schools key to her plans. Starting in spring 2014, Miller-Idriss will launch a regular Global Education Forum, which will bring speakers to campus to discuss pressing issues in education around the world. She hopes that this forum will attract co-sponsorships from other schools and programs.
"It's important for students to hear from leading experts in the field," says Miller-Idriss, "so they can better envision their role in it and think about how to take advantage of the incredible opportunities to learn at AU."
"Education is something that everyone can relate to, but not everyone realizes how much the global dimensions of education are increasingly a part of every individual's life experience," she says.
"Whether it is understanding different cultures overseas or how the increased pace of globalization will affect their everyday lives at home, students will need to grapple with these issues in the world they will enter. By working across the university and strengthening linkages between AU and global experts outside the university, I hope to prepare our ITEP students to be the next leaders in the field."


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Placing Your Bets On The Shield
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The Shield are the best thing in wrestling at the moment. After arriving in the WWE last year, they made waves with their invasion style gimmick. It's an easy gimmick because it's not hard to get over. The challenge of it is keeping it over. You need to keep it fresh and its success really relies on its participants.
Their first match didn't happen until months after their debut. A lot was riding on their abilities in the ring and they did not disappoint. It was easily the match of the year. After over six months in the WWE, they are still undefeated. They're not quite stagnant but they do need something extra to the gimmick.
With that being said, a lot of conversation has been given to whom the breakout star of the group will be. This is my attempt to analyze each individual member.
Seth Rollins is even money but has the biggest mountain to climb. He is very talented but his talent is shared by many other superstars. His ceiling is being the next Shawn Michaels. A superb technical wrestler while being a decent talker. He would really need a hot gimmick like a D-X to give him longevity. I don't see this being likely as Shawn is considered one of the greatest of all time. Most likely his ceiling is being the next CM Punk. Which is, to say, even if the WWE fully got behind him, he would only be met with moderate success. I'd like to comment that he actually looks a lot like Punk, which is to his detriment.
If you're a chalk player, then Roman Reigns is your man. He has the look that Vince goes gaga over. He's big, good looking and charisma to boot. His ceiling would be Batista. I wouldn't doubt that his destiny will not be much different. From a very successful stable to World Champion to being a solid hand and then finally segueing to movies. Is it me or does Reigns look like Jason Momoa?
Finally we have Dean Ambrose. Ambrose is for the dog players, a real wild card. The odds are against him but you could win big if he finishes. He has no ceiling. He has that 'it' factor. When he talks, you listen. He could end up being the next Stone Cold Steve Austin or Jake 'The Snake' Roberts or plunge into obscurity like Brian Pillman, Raven or Shane Douglas. I picked those specific wrestlers on purpose. He has that anti-establishment feel about him, which is why the Shield gimmick works for him so much. All the aforementioned superstars have amazing psychology. Unfortunately, all of them except for Stone Cold were sidelined for drugs and/or politics. Something I eerily feel could lead to the downfall of Ambrose.
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The celebrity and professional spin-offs of the show show are all well and good, but this is the real deal.
Last year's final, won by the American genius Tim, was one of the most enthralling hours on TV all year.
And the signs are good that this year's series will not let us down.
The concept behind Masterchef is so basic it shouldn't really work as a TV show at all.
Get a bunch of amateur cooks to cook things and pick a winner. But that would be to ignore the beautiful simplicity of it — and the great way it's filmed — creating an hour of genuine drama.
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New Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients With Ectopic Cushing Syndrome
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Cushing Syndrome is an endocrine disorder causing an over production of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol is produced in the adrenal gland as a response to the production of ACTH in the pituitary gland.
Between 10% and 20% of patients with hypercortisolism (Cushing Syndrome) have ectopic production of the hormone ACTH. Meaning, the hormone is not being released from the normal site, the pituitary gland. In many cases the ectopic ACTH is being produced by a tumor of the lung, thymus, or pancreas. However, in approximately 50% of these patients the source of the ACTH cannot be found even with the use of extensive imaging studies such as CT scans, MRIs, and nuclear scans (111-indium pentetreotide). The ability of these tests to locate the source of the hormone production is dependent on the changes of anatomy and / or the dose and adequate uptake of the radioactive agent. The inability to detect the source of ectopic ACTH production often results in unnecessary pituitary surgery or irradiation.
