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Rituximab for Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (SSc-PAH)
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|Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
|Biological: Rituximab Other: Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Multicenter Trial of a Monoclonal Antibody to CD20 (Rituximab) for the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (SSc-PAH)
- Change in pulmonary vascular resistance measured by right heart catheterization [ Time Frame: 24 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Safety and tolerability of rituximab therapy using the NCI-CTCAE [ Time Frame: Longitudinally over 48 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Assessment of time to clinical worsening [ Time Frame: Censored at 48 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity (DLCO) and oxygen saturation at rest on room air [ Time Frame: Longitudinally over 48 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Number of new digital ulcers [ Time Frame: Longitudinally over 48 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Severity of Raynaud phenomenon [ Time Frame: Longitudinally over 48 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Exercise capacity determined by 6 minute walking distance [ Time Frame: Longitudinally over 48 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Evaluation of biomarkers as indicators of disease progression [ Time Frame: Baseline and longitudinally over 48 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Change in quality of life from baseline [ Time Frame: 24 weeks and 48 weeks after treatment initiation ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Rituximab
Biological: Rituximab
2 infusions, 1000 mg. each, 14 days apart
|Placebo Comparator: Control
Other: Placebo
2 infusions 14 days apart
Detailed Description:
This prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, randomized trial will evaluate the effect of rituximab on disease progression in subjects with SSc-PAH receiving concurrent stable-dose standard medical therapy with a prostanoid, endothelin receptor antagonist, and/or phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor. The study will focus on assessment of clinical response and safety measures longitudinally. In addition, the effects of treatment with rituximab on the underlying immune mechanisms associated with B-cell dysregulation and pathogenic autoantibody response in this disease will be investigated. 1000 mg of rituximab or placebo will be administered as two IV infusions given two weeks apart. Clinical assessments and sample collection will occur at monthly visits through Week 48. If a participant has not recovered B cells by Week 48, B cell studies will be conducted quarterly until reconstitution is documented or for 2 years after initial treatment.
This trial will include a sub-study, entitled "Right Ventricular Response to Rituximab in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sub-study" (RESTORE Sub-study). The objective of the RESTORE sub-study is to evaluate the therapeutic effect of rituximab on the right ventricle of patients with SSc-PAH. Changes in right ventricular end diastolic volume index (RVEDVI) and stroke volume (SV) determined by cardiac MRI will be used as surrogates of right ventricle function and prognosis. Enrollment for the RESTORE sub-study will parallel that of main trial. Twenty patients from each treatment arm, distributed among all participating sites, will be recruited for this sub-study. Each patient will be studied at baseline (i.e. prior to initiation of study drug) and after 24 weeks or at time of discontinuation. In addition to the data collection and testing specified in the main trial, participants in RESTORE will undergo comprehensive cardiac MRI evaluation. All main trial study inclusion and exclusion criteria apply, as well as additional exclusion criteria that pertain only to the RESTORE sub-study: 1) known hypersensitivity to Gadolinium; 2) inability to tolerate or cooperate with MRI; 3) morbid obesity; and 4) presence of metallic objects or pacemakers.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject has provided written informed consent.
- Subject must be between the ages of 18 and 75.
- Clinical diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (either limited or diffuse cutaneous disease).
- Diagnosis of SSc-PAH within the past 5 years, with a mean pulmonary arterial pressure of ≥ 25 mmHg at entry.
- Mean Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR) of > 3 Wood units.
- Screening 6-minute Walking Distance (6MWD) of at least 100 meters.
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II, III, or IV.
- Subject must be able to maintain O2 saturation ≥ 90% at rest (with or without oxygen). Oxygen use is permitted.
- Subject must be vaccinated with the pneumococcal vaccine at least one month prior to initiation of therapy, unless subject was vaccinated within 5 years of study entry.
- Subject must have been treated with background medical therapy for PAH (prostanoid, endothelin receptor antagonist, PDE-5 inhibitor, and/or guanylate cyclase stimulators) for a minimum of 8 weeks and have been on stable dose medical therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization with no expectation of change for 24 weeks after randomization.
Exclusion Criteria:
Documented PAH for greater than 5 years at the time of randomization defined as:
- Measurement of a mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) > 25 mmHg by right heart catheterization at least 5 years previously, OR
- Treatment with targeted background PAH therapy for > 5 years.
- Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure > 15 mmHg or Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure > 15 mmHg.
- Persistent hypotension with Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) < 90 mmHg.
- Treatment with cyclophosphamide within 4 weeks of randomization.
- Treatment with immunocompromising biologic agents within 4 weeks prior to treatment initiation or treatment with infliximab within 8 weeks prior to treatment initiation.
- If being treated with a non-biologic immunosuppressive or immunomodulating drug, changes in dosage within 4 weeks prior to randomization. Subjects taking prednisone or equivalent corticosteroid > 10mg daily are excluded.
- Previous exposure to any lymphocyte or B cell depleting agent.
- PAH for any reason other than SSc.
- History of coronary artery disease, significant ventricular tachy-arrhythmia, stent placement, coronary artery bypass surgery, and/or myocardial infarction.
- Moderate or severe interstitial lung disease.
- Chronic infections.
- Positive serology for infection with hepatitis B or C.
- A deep space infection within the past 2 years.
- Evidence of active infection within 2 weeks of randomization
- Presence of a positive tuberculosis (TB) skin test (e.g., PPD test) or positive QuantiFERON®-TB blood test, an indeterminate QuantiFERON®-TB blood test, or latent tuberculosis (TB).
- Significant renal insufficiency.
- Active, untreated SSc renal crisis at the time of enrollment.
- Recent administration of a live vaccine (< 8 weeks) or any other immunization within 4 weeks of treatment.
- History of anaphylaxis or IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to murine proteins or any component of rituximab.
- Pregnancy.
- Lactation.
- History of malignancy within the last 5 years, except for resected basal or squamous cell carcinoma, treated cervical dysplasia, or treated in situ cervical cancer Grade I.
- A woman of childbearing potential who is unwilling to use a medically acceptable form of birth control
- History of non-compliance with other medical therapies.
- History of alcohol or drug abuse within 1 year of randomization.
- Receipt of any investigational drug or device within 4 weeks before the Screening Visit, with the exception of investigational prostanoids, endothelin receptor antagonists, and PDE-5 inhibitors, and guanylate cyclase stimulators.
- Recipient of lung transplant.
- Laboratory parameters at the screening visit showing any of the following abnormal results: Transaminases > 2x the upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or bilirubin > 2x ULN; Absolute neutrophil count < 1,500/mm3; Platelet count < 100,000/mm3; Hemoglobin < 9 g/dL.
- Concurrent treatment in a clinical research study using a non-FDA approved agent with the exception of an open-label study/study extension of investigational prostanoids, endothelin receptor antagonists, and PDE-5 inhibitors, and guanylate cyclase stimulators, provided the open-label investigational drug will be available and dose will remain stable through the trial's primary outcome time point of 24 weeks after randomization in this study, ASC01 (NCT01086540).
