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Wiltshire Police have appealed for information following an aggravated burglary in Westbury in which the occupants were threatened by two masked men.
The incident took place between 9pm and 9.45pm last Thursday at a house in Leigh Park Way, Westbury.
The two men entered the home by an unlocked door, where they then threatened the three occupants and stole a quantity of cash.
The offenders escaped using a red Vauxhall Corsa driving away in the direction of Frome.
Despite the threats, no-one was harmed during the incident.
Inspector Alan Webb said: "This was an extremely serious offence and we are providing specialist resources to investigate this matter.
"I want to assure the people of Westbury that this is an extremely unusual event in the town and we have increased targeted partols in the area to provide reassurance."
The suspects were both described as white, late 20s, wearing balaclavas or face coverings. One wore a beige, thigh-length jacket and the other a black jacket.
Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Tom Fenwick at Melksham CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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New Chamber director excited for new year full of opportunities
Submitted: 01/10/2017
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- The new year brings new changes to Rhinelander.
Maggie Steffen started as the new executive director at the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce last week.
She replaces Bill Clow, who was let go by the Chamber board of directors last October.
As a Rhinelander native and former executive director of Downtown Rhinelander Inc., Steffen knows the area well and is excited to serve the community.
"I think the whole city itself is posed in a very interesting spot right now, and it's going to be really fun to be a part of it and the Chamber is a big part of a lot of things that happen, not only in the community but in the area," Steffen said.
Steffen hopes she won't be the only new face at the Chamber this year.
The Board of Directors is currently looking for new board members.
"We're going to start doing things and we need an active board, and we need people that have great resources, that can help us, both personally or just because they know someone, people that are willing to devote a little bit of their time. We're not asking for a lot of their time," said Steffen. "Pick a project, pick a program, and help us get it done and get it out there."
If you're interested in joining the board of directors, you should reach out to the Chamber of Commerce.
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Three people in Adams County in custody for hiding a body
Submitted: 09/24/2017
- 46-year-old Susan Hall, 46- year-old Michael Mathewson and 55-year-old Debra Phillips are suspects involved in hiding the body of Isaac Salinas.
Salinas went missing around September 11th.
Three were no obvious sign of trauma to Salinas' body.
His death is suspected to be a result of a drug overdose.
However, it has not been confirmed by a toxicology report.
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Fatal motorcycle accident in Portage County
Submitted: 09/24/2017
- A motorcycle rider died after a car crash in Portage County Saturday.
A car was trying to avoid another car pulling out of a drive way and slowed down causing the motorcycle rider to hit the back of the vehicle.
The motorcycle rider was pronounced dead on scene.
The other drivers had no injuries.
The incident is still under investigation.
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Woman airlifted to Wausau hospital after roll over
Submitted: 09/24/2017
- A 36- year-old woman was partially ejected from her car near Tomahawk.
The woman lost control of her car and rolled over into a ditch.
There were no passengers in the car with her.
The woman was air lifted to a Wausau area hospital.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says her injuries don't appear to be life threatening.
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Land O' Lakes celebrates Fall with a colorama weekend
Submitted: 09/23/2017
- Even though it may not feel like it, Autumn has officially begun. Plenty of towns in the Northwoods celebrate the season with a colorama.
This weekend Land O Lakes is hosting its colorama. Land O Lakes has held a colorama for about 35 years.
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A Rhinelander woman worries about a sex offender who moved into her neighborhood
Submitted: 09/22/2017
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She used to love the close proximity and the ability to walk to almost anything in town.
She has two young kids and regularly checks the sex offender registry.
The Rhinelander mom wishes to stay anonymous. We'll refer to her as Linda.
Linda found out a sex offender moved in a few doors down from her by flipping through a local newspaper, She saw a small box at the bottom page with a notification.
"He kind of just snuck in," said Linda.
William Huntington moved close to Linda's house in May. However, Linda says she knew nothing until she did research of her own in July.
"When I saw what he was found guilty of I was in shock. I was in complete shock," said Linda.
He was convicted in Dane County for repeatedly sexually assaulting his 8- year- old neighbor about twenty years ago. He's now required to wear a lifetime GPS monitoring system.
Dana Wszalek works with the Department of Corrections in Rhinelander as a Regional Chief. Her office supervises people like Huntington in the community.
"What we do is not a cookie cutter type of approach to supervision; it's relative to what their risks are based on their case dynamics," said Wszalek.
State law requires high risk sex offender to live at least 1,500 feet from churches, schools and playgrounds. Restrictions on other sex offenders are left to local offices.
The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says there are no ordinances for sex offenders in Oneida County.
"They have different life experiences. They are a part of the community," said Wszalek.
Wszalek understands the wariness community members might feel.
"As a parent it's important to be aware of who's in your neighborhood," said Wszalek.
Linda said one of her 6- year- old child was planning on walking to school with friends this year, but instead they'll get driven.
"I feel like the neighborhood we moved into to be able to have these things has been taken away," said Linda.
Linda said she was shocked she didn't get a call or knock on her door from law enforcement.
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Gov. Scott Walker discusses education funding in new budget
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On Friday, Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) visited schools across the state to discuss some details of the education budget.
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Kids of all ages participated in the YMCA's Fit Kids Duathlon
Submitted: 09/22/2017
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- Kid got outside and got active at the YMCA of the Northwood's Fit Kids Duathalon tonight.
Three age groups competed in the running and biking events.
The five and under group ran around the building and biked through the parking lot, but the older age groups biked through the trails behind the YMCA.
"It's rugged enough that you have to have a little bit or stamina and a little bit or grit to actually make it through the course," said YMCA Aquatics and Youth and Family Director Matt Steingraber.
Some of the kids even trained for the event.
The top three in each age group got awards.
The main purpose of the event was to get kids out of the house and doing something to keep them fit and active.
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Shooting victim Rola El-Halabi set to fight for world title in January
Germany's Rola El-Halabi is set to fight for a world title nearly two years after surviving a shooting that left her wheelchair-bound.
The undefeated 27-year-old, who held the WIBA and WIBF lightweight titles in 2009, will face Italy's Lucia Morelli for the vacant WIBA lightweight championship on Jan. 13 in Ulm, Germany.
The Beirut-born fighter spent three months in a wheelchair after her stepfather and former manager, Hicham El-Halabi, shot her in her right hand, left knee and both feet in the dressing room before a fight with Irma Balijagic Adler in Berlin on April 1, 2011. The attack came two months after El-Halabi had terminated the management contract with her stepfather.
Hicham El-Halabi, who was 44 at the time of the attack, also shot two security guards before he was arrested. He is serving a six-year jail sentence following his conviction in November.
"It's like a second birth, I didn't want to say goodbye to this great sport," El-Halabi told Agence France-Presse. "This is like Christmas, a birthday and Easter all rolled into one."
El-Halabi credited a run during her arduous rehabilitation process for inspiring her comeback. "There were many points on the road back, but from a sporting perspective, a five-kilometer run I did in September 2011 was certainly part of it," she said. "Before that, I had been sat in a wheelchair for three months and I just wanted to get through it.
"I ran in terrible weather, the scars on my body, everything hurt like hell, but I got through it and that was proof for me: I could still bite."
El-Halabi is 11-0 as a professional with six knockouts. She won the WIBF and WIBA world titles in 2009.
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Yeah so we lost, BUT...
