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Too much carrots, sunflower and celery in this product. But for that price 200g is worth buying.
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Posted by TinVal on Aug 23, 2012 | Verified Purchase
Too much carrots, sunflower and celery in this product. But for that price 200g is worth buying.
Love it
Posted by iHerb Customer on Sep 04, 2011 | Verified Purchase
This stuff is great, i always run out of it in no time. Sometimes I just eat it straight out of the jar, it's so good + nice texture.
Interesting flavor
Posted by iHerb Customer on Jun 21, 2012 | Verified Purchase
I read the reviews and the list of ingredients and couldn't imagine it, so I just had to try it. In texture, it's kind of like Japanese 'furikake.' but that's usually extremely salty. This product, as others have mentioned, is sweeter. I've been using it on salads and on beans for a non-oil, non-salt flavor enhancer.
Posted by iHerb Customer on Mar 02, 2012 | Verified Purchase
Interesting mix of ingredients and flavors, quite a strong sweet taste in there (probably because of the carrots, like someone else mentioned). Anyway, I like it quite a lot, and usually eat it straight out of the jar!
Lydia's is always superior
Posted by iHerb Customer on Mar 05, 2012 | Verified Purchase
Wonderful flavor
Good to use on top of yogurt (instead of wheat germ)
Posted by iHerb Customer on Sep 28, 2011 | Verified Purchase
This is a raw seasoning with a very mild, earthy flavor. An earlier reviewer compares the flavor to dried carrot: that is about right. I added a tablespoon to my yogurt, and the texture and flavor reminded me of wheat germ. I intend to add it to salad dressings and salads. I think it would make a nice addition to a green smoothie. ... I am always looking for shelf-stable items, and I am pleased with this seasoning. I should tell you: the official expiration date is about 6 months.
Posted by iHerb Customer on Jun 02, 2011 | Verified Purchase
Delicious raw seasoning. Savory treat that goes with almost anything. It is full of nutritious ingredients. Read the label....
Just OK - The flavor is sort of bland
Posted by iHerb Customer on May 23, 2014 | Verified Purchase
Knowing all these goodies inside the jar are good for me, I use it. Eating it out of the jar; not so much. It doesn't have much of a flavor punch to it. If it had more flavorful spices (maybe onion and garlic)to add a burst to the taste buds, I'd like it better.
If you like dried carrot
Posted by iHerb Customer on Aug 30, 2011 | Verified Purchase
Great ingredients, but carrot taste is a bit too strong, makes the powder quite sweet and a bit difficult to integrate in your food. Tastes ok on salads.
Organic food smell!
Posted by iHerb Customer on Feb 24, 2015 | Verified Purchase
This has that I"m eating healthy smell; Dried veggies and spices, but it taste good on salad with olive oil and little vinegar or lemon juice. Plus if you have a very plan salad this will add some more vitamins and minerals to the mix.
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Five local DJs will face off Friday night at the Passion Nightclub in hopes of winning the Red Bull Thre3Style world title.
The competitors, DJs EPPS, Konflikt, Ciprian, Fly Guy, and Damion Yancy, are known around the South Florida club circuit in their own respective genres.
EPPS, who spins mostly hip-hop, has worked with artists such as Flo Rida, Trina, and the late Heavy D. Konflikt, who mixes live on radio station Y-100, spins regularly at trendy hotspots such as Mokai, SET, and ,Cameo, Mansion. Ciprian has been mixing since the late '90s and spins the best in trance and house music. Fly Guy has taken over the DJ booth at clubs such as Cameo and Arkadia, and Damion Yancy, who frequently plays the club scene in New Orleans, spins a mix of different genres from electro to party classics.
Each DJ gets to spin a 15-min set, which DJ Konflikt says is the perfect alloted time to show off "creativitiy, progression and technical ability." In December, the Miami DJ traveled to gigs in cities such as Las Vegas and Chicago and had to prepare ahead for the contest. "About 90 percent of my set, I made on the airplane," he says. "Instead of sleeping in between gigs, I worked on my music."
They will be judged by their peers: DJs Rusty Greene, Four Color Zack and Laz. The winner will receive a cash prize and advance onto the national competition.
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Aceves, Red Sox left soaked in Fenway drubbing
Righty walks three, commits error and balks twice in six-run third
BOSTON -- Under raw, dreary and wet conditions, perhaps it was only fitting that this would be the night the Red Sox would produce what was easily their ugliest performance of the young season.
Unable to pitch or field with any kind of cohesion while the game was still in question, Boston suffered a 13-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics on a forgettable Tuesday evening at Fenway Park.
It all fell part in the top of the third, when Alfredo Aceves had a nightmarish six-run inning in which every possible thing that could go wrong did.
This wasn't a case of Aceves giving up hit after hit and not being able to adjust.
Instead, it was an unsightly combination of walks (three), balks (two) and defensive miscues (two of which were officially counted as errors).
"Nothing interesting," Aceves said. "Just a game we lost. That's it. Everything was fine. You can't do anything against the walks. Today was a bad day. That's it. We've been having better days than this. We have to continue to work and get better results."
After having a terrific first season in Boston in 2011, Aceves has been an enigma.
Quite simply, the Red Sox don't know quite what to expect on a given night. Tuesday represented your virtual worst-case scenario.
"It's varied, I will say that," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "He's healthy. He's got the ability to manipulate the baseball, as we've seen. You'd like to think that there would be more of a known commodity in a given role, particularly in a starting role, when you've got five days to prepare for the next outing.
"His work in between starts has been consistent. His preparation today was consistent with what it was prior to the game in Cleveland. Tonight wasn't one of his better performances."
The Red Sox could say that about every element of the game.
Offensively, Boston was stifled by Bartolo Colon, who allowed three hits while walking one and striking out seven.
"If you're going to have someone you want on the mound for a night like tonight where conditions are bad, it's a strike thrower like Bartolo," said Athletics manager Bob Melvin. "You look up and he was always throwing strikes. He was the right man for the job tonight. That's who he is and he doesn't change.
"You know you're going to get strikes, and you know you have to beat him because he's not going to beat himself. He has a very good idea of what he's doing. That's what happens when you have that kind of experience."
Rain fell throughout the game and the tarp came on the field prior to the top of the eighth and play was never resumed.
Out of respect to the less-than-ideal weather conditions, the Red Sox announced that any fan with a ticket stub for the game could return to either Wednesday's or Thursday's games for free. Ticket stubs from Tuesday's game can be exchanged starting two hours prior to Wednesday's 4:05 p.m. ET contest or Thursday's 6:35 game.
The first run came in when Aceves walked Seth Smith with the bases loaded. Brandon Moss then drove two in with a single. The first balk by Aceves was costly, as it pushed runners to second and third, and set up a sacrifice fly for Josh Donaldson.
"Obviously, the weather conditions weren't ideal," said Farrell. "But to say it was a major distraction -- I don't know that we can go that far. We see what Bartolo did against us. He had very good command and, really, we didn't have many good swings at pitches that found their way to the middle of the plate."
So what happened to Aceves?
