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There are good reasons for 2014 Highland (IL) offensive lineman Tanner Farmer deciding to do both, though. Farmer's father was a college football player at Ole Miss and he is making sure that his son gets to his college of choice the right way.
"I worked out at the camp because I kind of wanted to meet the coaches and see how I connected with them. To see if I liked how they coached. I'm also sure they wanted to see how coachable I was and how well I could play in person," the 6-foot-4, 300 pound prospect explained. "I had fun with the camp and I thought I did very well."
So how did Farmer feel like he connected with the coaches?
"Very well. The coaches are great," he answered.
Similarly, the unscheduled visit to Columbia, to just check out the town, along with this most recent visit to tour the facilities and participate in the camp were a part of Farmer's plan for deciding on a school.
"I have a grade sheet that shows all the things that are important to me," said the three star prospect. "One of the most important things to me is how well I can connect with the coaches. The campus is important, the football team themselves, the facilities, their pre-med program, and student support are some other factors that are important to me and I grade those out for every school."
So what kind of grade did Mizzou get?
"It was a really great visit. I had a lot of fun and loved the campus. I think it's a great place," Farmer said. "Mizzou's campus is by far the best I've seen. It's a beautiful place and its very well set up. It looks like a place you just want to be. Mizzou graded out well."
Prior to his Mizzou trip Farmer had already visited Illinois, Iowa St., Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, and SIU - Carbondale. He also has plans to travel to several more schools before making a decision by the beginning of July.
"I'm visiting Nebraska, Minnesota, Northern Illinois, Michigan St., Northwestern, and Western Michigan, he said. "A few of them will be where I go and I play and a few will be where I just go hang out with the coaches and visit."
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CRICKLADE'S Laura Halford may not have the chance to savour tonight's Opening Ceremony but the rhythmic gymnast is still enjoying soaking up the atmosphere at the Commonwealth Games.
The Welsh teenager is currently staying in the Athletes' Village in Glasgow ahead of the Games getting underway tonight but, given she begins competition on Thursday, she will not be attending the Opening Ceremony at Celtic Park.
Instead, Halford will be watching the festivities on television in her temporary home but the Esprit gymnast is still making the most of her time at the Games, where her club teammate Stephani Sherlock also competes for England.
"We're in the village and it's really nice, really big and a very friendly place to be," Halford told the Advertiser.
"We're in a house and there's a lot of Welsh houses around us and it's a nice place to be at the moment because everyone's getting excited.
"I've seen Steph (Sherlock) around the village too which has been nice.
"This has all come around really quickly and it's pretty scary to think that in a couple of days we'll be competing, but it's exciting too.
"We've been to the arena and it's so big. It's really exciting to know I'm going to be competing in there.
"Because our competition is the next day we don't actually get to go to the ceremony because we need to rest, which is a bit of a shame, but there's plenty of televisions around.
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GOALS Carlton: Rowe 2, Casboult, Hampson. GWS: Patton 2, Cameron, Sumner, Gilham.
UMPIRES: Chris Donlon, Nathan Elsworthy, Brendan Hosking.
GWS impressed in the first half, looking fairly slick and fast going forward. Patton and Cameron looked dangerous, big and strong inside 50 and often caught out the Blues' defence. On the other hand, going forward the Blues looked off their game.
They were inaccurate and hardly looked likely to score, though they did manage to get the ball inside often enough. In the second half the Blues were able to turn things around, somehow managing to sneak away with the win. They looked better at the clearances and the forward line seemed to gel more. Their forward line pressure in the second half was much better as well.
On the comeback from cancer treatment, Sam Rowe was impressive with some nice marks and a couple of goals. His body work was good and he was able to leave Phil Davis behind at times, as well as beat him in the contest. He didn't get a lot of the ball, but when he had it, he used it well. He is making a strong case for round one selection.
In the absence of Chris Judd, Blues fans would have been eager to see how Murphy and Gibbs would step up. Both showed flashes of their best - Murphy keeping his feet in tackles and scooping up the ball cleanly under pressure, while Gibbs (who had nine disposals, the most of any Carlton player) was able to find space and help work the ball forward, as well as win four clearances. Expectations will be high, especially on Gibbs, in the season proper.
All eyes were on youngster Lachie Whitfield, and he didn't look out of place. Though his disposal at times was average, his positioning was good. As with many young players, it was clear he needs time and experience, but GWS fans will be pleased with what they saw from him.
Jonathan Patton looked bigger and better than he did in 2012 and, especially in the first half, threatened with his presence. His goals were good, but his marking and one-on-one contests were just as impressive. Though Patton faded in the second half, Kevin Sheedy and his coaches would be pleased with what he showed in the first game back.