I think we made progress. I'll give props to Carlisle for making some nice adjustments to the offense to help us get easier baskets, I like the fact that he threw Orien Greene in the mix with a point guard to give us a defensive presence, and I'll even give Carlisle credit for keeping this team focused last night.
A couple of people mentioned that Granger is still in his slump, and I'm going to disagree. Ok, yes from three-point land he's not knocking them down, but twice last night I saw him split a double team -- once for a dish to Ike for a layup + free throw, and the other time he split it for a nice layup. He had a couple of other aggressive baskets as well. I'll take him attacking the basket [I wish he'd try to draw more fouls] any day over him wasting his talent camping out beyond the three-point line.
I liked Dunleavy's aggressiveness, I liked Murphy's aggressiveness, and I liked the fact that Jermaine did his thing without dominating the ball. I think what lost us the game tonight was Tinsley's slow feet on Bibby. In the 4th quarter Bibby knocked down a series of jumpers off a few screens -- screens which Tinsley was extremely slow at recovering from.
Back to Carlisle though. I've said a lot of negative about him even though I don't dislike him at all, I've felt he's not the right coach for this team. It'll take a lot more than one game to convince me that he's the right guy, but last night he made some changes I thought he'd be too stubborn to make.
The biggest thing he did was he made Jermaine's game blend in with the rest of the offense instead of Jermaine dominating the offense. In addition to that, there was non-stop ball movement all-night-long. It didn't even look like we were the same team we've been offensively all season. Sure, it was against the Kings, but we all know we're known for making other teams' defense look good. We actually shot a good percentage from the field even though we were 1-16 from three-point land. I also noticed that even when Jermaine did get the ball, he'd quickly make his move and shoot the ball instead of waiting for the double-team and causing the rest of the offense to stop.
Our defense even showed up late in the 4th quarter, but obviously that was too late. I hope they continue working on the defense, and keep the offensive scheme they played last night. The offense was 100% unpredictable, it was effective, there was good rhythm, and it was also fun to watch. But yeah, lets get that defense going...
Tonight vs. the Jazz we're really going to need our defense to step it up. Jerry Sloan's teams always seem to put on a basketball clinic featuring layup drills. If our defense shows, I think we can win.


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Today I proudly present a wonderful video clip of Ajanta Cave to you all. Thanks to my dear friends Min Khin Kyaw and Dr.Han Tun who post the article @ SD/JTN..... Remind me of Indiana Jones : RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK !!
Ajanta Cave (Ancient technology - somehow forgotten)
[Presented by Min Khin Kyaw and Dr.Han Tun @ SariputtaDhamma/JTN/Mult]
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The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are 30 rock-cut
cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to the 600 CE. The caves
include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist
religious art (which depict the Jataka tales) as well as frescos which are
reminiscent of the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka. The caves were built in two
phases starting around 2nd century BCE, with the second group of caves built
around 600 CE. It is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of
Since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The caves
are located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, near Jalgaon, just outside the
village of Ajinṭhaa. Caves are only about 59 kilometers from Jalgaon Railway
station (on Delhi-Mumbai, Rail line of the Central railways, India); and 104
kilometers from Aurangabad (from Ellora Caves 100 Kilometers).
[edit] First period
According to Spink (2006), the first phase was the construction of sanctuaries
(known as chaytia-grihas) built during the period 100 BCE to 100 CE, probably
under the patronage of the Satavahana dynasty (230 BCE, c. 220 CE) in the
canyons of the Waghora River. The caves 9, 10, 12 and 15A were constructed
during this period. Murals preserved from this time belong to the oldest
monuments of painted art in India.
[edit] Second period
Scholars disagree about the date of the Ajanta Caves' second period. For a time
it was thought that the work was done over a long period from the fourth to the
7th century AD, but recently long-time researcher Walter M. Spink declared that
most of the work took place over short time period, from 460 to 480 CE, during
the reign of Emperor Harishena of the Vakataka dynasty. Some 20 cave temples
were simultaneously created, for the most part viharas: monasteries with a
sanctuary in the structure's rear centre.
According to Spink, the Ajanta Caves appear to have been abandoned shortly after
the fall of Harishena c. 480 CE. Since then, these temples have been abandoned
and gradually forgotten. During the intervening centuries, the jungle grew back
and the caves were hidden, unvisited and undisturbed.
[edit] Rediscovery by Europeans
On 28 April 1819, a British officer for the Madras Presidency, John Smith, of
the 28th Cavalry, while hunting tiger, accidentally discovered the entrance to
one of the cave temples (Cave No. 10) deep within the tangled undergrowth.
Exploring that first cave, long since a home to nothing more than birds and bats
and a lair for other, larger, animals, Captain Smith scratched his name in on
one of the pillars. Still faintly visible, it records his name and the date,
April 1819. Since he stood on a five foot high pile of rubble collected over the
years, the inscription is well above the eye-level gaze of an adult. Shortly
after this discovery, the Ajanta Caves became renowned for their exotic setting,
impressive architecture, historic artwork, and long-forgotten history.
Love Buddha's dhamma,


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Tory Burch and Chris Burch Reach Settlement Agreement
A Guide to Every Dramatic Moment in the "Battle of the Burches"
After four months of legal volleys — including a countersuit, subpoenas on Christmas Eve, and allegations of corporate misconduct — Tory Burch and her ex-husband and business partner Chris Burch have finally settled their lawsuits against each other.
The drama around this case started over a year ago when Chris opened C. Wonder, which many saw as a threat to Tory's brand. From its outset, the lower-priced line of clothing and accessories was accused of looking too similar to Tory's aesthetic. The resolution to this case doesn't address those similarities and instead focuses on the sale of Chris's stake in the company, much of which went to two new investors. This lessens his power and involvement at the brand, which will hopefully give both Burches some peace.
So how did they get to this point? A look back at every step of the aptly named Battle of the Burches, here in the gallery.
Photo: A still-married Tory and Chris Burch at the opening of a Tory Burch store in Los Angeles in 2005, via Getty.


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The Tour de Feminin Krasna Lipa race is an annual four day-five stage UCI Women's ranked stage race which takes place in the north of the Czech Republic. Four hilly road stages and a flat time trial just over the border in Poland makes it a hard race but one that second category riders can ride as well as elites. This mix of ability is part of the appeal as there are always races within the race going on between the smaller teams as well as at the top between Olympians and World Champions.
Taking part in an international multi day stage race against some of the world's best female professional cyclists is not something you say no to or enter into lightly both physically and logistically. Yet despite being outgunned by some of the best female professional cyclists and well funded teams in the world, Team CTC more than acquitted itself in very illustrious company. This was to be the biggest race several members of Team CTC had ridden and they couldn't wait to get stuck in.
Leaving Prague airport and heading northwards we were lulled into believing this would be flat race but the nearer we got to Krasna Lipa the more the roads went up. This was going to be a hilly race but at least there would be plenty of amazing views to ease it. Getting to the communal accommodation supplied by the organisers we realised we'd be up against more than the terrain, the difference in team budgets was instant. All the other teams had several liveried cars and vans, lots of back up staff and plenty of bikes and spares. Rather than deter us, it actually made us stronger as a team as we, five riders and three back up staff, knew we'd have to do work as a unit to support each other.
Bikes were unpacked and built by mechanic Patrick, team manager Steve went off to register with organisers and collect paperwork, numbers and radios, and assistant Thomas went to the supermarket to get plenty of water and fruit for the riders. The girls; Astrid, Jeanette, Hannah, Tam and Vittoria, then went for a quick spin to test the bikes and get the legs ready for the next day's stage. Dinner and a quick team briefing followed before an early night for all.