"He pitched behind in the count, combined some walks with some base hits," said Farrell. "The two balks are very uncharacteristic, didn't cover first on another play. It was an ugly inning and things kind of unraveled from there."
Even when Mike Napoli made a tremendous play at first base, making a diving stop on Josh Reddick, something bad happened. Aceves was late coming to the bag, and Reddick was safe. Moss rounded third and scored as Aceves made a wild throw home.
"Yeah, it was my fault. That's only one play," said Aceves. "It's also -- it's hard to explain to you guys. You guys just see the errors, the runs, the hits, whatever. It's really hard to -- how can I explain? -- to get through that plate. For whatever reason, the strike zone got small."
Chris Young followed with a routine grounder to third, but Will Middlebrooks one-hopped the throw to first, and another run scored.
Aceves threw 42 pitches in the inning. Remarkably, the A's got those six runs without the benefit of an extra-base hit. In fact, they only had three hits in the frame.
If Aceves had been able to settle down, maybe it could have turned into a competitive game at some point. But the A's jumped right back on him in the fourth.
John Jaso belted a one-out double and Smith hammered a two-run homer to right-center to make it 8-0.
It was quite clear that Aceves wasn't physically or mentally sharp in this one.
"I don't know if I'd go into the effort level," Farrell said. "There seemed to be a lack of focus given the way Alfredo has pitched this year for us, and in particular his last outing in Cleveland. It wasn't a good night."
Knuckleballer Steven Wright, making his Major League debut, finished out the fourth. But Oakland jumped on him for four in the fifth and one in the sixth to make it 13-0.
After the game, Wright was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.
"I wasn't really able to throw anything but a fastball for a strike," said Wright. "In the 'pen, I felt really good. I was comfortable. I was throwing the ball really well. But I think when I got in the game, I was trying to do a little more and lost a little bit of the feel. Obviously, at any level, when you eliminate anything but a fastball you're not going to be in a good place."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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When I mention WW2 here , I really mean any conflict say post 1930 and any scale. Compared to other eras such as Ancients ,Naps etc, I personally find this an expensive era for starting up wargaming whether it be FOW , KGN or any other ruleset you could care to mention.
The culprits here must be vehicles . I know you could argue you don't have to use vehicles in WW2 and that is true, but lets be honest the main attractions for WW2 are vehicles and tanks at that.Once you buy one tank you will want to buy another. I appreciate great strides are being made by the likes of PSC who are constantly expanding their ranges in various scales with reasonably good quality plastic vehicles and figures at reasonable prices. You can also argue that has already happened in other eras eg in Naps . Both Perry's, Victrix and not forgetting Warlord have introduced top quality plastics which have lowered the cost of starting up in Naps. Beautiful Napoleonic armies are now achievable at fraction of the cost.
Which begs the question why in most poles is WW2 the most popular choice ?
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There is a gentleman who has posted a dozen videos on youtube. He is a bit arrogant, appears from the little I've seen to be very intelligent and appears fluid in Pali. His interpretations of the original Pali texts are, in some very key concepts, very different than many of the commonly accepted modern translations.
He may be arrogent, he may be demeaning to those who follow the modern commonly accepted ways of Buddhism, but he also may be correct.
Before writing him off because he says much of what is generally accept as truth is wrong, please take a look at a few of his videos.
I've just listed 2 of his videos, there are 10 others in his list (under the name plotinus veritas).
Can anyone here that is fluid in Pali say that this gentlemans translations are wrong? I don't speak any Pali so I can't judge. I have only accepted others Pali translations into English as being correct.
If he is wrong, so be it, just another heretic rocking the boat.
But could he possibly be right?
Again I am not talking sides, just want to hear your views.


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With the National Holstein Convention and Holstein Association USA's 127th Annual Business Meeting just a month away, final plans are in place. The Convention Planning committee and Association staff have been working to plan an event that promises to provide plenty of opportunity for fun, fellowship with Registered Holstein® enthusiasts, and discussion about timely issues impacting the Holstein breed and Association. The National Holstein Convention runs from June 27-30, in Springfield, Mo. Below are some highlights of the agenda; a complete schedule can be found online at www.holsteinconvention2012.com.
Unveiling of the Ideal Holstein Cow and Bull Paintings
A highlight of this year's Annual meeting will be the new Ideal Holstein Cow and Bull paintings, which are being completed by Bonnie Mohr. They will be unveiled during the Annual Meeting's morning session on Friday, June 29, and will be available for viewing by Convention attendees throughout the Annual Meeting on Friday and Saturday. Stay tuned for more details on this exciting event, and read the blog chronicling Mohr's progress at www.holsteinusa.com!
Featured Speakers
Two speakers will give Annual Meeting attendees the chance to hear about some of the latest technological advances in the Registered Holstein business.
On Friday, June 29, Adam Griffin, Holstein Association USA Dairy ID Programs Manager, will be presenting the Early Bird session, starting at 7:30 a.m. Griffin will give an in-depth demonstration on the Association's new Dairy Rhythms Herd Management software.
Friday afternoon, John Andersen, Manager of Dairy Operations for the Aardema Group, Jerome, Idaho, will talk about how genomic technology is being utilized on their dairy operations. The Aardema Group owns almost 30,000 cows on seven dairies, and Andersen has assumed a progressive strategy to advance the overall genetic quality of their herd.
Director Elections
Four seats are up for election on the Holstein Association USA board of directors, with elections being held on Saturday morning, June 30. Candidates include R. Paul Buhr, Wis., for Region 5; Bill Wright, Utah, Region 8; Patrick Maddox, Calif., Region 9; and Dale Drendel, Ill., and Jonathan Lamb, N.Y., for the At-Large Director seat.
Delegates to Vote on Bylaw Amendment
Delegates will vote on one bylaw amendment, which has been brought forth by President Chuck Worden, on behalf of the Holstein Association USA board of directors. In short, the proposal would amend the bylaws to state, if there are less than two declared candidates for a regional director election by March 1 of the election year, that regional director position would become an At-Large director position for two terms, unless the position is held by an incumbent. The reasoning behind the proposed amendment is that regional directors are intended to be nominated from their respective regions, and then voted on by all delegates. If a region puts forth only one candidate, that region is essentially appointing their director. This amendment would not apply to incumbent directors, and, if approved, would go into effect in 2013.
Read the complete proposal to amend the bylaws in the Annual Meeting Notice at www.holsteinusa.com, under Meetings & Conventions, then 2012 National Holstein Convention. All Holstein Association USA members received a copy of the Annual Meeting Notice in mail.
Annual Award Winners Recognized
Capping off the Convention on Saturday evening will be the naming of the 2012 Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Elite Breeder, and Distinguished Leadership Award Winners.
Holstein Association USA staff will be blogging throughout the week with updates, pictures and video live from the Convention! If you cannot make it to Springfield, be sure to visit www.holsteinusa.com daily for the latest happenings, or become a fan of Holstein Association USA and the Holstein Foundation on Facebook.
