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Five guests, Mr. Rose, Ms. Tulip, Sir Daisy, Lord Pansy and Miss Lily, were all invited to an exclusive party at Brainteaser Mansion. However, during the long, dark night, the owner of the spectacular mansion, Mr. Death, was found dead in his office. The trouble is, every member of the party went into his office, each at a different time, with a different weapon, motive and clue that incriminated them. From their statements below, can you work out who killed him?
Mr. Rose's statement: "I didn't do it. I never left a footprint because a woman did. I entered the room before the person who took in the poison. I must say though, she was in there for a quarter of an hour before someone else went in!"
Ms. Tulip's statement: "Okay, I admit it! I took in the revolver, even though my motive wasn't revenge. A man entered the room after me and his motive was either rage or blackmail."
Sir Daisy's statement: "All I know is, I did leave a fingerprint, but that doesn't explain why Miss Lily lost a hair, does it? Oh yes! The person who entered seventy minutes before me took in the lead pole."
Lord Pansy's statement: "I entered after a woman, who did not take in rope because the last person to visit him did. I was in there for more than thirty-five minutes confronting Mr. Death with my motive, which, may I say, wasn't greed or blackmail."
Miss Lily's statement: "Yes, you caught me! My motive was jealousy, but it wasn't as bad as that man's blackmail motive, who entered at five minutes past nine. I entered before another man who left the incriminating clue of the blood drop."
The person who entered the room at half past ten is the real killer. Who did it?
AnswerMr. Rose, Dagger, Blackmail, Note, 9:05
Ms. Tulip, Revolver, Greed, Footprint, 11:25
Sir Daisy, Rope, Rage, Fingerprint, 11:55
Lord Pansy, Lead pole, Revenge, Blood, 10:45
Miss Lily, Poison, Jealousy, Hair, 10:30
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Lancaster firm sues over contraception mandate
A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, company says the mandate that health insurance plans provide contraception coverage without a co-pay violates the Mennonite owners' right to religious freedom.
On Jan. 1, Conestoga Wood Companies will be locked into an insurance plan that would cover the "morning after pill" for its employees unless the company's lawyer can convince a federal court to issue an injunction in favor of the cabinet-making company.
Attorney Chuck Proctor says his clients, who own Conestoga, should not be required to cover the medication.
My clients "believe that life begins at the instant of conception," says Proctor. "Because they have this strongly held belief, they believe that that constitutes a killing and they are opposed to it."
Places of worship are exempt from the new rule. Hospitals and universities with religious affiliations have been challenging the law as well and that's gotten most of the attention. However, companies also face fines of $100 a day per employee if they don't comply; dozens have filed similar suits across the country that are at various points in the legal system.
Stanford University law professor Jesse Choper says he believes the challenges will not succeed, in his words, "simply because a law happens to pinch, if you will, a particular religion does not present a free exercise clause issue."
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text: Offensive changes in store as GW begins life after Switzer By Rick Ryan June 28, 2013 Story Share Courtesy photo Steve Edwards Jr. and his GW staff have a lot of holes to fill for the coming season. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It's no secret that George Washington has leaned on game-breaking running backs in recent seasons.The Patriots have lined up a 2,000-yard rusher in their backfield each of the last three years - two-time Kennedy Award winner Ryan Switzer the two previous seasons, and Felix Mollett in 2010.Not surprisingly, that production helped GW win 34 of its 39 games and advance deep into the Class AAA playoffs each time.But there's likely a changing of the guard in store for next season, as the Patriots attempt to rework their offense for another postseason run.GW lost three of its top four rushers from last season, returning only senior Jacob Jackson (5-foot-11, 170 pounds), who gained 340 yards on 41 carries and scored four touchdowns as a solid backup for Switzer, who ran for 2,379 yards and 32 TDs.Patriots coach Steve Edwards Jr., though, foresees Jackson's role as sort of a runner-receiver hybrid, much like fellow senior Austin Giacomo (6-1, 180)."Jackson can do a little bit of both,'' Edwards said Thursday as his team wound down its workouts in the three-week summer practice period."He'll have to wear a lot of hats. He's a very good athlete, capable of leading us. We have great expectations for him in the receiving spot, and he's also a very gifted defensive back. He's a quality tailback, and we're fortunate to have a guy like that who's good at all those things. He's worked really hard and waited his turn. I think he's capable of opening some eyes this year.'' Another option carrying the ball will be senior fullback Zach Malone (6-1, 210), who shined at linebacker last season, especially after all-stater Dustin Crouser was lost following the eighth game with a knee injury. Malone led GW with 141 total tackles."He'll step in and he'll get some more touches on offense,'' Edwards said. "He's a really good blocker and very talented himself. He's as good a linebacker as there is around this area that I'm aware of.''Directing the offense will be junior quarterback Jon Alexander, who played 15 games at South Charleston the past two years and was a 1,000-yard passer each season.After being pulled at halftime of a Sept. 21 game against Capital last year, Alexander left SC five games into the season to attend Hargrave Military Academy (Va.), but has since returned to the Kanawha Valley.With the Black Eagles, Alexander hit on 153 of 280 passes for 2,069 yards and 21 touchdowns with 19 interceptions. He also ran for 523 yards and six scores. "He's done a great job of jelling with the team,'' Edwards said. "He's very smart, talented, a joy to be around. He's very excited about the opportunity he has. We expect him to be a big part of our offensive success.''Alexander's presence under center and Switzer's departure dictate a fresh start for GW's offense. Another potential noteworthy change for the Patriots' attack, however, seems to have dissipated. Former Nitro and WVU Tech coach Scott Tinsley, who according to published reports was serving as an assistant coach for GW during some of its early work in the three-week practice period, is currently not a part of Edwards' staff.Tinsley has long been considered one of the state's top offensive minds, and tutored a pair of Kennedy Award winners in quarterback J.R. House and running back Josh Culbertson.Edwards did not want to comment on the situation, and GW principal George Aulenbacher did not return calls from the Gazette.In recent years, the Patriots have immersed themselves in 7-on-7 drills during the three-week out-of-season practice period, and this year was no exception. GW participated in five such workouts - two in Huntington and one each in Morgantown, Point Pleasant and Concord University.Edwards said those pass-heavy drills can help identify some new possibilities at the skill positions as the Patriots seek to replace their starting quarterback (Trevor Bell), tailback (Switzer), fullback (Crouser) and top three receivers."We lost a lot of guys and we lost a lot of experience,'' Edwards said. "We kept our competitive edge [this summer] by competing as much as we could, and we've done pretty well. I'm pleased with the progress we're making with the club. I'm pleased we're getting great effort. They're eager to learn and they know they have big shoes to fill. Right now they're answering the call, but we don't have anybody going 11 on 11 yet. "The thing about it is that we're doing it a little bit different these three weeks because of the lack of two-a-days that we're going to miss [in August]. 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NEW YORK -- Yankees infielder Brendan Ryan, on the disabled list since Spring Training with a cervical spinal nerve injury, is scheduled to begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment on Sunday with Class A Advanced Tampa.