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The fourth round of Dales Council League fixtures were badly affected by the rain that hit the area yesterday, and there were no outright victories.
Division A leaders Halifax Direct had to settle for just four points in their home game against Savile Stars (39-1) before the rain intervened.
Second-in-the-table Leeds Sikh were frustrated by the weather after bowling out hosts Adel for just 113 before the heavens opened.
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Baildon A (118-8, Tawquir 55, Adres Muhammed 4-29) were stopped in their tracks at local rivals Shipley Providence, and likewise New Wortley (76-4, Safullah Khan 59), at home to Pudsey Congs, also suffered at the hands of the inclement weather.
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Division C top dogs Crompark (36-2) looked in a favourable position before the rains came down after dismissing home side Baildon B for just 87 (Hassan Malik 4-5, Saj Malik 4-32).
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Eureka High's Marissa McCay proved to be the best in the triple jump with a first-place finish at the Redwood Empire Championships on Saturday.
With a 37-foot, two-inch leap, the Logger blew everyone away and earned a sport in next Friday's North Coast Section Meet of Champions.
But she wasn't the only Humboldt-Del Norte Conference athlete to impress in Santa Rosa.
Numerous others will join McCay -- the H-DN's lone first-place finisher in Santa Rosa -- at the NCS meet in Berkeley next weekend as the top seven in each event advanced to the big show.
Fellow Logger Maya Kaup finished second in the 100 meter hurdles. Joining Kaup as second-place finishers were Arcata's Jose Lopez (800 meter) and Lauren McCoy (300 meter hurdles) and Del Norte's Morgan Laney (shot put).
Lopez crossed the line at 158.81 while McCoy finished with a time of 44.63. Laney's throw measured in at 37-feet, three-inches.
The H-DN also saw a number of athletes advance to NCS in multiple events.
In the boys, Eureka's Alexis Robinson is set to run in the 200 meter and 400 meter runs in Berkeley. He finished fourth and third, respectively, in the events. Fortuna's Colton Ross moves on in the 110 hurdles and pole vault. He finished fourth and fifth in the events.
In the girls portion, Del Norte and McKinleyville's Jennifer Goacher and Ali Smith earned an NCS spot in the 100 and 200 meter runs. Goacher posted a pair of fourth-place finishes in the events while Smith finished third and fifth.
Del Norte jump specialist Kylee Bruder moves on in the high jump and pole vault. She posted fifth and seventh place finishes in the events.
McCoy will also participate in the long jump at NCS after finishing seventh in Santa Rosa.
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200 Meters
Alexis Robinson Eureka 4th 22.88
400 Meters
Alexis Robinson Eureka 3rd 50.30
800 Meters
Jose Lopez Arc 2nd 158.81
110 Hurdles
Colton Ross Fortuna 4th 15.74
Arcata 5th 3:33.61
High Jump
Kyle Weigman Fortuna 7th 5'10"
Pole Vault
Colton Ross Fortuna 5th 12'
Long Jump
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Shot Put
Stanley Gagliano McK 4th 48'7"
Austin Evans Fortuna 6th 140'9"
100 Meters
Ali Smith McK 3rd 12.84
Jennifer Goacher DN 4th 12.87
200 Meters
Jennifer Goacher DN 4th 26.01
Ali Smith McK 5th 26.33
400 Meters
Katelynn Rowe DN 5th 59.82
800 Meters
Kenzie Rice Fortuna 4th 2:22.29
3200 Meters
Sara Davis Arcata 3rd 11:40.93
100 Hurdles
Maya Kaup Eureka 2nd 15.87
Ali Smith McK 3rd 15.99
300 Hurdles
Lauren McCoy Arc 2nd 44.63
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Katelynn Rowe DN 6th 48.55
DN 3rd 50.86
DN 2nd 4:08.05
Arcata 5th 4:09.45
High Jump
Kylee Bruder DN 5th 5'
Marissa McCay Eureka 7th 4'10"
Pole Vault
Kylee Bruder DN 7th 9'6"
Long Jump
Day Robbins Arcata 4th 16'11"
Lauren McCoy Arcata 7th 16'8"
Triple Jump
Marissa McCay Eureka 1st 37'2"
(3rd all time mark in HDN history)
Shot Put
Morgan Laney DN 2nd 37'3"
Sierra Timmons Eureka 7th 31'10"


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ANTHONY Straker feels tonight's clash with Leyton Orient will be one of the biggest games of his career so far.
The Blues left-back was part of the Aldershot side which beat West Ham in the Carling Cup last season before being knocked out by Manchester United.
But Straker believes the prospect of reaching a Wembley final makes this evening's Johnstone's Paint Trophy encounter just as important.