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More Climategate 2.0 Shenanigans . . . What Else Would We Expect?Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Over at Watts Up With That? they are still hammering away on the newly-released emails that are fueling Climategate 2.0 revelations which continue with the outing of the deceptions of the scientific consensus for Anthropogenic Climate Change . . . aka Global Warming. One of the ways our scientific overseers have been trying to convince us of their infallibility is with "faked" Photoshopped images. Here's one case in point from a WUWT post: Photoshopping in the "worseness"
Wow! That looks gnarly, right? All that black smoke pouring out of the smokestack — must be some mighty nasty pollution belching out of there . . . maybe even some vile, repugnant, Global Warming causing CO2, right?
[CO2 is a clear, tasteless, odorless gas that we breath out of our bodies with every exhale — don't know about you but my breath ain't BLACK!!!]
Back to the narrative. Noting that said stack was identified as being from the "Eggborough power station" and showing in another image that said station's stacks pump out WHITE smoke, Anthony Watts goes on to investigate whether this image was altered via Photoshop to turn the white smoke that yucky-darkish-gloomy color . . . ie BLACK! He ran some diagnostics on it and voilà, here's what came up:
Two definite ranges of image alteration . . . so easy to do, even a Geico Neanderthal could do it. Just make an area selection with the lasso tool, feather the edges and tweak the contrast settings of the selection and — ta da — white becomes black.
Instant pollution!!!
If, you don't have a problem with lying to make your point.
Watts found two versions of this same image and they both showed Photoshop alterations. But, were they ever used anywhere? He answers that:
Nelson asks:
If you have time to compile a list of the mainstream media uses of this photo, please let me know. If you've taken some action to protest this propaganda (maybe a letter to an editor?) please also let me know.
By the way, has this photo been altered in any way? [YES – Anthony]
Update: A TinEye search for the top image yields 92 results.
A TinEye search for the bottom image yields 94 results.
So, the not-so-enquiring minds of the main stream media (MSM) pushed this image off on the public at least 186 times in support of articles about pollution and Global Warming, or Climage Change. Don't ya just LUV our media, how truthful, how investigative, how . . . much they are lying pieces of crap!!!??? And, this isn't hard to do folks.
Watts then does a show and tell to show just how easy it is for these jokers to lie to us, and presents even more examples of the blatant fauxtography by the Climategate scientific consensus.
Continuing updating of Climatgate 2.0 here: Watts Up With That?
Don't be left uninformed . . . and don't let the "Climate Change" hysterics make you lose any sleep . . . and vote to keep them from costing you both arms and both legs — 'cause they won't be stopping there!!!


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5 Ways To Hack Your Brain Into Awesomeness
By Joe DB Sep 21, 2009 2,758,834 views
Much of the brain is still mysterious to modern science, possibly because modern science itself is using brains to analyze it. There are probably secrets the brain simply doesn't want us to know.
But by no means should that stop us from tinkering around in there, using somewhat questionable and possibly dangerous techniques to make our brains do what we want.
We can't vouch for any of these, either their effectiveness or safety. All we can say is that they sound awesome, since apparently you can make your brain...
Think You Got a Good Night's Sleep (After Only Two Hours of Actual Sleep)
So you just picked up the night shift at your local McDonald's, you have class every morning at 8am and you have no idea how you're going to make it through the day without looking like a guy straight out of Dawn of the Dead, minus the blood... hopefully.
"SLEEEEEEEEEP... uh... I mean... BRAAAIIIIINNNSSS..."
What if we told you there was a way to sleep for little more than two hours a day, and still feel more refreshed than taking a 12-hour siesta on a bed made entirely out of baby kitten fur? No more sneaking naps at the fry station for you!
Holy ****! How Do I Do It?
It's called the Uberman Sleep Schedule, and besides having a totally badass name, it's a way to get the maximum amount of essential sleep for your body without wasting hours of precious time you could be using to work or drink or farm for World of Warcraft gold. The schedule consists of taking six, 20-30 minute power naps, every four hours during the day. Of course, this new sleep pattern blows donkey-**** to get used to, but it's a price you have to pay to basically extend your waking life by several years.
We're pretty sure Kramer did this once on Seinfeld. So it's probably a great idea.
The best way to start it off is to just jump right in. Get to sleep at 8pm, set your alarm for 8:30. Get up, play some Call of Duty, sleep again at 12, alarm at 12:30, and so on. After three or four days of this you will start to get high as **** because of sleep deprivation, and might just want to kill yourself, but don't do it! That would be absolutely counter-productive.
By day 10 or so, your brain will say, "****! FINE, we'll do it your way," and will adapt to your new superhuman sleep schedule.
How Does It Work?
When you sleep normally, your body gets only about an hour and a half of REM sleep, the kind of sleep that is thought to be the most important to keeping your brain sharp. While other stages of sleep help your body to heal and grow, the REM sleep is what makes you feel rested.
Of course, sleeping in a bed doesn't hurt either.
The first few days of adjusting are tough because your body isn't getting ANY of this REM sleep, and your brain hates you for it. After the third day, or so, your brain figures out that you mean business, and every time you lay down for one of these naps, dives directly into REM sleep in an attempt to compensate for the deprivation. Do some quick math and that's two full hours of REM sleep, while those who are sleeping normally are only getting an hour and a half.
Before you know it, while the rest of the world snores away, you'll be up and drawing dicks on their faces.
Hallucinate Like You Just Took LSD, Legally
Yes, that's right kids! Tell your dealer goodbye and worry no more about winding up naked on the roof of an office building after a bad trip. Now you can be stoned out of your mind by building a homemade deprivation chamber out of some regular, completely harmless household ob
Holy ****, How Can I Do It!
You are going to need three things: a ping-pong ball, a radio with headphones and a red light.
Step 1: Turn the radio to a station with just white noise (static), and put on your headphones.
Step 2: Cut the ping-pong ball in half and tape each half over your eyes.
Step 3: Turn the red light so it's facing your eyes.
Step 4: Sit there for at least a half an hour.
Step 5: Follow Ben Franklin and your new friend, Harold the unicorn, into the gumdrop forest, and live happily ever after.
How Does It Work?
It's called the Ganzfeld effect, and it works by blocking out most of the signals that go to your brain. It's the same kind of effect you get when looking into a soft light for a while and lose vision, except at a larger scale.
The sound of the white noise and the light from the outside of the ping pong ball are eventually ignored by your brain. With all those signals out of the picture, your brain has to create its own, and this is where the hallucinations come in. We can't guarantee they won't involve, say, the ghost of Lizzie Borden trying to hack off your scrotum with an ax, but that's the risk you take, dammit.
Now, if you want a little more control over your hallucinations...
Dream Whatever You Want to Dream
What if we told you there was a way to make all your fantasies come true? You could have that sports car you've always wanted and the daily ********* with Sarah Palin and Cannonball Run-era Burt Reynolds. Hell, we'll even throw in a few superpowers for your enjoyment.
We never miss an opportunity to use this picture.
Welcome to the wonderful world of lucid dreaming.
Holy ****, How Can I Do It?
Most of you reading this have had a lucid dream before. Every once in a while you wind up in a dream but somehow recognize it as a dream, and you may have found yourself able to pretty much program the dream to your specifications. While there are plenty of tips and tricks to make this happen on purpose, we've narrowed it down to what seems like the most useful, so that you can be riding dinosaurs with Gary Coleman in your sleep in no time:
Cowboy hat, optional.