Day one set the tone for the race preparation wise. Up early for breakfast; sort all kit, drinks and food for the day; pack cars and transfer to the start/finish roughly two hours before the race start. Bikes quickly checked, warms up done, riders signed on, bottles and food sorted, riders informed of where feed was and climbs and sprints along the route and then off to the start line 10 mins before the start time. Steve and Patrick would get into the team car and pull up behind the riders in their allotted position in race convoy and Thomas would drive directly to the feed zone and park up with all the other helpers giving out bottles. It was now over to the riders.
Straight from the gun it was fast despite the rolling terrain. Then disaster struck, just 10km into the very first stage Jeanette came down with several other riders on a fast gravelly corner. By the time the team car caught up with her she was back on her bike and battling to get back on to the bunch. Steve and Patrick couldn't believe it but here she was grazed and bloodied but more annoyed at missing the bunch worrying about her injuries. Lesser people might have packed on the spot but Jeanette was pushing on hard and determined to get back into the race.
Meanwhile back in the main bunch Astrid was finding the going tough and dropped back on the first major climb. Along with a few others she tried to get on again on the descent but the main group had gone. Digging deep she pressed on catching other riders including Hannah and they all started working well together. Vittoria later joined this group and helped share the workload and they were further encouraged when Jeanette fought her way back up to this group as they thought she had withdrawn due to her crash. Tam was sitting comfortably in the main bunch and finished safely just of the back of the bunch on the fast and technical run in to the finish. The smiles and relief at the finish was clear to see as they knew they had all made the time limit and could continue in the race. Jeanette had her injuries looked at and was thankfully given the all clear and she was more than determined to continue despite the loss of skin.
Then it was back in the minibus and back to the accommodation to get food and showered as soon as possible. Patrick, Steve and Thomas made sure the bikes, bottles and paperwork were sorted for the next stage so all the riders had to do was and relax try to recover for the next stage. Everyone pulling together in their roles benefitted the riders and team as a whole and the team spirit really was evident to other bigger teams as they seemed quite distant in their relevant roles and didn't mix much.
The same pattern of racing and recovery followed for the second stage, without Jeanette crashing, with everyone finishing safely. The 18km individual time trial on the morning of day three was held in Poland and involved a 20km transition through Germany which amused everyone as they had visited three countries in the space of 20 minutes. Here the difference in teams was even more evident as all the other riders seemed to be on time trial bikes with a choice of wheels available. However the girls knew they were strong and despite lack of equipment more than held their own with Tam and Vittoria, in her first time trial, both in the top 50. Every Team CTC rider moved up places in the overall standings so the mood was getting better.
This wasn't the end of the day's racing though as that afternoon saw another 100km road stage. Tam was getting stronger and managed to finish in 11th place on the stage. The rest of the girls battled in inside the time limit despite the hilly circuits and increasingly tired bodies. That night spirits were very high as we all knew there was just one more day to go and everyone had come this far and didn't want to get eliminated on the last day.
The final stage went off without incident for riders, but not the race as a group got sent the wrong way holding the race up and shortening it by 25km, meaning Team CTC finished the race with all five riders and not in last place. This was more than a lot of the other well funded teams with big name riders and earned a lot of admiration and respect for the team. Many other riders and team managers came over to congratulate our riders and staff and ask just who this small team from the UK was. When they found out the team was funded by the national cycling charity they were even more surprised and remarked on how good this was for women cyclists in the UK and wished they had similar set ups in their respective countries to help promote women's cycling.
Although exhausted, all the riders in Team CTC were elated to finish a UCI level race, all but Tam for the first time! The determination shown by each rider to finish each stage and come back for more the next day was incredible and very, very motivating for the riders and team helpers. Here was a group of cyclists, all with full time job commitments to go back to the very next day the race had finished, mixing it with full time professional cyclists with big budget back up and doing it proudly and without any griping.
The only slight disappointment the riders did voice was with the racing set up in the UK and the lack of similar status races for them to compete in at home to help bring them up to this standard. The disparity in the level and variety of women's races in the UK compared to mainland Europe showed the UK still has a long way to go with women's racing; it is getting better but there's still a long way to go. There are lots of one day races and a few small stage races but nothing of this calibre to help prepare them for this type of race and level of competition.
Taking the knowledge and lessons learnt from this race back with them will be invaluable in their preparation for similar races in future. Passing on this knowledge to other female riders back home in the UK and being able to use Team CTC as a vehicle to encourage more women to cycle in the UK will hopefully help the sport grow and maybe who knows one day we'll have a similar level UCI race for women in the UK.
Once they had time to reflect, we asked each member of Team CTC, riders and staff what their best bits were and not surprising from the way the team worked it wasn't just about the racing:
Vittoria Bussi (26) University lecturer
I was thinking hard about "my best moments", and... I don't know where to start, there are so many! So much fun before and after racing, less during racing.
Seeing Thomas each race and being able to catch the bottle each time
When Patrick said the last day from the car: "20km to go"
Teaching Italian to some of you (Vittoria is Italian in case you didn't guess it from the name)
Awareness at the end that I've done my best for the experience that I have
Jeanette Greenie (38) Physiotherapist
Eventually joining a decent sized group after my crash on day one and especially seeing three green CTC jerseys in the group
Being able to communicate with my team at all times and know exactly what's happening and when - Jeanette races a lot in the Czech Republic.
Meeting such a great group of people who all genuinely supported each other and gelled perfectly as a team.
Tamina Oliver (33) Counsellor
The sprint on the cobbles to the finish line on the penultimate stage when my legs finally worked.
On the last stage seeing Astrid cross the line and knowing that a) the whole team was safe and b) that every single one of us (including Thomas, Steve and Pat) had made it through to the finish of a gruelling few days. I think that is something to be hugely proud of as a team.
Hannah Payton (19) Student
Crossing the finishing line knowing I'd completed my first UCI tour.
Patrick telling me we had one lap less to do on the last day.
Astrid Wingler (44, second oldest women in the race) University lecturer
On the first day after getting dropped and thinking it was all over, I got in a small group and spotted the green jerseys of Vittoria and Hannah in the group ahead and caught up with them. Even better when Jeanette managed to soon join us.
That and sitting down for a civilised cup of tea after the first stage.
Steve Bailey, Team manager
Having all five riders finish the race without any major incidents!
Patrick Trainor, Mechanic
Having no mechanicals the entire race and the amazing team spirit throughout the race. The daily team car radio check with all the different languages reaffirming what a multi-national event this was .
Thomas Wallenda, Soigneur
I enjoyed every minute of the five days (besides a few moments of dodgy 80's music while driving)
Besides seeing everyone finish the race, being at the feed stops seeing the green CTC jerseys safely turn up and not missing any bottles.
Team CTC would like to thank all their sponsors for making this trip happen:
Green Energy UK www.greenenergy.uk.com [2]
Butterworth Spengler Insurance Group www.butterworthspengler.co.uk [3]
Madison UK www.madison.co.uk [4]
Merlin Cycles www.merlincycles.com [5]


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Smile, You're a Liberal After All!News at Home
The story line for the upcoming November elections has been that conservatives are angry, motivated and poised for a major electoral triumph. Fuming, they promise to return America to its traditional values, which they say have been hijacked by liberals and progressives.
