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Safety and Effectiveness of Giving Indinavir, Ritonavir, Stavudine, and Lamivudine to HIV-Infected Patients Who Have Never Received Anti-HIV Drugs
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 July 2002 by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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First received: January 17, 2000
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: July 2002
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The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe to give indinavir (IDV) and ritonavir (RTV) in combination with stavudine (d4T) and lamivudine (3TC) to HIV-positive patients who have never received anti-HIV therapy. This study will look at the effectiveness of this drug combination and side effects.
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Indinavir sulfate Drug: Ritonavir Drug: Lamivudine Drug: Stavudine
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter, Open-Label, 24-Week Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Activity of Indinavir Sulfate 1200 Mg q.d. and Ritonavir 200 Mg q.d. in Combination With Stavudine and Lamivudine in Treatment Naive HIV-1 Infected Patients
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: Stavudine Lamivudine Indinavir Ritonavir Indinavir sulfateU.S. FDA Resources
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|Estimated Enrollment:
Patients entering this study initiate antiretroviral therapy. For 24 weeks patients receive daily dosages of IDV, RTV, 3TC, and d4T. Patients are seen at Day 1 and at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 for physical examinations, pregnancy testing, and blood sampling to monitor CD4 count and viral load. On Day 14, blood is drawn frequently for 24 hours for IDV and RTV pharmacokinetic sampling. The incidence of serious and drug-related adverse events and of adverse events leading to study discontinuation is tabulated.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are HIV-positive.
- Are at least 18 years old.
- Have a viral load of 5,000 copies/ml or greater.
- Have a CD4 count of at least 50 cells/mm3.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:
- Have taken any antiretroviral (anti-HIV) agent.
- Are pregnant.
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: NCT00002451
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002451
|United States, Florida
|Univ of Miami School of Medicine
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|United States, New York
|Albany Med College
|Albany, New York, United States, 12208
|SUNY at Stony Brook / Division of Infectious Diseases
|Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00002451 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 17, 2000
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Drug Therapy, Combination
HIV Protease Inhibitors
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-HIV Agents
Viral Load
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
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ASCO Annual Meeting
June 4, 2011
Researchers participating in the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium (LCMC) program are looking at the genetic changes, called mutations, that drive lung cancer growth to help recommend treatment options. The LCMC program was designed to show that testing a patient's tumor for mutations at diagnosis is possible, and that doctors can use the results to recommend the most appropriate targeted therapy or clinical trial (research study involving patients). Targeted therapy is a treatment that targets the cancer's specific genes, proteins, or the tissue environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival.
Although this study is ongoing, researchers have already found at least one of the 10 known genetic mutations that drive cancer growth in two-thirds of patients with advanced lung cancer. As a result, these patients have received treatment that specifically targets the mutation found in their tumor or were offered treatment in clinical trials. These treatments targeted several different mutations and included the drugs erlotinib (Tarceva), trastuzumab (Herceptin), lapatinib (Tykerb), and crizotinib, a new drug that is being studied. This study represents another example of personalized medicine, an approach that uses treatments that specifically target a person's tumor.
What this means for patients
"Over the past decade, it's become clear that adenocarcinoma of the lung - the most common type of lung cancer - is defined by types of DNA damage in the tumor," said lead author Mark G. Kris, MD, Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service and The William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. "The idea behind the consortium was to create a lasting process at each institution to routinely test for tumor mutations at diagnosis and use this information to choose the most appropriate therapy for each patient."
Questions to ask your doctor
- What type of lung cancer do I have?
- Was my tumor tested for certain genetic mutations? What does this mean?
- What are my treatment options?
- Is targeted therapy an option?
- What clinical trials are open to me?
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A 15-year-old girl missing from Johnston has been found safe and well in the Bristol area and a man arrested on suspicion of child abduction.
Dyfed-Powys Police appealed for information yesterday after concerns grew for the welfare of Crystal Haynes-Wharton who was last seen on Saturday, January 25.
A police spokesman said arrangements were currently being made to reunite Crystal with her family.
Detective Inspector Richard Yelland of North Pembrokeshire CID said: "I'm pleased to say that 15 year old missing person Crystal Haynes-Wharton has been found safe and well.
"Following liaison with officers in the Avon and Somerset Police area, Crystal was located this afternoon.
"At this time one male person from the Bristol area has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction.
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Dermatologists provide patients with full body scans in order to identify any signs that are indicative of an illness that requires treatment, such as skin cancer. These specialists may also provide cosmetic services, such as mole removal, scar diminishing treatments and even botox and face lifts.
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Winning Wednesday: Tomorrow, the Griffins will host the San Antonio Rampage for Winning Wednesday. All fans who were in attendance for Grand Rapids' 4-2 win over the Rampage on Dec. 9 can redeem their ticket stub for a free ticket to the game. In addition, if the Griffins win this rematch, each fan will receive a free ticket to the Griffins vs. San Antonio game on Wednesday, Feb. 24. As part of Library Night, fans who present their Grand Rapids Public Library card or Kent District Library card can purchase a lower bowl ticket for just $10 (limit four tickets per card per person).
Litmus Test: The Griffins will reach the 40-game midpoint of their regular season schedule this weekend after road games on Friday at Rochester and Saturday at Hamilton. The Bulldogs and Americans rank 1-2, respectively, in both the North Division and the Western Conference standings, giving the Griffins a midterm glimpse of where they stand, as well as an opportunity to make up some lost ground. They currently trail Hamilton by 12 points and Rochester by seven points in the divisional race.
Winter Potholes: Grand Rapids, which has dropped five consecutive home games for the first time since Nov. 2007, has allowed at least five goals in each of its last four home games and in six of its last seven contests overall…After giving up 75 goals in their first 27 games this season, the Griffins have surrendered 50 in their last 10 games alone, a stretch during which they've posted a 2-7-0-1 mark and allowed fewer than four goals just once (a 4-2 win at Texas on Dec. 19)…Grand Rapids' starting netminder has been pulled in five of the last seven games…The Griffins have surrendered seven goals in two straight home games, three of the last four home games, and in five contests overall this season. Never before had Grand Rapids allowed seven or more goals more than three times in an entire season.
Tatar Watch: Tomas Tatar is expected to return to the Griffins' lineup on Wednesday after helping Slovakia (2-4) to an eighth-place finish at the World Junior Championship in Saskatchewan. In six games, he ranked among his country's leaders with three goals (2nd), five points (T3rd) and a plus-two rating (1st). Tatar, who stands seventh on the Griffins in scoring (8-9—17) despite missing their last 10 games, should bring a spark to a team that has gone 2-7-0-1 since his Dec. 15 departure.
Skeleton Crew: Recent recalls and injuries – both in Detroit and Grand Rapids – have taken their toll on the Griffins' lineup, forcing them to skate without some of their top players. Doug Janik (3-12—15, T10th overall, 3rd among defensemen) and Mattias Ritola (8-7—15, T10th) remain in Detroit, Tomas Tatar (8-9—17, 7th) has missed the last 10 games while with the Slovakian squad at the World Junior Championship, Sergei Kolosov (1-2—3) has missed three straight games due to injury, Jakub Kindl returned on Sunday following his own three-game stint on the sideline, and Kris Newbury (7-13—20, 4th) will serve the third and final game of an AHL suspension on Wednesday.
Rissmiller an AHL All-Star: Griffins center Patrick Rissmiller has been selected to play for the PlanetUSA AHL All-Star Team at the 2010 Time Warner Cable AHL All-Star Classic, which will be held Jan. 18-19 at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. Since being reassigned to the Griffins by the New York Rangers on Oct. 22, the 31-year-old Rissmiller has registered points in 19 of 32 games to rank among the team's leaders with 10 goals (3rd), 15 assists (1st), 25 points (T1st), four power play goals (T3rd) and two game-winning goals (T2nd). He is the first Griffins forward to be selected to play in an AHL All-Star Classic since Kip Miller captained PlanetUSA at the 2007 edition in Winnipeg. Rissmiller will be joined in Portland by five former Griffins: forwards Alexandre Giroux (Hershey), Darren Haydar (Lake Erie) and Ryan Keller (Binghamton), and defensemen Danny Groulx (Worcester) of the Canadian AHL All-Star Team, as well as forward Mark Cullen (Rockford) of the PlanetUSA All-Star Team.