Unlike the previously described tests, positron emission tomography (PET scan) has the ability to detect pathologic tissue based on physiologic and biochemical processes within the abnormal tissue.
This study will test whether [18-F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) or use of a higher dose of [111In-DTPA-D-Phe]-pentetreotide can be used to successfully localize the source of ectopic ACTH production.<TAB>
|Cushing Syndrome
|Drug: Pentetreotide Drug: 18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose Drug: (18F)-L-3,4-dihydroxyophenylalanine (18F-DOPA)
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|New Imaging Modalities in the Evaluation of Patients With Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome
- Sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of imaging modalities for the detection of ACTH-secreting non-pituitary tumor
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 25, 1999
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 31, 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 31, 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
All eligible patients are invited to participate in this protocol. Patients are adults with possible ectopic Cushing syndrome. Since both men and women are affected with ectopic Cushing syndrome, both sexes are studied. All ethnic and racial groups are at risk and will be included. Patients must be willing to return to NIH for follow-up studies.
Pregnant or lactating women. A pregnancy test is performed in women of childbearing potential (up to age 55) unless they have a history of hysterectomy.
Children (age less than18) are excluded. Because ectopic ACTH secretion is rare in this age group, the likelihood of benefit is less and does not balance the risk of radiation.
Patients taking medications that alter CYP3A4 activity will not be eligible for the mifepristone study, since this P450 system metabolizes mifepristone. Such participants would receive a clinical H-OCT instead, if the L-OCT were negative. Patients with hypokalemia (K < 3.5 mEq/L), despite medical therapy with replacement or mineralocorticoid antagonists will also be excluded from the mifepristone studies.
The presence of:
- severe active infection.
- clinically significantly impaired cardiovascular (e.g., history of abnormally low ejection fraction, the presence of moderate pulmonary fluid overload or leg edema, and blood pressure over 190/100), abnormal coagulation (PT and PTT elevated by 30 percent above the normal values), hematopoietic (hematocrit less than 30 percent, hemoglobin below 10 g/dl, white count below 3000 K/UL, and platelets below 100,000 K/mm(3)), hepatic (liver enzymes elevated by 3-fold above normal values) or renal function (plasma creatinine level over 2.0).
- impaired mental capacity or markedly abnormal psychiatric evaluation that precludes informed consent.
- body weight over 136 kg, which is the limit for the tables used in the scanning areas.
- combined blood withdrawal, during the six weeks preceding the study, of greater than 450 ml.
- known allergy to [111In-DTPA-D-Phe]-pentetreotide or other somatostatin analogues.
- strong evidence for Cushing disease. This includes those with positive IPSS or a lesion on pituitary MRI.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001849
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|Contact: Lynnette K Nieman, M.D.
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|November 3, 1999
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|September 15, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) ):
Cushing's Syndrome
Ectopic Cushing Syndrome
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cushing Syndrome
Cardiac Complexes, Premature
Pathologic Processes
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
Adrenal Gland Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Booking the WM 29 card (realistic/dream)
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This is my well thought out WM 29 card featuring almost everyone on the roster. I assume/hope that this show will be straight wrestling with no concert or nonsense like the last couple of years. Its 4 hours long, so these matches should get time. C'mon its Wrestlemania 29. While i know that many of you reading this thinks this is unrealsistic, WM 29 is in 4 months and with time and good build/storylines for these matches it could happen.
Youtube Pre show Match-20 man battle royal (8 min)
Regal, Rhodes, PTP, Santino, 3MB, Epico, Kane, Justin Gabriel, Brodus Clay,Primo,Evan Bourne, R-Truth, Fandango, Tensai, Zach Ryder, Tyson Kidd, Otunga
Winner:Fandango last eliminates Kane
Its your tradtional dark battle royal that gets the crowd going to kick off the show. Fandango who is a face will win after months of promos and vignetess.Some names might surprise you that theyre in the preshow like Kane and rhodes but since the card will be so stacked this year, that's their role.
Match 1)Singles Match for the WHC (19 min)
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs Daniel Bryan
Winner: Dolph Ziglger
Dolph Ziggler has cashed in his MITB contract on smackdown and successfully defended the title at EC. Bryan wins the royal rumble after lasting nearly an hour and challenges for Dolphs title. Its that simple. After an epic clash Ziggler wins after a Zigzag. Unfortunatley i have a feeling that the WHC match will once agian be the opener like the last 2 years.