Ryan has been playing in extended spring games, so manager Joe Girardi said it shouldn't take him too long to be ready to join the Major League team. Girardi said he thinks Ryan has had about 20 at-bats in extended spring. The Yankees would like him to get about 50 before he returns, and they would also like to see him play on back-to-back days.
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Begun in 1990, the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in Early American History is designed for upper elementary, middle school, and high school teachers. Each intensive, six-day session brings twenty-three teachers, a mentor teacher who has previously attended, and a curriculum specialist to Williamsburg, the colonial capital of Virginia. Colonial Williamsburg educators provide an interdisciplinary and interactive approach to the teaching of social studies with an emphasis on using primary documents, reenactments of 18th-century events, and exchanges with character interpreters and historians. In addition to the wealth of information the teachers receive, there is an emphasis on teaching strategies designed to help students gain critical thinking skills. A brief outline of a typical week follows:
Arrival Day: Participants arrive by mid-afternoon, then meet for their welcome, orientation, and reception dinner.
Day 1: Participants examine how we study history and use primary sources from historic documents to three-dimensional objects to engage students in learning history through different perspectives. Teachers also explore ways to incorporate technology in the social studies classroom.
Day 2: Participants visit Jamestown, the 1607 site of Virginia's first capital, where they see a re-created Powhatan village, an English fort, and replicas of sailing vessels. At each site teachers are involved in hands-on activities and interact with interpreters. At the end of the day the peer teacher presents a lesson plan and the teachers discuss ways they can incorporate the information they have learned into their own classroom teaching.
Day 3: The third day focuses on the daily life before the American Revolution, from urban middling sort and gentry to rural life and the enslaved population. Teachers interact with interpreters inside domestic buildings as well as out on a plantation where they will learn about African American culture by participating in African stories, games, and music making. They discuss life in Africa, the transatlantic slave ship conditions, and issues slaves faced in Virginia.
Day 4: Economic issues are the substance of the fourth day. Tobacco, Virginia's cash crop, dominated the colony's economy in the eighteenth century, and its sale led to profound changes in the society and greater consumer interest in new goods. Teachers learn about the trades, the global economy, and the workings of the monetary system by examining period price lists and inventories, handling different currencies, and figuring out how to pay for various items.
Day 5: The group tours the government buildings, including the Capitol building, the Courthouse, and meeting places of political leaders. Participants trace the effects of laws and political structure on the local, county, and colonial levels and explore the growing tensions leading up to the American Revolution. Teachers debate, as members of the House of Burgesses, the Virginia Resolution for Independence. They may speak as the characters they represent, if so inclined, and all cast their votes. After dinner, participants share their end of week project presentation and discuss how they intend to use the teaching strategies and techniques, primary source documents, artifacts, and lesson plans they've gained during the week. Colonial Williamsburg staff members explain the various ways in which the participants can continue to use Colonial Williamsburg as a resource.
Day 6 and Departure: Participants travel Yorktown to see Redoubts 9 and 10, the site of the last decisive battle of the Revolutionary War. Teachers share Yorktown journal entries and reflect on what it means to be a United States citizen. Following certificate presentations, the group returns to Williamsburg for lunch and farewell.
The cost for the 6-day Teacher Institute is $1,900 (subject to change). Tuition covers admission to Colonial Williamsburg exhibition sites, encounters with historical characters, selected evening programs, Jamestown Settlement, lodging at a colonial tavern or home on Duke of Gloucester Street, all meals including several at historic Colonial Williamsburg taverns, transportation throughout the week (airfare not included), and educational materials.


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AUSTIN, Texas — With the publication of the fourth edition of the Texas State Park Guide, lovers of the outdoors and Texas' unique heritage have one more reason to plan an outing in coming months to one of more than 100 state recreational parks and historic sites.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Unlike Missouri, Billy Donovan was prepared for the occasion. He won his 400th game at Florida Saturday and went to the locker room.
Patric Young celebrated by dumping a bucket of ice water on his coach's head.
"That was really, really, really cold," Donovan said.
He needed a change of clothes and quickly opted for a blue T-shirt. Hypothermia averted.
As for the Tigers, "we underestimated the amount of pressure their full-court press could put on us," guard Keion Bell said.
Take that as a warning. Underestimate Florida at your own risk.
The 10th-ranked Gators aren't just winning, they are leaving teams shivering and helpless. Saturday was an 83-52 dousing of the 17th-ranked Tigers.
The O'Connell Center rocked like the days when Florida won two straight NCAA titles. This team doesn't resemble those, largely because it's hard to replicate the vision of a 7-footer with his hair in a bun.
