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I'm presently registered to play Rec at an all ladies tournament, but I signed up before they posted any registrations online. Now that they have posted the registrations, I can see that the other ladies are all playing up quite a bit. My rating would fit in fine in the Intermediate, Advanced Master's, and even Master's divisions, so I would like to change divisions. I contacted the tournament director about it yesterday or the day before, I forget which, to see if I would be allowed to move up at sign in, or if I need to request a refund and reregister, but haven't heard back yet. If I don't request the refund in the next day or two, I'll be within the two week period where I can't get a full refund automatically, so I'm trying to figure out what to do.
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Brizzy wrote:The Buddha rejected forms of meditation that led to an unstable & tortured body (even if mindfulness was produced by that meditation). Couple this with a view of 'eradicating sankharas' which entails a 'reward' for the pain one sits through and a 'reward' for the joy one neglects.
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The Pistons had no choice. They had to pick Brandon Knight with the eighth overall selection in the NBA Draft Thursday night.
It was the classic no-brainer.
Although it wasn't ideal based on need.
The Pistons are overly saturated at guard, and with perimeter players overall, and sorely lacking in the front court.
But they have also been missing a true point guard. Knight should fit that mold.
Knight, as a freshman, was the best player on a Kentucky squad that reached the Final Four. I'm shocked he was still available at eighth overall.
Utah needs a point guard badly since trading Deron Williams, but found Turkey's Enes Kanter -- Knight's massive, almost-teammate at Kentucky -- too tempting to pass up.
�"We were fortunate he was available," said understated Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
What remains to be seen is whether it will set off a chain of events that will lead to the departure of several current Pistons.
After the new labor agreement between the NBA and its players, it's been widely speculated that each team will be able to buy out a contract without salary cap penalty. That will probably be Richard Hamilton for the Pistons. Tayshaun Prince is a free agent -- and a leading candidate for a sign and trade or to just sign elsewhere.
That would leave the Pistons with a backcourt of Knight and Rodney Stuckey -- with Ben Gordon coming off the bench. That's a good nucleus to build a winning team around.
No longer would we be forced to endure Stuckey attempting to run the point.
The Pistons then could turn to free agency to fill their post needs. David West and Tyson Chandler are among those available.
Some view Knight as a combo guard, but he did run the point at Kentucky. He was obviously comfortable with the ball in his hands at the top of the key throughout the NCAA tournament. And with the game on the line, he wasn't afraid to take a shot. Here's his pedigree from John Calipari, his college coach -- NBA MVP Derrick Rose and John Wall.
He was a similar recruit to Kentucky. A legitimate 5-star talent. It wouldn't surprise me if he is a better NBA player than Kyrie Irving, the first overall selection by Cleveland. The two will play against each a lot in the same division.
�"We had targeted big guys initially," Dumars said. "We said if those guys are gone, then we'd take the guy with the best value. At eighth overall, that was Brandon Knight."?
This is not unlike the circumstance the Lions found themselves in during the NFL Draft. Defensive tackle Nick Fairley from Auburn could have easily gone within the first three picks overall, but dropped all the way to 13th.
The Lions entered that draft with one strength -- the defensive line. More specifically, tackle. They selected Fairly anyway.
It was difficult to question the selection.
It's always a sound thought to take the best player available -- if the evaluation has him clearly above other available players.
It wasn't just rhetoric when the Lions said that about Fairley. Neither was it for the Pistons and Dumars Thursday.
�"We think this kid is tremendously smart," Dumars said. "He has one of those incredible work ethics that you hear about. He spends hours and hours in the gym. We feel he is probably the most high-character guy that was available in the draft."?
Time will tell whether Knight will turn out to be the best player in this draft.
But the point is, he has a chance to be. He is that gifted and decorated.
When it's considered the Pistons drafted eighth overall, it's impossible to not like this pick.
Maybe the Pistons were more lucky than good Thursday. He fell into their lap.
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Read this on another forum, don't know if its true or not but if so...wtf Lance?
The Pacers offered a five-year, $44 million contract to Stephenson, but sources said the versatile shooting guard believes he's worth much more.
With lucrative contracts already committed to Paul George ($15.8 million), Roy Hibbert ($14.9) and David West ($12), the Pacers feel they are offering Stephenson as much as they can while remaining financially prudent.
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Right now the winner of the "guess the score" contest for the year is determined solely by the number of wins, where a "win" is having the lowest "off by" for a game. We've been doing it this way since 2002-2003.
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Third 3 points.
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Colorado paid a steep price for eliminating drought across the northern tier of the state. As the historic flood waters recede, one dairy farmer is left keeping his herd comfortable, while urgently waiting for roads and bridges to be repaired and reopened.
"It's so critical for transportation," Tim Bernhardt, co-owner of the Bernhardt Dairy Farm, told CBS Denver.
Bernhardt's Weld County, Colo., dairy was paralyzed by water as floods spread across the county. Though the dairy is still soaked, it looks much improved from the scene from earlier this week. In the aftermath, Bernhardt's priority is the same as it was before the flood.
"Our top priority is taking really good care of our cows," Bernhardt said.
There are around 900 head of cattle on Bernhardt's dairy, and despite their best efforts, three died from complications from the flooding.
Now, Bernhardt's worries turn to transportation. Though the Bernhardt's feed operation just a mile away, the floods forced the dairy to travel 78 miles round-trip to deliver feed to his animals. As roads slowly open, this trek has been reduced to 48 miles.
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Early estimates put property losses caused by the Colorado floods at nearly $2 billion, and many of the state's farmers and ranchers are bracing for widespread damage to the state's agricultural industry. The Greeley Tribune reports that Weld County officials are continuing to evaluate road conditions and understand the need to prioritize roads that are import to both commuters and farmers.
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GREG Hernandez helped Essex Leopards see off Bristol Academy Flyers in thrilling fashion at the Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre on Sunday.
Hernandez nailed a couple of late crucial free throws to help the Big Cats triumph 68-65.
And he does not want it to be the club's last game at the venue.
"I enjoyed coming to Southend and would definitely like to play more here," said Hernandez.
"I liked the court and considering the game hadn't been advertised for that long it was a good crowd too.