"This game with Leyton Orient will be one of the biggest I've played in so far," said the 24-year-old.
"I've played against some big teams in cups before but this is just as important as they were and we're all hoping that the result will go our way."
Straker looks certain to start the clash on the left hand side of Southend's defence.
And he will go in to the game full of confidence after producing what was arguably his best display in a Blues shirt against Northampton Town at the weekend.
"The management and the other boys all told me I played well and I was quite pleased with how it went too but you can always do better," said Straker, who arrived at Roots Hall from Aldershot during the summer.
"A few injuries have given me a chance and if you do well when you get games then you don't know what might happen when everyone is fit again."
Straker has started Southend's last three matches to hand him his longest run in the starting line-up this season.
And those displays have also come in his preferred position of left-back, having previously been used sparingly in a midfield role.
"I don't really mind where I play but sometimes it's hard to keep that sharpness when you're coming in and out of the team especially without a reserve side," said Straker.
"But we have the staff and the coaches here to help keep us fit and hopefully getting a run of games obviously helps you find your form."


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Has anyone heard of any health hazard applied to Hybrid cars due to magnetic radiation resulting from the high voltage cables and electric motor when in operation.
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willyj, I actually looked into the matter a couple years ago, and once in a while I try to see if anything has changed. There have been no conclusive studies done proving that low levels of EMF from any source cause cancer. The fact is that regular cars have EMF, too, as do a modern houses and office buildings. Even your computer.
Here's what one expert has to say: "Determining actual health risks from EMF exposure is complex. Not all experts agree about the danger. However a growing body of articles and studies suggests that there may be health risks at EMF levels as low as 2 milligauss, probably depending on many variables including length of exposure in the field, actual field strength during the exposure period, person's age, body mass, general health and perhaps genetic predisposition or vulnerability to cancer. While debate continues, it remains possible that in some instances there are some hazards from EMF."
He goes on to note that you're more at risk from lawn herbicides than from EMF.
I guess the safest thing would be to minimize your exposure, but I just heard of study on cell phones that showed no link to cancer.
For more details, you can read this article.
I have a Honda Insight,
I have a Honda Insight, which I love. I have had it for 8 years, because I do a lot of driving for work. I was very concerned to hear that there could be a cancer risk from driving these cars, and would like to know more. I don't want to get rid of the car, but I would like to take whatever precautions might be recommended. I do have an implantable defibrillator, and my cardiologist said that the electrical field in my car would pose no danger to that.
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There is no appreciable
There is no appreciable leakage of magentic fields from the Hybrid systems. Lost magnetic energy is LOST POWER to the car. See the "first law of thermodynamics" (loosely, you can't get something for nothing). And Hybrids are designed from the ground up for minimum energy loss.
If you take a magnetic compass, and check around your car, you WILL find a source of magentic field energy in every car:
THE SPEAKERS!! They put HUMONGUOS magnets in these car speakers to give them megawatt power output at single digit frequencies.
The "hybrid" systems are completely shielded, and cause no magentic fields that can be measured in the passenger compartment.
p.s.: the so called "cancer" risk from magnetic fields is purely urban myth. No cancers have ever been linked to "normal" levels of magnetic energy found in the normal home/work/automotive environment.
But that never stops the Luddites from claiming that everything man-made causes every disease known to man.
p.p.s- I am an electronics engineer, but I do not work for the automotive industry, so you can trust me.
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Good answer, gschaut. True
Good answer, gschaut. True about the JBL speakers used in Toyotas, though the same is also true about many other speaker systems out there. That's why it's a bad idea to store audio or video tapes near (or on top of) a speaker - they get demagnetized and whatever information is stored on them is deteriorated or lost completely.
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Storing magnetic tape "near"
Storing magnetic tape "near" a speaker should not damage them.
There is a concept in magnetic tape called coercivity. Basically, there is a minimum magentic field strength needed to erase or record a magnetic tape. Below the critical threashold field strength, and the magnetic tape NEVER erases.
Think of a 20 amp fuse. You can put 19 amps thru it for years, and it never blows. But put 30 amps thru a 20 amp fuse, and BANG! Blown fuse.
Coersivity levels vary from tape to tape (that's the reason for the metal/oxide switch on the recorder). But in general, the magnetic fields present 6 inches or more from a speaker will not damage magnetic tape.
What DOES destroy tape is mechanical abrasion. CLEAN YOUR HEADS!!! You would not believe how many times I have seen tape machines that are CAKED in debris from cheap tape that sheds oxide all over the heads, like a persian cat sheds fur in August.