- Any condition or treatment, which in the opinion of the investigator, places the subject at unacceptable risk as a participant in the trial.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01086540
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|Study Chair:
|Mark Nicolls, M.D.
|Stanford University Medical Service/VA Palo Alto Health Care System
|Study Chair:
|David B. Badesch, M.D.
|University of Colorado, Denver
|Study Chair:
|Thomas A. Medsger, Jr., M.D.
|University of Pittsburgh
|Study Chair:
|Lorinda Chung, MD
|Stanford University
|Study Chair:
|Robyn Domsic, MD
|University of Pittsburgh
|Study Chair:
|Aryeh Fischer, MD
|National Jewish Health/University of Colorado School of Medicine
|Study Chair:
|Roham Zamanian, MD
|Stanford University
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01086540 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 11, 2010
|Last Updated:
|September 19, 2016
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Autoimmune Disease
Systemic Scleroderma
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Scleroderma, Systemic
Scleroderma, Diffuse
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
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Radiation Therapy or No Further Treatment Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Uterus
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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known whether receiving radiation therapy or no further therapy after surgery is more effective for cancer of the uterus.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with that of no further therapy in treating patients who have stage I or stage II cancer of the uterus that has been surgically removed.
|Endometrial Cancer Sarcoma
|Radiation: radiation therapy
|Phase 3
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|Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Phase III Randomized Study of Adjuvant Pelvic Radiotherapy Versus Observation Alone in Patients With Completely Resected, Stage I or II, High-Grade Uterine Sarcoma
|Study Start Date:
|April 1988
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2001 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the rates of pelvic recurrence and development of distant metastases in patients with completely resected, stage I or II, high-grade uterine sarcoma treated with adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy vs observation alone.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to center, tumor histology (leiomyosarcoma vs mixed mesodermal sarcoma vs endometrial stromal sarcoma), and surgical procedure (total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) vs TAH and BSO with pelvic and para-aortic node sampling and random biopsies). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. Arm I: Beginning within 6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo pelvic radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5.6 weeks. Arm II: Patients undergo observation alone. Patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year, every 3 months for 2 years, and then every 6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 200 patients (100 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven high-grade uterine sarcoma Eligible subtypes: Leiomyosarcoma Mixed mesodermal (mullerian) sarcoma Endometrial sarcoma Surgically proven stage I or II (T1-2, N0, M0) disease No leiomyoma with a high mitotic activity index after hormonal therapy (especially estrogen) Mixoid leiomyosarcoma with a low mitotic activity index allowed Completely resected disease Prior abdominal hysterectomy as minimal surgical procedure required
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Any age Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No other prior malignancy except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No serious mental disorder
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002459
|U.Z. Gasthuisberg
|Leuven, Belgium, B-3000
|Canada, Alberta
|Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary
|Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2
|Canada, Quebec
|CHUS-Hopital Fleurimont
|Fleurimont, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4
|Centre Henri Becquerel
|Rouen, France, 76038
|Spedali Civili
|Brescia, Italy, 25124
|Istituto Scientifico H.S. Raffaele
|Milano, Italy, 20132
|Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori
|Milan, Italy, 20133
|Ospedale San Gerardo
|Monza, Italy, 20052
|Universita di Padova
|Padova, Italy, 35128
|I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo
|Pavia, Italy, 27100
|Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi
|Varese, Italy, 21100
|Ospedale Civile
|Voghera (PV), Italy, 27058
|Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
|Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1001HV
|Antoni van Leeuwenhoekhuis
|Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1066 CX
|Medisch Spectrum Twente
|Enschede, Netherlands, 7500 KA
|Atrium Medical Centre
|Heerlen, Netherlands, 6419 PC
|Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
|Maastricht, Netherlands, 6202 AZ
|University Medical Center Nijmegen
|Nijmegen, Netherlands, NL-6252 HB
|University Hospital - Rotterdam Dijkzigt
|Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3000 CA
|Rotterdam Cancer Institute
|Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3075 EA
|Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht
|Utrecht, Netherlands, 3508 GA
|Medical University of Gdansk
|Gdansk, Poland, 80-211
|Instituto Valenciano De Oncologia
|Valencia, Spain, 46009
|University Hospital of Linkoping
|Linkoping, Sweden, S-581 85
|Karolinska Hospital
|Stockholm, Sweden, S-171 76
|Hopital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneva
|Geneva, Switzerland, CH-1211
|United Kingdom
|Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
|Derby, England, United Kingdom, DE1 2QY
|Beatson Oncology Centre
|Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, G11 6NT
|Study Chair:
|Sergio L. Pecorelli, MD
|Spedali Civili di Brescia
|Study Chair:
|Gavin C.E. Stuart, MD
|Tom Baker Cancer Centre - Calgary
|Responsible Party:
|European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00002459 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 1, 1999
|Last Updated:
|September 20, 2012
Keywords provided by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC:
stage I uterine sarcoma
stage II uterine sarcoma
uterine carcinosarcoma
uterine leiomyosarcoma
endometrial stromal sarcoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Endometrial Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Uterine Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Uterine Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
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|May 10, 2013, 12:36 PM
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30-06 Hollowpoint?
Does anyboby make a 30-06 hollowpoint cartridge or bullet? A guy at work keeps talking about wanting to get some 30-06 hollowpoint ammo. I don't think I have ever seen any or even heard of any, but I don't know everything so I just say "Huh." when he mentions it. I don't want to agree or disagree and be wrong. All I ever see is soft points. Just curious.
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Sierra makes a 165-grain boat-tail hollow-point as a hunting bullet. Federal uses them for their Premium High-Energy load. It is definitely a mean motor-scooter as a load; I found it horribly ruinacious on a poor, innocent coyote.
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|May 10, 2013, 12:48 PM
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Thanks Art. Guess I could have Googled it first, but TFL is usually faster. Thanks again.
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|May 10, 2013, 01:15 PM
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The plastic tipped bullets such as Hornady SST's and Nosler Ballistic Tips are really HP bullets with a plastic tip for better aerodynamics. When they hit game the plastic tip is driven into the HP and aid's in expansion.
Many target bullets as well as the Berger VLD Hunting bullets have a tiny opening in the tip. These are they type Art is referring to. They weren't initially made as a hunting bullet or intended as a true HP. But many hunters tried them and found that they work. Bullet makers responded by tweaking the design for more reliable expansion and now market a version of the as a hunting bullet. I still wouldn't recommend a bullet designed as a target bullet for hunting, although many have tried it and found it to work.
This is a photo of Hornady's version including a cross section. They all work very much the same. Notice, this bullet is not recommended for hunting.
|May 10, 2013, 01:31 PM
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The Barnes line of TSX bullets are hollow point with no plastic tip. They are also very reliable on game in my experience.
|May 10, 2013, 03:02 PM
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Sierra MatchKings are match bullets, and the hollow point it part of the manufacturing process, and not for expansion.
Sierra also makes a 110gr "Varminter" Hollowpoint, but I don't remember anyone making it available in loaded ammo.
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True. The 165 Gr Gameking is a very different animal than the 168 Gr Matchking, only the names are similar.
Surprisingly my target rifle was better (more accurate & with tighter groups)with the Gamekings than Matchkings, so I used them for everything!