Going for Gold: Three of the 12 men's hockey teams that will compete at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver will be counting on former Griffins in their medal quest. Niklas Kronwall (2003-06) and Stefan Liv (2006-07), both of whom won gold with Sweden in the 2006 Turin Games, will look to repeat, while Slovakia's Pavol Demitra (1996-97) and Tomas Kopecky (2002-06) and Finland's Valtteri Filppula (2005-07) will try to dethrone the defending champs.
Syvret Scores a Classic: Former Griffin Danny Syvret netted his first NHL goal on New Year's Day, scoring Philadelphia's lone goal during the Flyers' 2-1 overtime loss in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park. He earned 20 points (4-16—20) and 16 PIM through 57 games with the Griffins during the 2006-07 season.
Shirts Off Their Backs: Twenty of the game-worn/game-issued jerseys donned by the Griffins on New Year's Eve – which featured a fierce-looking Griff designed by local artist Chad B. Stilson – were auctioned to the public after the game, raising $9,625 for the Grand Valley State University club roller hockey team. Jan Mursak's jersey drew a high bid of $950.
Scouting Report
Wed., Jan. 6 vs. San Antonio Rampage (15-15-3-2) – Van Andel Arena – 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 8 at Rochester Americans (22-13-2-0) – Blue Cross Arena – 7:05 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 9 at Hamilton Bulldogs (23-9-2-3) – Copps Coliseum – 7 p.m.
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Behavior Addictions Improvement in Parkinson Disease's Patients Treated by Subthalamic Stimulation : Long Term Follow-up (PDdicted)
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|Parkinson Disease
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Behavior Addictions Improvement in Parkinson Disease's Patients Treated by
|Study Start Date:
|November 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Whereas subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation is considered an established treatment for motor symptoms in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), its behavioral and psychiatric effects are strongly debated, with some studies showing a worsening or new onset of behavioral and psychiatric issues after STN stimulation and other showing an improvement. However, these data are based mainly on case reports and retrospective series.
Recently, the investigators group has conducted a prospective study assessing behavior and psychiatric symptoms in patients undergoing STN stimulation up to one year after surgery. After subthalamic stimulation non-motor fluctuations improved and pathologic hyperdopaminergic syndrome, i.e. behavioral addictions (including pathological gambling, hypersexuality, binge eating, compulsive shopping, …), compulsive use of dopaminergic treatment and dopaminergic dysregulation syndrome (defined as the association of one or more behavioral addictions to compulsive use of dopaminergic treatment), disappeared. These findings represent a milestone because, if confirmed, the indications of STN stimulation might be extended beyond motor complications. To date, there are several long-term studies on motor and cognitive effects of STN stimulation, whereas no long-term longitudinal data on neuropsychiatric effects do exist. Therefore, the investigators designed a long-term prospective study, assessing over 3-8 years behavioral and psychiatric effect in the same cohort of patients included in the one-year study. This study will allow to better evaluate the change in non-motor fluctuations and of behavioral issues in the long-term with a standard management.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients included in the protocol 'Apathy'
Exclusion Criteria:
No Contacts or Locations Provided
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|University Hospital, Grenoble
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01705418 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 9, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 8, 2016
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|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Grenoble:
Parkinson disease
Deep brain stimulation
behavior and psychiatric symptoms improvement
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Jay Dickey on Gay Marriage
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Defense of Marriage Act
The Defense of Marriage Act Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that no State, territory, or possession of the United States or Indian tribe shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other such jurisdiction or to any right or claim arising from such relationship. Establishes a Federal definition of: (1) "marriage" as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife; and (2) "spouse" as only a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife. The bill passed the house on roll call 316 in 1996 and eventually became US law. Jay Dickey cast a "No Vote"
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Get Ready for the Future of IT
Technology shifts and consumption models are helping new markets to thrive.
The Internet of Everything Demands a New Model for IT
Where information lives, and how it's accessed, is changing dramatically, while users demand more, and can do more on their own. IT leaders must embrace this new model, making themselves more strategic. The IT leader who embraces these changes will thrive with growth opportunities. When you adopt this new model for IT, you can capture the value of the Internet of Everything, and anything is possible.
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Pero wrote:Blue Garuda wrote:Anyone know when the SOV was first taught to humans?
I imagine when the Union Of Sun And Moon tantra was first transmitted.
I was sort of hoping for a stab at which century or even decade when it was first spoken of or written down by a human.


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HOUSTON - A 62-year-old woman was attacked at her front door, beaten and sexually assaulted, police said.
Houston police said the attack, which lasted about an hour, happened in the 1500 block of Dewalt near Willow about 8 a.m. on Friday.
The woman had just opened her front door to go to work when she was hit in the face and knocked back into her living room, detectives said. She was punched repeatedly and even choked with an electrical cord, police said.
The woman was threatened with a knife and a gun before she was sexually assaulted, investigators said. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
"That somebody would come inside somebody's house and try to take anything from them makes me mad," said the victim's son-in-law. "I'm trying to be careful with my words -- really makes me mad."
Neighbors said the woman is a long-time resident of the area. She grew up in the house where the attack occurred.
"Really a good lady … a shame some would do this to her," Officer Orus Baldwin said. "We want to catch this guy before he does end up killing somebody. She was very lucky today."
The man was described as black with a dark complexion, 30 to 40 years old, about 6 feet 2 inches tall and about 240 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and shorts.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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A Study to Determine the Clinical Significance of Molecular Detection of Breast Cancer in the Blood of Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients
This study has been completed.
Washington University School of Medicine
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First received: July 19, 2006
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count me as one of them! I was so hoping LA would crush detroit but now I find myself strangely rooting for the pistons and larry brown. I Guess the smirk wiped off all those LA fans will be to sweet and larry winning a ring. And just think, had we won and they win. We would be NBA Finals champs
I Can't believe i'm gonna say this...GO PISTONS


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AutoNavi Receives Alibaba Buyout Offer At 27% Premium
Alibaba Group, 24% owned by Yahoo! (YHOO), is offering to buy out Chinese map software provider AutoNavi (AMAP) at $21 per share, a 27% premium to AutoNavi's closing price in New York last Friday. Alibaba already owns 28% of AutoNavi after a $294 million investment last May.
AutoNavi competes most directly with Baidu (BIDU), which announced last August it would be offering its mobile map app for free. In response, AutoNavi made its premium map free too, and as a result, the AutoNavi did not enjoy the Chinese Internet stock rally last year. In 2013, shares of AutoNavi gained only 25.7%. In comparison, Baidu rallied 77.4%. Considering AutoNavi's shares rose only slightly over 10% since Alibaba's last investment round, this buyout offer does not look expensive.
Apart from AutoNavi, Alibaba also made a strategic investment in Sina Corp.'s (SINA) popular microblogging service Weibo, having bought an 18% stake for $586 million last April.


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sup guys,just thought id post this here in hopes of seeing some of you guys out here for my clubs first tourney! its gonna be a blast and lots of money and stuff to be had. come enjoy one of our gems for a weekend of some good golf. the course definitely requires u to pull out every shot u know and is a demanding course. come help staff/play/or just spectate. any questions,just let me know. registration should be open soon through dynamic discs. if any changes or updates come my way,ill be sure to let u guys know! thx
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SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - December 13, 2011) -
The M6-C cervical and M6-L lumbar artificial discs help patients suffering from degenerative disc disease of the spine; a common cause of chronic and severe back and neck pain. The M6 technology provides an alternative to spinal fusion and is designed to preserve motion and reduce the chances of subsequent degeneration of adjacent discs. Introduced internationally in 2006, M6 has quickly become a market leader in Europe and is available in over 17 countries worldwide. With over 13,500 implants to date, the M6 continues to generate enthusiasm among both patients and surgeons searching for a more physiologic disc replacement technology.