"They created an excellent atmosphere and it was nice to be able to win for them. Thankfully I was able to score the free throws and I knew I had to make them.
"I hadn't scored much else during the whole game and if I had missed them as well it would have been a miserable afternoon and added fuel to the fire of not playing well.
"But thankfully they went in and we were able to win."
Leopards led for 34 of the 40 minutes but were never able to pull away and the game went down to the final seconds.
Carl Josey looked to have won the game with a three pointer with 12 seconds remaining to give Leopards a four point lead, but a massive shot from Francisco Robles made it a one point game with seven seconds left.
Hernandez was sent to the foul line where he scored both shots and some tough defence meant that Robles' two point effort failed to beat the buzzer.
Before then, a Greg Streete three gave Flyers one of only two brief leads in the first half before Josey put Leopards in front with back-to-back baskets.
Josey kept the Big Cats ahead and they took control of the game as Adu launched a 9-0 run, and Leopards went into the first break with a 25-18 lead.
Hernandez opened the second period scoring and the American then hit one of two free throws with 6:20 on the clock to give the hosts a double digit lead.
That proved to be as good as it got in the first half as only a Rowell Graham dunk and an Adu lay-up troubled the scorers. Tom Martin was then called for a harsh intentional foul in the final seconds as Flyers finished with a 10-4 run to cut the Big Cats' lead to 36-32.
Enrique Garcia and Doug McLaughlin-Williams tied the score with the open baskets of the second half before Cummings and Josey both scored three pointers.
Roy Owen then launched a 7-0 run for the visitors as McLaughlin-Williams gave Flyers their first lead since the opening stages with 4:26 minutes in the third period remaining.
Adu broke the tear and Dan Dunscombe put Leopards up by four before Graham sent the hosts into the final break with a 51-46 lead. McLaughlin-Williams and Adu exchanged baskets to open the final stanza but the visitors scored back-to-back threes.
Four Cummings points gave Leopards a lead they would never lose again with 5:12 on the clock and he hit another pair to put Leopards 59-57 ahead.
Streete made it a one point game and a big Dunscombe block kept the Big Cats ahead Josey – who led the Big Cats with 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals – made it a three point game off an Hernandez assist with 51 seconds remaining before Enrique Garcia set up the thrilling finish with a dunk from an inbounds play.
Leopards' narrow win came after they had lost 101-92 at Leicester Warriors the night before. They remain sixth in the Division One standings.


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High School in the Spotlight: Roosevelt High
Just like the BroadwayWorld College Center, the High School Center offers a directory featuring upcoming show listings for high schools nationwide. Schools can register for 'enhanced' listings on the site - adding in photos, cast lists, videos, links and more. Productions that take advantage of this will receive highlights on our listing pages, extra editorial mentions and potential spotlight features.
This week's High School in the Spolight goes to the Drama Department at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Washington!
Roosevelt's annual production calendar includes:
• the annual drama festival of student directed one-act plays
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• participation in the annual state high school theatre festival through WA State Thespians.
• one or two musical reviews
• spring production of a big Broadway musical
Along with the annual theatre program work, special opportunities are created for the students to broaden their experiences. The theatre program performed at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, travelled to Hawaii Preparatory Academy to lead workshops in theatre sports and musical theatre and also performed a musical review. They have travelled to New York City to take workshops taught by broadway actors/directors/agents through Broadway Classroom and have also participated in the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Named one of the top ten high school theatre programs in America in 1996, Roosevelt Theatre has created a world class, internationally recognized model for theatre education. The students of Roosevelt High School receive outstanding training and many have gone on to further training at such prestigious institutions as New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Carnegie Mellon and Yale University. Alumni of this program have performed on Broadway in Never Gonna Dance, Chicago, Into the Woods, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Oklahoma, Life With Albertine, A Chorus Line, Good Vibrations and the upcoming production of Lennon, the new John Lennon musical. They have also been in national tours of Fosse, Chicago, Sunset Boulevard, Evita, Swing and Civil War. Alumns have also found careers in television with roles in Friends, Felicity, The Practice and Spin City, and they have performed on the Tony Awards and many television commercials. International productions in London's West End and Europe have seen grads in The King and I, Miss Saigon, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, West Side Story and Cats to name a few.
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By Anonymous Coward
Jun 21, 2001
|A more interesting start is to climb in the dihedral from the very beginning and don't wander too the right right as shown in the photos. The dihedral isn't that hard but I couldn't guess at the grade. I was a 5.9 leader and it felt hardish to me.
By Todd Jewell
Aug 24, 2001
|Great route, even if I did soak my butt (and gear) on the tyrolean. The last 5.7+ pitch was a bit challenging for me, particularly with a bag full of liquid chalk on my harness and wet, squishy shoes. The 5.8 dihedral start on the left and the 5.7+ crack above that seemed really easy compared to the last pitch. Cracks aren't my forte' though (yet).
By Warren Teissier
Aug 28, 2001
|I agree that the 5.7+ 3 pitch was harder than P1. But as Ben said, it is quite fun. The crack is pretty wide for most of the pitch and I placed my wide pieces up front, leaving me with a good run out. The jams are great though so it wasn't emotionally shattering, I think... :)
By Jeff Lockyer
From: Canmore, AB
Aug 30, 2001
|Very nice route.. 3 stars indeed. We chose the direct approach up the dihedral and it didnt seem much harder than 5.7+/8 so a good choice, once you get that first piece. Also on P3 we took the choice of the line of 4 bolts to the left of the crack, anyone have any idea of what this goes at ? I was thinking somewhere in the range of 11b'ish ? A confirmation on that would be nice, as it is not to be found anywhere. Enjoyable climbing, great for intro leaders with tons of gear placements and great belay stances. A must do at Cob Rock.
By Scott Conner
From: Lyons, CO
May 1, 2002
This is a fun climb. The 5.8 start straight up the corner feels stiff to me. The feet are somewhat desperate but the hands/fingers are good. I tried to do this without using the boulder at all but found it to be too difficult and yielded to the stem.
Also, it's about 100 ft. to the start of the left angling slot so I think this could be led as one pitch with thoughtful pro (and enough of it!).