Match 2)Triple threat match (12 min)
Rey mysterio vs Sin cara vs Alberto del rio
After failing to claim the tag titles, Sin cara cuts a promo blaming rey mysterio. This leads to a sincara heel turn. IMO i never see Rey turning heel ever. Del rio eventually gets involved claiming he is the best mexican wrestler ever, tuning this into a non-title triple threat match like Wm 26 with ted/rhodes/orton. This is your typical lucha libre match up with Sin cara winning and being elevated as a superstar similar to the Cody rhodes/rey match at WM 27.
Match 3 Singles Match (6 min)
Big Show vs Mark Henry
Winner:Mark Henry
Mark Henry returns as face and claims to the be the most dominant superstar, By this time Big show disagrees. So at mania it's big man vs big man. Henry wins clean with the WWS, and thus this is Big shows last match at mania as he should retire.
Match 4) Street Fight (15 min)
Sheamus vs Wade Barret
This is the battles of the brawlers. Wade has procalimed on smackdown that he's a better brawler/fighter than sheamus. He continues to interfere and cost sheamus matches on raw and SD so sheamus challeges Wade to a fight on mania where he wins with the brogue.
Match 5) Singles Match (14 min)
Randy Orton vs the Miz
Winner:The Miz
At this time, the miz is a full fledged face and the fans LOVE him. At the Ec ppv in the chamber for the WHC Miz eliminates Orton with a roll up which pisses orton off. Miz offers to shake his hand but orton hits him with a low blow, and rkos him which leads to his elimination. Over the next few week he cuts heel promos and accepts the mizs challenge for wm 29. Miz wins with another rollup at mania in 14 min.
Match 6) Tag team match for the US and IC title
Kofi kington (c) and christian vs Damien Sandow and Antonio Cesaro(c) (10 min)
Winners:Sandow and cesaro
At this time, these 4 superstars are in the hunt for the us and ic title. Cesaro lost his title to a returning christian on raw and kingston lost the ic title to sandow on SD. Booker T books a tag team match for the titles where Cesaro and Sandow win, resulting in Cesaro reclaiming his title and sandow retaining.
Match 7) Singles Match(17 min)
Ryback vs Brock Lesnar
Winner:Brock Lesnar
This match will be a huge attraction Imo. These two are straight up powerhouses and given 15-20 min can put on a slobberknocker. The feud all begins at the royal rumble when Brock and ryback are two of the last remaining 5 competitors. Brock returns to the rumble as entrant 30 and goes after ryback. Ryback ends up eliminating him, in dominat fasion, which leads to brock pulling ryback over the ropes costing him the royal rumble match. Over the next month the two only have verbal confrotaions, not fighting until Mania. Brocks wins after a he kicks out of an impressive shell shock and hits the F5.
Match 8)Singles Match (24 min)
Johc Cena vs The Rock Part II
Winner: John Cena
Unfortunately i think we all know these two will face off at mania. Its inevitable.
But i think it will be a direct rematch from last year with no title on the line. Here's the build up. I foresee Rock vs punk at the RR to take place before the actual rumble which would be the main event. After Punk beats Rock to retain the title, rock is furious. During the 30 man Royal rumble match, rock costs cena the match by rushing the ring, hitting rockbottom on cena and closelining him over the top ropes. The two continue brawling up on the ramp and stage. The next night on raw, cena calls out rock and starts complaining. He challenges him to a WM rematch. Rock accepts and they put on a classic with cena ultimately making rock tap out and finally getting the torch passed to him.
Match 9) Multi Divas Match
Winner: the faces
Match 10) Streak vs Streak match for the wwe title (30 min)
Cm punk vs Undertaker
Now before you say to yourself "why would taker win the title" just listen.
CM Punk can come out and say that even holding the WWE title for a whole year does not get him respect so he wants to try and be the man to end the streak. The undertaker has returned by now and says if punk can beat him at mania that is the ultimate respect. Punk accepts and their match is a classic. Taker has won the title but wait...The gong goes off, the lights go out and Taker is nowhere to be seen while the wwe title is laying in the middle of the ring. With this, the WM 29 goes off air.
Please LMK what you think with comments.Thank you.


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Poland gained revenge over their rivals after they were unceremoniously dumped out of the second round
of 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Italy.