"We are very pleased with the jury's verdict in this case," said Tom Afzal, Spinal Kinetics' President and CEO. "The interest in the M6 disc is accelerating around the world, and the positive verdict allows us to focus our resources and efforts on making the M6 available to more patients in more countries, including future clinical trials in the U.S."
The M6 is the only artificial disc that replicates the anatomic structure and biomechanics of a natural disc by incorporating both an artificial nucleus and annulus. In the U.S., Spinal Kinetics has successfully completed an FDA IDE Pilot Study of the M6-C in patients with both single and two level disease, and has received approval from the FDA to initiate an IDE Pivotal Study.
About Degenerative Disc Disease
Between each vertebra throughout the spine is an intervertebral disc; a shock-absorbing pillow that helps maintain proper spacing, stability, and motion within the spine. Each disc has a fibrous outer band called the annulus fibrosus that encases a central, gel-like substance called the nucleus pulposus. The nucleus and annulus work together to absorb shock, help stabilize the spine, and provide a controlled range of motion between each vertebra. Degenerative disc disease is a condition caused by the breakdown of the intervertebral discs. Often brought on by age, the spine begins to show signs of wear and tear as the discs dry out and shrink. These age-related changes can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves and may cause back pain and other spinal conditions such as spinal stenosis or a herniated disc.
About Spinal Kinetics
Founded in 2003, Spinal Kinetics is a privately held medical device company focused on partnering with spine surgeons to develop innovative and practical motion preservation systems for treating degenerative diseases of the spine. The M6-C cervical and M6-L lumbar artificial discs have rapidly established themselves among the leading artificial discs available due to their unique biomechanical properties that mimic natural discs. The company is located in Sunnyvale, California.
For more information on Spinal Kinetics or the M6 Artificial Disc, please visit www.spinalkinetics.com
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'Constantine' Producers Say DC's Occult World 'Is Open To Us'
The producers of NBC's new series Constantine were very chatty at the Television Critics Association meeting this weekend about the series, on topics ranging from lead actress Lucy Griffith's departure from the series to whether the show will explore the magical corners of the DC Universe.
Blastr reported that Executive Producer David S. Goyer says that there's the distinct possibility that lots of DC's occult characters will show up on the show, while Variety quoted him as saying the show won't explore Constantine's bisexuality any time soon. Below are some highlights from the different reports.


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Category: Israeli names for boys popular names in Israel
To commemorate the Feast of Purim this weekend and the other major Jewish holidays coming up on the calendar, we turned to Israel-resident Hannah Katsman for an overview of current trends in Israeli baby names.
When Israelis are choosing names for their babies, they tend to focus on meaning as much as the sound of the name. And even though Israel has become more westernized, most parents continue to choose Hebrew names.
It's true that most traditional biblical names like Rivka (Rebecca) and Moshe (Moses) cannot be considered trendy except in the most religious circles. Yiddish and other ethnic names are out, as are the feminization of biblical names like Israela, Raphaela and Shimona or Simona–though Gavriella is one that is coming back.
The most popular Israeli baby names are short, rarely over two syllables, and they are often unisex.
There are differences among the various Jewish communities in Israel, with some names found only in secular communities and others only in religious ones. Secular Israelis don't usually give middle names, while religious ones do. They might choose a modern name for the first name, and a more traditional one for the second name, after a relative.
Trends in Israeli baby names include nature, weather words (boy—Sa'ar, storm), and Israeli place names (unisex—Yarden, Jordan). Other popular themes are water (unisex—Agam, lake), light, music (unisex—Tzlil, note), animals, and angels like Uriel. A few biblical names have made a comeback or stayed in style, including Daniel (unisex), Noa (girl), Rachel (girl), and Assaf (boy).


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TROY -- The Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation has donated $50,000 to Hudson Valley Community College's Marvin Library Learning Commons. The gift will be used to purchase furnishings for the new atrium created by recent renovations made to the library. In recognition of the gift, the atrium will be named the Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Atrium.
"To prepare for careers in this fast-changing economy, today's students must work collaboratively. Our foundation is pleased to partner with Hudson Valley Community College to create this common area where students can work and study together. The Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Atrium will offer Hudson Valley students access to the people, tools and technology they need to be successful," says Leslie Cheu, executive director of the Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation.
The renovations increased the space available for students to use as physical book collections are being replaced by technology. The new student spaces include dedicated silent areas for study and research; collaborative areas where students quietly work together; and a social space, housed in the atrium, where students may talk with friends, relax and enjoy refreshments purchased from the newly opened caf�. The popularity of the new spaces with the students prompted the need for additional furniture.
"Hudson Valley's success is due in large part to the many community partners with which we work. It is through such efforts that we are able to continually improve college resources and facilities," says Ray Kimmelblatt, executive director of Hudson Valley's Foundation. "We are certainly glad to count the renowned Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation as one of our partners."
The renovated library also houses the Learning Centers where students may seek assistance with writing and research, computer instruction, tutoring in specific subjects or help in dealing with learning disabilities.
"The library is a vital part of student services here at Hudson Valley, and our goal with these renovations is to be up to date with the best utilization of space and the most innovative technology. We are very appreciative to have the Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation, a long-time, local institution, as a partner in achieving our goals," says Andrew J. Matonak, president of Hudson Valley Community College.
For more information about the library, visit www.hvcc.edu/learning-commons/about.html


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By Soham Sarkhel and Jatin Thakkar.
Scorecard links: 1st Test, 2nd Test, 3rd Test
Even though Pakistan put up a much better display on offer than their ODI outings against Sri Lanka earlier in the tour, their performances in the end proved to be too individualistic against a tightly knit Sri Lankan unit. The series victory brought Sri Lanka's first Test series win after a span of almost 3 years while it also brought Pakistan's unbeaten 7-series streak to a halt.
Here is an overview of the series through the Impact Index lens.
Only players who played 2 or more matches in the series considered in this table.
The man of the series award went to Kumar Sangakarra (4.72) mainly for his batting dominance throughout the series but even though he was the highest impact batsman of the series, the overall highest impact player of the series was Rangana Herath (5.03). Herath was the main deciding factor in the first Test and took 3-30 off 21 overs in the first innings to skittle out Pakistan for a meagre 100 on a flat track before coming back in the second innings to take out Pakistan's two highest impact batsmen of the series (Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq). Along with the performance being a series-defining one, Herath also emerged as the highest impact bowler of the series.
Sangakkara (4.72) was the highest impact batsman of the series by a good margin. His highest impact batting performance came in the first Test (which was also a series-deciding one) where he scored an unbeaten 199 in the first innings to push Sri Lanka to a dominating total of 472 which eventually resulted in a win for his team (the only match in the series that had a result). Sangakarra registered an impact on all the batting parameters in the series and again proved his class and value in the international arena.
Thisara Perera was the only player in the series who managed to give an all-round performance in the series (Batting IMPACT 1.74, Bowling IMPACT 2.80). Perera took 4-88 in the third test match before chipping in with a crucial 75 which helped Sri Lanka snatch the lead. However, his name does not feature on the list as he played just one match in the entire series.
Nuwan Kulasekara (3.71) was the 3rd highest impact bowler in the series (behind Herath and Ajmal) despite having taken only 8 wickets. Conventionally speaking both Junaid Khan (14) and Suraj Randiv (10) picked up more wickets than him but Kulasekara registered a higher impact because of his performance in the first Test which turned out to be a series-defining one.
Asad Shafiq (2.32) was the highest impact batsman for Pakistan in the series despite having scored fewer runs than Azhar Ali (1.58). He registered a higher impact primarily due to the fact that a lot of his runs came while absorbing pressure —exemplified by him having the highest Pressure IMPACT amongst all the batsmen in the series. In fact, his performance in the 3rd Test was the highest impact batting performance in the series. He faced considerable pressure in both the innings (75 and 100 not out) and shepherded Pakistan from imminent defeat.