I loved your comments. I
I loved your comments. I just bought a Honda Civic Hybrid and the battery is stored in behind the back seat. My kids sit there. I took my Gaussmeter and the numbers were, in my opinion, high (10 mG). I then realized I have an AC Meter. Does the reading on that device an indication of possible high EMFs?
Thanks for your help,
Yes, 10mG is relatively
Yes, 10mG is relatively high. Your AC meter DOES measure the EMF correctly.
Prius measures as high as 24mG in the rear seats. You should also test directly under you bum in the drivers seat. I tested a Prius and found it high as well, around 4mG when breaking.
So every time I break my bum is getting irradiated.
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Like anything else in
Like anything else in science, its not if we can measure it because there are few things we have trouble measuring quite easily (outside of the God particle in astrophysics). The question is does it cause problems? We can measure parts per trillions of PCB's in water, that doesn't mean they are toxic at that level. The question is, at what level/timed exposure is it safe, when are we going past that safe level.
Maybe we will need a badge we wear and after we reach our maximum annual exposure, its back to the internal combustion machine for the rest of the year! Similar to what the nuclear industry workers and cardiologists do in cath labs. Of course we are talking magnetic fields here vs radioactive particles. Gauss vs Curies/Rads/Becquerels/Sieverts or whatever metric one is using.


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Injured Gibson aims to return to rotation Saturday
MINNEAPOLIS -- Right-hander Kyle Gibson, who was scratched from his scheduled start on Wednesday with back stiffness, said his back is feeling better, and the Twins are hopeful he'll rejoin the rotation on Saturday.
The Twins have an open spot in the rotation on Saturday after left-hander Kris Johnson was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after his start on Monday. Gibson first felt stiffness in his back while throwing a bullpen session on Monday, and he thought it would loosen up by Wednesday, but it remained stiff enough that he had to be scratched in favor of right-hander Anthony Swarzak.
"It's still pretty tight," Gibson said. "I tried to be as optimistic as possible on Monday after it tightened up, but it never loosened up. As the day went on, it got worse and worse.
"And on Tuesday, I got treatment and tried to be optimistic about being ready to go today. I've been getting treatment on it 24/7, but it's nowhere near ready to compete and be comfortable on the mound."
Gibson said he's never had a similar injury, but he remains hopeful it'll calm down over the next few days with more treatment. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said the tentative plan is for him to start Saturday against the White Sox. If not, the Twins will have to call up a starter.
"We're hoping Saturday," Gardenhire said. "That's our plan for him to start Saturday. But that's only if it works out. We'll go day to day with him until that day comes up. Friday will be a big day for us for him to run around a little bit and tell us."
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Town halls should be punished if their schemes to improve the behaviour of 'troubled families' flop, MPs say today.
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As promised, here are the recent developments of the Iron Eagle golf course dilemma.
Total operating expenditures have increased since 2010 from $477,223 to $522,749. Meanwhile, the net operating income (loss) has increased from $157,194 to $220,651 during that time.
And our ex-mayor and four city council people said change of management at the course would be good for the city. I think not.
Since taking over the operation five months ago, Landscape golf group has cost the city and taxpayers boo coo bucks. With the contract the ex-mayor signed with Landscape and backing of four city council members for the next five years, they have done the city and taxpayers a grave injustice. In the contract, the city paid $5,000 a month to Landscape, but even though the employees at Iron Eagle are not city employees, the city still pays their wages. How it works is in the contract. Landscape pays their employees and then submits a bill to the city, which in turn pays Landscape. What a deal (great) for Landscape. Now Landscape wants the city to pay for their employees health insurance, even though theyre not employed by the city.
Kaschke was still mayor when Landscape submitted their proposed budget for 2013, with a rise of 24% over last year. Can you imagine if the previous management had submitted a 24% increase? What would the mayor and council have said? But the ex-mayor and council approved the 2013 budget for Landscape.
Landscapes golf company just writes checks for whatever they want and submits the bill to the city and the city (taxpayers) have to pay for it, its in the contract. Thus, the $220,000 increase in total operating costs. Im still appalled that three city employees lost their jobs, not because of incompetency or being late all the time or not doing their jobs but because the ex-mayor and four city council members McNea, Steinbeck, Carmen and Pederson -- did the ole buddy thing. You wash my hands; Ill wash yours. The three employees were fired from their jobs because of no reason whatsoever. They did a great job with the budget they were given to work with. Now, Landscape has an unlimited budget for the next five years. These people were told it was not a good deal for the city, but they did it anyways.
Hang on taxpayers, because your property taxes are going up. Thanks all of you who were involved in this corruption of city government, you know who you are. Also, if the state inheritance tax is gone, our taxes are sure to rise. Its either cut spending or raise taxes, and you know what will happen there.