Kurek, Poland's best scorer gained 24 points, while Tsvetan Sokolov
topped all scorers with 27 points.
opening set started well for Poland, who - supported by thousands of
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throughout and won the set 25-20.
two was tighter than the previous one as play continued on a point-by-point basis. Neither
team jumped ahead until Poland gained a two-point-advantage at 15-13.
Bulgaria tied the score at 18-18 and the game became close again before a thrilling finish saw the visitors take the set 25-23.
the third set Bulgaria quickly gained a three-point-lead at 6-3 and
dominated afterwards (9-4). The hosts were clearly distracted and
made a lot of mistakes as Bulgaria easily picked up the set 25-14 and
gained a 2-1 lead in the match.
determined to tie the overall score, refused to let Bulgaria jump
ahead once again in the fourth set as they took a 9-5 lead. They
continued their good run throughout and won the set 25-22.
The tie-break
started with the home side taking a lead, jumping ahead to 7-2.
Poland kept an advantage of at least four points however,
at 11-4, the opposite, Zbigniew Bartman was injured following a problem with
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The publicly-funded stadium cost $639 million to build and over the next 40 years, will cost taxpayers more than $2 billion.
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Before the new stadium was built, the Marlins made more money by relying on funds from wealthier Major League Baseball teams. The magazine reports that from time to time Loria would spend enough money to have a dominating contender to keeps fans interested, like in 2003 when the Marlins defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series.
Loria was perhaps counting on the financial boost new stadiums in other cities have received, and added more luxuries and amenities -- like the The Clevelander poolside bar -- hoping it would attract large crowds.
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So it has been the longest time since I have had blood work and I was starting to worry about the results.
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Now to try and relax and enjoy life.
He did say I need to take it easy, as I'm still having a little pain, but that is hard to do with two kids!
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Gerard Alessandrini and the cast of the acclaimed Forbidden Broadway: ALIVE AND KICKING will be signing and performing selections from the recently released cast recording, Forbidden Broadway: ALIVE AND KICKING, The UN-Original Cast Album at the Drama Book Shop (250 W 40th Street) on Tuesday, December 11th from 4 p.m. – 6p.m. The show has just been named one of the "TOP 10 Plays and Musicals" of the year by Time Magazine. The new recording, from DRG Records, is now available in stores, on iTunes and at Amazon.com.
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This latest edition Forbidden Broadway: ALIVE AND KICKING opened on September 6th to rave reviews at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street – just west of Eighth Avenue) and has extended its run through April 28th, 2013.
This show is created and written by Gerard Alessandrini, and directed by Mr. Alessandrini and Phillip George, with musical direction by David Caldwell, and additional dialogue by Phillip George. Costumes are designed by Philip Heckman, lighting design by Mark T. Simpson and wig design by Bobbie Cliffton Zlotnik. Forbidden Broadway: ALIVE AND KICKING is produced by John Freedson, Harriet Yellin and Paul Bartz, in association with Paul G. Rice, Carol Ostrow, Paxton Quigley, Robert Driemeyer, Jamie deRoy, Lawrence Poster and Tweiss Productions.
Forbidden Broadway has been an unstoppable force in theatre since 1982, when Gerard Alessandrini created the first edition that lampooned the Broadway shows and stars of the day. It has been a favorite among theatre lovers, as well as the Broadway stars themselves (Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Stephen Sondheim, Raul Esparza, Tyne Daly, Christine Ebersole, Bernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg Cameron Mackintosh, and Hal Prince, to name a few) who often stop by to laugh at themselves alongside the public. Forbidden Broadway has won numerous awards in its history including a Special Tony® Award as well as Drama Critics' Circle, Obie, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards. A theatrical institution, Forbidden Broadway has received national and international notoriety having performed in over 200 US cities as well as engagements in Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney and London's Meniere Chocolate Factory.