1. Keep a Dream Journal
As soon as you wake up from a dream, write down every little thing you can remember about it. Supposedly by writing it down, your brain recognizes certain patterns that only occur in a dream (since most dreams are immediately forgotten) and if they are on paper, you can recall them easily.
2. Think about exactly what you want to dream right before you fall asleep. Makes sense. For instance you've probably fallen asleep watching MythBusters before and immediately dreamed you were flying through the air, using a giant version of Jamie's mustache as a hang glider.
Just us?
3. The best time to have a lucid dream is either right before you regularly wake up, or right after. Studies have shown that more people have lucid dreams when they take a nap shortly after they first wake up in the morning.
So you can do all that, or if you are the lazy type, get yourself something like the NovaDreamer, a device that detects when you've entered REM sleep and then makes a noise that's supposed to be not quite enough to wake you up, but enough to raise your awareness to, "Hey, this is totally a dream I'm having!" levels.
How Does It Work?
Obviously the big difference between a dream and real life is that if the Hamburglar came bursting out of your refrigerator right now and started screaming at you in Vietnamese, your first thought would be "This is a strange and unusual event that is occurring right now, and I should question my perceptions." If the same thing happens in a dream, you just go with it.
Yes, Mel Gibson is dressed like Col. Sanders. No, this is not a dream.
In a dream state, your mind mostly loses the ability to criticize anything that's happening because dreaming just doesn't involve the critical part of your brain. You're all worried that you're at work in your underwear, and don't even bl
But if you change your mental state ever so slightly, that critical part of your brain can keep functioning even while in dreamland. If you can perfect the technique of dreaming while not all the way asleep, the next thing you know you're ordering up a Smurf ****.


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I've been having a very tough time lately. I do not have anyone in my life that I can talk to about the roller coaster ride of this disease, so here I am venting and looking for support! I spend every moment of free time I have researching my dad's symptoms and options. Over the course of the last few months, I have been pushing my dad to change Doctors (to Dr. Zhu at MGH). He complains all of the time about the treatment he's currently receiving at Dana Farber, but he won't do anything about it. There is only so much I can do myself. He doesn't take much control of his situation (if any), which is very burdensome on me. I know it's not fair to me, but I don't know what else to do. I spend little time focusing on my own life and my own happiness and it's really starting to have a major effect on my well being.
We were so happy after his CT scan mid-Feb which showed a large reduction in the disease in his liver. We even got the okay to hold off on SIRT because he was moving in the right direction. A few days after the scan and last treatment, my dad started to get high fevers and lower abdominal pain, so he decided to skip a treatment. The pain got worse, but he didn't go into the hospital in hopes that it would just clear up on it's own. He went into Dana Farber two weeks later and had to skip another treatment because the pain was so bad. They did a CT scan to find the issue which happened to be colitis. He was immediately placed on antibiotics and is actually feeling much better. That is the good news. The bad news is that he has had aggresive disease progression. There is also a renal lesion that was always referred to as a cyst that has increased in size. There is also growth in some lymph nodes (which could just be due to the colitis, but could also be because of disease). They noted free fluid in the pelvis area and early portal hypertension. All of these things are not good. The problem is that we do not know if some of these things are due to colitis and/or from missing a treatment or if the treatment itself is just not working any longer. I just wish he had gone into the hospital earlier instead of waiting around for the colitis to get out of control. Then he might have only had to miss one treatment and not two.
I left a few message for the radiologist about scheduling an appointment for SIRT. I don't even know if it's still on the table at this point. My dad has an appointment at Dana Farber today to discuss his options. I can't be there, nor am I really up for it anyway. It just blows my mind that you can be doing so good one day and the next it's like everything is going wrong and is out of control. His surgery back in March of last year was so successful. It was a miracle at that point and we truly believed that he was on his way into remission. I feel so cheated. There's really no other way of putting it. I'm praying like crazy and looking for all options. I even reached out to NIH about the clinical trial of TIL. Just feel sad, lost, alone and scared, but trying to push through and know that there are a lot of ups and downs.
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Three ministers on Tuesday stepped down from the new Tunisian interim government. The ministers, representing Tunisia's main trade union, declared their withdrawal after the union refused to recognize an administration that includes eight ministers from Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's ousted regime.
"We are resigning from the government after a call from our union," stated Houssine Dimassi, training and employment minister in the unity government.
According to AFP, Dimassi said the two other ministers resigning were Abdeljelil Bedoui, a minister working in the prime minister's office, and Anouar Ben Gueddour, a junior transport minister.
The resignations come as prominent opposition figure Moncef Marzouki returned to Tunisia, following years of exile in France.
Marzouki said he plans to run in a planned presidential election.
Anger against the new government led thousands of protesters onto the streets of Tunis and several other cities on Tuesday.
Riot police fired tear gas to disperse a march in Tunis led by Islamist leader Sadok Chourou, who was imprisoned for 20 years under the toppled regime.
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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9 TV dated December 13th, 2011
ADNAN OKTAR: The greatest blessing in the Heaven is to love Allah. The greatest love there is neither for the fountains of the Heaven, nor for the gardens of the Heaven. The greatest love is the love of Allah. We love the others very much because they are the manifestations of Allah. That is why we love the gardens of the Heaven, the people of the Heaven this much. From time to time Almighty Allah manifests in the form of a human in the Hereafter. He manifests in the form of a very very beautiful human and says "Salam". The verse states; "Salam! A word from a Merciful Lord." For instance Almighty Allah says; "As-salamun alaykom" and the Muslims respond "Alaykom as-salam." That is the manifestation of Allah insha'Allah. Almighty Allah created such a beauty for Muslims to enjoy.
We never become normal if we do not pass through this training, may Allah forbid. Some people say "we should have gone directly to the Heaven." Just think about it, what would happen if you had gone there directly? One would go and sit in a corner. You learn about love, you learn about compassion, you learn about mercy, you learn about profundity, you learn about the love of Allah, you learn about passion, you learn to trust Allah, you learn to submit to Allah. Look for instance Allah placed the Prophet Adam (pbuh) directly into the Heaven and just about in the first environment the satan starts enticing by saying; "Allah would not let you stay here for ever, you are not even aware of that." It says; "Let me do a favor for you, there is a tree there, if you eat from the fruit of that, the information concerning infinity and that food would pass to your body and you will only become infinite after that.Normally you are not infinite, Allah does not tell you that. Look I am telling you this as a favor."Allah says; "you should beware of getting close to that tree". Allah knows the truth he thinks that this is the reason why Allah forbid him that tree. May Allah forbid there is a flaw in that, a flaw of prophet. In fact Allah tells him "you should keep away" Actually Allah is the One Who will create the infinity, that s obvious. In order to become infinite, they do not trust Allah - may Allah forbid- at that point and trust the satan instead and go eat that fruit. Allah says; "their private parts were disclosed to them." After that Almighty Allah takes them to the dimension of this world. That is how things would go, if we didn't go through a trial. Look what happens after he is trained in this world? He becomes a Prophet of Determination. Now this time when he goes to the Heaven if the satan were to come to him and say; "this is the tree of infinity, you wouldn't become infinite if you do not eat from this," would he even care it?