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|May 12, 2013, 12:56 AM
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The Sierra .30 cal 165 HPBT is indeed a hunting bullet and it is available as a component or as a commercial load in one of the Federal ammo lines. I cannot say if it is available in '06. Seems like I read somewhere that the 165 HPBT had some accuracy records of some kind at one time when if first was introduced.
Many of the bullet makers do not recommend their .30 168 gr HPBT or other Match slugs for medium/big game. But some folks report good results. Others disaster. With so many good hunting bullets out there why gamble.
Berger's hunting/match is one exception, not to be confused with their pure match slugs. The Barnes alloy bullets are another line that have an excellent rep and have a hollow point.
|May 12, 2013, 07:52 AM
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Shooters started using them for hunting because of the accuracy & Sierrra created the 165 Gr "GameKing" as a hunting alternative to the match bullet with its unsuitable terminal ballistics?
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|May 12, 2013, 10:17 AM
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Years back in a similar discussion here, I got a Sierra guy to give some explanations.
Basically, Sierra's 150-grain SPBT and the 165-grain HPBT can be driven a bit too fast for best results at ranges under 100 yards or so. Excessive expansion; "blow up".
Once they are down to 2,800 ft/sec or less, they perform in what we could call a normal result for penetration and expansion.
The flat-based bullets are slightly heavier in construction in these weights and don't have an "overdrive" problem.
One time on my 500-yard range, I was down to my last eight rounds of 165-grain HPBT handloads for my '06. So, two four-shot groups. 0.8 MOA. They are indeed accurate little doofers.
Purely FWIW: The 150 Sierra made a slight dimple in the steel at 500. The 165, a bit deeper. But the 180 SPBT made the beginning of a crater, with a bit of back splash. I'd have no qualms about using the 180 on elk. And, the 180 gave me 0.4 MOA on my 100-yard range. (Not bad for an old rifle with some 4,000 rounds through it.)
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Right on Art, I also load the Sierra Gameking Hollow Point in 165, and have tested them only on paper so far, I bet that "lil doofer" will detonate a coyote,, Heheheheh. I ran myself out of powder testing that bullet, but have close to what I think is an all round hunting round, for my hunting grounds,,
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Looks like someboday is making ammo with the 110gr vmax. I expect these would make a pretty big mess of varmint-sized game.
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I don't have a 30-06, but this chat on the Sierra HPBT answered a question or two that I had about the 140 gr HPBT in my inherited 270 (my Dad's Ruger Ultralight) I didn't want to use the same bullet in that 270 as I use in the Sako, and I had a box of unused 25 yr old Sierra HPBT's so I loaded them up for a shooting test. Wow. That old Ultralight loved the bullet/powder combo. I loaded them to shoot at an estimated velocity of 2700ish, so I guess that it won't be terribly explosive. Good to know, since I haven't used it on anything yet.
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"Explosive" is an 80-grain pistol bullet in an '06 with about 55 grains of 3031 behind it. Around 4,000 ft/sec.
It does truly obscene things to jackrabbits.
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I have an old cartridge that has a hollow point but these are probably out of general production as a factory offering unless you get an all copper barnes.
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accruracy records
No, I am not confusing 168 match bullets with the 165 game bullet. I meant what I said.
I'm just to the point that I've read so much stuff, I can't remember where I read it all.
It was some type of bench record as I recall, but that's all I've got.
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text: Man acquitted in threats case sues Highland Hospital By Kate White September 14, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The man acquitted of making threats to shoot up a Sissonville High School football game is suing Highland Hospital over the release of what he claims is confidential information.During his June trial, prosecutors said Shawn P. Foglesong, 40, told his counselor at Highland Hospital that he had thoughts of "killing someone, up close and personal" and that alone constituted the charge of making terroristic threats.His counselor alerted a police officer at the school, and Foglesong was arrested. He was incarcerated for more than nine months until a jury found him not guilty, according to the lawsuit.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court, says the hospital breached confidentiality and invaded Foglesong's privacy, among other things.On Sept. 13, 2012, Foglesong was involuntarily committed to the adult unit of the hospital, according to the complaint. Part of his treatment plans included counseling and therapy.Information obtained by counselors was confidential, the lawsuit states, citing a West Virginia law that reads, "Communications and information obtained in the course of treatment or evaluation of any client or patient are confidential information."Prosecutors argued during Foglesong's trial, though, that the information is confidential except when there's a reason to "protect against a clear and substantial danger of imminent injury by a patient or client to himself, herself or another."The lawsuit states, that Foglesong "could not have been discharged by Highland Hospital on Sept. 28, 2012, if he presented a clear and substantial danger of imminent injury to himself or others on that date." He was arrested the day after he was released from the hospital, his attorney said during his trial.Charleston attorney Mark Atkinson is representing Foglesong in the lawsuit. He could not be reached for comment Friday.No one from the hospital returned a phone call Friday.Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor Michele Drummond told jurors that, on Sept. 14, Foglesong told his Highland Hospital counselor, Jonathan Proctor, that he was having homicidal thoughts and "thinking of killing someone, up close and personal."Foglesong told Proctor that he was scared he might wear a mask to a Sissonville High School football game and open fire, hoping to commit suicide by drawing police fire, Drummond told the jury. Foglesong allegedly said he wanted to commit the violent act around Halloween, when no one would question his wearing a mask.Defense attorney John Sullivan told jurors that Foglesong was afraid of his thoughts, and was confiding them to his counselor in an attempt to get better."Shawn did not commit a crime in the therapy room at Highland Hospital," Sullivan said during closing arguments. Reach Kate White at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1723. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 2 Books and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side 3 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property 4 WVU notebook: Holgorsen says injured players 'close' 5 Nitro police captain fired over off-duty confrontation caught on video Benz in the road (photos) Previous Story Gilbert officials mum on assistant chief named in indictment Next Story


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A last minute change of the contact telephonenumber, caused to some difficulties to get access to the appartement. After I arrived in Hon Kong - I tried to get in contact with Wendy at the phonenumber that I was given after booking - but without any luck. I had to go to the nearest bar to get free WiFi - and then I found out that Wendy had sent me a new contact number - to her caretaker for the appartment. This was not a very good start after a 17 hrs. airtravel. Please take notice of this Wndy for future guests. Having said that, the room was OK and the standard was to my requirements. Great service by caretaker Asia. Helge - Norway
Stayed for 12 nights, room is exactly as listed, clean good bed/shower/toilet what more do you want. Did not meet Wendy but Yani was pleasant and friendly.
I have stayed in other apartments in this building before and recommend its location.
Only thing I would like changed is the room use's keys which you have to take everywhere with you where a combination lock would remove the worry of coming back at 4am with a skin full and find you lost your keys haha
The place is pretty decent, good for a short stay around popular places over Hong Kong! I've got my room cleaned on a daily base, the price is good as well! Wendy is nice! xxx
Great location. The internet is a bit temperamental and the water to the toilet was shut off for 4 days during my stay which was inconvenient. I never met Wendy but Yani her staff member was lovely, friendly and helpful. Towels and bedding could been changed more frequently.