By Anonymous Coward
May 1, 2002
|I agree, the direct start is the best way to start this climb. I thought it was the best pitch. The pictures below show a leader avoiding the corner, and thus IHMO, the best climbing on the route. Stemming to the boulder would definitely drop the grade. I'd say that it's solid 5.8 without the stem. I thought it harder than the last pitch which seemed straight forward jamming to me.
By Anonymous Coward
May 17, 2002
|The first pitch seemed to be the most difficult of the three. Not the best pro, not the best feet, not the best landing but the best climbing. By the third pitch your in the zone and the traversing crack goes smooth, as long as you stay in it.
By Anonymous Coward
Jun 18, 2002
|Did the "Tour de Cob" yesterday, including Empor. We did the direct, dihedral starting below the boulder and avoided heading right but continued up and belayed where the dihedral opens up to the V-slot. Then, instead of taking the V-slot or the 7+ crack, we did some thin cracks to the right of the 7+ crack that are connected by a couple horizontal cracks. Has anyone done these? I am curious as to what other's thought the ratings of this might be. I thought it was 9ish.
By Kevin Currigan
From: Lakewood
Jun 19, 2002
|A 50m rope reaches the second belay as described above with no problem.
By Brian T. Wandzilak
Aug 30, 2002
|My first climb ever in Boulder Canyon. It was a blast. We started from the west side of the boulder, just before the West Cracks area. I wasn't able to do it with the rack I was conned into carrying but it was a good alternative start. The first pitch or two are vastly different than the last. It is a sweet crack on the 5.7+ section. A great move over the bulge that you really have to experience yourself. It is also in the shade a good portion of the morning. I love this place.
By Greg Kneser
Sep 30, 2002
|Climbed this route yesterday and had a great time, though we started a bit higher than I think we were supposed to on top of the biggest boulder that is at the start where 3 pitons are (2 broken heads, 1 still complete). The dihedral below this boulder to the East seems like a better direct start. I also wandered off towards the route labeled as "8" in the photo, does anyone know the name/rating on that? When I got to the level of the "V" dihedral that heads to the "5.0" pitch I traversed across and finished off. It was an interesting variation for sure. Also, the top of the "5.0" section has a nice short crack that was good fun.
By Anonymous Coward
Apr 27, 2003
|It's pretty easy to boulder up the outside (north side) of the giant boulder at the base of the route, and the tree that's up there is a good spot to belay from. Pitch 2 would make a great first lead because there are lots of face holds, so you don't even need the crack for anything but putting in gear (really good gear too)). If you have some crack skills (i.e. you know how to make a hand jam) the last pitch is kind of awkward, but very secure and takes good gear - it's nice to have camalots 1 and 2 ready when you need them.
By Anonymous Coward
Jun 3, 2003
|This climb can easily be done in one nice long pitch. We started on top of the boulder and took the 5.0 left-angling crack. Belayed on top in a handsized crack just down from the tree.mike.
By William McGehee
From: Choctaw, OK
Jul 16, 2003
|Did this route the other day with a "newbie" leader. This one makes an EASY two pitch route. I started in the "cave" below the boulder, working the RF Dihedral/finger crack. A LOT of fun. Felt like a solid 5.8 start. The last pitch can feel a little sketchy (especially for new leaders). If you make the climb in 3 pitches, let them have the middle as a WONDERFUL beginner lead. Lots of fun on the Tyrolean as well. Thanks to whomever donated the rope (though the unclip on the southern side is a climb in itself...). Any ideas for awkward people with heavy gear aside from using the tree?
By Anonymous Coward
Jul 16, 2003
|William:When doing a tyrolean with a heavy pack it helps to take the pack off your back, hang it on the line with a separate draw/carabiner and then put yourself on the line in front of it and tow the pack behind you using some long slings.
By Greg Hand
From: Golden, CO
Jul 16, 2003
|One tyrolean trick is to not wear your pack, but to clip it to the rope and tether it to you with a sling. Thus you will be dragging it along. When you get to the other side, you will not have the added weight of the pack during the dismount.
By Shawn Shannon
From: Everett, WA
Jul 16, 2003
|A way to ease uncliping on the tree side is to clip a separate sling wherever you can when you get over and then step onto the sling to releave your weight off of the biner you're used to slide across.Another way to give newbies some added comfort is to give them an ascender (or two) and clip to the rope on a pulley rather than just hang on a biner, less friction.
By William McGehee
From: Choctaw, OK
Sep 26, 2003
|I see the route description and Ben's photo indicate the route goes about 15' ro the West of the dihedral at some point. I always went straight up though. Anyone know if I'm stupid or is that the route? Given the great possibility that I'm stupid, anyone feel going straight up is harder than .7+?
By Joseph Proulx
Jun 11, 2004
I belayed a beginner leader on this yesterday (not his first lead, but close). He did the whole route in one pitch on a 60m rope, taking the easy version of pitch 3. He avoided rope drag by putting a piece off to the right where the route heads left up the slot.
Actually, Will just didn't know where he was supposed to belay, and kept going up to a few feet below the top. I made him come back down so I could lead the 5.7+ pitch 3. Not having a sufficently large cam made it feel a lot harder than 5.7. Basically, the stance sucked where I put in a cam to protect the crux moves. With a #3 camalot or equivalent it would have been a breeze (I think).
Great route. Great rock. Beautiful, solid granite. Reminds me of New Hampshire.
By pfinnegan
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 14, 2004
I lost a blue/gold Reverso at the base on 6/12/04. If anyone would come across it, I'd offer up a beer or two.
Fun climb, last pitch a little scary for a beginning leader w/ zero crack climbing experience.
By Adam Hicks`
Nov 4, 2004
I climbed this a time ago, but just wanted to post that I felt as though the 7+ last pitch was harder than Northface left on Cob, and to me harder than Huston Crack. Huston just eats your shoulder so easily, and the 7+ last pitch here is kind of tricky at some points to figure out.
just my $.02
By Chris Zeller
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 8, 2006
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
From reading the comments I guess we did the direct start. I remember it being harder than 5.7. We started parallel with the big boulder and there was a very airy move with no feet to get on the climb. Then on the second pitch there was a very difficult crack. I'm not a very good pure crack climber so I won't hazard a guess on the grade but I found it to be quite hard.