But here's the dark secret conservatives don't want you to know: America is a progressive nation. Americans have always embraced progress and liberal change, rather than stasis. Chances are, you are a liberal, too.
Don't believe me? Let's do a quick history lesson and compare the conservative position on issues over the last one hundred years with the liberal position and you can decide for yourself.
Think ten-year-olds should work in coal mines? One hundred years ago conservative business interests and their allied politicians certainly thought so, and they fought efforts to enact child labor laws to protect children from the dangers of coal mines, textile mills and dozens of other hazards. Progressives got those regulations passed and kids don't work in coal mines anymore.
Ninety years ago American women finally got the right to vote. It was a close call, however, because of the fierce opposition of conservatives and traditionalists who thought women ought to be subservient to men. So any of you conservative guys reading this, I want you to go tell your wife or your sister or your mother that they really don't deserve the right to vote. See how that one goes over!
Fifty years ago African Americans were routinely denied the right to vote (and forced to sit in the backs of buses and attend segregated schools, and were refused service in hotels and restaurants) by Southern states ruled by conservatives. That changed only when the liberals in the federal government passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 over the protests of conservatives waving the states' rights banner. Fifty years later, how many of you think states ought to be allowed to strip people of their votes purely on the basis of their race?
How many of you think that when you retire you ought to be left with nothing? In 1935 the United States was the only major industrialized nation without an old-age pension. That year President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act over the howling objections of conservatives in Congress. The next year, the conservative Republican Alf Landon ran for president vowing to repeal Social Security. FDR won one of the biggest landslides in American history, and few remember Alf Landon anymore.
Likewise, as Americans began to live longer many faced their old age with rising medical costs and no health insurance. Then President Lyndon Johnson and his liberal Congress created Medicare, and seniors now have some of the best medical coverage in the country. Raise your hand if you want to take Medicare away from the senior citizens in your life.
As we struggle out of the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression, it's worth remembering that conservatives have always opposed attempts to regulate our financial system. In the 1930s they fought the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and they stood unanimously against the recent bank regulation bill. But who among us really believes that the Great Recession was caused by too much oversight of the banking, insurance and mortgage industries?
So it has gone across the last hundred years. If we had followed the conservative path during those years, we'd still be a nation with legalized racial segregation and gender inequality, our senior citizens would be poor and sick, banks would be free to do whatever they wanted to us, and kids would still be mining coal. Conservatives have gotten it wrong over and over again.
The funny thing, of course, is that conservatives know this about themselves. They have been against everything I've just described. Until they supported it. When Tea Party darling Rand Paul suggested repealing the Civil Rights Act, conservative Republicans in the Senate smacked that idea down; when President Obama proposed reining in some Medicare costs, conservative Republicans positioned themselves as the great defenders of the program.
Over the last century conservatives have consistently been on the wrong side of history, and Americans have demonstrated that they don't want to live in a conservative nation. So smile: You're really a liberal after all. And in November why not go and vote that way too.
This piece was distributed for non-exclusive use by the History News Service, an informal syndicate of professional historians who seek to improve the public's understanding of current events by setting these events in their historical contexts. The article may be republished as long as both the author and the History News Service are clearly credited.
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Edmond Dantes - 10/3/2010
Steven Conn's article should make you wonder about the value of HNN. Do partisan sermons not generate partisan effluvium?
Tim Matthewson - 10/2/2010
Reading the above makes me wonder about the value of HNN. If this is all it produces, I say get rid of HNN.
Edmond Dantes - 10/1/2010
"It will be really difficult to one up the dumbness of this one..."
...but you pulled it off, Arnold. Bravo.
Arnold Shcherban - 9/29/2010
<Criminal enterprise known as a State>?
It will be really difficult to one up the dumbness of this one...
Without that "criminal enterprise" all other of no less (if not more) "criminal
enterprises", such as US Constitution,
Wall Street, and corporate capitalism as a whole would cease to exist a century ago.
Lewis Bernstein - 9/28/2010
George Norris, Bob LaFollette, Fiorello LaGuardia? All Progressives. Perhaps you're thinking of people like Burton Wheeler or Hiram Johnson who opposed an internationalist foreign policy.
The Progressive Movement was not monolithic.
William J. Stepp - 9/27/2010
To the extent that life is better today than it was in 1930, it's not because of the criminal entity known as the State, but because of the development of markets, capital accumulation, and innovation.
All this has happened despite the cekatS, not because of it.
Paul Siff - 9/27/2010
Progressivism died during or shortly after the first WOrld War. The surviving progressives tended to oppose the New Deal. The resurrection of Progressivism for ideological purposes is an artifact of Glenn Beck's febrile imagination.
Edmond Dantes - 9/27/2010
Fine, chastise them for it now if you prefer, but remember your history, progressives pushed imperialism early in the twentieth century. Conservatives opposed foreign adventures. I just wanted to point out some flaws in the author's premise.
Edmond Dantes - 9/27/2010
Did Mr. Beatty say that America in 1930 was better than life today? Without being too presumptuous, I think he is inquiring on progressivism's final destination. What is the ultimate goal?
Paul Siff - 9/27/2010
Part of the problem in assessing Americans' mindset is the disjunction between the way many think in the abstract and how they respond to concrete situations. Thgus, Tea Partiers rail against government and government spending, yet seniors among them want to keep their entitlements: witness that irate oldster down South who thundered in a 2009 town meeting, "Keep your government hands off my Medicare!" Similarly, a young woman Tea Party activist, inverviewed by the New York Times, saw no incompatibility between her advocacy of replacing Medicare and Medicaid with "charity" and the fact that she attended a public university and thus received a highly subsidized education. In other instances the phenomenon works in reverse: when asked a survey question pertaining to free speech in the abstract, Americans will staunchly support it; when it comes to a concrete example that tests such support: "Let a communist (or today, an Islamicist)speak in public?" the response is apt to be very different.
Paul Siff - 9/27/2010
Do you seriously think life in the U.S. circa 1930 is preferable to life today? Now, that's a laugh.
Paul Siff - 9/27/2010
No - we should chastize them for embracing it now.
Edmond Dantes - 9/27/2010
I nearly forgot about imperialism and its progressive roots in America. Was it not the progressive mindset that propelled America towards imperialist endeavors in the early twentieth-century? How did that work out in Cuba, the Philippines, and other island nations? Should we chastise conservatives for opposing that foreign policy?
Edmond Dantes - 9/27/2010
...conservatives have consistently been on the wrong side of history."
The author left out many key issues, such as social Darwinism, eugenics, prohibition, and socialism. Should we scold conservatives for combating these as well? Progressivism, like any other movement, needs to be checked once in a while.
John D. Beatty - 9/27/2010
Will someone ever tell me exactly what goal "progressives" are "progressing" towards? The ideal society with no strife, want or need? Does anyone really thing we can get ther ans say so with a straight face?
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
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|Is Paraspinal Intramuscular Ropivacaine Injection an Effective Treatment for Headache in a Pediatric Emergency Department?
- The primary outcome will be pain relief sufficient for discharge from the emergency department. [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]
- complete resolution of headache [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]
- admission [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]
- time from presentation to ultimate disposition [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]
- re-presentation to the emergency department with headache within 72 hours of participating in the study [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- a change of greater than 1.5 on the numerical rating scale [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]
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Experimental: Ropivacaine Injections
Intramuscular injection of the lower cervical paraspinous muscles with 1.5 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine on each side.