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I booked 9 nights room 13d4 with two months advance. When i arrived the cleaning girl told me that my room had a problem in the water heating. They moved me to room 4c. Much older, dirty, noisy room. No towels, bed sheets not changed, tv did not work, the table broken. After 5 nights they changed me to room 4g. The room was better but it had cockroaches. (not one. a few)
7 days later they repared room 13d4 and i was there two nights.
This room is fine, worth its price. Clean and silent. Wendy returned me 60% of one night price for the inconvenience.
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Indiana has a pair of All-America candidates in its arsenal, but the most recognizable weapon in this state is 7-foot sophomore Cody Zeller. There aren't many programs in the country that can match a player such as Zeller physically, but Purdue is one of those few.
"A.J. can learn from Cody Zeller is the same things that anybody can learn from Cody Zeller," Boilermaker coach Matt Painter explained, "and that is to stay on even keel, play hard, play to your strengths, run hard every single time, and do whatever it takes for your team to win."
Zeller demonstrated that will for success on Sunday in Indiana's victory over Michigan State. In the final 2:13 of the Hoosiers' 75-70 victory, Zeller blocked a shot, scored on a driving lay-in to put his team ahead (74-70), grabbed a rebound, and took a decisive charge from Spartan Adreian Payne with 14 seconds remaining in the game.
"Cody has always sacrificed for his team," Painter said. "He rebounds at a high level and he competes at a high level. Sometimes that gets lost when you talk about him. He's a guy that lays it on the line every single night."
"A.J." is Purdue freshman center A.J. Hammons, and though he too, is a 7-footer, Painter believes that the two players are different in styles, as well as physically.
"I would say that A.J. is a true post, while Cody – especially at the next level – a (power forward)," Painter said. "That would be a fair assessment because of Zeller's ability to shoot the basketball, drive the basketball, and play in the post."
Hammons has 35 pounds on Zeller, but as Painter mentioned, the Indiana player has an advantage in agility.
"There is going to be an adjustment for A.J. in playing against Cody," Painter said. "Cody can do so many things."
What Painter said that he would most like for Hammons to take away from his initial meeting with the Hoosier star is the consistent effort that Zeller shows, which if Hammons can learn to do that, Purdue will become far more successful.
"For us to be successful, A.J. has to be consistent," Painter said. "He understands that. With that being said, he's really made a lot of improvements."Cody Zeller made an immediate impact at Indiana last season as a freshman. Here is how Purdue freshman center A.J. Hammons is stacking up compared to Zeller's first season of college basketball:
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NORFOLK-based performance firm Lotus has made a good living out of low cost, lightweight sports cars, but mentioning them in the same sentence as premium offerings from German companies signals a noticeable shift in the UK makers focus.
Recent years have seen a gradual uplift in quality, refinement and kit across the Lotus range, which has gone some way to justifying higher prices. Theres also been a quiet revolution in the performance department, with cars now more powerful, faster and increasingly capable.
A high profile product of this new approach is the firms Exige S. Granted, recently other cars in the Hethel firms stable have teased us as to what the company is capable of, but the Exige S is a complete package offering a brace of track day-focused attributes in a striking wrapper.
At first glance you might think the car is a little conspicuous by Lotus standards, but the enhanced aerodynamic styling is not only visually striking but also functional. These changes do much to illustrate the engineers focus, as everything has been done for a reason. This philosophy is carried through to the bits you cant see, with the Exige S gaining a slightly longer than normal wheelbase plus tweaked steering and front suspension geometry to maintain both the cars high and low speed maneuverability.
Despite the detailed changes to the car, the main attraction remains its power source. The decision taken some time ago by Lotus to use Toyotas 3.5-litre V6 has proven to be a smart one. Praised by many, it offers a reliable and robust way of challenging the likes of Porsche in the high performance market. The Exige S shares the unit found in the Evora S, and with its substantial 345 horsepower is capable of propelling the Exige S to 170mph and recoding a zero to 60mph time of 4.0 seconds.
Such numbers tell only half the story regarding the Exiges giant-killing potential. The supercharged unit delivers its ample thrust from low down the rev range, which does much to enhance the cars in-gear acceleration and overtaking abilities. It might not be the most tuneful of motors, but you cant help but be impressed by its raw thrust especially when its sat behind you on newly stiffened engine mounts.
For all the repositioning of its cars and the brand upwards in the performance market, Lotus hasnt forgotten that the driving experience still matters the most. Slide yourself as gracefully as possible over the Exiges super-wide sills, drop down into the supportive seats and youre faced with the basic tools: steering wheel, stubby manual gearlever and sensibly-positioned pedals. Yes, you can have a stereo and a few other toys, but the automotive equivalent of a knife, fork and spoon is all you need to enjoy the Exige S.
Its clear from the off that the car is a serious track day weapon; the firm suspension and accurate but unassisted steering see to that. Lotus is rightfully proud of the formers ability to isolate occupants from most of what our poorly surfaced roads can throw at it while ensuring pitch and roll is kept to the absolute minimum whether youre on a B-road or race track.
Lotus has also managed to strike an impressive balance with the steering. The changes to the donor cars geometry certainly help when parking and taking it easy, and are on the right side of compromise. Predictably the set-up excels when youre pushing on, as the helm offers the right balance of accuracy, speed and feedback this side of a dedicated track car.
And the engine? Simply put, the Exige S pulls like a train anywhere, anytime and in any gear. The elastic nature of the engine ensures that youll run out of road or, heaven forbid, talent before the cars V6 powerhouse cries enough. Its sound is more workmanlike than Porsches flat six motor, but the combination of supercharger whine and rifle-bolt gearshift make for an addictive experience.
The final surprise is how benign the Exige is when driven hard. Sure, if you behave like an ape when behind the wheel it will bite you, but with so much feedback available you always know what the car is doing. Grip levels are easy to judge and any initial slip is progressive and easy to catch.
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Thankfully the car is refined enough so it can be used day-to-day, although its unlikely to be the only car in an owners garage. In short, the Exige S is devastatingly quick, a genuine giant-killer and good value for money. A judgment you cant always pass on cars occupying this end of the market.
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181. Randolph "Dolph" COMSTOCK93,99,133,144,145 was born on 11 December 1865 in Lamar County, Texas.85,105,146 He died on 27 January 1924 at the age of 58 in Uniontown, Crawford County, Arkansas.143
From VAN BUREN PRESS, Aug 5, 1882:
OBITUARIES, DEATH NOTICES AND NEWS ITEMS EXTRACTED FROM THE VAN BUREN ARGUS, Vol. 2, Fran Alverson Warren, 2001; p.6
1890 Reconstructed Census shows R. Comstock in the Uniontown School District; Section 31,Township 11,Range 33
R. Comstock, age 24, married T. U. Spier, age 21, on 13 May 1890, Crawford Co, AR; J. B. C. Turman, JP.
OBITUARIES, DEATH NOTICES AND NEWS ITEMS EXTRACTED FROM THE VAN BUREN ARGUS, Vol. 3, Fran Alverson Warren, 2001; p.30-31
OBITUARIES, DEATH NOTICES AND NEWS ITEMS EXTRACTED FROM THE VAN BUREN PRESS; Fran Alverson Warren, 1895, p.27
OBITUARIES, DEATH NOTICES AND NEWS ITEMS EXTRACTED FROM THE VAN BUREN ARGUS, Vol. 4, Fran Alverson Warren, 2001;
1900 Census. Union Twp, Crawford, AR, Hh 84
1910 Census. Union Twp, Crawford, AR, Hh 23
The marriage side of the grave monument for Dolph & Temperance reads "A Happy Home Rendered Lonely and Disconsolate. An Untimely Death of a Dear Good Wife and Mother."