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The Wildest Looks From Paris Haute Couture Week
The Wildest Looks From Paris Haute Couture Week
Haute couture is magical, and the looks that emerge from the week of shows in Paris vary from the incredibly gorgeous, to the downright wild. Would you ever wear a dress that looks like splattered water, or a hat in the shape of a radio? Probably not, but that's not the point. It's about fashion as art, and designers have an opportunity to create things that go far beyond what most of us would ever dream of wearing to our next party (Daphne Guinness and Lady Gaga being the exceptions). Be sure to check out our roundups of Paris Haute Couture, and then click this slideshow to see the most fascinating, outrageous, and striking looks of the shows.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- With Jefferies ( JEF) chief executive Richard Handler set to take the reins of Leucadia National ( LUK) after their Monday merger, the biggest unanswered question is whether in taking control of a conglomerate often referred to as a "mini" Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A), Handler can perform up to the standards of investing Superman Warren Buffett. Or, as in the famed comic's storyline, the deal simply molds a "Bizzaro" Buffett with a company that becomes the antithesis of the investing Man of Steel's performance. After Monday's deal, Jefferies employees and shareholders are likely still trying to figure out what exactly they are getting in the share combination with Leucadia National and no one is likely to be asking that question more than CEO Handler. He was one of the Jefferies' largest independent shareholders prior to the deal and will be tasked with managing the investment bank and a conglomerate with operations spanning the timber, energy, gaming, real estate and healthcare industries, among others. Meanwhile, for Wall Streeters, Jefferies sale to Leucadia National highlights a score of questions overhanging the industry. Does the deal mark the end to the full-service independent investment banking model? That's especially true as rating agency downgrades compel Wall Street firms like Jefferies and Morgan Stanley ( MS) to strengthen partnerships with commercial banking partners after Merrill Lynch was absorbed by Bank of America ( BAC) and Bear Stearns was bailed out by JPMorgan ( JPM). Was the relatively low price of the stock deal an indication of a bearish outlook for the financial sector, as lawmakers wrangle over a so-called 'fiscal cliff' and the European debt crisis remains unresolved? Jefferies partnership with Leucadia National certainly raises many big issues for Wall Street, with KBW analysts calling the deal "defensive," and ratings agency Moody's taking a wait and see approach on upgrades, which it could pull the bank from its near speculative grade rating of Baa3. The more immediate question is whether with Jefferies' operations and management, Leucadia will continue to draw comparison to Warren Buffett's style and Berkshire Hathaway's earnings consistency. Leucadia National, co-founded in the late 1970's by Ian Cumming and Joseph Steinberg, has grown through acquisitions from a small financial services specialist into a conglomerate with scores of operations and annual revenue in excess of $1.5 billion. The company's structure and long-term perspective of its founders often gives way to comparison to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, a conglomerate with earnings so diverse it's seen as a proxy for corporate America. A look at Leucadia National's earnings and even the terms of Monday's deal signal that while the company is diverse and has grown at a Buffett-like clip, it is no Baby-Berkshire Hathaway. Unlike Berkshire, Leucadia National wasn't able to weather the financial crisis without posting an annual loss. Meanwhile, the company's shares are roughly half what they were prior to the crisis, while Berkshire shares have gained back most of the ground lost since 2008. In fact, a key piece of Monday's acquisition of Jefferies' remaining shares - Leucadia already owned 28.6% of the company's stock prior - is a multi-billion dollar net operating loss carry forward that is capitalized on Leucadia's balance sheet as a result of crisis-time losses. The New York Times highlights that Monday's deal is a deviation from Leucadia's course of being a 'Baby Berkshire Hathaway' because Buffett has been reluctant to take direct ownership or even the common stock of investment banks after a failed foray into the business by way of a late 1980s rescue of bond trading pioneer Solomon Brothers. The more pressing question for investors and Jefferies employees is whether Handler is ready for comparisons to Buffett'?
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The Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7 commented last week on the draft Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, which was released Nov. 19, 2012. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) helped develop the strategy, which aims for ambitious specific nutrient reduction targets. EPA commended IDNR and IDALS for their efforts.
"The EPA views the draft Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy as a great start to set in motion actions that will begin to yield measureable nutrient pollution reductions from point and nonpoint sources," said Karl Brooks, regional administrator, EPA. "EPA looks forward to working collaboratively with IDALS and IDNR on implementation of the strategy to achieve our mutual goals of water quality improvement in Iowa."
EPA stressed that although it supports Iowa's efforts, it is not mandating specific strategies or solutions.
A copy of the full letter is available at http://tinyurl.com/ausu79y.