Joakim Noah made things look easy, especially since he had lottery picks Al Horford and Corey Brewer at his side. Six years later, Scottie Wilbekin plays like a 6-foot-2 Doberman who's convinced his opponent has a T-bone under his jersey. On Thursday night he held Texas A&M's Elston Turner to four points on 1-of-10 shooting. That's the same Turner who'd just scored 40 points at Rupp Arena in a win over Kentucky.
Wilbekin flew back to Gainesville, caught a little sleep, wrote two papers for class and rested for his next assignment. Missouri's Phil Pressey might be the best point guard in America. He got the full Wilbekin treatment Saturday, finishing with two points, six assists and 10 turnovers.
"I'm sure Phil would just want to get on the next one," coach Frank Haith said.
He wasn't the only one. Saturday was Missouri's worst loss in five years. Wilbekin had plenty of defensive help from Young and everybody else who are recasting Donovan's reputation.
He came to Florida 17 years ago and unleashed the 3-point extravaganza known as Billy Ball. It propelled him into an exclusive SEC club. Only Kentucky's Adolph Rupp and LSU's Dale Brown had won 400 games at a school before Saturday. But after just missing the Final Four the past two seasons, Donovan concentrated like never before on defense.
"We just try to focus on it more and take pride in it and not back down on any possession," Wilbekin said. "Getting to the Elite Eight two years in a row and losing, guys have an internal will that we want to play every game the right way."
It requires relentless concentration and energy, which isn't nearly as much fun as just bombing away. The joy comes when you go on the road and beat Marquette by 33 points and Wisconsin by 18.
Florida came into Saturday winning by an average of 21.5 points a game. Poor Alabama State had nine points at halftime. SEC competition is slightly better, but none of Florida's first three conference opponents scored more than 20 points in the first half.
The Tigers at least had the consolation of scoring 23. Missouri didn't have leading scorer Laurence Bowers, though it's not as if he could have made up for his teammates making 16 of 49 shots.
"Billy has done a great job getting his guys to buy in and play defense," Haith said.
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The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on a two-year contract with restricted free-agent defenseman Jake Muzzin on Friday.
Muzzin, 24, registered seven goals, nine assists and led all rookie blueliners with a plus-16 rating while playing in 45 games for the Kings last season. He also saw time in 17 of the Kings' 18 postseason contests, picking up three assists.
The Ontario native made his NHL debut with the Kings in 2010-11, earning an assist in 11 games. He spent the entire 2011-12 campaign in the American Hockey League.


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Votto had two at-bats. A walk and a strike out.
It's just good that he's back out on the field. Hopefully he doesn't have any pain tomorrow or anything.
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Our friend Chris Carpenter is back at it. Apparently Carpenter was going crazy from the dugout yelling at Clint Hurdle in tonight's game.
Hate to see guys get hurt, but you don't get trucked if you don't block the plate. It isn't that complicated.
Word is that Votto was pinch hit for in his 3rd at bat.
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Kelly's Heroes (1970) was a sprawling WWII comedy-adventure starring Clint Eastwood as an amoral Army officer who organizes a platoon to rob a bank loaded with gold behind enemy lines. Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland and Don Rickles co-star as comic relief in a film that oddly blends escapist adventure, farce, violent action, and anti-war philosophizing.
Kelly's Heroes was scored by Lalo Schifrin, whose other Eastwood movies include Coogan's Bluff, The Beguiled, Joe Kidd and the Dirty Harry films. Schifrin responded to the film's shifts in tone with an eclectic score encompassing straight-ahead action, pleasantly anachronistic source music, and a jazzy, whistling march for the film's titular heroes.
Three Schifrin songs are included: "Burning Bridges" (performed by The Mike Curb Congregation), "All For the Love of Sunshine" (a country/western song performed by Hank Williams Jr.), and the never-before-heard French cocktail number "Si Tu Me Dis" (performed by Monique Aldebert).
For score fans, it is Schifrin's expansive underscore that is the revelation, most of which has never been released, as the original LP was largely a re-recording. Notable are the propulsive "Tiger Tank" and the climactic spaghetti western spoof, "Quick Draw Kelly." Many of the underscore cues were not included in the film and have never been heard—chief among them Schifrin's original main and end titles, featuring the whistling theme and replaced in the film by "Burning Bridges."
Kelly's Heroes was released on CD by Chapter III, but that album merely contained the LP tracks. This premiere release of the actual Kelly's Heroes underscore includes the original soundtrack—newly remixed from the 1/2" stereo masters—with the LP re-recordings as bonus tracks. Liner notes by Jeff Bond and Lukas Kendall include Schifrin's comments on the project.
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Think your wireless network is secure? You may be a bit overconfident given the latest warning from researchers on the vunlerability of netorking equipment using the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) standard. Security software maker Rapid7 found that as many as 50 million devices are vulnerable to attack via one of three possible sets of problems in findings they call 'scary'. This impacts all the major hardware players so just because you dropped large coin on your equipment doesn't mean you are safe. The security holes could allow hackers access to any number of pieces of confidential information should they expliot the vulnerability and they recommend disabling the UPnP until this is resolved. Bear in mind that for most hardware, this functionality is on by default. Rapid7 has released a tool that will help identify impacted devices on their website.
The problem lies in computer routers and other networking equipment that use a commonly employed standard known as Universal Plug and Play or UPnP. UPnP makes it easy for networks to identify and communicate with equipment, reducing the amount of work it takes to set up networks.
Security software maker Rapid7 said in a white paper to be released Tuesday that it discovered between 40 million and 50 million devices that were vulnerable to attack due to three separate sets of problems that the firm's researchers have identified with the UPnP standard
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'In addressing delving, wide-ranging questions from young fans and long-time season ticket holders, Donner and Gage said patience is essential during the Buffalo Sabres' pending ownership transfer. With the NHL controlling operations in Buffalo, the Sabres couldn't sign a player with the stature of 1998-99 AHL scoring champion Domenic Pittis to play primarily for the Amerks.'