Dolph married again after Temp died in 1913 but the marriage apparently did not last. By 1920, Dolph was living with his unmarried children in Uniontown [page 9a of the census]. On page 10a, also in Uniontown is listed an Ellen Comstock, age 54. She was living with her three children, Carolyn age 18, Myrtle, age 17, and John T. age 12, all are Babbs from an earlier marriage. Also her brother, Thomas J. Morton, blind, is livng with her. Paul & Jean Morton, Morton family researchers, state that "Blind Tom" Morton had a sister, Mary Ella, who married Randolph Comstock.
Marriage record from Crawford Co: Randolph Comstock, age 48, to Mrs. Ella Babb, also age 48. 11 Sep 1914. H. M. Gillmore, MG
Supreme Court of Arkansas, 29 Nov 1920. Appeal from Crawford County Chancery Court. Randolph Comstock v. Ella Comstock. Decree of lower court dismissed the complaint, but Plaintiff appealed. Supreme Court reversed the decision and remanded it back to the lower court with directions. This case revealed additional answers about the marriage between Dolph and Ella. They had a prenuptial contract dated 20 Aug 1914, whereby Ella Babb in lieu of dower and widow's rights agreed to take that part of the estate which each child shall inherit, counting herself as a child. They were married 11 Sep 1914 and lived together until about May of 1919. Early in January of 1918, Dolph had paid Ella $2000 which he claims she accepted in settlement of the antinuptial contract. Afterwards Ella refused to sign Dolph's real estate deeds, releasing her dower interest. She admitted she had received the $2000 but denied that it was in settlement. She stated that they could not live peaceably, both having children by former marriages, and they had agreed to separate and he had given her the $2000 to buy a home she could occupy separately. She claimed the contract was void and never acknowledged and she was entitled to the value of her expectant dower interest in any sales proceeds. Dolph they stated that he paid her the $2000 to cover everything up to January 1918 and if they continued to live together and accumulated more money, she would get her share. At the time he did not know they were going to sepaprate. Before the settlement she had purchased a home. After January of 1918, his property had lost value. He had six children and estimated his net worth at the time of the marriage was between $14,000 and $16,000, but at the time he paid Ella the $2000, he doubted that his estate was even worth as much as $14,000. He was aware she was now claiming an interest in his home in addition to her home and wanted the matter settled in case he died first. He told her when he gave her $2000 that she would have no further claims on his real estate and she agreed to it and had signed one or two deeds after that. She left him voluntarily and there was no agreement to her support if she did so as he told her he could not keep up two homes. She replied "I am going if I don't get a cent." She bought the Wood property where she then lived, paying $2000 for it. The lower court decreed that the $2000 was an advancement and consititued a lien on her dower interest and that the antenuptial contract be canceled, the complain dismissed, and Ella have a judgment for all costs. The Supreme court ruled that the antenuptial agreement had been just and reasonable. The acceptance on her part of the $2,000 was in lieu of the provisions of the contract and in advance of the contingency that he might die first. She was able to enjoy the benefits of the contract in advance. The decree of the lower was reversed and sent back to the lower court with instructions to enter a decree divesting Ella of any and all interest in the estate of Randolph Comstock.
1920 Census of Farm Land Owners
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Arkansas Death Certificate #29 of Randolph Comstock, Uniontown, Crawford Co, AR. Died 27 Jan 1924. Casue said to be "paralysis agitans" [Parkinsons's Disease]. He was born 11 Dec 1865 in Missouri and was 59 years, 10 months, and 17 days at death. A Merchant. Father was Tom Comstock; mother was Marandy Brown - both born Missouri. Bart Comstock [a son] of Uniontown was the informant.
Probate Record dated 18 Feb 1924 shows that Geo. G. Stockard was appointed as Special Probate Judge; the Judge disqualified on account of relationship - both in the appointment of a guardian for Norma Comstock, a minor, and in the matter of the guardian's petition for sale of real estate belonging to the Den Comstock minors. Stockard also appointed H. B. Comstock as administrator for the estate of R. Comstock, on 11 Feb 1924, application having been filed on 5 Feb. R. Comstock died intestate and the value of his estate was judged to be about $1500. His heirs were Mrs. Ethel Wilson of Van Buren; Mrs. Grace Mills of Norman, OK; Mrs. Ruth Marshall and H. B. Comstock of Uniontown; R. K. Comstock and Norma Ann Comstock of Van Buren. H. B. Comstock filed bond in the amount of $3,000 with R. Wilson and H. Comstock as surety. On the 19th of February, H. B. Comstock filed the inventory of the estate. On that date, application was also filed by Ethel C. Wilson for Letters of Guardianship for Norma Ann Comstock, a minor. The value of Norma's estate was judged to be $750 and Ethel filed bond in the amount of $1500 with J. M. Comstock [my great grandfather and her uncle] as security. Guardianship was issued. Signed by Geo. G. Stockard.
Randolph Comstock, brother to my great-grandfather James Monroe Comstock, married Temperance Spier, 18 May 1890, in Crawford Co, Arkansas. "Dolph" was born in 1865, while his parents were living in Lamar Co, Texas, just following the end of the Civil War. His parents were Elijah Thomas "Tom" Comstock, born 1838 in Perry Co, TN, and Miranda Brown, born 1842 in Searcy Co, AR - they had married in McDonald Co, MO in 1859. Temperance was born 1868 in Walker Co, GA, the daughter of John "Jack" Spier, born 1819 in Tennessee, and Sarah Ann McWhorter, b. 1830, in Georgia - they had married about 1852 in Walker Co GA.
Randolph Comstock's great, great-grandfather bought land that Temperance Spier's great great-grandfather had patented in Old Pendleton, South Carolina. So their great great-grandfather's had lived on the same place. The families arrived in Arkansas by very divergent means and I'm sure had no idea. This is how that happened.
Miranda Brown, mother of Dolph Comstock, was the daughter of Murphy Brown [b. 1816 in KY, died 1863 in McDonald Co, AR], granddaughter of William Brown [b.1794 in Old Pendleton District, SC, d. 1874 in Grayson Co, TX] and great-granddaughter of Samuel Brown [b. 1772 in SC, died after the 1850 census, probably in McDonald Co, MO]
Sarah Ann McWhorter, mother of Temperance Spier, was the daughter of James McWhorter [b. 1796 in SC, d. 1841, Walker Co GA], granddaughter of John McWhorter [b. 1768 in Lancaster Co, PA, d. 1855, Walker Co GA], and great-granddaughter of David McWhorter/McWhirter [b. abt 1741 in Lancaster Co PA, died 1789, SC]
Here is a record of David McWhirter in South Carolina:
Seemingly, heirs of David McWhirter, including Sarah Ann McWhorter's grandfather John, sold this land to Samuel Brown:
Randolph "Dolph" COMSTOCK and Temperance Ulier "Temp" SPEIR were married on 13 May 1890 in Speir, Crawford County, Arkansas.143,147 Temperance Ulier "Temp" SPEIR, daughter of John SPEIR and Sarah Ann MCWHORTER, was born on 7 June 1868 in Walker County, Georgia.34 She died on 23 May 1913 at the age of 44 in Uniontown, Crawford County, Arkansas.143
Her side of the cemetery Monument reads
Another strange coincidence in research is the discovery that an ancestor of Temperance's sold land to an ancestor of Dolph Comstock's back in Old Pendleton, SC, in 1802.