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RATIONALE: Vaccines made from cancer cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill abnormal cells.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well vaccine therapy works in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
|Myelodysplastic Syndromes
|Biological: GM-K562 cell vaccine
|Early Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|K562/GM-CSF Vaccination in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Safety
- Hematologic response, defined as achieving a major response in ≥ 1 lineage as described by an erythroid increase > 2 g/dL, platelet increase of 30,000/mm³, or neutrophil increase by 100%
- Cytogenetic response, defined as normalization of pretreatment cytogenetic abnormalities
- Immune response to common myeloid antigens (e.g., Wilms' tumor-1 [WT-1], survivin, or proteinase-3) as measured by Elispot assay
- Correlation of immune response with clinical response (hematologic response, resolution of cytogenetic abnormalities, or decrease in other parameters, such as WT-1 mRNA levels)
|Study Start Date:
|August 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: GM-K562 cell vaccine
|Biological: GM-K562 cell vaccine
Detailed Description:
- Determine the safety of GM-K562 cell vaccine in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
- Determine the hematologic and cytogenetic response in patients treated with this vaccine.
- Determine if vaccination with GM-K562 cell vaccine can induce an immune response to common myeloid antigens (e.g., Wilms' tumor-1 [WT-1], survivin, or proteinase-3), as defined by a 30% increase from baseline in specific cytotoxic T-cells measured by Elispot assay, in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
- Determine if immune response correlates with any clinical responses (e.g., hematologic response, resolution of cytogenetic abnormalities, or decrease in other parameters, such as WT-1 mRNA levels).
OUTLINE: This is an open-label study.
Patients receive GM-K562 cell vaccine subcutaneously once in weeks 0, 3, 6, 9, and 17 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Blood and tissue samples are collected periodically for correlative and biomarker studies. Samples are analyzed by cytogenetic studies, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), and flow cytometry. Elispot is used to quantify cellular cytotoxic T-cell response to Wilms' tumor-1 (WT-1), survivin, and proteinase 3.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 15 patients will be accrued for this study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Pathologically confirmed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including any of the following:
- Refractory anemia (RA)
- RA with ringed sideroblasts
- Refractory cytopenias with multilineage dysplasia (RCMD)
- RCMD with ringed sideroblasts
- RA with excess blasts 1 (5-9% blasts)
- RA with excess blasts 2 (10-19% blasts)
Must have poor-risk MDS, defined by the following:
- At least 2 lineages involved
- Unfavorable cytogenetics (i.e., abnormalities of chromosome 5 or 7, 11q23, t[6;9], trisomy 8, inv3, or multiple/complex karyotype)
- Transfusion requirement of > 2 units of packed red blood cells monthly
- No chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- No transformation to acute myeloid leukemia
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- Creatinine < 2.5 mg/dL
- Bilirubin < 2.5 mg/dL (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome)
- Room air oxygen saturation ≥ 94% at rest
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- Negative pregnancy test
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except in situ cervical cancer or adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer
No active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunosuppressants including, but not limited to, any of the following:
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Vasculitis
- Thyroiditis
- Rheumatic illnesses
- No known HIV serum antibody positivity
- No other disease requiring long-term corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants, such as severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma
- At least 2 weeks since prior systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants (e.g., cyclosporine, azathioprine, tacrolimus, or mycophenolate mofetil)
- At least 3 weeks since prior growth factors
- At least 2 months since prior azacitidine for MDS
- No prior bone marrow or other organ transplantation
- No concurrent cytotoxic-based therapy for MDS
- No other concurrent growth factors, including epoetin alfa, filgrastim (G-CSF), or sargramostim (GM-CSF)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00361296
|United States, Maryland
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231
|Principal Investigator:
|B. Douglas Smith, MD
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Responsible Party:
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00361296 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
P30CA006973 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
NA_00001530 ( Other Identifier: JHMIRB )
|Study First Received:
|August 4, 2006
|Last Updated:
|October 30, 2015
Keywords provided by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center:
refractory anemia with excess blasts
refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
refractory anemia
refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
de novo myelodysplastic syndromes
previously treated myelodysplastic syndromes
secondary myelodysplastic syndromes
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Pathologic Processes
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Precancerous Conditions
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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A tropical storm making its way north from the coast of Baja California is threatening to bring warm yet possibly wet weather to the Southland early this week, according to the National Weather Service.
Tropical Storm Ivo sat about even with the tip of the Baja Peninsula Saturday, Meteorologist John Dumas of the NWS's Oxnard office said.
While warm temperatures are in the forecast for the coming week in Southern California, depending on the course Ivo takes, some area residents may see rainfall and even thunderstorms, he said.