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Matheny experimenting with leadoff spot
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Cardinals manager Mike Matheny slotted Matt Carpenter in the leadoff spot for Friday's game against the Astros, a different look atop the order that the Cardinals could experiment with when the regular season rolls around.
Carpenter brings an obvious ability to get on base -- he posted a .365 on-base percentage in the Majors and a .409 OBP in the Minors last season -- for a team that doesn't have many leadoff options outside of center fielder Jon Jay, who batted second Friday.
"I just think that's something that could potentially come up during the season," Matheny said, adding that he'd like to put players in situations they could encounter during the regular season so it's not "foreign" to them at that point.
Matheny said Jay could be an interesting option as a No. 2 hitter given his speed and his ability to move runners over, pointing to the number of times Rafael Furcal would get on base, take second on a bunt from Jay and quickly score.
"Next thing you know, we're sitting 1-nothing in the first. It happened a lot in the beginning of the season, and that was a pretty good recipe for success when you could hit them right in the first," Matheny said. "But Jon also plays the game. He knows how to get guys over, and he takes a lot of pride in that. But in general, I think he could bat anywhere in our order, whether it be first or anywhere else."
Matheny attributed Jay's struggles at the plate this spring -- he is hitting just .208 -- to shifts in Jay's mechanics. Matheny said Jay has been trying to shorten his swing somewhat, and that's been Jay's focus more so than putting up strong Spring Training numbers.
"That's usually a bad way to go about getting results, but we're not so much focused on results as much as the things we need to work on," Matheny said. "This [lineup] isn't necessarily a knock on him as much as just getting Carpenter to that first spot to see how it works."
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. MLB.com reporter Jenifer Langosch contributed to this report. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Scouting the Draft
Summer Circuit: PG National Showcase, Part II
After our Day 1 recap and Part 1 of the event wrap for the Scouting the Draft series, which focused on the arms of the PG National Showcase, part two takes a look at the positional talent in the draft.
Well-Rounded Prep Class
Player Spotlight
Hill had one of the best overall events of any prospect in recent memory, showing top-shelf speed, an intriguing offensive profile, a high level of comfort in center field, and good in-game production at the plate, on the bases, and in the field (including this incredible catch to the right-center gap). His official 6.44 60-yard dash time was good for fifth-best at the event, and the speed plays in game both on the bases and in center.
At the plate, Hill is intriguing, offering a quick and compact swing with minimal load and length, but enough bat speed to drive the ball. He also boasts a "jail break" finish that allows him to get out the box incredibly quickly. The profile is a traditional top-of-the-order bat with a chance to impact the game at the plate and on the bases. He put together multiple solid at-bats in his three games, culminating in a hard-struck triple to center field off a 93 mph fastball from Nick Gordon (SS/RHP, Olympia HS (Orlando, FL)) on the inner half.
Hill is a legitimate four-tool talent with enough bat speed to potentially tease out his playable power to average. He should be one of the closest-watched players over the next five months, and with a couple more loud events could find himself squarely in first-round territory come next spring—no small feat considering the depth and quality of this draft class.
Four More Standouts
Jackson was a national name entering the event, and he quickly reminded everyone why during morning/afternoon workouts on Day 1. Jackson boasted the top official registered velocity behind the plate, and the fourth-best from right field. He showed a quick transfer during pop drills, clocking in at 1.77 to 1.88 with good accuracy and a low, level line.
At the plate, Jackson is a potential impact power bat, showing plus to plus-plus raw power produced through big strength and leverage. There is length to his swing through a deep load, which can make in-game utility a bit hit-and-miss against the more advanced arms. He shows a solid approach, however, including an ability to shorten up when behind and work for a pitch he can handle. The Oregon commit currently leads what appears to be another deep crop of catchers, and has the athleticism to fit in at an infield or outfield corner should a drafting team wish to put the bat on a fast track.
Braxton Davidson | OF/1B | TC Roberson HS (Asheville, NC)
Though his home runs lack the majesty of some of the other elite power bats at the prep ranks, Davidson probably has the most usable power in the class at this point, given his powerful core and trunk, compact swing, above-average bat speed, and natural loft. He gets to his power with little effort and shows an ability to produce .50-cal contact both in-game and during BP. The approach currently lags behind the simple and efficient mechanics, but that appears to be an issue with reps rather than feel.
Defensively, Davidson moves well enough to hold down an outfield corner, and has more than enough arm strength to handle right field. He is a below-average runner (and well below-average out of the box), but moves well enough underway not to be a detriment on the bases. Davidson looks like one of the top bats in the class, with the raw materials to produce premium power, and the mechanics to develop into an above-average hit tool with a more refined approach.
Gregory Deichmann | SS/3B | Brother Martin HS (New Orleans, LA)
A projectable middle infielder with upside on both sides of the ball, Deichmann is emerging as one of the most interesting talents in the prep ranks. At the plate, the LSU commit utilizes a simple load and barrel delivery, using his hips well and producing hard contact in-game. Deichmann was responsible for two of the hardest-hit balls of the event—a long double rocketed off of the 408 sign in straight-away center field and a long foul ball launched into the upper deck of the Metrodome, but yanked 15 to 20 feet foul.
Defensively, Deichmann shows solid actions up the middle, with adequate arm strength and good accuracy out of a quick transfer and release. He should fit easily as a shortstop at the collegiate level and shows enough comfort at present to project as a possible fit at the position at the pro ranks.
Jack Flaherty | SS/3B/RHP | Harvard-Westlake Sch. (Studio City, CA)
Flaherty is five-tool shortstop with early first-round potential. His official 6.37 60-yard time during the morning on Day 1 was good for third overall at the event, and he showed an easy and accurate arm from short later in workouts. His glove was better showcased in game action, where he displayed an ability to move well in and up the middle from the shortstop position, but also showed some comfort at both second base and third as players were shuffled around. He had no trouble making the necessary throws from multiple angles.