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Intramuscular injection of the lower cervical paraspinous muscles with 1.5 mL of normal saline on each side.
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1.5 mL IM to each side in to the lower cervical paraspinous muscles x 1.
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Methods: The study will be a double-blind randomized control trial. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive either intramuscular injection of the lower cervical paraspinous muscles with 1 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine on each side, placebo injections with 1 mL normal saline on each side, or no intervention at all. If randomized to an injection, the investigator and the patient will both be blinded as to the nature of the injection.
The location of the child's pain as well as severity will be assessed immediately prior to intervention and every 10 minutes for 30 minutes. If after 30 minutes relief is insufficient for discharge to home, intravenous treatment will be instituted according to current protocol. Pain will be reassessed at the time of ultimate disposition. The scale used to assess severity will vary based on the child's age.
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- Age 7-17 years
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- meningismus
- headache that wakes the child at night
- known organic brain disease, mass, or tumor
- history of stroke
- history of allergy to ropivacaine or other aminoacyl local anesthetics
- history of liver disease
- history of impaired cardiac function
- abnormal neurologic signs
- a focal neurologic abnormality on exam that is not a known component of the child's headache syndrome
- cognitive inability to communicate the intensity of pain.
- history of shunt or other intracranial hardware
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|Susan Sieminski, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Migraine Disorders
Headache Disorders, Primary
Headache Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Anesthetics, Local
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
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ALCS Game Two Preview: Tigers at Yankees
After a spirited ninth-inning rally, the Yankees lost Game One—and Derek Jeter, who fractured his ankle and will miss the rest of the postseason—in the 12th inning. Can Joe Girardi's team bounce back and prevent the Tigers from racing out to a 2-0 lead? To answer that question, here are the PECOTA odds and projected starting lineups for Game Two.
Tigers (Anibal Sanchez) vs. Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda) – 4:00 p.m. ET
PECOTA Odds of Winning: Yankees 57.4 percent, Tigers 42.6 percent
Odds with Derek Jeter: Yankees 58.5 percent, Tigers 41.5 percent
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From a mathematical, tangible perspective, just how costly is Jeter's injury to the Yankees? PECOTA pegs the decrease in their odds of winning Game Two at 1.1 percent, all things held equal except the downgrade from Jeter to Nix. That's not an insignificant difference, given how closely matched New York and Detroit are, but even without their captain, the Yankees are favored to even the series.
Of course, PECOTA is not omniscient, and it was unaware when spewing out these odds that Kuroda will be starting a game on three days' rest for the first time in his major-league career. The decision to use the 37-year-old right-hander in Game Two comes in spite of his having thrown 105 pitches over 8 1/3 innings in Game Three of the Division Series, and is especially surprising in light of the fact that pitching coach Larry Rothschild advised Kuroda to save energy by nixing his between-start bullpen sessions last month.
Kuroda, who allowed 17 hits but only five runs in 13 1/3 innings over two regular-season starts against the Tigers, has made only one appearance on short rest since coming over from Japan in 2007—a relief outing on July 12, 2009, the day before that season's All-Star break. That trip did not work out well for Kuroda, who coughed up three runs on two hits and a walk in just 1 1/3 innings of mop-up duty. The context was entirely different, but if anything, it reinforces the risk that Girardi and the Yankees have chosen to take by putting their starting pitcher in uncharted waters in what many perceive to be a must-win game.
After a week off between his regular-season finale and his first playoff assignment, Kuroda returned to the mound fresh, a fact highlighted by the rebound in his fastball velocity:
The righty's sinker sat between 93-94 mph in the outing, and he maintained that velocity into the ninth inning, enabling him to effectively complement the hard stuff with his slider and splitter. That was not the case in Toronto on Sept. 28, when Kuroda's fastball tailed off as his pitch count ticked above 85, topping out at 92 mph in the middle innings. The Blue Jays knocked him around for 10 hits (six of which went for extra bases) in 5 1/3 frames that day, and their lineup was far less imposing than the one Jim Leyland will field this afternoon. Kuroda's sinker velocity is something to keep an eye on, both in the early innings of Game Two and as the contest progresses; the radar gun readings may dictate the length of his leash just as much as the results.
That brings us to the Matchup of the Game: Cabrera versus Kuroda. Detroit's third baseman went 3-for-6 with a double and a home run off New York's starter in their two regular-season meetings this year, and he is now 4-for-9 with two big flies in their big-league encounters. Interestingly, though, the Tigers have advanced to within three games of the American League pennant with only minimal contributions from their MVP candidate: Cabrera is 6-for-24 in the postseason with two doubles and a walk, good only for a .250/.357/.333 triple-slash line that more closely resembles Jamey Carroll's typical output than his own.
But the 29-year-old slugger could get going at any time, and his track record of success against Kuroda ought to worry the Yankees, especially if the righty is pitching with less than a full tank of gas. Cabrera's home run on June 2 came on a poorly executed slider, belt-high and right down Broadway, but his double earlier in that game came on a knee-high sinker tailing back over the outside corner. If Kuroda does not have his usual velocity, expect him to try to keep Cabrera off-balance by pitching him backward, or to use his slider and splitter exclusively. He can't afford to be too careful, though, because Fielder, another sleeping giant with just six hits in 27 postseason at-bats, is 5-for-15 lifetime against Kuroda and equally able to punish mistakes.
On the other side of the ball, Sanchez, who came over from the Marlins in July, was lit up in his only meeting with the Yankees. He was charged with seven runs on seven hits, two walks, and two hit-by-pitches in a season-low three innings of work, a rude awakening in his third American League start. Granderson delivered a single and a three-run homer while batting sixth in that game, and he may be in line for a promotion to the two-hole in Girardi's batting order, with Ichiro likely to supplant Jeter in the leadoff spot.
Assuming Sanchez does not go the distance, though, the real drama figures to unfold when Leyland turns to his bullpen, which looked as leaky as ever in Game One. As ESPN's Jemele Hill tweeted, it's difficult to trust Jose Valverde to close a door right now—only mild hyperbole considering that the ninth-inning man has coughed up seven runs in his past two assignments, including last night's game-tying meltdown and the Athletics' walk-off surge in Game Four of the Division Series. Valverde's primary setup man, Joaquin Benoit, barely escaped the eighth inning unscathed, and Phil Coke and Octavio Dotel are best used in specialist roles.
Navigating that mess will be Leyland's greatest challenge for the rest of the postseason. Girardi's most formidable task, meanwhile, will be rallying his troops in the absence of their on-field leader. We'll get our first look at how both skippers handle those duties this afternoon.
Update (1:56 p.m. ET): The Yankees lineup is now updated to reflect the actual one. There was no change in their probability of winning the game as a result of the new order.
Daniel Rathman is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @danielrathman
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I read (on MLB.com) that Jayson Nix is to start at short though Nunez takes Jeter's roster spot.
Oct 14, 2012 04:03 AM
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Not at all, actually. PECOTA thinks the Yankees' odds would be exactly the same with Nunez in Game Two as they would be with Nix. You're right, though--Nix gets this game.
Oct 14, 2012 04:07 AM
It always surprises me a little bit to see batter v pitcher match ups on the pages of BP. This is by no means a criticism of an excellent preview, I'm just wondering about the reasons for including these stats (ones I feel like we often learn to filter out when uttered as statistically insignificant broadcast filler during the regular season). Is their presence here meant to highlight a particular narrative that may emerge during/after tonight's game (Cabrera v Kuroda for instance)? Or is it meant to be an acknowledgement that, like clubhouse chemistry, previous experience is actually worth something even though we can't properly quantify it? Or maybe it's just an interesting factoid and I'm WAY over-thinking this!