Ms. AYLIN: Never, he would never believe it.
ADNAN OKTAR: I mean after all that training? But when he didn't have this training, he did care. And that is a Prophet of Determination. Allah has created this incident with the Prophet Adam (pbuh) in order to show how necessary the training in this world is.


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I have no idea where these came from but they were given to me by my mother. Her girl friend gave them to my mother because she was good to her in her later years. This woman told my mother that if things got bad she always had her elephants to sell. She was married to a movie star and traveled around the world. Milton Burl I believe. I would like to know if they are jade unpolished or milk stone. They do have alot of jade coloring through them.


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My god this show is freaking hilarious.
The last episode with Will Ferrell was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.
I've been watching it. I enjoy Flight of The Conchords more so, but the shows are completely different and a bit poorly matched outside of both being comedies.... that said, it has been extremely funny so far as we witness the fall and quasi-rise of Kenny Powers.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is I'm not. I honestly just feel that America's the best country and all the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
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Wow. Do they have the whole "Redneck Flash in the Pan Closer" mythos down or what?
I can't figure out if Kenny Powers is Mitch Williams, Rob Dibble, or Rod Beck.
I know it's not intended, but Kenny's "love interest" is kinda sexy to me as well.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
I'm still trying to figure out if that guy that plays Powers is a stinky actor or if it's just the despicable character played to perfection.
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"Sit over here next to Johnathan (Bench)...sit right here, he's smart."--Sparky Anderson
It's a great show, because he just so happens to be a redneck. Instead of force feeding it down your throat every 5 seconds like the whole Blue Collar Comedy thing.
Danny McBride has every role that I would have if I were an actor in Hollywood. He is funny as all get out! I love both Flight of the Concords and East Bound and Down.
Sorry WMR but that show is bad, bad, bad.
I tried on two occasions to get into it and just couldn't last more than 10 minutes.
HBO seems to really be struggling outside of Entourage lately. Seems like most of there originals are complete swing and misses. Just a few years ago (Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, Rome) HBO's original series was can't miss entertainment.
Alright I watched all six episodes over the last few days. I think this show is hilarious. I've thought that Danny McBride has been really funny in the last few movies he's been in and he's excellent for this character. Except of course for the fact that he throws like a spazz, normally that would bother me, but in a comedy I can let it slide.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
This show is an awkward mix of funny, awkward and sad. But I like it.
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Gabriel, toss me a shrimp!
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As the debate on ethanol continues, food retail companies have picked a side claiming government subsidized corn-based ethanol is to blame for higher food prices.
As drought conditions have eased, higher corn yields are expected in 2013. The higher production and lower corn costs have livestock producers and ethanol plants amping up production, which, in turn, raises the demand for corn.
Some fast food companies say the increased demand for corn brought on by ethanol plants is the reason menu prices, namely beef, pork and chicken, are higher.
"It's harder every day to offer great value because our costs are skyrocketing," Lisa Ingram, president of White Castle, recently said in Washington. "In fact, since the RFS became law our cost for beef has increased by forty-seven percent."
Fox News reports the sentiment is mimicked by Wendy's franchise owners. Ron Ross, owner of four Wendy's restaurants in southern California, says an industry study found higher costs, supposedly impacted by the RFS, have taken $25,000 in revenues from each of his stores.
Because competition limits how much of the costs can be transitioned to customers, Ross says he's had to cut back on employee bonuses and delay new store plans.
Higher beef prices can't be blamed solely on increased corn demand created by ethanol plants. Two consecutive years of drought forced cattle herds to shrink to a 60-year low, which pushed wholesale beef prices to record highs earlier this summer.
Bob Dinneen of the Renewable Fuels Association told Fox News some companies are using the RFS as a scapegoat and the real culprit is higher oil prices which increase the cost of transporting commodities.
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The association says the ethanol process utilizes only the abundant, low value starch and creates a high-value livestock feed as a byproduct sold to producers.


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DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show's previews are less than three weeks away and some automakers are already letting us check out some of their new models.
First up: The 2013 Chevy Sonic RS.
It goes on sale in late 2012, after making its public debut at the NAIAS show in Detroit Jan. 14-22.
The new RS amplifies the Sonic's youthful style and driving experience with unique exterior and interior features matched with a 138-horsepower (103 kW) Ecotec 1.4L turbo engine. Sonic is the only vehicle in its segment to offer a turbocharged powertrain.
Sonic RS exterior features
- New front fascia with new fog lamp design
- New RS-specific grille
- New rear fascia
- New rear spoiler
- New rocker moldings
- Unique mirror cap finish
- Retuned sport exhaust with chrome outlet
- Unique 17-inch five-spoke wheel design
- Lowered and stiffened suspension with performance-tuned dampers
- RS badging.
The more-aggressive look of the Sonic RS is inspired by the concept that debuted in Detroit in 2010. The Sonic RS will be available in Victory Red, Summit White, Cyber Gray Metallic and Black Granite Metallic, which is a new exterior color for the 2013 Sonic.
One of the most-dramatic cues from the concept carried into the production model is the Sonic RS's front fascia, which has a deep air dam design that enhances the car's road-hugging stance. Vertical intakes at the edges of the fascia reinforce the wide, low proportion and house the fog lamps.
Sonic RS interior features
- New front sport seats
- New sport steering wheel with thicker rim and racing-inspired flat-bottom design
- New shifter knob (manual transmission)
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Sonic RS performance
The Sonic RS is powered by a standard Ecotec 1.4L turbo engine that is rated at 138 horsepower (103 kW) and 148 lb.-ft. of torque (200 Nm) – and provides an immediate feeling of power that is sustained across the rpm band, for a greater feeling of performance at lower rpm. It's matched with a six-speed manual transmission or six-speed automatic.
Unique gear ratios for the six-speed manual transmission and unique final drive ratio for the automatic give the Sonic RS a sportier feel than non-RS models.
Complementing the segment-exclusive turbocharged powertrain is MacPherson strut front suspension with coil springs and stabilizer bar, and a semi-independent, torsion beam axle-mount compound link-type rear suspension – featuring a robust, tubular V-shape beam – with gas-charged shocks. The front and rear tracks are identical at 59.4 inches (1,509 mm), for well-planted stability and balance.
The new RS is the only Sonic model offered with four-wheel disc brakes, which are partnered with a four-channel anti-lock braking system. The four-sensor system – one at each wheel – incorporates electronic brake force distribution, which balances braking performance based on such factors as road conditions and the weight of passengers and/or cargo.
Electric power steering is standard and features a wear compensator that continually adjusts the system interaction with the steering gear to ensure precise steering action over the life of the system.