Saeed Ajmal (3.58) was the highest impact bowler for the Pakistanis in the series and even though he was ably supported by Junaid Khan (3.46) and Abdur Rehman (2.23) throughout the series, they just couldn't match up to the Sri Lankan batting might. Ajmal's performance in the first Test where he took 5-144 and 2-47 in the first and the second innings respectively was the only one which registered a bowling impact of more than 5 in the entire series.
One of the biggest gains for Pakistan from this tour has to be the performance of their young left-arm pace bowler Junaid Khan (3.46). He closely followed Ajmal to be Pakistan's 2nd highest impact bowler in the series and more importantly gave solid performances on tracks which were not conducive for pace bowling. His brilliance can also be gauged from the fact that he displayed his abilities on all the respective bowling parameters, namely—Wickets Tally IMPACT, Partnership Breaking IMPACT, Pressure Building IMPACT, Economy IMPACT and Efficiency IMPACT.
Only 6 bowlers (out of 14) in the entire series managed to have a Series Bowling IMPACT of more than 1—a pointer to the unfavourable conditions meted out to them.
Overall, the TEAM IMPACT of both Pakistan (1.53) and Sri Lanka (1.61) suggests that the series was very closely fought over the course of the three Test matches.
Despite leading all the individual charts, namely-- highest Match IMPACT performance (Saeed Ajmal), highest Bowling IMPACT performance (Saeed Ajmal) and the highest Batting IMPACT performance (Asad Shafiq), Pakistan were unable to push for a result in any of the three matches. Even while trailing 0-1 in the third test match, Pakistan showed a defensive approach while fielding in the final session before both the teams mutually called off the match even though there was a high possibility of a result being on offer. Such defensive tactics must be condemned if we are to have any hopes of salvaging the dwindling popularity of test matches.
For more information, please go to www.impactindexcricket.com


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To be honest, I haven't noticed this particular banner on dooyoo for quite some time. However, not being one who is easily discouraged once I have decided to doo anything, I checked this site out and, as you will be able to see from the opinion that follows, I am truly glad that I did. On their publicity 'bumph,' their logo says, "Where women find answers" and that is as good a way of describing this Internet site as any other. I first came across iVillage many moons ago, when I was a mere beginner at the dawn of my Internet experience. In those days, I found iVillage to be an excellent site, with loads of interesting links and with a content that would appeal to the most pernickety of people. It only had one fault. It was based in and had a content focused on American interests. Now, I'm happy to say, all that has changed and - in partnership with Tesco - iVillage is providing a 24-hour on-line community, where women of all ages can find advice, support and information on almost everything imaginable. Anyone looking at this site will see that it is not simply another 'woman's site' with advice on how to remove those stubborn stains from the Mother-in-law's carpet or on the vital, life-saving skills needed to select the right shade of lipstick - oh no-no-no-no. Yes - iVillage is much more than that. According to their publicity 'blurb' they have 'informative articles', expert advisers', 'provocative message boards' and can answer questions on the 'things that really matter' in life. I've taken them up on their invitation and as far as I can se, they are definitely on a winner. Among the sections of this site that I found to be of interest I found were; FOOD When you've only got one egg and half a chicken in the fridge, - this is the section of iVillage to make
for. iVillage have on hand what they call 'inspiration' - in the shape of their 'Recipe Finder' - which has links to Tesco.com - so you can have them deliver the other half of the chicken , - just don't try asking them for five eggs ;-7 NEWS AND POLITICS My favourite section of the site. - OK so I know, - I'm a very 'sad person', - it's who I am - so there. ;-) When I say politics, don't get me wrong, it's not all MPs kissing babies and the like, - Oh no-no-no-no-no. Yes. This is a place for those who really want to 'do something' ... check it out and you'll see. This week (w/e 8th July 2001) there are items on "...your views about the Bulger killers, and whether or not women will ever fight on the front line. WORK AND CAREER If you've ever felt like chucking it all in -doing it 'your way' and starting your own business then, in this section of their site, iVillage reckon they have the solution sewn up. On the other hand, if life at the office is not what it might be, then iVillage are there for you too. They have advice, - loadsa hints and tips on how to survive in the meanest of offices. DIET AND FITNESS Now here, I thought, was the answer to an ever-so-slightly-overweight-Glasgow-Girl's problem. Those good people at iVillage were saying that they could help 'me' to avoid those diet 'dead-ends' and take a route that will suit me best - That's quite a statement when I think about just how many 'dead-ends' I've been down - diet wise that is. iVillage reckon that their 'diet finder' is the answer to this maiden's prayer. We'll see. I may just get back to you on this one. In addition to the aforementioned, there are sections on ASTROLOGY, COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET and R
ELATIONSHIPS. The first of these is something I know soo little about and, I feel, to bring it into my already overcrowded life at this 'late' stage would be - to say the least- 'shutting the stable door' if you see what I mean. The other two headings are the ones that caught my eye right away. Computers are an integral part of the auldmac/Glasgow Girl household and therefore are of great interest to me - - as for RELATIONSHIPS ... well, did I tell you about the time .... ? No, I think I'll keep that for later. - Much later ... Seriously, to date I have not had the opportunity to investigate these two sections at any great length and, as I would hate to do them a dis-service by simply skimming over them, I will omit them from this opinion. All in all, iVillage is an excellent site, with loads of interesting sections and links to the best possible relevant sites. Although it is aimed at the female population, I would think that many men would find at least some of its content to be interesting - if not extremely 'educational' ? Enjoy GG
This ad grabbed my attention, which is quite a feat in itself as I have a very short attention span. It is slightly mysterious as it does not say what i/village is, but it still entreated me to link to it. The lure of finding out more about your name is a fantastic way to get ppl to link to it as we are now all obsessed with getting in touch with our 'real self', and anyone with a childlike mind (like me) can be amused for ages typing in the names of everyone and anyone they know just beacuse. Also the use of the Mona Lisa leads you to think this is a sophistcated website, which I believed to be some kind of database of a kind of personality test site such as emode.com, so as you can imagine I was quite surprised to be confronted by a baby naming site. I think may be a bit off-putting at first as this site is 'pregnancy & baby' to help you choose a name for a baby, but if that was on the banner iI probably wouldn't have even bothered looking at it so..... I suppose the banner worked!! It may not be the best ad for i/village as it does not directly link to it and people could just link to the naming page and not look at the rest of the site (as I did) but I still had fun finding out that by name I am a princess and my boyfriend a cart-maker hehehe! ;)
I spend a lot of time at ivillage, and although they often have this banner on their site, it really desn't convey anything of what the place is actually like. I like I village, it has a sense of humour and plenty of useful stuff. There is the odd sex survey and tips, which are fun, but its somewhere you'd go just for sex talk. It's a good location for women online and a god online comunity. I don't know why they thought this banner would be a good thing to use. On to the banner itself. I like the frequency at which this banner changes - it doesn't cause an irritating flicker in the corner of the eye and leaves the content on for long enough that you stand a chance of reading it. If I knew nothign about ivillage, i doubt I would associate this banner with any of the things ivillge is about, so on that score its a bit of a failure. However, sex sells on the internet, and this may attract a few people who might not otherwise have gone to look.