Offensively, Flaherty is an intriguing mixture of leverage and bat speed, showing some length from barrel to contact, but more than making up for it with bat speed and a knack for finding the ball with the barrel. He squared up multiple balls in game action, including a hard double over the shortstop's head and into the gap, and looked comfortable in the box throughout the weekend. It is a deep class for shortstops, and Flaherty currently figures to fit in comfortably toward the top.
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Chase Vallot (C, St. Thomas More (Lafayette, LA)) won the Rawlings Home Run Challenge on Saturday night, but he had carved out a spot on follow lists well before that. The Mississippi State commit opened his showcase with a solid catch-and-throw showing during workouts, popping 1.88 to 2.01, and followed up with a loud BP. Vallot shows a balanced swing with a good, clean load and a combination of leverage and bat speed that produces loud, hard contact on the regular. 2014 looks to be another solid year for backstops, and Vallot has established himself as one of the best in the class. Scouting Video Here
Liam Sabino (SS, Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ)) has established himself as the early favorite to be the first name off the board from the Keystone State come next June, showing offensive potential out of a middle-infield profile. The Vandy commit fires his hips well and produced lots of hard contact both during workouts and in-game, including a triple to the opposite-field gap in which he allowed a low-velocity fastball to travel on the outer half before squaring it up. Defensively, Sabino could fit as a shortstop at the collegiate ranks, though his range could be tested. If he has to move, second base is the most likely destination. Scouting Video Here
Kainoa Harrison (C/CIF, Punahou HS (Honolulu, HI)) is a highly interesting prospect behind the dish, with adequate catch-and-throw skills at present and the foundation for an above-average offensive profile for the position. He popped in the 1.94 to 2.06 range during workouts with clean form (no "half-crouch" cheating) and showed very well in games, gunning down a runner on the final day of the event and generally showing good feel behind the plate. There are some tweaks to his swing mechanics that could help him produce a little more power down the road, and right now his compact barrel delivery and line-drive plane play well. He was a bit overmatched by some good arms on Day 4 and Day 5, but there is a lot to like here. Harrison is committed to Oregon State. Scouting Video Here
Kel Johnson (OF/1B, Homeschooled (Palmetto, GA)) is another player who made a name for himself well before arriving in Minneapolis. His in-game showings were spotty, but the workout was loud, highlighted by big arm strength out of right field and some leverage and hard squares once he warmed up during his BP cycle. He will be limited to an outfield corner due to foot speed and overall feel, which should further the likelihood of Hunter Pence comps being dropped on him at some point this summer (if they haven't already). Johnson didn't take over the event, but he continues to show a projectable power bat that should grow into a pole-to-pole threat. He is committed to Georgia Tech. Scouting Video Here
Tim Susnara (C/OF, St. Francis HS (Mountain View, CA)) first opened eyes during catcher workouts, popping to second between 1.82 and 1.94 seconds, primarily off of his pure arm strength and accuracy, and in spite of some length on his arm swing and transfer. At the plate, Susnara works best up the middle and to the oppo gap, showing an ability to let the ball travel without sacrificing leverage. His upper and lower half can get out of sync, and there is work to be done cleaning up his fluidity, but the Oregon commit is an interesting blend of catch-and-throw and offensive upside. Scouting Video Here
D.J. Peters (OF/1B, Glendora HS (Glendora, CA)) enjoyed a loud offensive weekend, routinely squaring up the ball while seeking out fastballs and handling solid velocity. He stays balanced through his swing and creates good leverage out of a large, but projectable, frame. He projects to plus playable power as he continues to add strength, and his approach and mechanics could provide an adequate base for a solid hit tool as well. In addition to his in-game and workout performances, Peters finished second in Saturday night's Rawlings Home Run Challenge. Scouting Video Here
Bryce Carter (C/OF, Cascia Hall Prep. (Tulsa, OK)) is one of the top offensive catchers in the class at this juncture, with a strong build, simple load, good leverage, and natural loft combining to produce easy power both to pull and to the opposite gap. He shows a good feel for the barrel and had little issue finding the ball in-game, including a very hard pull-side home run on Day 4 off of an 86 mph fastball, middle-out. Carter is still a work in progress behind the dish but shows a strong enough foundation to continue his progress there at the collegiate ranks, or early in his pro career. Should he shift out from behind home, his most logical landing spot is first base, despite some comfort in the outfield (due to well below-average straight-line speed and light arm strength for right field), and his bat projects to play across those potential destinations. Scouting Video Here
Ti'quan Forbes (SS, Columbia Academy (Columbia, MS)) didn't wow in batting practice or during workouts, though he showed good bat speed and some raw pop. Once the games started for his Royal club, however, the Ole Miss recruit was in his element, utilizing a loose and easy swing to spray the ball up the middle and to the opposite field. Defensively, he moves well and should get every chance to stick at short due to his athletic actions. Should his arm force him off of the six spot, he would fit in easily at either second base of center field, with the ability to grow into an above-average defender at either spot. Scouting Video Here
Grayson Byrd (SS/RHP, Kings Ridge Christian (Alpharetta, GA)) stood out during BP as one of the most disciplined cycles at the event, starting by working the ball to the opposite field, moving up the middle, then letting the barrel fly on a couple before reining in and completing his session with a "hit it where it is" approach. The swing is leveraged, and the barrel comes on a clean path to contact, giving him a chance to hit for average and a little bit of power as he continues to refine. Defensively, Byrd has an easy left side arm, and his feet work well to get him in position and to set-up his throws. He has a shot to stick at short, and could otherwise fit at either the hot corner or the keystone, depending on team need. Like Deichmann, he is committed to LSU. Scouting Video Here
Slade Heggen (C/OF, Loyola Sacred Heart HS (Missoula, MT)) doesn't have the showcase experience of many of the other kids at the event, but he looked right at home amongst the country's top high school talent. The lone talent on display from the Treasure State, Heggen showed well in workouts before putting together three solid game performances. The swing is compact and geared to producing line drives. There is some smoothing out required, particularly in transitioning from load to swing.