Oct 14, 2012 08:31 AM
nothing against nix, who sort of defines utility, but if nyy doubts so much the risk of playing nunez at ss, why have they kept him at that position during his minor league upbringing? they've nullified his usefulness/progress...yes, i've seen him afield; just sayin'
Oct 14, 2012 09:20 AM
I don't think confidence is the issue with Valverde, I think it's mechanics. I didn't see the Oakland game, but watched carefully as he coughed up the lead last night. His pitches have absolutely no life/movement on them. This is troubling, considering he throws a split-finger fastball - no tumble at all, it is coming in flat and up in the zone. Obviously, this is not a good time to have issues, and it suggests a need for using Dotel or someone else in the situation until he gets this ironed out.
Oct 14, 2012 10:24 AM
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Here's a fascinating article on the rising dominance of totally visual culture by CNN's Todd Leopold.
As Leopold notes, "the blur of communications has progressed from letters and e-mails to texts, tweets and Instagram pictures. Long, detailed speeches have turned into clips, then sound bites, then Vines, Snapchat and animated GIFs. Yes, we're adjusting to an image-intensive, brevity-favoring world, a world as close and available as our smartphone. It's a fast-growing, hugely popular world that rewards short attention spans.
Instagram was born in 2010; as of June, it has 130 million monthly active users and 45 million photos posted per day. Vine, the six-second video app introduced by the Twitter folks in January, became the iTunes app store's most popular free download within three months. It had 13 million users as of June, and its most active users post more than 14 Vines per day. Not to be outdone, Instagram launched its own short-video feature in June.
Users of Snapchat, a messaging platform popular with teens, exchange 200 million pictures a day. President Obama's campaign used a Twitter photo to express thanks after his 2012 re-election; it became the most popular tweet in Twitter's history. Danny DeVito sends out photo- bombing pictures of his 'troll foot' at every opportunity. Creative types have used Vine and Instagram to create memes, jokes and art. All this gives new meaning to the Internet rule, 'Pics or it didn't happen.'"
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) -- A judge in Ohio has ordered two teens accused of scribbling racist graffiti on a sidewalk in front of a college basketball coach's house to meet with the coach.
Prosecutors said Wednesday they'll set up a meeting within a few weeks between Bowling Green State University coach Louis Orr and the teens.
The boys were in juvenile court Tuesday on charges of ethnic intimidation and criminal mischief. Authorities say they wrote "white power" and drew a swastika with chalk in front of the black coach's house in October.
Wood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson says Orr is very interested in talking with the teens.
Orr has been Bowling Green's coach since 2007. His son Chauncey is a starter on this year's team.
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama vowed he will use "whatever power" he has to prevent shootings such as the one in Newtown, Conn., that left 26 children and teachers dead in a matter of minutes.
"What choice do we have?" he said Sunday night during a service in Newtown. "Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the face of such carnage, that the politics are too hard? Are we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year is somehow the price of our freedom?"
Absolutely not. As a society we need to tell the National Rifle Association and other lobbying groups that we have had enough senseless carnage and loss of life — and stonewalling in Washington, D.C.
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The rest of the civilized world cannot comprehend the gun-related violence that claims 31,000 lives in the United States each year; the rest of the civilized world shakes their heads in disbelief.
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Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series Week 4 Lineup Announced
Now in its 15th season, Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook celebrates the best in American singing and songwriting with a fourth week running from February 27 through March 2, 2013.
February 27thbelongs to one of the most gifted interpreters of country music, Kathy Mattea. Mattea is a multiple Grammy Award-winner, whose social activism is almost as well known as her stirring voice.
Next, on February 28th, is Lost in the Trees, the North Carolina-based group whose "chamber folk" music is quietly capturing audiences and music critics across the country, including the recent "best of the year" album accolade from the Wall Street Journal.
In keeping with American Songbook's tradition of honoring great composers and lyricists, those being celebrated this season include Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, the creators of the ground-breaking musical, Next to Normal, on March 1st. Kitt and Yorkey will be joined by the stars of Next to Normal - Alice Ripley and Brian d'Arcy James, as well as Broadway powerhouse Idina Menzel.
Rounding out the week, on March 2nd, is singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. Michaelson's beautifully crafted love songs are favorites of television music directors, indie club goers, and web browsers around the globe. She recently led a group of school students from the tragedy-stricken Sandy Hook school in an online version of "Over the Rainbow" that captured America's hearts.
These shows will be presented in The Allen Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall in Jazz at Lincoln Center. With its stunning vistas of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline it is one of the most dazzling venues in the world.
TICKETS can be purchased online at Lincoln Center's website www.AmericanSongbook.org, via CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, at the Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall Box Office, or at the Frederick P. Rose Hall Box Office.


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Nobody actually needs a million dollars to get by for a year. Thus, there ought to be a maximum cap of $1 million of total income in any one year (by any and all means in which it is made). Any total income over a million should be limited to only one deduction of $1 million.
No clever tax shelters or dodges of any kind to keep more. Anything over $1 million should be the tax owed to the U.S. government. Out of that million dollars left to the taxpayer may be taken additional taxes such as state, county and other taxing entities.
This should leave the wealthy more than enough to get by for a year, provided they adopt austerity measures.
This will provide government with yearly taxes to repair or replace our crumbling infrastructures (even increase them some), while also providing jobs across the nation for our people, thus boosting their incomes and the economy.
It can also provide money to construct a nationwide shelter system for the poor, which shall always be with us.
Such a system of shelters done properly is the most cost-effective means of providing for them and will enable the poor to organize politically to represent their own interests to Congress, a condition now lacking because poverty denies the ability to unite politically. Such shelters would also provide numerous other great benefits for our nation, much too numerous to lay out here.
To list just a few through the domino effect, we could reduce the cost of the judicial system, penal system, police forces, medical care, food stamps, insurance, education (higher and lower), drug addiction, suicides, employment, unemployment, crime (violent and nonviolent), exorbitant costs of homes and rental apartments, and numerous types of just plain fraud.
With a little imagination I am sure we could think of many other ways that such shelters could better serve our society overall. This is why the wealthy do not ever want to see any such shelter systems in the United States. It would cut into their profits.
So, what if the greedy wealthy decide to take their marbles and quit the game? Their departure will just open up the game to other players less greedy and more willing to share the wealth, which will be better all around for all of us than working for the greedy who just want to suck us dry for all they can get and then throw us away. Those kinds of people our society really does not need. It is better we throw them away first.
If the wealthy decide they do not like my austerity system, they should be free to surrender their citizenship and move to whatever country will accept such greed-oriented persons.
If they do surrender citizenship, they should be required to pay a "departure tax" equal to all of their wealth, except for just $1 million. It will be more difficult to find another country to accept them with only a measly million dollars to their name.
Adjustment to such an austerity policy will, of course, take some time as the greedy wealthy learn to live without so much wealth and possibly even become good citizens rather than just greedy citizens willing to sell the United States down the drain for money.
With enough of such austerity we may even eventually start to pay off some of the United States debt, provided we quit allowing the U.S. to be dragged into wars of others around the world.