"It really kind of depends on the track that this things taking, and how much moisture is coming with it," Dumas said.
The tropical storm was losing strength and would likely be downgraded to a tropical depression before reaching Southern California Sunday, he added.
Forecasters predicted a 30 percent chance of rain in the mountain areas of Los Angeles County Monday and into Tuesday morning, Dumas said. But the forecast could change as NWS officials continue tracking Ivo.
Temperatures in the San Gabriel Valley were expected to reach nearly 100 degrees Sunday, according to the NWS, while San Fernando Valley temperatures were predicted to be as high as 103 degrees Sunday in warmer areas.
A 30 to 40 percent chance of rain prompted NWS officials to issue a Flash Flood Watch, in effect Sunday morning through Monday evening, for Apple Valley, Lucerne Valley, Coachella Valley, Riverside County mountains, San Bernardino County mountains, San Diego deserts and San Diego mountains.
"An influx of monsoonal moisture and moisture from the remnants (of) Tropical Storm Ivo are expected for Sunday into Monday," according to the NWS's Flash Flood Watch statement. "This will increase the flash flood potential from thunderstorms and prolonged areas of moderate rain for Sunday through Monday."
NWS forecasters estimated the likelihood of rain in the Inland Empire for Sunday and Monday at 50 percent.
By Tuesday, the weather is expected to dry up, Dumas said.
High temperatures in the mid-80s to low-90s were predicted Tuesday through Friday in the San Gabriel Valley, with temperatures in the San Fernando Valley reaching into the mid-90s, according to the NWS.
High temperatures in the Inland Empire are expected to hover around 100 degrees Tuesday through Friday, with High Desert highs expected to be in the mid-to low-90s, according to the NWS San Diego office.
But moisture left over from Ivo may make for muggy conditions, Dumas added.
A tropical depression is declared a tropical storm and given a name when its wind-speeds reach 35 knots, Dumas explained. If a tropical storm's winds drop below 35 knots, as Ivo's is expected to do before affecting Southern California, it is downgraded back to a tropical depression.


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Dr. Schwartz is extensively trained in both general surgery and plastic surgery. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Southern California, and a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Schwartz continues to stay at the forefront of his field through authoring and presenting research on the latest advanced surgical techniques and technologies to national audiences and teaching other surgeons about some of the latest surgical procedures. He is a national educator for both Sientra and Mentor Corporations, and has taught many plastic surgeons about the new Anatomic Shaped Breast Implants.
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Dr. Schwartz performs most of his surgeries at his own Westlake Village plastic surgery facility, the Westlake Cosmetic Surgery Center. He and his staff aim to provide premium surgical care in an upscale, comfortable, and safe environment. The state-of-the-art facility is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (A.A.A.A.S.F.) for meeting the highest level of patient safety. The surgical center is staffed by only the best medical professionals: board-certified anesthesiologists, physicians, nurse injectors, and estheticians who are all highly-trained and experienced. Many of the team members at Westlake Cosmetic Surgery Center have worked with Dr. Schwartz for up to 20 years. You will be treated with the ultimate level of care, precision, and service.
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I have researched IBD's CAN SLIM method of stock-picking and have even been to some of the seminars. I couldn't ever make it work for me, and it seems to have excessive turnover and seems to chase the darlings of the day. I find that to be a somewhat dangerous approach, but the paper and its founders sure have a lot of disciples.
Anytime the subject of stocks comes up, someone is sure to talk about cups and handles, bases and the composite rankings the IBD uses to measure stocks' attractiveness. I may not like the method, but a lot of people use it. As I sat reading through the paper, an idea occurred to me. As Sir John Templeton pointed out, the way to make money in the markets is to not do what everyone else does. If everyone else is chasing high relative-strength numbers and earnings momentum, what would happen if we looked for the lowest numbers in the paper?
I sat down with an old-fashioned pen and notepad and looked for stocks that had the lowest composite ratings and combined earnings and price momentum. Specifically, I looked for those below 10. My thought was that these would be the most unloved companies that had stumbled recently, and there may be some bargains that had enormous long-term potential. As it turns out I was right.
One of the first stocks I ran across was Tronox (TROX). The company makes titanium dioxide pigments that are used in wide range of products, such as paint, coatings and plastics. I have mentioned the stock before, and so far I have just been wrong about it. The company was spun off from Kerr McGee with excessive liabilities related to environmental issues, and it emerged from bankruptcy in 2011. As part of the reorganization, Tronox passed the liabilities to a special trust and emerged as a healthy, more competitive firm. Last year, Tronox bought a South African mineral sands operation that provided feedstock for titanium dioxide, allowing it to provide much of its own raw-material needs.