Otherwise its an excellent climb, just be confident at a few grades above 5.7 to lead this one.
By TBlom
Jul 2, 2006
|The quickest way is to climb from next to the boulder, and link all the pitches finishing with the right angle crack in one long lead. A 60m works fine. Also, you can rappel from the 5.0 slot all the way to the ground by dropping right from the route. This only takes one 60m rope, but make sure to tie the ends, you will be at them when you step off! If you're worried about weather coming in, this is the quickest ascent (other than solo or simul).
By Jami S Mohlenkamp
From: Colorado
Sep 10, 2006
I've only been leading this year and haven't lead anything harder than 5.9+. Having said that, the first pitch was tricky for me, and I had to stem to the boulder; the pro wasn't abundant, and the edges below didn't look fun for a fall. P2 seemed pretty straight forward, and I used plenty of stoppers for pro. We combined P1 and P2. P3 was a little tricky for me and there was plenty of exposure. Here, I used mainly cams for pro, #3 being the biggest. Overall, the climb was very cool, and I would recommend it!
Please note, I was here about a month or so ago and there was a tyrolean. Today, it was gone which made the creek crossing interesting.
By Jason Kaplan
From: Glenwood ,Co
Jun 17, 2007
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|Nice route, we did the first pitch from under the boulder, and there was maybe a move or 2 of 5.8 (but there is an easier variation to the right). I got to lead the last pitch which was really classic, good air, good gear, and good jams. Cruised it the whole time no problem, my buddy lead the Classic Dihedral at the Bucksnort Slab yesterday, and he thought this climb was quite a bit easier.
By Stephanovich
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 10, 2007
|Everyone climbs this one, and I see why, it's great. The start of it is a little tricky. Can also be done in one pitch 60m.
By percious
From: Bear Creek, CO
Oct 8, 2007
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|We did this one starting from the crack below the boulder. We continued up the crack to the left from the top of the boulder. This was the most exciting section, with a phantom alien in there just to mess with you. It would make the route much more enjoyable if someone would go in there and pry that thing out. (I may do that in a few weeks when I get back. I though it was 5.9- for the "cave" section, but everywhere else was 5.7 or easier.
By Dave Fiorucci
From: Boulder, Colorado
Nov 5, 2007
|This is a fun route, the beginning is a little tricky, before you get to the ledge after the big boulder on the start, but I think most of the difficulties were in my head, as I am just starting to lead trad. The rest of the route is pretty easy. Big gear is helpful; I remember using a #4 Friend somewhere on P1. There is a nice horn you can sling for a protection point on the 1st anchor at the start of the face crack (P2), also be careful setting up the anchors as I noticed some loose blocks up there.
By jcntrl
From: Smoulder, CO
Aug 9, 2009
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
The line that this picture shows Ben taking, while being the route, is not the most obvious line to me. I keep left, staying in the dihedral while working stems and great hand/finger jams. Feels about 5.8, and superfun the whole way. Protection is adequate (a bit tricky in the boulder cave though, so PG13.) Climbing the first pitch this way ties with the 5.7 zigzag crack on P3 for quality of climbing.
I like to link P1-2 if I have a partner I'm confident can make it up without coaching.
By George K. Watson
From: Nederland, CO
Aug 18, 2010
|I'd bring stuff to 3.5" if I were just leading at this level. Also, the creek is way down, easy to cross, but the downstream tyrolean is definitely in. Love the last 7+ handcrack variant, way better than the slot. There are three fixed pins in the first couple of pitches. The first one looks pretty good, the next two, not so much. We did the first two pitches as one, bring several slings for this.
By Rodger Raubach
Sep 9, 2010
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|This was my first-ever rock climb back in 1959, and after probably another 5-6 times over the intervening years still remains my favorite Boulder Canyon climb. Very high quality rock, decent exposure, fine climbing with great pro---what more could a person ask?!
By prod. Kenny
From: Boulder, Co
Sep 11, 2010
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Climbed it this morning, crossed the creek up stream 50 or so yards of the parking lot.
We opted for 3 pitches so my wife could lead the 2nd.
1st felt 5.7+ on the direct start.
2nd felt really light for 5.7, more like 5.5ish to me. A great line for a new leader for sure. Tons of feet, nice jambs, eats up #1 and #2 BD cams.
3rd. weird positions but bomber jambs with good feet. I'd call it 5.7+, it eats gear too.
By Robert Buswold
From: Northglenn, CO
Sep 11, 2011
|Spicy moves at the beginning made this seem a little harder than 7 for me. Still liked it a lot, great route.
By Bob Carmichael
From: Boulder
Sep 13, 2011
|I loved this climb. The photo here shows a climber skirting around obvious dihedral that I thought was 5.8+. The 1960's 5.7 rating is not accurate in my opinion, and the route is dangerous if you don't protect well at the beginning as the start is exposed and potentially dangerous landing terrain. It is NOT a place for beginning 5.7 leader. I don't know how this is 5.7 when the Bastille is 5.7 and the crux moves here are much more sustained. I started climbing in Eldo in 1968, and I know what 5.8 is and I know 5.9. This first pitch is closer to the latter than the former.
By Bill Olszewski
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Jun 21, 2012
|Fantastic route! Inadvertently combined pitches 1 and 2 but glad it worked out that way; don't think there's anything harder than 5.5 on P2. The start of P1 is awesome; probably 5.9 and scary if you don't use the large boulder behind. But either way, stay in the dihedral. The moves in the corner, above the boulder, are fantastic and the gear is excellent!
By farkas.time
From: Albuquerque, NM
Jun 10, 2013
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
If you're not good at fist and hand jamming, like me, that zig-zag crack at the top is pretty scary, but there is good pro (Camalots #1-3), and the fall would be pretty safe. It definitely earns the "+".
We soloed to the top of the start boulder and did the entire route in one long pitch with a 60m rope. I think it was close to all the rope though. A 70m rope would be more prudent for anchor building at the top. Rope drag wasn't really an issue, so if you're looking to get up and down quick, I'd say that's your best bet.