Some of the general comments in the EPA letter included:
• While the draft strategy does address all framework elements the EPA has identified to maximize progress in reducing nutrient pollution, the section "Numeric Nutrient Criteria Limitations" does not reflect the EPA's current thinking about numeric criteria development and implementation. The EPA views numeric criteria as important tools for effective water quality management of nutrient pollution. Many of the concerns with numeric nutrient criteria described in the strategy focus on the EPA eco-regional criteria published in 2000, which were intended to be a starting point for states and others to develop more refined criteria that fully reflect localized conditions and protect specific designated uses. We have made a lot of progress working with states and authorized tribes since the 2000 document was issued to identify a range of options available to them in developing and implementing numeric criteria. This agency is available to work with you on the scientific underpinnings of numeric criteria that would be appropriate for water bodies in Iowa and that represent best available science. Such approaches may include: derivation of numeric nutrient criteria using stressor-response approaches, use of mechanistic models currently used in TMDL development, and approaches that better link biological responses to numeric nutrient criteria assessment procedures.
• The Iowa draft strategy highlights the costs to dischargers of complying with nutrient standards but does not recognize the wide range of water quality standards and permitting implementation flexibilities the EPA has been exploring with states that have protective numeric criteria in place. These tools include site-specific criteria, revisions to designated uses, pennit compliance schedules, water quality standards variances, and trading. Which regulatory tool is appropriate depends upon the circumstances.
• This agency is pleased to see that the accountability and verification measures and public reporting sections of the draft strategy outline a number of actions that meet the objectives of the March 2011 EPA memorandum. The final strategy should include a schedule for putting these actions in place.
• The draft strategy tasks the Water Resources Coordinating Council to develop indicators of success and annually evaluate the need for updates to the strategy. The EPA requests the opportunity to participate in the Water Resources Coordinating Council activities related to the nutrient reduction strategy.
• The strategy should explicitly establish how progress will be monitored/measured. For example, will measurements be applied to the quality of water leaving Iowa? We recommend evaluating existing data and measures from state and federal agencies to develop indicators of success. For example, since the NPSMP and nutrient reduction strategy goals are the same-improving water quality-there are opportunities for similar/same measures and joint reporting.
• The draft strategy is unclear where nutrient reductions will be measured and/or modeled as there are references to "edge of state" and "edge of watershed." Please provide clarification about how and where nutrient reductions will be measured or quantified. (Is there an inventory of nutrients entering/leaving Iowa?)
• The draft strategy references operational plans. Are these operational plans for action items listed in the strategy? The strategy should include specific action steps, milestones and timelines for implementation of actions included in the strategy.


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May 11 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 8 Presentations
May 10, 2010
News Highlights
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Tuesday, May 11, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. More information on the May 11 meeting, including an agenda, can be found online.
Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day
The Board of Supervisors will designate May 9-15 as Police Week and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in Fairfax County.
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate May 2010 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in Fairfax County. Asian/Pacific Americans represent many nations that have their own distinct culture, heritage, language and experience.
Asian American History Project
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Asian American History Project for its research and documentation about Asian American groups that have chosen Fairfax County as their home, resulting in the book, "The Fairfax County Asian American History: A Contemporary History Honoring 143 Years of Asian Residents in Fairfax County."
Girl Power Day
The Board of Supervisors will designate May 22 as Girl Power Day in Fairfax County. The theme for this year is "GirlPower! Believe to Achieve."
Lake Braddock Secondary School Band And Director Roy
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Lake Braddock Secondary School Band for its recent concert and cultural tour of China. Roy Holder, director of the band, will be recognized for his election to the American Bandmaster's Association.
Chantilly Youth Association Cheer Select Squad
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Chantilly Youth Association Cheer Select Squad for winning the U.S. National Competition as well as the Cheer Select Under Team, for being named the Overall Level Winner.
Community Action Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate May 2010 as Community Action Month in Fairfax County. Community action agencies were created in 1964 to promote self-sufficiency for individuals and families with low incomes.
Public Works Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate May 16-22 as Public Works Week in Fairfax County. The health, safety and welfare of residents depend upon the facilities and services of the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711


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Getting ready to rake up the leaves?
A Few Simple Steps for Composting
Washington Post
Eviana Hartman
Sunday, September 30, 2007; N06
Fallen leaves may be a nuisance to collect, but they're far too valuable to throw away. With the arrival of autumn, go green by composting, nature's way of recycling nutrients.