It degrades men and pandas and is only aimed at women, I think it should have men who act like women and dolphins. It seems to me like a blatant attemt to start a sex war. I will be writing to my MP about the politcal incrrectness of this sexist advert. It very offensive and should be removed. This is just my opinion, but I guess us men need to stand up for our rights! As for the last 30 years women have had everything handed to them on a plate. Higher payed, better hair and handbags. Something must change
Well I'm assuming this belongs here in the iVillage banner section, but so far what I see is not so good. I mean do they think they HAVE to put that much on their banner??? As far as I'm concerned that is too much information in too little space, something simpler would have done the job much better. Maybe even having a better animation or put the information in a rolling format that lets you see a part of it at a time, after all it would be easier to read and that's what people are doing, looking at the banner reading the info and making a decision on whether to click on it or not. *UPDATE* I've actually seen another banner for iLearnTo...and it is MUCH better. They have less information clogging the banner, making it easier to read, and with some animation have still managed to give enough information to let you know what it is they are trying to get you to take a look at. I also think this second banner is better as it peaks my interest more. Possibly because it doesn't bombard you with quite as much writing/info as the first banner I saw. Because of this banner I'm going to up my opinion of this type of banner. Not as much as I might have done though, the first banner is still lingering ::grins:: I saw it just a while ago.
Its rubbish the backround picture doesn't change and it just changes words ever few seconds. It is not a bright enough colour it is just blue with white text. This is such a dull banner i am going to give it one of my lowest marks of all time and that it low. Here are a few words i would use to describe it:- rubbish boring cr*p awful dull and there only a few of the words. You can see by my opinion how rubbish i think this really is
It does not grab ones attention. It simply sits there flashing-there is nothing unusual or innovative about it to make it stand out from the crowd. Graphics are simplistic. The banner does not let you know enough about the product, to arouse interest. ivillage although a good and reasonably innovative concept with great name should make itself more well known through conventional media forms first, such as magazines and newspapers of the target audience it aims to attract. People will then be aware of it and be drawn to it even more and may even click on it!
This advert worked mainly because it didn't spell out exactly what the site was for. It hinted at various things, but there was no specific reference to the contents of the website, which made me want to go and see. So very effective in that respect. It also had a good impact value. The way in which the banner flickered from one bright picture to another fairly quickly made me take notice and have a look. I didn't particularly like the design of the pictures but it obviously did what it was supposed to - grab my attention and make me want to go to it- so it's a very effective banner.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It took a day, but the Jaguars made their first free agent signing of 2013 as they agreed to terms with LB Geno Hayes.
Hayes has plenty of ties to the new coaching staff having spent 2012 with the Bears under new defensive coordinator Bob Babich as well as 2008 with the Bucs and Gus Bradley when he was the linebackers coach there.
Not only does the new Jaguars signee have connections to the new coaches, but he has local ties as well, playing at Florida State from 2005 to 2008 and graduating from Madison County High School before that.
Hayes has 292 tackles in 71 career games including 7 sacks, and 4 interceptions with 1 career touchdown.
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Research Guides: A Short Guide to Finding Treatises in Moritz Law Library
Where to find the Text of Treaties (post-1945)
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United States treaties are first published in a slip form called Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS). TIAS are bound in volumes called United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST). TIAS is approximately eight years behind schedule. Thus, if you are looking for a recent treaty, you need to consult other sources. (See below).
- 23 UST 1336;. 23 is the volume, UST is the series, and 1336 is the page.
- TIAS 1064: TIAS is the series, and 1064 is the number.
- TIAS KZ 235.3. U55; Mezzanine
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Hein's U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements - Current Microfiche Service
Treaties that have not yet been published or assigned a TIAS number will be assigned a temporary KAV number by Igor Kavass, the editor of A Guide to United States Treaties in Force. The text of the treaty can then be found in Hein's Current Microfiche Service. The index to this service is on the table in the Microforms Room.
- Microforms Room, Cabinet 13, Drawer 1
Consolidated Treaties and International Agreements- Current Document Service- U.S. Department of State (CTIA)
CTIA provides the text of newly concluded international agreements, including both formal treaties and executive agreements.
- KZ 235.5 .U55 Mezzanine
International Legal Materials (ILM)
Although ILM does not publish every treaty, it is still the best source for recent treaties. ILM is also a good source of background materials, and a source for treaties to which the United States is not a party.
- 31 ILM 32 (1992): 31 is the volume, ILM is the journal, 32 is the page, and (1992) is the date.
- KZ 64 .I58 Mezzanine
Locating Treaties and Determining Their Status (Indexes)
Treaties in Force (TIF)
TIF begins coverage in 1955 and is published by the Department of State. It can be used in conjunction with Guide to TIF.
- KZ 235. T74 Mezzanine
A Guide to United States Treaties in Force
This publication supplements TIF by providing additional ways to search treaties. It also indexes treaties that have not yet been published in UST or assigned a TIAS number. These treaties are assigned a temporary KAV number by the editor of this publication, Igor Kavass. Texts of a treaty with a KAV number can be found in Hein's Current Microfiche Service.
- KZ 235. G85 Mezzanine
United States Treaty Index (USTI): 1776-1990 Consolidation and Consolidation Supplement
USTI Consolidation and Supplement is another index to treaties. The difference between USTI and TIF is that USTI indexes all treaties that the U.S. has been a party to since 1776. In addition, USTI indexes treaties that have been assigned temporary KAV numbers.
- KZ 235. U58 Mezzanine
Current Treaty Index (CTI)
CTI is a companion service to USTI. It indexes treaties that have not yet been indexed in USTI.
- KZ 235 .U58 Mezzanine
Congressional Index (CCH)
Congressional Index includes a section on treaties. This section provides information on the status of treaties and agreements awaiting action by Congress.
- KF 49 .C6 2nd floor, National Collection
Electronic Access to Treaty Information
TIARA provides access to U.S. treaties, a U.S. treaties index, international agreements, and international tax treaties. It is available from any computer in the Moritz College of Law.
The United Nations Treaty Collection provides access to the United Nations Treaty Series, Texts of recently deposited multilateral treaties, and the status of multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General. It is available from any computer at the Ohio State University.
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FIP Journal and Book Exchange Program
The APS Forum on International Physics (FIP) maintains a list of books and journals that are available for donation.
FIP Journal and Book Exchange Program
APS John Wheatley Award
To honor and recognize the dedication of physicists who have made contributions to the development of physics in countries of the third world.
John Wheatley Award


text: How can we use computers to create expressive, compelling music? And how can we write computer software to help us create and organize sounds in new ways? This course provides a hands-on introduction to the field of music technology as both a creative musical practice and an interdisciplinary technical research pursuit. Students will be able to compose music in digital audio workstation software using both audio and symbolic representations; to write code to algorithmically generate music, analyze sound, and design sound; and to describe the essential theory and history behind these activities as well as their connection to cutting-edge computer music research.


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Wiltshire Councillor John Thomson has been shortlisted for Age UK's councillor achievement award.
He is on a shortlist of five councillors from around the country in the running for the award, which aims to recognise those councillors who make a real difference to older people in their communities.
Coun Thomson, who represents Sherston, is deputy leader of Wiltshire Council and its cabinet member for adult care.
Age UK hailed Coun Thomson for his work to improve commissioning in order to get better value for money. To achieve this he invited organisations and older people themselves to identify the most essential care support services and how to provide them effectively.


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I had the privilege this week to speak to a group from Georgia comprised of leaders in agriculture. After I was done with my little schpeal, a very astute gentleman asked me pointedly, "Emily, don't you just think we're overreacting?"
It's a good question—are these questions from consumers, this turmoil about food, and the activist group campaigns against animal ag just a trend that will soon fall by the wayside? Golly, I hope so. Do I think that's likely? No.
So are we overreacting? I don't think so.
Granted, I overreact to things probably 20 times a day. From a misplaced article in a reputable publication (Yes, Kansas City Star, I'm looking at you) to an offhanded comment about "meat being pumped full of chemicals" on a television show completely unrelated to agriculture; I huff and puff and storm around my office (or living room, as the case may be) in a complete and utter state of overreaction.
But then I claw my way back from the ledge and realize a few things. First, we as an industry have to separate the legitimate questions from the activist propaganda. Consumers, being at least three generations removed from the farm, have no point of reference for what "good" looks like. What does a properly cared-for animal look like? What does safe, wholesome food look like? What does a reputable farm look like?
Because most consumers have no idea where their food comes from, they have questions. And they're entitled. Everyone should know as much as they want about something as personal as food. Has the volume of questions about meat, milk and eggs increased over the past several years? Yes.