Ironically, the company received a very positive write-up in Barron's this weekend. I am in agreement with the author's assumption that this stock could easily double over the next year. The company is solidly profitable, and the stock is trading at 70% of tangible book value and yields 6%. Business has been weak as a result of global economic slowing, but any pickup at all will launch this stock. I don't own Tronox yet, but I will be buying this week.
Alleghany Technologies (ATI) is also a single-digit stock, according to the ranking system used in IBD. This company makes specialty metals for a wide range of industries. The shares have been weak, as its customer base includes some industries that are suffering from a weak economy, such as chemicals and aerospace. The stock is worth watching, since if we go off the fiscal cliff over the next few weeks, it could get hit pretty hard in a selloff. At that point, given the company's exposure to some potentially high-growth industries and presence in China, the stock could be a very attractive long-term buy.
A recent long-shot suggestion, Sony (SNE), also makes the list of single-digit rankings. The Sony story is simple. Business does not pick up until the global consumer once again feels like he has money to spend on consumer electronics. For long-term investors, buying here below tangible book value looks like a pretty good bet on the eventual global recovery. This stock sells at just 20% of the 2008 highs. A recovery to just half that level over the next five years would give investors a spectacular return on their money.
This was an instructive exercise. Following Carl Jacobi's advice to "invert, always invert" provides some solid insights and good stock ideas when applied to the IBD ranking table.


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You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
When they play a team they are better than
Never! hahahahahahaha
West did a great job putting the original group together, made a team that went 10-12 deep and then sat on his hands while everyone waited for him to pull a big move that would make them a contendor. He hasn't, and now a lot of the assets he stockpiled have left, and they're sitting in the middle of the draft and not getting impact players. Being in NBA purgatory is hell...well, you know what I mean.
The Grizzlies are a really good team, they have just been screwed by the seeding system and now have to face one of the top 3 teams in the league in the first round despite being the 4th best team in the Western Conference and thereby the 5th or 6th best team in the league.
They should be playing the Clippers or Nuggets with home court advantage and i am sure they would win that series!
Now they look bad just because they play a Dallas team with all their important players back and the REAL MVP simply being too good.
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Great point
Hell, look at their roster from just 2003-04 season (along with salary):
Bonzi Wells ................ $7,000,000
Lorenzen Wright ............ $6,600,000
Bo Outlaw .................. $6,585,000
Michael Dickerson .......... $6,187,500 [released 10/27/03]
Jason Williams ............. $6,187,500
James Posey ................ $4,917,000
Stromile Swift ............. $4,592,418
Mike Miller ................ $3,380,457
Pau Gasol .................. $2,618,395
Shane Battier .............. $2,533,440
Jake Tsakalidis ............ $1,580,702
Earl Watson ................ $1,336,500
Troy Bell .................. $1,285,440
Ryan Humphrey .............. $1,143,360
Dahntay Jones .............. $1,063,680
Theron Smith ............... $366,931
Just a few years ago, I'm sure they could have pulled off some type of BIG move. Look how many guys are gone. Look how many are with other teams.
I agree though, ballinhoop about teh seeding. They aren't a bad team, but like us, they have a bunch of Robins (to borrow and analogy), but no real Batman.
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Second Annual "Lighting the Heart of Springfield" Bridge Walk
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Aug. 15, 2003
Second Annual "Lighting the Heart of Springfield" Bridge Walk
Springfield families, local businesses, and all those who have ever wondered what it would be like to walk across the Amherst Avenue Bridge on a late summer night are invited to participate in the second annual "Lighting the Heart of Springfield" Bridge Walk, sponsored by the Lee District, on Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Participants will gather in the parking lot adjacent to Kinko's, 6998 Bland Street on the north side of the bridge, starting at 7 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., participants will march across the bridge, led by a color guard from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. The bridge will be closed to traffic during this time. The walk will end in the parking lot of the American Legion where participants will enjoy music by the Kings Park Band and enjoy light refreshments provided by Paradise Ice Cream Company and Baja Fresh.
Among last year's participants were Springfield residents, the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, American Legion Post 176, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Fort Belvoir, VDOT, Transportation Alliance of Greater Springfield, the Central Springfield Area Revitalization Council, the Franconia Police Bike Team, Dominion Virginia Power and the Springfield Cultural Center.
The Amherst Avenue Bridge, also known as Veterans Bridge, crosses Old Keene Mill Road and links both sides of Springfield's commercial revitalization area. Several years before construction of Phase II of the Springfield Interchange project began, there was much concern on the part of the local business and residential communities that the project would shut down Springfield for business and affect property values. The bridge became a focal point of this concern. VDOT was responsive to community concerns and worked with the Lee District Supervisor, the Federal Highway Administration and representatives from the business, residential, and revitalization communities to redesign the bridge.