While Heggen moves well behind the plate, his catch-and-throw game lags due to inconsistencies in his transfer and release (leading to lots of bounces into the bag), and there is some question as to whether he has the requisite frame and build to shoulder a full pro season behind the dish. He's an average runner who could hold down a corner-outfield spot should he need to shift out from catcher. Scouting Video Here
Denz'l Chapman (OF, Serra HS (Los Angeles, CA)) turned in one of the best 60 times at the event (3.31 official—second only to Carl Chester (OF, Lake Brantley HS (Longwood, FL)). The switch-hitter can get out in front at the plate, but when he stays back he can produce some pop. He has an easy center-field profile with plenty of glove, speed, arm, and feel to fit at the eight spot, long-term. Scouting Video Here
Handsome Monica (C, St. Paul's Sch. (Covington, LA)), aside from having an 80 name, Monica showed a loud stick and solid defensive profile throughout the weekend. The swing is a short barrel delivery powered by a strong core. A good competitor on the field, Monica maintains a laid-back demeanor on the field that can border on overly relaxed—he likes to keep it light. One of the more entertaining exchanges of the event came when Monica had his bat sawed off on the first pitch of an AB, and then proceeded to stare down the pitcher for a good ten seconds after the fact. He popped 1.87 to 1.95 during workouts and profiles as an average defender with a chance for an above-average bat. Scouting Video Here
Zach Shannon (OF/RHP, Anderson HS (Cincinnati, OH)) showed good pop during workouts and replicated that showing in three of his in-game at-bats (two resulting in loud outs and the third resulting in a two-bagger). The Ohio State commit is a below-average runner but comes with premium arm strength out of right field and the chance to produce some in-game pop. There is some cleanup to be done to the swing, including getting rid of the leak in his hips and helping to make uniform the starting point for his swing and load. Shannon also pitches, and reached 94 mph on the mound during the event while mixing in a solid breaking ball. Scouting Video Here
Michael Gettys (RHP/OF, Gainesville HS (Gainesville, GA)) is a burner with a center-field profile and elite arm strength to boot. After running an impressive 6.43 60-yard dash and showing off an arm in right field that reached triple digits on the official Perfect Game USA gun, there was little question Gettys could affect the game on the defensive side of things. He broadened his weapons base by breaking off a sub-4.0 home-to-first time on Day 1, and was generally a pest throughout the weekend. At the plate, his bat gets in and out of the zone quickly with little plane overlap, but there is also above-average raw pop due to the violence in his swing. Gettys is a true two-way talent whose exploits on the bump were captured in Part 1 of this series. Scouting Video Here
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Nick J. Faleris is a practicing structured finance attorney and Sports Industry team member in the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner LLP. The views he expresses in Baseball Prospectus are his own, and not necessarily those of the law firm.
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Excellent summary, Nick. Sounds like an impressive prep class in '14.
Jun 25, 2013 08:55 AM
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Thanks; it was definitely an exciting start of the scouting season for evaluators. Lots of buzz amongst the scouts and even a nice regional talent distribution so everyone has SOMETHING to be excited about in their coverage.
Jun 25, 2013 09:25 AM
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Paul Ehrlich's The Population Bomb
by Allan Carlson
The Population Bomb, Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich's Malthusian classic, appeared in May 1968, just two months before Pope Paul VI's Humanae Vitae. The two documents seem far apart. The former argues that a mounting gap between human numbers and food "will continue to its logical conclusion: mass starvation." The latter builds on Paul VI's 1965 appeal to the United Nations, asking that nations "strive to multiply bread so that it suffices for the tables of mankind, and not, rather, favor an artificial control of birth . . . in order to diminish the number of guests at the table of life."
Catholic Obsession
Yet they are closely intertwined. The prophetic message of Humanae Vitae, particularly its prescient warnings about the consequences of severing sex from reproduction, emerged when parts of Asia and Africa were evidently starving and mounting expert opinion demanded population control.
For its part, The Population Bomb is obsessed by the Roman Catholic Church, angered by the pope's apparent intransigence, and hopeful about a potentially rebellious laity. (I wish I could report that the book's angry obsession also extended to my corner of the Christian world, but alas, Ehrlich finds the Lutheran Church in America of that era to have "a highly enlightened policy on population.")
Time and again, Ehrlich veers off to grapple with his Catholic problem. He takes heart that lay Catholic use of contraception appears similar to that of non-Catholics. However, "conservative elements in the Church hierarchy still resist change." The author notes that a majority of the papal commission charged with studying the contraception question had concluded that contraceptive methods (other than abortion) were consistent with "the teaching on responsible parenthood of the Second Vatican Council." It is "a mystery to informed Catholics" why the pope has not acted.
He labels the rhythm method "Vatican Roulette," joking that people who practice this form of contraception "are commonly called 'parents.'" Ehrlich mocks prominent Catholic scholars who have families of ten or more children, while concurring with his "Catholic colleague" John Thomas that existing Catholic teaching "contributes to misery and starvation for billions, and perhaps the end of civilization as we know it."
The Population Bomb stands as one of the most effective propaganda tracts ever published in America. On every college and university campus, the specter of imminent doom caused by human numbers motivated the children of the Baby Boom to embrace Ehrlich's "obvious first answer": "Set an example—don't have more than two children."
The Baby Bust followed, with American fertility dropping to a historic low by the mid-1970s, well under a two-children-per-couple average. The drop was particularly sharp among American Catholics. As late as 1967, twenty-eight percent of young "devout" Catholics still planned to have five or more children. By 1971, less than seven percent did. The anti-natalist ethos of The Population Bomb had triumphed over the welcoming spirit of Humanae Vitae.
Poor Ehrlich
Today, it is easy to see the manifest errors of logic and prediction made in The Population Bomb. Ehrlich's dire warnings—that "the world . . . is rapidly running out of food," "the battle to feed humanity is already lost," and "in 1984 the United States will quite literally be dying of thirst"— appear absurd today.