Ag has been sticking its head in the sand and pretending those legitimate consumer questions don't exist for too long—and now we're playing catch up.
There's a lot of turmoil surrounding food right now: what's healthy, what's sustainable, what's humane, what's safe. Everyone has a different opinion, and unfortunately, the groups that scream the loudest are the ones that are given the most credence.
For activist groups, consumers' general lack of knowledge about food, combined with an industry that has historically been "mums the word" about livestock production and animal agriculture have combined to create a perfect storm—and a perfect opportunity—for activists to target consumers and spread fear and misinformation.
Do I think that the majority of the meat-eating public is going to stop making room for protein on their plates? No, but let's not test the theory! The truth is American's don't need to stop eating meat in order to have the animal agriculture industry feel significant effects from activist group's campaigns or bad publicity. Just look at all the companies that have agreed to phase out product from producers that use gestation crates (most recently Quiznos).
Or how about the whole "pink slime" debacle (pretty sure all the former workers at BPI's plants wish that that phrase was never uttered).
Just looking at those two examples—it would seem the industry has, more often than not, under-reacted when issues arise.
Last week, I wrote a blog about Paula Deen's poor response to some racist comments made during a deposition. Some of you readers wondered what that has to do with pork.
Well, I guess you could argue that Paula Deen has nothing to do with pork (assuming you're ignoring the Smithfield connection), but that wasn't the point of the blog. My point was that every business is vulnerable to bad press or scandal.
And the truth is that the animal agriculture industry is especially vulnerable as of late. Your business—and your brand—are only as strong as your weakest link. Keeping that in mind, the animal agriculture industry as a whole is only as strong as our weakest farmer, rancher or producer.
If you think scandals that affect one operation don't impact the perception of the industry as a whole, you're kidding yourself. The reputations of every individual cog in the animal-ag wheel affect the reputations of us all (and that being said, every scandal makes it more challenging for national spokespersons, like myself, to proactively discuss agriculture. Don't worry though—I like a challenge!)
I wasn't trying to hate on Paula (trust me, I love her show too), but rather, I was trying to show how quickly consumers can turn against you with one false move.
Agriculture is its own worst enemy some days —we can't be proactive until we stop providing the media—and consumers—fodder to which they can react. And that's just the hard truth, with no overreaction.


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Influence of Age on Amyloid Load in Alzheimer's Disease and in Atypical Focal Cortical Alzheimer's Disease (BIOMAGE)
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The first objective is to asses influence of age on amyloid load measured by PET imaging using Pittsburgh B compound (PiB) radio-tracer, in Alzheimer's disease(AD). This will allow the determination of brains age-specific deterioration factors by comparing Early onset AD (EOAD), Late onset AD (LOAD)and atypical focal cortical AD (PCA and LPA). The amount of brain lesions in AD patients is estimated by:
- measuring the rate of cortical brain atrophy,
- FDG imaging of glucose metabolism reflecting neuronal activity, and
- for patients who benefited from a lumbar puncture; Cortical-spinal fluid (CSF) amounts of amyloïd and tau proteins are measured.
|Alzheimer's Disease Posterior Cortical Atrophy Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
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|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Influence of Age on amyloïd Load in Alzheimer's Disease and in Atypical Focal Cortical Alzheimer's Disease Like Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) and Logopenic Progressive Aphasia (LPA)Using Positron Emitting Tomography (PET) Imaging
- PIB-PET imaging of amyloid load [ Time Frame: 0 - 2 months ]PET imaging using PIB radio-tracer will give an estimation of regional amyloid load for every patient
- FDG-PET imaging of glucose metabolism [ Time Frame: 0 - 2 months ]PET imaging using 18F-fluorodesoxyglucose (FDG) will give a visualization of regional neuronal metabolism
- clinical phenotypic assessment [ Time Frame: 0 - 2 months ]the clinical evaluation includes a neurologic consulting, a neuropsychologic assessment of cognitive performances, and evaluation of autonomy
- MRI [ Time Frame: 0 - 2 months ]the magnetic resonance imaging will be performed using numerous modalities like T1 weighted sequences for anatomic information, T2 weighted FLAIR and TSE sequences to avoid vascular injuries and T2 GRE to avoid microbleeds, DTI for the diffusion tensor imaging and default mode FMRI, to identify neural networks involved in default concious mode.
- ApoE gene sequencing [ Time Frame: 0 - 24 months after inclusion ]ApoE gene sequencing, will be performed after all samples have been collected. So this may be 0 to 24 month after inclusion.
- amyloid and Tau measurements in cerebro-spinal fluid (csf) [ Time Frame: -6 months or +6months arround T0 ]some patients have a lumbar puncture that allows a direct quantification of CSF amyloid, tau and phospho-tau amounts.This measure is performed in the 6 months following the clinical assessment (at inclusion) and when a former puncture has already been done, it can be used retro-actively up to 6 months before clinical assessment.
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
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|March 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2012
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|May 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
EOAD typical AD
this cohort is constituted with early onset typical AD.
LOAD typical
this group is constituted with late onset typical AD
atypical AD
this group is constituted with atypical form of focal cortical atrophy, like posterior cortical atrophy and logopenic progressive aphasia.
young controls
under 65
old controls
over 65
Detailed Description:
Literature data suggests there are different types of AD depending on their age of onset, called EOAD and LOAD. These two categories are distinguished by the localization of brain atrophy : severe and 'posterior' in EOAD and more 'anterior' in LOAD. Neuro-pathologic data suggests some atypical focal cortical atrophy, characterized by a respect of episodic memory, may be classified within EOAD.
PiB-based PET imaging allows the in-vivo visualization and quantification of amyloïd load.
We want to answer the question whether the amount of amyloïd protein may be lower in LOAD than EOAD in patients showing the same level of dementia, and thus identify ageing-specific cognitive disorders and understand witch factors influence etio-pathology of typical and atypical Alzheimer's disease.
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|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- AD patients: clinical dementia rating between 0.5 and 2 free and cued recall test (Grober and Buschke) cued-recall < 18/48 and total recall < 40/48
- atypical AD : i visual-spatial disorder and respect of episodic memory progressive evolution, Balint syndrome ii progressive language disorder constituted of logopenic aphasia respect of episodic memory
- controls: age over 30 MMSE over or equal to 27 normal neuropsychiatric state for age and education level
Exclusion Criteria:
- for every patients : psychiatric disorders age under18 absence of social security counter indication to MRI supposed or actual alcoholism or drug addiction pregnancy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01095744
|Pitie Salpêtrière Hospital
|Paris, Ile de France, France, 75651
|Principal Investigator:
|Bruno Dubois, professor doctor
|Study Chair:
|marie c sarzin, doctor
|Inserm U975
|Responsible Party:
|Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01095744 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2008-A00939-46 ( Registry Identifier: IDRCB )
|Study First Received:
|March 12, 2010
|Last Updated:
|October 8, 2012
Keywords provided by Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France:
PIB imaging,
brain atrophy
cognitive impairment
Pet imaging
Alzheimer's disease
amyloid protein
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alzheimer Disease
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Speech Disorders
Language Disorders
Communication Disorders
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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I like the jersey designs, and that is about it. I don't like the idea of re-branding anyways so I might be bias, but I don't think the logo design or typeface are good updates at all.
Although I do like having the brickyard at center court.
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I like the jersey designs, and that is about it. I don't like the idea of re-branding anyways so I might be bias, but I don't think the logo design or typeface are good updates at all.
Although I do like having the brickyard at center court.
I love the jerseys. Evokes the flojos without getting too crazy about it.
Really like it! Modern look with a classy mix of yester-year and today. Awesome job rel!
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I love everything about this concept. The jerseys look pretty sweet, the "indy" on the alternates is great. And since Eleazar mentioned it, I LOVE the brickyard at center court. However, the ONLY thing I don't like is that the stem of the P on the main logo looks too short. That's my only qualm with this concept. Otherwise, I love it. I would love to see a professional concept contest. The best of the best get sent to the Pacers FO, and we have new branding next year!