Sonic lineup at a glance
The Chevrolet Sonic is offered in two body styles: a four-door sedan and a five-door, with a starting price of $14,495 (including destination charge). Each body style delivers class-leading, rear-seat roominess and cargo space. Vehicle highlights include:
- Standard Ecotec 1.8L engine (non-RS models) paired with five-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmissions
- Standard electric power steering and StabiliTrak electronic stability control with rollover sensing
- Sedan offers trunk capacity that is greater than most compact cars; hatchback and sedan offer better rear-seat roominess than Ford Fiesta. With a rear seat that folds nearly flat, the Sonic hatchback has greater cargo capacity than Fiesta
- Connectivity includes OnStar with six months of Turn-by-Turn navigation. Available features include XM Satellite Radio, USB and Bluetooth functionality and MyChevrolet mobile application
- Remote start, heated front seats and sunroof – all rarities in the segment
- Ten standard air bags, anti-lock brakes, electronic brake force distribution, brake assist and OnStar with Automatic Crash Response.
Sonic is built at the General Motors' Orion Assembly Center in Michigan, which received a $545-million investment in upgrades and retooling and helped restore approximately 1,000 jobs in the metropolitan Detroit area.
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Proposed city budget CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- More than one million people attend nearly 4,000 events and functions at the Charleston Civic Center every year, but those numbers could be even higher if the facility had more space and style, civic center General Manager John Robertson said.The center -- which was built in 1958 and renovated more than 30 years ago -- has to be updated and expanded to meet industry demands, he said.Civic Center officials have tried to find ways to fix the facility for at least seven years, he said. The problem has been finding the right resources to fund the "big picture things."On Tuesday, Charleston Mayor Danny Jones announced plans to spend $45 to $60 million in renovations to improve the civic center.Jones said he wants to eliminate and reduce some business and occupation taxes on manufacturing in the city, and raise sales taxes by 0.5 percent. The tax changes would have the potential to generate $3.57 million a year, Jones said.In the past decade, public spending on convention centers has doubled to $2.4 billion annually, according to DesignIntelligence, a bi-monthly report issued by the Design Futures Council.The renovations would include a new 20,000-square-foot ballroom, 5,000 square feet of additional meeting space, kitchen renovations, more restrooms and enhancements to the exterior's appearance. New lighting, sound systems and an energy-efficient, climate control heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system are also in the works."The industry has changed, the expectations of meeting planners has changed and in order for us to compete and meet the demands of meeting planners, we've got to make some adjustments," Robertson said. "We've got to do some expansion and make some changes to the physical structure to allow us to be successful when we try to compete for that business." Charleston has lost an estimated $28 million in business because the Charleston Civic Center can't accommodate meeting planners' needs, said Jama Jarrett, vice president of office operations and communications at the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau.Convention centers aren't used as just musical arenas anymore, Jarrett said. Jarrett said the CVB has tried to bring nontraditional events, such as the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America, but can't because of limited space at the civic center. "These groups are looking for particulars, such as the size of the convention center, seating, how accommodating it is to the group and throughout the years we have lost particular pieces of business because the civic center wasn't big enough," Jarrett said. "We've had to turn down business or not approach [them] simply because they have an 'x' number of attendees and we just don't have the space for them."Since 1990, convention space in the U.S. has increased by more than 50 percent, according to DesignIntelligence.Space is the number-one criterion for meeting planners, Jarrett said. "We have to stay competitive. We compete with cities like Greensboro, N.C., and if I'm a meeting planner looking at Charleston and Greensboro, if Charleston can't give me the facility space I need, then I'm not going to choose Charleston," Jarrett said.Also, the civic center needs more space to satisfy simultaneous schedules, Robertson said.While the Grand Hall is 52,000 square feet, that's still not big enough to host both a large event and an eating area, he said. The new ballroom would solve this problem."Because we don't have an eating space large enough to satisfy conventions, we have to be very creative in scheduling because if we require the Grand Hall for the exhibit space, then we can't do a large banquet simultaneously," Robertson said.When the center does serve food to its meeting spaces, employees have to push carts of food throughout public corridors because of the kitchen's location, Robertson said. A new kitchen would fix that, he said.Robertson said the meetings and conventions the civic center hosts are very important because they are generally multi-day events.The more time people spend in Charleston, the more money they spend, he said. They become "residents of our city for several days," he said."The community recognizes the importance of bringing in outsiders and their money," Robertson said. "[Visitors] have an economic impact on their community if people are staying in hotels, eating at the restaurants and shopping in the stores. They're producing jobs."Convention centers like the civic center are economic engines for cities, Jarrett said.Tourism, by way of attracting visitors, conventions and special events, brings in an estimated $580 million to Charleston, according to the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau.A revitalized center will attract new meetings, which will bring even more demand to Charleston, said Kristen Clemens, vice president of marketing and communications for Destination Marketing Association International."If the civic center is downtown and you renovate the center, which leads to more meetings and conferences, you're bringing more people to your downtown and it can really revitalize an area," she said. "It's pumping money into that district."Robertson said he and other officials still have to choose an architect and go through different designs before any definite decisions are made."We aren't going to see anything happen for at least a year," he said.Reach Megan Workman at email@example.com or 304-348-5113.


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|Rituximab for the Treatment of Inhibitors in Congenital Hemophilia A (A TMH CTN Study)
- Proportion of Subjects With Major Response, i.e. Inhibitor Level Falls to Less Than 5 BU/mL Between Weeks 6 to 22 and Remains Below 5 BU/mL at 5-7 Days Following Re-challenge With FVIII [ Time Frame: Measured within approximately 22 weeks ]Presence or absence of a major response in each participant. Major response is defined as occurring when inhibitor level falls to less than 5 BU/mL between Weeks 6 to 22 and remains below 5 BU/mL at 5-7 days following re-challenge with FVIII
- Proportion of Subjects With at Least Minor Response, i.e. Inhibitor Level Falls to <5 BU/mL Between Weeks 6-22 and Either Remains <5 BU/mL 5-7 Days Following FVIII Rechallenge or Titer Following FVIII Rechallenge is 5-10 BU/mL & <50% of Original Peak [ Time Frame: Measured within approximately 22 weeks ]Presence or absence of at least a minor response in each participant
- Percent Change in Inhibitor Titer on Challenge With Factor VIII From Baseline Challenge to Post-treatment Challenge [ Time Frame: Measured within approximately 22 weeks ]percent change=100%*(A-B)/B where A=inhibitor titer measured within 5-7 days following FVIII rechallenge and B=inhibitor titer measured within 5-14 days following baseline FVIII challenge. A FVIII rechallenge was performed within 10-18 days of the first monthly study visit in which an inhibitor titer result <5 BU/mL was obtained beginning 2 weeks and continuing through 18 weeks following the last rituximab infusion.