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Coenzyme Q10 in Adult-Onset Ataxia (CoQATAX)
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|Sporadic Ataxia
|Drug: Placebo (sugar pill) Drug: Coenzyme Q10
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
|Official Title:
|Safety and Tolerability of Coenzyme Q10 in Adult-Onset Sporadic Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Measure cerebellar functions by a validated scale (SARA) [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Placebo Comparator: sugar pill
Drug: Placebo (sugar pill)
placebo: 2 wafers 4 times a day
Active Comparator: Coenzyme Q10
The CoQ10 arm will be compared with the placebo arm to determine if high-dose CoQ10 is safe and well tolerated in subjects with sporadic adult-onset spinocerebellar ataxias
Drug: Coenzyme Q10
300mg wafers; 2 wafers 4 times a day
Other Name: CoQ10
Detailed Description:
This is a Physician-sponsored pilot study, whose purpose it is determine if high-dose oral Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is safe and tolerated in patients with sporadic forms of adult-onset spinocerebellar ataxias (SAOA), a group of degenerative neurological disorders affecting the cerebellum and pathways to and from the cerebellum, with or without additional central nervous system (CNS) manifestations, in the absence of family history of degenerative ataxias.
CoQ10 is an essential cofactor of the electron transport chain and is a potent free radical scavenger in lipid and mitochondrial membranes. CoQ10 has shown efficacy in treatment of Parkinson's disease patients, and a Huntington's disease trial gave a trend of slowing down disease progression (CARE-HD). A small trial of CoQ10 in patients with Friedreich's ataxia suggested potential beneficial effects on ventricular thickness. CoQ10 is being tested on ALS patients and is considered to be potentially useful for treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Thus, CoQ10 is considered to be a promising therapeutic agent that might slow down the disease progression in a wide variety of neurodegenerative disorders. To date, very high doses of CoQ10 have not been used in patients with ataxia and the safety and tolerability in this group of patients should be established before efficacy trials are launched.
Twenty patients with SAOA will be recruited for a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Fifteen patients will receive a total of 2400 mg of oral CoQ10 daily, and five patients will receive placebo, for a period or 4 weeks. Cerebellar functions will be measured using a validated rating scale (SARA), an oculomotor examination, and functional measurement of motor function using a 9 hole peg test and timed walk. Safety labs will be collected and a digital movie will be recorded at the beginning (prior to treatment with CoQ10) and at the end of the study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of SAOA
- Age 18 or older
- Adult onset of ataxia
- Ambulatory capability (with or without an assisting device)
- Women with 2 years post menopause or surgical sterility or practicing adequate birth control
- Stable doses of psychotropic drugs
- Stable doses of drugs for movement disorders
- Ability to give informed consent
- Ability to comply with trial procedures
- Able to take oral medication
- No active and significant systemic disease (cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, renal disease or cancer) that is not under adequate medical control
- Women with child-bearing potential who have a negative urine pregnancy test and practice adequate contraception during the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- A history or known sensitivity of intolerability to Coenzyme Q10
- Diagnosis of secondary (non-degenerative) ataxia
- Family history of degenerative ataxia
- Diagnosis of childhood-onset ataxia
- DNA diagnosis of inherited ataxia in the absence of family history
- Other investigational agent within 30 days of screening
- Ingestion of Coenzyme Q10 within 120 days of the baseline visit
- Diagnosis of ongoing malignancy
- Women who are pregnant or lactating or who have child bearing potential and not using effective birth control
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension
- Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- Untreated thyroid disease
- Major psychiatric disease within 12 months of screening
- History of non-compliance with other therapies
- Drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months of screening
- Other condition or therapy that may prevent participation in the opinion of the investigator
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00957216
|United States, Texas
|The Universtity of Texas, Galveston
|Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-0539
|Principal Investigator:
|Sankarasubramoney H Subramony, MD
|University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
|Responsible Party:
|Tetsuo Ashizawa, M.D., The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00957216 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 22, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 15, 2010
Keywords provided by The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston:
adult onset ataxia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cerebellar Ataxia
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Cerebellar Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Coenzyme Q10
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Caydee Denney and John Coughlin won't defend their pairs title they earned last year in San Jose at the upcoming U.S. Figure Skating Championships while he recovers from hip surgery.
U.S. Figure Skating said Tuesday that the two had withdrawn but gave no other details. Coughlin had surgery Dec. 4 to repair a torn labrum in his left hip.
The injury means the U.S. will have its fifth new pairs champion in as many years, creating instability in a discipline where longevity is a key factor in success. Denney and Coughlin's withdrawal also means none of last year's pairs who earned medals in San Jose last year will be at nationals, which begin Jan. 24 in Omaha, Neb.
Runners-up Mary Beth Marley and Rockne Brubaker have split, as have bronze medalists Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has acknowledged his involvement in the department's $6,000 purchase of a horse from his daughter.
After denying he took part in the transaction, Beck said Wednesday night that after reviewing paperwork he "realized" he did sign off on the deal.
Documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1qYtY2Q ) revealed the chief's signature.
The department bought George, a 10-year-old quarter horse, for its equestrian unit earlier this year from Beck's daughter, Officer Brandi Pearson.
Police commissioners said they approved the deal without knowing the horse was owned by Pearson.
In a joint statement with Beck, Board of Police Commissioners President Steve Soboroff said he did not believe the chief intentionally misled officials so his daughter could profit.
"After reviewing the information provided to date by the department, the inspector general and Chief Beck, I am comfortable that the chief was not involved in the selection, evaluation or purchase of the horse," Soboroff said.
In his own statement, Beck said, "I will continue to work with the commission to increase the department's transparency."
Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com


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The Board of Aldermen took a step to modify its surf zones around both Johnny Mercers Pier and Crystal Pier on Thursday.
The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen took a step to modify its surf zones around both Johnny Mercers Pier and Crystal Pier on Thursday.
After a lengthy public hearing where board members heard from people representing the surfing and fishing communities, the board voted 3-2 to prohibit surfers and swimmers within 200 feet of both piers. A second reading of the ordinance will occur during the board's May meeting.
In lieu of the Crystal Pier reopening as a fishing pier this summer, town staff had evaluated the surf zone at Mercers Pier to determine the appropriate distances for Crystal Pier. In doing so, Town Manager Tim Owens said the town discovered a discrepancy in what was outlined in ordinances and what was being enforced on the beach. Owens said it was particularly an issue when lifeguard stands are not staffed.
In the past, surfers were not allowed within 500 feet of either side of Mercers Pier and swimmers were prohibited within 100 feet. However, Ocean Rescue staff were enforcing the prohibition at the 200 mark for both swimmers and surfers when a lifeguard was not on duty. A pole had been placed by the Ocean Rescue staff at the 200 mark for swimmers' safety, and it serves as an easy point of reference for those in the water.
Dave Baker, director of the Ocean Rescue program, noted that from Memorial Day to Labor Day there is a no-surf zone a minimum of 600 feet from lifeguard stands when a guard is on duty, which supersedes the zones around the pier. He added that the 200-foot zone is safer and more enforceable around the commercial fishing pier.
To keep enforcement streamlined, the board voted to increase the zone from 100 feet from Crystal Pier to 200. Baker suggested leaving the zone at 100 feet because the amount of beach traffic is lower, fewer tourists visit that portion of the beach and it is unknown how busy the structure will be as a fishing pier. The board decided to err on the side of caution with the larger buffer and to reevaluate the zones in January 2014.
Matt Johnson, owner of Mercers Pier, said the issue in the past has been a matter of enforcement.