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Didn't even notice the bricks at mid court until you pointed it out!! Great idea!!
Really like the style of the jerseys.
If you are the same person, I love how you did the state outline and put it in place of the D on the court.
Love the state idea and the alternate logo that utilizes the state flag. Pretty badass!
Eat your heart out Jay-Z (although he did a great job with the Nets new logo...awesome).
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First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I suppose instead of the alternate jerseys saying "INDY" they could just sport "IND" like Atanta's "ATL". That way it's more state-encompassing.
I like the bricks at center court.
"The greatest thing you know Comes not from above but below" Danzig
I think people are missing the concept of the term "Alternate Jersey". I LOVE that the alternate says "INDY". It's something different. It's something we've never used before. It's something alternative to what would normally be seen throughout the year. It's a nod in some ways to the "Rip City" alternates that Portland wears from time to time.
I also like how it's a different design in general from the regular jerseys.
Love all the jerseys, but the Indy Alt is my favorite.
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"The greatest thing you know Comes not from above but below" Danzig
I had not noticed the Brickyard theme at mid-court either, but that is awesome.
The only thing I'm not hot on is "iP" tertiary logo. Not sure I see where it would ever be used.
As for using "iNDY" on the alternate, I think it's awesome. Sure the Pacers are meant to represent the whole state of Indiana, but every once in awhile, I don't see a problem in just highlighting the city they play in. Plus, with the jersey itself being modeled after an Indy Car, I think it's perfect. I didn't notice that either until rel pointed it out. Look at the design not on GHill3, and you can see the blue is the shape of an Indy Car. Using "iNDY" on that one is brilliant.
If these came out tomorrow, I'd buy all three jerseys. And, as long as it's cool, rel, I think I'd like to borrow them (and the state flag logo) for use as avatars?
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
If "fans" were alienated because they had an alternate jersey that said "Indy" instead of "Indiana", they arent fans to start with. Its not like by saying Indy on the jersey makes them the Indy Pacers. I like the idea of just an Indy on there for the alternate we will see a few games a year.
Last edited by ilive4sports; 08-09-2012 at 11:43 PM.
Also, I think it's funny when people from other states refer to Indiana as Indy. It's like this:
Out of stater: "What part of Indy are you from?"
Me: "Northside"
Out of stater: "Up by Chicago?"
Me: "You idiot"
Yes, but what do you think the dog was named after? lol
And what's so wrong with the Pacers identifying with Indianapolis in the first place? Yeah, Yeah, I get it "supposed to represent the entire state" and all that mumbo-jumbo. So does that mean that people in Greenwood, Carmel, Fishers, Brownsburg, etc are not represented by the Colts because they're simply the "Indianapolis" Colts? Aren't the Pacers located IN Indianapolis? Didn't they have "Indianapolis" painted on their court during the 90's at MSA? So WHAT if the jersey is making a reference only to Indianapolis? And besides, it still JUST says "Indy". Not "Indianapolis". It still has the "IND" in it, the basic root of the state that most NBA fans outside of here will immediately understand. And, again, IT'S AN ALTERNATE JERSEY.
I think people are getting too technical just for the sake of being too technical. While we're at it, let's bag on the Warriors for having the Golden Gate Bridge in their logo. That obviously represents only the Oakland/San Francisco area, when the team is "Golden State" implying the entire state of California. Let's also bag on the Pistons for calling themselves Detroit, even though their stadium is located in Auburn Hills. They don't make cars in Auburn Hills! They make them in Detroit! They shouldn't be called the Pistons! Blasphemy!
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I doodled up a new home jersey just now in calculus at school (who needs calculus anyway???) and this is what I came up with.
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For what it's worth (nothing), I refer to Indiana as Indy a lot of the time. I love Portland's "Rip City" jerseys a lot, and I think that a nice alternate with "Indy" on it would sell really well.
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You also forgot the 2"x2" advertisement
The Indiana flag based logo is amazing. That's actually an awesome idea.
"The greatest thing you know Comes not from above but below" Danzig
I love the GHill jersey. I especially love that it says Indy instead of Indiana. That would be a great alternate jersey and would probably be a big seller.
Can't wait to see the Illinois Bulls alts.....
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10:31 a.m., Monday, Feb. 10 — U.S. Highway 40 Berthoud Pass is now open to traffic. The highway opened at 10:29 a.m.
9:20 a.m., Monday, Feb. 10 — The estimated time of reopening U.S. Highway 40 Berthoud Pass is around 10:20 a.m., according to Tracy Trulove of the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Two avalanches triggered naturally closed down the Berthoud Pass highway around 2:30 a.m. early Monday morning, Feb. 10, according to Trulove. The slides took place at mile markers 327 and 240.5. The first avalanche had dimensions of about 10 feet deep and 600 feet wide, the second was around 4 feet deep and 300 feet wide. Crews have been working ever since to clear the roadway.


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Her first winner after injury and retirement wasn't enough for Jodie Hughes this weekend, as she landed her first double since 2010 at the South Pembs Hunt meeting on Monday.
That special first winner back, came at the Llangeinor Hunt meeting just the two days before, onboard Julie Williams' Tachbury, in the same colours as she had the horrific fall two years ago.
Two days on, she came to home turf, and rode a double - one for her father Graham Hughes and one for loyal owner Eric Clough.
The first came in the Hunt Members race, the first of the day, where not even a ten length advantage at the start for Charlotte Evans onboard Oldrik, could stop Hughes getting the pair in front approaching the last, in the end winning by four lengths.
Her second came in the Ladies Open onboard Pathian Prince, where four went to post but only three completed, as long time leader Teenage Kicks unseated his rider and the twelfth fence.
Local lad John Mathias came away with a treble - his most impressive winner been in the second race, the two mile four furlong maiden, where he and Dream Bolt (Dai Rees) made all from flag-fall. He was another to advantage from a generous lead at the start, but in the end it made no difference as he was an impressive winner, with Gale Force Lucy a distance behind. Myoran Oscar was Mathias' second winner of the day, in the Open Maiden race, trainer/partner Amber Griffiths, with his third coming in the Mens Open Race onboard former Dai Rees inmate, Changing Lanes, once again for Amber Griffiths.
In the sixth and final race, the Intermediate Race, Griffiths send out two of the three runners, but neither could come out victorious, with David Brace OBE running his only runner of the day, Dbobe (Bradley Gibbs), coming past the post a tired winner. Brooklyn Heights, who was a thirty lengths behind the winner, and Canshetrain (John Mathias), two fences out, stormed down the hill by the driving Charlotte Evans, beating her boss by a neck. The last race of the day saw a disappointing two go to post, but Grianan Fidh under Rachel Leyshon came out on top, finishing along, with the other runner, Wiston Dreamer, taking a tumble at the eleventh fence.
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CULLOMPTON residents must seize the chance to shape the future of their town.
That's the message from one councillor, following Cullompton Town Council's application to be designated as a neighbourhood area.
The application involves producing a neighbourhood plan for the town which already includes the idea of a new settlement of 3,000 homes to the east of Cullompton and a potential multi-million-pound development off junction 27.
A neighbourhood plan is a community-led framework for guiding the future development and growth of an area.
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For some, the sight of Josh Brent standing on the sidelines was just too much to bear. Barely eight days had passed since he had been jailed on intoxication manslaughter charges for the vehicular accident that killed Jerry Brown, his Dallas Cowboys teammate, and now there Brent stood in his official team sweats, smiling slightly amidst the giddy excitement of a playoff race.
Didn't matter that Brent had come to this sideline reluctantly, only after his teammates requested his presence and — most importantly — Brown's mother, Stacey Jackson, gave her blessing. It still seemed such the wrong message to send, grumbled more than a few, and by the next day both the NFL and the Cowboys agreed.
Brent won't be back on the sidelines this season.