- Median Number of Bleeding Events Per Subject Meeting the Criteria of a Serious Adverse Event [ Time Frame: Measured through Week 100 ]Median number of bleeding events per subject meeting the criteria of a serious adverse event
- Median Number of Bleeding Events Per Subject Not Meeting the Criteria of a Serious Adverse Event [ Time Frame: Measured through Week 100 ]Median Number of Bleeding Events Per Subject Not Meeting the Criteria of a Serious Adverse Event
- Median Number of Serious Adverse Events Per Subject Other Than Bleeding Events [ Time Frame: Measured through Week 100 ]Median Number of Serious Adverse Events Per Subject Other Than Bleeding Events
- Median Number of Adverse Events Per Subject That Were Not Bleeding Events and Did Not Meet the Criteria of a Serious Adverse Event [ Time Frame: Measured through Week 100 ]Median Number of Adverse Events Per Subject That Were Not Bleeding Events and Did Not Meet the Criteria of a Serious Adverse Event
- Proportion of Rituximab Infusions in Which a Reaction to the Infusion Was Reported [ Time Frame: Measured at Week 1 through Week 4 ]Proportion of rituximab infusions in which a reaction to the infusion was reported
|Study Start Date:
|June 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Rituximab
Rituximab administered at a dose of 375 mg/m2 by slow intravenous infusion once per week for 4 weeks
Drug: Rituximab
Rituximab by slow intravenous infusion; for participants greater than or equal to 10 kg, 375 mg per m^2 BSA weekly for 4 weeks; for participants less than 10 kg, 12.5 mg/kg weekly for 4 weeks
Other Name: Rituxan
Detailed Description:
Hemophilia A is a hereditary blood clotting disorder. It is caused by a deficiency or abnormality of the blood clotting protein factor VIII. Individuals with hemophilia A are unable to form blood clots to stop bleeding and are at risk for experiencing serious and life-threatening bleeding episodes. The most common treatment for this disease is intravenous replacement of factor VIII. However, between 30 to 40% of individuals eventually develop inhibitors, or antibodies, to the replacement factor. In these individuals, the immune system recognizes the replacement factor as foreign and attacks it, thereby countering any potential benefits of the treatment. Some individuals with severe hemophilia A may undergo immune tolerance therapy (ITT), in which they receive replacement factor on a regular basis as a way for the body to adjust to the factor and stop inhibitor production. This treatment, however, is not always effective for everyone. Preliminary research has shown that rituximab, a medication used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, may be successful in suppressing or eliminating the inhibitors that develop. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of rituximab at lowering the levels of factor VIII inhibitors in individuals with severe hemophilia A.
This study will enroll individuals with severe hemophilia A. At study entry, participants will receive one intravenous dose of factor VIII. Inhibitor levels will be measured with a blood test 5 to 7 days following this procedure. If peak inhibitor level is above 5 Bethesda units (BU)/mL, 5 to 9 days later participants will begin receiving rituximab intravenously once a week for 4 weeks. Blood will be collected at each visit for laboratory testing. Two weeks following the last rituximab treatment, participants will have blood drawn for inhibitor testing; this testing will occur every 4 weeks through Week 22. If the participant's inhibitor level falls below 5 BU/mL, participants will receive a repeat dose of factor VIII, and blood will be drawn 5 to 7 days later for inhibitor testing. Follow-up visits will occur at Weeks 36, 52, and 100, and will include a physical examination, blood collection, and monitoring of bleeding events and infections. Telephone interviews will be conduced at Weeks 64, 76, and 88 to monitor bleeding events and infections.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Months and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Severe congenital hemophilia A
- Documented historical inhibitor titer to factor VIII of at least 5 BU/mL
- Inhibitor level greater than or equal to 5 BU/mL 5 to 14 days after initial factor VIII exposure during screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known hypersensitivities or allergies to murine and/or humanized antibodies
- Currently participating in investigational hemophilia studies
- HIV infected
- Any immunodeficiency disorder
- Liver disease and serum ALT or AST is greater than three times the upper limit of normal, albumin is less than 2.5g/dl, and/or INR is greater than 1.7
- Received interferon or other immunomodulatory drugs, such as steroids or cytotoxic therapy in the 30 days prior to study entry
- History of cardiac arrhythmias, any active febrile illness, kidney insufficiency, or pulmonary infiltrates
- Has previously received rituximab treatment
- Currently undergoing immune tolerance therapy
Evidence of Hepatitis B (HBV) infection, defined as one of the following:
- HBsAg positive
- HBsAg negative, HBsAb negative, HBcAb positive, and HBV DNA positive
Participants with a high responding inhibitor (at least 5 BU/mL) first detected fewer than 12 months prior to study entry, unless the participant has failed immune tolerance therapy, defined as one of the following:
- Failure to fulfill the criteria for full or partial success within 33 months, as defined by a factor VIII recovery greater than or equal to 66% of expected and half-life greater than or equal to 6 hours measured after a 72-hour treatment-free washout period
- Failure to achieve greater than 20% reduction in inhibitor titer during each interim non-overlapping 6-month period of ITT in the absence of documented infection, with 9 months as the minimum treatment period and 33 months as the maximum possible duration of unsuccessful ITT
- Withdrawal from ITT for any other reason
- Routinely receive factor VIII concentrate for the treatment of both major and minor bleeding events
- Has received factor VIII concentrate in the 7 days prior to study entry
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00331006
|United States, California
|Children's Hospital of Orange County
|Orange, California, United States, 92868
|United States, Georgia
|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
|United States, Illinois
|Rush University Medical Center
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|United States, Louisiana
|Tulane University Health Sciences Center
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
|United States, Massachusetts
|Children's Hospital Boston
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|United States, North Carolina
|UNC at Chapel Hill Hospital
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
|United States, Ohio
|University Hospital of Cleveland
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
|United States, Oklahoma
|University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
|Cook Children's Medical Center
|Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
|United States, Wisconsin
|Comprehensive Center for Bleeding Disorders
|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53201
|Principal Investigator:
|Susan F. Assmann, PhD
|Principal Investigator:
|Cindy Leissinger, MD
|Tulane University Health Sciences Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Joan Gill, MD
|Blood Center of Wisconsin
|Principal Investigator:
|Keith McCrae, MD
|University Hospital of Cleveland
|Principal Investigator:
|Ellis Neufeld, MD
|Boston Children's Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Cassandra Josephson, MD
|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
|Principal Investigator:
|Nigel Key, MD
|University of North Carolina
|Principal Investigator:
|Charles Sexauer, MD
|University of Oklahoma
|Principal Investigator:
|Janna Journeycake, MD
|University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Leslie Raffini, MD
|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
|Principal Investigator:
|Margaret Ragni, MD
|Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania
|Principal Investigator:
|Leonard Valentino, MD
|Rush University Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Diane Nugent, MD
|Children's Hospital of Orange County
|Principal Investigator:
|Marcella Torres, MD
|Cook Children's Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|New England Research Institutes
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00331006 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U01HL072268 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072274 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072290 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072033 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072291 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072248 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072355 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072283 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072346 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U01HL072331 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|May 26, 2006
|Results First Received:
|January 7, 2013
|Last Updated:
|June 7, 2013
Keywords provided by New England Research Institutes:
Blood Coagulation Factor Inhibitors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hemophilia A
Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Coagulation Protein Disorders
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Factor VIII
Blood Coagulation Factor Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
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Johnson hopes to get more from Espinosa on offense
SAN DIEGO -- Manager Davey Johnson decided not to start second baseman Danny Espinosa in Thursday's game against the Padres.
Espinosa is 22-for-124 (.177) to start the season, and Johnson had a talk with Espinosa before the game and hopes to have more conversations with Espinosa in the future. Johnson didn't go into details on what was said, but it was obvious he wants Espinosa to improve his hitting.