The Amherst Avenue Bridge is a gateway to central Springfield. With its new acorn lights, wide sidewalks, pedestrian stairway and attractive facade, it dovetails nicely with the community's vision for a revitalized Springfield and is an attractive gateway to the central business district.
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Say hello to pie, one of the few non-cupcake items offered on occasion at Butter Lane. I like these even better than their cupcakes, so let's hope they expand the pie repertoire. It's no looker, and even the girl who sliced up this wedge ($4) noted how difficult it was to cut a clean piece. But it's worth it. It's cake and pie mashed into one with a thin sugar cookie crust, a pie "filling" of dense chocolate and a gooey pecan topping that could pass for salted caramel. It oozes and sinks into every nook and cranny of that chocolate cake. Sometimes the ugliest things are the most delicious.
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About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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The name is cheesy but the pudding is good. Meet Tiramisu Delicious ($4/10 ounce cup), the newest pudding to join the family at Sugar Sweet Sunshine. We've covered the Chocolate Chip Cookie Pudding, the Pumpkin Trifle Pudding, and of course Banana Pudding (the ultimate favorite) in the past. But let's take a look at Tiramisu Delicious today.
While their other puddings have more texture (sliced bananas, cake chunks, nilla wafers), this one is the most homogeneous with crushed chocolate cookie crumbs mixed into coffee pudding. The cookies get all soft after an overnight rest in the pudding, and the whole thing is lightened with an airy whipped cream infused with coffee. No diets today.
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ANOTHER day heralded a new milestone for Luca Railton who stretched his legs in the sea for the first time since moving to Florida and following three painful leg operations.
After walking with his feet flat on the ground for the first time last month, the 10-year-old Cricklade boy, who was born with no bone in his right knee, no right tibia and only a partial left tibia due to a rare condition called bilateral tibial hemimelia, took his first dip at the swimming pool.
Last week saw him push himself a little further, braving the brisk waves of the Atlantic Ocean, delighting his parents, Alex and Teresa.
"Another amazing day where Luca started off with a great physio session with Dayle his PT; then we headed over to the beach and Luca surprised us with the request to go in the sea," Teresa announced to friends and family on social media.
"This is the first time Luca went in to the ocean since arriving on March 19.
"I was so nervous about him going in as there is always a risk of him getting an infection. However I came prepared with saline to soak the pin sites after coming out of the sea.
"What a fantastic day it was. This is what life is all about, seeing our boy get stronger each day and to feel proud that he faced his fears and went into the sea even when in pain from the lengthening."
On July 2, Luca underwent a third operation to break his right leg and start lengthening his femur.
Each day his parents must turn the struts placed in their son's leg to allow the bone to grow.
But this is far from the end of the line for Luca who is preparing for a fourth operation in September.
Speaking about the difficult months that lay ahead for her son, Teresa said: "The final op will be around the end of September when the frame is removed from Luca's right leg.
"He will then be put in a cast for a month, so that the wounds from the frame completely heal.
"Once removed he will have a further month of physio and after this will be coming home. So fingers crossed we will be home by Christmas. The plan from then on is to come back yearly for check-ups and until such time when he needs surgery again.
"Unfortunately this is not the end for Luca and his operations, we can't put a number on how many more because it all depends on how he grows."
In February 2013, the Railtons were told by NHS doctors they would have no other option but to amputate his right leg or fuse it straight. But American surgeon Dr Dror Paley told the family he could save Luca's leg.
Teresa and Alex have raised nearly £100,000 of the £135,000 needed for the operations.


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I've been reading up on Buddhism for over a year, and trying to meditate. More recently I picked up metta, which I like. I'm not very disciplined though, and I have issues with focus (exacerbated by medical issues/medication), so my progress is painfully slow. I am hoping to visit a monastery sometime this year for a short stay and see if I can't kickstart my practice. In the mean time I'm working out of books for my instructions.
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A SUPPORT group for Asian women has held its award ceremony.
Accrington-based AAWAZ held the event at the town hall, and saw local dignitaries present, including Hyndburn Mayor Coun Judith Addison.
Chief officer Zulekha Dala said the group has made a positive difference since it was formed in 1997.
She said: "It's been a phenomenal success and we have seen so many women participate.
"By speaking English confidently, you can speak for yourself and don't need to depend on anybody."
The ceremony also saw three students from Rhyddings High School given an award for a heritage project.
President of the Rotary Club of Church and Oswaldtwistle, Doreen Lawton, was also commended for being a community figurehead in Hyndburn.