Randolph "Dolph" COMSTOCK and Temperance Ulier "Temp" SPEIR had the following children:
Randolph "Dolph" COMSTOCK and Mary Ella MORTON were married on 11 September 1914. They were separated in May 1919. Mary Ella MORTON148,149, daughter of Jackson T. MORTON and Margaret HOWELL, was born in January 1866 in Kansas.149,150
The 1870 Census, when Mary was 5, gives her place of birth as Arkansas
Del says this sister married Randolph Comstock. The Randolph Comstock in Crawford County married Temperance Spier. ???? Did she marry Dolph after Temperance died?
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:23:28 -0500
My note: The court case of Randolph v. Ella Comstock states that they had separated - there is no mention of a divorce at that time. The Babb stone is in the adjoining cemetery, not in the Comstock Cemetery plot on Tom Comstock's homestead; the cemeteries are side by side with the Babb graves in the much larger cemetery. The house that Ella was in front of was either Randolph's house that she did not receive - see the court case notes of Randolph Comstock's. Or it was the Wood house that she purchased with her $2000 settlement from Randolph Comstock.
In the 1920 Census, Ella is listed as Ella Comstock, widow, born in Kansas. Her brother Thomas J. Morton, age 40, Divorced and Blind lives with her. She is marked as married, but still head of household. She was four doors from Joseph Christopher Wood, one of my gg grandfathers. I do not know if she bought a house from him or other members of the Wood family. I did compare the 1920 census with 1910 - George & Ella Babb and children were only a few doors from Joseph Wood then, too. Could even have been the same house.
1920 Census of Farm Land Owners
1910 Crawford Co AR, Union Township, Hh 5
1920 Census. Uniontown, Crawford, AR, Hh 56
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Okay, it's been a long time since I was here. So long in fact, I forgot my password, had it emailed to a dead email account and so I've opened a new one.
I was driving home from work and had this sudden twitch in my neck (reminiscent of something I would experience repeatedly for several seconds while in the throws of a seizure). The twitch was just one and it jerked my head suddenly and then I felt this weird kind of 'sinking' feeling in my head - like my brain was sinking a little inside my skull. Impossible of course.
But when this occurred, I realized I had experienced this sinking feeling before - a couple of times. One time more extreme and the other pretty mild. I did not have any twitches to accompany it. But being that I was driving, I was about ready to pull over and stop to see what happened - if anything eventuated. My seizures are controlled as long as I'm on medication, so am wondering if this is just a random firing (like a full-body jolt some people get just as they're about to doze off to sleep and they're not epileptic), a nerve getting stuck or if this is epilepsy-related.
If anyone is familiar with this sensation, I'd love to read your insights and what you experience - whether a seizure occurs or not. I have been toying with the idea of increasing my medication for about a year, since I've been on the same dose since I was 16, with an 18 month hiatus when I was about 26-28. Clonazepam is the medication and I know that over time, the tolerance level goes up - I'm sure mine has, but over all my seizure control is 99.99 % effective.
I also get strange shooting pains in my head, which I assume to be neuralgia (sp?) - pain for no real reason. My brain is normal (well my father would disagree). The pains are more frequent now, and sometimes come as stabbing pains that repeat several times and then disappear. I also have had a lot of headaches for the past year - I put it down to stress of moving from one country to another and being in a job I hate (because I'm bored, not because I'm overworked), but too scared to jump ship in case the next job is worse - it's not a good economy right now - especially not in the US.


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GOATACRE have Hampshire star Matt Coles signed on for the 2014 campaign, but skipper Brad Dawson is not sure how often he'll be able to use the all-rounder.
Coles, a teammate of Dawson's brother Liam, will be involved in plenty of Championship cricket with his county side over the course of the season and as a result won't be able to feature for the West of England Premier League Premier Two outfit.
However, Goatacre's captain expects fireworks when the nifty left-handed batsman and medium-fast bowler does find time to make the trip to Wiltshire.
He told the Advertiser: "When we had Woody (Chris Wood) last year against Weston, he ran in and bowled and was quick. Standing at slip you realise how quick they are and Colesy is seven miles an hour quicker than Woody.
"If we were standing there at slip thinking Woody was quick, imagine seven miles an hour on top of that - it'll be pretty interesting to bat against.
"We don't have an overseas player, we don't play anyone so if we can use Liam and if Liam can get someone to come down for nothing, purely because he's mates with Liam and a few of us it's good for us. We seem to survive with the same sort of village XI we've had for a while.
"We still stick at it when other people do their best to spend some cash and get an overseas player in. We do alright."
As for the chances of getting his brother involved for his local team this term, Dawson said: "Their (Hampshire's) County Championship games start on Sundays this year so we might not have him that much. If he keeps scoring 20, as he's going, he might be playing second XI. He needs to get some runs. It would be nice if he could play for us Saturday and get in form but I guess he can't."
Goatacre start their Prem Two campaign with a trip to Potterne tomorrow, with Dawson still picking from the talent pool that has served the club well for the past half-decade.
"It helps. There are always 12 or 13 of us who are in and around it," he said. "That's who we pick from, mainly, and we just go from there and work things out."
With Goatacre in Village Knockout Cup action against Shroton on Sunday, veteran all-rounder Kevin Iles sits out the league clash, but Jif Wilkins is involved.
Of the Knockout Cup, Dawson said: "Hopefully we can win it and go on in the competition. People look out for us. The Rockhampton lads said last year we should have been a lot further on than what we did and we probably should be, seeing we're playing Prem Two cricket now.
"Now we've probably got our strongest team in it because George (Rigali) can play, Murph (Rob Murphy) can play, I think we should do alright in it. Whether we go the whole way comes down to the day and one person taking five wickets or scoring a hundred - it wins you the game."


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The Renin-Aldosterone Axis in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
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The purpose of this study is to determine the role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone in the pathophysiology of postural tachycardia syndrome, and to provide an insight about the disease process in this disorder.
|Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
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- Difference in blood pressure rise between patients and healthy volunteers [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]
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Gwendolyn Audrey Foster has a new essay on I Was Impaled and similarly warped "reality" TV shows in Film International.