"First is consistency with enforcement," Johnson said. "I think once that is done, all parties will have a better understanding," he added in reference to surfers and fishermen.
"If (lifeguards) are telling the surfers 200 feet and my customers understand it is 500 feet, then it puts the two groups at odds."
Owens said early in the meeting that no matter the town's decision, it would enforce the ordinance to the letter. Mayor David Cignotti said during his motion that the zones be strictly enforced.
Though many of the fishermen were displeased with the decrease in the surf zone around Mercers Pier, Baker said the 200-foot zone is a safe compromise for all parties.
"I'm telling you as a professional that the ability to maintain control and safety is at the 200 mark. I'm trying to make this a safe beach and do legally what I've been doing for three years," Baker said. "They've caught their fish, they've been able to surf and we have maintained safety."
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Konerko, Rios homer in Interleague loss to Nats
Starter Peavy records seven strikeouts but surrenders three long balls
WASHINGTON -- During Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Nationals, starter Jake Peavy admittedly ran out of gas during a four-run sixth after battling through an unexpectedly hot and humid night in the nation's capital, and second baseman Gordon Beckham departed before the Nationals' half of the third with nerve irritation in his left wrist.
Beckham sustained the injury off a swing on a 2-1 pitch from Gio Gonzalez in the second.
The White Sox bullpen couldn't hold the Nationals (5-2) steady, with Adam LaRoche's eighth-inning homer off Matt Thornton providing the ultimate margin of difference. It was LaRoche's second homer of the night and his first two hits of the season.
The White Sox finished 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, wasting viable scoring opportunities in four of the first six innings. Yet the story of this game is far from completely negative for the visitors playing the first game of this three-city, 10-game road trip.
The offense came to life late, with Paul Konerko's three-run homer in the seventh off Tyler Clippard and Alex Rios' two-run shot in the ninth off closer Rafael Soriano (who earned his third save) bringing the White Sox ever so close.
"It was kind of a back-and-forth game, a lot of home runs out there," said Konerko, who now has 416 homers as a member of the White Sox and 423 overall. "Their starter was out of the game early. Peavy battled through. It was a good game. They were just a little bit better in all the areas."
"They were swinging the bat, and it was like they would get a lead, and we would try to catch back up," manager Robin Ventura said. "Just one of those where they were swinging it today. They are very talented."
When Peavy last pitched in Washington, on June 19, 2010, he threw a 1-0 shutout against an up-and-coming Nationals team. This three-hitter took place just three starts before Peavy sustained his season-ending injury -- a torn lat -- against the Angels in Chicago. That effectiveness wasn't quite duplicated on Tuesday when facing a team now considered by many to be the best in the National League.
Peavy allowed six runs on nine hits over 5 1/3 innings, but the most damaging statistic was the three home runs he surrendered and two game-changers during a four-run sixth. Jayson Werth's mammoth shot to left, following Denard Span's leadoff double, and LaRoche's blast to center following a walk to Ryan Zimmerman were of the no-doubt-about-it variety.
"Obviously, the sixth inning got away from us," said Peavy, whose first-pitch fastball to Werth came after a visit to the mound from bullpen coach and acting pitching coach Bobby Thigpen. "I didn't have much there, and it was hot and humid, and I ran out of gas. I didn't have much left with LaRoche, and he put a good swing on it."
"That takes a lot out of you, to go through that lineup," Ventura said. "A lot of good at-bats, at-bat after at-bat. It was just one of those [things where] they finally got to him.
In fairness to Peavy, who struck out seven, he should have had more run support. During a 33-pitch first inning for Gonzalez, the White Sox loaded the bases with one out on Jeff Keppinger's single to break a 0-for-19 drought, Rios' single and a walk to Konerko. But the White Sox only scored in the frame because Gonzalez balked home a run after striking out Dayan Viciedo.
Alejandro De Aza, who reached base via three hits and a walk, opened the third with a double, then doubled with one out in the fifth against Gonzalez, but he didn't score either time. De Aza was doubled off second in the fifth when he broke for third on a 3-1 pitch to Keppinger, which Keppinger popped up to shortstop Ian Desmond. Zimmerman deked De Aza into a slide at third, meaning Desmond had enough time to nail the leadoff hitter.
Rios' single and stolen base, a throwing error by catcher Wilson Ramos and Konerko's sacrifice fly got the White Sox going in the sixth. Rios finished with three hits, and he also threw out Bryce Harper and Gonzalez trying to stretch singles into doubles. He contributed to the rise in pitch count on Gonzalez, who finished with seven strikeouts and 99 pitches in just five innings.
"They're just patient guys. I learned that in the American League," said Gonzalez of the White Sox. "They want to make sure to select their pitch, and when they find it, they make sure to put it in play, and that's exactly what they were doing. That's exactly what it was, just trying to get me out of the game quick."
Gonzalez was long gone when Soriano retired Konerko on a fly ball to center to end the game. The White Sox (4-3) never gave in, but they also didn't have enough to extend their modest two-game winning streak.
"Nice to watch the boys swing the bats and fight to the end. We're going to do that," Peavy said. "I just hate putting us in a hole there. I know the bullpen guys will tell you the same thing. We just couldn't stop the bleeding."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Tornado Preparedness Day Proclaimed for March 13
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
March 2, 2007
Tornado Preparedness Day Proclaimed for March 13 in Virginia
Governor Timothy Kaine has proclaimed Tuesday, March 13, as Tornado
Preparedness Day in Virginia. A statewide tornado drill will take place
at 9:45 a.m., providing an opportunity to practice tornado safety plans
and prepare schools and businesses to protect students, employees and
others if a tornado warning is issued. If severe weather threatens the
state, the drill will take place on Wednesday, March 14, at 9:45 a.m.
Should a tornado approach, the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management offers residents these tornado safety suggestions:
- "Go low and stay low," which means to go to the lowest level of a structure away from windows and crouch in a low position with your head covered.
- Mobile homes and cars are extremely unsafe during a tornado. Take cover inside a nearby sturdy building. If that's not possible, lie down in a ditch away from your mobile home or car and cover your head with your hands.
- Know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. A watch means current weather conditions may result in a tornado. A tornado warning means a tornado has been sighted. When a tornado warning is issued for your area, take cover immediately.
- Be aware that the majority of tornadoes occur between 3 and 9 p.m. Think of where you would normally be during that time – at school, at work or in the car. You may only have a few seconds to react. Decide now where you would go if a tornado warning is issued.
- Have a weather radio nearby so you can listen for tornado watches and warnings. Tornadoes can also occur with little or no advance warning. If the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning for your area, your weather radio will sound an alert, indicating you need to move to a safe area immediately.
- Remember that tornadoes can occur any time of the year and often strike with little or no advance warning.
The Office of Emergency Management encourages residents to sign up for
the Community Emergency Alert Network, or CEAN. The CEAN will deliver
important emergency alerts, notifications and updates to county residents
during severe weather, a major crisis or emergency. Messages will be
delivered to e-mail accounts, cell phones, text pagers, satellite phones
and wireless PDAs registered on the system. In addition, residents also
may register for any or all of the additional CEAN alert categories,
including severe weather 24/7 or severe weather 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
- Friday, both of which would include alerts for tornado watches and
warnings. To register, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cean.
For more information about tornado preparedness, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency or call the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management at 703-324-2362, TTY 711. Additional information about the tornado drill warning is available on the Virginia Department of Emergency Management Web site at www.vaemergency.com.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.