It turns out that Ehrlich was a poor biologist. While briefly noting the existence of "new high-yield varieties of food grains," he failed to see the real promise of "The Green Revolution," which would soon transform even nations like India from grain importers to grain exporters. The author also failed to grasp how quickly simple pollution restraints could clean up the air and water, restoring even Lake Erie—where "the water is so full of filth and chemicals that not even boiling or chlorination will make it safe"—into a prime walleye fishing hole.
Ehrlich was also a poor demographer. Mesmerized by the projections on his simple population growth chart, showing a population of 60 million billion people by the year 2865, Ehrlich missed the deeper trend. He vastly overestimated modern humankind's "urge to reproduce." The long-term population story is actually the relentless downward pressure imposed by capitalist industrialism and modernity on human fertility. In the early phase of the "demographic transition," death rates fall, resulting in population increase. However, after a few decades, fertility also starts to fall, as both centralizing government and a competitive economy deconstruct the family.
Mass public education that separates children from parents, social security incentives that favor the childless, market forces that crave the isolated worker and consumer, all drive fertility down. Ehrlich calls the children of the post-war Baby Boom "the gunpowder for the population explosion." In fact, the American Baby Boom was a historically unique, even fragile event, a one-generation wonder that briefly defied the more profound anti-natalist currents that mark modern life.
Ehrlich was, in addition, a poor political economist. He complains about falling food and commodity prices, oblivious to the fact that this means abundance, not scarcity. Starvation was a reality during the 1960s. However, it was the product of ideology, politics, and corruption, not overpopulation.
Routine "crop failures" in Russia were the result of past Communist collectivization drives, just as was the great Chinese famine of the early 1960s. Food shortages in India and Africa derived from the socialist "central planning" fantasies of Third-World economists trained at the London School of Economics. In new nations such as Nigeria, would-be farmers faced daunting regulatory (and bribery) burdens before they could plant their first seed.
Preying Ehrlich
How, then, can we explain the book's success? Part of its power lies in its seductive prose, an exasperated breeziness that gives energy to its arguments. Ehrlich also preys on human weakness, cleverly transforming acts long considered hedonistic—such as deliberate childlessness or sterilization—into a kind of heroism. In addition, Ehrlich ably manipulates key phrases. Good health care becomes "death control," the supposed source of still greater disasters such as mass starvation, famine, and war. He juxtaposes "death rate control" over against a more humane "population control."
The Population Bomb also effectively combines induced fear with a sense of the inevitable. Ehrlich offers three scenarios showing "the kinds of disasters that will [his emphasis] occur as mankind slips into the famine decades." The first sees the United States launching nuclear weapons to save Thailand from a starving China. The latter responds by landing five "dirty bombs" on American soil, killing 100 million people.
This is relatively optimistic, though, compared to Scenario II. In a script that reads like a blend of the film On the Beach with the Patrick Swayze classic Red Dawn, massive famines sweep across South America, and the whole continent goes Communist. "Pope Pius XIII" (a "good" pope, it appears) denounces America for "eating meat while the hungry of the world lack bread." Mexico falls to the Reds just as 90,000 die of smog poisoning in Los Angeles.
America's draconian "one child per couple" policy comes too late to prevent the devastation of our fisheries and farmland. In 1980, a general thermonuclear war breaks out. Monster fires rage over North America; the Northern Hemisphere becomes uninhabitable. Small pockets of Homo sapiens hold out down south, but not for long. Soon, only the cockroaches remain.
Alongside these horrible prospects, Scenario III seems positively sunny. Here, in Ehrlich's "best case," the United States cuts off food aid to Egypt and India, countries "beyond hope," and institutes domestic food rationing. "Pope Pius XIII" urges "all good Catholics . . . to drastically restrict their reproductive activities," giving "his blessing to abortion and all methods of contraception." Famines and food riots sweep through Asia, Africa, and South America. However, a "die back," claiming 500 million lives through starvation, is successfully navigated by the nations with food, and a one-child-per-couple world finally settles into a sustainable population of two billion in 2025, falling to 1.5 billion by 2100.
The Population Bomb succeeded as well because it got some things right. In an area actually close to his expertise, Ehrlich correctly condemns the excessive use of insecticides, including DDT, and the absurd federal government campaign of that era to exterminate fire ants in the South. He is right about sloppy chemical use, about industrial pollution and fish kills, and about the foolishness of the SST (Super Sonic Transport). Ehrlich advances good ideas about putting a price tag on pollution and using incentives to discourage gas-guzzling autos.
Monstrous Vision
All the same, Ehrlich's overall policy agenda is monstrous in vision and sweep. He casts humanity as a cancer on the planet, and calls for a "cutting out of the cancer," an operation that "will demand many apparently brutal and heartless decisions." He opposes "family planning," because it leaves families with an element of choice.
Domestically, he toys with the idea of putting sterilizing agents in the water, but shifts instead to tax policy. He would turn the child income-tax exemption on its head, placing a heavier net tax on families with three or more children. He would impose luxury taxes on layettes, cribs, diapers, and toys. The government would give grants to couples who married late, prizes to childless marriages, and bonuses to those who sterilize themselves. Free abortion, sex-selective reproduction, and sex education in the schools (focused on the recreational side) should also follow.
Internationally, Ehrlich calls for "drastic policies." He would use "coercion in a good cause. . . . We must be relentless in pushing for population control around the world." Adapting the principles of triage, food aid for "hopeless" nations such as India, Egypt, and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) would be denied. Only governments ready to impose birth control on their people—including mandatory sterilization—would be helped. On the religious plane, he condemns the Christian God, who, it is said, "made for us a world to dominate and exploit." In place of this polluting God, Ehrlich praises both pagan animism and the hippie movement, with its embrace of Zen Buddhism.