Johnson still believes in Espinosa and called him a driven ballplayer, who is trying to do too much at the plate.
"When you start to do too much, sometimes you get into some bad habits, mechanics can go a little bad," Johnson said. "It was a good conversation. I hope it opens up to more conversations.
"I know a little something about hitting. I know how hard it was when we had a tendency to try more things than we should be trying. I think in [Espinosa's] case and his will to really do well and help this team, he has been trying to do too much. Hopefully, he can relax work on some things and he'll be fine."
Johnson started Steve Lombardozzi at second base, and he went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in a 6-2 victory over the Padres.


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First off, I realize this is a Colts forum so please no one remind me of that obvious fact.
Perhaps I am reading to much into this (and I probably am) but I really hope that nothing is going on with the refs. The NFL is the best sports league in the country (at least the biggest and IMO the best) and the last thing they need is a huge ref scandal. Granted they could admit the ref did no wrong, but the fact they are even investigating this is pretty damning IMO.
After the Tim D. scandal in the NBA, I am always leery when you hear people talk about the "integrity of the game". To be fair, like I said, this could just be a case of the ref getting into a shouting match with the player and nothing else, and I genuinely hope that is the case. I know refs make big money (and I was once told in a law class it is to prevent gambling and payoffs from mobsters) but sometimes I wonder how much of a problem it is and how little we know.
By Mark Maske
The NFL is investigating DeAngelo Halls allegation of misconduct by an official as part of its probe of last weekends verbal confrontation that led to the cornerbacks ejection from the Washington Redskins loss at Pittsburgh, according to a person with knowledge of the case.
That aspect of the leagues review appears to be part of the reason that the league has not yet announced a fine of Hall. The person familiar with the case, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, said that such a thorough review takes time.
Hall remains eligible to play in the Redskins game Sunday against the Carolina Panthers at FedEx Field.


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In Fall of 2014, Dr. Pam Monteleone and her students wrote, directed, and performed plays as a part of the Playwrights' Project, a showcase of original one-act plays by Kelsey Crow, Keaton Groves, Nicholas Lorini, Vanessa Posso, and Ann Raja-Somu. Congratulations and many thanks to all of those students, stage managers and technical assistants, community actors and faculty who make these productions possible. Video links are below.
"Dances With Bongos" - Written by Keaton Groves, Directed by Pam Monteleone
"Hypothermia" - Written by Vanessa Posso, Directed by Nicholas Lorini
"The Human Method" - Written by Ann Raja-Somu, Directed by Kyle Reeves
"The Truth Is The Truth"
- Written by Nicholas Lorini, Directed by Vanessa Posso
"The One I Grew Up With" - Written by Kelsey Crow, Directed by Pam Monteleone
Under the direction of Dr. Pam Monteleone, UNF students and Jacksonville residents performed a fresh interpretation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. With music arranged by Trevor Lundquist and Dorothy Lalas, both UNF music majors, and fencing directed by Raul Toro of the Jacksonville Fencing Club, the play reintroduced Jacksonville audiences to a Shakespeare they may have forgotten--baudy, audacious, full of honest, well acted soliloquies that revealed multiple levels of thought and feeling in these very human characters.
Click to view Act I (stream or download) and Act II (stream or download). The links feature the April 4, 2014 performance at Church of the Good Shepherd, Riverside. Other performances took place on the UNF Green and Johansen Park, Atlantic Beach in the first weeks of April.
The University of North Florida's Department of English once again outdid itself with the production of Voices: Word for Word, Juvenile Justice, a reader's theater piece written by students from Dr. Pam Monteleone's Playwright's Project class of Fall 2013. Two performances on December 10th and 11th were both well attended.
Students interviewed people in Duval County--lawyers, legislators, UNF faculty, families,and incarcerated teenagers--to bring to light the facts behind the high numbers of incarerated teenagers in the state of Florida. The event featured UNF students, community members, faculty, and staff, who interpreted the student-written script through word and song.
On the closing night, a panel discussion was held featuring attorneys, prison advocates, UNF faculty, and family members of incarcerated teens. Members of the audience included former inmates, UNF students and faculty, members of the state's correctional system, and other members of the Jacksonville area dedicated to changing the current sentencing conditions for teens, who are often sentenced as adults. Concerns about Florida's policies in which teen inmates are sentenced without parol served as a focal point of discussion.
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I'll wrap up this week's look at large-cap cash cows today. As I noted in previous columns, free cash flow per share is a good way of measuring a company's ability to finance projects without debt.
I'm focusing on large-cap names because I like the liquidity and price stability these stocks can frequently offer. They tend not to show the explosive earnings growth that small-caps exhibit -- or the accompanying huge price rallies. They offer better dividend payouts, however, and potentially less volatility than thinly traded small-caps.
I previously singled out Visa (V), as well as some of the medical-sector names boasting strong and growing free cash flow per share. Today, I'll put the magnifying glass on a tech and a telecom. In the interest of not rehashing the painfully obvious, I'll skip any analysis of the world's most-examined stock -- Apple (AAPL) -- which falls under the category of large-cap cash cow.
Moving right along, another cash-rich big tech is Oracle (ORCL), which made news this week as it joined the stampede to pay out dividends before the year ends. The company grew free cash flow per share in the past eight years -- an outstanding record. Other fundamental metrics don't necessarily suggest earth-shaking price gains ahead, but there is reason to expect earnings stability. Analysts have pegged income at $2.65 per share for fiscal 2013, a year-over-year gain of 8%. In 2014, earnings are expected to come in at $2.91 a share, a gain of 10%. In a smaller stock, particularly one that has shown big growth in prior years, this level of earnings increase would be unremarkable. But Oracle's market cap is north of $154 billion, and the company long ago established dominance of its database, middleware and enterprise application business. So the expected levels of earnings increases are not so shabby.
Oracle reports its fiscal second quarter on Dec. 18 before the open. It's expected to deliver net income of $0.61 per share on revenue of $9.03 billion. Those would be year-over-year gains.
The chart shows a stock that continues to consolidate below its April 2011 multiyear high of $36.05. It is currently trading above key moving averages, and below its intermediate high of $33.39, from mid-September. Though it moves more than 21 million shares per day, Oracle is somewhat volatile, with a beta of 1.14.
Also registering on my free cash flow screen was Qualcomm (QCOM). Like Oracle, this is a widely held large-cap stock has a fairly high beta, 1.13 in this case. After dipping in 2010, free cash flow per grew in each of the past two years, registering at $2.72 per share most recently.
The earnings picture for the maker of wireless telecom chips is also better than Oracle's. Analysts see earnings growing at a rate of 16% in fiscal 2013, to $4.31 per share. In 2014, that's seen rising another 11%, to $4.76 per share.
Qualcomm is consolidating below its 52-week high from April. However, it is trading above its 50- and 200-day averages. It's in a technical buy zone at the moment, but use caution. Because Qualcomm tends to trade in a volatile fashion, you have to consider whether it is prudent to sell or hold through a downdraft.


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