By Jason Haas
Aug 1, 2013
There is a new rappel route from the summit. It was installed to help mitigate the degradation of the standard walk off, which is in major disrepair. There are two chain anchors near the summit, basically between the top of Empor
and Northwest Corner . There is another rap station on a small ledge between those two routes for a second rappel. Two raps with one 60-meter rope gets you down.
By Rob Meringolo
From: Denver, CO
Jul 26, 2014
|Do the direct start from under the boulder, meaning stick in the dihedral and do not break right to follow the pins, a little harder, but... YOU GOT IT!
By Dirk Diggler
From: Boulder, Colorado
Mar 12, 2016
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Felt harder than Grins (5.8) at Happy Hour Crag to me.
By Justin Brunson
From: Broomfield CO
Mar 14, 2016
|@Jake - Empor was put up in the '50s, Grins in the late '70s.
By Nick Anderson1
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 1, 2016
|Really fun route. My first time climbing trad and my first time climbing multi-pitch (I followed). Not a strong crack climber yet, so I had the most difficulty with what should have been the easiest part of the route - the top of the third pitch with hand jams for days. We did the route in 2 pitches and finished in the dark.
By Zachary Hanners
Jun 6, 2016
Hey all,
Got my rope stuck on the rappel down today 6/6/16. If anyone has the heart to undo it from the horn on their rap down and return it to me, it would mean the world. My phone number is 401-864-7675. Thanks so much for considering.
By Ben Pettys
Apr 8, 2017
I was climbing North Face Center today, and the party on Empor had to bail. We retrieved the gear for you, but more importantly I hope the leader is doing alright. Shoot me an email, and we can meet somewhere, so you can get your gear back. I will delete this comment as soon as possible as it's not really relevant to the route. Just want to give the gear back and figured this was the best place.
Ben Pettys


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MLK Jr.: Lessons in Leadership
Tomorrow is a special day in the life of the nation. We celebrate the man who said, when civil rights marchers were facing the dogs and clubs and fire hoses of Birmingham, "We must face the forces of hate with the power of love." He said, "All people are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality." He said, "I have a dream."
Monday, we celebrate this great man, Martin Luther King, Jr. And then comes Tuesday. On Tuesday--not far from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, site of King's "I Have a Dream" speech—Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible," he said back in November, on the night of his historic election, "If there is anyone out there who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. […] It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day."
What celebrations are before us. What high points in our nation's history. The dream of racial and social justice unfolding. Though much more remains to happen, still—how wonderful to be alive in this time, to witness the parts coming true!
But the journey has in no way been easy, or straight. Messy all the way, in America's larger social life, but also in the personal lives of the leaders we are celebrating. The man who now says "Yes we can" once, as a sophomore in college, ridiculed such idealism, disbelieving that he or anyone else could make a true difference. Long before his political opponents charged him as all flash and no substance, he said, "Pretty words don't make it so." "That's the last time you will ever hear another speech out of me."
Can you personally relate to this irony? See in your own leadership story a time when you believed something couldn't be done—or it could be done but by anybody but you—but then it WAS done, and the person who had done it was YOU?
"We are made for community," says liberal Quaker and activist Parker Palmer, and so "leadership is everyone's vocation." That's our focus today—exploring what this means, and doing it with the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. in the room, drawing on a messy moment in his leadership story to help us understand our own.
Here's the story. Has to do with the time he was invited to become a part of the Montgomery bus boycott. As you may know, first there was Rosa Parks—her refusal to obey the bus driver's demand that she give up her seat. What followed, as King's biographer Marshall Frady describes it, was this: "That 'No," and Mrs. Parks' arrest, quickly set off a spontaneous combustion among Montgomery's black citizenry to boycott the city's segregated bus system. Almost immediately, mimeographed leaflets calling for the boycott were coursing through the city's black neighborhoods. But when, the night of Mrs. Parks' arrest, [a local social activist by the name of E. D. Nixon] phoned [the young Martin Luther King Jr.] to ask him to join in the boycott movement, King, out of some uneasiness beyond just his absorption in his multiple other duties, seemed curiously reluctant: 'Brother Nixon, let me think on it awhile, and call me back.'" Marshall Frady goes on to say that, "Concerned at King's hesitation, Nixon called Ralph Abernathy…. Abernathy then called King to exhort him about the elemental importance of cooperating in this boycott effort. King finally agreed to lend it his support if it would not entail his having to aid in any of the organizing." And that's the story, with three things of note to lift up: the initial call to leadership, King's hesitation to accept, and Ralph Abernathy's intervention.
Starting with the call. What might it look like? As it did for King, sometimes the call takes the form of widespread social crisis, like the spontaneous combustion of the Montgomery bus boycott, against the larger backdrop of the burgeoning civil rights movement. This crisis gripped our congregation as well; we too were swept up in the civil rights movement, and in 1954 we affirmed desegregation, becoming the very first multiracial religious community in all of Atlanta. It represents one of the high points in our collective leadership story, here at UUCA.
And may more highs ever be before us. Tomorrow, megachurch pastor Rick Warren will be the keynote speaker at Ebenezer Baptist Church as part of the MLK Day festivities. No doubt this is connected to his being invited to deliver the invocation at Tuesday's inauguration, and both decisions, frankly, have been enormously controversial. Warren doesn't just oppose gay marriage, he's compared it to incest and pedophilia. He doesn't just want to ban abortion, he's compared women who terminate pregnancies to Nazis and the pro-choice position to Holocaust denial. Now Obama strongly disagrees with Warren here—he's clearly said so. He's invited him to deliver the invocation as a way of symbolizing his commitment to building bridges to parts of America he may strongly disagree with on some things but yet, on other things, there's plenty of common ground—and right now, emphasizing common ground is the way forward. This is classic community organization strategy. Yet I would hate to see, because of this high-level emphasis on common ground, a tendency at the grassroots level towards apathy. You and I to stop disagreeing with Warren's point of view because we're afraid of being disagreeable. You and I to stop speaking out and letting people know who we are, what kind of place this is. People, our commitment to civil rights here at UUCA cannot merely be historical. It must be ongoing, and I believe that protecting abortion rights, as well as working for full social rights of GLBTQ people, constitute a key part of the civil rights movement that is here and now. Consider yourself called. Monday at 12:30 in the afternoon, the official MLK march will begin. Join us as we demonstrate our commitment to civil rights for ALL.