Ehrlich's ideal world actually exists today in once-Christian Europe and parts of Asia. Spain, Italy, Russia, Saxony, the Czech Republic, the Ukraine, the Baltic states, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea all are near the one-child-per-couple average and all face accelerating depopulation. The driving force in these places, however, may be less Malthusian ideology and more a militant secular individualism in league with the anti-natalist incentives of "modernity." In any case, we find in such lands abundant food alongside diminishing human numbers.
This is the strange legacy of welfare capitalism. Elsewhere on the globe, human populations are also in freefall in the early twenty-first century, a phenomenon ably analyzed in Phillip Longman's 2004 book, The Empty Cradle. Rapidly aging populations and too few children are the apparent future, even in places such as China, India, and Mexico.
While The Population Bomb stands as a historically powerful document and a testament to the power of ideas (especially bad ones), it reads today as a quaint embarrassment. Meanwhile, Humane Vitae's time may have come. Paul VI's courageous encyclical affirms "the very serious duty of transmitting life" and recognizes married persons as "free and responsible collaborators with God the Creator." It labels the generation of new human life a "mission" and endorses "the thoughtfully made and generous decision to raise a large family" as compatible with the world's natural order.
Widely rejected and ridiculed nearly four decades ago, these words emerge now as clear answers and reliable guides to confronting the true population disaster looming over the twenty-first century. •
Allan Carlson is President of The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society in Rockford, Illinois (www.profam.org). His books include Conjugal America: On The Public Purposes of Marriage and The Natural Family: Bulwark of Liberty. He is married and has four children and is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is a senior editor for Touchstone.
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Documentary takes on manscaping, mustaches & masculinity
What does it take to be a man? What does that term even mean? It's an internal debate many gay guys have had since pre-adolescence, when they first learned to "act straight" — and one many gay adults who claim to be "straight acting" on their hookup profiles still seem to wrestle with.
Outwardly at least, there are some indicia of what a man is … or are there? After documentaries that tackle obesity, marketing and the Muslim world, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has turned his sights on a comparatively frivolous topic in Mansome, exploring such weighty issues as the conflict between metrosexuality and bear culture, and what's in between.
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A Study Investigating the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Deferiprone in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia
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The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of deferiprone in subjects with Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA).
The secondary objective is to evaluate the long-term efficacy of deferiprone for the treatment of FRDA.
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|An Open-label, Single Treatment, Safety and Efficacy, Long-term Study of Deferiprone in Subjects With Friedreich's Ataxia
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: Friedreich ataxia VLDLR-associated cerebellar hypoplasia autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia type 1
MedlinePlus related topics: Friedreich's Ataxia
Drug Information available for: DeferiproneU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by ApoPharma:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The patient's long-term tolerance of treatment will be assessed by the occurence of adverse events. [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- The long-term efficacy of deferiprone will be assessed. Efficacy measures include the 9HPT, T25FW, LCLA, ICARS and FARS. [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Dose 1
Deferiprone oral solution 20 mg/kg/day
Drug: Deferiprone oral solution 100mg/mL
Deferiprone oral solution (20 mg/kg/day)
Other Name: Ferriprox
Experimental: Dose 2
Deferiprone oral solution 40 mg/kg/day
Drug: Deferiprone oral solution 100 mg/mL
Deferiprone oral solution(40mg/kg/day)
Other Name: Ferriprox
Detailed Description:
This is a multi-centre, open-label, non-randomized, single treatment, safety and efficacy study. All subjects who completed the LA29-0207 study are eligible for participation. Participants will receive deferiprone oral solution at the same dose (20 or 40 mg/kg/day) that they were assigned for LA29-0207. The duration of treatment will be 52 weeks.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|7 Years to 35 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who completed the ApoPharma study LA29-0207
- Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test.
- Male subjects must confirm that he and/or his female partner will use an effective method of contraception for the length of the trial and for 30 days following completion of the study or early termination.
- Signed and witnessed written informed consent/assent, obtained prior to the first study intervention, as well as the ability to adhere to study restrictions, appointments and evaluation schedules.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Serum Ferritin and Hemoglobin (Hb) levels are below the reference range for age and sex-matched controls.
- Unable to complete T25FW AND with a score > 5 minutes in the 9HPT. Subjects who can complete T25FW or with a score ≤ 5 minutes in the 9HPT will be allowed to enrol).
- Doubling of score on 9HPT or T25FW compared to their study baseline results in LA29-0207.
- History or evidence of neutropenia/agranulocytosis defined by a confirmed absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.5 x 109/L or thrombocytopenia defined by a platelet count <150 x 109/L.
- Occurrence of SAEs or any other AEs during the LA29-0207 study, which in the opinion of the investigator cause the patient's participation in the extension study to be inappropriate.
- Unable to comply with requirements of the protocol.
- Pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the study period.
- QTc interval >450ms.
- Have been on antioxidants prior to start of study treatment.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00897221
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00897221
|Hospital Erasme
|Brussels, Belgium
|Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades
|Paris, France
|Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta"
|Milan, Italy
|La Fundacion Para la Investigacion Biomedica
|Madrid, Spain
Sponsors and Collaborators
|Principal Investigator:
|Massimo Pandolfo, M.D.
|Hospital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
|Principal Investigator:
|Arnold Munnich, M.D.
|Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
|Principal Investigator:
|Franco Taroni, M.D.
|Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
|Principal Investigator:
|Javier Arpa, M.D.
|La Fundaction Para la Investigacion Biomedica, Madrid, Spain
More Information
Keywords provided by ApoPharma:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Dian Shaw, ApoPharma Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00897221 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 8, 2009
|Last Updated:
|June 24, 2011
Keywords provided by ApoPharma:
Friedreich's ataxia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cerebellar Ataxia
Friedreich Ataxia
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Cerebellar Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Spinocerebellar Degenerations
Spinal Cord Diseases
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Mitochondrial Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Pharmaceutical Solutions
Iron Chelating Agents
Chelating Agents
Sequestering Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017