As she writes, "television shows such as I Was Impaled (2012-) and 1000 Ways to Die (2008-) appropriate tropes from horror film and re-narrate them into digestible bite-size "safe" forms. I'd argue they have similar voyeuristic pleasures as the horror film, but they are almost entirely shorn of narrative and any sense of morality. In 1000 Ways to Die, 'hilarious' stories of death, loosely based on actual stories, are stripped of any humanism, and edited together as a series of graphic and repetitive mini-narratives of sadistic slaughter. It's all for sick kicks; set to quirky music, sutured together by a wisecracking voice-over narrator. Here, the destruction of the body is almost a postmodern destruction of humanity, with a snuff-like lack of ethos; presented much in the same manner as the 'funny' clips from America's Funniest Home Videos, which themselves often rely on the humor in watching, for example, children hurting themselves.
For anyone unfamiliar with I Was Impaled, I'll offer here some brief plot summaries. I Was Impaled features people who accidentally end up with foreign objects impaled in their body. While examining how these mysterious items were often initially ignored and later 'discovered,' the program carefully reenacts the gruesome impalements and also features faux forensic material popular to any reality programming. Here, in CSI style, we are treated to gruesome reenactments of actors playing medics and surgeons who use the most groundbreaking techniques to extract objects from bodies as a flat voice over narrative explains what we are watching in excessively bloody detail. Using cutting-edge animation, firsthand testimony and sophisticated recreations, often including CGI, each 60-minute episode highlights the stories of three or four 'impalements,' from the time the injury occurs to the moment the person 'realizes' they are actually impaled by something, through the euphoric moment when the object is removed, and usually it includes an actor saying 'I should not be alive,' or some variant on that idea, in this way gesturing to the trope of the so-called 'deservedness' of death as it is featured on 1000 Ways to Die.
The stories include a woman who was impaled on a five-inch iron spike railing; a man whose esophagus was ripped open by a French fry; a gardener whom fell face first onto his pruning shears; a young man who was accidentally shot with a five-foot long fishing spear; a man who was impaled by a six-foot fence post; a woman who fell directly onto a hooked planter while gardening; a man who had a foreign object mysteriously lodged into his brain; a woman who was impaled through her neck by a Christmas tree; a boy who accidentally swallowed a barbed hook while fishing; a man who nearly died after being pumped full of enough air to blow up a thousand party balloons; a surfer who ended up with his fiberglass surfboard embedded in his skull; a motocross rider who crashed and ended up with a stick in his face; a 64-year-old woman who discovered a bug in her ear and a pencil in her brain; a carpenter who got a splinter in his eye; and an ex-Marine who was left with a pole penetrating his mouth after a car accident (TV Tango).
As you can tell from these plot descriptions, the definition of 'impalement' is stretched beyond credulity. The show promises the kinds of impalements one would expect from a horror film, but impalement from within by a French fry, or being pumped up with excess air seems hardly comparable with classic horror movie impalements. A classic horror film, usually a moral tale, often involves the impalement of a vampire by wooden stake, or a villain being impaled on an iron spike, specifically a black wrought iron spiked gate of the type found either in Victorian England, or the Transylvanian countryside. While I Was Impaled may borrow from the classic horror film (one that almost always features a clear morality tale), it leaves behind the moral binarisms of good vs. evil in the traditional horror film. Instead, the program foregrounds a series of impalements and dismemberments without the narrative conscience of a moral center."
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The Veterans Resource Center at the heart of Foothill College's Los Altos Hills campus feels like a low-key clubhouse, with noodle soup packets, a worn couch and a steady flow of students coming to and from classes.
On a recent Tuesday, Wayne Barton passed through – he's in his third quarter, studying enterprise networking and other IT specialties. Barton had cut college short to return to work after leaving the military. But now, between jobs, he's taking advantage of a Veterans Administration program that offers retraining for vets.
Brian Go stopped by, too – until recently a health inspector in the Army, he's now studying to be a veterinary technician. He's left the world of overseeing slaughterhouses to tend to animals.
Charles Viajar, a firefighter in the Navy, hadn't known what he wanted to do when he left the service in January. As of this week, he was working his way through a chemistry textbook at the center's corner desk.
Viajar ultimately concluded that after watching his grandfather die of lung cancer, he'd like to do something that helps people breathe.
Viajar learned about chemical and biological warfare over his four deployments, but he returned to the civilian world unused to the freedom – and attendant chaos – of solo adult life. As a veteran, he has access to funding for his training as a respiratory therapist, but navigating the paperwork and bureaucracy that stands between a veteran and his or her benefits requires help.
That's where the Veterans Resource Center comes in.
"As soon as I came in, Carmela was very helpful," Viajar said of Carmela Xuereb, the director at the heart of the center. "Carmela helps you get your benefits to work, so you can actually use them."
Not only does the Veterans Resource Center serve as a comfortable place for vets to find each other and pool their limited resources, it is also an organizing force within the college, collaborating with other departments to help them transition to academic life.
Donations from sources such as the Town Crier Holiday Fund help supply equipment like computers and printer paper, and this year the center has been fundraising to offset the cost of textbooks. This fall, financial concerns became particularly pronounced during the government shutdown.
"We went through a hard time during the furlough – the guys got pretty nervous," Xuereb said. "They depend on their VA benefits to pay rent, buy books, even buy food."
She serves as a protective den mother to the 250 veterans studying at Foothill, who often find their way to her via word of mouth. They can print papers in the office, pick up extra Scantrons for an upcoming test or just grab a subsidized snack.
"All those little five cents here, 10 cents there, it adds up for them," Xuereb said. "It's the little things."


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Throwing woes not keeping Conger down
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Angels manager and former catcher Mike Scioscia had an unexpected reaction when asked about Hank Conger's rough Sunday against the Royals behind the plate, when he made three throwing errors to up his spring total to four.
"I like the fact that he's still throwing," Scioscia said.
Scioscia was happy to see Conger maintain his confidence and continue to be aggressive against baserunners, which is half the battle. The other half, perpetually elusive to the 25-year-old switch-hitter who's looking to finally stick in the big leagues, is finding that consistent release point.
On Sunday, one of his throws to second and two of his throws to first landed in the outfield, allowing the runner to advance. It was three of at least five errant throws Conger has made in Cactus League play.
"I feel confident," Conger said. "I mean, I kept throwing yesterday. My arm feels great. The throws were hard, but they were in the outfield. Everything feels good right now. As long as I look at it as just playing catch and not worry about anything else -- mechanics, mental stuff, things like that. It's just get up, play catch like you normally do every single day of your life."
Conger is hitting well, as usual, going 7-for-17 with two homers and a team-leading 10 RBIs. And he's happy with his receiving skills and footwork behind the plate. But throwing continues to be an issue for Conger, seemingly the only thing that can prevent him from winning the backup job behind Chris Iannetta.
Ironically enough, the other contender, John Hester, throws accurately but without much arm strength.
"I feel like I've done a great job as far as receiving, blocking, getting on the same page with the pitchers," Conger said. "So it is tough when you're doing so many good things right, and the throwing part is kind of getting magnified right now. But that's when your mental ability just has to block it out, and understand that you are doing good things and not let the throwing bring you down totally."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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There is a prejudice among many producers, business owners, corporate executives and even "regular" people like me—who drive used cars, paint their own houses and occasionally struggle to pay the bills—that government is inherently inefficient and ineffective, while the private sector is all elbow grease, can-do and get 'er done.