It's the call. We can hear it in the various crises and issues that trouble the larger world; but we can also hear it closer to home, when there is a crisis is our congregation, or a crisis in our family. A crisis of personal health. Even a crisis of spirit. You can feel two wolves inside you, in your heart, circling round and round, snapping at each other; one represents hatred, the other represents healing, and the one that you feed is the one that prevails. Something happens or does not happen in our congregation, for example, and you have an instant negative reaction—right here is a call to leadership. So what do you do next? Do you indulge your suspicions, cultivate your disgruntlements, insist on "my way or the highway," believe that the rules don't apply to you, perhaps even divide people into US vs. THEM, spread a spirit of war around rather than of peace? If you do this, you did NOT answer the call. You fed the wolf that destroys, not the wolf that heals. The leadership moment was missed.
We've got to be there when the moment comes. So much is at stake in how we use our influence. And it's not always a matter of responding to crisis. Parker Palmer puts it this way: "I lead by word and deed simply because I am here doing what I do. If you are here, doing what you do, then you also exercise leadership of some sort." Even just to smile across the room at someone you know—just to acknowledge their existence—can be a kind of leadership, an exercise of influence that is truly important. Just by smiling across the room, you are living into a larger vision of a community that strengthens and encourages. Someone was talking about this just the other day—how horrible and withering it feels to notice someone looking at you but they don't smile, they don't acknowledge your existence…. Leadership is about making the vision real, in acts both big and small. You see a piece of trash on the floor, and you pick it up even if you aren't the sexton, even if you aren't part of the paid staff, even if you hear a voice in your head that says, "Ahh, this is a BIG congregation—surely someone else will do it." No. YOU do it, and as you do it, your simple act of leadership is helping to create the Beloved Community vision that says, We are all in this together. It's up to all of us. Pull together and not apart. Everyone chip in. The ministry here involves every friend, every member, because that's what it takes to live out our mission of changing lives. That's what it takes.
Leadership is everyone's vocation, expressed through acts both big and small. It's about how we use our influence, towards the direction of some larger vision. It's about how we respond to the call, when it comes.
Which takes us to the second thing of note in Martin Luther King's story: his hesitation to accept. It represented a momentous crossroads in his life, although he could not have known it at the time. Ultimately he did accept the call, and in this way achieved great visibility and respect as leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which in turn led to his role in founding (with others) the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and then to his leadership in civil rights campaigns in Albany, then Birmingham, then Augustine and Selma, and then the March on Washington and his soaring "I have a dream" speech. It all got started with Montgomery, and King's ultimate answer of yes. But what if he had said, instead, NO? What then? Without Montgomery, would there ever have been "I have a dream"?
Hindsight is 20-20. "We live forwards," said philosopher Arthur Schopenhaur, "but we understand backwards." With only the knowledge that is given us in the moment—already full of the pressures of existing responsibilities and anticipations of future work we already know of—it is truly understandable and fully human to hesitate when a call to something new comes before you.
King was only human, and this is something we need to be reminded of, so that we can be confident leaders in our own right. Here's why I say this. We take a hero figure like Martin Luther King Jr. and we lose touch with his story. Soon enough, someone who had just as many flaws and complexities as the rest of us becomes transformed into a superperson, untouchable. A change agent who leapt from the womb holding a protest sign. He was fearless, but we feel fear. The work came naturally to him, without any effort or awkwardness, but as for us, we endure setbacks, mistakes, trial-and-error. He was bottled lightning, but we have to pinch ourselves to stay awake. The perfect snappy comeback was always on his lips, but as for us, it's usually only 12-24 hours later when it pops into our minds.
We lose touch with our heroes' stories, and in this way we lose touch with our own powers and potentialities. We hear a call to leadership, but our response can be, Who, me? Yet the message of the life of every hero who has ever gone before us, or who may be in our midst right now, is that you don't need to be perfect to have a dream. You don't need to be perfect to make the world a better place. You don't have to already know how to preach if it is your dream to preach. You don't have to already have the right credentials or know everything there is to know to step up. And if you are feeling the need to do something in your life to make the dream real, you don't have to wait to start until the circumstances are absolutely ideal, as in: I am the right age (not too young, not too old), the kids are grown, the job is secure, I have enough money, my relationships are all better, I even have all the big questions of life figured out, related to God, immortality, the meaning of life, the existence of extraterrestrial beings. Just do it. I am so grateful for a hero like Martin Luther King Jr., a man who, at a critical juncture in his life, hesitated. The world did not need a perfect person to do what he did. The world did not need that. The world needed him. And the world needs you and me.
Leadership is everyone's destiny, in some form, big or small. And now we turn to the third and last part of King's story: Ralph Abernathy, talking King into accepting the call. His intervention.
This represents another aspect of the hero story that is easily passed over. Often the message put out there (or the one received) is about rugged individualism. One person acting alone. Nothing or not much about family, the larger supportive community, the worship services, the committee work, the coalition building, the flurry of letters and emails and phone calls, and, in the midst all of it, above all, key sustaining friendships. People whose judgment you trust, so that even if all the world is criticizing you, if THEY believe in you, you believe. People who will lift you up when you need it; people who will bring you back down to earth, when you need that. Nothing about any of this. Just one person acting alone. Rugged individualism.
It's just not true. You can't get to Martin Luther King Jr. without his parents and family and teachers, the black church community, liberal communities like this one, all the committee meetings, all the worship and prayer and hymn singing, all his friends and colleagues. You just can't get to him without Ralph Abernathy—the man who reconnected him to his sense of call and purpose when he hesitated. The man who was with him throughout, until the very end and beyond.
I'm asking you this morning: Who is your Ralph Abernathy? Who believes in you, so you can believe?
This place—this community—can itself be a support to you. But you'll get out of it only as much as you put in. So, how much are you putting in?