In composting, a pile of organic matter decomposes into fertilizer. Because leaves are rich in minerals, they make particularly good raw material for enriching garden soil, conditioning lawns and nourishing tree roots. Composting is relatively easy to do and sensible in more ways than one: Yard waste accounts for 17 percent of the material U.S. households send to landfills, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
"Composting of any organic material is preferable to the alternatives of open burning, landfilling or incineration," says Leslie Hoffman, the director of Earth Pledge, a New York-based nonprofit environmental advocacy organization. "When you compost, you are not only preventing the pollution associated with these practices, but you are producing nutrient-rich material that can also amend your soil structure."
Here are a few tips on how to turn fall's foliage into spring's bounty:
Pick a spot. Simply set aside a hidden three-foot area of your yard for a pile, which will need to be covered with a plastic sheet to seal in moisture. Many composters opt to buy a compost bin. A quality bin can be found for less than $100; try a hardware or garden store, or Web sites such as GreenCulture.
Collect leaves. Running a rotary mower over the pile to shred leaves into smaller bits will speed their decomposition and make the compost light, fluffy and easy to work with. (If you want, use some of the shredded leaves immediately as mulch to prevent weed growth.)
Layer it on. Because leaves are low in nitrogen, which is essential to decomposition, they need to be mixed with nitrogen-rich material. Kitchen waste -- vegetable scraps, eggshells, coffee grinds -- is one good source. Start by placing the nitrogen-containing material between several-inch-thick layers of leaves.
If you have a lot of leaves and not a lot of food scraps, and the pile doesn't seem to be making any progress after a month or so, you might need a boost in the form of manure or nitrogen supplements, sold at garden-supply stores. Talk to a garden-supply employee for advice.
Add and aerate. Toss in kitchen scraps every day, if possible; there are no hard-and-fast rules. "I am pretty loose about my composting methods," Hoffman says. "Keep it aerated, add diversity of material and the rest, nature will take care of." As you add scraps, check to make sure the material stays moist; if it dries out, add water, but not enough to make it soggy. And every three weeks, turn the pile with a large gardening fork to ensure an even decomposition and to minimize odor. (The pile shouldn't smell bad; if it does, it needs to be turned.)
The amount of time required to produce usable fertilizer will vary, but Hoffman says six months is average. The finished product will be dark, finely textured and slightly sweet in odor. "I ad d material all year," Hoffman says. "When you see material that is broken down, you know that it is ready to use."
Not quite ready to make the effort? Many communities -- including the District and numerous surrounding cities and counties -- offer curbside leaf collection for composting, making it even easier to do your part for the planet. Check for updates in your mailbox or visit your municipal government Web site for details.


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Study of Systemic Amyloidosis Presentation and Prognosis
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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OBJECTIVES: I. Analyze prospectively the course of amyloid deposition in patients with primary, secondary, myeloma-associated, and hereditary amyloidosis.
II. Determine abnormalities of humoral and delayed-type hypersensitivity in these patients.
III. Identify prognostic factors in hereditary amyloidosis and develop tests for genetic defects associated with systemic amyloidosis.
IV. Diagnose familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) prior to symptom onset. V. Validate the correlation of low serum prealbumin and retinol binding protein levels with amyloidosis in patients with FAP.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Screening
|Official Title:
|Study of Systemic Amyloidosis Presentation and Prognosis
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 1979
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients receive a comprehensive evaluation with an emphasis on identifying prognostic and diagnostic factors. Assessments include gastrointestinal, renal, hematologic, dermatologic, cardiac, and serologic studies. Immunologic studies include antinuclear antibody, latex fixation, and serum and urine electrophoresis.
Genetic trees are constructed using detailed family history data; blood and urine samples are routinely collected from relatives. Family members of patients with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type II (Indiana type) undergo a flexor retinaculum biopsy of the wrist.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
--Disease Characteristics-- Systemic amyloidosis, i.e.: Primary, myeloma associated Secondary, e.g., associated with the following conditions: Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory bowel disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004374
|United States, Indiana
|Indiana University Cancer Center
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-5265
|Contact: Merrill D. Benson 317-278-3426
|Study Chair:
|Merrill D. Benson
|Indiana University School of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00004374 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 18, 1999
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR):
arthritis & connective tissue diseases
genetic diseases and dysmorphic syndromes
rare disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Proteostasis Deficiencies
Metabolic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 20, 2017