For one person, the emotions stirred in a visceral way few of us can understand. Dwayne Goodrich, the former Cowboys cornerback who served six years in prison for charges related to a car accident that left two men dead and another injured, doesn't need fresh reminders that awful choices tend to produce devastating consequences.
He lives with the ruinous fallout caused by his own actions every second of every day.
— David Whitley: Where were teammates when Brent, Brown needed them?
"I loved that the team is supporting (Brent)," Goodrich said in a phone interview from Texas. "We all know it was an accident. Everyone I've talked to says he's a big teddy bear. It was just poor decision making. But I can understand why people were upset to see him out there. He's going to have to live with society's judgments for the rest of his life."
In the early morning hours of Jan. 14, 2003, after a night out with fellow teammates, Goodrich was driving his BMW on Interstate 35 in Dallas when he came upon an accident up ahead. Even at 2:30 a.m. the traffic lanes were crowded, an 18-wheeler bearing down on the right, and an SUV swerving to avoid a stalled, burning car.
And there in the frenzy of that crash were three men trying to free an unconscious man. Goodrich slammed on his brakes but it was too late: He struck Demont Matthews, Joseph Wood and Shuki Josef, whose lower half protruded from that smoking car. Matthews was killed instantly, Wood died en route to the hospital and Josef was left with a shattered left leg.
"And I just panicked. I left the scene," Goodrich said, the tremble in his voice palpable.
We can judge him for this, for leaving behind those three good Samaritans who were trying to save another human, because it's so senseless, so selfish. Goodrich won't argue any of that. He can describe how his mind created its own crazy justifications, even as he knows his actions defy rational reasoning.
He thought of all he was about to lose, how after three seasons he hadn't come close to fulfilling his promise as a 2000 second-round draft pick by the Cowboys, how he had so many folks back home in Chicago depending on him. He thought of his coaches at the University of Tennessee who'd be extremely disappointed he had made such a horrible, incomprehensible decision.
He convinced himself he had run into debris while trying to evade the wreck, not humans who were risking their lives.
— Jerry Brown death: Brent charged in fatal crash | Freed on bail | Blood-alcohol report
The mind, it can be brilliantly deceptive if given the opportunity.
"Just get to a safe place," his mind told him. In those dark hours before the truth beckoned, Goodrich's mind convinced him he hadn't actually hit anybody.
A jury eventually found him guilty of criminally negligent homicide with a deadly weapon but did not convict him of any alcohol-related crimes. (Goodrich said he had "about two drinks" that night, none after midnight.) He was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; a guilty plea for failure to stop and render aid added five more years. In 2005 he became an inmate at the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was released in October 2011.
In prison is where his mind began to blossom. It was there, while working as a janitor in the prison chapel, Goodrich began to realize how he had squandered his physical talents.
"I was so young, I didn't understand the platform I had in front of me (with the Cowboys)" he said. "There was so much pressure to please everyone. I didn't want to be a disappointment to my people back in Chicago. And yes, like so many other athletes, I was sure I was invincible."
Fellow inmates couldn't understand how Goodrich wasted such a privileged lifestyle. They'd hear him call the guards "sir," watch how he treated everyone with respect, and soon it began to dawn.
Goodrich could use his mind — his story — to inspire good from the tragic events he wrought.
It was in prison, at an adult probation class he was invited to attend with three other inmates, that Goodrich's future began to take shape.
"They wanted me to watch (the other inmates speak) first. I actually cried for 25 minutes, had snot coming out of me and that kind of stuff," he said. "Once I got into my story and saw how it affected people, I realized I could make a difference.
"I started to see how other young men looked up to me. I thought, 'I'm not a role model, I'm in prison just like you.' I realized I could show those young guys in there you have to follow rules, and if you do you can get out and make a difference."
Upon his release Goodrich began speaking to audiences at Dallas churches. The Cowboys brought him in last summer, to talk to the rookie classes. "Look at me," he told them. Once he was one of them, cock-sure that nothing — not drugs or women or even a terrible accident and unfathomable decisions — would bring him down.
Brent wasn't there when Goodrich spoke, but maybe he got through to just one player who will think twice before doing something that ruins lives.
"When I was in high school I had so many goals. I wrote them down and taped them to a mirror so I'd be reminded every day," Goodrich said. "When I got to Dallas I didn't keep those goals, I lost track of what I should have been. So now when I speak to groups I really stress goal setting, how important it is to let goals shape your choices."
Last week, at age 34, Goodrich learned he had been admitted to Tennessee, again, this time to study arts and science with a focus on sociology. He starts classes in January. He'll keep building his mentoring program, with the hope of someday speaking to players from every professional league and as many college programs as possible.
"Don't be me," he'll begin, and the tears will start to form.
"Coming from the inner city, I feel like they can relate to me when I get up there and talk," Goodrich said. "I don't talk down to anybody, I make it transparent, I make myself accessible, I'm an open book. If a guy calls me at 3 in the morning, I'll be there for him."
Just weeks after Goodrich was incarcerated, his son, Dylan, was born. Jillian, his daughter who's now 10, learned to read while her dad was behind bars. On one visit, she broke his heart by saying, "Daddy, you're a criminal."
"I want to look them in the eye and say, 'Daddy went through a lot of adversity and he caused a lot of people pain,' " Goodrich said. "I want them to understand what can happen because of the bad choices you make."
Conditions of his parole prevent Goodrich from contacting the families of the deceased or Josef, the surviving victim whose leg was shattered. Some who loved Matthews and Wood, the men who were killed, remain uneasy that Goodrich is free, and question whether he's trying to capitalize on their tragedy.
"I'm very aware of their pain. I can't please everybody," Goodrich said. "I'm trying to live my life and do the best I can to help other people."
Laura Wood, the mother of Joseph, told The Dallas Morning News in October that she hopes Goodrich tries "to do the right thing in the future. Maybe he can turn it around and help kids do the right thing."
Goodrich promises he won't let her down. In 2006, during his sentencing for failing to stop and render aid, he had an emotional meeting with Josef, who told Goodrich in court, "I forgive you."
The power of those words still makes Goodrich weak at the knees. Here was a man he nearly killed, granting absolution with a tight embrace.
Josef's grace and kindness released something deep inside of Goodrich, convinced him that he could spread karmic good by sharing his side of a tale about a man who failed terribly, who made the most selfish decision a man could make, who lost nearly everything because of a string of inconceivable choices.
"One of these days I'll get there and they'll see how I've matured as a man," Goodrich said, his voice cracking again. "They'll see their loved ones didn't die in vain."
Isn't that the ideal goal of a merciful world, to learn and eventually absolve? So as difficult as it might be, Goodrich will answer as many questions as he's asked about the night he was home with friends, playing video games, when they decided to go for dinner and then some strip clubs. He'll talk candidly about the accident that caused him to veer in panic, and his failure to abide by society's basic standards.
"From Tennessee to Dallas I went from (being) a leader to a follower," he said. "I had too much idle time, I wasn't planning for life after football, I didn't know how to manage my time."
Goodrich has never met Brent, doesn't know much about the nose tackle who was driving the speeding car in which Brown was a passenger in the early hours of a Saturday earlier this month. Brent, whose blood-alcohol level reportedly was 0.18 percent at the time of the fatal crash, is free on $100,000 bond; prosecutors expect to present the case against him to a grand jury by year's end.
Goodrich is certain of this much: Brent will need "a solid support system and lots of prayers." He has to be suffering guilt, embarrassment and shame, all emotions that plagued Goodrich and at times, still do. He doesn't expect everyone to forgive him — it takes a rare soul to be like Brown's mother and say she'd rather the person allegedly responsible for her son's death not face charges — but that doesn't mean there aren't lessons to heed.
They begin with three simple words: "Don't be me."
"If I can tell young athletes, young kids, what happened because of the choices I made, and they can relate, or say my story made them call a cab, that's my goal," Goodrich said. "I value long term goals so much now. And mine is to touch as many lives as I can and really make an impact."