We need our communities of support. We need our Ralph Abernathys, to grow into the leadership that is naturally ours.
On Tuesday, when Barack Obama is up there with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, using Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Bible, I want you to think of a person named Regina, whom Obama knew in college. He had just delivered his very first political speech, about apartheid in South Africa and the need to stand up for social justice. He felt swept up in this; he was feeling the call. Yet at the same time, he was full of self-doubt, and cynicism. At a party that evening, Regina congratulated him, calling his speech wonderful, but he cut her off, said, "Listen, you are a very sweet lady. And I'm happy you enjoyed my little performance today. But I don't believe we made any difference in what we did today. I don't believe that what happens to a kid in Soweto makes much difference to the people we were talking to. Pretty words don't make it so. That's the last time you will ever hear another speech out of me."
Barack Obama, hesitating…. But what happened next was this. He shares the story in his book Dreams from My Father: "Regina stuck a finger in my chest. 'You wanna know what your real problem is? You always think everything's about you. The rally is about you. The speech is about you. The hurt is always your hurt. Well, let me tell you something, Mr. Obama. It's not just about you. It's never just about you. It's about people who need your help. Children who are depending on you. They're not interested in your irony or your sophistication or your ego getting bruised. And neither am I." That's what Regina said. Right words at the right time.
"Strange," says Obama, "how a single conversation can change you." 'What was she asking of me, then? Determination, mostly. The determination to push against whatever power kept [a person] stooped instead of standing straight. The determination to resist the easy and the expedient. You might be locked in a world not of your own making … but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities."
Godspeed, Barack Obama. Keep on pushing. We too, in our own lives, whatever our situations happen to be, as we realize the leadership story that is uniquely ours, and our destiny to fulfill. Undaunted by obstacles both within and without. Determined. Always before us … the Dream.


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France and the UK signed a wide-ranging defense pact with far-reaching consequences for operational and industrial policy. The two countries will create an integrated carrier strike group and coordinate refits to ensure that one British or French aircraft carrier is always operational. The pact will lead to cross-decking of French and British aircraft and helicopters, including the UK's F-35s and French Rafales, now that the UK has decided to abandon the STOVL method of carrier operation for combat jets. The French Air Force is being invited to join the UK Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program, rather than buy its own Airbus A330MRTTs. The two countries will pool resources for the training and support of their Airbus A400M airlifters. They have also agreed to a "10-year strategic plan" for "complex weapons," meaning guided missiles and bombs, that will encourage MBDA, Thales and Sagem to join forces as part of a move toward "a single European prime contractor" for these capabilities.
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Gentry earned distinction as an honor graduate. He is the son of Richard Gentry, of San Ramon. The airman is a 2010 graduate of California High School in San Ramon.
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Roustabout's History of Mahaska County.
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Author: ""Roustabout"" (Phil Hoffman).
Published: 1916 / 1993
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Category: meaning of Asher
Nameberry's top boy names 2011 includes big news: Asher has leapfrogged over Henry and Finn, last year's number one and two, to take the top spot.
The Nameberry popularity lists track which names attracted the most views on our site this year. Consider them a predictor of which names parents will choose in the future, rather than which names they picked in the past.
As with the girls' names, the Nameberry Top 10 rankings are very different from the national Social Security list, with not one crossover name for boys. Bentley, the fastest-rising boys' name on the national popularity list, attracted a significant number of new views on Nameberry too.
Compared with last year's Nameberry popularity list, the only new entrant in the boys' Top 10 is, interestingly, classic James. Names rising fastest through the boys' top 100 are marked in bright green below: note especially Silas, Emmett, Everett, Flynn, and Archer.
Here then, the Nameberry top boy names 2011. Don't forget to scroll all the way to the bottom and take part in the contest to guess boy's name #101 and win a free book!
Nameberry's Top 100 Boys' Names, 2011
up significantly over 2010
1. Asher
2. Finn
3. Henry
4. Milo
5. Jasper
6. Atticus
7. Oliver
8. James
9. Jude
10. Felix


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Denmark Occupations
Denmark Occupations
Knowing an ancestor's occupation can help you distinguish him from other individuals with the same name. In addition, the records associated with his occupation could provide information about his life and family.
Common Danish Occupations
For an alphabetized list of occupations found in the census records, with their English translations, see http://www.folketimidten.dk/gb.htm.
Doctors, lawyers, ministers, and other professionals were educated in Danish schools and universities. Their organizations published biographical lists of members and sometimes histories of their groups.
There are published works for many Danish professions and occupations. Examples are:
- Carøe, Kristian.Den Danske Lægestand 1479-1900 (Danish doctors 1479-1900); København og Kristiania: Gyldendalske Boghandel og Nordisk Forlag, 1904-1922 (FHL book Scand 948.9 D3ca, film 1,440,235.)
- Dolleris, Andreas. Danmarks Boghandlere 1837 to 1892 (Danish booksellers 1837-1892); Odense: Det Milo'ske Bogtrykkeri, 1912 (FHL book Scand 948.9 D3d; film 897,409).
- Skippers and officers
See also the "Biography" section.
Trade Guild Records
In Danish society occupations were a measure of social status. Some trades were viewed as more prestigious than others. Many trades, including butchers, tanners, shoemakers, and tailors, were organized into guilds. The purpose of a guild was to provide training of apprentices and otherwise regulate the practice of the trade in the area. Not all trade persons belonged to guilds, and some could have received their training outside the guild.
Guilds were usually established in each city. The records of these guilds contain lists of members, information on journeymen practicing in the town, marriages of journeymen, and advancements from the rank of apprentice to journeyman and from journeyman to mastercraftsman. In addition, contracts between masters and parents of apprentices may be included.
These records are usually found in the city archives or in the possession of the modern guilds, provincial archives, and museums.
The Family History Library has collected some records of some Danish guilds, especially for the larger cities. They are listed in the catalog under—
Types of Records
Lavsprotokoller. These include business items, accounts, may not contain much genealogical information.
Ind-og Udskrivningsbøger. These are copies of contractual agreements.
Medlemsprotokoller. These are lists of guild members.