That might partly be a political point of view, but it's often reflective of the belief that we don't really need the federal government to perform many of the functions with which it is occupied, and thus we don't need to be paying taxes to support many of those functions.
Big picture, that's incredibly false and inaccurate. Seriously. As proof, let me offer an example of what I mean
Just this past week, the American Farm Bureau Federation announced what they're calling the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. The project is a partnership with Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business Global Social Enterprise Initiative and the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative's StartupHoyas.
According to an AFBF news release, this "first-of-its-kind challenge provides an opportunity for individuals to showcase ideas and business innovations being cultivated in rural regions of the United States."
Applicants have until Sept. 15 to submit their ideas, with a group of semi-finalists to be announced at the National Summit on Rural Entrepreneurship at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Those who make the cut will then pitch their ideas to ideas to a team of judges at AFBF's 96th Annual Convention Jan. 9 to 1, 2015, in San Diego.
"Through the challenge, we will identify rural entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and help them remove any barriers standing between them and a viable, emerging business," said Lisa Benson, Ph.D., AFBF's director of rural development. "Winners will get initial capital, as well as mentoring to take them from innovative concept, to strategy, to reality. Farm Bureau recognizes that great business ideas can germinate anywhere and we're excited to see what our members will bring to the table."
At face value, that is a terrific idea, one that is indeed exciting. But here's the catch: The finalists will be competing for the Rural Entrepreneur of the Year Award and prize money of up to $30,000 to implement their ideas.
Now, 30K isn't anything to sneer at, but c'mon. What kind of game-changing entrepreneurial business kicks ass on that kind of investment? I mean, it's nice to land that Rural Entrepreneur of the Year Award, but the cash flow's still going to be a problem, no matter how big that trophy is.
And that's for the winner.
It's a nice contest, based on a bright idea, and it addresses a critical need in rural America. But in and of itself, it's not going to remake too many of the thousands of counties and towns in desperate need of economic development across farm country.
Comparing economies of scale
Contrast that project with a recently announced White House initiative called the Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund. This project is also a partnership and also aimed at fostering business start-ups and entrepreneurship in rural areas. But this program is supported by a $10 billion, government-backed commitment from CoBank, a national cooperative bank within the Farm Credit System that provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses, rural utilities, affiliated Farm Credit associations and retail customers.
According to the White House news release, the fund, managed by USDA, will reduce the risk for pension funds, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors to invest in rural healthcare and educational facilities, water and wastewater treatment systems, energy projects, broadband expansion and local and regional food processing operations.
Now, there's no guarantee that the entire sum of $10 billion is going to be sunk into a raft of rural development projects. Even the most altruistic of investors need to have confidence about the ROI of a project before they sign over any serious capital. But even a fraction of that 11-figure total dwarfs the Rural Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Meanwhile USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Rural Business Investment Company, which was created just this April, has already raised more than $150 million in investment funds from nine Farm Credit institutions to support small business development across rural America (the AFBF-Georgetown University project is part of that initiative).
Vilsack also noted the launch of a $1.2 billion investment through USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program in aimed at doubling support for natural resource conservation through partner contributions over the next five years.
Currently (FY 2014), the Natural Resources Conservation Service has $400 million in approved USDA allocations to distribute. Quoting from the grant solicitation, the goal is that "NRCS will co-invest in mobilizing creative and workable solutions to agricultural production and resource management challenges [to] benefit not only individual farming, ranching, and forest operations, but also local economies and the communities and resource users in a watershed or other geographic areas that depend on the quality of the natural resources."
Consider that your daily dose of bureaucrat-ese, but also consider that it's $400 million we're talking about. USDA anticipates handing out as many as 150 grants, with a ceiling of $20 million for individual applicants. Based on past experience, that means that the grants will average about $4 to $5 million, with somewhere around 75 to 90 awards.
No disrespect to the folks at the American Farm Bureau Federation, or Georgetown University, but 100 awards at $4 million a pop trumps a check for $30,000—plus a large, shiny trophy—each and every day of the week.
Government programs certainly don't qualify as the silver bullet that can cure the economic all the ills of rural America. But they remain lights years ahead of most private-sector programs in terms of the sheer scale of their potential impact.
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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Dan Murphy, a veteran food-industry journalist and commentator.


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An investigation is underway after fraudulent emails were submitted to the council in favour of a planning application at a "busy" junction.
Lianne Kolirin and her husband Simon Albert alerted Barnet Borough Council that their identities had been used in order to submit emails in favour of plans for nine flats in Oakleigh Road North, Whetstone.
The applicant, Dr Aristophanef Christodoulou, had applied to demolish an existing four-storey building to develop the new units as well as a ground floor commercial unit, refuse facilities, a cycle store and basement parking for 14 cars.
But Ms Kolirin and her husband, who live in Manor Drive – a 15-minute walk from the proposed site - had not heard about the plans until they both received a reply from the council's planning department thanking them for their comments on the application.
Speaking to the Times Series, the mother-of-three said: "At first I thought my husband had replied on my behalf, and he assumed I had replied for him. But when I saw the actual comment I realised it was a very positive response and not something we would have sent."
The response, which the council has confirmed was from Ms Kolirin's email address, said: "As a local resident and mother I am pleased to see that there is one point of vehicular access, and it's good that the existing one is being utilised.
"The highway safety would be my main qualm. It's good to see that the traffic generation has been hidden underground both visually and noise/disturbance wise as it won't impact on our existing street arrangements. Everything else looks fine."
Ms Kolirin said: "I'm really angry. The plans are on a busy junction and are certainly not something I would have approved of.
"I find it really strange whoever sent the comment knew my address, email address and that I'm a mother – how does this person know about my children? They even knew my husband's work address. It's very odd and creepy."
Ms Kolirin contacted the council and was told they had received an "unusually high" number of positive responses for the application.
A total of 85 responses were submitted, 57 of which were positive – although it is not yet known how many were fraudulent.
The council has said it is investigating and added that the plans are being refused permission because officers believe they would have a "detrimental impact" on the area.
A spokeswoman for the council said: "We are investigating the unusually high number of positive comments received on this planning application.
"The proposed scheme is considered unacceptable on a number of grounds, including its detrimental impact on the appearance of the local area and the amenities of neighbouring residential occupiers.
"As such, the planning application is being refused under delegated powers."
Dr Christodoulou told the Times Series he was unaware of the fraudulent emails and believes the plans have been turned down unjustly.
He said: "This is the first I have heard about the emails, but I think if the council investigates the positive responses, they should also look at the objections.
"I think the application would be a good thing for the area. What was there before was an unused carpet warehouse that ceased trading in 2009, and as a result it was empty and full of pigeons and rats, and it was dangerous.
"What we are proposing is to build flats for the 20th Century, with a very expensive basement to accommodate all the cars. Everybody keeps saying there's a shortage of houses but on the other hand the council doesn't seem to want to give permission to build flats.
"It's also not near a busy junction - it's about 100 yards from the traffic lights."
Dr Christodoulou is deciding whether to appeal the council's rejection of the plans, or to resubmit the application after considering residents' objections.


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