Tidepengebøger. These are payment of guild member dues. These records are helpful in locating members residences.
Many tradesmen, both Danish and foreign-born, often moved around.
Books about guilds and occupations in Denmark may describe your ancestor's life and trade. Although the Family History Library has few books on guilds, those that are available can be very helpful. For a bibliography of the most important printed works on professions, occupations, and so forth, see the following book:
Fabritius, Albert, and Harald Hatt. Handbog i Slægtsforskning (Handbook in Genealogy). København: J. H. Schultz Forlag, 1963. (FHL book 948.9 D27fh, pages 102-131, 209-210, 223-226.)
Books and microfilms about guilds and occupations, as well as the actual guild records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under—
Citizenship Records
In Denmark, a person did not become a citizen by virtue of birth. Citizenship was a valuable privilege that included:
- Rights to engage in business in a city.
- Protections under the law.
- Permission to reside in a city without being expelled.
Citizenship was extended by individual cities to some of their inhabitants, primarily those who wanted to engage in business, and did not pertain to the country as a whole.
Those who received the rights to citizenship were recorded in citizenship books [Borgerskabpprotokoller].
Borgerskabprotokoller. The earliest citizenship books in Denmark date from medieval times, but most are from later centuries. They include information such as names, ages, social and economic status, occupation and training, and sometimes birthplaces and relationships. Until the twentieth century, only males of the middle or upper classes, mostly merchants and tradesmen, were granted citizenship.
Genealogical use of citizenship books is usually limited to the time period before church records. They are also used to help trace migrations not recorded in other records. The Family History Library has obtained copies of some Danish citizenship books. They are listed in the catalog under, for example:
The original citizenship books are generally kept by the city and may be found in city archives or city halls.


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SCOTTSDALE -- The Colorado Rockies announced today that five (5) players have been sent to Minor League camp. Those players are listed below. All players are on the 40-man roster and have been optioned.
Right-handed pitchers (3): Joe Gardner, Will Harris, Josh Sullivan.
Infielder (1): Ryan Wheeler.
Outfielder (1): Tim Wheeler.
The Rockies now have 52 players on the Major League Spring Training roster, including 18 non-roster players.


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Trial record 1 of 1 for: TRC105 Progressive or Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Open Label Dose-Finding Study of TRC105 Plus Capecitabine for Metastatic Breast Cancer (TRC105)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified May 2014 by Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc..
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
United States Department of Defense
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 25, 2011
Last updated: August 27, 2014
Last verified: May 2014
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The purpose of this study is to determine the recommended phase 2 dose and overall safety and tolerability of TRC105 when given in combination with capecitabine for the treatment of patients with progressive or recurrent metastatic breast cancer.
|Metastatic Breast Cancer
|Drug: TRC105
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|An Open Label Phase 1B Dose-Finding Study of TRC105 in Combination With Capecitabine for Progressive or Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: breast cancer
MedlinePlus related topics: Breast Cancer
Drug Information available for: CapecitabineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose of TRC105 in Combination with Capecitabine [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]Assess safety and dose limiting toxicity by dose cohort.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- TRC105 pharmacokinetic concentrations [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]Peak and trough concentrations will be evaluated.
- Immune response to TRC105 [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]Serial blood samples will be tested for immune response to TRC105.
- Objective response according to RECIST 1.1 [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]The best response according to RECIST 1.1 for each patient with measurable disease who received at least one dose of study drug will be listed by cohort and tumor type
- Angiogenic biomarker sample analysis [ Time Frame: 1.5 years ]Serial blood samples will be tested for change in angiogenic biomarkers.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Drug: TRC105
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically proven advanced solid cancer for which curative therapy is not available (Part 1 only)
- Histologically proven metastatic Her-2-negative breast cancer (Part 2 only)
- Measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria (Part 2 only)
- Willing and able to consent for self to participate in study
- Progressive or recurrent disease after prior systemic chemotherapy regimen
- Age ≥ 18 years
- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
- Resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior therapy to NCI CTCAE Grade ≤ 1 or baseline (except alopecia)
- Adequate organ function
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with more than one systemic chemotherapy regimen for metastatic disease.
- Prior treatment with TRC105
- History of hypersensitivity reaction to antimetabolite therapy
- Receipt of an investigational agent within 28 days of starting study treatment
- Prior surgery (including open biopsy), radiation therapy or systemic therapy within 28 days of starting study treatment
- Minor surgical procedures within 14 days prior to first dose of TRC105
- History of brain metastasis, spinal cord compression, or carcinomatous meningitis, or new evidence of brain or leptomeningeal disease
- Angina, MI, symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, arterial embolism, pulmonary embolism, DVT, PTCA or CABG within the past 6 months
- Uncontrolled chronic hypertension defined as systolic > 140 or diastolic > 90 despite optimal therapy
- Past medical history of acquired or inherited coagulopathy including patients with known hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Thrombolytic or anticoagulant use (except to maintain i.v. catheters) within 10 days prior to first dose with TRC105
- Cardiac dysrhythmias of NCI CTCAE Grade ≥ 2 within the last month
- Hemorrhage within 28 days of starting study treatment
- Unhealed wounds within 28 days of starting study treatment
- History of peptic ulcer disease or gastritis within the past 6 months, unless treated for the condition and complete resolution has been documented by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) within 28 days of starting study treatment
- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related illness
- Known active viral or nonviral hepatitis
- History of hypersensitivity reaction to human or mouse antibody products
- Lung cancer with central chest lesions
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01326481
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01326481
|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300
|United States, New York
|Roswell Park Cancer Institute
|Buffalo, New York, United States, 14201
Sponsors and Collaborators
Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
United States Department of Defense
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Keywords provided by Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01326481 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 25, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 27, 2014
Keywords provided by Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.:
Breast Cancer
TRACON Pharma
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Department of Defense
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Supersize smartphones, tablets and televisions sets -- that's the innovation coming out of this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Other than automotive technology from companies such as Ford (F) and Verizon (VZ) , Vegas has little for the mass market outside of larger screens.
I don't know what to say. It's so absurd I'm not certain if I should laugh or cry.
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